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"PO '98 1i 0! a Lal anl PersQial Nature. .ibere is plenty of time left for a Jiveoutolder to win out in the contest. -There is a good deal of noving about among the form laborers and t*T1ntu aQ YOU about the weather. Just think what tho other fellow is catching, --The next festival is that 0 f St Valentino, February 14th, when, it iS sai.1, the birds mate. -Wells, ponds and water courses still need miuchl mioro rain to rais. them to usual winter levels. -'leaso do not hold your c:>upons If you intend to vto thern, vote them now. They count as much now a ever. -The cotton acreage in Picken county will be materially reduced this year in comparison with last year. -Many of the cont(stants in the contest are holding iback foi "a ru-h." Don't fool yourselves, "all tho world 1ghteIr." latest "fad" among the youl girl is the collecting of l)Oys handkerchiefs end making a "friend. ship shirtwaist." If any subscriber fails to get his paper regularly qud promptly, he will confer a favor by letting it be known at the offico. -Although cotton keeps down the farmers are cheerfoill and hope ful. Many of them are anxious to startthe plow for tho next crop. -TAle rural iail carriers have a hard titne when tho blizzi.rds come. Taking one considoration with an. other, their life is not an altogOth happy one. -If those subscribees who have not paid us know how badly we need every dollar owing to us, we believe that a great many of them would come up and pay us. -If the demani for wood incr' as es for the next twenty vears as it has for the last, people out inl the conu '"'11 hIor" coal, corn stalke, cobs xcept wood. * .~ m rerch ants are offering * . s in winter goods ertisements carefully in The .Pickens Sentinel. Journal and you will know where to get them. .n elected to I. k~. N~orrtis as c te Cotton * . . ' . d. Norris's Mills. -We airo. so well p~leasedi at, the nlumbher ot niames sent us by those working for the sewing miachmne that wo hanve decided to) presen~ft a~ mnuch handsomer one thtan first initend~ed. The winner will gat a beaut. -Marrieod, on) Trsdjay,9~1. Janu'ary 2Gth, 1905, at the residoleitt of t he brido's parentIs, at i mplsonil le, S3. C., by Re v. D. S. Sp~ea rman, .Mr. J. 11. Wyatt, of Brushy Creek;, Anderson County, S. C., and Miss Ola Findley, of Simpsonville, S. C. -No wveather pr1ofit can tell the people whether this is to be a wet or dry year. Manty are making fore casts but none of them kno .v whiat the future will bring forth. Nat ure w iill proceed along her usual lines~ and give the country the usual variety of weather. - Clemson College has been award. ed two medals by tho officials of the St. Yuis Exposition. The exhibits from the mnechainical and textile departments won a gold medal for their excellence, and ai broeze medal wvas carried oftf by the agricoltural exhibit, in which was included Prof. Newman's ''ethod of preserving sweet, potatoes. --WV. M. Hudson, of the Crow Creek section, cameo in last week and paid for his pap)er another year. IL, is glad wve have adopted1 the cash -in. advance plan and says he would not (10 without it for five times the cost. It was the direct meons of his child ren learning to readi and says no ii. .n who is the head of a famnily should dio without his' county paper, and especially as good a one as this paper -"How Zach Coma to College," is the title o; a vera in'ercsteng story, told in an entertaining wvay, of a soung man,' from the muountain see tion of N. C; 0one of theso over grown ignorant "cusses" with plenty <.f veini and go in him, but no e ducation. A n invitation, more for ilanners sake, given him to go to col jge commnnhnce. - nent, was the manem of "Zach" do. veloping into it Mil educated man * and preachie who did amuch good fbig om y in after years. Prof. Jot~ Q, 1~t cales of Wofford Sollege is 4~ ~t~i nd tells the tale In g 7. . ., jo.Jteots enoiugh rey * ''~o"- C'.'p redig Uendtral, Feb.6 ing plenty -of The in a V good time for 40 wrilng UV0, rlO Oin c eripjwtO i her 'gooe t G way 'a ne stor4, Edwin Gaines wr Clinson College v week. Miss Zachery vui Mrs. Jeff Gassawa3 Mrs. J. F. Morg for several days. Preston Smith h: from Greenville. N%. ttending college. M11rg. Lola Zache ited hor parents, ?