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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29
Andrew jackson.

Chcvnlicr Wilof, in his delightful
"Reminiscences, gives the following ac-
count of his first meeting with Andrew
Jackson: | was taken to the White
House, one evening, to bc presented tC
The President. When they arrived, tho
President was still ct dinner, but il was
not long before the doors were thrown
open, and General Jackson entered ut tho
head of his company, talking and laugh-
ing with much animation. He seemed
in high glco. Seating himself near tho
fire, his friends formed GiOIp about
him. / WAS absorbed for some minutes
i'll scanning the face and mein of this re-
markablc mIn. In person he was tall,
slim and straight rs M arrow. His head
was long, but narrow, and covered with
thick gray hair that stood erect, as though
imprcgnUtcd with his defiant spirit; his
brow was deeply furOwcd, and his eye,
even III his present mood, was one ''tO
threaten and command" His nose was
prominent, and indicated force. His
! mouth displayed 1irmncss. The whole
conveyed an impression of energy and
( daring. My gaze wGS fixed upon him,
| and | forgot all else. My friend init
| mated no would present mo Oh the first
| opportunity and the announcement
| Ghrcw mo into a iiuttcr
Presently gentleman hurricdly en-
| tered the rooln, wont up to the President,
| and whispered III his car. In moment
he spran8 from his CHAIR his eyes flash
ing and his arms flying wildly about
| him.
"By the Etemal!' I heard him OK
claim, "Ill smash thcmw
Every one near him jumped to his feet.
a'toundcd at this sudden explosion. Hc
was surrounded, and all were demanding
what had occurred. / was electrified at
| tho spectacle. Like lion goadcd to
fury, he kept on gesticulating and dc.
nOuncm9 some outrage he would not
| brook. At length [ was told that informn-
ton was brought him that tho Senate
| had rejected Van Rurcn's nomination to
| England, and he regarded this aa n per
sonal insult. The opposition i'll alliance
with Calhoun friends had thus smittcn
| the schemcr, whom they accused of
| breaking up the Cabinet for his occult
| purposes. Open war was now declared
| between Calhoun and Juck6on The
grand battle cams off little later. IT
was suggested by my friend that under
the circumstances my introduction had
better be postponed. readily agreed,
having no fancy to approach the volcano
in eruption. considered myself fortu-
nate, however, i'll having seen the fiery
hero in one his towering passions. What
q contrast to his first phase!
"A block of buildings in Philadelphia
is insured for 1927, 800, 600, or at tho rate
Of 30, 100000 per acre.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Italy has seveaty-two theaters de-
voted to opera.
The Prince OF Wales is charged
with growing old faster than his years
and giving evidence of impaired health
and strength in many ways.
-" Marian, the Amazon Queen,' is
| now exhibiting in Glasgow. She ia q
native of Germany, seventeen years OF
age, and over eight feet high. She is
plump and of good figure.
1t is said that the old Omnibus
Company, Of London, which runs about
$50 vehicles, loses an average of $3.50, 900
year by dishonest conductors. Posi-,
tions as conductors are consequently
much sought after.
Near Metz tame bear was walking
In the woods and suddenly came upon
an Alsatian hunter, who pointed his gun
to fire, when the bear stood on his hind
legs and danced. The hunter thought
it was the devil and fed.
The population of Manila was being
decimated by cholera, says colonial
paper, when o tremendous hurricane
swept over the island and acted as u
meteorological autiseptio, for on the fol-
lowing day not single additional case
of cholera broke out, end none have
oeen reported since.
The London Truth does not re-
member to have ever seen the following
lines In print, which, rightly or wrong
ly, are ascribed to the late Lord Bea-
cOnsfield:
Belongs Long Tylney Wellesley Longpole's
name;
CouttS. .Burdctt-Ashmood Bartlett Burdett-
Coutts.
"A most extraordinary and painful
phenomenon has lately occurred in
Warsaw. A lady died under somewhat
peculiar circumstances, which gave rise
to report that her death had been
caused by her husbands ill-trcatment.
Hence several weeks after the inlerment
her body was exhumed for post-mortem
examination, when it was found that
IN the grave n perfectly healthy child
had been born.
Mr.. O'Donovan, the intrepid Merv
correspondent of the London DaiEY
Ne'CS, after having been paid literally
England, presented by the proprietors
Of that newspaper with check for
$4,000. 81 owe my success and good
fortune,' MIR. O'Donovan recently said,
"to Ireland, that reared me; to my old
frieze coat, that protected me; to the
Daily Nems, that encouraged me, and 10
Merv, that imprisoned me-"
Sir Julius Benedict, the veteran
English musician, now seventy-two
years of age, is as hale and hearty as he
was when he came to America with
Jenny Lind, trip of which he is still
fond of talking. He recently sat up
composing music forty hours without u
moments sleep or rest, and when at
last the work in hand was finished, and
Lady Benedict urged him to go to bed
and rest, he gayly responded: eyes,
after I've read the evening papers,"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29
NankeGn,

