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The People's Journal T. C. RtOBINSON, EdMitor. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. T11111)A Y, 'MA Y 28, 1896. cratic St tOt ov;'1 < olic' was ud m (ohunhi te 114201th inst. havo cloared the politiclI at mnos pioro of considerable douht and -rtC ainuty. \b y apparc t dif dc , " 0,1ti ho'd. Which c.-.wl Y shiowi.ed the, ability t.( meet the Issues and decido them in the propor way. Tho most ram pant critics have little grounds up. on which to base an objection. It Was, of course, a disappointmOnt to some to observe the strength and solidity of tho Reform faction, and it was a surprise to a few to seR the rospect aid confidence, which the representativos fresh from the people hold for Sonator Tillnui. Ile continues to grow in popular favor, and even his en emies aro forced to respect his sterling qualities of character and the brilliancy and power of his mind. It was (h- mistako of Senator I.rhy's life, wheni Ie conceCived the idea of supplanting Senator Till man ill the gomol will and coifi douct of thu masses. 1le brought tho Illtter t') a test inl th colven tion anid has the sat isfaction of knowing his strength as comparod With that of sonaltor. Tillman. Maniy, who l have supported Sena tor rby il former days, were sor ry to see his humiilating defeatbut wTr obliged to admit that the sen ior Sonatot brought. it, on hiiself and ihlat hu. mor0ited the( penalty of his folly. As others have done, so 1 did. IIo went, against the lweforimirs h ld trIed to lead them into lol hlds o4 the ll n imis, but they refulsed to follow and loft bi1n t: hie1 tolider inercies of a re venge fIul I to. Th refo(rIn I mova mellt still romlnails 'it tact and itt filturo is brighter arnd nmore prom. isillg thanl ever. Tho procew.'dings werec charactr ized by 1a detelrmination antd spiril t') tilaki llo c(I4t)ollnise OIl prillci' plls (1 tot d(le.'gato h igl trusts tt any but, e known idelit and Sy th y with the (cause4 0 the )peop''l \i1t. ,' p Th d l u l wor< the itued on-V'h-ed(. W\hiie iih conIvr-it in d1( ido go tht' exten vttioniJ1 wet, vet the samo~ souti monett prevailIs over the~ State, a reported hv th le dlegaites and re fleete in1 1 their'i uttoranices. 'Th popl)4 are al iv~o to (ho solution c tilte plems 1)01 tand vote will thei conIvictions in the next election, the deolegates to the conlIventio r'epresen.t the fooling of their cor stituonts. While there is nothit in the platformn, inidicatiing an unusal feeling or cause for objo tion, yet tilt Reformers moan o' crv thinig in it. anid will contend the last for the pr'inlcies whlic are thore enuni~ciated. A syinopsis of Governor Evan: Hpcech in) thle State convention given in the JOURNAL, this wo0 This speech was dlehvored inl I sponse to ant almost unan'tiimlo call of the dologates, and was ni surplassed biy any made in the cc v'ontion. The interesting hat betwoon the Senators had just p: ceded it and it would, of cour take something of extraordinn power atnd attractiveness to the ear of t he conlventioni, but GU ornor Evans was equlal to tile caslin and gratified tilt hopes his molst sanlginol admihrers. sems to be a forogonoe coniclusi thaft lhe 'will succreed Sonaiitor Ir~ The reformecrs from ('very wet of tile State report thalt his mfinistraltion has~ given entire s; isfaction andl thlat the peole wi gladly honor himl with a seat succeedwiig hi imself, it is rt rport bring out a reformer(4 of mdd~ h ty for United StIn los SonaP r w ho c; carry a part of the onfirm voi and tile bul1k of thie 'oniservati votes. This seemis to ho Senat Irby's ideh of doefonting Govern Evans, but will not suiccood.