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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-11-06
Hard Times in Western Kansas.

The exodus of people from thc West
rrn part of the state. where the corn
crop WAS Il total failure. continues. The
most of tine inhabitants are poor, and all
who can are leaving the country. In
addition, many are going who have
property. although they must sacrifice
their possession to get away. An Atch-
iSon railroad man, who is Just from the
country which includes the Fifth Con,
grrS$l"nAl District, says people are lcav-
ing by train and wagon, and SO many
are getting ready TO leave before winter
sets in that the railroads. have agents
working among them TO carry them.
One man who lives about twrnty-milrs
South OF Superior told the Globes i'm.
lorlnant that ne was offering for S3OnO
Il iinr farm which ne had lived upon and
improved for twenty years. and if he
could not dispose of il hr would put it
IN the hands of an agent and leave. He
has not had complete crops for five
years. and ne will 60 to Louisiana
Wiicr" he can raise two crops Of rice "A
year. Louisiana is the land Of promise
of most of the people, but Il great many
are going {" Oregon. AtchiSon Globe.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-11-06

PALERMO, oct. 22. Monnt .Etna is
in eruption, and athick column Of vol
canic Vap0rS is rising from the central
cone. slight shock Of earthquake has
been felt on the Eastern side Of the
mountain and Il shower of cindcrS has
fallen over SpcZZia.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-11-06

ATLANTA, Oct. 23.--Thr Hon. W. \.
llrmphill, the wrll.known business
mHnagcr of the Constitution, in a
speech before the Confederate Veterans
Association !. night CT two ago, alluded
[" the fight being mlhr on Governor
Gordon rs a blow at the con- trdcratc
cause. He said hr iM,or&rd everything
the farmers had don" except that fight
To-day the otlvr rnd of the ConStitu-
ton the Livingston rnu took issue
with business Manager iirmpnill in an
rNtrrmcly long r,iiturial in which il
was claimed that the alliance was max
! ing no fight on GOu,On and that TO fight
; hi@n politically did rot mean t. !rl
| hlm as Il Confederate soldier.
" hen Mr. llcmphill SAW the editorial
HIS first ldea WIS., he says. to publish {;
card in answer 10 il, but this plan Inc
abandoned. But without rcccding from
his position in the slightest, to-day he
said:
Il think that the old Confederate sol
oilers are with me, and they certainly
endorsed my views ut the meeting the
other night. stand by what said.
and hc!lrN" that fight is being made on
General G"rdon, and without Il lust
cause: and rritrratc, that Il blow ut
John u. Gordon is Il blow ut the sacred
rAil&" OF which nc is to-day the greatest
living representative. 10 strike ut
G"rdon nr;lnS TO strike at every Con-
lrdcratr soldier.
50 thc business end Of the ConStitu-
llom ;nd tl" Livingston end seem to be
Just rs far from reaching I'm understand.
ing as ever.
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PARIS. oct. 22. The Evcmcnt has
advlccS from st. Petersburg stating that
aS the train in which the CZar was tray
cling on his return TO -. Petersburg
from his hunting trip in Holland was
passing GrOdn0, Il shot was fired at the
train from the railway station there"
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lT is Il pity for man like Judge
Haskell torcad himself out of the Dem
ocratic party, bat that is just what he
has done.
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lie Loved tho Telephone Girl.

Fort WORTH, Texas, Oct. 2I.-Mss
Addle Cullen, the telephone girl. left
here last night tickctcd through 10 New
\ ork city where she will be met by cN-
Mayor w. ). PcndlctDn and Il secret
marriage ceremony will be performed.
Mrs. Pcndlcton No. | was granted a
divorce few weeks since and this second
marriage will close one of the most SEN
ssatlonal society nphcavaIs known in the
history OF Texas. Pcndlcton has begun
the practice Of law in New York city
and has purchased some property.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-28
Proverbs from the TaImud.

