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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-24
NoticeI
The Willing Workers.

This club of active young
maldens held their regular meet
ing last Friday afternoon at the
home of Miss Effie Shaw, with
but one member absent. As
usual they devoted a portion of
their time to fancy work and
social chat. At 5 o'clock they
repaired to the elegant dining
room and were refreshed with
cream and cakes. They then re-
paired to the parlor and tran
sacted some business. The meet
ing today will be held at the home
of Miss May Crawford.
The officers of the club for the
present month are: President,
Miss Lease Bailey; vice-presldent,
Miss Alma Wright; secretary.
Miss Effie Shaw; treasurer. Miss
JOree Garrett.
Valuable Campaign Book.
The Sentinel gratefully ac-
knowle,lges the receipt of the
Democratic campaign book
through tse courtesy of Hon
James 7. Lloyd, chairman of the
Democratic Congressional Com
mittee of Washington ID. Z,
This excellent work is compiled
from the Congressional Record
and contains matter of the high.
est Importance to every voter
It will be mailed to those desiring
it at IS cents a copy. Mr.. Lloyd
states that conditions are eg,
tremely favorabiy for the election
of q Democratic house in Novem-
Der.
A wagon will call for all clothes
for Laundry given to S. w. Hearn
for Rustop Laundry. jS4-2t
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-24
AN UNFORTUNATE
GONE TO DEATH
stranger Found In the Woods
Suecumbs to too Much
Alcoholism.

Saturday forenoon a strange
man was brought to Winfield i'm
a wagon, in a dying condition,
and died few moments after
reaching here. lie was found in
the woods in O'Possum Neck.
two miles north of Winfield
lie came 10 Winfield last Friday
from Lecompte on Rock Island
gravel train. He was very kindly
cared for after his arrival here.
but as he was suffering from
alcoholism was placed in the lock
up for safe keeping. Saturday
he was released, given money to
get something to eat, and then
left.
Evidently he had run until he
was exhausted and was seized
with commissions which ended in
his death. DIR. j. j. Peters,
coroner, held an inquest over his
body and a decision was rendered
in accordance with the facts as
ascertained,- effects of alcohol
ism.
The deceased was about 81
years old, dark hair, light brown
mustache. He was heavily tat
tooed around both wrists. On
the right arm was found the
words, Good Luck, and red
cross; the left arm had Il serpent.
some letters and a flower.
When turned out Saturday he
gave his name as McVay. From
the evidence given his name was
Thos. Kearns. a native of Belfast,
Ireland. He was wanted in that
city for wife desertion. He also
has Il brother aud two sisters in
Belfast. DIR. Peters has written
to his brother giving information
of his death and TO establish his
identity.
For weak hack. backache, in
Illumination of the bladder and
rheumatic pains there Is nothing
known that Is better for prompt
relief than DeWitt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills. These famous pills
have been giving such universal
satisfaction throughout the
country that they are rapidly
becoming known as the leading
and most effective kidney and
bladder pills. There is no doubt
about what they will do and you
will find the truth of this state,
ment verified in a short time after
you have been using them. We
sell and recommend them
Phoenix Drug Co.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-24
WINFIELD POST
OFFICE RECEIPTS
Comparative Statements Show
Great Increase for Three
Years Just Past.

We publish IN this issue the
comparative statement of the
,ost Office at Winfield for the
mast three yeals. If nothing else
xould Indicate the growth of our
CITY this certainly would.
This report shows that the net
amount paid into the U. S
Treasury by the WINFIELD post
oe;ce is the magnificent sum of
1854, in the past three years.
Add to this the expenses of rum
ming the office, Including salary
of most master. clerks. rents and
lights, $6,350.4l, shows that this
ot6ce has taken $16, 299.15 for
ssIe of stamps, box rents and
commissions.
We desire to call especial at
tsntion to the item of receipt,
for postage from publishers; in
1906 the receipts were $4l.55; ia
1907 the receipts were $l07.S5; in
1908 the receipts were $l9O.34,
This shows to what extent tn,
newspapers published in VIM
field have grown in three years.
We feel that with this state
melt we are certainly entitled t.
free delivery in Winfield. The
only thing that We require now
land we are sure our progressive
Msyor and Board of Aldermen
will have that done) Is To hav,
the names of the streets posted al
each corner anil number the
houses. Then we are certain thai
cur Congressman, Hon. John L
Watkins, will be able To secur,
the free delivery for Winfield.
The statements are as follows:
STATEMENT.
From Iuly I lo15 to June 30 1875.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-24
Wanted.

