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The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-09
I.ingua Americana,

American slang was never more
easily studied in London than today
what with "crook" plays at the thea.
ters and screen legends at the cinema.
1t was at picture show the other
evening that l sat up fraction OF an
inch on seeing these words dazzle
before me-
Keep the soft pedal on your nat.
ural instincts, or you will slip your
mitt."
1t seems excellent advice, though ]
should not know quite how to para.
phrase it. Other cinema legends
seen just now are:
Il am going the route
1T requires only about ten minutes
for women to learn to slather it."
when she wanted him to show her
the bright lights he began to act like
a quiucr."--T. P.'s London Weekly
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-09
Doctor Says Nuxated Iron win ..
Increase Strength of.DeZicate
People IOO% in Ten DAVIS

In many ingtances-Persons havo suf.
Ieleu untold agony for years doctoring
t9G nervous weakness, stomach, livor or
Hi%a'y Ht%%mey oisease or gomo other ailment
III tho biod.-How to tell.
course Or. T.. Saucr. Boston physicimn
VINO has studied widely both in this
coun.ry and in great European medical
I'M anst,eutiHnTE o,,, said "If YOU were TO make
are III you would probably be greatly
aStoniShcd NJ The cXcccGingly large
number number wh" lack iron and who are i'll
Tor no other reason than the lack OF
lneir mul'i'ud" OF DANGEROUS symptoms
disnpp,car Without iron the blood al
once loses the power 10 change food
into living tissue. and therefore moth
ing you rni docs you any good; you
don't get thc strength out Of it, Your
tom like corn through II mill with the
rollers so wide apart that the mill can't
grind. AS result Of this continuous
blood and nerve starvation, people II =
come generally weakened. nervous and
nli run down and frequently develop ali
sorts of conditions. ono is too il,in:
ahother is burd"ncd with unhealthy fat:
some arc SO weak they can hardly
Walk; some think they have dyspepsia.
kidney or liver trouhlc Sonlc can't
tired all day: somc fussy and Irritable:
some skinny and hloodlc$s. but all lack
physical power and endurance IN such
cases 1T is worse than fooliShnc"s 10
take stimulating medicines or narcotic
ufngs; i; which only whip ur Your Tagging
the expense OF your life later on No
matter what any ono tolls YOU. If YOU
are not strong and we'll YOU owe 1t to
yourself to make the following test: See
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-09

how long you can work or how far. you
can walk without becoming tired. Next
take two five-grain tablets OF ordinary
NuNntcd Iron three times per day after
strength again and sec for yourself how
much YOU have gained. l have seen
dozens OF nervous. rundown people who
were ailing all the time double. and
even triple. their strength and cndur-
'nmrc ;dM,s ana . entirely get rid Of their symp-
bics IN from ten TO fourteen days time
simply ny taking iron in the proper
FORM, ana this, after they had in some
cases nccn do"t"rinE for months with
as Sou please about all the wonders
WrouEhl by new remedies, but when
you come down to hard facts there is
nothing ike good old iron to put color
IN your chcrhS ana good sound, healthy
m"THc n"TH on nHd y1nE ,nn,"h nnmrE i IS als@ great
the best blood builder in III" world. Tho
only trouble was that the old rnrms OF
inorganic iron. like tinctur" ct iron, ;ra1
ar"tntc. "tc, often ruined peoples
not rs. initiated. and for these reasons
they frequently did ~ re harm than
good. iiut with the discovery OF tho
newer forms Of organic iron all this has
been overcome. NuNntcd Iron. for cX-
ample, is pleasant to take, does not In
nt,ly beneficial.
,u SoIE ,, lLc morn;%,,u' r. Snya,cd Iron havo
s..o, any CharhlS institution il they cannot
Iron and increase their strength 100 rer cent or
over IN four werka time, provided they have no
IN .S"S III which, H" Snsses ss M ras ss s.s
is disienscd in this city by all scod druggists.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-09
TO THE DRAFTED:
FROM YOUTHS COMPANION

about forward to that long
battle line and
congratulations and Godspeed
victims of misfortune fatal chance
pick flower of
body mind and sprwhat all of should like
And old too weak, other
untitled 90 body, with spirit We
ask much much things
Hale; but that we shall not be disappointed
imagination sympathy shall
and at home shall do all that
Portable and We shall that safety
fcrvent shall that
or the edge Of determination be duled.
You to fight the nolest which
You with her blessing she that
whether will
grateful memory until the end of time.
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a Call Down.

