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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-10
EX-pricst Boyle Acquitted.

A special dispatch to the Baltimore
Sun says: "EX- Priest j. j. Boyle, of
the Church Of the Sacred Heart,
Raleigh, f. c., was acquitted Satm-
day night of charge of assaulting
Miss Geneva Whitaker, aged seven
teen years, Il member Of the congre-
CATION of which Boyle was assistant
pastor. This was the second trial of
the case. In the first one Boyle was
found guilty and was sentenced to be
hanged. He appealed to the Supreme
Court OF North Carolina, and was
granted the trial which ended in a
verdict of not guilty Evidence was
introduced Saturday tending to show
that cries for help from n person in
BOylc's room could be heard in the
church. Miss Alice Upchurch tcsti-
fled that she was in the church while
Miss Whitaker was in Boylc's room,
and that she heard no calls for help.
There was II great audience in the
court room. Boyle was calm and
collected and employed much of his
time reading newspapers. Mcssrs.
L. {. Fuller, George II. Snow and
i'' 'h' i'HUIit iptStllJcti Ullc case lOI
the defense, while Solicitor Argo
closed for the State. The sjury rctr-
ed shortly before ten o'clock, and after
two hours dcHbcration returned the
verdict Not guilty. In spite of the
Judge order there was n wild burst
of applause from hundreds of throats
III the crowded court room at the an
nOunccmcnt Of the verdict, and ihis
was kept up for five minutes People
crowded around Boyle and congrat-
ulatcd him heartily. Then they be
gan to call on him for n speech, but
his leading attorney mounted table
and loudly announced that Boyle
would not make u speech. He went
Immediately back to Jail, where he
remained till Father Charles, of the
Church of the Sacred Heart, came for
him III n carriage and took him to the
rcctOry as his guest"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-10

"A family in Whatcom, Wash,
not liking the taste of the water they
were drawing from their ninety foot
deep well, sent q man down to in
spect it's depth. The well was in
tolerably good condition, but dead
Indian was hoisted out.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-10

The largest and heaviest locomo-
tive ever constructed was made by
the Baldwin Locomotive Works for
the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany last year. 1t weighed, with it's
tender, 225,000 pounds. The ordi-
nary weight is from $4,000 to 1865, 900
pounds.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-10

:. Premier Crispi, of Italy, is a mil
honare, although thirty years ago he
was one OF the poorest of the rcyolu-
tionary exiles. -
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-10

In the formation of single loco
motive steam engine there are nearly
5000 pieces to be put together, and
these require to be as accurately put
together as the works of q watch
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-10
CAUSE OF THIS POVERTY.
Ihat has caused this poverty?

Not so much the want of industry
on the part of our people The very
large Increase in the products from
the soil, annually, with decrease in
tho number lin the South) engaged
in agriculture, set, this charge to one
side.
Not 80 much the want of diversi
fed agriculture, Us the statistics show,
for just where diversity most obtains,
there our people IRE more seriously
md extensively involved.
Not so much the want of economy,
rs any observing man can see. Our
people are not eXtravagant in dress,
diet, tools, and implements. Very
few have means to indulge in the lux
ulies, or attempt to do so.
Not so much on account of the
calling on business in which we are
engaged, for if any one fact be clearly
established it is that agriculture and
It's kindred Industries are the basis of
wealth and prosperity in this country,
and from this fact, wish to make this
statement, that unhampered, with u
fair and equal chance ut the markets
OF the country, with currency that
"C"1I Oi"''ilJ bCCollOuRIS, una IaClIl-
tate the exchange of our products for
those weplrchase, without that bane-
ful discrimination i'll transportation
in favor OF large cities and against
small towns, and several sections, the
farmers of Georgia would in two de-
oades be the wealthiest class in the
State.
The financial policy of the govern
ment, the system established by
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-10

1t is whispered in Washington
that Bridget Swccny, q trusted old
servant Of the Tracy family, set the
fire which cost several of the family
their lives in February, while un-
dor the power of an insane impulse.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-10

After being i'll session three days
and hearing fifty witnesses on the
anti-Tillmm demonstration the Uni
versity council yesterday summoned
and individually reprimandcd each OF
the tWenty-thrce students involved.
Fifteen of the twenty-three stu
dents arc from the country, eleven
being sons Of farmers.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-04-12
Expensive Carelessness.

