The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, August 10, 1876, Image 1
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** ' DEVOTED TO POLITICS, MORALITY, EDUCATION AND TO THE GENERAL INTEREST OF THE COUNTRY.
VOL. V. PICKENS, S. 0., THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1876. NO. 49.
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C ommunications
* What vill Mrs- Grundy Say?
Mn. Editor: If the evils growing
out of this question wore only to be
found in matters of minor importance,
as referied to beretofore, it
would bo quito consoling. 15ut alnel
when wo begin to >trnce its course,
we ore led through almost every
^ profession of lilo, nor do wo find tho i
v~v 4- ?tn i<vii n t > > /\ m I 1> A T
V1HJ U1 JIO JUUI llVjr UUIUIJ^ IIUJMJ U I
middle ago; but even those, who are
far advancod in tho evening of life,
are often troubled by a repetition ot
-- this earno povplexing question. The
lawyer doubtless often listoi b a ten?*
lively to 'her* opinions of his professional
services, and especially is he
vnnxious to hoar from 'her'aftor making
what ho considers a masterly effort
in tho defenco of somo criminal.
But perhaps this cau bo partially ae~
nonntcid fnr hv tlm fjin.t. Mint Mn.i-'
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gf^od opinion nets us a balm in soothing
his troubled couscionco for having
detonded and liberated the guilty.
..However that may bo, it cannot be
said that ho ia altogether free from
Mier' influence. lJut it i6 most jnob
able that tho timid school teaehei
suffers more anxiety in this particu?
Jar than moat persons, especially a
.portion of that clnss who haa no other
means of support, which by tho way
includes tho larger portion of .them,
lie enters the schuol room with good
intentions, desirous of pleasing his
patrons. And jnst hero 1 desire to
say, though it is well enough to <le
i*iro to ploaso the parents, it is often
the cause of much eeiions trouble. 1>
is an impossibility to ploaso all, and
iio, who tries hardest to do so, is most
likely to fail, and then ho has but io
nvnr liin full v. wlinn if ic
Into. Strange to say, leas sympathy
is leit fur tho teachor than almost
any othor person, rogardlobs of l:is
occupation. Tho idea Booms to be
anife common tunc hi* i? ? quit;!
pleasant life, and therefore I>o oa:i
vory well afford to hoar hard word*
and evil reports concerning him,
whether thoy havo any foundation
or not, little thinking how much he
rnftllv miffnrn T l>n?n r>nti\n i<. ?l?.
conclusion that tliu bc6t tiling the
tonchor can do, is to pursue that
coui*80 which ho thinks is best adapt-,
od to the advancement of those who
nro placed under hid charge, regardloss
of what students, parents, Mrs.
- Grundy or any body else may say.
l?y so doing, tho consciousness ol
having performed his duty will buoy
him up, and besides he will have the
sympathies and good wishes of the
sensible portion of his patrons, which
will more than balance tho sneers
nnu emy woios oi UiO common Uct'd
In a word, lot tlietn havo their Kay.
But loaving tho teacher to his reflections,
wo shall proceed to consider
^tiie question in another li^h?. L
seems to mo that tho opinion of Airs.
Grundy is productive of more evil in
amoral point of viow than any other.
.1 sometimes wonder if tho minister
of tho gospel isn't influenced to some
extent by hor' opinions. Whether
he is or not, a vast numbor of others
nre. llow tow of ub can frown upon
b companion who is engaged in some
^tiling wo consider wrong! We four
wo may wound his feelings, henco we
prefer to smile upon his ovil doings
and thereby'approve o( them. I Low
often do wo hear our associates using
tho name of their Maker in vain and
fllius linstening on their downward
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iuuu iu oesirucuon, without over
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-reproving thorn without over reminding
thom of their dargerous
IMly. Wo cftu adviao thciu in worlds
)y matters. Ah yoe! wo eun 8|>oal(
out boldly in many things?if we
doBiro offlco, wo don't hesitate to
epeiik of tho solicitations of our many
ffiends to become a candidate, and
^Jpfact we ei\n speak of anything we
?*lbiuk will beuciit us at prcaont, but
it ia hard to command courago to
speak to a friend about his evil doings.
