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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22
Zaandam WindmilIs,

Iaandam is rather an important
place. Many ships and boats are built
there, many windmills thrcSh the air
with their white arms and grind every
80 rt of thing that can bc ground, and
when they don't do that they saw wood
and pump water. Its inhabitants arc
fcarfully ricb1 mt every iaunty villa we
came to our guide stopped us to impress
on us some notion of its owner 8
wealth. "AN these rich peope are wind
millers;" he could speak tolerablo En-
glish, SO we were spared the wild panto-
mime which, when expressive of four
hundred windmills, takes some consid-
cradle room in village street. We
were ferricd over the watcry avenue
which seems to be really the main thor
oughfare of the town. There were tho
mills, sure enough, miles of fthem-somo
four, | think-on each side of the way,
as far into the dim distance as the eye
could reach. 1t looked like lesson in
perspective to try for the exact vanish
ing point,
If any one desires to sec Holland from
its windmilly side, let that person by all
means come to Zaandam, aud be sur
feitcd forever after. They all seemed
tote thriving and ilourishing, too; and
when windmilly town does flourish, it
is from ilourishing point of vicw) a
thing to remember. 1t seems to lack
rcposcfulness, if ono cares for it, but for
one ot an active temperament it is high
ly stimulating. 1t is not the place for a
moony or absent-mindcd person, as
there is always chance Of being Drained
by the merry wind-sail, unless one is
somewhat alert. There seems to be an
unfathomab|c variety of individualtasto
in the matter Of adjoining and dec
Grating some of these mills They were
nearly all as bright as pant or wash
of every known hue could make them.
None of the aesthetic. faded-leaf tones
here either, but good, riotous, roaring
reds, greens and blues, that seemed tc
sit at once on any mild talk of "brokcn
tints'' or ''mclting combinations. "
Somehow they seemed to get the right
tone under that delicious gray-bluc haze
that hangs SO often over the landscape
in Holland. Many mills had their little
tlower-gardcnS running down to the
rivers edge, and the little summer
house ovcrhanging the water, with its
inevitable little motto expressive OF the
owners sweet content, like "Iust in
Rust,' which at first sight looks like
bad and improper English. 1t only
means Rustic felicity. Hero sit Van
Dunk and friends in the shades Of even
ing, smoking their pipes, slipping their
beverages, and listening to the frogs. -
George H. BOughton, IN Ha7per' s
Md0dztnc.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

JOHN w. BARRON, Treasurer Of the
Dexter (Me.) Savings Bank, was found
in the vault of the bank on February %,
1878, dying from wounds which he re-
ceivel during the night. Many will
recall the thrill of admiration that swept
over the country when the news was
published Of Barron's heroic death in
defense OF the treasure in his keeping,
and the painful reaction when the
charge was made that the wounds wero
self-inflicted to hide defalcation. Suit
brought by the bank against Barron's
estate led to an examination. For four
years the trial has been postponed, and
is now about to be resumed. New evi-
dence is said to have been found 10
prove that Cashier Barron was really
murdered at his post of duty. 1t is
worth much to have this almost solitary
instance Of fidelity in wide waste of
banking treachery and criminality.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

Observation-Disclosures have question
which stumps them at last. Tho Con-
trollership of that city became vacant
by resignation. The Common Council
elected O new man. The person left in
charge by the resigning Controller re-
fuses to give up the office, and the Court
sustains him. Lawyers are divided upon
the point whether the Office is county
or city one, to be filled by the State
Governor or city government in case of
vacancy. The most serious feature of
the whole trouble is that all the police
men, school teachers, department clerks
and laborers are kept out of their pay,
because no bills can be cashed before
they are approved by the Controller,
and there is no recognized Controller to
do it,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

LIE robust health of the English in
general is said to be due to their diet
They are good and substantial eaters.
They like plain, solid food, well cooked.
and do not, rs a rule, demand variety.
Meat vegetables, and puddings are
their staple dishes, and thin soups and
foreign kickshaws find no favor in their
oyes. They despise alike French dishes
as rich and unwholesome, and German
cookery as coarse and unpalatable. Tho
roast beef of Old England is their staff
OF life, and ham and eggs come next in
their good graces. Ice. wator is q rarity
among the mass of the population, who
look on it almost as poison.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

