davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-14
Pickens County
MANUFACTURES.

MANUFACTURES.
}. Number and kind of manufac-
turing establishments: Flour and
glist mills, 35; lumber mills, II;
quarrics, l. Total 48
Capital employed, $4,000; value
OF annual product, $4,000.
Number Of persons employed:
white, males 65, colored, males Is.
Total 80.
2. Number of cotton mills, mono.
3. Number of -four and grist mills:
Flour 10, grist 25;:total 35. ...,..
Number of hands ,.afmpIovod:
White SO. ,;,ss
'"pl';a9l employed, $4,000. Val>
wy OF annual pr, duct, $4,000.
Class of product, fair. Average
rate Of toll, one-tcnth. Water or
steam used, water. Per cout. of not
profit, Is pcr cent. Increase in tho
business in tho last twolvo months
10 per cont.
4. Foundrics or machine shops,
none proper.
S. Lumber mills, IL Hands en-
pI"ycd, ,whilo Is, colorcd IS; total 80.
Animals employed, 80, including
oxen.
Capital employed, $4,000. Val>
uo Of annua! product $4,000.
Class of machinery, good; mostly
circular saws OF improved kinds
Water or steam used, both; mostly
steam.
Amount of powcr-arcrage from
to Is horsepower per mill. To~
tai horsepower, l20.
Per cenlngo of profit, 20. In
crease in business in the last twelve
months, 10 per cent.
6. Turpontine stills, &C., none.
7. OLhol manufactures, no stato-
ment.
l. Number of minos, &c.-Nono
yet developed. The county has as
besios, mica, granite and gold.
2. Number of quurries: only one
partially dovoi' ped. Character, gran
ito of tho best quality. Class OF ma
chinery, primitive.
Capital employed, little or none
not over $3.50. Annual outturn
not ovor $500 worth OF stono dcliv-
crod.
AGRICULTURE.
l. Number and kind Of agricultu
raj implements: sewers 2, reapors S
sulkoy plows 80; guano distributor.
in general use; improved harrows IL
2. Head Of improved stock, SC.
Some. Jerseys aud somo Devon cat
tle--Jersoys tho favorito. Quito ,
number of improved hogs-BerL
shire the favorto.
B Efficiently Of colorcd labor a,
compared with last year and will
efficentcy five years ago? CoIoroc
labor becomes less efficient every
year, especially with those who have
been brought up since emancipation
This labor is not constant nor relia,
bio. The disposition Of coIored la,
borers to roam from place to place
working only long enough - OBTAIN
Il bare subsistence, becomes creator
overy year.
4. Supply Of coiored labor rs com
pared with the prescott demand, and
with the supply and domand last year
and 5 yoars ago? The supply is equal
to the demand, though tho demand
for white lador is gueater than the
supply. ....t ,..a. .... >.st..'a .
! 5. Proportion of whito TO oolored
farm hborY About two thirds white
enc third colorod. ..,r -.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-14

HABfTUAL CosrIvEN Ess. 50 many
suffer with habitual costive-.
ness. A dose OF Norman's Neutral-
'2ing Cordia} after each moal, will
Ureak up tho most stubborn case.
1t gives tone TO tho stomache thereby
stimulating The Ever TO hoslthy ac-,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-14
Shoe Shop.

HAVING opened BOOT AND SHOE
IL SHOP in the town Of Easlcy, re,
specially inform the people of Pickeus c..
II. and vicinity, that | am prepared to do
all kinds IF BOOT AND SHOE work,
with noarness and dispatch. All work u>
trusted to II. a. Richey's mail carrier will
be promptly attended 10 and returned with
out extra charge.
All kinds country produce taken in ex-
change for work. at market price.
Fine Boots and Shoes specIalty. Shop
opposite Depot, Main street, Easlcy; S c.
W. II. SMITH.
feb Ii, 1884 ~ #
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-14
For School Commissioner.

Refy" The friends of REV. OLIN' l.. DU.
KANT respectfully announce him as n
candidate for re election to the Office of
School Commissioner of Pickcns County at
the next election, subject to the primary
election Of the Democratic party.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-14
announcements.
For Sheriff.

Bf3S" The friends of ELIAS +. MAULDIN
respectfully announce him rs candidate for
the office Of Sheriff of Pickens County at
the next ensuing election, subject to the
Democratic primary election.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-14
For Auditor.