The recent sale at the Dead. letter Office,
Washington, D. c., calls attention again
to the amount of property lost through
imperfect addresses OR careless preparation
of parcels and letters for the mails. In
closures are put in envelopes and wrap
pers too frail to sustain their weight. The
rapid handling of mail matter demands
that the contents of every package sent by
mail should be thoroughly protected. The
authorities say that most of the valuables
sold come into possession OF the postotfice
authorities because they slip from their
coverings and cannot be identified and
replaced.
Another protection which the postoffice
authorities suggest is that of placing the
address of the sender on the outside of
every parcel and letter sent through the
mails. This will enable the local post
masters to return the mail matter missent
or misdirected directly to the sender in
stead of their following the official routine
of the transfer to the Dead letter Office at
Washington, where press of business al
lows weeks TO lapse before the matter is
returned, if ever returned, to the sender.
The grossest carelessness is manifested
in the directing of letters or parcels. 1t
is perfectly astonishing that people who
take the trouble to use the mails should
so uhdervalue their own efforts as not to
use ordinary precaution in writing dis
tinct address on the fruits of their efforts;
not only will The address lack some i'm
portant item necessary to its quick trans
fer, but it will be most indistinctly written
with pale ink and pen SO fine that in the
delivery from pile of letters one does not
wonder that it is left at the wrong address.
Not only is this carelessness expensive
to the people using the mails, but to the
government the cost of maintaining the
Dead letter Office is due entirely to igno-
rance and carelessness that is almost GRIM
inal.-ChqSstioa Union.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-04-12
American Printing.

Do you know there are 10000 papers,
magazines, ETC., published in tbs Unit
States; that there are over 62, 900 persons,
1000 of them females, employed in Ameri
can composing rooms, and that many of
the 1900 professional writers in the
country are practical printers2 The most
glorious of all the discoveries on which
the genus of the middle ages may lay his
hand and proudly say, ",This is mine
and the middle ages gave birth to all the
extraordinary inventions that give to
modern life Its vast superiority over antq-
uity-is the invention of printing.
1t is boon of unqualified good, it's
possession is entirely beneficial, for it has
added to our store of knowledge, multi
piled our enjoyments, and given a new
cast to our mind and increased activity to
our powers. 1t has raised US in the scale
of thinking beings, has enlarged the limits
of our reason. added to the dignity of our
nature by giving birth to public option,
and now nan is no longer content if he
does not know all the news ard have daily
information about the whole human race
N d picna,kde
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-04-12
Something About Good Byes

Every now and then, as we journey
through this vale from the cradle to the
grave, it becomes necessary for US to say
goodbye. Generally it is said in sadness
aad with sigh. We wiring the hand Of
the departing friend, the sorrowful tears
are shed, then the bell rings and the train
goes around the curve. This is the good
bye that sticks in the throat like large
three cornered lump and persistently re-
fuses to be swallowed. After this kind of
farewell we 60 home feeling that some
thing has gone out of life. We are like
the man who puts his foot for another step
at the top of the dark stairway and finds
suddenly that it isn't there.
Then there is the farewell that is said
with q hilarious chuckle of joy. We say it
to the bill collector, whom we have with us
always, or have had for long time. We
say it to the bore, the spring poet, to the
man who reads the exchanges and to the
writer who invariably refers to bear as
bruin.
The sweetest goodbye Is that of girl
at her fathers front gate, when only you or
and the girl and the twinkling stars are
present. To some of us it is only mem
DRY, this kind of farewell, but it is q
memory that will remain fresh and green
long after we have passed that callow age
The saddest good bye is tie one that is
said by the side of an open Rich
ard s. Gra0es, IN National Weeklu.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-04-12
The Royal Children Of Germany.

