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The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-17

0'ssSV
10 . div lion for mo. and tho doctor
reCOmm' ,ids It,"
DO YOU mean 70 say you will do tho
whitswashing""
81 d.. I don't do II to save u dollar,
but Tor my own benefit. always liked
the smell Of lime"
II wish you wouldn't do II. You'll
get lime In your Dyes and you will
blame me- for II, and"
"There you 90! Blame you'll What
would ] blame you about? II got lime
In my eyes it's my own fault. Mrs. low
s"r, you are getting to be o good deal Of
scraak lately"
"Wcll. II you arc determined on II,
don't say that ] asked you or encouraged
you."
"Thst's = funny way u talk 10 mo,
Mrs. Howscrl Are you getting ready
for the insanc asylum? ! think I run
my W house yet. II I'm willing a.
peel Oh and do these odd jobs ! ought u
be encouraged INSTEAD of insulted."
] wax quite sure how II would end, but
said nothing more, and In tho course
81 half IN hour heEoti into his old clothes
n went down cellar. l followed him
down IA give him . few Last words ot I'd.
Vice, but no didn't heed them.
"fou 80 right upstairs and set down
end enjoy YOURSELF" he said. Here's
the brush and hcre's y pail of lime,
and II ! don't whitewash moro collar In
TIN minutes than Moses could In ali day
I'll mover try II again. BESIDES, Mira.
Bowser. withdrawing In not tho SLOUGH
work you Imagine IL to be-. II has got
"a bo done by . person of taste and In.
tslligcnce or II won't stand. l wan n
little blueing u give II y tingc."
"fou understand" I said, N got
what he wanted. 'that I did not AK YOU
70 do this work"
Ask mel Whaton earth ails you, Mfs.
Bowserr You are making fuss enough
over ten minutes work ~ warrant a
years job"
ut must be- we'll done"
certainly"
''Tw0 coats all around"
Just no."
"Evcn II II takes you NIL day"
Even II IL takes mo over half an hour.
which 1t won't. Ill show you u Job hero
that will make q black man turn green
with envy. just run upstairs and make
yourself comfortable"
I reiterated up the stairs t. the kitchen
door and waited for results, which l
know ~ sure to come. Mr.. Iowscr
dipped and dished and sosxled and
stirred until no had tho liquid to his
liking, and ~ he began on the stone
wall ! heard him chuokling;
II said tifsecn minutes. but Ill ~
allow and tak0 twenty. Tho idea Of y
~aolored man sloshine around hcre all
day 70 do this work. Let's sec. be-
lieve Ill take the overhead frst."
hold my breath In suspense for .
long minute. Then = yell AROSE. from
that COLLAR which jumped the rock out
.oe her old slipper and made her CRY
sout:
.FOe Heavens sake. Mrs. l3owser.
have wo beeu struck BY another cy.
elone?T 4.
There was . second and . third yell.
sanA - ] hurried down-stAirs Mr.. howasr
sAaaA n tho middle Of the cellar. hands
o~utstse1rhsd and jumping up and down
~ II ~ had ass under bis feet
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-17

HERE werc ssv.
cral little things
/ wanted done
about the house
this fall, and 10
tho other weck I
engaged . COL
orcd man t0come
and work for .
couple Of days.
II 40 happened
that he cam Q
ono morning BE-
fore Mr.. Bowser
had left tn q
house. and WAS
greeted with:
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-17
An Ne Cuula lseurai.e.

Dunn-Whcn can you settle this ~
count, MIR. Short?
Short--Oh, come around next week.
"Will you pay mo thcn-"
~ can't promise that exactly; but I
. tell YOU then when to come AgAia."
-Ep0ch.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-17

After tho Lccturc.-"rNok herr.
Tooley, II you leave that Wild. Msn.ot.
lornco wig IT yourn In tho q z again
I'll discharge ycr' II on,C mighty near
QuOCrin' mo just now. Puck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-17

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results whea
Syrup Of Figs IL taken It is pleasant
and refreshing IN the taste, and acts
gentlyyet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn efE~ectually, dspcls colds. head.
aches aud fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs Il the
only remedy Of it, kind ever pro.
duced, pleasing ~ the taste and 20.
ceptable 70 the stomach, prompt In
IL action and truly beneficial In il
effects, prepared only from the moss
healthy and agreeable substances,
it, many excellent qualities com.
mend it TO all and have made Il
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs 10 for salo In 800
and 81 bottles by al leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have It on hand will pro-
cure It promptly for any ono who
wishes 70 try it Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA m SNRUp CO
sAS F~aASCisco. cAi.
l0USsvMtE. ~. Afw v0ak. ~
The Red Cloud chief., 1890-01-17
ALMOsT HIM

Dino Museum l.ccturcr-This, ladics
an gents, II the great an rarc las.
maAlan hedgehog. When attacked by
tho fccc jackals which roa the wastes
of that country he gives u frantic
shriek an rolls hissclf Into tho ball YOU
500 before you.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-13
Another Victim OF a Ecud.