\ Gaines, last week. Litte Raymond has beon sick fo slowly improving. L.1wrence Davit working in Atlan Is at home for awl Several mn in - trat are thinking Indian Territory it Little Harry Co been very sick f weeks with ]a gri ter. We have a very good this place, with Prof. Stal a cipal, and Misses Pate and Mauldin assistants. For-get-me-not. Liberty Locals. Liberty, S. C., Feb. 6, 1905.-We are having genuine old time white winter with j ain, 16et, snow and ice, all r-ombined, with temperaturo suffi ciently cold to keep it. During the last cold wnvo that struck us mercur3 droppe.d to ninO, the lowest this sea so here. Win. AIeDonald, a well known eit iz"1n of this couniity, (lied here the 2th of Ja-inuar-y, after a lingering illness of several months. He was I buied at CentIal the 30th ult. I Mrs. Joo Snith died at her home two miles east of hero the 30th ult.,, after a lingering illness. Uer re mains wern laid to rest at ihe Ruha mah cemetery the day following. There are several cases of lagrippe in our midst. We are having a largo school hero, overtaxing the school rooms, and there is talk of building a new school building more in keeping with the needs and gronthl of our tow~n. There has been practically no plowing done since November, and some of the farmers aro getting a little anxious. Before this time last year the farmers wvere hauling gnano by the carload. Titere is none either coming in or going out now. Guano is higher and cotton is lower, and most, of the farmers have some cot ton to spare at 10 cents a pound, whe they have taken care of it, but some wiill not bring that after thisi snow and ice melts on it and soaks in. Farmers should take os good care of their cotton as they (10 their eorn, wheat, oats, etc. Why not? As t~he sun, moon and stars have not shone but a fewv nights this month, the groandl hog had to have a torch to make a shadow. C. Maynard Musings. Mr. H. E. ull, an aged citizen, died of paralysis on the 3rd inst. and was buried on the following clay at Mt. Tabor church. Heb loaves a wife and sev'eral chilrdren to mourn his death. Mrs. W. A. Rains is very 8ick with grippe. Dr. RI. J. Gilliland is attend. mag her. Miss Anna Hill, who has been ver~y sick, is improving. Messrs John Looper and Joe Ackor of Easloy are visiting ralatives in tibia community. Miss Alice Davis of Easley visited frienmes and relatives hero last week. Mrs. Oscar McNabb, of Greenville who has been visiting her mother, Mrs. W. W. F Bright, returned huomo Saturday. An enjoyable pound supper was given at the residlence of Mr. andl Mrs. A. J. Looper on the 4th inst. __________ Faithi. Card ot Thanks. I take this method of extending my sincerest thanks to the goeod peo tple and l' i friends at Central for their assistance and consolations in my time of great sor-row andiC b)oravU ment in the loss of my dear wife whlo you knew from her childhood. TJ.hanking you again in the name of motherless little children I remain Yours in kindness, L. L. Keister. --Thie South Carolina Live stock aisrociation meets in Columbia on the 15th and 16th inst. A very nice programme has been arranged and thoe interested in any phaze of the -tock industry should go. The rail. roads have offered tickets for this oc casion at one and one third fare plus 25c for the round trip; you buy a straight, ticket, paying full fare andl you get. the retuin trip for one third rare.. Tb e iolets go o he F. . NO. (3, to write a few f, Ugh news is seare, Ijbk .