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The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-11-30
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this great big boot,
belonging to an ugly
brute? 1t weighs a
ton or more, guess;
IL gave me one part
ing caress. / loved
damsel; she was
fair sunshine in
the autumn air. One
evening did gladly
whirl into the do
main of my girl. We
talked of love, l
called her dove; we
met down to the
gate to spoon, be-
meath the CLEAN of
harvest m DON. l
pressed kiss upon her
lip. 1t was so sweet gave
another sip. Oh then he
came, the owner of this boot
the same. / felt pressure
sore and quick so sudden that
IL made me sick. Ten feet into
the air i flew, and dropped into the
horse pond too. swore with all my might
and main never would make love, mo never
again, unto a. maid whose pa he
wore-it isn't fun-a boot
that weighed al
/ Whitehall Times. most ton.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11
HOME AND FARM.

"A poultice of fresh tea leaves naoisb.
ened with water will cure .stye on the
eyelid.
Black corn has been raised In Liv-
fngston County, N. Y. It Is described
as being as black rs an Afrioan,as sweet
as sugar, and retains all the attributes
when cooked.
Bread Pie: Two cups of bread
crumbs, one cup of water, one cup of
sugar, one teaspoonful of tartario acid,
and one teaspoonful of essence of lemon.
Boil together. Bake two orusts and
place mixture between.-IHe House.
hold.
Indian Meal Cruel: Use the finest
and best quality of meal. Wet two
spoonfuls in cold water and beat till
there are no Jumps; then stir it into a
pint and q half Of boiling water, and let
it boil half an hour, stirring constantly.
Season as liked best.-Country Gentle
man.
"A son Of Rev, J. r. Battle, of Thom-
asvilie, Ca, has won prize of twenty
dollars in gold offered by o Southern
agricultural paper to the boy under six
teen years of age who would report the
best yield OF any crop on half acre of
land. Master Battles crop was $50
bushels of sweet potatoes to the hall
acre.
Fruit Cake: One egg, one cup of
sugar, one and q half cups Of -four, half
q cup OF butter, two-thirds of o cup OF
currants, one cup of raisins, half q tea
spoonful OF baking powder, three tea
| spoonfuls of sour cream or milk, one
teaspoonful each of cinnamon, cloves
and nutmeg; in place of baking powder
and sour milk you may use, if you
choose, two teaspoonfuls of yeast; in
this case it will not need to stand in the
tin to rise for an hour.-Detrott Post.
.-Ammonia is very useful in tho
| Kitchen. A few drops mixed in the
| water will take off any grease from
plates, dishes, ETC., better than soda and
does not injure the skin of the washer as
| the constant use of soda does. LedieS
will find this a useful hint whea they
lind themselves in the capacity Of i'm
promptu maids-of-all l-work. Sponges,
hair-brushes, ETC., are best cleaned with
diluted ammOnia-in fact, it Is O. very
useful thing for many purposes in the
houso.-N. Y, Herald.
"A nice addition to beef soup inst
before sending to tho table Is to drop in
poached eggs which have been cooked
in salted water and neatly trimmed, one
Tor each person. Some add slices of
lemon or yelks of hard boiled eggs, one
Tor each plate, just before sending to the
table. Bread dice is also very nice
addition to soup and should be prepared
in the following manner: Cut bread IN
to dice an inch square and fry q hand
some brown in butter. They should be
prepared several hours before dinner
and left near the fire to crisp and dry.
Tile IO7LsekecDer
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11
A Shark Caught by q Clam,

Among the discoveries recently made
IN the great Dead Sea of the West, ac-
cording to an exchange, we're some pi.
gantic oyster shells more than six feet
long, each pair of which once contained
an animal that the average boy could
not iitt. To-day the only really LARGE
shell-tish Is of the clam family. It Is
named 1ftdacnu 0ig0s, o contemporary
Eells us, and is found in the Pacific
ocean, the length of its life being slxtv
or OF seventy years. 1t grows imbedded
IN the coral and is fastened to the rocka
oy cord called the byssus, which ia 90
tough that 1t can be cut only with an
ak. The shells themselves are siy feet
tong' each valve weighing more than
200 pounds, while the animal mart often
%olghs Ug thlrty or forty pounds. When
alive the tridaena lies with its great
valves ajar, capturing any food that
may pass within its scalloped edges. A
Shark was once caught in this wav
swimming along in search of food, be
unWarily passed in the door Of the oreat at
CLAIMS house, his tail rudely strikino
the animal. Like q flash tho tremend,
Gus jaws snapped together, squeesinp
the man-eater as il he were in a vise
and rendering him utterly powerlesa,
AS the tide went down the sharks head
appeared above water, dashlng about
and churning up the sea. The hubbub
attracted the attention Of some thieves,
who soon captured both shark and clam
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11
scrRNCE AND rNDUsrRY.

