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THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL VOL jo.---NO. 1. PICKIENS, S. C., THIURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8,iqoo. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR 'o theo Readoils ol' 'I ve invitc youl to cm1 and boys wear. Our line 4f Mein's Our iIoys' Kne. 1l'Il Nten's Pants from A complete line of felt and straw Th'le bet 03.50 Shec I'very thing in Ui line of unlunde knlown 11) (lhe I We will take pleist. best stocik of g< sectiol, an tihe Yours truly, SMITH & BI GREEN RUBBER TUrE We put on the best at SH You are cordially invited to exan Fine Carriages, I Wagons , Our Prices Are Right. Oi The Greenville C G. W. SIRRINE, Supt. - - "IS4ST WIE FORGT !Us IE'ST WE FORGET !" c iii I SPLE1N1)hI)TIltU'1'E TO( \'A L ). gl ofnl T H ,A'' I'I 'O N u I': E IAT .\ 'lA '1 s O l 0 ' ~' t e SNwV..lVll l'I'l +:NT' A t-1 Tillt-Ind iENIN4G IN TilF. V.\...\- AN\I UN, hae T11 H I-2 i l l1.s i 1-:s. Ild bpoy MIr. Iuciani I. KIiiight., of AtIanita, 1lutt Ga., receitly delivered an cI))Ulient lies oration at ilie annual miorial ex- reli< ereises of he Confedenite Veterans il leck that city, which is worthy of perusal eve( by every man, womand and chil Im hal the coun1try, and we ta ke. pleas'e in y Ill givinig 0111 1eadters the al-I ress as fol- no I liaVs : Mur o (n this occasion it is not illiutte to 4 to uitiroll 1.1tc pallo'alul ()I till' Imst : lo wni1delr agaill in thught over the (hI- he p1uted Iiihds which ('onfI'ederate val orp has made forver glorious and to h11l hi commioni(1 with the spirits of ur11 son1 miartyredl deiad who haive made(1 the out story of' the conlitierd i 'a 11er iminor1- 1i110 conitenplate again the heriJsml of hii brave men andi( the' fort itiude of noble1 fail wvomen wvho itlustratedi our1 Conf Iederate 08111 strulggle and1( to eniphiasize anew the in~ I h e8s11s of lidelty to princ(ipleo which ('(on the sacrifices of' tho sixties teach us. suci ' laI honoring our1'Con edlerat~e deoadh we in honior Amnerican s 10 who '( proed lthemi- thlii selves wvorthy sons of Ilievoluitioniary ptIl sires ; who, enter'taiing poliftical con- the victionsi as dely~h r'ootedt as lhfe itself purl co'uldI not slavishiy surretaiiler them1 at but the m~andtate of' muajorities ;anul who, mo1( rather thain yield the leiiitage of Ifree domi which they receivedt from the re- Jac0 pul4ic's fathers, preferred to immo11(late of themnselves upon01 the altar's of the re- enit sitnce the dlrarnal of' wiar was1 conch11Ided fea at Appoma1ttox I rejoice ini thle crimu-th son1 tie of kiniship w hich links tne wvithI seg the men who followed I .ee, and if I the knowv my own cionvict ionis, I had rath-pi or be the son of onle of' the' biinlest hol hero0es ini the Armily of N orthern' Vir1- phe brI~oken to4 thle pr'oudeIst capht ainI that tat thirough the Appiati Way shoutitng the Ib hosanunahs of' Caesar. ha ''In II udyat dk ip~ lig's p(otic fig mhster'piece each stanz'/a enlds with the 14e vof ra in :' I laest we forIge t ! Les5t weC for'get 1'' 18 it t)(ssible that. the admo11- re4 nlition) can apply to us ? Iflave weO be- r'e como1( so sorid and1( s(o 801fish ini our1 th m4iisuit of gail n ta we' have cea1sed to ari listen with emiotioni to thei stor'y or ourL fo Confederte struggle which as long as at wb breathe the air' of' heaven ou~ght t(4 ti make1( every driop f blood1(( inl our1 at veins1 tin1gle withi 1 entsiasmu ? No ; th and God forb id tha1t1 it shioule hI( e 1I wl Thirty-five years have paissed( sintice 0ur hI gallant bo0ys inl gray, r'etuninlg homne cI r1'4im AppIomlattox , br'oughit withI them fr in- their' pallidl factes and1 it) their eyes tv bedimnmed with teat's thle fate of1 ixie's at forlorn 11ope. \'aist chaniiges hiave 0c- bl c'urredt sinIce thien, hiA the phioetnix ei wac have iseni from1 thle rulills of' war1 n1 andl~ upon1 0111 hattletieldls we' have egnIllict iln whichl our11 formeri ios havie4 V beeni our1 comrad1(es has heqiaethld to 1(4 uts f'resh glories0 and14 thriouighouit our11 1 bor41ders' the gentle ministers ofI 04440- I1 ciliation haive heeni silenit ly at work ite healing the brec'h wich 01140 djiie f Ia, to s( us for1' 01' any thinl-g Ihat. mien Suits riui ifrioini -1H.00 to 3.A.l). mt. Suits $1.50 to $G.011. $1.0t) to j$7.501. Alen's and lIoys' 1ats in both (oOds. e imlade for men. leriwear, among which is tite best, red whi te shirts aid colored slurts rade1 for 5tl( eelts, re inl showinig you through the >ods ill our linle inl the Pie'liioit pricei are all right. UJSTOW3 VILLE, S. 0. ORT NOTICE. t f inc our Summer Stock of 3uggies, mid Harness. ir Goods Are Guaranteed. Dach Factory. 