[,1t an old trick which the reformec have beforo no0w cau~gh~t on to at cannot be0 played on themn at Penkd4eton Mmieet Mimety Yeamg Age [Concluded from last wook.] The natural curiosities is one of the most entertaimnig character, from the precipitous nature of some of its mountains, its numner ouls casentdos, its'raipids, its beauti T11 Tithhl Rock iq porlaps one of 1h) most ntnrI euriosities of i.s kiind iii the world. It roars a colossal, and almost porpend(1icu lar wall of solid rock upward of 1000 fOet above its baso: and strkesthe hohodder with awo and wonder. Throo sidos of this mou ,ntainUs r-ok is precipitous; and for aboult PO fcot prcsonts a naked front of granit(. On the western sidle a streallm of waut(er runs Nwith great velocity, and with those of five cascades of unequal size, and seon struggling with the rocks below, for some distanco,bo foro reaching the Polonoo, one of (lhe triibutarios of the Saluda. At this time, (ninoty years ago) thoro was a smatill cedar tree which had wreathed its roots into the crovivos of the rock near the edge. The curious travolor took hold of this codar with both his hands,and passed around it, close on the vergo of this tremendous steop. The trunk and branchos of that froe prosented a I i ing testimony of the love of man for inimortali ty. Innumerable names wort inl sorted thoro, and Inany a dariig at is recored to have boon thor porformed. It is said while i dancing master was visiting this mo01uiltailn suspendod himself from this troc and cut a fow "Pigoon Wings" witl his foot in the air. .'lo surfaco is lovel on top and is about a mile squaro. There is near it, a rock of smaller size, which is called the giants stool t( correspond with his table. .rom this mountain can be seen the most prominont mountainsin the State which. aro; Browns, Potatc Iill, Glassy Mountai, Six Mile, Paris, Hoghack, Kings, Saluda Panther's, Knob, Caesars 1-load Dismal, Sassafras, Eastatoe, and Oolen oy mountain1s. The Sassa fras kuob has been asortained to ho the highest mountain in Soutl Carolim. Ono 01 the most beautiful val lys in this district is tho Jocasso which ii beatutifully described n1 one of Williai Gilmore Siillims novels. Tho valloy is celobrator for its romantic situation, riol valleys and beautiful waterfalls It is literally shut in on o very sid by lofty mountains, Therm ar two splendid water falls at th< head of this valley, the White wa tor and Jocasso. The valley of Jo casso is about four mniles long an from a (iirte'r tio a half juile wid'. cntaining ab'nt 500 acres of vfr *aa"* ti' 1'$lno 11na WVhite wainr ri\'.er*. 21' lDevils f'irk 'll w1 S o nia !1l from tile (1ep1 gloni t l wich it lows, nt haunts m rust. _ ('st ima~ltio. for deois and gun Tlhe view of Jocasso as you lo( -(down into it, from the surround(1ir s heights, puts one ini mind of Mi -tons~ paradliso,guarded by high un a hrageous wals and1( wa.tiSred I dllicou s streamis; the sweet abho( ofI innoc001o anid love. In th rvalley wvas an Indian town whic fwas doestroyed by tile whitos. a At the soulth end( tile valley nal .rows to a defile. The Indlinns hei fortified the pass5 wvith abates bi gleft the river openl with a watc 3 man51 attenided. Our troops a vancedi in silence, killed tl ~- watchman, whom they fom o asleep, pushed up the stroam a Idestroyed the town. h The Whitowater derivesi name from its numerous catarat at tile place called the "Pitchi" t angle of elevation from tile ht 'tom is about 450 anid estimuati is the length of tihe falls at 3 kyards, the wvhole height from '. tel) of the rock is 600 foot. o-The last act of hostili ty coI is mlitted by .the Ind(iansM, inl ti ot place was an act of retal iatic n- They stole a few horses anid nul Le dered a few