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The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
NAVAJO BLANKET WEAvERs.
tribe Has $4,000 People, and Most Of
Them arc Poiygamists.

Navajo blanket weaving was
studied at close range by P. D. Tull
on his recent six months tour to
Arizona for mis- health. says the
Spokane Spokesman-Review. Mr..
Tull. who is much improved in
health, Is back to Spokane with
some fine specimens Of blankets
which he personally picked up whilc
in the south. He said:
"These Navajos are one OF the
largest tribes in thc country num-
bering over 25,0G0 Indians. Their
reservation is equally large, and is
situated in northwestern New Mex
leo and northeastern Arizona. Out
side Of the reservation proper the
government has granted them an ad-
ditional strip of forty miles wide,
known as grazing strip The tribe
Is self-supporting, and while they
know little of agriculture. tney own
immense herds OF cattle, horses and
sheep 1t is from the latter that the
women spin the wool and weave the
blankets and rugs.
The Navajos are a rowing tribe
when they settle for any time at one
place they live In a dome-shaped
building called a hogan This is a
form Of adobe construction, made
with poles and sticks and covered
with mud, When on the move they
live In the regulation tepees. Their
nearest neighbors are the Apaches,
with whom in the old days. they
were often engaged in war The
Navajos are poiygamists, sometimes
having four or five wives. These
they buy, or trade. as they would
any other piece OF property The
squaws do most of the work. They
wash, spin and dye the wool and
weave ii on primitive looms into
qua.nt and artistic destgns They
never use figures OF people. animals.
or birds, as do te basket weavers,
but their designs are largely geomet.
rical Red. black, orange. white and
gray are the predominating coiors.
While some squaws may use and
repeat some characte ristic design. it
is noteworthy fact that no two rugs
are ever alike. This is almost in
credible. when we consider the hun
dreds of rugs that have been made
by them.
To say nothing OF the time it
takes to wash. dye and spin their
wool, it requires about a month OF
steady work to weave a rug four by
six feet. These ar eeasily recognize d
by the smaller patterns and smooth,
close weave. While the Navajos
have never been Christianized, it is
fact OF interest that the design of
the cross is seen in much of their
WORK. As types they are hno look
ing lndianS-strong, tall and we'll
featured, largely due to their life in
the saddle"
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
AN HISTORIC WATCH.
Time Piece Made For King Charles Isi
Still Running

Time Piece Made For King CHARLES Iai
Still Running.
There is in the possession of Wilfred
Powell, who represents the Britich en-
plre at this port, Il tlmcpicce that told
off the hours for England's royal mar
tyr.
After his victory over Charles II.
Oliver Cromwell wrote cXult ntly to
EnglanuS Parliament, telling how the
enemy was beaten from hedge TO
hedge till lie was finally driven into
Worcester. There were 1000 prison
ers among the spoils of that fight. The
royal carriage in which the King lad
been carried was there, too, and in
that handsome carriage was the roynl
carriage watch. which also fell into
the hands of the victorious Cromwell.
This timepiece OF royalty, which
still ticks after career of 262 wears,
WAS made in 1910 for King Charles |.
by the royal matchmaker of that time.
King Charles L. was bcheadpd two
years before his son Charles II. was
defeated on and escaped from the field
OF Worcester.
II is OF the oldest Matchmaking pat
tern, being made entirely by hand,
and costing in its day good round
Snm Of money. The case is Of solid sill
Yer ornamented in beautiful! pierced
iiliGrce work. and there is an outer
case of copper with Il handsome lcath-
cr cover. silver studded. The royal
watch runs thirty-siX hours With one
winding. Only one hand is used in
designating the time.
rhp-c is Il silver hrll enclosed within
thr Silver case. on which the hours
arc struck. There is also an alarm at
tachmcnt. The watch is four and one
half inches in diameter, and one and
Il half inches thick.
Cromwell kept it rs n personal pos
session for years. But after the res
t0ra;ion it fell into the hands of JOS
cph Nipling. Esq, of OvcrStonc House,
North HantS, England, an ancestor OF
Rudyard Kipling. Joseph kipling was
also an ancestor of the present owner
oC the watch. Philadelphia Telegraph
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
A New Preparation.

