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J L. 0.' THOMPSON, Etiroa. b pt n1.00 Pet Annum. Advertising Bates Iteasonable. altred a$ Pioken Fostomce a Second Class Mail Matter PICKENS, S. C.: THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 1907. THE CONYtCT-HIS FAMILY-LAW. It Is argded that obuviote must not be, kept idle, that they must earn their own living, that the people sbould not be taxed to feed and clothe an army of criminals, and so furth, and so forth. Let a see, how this works. The stateArrests # young fellow, who, let us say, in a drunken quarrel has stabbed a companion. He is hurried away to prison. He is brought into court, tried and convicted. He is sent to prison for five years or for ten years, or for life. All the while a young wife and a half dozen little children are left without their natn ral protector and support. They bud die in the cornel og the inourt -room They hear the Iwyer's yawp. Ther listen to the verdict. The case is closed. The young father is bundled off in one direction in chains. The young family is turned off in another direction in tears. The state taked the earnings of the one to itself, leav ing the other to starve. The mother dies of despair. The boys grow up thieves. The girls grow harlots. The law is vindicated. The taxpayer is nrotected. The criminal classes are replenished. Is it not diunable? Does not the society that tolerates such monstrosities deserve all the evil it entails upon itself? The state has no right to take that man's iabor from his wife and family and give them no equivalent. It should punish the guilty not the innocent Every dollar that is diverted in this way from the natural needs of the helpless to the uses of the public, is base blood money that should and does carry with it the curse of God. The Busy Ten Dollar'Bfil. Mr. Brown keeps a boarding-house. Around his table sat his wife, Mrs Brown; the village milliner, Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Black, the baker; Mr. Jordan, a carpentor, and Mr. Hadley, feed and lumber merchant. Mr. Brown took $10 out of his pocket book and handed it to Mrs. Brown, with the remark that there was $10 toward the .$20 he had promised her. . Mrs. Brown handed the bill to Mrs. And rews, thd milliner, saying: "That pays for my new bonnet." Mrs. An drews in turn passed it to Mr. yordan, remarking that it would pay for the carpenter work he had done for her. Mr Jordan handed it to Mr. Hadley, requesting his receipted bill for lum ber. Mr. Hadley gave the bill back to Mr. Brown, saying: "T1hat pays $10 on my board." Mr. Brown again passed it to Mrs. Brown, remnarkinig that he had now paid her thle $20 he had promised her. She in '.urn paid Mr. Black te settle her bread and pastry account.. Mr. Black handed it to Mr. Hadley, ankhng credit for the amount on his flour bill. Mr. Hladley again remarked that it set tIed for that month's board, where upon Mr. Brown p)ut it back into his pocketbook, observing that he hadn't supposed a greenback would go so far. But suppose0 Mrs. Brown had sent to a mail order house for a new bon net, then the $10 would have gone out of towvn and never como back. The moral--Spend your money at hom.--[Mlchigan Tradesman. 1f you have kidney and bladder. troub le and~ (do not use Foley's Kidney Cure, you will have only yourself. to bame for results, as it positively cures all forms of kidney andt b'ladder diseases.~ le new rato law itn North Caroli kfotelaldrVlaa 1ter 4YeL bf age, but the u will not take advantage of it; ovenin the face of the recent re dction in the rate, and will continue to carry small children and babies free of cost. The company is to be commended for this, and it will be rewarded by. the public in some way or other. Let's give credit whereVer it is due, even to the railroads. - Greenville News. "Going Too Far." Alabama bas revoked the charter of the Southern railroad for having a law suit against it tranferreo from the state to the United States court, Arkatsas began a similar process, which is now being held up by in juOtion. Alabama is threatening dire consequences to the Southern if it shall continue to do business in that state, threatening to call the legisla. ture together and to call out the state militia. We doubt.the wisdom or the just ice of this course. The law gives the road the ight to ask for a transfez of the cases against it; if the courts grant the request the roads are nol to blamer no4 one should be con demned 'for appealing to the jag in his own behalf. Besides that, we doubt if the state can prevail in a matter of this sort. The Sotthern is en -is e.iload sAjm: - ex. 1*'nk'tieag emmas qenaesn g paspengers, freight and the mails To-stop tly csrs would cause immense 1tss ad inconvenience to the public, not- to speak of the loss to the roads. If. the state were clearly righb in the first instance it ough' tc stand its ground and insist on the enforcement of the law-just as Gov. Glenn did in North Carolina. And he ctirried his point because he had the law on his side. But in the Alabama case, and the Arkansas case, the roads are being punished for taking advautave of a right they have ouder the law-they are acting lawfilly in having their suits against them transferred from the state to the federal courts. It is more than probable-that these two states will have to ?sack down from the position they have taken not because there is any failure of the doctrine of ".state rights," but because they are in the wrong. And if they do have to back down they will present a very ridiculous andI mortifying spectacle to the world. -Newherry Observer. Knights of Pythias Conventton.. Thie Pickens Knights will long re tain pleasant memories of the happy occasion on the 20th, when they had the exquisite pleasure of entertaining the delegates to the convention in the Eighth district. It was a fine turnout and it was a fine afternoon and ideal evening. The presiding officer, Park A. Dallas, D. D. G. 0., did himself proud., The secret meeting was attended to in the auditoripm of the school building, after which a most elegant and tasteful course dinner was served to the visitors and local Knights in attendance. The spacious corridors of the school building were used for this happy social function, and the dinner was prepared and served by the Daughters of the Confederacy. 