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Butored {April 23, 1903 nkt Pickens, S3. 0.. as second class matter, nudor iict of Cougroxii of March S, 1879. VOL. X1XVIII PICK 1 0111 gU? CAILINTA, THURSDAY, FuaIRY 13 19(0 N.~ FROM OUR COR Pickens, R, D. 2. T1he Six Mile school is iii a fi )urishing conditioi under the mamainaement of M-Liss Ila Bear dn.111, o Oak wav, Ocouee a (JXmity. Perry D1urham, who has be(en t uite sick, is able to tak_ charge of his school again at (G arvin. Mri. and Mrs. It. C. Merk, while on their way to Central a few day since, saw a, snake lying in the road a)out 1 feet long. It seemed to have as much life as if it was a sum mer day. The 15-year-old son of Walter Finson died at his home, Satur clay morning, 1st inst., and was laid to rest the day following in he Six Mile cemetery at 3 p. m. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. B. C. Atkinson. A large concourse of friends and relatives were present to pay the last tribute of respect to little Farman. The following six of his schoolmates actcd as pall bearers: ,Iphoun Stephens, -Noah Merc , Clarence Mann, Henry Merk, Rura Evans, Ed ward Powell. Furman was a good boy and loved- by all who knew him. The grief-stricken family and relatives have the heartfelt sympathies of a bost of friends. Furman is gone but not forgotten. LULA. Mile Creek. Hello! "Old Riddle," you was hol-i 1g last week that Sunday would be a beautiful day, and said "Papa's Girl" could com( and also "Papa's Boy;" but it was not so very pleasant af ter all. I sure (lid go visiting-, but '"Papa's Boy" did not carry me, for he hasn't but one boy, and he isn't large enough to drive, and if he was le wouldn't go 1o .ee ai old maid. Misses Hattie and Minnie Nix visited Misses Nora and Ada Chapman last Sunday. Mrs. Nairie Murplree is very ill at this Vriting and is not ex pected to live. Thrnie Tomplkins, of th M ile' Creek sect ion. got his armi bWre last SaturC~day and11 r eived soveral bruises onl his body. He1( was grinding his ax at D)alton's mill, and his sleeve was caught in the shiafting'. Ofin Manldiun, of the Stewart ~.etion, has been ;onlfinled to Ihs room several weeks. is many friends hope to see him out again. Little Shefford Murphree, the 5-year-old s-on of Mrs. Julia Murphree, died on the 28th ult. in Anderson counity. His remains were laid to rest in the Si1x Mile cometerdo~v, Rev. R. C. Atkinson conducting the fu w-ral services. Little Shffo; I leaves his mother, two sisters, a. br'oth er and a host of relati' (; and friends to mourn his death. D~er little Shefford now from us has gone unto his eternal homn~. His smilling fiice we'll see no more until we reach that shining shore. PAPDA' R . RESPONDENTS. " - - _ - ----- si B --'13 LIrt U I)) tole Bu.ealu of 0 11 forma111it,- ta ........... ...........................................I, wrtih 'a ol l I t 1c i by t r to n C0-operlttive UI'lonl. ''oImi 111 11toliepu intetlided for this dIeplart fllat sh~ozblI. 1e ldressed to .1. ". - COUNTY AND LOAL UNIONs. Tlat the am( elnents to the I nlew (;otitutionl a'o )ted at Co- o1 lumbia, Jan. 22, require all Is mon y for dues and fees intend ed for counties or the state sent nc up from locals to county secre- se taries and from county secreta- in ries to State Sec. and Treas. J. a2 W. Reid, Reidville, Spartan- bc bnrg Co., S. C. ha All applications for literature F For organizers, county business lii agents, new constitution anend- th nents and all inquiries concern- sti ing the business department of br the Union should be addressed th bo J. W. Reid, state secretary ou .nd treasurer, who will also ti, iave charge of the State Busi tiess Bureau of Information. cu In order to facilitate the busi- th riess of local and county unions y( and to turn in as much money co Into the treasury as possible