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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-05-24
sUPERsTlTIoNs OF THE STAGE.
The Opinion of London Professionals on
Omens and tho Like.

The Opinion of London Professionals on
Omens and tho Like.
Mr.. Toole, the comedian, being interviewed
on the subject, says that although not in
tenscly supelstitious himself, he still believes
IN ghoSts-not the ordinary ghosts, however,
put ono that walks every week-on pay day.
AS for omens, he confeSses that when he
passes tho theatre at 7:30 and sees a crowd of
people right across the street waiting for the
doors to open, he usually considers the omen
good.
MIR. Edward Terry, another popular
London actor, is very fond of Friday. He
says that his new pieces have Invariably been
produced on that day, and that he usually
travels with company of thirteen PLAYERS
The same bodness is a characteristic of Mr.
Marius. His opinions of stage superstitions
arc as follows:
II would rather produce successful play
on Friday than bad one on a Saturday. |
would rather receive 913 than G12 at any
tllhe would rather sit down thirteen to q
good dinner than twelve to bad one. do
not believe in unlucky theatres or unlucky
actors, but L believe in good play, well
acted, drawing good houses, wherever it may
be. If there is one superstition have it is
to get the best of everything at the cheapest
rate"
On the other hand, Mrs. Bernard Bccrc
cohlcSScS that she is exceedingly suDcrstitious
Miss Nlllward is even more so and Miss
Fanny loRlic, tho burlesquo actress, consid-
ers it unlucky to place an umbrella on the
prompt table, and also TO drop the play part
during rehearsal. Black cats she believes ure
very lucky, but she will never sign con-
tract on Friday. Miss Lefty Lind has also
sonlo strong opinions on the same subject.
II am peculiar enough" says Miss Lind go
believe the number thirteen to be very lucky.
1T was the number of my dressing room at
the Gaicty theatre when London audience
was kind to me for the first time. On nv
return to that theatre | shall ask to be
allowed to have tho Same room. At ono
time | went to sec n manager and met n
woman with an evil eye, or rather n cross
eyed women. L walked deliberately homo
again, knowing that tho manager in uucs-
ton would nOtb believe in me- White flowers
believe, are very unfortunate. Go under a
ladder will not And have found that if
happen to meet any one on the stairs when
L am going on for dance | don't get an en-
core"
FROM these few examples it NAV be seen
that the English actors and actresses, though
not quite SO superstitious as their French
brothers and sisters, arc yet not wholly free
from the same Influences Philad.lphia
Times.
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The Wife of Theodore Thom,v

very few people know anything Of Thomas
domestic side, which is n very hanpv ono
some twenty years ago Miss Porter, who
teaches tho far rfamed girls schools at Farm
lnGion, Conn.,, undertook to educato Il yOuno
girl To be her assistant and eventual successor.
just about the time she had crammeu her rulI
of Greek and the higher mathematics she vary
unWlS"ly invited II certain musical German
up to the school to lecture before her nuniIs
on orchestral effects and composition. The
learned young graduate followed the cxample
OF other young women less learned, and fell
promptly IN love with the lecturer. lie wos
wis" enough to return it ,fhd Miss Porter lost
an assistant, while Theodore Thomas poincd
Il wife.
Ii IS the proud and uncontradictcd bOast oC
tins classical and mathematical scholar that
III all th" past twenty years her husband has
eaten but three inferior meals in his own
house. She comes of a race of 'notablen
New England housekeepcrs, and the inherited
instinct E' SO strong that tho theory that
learned women are lacking in domcsticity--
II true has no demonstration in her. They
arc thoroughly atfcctiunate and cOnocninl
couple, and Mr.. Thomas domestic cXistcrco
Is rs hAPry rs his public career has been
great lhrr"lSa pretty daughter inst growing
up VIII" does not appear to greatly resrnablo
"iih"r parent, pS she is but a mcdiocrc mn
Sirlan and despite the fact of bcnga student.
at the Harvard AnncX, is considerably mora
concerned with the fashions than with diff
frrcnlial calculus.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-05-24
THE SWAMP ANGEL.
Sen. w. w. III. Davis's Account of FL
Famous Battery.

