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The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-12-21
A POPULAR PASTOR.
The Work Rev. D. w. Hiott is Doina
at Mt. PiSgah.

SA "'' ioSoEs
Rev. d. w. Uiott is one of tho
best knows and one Of the most
popular Baptist ministers in the
county. His mauy fyiords win
read with interest the following
from II late issue nl lho bupti>l
Courier:
Dear Courier: ] would no
pleased TO wlIte you concerning
a portion OF the workings of our
church, Mt. Pisgnh, whil, under
the leadership Of Rev. ID. Weston
Hiott.
1t was, | believe, in May, 1876
that Rev. ID. Weston IJiott, who
had just finished his course at
Furman University, was called as
co-pastor to assist Rev. T.. Il. Long
who Was pastor at that time. Bro.
Long, who has in the long ago
passed to his reward, after having
served the church in n most satls
factory and successful manner for
ii number of years, by consent OF
the brethren, turned over the pas
torate Of the churcn TO the assist
ant, young and inexperienced as he
was.- The older heads of Mt. Pts.
gah saw mo- III him than the
manly looking boy that he was.
Bro. HiOtt WAS then called to the
pastorate of the church and filled
that position for two years, to the
JOY and sptislactlon OF the entire
membership. During these two
years, through the continued, earn.
est and untiring efforts of the pas
tor, great spiritual progress was
made in the church and lasting
good accomplished. This, l think,
was Bro. Hiott's first pastoral
work.
Early to declde in life that ne
lad been called to preach the gos-
pei, he went about his work with
an earnestness and devotion which
have ever proved his calling and
his success as a winner of souls 70
Christ. During these two years OF
hrs gospel ministry at Pisgah there
were many accessions TO the church,
forty five having been baptized at
one time. Bro. Hiott's power and
inilaence as an ambassador for
Christ spread abroad, and, like q
great many other young men, ne
was dasirous 10 see more of the
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!nud toiIorerl ny

baptized during Bro. Hiott'a pas.
iorate Of the church
At the last election FOR pastor.
Bro. Hlottwas unanimously elect
cd by rising vote, there being no
opposition.
The members subscribe lihetally
to PASTORS salary. The entire
amount of paetor's salnrY ia depos-
lied ig q bmtk at the beginning of
the year, and at the end OF each
month one~twellth ot this amount
is checked out and paid to the pas,
tor
In addition to other laudable
undertakings of the church, suc-
cessfplly conducted mlssion work
under the auspices Of tho lady
members is in progress. These
Ghristian ladies are loing % great
and telling work ip a quiet andim-
ostentr lous manner phey must
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tberefore, he accented a call

world; therefore, he accepted a call
to another field, and his absence
for the period of nineteen Years at
Mt. Pis9aS was notably consplcu-
Gus. While 9~ay, the pastorate of
the church wns rendered him a
nnnberuf times. During this 10 g
period of nineteen years, despite
the rouSmg efforts made by the
many excellent diyiues who minis
irr"d L. tha spiritual wants of the
members, the beFship of the
church decreased, and lis II fluence
and power as IL BODY OF united
Christians were fast waning. II
wns apparent that something must
te done or failure would be the
inevitable result. The wiser heads
of tho church, realizing this fact,
bestirred themselves to creator ac-
ton, the result Of which was that
an Urgent and pressing cell, accom-.
panied with the prayers Of the
church. was again extend ed Bro.
lIiott. This call was accepted, not
only to the delight of the chnrch,
but other denominations hailsd
his coming with equal deugh'.
His return tobthe church of his
iirst gospel work was the sigual for
a forward move. It's needles - to
say that his return was welcomed.
This was indeed cheering and
caused his heart to rejoice, and
gave him strength and stimulation,
two factors in the make>up of a
successful gospel minister. But
with all this, it soon dawned upon
the new pastor that difficult and
laborious task was before him. The
fearful and deplorable condition IN
which be found the church made
his heart SAD. He found that pref
udice, strife, differences aud bick-
erings were prevalent in the church.
As matter of fact, this stare Of
affairs would have to be changed,
and with that spiritual energy and
valor so characteristic of the man,
be ethimself to the task of Grad.
ioating these destructive evils.
This ha did in such an efectral
way and with such little friction
that even the most disinterested
spoke his praises, TO say nothing
Of the kindly manters In which ne
is treated by the members of the
Icturch.
Oar church Is constantly yincreas.
ing in numbers and usefulness for
the Master. Upwards Of one huns
deed and fifty members have beer
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A husband has often passed his
companions in q saloon and home,
because baby's face was watching
at the window for his return. A
man has been lifted from slumbeI ..
ing indifference and pressed tor
ward to make the best of lie for
baby's sake. Hard faces will soft.
en-, discouraged ones will gro ~
more hopeful, gloomy lonesome
homes Will bo made bright and
merry, lives are made pure and
happy thus q tiny bit of humanity
lie redeener of mankind LEX.
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the road ahead of us, Mary said,

