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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-03
Shortsned by 60 Miles.

WILMINGTON. N. c., Feb. 19.-The
Atlantic Coast Line today laid the last
rail upon their Fayetteville Branch in
North Carolina, which connects the
Wilmington and Weldon and Florene
railroads at the State line between
North and South Carolina. This
shortens the Atlantic Coast Line sixty
miles and brings Charleston, savannah,
Florida. Columbia and Augusta that
much nearer to Washington and New
York. 1t gives practically an air line
between Charleston and Norfolk. with
grades not in excess of forty feet to the
mile and a maximum curative of four
degrees. The Atlantic Coast Line is
the West India fastmail route.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-03
An Ugly Cutting ARRAY.

GREENVILLE, Feb. "0.-A fatal cut
ting alfray occurred at Fountain Inn,
sixteen miles below this place, this
afternoon. viii Fowler, Ed Martin
and j. III. Poole became involved in a
quarrel which resulted in Poole being
cut to pieces. a messenger was sent
for Sheriff Gireath requesting him to
arrest Fowler and Martin. The sheriff
left at once for the scene of trouble.
Fowler says he will resist arrest and
trouble is feared, as Sheriff Gilreath is
game and will make an attempt to
effect his arrest if he can be found.
The parties are all connected by mar.
rage and the row is the outcome Of an
old family feud.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-03
Senator Irby OH the Call.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Irby
was engaged with his cOnstantly-grow-
ing correspondence when / called at his
apartments in the Metropolitan Hotel
today.
81 see in the Carolina papers," said |,
"a Call for a convention to nominate a
man to defeat Governor Tillman. AS
chairman Of the party have you any
thing to say concerning the call? 7"
Nothing" said he, except to say
that | am amused at the inconsistency
of these Leaders. In 1890, when the peo-
pie of the State, who believed in re-
forming the State Government,
thought it necessary and wise to call a
convention and nominate candidate
these same men, whose names are ap
pended to this call, threw up their
hands in holy horror and cried out:
This is treason to the Democracy OF
this State; this is Mahoneism, and that
they ought to be read out of the parJy.'
The success of that Convention proved
that 1T was right. l am glad that this
Convention has been called; first, be.
cause it means that our troubles shall
be settled in IA sensible way inside the
Democratic party, and second, it justi-
ties what the ring politicians and news
papers claimed to have been irregular
and undemOcratic in the farmers Of
1890. hope that the campaign will be
conducted in a quiet, conservative and
decent way, and that we will never see
again in South Carolina, during DO.
litical campaign, what we saw at the
Columbia meeting in 1890. But for the
patriotism and wisdom of the Tillman.
ties at that meeting, and the pluck of
Governor Tillman, there might have
been bloodshed. Any man who Is nom
mated will receive my hearty support"
News and Courier.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-03
AIKEN, $. c., Sept. 10, 1890.

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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-03
Another EIYht Opened.

