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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
4 PRACTICAL TALKS BY THE
APRIL GRANDMOTHER

ing, the blood from the brain, quiets the
nerves and usually induces sleep, but
should it fail TO do so try to divert the
mind with light hction. The practice
of reading in bed is not generally recon-
mended, but for an occasional case of
insomnia it is infinitely better for the
mental and physical health to read until
drowsy than to toss about until the blood
becomes feverish and the brain prey to
gloomy imaginings.
"No matter how coyly sleep may come
TO you" concluded the April Grand
mother gravely, 'do not listen to any one
who advises an insomnia drug. Such
sedative preparations are certain to con-
tain morphine. chlora or cocaine and to
induce an appetite which will sooner or
later undermine the mental as well as
the physical health.',
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12

porcelain, and may even be applied to
things that are in constant use.
Old fashioned pewter may be mended
with solder and if such articles have be-
come oxidized or corroded through ne
glect they should be cleaned by scrubbing
them with a stiff brush wet with hot
water, soap and ammonia. When all of
the CRIME has been removed the pewter
should be polished with a kerosene mois-
tened woollen cloth and then with clean
flannel dipped in whiting.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12

Around the neck inside the green there
are more colored petals (much smaller
than those of the skirt, which give the
flower effect at the top. This flower
effect can be carried out in either high
or low neck, using more or less petals.
In making water lily dress the green
silk should be darker than for the other
flowers, and the sheath leaves are much
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12

larger. To give a very perfect imitation
of the flower there ought to be a little
inner sheath of very pale pink and
belt made of twisted cords of dark green
and reddish brown silk. These cords rep
resent the stem of the water lily, which
is so important a part of that particular
flower.
Another flower which requires special
treatment is the poppy. Its petals should
be made of crepe, instead of plain silk,
to give the cr;nkly look the real ones
have. Still another great difference is
made in the case of the feur-de-lis. No
green at all is used, as the flower has
only a thin brown sheath that withers
as it opens Use for this flower three
shades of purple, a deep royal purple,
a pale lavender and pinkish lavender.
The effect of the feur-de-lis is rather
harder TO get than some of the others,
but can be done.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
SIDEBOARD AND DRESSER SCARFs.

Substantial scarfs for dressers are of
natural colored half linen pongee en-
broidered or braided in colors matching
the drapings of the room; of pale pink,
blue or apple green grounded India silks,
or of delicately patterned challie.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12

II HE shoes and stockings can be made
an important part of the color scheme
of these dresses, if one wants COM
plete effect. Iu the case of the rose, it
is perhaps best to match the color of
the petals, but in the water lily the
flower can be best copied by having stock
ings and slippers of a soft, light yellow,
like the stamens. In the Easter lily also
the feet should represent the stamens,
which in this case are a very pale yell
lowish green With n feur-de-lis dress
the slippers and stockings must be layen-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12

N giving dances for young girls a
charming idea is to have the girls all
dressed as flowers. Anything more
dainty and fairylike than a room full
3 of these flower dresses, with the fresh
young girl faces above them, can
hardly be imagined. Or when a girl is
going to fancy dress dance, where each
may choose her own costume, nothing is
prettier than a flower dress.
Many flowers can be represented quite
perfectly in these dresses, and while
there is certain similarity in the
method Of making them the finished eff
feet shows great variety. The main ma
terial used is an inexpensive silk or some
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12

. HE bodice is made of the greer
silk, cut with the long, narrow pointed
pieces running down over the skirt,
and the same effect, shortened, at the top.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12

They must be Tapped well over each other
at the side, and in the case of roses and
water lilies there must be several layers
of petals, as they grow in the flower.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12

