The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-07-15

Probably all the vetoed pension bills
which originated In the Senate, with one
exception, will be reported from the Com
mittee on Pensions with recommendations
that they do pass, the Presidents veto not
withstanding. The House Committee
stands by the Senate. &c.,.
The proprietor of menagerie wrote to
the Liverpool Post that he succeeded In say
ing lion cub that had been deserted by its
mother by putting it with female dog to
suckle. Now the young lion takes freely
of any cooked food, especially vegetables,
but refuses raw meat. 1t followG the keep
crs wife like dog.
About 7 o'clock Sunday night man was
discovered in the East front of the White
| House, who, by his strange movements, at
| tracted the attention of people passing and
of the police, who arrested him. When
| searched large and formidable Bowie
| knife was found concealed in his clothing.
| The man is insane.
1t is very probable that not n single sailor
lives who does not believe that Friday is an
unluCky day. Captain Barnstable, of Capc
| Cod, cndeavored to disprovc this by laying
the keel of his ship on Friday, he launched
her on Friday, named her Friday, and al
ways went to sea on Friday. The vessel
was finally lost on Friday, and the captain,
two mates and 10 seaman were drowned
One sky gazcr has already scored three
comets this season. But what do they
amount to? They arc no practical good
a hundred score of such do not amount to
Il single one of the kind that comes within
eye distance Of the earth. In such comet
) there is use. You can take your best girl
seven nights week to gaze Mt it, and If
l you have rounded the blissful period into
: the home stretch of matrimony, there is
nothing better than comet for an cxpla.
= nation why you are out so late:
: The Philadelphia Record makes some
sensible remarks with regard to ovcrgrowr
. newspapers. The majority of readers want
through page of padding to find para
. graph OF fact. Condensed news and cur
:, comments thcrcupon can be taken in along
" with the evening rCpaSt, and the reader
rises from his table in possession of all the
II news Of the day. Hand him sheet full o.
Il long articles and he will not take time tc
read more than one of them, if he doc.
II That. This Is what makes a photographic
: paper like TIE COLUMBIA RECORD so pop
ular.
IS A squad of female base ball players per
n 1ectcd arrangements for game of ball IL
Atlanta several days ago, and large mum
O Der Of men and boys, about 1000, pait
i their entrance fee and waited anXiOusly fol
The game to commence After q time three
, "sluggcsScs" made their appearance, gaily
i atlrcd i'll short frocks and black bowses
y" and one OF them stepped to the first base
and stated to the audience that owing to &
II delayed train the balance Of the club had
c tailed to arrive but as the crowd was pres
cnt the three girls on hand would attempt
l. the game. There was a general rush fol
l. the ticket shed, all demanding their money
10 DC returned.
n Judge Il. j. Mackey, Of South Carolina
is and Attorney Classic, Of Washington, ar,
preparing thcpapers in two important libc
, suits against the Cincinnati Enquirer ant
$. the Pittsburg Despatch by Joseph II. Reall
President of the American Agriculture
and Dairy Association, for defamation O
u character. These suits will be of specia
II interest to dairymcn and farmers through
out the country, as President Rcall has in
;. Cured the hostility Of these papers by rca
IS son or his persistent and successful DrOsccu
tlon OF the dairymCns war on bogus butte
/, this session. General B. f. Butler an,
a Major Foster of Leesburg, Va, have beer
retained as associate counsel.
IS Among the passengers on the narrow
IS gauge who had to abandon the train on The
other side of the river last Saturday evening
y, and walk across the booming and foaminC
:, waters Of the Catawba OH the railroad
bridge, i'll order to connect with privat,
conVcyanccs on this side, was blind cir
: who had never seen the light of day, {
Il daughter of Mr.. Thurlow CASTOR, of Taxa
J. haw, who was returning from the Deaf and
Dumb Institute Of Spartanhnrg. With
c remarkable GOODNESS and accuracy she made
Z the pcrilous passage across the bridge with
It safety, stepping with confidence and firm
ness from crosstie to cross-tic the entire
Il length of the bridge without faltcring.
L ilcr father and Mr.. Hull, of the Rock Hill
+ LcrHtd, walked beside her, prepared to rem
assistance, if possible, in case she made Il
mis- step.