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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10
TIE FATAL HALF-UOUR.

Considering tho old question of tho
silence which reigns among women
while sitting by themselves after din
ner and awaiting the advent of the mon
from the dining-room, Labouchere
says: The secret of tho after-dinncr
dullncss upstairs lies, to my mind, in
tho fact that there is nothing for them
to do; at most, q cup of tea or coffee is
handed around-no wine or cigarettes.
no ostensible occupation or recreation.
except that dismalost Of drawinp-room
episodes, q little music, improyised
chiefly as q signal that it is timo for
the gentlemen to como upstairs. We
have not Ia" Slvacity of tho Fronch or
Italians we have not cven the sub
stantlal geniality and homolinoss of
tho German Frau" Our women are
ahectionato to individuals OF their own
Sex, but scarcely sociablc, as u rule,
with one another. Still they aro not
incapable of unbcnding, and often on
ly require q prctex such as lawn ton.
mis-, garden party, or Christmas
games; but they ID require something,
aud if they had something to do in tho
drawing-room-as the gentlemen havo
i. . the dining-room-tha half-hour,
now SO dreaded and so dull, would
soon loose its terrors. On the conti-
mont the gentlemen loaVo the table
with tho ladies. am not in favor of
that; tho temporary separation OF tho
sexes is distinctly good. In some Eng
lish houses tho ladies tako their coffee
down stairs, and only depart when the
cigarette is lighted, and not always
then. But am not in favor of pro-
longing sitting together down-stairs.
BY tho time tho hostess has caught tho
eye OF tho chiof lady ut tho table it Is
usually high time to shuttle tho social
cards littlo. and enable some people
to get up and change seats if they
please. No, let the ladies leave the
mon to thcir vino and tobacco for a
space by all means; but, thcn, lot tho
former be- comfortcd upstairs somc4
how. Thoro should be some game or
advertisements, some center OF attrac-
ton, something for them to look at or
to do. ...
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a Memory.

shine foil; f s., b.
And away from the distance tho music Of
pealing bell
Carne with a soothing cadcnce-falling and
u rising high,
Changing. with ev'ry whisper Of tho low
winds wall and sigh.
:. }tunerullays
or love and joy and sorrow, hallowing by
gone days;
And solemn eyes of warriors and faces young
Cleaned on tho wallis dull background like
81 spirits pinioned there.
Over an open volume, on its mystic words in.
tent
With bearing calm and thoughtful, a fair
haired woman bent,
ana tho tender sweetness of her fair, Madon'
- m face,
Was heightened by tho beauty Of her gar.
' mehts' simple grace.
4 bunch Of waxen lilies upon the Bible lay,
yielding their dainty Incense to light Of tho
: dying day.
But she who leaned above them like some
r. Z rare-dowcrcd queen,
Was fafrerthan the flowers. SO noble did sho
y. Becm. - -
And who silent watched her from out tho
window vide
Dumb by tho mighty power OF passion and
OF pride,
Then. and,forever after, had counted all paia
Gould tIt bow rcpontant low kneeling at
-Annah RillnskI in Chicago Inter. Ocean.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10
Books for the Guest Chumbcr.

AT ono timo l was staying in house
where the guest chamber contained
among the furniture little shelf Of
books l have often thought Of them
since, with wonder that moro careful
hostesses did not provide tho same.
Nights whom L could not sloop, and
mornings when l waited in my room
for tho breakfast bell, l dipped into
the contents-a volume or two of
poems, somo short stories, and in
terestiDg travels comprised tho whole
and l found not the least pleasant part
OF my visit in those quiet moments by
the window which overlooked tho
great, old-fashioncd garden. Any
housekeeper could spare six or eight
books from her library, and almost
any guest would bless her for the
thought. A little work-basket fully
stocked; pen, ink, and paper ready to
hand-the visitor cares nearly rs much
for these as for fresh towels ard extra
coverings. The golden rulo, which is
guide to oil branches of good house
keeping, as to all branches of all busi-
ness, comes to ones aid here, and
what we care most for in anothor's
home we should cndoavor to give tho
conner to our own. --Rath UaH IN Good
HOtESeEeepGr.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10
FEMININE FORTUNES.