Bsfy" The friends Of JOSEPH B. CLYDE
for recommendation by the Democratic
party Mt the primary election, for reap
pontmcnt as Auditor Of Pickens County.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-14

( III you will iuad three cDa,fors
each week day and hSu each Sunday
you will read the Bible Though in
o3e year, ',.Et. nEsfs# s. D. ..
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-14

.iE5 II:

So trgsN .lB- W sssF. fEsig}4 ENtr 4
4 Wehkc Sboes nalliI}e g sGirF'Bee4., We
siYetti bihject nuoh ems jd&fmitg. .
Ls,GSs' Gait Laees Nee .Sewed 5Woea, Hu
solid and>gooa ~ y 80 worth. 81 n.
Ladies' hTigb srnin ba,on Booss fo,. 81 6l
rrdies' calf seSedsboiton Boots for $2s0p,
r5io &'0S would be cheap at So 35.
Ladies' Eia ard Goat Button Boots, I
worked Buucn hc!sy, zoe, Taper Besl,
new ast aud a p}rIFc, u ior @(p'y Sc sos.
This is Il very s'yljsh shoe eal so'd b.
many jca.ny> u" 81 90.
Eut. Br,yta G'a!H~@Wtlo DooI for
So SO. ...-.-..
Evtrs Pebble Goa. Button Boot Sor
50 rs. .,,. ..ss.
Evitt's Oil Goat, common sense heels,
worked button holes, plain toe, Button
Boot, stylish in appearance for $3 90. This
is the most popular shoe in this section.
We have big trade on this shoe.
EvitCs Curacoa Kid Button Boot, worked
button holes, taper heel, either front seam
Gypsy or short vamp circular scam, either
box or plain toe, perfect fit and really
beautiful. In fact. it saan exquisite Shoe,
and we sell it at the popular price So so.
but It is worth 81 90. Other makes are
sold for $4 90 that are no better, neither
are they so stylish in appearance.
Evit's Curacoa Kid Button Boot, worked
button holes, circular seam, short Wand,
box toe, French heel, Spanish arch last,
silk top, the handsomest shoe maue for $4
Evitt's Misses and Children's Curaco.
Kid Button Boots, extra high cut with tas
sols. The most stylish shoe girl can wear
ST. 80 to So.
Chi dren's spring heel shoes from 81 90
to 81 65.
We could say great deal more about our
line of Shoes, but can not here, for want of
space.
All you have TO say is, when you want q
pair of Shoes come and see our stock. We
can give you better value than you can get
elsewhere. Respectfully,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-14
12 1-Sc.
rr, "a.

We cannot replace these goods teYssll 1t
less Than l5c. so if ysu wan, q good dress
and real genuine bargain call early before
We sell out this lot. We..have now In slSSk
so pieces, just opened, amounting % 2,60o
yards Mt
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-14
EasIey Academy.

FIRST SESSION for 1884, will bepiu
JANUARY l4th, and continue Six Scbool
Months.
TERMS.
Primary Department per month, ST 70
intermediate Department per month, 2 90
Academic Department per month, on
Select Course, Dep per II ontb. ON
Incidental Fee. per Session, IN
Board in private families, per month, 10 90
Each scholars pro rata of Public Finds
will be deducted from his Tuition dur;nc
the Public Term, which begins January ID
For particulars, address
G. W. MOORE, Principal,
,,, ,co, Easley, s. c.
jan w. io"h Ll Ban
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1884-02-14

Ea. s.'.-. $500 ~''~' 80 p - ~'''
]. III
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28
<-<
GOLD LEAF.

Leaves of gold may be beaten into
such extremely thin leaves that they
will transmit light. Seen by reflected
light such films of gold retain the
characteristic golden color of the met
al; but by transmitted light they
have decided blush green. The
thickness of these films must naturally
be extremely small. What the limit
must be before the film becomes
capable of transmitting sufficient light
to be appreciable to the eyes cannot
be absolutely fixed, as this will de-
pend largely upon the sensltiveness
of that organ. which quality varies
with different individuals. We may
state, however, that modern expert
ments have shown that single grain
of gold can be beaten out so as to
cover space of seventy-fve square
inches, which would give the film a
thickness (thinness would sound more
appropriately of the one-367, 650th
part of an inch. This fact affords a
striking illustration of the wonderful
malleability of gold, property in
which it surpasses all other metals.
Microscopic slides containing small
square of gold beaten out SO thin as
to be translucent, are favoTite objects
for microscopists, and may be pur-
chased of dealers in such articles.
The ductility of gold-that is, its
quality of permitting itself to be drawn
out into wire, is quite as remarkable
as its malleability. 1t is affirmed.
for example that when cylindrical
bar of silver is coated with gold (by
galvanic means, presumably and
drawn into the fire wire used in en-
broidering housings, etc., which still
exhibit the golden coloration impart-
ed to them, a single grain of gold
will cover length of 1853 feet of
wire. We have no doubt that films
of gold might, with modern scientific
articles, be prepared Of the thinness
of the one-millionth of an inch, since
a continuous coating of gold having
such extreme thinness may be readily
obtained by galvanic means, the only
difficulty in the way being the ex-
tremely delicate operation of remov-
ing the film from the surface on which
it is deposited and transferring it to
glass where it may be examined.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28
ADVICE TO OLD MEN.

