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the Pfdgressive ,both for $1.50 , ANAGER not responsible for the 3ts correspondents. ster Blease, N. P. like the war correspondents enthumor: Greenville needs house. 7anybody fool you about it: tad for Pickens 'County. yone ever see a young and naval officer who was not raybe a dough nut now, thing keeps up he'll be a ~mt. rs seem to think ub. spokes, ud all. in.yaysome people whl ever i In this world will be to i band. baseball fans. 'Twill only of months now till the j* beiull, tilt. adeson a 7t ;ich we the oth'er a:v News. esCounty. Billy Sunday should take Mexico,- iffthe is realyin esn converting sinners. urg Journal is to be con Editor Booker failed to 0&kship he was after. - ni mV-a to Order," eresent rthe A':upts; - fate Sodn2 we at Winthrop di etednesday. Went to see si -theat" pole, perhaps. comse Baltimore favors prohibi ~ashington. But it's'a short -1imre and won't take long r e goods. Mr. and Mrs. Fly now and you p~.:estered so muchiwith them - umer swat this winter is tbe eiiigCoe et * -I t a mone to' cout byaa were' - publccr ~ohir couba~artso chage wi i aslyfrde - - ~ claiming Coey sayt overedt thehere ae thehe(P.)rtee copoa arehananneddivdento S4cn.on its preferred stock, which 2b-er cent. in excess of thatof a ag. And yet Uncle-Andy Carne g by e'anmts to die poor. take careo'nw with '~ ' a bm . a ll eathe 50,0of he opula ds the o , wii'eh a army, censors. travei nots be horses enough in this ad to go round, at the present rate hile ment from this country t h t o roil-up the:votes," sur kens emrphis Commercial-Appeal. 't, .who'll blame him for ?f-Columbia State. He'll all right, if he has the dough. - mifisin man~y sections of the working full time, some over paying or have paid the usual ,raw cotton is slowly but going up-yet, where is old G-en. 'ty keeping himself? Come out eel sorry for the DeBeers com berly, South - On account of the war, and 4 lack demand for diamonds, this y can not pay -this year the '4idd" of 1,000 per cent. g~a - gto the Greenville News th - Bell Telepho m wil ,worth Greenville. Looks H d at least spend seventeen s~4e cents in improving their ths ounty. -24 -zsot the old-line stand-'1 ?.*conres have yelled1 1. t think of anything( e eauphouse busi -, .- rise in the new immigration bill-nians to debar from :his country those persons who are usu- J illy designated as "nutty." _ err ord :Father Shtsherbakoviski, an orthodox Russian piest, whatevex. that is. has been decorated by Czar Nicholas with W the third- degree-of St. Validmir for ar braveryon the field of battle. A priest epl with a name like that should certainly Ja get something. ell getSn da A horse-doctor in Alabama has been asked what is the best remedy for sea- T sick mules. While the doctor has it Or under consideration we would suggest, as first aid, that to prevent seasickness Ni among mules is to keep the mules on Br land and not allow them to go to sea. Gi tol Those newspapers which declare that W the president should appoint to office Gr only men whom the senators recom- BU mend, whether they be capable or not, H( will be the first ones to raise a howl Ra when the incompetency of such appoint- led ments come to light. Then the same mi papers will jump on the president with T1 both feet. ne V E The North Carolina legislature is ne thinking seriously of passing a dog-tax Di law. When it passes, if it ever does, sol the next bunch of Tar Heel legislators Pi ill wear different faces from those Mi there now. You can tax a farmer to R. death on his property and he won't kick J0 much; but a tax on his 'possum dogs? Jo No, si-ree! He won't stand for that! vii St< Many newspapers are advising the ilt people to do their building now while G labor is cheap and plentiful. It don't Pa seem fair to the toilers to thus take ad- Jo vantage of their misfortune. It costs H more to live now than it did when work Da was plentiful for all who wanted it. Do Se the building by all