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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-11
ECZEMA TWENTY YEARS

Cured. Not a Sign of its Reappearance.
Your CUTICURA has done wonderful cure
for me more than two years ago. Not n sign
of It's temperance since. 1t cured me of
very bad Eczema which had troubled me for
more than twenty years sha al gays
speak well of CuTICURA / sell n great deal
OF II. FRANK c. SWAN, Druggist.
HAVCRHILL, MASS.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-11

on the grandest mountain height,
Where no iootstep e'er has ventured
Thro' the vestal SHOWS pure white
Holy as the angel spirils,
In that bright ana wondrouS place,
Where there reigns but bliss and rapture
In the glory OF Gods face
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10
How to Induce Sleep.

Until recently I have not been able
to secure much sleep on tho first night
of q railway journey, and it may BE an
advantage.to many travellers to know
how the inability was overcome. An
excess of blood in tho brain prevents
sleep. How to remove the surplus is
the problem'for the unfortunatos who
wish to sleep but cannot. A pump is
needed for the purpose, and it may
! easily be provided as follows: Having
assumed the usual position of repose,
inhale and exhale slowly and steadily
long breaths, devoting the whole at
tention to making the inhalation and
exhalation of exactly the same length.
The length should be much greater
than that of ordinary breathing, al
though not sufficient to disturb the cir
culation by working the lungs to their
utmost capacity. Any person who
has force of will enough to concentrate
his whole attention OH the maintenance
of this style of breathing can compel
sleep in very. unfavorablc circum-
stances, and victims of insomnia should
know it.
The value of the method is not solely
in its holding tho mind to one object
OF thought, but the process of breath
'hS hCl y uSSCIlocu Is really equivalent
to the insertion of pump to draw off
its excess of blood. TO convince your
self that this is SO, fill your lungs with
all the air that they will hold, and then
expel it, repeating the operation threo
or four times rs rapidly as possible,
the result will be a feeling of faintncss,
unless you arc other than an ordinary
mortal, and its cause will be def
cheney Of blood in the brain, produced
by the pumping process. Such vi
olent breathing will not induce sleep,
however, as there is reuction which
sends thoJlifc current rIshiug back to
the sent Of thu mind. Suf ON tistsz-sss,>
that tho reason why fcar,l surprise or
any other sudden emotion often causes
faintness is because it rapidly drives
the blood from the brain, and the fact
is significant for those who wish to I'M
dcrstand how to induce sleep, whether
on the railway train or in their beds at
homo, by pumping the excess of blood
from their brains by II peculiar method
of breathing. .-NetO York Mail and Er-
| press.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10

the burning stops of the pilot-houso,
followed by. .Foulon and Vivaire. They
dragged tho Colonel out,through the
hames, bore him to tho bank, and ap-
Piled restoratives. He was less injured
than might have been supposed, and at
length opened his eyes.
ooh, Colonel Skerrettr cried Fou-
lon, with tears in his eyes, "your par
don, your pardon! You arc a brave
man and man of honor"
"The Coleneln said Captain Picker
ing,acan swim like an otter. Ho could
have crossed the crock a hundred
times without Stopping
"Fists,' said Major Marsh, "arc no
weapons, perhaps. Well, pistols are,
The Colonel can knock the ccntor of a
five-cent piece spun in the air at fifty
yards o.,
II will never fight duel again."
murmured Foulon.
tAnd never call one man 70 cow
ard for not fight of 20 duol," said
Vieaire. 7>.. 4t. 2
.tIs all the women safopp asked the
Colonel.-B Frederick w. Avory, IA, Ike
Inter Ocean.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10
An old-Itmc schooi-S1astcr.