14. (J. MARKLEY, Prop iitil North andi "iti tOdly, like sist ers of I et h-my, (Ivell togethIi !erI ovi. \\ 1herish the flag wI Iich Als above us in tle breeze : WC y in every stripe an14id we are pro I t -ve.y star. Bit we have not for en tie 4cr ii fies and tile tr ium11 ph1s, privati iols Itind i lie miiart yn-uois Ih ourl lost caulse bring..is to mii ; everl anld an1onl our. thoughts fly <wa to the <bys when hopeI- heat lly in the bosolins of our gallant inl gray and our brave hattalions (re41 the biner which now.beauti Il.e air no inore. We cherish every which tie war has left, uts ; every of haii, cvery faded photogaphI ' letter di ied with age ; nor I w.e cease to cherish them 1iti lor, h'lere the war (rilms throb onger ' e all f'old the( ownlersl ml loVIll ' ar d nd press 'hiei foll(lly Il- r lla ts agailn.V We have not forgotten I.ve. )I r 'ts still lrine tile ilmage of the Lano morhsts anld we venerate i stillI as the pirinice imperial of' the of' mein. Wii hiout fear and with alicIor'y , am1(1t thoughi at last ile L!ss of supeior' inumibers coimpelled to par1ta1ke' of t he biltter 'upl oIf tre, hec f'ound himself in the hiour' of ~lene eiiriiche d wi th nole honors110 he ashies oIf dlefeat. than any eairthlyI' p ieror' ever Ion d in t he Iauraels of zess. 4 rand ini hat11le, ginIir still peac~e, I think of' Gen. I 4ce as I 1k oh som11e rock-ibbId mioiuntain -i ninhg ini ('olossal1 majesty above ph~iis to hafhe its sunumiti ini th er ethleri of' ihe skies. N i a'e made1( ne such mani ainl broke the (lie ini ltug I ,ee! We have hut lforgotteni Stnewall ksoni. W~e chierish still the m'imory~ hat, priest ofi hattle whose ma:1rtialI huisiasmu yoked with his saintliness ]ilutracter' mad~e himi resemble some rless kinighi . of' ob(- eager' to planit banner of the cru'isado uponi the ul-her of Chruist. I )iir mlemor'ies of imst dlelighit to brood upon01 his ex its in the valley of Virginia aind ou' >es oIf thle hierea fte cin ti sweet. cini athi thle vei'nai .shade of' the immiior' trees! 1 Johnastoni, 1Ucauriegar'd, St uai't, 1(4(, l-'ori est. , LonIigst reet , Earily'. We vI! forigot ton nlone (If themti, and( in hiting ourii fhat tfes o'er aigainl we march hind thlemi st ill! ' u e hav e niot f'oi'gotte ouri01 taltt4eed imntis of' ill-starred cavaherics. We ~ 'all w ithi pride the speI(ctacle whliich iy presen tedl when they sprangui to~ mi1s at the drum tap in 1811 goiing rthi to hattle not1 as mercenar(iesi'C whoii e hired to fight, for' pay, but as pa (Its whiolarO coinstriainedl to4 stru'iggle Al to die fa pinl 4'jle. I.nniivldc( in e chr ionicles of' war is thle r'ecord hiehll they miadle. I lal f-starved and1 If clad they foughtV as onlv hiei'oes .n light, winniiing victor ai3'fter' victory omn thie eniemyi, thlough outnumbi eired m0 to one4. in lmolist, ev'ery struggile' id they 3'ieleed uip thle strifIe at, last, it not until the (y had1( swelled the Il'ed 'al plensionrlls (1 with the muuncs of' wreC wei'e soldilrs iiuistered ini theo. oii federa't e' ran1k . Cru'ished~ by failurie, ut. suistained' by lov's' ant icipaltedl rel'111coe, wIe see~ thlemi starit 41pon1 lhe wrneiily hiomieward only to fitnd a1shes Ijs ile on sheCs wherie " homle, swe'et, .oime'' 'hlad been11 ; loved (on14 '-('lt ter - 41 ; slaves emanl~ucipatefd ; militai'y (Ir.e ini Ioo(ession:11 e very3thlim -ave hottr lost, but tIit- Iy aIversity, X We see h l i* V1i11 bravly otrw d w ith the work ()f reluhilitationl until leaity oic- imore takes tile place of i ashes al the -South, lke Itie buttei'lly C eel-ing! fromi thet chrysalis, bursts Il asitier III thie IonIs of humtiiiiliatiIn and I] 11eleat andl hc-:, into thel radiant alit 3 riiiiitIIIaiit. I)ixie of today. t< "6 We havmve lot fogotteni ourl battle- o (rred't'44t vet eransi who Ise prscli-et among10i1 Is still links the pleselit with the past. It We htonorij' till)n for the lessons of pa- t] riotismll which they li.V ltight. ius ii 84 Ieace no less tmiin inl war. Deatr to us li Ire their empty Sleeves and their n1 votiien legs at their locks of white. 