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The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

1t Is stated that the extra appropria-
ton Of $4,000 for the bureau of sta
tstics Of the department Of agriculture
at Washington is now available, and
the field force Of crop inspectors will
be increased at once. There has been
much complaint in somo quarters re-
garding the crop reports Of the bureau,
1t being alleged that the reports were
largely tho 'resultEof the views Of COR
respondents who" were biased by local
needs. With tho increase In tho field
force the cropTreports should be more
accurate.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16
SKINNED ALIVE.
Negro Died In Awful Agony At Hands of
a West Virginia Mob For tho Usual
CrImo.

west virginia Mob For tho Usual
CrImo.
Roanoke, w., Special.-SeYeral
days ago young white girl, living
at Devon, in Ming county, w. Va,
was mysteriously kidnapped and
all efforts to find her were vain
until Thursday night. A searching
party found her three miles from
the town, tied to a tree in the
woods. She told the mon that she
had been kidnapped by q burly
negro, and earned to this point,
where sho had been since Tues
day.
After hearing the girls pitiful
story, tio men left her as they had
found her, tied to tree. They
bid in the bushes close by to await
developments. After Some time
the negro returned, bringing with
him some food for the girl to eat.
When she told him that her friends
had seen her, he threatened to kill
her, and was in the act of doing so
when the mon rushed forward
from their hiding place and caught
the brute. He made a desperate
fight for. his life, but it was vain
He was skinned alive from head to
foot by his captors, and died in
awful agony.
The negro's victim is in a. seri-
Gus condition.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16
Antitreatipg Law. In Vermont.

s - .
There is one phnse Of the new Yer
mont liquor law which, If not UNIQUE,
Is unusual aud Is not unimportant. It
Is a clause Which provides that mo
Intoxicating liquor shall DO sold or fur
nlsheu to person or any number Of
persons, to drink on the>licensed prem.
ises, In the way commonly known as
treating.'" ~
When the bill was before the legis.
lature this provision was apparently
ignored. or ut least formed no part Of
the rather voluminous discussion Of
tho measure, and was not brought~to
public notice until tho authorities in
license towns warned saloon men that
they would forfeit their licenses by
violating it. In consequence serious
blow has been struck at the American
habit Of treating, which Is responsible
for much Of tho drunkenness that
curses tho country. In Vermont at
least, II the law is enforced, there will
be 4 o more. lining up" of convivtal 40
quaihtances before tho bar. to pour In
drink after drink, which often fs not
wanted, but ia absorbed under protest
lest "sociability" suffer. II a Vermont
man feei~-that he must treat, his
hearts desire cnn be accomplished
only by tho roundabout pIocess Of
handing his friend the money before
hand or reimbursing him later ON. The
law Is strict and explicit. When two
men drink together two checks must
be rung up ana one funded to each
II the saloon man allows one man Il
pLy for both he does 30 at the risk OF
losing his license.
This is not, however, the-frst at.
tempt to check the American. treating
habit by state statute. 1t was tried In
Wisconsin some years ago, and for q
dmo an antitleating law caused con-
vivial Badgers considerable annoyance,
but 1t was later declared unconstttu-
ttonal by the supreme court OF the
state.
The operation Of the Green Mountain
law, which may stand the constitu.
tonal test, will DO watched with in
teNst. In the behalf Of temperance
and sobriety 1t IS to ba hoped that II
Will be found valid and workable, ae
there can be no doubt that the excess
to which treating is carried is one OF
tic 'post prolific causes Of drunken.
ness. Men arc tempted to drink more
than they care for or'ecn carry, and
the habit has reached such propor;;or.z
as to become a serious menace to the
weaker brethren. who are it's most fire.
quent victims. Probably moro harm is
done by social than by solitary drink
Ing, and for this the treating habit Is
| IN large measure responsible.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16
STATE NEWS.

