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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS.

Lexington countys cotton crop has
suffered severely on account OF un-
favorable weather.
Representative r. S. Whaley Of the
First South Carolina district, who has
been in Washington for some time on
departmental business has returned
to his home at Charleston.
Citizens Of Varnville held a good
Dads rally few days ago. Good re-.
ults are expected soon.
More than 1000 Georgiang spent
Sunday at the Isle CT Palms.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
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Edna Goodrich, former wife OF Nat
Z. Goodwin arrived from Europe re-
Gently bringing with her "Hoko," her
Japanese spaniel which has the dis.
tinction OF being the smallest dog in
the world. Miss Goodrich served as a
Red Cross nurse with the Belgian d.
vision for seven weeks, and did a lot
OF relief work in France on her own
initiative. While in France she saw a
good deal Of the Canadian soldiers and
she was impressed to see these mag.
nlccnt specimens OF manhood, who
had been wounded, begging to be
cured IN order to go back to the
front"
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
Friend of Bond Issue Wins.

Greenville.-J. Terry Wood OF
Greer, advocate Of the $950,O0O road
bond issue, defeated Marvin R. Reese,
also of Greer, an oponent of the
bonds, for the vacant seat in tho
house of representatives by a major
ity Of $50 votes. The election was to
fill the seat vacated by the resiena.
ton Of Allen r. Hawkins. The lines
between the bond issue advocates and
those who oppose the action of the
legislative delegation were clearly
drawn.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
Seed Selection Subject of Talk.

David r. Coker Of Hartsville, widely
known in seed selection, is preparing
a notable paper on "The Selection
and Handling of Seeds for Planting"
to be presented at the session Of the
Conference for the Common Good in
Columbia on the morning Of Septem-
Der s. The South Carolina Confer
ence on Charities and Corrections de-
cided to hold a joint meeting in Col
umbia this year beginning on the
night Of September Z and lasting
through the night Of September 8. The
paper by Mr.. Coker promises to be
one of the features OF the sections of
the joint meeting which will be devot-
ed to the Conference for the Common
Good.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
Running Races For State Fair.

Premium lists for the approaching
state fair, October $500, have been is
sued and the work Of distribution be.
gun from the office Of d. r. Efrd, sec.
retary in Columbia. From the cata-
logue of prizes offered, 1t appears that
sums approximating $4,000 are to be
paid out in premiums. More than
$4,000 OF this amount will go to the
horse racing, which Is to be a three.
day feature, the races to be run on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
fair week. There are to be two har.
ness races each day.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
MERRY DOGS OF WAR. .
Tale of "UgIy," Scared Hero OF
a Hundred Battles.
Wins Fame and CorporaI's Stripes
With the British Troops In North
ern France-A Challenge
and What Came of 1t.
BY GEORGE DuFREsNE.

BY GEORGE DUFRESNE.
| international News Service Correspondent.
Paris.--In the early days Of this
| war, Ugly scrambled ashore in north
| ern France stowaway on one OF the
channel packets. He was khaki
| tinted cur OF the most disreputable
appearance. Nobody's dog; but with
soul so tuned to the dongs Of SOL
diers that as soon as he discovered
that the great game was going on he
swore to be in it and Of It, He was a
natural fighter, scored and Scared
with hundred battles.
| So they attached him here to B. x,
which means any sort of job that's
! going at the base-"B"-st standing for
base, and OK" being the recognized
algebraic symbol signifying an un-
known quantity. He was signed on
tho A. S. G. (Pickford's Light Horse)
| to deal with the rats which ravage
the bales down by the docks. Like
the minister Of munitions he was
given free hand with his subject.
and SO successful was he with these
| gray-ackctcd rascals that he soon re-
coivcd a corporal's stripes. double ra-
tons (he dearly loves iuml, and the
| offcr. after another singularly success
| rul raid amopr tbc ronrnts of . com
mission This lns, No refused doclor
| ing that hc wnull mover lcavc the
! ranks
lrelv's rrowces was nnisod abroad.
! II reached tho G.yhtina linc G IL @.
hoard or IL so ,hot rrrscn,lv dusty
| NJ r driver. Ruling M his car amid
tho ahcl.strcwn debris Of the dock,
handed y nnrlat 10 ,hn ycrnr officer
in cbaruo daman,iirr n snnodv an.
evor ,r,,o .,i.,tjc, ,cod ns ri.
lows:
D,lo-o,, GSh rnt,c-son ri.c. ,rucsaav.
we alwH"S ron@rHM)nt ourselves
G,,Cct, n.,h,nr j., Ilnnl"rs IVA hnraMhv M
chailrngr C"mnra Ugly, ~ s. c.. to
~ .; rn,, ,,,.,,yr. -. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~, ~
handy spt wlthin or without the moan
.,Io m,o@,,o, @ ,i ,ly, H''N'S-HN' p""""s
InQuiries wore immediately made az
to the standing. skin and fighting
weight of Sergeant Smilcr and those
being considered satisfactory tho cho,.
lcngc was accepted. and Ugly was MT
into strict training. much to his dis.
, gust
, A heavy book was mado on tho
|
Y tense evening Of tho meeting of these
+ growing Greeks arrived. the arena
t was packed with nm oopcr brown.
faced crowd all a-throb with the
sweet pleasures Of anticipatlon Ser.
gcant Smiler arrived due to time. in
a carefully corded biscuit box
Ugly was already I'm posscssion Of
the floor, striding up and down in the
fierce pride of ownership, and snarI.
ing a challenge to the whole category
OF Crufts.
The box was dragged into the ring.
the cords unlaced. the lid raised, tho
cage tipped at the necessary angle
by brave Tommy. who lcapcd back
over the parapet as with roar the
incarcerated thunderstorm hurled
himself into the lists.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
Farmer Kills Bio Owl.

