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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24
Slips Of the TONGUE.

Everybody is presumed to have
heard of the man who said to a stran-
ger whom he found in his seat at
church one Sunday morning: 81 beg
your pardon. sir, but you are occupew-
ing my pie" A near relative. proba-
bly, descendant Of this man. who an.
swers to the name of Smith, was din
ing with friend. The soup had been
brought on, and the wife of the host
was apologizing for 1t.
81 am afraid you will find it seasoned
too highly, Mr. Smith," she said. 81
tell Susan every day of my life not to
use so much salt and pepper in her
cooking, but it doesn't do any good"
"The soup is all right, Mrs. Jones,
"the guest FASTENED to assure her.
ITS exactly Susaned to my taste."-
Philadelphia Ledger
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aters IN Moscow, where he lived lux
uriously He has had, In all, three
Russian wives, white women. He is
now a refugee on the Bosphorus, the
Bolsheviki having robbed him of every
thing, including his American pass.
port. He was very anxious to get
another passport, not with the idea
of returning to America, but because
ut would help him in his business.
But the American consulate refused
him the paper, on the ground that it
had no record of his citizenship. One
day I said: "Thomas, why don't you
send to the United States and get a
certified copy of your birth certificate
from your old nome?" Thomas leaned
over the chair on which 1 was sitting
in his theater garden and whispered
in my ear with the true negro candor:
"Say, Misto Dunn, you know jes as
we'll as All does dat us niggers down
in Mississippi amt never got no birth
certificates. Robert Dunn in the New
York World.
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TEMPLE IS WORLD WONDER
Gigantic Memorial to the Memory OF
Buddha Recognized as Master
piece Of Ingenuity.

What Is claimed to be the eighth
wonder Of the world is the great Bud
dhist temple Of Baraboedoes, in Java.
This gigantic building, which makes
even the Pyramids of Egypt 'look
SMALL" was built centuries and CEN
turtles before the coming of Christ.
The builders first made an enormous,
artificial, fiat-topped hill, $50 feet
high, and on this they erected their
temple, building measuring 1000 feet
in circumference and six stories high.
There are miles and miles of gall
leries and hundreds of rooms, and
the walls are carved-every inch Of
them-with marvellous pictures that
tell the story of the birth and life
of BuddLa in his various incarna-
lions.
1t is the picture bible of the Bud
dhists, the most beautiful thing Of its
kind ever created by human hands.
But the strange thing about this
enormous building is that it was lost
for period of more than 600 years.
And not only lost, but so utterly for
gotten that its very name was not so
much as mentioned.
How this extraordinary thing came
to pass is told by Dorothy Dix in her
travel book entitled my Joy-Ride
Round the World"
When the Mohammedans conquered
Java they imposed their religion upon
the islanders and destroyed the Bud.
dhist temples. All, that is, save this
one, which was covered over with
earth by the conquered people.
In that hot, moist climate the jungle
In an incredibly short time closed in
about the temple, and as years rolled
on the memory of it faded from the
minds of men.
Then, about a century ago, the for
tune of war made Java a British pos
session, and Sir Stamford Raffles was
in charge of the administration of the
island.
Through some old papers that came
into his possession he got on the track
of the lost temple and started to work |
clearing the jungle and removing the |
earth from above it. When the struc-
ture was finally unearthed it was found |
to be almost as perfect as when IL was
built.
It had been Theoretically preserved
to come to light as the eighth wonder
Of the world.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24

see it, too. Sometimes Martha thought
he chose their shadowy, fragrant
porch because he could take a little
respite here from eternal Irritation
and the following gances of admiring
eyes.
She couldn't talk to him. She could
listen to him. She loved the sound
Of his deep voice with its velvet drawl
She loved to see him bend over his
cigarette in the darkness while the
lighted match showed her his clear
cut features-the boyish mouth, the
straight nose, the teasing, laughing
eyes she loved.
Loved. She came to that word and
her heart seemed to drop away She
couldn't go on loving him in secret any
more. Not when Della, with her pro-
vOcative glances and her cigarette
stained fingers, claimed him. Martha
could almost fancy Della laughing at
her secretly all this time. and calling
her, poor old maidr' for that was
what her mother spoke of daily:
you'll be an old maid, Martha, with
your stiff ways; that's not the way to
treat men. Look at Della !"
Oh, yes; her mother was right; but
now, at least, she wouldn't spend any
more of those times in which she told
herself that she would try to COPY
Della. She could just go on being her
self, and not letting any one know
that her heart was breaking under her
pale organdie frock.
Yet she remembered how she had
stolen up to her own room at night
and had peered in at her face with
the shy blue eyes. color of periwin-
kles, and at the shining hair that she
unwound from the banded coils about
her head. and thought he might grow
to love her.
She wasn't the kind of girl who
could laugh and play and tease, like
the other girls. She was horribly old
fashioned and she knew 1t.
Sometimes Martha had slipped to
her knees and said very short, very
childish prayer, but after il was over
and she lay in her narrow white bed.
she could almost believe that Mel Hall
would come to care for her sometime.
Yet every word that her mother said
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24
How Martha
Became Engaged
BY JESSIE DOUGLAS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Observation-Disclosures:

