The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, May 28, 1903, Image 2
THE PICKENS SENTIEUJORNA
THE PICKENS SENTINEL, Established. 191. PIOK ENS, S. C., MAY, 28, 1903. VOL. XXXIII. NO
TlE PEOPLES' JOURNAL, Estblished, 1891
m'nROrTlATric) 1903. 2
- ROAD CONSTRUCTION.
The Improvement and staintenane
of Dirt Highways.
It is a comparatively simple matter
to take care of the surface water on a
farm or neighborhood road, and with a
road machine several lindred feet of
good roadbed suitable for neighborhood
trafc can be shaped in a day of ten
hours. If the road is suitably crowned
so as to shed water into the ditches
and the surface is compacted with a
h'avy roller, a useful neighborhood
road can be produced at wonderfully
small cost.
On a dirt road of this character a
wide tire will consolidate the surface
and steadily improve the road, reduc
ing the cost of maintenance to a mini
mun, said E. L. Tessier, Jr., in an ad
dress before a South Carolina good
roads convention. If, however, narrow
tired vehicles are driven over a dirt
road the roadbed will be cut up in a
m:IXED BY NARROW TIRES.
sh- rt -ime, the water will lie in the
made by the wheels, and the labor
expe&ied on the road will be practi
cally thrown away.
If the road under consideration is in
a sandy section, a top dressing of clay
from two to three inches in depth
should be evenly spread and harrowed.
Then ,the whole surface of the road
bed shbuld be plowed up to a depth of
four inches so as to bring about two
inches of the sandy soil to the top.
This plowing should be followed by a
thorough harrowing so as to intimate
ly mix the sand and the clay, after
which the road should be carefully
scraped, so as to preserve a proper
cross section, and then the roller should
be put on, gradually increasing the
weight until the whole surface is com
pacted into a solid mass.
After the cost of building any road
comes the cost of its maintenance; but,
- hf the roadbed has been properly pre
p and the surfacing well done, the
t r can be kept in good order at com
tively small cost. The cost of
tenance will be in inverse propor
tio to the width of tires used on the
e method of making dirt roads
hv summed up as follows: Clear
road of_ all roots and vegetable
er, drain all damp places, provide
he rapid removal of surface water,
_lingon
t-the su * a o
t44e top dressing, as
case may be, mix the sand and clay
th~roughly, roll the surface to a hard,
evn bearing, and last, but not least,
kep on Improving the roadbed by us
i broad tired vehicles.
\ Good and Bad Roads
' oallties where good roads have
b~.vbuilt are becoming richer, more
pDs erous and more thickly settled,
.whil th-ose which do not possess these
ages in transportation are either
at a standstill or are becoming poorer
and ~ore sparsely settled, says the as
sis t director of road Inquiries. If
these conditions continue, fruitful
fa may be abandoned and rich
lan4. go to waste. Life on a farm of
ten omes as a result of "bottomless
roa " isolated and barren of social en
jo ents and pleasures, and country
peop in some communities suffer such
gre .disadvantage that ambition is
c . ,energy weakened and indus
~fryp' ralyzed.
e"Tiiiprovemenlt of Hithwayu.
t the national good roads conven
held in Chicago recently It was de
red that the improvement of roads
s~ the greatest industrial problem In
country. Besides effecting a saving
of more than $900,000,000 annually It
s said that good roads would solve
e problem of congestion in the cities
enabling more persons to live In the
untry.__ _ _
Good Roads In India.
ie streets of Bombay are excellent,
~ eare generally the main roads
bughout India. They are thorough
-.iacadamized or metaled and made
~th by heavy rollers.
Good Rload Notes
Missoari two-thirds of the reve
nfrom dramshops is set aside for a
Streets are to be paved with straw
In Poland, the substance having been
chemically treated and pressed as hard
as wood.
It costs the farmers of the United
States nearly three times more than
those of Europe to market an equal
tonnage of farm products over primary
roads.
Judging from the published reports,
the application of petroleum on roads
seems to be growing more general.
Many hundreds of miles of roadway
are reported to have been successfully
treated in California alone.
A new method of doing away with
street dust being tried In France con
sists in applying to the streets and
roads a very thin layer of fluid tar.
The tarred surface thus made is so
hard that horses' hoofs leave no visI
ble trace upon It, rainstorms do no
damage to It and It lasts for many
weeks without renewal.
