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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-02-26
NEAT FAIRGROUNDS
FOR The CHILDREN
A Civic Duty Citizens OF VIM.
field Owe to their Offsprings
Now and Hereafter.

There are a few communities
in this State that are so numer-
ously endowed with those gems of
the household, bright and pratt
Ting children, than this goodly
town of WINFIELD. They are the
light and joy of the households,
the hope of fond parents, the
strongest magnets of the human
heart. and the Mecca around
which circles and cluster the
brightest scintillations of love. It
was the Roman philosopher Epic
tetus, shortly after the birth of
the Christian era, who wrote,
"who Is there whom bright and
agreeable children do not attract
to play and creep and prattle
with them"
1t is as natural for children to
play and skip and jump as for the
sunbeams to kiss the earth, the
butterfly to sip sweets from the
fragrant blossoms or the hum
ming bird to fan with its tiny
pinions the honeysuckle's sweet
ness. Their sports beguile all
their cares and satisfy all their
desires.
What more thoughtful fore
sight than to secure, utilize and
beautify some public park where
these buds of the families may
enjoy their idle hours beneath the
grateful shade of the forest trees
and amid the genial air scented
with the aroma of varied bios.
SONS? At the present time such
an area is attainable and the civic
pride of the fair maidens anC
lovely matrons would JOIN in low
ing endeavor to make such pub.
Inc resort bower of beauty.
Public and attractive parks are
the boast and pride of every pro.
gresslve town, yet Winfield il
lacking in this respect. 1t should
not be. Amid the strenuous pur.
suits of life, no citizen should
forget What is due to his offspring
nor spare some effort to contri
butte to their happiness, pleasure
and pastimes. Let some plat OF
ground be secured and set apar,
for the enjoyment of the children
This is just the time of yeal
when you are most likely to have
kidney or bladder trouble, with
rheumatism and rheumatic pains
caused by weak kidneys. Delay:
are dangerous. Get DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills, and be
sure you get what you ask for
They are the best pills made fol
backache, weak back, urinary dis.
orders, Inflammation of the blad.
der, etc. They are autiseptic and
act promptly. We sell and rec,
ommend them. Phoenix Drug Co
Newspaper Reduction.
A special of the Associted Press
of Feb. 18th, from Washington,
reads as follows:
Reduction on news print pa
per from six dollars q ton to two
dollars q ton; placing GROUND
wood on the free Inst and the
establishment of a duty of one
twelfth of q cent per pound or
mechanically ground wood pulE
are the recommendations of th'
select committee on the pulp ant
investigation which made its re
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-02-26
Diversihcation.

1t seems as if the spirit of DIVER
styling the farm products had
permeated the whole State. Down
in st. Landry parish, the farmers
are turning their attention to the
production of Irish potatoes.
peanuts. and broom corn. Up
here in VIM the bill farmers are
disposed to plant not only these
products, but also sugar cane,
sweet potatoes and similar home
supplying needs. Also they pro-
pose to pay more attention to
hogs, dairy cattle. chickens and
domestic fowls. Evidently their
efforts are in the direction that
will insure better home living and
less expense for necessities that
have kept their purses drained of
their meagre cash. They are on
the road to moro prosperous
times and moro comforts sur
rounding their homesteads.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-02-26
Better Not Get
Dyspepsia
If you can help it. Kodol prevents Dyspepsia, BY
effectually helping Nature to Relieve Indigestion
But don't trife with Indigestion.

a partial dlgester-and physics are
not digesteTs at all.
Kodol is a perfect digester. IL
you could see Kodol digesting every
particle OF food, OF all kinds. in the
glass test-tubes in our laboratories,
you would know this list as well
as we do.
Nature and Rodol will always
cure a sick stomach-but in order
TO be cured. the stomach must rest
That is what Rodol does-rests the
stomach, while the stomach gets
well. Just as simple as A, B, c.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-02-26
Our Guarantee

90 TO your druggist today and get . DOL.
lar bottle Then after you have used the
entire contents of the bottle II you can
honestly say, that it has not done You any
good, return the bottle to the druggist and
he Will refund your money without ques-
ton or delay. We will then pay the drug
gist for the bottle Don't hesitate, all
druggists know that our guarantee Is good
This offer applies TO the large bottle only
and to but one in a family The large bot
tie contains "a times much as the fifty
cent bottle
Kodol Is prepared at the laborar
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-02-26
pPfSSINc NEEDS OF
A GROWING TOWN
j, n,bering Houses. Naming
c,,eets and a Census Are
Absolutely Necessary.

