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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24
Jay Gould at tho Piay.

Joe Howard, in the Philadelphia
Times, on tho first performance of the
Silver King" writes as follows:
Mr.. Gould sat in one of tho upper
proscenium boxes. / hadn't specially
noticed him until in ono of the affecting
episodes with which the "Silvcr King"
abounds, after had for tho fifteenth or
twentieth time taken off my glasses TO
wipe my eyes, chanced to turn and in
box saw what seemed very curious
illustration of the text with which be-
gan my letter. Ordinarily, in q box Mr..
Gould sits fncing the stage, his counte
nanco rather shaded by the curtains.
ne is always accompanied by his son
deorgc--a very bright fellow, by the
wa. On this occasion Mr.. Gould
le"Aed on his elbow far over the rail, so
that his head was absolutely bathed in
the light from tho big chandelier, anl
followed with his restless eye the move
mcnts upon the stage. Presently taking
from his pocket n handkerchief, he
qnielly rubbed his eyes and vigorously
blowed his nose. His son George, who
had been sitting hear him, rose, resting
his back against the partition, laid ono
hand upon his fathers shoulder, and in
very few minutes his pumps began to
"olh, us ulu lnOSe Oh an clQOrlY gentle
man occupying the box with them.
Now, that these thrcc men in Tie iox
should be crying is nothing very start
Ing, because doubt if there was a de-
cent fellow III The entire auditor ium who
did not find his alleged heart in his
throat Mt least hdlf dozen times during
the progress of the play, and the wo.
mel wero in continuously melting
mood but that Mr.. Gould, who is black
guarded by at least half the papers in
the country, who is supposed to have Il
head Of flint and q heart of marble.
should join the weeping phalanx, think
Is II little curious, and, to me, it was OK
trcmcly interesting as indicative of a
phase of the great financier's inner ma
turc. | have been told by people wh0
are near him and who have occasion to
know, that whatever may be Mr.. Gould's
scope of conscience i'll dealing with Bulls
and Bears and other pccuniary beasts.
who would tear him TO pieces if he did
not tear them, i'll his personal, domestic
and aiiectiOnnl rclstions he is AZ tender
and thoughtful and considerate as man
could we'll I've.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24
4 Dinner Party.

English papers tell us an amusing story
Of a wcll-known banker of Licgo, Bel
gium. A short time ago he gave little
dinner party to which ten guests had
been biddcn, beside himself and wifc,
making twelve in all. They were Just
about to set down when III dropped IL
friend from the Antipodcs and invited
himself to dinner, thus making the fatal
number thirteen. Tho banker, to pre-
vent i'll luck, rushed downstairs to his
Office, found the cashier Just about to
leave for the evening, dragged him up
stairs fitted him with n dress coat, and
led him triumphantly into the drawing-
room amid the applause of his relieved
guests, three Of whom declared that
they would not sit down to the best dim
ner ever served il thcro wcrc thirteen nt
table. At that moment til" hcll rang,
and note WAS brought for one Of the
guests whose wife had suddenly fallen
i'll, and who consequently was unNbl" to
remain. Thirteen again Gloom and
despair; and the cashier finding himself
the Jonah of the evening, volunteered
to depart. The banker saw him down
stairs and was expressing his regrets
whcn--ioy tho family doctor hcaved
in sight. Him the host secured, md,
happy in being able to offer the hospitali-
ties to his kind-h hearted, Sorrly-tricd en-
ploycc, the three returned to the draw
ing-r0om. Dinner was ordered to be
placed upon tn" table, but, just rs all
WAS ready, the hostess, who was i'll deli
cate health, and who had been lnduly
excited 10y all the untoward events,
tainted dead away, and had to be put to
bed. Thirteen again This time there
was nothing for the cashier but to go
end dine with what appetite he might ut
the nnnrcSt restaurant
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24
Educated for Servants.