SECRETARY FOLGER has sent aletter to
Congress recommending tho consoli-
dAtion of customs districts in many in
stances, in order to effect saving in the
salaries of officers ut ports where the
business is very small and does not in
crease from year to year. The Secre-
tary's recommendations would in effect
not lessen the number Of collection dis
tricts, but in some cases reduce the
number of officers at the port which,
after the reorganization, would comprise
all the consolidated ports, and reduce the
aggregate cost for salaries $49l ,295. The
Western ports which would bo affected
by the proposed consultations arc the
following: 1t is proposed to consolidate
with the district of Chicago, the districts
of Galena, Omaha, Dubuque, and Bur-
lington; to increase the number of officers
land employees from seventy-six to ninety
ono, and the cost for salaries from $94,-
418 to $111,880. 1t is proposed to con
solidate with the Minnesota District,
at st. Paul, the districts of Duluth
Montana and Idaho, to increase the
number of officers and employees
from twenty-five to thirty.two, anG
the cost for salaries from $4,000 tx
E38,800. The greatest reduction o.
officers and employees will take place al
the chief eastern ports.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

WHAT Is claimed to be the largest pom
eion paid to one person in the United
States has been settled in st. Louis.
The pensioner was honorably discharged
from the army in 1864 on account of
injuries. and in four days thereafter he
became totally blind, and has so remain
ed ever since. His case has been pend
ing for sixteen years. The aggregate
sum accruing to date and which he re-
ceived, was IS, ,063.47. He will hereafter
receive duling his life $72 per month.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22
Tho Salt OF the Ocean.

Even the primitive sea must have been
highly charged with saline matters of all
kinds When the earth was still intense
ly heated, the whole of tho water now on
its surface must have been present as
gas in it's atmosphere, ut first no doubt
dissasSOciatcd, but aftcrward mn aquc-
GUS vnpor. Since, if the sca-bottOm and
continents were smOOthcd down to uni
form level, the sea would still suffice tc
cover the entire earth to depth of over
| 900 fathOms, aqueous vapOur equal to
n layer of water of that thickness must
have existed in the atmosphere and have
produced pressure OF more than ton
on the square inch at the earth's surface.
TO this pressure must havo been added
that produced by all tho other vapors
with whicl: the primitive atmosphere
must havo been filled. AS tho earth
cooled the water condensed on the cool
est spots from time to time, boiled, and
rose rs vapor again. MIR. Mallet con.
lectures that tho first water formed on
the earth's surface may have been even
as hot as molten cast iron. At last per.
manent seas were established. The
waters of these heated to IN intensely
high temperature under great pressure,
must have dissolved salts in abundance
iloIl Ullo llcSlllJ CoIbOIlIhVCo ShI III
crust, and being constantly in state o.
ebuition as the pressure diminished at
the surface with the growth of the seas,
or the temperature of the earth's sur.
face varied in differont places, must have
taken up vast quantities of rock matter
in suspension, and become thickly
charged with volcanic mud. Intensely
hot rain must have fallen on the land
and have washed down more salts and
mud into tho sea. The whole ocean
must have consisted of vast mass OF
sccthing mud. 1t must have required a
protractod period for the ocean to become
clear, and for it's deposit, which was per-
haps somewhat like the present deep sea
red mud, to settle, and possibly the
deeper water long remained uninhabita-
bic, being overchargcd with various
gases md salts and suspended mud.
There is an enrolment Of 1861
in the Minnesota schools, tho State hay
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22
Money Ly Telephone.

