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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-01-24

three page letter on other matters,
in which | used this language:
The pine lands should be divided
into two classes-Long straw and
short straw pine. The short straw
grows in the bushy woods and
runs from 5000 to 10000 feet to
the acre. an average of about
$500 feet, worth at $500, making
$500 per acre. The long straw
runs from about 5000 to $4,000,
making an average of about H.
500 feet, at 50, worth $23."
Now in view of the facts that a
mule worth $3.50 is assessed at $50,
cows worth S25 assessed ut $500,
land that would sell at $50 assessed
at SIS. say, in view of these
prices, stumpage, which is the
only fair way of assessing, should
be So per thousand feet.
State of Louisianan,
Parish of VIM.
Personally came and appeared
before me the undersigned author
ity duly commissioned and quail
fed, Hon. George A. Kelly and
Julius L. Long. to me well known,
who by me duly sworn, d@pose
and say: The letter from Mr..
Estorge handed them by Capt. &.
III. Teal has been lost or mislaid,
as Capt. Teal assured them that
Mr.. Wallace had promised him.
while in Colfax, that he wanted
the matter dropped as he would
not be drawn into the CONT oversy;
but that the subject matter was.
that Mr.. Estorge said that any
statement to the effect that he had
quoted Capt. Teal or shown any
letter fixing the price of pine land
at 81. 90 $500, or any other price,
is incorrect. GEO. A. KELLY,
julius Il. LONG.
Sworn to and subscribed to this
10Th day of January, 1908.
ID. b. COATES, Notary Public,
VIM Parish. (SeaD
State of Louisiana,
Parish of VIM.
Before me the undersigned au-
thority, personally came and APP
peared &. Ii. Teal, to me well
known. who deposes and says the
letter referred to by Mr.. w. M.
Wallace is lost or mIslaid. but his
(Teals) quotations from the same
are true and correct. so help him
God. &. Ii. TEAL.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this goth day of January, 1908.
d. B. COATES, Notary Public,
Parish of Winn, La. (Sea)
Please note my appended attn
davit as to that portion of my
letter pertaining to the subject of
this controversy which becomes
necessary, as / have mislaid or
lost the letter / wrote Estorge
and Mr.. Estorge's reply.
! If it was not for making this
communication too long, l would
tell you how ungrateful Will
Wallace is, by telling you what
John Roberts. John Williams and
myself did for his father and him
politically. in the past. and when
| | arraigned him before John
Roberts, he said that he would not
be drawn into this controversy,
| that he would take his mother,
who needed rest, and leave the
parish until this primary vas over.
Please take note of my append
eel affidavit to the contents of my
letter to Mr.. Estorge, on the sub
ject of this controversy, which l
have mislaid or destroyed. "a l
could not find it among my papers.
Gentlemen, l regret very much
this personalIsm, but have been
forced, in self-defense, to resort
to it, Sincerely.
T.. Ii. TEAL.
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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-01-24
Land Office at New Orleans, La,
January n. 1eSS

Land Once az New OrIeans, Ia,
January u, 1ssS-
Notice Is hereby given that Jacob w. Coz, OF
salt. La, has fled notice of his Intention 10
make fnai i've year p. oof In support of bis
claim viz: Homestead E1fry No. s3s38, made
October H. 1871, for the " Ia OF SIS IA, Section
IA. Towns hip 10 North, Rage West, La Mer.
and that said proof viii be made before Clerk
OF Court, at WINFIELD, La, on February -
1905.
He names the following Witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Of. the land. viz: J. II. Lewis. 4. W. Cox, OF
Curry; W. II MAXWELL. OF Rochelle. j. r.
WALTER l. COHEN. Register
So Sentinel. Winnneld, La, Jan - lso-
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-01-24

