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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24
Things Learned by Experience.

If your coal fire is low throw on q ta-
blespoonful of salt, and it will help it
very much. A little ginger put into
sausage meat improves the flavor. In
icing cake dip the knife frequently in
cold water. in boiling meats for soups
use cold water to extract the Juice. If
the meat is wanted for itself alone, plunge
III boiling water ut once. You can get q
bottle or barrel of oil off any CARPET O,
woolen stuff by applying dry bucliwhcn
plcntifully and faithfully; never pu
water to such grease spot or liquid O
any kind. BrOil steak without snting
salt draws the Juice in cooking it is dc
sirable to keep these in if possible; cool
over n hot fire, turning frequently, scar
ing on both sides place on n platter,
salt and pepper to taste. Beef having a
tendency to be tough can be made very
palatablo by stcwing very gently for
two hours, pepper and salt, taking out
about a pint of liquid when done, and
letting the rest boil into the meat.
Brown the meat in the pot. After taking
up make n gravy of the pint of liquid
saved. A small piece of charcoal in the
pot with boiling cabbage removes the
smell. Clean oilcloth with milk and
water; Il brush and soap will ruin them.
Tumblcrs that have had milk in them
should never be put in hot water A
spoonful of stewcd tomatoes in the gravy
OF either roasted or fried meats is IN
Improvement The skin of q boiled egg
is the most cflicaciOus remedy that can
be applied TO q boil. Peel it carefully,
weU, and apply it to the part affected
1t will draw off the matter and relieve
the soreness in q few hours.
An Illinois farmer gives an Eastern
writer for the New England Homestead
the following directions for curing
CALLED shoulders in horses, and says
that it is infalliblc. Take old leather
and burn it to Il crisp; rub the ashes on
the CALLED part; few applications will
effect a perfect cure. - new work
horse put to the plow this spring re-
ceived 6oVcra! severe gals on both
shoulders. A few applications of the
burnt leather made them as sound as if
never injured, and no scar is now seen.
"A census OF the marriaoeabIo
princes of Europe appears to have been
taken. The age for marriage of q
prince Is, it seems, from u to 10: for
princess, from 18 to 20. There are thir-
ty-elght marriageablc princes, and only
trenty-tour marriageabl0 prince5se3.
Germany furnishes the chief lpply.
There are twenty German princes now
In the market, including King Ludwig
OF Bavaria, the most eligible bachelor
in Europe.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

A GLANCE at the naval register shows
that with total force of $4,000 men.
including marines, we have twelve Rear
Admirals. twenty-five Commodores,
sixty Captains, 110 Commanders, 315
Lieutenants, 180 Masters, 400 Ensigns,
while the Naval Academy is prepared
to add from year to year largely to the
number of the latter. This is certainly
large enough staff of officers to COM
mand as great navy as we shall pos
sibly ever need, and it is quite natural
that movement, such as that recently
inaugurated by Senator Miller. of Cali
fornia, should be made to reduce
the number of officers to make it in
somo measure proportionate to the
number of seamen AMI marines.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24
BITS OF TNF0RrraTr0H

