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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08

Strange as it may seem there are
some states in which the legislature
meets every year, New York being
among this number. In this part of
the country meeting once every two
years seems quite enough and some
people think once in four years would
be better still We see no reason
whatever for bringing together a body
of state law makers every year and it
is strange that those states having
this system should cling to it. We
have entirely too many laws on the
statute books in this country now and
too frequent meetings Of legislative DO
dies are not calculated to correct the
evil.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08

We build a multitude of statues to
perpetuate the memory of those whose
achievements were human slaughter,
but none to those who saved life or
devised ways to escape pain. The
name of no. physician adorns the Hall
of Fame.-Pearce Knitting, M. D., of
Baltimore
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08

Woman suffrage would largely in
crease the political ignorance of the
nation since women, because they are
women, are inevitably and invincibly
ignorant of many questions which
have to be decided by the ballot.-G.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08

Everyone who has kept UP with that
T1llman case must feel that they have
some pretty sorry laws in South Car
DINA, to say the least.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08

The president and the postmaster
general have had good deal to say re
Gently about the big postoffice deficit
AS usual, the blame is placed on the
item of second-class matter and an at
tempt to raise the rate charged to pub
locations of various kinds will doubtless
be made. If the government depart
nents and members of congress would
stop sending SO much worthless matter
through the mails, Congressional Rec
ords, for instance, the situation might
be relieved to some extent at least
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08

All communications should be ad.
dressed to The Western Sc utinel,
WINK ton-Salem, N G..
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08
a NEEDED CHANGE,

The Sentinel expressed the hope a
few days ago, that some way would
be devised in the near future to re-
lieve the state legislature of the ne
cessity OF passing on a vast amount
of local and private business for the
reason that this kind of thing takes
up 100 much of the legislatures time
and leaves zoo little time FOR serious
consideration of more important mat
ters. In commenting on this the Sal
isbury Post, whose editor was a mem
Der of the last legislature, has the
flowing to say:
Many of these local matters could
q handled by the secretary of state
the clerks Of the respective coun-
ses with expedition and at a great
aring to the state and relief to the
ghty questions that present them
es to the general assembly.
Senator OrmOnd, seasoned legis-
tor that he is, should be returned to
leigh next winter to champion this
1form
The Raleigh Times, in the course of
an editorial endorsing the position of
following relative to the editorial
quoted above from the former:
''There are few men more able to
appreciate this situation than the gen
ial editor of The Post and representa-
tive Of Rowan. Many days has he
lounged around the capitol corridors
anxious to dispose of the important
legislation that was of concern to the
Of
home, when hour after hour was
spent in passing some local bill that
only became a burden on the statute
books. There are too many men who
go to the legislature and think they
are adding glory to their names and
serving their constituents by passing
a lot of little bills that are not worth
a cent to the country. Yet they go
back home and point with pride to
the number Of bills they had passed,
and strut around as though they were
the whole thing. While he was get
ting through his bill for draining
Mud Pond, ditching John Jones'
spring branch, killing f1eas in Jack
Smiths barn-yard, or prohibiting Bill
Browns rooster from growing at 4
o'clock p. M, public bills involving
thousands of dollars are left on the
calendar for lack Of time. 1t is high
time that some remedy for these con-
ditions be applied Of the two thou
sand bills passed biennially the state
would be better off if some fifteen
hundred were never introduced. It
would be well to add to Editor Jul
fan's suggestion that Senator Ormond
be returned, that the able represen-
tatiYe from Rowan also come back
and help the senator in this reform. .
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08

T. NJ. Richmond, of Concord, was a
visitor in the city yesterday
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08
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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1910-02-08

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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-18
BABY WASTED TO SKELETON .

my little son. when about a year
and half old, began to have sores
come out on his face. I had physi-
clan treat him, but the sores grew
worse. Then they began to come out
on his arms, then on other parts Of
his body, and then one came on his
chest, worse than the others. Then I
called another physician. Still he
grew worse. At the end Of about
year and half of suffering he grew
so bad that had to tie his hands in
cloths at night to keep him from
scratching the sores and tearing the
flesh. He got to be a mere skeleton.
and was hardly able to walk.
MY aunt advised me to try Cuti-
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. r
sent to drug store and got cake Of
Cuticura Soap and box OF the Oint-
ment and followed directions. At the
end of two months the sores were all
we'll. He has never had any sores
of any kind since. can sincerely say
that only for Cuticura my child would
have died. l used only one cake Of
Cuticura Soap and about three boxes
Of Ointment
II am a nurse and my profession
brings me into many different fam.
flies and 1t is always a pleasure for
me to tell my story and recommend
Cuticura Remedies. Mrs. Egbert Shell
don. Litchfield, Conn.,, Oct. 23, 1909"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-18
MADE HIS APOLOGY AMPLE
Irish Legislator Even Withdrew the
Words That He Was About
to Utter.

