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_IFE S NT IN :ELJU RNAL Entered April 23, 1903 at Pickans, S. 0., as second class matter, under act of Congress of March 8, 1879. VOL. XXXV!i,- 11CENS3 SOUTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY APRIL, 21908 N UANDERBONE'S April Forecast. CIrY;:IOIaw 1907 nY c H. nErr. The April rains wvill put a bit Of Irish in the lawn, And a now and brighter augui y' Will paint the east at dawn; The songs of birds will fill the day, And the night be full of frogs, And every time a cloud blows-up It will rain ca-i.ts and dogs, And water newts, and othsx brutes, And also pollywogs. The brown thrush will retuin to sing its song at even hush, and the kind-eyed cow ivill moult and rear and redder plu,sh; the young man's thoughts will love to dwell u pon his lady-love, while he is not the one at all that she is wotting of. The railroads, meanwhile, will relieve Their spirits and elate Upon the knock-out bloiv the courts Have dealt the 2-cent rate; They'll 0ll re-bait their hooks again, And drop them in the pool, And when T. R. gets after them, They'll all cry "April fool!" IVA there will be doings in the Irden,- race, f( r -entyldy ink Wil wecelerate 4-.e .1 .. The hoof? of Mr. Johh'iMOlk W11 put up a cl OUd.f dirt, and Mr. Bryan wh'. put Of? a mcst terrific spurt. Tije pi t .dential bee \yhich has been up in Bill Taf t's hat will be rene veu bv Ro0evt fr ni thil high bitt; and -when it s-ems tie la beinld imperils Teddy's, Iets, the hasC will be slipped in the so.t of William11's trouse'r ettes. Whereat the veryV earth will rock, Anid sod and hits of loam Willj 0)lfscate th' sk y e-1-h timi Th stin: g is driven home; And while t.) all the other.' 011ce Illy" p,1 the gI'andl-stand' twice, Bill; T. and R. wil1 blandly ask, ' Wholl hill we run for vi ?' A~pril was named for Venlus, thie Roman goddess of spring. She was the mother of Ens:, and attended the first Mothers' Congress with that' young man in h.rz arn:s. She was a very fashionable woman, and invent ed divorce. She was at differ ent times the wvfe~ of Vulcan, .:Mars, Menrcury, Adahliq and An chises, and~ held the mal~tr~imon01it r.efrd until L.illian Russe?. The plaigt Venus was namiet for her,s wy~xas the city of Venic-.. Sheeialso the author of "Three The Jpepi1all player wvill resumell Withalpters on his suit, -And tlicyfgp will sit out in the LAnd -Nolvm&ly root. ~ iis.. ypper .Jijl gr'ow cold and IIi4 xife.ewl1 wear' a bit, Ald the cok~l.,~k a chalk oniark on The.kitehen4q9pigans quit. TIhie sstra.wv lgat gadon will 4 come In, andl .ppg r will go out; the last few flocks of buck wheat cakes will sort of hang about; the spring will reflect red fire against the sky, another good share of the earth will sud denly go dry, and the Congress will debate upon relief laws for the losers, and lay a reservation out for our unhappy boozers. The milliners will meanwhile show Those gorgeous Easter hats, With large soup bunches pinned to them, And various dingbats; And wh'ie the ladies dance for joy Before this line of goods, Their lords will pack an extra shirt And light out for the woods. The moon will look like Bil Taft on the 16th. The- big leagues will soon be under way American and National wil brain about the 15th, but th Anti-Saloon League will gel started a week later. Easte: will occur on the 19th, and tht 20th will be devoted to discuss ing w-hat everyone had on. Per sons who didn't have anythin on to speak of will, of course be unmentionable. The sweet Elvira, will to churci In rustling silks and tulles, W-ich she will lift up to he knees In prsing little pools; And j t because a few me i lfo k, No one Commits a sin, plor %lSe .