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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10
Lotteries in Italy.

Italy, however, is afflicted with another
| plague, even more destructive than that
OF counterfclting, more tremendous in
Its evil results, and which invades every
department and every class. The Gov
| ernment itself regulates the lotteries,
! with the idea. probably, of limiting what
could not be avoided, and profting by it,
1t is said that the annual net profit which
1T derives from this tutelage is $15,OOO,-
600. But it is considered only q tenn
porary measure, the final aim of Italy's
statesmen being to abolish vice which
destroys habits of industry and encour-
ages crime. It may be considered doubt
iul whether this is the best way to do it,
hut the habit was already deeply rooted
III the character of the Italians. 1t is
now ut least conducted with perfect hon.
esty, the highest dictionaries of the city
taking part in the extraction of the num-
DSrs. This ceremony takes place in
Rome every Saturday afternoon IN
seml-circular building on the Via Ri
petta, and is one of the relics of old
times which is destined to pass away.
In high balcony in the center of this
convex semi-circle are seated q delegate
of the Project and several other gentle
mon, who pass tho fortunate number
from one to the other until it is held up
to the people and called out by city
guard. The people stand Oh the street
with their heads raised and thoir eyes
fixed on the balcony until hope is
qucnched in certainty or satisfied with
success The part of Italy most infected
with this vice is Campania, where the
annual average for each inhabitant is
about $1.5O. Rome is second then
follows Tuscany, while Liguria is sixth
upon the list. Another class of citizens
III Rome redeem it from this stain by
industry and saving, the annual medium
for every person being thirty one francs.
The system of savings banks is wisely
encouraged by a 'fow able social econo-
mists, among whom is Luzzatti, q Jew
and member of Parliament. This is
The true weapon with which to combat
the vices of idleness, long encouraged
by tue Papal Government. The people
have responded to the invitation with far
greater promptitude than could have
been expected. Correspondence
Cincinnati GoSette. ~ $A&tt.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10
1ne renalty OF IL ,,uy 3 rnr,uu,nropy.

It's great thing to be philanthro-
.plst. So Mr.. Goodheart thought, and
at the suggestion of his neighbor, Mr.,
Snide, he resolved to have o grand pic
mic for the poor bootblacks of the city at
his elegant country house. SO he sent a
man to hunt up lot of the boys and
bring them out there one fine afternoon.
They came, a good hundred of them,
and the old gentlemen received them
with smiling faces and kind words
Make yourselves right at home, boys,
and have just as good time as you
know how to-" he said to them. Then
he left them to go 1T and went into the
house. In about fifteen minutes his
head gardener came in and asked him if
he had given three of the BOYS permis-
sion to ride upon his Aldcrney COW, and
to throw rocks and hard names at who
ever objected. Mr.. G. said "No," and
went out to see about it, He finally in
duced tho boys to quit that amusement,
and then his cOachman came and said if
he wanted to have any fish in his trout
pond he'd better go and stop the boys
from fishing in it. He ddso and began
to feel rather annoyed at their proceed
ings. But he stood it md didn't scold.
Presently his dog flew by with O bottle
attached to his tail, and the whole gang
set off in pursuit, and ran over his how-
er beds and into the conservatory and
upset valuable plants, and did q nenp of
damage. Then he ordered the gang
started for tho city, and in hunting them
up four were found to have just got the
barn afire by smoking in the hay. Wig.
orous efforts. however. saved the build
ing and tho boys wero shipped away
And then Mr.. G. sadly told his men to
try and repair the wreck while he went
over to sec the neighbor who suggested
the affair. And they parted foes. And
Mr. q. declares he is not and never will
be phitanthropist. It's harder than
heinz 8 hnrn.-R R0Sf0n Post
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

ONE thousand dollars has been sub.
scribed among the Free Thinkers of Tor
onto to aid in the publication in Toronto
OF the two prohibited works of Paine
and Voltaire, "Tho Age of Reason :"
and Pocket Theology" A we'll known
bookseller is prepared to undertake the
publication. He has ordered from New
York and Chicago fifty copies of each of
the works, and he will not be in the
least put out if the books are seized.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10
A Georgia School Teacher.

