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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08
BE Honest.

tell you, brethren, be honest in your
dealings; take no advantage. even of a
child. Be conscientious in your bargains.
Have single eye and a single heart.
Seak not to DC stSowd. Benot ashamed
TO be called simple. And let me tell yoy
4 secret, which ought not to be secret
seeing it is written in the scriptures, that
your whole body will then be full of light
and this in every kind. You will actually
see further and sec clearer than ahrewd
and cunning men; and you will be less
liable to be duped than they, provided
you add to this another part of character
which Is proper to on honest man-nnme.
ly, n resolution to protect honesty, and
to dlscountenance every kind Of fraud,
A cunning man is never q firm man
but an honestmanis; ;adouble-mindcd a mar
is always unstable; man of faith is firm
as rock. / tell you there is q sacred
connection between honesty and faith;
honesty is faith applied to worldly things,
and faith is honesty q,ickened by the
spirit to the use of heavenly things
E1IOaTd H'Ving.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08
SWccping Them Out.

How do T get rid of gossips ?" asked
Miss Hopkins, with twinkle of amuse.
ment in her bright eyes. Easily
enough. found out the way long ago.
The first thing I did was to get the
brush and dust-pan, and lay them handy
'gainst my neighbor came in. Soon in
pops Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Smith, says
!, you won't mind my doing bit of
dusting, will you, while you're talk
ing?' OF course sho couldn't but be
agreeable to that. So down on my
knees goes, and begins to dust with
all my might. But somehow it was n
very curious thing that the dust allus
would gather Just under the chair
my neighbor was a-sittin' on. She'd
shift and shift, but I'd allus be arter her
with my old dust-pan; and the dust 'ud
get up in her noso, and she'd begin to
sneezo-and soon she'd say, well, L
think-ketcher l-Ill call in another
day, as see you are--ketcher busy.
And so, i'll less than o week, I had dust
cd oil my neighbors out of the house. "
Wise Mrs. Hopkins
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08
How He Caught Him.

Dana Krum, one Of the conductors on
the Erie railroad, was approached before
train timo by an unknown man who
spoke to him as if he had known him
for years. 81 say, Dana" said he, "I
have forgotten my pass, and want to go
TO Susquehanna; am fireman on the
road, you know?'' But the conductor
told him he ought to have pass with
him. TWAS the safest way. Pretty soon
Dana came along to collect tickets.
Seeing his man, he spoke when he reached
him, ".Say, my friend, have you the
time with your"
"Yes," said he, as he pulled out a
wetch, cit is twenty minutes past g. I"
"Oh, it is, is it? Now, If you don't
show me your pass, or fare, will stop
the train. There is no railroad man that
] ever saw who would say twenty min.
utes past o. He would say 8 twenty -
He settled. ...
The first child--a poy.-nas neel
born in the town Of Galena, Wood Riv
/ er, Idaho, and his aame Is William
Galena Barry,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08
Moths.