means, but pay the Jn laborer living wages. H ._ Al W The late Rev. Sam Jones was never Bo in it with the present Rev. Billy Sun- Be day. Sam used to tell his hearers they La were "flop-eared hounds" and many other pet names; but Rev. Billy gives H Spm several bases when he calls his P "igra crowds "bull-necked, bee t-b:owed, hog-jowled, peanut-brained,- T wease-eyedI four-flushers!" That may Jol be se wy to get sinners to repent, Ri but we think a mighty poor way. m~2 H. Now would be a very good time to Du start work on that Alaska railroad to be Ar built by the government-not because grr labor can be had cheap-but use Ri there are so many men out iploy ment. The road is to 1 iles n length and could be pushed to co e tion now without any unnecessary de- r ne- to od again, as --, may haveer - r railroad now.Ti ho ing of anEn- tal ved three na- as r began. He th, - hen she wasis - ~st; he was on .torpedoed in of escaped death Th .- . as sunk by a fal nek or so ago. - -~..-- a~ueuc a charmed life. eat And yet he may come out of it all safe ter and sound and go home ank be kicked a to death by amule!Co "Young Mrs. Wombat doesn't her husband to go hunting.'ye y nlo n~ot?" "She says he is s rdear that tei so e Courier-Jour- opi I~And the same thing might hapipen is to him if he were such a bear as some coE husbands are.-Alentown Democrat. dri Or such a bird as some nusbands are.- the Springfield Union. Or he might be at- all tacked by asquirrel ifhe issuch a nut be as some husbands are. -Houston Post. Uri And he ought to be shot if such a beast as as some husbands are. -Greenville Pied- ont ont. And if,he is such a scarecrow wi. he should be haffshot, as mag~y hus- the bands are most of the time. to Would Help Some The Massachusetts -young lady who pe wandered six weeks in the woods eat- off ing berries for her health ought to teach g s how to eat cotton.-Orangeburg oth I'unes and Democrat. cai kni On the Hog ter spe "The Columbia State." grunts the no] Pikens Sentinel, "is on the trail of the an< ronesome swine." Well, why notgo the ma cho' e and help us bring home the ten :cr" he State. thE ____ ____ ____1-c< Not Hd qu] --- are A movement has now been star ted u mimong some preachers to cut their own as salaries. We do not believe that any the eal, earnest minister was ever paid onE alf he was worth. -York News. ma _______- du< How You KnOW? to i dim Sung in Greenville: "If I live and ta Ion't get killed, gonna be a mayor of ~tradleyville. "-Pickens Sentinel.Wake ip. There ain't no such place as Strad- lec eyville nohow. -Greenville Piedmont. th Police! mae we< "I hope I'll see more of you." in1 Said the man diff To the maid in that transparent pa Dress so grand. liqi .-Said the pessimest, "I don't see aft How you can..'cs -Jacksonville Times-Union. tiv4 tiv4 According to the war depart- lice nent of the United States, out blir f 65 universities and colleges in he UnitedStates giving degrees, I where students are habitually in day iniform and military discipline cou sconstantly maintained. 11 are ing lassed as "M. C.," which is the cou iighest classification given by san 6t of GOVer r~ Wolowing . he gov ors of the er of aith illian 1670), Joseph est Sir Jc'. Yeamans, Jos. fst, Joseph Morton, Sir Rich I Kyrie, Robert Quary, Jos 1 West, Joseph Morton, mes Colleton, Seth Soth , Philipp Ludwell, Thomas iith,Joseph Blake,John Arch le, Jos. Blake, James Moore, Nathaniel Johnson, Edward nte, Robert Gibbs, Charles ven, iRobert Daniel, Robert nson, Jas. Moore, Sir Francis cholson, Robt. Johnson, Thos. oughton, William Bull, Jas. ann, William Henry Lyttle 1, William Bull, Thos. Boone, illiam Bull, Lord Charles enville Montague, William 1I, Lo-d William Campbell, mnry Laurens, John Rutledge, Cou wlins Lowndes, John Rut lee, John Mathewes, Benja- M n Guerard, Wm. Moultrie, lina tomas Pinckney, Chas. Pinck- ure< y. William Moultrie, Arnoldus the Lnderhorst, Charles Pinck- the y, Edward Rutledge, John the ayton, Jas. Burchell Richard- T 