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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11
\ Matter OF Pensions.

Mr. John \. Amicll died in December
1880, and was Il pension Of the Unittd d
States as a survivor Of the war of 1872.
Mr.. James Shcclcy, who is also dead, con.
tinucd to draw AmicR s pension every three
months until 1888. In order to do so he
had TO sign Amicks name to the pension
claim. There signatures were witnessed
and certified to by Joel Kcislcr, Jr., a Trial
Justice for Lexington county. This being
violation of Sections 5l21 and 543S Of the
Grauds on the Pension Department. true
bill has been found by the United States
grand jury in Charleston against KcisIcr.
A bench warrant for Kcislcr has been issued
and deputy marshal passed through the
city this morning to serve the papers on
witnesses and arrest the defendant.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11

It's said that misfortunes seldom come
singly. On last Monday, the 31st ult.,
Capt John Dewberry lost his.aged mother.
She was living with him at the time the
angels came to bear her home. She had
reached the ripe old age of 70 years. On
the following Friday his daughter, Mrs.
lilX, died in the same room which had been
the death scene of her mother five days be-
re.-SPartanduay Herald.
Probably the longest working hours in
the world are kept by the workmen in the
land OF the midnight sun. During the
sunny days and nights of summer many
notiVeS work from in the morning until
at hlSht, The long hours must be the
more weariSome since the staple diet ;s
very frugal, raw herrings, rye bread. cold
SAT- pork and porridge being the chief arti.
cles Of food for labOrers.
GOV. David b. Hill, of New York IS de.
ScilDcd by political enemy as n man who
does not drink, does not smoke, does not
use improper language and does not seem
lrhd OF amuSemcnts, though he is not a
churchman. His ambition Is political sue.
cess. lie Is bachelor, without a stain on
MS moral cscutcheou, and NAV be WAITING
to marry when President Of the United
States. o''''
The OWctaI Messenger says that General
haulb9rs has refused to notice the REQUEST
Oh inc bulgarian government for the names
or the Russians who had been molcsted in
bulgaria, because the Bulgarians must
Know them. Kaulbars preferred to reply
That he would leave Bulgaria with all tho
IuSSian agents on the first act of violence
committed anywhere in Bulgaria against n
Russian. This answer, it is said, received
high approval from the Car.
Inc Chicago Pork Packers Association
held IL meeting yesterday and adopted q
| resolution that the members of the ossocio
| tion will control their own business; that
they will protect their property at any and
all cost; that they will run their houses or
tnc ten hours basis; and that the Executive
| Committee be authorized to employ nny
protection deemed necessary. 1t is claimed
| that the strikers already out are urging tho
men to go out again for eight hours.
The will of Mrs. Cornclia NJ. Stewar
Dcqucaths 10000 year to her brother
Charles p. Clinch; $4,000 q year to hcl
sisters, Anna, Emma and Julia Clinch
| S25O,O to her ncicc Sarah N. Smith
%!OO, OOO to Cornclia S. Butler; $50, 900 to
each OF her children, Lawrence and Chas
5. Butler; 100000 to Kate A. Smith: tC
each of the remaining children of Sarah n
smith, viz, Louisa, Ella, Bessie and James
%l0o,OOQ; to each Of the children of hc1
deceased sister, Louise, formerly the wifi
OF Charles f. Butler, namely, Rosalic
liclcn, Virginia, Lillian, Maxwell and Pres
colt, $1,000 all the rest of her estate
real and personal, to Charles j. Clinch anC
| Henry lillian ~
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11
Particulars OF the Recent Fire at NIadlson

WESTMINSTER, $. C.. November ,
Fort Madison, our sister town, on the Air
Line railway, had an awful fire early ON
sunday morning. Three houses, valued
III S?5OO, were destroyed. No insurance
The fire originated in the house owned
by Mr. W: }. Dc0ton and occupied by him
aS dwelling and store. He and his wife
ana some smaller children were slccpinr
down stairs, and four Of his older children
upstairs. Mr.. Dcalon first invoke md
found that all communication with the un.
stairs was cut off. He then ran out and
threw ladder up 10 the window on thr
west end of the house, got upon if burst
open the window and called to his Children
TO come to him. The two slecpinm IN ihn
room came, and he got them down without
their being badly burned The fire by mi,
time had come up the stairs from below
Mr. DeatOn called loudly to his two bows
aged Ii and ID years, to come to him
They had 70 cross the fire to do so, but Il,
got them down by the aid Of some friend
who had arrived. BY this time the who'll
house was ablaze. Mr.. Deaton was pain
fully burned, and his two boys-bright
promising and intelligent-wcrc so badl
burned that they will not, it is thought b;
the physician attending, recover. MI
Deaton saved nothing.
The fire then spread to the storehousc Q
Mr.. III. u. Hopkins. Mr. H., however
had time TO get out his goods. AnOthc
house, which was vacant, was burned
RegSSteT
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11
\ Fearful Tragedy.