.-From ten to twelve thousand tons
OF salt have bSen gathered along the
shores OF Great Salt Lake this season.
There is o large surplus OF common salt
leSt over from last year, and this caused
agathering OF less amount than usual.
II he blood of crabs and other crus-
tacea's has been proved by M. Fredericq
70 have the same saline constitution and
the same strong and bitter taste as the
waSers they inhabit. But the blood of
sea fishes is very different. 1t has not
the same constitution as the water, and
thus shows marked superiority over
that Of crabs.
M. Gley, o French Psychologist, has
attempted to answer by experiments
made upon himself the question: What
! are the effects of intellectual work upon
the cerebral circulationp When he ap-
piled himself to q subject which he had
difficulty in understanding thoroughly
and had therefore to concentrate ali his
energies upon it, the rhymth of tho
| heart was far more accelerated than
when he took up some matter with
which he was we'll acquainted.
To copper or brass objects with sill
verr without difficulty or loss of time, the
Iolo"ing process is given: Mix two
parts of chloride of silver with twenty
parts of powdered cream of tartar and
fifteen parts Of powdered common salt,
Moisten suitable quantity of the mkt.
ure with water, and rub it with q piece
OF blotting paper upon tho metallic Oh
lect, which must be thoroughly clean.
The latter is afterward rubbed with a
piece OF cotton upon which precipitated
chalk Is busted, then washed with water.
ana polished with dry cloth.-Pratrie
Farmer.
"A cheap black paint or varnish for
IRON work is prepared rs follows: Clear,
solid wood tar, ten pounds; lamp black
or IMMORAL black, one and 6ne.holf
pounds; oil of turpentine, five and one
half quarts. The tar is first heated in q
large iron pot to boiling, or nearly so.
and the heat is continued for about four
hours. The pot Is then removed from
the fire out OF doors, and while still
warm (not hot) the turpentine, mixed
with the black, is stirred in. If the var
nlsh Is too thick to dry quickly, add
more turpentine. Benzine can be- used
instead of turpentine, but the results are
not as good. Asphaltum Is preferable
to cheap tar.-Chtcago Times.
AT the Munich Electrical Exhibition
one OF the curiosities was telephone
| transmitting music performed at Ober-
Ammergau, over q distance of sixty
three mikes. At the palace huge tele
phonio arrangement brought over music
from tho English Cafe, so that tho
whole immense audience could hear tho
pieces quite distinctly. But perhaps the
most significant exhibit was a sinoIe
wire which conveyed electrical energy a
distance of thirty-seven miles from the
coal mines of Miesbach, where it was
generated, This augurs future for the
economical use of labor which may have
far-reaching results.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11
Sex Of Eggs.

A correspondent of the London L,,y..
1l@ Of horticulture says in referenca IN
this question -" Last winter an old
poultry keeper told me he could distin.
gnish the sex in eggs. 1 laughed at
him, and was none the less sRopticai
when he told mo the following seoret:M.
Eggs with the air bladder on the center
OF the crown of the egg viii produce
cockerels; those with the bladder on
one eide will produce pullets. The old
man was so certain of the truth Of this
dogma and his poultry yard 80 far con. @
hrmed it, that 1 determined to make
experiments upon it this year. I have have
done so, carefully registering the air
bladder vertical or bladder on one side
rejecting every one In which it was moi MI
decldediy one or the other, as In some II
was only very slightly out of tho center ~
The following is the result: :-FiftV.eiobt
chickens were Matched, three are desd
eleven are yet too young to decide TV%U, unon
their sex. OF the remaining forty.fonr
every one has turned out true 70 bs the
Old mans theory. This, OF courae. nav @
be an accidental coincidence, but shah 1
certainly try the experiment. again"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11
FIocks and rlaeees.