Position as Time-keeper or
Salesman. Experienced. Good
reference. Address care of Sou
thern Sentinel, Winfield, La. ct
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-07-24
Screen Doors and Windows.

ScroeE DoOPS and Windows.
The most effective modern
method to exclude flies. mosuui-
toes, and other annoying insects
from the apartments of the
houses Is the screen for the outer
doors and windows. 1t is an in
expensive safeguard during the
day and night time an,l by a little
care will exclude these pests that
annoy the human family during
The warmer periods of the year.
Without some such precaution it
is utterly impossible to escape
their annoying presence. Screens
will Danish bars IN the summer.
while freely admitting the breezes
that are prevalent particularly
during the sleeping hours of the
night.
1t is noted with pleasure that
numbers of the citizens of Winn-
field are adopting this method of
excluding flies and MOSQUITOES.
The comfort derived Is compen-
sation for winch the expense in
Cured is no equivalent. Screens
can be moved where they are not
II fixture of, the building. One
set. with proper care and protec-
ton, vii! last a number of years.
Those who have experienced their
comfort and protection would not
discard them for any considera
ton.
The man who wishes to enjoy
his ease and comfort at home will
readily assent to the wisdom of
such advice, if he has ever exper-
fenced the narrowing discomfort
of u persistent fly in making a
bridge of his nose between his
eyes and his month, when both of
his hands are occupied, or turn
the bald spot on his head into a
base ball ground. Yet these ex
periences are of daily occurrence.
Notice!
Ebenezer Holiness Campmeet-
ing, August l4th to 23rd. in
elusive. Workers, Revs. j. b
Mcbride, w. e. Maun and III. &.
Maitland.
l. K F. HARRISON.
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has to come by water will be partially
solved, to say nothing of the vast pleas
ure TO be derived from inexpensive and
effectuaI maritime motive power.
Naphtha, or fuel, engines had been In
use on small boats for sometime prior TO
the advent Of the gasoline or explosive
engine, but they were SO costly that there
were comparatively few such craft owned.
A man who could afford naphtha launch
was In most instances able to afford
steamer, and he preferred the latter pe-
cause OF Its unquentionable reliability.
The first application of the gasoline
engine to boats was a matter OF much In
terest, and l might say that this In
terest has never Jagged, for the marine
engine Of that time was little more than
a stationary engine slightly remodeled
and made upright instead Of horizontal
so as to take up less space.
The experiment proved a success. The
gasoline engine did all that was expected
of It; it propelled the boat at a fair rate
the first stationary engine, the marine
conditions were far different, and the en-
glnes made slow headway because many
men purchased them, installed them in
their boats and then, without having
either knowledge Of the mechanism or
mecha nical ability, could not get them
TO go.
All yachtsmen watched with interest
the coming of the gasoline engine. but
they watched more closely the engines
when their friends bought them While
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the water and who have their business
in cities, going to and fro each day. The
motor, too, has taken its place In the
commercial sphere, and now there are
craft Of every type equipped with them,
from coastwise schooner to boarding
house runner, and even the port washer
women no longer row around the harbors.
The bumboatman uses motor boat, while
the port missions who look after the spir-
itual as well as the physical welfare of
poor Jack have Joined In the march Of
progress. Even the small ferryman no
longer rows across the busy stream.
Until about three years ago, however,
the motor boat was looked upon as craft
only suitable for inland waters, and the
yachtsman who suggested taking one of
them out on the ocean was considered to
be little short of foolhardy. Those who
thought they knew 1t all declared that
the motor, even though 1t had reached q
high stage Of efficiency, was not thoroughly
reliable, and predicted all sorts of disas-
ter.
Not so among the motor boatmen who
knew. They were skilled in the manage
ment Of their engines, and one by one
they ventured out upon the bosom OF the
sea and skipped along the coast from port
to port arousing the greatest interest
wherever they put In.
Despite the harplngs or crlucs, most
of whom knew little or nothing Of their
subjects, the possibilities of the coast
wise motor boat were recognized, and
then followed the development of boat
of this type, the further development of
which is now in progress and with which
excellent results are being obtained.
The first genuine cruisers were what
was known as the hunting cabin" type,
and they resembled a catboat without
mast, and the overland aft was carried
out Just as In the sailing model. The
beginning of the long-distance races, with
the tax on overall length, caused the
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ways of the sea. but proper charts. iu-

