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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04

lecting snakes. which l caught quite
tea.leSsly
Il used 10 keep them in hive
boxes that had glass fronts One
day an aun, discovered my collec-
Ton, wrecked b, and read ne a long
lecture on The evil ways OF snakes.
To-day have the usual. average
dislike for SNAKES would not will.
lngly handle one.
I firmly believe. however. that
ny aunt had more 10 do with Gre
zvIug THIS ttsitks rnar rad any IN.
herited instinct
The truth appears 20 be that II Is
tradition. rather han inheritance.
that keeps alive ne fear OF snakes
from generation 20 generation. One
generation IL taught 70 fear snakes
and i teaches the next generation
% do likewise
OF course, this teaching has pien-
y % warrant In districts where rat
i,esnakes. copperheads. or other
really poisonous snakes are found
Here fear OF snakes is OF real utll-
lty.
Elswhere tradition IS the sole
mOtiyatinE force-tradition. be II
added. that draws SIS great strength
from the influence OF religious doc
.Tine OF the part played BY the ser
pen; In the early days OF the world
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04

Way = .. CORES rordent asks,
That people have such a horror OF
scase~' Some are so affected this
way TIA, ,hey dread 20 take walk,
in he country Nearly everybody
Is 70 some extent. disturbed ~ the
mere s.=ht % a snake. How 60 yog
account for This ="
The question Why people dislike
snakes - lot rev one T. has
been much debated by scientists
Nor are they ye, wholly agreed a.
y 20 c07-z-- 5u--TFT-
Until qg!-e recently the dominant
theory was the easy. grab-bag one
81 heredlty.
Dislike ot snakes. We were as
su-et il al instructive dislike. II
j. one Unborn IL man. and i an In
stance % racial Inheritance.
II dates back TO tie days when
conditions % life we're such ihaE
cur primitive ancestors had ample
reason 20 fear snakes The persis-
tence o. The same fear today Is
merely al Inherited echo OF those
long gone times.
This theory. q course, explains
he matter simply and readily
enough. But there IL ore seeming
- fatal objection 20 II.
Nearly everybody. when grown
gp. does have more Or less dislike
COR snakes. But observation shows
that in childhood there is very little
dislike for or fear Of snakes. until
che has been taught 10 dislike and
fear them
Many children. for that matter,
are strongly attracted BY the grace
ful movements and pretty coiors OF
snakes Some even make pets o.
SNAKES. Just az they would make
pets o. squirrels OF rabbits
Here is al interesting BIZ % auto
biography By a middls-aged man OF
my acquaintance
+ was a ctty-bred boy, bl: ny
summers spent on my grandfa'h.
er's farm. well remember he
curiosity ard delight felt when
saw my first garter snake.
Certainly this snake I'D not
arouse any instructive dislike OF fear
In ne on the contrary. | became
60 interested that soon began col
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04
A Poem a Day
DOWNRIGHT LAZY

II IL THIS A-say with me. and there
Is Others Ike me. too,
When vet cloud. Of .pring has scat !,
;srSd ard the sky is pH"p'n
I e., Law. mortal lazy xiii all work
IN seems a sin
And ! n like littls boy with his va
Just the very thought % worktn' IN
the garden with a hoe
Falls M back with shOotin pains.
AMI ala --allE-s4.- tulI Il noe
And 7 want - leave the work. and
whistle Tor the KIDS an hike
Out u where there Amt no work
an there IL all the things like.
Dogvooi blooms ar elder blossoms.
dogwood blooms white as a
And the elders sort ~ yellow. like
Old ivory. or rrsam
And perhaps some Wild bisckberrtes.
or dew berries ripe an sweet.
And cool from the dsVa % heaven.
Ike God meant for US 90 eat.
And a hill or in the distance. and
biua skies nd clouds beyond
And lttl" splash % woodland over
nearer, and pond
And brown shadows in the woodland.
scr' % cool and "a NJ and dim.
Just the place that little fellows Ike
{" 'EEcA their clothes and swim
That's what gifts ne when the ~et.
test - springs clouds has gone
away.
And me blu. sky and the breez~s
makes perfect SOFT ~ IaY.
want 20 have the kids about me.
young ~ what ! used 20 be-
Trottin. laughin' long beside me.
sort % iookin' up 10 me.
Then I'm gladder than I could be
hsugtn onto any hoe
Chopin az the earth, or putin seeds
Into the ground n grow
want 20 get In the country where
J sortsr seem 10 ht
And To- see the kids IN swlnmin. and
% fish a little btt
Houston Post
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04
The Daily Reminder
ropAY,s ANNIVERSARIES.

