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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-11-09

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Jom u. Ihorniey spent Monday in
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and relatives in Greenwood.
The old folks singing at Mountain
Pickens now gets it's Sunday mail in
the morning instead of afternoon.
Walter Kelley of Liberty route was
at the.county seat on business last week.
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business.
Edgar Morris of WASHINGTON snont
Saturday md Sunday With he om ,,.rp,t. npnt.
John Hunter of Liberty was AMONG
the many business visitors at the countV
seat Saturday.
:, me annual conference of the Wesleyan
Methodist church Will convene at Central
lVo'o'nper IA 10 ~.
week-ehd IN Pickens with her daughter,
MIS- D. u. boggs.
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Jonn IT, THORNLEY, has May cherry
0'op W '''err'eS 'his year.
| :, -,
,. w. Seawright and family Of Green.
vile spent Sunday with his brother, DR..
| Dock Pace and family moved last
week from Pickens to Greenville. where
he expects to enter the mercantile busi
ness.
Mack Christopher, Hanscll Bivens.
Is. f. Mcdaniel and Earl Morris motored
to Greenwood Sunday and spent the day
there.
w. G. Gaines Of Norris. are two of our
good friends who paid us pleasant visits
Monday.
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Rev. c. r ahhscron,,;, ,a d.,
a series of meetings at Double SPRINGS
| ISy>N l.
Several weeks ,y, y Al c,,,;,, -,
vertisea IN TLo >.;, w. n.',''i Au
ad sure did the work for him
The ripbt v,,r.old h, :,
Dowens colorrd vhn l;uass s M. " AuS.lil Hl
Raincs' Macs fam MIA. ~, "t H. !ileA
Mrs G G. ,,,;, >, 49,;
,ew;s of thn p.ntorS ,'..H n;sa mss. Lena
week NJ thn ham'a - teI''I,' ~ V,S.ten last
Central ro,,to , and p l.: ~ Hiltih ol
Pickens wy '''' ~ IN LEWIS o' near
T.. II. Craig of Pickcns has !, Rhode
Island Red hen that has laid more than
200 eggs since last January lst. He
expects her to reach the 2iO mark Inv
J December 81.
the stock of goods of r. c.. Robinson of
the same place and the stores have beer
combined. Mr. Robinson will now he
with the Gary store.
The Easlev s;ng;no oonvo,t;o, nil
! meet with the Glenwood rh,,rch tbn san mn
Il - wv S''ui VI eiie sec
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

of which they were unable to see be-
cause of the mist. Joe said he be-
heved that the camp was beyond his
marsh and that they had skirted II in
their long jungle wanderings. He de-
Clared that during the night he had
heard distant "hollering" that seemed
to come straight across the low open
eXpanse.
Little dreaming that what he had
heard was the nighttime believing"
Of aINgatOrs. he eagerly proposed tina;
they take the section of a cypress log
lying near along with them as life
preserver" and wade, swim and float
across the slime. mud. reedy marsh
and water holes of the prairie"
What did the wetting matter? They
were pretty nearly wet TO the skin al
ready.
Little Tim consented to this wild
proposal. as usual deferring to the
older boys judgment. So. after fin
fshing the last remnant OF their cold
lunch. they selected long sticks to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
{ IAN ALLIGATOR HEAVEN

serve as paddles poles. tied the gun
and the Ratchet to an outstanding
branch Of their clumsy ship, and drag
Ged the slender cypress log out into
the marsh, now up to their knees
among flooded Tushes. now sinking in
the yielding ooze until the water rose
to their waists.
AS they pushed forward, little
islands in the marsh clothed in dun
coIored vegetation doomed up on right
and left. Cranes, herons and poor
Jobs" rose at their approach, and as
the water deepened and the sedge be-
gan to thin flocks of ducks lifted them
solved noisily and sailed away. A
closer view of one of the tiny isiets.
which Joe said the guides called
houses and Tim described as cir
Gus tents" showed that II was grown
up al the edges with casino bushes
and that larger vegetation sloped
gradually up to two or three tall cy-
presses in the center, the whole grey
with drifts of trailing Spanish moss.
AS soon as one of these ghostly
houses" was passed another appeared
out of the mist.
Their work was easier when the
water deepened until they were COM
PEELED TO swim. and they soon found
themselves floating with a gentle cur
rent in the open between bordering
water-lilies. Joe's left arm was
thrown over the forward end of the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

