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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
OLD NAVAJO BLANKETS.

They ArO Now 80 Raro as to 10 Almost
fric-lraa.
Dr. w. II. Work of CharlCStOwn has
returned from Il trip to Arizona and
mas brought back with him several Ma
Najo blankets. But" he remarked
Sorrowiully, "tncy arc not what they
used to be. The Navaj0s are too I'M
providcnt and lazy to make such blank
cts as they used to make In the years
gone by and before the white man be-
gan to banker after that particular
weave.
THE blankets now turned out are
pitiful and tawdry affairs compared
with those OF bygOne times. Those OF
today can be bought for about $50,
while real oldfashoncd blanket Is
really priceless and cannot now be
bought. Those ancient blankets we're
half an inch thick and would hold
water as well as wooden tub. The
finest OF them are found buried with
bodies Of dead chiefs. and they are
practically indcstructiblc.
1.-The women who weave the blankets
OF today can make the Old-faShioncd
blankets just as well, for they know
the secret Of mannfacturn. but cheaper
blanket is easily sold and takes only
short time to make. while it would
take nearly yea: to weave one Of
the real blankets, those glorious c0mbi-
nations of colOrs and MATERIAL one OF
which would easily be worth $500.
Tncy have an exquisite color sense
these women. and blend their materi-
ais perfectly. The coloring is fast, and
is made of vegetable and mineral mat
ter, the secret OF making being handed
down from generation to generation.
a tribe can be known by the color
scheme OF its blankets. The designs
vary greatly. Sometimes religious cere
monies are tyqified. sometimes person
al history or other themes. all OF
which may be read by those skilled
in the sign and color languages of these
Indians.
How are the blankets made? on
the manner is very primitive and seems
simple enough. They are woven on up
right frames by hand. and the threads
are pounded together as tight as posi-
BILE. But the glory Of the Navajo blank
ct has departed. and | expect before
many years the secret Of their making
will be lost. st.'-lndianapolis News
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
A Remarkable T. yc- Te,icr,

An improved cgg-testing process,
which has been awarded medal by
poultry breeders lin SaNony, is claimed
to determine the age almost to a day.
1t depends upon the fact that the air
cavity at the blunt cld Of the egg cn-
larges with age, giving increasing ten
dcncy to float point downward in q
salt solution. A scale at the back of
the vessel gives the inclinations cor
responding to various ages. A fresh.
iaid cEg lies horizontally on the bot.
tom OF the vessel. when three 10 five
days old 1t is raised to an inclination
OF about 20 degrees from the horizon
tai; at eight days the angle increases
TO about As degrees; at Ii days il
is GO degrees: at three weeks If ;e
about 7o degrees, and after four weol,s
the egg stands upright on it's point
THO solution contains about eight
ounces Of salt to a pint Of water.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
KPpt SIlent for Thirty Senrs

Silcnccd by a whipping he thought
he did not deserve. Jerry Miller is now
hermit in q farmhouse in the wild
regions of Ohio. not far from Chilli.
cOthc. says The Chicago Tribune. He is
now past forty years old. and no one
can remember having heard him say q
dozen connected words. His father,
who is still living, is said to have been
stern taSKmaStcr and Il firm believer
OF the old ideas of punishment. Jerry
was accused Of some 0ffcnSc which he
stoutly denied. His father. thinking
the boy guilty of the oifcnsc said he
would whip both for the original Of
fcnSc and then for not telling the truth
about it. The boy protested and pleaded
with his father, but without avail. The
whipping administered was not a gen.
tie one but the boy took it Stolidly and
did not even cry. The days grew into
weeks, and still the boy maintained
the same gloomy silence. Years passed.
The father was hcartbrokcn at the
boys determination. He tried eyery
means in his power to show the son
that he was eager to make amends for
the wrong he had done. The boy. grown
to a man. worked on in silence. Doctors
were called in TO see II there was any
mental defect in him, but they could
make no progress. as that battling ST.
lcncc stood always a bar to an inuuir.
les.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
A Horses Sense OF Smell.