Don't presume on your age.
Don't be vain of your handsome
gray hair and whiskers.
Don't set yourselves up as models
of propriety IN public and get full of
booze in private.
Don't think because wong men
are young, they are fools. They
probably are, but you were young
once yourself.
Don't take the front seats at ballet
shows. Your bald heads reflect the
light unpleasantlY.
Don't say vulgar things before la
dies and excuse yourselves on the
ground that you are old enough to be
their fathers.
Don't forget that age must respect
tself before it can command it from
others.
"DOn t sour the world on you by
souring yourselves on the world.
Don't fool with temptation.
Don't be too wise.
Don't try to make love. The ole
fools are the biggest fools.
Don't let your love of the world
make you forget that a man never
gets too old to die.
Don't try to be boy. Your grand
sons will attend to that part of th'
business
Don't let life be less joyous thar
the morning. The freshness of thu
morning gave you vigor to wori
through time and the quiet of the
evening should give you peace to res
through eternity.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28

the large Grim, there we've those
ready to tell what boat the clumsy
one was in storm, and how 1t had
saved men when no other craft could
have been trusted on the sound. Nor
was that the last of the noble work
that was done by the Grim. Other
storms came, other vessels were
wrecked, and the Grim was called on
again and again to rescue the pas
sengers and crews. a
Grim never wonder after the res
cue what he was made for. He un-
derstood all then. If he was forced
to be idle again next summer, he was
content, knowing that his work was
rather to save men than to give them
pleasure. He never became vain of
his work, but remained as faithful to
Grit as the smaller boat had been to
him before he became noted.
People, old as well as young, make
the same mistake that Grim did i;
they think that because they have no
attractions they are useless. God
makes no mistakes. If he gives
beauty to some and not to others, he
gives something else fully as good.
Often he gives something even bet
ter to those who have no outward at
fractions. He may withhold such
attractions from those whom He
wishes to do noble and great work,
lest beauty hinder or lead others to
hinder them in their work.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28
"Little Brown Hands,"


They drive home the cows from the pasture,
Up through the long shady lane,
Where the quail whistles loud in the wheat field
All yellow with ripening grain.
They find. in the thick waving grasses,
Where the scarlet-dipped strawberry grows,
They gather the earliest snow drops,
And the first crimson buds of the rose.
They toss the hay in the meadow,
They gather the elder blooms white,
They find where the dusky grapes purple
In the soft-tinted October light
They know where the apples hang ripest,
And are sweeter than Italy's wines,
They know where the fruit is the thickest
On the long, thorny blackberry vines.
They gather the delicate sea weeds,
And build tiny castles of sand;
They pick up the beautiful sea shells
Fairy barks that have drifted to land.
They wave from the tall, rocking tree-tops,
Where the orioles hammock nest swings,
And at nighttime are folded in slumber
BY song that a fond mother sings.
Those who toll bravely are strongest;
The humble and poor become great;
And from those brown-handed children
Shall grow mighty rulers of state.
The pen of the author and statesman,
The noble and wise of our land
The sword and chisel and palette,
Shall be held in the little brown hand.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28
The Garden of Fame.