Hastings, Mich Norman Chambers
OF Baltimore township has killed one
Of the largest owls ever seen In this
vicinity The bird. which was brown
and white in color. measured almost
five feet from tip to tip It's eyes were
two inches in diameter.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
Where Law Presumea

IN cases where husband and wife
are accidentally killed together ,ho
summon law presumes that the man,
oe'hs the stronger, outlived the WON.
an, no matter for how short time
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
BODY to piaou~s Vital Questions,

The Nations, Association for the
study and prevention Of Tuberculosis
mas ARRANGED 4 tentative programme
FOR the second annual Southern tuber-
cuIo5ts conference which mcots in
Columbia October and g.. This pro.
$ramme provides for the consideration
OF the following general topics at five
sessions: l. Problems Of the small
town and country community 2. Rcd
Cross seals sales methods. 3. The
tuberculosis noS~o. i. Methods Of
antituberculosis work. 5. The dag.
nosis of incipient cases Of pulmonary
tuberculosis
The purposes of the conference are
to bring anti-tuberculosis workers to-
Sether to discuss matters of especial
interest to the Southern States and
the above named topics will be viewed
through the light Of the South's needs
anad present conditions. The national
association is arranging for expert
speakers TO present the various sub
jects and take part in the discussion
and, desiring to make the programme
as practical as possible, has invited
suggestions from health experts and
persons in touch with the anti-tu-
berculosis work all through the sec
ton included in this conference. The
states to take part are North Caro-
lima, South CaTaltna, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama Mississippi, Louisiana, Ar
kansas and Tennessee.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
Secretary Grants New Charters.

The Florence Athletic Park Associ.
alton has been chartered with a capi.
tai of $4,000. The officers are: w. r.
Barringcr, president: N. w. Hicks.
vice president; S. J. Royal, secretary;
B. A. early, treasurer
The Mutual Compress and Ware
house Company OF Charleston, has
been commissioned by the secretary
of state, with capital OF 100000.
The petitioners are f. r. Horlbeck
and William H. Grimball. The com.
pany will do general cotton com
press and warehouse business
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
EDUCATORS ARE URGING THAT
THE APPROACHING LEGIsLA.
TURE PROVIDE AID.
DISPATCHES FROM COLUMBIA
po'nge and Happenings That Mark
the Progress Of South Carolina Peo-
ple, Gathered Around tho State
Capitol
Columbia.