The young Emperor of Germany, Will
liam Ii, has FIVE little boys The eldest is
seven years old. He is the Crown Prince,
and the heir to the throne. He will some
day be Emperor of Germany. He is a fine,
manly little fellow.
Germany is very military country, and
the Emperor William is such thorough
soldier that strict military discip line is the
order of the day in the nurseries of his
little people. AS soon as petticoats are
lett off, the tiny boys are dressed in baby
uniforms, and the young Crown Prince
looks quite like little soldier.
When their father visits them in their
own quarters (as suppose | ought to call
such military nursery the Crown Prince
commands his smaller brothers to "faIl
in Then Frederick and Albert, who are
scarcely more than babies, fall in Lit
tie Prince Albert is such mite that he is
not able to keep his position for long, and
he soon trots away to his nurses side.
But the Crown Prince and Prince Fred
erick stand stiff and starched like resi- sol
diers, till their father returns their salute
in proper fashion,
When the little Crown Prince was six
years old he was given bed room to him
self instead of sleeping in the nursery
with the others. He was very pleased,
and said ooh, how nice; now ne5d not
be with the children any more
In the summer of 1888 all five boys had
charming holiday with their mother at
the beautiful castle of Oberhof, in the for
est of Thuringia. Th-ir father was away.
A little fort was built for them in the cor
ner of the gardens, with tent and two
small cannon. The eldest three, dressed
in officers uniforms, paraded in front of
the fort. Then while the Crown Prince
beat the drum, an old soldier showed the
other two how to attack and defend the
fort. Little Prince Augustus William,
who was only year and "a half old, was
dressed in white and wore tiny helmet.
He Looked on and clapped his hands.
In Germany every boy, whether be is
the son of the Emperor or of peasant,
has, some day. to be soldier.
The Emperor is very fond of his five
boys. Almost his first question is, when
he returns home, Chow are the boys ~
Little Hen and Women.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-04-12
The Bluahird's Home.

There is an old farm house which stands
back from the road on one of the good,
rich farms of Wisconsin, where not more
than q year ago spent several months. l
had noticed that upon one corner of the
house, toward the road, there was stick
fastened and on that stick was hing so
old tin teapot had often wondered why
it was placed there and why it was allowed
to renlain, but had never thought to in
quire. ODe night the host came in and
asked II did not covet that teapot. ! re-
piled that | had no special desire to pos
sess it. At this he informed NE that it had
a history and was of more value than
seemed inclined to believe. He then told
me the story connected with this conspic-
uous ornamentC?.
In the earlier days of the farm house
there stood at the corner of which 1 have
spoken, a large apple tree. Under this
the grindstore was kept SO that the men,
when they came to sharpen their tools,
could stand in the shade of the tree. There
was stick driven into the ground near the
grindstone and to this was fastened the old
teapot, in such position that the water
from it would fall upon the grind5tone
when in use.
One spring when the bluebirds came. a
pair took possession of the teapot and
built their nest in it. Here the eggs were
laid, and during the summer two broods of
young birds were Matched. Although
every time the erindstone was used the
stick had to be removed, when it was re-
placed, the mother bird would come back
again.
The neTt year the teapot was hung in
the apple tree and the same pair of birds
made it their home for second time. This
they continued until the apple tres finally
died and had to be cut down. The teapot
was then fastened to an oak tree which
stood near by. But after the nest was
built, the eggs laid and young birds
Matched. Madam Puss thought it time to
investigate. She climbed the tree, walked
out on the limb until she reached the nest,
when she killed and ate the nest of young
birds. That year the old bird abandoned
the nest. The next year it was thought
best not to let the teapot hang upon the
tree where the birds had had such bad
luck, as they might wish to build there
again. And so it was hung upon the cor
ner of the house where the birds have con-
tinued to inhabit it. They come every
spring when the trees are budding and
stay during the summer, raising their two
broods of birds each year, and fly away
when the cold days come.
One year a bird house was erected not
far from the old nest and the old teapot
was removed in hopes that the bluebirds
would occupy the house When they came
they flew around for several days but did
nosbegin a nest. Finally seeing they were
looking and waiting for the teapot it was
again placed upon the corner Of the house
where it still remains.
Every year since thy first found it
have they built nest in the old tin tea
pot. How many years they will continue
to do so cannot be said. But every year
the occupants of the old farm house look
for them, glad to see them once again, and
happy to welcome them back % their old
home -Ha3Tie Henderson, in Western
RuraI.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-04-12
Her First Story.
A TOUCHING NARRATIVE TOLD BY A NEW
YORK MAGAZINE EDIToR.