w;nnfieId has reached those
proportions in its growth as to
rrsoder lmperatively necessary the
.nmberlng of its business houses
u residences, as well as names
g the streets. A pocket business
d;rectory would also be of advan-
..oe and convenience to both
hns;ness men and purchasers as
veil as visitors to the city. There
i probably not resident In town
.bo can designate the street or
direct a stranger how to conven-
;sutly reach desired locality.
The principal thoroughfares
are known by those whose bust
ness carries them into allportions
of the city. If this town desires
10 secure free delivery of mail
natter, and that period is not far
distant, then these very urgent
improvements become absolutely
necessary. With such an improve
ment. a census of the town could
he taken and the population
determined.
The Sentinel believes there is
not resident but who is more
or less interested in matters OF
this nature. 1t is a work that
could be accomplished in a short
. susce of time by an expert versed
n such enumeration. This mat.
ser is mentioned as one of much
Importance aud AN absolute ne
cessity, that will become impera
tive in the near future. 1t i.
hoped some one will be found t.
undertake it.
There is not any better Salvt
than DeWitt's Carbolized Witch
Hazel Salve. We hereby war;
the public tina. we are not respon
sibIe for any injurious effect,
caused from worthless or poison
Gus limitations of our Dewitt.
Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve
che original. 1t is good for any
thing when a salve is needed. bul
It is especially good for piles. b,
sure you get DeWitt's. Sold b.
Phoenix Drug Company.
Since the $4,000 miles tour Of
Uncle Sans battleships. the re
mainder of the world will bt
careful how they rouse the ire ot
the old gentleman of the stars
and stripes. He becomes more
vigorous as he grows older.
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Royaline Medicine Co.,
New Orleans, La.
While in business at Glenmora,
La, | not only sold your splendid
line of remedies. but used them
10 my own family, and therefore
speak from personal experience.
Your Royaline Oil Antiseptic,
Cough Syrup, Chill Tonic and
Liver Regulator may have their
equals, but certainly no superiors.
lsold every article under strict
guarantee, and never in a single
Instance did l have a package re.
tarned.-W. j. Orr, Winfield,
For sale BY druggists and dealers,
The Progressive League.
Possibly a large number OF
citizens are unaware of the advan.
ages of an effective and energetic
progressive League. This body,
mat has done SO much effective
york for the Improvement of this
own, seems to lave fallen into 9
van Wrinkle slumber, from which
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-02-26

port to the House today. The
report states it presents the un-
animous support of the entire
committee.
Every journal in the United
States Is vitality interested in this
highly important question. The
reduction has been advocated for
many months, as the price of
newspaper, under the manIpula-
tions of the paper trust, has COM
PEELED either the reduction in the
size Of the publications or an
increase in the subscription price.
Undoubtedly Congress will make
this reduction on the duty on
pulp, or the members will feel
the weight of the combined CEN
sure of the press. who oppose it.
If there is one article that should
be furnished at the cheapest rates
possible it is the newspapers of
the land, the great channels of
the worlds intelligence. When
this reduction is made determined
steps should be taken to throttle
the Paper Trust.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-02-26
Royaline Medicine Co.,
New Orleans, La,

We have been handling your
line of remedies about four years
and find them among the best, if
not the very best on the market.
Handling the goods this length of
time, we think we are in position
to know what they are. We guar
sntee every package sold, and not
one returned.-Dominick Bros,
Mira, La. For sale BY druggists
and dealers.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-02-26
subscribers, Attention
There is a large number

There is a large number
OF names on the subscrip-
ton lists of the Sentinel
whose subscriptions have
expired, or will soon do so.
All are requested to settle
same or renew, or their.
names will be dropped under
the requirements of the
postoffice ruling. The SEN
} hnel hopes to retain the
name of every subscriber,
but has no choice in the
} demand to settle arrears
and subscriptions. Please
renew.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-02-26
Public Stenographer.

