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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-04-02
THE SONG OF THE SOUTH.
The Report of tho Tradesman for tho
First Quarter Of 1901.

CHATTANOOGA, March 25.-The
Tradesman's report Of now industries
established in the Southern States dur
ing the first three months of 1891 shows
a total of 853, against S37 for the cor
responding period of 1890 and 612 in
the corresponding period of 1889. The
figures for the quarter show healthful
and steady growth in the South's ma
terial development.
During the three months there were
established in the South six agricul-
tural implement works, six barrel fac.
tories, twelve boot and shoe factories,
comparatively new industry in the
South, only two having been established
in the first quarter of 1890, and one in
the first quarter of 1880 three brew
cries, one bridge works, two car works,
ten carriage factories, forty-tvC cotton
and woOllen mills, (Which is somewhat
below the number In the corresponding
quarter Of 1890, but the distribution is
general, Georgia leading with twelve
South Carolina eight, Texas seven, and
nearly every other Southern State be-
ing represented) lifty-eight large deyel,
opment and improvements companies
Texas leading with twelve, Alabama
ten; thirty-one electric light companie.
organized, twenty-five flour and grist
mills, forty-sevcn foundery and ma
chine shops, against offortyy,three in 1880
and forty-live in 1889, Texas leading
with ten, Virginia nine and the balance
equally distributed; nine blast furnace
companies organized, against twenty
two in the same period or 1890 and
seventeen in 1889; seven gas works or.
ganlZed, tWentV-eight ice manufacture
Ing plants, tifty-three mining and quar-
rylng companies incorporated, four nail
works, eight oil mills, against twenty
one for the corresponding period of
1890; five pOtteries, one rolling mill
company, tty-three street railroad
lines incorporated, twelve tanneries.
thirty-two water-works chartered, l4l
woodworking plants and seventy-nine
miscellaneous industries.
The phosphate excitement in the
South is shown by the fact that thirty
two new companies were organized
during the quarter, nine Of which were
formed in Florida.
The extraordinary activity in rail
road building in the South is showing
the fact that during the three months
nlncty-threc new railroad companies
were incorporated, of which thirteen
were In Virginia., thirteen in North
Carolina, twelve in Georgia. ten in
Alabama, seven each in West Virginia
Texas and South Carolina and eleven
in Tennessee.
The Tradesman says that present in,
dlcations point to continued activity
in the South in all industrial branches
and the ensuing year gives more flat.
terlng promise of substantial develop
mcnt in manufacturing growth thar
any previous year, the most gratifying
feature Of this being the diversified
character Of The new industries.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-04-02
a German FIend.

ALTOONA, Pa, March 24.-Saturday
last, Christian Iceberg, a mihdle-aged
German, went to the house OF John
SmidtHuber, on Fourth avenue, this
city, and after playing with the chill
dren a while, caught up iive-year-old
son and seated him on the top of red
hot stove. The child's screams brought
badly burned, piece Of flesh sticking
to the stove. Iceberg escaped, and was
not seen again until this morning, when
he slipped into the house and again
caught the child and attempted to re-
peat the cruel act Of Saturday. A
neighbor came to the rescue and Lei
berg was captured.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-04-02
Suffering In Montana,

ST. PAUL, Minn., March 2O.-Ad.
vices from Cut Bank, Mont, the pre-.
sent terminus Of the Great Northern
Extension, state that the heavy storm
of six weeks ago totally suspended work
of all kinds, throwing 1000 men out OF
employment. A large number of the
men started to traverse the deep snow
to Summit, 10 miles further West, and
many perished from cold and exposure.
The record 80 far is seven from freezing,
while large numbers had arms and legs
frozen. Il is also certain that q great
many have perished of whom no traces
have been found, and whose bodies have
made food for wolves and coyotes.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-04-02
No Moro Runaway Horses.

CHICAGO, March 2l.-Thc many
sided utility Of electricity to modern
necessities was impres sed upon a large
crowd to-day in an exhibition of its APP
plicatlon to stopping runaway horses.
1t is common "you touch the button''
contrivance and was invented by q liy-
cry man. Beneath the drivers box q
Two volt battery .s located. .rGin which
Is transmitted current a.onc the lines
TO the herse's nose and can be operated
easily by the driver or any one IN the
carriage. In the test to-day a runaway
team were thrown upon their launches
instantly. In addition to this device
tor stopping runaway teams the invcn-
tor has made an electric stimulator for
starting lazy or balky horses and Civ
ing them style" This is operated
through the lines also, the current being
applied, to the horses sides by copper
plates in the back band.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-04-02
Married by tho Governor.