A colored "school marm" in this
county has number of men with fami-
lies attending school--one forty years
old. Among the number is the man
with whom she is boarding, and one of
the first to receive the rod of correction
was her landlord. he says size is right,
and If, while he attends her echOoi, he
disobeys her commands or f. lIs to COM
ply with her regulations, tb. It she ought
to whip him, and his dutJ is to submit
to the chastisement without complaint.
--Ndrto1, Co. (Ga.) Ar0us.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

A story is told of an exchange OF
courtesy between q Scotch minister and
his parishioner, which is characteristic
of both. The minister was introduced
into q country living, and, in his round
of parOchial visits, called at the cottage
OF a little tailor. Taking a seat unin-
vited, he proceeded to talk, but found it
hard work, as he met with no response.
The tailor sat upon the table, stitching
in sulky silence. At length bespoke.
Sir, " he said, CT regard it as IN un-
warrantable intrusion your entering my
house, and [ ask you in whGt capacity
you cone?' "My good man." was the
reply, L" L come as your parish clergy
man-it is my duty to know all my
parishioners. know you don't attend
church, but that is no reason why we
should not be friends" TO which tho
tailor responded: "I dinna regard ye
as Il minister of Christ, but us servant
of Satan if ye come AS q gentleman :,
well and good but as a minister L refuse
to receive you, ;" which could hardly be
called courteous, but the tailor's polite
ness was Outrivaled by his minister's,
who, rising, said: my good fellow,
be pleased to understand that it is only
as your parish clergyman that / ever
dreamt of visiting you when visit as q
gentleman don't visit persons in your
position in society,"" with which he de-
1nopfo1
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10
skeleton Of an Indian Chief In Armor.

Some time ago, some boys while play
ing in the rear of the town ball at East
Machias, discovered what appeared to
be the burial place of an Indian. The
remains have recently been exhumed
and are, perhaps, the most interesting
ever discovered in Maine. They arc
evidently those of chief. A copper
band nearly two inches wide encircled
the head. TO the right ear, which was
dried and well preserved, were attached
ornaments Of copper two and one-half
inches long by one wide. A part of the
scalp was also preserved, showing the
long black hair peculiar to the Indians.
Upon the breast rested an iron knife
completely oXidized. A piece of the
skin with the imprint of the knife was
n mat made of the leaves of the cattail
rush. Birch bark was used to envelop
the head, while the whole body was
wrapped in q moose skin of which the
hair and few fragments remained II pon
the breast. Outside of this skin was q
copper breast-plate sixteen or seventeen
inches long. There was also found O.
triangular hatchet, like tn ose used bv
the early French settlers. Captain John
Smith mentions such ha tchets in the
hands of the savages.
DIR, j. p. Sheahan, of Dennysville,
has obtained possession of these relics,
which resembles others obtained by him
from Frenchman's Lake, New Bruins
wick. 1t is stated that DR.. Sheban is
preparing q minute description of the
skeleton and it's surroundings for the
Maine Historical Society. - Portland
(ne.) Advertiser.
INITIATE time. 1t destroys slowly. i.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

THE amount of money which the Peru
Wan Government has received from the
sale of guano is estimated at So, 400, 00O,-
600 of dollars. All it has to show for
this large sum are four or five railroads,
which have cost $15O,O00, 900. On the
night the contract for the Oroya railroad
was signed Meiggs, the contractor, is
said to have presented the wife Of the
President of the republic with q hand
some bouquet, concealed in which were
bills to the amount of $50O.000.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

NEW JERSEY owns the ideal juror of
the age. He had not heard of or read
OF the case at issue does not take any
newspaper does not know the name of
the President of the United States; does
not know anything about the sanctity of
an oath, but knows that an oath is
good thing to use when the hogs get
into the garden ; does not know how old
he is, and doesn't care.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

