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Evening star., 1911-01-22
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JANUARY II. 1911
MEASURE OF A MAN
Continued from: pags 8

close in to the bank as he dared, to give the
powerful Newfoundland footing and not
waste his magnificent strength in useless
swimming. They would have need of it if
this blind, dizzy oppression in his head
and the lethargy of his overtaxed muscles
grew.
The little maids whimper changed to
shrill wall. at burns!'
Like a plummet Jim shot under water,
carrying her with him. When he rose, he
waded out farther. with the child clasped
close to his breast. her head just above the
surface. His bent back shielded her now,
when the fire rushed scorching from right or
left, and when it attacked them from both
sides at once he dived again. His hair,
brows, and lashes were burned crisp, his eyes
bloodshot, his lips cracked. His swollen
tongue almost choked him when he tried to
shout.
aBark, Luck!" he gasped @Tell EN-
Help!"
BY some necromancy of nature. the dog
brain grasped his meaning. Long mournful
howls and the child's shrill wailing punctu-
ated that blinds plunge onward, stagger
ing, swimming, diving, with hot ashes and
burning twigs splashing from the banks
into the kissing water, adding steam to
smoke.
THE smoke clouds sweeping in from the
forest across the plateau routed Cor
poral Dalton with all the men of the post
detachment into instant action. Before the
shooting flames had advanced far enough to
pierce the dense pail. they were in the saddle,
galloping over the plateau road. Others
followed, ranchers, villagers, fighting back
the fire licking at the parched grass, beating
it out with brush. telling trees and dragging
them away.
The fire had burnt much of the denser
woods to the ground, and they had it in
some check in the open, before Dalton had
Evening star., 1911-01-22

time to think Then he groaned, horror
stricken.
"Darch and the baby and Lame Jim are
in there."
He made for the river bank A man tried
to stop him. Even the old staff Sergeant
shook his head.
"If we had any idea where they were. or
if they were alive, the whole outfit ud be
bound to try, he said.
Dalton thrust them aside. II told Lame
lin man couldn't call thing impossible
till he'd tried he said with finality. @Jim
would make for the river; they'd have a
chance there"
Confident in the Indians woodlore, he
plunged into the water. Fighting back into
that inferno of suffocating heat his own face
and hair singed and blackened, he came upon
Lame Jim, clinging to the little maid. with
the Luck struggling valiantly beside him.
WELL. things amt impossible ever!"
Corporal Dalton repeated pugna-
ciously some days later. There's your let
ter an money back. You an the baby are
going into the wilds of towns an civilization
before you re moon older!'
Lame Jim took the packet in silence. His
thoughts were with Margaret Darch sleeping
her long sleep under the domelike canopy of
the forest and the legacy of love she had be-
queathed him. and his bandaged hand
strayed to the little maid S curls. tracing the
caress his soul showered on her.
And Darch? Scared and blistered. half
insensible, the Loucheux had yet found
strength to tell Dalton of the living man
back in that red furnace. Two scarlet
coated men, at the risk of their own lives,
had brought him out.
@He amt wu'th fetchin'!" those who were
not of their order said.
But he was. He came from the ordeal of
that helpless hour with a recrudescence of
manhood. The Northwest Mounted Police
recruits its official list from men of exem-
plary life history. But at Doane the post
has its honorary membership. "a white man.
vignetted against the memory of a woman
and the fidelity of red man.
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FUN IN THE KITCHEN
BY ]. L. HARBOUR