There is in congress western rep,
resentative OF Celtic origin who has
more than once STIRRED up the anil
mails" by his propensity to bait the
opposition.
On one occasion he rose to de-,
nounce the statements made in a
speech that had been delivered by a.
member OF the other party. His Inn
petuosity led him to phrase his re-
marks rather strongly
"Order, order!" exclaimed the
speaker, pounding with his gavel.
Again, in minute or two, did the
son of Erin return to his charge Of
wilful misstatement. Again was he
called to "order."
1t was a critical moment His COLI
leagues, for motives of policy, did not
wish him to be put out of the debate,
30 they limited SO by tugging vigor-
ously at his coat tails.
Now, it's a very dangerous matter
to trife with the tails Of an Irishman'sI
coat, save In the cause Of friendship.
Nevertheless, the indignant yet good
natured member recognized the COM
mand of his party and sat down after
delivering this Parthian dart:
"I obey the ruling Of the House. and.
I beg to retract what was about to
observed"
That one touch of Irish oratory took
the whole House by storm.-Lppin-
cott'a
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-18

turkeys used in the absence of present.day facili-
ties for transport to be driven long distances on
the roads, couple Of noble sportsmen laid wa
ger as to the speed Of turkeys and geese over
course which it would take matter of days to
traverse. Each nobleman was provided with
little flock Of four of the fowls of his fancy and
of course betting high in favor of the tur-
keys. And at first they seemed to justify their
hackers, for they soon stalked away from their
waddling rivals and left them far behind. So
things went on all day, but as dusk came on the
aristocratic turkey herd found his charges becom-
ing passive resisters, and displaying an incurable
desire to go to roost-no amount of coaxing would
propel them farther Meanwhile the despised
geese, with whom night and day were not OF any
very great Importance waddled sedately past, and
ultimately the with plenty to spare. IL
was pretty nearly the old tale OF the hare and
tortoise again, in fact.
have known the farmyard bully pretty well
bested two occasions myself-tragicaly SO,
in fact. One of the most valued possession of the
Calcutta animal dealer have mentioned was a
fawn- -colored European inbred turkey, whose color
much commended 1t in his eyes, since turkeys or
this hue seem not to be found In India. This
privileged fowl used to circulate about his mas
ter's chair strutting and gobbling; and though he
often resented the entrance of natives into the
compound he respected Europeans, a piece OF dis
elimination does not expect In a being OF such
limited intelligence as a turkey. Another inmate
of the menagerie was young cassowary, and he
wrought the turkeys downfall; for coming into
the compound one day missed the ginger-hued
gobbler, and asked what had become of him.
"Ah, my poor turkey" said the dealer; "he
gave check to the cassowary, and the cassoWary
kicked him and burst his bag" II sounded as II
the mpudent bird had been collapsed like toy
balloon, but did not inquire into details.
The dealer however, consoled himself with
pair of local turkeys or the ordinary dark color,
and the .gobbler beginning to take the place
of his deceased predecessor In the economy of the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-18

This little dress consists Of dress
and coat and has all the features of
the newest ideals in my ladies' ward
robe" The "banded-in" skirt, waist
and sleeves cut in one. together with
the sailor collar are all shown here.
In the little dress the waist and sleeve
are cut in one, and closes at the back;
the upper part of the skirt is circular
and is joined to the waist by cord.
The lower edge is gathered into the
band, and this is also circular, the up
per edge forming tuck where 1t
joins the skirt section. The coat Is
cut all in one piece and the only seams
are under the arms. The lower edge
of the sleeve section is turned back to
form cuff A sailor collar finishes
the neck. These little garments are
usually made of materials that may
be in the house, and no suggestions
are necessary in this case.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number of pattern
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-18
on which nothing in the animal