COLUMBIA, 5. g., Feb. 2O.-At IL
again. The railroads seemed to be de-
termined to give the Attorney General
and his assistant as much work rs they
can do. Another big law suit is about
to be begun and it will be lengthy
one.
Yesterday Mr.. b. l.. Abney, repre-
senting the Richmond and DanvlIle
system, MIR. Barron, representing the
Atlantic Coast Line, and Mr.. Mcqueen,
the agent Of the South Carolina Rail
WayAvlsited the office of County Treas.
t nrer campbell and rendered him in cash
tne same amount of taxes that they
paid last year, and ignored the assess
menu OF their property that was made
ana That so signally differs from the
returns made by the roads.
treasurer Campbell informed them
that he could not accept the amounts
that were rendered as they were below
the amounts at which the roads were
assessed. Upon this the parties picked
up their cash and departed.
IhlS was done, it is said, in every
County of the State. In this County
the amount to be collected from the
roads Is very large, the taxes of the
South Carolina Railway being about
4,oUO and the others proportionately
large. The Columbia, Newberry and
Laurens Railroad was the only road
taxable in this County that offered the
full amount Of its taxes according to
the revised assessment. The South
Bound Road is not yet taxable. All
the other roads In this County offered
to pay the same amount Of taxes that
they offered last year. Of course the
Treasurer had no alternative and could
do nothing but refuse the amounts ten
dered as they were below what the
roads were charged with.
By this move on the part OF the rail-
roads the State failed to receive about
$4,000 that is duo 1T. The result of
this big deficiency cannot yet he fore.
told.
When the matter comes to trial it is
probable that all the roads will bunch
| their cases, and make test case of one
| OF them. The railroads Will fight the
matter vigorously and will employ emil
nent legal counsel to represent them.
n Register reporter called at Comp
troller General Ellerbe's house yester-
day afternoon to ascertain his views on
the subject and enquire what would be
done. The Comptroller was unwell
and could not grant the lntervie v, but
| 1t is stated that he will fight vigorously
on this Observation-Disclosures.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-03
EleCtrOpOlSe.

Why suffer with sickness or disease
when you can be 80 easily and quickly
cured without medicine by the use of
the Electropoise.
Rev. N. w. Edmunds, of Sumter, S.
o., writing under date of May 20, 1890,
says: For two years past Mrs. T., has
suffered with what was regarded as
malarial attacks, which began absut
May and continued through the sum-
mer and fall. Her sickness last sum-
mer was more severe and more pro-
tracted than that of the year before,
and we, therefore, looked forward with
apprehension to it's return the present
season. Early in the year she began
the use of the Electropoise, and has
continued to use it ever since without
the use of other remedies. At present
her health is excellent, and there are no
indications of the return of her malady.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-31

Time. rroba oily onc-half, il not more.
of all those who try TO kill themselves
are frustrated. The percentage of
second time is exceedingly small. |
have tried to discover the reason for
this from the lips of those who have
gone through the terrible experience.
but have not met with success.
1T is queer that persons after deyot-
ing weeks and months to considera-
ton of so mOmentous question and
deciding to end their existence should.
when foiled, declare that they were
fools, and swear never to do the like
again. Yet this is what is done in a
large majority of instances. Those
who have stared at death seem to live
life anew. The past is effaced-a new
light seems to have dawned. The sun
shine is dearer; the air is purer. 1t is
the conyalescent taking great draughts
of the outdoor air with a keenness of
relish that was unknown before
Did you ever witness a hanging?
The execution is impressive. 1t is ter
rible to see human life deliberately
and coolly taken. But this is not the
most terrible thing about a hanging.
1t is the recollection of 1.-THE mental
picture of that death scene-that is
awful. So it is with the suicide 1t
is not SO fearful to take a poisoned
draught-to pull trigger or take a
plunge. But to those who have rush
ed TO death and have failed to over
take it the recollection of that race
must be awful-and this is what deters
rash mortals from a second attempt.
This is the only explanation | can
gathG<.
what do think of suicide? 1t is
moral cowardice and physical courage.
1t takes nerve to throw ones self in
front of a moving locomotive, but a
human being that cannot bear adver-
sity lacks the higher courage. 1t is
not so that all persons who seek their
own lives are insane.
There is possibly one case in which
moral cowardice is not apparent. 1t
is in the case of the person who is
suffering torture from a fatal Illness"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-31
Patent ProOf-Reading.