A word in season, il it is the right
word, regarding moths, will be equiva-
lont in utility to the old adage, ga
stitch in time saves nine" An obscure
student Of economic housewifery, who
mas attentively regarded for series of
years the action Of different vegetable
substances on the life and the destrllc-
ton OF insects, has discovered the prop
er food for the greedy moth, all mouth
1t ls cheaper than camphor or tobacco,
has no smell, and is always available. A
pound or two or three Of black pepper,
ready pulverized for table use, scat
tered freely among your furs and wool
ems, can easily be shaken all out
in the fall by some hand, will
ing and happy to be hired
to sneeze, and the garments will
bo found uninjured. A lady who packed
up her personal effects in the loose con-
fusion of too little time and strength to
devote thereto, hurried them Off to one
of our great storehouses, and left them
untouched during an absence of three
years. She had tossed the pepper with
inylshness through each trunk, box, and
defenseless bag of bundles. She found
her fur-trimmed and all-w0ol gar
ments perfectly unhnrmcd after their
three years of extra exposure among the
quantities of other families goods ac-
cumulated in the proper moths board
ing-house. Not only this triumph an
other divulged experience brings to light
handsome mutf, which, being super
seeded by other furs to match suits, cs-
capped use for fifteen or twenty years,
and was seldom looked at. Well pep
pered, and without extra care, il is clean,
fresh, and undamaged to-day. y.--Neu
| York IE1neS
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Mrs. Fitzgoggles, youthful and pre-
possessing wife Of Prof Fitzgoggles, the
great classical scholar, whom Mrs. +.
adoreS up to tho gold rims Of his eye
| glasses, with the discriminating adora-
lion, has been reading the trial Of the
| Russian Nihilists. For the first time in
her life it occurs to her that it might be
IS we'll to under stand the meaning of the
term "Nihilist" She consults the pro
lessor over the soup. This is how the
discussion goes:
"My dear, who are these dreadful peo.
pie, the Nihilists?"
The professor shifts something and ad-
justs his glasses.
"The Nihilists, my Lover"
Eyes, my darling"
They are Russian revolutionists, my
II know that, stupid"
Then why did you ask for informa-
hon that you already possessedP"
"Mhy will you be 30 provoking2 1
have already told you"
@ You told me nothing. They shoot
and stab people, don't they, and blow up
palaces and railway trains, and all that
sort Of thing2"
Exactly, Mrs. Fitzgoggles."
",Well, is that why they give them
such funny namep"
name"
Good gracious, Fitzgosgles You'd
Vex saint"
cor s,-ahem! fallen angel"
"Thank you, sir. You're in q charm
Ing humor this evening. ask simple
question--a very simple question--and
receive characteristic reply"
But what do you wish to know, my
"What question to ask! Have not
already told your"
And have L not already answered."
No. want to know why Russians
who shoot and stab and blow up palaces
and things are called Nihilists.
"They are not called Nihilists because
they shoot and stab and blow up.
might call you Nihilists ut that rate. "
MIR. Fitzgoggles, don't try to be sar-
oastio. If you must be n Russian you
needn't be a boarl'
eff you must be woman you needn't
be q tartar. There, there. Well, I'll
tell you, if you'll only listen"
"Thank you, sir; tho information is
not of tho slightest consequence.
"But insist A woman should not
remain III ignorance"
"a nice match made in marrying n
dictionary"
"The embodiment of all wisdom, my
love-"
eyes, bound in calf"
"Josephinel"
"Ha, ha, hap
" Madam, you seem to enjoy your own
wit excessively. 1t is pleasant to see
that some one enjoys it..
You seem to enjoy it vastly"
My dear, it is waste of time to
argue or explain with o woman."
THAT is why you men always try to
escape. Well, then, what is the meaning
Of the word Nihilist?'
Since you condescend to ask in OH
intelligent manner, will try to explain,
though fear the explanation will never
get into your pretty head. A Nihilist,
my love, is person who belives in moth
ing"
"In nothing?"
Absolutely nothing, and is resolved
on destroying everything thnt is"
How shocking Then why are so
many women Nihilists?"
Upon my soul, l can't understand
unless it be that women, understanding
nothing, naturally believe in nothing
Ha, ha, hal"
Quite true, my dear. They bolievo
IN men."
Tho professor collapses
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08
Fashion Notes.

Heavy repped ottoman vclvot ribbons
are much in use.
Fawn-cotored silk stockings, worn
with slippers of dark red kid or velvet,
are the atiectation OF the moment.
The elegant simplicity OF street cos
tunes becomes more noticeable each
day, elaborat ons in dross garn;turos be .
ing left for home wear and full-dress
occasions
Crenolated edges make dressy fin
ish to basquos and house jackets of cash
mere. They arc cit or bound with silk
or velvet, welted with cord, or finished
with bias fold OF tho same material as
the ba que.
India" cashmere shawls, woven in
Lowell, Mass, are being sacrificed by
many fashionable women to the !orma,
ton of pelissos, vistos and dolmart s.
which they trim with wide bandG CT lack
LYNX or Alaska sable.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08
Tie Many Races Of India.