COLUMBIA, s. g., March 25.-The ex-
ecutlVe mansion was last night the
scene OF a brilliant event and the govern
or ollciated for the first time as a par.
son-his new role. The mansion was
extensively Illuminated, and at s o'cloc],
the governor united in the holy bonds
or wedlock by ciyal ceremony Mr
Josepn r. Bennan, of Atlanta, Ga, and
boro, S. 9. The bride was accomnanied
to Columbia by her mother, her brotber.
in.law, MIR. Ulysses =. Desportes, and his
wife, her sister, Mrs. James III. Rion
and daughter, all of Winnsboro. THE
bride is a lovely young Jewess, while
the groom Is a young Gentile-2a pro.
gressiye business man of the Gate city
The State. ~
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-04-02
ITALIAN INTERFERENCE.
\ Topic of Gossip in Diplomatic Circles
IN Washington.


WASHINGTON, March 25.-In diplo-
matte circles speculation is going on as
to what will be the outcome of the re-
cent massacre in New Orleans so far as
the United States and the Italian Gov
ernmentS are concerned. Several eve
nlngS ago Il party of gentlemen, COM
posed Of two foreign representatives to
this country, 4 prominent official of the
State department, and two naval ofli-
GERS We're discussing the subject of re-
paratlon by this Government. Opin-
ions differed widely as to the means to
be employed in bringing about a settle
m&pt satisfactory to both Govern
ments. The State department official
appeared to take a III Ore serious view
of the situation than any Of his COM
panions, and he predicted that "we hav g
not heard the last of this matter vet"
After explaining that Italy has the
third largest and most formidable navy
in the world. he aStonished his hearers
by offering to wager a supper at the
club for the party that within three
weeks one or more Italian war ships
will be at the mouth of the MiSSiSSi D pi
Riyer. His language had Il semi Otli-
clal flavor, with just enough mystery
about it to create the impression upon
his hearers that he knew considerably
more on the subject than he cared
to talk about. The inference is
that Italy is greatly incensed at
the "Slaughter" Of her people in
New Orleans, and will demand
heavy indemnity or know the reason
why. There is conservative element
among the Italians who take less
warlike view Of the situation and pre-
fer that nothing should be done hastily
calculated to disturb the friendly rela-
tions between the two Governments
and they will go to any reasonable
length to avoid a conflict. This feeling
is said to be due to the interest Italy
takes in the coming Worlds Fair, in
honor OF the memory Of "Christofo
Columbo," SO dear to every Italian
heart. If an amicable settlement is
reached the Worlds Fair will probably
play an important part in the neg otia-
tionS.
The foreigners present maintained a
d1gnilled silence during the discussion,
only joining in when it was necessary
to correct the American idea of certain
European customs. The naval officers,
while admitting that Italy has a for
midable navy, were not willing to con-
cede that she could come over to our
shores and frighten us into any conces-
sion she might suggest. New Orleans
would naturally be the point Of attack
should Italy assume warlike attitude,
for it was there the alleged outrage
upon her citizens occurred. Consider
ing the peculiarities Of the Mississippi
River at that point, 1t is said the Ital-
ian cruisers would encounter great diff
liculty in overcoming such obstruc-
tions as the United States army and
navy could set up. SO long as this war
talk is confined te the club rooms and
similar retreats theIe is but little dan
ger the two Governments coming to-
gether in battle array.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-04-02
Gen, Johnston,s Funeral.

