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The People's Journal 'Local and Personal. -J. 11 . Payno, of Calhoun, wal bore'-Monday. --Honry Grady and Thos. Lynel went to Brevard on business lasi week'. -Craig Bros., Pickens, S. C., want poultry of all kinds and eggE by th wagon loads. --Art. Craig, of Stewart, who is always jolly at all times, was hore among friele~b Mo nday. --Mr. and Mrs. M. Hendricks visited relatives and frinnds inl O0one County this wvek. -Mrs. C. L 11ollingsworth is visitig ir diaughter. Mrs. 11. A. Lanxcaster, of line(svilo I. Fll. -l'homas Grtit hats beWon iji pointed a lagitrate nil i o(It ral Township, 11t lives at, Callouti. -Dr. Lung, of Catoeel.o, wan in the blo wart, 1.tection 1:1L wei ek mnd repoI lt)h heath (:f thatcom laity remari'kably g->od. --isFlor..-neuo Uow.-n- is assist .. ing 1\li;s liwcho tluIIens Im a v4.r-y lareC Febo A at 1.liI 1hon Bracih, Aijtersonl couility, -We are p-azsed to amiinco the improved cn1ition of M1rs. J. C. Alexandor, whot ha.. bc en crit - ially ill for (to past Iw days. -Money has be:n raised by the menbers of' th 1) Baptist, church to lave the churclh re-painted an1d have blinds Iut to tho windows. -Born unto Mr. and l's. J. L. StansUll, of near Aililer, atnother' pair of' cottn clloppcirs, (air of twin boys,) and th.y are doing well. -A telegram to Mr. Jerre Loo per Tuysy, stated that his daugh ter, Mrs. A. J. 1o'ggs, of Calhoun, WaS ve'y loW andA was not expected to live. -Dr. A. J. S. Thomas imet him regular appointment at tihe Hap tist church Siuday and deliverod a very able sermon to a large con grogation. -N!iss Aurio llollimtgrwortht left last weok for Nev York, where she and t larty ot frionds will take i steamer for Eiropo whero they will visit the Old Coultry. -Ollie Polt w-,as (it ridintg last, Sunday afterio ,n and his horse threiw hiiiii ol' broeakuig ils m Il two places. Tim accident occut' red near Mauldin's Mill. Dr. G. V. Earle dressact the broken limlb and he is doing well. -A pound party giveI at the residence of' Alr. and Mrs5. Ca mer' on, two iles south of to~wn, Satur' day evening, was lairgely attended >y tI'' ing peOtple of that comn * ar.d a delighat ful timte -ill p resent. .,pects for Pickens in S1900 aire exceptionally gtut. Maniiy local enterprises are prqposed, a n-1 the ebatirming par't ot it is theret ate menC blintd eist if Picketns at btohrt and w ill use ver'y effo'rt to plromolte thle Rd Va' cemthit of thle t-.t an d -'-Ii the ('commlun;, ation fr tom' place, w\ itdh: b a o mdid ate for Ciork of lourit th1is year an I tha t hie wiouich ha h 1; In c' ready for himi. .l I n :cj!;c t ~:a t hat the manti whoi i.1 heo he'wiouflI l:a' e thle myi ready for* huna.W are sorry t ii mistr .ineurted. --T'homna- C. I yich, who hast hto, Nevada cad M( !'.un the (olli(1cTueiv;;'au the hiinng inbt.e :1 lweo~s He1 has~ studie I emigbu IteSS a great d: a i utal in:o-., whc:;c. he is talL'iing ab,. 4. lIe s hr is gold and stly. r bo'e int un ance, if we on()ly hiadl some Ot\. wh would invest thcei' mit Ov. One ver'y miportant ting, too1, hce tys, is that we neecd a mnintg la to protect us. Mcst aill the* i a western state-', wh'r -there arte m . eral s, have he lt w andtiI ~ wihy cat the Sou t.he'rn state's havye it? we huid the sa mo lawi, prospuetort -V-M)( iM -- to this cot.intry atn d any Hitmn ot niin10 r -ol a11 t oneas b> strt itreby br'inging~ pr'ts pity atnd moreO mloneiy into) ou1 country. Let tho peo,>le of the liorthi who have monley, comei souLIth and aponcd it, and i ardor to got thoem to do this we must offor some i nducemnents and have some) prtoction for them. A man is not going to invest hit money in a thing unlss there ii protnotioni. A law abould ho pa.'ssOd at this sesin of the legislture 0o this 8 ate~ to tha)t offect, and( then Other Southern'i st ales would foi low. Wea aul tli'hcicmembears of th< legislatur'e to rea.l t het( Glneral Statutes of the Un1.iIted Stati:es and itriotdce $a bill and pass it so as to give use pro0tction, TPhis is ( wri1y imlporltnt matter' with us and bhould, tund we believe will menc' Iof talt. One think * IL.'l'n States, who wVill tt~intruiing for mliner' 'e valuablo minorali '...