"Say, miss" said rather handbook
ing customer to the young lady in charge
OF the central telephone Office, one day
last week, "say, miss, I'd like to talk
with Mr.. Joseph Snooks moment"
The lady called Snooks and turned tho
instrument over to tho guest.
''Hollo, hello! Mr.. Snooks!"
Snooks answered, and i'll tho ensuing
col]oquy the lady could of course only
GEAR the hard-looking customer.
"Snooks, old boy, can't como up for
that money to-day; I'm too busy"
"Eh?"
"No, can't get away"
II know, but I'm sorry; I've got to
meet Brace about your affair"
"But I'd jcopardize oil our interests.
| positively can't come. Can you send
the money down?"
"Down here"
81 don't believe she'll do it, will shc?"
''No, I don't know her She's hand
some girl with blue eyes and light hair
Know her?"
"I'll ask her about it. Wait, keep
your oar there [miss, Mr.. Snooks wants
to pay me four dollars, and says for you
to let mo have the money. I'll ask again
to make sure. Snools, did you mean
for this fine young lady to pay mo and
charge it to your"
"Don't hear YOU"
Eyes, yes, all right. He says, miss,
for you to take my receipts and let me
have the cash. You are to put it in his
telephone bill. All right, Snooks, good
by, sec you tomorrow" and he hung tho
mouthpiece on the hook.
''Fine fellow, Snooks," he continued,
looking nj of ItI
mover heard Of sending money by tcle-
phone before, did you?"
'No," responded tho lady.
"P"rhaps you haven't the change
hsndy?"
"lrs," said she.
"4ou'll trust Snooks, I persumc," he
went on in a faltering manner.
'Ccrtainly," she replied, eff he says to
let you have it."
"?ou don't think the telephone would
lie, do you?"
"Assuredly not. I'll just ask Mr..
Snooks."
''No, no. He's sensitive man; he
wouldn't like to have so much fuss Over
n small amount. Make it two dollars
and L will give him receipt on nc
count"
"Tll pay anything Mr. Snooks says
I'll call him."
"Rather than bother him again, II
make it dollar. Give mo dollar"
''But ] perfer to call him."
Miss" said the man, "don't go nca
the wire now. There's cloud commin;
up. You're going to be struck by light
ming. Rather than that, I'd take fift
cents, a quarter"
ooh! I'm not afraid" and she ap
preached the instrument.
'Keep away from that wire!" h
howled, "don't call Shocks He NIGH
be struck. If you don't care for yourself
have some mercy on his family. Yo,
needn't pay the amount at ALL wouldn'
risk Snooks for all the money in Brook
lyn."
''I shall either call Snooks or q police
man, " said the girl firmly.
| ''Make it policeman ana I'll go 70
him myself" shouted the tramp, as h
| jumped over tho rail-
And then she called Snooks, who ha
been swearing Mt his end of the wire i
the hope of making some one hear him
and told him it was all right, she hndn
quite paid the money
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22
FAIR BUT COYo

Hor checks a sentry in advance,
moon that makes tho darkness day3
Her stature is like any lance,
And like waving reed doth sway.
Her eyes are over wide awake,
Though dreamy as a fawn's to see.
The moon is blurred for her sweet sake Ia,
The branch is dropping on the tree. -
Tho fawn before her flies for shame
Toward the desert, far and wide;
No peer has she, and mono can claim
To be regarded by her side.
The fawn that in tho glade doth stray
Tho idol OF tho fano Is shel
Thou who didst bid me hope. ] pray
That may ne'er despair Of theel
To me, thou art 30 coy and cold;
To others, over kind and near.
Our quarrel hke the wars Of old,
Doth linger on from year TO year.
AMI that Ia why thy young cheek glows
With yonder ruddy hue 70 fair.
AS though 1t were distant roso
Thou takest for veil TO wear.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

CHARLES PERRAUIT, q French eiter,
was tho author Of "Cinderella's Slipper"
story. At the accession Of Francis III.
husband Of Mary Queen Of Scots),
Paris was involved in continued broils
by tho struggles for precedency between
the confraternities of the drapers, the
MERGERS and the furriers, in which the
furriers finally triumphed. Two cent
uries ago furs were so rare, and there
foro so highly valued, that the wearing
of them was restricted by several sunpt-
uary laws to Kings and Princes. Sable.
il those laws called vair, was the subject
Of countless regulations. The exact
quality perinittedb o be worn by persons
Of different grades, and the Articles Of
dress to which it might be applied, were
defined most stricGly. Perrault'r tale Of
CindereliS originally marked thu Dig
nifty conferred on her by the fairy, by
her wearing q slipper of vair, privilege
then confined to the. highest rank OF
Processes. An error of the press, now
become inveterate, changed vair into
verre, and the slipper of sable was aud
aealY converted tafa glasa IipPeE'
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

