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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04
Some Ways Of the World,

IT'S easy enough TO reduce the cost
of living ii you only know how" said
tho capable housewife. Take the Ice
Dill, for example. Why should we
pay so cents n week for ice this kind
of weather, when we might Just as
we'll mako our own ice at no cost ut
all? Whenever need ice ia freezing
weather Just set a pan Of water out
OF doors ami let IL freeze solid Then
IL goes into the refrigerator. whore IL
Is just as good as real ice and lasts
much longer
Meals la tonneau are the induce
nnent offered the cnnuicd woman this
spring 10 induce her to accept invita-
lions for automobile trips. Any car
that pretcnds to have any social posi-
ton whatsoever these days is equipped
with u small ccllarctte holding COM
Portable assortment OF dr!nkuDlcS and
reireshnc!its. The wayside inn. that
ougbcar of fa3tidious travellers. may
now be passed by while the party
feasts fastidiously amid it's cushions
or II pcrchancc the day be fair, Henri
tho chauffeur. may spread the tcnst
upon a mossy bank, where Violet. with
her own fair hands, will brow mira
Gle In tho chafiEg dish.
MANY new lHu uiluTiHS ROADS may
thus be explored which wise motor
lists have hitherto disdaincd because
there was no country club en- route
where luncheon or dinner could be ar
ranged for by phone. end many tire
some delay will be avoided at these
same obstetrics whcre now. IL Phyllis
but smile. Henri discovers 'something
a bit wrong with the car which he
repairs under her supervision. his par
ty kicking their heels the while on
the front veranda. helpless md wrathy.
Motor lends are now saying indeed,
that life promises to be worth living
this year. and that rs soon rs II car is
invented with a tonaeau long enough
to he made into bcrths when night
falls so that one may scorn the habitn-
lions OF man at all times. there VIII
be nothing left TO wish for.
Our cousins across the pond have u
way OF developing eccentricities of be-
fnvior that either shock the visiting
American or elsc appear 80 awfully
jolly" that they arc strnightaway
adopted for New York reproduction,
often to the openly expressed disnay
of the conventional minded guardians
Of society. These good pcoplc are Ut
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04
A Social Function

1t was such a sleety, sloppy day. and
you picked your way from one dark.
floating island of pavement 10 another.
ana signed Tor boat--that is, IL you
happened to be walking. Some went
In their carriages and machines. and {,
good many equipages of various sorts
were drawn up in front OF the old John
Marshall house on Tuesday, bad wea th-.
er though 1t was. and as many other
functions as were given on that date.
Carriage followed machine In raphi
succession In the line in front of tho
door OF tho historic residence. Beau
tiful gowns were worn by many beau
tiful women. who got out and passed.
UP the steps and Into the hall.
1t was great occasion-this opening
OF the John Marshall house by the
Association for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquitics-and a larga
crowd lad gathered. The old place IS
situated in part OF the town that
was ohcc the most fashionable reside en-
tlal section of Richmond At present
1t is monopolized by the big, new High
School and the very wobby and moth.
catcn-looking old one, with fair.
scattering of boarding houses and ono
or two old homes. whose families have
refused to follow the mandates of fash
lon and move further west. The neigh
bors were frankly Interested, and
their curiosity had shamelessly reached
the limit of the parlor blinds. and moss.
OF them were gathered in groups on tho
porches to sec the people go in.
As | said before, l was crossing tho
street in clean places. and stopped to
let carriage pass in front of me.
when ] overheard two old darby wo-
men talking.
"Whnr' dc hearsc! 1 ain see no
hearsc"
Shades of tho days when you clutched
your mammy's hand and counted tins
hacks as they turned the corner In
slow procession! And they will never.
change--those dear. simple, black peo-.
pie. y funeral Is always their Widest
form of dissipation. and to their minds,
q distinguished gathering. fine clothes
and carriages meant the biggest sort of
social afair-a perfectly splendid flu
neral BRENT WITT.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03
SMALL WOMEN ppoRose

