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The southern sentinel., 1907-03-15
Knights of Honor.

WINFIELD Lodge knights Of
Honor meets on tho first and
third Tuesdays in each month at
the Woodmen Hall on jones
street. G. H. ELLIOTT, Dict -
G. w. SMITH, Reporter.
The southern sentinel., 1907-03-15

Faster and faster the pace is set,
By people of action, vim and get,
So if at the finish you would be.
Take Holllster's Rocky Mountain
Tea.-Phoenix Drug Store.
For Sale.
An improved place with 40
acres of land, on the Rock Island
Railroad between Dugdemonis
and Tannehille, no timber Ap-
ply to j. T. Warner. Hudson, La.
3-1-1m
The southern sentinel., 1907-03-15
chamberIain's Cough Remedy is Both
Agreeable and Effective.

ChamberIain's Cough Remedy Is Both
Agreeable and Effective.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
has no superior for coughs, colds
and Group, and the fact that it is
pleasant to take and contains
nothing in any way injurious has
made it a favorite with mothers.
Mr.. w. S. Pelham, a merchant of
Klrksville, Iowa, says: "For more
than twenty years Chamberlain $
Cough Remedy has been my
leading remedy for all throat
troubles. 1t is especially success
full in cases of Group. Children
like it and my customers who
have used it will not take any
other For sale by Phoenix
Drug Store.
The southern sentinel., 1907-03-15

The Winn Parish Farmers
Union will meet at Gaar's Mill,
local No. 122, on Tuesday, March
26th, at 10 O'Clock a. IN. All
locals are urged 40 send a full
delegation. rs there is important
business to come before the Par
Ish Union. We are arranging
with Presiden. Holmes and other
good speakers to be with US ON
above occasion. Now, brethren,
let us make this one of the best
parish meetings ever held in the
old parish of Winn.
o. K. ALLEN,
Sec.- Treas.
The southern sentinel., 1907-03-15
Notice.

We are now ready to furnish
any kind of lumber on short mo-
tlce, and shall be glad to have !
liberal share of the lumber busl-
ness OF the town. Thanking our
friends for patronage in the past
we are,
LANDS, LuhBER4 Mra. Co, La.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-21
library Slips.

For the benefit of the new ar.
rivals, we wish to say that the
library slips are taken up by the
night guards on the following
evenings: On galleries one and
two, Wednesday and Saturday.
On number three gallery, Monday
and Thursday. On number four.
five and six galleries, Tuesday
and Friday. The slips should be
placed upon the crossbar of your
door, on the nights designated. be-
fore the gong rings to retire.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-21
Prison Population.

There were eight arrivals and
four discharged on expiration of
sentence during the past week.
One also left on parole.
The population of the prison is
7O5, distributed as follows: First
grade, SAT, second grade, l53. and
third grade 5.
The last register number is 2O76.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-21

mentioned, was the schools of
porpoises following their pilot
and leaving a phosphorescent
glow in their wake, each fish be-
ing distinctly visible even on the
darkest night. We were now sail
ing northward under the South
ern. Cross, the complexion Of the
heavens having changed and un-
familiar consultations appeared
overhead. With all this natural
beauty the same cause of dissatis-
faction existed. The food ques-
ton was still the problem of the
hour. While the captain, sextant
in hand, was gazing at the sun
trying to figure out his location,
some one decamped with the beef
steak off the cabin table. An in
yeetigation was held, but there
being no X-ray aboard, it was
foredoomed to failure. We passed
the White Star liner Majestic
with a British regiment aboard
south bound and could hear the
strains of martial music. After
an exchange of signals she was
lost to sight, but during our entire
journey we saw but one British
warship, FL. M. S. Terrible.
Where they were keeping that
monster fleet was a puzzle to me
then as it is still. We arrived at
Cape Verde Islands about two a.
m. on the twentieth day, and the
lowering of the great steam an
Choir at that early hour was sig
nal for another stampede. Some
of the boys, thinking the ship had
struck a rock, went right on deck
without taking time to dress.
This is the harbor from whence
Cervera sailed to encounter the
American feet at Santiago, in
1893. It is one of the finest nat
ural harbors in the world, being
spacious enoug h to contain the
navies Of all nations and afford
ing absolute safety from storms.
We received final orders here to
proceed to New Orleans, which
was welcome news to me, as l was
tired of what one of our wits called
bilge water and blubber. After
another two weeks we arrived at
the muddy mouth of the Missis-
sippi, and by far the most well
come sight which met my gaze,
was the Star Spangled Banner
flying over the quarantine station
at that place. The next day I was
on terra frma, once more in Gods
country, and the experience 1 had
underwent, altho not as bad as it
might have been, had made me
sadder and wiser man. q.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-21
impressions Of an Ocean Woya9e