OF all the cotton produced in China,
the most remarkable, as we'll as tho
most beautiful, is that used in the fab
ricnti0n Of tho calico known III Europe
under the name of nankin or HankceD.
1t has been long matter of debate
whether the texture called nankeen was
manufactured from q raw material, hay
ing, previous to any manipulation, tho
yellowish hue which distinguishes it, or
whether it owed its peculiar shade to
n light dye.
NJ. Var Braam, who was at the head
of the commercial mission sent out by
Holland to Pekin in 1894, had been in
structed by the European merchants TO
request chat the nankeen destined for
their different markets might for the
future be dyed deeper color than thoy
had been for somo time past and he
had nm opportunity during his stay OF
asccrtaining that tho color of these tcxt
urcs was natural to the raw material.
and not subject to fade.
Sir George Staunton, one of Lord Ma
cartncys embassy, found, on going
through the province of Kiangnan, that
the cotton it produces is naturally of the
yellow color, which it retains after spin
ming and weaving. He also says that
when the nankin cotton is transplanted
to another province it degenerates and
hecomea white.
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Mnginn's WumOr.

William Ma9inn met Blackwood in
this amusing way. He had already con-
tributed to the magazine, but was un-
known to the editor. Wishing to havo
an interview with Blackwood, Maginn
set out for Edinburgh from Cork, where
he arrived On Sunday evening, and
earley Monday morning presented him
self in the famous shop in Princes street.
1t will be recalled that the papers con.
tributed by Maginn were spicy and
stinging, and that Blackwood had re-
ceived several furious letters from Ire
land demanding the name of tho author
of such obnoxious articles, n fact which
Maginn had heard of. BlacIIwood now
mistOok Maginn, who was q thorough
Irishman in appearance, for one of his
angry correspondents come to seek u
reckoning, 30 the following colloquy
took place:
"You are Mr.. Blackwood, presumo?'
81 am"
81 have rather an unpleasant business
with you, then, respecting somo things
which appear in yonr magazine. They
are ESQ and so). Would you be iind
enough to give me the name of :he
author?"
"That requires consideration, and |
must first be satisfied of your purposes. :"
"Yor contributor resides in Cork,
does he not2 You need not mako any
mystery about that"
''I decline at present giving amy in.
formation on that hoad before L know
more Of your business and who you are.
"You arc very shy, sir. I thought
you corresponded with Mr.. Scott in
Cork" (the assumed narGe under which
Maginn had contributed his papcrs).
L" beg to decline any information on
that matter"
If you do not know him, then, per.
haps you could know your own hand
writing" drawing from his pocket o
bundle Of letters) "You need not deny
yonr correspondence with that person
with these proofs in my possession"
How, in heavens name. did you pro.
cure those letters?"
81 am the gentleman himself"
A hearty laugh, warm haudshnke
and wee drnp of auld usquchaugh
made all things right, and resulted iu
pleasant evening and n cordial acQuaint.
ance between the cautious editor and
humorous author OF the Olohcrty
papers.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

MIR. WYMAN, the newly appointed
United States Treasurer, is of United
States parentage, though born in Canada.
He is somewhat over middle age, aud :,
very popular and competent officer. He
was appointed to clerkship in the
Treasury Department in April, lSG3;wns
Assistant Treasurer from 1875 until 1875
when he succeeded to tho oIreasurership,
holding that position until 1877, When
he resigned because of ill health. Sine.
the latter date, upon which the retiring
Treasurer was appointed, he hus beef
assistant. Mr.. Wyman brings to th
office the experience OF many years, and
will, doubtless, fill the place made vacant,
by Mr. Gil6llan's resignation ably.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