p)orsonsI, but weroe .e vorely punished bythwitsa se tamls. All,lovers of 0111 coutri ry hlistory are ploased to kniow th et Col. D. K. Norris has named1( 1< >v factory and village anld postofli aftr he ndangirl who carri ofGeorgo t~o Ninety-Six. It It may not be amiss to ele oni this article in which I hao ma111 ,,free use of tile words. sen tener and p)aragraph o old( chronniel "oi wtbh a lyric wrlitten ani d pulish d(- by Dr. Mueoh. it- From the Jiroad to Ocone' throngh I ill Chierokee's iatus, Rang the blalst o'f the t ronpeter sh<i In For these were their clheftahin Kenuug 1 c (ommanlIid, At tihe tido of thle new mloonl Lel -i 3 ouri Ifhands, odFromi hamilet andI11011 mutini and( dIe!l. toAnd fall Oin the farmsi~ of tile ersed( p): Up.jon C:ami i'dge, their utmost fron Iler Anid siv(ep, wit h the~ hnrlirenne1's ble 1 thrion;.Ah the spalce, (4s with the ruish of the Ihlemo ad fore( ahlaze vnF~ey rc( that, they ever d .velt hero! or C2atehee, K~enog:'s fair danghter scarI or heardI( .Of t he mnllrd'roI design o-f her clan, is When deeply her hiearI in her bosomi wi Yet miusi ring h'' conl:o. nor breathi Id a wvorl ,yShe reosolvedl upon~1 thWrltig their pli ray And turned to the rise oIf the .unn, i For dwell not at Gambriigo, Frank Al. jan, her frielld, Her teaeher at 'chool, anild her gide, A nd on him should .bic tomalhawk's ven gelnce deslcend No, no "P'is her (]luty- his life to defemd No matiter what forlune betide! So leaviig her wigwam atdaylight's first O'er mointlt :t 11 ati l valir si tr:veled Till he ratche Sall1111 at noon of the 'Nigh fo.t '.,ore sheentl ered a grotlo's ala Whenl the 41hY star stood low Inl tile wee't, A id .-he t.a ried o'er night in the hlolpita 'Io. enve, A nld graftefinilv prizing the shelter it. gave, Sit mainle it by "Traveler,* 13 e st ". W ith t.1.14 1:m1piel Saluda a;:aul for h1er1 U ~nweviI-l;ext a' sIh srodle, Till she sighted tlie village at even' dilm title Aid the well kno i cot by tile ivtlet's -ide, Where her teacher, Frank Allen, a'jode. "Oi, tlio here, Cateeccec, so wall and so worn?" Spake Allen, aiiazed at her sight. "Thy foot soles are bleeding from bram. ble and thori. Thy tresses are <liieveled, thy vest Ielints torn; Oh, tell tie the cause of tills fligil?" 'Full ilnety-six miles, as an eagle will I I ravelel to spread the alarm: IEre stands yet tile moon in e the eavens once imore, My brethreii's drea(ld war wiloop will at thy (looi; lice qliek then to save thee from!'' "1Oh, thanks 1for thy warning, thy timely report That rIatnsois from) p1e111 il lives! Blit to (lee from tile foe is a coward's re sort, Yet fear not, 'tis (ine yet to build us'a fort, 10're tihe host of Illy brethren aIrives.' And they bnht a fort inl the shape of a star Oil the brow of a towvering h1ill, Wit I bastions that brist led a IthI engines of war, And ramparts that lootned over tl9 Colnn try afar And bialled the ctcly's ,kill. But," (uestionied t le I oilers, wholn the work was complete An tiley' leaied onl their shovels and pieks, "Whlat. nlamle shall be giveni this shter ing retr ent!" "'None other,'' spoke Allen, "none other, so ieet, So fit ris the name, 'Ninety-Six.' "For ninety-six miles as an eagle wil soair, Thi maidin convered the repolrt., That soon will the eaigle beleagir 0u (111'r, m . b la tr o And see'llilg it is that, t he snil'zring she bore. Shall live in the name of tle fort-" ""'is to Iaurriage that. every goodI story will tend - 3 No excelption' is otirs to t he rile; And so, when the Indiaui blockade was at friend, And whidlom her teacher at school.1) I)oping the above will )o beIefi Ia 'loader, I rImain11 - WiI EAL~ 'Il CO'(NVENTION . . Anha hon' expected, the gold 1. me lann to1 steal the