'Nuff said. Dinner over, a public meeting was then held. The address of welcome was made by Solicitor Julious B. Boggs in a few well-chosen remares, and was responded to by Mr.. J. A. Summerset, of Columbia, in his characteristic happy vein. Then Prof. A. GI. Romlust, of Wof ford College, was introduced and madle a most interesting and in. structive talk on the great need of libraries and reading rooms in con. nection with the lodge halls. lie wants the young men of the ,lodges looked after zealously and earnestly and their minds trained on the right line of thought. TIhe next speaker was Hon. Men del L. Smith; grand chancellor. He sa e rnwLaique, an o. Ir. vl !as rihao4yN''WI6 iod ad tainly: charmed his aUL dience. The officers and members of the PiOckens Lodge are certainly to be congratulated upon the complete sue. cess of the convention, its manage ment and the superb style in which the-delegates were entertained. They were all delighted with their visit and declared that Pickens was a thing of beauty and a joy forever. Hon. E H. Aull of. Newberry, Hon. B. A. Morgan of Greenville and Dr. W: R. Doyle of Seneca wero among the past chancellors present. Pickens, R. 0, 2. It seems Lat the gloomy days of autumn are almost here. The sky is overcast with clouds and the air is damp and still; but we cheer up and smile when we look at the -brilliant prospects of a good yield in crop#, and at the many other blessings with which we are so bountifully supplied. The protrschd meeling closed at Six Mile, Satuiday night. after a week of glorious work. There, was much and lasting good accomplisebd. Th t haphzmng at Praters wavell attended, on4ng to the condition the: weather. friead Mre..BD.igiaurd T*elee mile eWtin. isitki t4his -oemmunity Sunday. Mrs. J. R. Porter is very ill at tLI a writing. Mi-ses Ula Folger and Etta B ggs spent a week of their vacation visitiug friends in this section. . There was quite -a crowd at the ice-cream supper given at the Gates schoolhouse Friday evening. Prof. Hallum and J. C. Garrett Were there and made excellent addresses. All had a good time. 3. E. Boggs passed through Friday on his way to Gap Hill. Miss Euuice Bright, of Maynard, spent Saturday and Sunday in our burg. Wonder what the commissioners are going to do with, the roads in and around herMr Most of them are in as bad condition as they can possi blv g< t in. LREAIDER. Pickens, R. F, 0. 5, I wijl- give you. a few dots from Mile Creek. The heajth of- the commnnity is very good. The little infant of Mr. and Mrs. y1. L. Murphree is very ill with er.-. sipelas. Rev. J. E. Foster has just closed a protracted meeting at Mile Creek. There were six additions to th ;church. At the close of the meeting Mr. Foster was unanimously elected pastor for another year. Miss Eunice Bright visited Miss Essie Lumkin Monday, Miss Essie Findley is -quite sick with fever. Her friends hope to son her out again soon. Miss Rosa Herd visited Miss Essie Luwkin Wednesday and Thursday. Childrens' Day was celebrated at Gap Hill Saturday. A jolly good time was reported by those who at tended. If this escapes the waste basket I will write again. Papa's girl. The "Dead Line" of Forty. Mrs. Eddy was forty wvhen she discovered Christian Science, just as Mrs. Stowe was forty when she wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Scott. began the Waverley novels when he was forty-three, Mohammed was fifty-two when the ilegira marked the beginning of his great work, Swedenborg was fifty-four years old when what is called his.illumination began, and if Newton'and Darwin had regarded themselves as past 4 their best at forty there would now be neither the "Principia" nbr "Thle Origin of Species."-Read1dr Maga.1 zine. / DO YOU WAN'I The BEST Turnip can get ?' $We have them, the Seed Farm. BOLT & - Picker Up-to-date Dri COM M MA t. 4.03 M, ...... ...... Wednesday & Thur Strouse &IBeothe:-s of Baltimor CLOTHING will have their exper measure for your reqluiremnenti-for ter season. We will display samples of high~ and domest:c woolens from wvhich tions that will please you and sust; of the best dressed men, HIG H A RT CLOTH ING is gu sup~erior in workmanship and pre-e Don't miss this chance to get th can be put into a suit of clothing. Moore & il Pickens, Peerless Porta Sullivanl MHar . .A 1<5.x-si TOSOW Seed you Fresh frQn Co. ks, S. C,. iggists. [ N e-J t rr Att u cyi minen in syle. sda ug.din,9 the omngi nesin arateeto bera 'pec Fnine fin, mhe n inld W staryltem nsoc'. We e ft anduateria ra, ee~ EginesMl, md Threshers. .Also Atlas ngInesand plldra DeLoach ~aw Mis ad $hlngle Mills, We carry n, tremendous stock of al.kinds 'f IIELTING and MKAUHINEltY Sup. J fi'E.~ Wrie us for anythingw i* hlueryling. WR 'V 0 . On.a