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-pi *~~~~~Ier.4 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I Apro l*~O tPoe~i st1~u atr ne ~ 2 ogso ~ 1Pickens C< FARMERS, TAKO NOTICE, Since our last issue the fertll izer companies have come up handsormejy, and the following is the list of premiums offered for-the best stalk of cotton raised with their different brands: Through: Folger, Thornley & Co., the Etiwan Co. offers one ton standard guano. Virgin la-Carolina-'Chemical Co., one ton standard guano. Through H. A. Richey, Poca moke Co., half ton standard guano. Through Heath-Bruce-Morrow Co., Armour & Co., half ton etandard guano. Royster Co., half ton standard guano, Co lumbia Guano Co., half ton standard guano.. These awards are to. be given for the best single stalk of cot ton raised with the fertilizer of the company offering the prite. For Instance, the farrher who used the Etiwan company's goods (ompetes for one ton of their standard guano, etc. It will also be noticed that the - committee has changed the number of stalks to be shown from three to one, and only one stalk of cotton will be required. If you 'have a good stalk of cot ton In your field bring It in and hand it to lhe committee, for you stand a chance of getting a firie prize. Again, -the4thattanooga Plow Co.,'through their agents, Moore & Mauldin, of' Pickens, have offered the following prize for the best ten stalks Qf corn: One best quality middle-break er plow, No. 18, known as -"A Model' Beauty," and valued at $10. If you have ten-good stalks of corn bring them' ilto the -fair, you may win this prize. The German Coach Jiorse Co., of this county, has also offered a very handsome prize - for the best colt bred by their famous stallions. and In order to show their appreciation of thiW offer all farmers wgo have colts bred by any of their stallions should r bring them in and show them at the Fair. A complete programme, with rules and regulations governing * the contests,. amusements and showing of stock, also stating time and place, will h~e pynted, and several thousand copies will be handed visitors and exhiblt, erB, so that everybody will be enlightened and no -mistakesj made. Every farmer or resident of Pickens county who 'has a 'good rnule or animal of any kind - a1bould bring it In and show It at the Fair. It will help the Wair along. Those who are / ti~ng up this Fair arework-1 very hard to make it a great sA sand whether you think. n6* i wllltake a prize or 1 ta%*~ io.It, for nothing will ~ I4"io ~akce,. It a suicceq~s thiet are prize band imty Fair. Notice. All parties having stock toen ter for the fair will please meet the stock committee -ot later than 9 o'clock on the morning of the 16th at the County Super visor's office in the court house. A complete programme as to place and hour for showing stock will be printed and distrib uted among exhibitors. John B. : Robinson, Chairman Committee 6n Horses and Mules; M. M. Holder, Chairman Com mittee oni Colts; R. L. Hames, Chairman Com ' mittee on Cattle: B. A. Allgood, Ohairman Com mittee on Hogs; W. L. Jenkins, Gen. Ch'n. ing all the time, and you will have fun galore. THE FIRST DAY will be set aside for races. Horse races (running and trot ting), mule races (running and trotting), oxen races, foot races, crocus sack, wheelbarrow, bi cycle, automobile, auto-cycle, and in fact all kinds of races, ending up with a race to dis cover the fastest fox-hound in the county. THE SECOND DAY stock of all kinds will be shown and prizes awarded fqr stock and farm proilucr: THE THIRD DAY will be amusement day, as fol ws: 10.00 a. m.-Horse tourna nierit. 1080 a. m.-Buggy tourna ment. 11.00 a. m.-Automobile tour nament. 1.00 p. m.--Catqhing of greas Ad pig. 1.40 p. m.--Tug of war. 1.45' p. m.-Hammer-thi-ow ng. 2.00 p. m.-Peanut scramble. 2.15 p. m.-Apple-eating con best. 2.80 p. m.-Fiddling contest. 8.00 p. m.-Clog-dance con best. A greasy pole with many nice presenite on the top will be in use it all times. The merchants of Pickens iaVe all contributed a k6t of goods to-the Fair;s~and .these will e sold at auction. So you will be able to buy something cheap mnd carry it home. Don't: for ret this auction, because these goods will have .to be sold to ielp pay the expenses of the BFair, and .lots 9f them - will be old for ahnost nothing. On the first .night a musical ~oncert will be given at the ~choolhouse. The -bas band will take part in this, and every ,ody ought to be on hand to hear it, for (t will certainly be a ine::exhibitonof music and a srato evelt)y. The committe haoffered 100 pound.eet ffo~ir for the best fiddley ni~er an in bhe county w1o ls.a fiddle )ught to try foli he idize. Send your name in as9PR p)osei tie, and nbtslater than the night of theseco"d 41a'. 'All stores in Pickens will be closed at 10- o'clock each day, j and remaim cloed until 4 o'clock in"the afternoon-, in order that the merchants and clerks can join in the merrymaking. and belp-make the Fair a success. Let every man, woman and I child cometo the Fai. WOMANS' DEPARTMENT. . It has been arranged to add a womans' department to the Fair to which tll ladies are cordially I invited to contribute. Send all exhibits to the Court- House not before ten .