A TOUCHING NARRATIVE TOLD BY A NEW
YORK MAGAZINE EDIroR.
A sad little story was told yesterday by
q co-editor on one of the largest and best
known magazines of the country ''Al.
most ten years ago." he said, "a short
story of considerable merit had been sub
mitted to the magazine by a young woman
quite unknown to US Or to fame, and had
been accepted and paid for. 1t was filed
away With other accepted articles to be
used when its turn came. A short time
ago there came letter from the young.
girl, asking modestly if that story might
not be printed soon, but giving no reason
for the request. Two months went on and
then came second letter, written in the
same hand. but in weaker and fainter
characters, as if the hand that held the
pen were scarcely able to guide it. This
letter again asked that the story might be
printed soon, if possible. MY physician
tells me- it sal l. that | can live but
few months at the farthest. had hoped
to live to do great deal of good work of
this kind, but you have my first and last
piece. | have cared SO much for it that |
think could be happier IN dying if l
might see it in print before l go.' The
magazine for the coming month was
bound, so nothing could be done with
that. The sheets for the saaond mouth
were printed and resdy for binoing, and
the matter for the third magazine was
well under way. We held short consul
tation. the result of which was that tho
story vas SET up and the sheets contain
ing it substituted for certsin sheets in the
magazine fer the second month. 1t was
no smsl matter to make the change so
late in the day, but we did it, and the lst-
ter of thanks received from the Soung girl,
who died shortly sfterward, mere than
paid IN. Y LITTER
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-04-12
Suitable Legs and Feet.

Every creature has the kind of legs and
feet best suited to it. Birds living in
marshes have long, slender legs like stills
and some of them are called "stilt birds"
Tie large body of the elephant stands
upon four thick pillars ; the stag has sup
porters of lighter and nimbler quality
Animals that get some of their Lying in
the water. as the beavers otters, swans,
ducks and geese, are born with paddles on
their feet The mole, again, is born with
spades on his forelegs. so that he may dig
his way through the ground, and the
camel has his feet carefully padded, and
his legs of sufi ,ient length to lift his head
high above the sand waves so that his
eyes may be protected from glare and dust.
Detroit Free Press.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-04-12
Planting Chufas.

G. s Powell: will give my method of
planting chufas, one of the most valuable
hog products of the farm. / always plant
in June after my wheat and rust proof oat
crop This is as coon as care to plant.
The day cut the grain off the ground that
| intend planting | bed my chufas in moist
dirt and keep them exposed to the sun
shine (and moist) three or four days, when
they will be swollen or sprouted. I then
lay off rows, drop the nuts, ridge on them
with small turning plow.. When the
plants begin to show, which will be in
from four 10 six days, drag off the ridges,
split ont the middles, and weeded, side
twice and the crop is made, and just to
please the women and children I mix q
liberal quantity of watermelon seed with
the chufas and an astonishing late crop of
melons is the result, and never word of
complaint about them.
Good seed, good and prompt work, with
liberal use Of manure, will insure sue
c0Sg
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-04-12
An Alarm Bottle for Poison.