-.steps5 should be taker to get them. Tthmnk thet mattm EDITOR J lIAL: !oUith standing the e11trt*iij *-.made to hindor, the Ieislature djqurned last Thursday till lfdilwod'y.''Some people have austrange. notigqi Roform, they preach ono thiing and practie iangtlter. The p Vg of the members and 'mployes go oil during allo'aiiit'A tlanti Wi'llI cost the State thongansle ot. do.lire nd111 nothing being 11. I volWd agaiist every motioni to adjourn. My bill to prohibit coinvticts9be mng worked on private farms came up and ia very lengthy ,discpssion wats entered into, bo)th1Wf.'iaabd agains thj iilh.) -,Ftmallgilhe bill ):o;ed to i's third -reading 'tfteI bi anoidvd so tt8 to distroy the in ten tion "('of' bill. 'Wien, it camo up on i1t lhi rd realing, I aucceeded in having L I, reomi'ted, loping to Ie able to got it in. better shapo. It is not right to placo cclivict inotor Ii ' ni'peti'ion myith free lia. hor.c W -~ onvic's are worked .n privato farms wty take the :lae: -f free labor aiud make it medr Mr '[e lionant cliass (f our p :o ; hom(%, and, a Iso, d - !r, )I& buy om our diy-laIborers of j J i work. which they don't ,,Ilny %ilt, but need to enablo 1l:1.m1 ti) support theinrelves, their iv s t little onei. F. tiiarm':s ave beon Crying f-r Vt o-: ver prodhuction, Over pro. duction, andl at th le same time they havb altowod this oppressive law to reauin on our Statuto books, which alloiws convicts to work on priviato farmsand help theal to swell this over production and re duco tho pricc of our cotton. Far better to lot them slay inside the penitentiary walls and feed them there, than to let them out on pri vate LFarms. But, we havo public works to work then on. Our pub lie roads throughout, the State need nproving. wa have thous ands of acres of .land in the State that needs draining, and ii drained and hironglt into cultivation, will be a sourc of revisure to the State. My other bills have not yet come up on their second reading. A very important matter has passed tiho House. The question of Submitting 1to the people the ques t on of Cbangineg the Constitution so as to have bionnial Sessions of the legislature, but the question of miaki.ig trms (if members four yeais, was killed. A kill has passed the Senate rogulatinhg the width of the tircs of veh icles. 1 heliove it to be oppres Sivo to the p)ople to force them to dispose of the wagons they now havo and buy new ones, or change them into wVide( tires. We are a free people, let each one0 buy anid uiso auchi wnlgons 11s they wvant. Hion. C. E. Robinson introduced a bill, which has been referred to a comi)itteo, consisting of the Pick 'ns an Geoneo delegations, re quiring the Supervisors of 'Pickens anid Oconee to buy Ravenel's bridge, provided we don't have to pay too multch for it, and if the p)urchiase mlonley (can lie equally allj usted be tweenl the two countIies. The0 questioni of this legislature hooi g li ai ited, is beiniig di ~s~cu1e in tirivatel circlos. Some sauy it is i -i ill to1 forty anys, others say it nI liite ld at all. Be~that as it bllly, we haivo nio bu.siness staying ire oir thi irty days, and woldl not it all woul d do their