-Witing to a paper is like writing to vonr seetieart tVyoui think of a The Maynard schoo, u , reduced for the last few days on account of sickness, mostly grippe. I The farmers are hustling around I preparing their land for another I rop. 1 The weather has been so bad int there has been no visiting. Uncle Z'3kc, I want you to como lown and let us seo what kind of nonkey you are. Miss Pearl Turner and Miss Tannie Farmer visited the Mieses 31sson recently. Well, as I ami not nucl noway, I vill stop out and let some one eise lave my place, so adieu, Sentineol rournal and readers. Ann Freezer. Six Mile Sizzlings. Hurrah for Six Mile! She is on i boom again. Mr. JTule Durham, who has been rone to the west about five years, las come back and is building iuore to his house. Look out, girls, [ think hle will need a cook next. The infant of Mr. and Mrs. Har vey Chapman died January 30th, and was buried the day following mt Six Mile church. The health of our community is jot very good at present. Trel~ ire a lot of colds, especially amrong hildr en. I was sorry that thes snow was so ight. We poor fellows dlid not ~et to catch anty rabbits L. The good people of' the commun ty are very busy building .Jake Nlerck another house at the samne place where the other was burr~ed. W. MI. IfHmmond, the phloto praph man, whio has be'en at work here, has moved to a not her htand1( in the loling settlemenit. Goodbye. GI. Six Mile Sketches. Cirowdied out Last wee!k. Th~e health at thisM community is very good at preCsont. We are sorry to rep~ort that the dwelling house and the entLire con ten La occupied b~y Mr. Jatko Merek was destroyed by fire on Jan. 25th. Mrs. Merck had gone out to teedl the hogs when a broom caught fire and before she could reach the house the fire had made such rapidl head may that it was beyond coin trol. She reicoived somel severe burns on her hands whiile trying to Rave a few of their things. TIhiis falls heavy on Mr. Merck and we trust that the neighborhood at largo will take the matter up and help to place him in position to resume hotusekeeping ini a few (lays. Best wisher to the Sentinel. Journal and readers. .G. AUDITOR 8 NOTICE. Owing to mistake of shi pping levy returns for 1 905, 1 will be at thc below nan;Ced lahces for taking returns: M ile OIrek, Monday, Feb. I13. Six Mile, Tuesday, F'eb. 14. Catoechee, Wednnaday, Feh. 15. Li berty', Thursday and Friday, Feb. 16 and 1.7. Pickens, Jaturdlay, Feb. 1.8. Easley, Monday, T'ues~day and Wednesday, Feb. 20, 21, and 22. Cross Plains, Thursday, Feb. 23. Hlogeed's Store, Friday, Fob, 24. Aiken's Store, Monday, Feb. 27, E. F. Keith, Auditor. Feb. 4, 1905. MAIN STREETBARBER SHlOP. I do not boast of (hop fix tures, but I do pride nmyself on my work. Easy Shaves, Shampons and AritAai ut. Abeut Ferftites. Receut.reporti of observationis, and resuls fiom experments, as set forth in" reorts of tho govorn, imont, does not suppoit the theory 1 . pular fortilz'r advertise. en of the day, to "double th Itity of fertilizor and reduce aereago 0110 )aif., But on the othet hand tlhcse ro. rts Show that "it 1a nlOtOWiorth y it in tho last'decade the incre4aise the. anourit expended for fertil ra is not Comnht1iCIsurate with the reasod value of crops grown.'' 