the Clty f1OCet Ior the past week.
T. w. Parish, the efficient job
printer of the Sentinel force, has
been confined to his home this
week by an attack of the grip.
Mr.. G. w. Logan, of the firm
of Hall & Logan, of Tannehill,
was here last Wednesday, looking
after business connected with his
company.
Mr.. Wess Z. Davis, who Is en-
ployed in the Winfield Iron
Works, left last Tuesday morning
for Ruston, accompanied by his
wife.
Mr.. Gus Baker and Miss Cora
Baker, brother and sister of Mrs.
r. G. Freeman. were here Monday
to attend the funeral of their
neicc, Bessie Freeman.
Hon. Cicero Wilson, mayor Of
Atlanta, was in the city last We'd
nesday, and did not neglect to
make a friendly call to The SEN
tinel Office.
4
Mr.. Alfred Meade, Assistant
Superintendent of the fremont &
Gulf Railway Company. is con-
fined to his bed with an attack Of
La Grippe.
Mr.. J.H.Grimmett of Rochelle.
connected with the fremont
Lumber Co., was q visitor to town
Saturday and complimented The
Sentinel with an appreciated call.
! La Grippe is quite prevalent in
Winfield at present. Mr.. H. L.
Boyett, clerk of-the Union ware
house, is q victim of this trouble
some complaint.
i Local freights on the fremont
s. Gulf Railway Co., Nos, 80, 81
and 80, will hereafter run only
three times a week, Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
Mr.. George Bozeman of Ark.
adelphia, Ark, arrived the latter
part of last week on q visit to his
brother, Mr.. M. w. Bozeman and
family, who gave him q warm
welcome.
Messrs. III. McGinty of Wyatt
and Wainwright of the Pine Tree
Lumber Co., spent Wednesday
night in Winfield enroute To
Grassy Lake on the Saline duck
hunting.
Travelling Passenger Agent w.
M. Anderson of the c., r. l. & p.
Ry., with headquarters in Little
Rock, was q visitor to Winfield
last Wednesday, and paid The
Sentinel q friendly visit.
j District Passenger Agent James
Harris, of Little Rock, of the
Rock Island system, came to town
Wednesday, and complimented
The Sentinel with q thoroughly
appreciated visit.
Mr.. T. X. Glddens, of Campti,
was pleasant visitor to the Sem
tlnel Office last Tuesday. He has
fallen In love with Winfield and
says 1t is one of the prettiest
towns he ever saw.
Ex-Justice j. E. Gasr, of ward
Ia, vas in town several days this
week, visiting his many friends.
He is citizen whom il is always
a pleasure to meet. He paid The
Sentinel a call, Ind his presence
was greatly enjoyed.
Mr.. J. E. Adger, one of Bos
sier's staunchest residents, arrived
in WINFIELD on Wednesday. He
is one of the progressive citizens
of North Louisiana, and will re-
main in this section for several
days. He is inspecting the town
and its surroundings.
Miss Johnnie Colvin, it ID q
pleasure to state. will shortly re-
turn to her home here from T ler,
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-01-24
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. Stephenson of Shreveport
was a guest at the City Rotel this
week.
A, r. Sohnson of Homer paid a
visit to town this week, and regis
tered at the City Hotel.
Z. e. c. Wheatly, of Hodge,
was in the city Tuesday, the guest
at the City Hotel.
j. s. Fitzpatrick, of ElDorado,
dropped into town Tuesday and
stopped at the City Hotel.
Mr.. F. NJ. WEIGH, of Alexan-
dria, was one of the speakers at
the Wilkinson rally here Monday.
III. T. Bradford and III. G. Bar
ron of Lotion were among those
who came to town Monday.
1t was a pleasure to note the
presence of j. E. Drewett of En-
den the early part of this week.
Mr.. Sam Fried, of Alexandria,
was q visitor last Sunday, the
guest of the Comrade Hotel.
j. T. Adams, of Trout, was In
town Monday and attended the
politicsl rally.
Mr.. HIrsch Baker, of Minden,
arrived In town Monday to attend
the funeral of his neice.
Mrs. L.D.Jones Is still confined
to her bed, but has been moved
to her mothers home on Lafayette
street.
Rev. j. ID. Blackburn, of Jones.
boro, minister of the Methodist
Protestant Church, was a visitor
in town this week.
j. w. Strickland of st. Maurice
has been spending the week here
as the guest of G. III. Sutton and
family.
Mr.. Gordon Boswell, young
lawyer of New O.leans, came IL
the city last Sunday and was &C
corded generous welcome.
Mr.. j. H. Mathews, one of thu
prominent lawyers of Winfield
went to New Orleans on lega
business last week.
Mr.. j. HI. Brewer, resident OF
VIM parish, was visitor to the
city last Monday and paid The
Sentinel a friendly visit.
Mr.. A. B. Nelson, who has been
travelling for several days in South
Louisiana, is expected home this
week.
Prof. T. p. Stephens. who is
from Wood county, Texas, and
{ has located at Verda, was q visitor
to the Sentinel Office last Friday.
The commission of R. L. Jack
SON as clerk of registration was
received last Saturday and bears
date of January IA, 1908.
MIR. j. A. Hawley secured the
Passion Play for last Saturday and
Sunday nights and a large audi
ence greeted both performances.
Mr.. A. B. Hall of the frm of
Hall g Logan, Tannehill. was
visitor on Sunday night and took
ia the Passion Play.
Uncle Morris Bernstein, who
has been confined to his home
with La Grippe, we are glad to
note, il again about his business
]. f. Hawthorne, of jackson
parish, came to town on Wednes-
day. He is q gentleman whom 1t
is always . pleasure to greet.
Among the numerous visitors
to towa Monday was noticed the
presence of Mr.. J. E. Adams OF
Georgetown.
DR.. Raomer, . prominent phys
ician of Whitford, accompanied
BY his family, paid visit to this
place last Monday.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-01-24
doing herculean work for the
cause of Hon. j. Y. Sanders.