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Funeral
services were held at II o'clock Tues
day morning over the remains of the
late Confederate general, Joseph f.
Johnston, at st. Johns Episcopal
church. The services were Of the SIM
plest character. no attempt at decorat-
ing the church was made, and no flow.
ers save a wreath OF immortelles on the
cof1in,were visible.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-04-02

1Ol0lS ~ S6S, ,2U5 O,e96, 16U
70 get the local population of these
states 2,oSl Chinese, 100 Japanese and
$.2O7 Indians should be added to the
sums of the white and colored popula-
ton.
Several tables are given which show
the movement Of the cOlored element
OF the population during the last half
century. An inspection of the tables
makes it evident, says the bulletin, that
there has been 10 extended NOrthWard
movement Of this element since the
time Of the civil war. Indeed, with
the exception of the District Of Colum-
Dia, the border States appear to have
lost rather than gained, and during
the last decade there becomes a percep-
tible SOuthWard movement Of the col
ored element from the border States
into those bordering the gulf, particu-
larly into Mississippi and Arkansas
where they have increased proportion
atcy to the whites Let the States
under consideration be divided into
two groups, the first comprising Della
ware, Maryland, District of Columbia,
Virginia, West Virginia, North Caro-
lima, kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri
and Kansas, and the second, South Ca
olina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, NV
SlsSlppi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkal, J
SaS. Now, tho increase Of whites in
the first OF these groups from 1880 to
1880, was at the rate Of % per cent,
while that Of tho cOlored element was
but 90 per cent. In the second Of
these groups the rate of Increase Of
whites was 318 per cent, while that Of
the colored WAS 191 per cent. In the
llrSt group the number of colored to
100000 whites diminished between
1880 and 1890 from 26,7O1 to 23,OS8, or
$50 per cent, while in the second group
1T diminished from S1,45G to 1861, or
only 9.6 per cent. There is, therefore.
q perceptible tendency Southwark Of
the colored people, which, by no means
powerful, has resulted in drawing
notable proportion of that element
from the border states and in produc-
| ing in two of the far Southern States
more rapid increase of the coloTed ele-
ment than of the white.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-04-02
A Terrible Tumble.

LYONS, Kansas, March 20.-A horri-
bic accident occurred at the Lyons
Rock Salt companys mills at this place,
at 4 o'clock this morning. -Four mon
we're decending the shaft in a bucket,
when tho traveller became loosened and
fell to the cage, about 500 feet down tho
shaft. The four men in the bucket we're
Instantly killed. Two of the men had
the backs Of their heads cut off complete
Iy, from their eyes to the base of their
skull; two were disemboweled; one was
so badly mangled as to be almost unrec-
ognizable. The names Of the men were
Thos Buck, Nelson Van Brooklyn,
Thos, McCandler and Fred. A. Miller.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-26
Care of the Hair.

so many people seem to be in trou-
BILE about their hair just now, says the
New York Evening Post, thet few
lines on the subject of such general in
terest may be opposite. To ~. G..
nj. we reply that curling the hair over
hot irons does tend to destroy grad
ually the natural oil in it, and finally
to make it harsh, brittle and lustre-
less. Inregard to frequent cutting and
shampooing, once in six weeks is often
enough to visit the hairdresser, and
many women are old-fashioned enough
to clip the hair when the moon is wax
ing "An absurd superstition, say
many, but all the same this rule is
observed, and while this may do no
good SO far as the moon is concerned
it causes regularity in the time OF the
cutting. Some physicians say that too
frequent securing and washing of the
hair is not beneficial, and that tho
operation, II thoroughly performed
once in two months, will keep the
head in fine order, unless ones occu-
patton is such as to bring one in con-
tact with much dust. A solution
(weaD OF camphor, borax and am
monia water is very often used, thor
oughly rinsing the head and hair after
this application. Quillia bark is used
Mt times with advantage, to wash the
hair above the forehead. Put piece
in bowl of warm water and move
the hand briskly round, and round
till the water is frothy. This is less
drying than many hair washes. The
Japanese mode is to rub the whites
of eggs in the scalp-this very thor
oughly, taken at once rinse in tepid
ammonia water frothed with q bit OF
CASTLE soap, then rinse again in clear
warm water. 1t is said that no one
ever saw bald Chinese or Japanese
woman or one with very gray hair.
Frequent brushing also tends to
brighten and strengthen the hair. In
conclusion, we give a French woman's
lotion for strengthening the hair:
Rose water, one pint; sulphate of
zinc, one drachm; tincture OF gals,
six drahms; eau de COLOGNE, one ounce
castor oil, two ounces. Mix, and
nioisten the roots OF the hair with the
lotion twice day for two months.
y his is pronounced excellent, but it
must not be imagined that it will suit
all equally well. Many people cannot
tolerate cantharides, which is q con-
stituent OF most hair tonics.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-26
For Carrying Baby.