play of expression which nothing in the animal
world equal.
1t is all very we'll to talk of the wonderful
mobility of the human countenance, sensitive to
every change in the emotions Of the soul; 1t Is
nothing to the turkey cocks. See him elongate
his till it comes down to his chest, and OBJ
serve the number of double chins he can pro-
duce to add to his Importance IL he wishes to
impose on presumptuous rooster or to impress
fair young turkey pullet
Then to blushng, there was no debutante
ever foated on the social who could blush
our gobbler can; his complexion plays through
all shades between livd blue and ghastly white
to lively scarlet, and taken in connection with
the changes in his features, makes him quick
change artist of the first order, before whom the
chameleon collapses ashamed
If anybody wants to practise drawing por-
traits, let them get hold Of a turkey gobbler for
a sitter, and If they succeed In getting his
features properly fixed canvas will undertake
they will find anyone elses easy In comparison.
But it is not only in the display of his charms
that the turkey proclams his advantage over the
world of our feathered dependents; his stentorian
gobbling arrests the attention of all.
The said gobbling, by the way. has given rise
to the only bit of folklore about the turkey that
l know of. Being American he is too modern
to have legends associated with him as a rule;
but Indian Mohammedans profess to hear in the
turkeys voice blasphemous mocke9y Of their
brief creed as spoken in Arabic. Hence when
turkey has to be killed in India, the native takes
n cruel pleasure in executing 1t by cutting out
its impious tongue; and widely spread Is the
belief, that little native boy retainer of an
animal dealer in Calcutta, replied to me, when I
asked him-just by way of trying his knowledge
the name Of an American curassow bird that was
in the yard, THAT is turkey, sahib, but II does
not repeat the c@ad"
What with struttng and gobbng himself, and
with proving congenia to the gobbng process
conducted by human beings the turkey fairly
bounced the poultry world in general, and actual
y ousted the goose, the most ancient member of
the poultry association and the savior of Rome
from popular estimation holiday dish. The
turkey Is good type of the product of his native
continent in more ways than one, and some
Americans impressed by the fact that the ma
tions emblem. the whiteheaded eagle, is not
only bird of freedom" but freebooter rob
bing the respectable hshhawk of his catch, and
generally playing the needy sharper have claimed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-18

Little girls are just as particular
about their clothes as the older ones,
and want them up-to-date. We show a
model that will certainly suit the most
particular ones, as 1t may be worn
without the chemisette, a style that
girls Of all ages are looking for. At
each shoulder is Gibson tuck, stitched
down few inches in the front and all
the way to the belt in the back. At
each side of the center-front is back
ward turning tuck and at the top
Is shaped band which makes a very
pretty finish. The fullness in the body
Is gathered into belt and the closing
Is at the center-back. A chemisette
with standing collar attached is worn
inside the dress II desired. The
sleeves are bishop, gathered into a
deep cuff. A side plated skirt is sewed
to the belt, the first two plaits at each
side of the center being stitched down
few inches. which gives the panel ef-
feet. The pattern (5175) is cut in
sizes to IL years. To make the dress
In the medium size will require 2B
yards of material SO inches wide, IA
yards A inches wide, or yards so
inches wide.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-18
DRINK WATER TO CURE
KIDNEYS AND RHEUMATISM
Tho People Do Not Drink Enough
Water to Keep Healthy,
Says Well-known
Authority.

"The numerous cases of kidney and
mainly due to the fact that the drink
ing Of water, natures greatest medi-
cine, has been neglected.
Stop loading your system with med
icines and cure-alls; but get on the
water wagon. If you are really sick,
why, of course, take the proper medi-
cines-plain, common vegetable treat
ment, which will not shatter the
nerves or ruin the stomach"
To cure Rheumatism you must mako
the kidneys do their work; they are
the filters of the blood. They must
be made to strain out OF the blood the
waste matter and acids that cause
rheumatism; the urine must be neu-
traliEed SO 1t will no longer be a
source OF irritation to the bladder, and,
most OF all, you must keep these acids
from forming In the stomach This
is the cause of stomach trouble and
poor digestion. For these conditions
you can do no better than take the
following prescription: Fluid Extract
Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound
Kargon, one ounce; Compound Syrup
Sarsaparilla, three ounces. Mix by
shaking well In bottle and take In
teaspoonful doses after each meal and
at bedtime, but don't forget the
water. Drink plenty and often.
This valuable information and sim
pie prescription should be posted up
In each household and used at the
first sign Of an attack of rheumatism,
backache or urinary trouble. no mat
tor how slight.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-18

ture OF the IeaSllnS
which is an important part of the fes
dyities OF the day.
The fact Is, of course, that turkeys
don't come from Turkey, and were un-
known before the discovery of Amer
lea, In the north of which continent
the wild turkey still roams in unre
strained freedom, though not, alas, in
undiminished numbers.
When the enterprising Spaniards
began to explore the resources of the
new world that Columbus had opened
out for them, they found that the ma
tives had tanned big bird, which they
regarded as sort of peacock; and it
was not long after the discovery of
America that the new bird made his
appearance in European poultry yards.
Great must have been the disgust
Of the original occupants of these
when the invader appeared. For one
thing he was much bigger than any
of them, and could look down on
them in the most literal sense. He
was also fully aware of the Importance
Of his expensive personality and lost
no time in impressing it on all and
sundry. The peacock, who had
reigned supreme both as an artist in
posing and as a table delicacy-the
Romans used to talk of having ham
and peacock" as we would speak of
ham and turkey-found himself con-
fronted with rival who made up for
inferiority of plumage by displaying
with much greater energy and fire.
quency what he had got, and by
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-18
Cause for ThankfuIness.

