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The People's Journal T. C. ROBINSON, Editor. t PUBLISHED EVBRY THURSDAY. - Subscription One Dollar a Year Entered at the Post Offico at Pickens as peconld.class matter. t Ii'ISDA Y, FEB. 21, 1895. COTTON MILLS. In another column is published in this issue an interesting report by Mr. Finlayson, of his visit to North Carolina, where he investi gates the installment plan of build ing cotton mills. We comlnlend it to the careful attention of all the farmors and others mnterosted in the cotton mills. It is no lon ger a question, whetlhor millm Should bo built, t(hat is admitted by all, and the importance of these enterprisos is growing d1ily 1up1on10 I all who Ire concorned in the pro gross and material advancement of the South. In other counties of the State cotton mills ha11ve bIen built and operated with profit to the stockholdulrs and untold bonme fit to the Co1111111 co nt.ies in wliich thIey aro located. The citizons of Picko(ns cotlity have been soroly lrossod by railroad taxes an11d have bOen Blow to embraco in entorprises Of any kind, but the tiie 1 ha1s ar1 rive(l, whei thoi tihoutights 811ould be diroctod to building up )Ihor inldlustries, besides colt oi faii ming. Wli ht Pielmois nie((s is I jiiik't. for farmin icltice (df overy kinld. (ot tonl Iniills will certainly a ffor1d I that. and will givo vimploymni i to many, who aro struggling for " existenLce il cottoni ie'lds. All that is needd is a lit Ie10 mor90e (11n-. st tionee and unity of( 1 a ct(ion) an mn l union11 of capital. Studly the( qules t ion ami Soo whmt othes hav don in thmiM line. ti Th11. far-rs8 ar0 seriusly sudy.. inig the ev conl prolemi. al )d as.1a banihi' of (ho qle9Stion, tw' aIr 1 c(o1nsiderilg whuit is best 6 ho i 1r donlo abhout emn i ril izrs lie ThIey are prlt. ty*,( well satistled by r tisl t ilne, I'll( tIl 10com])lilios C1111 not. S10 t110 umit (or fiom farI'S o stand poinlt. If there. are not con)I- o n oessions nad . to tIh d n1111111s o f ti for'e9d to1 (1m1 c'ottoni or1 continu 11 . to enric thes'v'.'' copa ie il pau(1- ph1 limmaii~ and1( it is hani to chIoose ca~ whIichI hiorn1 tt 1tak It m~ay be a lutionizo the whiolo systemi of farm-l- thm inmg. It. is thle o1pIiin of the Jolli- ml NAI, that it. would he best not to c uso0 comrc ~'ial fer,1tiiizeris at the p~r(eent prices. 'uOVernorbVM Sinf t ulwing ordori w'as issuod .'by Adjutant GAeneral nI 11a nameiid holow, hatv- 1 zover'nor, are assigned ' wvill be obeyed and( r ordlingly: 1 ulater(lnorlI nsipctr General, C. m). XV. IMct~woon, Qluarter masthe, Gi'ona, Sap. nC... Col. JGe. oe SiMcrav, 0011Cr mvisar Guonr, La C rn. '. '. Col. D. W. MiLaur, Engineer-u Gein-Chie, M2arieo, . C. a Col. J.A. ooad, lStreon, Gener- in AoraSutoGr, . BanC.,8.C Col. J. . l r, l'avmstof(r- 9 Genera, Charlestn, S. .' JeuntCol.o.nrdPterson, Jdg e9 Advoc, alt eeralr, BarneC. I.).a CL.eJ.an W.loyd' Chie obin- (I nane, Pikershi, S. . l .Lieutenant Colonel W an B.B . ohr, ailobr S. . U Lieutenant Colonel1 T.cr Rb.n siovn , ckngeS.rg. S.C Li(outenant Colonel W. J. Buw- l Ilo, A b'kevile, S. C. ) LieuteniantCoonel~ W.ma J.aw.'- Y11 tin, Beaufort, S.,0. cU Lieutenant Colonel L. Bradwehl Aiken, 8. C. '0or By order of the Governor: ph J. GAuv WATTS, 1m1 Ad jutant and Inspector General. su ExPosion 1%otes, foe 'rhe Valentine Edition of the th Atlanta Journal, edited and man- co aged by the wvomen of the Cotton dE States and International Expo- fo sition, was one of the finest ever Pf * issued from the press of thlat pa- cu per. The ladies miade a brilliant m success, financially, as well as am otherwise, and their treasury is IT about three thousand dollars rich- 01 er for th eday's work. ri A conceited young country par.. V * son, walking home from ohnuob u with one of the yvoung ladies of thb congregation, said, in allusion