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iiE SENTIN ELJOU RNA Entered April 28, 1903 at Piokens S. 0., as seoond elae matter, under act of Congrens of Itarob 8, 1879. VOL. IXIVU, 8003gg, I0U?! CAILI,4 TM IlBDATI 20 191 1 lco FROM OUR COF Pearidge The health of this community is very good at this writing. S. M. Ferguson, who has been sick with the grip, is re ported much better. Tho family of G. E. Kenne more are very sick with the grip, but their many friends hope for them a speedy re covery. It has been raining so much of late that the farmers haven't made much progress toward preparing for another crop. R. M. Baker, of Six Mile, vis ited the home of his father, Anthony Baker, Sunday. OLD WHEL. Dalton. It has beent so rainy and cold, Mr. Editor, that I could not get up anything to send in; but last Sunday while I was sitting by the fire and thinking how pret ty the sun was shining, it oc curred tOvie that if "Old Rid die" would go over and tell "'Papa's Gil" who "Papa's Boy" was she might find out that she has got it down wrong as to his identity. We are glad to know that J. T. Tompkins is improving. Miss Maggie Morgan was the guest of Miss Mauldin last Sun day. Married, last Sunday night, at the home of the bi i.le's pa rents, Miss Sadie Parker and Olin Mauldin. Miss Mattie Bowen was the guest of her grandmother last Saturday and Sunday. Best wishes to the S.-J. UNCLE TOM. Pickens, R F D 4 Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Jones -and daughter, of Greer, were the guests of Frank Pace last w'ek. B. M. Clark, who has been very ill for the past three weeks, is slowly imploving. Mr. and Mrs. Rosco Lesley gave a singing at their honme Sunday night, which was great ly enjoyed by all present. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Jones visited Mr. ana Frank Pace, Sunday. . L~vnm. Central, R F D2. Olin Mauldin, who has been very sick with pneumonia for the past three weeks, is report ed much better. I. A. Durham has boon very sick for the past few days with la grippe. Say, "Mountain Boy," come again. We failed to get 15c for our cotton in 1907, but we must get 15c before 1909 comes. The government has estab lished a R. F, D). route in this sect ion, and we are sure proud thag~"'e can get our mail at our doo, ; Say, "Old Riddle," if you get to talk to "Papa's Boy" Sunday, 'don't think too much about thn RESPONDENTS. love you all talked about and forget to send in your items. I was reading our paper and saw a piece from one of the writers advising everybody to turn over a new leaf. I will say to all the readers to turn a now leaf, and to move for their souls' welfare for 1908. 'God says follow His commondments. If we strive for wealth and fame we cannot follow them. HOME~ Boy. Dacusville Health very good in this neck 0' woods with the exception of colds. r We are having plenty of rain i and snow. 'Cutting wood and making fires is the order of the day. I sure do think that "Dream or's Girl" writes interestingly, as also does "Old Riddle. Won der what has become of "Brown. Eyes?" A majority of our farmers are still holding their cotton for 15e. J. E. Hill met with a bad ac cident last Friday while on his I way home from Greenville. His mules became frightened, i backed off a bridge, and upset 1 the wagon, throwing its con tents into the water. No one was hurt. I think our super visor had better take out an ac cIdent policy before he rides over the bad roads in this sec tion. Best wishes to the-old S.-J. and its niany readers. SUBsCEUR. Liberty. Master Willie Hunt and sis ter, Meda, visited friends in Greenville, Saturday. Miss Florenee Bowen, of Pickens, is visiting her sister, I Mrs. J F. Banister, of thisplaco. Ernest McWhorter, of Lavo nia. G'a., who came in last week with a broken ankle, is doing very well at the home of his mother,Mrs. Larkin lughes. We learn that Julius Wilker son, who was shot by Jim Brown, Jr., about three weeks ago, is not doing so well. I ver ily believe if it was a hanging crime, some nmen would still carry pistols. Mrs. Enoch Richardson, who has been very ill, is somec better. Dr. Gilliland, of Easley, is at tending her. Miss Ina Callahan became suddenly ill at school ono