Con. w. w. IL. Davis's Account of the
Famous Battery.
To the Editor of The News and Couri-
or: The enclosed account of the "Swamp
Angel battery, by Gen. w. w. FL. Davis,
United States Army, commandine .
troops on James and Morris islanjs
during the year 1864 and 1865 and now
pension agent at Philadelphia, may be
found on pages 1928 of his history of
the lO4th pennsylvania regiment, and
TO certain extent settles the fact as TO
the battery, which writer in your paper
OF last week claimed was matter of
fiction. ~
"Ihe most famous battery used by
our forces In the operations before
Charleston was that which has since be-
come historic under the name of the
Swamp Angel
There was never a reality for the
name it achieved, except in the fact that
the shells from its guns were thrown n
greater distance than ever before from
a battery on level, or nearly so, with
the point of attack.
ut was determined early in the siege
TO build battery out in the marsh be-
tween Morris and james islands III the
hope that shells could be thrown into
Charleston.
"The spot selected was about q mile
from Morris Island and south Of line
running from our left battery to the
city, on the edge of deep creek, which
made good wet ditch. It was in the
midst OF marsh, and a pole could be
run down sixteen feet before coming to
bottom.
"Ihe active part of the work was
fn
who, upon being shown the place where
the battery was to be erected, said the
thing was impossible. The Colonel re-
piled that there was no such word as
impossible in the matter and that the
battery must be built where he had
pointed out.
ITO encourage the doubling lieuten-
ant, he was told he had permission to
Call Tor anything that he required for
the work. Tho next day this officer
made requlsition on the department
quartermaster for one hundred men
eighteen feet high, to wade through mud
sixteen feet deep.
Alter making the requisition he went
10 the surgeon of the regiment to in
qulae if he could splice the eighteen feet
men If they were furnished him.
=. "Ina piece of pleasantly cost tho
lieutenant his arrest, which, however.
did not last long, and the battery was
constructed by men of ordinary stature.
''lt was built mostly of sand bags,
and General Gilmore told me that the
sand, labor and bags cost the Govern
ment $4,000
1T was begun on the 4th and finished
on the 18th Of August. 4 2O0-pounder
Harrott was mounted on it.
Inc distance from Charleston in 8
straight line was $500 eighty eight
hundred yards, and for the rocctile to
reach its destination the gun had to be
tired at an elevation of thirty-fve $50
degrees.
''Three shells, fired with piece of
port fire, fell in the streets of Charles
ton, but the strain on the gun was SO
great that 1t burst at the thirty fourth
Or thlrty-tifth discharge,
"Two mortars were afterwards mount
ed IN the battery and remained there
through the winter.
"Ser&t. Fuller, Company A, New
York Volunteer Eng: :noers, has the
honor Of suggesting the historic name
the battery bears"
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An Extraordinary Ncnta! Power.

L know of IL case where tho person who
recognized evidence of q power of iniIu-
encing nnothcr'S mind through some SYM.
pathetic action, was most unwilling to he
convinced. He was IL doctor and opnosrd f,
all belief i'll faith cures, and to all which
seemed TO favor the doctrine that mind can
influence mind. He had conceived also n
strong feeling of personal dislike for the
thought readcr-an American of some celeb
rlty or notoriety, will not say which, He
offered himself as ''subiect," believing
that the exhibition was chiefly humbug, the
other "SuhicctS' mostly confcderates. He
mentally located a ''pain"-that is. he
Thought OF Il pain-in n particular nerve.
TO his surprise the thought reader began 10
pass his hand over his Uhc exhibitors
right jaw, and presently marked with his
finger the precise course of the nerve along
which the doctor had imagined the pain TO
extend.
We SEQ i'll such experiments an inchoate
form of the power which seems in some
eases To have been possessed by persons I'M
der strong mental emotion, of influencing
others at distance. do not know how
the evidence can be rejected showing that
on certain occasions such power has been
cN"rt"d- usually without any conscious
effort. 1t seems much moro iuCautious TO
reject tho evidence than to admit the on
lSt"l'" of such pOwcr--not, however. as
something supernatural, nor even ;s pr,,-
ternntur;l or extra natural, but simply ms a
quaiity not yet explained or understood. and
recognized, as it seems to merit, si,rcinl i'm
vcSti3atiun. A. Proctor in Roston
Globe
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PIANOS AND ORGANS.