to d his rustic audience, "I preached, t tis mnorming, to a congregation of s asses." "I thetight of that," ob- 4 served the young lads, ."when r Hnew to Duna 911us. s The foilowing from the News e: mnd Courier will be of special in- t erest to Greenville people because ,he instalmnot plan of building fi otton mills which Mr. Finlayson p eports as so successfully used in B 4orth Carolinai is almost procisely f ,hat adopted for building the Mills e nill in this city: t To the Editor of The News and o Jourier: In roply to numerous ii Lnquirios rogarding the instalment o plan of startiig cotton mills I n would say tltt soie months back li I was onl at coimiiiittoo appointod to % visit soio of tlio mills in North t Carolina and investigate the work- it i)gs of this plan an(l report to it ia colpaly coltemiplating such a I. schoiimei ill this State. We found o tio iiii 111011 ready to furnish any ; iid all data asked for, all very t m0ithusiastic in the work inl which s hoy wore ongaged. Thoro are c 0tite a number of these mills that r Were started on the instalinent ( )lan, and I have yot to hoar of one v hat has failed to succeed. The j ,ommnnon way of going about t eII matter is to fix tho stock at $l00 il per sharo, piayablo $1 weekly eclh sharlie. But thlis mean-Ils the t441al a cIpital stock is p1aid pl) inl two ai years. Thl biildti1g and utip- 4 ping, though, is not iml. ol (1,41 -lie C tvo yearH, Itlit as s(n aIs I lie slok ( is subscli led for and sav $,'I,000 is. patid ill, which is dono1( ill :0b1.11 O two weks, tile coipany i-: orgial- vc ized, the( site seleted, pirchasd SI anld pa2id for.% Inl thle manjority ,,f * ases Ihlis dIos not14'S ll requIiire e'Veln 1 tLwo woekS' dbelay, for (1H> pii s liit piceof Ite sit is (ai-ni inl plid tiln [1p s-tock, (qr, let ter still, donah'1d su41 iut right v (lie- owner or thie tioni- (li lii i t y. hit I)iriIg (his filme other insal- Ill" Iwis b4ecomei du(11 and Itho projoe- Ila' r*S ar*0 a1bl( (() to ll deitinii1tily III( bhoti, wlilt proporion of (I siu- 1)(0 iptiols cant ho rolied uoin : sol- Thi mI After-I thle fir-st paymenolt does -Ia aw, hlsoeriberl fail to) mIeew his pay-1h. en1t, 11(1li-n such (does our m;' i hisar rIa.dy% to Iake is plaee. (liti waIs reilil inf'orme1d thant the inl t rifeituries' werei~ so iinigniificanit 1pen 0lt. 4 wi'V iit consid.red, 1 and wl 110 ijnst ai1ee 1tev di(i not hliavo a (t 'l uo e o Ilke a'. I I ilust rat ion a It i pi11,11 stock of$5.00-001'' but $ 100 each must h1o Stibscribid I (ali ir-thi lbrings iito the troes- to y $2,(0 pr itihitli, the lamd do ng paid fo it aiid uipl stock exu rece'..' ived is aI doilm tion. At te ox 1 1 of tlo iri'st. imontil eliolgh the mi' is ol hiaid to begin making thil buiing brIck With wlich to to I tI thk buildings, anid from that '. me (.)1)1010 Iln h otlly receipts of loim 000 nre sullicint to carry oni coi work to thle completion of ov-- Hiat thinig oxcpit the purchaluso and1( mi ecing of thle mlachiniery. At the chi I of the first; six mloniths the 10 . ro' ity practicallhy hais a factory, all tal eept~ the equipmenlt'lt, and from so< e v'ery first new~ life is infuisedl fi to thie buinoss of55~i the la~ce, as to e expendliture of $2i,000 per th' onthl for labor andl material ti( uints largely inl ani averago comn- in unity that has1 niot had any mianu- tri etur'ing enterprises ill its mlidst, ag >say noething o,f the joyful hop1es at iat spring up ill overy breast at a 1o thought~s of s~oon having thoe tm inchinory hlumming. Real es- ot Ito advanicos andl is ini demanlitd, ul ot only ini thn immelldite vicinity, t i ut for somne miles ill the 'outlry, s the farms nOar bly inlvaiaibly f cap a rih hlarvest~ by having a w1 eady market. for all kiInda of vego- t.1 al los, p)olttry and1( ot her lprO(lice. w< Withi $1 2,000( oxI)endedl, the. acu- su )iry comiplete