Capt. H. G. McCallum is ROW a resi-
dent of Detroit. This simply means
that he has returned to the home Of
his childhood. When he was a young
lad at school he was known as plain
Hank" a rough-and-tumble young
ster, who was in for all the fun and
mischief going, but at the same time
was recognized as a bright and pre-
cocious boy. He left home early to
take q single-handed crack at the
world and comes back a winner. He
is a vessel-owner, a capitalist and a
man who knows how to make money
as opportunities present themselves.
When introduced to representa-
tive of the Free Press recently the cap
tain said: "Why. | am a newspaper
man myself Yes, sir; I'm one of the
'profesh.' When Lincoln was assassi-
mated I went down and invested half
dollar in Free Presses. | made several
dollars, reinvested, and wound up with
a big days earnings"
"Was that the extent of your news
paper work, captain?'
Not by long shot. About twenty
five years ago the proof-reader on the
old Post was taken sick. He asked me
to 90 down and serve as his sub
But | know nothing about the
business, was my reply.
go in, old boy; I'll back you. Just
correct the errors and you'll have no
trouble. Tell them that you're an old
hand at the bellows and anything will
go
We'll, sir, tackled the job. | didn't
know one of the cabalistic signs used
by proof-reader, but the old Post
never came out cleaner than it did the
next morning."
How in tie world did you manage
itp"
Simply enough. Every time
batch of proofs came in took the COM
positors down and bought them a
drink. l would have patented the
scheme, but it really came higher than
first-class proOf-reader."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-31

mlnuteIy ana with the greatest pre-
cision, for several days preceding his
death, for the benefit of his attending
physicians, one of whom was his son.
His last words were, when, with hard
ly any vitality left, he told them:
When the phenomenon which YOU
have just ascertained has occurred.
every chance is lost. and death is ONLY
a question of seconds. In fact. YOU
see it, am going to die. I am
dying" And so the man, who was his
own clinical subject, died.
Sir Morell Mackenzie,s household ex-
penses were very great. He kept six
teen servants, besides a private coach
for himself and another for his wife.
and spent every cent of his $50. 900
yearly income. Both the distinguished
doctor and his wife were very fond of
society, and their home in London was
the resort OF brilliant people It was
a rare thing for caller to find them
alone in the evening, and even then
they were in full evening dress. Mrs.
Mackenzie blazing with diamonds.
The doctors three daughters are said
to be very handsome girls, and all as
fond OF society as their parents were
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-31
A NIGHT WHEN ALL WAS PEACE.
NJ. Quad's Story of War Incident in the
shenandoah Valley.

1t was bright moonlight night in
October. The persimmon trees alone
the roadside were heavy with fruit
just being touched by the first frosts,
and now and then we caught the
pattering footsteps of coon or 'possum
on the dry leaves under the forest
trees.
There was war in the beautiful Shen-
andOah Ealley-bitter war, with rough
riders scouting the country to burn
md pillawe and add still further bur-
denS to tie old men and women left at
home. We knew this. and vet as we
road softly along the highway growing
mp to grass, and heard the songs of the
cricketS and the cries of the whippoor-
viii, there was no bitterness in any
mans heart. 1t was q night so calm
and gentle that one forgot his enemies
and remembered only his friends.
There was only corporal's guard of
us-an escort for the mail-rider. As
we came to the east and west road and
halted moment to listen to the bark
inc of watchdog affair off, there sud-
denly came to our ears the CHATTER of
horses feet coming west at gallOp.
We drew back into the shadow, dressed
our line, and every man unslung his
carbine
Fire at his horse if he refuses TO
halt" whispered the Corporal and the
next minute he had cried Halt" to
the stranger.
The unknown pulled up so suddenly
that his horse reared, wheeled about,
and fell down. Three OF us We're off
our horses in thrice, and while two
advanced upon the stranger the third
caught his Steed as it struggled up.
Its a wOman!" exclaimed one Of the
men who had placed his hand upon
her shoulder before he detected her
sex.
SO 1t was. She moved out OF the
shadow cast by the branches of q road
side tree and stood full in the moon
light. We drew nearer and looked up
on her with wonder and admiration
she was was not woman. but a gil
of %, handsome of face and trim OF tig-
ure, and she looked from man to man
and uttered never a word. She had
been within our lines; she was riding
towards those of Fitzhugh Lee 4
courier anyhow-a spy, almost with
out doubt.
And for what seemed five long min
utes no one spoke. The soft, white
moonlight seemed to compel silence:
the song of the crickets We're songs of
peace in the thickets the whippoor-
will swelled her breast and lovingly
called her mate. AT length the Cor
poral slowly swung himself out of
ms saddle. He was a bronzed-faced
Old fighter of many battles. He mo-
toned to the man holding her horse
and the animal was led nearer. Then
he knelt and held out his bio, sun
burned hand for her dainty foot She
placed il there and vaulted to her seat
we drew back and uncovered our
heads. and with a nod of her head she
was off to the West-to find a clear
road to the enemy's lines.
What made YOU do it, Corporate"
| whispered as we rode on in silence
"'TWas the will of heaven" he re-
piled as he uncovered his head. TO
lay We had war, tonight God sends us
puacer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-31
They Were Sisters.