ways OF the sea. but proper charts, In
struments, etc.
The men who are constituting this
deep-water school are yachtsmen-men
who love the water for the sake Of the
pleasure 1t brings to be out In the open,
monnrchs of all they survey, and they do
not seek public notice as do those who
employ freak methods. 1t Is these freaks,
by the way who pay the penalty of their
foolhardiness with their lives for they
are usually lost, IL not on their first voy-
age then surely on their second or third,
Until about three years ago those who
went to sea depended upon wind. Then
the gasoline motor was adopted as an
auxiliary. Now, however. the gasoline mo
tor has come In to general use. and the
past two years has seen complete rev.
olution In the propulsion of yachts and
deep-water motor boatraces have been
held, thus demonstrating that II small
sailing craft can go to sea, so can
small boat with power do likewise.
The development of the gasoline engine
has been little short of marvellous. and
past few years that today there is not A
body of water In this country that has
not upon 1t n motor boat In the building
OF craft of this type there has also been
O vast advance, and the problem is one
which Is even yet In comparative Infancy.
The future holds great promise for
power other than steam. Alcohol Is
looked upon as a possible substitute for
gasoline, and many of the troubles of
those living In sections where everything
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a Smell Pork

streets had to be made broad boulevards
and unsanitary houses give way TO more
modern dwellings.
These results have only been reached
after great expenditure of time, money
and a careful study of conditions. Mo-
where has the remodeling OF the old into
the new been more successfully attained
than In Brussels, the Belgian capital.
Great energy and an enormous sum OF
money have been spent by the govern
ment erecting public buildings, making
fine boulevards and laying out parks and
gardens.
This gigantic work was only begun in
1865, and travellers who saw the city
before this date say that no other capi-
tai, except Paris, has undergone more
marked and quicker changes. King Leo
pold H., the present king, deserves credit
for much of this work. The first King
of the Belgians gave his energy to con-
solidating the country, bettering the
laws, establishing and enlarglng diplo-
matte relations at foreign courts.
When the new King came to the throne
he realized the important work his father
had done and he determined to carry 1t
further, He decided that his political
work should be the foundation OF the
Free Congo state. He also promised the
people to exert his efforts to make brus'
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A Hodern Ferry Boa5b