We are prepared to sell Pianos and
organs OF the best make at factory
prices Tor Cash or easy Instalments.
Pl"noS from $2lO up; Organs from $24
up The verdict of the people is that
they can save the freight and twenty five
per cont. by buying of us. Instruments
delivered to any depot on fifteen days
trlai. We pay freight both ways if not
satisfactory. Order and test in your
own homes. Respectfully,
N. w. TRUMP,
Columbia, S. @,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-05-24
The BIackvills Fire

BLACKvILLE, May 16.-A little over one
year ago the town of Blackvile was almost
totally destroyed by fire. On that occasion
the southern half Of the Town was DESTROYED
and now the northern, = f is IN ashes. The
IRE broke out about2 o'clock this morning.
Ihe losses, as near as can be ascertaincd
are as follows: j. l.. Morrison & Co., build
lngS and stock, $4,000; insurance 81, 500,
e. r. Gyles, buildings and stock, $4,000;
insurance $1,000; Able & Able, buildings
and stock, 5000; insurance 81 900; r. +.
Groves, buildings and stock, So, 800; insur,
anCe ~, 30; l.. +. Wood & Co., building
ana stock $4,000; insurance 81, 800; c. G.
fush, building and stock, $4,000; no IN
surancc; Dishcr IL Pickrum, buildings and
STOCK -, OOO; no insurance; James Kelly,
stock, $500; no insurance; W. r.. Kelly,
building and furniture, 81 800; no insur''
ancc; a. A. Henderson, furniture, $500.
no insurance; Mrs. NJ. Kcarse, building
T|Oo, no insurance; w. S. Moss, timer,
loss $500; no insurance; Fred Nix stock
$500; no insurance.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-05-24
HcwftChingly Dainty Handkcrchic,

1hr hrWltchiRg attractions Of dainty hand
kerchi"iS have no end. From the cobwcb of
tilmy India linen to the almost solid traccry
OF French handwork in bud, leaf and blossom
th"r" appears To be no style lacking or want
unSupplicd. Plain hcmstitched handkrrchicfs
OF sheer linen lawn are, and always will be-
the pride of IaStidiOus women of uuirt tastes
They are, like all fine, delicate fabrics, tho
essential possession Of the gcniIcwoman,
l hcSc come IN prices ranging from fifty cents
to - for fine goods. The French embroidered
hnndk"rchicfs are Vrritable works of art. and
the deeply wrought borders are seen in both
white and delicate tintS. The sheer lawn
k"rchicts, with double hcmsttching and en-
br"ldcrN, are considered more elegant for
drrSS than lace trimmed styles, which arc
rather under cloud at present Crcpc-lisso
handkcrchicfs embroidered in yellow, lilac,
pink or blue silk, are lovely, but pcrishahlo
New York Post
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-05-24

y d"Shing young lady is apt to throw q
man over.
II you want to know what sliding scale
is try to handle Wet fish.
When big ideas get into little minds
something is bound to spread 1t is usually
the mouth.
Weights for window sashcs are now
made out of old tin cans and scraps Of tin
from the manufactures, and cOnsGuucntlv
Old tin has risen in price from nothing to
seven dollars per ton.
British law holds broad shield over The
lives Of domestic animals, making it a mis-.
dCmcanOr to poison them or to kill them in
any manner, even though they stray on to
your premises. Cats and dogs as wcll as
horses and cattle are brought within the
range of the law.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-05-24

The Brazilian legation in Washington
mas has received information from Rodrigo
Silva, Minister OF Foreign Affairs, that the
brazilian Parliament has approved the
Government bill completely abolishing
slavery, and that it had been sanctioned by
the Regent on the 18th inst. The Minister
also states that this action met with extra
ordinary manifestations of 10y.
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Columbia, S. @.

DEAR MIR. ED1ToR:-Won't you please
tell your male readers that So will buy a
fine, strong and serviceablo pair of
pants, made to order by the N. Y. Stan
dard Pants Co., of &C University Place,
Now York city2 BY sending cents in
postage stamps to the above firm, they
will send to any address 25 samples Of
cloth to choose from, 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
praotica! idea. Advise your readers to
try tho firm. They are thoroughly re-
liable. Yours truly,
WILLIAM VANDERBILT.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-05-24