step you are about to take. Marriage brings
great responsibility.
Deed it does, Ma ami said Chloe with
emphasis. II reckon knows; fo' Is been
mah'i 70 times. / knows just what reesks
yo' takes when yo' done git mah'ied My
last divo'ce cost me twenty-five dollahs; but
l made him pay half of it. Yo' nevah know
what you is gittin' into when you gifts
NAH led"
HILDA was Swedish girl who had not
been over very long when she came
into the employ of Mrs. Browne. Her knowl-
edge of English was limited and her use of
such knowledge as she had was not always
correct particularly when it came to adjec-
tives. One day Mrs. Browne had trimmed
hat for herself, and she had just completed
what seemed to her very successful piece
of work when Hilda came into the room.
Holding up the hat, Mrs. Browne said:
There, Hilda! | have trimmed that hat
myself
Hilda looked at the hat, threw up both
hands and said, "Oh, Ma am, ain't it awful?
It's just awful
OLGA, another Swedish maid of all work,
- had curiously defined ideas regarding
property rights, although she had no inten-
tion of being at all dishonest. On one occa-
sion when it was Olga's afternoon out her
mistress said to her when she was about to de-
part from the house:
"Olga, l can't find those handsome silk
stockings of mine. Have you seen them?"
Yes Ma am. | have them on. know
you stay home to-day and do not need them.
You can have pair of mine to wear yoost
around home if you hat none"
THE Smythes attempted the unwise ex-
pertinent of trying to give fashionable
dinner party with an inexperienced maid
whose mistress had coached and coached her
until. as poor Ellen said afterward, her mind
was all in tangle.' During the middle of
the dinner Ellen appeared in the dining room
with look of perplexity on her face and
said:
"Say. Ma am, can't remember whether
you want them croquetty things next or that
salad. and I'm shy one salad plate, and l
don't think there goin' to be enough salad
to go round. anyway: SO hadn't we better
cut that out altogether"
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THE saving grace of humor has saved
many a housewife from losing her Sc
renity and self poise. A wise woman felt
this to be true one morning when she had,
with much laborious effort, made large
cake of expensive kind with eggs at fifty
cents dozen. When the cake was baked
it was taken from the pan and wrapped in a
large napkin and laid on a chair while its
weary maker went into the dining room for
moment. She returned just in time to
see Jane. her stupid maid of two hundred
pounds, sit down on the cake. The scream
of the mistress brought Jane to her feet, and
she said
La. now. NIa'am. What's the good of
havin conniption fits over thing like that?
You lust wait. an I'll work that cake up into
a puddin thatll eat just as good as if no
body hadn't sat down on it."
THE average colored maid is likely to dis
semnate humor in the kitchen. Lily
Jackson as black as stack of black cats.
often did this, and the laughs she created in
the home of her mistress atoned in part for
her lack of skill in some directions. The
husband of her mistress was a Scotsman,
and one day soon after the arrival of Lily
her mistress said:
Lily, | shall want you to have oatmeal
lOI DIcdhldSl tultS OltSll. IL Il
Scotsman. and you know the Scots are
very fond of oatmeal.
''Lah. missus! Am he a Scotsman" re-
piled Lily. "Well, now you know thought
he wasn't ies' like US.
One day Lily asked permission to attend
ball in the evening, and she discoursed at
length on how puffickly el'gant the affair
was to be.
Indeed said her mistress. Il sup
pose you will be going in full dress, won't
youo"
mo, Ma am. l isn't. Some O the girls is
goin' to W ar full evenin' dress; but isn't.
l is jes' gwineter var my clo'es."
CHLOE. huge black cook of middle age,
- came to her mistress one day with the
announcement that she was about to be
married. Regretting the loss of an excellent
cook and having real interest in Chloe's
welfare, her mistress said:
II hope Chloe. you appreciate the fact
that marriage is serious thing, and you
have considered carefully in regard to the
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HendrickS.MOrriS.

Married. on Thursday after.
noon at 4::3O o'clock, Oct. 5th,
1911, at the home of the brides
father, Mr.. W. F. Hendricks,
MIR. Jesse M. Morris and Miss
Ir1na Hendricks, both Of Pick
ems county, S. c., Rev. w. G.
Seaborn officiating. The groom
8 the oldest son of A. M. Morris
of Pickens, and possesses a kind
heart and a noble Christian
character. He is one of the as
sistants in the postoffice at Pick
ems. The bride is one of the
twin daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. F. Hendricks of the Oolenoy
section. and is loved by all who
know, her. She numbers he1
friends by the score. a lady in
deed. possessing many charm
ing traits Of character ane
Christian graces.
No one present but the imme
diate family Of the bride, except
her grandparents, Mr., and Mrs
Matthew Hendricks. After the
marriage the bride and groom
left for the home CT the
groom's parents. Their many
friends join the writer in extend
ing to them congratulations
wishing for them a long, happy
and prosperous voyage through
life
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Two Old Chums.

Frank and Tom were two ole
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Unavoidable Accident.