Moral conrago seems to be
ono ( f tho great lacks of the present
day. Many yonng men havo been
ruined and mado to fill drunkard's
graveo, beemiso they had not courage
to resist tho temptations of thoso
whom they eonsidored friends. Let
! us take warning 'Dogeneros Auiinon
'1 imor Argnit."
Jaaytcubm.
Pickons Connty, July 23.
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Gov. Hendricks' Financial Viicws.
?An attempt is being mildo by tho
Radical nowBpnpors to attribute to
Uov. Hendricks inllatioti viows. They
will fail in tho effort says tho Indiana
Ledgci wStandard, Bullion. Geo tiemen
who heard Mr. Hendricks in
Ohio last year arc pretty certain that
he did not advance any each views
in his addres60s before the people.?
LIU position was snbntantiallv that
tw, u<. nt...n..? i.^i.i .i.?. .1
M IIIVII IIV I'uo lUMiijo IIV21U| MI1U UKM U
should be a steady approach to specie
payments, but not by a policy that
would completely paralyze every industry
of the country, such as tho
lliidical Resumption Act will produce.
lie believes that law is a
fraud; that it is a profession of specie
payment without the means of accomplishment;
that it will produce
wide-spread ruin with ut an cqniva\
lent, and that therefore the suction
which provides for specie resumption
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I i: 1 ioiy enouui ue repealed. lJut I
neither Governor llendi nor the
Democracy of Indiana abandon tho
sound Democratic doctrine? ot specie
resumption. The future welfaro of
the country demands that this should
he accomplished, hut not upon the
i uins of the iudiicti'ia! and commer
uiui iinuicult* or 111 o country, wiucn
will bo the effect if tlio present law is
ftufYoietl to remain in forco. 15'it Republican
newBpnpors that attribute
to Governor Hendricks inflation
viu'no biiiiply UttO!" I'lIdt'liO'.n 1 Won
dicks ?>t Slhki??It. ia related
ilnit t\ nuin tell asleep sis the clock
tolled tho lirst stroke of twelve He
awakened ore tho echo of tho twelfth
stroke died away, having in tho interval
dreamed that ho had commit*
ted a crime, was detected after five
jcarn, tried and condemned; the
shock of 1111clin<r a halter about liis
neck aroused him to consciousness,
vvIip.ii lii> flispnvorftfl 11? ?f oil tlw.e/i
events had liaj>j ened in an ir.linitessimul
fragment of tiino. Mohammed,
wishing to illus'ra'e llio wonders ol
sleep, told how a certain man, being
a shiek found himself made a poor
lisherman; that lie lived as one for
sixty years, bringing uj> a family and
working hard; and how, waking
from liia long dream, so short a time
had he boon asleep that tho narrow
neek of a gourd bottle filled with
water, which lie knew lie overturned
as he fell asleep, had not time to
empty itself.
Ox Tub Wave.?They woro returning
from a moonlight excursion to
Roekaway. Tho sea was quite lvugh
and tho little steamer roso and foil
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with ever)- pulsation of tho great deep,
liko tlio bustlo of si stormy woman.?
Aftor studying tho shy and ocean for
about an hour in silenco, ho turned to
hor ami said, ''Dour Corra, you will
bo mino? You will givo tuo your hand
and hoart?" "O, Johnnio," nho aneworcd,
turning deadly pale,"I'd rather
givo you my Htomach."
? 0t> * According
to a rocont legal decision
kinsoft aro valued at ten dollars npieco.
That's high for a kiss thai lights on a
girl's Doso or oar, but dirt cheap for
ono square on her lips, whon 3 011 !in->
gor and hang on and murmor, ''Yum!
yum! yum!'
