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4: The People's Journal T. C. ROBINSON, Editor. PUBLISHE EVERY THURSDAY. Subscription One Dollar a Year Entered at tile post Ofico at rickens as second-class matter. ADVERTISING RATES. One dollar p1er itnch for first insertion, fif ty cents for each subsoqitent insertion. Liberal discotuit, for a(1vertisements on an. -nl11 contracts. Terms cash. Annual con. tract.ti ljjaal)lo (jIiartorly. No svjiltes. Oita price to all. No spe. cial ,ositioni or specia1 rates to foreign ad vertisers. All suich mist take the run ol the paeper and ibide by tiech rates. Local notices, in local column, 10 centt per lino for first, iitsertion and live cents foi each stibseuitent. hisertion. - -t for coming issue aillon11 lnter than Monday morn, not be responsible for th( Is of correspontlentts, tim -ditoriallv endorsed. TIIURISIM Y, FEll. 13, 1890. TLREWVARM. Governor TillI man began tho uso of his proverbial pitchferk in the senate last week when ho spoke on the then pending silvor bond bill. Ihs speech was chairactor ized by many of his common say ings and burdonod with chargos against President Cloveland. The abovo from the Sentinol is tho only oditorial remark of that Paper on the spoech of Soenatur Tillman, while the press overy whero has hoonabundant with crit icism. The Sontinol is playing the gaielof "mastorly inactivity'' with conspicuous success. Its lt torances could not be condemned either by Closeland or Tillman its sins of omission are now groat. or than its sins of commission. It is cortainly anl uncertain projoef to ventur iio a opiliol Oil its posi tion ill reference to Senator Till mans spoechl. It is ill tho posi tion to tako eithor side, which op portunity offers as the most invit ing, for tlia present its readers have equal chancos in guessing. But this may e the ruse of the editor to make his readers watch for the s'kquel to his last intorest Ing chapter (' political fiction. In all seriousness it is time for the Sontinel to be showing its colors. If it is for gold, the poople need instruction to keep them from erring; if it is for free silver the people need encourageniont to pur 8110 a courso of illdoplendonco in reference to their best interests. rThetime for aictioni has aibout ar' rived and all the light possible is needed to guido the Amorican poo plo iln the proper way. Adinis trti on has succeeded aidmfinistra-. tion without remnedy and~ thle hur dens get heav'ier with oivery changt and1( no hop1) of relief is yet ii sight. C'AN~ FENND ItE. Whlere is the man11 that said Till man was afraid to open his mouth in Congress? Tilhunan has yet t find( the t imlo and place that will hush his v'oico and deter him fron performing his duty to the p~eoph who place confidence in him and expoet fai thIfulI and eflicient ser INo man,~ since the war,hias mad such an imp lressionl in Congrest and the whole Sout h will yet than tihe poople1 of South Carolina fc sending him to the Senate of th greait nation. Th le large papers of the mont centers aro alarmed and a trying to destroy the effe of his grand speech, but il conflict is onl, and( if the pooL are trua to themselves, there w be0 a year of jubilee in this cou try, which ought in deed and well as word h)e a land of I brave andl a home of the free. Senator Stri bling has introduc a bill to compel the county co missionors of Pickons and Ocor counties to build a bridge acr< Koowee river near the mouth Little river. The p)001)1 of Ui section have boon wanting a go bridge for a long time and won no doubt serve a great public no b)ut the county commissioners Oconee have takeni action upon and decided that the county's nance would not justify this cour The Southern corn crop la year was 607,700,000 bushels, gain of 173,000,000 over 189; Southern farmers are becomir less dependant on the west f< corn, flour, pork, hay, etc. .R1eports from Texas say thi the heaviest rains ever knowni that State at .thin season of ti year fell last week. Streams a: out of their banks and still risin Much damago will result. The Banner and Messenger, Florence, have been mergea ni