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The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
The PIacard Nuisnnce.

Speaking of the pIacard nuisance in
New York, which is daily growing
more and more obnoxious. the Herald
III a regent editorial says:
I'VE need crusader against the
pIacard nuisance in Manhattan. Signs
are in evidence everywhere recon-.
mendinS soups ana soaps, teas and
tobaccos. Particularly offensive are
the huge advertisements painted along
the fence surrounding the new library
site at Bryant Park -disfguring our
finest thOughfarc.
Some one recommends that the pub
lie shall refuse to buy wares that
are thrust upon their gaze in an often.
sive manner. If this were done It
would vastly improve the cltys ap.
pearance."
Surely it is high time that some
united action be taken to put an end
to this abuse. The metropolitan news
papers could speedily bring about a
reform. and by doing so they would
gain the lasting gratitude of long.
suffering community.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
Will Not Preach Vet Awhile.

A recent Augusta, Ga, dispatch was
as follows: Colonel James II. Tilman
will not enter the ministry, right away
anyhow. And if he did not take such
a step he has his text picked for his
first sermon. In speaking of the re-
port that he intended to enter the
Methodist ministry, the colonel said:
Il am amazed that SO serious a
matter for the sole purpose of a news
paper sensation. has been teegrapheI
all over the country. Surely might
be permitted to attend to my own af-
fairs. Since my return to Edgefeld
have diligently applied myself to the
practice Of my profession ana the
court calendars will show that it IS
now larger than ever
The utter falsity of this dispatch
is shown by the letter that | have re-
ccived from Mr.. Curry. Here is what
Mr.. Curry has to say on the matter:
Colonel Jim Tillman, Edgefcld. g
C.-Dear Sir: Ii seems the press S
doing some tall lying about n lette-
with reference TO your decision to
preach. Also as to our relation.
Il was shocked this morning to see
the account in The Atlanta Constitu.
tiOn about the letter that never cane
10 me. Your past experience with
newspaper reports Of things will hep
YOU TO solve this one. At least pray
so. The part of the report that S alb.
solutcly false is that I received le.-
from Won Sac,rI
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
Forecaster Goes to Arizona.

Forecaster l.. N. Jesunofsky, at
Charleston. has received orders. as.
signing him TO the climatic and crop
department, with headquarters at Phe.
nix, Arizona, and he will leave shortly
for his new field of duty. The remov-
al of Forecastor Jesunofsky takes
from Charleston oGc Of the best meu
in the service and one whose presence
on the south Atlantic coast was espe-
cially desirable on account OF his
knowledge of tropical storms which
endanSer the coast at certain periods
of the year. He holds certificates
of award from leading meteorological
institutions in Europe for special trea.
tises on the weather. Mr.. JesunofslSy
has been in charge OF the Charleston
bureau for thirteen years. He was or.
dered away from the city several
years ago, but on the petition of a
number of business men. the order
was rescinded. He is prominent in
Masonic circles. and his departure VIII
be generally regretted
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
Symptoms of Liver Disease.

Sick headache, constipation, bilious.
ness, melancholia, dizziness, dullnees
and drowsiness, coated tongue, Shiny
teeth, bad breath. Rydale's Liver
Tablets will relieve any OF these symp.
toms in few hours and speedily cor
rect the trouble. They act upon the
liver. bile, bladder and duct, intestines
and bowels as a stimulant and tonic.
Those who use those tablets find their
action perfect and results satisfactory.
Fifty chocolate coated tablets in eacn
box. Price. 25 cents. If
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
To transfer Quarantine PLANT.

A meeting Of the Charleston board
of health has just been held to receive
the report Of the quarantine commit.
tee on the appraisement of the prop
erty on James Island, at the entrance
to the harbor with view of the trans.
fer of the station to the United States
marine hospital service by the state
board Of healh. At a recent meeting
of the state board, preliminary steps
were taken TO transfer the quarantine
plants at Charleston. Beaufort, George
town and Port Royal to the federal
government.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
END OF BITTER FIGHT.

