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T~l POPL'SJOUIINAC T. 0. ROBINSON, E~no. U aUNI ZVIRY THa DAY ubscription One Dollar a Yea] Entered at the Post Office at Pickens a 100nd-class matter. It is gratifYing to observe tha he doctrineS of the alliance ar -aking root in the hearts of thI Iople, and the prinoiplos of th rder are being applied in the Io ition of the greaticivil questions, hioh are agitating the minds of nr greatest statesmen. The alli ae mon wore tho first to diag ose the maladies, that are afflict ig our government, and botte imedies than they prescribed avo not yet beeni suggested. Tom. ),ary reliefs have been resorte ,, only to aggravate the diseas id leave the patient in a weakei id worse condition. With all the parade of tariff re rin fresh in the minds of the sople, the first act of the admin tration was an admission that the position of tho alliance was right. Tariff legislation was post poned until the repeal of the pur. chase clause of the Sherman act' was effected. The veto of the Bland seignorago bill sooms to have extinguished all hope of re lief at the hands of the Democratic party, and now party lines are now iggested to be formod as the only means of escape from the power of inoney to oppress. This is no new idea, and the fear that such a stop *ould becomo nocossary has an ioyed the best and most patriotic non of this country. But for the -emembrance of the horrors and nmiliation of negro rule and the lroad of another era of such ca amities, there would be no hosita .ion in adopting the suggestion. 'ho West cn lafford to sever po itical tie and form now party ines, but can tho South with im 1nity follow? "Is it botter to uffer the ills we havo, or to fly to thers we know not of?" lh rank nd file of the alliance must solve he question, and their decision -ill bring blessings or misories, ns - proves to be wise or unwise. It ill never do to loave so inipor ant a matter to tho (ecision of oliticians and interosted leaders. The p)eop)1 of the South have een taught by thu alliance, arnd ave accumulated much valuable iformantion in political science. 'hey will not confine their consid ration of the monev issue to one sature, but will look at the sub 3et in all of its bearings, and may emand an entire change of the twa~ to conform to their plans. A aggestion may be good as far as it ces, and a step in the right direc ion, but before the journey is un ertaken, the whole plan and a isp of the entire route should be abmitted for inspection, so that he people will know the dangers f the way and the sort of country >which they are traveling. THE REFORM MOVEMENT. Our anti friends have expressed senmeelves on divers occasions, a eing pleased with the prospect of n early dissolution of the reform aovemnent in this State. They .ase their opinion on the fact, that he leaders are wrangling among hemselves for the best seats in the ynagogue. This of itself can do io harni and is the case in every 'action of every polhtical party. :t is the sign of a healthy and vigor )m5 condition of the movement ,nd shows that there is life and 'pirit in the cause; and a high and audible ambition in the leaders to 10 prominent and useful in promo. Aing and advancing the progress md accomplishing the perposos ol ;ho movement is encouraging to th< -ank and fil and stimulates inter. 'st and exertion. It is true that some in their zea mave said harsh words about thei :ompetitors and will doubtless re >ent in due time, but as long as the nll be obedient to will of mnajorit mo harm can result from a rivair nnong leaders. Such a conditio a 9tterbleto a blind followim I ole manor set of ela. Let U ieadbra pewut .their views ai 'Vimons and ist the people oft eform miovemuent de ~ n11l light of truth, ashahen ided by their representativse the reform exeoutive commu and the cause of the masses wil bereented by the agitation. The Jury in the Pollard-Br ridge case, decided in fave ~its ollard. - They gave her ( o.Breckenridge, has g ThO folloing is a portion of I rpo'of thi