doing herculean work for the
cause of Hon. j. Y. Sanders.
Hon. c, H. Teal, of Colfax,
Grant parish. a candidate for re-
election to the State Senate, was
in town Monday to answer some
statements made by some of the
canvassers 10 the recent tour of
the candidates in the parish of
VIM, which we publish in this
issue of The Sentinel.
Messrs. Saml. H. Houston and
j. F. Coleman. of New Orleans.
who are stockholders in the mar
BILE quarry located near Winfield,
arrived Wednesday night, and are
looking after their business con
nected with that enterprise. They
paid the Sentinel Office pleasant
visit yesterday morning.
The Sentinel learns with deep
regret of the death, last Saturday.
of Mary Richards, the three-year-
old daughter of Colonel and Mrs.
Frank p. Stubs, of Monroe. She
was sweet and lovely child, the
light and Joy of the household.
Tenderest sympathy is extended
tho heart-broken parents.
Verda boasts of fine musical
school, under the direction of
Prof. +. l.. Eilaud as principal.
He is q fine vocalist and came to
Verda from West Texas. New
accessions have been made to the
school in the persons of Prof. L.
P. Stephens, of Wood county,
Texas, who is also vocalist, and
Prof. A. B. Sebren of Waco, Tex,
who is an instrumental musician,
Hon. Paul Capedeville of Baton
Rouge, candidate for State Audi
tor, came to Winfield last FIJI
day, accompanied by his son. Pau
Cspedeville, Jr.. and the gentle
men complimented the Sentine
with a friendly visit. While herr
he received a telegram summon
ing him home to the bedside o
his sister, who was in a dyin,
condition. The Sentinel deepl.
sympathizes with the distinguish
ed gentleman, an old comrade II
arms.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-01-24
Communication.