Thanksgiving day is the one day in the year
when the nation turns to heaven in thanks for its
preservation The life of the nation is the principal
considerations only its life but its health, and
its preservation in that condition in which 1t
established by the fathers of the country. Men
can thank God for their own accumulations sup
pcate him to tighten their burdens, but that is not
the purpose of national thanksgiving. The nation
itself the political structure which was framed and
handed down-it is the preservation of this FOR
which the people are to be thankful
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-18

with
out the turkey Is al
m o st unthlnkable.
For this great bird,
which has become
inseparably associat-
ed with the season
of Thanksgiving, Is
peculiarly an Ameri-
can bird and as much
an American institu-
ton as Thanksgiving
day itself. Within
the reach of poor
and rich alike, the
great national bird
is the principal fea-
- - ~ All
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-18

+url,ays into this, and Wnen Iney are ihsiue anu
have eaten ND all the corn, 1t never occurs to
them To stoop under the bridge beneath which they
nasscd in. but they continue to wander round and
round till the trapper comes and gathers them
ina proceeding which does not argue any great
amount of intelligence on their part
One can even get turkey by hunting him with
a dog circumstances being favorable. The said
circumstances are the fact of the turkeys being
little way off from their woodland retreat, feed
ing out on the prairie, and ones dog being grey
hound: moreover ones horse should know how to
CO. The turkey, when wild, Is not long
distance fer but he has not sense enough to re-
member this when he finds his foes between him
and the wood and tries to fly straight away from
the pursuing hound instead of turning about over
head and coming back to cover. After about a
mile he has had enough of flying and takes to his
legs only to find that his fourlegged opponent is
close behind and he must perforce take to the air
again. But this time his flight is not for so long
a distance and he is igDominiously run into" a
victim of misplaced confidence in himself as an
aeroplane.
Let us be thankful that we have got the tur-
key as he Is, with all his comic extravagances, and
that in one respect at all events he challenge
comparison with many worthier people his last
appearance is always creditabe. and can
deny that he cuts up well!
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-18

that the turkey would
b e t tie r represent the
United States, and he
certainly better suits
the ideals of an emf
nently practical people.
Go-ahead as he Is
in his methods, how
ever, the turkey gets
Scored off" now and
then. A century or so
ago. when geese and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-18
His Waterloo.

A mosquito buzzing on his way
many things did tackle; he bled boy
and dog, they say, then made roost-
er cackle. At last upon a drummer's
cheek he settled down to drill; he
prodded there for half week. and
then he broke his bill.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-11-18
Nothinq paunted.

81 am candidate for your hand"
"But my parents have Endorsed an
other young man"
"All right! I'll run as an insur-
Kent."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-04-07
Mrs. Charlie MedfOrd.
Written for THE COMMONWEALTH

Written for The COMMONWEALTH.
Mrs. Charlie Medford was born in
Oct. 1886, died suddenly on last Thur
day morning, March 81, 1910. She
was a daughter of the late Jack Stall
lings and his surviving widow.
In Oct. 1908 she was united in mar
rage to Charlie Medford to which
union was born one child which is
now about ten weeks old.
She leaves her husband, infant
child, her mother, three sisters and
one brother to mourn her loss. They
are crushed with sorrow and have
the deep sympathies Of their many
friends. About eight years ago Mrs.
Medford made profession OF faith
in Christ and united with the Discl-
pie Church and remained in that
! faith until her sad and sudden death
Her life was gentle and beautiful
To know her was to love her. Hel
loss to her home, relatives and friends
| is indeed heavy but God knows best
and may we be able to say, Thy viii
be DONE"
The funeral was conducted by Rev
R. A. Mcfarland and her remains
were placed away to rest in the Bap
fist Cemetery.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-04-07
Board Of Education in Session.

The County Board of Education
met in regular quarterly session al
Halifax Monday. There were pres
ent DR.. J. A. Collins, chairman, W.
P. White, and County Supt. DR.. A.
S. Harrison.
No apportionment was made and
only routine business was transacted
Mr.. T. H. Taylor, the third mem
Der of the Board was not present on
account of sickness. Mr.. Taylor has
been quite sick for several weeks,
but we are glad to say is better now.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1910-04-07
ut Drop of Alcohol

is "tonic"? medicine that increases the strength
ne If the whole svstem What is an "alterative"
edicine that alters or changes unhealthy action to
by action. Name the best "tonic and Alternative
Sarsapara the only Sarsaparila entirely free from
kol. Ask your own doctor all about it. Never take
cine doctors cannot endorse. JCAyer Co., LoweN Mass
absorbed Then