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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30
A Thousand Pounds to One.

Nearly every one who has played
whist much must have had at times q
Marlborough hand-that is. hand in
which there is no card above O nine.
Pembridgo says he has held three OF
these hands in tho course of two hours;
but this IS, of course, altogether unus-
ual. The name given to hand of this
sort Is derived from certain Lord Var,
borough, who used to offer the attrac-
tive but really very safe wager of
1000 to fl that hand of this sort
would not be dealt. If Lord Var
borough had not calculated the chances,
Cor had them calculated for him. he
acted with little wisdom in betting at
all on such q matter; but if he knew
them he acted with little fairness in
Offering the odds he did. 1t will be
found that one hand in about l, 1928 is a
Marlborough, so that Lord Marlborough
ought to have wagcred G1,827 to FL
instead of fl, 600 to Il. 1t is said that
he laid this wager many thousands Of
times. Supposing he offered FL, 600 to
IL to each member of a whist party
for 10 deals, on about 91 or 90 nights
in each Of 10 years, making in all abou
36,560 wagers-i. c., 20 times 1928
he would have lost about 20 times, Of
EGO, 900, and won about E36, 800. max
ing n clear profit of about E16, 800. ol
IL, $50 per annum, by this seemingly
reckless system of wagering. An In.
stance, lastly, is on record of hand
containing four twos, four threes, four
fours, and. one five. Any one holding
such hand might we'll believe himself
especially selected for punishment by
the deitios or demons, whoever they
may be, who preside over tho fortunes
of whist players. Yet such a hand Is
bound to occur from time to time, whom
so many play whist. The chance of
holding such hand is, in fact, exactly
the same as the chance of holding al
the trumps, viz, one in 158, 1853, ,389, 900.
For there are only four possible WAYS In
which such n hand can be made un.
1t must hold the IL lowest cards in the
pack, and one five, which may be OF
any of tho four suits; hence there are
four hands having no card higher than
five out of 635, ,013, ,559, 600, or one
chance of such hand in 158, 1853. 889, =.
600. Yet l have no manner OF doubt
so foolish are mon in regard to betting
that if Lord Marlborough Of TO-DAY
wero to offer 100000 to Fl (instead Of
G158, 753, ,389, 600 to GD against the
occurrence of such a hand he would
find many takers. Richard a. Proctor,
TN Lon9mdn'S Margarine.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30
Fruit-growinr an q Rus,noss,

Fruit-growing, as business, is espe-
cially adapted to some regions, and to
some restricted localities. This truth,
In relation to certain kinds of fruits, is
we'll comprehended. but, regarding
others, less attention is given to it than
good Judgment demands. Outside OF
certain well-defined areas no ono would
think OF planting peach orchards and
vineyards for profit; and more than this
within the past fifty years the adapta.
bility of certain localities for tho profit
able production of these fruits has
greatly changed, in many cases the re-
suit, probably, of doforesting large
tracts of country.
There is too much indiscriminate ad-
vice givon by the press in regard to fruit
raising. Again, tree dealers and nur.
sery agents. seeking q market for their
wares, circulate wild statements about
the profits of the industry. and at
time like the present, when the prices
OF grain arc low, It is not difficult for
them to induce numerous persons in
almost every community, who have not
special fitness or experience for the
work, to undertake, at least in o small
way. the planting of orchards or small
fruits. 1t requires no highly gifted
seer to perceive that most of these
efforts will ho abortive. The fact Is, the
wrecks Ct ill-conceived fruit plantations
are strewn over the whole country.
We have no desire to say a word that
may discourage any one from engaging
in fruit culture who will attempt it In o
rational and businoss-like manner; but
we would warn the inexperienced to
look on both sides of the subject, and
1t has two sides, one of which is not the
rose-colored one that is usually painted
by newspaper writers.
The fruitogrower needs to have O
courageous heart, and an abounding
faith in his pursuit. He has numerous
enemies with which to contend and to
conquer; unfavorable seasons arc not
infrequent; numerous insects and para
site fungi are constantly disputing pos
session OF his plants, trees and fruit; o
general business depression, or an ex-
cessiVe supply of fruit often deprives
him OF all or nearly all profits. But
these difficulties are probably not
greater than those attending many
other pursuits. - Vick's Magazine.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30
The bookstore KccDcr.

