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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
Mrs. IIarriSOn'S IaudaDIc Wish

A lady who is quite intimate with
Mrs. Hnrrison says that her great
ambition is to have the projected
alterations to the White House COM
menced during her husbands term
of office. you would be nstonished
to know she says, chow much Mrs.
Harrison is really Interested in the
matter. She has u great deal of taste,
and would doubtless like to have the
opportunity of exercising it in the
new arrangements for the Executive
Mansion: But it is not that pardon
able vanity which makes her SO ear
nest in tho matter. She really desires
to have the White House made a
crccGtablc establishment to the coun-
try, and ono Of which Americans can
be proud, as well as to have it made
habitable'
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
On Tie Grindstone.

A hundred years ago or more it was
customary In some parts of New Eng
land for men and boys tu wear trousers
made of leather, says the YOuth's Com.
pnni0m. The historian of the town OF
Wells, Me, remarks that such garments
were not altogether satisfactory, for
the rather curious reason that they
lasted too long.
We remember hearing matron OF
the olden time tell II story of the two
boys OF one Of their ncighbors. They
had begged Of their mother that they
might lay aside their leather trousers
and have Il pair made OF domestic cloth;
but all their cntrcaticS were in vain.
She would give them no other cncour-
agement than TO promise that when the
leather was worn out they should have
pair of homospun.
They endured for long time the
vcxation of the unyiclding garments,
which promised to be as lasting us the
raimcnt of the Isruclitcs in the wilder
ness.
Finally all hope failed the boys and
their wits came to their aid. They took
to tho grindstonc. One sat upon i,
while the other turned the crank. In
imagination they saw themselves al.
ready clothed in the loug-desired home
spun.
But, alas, their hopes were suddenly
blasted. All ut once their father came
round the corner of the barn and dis.
covered them thus employed. They
had still to wear the lcathcr-for how
much longer the historian is unable to
say.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
An Opium Victims Vupuriea.

Particularshave been received III Mas
sellon, Ohio, concerning the strange
and inexphcable conduct of Justice
Peter Hawk, who resigned his office
at the village of Bolive, south of this
city, last fall, and continued to oxcr-
else the various functions pertaining
thereto for about four months after
In addition to executing deeds, mort
cages and other legal papers, it is
known that he married at Least six cou
pies, which acts were unlawful. 1t
IS not yet developed who the unrort-
unatcly mated people are, as they
were non-residcnts who drove to the
village to have their nuptial knots.
tied. The Justices acts arc now *
planned by the fact that he is ~ victim
of the opium habit, has been driven
insane from the uso of the drug and
has been sont to the county iniirmary
Cleveland Leader.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
The Lame Walk.

Pitiful indeed is the condition OF
those who are confined to their beds
or chairs unable to walk. How CRATE
full all such mast feel when they re,
cover from their helplessness b. b.
Is. (Botanic Blood Balm) has made
more than one lame person happy
Mrs. Emma G1itfiths, Unitia,
Tenn, writes: My little boy had
scrofula so bad his knees were drawn
up md knees stiff, and he could not
walk. He derived no benefit from
medicines until tried b. B. b. Al
ter using it short time only, he can
walk and has no pain. I shall con
tinue to use it,
Mirtle NJ. Tanner, Boonyille, Ind,
writes: 81 had blood poison from
birth. Knots on my limbs were as
large as hens eggs. Doctors said
would be a cripple, but b, b. B. has
cured me sound and well. / shall
ever praise the day tho men who in
vented Blood Balm were born"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
Economy in Good Roads.

The English horse, employed in
the streets of-a city or on the roads
or the country, does twice as much
work rs the American horse similarly
placed. How! Why? Is the En-
gllsh horse better than the American?
Not ut all. Is he overworkedY T
have seen no evidence that he is. I
nave seen but one lnno horse in Lon
don. The simple explanation is, the
English have invested in perfect and
permanent roads what the Americans
eXpend IN perishable horses that re-
qure to be fed. We are s,ipportino
hundreds of horses 10 drag loads
through holes that ought to be filled,
over sand that should be hardened,
through mud that ought not to be
permitted to exist. We have the
misery of b;i Ouds. and are actually
or practically called upon to pay n
premium for them. 1t would be
d"m"nhtrably cheaper to have good
roahS ilIan poor ones. 1t is so hero.
a road we'll built is easily kept in re-
palr. a mile of good mucadamized
road is moro easily supported than q
poor horse. But after all, the broad
IIrcs OF English vehicles have much
to do with saving the roads, while
oar narrow ones cut them up badly
Spring field Republican.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
FREAKS OF THE TORNADO.
a Large Flock of Sheep Apparently Blow
Out into SpaCp.

