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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-01-18
It WIN Meet in Topske.

COLUMBIA, 8. G., Jan. 7.-Col. ID. p.
tnbancan: tba @n: of this city, the Secretary of
Inc Inc National Farmers Alliance, has
peen notified by the Executive Com.
iItee Hi,ia~ooa OF tne ne order to notify all State
the thMGes, Motia,na Hhat the annual meeting Of
year at Topeka, Kansas, and that % r.
Wild WIN Deein Its session on the 9th of Feb.
gates In grand style, paying their he I
Rlils and doing everything possible for
their comfort and convenience. The
city VIII also contribute $1,000 to de-.
fray the railroad fares of the delegates.
Ihese things induced the body to hold
us meeting there. Anumber of cities.
including st. Louis and Indianapolis'
made bids for the honor of entertain.
ing the order. Colonel Duncan will
send out notifications to all State al.
iiances. Each State is entitled to one
delegate. The representative from
south Carolina Is j. w. Bowden, the
editor OF the Cotton Plant. He was
elected at the meeting Of the State AL
lance In Walhalla.
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a unique feature Of the Kelley
Treatm ent Is the fairness with which
it treats the enemy. "Do yo&r worst" ,"
it seems to say to the whiskey bottle,
land we are ready for you" If the pa
tient Graves the intOxCant to which he
has so long been accustomed. he is not
put of with Il substitute, but given the
very stuff itself, and the best OF its
kind. There is not even any attempt
made to taper him off after the Old.
time fashion with tn" poor wretch
who "had been NOR tagging
miserable morrows for nights OF
madness" There is no restric-
ton when stimulant is demand
ed, neither is there that OverdoSing
which has often been suggested, and
perhaps tried time or two, by enter.
prsing reformers-putting Whskey in
the patients soup, coffee, beef gravy,
etc. On the contrary his dram Is not
only readily furnished, but made as
paatable as he is used to having it
leaving lrst.rate Whiskey AID the
Double Chloride OF Gold to fight it out
between them for the possession OF the
inebeiates body. Which is the strong
er IS being every day proved by the
usual result Of the battle a. the now
famous Kelley Institute, Columbia
-
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Used Il Pistol.

New ORLEANS, Jan. G.-GeOrge
Winchester sulcided dramatically this
morning in front Of the residence of
Capt. T. l.. Leathers. the famous
steamboat man and Captain Of the
NatcheZ, one of the boats in the race to
st. Louis many years axo. Winches-
ter was a son-in.laW of Captain Leath-
ers, having married Miss Courtney
Leathers, who stood high in social cir
cles and who was once queen OF the
Carnival. At an early hour to-day
Winchester walked up to the entrance
Of Captain Leather's residence on Car
ondeiet street and putting q pistol to
his head, blew out his brains, dying in
stantly. He had been Ill, and this Is the
only known cause for the deed.
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I1N'IIV'ETG VOI -JJTI = =. '
Santa Rosa, Cal, D3JOD4r 26, 1893.
The rcsrim0ny of Graduated.

The quiet testimony of graduates Of
the keeley TreatmHnt by their life of
Sobrlety among neIghDorS and compan-
ions who knew them formerly as help.
less habitueS Of ineOriety, is Il factor
which we NAV not always appreciate,
but which operates constantly never
theleSs. This is tho chief among the
quiet forces which have bacn at work
gradually but surely to transform the
popular skepticism into IL practical
faith in the keely Treatment snd full
acceptance of it rs an established instl-
tuition IN medical practice.
1T has been great source Of Satislac-
ton to notice this progress here in the
metropolis OF the country. Only a
year or two ago New York WAS con
vulsed by the very thought Of cure
for drunkenness. But the spectacle of
Well-known "men about town." form
erly marked for their convivial habits,
but now abstaining altogether and un-
able to be tempted, has been working a
remarkable change of conviction on
this subject in this City.-Golden
News, Nov. 20, 1893.
The same may be said Of Columbia,
number of our brightest and gayest
citizens who were cured year or two
since have given proof of the efficacy
of the kealey treatment to entirely era
dictate the old habit. They have the
profound respect and best wishes Of
many sincere friends.
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Majority Favors IT.