11 IVe CanioteInrich them with _1obi, blut c VC call crOwI thei with Iloor and we ti 'an ketp on lovingli them until our 84 learts, like broken dirums, have heat f, leir mililusic out forever. ii We have not forg.otteni ur heroie b, vomilel. At the firesides of home we u ee themihrough the iiemories of this ti abi)tbah U ighi I item IlulI it ringll, sterne han I'l- e< hips an11d displaying nob ler rtit e dC han we fim in the experience of' ior Oliers at the front of battle. E-'n bmpasel bl te <lainze's of invasion hey ie ver Ilinihed or falte-ed oiCe, b mi steatastly laboredl anl( prayedllinl vn uffere I l Itat. Dixie's cause l igiht vin. I it' quietuie ofa lmie they knitted fr ocks andl matie elithes for the lregi- S aeits. Ii the hospitaI they nuiese o) le vott lIileql anId the sick, wooling them C akCk to life with Smiles ofi hcalinug ympathy o kissing them to sleep fr ith tears tf sacred tenderness ; and v. 'hen the vaulIts of, tle Conledleracy S. TrT emlpty they.\ even pledigedl their 11 rinkets anl their jewels in order that sh ailurc iight niot come uitil tile re- m olrices of < evfition were exhausted. m )iml i nd coIimoiplace hecOie tile t Ir Iown11s f4)1 hon1or which have resti'( tin1- (ti hallengedl or more than twent v cen- tj Lties Upon the brows of the woleli Of e parta when we contemplate the loltier thi I1lities wIiich regalize tilie wm(lienI of )ixie. I, 'What it' ve failed ill tll- strugi.1gle, hlos.c mem-ories wve recall ItonIight. j 'ily never cli- ingloriously who I lie b It' principie andl dI.1y siffer no hui- , iation wlot eiluohle tle defeat of arm'Iils ith (e victories (f viritte. The croislm of which Warsaw is the- syni yiii su'vivus to-4liv, lot Il tile i t lidiph r the( alliedi powes wose strengthIl Ollsi'el( ill thle foacc ef ltillilbers, I)(it i the ilali iil of itit re'pil patits. oil ell with lNoSciutsko il 1cfense .f the I hertieS of l.-land. Therlmopohtc Ithves olay tllbalmiil not, ill the achieve- l' ilit of .\erxts's banlilel tiiilliois, ult inl the shecritikve of' ilhe ilmortal ir ew who perishe-d with I.c lonidas. So 1.3' it he ativiliel that the savii o40 4f. croit. illeelise with wIebc~ Appoitt Ix shall invest the Iage's (if illparlill isiory ill tile ,uears to colle will 14r iind Amerie:ins h's of' t victorious oiolls whi'll ji wviti with (Irant ianf the LivanIiisi.hei 44iorts (if' half larved ('ollfederates who, in realty to m l. ec)!stittittli, followed lle phllic ()f il1- illinlimtial I've. \'etei'ails OIf ht' gray, l' till- hIlC!lits IT sal toli-litis. Teairs fill youvi ee N s yotlit reaii with nellowv hearts ()f he dhays wiich are 1I( iloi' ; bilt 410itielr still hwe iles the loac l upn tt Mlur Spirits when-I you r-ecoilleet that .i lty of the faces which liaslhlt'('ecgn i- i ion1 into.\ oit's when last yo ilet .rie , i nssing nllow. I n lie yela11l whose !tis tI, IC aliinosit1 rln more' thaii a st'ore of' y'our f< aniks. Wearoiy of thte Iur('h aIdi a ('arret1 withI t11hiibrises ot' thie battlew heyV swettl y list at lnt i h iumbelrC s oif ithe ivoie0l. Timeii mo4ves >t hers will rentire to il reams. Thlius iC 14'by C 0 Cn f t' losts th1e eyel ills of' f~ hie veet'anrs 4f thie I aist t 'a uge, an14! w V'C iist sot44tlie 44o'llth<sthtlis withi the ~ ''al iall ifs r'oll li) yotlcfil 1itott tite [ oibl iir miiissing tinif eviry fit' if com11 'tilesitiip whvll *leaith ha s sitiilel-reul itire wvill lbe Knitii onie Iinoit~ to(Igetheri ni thelt' r'lltin~s (If' ilit sies. .lii'oie6. Staltltlinig tllnight