the road ahead of rs, Mary said,
"Ieke, there goes Bill Young and
Nellie WllllrmS. Bill is driving
The black horse, and he Says it can
oct stop anything III The country
My pride was touch d, and as |
tapped the mares flank with the
"hlp eaaed up on the strings, and
the way the little beast went after
the black horse was a tring to.
stand out OF the way OF. With her
cars laying well back, the gallant
niue animal entered Into the spirit
oI me race, and as Mary hid her
mead nrhlnd my shoulder to pro-
tect her lace rom the lying snow
from 'h' mares heels, the blood
was boiling IN my veins and was
determined to pass Bill Young or
XIII dad's horse.
Nc'lIe waved her hand In def
""ce ana as Bill was using the silk,
we were SIMPLY splitting the wind
But the mar" was gong level, and
MS she had the Loot sho soon had
aer nose at thor backs, ana under
. strong pull was watching for
IA chance to lap and take the lead.
lhe opportunity soon came, and
pulled to the right, and wo were
away like a bird, passing them as
though they were standing still,
but not taking the track quite
quick enough | ran onto a bank,
the cutter car9ened, slid aways on
one runner and Mary, followed by
the robes and blankets, took fly
ing plunge at snow drift, while |,
face downward.. was plougbing IN q
sn,,w hoI,;nd th,,nI,,a,,7,, fn1,.,,t
.,, o,'o ,' "G''' ''olosn's l.s"'1
o"eu morse, AS we wen' over
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side, all bent on The same mission.
Young, healthy and full of life,
we enjoyed the work, and iokoa
were free and shouts of laughter
filed the air AS some unlucky wight
would roll from the s,cl and fnr
the moment was buried in the
drift; and many 4 SLY glance was
cast towards the houses we passed,
where at the windows, bright eyel,
rosy checked lasSies were watching
and laughing at the haps and mis-
haps of the boys in the snow.
The storm was over, tho roads
had settled, aud the afternoon OF
Decomber 21 WINS spent in "gettjng
ready" for the Christians Eve dance
The mare was we'll groomed, the
robes shaken and we'll cleaned, and
the bells we're gwen an oXtra rub.
As l led the frisky animal from
her stall, | patted her sleek SIDE.
aud gave the bells a shake Just to
hear them jingle, and I was the
prqudest and happiest lad in the
couGtry, and why not?
The air was crisp and c,Id, The
full moon shining brightly on The
|clusted snow and the sleighlng all
that heart could wish; Mary, iu
my eyes, was the sweetest and
prottiest girl in all the country
round, and there was not a horse
II the county could throw the snow
III our faces. What more could a
boy Of sixteen desire?
AS turned into the yard farmer
Brown came out on the porch aud
said, "Zeke, hitch the nag and
come in" But j told him that as
she was a little nervous | thought
would stay by her, and | was
mighty glad of an excuse to escare
the good natured jollying that
awaited me.
When Mary stepped into the
cutter, and | was tu2king the robes
around her-my heart pounding
like trip-hammer, the old man
called out, "Neke, you young ras-
cal, keep an eye on that mare
cause If you spill that gal in the
snow, you and the old lady viii,
cry quits" Mary laughed, and
did not reply, but picked up the
reins and we went skimmiug over
the snow, and for mile or two
said never word. / was tongue
tied. Too happy for utterapce --oI
| perhaps j was bashful.
Soon we gaw rig coming down
q cross road, and as it turned into
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and arc receiving the encourage.
ment of the entire church.
The church, under the wise lead
ership of our pastor, is thoroughly
aroused, wide. awake, progressive
and devoted to the work of the
Master. A Member.
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3 Young OIks Hap.
piest Hours.
GOING TO THE COUNTRY
DANCE WITH OUR BEST
GIRL BY OUR SIDE,
zcke Ruminaies on the Long For
gotten Past But do we Ever
ForgetouF Youthful Frolics
And Good Times at
Christmas.
TO us oideF Folks Each cirlstniss Brings to
Mind Some Former One.