Norwegian girls make excellent scr.
wants. In their own country they aro
thoroughly trained at schools spcci,Jiv
instituted for the purpose, and thcy o1lv
receive diploma or authors Nv to wori,
when they have completed their coIrgr
Many OF them come to this country. and
certainly those in search Of competcnt
Scrvant8-~and who isnot ?~-would dcwcIl
to consider the aXpediency Of inquirinu
about them. Scotch servants, too. huy"
such good name in England that many
people send to Glasgow for them and cm-
gage them without even seeing them.
There Is a good deal of similarity in the
characters OF the two nations, both aro
thrifty, industrious, and gepeI ally rclip-
ious, in addition to which they are eX-
tremely cleanly in their habits. -Ncto
York Mail.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24

FISH Commissioner Pierce. of Penn
sylvania, thinks that there is a great
deal of money wasted by the Govern
ment trying to stock with salmon and
bass streams which, by reason of the
clearing away of the forests and the
cultivation of the land, have become en-
tirely unfit for such fish, their waters
having become warm and muddy. He
says the restocking of such streams is
"misdirected labor and expenditure
which is almost total loss" 1t is prob,
able that Mr. Pierce is right, Bass and
salmon do not like muddy water. Carp
do not object to it, and hence carp cul-
ture is the most profitable.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24
,i'hc Diamond Country.

The soil in tho diamond fields OF Africa,
when brought to the summit of the mine.
says Lady Florence Dixie, is cartcd
away and strcWn on the ground, where
ii il left for fortnight or three weeks to
pulvcrizc in tho sun. At the expiration
Of this time gangs Of Kufrs, supcrin-
tended hy a whito ovcrsCCr, break tho
largo dry humps into powder, and this in
turn is cart"d away to be placed III the
washinG- -machinc. 1t ia during the pro-
c 81 Of first breaking TINT aomo of the
largest diamonds nrc discovered, and tho
ovcrsc"r hns to keep n sharp look-ont on
the workers in consequence. In spite Of
thc terrible penalty incurred by any one
detected in tho act of Rccrcting n good
find, thrfts arc very rife, and many n
diamond finds its way into Knfir posses
sion in spite Of the 8hnrprst vigilance.
During the process of washing, the grav.
ely substance, which is full Of gnrnots
rs we'll as the diamonds, sinks to the
bottom of the machine, while tho Garth
crN ubStnncD disappears i'll another
cha n.'l. When it has been thoroughly
washed through two or three times this
gravel is collected and strcwn on tables,
wh"ro scnrchers with steel Instruments
somewhat resembling very broad knives,
carefully turn it over in minute search.
Then it is that the precious jewel is dis
covered in all mannor Of sizes and shapes,
when it is placed in small tray, on
which another OvcrSCcr keeps his watch
ful eye. was given several little heaps
Of gravel to disscct, and in half an hour
bad succeeded in discovering about twen-
ty or thirty diamonds of very fair size
and some SO perfectly shaped that they
had every appearance of having just left
The Cutlcr'R hnndR.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24
One of Josh BIllings's Stories.

Josh Billings fow days ago told a re.
porter OF tho Poughkeopsio Eagle the
following story:
conc bleak day this winter, when
binding snow storm was in progress, he
alighted from an elevated railway train
ut Iwenty-third street and Sixth avenue,
New York. At the foot of the stairs
stood o man thinly clad, without any
overcoat, and holding up two new lead
pencils. AS each person passed he i'm
plored them to buy his pencils, saying
he had had nothing to eat for day, that
he was in need Of immediate assistance.
Seven mon passed. him, and Josh was
the eighth, and he bought the poncils
and passed into tho Fifth Avenue Hotel.
While there he got thinking tho matter
over, and as he had some business at the
Gilsey House he thought lie would try
and sell some lead pencils on his way mp.
He went to the news stand and bought
two pencils, wrapped his coat about him,
pulled his slouchcd hat down over his
eyes, and 6tartSd. He haltcd on the
corner Of Twenty-fcmth street and Broad
way, and stopped pedestrian with
Please buy my two pencils for ten cents
each; | am starving. / have had moth.
ing TO cat fJr twenty-four hours etc.
The man pushed him aside grufiy, ex,
claiming, I can buy three for a quartz,
down the street. Three times more he
stopped pa8sers-by, each time receivine
rebuff. Finally he arrived in the bal
room of the Gilsey House, and theI
played the dodge on a man who was a
the bar. The man threw him a quarter
with, Take that, old man !; I don't want
any pencils The bartender almost
immediately reoongniaed Josh, who called
the stranger back, and told tho atoyy al
| h5a tIlp un HgosdWsy,H u W." - ~ -
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24
4 College frank.


