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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-12-11
Optical Illusions.

Many OF you know about opticaE IT,
fuStoHS, and the curious mistakes which
the eye sometimes makes concerning
an object at which it is LOOKING: but
few Of us know how frequently we our
selves arc tho victims of ontical H.
luSlons OF ono sort or another, Tho
lacC ls' we SEQ ncarly as much with our
experience as we SEQ with our ewes.
Wo know an object to be of certain
form IN one position, and of certain
color IN one light; and we are too ant
W iahcy that Wo SEQ it of that form
ana color in all positions and lights.
regardless of tho fact that, seen from
anothcr standpoint, tho contour OF Il
may appear entirely different. aud that
a different light may totally CHANCE
inc color OF it. We all know that tRo
actual color of clean boots ia black
ana beginner in painting almost al-
ways paints them perfectly black
whereas tho direct rays of the sun or Of
an artificial light may make them an
pear nearly white in parts; while II
they bo placed near some bright sub
stance, such as piece of oranGc-pcel>
or crimson scarf, they will reflect the
color of that object and so become
orange or rod in parts, and an expert
painter would SO represent them. We
hear people speak of "the white of tho
oyc," and beginners with the brush
often give a very ghastly expression to
thelr attempts at portraiture by paint
ing tho white of the eye pure white;
whereas, owing to the projection of
the brows, the lids. and the lashes It
Is often thrown into deep shade, and
may be even darker than somo of the
flesh tints. Now, if their eyes wcro
framed llko those of skilled artist
thcy would know the true color of ali
OBJECTS they behcld. But this is the
very hardest thing an artist has to
learn, namely. to know really what he
does see.
In coloring, almost everything de-
Pcnds upon tho nature of the LIGHT. A
white handkerchief is black in dark
room.
An excellent aid to tho study of COL
or IS 10 tako n white card, and with
your pants try to match on it some
Tint IN any oil-painting, chrome. or
even colorcd fabric which you NAV
nave. linen cut a small hole in the
card adjoining your tint, and place the
card over the tint you have copied, so
tnat you can see it through the hole,
@ sue by side with your own ATTEMPT.
linen you will see at once how nearly
yo" nave matched the tint.-Frank
0c''e'0' IN 81. Nicholas for October.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-12-11

your things to be packed up immcdl-
ately Tor the Continent, whittier mean
to take you"
"But what is to be done, Frank, about
the cake? And oh, my pretty dress is
sPollt, that was to have worn ut Lady
Steedman's reception!'
'Another cake can bc ordered; also
dress. quite rs pretty rs your we'd
ding one; but smiling happy wife is
not to be purchased" he replied, kiss
ing away the pcarly but pcnitent tears.
"Aro you happy, darling?" her hus-
band whispered, rs the train nearod
Paris.
Yes, Frank" she replied earnestly.
'truly and peacefully so, because /
have learnt y lcSs0n-to listen and re-
spcct my husbands Wishes"
"And [ am the happie$t man in tho
universe for having commenced our
honeymoon under difficulties, and have
won tho sweetest of wives"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-12-11
a Bcwitchcd Wedding Dress.

a very singular case has como out
recently in regard to young girl who
was engaged TO be married. She was
poor and her intended husband bought
her wedding dress at an expense of
500. Before the wedding day tho in
tended bridegroom was taken sick and
died. Tho bride-elect mournod his
loss, and finally imagined that he was
present about her, and that sho would
still be married TO him. Sho told her
parents how she felt, and they told her
that she must get rid of the weddiuo
dress. She sold it for $40 to an ac-
qualntanco and soon recovered her
spirits. The girl who bought the dress
after shc got it imagined that sho
would lead n bad life, and she was so
affected that she was out of her head,
and her parents sent tho dress back.
when sho recovered. No. / was soon
affected rs before, and so much so that
She sent tho dress back to No. 2 again,
and then she recovered. No. 9 was
again affected. and an attcmpt was
made TO return the dress again to No.
l, but hex family declined to receive it..
police oillccr was sent to take the
dress back, after consultation with
counsel, but neither party would re-
cclVelt, and now the friends of tho of
ilcer are looking to see him go off his
base oil account of the dress. 1t would
seem rs though the Old Salem witches
possessed the dress, and it is barely
possible that the garment might be
burncd.-B0StOW Gl06c.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-12-11
a Little Savage.