A base ball field is no good that hasn
flies on it sometimes.
An cid beau is never partial to matri.
mOnial ties
The New York Dry Goods Chronicle and
other trustworthy trade organs cOngratu,
late the country on the excellent PROSPECTS
OF business during the year on account of
the absence of any disturbing element in
the political situation.
The Cars invitation to the powers TO
send representatives to watch the manmu-
Vres Of his army, while certainly apropos,
seems at the present stage of uncertainty
and doubt, not to say alarm in English
quarters oyer military matters, trine
grim Various statements have been cir
culatcd regarding the supposed weakness
OF the Russian army, all Of which ema
mated from enemies who were anticipating
the possibility Of facing the forces thcY
maligncd. The stories have been for the
most part devoid of truth. No army in
Europe Is on better footing than the
army of the Car.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-05-24
TEEVHING chill DREN

An ins can't relief for colo of infants,
Cures Dysentery, Diarrhma, Cholera
Intantum or any diseases of the stomach
and bowels. Makes the critical period
Of Teething safe and easy. Is a safe and
pleasant tonic. For sale by all druggists.
and for wholesale by HOWARD, W1hhET
& Co., Augusta, Ga
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Is. B. IS.
Botanic BlO0d B0LmD J

(BOt0n1c BzOO0 BNLm.)
The great Blood Purifier and Tonic.
1t cures Scrofula, Kidney Troubles,
Catarrh, Skin Humors, rheumatism,
Eruptions, Boils, etc., and is a wonder,
full tonic.
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WhV So Called.

Some furnishing goods stores now keep
what they call bachelors undcrshirts These
garments arc named, and derive their pop
uIarlty, from the fact that they are made
entirely without buttOnS.-EXchanpc
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-05-24

The bar steward Of the steamship Alaska
says that on ono trip from the United
States last summer his receipts nettcd $3, 500
in seYcn days.
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CHARLOTTE FEMALE INSTf rUTE.#

The current session of this Institute
closes january 2lst, 1888, when tho
spring Session begins, which ends JuaeS
9th, 1888. IN
The present session is one Of fba 1,fosF
prosperous in the history Of thes Insti.
tuto. There is room for only a fesos more
boarding pupils. The healtlI3of the
school, the accommodation fits toar3
ing department, and the cflicieIl6z ~ m
corps of teachers are unsurpassed anX
where III the South. The first of Janua%
IL very convenient time for enterinS
fnplls are charged only from date 8
entrance.
Rcv. VIM. r. ATKINSON. a.
Charlotte, N. Q. = (.
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IL. Is. b.,
(B0t0niC BLO0d BnIm.

- VJVIIFNtU DVytI DIINl.
The great Blood Purifier and Tonic
1t cures Scrofula, Kidney Troubles
Catarrh, Skin Humors, rheumatism,
Eruptions, Boils, ETC., and is q wonder,
full tonic.
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w HEN TO PAINT
HOW TO PAINT
AND WHAT TO PAINT WITH

Everything in the paint line. Kalso
mlne, Alabastinc, Gypsum, or Death tc
Whitewash.
Glass of al kinds, Oils for all pur,
poses, Tubular Street Lamps, Lanterns,
etc. Naval Stores Supplies and Ship
Chandlcly.
Agents HOWE SCALES and MAR.
WINS SAFES.
WILLIAM Nj. BIRD a CO.,
CHARLESTON, S. &.
Evening journal., 1888-11-15
THE USE OF WATER.
Some Legal Information Respecting water


