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The Pickens Sentinel
PICKENSo S. C.
MARCH 23, 1916.
atored at Pickens Potolce u's Second di
Mai Mttlet.
PER YEAR, INVAlUABLY IN ADYNU#
GARY Hiore. Manager..
Obituary notices and trioutes of respect of r
it o0mrone hundred words will be printed freo
osargo. All over that number must be Iaid
r at the rate of one cent a word. Cas to
:O1ogpalny manuscript. CardK of thankis pub-,
ihed for one-half cent a word.
Come, now, Miss Spring; we've been
aiting for you long enough.
Wonder if Harold Booker rememl*A
ow to play "Pickety-pockety?"
Blessed is the neighbor who keeps his
hickens at home during gardening titne.
Germany and Austria have both de
lared war on PortUgut. Next? Or is
"lere any more left?
"Danger in Draft" -advertisement.
-specially those drafta that come from
-he bank now and then.
The papers of our sister county of
eonee are carrying the announcements
f seven candidates for county offices.
Colonel Roosevelt is scheduled to ar
ive home March 25. Just in time to
ee the championship prizefight set for;.
he same date.
We planted our irst garden last week,
nd while we were very careful we are
iightily afraid we got some of them I
eeds upside down.
If you ever expect to run for office in
ickens county now is the time. All
*)unty officers wilt hold over for four1
ears after this election.
Our army is said to be badly in -neeai
f aeroplanes for the Mexican rucus.
.ut all of our flying machine makers
tee too busy making them for foreign
inds.
Some enthusiastic newspapers are
'.ondering what we will do with Villa
1hen General Funiton catches him.
Vhich brings up that old rabbit story
gain.
The Greenville Piedmont has a new
'eading. This is the greatest improve
tient in Greenville journalism since the
Nfews used to give away scissors to
ubscribers.
When an army makes a "successfuf
etreat'' it means that about "half of
he soldiers get away with their lives
nad about ten per cent of terfgtn
-quipment. terfgtn
* According to one of our Cracker ex
changes, Georgia is in a badway. Some
of the people want to stop lynchings;
while there are some others who would
lynch prohibition..
- A Chinese writer in the New Repub
heC suggests that the only way to sub
due a woman is to bind her feet, as
they do in China. How about binding
hat unruly member?
- "Cheatp money for the South," goes
a headline. Well, we know a man who
has a bale of Confederate money that
has never been spent; and if that isn't
cheap money we don't know what is.
M' ?iss Juanita Wylie, for several years
e~, ditor of the Lancaster News, has roe.
Ssigned, She has made a good paper of:
'4 the News, but when it comes to choa
tig between matrimony and a job, tho
iob generally gets the worst of it frot
the fair sex.
'New York World egys ''there are too
:any Amnericans sin the pay of Ger
rainy." Also of Elngland, France an4d
,; barbarie Russje. The Metropolitan
pAeds Is -48 one-aided and unrallable in
it. statements about the >var in Europe
About the tigre of ;the bandit attack
oteColumbus a I1 xidan newspaper
~.ptbljshed an article 'whiich said :that
~'Villa had captured Texas ahd New Mex
lc d that Presididt Wilson was flee.
~ to Canada.e. WI have heardi that'
Hearst owns a- ranch or two lrj
gos~, but we didst knpw before that
~Aibowhd a newapagt down there, too.
~. ~ WEEKLY RIDDLE-What is the
., 4prlength for a on'ng lady to wvear
~PvyA.,ttle above two ?Net.
aut of w*te
doynes the doek
~ ZFor sun-dry'reasons.
- iessl
ubscribers on the Easley routp
i their Sentinel's one day lat
dek, and we had many complaint
it. In justice to durselves w
. to state that the papers wen
n' ted at the usual time and put in the
lckens postoffice in time for all of ou
ubscribers to get their papers as usual,
>ut for some reason the Easlo$ pack
gjes r* ined in the postofflee here
.W t day. It was therefore
t ;faOu 4 t that the papers were late
n reaching our readers, tho we greatly
egret it. We always try to get The
leiptfiel put .regularly and often have
o gbrk fate'at nights in order to do so,
dijfgthe past three and a half
ears The Sentinel has not been issued
ste a single time, save at election time,
Si , ited to get election returns,
ndone itol when we had to wait on a
egaldy&ttOisement.