and till paid for1 (ex- ini e'pt macinery01W) it is found~ an Ii( ray maitter to equtipl it, als the hi ainoolders hav dom(ons1 tratedp hu(II loir initentioni and1( ahility to keep tui ) their pavmon15 ts an t hat . t hev P '0 really itn 'iParnest, in thei move.. mi ent. gli The plan~ms (or ocuipin~ttg vary, ha 10 cost of powor is usuailiy a boutl hi ,00)0, ud for the irest of Ihli ma.sa ti nery, for a factotry thet sizein aited, about $28,000. These pos ;ures are foir a yarn mlill. If tot 011m8 are to be added thle cost is sol Ioro and1( the caiital stock rather Ior >o small ; yet a close estmate eati ll '3 made and1( (enough lootms inlu- thi ed 101r very little more to wnavet to 10 y'arlns spunl and1( tt is saiid t hat, is is the bot tr plan1 to pursue, le: >r at timeis t he yarn tmarkot is er' i anid it is mior'e lpofitable to anl flnv'( than to sell the outp , so)1( th( at adv1antalg( canl be takotn of the th nrkot and1( when the sale of the $2 rnn is niot 0on al protble 1 basis it st1 ni be conlver'ted into shootitng, f'o tich has aliways ready sale. The - :lers for thoe mnachinery imust be tor iced some months abead, for all to miufactumrora roquire time to fill ing lih ord1ers, and are usuallIy be- 1 lam id a little thoen. So the ordler lies . machinery can be given abouit sive e time the buildings are noarinig the mpletion and by the time it is 11me0 hlivered, placed and tested, somai of ur or five months more wvill have ask ased ann $8,000 to $10,000 ac-, ho01 mulated in the treasury from cai onthily paymnents on1 stock. Trhis the nount makes a good cash pay- hol ent on the purchase price of the sp itfit, and otheor payments are ar mnged for at a rate of $2,000 por~ th bonth, or less in some cases, and m 1o surplus kept to build up a st< Rorkin g capital. ,"1 .Another. plan is to have the in tirectors make a note and borrow 1)1 he money pledging the property .ready I hand and paid for, $1 buildings, ete.) 'or the monthly h< eceipts to be collected. By this ta of ' m - ; :.~.p h iderablo advatitage thereby at the KpenSe only of the intorost paid ie lenders. - At the end of the first year the rotory is in operation. and then, if roperly managed, has smooth uling. One that wo visited in )m111e( us that they found it nocos try to call in only seveity-two of lo monthly inslalmonts, of $72 n each $100 sharo, tho profits hav Ig alounted to onough to pay the thor $28 on each shiare, Tliis lilt, too was ini a section that roduced but little cotton, anld as drawing on South Carol ina owns for its raw materiail, pavinlg t that tiio for cotton delivered bout I cent por pound, or $5 jr 1ale, more thiai it could have bon bltained for by mills had1(1 they 13011 wherd the cotton was-and his Was lot nll exce-ptionii case o tiat fac tories loented in a good ottoi svetion, hIere the Staple la 1h h ini diroct froi Ohe pro ucrs:. ind all the yePar rolll(d, ouldl hae n dvantahg0 of a1bouit pm pr h %al over soine of tie up o01ot )' mls .-)t begin wvith; it nic) rot witlhin itsolf. And if these? compaiesv- sulCcceed) Ild 1:in 1 io 111 lly wvithl sll l ()(Ills aiinst th10em, (thm Conltemlpited m'sa ilm cot tol town).s inl Soith .If, iomrls hi.ol Now%, aih 11o activel wo'kiig calPi I, very littlo is needed; it is, ()I ure , bst. I) uimve it :11141 ill pos 410, Ill I I c0111J)i111y liii td il is ]'si) et l 1nl g ti ci t' - I "r i l l .o g t a i I l' i vi 'ry 1(I (: ti, i l t I1i 'll 11 t1 1),o* sI (-11(111.10 1-14 (1I' : I 111401 p~I .,cothtm, ats tlo) I(itlt. 11I I 'ppv ailld drawm i t lpoll lv. imer tviiul(ago t ho f-iv4Souith Caitrlin towlis 0) is 1i11,1t 11k Ii (rge 1111011 o f n'y i i nuired to bly in several it s' year's supply of cotton. s attnftmld mills loca-tod LV fri''(1 (4411 rgiols have to f', mor I hll'y lave to use bank 1eV r,4 to CarrTy 'ottoni, ilnd in ad (.1n 144 tlie risk of fluctuations