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TH PICKENS SENI E =1 R Eutored April 23,;1903 at Pickens, S. 0., as second class matter, under act of Congress of March 8, 1879. VOL XXXIV PICKENS, SOUTI-I CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1905. NO-38 ZEKE WELL AGAIN. After a Jeek of Grip, Bone Set Tea, Castor Oil, Etc. HE WRITES OF HEN FEVER The Old Man Gives His Past Experienct With Yankeo Schemes For Raising Poultry. Some of the citizens of ':ckens county have the "chicken fuer." I envy tliose men, and at;the saie time I am sorry for thon, as I he hen fever is a diseaso that "sticketh closer than a brother." It is worse than measles, or the seven year itch, and onco Coltracted, it can never be entire..ly eradicated from I croght it when a boy, and evon at this htAe (ay I call hear the cock as he warns us of the coming morn, at a much groater. distatico than the landlady's call to "turn out." It is ''music to my soul" and stirs up memories of the days whon my happiest hours were spent in the poultry yard, in caring for my feathered pets, watching them scratching in the litter for a choice tid bit, happy and contented, an( often I would turn away with a creepitlg sensation down the spino, and turning 'fown the leg of my sock, I would do a little scratching on my own account. It was a pleasure-I mean caring for my flock was a phasuro-even getting rid of vermin was a )leas uro, i. e., it was a "labor of love" which is always a pleasure. My early ventures in the chicken busness woro not very profitable, from a money standpoint, but they were rich in experience and still furnish the vaporings for many a day dream. When first, stricken with the ''fad" I was hard hit, and as it struck in at the start, I was what is commonly known as a "sucker" for the manufacturers.of all kinds of chickouj appliances, one of my purchases being known as tho ever lasting hon's nest-a Yankea inven tion, guaranteed to increase the production of eggs, provent hens from eating eggs, etc., and of course, combined all the advan t ages and virtues of a well ordered nest. It was merely a hopper shaped box, wi ith a trap) door at the bottom, and the nest egg secu rely fastened inisid e the box a littlo above the trap. .. >'aced the nest in position and then climbed in:to the left, where I ha~d a good view, and awaited the comn iug of Mistress Hen. I had not long to wait, for soon all old dlomi nockor came in, inspected the con. traption, and concluding that it wvas just her fit, settled down to business. A iter a reasonable length of time she arose with joy ful ntotes, n1otifyinog me that another egg had been born inito the world. Turining to inspebct the fruits of her labors sh s un.of her cckle s9hui'( i the midle(, and her look of per plexity and surp~rise was a study What thoughts passed through tha old !men's..brain wvas beyond ma comprehensioni. It was very evi dent that sho ,was satistied thor< was ak sl ip mn thoconnect ion some howv, and shte had not1 perl'frmo herd aty, for aho settled dow: apain~ to save 1her reputation. An' /other cackle, another tutu, this time a look of dIisgust,iindign:atioi and determination. It was a eas of "do or die"' and it was caekl and turn, cackleiand turn, a battl for supremacy, as it wore, betwee the hen and the nest. As a tru born Southern lien, she did not pro pose to be outdone by any Yankol invention, and shte held the fort iil er head dIropped, the cackles grea fainter, and finally ceased altogeti er. I thought it time to invosti gate, anid found there was nothin left but a box full of eggs, one hena two feet",aed a bunch of foatheri She had ' acklod her last eackhi laid her 1 at lay, and as I laid ho away behit d the barn, I allowedi was just lik~o those (darned Yankoet They never undertook to do a tihing but what t .ey overdonie it, Soo1 aftde ward I: invested