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o People's Journal. T. U. ROBINSON, Editor. UBLISH R EVERY THURSDAY. scription One Dollar a Year red nt, the Post 0111cO at Pickens as d-class mattor. THl URIS)AY, JAN. 30, 1896. lison has boon electod United )s Senator from Iowa. io millhon two hundrod and ,y-six thouisaind oight hundred sixty-threo personis visited the nita exposit.ion. bill to mako Lincoln's birth Fobruary 12th, a logal holi has lhen introduced in the I le by Reprosentativo Smith, of igan. ;-President H-arrison has for y annouced his engagemont rs. Carolino Lord Dimimick, a of his first wife. Tho mar will tako placo right after -o farmors of Sharpsburg, Ky., ht $30 worth of law apioco in Ig to sot tle inl court a disputed of twenty cents. Thon they the matter out of court and ronised. noral 'Thomas Ewing, ox ber of Congross from Ohio, on tho 21st inst. His doath lie rlostlt of injurios received <ing struck by a Cablo Car in York the day before. -Senator M . C. Butler has so at positi'ni as attorlney for 'ram ps h ip -bupiilding con at a salary equal to ho recelve(l as Unif.ed Statos ,0r. 1o will rosida inl Wah n city. Sdemocratie executive comn o of Alalaima Imiet at, Mont Iy Ttos(day, elected four free illeln to fill viclnie it'S 01n the littee, anl selet-ed April 21st. ' date fr holdil the State ultion. Coiltv (Jonuinissioners of 'son c(ouniiity at their last ng pjasF;(d a resolution isk ing the General Assembly to levy a tax an1 all t axale property of one Mill on t(e dollar for a term of six years for the purposo of building~ ai now court, houso and1 Tot. jail. UEt gina~ Tob)Caist, The SouthI CAg~AAdo the South a jiournal dovoted T lSt, will Carol in1a tobamcco intiX(>'-jgarv make its appearanice~ on Fe1) >. dth next. it will be' published ii Sumter by N. G. Osteen, and lIeu bJort CG. Ost o"n will be0 editor'-in-o chief. It1 wvil bo the puriipose of generalI and ex tenisivo culturo of tobacco by the intelligent plainton' in accordance with the most suc cossful and scientific methods. TLhe report of W. 'T. Harris, comn mlission'or of education, to the Secrotary of thle interior gives sta tistics of litoracy among tho no groes wluich show encouraging roe sults. In 1870 it was 79.9; in 188( 70; in 1890, 56.8. If this rati< shall continue the negro race wil soon occup)y a creditable positioi as compared with the whites Much, howevor, yet remains to bI dono when the statistics of Gor many are stud ied. The total ra tio of illiteracy in thme UJnito( States is 13.8; in Germany it i; 1 per cont. Somo interesting statistics o! suicidos aro given in a recent issui of the Journal of the .Americal Medical Associat ion. Tihley shioa that siid(o is frequient in old ag From 1835 to 18$80 there wore il France 191,289 su icidos,and 48,93 of those woro mocre than 60 year 0o(d. A quarter of all tho suiclido occur after the ago of 60, and the are nearly fouir t imes~ as numiorou among femnales. Th -a most froquen causes of theo act is bolioved to be some form of insani ty,molancholis being the typoe imost froquonmt ly observed. The 19th Annual Convention of the South Carolina Young Men's Christian Association will con vonmo in B3atosburg on February 6, 1896. Some of the leading Chris tian bulsineOss me1u of the State are expected to attend(. An attractive program has boon1 arranged. Ro ducod railroad rates have boen se cured over all the roads in the State. The rato will be about a faro and a third for the round trip. The Blatosburg Association will obtertain, free of cost, all dele gates. .Reduced rates havo boon secured at the hotels for all do irmg to entertain themselves. TE KEGISLATURIBE. At tho ond of the second wook the bills on the calondar we.re noarly all disposed of in some way and the .'work for this wook is tackled with moro vigor than ovor. Saturday tho followmg bills woro road tho third timo and sont to tho Senate: A bill to requiro Magistratos to send all convicts sentonced to work on the public roads iii the county direct to the oflicor or per son in chargo of the county con victs. A bill to pay jurors and State witnesses forriago