the Blanner-Messengelr, with Ht. Darr, as manager and H. A. Blru Will not somo one be kind enough to give me someo informa tion on the following points? Why do we contend that oducation is tho sino qua non (i o without which thero is nothing?) I-low do we propmso for a person to make a living aftor tho education? Can wo mako them boliovo that it is plethora and not poverty that is the ailiment? We undorstand plainly that the educated iant and ofton get from $25 to $1,000 por month (cig our Congrossman.) But who aro wo to get to manipiu lato things so that tho groat mass es caln pay an increased numbor of mon these salaries, when they aro workig anl living liko oxon, and cnly making from 5 to 15 cents per (ay for each work hand. And i1ho United States court has hinted that it. is unconstitutional to tax aiy Hit the piauper, when thoy do cided that surplus incoles are not in rol.c11 of the taxiig power. Notico that tho Iiiited States reports of Cropr. and prices show that the por acre yield in o is less than $6.00 for tiecropsgron t in the $Souitli, (cot ton not yet rv- t ported for 195) but I donl)ot thinlk it will raise the figures, Now sub tract the rent :11)(1 see wllat a piti ful su is left. A1e we xpeted to Subillit to this systvill 1iiitil we can grow u1p a low giot wrat ll o ()f voters, edIlate( under 1thii e e narg ed school 1(fund to rectify it"? 'Io p)ople are0 expected to (11ess difceit ly 11n(1 pay' $5 trY111 on vy - Suit clothes bought, slipport. I10 churchis, schools, charitit . 'hievy are duiii lbbed iiserly wretches if they eo ilplatill. The 11l3iii men seIll to tillitk wo havo .) gIlis fillanIicial sys tUni, 11lll $,") to $40 liMaes It Ib(t.t4'i illcoille' t ilati a st rell' fiarnm la11d. At, 8 to I ] per clilt, oi tile 1110130yeol ge3t 0 1() -140 $ lt"t. '1'Iio Mall earns 113lit, (110 sain1o aliouhlt gross, ilally oveii less. . What lfeet is tisiS stato of fi nancial alffairs hanvinig onl our civil iza-tioll? 11111 to in 1 many sr Se tions tile yoIlg men031 1110 nerl y al11 Ilchcl(1tring-til too hard to imarry. I kilow stn1e myself who (i) fo llImarry I rjill tlis cause, a1d 0 olovol tlloli1llid mlore f0oliales ill tho Stat 1o iall 111ales. _It dous s1e0m1 Hliat w4 airo the nlost patient 1m1011 (or ox.) Thoii!ro aro some11 who woUld have us believe wo aro near ig the 1n(1 of Eldorado. Th < o colhItiges, rlilrodll( aiI Clevoland, Carlisle, Rerd, Sherman a1(nd comr paiy will pull us through on timo. I fear som11 llally tilink tlilt an 1 oughlt to 1e used in spellin do0rad(o inisteaid of E. I dIo 310t look for perfection in ourii blunlan alfairs but if tile old part ies cann iot get upl a bettor Ii naniail system1lby at least 7'0 per CcnII and1( leavo1' a mlargin at least of 20 short (If perfection, they shold th 111row upi tile sp)onge and1 rtire, whichl it seems, if thley were' ,tiler hloneslt Or phlllanthbrop ie tiley' would do. But a few of the great ones have feathered thleir nes't anid sot up a sort of cockagne of their ownU, appropr1iated( all tile material and leavo til h' ret Of us I > whlistlein thle cold to keop warm. W~hat about a fellow who makes only $25 to $40 dollars~ halving to pa'y $100 for thle year's rations bought Onl timlo froml somo1 011o? .. Who supplies hlim. Are we still to b)0 taulght our nationlal affairs aro ruin by Dlivino 3 inspiration? It se01ms to me it ,might ecomo from thle other direc k tion, i. e. as a colored Divine used r to express it "from awvay down. in the dark hollows." 'rThis county 1has only fourteen muon wvho could pay [a conlgress >y lmau's yearly salary and ablout the re samo nuimber whlo couild pay thic SPresident's muonthlly salary of IC$4, 166.066l ceilts. 11-low many oIf our1 p)oor girls and1( ltO hoys are denlied thlat glorious priv. ill ilege, s'o happily described by Rog. n- era in spleakinlg of the wife: as I1lhuse siho enters, there to beo a iight, ho0 A gular~ian13-an1gel o'er hist Ife ptresthling, D~oubling his p1larest, and3( his atrtei ti iid Bdfack from a woral welov.e, alas, te olng In To' fireside hapipiniless, to hiours oif ea3se', too Bleased withI that chaorin, the certaiiinty to )S Hrow oft her 'ye reaid hi,er gentlhe m3in3d of To al ist wishecs, allI his thtoughit t ineiuned Stlltjotet ever oni tuhe watchi to borrow at Mfrthl of is miilthl an3d sorrow of huis stor I row. ld __ _ _co .'