Paper Read Before the Cha,tauq,ta Circle
IT IS not without some treplda-
ton that [ venture to write
this paper, realizing my in
competence in such a matter.
III viewer, since the rules allow me
no alternative, and being desirous
of retaining membership in the
circle, I must seek shelter from
the shafts of criticism under the
mantle of ignorance. The voyage
which [ am about to describe was
a novel one to say the least. The
writer being in Chicago in 1901,
was sauntering Ieisurely on Clark
Street in search of adventure.
when I came to sudden stop be-
fore signboard, bearing in large
letters the words: "Wanted, 100
men for South Africa" Upon
making inquiry l learned, that
there was a shipment OF 1000
horses to leave the port ssof New
Orleans for the use of the British
army in South Africa, thatI for
fee of 81 [ might make this trip
with return passage guaranteed.
Altho sympathizing with the
struggling Beers sin their gallant
stand against greater numbers, the
chance to view a foreign land, at
such small outlay, was too tempt
ing; and, being foot-loose, 1 stifed
sentiment, paid the dollar and was
straightway enrolledsonsthe regis
ter. That night [ was speeding
southwark to the port of New
Orleans, where 81 arrived with
about seventy others on Saturday
morning, having left Chicago the
previous Thursday, after signing
the articles wherein we agreed to
make the trip.foria consideration
of 500 and return passage. We
embarked on the good ship
Hydaspes, Capt. Mcclellan, and
Sunday we we're floating on the
broad bosom of the Gulf of Mex
leo. The duties aboard were not
very onerous, each man taking
care of about twelve horses, but
the food was abominable. We
complained to the steward, but
that worthy simply dismissed the
SUBJECT with "where do ye think
We are? In the Hotel Cecil?" 1
began to do some tall thinking
then. I realized that I'd been
shanghied with my eyes open.
There was nothing to do but make
the best of it. The voyage was
uneyentful for about six days
when one of the crew died. Twas
a sad sight to see that poor fellow
bnried at sea. He was wrapped
in canvas, CRATE bars tied to hi
feet, the ship was stopped, ane
while the captain said few word'
of prayer, he was gently. Lowered
over the side.
About the l4th day out W
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-21

passed the Island of st. Paul,
which lies about five hundred miles
off the coast of Brazil. There
were trio of fro-Americans
aboard and they enjoyed them
selves hugely watching the por-
poises disport themselves about
the rocks. A novel sight, especi-
ally to landlubber, was swarm
of flying fish which we encoun-
tered off Ascension Island. This
island lies about midocean near
the equator. Twas intensely hot,
the sun hanging directly over
head like bell. By this time
tho whole outfit was olomorous for
a change in the bill-of-fare.
Breakfast consisted of oatmeal,
but you had to hurry if you want
ed to get any, and bogus coffee.
For dinner we had rancid pork
and mouldy sea biscuits, with
Mississippi River water, and the
same conditions obtained as at
breakfast. Supper was a myth.
Up to this time we had lost about
ten horses, and, it is wonderful
that we hadn't lost more consider
ing the heat and their cramped
quarters. The poor animals that
survived had to stand on their
feet the entire journey, which
lasted about thirty-fve days.
Within a fortnight after leaving
Ascension Island, we arrived at
st. Helena where Napoleon was
imprisoned. Along the walls of
this rocky eminence, we could see
embrasures thru which cannon
protruded, relics we we're told of
the time when the Little Corporal
was a prisoner In their confines.
It was splendid sight, and one
which I will not easily forget.
After leaving st. Helena our
real trouble began. About nine
O'Clock p. m. on the third day out
from there I was laying in my
bunk enjoying the roll of the ves-
sci in the heavy seas when l was
startled by the cry of fire. In
stantly pandemonium reigned
aboard. All hands were on deck
in an instant. Proceeding to No
II hatch there indeed was fire.
Smoke was issuing in volumes
while the captain and mate were
removing two barrels of lubricat'
ing oil, which we're stored on tor
of the coal. Any one who hal
had experience with fire at sea
will appreciate the conditions OF
board that vessel. The hatcher
were battened down and steam
! applied to smother the fire. II
wet the coal would simply adj
fuel to the flame. Presently tn
decks became so hot that abou
fifty horses had to be removed
, land moving those Texas horses il
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-21