Military court of i quiry appointed under Govern Tilman's orders to sit with the j ry of inquest. "We concluded from the evidence i Frank R. Norment came to his death Darlington, S. U., on the 30th day of Marc 1894, from the effect of a gun shot won] inflicted by one J. D. McLendon and th the said killing was felonious murder, at that, W. P. Gaillard, C. B. McDowell' C. Murphy, J. L. Nunnamaker, R. 1 Gardner, Jonn Felder, J. M. Scott, L. I McCants, William Livingston, 0. C. Cal E. C. Black, J. W. Holloway, W. I Bryson, Jack Holling and Wash Owens ai accessories. "We concluded that R. H. Popper can to his death at the same time and plac from the effect of a gun-shot wound irilicl ed by one Lewis Redmond and that th soalid Lewis Redmond came to his death a the hands of 0. C. Cain and that said kill ing was folonious murder. Redmond wa running fromi the constables and Cain sho him i the back with a Winchester rifle All of which is respectfully submitted. "J. A. MooNEY, "Cait. arld Chmi'n Court of Inquiry. "H, J. HAnVHY, Captain. "J. C. CooPn, Sergeant. "A. D. MAILSTED, Corporal. "E. H. DANTZLER, "Fort Motto Guards." loino Ranadom Thoughts. Who of tho old people can toll us if it was the 15th of April or the 15th of May (Sunday) in 1849, when the snow fell? I think it was April. The next morning there was a heavy frost and killed the wheat, at least bit it down. It had been unusually forward spring. How many of the farmers have seen the result of the experiment of dotasling corn on the Clemson College farm last year? By top. ping alternate rows just as the tassels appeared, the yield of the topped rows was 18 or 19 bushels per acre, while the untopped was only 13 bushels? Corn made one or two bushels more to the acre where the fodder was not pulled. Is it not a pity that we ean not top all the corn, sinco we would have more time by coilnuencing s@ early to work at it and we would save the damage from the August and Septembei galos, as the corn would not bloN% ilown? I think we ought to notic( these experiments, especially since cotton is getting so low. Had yot thought that a reduction of thre cents por lb. means $60.00 off foui 500 lb. bales of cotton. A gooi -rop on 10 acres ought to yiol( that. Two hands and a hors' ought to make 8 bales on 20 acres And there is off that $120.00 o $60.00 to each hand or $40.00, i you count the horse a hand. Tha makes a difference in the pocket. Ought we not havo a lower as sessmnent? Common sense is th best guide in business. Can not some one give us some thing about the drainage law WVould not some more legislatioi be beneficial on this line? Somi fine farms in this and the adjoini ing counties are worthless the have been very valuable. Iti stated in the History of the Stat' gotten up and pubbished by th Agricultural department,that ther is 600,000 acres of land below Cc lumbia, that was once cultivate and yielded 50 per cent more tha: the wholo State now produces, i. < in corn. But as that is such a fia country it may never be reclaimed but it is different hero with grea fall in the streams. Times ar tight, and tightening rapidly. S I think it behooves us to leoo sharp. Did an~y one ever seo such del struction among the fruit tree and other timber, by cold? Is there a freezing match en be tween~ Cleveland and his hench men and the weather? it is a clos race so far? Aoicot~IsT. rom Liujerty, April 14, 1894. One of the weightiest questior just now in politics is, "where al we at?" and the two old time pa: ties as represented the "Demo-RU publican by Grover Cleveland "R< publo-Crats," by John Sherma and Tomn Reed, bettor known Cleveland, Carlisle, Wall and Lon 'bard streets, John Sherman & C ~have left the peoplo. When y vote again for a Presidenit, we hi better try to elect a statesman, (n, a sportsni ,) with the pluck of dJackson ~r the backbdno qf a Tj ie man-retter still, a combinati, of ti B~ tyle, all the pluck, eri o. and a bition of tihe two, w~j t o statesmanship of Jeffersontd< oand~ all confiiraed irnto, e, p I he. Na' Atll