isi.-peWitt Clinton. governor OF
New York. broke the nrst ground for
the Erie canal
is:5--Gen. lafayette laid the. cor
nerstone Tor the Apprentices Library
ls:s~Jesn Adams, second Prss!-
dent OF the L. :. died at Quincy.
Mass Born az sraintree. Mass OCT
is.S-The Texas congress passed
resolutions for annexation 10 the
Ists-Corners,one OF the Washing
ton Monument laid.
tsSe-The integrity OF Denmark
was guaranteed BY England. France.
isss-Ffre in Portland. Maine. de-
stroyed $4,000. 900 worth OF property.
iSi-Detroits new city hall. cost
inY ssoS 900, Vas .,,, formally spsnes
srids. across the Mississippi at 81.
isse-Barthoidrs sta,u. OF Liberty
formally delivered TO the American
iSsi-HannlbaI Hsmlin. Vice
Ing LINCOLN nrst term. died at Ran
s go. NJ 4. ,,e Bora ct Paris Hill Me-
sst.rss Aawsnan Republic wa,
isss-rrsnch ocean steamer Ia
Es1ST.Syns so.iid.S T,s l Rr,t, s,, ship
sable Island. and $50 lives were Lost
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY IN THE
WAl
French declared attacks OF Ger
mans north Of Arrss r~pulsed with
Berlin reported the e.ptur. OF a.
500 men and much ordnance equip
ment IN the ArsonneL
German aeroplanes dropped BON bs
on forts at Hsrwich. England. and
Nancy in France
For the third successive day the
Turks made a desperate attack on
daaslles and were driven back with
heavy loss
ToDAY's BIRrHDAYs.
Prince Frederick William. eldest
son OF the PrussiAn Crown Pr nee
and heir pFesumptive 10 the German
imperial throne. born 10 years ago
today.
Walter 7. Fisher. former Secretary
- the Interior. born al wheeling.
W Va. So years ago today.
William FaTnum. celebrated actor
and photoplsy star, born In Boston.
80 years ago today
Joseph Pennsil. celebrated artist.
illustrator and author. born in Phila-
delphis. IS years ago today.
William n. Phillips. president OF
the Colorado School OF Mines. born
at chapel Hill. y c.. 50 years ago
ieorg. VI. Cohan. celebrate. actor.
Playwright and manage, born At
PROV iderce. r /. - years ago today.
George J Zoluay. one 90 Americas
foremost sculntors born In Hungary.
81 years ago today.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04
from Another Point OF NeD
By c. 7. S.

When in the course Of human events
there happens holiday, Detroit news
paper men get UP at five bells and get
down to work AS USUAL.
There was among the signers Of the
Declaration Of Independence, beyond
doubt, some pessimist who held till his
dying day 1t would turn out 20 be a mort
gage on the farm.
Hetty Green requested there be no
pomp about her funeral, suggesting
pomp may have gone up, too, since the
war.
Inasmuch as one OF Villas wives has
left this country TO hunt for him in Mex
leo, it may not be the United States
troops, after all, that ne is afraid Of.
This report that Wall-st. will raise a
regiment TO go TO Mexico may be true, but
as for ourselves, we take little stock in it.
Another Declaration of independence.
Yes, my dear"
Hettie Green certainly would not ap-
prove OF the morning newspaper which
refers TO her Children" Such extrava-
gance in RS.
Marriage licenses were granted in De-
troit yesterday to Frederick Karrp and
Daniel Phinney.
And one 10 Lauretta VI Hipp. Hoo
ray
The second largest dam in the world is
in New Mexico. The largest, We imagine,
was one they heard in Oyster Bay i'm
mediately following the result Of the
third ballot in the Republican convention.
If we find out that the parrot owned by
the neighbor on our right wants crack
er, we have half notion 10 give il a
dynamite one.
How to Escape Injury il Your Auto
mobile Plunges Down An
Embankment.
Clipped from a contemporary publica-
ton:
DOWAGIAC-Will Berkey, Of
Chicago, drove his car down a 60
foot embankment here. turned tur-
tie and escaped uninjured.
You can hardly blame a man who has
to work on the Fourth if his disposition
| Is like that stuff they use to touch off
| firecrackers.
In which event, our advice is to call a
doctor.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04
A Comparison

The opposition 20 Woodrow vii
son is making the same kind 81 a
fight that was made on Lincoln
when he stood for the second term
Lincoln vas accused OF vacillation,
generalization, tempor!zation, pu-
silianimity. phrase-making playing
politics Now all these things have
blended into what the panegyris,s
call his sublime patience. Wood
row Wilson may not be a Lincoln.
But be has been patient. His pa.
thence won his point with Germany.
His patience has kept us out OF war
On the war issue the opposition has
simply nothing TO oppose 20 Wood.
row Wilson. Would Mr.. Hughes have
had less patience or more with Ger
many. with Mexico? On either
horn he must inpale himself. There
is no escape by a middle way
Reedy's Mirror.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04
Let the People
Rule-and Write
Refreshing.

