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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17

The annual report issuei by State Comp
troller Heppsnheimer shows that during the
past year There were 1900 accidents on ali the
railroads In New Jersey. Ths number Of
were killed or injured by jumping from
trains In motion. The elevation Of the Penn
sylvania Railrosd tracks In Jersey City has
greatly lssssnsd the number OF fatalities.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17
EonnrRs RAID 4 VILLAGE.

LtNcNsrEG.--An organized band in the
northern part Of this county raidcd the vii
lagc of Maytown. The houses of six Of the
most prominent citizens were entered and
considerable booty secured. The robbers
were fired upon at the last place entered
and beat retreat. A posse Of citizens 10
now in pursuit.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17
THE GnAssnopprn PLAGUE SPREADING.

TIT 'T'N7'TTUTTI1 TI'N'VT' TTNHNUIN''
Reports from various parts of Lawrence
county, particularly that portion on the
Beaver river, indicate that grasshoppers are
playing sad havoc with the oats crop Never
to the recollection of the oldest inhabitants
have grasshoppcrs been so numerous as
now
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17
FArlL rNIL rnoN SWING.

Joseph King nh il-year-od son Of Hugh
King, . blacksmith living at Dunbar fell
from swing aud broke his neck lie died
in few minutes. lie only fell II few feet
from the swing, but in falling he struck the
back Of his head in such way that his neck
was broken. His parents are heart broken
over their sad loss
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17
4 cmrERY mnnsr rnrEr.

w. g. Irwin, of Canton township Wash
ington Co.. drove into town Sunday and
hitchcd his hor.c in the rear Of the second
Presbyterian church, where he attended
worship. IIc had no sooner entered the
building than clever thief drove off in his
buggy. His lo,s will be 500. Officers are
/ 4, ,,,ra,,t,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17

FRANK WEIsENBAcH, sevesseen years old,
was playing with some boys on the Harrison
pike near Cincinnati, Oaio. A water
melon wagon passed along. The boys slipped
up behind it aud Weissnbach reached In
under the curtain for melon. He suddenly
uttered a scream and drew out his arm
bleeding fearfully and the hand merely
hanging by the skin. He tainted and fell to
the ground. One Of the occupants OF ths
watermelon wagon was concealed behind ther
curtain and with large knife, used in cut
ting melons, he chopped on Weisenbachs
hand
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17
SOLDIERS COLUMN
pfTTsBURo LANDING ENoAoEi
MENT.
A Thrilling Description OF Two Dreadful
Days on the Battlefield.

The hospital
steamer on which
myself and two
other ladies took
passage TO Pitts
burg Land in g
from Cairo, ILL.,,
reached Savan-
nah, eight miles
below IL, about 4
o'clock. There We
heard the news of
the terrible battle
that had been
J fought the day
before.
! Wo wore aoon
~out of our bcrths
-antl on the out
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17
An Odd Custom.

In Hungary and Brittany the
young girls assemble on certain fete
days, wearing red petticoats with
white or yellow borders around them.
The number OF borders denotes the
portion the father is willing to give
his daughter. Each white band,
representing silver, denotes 100
francs per annum, and each yellow
band denotes gold, betokcning 1000
francs a year.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17
BLACK BELT BELIEFS.
ODD SOUTHERN supERsr1rIoNs.
Visit to Coiored School. Character
istio Speech by an Ex Slave That
Ended With n Prayer.

HE sunlight is to
the earth, after a
period of dark.
ness, what super
stition is to the
Southern negro.
In it he seems to
olive, move and
have his being"
Even Ben, my
faithful guide
and storchouse
acknowledge, is
stepped in 1t.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17

A NEW oil pipe line. rival 70 the Staudstd
Oil Company. is to be run from Northweee.
ern PennsyivaniA TO Nswburg on the Huds
sou. The line viii be 2l2 miles long, an4
will cost about si.20Q 600.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17

PEOPLE intend to do their best, but
somehow they do nothing during the
day they eau think OF without regret
when they are alone at night -
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-08-17

The latest contribution to astro-
nomical science is that the moon reg
ularly has couple of horns before
getting full. PHILADELPHIA Times.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
Drinking from n Lndy'b Shoe,

In London century ago it was no
uncommon practice on the part Of the
fast men" to drink bumpers to the
health of lady out of her shoe. The
carl Of Cork, in an amusing paper in the
Connnoisseur, relates an incident of
this kind, and, to carry the compliment
still further, he states that the shoe
was ordered to be dressed and served up
for supper. "Thc cook set himself scri-
ouSly to work upon it; he pulled the up
per part (Which was Of fine damasll)
INTO fine Shrcds, and tossed it up into y
ragout, minced the sole, cut the wooden
heel into thin slices, fried them in bat
ter and placed them round the dish for
garnish. The company testified their
affection for , lady by eating heartily
of this exquisite impromptu." Within
the last score OF years, at n dinner of
Irish SquircS, the health Of q beautiful
GIRL whose feet were as pretty as her
lace, was drank in champagne from one
OF her satin shoes, which an admirer, of
the lady had contrivcd to obtain posses.
sion Of
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
Some Ancient Industrics.