THERE has been entirely too much rain
in the West and Northwest for the good
of crops and much damage has been sus-
tanned. The lowlands Adjacent to the
Upper Mississippi were flooded for
week or more, the river having risen
higher by eight inches than in June of
1880, and higher than it has been for the
past thirty years.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

| 0iSuCold anu q AtlantlC from the New
Orleans and Pacific railroad, where thew
are just finishing large contract.
Nashville World; Considerable snr.
prise was caused yesterday by the sule of
$l,5O0, 900 in Confederate bonds, part of
the assets of the Bank of Tennessee, for
$4,000. The sale was effected by Robert
Ewing, Clerk and Master, as Receiver
for the bank, and the buyer was Raphael
j. Moses, Jr., of New York. One mil
lion dollara more in Confederate bonds
is in his possession.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun A gentle
man from Elbert county and lady from
Franklin had agreed to become one--
he license was procured the minister
present, and the twain stood on the floor
ready to join hands smatrimonially, when
former flame of the lady stepped in
and asked the groom expectant if the
lady would prefer to marry him would
he interpose any objections He answer
ed favorably, so did the lady, and the
ceremony proceeded with a new groom.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

MR.. WALTER. proprietor of the Lon.
don Times, known the world over as the
1h'tndcrer, is in this country with his
wife and family. He is of small stature,
retlcent, but agreeable in his conversa-
ton, and, above all, regards America rs
sln8ularly attractive. This is his third
visit to this county.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

SAaAsTA's administration in Spain is
giving signs of almost republican radi-
calism. Civil marriages, trial by jury,
and tho legitimization of children born
out of wedlock are among the provisions
of varying merit by which the most con-
servative of European nationalities is
now startled.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

COLONEL STEUBEN and party the
descendants of the collateral relatives of
the illustrious officer who was tho friend
OF Washington and the engineer of the
siege OF Yorktown, were warmly received
and highly entertained at Cincinnati.
They are the Nations guests, and are
enjoying q jaunt over the continent in q
most agreeable manner.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

RoRERT BLosKIE, who has just died in
Wabash, Ind, had for nine years lived
chiefly on dog meat, which he declared
20 be wholesome and palatable. His
family rellshed the same food, and pro
poses to continue its use. This may be
O slanderous statement, but it seems to
have emanated from good authority and
passes without contradiction.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

Rev. HENRY WARD BEECuER has re-
signed the editorship of tho Christian
Union, but states in his valedictory that
the paper will continue to publish his
sermons, and he Will IN future OCCASION
ally contribute to its columns. His age
-sizty-soven years-is telling on him,
and his power Of endurance is by no
means what it was few years back.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

"THERE are Christian families, " says
the examining committee of the Boston
Public Library, in it's last annual report,
"in which the Old Testament is for
hidden book to the vounR."
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

RIoHARD WATSON GLIDER will succeed
J. G.. Holland, deceased, as editor of
The Century (Scrtbner.) Glider began
literature in the capacity of reporter,
and latterly was assistant editor on The
GRnt2Lr1
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

GRANITE begins to yield at tempera-
ture between TOO and 800, sandstones
show greater power of endurance, mas
sive limestones still greater, and marble
the greatest Conglomerates are among
the weakest stones.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

a WRITER who claims to have thor
oughly investigated tho matter asserts
that the publishing house of Harper &
Brothers is strictly family affair, and
that in the establishment there are
fathers, sons and grandsons. None of
the family can be admitted to the firm
unless they have become practical print
ers, and each one has his speciality in
the office work The Harpers are all
blondes and all look alike.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

WASHINGTON is an unhealthy place,
but there is one good thought about it ::
None except politicians are obliged to
abide there, and they are pefectly will
ing to take the chances.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

An EDITION Of "Uncle TOMS Cabin I"
is printed in London in such small type
and III such condensed form that it is
proftably sold at q penny copy.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