day last week and was taken to hert honie near by. DRIEAMERI'S GIRL. Marietta. N F 0 2. Health good, and everything cheerful and lively. Misses Hattie Hayes and Liz zie0 Day visited Miss Lillie Lynch last week. B. M. Clark is slowly recov ering from a very severe ill- ' Miss Lillie Jones vlsited Miss Lizzie Day last week. Mrs. Susan ]Roper, who has >een very Il with the grip, is now much better. Miss Nina Hayes visited Miss Aarinda Watson last week. Ervin Hayes. visited Doc [ynch last week. Mark Keith is the superin endent of. Ooolenoy Sunday chool. Earl Brown visited Der Mc runkin last week. Miss Jennie Griffin is visiting elatives and friends in Ware shoals. Lucien Hendrix and wife vis Led their daughter, Mrs. Eva ones, Saturday and Sunday. Jesse Hendrix gave the young eople a pound-supper Saturday Light, which was heartily on oyed by all who were present. BLUEBELL. A Progressive School Our school is progressing icely. We are having a fairly ood attendance considering the Lnfavorable, weather. This community is highly llessed with such bright, intel igent and ingenious boys and irls that the patrons of this ,nd' the surrounding districts vill ever be looking for the bet ernient of the school. They hould not only be looking for he betterment of the school, )ut using their hands and neans toward the improvement )f the school. I feel sure it will be the great .st investment a man can make; ine that will stand forever, and if which God will approve. I eel sure that He will bless each ne and enable him to have nore to give, if he uses his neans in the right way. I am no that is willing to give freely or all causes which are for the dvancement of God's kingdom on earth. The following is the Honor toll for Prater's school: First Grade-Irene Bolding, 1alph Kennemore, Cecil La iier, Mand Brazille, Irene Ponipkins, Luke Couch, Harold .ianier, Leola Garrett. Second Grade-Laby Hudson, )bie Bolding, Frank Medling, Funie Abercrombie, Ben Bol ling, Mollie Pilgrim, Oswold Brazille, Robert Cater, Sam Pil grimi. Third Grtade-Maggie Blol ling, Bertie Abercrombie, Julia Bolding, Alma Couch, Perry Jarrett, Ralph Murphree. J. W. LOOPER. Prin. Letter from M. W. Hester. CONTINUED. Jesus saw, probably after it vas too late to hinderO1 the sword, iis own crucifixion. But what 11(d le do? He wecnt on the :r'oss without a murmur, even ried to bear His cross to the top >f Calvary. The people might be divided nito three 0or four' classes. YOne :lass with their hands on the 1ilt of the sword, another class it the point of the sword. That :iass with their hands on the 1ilt say we don't want any newv minugs. They don't belIeve in tuy strides ioward progress. EIo dislikes an agitator; he is 'onservative, and everything to -emnain as it is, so ho is contin ually putting his influence a strength and weight in the w of any pioposed change. ] has always been so, and he I always fought every stop advance. It Is he and his ch who mobbed the man who I vented the first steam locon tive; he and his class tore the tracks of George Stephe son and mobbed him repeatedl and at last introduced in t British parliament a resolutii delaring that the propos steam railway would be d structive to animals and bir along its right ef way. This is the man with his ha on the hilt; he is the mi that denounces the discovery chloroform; he said pain w one of the Divine providenc of God used to bring His earth children nearer te Him at make them love Him bettE it was the man with his hai on the hilt who guyed Robe Fulton when the first cru steamer pounded its way up t: Hudson that scared the wat out of the fish and the wits o of the people on the banks. It was the man with his hai on the hilt that ridiculed Charl Darwin, the man who has do more than any one in mode times to add to the meni wealth of mankind, and eve man of intelligence and edu< tion to-day accepts his int lectual ideas; it was the m with his hand on the hilt w kept the great astronomer ir dungeon for twelve years, I cause he knew too much a was still learning more; it is t man with his hand on the b who has always been rea with a pile of fagots and t torch. Progress has alwa been made through sacrifi and blood, but nothing