WASHINGTON, Jan: 10.--Tucker of
Virginia has been canvassing the situ-
alton In the House with view to de-
termining the chances Of the income
tax proposition when 1t comes to a
vote. The conclusion Is that the vote
will be very close. He figures that 100
Democrats, nine Populists and TX Re-
publicans will support the pro position.
This will give the advocates of an In.
of the opinion that the Republican and
Democratic opponents OF the income
tax, If they cannot secure voting ma
jority, will insist upon quorum Of the
advocates of the proposition and here
he thinks the cblef danger lies.
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lfAnklinH Wnunlh.

RICHMOND, VA, January Especial {.
The Senatorial contest In this State,
which ed in the defeat of Gen.
Fitz Lee by Mr.. Thomas S. Martin, has
left heart-burning5 which are sure to
manifest themselves In the Congress.
ional contest this year. Some of Gen.
Lees friends do not hesitate to say that
they will even up with the Martin men
In the coming struggle. The Lee mon,
1t is asserted, will show their hands in
nominating conventions this fall. The
plan seems to be for the friends Of the
General to strike at the heads of those
who were conspicuous in comprising
his defeat should they bob up In these
conventions. In Gen. Lees district,
the 10th, the Hon. Randolph Tucker Is
to be opposed by State Senator Flood, a
strong Martin man. A special tonight
from Gen. Lees home says: "If United
States Senator John w. Daniel lives to
complete his term and asks for a re-
election he will find that he Will be
showed under in defeat" Nj ijor Dan
lei was one Of Mr.. Martins strongest
friends in the Senatorial light.-News
and Courier.
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'Wheroas WAS Blind, Now See"

L
"Why am | so certain that the Dou-
ble Chloride Of Gold Treatment will
cure lnebriety?" asks the keeley grad
uate IN response to the caviler'5 Ques-
ton. "For the best reason in the
world-OccauSe it cured me-" This
graduate may Ee plisstul ignorant Of
nerve cells and Therapeutics, and the
nature of drugs, but this he does know
that before he took the Kelley Treat
ment he couldp't let whlskey alone,
while now it has no more attraction
for him as a beverage than has Stat.
ford's Interchangeable jet-Olack writing
lluld. How the cause OF this transfor-
nation brought about the effect he
can no more tell then can the butterfly
explain the nature Of the SOrcery by
which 1t was changed from a crawling
caterpillar "a Hover with wings"
But he will contend with his last
breath that this wonder working cause
was the keeley Remedies and nothing
else, and that if it cured inebriety IN
him it will cure it in others whose con-
ditlOn now Is what his was before he
took the Treatment.
For the reason that he is now useful
to his family, and friends and again
happy and honored, he urges all suf-
fering from The liquor and opium ha-
bits to go to the Kelley Institute, of
Columbia, S. c., to be completely cured
of them
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the garrison fifty-seYen meu captured
by tho enemy. a few of them naval
officers and the rest sailors ald soldiers.
Six Of the men were of Company |.
We reached Fort johnson and disem-
barked in safety. AS sOou as the news
was communica a,e1 to our itterrieS
that the evacuation Of Norris Island
had been accomplished they and the
gunboatS in the harbor opened with all
their guns on that island. Three rockets
were sent up, which was the prearrang-
ed signal for opening lire.
SEVENTH OF SEPTEMBER, MONDAY.
When all of the detachments of the
regiments had reached camp we found
that the killed, wounded and missing
Of the 2oth 5. &. V. footed up 1872, near
ly one fourth of the mea taken to Fort
Wagner.
eheard to-day full particulars of
the plan Of attack that was to have
been made on Fort Wagner. Gilmore
and Dlhlgrens correspondence was in
terpreted 10y our signal corps. The fleet
was to come up at the usual nour and
join the land batteries in the lombard
ment, which was to continue with great
fury till o'clock in the morning, the
hour OF low tide. Daring ,ae cannon.
ade troops were to be mAssed behind
the last PARALLEL. At the hour, appoiu.
ted for the assault a red flag Vas to ba
run up on the IronsideS. The batteries
and ships were at this signal to cease
ti:ing. n brigade Of infantry was to
p tsS on the beach between the Il INK
Wall of the fort and tho water, anu at.
tack us in the rear while another body
OF troops came over Tie last parallel
| and asSAii US in front
JNO G. PRESLEY,
EX~Litut Col 18th ) G.. V.
| = lltl L. lSI Iill- II .Lnn ~ DE lSl2
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PlAnoa and Organs.