Two physicians had n long and
stubborn fight with an abscess on my
right lung writes J. F. Hughes, of
Dupont, Ga, "and gave me up. Ev-
erybody thought my time had come.
AS last resort l tried Dr. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. The ben
eft | received was striking and was
on my feet in n few days Now I've
entirely regained my health" 1t con
quers all Coughs, Colds and Throat
and Lung troubles. Guaranteed by
Pickens Drug Co. Price, SOC and 500
Trial bottles free If
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
Sick Headache.

For several years my wife was
troubled with what physicians called
sick headache Of very severe charac.
ter. She doctored with several emi.
nent physicians and at a great ex
pense, only to grow worse until she
was unable to do any kind of work
About a year ago she began taking
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets and today weighs more than
she ever did before and is real vel, +"
says Mr.. George h. Wright, of New
London, New York. For sale by Pick.
ems Drug Co. tt
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
EDUCATIONAL FIGURES.
United States Commissioners Report
Shows Decrease in Pupils.


me report oi the commissioner Of
cu"C"'ioh Tor me hscal year ending
june o. l'o9' maze punhc at Wash
H's'oh SUNDAY oy the secretary OF
"ne ehterior' SHOWS lo'oo9,oOl pupils
of ~ per cent Oh the entire popu!a-
loh ol tne country attended the public
N''o'' "'''HS '"c St'l'
~" oo''' ''' Z" WIN 'Hc previous SIX
Se~''' "''H percentage ShowS siignt
'NO' 0''Se III l'e 'l"iiiocF oi p"pliS' as
imp" re" WIN 'he .o'al population.
ne '"'"' Cost Oh Ihe puphc scnool
S''0''i 10 s'''h al 20 ''o@o. ms
- "H INC ease ol SIo'ooC'ooo over the
Pc. 'oS' S'''I' II ah'o"ilOS 10 10 per
o"p''' ~ '''"' pop"t"''oh ana S%%' 20
'"p''~ pei pupil
i''' tHe piopoitloll vi maze
'o"v''e.S I"S uecreaSed from 81 PEI
cent oL 'ie entire number TO 70 per
-, ''''''"el 'hc P"s'
"@I 'o"'P 'i'''ioii 'pi
',." o,''lS '''H' year was $1'''o'
-i,,., ''' 10 d
e. N''c ~ Nto"" !e"''
T." '',c PIlNa>e
o,H "In o-r 'U' '''c !r"' Is ei1eH do l.
o,a,,s,,,,,,. ''"'' - p"p''' ~
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
PORT NOW DOOMED
Stronghold of Russians is at
Mercy of Japs,
BEsEIGERs CONFIDENT
Crisis Reached Through Success of
Mikado's Indomitable Forces
Gaining Vulnerable Shell
ing Positions.

Port Arthur is doomed. The CORE
spondent Of the Associated Press at
Che Foo has received information, the
reliability OF which Is beyond question,
that the Japanese are now occupying
positions which place the east side OF
the town at their mercy.
The last assault has gained impor-
tant positions which insure their abil-
ity to enter the main east forts when
ever they are ready.
The japanese calculate that if the
Russians do not surrender now, they
will be capable OF prolonging the fight
ing by making theil final stand at
Liati promontory and Tigers Tail for
month longer with the mere hope OF
continuing the struggle.
Long before the second Pacific
squadron arrives in the Pacific the
Japanese Nag, it is now believed, will
wave over the wrecked citadel"
This VIII end Viceroy AlexiefTs
dream of an unconqucrablc city.
The japanese have not occupied The
main forts and highest points of east
hills, but they occupied in overwhelm-
ing numbers positions which will en-
able them to drive the Russians back
Whenever they desire.
When the japanese occupy the east
port ridge they will completely domi-
nate the other Russian forts with their
artillery.
Relief in st. Petersburg.
a ST. Petersburg special of Thursday
says: There is scarcely yelled feel
ing of relief throughout ST. Petersburg
that the day has passed without bring.
ing news of the fall of Port Arthur
There had been considerable fear that
the Japanese might push home the
final attack. 1t is now felt that
there may come another period of re-
spite. The authorities state they are
without direct news from Port Arthur,
and everyone is depending upon for
cign service for tdings OF the devoted
garrison. Nothing OF Importance has
developed in the region of Mukden.
Detailed reports Of the operations
against Port Arthur indicate that the
prolonged attack is nearing its end
and that the Japanese are now enter.
ing upon the last stage OF the mem.
orable siege For the first time the
Associated Press correspondent with
General NOgi's army has been permit.
ted 70 send dispatches direct from
Port Arthur, and these show that prac-
tically all the outlying defenses are in
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
Farmers to Fix Cotton Price.

