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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19
WINTER GRAIN-FARaI ANIMALS.
The Monthly Report of tho United State,
Department of Agriculture.

The Monthly Report of tho United States
Department of Agriculture.
The April statistical returns to the
National Department of Agriculture re-
late the condition of winter grain and of
farm animals.
The season for seeding was long, three
months in some of tho Southern States,
and the appearance as winter set in was
uneven, though the plants were general
ly vigorous, and those of early seeding
we'll rooted. In States affected by sum-
mer drought there was slow termination
in soil not well pulverized, causing thin
stands in such areas, hence superficial
impression of condition was made, which
our trained correspondents saw ut once
was deceptive, and that the impairment
of status was slight. Later rains i'm
proved the prospect in the South. The
soil was in good tilth, and tho field
growth was generally good. In the
Middle States the season was moderately
favorable, though in some places the
soil was dry. In California, with some
exceptions, q very favorable season for
seeding and termination is reported
The drought in Oregon delayed tho plant
growth. Only partial winter protection
was enjoyed i'll the Northern belt. The
variable temperature of March seriously
injured the plant in central States of the
West, and loss from winter killing ap-
pears even in Texas. On the Atlantic
coast winter injury was very slight.
South of Maryland the temperature was
mild and favorable.
The present appearance of the crop is
quite unfavorable, as the spring is late
and the present growth of late sown
wheat is comparatively small. Favora-
BILE spring weather might make a materi-
al Improvement. The average of the
present condition is 81, lower than in
recent years, excepting only 1883 and
1885, when the averages were 80 and 76
respectively. The averages of the States
Of principal production ere as fo!lows
Now York "a, Pennsylvania 90, Ohio G8,
Michigan rs, Indiana rs, Illinois "a,
Missouri 80, Kansas 81. The average OF
Texas is 88 and of most of the Southern
States higher, from 81 in Arkansas to 81
in Tennessee though the area seeded is
small in this region.
The condition of rye is much higher,
standing in 90. 5 for the entire breadth.
The condition of farm animals is COM
paratively good. There has been some
disease among horses, and hog cholera
has been somewhat prevalent during the
past year in its usual habitat. The esti-
mated losses from disease and calualties
are averaged as follows for each thousand
animals: Horses, IS; cattle, %; sheep,
46; swine, rs.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19
A VERY LUCKY STRIKE.
Bread and Water for Breakfast, In tho
Afternoon q millionaire.


SHAMoKrN, PENN, April 12.-Jamea
Bailey, of this city, has fallen heir to
$1,000, 900, left him by his uncle, VIM.
O. Munson, of Newport, England. Bal
Icy has wife and seven children, and
for the past four months has missed
many a meal to appease the hunger OF
the little ones. He went on strike with
the rest Of the Philadelphia and Reading
men in January, and did not secure his
place when the strike was declared of.
He was compelled to ask aid from the
poor district. This morning he received
a letter from an attorney in England in
forming him of his lucky windfall. Bal
ley, twenty years ago, was the deceased
uncle's private secretary in England.
Falling in love with q comely young
sewing girl, he married her, despite his
uncle's earnest protests and threats of
disinheritance. After the marriage he
and the bride bade adieu to England,
sailed for the United States and came to
the coal regions, where he has since
lived. When Bailey was apprised of his
uncle's legacy, he simply remarked:
"Well, this morning we had bread and
water for breakfast, and for dinner we'll
eat chicken for the first time in many
months" Next week the ex-coal digger
will sail with his family for England to
take possession of his riches. He is an
Intelligent man, 59 years old, and enjoys
good health.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19
THE JOBBERY IN 1T.
speaker Carlisle Says that Persons Are
Lobbying for the Direct Tax Law.
= (Letter to the New York Herald)