paid by thom while atton(ing courts in thoir respectivo countios. A bill to amend section 216 of the Criminal Statufos, Vol. 2, Re vised Statutes 1893, Lrolating to prizo fighting. A bill to proscribe and fix the foes of physicians for post mortem oxaminations at Coroner's in quest. A bill to limit tho time in which coupon bonds payable to bearor and their coupons of the State may bo con solidated, converted, funded or paid, and to repoal con flicting laws. A bill to amend an Act antitlod "An Act to incorporate the Evan golical Luthoran Charities Society of Charleston, S. C." A bill to requiro all porsons holding past due school claims against any of tho soveral coun ties of this Stato which havwe been unpaid 0a estahiish and prove them boforo certain ollicers, and to requiro the County Treasuror to pay1 same. Tho bill to provido for the saiii tar'y Ixlinatioi of' jails coming ill as ifinishud linsess, Mr. Johnson moved to iniidefiniitoly postpone tho bill, which motion wvas rejected. Mr. Johison thought the coun ty physician and grand jury are si flicient. overseers of tho heal l of an11y jail. 1li r. .1lder'toni said IlIes;o ima ttrs had hooni reported to gIrlnd juries but it had beoon found impossible to get.i the county officials to act The amendment was reelctd and the bill Wils ildefi iitel 10' postpoined. The coel lreclo colimittoe ol the Supirele Court bill reported thalt thel(y wereI~ una1ble tOlagree and a conimmitteo of free con lfncihev was appoiiteI colsist inhg o Ales srsq. L. J1. Williams, T. J. Wilhamils and Shuman. Adr. Garris' bill to exe.ilpt dell Lists from serving on the jury, hie said, w1s8 introduced al. the re. quost. of the Dontal Association. it court weeks, couiltry poople often attended court al wanted thir teoth workd on-. at th le sa nalII timie and if the dent i st of It) town was onl the jury they could not1 have Iih's work (10n1. J udgo O 'uowsonid 'ouildin't, see any goodl reason for thle lawr. Tih e donltist cani pay~ $2(0 and1 get ~ i al together or lie '.nn get excused anmd goot n pl toot,bi y rec" - y...r ayceoo'os M1.%4.-'.A'uwoll didn't soo ani3 reason for exempt intg dentists ai 0on a vo0te ben aenl thie. bill wa0 killed. The bill to ('eempt certaiin por tions of Pickons coun ty froim 1h< operations of the stock law wn: discussed at somo1 length, but wai passod to its thirdl reading. SChlOOL DlSTRIlCTS. Th'le following lull ini r'eferi c< to schoo01 ldist rieits was inexi. takot upl. Its p)rov'isionls are ais follows Section 1. That each Count. School Commissioner and1( CountP Board t' Commissioners i.any di ing thio year of .18%9, or t.hioroafItei div'ido thioir respective Counctie into school districts, whicih sha11 coiitain niot loss th an nino nio more than forty-nino squiaro1 nu les the aronei within said limiits bini left to the County School Coniuis sioner, with tihe appro(val of th, County Boardi of CJonunIissionetr of eac Coun1 011ty, for all pu rpose Icennocted w.i th the genleral ilt er oist of' education, and red ist riet. Iih< sam111, .and form nowV. district whbenover iln thir ju~ idgmieni.t, ih general goodl requires It: Provi (dod, Th'at inl cities (of 10,000) in habit ants and over th is himi tatior of area shall not apply: Provi o dod, further, That, whlen unI 1 school district laid out on der thi 1 sec!tionl shalhl emibr'aco c'it ies (o townsll ahlready ogaild it spcialU school dlitriic'ts ill whie graded school buildings have beei orected biy the issuo0 of bonds(1, o I)by spoeiail laxatlin, or by donia said school districts shall1 bear it first prop~ortionl of any tax th11 may be levied to liqu11idate sueli bonds( or' suppoirt tihe plic Cschool therein: Providedl, further, Th a nothing in this section cont a ino< shall b)0 construod as a relp(al o the laws undler whlich the severa gradlod school districts of ther State are organizedl. And each County School -Commissioner an11 County~ Board of Comminissionors are authorized and om1powood te make contracts for the formation of schoeol dlistricts as aforesaid, and( paymenlt thorofor shall lie mado out of tihe genleral schlool fund for each County. There