Ben Butler relates one Of lis collnGo
pranks in breaking mp AZ abolition meet
ing. We students went into the country
and paid an old farmer fifty cents to lot
uS catcE in his barn all the swallows we
wanted. We got dozen, or so, and on
the night Of the meeting Il number Of II"
were present, distributed judiciously
about the room, each 10y with swallow
IN his pocket. The church waB lighted
by old-faahioncd chandeliers, holding
each five or six whale oil lamps. At II
given signal, when the services were
under way, the swallows were lot loose,
and almost III the twinklng Of an eye,
out went the lights. The birds Of course
went for the lights, nnd tho rush OF all
caused Ivy their wings put out the lamps
We kissed n girl or two, and they of course
shrickcd. All was C0mmOtiom mnd con.
fusion for a few moments. Then tn,
moderator Cf tn" meeting demanding
silence, said that some unncrolmtAblC ac-
cidcnt had put ont the lights, but that
the audience must sit quiet and preserve
order, and Tin" lampS would soon be
lighted. Th" sexton hurried away for c
torch thcr" Was no lurifcr matches in
those days and presently ne cam" into
church, holGing il in front of his face
and shielding it with one hand: the SW0l-
lows Of course went for the light, and ono
of them struck the candle, knocking it
out Of the old mnns hand and into His
face. lie tumblcd back, gave yell OF
fright, and gathering himself up, took to
his heels, yowimg there were spirits there,
sure. The crowd, ROW frightened i'll
earnest, the students leading, got ont Of
the church in n hurry, and that abolition
meeting was at an unexpected and uncX'
Nlainnhlc end.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24
A Frcnch Sobby.

The latest "noblc visitor" to this coun-
try is the young French Duke de Morny
whose wealth and wild dissipation have
made him the leader, boy though he is,
of what is known as tho "fast" society Of
Paris. A terrible scandal was caused
last September by the suicide in his
rooms OF a beautiful young actress of tho
Franchise, Mile. Fcyghine, WHOM he
had ruined and deserted. This story is
well known in New York, and yet it is
said that the q. Wous doors Of Fifth
GvonUo are ta bo thrown wide open to
tae young lih6rtine,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24

JOIN MCCULLOUGH vas born in
Londonderry, Ireland, in 1887; Law
renee Barrett, at Patterson, n. j., in
1888; Mary Anderson in Sacramento,
California, in 1859; Mile. Rhea, in
Brussels, s. d.; Clara Morris, in Cleve-
land, O., in 1850; James f. Murdock,
in Philadelphia, in 1911; Nat. Good
win in Boston, in 1857, and John A.
Ellsler, in Philadelphia in 1922.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24

PATTI, the opera singer, has been en-
gagged to sing next season at salary of
$4,000 per night. AT those figures it
would seem as though she could get
along and support her husband and two
or three poodle dogs
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24

TIE new postal notes are to be five
and scven-eight inches long, and three
and one eight inches wide. All the
work on them is to be done in the best
style, and altogether they will consti.
tute very handsome part of our cur
rencv.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24

An English company have purchased
10000 acres iron lands in East Tennes-
see. They supply capital of 81, ,00O,"
900, and will erect furnaces at once,
giving employment to 800 men.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24

A great deaf is expe;!ed from the
building Of the three steel cruisers. 1t
is proposed to make thom the best Of
their class afloat-good enough to con-
tend on equal terms with anything that
England has built.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24

In the month Of March the exports of
Baltimore were in amount $4,913,59S
of Charleston, $2,3l7, BOZ; of Galveston
*3, 12S,43l; of New Orleans, 81 ,031, 1856;
of Norfolk, 81, ,G62,7 ,7SS, and of Savannah
$3, 229, ,697. Over one third of the en-.
tire exports of the country in March
were from southern ports.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24

EVERY day the papers tell of scmo
man while ont deer hunting being mis-
taken for deer and shot. The rcsem-
blancc between man and deer is not
great, mud it seems ns though any
hunter could toll the difference, unless
he has the ''buck fcvcr;' but as they
cannot distinguish man from deer, it
will be we'll for hunters to carry banner
or n transparency on which shall be
printed the words: ''Do not shoot me.
T am not deer "--Pcck'S Sun.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