j. M. Edwards, of Spartanburg
county, attended a recent meeting Of
the farmers of the state held in CO
lumbia, TO discuss the plan so gener.
ally agitatcd throughout the south o!
fixing stated price on cotton to hold
during the season and prevent wild
good price for the staple.
The meeting was formally organi>-
ed and officers elected and commit
tees appointed to assist in carrying
cut the measures advocated at the
meeting. The body was thoroughly
representative, there being present
planters from every county in The
state.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09

aversion enough to touch his arm.
"Ever since the operation your wife
has ycarned-hungered for some sign
that you really cared"
His weak under lip protruded itself
sullenly. 1t was the look which his
wife knew best ON his face. 10 Mar
garet 1T was revealingly new.'
go in now" she said quietly, "and
give her what she has been craving
for"
He shifted from one foot to the
other in hesitating uncertainty. Then,
as il was always easier for him to
yield than to resist, he moved slowly
back along the corridor.
His wife's eyes went quickly from
one face to the other as they re-entered
the room. Darrell took Il chair beside
her
You must hurry up and get WE'LL"
he said awkwardly, patting the white
hand which lay on the counterpane.
She scarcely seemed to breathe while
she waited, her eyes fixed on his face.
Still he hcstatcd, feeling Margarets
compelling eyes upon him.
The house-docs not seem-like
home without you-little girl"
The very utterance of the words
moved him, for Darrell was easily
moved emotionally.
Slowly, in faint waves, the color rose
to Eleanor Darrcl's temples, seeming
to force the moisture into her eyes as
it came. Margaret thought involun-
tarily Of parchcd ground when heal
ing rain has fallen upon it,
The wifc'S fingers were clinginc like
weak tendris around her husbands.
Darrell looked around for Margaret,
but she had left the room, feeling her
way blindly out, Then he stopped,
laying his face against the white one
near his own.
MarGarcts face as She ran down the
hospital steps that evening to the man
who stood waiting for her at lis
horses heads was n hcnediction. Ger
hardt turned to it afrcsh as lie gath
cred M the rcinS in his strong hand.
II don't know that like you to lool,
like that he said, smiling, "when I
am not tho cause. 1t makes me jcal-
GUS"
The eyes which raised themselves to
his wcrc glowing with the wonder OF
faith which mas become certainty.-
st. Louis Star.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
Msl.KG rAE TRoueLE Lies.

u thieS az rnany thoughts as most,
And soInc ct them are really great.
do not scy the thing to boast
only care the fact TO state.
Vet other men accumulate
No end OF wealth with something pat
coa.d lave done, but left too late.
Well, then, wish I'd thought of that.
i might have known that stocks would
rise.
The indications were that way II,
Al wss a thnn; beyond surmise TAs,
- 10 SuN lot was bound to pay. lF{&l
j noticed, too, the other day, ,&yS
They rose sky high, but | was fiat "a
ksNoUgh to miss the chance-oh, saw, ~
wish that L had thought of that. J
Why can't think of things in timel
Ally failure fills me with disgust.
rs always seems to me that I'm
Behind and getting all the dust.
Had it not been for this, | must
Have been long since a plutocrat:
Each good thing missed. | find, is Just
Because l I'D not think of that.
Chicago News.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
Mortgage Filed by scahoard.

A $75,oQ0,G00 mortgage, given by
the Seaboard Air Line railway to the
Continental Trust Company, Of Bali
more, has been recorded by the cle'k
Of court at Union. The mortgage runs
for fifty years at four per cent inter-
est, payable ip gold, and is recorded n
every county the road passes through
1t required several days TO record il,
as it filed about thirty pages of the
clerks big book.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
= Get Your Moneys Worth.

You get your moneys worth when
you buy Elliott's Emulsfied Oil Lini.
ment. a full half pint bottle costs but
25 cents, and you get your money back
not satisfied with results. Use Il
in your family and on your stock.
fou'll not be disappointed. If
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
WAS ANOTHER JoNeseoRo MAN.