Ex-Gov. CRAWFORD, n resident of
Washington, agent Of tho State of Kan
sas, filed at the Interior Department re-
Gently, brief in support of tho position
taken by the State authorities on sundry
long-pending questions in regard to tho
Atchison, Topeka & Santa fa Railroad
land grant, and the case will probably
come before the Secretary for oral argu,
mont at an early day. Tho brief argues
that adjustment of the grant under the
Supreme Court decision of 1875 concern.
ing it would give the State title to about
100000 acres of land alleged to have
been Illegally certified to the railroad
company, and that, in any event, III,
State is entitled to some 100000 acres
now held by the railroad.
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EASY TO SAY.

"Iis easy to say: "Bo brave! be strongn
Whom the tidcs OF troublu run swift along,
And the Dlackest of clouds obscure tho sun
Ere yet the coveted przo 10 won.
'Tis easy to sny: "Now show your plucki
And hope tomorrow for better luck!"
But hard to walk on tho sluntin4 dock
Oh Il ship that's suffered Il total wrock.
his easy to cay: "Forgot! forgive"
We hear it often each day we live;
AChristiRn'S duty-Dut, oh, how fow
But lind 1t q difficult thing to dol
'rts easy to say another might
HnVc conquered in an unequal fight;
But were we fiucd his focs 10 meet
We might have suffered Il worse defeat
'Tis easy to say: al know how far
| can 20" in fOlly'S descending car;
But easily, easily down wo drop
Until death gives the command TO stop.
It's easy to say we would not yield
A single point ON tho Dnttlo field;
But though hero we may admire,
Tho courage with uS may not stand fire.
Brave words nro easy enough to say:
Brave deeds, however, will win the day;
And the StOutcst heart may its owner fail
Though well protected by coat of mail
II weak or strong, when put to the test,
He docs his duty who docs his best,
And finds each day-it ia sad but true
THAT easy to say has been hard to do.
-Josephinc PoHdrd. In N. I. Lod0er
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

IHE Arkansas Legislature has passed
law which prohibits for two years the
selling OF liquor within two miles of any
church or school house, except on pcti
lion OF majority of the adult inhabit-
ants. In New England such law
would give practical prohibition.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

THE provision in the last Army bill
excluding from calculation as part of thu
regular retired list prescribed by law.
not to exceed four hundred, all officers
retired under tho law of last year be.
cause of having reached sixty-four years,
or having served forty years, relieves
the regular retired list to the extent Of
making thirteen vacancies, which will
be filled at once by tie retirement of
disabled officers.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

REV. DIR. MORGAN DIX, of Washing
ron, d. c., lin a recent sermon, said thai
there is a criminal laxity in tho regard
Tor the marriage tie among many womcn
II fashion. They care for no real hom,.
no says; they wish to avoid the pains
and the cares and dutica of ma!rimonv
The caro- of their children they hnnt.
over to servants. They have lax not 0 e..
about divorce; and there is a growing
indifference to this "chief OF all social
denominations" Speaking generally.
Or. Dix aftirms that it is the foithlessncss
OF women to do her duty and mission
tna' emboldens the "conspirators agnins'
her honor"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29
Circumstances Alter Some Gases.

The case was that of man who was
accused of discharging firearms in tho
city limits.
Rccorder-" You fired off gun twice
did You kill anybody?"
No, your Honor"
Don't you know that it is a very So
rious matter to fire off gun and not kill
ANYBODY? Don't you know that you are
liable to be punished severely for such
carol' ssness?"
t" do, Your Honor but there arc
mitigating circumstances.
What are they, and are there many
of them ?"
"They are cats, and there are any
number OF them"
Recorder (brightening up)--"So you
are bothered with cats, too, are you?
Come here one moment. Tell me, how
many did you kill?,'
"Three with the first barrel and two
with the second"
"Splendid Glorious What size shot
do you use%
20 use duck-shOt."
"That fetches 'em, does it? Humnh
Couldn't-you-lend--me--your--gas.'.
for-a-few days2"
Certainly, your Honor but you
must r0mcmbcr that you aro liable to be
punished very severel y if you shoot off n
gun inside the city limits and do not kill
anybody"
"You can go. You will do, but don't
let it happen again. st. Louis ;Jpy1er.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