DO not to others what you would not
have others do to you.
A simple light answers as well for a
hundred men as for one.
A myrtle, even in the desert, remains
amyrtlc.
Hospitality is an expression of divine
worship.
Thy friend has friend, and thy
friends friend has fiiend; be dis
Greet.
Deal with those who are fortunate.
The weakness OF thy walls invites the
burglar.
The place honors not the man; It's
the man who gives honor to the
place.
If a word spoken in its time is worth
one piece of money, silence in its time
is worth two.
The doctor who prescribes gratui-
tously gives worthless prescription.
The rose grows among the thorns.
No man is inpatient with his cred
itors.
Two pieces of coin in one bag make
more noise than hundred.
Man sees the mote in his neighbor's
eye, but knows not the beam in his
own.
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A New Evangelist.

Mr.. T.. p. Brown, who is spoken of
in the papers rs "the reformed Chicago
humorist ard infidcl," is drawing
crowds in the West with lecture en-
titled From Ingersoll Park to Beulah
Land" says Terds SUt;ngS. Mr..
Brown was an infidel from youth, and
was an early disciple of Bob Ingersoll.
For years he celebrated the birthday
of Tom Paine-we almost said relig
iously-he wrote pamphlets against
Christianity, and delivered infidel ad-
dresses. He made fortune in Cincin-
natl printing patent t-inside newspapers,
and then-he retired from business, buy
ing farm in Indiana and building
beautiful and costly home. But grow
ing restless for newspaper work he
connected himself with The CHICAGO
LEDGER as humorous writer, in which
line he excelled. In Chicago he was
converted under the preaching of Mr..
Moody, and Immediately took up evan
gelical work, which he has been pur-
suing very successfully through
preaching and lecturing ever since.
The writer of this knew Mr.. Brown we'll
in Cincinnati, and can attest to his
honesty, ability and thorough sincerity.
lie was good fellow as an intidel,
and it is not likely that his conversion
has caused deterioration of his good
qualities.
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INTO THE STREAM BELOW.

The Fall Of n Bridge Carries Several
WOrkmen 10 Their Doom.
The Qieensberry span OF the old Queens
berry Moreau bridge at Gems Falls, New
York, fell into the Hudson River with work.
men upon it.
r Nothing but flooring was left, and supports
had been put underneath while removing
that. Workmen were taking away slide
b'am on the upper side whom the supports
gave way. The whole span rolled;over, up.
stream, and fell into the falls below
Nelson Sansouci, a prominent IN ,mb,r OF
Cunningham Hose Company Of Gems Falls
struck on ths rocks below. Before as sista nee
could reach bim he rolled over into th river
Hs was seen to rise twice, but must have been
drowned.
The remains OF the briige fioited Off with
three men clinsing to it. The body Of George
Carr, a veteran south Giens Falls mail car
rier, was taken out On the MORGAN sid.
Thomas Holleran. "a South Glens Fal 8 was
rescued. badly cut abo it the head. Thomas
Farley, Of WinJsor, Conn, an employee Of
the Berl n Bridge Cc:apany, was taken out
with his right arm 'roxen. A companion
was uniDjured. Two men are still missing
and perhaps more
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WV