The elone used fur ballast on a No-?
vada railroad has gold and silver in
it, but not enough to pay for disturbing
Iho road.
OUR CENTENNIAL LETTER.
Philadelphia, July 31, 187G,
Education fok the million?Oi?ji:ct
tkaci1ing for young AND"old?
Cool wSatiieh?English and Gicrman?Art?Constant
Meyer?
- oik john upie- hannah moke?
TOHNER?XiOMANCK OF A K.USSIAN
Puingis.
Tho more I contcmplato tho wonders
of this Exhibition, tho moro il
(ills mo with admiration, as it unfolds
iteell liUo a grand scroll upon whoso
wondorous pagos aro concentratcd tho
universal wisdom and knowlodgo of
tho world. Art, scicnco, philosouliV)
orthotics, mechanics, history, all aro
represented here; no such opportuuis
ty for education will occur again up*
on thiii continent in tho life of any
living American, and when I eay education
I mean education in its
broadest and grandest senso. A man
may read books for a lifetime, and
never bo a scholar. IIo may liavo
tho musty loro ol a hundred colleges
8ti;flod into him, and have his pock
otR erammod with parchmonts that
testify to his being ail A.13,, L.L.D.?
and A.S.S., and yet for all practical
purposes of life lie may go through
tlio world like a fool; but, put an ordinary
fool inside theso centennial
grounds, and you would mako a tolerably
sensible man of him in spite
of himself. Tho thermoineler at 75?.,
splendid days and glorious nights
bringing back tho elasticity and vitality
o{ youth, and furnishing tho
c.i ilicR (if nvl int/.HnoiMnl ? i !
......? ... ? it ill. i.iivnuuuiiVi 111 littU i U
to gi apple with all ilio touch subjects
m tho exciting arena ot icithetics. I
stand honcath tlio grand domo of the
Art Gallery once more, find running
tho gauntlets of statuary and paintings.
I hasten to a little room on tho
north 6ide of the balding which is fil
led with priceless and inestimable
treasures. Don't rush in hero as
though you were g'ling into a barn
yard, but 6top rovorendly and softlyyes,
and removo the sandals from
your feet for tho ground is almost
holy that you ticad upon. If it bo
possible that tho association of sacred
t'nl i /"?o nan 00 nnf i f ii llw. '?
.u.ivo U?>I OMIH/HIJ i"U UUDU WllUl'UOU
we stand, then is this place holyThis
is tho collection of ancient gome
and relics by Costillana, of Italy.?
Grand in past association, rich in
historic lore; nothing beiore you is
modern, everything is covered with
tlio mould, tlio duet and grirao ol
countless contui ice; tlio record ends
live hundred years aftor the birth o(
01>list, but its beginning runs buck
into tho very twilight of time.
llcro are rudo stone rings and pre.
eious amnlols, that might huvo been
worn by mighty' chieftains ore Tubal
Cain lasbioned liis lirst ornaments ol
brats. How many ages sinco these
itnpeiiftl cigncts carried (lie weight
of the kings naiuo to invading armies
respited or destroyed the conquorod
legions of tlio enemy, and bore
throughout their vast empires the
power of liio and death to millions.
Here they are, Assyrian, Persian,
Egyptian, Greok, and lvoman; yes,
and rolics of nations whose very
naiuos are lost, and ot whom history
eontuins no authentic record.
Marvolous indeed, is tho skill exhibited
in somo of tlio precious gems
carved into stone which will endtiru
an long as time shall last. Many of
the (aces aro Assyrian, some are I'or
bian, somo aro Egyptian. hut bv far
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the greater part aro Qroek and Uujnan.