Mir. Eragg-I object to being called
q gay I.othario." OF course, | am not
engaged to any particular girl. but
Miss Snappe course, you're not
If shc wcro particular you couldn't be-
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-09
Saw The Siun.

81 though you told me YOU were
going around to that china decora.
tors TO look Tor job?"
I did. But there was a sign out.
side, Firing Daily Judge.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-09

The Dry Goods store at Tick
vile is putting on another grand
"Closing- Out to-Quit Business
Sale" These sales are quite
popular, and tn" proprietor has
them often.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-09

popular. ana IN" proprietor has
them often.
Ernest Christ 'her. who has
been reading ina farm maga-
zine about germs in drinking
water, now always looks in the
bucket before drinking out Of it.
Ebb Field has put up a mar
ten box for his English sparrows.
lie says we should look after
them, as we are now on mighty
good terms with England.
There is talk ofhaving another
street in Tickyille. If this is
done the sight-seers wont have
to walk back down the same
street.
Yam Sims, while out riding
on his mule a few evenings ago,
ran into the ditch Just this side
Of the postoffice These bitches
should all.be moved back from
the road for the protection Of
travellers.
The Mail Carrier ran oyer
jefferson Potlock's foot when
he came in with the mail and
drew up at the postofficc porch
Monday. No serious injury re-
suited as the mail was very light
on that trip.
Tobe Moseley has been sitting
around and saying nothing for
SO long it is thought by some
that his wife is enforcing a strict
censorship.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-09
HOGW ALLOW NEWS
DUNK BOTTS, Editor.

&c : ::@(A
One Of the most important
Dews items we have been com
1elled to chronicle in some time
is the announcement that CriclI-
ct Hick has decided to roach his
hair on the left side this sum
mer He does this to hide the
place where q calf kicked him.
LA~sWarm Of bccs got after At
las Peck the other day and chas-
ed him nearly to the stili-house.
The bees showed very poor judg.
ment in their selection of a place
to settle.
Flim billiard, who has been
driving a young steer to his cart
for sometime past, has succumb-
ed to the rapid advances Of civ
ilizatiOn and will hereafter drive
a mule.
Sim Flinders thinks times are
1Mow about normal as the fish
are biting good and the prospects
are good for a big ckberry
crop.
kRats entered Poke Eazley's
corn crib few nights ago and
carried away a lot Of corn. Rats
look SO much alike it will be
hard for him 10 find the guilty
ones.
A hog grunts around a who'e
lot but you never heard of one
taking patent medicine.
The Old Miser Of Musket
Ridge who buried a few dollars
in the garden one night last
week went out to count it yester
day and found it gone. Tobe
Moseley thinks he probably
: planted it in the light nights,
and Tobe is strong advocate of
planting in the dark nights.
Claud Hester thinks protract-
ed meetings should be held Of
tener, both for the benefit Of the
sinners and the preacher.
An all-day singing with din.
ner on the ground. was given at
Dog Hill church Sunday. Raz
Barlow was present and con-
Quoted himself very we'll with
the exception that he made sew
era ugly tracks on the table
cloths by stepping ON them in
reaching after the best things to
eat.
The threatened order of hav-
ing distillers cut out the manu-
facture Of Likker to conserve
grain will not affect the Hog
Ford Moonshine still. IF that
war order is made this institu-
ton may have TO run some in
daytime also.
The Methodists are preparing
to give Ia picnic at Hog Ford
next week. Everybody in that
section is expected to be present
except the Potlocks family.
They are Baptists.
Last week while Byrd Carey
and Bennett Powers were sein-
ing in Gimlet creek they brought
out a bottle Of whisl1ey and a
deck of cards from the bottom
OF the stream. Byrd believes
they were thrown in there by a
stranger, as he Says nobody
| lr0lllll h n1.o Lnn xnEnrn,nl
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-09

One Of the most important
Dews items we have been com
helled to chronicle in some time
is the announcement that Crick-
ct Hick has decided to roach his
hair on the left side this sum
mer. He does this to hide the
place where q calf kicked him.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-09