Mr. Joseph Pominville. of Stillwater,
Minr., after having spent over $2,000
with the best doctors for stomach trouble
without relief, was advised by his drug
gist, Mr. Alex. Richard, to try a box of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets. Hie did so, and is a well man to
day. If troubled with indigestion, bad
taste in the mouth, lack of appetite or
constipation, give these Tablets a trial,
and you are certain to be more than
pleased with the result. For sale at 25
cents per box by Dr. G. W. Earle, Pick
ens, and Dr. E. F. Smith, Eauley,
IUARY:RLT REFORY
Ofthe Commissioners of Pick- I
ens County for January, 3
February and March,
1903. Approved
and Most All
Paid.
Name aId Natol' of Clall kit. I
Armour & Co. conv't sup. $ 57 51 y
Alexander J P " " 312
I Anthony J R J, Bridge 10 00 1
Armour & Co, conv't sup. 61 881 F
Anthony James, conv't sup. 2 50
Brown James A. Bridge 5 16 j
Brazeale J M, wood for C H 3 00 i
Boggs J Frank, Road 42 00 j
Baker B 0, mule, poor farm 106 00 y
Bolt J L, ex. lunatic 5 00 E
Baker RA'H, Road 60011
Boggs A J C C P, stationery 5 50 1
Boggs W M, road 957 P
Boggs W M, bridge 7 28 ]
Bolt & Webb-med. service 25 00 ]
Bruce J McD, in't on claim 81 85 y
Bowen A G, bridge 1 78 ]
Burdine Annie, Conv't sup 157 50 ]
Chappell E C conv't sup 29 36 ]
Creishaw W E, road 35 00 ]
Clayton L G, ex. lunatic 5 50 13
Chapman S D salary 1875 F
Chapman S D, pay certifics 18 20 ]
Chapman S D, stationery 5 76 s
Crenshaw J A, bridge 600 s
Chapman S D, salary 1875 S
Childress R S lumber 485 S
Clayton J H bridge 2301s
Craig T E bridge 2 30 S
Chastain W H salary 1000 .g
Davis W W constable 3 10 g
Day Elias, road 5 50 S
Dickson W P conv't sup. 7 65 S
Davis W W bridge 3 55 S
Davis W W, constable 3 65 1
Durham J A wood for C H 300 S
Durham L R bridge 100 s
Earle G W, med. for paupers 1 15 S
Ellenbnrg B P blasting ro-k 23 62 S
Easley Groc'y Co conv sup 4 19
Folger & Thornley conv sup 240 00 S
S 9 "6 "f 8 70 g
Farmer B F bridge 2 00 s
Fennell J T bldg jail barn 168 00 g
Griffin Peter, digging grave 1 00 S
Griffith D J, convict hire 61 08 T
Griffith D J conv supplies 32 40 T
Good Roads Ma. Co ma m'l 11180 T
Greenville Tel. Co rAnt 1 67 T
Grantt W M wood for C H 575 T
Gravley W I road 100 T
Gassaway T H bridge 10 00~ T1
Grandy B E, building jail 500 00 T
Grumbles G B bridge 3 00 T
Grumbles G B road 3 50 g
Garrett C W conv supplies 14 35
Griffin Pete cleaning out C H 1 00 W
Griffith D J convict hire 60 00
Galloway J B road 1 25
drady buhdingjaH-1227 83- e
Griffith D J convict hire 60 00 W
Garrett C WV convict sup 6 89
Giillespie J E road 50 00
Grumbles G B road 75
Gilstrap John, road 5 00
Good Roads Machine Co
Liberty for machine 31 32
Good Roads Machine Co X
Easley for machine 31 32v
Good Roads Machine Co
Dacusville for machine 31 31
Gravley A M N convt sup. 6 10
Gantt W Nwoodfor CH 6 87
Greenville Tel Co rent. 3 34
Grant Thos L salary 10 00
Gillespie J E bridge 69 75
Holder J D, conv't sup 2 65 fo
Hopkins J W constable 2 00 ct
Hendricks David, road 2 00
Holder B Lroad 20 00
Heath Bruce Morrow Co iE
convict supplies 152 10 nlE
Harris Oscar, conv'e lun'tic 20 07 ca
Holder M Mwood for CH 500 w
Hendricks S D bridge 10 12 a
Holder Mv M road 6 08
Holder J D hauling wood 1100 ac
Holliday T H convicts sup 24 75 Cei
Hunt WE salary 2 35 sc
Harris T D convict supplies 12 45 Pi
Hammond W W conv't sup 6 50
Howard W E bridge 1 95
Hendricks W A conv't sup 6 85
Hallum R -T salary 73 47 ft
Holder D S road 6000 m
Hendricks D E road 15 00 ge
Jones F~ W lumber, nails 1 10
Jenkins W L salary 12 (0o bi
Jennigs RHIns on CH 119 16 A
Jones W D bridge 19 06 gi
Jones W D road 53 77 la
Jennings R H returned to p
sinking fund 3100 00
Jones Q T convict supplies 6 50 ai
Johnson B C, equalizing.Bd 7 60 T
Keith E F salary 18 75 af
Keith E F salary 20 10
Keith E F salary 18 75 is
Knight J M lumber 3 30.