An order ihstltuting free
delivery has been issued for
| Anderson. 81 ~ & s sSS M
The annual reunion o ofs
berry College will be held at Little
Mountain on August z.
The Second Regiment of south
Carolina militia will encamp on
the Isle of Palms. Greenyillei
wanted all three Of the regiments;
but on being assigned only the,
Second regiment decided that siiea
did not want any. The regiment
has since been assigned to the for-6
NOR place. ;<5S 4 NJ,
The intense heat III Charleston \
during the last few days affected \
the minds of two negroes, Edward 4
Robinson and jamie Schubert.
They were found running Wild
about the streets by the police and. !
sent to the hospital, but neither Of \
them could be accommodated and
we're returned to the station house.
DIR. William d. Crum, collec.. /.
Tor of customs, who delivered an
address in Chicago last week, has
returned to Charleston. DR.. Crum
was quoted in newspaper intor-
view sent out from Chicago as be-
ing an advocate of lynch law. He
subsequently repudiated the inter-
View' declaring that he had con-.
demned lynching in the south and
ne would not condono it IN Chica-
go. " IS
The Columbia police Tuesday
afternoon arrested~a q white man
named 9. D. Shealey on the charge
OF larceny and cruelty to animals. i
Shealey hired a horsesa.: orssesa syn, i}
stable there and Grove over - G. 81
oo'' oo"n'y' He did not return 4
,or SeVelsi uays and the horse was
"'-@'> 'Aho puHt>rr,s-',o-tod h;.-%
as soon as he turned up and war I
rant was taken out for him. .@s
&C. II. Smith, who lives about
six miles southwest of Yorkville.
had two COWS killed by lightning
during an electrical storm last
Monday evening. Five COWS were
chained to : wire fence. The bolt
struck a tree near by, and passed
thence to the fence. All five of
the COWS won't down as If shot 1
Two arose to their feet almost in
stantly and q third recovered sew
eral hours afterward. The other
two had been killed instantly. :,
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

John Il. Phillips, of Norway,
the old Confederate soldier who
was shot five times while at his
supper table by the negro, Charles
Evans, lynched for the crime, died
Sunday morning at 6:50 o'clock,
aftor having suffered mortal agony
for but little less than a week.
That he lived so long is consider
ed by the physicians of Norway
but little short of a miracle. Thre.
of the wounds administered by the
negro fiend were SAID by the physi.
clans to be fatal, and how the old
man managed to live all this time
has puzzled the doctors not O. lit.
tie. o.. ..
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

Upon returning from his wedding
tour suffield Comm bridegroom was
given "serenade" in the rowdy, in
sultlng fashion common to some rural
neighborhoods. lie loaded his shotgun
with beans and fred into the crowd in
defense Of his castle ami his bride
doing slight injury to sundry Of the
practical jokers, who had no more
sense than to have him arrested and
brought to trial. The court promptly
acquitted him. aud all decent men and
women will say that it did right
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

slght injuries often disable a man
and cause several days. loss of time and
when blood poison develops, sometimes
result in the loss of q hand or limb.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm is an antisen.
tic liniment. When applied to cuts,
bruises and burns it causes them to heal
quickly and without maturation, and
prevents any danger of blood poison,
For sale by Pickens Drug Co., Pickens,
and II. N. Hunter, Liberty,
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

Attle- Count Roni de ~: stellnnt Ssyts
O rather sorry figure Offending in the
Paris courts against tho payment Of
loans made to enable him to pay debts
OF honor gambling debts) on the
ground that there was technical IT.
regularity III the form Of tho notes lie
gave. This is almost rs contemplate
rs 1t is for an official to take refuge In
"tho statute OF limitations" when
charged with dcfrauding tho govern.
mcnt.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16
] NIRIle Was lker Terror.

II would cough nearly oil night long
writes Mrs. Chaa. Applegate, Of Alex.
andria, Ind, "and could hardly get any
sleeps had consumption 80 bad that II
I walked block would cough fright.
fully and epit blood. but, when all other
medicines failed, three $1.0O bottles OF
DIR. Kings New Discovery wholly cured
me and / gained b8 pounds" It's abso.
3Intely guaranteed to cure Coughs, Colds,
La Gsippe, Bronchitis and all Throat
and Lung Troubles. Price 900 and Si. 90,
Trial bottJs free at Pickens Drug Co's.,
drug store, IL s
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

Organized labor in Saginaw. Mich,
has taken Il commendable course in
assuming responsibility for debt
which could not otherwise have been
collected. During strike some time
ago cooperative laundry was started
by the unions. Phe venture proved O
failure, and after all the property was
sold debt Of $4,000 remained. This
has now been assumed by tho Central
Labor union, which was In no way
legally responsible for it.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

A st. Louis man who read tho new
directory diligently as my good citi-
zen should ran across woman's name
which pleased him and, hunting UP
the bearer. married her. Again we see
tho advantage or disadvantage, MS the
case may be, of getting ono's name in
print.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

The second Zlegler expedition sailed
for the arctic regions the other day 50
quietly that only brief mention was
made OF tho event in the daily papers.
Tho marked contrast between the mod.
esty OF this start and tho blowing Of
trumpets which heralded the departure
of the first expedition gives ground for
hope that something more important
Will be accomplished by the second OK.
pcdition than attended tho first.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16
Cholera Hn nfnnkn,p

This has long been regarded as one of
the most dangerous and fatal diseases to
which infants are subject. 1t can be
cured, however, when properly treated.
All that is necessary is to give Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and castor oil, as directed with
each bottle, and q cure is certain. For
sale by Pickens Drug Co., Pickens, and
II. N, Hunter, Liberty,
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