George Willis Cooke, lecturer at the Boston school of Social Science. says women should do the proposing It is Mr. Cooke's idea that the supremacy of man in the family is untenable and that conditions will be oettered by +n equality of the sexes
 "A girl by all means" said the should propose 10 a man If he is he. ideal Economic independence wll give them this liberty. With the colu .rg of suffrage they will act for ii.em- se'ves not only politically but 70. elslly
 'Diffidenee and shyness of girls in ioremaking Is a subterfuge-a part 9; the present social teachings. When women are taught or learn to 1C, naturally their present false mo1esty will fall away and they will d the proposing. as they ought.
 "Shyness and difidence are not es sentially feminine qualities. but sim ply the resul, of teachings. Among the Zuni Indians these qualities are exactly changed. IL Is the boy who is so- called modest. diftident and shy. This is plain for there he leaves his own home when married. just as the girl does here.
 Another reason why women ehould do the proposing Is that they are get ting better educated than the men, and therefore will select more intel ilgenuy and will be more cautious, Marriages will be happier. and in time it will be the women who will do the courtIns
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03
WAR STRENGTH OF
 ITALY AND TURKEY

Turkeys navy-Five older battle ships. one first class cruiser. two sec- ond cla.ss cruisers. two third class cruiser. two gunbosts. four torpedo boat detroyers. eight torpedo boats and 3o.0e0 men.
 itaIy's navy-Seven modern battle ships. six older bsttleships. eight armored cruisers. l& first class cruis- CTS. l3 gunbosts. 1a torpedo boat de- stroyers. l63 torpedo boats. six sub marinee and fs.s4i men.
 Turkeys army consists of a total war strength Of 726.ooo with 2.oeo. 900 unorganized troops available for duty. Her peace strength is 376.0oo. with a reserve of s6O0oO. which is not at once available.
 Italys army consists of a total war strength of 1.o4s.o00 men. IL has a peace strength of 24O.OoO and aos.oOo men available in the reserves
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03

Teddys manager Is failing right along to secure delegates to the re-
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03
OUR CIRCULATION.
NOME ALASKA. APRIL 3, 1912
MARGARET moLoT QUEEN.

h the selection of Margaret Moidt, queen Of the All Alaska Carnival the public of Nome had a chance to show their appreciation for what our tai ented young lady has been doing the past year or two In helping 10 enter tain upon any and all occasions.
 Only one could win. defeat had to rest at the door of all others, and the support of the many. proved too great handicap for the popular young lady up in the Central office 10 overcome. even the additional help she was able 10 secure from the tele- phone offices along the trunk lines was not adequate to the occasion.
 The people wished 10 express their kindly feeling for the young singer who has entertained them with her sweet voice time and again, and they went deep down Into their pockets to hunt for the price of votes. I, was G sight Tor sore eyes 10 witness fel- lows searching through every pocke, 10 see II by chance they had stray half or quarter they wanted to make sure their candidate. Miss Margare, Aoldt. was elected queen of the All. Alaska Sweepsctakes race
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03

Down Cordova way they have lots of love for aliens who have the au- dacity 10 accept positions where their duty compels them 10 administer the law II takes more than an ordinary gift of nerve for person who Is no, 6 citizen 10 accept a position such as a United States commissioner in Al aska II would be much better If the name of the country the person be- longs 10. were placed. or substituted Tor that of the United States.
 Men who have been in ;he country long enough 10 have taken out their papers and wish to be appointed 10 responsible positions. should have the common decency 10 make the frs, attempt. and We wonder not the cit izens Of Kennicott and Bonanza mines hanged the alien in effigy
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03

With Gilmore and Jennings in the field working one against the other we should have some exciting times this summer during ;he delegate cleo ton
 One thing is certain and that is Seward Peninsula Is liable to pile up large majority to show It's apprecia- ton for the honor paid 1t in having the delegate selected from among It's many citizens
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03

As an advertising medium people realize the Nugget is the only paper Like the papers in the states it gets into all the homes. and for that req con it Is a most effective edvertislng medium.
 The people can be fooled part oi the time. we are informed, but not in The newspaper business in Nome. They arc able to realize al once the paper publishing the news of the world. on the very day it happens. and the Mug get has established too good a repu- tatIon as the family newspaper so fear any rival in the field against it
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03

The baby democrat did not de velop the strength many expected by the time ,he convention was called at Valdez Last fall when the Baby went away from Nome many believed the democrats had in him the man on horseback. but in other sections oi Alaska the real out and out democrats did not take so kindly to The Baby as his friends did last fall in Nome
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03