THE oriel on the left" continued
projects from Sir Edmund's room, that
on the right from Miss Lascelles'. Tn ere
are stone mullions at the angles of the
oriel and lattice windows between, hung
inside with Venetian blinds / have
marked q cross where Miss Lascelles saw
the eyes looking through. The oriels are
supported by corbels. They are perfectly
inaccessible from the ground except by a
ladder"
But from the story aEove?"
There are no windows over the oriel.
The only means of descent would be by n
rope from the roof.
Are there any other means of getting
at the Window
None whatever that any human being
could use"
what is this projection between the
oriels?" he asked, feeling the paper.
"A two sided bay carried up from the
ground to the gable, pierced with latticed
windows from top to bottom. 1t gives
light to the stairs inside"
DO tho windows opon?"
Yes"
And what distance is there between the
windows in the bay and Miss Lascelles'
Window"
Seven or eight feet at least"
And the wall between is perfectly
fiat?"
There is q stone molding runs along
parallel with the door of tho first story and
the base of the or!el"
"Why didn't you tell me that?" he asked,
sharply.
Because it is perfectly impossible for
any one to walk along it,"
What width has it,"
"A few inches. 1t seems to be merely
stoae gutter to carry off water from the
oriel.
rs there no ivy on the house nothing
to itch hold of"
There is no ivy, but there is pipe
midway between the bay and the oriel
it descends from the gable to the gutter. :"
What. and YOU tell me it is Impossible o
to get from the bay to the Window"
Il still mean what ! said The gutter
is so narrow that no one, even facing the
wall closely, could stand on il and main
tain center OF gravity"
But with the aid of the pipe?"
"The pipe is four feet fIom the bay and
four feet from the oriel. Now. suppose
Lola, for l know whom you suspect, got
from the window in the bay, she would
havo to advance holding to the mullion Of
the window for support, and with ono
hand only, until the other could touch the
pipe, span Of four feet"
-Four feet; that is not impossible, un-
less the girl is short -limbed."
1T il impossible, if in holding to the
mullion or the pipe tho girl had to support
part Of her own weight"
"Let us go up and measure the width of
the ledge" sail Van Hoeck; it may APP
pear from below less than it is.
We went MP to my bedroom in the right
block, which, as have said, corresponded
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He passed his sensitive fingers over the
impression. ,.
THE two end blocks are tho additions
you speak of, the space between them
the old part. I understand. Go OH, ne
said.
The great door is in tho center Of
the old part the dining room is on one
side, the library on the other. The
floor above is occupied by the picture
gallery. 1t has gable roof, and the bel
Try rises from the middle. The block on
the right and that on the left are alike
The ground floor is divided into drawing
rooms, sitting-rooms, kitchens, etc.
Where is the dairy, and the door that is
left open at night for the Kid?"
AT the back of the house; it cannot be
seen from here"
"Is that in the right block or the left?
I'm the right; the kitchen is in the left.
On the first floor are the principal bed
rooms; the servants are above. Our
rooms are in the right block, Sir Ed
mund's and Miss Lascelles' are in the
left"
what means Of communication are
there? For instance, how could Sir Ed
mund get to your room?"
by simply passing through the picture
gallery"
81 understands; 60 on"
There are two oriel windows and a bay
in the end of the left block facing us ms
we stand here"
drew another diagram to explain the
windows to Van Hosck. Here it is:
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-28
DISASTROUS FLOODS.
Ehe Missiasippi River stretches Over
the LeyePS.

