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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-05-19
"But the world" shrieked Katie trom-

bnng.
'"The world will admire you tho same
and what more do you desire?" asked
her husband bitterly. "rho marriage
OF hands, and not of hearts, is n mock
cry. Few know tho conventional mean-
ing of the term husband and wife; but
do you know what it should mean? Do
you feel that the only true union is that
of love and sympathy? Then, enough
OF this mummery! Farewell /! I go to
consult friends about the terms of separa-
tion. Nay, do not tremblo and cry, and
cling to mo now-for L shall be liberal to
you. AS much of my fortune shall be
yours rs you desire"
upon the sofa. From heart torn with
anguish she shrieked aloud:
Crank Frank why did 1 send YOU
from me? Why did I sacrifice love and
happiness to such fate as this? Why
was [ blind till sight brought me mis-
ery?"
She lay upon tho sofa sobbing and
weeping passionately. Gradually her
grief appeared to exhaust itself her
head lay peacefully on her arm, over
which Aswept her dishevelled tresses-
until, With start, she cried:
Crank oh, Frank, come backp
''Here am, said soft voice by her
side.
She raised her head. She opened her
astonished eyes, Frank standing before
her.
"You have been asleep" he said,
smiling kindly.
"Asleep?"
"And dreaming, too, I should say
| not pleasantly, either"
''Dreaming?" murmured Katie; land
Is it all drcam?"
"I hope 80, replied Frank, taking her
hand.
"You could not mean to send me
from you SO cruelty, / know / waited
in your fathers study, whcro I have
been talking to him all of an honr. l
came back to plead my cause once more
And found you here where left YOU
asleep"
ooh, what horrid drcam!" murmurcd
Katie, rubbing her eyes. cit was sc
like a terrible reality, that 7 shuddel
now to think Of it. L thought I was
married."
"And would that bo so horrible? p
asked Frank. 81 hope then you did not
dream you were married to rne!'
"No j thought L gavo my hand, with
| out my heart"
''Thcn, if you gave mo your hand, il
would not be without your hcart?"
"No, Frank, " said Katie, her bright
eyes, beamng happily through tears
''nmd licrc it is. -
She placed her fair hand in his-he
! kissed it in transport
| ANA soon after there was n real mar
| rln%r; not splendid. but happy one;
nn: followed by a life of luxury, but by
/ ht" of love and Contcntmcnt:. and that
wa" The marriage OF Frank Minot and
Katie Yale.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-05-19
RIDING DOW =

Oh, did you see him riding down,
And riding down, whilo all the town
Came out to see, came out I, see,
And all tho bells were mad with glee2
O, did you hear those bells ring out,
Ihe bells ring out, tho people shout,
An And did you hear that cheer on cheer
That over all the bells rang clear2
And did you see The waving flags
The fluttcring flags, the tattered flags,
Red, white and blue, shot through and through
Baptized will battles deadly dew2
And did you hear the drums gay beat,
Inc drums gay beat, The buges sweet,
Inc cymhals' clash, th, cannons' crash,
Ahat rent the sky with sound and hash2
And did you see me waiting there
Just waiting there and watching there,
Onc little lass, amd the mass,
lhat pressed TO see the hero pass7
And did you see him smiling down,
emu smiling down, as riding down
with slowcst pace, with stately grace,
lie caught the vision Of a face
My face, uplifted red and white,
turned red and white with sheer delight
10 meet tho eyes, the smiling eyes,
OutllIshiDg in their swift surpriscf
O, did you see how swift IL came.
llOw swift II came, like sudden flame,
IiIat smile TO me, TO only me,
The littlc lass who blushed to seer
And at the windows all along,
O, all along, lovely throng
Ot faces fair, beyond compar>
Deamcd out upon him, riding theroi
Each face was like radiant gem,
a sparkling gem, and yet for them
No swift smile came, like sudden flame,
No arrowy glance took certain aim;
lie turned away from all their grace
from all .hcir grace Of perfect face,
lie turned to me, to only me,
The little lass who blushcd to see!
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-05-19
Ice and the Stomach.

