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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
ANGRY FISH BITES ANGLER
Brooklyn Man, the Sufferer, Sends
Head to Pasteur institute, Fear
ing Rabies.

Whether a fish can have hydro
phobia is question that Fred
Henry of Hancock street, Brooklyn,
would like to have settled, and for
that, reason he has sent to the Pas
teur institute in New York the head
of a pickerel that bit him at Swarts,
wood lake recently, says Newton IN.
J.) correspondent Of the New York
Press. Henry was fishing in boat
that was trifle leaky and he took off
his shoes and socks. His first catch
was a pickerel weighing three pounds,
When he yanked the fish it Topped
around in the bottom of the boat in
lively fashion.
AS Henry was batting up again he
felt a sharp pain in one of his feet,
and. looking down, saw that the pick
erel had made a jump and fastened
its teeth in his toe. He tried to kick
the fish away, but the pickerel held
on and Henry had to use the handle
of his landing net to pry open the
fish's jaws before he got free Of 1t.
The toe started to swell where the
teeth had punctured it, and Henry be-
came worried. He says he thinks it
possible that the pickerel may have
had hydrophobia and, as a precau-
tionary measure, he sent the head to
the Pasteur institute.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
MEANING OF "AT HALF MAST"
At First Universal symybol Was
Taken of Submission and Respect
For Enemy.

Perhaps you have noticed that
whenever a prominent person dies.
especially if he is connected with the
government, the flags on public build
ings are holsted only part of the way
up. remarks the Toronto Mail and
Express. This is called half mast.
Did you ever stop to think what con-
nection there could be between a flag
that was not properly hoisted and the
death Of great man?
Ever since fages we're used in war
it has been the custom to have the
flag Of the superior or conquering ma
tion above that Of the inferior or van
quished. When an army found itself
hopelessly beaten it hauled its flag
down far enough for the flag Of the
victors to be placed above it on the
same pole This was token not
only Of submission, but Of respect.
In those days when famous sol
dier died flags were lowered out OF
respect to his memory. The custom
long ago passed from purely mill,
tary usage to public life Of all kinds,
the flag flying at half mast being a
sign that the dead man as worthy
Of universal respect. The space left
above it is for the flag Of the great
conqueror Of all-the angel Of death.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
ELECTRIC LIGHT IN DENMARK
Every Town in That Country of Over
5000 Population Has
Public Service.

According TO recent information
about the progress of electric light
and power industries in Denmark, it
appears that all the towns of 5000
Inhabitants and over are now provid-
ed with public electric service, says
the Scientific American. AS to towns
having between 5000 and 5000 inhab-
sitants, there are only three in which
electric mains are not installed, so
that It win be seen that Denmark is
one OF the most progressive countries
in this respect The largest sized elec-
tric stations are to be found at Co
2enhagen and at present there are
three large plants in operation giving
q total Of $1,000 horse power. Cur
rent Is supplied for the city mains,
as web as for the tramway lines. AS
regards the Danish stations in small
towns, in general each town has its own
plant, and there is but one example
Of an intercomnunal system. This
is at Skoyshoved, near Copenhagen,
and the central station extends its
~aower lines over all the suburban re-
gioas, also supplying the tramways
of HelferSp and Klampenburg. In
most of the teYn electric stations the
Diesel heavy oil engine is used.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
West No Place for esnsumption.

ssCSL iNS EsGSS IVA
Physicians in all tof ffe> eastern
states viii be asked.sby the National
Association for the Study and Pre-
yention of tuberculosis to stop send
ing consumptives in the last stages Of
tuberculosis and without sufficient
funds to the southwestern part Of the
United States in search Of health.
While 1t is impossible to tell accu-
rateIy how many consumptiyes there
are at present living in the states Of
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, south
ern California, and Western Texas, it
is probable that NO less than ten per
cent of the 100000 people in this
territory have tuberculosis them
selves, or have come to the west be-
cause some member Of their family
have had it. Every year. the health
authorities estimate, not less than
10000 consumptives, hopelessly dis
eased, come west to die. For these
cases, the climate of this section Of
the country can do nothing, and they
are compelled to die in strange sur
roundings and thousands of miles
from home and friends. The National
Association points out further that
from so to so per cent Of these ad-
yanced cases are too poor to provide
the proper necessar:es OF life. and
they are either starved to death or
compelled to accept the meager char
ity which this part OF the country af,
fnrdS
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
AduIatlon Pleased Rousseau.