2, Paul Hamilton, Charles Los ackney, John Drayton, Henry nea ddleton, Jos. Alston, David the Williams, Andrew Pickens, fere hn Geddes, Thos. Bennett, the hn Lyde Wilson, Richard Ir- onl ie Manning, John Taylor,A 5phen D. Miller, James Ham- plie )n, Jr., Robert Y. Hayne, D. o. McDuffie, Pierce M. Butler, Col trick Noble, B. K. Henegan, Car hn Peter Richardson, James gre Hammond, William Aiken, vid Johnson, Whitemarsh B. abrook, John Hugh Means, o. Lawrence Manning;James >pkins Adams, Robert F. W. Iston, Wm, H. Gist, Francis ilkinson Pickens, Milleilge L. nham, Andrew G. Magrath, njamin Franklin Perry, Jas. S ,wrence Orr, Robert K. Scott, the anklin J. Moses, Jr., Daniel qua Chamberlain, Wade Hamp- tha: i, William Dunlap Simpson, cou: .omas B. Jeter, Johnson Ha- - D d, Hugh Smith Thompson, the bnC. Sheppard, John Peter Uni >hardson, Benjamin R. Till- $31E mn, John Gary Evans, Wm- and Ellerbe, Miles B. McSweenev. pori ncain C. Heyward, Martin F. T sel, C. L. Blease, Charles A. cre ith, (January 14, 1915), 14( hard Irvine Manning. T cuh Farmers' Union 000, ['he main idea of the Farm- has 'Union as we unders'and it, 000 ct political; but educational. 1914 ose who think that the strike, Ii rctt and sabottage are under- of r ng principles are badly mis- Uni en. It is a fact that there is are much good hard sense among T simon pure farmers as there in 1 among any other class of citi- it is is, and there is. as much sense right, fairness and justice. e Union serves to bring the , mers together, where they Riv 2 swap experiences, advise a h other in their common in est, detect and expose frauds, cou t off barnacles and help t~' r idition generally- at. 'ti - ion, as Bol< es o ; ut there is F hirg in Union politics to in-o. fere with the right of the in- hin idual to freely follow his hu nion, and the Union farmer F.h in no more danger of being - rced, cajoled, deceived or als yen against his own interest 2n~d L a non-Union farmer. By means the farmers need to par organized, and the Farmers, no io is as good an organization eo they could have, though no Prii need claim that it can orr I be any bigger or better than farmers themselves are able que nake it.-Yorkville Enqiuirer. anl Ope [he Limit of Legal Tender 5th tern 'he largest amount that a Re son making payment may r in silver or copper coins, als. h the certainty that the 10.3 er party to the transaction 10.3 i not refuse, is commonly Gd >wn as the "limit of legal Rev der." A definite limit is cified for coins of each de- pres nination except gold coins mu I silver dollars both of which v be used in making legal der up to any amount. Of small coins now current, nt and 5-cent pieces are good y up to 25 cents. Dimes, rter dollars and half dollars jt good in making payments writ to $10. Although it is done day a matter of business custom of It re is no law compelling any p, to make change, and as a con1f tter of la w, a street car con- mat tor, for example can refuse corn ;ake the 5-cent fare out of a sp ie just as he can refuse to ent. :e it out of a $10 bill.- fair 'he city of Greenville has col-ye led over $1,200 in fines from t blind tigers recently rounded there by two detectives. The c. ] n employed by the police de- h tment worked for several K.] sks in the city and succeeded M.A unrchasng liquor from seven c. ( ~erent persons. The proof was . itive and the sellers of theNI ior made but little resistance N r the first few cases. The b to the city for the detec s' hire was $690. The detec s did not prove that any po- of " men were in league with the g,* id tigers.ner they a an election held last Tues- cani the voJ- of Greenville M nty vo in favor of spend- ngrci $60,000 in remodeling the old faces nt co. house. In the 1Efa ie e~lcinn iE Inman was 'role 00NEE CHsrE EXNO' - embers of h Sot aro-C Mehoit cofrec fig. pl Sumter cofeene 3, ~0 tes Grno Index houghs o the South Caro or ehs conference proiate Ui Ies araenwoo In dete nigi line of demarcatio between s two conferences created at in Sumter confeiene. 