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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1886-10-15

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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-04
New Ideas for Arranging Parlors.
Mime. do Stuve, tho wife of the Rus.

Nine. do Stuve, tho wife of the Rus.
sian minister, who was such q wonder
ful woman in every wGy, sot n fashion
here Of breaking up tho long saloon
parlors into subdivisions and hooks.
The minister took for his legation the
typical furnished house with one long
parlor, with light walls and carpets and
q stiff row of red furniture set around the
parallelogram. The household genius
put long sofa opposite the middle
door, nnd set group Of tall palm,
orange and rubber trees at either end
of it, letting them run out into tho room
like capes of land. 1t was easy enough
then to put other sofas against this
hedge of grccncry, scatter the chairs,
the low tables with lamps, and the has
socks about. Lots of pillows for the
sofas and n soft bag of feathers in old
brocadc for each OF the larger chairs,
gave the room Il most luxurious and
comfortable air, and there was irrcgu-
larity enough to make the general effect
supremely artistic.
Not every one has Russian woman's
passion for palms and orange trees in
the drawing-room in winter, and tho
tall plants and small trees that are such
effective and inevitable decorations of
European parlorS arc not in tho same
favor here yet The American house is
crowded with palms at great expense
for one evening party, but single
graceful tree is seldom kept to delight
the eye OF the family all the while. Scv-
eral women who can not carry out
Nine, de Strives prcttily arranged
drawing--room with the palms have
broke the length of their saloon parlors
with arrangements of screens, and made
the path from one end of the room to
another tortuous one, in and out past
the angles of screens. Some familiar
drawing-rooms arc so changed in this
way that ono hardly recognizes them in
their new guiso. One long and awk-
ward parlor that used to know is
broken into three coscy hooks, each
with its own little decorative arrange
mcnts and central idea, and each beau
tilted by tall brass lamp on the floor,
or by large tNblc lamps.
Another fancy of the day for those
who have two small parlors, both with
doors opening into the hall, is to close
the hall door of the front parlor and set
the hat-rack or card-tablc against il.
This gives q much better chance to az
range the furniture of the front room cf-
ic''i'ciI' hCcpS OH dlauSntS from the
open front door, and gives the room the
coscy, shut-in look so comforting in
winter time. a diplomatc's wife was
the first to set up this fashion, too, after
she had struggled with and solved the
problem of these narrow Amer
lean houses with small parlors
opening SO nearly on the street door.
AT one house here where the front par
lor door has lately been shut, the door
of the second parlor is back under tho
hall stairs, and the servants had an
amusing encounter with II deaf caller,
who insisted that he did not want to 90
to the dining-room if the family was at
table. He had supposed the ladies
would be in the parlor on that day and
at that hour Washington Cor. in 81.
Louis Globe Democrat
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-04
DRIVE-wHIST.
Gsne that Is Taking the Place OF Pro.
grosslye Euchro,