EDWIN FoRREsTs costumes and silver
ware. left by him to the Forest Homo,
Philadelphia, are soon to bo sold at pub
Ito auction. Among the costumes arc
those worn by the characters Of Coriola-
nus. Lear, Tell and Spartacus, and tho
silverware includes fifteen pieces besides
a dozen knives, four dozen forks, and
four dozen spoons.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

OnEoAnARaARta9R is a word of recent
origin, from tho French oleine, Latin
oLeun,i oil, the thin, oily part of fat, and
from margarine, pearly-like substance,
extracfed FROM vegetables, oils an animal
fats. The butter flavor comes from mix
ing milk, cream and unstable butter
with colored tallow and other unctuous
ingredients. The lard may come from
carloads Of dead hogs, or suet from cat
tie that may have died In overcrowded
cars, or animals that died of disease, or
even more questionable sources, like
some .%%of che. oil extracted from soap
grease collections from the city, exported
TO the West, whence comes the ladle.
TiaakedobnttAr.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

Mr. HOLMAN HUNT spent five yesrs in
tho Holy Land in painting "The Flight
into Egypt" and, when he had finished
it, found that the Syrian canvas, which
he had used, was too rotten to bear the
strain of travel. The picture fell to
pieces and was patched, but is now an
irretrievable ruin.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

A NEW profession, that of accompany
Ing young girls to and from balls, is re-
ported to have been recently started.
Hairdressers advertise that they will
dress the hair Of ladies and then escort
them to their place Of destination.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

The Metropolitan Horse Gar Com
pany' OF Boston, has recently introduced
the registering clock for recording fares.
Inc other day an elderly lady desired to
get on the CAR She rose energsticaIly
and pulled the strap which rang in the
fares, Before the conductor popld make
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

THE Emperor of Austro- Hungary has
decorated Hon. Charl> Gibson, of st.
Louis, his counsel in the case against
Baron Won Bechtolsheim, late Austro,
Hungary consul at st. Louis, who en-
bezzled funds of his Office, as Knight
Commander of tho Order of Franz
Joseph. The order itself is as high as
any in the enpiro or in Europe.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

CAPT. r. B. FORBES, of Boston, makes
the sensible suggestion that there is al
together too much signaling in naviga.
tion rules, which leads 20 confusion. He
says con the ocean it is enough to indi-
cate northerly, southerly, easterly and
westerly. In narrow waters where many
steamers are apt to congregate the less
footing the better"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

IN some parts of Germany the police
have lately had tho new duty instructed
to them of prohibiting boys under six
teen from smoking in the streets or
from entering alone establishments
where intO1icating liquors are sold.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

WAhcorr, the thirty day quail eater,
finished his task. said he never felt bet
ter in his life, and pocketed the $500,
besides winning any number of bets
from silly people.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

Ross, the shotgun messenger Of Wells,
FarR & Co.'s Express. who saved tho
treasure when the recent effort was mado
to rob the east-bound express of the
Central Pacific, ia California, stands six
feet four in his stockings, and began
life as a gambler. This is the fourth
timo that he has beaten off the road
agents.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

Nor a few OF tho thinking farmers Of
Illinois and the States adjoining, express
tho conviction that he who would raise
cattle in the future without positive loss,
must raise those which will ut an carly
age deyelope into ripe, heavy animals
Of good style and in every way suited to
the needs of the best and most eXacting
markets. there and abroad.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