a horse will leave musty hay un-
touched in his bin, however hungry.
he will not drink water objections
able TO his questioning sniff. or from q
bucket which some odor makes often.
sivc. however thirsty. His intelligent
nostril will widen. quivcr and query
over the daintiest bit offered by the
lalrcst of hands, with cOaxngs that
would make a mortal shut his eyes
and swallow mouthful at a gulp. A
marc is never satisfied by either sight
or whlnny that her colt is really her
own until she has a certified nasal
plOoI OF the fact. A blind horse now
living, will not allow the approach of
any stranger without showing signs
Of anger not safely to be disregartlcd.
The distinction is evidently made BY
his sense Of smell, and at a consider.
able distance. Blind horses. rs n rulc
will gallop wildly about pasture with
out striking the surrounding fence.
1Esc sense Of smell informs them CT its
proximity. OthcrS will. when loos.
cncd from the stable. go direct 10 the
gate or bars opened to their accus.
toned feeding grounds. and when dc.
string to return, after hours OF care
less wandering. will distinguish one
outlet, and patiently awaits its OPEN
inG.-St. James Gazette.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
DEER THAT DOTE ON MUSIC.

Charmed by Sweet SOunda They Fall
Victina to tho Hunter.
Col. j. NJ. brennan relates an incl
dent Of his recent fishing trip at
MOosehead which presents a story to
rank with both the tale Of Orphcus and
that Of Robinson Crusoe fiddling to
his guests. Colonel and Mrs. brennan
forsook the sport Of trout catching for
time and crossed the lake to the Mas
tcrman farm, on the west shore, where
Col. brennan had been told the deer
came to feed every evening.
The deer had grown wonderfully
and came daily to crop the sprouting
vegetation in the newly planted fields.
There was an old dog on the place who
lC&ade it his duty to repcl the dcprcda-
GscR Of the deer. But he had lost his
oiG-,imc vigor in the chase and consid-
cred his duty done when he had sent
the deer scurrying over the fence at
the head of the lot. The deer were
quick to learn that the dog was not
such a terrible fellow and kept right
on making their visits with increasing
bodncsS.
Camping near the Mastcrman place
was Mr.. LougCc. a well-known violin
ist and leader of an orchestra in Ban
gor. Col. brennan suggested to the
musician that he steal out in the edge
or the garden plot and treat the deer
to few airs on the violin. just for the
fun OF noting the effect.
The next evening, just before the
deer were due Mr.. Lougec hid under
the cover of a few branches and wait
ed for the deer to make an appearance.
Pretty soon big buck pushed through
the foliage and began to feed. The
musician dashed of old Zip Coon"
Money Musk" and several Of the pop
ular airs Of the day.
The music was played softly at first.
At the sound Of the first few measures
the effect on the deer was magical. He
stopped in his feeding, and became the
soul Of attention. His head rose slow
ly into the air and his whole body
seemed to expand till he had struck
one OF his stately attitudes that one
notes in I-andsecrs pictures. The mu-
sic was mystery TO him and held him
spcllbound.
ihdAiS liS measures Ol n1aGCn
were sent going off the strings The
deer became the soul Of stately ac-
ton at once. With lofticr poise on
his head and antlers thrown back he
marched about the enclosure, with a
grace that would surpass the per-
formance of the most accomplished
high-steppcr in horse show. At times
he would stop to show his appreciation
and bring his sharp hoofs down to the
earth in forciblc way Then he would
go one with the march,
1t was the march that pleased the
deer. evidently, for he was more than
pleased TO trip off it's measures. But
when "She May Have Sem Better
Days" or some other Of the latter day
airs were played the deer showed his
disdain by clearing the opening with
big bound and making away to COW
cr.--BoStOn Advertiser
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
4 (Onstantinople Fish story.