3, hough the South Carolina or ver conference approximates U ny one-third more area than C Upper South Carolina con- sc ce it has the advantage of n latter in membership by l about 500.1 .ccording to information sup- p( d by the Rev. J W. Kilgo, ol D., presiding elder of the S tmbia district, Upper South R olina conference has an ag- c ~te membership of 48,316 ti the figures of the South c Half Centbr 0f American Progess: ince 1850 the population of United States has more than drupled: there are now more i , 100,000,000 people in this a ntry.C uring the past fifty years a foreign commerce of the, 1 ted States has grown from ti ,000,000 to $4,259,000,000 f the per capita value of ex- 5' :s from $16.96 to $23.27. c( he national wealth has in h, tsed from $7,000,000,000 to ci ),000,000,000. is he amount of money in cir- ci ition has increased fromS$279, 000 to $3,419,000,000. 2 he value of farm property 1b4 increased from $4,000,000,- 11 in 1850 to $41.000,000,000 in 1 1850 there were 9,021 miles A ailways in opeiation in t-he I ted States and today there approximately 260,000 miles. he yearly output of factories, 859 was $1,000,000,000, no w over $20,000,000,000. re Union Meeting he Union of the 12 Mile 3. er association will meet with am Baptist churcb. Oconee 3 s the program:195 itroductory sermon Friday se 11 o'clock by Rev. .E. M. ling. Recess for dinner. riday afternoon, reorganiza- ~ .1st query: *"What will p her progress a m o n g- our rches?" opened biy Rev. B. iurphree. iturday morning-Devotion conducted by moderator. Pe query: "Has baptism any all in Salvation? if not, why do "Opened by Rev. W. M. Iker. 3d query: "What is N iomy?" Opened by R. P. ice. sturday afternoon-Fourth G; ry: "The necessity, power victory of overcoming." ned by Rev. H. F. Wright. query: "The value of sys atic giving." Opened by Pr .J. D. Grain. mnday morning-Devotion-' Sunday school from 10 to - 0. Six Mile school from 0 to 11, by Prof. S. E. ner. Preaching at 11, by; .J. C. Owen. rof. .R. M. Bolding will be Dr ent and give some good Af ;ic during the union. Itin S. E. GARNER, R. P. PRINCE, D. E. GARRETT, Committee. J Liberty K. of P. Lodge was the privilege of the er to attend on last Tues- D evening a special meeting iberty Lodge No, 126, K. ofof when the second rank was ~erred on a worthy young - i. Immediately after the ~erring of the rank an oyster er was enjoyed by all pres The Liberty lodge bids to make a good record thish 7. Recently the following ers were elected and installed arve this term: J. H. Boggs, ~ .; A. D. Chapman, V. C.; j X. Bush, Prelate: B. W. Mc orter, M. W.: W. B. Glenn, c R~. & S.; WV. H. Chapman, f D.; W. B. Glenn, M. F.; W. P'Dell, M. A.; J. P. Glenn, I. Ni. H. Thackston, 0. G.; T. lunter, D. G. C. H. .. leware of Ointments for / arrh That Contain Mercury - ercury will surely destroy the sense o neHl' and completely derange the system when entering it through be used except on prescriptions reputable physicians, as the amage - will do Is ten fold to the good you fr yossibly derive from them. Hall's I y &Cur, manufacturedcot byFo3 iry, and is taken Internally, acting ly upon the blood and mucous sur of the system. In buying Hall's t aken internally ad mad -n o. Ohio. by F. J. Cheney & Co. Tee-. ' ae' of xIe~ rath One irolina or Lower conference One aced at 48,870. This does not clude the increased member ip throughout the State with- +One the last 12 months of between - 0 and 4,000. + There 145 charges in the +this < pper and 135 in the South overc irolina conference. Including the r< ippes, 333 preachers are con ucted with e church through it the State. hi Nineteen counties are incor- 4 >rated in the Upper South Car- oe irina conference, with 24 in the r p u t h Carolina conference, Ichland county is the only lunty unit broken, about one- 4 Aird of this being in the Upper So >nference. - +> Sol ____________ MacI Mitel outh Carolina Has * 168,440Farm Romes l. FREE BOC