new method of employing m.
dium in medicine has recently been
discovered by Russian physician,
Dr. f. s. London, and consists of
using cotton wool which has been
submitted to the action Of the ra-
dunn emanation. DR.. London. az the
result OF the series of experiments,
has reached the conclusion that the
effects OF the radium emanation and
OF the direct action ot the radium
are the same, consisting OF an in
hammation on the skin and the de-
struction OF life. He subjected q
number of substances, including
cork, paraffin, paper and cotton wool.
to radium emanatiun, and found that
they would produce innammatory
effects on the skin. The wool, owing
to its spOngy nature, seemed to alb
snro the largest quantity OF the ra-
dunn emanation, and conscquently
was the NEST radioactive. Accord
ingly, DR.. London carried on further
experiments with wool so treated.
which he found was INST convenient
for easy distribution over the body
and ready application af any desired
point. The "emanated" wool when
packed in hermetcally sealed jars
or other containing vessels loses its
radioactivity very slowly. and can be
sent to any distance desired. .-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
HOW THEY MARRIED.
Youthful husbands Wife Becomes Ills
Guardian.

Guardian.
Albert Grayland, of sharon M;nn..
was only twenty years old &pd Myrtle
Thyme. his sweetheart, was eighteen
when they sought e license TO wcd.
You're not OF age" said the c,crk.
you must have the consent of Your
parents or 4 guardian"
but have no parents and no guav-
diam replied Albert Grayland.
Get Il guardian, them" suggested
the clerk.
y queer light shonc in the eyes Of
the girl. I'm eighteen years odd" SHE
said, "and of legal age. Why can! |!
be Your guardian?'
They went to the probate judge.
B!nshingly the girl told the judge The
story and asked to he appointed ihc
guardian of Alfred Grayland. infant.
The judge had been Young himself
once, and probably in lovc I good many
times. SO he signed the papers and
Myrtle Thyme took possession of her
ward. Albert Grayland. and all his
propcrty-hc is well of. She married
him right away. hut under the laws of
Minnesota, She has to report to ;ho
probate judge every cent spent by her
husband. All his cigar money GOES
INTO the report. When he spends hf.y
cents to see Il ball game the amount
has to be inserted in lill of particu-
lars and filed with the court.
The young bride even WAS cOmpCllcd
to pay the 50 fee for the license and
the So fee 10 the Justice of the peace.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
DARRELL wsbaeeiss Advice.

Once when Daniel Webster was
riding along New England read in
stage coach. he was annoyed by
the jolting and pokcd his head out
of the window to yell at the driver,
says the Detroit News.
Hey, can't you drive little slow
err"
NO" responded the coachmap,
the horses are running away, sir"
Run 'em into fence corner" ad.
vised Daniel.
Cant, sir said the driver. re-
luctantly and despairingly. They've
got the BITS between their teeth, sir"
We'll, run them into debt, then"
thundered Daniel. "That'll stop any
thing"
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
Chine.o HurinI Cna,o,ns.

When rich and important China
man dies his funeral is conducted WITH
much D0mp and splcndor. Ills frirrds
ana relatives, instead OF sending
wreathS. send innumcrahiH hanur"s
These are made of white silk, with in.
scriptions beautifully worked in black
velvet. and express the s"ndc.s' good
wishes to the deceased himself o" 10
members OF his family for many gen
crationS. ON the day OF the funeral
these banners are carried ly nircd
men. who are all dressed alike FOR the
occasion. After Tho funeral. wHich
lasts several hours nj tn" ccmrt"'N. -
over the banners are all brought ra"k
and eventually grace thc room ~"
tate Chinamans house.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02

ment has been steadily gaining in force
for dozen years, and during the past
two years it has gained at a greatly
accelerated rate. The aim OF it's
friends and promoters is to make an
end of the unScientifc piece e-meal meth
DDS of road work now in vogue in
nearly all parts Of the country, and TO
substitute therefor scientific methods,
intelligent supervision, and co-opera-
ton of Nation, State and loca. COM
munity in a united and coordinate
effort for the Improvement of the roads
throughout the whole country This is
high aim, and the undertaking is a
stupendous one. But who will say that
1T is too great for the American people
to accomplish?
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
Engenie,s Godchildren.