A LIEUTENANT of the English Rifle
volunteers has received instruction from
tho War Secretary to form on Army Tel
egraph Corps to take the field in time Of
War. The corps will contain two hun.
dred men, and will he organized on the
same basis as tho Army Postal Corps.
All the necessary field equipments will
be supplied, and the men will be drilled
in its use.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

ACCORDING TO the census, tho number
OF horses In the United States is 10, 838.
Ia; Ia mules, 1871 ,079: milch COWS, IS.
i%o, 900; other cattle, 90, ,O46, or; sheep,
l9,237 72s1; hogs, 43, ,27O, ,oS8. The az.
gpegate value of all theso animals is
$685. 107,96s. The average value OF
horses n is $7O.59; mules, $40. 40; COWS,
$So2l; other cattle, $21.8O; sheep,
S2'5S; hogs, 1915. The highest aver,
age price OF horses ($1O2. LAY is in Mas
aaohuSetts, 81 and the lowest ($37. e8) is in
Texas. Illinois has moro horses than
any other State, the number being
1,OiR,9l6. New York is next highest,
With e22. .627. EE
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

IMPORTERS have been consulting law
yers as to the constitutionality of the
new tariff bill. The only ground upon
which supposition even can be based
s that it is revenue bill, and origin
sted in the Senate. But among the
Senate and House lawyers, including
those opposed to the passage of the bill,
the point of it's constitutionality was not
seriously called into question.
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4 French SnncnlnfOr.

A reckless speculNtor consults his doc
tor, who says to him:
"The exciting life that you lead is
wearing you out rapidly. If you keep
it up you will be dead man by this day
twelvemonth.
"By Jove, SIR" cries the restless
specuiator, "if were only sure of that I'd
make a fortuns-pd go to a life insur.
nnce company and insure myself fol
half q million 1t twould be the biggest
operation of the century. From Tx
EFennb.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

--Mr 0. s. Bliss tc ls the New York
Wo".H that he believes the use of ar
slat,ed lime will check any tendency to
rot in potatoes lie has tor several
Years sprinkled q small quantity Of sacA
line upon bis potatoes at time of 8 orins
them in bins. Though he ventures no
pos tive assertion, yet he believes such
treatment has resulted in checking any
tenten les to rot 81.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

SERV1A is dependent on foreign coun.
tries for her salt supply, and to stimu-
late explorations the government offers
prlze OF $50, 200 to the discoverer Of .
workable salt mine in the kingdom.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

Ex-Gov. SPRAaUE's bride is described
US having regular, pleasant features.
fair complexion, dark brown hair, and
dark blue eyes; graceful in movement,
OF medium height and fino figure. She
travelled in a dark blue walking. dress
with crimson sash, and on her hat
were red ostrich plumes.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

The question whether e man should
be permitted to marry his deceased wife's
sister is OF perennial interest in England.
Bills to give this permission have re-
peatedly passed the House of Commons.
but have always been rejected by the
lords. The Bishops ,le generally op-
posed to the change, como of them r.,
}arding it with horror, and delaring that
not even m act OF Parliament would SO
'ar satisfy their conScenccs as to alio,
them to sanction by tho ceremonies ol
the church union which they believe
TO be immoral and expressly fDrbildcl
by the laws Of God.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

CHAUNcY WARNER, of Cambridge, Vt
has maze arrangements to present tn,
town of st. Albans with $50, 900 hous,
for use as free hospital. He will pro
vide $25, 900 endowment fund. also,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

RroE CHICKEN Pm.-Cover the bottom
of a pudding dish with slices OF hroiled
ham cut up q h>3;;'ed chicken and nearly
fill the dish !; pour Ia gravy or melted
butter to fill the di,h: add chopped
onions, if you like, or a little curry pow
der, which is better then add boiled
rice tofill all interstices and to cover the
top thick. Bake it for one.half 70 three.
quarters Of sn hour. w. ''''.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

A MATHEMATICIAN interested in the
sugar trade has estimated that the re.
ducton in the duty on sugar will anonn
to seventeen cents annually for each per.
ION in the United States.
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Rats.