II 4tI- ~ ! Z -
THE largest national cemetery II o
Lynchburg, Va.
! THE name OF Goo in the H1ndoostane'
language is Rain. La the Persian, Sire.
G1BBcS Began to writo his |" Decline
AM Fall of the Roman Empire" In Lon
don in 1772.
In Moscow the plague introduced by
the Turkish army carried off 1000 vic-
TINS in q month.
DURING the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries in France guilty animals suf-
fered death ON the gallows.
PEACooKs were carefully reared IN tho
! island of Samos, and sold at such high
prices that Varo says they fetched yearly
go, 600.
The Franklin Arctic expedition sailed
from Greenhithe, England, May "a,
1916. The last heard from them were
dispatches sent from the Whaleish
islands dated July IL, 1S45.
TIE English language has greater
number of words than the French.
There are also in English greater
number Of ways to express thoughts
than in French. .....Z.-..
TILE expression commencement ex-
ercises " is applied to the concluding
exercises of o college term, from the
fact that they mark the "commence-
ment" Of the graduates independent
life.
THE invention of glass is commonly
attributed to the Phenicians. Very an
cient discoveries of glass in Egypt have
somewhat shaken this attribution. and
it will remain uncertain until further
discoveries settle the question.
The phrase "suited to T" is said to
be derived from the so-called T-square,
an instrument used by architects and
mechanical draughtsmen in drawing
plans. AS the T-square is often used to
test the accuracy with which lines and
angles have been drawn, it is altogether
probable that the expression originated
in this fact.
THE word "vendetta (veneeance)
originated, it is SAID, in Corsica. where
the practice was formerly general, and
still prevails in remote parts of the
island. The custom, one writer re-
marks grimly, houri ishes among the
Bedouins. Traces of it are found some
times among the Montenegrins, Alban-
lans, Druses and Circassians and, in
deed, it may be said that the custom
prevailed at one time or another among
every tribe and nation. Whenever a
person was murdered, the practice
among those holding to this custom was
to avenge the death and that duty was
imposed upon the son, brother or near
est kinsman, who forthw with sought pri.
vate vengeance upon him who shed the
blood Of the relative. AS the admins
tration Of justice became O more and
more settled social institution, the Gus
tom disappeared, although Corsica still
clings to it in its most cruel form, and
on that island it plays a most important
part in o social life.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

OF ALL the English correspondents at
Alexandria, it is to be said that they
have shared the perils they have de-
scribed. Ahoat they have shown them
selves ready to face shot and shell, and
ashore the knives of Arabs assassins
not to speak of mobs and explosions.
They have done their work under n eli
mate of great heat, and have done o.
great deal of it. Altogether. they have
been credit to their profession, and
the profession seems in no particular
hurry to take credit to itself or award
due measure to the brave and brilliant
men who lift journalism step higher by
their devotion and capacity and courage.
The public looks on in wonder at the
quantity of readable matter turned out
each morning for its eager perusal.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24
A Curious Snuff-BOx.

Shortly after the breaking out Of the
French Revolution, its advocates de-
nounced our Premier as "an enemy to
the human race" that man. $50 easy
to live with,' who sang the song about
himself, called "Billy Pitt, the Tory."
His Secretary one day told him that O.
foreigner, who spoke English tolerably
well, had twice or thrice asked to see
him; but, not looking like u proper ap-
pllcant, had been sent away, the great
man time being too precious for him
TO admit every stranger who, on frivo-
lous prctcXts, might seek to gratify an
idle curiosity. This person, however,
had said he should return in an hour:
the Secretary, therefore, thouyht it his
duty TO inform Mr.. Pitt Of such intcn-
ton, and ask his further orders in tho
affair
Have the goodness" said the Min
lStcr, "to open the top left hand drawer
IN that cabinet, and bring me its con-
tentS.n
These were n pair OF pistols, and q
morocco case; opening the latter he pro-
duccd a Snul1-boX, in which was set a
portrait.
lis that like our vistor?' asked
Pitt.
1t is the man, sir" answered the
Secretary.
"lIa, | have expected him for some
days! He is sent over to aSsassinate
me; so, when he calls again, let him be
shown up"
"Sir!n exclaimed the attached re-
tainer, "wll you expose to danger your
lie on which so much dcpcnds?n
"Thcrc will be no danger, l thank
you; but you may be within call, if you
please
Accordingly the Frenchman, on his
return, was ushcrcd into the room
where William Pitt sat alonc-a loaded
pistol i'll one hand. the miniature in the
other.
"Monsicur Mchcc dc In Touchc.n
said Pitt, calmly, "you see | am ir.
every way prepared for YOU, thanks to
an a gent employed by this Government.
Attempt my Lie, and your own instant
lly pays the forfeit I'm any case, | shall
have you secured. and given over to the
law"
The intended assassin stood DaralvZcd
and dumb ut this cool reception.
"But," continued Pitt, "there is an
other acknowledgements safety and
high rewards arc in your power. Sell
your services to Great Britain: make
your market Of whatever secret intor-
NATION you can procure, that may guard
us against the Vaccinations OF YOUR
country; be, in fact, one of the necessa-
ry evils which policy forces us to use in
desperate cases; do what no honorable
man could do to save yourself from
specHy death; your conscience is stained
by purposcd murder. Comply, pcrfnrcc,
with these conditions, and YOU Shall be
as literally paid as You must, by all par
ties, be justly dcspi>cd."
The Secretary used to repeat his illus
tl1ous masters words, which were, as
nearly as possible, to the foregoing eff
feet.
The clever miscrcant JOY fully accepted
these terms, and for many years earned
the bribcs of II spy in our behalf
NO doubt a Snutl-bON was the safest
medium for the warning portrait, as
fancy heads frequently adorned such q
thing: while, had the miniature been set
as II lOcsirt, whoever saw it must have
been sure that it depicted some real in
dlvldual. l.--LONi0n SOciciv
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24
Deadly Weapons.
Yorker.