There is always something being in
vented for the benefit of one class or
another, and the latest production OF
inventive genius, the patent "baby
carrier" will speedily appeal to the
great host OF mothers. This most in
genious and useful little article is in
reality miniature hammock, which
can be fastened round the neck at
various heights by strong hooks; the
baby beng placed inside, the hands of
the nurse are left perfectly free, the
arms are saved from any strain or
subsequent aching, and perfect COM
fort and safety are insured for the
child. The "baby carrier" weighs
under three ounces, will wash, and
when not in use can be folded up into
very small compass and carried in
the pocket. Every woman knows how
when baby wants to be nursed every
thing else must be put aside, and
every movement studied, therefore
the value of an article the use of
which admits of book or work
being held, and saves the arms from
many an hours aching, can be
thoroughly appreciated.-Lad Pic
tOrial
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-26
IMMIGRATION TO LOUISIANA.
Many Northsrners have Taken Up Lam
In tho Pelican State.

Many Northsrners have Taken Up Land
In tho Pelican State.
The people OF Louisiana are anxious
to enlarge the population and wealth
of the state by immigration. and there
,lre several periodicals published for
tho purpose OF promoting It. A recent
number OF one of those papers the
American. is wholly occupied with ac-
counts OF the attractions OF South
western Louisiana 1t appears by the
accounts that though, until recent
period, Louisiana had a large acreage
that was open to settlement and could
be- purchased at $l.25 per acre, yet the
people there were in no humor to in
vite immigration until about ten years
ago, when big crops produced desire
for still further prosperity. The first
immigration OF Importance in this gen.
Grafton began after the Cotton Centen-
NAL Exposition In New Orleans.
l8S4-85, when the northern visitors
got some knowledge OF the various
regions OF the state. and this immigra-
ton increased slowly until the Inter-
Otdte AGRICULTURAL 'SoHNchtiou Wuo
held in 1887 after which it grew rap
idly. most OF the newcomers being
northerners who settled on homesteads
and who took up great tracts OF prairie
land. These rolling prairies green
the year round, covered with wild
flowers. and haunted by wild horses,
looked very inviting to the settler.
The soil was variant, but most OF 1t ex-
trenely fertile and ready to produce
grain and vegetables. sugar cane, rice
and cotton, as well as fruit including
oranges and figs, grapes. peaches, and
pears. BY 1890 the settlers had taken
up nearly all the desirable land there,
and had built many shanty towns,
which they tried to boom.
Thus, through immigration, these
regions Of Louisiana have been
brought under culture and put in the
way Of still further growth. More
immigrants are yet wanted. but they
must now pay for the land, and cannot
get town sites unless they have green
backs.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-26

IT has been forced upon the atten-
ton Of nominally Christian people
that neither God nor nature created a
pauper nor denied to their creatures
an abundance OF life's necessarics.
The lesson OF this truth has led to the
admission that human suffering must
be traced to mans inhumanity to man.
Accepting the logic, the man OF
wealth IL appalled, at the outlook. It
is impossible even for the most veal
thy to appreciably minimize the suf-
fering by which they are constantly
surrounded. Simple arguments dem.
onstrate that such IN attempt would
result only in increasing by one. mt
least the number OF claimants for
public charity.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-26
TALK FOR THE WOMEN.
CUBJECTs OF INTEREST TO
THE FAIR SEX.
Care o. the Ha'r--Sone Girls are
Mean--FemaIe BlacksmIths In
England--Women Travelling
Aione--For Carrying
Baby.
Female ela oksmlths In England.

