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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-02-07

ham has been confined to his
home this week by an attack of
la grippe.
Mr.. H. D. Bird, of Chicago,
was in town Tuesday, represent.
ing the firm of Bucklen & Co,
The Sentinel acknowledges a visit
from the gentleman.
A. l.. Bryan, employed in the
fremont Lumber Co., ut Pyburn,
was in town yesterday on business
and paid pleasant visit to the
Sentinel office.
We carry a complete line of
undertakers goods. Calls answer
ed promptly day or night. Day
phone 235, night phone l4S. See
US for anything you may need in
the furniture line.
WINFIELD FURNITURE Co.
f7-2t
Last Thursday night a freight
car on a spur track of the Rock
Island Railroad was derailed at
the Main street crossing. There
was no damage done save the nee
essary labor to replace the car on
the track.
Mr.. G.. III. COlvin, of Dubach,
came Monday to spend some time
with his daughter, Mrs. j. w.
Douglas. Mr.. Colvin Is SO years
old, hut still keeps able to go
around.
Spangler resilvers mirrors at
Bargain Furniture Store. j3l-3t
Nj. Z. Machen, Jr., has been
home several days, having been
here from Jackson,
on account of the death of
his grandmother, Mrs. M.I.Grow.
Attorney E. f. Kidd went to
Ruston Sunday, en- route to Yer
non to attend court. and returned
Moniay. Court adjourned on
account of the illness of District
Grisham.
Attorneys S. ID. Stennis and II.
e. Campbell went to Eros Mon
day on their way to Vernon to at
tend court and returned Tuesday
on account of the session having
been adjourned.
Mr.. B. B. Briggs, who last re-
sided in. Natchitoches parish, has
Just located on the Pineville road,
about four miles from Winfield.
He pald The Sentinel a pleasant
visit last Tuesday.
Mrs. nj. c. Roberts and little
child left for Leesville last Satur-
lay. The lady has resided here
or some time and made many
warm friends during her stay in
Winfield. She is wished every
success in her new home.
Mr.. Charles Eagles returned
rom Shreveport on Wednesday,
o which city he took his little
on, David, for medical treatment. |
The Sentinel is pleased to learn
hat the little fellow is reported
$ improving.
The handsome Winfield lassies
re active solicitors. Misses Net
lie Wright and Rhodes Randle
aid visit to Dodsou this week
n the interest of the Sentinel
citing contest and had a lively
ime in that enterprising town.
The fair representatives of the
entinel will be visiting adjacent
owns and cities in the future.
~ - 4 Il A. A.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08
Iowa is Greatest Egg Producer.

"What to Eat" the national food
magazine, has an interesting arti-
Gle in the currant issue on the sub
ject of Eggs" in which the fame
of the Hawkeye state as an egg pro-
ducer is futher enhanced. The arti-
Gle shows that Iowa leads all the
states in the union in the amount of
eggs it produces, and shows that the
egg business Of the United States
by far outranks all other industries.
"In this colntly," says What to Eat,
"the egg industry is assuming enor-
nous proportions. Last year the
hens laid more than two billion doz-
en- eggs, which sold for more than
three hundred million dollars.
Iowa ranks first in the egg produ-
cling states, it's output for the last
year amounting to more than $50
million dozen. Futher on the art
icle shows that Ohio ranks next to
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08

Conceit may puff man up. but nsv.
er props him up.-Ruskin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08

One Of the most prevalent vices is
the use of profane language. We are
careless about it. We know that it is
the worst mark of ill.breeding.
We have been told from the day we
could understand that it is wrong.
We know this now, yet we go right
along using it. 1t tends to give one
a coarse, vulgar opinion of the speak
er when it is used in ordinary con-
versation. Some people claim that
they are justified in the use Of pre-
family under certain conditions.
The vice is one easily acquired by
association. 1t is easily forgotten if
if one will but practice. When you
get into the office of a business man
and he uses profanity you don't give
him the respect you do man that
never uses it. What an improvement
it would be to every community il
every person would quit the use Of
it. Mason City Times Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08
A BILL IN CONGRESS.