4 y = " =. . {. .
AS there Us no excellanco without Ia
Dor, SO the highest success I'm sheen fat.
tenlng and wool growing, cannot he er-
pected, II the grower Is neUlectfnl ~
any, part of his duty. With regard tn
feed, 1t is not sufficient that sheep haya
merely ''plenty of it, such as Il is.,s
they must have plenty of the most suita-
BILE kind, to produce the best results.
Take our country over and we have
plenty of sheep, "such as they are,''
but in the matter of well-bred and we'll
led sheep, there is hardly moro pov-
erty-stricken community on the globe.
1t is not numbers, but quality which we
lack. To reach the grandest results we
must make the best use of what we have,
by infusing purer blood into our flock
We have the common" sheep in great
numbers, and now the thing to be doue
1B to gradually but steadily and surely
raise the standard of excellence by the
infusion Of some Of tho "blue blood''
which so many of our behind-the-time
breeders are wont to consider as only
suitable for "aristocratic" breeders who
pursue tho business of breeding moro
as q pleasant paStime than n means
of multiplying dollars. Who has
not met with mon who could not
afford well bred stockP And what prac-
Clcal breeder VINO mas auOpteu the most
approved methods of breeding and feed
ing, considers that he can again afford
to take up the out-of-date ways and
means of mutton and wool growing.
The man who feels himself too poor to
afford highly bred stock may some day,
when he has bought wisdom by hard
experience, come to the conclusion that
he never had been able to afford any
other kind. The old popular notion
that only rich men are able to support
wellbrod stock is being rapidly ex-
ploded, however, as sensible people are
coming to the CONCLUSION that poor men
are not able to stand the questionable
luxury of low grade stock. A very
common idea Is that the example OF
highly prosperous men is too extrava-
giant for those OF less means to initiate,
but it is nevertheless true that such q
doctrine is false. because men mover
reach the highost success purely upon
their own merits and by their own man
agement without exercising the very
best judgment and employing The very
means which many who are unsuccess-
full consider too high toned" or cx-
gant-DroUer'S Journal.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11
How to Say 1t.

Say "I would rather walk" and not
"I had rather walk"
Say I" 1 doubt not but I SHALL" and not
81 don't doubt but [ shall"
Say for you and me" and not "for
you and /"
Say "whether I be present or not" "
and not "present or no."
Say "not that Iknow, and not "that
know Of"
Say "return it to me-" and not "re-
turn it back to me-"
Say ~ seldom see him." and not
"that seldom or ever see him."
Say "fewer friends" and not "less
friends"
Say if mistake not" and not "if
am not mistaken"
Say "game is PLENTIFUL" and not
"game is plenty"
Say "I am weak in comparison with
you," and not "to YOU"
Say cit rains very fast" and not
livery hard"
- Say Gin its primitive sense" and not
"primary sense"
Say "ho was noted for his violence"
and not that "he was n man notorious
for violence"
Say "thus much is true," and not
" this much is true"
Say 81 lifted it," and not "I lifted it
up"
And last, but not least, say CT take
my paper and pay for it in advance"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