SoluluUl6.
Agitation is being urged in edu.
0.uonal circles for the passage Of
Dill at the approaching session OF the
legislature which would provide for
the appointment Of state ORGANIZER
OF night schools, similar to those con-
quoted last winter in Laurens and
NeWDerry counties. 1t is argued that
such plan would meet with the uni
Versal approval, and that it would Ger.
talnly merit the liberal support Of the
general assembly. A complete bulle-
tln' Settlng foi1h IN detail what has
Deen accomplished in Laurens through
tne efforts OF Miss viii Lou Gray, has
just been issued by John e. Swearin-
gen, state superintendent of etuca-
ton. Leaders in the movement es
innate that as n.dch as $5. 600 wonld
DE necessary TO prosecute the work =,
all counties. This sum, they figure,
would be necessary for Tho employ
ment OF field agent and The neccs.
sary eificc forces and assistants, in
erecting system OF 'moonlight
schools" throughout tho state. The
schoois were original ed in the noun.
tains of Kentucky, and there proved
powerful weapon in obliterating
adult tlliteracy. Duplicating tho OK
pertinent Of Ncwbovly ana Laurons
counties, ". Banks Dove. Who has
conducted night school in the
olympia mill village several wears
and w. p. Etchisor, city recorder.
contemplate Introducing the system
in Columbia this winter.
NIicc (tro,,
teacher OF Laurens county, went TO
1oung's township, which according
TO statistics revealed the highest per
centage Of illiteracy Concerning
her initial efforts to organize the
night school there Miss Gary writes:
had been told by nearly every
one that uneducated men would be
lnsulted when approached on the
subject of making up lost opportuni-
ties. The first man to whom l spoke
could neither read nor write. In re.
sponse OF my question he replied, 4
would give half expect to make this
year to learn to read and write So
anxious was he to assist that he
agreed to take a number Of us to
school that night in a wagon.
one trustee, when requested to come
for his influence replied, 4 am com
ing because l need it,"
A resultant OF Miss Gray's efforts
was the organization of night schools
In seven districts in Young's town.
ship. The schools were conducted
one month, with three night sessions
of two hours each week The number
Of pupils who attended three nights or
more was Id. Only seven of these
were women. The average nightly at
tendance was 90. Twenty-one of the
men and one woman attended every
night. The courses Of study la'e.
scribed included the three "r's" or
reading, writing and arithmetic
A particularly interesting feature
Of the bulletin Of information com
piled by Miss Gray is the table OF
the ages Of the pupils. Two had al
ready passed the three score mark;
seven had advanced beyond so; "a
were over 40; 4S had passed 80 20
were beyond 20; and 10 were under
90
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
Supreme Court Dismisses Petition.

The supreme court in decision by
Associate Justice Hydrick held that
''serh A. Parler had been legally
hlectcd county superintendent Of edu
cation OF Dorchester county. The con.
est was brought by John j. Howell a
defeated candidate. The decision af-
firms the ruling Of the state board of
canVaSSerS.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
Can't dates File Expense Accounts.

Candidates in the second race for
congress in the Fourth district have
filed a statement Of expenses for the
lberiod since the first primary with
the secretary Of state. The expenses
are as follows: S. j. Nichols. $500; b.
A. Morgan, $1,69S.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-09-02
Governor Names Commissioners.

Gov. Manning has appointed j. H.
Turner and |. B, Carter as commits
sion Of state elections for Cherokee
county.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
FAMOUS OLD BLARNEY
Historic Spot, Long Famed in Song
and Story, is One of the Glories
of ireland.

I'm THE year 1446 an irish bishop
his face SCARED with many wounds
climbed to the keep of his castle
and, hanging over the side, kissed a
stone in the wall about five feet from
the top. This was Cormack MacCar-
thy, and the castle was Barney castle,
his military stronghold. For in those
days bishop had to be good fighter
besides being a good churchman. The
stone that MacCarthy kissed is now
called the Barney Stone"
Cormack MacGarthy built Castle
Barney in County Cork. One day, a
little while after he had finished it, he
was walking along when he happened
to see an old woman drowning in a
stream. Being both courteous and
brave man, he Immediately plunged
in, and after many struggles rescued
her. The old woman blessed her res
cuer and promised that, for a reward,
she would bestow upon him a tongue
of such eloquence that he could inf1u-
ence friends and enemies.
But there was only one way to OBJ
tain this gift. He must climb to the
top of his castle and kiss stone in
the wall there. MacCarthy followed
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10