Rousseau, whose bicentenary cele-
bration occasioned a riot in Paris the
other day, created a sensation when
he visited England in 1865, Rousseau
and his Armenian dress,' wrote Lord
Charlemont, were followed by
crowds when he first arrived in Lon
don, and as long as this species OF
admiration lasted ne was contented
and happy. Garrick not only gave a
supper in his honor. but played two
characters specially to please him.
Rousseau was highly gratifed, but
Mrs Garrick declared that she had
never spent a more unpleasant eve
ming in her life, the philosopher be-
ing so anxious to display himself,
and hanging over the front of the
box so much, that she was obliged to
hold him by the skirts of his coat to
prevent him from falling over into
the pit
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
California woman,s Good Shot.

While walking through the woods
near Cohasset, Mrs. W. H. Pillsbury
of Chico shot large brown bear that
measured six feet from tip to tip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pillsbury were walk
ing from their summer home near
Cohasset to the "Promontory,"
high point from which an excellent
view of the whole valley can be had.
Mrs. Pillsbury had a 30-3O carbine.
Suddenly she saw large bear COM
ing down the hill about forty yards
away. "It's bear, shall shoot it,"
she shouted to her husband. Pills
bury answered in the affirmative and
his wife asked, "Where shall l shoot
him." "In the head" came the ans
wer. With deliberate aim the woman
fred, hitting the animal square in
the right eye, killing him instantly.
The hide weighed seventy pounds
and the weight Of the carcass was es-
timated at 300 pounds.-Chico, Cor.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
ICE BOX EASILY MADE
KITCHEN RECEPTACLE May BE
PUT TOGETHER AT HOME.
Inexpensive and Really Cleaner and
More Sanitary Than Those Packed
With Sawdust and Other
Materials.

The construction of good ice box
consists essentially Of two boxes made
Of tongued and grooved lumber three
fourths Of an inch thick The two
boxes were made Of such dimensions
that the smaller one will At into the
larger one with an inch to spare all
around and on the bottom, the boxes
being held firmly together by having
inch strips nailed to the inside OF the
larger one at intervals Of foot apart
Before these strips are put in place.
building paper should be tackled to
the inside Of the outer box, and to the
outside of the inner one, then after
the paper is on, the space between the
boxes is carefully measured and the
inch strips planed down so that it will
be snug At when the box is placed
within the other.
The construction Of the cover Is the
same as the sides and bottom, except
that there is a lange at the front and
sides Of the cover.
The corners OF the outside box are
strengthened and made tighter by
having q strip Of building paper
tackled over them. and corner boards
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Robert Browninc's VIII.

Diligent search is being made at
Florence, Italy, for the will of Robert
Browning, son of the famous poet,
but so far it has not been found. The
fact that there apparently is no will
is causing considerable gossip, as
the property, Of which there is a good
deal, both in Asolo and Florence,
will pass to his wife, who was Miss
Coddington of New York, and from
whom he lived apart for years, owing
to incompatibility Of temper.
Browning's property in Florence in
cluded Casa Guidi, where he spent his
childhood days. When his mother
died the property passed out of the
family, and was acquired by him a
few years ago.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Motor Cars and Mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes, flies and gnats of every
description are said to be more numer-
Gus in Paris this year than ever be-
fore It has become veritable in
yasion. The explanation usually CIV
en- is that the swallows are much few
er this summer, and also that the
ubiquitous sparrow is notably on the
decrease. Nobody can find a reason
for the desertion of the swallows, but
the reason of the scarcity of spar
rows is not far to seek. The enemy
is mechanical traction, which is sup
planting the use Of the horse. Before
long, horses will practically have dis
appeared in Paris, and when their
nosebags go there will disappear one
of the principal staples of food for the
Paris ''pierrot." who is taking wing for
the country in search Of the grains of
oats and barley once SO plentiful on
the houlevards and avenues.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
RED, ROUGH HANDS MADE
SOFT AND WHITE