THOMAS A. EDISON and others, repre-,
senting capital of $4,000, 900, have
filed papers with the Secretary of State
oflNew York incorporating the Electric
Railway Company of the United States,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24

IT. IS said of well-known colored
preacher Of Morgan City, La, that
%hilo raatrEiag couple lately, he asked
90 DO thy welded wife, and vote for Hon.
Taylor Beattia for C0pgressH" The man
eeeany assapted,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24

4 SERvANT.-The Governor of Michi.
gan says that the title OF his Office % in-
appropriate. He docs not consi,ier him.
self d, "GoYcmor," bnt o 'ruhlic aere
Ynnt"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24

SorHHoNIA--"Whot is philosopy ?" It
t0 something which enables q rich mun
10 soy there 10 no Disgrace in being poor,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24
KraO, the Missing Link.

The London IfMCS says: \ strange,
hairy little creature is no" being CXhi-
bited at the Royal Aquarium, Wcstmin-
ster, by Mr. Fnrini, as "thc missing
link" Krao is not in the ordinary ac-
ccptation Of the word monster, but n
very blight-looking, Intelligent girl OF
about seven years of age. She was
caught, according to the account given
by MIR. Farini, in the forest near Laos
aud brought to England by Mr.. Carl
sock, Norwegian, who, since the cXpy-
dltlon described by him in "I'ho Head
Hunters Of Bornco," has been exploring
Siam and the wilder States to the north
east. Hearing in various quarters of p
race or halry-tailcd men, similar in an-
pcaroncc TO family kept at the Court OF
Mnndalay, he offered reward for tho
capture OF specimen. A man WIS
caught, and with him the child now cx-
illhtcd, and woman OF similnr appear
ancc then allowed herself to he taken
When the little one attempted to wander,
the parents recalled hcr with pIain-
tive cry, "Kra-o," and the call has been
adopted as her name. The father died
Mt Laos Of cholera, and the King refused
to let tho mother go, but Mr.. Book snc-
cc"dcd i'll getting the child to Bangkok,
md obtained permission from tho KING
Of Siam to bring her to this country,
Thc eyes of the child are large, dark, and
ustrouS, the nose flattcnCd, tho nOstrils
scarcely showing, the checks fat and
pouch-li The lower lip only thicker
than is usual in Europeans; but the
! chief peculiarly apparent is the strong
and abundant hair. On the head, it is
black, thick, and straight, and grows
over the forehead down to the heavy eye
brOWS, and Is continued i'll whiSkCr-likC
locks down the checks. The rest Of the
fa"o IS covered with fine, dark, dOwny
hair, and the shoulders and arms have q
covering of hairs from an inch to an inch
and a half long. There is, it is said, &
slight lcngthemim8 of the lower vcrtcbrm
suggestive of caudal protubcrancc, nDG
! there are points in the muscular cOnfOr
nation and otherwise which will provoke
| discussion. krao has already picked III
q few words Of English. She is Of {
frank, ailectionatc disposition, and Shove
truly feminine delight in her clothes
jewelry, and ribbons.
AT a dinner party the little son Of the
| host and hostess was allowed to come
down to dessert. Having had what lis
mother considered a sufficicncy OF fruit
nc waStold he must not have any more
when, TO the surprise of every one o
the guests, he exclaimed: "E YOU don
give me somo moro III tell - whcrcupol
he was suddenly and swiftly rculovct
from the room, but he had iuet time K
conYu!se the company by cxclnimin8
"My new trousers are made out of ma
old bedroom curtains p
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-06-28
Threatened karh Wfre Var