.'. od A Probleum rer t he n~oys. of A man1 Oiln iichlan 1111withl ahoirsi it to 1101p him may pl3~lroduce 301 fj. bushels of corn (or tile samo1 val ie u in other crops) at 30 cents pe: bushel, $90.00. If lhe pays $10( for the supplies to make the crop at (this is a very low estimate) am a takes out one-third to pay rent 3- one-fourthi to pa~y for taxes, spiriti 'g tempor'al, an~d Divine, tobacco, &'c >r when will lhe get to thlat happy land of Cockagno, i. 0. place of Lidle luxury, whe~re ho can elnjoy his n 0as0 with dignity? Do we not need another word in our language to define a certain Screw who are gettinlg rather nu rn orous in the land, these whlo are growing wolfish for the world's chattels. of Lycathope, I would suggest as tfligthe bill pretty wvell. That -masone affocted whiithi a species 11" of, insanity in which lie imagines hmn'olf nmTa wof.m..hre.o -a_ sort of opidomic of his kind on hand? Canigogue or susigoguo miglit do bettor. Following the idea of of the word demagoguo, i. o. de mos, the people and again, to load, but genorally appliod now to ono who presumes to take the sido of tho common peoplo or dofend thom in a spirit of ridiculo. Canis, the (log, sue the hog; again to lead, i. o. one who can out-strip one of thoso animals in grood, is the follow wo are itfter; lionco tho namo suggested. Thoro is: a little matter I swish to call attontion to. It used tedo mid that it was most outrageous (whon horso stealing was a capi al offenco,) to hang a man for Aho foal of an ass. Vol], it scom d to havo sono humanity ift it. B1ut'how wo havo put tho ass and )is colts, in point of financial val to, far abovo the man. An ass or ,WO or throo of his colts, is a nuch bottor money producor, than he most able and industrious arm hana. As they will bring rom t.hiroo to fivo hundrod dollars, n1d its yiold, 'evon if n1ot put; (as L mnost gonorally is,) at from 50 J 6,00 per cen't. initerest (by ox irtion,) ia )otter incomo by more ,ln 100 por cent net. Aid still, of s; mniy of your fathors aro so reophantic s to swoar the -af Oirs-National are run from Wis. 1 om-iuO Aigh; they know. it,I .sukp- 1 (so from tho fact that the nation- ( i aithorities recoginizes ono of 1 tliom occasionally ats a promfis- . ig prodigy, and throws a sugari 11umn to them11 in the way of .an ppImitment to somo petty office, < 1,w-ev the dangor. Money is- so 1 :arce, to many, Judas like -ould .11 their Savior, families, friends, nd11 principles for a very few ieces of silver. I honestly ho evo that many of tho little and ig offices, are bought anld Sold as iy othoer commodity. Some, only have a part of the llary to buy with, Supplemented y all the lickspitting .roquired. hisi is a rough vord but.tlg.. sub 'et cannot bo well covered 1y any ther. Thero aro many thmxngsj we ioulil look sqiuaroly inl the fCco) nd uso moro commlun senso rehi dlies. I stop to read the great speech r our Ben in. the tnited States onate. .1 fool better sinco I have; con instrumen tal in putting such main there. One that shoots at ho biull's eye, with the material have tri ed to use all my life. oio may think it rough for the ,onato, but it is very mild and nodost, inl accordanco with the mergoncy. Wholi killing with an collOIlic viow-.silay the man, but sparo the prOciou1s ass. P. 8. I think that Senator Till-| man 's speech should be read ,in [ho scho~ols and prOctaimed0( frbm the housetops as being better thai) many sormlons they .haveo heaird. Andl a b~oy or girl raised with a good healthy b~ody and soul nn much better ap~preciato) and comn prohend the Divmoe Law. There is a groat deal of com.. mont fav'orablo and un favorablo upon Sodator TilIlman's spooch ac.. cordling to the di flferent p~olitical faiths. Not ono have we yet seen that attempted in the least to an swer tho arguments adfvanced by Tljilan. Calling him ain lack guard and other ugly namswould4 not b)0 taken byv