y
ing the excitement attending this
nocturnal tumulJ, the darktown
contingent had smuggled barrel
of sweet potatoes into one Of the
life boats, and prepared to launch
it when they were discovered and
forced to desist. It would have
been a ludicrous spectacle, ii those
coons had set themselves adrift in
that open boat without a pint OF
drinking water. but they were re-
served for better fate; building
breakwater at the entrance to
the harbor of East London. Need
less. for me to state there was not
much sleeping done that night.
There was a genius aboard
named Morgan, who claimed to
have expert knowledge of coal
fires, and according to his deduc-
lions the generation of gas coupled
with the force of steam would
form an internal pressure which
the ships sides could scarcely
withstand. These gloomy fore
holdings did not have tendency
to aIlay our apprehensions, and
by morning we were quite beside
ourselves with anxiety. just be-
fore breakfast the mess corps had
gone aloft to the galley to bring
the morning meal, and returning
were about to descend the CON-
panionway. At the same instant
one Of our number was about to
ascend, when we were again star
tied by a. loud detonation. There
upon they promptly dropped the
pan of hot meal on our friends
head, whilst the welkin rang with
his yells of pain and terror. A
scene ensued which beggars de-
scription. Amidst the exchange
of farewells. and handshaking, [
heard one fellow say between sobs
that he did not mind dying, but
he wanted a decent burial. Some
one muttered something about or
dering one for him. One of the
senegambians said: ''Didn't they
have enough water in the Missis-
sippi River without comm, all the
way out here to drown?" There
was never any real danger, how
ever. An investigation showed
that the heat had caused the
hatch covers which were of wood
to- expand, and the explosion
which I have mentioned, followed.
Within week we deserted the
outline of Table Mountain, and
the same day cast anchor in
Simons Bay. The harbor was
filled with transports, all being
amidship. And further
in at the docks was a veritable
forest of masts with flags of vary
ing hues, but sad to relate tho l
looked long and earnestly could
not discover the Star Spangled
Banner amongst that motley ag-
gregation, an eloquent reminder
of the paucity of Uncle Sans
merchant marine. 1t was a grand
sight, tho, and in some measure
repaid us for the hardships we
had endured. After receiving Or
ders to proceed to East London.
we weighed anchor and three
days later arrived in the road
stead of that harbor. After wait
ing two days for a berth, we
entered the Buffalo River and
drew up at the docks where a
strange sight met our gaze. KAT
frs wearing clouts about their
waists, were gesticulating wildly;
mop-headed wretches who seemed
to have deteriorated thru contact
with civilization. It was amusing
IL - ll:no.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-21
WASHINGTON.

Naughty they said he was, at first severe;
But owned as all men owned, the steady hand,
Upon the bride, patient to command,
Priced as all price the justice pure from fear,
And learned honor first then love him, then revere
Such power there is in clear eyed sefrestralnt
And purpose clean as light from selfish faint.
O man Of silent mood,
stranger among strangers then
How art thou since renowned the Great, the Good,
Familiar as the day in all the homes OF men
The winged years that winnow praise and blame'
Blow many names out they but fan to flame
The self renewing spendors of thy fame
Soldier and statesman, rarest OF unison;
High posed example Of great duties done
Simply as breathing, worlds honor worn
As ies Indifferent gifts to all mon born:
Dumb for himself unless it were to God,
Bat for this barefoot soldier eloquent,
Tramping the to coral where they trod,
Held by his awe in hallowed- eyed content;
Modest yet firm as Natures self; unbalanced
Save by the men his nobler temper shamed:
Not honored then and because he wooed
The popular voice. but that he still withstood
Broad minded higher -souled, there is but one
Who was all this and ours and all mens-W ashngton
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-21

