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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-10
The Man who Lied.

grocery OF q winters evening and
exchange lies. M. Quad, the wag OF
the Detroit Free Press, hits off this
class in the following story:
One evening when the winter |
blasts moaned sadly across the street
corners, and the captains Of the ferry
boats wore anxious looks, seven or
eight vessel owners and laid up lake
captains sat around q cheerful base
burner in saloon near the river
After the usual amount Of growing
about the weather one of them told a
story. There might have been one
ounce of truth in it, but the crowd felt
certain that the one ounce was Offset
by twenty four pounds, of the 'aw-
fullest kind of lying. Therefore
second man told story to beat it,
and then third man beat the secs
ond. When the fourth man started
ont he said:
Gentlemen, l have also seen tough
times. When l was sailing the
schooner Fortune forty years ago
two Of us were swept overbo ard in q
storm on Lake Erie one black night.
a hatch cover went with us, and it
30 happened that we both clutched
it. 1t was not large enough to sup~
port two. [ was captain, he a sailor.
l had family-he had none.
shouted to him to quit his hold, and
when he would not, l reached over,
clutched his throat, and held on till
his fingers loosed, and lie went to
the bottom of the lake! It. was
twenty miles off Point Betsey, and
with shrill, wild shrek, which yet
fingers in my ears, the poor wretch
went to his death! May the Lord
forgive me!'
With his chair tilted against the
wall, a lanky, sunfowerish chap had
been nodding his head right end left
as if sleeping AS the captains mars
rative was concluded the stranger
rose up and solemnly said:
4 am that man!'
The crowd looked at him in aslon-
ishment, and he continued:
Il landed on Point Betsey next
morning in time for breakfast, and
swore a solemn oath that I'd lick you
for choking me if had to live hum
dred years to do it!'
You can't be the man. replied the
captain, looking suspiciously at the
fellows big fists; 'it was forty years
ago.
4 know it was and for forty years
I've been aching to lick you out of
yonr bootsp
The captain had lied, but he didn't
want to own it, and he said:
that sailors name was Richard
Rice
'Kerectp bowed the stranger that's
my name!'
But he was taller than you.'
Being in the water so long tLat
night | shrunk just footl' was the
cool rejoinder.
'WeIl, l know you can't be the
man said the captain.
Il am the man, and now Pm 60
ing to maui you to pulp? No man
can choke me and then 90 and brag
about it!'
He sailed in and upset the captain,
bat was then set upon by the whole
crowd. He got into the eye of the
wind and hung there for time, but
presently he paid off a little, got the
wind on his quarter, and went at it
to lick ten times his weight in old
liars. lie was very ambitious man,
and those who could get out of doors
got out, and those who couldn't Of
fered him a gallon of whiskey to
come to anchor. He furled his sails
on this understanding, and as he set
his glass down for a third drink, he
wiped his bleeding ear and then
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kissing fairs amuse Iowa. Only
ton cents kiss! For the benefit of
the church, too!
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CONFEDERATE

Bills, Bonds and Postage Stamps Wanted
81 for rarest bills, $40 for rarcst stamps. 1t
will pay TO send them Immediately. Also
other curiositics, American Stamp Co., Box
4045, New York.
Dec 2 81
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law Notice.

The undersigned, having resumed the prao
tice of law, will attend the Courts on the 9Th
judicial Circuit. Business left with VIM. II
Hagood, at Pickens @. H., will be promptly
attended to, j, w. HARRISON.
Nov Ia, 1874.
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A man with big nose isn't Away
handsome, but he's nobby.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-10

Lavender says his wife is always
ready to tell her rage.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-10

Prof. Tyndall is on the war path
His cry is, Cup and atom"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-10

The latest name for blond hair is
,'the light fantastic tow"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-10

Any young miss would rather hav,
her corsets tight than her "feller."
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-02-10

What is it that you can call for in
any restaurant and nevcr fail to have
it brought directly? Tho check.
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Greenville g. Columbia r r.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE,