rasonablo 1)9o forl argument. There were many rugged and1( uncouth L oxprosion1s used by tho statesman, but thoe served to give more forco tote conclusions drawn from the facts. It would aipear that the spoochl was unanswerable,' since thee dils Li ngu ished sonior senator tron New York, who had booni allotecl the speial work of holding to ac. count -the junior senator fron South Carolina, amaza'/.dly holP down his seat and during th< whole speech 1held his profouind silence. Whilec Till man's speech con'tined somo1 ineletiv~oex. pirossio~ns, it waslf prinipa)flly basec upon)1 political (economy, and1( if th<i argoments are left to stand, thoi Me must conclucdo t hat they can not be answero.--Oconeo News. lie Mluumbered. Thero is a story afloat toe the Qf fect that one of the Atlanta visit ors to Phi ladelphia with the liib oirty bell party, who was Jodigimi at t ho Lafayette hotel on Sun dan night and was asleep at the timt of the fire, con tinued to sleep) evei the excitement and uintil the noxl morning, in the blissful ignoranct >of the fact that he had heor threatened with incineration. Th< story is not at all unreasonable as any Atlanta man will agroee Thie inoise, h~ust lo and conlfusiot incident to thle lire were merel~ hiomolike to 1.1e Atlantian ; ro minded him of Atlanta in th( night time, after the cessation o1 the real business of the (lay; wva' soothing and lulled him into d'op. or slumber. Ihad the customary Philadelphia qluiet obtained m0 tht neighborhood of the hotol, st}< visitor would have found itin s sible to sleo'j ...1~c Several 'weeks have n'ow olapsed siince anything. 'was heard: of Schlatter, the Denver healor. .For nearly three woeks a railroad that runis through Volorado has had its detectives tryiIg' to' find 'himn, but thoir efforts have been fruitless. It is believed thatho is dead) that he (din the -mountains "some~ whore after his ..mystorious -flight from nver sne.iu ago.n Niwannahi, Ga., Feb. 8, 1896. *To the' Editor of tho Pross-Sir: At certain times inl the historj of nations providenco raises up mon for' his Wiso purposos. I could cite numeroui- instances such as Co luibus, Washington, Napoleon, and Wellington. In 1861 a Lin coln ehmno to the surface. This man,- who came from the most humble walks of life, proved him self t'h-savoir of a great people. Fow in tho history of our country weVonbro dospised and hated than uthis inreand good spirit. *Today, .fxonione end of thb States to the othor,,Lincoln's namo is chorished as aitrue patriot.' -In the last few months.thero has appeared in the Senato of the United States a man called Tillman. In his own State ho is execratod by the so-called aristocracy and the "aristocracy'' that has arisen from monoply and the misfortunes of the reconstruc tion period, whon 10, 20, and 50 por cent. per annum could be lov iod oil the poor of that unfortu nato South Carolina. Senator Tillman tells the truth. rho samo wealthy power, similar Lo the late slave oligarchy of the South has rested on the North and ,Past sinco 1865. The old United 3tates bank was an octupus, crush d by tho patriotism of the im niortal'Jackson ;the national bank ig!ystem is a menace to the lib rtios of this country which, is iot.curbed will load to socialism >f. the worst sort,tho end of which s.somothih~g similar to the com nuno of Franco. The only diffor me !is this, that if tho people of ,his country ever rise in their vrath, th.-y will not seok to do itroy the governmont of our glori )us forefathers, but they will pun sh tho political leaders who, be ng bought up by the woalth of Lho country, aro daily prostituting thoir high trust. 