shall bo not more than ono0 school f'or the white and one for .the coloredl childlren in each school district formed~ unl der this section. And white chii dronl shall attend only schools for tihe white chlildron, anld the color ed children only schools for tihe colornd children An aidn school shall bo locatod ats noar the conter of schools districts as will best subservo tho interosts of the peo of the wholo district. Tho loca tion of the schools in tho district is loft to the discrotion of the County School Commissioner and County Board of Commissioners. Every school district organized in pursuanco of this article or other wiso shall bo a body politic and corporate by the namo and stylo of School District No. (such a number as may be designatod by the County School Commissioner) of County (the namo of th County in which the district is situated), tho Stato of South Caro lina; and in that namo may sue and bo sued, and bo capable of contracting and bo contractod with, to the extent of tho funds in thoir possession, and of holding such roal and porsonal ostato as it. may com1. possession of by will or otherwise, or as is authorized to be purchasod by tho provisions of this clial)tor, all of which shall be used exclusively for such school purposos. Each school district shall be under tho managon-ont and control of the Board of School Trusteos hereinafter provided for. All Acts and parts of Acts in con flict with this Act aro hereby re pealed. Mr. Sturkie said ho expectedto oflYr an amondniont allowing )oo plo to havo moro than one whito school in a district if they wanted it. Oi his motion the debate was adjourned until Tuosday on ac count of the importance of the bill. A comiulsory education bill was next considored . requiring - c.hil drion hotw(n the ages of Viand 18 to attend the free public school four hours eaci dliy. Any )erson violating the Act shall pay a fino of $1 per month for oach child failing to ittend and bo iipl)rison od not excoevdmig thirty days. Mr. Thoim)son of Spartanburg spoko in favor of the bill, and Mr; Brionzeale moved to striko out, the enl.actinlg words, which was agreed to. Mr. Otts' bill repealing the Act requirinig iiigrant agelits to tako. outi a license in tho State beincf reacled, l Mr. Alagi moved to striko out (hw enticing words. Mr. Oils, in sieaking of the Iwo.. pleI, solok( (f the overwhvel im ing negrro poimII.tionl, anld hotelive 1no) IiIm)p(lilmeint shouli bo put in their way if tihey wanit(ld to leavo. Tli bill wa s overwhelmiiigly' adop1) (ed an d wIls orderetd to its Mlurd rea ding. Mr. Williamis of Pickenis liail up anlother dh)g bill, and1( mlado quito in ailrnest )h1iiliilic against the caninlo rao generally. The ob ject of the bill was to cur-tail the ralCO of dlogs as far as possiblo. Theli hu1l wals, howevor. kil led. Mr'. Barry's bill to require Coun.. ty .iloairds of CJommiissionc-rs t~o Provide f ootways whierovor niecos sary broughit forth I on di-~i toll, ilocst of w ).pli M'dIu (Il~cus g fke.Akwiwaasd n was favorable. lishiod ainy one riding or driving over theum shall be subject to a htin of $ (0. or thirty (lays impr~is onmuent. Tholi bill was ordered to a third readiing. SEN NATE,. TPhe Senua to con ven ed at 11 o'clIockc Satlurday, Sen at or IIar rison presiding. TIhoro wvas a pretty heavy c'alen-. dlar to htatidle, .special ly when it wvas seen that nearly all the mom* h ers woro ge't Iinhg anix ious to go home)1. Haid it inot hoon foro thlis dosi1ro amiong the mnembers t~o go hmdoubt less there wouldl havec been ai lively Session. Tlhe "'yaller' (log" bill and the shad, sturgeon, " 'cootor, '' tad polo and1( wigiglota il hil11 and the piizo fight ing; pugi Slistic, 1noso mashing bill have all a rriveud and t here are busihos of fun and1( eart'loads of gas and .t om of oraitory. In additlion to~ Ihosc a bill to improve the morals (i1 -the brindil cow Cwa~'is introduicedl. Mj~r. Moses m8ovedl10'C to strike out thuo eniactinIg wordls of th h l r41 o quiirinig County Treasurers to e to coirtin poinlts in t ho county, I .ast year the hi1ll was~ passed 'o lievinig the treasu11rers r'omi the very duityv this hill domaniids. It wats s111uply going up the hill and1( down again. 