The practicability Of photographing
landscapes from the windows of trains
running ut rate of forty miles an hour,
has been recently proved by DR.. Can
die, who uses what ne calls gyrograph
for the purpose. An exposure of only
one one-hundredth Of n second was
needed, and after a little practice won.
derfully distinct views were obtained.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

MIR. w. @. CARRNGToN, Richmond
(Va.) attorney, has received from Lon
don the certificate of marriage of Mr..
and Mrs Pigeon Oabourchere). 1t was
intended to be used in tho divorce suit
OF Mrs. Pigeon vs.. Mr.. Pigeon.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

MONTGOMERY BLAIR is reported to be
seriously i'll ut his country place, Silver
Spring, few miles from Washington.
Mr.. Herndon, the Alabama Congress-
man, is now on the road to full recovery.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

TIE scandal about tho failure of Mr..
Julian Hawthorne to finish "For5une's
Fool" is increased by the announce
ment that he had received pay in full in
advance. Mr.. Hawthorne is thus far ST.
lent on the subject.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

Gen. CHARLES P. STONE, who has for
years been an officer in high command
IN the Khedive's army, has left Egypt,
and will return to live in the United
States
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

IHE United States Government pays
foreign steamers an average of two cents
per letter for postage. During the past
forty years the mails have cost $50, 2O4,.
467.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22
nnEA1No D. y, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1883.

nor deSlst she had not only been carried
couple OF blocks beyond her destina-
tlon. but had registered not less than
twenty fares, for which, according to tho
company's rules, the conductor was re-
spOnsjble
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22
TOPICS OF THE DAY,

IHE French army is reported not to
IKE the expulsion bill adopted by the
cabinet, and an intimation to that effect
has been carried to President Grew.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

WILLIAM GALLOWAY, the oldest loco
motive engineer in this country, recent
ly guided train at the speed of q mile
minute oven a portion of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. Mr.. Galloway is
seventy-four years old.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

"VHAr are you doing out there, my
daughter, In the night dew?". said the
kindly oldSRgntleEnan on the piazza.
PrGcSicing fSDcing," was the sweet
replygaB she loaned over the pickets till
her fdGS was dre&dfully close to VII.
hAyA'g '. -
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

WHY is paper money moro valuable
than gold? When You put it in your
pocket You double it, and when you take
II out you And 1t stu increases,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

TIE only cool thing which has been
seen ip town for the past week is the fel,
low who comes into the olice, smokes
some other fellows pipe, uses some othor
fellows desk, and then asks if You are
not going to say beer before he has to go.
r,vR0Rt00 Globe,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22
Medicine was administered to q sic

Medicine was administered to sick
clergyman on Long Island by several of
his kindly disposed parishioners. In
stead Of giving him pills and plasters,
they gave him some wood and coal, which
they pat in the cellar. To this they
added some money, which they pleas
antly placed in his hand as they shook
hands at his bedside. 1t was agreed by
all concerned that these remedies were
the best that could have been admins
tered to the suffering pastor. He is now
copYalescent-N Y Sun
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

TIE following process is recommended
for cleaning white Shetland shawls. Put
the soiled article into a large bowl !;
throw over it half a teacupful Of flour,
" dry" rub thoroughly, as if washing,
then thoroughly shake cat the -four. II
the article is not clean repeat the pro.
cess in clean flour. Articles cleaned by
this process will retain new look as
long as there ia s thread left.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

e. TIE man who ate his dinner with the
fork Of q river hos been Tying To spin q
mountain top,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

There is an enrolment Of 1876, ,574
in the Minnesota schools, tho State hay
ing a school population OF 3l5,04S. '.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22

There was a new departure few
nights since at McMinnville, Tenn, to
raise money to buy church organ. The
plan devised was sale of the young la
dies to the highest bidder. The young
men were out en- masse, and one by one
the fair ladies were knocked down by
he auctioneer to the highest bidder.
Many of the bellies brought fabulous
prices, one ecstatic bachelor bidding
'heaven and earth" for the girl of his
choice. AS barter was not taken, he was
required to make his bid in dollars and
cents, which he did in a handsome price
and got his prize. The sale resulted in
plenty of money and lots of fun.