ill senti-li [nellt bnliliehittI thetig Elf out' 'etiiiitetl 3Itncilinig (ourt allegi~iae to tItI' Stars s, ad14 Strlipes with ourii f tete rcollee. e lions oft the Sftar an iilI iars ;for' it' thle a past which we lov'e to tilnk oIf teaithes inytliing, it t eachies t hat. i the wilf- f' ['ile Care grtoundied the Itriumphjiis of [lie naittion inl the conitsf which are ' yet to, comet; atinl if' the spirits ofl ouri f iiuar'tyred detal t'ottbl spea1k to uts tin whisper's thrtough t hiS autumnt CvenI-r inig's sile tey e'wouil nerve us tort' life' comuitig battles with somefting "'T[is ntitt ini miot als to conu tint td sue- 1 Atcess, lLICi' iiilesI ii e' tisetn for1 satIleII in an tEglish newspan'er1 in termsi whih ar1 e hiaidly3 sitch as to Cou'tthrage an y one to~ b ecotme a er tiatmeniI it riet of thle lo cal ity. A fleir stat ing that lie is uetiiring from1 hust.. mlems muchog'tlii eletad ;~' inorta liy from feveli', exce'"i velyvI hih ; toftal death - rat 1(1.7 hiigher thain any~ town't wvithiin l'inlitIs Of1 |fty liills ;ile tridlet colrn openIinig tot entt'm4i 1- itntt wvillinig to pu li.s l( il|iio ltk i lis'l, NI usard, the i sauce plant of a nal.ion, ciivatle only in Satila l -ar Ia. minty, California. This loc-alithy grow. to mustarl for theli entire cluntry atll le hunii)dh eils of acres of brilliant ianla v ellow iil brawi are a pleasin g sieht > tourists vlio enjoy the pltitlgnt oilr I' thev mustardl flower. In the retgioni of Which 'omilnwi is to uetitre 2,.100 acres are levotei to le inlustry occupying the attention( o[ )tile 2510 farmers. ()ie of the peci arities ineilent. to the cutivativ ol I' mustarl-4 is that no farimlei empo11ys imself exclusively in growintig it, be (usi Of its absolite refusal to yiehl Vol slcessive Crops froin (tie same >il. The mustard fariner t1iust there >re alteriate his erops, ald he uslually )es so by putting half ofI his lil ill 2ans, harh-y, corn or beets, Vhiile i other hulf is givel ovel to itius ri , and thsin a change in the soil be n1es regular. What principle of the >il is witlriwn by this peili ar sauce Suanit is a miystery that11 Science has -t as yet s..lvel. The JttlipoC Valley has beeni ill tlw isi ness of r'aising mustardl for ei cieee Nats, the farmers taking,7 jt ire om11 the abinlne iof% w111i 1staril id on the hills and in the valleys of Inta Bairhara County, and tthe success the early devotees stiniulate ol lois follow inl their wvake. ''The best, results are now secured om l landl lying inl the. middlle or thle illeys ami a lt ln the banks of the inta Yuez R iver. The soil is dark id ainiost without grit and the heavier i is preferrled. I tihe cultivation of ustardl much water and daullpess are !Cssary anl oie thing that coil ibuies to the success of the Lompoc strict is its close pi oximity to the sea, id the heavy fogs which roll inl every eing are eiuivalent to rain, givilng e soil tle cowiless reluired. rie swing time for the lrown va Mty is in .hIinuary anld Maarch for the llow. The groulld is bro .keni and cul 1ited, after whih ile siee'd is sown 'onileast, four piuinls to thie acre. hIe inustaril stalk is strtaw color, owing froml1,01 tour to live fett in ht t tle po(1 arc fo I to - niches liigth, ciilitaining ole row of seeds fly. Ill hiarvesting tli' Cr ti- a reape usel, ciutitig Ohe stalks illni thlowilng wmil in luiches, where they are lift iure unitil )ctober. They are nowt imroughly (1ry anit are transported to )nV Central phice anld sprearl outi upon rge sheis of canvas, where the alks and pods t-(ire rolle it' ith a heavy >l1er until crusleil, ift er vldch they -e rakedl (Af with haunt rakes. Thei( 4ubf atni seed relinainiinig aie run ro1ughi a falnnng maichinie, whi-h P.ates all the tight 1111 l4 se mate it, aiid the secil is reIaly to sack and arket. Mlstari is the grea:test m1111on g herbs, it tlie least amionig seeds, and its use ai id.tmu (al coismlilptiol is becoiinig ater ..leach vear. Sal I-'rancisco is e istrilitting point amid iiich iof the 'iluct is shpil to the :a-t and idhile West. A 1)I -:T or F nu i i- -T. ihe New York eiahl says: Atnotig all fruits, the Ile stonids first With the larger num1 r Of persons ais being'. (Obamiable inl 4d ciditionil o more days inl a year an -ay fruit. A ppls pd i. I reaiIy r the chiiblreni when they awake in ands, will he fouitii a turning poinit hiere little onties are troubtil with any petty ailmnits, iemai ked a docuitor hose unme is knowni ali over' lie 'untry. 