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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-07-27
PlCKENS S. @, THURSDAY, JULY 27,lsS2. Vol.
A steam.Plow at Work.

A Fargo, Dakota, letter to the Boston
journal says: After all that has been
done with reference to bringing out a
steam-plow in this country, It remains
Tor an ingenious Englishman to invent
and place in successful working steam
plow. MIR. j. G. Allen, of Leeds. En-
gland. agent for John Fowler g. Co.,
the manufacturers of steam-plows at
Leeds, is accomplishing some excellent
work on the Aurora farm, belonging to
Captain Thomas w. Hunt, at Blanchard
Dakota. 1t is attracting great deal of
attention, and farmers are coming long
distances to see the plow at work. Two
enormous traction engines are placed
about 500 to 500 yards apart. Beneath
each engine and belted to the boiler is
q steel drum about five feet in diameter.
10 this drum is attached a steel cable
ahont three-quarters of au inch in
diameter, 500 yards long, and capable
OF sustaining 8 weight of thirty tons,
which drags the plow to and fro across
the field. The plow is framework of
iron resting upon two large wheels; on
each side of this frame are firmly fixed
six plows with Golfers that cut six fur
rows sixteen inches wide each time the
machine crosses the field. On the ar
rival or inc piow at the end of the fur
row the gauge changes position, and the
plows that have been in the aif are low
cred and ready TO start back. One man
is sufficient to guide the plow, and,
seated over the body of the machine,
directs one of the two large wheels in
the furrow last turned by means of q
hand-wheel. Each engine is of about
torty-horse power, and weighs about
sixteen tons. When the plow reaches
one side of the field the engine on that
sides moves ahead eight feet, the opera
ton taking three and one-half minutes
only, and the plow is started back to
the other side of the field The plow
will break from twenty-five to thirty-five
acres per day, according to the soil,
location, and lay Nof the land, etc. 1t
also does narrowing
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frances War Debit.

What manner Of people ths French
may be, and how they have borne with
such apparent ease their immence finan-
clal burdens, are questions which a
political economist may proftably study.
The figures have been given before, but
they are perennial source Of wonder.
The German war laid upon France q
public debt of 81 800, 100000, and the
indemnity she had to pay; WIS 81, ,OOO.-
600, 600 more. To this should be added
the debt previously existing, and the
cost OF the Commune, which was the
relatively trifing sum of $4,000, 600.
The loans required to meet these oblioa-
tions had to be obtained from O. people
exhausted and impoverished by war, and
it was believed to be impossible to raise
them. But not only were they raised,
but ten-fold the amount required was
rendered to the Government. For the
payment of interest the public taxes
were increased by about $40, 900, 900
per annum. So far from being crushed
by this new burden, the industries of
France flourished under it to such q de.
gree that a large surplus acoumu-
lated in the treasury, and 100000, 900
has since been remitted. For people
who have been supposed to drag out a
miserable existence, this is, to say the
least OF it, q creditable record.
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A Brave Man.

At Brother Barnes meeting last
night, there was an episode in which
colored brother and the highest Judicial
officer of the State gave public exl,ibi-
ton of the fraternal relations exi3ting
between the white and colored races in
Kentucky. While the evangelist stood
with outstretched hands asking: "Who
will trust the Lordp" Judge Thomas
T. Hargis, of the Court of Appeals, was
moved to confession and took his seat
on the front row of chairs Shortly
after thers passed down the aisle
penitent, blacker than the midnight
eyes of the sable goddess. Then came
others who Brother Barnes observed
were careful to choose seats as far away
as possible from the dusky brother
Stopping right in the midst of the sing
ing, Brother Barnes said: ''My dear
friends, you see that this colored
brother has come forward to confess
Christ, and you are staying away simply
because you don't want to sit beside
him. Here he sits alone ON this front
row., and all that have come for
ward have been careful not to seat
themselves near him. ANY man COM
ing forward despite, the prejudice
against color and taking seat by the
Slue VI CnlS cOlOreu DrQtnof Will De
brave, noble man. know that in the
eyes Of society therGasS difference be-
tween you and him; bit, dear friends,
before God the difference does not exist
He was born this way. He cannot help
his color. Still, he has a soul to save.
If you stay away now it will prove the
success of the DEVILS device. The devil
knows Frankfort people and has taken
this advantage of their prejudices. Oh,
my friends, this same devil is q sharp
old fellow, but Pm going to get ahead
of him. He doesn't think any one will
have the courage to sit next to this COL
ored man, and, friends, will you let the
devil triumph A brave man, remem-
ber, is he who takes a seat alongside the
colored friend who has come forward to
confess Christ and save his soul from the
peril of eternal damnation." At this
Judge Hargis arose, and. taking the
sable penitent by the hand, sat down in
the chair next him, Brother Barnes in
the meanwhile looking on approYingly,
and, with a quiet smile of happy salts
faction, exclaiming: 1.-THE Recording
Angel will note this in the Book of Life,
praise the Lord!'--F'rankfort (Ry.)
DispGtck. w..
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Hard and Soft Water.