Ehe Missiasippi River Stret ches over
the Levees.
TIL, river at New Orleans at 8 A. NJ. was
sixteen feet and thres- -tenths; at 2. As it was
reported by the harbor station at sixteen feet
nine inches, and at $50 they reported the
water at seventeen foet; but it remained at
that point but short while, when it receded
to sixteen feet eight inches, where it seemed
to make a stand. This was six inches above
the record Of other years.
The city is lower than the river. The water
Is all through the streets an is being pumped
out at the back part OF the city into Lake
Pontchartrain.
Tue fall OF water may exceed the capacity
OF the pumps and food the whole back of the
town, but all possible efforts are being made
to check the oyerfl>w.
MEMPHIS, TENN.-The rivers are in an
alarming condition. The highest hocd!evel
ever recorded has alrea iy been reached at
many points south of here, and will likely be
attained from Cairo to the Gulf within thu
The ralnrGfi- 6ta Eae ,,....
sums up total OF from two to three inches
over the country lying west of the Mississippi
10 the Indian Territory and south OF the OF AK
"a. .ange. ano from Two to hvs inches b tween
The Ohio and Cumberland valleys
Ih3 river at this point is three teuths above
the great rise of 1882 and one. tenth below
that of 1887, the highest on record.
=, iue n tuseaS City, Fort Scott and McmDDis
tne iron Mountain an l tue Little Rock and
Memphis railroads, whose tracks lie throu IN
the Il Iodel districts opposite here, are conf
dent OF escaping inundation, the road beds
having been put In excellent condition dur
ing past year.
ARKANSAS CITY, ARK-The water from
tho SappinSJon Dreak has flooded the town
ana surrounding country. Hundreds of hogs
aud sheep have been drowned aud tn, people
are In constant fear of u break in the leyee
In front OF the city where the water is four
Inches upon the sand bags on top of the ley.e
reports from the Black River Valley shoyy
tlat the lowlands are now under water at
places 30 deep that tree tops are alone yisi-
DIe.
Jacksonport is undr water from two to
four feet. w
Telegraph and telephone wires are down i'm
all directions, and no estimate OF the damage
can be made. That it will he heavy is Ge.
yond doubt.
BLACK ROCK ARK "A vast amount of
timber has been washed away by the a 20 l.
Workmen with their families are In great
want, and considerable distres, is felt among
the settlers. Every house in Powhatan is
uIder water except the postoffice. Brides
have been washed away. horses, cattle and
hogs havs been drowned, ami the damage
is $4,000 The people at tho mouth OF III,
Black River are leaving their homes in II ,cks.
seeking protection from the food that is
almost certain.
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MARKETS.

-Flour-City Mills. extra. S. %
a$4.40. Wheat-Southern Fuitz, SJlS3:
Corn-Southern White, 37a3S cts, Yellow
S5Aa3o11c. Oats-Southern and Pennsylvania
e7a5Octs. Rye-Maryland az Fennsylyan a
65a57cus. Hay-Maryland and Pennsylvan,a
~ 5OaSl3 J;Straw w heat, Z. 5Oa SS 30 i3utt.,r
Eastern Creamery, ?6a2Sc., nearby receipts
lOa2Jcts; Cheese--Eastern Fancy Cream. / /
all15 cts.-Westcrn, 9aI0 cts; Esgs-l2
al219 Tobacco Lsaf-Inferior, ia9 VI, Good
Common, 3 O0a$+ w, Middling, Soar. w Cool
to fine red, ,Sa$9; Fancy, lOaSl3
NEW K-Flour-Southern Common tn
fair extra, $2.5Oa$SS5; Wheat-NoI Whit
S7aS74; Rye--State. 57a60; Corn-Southern
Yellow, S7a37 4. Oats w mite, State 2S1Sa2YH
cts Batter-State, Sa1716 cts Cnee se-Stit,
s2[aiO15 cts; E8gs-l4ailI cts.
PHILADELPHIA - -Four - PenpsyIyani,
fancy, 4 25a4 20; Whoat-. 'JfFnsyIVanin an
Southern Ked. S5a9l: Rye PennsyIyania
5Sl6Oc; Corn-Southern Yellow, 3II6a35 cts.
Oats-29aSY% cts; Butter State, zSa29 CT,
Cheese-N. Y. Factory, 0a9x cts. Eggs
State, l31lalI cts.
CATTLE.
BkLTIMoRE-Beef, 4 7jai %; Sheep-s5 90
al as. Hogs--s4 75a5 -
NEW YoRK-Besf-s6 00a7 90; Sheep s5 50
a6 %; Hogs-s440I46
EAST LIBERrY-Besf--s4 25a4 so; Sheep
81 5Oa6 20; Hogs-S4 30I4 4a
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One Rainy Day.