NsrfcsHIha.
To the Editor OF The Times:
| wish TO commend your editorial,
We Have Sown the Wind in Mex.
ico and We Are Now Reaping the
Whirlwind." This looks % me like
a correct statement OF tie case.
Why do the Mexicans hate the
Americans? There must be a rea.
son. You have given the reason.
This article Is In such healthy con
trast 10 the usual "We-nohIe-Ameri.
cans can-do -no-wrong" kind OF TO,
that makes UP three-fourths OF our
patriotism, tina, II Is really refresh
ing. like breath OF cold fresh air in
a hot and crowded room.
d. DAVIDSON.
NO. s1s Sheridsn-ave., July /, 1916.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04

cupants of the booze car, when they drove
their car into another one, killing man
and injuring another man and two wo-
men, were merely exercising THEIR
right, under the constitution OF the Unit
ed States, TO what. is termed PER
SONAL LIBERTY
These men are guilty under our laws
of having killed man and OF lnJuring
three other persons, but are guilty only
as ACCESSORIES.
THE real guilt rests neither with these
men nor with the beer and whisky with
which they were drugged, nor with the
wholesaler who sold the beer and whisky
TO the retailer, nor with the brewer who
sold the beer to the wholesaler, nor with
the distiller who sold the whisky 70 the
wholesaler, but WITH the state OF Mich
igan and the PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF MICHIGAN
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04
Drank Sassafras Tea
and Lived Long

Sassafras tea was the daily drink
OF William lewis Miller, who died
'st week at Joplin and was a little
more Than l02 years old. Grandpa
Miller was bonn Feb. /. 1914 and
was twice married. His second mar.
riagc took place last year. Nancy
Iike. 6s years old. was the bride.
Mr Miller attributed his long life
10 the fact that nc drank daily copi.
Gus draughts OF tassafras tea.-Kan-
sas City Times.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04
FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
BY Or. FRANK CRANE
Copyright. 1915. hy Frank Craue)

OF all the bunk in this bunk-littered
world first impressions are the most
bunkacious.
II any one conceives that he can tell
the character of man just by looking
at him, he either is failing the kite of
some wild theory or is simply a conceit-
ed ass.
If you are wise and prudent you will
leave your judgment of men always
open. ever subject TO amendment and
revision
/ remember once riding with friend
in a railway coach, when across the
aisle from US sat one of the grandest
looking men | ever had seen. He had a
lmagisterial manner, Jovian brow, and
a certain deliberateness Of eye that in
dicated that he was surely nothing less
than a supreme judge, a bishop, or an
ambassador. He turned out TO be hog
buyer for a clearinghouse, with mind
that never rose above the price Of pork
1t was said of a jurist that "he was
living, unconscious fraud, since no one
possibly could be as wise as he looked"
After reading Lombroso | exercised
myself while in detecting criminals
and detectives by the slant of the ears.
the shape of the occiput, and other
marks. At meeting once in strange
town | noticed a man who bore unmis-
takably the indications of degenerate.
His head was bumpy and Informed, his
brow was low, his eyes ratty, and his
ears abnormaIly big and outstanding.
Upon asking 20 state my curiosity who
he was, and expecting no less than that
he was the town dog-catcher. gambler.
or an unconvicted white-slaver, | was
told that he was president of the board
of education, a distinguished author,
and a model Christian gentleman.
One of the most gifted, delicate, and
subtle writers Of this day was fat and
frowsy woman. 1t shocked me TO meet
her at first, but after talking with her
a while all her surface unattractiveness
disappeared before a personal charm
that was rs compelling a. the grace OF
her pen.
You have heard it said that a loud,
rasping voice is sign Of coarseness,
but ] say unto you that one of the most
sweet and gentle natures | have ever
known had one of these voices. II was
Just an unfortunate way.
Probably as much nonsense has been
exuded about the square jaw as about
any other characteristic. So great Is
this prejudice that no artist would dare
TO illustrate story and give the young
hero any other than jaw like mastiff.
Yet some Of the most forceful people
have small chins. julius Caesar if we
can believe the images and traditions
that have come down 20 us, had reced-
ing chin.
Hence, if you care for accuracy OF
opinion, discount heartily all the COM
mon signs. The piercing eye, the shift
ing glance. the Roman nose, and the
Greek, the Bourbon ear the high brow,
the low forehead, the soft voice, the
regal manner-wel don't you believe
all YOU hear and not much of what you
see.
Besides. your first impression may be
due quite as much TO the state of your
nerves or the functioning Of your bile
duct. as to the victim himself of your
cock-sure judgment.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04
Mos. Original Club In America.