Chi scago convo'utioni,whether they will si~nne'id r'enllis yoL. 11n) ullcortain tionali e'xecutive commhlitto) is on~gi. neorn g the scheme. Tlhei nii~on 1.. al exocuitve' commiiittoe will meel 1- in adv'ance of tho Chicago conlvn. '.Y tion to mako uip th1e r'oll of dele egatos. This committoo is C~fn bh trolledl by tho gold bugs and w~il exclude silver mon whcre there i1 r- a contest, if it appears that th< d silver dologates aro in the mnajori ty or the margin doubtful. This r.. will in offoet give the gold mer 10 the majority mn $ho convention das the dologates from the con test. id ed states will not be enrolled ij the commlfittee and will bo doniod ts sonts in tho convention. he There is no gi'oundi for a contesi >1.- in South Carolina, but if it h1 nIOCessary to the pur1pose of th< hogoldl buigs, there't will bi) no tr'oubbl to mainufacturo excuses and1( sent ni- a ('ont1esting dol1egation to the con, 11s vontion, Thioro is n othing said o: '* (1011 by i ho goldl meon, whIiich at . yet ind icates an intemntion to sent d( doelogates to Chicago, from thiu n- State' The McMaster call soomn: rs to havo failed andi nobody bui utMr. McMastor has taken any in. CO torost iln his movement. t Some~ p'cuiliar' shIipmients are' madc(1 over the r'ailro0lsk, but11 the1( emp1loyees aoun the freighit depot of the (do o ivie and Nashville Ilailway 8,thought tihey had the str'm.gest of ali atL thiat pointl a ('ouple( 'If days ago. 4Ther wler'e sever'ial b eelhive enS 3 roullte fr'om a point on the Big our to a point South andu as8 they stood walt. img to h~e r'ebilled thley wereC closely l~examined by one of the uuan. They l's werec billed simply1) "bee'hiveo."' and (mploy1 pulled the (tlug that st '>. ped 1the entr ia n'o to t he Ib ',e, whenI, el swi 1h! oilt catinuo the b'ees ao 11 /t1 that they look d like : ianimatd man lasses 1rumullng friom ~an overiturn'ed jng- It w~as ais goed a niniet en lth entury st repoI)'dulct of l 'a~i~ndor' bx,, nII oni be wished for and the evdil, in thle shape of boos, set tied onI the unllucky ee railroad manli m squiads, platoonis an'd1 battalions. I110 ran away andl left the hoes to their own will, and late last ntight, wh'len they had( aill etale 'W back inito the hiv~e againi, an~otherbi employee was) iniducedl to slip upp ' cinietly and stick plug inl. Next dsy they wore all ahinnad ,mWaly Miny of oir people say*thoydpAgt understand the financiar quoestion:, Here it is in a nut-shell: Itis to'e interest of the producer, whethet' he be a farmer or day laborer, to sell-his crops or his work for the most mon. ey possible; while it is to the interest of the capilalist or money-lender to buy as much labor or as many bushels ot grain or pounds of cotton as ho can for a dollar. Cheap money means high priced labor and farm produce, while the gold standard means that the working man must put in twice as many lickE, or the farmer raise twice as much cotton or grain, to make a dollar as bad we a double standaird for our curreney. Tillman has boen pitching the pitchfork into Cloveland again. May his shadow never grow loss or his pitchfork be blunted.-Den vor Nows. Two-thirds of the porsonal prop orty pays no tax. This is dishon esty, and this unpaid tax money is virtually stolon from the farms. DR. T. D. 1EONARD. DENTIST. All work guaranteed. Would be plealed to serve you. Greenville, S. C. OMeo over Biruce & Doste 's Drug Store. inchl193'1. D I. J. W. NOR WOOD, Dentist, Dr. W. M. Nawoon, Assistant. Office, 88 Main Street, Greenville, S. C. Jan. 9, '92 y Just Received! A large lot of men and )oy's Baddles! 1 keep a full line of HARNESS, COLLARS, BRIDLES, ETC., W:17-I pay cash for hides, wax and tal low. WV. M1. GOODLETT. Suecessor to Geower & Goodlett. 