The use of ice as n luxury, in the form
of ice cream or of iced water, is bccOm-
ing moro prevalent in this country.
Used i'll these ways they are generally
taken, especially by the young, reck-
lcssly, without thought Of any serious,
possibly fatal, results that may follow.
An average stomach has an immense
deal to do to digest three full meals n
day; especially when, as is frequently
the case, it is disturbed and irritated by
food that is indigestible because of its
quality or its quantity. Let it be rcmem-
bered that there is nothing in tho body
blood, muscle, membrane, bone, ten
don, nerve, brain, or sccrctions-wbich
has not come Of tho contents OF the
stomach. Neither is there thought, II
feeling, on emotion, n volition, or an act,
Which has not derived the material force
back of it from the stomach
Such an organ must therefore, be
highly organized. 1t has countless
arteries, veins, nerves and glands. 1t is
lined with delicate mucous membrane,
as much so ns the air-tuhcs.
1t is studded all over with glands
| which elaborate and pour into it that
wonderful fluid, gastric juice. It's coats
| consist of different thin layers of muscles
arranged crOSSwiSc, and these are con-
| stantly mt work giving it that peculiar
| rolling motion ~ which the food is
| thoroughly mixed with the saliva Every
| organ and muscle when in action must
have n special supply of blood. This is
| especially true of the stomach.
| Food, therefore, fails to diSgcst if the
| blood is withdrawn from the stomach,
rs. for instance, to the brain by study,
| or close Thought, or by anxiety, immo-
| diatcly after eating
Now, it is the nature Of cold to con
| tract all blood vessels and drive back the
| blood, and to paraIyzc, more or less, all
nerves. Of course, tho flow Of gastric
| juice is checked, and digestion is arrested
and the proper motion Of the stomach
interfered with, by an ice-cold fluid in.
| troduced into it.
Further, when the reaction sets in, the
| blOOd-vessels become -distended
producing often a dangerous congestion
and an increased thirst. with demand
for more ice-watcr, thus inducing {
"vciOus circle. "
From what we have said, any reader
can 500 that iced water, or ice cream
should not be taken into the stomach q
| the Same time with food. Serious con
sequences often follow disregard O
this physical law Youths COnpaniOn
M. PRUDHoMME lauds the advantage
of gymnastics. "Thero is nothing iik
it for the health, he says; cit increase
q mans strength, prolongs his days
--"But our ancestors did not practic
gymnastic, and yet"-"They did not
| and what is the cOnseouense9 Thou or
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-05-19
WRECKED IN PORT.

"Ah hn!" said jones' ca billet doux!
know from tomC sweet maiden, fair;
MothInkS it bears perfume now,
Straight from tho breath of kisses rare.
| ] know rH rash
ItE tacrilcGo To break the seal
OF this white "nN el0po that wraps
And yet, 10 n who It's 40 lCal,
fain viii open it-perhapA
l'vo mado II mash "
1t read: " Dear Sir--You owe this bar
An y, and must have my pay:
Hou'vo hung mo up , too long, by far;
And I'll not wait another day
--Prnolcun World
"DEACON," said the widow, as she
strokcd i'll IL feline manner the maltese
tnbby that evidently lay in her lnp for
that purpose, "don't you long for spring,
with It's balmy breath, it's warm sun
shine and its gentle showers, which
awaken nature and put lifo into every
thing that has laid cold and dead during
the long winter, and bring everything
up out of the cold, cold ground into light
and life" "Well, hardly, widow" re-
SpOndod the deacon; "you know buried
my second wife last fall"
TIE following reached the New Or
leans PGc0Y~uc with tho request that it
should be published rs an ADVERTISE
mcnt: 81 want nhouse ceaper one that
knowes how to ceap ahouse in its proper
manor one that will help makal nliving
and that is well respected in good SO.
ciety with good education but not thro-
graduate with some property so that it
will amount to ono Thouscn dollars or
more meadium siso girl but not to OK
ccade Twontythree years off ago, rs that
is my age / am amedium sice man with
darck hair small gray eyes small eyers
and round face worth about Twoth houson
dollars with no bad habits Young girls if
you want to marry and think you will
fill the place write to mo for L mean
what sYy. Direct to-" etc.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-05-19
PITH AND POINT.
WHAT made the bridal trip