Wickerworls, demanding strength of
muscle, skill in construction and
marked touches of beauty in the details
OF finishing, was business Of great mo-
ment Il the past ages in Britain; to it
the .rtisans Of the period gave earnest
thought. The dwellings of their mon
archs, their so-callcd palaces, were
planned and ably completed by the
wickerwork builders, and to them was
given the fashioning of warriors shields
and the construction of war boats and
canoes; and here another industry was
brought into rcquisition-the prcpara-
tion Of the skins OF animals essential
for the covering of these small ships,
for everything must be taut and trim,
ready to battle with oceans waves.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
LONG FINGER NAILS.
A Chinaman Raised One Six Inches In
Length.

A Chinaman Raised One Six Inches In
Length.
To allow the nails TO grow TO an in
ordinate length is common in China
as an indication that the owner follows
sedentary occupation or leads a life
OF leisure. Long nails on the right
hand would interfere with the use of
the brush corresponding with our pen),
and would therefore reflect unfavor-
ably on the person concerned, as
tending to show that he did not devote
himself to composition and literary ex-
crcises, the pride of every educated
Chinese. They are aim ost always con-
fined to the left hand, therefore, and are
at times very long, delicatcly chased
silver cases being worn to protect them.
Some years ago / met n Chinese
gentleman who had carefully guarded
the growth Of the nails on the third
and fourth fingers, the former for ten
years, the latter for twenty-five. The
nail on the fourth finger, when the
silver protector was removed, was some
six inches or more long, and twisted
like cOrkscrew. Some few months
later this gentleman, owing to an ac-
cidcnt, broke the nail. His grief was
as great as if he had lost a near rela-
tive
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15

ter, Hsmtnett, H,tsfdin, & Hardy, Harper
Jones, Jordan, johnson, Kennedy;
Knots, Kinard, III. j., Kinard, Il. f.
Leman, Love. Magill, Mauldin, b., Maui
din, w. H.. McWhite. Mitchell, Nettles.
Oliver, Parks, Patton, Pearmap, Phi,
lips, Rast, Roper, Rogers, Skinner.
Smith, Smith, Stackhouse, Stokes, Stur.
kie, Suddath, Tatum, Tindal, Vaughan.
Waters, Watson, Watts, Whitmire,
Wilborn, Wolfe, Wolff, Wood ward !
Wylie and Yeldell-total 70.
Against the Childs Bill-Anderson.
Ashley, Bacot, Breeland, Cooper, Den.
MS, Duncan, II. g., Ellis, Fairly, Foster.
Glover, Hamilton, Hardee, Harvey
Haskell, Harris, Hough, Kelly, Kirk.
land, Lancaster, Lesesne, Lotion, Low
rance, Manning, Mishoe, Moses, Perry,
Rhodes, Rivers, Rowland, Russell, Shu
man, SingletarV, Stalvey, Sullivan.
Taylor, Thomas, Tupper, Won
koinitZ, Weston, Wllliamson-tocnl 42.
After taking this vote Mr.. Nettles
moved to adjourn the debate until to-
morrow night. The House adjourned
after hearing alittle tilt over the print
ing OF the amendments proposed by
MIR. Nettles. After adjournment a
dozen of the prohibition leaders held a
conference in the ways and means COM
mlttee room to arrange the programme.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
HE STARED TOO HARD,
but tho Old Gentleman Wished lilo IIadu't
Spoken Ahs:,rr-';


4'n tfy man seated in Sixth ave-
!, ..uc elevated train the other day, when
pretty young woman entered and took
the vacant seat beside him. She was
followed by man who took the seat
opposite.
Now, this elderly man, says the New
York Recorder, was reading his paper
when this young woman entered and
he continued to do So but his attention
was attracted to the mar opposite, who
was staring at her as only men can
stare. The young woman seemed an
noyed and bit her lip and looked in an
other direction.
'IIow insolent of that man! It's a
shame she should be SO annoyed"
thought our friend beside her. At
length the good-hearted old man could
stand it no longer and he exclaimed, in
dignantly:
Don't you know any better than to
stare at woman in that manner?"
A peculiar expression came over the
"starers' face, as he answered.: 81 don't
know of anyone who has better right,
sir-shc is my wife"
The interested passengers smiled and
the old gentleman got off at the next
station
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
HOW TO MAKE WOOD PULP.
After an Exhaustive Plckling Process a
Cohesive Mass Is Produced,