The willful generosity of a pretty
and richly clad child, the timid joyful
ness of a pretty child in rags and the
gentle kindness of the richly clad child's
mother furnished a touching incident
on 9TH avenue near 18th street one
afternoon last week. Both children
We're girls. The ragged little girl went
into ecstasies at the sight of costly
doll which the other child was carry
ing. "Oh, mamma, see that bootiful
dolly! that bootiful, bootiful dolly"
she cried Juggling at the skirts of the
haggard and thinly clad woman at her
side.
The pretty child of fortune heard
the eager cry of delight and instantly
her little heart swelled with gener-
osity. Here, little girl" she said,
"you may have this dolly; have got
another one at home" And she pressed
the beautiful toy into the arms of the
poverty mite. The poor woman utter
ed feeble protest and the rich mamma
was about to interfere to recover the
doll when the little aristocrat ex-
claimed: "Now, mamma, you give
the little girls mamma something and
then we each will have done a good
deed"
The eyes of the rich woman and the
eyes of the poor woman met and the
rich woman's sympathies were touched
In another instant a compact green
roll was thrust into the poor woman's
hand with the gentle request, please
accept this for the children's sake."-
N. Y. Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-31
Obviously the Remedy.

A woman complained to Sergeant
Culver recently that fortune teller
had swindled her out of a 81 gold ring.
How did it happenP" asked the Ser
geant.
Il went to consult the clairvoyant
about a-well. about little affair in
which [ am interested-and she said:
L must have some of your gold be-
fore I can work the charm Well, the
only gold I had about me was that
ring, and of course l let her have it..
She agreed to return it again after a
few days, as soon as she had worked
out what | wanted to know; but when
[ went there to-day | found she had
moved, and none of the neighbors knew
where she had gone"
well, why don't you consult an
other clairyoyant, and get track Of
her?" asked the Sergeant, sympathetic
cally.
"That's so. I never thought of that, +"
said the woman, Frightening up, and
bidding the officer good day. "You
police officers beat all for thinking Of
things. Indeed you do."-DetroH Free
Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-31

"kl III YOU give 1t TO the fost:?
no, but I'll tell you the story~-pot
for publication, though. A certain
man had lost some very fine wheat
and at once suspected noted thief
living fifteen miles away, on the oppo-
site side of the county. This mans
name was Winchell and he had escaped
from a sheriff while on his way to the
pen few years before.
He was arrested and long trial en-
sued. 1t was clearly proven that
Winchel1 had brought to the mill at
the county-seat wheat exactly similar
In quality to the stolen article but ex-
perts went to his farm and found he
had barrels and barrels of the same
kind of wheat. As the testimony kept
coming In 1t was plain to his attorneys
that the old man had stolen the wheat
and mixed it with some of his own
raising, so as to present fine grade
to the officers he knew would bs
searching for the stolen goods.
One of his attorneys, seeing how
things were going, leaned toward the
old man in the court house and whis-
pered:
"Winchell, you old rascal, you did
steal that wheat"
Ssh! Don't say a word-they
can't prove it. Of course l did,
though"
The trial went on, the prisoner was
acquitted and few weeks afterward
paid his attorneys in flour made from
the stolen wheat.
Lesson: The fact is often apparent
when the proof is difficult to produce.
Post.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-31
Hearsay Evidence.