'iWhero -forinerly the farner ..nt a largo stuim for fortilizers lie w spends loss, and frequontly ises a heavior orop." "InI those cases the farmers have lined to use legullenous P1111.18 vegetation and obtain larger elds in proportion to outlay I'm etilizer. In som1o parts of Ala. .fma, South Carolina and Geor. a, the cumulative power of con ete fertilizers hab so eirichod the 'il in potash and phosphoric acid at only nitrogen anda littlo lime o necessary to give good crops." iis is why many of our best far ers have observed that whenever Oy iavo COItillled to fin ish a ld after the fertilizer gave out, Ilnn instannos there 'was ab)0 in tile crop Btopped and t used. U I - - nom a close stidy >f the results of experiments in the iso (if fertilizers that South Caro ina farmuars lose more by the reck ess and ignorant use of fortilizers h an .any other practice in farm n1g. And if the advice of those fer ilizer doalers is taken in a whole alo mianner as they are given out ,o tho public, without duo rc-gard br the necessary or correspoi'iding ncrease in the preparation of the -oil by deep plowing and mixing vith the soil, disaster will surely 'ollow the farmer that- takes this ockless advice, and will carry vitl hiil th6 ilorclant that Slip >lios hiin. Now the average cotton ;rower has it in his calculation to iiako each mule cultivato just so nany acres, with just so miany fur -ows to the row,- at just such a lepthl as th nature of tho 11111d ind the strength of his mule will permit; and to all such cotton Yrowers, an increase ill the amount of fertilhzer used, mfeanls lte mere dumping down ill t he furrows of dIoule the amunllt of thes c (oncenl trasted miatnuros w hich will cause inl hot and dry wdatherl tin in)creasied finling an td cont seqluent slhdding of frit. rlTese fertilizt'r menT art Pin a hle~ as wvell as the cotton grower, andii it is evidt to tho intel ligeunt farmer that lhe is trying to get out, anid if hie succeds oin hiis plan), thet farmer that takos this aidvice) witlhout ado riuato (or corresp)ond ing prleparation of the) Iland itn prloporIt ion to the~ the fatrmur will gt inlto) a 'leer hiole than the fortilizer mantt is now int. BUSINESS LOCALS. A. J. Boggsas pureba~tI~I~sed Ibe' Curtonl stock of good s anad offe'rs nveriytIhinug in) stock for sale at a big sact i lice. Special picos0 wvilIl be offered~ on1 Salturdays. Entiro stock mu tst bo closed out in th iriy d1ays. -- Lost, on streets of Pickenis, a buchsk in, rabbit line~d glove. Retua to George Chapman. Call on) J. D- Moore for your~i tmohisses. Sell em cheap. J. D). Moore solla melat cheap) and lots of it: .J, D). Mooi e sells nearly any1 thiitg Good1 mule feor sale. A pply to J; C. Stewart & Bro., D-dltoe '3. C. If you) have any eggs bring ftem to us8 at onec, don't watit till ihe sno0w mltsli. Crauig Bros We want all the ch ickeins we cian get. Good prices paid for all sizes. Craig Brosi. We are solo ageits for IIrrison's Town tand Country Paints. -O 1( ld nwspapers~, suitab'e for wiaRppinlg pul)roe, for sale at this ollico s~t 2c theO pounid. Whlen y~ouI pa011inteur hi m180 une F'olgur & Thornley, A gt. For Satlo-80 acres well timlibered Slnd eig~ht miles nlorth of Ensley, in Daew ayillo Township. 0. WV. T1aylor, Greenville, S. (I. Sixty head of mules and~ horses any kind you wvant. All broke and~ ready to work. Will make prices to cash huayers that will make the sale. Come this week if you wvant choice of bargains. T. Ml. Lowery, 4L 50eneca, S. C, My stock of buggies, wagous, hiar nes8., anld impletmonts of variotus kinds for pr'eparing your land, is too large, atnd I will slaughter prices foir caish until tis stock is redluced1. 46 T. M, Lowery, Seneca, S. U. N ottce to DtebtorAadid CredtitorN. All persons having claims against thet estate of F, U. Parsonls, deceased, are requiredi ,to present the same prtoperly attes d.to the undersigtned 11or payinen' hW -Emm Aprlu 905 onri A 9 Sua-oa a Ae n at curs L'x~e i BUCKjj 0tg1-~o1 ~ Ot , ant your oustache or beard MH , abeautiftil brown or rich black?. Use - ra orn u oH S We Are Ready For Yo! THE Largest and most magnificent stock of Furniture in upper South Carolina can be found on our floors and we bought these goods for CASH and have put K N 0 C K-0 U T prices on th 2m. Below we give tQhe quality and price of some of our goods. 