1Mr. Moses moved to strike out the ona cting wordls of t ho bill. This (as01on andl the bill killed. Th lifoll owing bill el ic ited con siderab110 leebate: A bil11 to require all perons holding school claims against any of the several countieos of thlis St ate, except Ithe)(011 conies of Giroonvill e and lVa irftiold, for any fis4cal year, which have been imi paitd, to cst ab1ish1 and1( prtovo same before lthe School Commoissioner, County TIreasulrer and County Auditor of .'laid enunl~ty and1( to le. Iquir ithIle Treasurer otf said1 coun ty to pay aniy claimIls wh ich are do charred valid out of any funds in his hands b.olginhg to the school (listrtict against which claim 01 claims are declared. VTo (log bil n1ow bobbl.ed upi and( hofo re aniy 0110 knew what. was go. ing on, Mr. Williams, from Collo tont, miovedl to rtrike out the etact ing wordls this wa'fs (1011, and1( ,the "'yal her dog" addehd 0110 more tri. unmph to his p~reviouis recordl. I have placodl with Boggs & Mtoildin, Pickoens, S. C. alli notes given me oin preiums1~ii on1 insuir anco.Co. Please comoi up' and set tle at once, we nood the monoey. B. D). S'rhe wAtuwr, for Thomas F. harmon. child and Mother. .0 Inothor-'y-ove, if you'll give Ine youl )land, And gowhere I ask yoU to wander, I will lead you away to a beautiful land To reailand tiat's waiting out yon. We'll walk i sweet poaie-garden oul thero, Whero moonlight and starlight arc streanming, And the flovers and the birds are filling the air With the fragrance andl music of dream. There'll be no little tired out boy to tin dress, No (Iestioni, or cares to perplex you, There 4 be no little bruisos or bumps 4c ekess, (No htching of stocleings to vex yoU Foor I'll rock you away on a silvor-do ..- tream Amd-sing you asleep when you're wear And no one shall kiiow of our beautiful dream But yot and your own little doario. And when I am tired I'll nestle my head III t1 boson thaIt's sootheIl Me so oftOn, And the wide-awake stars shall sing, in nmy stoad, A song which our dreaming shall soften. So, mother-my-love, let mne take your doar hand, And away through the starlight we'll wailr Away through the mnist to the beautiful land The reailand that's waiting out yon der. -Eugone Fiold. All sorts. Rats in the crib give the teams paius in the ribs. Little seeds mako tall woods, but tall weeds make short corn. -A dog is more noisy than a pig, and is not fit to eat when ho is tat. ..Afarner who does not see the sun rise has need for an alarm clock. No dust affects the eyes liko gold dust, and no glasses like brandy glasoss. 'The 'personal property of' Eu gene Field, the child-poet, amounted to $26,000. Yet Sing a Chineso grocery mor chant of Augusta, Ga., was mur dered and.robbed in his storo last eaturJay night. The tomb of President Monroo at Richmond, Va., has been robbed of the silver plate boaring the date of his birth and death. . The area of Chicago, including all the suburl)ban towns aii( outly Ing country that has been gathered ilto thocity limits, is 189 squaro miles. Tho city limits of San Francis co coi)riso forty-two and one fifthl squaro miles, and its popula tion at th beginmning of 1895 was estimated at 30,000. The largest tract of mineral land in the United States not yet )ros)eCted is in Arizona. The mountainus are full of gold, silver, coppr, Ilead ana other valuablo metals. The ground in the natural gas region of Indiana is said to be so perioated with the gas that it is daingerous to drop) a match mn a well or any sort of digging in the district. Minister Ronxiero and hi Lr are g h mosta ~ lhe rt~S~ s at thomaoa (pli onto .toalCp tal. They a~Wn old butlor whoso. diining room decorationsa are umique. Senator and Ml~rs. Morrill are considored the finest looking 01(d couple in1 Washington-a dIistine. t ion that forme.rly belonged tc Sonator and Mrs. McLonald, ol Indhiana. Mr. Gladstone, who has just comlploted his 86th year, has fin. ished revising the p~roof sheets ol his edition of Bishop Butler'i works, and is planniing new liter ary work for thne