restaurant, which was recruiting
station for the British army. A
few volunteered for service, but
your humble servant declined
with thanks, not caring to leave
his bones bleaching in the wilds
Of Africa. We visited the Kaftir
restaurant where the eating uten-
sils are chained to the table, and
the noise which emanates there
from sounds like the jabbering of
parrots. Placards on walls and
fences conveyed the information
that sharpshooters were wanted
for Kitchener's Light Horse, at
six shillings day and share OF
the loot.
The railroad yards we're blocked
with miscellaneous assortment
of machinery. It was here we
learned that President Mckinley
had been shot. On the docks were
pals containing a chemical solu-
tion and stationed at convenient
distances for the purpose of wash
ing the hands and face, thus in
surfing protection against the
dreaded bubonic plague. Here
also I got my first view of what l
called two-story street car. The
houses were built of corrugated
tin mostly, an article which seemed
specially adapted to that climate.
The streets were filled with SOL
dlers in khaki, who were leaving
for the front daily. The Kafirs
occupy about the same status as
the American Indian does here,
it being unlawful to sell them
whisky, and they are required to
be under cover after nine p. m.
They do not understand English,
at least the majority of them, and
they kept up an incessant chatter
ing in their own language, which
my friend Mr.. Murphy would
doubtless call "Nigger gibberish.
A picturesque figure was the
"rickshaw man." with rings in his
ears and one thru his nose, clad
in sandals and pajamas, who for
shilling would whirl you all over
town in his jinricksha. Then
there was the Zulu police with
their assegais whose special care
was to take charge of belligerent
Kafirs. I came to the conclusion
that Africa was no paradise, altho
the unusual conditions resulting
from the war may have Influenced
my judgment. At any rate, white
labor was certainly out Of place
there.
We crossed the river and visited
the penal colony, where blacks
and few whites, whom [ judged
to be Beers by their talk, we're
engaged in the arduous task of
making small stones out of large
ones, with the aid of hammer.
A sentry clad in immaculate gar
ments and bearing a cleaning
rifle stood close by to accelerate
their movements, Among the
victims were our quondam ship
mates of color, whose ankles were
decorated with an Oregon boot.
With all that they were singing,
I'm living easy, much to the de-
light of their fellow victims. One
could sail to any part of the globe
from here. Ships officers were
begging men to sign with them.
| I concluded that the devil I knew
was better than the one [ didn't
know, and returned on the same
ship. Our departure was quite
sudden, no one having the slight
est intimation when we were to
leave. Happily I was aboard
when thew cast off: not so others
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-02-21
CHAPEL Service.

The following is the program of
the service held in the chapel,
Sunday, February 18th, Father
Corcoran officiating:
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-25
Leave Her Alone, That's All.

Its strange what some women
want" .Ol ]. c. Greenman, humane
agent, said yesterday afternoon, to a
Kansas City Star man. Did you ever
notice that most women who come to
my office to complain that their hus-
bands have left them merely want
those husbands to Get them alone'?"
Just about that time a woman walk
ed into the Office. She was accom-
panied by several children.
is this Col. Greenman?" she asked.
well, my husband has left me-" she
said. "Of course, l don't mind that,
because he never was any good All
l want is for him to stay away from
me. l can make a living for myself"
But, madam, if he's left you
what
'And he meyer bought anything for
the children. He spends all his money
for whisky. But all 1 want is for him
to"
why are you complaining if be has
Nett you?"
We'll, I'm afraid he'll come back.
I don't want him back All L"
Perhaps he'll stay away, then"
We'll, he'd better not. If he does
I'll get out a warrant for him charg-
ing him with wife desertion. Yes, sir,
that's what I'll do
But 1 thought that you"
''All 1 want is for that man to leave
me alone"
The colonel took the woman's name
and address. He promised to inyesti.
gate.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-25
Wanted the Real Thing,

A painfully bashfuI young man of
Stotesbury, according to a paper quot
ed by the Kansas City Journal, pro-
posed to his girl by means of a phono-
graph, to the waxen cylinders of which
he had previously told his love. The
girl was greatly surprised and not dis
pleased to hear her lovers declara-
ton, but the idea of this betrothaI did
not appear to her. Accordingly she
sent her little brother with a note
which read as follows:
Dear Sir-If you have courage
enough you might come over and tell
me what you have to say, but if you
haven't stay at home, for I'll be Jig
gered If I am going to be hugged and
kissed by a phOnograph if 1 never get
chance to say 'Yesv"
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-25
TattOOin=.