COneBlFe MASS Is Produced.
The utilization of wood pulp has
lately taken some new and interesting
forms, especially in the line Of orna.
mentation, says the New Iorls Sun.
The pulp is taken as it comes from the
mill, and after being firat fully dried,
or not, as circumstances may require,
it is immersed in an intlurating pickle,
SO called, with colciirs if desired
This pickle is composed of any com
pound or solution capable of indurating
the mass, and, after the material is
taken out of the pickle and thoroughly
dried, it is run through a mill and
ground sufficiently fine to insure q mix
turc of THE particles which have not abb
sorbed the induratinG substance with
the particles which are fully hardened.
The powdered pulp is then compressed,
with the application Of heat, in a mold
or die, with the result Of producing an
article of manufacture composed of n
homogeneous and cohesive mass of
thoroughly indurated PARTICLES, and the
objects produced in this manner NAV be
polished or otherwise improved in
their appearance, according as may be
desired.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
The Color Line In Churob

CHARLESTON, S. g., Dec. l.-Rey,
H.: Colt pastor Of the Wesley M. +,
church, colored, has resigned, and will
join the African ii. i. Church. Tn q
puollshed card he give as the reason FOR
his reslSnatiou the facts that the negro
mas no show In the M. E. Church, princ,-
pallv on account OF his color, and that
because color stands as q barrier again st
his promotion. 1t is probable that Colt
will te followed by other members of the
church. There are several colored
churches here belonging TO the Nj. E.
conference, which is distinct from the
a.. M. e. Church. 1t ls run by North.
ern Methodists, and most of it's pastors
are white men.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
IN oA.b euRi6sl1Y sAtan. /
Tbe Place fn Now YoH< Where tho Relics
OF Unknown Men Are Kept.

~D" HAsce III NOW foRR "here tic Relics
OF Unknown Men arc Kept.
When q person who hasn't a known
legal heir dies in this city his effects
are handed over to the public admins
traitor under the law and are retained
by that official until tho city's right to
dispose Of them is made clear, saws the
New York Advertiser. =.
The storehouse is q threc-story bricl.
building directly opposite the site of
the old sugar house that played such
an Important part in the early history
OF the United States. One part of the
building is used as a depot by the fire
department. If there is an old curios-
lty shop anywhere in New York city it.
is In Duane street. The two floors of
the building are jammed full of person.
al ettects. Some of the things are prac-
tlcally without value and some are
strange articles that might have mil
lions In them" A number Of poverty
stricken inventors have died in New
York in the last few years. In nearly
every instance they were men we'll ad-
vanced in years who had lived alone
and were unknown outside an exceed
lngly limited circle. Their relatives, if
whose whereabouts were unknown and
whose existence was perhaps in doubt.
Nearly all of these men left scantv
wardrobes, small amount of money, a
few books and usually model Of some
thing which they had hoped would as
tonlSh the world and secure for them
unlimited means and great honor.
with their death died the idea. The
models in every instance proved to be
unique mechanical devices, but of no
value beyond that which the wheels
and springs and other contrivances
were worth if removed.
II some Of the oldfashioncd clocks or
quaint pictures that have been stored
IN the Duane street building could but
speak they might tell some interesting
tales of long-lost brothers and men who
were the last of their race
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
Pl8nOs and Orpauu

w here to buy Pianos and Oruans
[epr esentlng the worlds greatest ma
hers: Steinway Il Sons Pianos, Ma
amos, Sterlin Pianos, Mason and liam
lin Or gans, Sterling Organs. Loves;
prices always. Easiest terms possible
Al fr eight paid. Complete outlit free
i've years guarantee. One price to
all; s4uare dealing, Money saved.
w 40 not ask big prices AS manv
zeal ers 40, and then come down. Our
mot to- One price TO all and that the
low est. We ship on fifteen days tria,
10 any depot and pay freight bo:h
ways If not satisfactory. Write for
III nstratrd catalogue. N. w. Trump
Columbia. ). G.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
OVER SEVEN Cd PER UENT.
and the
DEATH RATE LESS