III requesting all his valiant troops
aud scamcn in the Far East" TO regard
themselves as sponsors for the infant
CZarevltch the Car is directly invert-
ing Napoleon HIS celebration of the
birth of his only son and heir. He an
nounced that he and that Empress Eu-
genie would stand godfather and god
mother TO all children born in France
on the same day as the Prince Imper.
ial. Their Majcstles thus became spon.
sors to 5000 children, and made a chris
tening present to each. To this day
the ex-Empress maintained n personal
interest in the contemporaries of hcr
Inflated son, and in her will she has
set aside a sum of mone.a for hef sur,
vjViDg godehildren -.---
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
A Profitable Investment.

Since the purchase, Alaska has
yielded $l5o,oOo,Ooo worth of gold,
furs and fish, and the territory has
purchased from the United States
in the meantime merchandise valued
at 800 100000. The value of the
Alaska fish sold in the single year
1903 was $4,000, ,0o0. or more than the
purchase money paid for the coun-
try. In that year we received from
Alaska $1o,22S.o64 in merchandise
nnd $4,7l9,579 in gold-Fhiladel.
phia Ledger
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
.rhc 0rcnt Ank,s Enr.

The great aUks egg which wac put
up for sale in London recently is said
TO be one of The finest Of the seventy or
so OF these eggs which are known to
exist The egg was discovered AZ the
LoEdOp residence of the Honorable
l5mmefinc Canning by Mr.. J. Il. Hart.
ing, thr well known Orniihologist, and
ii is interesting that another famous
z0ologs Professor Newton, Of Cam
bridge was instrumental in bringing
10 light splendid set of ten mistak-
cnly Labelled "pdnguinS cggS"--in the
Royal College of Surgeons some thirty
O: more years ago. From the modest
price OF 81 in 1880 the market figure OF
The egg OF the great aux has mounted
up to no less than $500. similar
amount being given rot long ago for
stuffed specimen Of this extinct bird.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
kruger's View of Australians.

A story told in sporting CIRCLES OF
the late President Kruger during the
early days OF the South African war
shows the simplicity of the old Boer
leader, according TO the New Raven
Palladium. When the first Austria
Ian contingent arrived at Cape Town
Mr.. Kruger is said tO have asked
General Joubert il he knew any
LING about these Australians.
Il only know that II OF them once
beat All England.'
Good Heavens!" cried tho Presi.
dent. I'VE are lost! Thirteen thou.
sand of them have just lnnded."
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
wonLps FAIR sr. LOUIS.

LouisviIle and Nashville Railroad.
II you are going to the Worlds Fair you
want the best route. The l.. d N. is the
Shortest, quickest and best line. Three
trains daily. Through Pullman Sleeping
Cara and Dining Cara. Low Rate Tickets
sold daily. det rates from your locsl agent
and ask for tickets via l.. 4 n. BToPovER
ALLOWED AT MAMMOTH CAVE.
All kinds OF information furnished on ap.
pIication to j. G. HOLLENBECK,
Dist. Pass Agent, Atlanta, Ga.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
Worth Keeping,

"He asked the firm for raise in his
salary"
Did he get it?"
"Yes. They consider him the most
valuable man they have. You see,
when he petltioned for more money ho
did so on the grounds that he had just
discovered that the firm could got
along without him. Cleveland Leader.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
IsOCks.

The man OF substance was proud to
be mentioned in connection with so
high an office, but he would not be a
candidate.
This rock" he exclaimed. pointing
to great granite bowlder. shall fly
from its firm base as soon as mine
Here the committee Of notification
withdrew. perccIving that their mis-
sion was hopeless
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02

tackS or kidney diSor-
ders which kept me in
the house for days ut Il
time, unable to do any
thing. What / suffered
can hardly be told.
Complications set in,
the particulars of
which l Will be pleased
to give In a personal
interview to any one
who requires informa-
ton. This l can CON
scientiously say, Doan's
Kidney Pills caused n
general Improvement
I'm my hpoltb Tbny
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
SHE GOT TT.