About the time when baby begins to
put away monkey manners, and to
stand on two feet like man, he begins
to show, in very marked degree, tho
characteristics of savage tribes. For
two or three years of this part of lifo
tho best baby is n little savage His
ideas of property are intensely savage.
He may be said to be always moro or
loss ION tho grab" q object to slang
as much rs any man. but really there
is no other way of describing the tend
cnoics exhibited at this stage of baby's
carcer.) Ii he has small brothers or
sisters Cor both), he is always more or
less at war with those neighboring saw
ages. If ho is deprived of anything he
has como TO regard as his property
quite mistakenly, it may we'll be, } or
if he secs in tho hands Of his small
any goods or chattols which
seem pleasing in his eyes, he has but
ono way of expressing his wishes:
using his hands as weapons If he have
no others handy, but bringing down n
stick or brush or book Gas the case NAV
be) on tho head of his enemy with ali
tho zeal Of q Fijian or an Oiibbewav on
the War-path. Girl babies arc protty
nearly as bad as boy babies in these
matters only the girl savage differs
from the boy savage much as savage
1G differs from savage man. n.-B0S-
'O1 Traveller.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-12-11
A Boys Conclusion.

If had n conch and horses eight,
j would choose TO ride on the ferm-yard
Gate;r
The big, red gate with its flvo strong bars,
The tippicst-topmostu up to he stars.
II swings so slowly against the grass
Whom into the meadow the catt pass,
when hoLn fr Gm e4t. IT. ,n%ush ntM I'm not airMid,
Tugs it slowly back, with Come,
Ihls Is the way they go 10 Rome"
Yet had n coach and horses oight,
ia bo too grand FOR a fnrm-yard gate
should wear now Jackets tho whole year
And never go barefoot. why, I'll be bound
The Inc President hasn't much better fun
Imam 1 D0y whom bis mother says, You may
sit SIT, astride oftho farm-yard cato
That % own the wood lot. the river. the mill
The house Squire Elder built on tho hill;
Ihat nat IH PHGir t of pGniGs Miss Elder tries,
Or I've just come back from an Indian war
(Ihats why tho flags on the school house
It's going TO be Fohrth Of July wccRl
Tho .2siy old cannon will have to speak.
If had n coach and horses eight,
"a like to drive il through such cato,
stupid old fellows might sit inside,
,ISteady thorel ovenl' not Il sip.
Wouldn't Harry and Walter stare?
captain Buncomc would twitch his hair
IHetakcs tho road as took the sea;
hcaHy, inc youngstcr is beating mc!'
Whewl got tumblc2 You're rather small
10 balance yourself? or the gates too tall?
Grass isn't quite Ns soft asnlcI;
,nS posGa was crAl ing? Now, Jerry Lane,
wait TIL you hear Il fellow complain!
was thlnking-"ell, thoughts get jumblod
II had n coach and horses you know,
Always harnessed to take Il ride
wouldn't mind sitting sometimes insder,
Charlotte Mellon Packard
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-12-11
\ Great Drought.

Richard a. Proctor says that the age
of tho earth is placed by some at 5OO,-
OOO,Q 900 years, and still others of later
time, among them the Duke Of Argyll,
place it ut 10000, 600 years. None
place it lower than 10000, 600. know
ing what processes have been gone
through. The earth must have become
old. Newton surmiscd, although he
could give no reason for il, that tho
earth would at one time become per-
fcctly dry. Since then it has been
found that Newton was correct. AS
the earth keeps cooling it will become
porous, and great cavities will be form
cd in the interior which will take in the
water. 1t is estimated that this pro-
cess is now in progress so far that the
water diminishcS ct the rate Of the
thickness of n sheet of writing paper q
year. At this rate in 0,0OO. 900 years
tho water will have sunk a milo, and in
Is, 900. 900 years every trace of water
will have disappeared from the face of
the globe.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-12-11
"Oh, yes, sir. "
"NO danger of staryin0. oh pn

"How's dat ar boy oh minc comm
on in dc Sunday y-schoolP" asked Sam
Johnsing OF Rev. Aminidab Bludsoe, of
the Blue Light Colored Tabernacle.
"Hc come up mighty slow with tho
collects '-'Foah God, I'll tan his
black hide. | gb3 him dime cbery
Sunday to put in de plate" Parson
Bludsoo explained the difference be-
tween Il collect and collection, where
upon Sam said: "Dar's no use crowd
in the boy, | ncbbcr had no talent for
'ligion when l was n oy."--Ie1as
SVlingS.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-12-11