Passenger trains run daily, Sundays except
ed, connecting with night trains on South
Carolina Railroad up and down. On aud aft.
er Monday, December lS, the following will
be tho Schedule:
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WaJ@ Connect at Aston with Trains on the
Spartanburg and Union Railroad; connect at
Columbia with Night Trains on the South Car
olina Railroad up and down also with Trains
going North and South on the Charlotte, Co.
lumbia and Augusta and the Wilmington, Co,
ABBEVILLE BRANCH.
Tram leave Abbeville at 9l5 m, connect
ing with Down Train from Greenville. Leay,
Cekesbury at 2.l6 p M, connecting with Vi
Train from Columbia. Accommodation Train.
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Leave
Cokcsbury at 1l.15 m, or on the arrival @.
the Down Train from Greenville. Leaves Ab
beVille at O'Clock p. m, connecting with Cg
Train from Columbia.
ANDERSON BRANCH AND PLUE RIDGE
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cox a day guaranteed using our WE'LL
pAO AUGER 81 DRILLS. 500 month
paid to good agents. Anger Book free Jilz
Anger Co, ST. Louis, Mo.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PHCKENs HEHGHK SCHOOL.

Ao6Vo
FT1HE Scholastic year is divided into two
IL Terms of 20 weeks each. The First Term
commences January 18th, and ends June Sd;
the second Term commences July 4th, and
ends November 18th.
Students entering within two weeks after
the commencement of the Terms, will be
charged for the whole Term those entering
after this time, from the time of enterine
1t is more satisfactory that Students enter
at the commencement, when the several
classes are forming,
Courseof Study.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT..
JUNIOR GLASS.
let Term-Speling and Reading.
I'd Term-Spelling and Reading continued ;:
Primary Geography; Mental Arithmetic
Exercises in Writing.
INTERMEDIATE GLASS.
lst Term-Spelling and Reading continued:
Geography continued; Introducing English
Orammar Elements of Written Arithmetic;
Exercises in Writing.
I'd Term-Spelling and Reading continued.
Elements of Written Arithmetic completed;
intermediate Geography completed; Anelyt-
ical English Grammar; Primary U. s. His
tory; Exercises in Writing.
SENIOR GLASS.
1st Term-English Grammar completed; Phy,
sioai oeoBrapnyi common School Arithme-
tic; Towns Analysis of Words;
I'd Term-Greene's; Analysis of English
Language; Arithmetic continued Smaller
Composition; Higher U. s. History.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT..
JUNIOR CLASS.
lst Term Latin Grammar and Harkness' Eirst
Latin Book; Latin Reader; Davies Algebra;
History of England.
I'd Term-Four Books of Caesar; Arnold's
second Latin Book on Analysis of the Latin
Sentence; Greek Grammar; Hendricks s
Greek Ollendorf; Greek Reader; Davies
Algebra completed; Natural Philosophy.
INTERMEDIATE GLASS.
1st Term-Six Books of Virgil; Greek
Reader compleed Plain Geometry; Higher
Composition and Rhetoric.
I'd Term-Sallusts Cataline & Jueurtha:
| Xenophon's Anabass; Higher Algebra
commenced; Solid and Spherical Geome.
try completed; Chemistry.
SENIOR GLASS.
lst Tcrm-Cicero'sS Select Orations; Xenophons
Memorabilia; Trigonometry and Surveying;
Roman History; Latin Prose Composition.
I'd Term--HorGce entire:eSix Books of the
| lliads; Greek Prose Composition; Algebra
complcted; Astronomy
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The above course will prepare can
didates for admission into tho Sopuo-
MORE CLASS of any of our Southern
Colleges. Students, who do not stand
a satisfactory examination upon tho
several studies Of each class, will not
be allowed the privilege to advance TO
the next higher, but be retained in
such class, till all tho studios of il be
satisfactorily completed.
TUITION OF PRIMARY DEPARTMENT
PER TERM.
Junior Glass, $1,000
intermediate Glass, 1880
Senior 1h 90
Preparatory Department, 1000
No deduction will bo made for lost
time except from prolonged siokn oss.
Monthly reports of punctulity, de-
pertinent, and recitations in eaon stu.
dy, will be furnished parents.
j. III. CARLISLE, PrinuipaI.
Dec. %, 1875 II If
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Agents Wanted For the

WOMAN von,nrna narrative i've Of the exploits, ad-
u ATTr u anne L. j. VELASQUEZ, other
-. - = oG wise known as 1T. HARRY II.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

Mr.. Charles Barnard, author of the article in
Scribners Monthly upon the Philadelphia Loan
Association, recently published, and entitled "A
Hundred Thousand Homes" will begin a series
o! articles upon commercial and industrial CO.
operation in the United States and Great Britain
n the May number Of that magazine. For this
purpose he will be sent by the publishers to
England and Scotland to make an exhaustive cx-
animation OF the subject in all its branches. In
these times OF business and financial depression
the thought of the country has been turned to
this subject as one of the great questions Of the
day; and it is the intention to place the subject
OF cooperation before the American public in
all its branches; TO give its methods Of proceed.
ure, and detail its practical workings, and to re.
port Its actual, social and financial results. No
attention will be paid to mere history or theory
and only working plans, laws, methods and pro-
ducts will be considered.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15
Water Supply.

