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; - -" SPkns Cuerry THPaperof 4. -* I-o -iou UBLISHED +WEEKLY - ---- - -SE W KEntered April $3, 1903 at PloSenus P.V. as second class mail anatter.4tnder act or on o -stabshed 187--Vol--e r e S. C~ SUBSCR N PICE1 11AR - Established 1871-Vohume 43 . PICKENS, S. C., JUNE 19, 1913 NME ... . _UM ER_ GRATIFYING CHANGE STATISTICS SHOW DECREASE IN CHILD LABOR IN STATE OF GOUTH CAROLINA. S- A aINDLES Data Gathered By South Carolina In speotors.-M id-Year Report Shows Change For Better In the Industrial Situation. Columbia.--"The decrease in child labor has been remarkable,," said Com missioner Watson in announcing the mid-year statistics on the labor situa tion in the mills of South Carolina. "Statistics gathered to date by my inspectors," he said, "show that there are 6,935 children employed in the mills of the state. Of this number 2,910 are between the ages of 12 and 114 years. There are none under 12 years of age employed by the mills. This is a bright situation, because in 1909-the United States census show ed that theye were 8,319 children em ployed by the mills. Of that number there were 3,775 between the ages of 12 and 14 years, and 779 were under 12 years of age. Notwithstanding the derease In child labor, there was an Inorease of 161,902 spindles and 3,998 looms." Statistics compiled from inspector's reports were contained In a statement announced from the department by the commissioner. Last year the total number of employes, according to the statistics by the department, was 46, 913, and in 1913 there were 47,090, or an increase of 177. The number of 'white males between 14 and 16 years of age in 1912 was 2,860; in 1913, 2,085; or a decrease of 775. The number of white females be tween 14 and 16 years, of age in 1912 was 1,790; ,1n 1913, 1,860, or an In crease of 'A'., The number of white males -between 12 and 14 years in 1912 was 1,789; in 1913, 1,656, or a decrease of 133. The number of white females between 12 and 14 years in 1912 was. 1,274 and In 1913, 1,334, or an Increase of 60. According to the reports, there were 4,635,816 spindles in operation in the -state in 1913 and 4,573,914 in 19121 In 1913 there were 105,668 looms and in 1912 106,670 looms. A+ Knows 6.,>thing of Mystery. Chester.-A fe O eks ago the pis tol of John Q. Lewis,3.- wi'vas mur dered at his hone near Co .. the night of April 24, was found and Sheriff Colvin has now located the murdered man's, watch. Monk Stev enson, a negro to whom the pistol was traced and who has been- in jail, r told Sheriff Colvin that the watch was under a tree in the proximity of the murder. It 'was a considerable dis tance down in the ground and was broken up badly. The children of Mr. Lewis know the number of the works of the watch and this nunmber corre 8ponded with number on the watch dug out of the ground by Sheriff 001 via. Sheriff Colvin is certain that he has one that knows the particulars of the murder mystery. Two Medals For Finest Babies. * Camden.--T. L. Little, secretary of the Kershaw county fair, received a letter from the Woman'o Home Comn panion, a w.ell known monthly publi cation, offering two 'gold .medals for the two finest babies in Camden and Kershaw county, the contest to be governed by the rules already promul gated 'by that journal. The contest will be held during the county fair in November, and the two babies receiv ing the greatest number of points will receive the medals. Annexation Is Consummated. Columnbia.--The subur'Bs of Shandon, .- Waverley, South Waverley and North Columbia are now In fact par-ts of the ..city of Columbia. City council con summiated the annexation. of these . territories at the special meeting of city council at noon. H. N. IEdm'unds, city attorney, had prepared the for * mal resolutions necessary and pre sented them to council. Saluda Veterans to Meet. Saluda.-Te annual reunion of the Confederate veterans of Saluda coun ty will -be held here under the auis pices of, the United Daughters of the Confederacy on July 26. Among those who have been invited to make ad dresses on that occasion and who A have accepted the invitation are Sen ator Mc~!oth Young of P~nion and the lieutenant governor, Charles A. Smith, of Timmonsville. A pic dinner willi be served, and as usual, the day will be made as pleasant as possible for the old soldiers and their friends. We publish in this issue state ments of the condition of five ) ~ Pickens county banks to which * we direct your attention and study. You can generally tell by theso bank statements whether a country is prosiperous or not. Easley Locd News. Misses Minnie Lee and Julie Hagood, of Spartanburg, and Miss Helen Fitts, of Clio, visite Miss Eva Wyatt last week. Miss 40llio Watkins, of Green. ville, is a most welcome visitoi here. Jienri Going, of. Union, visit. ed his sister, Mrs. W. M. Ha. good, Jr., last week.. Mi ses Velma and Gladyk Smith