An extraordinary fish story is going
The rounds in the Turkish capital. A
high English official was coming down
the BosphoruS in his boat, and met
from Is to 90 large fishes, i've or six
times as big as pOrpoises. going up
the BOsphorus at tremendous speed
They had square heads, and were Ger
tanIy not sharks The boatmen say
they are "janncvirs,' which is the
Turkish for "wild beast" and they
describe them as very ferocious, for
they attack boats and live entirely on
porpoises. They have not been seen
for IS years, and usually pass up the
Bosphorus and spend few days in the
Black Sea, and then disappear, having
eaten all the p0rpoiGes. The fishermen
are delighted, as pOrpoises have been
exceedingly numerous this year, and
fish have been very scarcc.-LOndon
Telegraph.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
prODerly Ounliilcl.

"IIavc You Il job here for a chauf-
fcur!'
''That depends. Have you ever done
any chautling?'
"No, Sir"
"Do y"n know anything about ma-
chincry!"
"Wrll, no. sir; can't say that I"
"And suppose yOu never even drove
over anybody in the streci!'
mo, sir; but L once dropped with
an elevator from the twelfth story
and liked the sensation"
Come around in the morning and he
ready TO go to work. rk."-Chicago Rec
ord-Hcrald.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
An Old trpuurllf.
1t is just an incident of club life.
''GOin hOmc?' asked one OF thn

1t is just an incident Of club life.
"GOin hOmc?' asked one OF the
party.
"icS,' was tho reply.
"Whats the use breaking away?"
asked several. "Bc SOciable"
Tn" young man paused. It's an old
old argument, and most effective. No
on" likes 80 Gc considered uns0ciablc
but so;iability sometimes makes it nee
c%Gary TO call a cab later.
"h" snciahlc.' urged the party again.
- believe ! will" said the Young
man 'honght!n!Iy; "in fact, | am con.
Vinccd that ! ought to be-"
"bnt yOn'r" pni'lnG on your coat"
II know il. ini going to be sociablc
with my wife this time "--Chicapo
Post.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
Sunday in Iceland,


Sunday in Iceland is full Of interest
10 strangers. In the early morning
the country folk commence to assem-
bic and in the distance they may be
seen approaching the church in all di-
rcctions. What the Sabbath day is
to these people few can realize Some
OF them never see face besides those
Of the members OF the family from one
church day to another. What won
der then that they begin to assemble
full two hOuls before the church time!
A peculiar form Of salutation pre-
walls outside of the cities, and the
visitor is not a little astonished when
he sees the men dismount, embrace
and kiss each other, but this is the
usual form of salutatiOn among men
in the inland districts. When the hour
oi service arrives the preacher, who
usually wears silk hat, loose, flow
ing gown, buttOncd from chin to hem
and great Elizabcthan ruff round his
neck, enters the church.
In the pulpit the pastor is at,:red
in long white robe, which falls over
the black one. and down his back
hangs large surplicc Of bright velvet,
upon which golden cross is wrought
On the altar two great candles about a
yard long and three inches thick. shed
dim light. These arc the especial
charge of an official who gives out the
hymns. and between times snuffs the
candles with an old-time pair OF ''snuf-
fels.''
After church the worshippers dis
persc. and ma.ly Of them come so far
that they do not reach their homes
until away into the night.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
yes said the girl, Eyes"