What do you thinl, Of brass bands?"
asked he, thinking OF the free con-
certs AT the park.
Brass bands are better than none"
replied she, contemplativeiy gazing at
the third finger OF htr left hand but
what's the matter with a gold band?'
Fort Worth Record.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
Beware OF ointm, m,nts FOR CItarrh ThA.
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense o.
smell and completely dernnSc tho whole sys-
lem when entering 1t through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should ncvcr be use
except on prescriptions from reputable phv-
sicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold
10 the good you can possibly de i've from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney Co.. Toledo, o., contains
no mercury. and is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
ofthe esy3ta.n. In buying Halls Catarrh euro
be sure you get the genuine. 1t IS tllton in
ternally, AMI made In Toledo, Ohio, by +.
j. cheney ~ Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists: price, Zoe. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constioation
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
MUTUAL SACRIFICE

The Maid-When two people are
really IN love they are each anxious
to make some great sacrifice to prove
their devotion.
The Bachelor-That explains IT,
The Maid-Explains what?
The Bachc!or-Thc origin Of mar
riage.-Chicago News.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
Lnbor-Savinr Hand Organs

Labor-saving devices have got to
the hand organs at last. says the New
York Sun. In one of the latest, in
stead OF the organ man turning the
crank. he presses button. The music
plays on till he releases his finger. The
music is swceter than that of other or
ganS and il can he heard blocks away.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02

The two hypochondriacs were *
changing cOnfidcnces.
Were You ever bcdriddcn?" iuIn;.G
one.
Yes" replied the other
"Whcn?"
"Thrcc years ago. during . y Iuoc
out in Kansas. The wind blow MY
bed, with me on it, u distance Of seven
miles before it let up"-New Orleans
Times Democrat
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02

brought great relief by lesseniug the
pain and correcting the action of the
kidney secretions."
Doan's Kidney Pills arc for sale by
all dealers. Price, 80 cents Foster
AIilburn Co. Buffalo. n. y.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
A PROLONGED CALL.

PRULONGND CALI.
Did that young dc Smith cal OF
your sister last night?"
Yes"
What time did he leave?"
"He started al"
Never mind what time he started
| asked you what time he left. -
Chicago Journal.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02

FITS Spormancnuycurcl No Nts or nervous.
ness after arst days use OF DR. Klinc's Grcot
NervoRestorer .S2trial bOttleand treatise free
DR. II. II. KLINE, Ltd. 931 Arch St. Phila. PA
The railway UP Mont Blanc is to be rom
plctCd within six wears.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02

medicine for coughs and colds N w.
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, y. j.. Feb. II. 1909.
The first London horougn TO supply Gee
trIcity was st Pancras
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
A VOICE FROM THE PULPIT.

Rev. Jacob d. Van Doren. OF 81 Sixth
street, Fond Du Lac, Wis, Presby-
terian clergyman. says: 81 had at
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
FIBROID TUMORS CURED.


Mrs. Hayes First Letter AppeaL.
ing TO Mrs. Pinl1ham for HeI9:
DEAR Mrs. PINKKAM Il have been
under Boston doctors treatment for n
long time without any re:icf They
tell me have a fibroid tumor / can
not sit down without great pain, and
the soreness extends up ray spine. /
have bearing gdown pains both back
and front. Ny abdomen is swollen,
and have had howing spells for three
years. My appetite is not good. | cam
not walk or lie on ray feet for any
length of time
The aymptoms OF Fibroid Tumor
given in your little book accurately
describe my case. 50 write to YOU for
advice. - Signed Mrs. T. T.. HAYES,
2o2 Dudle> st, Roxbury), Boston, Mass.
Mrs Hayes Second Letter:
"D%AR Mrs, PINKnAM - Sometime
ago wrote TO you describing my symp-
toms and asked your advice. Toa re-
piled. and ! followed al your direc-
tions carefully, and to-day am a well
woman.
"Iho use Of Lydia T.. Pinkhnm's
Vegetable Compound entirely ex-
pclled the tumor and strengthened my
whole system / can walk miles now.
Lydia Il. PinIlhanl's Vcge-
table Compound is worth five dol
lars drop. | advise all women who
are afflicted with tumors or female
trouble of anylIird to give It Il faithful
trial. - (Signed) Mrs e. f. HAYES,
252 Dudley st. (RoXburyl. Boston Mass.
- $4,000 forfeit original cf aboUe letters propirg
genuiHencsS cannot 6o produced
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02
& s9sAs=., -: s:iTsss 81 !gsgeHa
(1S5 pop,n - aSSI
aV IN SCIENCE y ~