hights-tirst Principles.
10 is generous principle, that every owner
81 land upon natural stream Of water has a
right TO use tito water for any reasonable
purpose not inconsistent with a similar right
IN the owners of the land above, below and
opposite TO him. He may take the water To
supply his dwelling, 70 irrieate his land. or
10 quench the thirst OF his cattle: TO use il
Tor manufacturing purposes, such as the sun
| plying Of steam boilers or tho runnin,v ~
water wheels or other hydraulic works 50
long as such use docs not sensihlv and ininr.
iously affect its volume Bat this il n moro
privilege running with the land. not a prom
erty IN the water itself
Where the stream Is small. and does not
supply water more than sufficient 10 answer
the wants Of the different proprietors living
on the stream, none Of the proprietors can
use the water for either irrigation or manu-
featuring, but for domestic purposes and
watering stock one proprietor Will be justified
IN consuming all the water
Twenty years use adverse 10 the RIGHT of
another win give the person so using tho
stream the right 20 continue the use, regard
less Of the others rights
And as TO the division Of water, every ono
who owns land situated upon stream has
the following rights:
!. To the natural flow 81 the stream.
= That it shall continue to run in its ac-
customed channels.
3. That it shall flow upon his land in its
usual quantity, natural place and usual
height
4. That it shall flow OF his land upon the
land q his neighbor below in accustomed
place and at the usual level
These rights he has us an incident 20 the
property In his land, and liz cannot he de-
prived OF IL by grant or description.
II any ono shall make any change In the
natural flow Of stream, TO the material IN
jury Of any owner situated upon ID, or by any
interference shall prevent the stream from
flowing as it was wont to flow, he IS response
bic for the damage he may occasion. These
rights are subject 20 the privilege Of each
one % make a reasonable use Of the winter
upon his own land while it is passing along
the snmo IL matters not what the source Of
the water may be, whether it be bacltwater
or the tlowage OF the same, or the water OF
another stream. Still, the division of
stream may be made by any one, il it DO re-
turned 70 its natural channel before it leaves
tho premises.-Cor Legal Adviser.
Evening journal., 1888-11-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Lockjaw from the bite of a blacksnake
caused the death Of Edwin Davis Of Lex
ington, Indiana.
An audacious doctor in an Ohio town
has adopted a rather odd way to adver.
tise himself. He lives ON street leading
to a cemetery, and has reversible sign.
the front Of which presents his name and
Office hours. When funeral passes he
turns it over and then the following
legend.is displayed: Not my patient
l cure all who follow my directions.
An alligator, with the intention of
wandering westward, made his way Il
Micanopy Junction, Florida, and was so
pleased with the sight of the railroad
there, the first it had ever seen, that it
fingered too long on the track. A train
came along, and decapitated the alligator,
which measured twelve feet two inches
in length.
The delights Of shopping tremendously
restored the speech of Mrs John A.
Markle Of Fond du Lac, Wis. For twelve
years she had not spoken above a wills
per. Approaching a bargain counter.
while shopping, she saw. "Oh, slch a
bargain" She expressed her admiration
50 enthusiastically that her voice resumed
its natural power, and has so continued
ever since.
An old farmer in Adams county. Pa.
named Jacob Felker, learned from some
gipsies. as a great secret, that any money
he might hide on a certain spot on his
farm would double itself in night. TO
test the matter he placed SO at the hid
ing place, and the next morning found
$50. This so elated him that he went TO
the Littlestown Bank, drew out $500 and
deposited it, but next morning to his dis
may, the $500 were gone.
A few young and tender missionaries
are needed. it appears to, "fill long felt
want in the Feeiee Islands. A candid
humanitarian there, who knows Just what
is required, thus writes TO his church in
this country: "Our small force of breth
rem seems TO be absolutely unable to cope
with the distress which prevails in this
dark and benighted land. Many Of the
natives are starving for food Please
seno AZ once a lew more missionaries
Evening journal., 1888-11-15
Americas Various war Inventions.

Hero the first revolving pistols were made
Here the first repeating rifles were invented
aud used; and today, when all military na-
tons arc adopting magazine rifles, the Brit
ish, after the most careful and protrncted
trials have fixed upon an American model
as tho best Tho first machine Gun ever
made WIS esrliess p % i'm OF the Calling.
constructci e 1871; apon which n iai-
proved f0rn now u the wor oya.. nal
whica .a fapGty OF frc h-e novci. q. o.. sn-
preached. Another machine gun, tie Card
ner, also an American invention, and equally
Of world wide fame, has qualities which make
Il in some respects even superior 60 tie Cat
ling; it is Of simpler construction, moro
durable, lighter easier to work and more ne
cura;e. Finally, the Maxim, tho latest ma
chine gun, which, all qualities considered, is
as far superior 70 the Gardner and Calling
as these TO tho mitraillousc used by the
French IN 1870, is tho invention Of American.
Unfortunately the want Of announcement
he received in his own country compelled tho
inventor TO establish Eis workshops III
Europe as Hotchkiss, the inventor Of the re-
volving cannon, had previously 70 do.
Almost alone among American war inven-
tions 70 which government announcement
has been accorded is tho pneumatic torpedo
gun first devised by Mr. Meford, OF Ohio,
and developed by Capt zalinski. Il is true
that the impossibility Of retaining the ex-
elusive use Of this weapon for the United
States has already been shown, the Germans
having constructed pneumatic gun which
is apparently capable Of equally efficient
work.-New Orleans Times Democrat.