'Thlere are few children whoi 0ouh( nol. eat an apple b e fore break ist if' alloi)weid the p' i vil ege. it is a istake, says'p Antswers, niot to let. them41 wve it. TFhe nervous syst euni, al ways iihing fort phosphorouliiIs, is qptieled by f'ull friti diet. A ppies relieve the iiusia of seaisikniess, an ii ari' a hetip those whoti are Itryinig i.0 brieak thecii dve ofS thie b laccol habi. '(digesteid mi 8.5 mlinuites. Tis easy' 'istionl tavor's lnigievity, thle phods irain, lin the juice ofl Ilemons an~d limes iny i' fotilil a cure Ior bilious icodic al for .unei formis of rhueumiatisini. ilot, lem-. niacle will irelieve lever, buit. it shouhl recly inl neiarly all ifornis of sikness. Ilaiala givye s1trenili, alidu liiay be ivell Ii0 itany, counvauleseels ini reasoni blle quiantiiities wtithoutl. fear' of bol ef eet, In eating fruit, r'emiiieb' t hat. tihe i'mni'iy wthichi wtill cure Ithe dliseast nay lhe best. for steady' i et. Governor(It Sayers', 0ofTex as, speakin >f' th e recotnstructi on of' Gal vestoni, saio ,o an initirviewer in NewI Yor'k ; he >ther' iday : ' ' think that Inuich car: se idone lookingr tol the safety' of th<i ic w city, hut 1 do( not,1 be11(:liev ta luIli hrt'ienn th liat visited us. fii tor ( of1 I such awfu rop Iiort ion s shioub strike this city it woiul ut terly wreei It. Yo dol i not a1,1ppr'ecialp here thu ti'emendtotis strenthI ofI the elemnti as5 it, wats shtown t Gi)alveston. No satfe guard (If hltuman '18 costuction coul( have w ihstood1 it. IIiut such ai storui little feaur obf thait. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Dougi Bears the Siuurno Q - 2 iEE.M INI)ICA'1IVIE OF 1%I N) O' S011. To the initiated theie are iio lests 4< go.iI to deternnine the qualities of Lh soil as the wild growth. The o)ject. i,114 to Chemical anatillysis as a iethl of learning the nature and (111alitiesl ol the soil is that. it i.s too special and ex pensive. A portion of ,,oil mnay bc taken frinl onle part of* at fieh whiell will dilfer materially Iroma that taken f~rontl another part.. Thev blowinlg dlown 4f timnber by storius1, the acetunulationl (t ve'getale iUatter ilk low IlaIcesll, tI situationIi and exposure of' the land aill extI. a 1uodifying inifiluence iponi thu, character (f, the soil. Were Iwi cIhem ists reqiuired to make aialyses4 of the soil tf a partictlar. field, and onie shouli, by chance, get lis speciniiis frnii the siibsoil exposed to the surface boy a blown-clown tree, mad the other shll)lt get, his Iroin the spot, where the body of the tree decayed, they wouli make ptelitv different reports 1 a; to the col stitiient. elements of the soil. A litI yet. both would ie strictly accur'ate. a4 I garids the elements of tle soil which they analyzed. The diftiiilty arises froui1 the iml] practicability of getting I specimnen of soil that. represents coi rCety the average uality of an exttit ed tract of' land. No chemist. can tell by anialysis only whether a field is pro dlctive or un producti ve'a, aiI tihe scielce of algriculture has received a check becaulse Ment of science have asserted too positively their ability to determine qulest-ions into which mlore conditions enter tian were thought, of, ainl which 11111st ie Inet 11y other mtlods. There are, hiowever, unierring. ( indica tion1s by which an ineducated inl1an .11N judge oI the capacity of the soil. Arnong t hese i ald ieat ions the a re none1 Which Canl he relied onl with inorei certainty than the wild growth. Na tore is always trl to herself, antd liever colnitnits ally error. She tidisplays hier sylmbols of abuilance or sigis of distress. We know, for instance, that green briers and sweet gouiu m1elan -oils low in productLiveness, but green briers withoit. tie sweet tuil are solietimes met with oni gtwl soils. Bad soils rath er. thani :oor soils are the teaching'; of those t wo growths takeil toigether. An acid, bilish subs1'goil, with statl ing water throuiiigh the wiiter and inl the snIIIIIIIIr parched t eb;alky whit" i.ss, is the haitat of wvater oaks, swailn lilaple, greeln briers and sweet gum. Such laiiis, it' rined al litined, w'ttlil proatibly ilakel maealows or uioWl Cranberries. Iy siolue it I siiplp t 4ed to be gotl for' peach trees, but , th Conipact.niess of, the Subsoil would omI-kt them Short-lived. 