It( i-irket, viuo have the ox Se 4f interest and insuranc, eh is considerable on onough ,(Il to 1,1111i then sevorai ionths. S iu. t Oy, too, can buy daily, this is expensive, for at cer Is 'nS . ns of the year thoy have r> to i ho ports to got enough to tuihm. and on this they piy thr, enso, of transportation to and enis1s Oni the cotton proiits to hoir's, and in addition to all i trni portation charges back ,ho lab)or question was als( ked into nd we learned that amlon farm labor gives tho best isfCrt ion in these small country lis. T1ho reasons assigne-l were it the "factory labor" is of a 'ing disposit ion and peop1)o an:I from the immnedliato vicinity mn learn1 t he business andl have nily' ies) and1( otherI. local cord1s hind1( t hiem to home,"' so that )y stive hard to giva satisfac m1 and1( comlo nearor dloing it than pjorted( peopIo. Of' course lined~ heads1 a1re required to man ;e, but n1ew hands so soon1 learn id aioi aid vanced that really aifter few weeks' timoe thle experienced 1analger or' 1 supeiniltenden)t is the ii y one the1 ownewrs are decpenden t >on 01' IhIat n eeds have seorved hiis Thieso inistalmiient m iills we ithier learnedc~c halve miadet all the iiy fromii 0) I o 85 per euit. Again, my' helpI ini anot0her waly. Wo re sImn one) 11 laeo(~( whoro tihe Jperint-udent, without interfor)1 g inii he In' st with his other (du 'e, had a few hiandeo mployed onm '4 own'1 aiccoiot inl ani adjoinuing i1iling en1ga1g4d inl tho manufaitic re4 of1 twe'ls, hed( spreadls, ete. rehlaisinug hiis yarn] fromi the mill whIiic'h he was emlloyod and he di41 nlariged' thIiis sidl( anth 'i and a Innuail not1 inlc'omo fr'omi it wvas (d to) be( aboumt .$5,000. TJhis is 1uded as an ill ustrat ion of the ~sib i lit ies springing from a fac y in any place. The factory it 1' is a golod thing. The snmal indusfltries thait it mal~kos p0ssi oughm I not be lest signt of and ly at bniost invariably cause thoso star't up. lIn ono0 placet wo visited wo trued that real ostaito had in '1nsed fromn 50 to 700 por' contI., d1 all 1as a r'esult of 01n0 10110 lit. factory'. A lot was cited us at coulId haive) boon1 bought for 0() bef4!oro the entorpjriso wias tried; it sold1 within two years r $1,00. New Peop)1o moved ini not Oilby opr'at ivos, but carpenl-. s to wou ii On buildings to rent thle hands, br'ick masons, board 110118 keepers, a now (1oct01', a yjer, possibly thirt'y-five fami within a'fow mionthis, oxciu > of those that found work in mills, but wvho found employ 1t in (lie littlo towns as a resuilt the entorprise being started. I ed particularly as8 to tihe stock ders, original subIscribers to tho iital stock, and1( leairned that y were 1101m1 peopie, that self p was called upon01 and reo mided. [ hafd anl idea, which is coimmnonl at those people had started thlv >vomonlt, tatkon enough of the -j >ck to shlow an intorost and that forthorn'ilcapital" had' booln calilod to reqmisitionl and( tile balances aced away from homo. I learned that only $2,000 of the1 0,000 was taken away from >moe, and that ws purely volun ry anld had been bought back tho small mills are started it is easiei to doublo the capital stock and make a $50,000 factory one of $100,0000 than to raiso the first $5,000. The succoss of the bu3inss is as surodl aid the capacity can bo doubled for $25,000 additional, so many things there aro that do not have to be duplicated, aisworing the purpose of a hundred thous and (ollar outfit as well as one for oie-half the amotilt, so that when 11ho capital'itock tf a coipany is (loubled it meais moro thani 100 4 per cot. increaso. 4 \Ve wvere cauitionled along this I line anI1d advised by all to plan buildings, grollilds, powor an1d oth or things so as to be ablo to in- e crealso to bost, advanitago an] it t trenwnd~ous saving inl c~st wh,1en o tie timo," for ilarging arrived, as o we were assilud it Would speedily. 