The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-07-26
Good CroWd---A Good Time
And an Ideal Day and
Plenty to Eat.
J, H. WHARTON TALKS.
Those Present Spent an Enjoyable Day
at an Ideal Place, and Hope
to Spend many more
There.

b"o" h"i Saly was ttH luehl VA
and one long remembered by all
who spent it under the shadow ol
Table Rock.
AS per announcements publish.
ed, between three and four hun.
dred persons gathered Thursday at
Table RocF for picnic outing
Nature, IN all her beauty and
lovoliness lent a charm to the oc
casion, and all present speak in
high praises of tho picnic.
The dinner was spread on the
grouho under four majestic oaks
which have grown and thrlved
and have wlthst0od the chilling
blasts of 120 winters, they having
been brought when mere sapings
from near 'the pool" and set ou>
by James Keith.
Several Of the crowd assembled
to the top of the rock and view &C
the landscape over. This is one Q!
the finest scenic points in the Ap.
palachian chain, but we who live
III sight and under the shadow oi
the rock fail to appreciate the ma
jcsty and grandeur of Gods hand.
iwork.
Aside from dinner the most i'm.
portant event of tho day was the
spesch of Col. j. II. Wharton Of
Waterloo. S. c., member OF the
Railroad Commission, who, after
passing his compliments on the
nice intelligent crowd, pretty ba.
bies, beautiful women, magnificent
scenery, fine lands and good crops
spoke in part as follows, his sub
ject h"'ng common sense,' which
he Landed III common sense
way: Among other things that is
not common sense is Our way and
style Of living; it is not common
sens to live too fast, to try tC
crowd too much into one day
either of work or of pleasure; the
keeping up with and putting on So
much style is all nonsense, it is
not common sense. 1t is not at
all according to the law of God
and natule to take our BOYS and
girls and force them like hot house
plants, to becum men and women
before their time, before tho na.
tural law Of development has had
time to bring them to maturity;
they are made Into men and wo-
men too Soon and a, old, bent
diseased and decrepit when they
should be in their prize. Com.
mon sense should teach US tc
avoid the evils and pitfalls that
beset us, and among the great evils
OF the human race are the smoking
OF cigarettes, by our boys and the
drinking Of coca cola by oul
glrl'. Dances, late hours, high
llVlng--and,' health ruined. the
girls take coca cola to hold ur
their nerves, and the men take tc
wbiskoy-hoth are nerve DESTROY
ers, thoy may lnfuse and exhilirate
for a time, but the collapse is surc
aud awful
Paid his respt cts to the calling
of farming; was farmer himself
If the farmers would use common
sense, while they were spoken ol
as tho backbone of the country, il
they would only use their common
sense, they would in reality and
OF n truth be the backbone Of the
c>unty; nothing can live with its
backbone broken, hence they
should Stand shoulder to shoulder
tor the good Of the country 50 that
it could live and prosper. The far
mer has himself TO blame fol having
his calling looked down on; ht
must build up his own self respect
and the respect of his calling; wh,
should his calling be less respected
than that Of any other profession
1t takes good hard common sens
to make successful farmer, Will
q diploma from some third-rat
school can make lawyer or doc
tor. Money can make very sue
cessful man in any calling but tha
OF farming--there it takes brain