Looper Joseph, road 350
Looper E F convict supplies 6 00 tI
Lewis W J road 1 00 h2
Lewis John, bridge 50 gi
Looper J Li, bridge 1 20 ni
Looper J Tpoorfarm sup 1 000
Looper E F road290
Lewis John, bridge 1 00 bI
Looper J T conv't supphies 7 35 bi
Lathem J K Equalizing 1Bd. 8 40 v~
Martin T W conv't supplies 2 00 ol
McDaniel J H G con lunatic 36 15 h
Murphree F B poor farm sup 1 40 h
McDonald J C conv't sup 1 65
Mosee Robt, hogs poor f'rm 16 00 cI
McDanliel, J H G salary 50 00 bl
McDaniel, 3 H G dieting 21 00 g
Miller J S constable 11 35
Miller J S constable 7 90~
Miller 3 S constable - 10 50
Miller 3 S constable 11 30 de
Massingill James road 4 05 g
Mahon & Arnold conv sup 57 90 fo
Mauldin J S conv supplies 4 50 in
McDonald 0 H bridge 2 75 y
McDaniel J H G salary 50 00 sa
McDaniel 3 H G Dieting 17 10 at
McDaniel P P constable 10 40 of
McKeeW|P road 2 00 K
Mauldin J B road 16 25 at
Miller J S constable 7 70 w
Miller J S constable 13 25 et
Miller J S constable 10 15 e
ulun n M road 4 50 Tr
fauldin Kirk, constabe 12 10
IaUly J D bridge 1 44
fanly J D road 40
foon L F road 3 00
IcDaniel J H G dieting 12 50
IcKee J A convict sup. 70
furphree F B poor frm. sup. 1 00
IcDaniel J H G dieting 4 90
TcDaniel J H G salary 50 00
,ewbery J B, J P ex lunatic 12 00
rewbery, J B, J P ex lunatic 12 00
ralley P B, road 7 00
rewbery J B, stationery 3 11
orter P H, convict supplies 10 00
ickens R R Co frglght 8 65
larrot A P conv't supplies 4 60
ickle JA conv't supplies 1 50
rince & Neeley con. sup. 18 40
eople's Journal adv'g 14 00
ace A A, bridge 1 50
ickens Drug store med pan 12 45
'ace D F, bridge 1 60
orter P H, p'r f'm sup 1 00
ickens F E, conv't sup 2 00
erry E E, equaliz'g board 8 40
orter E R, conv't supplies 6 75
rice Floyd, road 35
ice J D, convict supplies 15 60
>wland C G, salary 25 00
igdon L M, lumber 9 04
ark C F, constable 5 65
oper S A, road 2 50
ampey J M, road 9 00
oe J T, salary 50 00
ussell Dr H E,,med conv't 3 00
obinson C E, attorney 30 00
teele Jno E, conv't sup 15 00
teele C M, conv't supplies 2 70
tephens L D, d 2000
tewart Robt, spe com &c 30 31
tphens W E, conv't sup 22 35
iirley Dr L T, ex lunatic 5 00
Lephens L D, haulIg com 7 11
mith Nathan, bridge 2 75
tewart J M, stamps &c 4 30
tephens L D, exp road con. 37 55
tephens W E, conv't sup 6 35
bewart J M, conv't sup 4 47
ephens W E, guard'g con 40 00
aaborn W C, road 9 25
mmons Robt, lumber 2 70
aborn W C, con supplies 3 75
tephens L D, salary 62 50
)aborn W C, road 117 10
ewart J C & Bro, road 1 00
tephens W E, guard'g con 20 00
ngleton J E, road 4 00
mpkina D C, road 3 00
ompson J L 0 printing 2 00
mpkins W F, bridge 60 00
ompson J L 0, printing 30 00
iylor T F, damages 11 00
rainu'n W M, bridge 2 25
2omas J L, work poor farm 1 90
illey A B, salary 62 50
illey A B, spe corn &c 28 95
illiams 0 P, hogs pr I'm 19 00
elburn A J, spc com &c 24 00
'inchester A T, con sup 12 00
elborn A J, ex good road
construction 11 30
inchester A T, pr F'm sup 2 00
yatt A G & Son, con sup 3 00
hitlock S H, dig cow pit 5 50
illiamns Elliott, bridge 21 00
ebb E B, ex lunatic 5 50
elborn A J, spe corn 26 00
~inchester A T, bridge 50
illiams M F, road 3 25
elborn A J, salary ' 62 50
aldrop E R, bridge 4 50
hitlock S H, bridge 4 50
inchester A T, Innmber 10 25
L. D. STEPHENS, Supaervisor.
M. STEWART, Clerk.
HowM Thus?