duty. But aiat' ar sV Fo manily w~ho come here for a good time aind they are pci g to have it. M V a E.2rr.: ,I notice in most, l of ti'he puI..ers that I read that somra'thinig is b ing said aibjut the anino1ii trulsta I thmrk t hat it is hi yh Itime t' we beg.ini to study one li'3h . ilIbuSt the trust, andh myi plan i is, a.. I all tuhe sureo lanl I m. ~iik of . d not hurt the far ni4'I, Wi I i - So)utheran sta tes or at liyot all o the states that use guatno, tujurTrl;t iate enouigh money to bih dll erizer mills and sll the gu ii to te far~mors at a very small miargin, abive oost, and Jet t ho piru~it gI back inito the state treasury l untlil the stal 0 Jias made its mneliy back. When the state hias been paid for all expenses, t hen they could sell at a smaller pr1ofit. We would say One dollar. per' 'in and1( hit it go to the school fund, y's) doing we will bie able to ke thie t wo extra mills school tax anid then halve pleiity of money tiln odr 8ubhools I el mnth s iln a uO\sta ofl payting~i jOdi oe la;.e tha t111he: peopl e will put1 the\n1inid oni t his matIter' andi soot if the cane Ii k of any bitter paty. .ing p4l thau this to burst thes gu. ano trI\ . Why not d10o so t oneco, wo~ hiav tr own phosphate rook, money~ 1 other ingredients to mak o fortilIzers. They claim .uano, is t use all of the mate rial has ad 'end. That may do for sake of ulmont, but it will not (do for Lh uithb, a8 the' trusts oIwn their ow os phate bede and the most of th ieicklef an d the reason they rai the prico of gu.. ano was to take m the farmer, of South Carolina out $1,000,000 anid every other tton raising state that usos guat ini like pro portion. I thimk that it wo' be well, as ou UV ri makers are no0 Bession, for them to make a la ti ef. A ..3 A.... 2 kBQ9C - *. -y e !"rt C'.1mn ~whci t lIr m tiine-lt!ci i:e t.akcs place. cd' Cliange of Life." Sta ic s'y: ttadesgoes a change. Dr1:es t' <hseam :h as cancer aid coini 'ipi &u t::e often contracted at 11.n --d u l wrifies th1e entire 'I' ii ld hi a te uff"Ir 'afely 1 .U Its c'Yect's have i,, (g ) for all & it i. -; pcciall - 1 t time. As. - o 0Win le of Ot "Laudies' Ad.. C C -dt uiooga, C1 11, Od . M 44 - '4, 4,4Al * '41.\Y, V3 A0., Wachs Clocks, Sewine h isnes an~d Bicylces. - youI injedc a 2 .. , . J~j1r y , . . -] dK Gra.. >W.. .. (pe actuI thIe col.. - -C II) J. 4 u o, war r i *) [4 y ''er terI lurdon d, .:.4,'.1. .. \ .!1 44 IrIII.UN , F E fT tL12ERS. Sc(een Frt iir Nn( *atny have Mah sh~1ed a Guna uro at Nor ri' 111 Coutl heen I:.il.W , nuid pro amIC)a gll omd l n1 i f hlghn.t 19C Don't star-t thle New Year, aeeount with the old, If you d< it, n ter ill the man you.owe, Try to get inl the habit of ."TRAIGHT] at least once a year and you run much smGoother. Thanking. yli . for the i the past and wis hing one and perolls are re, - Youris T Volgcrer. and Dealers in General Dur sales aro lar r than ever, anl poople have learned whore thy can 1-0 All who arn not satisfied that I a hing inl the Drutg Lmne, will only< conymclled. o0 A lot of ChristnAs Goods, &a., for me when in towin whethor you buy or Ver) D r. U-. X aug It)!00, 5tfl'. 8: All pnartios indebted ears, 1110 1"-t 1 lly rotiunstod to cor ill, and ena-l. ne tio indulgo you agai BOIDINC. FOR PI( Many of the good people of Pick( )reciato their tlado aLid love to wait oil 0hoy have stuck to me they must bel ight; that imly goods aro the right go Without, naking any big claim, I thild >ared to givo iy customers better go 'id lsewhien i . My D)ress-Goods..Seption ise full Black Goods, Colored Goods, Mixed 0 ihno Goods andl~ Cheaip Goods. I prido myself on keeping the bei old at tho picoe. ' I begin my price o el at 10c. TheIi best 25c Jeans in the Underwear-The kind that I hirts and dIrawers for men, women a vomon and1( childron. 