LA~sWarm Of bccs got after At
las Peck the other day and chas-
ed him nearly to the Still house.
The bees showed very poor iudg.
ment in their selection of a place
to settle.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-09

LFlim billiard, who has been
driving young steer to his cart
for sometime past, has succumb-
ed to the rapid advances Of civ
ilizatiOn and will hereafter drive
a mule.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-04
P. B. MANNING, PERU
SUPERVISOR, IS DEAD

Supervisor r. b. Manning, for many
years a we'll known resident OF Peru,
died at 4:10 O'Clock Thursday after
noon following a stroke of paralysis
which he suffered Wednesday
He was a native of County Kerry,
ireland, where he was born August 8,
1886. He came to this country when
in his boyhood and spent most Of his
life In Peru. He was married IN 1862
in st. Louis, and Mrs. Manning died
nine years ago
Mr.. Manning was carriage maker
by trade and for some years ran q
wagon manufacturing plant In Peru
In politics he was q Democrat and he
had served several terms as an alder
man and also on the board of super
visors. He was either judge or clerl
at elections for the last so years.
Surviving are four children: George
Chicago; William. London; Mrs. Johf
J. Vobs, La Sale; Miss Jennie. Peru
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-04
j. S. COMMANDERS
ALL FREIGHT SHIPS

Washington Aug. 4-Orders COM
Wandering practically every ship un-
der construction In the country of oy'
er $500 tons were sent out today by
Admiral Capps, general manager of
the Emergency feet corporation.
The requsition orders require the
speedy completion of ships now build
ing, the plans and specifications OF the
ships, copies of all contracts and
agreements affecting the vessels com
mandeered, payment made and
amounts due.
Shipbuiders are ordered to report
Immediately all additional contracts
under construction, their character
and extent, and are ordered not to on
ter into any additional contracts fol
merchant tonnage without express au
thorlty from the emergency feet cor
poration,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-04
NAME: THREE OF NEW
NON-H|GH SCHOOL
BOARD FOR COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT FOSTER AN
NOUNCES ELECTION RESULTS
OF LAST WEEN-F. E. RlCHEY,
7. W. ESMOND AND J. r. JOR.
STAD WINNERS.

Frank Il. Richey, of Eden township;
J. X. Jorstad, of Mission, and T. W.
Esmond, of Utica township. will con.
sttute the county's new Non-High
School District Board of Education, ac-
cording to district election returns an
nounced this morning by County SUI
periniedent Foster.
Messrs. Richey, Jorstad and Esmond
defeated d. A. Harwoou, of Ransom,
and Lewis Missel, OF Otter Creek, by
snug majorties in the election held
lhruout the county last Wednesday in
districts having no high school.
The vote follows. with only one pre-
cinct- WallaceT-missing:
+. E. Richey Eden .A... .29S
J, X. Jorstad, Mission .2SS
I. W, Esmond, Utica ........24S
d. A. HarWood, Ransom .153
Lewis Missel, Otter Greek 147
hi1hu uoltAto NCIc pooicu louS III
advance OF the election and general
news stories carried word of the elec
| tion to every farm community of the
county there was an exceedingly light
vote cast, considering the importance
of the Offices about to be filled. The
farmers were just about ready to gel
/ their oats up when the contest was
called and for this reason would not
leave their work to 60 to the polls and
cast their vote for the three men they
wanted The three who were choser
should serve faithfully and efficiently
The new board of education Is com
prised of three members with thu
county superintendent as exoflicio sec
retary. A meeting will be called b,
Mr. Foster for Thursday or Friday o
this week, when the members will or
ganize and get down to business
Headquarters will be opened in OF
! tawa where the board will hold its ses
sions to fix tax schedules for the dis
tricts not having high school. the Ia.
to be used to pay the tuitions Of boy
and girls in their districts who pas
the eighth grades and desire to con
tinue their education IN some one o
the high schools of the county.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-04
ARMY OFFICERS IN
|OTTAWA TO EXAMINE
|0R I c CANDIDATES
CLASS OF ElGHTY-ONE YOUNG
MEN ARE GIVEN MEDICAL AND
PHYSICAL TESTS FOR ENTRY
TO Fl. SHERIDAN, At HIGH
SCHOOL.

