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Ikens Son6ilnel-Journel e dvertir41 R1tse Resounble 0 Subscripilon Price One Dollar a Year In Advance. Utred at PlaXens PostofiCee as Second Class Manl Matter - PICKENS, 8. C THURSDAY, AJQUST 8 1911. Internal Amprovemnts, a It behooes every citizen to 8 look well to improvements o around ,his own door; each town I ought to improve its opportuni- ' ties. ind should control its public C utilities and make them a source u of revenue; every county should t study the cost problem thor- r oughlv. and adopt means and C measures for saving money-the chaingang should be self-sus- s taining, the county farm ought c to supply the rations for those t whom, by legal demand, it has t to feed, and it could furnish feed i for all stock required, and should . be so run as to raise the mules c necessary in the up-keep of its t roads-these items, alone, mean many (ollars taken annually from our borders that ought to be kept at, home. And even if a the same amount of noney be e required to produce this stuff on the poor farnm, the money re- s imaills in the county an( circu- y lates anod (oes gool at hoie. In the sam11e way a statu should( look after its owN1 interests n.l( S save w herever it can. Take Oilr n penal institutions. The way the'y are 11 w uln% they cause a Cl deficit: the Imallagenlent of af fairs ill ouirstatv is such that 1-e s have to ollxrate on a credit If thei olicers thought 111mr N1.t) Ser'ving ihe p'opIle faithfilI.' l and less of hioldiig on topice, things would change y quick. North Carolina ;ind Georgia hoth have state. rail road1S, which ij they lease , for large profits. n South Cartolina could take her a onviw.aid bWild a *trunk 'line from the seaboard to the moun tains,an( the lease money would soon put the state on a cash basis c and help to lower taxes. We firmly believe a road from Charleston or Port Royal ~ straight to the mountains wvould be the greatest internal improve ment that could be made in our state. We are also certain that ' North Carolina would meet us at the state line and carry it ~ r across her borders, and believe that old Tennessee would also E build to us, and thus open up her marbile quarries and1 coal # fields, And this direct line to the seacoast wvould be a short haul for these products. Besides t the local freight and 'passenger service such a road would do, I would make it~ a mo1st. valuable i asset and1 a source of great rev- I enue to the state. Nowv, it is not our province tof say how this road should be e built, nor to finance the schenme, but we are satisfied that the state, either by itself, or bvy in- I fluencing outside capital, could t put the de'al through, and1( then lease the road1 and( make good mlone~y for thle commlnOnwealthc b~y the operation. WVay back yonder, the gigani- t tic miind1s of Calhoun, Mcluffie and Haynes, in perspective, be- I held the vision of the overflow- i ing cornucopia that would be if la only a railroad could1( penetrate the granite wall of the old Blue r Ridge. Calhoun sought a west- o erly route, that of the 01(1 "Blue Ridge Railroad,'" H-aynes want -v edi a miore central route, anId the \ raiilroad from1 Chester to Lendioir, g N. C., is practically the line he ~ wished to (establishi, but iomnv say the Iillie from ('ha rlest on to S Knoxville, as no0w operated, is I' the culmination of his dreami. McDuffie, who happened to b~e o1 the practical side, anld who kne wa how to follow the transit, pro- n1 nounced these routes imipract- y cal, indicating that the route of 'is Calhoun was almost chimerical and undertook to swerve him R~ and run the line further to the P -eastward, heading for Sassafras lap, or Eastatoe Gap, In this Dunty, claiming it to be the hly practical place through the iountains for a road to go. 