The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-04-29
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Ex-King Theebau's nominal prison at
Madras is next door to q large distillery.
Congressman Springer invariably ap-
pears with a yellow rose in tho lapel of
his coat
The thawing breeze that follows the
blizzard is known in the northwest as q
''chinook."
The death rate from chloroform is,
according to recent estimate, one in
one thousand.
The average.agc of those who enter
college in this country is seventeen; O
century ago it was fourteen.
=, Miss Sweet says she is happier out of
fhe Chicago pension Office than she
was IN it, and is making more money,
too"
Ouida says if the Venus dc Medici
could be animated into life, women
would only remark that her waist was
large.
Inc late Joshua b. Lippincott was
probably the richest of American pub.
llShers. lie was y shrcwd investor in
railroad securities.
There are still public lands omen to
settlement in nineteen states and eight
territories Mt prices ranging from 1925
to $3.50 por acre.
Mrs Mary Grant Cramcr, sister Of
Gen. Grant, is lccturing in Massachu-
sctts under tho auspices of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union.
Hallor, the scientist, has kept papers
pcrfumed with single grain of am
bcrgis for forty years, and there was no
apprcciablc diminution in the strength
of the odor.
The ear of Weber, the composer, is
sad to have been SO sensitive TINT he
could tell the difference of q thousandth
part, or one vibration more or less in
the thousand.
Billy Cook, who is ninety years old
and lives ut Spottsylvania. Va, has
taken for his third wife Nellie Jackson,
colorcd woman, twenty-five years old
Mr.. Cook is also colorcd
Crowfoot, chief of the Blackfcet, has
accepted with thanks perpetual pass
over tho Canadian Pacific Railroad, and
Chief Kahkewaquonaby threatens tho
Toronto Globe with Il libel suit.
AS an evidence of the wane of roller
skating an exchange cites that lockwood,
of which the rollers arc made, is much
cheaper now than at this time year
ago, and it is likely to go lower.
Some of the money made in the
Northern Gil u by electric Lulu Hurst
went to bu. Jersey cattle for Father
Hurst's farm, and now he is selling
Gcorgians an excellent quality of butter
DIR. Saliva, an Italian surgeon, SAYS it
is always possible to transplant Il por-
ton of muscular tissue from one animal
to another, differences of species having
no effect upon the definite result of tho
operation.
Edison's patents have now become so
numerous that they have n special series
OF index or reference numbers in tho
patent oilicc--thc only case in which
such separation from the general index
has been thought necessary.
An order for farm in WASHINGTON
County, Ind, was received by a local
real estate agent there from an Ohio
man, who wanted, also, if possible, "a
wife between the ages of twenty and
forty-ivc years." to go with the farm.
When fair maid was wed by Colonel
Cough, of the Hussars, III London, tho
other day, his deep-voiced, hearty II
will, made the bride jump so notice
ably that everybody smiled. He was u
man Of Mars who talked in tones of
thunder.
The people of the Congo have no con-
ccption of God of any kind, and wor-
ship nothing. They believe in charms
to keep off all evils. They do not be-
licvc in sickness or death as natural,
and scok out the cause when any ono
dies or is taken i'll. Many persons, are
thus killed in punishment, and were it
not for this the populacc would increase
very rapidly.
Mime. Adam is rich and generous. but
dislikes to be disturbed when at work.
1t is told that one day visitor entered
her sanctun, soliciting aid for q girls
school. "Pul mo down for 20 francs
! (S4), she sald, without looking up.
"But, madame" said the other, think!
1t is for the higher education of girls!"
'Twenty francs" repeated she, ''and
now excuse me; l must go on with my
work" The canvasser left IN despair;
but the next day received from Nine.
Adam q check for 81 900.
The question is often asked as to tho
the significance Of the displayed flags Of
the Government Signal Service. ~
rhyming officer of the service has form
ulated its entire flag code as follows:
A sun Of red is weather warm,
a sun OF blue Is general storm,
A crescent red is weather cold,
crescent blue is fair 1oretold,
A star of red no change implies,
a blue star local stormy skles,
equarc of black on flag OF white,
cold wavo coming in all Its might.
"Lord Justice Clerk Braxfield," saws
Chambers Journal, "was q man of few
words and of strong business habits,
and, consequently, when he courted his
second wife he said to her: Lizzie, I'm
looking out for u wife, and thought
you just the person to suit mo. Let mo
have your answer, on or off, tomorrow,
and mo- mair aboot it. The lady next
day replied in the affirmative. Shortly
after the marriage Lord Braxfeld's but
Ter camo to him to give up his situation
because he could not bear her Lady
ships continual scolding. Mon,' Brax-
field exclaimed, :ye've little to complain
OF; ye may be thankful ye're no mar
ried to her."
BY q new process of toughening tim
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