Elizabeth Garrett of Baltimore has
fortune of ut least $l2,O00,O ,OOO
Tho three daughters OF Mr. Banker
Drexel OF Philadelphia aro set down for
Sc, 900. 600 each.
Mrs. A. Il. Stewart is credited with
n fortune of $50, 600, OOO
Miss Sarah Hitchcock OF Now York
is set down rs worth $4,000, 600.
Mrs. Morgan. widow of tho ex-gov-
ernor and senator. can draw hrr check
for from $40, 900. 900 to $12, 1000, OUO.
Miss Carolina Wolfe ha, an income
Of $500. 900. and real estate constantly
rising in value.
Mrs. Whitrlaw Reid reads her title
O several millions in her own right
Miss Ellen Ebon of Philadelphia IS
both handsome and rich. Sho turns
the scale ut n million or more.
Mrs. Paran Stevens was left n for
tune of Sc. 000 900.
Miss St Piorrc Of Tennessee, who is
q Diana in tho chase and philanthropist
in her plans. has real estate, iron found
ries and coal mines valued ut over So. :
000,0 900.
Mrs. Mark Hopkins, who lives mt
fornia ont of fear Of Dennis Kcarnoy
and his followers. has at least $50
600, 600 to manage. she makes good
interest on shrcwd investments and
careful man cement.
Mrs. John Niinturn, II Now York
widow, is credited with several mil
lions.
John Hays wifo is worth a cool mil
lion. So is Congressman Hits. Con-
gresham Buyno married wife worth
several millions.
Mrs, Josephine Ayrcs OF Lowell is
worth $5. 600, 600.
Mrs. Myers, widow Of Gen. Albert
Myers. organizer Of tho signal service,
Is credited with q fortune Of 81 ,OOO,-
600. Tho general was n physiclan in
moderate practice Ut Buffalo whrn the
war began. Ho never held any but
salnried positions thereafter.
Mrs. Craig Wadswarth, who row rc-
sides in Washington, could meet de-
mands of over $1,000. 900, in amount.
Mrs. Fair, formerly wife Of the Ne
Vada senator, has about 81 Co., 900 to
her credit.
Mrs. Tabor, the first wife OF Colo
Sauo mllllonalrc, mas probably more
money ut command now than her for
NOR husband. Sho is set down for S.
900, 000
Mrs. Dahlgren, widow of the admiral,
Is croditcd with property rising stead
iiy in value and approaching tho mil
lion.
Mrs. Scott, tho widow of tho rail-
road manager, is credited with $3, ,OOO,-
600.
Senator Halo's wife has IN estate of
over 81, 900. 600 in value.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10
An Outdoor Inaane ASYLUM,

The celebrated Belgian colony of tho
insane at Gheel has nothing in its ex-
ternal appearance suggestive of tho or
dinary lunatic asylum; its inhabitants
give no superficial indications that a
Fargo proportion Of them are madmcn.
If one could conceive what GhccI Is.
he must imagine town of i've or six
thousand souls, in no way different
from other towns of like Importance,
surrounded by number OF hamlot,,
containing altogether, perhaps, about
as many moro inhabitants. These poo
pie have been, from very remote por-
iod, in the habit of taking insane per-
sons to board in their houses. Tho
lunatics live in constant contact with
the family of their host. Thoy share
in their labors and their pleasures if so
inclined and their means permit il.
They como and 60, in the enjoyment
OF an almost absolute liberty. 1t has,
however, been found necessary for tho
good of tho patients and Of tho settled
population to organize administrative
and medical services, in order to pre-
vent dangerous and improper persons
from being sont to tho, colony, and for
tho care Of tho mental md physical af-
fections of tho patrons. and for socur-
ing to them proper accommodation
and treatment; and an infirmary has
been established for those who need
medical care. But tho administration
makes vory littlo show. Tho whole of
tho Gheel district is an asylum; and
tho streets and tho surrounding coun.
try arc tho promenade OF tho lunatics.
II De Har9t"y, tn Popular Science
Monthly for November.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10
HOW TO GO TO CHARLESTON.
The Trip Shortened, and Made More Agree
able than Formerly.