You often hear of water for household
purposes being called 'thard'' and
ID ''sott:" -" The reason why some waters
especially spr1ng-water, are S'hard'
Is owing to the mineral matters dissolved
IN them. Raiu-water is never "hard, ~
because it is nearly free of solid matter.
Ihe reason you had such an uncomfort-
able wash and shave this morning Al
your friends house was owing TO the
water being largely charged with lime
and magnesia. When the soap is rub.
bed between the palms in water of this
description, the stearic acid in the oil OF
the soap combines with the lime and
magnesia, and forms compounds whiob
the water cannot dissolve; and hence
the provoking curdiness you observed
For the lather to be a perfect one, com,
plete solution Of the constituents of the
soap must take place, and in pure water
this would be the case. But some water,
are permanently hard, while some or.
only temporarily SO. Permanent hard
ness is caused when the water is charged
with sulphate of lime and raaonesia. ant
temporary hardness by carbonates O.
lime and magnesia. Pure water dissolye
the sulphates, but not the carbonates
Then how do the carbonates come to b,
in the water at allP The reason is this
All natural waters, but especially spring
and well water, contain more or less fret
carbonic-acid gas in state of absorb
ton: and, when thus charged, are capa
BILE of dissolving the carbonates; but
whenever this gas is expelled from tn,
water, say by boiling it, the carbonate,
are at once deposited and this account
for the incrustation in the kettle; ant
when this takes place the water become,
quite soft. The boiling does not affec
the sulphates to any degree in this way
in water that is permanently s'hard.'
temporarily hard water can be mad,
soft by more means than boiling alone
Ii tubful of it at night be stirred ur
with little ''slaked" lime and allowed
to settle, in the morning there will be
white deposit at the bottom of the tub,
and the water will be found to be uuitt
"soft," because the lime added will
combine with the free carbonic-acid ora,
IN the water, and the whole of fh,
carbonates will become deposited, II
virtue of their insolubility in water with
out this gas. ... t.... -
For drinking purposes, rain-water
after being passed through a charcoa
filter, to remove the organic matter
contains, is the most wholesome fo
adults. The general objection is it
tastelessness. A pinch of salt will
remedy this. For the young, however
solid matter in tbew water, the right kind
such as lime and magnesia, is good, a.
these go to build up the 'bony structure
of tho child - Chambers ,J0,irY,nl .....
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Terrible Predicament.

Messrs. E. S. Early and s. E. Hines.
who have just completed u saw-mill in
the mountains above Wolf Creek, East
Tennessee, furnished the following par
ticulars of recent ground-hog hunt:
A few mornings ago man living
near Wolf Creek was attracted by the
barking of his dogs, and going to where
they had treed on the side of the noun
tain he found his game in hollow log
lying upon the ground with The entrance
uphill. He procured long pole to
reach the game, but this being too short,
he crawled in 10 lengtben the pole and
hung his toes over the end of the loo.
In this position he lost. his hold, and
down he went into the log on top of the
grounding, and lively fight began.
The mans superior strength prevailed,
but not till he had been bitten in eleven
places and badly scratched and SCARED.
But the trouble had not ended, but the
man had, and wrong end down at that,
but he could not crawl backward uphill,
so he was prisoner, and in a critical,
not TO say ridiculous position, with no
means OF escape. Fortunately, at this
frighGful juncture, the family became
uneasy and went out to see what had
happened, and were Mortified at the
discovery. Finally, after a round of
cursing, praying and crying, the victim
was cut out of the log and '.set right
side up," clothed and in his right mind,
but the ground-hog was dead. Chat
toaoo00 Times.
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Fftte1 TO q Chair.

