The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-22
BITS OF INFORMATION,

The national debt of Great Britain is
nearly double that of the United States.
Upon On average four gallons of milk
produce sixteen ounces of butter. The
best butter is produced from COWS fed in
rich natural meadows.
The following is the production and
export of wheat for the four decennial
years mentioned:
Isoo. o .10o, ,4850A 100, 1853
ISG0. .17s, ,194,o24 4iS5,iS3
i6IO. 260, 10000 a. 79l,2l5
1851. .4A8, ,756,63O 1853 S69035
"AMENDE honorable was a punish
ment formerly inflicted in France on
great Offenders. The offender was given
over to the common hangman, his shirt
was torn off, q rope was placed around
his neck and n wax light in the hand.
He was conducted into the court and
compelled to ask pardon for his mis-
deeds.
THE following is list of the Treasur-
ers of the United States, with the dates
OF their appointment and their terms of
| service:
Samuel Meredith. .1789John Sloane. .. 1850
Thomas II n Tucker; 1901 samuel Casey. 1863
M. Nourse (ad. int.) 1923 W. @. Price. 1860
Mm. y CLARK; .1S28 Francis +. Spinner 1861
John ION Campbell. 1880 John G. New ...... 1875
THE phrase "dead as herring" NAV
DO traced to the fact that tho herring is
an extremely delicate fish, and whenev-
er it is taken out of the water, even
though it seems to have no hurt. il piycs
a squeal and Immediately expires, and
though it be thrown immedintcly bnclt
INTO the water it never RECEIVERS.
HALcYoN days is the name given bv
the ancients tothe seven days which pre-
,edo and the seven days which follow the
shortest days of the year. There is
fable that, during this time, while the
kmgfisher, or halcyon bird, is breeding,
there were no storms at sea. Hence the
term "halcyon days" means peace,
calmness md tranquility.
THE origin of tho slang expression,
"lll cook your goose for you," is this !:
King Eric, of Sweden, coming with a
few troops to n certain town, tho inhab-
ltants, in contemptuous defiance, hung
out goose for him to attack. But Eric
being in earnest, the citizens sent her
aids to ask what he wanted. "To cook
your goose for you," was the facetious
reply.
THE greatest painters, in order, were
Raphael, Michael Angelo, Corregio,
hcolaIiO dh WHICH, lltlan, Guido, Hll-
bens, Rembrandt, Vandykc, Tenier, NIu-
rillo, Carracci, Claude, N. Poussin and
Carlo Dolce. The oldest known paint
Ing is q " Madonna and Child" done in
1856; name of author unknown. The
oldest known in England are portrait
OF Chaucer, painted on panel in 1890,
and one of Henry ", III l405.
The leaning tower of Pisa is cylindri-
cal in form, 170 feet in height and 80
feet in diameter, and is divided into
eight stories, each having an outside
gallery projecting seven feet. 1t was
begun in l174 by Bonanus, of Pisa, and
William, of Innspruck. The summit is
reached by $50 steps. The tower leans
about thirteen feet from the pcrpendicu.
lar. This was manifest before the tower
was completed, and was guarded against
by extra braces and on adaptation of the
stone in the highest portion. Thore are
seven bells on tho top, the largest OF
Whlch weighs 1900 pounds, and are 30
placed as to countoract by gravity the
| leaning Of tho tower