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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02
Snow Bound In Switzerland.

Owing TO the weather (Septemter
22), the state of Central Europe is in q
more melancholy condition than it has
been for many years. The whole of
Northern, Italy is more or less under
water, the Simplon and Splugen are
blocked by the snow that has fallen,
and the latter lies foot deep in all the
Swiss cantons, excepting only those
of Ndttd and Geneva. Travellers intend
ing to 60 over the former pass from
Switzerland to Italy have. on arriving
at Visp and Brigue, been told that there
is no longer aHy possibility of their
crossing it this year, and have been
forced TO discharge their tray eling-c car
riagcs, and take the railway to Culoz,
and thence accomplish the journey by
way of the Mount Ccnis. One EN- glish
gentleman and his wife, who had in
tended crossing the Simplon last week.
were resolved to go over it if possible,
and by means of a heavy payment in
duccd their Ucttt1'ino to attempt the pas
sage from the Swiss side. They got as
far as the fourth "refuge,' when it was
found absolutely impossible to proceed
any further, or, what was still worse, to
return to the starting-point. In these
cir, umstanccs they were forced to re-
main in their carriage for three days,
and 10 subSist on what food and wine
they had with them; and on the fourth
dag, when at their last resource, TO de-
scend on foot, at considerable risk, to-
Briguc.
MEANWHILE the amount of misery and
loss that has been cntailcd by the month
of rain (and that the harvest month"; is
incalcuablc. The cattle are lying dead
on the hills, the wine crop Immediately
north and south of the Alps will have
no actual existence this yea, and what
would have been the winter hay is in
jurcd beneath tho snow. Wolves have
appeared on the outskirts of several
Swiss towns, and bears (small and not
formidablcl arc reported in the Enga-
dine. In tn" Tyrol things are as bad,
ii not worse. At Innspruck and in .he
Pusterthal eoplc who have been caught
there arc prevented from leaving.
The trains have almost entirely ceased
to run, and several bridges have been
carried away by the floods. At Bru-
neck even worse than this has occurred,
as houses have had their foundations
washed away, ami the little town of
Trent is entirely under water. At the
last moment came the joyful tidings
that the eighty snow bound and jmpris-
oned visitors to Zcrmatt have seen rift
of blue sky in the clouds above them,
and that, before long, they hope to be
able IL struggle across the st. Nicholas
Pass to the Yalais and freedom. .-Lon-
don IjOrtM
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02
CaDNcitY for SIeeD.

Public men, subjected to severe men
tai strain by exhausting duties, learn to
sleep anywhere and ut any time. Napo-
lean once slept fQt an hUttr In the middle
of battle, WITH tbs foRf bf artillery
about him. BronghaDa slept for twenty
four hours Mt the clo'e OF dn exciting
week in the co,ttt t-toon4. w.
A story told bf William PITT, when
Prime Minister of England, exhibits this
facility:
A mutiny had broken out on ship of
war, and the mutineers had imprisoned
Admiral Colpoice, and threatened him
with death unless their grievances were
redressed 1t was feared that the exam
pie would become contagious, and the
mutiny become general.
Several members of the Cabinet, led
by Lord Windhatn, Went in disndy to
Pitts house for counsel, He was asleep,
but they forced their way to his chamber
ar oused him.
Aue great statesman sat up In bed,
heard their exciting story, and wrote
calmly:
"If Admiral Colpoice is not given up,
fire upon the ship from the batteries un-
til she is destroyed"
He then lay down on his pillow, and
was snoring before his surprised col
leagues had left the room. They could
not understand how sleep was possible i'll
such an emergency.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02
AnecdOte or Lord RedesdaIc,

Early one morning he made his way to
the mansion of the Earl of Lucan. He
had started for the races, and was dressed
In sporting garb, his cap put on awry
and cigar between his lips He rang
Mt the front door, and the Enrl's best man
-an exquisite of the first watcr-an-
swered the summons.
is the Earl at home?" -
No, sir! The Hearl is not Mt 'ome. ="
He mistOok the caller for sportive SER
want, very likely seeking hcnaploy-
ment.
"Do YOU know if he has gone to Wind
sor, my mani"
No, don't know hif e as gone to
Windsor. But I'll tell you what I do
know: You'd be a doin' of yersclf a
vast deal O credit hif you'd houly lust
run around to the sign O the Bell an
Crown, hand fetch me q pot Of 'alf-an'-
'alf"
"UnU right where's your money!"
Wy-bless you! don't find money
for thom as [ has to hansweN the bell for,
Avent you got q sixpenny bit of yer
own?"
II gness can find one." And away
his lordship vent, really enjoying the
thing, and shortly returned with q tan
kard of foaming half-an'-ha:f
The valet drank it with keen relish
-emptied tle pot-and then offered to
return it, with:
There, my good fellow-I'm much
But the visitor put the pot back, and
cut the speech short with:
Return the tankard Yourself. my
man; and when your master returns, be
kind enough to tell him that Lord Rcdcs-
dale called"
His lordship left the dazea aud con-
founded valet supporting himself against
the door-post, tho portcr-pot fallen to
the floor, his face the picture of horror
and despair, looking for all the world
like ono who wished he had never been
hornl ': ..,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