Al NDERNEATH the actual flower
IN part there must be a very full skirt
of some gauzy material, such as
mousseline, tarleton or thin liberty silk
the latter accordion pleated. When the
flower to be copied has been chosen it is
best to get one of the real flowers and
match its petals as nearly as possible in
the silk and the thin material for the
underskirt.
Buy at the same time some green silk
to make the calyx at the top of the stem
and pointed green leaves of the sheath
that grows on the outside of almost all
flowers This green need not exactly
match that on the real flower, for a silk
as vivid as the green of nature is apt to
be too bright to be becoming, and a softer
shade will be more pleasing.
The flowers best suited for these
dresses are roses in any color, tulips,
poppies, lilies Cboth the Easter lily and
the water lily, the latter being particu-
larly effective), daffodils and the feur-
de-lis or iris. The skirt should never be
very long, and looks best as short as is
becoming to the girl who is to wear it.
The petals of the flower are cut from
the silk in the shape of those of the
natural flower Except that sometimes
they have to be a little longer in pro-
portion to the width, and are sewed to
the top of the skirt, turning downward
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12

of the delicate mercerized cotton goods
that look so much like silk. If the dress
is to be used only once, many of these
mercerized cottons give just as good an
effect as silk; but if for any reason the
dress is wanted for several occasions it
is worth while to buy silk, for it keeps
its looks better.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02
PREVENTING PAINT raouslrs.

ts easy enough to recognize The
symptoms OF poor paint. after n has
oeen on awhile-after its inherent
tendency TO crack and peel and scale
anu ohster, ETC., has developed into
trouble. You know these paint "dis.
eases usually indicate adu,teration
or substitution In the paint materials
ana you know the only remedy Is re-
painting.
little knowledge of paint and
painting requirements, and how 10
MADE sure OF the purity and quality
y, materials. would prevent all trou-
oie' and save the big extra expense OF
re-painting; just as a proper knowl-
eoge OF simple health-laws, and oh
servance OF them, prevents sickness
A complete painting guide. includ-
Ing a book OF color schemes snacit,.
cations for all kinds OF painting work
and an instrument for detecting adul.
teration in paint materials. with di.
rections for using 1t, can be had free
oy writing National Lead Co. 1902
Trinity Bldg. New York. and asking
Tor Houseowner's Painting Outfit
No. ~.
A very simple guide In the pur.
chase Of white lead 1.-THE only sure
and safe paint materially is the IA
nous Dutch Boy Painter" trademark;
that trademark is an absolute guaran.
tee OF purity and quality.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02
"a Vesey Street Light House.

the district was willing to sweac that
century ago and more IL had served
as lighthouse to guide mariners On
their way up and down the river. This
has always been the tradition attached
10 the place. color being lent by the
fact that in former days Greenwich
was the river-front street. Washington
and West streets having been laid out
on made land.
This tradition has been disputed. 1t
never was lighthouse. some saw. and
they add that the story that 1t was
arose from the fact that in the eigh.
teenth century, or perhaps early In the
nineteenth, the place was a tavern
known as The Lighthouse"
And so all that may be said definite.
ly of the building is that II is old and
that in the minds of all who live In the
district, or who have their places of
business there. the conviction that at
one time the building served as a light.
house to warn vessels against collision
with Manhattan Is firmly intrenched.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02
DoUsTeD TALES OF SCIENTIST.
seotsman's Summing Up Of Character
Of Man Of Learning.

Sir Archibald Geikie. the distin-
guished geologist. who will probably
succeed Lord Rayleigh as president Of
the Royal society. tells q good story
In his capital book Of Scottish Remi-
niscences."
Il was quite sure you had been In
our neighborhood." a friend said to
Sir Archibald. 81 met the old farm
er OF c.. who had a strange tale to
tell me.
"'Dod. Mr.. Caithcart,' he began. I
ran across the Queerest body the other
day. As was coming by the head Of
the cieugh / thocht I heard . wheen
thinkers quarrelin'. but when lookit
down there was ne wee stoot man.
Whites he was chappin the rocks wi q
hammer. whites he was writin' In a
book. whites fetchin' with the thorns
and misca'in them for a that was bad.
When he cam up frae the burn. him
and me had large confab. bod. he
telft me a about the stanes. and hoo
they showed that Scotland was ance
like Greenland. smoored in ice. A
very entertainin' body, Mr.. Caithcart,
but-an awful. awful leear.-Tit-Bits.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02
{ Are Proposed in New Charter