We orfer One Hundred Dollars Reward
e any case of catarrh that cannot be
red by Hall's Catarrh cure.
F. J. CH EEY & Co.,Toledo,0.
We, the undersigned, have known F.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and be
ye him perfectly honorable in all bisi
ss transactions and financially able to
rry out any obligations made by their
ading, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
-uggists, Toledo. 0.
Hal's Catarrh Cure is taken internally
ting directly upon the blood and mu
us surfaces of the system. Testimo
ls sent free. Price 75c. per bottle.
d by all Druggists. Hall's Family
lls are the best.
A Sad Accident.
A very sad accident occurred at
e l'hornwell Orphanage Tuesday
orning, May 19th. The centr,
gal wringer in the stei m laundry
rat, a portion of it striking Miss
nna-Anderson, one of the orphan
ne, who had just come into the
undry to speak to some one. The
ece of steel broke both her arms
id dreadfully mangled her body.
ie cild died in a few minutes
ter the accident.
She was a Swedish girl of prom,~
s. She was especially talented
music and served as organist in
e chapel service. The accident
s cast the entire community into
oom. Dr. Jacobs, president of
e Orphanage left Monday for
lifornia and it will be impossi
e for him to return before the
rial. The accident will be a se
re blow to him, as the children
'the orphanage are very dear to
At the time of the accident other
tildren were busy in the laundry,
it no one else was injured.-Clin
n hronicle.
A sure Thing.
It is said that nothing is sure except
ath and taxes, but that is not alto
ther true- Dr. Kings New Discovery
r Consumption is a sure cure for all
rg and throat troubles. Mrs. C. B.
mMetre of Shepherdtown, W. Va.,
ys "I had a severe case of Bronchitis
d for a year tried everything I heard
but got no relief. One bottle of Dr.
n~s New Discovery then cured me
*solut~l." It is infallible for Croup,
h oping Cough.arip, Pneumt'onia and
insumpton. Tr.: it. It'sin ~unted b
e Pickens, Drug, Co., Druggist.
nat bottl free. Reg. size We at.0
Bill Arp.
. HE bantam hen has batched
and three little grand chil
dren are happy. They can't
talk fast enough to tell me about
them. There are little things in
our domestic life and there are big
things, but I believe the little things
are the biggest.
For a month or more these chil
dren have been watching and wait
in-g for the bantam hen to lay her
litter and hatch her little brood
and this morning the telephone
bell rang furiously and it said:
"Our bantam hen has hatched,"
and soon they came running to tell
us about them, but they didn't
stay five minutes. They had to go
back and look after tie bantams.
Well, there is noth'ng prettier ia
all nature than a little brood of
bantam chickens and my faith
is they were created specially to
make little children happy. It
seems that they originated in a lit
tle town of that name on the island
of Java and have been transplant
ed to other countries. They are a
17.0r2idr an'd a b~~nfam rooster
will attack and whip an ordin9
game cock of five timee its weight.
These little children come to see
me every day and t3 comfort me
while I am sick and their presence c
is the best medicine I have found. r
The happiness of our children is d
the biggest thing in life and my
desire to live is mainly for their r
sake. The papers are fuli of big 't
things, but they won't compare a
with the little ones. x
Clark Howell went a thousand '
E
miles to make a big speech about E
Grant. That was all right. I
have more respect for General
Grant's memory than for any big
man who was on that side, but I a
still fail to understand how Lin
coln came to appoint a slave hold- e
er as general of the army. But f
time keeps rolling on and Grant's
attitude on the race prob!em seems t
to be the popular one now amoig it
our northern brethren. The census
an& the result of negro edu,:ation
has at last convinced the negro e
lovers of their mistake,
I couldn't imagine what Booker
Wasington was to do with that a
$600,000 of Carnegie's last gif t, but v
I see by Booker's late card he is
going to expend it in manufactur
ing tooth brushes and he says he p
an reform the whole race by sup-t
plying them with tooth brushes.