Drive-whist Is raging In the East as
progressive euohrc ragged in tho West
last season. 1t has been introduced in
q limited number of Detroit homes by
ladies and gentlemen, who practiced It
while visiting Boston, New York, and
Philadelphia friends. Drlve-whist is
not very unlike progressive euchrc in
It's general form. Any number Of tables
may be brought into the game; one
hand is played, and then the couple
change tables, advancing in rotation,
as in progressive euchre; only in drive
whist the same partner is kept through
out the evening. Then, again, it is
more social, because each couple must
In the course of the evening meet with
ana play cvcrS other couple in the room,
unless, OF course, there are more couples
than there are hands played; but, as it
Is possible to play from thirty to thirty
i've hands between tho hours of 8 and
1880 o'clock, the last contingency is
not likely to arise. Players assert that
the game Is very fascinating.
10 play drve-whist, the host or
hostess must procure score cards in
sufficient number SO rs to provide each
couple with one. These score cards arc
made like dancing programmes to be
fastened by cord, and give q space at
the top for the lady's namo and address,
anu opposite, the gentleman's name
whose partner she is. Below the card
Is ruled in spaces 80 that there is ono
column for points won, another for
points lost, and third for the names Of
your opponents. The manner of choos.
ing partners for the evening is left to
the ingenuity of the hostess, and differ
cnt ways are adopted. Ono is to write
the gcntlcmen's names on the score
cards Conc name on each card) and then
let the ladies draw ono card each.
When partners are once selected they
arc kept throughout tho evening. The
cards arc dealt and one hand is PLAYED.
At tho end ono couple at each table has
won number of points and tho other
couple has lost The gentlemen then
make q record, each on his own card, of
the points won or lost, with tho names
OF the othor couple. The losing couple
at the table then change places, each
going to the next table, and the losing
couple at the head table going to tho
vacant place ut the foot Another hand
Is dealt and played, another record
made, another change of positions fol-
lows, and the game goes on. At tho
close of the game, when the number of
hands previously decided upon have
been played, each couple adds together
all the points won and all lost, and this
determines the difference. The couple
that has won the greatest number of
points is entitled to the head prize, and
the couple that has lost tho greatest
number of points gets the foot prize.
The prizes are provided by the host or
hostess, or if a club meets to play it pro-
cures prizes from its club fund for that
purpose. The score cards are given to
the ladies at the completion of the game.
N y World.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-04
He Had Consulted His Directors.

A large proportion of the cotton-mill
property in Spindlcvillc is, as everybody
| knows in the hands of the Haughton
family, who got it through the marriage
OF one of the daughters Of the family to
the man who started the mill business
there. When he died the property,
through series of perfectly natural
steps, passed into the control of the
Haughtons. Daniel Haughton, the head
! of the family, was q man of great ma
tnral shrcwdncss and strength of char
| actcr. His two brothers, Jacob and
Jchicl, were always associated with
him; but, while his business proceed
ings were understood to be with their
advice and consent, Daniel always held
sort Of veto power over his brothers,
and nothing was ever passed over his
veto. He is dead now, but the story of
the way in which he used to consult
his directors" is still told in Spindle
vile.
One day cotton-brokcr called at the
office Of the mill of which Haughton
was treasurer, and offered him q big lot
OF cotton at u certain price
This is SO large contract" said
Haughton, "that | really ought to con-
suit my directors about it. They're in
side, and I'll just step in and consult
Them"
Jacob and Jchiol were in the inner
Office. Daniel went in and explained
the proposition to them and said:
'Wcll, Brother Jacob, do you think
we had better buy that cotton?"
NO don't think we had Brother
Daniel; not at that price"
"Wcll, Brother 'Hiel, what do YOU
think we had better do about itp"
81 shouldn't buy it, Brother Daniel;
not by any means"
"Oom!" said Daniel.
Haughton went back to the outer
office, where the cotton-broker was
waiting
"Wcll sir" said he to the man, .I've
consulted my directors, and I'll take
that cotton at the price you namcdr'
There IS story of n similar touch of
nature in the case Of tho senior partner
of the cotton-mll ut, call it Bootby,
Conn. After his death one of the exc
cutors found it necessary to consult
some Of the directors. He accordingly
asked Dir. Parks what action the board
OF directors were accustomed to take un-
der certain circumstances.
Il do not know" said the director.
"Why, yes, said the puzzled lawyer,
''you must be able to tell mo something.
A director for many years. you Of course
attended the meetings and assisted in
the proceedings"
Growing momentarily more embnr-
rasscd, the director leaned forward 1T
last and frankly explained:
CAN true; | ought to know, but the
fact is | usually got notice of directors
meeting the day after it had taken
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-04
The Evergreen Pine.