\AooSOh
NSpeaker Carlisle, referring to the di-
rect tax bill as reported to tho House by
the Judiciary Committee, says that the
one provision in the bill as it came from
the Senate that was meritorious, if any
portion of it could be so spoken of, was
that it provided tho government should
return to the persons from which it di-
rectly collected the tax the amount ex-
acted.
"There was but one instance" said the
Speaker, "when the government did
that, and that was in South Carolina in
and about Beaufort. Many of tho prop
erty owners whose estates were levied
upon would be benefited to small ex-
tent If the tax was refunded, but it is the
only instance, In every other case, as
in Kentucky, the citizen paid the tax to
could possibly have the money refund
ed. 1t would, if appropriated by Con
gress, go direct into the treasury of each
State, less the amount to be paid to the
agent of each State.
"And there again let mo call your at
tention to the character of tho amend
mont made by the House Judiciary
Committee by striking out the Senate
proviso. The Senate enacted as the last
provision of the bill that no part of the
money hereby appropriated shall be paid
out by the Governor of any State or Ter
ritory, or any other person, to any attor-
ney or agent under any contract for SER
vices now existing or heretofore made
between the representative of any State
or Territory and attorney or agent
"I do not know how many such con-
tracts are in force, but there are somo
persons acting as attorneys or agents
who certainly are not exerting their in
huence or spending their time to secure
the passage of the bill without hope of
reward. If there are not interested par
ties, why is it proposed to eliminate this
clause from the bill as it came from the
Senate?"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19
Brethren, Pass Him Around.

About year ago Dan Rutherford,
representing the Columbus (Ohio) Buggy
Company, visited Marion, and ut one Of
the hotels, without provocation, opened
q bitter denunciation of the South, the
Confederacy and our leading men, say
ing that we "were all id rebels, and
ought to be hung" His abuse of JEFF
Davis was bitter in the extreme. He
was spared thrashing by the proprie-
tor, who had been Confederate soldier,
because he was q guest under his roof
But last Friday he was here again, and
while waiting ut the depot for the train
began, just as the proprietor came up
to boast of last years performance
Rutherford covered at the command t.
stop and without resentment, even b,
word, submitted to as strong present
ment Of his character as words can con
vey. In a few moments ho would hav
boen severely thrashed had not the Car
afforded n timely retreat. These charac
ters arc seldom met now, and the fey
that remain are the meanest and tin
lowest of tho low. The company ha
missed one sale Of which we know be
cause of this man, and there may b
many more. Such representative q
this will injure any firm. Brethren {
the press, please pass him around an
let the people know who it is with whoi
they deal.-MariOn IndeX.
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a Deadly Disease.

There is new and dangerous form of
lung disease, common In sIring, and
which seems to be swift and deadly in
its course. Sudden changes in weather
and excessive moisture ere apt to bring
it about. CroupOus pneumonia attacked
and carried off Chief Justice Waite and
Governor DOrsheimor before many peo-
pie knew they were ill. 1t is limited to
one lobe of the lung, and is said to be
general disease with q special deposit
in the lung" 1t is an infectious malady.
The cold season, especially winter, is
supposed by many people, some of them
in the medical profession, to be that in
which croupous pneumonia is most liable
to occur. But statistics teach that the
changeable weather Of spring is particu-
larly liable to be accompanied by it, and
that the month of March is credited with
more cases of this kind of pneumonia
than any one of the others in the round
year. 1t seems that the degree of cold
to which an individual is exposed has
nothing whatever to do with contracting
an attack of pneumonia.
The cause of crupous pneumonia,
frankly, is unknown. A we'll known au.
thority gives this pathological review oi
this new and deadly disease:
The sudden and enormous loss o
strength which marks the condition o.
the sick man from the chill which ushers
in the disease shows that it is something
more than mere inflammation of S
pieco Of lung tissue. The remark
able disparity between the number o
the hearts pulsations and the acts o
breathing per minute is another circum
stance that marks croupous pneumonia
as disease differing in almost every
particular from all other infections il
which the lungs are involved. Colds
coughs, and catarrhs of the Ordinar,
kind show a tendency to extend thei
duration without definite limit, while il
croupous pneumonia the duration of tn,
entire affection is seldom more than two
weeks. The points of difference between
this affection and all other diseases o
the lungs are thus seen to be numerous
and striking. Another point-this nflec
ton seldom, if ever, is followed by the
deposit of tubercles (consumption). This
is in happy contrast with broncho-pneu
p>onia, which is SO often the first evont
in history of consumption.-Augustr
Chronicle.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19