There are now 315,204 homes Geo. H. South Carolina, according to Chicago, Ill. report issued recently by the published a; ensus Bureau, while ten years relwiew th ro the number .was 269,864, from constii >mpared with 222,941 homes in tion and int ;90. Fifty-three per cent of of French h te South Carolina homes are ally convinc< rm homes, compared with wie il per cent in 1900 and 53 per Wonderful : mnt in 1890. The number of druggists ev >mes in this state free of in- understandir refunded .wii imberance at the present time ONE bottle 70,912 while 19,419 are en- satisfactign; im bered and 210,904 are rented. In the entire nation there are i,255,555 homes. Of this num- E a er 6,123,610 are farm and 14,- 100 acres< |1,945 are urban homes. 'Mile camp - timbered ar part in culti' ppointments for Central Circuit plae ad h for 195 -able and mal Somebody as - For further 1st Sunday-li a. mn., Central; McLeskey, 1 30 p. in., Gap Hill. tanburg, S. 2'd Sunday-il a. in., Law-IflF nice Chapel; 7.3s0 p. mn., Issa- IIfF ieena Mill. ilb 3d Sunday-li a. mn., Central; 30 p. mn., Gr~p Hill. 4th Sunday-li a.m., Central: 0 30 p. in., Lawrence Chapel; 30 p. mn., Issaqueena Mill. Let everybody come out to the MiS, Hi rvices. ELZIE MYERS, Years Pastor. er Toni ____- - Ommen orter's Barber Shop ga~ FIRST CLASS BARBER derived frozi WORK OF ALL KINDS years. I am1 nol gives me tite and ove ople living in the country are especi- Vinol is the y invited to call and have their work have used f ne here. recommende RiIZOR HOINPC 25 CENTS factr" ext door to Keowee Pharmacy, Picken Greenville, coming to o T. McSwAITN Sult 1. CRA IG .this vicinity 'enville, S. c. Pickens, S. c. vi rates oF McSwamn & Craig abtisuhpt nments of thE LAWYE RS blood makin actice in State and Federal Courts makes it so Greenville Office Phone 210 engt f o Pickens Office Phone 39 Vino and flo for chronic a If it fails to Notice to Old Soldiers It we return Pickens Dz awing pension from the CountyBoard:' H alf ter January 1 the board will discon ue paying $3 a month to old soldiers Withoi :il further notice. Board of County A right or -rimssioners. -make or bri Cotton State )r. L. L. Jameson:e h,** Fysician and Surgeon Jvance suppi Easley, S. C. Imust do you) own acres t that have mi ;eases of the Stomach a Specialty debt In the i A good ice over Easley Bank. Res. Phone 135 rightly plaz _______________kept planted maetopay Notice to Pensioners save you mo on the best [ will be in the coust house garenreand ery day in January, 1915, for ing patch In e purpose of making out ap- Hastings' cations for soldiers and wid- about the rij es who are not getting pen- ing garden a ns and wish to apply for same. in It. It tel 1 now drawing pensions will as weln and atinue to draw same without to real farm rther application, indepndence J. B. NEWBERY, Atlanta, Ga. SOur Neighbor 's p ies' and Children's Ooaks Overcoats. mply a sale to move these suits and cloaks, the summer. former price $12.50,85 Now going at $ 8.50 former price $17.50 to $20, Now gomg at 10A former price $20 to $25, 5 Now going at e perfect condition. If you need a suit don't miss b half price. All cloaks for women and children, V y clothing for men and boys, to go at one-third off ours truly, -IORNLEY & CO. d Gents' Furnishing Goods a Specialty Elawes Hats, Carhart Overalls, New Home Sewing ty and Babcock Buggies, Mitchell Wagons and All PEPSI-Cola crowns bearing' the word "Greenville" on inside under cork disk will be redeemed at 5c each. Ask the MerchaN4 There's a great reason why you should drink PEPSI-Cola. It is healthful. EVERYTHING which it brings you is 100 -mt. PURE benefit and enjoyment. Flavor is >us--rare. Effect is wholesome, satisfying to refresh. It QUENCHES thirst with its ~ruit flavor. "There's a Difference" Cents ~. M. BlAK EI neral Merchandise, Norris, I wish to inform the buying public thaI p on hand at all times one of the best line (i eral Merchandise to be found in this sec . ndle good goods and sell them as cheap 5 r can be bought anywhere. A few of the-lines T handle: .