call an alligator heaven never
want to get into another"
AS their excitement wore off they
found that they were very hungry and
tired as well as cold from long ex-
posture. Little Tim begged that they
might land at the next house" or islet,
but Joe argued that with no fire and
nothing to eat they would be still
worse off, and it was better to keep
moving. Moreover, he knew that it
was late in the afternoon and shat
there was no time to lose. Shiverin g
and utterly forlorn, he bitterly re-
pented of the attempt to cross the
marsh, but tried to speak cheerfUlly.
If we keep on following this cur
rent, it is bound to take US some
where" he said.
No boy was ever more thankful than
Joe or more delighted than Tim when.
under the gathering shadows of night
fall. the current carried their log into
the near neighborhoOd of high and
dry land. on which they saw a fire
burning and outlined human figures
moving, and knew that the lost camp
had been found.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

maintain, and before it could be pre-
vented they t1oated between two mo-
tionless alligators. almost touching
them, and then the forward end Of
the log ran aground on the back Of a
third.
There followed a great stir and
splashing. Little Tim went overheard
with the first shock, and the powerful
f1irt of a frightened or enraged allIga-
tors tail sent Joe, slightly stunned,
into the water three or four feet from
the log.
Both boys swan desperately back
to their one refuge, conscious OF the
plunging of the excited amphibians
as they did so, and fearing every mo-
ment that an arm or a leg would be
bitten off. But when they again stood
upright on their log, balancing them
selves once more with the long sticks
to which they had persisted in cling
ing, they saw with some measure of
relief that the nearest Of the aIligat ors
now visible were some yards distant.
In their stupid astonishment or lazy
Indifference. the creatures seemed dis
posed TO allow an easy prey TO escape
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

them.
With all possible speed, yet eau
tiously, they padded their log away
from the dangerous neighbOrhood,
breathing freely only after they were
out of the open pool and once more
in the sluggish current of the upper
Suwanee flowing narrowly between its
bordering "bonnets' or Waterlilles.
Maybe they didn't think we were
good to eat" said wondering little Tim.
I've heard that they eat animals
sometimes. but they live on fish most
~" said Joe. 1T was lucky we had
the log to get up on"
would they have eaten us If we
hadn't had it?"
Il don't know, but I shouldn't like
to risk it. The hunters say aIligators
don't often attack man except in self
defense"
But I've heard of their catching
piss and even little niggers." persisted
Tim.
Well" admitted Joe. you never
can tell when such creatures may want
a change of diet That place back
there" he added. lis what the guides
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

Watch me-" called his brother, and
Johnny Spider, peeking over the edge
of his web, saw him swing under the
little chair and begin to gather in the
strands of web with his feet. He
pulled IN his web just as a little boy
would pull in the strings OF his kite.
only he was hanging upside down.
Pretty soon his brother had rolled
up a little ball of silk between his feet
and was dropping down very fast.
wait for me-" called Johnny, as
he swung under his web and COM
menced to gather II in.
Down and down he hoated as the
long threads were pulled in and bye
and bye he pumped right into a pool
of water. But II didn't hurt him. He
ran right over the top of the water
TO the shore where he found a place
20 build a web. Then he got his sup
per.
It was much nicer place than he
had lived in before. he said. and every
one of his brothers and sisters who
came TO find a new home said they
thought so. too. And some of them
stopped to see his web and declared II
was the very incest one they ever saw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
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log and Tins right hand rested on
the rear end. Thus they swan with
the sluggish current. not knowing that
this was the actual beginning of the
Suwanee river.
In this way they foated into a round
open pool or little lake which the
mist had concealed from view. Joe
had no sooner sighted several dark
floating objects a short distance ahead
than the water about him became
curiOusly agitated. and. with a cry of
alarm. he glanced back at Tim.
Jump up on the log" he shouted
We're in a gator hole"
Neither boy could afterward have
told how he did it, but almost IN a
twinkllng both stood upright on the
log, maintaining a precarious balance
by dipping their long sticks into the
water, first on one side and then on
the other. Under their combined
weight the log sank SO low that it
was almost entirely submerged, and
this added to the alarm of both when
they saw the pool seemed to be alive
with alligators. large and small, for
a hundred feet around. Some of the
huge scaly saurians swan about rather
lazily, while others lay quiet on the
water and gazed at the intruders with
their black, Iustreless eyes AS yet
they exhibited no signs Of either fear
or anger. and even seemed lacking
in curiosity. But little Tim was terri
fed.
They're going to eat us up" he
gasped, after he had tottered. swayed
and very nearly lost his balance be-
yond recovery.
we mustn't run into them" eau
toned Joe, and maybe then they'll let
US alone"
But this Is precisely what happened.
Tins desperate struggles to regain his
balance caused the log to depart from
the course Joe was endeavorine to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
. OURPUZZLE
CORNER
BIRD PUZZLE.
A.A@