Coroner Medlin re.assembled
the jury of inquest at Easley
last Friday to reconsider and
inquire into the cause of the
death Of little Fay Smith, an
account Of which was published
in The Sentinel last week. At
ter mature consideration of all
the testimony produced, and af-
ter hearing the statement of Mr..
Warren Smith, the driver of the
automobile at the time the sad
accident occurred, the jury ren.
dered a verdict that the child's
death was, caused by an una.
voidable accident. This exoner.
ated Mr.. Smith.
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Mr.. Harrison billiard died at

AA. 44eSA ASNA1 NAAAs$1N
his home at Calhoun last Sun.
day, aged rs years. He was an
o'd Confederate soldier and an
upright citizen. He numbered
his friends by his acquaintance
and was held in high esteem.
The funeral and interment was
at the Old Stone Church, near
Clemson. Five children survive
him, all grown and married ex-
cept one.
Rev. E. T. Snuggs, a returned
missionary from South China,
will preach in the Baptist
church next Sunday morning
and night. Rev, Mr., Snuggs
has been a missionary for twen-
ty years, is a native of England,
but for the last seven years has
been in the employ and work
ing under the direction Of the
Southern Baptist Convention.
Judge NewberY's services are
much in demand these days.
Last Monday afternoon a young
couple appeared in his office and
requested a license to be mar
ried. After the license was is
sued they decided not to post
pone the event any longer and
the Judge tied the knot. The
groom was Mr.. Ernest Bagwell
and the bride Miss Lille Hol-
der. Congratulations and good
wishes to them.
Messrs. G.. B. Haddon and T.
+, Jackson, of Clemson College.
addressed the people at the fair
last week. The former spoke
on agriculture and the latter on
live stock. These gentlemen
greatly interested the people on
these subjects and gave much
valuable information. They
stated that they would be glad
to visit the county any time and
talk to the people about these
matters. This is their business,
to advise and instruct the peo-
pie on the best methods of farm
ing and stock improvement, aid
any time a gathering can be
had these men will gladly at
tend.
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800 SC0o SilO poAA W oAAON9'
ties holding either of the above
numbers will please call and get
their prizes AT ONCE. If they
are not called for by Tuesday,
the 18th, another draw will be
made.
Married, on the Sth inst, at
the home of the brides father,
Mr.. L. R. Dalton. Miss Peake
Dalton and Mr.. Wesley Chap
man. Rev. B. G. Atkinson per-
formed the marriage ceremony.
This happy young couple are
receiving the hearty congratu-
lations and good wishes of hosts
of friends.
Married. on the 9Th inst, Mr..
J. Walter Mauldin iandt: Miss
Maggie, Williams. The. cefe:
mony was performed by Judge
J. B.: B.:Newbery at his residence.
This young couple have the con-
gratulations of their many
friends.
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ed, revelled and. and had
a good time together. Put sew
eral years ago they separated
one went away to Texas and
the other remained-and the
old world .wagged on. adding
years to days. and cares TO their
lives. The frosts of the by
gone winters have decked their
heads with Silver threads and
|furrowed their cheeks, but when
they met at the fair the troubles
which the years had drought
rolled away, the fire and spirit
of former days rekindled and
jubilant as of yore the warm
grasp of hands and friendship
was renewed. These two old
chums were Frank Looper and
Tom Parkins. May they meet
%nroip
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ATTENTION FARMERS.

All the farmers of Pickens
county and other business men
who are interested in the wei.
fare of the progress of agricul.
tural interests are hereby called
to meet at the court house on
Monday, the 23rd inst. to dis.
cuss means and plans to ena.
bic. the farmers to hold Their
cotton
This. h,eetingis very impor'
tant and all are urged to at
tend. Plans are being made
whereby money can be secure &
for those who are obliged tc
sell, to help them hold, and
these plans will be presented
at this meeting for discussion
Prominent speakers, among
them Senator Smith, and 9th
ers have been invited to ad-
dress the meeting. Everybody
&c.
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is to be regretted. Our people
should be encouraged in stock
raising and stock-improvement.
POULTRY.i

POULTRY:i
There were many fine coops
of the feathery tribe, the prize
winners being w. E. Hendricks.
D: F. Hendricks. w: a: Math-
ews, G.. G.. Rowland, b. Il.
Craig, Rev. G. +. Kirby, G, l.:
Cureton, =. J. Tripp, NJ. NJ.
Holder, B. Lewis, W. e. Med
lin and W. NJ. Rosemond. The
list of prizes and breed'of chick
ems will be given next week.
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PICKENS FAIR
LAST WEEK
Many Interesting Features Abour
the County Fair---A Large
Crowd and Fine Show.