A bookstore ought, in Il sense. to be
q public library. 1t ought to be n sort
of intellectual headquarters and start
ing point 1t should bcstow its bcnc-
fits upon the community in which it
stands, and that community should re-
gard it rs something worthy Of pride
rs we'll as of support Its proprietor
is, of course business man, who wants
to make money. But the higher his
idea of his functions, the more money
he ought to make. More intelligence is
needed in the reading of books than in
cobhling shoes or weighing sugar. He
should be the right-hana man to the
minister, the editor, the school-teacher,
the lawyer, the physician. He should
take counsel of the educated and we'll
to-do classes in the community; and
should put on his shelves the books
they want, and should welcome them
to his place of business. He is himself
n teacher and preacher, whose moral
and intellectual influence makes his
business an ethical as well as u COM
mcrcial one. He has ''high calling
ami ought TO take n becoming pride
in it, Ii he sells papc:-hangingS, sta
tioncry, brOnZcs and knick-knacks he
should remember that these, however
rcmuncratiTc, are but sidc-shows. II
he covers his windows with flash, il.
lustrated journals or staring litho
graphs he shows that he has no conf,
dcncc in The intellectual part of the
town and no power to make himscl
attractive to it. Is it all mere mat
ter OF profit? BY no means; but if i
were moro money as well as more rep
utation is to bo got by workin:
for the best and wisGSt and wcil-to-dt
classes than for the Saturday night pur
chasers of the story papers.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30

The Comte d. Horisson. in his re-
Gently published "Recollections of tho
Siege of Paris" relates that Eugenio
was compelled to leave the Tuilerios in
such haste that she could only carry
away a small travelling bag containing
her purse and some pocket handker-
chiefs. These DR.. Evans, who accom-
panied her in her flight, washed in o
streana when they became soiled. Az
Sir Walter Raleigh acquired much re-
nown In history for throwing his cloak
upon the ground that tho feet Of his
Queen might not touch the mire, DR..
Evans is certainly entitled to equal
honor for his gallantry.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30
Outdoor Life.

Man seems planned for outdoor life
in a mild climate, with just leaf or
two OF shelter for n rainy day His
nature will bend for time to tho con-
ventional burdens Of an artificial civili-
zation, but replant Kim on first princi-
pies in tho outdoor garden of life and
his reouperatiYo forces will rebound
with tho elastic energy Of steel springs
relieved. Our fashionable friends
would lose caste were they to use their
ncighbor's secondhand clothing, but
they will daily try to purify their own
blood with their neighbours second
hand or tcn-times used breath, poisoned
as it always is, even when exhalcd by
young and healthy persons. Man, in
common with other warm blood"d
creatures, generates a surplus of heat
within his body. Outdoor slecpcrs find
that no matter how cold the surround
ing air may be, if dry enough of the
outtlowing heat may be damned back
and retained by suitable clothing to sus-
tain the vital functions in health and
comfort. Until domestic art can supply
our lungs with cool, iirSt-mortgaged
air, in warm rooms, its votarics will
have an important problem to solve.
In the meantime Out-camrors and
howell dwellcrs will lear the best
@rated blood in tnc land.
Home.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30
Trco-Plantinp.