That is all right-anything to get
rid of the money that keeps on e
piling up. He might add a sides
factory for toothpicks.p
But, speaking about General f
Grant, reminds me of his magnifi
ent tomb at Grant park, and that ti
reminds me of a good thing on one la
of my boys who, when in New a
York, not long ago, was invited by a
some congenial friends to take a
ride with them and see the tomb.
They stopped in front and my boy
heaved a sigh and said, "Yes, that's y
old Bob Lee-the greatest soldier te
who ever lived, and there's what ~
he said at Appomatox when he V
gave Grant back his sword, 'Let E
us have peace.'" When informed as
of his mistake he said: "WVell, I ti
wasn't there, of course, but myE
father was, and that~s what hap
pened-so he told me General aa
Grant surrendered his sword to 5(
General Lee and old Bob gave it -
back to him and said; "Let us2
have peace"
But we want no mistake made
about the negroes down hero in
Dixie . We want no more slaves.W
We wouldn't have one as a free
gift- We are ready to give them
awry to anybody who wants them.
'l'ha last census report says the
negro is much the most criminal of
our population and is increasing
in crime with fearful rapidity.
The negroes who can read and da
write are far more criminal than
those who cannot. ']he negro is ej
four and one-half times as criminalR
in New England, where he is edu- b
cated. What is to be done about 0
this. "Tooth brushes," says Booker it,
w
Washington. Surely the man was
joking, but that's the way it read di
over his signature. Reform the d
race with tooth brushes! If there re
is anything in the world that a
negro does not want it is a tooth bi
brush. There is Sam Henderson
working in my garden now and I ai
envy him his mouth full of big,
sound teeth. Never had one pulled A
or plugged or to achei I love to
see him mouthing a watermelon.
No, it seems to be now admitted
Snorthern philanthropists that l
Lhe southern ugro has been pretty
well ruined by their blunder of
rorty years ago, when there was
aot a criminal negro in Georgia,
and now there are near 5,000 in
our chaingangs. Bring on the
tooth brushes! Dr. Seale Harris,
of Alabama, published not long ago
in The Constitution the unanimous
opinion of the medical profession
that the negro was rapidly degen
Lrating as a race, both morally and
physically, and was destined to
3xtinction as sure as the North
American Indians. Old Dr. Cal
troun, of our town, a man of large
ind long experience, told me that
efore the war he had an extensive
practice on the negro plantations
ind never had a case of tuberculo
sis or consumption, but now they
,ere common and as for other dis,
)ases, not to be mentianed, they
ere found in most families and in
>oth sexes.
I am constrained to mention this
ts a warning to those who have to
iire nurses and chambermaids.
[he time is near at hand when
very one will have to go before an
xamining board and get a certifi.
bate.
But I see my little children
*ming up thl winding way and
he race problem must take a back
eat., BILL ARP,
In almost every neiglAtood some
ne has died from anbttack c lic
r cholera morbusoften before medicine
ould be procured or a physician sum
ioned. A reliable remedy for these
iseases should be kept at hand. The
sk is tOo great for anyone to take.
hamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar
oea Remedy has undoubtedly saved
ie lives of more people and relieved
iore pain and suffering than any other
edicine in use. It can always be de
ended upon. For sale by Dr. G. W.
arle, Pickens, and Dr R. F. Smith,
asley.
FOREIGN FACTS.
Glasgow corporation has refused to
How blind men to travel free on the
iunicipal tramway cars.
Certain suspected cereals that were
xained in Paris some time ago were
ohnd to contain 40 per cent of fine
wdust.
Greece is going to count Its popula
on next October. At the last census,
13896. there were 1,266,816 males and
166,90 females.
Preparations are being made for tak
g a census of the Transvaal at the
rid of the year in connection with a
msus scheme for the whole of South
.frica.
In commemoration of the Tiity
'ears' war the battle field of Lutzen,
here King Gustav Adolf of Sweden
et his death, is to be turned into a
ublic park.
The sterilization of meat is much
racticed in Belgium. It returns to
ie trade, under the form of a whole
yme product, meat which otherwise
'ould be unfit for consumption.
The mixing~ of aqua fortis, which
)ts but a few cents a quart. with es
mece of lemon has reduced the price
Sthe essence in Italy to 23 esaits per
:und, while the pure essence Is worth
>ur or five times that much.
Sweden's success In dealing with the
roblem of temperance i' attested by
ie fact that the consumption of liquors
now only four quarts per head per
aum, or one-sixth of what it was in
130, whereas in Gerulany it Is 11.2
uarts per head.