Benstgr Bankhead of Alabamv, chair.
han 6f 'the postoffice committee, has
ntroduced and had reported to his com
nittee a bill that should become a law.
['he? Itr ig Intended to repeal the law
equiriogWe..ditors, publishers and own
)rs of newspapers and periodicals te
le wi.. the postmaster - general
'very M months sworn statements
f the. names of editors, owners,
to.'dW6ders, securieties and, in the
,ase 9f daily newspapers, sworn state
nent average circulation. Senator
Bankhe.ad says he is acting on his own
nitiative in behalf of the small country
iewspa.pejs . and it is hoped the bill
will pass.
eireea -a suggestion for the good
ladies lof Pickens who want to make
this town.."The City Beautiful." A lady
in Pasadena, Cal., had a lawn full of
weeds; so in order to get rid of them
sh.esgave.a"weed-pulling party," with
the result that her lawn was freed of
:he weeds, after which a nice lunch was
!rve.d 'b y the hostess. Weed-pullings
ire qow the fad in that California town.
heie are plenty of weeds in Pickens
wh.'l,start the parties?
SyAmerican citizens of foreign
>,1tt ife recOrded as going back to thei1
ieveral countries to fight the enemy ex
:ept the Russians. These foreigner
ere ,drntpo glad to be out of thel
lative land, where living in peace ani
4ppine"-*Xvs entirely out of the ques
tion. "The bear that walks like a man'
does so only in barbaric Russia, yet th
Rsi f the Allies!
,;..."AR . 4' gold -tbat glitters."
sub'titute fo'r gold has been discovere
by combining copper and antimony an
adding a little magnesium carbonate i
increase the weight.. So when you war
td fnes in.'alleged gold ornameni
thiey ihould be tested by comipetent at
theiftleg'befre~ purchasing. The sul
#tIftiG li'roih about twenty-five eeni
a pound..-_ __
taliously enough, the heaviest pa:
of fa jatch is'-the "light" end.
-They Often Do
*p rt~purg Journal.
Gary Hiott of .The Pickens Sentin
aske' if 'isn't about time for a Greenvil
poeir&W a'ioot somebody.
A.igood~ true .and squar<
built.wagon relieves your tear
of- a~lhost half the load. Suc
is the as&With the Columbt
Wagon. We have themi
four ~Izes. Prices and terr
to s everybody. Sold 1
Picke~i Hardwa re & Grocer
A ~ IX 7E flati
- cdttee Wel
- si.tIsyyoflin
4hive used the
- according to<
godd ern both
th9 cani and a
your money.
gument. Wa
you come aft
WANTED!
Sheriffs, constables and
police tp arrest a so
called DR. BERRY, who
claims'to be manger of
The Globe Optical Com
pany of Greenville, S.C.
See reward offered.
The Globe Optical
Company
The
Ideal Laundry
faet Mcgee Avenue,
Greenville, S. C.
High Class Laundry
Work of All Kinds
Dyeing and Cleaning a specialty.
We make that old suit look like
new. We are prepared todothe
work and do not tear up gar
ments. Patronize our agents and
have your laundry delivered at
your door.
B. B. PORTER, Agent,
At Porter's Barber Shop, Pickens
HOWARD SWEET, Agent,
At Free's Barber Shop, Easley.
You Can't Tell By the
Color or Size of a Frog
The number offeet he can jump.
That's a business he knows
- Which he doesn't disclose,
...For he isn't that Kind of a chumpr
We can't jump so very far,.
but by keepiog everlastingly at
it we hope to get part of your
d business.
d Let us figure with you on
.your Fertilizrs, Hay, Corn,
*Fororaythrsupplies you
need. If we can we will save
you some~ money.
A young cow for sale.
SMorris & Co ,Picken,sCe.
Porter's Barber Shop
Next Door to Keowee Bank
Pick~ens, S. C.