At last after all the talk from: the press and the
citizens urging the Improvement. the author
tiles have gone to work in earnest TO furnish
supply of water for fire purposes. The late fire,
with its disastrous results entirely owing to the
lack Of water where it should have bccn,) has
aroused them 10y showing the unsafe condition
Of our city. Tn" City Council empowered the
Fire Commt',c With two special members APP
pointed ~ The Mayor, to go on and make these
mproN omcnts Without waste of time, they are
doing so. contract has been let to Messrs. Nc
Dougal " Joyce to sink an artcsian well IN the
rear OF Fiskc d Bccms store at a cost OF Sb2O,
the well to be SO feet deep and tubcd with 3L
inch galvanized iron pipe. The contractors be-
gan last Friday to cree their derrick and are now
at work on the boarng-working night and day,
so that in a few days the well will be completed.
The plan is to construct on the east and west
sides of the court house pair OF csterns, each
to hold 1900 barrels-onc TO be completed mme-
diatcly, the other as soon as practicable. These
are to be connected with the well and with each
other, furnishing, when completed, an lmmedi-
ate supply of 5000 barrels at all times. IL is fur
thcr the design Of the committee to construct q
cistcrn somewhere on Columbus street in the
neighborhood of the churches, to be supplied
from the same well This part of the plan Is es
peciay needed, for at present there is no pro
lection to that quarter of the city. 1t is also in
tended to extend pipe to the city hall to sup
ply the Fire Departments rooms in that build
ing, thus doing away with the present expense
Of buying water of Peter Egan, OF the Livery Sta
bic next door.
No particular comment is needed on these
steps-they are in the right direction, and ought
to have been taken long ago, and are just what
the Fire Department and the TRADER have been
urging for months.
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fighting, bullying and avowing on his word
as a Democrat that there was but one ticket
in the field, and that anything else was bo'
gus and telling the Democrats in that pre-.
cinct the union ticket as he called 1t, was
the ticket to vote, and under such protesta'
tions, he got the entire Democratic vote OF
the precinct for the republican ticket with
the exception of few brave souls who hap
pened to get hold Of a few tickets that were
not destroyed by our indicative enemies
This same man wrote letter the day oil elec-
ticn to leading republican of this place as
surfing him of the entire vote OF the precinct
and to "look out for the miners" votes, which
letter was pcddled round here on the streets ;
but at this juncture we can well afford to
chuck such men overheard to the sinking
ship of the Belknap and Babcock party.
However, | am well satisfied with the re-.
suit, and beg leave to return my sincere thanks
TO nv friends here who so warmly supported
me without the slightest eXerion on my part
for election. | also do not blame my Demo.
cratic friends in the Marseillcs precinct who
voted under misrepresentation.
ALEX. NAUGHEY.
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For long time, 1t is well known there have
been crowd OF loafers, Of various ages from
young boys up, in the habit Of congregating in
and around the depot of the c. Z. l. & p. rail
road, till they have become L nuisance. One day
not long ago eX-polcc officer Brennan arrested
a number Of them, which created great deal Of
talk in that neighborhood, but after carefal ex-
animation Of the facts on both sides, Mayor
Lynch sustained him in his action, as do most Of
those who know the circumstances. But nc
sooner had the Mayor gone, than Mr.. Brcn-
mans head went of and he was discharged for
some unknown reason, and Jerry Riordan put in
his place.
1t is unpleasant work to show up faults, but as
a reporter, looking always to the benefit Of our
city regardless of personal lkings We feel it our
duty to inform the public OF a little episode
which occurred in Morris'5 saloon the other
night man was sitting there into whose
pocket one Lynch didn't learn his front name
thrust his hand to pick it. He probably did not
find anything However, that is neither here
nor there. The action was seen by 4 man
named Kelly, who Informed Riordan Of it. Eior =
dan immediately came in TO arrest him, but the
fellow showed fght-told Riordan lie would
click" him if he attempted to make the arrest,
etc. Rerdan, thinking probably discretion the
BETTER part of valor, went Off and let the fellow
20! Seems to US this sort of thing is gettin z
played out. If we can't get police who can ar
rest Il man at home, let us import some, and
have an end of this kind of tomfoolcry. And
when We get man who does attend to his bust
ness, let US keep him.
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The Jail.