Startling Test.
To save a life, Dr. '1. G. Merritt, of
o. Mehoopany, Pa., made a startling
st resulting in a wonderful cnre. He
rites, "a patient was attacked with
olent hemorrhages, caused by ulcerra
> of the stomach. I had cf ten found
Lectric Eitters excellent for acute stom
ih and liver troubles so I prescribed
tem. The patient gained from the first,
id has not had an attack in 14 mont hs.
Lectric Bitters are positively guaranteed
r Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipation
id Kidney troubles. Try them. Only
c at the Pickens Drug Co.
hotsands Have Kidney Tfrotable
and Don't Know it.
How To Pind Out.
Fill a bottle or common glass with your
ter and let It stand twenty-four hours; a
sediment or set
tling indicates an
unhealthy condi
tion of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it Is
*evidence of kid
ney trouble; too
-frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
~""the back is also
nvincing proof that the kidneys and blad
r are out of order.
What to Do.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
ten expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
oot, the great kidney remedy fulfills every
Ish in curing rheumatism, pain in the
Ck, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part
the urinary passage. it corrects inability
hold water and scalding pain in passing
or bad effects following use of liquor,
ne or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
>cessity of being compelled to go often
ring the day, and to get up many times
ring the night. The mild and the extra
dinary effect of Swamp-Root is soon
alized. It stands the highest for its won
rful cures of the most distressing cases.
you need a medicine you should have the
st. Sold by druggists in 50c. and$l. sizes.
You may have a sample bottle of this
onderful discovery
id a book that tells
ore about it, both sent
>soutely free by mail.,
ddress Dr. Kilmner & I ome orswangs3oo.
o., Binghamton. N.Y. When writing men
m reading this generous offer in this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
e name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's
vamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton,
.Y. on every bottle
Plunkett,
On May Meetings.
HE second Sunday in May is
the "big meeting" Sabbath
of the "Hardshells" at old
Hardeman church, and I wish that
all of Georgia could be there.
Hardeman church is among the
oldest churches in our county and
being located in a typical "Hard.
shell" settlement, it has never be
come tainted with any of the new
fangled ideas -5nr departed from
the primitive customs that were so
c )mmon with our fathers and under
which sociability flourished, a rev.
erence for age was the rule and a
dependence on God was the
prop to sustain. a
Me and my folks and Brown and f
his folks are prepating for the day.
The second Sunday in May and t
the second Sunday in August are
the two Fundays of every year, t
from time immemorial, that these
people have held their big meeting
days, and the occasion never grows
less with those who are raised in
that faith and who have been so
successful iu preventing the en
croachments of progress within P
IdI
their fold. Just as it has been for B
years, on this sbcond Sunday peo- a
le will flock there from r 1
rection, .' . many in
wagons, some on horsds and some
afoot. They will begin to arrive at u
the church full two hours before 0
meeting time and as they arrive a
they will gather in groups, tha men w
on one side under-the trees and the U
ladies on the other, and there is
where the great sociability of the t
occasion is rade manifest. Saunt- W
er around from group to group and
you will soon know of everything
that is passing in each settlement.
If any have died you will soon of
learn it, and you may learn of all
the characteristics of the departed '
one. If any are sick you will miss I
them and soon know what doctor ii
is attending them, what kiAd of b
medicine is being used, how the .
doctor compares with other doctors is
and, certain, you will hear of many ty
remedies that cured others affected *l
with the same disease. All the es
marriages will be made known, and
if there are any new babies you f
will learn whether they are girls or
boys and which side of the house a.
the baby favors. Such as this will
frnish a pleasant pastime until sn
the preacher arrives and a song is w
started by some c' the old brothers
and sisters which calls the congre
gation inside the church. Thus it 81
has been for years and so it will be sp
on this second Sabbath, and we are a~
all anxious for the coming who hi
ave felt the deligh ts and hope that eli
the same old ctistoms may always If
attend the meetings at Harde- ar
man.a
There is nothing strange in all P~
these customs to old people, for all II
ld people, whether of town or to
ountry, have seen just such, but T
that a church should retaim them bc
in such purity within 10 miles of et
tbe greatest city of the south ist
rather a wonder and may strike ti
some young and "progressive'' st
folks as not being the best condi. ki
tions to be desired, but the people st
of Hardeman are satisfied with it si
all, and if they are pleased who oX
should object? The very squat- e'
ting around in groups and everyb
Eyllow whittling as they do whittle, tb
has a charm for us, and the song, bi
n
perhaps- c
"All hail the power of Jesus'name, di
Let angels prostrate fall,
Bring forth the royal diadem ]
And crown Him Lord of All"-h
hich calls the crow d in4side is b3
sweeter to me than all tbe music 't
of the opera and takes us back a
through all the years to feast on to
memories that seem so dear down ol,
to the grave.