The largest dredging machine ever
constructed will no launched in this citv
within q few weeks. This immense
mud digger is one Of the three beino
constructed by Slaven Bros, OF Califor.
mia, at Petty's Island, for tho Panama
Canal Company, the aggregate cost OF
which will be over $300,0OO. The one
now so near completion is 100 feet LONG
60 feet wide, and IL feet deep. When
all the machinery is in place it will con.
tain $50 tons of iron. On each of the
three monster dredges there will be
eight separate engines, the pair Of high
pressure engines which run the dredge
being of 25O-horse power each. The
dredges are OF now patent and work
with series OF buckets on an endless
chain. There are eighteen of the buck
cts to each machine which can dig and
dispose OF l, ,620 cubic yards of dirt in an
hour, or combined capacity per hour
for the three dredges of 1850 cubic
yards. Thus in four months, WORKING
twelve hours day, they would ojg out
9,290OO0 cubic feet, or canal eighty
feet wide, twelve feet deep, and nearly
fifty miles long. After the dirt is
scoePed up in the buckets it is run ND
the long arm of the dredger fifteen or
twenty feet below. The hopper is made
OF iron, and weighs five and O half tons,
From the hopper the dirt is forced by
machinery into and through % huge
pipe, three feet in diameter and $50 lono
70 its place of deposit. Tho pipe has q
fall of eighteen feet, and to insure tho
easy passage Of the dirt through it, q
heavy stream of water is constantly
forced through. The stoppage in the
work OF digging is never very
long. The dredger rests upon a
"spud" or pin, upon which it can be re-
yolyed without stopping the dredging
buckets, thus enabling the operators to
dig from side to side at will. The ma
chincry for the first dredger, which was
in California, is now here,
and as soon as the hull is launched will
be placed on board. Before taking the
big digger to Aspinwall a number OF
preliminary tests will be made with it in
the Delaware River. The second
dredger will be commenced as soon az
the first is launched, and work on the
third will be started as soon as the sec
ond is finished.
The Canal Construction and Banking
Company, of which the Messrs. Slayen
are agents, In addition to tho BUILDING of
the dredgers, have q contract with fha
Panama Canal Company to dig out ten
miles OF the canal, for which they are to
be paid S2.OO0,000. Mr.. L. Ward, who
IS the Superintendent of Construction in
connection with tho building of the
dredgers in this city, has just arrived
here from the Isthmus of Panama, where
ne has put up sixty eight buildings alone
the route Of the proposed canal in con
ne'tion with this $2,OOO,O0O contract,
he says the work preparatory to the
commencement of digging out the great
canal is about finished. The canal com.
panyy has so far spout about 500, COO, 900,
and he has no doubt that the canal will
be completed within the ten years speci-
ned by the engineers. There are. he
states, about 5000 mon at work.-PhI-
ddeIiohiG Record.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11
Economy on the Farm.

On the farm, and in all the various
details of rural and domestic life, pru
dence and just economy of time and
means are incumbent in an eminent de-
gree. The earth itself Is composed of
atoms, and the most gigantic fortunes
consist of aggregated items, insipnifi
cant in themselves, individually consid-
cred, but majestic when contemplated
III unity and as q whole. In the man.
aSement of farm, all needless expend-
lture should be Systematically avoided,
and the income made to exceed the out
lay as far as possible. Pccuniary en-
barraSsment should always be regarded
as a contingency of evil boding, and If
contended against with energy and per-
severing fortitude, it must soon be over
come. Debt, with but little hope of its
removal, is milestone dragging us
down and crushing the life blood out of
us: BE careful, therefore, in incurring
any pecuniary responsibility which does
not present n clear deliverance with tho
advantages which q wiso use of it ought
always to insure.
a farmer who purchases n good farm
and can pay down ono third of the price.
give mortgage for the other two
thirds, end possesses the heart and res
olution to work it faithfully and we'll
enters upon the true path to success
He will labor with the encouraging
knowledge that each days exertions
will lessen his Indebtedness and bring
him nearer to the goal when he shall be
disenthralled and becomes freeholder
in its most cheering sense. But without
due economy in every department, in
the dwelling as we'll rs in the barns and
in the fields, this gratifying achievement
may not be reached until late in life, or
may be indefinitely postponed. A pru-
dent oversight, therefore, over all tho
operations of n farm,in order that every
thing may be done that ought to be done
and nothing be wasted, will exert pow
erful influence in placing q family on
the high road to an early independence.
Germantown Telegraph.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11
A spIen ala ne me,ly Tor Iupe D,.ense,

spiendtd Remedy for Lung Diseases
Dr ko6t Newton, late President OF the E!ectic
ooueSe OF the City OF New York, aud formerly Ct
cincinnati, Ohio. used DR. VIM Halls Bslssm very
extensively In his practice an macy OF his p,tientr,
now hVinH' and restored to health by the use Of
'nb invaluable medicine, can amply testify. He
Mweys said thatto good remedy ought not 10 be
considered merely as patent medicine, but that II
ouSht 70 Dc prescribed freely by every bhyOIciau
sovereign remedy In all Of Lung dlseaser.
&"ns"e cureior Consumption, an; has no ,qusl
for all pectorat complaints -.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

Since the death of Thurlow Weed,
Chauncey Morse, of Canandaipua, is
said to be the senior printer in New
York State. Born in 1894, he became,
IN 1911, on apprentice in the Office of the
Ontario RepoSitorM at Canandaieua.
The late Lewis H. Redfield had entered
the same Office just four years before.
Atterward Messrs. Morse and Redfeld
we're partners in publishing tho Ontario
register. Since 1921 Mr.. Morse has
been connected with various newspa-
pers in various places. and has only re-
Gently returned to spend the late alter
noon OF his life $ long day in Canandai-
qua. His faculties are scarcely a whit
impaired, andl his health is hale and
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