the halls of the Wh ~1S5~vih nen who are withi Peoples, iret, last, andi alli ti sok. We ar happyo o~be~t r of iwhen Svery ot1er adoes i *15, part as well as 8atiso roia Lyon in this direction tLee. h9 olal affairs of 'this government at tn- least. or Now the time has'corme for us to u- stand every candidate up and com pel him, or them, to show their at position on certain financial issue, I while the dispensary is no doubt I worthy of a place on the list of at subjects for kiscussion, it can not k be allowed to be made, of para 1. mount importance especially in the K- National part of the campaign, as 2 finance, transportafion, and tariff, e (somewhat in the order named,) must not be lost sight of and the * man who attempts to pass light ly over these, deservo to be passed l iightly by, by all parties who do sire to vote for ti best interest 9 of the country regardless of what he has done or promised to do, in the past, no matter how dear to the peoplo, we cannot, yea, will not longer follow any man who is not with us in principal, and has the manhood to say so. The two dominant parties now in power have become as thor oughly united as were the Sia mese Twins, thereforo they were conscious of the facts as were the twins themselves, that they will both die together, one of them is drinking very heavily just now, and both have become very do crepid, have long sinco outlived their usefulness-so the children of necessity must soon force their way to the front to save the na tion, to steer the old ship of State safely past the great whirl-pool of financial destruction, we can al ready feel her tremble and hear the ominous creaking of the tim bers, and we see the danger sig nals are flying at full mast, and the engineer and pilot both tar rying lodg at the wino, and have ceased to head the warning call and earnest entreaties of the fright oned passengers above many of whom are already conscious of the fact that the old ship ubandoned to her fate -by the leaders of the crew in charge, and only a few of them are trying to do anything to avoid the threatened wrock. C. From the Easley Democrat, April 13. As Mr. Joseph Looper, jr., was returning from Easley, on Wednos day last, with a coffin for his moth er, when near the Academy he met some of the children on a bicycle, the mule he was driving became frightentd and in turning around suddenly throw Mr. Looper out of the wagon very painfully hurting him, so much so that lie had to be carried home in a buggy. His wounds are not thought to be seri -ous however. A supposod attempt at h1 0 u s e burning was made on Saturday night last in the Maynard section of this county. It appoars that Mr. John Wimpey, who lives in a house alone, had cause to leave home on Saturday evening. After ?dark parties in passing discovered that some one had set fire to thn woods and an old straw field right close to the house, and in a direc tion that the wind would blow the fire to the house. There are very strong suspicions as to who did it. It is thought to have been done from purely malicious cussedness. .Mrs. Joseph' Looper, of the Cross al Road section, who has been con a fined to her bed for several months, *died at the residence of her hus tband on the morning of the 11th Linstant. Mrs. Looper was some t thing over 86 years old, and had e raised a family of sixteen children. 0 A Bill Introduced by Mr. Latimer k to Refund Certain Fines to the State et south Carolina. Be it enacted by the Senate and a House of Representatives of the United States of America in Con -gress assembled, that the Secretary . of the Treasury be, and he is hero e by, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the State of South Carolina, the sum of one thopsand five hundred dollare, is the same being the amount of the e fines imp~osed upon WV. WV. Riser, r. sheriff of Newborry County, State a- of South Carolina; M. B. Gains, a- sheriff of Aanderson County, South n Carolina, and M. S. Tyler, late is sheriff of Aiken County, in saidl 1. State of South Carolina, in