in pa r ot ,Co hIn Ohinas. Perhap TELLN About the "terrible price wr train of departments caught Bargain Items is raked up, - public. Now is the time for All $2.50 men's Sweatern ,to go at 48c. One small lot < C All 10.00 and $1-2.00 Overcc 8.50 and $9.00 " One lot Ovel BLANKETS-All blankets A wave of cut prices is sw b)argains equally as good, bu each day with values that cc YOU HAD BK .A Heath=B1 some of yun older readers will ie- I was waiting to receive her. She member the breed. I never know ga.'e him an appenlng look, whici tho genealogy ot the things. If seemed to say, "I have aIwave there was a tree in the family I eIn a true and loving spouse. I never could trace it. When, where can't understand it." Ho cast one and how they carnowas a problem, look of disgust at those inoifhnd but judging by appearance I shoul( ing ducklings, and turning on the say they were a crosa between an hen a look of reproach he dropped ostrich and a buzzard with a strain his tail feathers and skulked away of wild boss. They wore trousers behind the corn crib, refusing to to the end of their toes, and theirtc voices were a mixture of a bull hntre al notewosb (log's howvl and the tooting of a fogthbrnh horn.Nxtmrighhafogte Set!i That old hen was an ever- hs(igae n5 a htleW' lasting setter. She would get onrutnupadow tieyd the roost, on old tin'cans, on stonescstnamrsglcethoh --anywhere she could find a place tefne talkl ultoli to squat. Why, she would outset n gbrsyrwihsml a migger in watermelon time. I ost rv htteei oe often thought that hen set because o ua aueoe na l she was too laAy to walk about. She was a setter-was that hen 10! ntebn ftebac ai~d no mistake. I tried all theth )i (ortdpusde, usual remedies, such as tying a roea n lvnltteopast ra oher tail, sousing her intoa tub of cold water, and so on, but abtl si oe it was of no use. Set she would, rvltedclne uk h e .and set she did, to her sorrowv. I n yef ntwe oko t wont down to old Aunt Polly Bot- atfca nuainfl nom torn's and got a setting of MuacoyyhndIraoeitothtth duck eggs. Those (lucks are some dc a h otete101~a mo pretty things. They look teicbtradIhdt tn like two-legged terrapins with a danger signal stuck up in front. ~ Iteinpiioofwturer I put tihe eggs under the 01(d hen andgomoer 3twrenth - she stuckc to it like au sticking plast-olrotrcmeil beern andraseproudaovanseventy-year S0(1 radmoher~vthcarnir t Aun idern ite csn Scomoaroun and lok athlroi of isusto rage toie ioffwelv i oigsr fa~a n h ngI months h yar, twrin an the I would go and~hen look at 11il~lO.C'lsgo reprLoahul he drope Swhch as he igget fol veris lil ftherns cansule. aa beigdy(re ihw e no-Nh the aon 2ri, thefusingto V ct'dio. he 1( roste srut bet cofoted hil he roudtast (~f n ar ; he en as a dini e bran15 ~ c aioad.ep g andselfcompsed s cold Nex.to poining hebehIald fogtten I~ petC(1 Unde til circimi his disraeo in5 sofr 0th ar e wasi cahl a akn rprto st,weing aos glnesls thrg theorftnleonetgrotkelenpuinltteon1a r pulty yrd.Net mrnig te nehbor'slyard, wicht simply goes tol proveathaot. Shereois aluow$2 Sdownast lok-so eekadWrto onj theko the brdach .huibl-sh aproahedthespth pbootrtesrtedl pouseied a r e or n at ith L. P. Sitilre. S th dinit befttig hs s a rtificial Cbton el nto myta hadIrasndirutta h eck" that has just in the snashup. hich will be of sp quick action for tl1 Peaters Caugh1 to go at 1.50. Al )f ladies coat suits othrng Caugh latto go at - $7.85 " " " - 6.00 "coats to close at $1 caught in the wre ceping all over the t what's the use, th amnot pe matched, C TTER KEEP IN ] .ways glad to serva suce=Moi Letter From Looper. We aro :having some very cold weather at the present time, with snow and ice on the ground, and clouds'ovorhead. Mrs. G. F. Hill is improving, af ter a caso of pneumonia fever. The I wholo community wishes for her a speedy recovery to her accustomodj health. Thej~ inifanit daughter of Mr. and1 M~rs. T. T. llughes was buried at I Peter's C.ueck church cemetery, Thursday the 7th. The infant.