Congress is getting a move on itself for Alaska. IL commences to look like an indigent bill between now and the close of the present session. Should We fail to have oic Passes The republican platform has made ample provisions for securing such a meas ure. and with party man elected why In the vernacula of the country just watch our smoke
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03

Commences 10 look like an lee breaker between Nome and Dutch Harbor. provisions for this great need being in the platform Of the republi- 6an territorial convention.
 After We secure thr ice-breaker then '.e can commence to hammer aS " on 6 harbor for our mosquito fleet. Nome is on the map to stay for at ieast a few generations. and We had better settle down 10 tusiness by se- curing few benefits of s permanent nature.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03

Copy for regular advertisements uust bs in hy 70 o'clock on tn. day of publication
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03

publican national convention instruct- cd for hts candidate. se he will resort to contesting those who drc ins'rult,d for Taft. Commences to look like the colonels only chance to secure any at all are along the me of conts,ts- tion trying to grab the surplus. aI overflow from the tida wave .ttIng iu TafTs direction
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03
srockHolneas MEETING

< special meeting cf the stockhold. CTS Tn the Nome Quartz Development Co. will be held at the office of th' United States Commissioner. Stead man Avenue at 7.3o ?. m. on arF 10. Business of importance.
 By order Board of Directors.
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03

Tn Washington state they are try ing a new experiment. that Is shipping the strikers out of the country where they have started a wage war This Is purely an experiment and operators from other sections are watching the outcome of the new scheme
The Nome daily nugget., 1912-04-03
NOTICE TO PUBLIC.

All having bills against the Ker- rness are requested to present the same for payment to J. v. Sheldon.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25
Characteristic.
Rock Hill IInlall

Rock Hill Herald.
The message of Governor
Blease to the general assembly
is strikingly characteristic of
the man. There is probably no
man in South Carolina save
Blease, who could have written
it, and certainly few who would
have written it, and certainly
few who would care to see their
names signed to it. It is a pitt
fully weak state paper-filled
with fulsome praise of Blease-
like a composition of a half
grown boy who wants to say
something and winds up by say
ing too much. According to
Blease, ne is the greatest re-
former of modern times. AS an
actual fact, he is the most pitt
full specimen Of egotisno who
was ever elected to fill a high
and responsible Office, the man
has the most overweening con-
fidence in his ability to fool the
people By his childish antics.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25
Destroyed by Fire

The residence of Mr.. Bol.
Graveley. who lives about -four
mites north of here, was de-
stroycd by fire Sunday, about
one o'clock. The fire originated
in thekitchen, and was caused
by a defective fiue. The fire
burned so rapidly that before
much help could be had, the
house was consumed. Only a
few Of the household goods were
saved. Mr.. John Porter, who
was living in the house with
0ir. and Mrs. Graveley, lost
nearly all his household effects.
With much difficulty the meat
house and other outbuildings
were saved. The loss sustained
by Mr.. Graveley and Mr.. Porter
has not been estimated, bat will
be very heavy, amounting tc
several hundred dollars. Meth
er had any insurance.
Col. 0. P. Field saw the fire
from his house, about a mile
away, and started to it. In his
eaeerness to II ach it quickly, he
overexerted himself, and this,
coupled with the excitement,
produced heart trouble, from
which he fell in :. faint and had
to be carried home. He was in
q serious condition, and medical
aid was summoned. Last &C
counts report that he is Still
cutie sick huj improving.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25
Atlanta, Georgia.
BleaseisIll Rampant.
Macon News.