Erroneous Publication that Created
Sensation ie Corrected.
Danville, Va. special published
Monday was an instance of misrak en-
identity.
No such person as 5. H. Buchanan
is known in Jonesboro Ga, the towns
only banker is the Hon a, c. Blalock
state senator-clcct and well known
as circumspect bachelor
The banker whose misfortune II
Danville is chronicled resides 10
JonesborO. North Carolina.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
Franco.Amerioan Treaty Discussed,

Paris newspapers devote leading ar
ticles to the Franco-American arbitra-
tion treaty. the former pointing out
that this is the first agreement of It's
kind that the United States has made
with European nation.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. \
I SOUTH CAROLINA
! STATE NEWS ITEMS.
SG>3e~ac~0g>ae9e~o@0


Several railroad contractors, who
are grading the new line to connect
with the Seaboard Air Lineo were ar
rested few days ago at Union,
charged with cruelty to animals ard
working mules on which the harness
had made terrible bleeding sores. The
men are out Oh $500 bond each.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
Aiiened noodIer Goes Hence.

John A. Sheridan, former member
OF the house Of delegates, who was
indicted on bribery charge, convIt
ed and sentenced to the pcnitcntiary
for FIVE years, is dead at the JeGersop
hospital, in St. Louis, Of tuberculosis
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
LAST TUNNEL is OPENED.

Trains viii Be Run Into Birmingham
From Atlanta December First.
The last tunnel on the Seaboard Air
Line railway has been driven through,
and the track completed from Atlanta
to Birmingham except stretch of
five miles at this tunnel.
Trains will run into Birmingham De.
cember /. The construction has cost
$7425, 900, approxim ately $4,000 per
mile.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
FOR lNTIMlDATING WITNESS.
Brother of Alleged Couhtefeiter
Placed Under Bond at Atlanta

Placed Under Bond at Atlanta.
At Atlanta, Ga. Thursday. Eugene
Mansion was placed under a $500 bond
by the federal court TO appear and an.
swer TO the charge OF intimidating a
United States witness. Mr.. Mansion
had difficulty with Will Howell. a
Nitness who testified against Charles
a. Mansion, his brother, in the famous
countcrfeiting case
true bill was found against him,
and he was arrested and required to
furnish bond. According to the fed
oral statute the penalty is a fine Of
$500 or three months imprisonment,
or both.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09

The Allan Steamship Company has
made arrangements for an ocean news.
paper on its ships. The news is to he
telegrapbed from Belle Isle, OF the
Newfoundland coast.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-11-09
MIKE HAGGERTY ARRESTED.
One Of Memphis Gamblers charoed
With Murder is Run Down

&c W "N'''P'"s SaH'pIeTS charged
with Murder is Run Down.
Mike Haggerty, one OF the quintet
or gamblers charged with the murder
or two deputy sheriffs, killed while
raiding gambling house in Memphis
last summer. was apprehended Thur,
day on Frisco train near Tupelo.
Miss.
Haggerly had been released on bond,
but the action OF the court in granting
bail was overruled by the supreme
court Of the state. Papers we're issued
for his re.ar"est
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-08

At the next Shakespeare festival TINS
famous farthing is to be ratified Tor the
the benefit OF the fund. and will prob
ably bring in a good sum. II is GER
tainly the most celebrated farthing In
Great Britain.
Mr.. Winter never allows it out OF
his sight. and carries it about with him
wherever he goes.
He has also a collection Of old far
things. which have been sent TO him
from all parts. There are about forty
of them altogether. and they will Do
valued by an expert and sold. Many
of them date back TO the reign OF
George III.
Whether the farthing fund will raise
enough money TO pay on the debt or
S. $50 on the Stratford hospital depends
10 q great extent on how much is re-
allied by the sale Of the famous Cor
ELF coin.
The cottages over which the whole
dispute arose are situated next TO the
cottage in which Shakespeare was born.
Originally the row of cottages was con-
tinuous along the whole street, but to
prevent danger from fire some OF the
buildings were pulled down. There are
four cottages in all which would have
10 be demolished to make way for the
library The two nearest to the Shakes
peare cottage are plain-looking brick
cottages. with no pretense to age at a
first glance Underneath the brick, how
ever. are the old beam and plaster.
The other two cottages re already be-
ing reconstructed.
The bricks and plaster have been re-
moved and the skeleton OF the old
fifteenth century oak beams has been
left standing. The walls Will be re-
filed with plaster in exact imitation OF
the other existing old cottages.
When finished they will form a mu-
scum of manuscripts and will be open
for the use of students.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-08