will have the right to veto specific ap-
preparations in the budget and will
make the tax levy. Altogether much
broader grant Of legislative power 10
vested in the council than the board
Of aldermen enjoyed.
A good deal win be accomplished.
the commission thinks, toward simpli.
flying the complex financial system of
the city and doing away with much ex.
travagant and unnecessary expendi-
ture by making the board Of estimate
and apportionment the great business
executive committee of the city. with
complete control OF the city's financial
affairs. This board will continue to be
made up Of the same ofYicial members
as before, including q borough presi-
dent to be elected from each borough.
The department of street cleaning
will be abolished and the entire con-
troll of streets and sewers and street
cleaning will be vested In q depart.
ment OF street control. for which the
mayor win be responsible.
The board of education viii cease to
be separate corporation and will be
reduced TO Is members.
The office Of coroner Is abolished and
all the duties he performed turned over
to the department OF health. Other
minor changes are recommended.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02
Life Gets Big Sum from M Curdy

mittee which carefully examined the
situation and decided that In view Of
all the conditions and circumstances
ii would be wise to settle the contro-
versy on the terms proposed This de-
cision Of the committee was approved
by Joseph H. Choate. the company's
special counsel in the litigation, and
by James McKeen, general counsel Of
the company. and was duly reported
to the board and approved.
The result of the settlement is that
all Of the claims In dispute by and
against the company have been settled
and released, and the company has re-
ceived the equivalent in value Of $s15.-
000."
1t IL understood the Mutual got
$750, 900 cash The balance of the
$685. 900 was represented by claim
against the company for supplies
The suits included actions against
former President McCurdy, his son.
Robert H McCurdy; son-in-law, Louis
A. Thebaud, and Charles H. Raymond.
who with Thebaud formed the firm Of
Charles H. Raymond & Co.. metropoli-
tan agents for the Mutual.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

The buildings are to be patterned
after those recently built In England
for poor persons. They are to be as
large and roomy as possible and every
effort is to be made to do away with
the uncleanliness of those occupied by
the poorer class in the city. Baths.
many of them, are to be the features
Of the model tenements. and ventila-
ton win amount to almost craze
with the builders
The site of the buildings includes
more than forty-eight acres just out
side the Polish and Italian sections Of
jamaica.
II the experiment proves successful
and the poor tenants Of the sQualid
buildings in the city flock to seize the
opportunity. many more buildings are
to be built throughout Manhattan by
Mrs. Sage and her associates.
The rents on the apartments In the
model building are to be cheap and
low as possible 50 that they win be
within reach Of even the poorest head
OF q family. Every facility Is to- be
provided for the comfort Of those who
have children The more children the
warmer welcome . tenant win receive.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02
Quaint Oath Taken In Court.

what is regarded as the quaintest
oath stili in use Is that taken by the
nigh court judges In the Isle Of Man.
the terms Of which are as follows:
BY this book and the contents there
OF. and by the wonderful works that
God hath miraculously wrought in the
heaven above and the earth beneath in
six days and six nights. l do swear
that / viii. without respect of favor or
friendship. loss or gain. consanguinity
or afinity. envy or malice. execute the
laws OF this isle justly between party
and party as indifferently as the her
ring backbone doth lie in the midst of
the fish. So help me God. and the
contents Of this book"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02
Humiliation.

A certain small boy Of six Is rapid
~ assuming manly ways. Not long ago
MS room" at school planned an en-
tertainment. There were to be little
songs and recitations and a mystic
rious grab-bag. The small boy waxed
eloquent concerning the coming glo-
r1es OF this show. and more especially
the part he would take.
On the morning Of the entertainment
his mother suggested that he should
take his little sister, aged four, with
him. He hung his head.
Don't you want to take herr his
mother asked.
NO. l don't" he answered.
And why not!"
The reply came quickly.
cause there amt none of tn other
Ssilers has to bring their children"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

4 the New York Charter
-, nade public the other
~ fundamental changes
zknr1er, but perhaps among
s1rosfing is the recommen-
- psrson shall be eligible
- mayor unless he shall
c111ent Of the city for at
g 1roceding his election.
~ be increased to
ne revision commits
- 1 uniformed superin-
- appointed from the
11nee and the age limit
oe police department is
. abolish the board OF
= iks place create a
noubers to serve with
cuoncil win have large
&1ng powers. but win have
- administrative bus
= = over franchises. II
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02
She Earned n.