throp, of Connecticut, said: "a brief
history of Arbor day will show its aans
and results. The plan originated with
Ex-Governor j. Sterling Morton, tho nj
onoor trcc-plantcr of Nebraska. lie
secured the co-oprrit:oa of the state
board OF agriculture some twelve years
ago, when the governor was thus in
duccd to appoint the second Wednes-
day in April as a day to be devoted to
the economic trco-planiing. The old
theory that trees would rot thrive in
the ''Grcat American Desert" had
formerly discouraged trcc-planting. By
pen and tongue, with arguments from
theory and facts from his own practice,
MIR. Morton succeeded in creating great
popular interest in this work, in which
ne was ably seconded by Ex-Governor
Furnas, who has long served the United
states department OF agriculture in the
interest offoroStry. 1latcly examined the
groves on Mr.. Morton scSlRtc. in which
black walnut abounds, growing from
nuts planted by him in ISIS and 1866.
The circumference Of ono Of those
planted twenty years ago, three feet
above the ground, is four feet and three
inches, and the girt of one eighteen
years old is two feet and three inches
four feet from the earth, and its height
is twenty-five feet
AS an experiment have just planted
personally and by proxy in Clinton and
vicinity about $50 nuts grown on these
trees this year. The experience of tree
planters i'll Nebraska fayors planting
the nuts and the seeds Of all tap-root
trees where they arc to grow. For
forest planting i'll that state, the black
walnut takes the lead of all hard woods.
A general and remarkable interest was
awakened in Nebraska in the obscrv-
ancc of her first Arbor day, and it is
said that over 100000 trees wero
planted on that day. This enthusiasm
was not temporary effcrvescencc.
Each successive governor has continued
thus to recognize this day. The inter-
est has been sustained and increased.
The State board OF agriculture annual
ly awards liberal prizes for the greatest
number Of trees planted by any ono
person on that day, rs well as prizes
to those who plant the largest number
during the year. Hence, Nebraska is
the banner state of America for eco
nomical tree-planting, having, accord
ing to the reports from the several
counties, as | am informed by ox-Gov-
ernor Furnas, 244,356 acres of cult
waited woodland, or moro than twice
that of any other state.
1t is not strange that the originator
of arbor day should be recognized as n
public hencfactor, nor that, during the
last campaign, when party lines wcro
so closely drawn, as n candidate for
Governor he ran some three thousand
ahead of his party ticket. Though at
first aiming at economic trcc-planting,
Nebraska now observes "Arbor day in
schools" and the schools were last
year invited to plant "lnemorlal Ire cs. ::
The example of Nebraska was soon
followed by Kansas, which claims over
$4,000 acres Of planted woodland.
The governors of that state issue annu-
al proclamations for Arbor day, and it
is now observed by teachers and schol-
alS in adorning school-grounds and
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30
The First Cloud.


They stood at their altar one short year ngo;
He vowed from the troubles of lifo to de-
fend her,
To have her and hold her for veal or for woe,
She spoke tho responses in accents most ton.
der.
Tonight, in the gloom, they arc sitting apart;
Oh! has eli hcr wifcly devotion been wasted2
She mopes there in silence, pain at her
heart;
The lamps are unlighted, his supper I'M
tasted.
Their sky, orst all cloudless, Is now overcast;
For JOY there is sorrow, for gladness dejec-
1on;
The serpent has entered their Eden at last,
And left Its dork trail on the flowers of af-
fectiof!a GPS
Oh, well may there DO in her bosom pain,
A grief that she vainly endeavors to smoth-
or;
Tonight he has told her, in language quite
plain,
She can't cook his meals half rs we'll as his
mother,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30

GustaVo Petitpierre, who died recent
ly at Geneva, desired to invent o sys,.
tenn Of writing equally suitable for ola
languages. Unigraphy was his passioSss
and his dream; he saw in 1t the hEst
step toward the establishment Of the
universal language foretold by the
prophets. He had accumulated pa
the subjects q great variety OF notes.
which his friends who shared IA hg
ideas often urged him to pubhshi go
he was never sufficiently satisfied wit
the completeness Of his work to COMP
with their request
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30
Bill Nyo en- the Etiquette Of Whist.

There are two kinds of brute yerte-
brates. One wears hair, and has the
deccncy to stay out of doors; the other
wears clothes, and makes money, and
insists on coming indoors and playing
whist and abusing his partner. One
hangs by his tail to forest tree, and
> behaves himself; the other hangs by his
urse-string to decent society, and
axes himself obnoxious. The blood
j.l Mt one human being is upon my
4 - $; 1t is the blood of q man who
tdoInn whist against me one evening,
, =, 5gl 'Ided his partner until tho tears
nrIiof 9r'o her beautiful ewes. Ills
= 9mJ got 4. = had n right to do so because
noqo od H., wife, but that didn't make
." niH"Ip1 e with the cordheras iury,
1''" rodm?Yo, mighty fine-looking wid-
It regret the part / took
.li1nv,J)
hn''n ,IHIa y -
.'Io J. yth of human life Il
ison the increase.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30

The DCutSchc Nedizinai Zeitun1 givos
an account OF q series of careful ex-
pcriments made in the Prussian armv
as to the utility of serving schnaps to
soldiers in active service. After pro-
longed trials the army surgeons aban-
doned the use of spirits and give ten or
coffee in place of it.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30

Until lately it was the general belief
til at chewing the splintcrs of a tree
struck by lightning would cure the
toothachc, and that such splintors
would not burn when thrown into the
fire.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30

A Beverley, Mass, man, has a POM
peiian lamp alleged to be 5000 years
old.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-04-30

There has been discovered near Yu-
ba Dam u fugitive sheep, which, in
swimming through the muddy water,
mad become thoroughly covered with
"Shck"ns," in which much grass seed
had been mixed. A thick crop Of green
grass Is now growing upon tie sheep's
back. Both the sheep and grass are
being carefully guarded, and when the
latter has reached its full growth it
will be harvested converted into hay
and preserved AZ one of the California
CuriOsities.
The Press., 1885-07-16
s BOLD ROBBER Y.