'Thio mill peoplo inl tile soctiols P p visitedl didl not talk "hard times." p When askod whi h was their dull r sonteoli they said they had none. i The nimpross a closo observor as a a coil teited tribo, except that thoy g iare0 plaiig always for onlarging a their )i lit or provi(lig a lew p o110. p Th'lio news aid( Courier can be on- ti glg'Ml inl 1no greater work for the b m1ia Iorial advanicolleIlt and prom- a] perity of our p 1ople than tho m)rillgilig f the "mills to the cot on,'" anid the speediost. and surest q k vay to bring them Is to build , hem ourselves witn the money, if ti vo have it-tpon the instalmont It >lan,1 if we havo it to get. b IT. W. FINLAYSON. Chleraw, S. . Fob. 4th, '95. [N SOUTH CAROLINA ] A Jurrent News of the Week G Through tho Palmetto. 0 HE DEATH OF DR. HENRY M. BRUNS. Clho Vharleston, Sumpter and Northern Sold--Dst'inotivo Piro in Marion. Ottier,'sto Netvs Condensed In- Short i'aragraphs, C CHAmA.F.STON, S. C., February 15.-- t Clenry M. liruns, LL. D., the oldest I Living graduate and for many years a professor of the college of Charleston, 0 Elied at Summerville yesterday in his :ighty-seventh year. lie was very pr0'ominenltly identified with educa-. LtIonal interests of Charleston and was tle father of the late Dr. John Dickson liraus, of New Orleans. Iharicoton, Sumpter and Northern Sold r CHARIWsTOX. S. C., February 16.-The c Charleston, Sumnpter and Northern railroad vas sold at Sumrpter yesterday i for $450,000, Colonel WV. C. Elliott be, ing the bidder, Colonel 10lliott is pres, ident of the Wihnington and Weldon railroad and it is generally known that in this purchase lie represented the At lantle Coast Line system. Destructive Fire in a Palmetto Town. MAmeON, S. C., February 19.-.The Julius Birowna building ini this town was burned last night. it included Mrs. Rettrel's boarding house and Gld bold an~d Bllackwell's store. LOSS on building covered by $3,000 insurance. Loss on store, $4,000, insured for $2,000; boarding house loss $1,000, no in surance, stores in a South Carolina Town liurned. ('H A mlaf:s'iON, S. C'., February 19.--A sp~ecial from Kingstree, 8. C., says that four' stores andl one residence in that townx were burned last night. Loss 85.,(000, insurance $000. THE HENSON DIVORCE CASE. A niecre'e Absolute Oranted.-Piaintfl' I'e. cures Custody of is Childiren,. ('mfATTr.\NoooA, Te'nn., February 18 (1. N. lienson0, presidenit of the Citizens' a Think aind Tlruist company, was granted ain abisoluite (divorce from his wife, Sat- o urday and was given in the decree the $1 eustody and1( control of his children and ~ Airs. lienson - was given her maiden ~ name. Mir. Henson said in relation to tihe final settlement of his misfortune that I he would begin life over~ again and make the best he could out of the wreck. For the present his children t wvill remalfin ini Prof. Woolwvine's school y at Tullahoma where they have been t for many months-. It w~as provided in the decree that a Mrs. Hlensoni was to have free access ton the children whenever she dlesir'es it; at n present she is wvith relatives in a dis- n ta nt city.- __ ____ Theo La~asc'ognie 11111 Roeune Her Trip. Nuw Ye.:, February 1 8.-The newv piston has been plaiced ini postion In the French liae steamship La~lascogno, and yester'day the ship's chief engineer, Eugene AIartin. stattedl that ever'thiing is mi rine~iiqss for the steamer resuim ing her rgular trips on Wecdnesday next. To E'ompeto Wlith, souithern Coal Fhi lots. P.Slralia, Pa., February 16.---The P'ittsbhurg coal operators are making an effort to formi a comibination by which they' enn put coai in sou thern ports in comipetitioni withI the newv and r'apidly deCveloing coal fields. Tihc opera tors of WVest Virginia will be Invited to ~ 3oin. ---- _ _ _ _ Ten nessee Farmers to IReduce the Acreage. NAsRnvltra, Tenn., February 18.