A special to the Cincinnati Enquirer
from Barboursville, Ky, says: Sunday
at Flat Lick, Sheriff Galloway Carnes
was fatally shot Wy a desperate named
Bill Smith, leader ofthe Smith faction
of the Smith SlushSr feud. The deputy
sheriff attempted to arrest one OF the
Smith party. Their leader objected,
and opened fire with Winchester
rife, one ball passing through the
deputy sheriff'S body. Carnes BROTH
er-in-laW Of the MOsseres, four of the
most desperate mon in the mountains,
who are also members of the Slusher
side of tho feud. They rallied their
forces and started in pursuit of Smiths
crowd, but have not yet come in con-
tact with each other. Should they do
so, battle will be the result. Eth
er side numbers over 80 mon, well
armed.
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THE ALLEGED SLATE.
What 10 SAID of IL by Ono Of theiAIIeued
Candidates

'-' :" ''''" VI IL oS oho OIL thel lAlleQ8d
Candidates
In the News and Courier of Wednes-
day, there appeared an article purpor-
ing to give on interview with q drum
mer, who professed to have discovered
in his travels through tae State ticket
which had been already "cut and dried"
for the March convention in Columbia.
The alleged ''sTate," as far as it goes, 10
as follows:
"For Governor, BENJAMIN r. Till
man, of Edgefeld.
"For Lieutenant Governor, John w.
Ferguson, Of Laurens.
"For Secretary of State, NJ. l.. Don
aldson, Of Greenville.
For Attorney General, Y. j. Pope,
of fNewberry.
For Adjutant General, Hugh L..
Farley, of Sp lrtanburg.
For Comptroller General, E. II.
Stackhouse, of Marion.
Hon. M. L. Donaldson, State Senator
from Greenyille County, and manager Of
the State Alliance Exchange, is, it will
be noticed, put ON this alleged "slate Of
Captain Shell" for the Office Of Secretary
of State. Mr. Donaldson was seen at his
Office in the Cleveland block, by re-
porter for the Daily News yesterday,
and asked his opinion Of tho so-called
slate.
Mr.. Donaldson expressed doubt as to
whether the publication, being purely
and on it's face unauthoritative, should
be noticed at all or not, The statements
attributed TO the drummer" did not,
certainly, bear any evidence OF f.iendli-
ness to the cause OF the farmers, and
there were ear marks about the article
that might lead one to doubt that the
alleged drummer" was a drummer after
all
Speaking for himself Mr.. Donaldson
said that he knew nothing whatever OF
the "slate" printed in the News and Cou.
ricr. He was at a loss to know where
| the drummer" obtained his in "orma.
! ton. He was not in possession Of any
such information himself, nor did be
| believe the information was correct. 50
am not" Mr.. Donaldson said, "a candi
date for any position on the State ticket
My present position at the head Of th
State Alliance exchange l consider
highly honorable and responsible on
and my time is wholly taken by it. A
to my name being on the slate for an,
State Office whatever, that is mis-
take"
Mr.. Donaldson SAID that he was o
course, thoroughly and heartily in sym
pathy with the Farmers Movement an
he was glad to see it growing among th
people. At the proper time, either nov
or later, he was in favor Of the Stat
ticket being put in the field to reprcsen
the purposes and principles Of the Farm
| ers' MOy0ment Who shOuld he on tba
ticket, he could not say and he certainl
did not know OF any ticket being ecu
and dried for tho March Convention.
He did not believe there was any 'slate
at all. .-Greenville News.
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The Ouorum Question.

