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The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08

The Maynard school LAC uo.u
reduced for the last few days on
account Of sickness, mostly grippe.
The farmers are hustling around
preparing their land for another
crop.
The weather has been 50 bad
that there has been no visiting.
Uncle Zeke, 1 want you to come
down and let us sec what kind of
monkey yon are.
Miss Pearl Turner and Miss
Mamie Farmer vislted the Misses
Clsson recently.
Well, as l an not much newsy, I
will step out and let some one else
have my place, so adieu, Sentinel-
Journal and readers.
Ann Freezer.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08
AUDITOR S NOTICE.

Owing to mistake of shipping
levy returns for 1905, I will be at
the below named places for taking
returna:
Mile Creek, Monday, Feb. 13.
Six Mile, Tuesday, Feb. ID.
Cateechee, Wednesday, Feb. Is.
Liberty, Thursday and Friday,
Feb. 16 and II.
Pickens, Saturday, Feb. 19.
Easley, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 81, and %.
Gross Plains, Thursday, Feb. %.
Hogsed's Store, Friday, Feb, 24.
Aiken's Store, Monday, Feb. 27.
%. f. Keith, Auditor.
Feb. 4, 1905.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08
BUSINESS LOCALS.
In

A, J. Boggs has purchased the
Cureton stock of goods. and offers
everything in stock for salo Mt a
big sacrifice. Special prices will be
offered on Saturdays. Entire stock
must be closed out in thirty days.
Lost, on streets of Pickens, q
buckskin, rabbit lined glove. Retura
to George Chapman.
Call on j. D. Moore for your
molasses. Sell EN- cheap.
j. d. Moore sells meat cheap and
lots Of it:
J, d. Moore sells nearly any thing
Good mule for sale. Apply to j;
G. Stewart Il Bro. Dalton, $. G.
If you have any eggs bring them
to MS at once, don't wait till The snow
molts. Craip Bros
We want all the chickens we can
get. Good prices paid for all sizes.
Craig Bros.
We are sole agents for Harrison's
Town and Country Paints.
Folner Il Thornley,.
Old newspapers, suitable for
Wrapping purposes, for sale at this
Office ct &c tho pound.
When you paint YOUR house use
the best paint-Harrisou's TownIlnd
Country Paints.
Folger & Thornley,, .Agt.
For Sale-80 acres well timbcred
land eight miles north of Easley,
in Dacuayille Township. G. w.
Taylor, Greenville, S. g.
Sixty head of mules and horses
any kind you want. All broke and
ready to work. Will make prices to
cash buyers that will make the sale.
Come this week if you want choice of
bargains. II. NJ. Lowery,
4t Seneca, S. G,
My stock of buggies, wagons, har
ness, and implements of various
kinds for preparing your laud, is toe
large, and I will slaughter prices for
cash until this stock is reduced.
At r. Nj. Lowery, Seneca, s. q.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08
The South Carolina Live stoc

The South Carolina Live stock
association meets in Columbia on the
10Th and 10Th inst A very nice
programme has been arranged and
those interested in any phaze of the
stock industry should go. The rail.
roads have offered tickets for this oc-
casion at tone and one third fare plus
26c for the round trip; you buy a
straight ticket, paying fullfare and
you get the return trip for one third
fare. These tickets go on sale three
sda:Sa bef,,ge y The lneetinGal,d arc good
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08
Card OF Thanks.
Faith.

l take this method of extending
my sincerest thanks to tho gond peo.
pie and kind friends at Central for
their assistance and consultations in
my time cf great sorrow and bereave
ment in the loss of my dear wife who
you knew from her childhood.
Thanking you again in tho name
Of motherless little children + remain
Yours in kindness,
l.. l.. holster.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08

her goods into Glt'oo &.
ways new store.
Edwin Gaines wa nj hom'
Clemson College & few LAY
week.
Miss Zachery VISIT l@r
Mrs. Jeff Gassaway iu.' wr>E
Mrs. J. Il. More" h1~ ",'
for SOY raj days.
Preston Smith haY rafuruo,
from Grecnville. W. re y" hs
ttending college.
Mrs. Lola Zachery 2. -Hour
tied her parents, n. 4.u N
Gaines, last week.
Little Raymond ..".v~i
has leon sick 70 5.o. 4
slowly improving.
Lawrence Davis ,yt" IN
working in ATTAIN .." y
IL at home for avn
Several mon in al ry,@5
trail arc thinking ,5 ..n..&
Indian Territory il T.. "a 8
Little Harry Go o.,u" .,,
been very sick f "n |
weeks with la grj, .s
ter.
We have a very good g.,
this place, with Prof. StalY,
cipal, aud Misses Pate and M;
assistants. Forget me-
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08
Cabbage Plants and Sea Island