Wouldst thou walk in the garden of fame,
Wouldst thou taste of the fruits that grow
In alleys where grapes hang low,
In fields that are never the same?
By the feet of the awful sea
Alone canst thou reach those flowers,
And sit in the shaded bowers,
Calm home of the bird and the bee.
No pathway, no compass, can lead
Alone must thou find the shore,
Alone through the fret and the roar
Where the mailed waters tread.
But he who would cling to spar,
Or hold by a knotted rope,
And laugh in his secret hope,
Nor question his way of a star,
May be saved by a master hand,
And fast to the shore may hold;
He may see the apples of gold;
He may wander indeed ON that strand.
But when the days are fulfilled,
And the masters feet are led
Where only the gods may tread,
And whittier the gods have willed.
Then he who clung to the keel,
Nor worshipped in labor and love,
Nor yearned for the apples, nor strove
With yearning the lover must feel,
Sees the waves of oblivion rise,
And gather to drag him down,
While the face of the east wears a frown,
And are vanished the god-like eyes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28

A CHILD's QUEsTIoNs.- -"Papa,
what is a prohibitionist?" M
"A person who tries to make the
people drink more whisky
"How do prohibitionists make men
drink more whisky?'
"By passing senseless law against
making and selling intoxicating
drinks" liE
"How does the law lead men to
drink"
"Because they will not obey it, my
son."
SIS it good to drink Intoxicating
liquors, papa?"
"No, my son. hope You viii
never drink them"
"What do men make them for?"
"Well, chiefly for drinking
"If il is bad to drink them is it
right to make them?"
"My son. you do not understand
these things"
'No, do not. But, papa, would
not good people obey the law?
"Oh, yes but there are very many
bad people"
'Do not bad people obey any law"
swell, no; / am afraid they do
not willingly"
SIS there law against stealing"
"Certainly, my son."
ssDoes it make them steal"
my son, / think it is time for you
to go to bed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28
ABOUT LAUGHTER.

A really musical laugh is perhaps
rarer than really musical voice. The
giggle, the snigger, the half-choked
laugh are common enough; but how
seldom do we hear that melodious
sound, the laugh in its perfection. IL
should not be shrill, nor too loud, nor
too long. 1t should not bear any
double meaning, any hidden sarcasm
in it's mirth. 1t should not be so
boisterous as to exhaust the laughter
and deafen the listeners.
There is the loud guffaw of the
vulgar, and the laughter which ap-
pears likely to tear the laugher in
pieces, causing him to wipe his eyes
after the explosion is over. There
is the laugh of embarrassment, when
a shy person, at loss what to say
next, remarks to he,'' as Artemus
Ward describes it. There is the
schoolgirls giggle; and the school
boys sniggle, as he reflects on some
recently-perpetrated. but still recol-
lccted, piece of mischief. There is
the chuckle of the successful man.
All these laughs bear some family
resemblance to each other; they all,
in their degree, express sensations of
pleasure. There are darker descrip-
tions of laughter. There are laughs
more cutting than the bitterest speech
es, more alarming than the cruelest
threats. Satirical laughter is most
offensive. A laugh can convey con-
tempt which words would fail to ex-
press.
Is any one proof against being an
noyed by ridicule? Even a dog is
sensible when he is laughed at, and
resents the impertinence. Some ami
mails are, indeed, quite as sensitive
to derision as human beings. The
laughter of the INBRED which finds
open amusement in the minor trou-
bles of their neighbors-say the ridi-
cule lavished on sea- sick arrivals at a
pier, or on hapless foreigners in an
alteration with a cabman, or an old
gentleman who falls down a slide
also ranks among ''laughs offensive" :"
Then there is the laugh of incredu-
lity. When Tom goes to his rich old
uncle, full of glowing descriptions of
the perfections of the lady to whom
he is engaged, or of the appointment
which he expects to obtain, does the
old gentleman damp his nephew's
ardor by a long hanangue? No, he
only gives dry laugh; and Tom S
hopes of check fall rapidly.
Too rare laughers are as unpopu-
lar as too ready ones. A teller of
good stories never forgives the man
who does not laugh at his jokes.
Many persons have made their for
tunes by laughing at judicious mo-
ments; applauding some poor jest,
OF becoming convulsed with mirth at
a dull pun. To be duly appreciative
of his patrons wit was an important
part of the duty of hanger-on.
With what ready laughter are a
schoolmaster's witticisms received by
his class
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28
SCROFULA

can only DE cured by thorough purifca-
ton of the blood. If this is neglected,
the disease perpetuates its faint through
generation after generation. Among its
earlier symptomatic developments are
Eczema, Cutaneous Eruptions, Tu-
mors, Boils, Carbuncles, Erysipelas,
Purulent Ulcers, Nervous and Phy-
sical Collapse, etc. If allowed to con-
tinue, rheumatism, ScrofulOus Ca
tarrh, Kidney and Liver Diseases.
Tubercular Consumption, and vari-
GUS other dangerous or fatal maladies, are
produced by it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28
AMONG RAILROAD MEN
Popularity and Usefulness of DIR. Kennedy's
FavOrite Remedy-A Thrilling Letter
from Master Mechanic.