from colored parish, or only refers to
mission stations and their missionaries
and laymen.
The plan proposed by our recent Epis-
oopal Conference may be good, but it
ought not to refer to the Virginia Canon
unless that is compromise.
We really want light and I hope you
will give some to us. ***
Our correspondent will get answer to
all his above inquiries by our saying that
this canon is not of the nature of o COM
promise; that colored ministers have q
seat and vote in our Convention; that
there are 10 colored parishes, but only
congregations organized under the canon
relating to misc; IN churches; that such
congregations, whether white or colored,
are not entitled to lay representations;
that there has been no convocation Or
ganized under Canon 13, and that the
practical questions which our CORE
spondent suggests have not arisen in
this diocese and are yet undetermined.
Ii this answor is not saSisfactQyy,T we will
try to be more explicit on Gny indicated
point.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19
THE DEADLOCK BROKEN.

Sunset Cox Moves to Adjourn, and "April
Ath" iB Passed Over.
WAsHINdToN, April 12.--The House
convened at l1.45, and Mr.. Cox imme-
diately moved an adjournment and called
for the yeas and nays. The Republican
members were nearly all present and
voted "nay" The vote proceeded on
party lines. The House, by vote of
130 to 1873, refused to adjourn, and the
Legislative day of Wednesday, April 4,
still continues.
The scene which followed tho an.
nouncement of the vote resulting in a
failure to adjourn tho House was the
most exciting that has taken place dur.
ing the long deadlock. Naturally the
Republicans expected defeat after the
caucus action of last night, and the re-
fusal of the House to adj ourn was great
surprise. AS one man the 1872 Republic
cans began to applaud, while their roars
of laughter, intermingled with yells
rang out into the corridors like q storm
The Speaker pounded on his desk fol
order. It was o scene fit for Bedlam
There was crowd about Mr.. Sawden, o.
Pennsylvania, the only Democrat who
refused to stand by the caucus action
and he was implored to move q recon
sideration of the vote by which th'
House refused to adjourn. The motion
for call of the House was withdrawn
and unanimously the ayes and nays wer'
ordered on the motion by Mr.. Cox tina
the House adjourn. The motion pre-
vailed by 14S to 1877. When the vot
was announced both sides began almos
deafening applause. Members rose ant
hurled documents, letters and scraps o
paper in the air and screamed with de
light.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19

DEAR Mr.. Won't you please
tell your male readers that 50 will buy {
fine, strong and serviceable pair oi
pants, made to order by tho N. Y. Stan.
dard Pants Co., of GG University Place.
New York city? BY sending 6 cents in
postage stamps to the above firm, they
will send to any address 25 samples OF
cloth to choose from, q fine linen tape
measure, full set of scientific measure.
ment blanks and other valuable informa-
ton. All goods are delivered by them
through the u. s. Mails. a novel and
practical idea. Advise your readers to
try the firm. They ar9 thoroughly re-
liable. Yours truly,
WILL M Vanderbilt.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19

The Emperor Frederick, in decorating
DR.. Mackenzie, said: "When you came
the first time confded in you, as you
were recommended by my German ply
sicians. have since had occasion in
my own experience to value your capa-
bility. L am glad to bestow upon you
this order in thankful acknowledgment
of your merits and in memory of my
accession to the throne" The Emperor
then shook hands with DR.. Mackenzie
and with DIR. Howell.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19
"IGxEOUTIvR MANSION,
WasHISGToN. March g. 1888,
Rattlesnake Bite Cured.

One morning last week, about $50
o'clock, Mr.. M. B. Smith, who works in
the Southern Express office at Atlanta.
Ga, was bitten by rattlesnake that lay
concealed in crate of cabbages. The
cabbages were shipped from jackson
Vile, Fla, and Mr.. Smith was moving
them preparatory to their delivery to
commission merchant. AS he placed his
hand on the crate he felt stinging SEN
sltion in one of his fingers and saw that
huge snake had fastened its fangs in
his flesh. In few seconds the hand
and arm began to swell, and Mr.. Smith
was driven hurriedly to DR.. Gastons
office.
| DIR. CASTOR saw tho young man was in
danger of losing his life, and he gave
him hypodermic injection of perman-
ganato of potash-a solution of two
grains to a drachm of water. This anti
dote to snake poison was first used by q
Brazilian physician, and its efficacy Was
so great that the doctor was given o
handsome reward by the government.
The treatment relieved Mr.. Smith imme-
diately and he was sent to his home.
From last accounts he was doing we'll.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19

According to M. BlaU er's theory, the
great earthquake disturbances of 1855,
1884 and 1885 are to be associated with
the North Pole. He supposes such ac-
of the Gulf Stream away from Europe,
producing great climatic changes and q
slight disturbance of equilibrium in the
sea bottom, followed by q possible local
fracture along the line of least resistance.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19
Teaching Children to Save.