the case o. of Ex parte D. HI. Chamberlain in go the circuit court of the United d States for the district of South Car? at olina, angl which said spm was paid a out of moneys belonging to the I- Stateo of South Carolina. Senator WValsh of Georgia, On he April 14, introduced his first abill. It is amendatory of Sec tlon 719 of the Rcevised Statutes to relating to tile Unilted States Cir. hecult Courts and4 is intended te ring the courts to the people in. stea of.cornpelling the peoph Si to travel about after the court. has The kick of a cow is. not th< a nn aat nan~taa9 form of mm -Selntor Zeb Vance Dead. Washington, April 14.-Sena tor Relulon Vance of North Car olina died at his residence, 1627 Massachusetts avenue, at 10:45 o'clock to-night. The Sen etor had not been in good health for the past year and in the ear ly part of the sension of Congress was compelled to abandon his Sentorial duties and take a trip to Florida in the hope of recu perating. His trip proved beno ficial and on hib return to Wash ngton he was able for a while to partially resume his official duties. His improvement, how over, did not continue long and for the last few weeks he has been confined to his home. He was practically and invalid, but lately has been able to receive a few intimate friends and super intend the looking aftor the in. terests of his constituents. Du ring the pa st week he has been reported as doing as well as could be expected and the seri ous change for the worse to-day was. wholly unexpected. Shortly before 11 o'clock to-day he had an attack of apoplexy and became unconscious, regain ing consciousness only a few minutes before his death. His wife, Thomas Allison, Harry Hartin, Mr. and Mrs. Charle Vance, Judge and Mrs. Houke and Rev. Dr. Pitzer and Drs. W. W. Johnson and Ruffin were at his bed-side when he died. General Mershaw Dead. News reached here yesterday of the death on Thursday night at 10:30 o'clock, at Camden, his home, of Gen. J. B. Kershaw. His (loath was not unexpected, as he had been in ill health for some time. The news caused sadness in the city and at the State House, and all the State officers decided to go to Camden in a body this morning to attend the funeral to be held in the Episcopal Church. Chief Justice McIver, of the Supreme Court, telegraphed a message of condolence to the family of the distinguished son of South Carolina. Other mes sages were atlso sent. In memory of the man who had adorned the bench of South Carolina for many years, em blems of mourning werd placed in the Court House, the Court of Common Pleas being in season. General Kershaw was the postmaster at Camden and was also engaged in conpleting the records of the South Carolina soldiers in the late war-Colum. bia Register. It seems the policy of nmany Reform candidates to attempt to elect themselves on what the Re form party has accomplished al ready-making its record the sole reason for its existence. They, by confining their speech es to such subjects as the Coo. saw case, the establishment of an Agriculture College and such lik~e subjects, only argue that the mission of the party has come to an end. Such is not the case as this is a party of pro gress and a party that fulfills its promises. There is plenty of work for the Reformers to do in the future and what we want to lgnow is what definite plans those candidates have for the re lief of the people aiid howv they proposed to carry them out. A general pledge to the support of the Alliance demand won't fill the bill as the people have long since learned rit to trust glitter ings generalities. The ref orms accomplished in the State have not helped the financial distress of the people-andl will not-so let us turn our attention awhile to national affairs and make a little progress in getting some thing effective done. The peo ple must make the candidates understand this-Cotton Plant. TuE great unknbown of the Cox ey army has beon dismissed from sorvice, having organized a multi ny against Carl Brown. T 'le secretar of the Elkhart