'The first-class tobamcc soils inl K VI ticky atni Tennessee imay be 1 WII kn tile growth of flack al11 se11lt hickory, with an1i undier'g'h ( rowb 1 tf d1og w.)od, hfazel and black glli. I Iog wIonti and muore especially pawpiIw, lle always lit I icativ ut gt)ood lmds. It should he slightly undulating, wiLh ai am iixture of, blackish red pebbles, an argillaceous rock with fossil remain silicilied, but still rlaininig ai 1'act' tl pliophori acid. 'l'hese pebbiles, rest ing ol litinestone, forim 1an1 admirabhl na11ural draiallge an4d make thie hui mu01 warer, theri't'by hastng tht glr'wtl of the tobacco and givilng it silky textr a11 Illeness whicb it( rarlely founatd ill tobacco growl 4) theri huuails. Thiiis ebaracl1(ter't 5f sIi also1 1 podu ce's the lin est, ('0ttn1, haut rithers Ithe 1phu11 It i comparat ive'ly ite fromli blight. cept ing perha'pn Js peanu ts), is k nown bii the gro~thJ (if popilarl suigar tree1, h eeel a1114 whi te oak, with ani i tlergrow I of tdogwood and111 paiwpaw. T1'ins is i ini the c'rea~lt bhluegraIss re gitons ofl Ken riowthi of tdogwottd, palwpalw a11n btlackberrly, are' initions11 tof (t'e arj co)ttoni and) tobaci(co mailke too mitl stailk. lTobacco 1iloarst 1and4 i'tt II ill ai dry year1l 1upon1 such soils, bt i: wyiti. lin all wheltat huuls0 thiera shoub lhe sandt enloulgh to i'eri tilt 5ti dlerlyin~g Ltem. A imoing t he piooirtst stiil (Ib t. nl t hi ari'e those knlown by the4 black jack ani moi~stly levetl , initersected lhv inimi'ou coairse , barrenCI grasso, i'tsembhin br, iaooni setdge, up-ml ~l 11 wh Ieb catl (feed ii ring till annunlier. 'This grass is 1poor1 i nuhtituls maitterF, and14 growsl so tI the 11ays tof the sun1. Thi e 4(otumon411 hhckberriy br'ieri (rubt villosus) is nlien~tivye oh good lt, bui strange124 to say, it will loiurish ton ti posoiest suoil , galthIer'iig fresh 'strenig Tlhec r~ots lenetra'1te defeply into t: ing the re from feiiz '/ing eleimei w hiich are'i brou~lght tt the suirfa(e ai re4ta1ined3 by the( mllich wIihi thet leav foi in arfoundi theC bush1. Tlhe i'ed, gall hi,1 tde that are too often tound14 in Sombn he41114 <ju ickly and11 cheap'I lly claimv'd by setting themii oult w blackbar iy huaihes. Tihey telnri sha~de3 amit pr4teet the 11aml1 frtoim w11 ing," and stupply a h~erry' that is growl I n demnd and4 l~l commerc4ial im portan~ every year. We kniow tiiof olph s uperior to it as a fert Iizel' except tlivero and covery. thi oil. ALit, is A walt ot till" 1tlioll of tileo'y iiti practice inl thw culturie (f tilt- fainI has created a1 prejldice. inl the 116inds tif al most aill faillieis ill regard to what is called book filt'it, that. a 11at1 wll habitually studies a i li journals alo newspapers is nio(st siure to) fail whenl he colles Ito the practical detailsof the farm11. That there is sornet truth11 inl tlt- stateient is Candidly admitted, says Ohe nt1hr 1.1 Pairw M awe. All live known ien who could talk or Write Iliteily 4)n1 atigrictiltirei, and yet were aIi ItbIs o1 t iht fiaril. This arises fI'cll t\ \w) v'y naiural aitiss. Fi rSt, a nutall wilo( is thl-oihly ce~l'.