at to mice for the purpose of pushing ra 3rganizers out all over the state'w immediately; our executive :ommittee recommends all lo- " als to pay in all dues for the vear at once instead of quarter ,y, as has been the custom. as We need about fifty or more A ood organizers of the hustling J dnd to take the field for work go 1. once. All applicants for the w )osition of organizers will be sa equired to produce an in(orse- L nient of the committeeman, in ;harge of his congressional dis rict, representing the six fol- w owilg districts: J. W. Parks, to ParIksville, EIdgefield Co., S. C. f. C. Stribling, endleton, An lerson couty, S. C.; 0. T. loodwin, Laurens. S. C.; J. F'rank Ash, Coinnellsville, York11 :ounty, S. C.; T. C. Willough )y, Florence, S. C.; L. L. Ba C -r, ~ishopville, Lex' count'-, M ) C. I ABOUT COTTON. mi >ar state executive commiittee IH mr committee was agreeably wV murprisedl to receive a call from sti t gentleman from Europe who efi s connected wtth prominent so otton mitnufacturors of that w< aountry who desired a confer mece with our state committee mn a propo.sition to buy cotton iirectly from our organization i, ~or his cotton manufacturing of issoclates and ship direct from a< ~he producers to the spinners of am ;otton in Europe. sa In his diLsussion of his propo- is 4ition and the importance of bet- th Ler care in ginning, baling and si (ra ding of our cotton our comn- ur mi ittee was favorably imp~ressed is with the thorough knowledge ai rf the classification and uses ha made of~ different grades and ne whlmre to place the differenut T1~ grades as set forth by this gen- su bleman, who it seems is here for su business and has been educated fa in his work, havineg had anyerm mars experience in Practic; ork for European sin:mien ut as the committee had at ibled for the purpose of or diering nittor.s of vital intor t on the line of orgaizationi us cotton builness will b ken up at a future co mei eeting of the Union. TT ON BLIND BnDLES AND Loo FORWARD. Well, boys, here we are i id at it again. In our littl rimmage at that turbulei ream that threatened to cu ir farmers off from the prom Ad land somi of us wen ounded, but we trust tha me of these wounds will be sc vere that we will not be long getting over it and all join i1 :ain in one solid compact it th rank and file to possess th< ads of our fathers. Ou: trmers' Union of South Caro La has crossed over the bridg< at spanned the treacherou. 'eam and we have burned th< idge behind us and woe unt< em that stand up to obstrud r march onward toward thl nes of peace and plenty. 0* * "If thy right hand offend the( .t it off" is the command o e good book--well, then, i m are in trouble about you tton, cut the cotton off dowi the plar;e where you wil ,ise only so much cotton a ill belong to yourself. Sadder but Wiser Weary and sore, and hungr3 a bear, Police Judge JameF .stin, Jr., the "Golden Rulh tAge," of Toledo, Ohio, emer d from the workhouse Feb.,4 th a thoughtful air he slowly id "yes" when asked if I c mild ever send anotlr man it 0 workhouse. The.n he contin. d: "But it was as hard a da v's )rk a., I ever spent and I want say th It a workhouse sent.ence not he sneere.1 at. I dont t know ,w it is going to aflect my dis. nfli, Cf justive, bu; I aI ighty glad that I have had the pelrince myself, I'll say some. ing ater as to my views on the hojet of workhouse in general. Y, but my back does ache, an] n1 chill Ito the bone from c. t 14 it e." Ju lge Austlin com. iti e i himself. Prosecuto1 -ak Doyer and Matron 1'M iltey, wvith tw~o rc porters, to) th<( >rhose i keep.ing wvith hik itemienit o)f a wee'(k agoi to tht ect that he intended to see per nally just what a day in th. >rkhouse melanit. Two-Headed Child News has reached Roanioke, i., from the H-iawaszi dlistri ci Pulaski county of