~ wvas only nInIo days old at its death. Th~ie family havo the heartfelt sy m pathy of their mnaniy friends. Mrs. Dora. Jones is sick at this w ri ting. Auditor E5. F. Keithi was at Uughes' storo last Monday tha 6th taking returns. as had as the wveath- 2 or was, and taking every dog, oven to the bob-tail ones.F Rev. J. E. Foster is having a ne0w two stor'y dwelling house built, on his placo. Mr. Lindsay Watson is doing the work. Mr. J. E. Singleton is also buildl ing ai new', houise, ini addition to the one ho has already built. Mrs. Hi. A. Freeman has return (3d hiome from a two weok's v isit to 1h1'or aughter, Mrs. T1. A. Julian. Mr's. Freeman is in ,tho 70th year of her l ife. She has out livod her husband~and three of hier child- i ron, and niow has5 only on1e living child to consolo~ hor ini her 01(1 ago. Miss Emma Smith. spnt one night last week with Miss Annua Hueghns. Your scribu anld some other boys c had( a line time skating on the ice l. last week. And how wo (lid enjloy e it,! Mr'. N. MI. Looper' lost a fine cow ( Iast Sunday night, the Othi. Tho, conso of its death is not known. |Mr. G. W. (Grillin: spent lust1 Monday night with his son-in-law, Mr. TF. T. Hughos. Messrs. B. 0. Jones and1 Honr'y(0. Loopar visited at J. G. Hlughes a few days ago. We like to see the old boys pass aro'und to see us all . Hurrah for the Far'mers' Page 1 If the farmers will stick, we will have 10 cents for our cotton yet. Monntain Riby. )ccnrred at "THI From the debris sc.ial interest to or Ley wont last. t in the Wrec 1 $1.25 sweaters to worth front $1-0 to t in the Wrec A ll (-'.00- an- d ,7.5( " 5.00 .98, wvorth ir'om~ $ 3 ck and they must big store, and we e peOple know tlu nb they all come TOUCH W - 11 a you, yours truly rrow C< Ebenezer Gray. T.1 tholught heI was a chr11istilan Did old Ebt 11 enz (ray, le never minaised cl1, m1eoting.4 And was alvays glad to pray. It, did not let rcltgion Hurt hig businogs through tho wcok, lit on a SIuday Imornifig Ho was righteous liko and meek, if Usetd to havo a maimer That would mako a clown feed "bue;"' Io used to chili is eigzhbors, Anl his home was chilly, too. hut in 11he church on Sunday You could never find. him lato, did whenu it camno to rooting I n relig ion, he wasa gro i.. I 0 ueca to skin1 all comersQI Thrlioughi thoi wek, anud Jlked the gamfe; et claimo iid to run1 his uinessO ii In the Mater 's holy namew. Io~ never let thle doctrino Used on Sutnday, undlerstad, Lffect upon a week day, Any de'al lie had on hand, home people called hinm "brotherl,"' Andl great i~i numer; cal led hii m Iramos 'ho lather peoplo bin T.hoso wuho fathomaed all lhis ainw. Io dijed in proper sea Crosseid unto) anmother shoro - t Lnd ti is ~.twhat St .Pet or T1old the fellow at, the door:j 'While ,you were good on ndaI~iysi, .ihlroughx the week, Eh, you *were tough: [once whenim 1 spacek your atentence, D.o not think that I amu rough. ow you can s .pond your Suandays HoeroiIl in eaveni very well, ut week days Ebznoer, Weo'ro golig to give you --." --St Josephi aezotte, Famous rutit Lands Of the east Texas counmtry, hiomen f the Elbeorta peachi, the staaw.. orry, plum, pear, tomat- and oth. r fruits antd vegetables.Bi nioney in growing for the~ northi rnt markets. Ont February 7th aund 21st and \larcha 7th and 2 1sf, round tri p aomu e socrs' tichots fr'om St. FLouis, Tihohos, Cairo or1 Mempllhis it rate of oino fair plus $2 not en moeding $15i. Onio w~ay colonist. tickets at half fare plus $2 on lFebruary 21st and March 21st. WVrito for bookiet on Toxas fruit lands, malp and time table. Lh. P. Smith, T1. P. A., Cotton Bolt Rloute, Atlanta. BIG STORE." A n entir the following' ptrtial list of L] patrons and the shopping g)o at 85c. All 5c and 85c $1.2 will go at 84.50. k ) Overcoats to go at - $4-50 "'" "' " - 3.85 .50 to $5.00. be sold regardless of price. could men tion lundreds of tt our counters are laceiied to headquarters. LLE1 1-I G Sr1 I Z+]E )mpan. "'Uncle Sam"-Origin of the Name. A Good Woman Gone to Rest. Speculation has arison regardi Ar- Mat !. i:si 11 opk ins (eparted hu origin of the torm "I'Inle SmIn this life at Pirhonoit, S. C., oi s applied to the Uniited Stalc January 2Gth, 1105, in the 78 year WvoI nmin It. of her life . In tho war of 1812, betwoon this Sister Ilopkins had been an ex toiuntry and Groat irilniln, Eib rt eml) ary chiistian and a member of Amilim-son of New York purchasml the Liberty Haptist Church for ii Troy, N. Y. a lirge amount of i'm years. In her christian life >ork for the American army. and influenico sho has left to her 1f Wa1s inuspected by Samuni itl Wil- cli dren1 l~1UIegacy* more precio0us umi, who wats popularly kii'wni as f hant silver or g'ld. Shio leaves 'I iclo Sam."' The barls! obf pork~ eignt chtibire i to fm lourn for her, 'Oe mairked ''C. A,, U5. S.,"' the buti th&y sorrow not as5 those with - ettering being doine by aiI'! fa 01iou oti hope, for they feel suro that mnilyee of Mr. Wilson. Whien she has only gone before and wvillI isked by fulienv workmn iith a await I hwir aooininig to thieir Fathbe's meiiaing' of thu mar~k ( for the let- house on high. Tier body was Lers '1U. H.,'' fori Liitd States, buied at old Liberty gliave yard were t lion ablaost ent i rely necw t1> a ftor f he f uineral .serv'ices, conidued hiomi), ho sai d be dIidl niot k now by Roev. R . II. B urriss, of Pied - n loss it mieanit Eilb)rt A rdosona imont. ndi' Un clet Sam i, all udinrg to Sami al ay a meciu Fa thor comnfort ajIlson.II th bo'rea val ilId run and( hel p The joke took among the wor - tlimmi all to Ii vu such lives that noni and! passed(ICi curenly ), and1( a fter awhlilo t hety may meet thei r 'V ec o Sam'' him selfC being prus- precious mother nut, was occias0~ionlly raim ed on "'In the sweeot by-and- by.'' ho inicreasing extent of his~ po~ss HI. ion s. Soon the i ncidnit. appoaredI , ~______________-_ ii print, and the joke gained faivor T'ake Murray's H-orehound, apun~y , tilI it penet rateal and was Mullkin and Tar and stop ecogizodX ini every part oi' t'ie coughing. 2 5C for large bot oilitry', and will no .ldub co.tie. Your druggist or Mur iimio so while the United StatesI ray Drug Co., Columbia, S. C. e niii of Jon ii UtLii..'' M ica Dots. The termt ''John Ihill"' is a satir-- Mica, Fob. , 6.-As I haven't, caI jersoiiIcation of tho Engl ish senanything from this section in >eopleC, der'ived( troml Arbuthnot's some1 tine, 1 will try to givo you a1 'llistor~y of John Bull," in which few dots. I am only twelve yeai s aatirical story the horo was repro- old, so I. supposoe miy lottor will en'1ted1 asB a blul, kind1 hearted, but find its waiy tolthli wasto..basket. nil he~aded Eniglish farmer, aso Mr. .Jesse Henudricks' son is very Aited wvith two other characteis, siek at this writing also Mr. T1. I,ow is Baboon, repi esen'in tho Henricks' children aro) quit-> lerechmn, ad Nchols Fogsick. Frobchliail aid ieiohs.'rog, It is wvith sorrow that we write repiresentinug the (Goriman. of tho (death of Mr. Hlarvo Mull, Joh n 1Bill was aceepto I by the Word tM i' . ,ica I~gah Mr. S. M. CJox has moved out of n n hece tol~. Abnt~l if th i s section and1 Ned D~avis has longs the haoinor of invoutintg ie d01r.(x sla. if I see this im print, I will try national meck namo11, first aipj E againi. Little Boy. to Enhgland , but lalterm oxton<i in~t the eopo o th wh 1 ih 'or Coughs--at your drug Epr.-- gists or direct from Murray Make your druggist give you Drug Co., Columbia, S. Ca Murray's IH01orhound, Mu~llein Murray's Horehouud, Mullein and TaUr. Cures your cough. .and lar. 25c for large size 25C a bottle.jbot.