The most daring and adroitly executed robbery that has taken place in Chicago for good many years was committed last week "Wednesday afternoon at The resi- dence of Thomas Smith, head draughts- man in the employ of the Dearborn fOun- dry. Mir. Smith is in receipt of good salary, and, although less-e of a box ln the vaults of the Union Safety and Deposit Company, it has been his practice for some time past to trust large portion of his earnings with his wife. Mrs. Smith is a stout lady, about twenty-six years old. When her husband went to work after din ner, she was left alone in their rooms, which include all the apartments on the first floor A ring at the bell called Mrs. Smith to the front door. Two men dress ed as mechanics were standing there. They introduced themselves as plumbers sent by the landlord. Mrs. Smith led the way to the kitchen. She stood by the door as the first nne entered, and, after waiting a moment, turned to let the second man pass. As she turned he struck her . terrible blow with his fist, which caused her to fall on her knees. Before she had time to cry out her assailants' fingers were fastened in her neck Then the other man drew long rope from 8 sack he carried and proceeded to bind her feet and hands l A towel was drawn tightly across her mouth and both ends tied together at the back ol her head. The robbers then tore open the bosom of Mrs. Smiths dress and gOl hold of wallet containing $1, ,O3O. Sud denly the door bell rang. One of tie fel. lows eoolly answered the summons Mr. Timothy and wife, friends of the Smiths stopped to make friendly call While one of the robbers held Mrs. Smith on the floor with his hand pressed over her mouth to prevent her nttering sound, the other informed the callers that Mrs. Smith was ill and unable to see any visitors. Then he closed and locked the door,
 What shall we do with her ?" said he.
 "Kill her, that's the only thing to do, ' said the other; ssthen she'll never sqneal J
 Fl don't want to kill woman in cold blood, rejoined the first speaker.
 "You needn't do it ill cold blood, an. tswered the other; 'sjust set fire to the house and let her burn up"
 Then Mrs. Smith saw the man who spoke last seize kerosene can as If to ex. ecute his dreadful threat. The can proved to be empty. He cast it from him with an oath. and said 'sLet's dump her into the bath tub and turn on the water. She will drown like rat. ,
 A moments consultation followed, and the would be mnrderers quietly went out the front door, closing it after them, and leaving Mrs. Smith upon the floor bound hand and foot, and almost dead from fright. Half an hour elapsed before she regained strength enough to attempt loosening the bonds about her wrists. This task took another half hour Drag ging herself on her knees, she finally reached the front door. A passer-by was informed of what had taken place. and the police were notified. They have obtained no clue.
The Press., 1885-07-16
Chicago Inter-Ocean.) ABOUT MANAGING MOBS..

When any incongrnous body of m.,, is constituted a menace to the harmony tf s. ciety it assumes the character and .iisposi tion of mob. A mob may ,r may not be peaceful it may or may not be lcressary to dispel it by the exercis.- of the law but when x mob proceeds t. unlawful demons stration against the interests of life or prop erty it produces q riot which it is the lnl- perative duty of the p ,lice to snpprt ss, ir- respective of the necessarv mean~ io that end. Not only is the police the proper agent for the work of suppression, 1t $ . SO the safest and most caI,able--fist, h.. cause it is nsnally n We'll disciplined, ex pefienced and guardian corps !; second, be- canse it's. natural weapon, tn re tliest ,o nses IS clnb,, pf rsuasiye, il snlduing, without great risk of becoming a fatal, ar- gnment.
 The chief thing of which mob should be convinced is the absolute determination of its rightfHl opposers. A mob is unable to c;,mpreht nd the force of logic; it un- derstands perfectly the logic of blows. The very fact that mob exists is evidence of 8 disposition on the part of men so coll- gregated to disregard the ordinary methods by wrestling into their own hands, by united and cooperating violence, that which they believe can not be obtaiuel le- gally or by importantly Thef ct of snch mob refusing to dispcrse at the command of the lawfully constltutei guardians of the peace IS evidence of riotons inclna- tion; and when upon the attempt of the officers to enforce fheir just orders the mob resists, the police must triumph or else con- fess it's impotency to deal with the hwless forces by moderate means, a confession that intoxicates the mob, makes 1t more audacious, encourages others to join it and so creates the necessity for the use of the pistol at another time. With very rare ex- captions, when permitted to act positively, l the police has been found adequate to the prevention of riot without appeal to the militia.
 The whole secret of counteracting the evil infuenc of mob is prompt and ener- getic action, the clearing away of obstruct- ing crowds by determined force, by the welding of the club judlciously.
The Press., 1885-07-16