Rate aro great pest in every city and
town, and, indeed, everywhere in this
country. 1t seems nearly impossible to
get rid of them, and any method that
promises to secure this most desirable
end is worth trying. Somebody recon-
mends covering stones, raftcrs, and
every part of II cellar with ordinary
whitowash, made yellow with cupprras
putting coppcras in every crcvicc or
Granny where rat may get, and scatter
,ng 1t III the corners on the floor. He
has tried it repeatedly, and the result
has been general retreat OF both mice
and rats, not ono OF which had Ut last
accounts returned. it is said that Il coat
OF this yellow wash, given each hpriiI% to
cellar, will not only Danish those yer.
min, but will prevent fever, dyscmtcry
or typhoid fever Everything catallc
should be carefully secured against the
ravages of rats, which are 80 imt"ligon,
that they will soon abandon places where
they can get next to nothing 60 eat. The
rat We are most troubled with is the
brown rat, much larger, stronger, firr@rr,
and more ravcnous than the black rat,
which has almost entirely disappeared,
having been driven off or cxtcrminatcd
by the moro formidable species. The
brown rat is frequently called the Nor
way rat, from the erroneous impression
that it came from Norway, which cOm-
try it did not reach until it had become
abundant in Britain and America. 1t ap-
pearcd first at Astrakhan, in the begin
ming of the eighteenth century, and
gradually spread over Western Europe,
whence we have derived it, 1T was once
known as tho Hanovcrian rat, because
the British Jacobites were pleased to be-
lievo that it calno in with tue House Of
Hanover,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

THR fund Tor the sufferers from the
Braidwood Qll.) mine disaster amounts
TO $29, 600, which will keep those in need
for one year. ....
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TOPICS OF THE DAY,

ARAB1 PAsHA is said to complain that
he Is not receiving an adequate allow
snce, as was agreed by the Khedive.
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TIE Washington correspondent of the

THE Washington correspondent of the
Boston Ilv2rtiSGr has some interesting
gossip about the ownership OF the
Hogers- house, near the Whlte-hous
Henry Clay used to own the lot OF
which it stands. He was especially de-
voted to the Ashland farm and the live
stock upon it, One day old Commodore
John Rogers came home from the NIedi
tcrranean with bis naval vessel full OF
live stock which he had picked up
abroad. The cargo included ono fin,
Andalusian iackass. Clay wanted 1t for
Ills farm. All his Offers wero rejected
until ono day the Commodore said, in &
Joke: G.. You can huvc him for your lot
opposite tho White house." "Donc. >
was Clay's reply, and the animal Wa
shipped off to Kontucliy. The Commo
dore built the now historic house, whicl
Secretary Seward o;cupiel during til,
war. Here Payne onleavored to assas
sinate linn on the night when President
Lincoln was shot. The lot is now value
at $40, 900.
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THE State prisons Of New York have
paid their. way OF late, but it is not
probable that they will do so hereafter,
as Is bill has already been passed prohib
ting hatmaking by convicts, and other
measures intended to take from such in
stitutions remunerative employmcnts
are under consideration. This is done
to meet the approval of class of labor
egitators who believe that prison pro-
duction is an injury to outside labor.
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MIR. Abraham tierdric,sop, resid-
ing in We9tport, n. Y. has powder
horn on which ia carveu coat OF arms
with the date l746.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-03-29

To PRESERVE clothes pins: Boil and
quickly dry them once or tMae o month.
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THERE recently died near Lewiston.
Me-, woman named Latimer, who was
the most persistent devourer of books
and newspapers the world has ever
known. But she derived nc benefit
thcreform, for it wns literally and not
hguratlvely that she devoured them. She
developed mania for this singular diet
very early in life; indeed, she herself
dated it from that eventful epoch of in
fancy known as the period of teething.
She would eat letter and wrapper paper
II she could not get book or n newspa.
per, but printers ink was the saucc
which gave her an appetite. 1t is said
that she was an intelligent woman and
iudulged in no other freak, and, more.
over, that she inherited her morbid taste
which, strange to say, was not the cause
of her death.