For red, rough, chapped and bleed.
ing hands, dry, fssured, itching, burn
ing palms, and painful finger-ends.
with -shapeless nails. one-night Cuti-
c,,ra treatment works wonders. Di-
rsscs1aNs: Soak the hands. on retir-
ing, IN hot water and Cuticura Soap.
Dry, anoint with Cuticura Ointment.
and wear soft bandages or old, loose
gloves during the night. These pure,
sweet and gentle emollients preserve
the hands, prevent redness, roughness
and chapping, and impart in a single
night that velvety softness and white
ness so much desired by women. For
those whose occupations tend to in
jure the hands, Cuticura Soap and Gu
ticura Ointment are wonderful.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
chlld,s Popularity Explained

A winning lottery ticket of $780,
900, In connection with the Mobiles
Bank was recently presented for
payment at the State Bank in St.
Petersburg, and it now transpires
that the owner is an eight-year-old
orphan, an inmate of the orphanage
at Pskoff. The lottery ticket was her
sole possession. Her relatives have
hitherto done nothing for the child,
but when the news of her good for
tune became known they were one
and all eager to adopt her. The au-
thorities have placed her in the
charge of an arch-priest, distant con-
nection of her father.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
UnfalIino Stimulant.

Men have tried many things, but
still they ask for stimulant-the stim-
ulant in use but requires the use of
more. Men try to drown the floating
dead Of their own souls in the wine
cup, but the corpses will rise. We see
their faces in the bubbles. The In
toxtcation of drink sets the world
whirling again, and the pulses playing
music, and the thoughts galloping, but
the fast clock runs down sooner, and
the unnatural stimulation only leaves
the house it fills with revelry-more
silent, more sad. more deserted, more
dead There is only one stinlulant
that never fails, and yet never intoxi-
cates-Duty. Duty puts a blue sky
over every man-up in his heart may
be-into which the skylark, happiness,
always goes singing.-George D. Prem
tice
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
The Love In Fiction and Life.

A periodical devoted to the drama
pleads for plays based on some emo
ton other than love- The difficulty in
producing such plays is that every
play must have hero, and in max
ing a hero the playwright, as we'll as
his audience, almost inevitably adopts
the view expressed 1000 years ago by
a scribbler of the dead walls Of Pom
peii: HE who has never loved a
woman Is not a gentleman"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Homemade Ice Box.

an inch thick nailed over it. like the
corner-boards Of a building.
Cleats nailed on the bottom at each
end will strengthen the box and make
it more easy to move about.
The inside of the box is lined with
zinc or galvanized iron, the latter be-
ing much cheaper, and just as good
for several years.
After the box is put together strip
of thin lumber covers the upper space
between the boxes, thus making a
dead-air space.
A short piece of half-inch pipe IS
inserted in the bottom OF the box to
provide drainage, and the lower end
of this outlet should be kept immersed
in vessel of water to prevent air get
ing into the box.
This ice box is much cleaner ana
more sanitary than those packed Wild
sawdust and similar materials.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
AppIe Saco.

To make apple sago put cup sago
in quart Of tepid water. with a pinch
Of salt, and soak 1 hour. Take s or
8 apples. pare and core or quartered
and steamed tender, and put in the
pudding dish. Boil and stir the sago
until clear, adding water to make it
thin. and pour it over the apples. Bake
/ hour. This is good hot with butter
and sugar. AS apples are hard to get
now, make it this way: One quart milk,
4 tablespoons sago boiled in the milk
till soft. Set dish in kettle Of hot wa
ter and let the sago swell gradually.
Beat up eggs and stir into cooked
milk and sago; salt and sugar to
taste. Then put in oven and bake
very lightly Serve with creamy
sauce.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Best Books for Children.

Eugene Field, asked for the best
ten books for young people under six
teen years Of age, is said to have
given this list: Pilgrims Progress"
Robinson Crusoe," Andersen's Fairy
Tales, Grimm's Fairy Tales, Scottish
Chiefs" BLACK Beauty" "The Ara
5ian Nights" "Swiss Family Robin
son." Little Lord Fauntleroy," tom
Browns School Days." for boys, or for
girls, Little Women"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
10 Ripen tomatoes.