* Dittman Shoes, made in St. Louis, for weo and children. They are as good as you can boy here for the money. Stetson and other makes - ats. Calicoes, Outings, Ginghams, Percales, Se ~Bleachings, Underwear for men, women anK ren. Men's ready made Shirts and Pants' r made clothing as good as can be had anywhere. take your measure and guarantee fit. I handle a full line of Groceries. Sugar, Meat, fes, Canne-d Goods, Tobaccos, etc. I hapdle to a, a good patent flour, and Dixie brand, -onie e best self-rising flours. I also sell meal and. hulls and buy cotton and n seed, and pay highest market price for same. You will find a gasoline filling station at my store plenty of Gasoline at i18c per gallon. Give mc a call and I will treat you right. A re deal to all is my motto. M. BAKER, - Norris Phillips Building. I handle caskets,~coffirs and burial robes. ends of Pickens Com t twent -three years we have do rether,t I have tried to give yo Full Value for Your Money. I h nage from you and arpreci nce of same. My stock isf ~asonable Dry Goods, Und s, Blankets. etc., at as lo .s can be sold. We ake care ot its war. # :ry to give values an . s on Shoes have a s. .-. Our Under varm. .-. All go for my goods, so et I get them, FOLGR anuary )f Coat Suits, Lad And This is no fake sale, but si .r than carry them through lot Coat Suits, in all colors, lot Coat Suits, in all colors, lot Coat Suits, in all colors, 'hese are nearly all new suits. ii pportunity to buy one for abou oats for men and boys, and hea gular price. "OLGER, T) Clothing, Shoes, Hats an e Agents for Walk -Over Shoes,. ines, Iron King Stoves, Chase C ell Automobiles. K ON STOMACH ILLS. dayr, of 154 Whiting St., a prominent druggist, has uide to health, in which he e cured himself and brought usands of other sufferers ation, biliousness, indiges estinal troubles by the use taling oils. One dose usu s. The most chronic cases ver three doses. This book d free on request. Mayr's temedy is sold by leading rywhere with the positive g that your money will be bout question or quibble if fails to give you absolute per c ~ quick f land adjoining old Twelve tartj round, near Pickens; .well' d lays exceptionally well; ation; known as old Looper i not been offered for sale sell exceedingly reason e terms to suit purchaser. 1make money-on this land. 5 nformation write to G. B. 22+ Magnolia street, Spar 3. 33tf 5TRNGTH . tchison-Eighty-Onle +.G Old-Uses No 0th- + e but Vinol and Rec- + G is It to Friends. + S.C.-"Itis with pleasure 4te >ftegeat beneft Ihae he 81 years old andlIfind Vi-4 strength, a healthy appe-~4 comes nervous disorders. only toniC reconstruictor I I4 e r several years. I have c$,anyi f it to a great many of in of I t has always proved satis- 4 Mrs. M. A. HUTCHISON, 4ges. as the above are constantly chil~ attention. If people rnm Tail nly realized how V inol in- We people we would not be 0 y the demand.4 ssue building, curative ele- Coff cods livers, aided by the Ca i cntme m 'mlthat of tF successful in building up old people, delicate chil- 4 all run-down conditions. g. cott( a most successful remedy gh, colds and bronchitis.' 4 benefit any one who tries 1 with your money. ug Co., Pickens, S. C. s u Your Living+ t Money Cost + . wreng start in.1915 wi11 4 a most farmers In the 4. s. We are all facing a,4 on. Cotton credit is up~ - - ply merchant cannot aa s on 1915 cotton. You _____ best to produce on your food and grain supplies de up most of your store piece of garden ground, Lted, rightly tended and the year round, canfiearso co be F fiv aresofcotonyou But it must be a real~ O not the mere one-plant- 0 the spring and faln. 915 seed Book tells all and ht kind of a money-sav - d the vegetables to put Pat is about the field crops tilnu2 shows you the clear road all S( prosperity, comfort and So .IT's FREE. Send for i. G. HASTINGS & Co. good -Advt. will and1 - oo st er price Price you - I cash mart