The City Marshal and assistant, of La Sale on
Tuesday landed three birds OF that burgh, Bar
ney and Owen Coughlin and John Traverse, in
the county Jail, for drunkenness, riot and resist.
ance to the officers in La Sale the day previous
Their conduct in making the arrest Of these
lavericks was very bad and cruel, rs it were! n
striking contrast to the quiet, humane manner in
which the Knights of the tin Star allow our rot
ers to escape. They batted them over the head
with their clubs until they were willing to "cal
quits" and were thus bagged--the only way TO
do in such cases.
The Jail already full is now OVERLOOKING There
are many who cannot obtain cells or blankets
and are crowded onto the floor for sleeping room
OF course there is no need for n new jail--cer-
tainly not! La Sale, which has Just sent three
Of her rnfiians here thinks there is no need Of it,
and thirty-two other towns think the same way
We are convinced that outside Of Ottawa, not
withstanding all that has been said, not one
ter in 100 had the slightest knowledge on the
subject. He has a general idea that new Jail
would be big thing FOR Ottawa, IN what way he
can't tel-but that makes no ditlerence-and it
is his duty therefore to discountenancc it. If a
few hundred of them had to spend day or two
in the Jail once, they would be mighty anxious to
vote for building even decent hog pen rather
than stay there. The fact is, the Board of Super
visors ought to be ashamed of themselves for re-
ferring the question TO the people at all-nothing
but sheer cowardcc did 1.-THE fear of not being
re elected II must be big thing to be return
ed to the Board of Supervisors at $3.50 a day and
snpnd 50 90 for hoard and have so cents extra
per diem for fine cut and La Dora or Tidal Waves
They know the Jail ought to be buit-why don't
they do it? The Grand Jury, instead Of decar-
ing the place nuisance, ought to indct the
Board of Supervisors for neglect of duty in not
seeing that the county is provided with proper
iail.
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HOME MATTERS.


Our community was startled, on Tuesday eve
ming, first by the announcement of the rudden
dangerous illness, and then by the death OF Ed
ward L. Herrick a well known and prominent
citizen, whom but five or six hours before many
had seen ON the street apparently in good
health 1t appears, however, that Mr.. H., who
for year or two past had devoted himself unre-
mttingly to his duties as chief clerk in the Cir
cult clerks office, lad on Monday left his post,
and though not on spree" was seen to drink
liquor, thing he had not done before in Tong
time and was "out" all Monday night. On
Tuesday morning he returned to the office, but
apparently in very distraught mental con
diton About noon he started for his boarding
place Arthur Lockwood's in East Ottawa, but
on the way sat down and was picked up by Mr..
Ball, who took him to the place in buggy Or.
Hard was soon after sent for and then DR.. Nc
Arthur Though the case had at first the APP
pearsnce of congestion of the brain, it was soon
apparent that Mr. II. was narcotised by an over
desc of morphine, of which he had been taking
light powders during the morning to quiet his
nerves" Every effort made to rouse him failed,
and he died at ~ o'clock in the evening.
HIS funeral on Thursday was attended by the
various Masonic orders of the city-knights,
Blue Lodge, &c, and large conCourse of citl-
zens, who by their presence in such unpropi-
tous weather manifested the high regard in
which the deceased was held by the community
Mr. Herrck was a native of Vermont, and had
come to Ottawa in 1852, when but Is years Of
age, and entered the Office of 5, w. Raymond as
deputy county clerk, and held that position for
six or eight years, both under Mr.. Raymond and
Pho Lndey. "In 1862, when the l04th rcgi'
ment was organized, he was commissioned as
its Quartermaster, and continued with it until
the close of the war. 'On his return home he
engaged in the grain trade with Richard Thorne
and VIM. l.. Gibson, and continued in that bust
ness about three years The business was dis
astrous and the firm lost heavily and finally re
tired from business Mr.. Herrick again engaged
as a clerk and was the deputy circuit clerk at
the time Of his death. Except the six years
spoken of, Mr.. Herrck has been engaged in one
or the other of the county offices during his
residence in Ottawa, now "a years. He was
thoroughly skilled in the work of the various
offices and was one of the most efficient clerks
in the county. He was the possessor of gifts
above the common order and OF many excellent
qualities He leaves wife and numerous rela-
tyes and friends to mourn his sad and sudden
death
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FoUND.--A story was spread on Tuesday and
Wednesday about Mr.. AlonZO Walbridge's turn
ing up missing, and that there was fear that he
had met with some unfortunate accident, or had
been made away with. There was some cause no
doubt for the feeling, seeing that he is sci.
dom is away from home at night; but the facts
are that ne was after short horn ball cali, and
went into the country hunting one. He came
back on Thursday safe and sound, not a little
surprised at the stew" his people were in over
him
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-04-15