new wrinkle in three cars just de-
llVered to the Lake Shore Electric
Hallway, of Cleveland, by the Stephen
son Company, is speaking tube ex-
tending from the motorman's cab to
the rear platform, so that the motor
man and conductor can be in constant
communication. The idea was origin
ated by Warren Bicknell, President OF
the Lake Shore Company.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02

Radium infames the skin and de
stroys various kinds of life, but its
place in medicine is yet to be deter
mined. When it shall have been found
useful Dr. T.. S. London, a Russian
physician, proposes to make its energy
cheaply available. Experimenting with
various substances, he has shown that
wool absorbs n large quantity of the
radium emanationS, and that the "ema-
nated' wool produces physiological ef-
fectS similar to those of rudium itself.
The wool, moreover, can be applied to
any part of the body.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-02

The gliding boat OF Count de Lam
bert, which has given such surprising
results an the Seine, is scvticpable Only
in the absence of wave motion. 1t
consists of two Skifrs, each about cigh-
teen feet long, which are coupled side
by side, and which have fiat bottoms.
| with series of five transverse planes
slanting downward from fore to aft at
an angle of about thirty degrees As
the propclor-w which is between the
TWO sternS-driveS the boat forward,
the inclined planes raise the boat to
the surface. over which il gldcs. With
motor of fourteen horse power, n
speed of seventeen and onc-halr to
twenty miles an hour was reached. II
rate that ordinarily requires two or
three times as much power.
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SGQ)Q]D S|II||: S21EI n I
S [HQlyIl)Sss.zSi'IY|i;;'
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Conventions and Associations.

"a JfSS5Ij NE interesting feature of
s G educational work is the
\ holding of conventions in
~ connection with the build
l9B E9NI ing of object lesson roads.
While thp work is in
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-07

The past thirty days have been
the wettest this section of country
has ever experienced. Not only has
II been too wet to harvest wheat and
oats, but Il has been impossible to
cultivate corn, and work in the hay
fields could not be started. The
wheat and oats were the best raised
in this country for years, but a
large per cent has not been cut.
The main hope now lies in corn
and hay. Of course, millet, kafir
corn and sorghum can be raised
yet, but the loss of 90 much wheat
and oats is a hard blow.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-07

The base ball game between the
Baxter and Brush creek teams,
which was to have been pulled of
last Sunday at the race track, was
postponed until next Sunday on &C.
count of the inclemency of the
weather, wet grounds, etc. Every
body is invited to come and see the
game on Sunday. This includes
the ladies, too.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-07

The excessive wet weather has
bothered the surveyors for the elec-
trio line considerably, but as soon
as the weather gets decent again
and the ground dries up a little
they will complete their labors.
Two or three surveys will be made.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-07

DC. Imboden, a prominent cap
italist of Chicago, was the guest OF
E. T. Mccarthy of The Baxter Min
ing Company Tuesday. Mr.. limbo
den is thinking of becoming inter
ested in our new district.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-07

Mrs. S. A. Blanchard has gone te
IIlinois to visit relatives. She will
be accompanied hy Mr.. and Mrs. I
E. Needs and they will while away
take in the Worlds Fair.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Claude c. Pinnick OF
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, who have been
visiting relatives here, left yester-
day for Sulphur Syringe, Ark, to
stay week or ten dsys, after which
they will return to this city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-07

Geo. Girten of Kansas City was in
Baxter Springs this week looking
after his hay interests. Mr.. Girten
is heavily interested in hay leases
in the Quapaw res' tion just
south of here.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-07

Coopers have bought a new de
livery wagon for their grocery de
partment. It is a double.deck, GOV
cred affair, built on the latest ap
proved plan and dandy.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-07-07

Farmers over in Labette county
are attaching gasoline engines to
their binders and cutting their
wheat and oats-when tits not rain.
ing. The engine runs the machin-
cry of the binder, and all the team
has to do is pull the outfit.