WHAT made the bridal trip?
ScooPED in-Au grades Of sugar.
HARD to realize-Borrowed money:
"A WATCHED pot never boils"-over.
THE drum major is the " display head"
Of n brass band.
WHISKY is the iveliest "stilp-born
child on record.
For thirty years the silver Scent
pieces have bred emotional profanity.
"THE poor ye havo with YOU aI-
ways" hut the rich go away in summer
time.
KENTUoKY company insurcs whisky,
but declines to take fire risks on tho
consumers.
WEATHER prophocy--Whcn you SEQ
two cats on the woodshcd looking each
other i'll tho eye and waving their tails,
it is IL sign of squall.
"I PUT outside my window large
box filed with mold, and sowed it
with socd. What do you think came
up ?? Wheat, barley, or oats ?"
No-a policeman, who ordered mo to
remove it"
"Now, George, you must divide tho
cake Eonorably with your brother
Charles" "What is honorable, moth
err? 1t means that you must give
aim tho largest piece" "Then,
mother, I'd rather Charley would di-
vide it,"
CONVERSATION between two French
girls: The oldcr-"I think mamma
ought to be ashamed of treading al
ways on our hccis and Watching us SO
carefully" The younger" The fact
IL, she'd just make us want to be wick
"d--if We weren't thinking of it all the
timr"
n GIRL heard her father criticised Sc
vrrcly across Il dinner table. Tho care
less critic paused II moment to sny
II hope he is no relative OF yours,
miss ?" Quick as thought she replied
with tho utmost nonchalanco "Only
II connection of my mothers by mar
| riagc."
TEAcnER-"Now, Robby, what is tho
plural OF mousoY Robby-" Do.no'm-
M" Teacher-"Why, Robby, I'm sur
priscd. The plural of mouse is mice.
| Don't forget that now." Robby-
"No'm." Teacher" Now tell me what
is the plural of house." Robby-
| "HiCc."
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-05-19
One Who Has Killed 1,tGi Deer.

The Iilmira Free Press says Charles
O. Smith lives in Tusrarorn Township,
Stcubcn County, about four miles from
Addison. In conversation with our cor
respondent ne said: 81 came from Che
mango County into this region in 1910.
1t was u wilderness into which we went.
Not tree of tho old forest had been
fcllcd. There was great hunting here
aboats III those days." continued Mr.
Smith. remember well when my
wife would say to me. well, Charles, /
want you to go out and get me u deer
! would start in the afternoon when the
sun was only an hour high and get three
or four deer before it got very dark.
Why, [ have myself killed as high as
cighty-four deer i'll one season. [ have
kept account Of tho number [ have killed
and it is |, 1G4, all, too, within radius of
six or seven miles from this spot. and
every one i'll Steubon County. NY
father taught mo to shoot on the run,
long years ago, when we were living in
Chenang' County, and when was but u
little boy. We would go ont on sido
hill and my father would roll pumpkin
down it. While it was under way
| fired, and [ practiscd so constantly and
patiently that got so could hit the veg.
ctabIe every time. I did this so / could
learn to shoot deer on the run, and 1T
gave me excellent practice and skill.
A NORTHERN paper praises the " IN
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-05-19

SURELY that preaching which comes
from the soul most works on the sonl
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-05-19

A NoRrnERN paper praises the. in
dian Hair Rcstorcr." IIo is iraud.
No Indian was ever known to restore
any hair. Ho files it away rs certIh-
cate on which to draw rations from On-
! Gle Sam,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-05-19

M. PRUDHoMME lauds the advantages
of gymnastics. "Thero is nothing like
it for the health, he says; cit increases
q mans strength, prolongs his days"
but our ancestors did not practice
gymnastic, and yet"-"They did not,
and what is the consequence? They are
dead, every man of them. "-FHaoro.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-05-19

eff ever ] marry" Katie Yale used to
say, half in jest, halt in enrnest--"1f
ever marry, the happy manor the
unhappy one, if you pleHse-ha! hal
shall be person possessing these three
uolif,ot;nro.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-19
OUR ONLY HOPE.