attended the Watkins Lee wedding in Anderson lasi week. E. H. Shanklin spent several days in Atlanta last week. Miss lone West. of Greenville, is visiting Miss Ruth King. Mrs. Laurens, of Commerce, Ga-, has been visiting Mrs. J.L. Blair. Misses Jennie Robinson and Margaret Sellers and Messrs. Belt Folgor and Ben Hagood at tended the funeral of Henry Davennort in -Greenville Monday afternoon. Messrs, A. W. Folger, Jr., and James Anderson have re turned from the Citadel. Miss Vera Bradjey, of Green ville, visited Mrs. R, E. Lathem last week. Miss Virgil Sellers visited in Greenville last week. Mrs. Quinton Grandy and little son, John Earle, of Green ville, spent last week with herl parents, Mr. and lrs. J. R. Glazener. -Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Watkins and Miss Vivian and Floride Watkins spent last Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Russel. Miss Fannie Lathem spent last Thursday in Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Couch are now occupying their resi dence on Table Rock street. The many friends 1)r. Legge are glad to know that he haE returned from Greenville and is at his old place at the Palmetta Pharmacy. Dr. Legge is very popular in our city. Miss Whitten, of Greenville, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. Milton King. Rev. J. E. McManaway, an evangelist of the Home Mission Board is assisting Revs, Holler and Holland in a meeting at the Alice mill. ,JMiss Maybeth Johnson, who -e~en attending the Atlanta Dbas. }n of Music, is at bone fon lidays, Lloyd Smith, f"'he. Univer 3ity of South Carolina has re, turned home. The U. D. C. met at the home Df Mrs. 0. T. Hinton on last Wednesday afternoon. An in teresting program was carried nut, after which a delicious ied course was served. Miss Helen Clyde, of Lander Dollege, is at home for the holi dIays. Capt. Cox, of Athens, Ga., is an an extended visit to his daughter, Mrs. E. F. Wyatt. On last Wedlnesday evening Miss -Eva Wyatt charmingly entertained in honor of her house guests, Misses Helen Fitts and Julia and Minnie Lee Ha good. Progressive conversation was the chief feature. Late in the evening an ice course was served. John E.' Craig, one of our former citizens who went to South Georgia last fall has been in Easley shaking hands with his numerous friends and pay ing glowving tributes to South Georgia. But we believe that deep down in his heart he longs for the hills of South Carolina a~gain. Pickens is without doubt the garden spot of the world. We hope our old time friend will come back home, and build a dove cote in the garden and set his trap, catch the dove andI settle down for life. Frank Mc~ravey, of Laurens, spent several days last week with his uncle, Hion. E. P. Mc Cravey. Three deacons will be ordained at Norris Bapt'st church next Saturday night at 8:30. Rev. E. V. Babb will preach the ordination sermon. There will be an all (lay sing lug at the Alice mill the fourti Sunday. Rev. B. E. Grandy has beel spending ' few days in Picken, with his family. Mr. Granda and his two sons, Roy ani Lloyd are building a Presby ter ian church in Kingsre,5 C Successful Meet ing Comes to Close One of tho best revival meet ings ever held in Pickens came to a close Monday night after lasting nine days. * The meeting began Sunday, June 8, and with each service the interest -seemed to increase until last Sunday when the high tide was reached and probably twelve hundred people attended the three services, about two hundred went to the altar for prayer, and forty-some odd joined the church. Much of the success of the meeting is due to the good Sing ing. Mrs. Kirby sang several solos, and Sunday morning when she sang "Almost Per suaded" with so much feeling and meaning, strong hearts throbbed and tears ran down the cheks of strong men who had shown no interest before, Rev. Mr. Glenn is a preacher of force, an indefatigable work er and an evangelist of a rare type. His style perhaps did not suit all at first, but as the peo ple became better acquainted with him the better they loved him and it was with regret that they bid him good-bye. His stay and preaching here will be long remembered and the good effects will be seen for years to come.. As -result of the meeting the churches here are greatly revived and Pickens is a better town. Forty-fivo members joined the different churches, most of them by profession. A handsome purse was pre sented to Mr. Glenn as a small token of the love and apprecia tion of the people here. Dr. I. W. Wingo Dead. Dr. I.W. Wingo, my old class mate, and for more than 30 years my co-laborer in the min istry has been called fioni labor to rest. When W ingo was call ed away f rom earth, one of the purest, truest and best men that it has ever been my privi lege to be associated with left this world and went home to Heaven. He was a preacher of more than ordinary ability, al ways on progressive lines in church