Drip! drip! drip! The clouds were
black in the sky and the rain would
not sON Though Haddy and Ray
stood ~L> N-indow wishing for the
tnat Il -...-..Srun oVer.to auntie's to
see Oracle.
Mamma was nearly beside herself
with their moi ;e and teasing. She had
tried every way to quiet them, and she
was so tired.
The door opened and Aunt Lefty
came in, wet and dripping. "Why,
what's the matter with my boys?" she
asked.
The story was soon told, and she
said, "Is that all? 1 thought the ex-
press train was smashed up, or the
rocking horse had his leg broken.
Well soon have the sun shining, in the
house, at least"
Then she begged some old news
papers of mamma, and taking pair of
scissors sat down by the fire with boy
in little armchair on each side.
Such wonderful things as those sharp
scissors cut from those old papers
There were team-horses and trotting-
horses and saddle-horses with men on
their backs, and horses that could only
stand still. There were COWS and pigs
and hens and dogs and cats and--and
--eS Tything!
Haddy and Ray shouted for Joy and
forgot all about the rainy day, and
when at last Aunt Lefty said she must
go, mamma bade her good-by with
rested look in her poor tired face and
said she was a sunbeam.
And the boys had paper animals
enough to last them week.
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BOOMERS In HIGH GLEE.
Long Lines OF Prairie Schooners
Crossing Into Cherokee Strfn.

Long Lines OF Prairie Schoouers
Crossing Into Cherokee strfp.
Since the news came that the bill passed
the House declaring the Cherokee Strip pub.
lie domain, the city has been a scene OF wild
excitement, with the Loomers, in their excite
ment, running to and iro bali dress. d, maz-
Ing preparation to start at daybreak for the
trip. Before the sun was up the whole city
was wild, and q continuous stream OF peopie
OF every description, from the poorest tramp
TO the speculative real estate agent, men,
women and children OF every nationality.
has Geen pouring IN the strip. The ne WIS comes
from the strip that tbs cattle have already
been stinpeded, frightened at the unusual
scono. nn ! have become unmanageable. The
cattlemen are in great straits to know what
TO do with their stock, inasmuch as the force
OF men at their command Is as nothing be-
fore the irresistible stream Of immigration.
Ten thousand people have entered the strip
with the Infections OF staying there at ali
haz ,rds, and nothing short OF the regular
United States army can drive them from the
Mecca towards which they have been .t:ug.
CLING so long.
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DlSMEMBERED BY DYNAMITE.
An Explosion Kills Two Men and
Fatally lniures Two Oihers.

An explosion OF dynamite occurred at the
Brooklyn IN. " Water Works, near Rock
vile Centre, by which two men were killed
and q number injured.
The explosion occurred at $40 o'clock. The
dynamite was being used for blowing up tree
stumps on the line Of the extension OF the
Brooklyn aqueduot, half fa.mile east of Rock
vile Centre.
Two laborers who were wa king fear, were
blown to pieces, parts Of their bodies being
thrown in every direction. Two others were
fatally injured.
Tee shock OF the explosion created conster-
nation. Many houses were shaken. and a
number Of window panes were broken.
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A REIGN OF TERROR,
Six Men Killed within OaIy Ten Days
Along Iu River iu w. va.

Along Ius River in w. va.
Information received from the borders Of
wayne and Logan counties on Tug River Is
That reign of terror ex stS there. Th, Nor.
FOLK and Western railroad has brought
dangerous clement into this county. and
large number OF floating saloons have been
Plying up and down the streams, and law
iessness reigns suprem,.
No fewer than six men have been killel In
drunken brawls within the space OF 10 days
Two ne4ro.s nameI Allen an Smith quar-
reiei ina boat-bouss on Tug River and In
tne nght both were killed. Preceding this
beii Lambert, Charles Adkins and two whisky
sellers, whoss names are not known, were
kilied In various fights, while several have
been serious y injured. The country between
,ne contre OF disturbance AM Wayne Court.
mouse Is so thinly sett ell and mountainous
That the county officers are power.ess to do
anything. TO add TO the plication, there
threatens to be a revival of the family ieudy
long raging in that section, an peacaole set
Tiers are alarmed for their So ETY..
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the left; and from the oriel measured the
width of the stone ledge out,ide. Van
Hceck's supposition was Just; it was
wider than expected. measuring q trihe
less than my span, which is nine inches.
Van Hoeck placed himself fiat against a
wall, and turning out his toes until he
obtained the limit of width upon which he
could sustain his equilibrium, bade me
measure the distance between his heel and
the wall. found it was fully three inches
within my span, and was astoni'hed to
perceive upon how narrow space ono
may stand with safety. This settled the
roint. Lola might we'll have passed along
the ledge with safety.
Now" said Van Hoock, draw me
plsu of the rooms, roughly and broadly,
showing their relative position to the
stairs, the bay, and the picture gallery.
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WHYi