There exists in one OF our great
western cities unique secret club
called by the members the Get
Out and Get On club. II was or.
ganized years ago by 10 ambitious
men who looked upon themselves
as not yet having won success.
Membership for IL years has been
limited 10 80. The rules are what
make the club different No mem.
Der may call himself success un.
III the club votes him one. and when
the club votes any member a sue
cess. he IL expelled and his place
Is filled by another. But before a
success IL expelled. a dinner is
given in his honor and 10 welcome
the new member. At this dinner
the SUCCESSOR must read a paper ct.
planning 10 his fellows how and Why
he won. These papers are presery.
ed.-American Magazine.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04
WHY 1T WAS SAFER

a boy was visiting another boy and as thcy
were going TO bed the little host kafIt 10 say
his prayers
Il never say my prayers when I am home"
said the visitor
That's all right" said the other boy. You
better say them here. This Is a folding bed
Ladies' Home Journal
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04

ease and that sur
gerry IA a futile
means q cure Is
often expressed
By the not too
well informed or
the unfortunate
"Mhats he
use7 u always
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04
Proved u.

y tell you" said Pat. 'the ould
frinds are the best. after all. and.
what's more. can prove Il.
How are you goin' TO prove it7"
Where win you find a new frind
that has shtud by ye az long a. the
Gull ones ave7"--Answers, London.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04
Grocer and Rutnher

7 never worry over other peoples
troubles"
Il do. There are a couple Of men
down the street whose troubles give
mo a lot 81 worry" MR.
What are their troubles"
MY debts."-Boston TRANSCRIPT.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04

The people Of the state Of Michigan
are responsible for the fact that beer
and whisky were found in the highway
as obstacles 70 the safety of free-born.
life-seeking, hberty-loving Americans.
The people Of the state Of Michigan
are responsible for the fact that the men
who violated the law Of the road were
drunk
The people Of the state of Michigan
are responsible for the fact that the lii
arty OF free-born Americans has been
trespassed upon and the life Of one tax
en-, instantly.
BECAUSE:
The people Of the state Of Michigan
license the brewer who made and sold
the beer.
The people of the state Of Michigan
license the distiller who made and sold
the whisky.
The people Of the state Of Michigan
license the wholesaler who resold the
beer and the whisky.
The people Of the state Of Michigan
license the retailer who sold the beer and
whisky again.
The beer and the whisky were made
for PROFTT-for three profits
The people Of the state OF Michigan
licensed their sale and their drinking for
PROFIT.
The fate of the free-born American
citizen, guaranteed so much in the laws
founded on our Declaration OF Indenend-
ence. was BOUGHT in money hand
paid to the people of the state Of Mich
gan for the privilege Of traffic in booze
and DEATH
Three cheers for the red-eye, white
and blue
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04
When 20 make Concessions

Wnen man knows he II in the
right he should stick 10 II. come
what may. unless his wife insists on
having her own way.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04
The Keep Well Column
CANCER.

growth IL located. are removed az
widely 2 anatomical relations will
allow.
IN tho early stages cancer is a
strictly local disease and the sur
rounding tissues only become In
yolved az he disease progresses.
n the growth lie discovered and
removed very soon after its incep-
ton. Tho operation can hardly be
classed even as dangerous.
II through ignorance or fear. one
procras'!rates and does not permit
operation until the growth has
spread through the adjacent glands
and tissues. the uncertainty OF get
ting o., all the malignant cells Is
greatly Increased.
The early removal OF cancer II
tho only hope OF cure al present
and The cartier the removal the
moro certain the cure.
10 not worry: eat three square
meals a day; keep digestion good /:
exercise. 20 slow and go easy.
Maybe here are other things that
yogr special case requires 20 make
yOg happy but. my friend. these will
give you a good llft"-Abraham Lin
coin
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04

The general impression that can
Ger is an absolutely hopeless dis
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04

An opportunity IL frequently run
TO earth by hustler while lazy
man is sitting on the fence waiting
for {, 20 come along. E
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04
FEAR OF SNAKES
BY y. AoolNoToN BRUCE