work. He was very enthusiastic i ii advocating Christian education and Mis sions. Dr. Wlngo was pastor at Central in this county. Ho died at his home at North Greenville Academy last Wed nesday and was buried the next day in Greenville city cemetery after funeral services in First Baptist church of Greenville, wvhere he had so often worship ed while a student in Green ville, then while he was Bible teacher in Furman, "'Seryant of God wvell (done." ,H. Before Magistrate Porter. Frank Williams, who has been living about half a mile from the court house, on the Easley roadI, wvas tried1 bef ore Magistrate Porter. Monday, charged with violating the dis pensary law and was bound over to court. Three men who live at the Pickens imill village were arrest. ed for disturbing the peace Sun day and were brought before Magistrate Porter Monday and fined $12.50 each. Ponderosa Tomato Plants for sale at the jail, 10c per dozen. Special For 9 days, beginning Thurn thru Saturday, 2r st, I will se coffee at 5 Pounds Still have some of those goc best in town, at 50C a gallon Come to see me for ca canned goods, etc. Anythil Grey T.' Mauli Arrest Made In Neighbors Case B. Johnson, charged with shooting Jake Neighbors, was tried before Magistrate Forest Keith, of Pumpkintown Friday, and was bound over to next court. It will be remembered that Mr. Neighbors was shot and beaten up recently because he was suspected of having re: ported a still in this county. United States detectives. have been working on the case,. but so far only Mr. Johnson has been arrested. Mr. Neighbor's wounds are not fatal. Finds Gun After Fifty Years. September 20, 1863, right after the battle of Chickamauga, A. B. Hays, now of Paragould, Ark., but then a member of company A, Second Kentucky Infantry, which was a part of Breckinridge's division, Gen. Hallum's brigade, picked 'up a musket which was of a more modern type than the gun he had been using, and which had belonged to a federal soldier who had been killed in the bat tle that day, and took his own old time rifle and hid it in a hol low tree near the place where Cobb's battery had been station ed during the battle. Mr. Hays had not been back to that part of the country since that time until the recent re-union of veterans here, but., remiemb1 er lug the incident, he took a trip to Chickamauga and from tho markers placed by the govern ment, located the tree and found his rifle. The gun was in good condition, except the ramrod had rotted out and the stock had rotted a litt le where it, fastened to the barrel. lie found the enn Mav 30, almost fifty years after hiding it.. Chattanooga Times. For the above we are indebt ed to our highly esteemed cit zen, G. 13. Hamilton, of Enslev, who is on an extended visit with his family to see his wife's parents in Scottsboro, Ala. Excursion to Atlanta, The Southern Railway will r.in an excurslon from Gafiney to Atlanta on Thursday, Juno 26. The train is due at Easley at 12.25 p. in., and the fare from Easley and return is $2.85. Train will stop at 1Easley, Lib erty, Norris, Central and Cal houn in this county. Excursion tickets will be good returning on all regular trains, oxcept No. 88, leaving Atlanta ut) to and including 12 o'clockc train on Monday, June 30, Good Garden, Our Nine Times letter came in too late for publhcation last week, but we give one item of it this week: Crops are looking fine. Clayt Owen has the best garden and roasting ear patch that I have seen this year, So when his friends come to see him he sure can put the garden stuff to them till they feel it. At Antioch. Rev. 13. M. Smith wvill preach at Antioch Baptist church the fourth Sunday in June, 1913, at eleven o'clock. argain! dcay, June r 2th, and lasting ill my regular 25c roasted for $1.00 di Muscavado molasses. TIhe kes, crackers, loose candies' ig in the grocery line. fin, Rickens Can Send Parcels . Post Pkgs. C. 0. D. Beginning July 1st, patrons of the parcels post may send packages C. 0. D. for a charge of ten cents, according to infor mation -and' instructions re ceived at the local postoffice, The additional cost of ten cents, to be paid in parcel post stamps will also include the charge of insuring the package, tb an anount not exceeding 50. The collection for -packages thrdugh the postoflico system, is. decidedly new feature .of Postal work, and naturally its adoption in connection 'with the parcels post is somewhat of an experiment., the result of which will be watched with consider-. able interest. Packages thus sent C. 0. D. nav be sent only from a money order office, and only to a money order office. The amount to be collected can not exceed $100 on any package. Predicted 1913 A Dry Year. A gentleman was in town some days ago and stated that he had been told by another gentleman of this county that Rev. Harvey Ketinemore, who has been dead several years, say in his lifetime that those who lived to see the year 1912 