A hundred and fifty years ago. among
the German Scttlcrs of Pennsylvania,
there was a remarkable old school,
master, whose name was Christopher
Dock. For three days ho taught school
at little place called Skippack. and
then for the three next days he taught
at Stafford.
Whenever one of his younger schol-
ars succeeded in learning his A B c.,
the good Christopher Dock required
tho father Of his pupil TO give his son a
penny, and also asked his mother to
cook two eggs for him as treat in
honor of his diligence. To poor chill
drcn in now country these were fine
rewards. At various other points in
his progress, an industrious child in
one of Docks schools received penny
from his father and two eggs cooked
by his mother. All this timo he was
not counted member of tho school,
but only as on probation. Tho day on
which boy or girl began to read was
tho great day. If the pupil had b:en
diligent in spelling, the master, on tho
morning after the first reading day,
would give a ticket carefully written
or illuminated with his own hand.
This read: "Industrious-ono penny"
This showed that the scholar was now
really received into tho school.
There were no clocks, or watches;
the children came to school ono aftor
another, taking thcir places near the
master, who sat writing. They spent
their time reading out of the Testa-
mont until all were there. But every
one who succeeded in reading his verso
without mistake stopped reading. and
camc and sat at the writing-table TO
write. The poor fellow who remained
last on tho bench was called lazy
scholar. ::
The funniest of Docks rewards e., was
that which ho gave to those who made
no mistake in their lessons. He marked
large o with chalk on the hand of
the perfect scholar. Fancy what a
time tho boys and girls must have had
trying to go home without rubbing out
this 0!-EdWard Eggleston, in ST.
Nicholas for July.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10
A Donkey Coos Up With n Balloon

'1f wero to tell you that I saw an
immense balloon once 90 up on Chest
nut street, with live donkey hanging
below tho car and a man Oh tho back
of tho animal, yon would probably
think was yarning it," said a bald
headed friend to me yesterday. "Tcll
it to me for tho present generation, "
l replied. 'lt was nearly thirty years
ago. Balloon ascensions wero quito
common then in Philadelphia. We
had number Of local @ronauts-tho
Wises, Puseys, Kings and Donaldsons
and every onco in whilo q foreign
professor would arrive in town and
make things lively. Where Frank
Siddal now has his Office on Chestnut
street, above Tenth, was located Park
lnson's famous gardens, and it was
from there that the balloon asccndcd
with a live donkey attachment. Tho
long-oared little fellow never kicked as
the balloon slowly assembled. Ho was
strapped around tho body very secure
ly and as no arose tho band played
the. people shouted and laughed, and
tho man on his back, who, 1 think, was
one of the Puseys, took off his cap and
waved it to the crowd thousand feet
below. His donkeyship was evidently
frightened almost to death. He archod
his hoad and neck to one side and look
ed downward while he went heaven
ward. He sailed away to Wost Phila-
delphia somewhere and came down all
right with his rider after reaching an
altitude Of 5000 feet fhikadelt,hia
Times
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10
vOODOoIsM IN GEORGIA.
a Witch Doctress Called In to q DYING
Colored Man, Vso Ci>s


The whole population Of Carlisle,
Ca, Is excited over the death Of q 70,
spectacle colorcd man named Hiliyard
Walker, aged forty-fvc. Walker had
no family except a wife. Since last
fail he has been confined to his house
with pulmonary consumption. About
q week ago his increasing illness great
ly alarmed his relatives. After q con-
sultation it was decided that the
physicians who had been attending
nm should be dismissed and q witch
MOctrcss called in to exercise her art.
Inns Woman-Nan Cryder--has for
some time past been an object of awe
10 the colorcd people Of the town,
wnom she has convinced of her une
natural powers. Their fears were
augmented by her fantastic dress and
weird appearance. Her gowns were
OF CANDY colors and her face was paint
ed. Walkers malady, at the time OF
the Woman's arrival, had been aggra>
Vated by violent hemorrhage which
had utterly Frustrated him. He was
very weak and breathed with difficult
ty. The first move Of the sorceress
was TO close every aperture Of the sick
room by which air might enter. She
then left, Informing Mrs. Walker that
she would proceed to ascertain the
real cause of the at1liction. She re.
turned, and, after cxpelling every one
from the sick mans room, was left
alone with him for about ten minntcs,
when she suddenly opened the door,
called for Mrs. Walker, and then, with
out stopping to say word, ran away
as fast as possible. Mrs. Walker hur-
rled into the room to find her husband
breathing his last. lie died in less than
five minutes.
The witch scattered salt on the sick
room and stuck pins in the door in
some queer way. and passed white
string around them: Then she tore up
the front steps Of the house and put
moro pins under it and a stick with
marks on it, and told Mrs. Walker that
the first who came would be the one
that bewitched her husband. The au,
thorities will investigate the matter at
once, and the Voodoo woman will
probably be arrested for murder.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10

AS Sam Jordan, a colorcd man, was
exploring around tho foundation of tho
old Spanish lighthouse on Anatasia
Island, near st. Augustine, Fla, n fow
days ago, ho discovered, while digging
away some rocks and Garth, tho sEseleo
ton OF a man, apparently wcll-prcserv-
cd, and standing in an upright posi-
ton, looking scaward. AS this light
house WAS erected by the Spaniards
about 1895, and this mans bones were
found some twenty or moro foet below
the surface, or directly under the foun,
datiOn, the question is, how did 1t get
tbcru and in this orCct positiouP
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10
a FsnS3y rom Fontanelle.