The Method by Which Measure 10
Transformed Into Law.
On day set for the consideration Of
the bill the house goes into committee
of the whole. A chairman appointed
by the speaker presides. The bill is
read by sections and clauses after gen.
eral debate has closed, and any mem
Der may offer amendments. All voting
in committee is by rising. The yeas
and nays are not taken.
When the bill has been gone through
and all amendments have been. voted
upon, the committee rises and the
chairman reports the bill back TO the
house, with the amendments. The
house then votes upon them either sin
gly or in gross and by yeas and nays
II they are ordered to be taken.
The bill is then ordered to he en-
grossed-that Is, written out in fair
. hand and just sas 1t Is after being
amended to be read a third time.
AS 1t is usually already engrossed 1t is
at once read the third timc-by title, as
beforehand passed. eis37
uC Clclh tuheS luc Dlll W tuG Scuul lc,
by which body 1t is referred to the
finance committee. In due time the
committee, IL 1t sees fit, and not other
wise, reports the bill back to the SEN
ate, with propositions to amend. In
the senate the bill is considered ''as In
committee of the whole" the amend
ments of the finance committee and
other volunteer amendments are ac-
cepted or rejected, they are again
voted upon when the BIZ is reported
to the senate from the committee Of
the whole, and the bill is passed.
AS the two houses are not agreed
upon the bill, committee Of confer
ence, usually consisting of three mem
bers of each branch Of congress, Is ap-
pointed The committee, when it has
come to an agreement, reports to each
house. and the acceptance OF the re-
port is the final stage of theshill In Its
passage.
The measure is now "enrolledrf-that
is, 1t is printed in large, open type
upon parchment-and is taken,f first to
the house, where 1t is signed by the
speaker; then to the senate, where the
vice president signs it, and finally to
the president, and makes the bill n
law
Congress is notified that the bill has
been approved. and the original copy
of the act is deposited In the depart
| ment of state Edwin Tarrisse In Har.
per's Weekly. {3fl{
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08
Saving VS.. Spending.

Is saving worse than spending?
Prof Charles Zueblen of the Uni
yer ,ity of Chicago, says it is. He
furthur says on that subject.
The French peasant who can live
decentiy on nothing a year and
Markham's Man With the Hoe are
MT individuals to be emulated. )"
People who are going to retire
from business when they have
100000 or million can't do it
Ii they have waited till then to spend
their money they don't know how
We must correlate saving and spend
log. We must learn to spend and
educate ourselves as we go along
The workman who works hard six
days in the week does not know how
10 enjoy himself. The half holiday
each week is educating the workman
to higher standard of living
Thrift leads often to a life that is
NOT admirable. The conditions of
the early dwellers in New England
made the splendid qualities Of
puritanism but they also created
qualities which were a menace to
society and the Puritan conscience,
and were a public disadvantage.
'If all the people put their money
away investments would be OF no ac-
count Thrift NAV lead to niggard-
illness and there is the constant
danger. 1t eats into character. Even
beginning with saving for the fam
lily, it ends in neglecting the family
to save. We must save something,
but it Is a constant danger"
AS the most satisfactory method,
Prof. Zueblin suggested collectiye
saving in building associations, and
in insurance in frat ernal organiza
tions.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08
Philososhy Of pescar.es.

Turning th, mental vision inward, as
Bacon turnel 1t outward. Descartes
watched the operations OF the soul as
an object in microscope. Resolved
TO believe nothing but upon evidence
so convincing that he could not by
any effort refuse his ascent, he found
rs he inspected his beliefs that he
could plausibly doubt everything but
his own existence. Here at last was
the everlasting rock, and this was re-
vealed in his own consciousness; hence
his famous "Cogito ergo sum" Il think,
therefore am. Consciousness, said
he. is the basis of gertrude. Interro-
gate 1t and Its clear replies will be
science, for all clear ideas are true.
Down In the depths of the mind is the
idea Of the infinite perfection-the
mark Of the workman impressed upon
his work. Therefore God exists.-New
York American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08
Full of "Reminiscences. !.

At the different army stations In the
west 1t is the practice for the officers
on leaving their post for some distant
station to sell off everything they do
not care to keep. In connection with
this custom In "Reminiscences OF a Sol
dier's Wife" Mrs. Ellen Bidlle tells an
amusing story.
There was very estimable woman
living at the garrison, vcritable Mrs.
Malaprop. She told us of some jew
eiry she had lost, and among the
things was topaz chain with a beau.
tiful pendulum"
The lady held an auction before she
left, after her husbands death, and
when some silver plated knives were
put up for sale she rose and in sob
blng voice said: "Oh, dear, MOI! can
not sell them! They have been in dear
Johns mouth too often"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08

