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T-IE S NTE-J. RNAL - VFtered. April 23, 1903 at Pickens S 0 as asoond olass caatter, under act of Congress of Marob 8, 1879. VOL. XXXVII. PICXKi, SOUR CAROLINA, TKURDAYI JANU&RY 23 1908 .N.4 Two of the Con Biby -"4, 1 4A 1THESE ARE BRIGHT FAC We will publish two more next wet k. -iln publisRh the pic'ur.-a. N. D. Tayor will hA in his attali e in y thereafter until February it, 198. This conteNt ol se; February 18t 1908. Premium List Pickens Poultry Show. The fullowing i6 a list of the priza. winn -ra in the pultry show reenutly field in Pickeus, givi ng the breed of ftil,' the iname f owner and the priz. wR -we 4141 ihgu'ui which d. iote he prizo. For imtance, "I coak,'' Ileanul bat the O tk of th at petict.- ir brOdd of fPWt wo i ti:st przj' White Wyandottea - U, F Robe-rton, Clenqon O.,1..ge -1 cock, 1 len 2 hen, 1 e .eerel, -1 & 3 pulleit, 1 pain. Mr'. .1. N l,' Aum, Piaokina-2 ecic, 2 henl. E Tripp. Piekna i-$-.cock. -0. -M. Mawev. Pikpns --2 cooke-rel. E- 31, Suith. E-ily, 3 pillet. .&1tff hlymouth ltocks - C. L. Cureton, Packqrnm-1 cookerel. 'Ahite Ily mouth MoNcs- - M. 1it4 Steel, Greenvifle-1 & 2 thiai, ;I ooekorol, 1 & 2 pullet4. .1. B iEllisonl, E -s.y --1 c;ck, tied 1 het, al.irred Itlymouth 11> ks - A T.. NLcDaniei. Piekens-1 c. n1 f - hoen. Biunes & HIendricks, Easg--41 eCQIuil, A, 2 qd 3 pullet, .2 *nock. JE. M. Sm n;- Ea ly--.' .ookevel. - 'llhude IStuland R1d --- -Veorge Milliams. Picken-- 1 pul let, 2 cookvol. E II. Cr ig, Pick. ens- 1, cok4ar4, I & 2 hen. . 0 VOigt, Eisalny-$ I ckerel, 3 hen, 2 I1ernalldrieis, Nway- 1 2 rptilet. .. B Bufft Cochtina U~ . Bi~'inney, ?aukeos-1 cockeaed, iAu muai ua miniuatso --- '~Vllhiar F. Thomapaon. Piakeuns 11 cockeruel, 1l pullet. '8ilv..r..puangled hmtirg. D. F. IIendauricki, hFaakne-1 cook tril, 1 pullet. -Cornish Indian-G.aee W. A. Bruc'., iPltckena-1, 2 & 3 .ook, 1, 2 & 3 hen, ii.G4,ekerul. lirown Leghornua N. 0. Cut hran, P'icknne-- .1 cockriI, a2 ben,1 p)ulest.. 'Gardner Fresmapn, P1icku~p -Tied on .1 cockerel. 2 pullet, :Buff Or iigtoni - H. . p,'iliehland.a4 & 2 cock, ~1, 2 & 3 hen,41 & 2 .euckerel, 1 & 2 -pullet. 3Vhite Leghorna . r J. N. HallumPiekena-1 cock 4erel, 1 hen. (Geo. Wllkms, Pickens --1 cook, 1, 2 &:2 pullet, W. F. testants in our Show. el. ED YOUNG AMERICANS Send in your photographs early so wi ?iokens next Saturday and evoy Satur Arlai, Esley--2 ben, 2 oock. Buff Legorne J. M. Hughes, Rieblaud-1 coal, 1, 2 & 3 hen, 1 cockerel, 1,2 &f pullet. Black Illnoreas Mrs. M. F. fluster, Pickens-1 u'ekerel,' 1 pullet. ..Mr". E. A. Gil eat h, Pickens-1, 2 & 3 hen. Some of the $ymptoms. D> you w-int to biat your wife, Start a sharp domestic strife, Dj you feel as though %our hear were filled with hatet Atre you venomous and sbiteful, Are you ugly, orosc aind frightful, At the baby would you like to burl # plate? Are you swearing at your neighbors Da you dread your daily laboro, D. ytn feel as though you want to I reak and rip ' verything that's in your way? Y-m're not going mad, I say, Yo are simply sh6wing symptome U1 the grip. o vou ha.e the sight of hubby. [b you think ho's.fat aid rubby, WVhen-before to you his egire seesed just right? Do ou strive to be saroastie, Are 3on bossy and bonbati, Do you wish he'd go away and .ta3 all night? - Do the children drivo you crazv, lIaI.. the seryant g.irI grown iazy, Do you fail to give the janitor hi, tipt? l~very minute do you grumb~e? You're not batty! Take a tumbe E ,u are merely showing asy mptoml of the grip. DOes the world seem dark andl dreary arc you weary, oh, so weary? Are you 'sure that nao one gets wjal be detervaf $eyou satinth J that life id useless sort of atrif..? Dloes the aIghtest Interruption jai your uerves? Is there nothing worth the doing, Not ai maiden worth the wooing, N->t abit of charm about a amilini& lip? D~on't imagine-it Is folly You are getting oft' your trolley, You are merely showing symplomi of the grip. -F~hicago Tribune.' Wifely Cheer.. "I