Cabbage Plants SALE no ready for delivery "orv
eSton Wakefield"
Successon Augusta and Sort Stem Flat Dutch
cues ana head in rotation named Single thousand
lVo; 10000 ana II with olcr or BE-
paying charges
ana we understand growing them in the open
%thou injury Plants c"ted for shipment weigh lbs.
or prompt Transportation by Southern Express o
than mine sell good plants. No cheap plants ShppA
those hnt ship to be true grown
OF the reliable
dissatisfied customer W.
Our Cotton Seed. Iiut variety
Charleston on Dccembcr2 n Sc pound
buShc. &&
My specially: Prompt shipment True varieties and satisfe @
plant business for years. ~
WIN e. GEDATV "TIE CABBAGE PLANT MAN." Es&
w '"" W NA"iNA'i l, Post and Telegraph Olcc, EN
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08

Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
All persons having claims against the
estate of T., q. Parsons, deceased, arc
required ito present tho same properly
attested to the undersigned for payment
.by tses 81 saGyssf April, 1906 md fE'I
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08
About fertlIixers,

3 y Z sa H f y -. {. . +
Recent reports Of observa tons
and results from experiments, as
set forth in reports Of tie governs
inent does not support the theory
q 10 popular fertilizer ADVERTISE
~'t ts of, the day, to "double the
:4tity Of fertilizer, and reduce
acreage ono half.'
But on the other hand these re-,
prrts show that "it Is noteworthy
t'at in the last. decade the Increase
J.: the amount expended for fertil-
!. rs is not commensurate with tho
creased value of crops grown"
"Whero formerly tho farmer
snt a large sum for fertilizers he
LOW spends less, and frequently
tlses heavier CROP"
"In these cases the farmers have
armed to use legumenous plu..ls
l., vegetation and obtain larger
,elds in proportion TO outlay for
"rtilizer. In somo parts of Ala
' ma, South Carolina and Geor.
n, tho cumulative power of COM
i'ete fertilizers hae so enriched the
''ll in potash and phosphoric acid
at only nitrogen and little lime
e necessary to give good crops"
lis Is why many Of our best far
ers have observed that whenever
ey have continued to finish
ID after the fertilizer gave out,
MANY instances there was abso-
." "' 80 III the crop
'..@' stopped and
... > " used.
AV'o .vl"el,U lIom a close study
IL the results OF experiments in the
use OF fertilizers that South Caro-
ina farmers lose more by the reck-
less ana ignorant use Of fertilizers
than any other practice in farm
Ing.
And If the advice of these fer
Ellzer dealers Is taken in a whole
sale manner as they are given out
10 the public, without duo regard
tor the necessary or corresponding
Increase in the preparation of the
soil by deep ~p)owing and mixing
with the soil, disaster will surely
.ollow the farmer that, takes this
reckless advice, and will carry
with him the merchant that sup
'lies him. Now the average cotton
grower has it in his calculation to
make each mule cultivate just so
many acres, with ust 80 many fur
'ows to the row. at just such a
lepth as the nature Of the land
and the strength of his mnle will |
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08
Central News.

Central, Feb. 6th.-- We are hay-
ing plenty of snow this winter. 4.
The lnsn and boys are having a
good time for rabbit hpnting> '.''
Everybody here seems to be "rf
ering with la grippe.
Mrs W. Willa5, uOyeC
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08
MAIN STREET BARBER SHOP.

do not boast Of Shop fix
tures, but | do pride myself. on
my work.
Easy Shaves, Shampocs and
Artistic Hair Cuts,@,
ss slyc me d Trial md bo conylnsSd.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-02-08
Easley, r. r. D. Mo. 6.