THE Mayor of Pittsbuvg vetoes every
ordinance passed granting permission
for the erection of telegraph poles. He
holds that they are q nuisance to prop
rtY owners.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

Mr.. CHAs. DARWIN, the great English
naturalist, has inherited large fortune
from his late brother, Erasmus A.
Darwin. 1t amounts to nearly q mil
lion dollars
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

THE excitement In Ireland consequenV
upon the arrest Of Parnell and other
leading agitators is subsid:ng and arrests
ore still being made daily with no opposi~
ton save that of growing.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

TWENTY more Mormon missionaries
left y few days ago for England. Eng
land seems to be q good field for the
Mormon idea to operate in.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

The breweries in Kansas NIL sus-
pended operations after the passage of
the prohibitory amendment, but accord
ing to accounts they are oil starting up
oU1in
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

The denomination of Thomas T..
James as Postmaster General means that
he shall remain in the Cabinet until he
shall have concluded his Star Route
prosecutions.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

RESPECTING Guiteau's autobiography
the London Ne,0s says: "Guiteau has
nh idea that the whole civilized world is
waiting to hear the minutest details of
his career. The whole civilized world,
on the other hand, is waiting to hear
that his wretched mischievous life has
been abolished, and that the earth no
longer supports this quintessence of
murderous selfshness and Stiffness"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

thought that seventeen members OF the
family will sit down to dinner. The re-
ception will be given in the new family
mansion, now about completed.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

In HIS book the Shah of Persia says
he did not come to America "because of
q disease there called the ague, which
Kills foreigners in three days"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

CALIFORNIA is again coming to the
front with the cry, "The Chinese must
CO." The subject had been almost for
gotten.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

PRESIDENT GREvY did q most excellent
thing. In honor of his daughters mar
riage he gave the poor OF Paris 2O,O0C
francs.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

GEN. GRANT is to have family re-
union on next Thanksgiving Day. Mrs.
Sartoris and her children will sail from
England in time to be present, and 1t is
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

MISS ADELAIDE FLETCHER purchased
the Baltimore Protestant Episc0p0l
ChWrch NeaOs at auction last week for
$1,000
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

ACCORDING to the Boston Herald, DR..
Bliss thinks that $25,000 will impart
laudable character to his purse cavity.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

Sun spots are held responsible for
meteorological wonders, as severe varia-
tions in the weather invariably occur
during their presence.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

VERNON is still contending for an open
winter, notwithstanding all theories tend
to the contrary.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

The expectation that the world will
wind up its affairs is
losing it's grip worry perceptibly.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

A LOCOMOTIVE now being built at Jcr-
sey City is expected to run ninety miles
an hour.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

MoRMoN1sM may be doomed and all
that, but their converts are increasing
10, 200 year.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

Tie new lecture Of Judge Tourgee,
4" Give Us q Rest" will meet with a
hearty response.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

SnEET and snow storms ore prevailing
In Austria
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

Mexico is in for s7,OOO,o 900 In rail-
road subsidies.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

MAST, the carioaturist, sunk $50, 900 in
a Colorado mine.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

PRESIDENT ARrHUR's weight is 215.
Fat old widower, amt he?
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

A TRAVELLING paragraph says Nasf gets
$500 week from U0rper'8 Wcckly.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

Ex-CADEr WHITAKER is reported TO
have joined a minstrel troupe.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

A rREE-P1ANTrNG holiday has been
established in New Jersey.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

PARNELL's admirers dcnominate him
the Uncrowned King of Ireland"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10
=. PlCKENS c. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 1881

OF Macon, Ga. The contractors will
transfer about one thousand men to the
Pensacola and Atlantic from the New
Orleans and Pacific railroad, where they
are just finishing large contract.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-11-10

INITIATE time. 1t destroys slowly. i.
undcrmines, wears, loOsens, separatest
1t does not uproot.
Daily Republican., 1881-01-07
OleB.