would see the wettest year of many and that it would be fol owed by 1913 as the dryest rear of many. Rev. Mr. Kennemore was an )ld man when he died and had ived in this county all his life, e was well known and had ,he esteem and confidence of all mho knew him, and just how near his predictions have come true those who passed through last year and up to this time of 1913 can testify. Mrs. Bessie Ramseur. Whereas, the shadow of sor row and bereavement has fallen over the life and heart of our sister, Mrs. l3essfe R1amsenjr, In th death of her husband, Capt. Arlthur Ramseur, and Whereas, we know that, a' cind Providenco sustains her in ior hour of affliction, and that the rod and staff of tho blessed Jesus is her support, still we 3orrow with her over his depar "ure, and, therefore, be it 1*. solvedi, 1, That., we the nenbers of Woman's Missionary Society of ;he Methodist church, do heart ly exteid our sympathy both .0 our sister ani her family in .his sad dispensation of Provi lence. 2, That a copy of these reso [utions be spread over our minute boo0k. 3, That a copy be0 sent to the bereaved family. to the South 3rn ChrIstian Advocate, and to The Pickens Sentinel. Mrs. A. V. Hiarbin, Mrs. T. M. Norris, Mr's. J. N. Morean, Comnmittee. In Memory. On May 21st, 191.3, the death ingel visited the home of Mr. ind Mrs. Waco Holliday, and1 :laimed for its victim Ralph, their five monbths old baby. It's little body wvas laid to rest the I riay following its death in the Six Mile cemetery. Thl~e funer al was conducted by Rey. B. C. Atkinson, and wvas witnessed1 by a large number of sorrowing relatives and friends. We ex tend our heartfelt sympathy t~o the heart broken father and1 mother in this their hour of Borrow. Hie Is numbered with the angels, With the angels bright and fair. We can almost see him beckon mng To tflat glorious laa.'l o'er there. Darling Ralph, he has lef't us Yes forever~ more. But we hope again to meet hi, l On that happy golden shor<. He is waiting gently waiting, And for him we should not weep. For to us the sph'it murmurs, Darling Ralph is just asleep. Prof. J. I. Reese and wvife of Florida are spending the sum mor with her father, M. Hen dricks. of this contyi. Pleasant Grove New. Today feels like summe: again. The thermometer regis tered 50 degrees here last Tues day morning and crops ar< looking very sick over it. A. L. Fortner, who has beet very sick, is slowly improving . A. B. Fortner, of Greenville, is spending the summer with homefolks. A. very heavy rain passed over this community last Sun day about 6 o'clock in the after. noon. The low-country folks are be ginning to com to thi moun tains for the summer. William Harden's boarding house is open to the public. He is located 'at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains on Saluda river, four miles from Caesar's IHead and five miles from the railroad station. Rev. J. E. Foster filled his regular appointment at Pleas ant Grove last Sunday. The Lord's supper was administered. On account. of the bad weather there was only a small crowd present. Mr. Matthew Edens of l)acus ville, and Miss 3 anie Anderson, of Oolenoy, took dinner with the latter's sister, Mrs. J. F. Rigdon, last Sunday. J. P. Anders and family spot Saturday night and Sunday with Vardry Harden and fam ily. J. J. Fortner, of Greenville, is visiting relatives and hom sfol ks In this section. Some correspondent has asked the views of others on the whis key question. It is a very hard question to answer in the right manner. In my opinion if South Carolina ever has prohi bition she will have to make laws so stringent that when a man violates the whiskey laws let him suffer the full force of it. If a law was passed that whey the officers caught a man mak, ing whiskey, have it ' bo criminal offense, give uAm sc many days on the gang. If this does not break him and he comes before the court the second time, double his sentence every time he is brought ..before the courts. Make it a law that no one can pay out and this will treat the rich and poor alike. Just as long as you put them in jail for this offense it will not stop It. I have heard men that dealt in whiskey say that if they caught them they would have to feed them as, long as they kept them in jail. And as soon as they get out they are back at the same old trade. Now such as this will not stop some people from making it. Now the question is to make a law that. they will dread and when you stop the'making of the stuff you will stop the d ihnk ing and not before. I could say more but will not intrude on the editor's space in the paper. A Farmer. Fortner, S, C., June 15, '13. Acts on the Liver Dodson's Liver Tone Livens Up the Liver-Is More Than a Mere Laxative.2 Calomet was for years the only kw.nm medicine that would stimo iate the liver', But calonmi is often dangerous, and people are not to be blamed for being afraid of it. Within the last few