" - = - Va Vt
I will try to write a few dots.
though news is scarce. ] think
writing to u paper is like writing
to oyour5sweetheart; you think Of a |
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-10-07
David nodded his head gloomily.

DnVid nodded his head gloomily,
Then" said the mate, whatever hap
pens to us, you'll get safe ashore. You
won't be drowned and you won't be
starved"
Three weeks later there were only two
survivors In that boat. The other men
had all drunk sea water, and so gone mad
one after the other, and leaped over
board In their delirium. Only David
Leighan was left with the mate, and they
were lying one in the bow and one In
the stern. as far apart ms the boat would
allow, and they were black in the face,
gaunt and hollow-eyed
When they were picked up the signs
OF life were so faint in them that the
skipper, a humane person, took counsel
with his mate whether it would not save
the poor men trouble to drop them into
the water at once. But In the end he
hoisted them aboard and laid them on
the deck, with their heads propped up.
For the rest of the voyage the rescued
mate kept aloof from the rescued passen-
ger He would not speak to him; he
avoided that part of the ship where he
happened to be. As for the latter he
found place abaft near the helm, where
he could sit upon n coil of rope, his head
upon his knees. And there he remained.
gloomy and silent
There was trouble too First, the ship
sprung leak, and the pumps had to be
worked. Next, there was a bad storm,
aud the mizzen mast went by the board.
Thirdly, n fire broke out and was sub
dued with difficulty However. the ship
Mt last sighted land, and arrived batter
l. u NJ Of Ill
When they landed, and not till then, the
rescued mate spoke his mind.
First he went to the house of Heng-
stenburg q Co., where he presented the
baron's draft, gave news of his safety
and touched the money. He then led his
passenger to tavern and entered into a
serious conversation with him.
"As for this money" he said, "you
weren't a passenger more than a few
days, and l can't rightly charge you
much. Take fifteen, and I'll take FIVE
With fifteen pounds you can get home
which l take to be your desire, and give
yourself up, which | take to be your
duty" 1t will be understood that the I'M
fortunate David in the extremity of his
starvation and remorse, had been talk
ing.
"a Providence 1t Is" said the mate,
that where 80 many honest fellows were
took, was spared, else you would never
have had this money, and you wouldn't
therefore, have been able to give yourself
up, and you would never have been
hung. A clear Providence 1t is, and you
must regard 1t as such, and remember
it when they take you out comfortably
with the chaplain and the rope"
David took the money, rolled it up In
rag and placed it in his pocket, but said
nothing.
TO be cOntinuedO
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-10-07

There have been but four secretar,o
since the foundation of the danor.
ment as it is now constituted-Normo,
!. Coleman of Missouri, Jeremiah
NJ. Rusk of Wisconsin, ]. Sterl,n.
Morton of Nebraska and James wa
son OF Iowa, the present incumben.
All OF them have proved to be admit
able selections. Mr.. Coleman was Soo
rotary less than a month. but bo -,
Deen commissioner and had obta,noa
an excellent record in that CAPACITY NJ
other department has shown ouickor
growth or has intrenched Itself moe
securely In the affections of the peonla
II mas become an Indispensable part op
.he governmental machinery, and VAST
interests are bound up In IT. The
eagerness with which its monthly cron
bulletins are awaited Is an evidence or
us standing among the farming com
munity, and the very fact that Gro.
uonable methods of obtaining them IN
advance have been resorted to show.
their commercial value. Ever sine
their first issue attempts have haon
made to manipulate them dlshonestrr
and 1t is quite likely that occa sIono,
leaks will continue in spite Of the In
creased vigilance.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-10-07
COLLECT CROP STATISTICS.