The travelling public arc greatly in
dcbtcd to the Atlantic Coast Line for
the making of q new and most agreea-
bic route from the up-country to
Charleston. This line extends from
Columbin to Sumter by the Whining.
ton, Columbia ~ Augusta Railroad,
thence to Lanes by the Central, and
from Loncs to Charleston by the North
eastern. The Coast Line, already con-
trolling the w. G.. 81 a. and tho N. E.
r. r., had but to build the Central,
forty-one miles, long, to have this new
route from Columbia to Charleston.
one hundred and thirty-seven miles
long. The work was finished little
over a year ago, and the new line has
steadily grown in popularity. The
first Improvement was in the shorten
ing Of the time between the capital and
the metropolis - which, of course,
brought the competing line to do as
well, till now the trip is made in three
hours and twenty minutes. When it
was made, n few years ago, in five
that progress in rapid transit had
reached a climaxl
TO make such good time requires
''"' CIV AotN -DS''1 utiIl hloI-ClueS EOll-
ing stock. These the Coast Line has
provided, and the comfort of the tray
eler is infinitely greater than in the
good old days when twenty miles an
hour constituted the height of railroad
ambition. d.
or course in making such speed,
there is no such waste as "twenty
minutes Tor less] for supper" There
is, therefore, buffet car, furnished
with comfortable revolving chairs,
whercon the passenger may sit, as at
the table Of frst-class hotel and
enjoy his "snack" in peace and ut
leisure The menu is simple, but
nicely prepared and nicely served. 1t
is all that the traveller wants for sup
per or for breakfast. The prices charg-
ed are very reasonable. Tho contrast
between meal CD at the average
railroad eating-houSc and the "sDack"
on the buffet Of tho Coast line is very
suggestive of Mark Twain's give
minutes for dinner--America," and
"1hirty minutes for dinner-France!
The price of tickets is the samo on
all lines. 9
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l have known a'single cheery laugh
or happy remark broak up tho frozen
silence of a whole company. A pre-
text is all that is required; but that is
just what our ladies after dinner arc so
often left without. That pretext should
mover bo wanting, and 1t must be sup
piled externally, aud be capaUln of
striking common chords, like the vino
bottle. tho walnut, or the cigar. Now,
what l complain Of, and what think
our ladies have at present o right to
complain of, is tho absence of some
such metaphorical wine, walnuts, and
cigars up-stairs--something to loosen
the tongue, to provoke tho laugh, to
excite the repartec, to tickle tho fancy
If not to enlighten the mind. That is
what the ladies want; tho gentlemon
havo it. am horo in all events, in
favor of equal rights for mon and wo-
mon. Tho rules and facilities for feed
ing aro tho same for both sexes Mt all
dinner parties; lot us have similar re-
Spcct for the recreation and social re-
freshmcnt Of the sexes after dinner.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10

Mr.. +. Richardson, of Mississippi.
tho largest cotton planter in the
world. his annual crop surprising that
OF tho Khedive of Egypt--owns planta-
tions In the Mississippi Valley that in
2nte-6cllum days were valued at nearly
1000. .OOO-an>ong them tho famous
Wade Hampton plantation. Thoy are
not worth now $1,000 600, but Col
Richardson is firm in tho belief that
they will In time recover thoir old-time
value.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10

Ex"Boss Shepherd OF Washington
City, who has been digging gold rug
gets out of tho ancient mines Of Mex
100 for the last seven years, is soon TO
visit his old home. Io is to have .
reception worthy OF conqucror.
Grateful citizens who appreciate the
ability with which ho improved and
beautiiied tho town arc preparing a
grand banquet Tho fact that tho boss
Se4a4andered Sa1 something Iiko $40, 600. =
~ tS ~ polishing up tho place-one-
C1iFa ~ a; OF winch went into tao pockets
~, SI rlngsters aud jpbbersA has been
realize now that they have n nretty
city, and they think That they owe tho
great improVer something. But mans
an old taxpayer will keep away from
the teass and tho triumpfiat proces.
sion. ---'eW iVrG ycratd 80.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10
NO MONOPOLY IN EDUCATION.

Tho highest possible intellectual
efficiency and individual happiness,
based on harmonious development
of tho various faculties OF mind and
body, are the two principal aims Of all
education. There is II strong and in
telllgent party who sincerely believe
that these aims arc best attained by
the college training such as it has bcen,
and who, therefore, wish that this
training shall continue for all time.
There is another party, not whit less
intelligent, and probably far moro nu-
merous. who maintain that tho highest
and best education is not necessarily
of one type; that it may differ as indi-
ylduais differ, that the college itself
has changed i'll the past, is changing
now, and IS quite certain to cha, 70 in
tho future in accordance with Z we'll
known law of human life. and that,
therefore, it is neither logical nor fair
10 require every young person of tho
present time to follow the example of
older persons, in tho kind and manner
OF education which passed as the best
when those Older persons wore youno.
This party further insist on its being
unfair to shut the door of tho only
schools in which, according to the view
OF their opponents themselves, the bcst
education should bo given, against
those who honestly entertain differont
views OF education, and they ask: Why
should You who control these shoots
deny to us and our children q right
which we, on our part, are willing to
grant to yonP Who is to be the iudye
botwccn uSP Is tho college to be for
ever tho school only of ono set of be-
lievcrs?-C 4. Eggert, in Popular
Science MoMthIy for November.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10
PEN-PAINTING ON FABRICS.