It is now thought that the cotton crop of lSS0-S1 will reach 6,500, ,000 bales. If no disaster occurs to cut short the crop of 1SS1-2 it Is preba ble that it may reach 1000, ,000, or even 7,500,00o bales.
 So the fact stares us plainly in the face that we may expect very low prices for the crop now growing say seven and one. half or eight cents net to the producer, for mid ding cotton, and on down to four cents net for some portions of the crop. The southern planter need never again expect big prices for cotton so long as the policy of such enormous production is persisted in. The spinner will year by year fix his prices lower and lower; for, he will argue, the south is demonstrating more clearly each year that the cot ton belt of the United States can and will produce enough cotton to supply us even if they do lose money by it. The only hope we see for prosperity in the south is to make FIRST her own bread and meat, SECOND, to manufacture her own agricultural implements; and THIRD to raise LESS cotton and start MORE cotton manu- factuling industries.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-19
The Exemption Law.

In the many features in our organ ization calling for modification there are none more glaring than the ex- emption clause. We were furnished by our very efficient county clerk with the number of mortgages filed and recorded Tn his office during the last three months and were surprised to find it so large; the number reaches now S24. Counting nothing for writing them, the expense at tending the acknowledging and re. cording of them reaches in the az gregate $l236. It should be borne Tn mind that this amount has to be paid for the privileges of the exemp- tion of that property, which, of ne- ~eessity, the parties have to deprive themselves. Hence the law, as it now stands, costs the poor whom it should protect $1236, not to put themselves equal with others, but to live. But thls expense, vast as it is, is nothing in comparison to the det riment of the poor, who have to avail themselves of it. When man mort gages his property to another for consideration, for example for sup plies, he absolutely places himself in the power of the mortgagee, for his credit is stopped elsewhere, and from the very nature of the contract It is impossible to agree upon the price to be paid for goods, conse- quently the mortgagor is absolutely at the mercy of the mortgagee, and is compelled to pay him his own price for what he gets and to take whatever price for hls produce he is offered. We would not be under stood as blaming the merchant for thls course, for it is his only chance to secure himself; and we would here state that as rule, so far as our ob- servation extends, the merchants are quite liberal Tn buying the produce at fair valuation. But granting all this, it places the poor man at great disadvantage iu particulars toe nu merous to mention here. A specific exemption would work great relief to the poor people. Then whatever man owned in kind subject to his debts would be a basis of credit for him, The exemption should be reduced and made specific, and then, if man owned $500 worth of prop erty subject to his debts his credit would be $500. As the law now stands, there are but few men in the country who have as much property as the law allows them, and to ob. tain credit they are often compelled to place themselves in the power of merciless sharps who subsist upon the distress of the laboring classes. -Searcy Record.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-19
An Important Circular.

The following circular has been issued by Edward Wheeler internal revenue collector for Arkansas, and will be of interest to growers of to- baeco in this state. Many persons have been deterred from raising to- bacco by the vexatious regulations and restrictions attending it's sale, and the heavy penalties attending any infraction of a law gotten up sx- clusively for the benefit of manufac- lures. These discriminations against the planter are to some ex. tent removed by the following order which is dated January 3, 1881, and and is addressed to Edward A. Nickels, deputy collector, Hot Springs, Ark:
 'I am in receipt of your letter of the I'd inst, relative to limitation revenue law, imposing special tax of five dollars on dealers in leaf tobac- co received in hand By reference to Int. Rev. Record, vol. 26, No. 2S, will be found an extract of tue law upon this subject passed by con gress in June, 1880. The sixth sub. division in section 3244, revised statutes of the United States, was amended so as to permit dealers in leaf tobacco (othsr than retail deal ers) who do not deal in leaf tobacco
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-19
The Duty of Democrats.

