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Pickens Senllnel-Jornal sWEJJSBUD EVERY MTUneDAOY MOniG. --BY Tho Sentnel-ournal Company, TwOMPsoN & RIRMnT. POPS. J. L. 0. THOMPSON. EDITOR. fubsoription $1.00 Per Annum. Advertising Bates Reasonable. OOM at PMokeUM Fostosie am Second Olins Mail Matter PICKENS, S. . : TMURSDAY, DECEMBER 5 1907. Who Will Lead? There is a true saying that the Lord helps those that help them selves, also that the man who gets shead can get all the help that he seeds. To prove these sayings true and at the same time get the atttention of land owners on Twelve Mile River and its tributaries is the object of this communication. The Lord helps the farawer most that helps himself by aessisting na ture in various ways. 1st, The farmer that builds up bin Iasd by deep plowing, correct ditch ing, building rock dams across thI hollows and in every way building up the soil instead of destroying the pro ducing qualities by plowing wet and allowing the top soil to wash away by incorrect terracing. Such a farm er has or will have a good farm and can get all the help he wants. Why, you say when a man gets aF start up? I say, no, it is because th. renter or cropper sees that it is to hit interest to work ) nd for the farme i that looks after the little things and keeps his land in good condition by preserving it and building it up. We all know that the red lands of the piedmont section are the best for all farming purposes when prooerly handled. But, that is not %hat I started to write about. What I want to say is this, everybody that takes notice to such things will tell You that all the streams are filling up last and that it will not be long be fore all the bottom lands in the con'n ty will be too wet to Cultivate anld that the mosquitoes and malaria will. be as plentiful as in the swamps and low lands of this state. Now, as to the remedy, .will the Good1 Lord and the people. improve the situation? I say yes, becausp tehe people make the laws, and when they do their .part nature is suire to re Sponid in, her mysterious way. We have a la'v against rupning saw dust into the streams, yet every body knows that every shingle mill and saw mill on the streams are rumn nling their dust into them. Agamn it a against the law to run water out of the fields into the roads. Does it pay to violate these laws? I say ne. Now, a bushel of saw dues will do more harm in a stream than a wagon load of sand; ask any man that has taken notice and he will tell you the same thing. Then, we see fields where all the water is run into the road and where the plowman runs his plow ont into the road breaking the bank so that the water from every row will drain away. What is the result? The life of t~he land is drained away the sar~d and the fine soil goes down the bill into the little streams and soon fill up the creeks and rivers by becoming mixed with the ,dust from the saw mills. It may be your neighbor that is violating the law and you do not want to say anything. Theo would it not be well for the . nd owners to get together and see what can be done about it? I say that if you will stop the saw dust out of the streams, stop plowing out into the roads and stop running your terraces and upland ditches inito the roads that nature will do the rest. You will not only he~ hlpting yourself but by doing this you "a tmb hi.pinug your neighbor Stop killing and driving all the Abb out of the country, stop filling up your neighbor'es streams. Save jour own lands by running terraces in the woods and - old delds. Don't break the banks along the road. Takew the rooks you think to be a -curse and make them a blessing. Help your self, help your neighbor, help every body and then the Good Lord and nature will help you. Scr ibbler. Sound Talk. The cribia is about to com', and it is up to the people to keep it off. Every one who has a dollar and don't need to spend it should put it in the bank at once. For the sake of the good people of the world dzg't pu it in your pooket and stao/4 about like an Egyptian Anumamy. Fellu man, don't you kno* if ypu will put that ten-dollar bill in the bank that while you may keep it still, it would help maybe to pay a thousand debts and shoe hundreds ot little barefooted ohildren. Some say the bianks will break. No, they won't, Dot if you will stick to them. Don't let them get short. Keep them goiug. Put so much money in them that they will let it fly. I put it in he bank just as fast as I get it more 4o than ever Lefure. I hardly keep he necessary change I n Qed. O'l atop the circulation oft -ioney we will Lave hard times. *Vervbbdy with As shoulder to the wheel, with little >r much, and let us not -have any iard times. I believe that In a time like this f a man htlds his money where ' e ieedy public caut use it it's a worse iin than getting drunk or most any hing else. There ought to be something do )g. The farmers and cotton men )ugbt to came together mutually and ,ompromise this big strike and block >T their cotton in 1,000 to 5,000 bale ott, Batiefied that is the way to settle I difficulties. The manufacturers vill want every bale of cotton and are willing to pay a good price out a soupromise; but a man- with vaults full of money is not going to be made do a thing, and tb re is no ute for a stubborn standstill. Who will it iost bffect? The, poor, the needy, Hold-your. cotton likj mum miev, and directly the world will be in a stupor, and it may be five yeara beforelow get over it, and. whex w do we will wake up following false gods and humbug politicians, and a general ettempede. will accrue andno. body, will-be -benefited. -. Every body, having money pnt it ipi circulalibzi, and let it go to payiuig debts-, buying shoes and clothing the poor, LoIokout, prohibitionistl' Liven up the times or: get off the bandwagon. Most of us are too poor to -go and hunt the most needy. and go down in our pockets and administer to their wants; but we can put that little money where there will be a hope that i6 might do some good. It certainly will do no good to anyone when it's in your pocket. One great Philosopher said: "8uf~ fer littie, children to come unto Me and forbiid thenm not, for of such in the kingdom of heaven." Another suid: "Could I ever stand for one to impress a kiss on my shrinuuing and palid lips in my last breath whom .I had ever whipped." I want a government that will give the easiest times to the most people. Respect! ully, M. W. HESTER. If' thou adcdest little to little and doest so often soon it will become a great heap.-Hesied. For Sale. ONE FARM, 1 1-2 miles north of Liberty. Glood house8 and out buildings. Five pasture. One Milk cow, andl two heifers. One mule. One two-horse watgon and one one horse wagon, one huggy, plow tools, corn and fodder, hogs and some hicune hold stuff. The above will be sold to the highest bidder on December 14th. W. N. GANTT. Peru's 1101 TOO Latest P1 Pi This Plow has the latest imp It is made by B. F. AVERY manufacturers in the world-at ii Everywhere the talk is abou paration of the soil. This is the EXPENSE TO YOURSELF an PLOW AND ITS WORK ITS ( MOORE PAYING I 'With Us I IN THE - NOT TOO C) 1 2 Beautif'ul one-acre lots, once part< with Easley Road. MORE Ci CANNOT BE FOUND ANYT 26 Acres, PARTLY WOODED, 5 We will cut this to suit buyer. 5 Acres about 3-8 of a mile from Coi good investment. HOLDE] BR Real Esti Pickens. I I rersiflie Dini 3Wlutloj 110 toij rovements and is fully guarantee & SONS., one of the oldest and t 82 years. t good plowing, thorough breakii plow you need for such work. d if YOU ARE NOT PLEAS )UR PLOW. & nAU I ATCH PACE F [ NV1ESTM u-4sT for Quick RIGHT PLA LOSE IN, NOT T'OO FAR OUT >f the Robinson estate, on road c< )NVENIENT OR DESIRABLI VHERE. THESE ARE GILT MINUTES WALK OF THI irt House. House and fine sp ER & TA~Y] OKERS 3te and Sto s. c: M. PIOUJI i to do the work. most reliable plow g, the right pre Try one at NO ED WITH THE IN. ENTS Sales CE >nnelcting Cotton Mill i BUILDING LOTS EDGED BARGAINS. I COURT HOUSE. ring on property. .A LOR, CIa rolina.