Tot" " said Blossom, "havo you over
ocon baptizedP" "Yeth, kavo been
baptlthed. remember all about it. "
"Do your" said Blossom. "Did the
minister put water on your head like he
did on baby Johnnie'sP" "No-o-o,"
said Tot; ''tho doctor he jutht scratch
ed my arm and rubbed something on 1t,
1t didn't hurt n bit. "--,BoStOn Globe,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-12-11

A negro fell fromr~n four-story build
ing In Char lesion on the piazza shed
below, and, rolling of, fell on the
ground in thcyard. Ho was insensi-
Die Tor short time, but quickly recov-
ercd' and, on being asked If he was
seriously hurt, he answered: ooh, no."
lie had fallen on his head, and no bones
were broken.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-12-11
Delights OF Country Life.

Now, then, farmer" said the dcni-
zen OF tho city, after he had mado az
rangements for the board of himself
and family for fortnight, and paid
the bill in advance, II suppose won
live in clover while we arc here-plen-
ty of good country butter and all that,
chP"
"Oh, yes, SIR"
mo danger of starving, ehp"
''Oh, nc, sir the peddlcrs from tho
city come this way twice week with
vegetables, fruits. and such; the mi'k
train stops and leaves n can every day,
and tho butter, cheese, and eggs man
comes round every Saturday rs regu-
lar rs clockwOrk. You needn't have
fear h"t you'll have plenty to eat. =
SODlcrUiLc JO2uWQt
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
IT WILL PAY YOU,

Or Your Friends, to Read the Following
Account of a Cure of Stone in the Kid
neys by the Use of DIR. David Kennedy's
Favorite Remedy (of Rondout, N. Y.)-A
Disease so Serious and Common Should
aot be Trif1ed with.
Plain words are best. Mr.. Edward s.
Hicks, of Pleasant Valley, Duchess Co.,
N. Y, has suffered long from Stones in the
Kidneys. He sought relief of course. VIII
would notf What are time and money to
health? Mr.. Hicks consulted the best ply.
sicians of his village and, also, of POUCH.
keepsie-and none better canb be found any.
where-but, unhappily, without a good re-
suit. A friend in Rondout advised Mr..
Hicks to go to Rondout and see DR.. David
Kennedy about his trouble. This Mr..
Hicks finally did. DR.. Kennedy saw at
once what the suffering mans difficulty
was, and that FAVORITE REMEDY was
the medicine he needed. The Doctor pre-.
scribed it, and Mr.. Hicks went home with.
out much confidence in the power of FA-
VORITE REMEDY to do him more good
han other medicines had done before. But
hope clings to straws, and he thought there
might be one chance out of many in his
favor. He followed the directions, and was
both surprised and delighted to find him
self presently improving. To-day Mr..
Hicks is a well man.
DR.. Kennedy continues to practice his
profession, and performs all the minor and
capital operations in surgery. Write and
state your case.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
FARM AND PRESIDE.

s Mahogany furniture should be
washed with warm water and soap, then
an application of bees-wax and sweet
oil upon a soft cloth, and polished with
channels, gives a rich finish.-Y. Y.
Times.
I'm removing old broken panes Of
glass from a window, dip a small brush
in nitric or muriatic acid and go over
the putty with it. Let it rest awhile and
it will DON become so soft that you car
remove it with ease.-Erchange.
Fowls appear to derive great bene-
fit from eating grated h~orse-radish.
Fowls are fond Of highly seasoned food,
and will eat large quantities of ginger,
pepper and onions. Horse-radish is
easily raised and appears to be as valu-
able as condiments that are somewhat
costly.
Cold pancakes: A way to utilize
cold buckwheat cakes has been discov-
cred by an ingenious woman. Drop a
lump of butter in a irving pan, put the
cakes in, let them brown on both sides,
pour a little milk over Them. and send
them hot to the table and they make
an entree that is astonishingly good
The Household.
To make pork of the best quality,
especially for smoking, no strong tast-
ing food should be given during the
last few weeks of the pigs existence.
| Even Indian meal is considered much
too strongly favored by English farm
| ers who make choice hams and bacon q
specially. To the refuse milk of the
dairy they add barley or oatmeal and
well-boiled potatoes. Chicago journal.
-One of the most reliable receipts
for a white layer cake is this: One cur
of butter beaten to a cream, with two
cups of sugar; add nj cup Of sweet
milk, three cups of flour, with two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder mixed witt
it and the well beaten whites of five
eggs. This is also delicious if bakec
in u loaf with a large cup of chopped
raisins in it; put them in last, %reservins
a little of the flour to sprinkle owe.
them.-Boston Transcript.
|. A small piece of resin dipped il
water, which is placed in a vessel on
stove, will add a peculiar property t.
the atmosphere of the room, which will
give great relief to persons trouble'
with a cough, The heat of the waite
is sufficient to throw off the aroma @
the resin, and gives the same relief tina
is afforded by a combustion of resin
1t is preferable to combustion becaus
the evaporation is more durable. Til
same resin may be used for weeks.
1t is now said there is no truth i
the popular idea that vines allowed
climb against a house will make
damp. Keep them cut down below th
roof so that they do not choke tn
cutters, and there will be no troubl
from this source. Beside the beaut
they give to an otherwise plain an
implanted house, the cottage covere
with vines will possess the advantag
of greater GOODNESS in summer and il
creased warmth in winter.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
'7he Wild Men of lahore.