1e The place to get your barber
work done if you want it right
-IShaving. Hair (,utting, Shampoomng. Siass'aging
SjSingeing, et.e.. done by barbers who know theii
business, anti at reasIonnble price..
Rfaz~'or lionting a ..pecialty (live a a trial
S Everyt~blng Extremely Sanitary
fl ~Ourdillinery Department is omplete.
S The representatives that we have had
y gathering this stock will make a repu.
tation for this department the first day
It is opened, which will be March 2.
and 25. Folger, Thornley & Co.
COFFEE
guarantee that Luzianne
wilce as far as a cheaper
latly guarantee that it will
every way. If, after you
entire contents of one can
lirections, it has not-made
these claims, throw away ~
sk your grocer to refund
He will do it without ar
Ite for premium catalog.
-~~~~e 4 v~*
of ie wher~~
ei Your guano. lB;
O f hl .1.[ -
First Showing of Spring Coat Suits, Read Made Dresses and
Shirtwaists and adies' Hats Will Be eld ur Store
Friday and Saturday, March .24th V.d I
We have never shown a better" assortment :of
Spring Goods, Ready-to-wear Suite, Shirtwaists and
Dresses than we have for your inspection at our com
ing opening. Your wants will be satisfied, not mere
ly filled. Our Millinery Department is complete in
every detail and you will be more than pleased with
the display of hats. Bright and fresh a .summer
morn are the new wash ss fabrics h are com
ing in daily. They contain all the season s newest
tints.
It will pay you toseeusand it willpleaseustoseeyou.
Remember the Dates-March 24th and 25th, 1916
Yours truly,
FOLGER, THORNLEY & 00.
Clothing, Shoes, Hats and Gents' Furnishing Goods a Specialty
Sole Agents for Walk-Over and Zeigler Shoes, New Home Sewing Machines, Iron
King Stoves, Chase City Buggies, Mitchell Wagons, Carhart Overalls. Call for Butter
ick Patterns.
'I Edwin L. Bolt 4Co.5
SOur Great Mill End Sale closed Wednesday
n night, March 1, and' wa want to thank the
people of Easley and vicinity for their pat
n ronage. In many instances we shave en
.tirely closed out our fall and winter mer
n chandise, and we now have the room to dis
* play our beautiful line of spring g-oods. We
n are showing one of the most complete and
up-to-date ines ever shown here,
nCoat Suits . New Corsets for Spring
Supring begins for awomwth her frt ew We hav .the well-kn'own ",C. C.," "Warner"
ca es, fuller sleeves, short coats, hihcollars,
~4.hiredwaite sandgjackes. and th frat suts $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.51'
weaves now on display and reasonably pricad.- --
$ 9.9s, $12.50, und up to $5.00. New Middie Biouse
M ......... ........ ............................... Plain, white, fancy, etc., 80e and 98c.
S New IButterick Patterns for Spring.*
- Lots of Pretty Shairt Waists
Some Pretty New Spring Goods Just arrived, 93c, $I.5O, $1,.98 aui.2.48.
. Beautiful showing of new Striped Silk, 25c yard. _____________
Flowered Organde, lots of pretty patterns, 25e yd.
Printed dot and white Swiss. 36 inches wide, good Some Values at 5c Yard
value, 25ejyard. Apron Ginghams-.... - -- .........--5 e Yard
White Marqulsette,.all new patterns, worth about Clico ------------------ --- ------6.c5 Yard
7cyr.Our price 59c yard. Dress Ginghams - -------... 5ecYard
"Georgianna" Satin Edge Crepe de Chine, in any I.Se mg..----- -- -... .. 5 Yard
) shade you want it, 50c yard.
Silk Finish Tissue Ginghams, very special at 15e L des
nyard.
Jhams 12 1-2c yard.
"tit"DresslGinghams 10c yard.
China Silk, . black white, pink, navy blue and. Ensad R-nns
C gen goo va e fo themoney, 48c yard.-Renat
I ace il,s lls -reg"'-r'y at*1.26 ar. Our that w ere L ft f o h
Beautiful Wash Silks 25c yard. - ae fo h
Edwain L. Bolt &'Cro.
Easley,.8. C.
" The Store Thes Always Busy"