The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, January 10, 1901, Image 4
i Edlitor.
Y0 T ll
' ok 0~1. Interested
,he children
Made inquiry
d I nanagcir as
for the clhild"kin
I ~"I>~Ilinmutunities.
s tle result of his inl
a t o ill.i his annual report
-l pw .)No Ti[C M1111, 01niRI CN.
phepomienal developiueit
cotton ,m)ill Interest --in
'T h UaCarolina now leads all the
,rn81tes and is second only to
in thle Union--has given
.4beforewe fully realize it a very con
gfiderable population of mill operatives
whyse peculiar conditions and needs
are uccessarily Ii tie known and appre
elated by the majority of our people, ac
cistomed to the traditional thought of
South Carolina as a purely agricultural
State. The figures of the Unitetl Stitt es
ceiisus, not yet available, will doubtless
al'ord material for an Inst, uctive study
of the relative illiteracy of persona4 in
and out-of the mills and the relative
school opporttianties of their children
It Is withiu the prov-ince of the State Sti
perintendent of Education to investigate
this, as.*ell as all other phases and prob
lemas of education in the State. and to
present the facts for the information of
the Legislature and the peoplo. To this
end I have wished that I euhlli tind time
'I*on the numerous ether dutics (if this
lce to make a. )Crsollil inspectionl) of
the schools attended by mill chi dren:
to inq'i're into the education aid -,n
oral condition of the children employed
a opt ratives in tie mill Is ani to lrn,
through conversations, the opin0ions of
the employers respecting the adequate
training of these chilh en at 'the age
which should be given to trainiig rather
than to man's wotk for bread. .
In the fields, as well as in the mills,
there is a deplorable tendency on the
part of many parents !o sh ilt their owii
immediate burdens and re'spons3i)ibilit ie,
to the shouldeis of their dependeiit
young, whom they seem to lo k upo-n
rather as servants than as clrIn to
ho nurtured. Thus helpless chihlhen13, in
violatioll of the haws ol na'zure, arts le
prived of the fruit of oi derly develo)ei
minds and bodies a- d it[e stcr ifired upon
the al ar of pareital thoughle Li l
ishness-love 'f case. But inl the min I
there is tihe greatte e tmlptitton to lec
parents heaus of the g reatur i emo'r
tion of the work atid ther is tie git-i
harm to the chih!rein bleallse of the in
Ovitable hygien v ci 3nd1itionls Thlus it is
the evil of " child hihr " appliev espiei
ally to the itill peole. A lit Ic w'o k
each day inl th open Alir atel inl cn:ltl
with animate nature ik tiaiciil to the
child At what, age lie caeiii n ju wi k
in the mill without biari-iit h) hi- phy, ' icii
well-beilig mity he i thil'ill i M :
but Ie sliO i certainiv 11''t be4. 1 lo i
to be so eitiplioy d be. eill ir i t
time to atteild sehiool lon, No'b t.
obtain the rud(limentIs (if 111 ednea.: (Ion
Compltulsory' educat loln, 1pi i r~ resoit
de to byV mnnlly connteis anld by even
Pom (i1 the aMile,n Sttes, wokul he'
a IIce with us, c'ertaii) tin il Ihe die
tion alil suilpelvilsinli of Liur eosm art.,
secured by I etter or.ganizattiol mil
system.
Without a 'iompulsy l tW ache.i
a t nd I.CIooll o iet.r, if I thoIoughIIy .Iwak
an d ,zea Iou11 inl thd t uty, can 1udu1
the pairents to isend ~m (I th eilren I.
school, pr'ovidedl thire hie not a st rongei
ar'gumuent- a imoneyV('ii cosi derat ion iir
Send. thie childiren to womrk Tlm hiw t ho
the control of1 a ehild a l'egalihmit, to
p~revenlt crenttlty. Tlhe griate cr 'i cty i
to dwarf achild's hodly and1 lioid, anid te
prevenit this there shiiuhl b3 ai "tatutle
lxitig the ag~e at whlich a hiI mauly be
farthei' the law - hiuibl go I am31 noti pre1
pared1 to sugge- t. I jud. e hiai soi ne o f
a law. Sonicetof theiiilihav told inc hiow~
schoole, and1 how the1 iy enfior ce at irule to
emipkiy 330 chiha!under - ye113s ol age
agreementit maikin:g gene.~ra l throuhom
the State 1-ome ofl theset reguiltjin. It
seemsfl thiat a liw Vwo nil nI e tile m o- t e
fetive and L satisfatolry meanilS.