-o'clock Saturday morning, Sept. 12th, 1908, and not later than frur'o'clock Mon day afternoon, Sept. 14th. The exhibits will be cared for by a responsible committee, and may be claimed by the owners at the conclusion of the Fair. We urge all tadief not only to y attend the Fair't1tValso send an exhibit. One . feature of the womans'. Department will be thae serving. of lmiches at a reas onable price so that visitors and the public generally may be ac comodated. Booths will be located o er the town at convenient places where sandwiches, coffee and various delicacies may be secured. These booths will be in charge of ladies of this department, and 0 they earnestly solicit the patron age of all visitors tothe Fair as the proceeds will go to defraying the expenses of.the womaps' department. -t Everybody 1s invited to come ' and contribute to the success of E this department. Premiums will be awarded t for the following: a . HANDIWORK. p Best Hemstitching and prawn b Work; Different styles of embroidery; (3 - Tatting;. 11 Crochet; t4 Best pair hand knit socks; e , Knit sha*il; Quilt-Patch-work; Home-made Counterpane; a Coverlets; e Battenberg Lace. ART DEPARTMENT. Watercolors, Oils, Pastels, Handpainted China, Crayon, Pyrography. - b FLIORAL EXHIBITB. -. Handsomest Palin;. Handsomest Fern; $ .Best collection of.Bogonias- , HOUSEHOLD DEPARTmENT. tl Pickles-Best dollection-Best single variety; . -. fa Preserves-Best collection-Best o: single variety; Canned Fruit-Best colfectlon- t] Best single variety; Canned Vegetatbles-Best col lection.Best single variety;f .Jellies-Best collection-Best single variety; Best loaf wheat, corn or gra ham bread raised with home.. b made yeast; . Cakes, Plain and Layer, each C cake to be accompanied with the tl recipe, plainly an#1 explicitly A written. b MRs. T. J. A wnD, a Chn. Womran's Dep.. Mas. C. E. ROBINSONt Sec.. b You help to make the tickens Counts Fair a sanceis The Everlasting Arms. Eternal God, my soul we rest Secure within Thy care, Lnd when by many trials pressed, Find all its comforts there. 'I need no love but thine to make My pathway sure and right; dream in darkness, but awake To find the morning bright. 4 Or, if the mist hangs weeping still Uponthe trees of day, rest me simply in Thy will Until they pass away. But keep not silence, 0 my I God! Let me Thy glory see; kather to bow beneath the rod t Than dwell apart from Thee. I I need the sunshine of Thy I - love E'en through a mist of tears, se I should stray, like Noah's dove, Upon a sea of fears. , 1 t Ah. restless! no more distrust Thy Father's tender care, Y ut know that all His ways are just, And God is everywhere." Liberty, S. C. A. 31. D. r Cateechee Farm work will soon be in peration again. - Cotton is opening fast and I odder-pulling is now in order. t Late coru crops are going to e cut short on ac6unt of the try weather. Early corn, how ver, will do very well. Cotton is going to be shorter ban some people think. With 1 short cotton crop and a lowr rice, look out for the -collector; e -will come only too soon,. Misses Irene and Capitol.1 larvin, two charming young C tdies of Atlanta, have returned 9 ) their homes, after an extend- c a visit to their grandmother, Irs. P. Whiten. Miss Eliza Sheiiff, of Easley, captivating young lady, pass I through Norris the other day rith her best friend. I Well, the election is over, and lie writer is' satisfied with the1 1eleption. If the county had een looked over a better choicet auld not have been made. Onef fr. Carey, is a learned lawyer, de best at the Pickens ber,an dll know whien. a bill is consti-1 The-other, Mr. Mauldin, isa armer, and is as quick to "et 1 rk" as his. colleague, and willt I ~and for what he believes to~b ie byest interests of his con- 1 situente. We know the county's wel are will be in. good handls rhen they get to Columabia. We thi'nk a good choice has een made all around--so fart B we are acquainted with the andidates. We knew none of ie state candidates exceph Gov. Lnsel. We are acquainted with oth the aipirarits for congress,4 nd both are good men. Wyatt'9 diken will advocate rht he' elieves to be to the be~terest f his constituei4ge heis no stuck up" mna~ Wrte him i .any besine mte Rnl however po will reoelve ' eoaus iply~7 It bec announce I~lizabeth David M. 3urred a. the Mon Capt'" 4 W ew days ago. The deceased W*s C ige, and had been e nember of the !or nearly 60yedare good woman, orak Arays ready and what she could for thn ress. She always had; ng word for those in trodb The writer's notherw 'aisd up a young womian wt he diosaed, and we hayd ieard dat mnother- be ier death of how kind an 'Aunt- izie" was when Vas just -growing up. How often "Aunt tizi" isited our home in 6ur mothe ifetime. They would si alk old times over. The: ias !istened to them and,:-e nany a pleasant hour loing. Now. they hav rossed the rirtT. of deat ve hope are o est. Mr. David M. -Qhrret, and of the deceased, die4q. a the army. He hadtak 4 neasles, and. as he the Lad recovered, but he went he Seven Days' battle-a4W as, got overheated, td apse, and died -ite 1tely. He was bu, oldiers' cemeteg. at It was the requast of h4 oef6re her death to he kame put on j-bertombsbnid WU Lers. Mrs. Garrett was butied at Wie, Rev. W. V. SeaboirJ lueting the fune-al h''hearbroken famil ur sympathlis. VERY LOW RAT Lo Lexingtn, K'y., 4n Via Southern' Rilw Account 28th Annual qational Baptist Cion he-Southern Railway an a greatly reduced rates to ungton, Ky., and reurn ts to be sold September 14 4th and 16th, good t .r* aexington returning, lOrd, 1908. The Southern Raew ieen selected 8s the dspecial high-class oa. umbia7:0av. 9n septenmber 15th, via 4x owing 1mgyn For rgg to, ete~ gents or draede. J. L. Meek, Aast. Gen~ r J. 0. Lusk, Div. P. A.Qi eston, S.C .~ You can't do bu~sines >ut pubflcity. The *ay to ahe buying puhuclt Is t mredium oth i, Sa low to tade ahant who & adI