The Calcutta Statesman remarks that
! the people of India offer to stranger a
spectacle more interesting than any of
| the natural features of the country Sir
! George Campbell once had a kind of
man n-show got up for him in Assam, in
which specimens Of all the different races
Of that province were brought together.
A similar exhibition for all India would
show us over what motley population
England rules. Every type of Asia has
found its way into tho peninsula, and
has been there retained. Even the princes
and chiefs brought together i'll Dubar
form sufficiently incongIuous group
The offeminate faces Of refined Ralpoots
and Brahms, the heirs of the great
houses OF antiquity, contrast with the
marked features of the Mahrattas, des-
cendnnts of low caste robbers. The
Afghan stares Mt his fellow barbarian, a
Chinese prince from tho other extremity
OF the Himalayan range. Our army, too,
what study does it present? In every
battalion there is one constant element,
tho familiar white face, which we Mt once
recognize as English, however disguised
by the turban. But tho rest is all strange
and incongTuous. Wo hove Skins. Hin
dustanis, Goorkhas, Bclooches, men OF
Jheend, Cashmere Mooltnn, Madras
Every province in the Empire, except
Bengal, is represented, and not a few
frontier States send recruits to share our
pay and fortune. The camp is Babel
of strange languages. The soldiers diff
fer from each other in color, size, shape,
religion, race. They are, however, united
for common purpose by the only bond
between them, the habit Of discipline and
OF obedience to the English word of COM
mand.-NeeO York Commercial AdOer-
fioaSs
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08

HE term Gotham, often applied in
mild derision to New York, was first ON
ployed as n nickname by Washington
Irving. The name is not an invention,
as Is often thought; it is an actual par
leh Of Nottingham, England, whose in-
hnbitants were SO proverbially rustic
and stupid that they gained the IRON
lcnl title of the Wise Men of Gotham.
Many stories Of thoir dotishness have
been told upon the Gothnmites, one of
which is that they joined hands on n
certain occasion round a thorn-bush to
prevent the escape Of cuckoo. In or
der to confirm the tale, tho bush-the
Identical bush--is shown to tourists in
that nelghborhood. It is said that
King John, Of Magma Charta memory,
Intended once upon time to go through
the parish for the purpose Of buying n
castle and grounds. The Gotbamifes.
knowing that the royal visit would en-.
tail considerable expenses on them.
pretended, when the monarch's mes
8engers appeared, to be occupied with
some silly, ridiculous pursuit much to
the disgust of the regal emissaries.
These reported to John what they had
seen, and he declared that he >.ouid not
nave castle in neighborhood whore
such slmplctOns lived. Thcreupon the
Parlah1oncrs shrcwdly remarked, "More
fools, we wot, pass through Gotham
Than remain in it."
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08
" WHAT'S In a Name 2,

Agood deal, especially it's bad one.
Eugene Sue, inhis "Mysteries of Paris" I"
happened to choose very respectable
street ds the scene of some of the worst
and most revolving of all crimes which
abounded in that book. The effect was
prodigious-rents fell, some of the best
familiesmoved to other streets, and gre at
was the grief Of the inhabitants that, for
no fault of their own, their neighborhood
was regarded as little better than infam-
GUS. At last it occurred to some clever
fellow to have the name of tho street
changed. 1t was done, and all was soon
right again! The novelist was conquered,
and the residents wore as respectable as
ever.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08

FOR dyspepsia, indigestion, depression of
eplrits and general debility, il thei, various
forms; also as a preventative against fever
and ague and other intermittent fevers, the
"Ferro-Phosphorated e ixir of Calisaya,"
made 6y Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York,
~nd sold by all Druggists, is the best tonic
and for patients recovering from fever or
other slcknesR, it has no equal.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08
AFoundry Filled with Poisonous Yapor.

A singular andrcmarkablo occurrence
IS re' orted from tic leading Pa.
hardware Company. The foundry win
dows were tightly clos cd against the in
clement weather without, and about
ninety men were at work. Suddenly n
large volume of sulphurous gus poured
out of the cupo'a and Hooded the
foundry, len men became dcathly
sick, and dropped to the floor at once.
The others commenced yOmitino, and
complained OF severe pa:ns in the
stomach and the head Two were
perfectly unconscious, and remained in
that condition for some time, having to
be taken to thor homes in carriages.
The oundry presented the appearance OF
huge hospital, with men lying in every
direction. About seventy men we've
affected, and the foundry was obliged
10 suspend operations for somo days
ITcEU1Ye
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08
A Good Friend to the Chinese,

SAN FRANCIsCo.-Consul A. F. Bee,
OF the Chinese Consulate Office, express
es himself clearly in saying that ne, as
we'll as his family have suffered severely
from rheumatism and neuralgia, and
that medicines were used in vain. At
last st. Jacobs Oil was tried, which ef-
tected immediate cures in every case.
The Consul regards the Oil as the great
est pain curing remedy in existence.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08
LoNnoN ~ Saws thn4 I,rinn.A r,iann orro,,

LONDON Life says that Prince Bismarck
remarked not long since: ct sometimes
wish that my father had carried out the
idea Of making me parson. 1t waa
very nearly done, too. One of his rela.
tives had already place in sight where
l should, at the end of the hrst year,
have had at least $3.50 a year. should
have been q much better man had I
turned parson." But the Princess dc.
precated this view,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08
A Quick Recovery.