At the sug gest in of t hie [lion Wm0. A.
l'rten)y, jreident ofl the null at Ne
,I gent to (lie ikuill'C peil uts a ci rcu
"' inquiiry, espec'iaily ais to (lie imoneyl
killioils wh'ich'l sollte (if thte Inills
ilt'uie oIf ed!imtuin in Ii hir
i' liomeiof I .t', how
The1 a'alii ics -
Ire I::v i ini a
llind,
Ith
r0
such awakoing t
LUi Len Months in
. ybar, shutting down only duringo
July -and August, nud one week Christ.
mits. Our attendance for the year end
ing July 1, 1900, was 700. Our No 31
school house, which was completed ten
or cloven months ago cost $10,00t), and
attached to it is a large hall, or audi
toriul, with stage, scenery, etc., in
whiCh the 6c1ool meets for pub'ic exer
cises, and which we also use as alecture
hafl, and which las seating capacity of
over one thousand. The school build
ing is equipped with modern school fitr
iiiture, maps, etc, and is owned entirely
by the Pelzer Manufacturing Compipany,
and is used for our school. The Pelzer
4chool Is open to all children in the
Pelzer village, and we also take in a
nupiber of children living outside of the
village of Pulzer, both in Anderson and
Oreenville countics. 1Te e'elzer Comp
any paid three mills school tax last year,
$;70, and directly paid the Pelzer.
School teachers aind other ex pen1ses froni
the tresury of the c)Ipj tany $',llitI. in
addition to this our teachers reccive
their proportion of public school umony,
wiIchI does i not co(tie directly thriough
mlur halt s.
lelton Mills-The Bielton Mills um
ploy Sumo o)penittives.anid are( not yeut inl
lull opera'ltion: , llavilg mnly started in
.uly. This mill is in the Iown of Belb
to. and we expect the cljihien livilg
inl the mill village to atl4tl tile gradel
sehools in the town f1 Helton, and we
do) otp to have ay in ill sclhool
at lielt-in or ti) sepaate the chiirdeln ,
the mill In o4Ple frml th1e- children of the
to wl iweoplc As thi mill is I ardly yet
iIndel'r I swing. I amll uin1able to give
you Ie ioC 111nlatil a4s to thne Itimoiult
Iaid by the Heltion M1ills for the Suplpo4rt
of 14c1hoo4S, Lt
It 11a3y itleet y u to i lt ) k at the con
trart signel by pel)Ole moIving )into)
I''elzer itol lBeltn mill villgr.s itid you
will see how anxiously WCe work it) en
coilage tIe chiiren Of ()Iur mloye:,
to wate d t'choo0, both att l'elz. r andit
BeILtn. If we hkad comulsorl"y atteni
d Ie sclool laws it woDubt hlpt1 us vcry
n11h ink mill viigi- es, bu. 'my law% it
teiptini to r e4'gu144ate l o art < I
I star 'Id tIs turi a i d I't ii I:lteIIn ill
littie tios i fmr :111 two teach4 i i b
d - in t u : it v.
Himn. .1 .i ";p\l a1 ut ', a .'rinl
Ic)l~ten >e , (it IE i . n, ( ' i (" ..