-A aonvention of Wecst Tennessee farmers it .Jackson Saturdoay resolved to cut lhe average cotton cr'op this y'ear to 40 er cent below wvhat it wvas last year. Strikers Vote te to Jiaek b< Nmnw YORK, February 18.--The strlk- 0] ng emnployes of the Bhroolyn Heights sC nd the Brookclyn Queens county and uburban roads held a secret meeting 'esterday and decidedl to go back to N< dork. _______S ime In the lfense of Commons Not Wasted M LONDON, Febrtary 19.--The house of ommnous yesterday evening rejeeted by n !ote of '207 to 988 Joseph Chamberlain's Lmendment declaring it to be against ublio interest that the time of the souse be wasted upon bills, which the milnisters admitted would 'pot. pass, l when measures involving grave consti tutiotal changes which should be con. ~d'ee without delav had Ween an- J Idnunced.i COUNCIL OF WOMEN The Second Triennial of the Or ganization Now On. DIVIDING TIME, THEY, WITH CONGRESS The Moat Distinguished Gathoring of Wo ueOn, FIalaouIsed In the Diferent De partunts of 'Wonan's Work, in the World. WASHINoTON, February 19.-The se mnd triennial of the National Council >f Women of the United States, to give he full title, is on, and for two weeks vill divide with congress interest in Vashington affairs. It is safe to say hat never before was there such an nthusiastic assemblage of women as hat at Metzerott lusic hall at 10 'clock yesterday when the formal pening occurred. When Mrs. Mary Vright Sewall, of Indianapolis, the o resident of the national council, rap ed for order from the stage at one end f the hall, she looked down upon a %presentative gathering of women rom every section of the country and few from other countries, while the alleries above were crowded with an ppreeiative audience-male and fe iale-apparently thoroughly in sym %thy with the objects of the meeting. he gathering was not only represon 6tive from a geographical standpoint, ut from those of appearance and )here. Dress reformers and women k gowns of the modest sat side by side, hile here and there could be seen uaint bonnets of the quakeress. Ae nowledged leaders of society, noble 'omen in the European meaning of ie term, and several noted for wealth their own right or that of their hus ands, were there on an equal footing 'ith delegates from the ranks of those ho work for their daily bread. All ges were likewise in evidence, varying oin the more than three score and ten f Miss Susan B. Anthony, president of 10 National Woman's Suffrage associ tion, to the nineteen years of A1liss .ugusta Hloward, president of the eor'gia auxiliary of liss Anthony's rganization. It was truly a national :uncil of women. Conopleuous Latdes Present. Conspienous in the gathering, by rea an of their prominence in woman's rork, were the Countess of Aberdeen, resident of the International council f Women. and best known in America hrough her Irish exhibit at the World's 'air; La.ty Ilenry Sonierset.; Aliss Fran is E. Willard, of lilino.s, p1esident of h1e National Womian's 0hristian Tem erance Union; 1iir s. Rusheli Sage, of ew York; 'Mrs. Illizabeth Lt. Gralinnis, f New York, president of the National hristian League for the promotion of )cial purity, who recently attained nne prominence in the metropolis - irough following in the footsteps of r. 1arkhurst ; Mrs. J. Helen Foster, f Washington, 1). C., president of the oma n's Republican Assoeiation of the Inited States; Mrs. 11. Slocum, of lili ols, president of the National Council f Jewish Vomen ; irs. Annie Jelnness liller, the dress reformer; Mrs. Mary 'rench Sheldon, of Alassachusetts, the frica neCxplorer; 1)r. ,lcnnie (10 laM. ~ozier, of New York; is. lsillie D~ere eaux lake, of New Yorkc; Rev. Annie 'ord IEastman, of 1l1miras, N. Y. ; Rev. aroline .1. Biartlett, of Kalamazoo. ' .ich., Mrs. 12aura Curtis Bullard, of ~rooklyn, whlo shares with Mrs. iletty reeni the (distincetion of being a female . tillioniLre. Mamny Fraternal Organizations. A n umber of fraternal organizations mot in the council were also represent dI. TIhese societies inmb.red twenty( mid iueluded the W~omen's First lDentai \ssociationi of the United States, the1 Vomian's National Iudiani Ansociation; lie National Woman's Auxiliar'y Nee ey3 12eague; the National League of 'olored W~omen; the 1Legion of Loyal ',omien; the Working W"omanx's Society, md( tihe International Order of Kings )aughters and Sons. T.lhe opening sessioni was merely ormaal. It began with praiye'r and this vas fe~1; w'ed by tile introduction of residentis andl delegates of organizai ions forming the national council. 'lie presentation of greetings' from the rntional C'ounicil of W~omecn of Canada ad the greetings by fraternal dele ates from organizations not in the rder camne next on the program and Ie session1 co'ncluded with the trien iail address of President .Mlary Wright ewvall. (NOTNER STRIKE lN NEW YORK. lectrical WVorker, wValk Out Uncked by tho hInlding T1rades Union. Nm~v YORK, February 19-T-Ihe elcec rical wo)rkers-niine. hundriled men venit out on strikce yesterday, At noon11 hie board of walking delegates of the 'uilding trades took charge of the trike and if any firm gives employ ient to any electrical workers wvl.o are ot members of the electrical wvorkcers nion, this board declares that they 'ill odirer a strike of every man in the uilding trade, anmd as tihe board claims Ls mnandate will extend to every man ~t work anywvhere within a radius of ffty miles of this city, eighty thxousand sen will go ont en strike when ordered. SETTLERS APPEAL FOR A'D. lundredls of Families starving in tuo Ok lahomna Tiearitory. lis.:Niss.:Y, Okla., February 18.-Au .ppeal for aid has bten issued by set lor's In the strip. Ilundredls of' fam-. lies are absolutely starving, eating >rairie (logs and hiors('. Th'le suffering s unpiaralled. Cattle have been (lying n droves as a result of the unprece .tete northiers wihich visited both erritories and Texas within tihe past ow wveeks. fRuperlntendlent Flemaing ('ritIcally Ill. SAVANNAnI, (Ga., February 15.-Rob r-t (I. Flemimng, general suipeinuitendent r the Savannah, Florida and1( Western tilway, is critically ill from aL stroke paralysis. One entire sidle of his >dy Is- paralyzedl. Mr. F'Iemng is one the best known railway men in the >uth. Rtebellioni lroken Out in Muscat. LoNDON, February ii. - /6 Central e awvs dispatch from Bombay says: "A si rious rebellion has broken out In rl uiscat, the Arabian seaport on the In- hx an Ocean. T1he rebels have seized hx oat of -the forts commanding the P wns. No more details are obtain-0 >le." The Drayton Ce-ee AgaIn Laid Over. JEunsEY CITY, N. J., February 19.-The rayton divorce case which was post- " ned until yesterday was again laid ver, none of the parties in the suit -,vlnpeperen up to11:4Ita. mn. They lhe anel11m iinnoun1 ced nath- 'in t- Jit, SHEPPARD AND ELLI8ON1 PRICE LIST, Georgia Home-made for rougl vear, is the best. Nico line Ladies' Shoes, patent fast. nors given with shoes,'so you will lot be soing on buttons every Sun lay before going to church. Chil Iren's shoes, a specialty. Indigo Prints best, 5 cents por rard. All woel Twilled Flannel 16 2-8 onts per yard. All wool Twilled Flannel best 20 lents per yard. All wool School Boy Jeans 16 23 sents per yard. All wool School Boy best Jeans 1O cents per yard. 3-4 Shirting 4 cents per yard. 7-8 Shirting 5 " I Hats all kinds, and styles with 331 )er cent off. )on't miss getting a 2.00 Hat for $1.50. Come early )efore they are all gone. Good line of Shirts and underwear, heap. A Good pair Blankets, 90 conts. 