Many of tho stones aro cornolian,
a fow aro agate, some aro onyx
but all aro marvels ot art. Tlioro
aro human figures tho eighth of an
inch long, cut in tho hardest cornolinn,
and yet with an anatomy as per.
feet as il sculptured by tho chisel of
LMiidnt; animal life is tlioro in all its
phases, wonderful in design, miiaeulous
in execution. Tho historic
valuo ol this gallery of faces can bo
scuioely estimated. The list ol lvo
man einporora ia nearly perfect, and
cncascd in a rim of gold is the head
ot Julius, tho veratable Cajsar who
crossed tho Itubricon, and who fell by
tho naaasain'a knifo at tho foot of Pom"
poy's Btatuo. Hero are goldon charms
and bracelets that perchanco Calphurnia
might have worn when alio
wuuiiu nor urids lor tno last timo
around licr Cresar'a neck just as he
was departing lor tbo capitol to hie
death, and near it in another ca30 is
a nccklaco of precious stones that
might have encircled tho volumptns
ous neck of Cleopatra, whilo 6ho reposod
in tho arms ot her belovod
Anthony. All tho dotail of their bid
den life has been dragged from out
tho oarth, and into tlio light of day
after the sloop of centuries, and now
wo look with curious eyes into tho
little puff box from which Queon
Sheba might have whitened her dusky
cheoks to mako her look more
lovely in tt;o eyes of tho great Jewish
king.
Gold, silver, brass, copper, and
stone coinposo this magnificent collection;
would I could givo it live
pages instead ot the brief no'.ieo
which my spaco compels, but lot mo
impress upon thoso that visit the Centennial
not to forgot the collection of
Ca8tilhma.
The German department is exceed
ingly rich in e<]uisite treasures of art.
Dusseldorf lias had an ovorpowering
influence over tho artists of Germany
for tho last quarter of a century, and
the result is a litness of finish and
laboi iousncss of dotail which leaves
nothing to bo desired. Strolling a
to
long the gallery, ray attention was
arrested by a picturo by Constant
Meyer; the subjects is Tlio Gossipp; a
lot of village girls have gone togoth
er in tho street, and are retailing
each othor with tho news. The
grouping is admirable, and I need !
only to say in regard to its artistic
merit, that in a gullery of art 6nch
as we havo seldom had tho privilege
of seeing; it lias bee:; awarded the
principal premium.
Early trials by looser is a work ol
uncommon beuut}', it is very simplei
very quiet, but of rare arstistic ox?n
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uuiiuuuu. it la oniy iuo neau ot ft
fomale, nothing moroj and yot few
pictures in tliis vast collection arc
more worthy ot consideration; a deep
llombradt shade rests upon tlio laco
which is Bad beyond expression, bul
where tlie sunlight strikes tlio hair,
you catch a glimpso of tlio genius
which makes the canvasa of iliu pain
tor immortal. Look well into the face
and sco the shadows break away, the
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eyes which you scarcely noticed at
first urc looking into your own with
an expression painfully human if you
look at it tho moro intently, the lips
seem to movo, and the only wonder
ia that it doca not start from tho canvass
and speak. The First Crime by
Jeau Perro Alexander deserves more
t 11?111 n T.nccinn1 * ?/?!? i ?1
i* nv/nuuj A JV^U ill CUAUX*
and general afl'eof, it bears the stamp
of rare aististio worth. Tho scene is
a Gypaey camp and a young boy, app
twenty about twelvo years old, has
returned wuh bis first plunder; lie
baa not escaped without a struggle,
for tho blood is streaming from his
taco and anus, his teeth aro clenched,
and the wholo expression ol his face
just such aa you might expect from
ono whoso legitimate end was the
gallows.