The orang-outangs, or "wild men,"
are found on the peninsula, and so are
the o~rang-utans, or linen of the woods"
l am aware that Webster and Worcester
make these words synonymous; but /
am forced to believe that beth the great
photographers have made a false state
ment in this regard, as the etymology
of the Malayan terms which l have
given would 60 to prove. Certain it is
that what are popularity called orang-
utans here, living in the immediate Vi
cinity of lahore, are humans. Though
of a grade inferior to the Malays, and
generally living apart from the latter.
they generally get their living for the
most part by coming out of their native
woods and trading with the people at
lahore. Ihave not heard of any monk
eys, however sagacious, that do this
lahore Correspondent N. O. Times-
Democrat.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
Nice BOOSTERS.

About twenty gentlemen assembled in
a parlor in Harlem the other day and
witnessed a couple of s~hake-bag cock
fights. The battles were not worth more
than a passing notice, but the circum-
stances attending the main deserve spec
ial mention. Invitations to the affair
had been issued by the owner of the
house for an afternoon ''tea," and the
guests appeared in full dress. That they
were aware of the nature of the tea was
apparent, as the sum total of their con-
versation was, ..I'll lay even that the
ginger-red WINS" or ..f1l take five to
four on the black red"
1t was nearly 4 o'clock before the host
announced that a pit had been con-
structed in his back parlor, prefixing
his remarks by assuring his friends that
his wife was absent on a visit to her
mother. Then his friends drank sue
cess to his wife and her ma in cham
payne.
Although there were but $50 as a main
stake to each battle, much money
changed hands on the results. After the
fights the pit was torn down and a ''tea"
and musical entertainment followed
NeW York World.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
General Sheridan saws that the t

General Sheridan says that the ter
rible rifles employed in modern warfare
should not be used against mobs, at
least until a milder form of ammunition
is tried. Buckshot are recommended
by the general as better than the heavy
conical balls which make such frightful
ravages. In such cases small shot that
scatter widely and do no great damage
have been recommended by the coolest
and most experienced men, as frighten-
ing more than they hurt by distributing
themselves over a large ~area.-Chscago
Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

followed by p ,riods of complete cessation.
is caused chiefly by rvousnes and bad
blood. If the disease is neglected it is liza
BILE to result seriously, especially at a time
of sudden excitement. Purify the blood,
strengthen the muscular and nervous sys-
tenn, governing the heart, by using DR..
Guysott's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla,
and you will soon be rid of every trace of
the affection.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

Not many years ago, in the little
village of Lima, in this State, a young
lad could be seen every morning deliv-
ering the Rochester papers from house
to house. He is now drawing a big
salary as head contracting agent for n
of the largest ~circuses that travel. An
other former newsboy that I know of is
now a prominent conductor on the New
York Central. Another has become a
famous Dutch comedian; another a
prominent grain Spectator in Chicago;
another owns a well-kown restaurant in
the City of New York.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
Developments in cancer Treatment

Mr.. W. H. Gilbert, Albany, Ga., says:
ga gentleman named Moore, near this
city, had an eating cancer on his face,
which had eaten away his nose and his
under lip, and had extended up until it had
nearly reached his eye. The cancer was
eating his gums and a drendered his teeth
SO loose that he thought they might at any
time drop out. He has been taking SwIFT's
SPECIFIC about three months, and its effect
has been wonderful. 1t has driven the poi.
son from his system, the cancer has healed
greatly, his teeth have become strong again,
and he kinks he has been rescued from an
awful death. He is the most enthusiastic
man l ever saw"
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free. The SWIFT SPECIFIC Co,
Drawer 3, Atlanta. Ga.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
Butter BUYERS