8 par heavy oods .hose, '25e; hioso at 50. On Blankets you may try ti ~uality andl price combined, I will eel Nowv for my pot-the article ths he I est frm A. K. PARK ,it is the kr .$4for. I c $1. The ma vllo fox $1. -it does not -pay me to sell a ma won't pay you to buy one for less. Anything you wvant in nomen ai it here. 'Tho shoes I soll you are cot1 pair failing to coimo up to guarantee a irefunded cheerfully. I am here for hi A. 1 Somne Great bar Pickens Coun Alargo New York CloAk House hi ut for Ih11m. P'rices 95c, 1.00, 1.25 a rorthi fromi 50o to I .00 each more thai -.leansi, Flannels and Blanke Our 14, 15, 19 and 22c Jeans ai rice by anly (ealer in the Piedmont a Othor marchants are trying to bun 'lannel. They cannot do it. I keop Just think of a full size, heavy b1e nd' 1..00 buys a FINE pair of blankol urprise you. Secood large new stock of U~nderw rotions just re(cived(. Heaivy grey or ach . Beaut iul, fino fleecod undoehi food eirOough for anly one. iltandsomeO titched hanid kerchliefs at 5 and 100. et 50 each. 10( ,bun silk initial handlk or the price oer shiown in Groonvilla. .Shoes and Noarly every one 80118 shoes, but( rondlerfuilly. We are selling three tinm all. People say they get good shoes hi t of womon shioes, made expressly fo A bang up good dongola shoe, in lI eel, at 1.00 a pair. A fine dongola at ice, also in cloth top, This shoe is 1 ourso every-day shoes, All Solid I air. Surely good honest goods. Ask to see the "Mountain King," hoe for men at 2.00. The best shoe, y -We also show as flue line of ladies a Greenville. 'Come'direct to this si narm fire int vnu to sit. bu. You naOe 'Rrnoval Sale... For the next 80 days we will sell our entire stock At q0st consisting of Hate, V ancy Feathers, Plumes, Infant's Cap., Ribbons, Veiling, Velvet, Silk, Ladies' Jackets, Satin Linen, etc. We expect to make a move in about 80 days and in order to reduce our stock we make this sacrifice. MISSES ROGERS, GREENVILLE, S. 0 115 South Main street, wATCH Space Next week. T17. 2. .M'Ea. Ask For Trading 8ta. Ickistcl' & Reatlie. DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, CARPETS. AND WINDOW SHADES. Every Department now Refilled With Choice New Mate.rial. IN DRESS GOODS, SIL KS AND T RIMMI NGS, The assortment would do credit a to some of the big city stores. They have all grades from theb sheapest to the very finest makes. Trhey have trimmings of all de. scriptions to match all shades of clrees goods. IN WHITE AND WASH GOODS DEPARTMENT. The assortment wvas never more C comnIiote. All grades of white and ' colored Organdies, I awns, Mushnus, Piques, -Swisses, Ducks, French Ginghams, Percales, Calicoes, t etc , etc. THEIR LINE OF LACES AND EMBROIDERIES a Is the largest evor displayed in a this part of the globe. Corsets In all leading mokea--long me- a dium and short cuts, From 50 E cents to $2.00 PA RASOLS AND SUN SHADES [n all the new up to -date ideas. You will find them in black,: white and colors. THEIR CARPET, MATTING, , RUG, Shade and Ourtain Depart- C ment is the largest in this part of 1, bhe country and their prices are guaranteedt lower than you will find l1 In Atlanta or Charleston,.1 They keep Rutterick Pattetn- ( >nly reliable pattern. Ask for p Butteriok Fashion Sheet and Yark Btick, and Trading. Stamps--they 8 present them to their custoKgers. p ?