(itere upt known lie ,cloffte AM dur to the skhi. After 9vr -3d: April will b uneltr the infiuWhco of TaulrLs th e bull1. Wall di'&t,- wh iel hat, s' k n been undei. the in 'luence of Teddy the Bear, wii boomancipat:d. Mr. Harrini will gi ;e a dinner, at which h wi 1 make public the (ct iils o his plan to loik all square-dea fanatics up iii round-houses. Pernsvi1 born un-ler Tauru a- e bill-leaded, and have doubl< cowlicks. They are suspicious and think the gas-ieter is fat They are self-willed, but thei wives can make them vote dry They are very intelligent, an( 11nuderstand railroad time-tables TVhe children will take Easte And play upon the floor, Aund 1t btaby will dlown on ma~de green With R2S04. T he doctor will conme on th 3umlp, And lighting, sprain a leg, And the whole household wil weep and pray Till baby lays the egg. And then the budeo May Wi ope their fair and fragraint ey andt a promise of the comii June will glimmer in the skies thew~ erfckets and the katydids ib swveetei' s'ngs will join, and th mint wVill put " In God W Trust"' abon our wicked coin. FREE lgbrtotes Puzzle FREI To INmuoidCE. WeV will giv awvay five thou~tsand of thies Igorrot's D~ouble-Cross puzzles mf ade o'f Philippiub mahogany D))tlicult and fascinating. Writ quiick and inlose)5 fnui- < ents I: stamps to cover cost of i1allinj puzzle, that's all. Addreas, DomINocAnns Co., IBureau of I n mll 1111 o II. -t:ouducted by the South Carolina Farmers' Fductitional and C4 co-Operative Uuion. Cotul uunlkatious intended for thisdepar ment, should ho addressed to J. U. Striolinig, en.leton. South Carolin& The Organized Farmer. Ever think about this? One smiall stran of a spider's web or silk, will scarcely hold dovn a house fly, but many thousand ot'iese infinitely small strans properly combined or woven to gether will make a rope strong enough to hold down a lion, the king of beasts; or anchor an cle phant to a tree! Farmers-, sinigle handed and alone you have no -more strength than one lone . stran of silk; but many thotis ands of you well organized and woven together for your mate rial benefit can tie down the gre ttest trusts giant or corp3r: - tion mogul on earth. Farmers, hush talking and grumbling, come together in a comy act, then you can talk less and do more. Some farmers say they cannot spare the time to attend fariers organization meetings, but if you notice these same chaps are forced to 1apiv large profits to others that 0aI bo Vayd to ti 0 farmer by Coliert Of Pet' " amn1 ll fainleirs. Go to the insane asylum a. yoa will see one lone sane man controlling and subiduing a large boyI of strong,iisane men with out the uso of arms; ask thi i keeper of the insane if he is no Jafraid that those strong e11n will combine and kill him, the j kecper Vill tell you no, that fools 1evr organ izes. Farner Union, lie gv ( af j',t I ator of the fumi.e0r is growi Six new (ounties to be organi ed in South Caro'ina soon, 1 orth Carolina, Kentucky and' Colotado are to form State Unions within the niext thirty d s. The " have not ct their own throats," but are hai d at it strenigthe.ning the paniic stricken plates in her ft nces. There is nothiig new inl the gas that. ihe Faraners Ufoni i. the c;aus-e ofthe recent paniic. ~Way back yond~er Aesop) is his 1fab'e tell about the hungry wol that u nted lamb nAi, raising a row with the lamib for. mudy'ng the water wheni the lamb was Q'riniking ont a; tV ' 'stre am below the wolf. The wiley Talitleian will soon1 bI o at in the fieM t r mping aI ~l wing ' ot air, trying to winl by2 ;saying *good thin ts about tie l1"-rer' c'rganization. Let hbim talk on while you wrinkle p y1our nose at him. fIf you were not a Farm&r' iUnion' man what would you be? If you MYe in distress on your farm and i'aeded help at once, you wvould c:Al on your neighbor to join in and1 help you ont and a good union main' will do it. COTTON. .lThe biggest cotton lear on the emarket is the cotton gl ower .dumper, wvho prodluces niore cot ton than lie can control. Are yoti going to control your cottdn' Crop tis amn, oi wil rour cotton control your whole I arm and family? Henry Grady said, "Cotton is t fool." Don't follow a fool ond then blame Wall Street or :otton exchanges for getting rou into trouble. Prices for cotton shirts are un isually the same yesterday, to- - lay and the whole season. But ,otton gamblers' chips push )rices of cotton up or down as hough the rea.l value of cotton vas worth more or less in the I 4forning or evening of the same lay. Quicksilver is used by minors o gather in tLe small particles I )f gold. There is more gold in ;hree inches of the top soil of the )uth than all the mines in the world contain, but the cotton Yrowers t'iat ar.e di-ging down no mother earth for his hidden [reasure must use home grown rood stuff to collect or coin the-( Yold e:.tr tted from sout.lerm :oil through cotton crops. Gentle Plav, His Mother-" What. are you moping abou t the house for, Tommy? Vrly don't you go over and P'jiy with Charley Pinl, ofore?" 