W. ny mCSiuTe NeWspdpcT cyhulChte.l
"Well, Martha" Mrs. Kent said
plaintively, MEL dropped in to tell me
he was engaged"
Engaged Martha whispered.
The color redeemed. her fine white
skim and then she was as white as a
pear blossom. She helu up her head
very high and walked out of the room
But when she had crossed the
threshold, and was sure she was out
Of her mothers sight, she reached up
furtively and wiped away the tears
that were trimming her eyes.
Mel-engaged.
To Della, of course-Della, with her
bobbed hair and her swinging ear
rings and pretty painted lips and her
naughty dark eyes. Martha had seen
1t all along; she knew that he only
dropped in on the Kents' hOneysuckle-
Swallowed porch because 1T was so
nearby. She knew that it was the
tinkle of her iced tea In tall glasses,
and her mothers cream cake, that he
enjoyed better than all their con-
versation.
Her mother had told her over and
over again that she must talk and
laugh the way Della did. But some
thing In Martha raised a high stone
wall across which she gazed at any
young man with frightened, palpitant
heart.
fhn
hOmely, or forsaken, Martha was
charming. Her blue eyes danced, and
the dimple in hiding came out to help
her smile.
But that was just the trouble with
Mel Hail. He was not old or homely
or forsaken. All the girls in town
were interested in him, and let him
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palm trees during the long hot tropical
afternoons. The women who worked
included such loyal citizens of the
United States as the wife of the gov
ernor of Hawaii the wife of the ad-
miral of the U. S. fleet stationed there.
and the wife of the commandant of the
Marine barracks.
The work was done under the super
vision of Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper, pres
ident of the American Legion auxiliary
in Hawaii, and also a member of the
American Legion, by virtue of her
work for the U. S. marines during the
war She lives at Hilo. The pajamas
from Hawaii were first sent in re-
Spouse to an appeal from auxiliary
workers at the hospital at Camp Lo-
gan, Tex.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24
The Regular Attendant.

A young school teacher on the North
side belongs to bridge club. A; the
beginning of this season one o. the
members made the remark that she
was the only one who had not missed
several nights at the club the year
before. Several congratulated her on
being so regular.
The worst cat of the crowd spoke
up, IF you had a regular beau, like
have. you just couldn't be present
every time"
There was silence for a minute,
then the little teacher scratched back.
MY beau did raise row about my
unwillingness to miss club meetings."
she retorted, until told him l was
afraid to miss, for after the way you
all talk about the others when they
aren't here, | knew you'd talk about
me if l wasn't here."-IndianapOlis
News.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24
How He ESCAPED.

"And you are ninety-five years DID,"
she exclaimed. How wonderful You
look so well, so strong, so young. How
have you managed to do it?" my
method Is very simple" the venerable
gentleman replied. 81 have never let
any of my friends know it if didn't
happen to be feeling well. consequent
ly I've never had to take any of the
things they would have recommended
if they had known l was ailing."-
Pickup.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24
Greece Produces Much olive Oil.