THE FINLEN CAsg.-We mentioned briefly in
our last the case Of John Finlen, of Streator
whose brutal treatment of Mary Sharkey, the
victim of his lust, lad wrought the indignation
of the people of Streator nearly up to the point
of applying Lynch law. 1t is but just to the
house of d. Hecnan Il Co., in which Flnlen had
made himself useful for years as chief book
keeper, to state that difficult as it is to fill his
place, they promptly discharged him, as will be
seen by the following card:
To THE PUBLIC.-In view Of the unfortunate
affair that has occurred in our midst involving
our clerk (the details of which are understood
by the puplic), we take this method Of stating
to the citizens Of Streator that we condemn the
outrage committed by John Finlen on the per
son and character of Miss Mary Sharkey, and
having regard for the just sentiment Of this
community az well as for our own sense of right
we have dismissed Mr.. Finlen from our service
and assure the public that he will no longer be
employed by US in any capacity.
D. HEENAN e Co.
A.
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Soda Wafer, Virginia Rail, Mead at Piergue'
Great 'EyingS."

He is one of the most modest of men; Mod
esty is jewel" is scratched in rcd ink on the
off side of the hcad-board Of his bed where he
can get up in the morning and pull the bed out
and read it, thus combining physical with moral
gymnastics. He's very bashful, too; that is, he
looks SO to us, now. He was coming over to town
the other day, musing on the perversity Of the
female sex; or on the Sunday question; or on
;hc latest fashion in bull pups; or, may be, on
the great question to whether the melons
will be 50 violent IN their feelings this year as
they are wont to be-or-or, well, he unused,
soliloquized, when suddenly he felt soft, downy
arms about his neck, the sweet odOr of violets
or wild rose filled his nostrils, and he woke up
to find himself clasped in the embrace of a
blushing seven or eighteener. He was very
quiet but the spirit worked within him no
doubt. for his face grew red, his eyes developed
into objects like unto the bottom of a copper be-
sin, his knees wavcred and cold sweat sadly
soilcd his frontspiece He heard some other
girls and boys laugh, and then, but not till then,
did he perceive it was all joke to try his nerves
bv the Influence of wOman's charms He felt
badly, then; he may have said )methng after he
turned the corncr-human nature is the same
here as elsewhere-but he has nothing to say
now; but II lie does not mourn the loss OF one
grand opportunity he's a sinner, and ought to
be sent to hunt for the "brigh. jewell that lies
buried in every mules trail.
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New stock CRoQuEr at II. Walther's,

BOARD OF EDUCATIoN.-The Board met on last
Tuesday evening Committee on supplies re-
commended f. Y. Griggs as being the lowest bid
der. Committee on Buildings reported that the
walls of the Sd ward building had been proppcd
up and the furnace taken out, and presented
plans and specifications for building. Finance
Committee reported that the treasurer had paid
note for $500 and asked that the clerk draw
his order for that amount. Referred back, Also
reported in favor of paying the teachers monthly.
Printed rules and regulations were adopted. The
following standing committees were appointed:
On TeachtrS-Markle, Hathaway and Maerho.
fer.
IN SulDlies-lIathcway, MarAle and Megatiln.
On BuHdmgS-W Wakefield, Horn and Mcgafiin.
On Fiaaace- Maicrhoffcr, Horn and Wakefield
Attention is called to the advertisement in
another place, for sealed proposals for rebuild,
ing the Sd ward school house,