AS this method Of decorating cos
TUNES, curtains, portiores, mantel and
table borders. and lamprequns is very
fashionable, it is we'll to know how it
is executed. On velvet the effect is
handsome and bold; on satin and Hen
rictta it has much moro delicate sp-
pcarance and makes beautiful trim
ming for dresses.
First, have tho material upon which
the floral design is outlined in chalk
mounted, or rather stretched on q stiff
board,a thcn mix ordinary oil paints
or enamel Colors with littlo turpcn-
tino or mastic varnish. Having re-
duccd them to tho consistency OF but
ter tuko them up on your palet-knifo
aud scrapo thom off this onto the cdpe
of small tin pulcL Then, having tho
different shades of tho fowor to bo pro-
duced already on the Tin pallet, take an
ordinary steel pen. with very broad
shoulders, and carefully and firmly
scrape up n small quantity of the paint,
transfer it TO the design by striking the
point of the pen firmly into tho outline,
turn it sharply over, aud the paint will
be loft on tho design. After carefully
outlining tho whole flower in this way
wipe tho pen perfectly clean and pro-
ceed to stroke down tho rim OF paint
firmly. closely, and finely, which will
produce serious of lines. each limo
representing crowel stitch. For the
veins of leavos and flowers tho paint
is merely laid finely on with pen, not
stroked down. For the contrcs of such
flowers as daisies and sunilowers the
paint is laid ON in one thick lump and
then punched with tho point of coarse
pin till the desired effect is produced.
Moro brilliant effects arc attained by
using gold and silver in conjunction
with bright co!ors.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10

In 1850 only 5 253 newspapers wore
published IN the United States, or one
for every G,0O0 inhabitants. Now 49,
494 newspapers arc published, or ono
for every 3,7lG inhaUitants; certainly
o remarkable "rowth in twenty-five
years.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10
EDUCATIONAL,

no" to make Comp ion ;nd tho learn.
Ing and R"ci.;ng -! V.rsr or Prnno In
GprC Il t;nC.
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Jean Ingclow in one of her charm
ing stories tolls us that tho owls call
is but two notes Of music tod together
with n moan. .
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10
ADVICE TO MoTHERs.

Mrs, WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP should al.
the child, softens the gums, allays ali pain
cures wind colo. and IS the best remedy for
diarrhoea. twenty-five cents bottle,
JulyldLtyl .. .rHst#t
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10

science IN E|G:ii-ii A;,idlp- C'm4s Schools
-iehn"itS "f g inci'i"uni Traditions
Ni.h"r Education.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10
TENAC1TY OF EDUCATIONAL TRADE
TIONS.

TIONS.
Tho old traditions of education stick
IS firmly to school rs Il limpet does to
rock; though | do tho limpet in
justice, for it does make excursions to
seek pastures now. Are wc to give up
in despair because an exclusive system
of classical education has resisted che
assaults of such cultivated authors as
Milton. Montaigne, Cowlcy. and
Locke? There was once an enlightened
Emperor Of China, Chi Hwangti, who
knew that his country was kept back
by its exclusive devotion to the classics
of Confuclus and MenciuS. Ho invited
five hundred of the teachers TO bring
copies Of these authors to Pckiug, and,
after giving great banquet in their
honor, ho buried alive the professors
along with their manuscripts in Il dccp
pit. But Confucius and Mcncius still
reign supreme. | advocate milder
measures, and depend for their adop-
ton on the force of pubic opinion.
The needs of modern life will force
schools to adapt themselves to q scen-
tiiic age. Grammar-Schools bolieve
themselves immortal Those curious
immortals-tho Struldbrugs-describ
by Swift. ultimately regretted their
Immortality, because they found them
selves out Of touch, sympathy, and fit
ness with tho centuries in which they
lived.-SH Lyon HnJJ'Hr, IN Popular
Science -NOrtItV far N"ucmber.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-12-10
WOMAN GOSSIP.
How tho SubmiSsivn Wifo Works and SuE-
fers FOR Her Lord and Master In
o.. Ntontnnngro.,

The Secret of After-Dinncr Dullness-
f' Pen Painting on Fabrics-Femi-
a. ... nine Fortunes.
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SCIENCE IN ENGLISH MIDDLE-CLAss
SCHOOLS. ..E...