1t gives us great pleasure to state that the mer-
chant who was reported being ct tho point of
death from an attack Of Pneumonia, has entirely
recovered by the use of DR.. VIM. Nails BalRam for
the Lungs Naturally he feels grateful for the BEN
fits derived from using this remedy, for the lungs
and throat ; and in giving publicity to this state
ment we al acuated by motives of public benefac-
tiop, trusting that others may be benefited In a
similar manner.
Durno's Catarrh snuff cures Catarrh and oil af..
ections OF the mucous uombrane.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08

-Southey says, in ono of his letters:
II have told you of the Spaniard who
always puts on his spectacles when
about to eat cherries, that they might
look bigger and more tempting. In like
manner | mako the most of my enjoy
ments, and pnck away my troubles in as
small u compass as I can"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08

LONDON ITuth says that when an
American lady takes Partisan husband
she feels rs if married only to semi
human being who has mean ideas about
living on his wifes money.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08
Hard to f1Oase,

He told his landlady that he would
like to settle with her as he was going
to leave in the morning.
May ask why you are leaving" :"
she inquired, forgetting to give h m q
quPTter in change. 'tIs there anything
wrong with the hashP"
:. The hash is all right" he answered
sadly, "but when it comes to apple
sauce Favored with ker, sene, and cake
strong with onions, its Tathermoro than
can stand"
I" Have | charged anything extra for
these i0avOrsP demanded the Justly in
censGd woman You have been en-.
Joping these luxn'iGs at my eXponso,
ana yet OH are not satisfied; oh, the
base iDgratitudo of manp' and she
sighed deeply as she went out to my
cream pitcher that would give a yellow
cast to the skim-milk for the coffee. -
DeSrt& Post and Tri6W2sc.
A COUPLE of disbelievers in spiritual
ism attended q sceance in San Francisco.
last week, and after the materialized
spirit of nh Indian maiden named star
Eye had giyen one of them lot of 0lu-
oose from his dead sister" though he
never had sister. he slipped a police
mans nippers on the wrist of the Esprit u
and held her TIL his friend turned lip tn q
gas. The spirit proved to be the wife OF
tho medium. The medium then an.
oeared with q materialized club. and
waited the man over the head with the
subtle influence, cutting hole ia his
scalp, and the two barely escaped with
their lives. The manifestations were
very g strong that evening, all the con
ditiors bong highly favorable, for row.
.--kSe Sec,ys Sun
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Ladies q ehildren's boots & shoes can't run
| over If lyons Pat. Heel Stitfeners ar q nsed
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Mark w. Johnson g. Co.

~ Marietta Street, ATLANTA, oSs
GIOLDERS OF CERTIFICATES IN FUND
Al"W,' latcly managed by Flemming herri-
am, O. in Club I3, managed by q. Z Kendall & Co.,
b. tn at Chicago, Ill who viii assign their certif-
Gates tu the uudarsG on tde understanding that
ho Shall receive 50 per cent OF he amount which, at
his own cot no may be nb to CO ,ect In rcon said
uret collect, arc rSqrest t. forward their certia-
Gates at OF CO, Gully assigned, to WARREN NJ :.
BkOMN. Room 2g, ll6 MashinGton st oh Acago, Ill.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08

Edeys Carboic Troches cure colds and prevent
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-08

ENSURE healthy appetite. good digestion regular
oI me bowels. A PRECIOUS BOON To DELICATE
tEMAtits 1nH soothing and bracing the nervous sys-
!Im ana giving vigOr and health to every fibre OF
ne body. sofa by Druggists For AImanacs with
aEn anIl particulars address c. f. HULL u Co.. Box
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G0NSlEMlP I I E[lM. :.