1 On tho north 6ido of tho west wing
iia vnn mttiM* thrtduir in tlm lii-itlul
"W JVM vtf?v> ?VV. V??u .>/( ilinu
collection, hangs a portrait that intcro8te'l
mo beyond expression, it wan
a lilccueas of Hannah Moro, from tho
Kaael ot Sir John Opie; around it
hang many priceless pictures from
tho galleries of tho Iloyal Accadomy
mid tliia Bimplo and unpiolotuling
can vftsa seemed to mo more priceless
than tliem all. Thoro is something
glorious in a noble life, a lite that
stands as a model for oterniiy, and
such a lite was the lilc of Hannah
More, not without care, not without
sorrow, not without suffering, untold,
yot chastened and beautified by the
chastisoment, till it bccamo as near
to tho life ot the angels as the Almighty
has ever permitted to tho
sons and daughters men. Thero is
an inoxpvossiblo sweofners in every
lino of that noblo face, it is in no sense
what tho world ealls beautiful, but
j looking into thoso glorious eyes from
which tho very reflex of tho eon]
shines out. I felt that there was a
woman to trust in lifo or death. JSear
it hangs a picture by Turner, and if
thcro is ono thing that makes mo
more grateful to Turner, than another
it is the fact that when ho bequeathed
liis pictures to tho Royal Accadomy,
it was on condition that a ape1"
cial room should bo sot apart for
thom. This I am delighted to know
was done, and whon I visit the Royal
Academy I shall certainly give that
room tho go-bye; Ruokin, to tho con
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iiitiwiuibuinuing i know tlio
travelers club will exclaim booby
that the conieuorcs will vote mo an
ignoramus, and the out critics write
mo down an ass, I can't help it, I dont
liko Turner. And now for a little
bit of romance. About five weeks
ago a young man applied for a posi
tion as ono of the rolling chair coin
ductors. 11 o was dark comploxioncd
very handsome, with a long and
flowing mustache, liis inannors woro
eascy and gracofn!, lie spolco sovoral
languages with the fluency of a native
and it was not long till his chair
was in constant demand. As ho
wheeled his fair loads along, ho de>
scanted on passing objects with the
oyo of a conisucr, and tho acumen of
a crilic. Things wont on smoothly
lor several woolts, tho only thing peculiarly
noticeablo in tho rolling
chairman boing that he invariably rofused
tho gratuities offored him by tho
grateful patrons. One day last week
a young liussian princess had a chair
called into tho main hall, and not deigning
to cast a look on tho humble
chairman, sho stopped inio iho seui.
Tho chair rolled on till it reached the
liussian department, near tho grand
exhibition of Malakito, when tho
I'rinr.flAS lnsinnrl fnrroni'/l in
ft beautiful work box; tho roil dropped
oft' which hftd partialy concculod hor
features. Tho chairman started forward
and ultorcd aery which brought
tho I'rineoss to l?cr feet. Sho in turn
gave a scream recognizing, it ie said, a
long lost lovor who had been banished
to yiboria several years ago and had
osriapnd. All tho parties havo disappeared,
tho llussian commission refuse
to spealc of it. evon tho people about
tho MalcUito exhibit deny that it
occurred, ana it is wiiispored that tho
ohiiirmfin was it nolilnmAn of 1/'< !>
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rank, who wan conncetcd villi 0110 of
tlio royal princes in stealing some
govoriimont jowols. Cool wonther
has brouglil tlio rocoipts up again. A
roduolion has just boon mado which
admits schools and teachers at twenty
live cents, and this with tho visits ol
military companies and organized
bodes, make things look inoro prosper
rons than they have for tho hist llirco
weeks.
Yours truly,
Broadbrim.
A Mnn of Parts
a FliW of this srouiRa that will ni:
told lji'.fottli thk canvass 13 over.
4\Vhsit do you think ot tho ticket?'
naked Mr. Magiudor, in tho boarding
house last night.
'Tolcr'ble,' said Mr. MagufKn, 'tol
cr'blo. Down in tho custom houso
this morning L saw a clork behind
tho collator trying to etavo oil' a lot
ot follows who wanted to got their
invoices verified. I asked him what
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no mougui 01 it, uuu no mopped vvui k
at unco.
'Tnink cf il?' lio eaid. 'It's a bluzor.
It'll draw liko a liouao aliro.'
'Think Governor llayea will ho reformer?'