Carria e : rrti~hat j'd$rie yii be lower for 1804 thati over. I e *ishes us to asik our readers not to purchase anything iti the line of carriages wagons, bicycles or harness until they h.vo sent 4 Cents in stanips to pa otaoon their 112 p o catalosun. ead1~ the readlers o)f ti Epor10 rmnmhr 4suggestion. Rn extensa Arnaea salve. i 11he Dest Salve ia the world for cuts bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rhettni, fever uores, tetter cbapped hands, chilblain,, eorsandal skin eruptions, and al~ti e. ly cures piles, orno pyrequired. It ia c rateed toglt~ectsatisfaction, or LOADED TO THE GUNKA[ Mc /LLirjszy HAB A COMPLETE STOCK, There is no item in Dry Goods, No tions, Carpets, Mattings and Window Shades omitted. NEW DRESS GOODS. All the New Weaves and Fancies All the Dainty New Colorings and Shapiugs in all grades of material ar< well shown and displayed over or counters. Out "Young Men" tak< special pain8 and pleasure on forming up and combining the goods with trimmings- thus giving customers an idea of how goods look made up. NOTIONS. Full stock of all lines comprised in this stock. Including new lines of Hosiery, Mens', Ladies and Childrens. All grades in Fast Biack, from8cents t, 75 per pair in Cotton and higher in Silk Goods. HANDKERCHIEFS. We have part of a lot of newly im ported Iemstitehed and Embroidered Hlandkerchiefs in all grades, Linen llandkerchiefs, 10 cents each, to the very fine Linen Cambric Materials, slieer and fine, Dre.,m like. Corsets in all the Leading Makes. Thompson's "it. & H." $1. Warner's "833" 94 cents. Roth & Goldschmitt's "Ri. & G." 94 cents. 75 cents Carolina at 50 cents. 50 cents Warner,s at 40 cents. Nursing Corsets all numbers at 81, Embroideries and Laces. if real handsome goods in sets are needed in exclusive styles, we are headquarters. Of course we have an endless variety of all the cheap and medium grades from 2 cents per yard up. ROUSEHOLD GOODS. Table Damask in some of the most beautiful designs -this seasons pat teru3. 72 inches Bleached Damask 50 to 75 cent. 72 inch Moire effect $1.25. Unbleached Damask from 25 to 7t cents. 65 inch Unbleached Damask, 85 cents grade, 65 cents. Full line Towels and ' rash. Cot ton Towels 31 cent; Linen Crash 7 cents. Brown Linens and Linen Drilli Apron Checks, Butcher's Linen an< tronting. Linens, Shetings and Pil low Casings. Wrinkles. Another case Indigo Calicoes at I cents 20 pieces 10 cent Percales, 32 inch es, at. 7 cents. Mens' 50 cents Scarfs at 25 cents. M ens' flannel Overshirts at 224. cts 15 cents Linen Collars at 9 cernts. Unlaundried Whbite Shirts 47 cents Thlis.Shirt is madec of Barkcer Bleaeb fine Linen fr.,nt,w oll made and tin ished regular 65 centas. 0. McAlister. P. M.-Butterick Patterns. Greenville, S C., A pril 19, 1894. Id[ INSPIRATION OF [EN This store was never so interesti as it w-ill be this week. Our methodi have destroyed dull seasons. The buai nesR ini Spring Goods abonn-ls-cai not help it; Consumate Skill drives double team. All our stock of summer Dress ma terials prove this. They are uniival led Your Husband's Dollar. An increase in the purchasing powv er of your husband's dollar is wvorth; of consideration, Isn't it? It's worthy while reading what w have to say, when by so. doing yo save your husband's dollar Isn't it ? Many bargains to arrive this week consisting of Wool Challios, sootel Zephry's, P. K's., Ducks, Line Dutchess, Organdies, and in fact cv erything in nice Summer material; Wool Chalhies 12i cents per yard never sold before for less than 20 cent per yard. La1ce Scripodl and Paid Zephyrs, th 50 cents quality, for 20 cenits Lmnei Duichiess for 15 cents. Just as prett;' as a 50 Organdie. 