The Rosojp the garden slipped her bud, ri d.
And sho 9lh8hednn tho pride Other youthful
Asss6o tSogshts sof the Gardener standing
"He is oldsrso oldi And no soon will diol"
Thefull Rose waNed I'm the warm June air,
And sho spread, and spread, till her heart lay
tNlct barc; .. - =
And eho laughed onco more when sho heard
his tread. tfs@ = 53
4 He ia older now. He win soon be deadl'
But tho breezo of the morning blew and
found 81 = :" :. E.f,Ssf
That the leaves OF the blown Rose strewed
athe ground; " r.
And he came Mt noon, that Gardener old.
sAnd he rnketi thelit softly under the mould
And woyc tho thing to random rhyme.
For tho Rose is Beauty, the Gardener Time.
Austin Dobsonfn July Century.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10

The Now York Times says that Gen.
Sheridan's little accident while out
driving lately recalls another narrow
escape he had during tho lator days of
the War, when suddenly tripod up
ono day no stumbled and fell beneath a
stallion's foot In camp and was fiorcely
kicked, narrowly escaping death. Tho
horses hoof scraped his coat and rip
ped the cloth. 1t was decidedly in
formal rolling over the ground in a
hurry that he saved his life. 80 his SOL
diors say, for tho kick was viciously re-
peated. There wasn't anything very
heroic in thc Generals retreat, but that
other experience with horsehcsh which
Buchanan Read has sung to such pur-
pose was scarcely gilmore consequence
to Phillip himself. "~
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10

Samuel L. McCrccry, aged 48, a
prosperous farmer, committed snicidc
at White Pond, Aiken county, on the
3lst ult. with a pistol. He had gone
to purchase bottle Of castor oil for
one of his children and stopped on his
way back to get his old army pistol
which ncighbor had borrowed. With
this weapon he killed himself. He had
been dyspcptic for n long time, and
this must have induced the deed, as his
home was happy one. lie rode with
Hanpton's Legion in the Confederate
war.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10
The Old NIuIIein Stalk.

The MULLEN plant Of the old field is
too we'll known for an introduction as
to what it is, but aside from the fact
that our old grandmothcrs used to
make a tea out of it for the cure of
coughs and all other inflamed surfaces,
very few Of lis at this day realize the
fact that there is in this old plant q
mucilaginous principle so very healing
to the lungs, extracted as it is in tho
manufacture Of TAYLoR's CuERoKEE
REMEDY OF SWEET GUM AND MULLEN,
and combined with that stimulating
cxpectorant principle in the Sweet
Gum as taken from the tree growing
elong the swamps of the SoutherI
States, prrscnts in this simple remedy
pleasant and effective cure fol
Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, Con-
sumption, oil affections Of the throai
and lungs, and an undoubted pre-.
Vcntivc for that night fiend to children
and horror to paronts-Croup. Price
20 cents and $1.00 per bottle.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10
Tho light of tho sun is estimated to

Tho light of the sun is estimated to
equal in quantity 1875, 900, 600, 900, =
OGO, 600, OOO,OO 600 candies, tho light 8
intensity ut the suns surface boing
1900 that Of candle flame, $500
times that of metal in Bcssemer con-
vorter, 141 times that OF q calcium
light, or 314 times that of an electric
arc. The temperature, according to
Rosctti, is about $4,000 degrees Fair.
Tho mechanical equivalent of tho solar
radiation, continually acting. is nearly
10000 horsepower pcr square foot OF
solar surface.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10
The ISusc of II Thief.