the birth of ::hild wvith two he rds to Mr.. ud Mr's. John Mer'(dith. [It is id the mother of the little ont1 almost frantic with grief ove1 e deformity of her offusyrin g. ie is conistanltly in tears a-id is lab~le to sleep. Some relief, it said, has been afforded her by rireami, in which she sawv tin by's extra head remioved wi hi harm to the nlahural head. iis has led her to b)&elee thai rgeryV can accompis !tis re 1t., andl it is aw*e -tel tha, the miily dloctor sherr 'a the mdh:!l 's. beleif Groom Shot Cousin Thinking that T. K. Seay was one of the cons'tables who came - aiter h im at his home il Melhore. Ala. to arrest him on a warrant from Sulphur iSprings, Tex., ClIande Hackleman, a bridc groomi of a few davys,fired from1 a. win-dow, killing the former ont right. When he saw his terrible mistake, he came out and sur r*enidered to the officer. Hacklemuan, who was married last Saturday to Miss Inez Kidd, a ted2'2, daughter of William M. Kidd, w.th wiom he has been in business in Melborne since last June , at which time he came to this part of the country from Texas. When Hackleman and his prosp ctive bride realized that the young lady's father was averse to the match, they decided last Saturday to be marriedi secretly. Hackleman, who lived in the same house with the girl, took her to a nearby minister, who solemnized their marriage. Mr. Kidd was furious. He had learned something of the reputa tion of Hackleman in Texas, which was anythig: but:'of the best, andl he heard that the man was wanted at Sulphur Springs. He accordingly wired the au thorities at the latter place, tell ing them where they could find their man. Beverly Matthews, justice of the peace here, was wired this morning by an offi cer from Sulphur Springs to ar rest Hackleman. Matthews ttirned the warrant over to Con stable Loftis, of Columbus, who ;left for Melbourne in search of Hackleman. Being an officer from Missis sippi, he of o1rse had to be deputized under ani Alabama offiier. Accordiiigly, Constable F issio1 was reached, a nd( h took tlree others with him. to gether with Constable Loftis. Hackleman aid his wife were seated in a buggy when the ofli ers approacheI th 1 Kidd home. TV. ]K. Snyw standing on i Viw por~ch" nlear 1th1e Kidd hlonl!.. Iakemnan 1 jIIIped frlm the huggy as soon as he spied the officers anIld ran in the house. Seav followed him to his home. Hacklemam pick]ed up Seay's gunn and the litter ia saidt have gonie tothe rearii of the house,.i wh1iih thw offic;ers went to have a. peaceful surreni dler if pos5sil.,e. Hi. stepped into( (d hack and stepped onlto the porch wt te inutentIion of hav', ing a talk iHacklemian and iniducinig him. if possible to sur- ' render quietly, Just as he step- ~ pdon the porch, however', Hacklemian, who believed himn to be one of the officers, opened t fir'ed thirouigh a V.inldow. The first 1 >aid of' shot, whic.h wa~s the a only 0ne fired, stru ck Seany and 0 he fell hack ward, hnt re''over'ing 5 himnself, lhe rag inlto the house g anda fell dea d in h~is ow hiallwai v. Seay), who was 28 yearst of r, a'e, wvas a pr'om)inen t and wvell i lilk ( yo;'ng man and leave- a t wvife ando onie child. When 1-ac lem; ni saw his terbl i dlaTe, he openi the door and appear'ed onl ihe porch w'ithiont 8 -.:aonl)l, anld statedl that he would aurrender. TIhe Alabamn 1 o1'1 rs then ref use d to 1.