tham three.fourths of one per cent?
Inc receipts from Interest have for tWcn-
ty.i0uryears more than paid all death losses
Inc 20 annual payment Life Rate En-
dowmcnt Policy combines liberal invest
ment with sale projection at Life Rates.
1t Is non forfeitable and incOntestable af.
ter three years.
1t may be exchanged for liberal paid up
policy after that date.
Or it Will be kept alive for as long there
alter as the amount of one annual premium
IS contained In the Reserve Value OF the
Policy. why Va '"0
Tho Company will make q liberal loan
on this policy after three years. on no other
security than the policy itself.
The new 20 Annual Payment "Guaranty"
Policy Is a Life Policy, paid up i'm 90 ANIMAL
payments, with the privilege 10 the insured
at tho end of the 20 years of taking ...
IN CASH THE ENTIRE RESERVE
value (amOunt guaranteed) and the proro,
s1tion OF dividend at that date due the paid
policy ',' - ~ .-.i
Aftyr payments cease policy bears annual
dividend payable In cash, or with which
Insured may purchase additional Insurance.
Policy is non -forfeitable, contains eXten
sion feature. and provides for liberal
loan. ..,........, ..
Easiest policy to sell on the market.
For-further information, call upon, or
write to NJ. l.. BONHAM, .,.
State Agent for South Carolina.
Office at Columbia, s. G.
[AeENTs WANTED.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
TFfi FEARS IN sEpl
"A Bpirituaiiota ltalldcination Takes frSsh
Hold AttOr an differentiation,


One Of the queerest women in New
York state is Mrs. Anna Hallock, Of
Wayne, Schuyler county. She is a
spiritualist, owns one of the finest
farms in the country, is wealthy and
has more than ordinary business abil-
tiles and intelligence. She is a sister,
in-law Of Colonel Crane, Of Hornells-
vile, the well-known politician and
lawyer. Her hallucinations have made
her the talk OF the neighborhood. A
little over ten years ago she claimed to
have received a message from the spirit
world directing her to go to bed and
stay there for ten years. Meanwhile
She was not to allow any water to touch
her body. She went to bed and, the
New York Recorder says, no persuasion
or argument could make her get up.
She would not allow people to wash her
under any circumstances, although she
accepted clean clothing. She was ap-
parently strong and healthy, had splen-
did color, ate heartily and never COM
planned Of being i'll.
When clergymcn called to urge her
to get up she was deaf to their en-
treaties, and said the spirit ordered her
w ".fy III peu 1of Inc puIlucaJlOn OF her
soul. She continued the management
OF her farm, kept herself posted on the
market prices Of farm products and did
great deal of writing, but nothing
could persuade her to arise Recently
the tcn-year limit expired and she got
up and dressed herself. She was slight
ly bent from being in bed 80 long, but
was seemingly in good health and
spirits. She received another message
from the same spirit. She declares she
was ordered to go back to bed and re-
main there until her death. She inn
mcdiately complied. All sorts Of ar,u-
mcnts are being used to make her get
up, but she is stcadfast in her refusal,
and says she will stay in bed until she
dies and will not allow herself to be
washed.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
A Rem edy for sorohoad Oh ;ckan,.

"A. physician writing to the Cotton
rant gives the following cure for sore-
head amongSf chickens. If this is a
sure cure it will prove very valuable.
aS Is e'tainly worth trying. He says:
Slnce seeing in recent issus of the
Gotton Plant an Inquiry for a cure for
'sorehtad among chickens, have had
occasion to experiment with the dis
ease @ upon my Indian games. You may
teil your readers that a solution Of
ni|rate or silver, 20 grains TO an ounce
~ pure water, applied 10 the head of
the sick fowl several times will cnre
Apply with small cotton MOP. being
careful not to allow. it to get on the
hands, AS it will stain. If any gets in.
10 lhe eye of the chicken, put drop of
a weak solution of salt in water into
the eye few minutes after. Let not
the salt get into the silver solution"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
The Rise I'm Cotton.

LONDON. Nov. 3O--The Times in its
financial article publishes a statement,
from what is deemed Trustworthy
source, intended to show that the pres
ent rise in cotton is without prece.
dent, except during the American civil
war, and that the movement Is wholly
speculative. Middle.men, it says, are
Buying as fast as they can, in the teeth
OF bad state of trade and the strike in
Lancashire, and in the ABSENCE of any
proof of diminution in prices. The
article continues: "A private cable
Jays that the crops in Texas are much
Larger than is generally thnnehttr boy IL: The the
'tt S'3t"i lsibie supply of cotton being
scarcely 100000 bales und1r the yie'd Of
| 1901 -
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
CHURCH FOLK OF THIS LAND.