py the Mormon missionaries with the
people in the Hurricane district. in the
southern portion of Wilson county, is
becoming alarming A correspondent
writes to say that henew converts there
are violating every rule of decency.
Many OF the men are already cohabiting
with more than one wife, and it is said
they claim that God has warned them
TO leave for Salt Lake by the first frost.
An interesting suit against the United
States will be actively commenced at
Atlanta, Georgia, on the 26th inst. In
1864, when Sherman was on his famous
march to the sea, there were some bitter
secessionists named King, who owned n
factory at. Boswell, Asa desperate at
tempt to save teeir property, they, with
out consideration, transferred their fac
tory to Frencmman named Theopholie
Roche, who was an attache Of the
factory, and'who was at that time, and
still is, subject of France. Roche ran
up aFrench flag and claimed protection
under it. Sherman disregarded the flag,
burned the property and arrested Roche
who now comes forward and demand
$4,000 principal damages with interest
and $40, 900 damages for false imprison-
ment, in all amounting to $125,O0O
Roche still lives at Boswell.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02
Corn Smut.

AS corn harvest will soon be on hand
it is well to think of a few small matters
in time. 1t Is the prevalent opinion
of mRily good farthcrs and veterinarians
that corit sinut when catch by
cattle is Injurious, aid is the cause
in s6mH Eases IF, death. Hence
the smut ears should bic takbii EdTB Of,
aud burned when har, csting the corn.
A basket can be hung at the side, o: be-
hind tie wagon, into which all of the
smut can be thrown by the huskers, and
takcn where it can be burned. 1t is evil
dent that the amount Of this corn smut
is increasing every year. and it can be
checked by anntrlly bttrnihg it. Science
is developing nHW theH"iea. 1t ia claimcd
that this smut or dark dust is the ton1
gregatcd spores or seeds OF a plant or
fungus. That these spores live through
winter, and in the succeeding year attach
themselves to their cOngenial element.
which Is the green Corn. How this is
done We do rot pfGttnde to explain.
There atS thhny thfngs abottt how the
various dcfs OF pllnt6 glow, t hat We
do not pretend TO know. But as the wise
microscopists contend that no plant or
grain grows except from its own seed,
we have to conclu de that corn fungus has
its special seeds, and that it is important
that they should .as faf rs possible be-
annually destroyed. fhhfa Is tut little
doubt that corn smut is in .urious to ali
mails, acting as a poison and as an
irritant. We advise farmers TO prepare 4
basket for each wagon in the corn-Eeld
to gather smut, Frequently part of the
ear has corh OH it, md rs the smut docs
not abpbAr ~ bh d,sagrraable to the
taste of cattle, they Ga{ bEth torHtjtcr:
ICaCn State RcQiStcr.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02
An UnDODuIar Man.

Bill, @Ullettprs, who are only doing
their duty ana tfSihB tn tt,aFe. ether tpeil
become honest ahd pay their just dGbIBJ
have hard tim6 of 1t. Every body
thinks it Ia his right to snitb tho bill col:
lector. Poor fellow he ls p8fpetuallS
trying TO catch sight of the man who has
Just gone round the corner, who will be
back in five minutes, so the clerk says,
but who never comes back until the old
bill collector has gone. It is on record
that by some strange fatuity Of fortune
n collector once found bis debtor at
home. Such circumstance tteaflt took
his breath away, for, like the Wandering
Jew, he had been flying from pillar to
post for neatly year, and had never
once found tile right man in the right
place but he took out his battefGd wal
let and presented the account, yellow
with age, and humbly askad for settle
stern, imperative demalld Of the man,
who never intended to have money
enough to pay that bill. The victim
with the threadbare clothes and the
worn-out shoes suggested that it was not
easy to go up three flights of stairs three
times day in order to find the ominous
word "out" on the Office door: "Well,"
said the naughty debtor, "perhaps you
would like to have me rent room on the
first floor for the sake of my creditors"
The old bill collector uttered deep sigh,
put his wallet back into his pocket, and
walked into back alley where his homo
was, while the jaunty debtor spranR into
his landau and went Up to the park for
drive. Such is life,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02
PITH AND POINT.