tltdsL, .Attiitu sumo t-oEtfiet Oi1e1 ~
Old Uncle JOHN, the weather
prophet of theneigf buhooti, stood
leaning on the bars and with half
closed eyes vas scanning the heavy
banks Of grey clouds lying low on
the horizon. Slowly strengthening
his long 8aunt frame, and turning
up the collar Of his shaggy over
coat, he Trimmed fiis hands deep
into its captcious pocKete, remark
ing with a drawl as he walked
away: "Boy', look out for heavy
fall of snow '6fe tomorrow. ~
1t was not b,;capse theisnow was
good for wheat q neither because
there was an . ID saying 81 green
Christmas makes a fat graveyard =
that we were Interested in the old
lnep's remarks ior in those boy.
hood days beck on tho farm, we
We're, rot giving much thought to
the practical or serious affairs OF
life, and just at that time wa were
more interested IN run Of sleigh
ing for the holidays, and The fun
that come with it.
Hue to- tUncle Johns prophecy,
se niAset tho storm set ip, and
l%s@tbs faIsS fen thick and fast
my spirits r$se, aud / was c5rre
s3ond,ngly h2rpy, and hurrying
through with he chores" vent
to the house to settle the qu6stlon
that was uppeImost in my MUD.
Father was seated by the fire
reading aloud to mother, who, busy
with her Knitting, WAS sitting op-
posite, and as ] drew up to the
fire / was alittle nervous and fd-
getty as how bsst to broAch tho sub
ject, but father, glanci4g up from
his reading, realized tbere was
something on my mind, and put
ting aside the paper, safe We'll
my boy, what - il? out With it,
know | slammercd and tnrned
as red as a perny, as | blrFled out:
"Weil, father, ! thonghte | would
ask'if ! night have tie use OF tile
mare and Swellboay for Christ:
mas"
Fathers eyes twiukled as he
glanced at mother, and by the quiet
smile on her face, / knew my re-
quest wosgrauled, and | doubt not
that thoughts of day gone by fit.
ted across their minds as he re-
piled II guess so, but you must be
on your guard with the brute, as
she is in high lettlo, and yon know
neighboF Brown sets great store by
that girl of his"
Mother laughed, and ] blushed
as / thanked them, and ram upstairs
20 hed and 10 1re,,n ,ba oaro ,on
agav and threw Marn into M
drifts
7 was aronsed IN ,be mont ~ !
noke in the ribs from hr,,thor ,rons
a. be said. .zeLo 10 wind 4
coming up. and it's drittlnu badlyp
In the morning wa we're ont of bod
@
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s1d@g,
0u!iij!cr 10 Particular People.
Young Mems Clothing