'here is a gentleman now living i our county who remembers 11 of this, as McDuffie and a orps of surveyors spent some ime at his father's house while i this section seeking a crossing ito the golden west. Railroad activities are [all round us and Eastatoe Gap will, ome day, reverberate to the thot f the locomotive, and while it iay not be'in our time, it is sure : come, but if the.state of South !arolina will step in and take .p this movement, the map of his proud and glorious old com ionwealth will be greatly hanged in the next decade. Love of country, faith in our tate's ability and hope that our itizens are prompt to see possi ilities and quick to grasp oppor unities, makes us sanguine that idustrial activities have hardly ,et begun in this state, and espe ially in the northwestern sec ion of it. The Sporting Constable. "Wal," said the constable, f(er soie parley with Jinks, .Ceo1ding to Harper's Weekly, ' reckon I know speed when I 01 speed, and, by glory, I'll bet ( .5 Ye w\-as goin' faster'n the n\V allows. '" "1I'll )et you1 five I wasn't," aid Jinks: "and there's the Ioiey. Hoe paid the conlstable the( 's'5, ))d resoniled his journIe. "They is sthilin' in this jporti'll life aftel all." chln kled ie Ionstale, as he folded up ehill and placed it inl his o(ket. Six Mile. Rev. C rrim peached a very iteresting and instructive ser ion here last Sunday to a large nd attentive congregation. Several of* the people of this lace attended the meeting at orris last week. The meeting losed in the afternoon with aptizing. Mr. Alber't Garrett, a sales ian in the "Big Store," wvas a isitor here Sunday. The Sundlay school convention vhich wvas held in the Audito iumi last week was a great suc ess. There were 14 graduates he lectures at the church were iso good and instructive. The Sunday schoool here has ~rown to be very interesting. h'le school was reorganized last ~unday, grading the school into en grades. The young people organized a larcecu and Philathea class, ast Sunday, for the young wo non andl men. Mr. and Mr's. A. D, Mann and am ily returi'ed Saturday from week's visit to the mountains. L'hey report a jolly good1 time. Mr'. and Mrs. Claude Curtis oft last week for an extended rip through the wvest. A series of mee('tinigs will be in here the second1 Sunday and ontinue for a week. Rev. Cody 4iller, of Willianmston, will assist lie pastor in this meceting. The Weslevans have been arrying on a two weeks' meet ag here.. Large crowods have een attending. Messrs. Calvin and A lbert Gar' ett, spent Sundlay at the home f Mr. M. B. Garrett. The young peopile's nmeettig e'as vecry small Sunday evening. Ve hope the people will not for et that the meet im? is still omlg. PrIf. ('rini and wvife speuf; u1ndlay atI the' home of' Mr. A. .Prince. Only five weeks unitil school penis. A lot of the old students, a well as new ones, are .plan ing to be back in 'school this iear. Prospects are very prom ing for a large school. . Messrs. Eugene Lewis and alph Boroughs attended B. Y U. Sunday evening. Bnn OF 1 ovE. Walla Walla, Washington has adopted the commission plai of government. Spokane women expect t have one or more of the mem bers in the next Washingtoi legislature. South Carolina "terbacky" now on the market. It is th finest staple in the world; non better. After a while the British lor will have little else to do for hi country but marry the Amneri can heiress. Warm senatorial cam'paign are in progress in several ISouth ern states, including Virginia Mississippi and North Carolina Judge Richard Russell, of thi court of appeals of Georgia, hai announced his candidacy to suc ceed Hoke Smith in the govern orship. Correspondents of the Nev York Timies are still disputifn liowv best to make a Itilep. Io1 don't have to make it best: it': falready best. ln refusilg to pick tle priz( ilfant in a h)aby 1)arade, (1ov W ilsonl avtle I t ditel init( p.oliticialn has fallen. 