AS q proper precaution tho state de-
partment ut Washington might incloso
stamps for roturn postage in sending
that Jewish petition to Russia. Other.
wise the czar Is likely to chuck 1t into
the waste basket as unavailable manu-.
acrint
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

"For years fate was afto me continu-
ously" writes +. A. Gulledge, Verbena,
Ala. 81 had terrible case of Piles
causing % tumors. When ALI failed
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me-"
Equally good for Burns and oil aches
and pains. Only csc at Plckens Drug
Co.'S, drug store.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

Joseph w. Folk Of st. Louis, the dis
trict attorney who has put several off,
cial boodlers in jail for corruption and
has more prosecutions in hand, says
the worst enemies Of the republic now
are the givers and takers Of bribes.
This persuasive evil. which Is becom-
ing altogether too common, demands
prompt and severe treatment every
where.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16
Wording Night ana Day.

. - "TKIlB NIBHt MA Whys n
The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was mado is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. These pills change weakness
into strength, listlessness into energy
brain"fag into mental power. They're
wonderful in building up tho health.
Only 25c per box. Sold by Pickens Drug
Company. |&
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

Chicago husbands are to efnect q
counter organization to the House.
wives union Of that city. the object Of
which is to keep hubby home Mt night
The chances are that If they persist
in walk out" after supper they will
be confronted with a lockout after
midnight,
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

The announcement that the big coal
companies are now producing more
coal than ever before may not be
particularly timely information in the
midst Of July hot wave, but it a good
fact to file away for future reference
next winter, when tho word fuel will
have q moro kindly sound than it now
POSSESSES.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

The building contractors and
the strikers of Charleston are still
apart. The master tradesmen are
importing mechanics and guaran-
teeing them steady employment for
year. Both sides are confd dent Of
winning out. .s .....
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

In tho opinion Of a New York legal
authority there is no punishment for
betting at race tracks. The opinion Of
the man who bots on the wrong horse
1s different.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

With snowstorms reported from
somo Of the mountain states and sun
strokes from several other quarters, it
would seem that tho United States has
climate and temperature in sufficient
variety to suit tho most fastidious.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

A Plttsburg doctor has received
Zee OF $4,000 for treating man who
died. 1t is 1dlo to speculate as to the
amount he might have received had
the patient lived.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

Protests against certain kind Of
bathing suits at the presidents home
town seem to indicate m unwilling
ness on the part Of Oyster Bay to be
served on the half shell.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

For lazy liver try Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They in
vigorate the liver, aid the digestion, reg
ulate tho bowels and prevents bilious
attacks. For sale by PieSens Drug 90,
Pickens, and T. N. Hunter, Liberty.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

For once ut least the innocent byv
stander has tho laugh on tho other fell
lows. IA tho recent automobile races
IN ireland mono Of the spectators got
q scratch.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

No man or woman in the State will
hesitate to speak well of ChamberIain'a
stomach and Liver Tablets after once
trying them. They always produce a
pleasant movement Of the bowels, inl
prove the appetite and strengthen 8he
digestion. For sale by Pickens Drug
Coz Pickens, and 4. N. Hunter, I6berty
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

King Peters proposition to Danish the
assassins Of his predecessor and give
them a pension indicates that he Is a
humorist Of the first order.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

1t is quite appropriate that Chicago
should have the biggest museum in the
world. There arc certainly enough
strange things in the Windy City to
fill such building many times over.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

After the kindness with which
Kaiser Wilhelm has treated the Amer
tcan navy 1t was no more than right
that his American built yacht should
win for him q race.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

Ambitious young men who failed to
catch June bride may comfort them.
selves with tho fact that they also bite
fairly we'll in July.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

A Dakota judge has ruled that
polygamy Is legal on the Indian reser-
vation, though his finding Is not likely
to prccipltate a rush to the frontier.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

The case of New York butcher who
was clicked to death while eating one
Of his own steaks will impress many
beef consumers as a just retrlbution.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

1t may be observed that the man
wh9a Is grumbling about the. hot July
aboEt the cold June.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

Having lost his job, poor Mr.. Schwab
Will have to live on his income from
$3o,O00,000 until he can find something
else to do.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

Judging from some recent perform.
ances, Reliance In tho cup defender
seems to be we'll placed.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

Sir Thomas4has not been so lacking
III discretion as to drop hints about tho
kind Of ten he would prefer when he
Is being entertained.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

Communications from the north pole
hunting expeditions would mako timely
and seasonable reading just now.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16
rrany sch6o, on,,d,e, arc s,clttv,

Mother Grays Swoot Powders for Children,
used by Mothe Gray, q nurse In Childfsn's Home
New York, Break up Colds In "a hours, euro Fe.
yerishness, Headache, Stomach troubles, Tceth-
Ing Disorders, and destroy Woms At all drug
glsts, 25e. Sample mailed FREE. Address, Al
len s. Oimsted, Leroy, n, Y, 81 sF55 IA s65 II
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