year. The little children of the Uni. ted States have sont a $500 chocls to the editor of the Chicago Roc oras their contribution to th( fund for a monument to the lat< p~gohio Field.. Ilonry Floorchind, of St. Louis Mo., 4or five years a drill sergean' in the German army, has accopted an ofler from the Cuban patrioti to join the forco and drill thei1 caval ry. H-e closed out his liquoi storoe oni Sunday andl prepared foi his dlepallrer. Admir'al Jonott says the noewh buil t monitor "Puritan, "'is thi greatest fighting vessel over built 'Sho can whip any war craft alloa in the world todlay." He seem t< think that with 30 of this kind wi could do pretty miuch anythiing w\ith any body. She-It's raining, George, Yet man'take my umbrella, but don' forget to bring it back. Georgo-"I wish you were a anxious to have me come back a you are for the return of the urn broils." Shs-"Why, George, yon knox I need the umbrella."I-Roxbru: Gazette. The Railroad Comissionors woer ini attendlanco on1 the United State Court in Charleston this week t answer the complaint in the mn junction proceedings brought b; the WT. & A. R. R. in the matter (1 redluction of freight on fertilzeri T1he case terminated very ah: rubtLly by the withdrawal of th hill of comlafinit and the accop tance of the new rates establishe4 by the Railroad Commissioner and the refunding the excos: 4hlargeh on all shipments imnad< since the first dlay of January 18963. Th is is a signal triulmpi for a majority of the B3oard o Commissionors.-Cotton Plant 25th inst. Congressmau 11. D. Money ha boeoi electedl U. S. Senator fronm Mississippi to sulcceed J. Z Georgo. Jt requires twvon ty b~allol to 'flfect the rosullt. Now that the Fall and Winter Season is again at hand, and Cotton has again proved itself King, we wish to call your attention to the Stock of Goods we have to sell you. Our line of C1LOTKIEMG Consists of evdry Style, and is made of every fabric. The Prices are such as to enable every one to buy a New Suit. Trousers and Suits -to fit the Boys and Children. HATS IN ABUNDANCE! At all Prices, and Cheaper and Better than you can get in any other store in the State. UNDERW E A.R! From 50 cents a Suit up to $5.00. Neck wear. In all the Latest Styles; made by the best houses in the world, UNIVERSAL SHIRTS I Ask to see our UNIVERSAL SHIRTS; Laundried and Un landried. They are said to be the best shirts in the market for the money. EVE RYT EING. In fact, we have EVERYTIHING that is carried by a Clothing, Hat and Gents' Furnishing House. EVERYTHING NEWI NO OLD GOODS, and all we ask is a call from you. Thanking you for past patronage we are Yours respectfully, Dreiofus &Co., THE 'NEW CLOTHIERS 113 and 115 Main Street, Creenville, S. 0. A Word to the ise, I do not mean to bother the readers of THE JOURNAL with any high flown advertisement. I mean only to state a few facts and I am sure you all are wise enough to profit by it. When you come to Greenville if you are wise you will drive straight to the Mammoth Dry Goods Store of R. L. R. BENTZ and he will give you bargains that will make you happy. I Vill give you Heavy Canton Flannels for 41c. yd. 25c. grade Red twilled Flan. Shirting Calicoes 4 nel 101 Indigo Calicoes 4 11-4 Blankets 50 8oz. Wool filled School Boy }1- o-k ,reads 50 Je 6 iAl wooIJackets,l a test style $1.75 8 oz. Wool filled School Boy :38 inch Imported all wvool Jeans 20 Serge. all colors 25 10oz. Wool filled School Boy 46 inch Imported all wool Jeans 25 Serge, all colors 39 Yard wide Bleaching (no Best quality apron Ginghams 5 starch) 5 Best quiality Cotton Checks 5 6e Medicated all wool twilled Beast Canton Flannel on earth, 8 @10c Red Flannel 12& Feather Ticking 10c. Lack of space prevents my mentioning thousands of other bargains I have to offer. Come and see for yourselves- All my Goods were bought in June and July when cotton wvas 5c., so as long as they last will give you the benefit of my early pur'chases. Our salesmen, Eugene Hunter, C. Ri. Jordan, J. Milton King, J. C, Campbell, Allen Par'iins and Frank Walker, will take pleasure in showving you through my immense stock, which you aire cordially invited to inspect. Yours Truly, RichererHandsomer TflAN EVER PRODUCOED. 