The government system of crop re-
porting Is really a wonderful scheme,
and the reporting force Is a peculiar
organization. 1t Is composed of about
100000 agents scattered all over the
land and is probably the least expen-
sive organization, in view Of its size,
In existence. The total appropriation
for the support of the bureau of Stats
tics is only 100000 a year. Out of
this sum must be paid the salaries of
the chief statistician, a large corps of
associate statisticians and assistants
and many agricultural experts, all To-
Gated at Washington; then come the
field men, the State agents, the county
correspondents and the township re-
porters, aggregating, all told, 100000
men. 1t is an enormous agency, and it
is kept going at small expense from a
tiny 6 by 10 office in an annex of the
agricultural department building.
OF course the entire force Is not
called on in the compilation Of the or
binary monthly crop reports. Twice q
year the chief calls on all of his force
for information. The reports refer es-
pecially to the cereals then in season.
In June, for example, the report gives
statement Of the condition Of the
wheat, oat and barley crop. In July
corn is included with the other crops.
In midsummer a mammoth report is
sent out embodying the opinions of the
entire force of 100000 forecasters, and
at harvest time another similar report
Is issued.
1t Is a fact that the foundation of
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-10-07
NEW AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS.

should be much preliminary guessworll
III interested quarters as TO the tenor
of the expected report. 1t is equally in
evitable that these guesses should oc-
casionally prove to be correct. When
ever 1t happens thus, there is an i'm
mediate charge of crOokedness against
the bureau. 1t has been so since its
organization, and it has been threaten
ed repeatedly with investigation. In
spite Of the effort that has been made
to prevent it, the department officials
do not deny that croOkedness has been
practlced. They insist however, that
1t has not been the rule.
When the Department Of Agriculture
was created, in 1852, and put in charge
of an official termed the Commissioner
Of Agriculture there was faint promise
that it would ever arrive at its present
consequence, having for its head a
member of the Presidents cabinet. In
1889, during the administration OF
Grover Cleveland, the Commissioner of
Agriculture, Norman J. Coleman, Of
EAiSoohll, was 6iHCAl a oCoI III tAiC Nhbi-
net, and agriculture was raised to the
dignity of an actual department of the
government. The wisdom OF the &C
ton was doubted by many persons at
the time, and there were many who
saw In 1t a mere political expedient, "a
sop to the farmer" and who were Of
the opinion that little actual good
would come from transforming the
former commissioner into a cabinet
dignitary, enlarging his powers and
increasing the bureaus under his su-
pervlsion.
Nowadays, however, every person
who has given any attention to the
subject or has taken the trouble to
sound popular opinion on the matter
knows that this department last ex-
cept one to be created, is one of the
most important among the nine great
divisions Of the general government.
1t has been a fortunate thing for the
department that its heads thus far
have been men of good practical sense,
men who were willing to devote all of
their time and attention to the work
Of promoting the agricultural interests
of the nation.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-10-07
WITH A LITTLE DIPLOMACY.
How Real Virginia Colored Woman
Gets Whnf She Wants.

Gets What She Wants.
There is a certain young married
woman in Washington who has q
charming fiat in one Of the uptown
apartment houses. She was born and
reared in Virginia, and, consequently,
sets great store by the coloredA race.
from her own particular State sdys
the Washington Star. She maintains
that they make the most reliable as
well as the most efficient help, and her
servants are always from the Old Do
minion.
A chum of hers felt privileged to
often admire her exquisite taste in
dress. especially some of the pretty
negliges--which are always particulars
ly dainty when worn by pretty wom-
an. While calling on her the other
day this chum asked to see a fiimsy
pink thing which she had seen her
friend occasionally wear and which
she wished to have copied. What was
her establishment when her friend said
that she had given it to the cook. who
had such a cute way of getting around
one that 1t was simply impossible to
refuse the poor thing even ones pref
| test neglige.
Being from the North, 1t was utterly
| impossible for the visitor to compre-
bend how colored maid servant could
| perform a feat of diplomatic strategy
so complete as to fairly wrest away
! pretty woman's dearest treasure - a
| pink silk kimono, all folds Of billowy
lace. However, her ears were soon to
be opened and her eyes made to see,
for just then the mother OF the friends
| laundress came into the room and
asked for the weekly wash. She was
a beaming old black nanny" and sat
down familiarly on a low seat while
Mrs. X. proceeded to count and check
off from her list the clothes the wom-
an had brought. Then began the con-
versation which was to illustrate the
diplomacy of the Virginia colored race
Il declar', Miss Mildred, l surely is
| glad to see you so sprightly this morn
in. l never seed you look prettier,
with the roses all bloomin' in your
checks an your face mos fat again.
| guess you's wonderin' why Lii didn't
come for the wash this mornin'. Now,
maybe you don't know it, Miss Mil
dred, but that there gal o mine surely
does love you. This mornin' she came
downstairs and says to me: Ma.
dreamt las night that Miss Mildred
was took to the hospital and was cut
all up, and Is scared to go after the
clos this mornin', cause Is feared I'll
see Grape hangin' on the door
$50 | tot her I'd come for them
clos and lef' that gal so worried she
want able TO do mite O. work De
Lord knows, chile, l surely Is glad to
see you loollin so much weller than |
'Spected, an l mus say agin that l
neber did see you lookln' so down
right pretty. Miss Mildred. honey. you
amt got no kind o. drink around han
dy TO heat body up with this col
mornin', is you, honey"
The brain of the caller was suddenly
illumined, and nanny" went on her
way, warmed and rejoicing.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-10-07