as she became conscious of his aston
ishment, added falteringly:
Have you any objection to meeting
me tomorrow on the bluff overlooking
Dark"
The judge was looking at her; he
had not moved; nor had an eyelash
stirred, but the rest of that sentence
had stuck in her throat, and she found
herself standing as immovably quiet
as he.
"Why there?" he asked.
"Because'-her words came slowly,
haltingly, as she TREMENDOUSLY, almost
fearfully, felt her way with him-"be-
se-there-is-no- other place
--where-I can nade-my point"
He smiled. 1t was his first smile
in years and naturally was a little
constrained-and, to her eyes at least,
almost more terrifying than his frown.
"Why have you waited till now?"
he called out, forgetful that they were
not alone in the house, forgetful, ap-
parently, Of everything but his sur
prise and repulsion. why not have
made use of this point before it was
too late? You were at your husbands
trial; you were even on the witness
stand?"
She nodded, thoroughly cowed at
last both by his indignation and the
revelation contained in this question
of the judicial mind-"Why now, when
the time was then?"
Happily, she had an answer.
Judge Ostrander, had a reason
for that, too; and, like my point, 1t
is a good one. But do not ask me for
it tonight. Tomorrow | will tell you
everything. But it will have to be
In the place I have mentioned. VIII
you come to the bluff where the ruins
are one-half hour before sunset?
Please be exact as to the time. You
will see why, if you come"
He leaned across the table-they
we're on opposite sides of it-plunging
his eyes into hers, then drew back, and
remarked with an aspect of gloom but
with much less the appearance of dis
trust:
"a very odd request, madam. hope
YOU have good reason for it," adding,
"I bury Bella tomorrow and the GENE
terry is in this direction. l will meet
you where you say and at the hour
you name
And, regarding him closely as he
spoke, she saw that for all the cor
rectness of his manner and the bow
of respectful courtesy with which he
instantly withdrew, that deep would
oe his anger and unQuestionable t2e
results to her if she failed to satisfy
him at this meeting of the value OF
her point in reawakening justice and
changing public opinion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10

erowc canle In. @'hea / sno emf ma
hind them"
was the child with you-at your
sloe mean, ell this timer"
i never let go her hand"
back?" H>niiis
Nothing but my terror at the sight
OF beia running in all bloody to escape
tne people pressing after him"
Sincerity was in her manner and in
her voice. The judge breathed more
easily, and made the remark:
mo one with hearing unimnairod
can realize the suspicion of the deaf
nor can anyone who is not subject to
attacks like mine conceive the doubts
with which a man so cursed views
those who have been active about him
while the world to him was blank"
mus he dismissed the present sub
Ject, to surprise her by a renewal of
the old one.
what are your reasons" said he.
for the hopes you have Just ex-
pressed? I think it your duty to tell
me before we go any further.
Excuse me for tonight. What |
have to tell-or rather, what have to
show you-requires daylight" Then,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
LOOKING to the Future.

We are to consider that nations like
Rome, France, Austria, Russia, Great
Britain, have gone forward by the
millennium-the thousand years. We
have not yet grown into our name. We
are a nation in our small clothes.
America! 1t is already dating from
1S98)-something bigger than the
United States. We are even more
fortunate than Rome, for If it be ma
lures intent to widen our hive, and If
1t would in any way conciliate the In.
dian-Spanish and Indian-Portuguese
of the South, we could wisely and
without humiliation abandon our ship
clerk Vespucius and accept our cap
tains name of Columbia for our huge
portion of the western world. Colum-
bia may become the gem of the oceans
Six seas may lap her beaches.-John
McGovern, in National Magazine
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
NONSENSE TO STAY IN RUT
Ability to "Rise" in Life Is More or
Less Present in Every
Human Being.

In every business there are many
who know nothing about their posi-
bilities. They live humdrum lives,
plodding along in the same old ruts
from day to day, but In business
sense they are practically dead and
finish their business careers without
waking up-they just exist. They
see an occasional man rise up from
the mass on the wings of fortune or
fame. He is a nine-day wonder, and
then the rest of the community set
tie down again and wait for some
thing to turn up" for them.
The hidden forces for rising out OF
the ruts are to be found in all "ordi-
nary" folk All that is needed to put
those forces to work is an awaken
ing-a realization that great effort is
behind great accomplishments. Fame
and fortune do not come unbidden.
They come only by reaching out and
grasping them as they pass by.
The man who is satisfied with things
as they are, will never rise above his
fellows, but the man who reaches
out and grasps every opportunity is
the man upon whom good luck will
SMILE
The hidden power is in you, all
right, and there it will stay until you
wake up and go out in the world and
make yourself known. Modesty may
be a virtue, but merit that vaunts it
self occasionally is the kind that brings
home the money to the wife and chill
dren.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
AMERICAS DEBT TO IRELAND
Immigrants Have Wrought Well in the
Wonderful Development of Their
Adopted Land.
Copyright, 1918.