That there is fair prospect for internal dissen tion and division in the democratic party in this state, in the near future, is evident. There are various questions being agitated, uyon which the people will naturally divide in opinion, and there are, as well, discontented mem
 bers of the party more ambitious than patriotic, who would pander to such divisions with the hope of stri- king a tide that might lead into of flee. Prominent among these ques-
 tions is that of our state debt and the proper manner of settling and giving final quietus to it, concerning which members of the party have and will differ widely. The debt question is not the only one that disturbs us, that of temperance, the time of meeting the legislature, terms of office and other matters of minor importance are being discuss ed. Now if these questions are ta- ken up singly and remedy attempt ed by amendment to the constitu- tion, we believe it would be attended by great peril to the party. How, then, can our party ship be piloted over what promises to be a rough sea with adverse gales and numsr- ous breakers with safety? We be- lieve it can be done by constitu- tional convention. Let the demo- cratic party agree, through Its pa pers, Its public men, it's edecutive committees and all other of it's agen
 cies for the next legislature to pass bill for constitutional convention and let the next state nominating convention put in it's platform an endorsement to that effect; that then, will be the only issue in the next canvass; and to the call of one,
 we as q party will be committed. When the legislature shall have sub- mitted the question of convention to the people, then in the canvas for delegates, all the questions-of debt temperance, the time of meet ing of the legislature, oflicisl tenure, and all others that may be thought of-will be discussed, considered
 and acted on in the constitutional conventionand settled, and as set tied, will be acquiesed in by all.
 This will keep the struggle in the party, and the result too; and pre- vent all split or division. We sub init these views to our brethren of the democratic press, believing that the paramount Idea will be the unity of tho party, and whatever mistake may be made or ills befall us, let not our grand old party become Mahoneized. Fayetteville Sentinel.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-19
Annual School Meeting.
LITTLE Rock. May 10,

LITTLE ROCK, Dlay lO, lool.
 In response to numerous letters in regard to my official circular of April 9, beg to say, it is still my opinion that but one director should be.elec-., ed in each school district. The leg islature changed tae time of the annual school meeting, and nothing more.
 It will be observed that that part of section two (2) of the amendatory act, that seems, at first glance, to re- qulre the election of three (3) di rectors. is an exact copy of the origi- nal act According to well known principle of construction, when a statute is amended, by copying a section of a former act with some change, that part of the amended section thus copied, which had pre- viously been in force, must be con sidered as taking effect flom the time of the passage of tho first act, and not from the time of the amend mest.
 That part of section two (2) of the amendatory act, that causes confu- slon, was carried into effect when the present school system was put in operation-when the change was made from one q to three (3) di- rectors. JAS. L. DENTON,
 State Supt. Public Inst.
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-19

- During the year 1881 there will be four ec!ipses, two of the sun and two of the moon; and transit of the planet Mercury across the suns disk. The first will be a partial eclipse of the sun, on May 27th. It will be visible here. It begins at sunrise at Buffalo and 2 few minutes before sunset at St. Louis. A total eclipse of the moon occurs on the night of June l1-12, visible through out the United States. In this part of the country it will begin at l2 :l5 q. m., reach total obscuratiop at l 1T, attain ing the middle of the eclipse at l :5S, and continuing until 2:39, then the moon will reappea-, and it will be en- tircly over at 3 III a. m. If the night is clear it will be one of the most beau tiful elipses of the moon, witnessed in this vicinity for years. An annual eclipse of the sun, November 2lst, and a partial eclipse of the moon, on De> cember 5th, will both be visible in this part of tine world. A transit of the Mercury across the suns disk will take place on the 7th of November. The beginning only will be visible in the United States, and that in the western nart
The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-19
Secretary of State Frollch ha

Secretary Of State Frolich has discovered what lie considers fatal error in the law passed by the legls- lature raising the maximum limit of petit larceny to $10. The error lies Tn the fact that the new law purports to amend an act on larceny approved July 23, 1875, when Tn point of fact ao such act was approved in July, 1875. The act the legislature in
 tended to amend was approved Jan uary 23, 1875, and the error in regard to dates is believed to be sufficient to nullify tke new act, The atter- ney general will be appealed to to give his opinion upon the matter.