haven't a pull with any one," al! the unsuccessful man. "Oh. yes, you have, dear," said blI wIfe encouragIngly, "with the fool kill BEVERLY OF GRAVSTARK By GEORGE BARR MCUTCHEON, Author of "Giaustark" Copyright, 190tby Dodd. Mead a iI Com pa n y dignity. She tried to jerk her arm away, but he held it tight. "Itelease my arin, sir!" she cried, hoarse with passion. "Call your champion, m1? lady. It will mean his death. I ha -e evidence that will insure his convictlon and ex ecution within an hour. Nothing dould save him. Call him. I say, and" "I will call him. lie is my sworn protector, and -I will command him to knock you down If you don't go away," she flared. stopping decisively. "At his peril" "'aldos!" she called, without a see ond's hesitation. The guard came 'up with a rush just as Marlaux released her W'rm and fell away with a mut tered Imprecation. "Your highnoss' cried Baldds, hbo had witnessed overything., "Are you afraid to die?" Ae demand ed briefly and clearly. . "That Is all." she saki. suddenly calm. "I merely wanted to prove It to Cop.tt Marlaux." Tact had come to hr rw, Ilef moet opportunely. Like a faiih"e' saw that a conflict betweela the eorl mander of the army and a guard -cotild have but one result, ind that disad trous to tho latter. One word from her would have ended everything for ta "hStopt!' a .out skelieked Dleverv. Baldo. 'Sip .Faw through the Iron Ceunt'q rut a# .byIvipw apheatlon and profiteil where he.-Matt expeeted her to excel li At1*diees. Marlaux bad deliberately invited the assault by the guard. His object had beon. to snare Baldos Into his own undoing. and a horrible undoing It would have been. One blow Wvsf4 kiave secured the desired result. 4o1th6 could have saved the guard who had' struck his superior ofeer, but Beverly thoukht in time. "To die ia easy, your highness. You have but to ask it of me," sAid BDaldos, whose face was *hite andi drawa. "Rhe haa no intention- of ditmanding sucha a leaosant sacrfice," observed Count Marlanx, (eovering his failure Idllfully. -"Later o.gerhtaps, she my sign your death warrant. I am proud to hear, aJr, that '.a 'pamber of my corps has the course eto tace .the in evLitable, e'toh thowiiie he au alien and unwilling to die op~ the field of bat tie; You have my compliments, sir. You have been on irksome duty for several hours and must be fatigued na well as hungry. A soldier suffers many deprivations, .not the least of which is starvation in purauit of hi.' calling. Mess is not an unwelcome relief to you after all these arduous hours. You miay return to the barracks at once. Tfhe princess is tunder my care for the remainder of the campjaign." Baldos looked first at her and then at the sarcastle old general. Yetlyo and her companions were waiting flor themi at the fountain a hundred yardls ahead. "Yon may go, Baldos," said Be'verly in lo w tones... "I am not fatigued'nor"-- be began eagerly. 'Go!" riarled Marlanx. "Atn I to Srepeat a command to you? Do you Ig neo the word of your mistress?" There was a significant sneer in the way he .said it. "Mistress?" gasped Baildos, his: eye hinlain u. hi larm hnalf rniind1 "Count Marlanx!' I mplored Beverly, draw'ng herself to her full height and staring at him1 like II CitWouIded thing. "I humbly Implore you not to uiscon ;true the iatning of the teri, your 'ighnoss," sai(d the count niTably. "Ab, rou havei dropped ioiething. Permit -ne. It i., a n1ote of' some1 lesrilption, I :hint." Hie stoopeod qulyIC1-too u-y-n recovered from the ground ait her feet the bit of paper which hat ifillen( from h,.,r hand. It was the notc, fron itvo."k to ildos, whili Bever y hIa forg'otten iII the exeltenllit of the leunenoter. "Count Marlanx, give mne that pa per!" denaled Beverly breatllssly. "14 It a love letter'! Per'hatp-4 it is litended. for mi'. At any rat', your' I highness, it 18 sa fe Igaluist. my011' heart for the time being. When we reach the eastle I shall be happy to restove it. It is safer with ime. Cone, wVe goj oue way