These were the questions whicl
troubled her, filled her waking thought!
sent her restless to bed.
And while she still waited She be
came the victim of yet another conf
dcncc. this time from Il man again,
but middlc-2gcd and iron-gray.
You look like sensible little girl"
he began, abruptly. Are your
Il hope SOL She smiled.
Then, although we dent know
much OF each othor, you'll forgive me
lor asking you question or two which
may seem beyond my limit, believing
that imDertinence is the last thing
prompting me-"
suddenly arrested I'm interest, the
girl nodded.
Then. will you tell me If you ever
get below the surface, as it were. in
those long and seemingly confidential
talks you have with our young
curate?"
Have you a right to ask?"
Il have at any rate a large interest
at stake"
"Ihat sounds almost the same thing.
am afraid Of what | may and may
not say; but l don't see at this mo-
ment any reason why | should not
speak the truth
Then you have?"
Sometimes" she admitted.
Once in particular, perhaps?"
Il must not tell you
What are you going to do?" gasped
the girl
Il am going to tell our curate how
matters stand between his mother
and myself; he is betwecn-and-"
she didn't bind you to secrecy?"
II have forgotten it if she did. And
If she did, she will forgive me by re-
suits or | don't know her"
And if there are no satisfactory re-
suits, she won't know anything about
it?"
"Of course not. thought you
could help me-"
She looked at the mans firm mouth.
his pleasant, kindly eyes. 81 want to
help you much more than I've helped
you at present" she said
But | can't get the woman I want
unless | can secure a bride for our
curate--clear him out OF the way"
"D0n't talk Of him like that" she
laughed
And a troublesome conscience
won't let me go to him after watch
ing him follow you about with his
eyes, unless | can hold out some sort
OF hope that he would be successful
in yielding to my prompting-in pro-
posing to you, in fact, to-cr-clear
the way-for me-
Cant you?"
She bluShed and smiled
Il should not like to. Look here,
little girl | am as safe as a house; you
can very we'll trust me. Has he told
you he loves you?"
"Oh. why" she cried. "must you put
it round that way?"
"Well done. little girl! Then Pll
manage il. I'll settle things for the
four OF MS out Of hand"
And this is what he did.-New York
NowS.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
A CHANGE.

She possessed n mind DISCERNING,
!ha' was stored and crammod with learning
ana nor thoughts, forever burning,
she could suitably express
All hcr sentences wero rounded
ana her words imposing sounded;
was really quite astoundod
AS listoned, confess.
It wa. A,ther an innic.ion,
All this rcrhal unrestrictiOn,
but h"r o"Gnuco Of dlctioD.
Each precirc and polished phrase
ana tho beautiful solrctlou
Ol 'h, word, and their "uurac ion
ANA he! mos. correct iuilrD:ion-
lh'y were quito beyond all praise
But snw hor worry IateIy,
Ana sho did ttalk ornntrly:
All mat lnnGunKo sunyo and stately
e., Hhe no loue"r Kept on tap.
Sne was saying. "Bcssums. uiddumsI
W mher' do bud old pin got hidduns,
1h ms mnzzer't p'Ucious kidkums,
To tho buhy In hor lap.
Chicago Daily News.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
If0 Took tho CnlSc,

Hostess tnt party)-"And does your
mother allow you to take two pieces
OF cake when you are at home, Willie!"
Willie (who has asked for the second
piccc)-"No, mn'nm."
Hostcss-"Wcll, do you think she
would like you to have two pieces
here"
Willie confidently ooh, she
wouldn't care. This isn't her cake,
you knoW.'--NcW York News
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
Our Denr Icnelntes.

"But I'll have to hire large hall for
my musical tea"
What for? You say you've only
got score so of women friends
whom you ca, to invite"
"Ycs, but l want the several score or
enemies who are not invited to know
that 1 had plenty OF room for them"
New York Commercial Advertiser.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
Careful.

''Thcrc'S one thing I admire about
you," said the frank friend. You
carved out your own fortunes and yet
YOU never brag abOus Deng Il self
made man."
"No,' answered Mr MccktOn, "I
shouldn't think of suggesting that Hen
rictta wasn't entitled to all the credit"
Washington Star.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
Early Records Of Japan.

DR.. Murakami. Of Toxic, has left
England on his way home. much de-
lighted with the results of his three
years search in the archives Of tho
Continent and England for material
illustrating The early relations between
those places and Japan. His late visit
TO Seville Simancus and Madrid gave
him some very valuable documents,
including one detailed account of the
Japanese court and country in 1909
by II Spaniard who was then wrecked
OIL the coast and had to remain in tho
island for q year before he could get
home. Several early Japanese letters
to Europeans were a so found by DR..
Murakami. He hopes t3 print his re-
port to his governmental English as
we'll as in Japancsc.-Tbc Athenaeum.
Baked mouse, it Is alleged, Is still
considered n good remedy for whoop.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
circumstances Alter Faces.