In the Southern Sentinel build
ing strickly confidential. Prices
reasonable. Satisfaction guar
anteei. Your patronage is
solicited. 10 { I
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-02-26
The Progressive League.

Possibly a large number of
c'tlzensare unaware of the advan-
ages of an effective and energetic
Progressive League. This body,
that has done so much effective
york for the Improvement of this
own, seems to lave fallen into q
van Wrinkle slumber, from which
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-02-26

Sold by PHOENIX DRUG COMPANY
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-02
JUMPED To HIS DEATH
FROM RAILROAD TRESTLE

The scene of a fatal accident last
night was at trestle on the New Or
leans and Northeastern road between
the Mississippi Central crossing and
the railroad bridge across Leaf river.
AS the North-Bound passenger train
No. S of the New Orleans and North
eastern approached the trestle at an
ordinary rate of speed, the engineer
looking out of his cab window saw a
man on the trestle jump from the
trestle to the ground below.
Arriving at the point from whence
the man jumped the engineer saw a
motionless body on the ground and
stopped his train to get off and go
where the body lay. The engineer on
Examination, found the man in an UNI
conscious condition, with only a slight
abrasion of the skin over the left eye
and the presence of a slight lump as
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-02
Much Loss at Natchez,

NATCHEZ, Miss. June 2.-The ter
rifle storm which swept Natchez early
Monday morning, frightening citizens
and doing much property damage, has
been followed by heavy rains which
have deluged the city. and which are
menacing all crops in this territory.
Truck growers particularly have suffer
ed and their loss will be considerable.
Vidalia, La, just across the river
suffered with Natchez in the storm.
Some idea of the fierceness of the gale
may be gained from the fact that a
negro cabin, situated 1000 feet inland
and separated from the Mississippi by
a thirty-foot levee, was lifted bodily
by the wind and carried into the river,
not a vestige remaining to marke its
old site.
In Natchez the city employees ara
still busy clearing streets, parks and
bluffs of debris, uprooted trees, brok-
en- branches, wrecked fences and walls
still blocking sidwalks.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-02
HITCHCOCK And MACK
WILL BE WITNESSES
The Postponment Was Given so the
Government Could Secure the Chair
men Of Both Parties and Also Other
Washington Officials to Testify.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 2.-The
Panama libel case against the owners
of the Indianapolis News was contin-
ued in the Federal Court here today
until October II, in order to give the
government an opportunity to produce
as witnesses Frank Hitchcock and
Norman e. Mack, and also certain
members of the office force of ]. P.
Morgan and certain government Off
cials in Washington.
Delvan Smith and Charles R. Will
liams, owners of the indianapolis
News were before Judge Anderson, of
the United States Court of this dis
trict, sitting here today. resisting re-
moval to the District of Columbia for
trial on indictments charging them
with having committed criminal libel
in publishing articles intimating that
there was an enormous graft in the
purchase by the United States of the
Panama Canal Zone. Messrs Smith
and Williams were indicted by the
grand jury of the District of Columbia
jointly with the proprietors of the New
York World.
Stuart McNaMara, assistant United
States attorney for the District of Co
lumbia. and Charles w. Miller, dis
trict attorney, represents the govern
ment in the case, and Ferdinand Win
ter, of this city, is the attorney for the
defendants. The latter maintained
and sought to prove his points by the
evidence presented. thatt he newspa-
per publishers were not guilty of the
malice necessary to complete criminal
libel and that they had not committed
an offense for which they could be re-
moved from one district to another for
trial, and that the indictment charging
them with criminal libel was baseless
The government resisted the intro
duction of evidence in the hearing,
maintaing that on the face of the in
dlctment and the information the de-
PENDANTS should be transferred to the
District of Columbia for trial.
Judge Anderson ruled against the
government. He called attention to
the necessity of proving express, not
implied, malice in a prosecution for
criminal libel The defense then plac-
ed on the stand Ernest I. Lewis, a
staff correspondent of the News, who
denied that he had had any instruc-
tions from his employers as to hand
ling the Panama Canal matter in his
dispatches from the political head
headquarters at Chicago during the
last campaign.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-02
Situation at Laurel.