Mr.. Grph sayshe appreciated ths
motives OF his friends in the next room
at the hotel, who. when he was G verv
sick and likely to die, thought, as they
had piano, they'd cheer him up With
little music. and got together and
sang, Nearer my God, to Thoem bnt
he says the air somehow didn't ebeer
him much.-- Boston Post,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

kentucky grows over one third (36
per cent OF the entire tobacco CROP Of
the country and Is States supply 90
pounds out of every 100 pounds grown:
" other States and Territories report a
small sIn amount-together only per cent,
Inc yield varies all the way from ~
pounds per acre in North Carolina to
i'o2o pounds per acre in Connectnpt
IN which State fertilizers are largely
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11
New Haven (Conn.) Union.

I, David Strouse, of New Haven, Con-
necticut, vas attacked with n severe
rheumatism in my right arm, hand and
foot, 80 that [ walked with difficulty and
could hardly use my hand to eat with.
used one bottle of st. Jacobs Oil, rub.
bing we'll three times q day, and OBJ
tained instant relief and a perfect cure.
DAVID STRoUsB, <Attoiney.dt-L LaD.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

Percy: "Are you asleep, Roseyp"
koSey: mo, Percy. WhyP'' Peroy:
IN tell you what l wish, Roseym
Rosey: ''What do you wish, PercYp,
Percy; Il wish we kept a pooseberrv
shop, and couldn't fell em."
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

Oh dyspepsia, indigestion, depression ol
pr Is Snd geuern debj'itg, in their various
tnm'; also - preventative against fever
aud u ne and other tote EmittenG ievers, the
zero Phosphorated Elixir OF Calisaya."
msdo by Oaswe1. Hezui q Co, New York,
aud sold by ell Deuggists, Is the ,st tonic,i
and for patsenjN Tsohve ing from fever or
Other eioknes II hss-no equal.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

"A young girl OF the Sioux Nation
is described as chiefly remarkable Tor
her fine dark eyes Why not call her. a
Black Eyed Sioux then P--.l lit,sbarqh
lsteSrdph,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

RoUeH on Rats" Clears out rats, mice,
hies, reaches, bed-bugs, ants yermin. l6c.
MOTHER SWANS WORM SYRUP, for fever
lsbpess, restlessness, worms Tasteless. l6c.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

"A Mississippi man has discovered
that an excellent quality of sugar can
be madefrom sweet potatoes.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

Some young Canadian boys met
lynx and thought it was u dog, and act.
nally tied tin kettle to it's tail and sent
it howlinR into the woods. y
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

An ogdensbWgn girl ate sixteen
average-sized apples in twenty minutes
on wager.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

Correct your habits Of crooked walking by
using Lyons Patent Metallic Heel SHffeners
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

ReIltnBer's Lipinent,
Applied 70 tho head relieves headache, and pre-
vents tho hsir icom falling out.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

THI British House Of Lords VII not
last long ia it's present form, aecordioo
p the London Truth, which says that i6
has only existed up to now becaTse there
hsP never been . democrstio House OF
Commonl :
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

1t Is better to hit the naff on tho
me neats = twice than it is to hit the nail on
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Sleep.

"Blessings," exclaimed sancho, ION
him that first invented sleep. It wraps
q man all round like a cloak" II Is a
delicious moment certainly--that of be-
ing well nestled in bed, and feeling
that you shall drop gently to sleep.
The good ia to come. not past; the
limbs have been just tired enough to
render the remaining in one posture de-
iightful; the labor Of the day is done.
como creeping over one--the spirit of
Consciousness djsengages itself moro
and more, with slow and hushing de-
grees, like mother detachine her
band from that of her sleeping Child {;
ths mind seems to have balmy lid
closing over it Ike the eye; tbs closing
tis nsare closing--'is closed. The
spirit has gone to make It's
airy rounds. Leigh Hunt.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

4 GTNT'S WANTED for the Beet and Fassest-
n selling Pictorial Books and Bibles, Prices reduced
B per CONT NATIONAL PUBLIsHiEa Co., Atlanta, GA.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-11

The man who SCISSORS on coupons
ls tho genuine ''royepue- -cutter.