In q \fashionably furnished store, l
didn't at first know what to make of the
actions of young woman. She was
elaborately gotten up as to clothes, and
had some advantages in the way of
natural good looks, so that she was
altogether a thing of considerable
beauty She was in an upholstered
easy chair before a big mirror, and
striking various poses now lying back
on the soft stufiing, both her arms
spread out negligently; now leaning
against one of the sides, with elbow
supporting her body; now sitting bolt
upright in the middle All the while
she regarded her reflection in the glass
With a critical air. What do you sup
pose she was atP Why, getting herself
ntted with chair. She knew how hard
II is TO be graceful in some of the chairs
OF novel shape, and was bound to have
one mat would help instead of hinder
lug ner IN posing prettily before her
sislGors. s When girl sets out to be q
lasclppator,s you understand, she must
use all the devices available for that
purpose. So this creature was neither
1unatic nor fool, though the annaor,
ances were q little against her. I bnnn
about covertly, and saw that she f;naiiS
bought the chair, with the proyiso ~ ~
the sides should be lowered two incl,os
- CtRctn7a1tS ENQUIRER.
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The Season and Plantlng.

| The season of 1882 will long be re.
membered for untimely frosts, continued
colo weather and deluging rains. These
nave not been confined to any particu-
lar portion of the West, but it is general.
so that the opening spring, which prom
lsed everything that could be desired.
has given later anything but what was
expect&E The winter was mild; wheat
Wlntered admirably, except that in some
instances 1t was too rank. From all
that we can learn half crop will be all
that may be expected. Spring wheat
ana oats were late in being sown, and
have grown slowly, and continued wet
weather has prevented proper growth.
but yet seems not to have seriously In.
lured the crop; as whole the injury
has been confined to particular portions
OF farms and to particular localities.
Ihe worst feature in the season, how
ever, is that continued rains have pre-
vented the planting, or when planted,
the cultivation of corn. 1t is true that
disabilities of g. season are ALWAYS over
rated. AS O. rule the worst view of the
season IS apt to be taken bv farmers.
and naturally so. If the soil Is wet it is
always concluded to be disastrously so.
Ii too dry crops are burning up. IF
IrosG strlkes the blossoms, fruit is en-
tirely killed, while succeeding davs show
perhaps that q full crop is left. Thus
this season the outcome of fruit now
promises fully half q full crop, Or more,
except as to early blossoming varieties:
the severest loss being Strawberries, and
next peaches. Winter wheat will proba-
bly, make half q full crop, which means
almost or quite an average crop. The
damage early anticipated from destruc-
tive insects will prove next to nothing.
For the weather that was bad for CROPS
was fatal to insect life. So far there
seems no cause for being disheartened
over small grains, as whole.
In relation to corn the matter is mora
serious. Our great corn years are tn ose
when the corn may be planted early
and cultivated right along. Dry sea-
sons give better crops than wet ones the
best seasons being moderately dry warm
springs, followed by warm, rather moist
weather during June and July. AS a
rule corn planted in June does not make
full crop to ripen on the stalk, but if
cut up at the time of the first frost, it
will ripen sound. If the autumn is Iata
and warm, the June paintings NAV
ripen perfectly on the stalk, but this
may not be xpected.-Prairie Farmer.
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Founder Of the Christian Church.