Iowa in its. egg output; that state
producing l2O million dozen eggs
last year or 80 million dozen less
than Iowa. Illinois ranks third, the
production there being so million
less than Iowa. Continuing, the
article says: "The eggs stored in
this country last year amounted
to lis, ,l6l, $40 dozen, of which 33,
100000 dozen were stored in Chi
cago. These storage eggs sold at
an average Of l6! cents a dozen, a
little less than was paid for them.
Under normal conditions they would
have sold for 10 cents dozen.
Fifteen cents a dozen is all that is
being offered for eggs for storage
now, and probably the price will go
still lower. While in storage eggs
are kept at a temperature slightly
above The freezing point; They are
never alloYna- to freeze. except when
stored in bulk in tin cans. Eggs
are placed in cold storage in April.
and May and begin to enter the
market in September.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08

progressive democracy, Hearst
would have been next to Bryan, the
greatest man in the democratic pa
ty.
We believe that Hearst has been
badly treated by democrats, who
ought to have stood by him, but
who conspired against him. We be-
lieve he was cheated out of the
Mayorship of New York by the
Murphy, Ryan gang of politicians
but Hearst has been no more badly
used than Bryan has, but abus and
misusage has never for a momer
caused Bryan to falter in his fight
for genuine democratic principles.
The attempt to organize an inde-
pendent party on principles thaS
Bryan has advocated for years, must
necessity prove a failure. Hearst
can have no hope of drawing repub-
licans to his party because they do
not believe in either Hearst or the
principles he espouses. He cannot
expect democrats to forsake Bryan,
who is the ablest champion of demo-
cracy the world has produced since
Jefferson, and whose showof election,
is certainly good. He caunot!expect
the socialist vote, for the socialists
have party of their own and have
never yet supported Hearst or the
Hearst candidates.,
1t is not surprising to read the
following from the Chicogo Inter
Ocean:
John 9. Harding, NJ. c., Buckley,
William Russell and l.. P. Straube,
the big four in independence lea.
gve politcts, have quit the Hearst
party because o. attacks on Bryan
in the Hearst newspapers. Their
withdrawal from the league is re.
garded as marking the severance of
ties between the Federation Of La
bor and the Hearst machine.
''We couldn't stand for the attacks
on Bryan" said one of the labor
leaders last night, "and we told A.
NJ. Lawrence that they would have
to cease, and that we were for Bryan
for president. He replied that the
league would never support Bryan,
and withdrew,
"The league is now practically
operated by friends of Roger Sulli-
van, who sees chance for refuge
now that they are beginning to rea.
lize that they cannot make an anti.
Bryan campaign in the democratic
party. Hereafter we will act with
the democratic party, locally and
nationally"
Harding Rossell, Buckley anc
Straube are leaders in the Fedora
Of Labor Creston American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08

The town drunkard has long been
an institution. Since the days of
good Queen Bess, when the town
clier bawled him home from the
tavern door, he has been a pictures
que appurtenance of every hamlet
and village and town. He toiled
not, neither did he spin; but the
lose in all her glory ne'er bloomed
,uddier than his nose. 1t was the
badge of his calling, the insignia of
his ancient profession. But he is
passing. Soon there will remain
naught of him but tradition or,
perhaps some ancient village tale
brought to mind by the wifi Of a
passing stranQ er's breath. Like the
dodo and the lillyloo bird, he will
be extinct. The frou-frou of pro-
hibition's skirts, as she comes rush
ing down upon the land, is the
sound that is killing him off.
Washington Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08
Epigrams snatched From Bryan.

"They call me dreamer. They
also called Joseph, who was sold by
his brothers, dreamer, but when a
famine struck the land they went to
the dreamer and the dreamer had
the corn.
Thomas Jefferson was the worlds
greatest dreamer. He saw the peo.
pie oppressed and had a vision Of a
self covering people, every citizen
among them as sovereign
The Democratic party could not
have lived through SO many years
of victory and defeat unless it has
something in its keeping that
couldn't die.
81 go to the bible for authority
and when my statements are criti-
cised, I let my critics fight it out
with the holy writ and I go on about
my business
Twelve years ago they called me
dangerous. The president, however
has made my ideas respectable and
can now 60 in good society"
1.-The party in power has gone
down in popularity until but one
man among its members is regarded
as able to win a presidential race.
He has escaped the blight which is
on his party by abandoning his own
platform and borrowing one after
another the planks Of the democratic
platfrom."
\ 81 am willing to furnish ideas so
long as the president is willing to
use them"
"The government must stop go,
ing into partnership With gamblers
to the extent that when gambler
gets cold, the whole country mus
shiver."
"Twelve years ago we were tole
that we must help the infant in
dustries get on their feet. Nov
they are not only able to stand OF
their own feet, but they trample al
over the feet of everybody else"
81 am grateful to Presiden
Roosevelt for what he has done
The Republicans are not pleased a
all"
"If the Democratic party propose
the measure and the presiden
matches it out, who is the mother
Let us get the reforms first and the
thore will be plenty of time t
quarrel about who derserves til
Icredit."
} In the past the Republican part
has led the people to believe it ha
the Almighty as a silent partne'
One of the partners in this firm ha
quit, however. and served motto
! that it will not be responsible fc
the debts of the other"
] The world is in the midst Of a
ethical awakening Of conscience.
D is not local, but international"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08
IOWA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1908.
IOWA.