"A mite of q boy In SomerviIle,
Mass, while looking out of the window
OF his home, saw g fan-tailed pigeon
| alight in front of the house. "Oh,
mother, come here" he cried, sand zee
pigeon with trail on as long as, your
best silk Journal.
1t is very comforting to man who
Is just recovering from lingering ILL
ness and hes managed to crawl out to
the gate on warm, sunshiny day to get
air, to have o neighbor como along and
shout cheerily: "Hellol Been away,
haven't your Had o good timer You
are looking we'll" ....
-"Well," remarked q young M. D..
just from college, 'I suppose the next
thing will be to hunt a good location,
and then wait for something to do, like
Patience on O monument eyes,"
said bystander; 'aud it won't be long
after you begin before the monuments
will be on the patients" ..-,
The N. Y. Graphic prints pictures
OF "the great diamonds Of the world"
There are about thirty of these precious
stones, and the most surprising thing
about them is the fact that not q single
one is owned by an editor Newspaper
men never did care much for jewelry,
anyhow.-Norristo,U Herald.
First Russian Officer -"Do YOU
think the coronation will pass off peace
fullyP" Second ditto-"Thinkp am
sure 1t will. The Gear never was more
popular than he is at this moment.
Why, the people are ready to exalt him
to the skies" First oflicer-"I know,
but they may do it with dynamite.
-"Why, how odd you look with your
hair parted in the middle!" exclaimed
Mrs. Brown. "I used to part mine on
the side," said Mrs. Jones. Then the
conversation became general. Each lady
had to tell how she parted her hair
all but Edith's mother. She said MOTH
Ing. Suddenly little Edith's voice|was
heard. "My mamma parts her hair in
her lap. ."--IaoiGnapoliS Journal.
"A Partisan, having advertised for q
coachman, was called upon by candi-
date, who referred him to O celebrated
physician for information in regard to
his qualities. The gentleman called ON
the physician, who simply took his pen
and wrote on piece of paper that his
former servant was reliable, punctual,
and polite coachman. Taking the paper
In his hand and thanking the writer for
1t, the man turned to leave; but the
physician called him back: ~ beg
your pardon, sir, but my terms for q
consultation are forty francs. III Fig
UTO.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

A CORRESPONDENT writing from Egypt
OF the battle of Tel-el-Kebir, says
" Arab had, it seems, dubbed the Scotch
soldiers odd women,' to the surprise of
his men who, later on, were more in
cllned to call them demons. Two i'll
omens occurred to chill the ardor of the
egyptians before the battle. Firstly,
In the fight previous, one man was shot
through the breast by bullet which
pierced tho Koran he carried and took
part OF it into his body. Secondly, the
young crescent of the moon encircling
star, sank below the horizon before the
hght, and being emblamatic of their
crescent and star, conveyed to them a
bad IMPRESSION"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02
Eminent SliOeinakei's.