Dla i - Ila wrt'ijw :01h.11r , l ni Ahools
the Oil r I t l 1iltt41 t nir4itio)n
that w4e pay 4n4 4 en n! ehib!ren for ut,
pI l ll1a It i ' 4: 4 e ' 'I wVI4 does ;tit
llS're 1t *e4'14 ti v ii llr l tile 1li0Itltll
| 1 I I::.1 Irt :l4 5as h l icleo ltge ue ill
i 1.;ivet; 1 Yh vl w;lnbien by pa ent.4 ;1
I i, w 1,0 a%1! 1ii c- miullan fr eintly I
in( et w11 4 114 h4t ppositioIi, tlI t,
AVIid 1 I reg a a Iittleli le at shooI
we PAY t i e t1 a motill, inl reu :a
-.1 . \ 1 ( t Ik lw ring ( 1i '1 pay i v . I I
e s o e c h it 1ilt tha44t hals ot. aI u ell1 i d
,% hay -it sch(W! ill Ihet prev%-ious monwithi
'.et t4Iei 44. it 4cord of the stantinlg 44f
%Xi: tiIi i 1% ( ) I ltit ! stn4' 1 14 1 till (If
t ItII: ch Ib I n d. lhi4t 1 i iinPly %% mit
thojir att ilbinc, anid the nveesar y
tiainling" allt i h-cipline. wNill flov
This a41m4un 1d l tea to4 1:>, Il ' an
1venlti ofI, 4 1 . r l t It tenl
ilin 44 ih .
It11)1111 4
WeV hae moke'd thisplnfrsera
y1ears I4 l itl It t) b Illa gelat id inl
I~~~~~~~~~Rl I4444 )II r 4 4I 111 441le44
etjiS 4 t e ("1a u l' 14ri 1444 t 4ll~ I iitimp n
Gr4l'44LI' er 44 ('4144 , ie 'her I , 31 14
\V 411 d1.4k \5e14 ah~ l, lt''it Alpe itt I ettc4
I414ar Sir:4' I et urn14' v.~Lt4 her44 i14n i~t,
4e1-1:v 1' il l lig Iitl ti .t litisI11 :e41 ( t ''I'll ,
44I wou4ld 11a it u atten4tion4 the lae4t~
that144 144441, it wil4 ('444 1 u1 41,4 rL y abo'li~t
tji m n ' ~ lfn, :4 144'14Lt1tVI14d inlt isive 1444i
thr re i41t' a a 4r! 4mpesi 't al IC he
in 'i ofthe 114 State ar1e t doing their4'
nines.o 'I's nou, and'. 4\e1l4: 2, ami
tIre 1444 y ill 31y 4lty 841th1 iel i
yoI ItIivtc I lito gv propleer ilormati1'
and 44 t 'uv 44e, 5 ~ thereo ie yull with,4.ot
IIt1wouh l b I a141l pleastu t'usiatl some41
ant se 1ou blItdil' 114 (1 tLiiV4$ co ite t iliS,
44 a e I 114 <bit I li'sha14 l fom ly optetC r;l4
.41peae t"o44 mve4y4 u a'4111tltndits open-~
ti p l S l L .14.l14 I' i ~'4
:lt '$i't 4.'4ide141 and l'lrenslr144 .4
Gre' s~, ' .4 144., No vber , 4100'S114
4'he ilo ,he 1 d41 &44ltlban, 'ili ~t en- l~
-4 ofl4l 114 I 4d'etliatti, '4 aslumbia, t8. 44-4
1a Si:444 t4 writ you1 'l in toblr 144
1 dyed aiigrhelttr nore
the nut1nh4e4r 4'L whton ioul not, read
4 in 41 f1 1' lAd beeni as dtl~ i s J ciesg
liiIetand Ithiuld thave reied o tl (or
Ir was,41 therefore, ter mucht sur.