A detective frightened a young man
nearly to death yesterday. The young
man was standing on the corner when
the detective tapped him on the shoul-
der and said: al shall have to arrest
you for carrying deadly weapons" The
young man turned pale, and his lips
quivered, and he stammered out that he
never carried revolver or knife in
his life. Eyes" said the detective,
that may be all right, but look at
your shoes" The young man looked
at his pointed, tooth-picked-toed shoes,
and asked what was the matter with
tnem. Then the detective told him the
SHOES were SO sharp Mt the toes that if
ne should get mad and kick q man he
would split him wide open. Then the
detective winked, and said: you NAV
go inns time, but don tlet it occur again. =
--PecE'S MiteCGWkee Sun,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24
The Library mt AbbOtSfOrd.

The library is the handsomcst apart
ment at Abbotsford. 1t is fifty feet in
length by thirty in breadth, and has an
immense bay-wndow that affords
charming glimpse of the Tweed. The
ceiling IS carved after designs from Mel
rose Abbey. There are twenty thou
sand volumes here and in the study.
The bookcases were made under Sir
Walters direction, by his own work
men. Some Of them cOn;an II rave and
curious old books and MSS. that are
carefully guarded under lock and KEY.
Here, on the wall, is the portrait of Sir
Walter s eldest son, who was Colonel
of the Fifteenth HuSsars. He went out
to Madras in 1889, and was q verv pop
ular and efficient officer; but he soon
fell Il victim TO the fatal climate of India
and died on the return voyage to En-
gland, whittier he had been ordered on
account OF his health. Here, too, is the
bust of Sir Walter ut the age of forty
nine, by Chantrey. There are chairs
cX4uisitely wrought, from the Borgheso
Palace ut Rome, the gilt of the Pope; o
silver urn upon stand Of porphyry,
from Lord Byron; and an ebony cabi-
net and set Of chairs presented by King
George ~. In glass case, shielded
from the touch of pro! ane fingers, arc
the purse of Rob Roy; the brooch of his
wife; a notebook III green and gold,
once tho property of Napoleon l.; and
agold Snull-bol, also gwen by King
George ~. When this royal friend was
Regent, he invited Scott to dine with
him i'll London, addressing him famil-
iarlyaS "Waltcr," and shcwering upon
him evidences OF his esteem; when he
succeeded to the throne. one of the first
acts of the kingly prerogative was to
create him q Ba.Onct. Nicholas
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24
Rich Find in q Trunk.

A young fellow who was one of the
"reservo' was ordered to Rouen last
year to servo the usual fourteen DAYS.
He had no trunk. His funds were low.
He asked maiden aunt to lend him a
trunk. She had nothing but an old
fashioned pOrtmanteau, which was SC
queer he refused to take it. He could,
however, find no other, and, ashamed rs
he was to be seen in such company, there
was no help for it, shoulder it he was
obliged to do. Offered employment in
Roucn, he made it his home The trunk
lay hidden and forgotten III q dark closet,
until one day while rummaging he camo
upon it. He determined to send it back
to his aunt. AS he empticd it he found
it had double bottom he opened this
double bottom; he found in it GIG, 900.
He carried them to the bank and found
the money good He capercd for joy, not
only with his legs but with his tongue
SO news of the discovery reach, Il
his aunts ears, and she said the money
belonged to her, and she found the Junk
dealer who had sold her the trunk O
willingly became her witness to this fact
but added: "Iat drunk ccs my righd5
and zat monish oes mine" SO they have
all gone to law.-I0r6S Correspondence
NeD Orleans PicdVunc.
"A curious freak of lightning occur
red at the house Of Alexander Avery,
C0ntrcvillc, Ala. None of the inmates
were killed, but the shoes of each were
destroyed. The stroke fell on Miss Josie
AVery's neck, and passing down the
body throw the shoe from the foot with
terrific force, great distance. The
shoes on the feet of her mother were cut
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24
MY LOVE-.

