The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, February 21, 1895, Image 2
The People's Journal
T. C. ROBINSON, Editor.
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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