Mabel liked candy. However. she
was not allowed nearly As much as
she would like. One day her father
told her that she could have three
pieces IL she would kiss visitor who
was coming to dinner. As soon as the
front door was opened she rushed up
and implanted the kiss with much
gusto. and then turned to her father.
Now. papa. give me the candy for
kissing her."
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02
We Reiterate.

That for more than fifteen years
Hunts Cure has been working on the
afnicted. Its mission Ii to cure skin
troubles. particularly those Of an itch
ing character. Its success Is not on
account of advertising. but because 1t
surely does the work One box 10
guaranteed to cure any case.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02
EXPERT ADVICE.

Butler-Pardon this interruption.
but there Is q deputation Of unem-
ployed waiting for you at the door.
His Excellency-TeIl the people to
90 home quietly. drains q glass of
champagne.) People In this world can
get on very well without work-at
least I ind II 20.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

of perfect obedience, q deHh Tin =
mystery atoning for all sin--and he
unites and Identities himself with us
sinners. His righteousness he gives to
us to be our righteousne IS. He has
satisfied all the claims OF divine jus
tice. for us. No longer now are We
wanting-we are complete in him"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

= -ApofLer old landmark,
- lighthouse oulioine
~ on the southwest cor
- greenwich streets Tor
! kindred years-some say
oIdest structure in Man
: 1uon be rased. =,
- Of the little knick-
- stalls. some of whom
"a about the building for
- forty years, were told
- they would have to va
he walls are papered
~ q bargain removal
4. <<.sa ffeeff everyone in
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

= Insurance Company
I - aggregating near
ut IN 1906 against
~ Richard A. Nc
- II received from
} = said. . total Of
) 1roughf for the re-
neged to have been
16ndant omcers and
my. or Improperly
: 10 N adjustment
ling between the
~ certain Of its
- others had been
- several months. "
nFles 4. Peabody.
1Fred By the board
Ne ago to a COM
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

The truly great man takes his stand
upon what IL solid. and not upon what
Is superficial: upon what Is real. and
not upon what n Ornamental. He ~
5eets the latter h favor Of the formsg.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

The professional tramp never pune
lures his tire.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA q safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that II
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

No man win become q drunkard II
ne knows how to make home run.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

Use AIlsn's Fcot-Ease
Curussirsd schine sueating feet. nc Trial peck2Go
fSsA a Oinasa, lshog.Nr. y
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

Nine men out of possible ten wear
a sad look after they have been mar
ried q year.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

A good sermon is often spoiled by q
bad dinner.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

The assistance we get is seldom sat
isfactory. The best way Ii not to
uood n
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

Browns Bronchial Troches" give relief
in Bronchial and Lung Troubles. A SIM
pie remedy. . cents box. Samples sent
free by John /. Brown & Son. Boston. Mass.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

nat is LAXATIVE BRONo QulNINE- Look fos
he signafure of n W. GROVE. Used the World
Jvor . Cure . Cold In One DAY. 3c-
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02
FlDo DULY WARNED.

Look here, Ffdo. IL you can't be a
better horse than this I shall have to
discharge you an get an automobile."
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02
signature ss.,s ''s Of 1xzZzNs
In Use For Over so Years
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Hard to Get.