On Wednesday evening next tn
Harr sons Musical Comedy Compan,
will present "Pbotos" at the Operi
House. OF The performance the Bostol
Gazette says
"The Harrisons Musical Comedy Com
pany brought to the Park Theatre OF
Monday the sketch entitled "Photos, ;
written for them by Mr.. B. E. Woolt
They played The piece to very gooC
houses through the week. It was ev
identity prepared to At the capacitis. o
the two leading performers in the
troupe, which it does effectively
Judging by its eject upon audiences
"PhotOs" takes Its place as q frst.clasc
favorits. There have been few enter.
talnmenis in the city this season which
have awakened more laughter, or
which have ELECTED more spontaneous
applause. Miss Alice Harrison and hei
brother Mr.. Louis Harrison are famil-
lar with Boston theatre -goers. The
former is enc Of the most dashing, spir
tied and clever burlesque actresses now
on the stage, and she added to her lau-
rels by her acting, her singing and her
dancing in this piece. Mr.. Louis Har
risOn has also admirers. He is an eX-
cellent dams aud ha always labors
hard to please. The other parts Of the
play we're intrusted for the most part
to competent hands. The piece and
the company both rank among the
successes Of the present season, and
their engagement in Boston has, We
learn. been among the most satisfacto-
ry they have played"
Daily Republican., 1881-01-07
MED Durinx the Ycar.

Forty-one citizens died during tn
year 1850 from scarlet fever. Th'
deaths, by wards, were as follows:
First, 10; second 5; third, /; 18th 6
sixth, A; seventh, a; eighth, 3; ninth, !
tenth, 7. OF these there were: Males
%; females, Is, under one year Of age, /
between one and five years, %; betwes1
five and ten years, IL; betw cen ten and
twenty years, l; white, 40; black, l.
The number OF deaths from diptheria
was twenty-one. By wards they were
as follows: First, s; second, l.; fourth
4; fifth, l; sixth, 4; eighth, 81; ninth, Q
tenth, /. OF these there were: Males,
s; females, IS; under one year OF age,
3; between ons aud five years, IA; be-
tween five and ten years, 4, white, lSi
black
From typhoid fever there were TWEEN
ty-four deaths. By wards, they were
as follows: First, 2; fourth. l; fifth, 4;
sixth, 8; seventh, A; eighth, 8; ninth,
2; tenth, 5. OF these there were: White,
2O black, d males, 20; females, 4; be-
tween five and ten years, 3; between
ten and twenty years, s.; over twenty
years, 16.
There were sixty-fve deaths from
cholera infantum. By wards they were
as follows: First, 6; second, IL; fourth,
10; fifth 6; sixth, II; seventh, 4; eighth,
I; ninth, 4; tenth, s. OF these there
were males, 40; females, Is, white, 4S,
black, II; under one year Of age, 63;
between one and Ave years, 2.
Daily Republican., 1881-01-07
Statements Maao by Justi oe.
For tha RaphIiaIn

ror tno hopDloln.
MEssRs. EDIToRs:-Tte members oil
the Delaware Avenue Baptist church
nave been waiting to see some effort on
your part to do justice to their pastor,
Mr.. Haldeman, by re-publishing, al
least, the account Of the interview had
with him by reporter Of the Morning
News. As this has not been done, we
ask you to give place to the following
statements, which are made upon the
authority of Mr.. Haldeman himself.
First, That 80 far as being opposed
70 Bible schools, he can only character
ize any report that would lean to such
a conclusion as q groundless falsehood.
Second, That so far from speaking
derogatorily Of Nj. Folwell, he declares
that that gentleman is warm and
close friend of his, and it passes his
apprehension how any intelligent lis
tener could have so utterly misunder.
stood the import Of his language.
Third, that the language Of the re-
port was so utterly unlike the phrase
Ology used, especially that portion of it
in relation to Mr.. Folwell, that Mr..
Haldeman found it as new and surpris-
ing to himself as to your readers.
Fourth, That no further notice will
be taken of any communications on this
subject, JUSTICE.