Sp1' 4414, 1fte the hcnas It was411
'ned14) thiat thrt were4 41( othroul
44 44'1r1.ti it ill e poin4ted to144 l4to
.uid4 easl44 idting a'i degradation11 ofl
431 w ~ S ith r 14be mill op r t . T hat1 is, thin
fiur' who41i 14cnno t Itad asC 1a4 rul arei~
SInvedgto ihe mi villagre 441 el1telast
T4 eV lick Jof educhiton i11 no0 t he~ret o
lttasribable toi thie occuptio~n in he
. 14ot,1 on the c1ontrary,.4 i my t4jdg
.1t, 1 as t as ril rty t s toondition40in
'V country. Af tver stmallpercnte
illd wmL k414nge thn tha oor tret
r ('411nd, tharefoe ti mresslitsne
Sdm.o thinki that you, and leaers
le drline that the white man l l
Iys superor by virtue of his n
''frfo pesn ose o mi
.J.cn r .[ wj~i W:tho N, 11 ali
Piesidont and Treasuicr.
Pacolet Mlanufacturing Company.
Spartanburg, 8 C , October 13, 1900.
Mr John J. Mc Malan, Columbia, 8.
C.-Dear Sir : I have answered most of
the (uestions you ask and herewith en
close th circulars
You will notice tile attendance at the
Spartan A1ill School is inuch more re
gular than that at Pacolet Mill School I
Likely sonic of the Spartan mill people I
Pend their children to one of the other I
two school buildings in town.
We aire proud of our BmIool it the Pa
colet Mills-theic is not a better one in
tile up-country'. 'The school building
cost ibout $4,000 -all at the expense of
the company. Four fellile teachers
one of them principal. It would be a
great pleasure to me, for you to visit
that school -in fact, botk of them, and
any- time yout are in Spartapburg I
shall0 ho more than >ae td to visit thern
with you. Very truly yours,
.JOHN It. MONTGossIPAty
PROFITS OF THI BUSINESS.
Thie Dispensary Sales Reach
About Two and a Half Mil
1iol18,
'I'he statement of the gross and net
Irofits of each dispensary in the State
dtiring the , even months enling No
VCnhr 30, 1900, has been issued. 'lhe
gross 8t es for the period indicated
amlunted to tile 0n101rmous 8111 of $2.
4211,810 22. nearly two and a1 half inil
lons of dol ar2. Onl this tile State's profit
was $ 7W 012 18, and the net )i0ts,
divided c(liiy between the to-Ans and1
.i.i of the State, covering also the
heetr dispensaries, reachi 2911(1.28,
oakitig the t)tatl profits for tile eleVll
m nths on th.1 State's big lifIel r busi
The net prolits froin beer dispensat
I ifs t) towns and conIlties aggregate
-'..1;19 81.
Fromi the tell dispensaries in Charles
toii U ilnty the net profits lo thatt comnty
nil city are $12.305 26.
C01111nhia alils four dispensaries ex
e iiive of the beer privileges. Fromi
Iiis ' four th1e net p olits goiig t.) tile
S(2 nlty an1d city art $22.738 9.
( renville With its two dispensatries
Inets the city and couity tihe rn of
$,13 4o;2, and Spartanh(urg's two dis
p 212s ics net1 tie city and Colmity $11,
It should he borne Il nind tlhat all1
these figures refer only to the ce0vent
muinths ending Noveiber 3o and d,)
lnt include th1 hleavy holiday bus11iness
tiine during the 21uonth1 4f D)uce nber.
llere is tile of1l1(in s-atement, sh(1wing
ilk 11. [list co titutt the enorillol sdes
at each of the 11.1 regular dispel's.tries ill
the mit, td the tiet profita--etu:dly dli
vidud btwveen toviRs ain cities -ill Iihe
(Iross Net
1)ijpensaics. Siv.e. Pro. its.