In recent years Greece has become
one of the most important olive oil
producers in the world. Its produc-
ton in 1921 was one-sixth that of all
countries final estimates placed the
total world production of olive oil at
100000 metric tons), about one-third
that of Spain and Italy combined, and a
little more than $4,000 metric tons
larger than that of Tunis, Portugal
and France put together.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24

Grams In American
hospitals fou n d
written on slips
of paper tucked
in pockets Of gay
colored pajamas
which were hand
ed out to them by
members of the
American Legion
auxiliary.
U.s. T h e pajamas
had been m a d e
by American wo-
man ~ - Il ~
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24

| was true, she was just IKE little
| girl when Mel dropped Ia at the Rents
| shady porch and smoked cigarette
for a moment before he swung ON
down the street.
And now he was engaged. All her
tiny hopes were frustrated and Mar
tina knew that now nothing mattered;
that she could settle back and be an
old maid In peace and even endure In
silence the daily iteration of her moth.
er's plant.
Now she walked down the porch
steps and down the street with the
armful of blue iris that she was TAX
ing crippled Miss Davey
Here she was calmly going on about
her arrands as though her heart
wasn't breaking within her
eli, Martial"
She lifted her head from the even
squares of her pavement to see that
Mel Hall was waving to her. All of
a sudden she knew she wasn't afraid
of him any more. He belonged to the
ineligibles; the men who were almost
as easy to talk to as women.
Il want to congratulate you'll" Mar
tina said quietly.
"Thanks," he said briefly, and
rather shyly. you know ] was just
looking at this house on the old
Saunders place-it's to-let-and Won
dering what could be done with it."
II love old houses let me explore
1t with you," Martha said calmly.
She knew very well he was looking
at it for Della Summers, but she didn't
care. She did like old houses, and al
ways planned how she would paint
and paper and hang curtains.
Mel thrust up window and pulled
Martha in after him. She came in
tumbling and rose checked and
laughed with feigned gayety when she
saw the blackness of his hands and
her own dusty marks
Like the living room?" he asked
suddenly.
"Why, it's darling You can paint
the woodwork ivory white and put I'D
orange curtains and get that lovely |
old mahogany down at Henderson's. |
Here's hearth and space between |
the windows for bookshelves," she |
rambled on delightedly, until she saw
him watching her, and remembered,
with hot-cheeked dismay, that it was
his house and Dellas she was plan
ming.
go on" he said. do the dining
room! p as they strolled into the long
bay-windowed room.
ITS your turn" she said.
He told her that he'd like 1t in
blue; he'd always wanted dining
room in blue, but would she like it?
DO you mean would Della like it?"
Martha asked, drawing back. ~
2 "Della-what do you mean-whats
she got to do with it 2" u7
"Why, aren't you going to marry
Della?" Martha asked In a shocked
tone. t5.a.t.tJ!
lie came over and caught hold Of +
both her hands and said simply, "No,
Pm going to marry you!"
She found she was kissing him back
and then she tried to push him away
while between her choked voice and
Ter tears she whispered. "But you're :
mother told me-"
"As superintendent of the lower
nill!' he shouted. you adorable lit
lie goose. You don't think when a
nan could have real girl that he'd
'ver want silly flapper with earrings
md bobbed hair?"
Martha could only turn her hot face
against his shoulder and wonder how
t had ever happened to her.
HAVE THEIR A0EAEc IM HAMEc
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24
Good for Eddie.

The story is being told in England
that a short time ago a celebrated
duke was supping with the prince nj
Wales, and drinking rather freely he
gave for a toast "A speedy corona
ton" The young princes eyes flashed
and seizing his own glass he dashed
its contents In the dukes face.-Bos.
ton Evening Transcript.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24
He Knew the Country.

An American negro from Mississippi,
known simply as Thomas" is the pro-
prietor of the chief outdoor pleasure
resort for foreigners at Constantinople.
Before the Russian revolution Thomas
owned string of restaurants and the
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24
One-Aand Stunt

Ted hear Tom was in an auto ac-
cident and went over an embankment.
Was it one of those dangerous curves7
Ned-Yes. He had his arm around
it.-New York Sun.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24

the sedate schot-
tische. Many thou
sands of American
Legionnaires have
voiced their YER
dict. Which is the
verdict spoken by
the American as
ISOLATION as well.
The thousands
of ,Legionnaires
expressed t h e ir
approval Of the
m ore moderate,
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24
Suicide.

Suicide.
$50 poor old Joe is dead and all
through a practical joke"
Good Lord How did 1t happenT
"Oh, he was in Dublin and stuck his
head out Of the window and yelled
'FireP"
~Well7'
That's just what they did."-Amer-
lean Legion Weekly Bulletin, Los An
geles.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24
MADE PAJAMAS FOR WOUNDED
Supervision of Mrs. Dorothy B.
Harper, Aided Veterans.

"Aloha from Hawaii" was the mes
sage a number of wounded war vet
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24

He-There's Jack and he's quarrel.
ing again.
She-My, how upsetting.
He-Yes, probably end i'm a falling
out.-American Legion Weekly.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-11-24
LIKE THE OLD-TIME DANCES
legionnaires Enjoy Steps Popular
With South at the Big National
Convention.