Alexander Campbell, the acknowl-
edged founder of the Christian sect
named Disciples of Christ Gotten called
Campbellites), was the son of the Rev.
Thomas Campbell, a Presbyterian divine
who emigrated from England to America
In 1907. Alexander was born in County
Antrim, Ireland, in June, 1856. He was
educated in the University of Glasgow,
where he remained until 1907 when he
followed his father to America, and set
tied in Washington County, Pa, near
Bethany, the site Of; Bethany College,
West Virginia, which he organized i'm
1841, and of which he was for many
years the President. For short time
after coming to this country he was
pastor of q Presbyterian Church, but
having adopted the belief that Christians
should accept no creed or declaration of
faith but the whole Bible he and his
father left the Presbyterian communion
In 1910 and organized @ church at Brush
Run, Pa. In 1872 he and his church
declared their belief in immersion as the
only form of Christian baptism author
lied by Christ, and, in conformity With
this doctrine, thoy were all immersed.
Here, then, at Brush Run, Washington
County, Pa, In the years 1910-1912, may
be said to be the place and date Of the
rise of this sect. True, this little society
subsequently united with Baptist asso-
citation. for time, maintaining con-
stantly, however, their abjuration of all
creeds, and with such pertinacity and
aggressiveness, that in time they were
excluded from fellowship with the Bap-
tist churches. In 1927, feeling the need
of some bond Of union among them
selves, the several societies who accepted
the peculiar doctrines taught by DIR.
Campbell, commenced to form them
selves into an association, which has
since become q wide-extended church
organization, numbering in 1880 567, ,448
mem hers
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Killed by Eating Strawberries.

Hugh Griffin, aged twenty months,
No. 81 Morris street; cause of death, an
excessive Indulgence in strawberries" )"
was one of the certificates filed in the
Bureau of Vital Statistics yesterday.
The circumstances surrounding the
death of little Hugh were peculiar. His
parents were poor people living in ten
ement in one of the flthiest localities in
the city. On Friday afternoon o neigh
Dor of the Griffin family bought some
strawberries, and called little Hugh into
the room to eat some of them. He was
given all he wanted, and, as DR.. F. G.
Merrill said, when he was subsequently,
summoned to attend the child, SIT had
fairly gorged itself.'' About four O'Clock
p. M. the child was seized with convul-
3slons, but 1T was not until eleven O'Clock
at night that the physician's services
were found necessary, "I was called
just In time to fill out q burial certifi-
cate said DR.. Merrill. Conynlsions in
ehildren from eating strawberries or AL
most any gpecies OF fruit, the Doctor
said, We're not uncommon. Much. how
ever, depended on the surronndinoa
Althouah the Griffin child was healthy
np to the lime it ate the Strawberries.
mis- surroundings were conducive to dis,
ease. The air in the hoase was fonl
and the place was filthy. The onlv
thing that could be done was to adnnin.
lister cathartics, bnt the child was be-
yond the influence of such treatment.
and death ensued soon afSerWard. IN,
u Times.
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The Fiery Pepper.

"What do yod do with your cocoanut
Shellsp" asked Record reporter of q
prominent candy manufacturer. 'sSell
them to be made into pepper" said he,
and the aroused curiosity of the reporter
was not quieted blythe further statement
that the shells We're really ground and
used by spice men to adulterat0 pepper
and other Of their wares. Further in
vestigation showed that factory where
the shells are ground up is situated at
the corner of Line street and the rail-
road in Camden, and is q one-story
brick building, the capacity of the mill
being about two tons of ground shells
per day. The shells are brought to the
factory in bags and deposited In the
roasting department. Here they are
carefully scraped and put in great revolv-
ing ovens, which are constantly turned
over beds of blazing Goals. Some OF
the shells are roasted light brown,
while others come out crisp and black.
After being carefully sorted, the dark
shells are put in hoppers in the grinding
department. and reduced to fine powder
like pepper. The brown shells are not
ground so fine, and come from the mill
looking exactly like ground coffee. The
Camden factory Is said TO have been In
operation for q about o month. The
shells cost very little, and the milling is
done at an expense Of about or "a
cents per pound.
A representative Of 8 leading spice
house, in speaking of this novel prepa-
ration, said that while his house had not
used it, he supposed it was . harmless
adulteration for spices. eve have our
own methods Of adulteratlon," said he,
"and sell to the trade probably more
adulterated goods than pure. We can't
help it, There is no pretenBe on our
part that the lower grades of spices are
pure. We simply sell the retailer what
he wants. We sell them spices 60 low
as eight and nine cents, but it is about
as much something else as 1t Is pepper.
1t would ruin the trade TO prohibit adul-
teration, and, besides, there are not
enough spices grown to supply the de-
mand of the United States alones II
nothing but pure spices were sold. We
are constantly making experiments to
discover the cheapest harmless foreign
matter with which we can make our
goods, in order to supply the demand
Tor low grades"
The powder made from ground COCOA
nut shells has fine color, and on ao-
count OF lis weight and appearance Is
considered by spice manufacturers TO
De choice adulteratlng material. ~ Plsttc-
dekDhi0 Record.
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PITIg AND