my loves worth all the world to mo:
,, ucr walk to others dance is light
w nen she comes by, the sun rides high
And when she's past, tits night
Her gentle voice, that bids "aood davn
Is music that my soul loves best:
hGr n dcep'sct oyes, her low replies
Ihe dreams that haunt my rest
her %; presence, like fresh morning showers,
7, lives 6 to all things refreshing grace;
IL sue Dut Stoop, sweet buds that droop
Gaze up into her face.
Innt m May day face-whcre nothing lives
lhat Is not bright, for long together;
1m0ugnts come and go, like winds that blow
Inc clouds in golden weather.
Lies passing shades have scarcely cbilpd
The gladnoss of her spirits light
y when she's by the sun seems hiph.
Ana when she's past, tits night!
III
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

IHE extensive war preparations in
Russia evidently has some Significance
III 1t detracts the attention of Nihilists
from the Gar, there will be probab J.
lty OF the coronation taking place. The
Gar no doubt looks upon the project
with favor.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

TIE floral business is one of tbe hoet
most prosperous and most rapidly in
creaslng of any in the country. In New
York $l0,O00,000 is now expended for
flowers annually, and as much as S.
given for single rosebud. The town
has gone flower mad, and no one can eat
or dance or marry or die without q
shower of flowers, and this craze is
spreading.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

ELEVEN schoolboys in Geneseo walked
to Niagara Falls, August 4, 1882, and
agreed to meet there again, if living, in
hfty years. Seven of them kept the
promise, coming with their wives and
children on the 4th iu st past
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

MORE than four tines the average on
nn"l destruction of life by lightning has
mircady occurred in the United States
this season.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

AT THE Indian agency, Pine Ridge,
Dakota, the Indians offer q reward Of
Soo for the apprehension of any person
who sells. trades, or gives to any indian
or hatf-brced Intoxicating liquors
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

THE Detroit Free Press figures up that
tDer" have been 167 deaths from tetnnus
this year, caused by the toy pistol, and
suggests that next Fourth of July arse
nc be used as less fatal substitute.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

Prof. Gamgee has succeeded in ven-
tilating and cooling the composing
rooms of the New Orleans TTn,es-Den,o-
crat by an apparatus whicn he calls n
circlair. 1t maintains air in 2 constant
circle, drawing it into inclosed spaces,
dslsoharrging it and purifying or cooling
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

IHE Trustees of the Loveland Camp.
meeting have decided to sell the JJor-
flson cottage i'll dispute and to give the
hcv. Harrison 5000 Of the proceeds. OF
course, this is in addition to the 500 q
week he received for his services
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

GEoEdE Scov1hhE proposes to COM
mence action in court against DR.. Hicks
tol the possession of What there is of
Guiteau's body.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

TEXAS, which is said to have 500, 900
acres OF school land, rapidly appreciate
ing IN value, and worth probably $780,
900, 1000, is expected to have in the not
distant future aschool fund of $3.50, OOO,-
oOO, SUN greater than the combined
school fund of all tho States
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

A CONTEMPORARY thoughtfully observes
that each place thinks its own river
and harbor appropriation all right, but
that III other places it is q steal" So It
is IN all matters whore finances benefit
self
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

Texas will have $4,000, 900 bushels Of
corn to sell this year. Last year the
State had to import.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

ARABI BEY and his adherents have
been proclaimed rebels by the Sultan OF
Turkey. :- F.. s.. fs.#
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24
Catching n Crab.