The high school was transformed
today into a typical military center.
With couple hundred stalwarts in
the gymnasium taking the draft ex-
aminations and Company C boys in
full uniform across the court, eighty
one prospective officers in the new
federal army were in the music room
OF the township building taking ex-
aminations for entrance to the sec.
ond officers training camp at Ft. Sher-
'dan.
The men taking the tests as en-
bryo officers are from the northern
half Of the state. They came from as
far south as Springfield, and as far
north as Elgin, as far West as Moline
and as far east as Joliet.
The examinations were conducted
by Major J, H. Tilford, of the goth
U. 8. Cavalry and Captain C. A. THUS,
of the infantry. Physical examina-
tions were conducted by Lieutenants
L, Rudolph and c. FL Ogden, Of the
Medical Reserve Corps.
The party of army officers have been
on tour of the state, their Ottawa
stop being the last before returning
to Fl. Sheridan. where they will con-
tinue the work until all applicants
for entrance to the second camp have
been examined Before coming to-
Ottawa Major Tilford and his aids
visited Cairo. Olney, Springfield, Aur-
ora. Champaign and Rock Island.
The class today consisted Of college
and business men who have made sue
cesses of their private lives. and who
now are willing to give their time, and
maybe their lives. to Old Glory. Over
sixty applicants were given the severe
mental and physical examinations dur
ing the morning. The remainder
were put thru their PAGES this after
noon and at o'clock the major, cap
tain and two lieutenants departed for
Chicago
The call for the Ottawa examina-
tions was issued week ago and only
those who were ordered to report
here were allowed to be examined,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-04
HORSE AND BUGGY
n STOLEN AT LEON0RE

Authorities Of this county are look
ing today for horse thief who stole
a black stallion. belonging to James
Locke, OF I.eonore, from the streets
OF that village last evening at s o.
clock. The animal was hitched to a
top buggy with red running gear,
and black body The shaft on the
left side is broken. There was coat
and vest In the buggy. A reward Is
offered for any trace Of the stolen out
1T.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-04
FINE MEXICAN WHO
TRIED TO STEAL RINGS

Steven Garcia, one of the Mexicans
arrested for the daylight theft of rings,
yesterday morning at 3 o'clock, from
the Law jewery store, on La Sale
street, was arraigned for hearing
this morning before Justice Koenig. 1t
cost Steve 500 and costs for the at
tempt to steal the jewelry and the
worst part of 1t for Steve was that
his partner obtained the rings
He pleaded guilty to a charge of
larceny and was assessed the fine.
Garcia paid the money and promised
police authorities he would leave
town
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-04
BOY SCOUTS TO CAMP
AT THE STATE PARK

The Boy Scouts, Uncle Sans fu-
ture soldiers, are doing great many
things to aid in the great war,
The city of Dwight boasts OF fine
company Of Scouts who are well
drilled and up to the minute in Scout
work Yesterday thirty-two of the
boys In charge of DR.. Charles Bell, E.
NJ. Hoffman and II. Seabert arrived at
Starved Rock, where the boys will
spend two weeks camping, having the
time of their lives.
Trailers were fastened behind sev
eral of the automobiles in which the
tents and other equipment was loaded
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-04
Aluminium Powder.

To make aluminium powder very
thin foil Is first cut up into small span.
giles. These are ground In mill. and
the powder is then slfted through bolt
Ing cloth. The powder Is used a. =
basis for metallic paint and 10 espe-
cially valuable for metallic surfaces
that are exposed great deal The
powder Is very soft and adhesive. IKE
graphite
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-04
FAIL TO BLOW UP
KAMkAkEE BRIDGE

kankakee, Ill.,, Aug Am attempt
to blow up a Big Four railroad bridge
here, jujst before an eastbound freight
train loaded with automobiles WAS due
was frustrated today by William Bean,
bridge inspector.
Bean opened fire on two men believ-
ed to be Germans, as they lighted a
fuse. The men returned the fire, and
escaped. A posse headed by the sher-
If Ii on the trail.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-04