81. LoUis, November "a special from,
iotosi, Mo, says: a fearful tragedy oc
Cured this morning at Mineral Point
iOlty-scvcn miles from this place. Robert
Wiggcr was shot and instantly killed and
Marvin NlcCabc received wound which
will undoubtedly prove fatal An old
quarrel between Wigger and McCabe had
never been settled, and this morning Mar
vim McCabc and his three sons, John, James
and Charles, met Wiggcr and renewed tho
quarrel. After an exchange of hot words,
Marvin attacked his old enemy. The latter
drew rcyolVcr and fired, inflicting a fatal
wound. The wounded mans sons then
produced their weapons, and after an ex.
change of few shots Wiggcr sank to the
ground, shot through the body, and died
almost Immediately. The McCabe BOYS
were arrested and lodged in Jail at this
nlACc
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11
Bcourcgnrd nt the Grave of Grant.

y 8ray-moustached man Of medium
height, dressed in dark and genteel
clothes, was standing in front of General
Grants tomb at Riverside Park to-day
lie looked for several moments at the
plain brick tomb, the only monument
Now York can afford for the great dead
Tho visitor carried small bunch ol
violots in his hand and wore n small rose
bud in the lapel of his coat. The po
liceman granted him the privilege tc
walk up to the tomb and the stranger
tondorly placed his violets on the grave
He turned to walk away, but stopped
and removing the rosebud, bent his heat
over it and placed it with the violets
The stranger was General G. T. Beaurc
gard, of Louisiana. New York SpeciN
to the Boston Herald.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11
Cactus From Which the McNicn,is Get Aicnt
Drink and Clothing.

y Mexican globe cactus is about IS inches
III diameter 1T the largest part, some inches
above the sand in which it Glows, and is
about rs many inches high tapcring from
the bulge to Il COnc-likc tip. 1t is complete.
ly covered with two distinct varieties of
ihornS-onc kind slender and straight, the
other longer and curved almost like Il fish,
hook, the tips being browniSh or yellow,
exceedingly hard and tough The plant is
simply huge branch Of green vegetable
matter, the surface being highly corrugated,
the ridges running Spirally and thicklv
protected by the thoms described. 1t
grows on tie arid sand, drawing its sub
SlStcnCc from the sCanty materials il con.
ialnS, and from the air and dew, for rain
seldom or never falls upon its desert home
The plant is anything but handsome, but
1t IS extremely useful. The Japanese could
rs easily spare their universal bamboo ms
the poor primitive Mexican could this cac.
nus. Ihe long, straight thOrns are used by
tue native women as needles; the curved
ones are often and successfully used rs
1lSh hooks; the tough, strong fibre of the
plant, when freed from its other matter, is
an excellent substitute for our flax, and
almost the only one known among the
McXicans, and, lastly, the sap supplies the
people with their national drink. The
flowers are Il beautiful yellow, about four
inches III length, and form a vCritablc crown
"i gold 70 this unique plant 1t is the only
pant which can be held up to public Oh.
ScrNatlon when III bloom without the warn.
ing, chestnut colOrcd pacurd-IIands or
BWAngtOH WtrEeVe.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11

ROYAL BLOOD.---Wc are AZ kings
and queens in this country, and we have
q right oas good blood as which courses
through the veins of empcrors. If the
blood is poor and the checks are pale, it
IS well known that Browns Iron Bitters
is the great tonic which will give color,
vigor, and vitality. Mr. NJ. X. Gibson,
Of West Point, Miss, says, CT felt weak
and debilitated. Browns Iron Bittcrs
made me strong and we'll"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11

-Stonewall Jackson never posted a
letter without calculating whether it
would have to travel on Su'' ay to reach
its place of destination, and if so he
would not mail it till Monday morning.
Still further did he carry his Puritanical
observance. Unnumbered times he was
known to receive important letters so
late on Saturday night that ne would
not break his fixed resolution never to
use his eyes, which were very delicate,
by artificial light; he would carry the
letters in his pocket till Monday morn
ing, then rise with the sun to read them.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11