To the Editor:
/ note that the young men of
your parish, who are candidates,
have adopted a rather unique
method of electioneering. l think
my opponent has done me wrong
and injustice when he did not
invite me to join him, in view of
the fact that l always invite him.
or had it done at each meeting
held in my own parish. Induced
him to attend q meeting at Verda,
where we both spoke. and. sincere
~ wish the conduct of that meet
ing had been observed throughout
this camapign, and l do here state.
that il has been so conducted by
me. If mentioned my opponent
at all, it was simply to say he was
a Christian gentlemen, consist
ent member of the church and a
brother Mason of mine. But l
am informed that be has been less
courteous, having said one thing.
anyway, that was an error, viz:
That 1 was responsible for tax
being defeated in the verda ward.
/ have never heard of the defeat
of q tax there, but l do know that
lot of timber land there is pay
ing two five-mill taxes for school
purposes, when the law says you
can pay but one. These two taxes
have been tolerated on account of
my influence because, as ! said, it
was for a good purpose. But l
could even pass this unnoticed.
had mot Mr.. Will " allace told the
people, IN his speech. that I had
written the Board of Equalization
that pine lands should be assessed
at 81 or % per acre. or such is my
information. l do hereby declare
that / never wrote the Board of
Equalization. line in my life. !
wrote my friend Estorge about a
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01
WHY THEY SLEEP IN CHURCH.
Hypnotism, Not Drowsiness, Declared
to Be the Cause.

"Churchgoers don't sleep in church
They undergo an hypnotic trance
The soothing voices and mild music
and monotonous recitative of church
service put forth powerful hypnotic
influences, and that is why the pews
resemble railroad track in the
abundance of their sleepers."
The speaker, a hypnotist, banged
the table vehemently.
Don't laugh" he said. ITS true.
Hypnotism, not drowsiness, is what
makes you sleep in church. Through
your auditory nerve sound waves are
passed to your brain that are as eff.
fective as though a professional hyp-
notist had made them. Sound, you
know, is the newest and best hyp-
motto.
AT first, in the church service, the
periodicity of the wave alterations is
short. There is a little speaking,
then more music. And just when you
are getting properly lulled the clergy.
man.. in modulated, agreeable, sooth-
ing voice, speaks en- and on and on
and you begin to nod. You are, hyp.
notically speaking, entranced.
1.-THE average church service is .
scientifically correct hypnotic instru.
ment. No wonder, then. it puts many
of us to Sleep"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01
OBITUARY..

d. w. Stevens, the adviser of Korea,
who was shot in San Francisco by a
Korean, died of his wounds
DR.. Truman Jay Backus, president
of the Packer Collegiate institute of
Brooklyn and wellknown educator.
died in New York.
Mother Benedicta. superior of st.
Joseph's German Catholic Orphan asy.
lum in st. Paul since it was founded
in 1877, died at the age of 67.
Rev. DR.. Charles Cuthbert Hall,
president Union Theological seminary,
died at his home in New York.
May Thompson, aged 80, while de.
lirious, escaped from st. Louis hos.
pital and hanged herself.
Ralph c. Many, Rhodes scholar
from New Orleans, La, at Oxford, was
washed off the rocks and drowned at
Port Isaac, Cornwall.
DR.. John Bryant, a prominent ply
stefan and philanthropist, as we'll as
yachtsman of international reputation,
died in Boston.
Walter Wycoff of Masenna, Ia, died
of fright on the operating table in y
hospital.
Spencer Compton Cavendish, eighth
duke of Devonshire, died of heart fail.
ure.
Frank H. Hosford, well.known
newspaper correspondent and former
reading clerk of the house of repre-.
sentatives, committed suicide in Wash
ington.
Rev. Charles H. Fowler, bishop of
the Methodist Episcopal chuch, died
at his home in New York, aged II. His
death was due to heart failure result.
ing from complication of diseases,
John Ware Winston, known as the
father of vaudeville, died in Buffalo,
N. Y, aged 81.
John Good, formerly president OF
the National Cordage company, died
at his home in Brooklyn from pneu.
monia.
William James Bryan, United States
senator from Florida, died of typhoid
fever in the Providence hospital,
Washington. Mr.. Bryan was appoint.
ed to succeed the late Senator Stephen
r. Mallory in Decembev and had been
i'll SO days Of the 73 that had elapsed
since he took his seat. He was the
youngest member of the senate.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01
PERSONAL,