Oh, n valiant tree Is the cvcr-grccn pine,
That grows on the bleak mountain side;
Not fear does II feel OF the wind or the
storm,
AS it stands like king in its pride.
Tho lightnngs may flash round it's tall way
Ing crest,
Ana the wind md its branches may rayc:
PM II stands in Its strength like a lion ut bay,
or hero. WHOM nc'cr no Il slave.
oh Borrowful trco is tho evrrgrecn pino
=. 1hHC grows In tho sweet smiling valc,
~ murmurs forever a low, plnintive song
that resembles n lorn lovers wall.
IL etretohes Its strong, shady branches abroad
h'd 1t sighs to tho flowers below,
Anu IL tells of the sorrow COrrodfnR ITS henrt
TO the brecZcs that mcrrily blow.
Oh. q beautiful trcC iS the evergreen pine
That grows on tho hill slOping side;
1t shelters the woodbird, gives shade TO the
deer,
And makes cheerful our house, far and
wide.
Then honorcd and loved be the evergreen
pine
Tint fears neither lightning nor gale,
And cherished still more be tho sOrrowful tree
That sighs in tho sweet smiling vale.
M. j. RiOruan.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-04
4 Story OF StOrrs.


"Yes, tho late Emery A. Storrs was a
character, sure enough" remarked an
attorney who had grown gray in the
service. "MAny anecdotes have been
told Of his wonderful talcn. for word
painting and gift Of rrpartcc, but moth
ing | have ever heard quite rqualCd the
effect on ne of :, little speech he made
the first time | saw him, a full score Of
years ago. HC rrprCS- rtcd the plaintiff
IN some commonplace action, and the
lawyer for the defendant was young
man just branching out The suit, |
think, Was for breach of contract, or
something similar. The budding attor-
ncy. who shall be namclcss here, was
well aware of Storrs' ability, and ac-
cordin%ly prepared his case with the
greatest care. After the evidence had
all been heard he stood before the jury
and delivered momorizcd speech,
which was about 200 degrees higher
than the subject. Siorrs followed him
and said:
9" If the court plcascS, gentleman of
the jury: | am sure that | voice the COM
mon sentiment of us ull--Judgc, jurors,
spcctators-whcn say that the address
OF the gentleman who has just spoken
has been to us great delight l have
llkencd it in my own mind to some
great cdiiicc-s0mc magnificent work OF
architecture. But ! am puzzled to de-
tcrmine the particular school TO which
it belongs 1t is not Doric; it is too
ornate for that. 1t i, not Corinthian; it
is not ornate enough for that. 1t is not
Ionic; it is too strong and massive to be
Ionic AT this very moment gentle
men, q story comes TO my memory that
solves the problem. You all remember
the old gray church-thc Second Pros
bytcrian, Dr. Patterson s-which used
to stand on the corner of Wabash
avenue and Washington street. 1t was
q beautiful cdiiicc, with its masonry OF
gray, its great decorated windows. its
castcllated towers. One day an old
man and his wife came for the first time
from their country home to see this
great city; they walked up and down
and marveled as they saw the busy
streets. the Courthouse, the stores, the
warehouses on the river, and finally
they stood before the old gray church
Arms akimbo they gazcd upon it in si-
lent awe; but then the old gentleman,
turning one eye on his wife and holding
the cdiiice fast by the other, said: MAN
cy, what splendid specimen of cathartic
architecturen
THE jury was convulscd, the effect
of the other speech utterly destroyed,
and StOrrS won his case
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face with her hands. oh, Phil! Don't
you understand! Must l propose to
youp"
"Oh. my tiarling.'
But just 1T this junction Teddy raiscs
upon one elbow. and is wa;"hinr these
interesting proceedings with two large
eyes from which all signs Of sleep have
fled
'Well, Llow, always thought, Won
had lots of check, but | didn't think
you'd have the gall to propose 10 fcl-
low
"Oh, Teddy" cries Llcw rcproach.ul-
~ with burning checks, while Phil
breaks into an undignilictl roar. at
which Llcw's face grows rrsicr still, as
Shc beats has!y retreat, bet rushpS in
to the arms of old Mr.. Dc!marrc who,
holding her tightly. marches into the
room.
Whats up now?" he exclaims with
smile that has become quite common
to him during Llcw's stay.
When Pills explanation is givun he
says to Llew.
$50 Pm not to lose You after ali? |
had quite decided to ask YOU to remain
here. il this scamp didn't" nodding
toward Phil, ''Gor you have become quite
Indispensable to-thc family.
Tl"n, taking the hand OF ;ho con-
fused girl, he placed j, III pnil's and
gently pushed them from the room.
From there they go into the little
garden.
Here we will pause for lack of space
and leave our readers to imagine what
took place in the garden
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-04
a correspondent Of the Albany DO