Well, il Is undeniablc that women
are mighty deceptive. They had an
adventures IN tho Tombs. She had
robbed a man of his pockct-book Her
lawyer told her of his fear that her rec
ord as n professional thief would be
produced in court by tho police, in
which case it would 90 hard with her,
although the direct evidence against
her in the present case was slight, the
loser of the money having been 80 be-
logged by intoXication at tho time of
the robbery that he could remember
nothing distinctly Tho thief took the
hint. She sent away tho fashionable
clothes in which she had been arrested,
and put on the cheap and plain cos
tume of working girl. She knew tho
habit Of magistrates in New York, be-
ginning with tho once famous Justice
Joe Bowling. OF looking at tho hands
of prisoners for marks of honest toll by
which they might profess to get liv-
ing. So she obtained some fresh leaves
of tobacco, stained her soft, white
hands with the juice, and also impart-
ed to her clothes tho aroma of tho
weed.
This gentleman is Mistaken" she
whimpporcd when arraigncd; 81 am an
honest, Woodworking girl"
Como up hcre!" commanded Justice
Duffy severely. Show me your hands ="
She oboycd, with manner of being
astonished by tho proceeding. Her
yellowed hands were reluctantly ex-
tended across tho desk. The scent of
tobacco arosc.
II work ovory day rolling CIGARS"
sho PERSISTED.
prisoner discharged!'' was tho de-
cision. IN. Y, Cor. BuGalo EJDres.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10

j. G. Fitzgerald, of Greenville, is
accumulating cabinet of curiosities
which is well worth inspection and is
now very valuable. The gem of his
collection is an ancient book bound in
parchment and printed in Latin,
"Commentarius de Anima," by Philip
Melancthon. 1t bears the date 1850,
and is therefore three hundred and
thirty years old. It came into Mr..
Fitzgerald's hands from England, and
was obviously at some time in its his
tory the property of one Thomas
Roberts, whose name is literally dis
tributed over it in ink. The book is
remarkably well preserved and the
type and wood cuts are as clear as if
they had come from the press last
week. Mr.. Fitzgerald has among his
coins one of Constantine the First,
about A. D. 800, and one Of Augustus
Caesar, both copper.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10

I know an old follow out West who
had mortgages on whole town.
small town - who made 1t condi-
tion of his loan that tho buildings
should be painted red. That was o
funny-looking village. There woro
about thirty houses and storos and a
largo factory and bridge all red.
The people in neighboring towns made
lots of fun over it and the place was
finally known as Rcdtown
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10

The superstition which associates
the dogs howl with the approach of
death is probably derived from tho
Aryan mythology, which represents a
dog as summoning tho departing soul.
Throughout I'll .Aryan mythology tho
souls OF the dead are supposed to ride
on the night wind with thoir bowling
dogs, gathering into their throng the
souls Of those just dying as they pass
by their housoS.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10

Last week dog fell into q gentle
mans we'll in Spartanburg, and efforts
were made to save tho we'll. A rope
was lowed with a moose at the end,
with the hope that it might catch
around him. But he was plucky
little fellow and didn't want any fool
ing around him. He went for the rope
at once, "scized the Bit" and clung TO
it like grim death till he was drawn to
the top. That dog was never made 10
be drowned.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10
-Thcrc is mo- lonoer nnv donhl tl

There is no longer any doubt that
Abbcville will have q bank. More
than the requisite amount of money
has been subscribed, including all the
subscriptions at Due West. Mr.. Barn
well has returned from Charleston,
where he secured $4,000 in subscrip-
tions, Mr.. George w. Williams alone
taking $4,000, 1t is thought the band
will be organized and in running order
by December.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10

While the Rev. j. +. Shultz, of
Shrcwsburg, Pa, was preaching o
memorial sermon on General Grant, q
resident OF Winter IHn, j. Fl. p. Full.
ton,. rushed into the pulpit and knock
ed the minister do yn. There was
much excitement ant several persons
who went to the assistance of the
preacher were badly hurt.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10

Little Billy Mahono is said to
weigh only ninety pounds, and by a
recent combination of circumstances
beyond his control he has even less
weight than that in Virginia politics
just now, especially in reference 70 ap-
pointments to Federal offices.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10