1 pair Counterpaines, 90 cents. I. X. L. Pocket knives 20 per cent )fl. Nails steel cut, 2.1 cents per pound. By the keg 21 " << S Shot 61 cents per pound. Powder 20 " 4 Best Patent Flour $3.75 coats per )arrel. Second Patent Flour $3.50 cents Straight Patent Flour $3.25. ler baIrrel. We have many other things that 'otu will nieed, which space here lon't allow us to to menion, so call s see us when in towni Respectfully, SHIEPPARD & E LISOV Easley, Sept. 27 1891. E. IAGOOn, .1. L. 1iIORNI L. C. TIiORNIJY. HAGOOD & THORNLEY BR ,ivery, reed, Sae & zchane S Easley and Pickens, S. C (Opposite Hotl.) ,arringes, Buggies. and Saddlu 11 reasonable rates. MEP Your patronage solicited. GREENVILLE $AWWORKS2 He wairing cf nil ;L ds of Saws a Sp'eciailty. . C. M auldin, Proprieter. jan3lI Notice to Claim Holdois. I will be in the office of the iounty Commissioners, on tire ~5th instant, Lo issue chocks on he Treasurer for money collect dI and applicallO to claims gainst the county. MATTHIEW HELVNDRICKS, County SupeCrvisor. 7feb95td. Poor Healt means so much rnore you imagine-seriom! fatal diseases result a a, trifling ailments neglected. 4, Don't play with Nature's, greatest gift-health. If you are feeling ont of sorts. weak1 and( genramlly ex and cani't wor~k, beginatocak bile strenigtheniing' lull ~ mnedicinee ~whichi is Birown's Iron Sit. ters. A fewv bot tic fi om the uSvey firbt glose-,t Bitter , an ' It Cures Dyspepsia, lKiney and Liver SNeuralgia, roubles, Constlpation, Bad Blood MaIaria, Nervous alinments W/orrnen's complaits. I . '' it er in ec it hi cross. d i-d - I ira f A' l t e r ni p u 'rThe experenee of Mr. it. D WhItle:,, nl inineitntlial and1 proineint citizeni of lartindale, N. C., will not do(.ibt he per ted with interest. by p~eople li nial partaL theu 3ountry. For years he hias be'en ibject to violent attacks of inflhun :uitory' ~enmiat inm on the fir4 of F~ebruarr heo d an attack, whdi sett led In on'e of Is lnees and1( (nnsed almiost unbearable ini, for two days. ie obtiniied a boittle Chamuberlahn's P'al Balm from WV. II. ens~on & Co., merebanuitts at linbuirg lty. N. C. lie wri:tes that it gave ial oest hunmediate r-elief and gives Chai~m orlain's Pain Ilalmi the Ighest psralse, nd advises all porsons troubled wvith -Ike filctions to use It and gret relhef. For~u rle -by Dr. tG. W. Earle, Pickens. C. 1. W yatt, Easley ; Ihnl, rFloa~ ;, & L0.,. 'THIS WEEKI MALISTER & BEATTIE will offer their eutire Mle of BLACK DRESS GOODS I At greatly reduced prices. Hen riettas at $1.22, $1.18, . 2 34 $12(1 .19 Clia; for mer prices $1'. $1.25P -85, .60 ani .25 cents. CashlmCres at 70, 62. 50, 374. ani 19 cetitls; orier prices $1.00, 85, 75, 60 and 23 cenits. All Other Black Goods reducod In pro. Por tion. MCALISTER & BEATTIE. 03 and 65 Main Street, Greenville, S. C. (Next door to National Bak ) P. S. Butterick Patterns. Nov8-94. UNPRECEDENTED BARGAINS! IN CLOAKS! Will close ont the renalnider of cloaks at ile following pr-ices: BLACK. Finst Price Cut to I size 40 $750 $ 4 00 " N; 8 75 5 00 " 38 875 5 00 " 40 11 50 700 49 1200 800 If you wVant a goou beu ,, iuk .... Ladies Hoso ask for our La. Seamless Black for f24ets. " " 10 ets., 3 for 50c. o 4 25ets. 4 " 33%cts., 3 for &1.00. "4" 5octs. Opera 50cts. Silk $1.00. Many other bargains that it will pay you to investigate. Yours truly, B. L~ B. B[NU. 22novu4-Greenville, S. C. P. S.-Just received 8 pieces now D)ress Glooda in Seasoabil IF YOU WISH TO CUT A NICE FIGURE' Ar~e cut until you would no, recognize a Silk Finish Henri etta wvorth $1.00, for 62 ets. All other wvool goods in pro 1)0rtion. THE LATEST NO)VELTX OUT. If you wonl ~ " - save your buy one c Mats and wvite. Price 95 cents. P. $.-All those who have accounts with us wvill lease call and settle, as our goods are all sold at the lowest cash prices and we need the rnoney JONES & GARRISON, No. 9 PENDLE~TON STREET, Nov. 22-94. Greenville, S. (I. Agentas tandard Patterns...i,Q ouu free on reaneat