is - dlstirctivr feature with us
We sell re
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j m always anxious for him when he's away.
Indeed ! understand that" said Mrs. Gordon,
svmpatheticallv
She's lust been asking me 70 quit" put in the
engineer.
ITO leave the road asked Mrs Gordon IN surprise.
She turned to the other again. Mr. Gordon
says he's the best engineer they have.
No woman hears such praise Of her husband without
being pleased, and Mrs Hayess face showed her
feeling he child still chung TO her father hand.
little in the long silk
My daddy is good to me. she announced suddenly.
with the emphasis OF tnal1ty, if she thought that
fact had been questioned
Mrs Gordon stopped and clasped the baby IL her
arms. "Of course he IS dearc, she sad and you
love him. don't YOU
Course dol' answered the child. " An ny mother
does too an she takes yesterday an all the days
an wave hands when the train goes by.
Bless your heart cried Mrs. Gordon
Baxter had up to tell Gordon that Number
Four minutes late. The General Superln-
tendent turned back the others Just time 10 hear
the child say " Has YOU got a little girl like me,
Gordon caught the choke in his wies voice She
answered No little sweetheart. wish had,
Again he the We have another
Ten minutes 10 wait. Helen, he SAID. 60 "uldn'
YOU ike lust what happened that time: Have.
suppose YOU tell Mrs. Gordon about it
II wasn't much said the engineer. If the
President Of the United States hadn't been the
tram nothing would have been sad about It, Th'
slde-rod that connects these driye-Wh,cls BROKE and
every timc the whG turned the loose end @. the
bar smashed through the cab and tore things up
httlc- Then when j down the end struck the
ground. If it had hit solid tie II probably would
have tipped the engine and made bad wreck
bat At Just happened strike between the t,s, and
managed to get her stopped before any great damage
done"
Which means" interrupted Gordon that he
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Tn man leaned forward and touched her
hanG triy- We shall be here ten minutes
he said " Don't you think 1t would
d. 1.- good 10 take . little walk"
= like II sery much. she replied. You're
sur. - have time"
81 aenr think they'll 90 until we re ready" Cor
don replied. with a little laugh They don't leave
tn General Superintendent beside the track as a
H, ae.r,6 her quickly with her coat and ,eftlv
hau5- hex down the steps OF the car. II was q fine
fresh afternoon II the late spring and a few OF
tn. passengers had taken the opportunity break
rl. -a.r.rOny Of tho tedious Journey bv two
outside. The tram late having waited several
h.ar -.r us eastern connection with the mails Now
hat lie this little tank station until the east
..a-i express should pass Gordon nodded TO the
agent BE- and his wife walked ND the long platform
t.. ard -he head Of the tram
HaH Number Four. Baxter. he asked
About en time, 81. answered the man, they
A. they went by the last 81 the rna-cars they saw
Tn engineer standing beside the locomotive talking
VIII s.0.larl 4 little girl hardly more than baby
cluae q ms hands with both her little and
oosea -n sceadfastly and unwinkingly il the face.
hats aCk HAYES. dear SAID Gordon.
j. replied his wife lightly Il suppose l
oues- =. know something about him from the way
you -rse- but don't except that he Is a good engi-
nse-. and m grateful to him
Gordon smiled, he said. I've told you more
about hiul than | have about all the OF the
or r-e road Hes the best engineer have; but
There q special reason why you ought 70 know who
'es dear" she said softly. but I'm afraid I've
f-.. ten"
Hes the man who saved the Presidents special
.st day Wa came 50 near a bad smash
oh.' she cred To think I should not have
lied that
Sire walked swiftly toward the Hsle group. and
l lslEey extended her daintIly- goved hand 10 the
f-.s- the jumper and oi-epotted overals He
partly turned toward her he saw her coming and
---H II embarrassment covered his clear-cut face
f.- -e rece gnized the General Superintendent and
knees that tins must be Mr. Gordon He dropped the
greasy o-l-can he had been holding and his hand
Went 90 has cap.
Mr. Hayes" said Mrs Gordea her hand still
eztended, YOU saved my HE. and tins Is the FIRST
,IFortunity | have had o thank YOU
The engineer dropped his cap and made q gesture.
10 take the hand she offered him Then he STONED
and the red ~ ms neck again and spread over
his face. he looked at his own hand
It's all oil" he said. simply
Mrs (Torl-1 WAS clever woman. and T., sides sr.
was sincere. She graefo- - this man and before
he could withdraw his hand She had grasued II heartily
i would be pity, she exclaimed If l should le-
htle OH prevent me- from taking The hand that has
saved iny life
Gordon saw and sympathized with the engineers
embarrassment, and TO the rescue
GU re all night again, Hayes" he asked
Oh, yes Mr.. Gordon"
Nhy. was he hurt, John. You didn't tell me
that Mrs. Gordon turned quickly to the other
woman. This Is Mrs Hayes" she said half-qucs-
tonIngly. How anxious YOU must have been for
him"
Yes" replied the engineers wife, a little sadly.
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JACK HAYES LAST CALL
,T@@~ BY Oscar Hing Davis stayed there
CA L L

stayed there
with that b ar
$ m a 5 hin G up
under him, and
IN danger every
S cond of being
killed by a blow
from 1t or of
being scalded
by t ping
te a m un til
he had shut off
and put on the
brakes. "
Mrs Gordon
tuTnt q an d
{ aug h { I h e
Smyrna times., 1904-01-27
FOUR GIRLS LOCKED UP
IN CELLS IN DOVER JAIL
MORE ARRESTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
WRIGHT. HOWELL AND PARKER.
All of the Girls are Intelligent and Attractive
But are Bad-Their Trial Will Not
Come Off Until Next April.

Four white women are now in Dover
Jail, awaiting trial on the charge of
carrying on a system of robberies
throughout lower Delaware. Emma
Craft was brought here from Milford
Thursday and joined the othe two who
were arrested last week. The women are
charged with receiving stolen goods
and hiding them in their houses III
Dover and Milford. Large quantities
of goods have been found in the two
houses which are believed to have been
stolen. The women lived with the
white men who were arrested last week
after escaping from the Smyrna lookup
two of whom were later captured and
are now in Jail. In default of bail
they will he held till the April term of
court.
All of the young women are intelli-
gent and attractive in appearance.
learning that they would have to re-
main in prison till April, they appealed
to the sheriff for some comforts in
their cell. A wagon was then sent to
the home of the girls, near DoYer,
where they where conducting "fence'
and a bedstead and other household
effects were removed to the jail They
at once began to arrange their cells,
and were joined by BERTHE Fleming,
the fifth young white woman committed
to the Jail this month. Religious and
charitable societies OF Dover have in
terested themselves in the young
women, but as they are all over the
age limit they cannot be admitted tc
the Girls Industrial School in Will
mington.
Smyrna times., 1904-01-27
THE AMERICAN HEN AS SHE is.
has Become One of the Wonders of the World
as a Wealth Producer.