102 Main St-reet, Greenville, S. C. Marchl2sl DICKSON Now has on sale -aiuple Shoes, 3,000 Pair of Men's, Boys, Woman's, Miss es and Chihiren's Shoes, factory sam lls, to be sold at less than manufac turers prices, beginning February 1st. Such chalnics to lny cheap shoes 01113 oles oncc a year, and now is your time to Secure Bargains. Come and see before the sizes are picked ouit and sold1. The Factory Shoe Store. J. M. Dickson, Mang'r. P. S.--E. C. Schaffer, an expe r ienced shoe maikern, is w ithi us, who repairs all kinds of shoes, ladies shoes a speciality. nich1297. I fo~rbid any1 p)erson fromII hunting, enttinig timbler~ or crosisi ng my~ p'r4emises in anyr wVay sent. J1. M'AIRION LOOPER. M ien, S. (., A pril 27, 1s.fh. Tho the Public : Whlen in EaSley, call oni J. M, RAMPEY for Spring and Siiumer Goods. Iiandker'ciefs, Ribbons, Lawvns, Enmroideies, Gloves, Slippers, Shoes, Hats, &c. AlwayS a fresh line of (IROCERIES. 3 p)ounfds Soda fo a Dime. On1 Saturlday you buy Indgo Prints at 41- cents ; Shir'ting Prints at 4b. These5 prlices ap~ply to Saturidays Onily and 110 other days. ap30tf Misses McKAY, Main Street, GRHEENVILLE, S. C. Have nlow read - for sale all the ' Ltest .Styles in Hlats, Ronnets anid Caps, F"or Ladles, Misses anid Children. QF7 TChey keop constantly on hand all theo Your patroinage solited. MISSES McKAY, Main Street, reeniville, S. C. W. F. Blassingamec, AT TORNEY ATI LAW, P'lekens, C. HI., S. C. P'ractic. nii all the courts,4 ) ..ville, 8. C. Ollice over A<ddison & McGee's Drage Store. HUIiGHlES' TANNERY! I have a flno lot of ont hand which I anm selling at "Rock Bottom" Figures. &I7"' Hildos andi BecS~aax will be taken in~ paymnt. for heather. Call and see my well e'quipped tanne~ty. LARCMII UQHES. MoF AL L'S smx(4BUDET"wa _Or PHUN and PHAX FOR THE PHOLKS. MR. EDITOR: Now lets look after the little tle things and let the big ones tako care of themselves. See here. Shoe tacks, tire bolts,peg awls, harness menders, copper rivets,shoe thread,bolt punches, files, rasps, pocket rules, pocket levels, pocket knives, pocket scissors, augor bits, bridle bits, pad locks, knob locks, hooks,sta ples, stock bells, hand bells, mouse traps, steel traps, tack hammers, shoe hammers, nail hammers, blacksmith hammers, hatchets, hondaxes, hand saws, cross cut saws, web saws, com pass saws, gun locks, tubes and cylinders. The best factory yarn and cotton cards on earth. In digo and diamond dyes, nice furnituro, stoves, straw hats, fish hooks, any thing everything 1W. T. -MZraU. GOOD NEWS! GOOD NEWS. Pickens & Easley R. R. To be finished, provided we can raise the money. Now, iin order to do that, save your dimes and they will make dol lars. Walker & Owings have bought out the cheap "Wreck Store," 117 Main sreet., Green ville, S. C. They aro close cash buyers. Buy bargains and sell bargains is their motto. When you visit Greenville and want to find the cheapest store in town, look us up, and we will soon convince you that we have the cheapest goods in the city. Give us a call and see for yeurself. We guarantee to save you money. Walker & Owings, 117 Main St., Greenville, S. C. Feb. 27, 1896, tf IN THE MIDST OF BUSI NESS! Our business so far this season has surpassed our exp~ectations. The right goods and the right prices tell the tale. Our novelty dress goods have been pronounced beauti ful. We have a socond lot to arrive Mon day or Tuesday. -We have all thec latest trim mings to match the new goods. The prettiest Buttons, la rge and small, ever shown in Green ville for trimming. Our silk department is com-. plete. Dress silks, trimmning silk, and silk for waists. .Only a ,look at these goods will convince you, we sparedl not tine or money in selecting those goods. aiid the compliments we have received amply repays us for our trouble. Your patronage solicited. West End. P. S.