This is the season when the trees
are full of birds. The air. too, is full
of them for they fly all about. A bird
has flown into each of these sentences,
see whether you can find II.
|. In grammar tiny words some
times have big uses.
2. I know. Dad, awnings are very
expensive.
3. The celebration will be a gleeful
affair.
4. The question is Does Philip
love Ruth?"
5. met her on the beach hunting
shells.
6. Charlie. do venture a little
nearer 70 me.
7. I made known 20 her a vener-
able friend Of mine.
s. He broke the ruler in half-inch
lengths.
9. Please. Eric. row near the bank
10. The water for his bath rushed
out Of the spigot.
II. I"teet Emma. She looks wan
and pale.
~. Have you read Gulliver's Ira
wells?
10. I asked the burglar. why do
you rob in the day-time?"
L. "Oh. awkward one. you have
stepped on my toe"
Is. 1t IS sad how rents have gone
up.
1e. asked the architect. Are all
arks built like Noah's?"
IT. The path through the meadow
leads 20 the barn.
Is. See the pigs walIowing in the
dirt.
Answer.
BIRD PUZZLE: !. Martin; 2, Ddtc :;
8. Eagle; A, PIoUer; 5, Heron; s. DoUe !;
:, Raven; s. Finch; y. CTOC; 10,
Thrush ; II, SlCdn; IL, GuU5 10 Robin /,
IA. Rotok; IS, Wren; 16. Lark; II.
O1Cl; IS. StCdIlOto.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

white, lost from a little girls dress.
Other webs were floating all around
him and he could hear the people
shout, "Oh. look at the balooning
spiders"
Hobo" he laughed. Now I know
what my brother meant when he said
that everybody was going to fly to-
day"
Then he saw little spider sailing
along with a nice chair to sit on. Il
wish I had thought to bring chair"
said Johnny Spider.
You had better make yourself one,
or you will get tired and fall off"
called the other. and when he came
sailing nearer he saw 1t was his broth
er. He was glad to see him and hap
pier still when his brother showed him
how TO spin web chair with his feet
and then climb over on top OF it.
That's much better, thank you," he
said. and they floated together for
miles and miles.
Finally Johnny Spider declared he
was hungry and said he wished he
hadn't come.
oh. I wouldn't go back for any
thing" declared his brother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

You don't want to make yourself and
everyone else miserable just because
it's raining, do you? Come, l know
perfectly dandy game! Now you just
walt moment" And she hurried
downstairs.
She returned presently carrying an
armful Of old magazines. and several
pairs of scissors; also. she had Dor
rowed the big pot of paste which Papa
always kept on his table in the library.
NOW. my dears, now" said Big
Sister as she drew up chairs for them.
I'VE Will play what l call The game OF
Patchwork Pictures. You remem-
Der that patchwork quilt of Mammals s,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

breeze.
So he tried but without much sue
cess. 1t was so much fun. however,
that he tried again and again. throw
ing out little strands that glistened like
gold in the autumn sunlight.
My" he cried, How the wind
pulls; l don't believe L can hold to
the fence much longer"
Let yourself 50. little silly" he
heard his brother say and. as he did
so and turned to look. he was whisk ed
up into the air.
Higher and higher he went as the
breeze tugged at his fong lines of web.
Down on the earth the houses look ed
like little specks while the lakes
seemed TO be buttons, pearIy and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