As already stated, the second ci
Sunday is an extra occasion. It is ci
foot-washing day with the Hard- ha
shells, and this only occurs twice th
in the year. Whoever may attend gr
one of these meetings on the idea is
of seeing them wash feet will be ia
disappointed if they expect to find ti
anything in the ordinance of a light tL
or frivolous nature . It is the :tc
Hardshell's sacramental 'occasion iw
and is serious all the n ay through, las
and is n-ore calculated to bring s<
tears than to create fun for the idle w
and thoughtless who may attend tl
through curiosity to see the "wash- ir
ing of feet.'' w
There is certain to be a good old- 1
fshioned sermon, with several ir
goor1 sngsa bhe h whole cngea- j g
tio 1 before the sacrament begins,
mnd these are lible to touch any
,ensible person with the impress
on that it is no place for fun be
ore the rite of washing feet begins;
)ut if it does not, then when" feet
vashing does begin the veriest fool
vill discover that it is not -at all
:unny.
The ladies gather on one side
md the men on the other when
iacrament begins. A cloth is taken
rom the table and the bread and
rine partaken of just about as in
)ther churches, and with which I
iope there are none so heathenish
s to not be familiar. Then feet
vashing begins, and it is just as
mpressive as the taking of bread
,nd wine. The men wash each
thers' feet, the ladies wash the
adies'. A 'man pulls off his coat,
olls up his sleeve, puts a towel
ound his waist, and them humbly
neeling he washes the brother's
)ot that sits next to him. In turn
bis passes till all are washed, and
be whole is so serious as to put the
coffer to shame and to draw nearer
3 God the most thoughtless youth
f the land.
No stranger is allowed to depart
rom the Hardeman settlemett
ithout their dinner. Brown an
cipates this with the greatest
leasure, and at dinner is another
>ciable- hour. The truth is that
I the day is a feast of'sociability.
he people grow up in socialibili
Babes are carried to the
biurch a ver meeting, they grow
p together and 1 + love each
:her, and they love the old u ch
id the trees around and the spring
here they saunter to quench their
iirst or to court and be with each
her. All these things pertain at
te old church of Hardeman and
e rejoice that the day is at hand
at calls us there once more. There
D will meet old friends, hear of
tose who have passed away, learn
the sick and the new-born. Not
be least of the pleasures we antic
ate is to see the babes in their
others' arms. They are a pro
lc people theteabout, and the
lly person I expect to see happier
.an the young mother with a babe
the one with two bsbes. A pret
babe in its mother's arms at an
i-fashioned church is the sweet
thing this side of heaven, a re-~
Lke to "fashion" arnd a promise
e the future .that can never be
pected from children raised up
nost strangers to mothers, away
>m the church and partaking of
ch things as the servant upon
itch it leans may choose to ins
11.
The socialability of such occa
)ns Ia a help to r~eligion, an in
iration to neighborly affection,
d charms the hearthstone of the
Lmblest cabin to surpass all the
agancies of the modern mansion.
such settlements as Hardeman
B behind on culture, they are
ead on reverency, ahead on a de
ndence in God, ahead on that
eside socialability that lent charms
home and love between kindred.
iey may not have the charming
oks to read that thrills with
ries so pleasing to the taste of
e cultures, but this gives them
ne at night around the hearth
ne to entertain each other, to
.0w each other better, and 'to
ore up in their hearts a love so
reet that it remains a happy mem
y wherever they may go or what.
!er they may do. They may never
fascinated by travel nor feel the
rills of fashionable dissipation,
it this only makes them like the
ore the meetings at the old
urch and soothes the spirit of
scontent to a better relish of
eir country picnics and winter
.rties. At last, when "fashion"
s went all the gates purchasable
wealth or demanded by the
loads," there is nothing in it
eeter nor better than the cus
ms of the good people around
i Hardeman.
When I conitemplate the great
urches soon to be erected in the
by and think of these customs I
vye written, I can but conclude
at Nt would be wise for these
eat churches to study why it
so easy to "draw" these people
the country together. One
ing I will venture to suggest is
at a mother is in a state of mind
en joy the services if her babe is
ith her. She is anxious if it is
r'ay, and, further, a heap more
cial commingling and less starch,
ith einging by the congregation,
iat gives folks something to do
stead of sitting like statutes,
ould do much toward filling the
inches that are now about empty
city~churches and the tendency
-owing to keep away. The "ad
Shylock was the man wb
wanted a pound of human
flesh. There are man
Shylocks now, the convals;
cent, the consumptive, tie
sickly child, the pale young
woman, all want human flesh,
and they can get it-take
Scott's Emulsion.