Perhaps 1T was Coleridge who first re-
marked upon the great number of shoe
makers that have become eminent in
various walks of life and certain it is
that magazines and newspapers have
found in men who sprang from this EN-.
ploymcnt to higher things many sub
jects for interesting sketches, obituary
notices and special articles.
There wis a man sotie *ehts ago in
Portland-rrokAbly a shoemaker, but.
at all events, too modest to give his
name--who published book which he
called Eminent Shoemakers," and the
recent news that John Mackintosh,
shoemaker of Aberdeen, has written
two volumes Of History of Civiliza-
ton in Scotiana /" will give interest to
some of She relebFotefl naiiies which the
Portland shoemaker succeeded In bring
ing together.
William Clifford, the founder, and
long the editor, of the London Quart, rlv
RcUicaD, and than whom probably no
shoemaker ever had "one stttor" thrown
Mt him mrre ctten Hr vtith i,etter effect.
toilcd, We are informed, six long years
at the trade which lie said himself he
"hated with 4 perfect hatred"
George toA, N|tohl, by tho way,
Carlyle has celebrated as one ne
Of the noblcst men in England, "mak-
ing himself a suit of leather" divided
his time between making shoes and
caring for sheep until he began to preach
those sermons of his. aud to do that
Christiaii work which hnhllS gave unto
the world the first Organization of the
Society of 9uakeEs: Robert Bloomfield,
the poet, tiiadc shoes, and of him it was
once said that he was I" the most spirit
ual shoemaker that ever handled an
awl." Hans Sachs, the friend of Luther,
who wrote five folio volumes in verso
that are printed, and Ave Others that arc
not, was n 1noat diligent maker of shoes
in quaint old Nuremberg, anti; for all no
wrote, never made shoe the less, ho
said, and virtually reared large family
by the labor of his hands, independent
of his poetry.
Among others, this author mentions
no less,;a maine than, Noah Worcester.
Roger Shefinan, tdo, is Tn his list, and
Thomas Holcroft. Others might be
Henry Wilson one of them. Indeed, it
should not be forgotten that the father
OF John Adams, our second President
and the father of our sixth, made many
shoe in his day during the leisure which
his farm life gave him.-Nc,D York
Iri6uic.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02
American Fables.

a Horse owned by Peasant one dav
refused TO draw his load, harihg b.
CONC tired of tho tyranny Of man
Perhaps have been too hard with
him." soliloquiZed the Peasant, land |
will now make his burdens easier for a
time"
The Horse was therefore givcn light
er loads. his supply Of rrUytMdcr ill
creased, and his MASTER never appeared
q. tho stable without lump OF sugar
in his fingers.
A Fox who had observed how Tho
thing worked paid visit t6 IL Mule
owned by the saihc Peasant, and asked:
"llO you want more oats and haY?n
Mule
"And would You like to loaf half
your time away in the clio or Gcld?"
Pm blessed If | wOuldn'tm
And have s0mo one rub YOU down
with u piece Of velvet and feed you cut
loaf sugar. ....
at makes my mouth water TO think
of it, said the Mule rs he nibblcd at
the fence.
",Vcry well them" continued the
Fox. "All You have to do is to lc use
to budg when hit he'd up The Horse
playcd THAI game, and the re suit is that
he has become sleek and fat. "
Next day whtM the Pcasant hitchcd
The Mule TO his cart the animal refused
to move.
"What! rebellion in my old Mule,
too!' shouted the Peasant. "Indccd
cannot permit both animals to dc;y my
authority. Having exhausted my kind
words and Sugar on The Horse, will
try the virtues Of u club on the Mu'c."
he th6reupon pounded the animal
unit he was glad to speed faster and
draw heavier load than ever before.
MORAL.
The Fox had been watching the q air
tromIa tcncc CO.. ner and as he saw the
result he chucklcd to himself:
y rich man may have his fence in
me street, but poor man must keep
his Sidcwak in repair to escape the
law. "--Dctr0M Free Press.
Mrs. ". X. Vanderbilt, who was a
Miss Smith, and whose sister married
brother of Lady Mandevile. gave mn
"o!d-fashioned country dance' at her
Summerthouse ON Long island the other
night, at which Gotham's mOneycd ar s.
tocracy was strongly if not brilliantly
represented d" 1t was a regardless O.
expense" entertainment, and when the
last carriage drove away with its weary
uancers the sun was peeping out and
the 'ermers were, driving Their COWS 10
past SluIc. - There is nothing prettier than
'fhoaefn pastoral scehc. \. HtrULL
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

PAUL H. HAYNE, the Southern poet, is
man of medium size--perl1aps five and
half feet tall-with a well proportional
figure, olive complexion, dark, pene-
trating brown eyes, and n full, massive
forehead. He has highly polished man
ners, cordial address, and SO much natural
eloquence in conversation as to remind
everyone of the fact that he is a nephew
of Robert Hayne, Daniel Webster's
famous opponent.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

THE library of Cornell University re-
ceived, not long ago, by the viii of a
friend, in estate which, at the time, was
believed to be only of moderate value.
1t was found, however, to be chiefly in
vested in Wisconsin pine lands, and
turns out, at the present price of such
property, to be worth something over
1900. 900 IN hard money. This Is in
addition to the $5,O90,O 900 that Cornell
has derived. Or will derive, SEoni tho sale
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