A San Francisco correspondent
writes: They tell story of a would-be
funny broker, who last season adopted
a most fendish method Of getting even
with one Of the chronic flrts who are
said to make the piazZas here lively later
in the season. He obtained half dozen
energetic crabs from the fishing beach,
and, watching for an opportunity when
the inconstant fair object of his ven-
geance, he dropped in the crustaceans
(way up term for crab). The young
gam up for paddling) q few minutes
longer, when she suddenly uttered a
blOodcurdling shrek, and was helped
up the ladder with O. crab hanging on
her pink little toe. She had several
consecutive epileptic fits while the ma
rine corn doctor was being removed.
The Mephistophelean glee of the broker,
however, gave him away, and for fear
of some counter trick he decided to bathe
early in the morning thereafter. A few
days after that the bath.house keeper
was startled by some terrific yells, and.
hastily entering the tank house, he
beheId the broker floundering out with
a big, jagged-toothed spring rat-trao
clenched on his heel.
"WhO the dickens put this horrible
thing in the water?" roared the broker.
" [ did, sir" sweetly replied the crab
bed young lady aforementioned, step
ping out of q bathroom. 81 put il
there to catch those horrid crabs, you
know"
The broker went home on q crutch.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

MIR. GLADSTONE looks upon De Les
seps as private indir Iual, cut De Les
seps doesn't, not by any means.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

r. 81 PorAToEs are being offered In Illinois
Ior twenty-five cents q bushel for fax
delivery, with no takers.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

THE Denver Tribune Invites the Malley
boys to include Denver in their summer
4 !aunt. 1t significantly adds that there
nre several tre<s with convenient limbs,
close to town
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

IT will be remembered that Vennor
said we would have "a year without
summer. .-...-
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

Mrs. EMMA p. EWING, an authority
on culinary science, says that bad cook.
ing has made America a nation of dys-
Deptics. inebriatos and criminals.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

On her wedding day, an Indiana
girl wrote something, sealed it in an en-
VeloPe, and gave it to an intimate friend.
"lf am alive six months from now"
she said, ''giVe this back to me un-
opened. If am dead read it," On the
day that the half year expired the bride
committed suicide, and the inclosure
was found to be statement that she
expected no joy from the marriage, but
was willing to give it trial before de-
Gliding to take her own life.-St. Louis
GIObe VS'"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

a WRITER for the New York ILynhl
was talking with a few fellow journalists
the Other day, and said: "Not long ago
Mr. Conncry, our managing editor, was
Ft"mmoncd rs q witness in court. Mr.
bennett called him and said: You will
be asked what position you occupy here.
Say that you are clerk. I am tho edi-
tor OF the UeraLd. and the only editor"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

n "EsTERN paper, apologizing for
mormon olygamy, thoughtfully re.
marks that the system does not throw
the burden Of supporting a husband
upon one woman. That is the best ar
gumcnt that has been advanced in favor
of polygamy.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

A FAILURE to obey the scriptural in.
junction, Obey your husbands, " had a
sad ending in Chicago. Paul Tollner
took his young wife to one side, in their
home, and calmly inquired "Will you
obey me after this?' The wife replied
evaHively, Whereupon he shot ler dead,
and then stepping into an adjoining
room. shot himself through the beort
Th"y had been married two years and
had one child.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

ADvIcEs from i5agua, Cuba, report
the destruction Of the corn crop. OWING
TO the extreme drouth. The Presidont
OF the Central Board Of Agriculture OF
the hcpnbiio of Columbia, writes the
Captain General, warning him to tako
effective measures to prevent the larv,e
and locnsts devastating that Republic
from being introduced into Cuba by
vessels carrying cattle to the Island. It
Is recommended that cattle on vessels be
ted with hay only. It is thought that
the locusts will soon invade the United
States after reaching Cuba.
The jury who acquitted the Mal!ev
boys and Blanche Douglass of the mur-
der OF Jennie Cramer, held grand re.
union the other day, visiting Savin
Rock, where the girls dead BODY was
found, and other scenes. The re-nnio,,
was marked with hilarity and story tell.
ing. Meantime, Blanche Douglass is
enjoying herself with fashionable people
ut Watering places. where she was seen
by one of the jurors, who related to his
fellow jurors the attention she was at
traoting, and how supremely happy she
seemed to be. New Haven people are
peculiar.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-08-24

HE members of the Gnribaldi family
have erected over the tomb of the Gen
er"l large granite monolith, weighing
io"r tons. The tomb is watched day
and night. The decision rs to the final
resting place is left to Parliament, which
lnc'lnes to the Jauiculum. During the
first few days after the death of Carl.
b"id', $4,000 kilograms reached the
family