The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-08-07
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ITEMS OF INTEREST.
- 1t has been suggested that the
lead Of Miss Susan Anthony ought
TO be put Oh the silver dollar.
Miss Louise Imogenc Quincy,
the poetess, thinks nothing of walk
ing twenty miles on her poetic feet.
Mrs. Adarc of Rathdorc, Ire,
has refused an offer of .f35O.O0O for
her cattle ranch somewhere III the
West. She holds it at $2,0OO,OOO.
The fat and particularly vccnera-
bic Kulakaua, king ofthe Sandwiches,
will visit England in October. His
sister, Princess Lilino, is going with
him.
Olive Logan, the pioneer ofnews-
paper women, has the honor of be
ing elected q member Of the incor-
porated Society of Authors, of which
Lord Icnnson is president and Wal
ter Besant the secretary.
The largest fruit farm in West
Virginia is the Becker farm, near Hal.-
per $ ferry. 1t containg 5000 apricot
trees. $4,000 peach trees, 5000 plum
| trees, 5000 miscellaneous fruit trees.
and $4,000 grape vines.
-Kobert Melhcnny of Plainview,
Adams county, Pa, is the posscssor
of turkey hen that laid ten eggs
while she was hatchin; she hatched
out au even dozen of young tur-
keys, and is still laying an egg every
day.
AL through New Mexico, Arizo-
na. some parts Of Colorado and also
III old Mexico, no rain has fallen for
months, and thousands upon thou
sands OF range cattle arc lying dead
in the parched valleys and thousands
more arG dying for want of grass and
water.
-Ihc most mcnotonous city III its
buildings is PMis, the houses there
being almost alike. An attempt is
now being made 10 vary this by build
ing houses Cf the style of the Renais-
| sance and Louis NI.. and hope is OK
pressed that the example will be fol
lowed generally.
"A wounderful wedding dress was
recently made up in Russia for tho
daughter Of a great Russian artist
1t is OF regulation white satin, but on
the satin are innumerable little pic
lures, chiefly allegolical, painted by
her fathers friend. What may be its
value in years to come?
! "A. Montefiore. who has been
travelling i'll Florida and dcvoting care
| full study to the fruit growing dis
| tricts Of that vast State, calculates
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the course Of twenty -four hours than
all the inhabitants of Great Britain,
France, Germany, Austria, Belgium
Holland and Switzerland put to-
gether.
An oculist in Brcslau has recently
treated 800 cases Of defective eye
sight, for which the cause was not
apparent. 1t rose rs suddenly as an
epidemic, and was confined tomen en-
tirely. At last he found the reason
for it in q new fashion of very tight
shirt collars. He made the young men
inhibition their collars and their eyes
got well.
In Maine Il man has been found
who has sold liquor freely for the
past thirty years, and who has never
missed attending district, county and
State conventions and advocating and
voting for resolutions asserting adj
! hesion to the principles ofprohibition
and demanding thorough and effective
enforcement of the law. Well, he is n
curiosity.
There is 0n interesting scheme
for establishing floating hotel at
Hong Kong. The vessel is to have
three decks. the lower being arranged
for dining, billurd9, smoking and card
rooms. The main deck will contain
a drawing room, twcxty. y.onc bed
rooms, each with full sized bath
and dressing room, while the upper,
or spar deck, has been arranged as q
| promenade.
--English ladies are adopting the
fashion Of putting their ladies who
wait at Table III livery The skirts
arc plain oi these livery gowns and
Of the hcraldic color OF the house.
All the plnEts arc thrown behind.
| Then the WaistcOat and jacket are
trimmed with livery bands. buttons
| ana crcStS OF mOnOgrans in metal
"A high stiff white collar, white cuffs
and a tiny white cap like topnot
complete this livery.
The Bill is Dead.
Inc cold, palsicd hand of death
has been land on Mr.. Lodges bant
ling.
"Thc bill will never come up Tho
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