Various Royal Commissions have
madc inquiries and Issued rccommen-
dations in regard to our public and en-
dowed schools. The commissions of
1861, 1864, 1868, and 1873 have ex-
pressed tho strongest disapproval of
tho condition Of our schools, and, SO
far as science is concerned, their state
is much tho same as when the Duke of
Deyonshire's commission in 1873 re-
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PlCKENS, S. c., THURSDAY DECEMBER 10, 1885

ported in tho following words: Con
slderinS the increasing Importance Of
science TO tho material interests of tho
country, wo can not but regard its al
most total exclusion from tho training
OF the upper and middle classes as
little loss than u national misfortune"
NO doubt there are exceptional cases
and SomU urililant examples Of im-
prOvenepL since these words were
writton, put generally throughout tho
country tcacnin2, in science is Il namo
rather1 than reality. The Technical
Commission which reported last, year
can only polnt, to threo schools in
Great Britain ii which science Is fully
ana adequately taught. Whiio the COM
MISSION. glI es It's The consolation that
England is still in advance us an indus
lfiAl uulon. 1t warns US that foreign
natioits, which arc not long ago far DO
hlnd, are now making moro rapid pro-
gre3S than this country, and viii soou
pass 1t i'll tho race OF competition un-
less We give Increased attention TO
scnnC'! III public education. a tow of
tho large towns, notably Manchester,
bradford, HuddcrSlield, and Birmiug-
ham. are doing so. Tho working class
eS are now receiving butLur instruc-
ton i'll science tnan the middle cluSSes.
Tho competition OF actual life asserts
its own conditions, for the cliiuIrn of
the lattpr lind iucrcusiuS uIiiicully in
obtaining, employment. The cause of
this lies III tho fact that tho schools for
the midulu classes have not yoI adapt.
cd themselves TO tho needs of modern
life" L'Nom i7dyJatr, an Ioputur
Sc'cTtcc .h07I;'uy i"r ..OCGin0Gr.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-15

The President of the United States this
week issued most important proclama-
ton, proclamation which brings the au-
thority Of the government to bear upon the
illegal enclosures of public lands. Two
weeks since the LADIES JOURNAL publish
ed list of parties now in occupation of
lands in the Cheyenne and Ara pahoe res
ervation. This list taken from Gen. Nc
Cooks letter to Secretary Lamar, was a
startling revelation Of the great amount of
patrimony unlawfuIly detained from those
who are supposed to be guarded by the
general Government. Further Gen. Nc
Cook says upon this subject: "The actual
facts now are that instead of the Indians
possessing and enjoying the benefits de-
signed for them, their country is overrun
with spectators and adventures of every
degree, who have despoiled them Of their
property and practically sequestered their
birthrights, destroying their opportunities
Of seIf-support, and leaving them nothing
for the future, while keeping them depend
ent in the present. These men, who for
the last three years have enjoyed covert
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-15

CAPT Il. S. TABER of the U. S. Engi-
eers' appears in timely article this week,
upon the proposition of Col. Ward con-
corning the new water works. In this ar
tlele Capt. Taber very justly adds, "That
II the hills above the city do not supply
the water) the river above the city will do
SO tor many years, almost as pure as that
from the hills"
The reference to eases of typho. malarial
fever at the military academy at West
Point IN l078-79 are certainly warnings to
those who are opposed to plan for filter
ing the water in the new reservoir. What
an astounding fact is this in life, that in
dlvldoals, citizens Of a rich and prosperous
city, will stand supinely by, while fever
and death carry on their dreadful work
with beloved lives, because forsooth cit
costs, or is too much trouble to set to
work with earnest energy to remodel, or
add filter, perhaps to, the water supply
Of a large city. Little Rock is heaIthfuI
place indeed. How very small is the NOR
tality list 10 comparison with the popula-
ton, yet still sad to say, there are many
deaths in our midst that might be avoided
in clearly city.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-15
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protection and have boldly insisted upon
an official recognition of their claims, are
IN many instances foreigners who own no
allegiance to this Government, and in all
cases eyade every duty and obligation
which the laws impose upon American cit
izens."
Thus it is that work of justice may now
begin, authorized by the proclamation of
President Cleveland. Not only the In
dian Territory, but Colorado, Nevada and
Montana will feel this steady hand of pow
er now to be outstretehed.
Arkansas ladies' journal. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-15

N
t,,p present % to our readers, to-day, a let
tn ,'n '1' summer m, school Of Philosophy
sf u, The letter eminate8 from one of
! r.s minds participating in the critical
S' s'na IN the philosophical discussions
Rcn no',1Sa a school Of thought, which
IN, ,lt eo |, School of Philosophy have
Ill., 1.. the summer lecture. For the
pnnen t'A we are indebted to one of our
Ens Of ,n merchants Re. and a gentleman
! epr and OUR aG, city, who has secured for us