Now is the time to buy summer plan
$25 cash balance November 18th 1898.
VIII buy Piano at spot cash price $S10
cash, balance November 18TH 1893
VIII buy a organ at spot cash price
See the list to choose from. Steinway,
Mason g Hamlln. Mathushek and Stir.
ling Pianos, Mason s. Hamlin and
Stirling Organs. Fifteen days test
trial and freight both ways If not salts.
factory. A large lot of nearly new and
second hand Pianos and Organs at bar.
gains. Good as new. Write for prices
WIN. Trump, Columbia, s. q.
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Tuition, $40 a session, is charged to
students whose parents are worth
5000 above all Indebtedness. Before
entering the college. astudent must pay
for uniforms. 1923 IS; for one months
board and washing, $3.50; for medical
fee, $3.50; for incidental fee, $250-in
all S3G25. No deviation, whatever,
from this rule will be made. The
amount that must be paid for each
month following the first will depend
upon the quality, and quantity of labor
performed by the student.
Agricultural students are paid ceNts
per hour for productive labor-two
hours per day.
Mechanical students are required to
work two hours daily, and are paid &C
cording to the value of wOrk-neve er
over 8 cents per hour.
Hence student may make by labor
about 81 month, and thus reduce
board and washing to $3.50 per month.
In short, a poor boy may pass one ses-
sion of ten months at Clemson College
for about $80-allowing $40 for books
and stationery, which are sold to the
students at actual cost.
No reduction in board will be made
for students who come In after the
opening, nor for those who are absent
during the session for a period Of less
than one month.
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The Worlds Fair Fire.

CHICAGO, Jan. 9.-Last nights fire
in the Worlds FAIR grounds produced
greater changes in the appearance of
Chicago's famous pleasure park than it
was expected would be made by six
months removing of buildings. The
Casino, where thousands spent delight
full hours watching gay scenes upon
and about the grand basin, was wholly
destroyed, The Peristyle, once illumi-
mated with thousands of incandesceut
lights and Greek fire, furnished Greek
fire, and nothing remains. It's arches
are burned away and its stately col
umns, half burned and charred, lie in a
confused mass on the promenade
which surrounds it. Colossal figures
which surmounted it, toppled to the
ground when their supports burned
away and are broken in pieces. Co.
lumbus and his heralds with their war
horses and chariot, are an unrecOgn1Za-
BILE mass of ruins. The Music Hall
likewise is melancholy heap of ashes
save here and there where twisted iron
girders protrude. Not portion of 1t
was saved from the flames. All about
the walks are streWn with debris,
charred brands which the wind blew
from the burning buildings and little
piles Of white ashes where some Of the
brands were consumed after falling.
The Manufacturers building, both
within and without, presents sight
not desired either by artist or exhibitor.
The lattice work between the top and
the roof, and curved work covering
the central aisles on the east side were
burned away from point above the
southern end of the United States Sec
ton south to one above the Russian
section. Upon the tin and glass arched
roof lie half burned boards, which
formed part Of the lattice and which,
when loOsened by tile fire, slid down
ward. Inside the building appearan
ces are worse than on the roof. With
in the region burned. over and for some
distance on either side, the floor is COW
cred with water. Standing IN water,
which at some pla 'es IS two inches in
depth, are innumerable boxes contain.
ing precious wares. baled and bound
for reshipment as soon as they could
be released from bond. Upon and
about them lay and now destroyed dec
oratioEs of pavillions. The French,
belgian and English sections, suffered
most and in spaces occupied by them is
to be seen the most disastrous results
The scene inside the great Manufac
turers' building was Of absorbing in
terest. Here and there were seen
boxes with their tops half burned
through, but their contents safe, except
for water that leaked into them
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-07
THE WORKING DRESS.
Why It Should BE Simply Made and Cons
fortably Fitted.

Why 1t Should BE Simply Made and Com.
fortably Fitted.
1t is good thing for housekeepers
that the skirt and blouse styles Of
dress are in such general use. These
loose styles of waists are much moro
convenient in working than the tight
fitting waist, which in wash fabric
is SO apt to shrink and get out Of
shape.
A light quality Of American flannel
of dark cloth color is the most suitable
material for working dresses, though
some housekeepers use a firm, good
quality of cambria or gingham In win-
ter as well as summer. In either case,
whether the working dress is made OF
wool or cotton, it should be simply
made and comfortably fitted, and
made so that it may be easily washed.
The best design is a skirt with plain
hem, with possibly o few tucls above
1t, and for the bodice some variety Of
the blouse waist, which is made with.
out q lining, so that 1t may be worn
over u close-ftting underwaist. The
varieties of this comfortable UNDER
waist are SO great that styles may be
found becoming to stout as we'll as
slender figures. In a neat dress Of this
kind, with white apron at hand to
put on in exchange for gingham one,
the working woman may always be
presentable in case of an unexpected
caller.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-07
A PLEA FOR GIRLS.
Why They Should Be Urged to Take Part
in Outdoor Sports.