News.
Theodore Roosevelt isn't a
circumstance to Gov. Cole l..
Blease of South Carolina in the
use of the short and ugly word.
Gov. Blease has just ASSIGNED
all the editors and newspaper
men of that State to quarters in
his Annias club.
In a message to the general
assembly giving his reasons for
his veto Of a bill permitting
newspapers in cases Of libel suits
to plead in mitigation of the
damages the fact that correction
of the libel complained of had
been made, Gov. B!ease uses the
word "lie'' 33 times, liar"
eight times, and he supple
ments it at frequent intervals
with such euphemisms as false
hood" 'vituperation, - SIAN
der,'' ''scurrilous attacks,
dirty - ''cowardly, y assas-
sin-like," slime, - infamous, )"
'blackguard.' low down, %
'unscrupulous, - malicious, :"
contemplate -
We do not know what South
Carolina has done to be afflicted
with this bedlamite for a gov
ernor, but we believe the grand
Old State whose craftsmanship
and chivalry have been associ-
ated in the past with such names
as Rutledse, Gadsden, Marion,
Laurens, PinckneY, Lowndes,
Calhoun, Hayne, McDufne,
Hampton and a long list of
other worthless whose names
adorn the pages Of American
history, is deserving of SYM
pathy rather than ridicule and
odium under her present bitter
and humiliating ordeal.
We sincerely trust that she
may soon be delivered from the
plague of BIeaseism and that
her body polite may be restored
to its normal health, and that
her people, from the mountains
to the sea, may be a ain cloth,
ed in their right mind, if hel
present governor is to be re.
garded as representative of them
OF of any portion of them.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25
Help the Farmer.

Flour, $50. 600, 600; bacon and
lard SIT, 7,25o,000; horses and
mules, sl2, 900; hay and oats,
sll, 100000; corn $4,000, 600;
fertilizers s25, 100000.
Ninety-nine millions of dollars
spent out of the South last year,
And every dollar Of it could
have been kept at home. Three
millions of bales of cotton pre-
sented to the world-gratis.
And it should have represented
to the south s12O, 900, ,ooO.-An-
derson Mail.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25
ROCK HILL !" PLAN
Committee Appointed fer 1Elss
County ::to Execute Rules
OF the Proposed Plan.

| We ere in receipt OF {; letter
from AIr. J. 6. Anderson, the
originator OF what is now known
as the Rock Hill Plan to re-
duce the cotton acreage this
wear, in which ne informs us
that he has appointed Messrs
J. C. Garrett, j. Med. Bruce
and B. Fl. Williams as q COM
mittee OF suitable and public
spirited men to put into eXecu-
ton this plan to reduce the cot.
ton acreage this year.
Similar committees have been
appointed in the other counties
and he calls upon these men to
get to work quickly and raise
The necessary funds to pay can
vassers.
The plan briefly stated is the
committee is TO secure men to
canvass each township and
secure the signature of every
farmer to a pledge to reduce his
cotton acreage this year at least
twenty five per cent.
We give the concluding part
Of M. Andcrson's letter to the
committee:
So please get your committee
together at once and make a
canvass among merchants and
others to raise your necessary
money. Report as early as posi-
bic to NE when this is done, and
I will then send necessary pledge
blanks for you to turn oyee to
your canvassers.
We caEvassed two townships
in York county at a cost of s25,
but this was too much. It was
done in four days, and $50 ought
to have been enough. To be on
the safe side you'd better raise
enough money to spend $50 to
So to each township for can
vasscrs. We found it best to
select one man for each two
townships-a man in the terri
tory and in sympathy with the
movement.
It will help to have your local
papers publish the subscribing
list. Also get Your canvassers
appointed and ready, and their
names published. Later we
will notify you of a week to
have the canya scrs go to work.
Much interest and enthusiasm
will be raised all over the State
by having the canvassing work
go on simultaneously through
out the State.
Sincerely,
J. G. Anderson,
State Superintendent under the
RncE Hill nlan
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25
From Texas.

Christm',s s passed off quietly
in Miami. Coasting has been
the leading sport for three weeks
as we have had about II inches
of snow which fell the l9 Of Dec,
and is still here and also Some
very cold weather. Il was II
below zero a few days ago. L
is 2 below today and snowioe
again.
Cattle are suffering very much,
some dying from cold and want
of water as all water has been
frozen most of the time fol
three weeks.
Mr.. J. R. Bowen has accepted
position as bookkeeper for the
Panhandle Lumber Co.
Born unto Mr.. and Mrs. W !.
M. Stansell on the 29th ult., a
fine nine pound baby girl.
The men wearing the smile in
Miami are those who have big
wheat crops under this big snow.
1t is not the cattle men or the
merchants either.
Several trains have been snow
bound lately.
The snow plows are kept busy
in the Panhandle.
Well [ guess l had better ring
off for fear this finds the waste
basket.
Cpoy.- Poll
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25
Fine Example Negro Wit.