doing away with the overhang, each
builder striving TO get ell the boat pcs
sible on given length and at the same
time close study was devoted to design
ing a hull that would fit the conditions
Accordingly the newer craft showed
less beam and greater depth of hull and
draft, and the racing demonstrated that
a comfortably, seaworthy boat could be
built smaller than had hitherto been
thought possible, thus starting the motor
boat on a cruise of popularity that is
far from being concluded as yet, as the
future holds out many possibilities.
The hunting cabin" or trunk cabin"
type was found to be unsatisfa ctory for
coastwise work, owing to the structural
weakness, so some genius devised new
method by raising the forward freeboard,
giving a turtedeck effect, which not only
produced a better seaboat but also cheap
ened the cost of construction, as 1t be-
came merely a matter of building the
sides higher. This type Is now the ac-
cepted model, and 1t has proven all that
could be asked.
The placing of the engine has also
been a matter that has been given at
tentfon. The earlier boats had their en-
gines in the cockpit and exposed to the
weather, save the protection of curtains,
but a little experience taught that a
lust inside the cabin. Some builders
then experimental with placing engines
amidship and even further forward, until
some had them right In the bows. 1t
was found, however, that the best place
for a motor In the cruiser is just forward
of the midship section. this because the
raised deck is carried to just AFT
of the midship section. with either
flush deck or a deep, roomy COCKPIT ex-
tending to the stern. Consequently, the
midship section is too valuable for cabin
accommodations, so the motor had to go
forward.
The cruisers range from 50 feet to %
feet over all, though there are few that
are more than 100 feet long. In them
speed has been sacrificed for comfort for
even the big boats do not make much
more than 10 miles an hour. AS the
construction of the cruiser is heavy 80
are the engines that propel them, SO
that. instead of a craft that can knock
off 20 knots an hour In smooth water
and tremble from stem to stern In
sea the cruiser plugs along at 10 or
| - mile gait as steady as house.
That these little craft are seaworthy
there is no doubt, and with the tn
creasing use of them on inland waters,
especially, there is no doubt they VIII
prove important factors in enlightening
people as TO the great value of inland
waterways, interest In which Is now
awakening to a great degree
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n HE modern psychologist is alive to
Il the fact that beauty has a vital In
~ fuence on mans physical, mental
aud moral condition. He believes that
the charm of color. outline and form
found in nature have an ethic and esthetic
purpose 1t was mans ability to appre-
ciate the value Of his environment no
less than to conquer animals inferior to
himself that brought him culture and
civilization. The peasant woman carry
ing her load Of grain across the helds
saw the head of grain nodding back and
forth like crests of the waves and stood
silent before this simple beauty. The
farmer toied hard In his field all day,
but when twilight came he dropped his
hoe to enjoy the suns setting of Ia the
west and to give thanks for all It's
beauty. Hard though mans struggle was
In days gone by, he was happy because
his wants were few compared TO his
blessings. He had the beauty OF his
nower gardens. his fields and the clear
sky with its splendid variety Of colors-
Very different are the conditions TO-
day Many 6f our large cities are over
crowded and Immigration and the rest
lees ambition OF the boy on the farm,
who tries to match his strength with the
boy raised In the city, are helping TO
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A eerni-trunk ceoBAp Type

when he needs 1t most. Therefore
power that could easily be slowed away
on his yacht out of sight and capable to
bringing him into harbor In calm was
just what he wanted.
This great desire led to the adopting of
engines as auxiliaries on sailing yachts,
for the yachtsman, knowing the frailties
of the motor, was 10th to depart from
sail power. and depend upon that of which
he was even less sure. In a comparative
ly short time, however, the gasoline mo-
tor began to speak for itself, and then
came the era of the launch. The first or
these craft were either small open boats
built without any particular lines for
speed, or else they were hulls designed
originally for naphtha engines. Many own
ers Of naphtha engines took them out
and put the gasoline motor in, and since
the change could be readily made 1t was
not necessary to make many alterations
to the boat.
The gasoline motor soon attracted the
attention of the ''rocking-chair feet"
those club members who do not owp craft,
and these gentlemen saw an inexpensive
and at the same time pleasant means of
enjoying the water. They took up the
sport and helped it reach the present pro-
portions, for in all the world there is
scarcely a body Of water that has not
upon it one or more motor boats.
AS with the sailing yacht came the
races and with the races closer attention
was given to the designing of hulls, while
the manufacturers devoted their energies
to building the smallest possible motors
with the greatest possible power, until
now not only have hull lines been brought
to the finest possible point. but the motors
that 60 into a six-foot engine-room develop
300 horsepower and drive the craft at
express-train speed.
The motor boat has to great extent
displaced the small steam yachts that
were formerly used by men who live along
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a large percentage of the first motor boat
men, as the users Of the gasoline engine
are now popularity known. were those
who did more to kill the engine than to
help 1t, yet there were a sufficient num-
Der to demonstrate that the motor had
a great future and that even the first
models properly handled were handy, ca
pable little affairs and able to do all that
was expected of them.
The opening Of the marine field to the
gasoline engine, or motor, drew at once
the best mechanical and inventive genius
of the world toward the engine, and vari-
market. While all are alike In principle,
have many good points that others have
not.
Commercially, the first motors offered
no Inducements. They were unreliable TO
too great a degree, and they were ex-
pensive not only to purchase, but to op-
crate. This being the case. 1t devolved
upon the yachtsman to foster the motor,
to bear the initial burden, to pay the
cost of learning and to defray the ex-
penses of many inventors who sold him
their experiments, some of which proved
worthy of merit and some of which did
not.
The yachtsman who had up to the in
PRODUCTION of the motor depended upon
either steam or wind for his pleasure took
an interest In the new power, especially
he OF the sail power, for he had learned
that while the wind blows hard at times,
1t fails to blow at all just those times
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-14