1Jor ny--"'Cauw 1 playu i ..~lit'y I inafre yest.er d;.y, and 1. doin't s' po. u 12,'s well Ali Notice of V-pe Reauction. - P- d''dra ., M-arch 24. N :um; .1-:l*. j?&j-n avoc:saging 10por ca.. , j- . C '-:.I !n :CIt.h e cot t2fn cioi mil's ''n th:is city m,):.day. Th-e e-i <!!tec eoeatv C-fn A. C. T1 ye'..ra malls wd .!c~h aire' en'. ..../ 2Nuv P' .o-:d er ten muan ut,.:',E~ .'-.-:. !bu u lit ! n e 2:..00 c:>onitbvos will be Ar-f.d, -It: 000 in t.' e h W r i " r.: ,00 in .t'.I - :1 -. .'. .. Ex p t:c n . l '.. '., . ! --.Alr. !':'rene DC , *i-: r:c * . I t .:! t :nu (( egedm,* (y In a .m1.ne - : . e a I.' cir m . .V)' It*-! to ' N h p're in the .. o byi. 'g heresc.e over th'e amu'dar!a:.c , : t.hire W..is a ierr! :' . U.:h were trrribly turI+k I, a re i. ;; in t he hc -?.. fc-m tidr biurn. The wo- - nenui trik to r;,.1e cr im. Senator Tillman Improving. Augusta, Ca., Ma<.h 24.-Over a long Cdstal:2.3 teleph.cne from Tren tan to Augusn Helirald .\ion-day morn ing, Dr. Hun-~er, physician atitending Senatcr 13. RI. TIlmn,~~ r:.adio the foll~ywing statomnt: "sentlortt Ti-llmtan Is much unrproved, Hie is r-esting ivolt, relishe.- his feod and s'houild 1 io able to le-avo his bed w-ithin a few days,".. Wedding Fixbed for May 3. St. Polorsburg, March 24-The wed ding of Pince Wil'hetm of Sweden t~o ] the Granid Duohess Mario avlna .haa been fixed for May 3. Prinice WiI helm is the secondt son of Criown Prinmco Gubtev of 8\vodaen. He visted the United Steates las~it samnme-r. 'The grand dhuchoss, 'wihom~ 'ho is to marry, is a daughter of Grand Duke Paul Aiexandrovich .< Officer Awarded $45,000. COhicago, March 24.--The fin4 de cree in tiho caso of Otbeirln M. Canter, former eapt,atin in the United States engitneer corps, wus entered Saturyday by Judge Koh-1-saat, in 'the United States circuit court. Praiticailty all the finditngs are in favor of the army officer. Bly the diecree Carter is award ed $46,000. War Veteran -Dead. Blaltimore, Md., March 24 .-Bria.. dier- General J-acob Kline, U. S. A., retired, died Monday at Johns Hop. ins ilo cal~ of kidney dinamse. He' sev- in tahe civ il and Sp'anshAmerl iean wetra. 'or the SENTINEL-JOURNAL. A Leap Year Invitation. Vell, young ladies, I hereby wish to say hat anothe: leap year is fast passing away; ;eing a year in which you are allowed to call, rou sh->)uld be so doing, one and all. L quarter of the time is almodt' passed; 1ook out, or you'll find it's too late at last; Too late! too late!" will be your sad cry, f you put off st eaking till the year's have gone by. you'll all feel then as lost and offcast as I, Vhen you find all your chances are forever gone by; 'his Is j ist the reaso why I have no helpmate n starting out to hunt one I waited too late. lhis always kept me just a lit tle behind, And the fellow just ahead al ways gut mine; [f in time I had started I would have been 1oud have reach'd the place my rights to defend. "i i said the lordly bird is the one thfit -ts the h+" And no)tlfing then, e left i' onO who sUtts1 too latte; A1 One who is flow lonely for . 4i, ig out too late, [id you make a start and no longer h:sitate, just make up your mind to make a leap year call,' 'n before the year is out attend the bah'lor's ball, h) will eitertain you lively and vou feel 0. K., Znd as long as you live you won't forget the day. have nsMc*t decided my call nkid would be glad the ladies would take lul the strain; 1 if you Will try your luck and mhen in don't succeed, 1st ( as I have done, and rs tieitly proceed. y papa says, "My boy, there's a sock for ev'ry shoe, ind ah~o there is a helpmate tor you;'' \ltho' to purchase her I never yet have done, sut I will keep on trying until I do find one. f y. .u'd all get busy and help out in the race, t would surely help us to decide the case; o~ don't wait any longer]but ba on the go, \nd let's both be willing to nice ly hoe our row. 4 now don't be bashful, but use your leap year right, And in the game of sporting treat us follows white; Io before another leap year you ma y he so old P'hat your affections will have gr'own too cold. E. W. PICKENS. Z. W. Kelley is erecting a ni1c, subst5 an tial and commo dious 7-room house on his lot in Pickens. ie will have large, airy roomis a nd three large rooms in~ the basemment. It will be for rmnt for a time.,