grow, etc. Mithridates had a whole
cabinet Of gems as antidotes to poison.
To enhance the natural power of the
stone a device was cut on it-that is,
the Abraxas cut on a green jasper the
special amulet of the Gnostics. The use
OF the stone for sealing was simply sec
ondary. and may have arisen first for
sacred purposes
Cowrie shells are worn as amulets by
the modern savages in Africa; similar
shells were worn in Strabo's time to
keep off the evil eye. Red coral was a
potent amulet 20 the seafarer, as it Is
at the present day in Mediterranean
lands. If powdered, il kept red rust
from grain.
Pearls Potent Medicine.
Pearls are still a potent medicine in
China. Seeds of plants have magic
properties. the banana seed being espe-
cially valued in Uganda Claws of
lions are such important amuIets in
Africa that They are quite generally
counterfeited.
So with the teeth of jackals. which
are initiated in wood. II the real thing
is not TO be had.
Gold an Ornament.
When gold first became known ii was
regarded exactly as the stones men
toned above. Thus the Debae, an Arab
tribe who did not work gold, but had
an abundance in their land, used only
the nuggets, stringing them for neck
laces alternately with perforated
stones.
Magnetic iron and hematite were par
| ticularly priced, the belief being that
/ the former was endowed with a living
/ spirit. II Is thus clear that the use OF
| all objects still employed in modern
/ Jewelry has arisen primarily from thf
| magical powers attributed to them, By
/ which they were thought to protect the
! Wearer, says the new theorist.
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- % 49, q
Photograph by Gilbert.
A DIFFICULT LETTER.

a pretty little story at the same time.
Pictures of children, notably, have out
grown their old stolid expressions and
have become lifelike and real The lit
tie ones are portrayed in the duties and
amusements of their daily lives, and one
does not have to be interested in the
child in order to become interested in
the picture.
Some Of the pictures Of children taken
vita this object in view are almost mar
velous, when the studied unwillingness
Of the ordinary infant TO be posed be-
fore a camera, or to be still before any
thing. is considered. Often the pictures
are the work of many hours of patient
effort, but the value Of the effort ap-
pears in the results.
Photos in Illustrating.
Photography has assumed a recog-
nized place in HIustrating-and not alone
by means of portraits Of the men and
women whom an article describes. Fic-
tion has been given a new charm in
many Of the most prominent magazines
Of the country by means of photography,
specially posed for the article to be IL
Illustrated, by models specially selected
They rival in effectiveness the work of
the artists with pen and pencil. so dra,
matte are they and with such wonderful
effect are the values CT expression and
OF lights and shadows preserved by the
camera.
To attain results of this kind some
/ thing more than a good lens and favor
| ing circumstances is necessary. In moth
ing does the personal equation enter
more largely than photography. Expe-
/ rience is an essential, Of course, and
knowledge Of the instrument and appre-
citation Of the effects of conditions of
atmosphere and surroundings, but more
than all the artistic sense OF the Oper-
ator himself He must be able to see
the picture IN It's completed form in his
minds eye and be assured beforehand
that no essential Of beauty or effective
ness has been overlooked.
Washington is a Mecca and a para
disc for photographers. The profes
SIGNALS number some Of the best In tn,
country, and the amateurs. as wa
abundantly demonstrated by the recen
exhibition at the Corcoran Art Gallery
are to be surpassed by few, II any, o.
their professional brethren OF the cam
era and the tripod.
First IN interest and Importance ar
the personal portraits and studies OF tn
men who come from every State IN tn
union TO represent their people. ant
from every nation on earth TO represen
their governments and their rulers. The!
offer fruitful and prolific field In them
selves. They are for the larger part mel