An eminent lord chief justice who
was trying q right-of-way case, says
an English paper, had before him
WitnesS-an old farmer-Who was pro-
ceeding to tell the jury that he had
"knowed the path for sixty yeer, and
my feyther tould I as he heerd my
Granddaughter say" "Stop!" said
the judge, "we can't have any hear
say evidence here" No." exclaimed
Farmer Giles. "Then how dost know
who thy feyther was 'cept hearsay?"
After the laughter had subsidized the
Judge said: In courts of law we can
only be guided by what you have seen
with your eyes, and nothing more or
less" ooh, that be blowed for a tale!"
replied the farmer. Il ha' got bile
on the back of my neck, and l never
seed I'M; but | be prepared to swear
that he's there, dang UNI" This Sec
ond triumph on the part of the witness
set in a torrent of hearsay evidence
about the footpath which obtained
weight with the jury, albeit the Judge
told them it was not testimony of any
value, and the farmers party won.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-03-31
GOALS OF FIRE.
EA"T Were Ucapcd Upon John LeeCh's
Head h.. the Duke OF Athole..

An eccentric Duke of Athoie, in
80 }. for no apparent reason, closed
- tourists q lovely glen on his estate.
Indignant letters, condemning his &c.
ZION, thereupon appeared in the news
papers, and John Leech portrayed the
did DGke in Punch as a Scotch Dog in
the Manger." The decision was soon
veversed-whether or not as q result
the newspaper war does not matter,
but subsequently events proved that
the Duke bore the daring caricatlUist
10 malice.
Soon after the drawing had appear
ed, Leech, sketch book in hand, was
wandering about the Athole estate,
when a horseman approached, attend
ed by groom.
what is your name" asked the
rider, "and what are you doing herem
Il am an artist" said the intruder,
and my name is Leech.
Not John Leech?"
yes, John"
about to receive a sharp reprimand for
having held noble Duke up to ridi-
Guile, and mildly said that he would
not intrude farther, but would return
30 his inn.
"No, SIR" said the stranger, "no inn
for you tonight You must dine and
sleep at my house. l am the Duke of
AthOle."
Then the Duke told the servant to
.lismount, insisted that Leech should
take his place, and the two rode off to-
yether
The road to the castle lay through
rough country, and eliminated in a
narrow and broken path, with cliff
on one side and a precipice on the
other. The artist hesitated.
HAS he brought me here to break
nay neck?" thought he. Then he tim
idly advanced, and reached the Duke,
who had stopped for him at point
where the path was still more danger
Gus.
care you the man. sir, who has
maligned me in Puach2" inquired the
Duke, fiercely.
Your Grace" said Leech. nervous
", "we-we-that is, nearly every
one, has done something that he-he
regrets having done. l am very sor-
ry-I regret very much that anything
| have done should have given you an
noyance."
Then the Dukes affected fierceness
melted into the joyial manner said to
be peculiar to him, and the two rode
off pleasantly together. At the castle
Leech was assigned a room, and there
he waited, hour after hour, for dinner
to be announced. Finally, fearing
that he had missed the summons, he
rang the bell and servant appeared.
Il am afraid" said the artist, "that
i did not hear the dinner-bell. Is din
ner ready?"
Not yet, sir" was the reply. "You
will be informed when it is"
as he going to starve me?" thought
Leech.
Another hour passed, and in actual
desperation he rang again, only to be
told respectfully that dinner was not
ready. At 10 the gong sounded. and
if those who knew the Duke are to be
believed, says the Youths Companion,
the hour was an early one, for the &C.
centric nobleman was in the habit of
taking nap after his rides, and some
times did not dine till midnight.