Mr.. Fife designed the Shamrock III,
but there is no occasion yet for him to
DO much blowing about 1t.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

King Cotton Is proving rather er
rattle and arbitrary monarch.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

--EVerything is quiet at Nor.
way. The calling out of the hoops
is considered somewhat of q fiaeco.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

If the postal Investigation is contin-
ued the public maya yet learn what is
used for gum on the postage stamps.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-16

If any statesman lacks vice Dyesi.
Dental boom 1t is because he ts too in,
different to help himself.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-01
MECHANICAL MILKER.

with a id,: clamped securely in place
by simply raising the handle to lift
the bucket. All that is needed to
make connection is the mere hanging
of the bucket on the pipe above the
cow by hook attached to the milk
pail for that purpose, AS Snowman the
cutY This is ans ordinary pail with q
tight lid and glassspeepholesd down the
sides so that the milk can be seen. A
rubber. tube runs to the cupsfa ttached
to the cows teats. Between the cups
is a valve and chamber about the size
of a. hens egg which really consti-
tutes the effective part of the machine.
The; machine is set to work by a
simple turn of. the valve and the sue
tion holds it in place funtil the milk
ing is finished. The valves and, the
cups weigh about two pounds and one
man can use four or five of them to
advantage in a large dairy. The ma
chine is cleansed by passing cold wa
ter through the hose and tubes few
5moments All parts of' the bucket may
be; cleansed with brush. The cups
are. new and novel in their action.
They are so constructed that they
collapse at the top first and thus com
press the base of the teat and strip
the milk, as by hand. It requires from
two and one-half to ten minutes to
milk a cow: With proper equipment
one man can readily handle so. The
makers claim a cow may be milked
perfectly clean and there is no ten
dency to dry up the flow Of milk
Orange Judd Farmer.
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-01
NEW MILKING DEVICE.
As an Object OF Curiosity It Is Of In-
terest, Whatever It's Practical
~ Value May BE.

The latest nil king machine il here
'ptctured in outline. It requires an
engine or other power to drive it in or
der to work the, vacuum air pump
located = att some convenient point.
From thia a 'lines ofairon gas8pi pe@is
run &aboves the stalls In the milking
sheds This pipe is used only to exhaust
the air il yhe milk buckets. NoliquId
passes thfodghf it. t. a small branch:
pipe terminatin in, a hook is fitted to
the main pipe and hangs over the Stall
abo1ts sttaso feet abovethe cows back.
The. bucket is shown in the figure,
and is air tight, the top being closed
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-01

Cuts, Bruises and BURNS. Quickly
Healed. 1 7 I
Cham berlain's Pain Balm. is an
antiseptic linimeut, and when ap.
plled to cuts, bruises aud burns,
causes them to heal without matur--
alton and much more quickly than
by the usual treatment. For sale by
All druggists. :, ...,,:,
Mower County transcript., 1903-07-01
ESTABLISHED FACTS.
Eight Points Concerning Milk That
Have Been established by Ex-
haustiye Experiments.

Some things may be said to have been
well established concerning milk by
long and exhaustive experiments,
which we will enumerate as follows:
1. If milk rich in butter fat is de-
sired we must breed for it. 1t is en-
tirely dependent upon the individuality
of the cow, so that men have finally
established that individuality into
breed CHARACTERISTIC, as with the Jer-
sey and Guernsey breeds.
2. A bull belonging to butter breed
will impart this quality to his heifers
if he has sufficient prepotency. Also
bull belonging to breed which gives
milk low in percentage of butter fat
will impart that quality to his heifers.
3. It is not possible to increase the
percentage of butter fat in milk by
feeding food rich in fat, although that
is the general idea with hosts of farm
ers. *@> -tr,ss as-> u - }t}....
4. A food rich in protein increases
the quantity but not the quality of the
milk. But by inducing the COW to give
larger, quantity we may also induce
her to yield more butter fat in "a hours
than she otherwise would have done.
S. Sudden changes in the time of
feeding or character of the food, or
sudden changes in the temperature, or
exposure of the cow to cold drainstorms,
or to brutal usage-all these affect the
percentage of butter fat in milk. It
may be mentioned also that some milk
ers affect cows favorabfy OF unfavor-
ably in this respect.
6.eThe milk Of a COW does not, as a
rule, reach its highest richness until
after she has had her calf. l5S. ~
z. Milking three times in "a hours
has been found to increase somewhat t
the amount of butter fat prod duction. Il
8. For the consumption Of infants
the milk of herd of cows is safer and
more digestible than that. Of a single
COW, for the reason that it is less liable
to variation from nervousness and
other caus ses.H Hoard's Dairyman.