an(l-halve you not gonILe, . sr?" in hIs most saireastle tone to the guard Beverly was trembling. "No, I have not. and I shall not go until I see you obey the comamand of her hifginess. She has aslud you for. that pilece of paper." sand Baldo. standing squarely in front of Marlanx. "Insolent - dog! Do you mean to question my" "Give over that paper!" "If you strike me, fellow, it will We" "I. I strike you 'It- will be to kill. Count Marlanr. The paper, sir." Bal dos towered over the Iron Count. and tdr'e ivas danger in his daredevil voice. "'Surely, Mr. I am but eheying your own instrueilion.' ''Protect tihe prineoss and all-that Is hetle with your life,' you have inid to me." "Oh, I wish you hadn't done this, Baldos!" cried Bevetly, panIe strIcken. "You have threatened my life. I shall not forget it, fool! Here Is the preleu nof.y.;r hNIghnep, wi my condoleuces to the w'lter." Marlanx passed the note to her and then looked triumphantly at the guard. "I da:* any. you have'done all you can, sir. Do you wish to add nnything nbre?" "What call one do when dealing with his superior and flnds him a dspleable coward?" said Baldos, with cool Irony. "You are reputed to be' a bravo sol dier. I know that to be fah, or I would ask you to draw the sword you carry and"- Ho was drawing- hIP sword as he spoke. "Baldos!" implored Beverly. Her evident encern infuriated Marlanx. In his heart be knew Boldos to be n mal of superior birth and a foeanu not to be despised from his own sta tion. Carried away by passion, he fiashed his sword from Its sheath. "You have drawn on me. sir." he snarled. "I must defend myself AgaInst even such as you. You will find that I am no coward. Time is short for your gallant lover, madam." Before %be could utter a word of pro test the blades had clashed, and they were hungry for blood. It was dark In the shadows of the trees, and the trio elt quite alone with their tragedy. She elhrd Baldos lough recklessly in response to Marlanx's cry of: "h, the abamo of fighting with such carrion as youll - "Don't jost at a time like this, count," said the guard softly. "Remember that I lose, no matter which way it goes. - If you kill me I lose. It I beat YOU I lose.' RMmtiuer. you can still have m'fe sbt for''nsubordiination and enOlduct'imnbecomling" "Stop"!" almiost shriekoll Beverly. -At the risk of p~ersonlal injury she rushed between the two swordismenr. Both drew' back and dropped theIr points. Ntot a dozen psses had enoa madb. - "I beg your haighnesW ~ardon." mur mured Baldos, butt he di niot shieathe his sword.-. "Hie forced It upon me," cried Mar-, lanix tritimphanitly. "Your were trit ness tolit all. I was a fool to ie't it go ats far us this. Put up your swiord un til another day-if that day over comes to you." "lie will have you shot for this, Baidos." eried Beverly in her terror. Bpidos laughed bliterly. "Tied and blindfolded, too, your laigh ness. to prove that be ia a brave man an~d not ai coward. It was short, but it was saweet. Would that you had lot tbie play go on. 'There was a spice in It that made life worth living a 4ddeath worth the dying. Have you ot Nr conm marnds for me, your tilghm's :'' ills ann rer waus so cool and det int that she felt the tears spring to her eyes. "Only that you put.'isp your sword and endl thia miserable aff'air by going to your--your,roomn." "It Ia punishmnent .enough. Tomor row's ekeent ion can bev no hardef." Marlanux had( been thinking all this. time, Into his soul camne the thrilli, of, trhumph, the conshciousness of a mighty power. H~e saw the chance to b~eneflt by the sudden clash, and he was not slow to seize it. Ily: "it won't be as bad as that. I Can well afford to overlook ybur indiscre tion of tonight. There will be no exe eition, ns you call It. This wias an allr between men, 'not between man and the state. Our gracious referee is to be our .judge. It is for her to par don and to condemn. It was very pretty while it lasted, and you are too good i swordsman to be shot. Go your