Everywhere are refusing to take white,
Hardy looking butter except at " grease"
prices. Consumers want nothing but gilt
edged butter, and buyers therefore recon-
mend their patrons to keep a uniform color
throughout the year by using the Improved
Butter Color made by Wells, Richardson
& Co., Burlington, Vt. 1t is the only color
that can be relied on to never injure the
butter, and to always give the perfect color.
Sold by druggists and merchants.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

The figures showing the enormous year.
ly sales of Kidney Wort demonstrate it's
value as a medicine beyond dispute. 1t is
a purely vegetable compound of certain
rsots, leaves and berries known to have
special value in Kidney troubles. Com
bined with these are remedies acting di-
rectly on the Liver and Bowels. 1t is be.
cause of this combined action that Kidney.
Wort has proved such al u~nequaled RENE
dy in all diseases of these organs.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

IT is truly wonderful to see how the name
of Mrs. Pinkham is q household word
among the wives and mothers of our land.
Alike in the luxurious homes of our great
cities and in the humble cabins of the re-
mote frontier one woman's deeds have
borne their kindly fruit in health for others.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

WAS troubled with Chronic Catarrh and
gathering in my head, was very deaf at
times, had discharges from my ears, and
was unable to breathe through my nose.
Balm was exhausted I was cured, and to-
day enjoy sound health. c. ]. CoRBIN,
923 Chestnut street, Field Manager, Phila-
delphia Publishing House, Pa.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

D.. r. LOCKE, Petroleum v. Nasty, editor
Toledo Blade" writes: 81 had on q
foreanger of my right hand a'run-round.'
The finger became swollen to nearly twice
its natural size. A friend gave me HEN
RVS CARBoLIc SALvE, and in twenty min
utes the pain had subsidized. The infam-
nation left the finger in a day."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

The mind cure is considered SUPER
ior to the hot water cure in Boston, the
latter not being intellectual enough.
Patients are instructed to think, and
real hard, too, that their pains are gone,
and they are.-Boston Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

Hon. John Cessna, ex-Member from PENN,
writes: " In the space of twelve hours my
rheumatism was gone, having taken three
doses Durang's Rheumatic Remedy. My
brother was cured by a similar amount. I
cordially recommend it," By all druggists,
OF R. K. Helphenstine, Washington, d. G.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

"A Butler County (Ky.) somnambu-
list, left his bed, buckleda saddle on an
old log near the house, mounted it and
rode for two hours, and then returned
to bed without waking.-&. Leuis Post.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
EPITAPH.

Beneath this stone lies Johnny Green,
An ofice-boy of modest mien,
Who found the pathway to the tomb,
Straight from an editorial room.
r. K. Munkittrick, in Hdrper's Magazine
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

Emperor Dom Pedro of Brazil has
reigned 6fty-three years, or longer than
any living sovereign. He was six years
old when he assembled the throne.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

"A little fellow of five, with his first
boots on, being told that the baby
wanted to kiss him, replied: Eyes, he
takes me for his papa!"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17
PRINTEMPS.

PRINTEMPS.
the Editor:
Here is a balmy little thing,
To f1 your heart with Joy;
But as it is a son of spring,
Isend it by a boy.
THE POEM.
The vine on the cot is blowing,
The nest is built in the tree,
And the apple limbs are showing
Their blooms in the fragrant lea.
The bird to his mate is singing,
The lambkiD skips on the hill,
And the rosy clover springing
Beside the gurgling rill.
Sir Strephon his love is signing,
The cricket begins to chirp,
And the boy in the back yards tying
The can to the brindled purp.
Above the lake in the hollow
That mirrorga cloudless sky
Is darting the airy swallow,
And the purple d~ragon-ly.
II bumble-bee in the garden
Runs riot the livelong day,
And Maud in her Dolly Warden
Plucks flowers along the way.
Sir Stephen his love is signing,
The cricket begins to chirp,
And the boy in the back yards tying
The can to the brindled purp.
POSTSCRIPT.
If this poetic daisy
Should make you sad and sore,
And get you wild and crazy
To.spill me on the floor,
Andshurl me through the easement,
Or maui me like a toy,
And drop me to the basement,
Why-take it u of the boyl
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-04-17

Ne MATTER how many people Re dis
posed to kick whenever any noise is made,
they never complain about the racket made
by the dinner-bell