Why They Should Be Urged to Take PArs
In Outdoor Sports.
So much depends upon the education
of girls that the mother who gives
serious thought to the matter will at
once recognize the Importance Of care.
fully supervising the daily life OF her
young impressionable daughter.
Muscle and nerve will not grow
strong If indoor amusements are the
rule. Embroidery and sewing arc very
we'll in their way, but 1t is absolute
cruelty to compel growing girl to sit
in chair for an hour or two and indus
triously apply the needle.
There is no reason why girls should
not take part in some Of the outdoor
sports that give to their brothers such
robust constitutions.
Health, unless built on solid foun.
dation, is base counterfeit; there-
fore, mothers should insist upon tho
formation of habits that tend to
strengthen both nerve and muscle.
The reading Of sensational literature
should be strictly forbidden, as 1t has q
tendency to make girls morbidly senti-
mental and self-conscious, and finally
renders them incapable OF appreciating
high-class reading matter.
1t is bad plan to check or repress a
girl continually. Health, vitality and
exuberance Of spirit go hand in hand.
Instead of trying to subdue nature OF
this description, encourage walking,
running, horseback riding, lawn ten
mis-, hand ball. swimming and general
gymnastics, and the result will be a
healthful and well-balapced physical
development.-Pr Farmer.
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-07

seat, both hands holding the ends Of
the seat, and both feet touching the
snow to help balance the littlc craft
and to steer 1t, away you 60. Such an
exciting run, such fun, so easily
guided and controlled, no danger, for q
Arm pressure Of the feet on the snow
brings the little craft to a standstin at
will, and as 1t weighs but pound 1t is
80 easily carried up hill.
1 have seen these little sleds used by
boys and girls of five or six years OF
age on the toughest and steepest
mountain-sides on the snow-crust, and
they were always under such perfect
control that I never heard Of an acci-
dent.
Twenty or more Of these little craft
can be made from ono barrel with q
pound of three-inch nails.-G. M. Fair
child, Jr.. in Harper's Young People.
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-07

NEW INVALID CAAIh AND bfANAL fALLOW'
vention of a lady who was persuaded
to try her hand at patents by tho force
of circumstances.
While nursing her husband during a
long illness she felt the necessity OF
providing some comfortable support
for his head, and finally devised an ar
rangement Of spiral wires set in sup
porting frame which gives soft
springy back and is adjustable to any
position. We have all at various times
cudgeled our brains in clumsy en-
deavors to make the temporary "sit-
ting up" restful change. went yes
terday to see friend who is GONZALES
cling from severe illness, but not yet
strong enough to bear the fatigue OF q
change to the sofa, and found her SIM
ply reveling in the possession Of one of
these delectable inventions.
Still another new invalid's comfort,
which is also the result OF woman's
wit, is a very simply-constructed chair
designed for the purpose of carrying
patient from the bed to the sofa, or
from room to room. II consists of
strips Of canvas which ore easily
slipped under patient and when
lifted form canvas chair, either in
ON upright position or recumbent
one. This contrivance Is without
doubt the very best yet discovered for
moving an invalid, rs 1t entails no ex-
ertion whatever on the part Of the suf-
ferer and is boon in the way Of
changing the physical and moral at
mosphere for n brief space"
Apart from the suffering, one Of the
greatest trials to bear in q long illness
is the dead monotony Of being shut up
within limited space of four walls,
however attractive and cheerful the
room may be, change to one Of less
agreeable aspect and surroundings
brings with It sense Of repose and
rest. Many invalid chairs have been
patented, but oil Of them necessitate
more or less exertion, or a disturbance
on the part Of the patient.
If l wanted to make useful and at
the same time pretty gift to . sick
friend know Of nothing likely to be
more acceptable than new night lamp
which was shown me yesterday. 1t
s made in the shape Of candle, which
Its into a low Queen Anne silver can
dlestick. The candle forms the recep-
tacle for the oil, there is little crystal
globe on top, and frame which sup
ports dainty little silk shade, such as
is used on the dinner table candelabra.
The light is soft and clear, and the
lamp Is warranted to burn all night
Isabel Dundas, in st. Louis Republic.
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-07
Iiuuefled Air in Glasses.