8ai14-1 11,11a I l 'SC S o 11Vr iiP ),an Franlcisco's Inonicipal election will be held in Septemti ber, and a hard fight is alreadA undler way to oust the labor conl t)rol of the city g fovernment. Wi, Ieeder, of Connersville, lnd., has a cork leg. Tuesda\ of last week a dig )it this leg, gave a v11) of surlise and te(r ror, and lit out for p1arts un klnown. Accor(ling to the New York Times, the second battle of Ma nassas was fought to a draw, but most historians say "ou side" was. the quicker on th< draw. In a little more than a mionti the Western North Carolim chinquepin crop will be ripe,ani Square Meals, from a North Car olina standpoint, will be availa ble in that district. W. D. O'Day has announce.< himself as a candidate on th Republican -ticket for cohk~re's in the 18th Illinois district. H, will run against Uncle Jo Cannon. Edward blay O'Rear, whon the Republicans of Kentuck; have nanmed for governor, is 4 years old1 and has been a judig of the Kentucky court of appeal for the past ten years. Mr. Taft~ has consideratel' thanked the Democrats for sup: porting reciprocity. A majorit: of the country's voters will mul tiply those thanks in Nos emibe next, says the Columbia State( Edlward Sundell, for man, years one of Chauncey M. De pew's con fiden tialI clerks, ha compiled a boo0k of 120 page containing "mottoes, aphorism and nuggets" from the speeche of the ex-senator. School teacher, lawyer, suc cessfulI newspaper proprietor member of President Cleveland' cabinet, and twice governor o Georgia, epitomizes the career o Hoke Smith. the new Unite< States senator from Georgia. Indiana Democratic leader are salid to take the view tha there will lbe such a conifl ict be tween Gov. Hamon, of Ohio and1 Gov. Wilson. of New Jer soy, that the nomination of r less prominent candidate foi president will be possible, and in that ev'~ent the p~arty may3 turn to the Hoosier state for a leader, Gov. Marshall is cred ited with having placed the Dem ocratic party In Indiana on ,its feet. He is the first Democrat to carry the ate in nearly 9C Mercc The J UL And these scismic 30th without inter This upheval wi competitors, and t: will tumble about ble for this cha)s, : owvn business. \\ real greni ne ha8 rgo' j e<- ini is ( ) cI II l de t1 l' I Which it was bo "dead load" of stuf another season. Wie have gone tl to p rV.ices. Yo.. cm right on anything (Crops are laid bi good yields and yo of your cash. We make you inducen Among the man few prices on the f LACES AND EMBRODERIES We have decid^ed to cut out thkis ine, and~ to get rid1 of everyj yard of it, we will give you. choice for 3c. per yard. Regular price on this line runs from 5c to .25c per yard. Here is the1 place to get your trimmings for Syears to come. 3 DRY GOODS TO BUR N. White goods for Summer i P wear in Suitings,in plain white, dots, stripes and figured goods. that will make any one beauti 1 ful. CALICOES. B Regular Simpson and Ameri e can goods, that retail the world s over at 7 1-2 to 12 1-2 cents per yard. We have these standardI goods in all colors and patterns, solid colors, stripes and1 pin head Seffects. The knife has been 4 run deep in this excellent line Sandl your choice of design wi'li . cost you only 5e the yard. r PERCALES - No use to talk about this linem We handle only the best (juality. For (quick sale we offer you the 12 1-2c kind for 10c and 'the JOe ; quality for 8c. 'I ABLE LIN E N This is a line we are extra s strong on and we bought heavi-I s ly andl put a close price on it; but to move it (quickly we will 1 sell you our 60~c gradle for 3J9c. - The red linen is fast colors and we guarantee it to be uin 'fadable. In fact, the colors will " be with you when Gabriel blows F his horn. It is too good to sell F for any less than the price, I i which is 50c, but duiring this sale you can get a pattern for 31c per yard. WINDOW CUR TAINS. bNearly anythingr vou might . wanit in this line. For a verv small amount you can fix u'p the spare beCd room 01r renovate the parlor. By the exp~endituret THIS Is I We are making this cut price time when they can use them, rat mixed with newv goods. Our cust< we can save them money we wani sale. w ours tom las. LT 1 IN THE intiIe W se Shocks will Beg r 15 T F tremors will cont ruption! 