The South has iron, coal, timber and
cheap labor; capital has found it out, and
is bringing all these into use. But before
goods can DC made and dividends paid,
millions Of money must be expended in
buildings and machinery, and many months
pass before the works get into successful
operation. Should protective duties be re-
moved by Il gradual reduction, such as
some advocate, the capital now finding its
way into Southern industrial enterprises
would he diverted to other channels, and
the long established manufacturers could
use their plants as now, without fear of
losing their profitable Southern trade. we
think ii may he set down as au axiom, that
every American manufacturer who desires
Tree trade docs so, not TO get foreign
markets for his wares, but TO shut off do
mcstic competition in the United States.
The free trade theorists, who cite such men
as witnesses against protection, simply add
nnothcr and greater blundcr to the long
list of their misconceptions -BaHim0TG
.UuRujdct1reTS' IccOy9
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11

Sam Small purchased in Cincinnati a
$3.50 watch. 5000 worth of silVcrwarc and
800 worth of diamonds. The diamonds
were paid for. Notes were given for tho
watch and sjlvcrwarc, but never paid
Small has shipped back the watch and 81, sil
vorware, demanding his notes. Key. D Dr'
Joyce says Sam has mania for purG.haslnIf
things. Being weak in that direction, nc
should not be so hard on the weaE!ness OF
others in progressive cuchre, dancing ano
base ball.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11
Scenes at II Japanese Theatre.
One Of the first things which strj

One Of the first things which strikes
visitor to Il Japanese theatre is the
peculiar shape Of the stage, which
projects on either side at right angles
with the main stage, about half way
INTO the auditorium. The workings
behind the scenes are very simple.
Everything i" done by hand, and there
IS not much in the accessories to a
spectacular play, but what is wanting
IN gorgeous effect is made up bv the
realistic manner in which they fill the
mlnor details. Thus, ii in The play a
man has a sword thrust through him,
the weapon is withdrawn, not bright
and unblrniShcd as before it was sup
posed to have pierced his body, but
actually dripping with the most per-
feet imitation of blood.
During the performance every one
cats, drinks and smokes. Criticisms
arc very audiDly expressed. COnvcr-
sallon ahd "chailr arc very general,
and people enter and leave when they
| like. II the actor is not word .pcricct
the promptcr follows him around Will
his book, without tho slightest attcmp
III disguise. If the stage carpenter
wishes light for his pipe, he does no
hesitate TO crawl in front Of the actor!
and get it from the lOotlights. a MAJ
killed during tic play is allowed tC
walk of behind the scenes. Tho
theatres OF Yokohama, on tho mali
street of the Japanese town. remind
one of the BOwory in New York CITY
| In front OF each one, extending from
the roof TO the ground, are widC
StrcamCrs, Of very gaudy appearance,
with all kinds of symbols painted on
them, signitying the scenes and char-
actcrs of the play. On entering, the
first thing both native and foreigner
must do is to remove his or her shoes,
which arc checked and taken care of
until the owner leaves the building.
Fancy one carry carrying narrow
strip Of wood, at least one foot in
length, for check. Once inside, the
usher directs you to your place, and
provides q mat, on which vou arc
expected TO squat. In cold weather
each spectator is furnished with
Il small box of charcoal fire, with
which to keep warm. The programmes
are bought, and in variety theatre
there is alM ayS master of ceremonies.
who introduces the performers, cspc-
ciallv when q difficult act is to be per-
formed. From the time the show
begins until the end, the orchestra (O
keeps up an inccssant noise with gomgs
and sort Of banjo. However good
the performance or difficult the feat,
there IS an entire absence of aDnlanSp
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11
Little Ones BnrIed Allre

a Sacranton, Pa, special says: James
TIalrcy, aged, :; James Doughcrty, aged :;
gohn Doughcrty, aged 6, and Ellen
Drongiherty, aged 3, were sufIocoted in y
sand pit in Ward 3 Monday afternoon, 4
biank, under which they were playing, fell
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11
Bgn," Father Damien.

Cardinal Manning bcgs that | will draw
The attention OF my readers to the case of
Father Damien. AS the Rev. A. b. Chap,
man remarks in his letter to the papers
about il, the case is as simple as it is sad.
Father Damien lives on the island Of Molo-
liai, Sandwich Islands, which is confined
TO lepcrs. He has himself fallen prey to
the disease, but this he docs not seem to
mind, his only anxiety appearing to be
that it is difficult to obtain funds for the
benefit Of his unfortunate fellow-lepers
He has sacrificed everything in order to be
in their midst and to cheer them in their
awful atliction. l am sure that many of
my readers will be only too glad to show
their admiration for such sclf-sacrifcc and
noble conduct by themselves sacrificing
some little luxury and sending the money
it would have cost to Cardinal Manning,
for Father Damicns usc.-L0nd0n YrutI,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Facts OF Interest Gathered from yarIou.
+. .. Quarters. ..N ..