Many housewives place tomatoes
and fruits in the sun to ripen, not
knowing that they will ripen sooner
in the dark and more evenly after be-
ing taken from the plant. Tomato
plants taken up by root late in the fall,
when there is danger Of frost spelling
the still unripened fruit, may be hung
up in the darkened cellar, where the
fruit will ripen as well as on the grow.
ing plant.-Housekeeper.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
German Farmer Good Business Man

German Farmer Good Business Man.
Under a seemingly generous offer
of hospitality, North German farm
er has managed to include good
stroke Of business for himself. In a
Hanover paper recently appeared
an advertisement that from fifteen
to twenty women and girls eaot un-
der twelve years of age) who needed
recuperation could have free board
and lodging on country estate. But
in exchange they would be required to
pick peas from eight to ten hours
daily. Industrious pickers might also
be paid cash for their labor.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
A FOOD CONVERT
Good Food the True Road to Health.

The pernicious habit some persons
still have of relying on nauseous drugs
to relieve stomach trouble keeps up
the patent medicine business and helps
keep up the army of dyspeptics.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES = Is caused
by what is put into the stomach in the
way Of improper food, the kind that
so taxes the strength of the digestive
organs they are actually crippled.
When this state is reached, to, resort
to tonics is like whipping tired
horse with a big load Every addi-
tional effort he makes under the lash
diminishes his power to move the
load.
Try helping the stomach by leaving
off heavy, greasy, indigestible food
and take on Grape-Nuts-light, easily
digested, full Of strength for nerves
and brain, in every grain of it. There's
no waste Of time nor energy when
Grape-Nuts is the food
Il am an enthusiastic user Of Grape
Nuts and consider it an ideal food"
writes Maine man:
81 had nervous dyspepsia and was
all run down and my food seemed to
Go me but little good. From reading
an advertisement I tried Grape-Nuts
food, and, after a few weeks steady
use Of it, felt greatly improved.
Am much stronger, not nervous
now, and can do more work without
feeling SO tired, and am better every
way.
y relish Grape-Nuts best with cream
and use four heaping teaspooDfuls as
the cereal part of meal. ! am sure
there are thousands Of persons with
stomach trouble who would be benc.
flied by using Grapc-Nuts." Namo Civ
en- By Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
Read the little book, The Read to
Wellville," in pkgs. There's a rea;
son.
Ever read the above letter: 4 now
~ 2nrearS froD tire To time. 1-h">
ft,ll
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Vermont Riueberry Cake.

Cream together half cupful Of but
ter and d scant cupful Of granulated
sugar, adding one well-beaten egg, a
tiny pinch Of grated nutmeg. half a
teaspoonful Of lemon juice, half cup
full Of sweet milk, and two heapins
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder sifted
with sufficient pastry -four to form a
cake batter. Beat the mixture until
very light and fold in large cupful Of
blueberries. Bake in q shallow OBJ
long pan in rather quick oven for 25
minutes. When baked, dust the top
thickly with powdered sugar and serve
hot. Cut into squares or the squares
may be torn lightly apart and spread
with butter.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Corn Slitters.

A new way Of eating corn on the
cob is to slit the corn hulls while on
the cob with small nickel Sitter"
says the New York Times. This cuts
Eve rows of the corn hulls at one time,
so that one eats the grain and leaves
the hulls on the cob, or it IS used to
extract, for cooking, the milky grains
from the hulls and leaves all the hard
part on the cob as waste. The silt
ters" cost 35 cents each. When used
at table, of course there must be in
dividual provision in the number
placed.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Plum Salad,

For plum salad pare and pit small
plums and fill the cavity in each with
chopped nuts. says the New Haven
Journal-Courier. Arrange on serving
dish in circles Of sliced bananas and
top each plum and each Of the banana
slices with bit Of whipped egg dress
ing. Serve Immediately with gar
nish Of crisp cross.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Collective Housekeeping.