a correspondent Of the Albany Jour-
nal writes: A very bright young lady
who has been living in Boston several
winters va" invited to hear lecture on
"Glar:H"o ut the Natural History rooms.
All the Harvard professors and scientific
people were present, aid after the
"Glacicrs' paper on Palcozoic insects
was read by S. II. Scuddcr of CAM
bridge. Mr.. Scuddcr is an enthusiastic
entomologist, and he rushed through a
long list of scientific tcchnicalitics, de-
scribing the difference between the Pale
oHoic insects and the insects of the pres
cnt day, their gradual evolutions from
period to period, and ended by stating
that cockroacbes were the only insects
which remained unchanged and rs
primarily created. In fact, they wcro
the oldest specimens of insects known
to man. When MIR. Scuddcr concluded,
n Harvard professor smlingly asked
this young lady how she had enjoyed
the lecture: 90, very much," was the
response. II don't understand much
about bugs. but it is very interesting to
know that cockroachcs are almost as
old as some Of our best Boston fami-
lies"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-04
A NTcrcifuI Man.

The merciful man is mcrciful to his
beast. Yet how many farmers, and
especially farmers boys. after heating n
team in driving to the village, think no.
thing of letting them stand about the
streets for hours 4: n timc perhaps with
not even blanket, while they are gOs-
siping near warm stove or taking cx-
ercise about their ordinary business.
A citizen of Kalamazoo, Mich, got q
happy thought and, being q humane
man, acted on it. Noticing the exposure
of teams coming to the city, especially
in cold and stormy weather. he deter
mined to give farmers an opportunity TO
make their horses comfortable during
their stay. He purchased land just off
the principal street and proceeded with
his undertaking. He was made the sub
his "foolish enterprise" but he went on
and carried out his plan, and to-day
there is nothing in Kalamazoo so popu-
lar with country people coming to the
city on business as the farmers sheds.
They are described as follows:
On tn right is n wdlting-roOm, well-fur-
niShed and comfortably warmed, supplied
with hooks for ovcrcOatS and hats and ward
robes, and apartments for ladies' wraps; in
another room are tables and restaurant;
as you pass into the yard is a tank of water
for horses. You drive up to the platform of
the waiting-rOOm, you and your ladies
alght by simply stepping on the platform;
you hand dime TO an attendant hostler
and he takes your horse and buggy to- an
empty stall to stand until you call x wing him
all needed attention. Give two dimes, and
YOUR horse Is not only attended to but fed.
In either case you arc entitled to the pivl-
legrs of tho WaitinQ-r 'Om, which includes
tables where you may partake OF your own
lunch, free, or for Il low rate you have as
ample bill Of fare to choose from as you
may desire. When you choose you and
yG;;TG sc out OH the S rect, transact your
business, do all your errands, and return to
the shed waiting-rOOm.
Sundays these sheds arc filled. Ladies
arrange thoir toilets, leave their extra
wraps, and on their return from church
they take warm soapstonc, get thor
oughly warm, and find it much pleas
antcr than formerly, before these sheds
were offered. A portion of these sheds
have doors and locks, so if a man comes
in and desires perfect safety from thieves
he can have it. Why should not all
principal villages have those humane
helps 10 the comfort Of farmers horsesP
IN Il.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-04
She Cherished No Animosity.