-t the iMissippoi officr ha-J the prisoner, who was taken to Nernon, where he is now locked Up. Hack'e nan's young bride r'ode to \Ternn)Il with him, and she declared that she will stick to him through all his troubles. Why He Concealed K4 Calling. "I lope." sahi thie young man. "that piartial concealnent of the truth is no lie. I r it is. I am teiillag a whiopper right now, and l'm a divility student too. That is what I am1 lying about. I don't toll that I amin studyin: theoi ogy. It I did I wouldn't liud it so eisy to h.Ll this jot). l'mi one. of the tiown-on-bh:.uck studento who has to work3 his way through college. One of the first t hinigs I lar ned wh'imen I be ganii to look for a position was that tIhO tivern;.,' etnisl~o::r o' labor has no0 use ror tih. uilvity stutient. somehwv ev lry man1 engagetd lII busines.s holds the opinion that a young followv who ia ttdyilg for the wInistry lacks back bone. and he is afraid to trust bim with Important dutles. "After I hd~ lngenuously exiluned iny elrcinmstances to about twoseore or employers and had bwen turnted udown by all of thei I got wiso.- I am i work Lg now. The boss doesn't know I am. pe'ggiIng awny nights oi church his tory. If he did the chiances are hed lischarge ne, not beenuttse hie has any grudge against parsons or church his tory. but because be, like everybody ese, would think I hadn't pluck enougt& to earn my salary."-New York Tnimes Staggered Webster. in the soiewbt famitous case oC Mrs. Bodgen's will, which was tried in the Massachusetht supreme court many years ago, Daniel Vebster ap peared as eounselor for the appellant. Mrs. Greenough, wIfe of the Rev. Wil linm Greenough of West Newton, was a very self possessed witness. Not withstanding Mr. Websterts repeateit efforts to disconcert her she pursued the even tenor of her way'until Web ster, becoming quite fearful of the re sult. arose, apparently in great agi tation, and, drawing out his large snuffbox, thrust his thumb and finger to the very bottom and, carrying a deep pinch to both nostrils, drew it up with gusto, and then, extracting from bis pocket a very large handkerchief, he blew his nose with a report that rang listinct and loud through the crowded all. Ile then asked, "Mrs. Greenough, was urs. Bodgen a neat woman?" "I Cannot give you full information is to that, sir. She had one very dirty rick," replied the witness. "What was that, madamn?" "She took 91n1u11." Most Popular cf Pictureo. The b hest known pilture it the world, t ieen eid. Is Vndyke's portralt f .1aims n1. o1 l.:glnd nU an, infint. iopularly kno"wn as Baby Stuart. Tw, tililion cohl s of it are bald to be In Unerlc:n holltvs, ami it Ia equally opuar mIn Eniglanld and continentali E ope. This is not be'.niutse it is a por It of n (hll11d vlho beamue king, but >etIlse It 14 it ilasterly plece of in ;itt portraturo. The plumip. rotind h'eks and tnay no), rmollt'd by I I lit ling -tit, e Ap. -p em I to every Io - r' of chIldr'en. TIhe figure wIth which he' w(J'bi I at amilbtar is tihe central one mmn grotup of theu eldemit thriee. children f' C'hares I. painted In I1:35, wvhen he ba by. am 11erwardi known ast the )uke of Yor'c. was only3 two) years' old mid barely able to stand alone.-Youth's, 'omphiiohn. She Told Himt a Lie. lIc' hadt beent (Iininig w'll, buit nlot too 'bnely. anid tihe nlext :morning his conl ielnce ast well as.' his head snmole hxim ret ty "onalderably. Yet lhe managed > struggle downm to br1ealkfast and( to mki' nn attemlpt to toy' with the dalinty ndt temptIng dishes wvhich bla dear lit e wife had( thloughtfully provided. "Cietll," tankilibla better half gently s she wnaichied hls.ineffectual endeav irs to (1o juistiee to the nmtutinal re ast, "1 amn afraid that I told you t. o1 yest(rday. and I want you to for ive mie, dear." "A iie?" lie askedi wonderIngly. "Yes. As you left the house you will ilemmber I saId to you, 'You'll be omme early, darlinmg'' WVell, it wasn't Andt he went out a sadder andi wiser man. PItt had anmsweredl a speech of Slier dani's and comi)nitied whien tihe latter )roposedl to tejolin that Sheridan a! Yays want~ted the last word. "Not at- all," said Sherldhtn, instant y withldrawing hIs request to 1b0 heard. 'I am content wvithi having had the last tritluent." ~.- *.. -. .