Hard to Get.
Junior Partner-I'm going to adver
tise for an honest man.
Senior Partner-Tell the newspaper
people that we want the lad" to run
for q year or two.-New Orleans Picay-
une.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

Women would have no use for mir
rors that would enable them to see
themselves as others see them
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

discharge you an get an automobile!"
Thousands Of country people know that
in time of sudden mishap or accident
Hamiins Wizard Oil is the best substi-
tute for the family doctor. That is why
it Is 50 often found upon the SHELF
Sex Question.
Benham-The paper tells OF
woman whose dress was made OF post
age stamps.
Mrs. Benham-I thought postage
stamps were used only on mail matter.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-04-02

For Colds and cripp-capudine.
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feyerishness Cures the coid-Headaches
also It's uquid-Efects immediately-l0.
8 and SOC ut Drug Stores
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19

nor cent ad vaIorem which IS applied to ali
countries not otherwise specially provided TOT
There is tariff for Great Britain and BTU
isb colonies. which averages about one-thiro
lower than the first named There is tarh
which Is appIied TO various foreign states py
sDeciaI treaty. and which is from 2l2 TO I12 per
cent lower than the first named. And, finally
there is q retalatory, or fighting, tariff. when
is one-third higher than the general tarin hrst
named and which at present is imposed only on
German goods.
Now. the new arrangement with france was
negotiated in September. 1907, and was ran
fed by Canada in April, 1908, but was not ra'i-
fed bv the French Senate until the present
month. Under it the third Of the Canadian tar
ifs mentioned is imposed upon all French
goods save twelve Of the most important ar
ticies. including wines, oils drugs books ana
all silk goods On these q special tar1n Is
imposed. which in most cases is As low as that
on British goods and in few cases actually
lower than that. On 10 articles France re
ccves most favored nation treatment In
return France gives to 152 Canadian aftcleS
her lowest rates and most favored nation
treatment There are also various minor stip-
ulatiOns concerning recognition of certihcateS
of ANALYSIS and valuation, which will he of ad-
vantage TO both countries. 1t remains TO ne
seen what effect the new arrangement VIII nave
upon trade between the countries. Probably 1t
will increase it in both directions, but that 1t
will do so greatly to the detrlment OF Amer
lean and British trade with Canada may well
be doubted In the last fiscal year Canadian
imports were 1910. 7S6. .525 of which despite
the great preference granted TO British goods
5000. 791 .209. or nearly so per cent, came from
the United States while only $95S55,SS7, or a
little more than % per cent came from the
United Kingdom. Imports from France have
for years been only about per cent OF the
whole or less than those from Germany There
might thus be a doubling or quadrupling of
them without serious effect upon American and
British trade. Certainly. Americans need not
worry q bout it. Since years of SO per cent
discrimination in favor of British goods still
leave American sales to Canada twice as great
as British, our place In the Dominion market
may be regarded as secure.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-19
TIE FR4yco-c4y4pI4y TARIFF

The new tariff convention between France
and Canada marks the beginning of a new era
in the trade relations Of those countries and
also q further confirmation Of Canada's auto
nomic status in foreign transactions and of
the irresistible trend toward protection and
reciprocity in the tariffs OF the British Empire.
Canada's tariff history has been a peculiar and
an interesting one. from the days of her reci-
proci5y with tbe United States 10 those of her
unreciprocated discrimination il favor of the
United Kingdom. and her new arrangement
with France bids fair to add by no means
uninteresting or unimporsant chapter
For the last fifteen years there has been !
very restricted and rather one-sided reciprocity
system between France and Canada Under
IL special reductions of duty have been granted
by Canada or seven articles imported from
France, including the very important items of
all wines and soaps. and Canada has also
guaranteed 30 France the most favored nation
Treatment in all respects; while in return
France has imposed her minimum tariff on
twenty-five Canadian articles and has given TO
CANADA on them alone the most favored nation
guarantee. The result has been almost entirely
IN Frances favor Her sales TO Canada have
aimost quadrupled while Canada's sales TO
France have increased very slightly. Canadian
discomfort with the arrangement consequently
has steadily grown until at last the demand
fer readiustment of relations became ire
sistible- Three years ago important changes
Were made in the Canadian tariff system. In
stead of the single tariff with a rebate 70
Great Britain which had Heretofore prevailed
fourfold scheme was adopted. There is a gen
eiai tariff, with rates ranging from 81 to Sc