CATHOLICS Most Numerous, Episcopalians
"caithiest, Blacks Most Enthusiastic. |
NharlcS ). Buell., chief of the sixth
division of the United States census,
IS looking up delinquent church,
StatlStlcs are either incon,-. 'i",'
He .tauiry --lPlctc or I'M
l,,,',,r,,a,, Sevor.' seated that the official
/ oullctln OF the verified count of church
membership has not yet been published
Upon these points he made the follow
ing statement:
''Twcnty millions Of people in this
country are communicates and ,OOO, 900
are in religious bodies but not commu-
nicants. The Catholic denomination
heads the list, with a membership OF
$3.50, 600 in the ten bodies of the church
in the United States The Mcthodists,
with eight branches or bodies, four of
which are colorcd, follow with u mem
bcrship Of 100000 in round numbers.
Then come the BaptistS, with eleven
branches and $500, 900, inclusive of the
colored people. The remaining 143 de.
nominations are of varying strength in
membership and wealth. There are
thirteen Presbyterian bodies, with an
aggregate membership of ,27S,Sl5. The
Episcopalians are in tho ncighborhood
OF 100000, but, rs these figures are un-
o1hclal, cannot give them as correct.
Iho EpiScopalianS are the wcalthiest
by far, per capita, as they have prop
crty OF the value of $4,000. 600; the
Catholic denomination, s1S7 900, 900; the
Methodists, 100000 900; the Prcsby-
tcrians, $95,00O,0OO. Not one of the
United Presbyterian churches had a
debt upon it. Religion has strong
hold upon the G, ZOO, 900 colorcd people in
this country; over a million arc in both
the Methodist and Baptist churches"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
The Way They Wash IN japan,

Washing was and is still done in jap
an by getting into boat and letting
the garment drag after the boat by a
long string. 1t is an economical habit
OF travelling Japs to get large amount
OF washing thus accomplished by Il
steamboat excursion, and has given rise
to the story that they travel to wash up
once year. They have no instinct for
laundry work, like the Chinese, and
think it complete when the soap is in
the garment, and will not wiring it out.
Salt water washes. to their taste Just as
yvolI n frAnl>As.. ....x,> ,s.a.. ''' "'
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15

SOME idea may be gathered of the
growth and extent of manufactures
connected with electric lighting from
Mr.. Edison's estimate that no less than
sixty-five thousand incandescent lamps
are manufactured every day at an aver
age selling price of about seventy-tive
cents apiece. wv
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
Killed BImself for Lava.

JERSEY CITY, n. J. Dec. 4.-Lucien
Aices, lieut. cnant of Company I, Second
regiment, n. G.. N. j., and ais, captain
of the Rosdale Boat Club of IIoboken,
shot himself at his home at West Ho-
boken this morning. His relatives
know of no reason why ne should have
killed himself. He was to have bee n
married in a short time, and the engage
ment would have been announced TO-
day. He was to marry Miss Kerrigan.
Some time ago he was engaged to a
Miss Emily Banta, but for some rea-
son this engagement was broken. The
friends of Alces say he probably killed
himself because Of his love for Miss
Banta. lie was exceedingly popular
twenty seven years old and wealthy.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15
An Untaught Hcathen's Viewa,

The untaught heathcn is sometimes
wiser than we give him credit for being.
80 is tic mother Of his children. One of
these mothers has recently expressed
hcr opinion to woman missionary and
the missionary's reply is not given. But
hore are the words OF the heathen
woman: "You can read and write, but
what is the use OF that? You will have
to stand before God and give an account
or your couiuct. lie created you to get
marrlod' a-I he will punish you. You
should repent and get married at once
Then tperhaps, you will be forgiven,
ana you may come and teach us to read
and yvr;fo "
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-15

THE COURIER-Jo oURNAL, thinks that
II Mr.. Cleveland should chose his cabi-
net from those who aided most in his
election, its, composition would be
about as follows: Secretary of state,
William Mckinley Of Ohio; secretary
OF treasury, Andrew Carnegie of Penn
sylvania: secretary of the interior.
James G. Blaine Of Maine; secretary of
the navy, Whitelaw Reid, of New York :
secretary of war, Thomas II. Carter, of
Montana; attorney general, Thomas
Bracket Reed Of Maine; postmaster
general. Chauncey Depew of New
ork; secretary of agriculture, Charles
f.. Peck of New York.