n remarkable case Of woman's con-
slant love was brought to light in this
city recently. a young mana hard
working young man, by the way. and
one whose time is too much taken M in
nobly earning his bread and butter by
the sweat Of his brow to indulge exccS-
sivcly in the vagarics of jealousy and
rctributivc spitc-diiicrcd with his wife
in certain matters affecting domestic
felicity. This matter of-fact young man,
instead of flying into 4 passion and ap-
pearing in an umcnvablc light in the
Police Court, quietly proceeded to get q
divorce. He got ii. Time passed on,
and after while the young mans aitrc-
tlonS Joined hands with the affections of
Il young lady OF this city. They en-
gagged themselves to marry. The di-
vorccd wife heard Of il. She offered to
supcrlntcnd the arrangements for the
approaching wedding. and the offer
was accepted. The room in which the
ceremony took place WAS decorated with
cvcrgrccnS by her hands, and with for
gct-mc-nots and other trndcrb EXPIRES
siVc flowers. But She did not STOP Mt
that point. Ih" witnesses to the ccrc-
mony were surprised TO sec her acting
rs bridrmaid and subsequently wishing
the couple happy, prosperous and pure
journey through life. -- StOcktOn (Gnl1
MHH
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-04

Baglcy (coniidcntially to pickpockot
on the bac k platform) My good fell
low wish you wouldn't try that"
Pickpockct in great trcpidation-"I,
sir? Why, /" Baglcy (soothingly)
There, there, don't apologize. You've
been trying to pick my pocket, and |
think ii my duty to tell you that the
wallet YOU arc lingering is filled with
bills which I've been trying to collect
for six months, and / don't believe
YOU can do any better. ~ Philadelphia
CdN.
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Cleveland and Autograph ColIec-
tors.

An INDIANAPOLIS J0urnal corrcspond-
ent at Washington writes: A person
outside of Washington has no idea of
the immense amount of time the Prcsi-
dent and his cabinet are compelled to
waste almost daily in writing autographs
The senators are comparatively free
from this nuisance, when one compares
the requests made of the Pre- sidcnt and
his cabinet. 1t is almost Il system, the
making of autographs n, the White
House, and the President has been conf
PEELED to adopt some nleu.od, or other
wise he would have to refuse the re-
quests altogether, or else be interrupted
every hour. The doorkccpcr at the
cabinet-rOOm is made the custodian of
all autograph books sent to the White
House. He piles these dainty little VOL
umcs on shelf on his big desk and lets
them rest there until about five o'clock
In the afternoon, when he opens each
ono at the proper page and then carries
the pile to the library for Clcvcand's in
spcction. The President rarely looks
over the book", but takes up pen and
daSh"c oil his name i'll Il rapid manner
and passes to the next. Then the door
keeper carries the pile away. The Prcsi-
dent generally, during this hour, writes
off a number of autographs on small
cards, with the words "cxccutivo man
sion' printed on one corner. These arc
sent away by mail in answer to the
hundreds of requests that como through
Uncle Sans carrier. Some one suggest
ed to the President that he let one OF his
clerks write his autographs, but he re-
piled: "I am still able to use my right
hand and arm. and it does not take
long to sign my name" SO the change
was never suggested again.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-04

One of the daughters Of Airs. Eliza
beth Cndy Stanton gives an amusing
account OF the "ay her mother and
Miss Susan B. Anthony work together
on their History of Woman Suffrage" "
Mrs. Stanton is sticklcr for the philo-
sophy of the suffrage movement, and
Miss Anthony is punctilious about dates.
The ladies often get into excited discus
sionS over their subject, and dip their
pens into their mucilagc-bottics and
their mucilagc-brusheS into their ink.
bottles in thoir excitement over their
work. They sit at opposite sides of a
large double desk in Mrs. Stant0n's
library, and occasionally they find each
other 80 persistent in opinion that they
sit back and stare at each other in II sill
encc that IS very near anger Once in
IL while they will march out Of the room
by different doors, and there seems like
lihood that their friendship of forty
years is about to be broken, but after q
while they will bc found pcaccabIy ut
work again together
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-04

A student ut the University Of Texas,
whose home is at Brcnham, WAS about
to start home TO enjoy the Christmas
holidays. 4 friend remarked: You
haven't got your watch on. You ought
not to go home without your timcpicce. I"
"What do | want IL watch for at Brcn-
hamP There isn't n pawnbroker shop
in the town. ."--IcGrS Siftfngs.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-04

DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes is still
frequent visitor to tho Old Corner Book
store,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-03-04

The word Shenandoah means "the
daughter of tho stars.