cor stop the onward march of ma Then there are other classe the man who stands by to s what is going to happen. The are several kinds of him. I is the manl who recognizes t fearful nature, but he is n quite certain which way t conflict is going to terminal Only the man at the hilt w falter, only the man at the poi will be thrust through. Ai this on-looker is waiting to s which side of the conflict : will take. I have no conder nation for men of this clas they are horn that way. there should1( come along a wa of Methodism they will be fomi at the mourners' bench: if sora other ism, th~ey are) found at t] feet of the preacher. We mu allow for that class. Let us n condemn. But let every hea that is brave and every ham that is strong grasp the bann of progress and lib~erty ai make it so agg'ressive that ti weak andi timid may be ele trified. There is another kind. I would be glad to go and take place by the side of the man the business end of the swor but he cannot. He thinks I ought to help the man at ti point of the sword. He thin] he oug~ht to go. But then! bi then! but then! He dlon't g circumstances will not adm Well, I am sorry for that clas they are made that way. Now, for a statesman to ena a law that must b left to nd vote of the people is only ad ay mitting that these people know le. more than I do; itphows ho has as not studied statesmanship. It of looks to me like a teacher going ass into the schoolhouse and saying n- to his pupils, "Just go ahead o- and parse those sentences, you Lip are as well up as I am." Just n- what about a teacher like that y, offering his services to a school, he and what about just such a >n statesman offering his services ed to his people? But they belong e- to the class that want to stay ds on the majoi ity side, let right be where it may. id We want statesnien who will m study our situation, our financ of es, and head off all emergency as money panics, etc., so every es body can hold their homes and ly others buy homes, educate all id the children, and make every ,r; thing progressive. We need id more money, or more of It to irt come our way. We need laws le that will encourage new indus ie tries. As long as people are er forced to raise cotton the major Lt ity will remain poor, uneducat-. ed, and so long we will have id masters and slaves, and chaos. es M. W. HESTER. 10 - m~ A Happy Occasion. al A notable event of Central ry society was the wedding of Miss ,a- Bertha Lawrence and Walter el. T. Earle, Sunday evening, 16th an inst., at the First Baptist ho church. a Wi. H. Irby entered with >e- Miss Louise Goldsmith, who nd announced the arrival of the he bridal party, promptly at 6.30,. ilt with the strains of Mendels ay sohn's Wedding March. he First caie Miss Myrtle iDavis ys with Prof. Drayton Earle, fol ce lowed by the maid of honor, la Miss Stella Falls, with the best nman, Berry B. Earle. s; The bride entered with the e groom and joined the semi r circle before the altar. The l bride wore a beautiful going de away. gown of pale gray, with ot hat, gloves and shoes to rihatch. we The short but impressive cer .e. emony was performed by Rev. ill L. T. Weldon, and to the beau tit tiful strains of the Wedding id March from Lohengrin the ee bridal party left the church. 10 Immediately after the cere n- mnony the bridal party repaired s, to the residence of Mrs. J. R. If Falls, an aunt of the bride, l'e where a dlcoslunch was id1 servedI to ab~out 35 guests. 10 The bride is a very attractive m10young woman of that town, and sher many friends regret to lose ot; her from their circle. rt The groom Is a young busi id. ness man of Norris, and num er bers his friel.ds by his acquaint id Iances. le Among the out-of-town guests c- were Hon. and Mrs. Claude B. Earle, of Anderson; iProf. Dray.. Ie ton Earle, of Clemson College; a' Berry B. Earle, of Furman Uni at versity; Furman Norman, of (1, Charlotte, N. C.; Miss Myrtle ie Davis, of Richland; Mrs. Toc 0coa Earle, mother of the groom; cs E. B. Ramnsay and wife, of it Clemson; J. W. Lawren'ce, 0; grandfather of the bride; Mr. .t. and Mrs. D. E. Lawrence, Mas s, ter Charles and Miss Jessio Lawrence, of Seneca; W. H. ct Irby, Missie White and Rev. a L. T. W1in