Abas the jazz Welcome the waltz,
the stately minuet, the Virginia reel,
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-05-04

whereas, our county, our state, and
our nation have, by the ballots of
their inhabitants, and by the power
conferred upon their Law Making
Bodies by the ballot, dccreed that tho
prohibition Of the manufacture and
selc CT all Intoxicating liquors should
be strictly enforced in our land: and,
Whereas, The p, ohibition law as en-
acted is bein" daily Gagrantly viola
ted by large numbers of thoughtlcss
citizens; and to such an extent has
this violation infected cur social sys
tenn that 1t clogs our circuit courts
with petty liqucr cases the trial of
which costs cur Taxpayers enormous
sums annually: and
Whereas, After such trial and con-
victicn numbers Of the violators OF
the prohibition law are allowed to
poy only nominal fine and thereby
escape the full penalty of the law for
their crimes, therefore,
We, the members Of the Pickens
county Democratic convention in
convention assembled, do resolvc:-
That VIC believe it will be for
the better enforcement of the said
prohibition law for the general as
scmbly at their next session to pass
a law, that hereafter all persons con
vicScd Tor making, selling or trans
porting Intoxicating liquors shall
serve the sentence CT the chaingang
without any part Of that sentence be-
ing suspended on the alternative of
a money fine. That we earnestly
urge upon those who represent us in
the next general assembly to do thcir
best to have such a law passed.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-05-04
GOAL is REACHED IN COTTON
DRIVE
Over 100000 Bales Signed and Coop
erativc Marketing Assured.

Columbia, May 2-Ovcr 400 900 bales
cf cotton were signed 70 the cotton CO.
operative marketing contract by Nav
and the organization Of the South
Csrolina Gotten Growers Cooperative
association is now assured Amoun-
cement to this effect was made last
ni@ht by Harry G. Kaminor, president
OF the organization committee, and r.
Chamber, chairman cf the campaign
committee.
a total CT 4os,9oO bales had bcon
siancd by Saturday night and reports
from over the state indicate that be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 bales were
signed Yesterday, so that approx
mately 425 600 bales have now been
signed. 1t will be several days before
the tabulation is completed.
Pickens county was asked to sign
5000 bales and signed over G,O0O.
Pickens was the first county in tn.
Piedmont section to go over the top.
Messrs. c.. II. Carpenter and T. A.
Bowen have worked hard faithfully
and intelligcntly all during the cam
paign and the success Of the move
ment in Pickens county is due to
them.
Any farmer who has failed to sion
but who wishes to do so may sign 3y
seeing either of these gentlemen w! H.
III the next few days.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-05-04
U. d. c. CONFERENCE
Enthusiastic Meeting Held At Glenn
son College Last Week.

The Piedmont District Conference
OF the u. D. G. which was held at
Clemson College on the 28th and 29th
or April was a meeting of great in
terest and enthusiasm being held, as
1T was right at the old home of j. c..
calhoun, the minds of all were turned
to the days of the COS or even further
back.
On the evening Of the 2Sth Il most
beautiful reception was given the
State Officers and Delegates at the
lovely home of Mrs. d. w. Daniel
Promptly at 9:3O Saturday morning
the conference was called to order in
the auditorium Of the Y. NJ. C. a. by
Mrs. x. c. Sarratt. Rev. j X Goodc
opened the meeting BY devotional cx-
crciscs after which Dr.. w. NJ. Riggs
made the welcome address, and Mrs.
Riggs extended greetings from the
Andrew picicns Chapter, d. a. Z.
After the usual response, roll call,
minutes, presentation of ciTiccrs etc.
Mrs. {. j. Milling of Darlington,
state president, gave a most helpful
inspiring address.
The song by the children chapters
and address by Miss Bcrtic Smith
on the Children of the Confcderacy
was enjoyed.
The Historical conference by Mrs.
j. w. Nixon was helpful and made her
audience feel mere than ever that
this is indeed the history gathering
period and we must be active.
Mrs. Herman Wright was in charge
Of the Educational conference Miss
Alice Earle spoke Of the South Caro-
lima room in the Confederate Museum.
Next was the chapter reports which
showed growing interest throughout
the entire section and all felt the
enthusiasm which was so evident.
The delightful four-coursc dinner
which the John c. Calhoun chapter
served in the Agricultural hall was
an occasion not TO be forgotten by
those present.
Among the distinguished gucsta
was Ex-Governor Anscl, who paid a
glowing tribute to the U. d. c., in
his usual graceful style.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-05-04
STATE TRACK MEET