yeare muaev medlicines have been put to ho used instead of calomel, but their effect is onl the boweli -not on the liver. Pickem~ drug sto' e says that the only real liver medicine to actually take the place of calomel is Dodson's Liver Tone, a mild, harm less, vegetable liquid that the P'ickens Drug Co., recomn mended to take the place of cal omel and which gives prompt relief in cases of constipation, biliousness andI sluggish liver. So confident are the Pickeni Drug Co., that they give thelb personal guarantee with ever' 50-cent bottle of Dodson's Live: Tone. You can be sure tha you are getting Dodson's b, asking at this store if they ar giving you the medicine the per'sonalfy guarantee to refun< money on If unsatisfactory. (Adfertisement.) Greg Mauldi's coffee sal lasts until Saturday night. Oc a pound of good coffee free. FROM THE PALMETTO STATE ' .1 Latest News of General Interest That [" Has. Been Collected' Prm Many Towns and Counties. 3 McColl.-McColl bonds of $69,000 for light, sewerage and waterwtas' sold to R, M. Marshall and brother of Charleston. Blaokville.-The people -. of Becke ville have become aroused along ehuz cational lines.. They are planning tfor the 'best session of the school in its history, to begin next September. Columbia.-The governor has ap. pointed W. Q. Jackson, H. J. Liyte, John Bell Towill and Luther WilIliam son as members of a commnieion In the matter of annexinig a portion of Lexingtdcounty to Alicen. Washington.-Representative Wyatt Aiken was notified that Frank 14, Hes of the geological survey left here for Anderson county 'where .he goes to 1n= spect some lands upon which the own ers think oil and natural gas may be found. Columbia.-By means of a resolutiotn offered by Councilman Keenan re'ent. ly, councU rejected the proposition of Walter A. Keenan with reference to an alloy between his propsed butidding on Sumter street and the central fire station. No counter proposition was made. Monck's Corner.-The'county super visor came in and Dartialy checked over the petitions asking otr an elec t'ion on the "dispensary of no d'apen sary," and docided that the petitionors for the election had lost, wlthout go ing over the entire petitlong. It 'was shown clearly that a barge niumber of the petitioners were not qvrAe Washington.- Congressman Lever has written D. S. Murph of St. Mat thews and Morris Lumpkin of 0olum .bia, requesting that they report fer duty here. Mr. Murpn will become clerk to the house committee oa agri culture, of which Mr. Lever is ohair man, and Mr. Luinpkin will be aesist ant clerk. Sumtor.-It la been decided to is to get the firemen's convention her~e for the 1914 turnament. An ivitatten will be extended at the meet .g at AO Ibevillo, June 21. Sumter's a gavtameat will be represented in the t urnmnent that, follows the conventio , the de partment boys having practiced at the foot reel and wagon events for sment time. Lexington. - Acquilta Shar'p, tire young white man who was convic'.ed of seduction in the. general sonsiloas court, and upon whont sentence was deferred pending the aisposition of n mnotion or a new trial, was sontencod by Judge Ilayne F. Rice to pay a no of, $300 and serve a period of 12 months at hard labor. Chester.-The Carolina & North western railway announced t4me. mew schedule for passenger trains, Nos. 7 and 8, that will be extended to Ches ter Sunday, June 29. These are the trains people hold a meeting In York. vlle along with the railroad comin sion some weeks ago regarding. The scehdulo allows about an hour and one-half in Chester. Col'tnia.-Tho .crials at Biuulton Es. passed. The village has regala~ed its calmness and thoro has boen no riot. The townm had been greatly excited but It is now quiet and the danger isover. The hunt go0s on for the negro wh'o' attenmptod to assault the wife ofi ana at torney and severalinegroes have besn anrestod, foundl to be' innocent and re leased. Waltorboro.-Th ree young women and two young mon received dipiomaa. at the graduation exercise. of the Walterboro high school several days ago. TIhme commencement exerciaos beganl with drills and a singing pro gram, thme cantata, "A Day in tie Woods," being especially wel'l o.e sonted by the pupils of the b li~er grades. During thc teni days he was here, Evangelist Gletin was on tertainled by MI r, and Mrs. T.1 D. Harris at the ii iawatha Hotel, and1 when it c'ame timo to settle all the expense's of the meeting it was Iearned that these gen erous popIle hiad made no charge whatever' for the time Mr. Glenn was at their hotel. Folger-Ramseur Marr'ied, on May 25, at the residence of the bride's mother. Mrs. T. W. F~olger, in Central. by Rev. J, C. Bailly, Mr. James. ioward Ramseuir and Miss Lila 1olger. TJhis was a maririage Lof unuisulal int~ere&st on a.ccomI t t of the pop ilarity of the con tracting parties. 'CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Nave Always Bought Bears the