Many inquiries have ueen
made why nothing was pub
lished in the last issue of the
Sentinel about the county fair.
The reason is that our type is
all set by hand, and in order
that the paper may be put on
the press Wednesday the forms
must be made up by Tuesday
night. The fair did not open
until Tuesday Of last week, and
therefore we could not have
given anything except what
occurred that day; and rather
than publish it in fragments we
preferred to give it all in one
issue.
The attendance the first day
was not as large as was ex-
pected, but the second and third
days it was an overflow.
The first day was given oyer
to horse-racing and other amuse-
ments. Jones Bros. exhibited
each day one of the best and
cleanest shows ever seen at
Pickens. They fully met the
expectations of the people and
pleased every one who patron
lied them.
The Piedmont Band furnished
music for the occasion each day,
and their stirring airs gave zest
and enthusiasm, and was one of
the attractive features of the
occasion.
The lemonade and peanut
vendors, the itinerant iobber of
wares and merchandise and the
catchpenny devices were in evi-
dence as usual on occasions like
this, and carried away a great.
many shekels.
One of the most attractive
features each day was the bal
loon ascension. This part was
carried out perfectly and with
out any mishap. On the sec
ond day the balloon went be-
yond the clouds and out Of
sight,
Space will not permit a de-
tailed account of all that was
exhibited and which took place
at the fair; but the agricultural
and poultry departments must
net be overlooked. There were
ten entries for the corn prize
and twenty three for the cotton
prize. And the exhibits of corn
and cotton were very fine. A
full list of these entries cannot
be given for lack of space. The
name of the winner and the
prizes awarded are as follows:
FIRST PRIZES FOR COTTON.
w. E. Ridley, 600 pounds Ar
mour gl!ano.
J. L. Nix, 1900 pounds Swift
7guano.
D. B. Adams, 1000 pounds
Navassa guano.
J. Benton Robinson, 1900
pounds Etiwan guano.
J. M. Arnold, 600 pounds
Royster guano.
Alex. Cannon, 600 pounds
Unedit guano.
SECOND PRIZES FOR COTTON.
J. d. Stansell, 500 pounds
Swift guano.
W. P. Stewart, 400 pounds
Armour guano.
J. E. Allgood, 800 pounds Ell
wan guano.
Roark Powell, 400 l.ounds
Royster guano.
j.. R. Kirksey, 400 pounds
! Unedit guano.
J. D. Stansell, pounds
Royster guano.
J. N. Chappell, 800 pounds
Wando guano.
CORN.
While there were no prizes
offered for the best corn there
were many and very fine ex-
hibits. These elected manyfa-
vorable comments, and encour-
aged those who came with corn
to continue in this most worthy
and profitable line.
A prize of S. was awarded to
Mr.. Robert Mosely. however, for
the best corn. Mr. Mosely lives
44.-a,at t1.
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The PiCkenS Sentinel
! LOCAL BRBVlTIRS