nive positive remedy for tho above disease by It's
ionSanuS or caSeS or tho worst kind End OF long
m nave been cured Indeed, strong l. my faith
~ 10 InlGt"y That VIII sond TMO HOrrLlS Flt F to.
S%t.ST With GALUABLE TREArISH this dsoase to
Al! huASrGr: G 70 L. 1"s5 nnt +. o. address. -
DR.. T. 4. S..0CUM Isl lrtrI " 'n-or Wi,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-21
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE cLAYror.BULwER TREATY.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 70.
The letter of Secretary Frelinghuysen to
Minister Lowell formally including the dis
cussion of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, IL
made public. The letter is dated Nov. q.
1888. The secretary says be encloses copy
of the instruction from Earl Granville to
Minister West, and comments upon its state
ment. Mr.. Lowell 10 requested to call the
attention of Lord Granville TO the fact that
this government claims the treaty voidable,
not only because the first seven articles OF
the treaty related to particular canal BY the
Nicaraguar route only, and bacause Great
Britain has at the present day colony in
stead OF q settlement 1t Belezi," but also
holds that for that purpose and obtaining the
then needed capital to construct . canal BY
the Nicaragua route, the United States was
willing to surrender part of their exclusive
privileges in the canal by that route, and was
also willing to agree that by subsequent
treaty stipulation, would join With Great
Britain in the protection of their proposed
Tehuantepre, Panama or other inter-oceanic
communication, and the consideration having
failed, the treaty 10 voidable as to the Nj
caraguan and other routes. In the conclu-
sion of this discussion, you may say to Lord
Granville that his government has no dispos-
ition to impede Great Britain in the enjoy
ment of unobstructed access from ocean to
ocean, and this government believes that the
two nations will in due time reach satisfac-
tory solution of the questions that has been
considered in this correspondence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-21
BURNED AT SEA.
An Ocean Steamer Devoured by the
Flames--FIfty Souls Lost.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.
The Graphic prints the following: The
London steamer St. Augustinelfrom Manila
for Liverpool, was burned on Sunday last in
the Bay of Biscav. The passengers and crew,
numbering so souls, took to four boats be-
longing to the vessel and succeeded ia leav-
ing the burning steamer without mishap
Several hours afterwards one of the boats
reached an English brig and its occupants
were taken on board. The second boat after
its crew had rowed some distance from the
burning steamer, was seen to return in that
direction. The fate of its occupants is not
known. The third boat soon after launching
parted company with. the others and was lost
sight of. The fourth boat, containing four
teen of the crew, fell in with a passing ves-
sci, were taken on board aud landed ct Dart
mouth, this morning. 1t is believed fifty
persons persisted by the disaster.
LONDON, Dec. 20.
A brig has landed at Corunna, Spain, a
portion of the crew of the steamer St. Au-
justine. This Is probably the brig which
picked up the survivors who escaped in the
FIRST boat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-21
Nominations Confirmed.

In the executive session today, the Senate
confirmed the nominations of Benz. Butter
worth of Ohio a. commissioner of patents.
and Frank B. Conger of Michigan as post
master of Washington, ID. C..
The Senate also confired the following:
Postmasters-Willard N. Dunn, Water
vile, Me.
Oliver H. Ingalls,, Franklin. Mass.
Sylvanus Hartshorn, Walpole, Mass.
Joseph w. Hollywood, Brockton, Mass.
Ed. J. Merrill, Pennington, Me.
Ezreff III. Banks, Biddeford. Me.
Jacob B. Thomas, Hallowell. Me.
Elliott Wood, Winthrop, Me.
Consuls-Geo. Clifford Of Maine, at Cog
nae.
Peter Strickland of Mass, at Cove, Dakar
Senegal.
Frederick Cheny of Mass, at Zanzibar.
Collectors of Customs-Noel Il. Mutt, at
Passamaquoddy, Me.
Albert Gardiner. at Nantucket, Mass.
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After disposing of the Then question"
for the present. the New Age attacks City
Marshal White and the police force gen.
orally. One of the things which it does
not like about the police is that they wear
brass buttons. This is considered a very
grave offence. Another fault with them
is that they are good looking men.
OF course that is inexcusable. But the
most grievous complaint which the New
Age makes is that the police in their re-
cent raids upon certain places to seize
liquors failed to obtain a very large
quantity of the ardent. Presuming the
New Age is well informed as to the shops
where liquor is sold in this city, and how
much and what kind is always on hand,
it probably knows whereof it speaketh as
to this matter. We hope that it will
hereafter lend its valuable assistance to
the City Marshal and his subordinates.
in which case We presume there will be no
further cause for complaint that seizures
are small and liquor sellers not sharply
dealt with.