1, as a humble .itizon, agree with Senator Till man'. The representatives of tho p)eopl havo a chanco now to put lewnlthis policy at the polls and assort Io principles of a true Aqidridan. If this is not done thWhon-now czai; hacked up by a pi'erful following and controll od by wealth, will attempt to con trol the government. Whore would the now bonds be now but for the singular foresight anid patriotisni of the New York World? Tho answor is plain, in the control of the money ring at a low prico. Can thinking people coodone the policy of an adminis tration which issues a dynamite proclanration on the Monroe doc trino is as useloss as the fifth whqeli on a coach? Do they know whatisuclh a policy has cost inno Cenlt peole? Simply $500,000,000 at the lowest calculation. Can we afford thisikind of statesmanship? I think not. AN AMERICAN. All Sorts. The man who is always satisfied withlitnmsalf is raroly satisfactory to others. ' A nian never realizes howv human he isatintil lie has made a big fool of hImself. Thle* man whlo angles for compli ments quite often catchios the wi'ong fish. 1{aikvays and railway applliances are represent in the patent ofhice by 8,384 models. There are I ,771 patents on the mechaniismu omp)loyed in sinking artesian or oii wells. Over 16,000 patents have been issued for the various kinds of oloctgecal appliances. L'lh~tdiller: in this county is aid. ed in his toil by 9,720 sdevi ce, al: covoret by pateuts. The American miins.l may bc amused by 4,453 different kinds o. patented gaimes and toys. Itis generally tihe man who han the least to complain abouit thia does the most kicking. Whin a man has a holiday him self, he seems to forget that th< rest of 'tile wvorldl is busy. ' A nion-commissioned1 officer of h'ussars recently undlertook on1r wager to ride 248 iiles in 10( hours on a twelve year old( trooi horse.. He won by an hour and tweonty-sovonl mlinutes, rior and hiorso showing little sign of fa tiguio TAe~r~repoerts regarding Ront. gen's discovery in phlotography whereby the ill orior of solid sub stancestcan be exposed to rays o: l ight, db nio6 ind(1iento that ther( was an~y exaggerationm in tiho firsi anouncomeits. It is one of thu mnost imlportanit dliscovoiois of re. cent times. T1ho inumbiler of hiorse~s kil led foI consumplltionl as food in Paris lasi year faskffiiially put at 23,186, ox clusive of 413 mules10, and 383 don. keys. Trho total meat sold was 5, 180 tons, andl prices ranged fron: 4 to 18 cents a pound. Not mort than a third of the moat is sold at the stalls, which are not allow 0(d to sell any other kind of flesh. ,thoelun~aind~er goes to make sai nagos1 . Etvaporated pota toes, preparod in the samoe manner as evaporated api, to be put on the mar k.ot: from~ Minnossota next fall. Last season's potato crop was so large that many muil lions of bush els were. wasted, and experiments were made in evaporating pota toos. Tile experiments wore suc cessful, aund two big factories for preparinlg potatoes in this manner anrc building. He read he rap erm. If you hear of anybody who's lost a buggy, just send 'cm in to me, said a Macomb county farmor to t policeman a day or two ago, according to the Detroit Free Press. "Have you found a buggy up your way I" asked the officer. "Yes, I hev a buggy with a smashod whool, and I guoss somo body along the road has a horse and harness. About a week ago a couple of fellers come along and wanted to buy my farm. I put the figgers at $1,000 more'n she's worth and they planked down $10 to bind the bargain. Next day two others come along and wanted to buy mo out. When they heard I had sold they offered mo $3,000 more'n the other chaps had ngrood to pay. That put me onto their little game and I was ready for the first two chaps when they came back. They said they were willing to pay the price agreed, but if I wanted to take the $3,000 mor they would iet me off for $500 cash down." "That's an old game, said the oflicer. I'vo seen it exposed sever al times.'' "I've read of it in the papers three or four times myself I" 3huckled the farmer, "and I was onto 'em like a load of brick. We wore out in the barn whon they made the offer. 