A Chicago man has invented a bottle
stopper to be used exclusively for poisons.
The superiority over the old fashioned
article lies in the construction of the stop
per. The projection which enters the neck
of the bottle is ground glass, with small
hole in one side, through which protrudes
little rod or trigger. The top of the stop
per is covered with small bell inclosing
cog wheels, which are so arranged that
when the stopper is removed the bell will
ring. Wheaat is laid down it rings again,
and when returned to its place in the bot
tie it again sounds the alarm. The
mechanism is so arranged that it is abso-
lutely impossible to remove or replace the
stopper without first ringing the bell, thus
making it impossible for druggist, if he
is careful in the filing of his bottles, to
deal out poison in the place of harmless
drugs without receiving warning as to
the dangerous nature of the PREPARATION
CHICAGO Meas
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-04-12
Roping a Big Wolf.

Young Capt. Nelse Valleaux, youth
between Is and Is years of age, performed
feat that stands unrivaled in the history
of prairie exploits Mounted on his trusty
and sure footed Montana horse he essayed
to capture with the lariat an immense
gray wolf. Twice the beasts neck was
encircled by the rawhide lariat and twice
the animals sharp teeth severed the
strands as the young horseman was at
tempting to disable the savage beast.
The third time Nelse caught the young
wolf around the middl of the body and
started on a run, dragging it near the
edge of cut bank until he tumbled it
over the edge. Nelse then held the wolf
suspended in the air over the edge of the
cut bank by fastening the rope to the
pommel of the saddle. He then dis
mounted and stoned the animal to death,
the well trained horse standing perfectly
sill during the operation.-Fort Bedton
p3,eSe
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-04-12
The Voyage of Life.

Life is beset by evils and changes on
every side. From birth to manhood and
from manhood until old age eternal vigil
lance is the price of good health. There
is one remedy that has saved many rick
ETY., headaching, blood poisoned, dyspeptic
mortal to life of usefulness and robust
health. 1t is known as DR.. Bulls Sarsa-
parilla and it is Sarsaparilla that is a
Sarsaparilla. Not Thousand doses of
molasses and water for dollar, but con-
centrated essence of the best virtues of
sarsaparilla and other Alternative herbs. 1t
heals, it cures where other sarsaparilla
and blood remedies have no more effect
than so much stagnant water. If your
system Graves an Alternative, if you value
life you do yourself great injustice if you
fail to try this excellent remedy. Demand
it of your druggist and take no other
Sidney Times.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-04-12
he Rising South.
THE INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS OF THE WEEK,

THE INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS OF THE WEEK.
Last week issue of the Manufacturers
Record contained quarterly report of the
industrial progress OF the South. A COM
parlson OF new enterprises organized or
projected during the last three months
with corresponding periods of the three
proceeding years makes an interesting
exhibit. 1t is as follows: New enter
prises, 1887, 923; 1888, 1876; 1889, 1859 ;
1890, 1894. There was marked increase
IN nearly every important industry. OF
furnace companies twenty four We're Or
ganizeis against nineteen during the same
period of last year and three during the
same months OF 1888, while the miscel-
laneous iron and steel works, such as roll
ing mills, pipe works, etc there were
twenty six, CT more than double the
number during the first quarter of 1888,
and of machine shops and foundries there
were fifty seven against forty-one last
year and thirty six the year before. Thus
while the South increases the number of
furnaces it maks a still more rapid in
crease in the number of it's miscellaneous
enterprises that take pig iron and turn it
into the finished product. Of flour mills,
furniture factories, ice factories, etc,
there was also an increase. In wood
working enterprises there was slight
falling off Commenting on these statis-
tics, the Manufacturers Record says:
{ Looking over the broad field of industry
that is sufficiently represented in tables,
comparing the achievements of the last
three months with those of any similar
period during the past decade, remember
ing all that has been prepared by immense
investments, amour ing to many mil
lions of dollars, to become productive and
profitable in the near future, we can see
multitude of reasons for believing that the
South has just crossed the threshold of
development, and that for long time to
come advances in all lines If industry
will be such as to dwarf, by their great
ness, all that the world now looks upon
with anaZpment