-April 1st, we will move to the Garrison store, next to R. E. Allen & Bro. To avoid having so miany goods to move we will give sp~ecial bargains on all goods. IEgor soil and exhausted fields which were once productive can again be made profitably fertile by a proper rotation of crops and by the intelligent use of fertilizers containing high per centages of Potash. Strikingly profitable results have been obtained by follow ing this plan. ing special zelizes but are practil w orks contain ing latest researches on the subj et of fertilization, and re eally helpful to farrners. They arc acnt free for theaulst o ERMAN KALI wVORKS, 93 R4asu St.. New' York. Save Paying Doctors' Bills e BB BOTANIC I.. .BLOOD BALM THE GREAT REMEDY FOR ALL BLOOD AND SKIN DiSEASES SCROFULA, ULCERS, ECZEMA, RHEUMATISM, CATARRNl, ERUPTIONS, adstmNe fRAIG FREEA..ant OUui M GOODS Have arrived and we will be able to show you the be line of a]~o'I-EII]NG- I Ever brought to Greenville. Our competitors must bow to li when it comes to a question of PRICE. Why? Tiis is easily explained. These two words meanI a mountain of things. No loss, no had accounts, and a thousand other things that mean a loss to any business where c edit is given. Ponder over this, and if you find that ve are correct in our calculations, you will give us a chance to sell you SPRJ'\TU AJV DSTI LEL Clothing to fit any size and pocket, Hats and Gents' Furnishiing Good at the same fgures. Come in anld look through our stock, which is second to none S Co., Tilo NOW C1ot11ior8 11:1 aind 11 0-) 3 ill , Creenville, S. C. WXe have neither t i me incl i nation to ''blow"' about mar velous wonders (of beauItly mali gorgeousness of styles, and tell "fabulous facts'' about noImmoth.l stocks of goods and all that 4 kmnd oif circus advertijsemeints. People cannot be fooled by such absut .-d dvert iseimanis od taten mnts any more. We have only a iplam conum aca senlse wOrd( n e- v i or friends and customers and that is tlus. \ve~ have nlot tie largest sti ek of goods in the United States biut we have ai suflicient quantity of bran new goodls to sup~ply all of your wants and to givo you as large scope to select from as you cou i ld dsire.~ We are not "'selling out be low Neow York cost.'' that is an old1 "chestnut." We are buying for cash and are selhing on as siniall margin and profit as we can, and lhvo. W\e (do not prop)1ose to attract you by foolish words. Our prices and goods speak for themselve~s \Ve propose to deal hon estly and squa rely and (10 all that wve can in a legitimate way to merit your p)atronage. 'Ne have a coimplete assortment; of Drf goods, notions, carpets, mattings, and wind~ow shades bought for We have all the newv washi goods, dim~fitics, percales,lawvns,swiss' organthies, Phsse. A complete line of the niewest dress goods and trimmings, ilks f or wvaists, in japs, t affetos, swivels, in Persian, and Doesden (dlects and pattteri s. WVe have the newest styles and the largest stockc of black dress goods5, in Heniriettas, Serges, Sicilans, Mohair, Ora ponis and Nov0~ (lt i(s. We wvill gladlly send samle(s upon request and all orders giv. en us vil reCoive careful and piromnpt attention. All we ask is a fair trial andl chance and you will be convincedl. Yours truly, RicherwHanldsomer THJAN EVER PRODUOED. Q7rOUR~ K OLOTHES, HATS AND FURNISHINGS WEE TlALKING ADOUT. L ook ove the sto h nw and see( if y ou dn' 3-uS. Onle of two thmngs we ah 'do -To sell you 00 tter go'd (1 m elsewhere for at r. lower prw bu ua et them else GREE~NVILLE~ S. C.