An English paper tells of an expert
ment in collective housekeeping in
what is known as Brent Garden viii
lage. The dwelling houses contain all
Improvements except a kitchen. Meals
Afs= fes sxsrxaedy~ are cooked at a cen
trail hall, and may either be eaten
there or sent home. A four-course din
ner costs only shilling and s pence.
Servants are supplied, when needed.
from the central hall at, a cost of
abSt ten cents an hour.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12

Instead of liquid antiseptics, tablets
and peroxide, for toilet and medicinal
uses, many people prefer Paxtine,
which Is cheaper and better. At drug
gists. 25c a box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt Of price by The Paxton Toilet
Co., Boston, Mass.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Chicken EritterS.

Cut pieces as large as possible from
a cold, cooked chicken or turkey,
season to taste. dip in fritter batter
and fry a golden brown: serve with
sauce tartare. The chicken may be
dipped in eggs and crumbs instead
Of batter.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12

a great majority Of summer ills are
due to Malaria In suppressed form. Las
situde and headaches are but two symp-
toms. OXIDINE eradicates the Malaria
germ and tones up the entire system.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Subtle Admonition,

"Why do you always ask that regu-
lar customer If the razor hurts him?"
asked one barber
Gust as a gentle reminder" replied
the other, that if he forgot the tip it's
liable to hurt him next time"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
His WEAPON.

did you see where an escaping ma
MAC somewhere struck down his pur-
suer with a cake of soap?"
"Then I suppose he made clean
getaway"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
eolfers Grand Army Score.

Go!ferS Grand Army score.
A golfer playing his first game Of
the season reported downtown the
next day that he had made Grand
Army score-he went out in 81 and
came back in 65.-Chicago Evening
Post.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12

Norwegian Scientific Expedition.
A Norwegian expedition will study
the natives, fora and fauna Of almost
unknown regions Of nothern and CEN
trail Asia
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
The Likeness.

This free pulling of teeth has some
features in common with big social
functions"
What are they?"
Charity bawls."
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
The Probability.

'I am sure when go to the city to
see my rich cousin, she will put me un-
der her own roof
"You bet she will! Directly under"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Pineapple Sauce for Eritters

To the syrup drained from the pine
apple slices and heated to boiling
point. add a cup Of sugar. sifted with
level tablespoonful Of cornstarch:
let boil six or eight minutes; tint
with green color paste. or liquid If de-
sired, Add the Juice of half a lemon
and kirsch to taste. "A
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Korean Arahle Land.

It is estimated that the present
area of arabic land in Korea might
be increased 20 to 80 per cent, but
not more.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12

To prevent Malaria is far better than
to cure it. In malarial countries take
other mslarial troubles.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
Electric Fans in India.

Although it costs but cents day
in India for men to wave fans to keep
The air circulating in houses, they are
gradually being replaced by electric
fans as cheaper and more reliable.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12

Regular practicing physicians recommend
and prescribe 0XiDINE for Malaria, because
it is proven remedy by years OF experience.
Keep q bottle in the medicine chest and
administer at first sign Of Chills and Fever.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12

Nine times out Of ten when lover
tells his betrothed that he's not half
good enough for her he speaks only
half the truth.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12

ss a summer tonic there is no medicine
that quite compares with OX1DINE. 1t not
only builds up the system, but taken reg
nIar,v. prevents Malaria. Regular or Taste
less formula at Druggists.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12

Three is a crowd. but not in the
ewes of the man who must pay the
prima donna's salary:-Judge's Ii
brary.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12

As summer tonic there is no melicipe
that quite compares with OX1DINE. 1t not
only builds up the system. but taken reg
ularly, prevents Malaria. Regular or Taste
less formula at Druggists.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12

If your appetite is not what it should be
perhaps Malaria Is deyelopinE: 1T affects
the whole system. ONIDlAh VIII cicaf
away the germs. rid you of Malaria ana gen
orally improve your condition.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-09-12
DOCS youR HEAD ACBE7

Try Hicks' cAPUDINE. It's liquid-pleas.
ant to take-effects simmediate-good to prevent
Sick Headaches and Nervous Headaches also
Your money back If not satisfied. l0c., 25c. and
SOC. at medicine stores.