Female Bla cksmiths In England.
Efforts are being made in Great
Britain to secure legislation that
would prohibit the employment OF
women and girls in the business of
making nails, spikes and, chains. 1t
has been said that female employment
in this direction was OF complusion,
not OF choice. Philanthropists have
pictured the dingy smithy, with it's
lurid glare OF leaping sparks, it's sonor-
GUS chime OF the falling hammer, md
the British Amazon, with the biceps
OF an athlete, pounding the red-hot
metal. Eve waiting on Vulcan has in
voked the pity and caress of human.
ity and furnished the text for many a
political TRADE against the Govern
ment and civilization that made such
conditions necessity in industrial
life.
We have nothing to say against this
crusade for female !, emancipation.
though il the truth be told the Anna
IONS OF the black country, with it's
countless furnaces and it's smoke
darkened sky, are by no means the
serfs they seem to be, and are so far
exempt from the Winchesters that
have been conspicuous in some labor
troubles this side the Atlantic.
We do not believe in female employ
ment IN such Muscular business rs
making spikes and chains. The forge
Is no place for woman, but il she
chooses to swing a hammer, who can
prevent it? 1t may be an abnormal
prediction. and by no means coinci-
dent with the pnrlor-and piano idea
oil the modern Eve, but III an age when
women are captains OF ships and run
ming the municipal government of
cities, no law can anAul the right of
the gentler sex to make the shoe or
pound the anvil.
That there are two sides to this
question OF female blacksmiths can no
longer be doubted, since delegation
OF lady iron-workers waited on the
Home Secretary to protest against
with their rights. There
was nothing savoring OF sickness,
ntrophy or nervousness in this anna
zonian deputation. If dry goods were
but poorly represented, force and flesh
were here in robust conditions. One
OF the speakers had reached the mod
est age OF 81 years, of which quite fif-
ty had been spent hammering iron,
with occasional relapses, during which
she had bequeathed fourteen children
to her husbands care and the census
oil the nation.
\ lass OF is years, who welded n
hammer weighing s pounds, pleaded
her Improvement i'm health as o rea-
son why the law should not interfere
with her business. Appearances justi-
fled her logic, for she had the nerve OF
a lioness and the shoulders OF an ath-
lete.-Age of Steel.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-26
SIGHTS AND CASUALTIES.

The ragpickers of Paris collect about
$40, 900 worth a night
A Tunisian girl has no chance Of mar
riage unless she weighs over 200 pounds
A correspondent of the Book Buyer
writes: 'In the large amount of reading
do, ! see references made to Ibid
What is the ibid"
One of the sights Of Bangor, Me-, on
the morning Of July s was herd Of four
deor calmly feeding upon the lawn of q
suburban residence.
A woman in San Francisco went into a
hotel, leaving ~, 900 in satchel in her
carriage. She returned in a few minutes
to find the money gone.
In New York an unknown man hit upon
an odd way Of committing suicide He
lifted the lid from "A sewer manhole, and
jumping in, was drowned.
A Spanish milled dollar OF 1918 has
been found in the dirt under a house In
West Paris, Me. II is in excellent condi-
ton, the design and lettering being re-
markedly distinct.
The other day a farmer came into Wet
more, Kan, with seven twigs of different
lengths in his pockets to buy sh ices for the
family. The measures ranged all the way
from three to fourteen inches
A stone Of q white, grayish substance,
filed with small stones and pebbles, was
recently taken from the Connecticut river,
near Hartford Some who have examined
1t declare II to be Of meteoric origin.
Mrs. w. B. Harris, Of Virginia, New,
hurt her finger several weeks ago and to
decden the pain bathed the member In a
strong solution of carbolic acid. The acid
killed the finger and she was obliged to
have 1t amputated.
The custom-hous agent In Duisburg as
sessed collection of butterflies as ''poul-
try" for the reason that they had wings
and it required much time and patience to
got the collection passed free as an object
Of science and art.
James Moser, a confectioner Of Pater-
son, N. j., was charging a soda water
fountain at his store when the fountain
burst and large piece of It struck him
in the neck, severing the jugular voin, and
causing death in few minutes.
A barefoot girl Of Big Stone, Tenn,
while gathering ginseng one day recently,
suddenly found herself In q rattlesnake's
den. When the battle was over she
counted sixty three dead reptiles about
hcr, having escaped herself without .
scratch.
A Searsport (Me.) man has furnished a
new illustration of thrift. He walked
from his town down to Belfast, distance
of six miles, to take an excursion steamer
to Bangor, because the fare was the same
from both places and he would thus get
moro sail for his money.
An old farmer in Massachusetts, was
about to enter hack at the funeral of his
wife, when his eyes rested for a moment
on the horses-a pair OF grays, "Not by
long sighti' he yelled. ~ won't ride
after hearsc behind no white horses.''
The undertaken and the other members OF
the party endeavored to induce the man
to enter the vehicle, but he absolutely re-
fused saying: I'm DO the next Of the
family to die IL l do, and ain't taking
any chances" Finally another pair OF
horses were sent for, and then the farmer
clambered In and the procession started