w 1ay, Blo. and remember me as Marlanx the man, not Marlaux the general. As your superIor oflicer. I congratulate and commllend you upon the manInmer In whllh you serve the princess." "You will always m find me ready to flght and to die for her," said Baloos gravely. "Do you think you can re member that, Couint MarIanx?" "I have an excellent iemnory," sol.d the count steadily. With a gracefi e salute to Reverly, Baldos turned and walked away In the darkness. "A perfect gentleman, Mlss Calhoun, but a wretched soldier," said Marianx grimly. "He Is a hero%" she said quietly a great casmness coming' over her. "Do you mean it when you say you are not going to have him punished? To did only what a man should do, and I. glory in his folly." "I may as well tell you point blank that you alone can save him. He doe notAbserve leniency. It 1I in my ptr. or and It is my province to have him utterly destroyed not only for ts Aight's work, but for other and better reasons. I have positive proof that he is a spy. He knows I have this proof.t That is why he would have killed, me just now. It is for you to say whetherI he shall meet the fate of a spy or go unscathed. You have but to oxchange promises with me, and the estimable guardunan goes free-but he goes from Edelweiss forever. Today he met the enemy's scouts In the hills, as you know quite well. Messages were ex changed. secretly, which you do -not know, of course. Before another day, Is gone I expect to's'e the results 6r his treachery. There may be manifes tatlons tonight. You do not belleye me, but wait and see if I am not right. 1Ie Is one of GabrIel's cleverest spies." "I do not believe it. You shall not aceutse him of such thiugs," she cried. "Bsidleg If he Is a spy wYhy should you shled him for my .sake? Don't you owe It to Graustark to expose"- I "HeriI is the princess," said he so renely. "Your highness," addressing Yetive. "Miss Calhoun has a note whieh she refuses to let any one read but you. Now, my dear young lady, you may give it directly Into the hands of her hilghnessk" Bev.erly gave him a look of scorn, but without a second's hesitatton placed the missiv9 in Yetive's hand. The Iron Count's jaw dropped, and moistened his lips with his. tongue t or three times. Soguething told hi. that a valmble chance had gone. "I shall bo only' too happy to have your highness. read the result of: my first lesson .In the Graustar;; language,' she said, smiling gayly.upon the count. Two then'in u'tilform came uushing up to the party manifestly excited. Sa juting the general, both began to speak at once. "One at. a time," commanded the coudt. "What is it?" Other oteers of the guard and'a -few noblemen ,from the, castle came .up, out of breath. "We have discerned signal fiuas ia the hills, yoflr excelloney" said one of the inen. from the fort.. "There .i a circle of fires, and they mean some thing important. For half an lieur they have been burning near the monasteryg also in the valley below and on the mountains to the outha." There. was an instant of deathly si hence. as If the bee'rers aited a crash. Marlanx looked steadily at Deverly'e face, and she .saw the triumphant, ae ensinj gleam in his eyes. Helplessly. she stared into the crowd of faces. Her eyes fell upon Baldos, who sud denly appeared in the backgroun4 His face 'wore a hunted, imploring look. The next Instant lhe disappoared among the shadows. CHAPTPit XX. " HER.B is o time to be lost," T .elaimed 'Count Mariaux. - Ask ColoneI Brase to report to. me t. the eastern ,gate with a detail of picked troopers-a hun dred of them. I will meet him' there in, half an hour" Hie gave other sharp. imperativo commands, and in the' twin.. kling of an eye theo peaceful Atmnos phere was transformed into the turbu lent, exciting r'ush of activity. The sig. niticanco of the fires seen In the bill. could not be cheaply hold. Instant ac tion was demanded. The city was fil ed with the commotion of alarm; the f~m. as. brojght to its feet with a. [To nu cown~, n