The Governor has accepted tho
resignation Of Mr.. L. j. Walker as q
member of the Railroad Commission,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-09-10
aPormGnont.n

tomDorary relief and then leave shc
sufferer worse off than Before, espet
cially in cases of dyspepsia. Reinenl
her that this is not the way With
Browns Iron Bitters. See shat Mr..
J. M. Gaines, of Gaines, s. u, save
about this prince oftonics: My wiie
has been greatly benefited by III che
had been troubled with dysBepsi& far
years, and now believe She Ss peenlg
nently cured" talso cures ligerg
kidney complaints.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-21

that he sAoaid play isnsassa, wAieA As did to the woadsr of all. Rnt ehe youns
 artist knew when t0 lave a. and thus
 the efkect Ae produced was all the greater A silence ot surprise cnsued when Ae
 raised his hands f.om the keys afer a loud fsnala.
 Zslaer vas the first to interrupt the silence in his hurorous way, by saying aloud, Ha, you must have been dream ing of kohOsis and dsagcns; wAy, that vent over seick and ssnneis At the same time there was perfect indifsef- ence in his tone, as if there vas notAlnR remarkable in the matter. Without doubt the teacher intended to prevent, in this way, the danger of too 6riiliapt ssi- umph. The playing, howsvss, xs k ceuld not do otherwise, aroused the highes, admiraioa of ali present.. ara Goethe, especially, was full oft warmest delight. He encouraged the lad, h whose childish features joy, pride, and confusion were &f once depicted, by talk ing his head between his hands, patting him kindly, and saying jessingly, But you will not get of with that. You must your meriss.s
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-21

eime as did shaR Of che iis4le woman whiis her husband was on his way se hez.
 SAe didna look prettY-onthe ccntraxy she looked vezy plain; but somehow ! feA big lump rise in my throat as ! wafched her. She was trying to laugh, but God bless her, how completely she failed in the attemptl Her mouth go' inte position, but 1t never moved after that save to draw down at the corners and culver, while she hiinked her eyes so fast that expect she only caught occa- sionaI glimpses Of the oad-shouldered man pushing his way 90 rapidly toward her. And. then, as he drew close and dropped those everlasting Portmanteaus, she just turned completely round, with her back toward him, and covered her face with her hands. Aad thus she wss when the strong man gathered her up in his arms as if she had been baby, and held her sobbing to his breast.
 There were enoug1 gaping at them, heaven knows, and turned my eyes away for a moment, and then saw two boys in threadbare roundabouts stand ing near, wiping their eyes and noses on their little coat sleeves, and bursting out anew at every fresh demonstration on the paIi of their TriSssss.ssss.
 When looked at the stranger again, he had h;s As. drawn over his eyes pu, his wife was looking up at him, and Il seemed as if the pent-up tears of those weary months of waiting were streaming through her eye!ids.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-21
Goethe and Mendelssohn.

lLady Wailace's Life Of Mendeissohn.
 In the evening ve assembled In Goethe's rooms to tea, for he had invited large party of his Weimar musical ac- avaiaeances, sc make them acquainted with the boys extraosdinary taJents.
 Presently Goethe made his appearance {; he came from his stndy, and had . habitat leaR gcaeEally noeiced it-of waiting 6ll all the guests were assembled ere he showed himself. Till that period his son and dauehser-in-Iaw did the duties of host h the most amiabie way
 the gueSn psies to the entrance e( the great poet, and even those vho stood on terms Of iptimacy with him undsxwest .
 Seeling of venexaaion. His slow, serious
 walk, his impressive features, which ex- pressed tAe suengsh rather than weak
 ness of cd aees the Iofsy fossAead, the vhits, abundant hair, iaseay, she deep voice md slow way q speaking. all uziss1 b pse4acesAe eAecA. His Good eyeaing~ vas addsoseed b n, but he vaIhsd up so ZeiasE 6Eyt, .sa SAsok his
 had cordially. Felix Aendaasseha looked up vifh spaEkiisg syes q the snow-Uhite hoaA of the poeG Thelaes9, hs~ev9, placsd his hasAs kindly e fhe boyis hssd cd cid, sNow yoa shah |plag us sonseAing" Zsls9 ssd1sd his aaGemk.
 Tks riase sas spassa ed keAas ar- ranged oa he dssk. AanAaaneha adnsa Zsiix. ss vhsa hs 3ispasye3 . eAsr- oaghly cAiIdish devueioa cd cenf fAenca. < Whak shan ! paAyr
 sWeA vhae ysa csa," fks lseh~ ss- pied, h his pecnliaEiy shasp veics {; " vAaHes3 is nj to dfkezat Soz yeas To na, vhe heg vhaG the bsy cealA q. aDd thae no taGk wns Aeo Gken1k iuE hiA, this sssnsd sa s.jsse Aapssciafioa |sf his facu1lie& lt VI elsnglk assaaesd