'NIGLOTHES, HATS AND URNISHINGSi WEWRE TALKING ABOUT. Look over the stock; it's complete nowv, and see if you don't agree wvith us. One of two things we always mean to do: To sell you better goods than you get elsewhere for the same price ; to sell you the same goods at a lowver price than you get them else where. * GREENVILLE, S. C. THIRTY.:. DAYS! For the next Thirty Days we will offer Special Bargains in MI LUL N ZE R T WVe have gone through our stock and marked them dowi at prices that will make them go. Give us a call before buy ing, and save your money. Don't fail to see our 25 cents Felt Hats. We carry a beautiful line of Stamped L.inen, and Xma Novelties. eMisses Rogers, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, THE PRESENT COLD WAVE SUCCESTS BLANKETS I have 10 pairs wool Blankets which have been reduced to $3 and $4. Those are certainly bargains. Woolen Underwear for men and women. Must be sold, our prices are right. KEEP YOUR CHILDREN WARM. A big lot of children's Wool Drawers. These goods will. be s'old for less than cost. A full stopk of Shoes always on hand at DRY GOODS AND SHOESI 15 Pendleton St., Greenvlie, S. 0. 8nov94. Misses McKAY, Main Street, GREENVILLE, S. 0. Have now ready for sale all the Latest Styles in HATS, BONNETS AND CAPS, For Ladies, Misses and Children. 07- They kceepconstantly on hand all the Novelties at loweit prices. Your patronage solited. MISSES McKAY, Main Street, Greenville, S. C. Assessment Notice. The Auditor's office will be open from the 1st day of January 1896, to the 20th day of February 1896, to receive returns of real and per sonal property for taXation in Pickens county for fiscal year commencing November the 1st 1895. The Auditor or his deputies will be at each of the following pre cincts to receive returns for said fiscal year: Calhoun, Tuesday, Jan. 14th 1896. Central, Wednesday and Thurs day, Jan. 15th and 16th 1896. Liberty, Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17th and 18th 1896. Easley, Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 20th and 21st 1896. Cross Plains, Wednesday, Jan. 22d 1896. Looper's Store, Thursday, Jan. 23rd 1896. Peter's Creek, Friday, Jan. 24th 1896. Pumpki ntowvn, Saturday, Jan. 25th 1896. Eastatoe, (at King's old store,) Tuesday, Jan. 28th 1896. Hurricane, Wednesday Jan. 29th 1896. Six Mile, Thursday, Jan. 30th 1896. Prater's, Friday, Jan. 81st 1896. Pickens Court House balance of time. All changes in Real Estate must be made and all new hni~irra erected sinco the 1st day uary, 1895, returned for: Townshjp Assessors who quiredl by lawv to examint turns made. Ignorance of time of Ei. no excuse and a penalty of 50 per cent. for non returns is strictly en joined upon Auditor. All tax payers must mnako their returns in person or by some one legally authorized to do so in case of sickness or absence from tue county. Banks, Buildings and Loan Associations, Fire, Life and other Insuranco Companies, are re quiir~ed by law to umake returns. Each and every person will please be prolpared to say in what Town slhip) and School District they live at the time they are required to make their return. All Males between 21 and 50 years of age except those excused by law are liable to Poll Tax. N. A. CHRISTOPHER, Auditor of Pickens County. Nov. 28th 1895. Cotton:e With careful rotation of .crops and liberal fertilizations, cotton lands wvill improve. The application, of a proper ferti lizer containing sufficient Pot ash often makes the difference between a profitable crop and failure. Use fertilizers contain ing not less than ;3 to 4% Actuil Potash. K~ainit is a complete specific against "Rust." Our pamphlets are not advertising circualars boom. log the results ofratest cxprrmets rka, t n ln. Ever( cto frmr hesoi kti have a copy. They are GERM.AN KALI woRKS, - 03 Nassau St.. New York. '4 DR J. W. NORWOOD, Dentist. Dr. W.M. Nonwoon, Assistant. Office, 88) Main Street, Gireenville, S. C. Jan.9, 'O2 y D. J.ll P. CARLISLE, Dentist. Greemna yl,8. C. 0fice over Addison & McGee's Drust Storm.