A story, good, whether true or not, is told of @ prominent democrat, now an of fce-holder. He was riding with William R. Travers, the witty Wall street man. They stopped, at an inn, and Mr. Travers went inside while his companion waited in the carriage. The landlofd inquired as to who MT. Traverss companion was and was told his name. 'sHe's big fellow, isn't hep said mine host, refiectiyely, looking at the great frame of the demo- cratic politician. "B-big?" said the wit. B-big? You j-iust ought to s-see him if he was as b-big as he thinks he is.'
The Press., 1885-07-16

"My dear," said a frightened husband in the middle of the night, shaking his wife, "where did yon put that bottle of strychnine ?" sfOn the shelf next to the peppermint. "Oh, Lord P he groaned, 2 I've swallowed 1t. ]" ''Well, for goodness sake, whispered his wife, ''keep quiet, or you'll wake the baby"
 There are two kinds of fools in the world those who can't change their opinions, and those who won't.
 HE ToLD THE TRUTH - was troubled with Liver Complaint for years, and suffered terri ply. Lake, the druggist, advised me to take Sulphur Bitters. I took three bottles, and now am well man.-L. Fenner, Waterbury, Conn.
The Press., 1885-07-16
RURDOCK BLOOD BlTYERS.
WHAT xs xTs

A strictly vegetable prepa- ration. composed of a choice and skillful combination of Natures best remedies. The discoverer does not claim 1t 8 cure for all the ills, but boldly warrants 1t cures every form of disease arising from q tor- pid liver, impure blood. dis ordered kidneys, and where there Is 8 broken down condi- tion of the System, requiring 8 prompt and permanent tonic, it never fails to restore the sufferer. Such is BURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS. Sold by all druggists. who are authorized by the manufacturers to re- fund the price to any pur- chaser who is not benefited by their use.
 PRICE, @1-oo-
 FOSTER, kllBURN & CO.,, Props.
 BUFFALO. NEW YORK. ( .
The Press., 1885-07-16

POSITIVE CURE FOR PILEs.-TO' the people of this county we would say we have been given the Agency of Dr. Anarchists Italian Pile guaranteed to Cure money refunded.--Int ernal, g box. No cure, no pay. For sale by w. D. Heald, druggist. sf
The Press., 1885-07-16

BAaG1NG PoRPo1sEs. -Sea-fishing is g very different affair from the quiet sport oi the rural strealn-side angler, when
 "With looks unmoved he hopes the scaly
 breed
 And eyes the dancing cork and bending reed; ;' and the difference becomes the more strik ing as the size of the saltwater game in creases. The exciting exploit of capturing a ''schoop' of porpoises is thus described
 A seine nearly mile long is paid out from the steamer to inclose the fish and cut them off from the open sea. At the wings and bag of the net small surf boats are stationed, whose crews strive to fright. en the porpoises when they attempt a com bined charge upon the net.
 As the huge creatures, often weighing one thousand pounds each, can easily break a seine if they set out for it, the only safeguard is to distract them and divert their attention. Slowly and steadily the seine is drawn in toward the beach, and when near enough, smaller seine is brought into play inside the larger one.
 With this few porpoises at time are cut off from the main school, where they are dispatched with lances or knives. It is no boys play hauling this small seine through the surf.
The Press., 1885-07-16

Pretty cousin (to young doctor -''So you are full fedged doctor, are you, Tom ?" Young doctor-"Yes I got my diploma last week." Paetty cousin "Have you any speciality P Young dcc- tor-"Yes I shall make children's dis as- es speciality" Pretty cousin-''Ah, yes, I see and as you gam experience in your profession you will be able to attend older people. That's right, Tom; begn at the bottom and work your way up.''