II was all very fine until they lost
their way-the independent eX-
~ ploring tramp of Joe and Tim
IN Meadows, lively boys Of fourteen
and ten. who had been permitted to
accompany hunting party as far as
the permanent camp on one of the
more accessible islands of the Okefino-
kee swamp. But when. at the end
OF a long afternoon of hopeless wan
derlngs. a drizzle OF rain came on.
little Tim began TO cry and Joe was
more profoundly discouraged than he
was willing 10 admit.
There was nothing TO be done but
to camp where they were. So Joe
put down his gun. took the Ratchet
which Tim carried. cut some Ions.
low changing branches, leaned these
against a log lying across two others
about four feet from the ground.
spread palmetto fans above for a
thatch. and placed Spanish moss be-
meath for a bed. Thus housed, they
were warm enough and kept fairly
dry, for the drizzle never became a
heavy downpour. But II was a cheer
less and wakefUl night that they spent,
fearing attack from wild animals
much more than the coming of a
drenching rain.
In the morning. with the dreary
drIzzle continuing. they found that
they were near he borders of a wide
prairie" or marsh. the farther limits
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
7de BALLOONING SPIDERS

1T was balloon day in Spiderland.
81 The signs were out everywhere
III that the weather was fine and all
q OF the little spiders were hurrying
TO high places. for it was a day that
they had all been waiting for and all
wanted to be where they could enjoy
the fun.
Who is going up in a balloon to-
day?" asked Johnny Spider as he
chung 10 the hand of one of his broth
ers who was running along with the
rest.
"Why-everybody. you little silly"
he replied.
And me. too?" he asked again, for
it seemed almost too grand to be true.
Yes, you too" his brother said as
they ran along until they came to Il
fence which they climbed to the top
and ran along q well as they could,
for there were thousands Of other
spiders there ahead of them and the
webs were so thick that they covered
everything and made it very hard to
get around.
Pretty soon Johnny Spider got lost
from his brother and fell almost to
the ground where a garden spider was
waiting to grab him and eat him up.
He was very much frightened but
saved himself with the long web he
had been careful to spin from his
body as he fell and with which he
pulled himself back to the top of the
fence where he watched the other lit
tie spiders.
Some were facing the wind with
their little bodies tipped high in the
air. They would throw out long lines
Of web and look like little boys flying
kites. Som etimes their webs would
get tangled and they would have to
try it all over again.
IT think I can do that" said
Johnny Spider as he watched the 9TH
ers throwing their long webs into the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
ON A RAINY AFTERNOON

made Of a lot Of little pieces OF cloth
sewed together In pretty designs?
Well. in the advertisements in these
magazines you VIII find just lots and
lots OF illustrations, or pictures. 80. Wa
will cut them out and paste them In
your big scrap-book SO as to make a
nice picture by pastin- in all the ones
which we think belong in the picture.
Sec, now; we VIII first make an
outdoor picture. Here's a COW. and
here's horse; and we can cut out
just a part of this advertisement for
ouI trees; and-oh yes-here's one OF
4 man fishing in a brook and-nov
here is pair of scissors for Zach Of
you. Let's see what we can do"
Clip-clip-ciip! went the scissors
And there was a great putting OF
heads together and arguing TO deter
mine whether this or that or the other
illustration should have a place IN
their picture.
And presently the two children be-
came so interested that they forgot
all about how hard 1t was raining out
side and how disappointed they had
been-it was such fun!
They made Pretty Lady Pictures"
and Handsome Gentlemen" ana
We'll Furnished Rooms" and Cosy
Kitchens" and oh. just lots OF different
kinds. The idea. you see, IS TO find
as many illustrations as are related
to each other and which may be
appropriately placed in the same pic
ture."
Then Big Sister showed them how
70 taxa a Mcneil and draw a back
ground here or a finishing touch"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