the crop reports furnished by Uncle
Sam is built of the agricultural opln-
Ions of great number of unpaid men
There are at least 10000 township cor
respondents all Of them farmers of
sufficient intelligence to fill out blank
forms provided by the government
These forms ask for information con
corning the area of land under cult
walton in different crops, amount of
rainfall, etc. The men and women who
send in these reports are satisfied to
receive as a reward for their labor a
few packages of seed in the spring
and some of the publications of the
department for winter reading. The
next body of official news gatherers
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tory Of Topic, having been driven out
of the States of Sinalos and Sonora
by the floods and the extremely cold
weather. The damage caused to the.
haciendas and the danger incurred by
the presence of the animals was such
that many of them offered rewards for
the skins of the animals some time
ago.
The tigers, however, seem to like
the warm weather and the good food
that they are getting in Topic and in
stead of decreasing their numbers
have greatly increased within the last
few weeks. Now the municipal au-
thoritles Of the territory have also Of
fered a reward for the skins of the
animals.
The tigers have become so bold that
they will enter houses on the planta-
tons and help themselves to whatever
comes In their path. Several deaths
are reported in different parts of the
territory. In many sections of the
State 1t Is necessary to have armed
guards stationed at night, to insure
the safety of the other people In the
settlements.
Live stock is suffering more than
anything else. With the slight provis-
ions that are necessary for the shelter
Of stock 1t leaves them in most cases
without any protection 1T all from the
beasts. Even the presence of numer-
Gus guards around bunch Of cattle
is oftentimes insufficient to keep the
tigers from getting away with an ami
NAL or two from along the edges Of
the herd.
Hunting for the animals has been
greatly stimulated by the offer of the
government and scores of hunters are
securing the country for them. The
number of the skins that have been
turned in thus far is large and 1t Is
hoped that 1t will not be long before
the animals are driven back to the Sc
clusiou Of the mountains
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Every precaution Is taken to prevent
leaks. The sheets sent in by the coun-
ty and township correspondents are
distributed to the Office force by the
chief of the division In the apportion-
ment of the work great care Is taken
to keep the section reports separated
widely, so that no clerk is permitted TO
deal with figures for single crop COW
ering a wide area. Extra precaution ia
taken to detect collision, and every
night before work Is over the records
are all collected and locked in great
safe. The reports of the State agents
and the field men are put in this sofe
also and kept there under unbroken
seals until a stated time.
The Issuing Of a completed report Is
quite ceremonial affair. On the event
full morning of the day on which it is
to appear the Secretary of Agriculture
or his assistant goes over to the office
of the chief statistlclan to witness the
opening of the envelopes. The door Of
the Office is locked, and no one is per
mitted to enter until the comnilation
IS completed The clerks keep to their
tasks until the final results are reach
ed. After repeated verlfication a trust
ed employe Is called into the room and
set at work running off the reports on
mlmeographlc machine. Meanwhile
the reporters and messengers from the
brokers and telegraph offices are wait
Ing impatiently in the corridor for the
door to open, and when it does the mad
scampering begins.
or course 1t Is inevitable that there