-ersatt with illhe thm b (rdf giuluc and With those 4svienices which have a natural at' liniity to lagricilr' sIch auch 'I" thictilistry 1i1l get)Io!'Y, hti tiklst probhluhly Setit Ilt reatrut'i tioll I his lift in til t student's aell, and has iiever tried t. eletitle d tvp'actical details of filt'ltig, list a I II a l Iit I y il.i iti I; e a itilati tii II tiledrill, Mid yet fld ill the le illl}irtalit wol'k of, directill". ilhe Storill of battile. Inl tie sepoi laee, ieni ofd gret eecuiveability and11 of praclical skill inl any pursuit .trt stldiml w-edled to) theories", andl arc Inlore. diligt1 inl ilh. servig thanl in stintt. illee it tt1n llppetis that a itlst sl iee ssuIl fal-iller is tilNllvlit i ith tilt' pr1i Inlla.r\y prinipilt', (4f the1Isw seiellt - 111l011 wlieli :irittltiire seeis It) rest, x1tul while lie 'xani till h inispeclion wlmiUt will grmy best <t this iehld r that, Nwill prollably he nunable to tell whether the soil is siliceous, argilaceous or ealare tilts. ( )ii tile, otler 1 1tid, the 111,111 of tieory it all aly.e antidl tell tile coill pincti pat lrtsI' of I he soil inl any given Ioeilit) , atil yet be utlable to seleet tose spots that will llt'llte tlie lest coittonl, tohnero) or c(Orn. The truth is, tlie theorist deals too imiuch inl gWenlei:lities and the practical fariiier tIoo 11i1n-h in particuhtrs. The knowledge of both should be ninited to pioduiei tie greatest resiIts. It, was the un1ion of Ilie Iwo th.t enabled I Ie fiarilers 4f S( it latd( ot their larre n tnimi s to re4aliz.t nore halildsoile protits thaln aio Iiadic by t le Farineis t I he richest valleys ,Il the New World. It is the union of the Iwo that lls inl CIexiseld the pirotluitioni uf grain inl l'n 'laid ati hitild It'd-fold In la Ist ceti tUr, anid it will b the un ilionl Wf the twol that will inlO t in ttre mnake thv wornou~mt 1ieb4k (f thll Stputh wniitt (,)n tribulte to the weaxilt i and slstun:n11Ce oIf a getat people. Tery itedttl witl exp1eriete Itcci practict wVill always inl Ill- Y( W N( t S<Till-:l5N -'. Smtani advice to young -S(lhvrners Was hie y P'rof. C'rancis 11. SanthII, of' the Uniivrsit~y 4f \'ir-ginia, to the(, last grailatii-i class of tl \irginia Military InIstliiitt. IIe Iniatrtcd to the early Sott i tle t hinigs which air , best i the Sth of today , ilwelt tipliin the 411wi 14) his own%'It people, said: "I wmldb itupre-(SS till thef youItIlg turn It the South that. we live inl the cioir cst, ()f :1l1 1 he vett rict anIt] Ink the cicest I all ihl hails 4f this ceniltuy. Anileriva is tihle best coilliry ink tit wmrbi , ad thwie SoulIth is the best. paI favored Itil las iIll> titled aristocrat. saluie industry andit ttlent i:tre mon ltha inii the inioiie crowd'~etl atol *ihustI We st. I have ofteni thioght thaxt hxl the push andi~ effort, teessartily pui toirth hy, the yoiung Soutthicene wit setles in Ilie \Vest, with show returnti of tein tor hit toil, wotihi have inadee hin;i iltht ia ini lis iuttivet Ste. Y'outii tul go t 001tt Northi (IIltil nitty lie x. I iei' bi ill tour1)' go not Wt'st-- tilaxit tl vie wvuit ienit, liir N4!'w liltiidliihys. :Stay wvite'4 yu ar, ao ini hein life wnhu 'licr p itr s xin 1 0 li er tl 1iiit ofii tliheir ~in-ret is at heap of truthi n theiie liti tinilis lixiv:elichanged. Now (1i Sotthi, etinrting fi'roum its 1treitiendtou: its youngx miet :haill abhidc at hotine, hu -it hlerkinig with atinletive' finger ttose who hiavie gritwn tupj afar' anid alIs TIhitre it wot k t lie dEille ini Ithe Soul t own s au thl cities, of extetilling rit road(1hu line, o uniioveintgich muiinerai ot utliing titlher reslourcts antd uitetes'ts. TIhits work uihoubltihe doni by "S .ut herniter's. ITey ought to b. rSIieidenctt. Mcteinulev haxs apphihllie It )ay. *it tOli.TCS :l 1flT For '.!0 years I )r. ,J N ewltin latawai has so sct'essfuilly trented lhrontic disenx its ~ that tis otnekniowledge't i today to stad iiat thec head oif his pirofession int this limi llis exclusive methodu of treatmntt fi Varccorele anid St riehire, witthouit ue i tid of knife or iatoryi' iures int 0 per' cenit.