Prof. Dewar, q lecturer before the
Royal institute class, London, ex-
hibited to his audience something
which upset many OF the old notions
respecting the constituent parts OF the
atmosphere-viz: Pure liquefied air in
little claret glasses. The boiling point
of the liquid air is 1os degrees cent?
grade, 10 degrees lower than that OF
pure oxygen. The professor said that
It was not true, as Is generally sup
posed, that the oxygen in the air lique-
fles before the other elements do; on
the contrary, air liquefes as air, and
is not resolved into It's elements before
liquefying. Mr.. Dewar calculates that
II It were possible to cool this globe
down to 200 degrees below the zero Of
centigrade 1t would Immediately be
covered with sea Of liquefed gas S5
feet deep, and that one strata feet
thick would be pure liquid oxygen.
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-07
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE,
A scnooLBoY's MISTAKE.

fhis Story Contains Lesson for Teach.
ers ~ Weil as Scholars.
A Brooklyn schoolboy about twelve
years old was strongly attached to his
teacher. His mother was poor, and
the lad never was SO fortunate as to
have pocket-money. Some OF his
schoolmates often gave flowers or fruit
to the teacher, and it was Q cause of
constant regret that he could not show
his affection for her in the same way.
In this frame Of mind he was as-
sailed by terrible temptation. In his
mothers room he found ten dollars
that belonged to her. These he stole,
and bought with them handsome pros
ents that he eagerly presented to the
teacher.
1t was precocious folly and speedily
exposed, for his mother, missing the
money and knowing that he had been
In the room, suspected that he had
taken 1t. She charged him with the
theft. At first he attempted to deny
It, but soon became confused, hung his
head and confessed that he had want
ed to please his teacher by giving her
presents, and had used 1t for that pur-
pose.
His excuse was that other childpen
gave her presents, and received in re-
turn smiles and thanks, and he never
had penny 80 that he could give her
things" and let her know how much
he liked her. He did not want the ten
dollars for himself, but only for gifts
for her.
The boys mother reminded him Of
her own poverty, and that the ton dol
lars could not be replaced without
weary days of labor and self-denial on
her part. In taking the money he had
not only become a thief and al
most broken her heart, but he had
also left her at her wits end to
know how she could earn enough to
get food and pay rent that was due.
Hardly any act of this boy could
have been more cruel and hcartless
than his robbery Of his hnrd-working,
care-worn mother that he might have
the means for rivaling other boys In
giving presents to tho amiable teach
er who had made herself general
favorite. True sentiment, like charity,
begins at home. 1t is sickly and un-
wholesome thing when 1t involves
those at home in suffering and dis
grace.
The boys crime was the same In
kind as that of embezzlers and de-
faulters who prove false to their finan-
cial trusts, covering up their crimes
until exposure stares them in the face.
Very often their motive for wrong
doing is ambition to live handsomely,
to entertain their friends lavishly, to
belong to expensive clubs and to drive
fine horses. In the end, their wives
and children have to pay heavily In
misery and disgrace for their self-in-
diligence and crimes.
Older and wiser heads than the
sentimental schoolboy have made the
some mistake of betraying dear ones
at home by yielding to false sentiment
and living beyond their means
| Youths Companion.
The Van Buren press., 1894-04-07
Uncom mfortabls solioituds.

A well-known English gentleman
was travelling in Spain at the time Of
the recent Barcelona explosion, and,
not hearing from him, his relatives In.
duced the English foreign office to
telegraph to the authorities at Bar
celona to make inquiries. The tele-
gram read thus: arthur Smith,
British subject, in Barcelona during
recent outrages. Make inquiries.
Wire results." To this came answer:
"Smith is in Barcelona. He IL being
watched" This was followed by .
second message: "6mith attempted to
leave Barcelona last night. Now In
custody" Shortly after Smith HIM
self wired: "Owing to your CON.
founded telegram have spent twenty
four hours IN Spanish Jail. What do
you mean?" Explanations followed.
and Smith was released, but he hasn't
forgiven his relatives yet