Tho programme to be pursued to
test the constitutionality o tho trans
action OF any business by the House OF
Representatives without quorum,
present and voting, has been substan-
TALLY agreed upon. 1t is proposed
that Mr.. John 0. Pendleton, who was
unseated by a vote Of less than n
quorum, shall make a claim upon the
treasury for the pay to become due
him as member of the House of Rep
resentatives from the First Congress,
sional District of West VergiHia. Upon
the disalloWing of this claim by the
accounting officers he will proceed to
bring suit in the Court Of Claims, and
endeavor to have the case advanced
for immediate trial, and in case of an
adverse decision take an appeal to the
Supreme Court of the United States,
where a molten will also be made to
advance the case, as one affecting great
public Interests. In case tho hearing
in either tho Court of Claims or the
Supreme Court of tho United States
should be very much retarded, another
plan has been suggested. 1t is to have
Mr.. Pendletou bring O mandamus suit
to compel the auditing and payment
of his salary, on the ground that he is
still a member of Congress as he could
not be unseated by less than a. 1nsti
tutional majority, and that the audit,
ing and payment of his salary is q
purely ministerial act.-Washington
Gazette.
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KILLED THE WOMEN,
Terrific Table Of African slaves
TimD of Thiraf


A letter from Zanzibar saws that
over year ago caravan of 800 Arabs
left the East Coast to 20 into the ia
terror to trade. They have now re-
turned and Que of the chiefs relates
their adventures. Arriving at Kaviron.
do on the northeast shore of Victoria
Nyanza,, the Arabs saw that the ma
tives had good deal of ivory and
that they had no guns. They attack
ed the tribe, and before the shooting
had gone on long the natives were
willing to do anything to make peace.
After a long palaver with the chiefs
the Arabs agreed to leave the country
upon the payment to thOm of two hun
dred tusks of ivory and two hundred
young women. The natives were glad
to get rid of the enemy even on these
hard conditions. AS soon as they re-
cslved the ivory and the women the
Arabs started for the coast. They had
terrible time In tho Nasal country.
There was drought and they almost
persisted of thirst. Then provisions
became scarcer and scarcer and the
whole party was in danger of starva-
ton. Finally the Arab chief decided
that in order to save themselves and
their ivory it would be necessary to
sacrifice their female slaves, who were
very weak from their deprivations and
could march no farther.
That night all of these 200 young
women were shot to death, and their
bodies were left in the camp for boasts
of prey. The victims happily had not
q NOM ent's warning of their impend-
ing fate. Each murderer selected his
victim, and the horrible crime was ac-
complished so speedily that few of the
women made any outcry. With their
forces thus summarily re luced the
Arabs were able to pull through the
desert region, obtaining little more
food tn IN barely enough to sustain
life.
The chief who relatod these facts
in Zanzibar showed no compunctions
whatever for the terrible crime in
which he had assisted, but he mention
ed the massacre only to give an idea
OF the great loss they had sustained by
the necessary sacrifice of their 200
slaves. 1t is n curious fact that some
of the murderers were troubled in
mind because their necessities had
compelled them to eat rats and other
unclean food, which is prohibited to
Mohammedans on the march.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-13
Does Farming Pay?

This question is constantly asked and
always provokes discussion. Whether
farming pays, says the Columbus En-
quirer Sun, depends more on the farmer
than anything else. Among the many
tarmers in the State who can answer the
query aftirmatively is Hon. James M.
smith OF Oglethrope county. He is now
without doubt the largest and wealth
ieat planter in the State, plain, practi-
cal, common sense man who began life
after the war poor boy without dol.
2~r'' capital We arsh, ia from, a - s,entIo-
man who recently visited OgIeThropo
county that Col. l.Smith'0 receipts from last
years operations ranged somewhere be-
tween $780, 900 and 100000 One big
itehi was his crop Of 1900 bales of cot
ton. Besides there we're thousands of
bushels of corn, wheat, oats, etc. Col.
Smith also runs prodtably an oil mill
and fertilizer factory, to say nothing of
a short line railroad, Of which he is
president and general manager. All this
immense business was built up by
farmer on his farm.-Augusta Chron-
Gle
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-13
A CHECK TO CHANDLER.
The President Said to bo Opposed:to Ex-
trome LeEislatiou for tho South