LAUREL, Miss, June 2-Laurel ex.
perenced another terrific rain yester-
day. At II o'clock the precipitation
was like a waterspout and rain fell
continuously throughout the afternoon.
The elements were in fact more threat
ening than they have been throughout
the ten days of freshets. The loss to
the farmers will be especially heavy
as many of them have used large
quantities of commercial fertilizer un-
der their crops. The several rural
free delivery mail routes leading out
Of this city have had to be abandoned
by the carriers on account of swollen
streams. All the more important
bridges in this county are of steel
spans, and have thus far withstood
the high waters, although many small
bridges have been swept away and sew.
eral weeks work will be required to
put the country roads in passable con-
dition when once that water has re.
ceded.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-02
REGULARS Will BE
At ENCAMPMENT
GENERAL FRIDGE IN WASHING
TON HOLDS CONFERENCE
WITH GEN. BELL.
He is Assured That a Detachment
From the Army Will Be Sent For
the Instruction of the Ma
tional Guard.

WASHINGTON, June 2-Gen. Ar
thur Fridge of Jackson Miss, Adju-
tant General of the Mississippi Ma
tionai Guard, at a conference yester-
day with Gen. Bell, chief of staff Of
the army was assured that the War
Department will send a battalion of
four companies of infantry to the Mis-
sissippi State Encampment at Jack
from July u TO %. 1t is not vet known
which troops will be ordered to the en-
campment, but it is thought probable
that they will be taken from Fort Sam
Houston at San Antonio, Tex. Gen.
Bell stated that the success of the
Mississippi encampment last year has
decided the department to send the
regulars to the various state encamp-
ments this year instead of having the
militia go to joint maneuvers of the
regular troops.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-02
COTTON SCHEDULE
Being DISCUSSED
Chairman of Finance Committee Driv.
ing Solons Like Slaves to Pass
Tariff Measure at as Early Date as
Possible. "a

WASHINGTON, June 2.-The Sen.
ate today agreed to hold night ses-
sions passing the resolution present
ed yesterday by Senator Aldrich.
The resolution of Senator Aldrich.
chairman of the committee on finance.
provides that, beginning Tuesday. the
daily sessions should begin at 10:30
a. m. and continue until II p. m, with
an intermission of two and half
hous from $50 p. m. to s p. m. for
dinner.
Senator Culberson, the Democratic
caucus leader yesterday afternoon
prevented immediate consideration Of
the resolution by making an objection
which had the effect of forcing it over
until tomorrow. Mr.. Aldrich, however
gave notice he would move a recess
at $50 today until 10 a. m. tomorrow,
with the intention of then asking for
night sessions, and the carrying out
thereafter of the program as indicated
in his resolution. There is no doubt
that the Republican majority, includ-
ing the progressives, will support him
in his proposition.
During the discussion caused by
the resolution Mr., .Aldrich stated that
unless greater progress should be
made during the next week still long
er hours will be necessary. Senator
Bailey characterized the remarks of
the chairman of the finance commit
tee as a threat, but Mr.. Aldrich d.
clared that such was not the case, and
in spite of his declaration called the
Senate to witness the fact that there
had been no effort to curtail debate
on the tariff. Senator Martin suggest
ed that business might be accelerated
by the early reporting of the finance
committees recommendations on
hides, wood pulp, zinc, lumber and
coal, to which Mr. Aldrich nodded as.
sent.
Taking up the cotton schedule as
the first tariff matter for considera-
tion today, Mr., Aldrich proposed
amendments reducing from 25 to 20
per cent. ad valorem the minimum
duty that may be charged on spool
thread Of cotton, crochet, darning, en-
broid, cotton on spools, etc, and from
90 to 10 per cent. the minimum on
cotton thread and carded yarn. etc
The amendments were agreed to.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-02
NO REINSTATEMENT
FOR The STRIKERS
The Board Votes Down a Proposition
to Give the Water Works Employees
Who Quit Work Some Time Ago,
Their Positions Back,