Tattooing. or the custom OF perma-
nently marking the skin with colored
designs, is of ancient origin This
practice is forbidden in the Scrip
lures; so it may be inferred that it
was customary among other tribes
than the Israelites. The custom of
tattooing among civilized nations is
fast dying out, though there are a few
establishments to be found where it is
still done. Among these is one on the
Bowery in New York, where the oper-
ator advertises performing the opera
ton in thirteen different colors In
some countries tattooing had a relig-
ious significance but in olden times it
was practiced merely as a method OF
adornment The Japanese and New
Zealanders are famed as expert tattoo
ers and a good workman can cover a
mans back with all manner Of elabor-
ate designs in a single day. Some au-
thorities assert that tattooing was put
on the body in ancient times as a sub
stitute for clothes.
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-25
MERIDA's MANY MILLIoNAIREs.
Made Rich by Eenequen; Yucatnn
May Yield Supremacy.

May Yield Supremacy.
The wealth Of the mines of Mexico
Is proverbfal, yet there are nearly as
many millionaires in Merida, the capi-
tai Of Yucatan, State with practi-
ca1ly 10 mineral resources, as there are
in all Mexico combined, says Modern
Mexico. Henequen, or sisal hemp as it
ts sometimes known, has made Merida
and its people rich. Merida has forty
mlliOnaires, or one to every 1000 in
habitants. The farmers of the United
States, who use binding twine, which
Is manufactured from henequen, have
enriched the growers Of henequen In
| Yucatan. The United States, in 1906,
| bought from Mexico 95,S34 tons Of
| heneQuen, valued at S14,4S6,56 The
imports Of henequen elsewhere than
! from Mexico amounted to but 2,566
tons, valued at about $306, ,150. OF the
total amount OF henequen exported
from Mexico to the United States, and
this accounts for about 50 per cent Of
the total production, all but less than
5000 tons was produced in Yucatan.
Only in Campeche, Chiapas and Ia
basco is henequen grown outside Of Yu-
catan, IN Mexico Of these the largest
amount Of henequen is grown In Cam
peche, the production of this State last
year being $500 tons. Campeche Is the
future competitor Of Yucatan in the
production of heneQuen. While Yuca-
tan is the natural habitat Of henequen,
yet the production in Campeche is
greater per acre This is due to the
better quality Of land in Campeche
and the greater amount of rainfall.
The stability Of the henequen indus
try is, to quote Yucatan authority,
greater than that of any bank" The
plant has practically no enemies.
Drought does not affect it, and the
leeway allowable in its harvesting ex-
tends over twelve months. The best
authorities agree that the cost of pro-
duction Of henequen to the planter is
about 2 cents per pound. Landed in
New York, the cost per pound is placed |
at about 35s cents. The average price |
Of henequen is about cents per pound |
showing net profit in the neighbor-
hood of 100 per cent With an aver
age good stand of henequen, counting |
in the profits from by-products, each |
acre, It IS estimated, will produce $50. |
Valentine Democrat., 1907-07-25
AWFUL EFFECT OF ECZEMA.

Covered with Yellow Sores-Greu
WOrse-Parents Discouraged-
ticura Drove Sores Away.
Our little girl, one year and 4 half
Did, was taken with eczema or that WAS
what the doctor called it. We took her
to three doctors, but this time she WAS
nothing but a yellow, greenish sore.
One morning we discover little vel
low pimple on one of her eyes. Doctor
No. . said that we had better take ber
TO some eye specialist, since it was an
ulcer. So we went to Oswego to Doctor
No. 4, and he said the eyesight was
gone. We were nearly discouraged. but
[ thought we would try the Cuticura
Treatment, so l purchased a set of Cuti-
cura Remedies, which cost me 81. and
ID three days Of daughter. who had
been sick about eight months. showed
great Improvement, and in one week all
sores had disappeared. Of course it
could not restore the eyesight, but il
Ee had used Cuticura in time l am con-
ddent that it would have saved the eve
Mrs. Frank Abbott, r. F. D. No. Q. Full
ton, Oswego Co., \. Y, Aug. II, 1906"