trome Liquidation for tho South.
In course of the last two or three
months the President has had numer-
GUS conversations with Senators and
Representatives on the subject of
Southern affairs. AS intimated in his
annual message, he Is in favor of the
passage of supplementary Federal
election law, but it is understood that
he is not willing to 60 to the extreme
length advocated by such malignant
demagogues as Chandler and others,
Any law designed to control the man
ner of elections must be formed to
meet his views; otherwise he is not
the man to sign it. 1t is not believed
he will be inclined to favor any meas
ure the effect of which would be to in
tertere or influence in any way the To-
cal elections in the South. Mr.. Har-
rlson Is strong partisan, but he has
alwas been strict oonstructionist of
OF the constitution, and according to
the reports of those who have talked
with him, he finds no warrant under
existing circumstances for any at
tempted interference by Congress
with local government in the
South.
~ ANpO t1iu VI SuCu DlSu us
Chandler is to pass q measure broad
enough to make federal appointees
practically supervisors of local cleo
tions in the South. The initial step in
this programme was his presenting in
She Senate yesterday of a cooked
up" petition relative to the Arkansas
State election of 1888 There are Re-
publicans in both houses, however,
who share the opinions of the Presi.
dent and viii not be inclined to graf
ity Chandler's malignity. Whatever
election measure is finally passed will
in all probability be confined to regu-
lations concerning the manner of cleo.
tions of members Of the House of Rep
resentatives. The idea ofthe Repub-
licans is that law can be framed the
result of which will give to them n
sufficient number Of congressional dis
tricts in the South to overbalance any
thing short Of an overwhelmir tidal
wave in favor of the Democracy in the
North. The President and some 9TH
er leading Republicans think the par
ty should be satisfied with this. Such
calculation is not sound because it is
based upon the assumption that the
entire nergo vote is to be held in per-
petual slavery by the Republican par
ty.-Baltimore Sun.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-13
Whet the Mood Accomplished.

CAIRO, Ills, March 6.-The Ohio
river is now over fifty miles wide at this
point. 1t extends from the Cairo levee,
which holds it backed up 45 feet above
low water mark, into Kentucky, till it
strikes the hills there, forming one solid
sheet Of water, except for the narro ~
strips of rock bound earth upon which
the Mobile and Ohio and Illinois Cen
trail railroads run south A milo below
hero it joins the Mississippi, which in
turn extends into Missouri another so
miles, making the combined width of the
two rivers over one hundred miles
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-13
A GAMING AT TCLAFLIN.
Tne mulatto Chaplain Beaten bv a Whit,
ProfeSsOr-A Race War Threatened ns {
Result Of tho 4 flair.

Tne Mulntto Chaplain Beaten bv a white
ProfesSOr-A Race War Threatened as n
EcBult Of tho Affair.
CHARLEsroN, s. c., MarcT 4.-There
are symtoms Of race trouble at Claflin
University, one of the largest colored
universities In the South. This morning
Professor w. 3. DeTrevi!le, white, ad-
ministered Gaming to j. N Cardoza,
the mulatto chaplain of the Co,lcpe,
The chaplain was badly beaten, in fact
was knocked senscless.
On hearing Of the fight, the colorcd
students to the number Of several hun
drcd, gathered and proceeded to the de-
pot with the aVowed intention Of lynch-
ing DeTreville.
The white people of the town of
Orangeburg also assembled and a con.
fiict seemed inevitable. DR.. Dunton the
pres dent OF the college, however, heard
of the affray and soon quieted matters by
sending the students back to the col.
lego.
Professor DeTreville claims that Car
doza made certain remarks in class
room rejecting upon him and that this
was his reason for Furnishing him.
Cardoza is brother Of +. L. Cardoza,
who was State Treasurer under Frank
Moses administration as Governor Of
South Carolina, during the recoustruc-
tion period. He is a minister in the
Northern NJ. e. Church.
Claain College is one of the largest
universities for colored students in the
South. 1t has upwards of 800 pupils on
it's roll and is supported partly by the
State and partly by the Agricultural
Land Scrip. The trouble appears to be
serious.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-13
"A mit has been brouvht far a1c

"A suit has been brought fer $100
by Charles lie Baw, a detective,
against Mr.. Charles A. Stevenson, the
actor, as solace for certain injuries
which, he says, were. caused by Mr..
Stevenscn's Rsts and boots. The as.
Sault is said to have been incidental to
tho employment of the detective by
Kate Claxton, who was desirous OF
being informed of her husbands move
ments.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-13
A Brutal Murder in LaurenS.