why nOt?" asked Johnny Spider,
very much surprised.
because we are all flying to SOM
place where we can start a home of
our own-that is what we are flying
for"
Johnny insisted that he was real
hungry and tired of flying. so his
brother told him they would so down
to the ground right away.
on looking around he saw that
many other balloOning spiders had be-
gun TO let themselves float slowly to-
ward the tops of the trees. Il don't
see how they do that" he said to his
brother. Il think this web of mine
will go on forever. and 1 will starve
to death. oh, I'm so very hungry"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

wa AIM Rain. 1t was pouring in
~ torrents" And Ethel and Allen
ava were SO disappointed that they
III U all but cried. They had planned
TO nave such a nice time out-of-doors
on a long walk to the edge of the
village and through the great woods
on Farmer Browns place-and now
the horrid old rain had to come along
and spoil it all!
There was nothing TO do but stay
indoors: Mamma said SO and that
they'd better make the best of it. So.
disappointed and pouting, they made
their way listlessly upstairs to the big
playroom next to the attic. And there,
by the small window. they stood for
while staring out at the rain.
We'll. let's do something!" eXclaim-
ed Allen presently. Don't let's stand
around here all day! 1t makes. me
sick"
"We-we-might play with your
paper soldiers" the little maid sug-
gested.
Just then Big Sister came into the
room and instantly saw how blue"
they were. Come, come. children"
she cried gaily. this Will never do.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15


there 10 make the picture more COM
plete.
After a while Big sister had to 81
downstairs and help Mamma pake :
cake. and. would you believe It. the..
same little children, who but shoi,
while before had been poutins az
cross. sat and cut out illustrations az.
pasted them In their scrap book"
and enjoyed every minute Of y! =,
All OF which goes 10 show tn ,'s
sometimes you can have an awtul.
good time indoors OF an affern0o,.
even II II does rain and spoil Wv,
plans for a good time outside
least. you can II you can md an nv
esting game 20 play--and Patch wv
Pictures IS certainly that II
haven't played II. do so the next u-
Il "pours IN torrents"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15
Copyright 1916. Garrett Neroktrk. P4sadena. Cal

~ his sons
Would be aversc to toll:
And. seeking only pleasure would be-
come
Neglectful of the soil.
Sent for them all to come within the
room
Where on his bed he lay;
hat he might give once more his coun-
sci true.
Ere he should pass away.
Concluding many words of love he
said:
Within certain field.
And just beneath the surface Of the
ground,
A treasure lies concealed;
That you may find. Of coin or precious
stones:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-15

IN T was balloon day in Spiderland.
n The signs were out everywhere
II that the weather was fine and all
~ IL I.t.ln r.a1Iors .I-nra hnrrI-i n O
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-12

4uO9Lly II ll59 SAupAG4 uSIs AaIA bbSgu
her, gave her a lecture instead of a
loaf of bread" This is q cruelty I'M
called for misstatement. One ele-
mept Of proof is the fact that in the
month Of November, 1915, the United
Charities expended $36 for relief in
this case, while Mr.. Dram in the same
month of November earned $40 in
the employ of Glow & Co., making a
total family income of SIS. Is this
"finging her a dollar or two? Is
this crushing her, harassing her,
giving a lecture instead Of loaf of
bread?
Your article states further: 1.-THE
Dram family has been a pet enemy
Of the United Charities it seems" If
this were true, would the United
Charities have stood by this family
during so many Of it's difficulties
through a period Of eight years? Is
it reasonable to assume that the
United Charities would hand out $50
in one month to pet enemy?
The article says: ct (the United
Charities) tried to drive John Dram
out Of the city. he was tWlceun the
BrideWeIl at the instigation OF the
charities, he says" and, further, that
the United Charities opposed a brain
operation on Mr.. Dram. The truth is
simply that the United Charities
never "tried to drive Dram out of the
city" nor did it twice run him to the
BrideweIl, nor did 1t ever oppose, a
brain operation by DR.. Haiselden.
Whose interests are promoted by |
misstatements aboutthe work of the |
United Charities?
Our workers have always looked |
upon the Dram family as a most I'M
fortunate group, and they have con- |
tended that more than mere money,
groceries or fuel was necessary. |
They have tried to do the other ne
cessary things, without success. /
Your article charges that they, have |
done nothing, when as matter Of /
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