II Large FLOCK oi sheep apparently Blown
Out into Space.
G. W. Doylo, of SmithGcld. Hcnry
county, was in the city yesterday.
and told Of remarkable freaks per
formed by the tornado in his neigh
borhOOd, for the truth of which he
vouchcs. About one mile west of
Emlnenoe lives James Dranc, u pros
porous farmer. His farm was directly
IN the path OF tho tornado. A Mr..
MADDOX and child, who lived on the
place, were killed by falling house,
and Mr.. Danes residence was un-
rooted and his barns demolished
But the most singular occurrence
was that large flock Of sheep on the
farm was picked bodily up by the
wind and blown away. Tho sheep
were missed the day following tho
stolm and diliGent search was made
for them all over the surrounding
country, but no trace of the animals
could DO found. SO thorough was
the search that it left no doubt in the
minds OF those engaged in it that the
sheep were actually blown out Of the
noighborhood
a foW miles further on frorA tho
Drane farm sink hole was found, in.
tc which the tornado had disgorgcd
itself, but had evidently held on to
its mutton, as none of the sheep were
found in the hole Into this hole the
tornado had dropped largo quantity
of articles, some OF which had Ger
tainly been brought Il long distance,
as they were unknown to tho people
OF that locality. The article attract
ing most attention was largo, ele-
gantly carved pulpit
None of the churches in that ncigh-
borhood had lost a pulpit, and among
them all, such II fine one could not
have been found, even had the lorna
do gono around and selected the best.
Beside the pulpit was largo quan-
tity of bed clothing, mattresses.
fcathcrbeds, pillows comrortablcs.
sheets, etc. The bulk was held down
by number of tin roofs, which also
must have come n long way, as the
roofs of that section were made of
shingl gles.-Lyuisville Courier Journal.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
THE sid6Bsf SYNDICATE YET.

Ao"rpo'"'i"H Formed to Light Two Hem
sNaSSs SiE, isphereS.
Financiers in Philadelphia and in
New York have succeeded during the
past week in placing stock for the
biggest syndicate ever formed on the
face of the globe. The syndicate
embraces in the plans of it's prodigi-
GUS enterprise no less feat thaM the
lighting OF two homisphcrcs, and the
requisite cash is now in hand.
The mcorpOrators of this great
concern expect to meet during the
coming week and perfect an organiza-
ton under the title OF tho Anglo
American Gas Lighting Company.
Arrangements have already been
completed to list $50, 100000 of stock
on June l Oh the Philadelphia and
New York exchanges. The person
mel OF the Philadelphia contingent of
OF the syndicate has decided "trac-
ton aspect, oil the leading capital
lsts of that network of street rail
ways figuring prominently in the
gigantic amalgamation. They are
reinforced by the leading spirits of
the old Gas Trust, aud by no less
Important individual capitalists. w.
w. Gibbs, President of the United
Gas Improvement Company of Phila-
delphia is the leading spirit of the new
enterprise. His subscriptions aggre-
cato nearly $5,OOO,OOO. He has been
ut work on the scheme, which origi-
mated In his brain for nearly eight
years, and such has been his success
that he IS already alluded to as the
JAY Gould of Philadelphia. Eight
years ago Mr. Gibbs was unknown to
local fame. Then he occupied u
small Office in New York city as the
president of n company similar in
character to the vast enterprise now
successfully launched, but on do
cidedly miniature scale. AIr Gibbs
removed to Phila., and his estab
hshment of the now great United
Gas Improvement Company was at-
tended with phenomenal success.
IA number of leading citizens were
among the incorporators. including
William G. Warden, George Phillcr,
Thos. Dolan, Henry G. Gibson, vii
liam $: Elkins, p. A. b. Widcnor,
John Wannamaker, Henry H. Hucs,
ton and G. A. Griscom. During its
existence of nearly decade the Uni
ted Gas Improvement Company ha.,
secured ownership of the gas-lsght
ing franchises Of more. than forty
cities, the most important of which
are Kansas City, Omaha, Des Moines,
Allentown, Jerosy City, Patterson,
Atlanta, Savannah, Columbia, Water
bury and IJ0wjstpIyn
When English capitalists, following
their lucrative experience with
American broweries, began easting
wistful eyes upon general American
industries and examining their earn
ing capacities, their attention was
quickly attracted by the alert and
entorprising Gibbs to the United
Gas improvement Company English
agents who are now in Now York
city were sent out to negotiate with
the Philadelphia and New York share
holders of tho plant They repro
sented Sir Julian Goldsrind, Lon
don banker, and the Imperial Conti-
mental Gas Company of London. MIR.
Gibbs spent Friday and Saturdayin
close conference with them in New
York,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
A Agricultural Colleges.