LAURENs, s. c., March "A negro
named William Rayford, living on Tom
Wether's place, about six miles east
of this place, disappeared several days
ago. Foul play was suspected and
search was instituted, and his dead
body was found yosto, day in an old
well near by. 1t had every appear
ance of mot brutal murder. At the
Coronsr's inquest the wife of the dead
negro testified that Bob Sheldon, color
ed, told her that he had killed her hus.
band, and this with other ,ircumstan-
ces led to the arrest of Sheldon. The
accused refuses to talk. He is In iail.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-13
A Human Hand Pctrifed.

MIR. w. II. Jones, of Atlanta, made q
remarkable find in Florida few DAYS
ago. This is no more nor less than pc
trified human hand. 1t was found i'm
beddcd in the SAID, only q few feet
from the surface, between Cockledge
and Cocoa, OH the Indian river.
'"The hand" says the Times-Union,
'must have been severed many years ago
perhaps by the Indians. The fingers
are partially closed, the thumb resting
lightly against the fore and middle fn-
gers, and it was yeung woman's hand
-one Of the most shapely, refined and
delicate that could be imagined. The
tapsring fingers, nail and dainty wrist
belonged, one must imagine, to a lady
Of great beauty. Near the wrist joint
is the clearly defined mark of brace
let. Tracings Of lie veins, muscles and
arteries, and the porous condition of
hand and wrist, indicate that it is the
natural human hand, petrihed. Tho
creases in the palm are perfect. No
stone or marble of which we have any
knowledge, at present, could present
such features, and if it was the work Of
an artist his name would rank with that
OF the kncst sculptors of ancient or mod
ern times, nor would such work likely
have been thrown away or lost"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-13
Regulating Hours ofLabor.

RICHMOND, Va, March 8.-The bill to
regulate the hours of labor in factories
where females and children under four
teen years Of ago are employed, passed
both Houses and went to The Governor a
few days ago. The bill provides that
no child under the above age shall work
in any factory moro than ten hours
day. Since its passage, the Governor
has received numerous protests against 1t
from Lynchburg, Danville and other
prominent tobacco manufacturing points
of the State, with urgent requests to
withhold his signature, unless be wished
to sec the factories ruined. Notwithst
standing these applications and protests,
the Governor to-day s;gned the bin, and
il ia now A law 9s eSs
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-03-13
Should Keep Her Half Still.

A loving young husband of Cincinnati
possesses pretty young wife and sweet
little baby who is as good as he can be
in the daytime, but who has q penchant
for making the air resound with his
cries. The dear little thing was giving
his usual concert several nights ago.
His audience was tired out. The chap
py father" was trying hard to persuade
the old sand man to fill his eyes and
transport him tc the land of nod. Still
the baby yelled.
Dearest" growlcd this loving young
husband, "hadu't you better get up and
walk around the room and get your baby
quiet2"
MY baby" responded "Dearest,"
"well, think about one-ha'f of it is
yoursm
"Oh, I don't care how much noise my
half Makes" answered the william. "YOu
just keep your half still. ."-Times. .,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-20

GENERAL. VATJFJO

The death Of General Mariana G. Val
leio removes one of the most prominent
historic figures of California He was the
eldest of the Native Sons, having been
born in Monterey, in July, 1908. He was
one of the earliest of the military Gov
errors of what is now California. Suisse
quently he was proclaimed civil Governor
and filled the post honorably for two
years. He early became convinced that it
was the destiny of California to fall into
the hands of the United States, and he
therefore declined in any way to interfere
with the inevitable. Indeed, he later took
affirmative positions in favor of the cession
of the country to the United States, and
when the native convocations were held,
advocated in them such action. But
though the decision was against him he
proved loyal to his nativity, and as re-
suit suffered imprisonment on the raising
of the Bear Flag. When the early repub
lie failed, and the territory came under
domination of the United States, he cast
his fortunes with the best American ele-
ment, and was accorded the distinction Of
a seat in the first Constitutional ConEen-
ton He subsequently served in the State
Senate with dignity and honor. He was
man OF cle2r perceptions of duty, high
family pride, and scrupulous honesty. He
was, perhaps, the best example of the
Spanish blood in California He was
man of culture and liberal education, of
hospitality that made his home known far
and wide, and 10 his latest hour took pro-
found interest in the welfare of his State
In the early troublous times of Califor-
mis- under Mexican rule he proved his
military capacity to be very broad and his
administrative ability not less So He was
universally respected, and his death will
be sincerely mourned throughout the
State