< lie all east's. in the i reai ment of the hoAs Vit al lores. Ne rvoui s I)iwirdlers, K xini taind Urinary Comptlaints, l'aralysAis, Blot l'h Pisoing, l' iuma lm, (ttarrh, atid i hi, tiasei pecu~tliar to womeintt, Ite is equial ht- cteissful. I )r. IIat hiawaty' p~ractice molIre th dolc' tat oif aniv. ottier spt a tlisit. Casesc prooced bth-l i b04hy (oth en Ipheysliians readily ieltl to lii, itreatmelo ot Write ohtim today futlly about1 ytour eas t Id 110 maikes to tchairge ftor conisuIt at ion 4.1advice, oither at, his otlice or by mail. J.N Nwton hi at hatway. M. II., T3 Sout it. vond nttont. A latita. GB. A Now Book For Men Special Arrangements Whereby a free Copy Can lie Obtained by Every Reader of This Paper. For weeks the presses have boon busy turniag out the enormous edlt Ion of Dr. J. Newton Hathaway's now book "M a n otioas, Vigor, lHealth" -- necessary to sattsfy the public de miand. Dr. Hathaway hat roserved at limited uitimber of these books, and these ho hasspocially arraniged to send free by mali to all readers of this papr who solid names -it i- d full address to him. For 2) years Dr. Hathaway hats contined his )ractit'e almost exclusively to dlseases of mote, and during that tine ho has restored imore meu to health, vigor, usefulness and happiness than any ten othor doetors ili the country combined. 1)r. Ilathaway treats and cures by at mnthod entIrely his own, tiiseoverod and perfected by hiiniel anil tiseti selislyely by 11iin, Loss of Vitality, Varleovelv, Strleture, Itlood Poisoning Ii its d ifferntt stages, Ithaiunatism. Weak Back, all tianner ofit' tirinary coiiplaints, Ulcers, Horos antil Skin i)iseass, lrighits 1Ulsease and all forins of Kidiy Tironis. Ills treatment for under tonIit mon restores lost vitality and nakos the pttlent a strong. wel. vigorous ati. 4 I)r. hlathaway's siceoss in the treatint of VarIeot..halid an ti lit-etura wit hout the aid of knife or eanetry is upho'noiniial. Tho patient is treat eil.b this tliotrI :it his ownt honlie without pain or loiis of Ut1111 irontinsluess. This is i positlvly th oily troatmnt which cures without ana opor atin I )r. I allaaay nlis the particular atten t1on1 of suall ee.rs froni V arleocolo and Stricture to ingos -.!8, 24. 30 ail :1 of his now book. hvery unso taken by lr. I lathaway is speclally tratedi accordIng to Its trature.all udor his gon lral personalsulwr isloniianl all reoindlosutsetd by himi ar prparodi f romn tho putrestand hostdrugsIn his own laboratories utitler, his personal ovorslght. I.. Ilattuaway nakes n4to chargo for consulta tlion or alvive., ilthr at his oice or by mall, and wI1te a vase is takle tlt) one1 low foo covors all cost of inidicines anal professional services. I r. I lathaway always prefers, whtta It Is possi lb, to have hIs pathfits call on hinm for at least 4o intorylow, bit this is not essential, as he has euarod soros of thousantds of patients iln all see tiois of the world whon ho has never seen. his Systein of I loio Treatment is so lorfectod that he can bring alot a cur as surely aiid speedily as though th(e patient called daily at his olice. J. NEWTON HA THA WAY, M. D. D3r. llat hla ty & Co., 22%Sotilh BroadStreWt. Atlaita,Go. MENTION TIlM 'A'iCIt WH HN WRITIN(L To All Our Pickens Friends. We want to say that we intend this hall to have the best line of Shoes and I ry ( erods ever shown in 1asley, and il prices the saie a4 you pay in Green. ville. Our Easley store will have evelytlhiIg our (i reeinville store has. You know onr stock is the largest in Green ville, therefore you know what yo1u can find inl ourW Ealey store. Ve alre agellts for sotne of the best 51ho1 factories in the United States, and we will sell them at the lowest possible price. M-r. .1. Melton King. our nianagor, asks all is f'riendsllH to give him a call that he m1ay let them1 ee what lie can dofo he i uplyn their wiats inl . lIry G ods, . thoes, etc. It will save yal you along ride to Greenville. lIe has mantly l 1.hing that lhe is selling at barin pr icesiIi~, and1( ilnvites inhspection. Kee y'')~ our eye on (! this spaice and it, t will sav ie you1 manyi at tdolIar. R. L. R. Bentz, Cashi IDry (Goods and Shoe. J, MIL.T'ON KlNG, Manager Easley Branch. GreenhvilleO Store,....-...... ..Corner enitranice', 201. Main St. tI Agent, for lutterick Patternsa. 4 yT n is ' hYo cnot, a stose te suith testc . all wokandhi int e',Woe' or and1( (Childrent's Bh oes. t h No shoddy stock . One Price,