Where Mis.i,aippi's tu,b .iie
Aud da'k Nissoiri's vat r. glide
Forever t,wari tIe sea.
Stretched like an Eden plain between.
Thy pfair.es ciothed /. instch.e-s sheen,
Iowa. no land neen
Can e'es comp'ie with thee
Old oceaus tresk OH cisti,t strand
Or song OF isles the sun hath spanned
Breath not offAirer nob'er land,
More stately, proud AMI fro.
The x;ni- that fan thy bosom bear
Health boom an beauty everywhere.
iii Iii Is and valleys sing;
Like silver span ihy rivers trend
Where verdant plans an fososss Blend
And tasseling grain tields wave and bend.
And laoor's paens iiDs.
F ir Iosa. thou land OF lnius
A gcotly heritage IL ,liine
By heaven bestowed. An / 10 thy shrine
Ho'nsge 81 .diy brlns.
Where swarthy vi d mans battle song.
Sounded the lonely Wales along.
Or borne DER echOiug hill,
busy city's din and wllirr.
The push Of farm and village stir.
lndustry's ceaseles, round and spur
Thy tlreless millions thrill;
As with reliant Mid and hand
They till thy broad ana fertile land
Whose never fa.ling harvests gr-nd
Thy bour eless garners fill.
Land of the rustlinS gcide coro;
With love Of home and county bora
In every freeman's breast.
over The valleys. hills and streams
Gods brightest sunsh ne ever gleams.
lay star with richest luster be1ms
ln fair ColumblA's Is crest.
Adown times stretch to utmos. jund
Thy land shall SIN be Freeacm's & ouad,
For her thy peo PIES toll rebound.
Dear Iowa. ,he blsst.
Perry. IL IL. w. HARRIS.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08
Sleep Mysteries.
A psychologist was discussing the

A psychologist was discussing the
miracles of sleep.
Zone can become 80 accustomed"
he said," to monotonous task that
one can fall asleep and still keep on
working. Thus in India there are
punka coolies, men who turn a fan
all night long in the hot weather
while their English master rest, and
it is not uncommon for a punka
cody to acquire the knack Of Sleep
ing at his task. On and on he sleeps
through the hot, perfumed hours Of
the Indian night. put his hand
mechanically and steadily turns the
punka pulley.
"Men have composed great literary
works in their sleep. Coleridge's
'Kuble Khan is the most famous ex
ample Of this, but, then, Coleridge
was a morphinomaniac, and his
sleep was scarceley natural. But R.
L. Stevenson, Corelli and Long
fellow have also done good work
while sleeping.
Divers sometimes fall asleep deep
down in the sea, but some unknown
part of their brain keeps watch,
and at the proper moment, though
asleep, they give the order to be
hauled up. This is a good deal
like the miracle that happens to all
Of us-the miracle whereby five tell
ourselves on retiring that we must
wake up at weinviably do wake al
that hour-now or why it is impos-
sible to say. Some part Of us
watches, works, keeps awake all
night, SO that at 7 it may call US. y
1New Orleans Times-Democrat.
/
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08
Hearst Forces Disintegrating.

The Hearst Independence League
is going to pieces. Evidence of this
fact is seen every day. Hearst was
strong man 30 long as he advocat-
ed the rights Of the common people
and gave evidence Of being sincere
in wanting his views Incorporated
into the laws Of the country. Had
Hearst retained his seat in congress
and made a record such as he was
capable Of making, and stood should
er to shoulder with Bryan and the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08
lastina.