RIDDLE Personality Psychology
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-04

Are we on solid ground here, do you
think. in turning this tragedy of the
highway, due to BEER and WHISKY,
Into IN Independence Day editorial. and
e)oiping for II connection with the dec
6rokion signed by our forefathers one
hun1red and forty years ago?
/. Vi think that we are.
&, NJ ths reason chat the drunken oc-
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-04-13

i prominent druggist OF Atlanta, Ca,
is authority for the above positive state.
mcm. In explaining this statement he
asked two questions ana offered one
suggestion.
II growing healthy business turns
ana begins to run down hill, what is
the condition OF the owners health?
Almost always, unusually bad.
What was the first cause Of his poor
health? Constipation
This constipation could have been
avoided by taking RcXall Ordcrlics oc.
caslonally. They arc pleasant candy
tablet laxative which can be used by
men, women or children with tho best
results.
Wo have the exclusive selling rights for
!. this great laxative
PICKENS DRUG co.
THE REXAI.L STORE
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-04-13
n e Haze 4 Sch ool 7selaI Day

Nearly all the counties in tho stat,
except Pickens, Beaufort and George
town are going to have school field da,
exercises thisyear. And Pickens, Beau
fort and Georget etown will probably adopt
the custom as soon as they have schools.
! -Spartanburg Journal.
J We wouldn't say that our good friend
Booker is 'toff his nut but he is very
much mistaken if he thinks Pickens
county doesn't have field day for it's
children. Pickens was one of the pio-
neer counties in this work and doesn't
arrange it as most of the other counties,
because there is too much on the pro-
gram each year to crowd into one day
Instead there is one night for the girls
defamation contest, one night for the
boys orato1ical contest and one day for
the field events. The girls contest was
held at Central last Friday night, the
boys contest will be held Tat Easley
next Friday night and the field day ex-
crciscs will be held at Easley Saturday
of this week.
1t will not be amiss to call Editor
Booker's attention here to the fact that
the champion team Of last years Pick
ems county field day went to Columbia
Il few weeks later and literally clean
cd up" the teams Of forty-odd other
schools, winning first place over teams
from every section of the state. Oh,
yes, we have school field day exercises,
all right! There may be better or finer
schools in other counties, but the prod
ucts of the Pickcns county schools.takc
second place to none.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-04-13
WesCan Fit You Now With the Old Reliable
Plow Shoe at $1.75
FOLGER, THORNLEY & 90,
Reliable Goods--Reasonably Priced

Mrs. Emma Major has returned from
Anderson county, where she spent sew
eral days with relatives. She went to
attend the funeral of her mother-in law,
Mrs. S. A. p. Major, who died at her
home near Sandy Springs last Thursday
night in her S7th year.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-04-13

County Chairman Norris has called
meetings of the Democratic clubs Of
the county for April o. See notice III
another column
Married by j B. Newbery, at his
residence, Apri 9th, 1916, Miss Bessie
Kelley and Joseph l. Holder, of Central
r. f. D. No. 3.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-04-13
Yours truly,

The Seneca paper says that r. NJ.
Baker, who for the past several years
has conducted mercantile establish
ment at Norris, will open store at the
Seneca cotton mill. He has not decided
whether he will continue his store at
Norris.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-04-13

We hear lot about the Knockout
power Of Jess Wizards powerful right,
but we know fellow, Jno. b. Corn,
who has wallop that makes Wizards S
most hefty haymaker resemble small
piece Of soft cotton.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-04-13
Notice to Teachers

An examination for teachers will be
held in the court house Friday, May S,
examination to commence at 8 O'Clock
a. m. All applicants must be at least
l8 years Of age.
BY order of. the State Board of Edu
cation. r. It. HALLUM,
52 Supt. of Education.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-04-13
Gard of Thanks

We wish to thank our doctor and the
other good people of this community for
the many kind and thoughtful acts
shown us during the recent illness in
our home. We will never forget their
help to us and pray Gods blessings
upon each one.
(adv) Mr.. and MRS. +. p. CAULEY.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-04-13
GARY HIoIT, Manager.

Obituary notices ana tributes of respect of
,,ot o"nr ono hundred words will be printed FREQ
jf chargc Al over that number must be paid
for at the rate of one cent WORD. Gash TO
accompany manuScript. EnruS OF th"hhs pup
Iishcd for one half cent word.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-04-13

Query: If it will take 90, 900 Ameri-
can soldiers to capture Villa, as Freddy
Funston declares, how long will the
European war last?