Z Some Things You Know and Some 4
You Don, Know About Our !
Towns, County { People 3
rs Il axzMSs.MzNyMgxNzNgaxaag& aag&
For land anywhere in Pick
ems county see or write j. Il
Ashmore. THE Land Man. y
~ For frst-class shingles, eth
er heart or sap. see or write me
g 9 for prices. Can deliver them at
Pickens or give YOU special price
on them at the mill which is 2
miles north of court house.
J. II. Earle,
aug31tf Pickens. S. G.
The weather was delightful
for the fair.
Mr.. T. J. Bowen, one of the
substantials, attended the fair.
Mr.. John F. Harris, of Green
vile county, was a visitor at the
fair.
Another landmark at the fair
was Mr.. J. D. NJ. Keith. He is
one Of our best citizens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Freeman,
Of Greenwood, visited friends
relatives here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M, Norris, of
Central, and Mr.. and Mrs. G. F.
Norris, of Cateechee, attended
the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Morris will
occupy the former residence Of
Mr.. w. H. Johnson. on Hamp-
ton avenue.
Mr.. J. Bennett Hill, of Wal
halla, was circulating among
his friends during fair week.
Mr.. Hill was former citizen of
this county and ought to return
to his first love.
Mr.. R. E. Bruce, Of the Big
Store, kept man busy filling a
tub liz his store with fresh water
\ every day during the fair.
lanv thirsty ones appreciated
thoughtful kindness.
gSy, boys, what about thiss
Reports reached here Monday
that Harold Holder picked 194
pounds of cotton one day last
in six hours. What ether
boy can do it?
Mr.. Geo. A.. Ellis had charge
of the corn exhibits at the fair.
He says he prefers that job to
, the one he bad last year. altho'
: he has no very Serious objections
to helping with a baby show.
It seems good to have the Old
friends come home during fair
week. DR.. Webb, from Atlanta,
and ON. Serg't Luther Leslie,
of San Antonio, Texas, were in
town looking as if time is deal
ing gently with them.
The 15-months.old child Of Nh.
and Mrs. F. L. Finley, the mar
ket man, died Monday, after an
illness of several months with
bowel trouble. Interment was
in the town cemetery Tuesday
afternoon.
At an election held last Sat
urday to fill a vacancy in the
city council caused by the res
ignation of Mr.. R. L. Hames,
the unanimous vote was cast
for Mr.. J. I. Callahan, the
popular clerk at the Big Store.
The friends of Mr.. R. G.
Gaines were delighted to see
him at the fair. Some months
ago his heath began to fail
which was brought about by an
overload of business cares, hut
since he has. given them up he
is almost himself again.
In the coupon contest at Moore
& Mauldin Co. last week No.
913 gets the grain drill and No.
933 gets the pair Of shoes. Par
ties holding either of the above
numbers will please call and get
their prizes AT ONCE. If they
are not called for by Tuesday,
the 18th, another draw will be
made.
Married, on the sth inst, at
the home of the brides father,
Mr.. L. R. Dalton. Miss Peake
Dalton and Mr.. Wesley Chap
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w ando guano.

COtCN.
While there were no prizes
offered for the best corn there
were many and very fine eX-
hibits. These elected many.fa-
vorable comments, and encour-
aged those who came with corn
to continue in this most worthy
and profitable line.
A prize Of s5 was awarded to
Mr.. Robert Mosely. however, fol
the best corn. Mr. Moselv lives
on the Keowee, about twenty
miles above here, and used
Uneedit guano. He is a sue
cessful grower and takes
great interest in his farm.
OTHER PRIZES.
A. B. Talley, blue ribbon fol
the best watermelon. ,...s
Will Manly, red ribbon fol
the best watermelon. =,
I. H. Simmons, blue. ribbon
for the best brand of tobacco.
T. J. Mauldin, blue ribbon fol
the best red peppers.
W. H. Chastain, blue ribbon
for best wheat and oats.
w. L. Boggs, blue ribbon fol
best apples.
J. B. Manly, blue ribbon fo1
best cane.
Courtly Durham, red ribbon
for besssRs .,,ls
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The army worm or cotton cat
terpillar has been general over
this county and has stripped the
cotton If the leaves. No dam
age to the cotton has been re-
ported, and it is not thought
any Twill result, as it attacked
the plant too late to injure the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06
Asks for Reform.

Sioux Falls.-Resolutions favoring
an extension of the merit system, and
the adoption of local parcel post as
outlined by Postmaster General Hitch
cock, were passed at the annual con-
vention of the South Dakota League
of Postmasters.
The resolutions advocate that post
masters of all classes be placed I'M
der classified service rules, and that
all persons within the service be adj
vanced to any position in the service.
from the lowest to the highest, accord
ing to merit. They further declare
that the postoffice department at
Washington should urge all postmas-
tiers to attend the annual conventions
of the state league, and that they
should be made annual schools of in.
struction.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-07-06
four as a possible father. and she had
no hesitation in approaching Gormly

four as a possible father. and she had
no hesitation in approaching Gormly
with much more familiarity than she
would have dreamed of allowing her
self had he been younger. And yet
Gormiy himself was young looking
man for forty-four. He was still as
tall and slender. not to say spare. as
he had been when a boy. He was
smooth shaver. and the fecks of gray
In his blond hair were scarcely notice
able. II Miss Haldane had ever given
thought of his age, she would have
supposed him ten years younger than
he was; that Is. on appearance. When
she thought of his business, she would
have considered him sixty Ever since
she could remember, she had dealt
at the great shop, and Gormly himself
unconsciously took on to her the as
pect Of ancient history.
Il So the little affair ran on, Gormly
consciously becoming more and more
deeply involved, Miss Haldane uncon-
sciously Interviewing herself in the
same tangled web