"Your suggestion" said a depositor
to the bank receiver, OFFERS very cold
comfort. 1t is a bachelors comfort
that is to say, no comfort at t'all.
"'What,' said u bachelor to a Bene-
dict only married year aud already
SO blue?' Sift
"'Ah, but groaned the Benedict, I
never Imagined that wife would
prove so expensive.'
"The bachelor patted the blue mar
ried man on the back in a consolatory
way. @.afi.f
Eyes he said, ~ wife iaSah expen-
sive article, that is triesIsSBut then
you must remember thHAishe lasts q
very long time" FfS
Using the Fire BuSSSts.
In many business otiicesaf buckets
are placed, filed with water, in readi-
ness for an emergency. tits seldom,
says the Scientific American that in
structlons for use are pinneasnear the
supply. The wrong way to tackle an
incipient fire is (usually) to hurl the
whole contents of a bucket on the spot
Most of tho water is wasted by this
means. A heavy sprinkling is more
defective. The water may be splashed
on the blaze by hand, hut a more nse
full sprinkler is long haired white
wash brush. One of these should hang
beside every nest Of fire buckets,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08
A Doubtful, Assertion.

Browne-They say that drowning
men catch at straws.
Towne-Yes, but doubt 1t. I've seen
n number Of men drown, and those OF
them who had any preference at all
seemed in favor of plank. In fact, !
do not now recall ever having been
asked for straw by gentleman who
was drowning.-Ne York Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-04-08
Estravaaant.

Kind Lady-If give you this penny
what will you do with it? Beggar-
Hire a motor cab and show me friend
Rigsby the town, ma'am.-Illustrated
Bits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-29

The Rrphihltion party has tickets In
twenty-one states. tina Socialists in
twentyseven. the Independence party
ID eleven. the socialixt Labor in six.
and ths Peoples party in five, inoiud,
ing Nebraska. wheF4 hey have flised
With sne sDemocrats- Following are
TIE national ticketRS
tDeRoeratic-Wi william ]. Bryan. Ne
brasaa, president; .Inhn W. Kenn. In.
dlaaa, vice presidAnt !
RspuhlIcan-wiHiam II. Taft. Ohio.
presidsnt IamnH . shermaa. New
York. vice president.
Prohibition -Eagene v. Chain, nlil
aois. persidenks Aaron s.. Watkins.
ohio. vice president.
Socialist Easane ". Dena Indiana,
president; Beniamin Hanford. New
York. vice president
Peupis's Rnrsg~Th E Wats0n,
Georgia, president; Samuel w. VIII
Hams. Indaas4. fiee pFssIdent
Independence Party-Thomas l. His
gen, nassaehusetts. president; John
Temple Graves. Georgia, vice presi,
dent.
Socialist Labor--Martln X. Preston,
Nevada. president; Donald Munro.
Virginia. vice PRESIDENT
August Gilhaas OF New York Is act,
ing as the proxy OF Martin Preston,
presidential candidate on the Socialist
Labor ticket. owing to the fact that
the latter ia In Jail ID Nevada On a
murder charge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-10-29
Seven G;l- Tickets
In .TheField

New York, OeE. z9.-On the fifsh day
from today=nsxt Tuesday-ths Amer
iean people win wage the quadrennial
battle Of ballots. and the result Eill
determine which. Of the two gBeat par
ties viii rule the destiny Of the na-
ton for tha succeeding fanrl years
The campaign nov rapidly nearing an
end has been remarkable one in
many respects, principal among which
is the fact that personalities Of the
two presidential candidates have reaA
" more to do with the probsble re-
suits than anYthing else On Tpesoay
there VIII Be electioes IN forty-thsse
state and two territo1ies. Aside fren
the national ticket, there are many
states in which gubeEnatOrial and state
tirkets are to be voted upon. and
in which local Issues are to be deter
mined Governors and other state Of
ficsrs are to be elected in twenty-nine
states. while in the others minor state
officials or justices Of the supreme
court are to be chosen. In seven
states only congressman will be named.
Every state III the Union except Ore
gon, Vermont and Aaine viii choose
congressman the three exceptions hag-
ing already held their congressional
elections. They viii only vote for presi-
dentisl candidates. Ia the coming cleo
tion. In the states, Of Georgia and
Arkansas state officers have been
chosen. leaving only the representa-
tives in congress and the presiden-
tial candidates to be voted for. FOL
lowing the election OF next Tuesday,
the various state legisIaturest vii
choose thirty-one United States sena-
tors the terms Of that number expir.
Inglon March 3, 1909. S sa'