The mayor and board of aldermen
met in regular monthly meeting last
night with the mayor and a full board
present. The minutes of the previous
meeting were approved as read.
The board then took up the ques-
ton of improving the sanitary condi-
ton of the district in the corporate
limits between the South Mississippi
College and Burketts Creek. The sit
uation was somewhat generally dis
cussed mainly as to the obligation of
the city toward the citizens who are
effected by the drainage from the Col
lege. 1t was shown that this unsani-
tary condition could be eliminated by
laying a sewer pipe to the creek to
take off the sewer drainage from the
college and that Prof. Thames, who
conducts the college was willing to as
sist in the work of improvement for
the benefit of the complaining citi-
zens.
The question then arose as to- the
best methods of reaching the much
desired result, the discussion led up
to a proposition which Prof Thames
accepted. This agreement was that
Prof Thames would pay for the sewer
pipe, other needed material and the
right of way and the city would fur
nish the labor to do what ditching
that might be necessary and lay the
pipe. Prof. Thames remarked that he
was in the same boat with many 9TH
ers and could not at this time pay his
share Of the cost and asked for time.
The condition of affairs was explain
ed by showing that quite a number Of
families living along Edwards street
get the full effect of the drainage
from the college. This drainage flow
ing from a sceptic tank, flows into a
hollow and gradually spreads out and
precipitates in the water on a territory
of flat land and under the Mobile,
jackson & Kansas City railroad and
across Edwards street. The precip-
itated drainage thus accumulating on
the flat lands and endangering the
citizens and threatening the lives of
those living in the neighborhood from
diseases that fight arise therefrom.
In the face of the fact that summer
weather is close at hand and that
remedying the evil is urgent it was
Continued on page eight.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-02
Threatening Disaster.

JACKSON, June 2.-The flood situa-
tion has reached a crisis that threat
ems nothing short of disaster to farm
ing interests of all kinds. Up to the
present time hope of being able to re-
plant and make a fair crop after the
rains has kept up the spirits of the
farmers, early June planting having
proved successful in past flood seasons
But the first of june started in yes
terday morning with one of the hard
est rains, for the time being ever
known in this section. For over an
hour the water came down in perfect
sheets, and hard showers have been
frequent throughout the day.
Pearl river continues to rise, with
thousands Of acres of cotton, corn and
vegetables already under water and
ruined, while the hill crops are heavily
damaged, not only from too much
water but from grass and urgent need
of cultivation, field work being out of
the question.
Construction work of all kinds has
also been abandoned and thousands of
carpenters and mechanics and labor
ers OF every craft are idle.
Railroad traffic is still far from nor
nal, many trains being laid off entire
ly and all others running irregularly
No train has gone out of Jackson on
the Gulf and Ship Island since Satur-
day, water still running over Pearl
river bridge and tracks being sub
merged for some distance. North
bound trains stop at Starr, eight miles
south of Jackson.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-02
NO TRAINS THROUGH
TO NATCHEZ TODAY
The Flood Situation is Reaching Crisis
and the Streams Are Still Rising
Pearl Rivcer Rises Seven Inches
Today.

The damage from the continued
rains are assuming a fearful magni-
cude, and the end is not yet reached.
The bridge of the Mississippi Cen
road in this section which up to yes
terday had not suffered any damage,
today was unable to run it's trains any
further than Brookhaven on account
Of a washout at Lucian beyond that
point which destroyed about eighteen
hundred yards of track and this has
about stopped all operations on the
west end of the line.
The bridge of the Mississippi Cent
tral over Pearl river is still intact and
it is thought that this will be safe, but
a report from the river this morning
is to the effect that the river rose
seven inches from 7 to 10 o'clock.
The Gulf and Ship Island is still
running trains to Florence only, and it
will be several weeks before trains
can be run through to Jackson.
Reports from the country are that
crops are being terribly damaged. Cot
ton is rotting and what is not decaying
is being swamped with the grass, the
farmers being unable to weed it on
account of the wet condition of the
ground News from every part of the
state is bad, and it looks now that
the crops will almost be a failure.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-02
BAD WASHOUT ON THE
MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL

The Alabama and Vicksburg road is
running a few trains through from Me-
ridia over an improvised trestle built
on pilling across the three-mile wash
out near Hickory.
Besides the destruction of crops by
the backwater, numbers of people have
been driven from their homes. All
the inland creeks are flooded and cov-
ering the country for miles on either
side
A letter received from Newton yes
terday asks extension of time set for
organizing an inland railroad town,
stating that there is no communica-
ton with the place, adding: "Trains
do not run, wires are all down and the
people all in storm pits on account of
recent winds and floods"