John w. Stewart of Middlebury
VT, former governor of Vermont, was
appointed to the United States senate
by Gov. Fletcher D. Proctor to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Sen
ator Redfeld Proctor.
DR.. Nicholas McCabe, mayor of
North Platte, Neb., was arrested on a
charge of selling liquor illegally in his
drug store.
Henri Roulette. once a waiter, has
been arrested in Paris for swindles
that are said to have brought him in
$12,000,0O0.
Congressman Charles E. Littlefield
of Maine sent to Gov Cobb his resig-
nation as a member of congress, to
take effect September so next. He
will resume the practice of law.
John Evanson of Duluth, Mimi,
broke the American ski record with a
jump Of 131 feet.
William b. Rayner, well-known
lawyer and son of the United States
senator from Maryland, disappeared
from his home in Baltimore.
Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel, whom a court.
martial sentenced to death for sur
rendering Port Arthur to the Japanese.
but whose sentence was committed
by Emperor Nicholas to ten years i'm.
prlsonment began serving his term
In the St Peter and St. Paul fortress
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01
HAPPENINGS
Of A WEEK
Record of the Most
Important Events
Condensed for the
Perusal of the Busy
Man.
IN CONGRESS

President Roosevelt sent to con-
gress a special message urging action
on laws relating to child labor, en-
ployers liability and injunctions in
labor cases, and recommending
amendments to the interstate COM
merce and antitrust laws, tariff revl-
sion and permanent waterways COM
mission, and financial legislation and
action to establish postal savings
banks.
In the course of bitter denuncia-
ton of President Roosevelt on the
floor of the house Of representatives
Mr.. Stanley of Kentucky compared
him with Alexander Hamilton, whom
he designated as IAN obscure adven-
turer," and both of whom he said had
profound contempt for the constitu-
ton and displayed everlasting impa-
tience with its restraints. Mr.. Cocks
of New York, representing the presi-
dents district defended the president
against the recent attack Of Mr.. Will.
lett.
Determination to conduct a filibus-
ter on all occasions where opportunity
presented itself, in order to force the
Republicans to action on an employ
ers' liability bill and other measures
deemed necessary of enactment, was
announced by Mr.. Williams of Missis-
sippi in the house of representatives.
On motion of Mr. Mann of Illinois, a
speech printed in the record by Mr..
Sulzer of New York, and which Mr..
Mann said Mr.. Sulzer did not deliver,
was ordered expunged. Mr.. Sulzer bit
terly denounced Mr. Mann and was re-
buked by the speaker.
The announcement of the death of
Senator William James Bryan Of
Florida was made in the senate i'm.
mediately after the prayer by the
chaplain, whereupon, in respect to his
memory, the senate adjourned.
Without division, the senate passed
the ship subsidy bill. The measure
provides that 16-knot vessels plying
between this country and South Amer
lea, the Philippines, Australia, China
and Japan shall receive four dollars a
mile, which was the amount awarded
only to vessels of 20 knots by the act
of 1891.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01
GENERAL NEWS