Popularity and Usefulness of DIR. Kennedy,s
FavOrite Remedy-A Thrilling Letter
from a Master Mechanic.
Master Mechanics and Superintendent's Office !
Lowell Repair Shops of the Boston Lowell R. r
Lowell, Mass, March 25, 1854 J
DR.. David Kennedy Rondout, n. Y.
Dear Sir: think it is due to you that I should
make the following statement, and make it volun-
tarily and willingly: son the 4th of June. 1881,
was iaken with what was called paralysis of the
bowels. The seizure unexpected and terrible.
The stomach and other organs seemed to sympa-
thize with it and to have lost all power of action
For long time my life was despaired of, but at
length recovered so far as to be able to ride out.
By the advice of my physician l visited Poland
Springs (Vt.) hoping to benefit from the waters.
But they did me no good. Neither were the best
physicians of Lowell and Boston, whom consulted
able to afford me more than transient relief. gain
ed no strength and my case appeared almost hope
less. In the fall friend advised me to try KEN
NEDY'S FAVORITE REMEDY, and although
opposed to patent medicines made the trial. To
make long story short, FAVORITE REMEDY
in my opinion, saved my life. consider it the best
preparation in the world for stomach difficulties
well as of the Liver and other organs am glad tc
say it is in general use among the r. r. in this
vicinity. Yours ETC., A. J. CLIFFORD.
Mr.. Clifford is the Master Mechanic of the Lowell
division of the Boston & Lowell Railroad, and his
illness and recovery are known to many who car
testify TO the facts in his letter.
Use this medicine for all diseases of the Blood
Kidneys, Liver, Stomach, Bowels, and Skin. II
may save you or yours from pain and DEATH
Address, if desired, DIR. David Kennedy, Rondout
NY
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28

A young man asked the lady of
his affections the other evening how
she liked the looks of his new-style
standing collar. After critically
surveying him and the collar, she re-
piled, Every nice indeed. It looks
like a whitewashed fence round a
lunatic asylum"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28

Old Nat, while a crowd was stand
ing around, approached the general
delivery window at the post-office,
the other day, and, slyly glancing at
the crowd, said: "Gimme my cores
ponce, young man. Pse been SO
busy dat / didn't hab time ter come
fur it dis mawnin." The clerk hand
ed him three letters, and proudly
walking away, muttered: 81 put
desc letters in heah myself dis mawn-
in. A mans got ter be mighty sharp
ter keep up wild de white folks desc
days; an eben 'mong de culled folks
his standin' is reggerla.ed by de let
ters he gifts. ginerally manages ter
paralyze de brudrin, and Use got my
teeth set fur de Office OBJ county jedge.
I'll step roun' heah ter night an put
desc documents in ag'in. S
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28

The SKY.-Why is the blue sky so
grandly arched above our heads ?
The ancient Greeks supposed it to be
solid substance, spread above the
earth at an immense height, in which
the sun, moon, and stars were set
like diamonds in ring. The upper
surface was laid with gold-the pave
ment of the gods. In pagan countries
somewhat similar notions still prevail.
A converted heather said that he
thought the sun, moon, and stars
were holes in the solid sky, through
which came streaming down to earth
the brightness and glory of the heav-
enly world. But In reality the sky is
nothing more than the air we breathe.
Instead of the solid arch, towering so
many thousands of miles above US,
where our childish fancy puts it. the
blue sky is nothing but the color of
the ocean of air in which we live and
move. And, as to the distance from
us, it is all within three or four miles.
For travellers who go upon high noun
tain-tops tell us that they no longer
see any blue sky above them there,
where the air is so thin that they
pant for breath, but only the black
ness of empty space.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28

The postoffice at Swanton was entered re
night and the safe blown open, evidently
by experts; $500 in cash and stamps and
$1,000 in notes were taken
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28

What Three Applications Did.-sI was troubled
very much with sore feet. Three applications of
Thomas Electric Oil entirely cured them Moth
ing better in the market" Jacob Butler Reading.
Pennsylvania.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28
Absolute Cure

For all diseases caused by the vitiation of
the blood. 1t is concentrated to the high
est practicable degree, far beyond any
other preparation for which like effects
are claimed, and is therefore the cheapest,
as well as the best blood purifying medi-
cine, in the world.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28
KINGS EVIL

Was the name formerly given to Scrofula
because of superstition that it could be
cured by kings touch. The world Is
wiser now, and knows that