The American hen is achieving a
reputation not second even to the cele-
brated American hog. She has In
fact become one of the wonders of the
world. AS a wealth producer she
ranks with Aladin's lamp and the Kim
berly Diamond mines, with this i'm
provement over either, that what she
produces is good to eat. A summary
from the statistical reports as to what
this wonderful fowl can do and has
done. makes mighty interesting read
ing.
Her annual output is greater in val
ue than all the output of mines of
gold aud silver in this bully country,
and you may also throw in the pro-
duct of the copper mines by way of
good measure and still the hen has
the whole aggregation beaten to a
frazzle. There are $50, 100000 chick
ems in the country. The value of the
poultry sold in the markets during the
year was $136,OOO, 900, and the value
of the eggs harvested was $144, 900, 900,
making a total of $3.50, 600, 900 to be
credited to the hen. The value of
1902 exceeded the total value of the
exports of animals and animal pro
ducts during all the years down to
and including 1900.
The value of all the wool produced
in the United States last year wal
only one-third the value of the outpu
of the American he N. The value of tn,
wheat crop of 28 states added togethe,
was not as great as the value of tn,
eggs and poultry so Id in a single year
If the eggs produced by the American
hen were loaded on one train of cart
the caboose would be 900 miles to tn,
rear of the engine. If all the joyou
cackles that were cackled announcing
the laying of the untold millions o
eggs were compressed into a single
cackle of triumphant Joy the volum,
of sound would make the thunder o
Niagara seem like comparison like tn,
drip falling from the schoolboy's nos,
on frosty morning.
Smyrna times., 1904-01-27
MUSKRATS STARVING IN NEW JERSEY.
The Severe Weather Has Cut off Their Food
Supply and Many Are Dying.

The Salem, N. j., Sunbeam says:
Local,hunters and trappers report that
muskrats are actually starving. The
cold spell has continued so long that
the meadows and marshes, where the
muskrats make their homes, have be-
come frozen to such depth that the
animals cannot get food. They feed
upon the roots of salt and other wild
grasses and so hungry have they be-
come that many have left their homes
anG are wandering about over the ice
and snow seeking for something to
eat. Muskrats usually are a timid
animal and are afraid of man, but
since they have become so hungry they
do not hesitate to attack a person.
Hundreds of muskrats have been
killed within the past few days. Dan
iel Sullivan and partner, equipped
with sticks, killed forty one afternoon
on the Finn's Point meadows. The
brown pelts of the muskrats are now
bringing nineteen cents piece and the
black ones twenty-nine cents.
Smyrna times., 1904-01-27
ConRratuIatlons.

Mr.. John H. Cullom, Editor of the
Garland, Texas, News, has written a
letter of congratulation to the manu-
facturers of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy as follows: "Sixteen years
ago when our first child was a baby he
was subject to croupy spells and we
would be very uneasy about him. We
began using Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in 1887, and finding it such a
reliable remedy for colds and groups,
we have never been without it in the
house since that time. We have five
children and have given it to all OF
them with good results. One good
feature of this remedy is that it is not
disagreeable to take and our babies
really like it. Another is that it is mol
dangerous, and there is no risk from
giving an overdose. l congratulate
you upon the success of your remedy. >
For sale by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1904-01-27

Panama has now in session it's first
constitutional convention. The junta
has been set aside and DIR. Pablo
Arosemena elected President. He
said on taking the chair: ''This re-
public will have less by its material
power than by the virtues it will prac-
tice. It's security is protected by q
powerful people in whose veins runs
rich blood of those Puritans who
shook off with the dust of their sandals
the torment of religious intolerance
and the opprobium of political despo-
tism." The idea of the Pilgrims being
champions of religious freedom and
tolerance is really amusing. They
hated the rod of persecution when
they were at the wrong end of it. Then
again, the thought of the Puritans
wearing Sandals" on the wild New
England shore at New Years suggests
frost-bitten toes.