In some parts 81. South America
the banana skin is converted into q alzass'
terial OF which ladies' dresses are made
This Is probably the kind that tho lady
clips on easy Yonkers Statesmen.
You can never entirely discourage
New Jersey man. When he comes
down TO his last dollar he picks UP =
spade and goes out TO dig up some OK
Kidd's buried treasure. Detroit FSes
Press.
st Is this my train P'' asked q travel l@r
at the Grand Central Depot Of Is
lounger. ssI don't know was che fa4
ply. ssI sec it's got the name Of some
railroad company ON the side, aud ex-
poet it belongs 10 them. Have You lost
a train anywhere P''-N. X. pho
1t is stated that raiIEead brake.
man has become an opera tenor ard
has been engaged for season at
$500 week. He won baye 10 learn
the italian languages, yop see. He has
merely to speak his line as he does the
names of stations and Everybody will
think he's speaking alian. Boston
Post
The peculiar Costume OF the dwell
lers in Arizona is thas graphically de-
scribed by q s'tendef foot In Drdt-
nary weather he wears d belt with piS-
tolls in it. When it grows chilly he puts
on another belt with pistols in it, and
when it becomes really cold he throws q
Winchester rifle over his shoulders. Z
Seth Green says fish can not shut
their eyes. Fogg says this explains why
they always succeed in keeping off his
hook. Whenever he goes fishing, the
fish are all eyes and no mouth, and
xxy;A 10 Ia
kept their eyes open out of pure cussed-
ness; but, now that he knows that they
can't help it, he simply despises whore
he hated them before. IN. II. I1sIs-
pendent.
We'll, my little girl.', said New
Haven gentlemans to friend'a
''preciousesti ''aren't you going to sing
for mepn ssNo, sir. I'm not 3
singer Now, thought you were 5
little singer. "Oh, mol only sing +
little to my dolly" ssBut I'll be your
dolly.' sYou're too bio. i Guess
sister Jennie zgouldn't mind lie YOU was
hers. She said you was Just splendid. =
Sudden rattling Of the dishes in the
back roomwhere Jennie was busy.
Neso HaUeis Register.
--..The latest agony, - says Jeems, "is
the way Ifelt this morning. My wife
asked me Tor q Xxx bill---a twenty, you
know-and / cut the matter short by
telling her that it could not be did, for
the simple reason that I had only a
matter of q dollar or so in my pocket.
Il knew you'd tell me that, she said,
'and it's true, too.' And, as / looked
up in amusement, she added: 81
looked in yntlr pockets last night. I've
| got the twenty Oh boys, how + felti
But what could i doP''
disease, - said Jennie, as he
assisted Patrick to up-end barrel Of
cement, "heart-disease is one of the
worst diseases Some people never
know they have it till they dhrop down
dead" Thrue for you, jennie, - re-
| piled Patrick tsand those people who
know that they have it have to be
moighty careful wild themselves. I
knew q man wonst that had it, and he
was always obliged to dhrop work
about five minutes before he felt it
coming on. 6onterUtlle Journal,
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IT Ann came about IN this wiss: ThA
man with the red nose had been eiyinU
his experience at the prayer rneeting.
He said he was the vilsst of sinners. and
altogether unworthy OF saving arace.
He was followed by modest little Qen-
tie man, who remarked that he could
corroborate all the dear brother had
said. Indeed, he would 90 further. and
say that the brother was the msanegS
and most rascally old curmudgeon "a
town. Then the first speaker jumped
fox the modest little gentleman. clear
ing three settees in transit two yosin0
fellows in the corner started for the
settee-jumper OF the same instant
Deacon Jones flung the pulpit Bible
at the head Of the foremost young fol-
low Sister Brown pulled at Deacon
Jones's coat tails the lights went out.
somebody hollered !, 6re, the whole Sl9s
partment came galloping up to the meeks
ing house, three streams were on before
You could say "Jack Robinson, and
everybody was drenched to the skin.
You wouldn't think SO much bother
would be raised just because one brothee
wished to help another to give q good
experience now, would you. Boston
1yanscriot.