Count Of Flanders, the Museum and the
Palace of Justice. The widest part Of
this boulevard is the Place Royale. In
the center of the square Is colossal
statue of Godefroid de Bruillon, the hero
of the crusades. short distance be-
yond, On the other side of the street, are
seen the tall marble columns of the Pal
ace of Fine Arts. This building is large
and of beautiful architecture. The build
ing has two large wings; both of these
are adorned with fine bronze groups SYM
bolic of art. Over the doors and win
dows are seen bronze busts of great Flem-
ish and Dutch artists, such as Van Eyck,
Rubens, Jean de Bologne and Van Rouys-
brock. The first floor is given over to
sculpture, the work Of Belgian and French
artists. Above stairs Is a splendid collec-
tion Of old Flemish paintings, the work
of Corneille de Vos, Jordaeas, Suyders,
Teniers and Gaspard de Creye. Though
this gallery has some paintings by mod
ern painters, most of these are housed In
a different building under the title, the
Independent School. This museum has
large subsidies at its command, and not
a year goes by without their adding new
pictures to their already valuable collec-
tion.
Across the street are .wo handsome
buildings, the Royal Conservatory and the
Synagogue and then the Place du Petit
Sablon. This square is adorned with
fountain and handsome flower beds. But
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the square is really historic gallery of
Belgian great men of the sixteenth CEN
tury who spent their time and talents
making their country famous. About the
square are 48 pillars of Belgium marble;
each one of these is surmounted by
bronze statue. The two principal figures
are surrounded by 10 monumental statues
in white marble.
The Palace of Justice Is at the end of
this street and is one OF the most splen-
did buildings In Europe. The architect,
Poelaert, who designed the great column
of the Congress and the church at Lac
ken, also planned this building He gave
16 years to It's erection. though he did
not live to see bis gigantic work realized
This structure is most worthy tribute
to his genius, for. large as 1t Is, every
part is worked out with careful nieety
The Palace of Justice is larger than St.
Peters, though less costly. The cost
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were torn down and the streets enlarged
and graded. handsome new boulevard
was laid out along the river front, and
the North and South Stations were
Joined by new road. In some parts en-
tire quarters were rebuilt, and these are
now lined with beautiful mansions This
is especially so of Boulevard Louise,
which leads into the Bold de Clambre.
1t is broad, and has an equestrian drive.
besides two roads for vehicles. This
boulevard is adorned with small squares
set out with flowers and beautiful
statues. The Boulevard de Waterloo Is
another handsome road. shaded on both
sides with great, over-arching trees. and
is a direct route to Waterloo
La Rue de la Regence is the shortest
but finest of these boulevards; it has
been heightened and made beautiful with
many handsome buildings. including the
Kings palace. tnnt Of his brother, the
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make conditions worse.
The pessimist may cry out against the
discomfort and ugllness found In many
of our large cities, but the student Of
sociology investigates and suggests ways
of bettering these conditions.
The improving of civic conditions is
more than question of esthetic taste
1t Is moral obligation our local govern
ments owe the people. Just as they
should vie with one another In having
wise executive and judicial adminstra-
tion, so should they be equally ambitious
to make their cities more attractive and
beautiful.
If modern conditions make 1t necessary
for. men. women and children to he
crowded together in great cities the man
ner of living should be made as easy and
attractive as possible. When 1t comes to
questions OF civies every city has indi-
vidual problems that must be solved diff
ferently.
But the most loyal OF Americans are
forced to admit, after spending some
time abroad. that many of the large Eu-
ropean cities have many things to teach
us about the art OF embellishng cities
Their work has been the more difficult
because they had to demolish much Of
the old to make room for the new. Old
buildings had to be torn down, narrow