11 create consterm b.eir lofty ideals their heads. We ror every man miu a believe ii givin tn- dPrngtti Kij (J:billou pai tL ) bnejillttec; t our stock u(I rin ht to he sold, so a. I over t-o try to fle wvo'Lh our1' stock a 1. lest assulred1 w y7on buyN. a d thele i;- a fa U Can n1oW afford need this money lents to spend it 1 y spoci-1 bargain Dlowing; >f a very small amount you can cet John to Propose and thus ave an oil bill. Our 12 1-2c ine. now 8c. All other lines cut n proportion. STAPLE GOODS Our line is complete. We can urnish you with ruost any hing hero and have cut the 'rice so that it will be an in. ucement to buy. L. C. A. Bed Ticking at 15c, dIattress Ticking 8c. lickory Shirting at 8c and 10c. leavy Chevoits 8c 3est grade Drilling 8c. leavy Sheeting (36 in. wide) 6 1-2 cents. Checks, Kenilwvorth brand, somiething new and nobby. Tuaranteed to be the best trad1e on the market to go at mnly the yard, 5c. )VERALLS, "ND WORE. These goods are all right irst-class in every wvay. We ave the hes~t grade of overalls it $1.10 that we wvill sell you luring this sale at 85c. You ied( these goOdls now andl (can 1Ise them to an adlvantage in the ~vmter'. Buy while the prices ire low. In our line of work shirts we lave your color, size andl fit. ['hey run from i50c to 75c. Dur ne this sale, your choice :39c. SHOES ! SHOESi! We have gone to the bottom In men's brogans and women's vork shoes. We have a good trade and can give you a close >rice and guarantee the stock, t Brogan shoes, same as Stone- g :rusher and "'Old North State'' vhich sell the world over at 'l-50 per* pair. During this sale ve will fit your feet for 98c. .Ladies Kangaroo work sh~oe vith and wvithouit cap, retails for. 1l.50, but duiring this sale your ood1 woman can wear a palir of t hem for 98c. VO FOROEl to give our friends and customers hier than, carry them over acnd get >mners have iwnd bvy us andl we a' dfo do '4). hI''ping to gee your sn LE SUPP" orld. in 1 1911. Inue until July Ltion among 6'Tr and high prices are not responsi. t- take care ot his Soulr clstomers Li(e inl whichi they ve a wo-iffold ob roIs White it is le other is to re g the seaso.i in 1101. t (J.IY a, cee the pnople On nd put; the kuite PI Willrea youl ir prospect. of a [o turnI.l lose someI nuld can afford to iere. we quote yo.u a. hewing and Spitting To. bacco. If you want to "spit red1" and eel big try some of our brands: Red Meat, 3 plugs for 20c.4 Red Juice 3 plugs for 20c. Fat Back, 3 plugs for 20c Sullivan's T. C. 1). (str't) 10c. Buckhorn, 7 twists for 25c Soap and Washing Pow. . ders. Octagon soap, 7 cakes 25c. . (Only small quantity). Red Letter soap, 7 cakes 25c. (Only a limited quantity). Soda Crystal laundry soap, S akes for 25c. Wain~5g powders, 7 paclu or 25c. Eating Line. We are not running a restaur mft, but you can, and will make noney by it. if you buy your stuff here. The housewife wvill Ulso (10 well and1 save money too >y taking adlvantage of our 3rices. Wesson Cooking oil, the gal on, (;5c. Karo Corn syrup, a gal. 35c Good gradle parched coffee 21c Good gradIe green coffee 16 1-2 Search light matches, 3 boxes or 10c. Good Luck baking powders, Icans for 10c. Mason fruit jars, quarts per lozen 65c. Mason fruit jars 1-2 gallon 85r We want not less than a soli ar load of chic'kens, eggs an ther' country produce durn his sale. We will offer you ir ucements to get it.* PRODUCE. Frying chickens per lb Eggs perII doz e IJOns per pound1( c. Roosters, if they dlon't cro 00 soonl a piece c. Corn, per bulshels e SALEI the benefit of staple goods a full price for themi next seas >preciate their patronage ani ulling f ace each (lay during I [7 00.