Heart OF mo, why do you siahf
Why droop your eye,ids, pale and shy,
Like snow hakes that on vtolets 1ie2
Why do you sigh. my hearth
Sweeting, wherefore do you weep
Till the flowers that May winds steep
When the day has sunk 10 sleep.
Seem from bods o dew to roepP
Why do You weep, my sweet2
oh, my love, whence comes this glow,
Like the sunset on tho snow,
Which on your fair face doth showp
Why do you blush, my queen2
Must speak your answer, dear2
Listen, then, and you shall hear
why you Sigh, and weep. and blush
Why cen now you bid me hush.
Sing, oh, sing. ye birds that bo;
Answer, music OF the sea;
bpm, Old earth, to melody;
FOR my Qne love ioveth me.
- - HbGn oHo mon. m .ho&,k2 "A : = a
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XXI.---NEW SERIES.

-Is it not very probable, my dear,
said the baronet, that the sound you
speak of was also the outcome Of fear?"
Il had no fear when I went first to the
window. The sound was . reality. 1t is
that wish explained"
do you know what time it was when
the tapping first began, Miss Lsscelles?" "
Van Hoeck asked.
1T was quarter to one by my watch
when recovered from the fit.
May ask, Miss, without offense, il q
thing o this kind hes ever happened you
afore?" asked the Judge.
AS child l was timid, but cannot
remember ever being 30 frightened"
You don't look rs il trifle would
skeor you, / will allow" and, rising from
his chair, the Judge added, "if you'll ex-
eHzS ehd y ep end psospest. The place
me like as u the KID bad beeas )
hand in this game.
by al MEANS" said the baronet;
"the sooner the truth is discovered the
better"
We all went out on to the lawn which
fa"ed that part of the building in which
Edith's Ioon was situated.
On the way Van Hoeck, who had taken
my arm for guidance, gripped it tightly,
and whispered:
What did l tell you? This Is the be-
ginning Of the end!"
CHAPTER VI,
1t is necessary for the reader to know
what kind of building Monken Abbey was,
and something of the disposition Of its
rooms, in order to follow clearly the ac-
tion of the drama that took place within
walls. can do no better than to give
the description by which brought the facts
home to the comprehension of my blind
partner
Tell me what you see, Thorne," he
said, as we stood on the lawn.
AN old Gothic building, fanked by two
later additions in the Tudor style, tha:
project beyoad it "
Il don't understand, he said impa
tiently; cant you make it clearer to me2'
i had a note book in my pocket, and
pressing the met ,llic pencil hard upon the
paper, drew this rough diagram:
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TWO MEN TORN TO PIECES.
Bursting Boilers XIII Two and Fatally
Nntupe MANY Athe..

BurStiD q Boilers XIII Tw o and Fatally
Injure Many Others.
Two boilers at the North west Colliery,
three miles north OF Cirbondale, Pa, ex.
ploded with terrific force during the noon
hour, while a large number Of men were in
the room eating their lunch.
The buildings were hurled to the ground
and the fl ying pieces Of the boilers won't hum
dreds OF feet in the air.
Two OF ths men. George Ross Of Carbon.
dale and Peter TitsoD, of Northwest, wero
torn into pieces.
Several others were painfully injured by
scalding steam and the debris under which
they we're buried, and three or four of them
will die.