Beginning with Lent, Superintendent
Connor, of the Episcopal Sunday School
in Youngsville, Pa, gave one cent to
each of the thirty-three of his scholars
between seven and ten years Of age, re-
questing shem to invest each penny in
something which they could sell at q
profit, the amount to be reinvested until
the end of Lent, when each scholar was
to turn in the result of his or her busi-
ness transactions resulting from the one
cent capital. The total profit amounted
to $7G.25. Flossie Davis, aged nine
years, turned her penny into twenty.
She started in the pcn-wiper business,
making and selling tho article herself.
She enclosed one to Mrs. Cleveland,
asking her to purchase it, and received
the following letter in reply:
"ExEoUTIvE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1883. (
"My Dear Little Friend-I am very
glad to buy your holder. You did not
say how much it was, 80 [ send you %
cents and l trust it will help you little.
L think it is very nice for little girls to
know how to help, and | trust you will
60 on all your life doing what you can
for others.
"Sincerely your friend,
''FRANCEs L. CLEVELAND"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19

A Boston daily has established the fact
to it's own satisfaction that Job was an
Irishman, for it attributes to an Irish
man the phrase, "skin Of his teeth"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19
Kissed Her Child to Life.

On the 9Th of April tho little daugh-
ter of A. o. Swift, Deputy Postmaster
at Nebraska City, Neb., was pronounced
dead from typhoid pneumonia, and had
all the appearances of death. The
the little ono. About O'Clock the next
morning her screams of JOY awoke the
whole neighborhood, and several persons
entered to find the child sitting on its
mothers lap, refreshed and apparently
well. 1t has improved steadily since
then, and is now doing excellentiy. The
mother says that she was weeping over
col1 lips in an agony of grief, when sud
denly the little one opened its eyes and
neck.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19

You may speak out more plainly to your
associates, but not less courteously than
you do TO strangers.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19
POST.MORTEM EULOGIEs.
Some Odd Addresses Made by Weli-DIesn-
ing, but Ignorant Ministers.
(GoOd Cheer.)

(SOOu Sneer)
Laughing at funerals is such gross
violation of the rules of good breeding
md common decency that the provoca-
ton muDt be great if one can be excused
at al for such scandalous conduct. The
writer owns up to several irrepressible
smiles and one or two wicked giggles
while attending several funerals in GER
tain rural districts. He offers the facts
in each case in justification of his con-
duct.
An aged farmer had died from the
effects of o kick from q mulo. The
clergyman officiating at the funeral was
an antiquated specimen of simplicity and
ignorance. His first words were:
''ln assembling around this cold corpse
and in rejecting on tho means by which
1T became a corpse, wo air reminded of
the uncertainty of life and Of the onox-
rected disasters by which oawpses mir so
often created. Skeorce twenty y-four
hours ago our dear brother was in full
Little did ne think of his approaching
end at tho bands of a novel hitherto
considered harmless and Doodle. Bnt,
ah! my dear frienls," and here he be.
gan to weep, "cven SO orncry and tritin'
S1A'9"h eS " liz Ci NO Gilc ucuub
of converting us from the rosy bamness
of health to tho white paleness of q
cawpse. You have oil seen both the
cawpso and tho mewel in this cAse; may
the lesson they have taught never be
forgotten. May it make an impression
that will cause you to feel serious con-
Germ for your own latter end whenever
you gaze on even a mewel." 4"
AT another funeral in httlo Western
church the officiating Clergyman said, at
the close of his DISCOURSE:
"ln accordance with the desire Of the
family of the dead deceased, tho coffin
will now be opened that his friends may
enjoy the felicity of gazing on him for
the last time" and the entire assembly
proceeded to "enjoy the felicity" of the
occasion.
A minister once called at the home of
death to make arrangements for the
funeral of the husband and father who
had died suddenly. While talking with
the widow he asked:
els there any particular hymn you
would like to have sung at the fuDeral?"
eyes" she said, wiping her eyes,
''have 'em sing, 'Hallolooyer! 'tis DONE
Pa allus liked that and / think it'd kind
O tickle him to have it sung over his cold
clay"
The hymn was therefore sung over
pas "cold clay" Let us hope he was
where he could be "tickled" by hear
ing it.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19

A girl should marry for protection, IN
stead of for revenue only.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19
Our Public Schools

A good deal of attention is being di-
W education
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-04-19
EDWARD MCCRADY, JR.,
w. @. BENET,
CH. RICHARDSON Mites,
II. S. DESPORTES.