Ihe Senate commit :, on educa-
ton and labor has received commit
tee OF the Association of American
Agricultural Colleges and Expo-
rllnentnl Stations, who presented a
memorial of their needs. The com
mlttee consisted of Henry L.. Alvord,
president OF Maryland College;James
II. Smart, Indiana; Morrill, E. Gates,
New Jersey; James w. Patterson,
Kentucky, and Horny H. Goodell of
Massachusetts.
The memorial says that agricultur
al colleges, established under the
United States law of 1862, are now
educating nearly ten thousand stu
dents. AS II rule, all who finish Il
course of study ut these institutions
az" at once i'll demand for rcmmcru-
tive positions, many of them us teach
erS of natural science in other institu
tions, where the good effect OF these
colleges are multiplied. The farmers
manifest II growing interest in the
work O! the colleges.
The memorial says that the special
and Immediate needs of these col
lcgeS fOr more generous support arise
from these two facts: The cost of n
proper equipment for scientific work,
and the great increase in the mum
Der OF students. These college +
have now reached point in their de.
Velopment where their future growth
and usefulness are conditioned upon
then securing increased facilities for
doing Il larger work The memorial
asks, therefore, that at least $4,000
a year be provided now for each
State, to be increased until limit of
not less than S25,00O is reached.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
Dcpcw at VaSsar.

Popular male speakers declare that
the hardest audience in the United
States to face is the 400 or 500 GIRLS
who are attending Vassar College.
There isn't d woman's face upturncd
toward the lonely masculine person adj
dressing tncm but expresses 10, 600
shafts OF wit UPON his bearing, gesture,
voice, and upon what ho says. Yet
our own Chaunccy, fow days ago,
went up to Poughkccpsic and daringly
and unfinchingly endured this ordeal.
MIR. DcpeW was introduced to the Vas
6ar girls by one Of their number, a
Miss Sanders, a pretty and bright
woman. AS she was cscorting Mr..
Dcpew up the aisle of the college hall
she was observed to speak to the orator
quietly, whcroupon he almost laughed
loudly, and with his face ovcrsprcad
with mcrrimcnt replied to what she
had said. There was q good deal Of
curiosity felt rs to this chat. and finally
one Vassar girl said to Miss Sanders:
What did you say to Mr. Depcw when
you were walking up the aisle with
him?"
II was wearing my first train" said
Misc Sanders, land Mr.. Dcpcw went
too l.,st for me, and SO | said to him.
Whoa whoa, you'll break my train. ("
You didn't dare to say whoa whoa
to such n man as Mr.. Depcw?"
IL did-why notP And no said he
would SLOW up at once Being n rail
way man he knew what breaking trains
meant. ~. Y SuR.
Don't carry moncy IN JnS pocket on
tho right-handed side Of your trousers
p ckpockots expect to find moneYthere
bont forget that you are just ss like,
az ranybtNy else TO bc the yiOV u o4
lLGekets s,-HoStow qfGtiscfir3.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
ON CRUMBLING LEVELS.
Many Poopio in Louisiana In Deadly Jcopl
ardy.

"'eV Ioopic Ill i-OuislanR In Deadly JeOpN
ardy.
A special to the Daily State from
Bayou Sara, La, says: "Tho relief
steamer 'DoctOah' reached Bayou
Sara landing yesterday evening. She
has made tri p to point Rupe and
come back to Bayou Sara Hor AZ
rival was Godsend to the people
whose lives are in jeopardy, for she
has not only already saved any
amount of property but n goodly
lumber Of lives. The real condition
OF things in the overtiowed district is
Just coming to light No pen is
equal to the task of picturing the de-
vastation and desolation of the peo-
plo. More Of the leveos has gone.
The water is backed up all around
tho surrounding country, and hun
drcds of lives are in jeopardy. The
small stretches of levees still stand
ing are crowded with men, women
and children side by side with horscs
and cows. In an old raised gin
house five hundred negroes were
found huddlod togothor Their con
dition was pitiable. They were
afraid of their lives, and wero rite-
ously begging to be taken to u plnco
of safety. Tho crevassc at. Allen
dale will overflow thirty of the finest
plantations of the river. The dam
ngo is incalculable. The DISTRESS in
the overfowed district cannot bo
told. The Texas & Pacific boat "E.
Is. Wheelock" succeeded yesterday
III saving 200 people from the back
country around Morganza."
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
CaHI cd TVatax In nk