Out of Europe, for more than two
centuries there have been flowing
streams of humanity, always hasten
ing, like the aff1uents of some mighty
river, toward the west. And for more
than one century at least those who
earliest found their place in this once
welcoming continent have been star
ing with open or covert contempt at
those who have followed them.
Until now, when our national intelli-
gence has broadened beyond the pur-
blind, narrow vision that could see in
an immigrant only his ignorance, his
poverty and the uncouthness which, in
the land he has deserted, may be the
best, approved mode of living for peo-
pie of his class.
We are looking at the essentials now
at the brain and the Drawn, the
health and the courage; at the race,
the national history, the adaptiveness
of all this raw material for citizenry.
These latest corners are reaping the
fruits of the lessons we have learned
while seeing their forerunners emerge
them reproaches In our eyes and, by
their own inherent strength, rise to the
full level of American skill, energy and
what has always been their conspi-
cuous trait-patriotism
No single stream that trickled first
and then came in flood had to fight its
way more hardly here than the immi-
grants who hailed from Ireland; and
IL one were to cast everywhere to
find immigrants and their descendants
who have most potently wrought for
the development of the nation, he
would see none more numerous, more
strong and-final verdict Of the land OF
their adoption-more respected than
those very Irish.
The United States, for them, owes
England a debt which neither nation
may ever acknowledge; but the time
is not far away when England seems
fated to realize the enormity of her
loss and the vastness of Americas
! gain.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
SHAMROCKS

You buy pot o shamrocks-you like them
for their green
An for their pleasant frendlness--
know not what they meant
What can you know of shamrocks, you
who feel not the thrill
They bring of Shannon's murmurs past
lowered field and hill?
You buy pot of shamrocks, and back at
them you smile
All, could you know and feel that they are
part of Erin's isle!
You havc not eyes that see things, or you
would see the mist
That runs across Killarney when morn
ing's brow is kissed;
You have not ears that hear things, or you
would hear the song
Made of a thousand memories forever
sweet an strong
It's but pot o shamrocks, whimsy
thing you buy,
An not bit of Irish sod or breadth of
Irish skyl
The CLINT of Irish sunshine makes all that
Twin green,
An IrishTains kept off the stains an gave
that jewel-sheen;
Would that you understood it'll For could
you understand,
Thered be a bit of trenholm each time
they touched your handl
Your fingers would be tremblin', your eyes
be dewy-wet,
Your heart would beat measure you
never could forget.
You buy pot O shamrocks, an know not
what they meant
You set them on the table to see their
cheerin' green
But should you trample on them they'd
rise in grace again,
Just as the hopes rise in the hearts of
women and of men.
Smile friendly at your shamrocks, an
back at you they smile
All, could you know an feel that they are
part of Erin's isle!
WILBUR D. NESBIT.
Cartwright 1918
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10

directions and Immediately obtained
s1ch eloquence that he delayed for a
long time by persuasion and promise
the surrender of the castle to the lord
president. 1t is said that even to this
day whoever climbs to the top Of the
castle and kisses the stone will re-
ceive the gift of golden speech.
Many people now go to kiss the
Barney stone. One time young
American visited Castle Blarney, and
was very enthusiastic about kissing
the stone. He leaned over the square
opening; but just then he got a look
at the ground, 120 feet below. He
suddenly decided that this business Of
kissing the Barney stone was only a
silly superstition, and was not worth
the trouble anyway.
One of the legends that cling about
the ruins of Barney is that in the
pastures near the castle ghostly cattle
fight at night with the present posses
sors of the fields. 1t is also reported
that in the summer fairies dance on
the grass all night.
Castle Blarney's fame has been in
creased by Richard Mileikin's song,
"The Groves of Barney" written in
1898 Francis S. Mahoney, known as
Father Prout, added the following
lines, which have carried the legend
Of the Barney stone around the
world:
There is a stone there,
That whoever kisses,
Oh! he never misses
To grow eloquent
IT'S he may Chamber
To a lady's chamber
Or become a member
OF sweet Parliament
A clever spouter
He'll sure turn out, or
An out and outer,
To be let alone!
Don't hope to hinder him,
Or to bewilder him,
Sure he's a pilgrim.
From the Barney Stone.