We join the majority of the committee
in recommending that the deputies meet
at Anderson on the evening previous to
the date appointed for the Convention
to meet, in the hope that some settle
mont may be reached. But we dissent
from them as to the plan OF settlement
proposed.
w. III. CAMPBELL,
Sm ,pN Iup,yrI,
The National tribune., 1888-01-26

up about Is miles Of track on the railroad lead
Jag from HaTpers Ferry to Winchester.
The writer about that time had charge as
Wagonmaster, of a train of 80 sixmule teams
on duty in and around Washington, and hav-
ing but q short time before drawn lot of
young and wild mules from the corral, had
had. with his teamsters, considerable trouble
in breaking them in to harness and team. But
the work was accomplished at last, and we had
a splendid train.
Breaking wild mules to harness IS no child's
play, and that work is probably what causes the
use OF so much wild and ornamental profanity
among regular mule-whackers."
Ny teamsters, while sitting around camp one
beautiful day, about a mile and half from the
Capitol, were talking Oyer their recent troubles,
and rejoicing that the teams were in such
good condition and with one accord they beg
ged me not to allow any Of the teams to be
turned over to any other train. l asked what
they would do if an order came to 90 to the
front and they unanimously replied that they
would 20 with me.
While we were yet talking over the matter,
an Orderly rode up from Riley's lthe Chief
Wagonmaster) Park, and asking for me, hand
ed me an order TO report at headquarters i'm
mcdiately. Away / went as fast rs my horse
would carry ne and reported to Mr. Riley. lie
told me he had an order for large train to go to
The National tribune., 1888-01-26
Pension nniee Nntea

Amelia Clapton, VIM. Clapton, Carolina Clap
ton, Sallie Hampton, Pialus Clark, David Ga
zendy and Bartlett Coleman were all convicted
in the United States Court at Memphis, Tenn,
Jan. 20, upon indictments charging them with
perjury, conspiracy to defraud the United States
Government and for making false afidavits in
the pension claim of Amelia Clapton. The
pensioner and VIM. Clapton were each sentenced
to imprisonment for three years, and the re-
mainder for one year each, in the Albany pen
itentiary
The National tribune., 1888-01-26

who is a clerk in the Pension Bureau, suffered
severe fall while attempting to board street.
car. and his life was regarded as in great
danger. lie is still confined to his bed, but
it is Thought that his strong viii and courage
viii give the victory once more over the enemy
OF I'll mankind
The National tribune., 1888-01-26
Medals.

G. E. Fownes, 134 Park Row, New York
City, has gotten out several beautiful medals
recently. Among these are a souvenir Of the
tour OF the President aud Mrs. Cleveland
through the West and South, a souvenir Of the
2lst National Encampment, and a memorial
medal OF q. S. Grant with fine medallion
portrait on one side and another of the hero as
he appeared in the field on the other.
The National tribune., 1888-01-26
MOSBY'S MISTAKE.
A Wagonmaster'S Story Of an Attempt
TO Capture His Camp.
MARTIN V. HAReRovE, BROWNS MILLS, n. J.

HE old soldiers have
fought their battles over
and over IN your col
umns, but | want to tell
you of an episode that
happened me in the
Shenandoah V alley,
while Sheridan lay rest
ing after driving Early
back. 1t is one of Col.
Mosby's tricks, and but
few have ever known or
heard of it.
In the Fall of 1864,
when the rebels retreat
ed up the Valley before
Sheridan, they had torn
The National tribune., 1888-01-26
Our Greatest Want.

baltimore american.
A great many inventions are being made to
kill people easily, but what is worse wanted is
something that will enable us all to live easily.
The National tribune., 1888-01-26
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