Senator Taylor, Tennessee,
said the finest example he knew
of the ante-bellum negroes use
of the English language was
the remark made by an old
negro whose worthless son was
married secretly. The old man
heard Of it, and asked the boy if
he was married.
I amt saying I ain t, > the
boy replied.
Now, you Rastus, . formed
the old man, I amt askin' you
is you amt; l is askin you ain t
you is!'-Exchange..
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25
Medical Association Meets

Orangeburg.-The Medical associ-
1tion of this district, composed of
Orangeburg, Calhoun, Bamberg, and
Lexington counties, convened in this
city. several days ago and held an in.
teresting session. There were 20 ply
sicians from the counties in attend
ance at the convention, but the at.
tendance was not as large as it should
have been. The entire delegation was
rendered dinner. The first part OF
the business session was taken up in
reading papers and In seme interest
lug discussions.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25
"In Memory y

On the morning Of Dec. 26
1911, the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
e. G. Bowie was made sac
when the death angel called
from them their nine-year. ole
son, Boone I.
Dearest Boone, he has left us
Left us! Yes; forever more
But we hope to meet our deares
On that bright and happy
shore.
Lonely the home and sad the
hours
Since our dearest one has
gone,
BIT, oh! a brighter life than
In heaven is now his own.
Farewell. dear Boone, but not
forever;
There will be a glorious
dawn
We shall meet to part, no,
never,
On the resurrection morn, F"
n. A. r.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25
will, morever, boycott both the
offending newspapers and those
who advertise in them"

will. morever, boycott both the
offending newspapers and those
who advertise in them. -
We have faith in the contin-
ued dominance of religious
liberty in America. Still we
have no idea in the world that
it would continue 10 exist, if
the Catholics were able to slip
up on the blind side of the evan
gelical denominations to the ex-
tent of getting themselves into
POLITICAL control before the
evangelical got awake.
Why should we believe that
this religious power, that has
never through ten centuries
changed in its policy of intoler-
ance of repression and perse-
cution, and when it dared and
sought destruction Of all who
would not bow to its mandates
why should we believe that
after so long a time this leopard
has changed his spots. We
have faith in the future in
America, but the faith is condi-
toned upon the awakening of
evangelical Christians to the
situation. The distressing fact
is that everybody seems to be
asleep and the daily press is al
ready so influenced that there
is little hope that the public will
ever be awakened through its
columns.
Some patriot has said that
the price of liberty is eternal
vigilance. Surely, this truth
never applied more thoroughly
than it does when Rome seeks
through much cunning to de
stroy liberty of conscience
among the American people.
Y. I. Masters.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25
Notice OF Town Election,

Notice is hereby given that an
election will be held on Februa-
~ 3rd. 1872, to elect a mayor tc
fill the unexpired term Of S. B.
Craig, resigned. Managers OF
election: D. 3. Finnev, W. I.
Griffin and J L. Thornley,. Vo,
til!e place: City Hall. By or
der Of the Town Council.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25
* acres three and . half

IS acres three and a half miles
east of Pickens, 25 acres in cul-
tivation, balance in pasture and
woodland; splendid neighbood;
good 7-room 2-story house. Let
me show you this place for can
make a price that will interest
you. Immediate possession if
you want it. See II. NJ. HE'S
TER. Pickens. s. O..
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25
70 Give Short Course al Ratesburs

70 Give Short Course at Ratesburs.
Batesburg.-Through the efforts Of
E. C.. Ridgell the extension division
Of Clemson college will give a short
course of one week in Batesburg IN
the near future. This work is substi-
tute for the one-day institutes as here
tofoce held over the state. The change
is made with a view of reaching a
larger number Of people and Of CIV
ing more detailed instruction along
the lines pertaining to better farm
ing.
Florence-Capt. Harold NJ Brunson,
former Coast Line conductor, was
elected chief Of police Of this city at
Il meeting of city council.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-01-25
New Steel Bridge Is COMPLETES.

Inc new steel bridge which spans
the Waccamaw river near CONWAY
mas been completed and has been ac
cepted by the commission. This
beautiful and substantial structure
which has been in the process CT cree
tlon for the past six months, was
Quit at cost Of $3.50 The ccr.
tract was let on Febraury Il, 1911.
70 the Southern Bridge Company. O.
Birmir sham, Ala, and was to have
neen completed within six 1aonths az.
ter the plans had been approved by
the federal government.