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scnh PnIiizcr IN Con%ross " ~ ''~ '@''' w
.Jo,.;o,, ,,,'- c.-, -,
nt"iloh coun'y no" comes lor"0rd Win
M, A., ~
tuI ,NuSuS'i hiill troubles nave been
""llC"olS Se''lco'
, INC result rs 10 me Legislature IN New
'''''S ID sun III uooo''
A disastrous fire occurred at Memphis
rllu"S' ehlalllhg Il loss OF SlO0,oOO.
The Socialists will have procession on
LORD Mayors Day i'll London.
Turkey declines TO aid France in driving
the English from Egypt
A high school girl Of Bay CITY, NIich.,
quotes Shakespeare in her sleep
The Democrats will retain control or thc
House in the new Congress bcyond u doubt
VIM Bourkc Cochran Dcm.) has been
elected to Congress from the Twelfth Dis.
trict, New York
Governor Torres Of Sonora is IMPLICATED
in murder which had for its motive nolit.
ical consequences.
The solos Of tohocco -, r,on,.;u, y.
during the month of October were g5o 106
pounds, which ncttcd %19, $50.
Evcrvthinn indicates IN corIv colu,;o,, or
fine lnh9r i,, irnli"a ~ 81, c,'iil SoiuI1oh OF
bly, all the mills will be working next week.
The discovery of silver in the vicinity or
Caldwell. KANSAS b,s rnuonS ,,nrI' VI
mcnt. ''> N'>N'''
Cor,,or ,,.,;,o. -. a.,
New York, last night, shot thc chirr cnol,
and then committed suicide.
~ Y pn,r1,,,,. -,
,;oh,, Y, rC0Wucrly; Cy at large meeting last
Henry Gcor~r for NInyn, NI, %i''NG dr M iu 1HVor ol
NV ava 10y vi vi ~'c" 1ol\'
fer EnT rrirr,nJ Hor'.i'I,G rnnnI,,t ol nn'ncnes.
free trade bv n mnioritv nr nni,, n,i, vpp"a'nS %
r.,. - W. VI on'9 Wv No'c'
s,,Inr ,,,'iN i', Ill., H. ulWorth' VINO KILLED his
~ I ~ tee, Is'c 'Grltcv'i: lio'Sc, New 0rk,
l" ounc' lo'o' "lco at his nome last Friday.
,,,aan,I M nI'i - S,nn',hS T SuilfH$c to women was
,,;,na E;J IT, thG e'i''ohC llouSc OF fcprcSent
'''e' '"'y'
n ohlhaman and white girl were mar
ilcd III carriage at Council Bluffs, Iowa, TO
escape the gaze OF large crowd.
surveyor Bcattic, OF the custom house,
ANC" OIk, W0S wounded Yesterday bV
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11

It's not considered at all witty TO call ah
auburn. haired girl chestnut belle
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11
While Til re is Life There is Hone.

Many Of the diseases of this season
Of the year can be avcrtcd by n small
amount of care and at little cost, bv
the timely use Of EwBANK's TOrAZ
CINCHONA CORDIAL.
1t cures DiarrhWa, Dyscntcry, Chol.
era Morbus and like complaints. No
tr0ceicr should be without a bottle, AS
it will prevent any disease that would
no doubt arise from the change OF
water, food and climate, without lis
use. The most valuable medicine in
the world, contains all the best and
most curative properties Of all other
Tonics, Bittcrs, etc, etc, being the
greatest Blood Purifier, Liver Rcgula-
tor and Life and MISUNDERSTANDING
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Fever and Aguc, ChilIs and Fever,
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Sick Head.
ache, Nervous Headache, Chronic
rheumatism, etc, etc, it is truly a
llorculcan Remedy. 1t gives new life
and vigor to the aged. For ladies IN
delicate health, weak and sickly chill
drcn, nursing mothers. Sec circulars
wrapped with bottle.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-11

CHARI.EsToN, S. G., Sept. /, 1885.
m H. Is. EWBANK, ESQ, President of
ihc Topaz Cinchona Cordial Co.,
@partanburg, 5. c.: Dear Sir-I have
used case of your Topaz Cordial in
my family, and as a Tonic and Appc-
tlZcr / can chccrfully recommend il TO
al! who are suffering from Debility
ana lack of appetite. My children,
especially, have been much benefited
by its use. Respectfully,
uUTSON LEE.
., ASK your druggist for EwBANK's
TOPAZ CINCHoNA CORDIAL and take
no other.
IHE TOPAZ CINCHoNA CORDIAL Co..
Spartanburg, S. c., u. S. A.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-09-30
Terms One Dollar Per Year.
Fertilizers and Grass.