20 yards for one dollar, the bes bargan of all. What we 3e1leve. We believe in treating every visi tor wvith the utmost consideration n matter whether they buy or not. We believe in cheerfully exchanging goodsa or refunding the putrcha'se prico whenl returnpd in good condition. We believe in advertising and do ing exactly what we advertine to do. We believe in giving artisfact'on Li ounr gulstom~ers, feeling that they r not 0o)-y the best, but truest adver tising mediums, Very truly, iOKS. &GABHISON, SNo. 9 PEND1 T'ON S I R~i r' SMITH & "P" ItN C*Xt I Smith & Sots* th< .H A 3u 04*333 al II"I"X-eft."E2 HAS THE NEWEST STI S.D .ith. Z*W4 GREEN1 W"''' A hearty welcome to all, wheti Main and Wa March 22, 1894. MANHOODF Fo s rataP toeur8. KR De FOR I"HE PO.WKS.u bI ooageUF 04 ' YoumightI now say to then gd ta ait aort tm t bruest Aui Ar - tkei lnplagarap oAddr~us For salokene, an . ., by U. CKLRKU BAR. IhR: eW a soetinigh nw a to ..bby thed bestonk ea t- ad t Wie alo he ail iclot ojfAT Brabi HAs PahnFan etR, S ITOR an d hr , Ba t tof all mit e shape t co osad Phikes-at 10%~ out ic timn't bfail to loo inATur Furnitur Ri th o w s--Tere something new, yiod nebabty i the best on eart-and they Sv will be f ashionablu thiis- Sprqing. t. We also have nie lot ot BoDRi. HOODS, Palmeains ain uano is Miks. c YtouSrs,~~an hrnB~ "ISALc pri s-a lo894.je Done, Drailnloki u Sew.thngere o niee,ci Shi n utue olue . - ilto Fiew BriNG Srictly pure) Whit Lad, Lin-0 (.eed il and T~eupnieLn PA15 I ITS Aril 1sllt, 1894. 6|8| Boewesan Pperars ChrhS'tmoved old-w, oth wit and itinitsi., Loebetg LiRESSE P .UMER, Mn Ased-l Cm nSan PasC. Pus Ch?' urOnec ipoe Ctowat're ,11 ostoc tohie a ntints, wth net 4: RspeSll, DSANBLDS .ITNGSWE &. 80N ~Vs~G ntreet , . arc h 5*1. env~ our FtoR totebsAEmnwt * Trceon LaCod Wrt , a wtr -fOne fromourOfd aereroia ae hosePe neHose alloe us OnesjeTpl Bugy Presv lle, 5. C.,Wrca1, 'f SOne Brood Mare, oy $ta1e in exchango OQZ4T6 0*RIFR 0. L HOLING~ORT4 BRISTOW LE B3Jarp Bristow T% )CK IN GREENVILLE. 3rilStCor ILLE. or you are ready to buy or not. A J Br3istov shington Streets, Greenville, S. C 1ESTOREq1r.PvNTuAMEZ n ena oa ?3.. M r&)81pl, ('s DRUG sTORE. (Esly sta~on.) Sheriff's Sale. The State of South Ciolina, COUNTY OF PloKEuws. V. R. Price, Plaint -Vs. eremiah Powell, Defendam By virtue of an execution lodgi V my office, in the above stated cat have, through my special deputy, ., V. Hopkins, levied upon, and w. all to the highest bidder, before t' 'ourt House door, on Salesday lay next, the following Real Estat :-wit: All that piece, palcel, or tract i d, situate in the County and Stal foresaid, in Eastatoe Township, c hie waters of Rocky Bottom Cree! djoing lands of the said Jeremia: 'owell aid others , and being tl< IId bought by him from W. R. Pric onitainiug fifty (50) acres more a ass. Levied on and sold to satisf bie said execntion. Terms, Cash-purchaser to pay f< apels. J1. Hi G. McDANIEL, A pril 12, 1894. S. P. C. IT IS POOR ECONOMY ) paty 75 conts for a pair of SIIOI at won't wvear half as long as a pair irs for $1.00. There is nothing bitt solid biut sole. ';thier in any 8110E we sell. We guar stee this. 'e Have the L.ARGEST SIOC" EVER SHOWN IN PICKENS. Every other IDepartment in our Ste .jnst as eimplete. We are wer'ku r your T. ade. New ('ustomiers come to us daily a se good ones never leave us. Yours, Blagood, Bruce & Goi A pril 12, 1894. SEALED BIDS WVill be received by the Connef ommisioners4intil the17th daylof MI axt, for the purchase of the to ourt House. Bids wvill be receive' piarately tornah the Blinds9, Sa~sh ni' 'oors, for the Iron Steps, and for: u, Brica.. Bids wvill also be receiv a the house entire-all the materN' >) beemoved by such time as t'o ..mmuissoner's may decide upon. ommlisiioner's reserve the right >ject any and all bids. If satisfactory bids are not receiv'i >r' thle buildlig as above, the lion ill be sold to the highest bidder, credit until the 1st pf December ext, purchaser to give good securit: >r the pulrchase money. By order of Board, J. J. LEWIS. Clerk of Bloard4 April 12, 1894.--td lotice of Final. Bettlement* I hereby give notice that will I apj.e a J. B. N ewbery, Judge, of Proba v, >r Piekens County, -8. C., on Sale: ay in May 1894, for leave to niakeL nal settlement of the Estate of Da 14 0, Humbert, deceased, and an'. a be dismissed as administrator. J. M. STECWART, 0.0O. P.