FRANK Froerer, president of a Lin
coin llll.) bank and owner of the Lin.
coin Mining company, was held up by
highwaymen and robbed of $4,000.
MllWaukee's Democratic primary
election resulted in the nomination of
David S. Rose for mayor.
In the West London police court
Magistrate Garrett sentenced DIR. Stan.
ton Colt, a noted writer and lecturer,
TO one months Imprisonment for as.
sault upon the conductor of an omni.
bus.
Half OF the business section of
Vaudeville, Mich, was DESTROYED by
fire, the loss being $4,000.
The plant of the Daily News of
ROCK Island ILL.,, was wrecked by
dynamite exploded in the press room
Inc Znamy, the organ of True Rus
sian People in st. Petersburg. printed
threats of assassination. headed hv =,
olack cross and the words Death to
Milukoff.'
Inc valley hotel at Grafton, Ill.,, and
residences and business houses in its
vicinity We're destroyed by fire.
Grover c. Blake of Anderson Ind
confessed TO the police of Fort Wayne
the murder of his mother at Ander.
son and implicated Orsel Reynolds,
also under arrest.
Judge kohlsaat at Chicago entered
hnal decree in the suit of Oberlin
Garter, awarding the former army can.
tam $4,000 of the money seized by
the government and directing that all
costs be paid by the government
bandits robbed miner of $4,000
near Rawhide, New.
Three earthquake shocks were felt
throughout Imperial valley, California
George Willoughby of Milwaukee
chloroformed and shot his wife and
tried to commit suicide. He told a
story of years of domestic unhanni.
ness and of his love for a Chicago
woman.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01
Facing the Enemy.

Two veterans Of the civil war were
In the habit Of "jollying'' each other
in regard to lack of valor on the
field of battle.
why" said the one, lat the very
first engagement, when the order was
given to retreat, you were so scared
that you threw down your arms and
ran for dear life"
Nonsense" replied the other.
"That was the time got the three
flesh wounds in the chest. If I'd been
running away, as you claim, would
have been shot in the back"
"Oh, no, you wouldn't" returned his
friend. 1.-THE reason you got shot in
the chest was because you took to
the river and were trying to get away
In rowboat."
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01
Bevond Him,

On the occasion of the production
of lucia" at the Metropolitan opera
house last winter a well-known club.
man, who had taken a cousin from a
Connecticut town to hear Donizetti's
great work, turned to his relative dur.
ing the first intermission and asked
how he liked the opera.
ooh, pretty fair" said the visitor;
"but is the whole blamed thing In
Latin ?'-Harper's.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01
DO YOU KNOW
WHAT WHITE LEAD 1872
lts Chief Use and a Method Of Deter
mining Good from Bad Explained.


White Lead is the standard paint
material all over the world. 1t is made
by corroding metallic lead into a white
powder, through exposing it to the
fumes of weak acetic acid and carbonic
acid gas; this powder is then ground
and mixed with linseed oil, making .
thick paste, in which form it is packed
and sold for painting purposes. The
painter thins it down to the proper
consistency for application by the ad.
dition of more linseed oil.
The above refers, of course, to pure,
genuine White Lead only. Adulterated
and fake white Lead" of which there
are many brands on the market, is
generally some sort Of composition
containing only a percentage of white
lead; sometimes no White Lead at all;
in such stuff, barytes or ground rock,
chalk, and similar cheap substances
are used to make bulk and initiate the
appearance of pure White Lead.
There is, however, positive test by
which the purity or impurity of White
Lead may be proved or exposed, be-
fore painting with it.
The blow-pipe fame will reduce
pure white lead to metallic lead. II
supposed white lead be thus tested
and it only partially reduces to lead,
leaving residue, it is proof that
something else was there besides
white lead.
The National Lead Company guar
antee all White Lead sold in packages
bearing it's Dutch Boy Painter" trade.
mark to prove absolutely pure under
this blow-pipe test, and that you may
make the test yourself in your own
home, they will send free upon re.
quest blow-pipe and everything else
necessary to make the test, together
with valuable booklet on paint. Ad-
dress, National Lead Company. Wood
bridge Building, New York.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-04-01

Some day large eight-year-old Fred
erick Levy, at home with his father,
ran from the house on an errand.
Within stones throw of his home he
slipped and fell in front of trolley
car. The left foot was taken off at the
ankle.
AS he was being hurried to the
Pennsylvania hospital the wagon in
which he had been placed collided
with another wagon at Fifth and
South streets. The driver, Almond
Scherer of 936 North Eighth street
was thrown to the pavement and his
ARA was broken. The injured lad was