Scott's Emulsion is flesh
and lood, bone and muscle.
it feeds ervs stre
the digestiveTthay
feed the whole body.
For nearly thirty years -
Scott's Emulsion has been the
great giver of human flesh.
We wil send you a couple of
ounces free.
SCOTT & BOWNE. ChemlstS.
409-415 Pearl Street. New.Your .
junets," where people are .lassed
and a strain that impresses asaf'
feetaion is made toward .-Sociala
bility does not fBl the :bill-people -
feel more like resenting this "id-.
junct" socialability than partaking
of it. SARGE PLUNKETT.
"A man living on a farm near here
came in a short time ago completely
doubled up with rheumatism. I handed
him a bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm
and told him to use it freely and if not
satisfied after using it he need not-pay a
t for it," says C. P. Rayder, of Pat
t' Is, N Y. "A few days later he
as straight as a
string and haned
give me another bottleambrlai
Pain Balm. I want it in the house all
the time for it cured me." For sale by
Dr. G.W Earle, Pickens and Dr. I. F.
Smith, Easley.
HORSES AND
Two hundred additional stalls are to
be built at Windsor, Ont., before the
season opens.
Will Bray, Sheldon, Ia., has sold the
bay stallion Little King (Baby King),
2:16%. by King of the West, to Frank
Wirick, Sioux City,- Ia.
The little mare Vanzandt, 2.12 who
showed up so well last fall, after se
ral years' retirement, will be prepared
t Poughkeepsle, N. Y.
W. L. Snow is trying to mend the]
anners of the swift but uncertain1
acing mare Donna McGrego 2:11%
and is entering her on the ndci
ult.
George Saunders, who wintered in
eorgia, Is home at Glenvlle, 0., get
ing ready for the campaign.. He will
race Greenline, 2:Fl%, on the grand cir
uit again.
There Is a two-year-od colt in Ken
tucky by the dead yearling champion
Adbell, 2:23, out of Bonna Allerton,
219%, that is said to have trotted a
uarter as a yearling in thirty-nine
seconds.
Mlade Young Agalu.
"One of Dr. King's New Life Fills
ach night for two weeks has put me i
ny 'teens' again" writes D. HL. Turner
f Dempseytown,Pa. They're the best in
he world for Liver, Stomach and Bow-:
'Is. Purely vegetable. Never gripe.
nly 25c dt the Pickens Drug Co's.,
rug Store.
MODES OF THE MOMENT.
Entire. hats of chiffon or nmalines in
hite, cream and colors will be wr
gain.
The white castor- glove will be worn
ith duck, pique and ,ther utility day
owns.
The corselet skirt Is still used exten
ively for traveling, outing and beach
estumes.
The hats from Paris are bright and
ay in effect. 'They are of silk straw,
is light as it Is possible to make them,
strous and gracefully braided ,or
slted.
Beautiful rose tints, shading from
ameo, seashell and tea rose .to dam
ik, orchid and geranium, appear
mong the importations for summe
vening dress.
The new grenadines are more like -
ets than anything else, they are so
lky and transparent They are striped
tnd barred to gvethem body, and the
net expensive weaves are in broche
The stiff dead white piques of other
lays are replaced each season by Im.
roved grades and colorings. This yea
nany of their surfaces are glossed, so
hat they look like bengaline silks
iew York Post
GREATLY ALARMED
By a Persistent Cough, but Pernha.
nently Cured by chamberiain**
Cough Reonedy.
Mr. H. P. Burbage, a student at law,
nu Greenville. S. C., had been troubled
for four or five years with a continuous
ough which he says. "greatly alarmed
me, causing me to fear that I was inthe
first stage of consumption." Mr. But
bage, having seen Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy advertised, con::luded to try it.
Now read what he says of it: " soon
elt a remarkable change and afterUsi
two bottles of the twenty-five cenit
was permanently cured." Sold by Dr. -
W. Earle, Pickens. and Dr. ft. P.
asley,
When you want a pleasant pyfe!7
hamberlain's stomach and lvrTb
lets. They are easy to ta end ea
s effect. For sale by Dr.G.W. E sser
mickn and Dr. B. F.8310'sth le'