That il Il terrible story C., from
North Queensland about :. who
WAS lost in the bush. He Ia ID NIL
his water and then dropped billy"
in the agony of his thirst. ld by,
fortunately, ne came to ,r-hole
where he slakcd his thirst Il. found
the road again. lie had still >".nc thir-
ty miles TO 60. however, and he had
nothing Whatever to carry water in.
OF course it would he madness to at
tempt to travel thirty miles on foot
under North Queensland sun without
any water, SO his ready invention came
to his aid. He had been mortified a
short distance back by the skeleton Of
a man who had evidently been dead
several years. He went back and rot
the skull, plugged up the cyeholcs with
clay, and filled it with water lie then
trampod that thirty miles on tLn water
containod in the skull. Can any novel
iSt imagine Il moro %ha8tly and fright
full idea than this, for which we can
vouchp--PuN Wat GngCtt2.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
TIE TsN YEAH RENEWABLE po11cy
ATTRACTIVE FEATURES.

lSt. Its Premiums arc fixed and
mad" part of the policy contract.
2hd. 1t offers the lowest possible
rates consistent with security.
3rd Its policies are incontestable
aftor three years.
4th. 1t gives n paid-up policy after
five years.
9th: AT the end of any ten wear
period the insured has the option of
either taking, lst, the surplus to his
efedlt IN cash, and continuing the
policy at his then ratio; or 2nd, allow
ing the surplus to be applied as %
Hreuit Oh future premiums during
the following Ten Year period.
9th. The policy is renewable at the
end of any Ten Year period without
re examination.
tn. The policy-holdor participates
III the protita of the Company by
reason OF the division of the surplus
Mt the end of Ten Year period.
Hth. Its form of policy is a model
" br"vity, being simply n promise TO
pay.
9th; It has no restriction as to
travel.
10th. Being free from all techni-
cnlltIcS and the policy holder being
allowed to participate in the profits
OF the Company, coupled with tho
very low rate of cost, it presents M
exceedingly attractive form of in
surance.l
Active and reliable agents can
make liberal terms by applying, with
reference, to
LEE HAGOOD,
State Agent,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
Asbestus Mining in Canada.

Mining is carried on by cutting down
the hills Of notwithstanding serpontine,
much as farmer cuts down q stack Of
nay OF. straw. or by open quarrying on
the levql. The rock Is blasted out, and
the asbestus, separated from the con-
tanning rock, Is ''eobbed"-i. O. separ-
ated by hammering from adherlng for
eign matter. This "cobbing is q COM
parativoly easy matter In the case OF
tho finer quality, as it usually separates
readily from the gangue, but In the
lower grades much difficulty is expert
enced In separating tho fibrous matter
from tho non-tibrous. At best there is
great waste. Much of the asbestus iV
In Thin or narrow veins, and is wasted,
as by the present mode of operating 1t
does not pay to separate this from the
serpentine. A machine that will enable
theSe narrow veins to be utilized is a
desid0ratum.
When "cobbed" the asbestus is
graded according to purity, color, and
bagged for shipment. The finest ouolI-
" OF ''hrsts" finds ready sale Mt prices
ranging from $50 to $110 per ton;
seconds" fetch from $50 to $40 per
tom while thirds" may be valued at
$!S to $13 per ton. Ia good mines tho
yleld OF asbestus Is from 8 to 8 per cent
OF the rock quarried, and the cost of
mining may be put down at 1926 to $50
per ton. Returns obtained by the
Geological Survey Of Canada show that
COR the year 1883 Canada's output was
J, 404 tons, valued at the mines at 1925
VOO, and the output of nine different
mines Over three-fourths of Che
Whole output WAS shipped TO the United
STATES Bnsah quantities going to Great
Germany Francc, Belgium. and
a5eiy lhnd be:p4 used in domestic
slkacturlng optsIar Science Month.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
Didn't Like Tho Memorial Window