100-3.50 Beds, live feet hig1. for $3.00. 125-6.00 Beds, six " " " 4.75. 50-8.00 roll ft. 6 1-2 feet high, for 5.75. 100-10.00 Oak Dressers, ltarge glass, 8.50. 1450-9.00 Oak Dressers, medium glass, 7.00. 125-350 Wahstnds. for - - - 2.75. A BEAUTI FU1. SUIT FO).$f4 5o The best No. 7 Stove oil eartitfir $10.50. 28 pe Ces A large No. 8 Stove, 28 pieces, .15.00. In fact we have nearly eveiything that goes into the house. a M (e,% Creenviffi, Melts A Jarnes~a. SSo. Cmi' For The Sick. Whatever the d o c t o r p] escribes or suggests is what we especially try to supply---an.d. succeed so w ell that we are knowin as H EADQUARTERS ALL SICK RO GIOODS. SPICKENS DRUG CO. I ~J. N. Iallumi, Phjg,, Prescriptiontist. j If Wec Piaese You, Tell Others; if Not Tell us. KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE Y0TE. The Celntral Baptist Holds the Lead, with the Pickells Meth odiSt . Close 8000o1d, Thle ScoNlarshIP Acali ChallgeS---Miss Newtonl CapilleS the Lead PA1NTJ1N (CONTEST. Central Baptist-Central127 Pickens Methodist--Picken s io Pickens H aptist-Pickens62 Fairviewv5 Six Mile Baptist35 Zion Methodist--Easley32 Ruhamah Methodist24 Gap Hill Methodist20 Cross Roads Baptist17 Mile Creek Baptist 14 Secona Baptist13 Griffmn Baptist13 Salem Methodist-North Pickens charg t liberty Bap 1tist 9 'amp) Creek Baptist G olden Creek 5 Oolenoy Baptist Twelve Mile Methodist'7 Antioch 3 Concrd aptit1 S~il OLAII1H p ON r1 F08 Miss ois ewto----Pcken6627 Miss eilal~alentie-Cctr5l12 Miss ate Hster.Pick3589 MissEva laytn--Lbert32o1 Miss annieWyat-Easly246 MissLucyMaudin-Centl20 Withraw -Picens173 Walte Cantell-Lber5 Cico Man---M32 Frank armer-ic113 Mrs. oe Bown-Lb1r4 J. HGr~t.AA~atcc96 AlbW ~i jackets, blan 11., We h determined t close 6' ot w 15 PER CEN .If your size is ih the . c cdat at abargain. An unusually heavy cloth oads in our stock, biwe til in suits, extra coats and pantso 3lankets3 at You We are making prepara we have ever shown, and to offer )etween uow and Marc Just received a solid bar tiour and salt. Another car o and also another car of "cThose Great? 1M the best vagon made, as If you want the best p Fown and Country Paint is k Big lot of furniture, har P-rices right. Sa is for anytilhig yo m11jay wo get for youi, andl .wev at YOURS TRUL FOLGER & Clothing. Shopoa 11ttat, aad G(ent'a. I? IaarIo Towin iiad 4ountry 1a1 "T I t OSIC (IEAT Good Real Estate if You Want 105 acres k n u .: as An of Pickens. $6oo. 88 acres within i mile and orchard. $500 48 acres within i mile o v'ation. 20 acres within i mile o home. Old school house wit-'-" Surrounded by the, best peop Good 6 rooin house, an acres of land, 27 acres in cu porate limits of Pickens. A J. D. 110. 9flice at Depot. IEAES (62 pirslI ladies' shocs 5 (muostly small size) ( An enture new stock of 1 e$3.50 end $4j.oo sh~ A i large portion of our n weclt $3.00, $3- 50 and 1 20 p~airs men's $5.00 'a all leather at - - A great many lots o shoes are offered in thi Pride 'GREE Cabbage Plants an Cabbage Plants for sale, and~ noy rea~d teston Large 'Type waukdfield," tw~o earl! "Succesion," "Augusta Trucker" and " Cet and11 head in rotoat as' nameiid. Pr! 1,000; 10,000 andI ove'r, il er 1000. Te'rm aying return charges oan aiuoney. Our p1 and we nnidorstanda growinug them in the wIihoui L injury, Ilan ts ratled for shipml or paraompt t ranspomtation by Southern Ex than inei. I sell good phints. No chea 11hos0 thamt i thipa to be truo1 to ty pe anad nt two of the0 tost relhlel steed houises in t1 adiat isliedl (nstomerI ai ('nd of seas.'on Our Cotton Seed. I.Inmt of our L~ong'5 Chanrlestoni ont Decembeor 9, ait lo, por po t1 y srpecialty: P'rompt shipmni t, TLrut pailant buinessc~ for 3b years. Wm. . GRAT, ",/