"But she used to be considered quito
n beauty"
"That was before her father failed"
detroit Free Press.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
The Lucky Man in the Case.

"Do you remember Miss May, the
girl who had such bad disposition? :?
Well, she is married"
"1ndecd! Who is the lucky man?'
erred"
'Why, he Is the one she discarded"
Just so! That is why l say he Is
mcky."-Chicago News
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15

Tatc-Appcaranccs are not always
to be trusted.
Brady--Tnats so. It's mighty
bright book that lives up TO It's cover.
Boston Transcript.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
Entirely UnRyInpathet

$50 YOU don't think we'll of Arctic
exploration:
"No,' answered Mr.. Blzzins; 1--WE
know the North Pole IS there and that
nohody's going TO move it. If we
found it We wouldn't have any use for
1t. anyhow."- ."-Washington Star.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
Tho Brute.

Nhy are YOU crying, dcar?'
ION. mother, last night I showed
Henry the hammock that we first
c0urtcd in."
what did nc do?"
Gle went over and kicked it."-Chi-
cago News.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
Short OH Comfort.

1T must be II great comfort to you
to own such splendid furniture.'
"Comfor! Say, there isn't but one
comfortable chair in the whole lot,
and my wife invariably wants to sit
in that. .'-Clcvcland Plain Dealer.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
y Pertinent Oupat;n,

An inGniSiiivc visitor to the Hamp.
ton institute for Indians not long ago
asked one Il TIC students, a pretty
sioux. "Arc You civilizcd?" Tho
Sioux raised her hCaG slowly from her
work --%hc was fasiiioning q bread.
board al tn" momcnt-and replied:
No; arc yCu?"-hrgonaut.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
NiOlutOr of PreccdCnt.

Ihat new man wont do" said the
London editor. Hes one Of those SEN
Sational American journalists"
'lIow do YOU know!'
He wrote joke and failed to use
any italics or parrnthcscS to explain
II. t."-WnShington star
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
neutrality-suspicious. Rcparteo.

Knickcr-"Arc dogs long-lived,
wonder"
Bockcr-"I understand they live to
good old sausagc."-New York Sun.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
WHY tonchmcn Men. ,yhi,e un,a-

In Berlin doctors coachmen wear
white hats, so that a physicians carri-
age may be easily recognized in case OF
necessity.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15

Vaccination IS now being literally
tried on the dog, as a preventive of dis.
temper. The experiments arc being con.
Quoted on pack Of hounds in Wales,
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15
. be r 1Gezs2W
~ idle Of
Kifee
Sowing tho wind.

A ;'a..h anG rlnbGncti0;is racGoou
Tried to whistle 4 popular tune.
But he blew out his teeth, both above and
beneath,
And is taking his food with a spoon.
II ifc I
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15

1t doesn't pay to wait for ether peo.
pic to catch up to you.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-01-15

Baked mouse, it Is alleged, Is still
considered a good remedy for whoop.
ing cough in some parts Of Yorkshire.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-09-17
CupId,s Capers.

Married, Angus, 70, 1903, At Che Sacred
Heart church in Pitisburg, Mr.. Benjamin
Minis Charles and Miss Katherine Elizabeth
Wesling. The ceremony was solemnized BY
Rev. Father Keane. After an elegant
supper At The home Of brother Of the bride
Mr.. Joseph Wesling on Spabr street. Fast
End, the newly welded couple left for
Philadelphia, Atlantic CITY and New York
City on ten days bridal tour. After
October Ist they will be At home 70 their
friends AZ 2zs Carson street, East End,
Piusburg. The bride Is daughter Of the
late Philip Wesling Of near Iowesville, and
has many friends and relatives IN this county
She was visiting 10 Kingwood month or
or two ago accompanied BY Mr.. Charles.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-09-17
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