Mr.. HERBERT SPENCER says that he
has been good deal annoyed by state
monts which have been made in tho
newspapers concerning him, and de-
clares that he neyo expressed any opin-
ion whatever concerning Oscar Wilde.
He does not believe in Interviewing, "
and regards the American appetite for
personalities as the bldmable cause of
hhs%y and incorrect statements regard
9Ig individuals. go 80,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

Mrs. MAhnoNEE, of New York, who
was killed at the recent railroad rcctdent
at sy,Tatus9, was a contributor to the
Century Magazine, and one of latest
poems was entitled "The Whistles" The
last sound she heard before her terrible
death was the warning whistle of the To-
comotive.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

Ex-Governor ABNER CoBURN is the
richest man in Maine. He is worth al
most 81, 100000. He lives near skowhe.
Rdh, and hs drifes dboatt The village in d
tWo-seated phaeton showing evident
marks of usage. The horses are strong
and clean-limbed, but their trappings and
grooming evinco disregard of appear
ances. There are no heirs to Mr..
Coburn's ptOpettK but two niacaa.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

DIR. OLIVER WENDELL Hor4tEs hRa
resigned Tho FatNmon Frofessorship of
Ahntoihy in the Medical School of Har
ward University at Boston. The retire
ment of DR.. Holmes from an office he
has held for thirty-fve years is induced
by desire to give attention bereafteE
more particularly TO literary pursuits.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

A AtEkcHANr in Tallahassee, Florida,
lately received an order for one hundred
pounds of dried fig leaves of bright
color. AS the order came from n large
tobacco manufactory, tho use to which
the leaves will be pnt is easily surmised.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

SIMON B. PAIGE, of Oshkosh, Wis, Of
fered $5, 900 for the rescue of his wife.
dead or alive, from burning hotel.
The body was saved by @. Ref. but
Paige refused to pay him, and was sued,
The County Court decided in favor OF
Paige, on tho gtotnd that tho rescuer
WIS fireman and in duty bound to save
anybody without reward. The Supreme
Court has now reversed this decision.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

--One of the best modes by which to
pro ect trees from cattle is to soil the
cattle. Tho idea of pastUring an or
chard and then of putting q guard of
stakes about each tree aud barbed wire
about the stakes, is poor commentary
on the enterprise of the farmer who
praclices it. 50. Louis Globe.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

WALTER NEvEGoLD, q lad fifteen
years of age, living in Bristol, Pennsyl
vania, has patented important improve
ments in rolling mill machinery. He is
said to be the younge st inventor on the
records at Washin~ton.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

A YOUNG man started for n drive 81
twenty miles with his sweetheart tlirohgk
an ttninhabised Sract IT Minnesota. At
d point about midway of the lonely
route the pair had bitter quarrel, The
fellow unhitched tho horse, mounted it,
and rode away, leaving the girl alone in
the wagon, where she remained all night,
and next day walled homo.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

Mr.. BARRY SULLIVAN, the actor, is to
fstn for an Irish constituency as n Home
Ruler. BE is yet young man Of fifty
eight, though he has been upon the
ht&ge for moro than forty years, and
starred it i'll America before the civil
war
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

A CERTAIN drawing room on Fifth
avenue, New York, has ceiling of ca
thedral glass, said to have cost S., 900.
1t is one of the oldest ideas of very
odd year.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

THE Baroness Burdett. Coutts- Bartlett
owns the smallest pony in the world. 1t
stands thirteen inches high, and is five
years of age.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

DooroR," said q lady patient, "I
suffer great deal with my eyes" The
old gentleman adjusted lis spectacIes,
and, with socratic air, replied, "I do
not doubt IT., my friend but then you
ought not to forget you would eu@er q
aTeAt deal more Ttthopt them," - -
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

Both branches of the Legislature of
Oregon have ratified the proposed wo-
mans suffrage constitutional amend
ment. It now goes to the people.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

The Boston Herald estimates that
there are not more than $500 German
voters in Massachusetts, and At, 900 Irish
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

The committee appointed to CON.
slider the question of substituting .
nickel coinage for the bronze coinage
how circulating in France, has decided
d favor Of nickel which has already
S9en adopted NJ Germany end BelgiaAS
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

Mr.. LABoUoHERE says that France is
now one gigantic gambling establish
ment.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

AN English financial critic says signif-
icantly that England never hawks her
wares abroad.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02

THERE are nearly 100000 tons of last
seasons ice in the houses on the Kenne-
bee River.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-11-02
TOPICS OF THE DAY,

CONNECTICUT now has but ono active
gin distillery.