London, August 4The russian sit.
uation Is more critical today than at
any previous time. following the res.
ignation OF premier War Minister
Kerensky.
Advices from Petrograd, today en-
rasized the seriousness Of the double
military and political crisis.
kerensky was prevailed upon to re-
main in the cabinet, but 1t Is totter-
ing and the belief Is widespread that
its days are numbered. Already at
tempts are being made to form new
government
1t was pointed out today that Ger
many may have timed her new peace
movement to coincide with the chaotic
state of affairs that has developed in
Russia. With the Russian armies in
peril and anarchy rife in Petrograd
and elsewhere the Kaiser Is believed
to have seized upon this as an oppor-
tune moment to again launch q cam
pagn for separate peace with Rus
sia.
When the German government was
outmaneuvered at Stockhol NIT with
drew its patronage from the Interna.
tionalist peace conference at Stock
holm, but there were evidences today
that the Kaiser may again extend pa
ternal recognition to them II there Is
any chance of its helping Germany's
peace campaign.
Lord Robert Cecil, OF the British
Foreign office, declared that here Is
a great loss OF confidence on the part
OF Germany compared with that year
ago and that there Is less war weari-
ness in England than any other coun.
/ try
Two Vacancies In Cabinet.
Petrograd, August (delayed) Two
vacancies exist in the Russian cabin.
ct They were caused by the resig.
nations Of Minister of Agriculture
Tchernotf and Foreign Minister Tere.
stchenko Tchernoff was accused OF
treason Premier War Minister Ker
ensky. who resigned and then recall.
ed his resignation, will hold important
conferences with leaders of the vari
ous political factions tomorrow, look
ing to the formation of fourth coal
ition ministry.
1t Is reported that a number of ar
rests have been made as a result OF
the assassination Of General Erdelli
who was shot in the back Erdelll
was military governor for Petrograd
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-04
WHOLE FAMILY IS
NEAR DEATH WHEN
AUTO TURNS OVER
THOMAS SHEAR IN RY6uRN HOS
PiTAL WITH SIX FRACTURED
RIBS - FOURTEEN YEAR OLD
DAUGHTER BREAKS COLLAR
BONE.

Enroute to Starved Rock where they
intended to spend the week end, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Shear, of Thawville,
ILL.,, and their four children, narrowly
escaped death this morning at 10: 90
O'Clock on the Hall hill, three miles
southwest of here. The machine in
which they were riding turned turtle
" hen they were descending the hill,
pinning all occupants beneath the big
Willis-Knight auto.
Mr.. Shear suffered fracture to six
ribs on his left side and a cash about
an inch and one-half long on the left
side of his face. Today he Is confined
to the hospital He will recover phys.
icians say.
Margaret, their fourteen year old
daughter, suffered a fracture to her
left collarbone. Other members of
the family escaped with minor in
juries
Children Summon Help.
Early this morning Mr.. and Mrs,
Shear and their four children left
Thawyille, ILL.,, anticipating = pleasant
outing at Starved Rock State Park
The scene OF the accident, the Hall
hill. Is very steep and exceedingly
dangerous for auto travel. To rescu
ers who brought him to Ryburn hos.
pital Mr. Shear stated that only one
brake on his auto held when the ma.
chine started down hill The emer.
gency brake also refused to work. Ow-
ing to the steep grade, the machine
swung partially around and then
turned over Mr. Shear was extri
Gated from the machine by George
Dickens. farmer residing near by
John Hall aided in removing others
Jay Shear, age 9, Mary age II ane
Sarah age 9, managed to crawl out o
the machine by tearing away the cur
tains in the rear OF the car. They wen
to the Hall home for help.
After the occupants of the car hat
been extricated from the machin,
they were rushed to Rybnrn hospita
by Mr. Hall.
Or. w. p. Fread and DR.. r. +
Palmer attended the party. It will
be several days before Mr.. Shear o
his daughter willNbe able TO leave tn
hospital
Car Damaged.
The auto was badly damaged, tn
top of the car being cayed In.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-04
The Olive Tree.

The olive tree is more closely associ-
ated with the history and civilization
Of man than any other. It IN the
earliest mentioned by name when the
waters Of the food began to retire
Genesis viii, ~ II Is the most prom.
incnt tree Ia the earliest allegory
Judges TX, 8, 81. With David II II the
emblem Of prosperity and the divine
blessing Psalms Ia. =; cxxviii, u.