@' Just opened Ready Mlade Shirt Waist. and 8airts. He Alister Col tity Auditor's Notice... io'Atiditor or i. t1e tv will 14 the followling .Jac3s for 01 Irps o I t'Wi g 1 t ix returis fo the '.ol vile ' At, ItO wit : . jx Mile; Tuesday, January 91. I n Cau lhotmt, Weilue'slay, .lan::: - 1900. Central, Thursday mn: i J-i', l nary l Ith and 121h. - Catecellee, Saturday, . im;. v 13th. .1iH.rt.'y, AIonldaLy :Altd I teV, I ,y, -im. uin 1y 1)110 b nld 16t.h. llsicy, W\Adivielyc : n1-1 1 Th Ut y. Ja ry 17th n 180h. - 7 0 /0):: 11 .4 1411,41 , I'-M I) ' s ho s -i h Store. . m9 1; - I' t.n ic ., o, - 2 f1 ti. litl I Loti fLi. 1 )1- t- I, lin - u nll- t 1 1 1 ':hr bo, (I 3:. !. 21 .. II' ( 1. 'whol it ;-I n ,I 10 . *j : . :4 - - lxipliriin ( hv'hw ... i O ( -. il l 6- 1 t1- bwf j 1 ((. Ir.:: . A li(o btt p r:oi ' - Q (. djyv'as :L'j)1 * E II loi , W il - - lJs. ypuers o .) ,4reoli,1 2d.tl it v. w 1\, W. Ocl o t l o iIl.- I Il\t - -111 i 1 S !' L (ES Dt Yllit -. l i' : - " site t( cmitvadjis.21 - .., i ) it C1'erk's ThieS tao h,,4of I u Coliulityo stamps. 'l0t h 111 110 I 11.n I. S W ll'ic , C1,Ephriam ilr~o, ,t J . F. .I r ks s ) 1. (; EUcI r rt 'dillac ('1 u casie ad (on thib-inthd dtae at l'd! et carthd foillowi.ng des' .:rib d in M. J'1 wit: ho e itiiii n 1st.acs Amlth-u1i oha iee ar r l land ino thle ono am rh tlli1 I~e diko .o. t\\'i i. , t econeryunigvn b 2d wAtlsor [)doh - ' celeo tra of hu!hn - diie (on o thirint........m...... Staeond cuty idoig >.i an f os cainin on h: credi of twlv dcmonh.t n bond n a rtgaof h m within'5t of hour . ~i bodyC. C. P. C. D1o xouyou3 tadJ33 e dat overy.chNgewbr - patc inal thro nint I il pi to .moia B.Nwu . tOC Jugo " o ea te to3:le; lIitlR tI. mot Dothm wat, to (2. I'l3, . 10! 1900 and leave an , you won't feel right jNING UP" Nill find that everythii beral patronage given all a very happy and ruly, * rhornE Merchandise. Piekens, South Carolii 7-SO I daily increasing, is becauso buy the Most, the Cheapest penny to them saved is a p6 -I mi the Leader in Prices in ovI :all and make a purchaso an< the children, Bring them to not. respectfully, V. Tiarle, Pickens, S, C to me for the last two or t no and pay me a " Little Bit i for another year. n AGAf KENS TRADE. ns trade with me now. We I thon, and judging from the w eye that they have been trea Dds, and that my priues are rig I can justly say that I am p >ds for the money than they il of everything any lady wants oods, Fancy Goods, Plain Goo, t Jeans and Flannels that can a Jean. at 10 cents. R~ed Fla State. teeps you warm. Heavy fleec nd children. Hosiery for me half hose for 25c; 8 pairs hea is town over, and if yon~ consid I you your blankets and quilts. .t all my customers say they g iell a man's shoe for over $8, i rid others charge you $3.50 an 0o t sell a man's shoe less tha mes shoe is sold right here in Greer 25. n's shoe for less than $1.00. I d children's rthoes; you can fin< ifortable, durable, reliable, An' nother pair given or your money onest business. (.PARK, Greenville, S. (j. rains For the ty People. sa just sent us 850 capes to clos< nd 150. These capes are really 1 we ask for them. Ls at last year's prices.-. '0 not matched mn quality and ection. r some of my 12&c, all wool, Red this bargain for my customers. nket, white or grey, at 50c; 7l ,s and 1.50 buys a pair that will rar. Socks, Handkerchiefs ani white shirts and drawors 25o, rts and drawers at 50c. each and fine embroidered and hemi. 25 dozen initial handkerchiefe archiefs at 25o each. Best thing S hoes )nr Shoe Trade has- increadec es as many shoes as we did lagt ire. I have just received a bli r me at Lynn, Mass. ice or button, head and spring 1.25, heel or spring, button o1 vorth 1.50 of anyones money. ,eather, 75, 85, 1.00 ajd 1.25 i a high top, oil grain, tD. S. &. T. ou, Ior anyone ever saw for th. and hmens fine shoes as anyon ore, We always have a goo, ro c - *- - ' -- -- -