Not long ago prominent lawyer in
awcstcrn town put Il handsome stained
glass window in the church which he
attended. The design was the giving
OF the law to Moses in Mount Sinai by
God, and, appropriately enough, the
text under the picture was "Thcrc is
one lawgivcr who is able to save and
Destroy" Soon after the window was
placed in the church an old townsman
OF the lawyer attended service and
began to notice the window, whose
beauty had been the town-talk for some
time. 1t may be mentioned in passing
that this man had been recently de.
fcated in II lawsuit in which the LAWYER
In question had been retained by his
opponent. So he WAS quite prepared
to see many defects in the window
Apparently he SAW what he expected,
for with look of disgust on his face
he soon turned away from it. "Didn't
you like itP' asked an acquaintance
after the service. "Naw," was the
energetic reply. II think it is an out.
rage to allow that man to advertise
himself in the church," ''What do YOU
mcanP" "Why, didn't you read the
statement under the picture There is
one lawyer who is able to save and de-
stroy! | call that about the checklist
piece of advertising have 81. = for q
long time" Either throu un-
familiarity with German t. l. be-
cause of ncar-sightedncss, mis-
taken the word claw. for
"lawyori" hence his rightc" digna.
tise.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08
Gaul and 1'cuton,

A friend who has Just returned from
Paris tells me characteristic anecdotc
says the critic. During the recent ex-
position there was little railroad, five
miles in length. running around the
grounds. The track ran in and out
among the trees and buildings, and so
near hem that Il passengers head or
arm thrust out of the window was in
danger Of being knocked off. TO pre-
vent accidents of this sort warnings
were printed on large posters and
tackled up at intervals of few ya-ds
along the entire track. They are britt
ed in almost every known languare,
including Asiatic and African tongues,
shorthand and volapuk. My friend
counted over thirty languages and dia-
hcts. You would have supposed that
none was omitted in such Il list. But
there was one omission, and a very inn
portant ono. Not n single word OF
warming WAS printed in German. Some
one said to the manager Of the road:
1T looks rs though you don't care
whether the Germans got their heads
and arms knocked of or not" He
smiled quiet smile. and replied: 1t
does look that way, suro enough"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08

Tho New York Association of
Working Girls il composed of cigh
teen clubs, with total membership
of 2,G35. The association has rented
thirteen whole houses and thirteen
rooms. 1t has 1872 classes in drcss-
making, sowing, cooking, etc, twenty
three libraries, five music clubs,
twelve provident and benefit schemes,
and twelve resolve clubs.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08

4 Tie Radicals appear to mean bust
ney, this year. IL Is suited that
Chairman Brayson has called n State
Convention, 50 meet in Charleston
at M early date, to nomirate q full
State ticlset, &c Is said the entire
complement Of Celcgates have araady
been elected
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08

La Grippe is not without its advan-
tages, after all. 1t recently cured a
crowd OF lunatics in Massachusetts
asylum and they have been discharged.
Cranks and other crazy folks, outside
of asy lums, do not appear to have been
similarly benefited.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-05-08

-Ex-Secretary BayNrd thinks
Grover Cleveland is "the grandest
Democrat of them all," and that he
will be renominated and re elected in
1892.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-03
THECARPENTERS' STRIKE.

Contractor q. ,. w. Schretner Yields
ts the Demands OF the Men-Inci-
dents.
The strike of the Carpenters union OF
Rock Island is still on, and the men ap-
pear to be gaining ground steadily. Las,
evening the Carpenters union accom-.
panied by the Plow Shop band. serenaded
Chas. Heidman, foreman for G. j. w
Schreiner at his home on Tenth street
and Sixth avenue. He had been dis,
charged because he refused to work the
men under him over time last Saturday
Refreshments were served by Mr.. Held.
man and the boys were happily entertain
ed. Late in the afternoon Mr.. Schreiner
decided to concede his men the nine houI
day. but they refused TO go to work until
their foreman wac taken back.
This morning the Carpenters union
held meeting at Killers hall. and ap,
pointed a committee to wait on Mr.
Schreiner and agree upon further terms
The committee performed its duty, and
an agreement was effected on basis of
a nine hour day with ten hours pay. and
the men will resume work in the morn
ing.
Volk & Co, Collins Bros and Ma,
thias Schnell are still holding out. and
working non>union men.