1 took one and my hired man took the other." "You mean you went for 'em?" "Jest so. Yes, we went for 'em nd they went for the hoss and buggy hitched at the gato. It was it running fight, with my bulldog mixed im occasionally, but they fi nally got into the buggy and start ed oft. The hoss was excited and when thoy started he run away. Before he had gone eighty rods lie smashed the buggy and throwed the fellers out,and the last we seen of 'em they was limpin' across the fields. I don't know where the hoss is, but somebody probably picked him up, while the buggy is in my barnyard. If you run across a roportor you kin give him the story and he kin say at the end of it that most of the farmers up our way keep their haysoed in a bin in the barn and don't powder their hair with it more than once a month I" Tle man who will kick a dog whon his business doesn't go to suit him may put a five-dollar bill on 'the plato Sunday,but the angels are still thinking of that dog. THE PRESENT COLD WAVE SUCCESTS BL A NK ETS I have 10) pairs wool Blankets which have been reduced to $3 and $4. These are certainly bargains. Woolen Underwear for meon and women. Mubt bo sold, our prices are right. KEEP~ YOUR CHIILDREN WARM. A big lot of children's Woo] Drawers. Those goodls will be sold for loss than cost. A full stock of Shoos always or hand at DRY MOOS AND SHOES! 15 Pendleton St., Greenyille, S. C. 8nov91. Misses McKAY. Main Street, GREENVILLE, 8. C. Have now ready for sale all the Latest Styles in DAIS, BONNETS AND 6APS For Ladies, Misses anid Children. o7 They keep) constantly on hand all the Novelties at lowest prices. T our patronage solited. MISSES McKAY, Main Street, Greenville, S. C. If y'ou want the finesL PICTURtES mad<. In the State, go to Wheeler's Studio, 113f Mclee Avenne Greenville, 8.( MiY- Crayon Portraits a specialty. A pril 7-y. " Blight" costs cotton planters more than five million dollars an. nually. This is an enormous waste, and can. be prevented, Practical experiments at Ala -bama lIxperiment Station show conclusively that the use of "Kainit " .will prevent that dreaded plant disease. Our pamphlti are Soti advernising etretalars boom. in' 7pcial*eri.'ers ut'*" prac'ic . w orks c -na-n GER MAN ALI WO RKS 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 CL.OTIKI Consists of every Style, and is made of every fdbric. 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. UNDE RWEUAR! From 50 cents a Suit up to $5-oo. Neckwear. In all the Latest Styles; made by the best houses in the world. UNIVERSAL SHIRTS! Ask to see our UNIVERSAL SHIRTS; Lauindried and Un landried. They are said to be the best shirts in the market for the money. IEVE RYTHITNG-. In fact, we have EVERYTHING that is carried by a Clothing, Hat and Gents' Furnishing House. EVERYT INC EW! NO OLD GOODS, and all we ask is a call from you. Thanking you for past patronage we are Yours respectfully, Dreifus & Co., THE NEW CLOTHIERS 113 and 115 Main Street, Creenville, S. C. Ladies Underwear. Just received and opened up the nicest line of Ladies' Un derwear ever shown in this maiket. G'3wns, Chemise, Skirts, Corset Covers, Drawers. We guarantee the prices to be lower than you can buy the same gar ment for from any New York house. We cordially invite all ladies to call and seo our stock, vhcther you want to buy or not. Miss Mamie Townsend has charge of this department and wvill take pleasure at any timo mn showing you through, Ladies' Shirt Waist. Just opened up a pretty line of Ladies' Shirt Waist at the p~opular prices-50 cents, 715 cts. and $1,00; these are cheaper than you can buy the goods and havc them made up). Wash Silks. Just in a large line of Wash Silks for waist and full dresses at 33A cents. Call and see themn you are sure to buy as they are - so pretty and such great value. Yours ruly, Richer~rHanldsomer TifAN EVER PRODUCED, [r7r0UR KLOTHES, HATS AND FURNISHINGS WE',IE TALKING ABOUT. Look over the stock; it's complete now, and see if you don't agree with us. One of' two things we alwvays mean to (d0: 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. GREEN ViLLE, S, C. THIRTY:. DAYS! For the next Thirty Days we will offer Special Bargains in We have gone through our stock and marked them down at prices that will make them go. Give us a call before bpiyv ing, and save your money, Don't fail to see our 25 cents Felt flats. We carry a beautiful line of .Stamped Linen, and Xmas Novelties. Msses Rogers, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, nnr4msi 100 f t rent (Usulr nnoan hoanan) (3a-anumn. R. Q.