The principal crop in this country is
grass, more depending on it than any 9TH
er crop. All farmers are aware how diff
fcult it it is to get permanent stand OF
any kind of grass. This is caused by con-
tinued grazing, moving or cropping, ex-
hausting certain agencies in the soil, and
without these the grass gives way, the
land becomes bare and is in a manner
worthless. Now to overcome this trou-
BILE is to use a new Fertilizer that will
give back to the soil a permanent and
lasting benefit, restoring the principal
agencies that is in all 90od 7aeaO sQil. This
Fertilizer is also highly recommended
for all grain especially wheat), root and
vegetable crops, and has given very salts
factory results with many who have used
it the present season on grain, vegetables
and grass. This Fertilizer is offered at
about one-third the price of other good
Fertilizers, and is cleaimed to be equally
as good. Very low figures given to those
who can use it in carload lots. To those
who may wish try this new Fertilizer,
please leave your orders with L. w. Kin
nison or G. w. Rice, Jackson, o. Call on
them for circulars, prices, terms, sc. L.
w. Kinnison has the agency for Vinton,
Gallia, and jackson Counties, Ohio.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-09-30

W. G.. Cooper, of the Portsmouth
Free Lance, made brutal and filthy
attack upon the character Of Hon. A.
G. Thompson, and the Judge knocked
him down the first time he met him
afterward. Cooper is one of the class
of fellows who display undue eager
ness in discussing private character,
though why he should seek to make
that test in this campaign is one of
the things that are past finding out.
We are willing to Let the Congress
sional candidates run on their merits.
Their private characters are not pub
lie property, unless they seek to make
them so. But unless DUNCAN shakes
Cooper off soon, the latter, who as
sumes to speak from the standpoint of
intimate social relations with Mr..
DUNCAN, will give Irve worse repu-
tation than all the attacks of the
Blade For Mr.. Cooper has been on
the defensive for some time, in the
courts as we'll as the public prints, as
to matters affecting his own charac-
ter. In the last issue of the Free
Lance, referring to some insinuating
remark by the Tribune, Cooper says:
1--WE are aware that thief, perjurer
and prostitute, was employed to visit
the Times office while we were there,
with spies around at the proper tt me
to get up a scene"
Note that reasoning, please. Mr..
Cooper was in the Times office; per-
haps writing an editorial on Christian
charity; possibly agonizing over the
wickedness of mankind. A mob Of
spies and wicked people generally.
march on the Office. You may ask
what they wanted to spy for, but such
questions are out Of order. The wick
ed people gathered around and Matched
up a plan for getting up scene.
They did get up scene, but what
that scene was need not be mentioned
just now. Suffice it that Mr.. New
man Immediately took steps to pre-
vent any more "scenes" in the Times
office.
No, no, friend Cooper! Use all ie-
gitimate arguments in attempting to
deodorize the rottenness Of modern
Democracy, but for the sake of pro-
priety, as we'll as common decency, do
not attempt to make any discussion of
private character in this campaign.
By abstaining from such unholy
methods, you will not only save your
self much humiliation, but will avoid
turning somersaults at the end of
some indignant gentleman's arm.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-09-30

Instead Of controverting anything
we have said, Mr.. Williams corrobo-
rates us, fully. That is just what we
said. Your great Apostles are after
money, and not temperance. Your
$3.50 story is an old one, and if true,
amounts to nothing save in proof Of
what we said. You take up collec-
ton, bring loud-mouthed crank here
to spout temperance, ard the first
thing he will do is to call for subscri-
bers to soHe little patent-outside sheet
in which he has an interest. In fur
therance Of his scheme, he will de-
nounee the home papers, and lie in a
manner which his little audience can
not fail to understand. He will stand
up, solemnly, and assure you that ev-
cry saloon in Jackson is the direct re-
suit Of the Dow Law, and you will
shout amen to it, knowing that the
blatherskite lies like sin. You evi-
IDENTIFY misunderstood the situation.
You may stand up in a public place
and "thank God that you are not as
this one, yet there are thousands of
men. fully as good, and a great deal
smarter than yourself, who DO not be-
lieve Prohibition can be accomplished
by kicking at temperance people. 1t
is noticed that~all your fings are at
Republicans. The Rebel Democracy
hold the warm place in your affections.
Still, we are under obligations to you
for furnishing proof of our statement
even if your story was brought by
our good friend Calhoun, from Mary
land.-ED. STANDARD.