The track team from Winthrop
Training school at Rock Hill won the
annual state high school tract meet
held at the University Of South Caro-
lima last Friday.
The score was Winthrop Training
school, IS, Liberty 1G, Central 13,
pickcns 10, Calhoun,'Clcmson TO-,
Grccnvillc 9.
IT will be interesting to note that
out Of possible total Of ninety points
Pickcns county schools made forty
nine. or more than all other schools
Of the state combined.
BIZ Allgcod Of Pickcns was one of
the Cutstandine stars of the meet win
ming the discus throw and shot put
and making ten points. Newman Of
Calhoun Clemson also made ten points
and broke the state record for half
mile run. O'Drll of Liberty also
made eight points. Clinton of Win
thrcr Won the cup for best individual
athlete making eleven points.
The Pickcns team was accompanied
by Superintendent Clayton and they
rcncrtcd splendid treatment while in
Columbia.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-05-04
MISS ELLA GRAVELY

Miss ella Gravely, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. r. A. Gravely Of the Holly
Springs section, died at her home
March 2S, 1922, after an illness of six
weeks Of typhoid fever. One of her
sisters preceded her to the grave
about three months ago.
Ella was seventeen years, eleven
months and three days old at the
time of her death. Her body was
laid to rest at Holly Springs church
where she was member.
She leaves an agud father and
mother, four brothers and six sisters
and many relatives and friends to
mourn her death.
Her brothers and sisters are as
follows: Mrs. Emma Aiken of Mon
tana, Mrs. Bette Alexander of Catec-
chee, Mrs. Annie Alexander of Rocky
Bcttom, Duke Gravely Of Pickcns,
Perry Gravely, Benson Gravely, Ed
ward Glmvcly, Nora Gravely, Virgic
Gravely, Beulah Gravely.
Six school mates acted as nall
bearers as follows: Lille Casscll, Car
ric Dodson, Aric Stewart, Bertha
Cantrell, Aurie Dobson, Dallie Cas-
sell.
1t was hard to give sweet Ella up,
but God knows best.
The funeral sermon will be Drea cheu
second Sunday in May.
a Schoolmate.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1922-05-04
WIRELESS STATION AT EAsLEY,
Remarkable Outfit Installed By An
Employee Of The Sentinel

Most cf Tie Sentinel readers have
read about the radiophone and it's
seemingly impossible accomplish
ments, but comparatively few of them
know that here in Pickens county is
station where one may sit in room
and hear people 1000 miles or more
away talk as plainly as though they
were within a few feet Of the listener
Yet it is fact.
Walter Hester, linotype operator of
The Sentinel, has a set Of instruments
in his room at Easley thru which he
has hcard messages from as far as
Oakland, Calf, about 5000 miles
away. IT is a daily occurrance for
him to hear what is sent out by the
broadcasting stations at Pittsburg,
Newark, Detroit, Memphis, Chicago
and Atlanta. He has heard wireless
telegraph messages from France and
Germany.
a complete radiophonc station
which will pick up broadcasts from
as far as 1000 miles costs around
$500 to install, but young Hester,
who is somewhat of an electrical wiz
ard, made most cf his outfit himself
and its efficiency is proved to any one
who may hear. Hundreds OF people
nave N!@lttd MS home, heard and won
dcred AT he almost unbelievable per-
fornaco of the instruments.
Nh, Hester has had, q wireless
station about six years and long be-
fore the radcphcnc was perfected he
could rick up telegraph messages.
This was the first wireless station in
Plckcns county and SO far as we know
Is the only one now.
With Il receiving outfit such as Mr..
Hester has one may sit in his home
and on Sunday hear sermons by the
best preachers in America, sacred con
ccrts by famous artists. may durirg
the week hear speeches by the fore.
NEST orators and politicians, music by
the most famous bands and orchestras,
get the latest news, market reports,
etc, hear grand opera and many other
things which it would never fall to
the lot Of the average person to hear
without the radiophone.
Mr.. Hester has also invented sever
al useful electrical appliances and he
owns and controls patents over each
Cf them.
Nj, Hester is always glad to have
visitors at his home to hear the radio
Nhcnc between the hours Of 700 and
1000 o'clock y. N.