A large meeting Of the barb wire manufao-
tnrers Of the country, licensees Of tho firm of
Washburn l. Moon, Worcester, Mass, was hold
at the fremont house. Chicago, throughout
Thursday. Forty delegates representing every
state in the Union except California, were pres
emit The discussion, Of private but important
nature, was on tho propriety OF paying further
royalty to the Wa.hburn company Tor tho priv
llegss enjoyed by the licensees. This matter
has como up for consideration in view of the
conflicting decisions the one hand Of Judges
Blodgett and Drummond, Of the Illinois court,
and on tho other, Of Judges McCreary and Love,
of Iowa. The old barb wire ASSOCIATION, known
as the Manufacturers Equitable, is dead. and
in the bands of receiver, but it is not unlikely
that the manufa cturers will prepare to conserve
tho Interests Of their trade by the formation OF
new a,'ociation. The history of tho Griev.
ance in brief ia az follows: Some years ago
man in central illinois invented machine for
twisting wire, which has become very esson-
tial element in tho manufacture Of barbed-wire
fences A Massachusetts firm purchased
the entire rights Of. tho inventor,
and have had for several years . mon
onolyy Of tho patent twisters: The firm imme-
dlateiy refused the use of the machine to any
other unless large ROYALTY were paid upon
each machine used. Finally many establish
ments in:the country became the licenses Of the
Massachusetts, firm, and it was reaping an i'm
mense profit from the BUSINESS The licensees
ags Of their profits in royalties. and about nifty
suits have grown out Of the trouble. These
were generally decided in favor of tho Worces-
teer firm Last week, however, the Massachu-
sets firm struck . snag in the adverse decision
OF couple of Iowa courts, which held the
ranted. The oppressed concerns took courage
at this and decided to make formal organize
ton and press the matter vigorously, until
they get what they consider their rights.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-06-28
Crowded Moscow.

At an early hour this morning was
awakened by the measured tramp of
feet beneath my window, and, on looking
out, I beheld dense contingent of the
Moscow Fire Brigade, scarcely to be dis
tinguished from regular soldiers, packed
into huge tribune at the entrance to
the Kremlin. and doing their best to
test the sustaining powers of the wooden
structure. But it stood the severe strain,
and off the heavy, gray-coated men
marched to continue their experimental
labors in the galleries on the route of
triumphal entry, and their number is
great. Balconies, roof-tops, domes,
steeples, windows, and every inch Of
outlook space that might afford precari-
GUS foothold for the twittering swallow.
ground to view the Gar of all the Rus
sias pass on Tuesday from the PetroF.
sky Palace, Just outside the city; to the
Palace of the Krernlin, in the heart of
it. What the citizens of Moscow are
now preparing with all their might and
main to do may be we'll described in the
words of Marullus, the tribune, to the
commoners of ancient Rome:
''Many a time and oft,
Have you climb'd up to walls and battle
ments,
10 towers and windows, yea to chimney
tops;
Your infants in your arms and there have
sat
The lve-loag day, with patient expectation,
To see great Pompey pass the streets OF
Rome"
But the citizens of Rome surely never
paid such extravagant prices for win.
aow sGo s and n2yyd gr as as9
coigns of vantage by the citizens and
strangers now within these gates. One
thousand rubles, 400 rubles, 100 rubles
are specimens of the revenue items now
accruing to the householders of Moscow
from the anxiety of the public to wit
ness the imposing pageant of Tuesday
next
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-06-28

The Valley of the Rio Grande.
The sand and gravel Astounding about
Ell Paso and for fully thirty miles around
assure dry foundations for building and
capital roadbeds tor railroads, but are
unfavorable for gardening or farming,
very little of which is yet attempted.
Even the corn and beans, the staple
food Of the Mexican population, has in
great part to be imported. Potatoes and
other vegetables are chiefly brought
from California; the green and red chill
lies brig htening almost every adobe wall
appear to be the only articles freely
produced. Poultry, although plentiful,
like the children, are lett to scratch
about, and receive scant attention; and
eggs are usually five cents each, but cur
iously do not alter in price at different
seasons. Chickens ara rarely seen on
the hotel tables. Milk is almost invar-
iab]y very diluted solution of the con-
Iowa or Missouri. Oxen, worn out by
loads with ropes attached round their
horns, for Jokes have not yet
become general here, do not
furnish the tenderest of beef; the
mutton is decidedly scraggy, the carcass
hung up averaging from twenty-five to
thirty pounds. In Ell Paso great deal
of the food used for animals, as we'll as
for man, as vet comes from distance.
From California is brought mixture of
barley and oats, with occasional adj
mixture Of q little wheat cut just short
of ripeness, allowed to dry, raked to-
gether, and with hydraulic pressure
f,rmed into bales Of 40 pounds. secured
by wire, and sold here for 1-2 c. per.
slb. Alfalfa, or Lucerne hay, Is brought
from Southern Texas in similar bales,
and cells q the lsms price, Bran from