'Itoioruioil 1 don't know anything
about tluvt, but just look at bis war
record. I was in a regiment that
served under Hayes at Shiloh. Tlio
Govornor was a brandishiu' his sword
and urging the hoys on, when along
come a bullet and knockod ofl' hia
right arm. IIo just shifted his sword
to his left hand, had a tourniquet
put on tho stump of his right arm,
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auu men plunged into the fight
agaiu. Good ticket? 1 should say
so!'
'Over in tho appraiser's office I
found tho enterprising young man
that usod lo put tho figures in Charle)
Lawrence's invoices. I asked him
what he thought of tho tickot.
'Think of ii? It's a roarer.'
'.Believe tho Governor will pitch
in for reform?'
I don't know what he'll pitch in
for; but will you just cast jour oyc
on his war record? I was in a reiri
niont that served under him at Antietam.
Tho Governor was brandishin'
hifl sword and ehoutiu' to tho
boys to git in, when along come a
fnillot and snaked oft' his left arm.?
He just shifted tho sword over to his
right hand, had a hasty tourniquet
put on the stump of his loft arm, and
men bultecl into the I'mlit again.?
n o
Draw? IIo'll draw like a blast furnace!'
'Happening in nt the post office I
asked one oi tho boys who were ' raatlin'
the mails how tho ticket struck
him.'
' It'll sweep the country!'
'Do yon suppose llaycs will reform
tho government?'
llle)? I didn't catch that;' and tho
young man put hia hand up to his
ear. I repeated tho question.
Oh, yes, reform. Well, now, I
really can't say whether ho'll bo a
,-oformcr or not; bat will you just let
your eye rest on his war record a
momont? I was in a regiment that
served under him at Gettysburg. Tlio
Governor was brandishin' his sword
and hollorin' to tiio boys to let 'emeolve*
loose, when aiong como a build
sii.u carried away 1'U right log.?
The Governor stopped just long enough
to havo his leg coopered up
and tlion drove into the battle again.
Good ticket? The country was crying
for it!*
"Then I dropped in at ono of tho
United Saates Court rooms, upstairs.
arid asked one of tho officials what
ho thought of tho ticket.'
'A boon to the country, sir; a sweet
boon.'
'Think he'll root out the corruption
that defiles tho service?'
'Just how much rooting he'll do t
am uuablo to state; but may I invito
you to consider for a momont his war
record? I was in a regiment that
1 IT _ A I \ I ? ! 1 I
was unuor nayes in mo >v luierness.
Tho Governor was brandishin* his
sword and calling on tho boys to rush
lor ward, when along came a bill lot
and loppod off his 1 cIt log. Tho
Governor didn't oven get off bin
horso. J To just tied a waist bolt
around the log and went ahead again.
Will the peoplo vote for him? My
friend, they'll have to enlarge thoballot
boxes.' v *
'In n room across tho hall I met a ** *
United States Marshal making out a
bill for extra charges. I asked him
about Uie iic^ei.'
'.Magnificent! Iio fltlid, 'mngniflcent!'
'Think the Governor is likely lo ro?
form tho administration?'
'Now, really, 1 hadn't givon tho
reform question much consideration;
but let 1 no ask you to look at his war
record. I was in a rogiinent that
served under him at Cold Harbor.
Tho Governor was brandishin' hia
sword and whoopin' tho boys for*
ward, when along camo a shell and
struck him squat o on the breast. It
busted inside of him ami tore him
into line hash. Wo raked him into
o robber blanket, and were carrying
him to tho bivouac of tho dead, but
tho Governor wouldn't have it. llo
I urn pen uiu 01 uiu uiuiikui una sprung
on liis borso and wont forward brandishin'
bis sword. YVilMio bo olcctcd?
.J list you \v tiit und ecel'
Anatomically spoakin#, Mr. Ma->
grudor, tho Govornor ia, or was, a
man of parte; much eo; but I don't
licliovu tbey can got liiin togotiier in
liino tor 'loctiou.'