A hhe1vville. ......... .$: 1,14.91 $ .,11 :1S
A 1 huus I2l ....... ... 8 811,11 8n'2 73
Aiken.............. It. 3.9 W
.UleAtl ........... 1 Nj 1, 1
A n e so . ..... . . 11,. .7 l
BWtr iwell ..........(',l 6 .1 6
lIckan fort ... . . . .1 ,4 " 1
Biipih oIpville. . . 477 I5 :1,11..4
lihtek-hiurg. :~ .4~s
It unlehlville 211; 13 1,715 1
r .....n.,2. ! I 4)S930
.h . . . .. . 0 .12 1 1.4
Meer..........1 14G2 I 80 1,421121
Mulstdt........SBI: 15 :1,173 :1
111II~la~........11, 4:7 21 :; 79.1.2
JiV~lCI2 . . I..1 ( 2. 2.,185 (15
I 'ilt......... .1( ';311 ,17120
I)I~intl~..... ,...1) 4 2 12,151 (26
1)1112111 i........ 10,2 711 .,34i2..7
( 2ll.i( lels......:,81to n2s8
errbit .'..I 452 ,11
( I lil lUn
II 212fl p1(221 1 87 1,2.90 82
*i2(~k((1hi1~O1 2141 i 1,17:1:11
ker.121w........215.3 415. ; 7.12
K il gsl~'e..... 7,.. '. i :b : I,10 9.1
Ii11(('~Mt~'.. 4... .59 70 1,18 7 65 ,0 (
I :l~r22'4.........10(2 505 ) 45:) .5
I iiltl.....111,il '15 1,1 110
l~iarlington .. . .... 5ii 1,1(2
L~iodg.......215.t (1..
[-'.hrhardt.............3121 118
Ellorcem........(,2;)4) 51 1
Nlor Matt72 'I 118 1
(vw1fney.. ~
(1,014rg(1 1own3
i'lll 1(.........8751 .21
.'acks22nbor.......(.18 i411
11nt2w~8 123, 011 380 3,2;(i 81
1~2dg build 212:1.1( 8847 01
~t (IdI . .1i 12.10 1,51320
I .1:'11.5 1,41(1 12
S~~lI 7l7 114 01 8254 1151
81, 812 2110,1(lr5
W 81(12. . I7,19211.31 1 0(1 1
~i lilglie4d. I90 I 00 7288Ti
St.t;'(rge82,(220 1 281.6 t
St. NI ~ ~ 7, 211015 14 '27 ~ 1242 1
8u~~nnl~~rvi.2 1')716~ '1 .477.1
laancter .. . . 78) . '(83
laI lfd~ e. . .1). . 11 0 I2~)41
ILei ngtn. . . . 1. 1 2 ( 1: )
Wav g ll. . . 4. 1 . 14 . 42 1
Marionll.... .. . . 1 t 8I3
May,211i'..........84.J *7,51 1
Mont ritsanto..
Nichofro. ....a.r
flecdl yen. e. ..
JlgNowve. ...~O 74~.1I
- 1t-t tlof worshp anid ii prai
mot. . $176,012.18 81
i
Irand total profits $474,178 46 t
Here Is a Statement of the not profits o
0 towns and counties from tlt beer o
Ilipensarios':. sales during the elven
nouths throughout the State :
Net
Profits
lkn ............ ........ $ 21460
3oattfort ................... 180 15
dishopville................ .. 50.55 h
Hoessler ................... 8,828 l s
W ohlers..... .............. 1,160.70
Terry ............. . 41 55
Jolumbia e
Narey............ . 2274.70 b
Grillin.., ... :1 535 it
Flanagan . ..... .... ...... 11215 tl
M im augh.................. :1 00 Y
Darlington ................... :13.5 19 ti
I)I'on ....... . . .. .... -t 310 v
Latfney ...................... :96 (0 i,
leorgetown............. .... "4200 a
Ureenville ti
Richardson ................. 253 15 e
Payne...................... 946195 d
Laurens ...................... 32 25 ii
Orangeburg.................. 551. 45 n
Spartanburg c
13 ek;r................ .....223 50
Ilusemianl . ... ................. NJ 1 2.-,
Bumiiter................... ... 452.45
U nion .... ................... 505 5-,0
$22,633 30
Charleston (Germania lBrew. $22,(633 30
Co.) ...................... .1 836 51
To~tal. $ '1
THI GOOD AND BAD THINGS.
The Joy That Came to a Poor
Family in an Unexpected Way.
"Sarge Piunkett," in writing to the
AthLti tmstitutioni about somi1e of the
things observed oi Christmas day, gives
the follo.ving story:
To start at the beginni)g, I would
have to go back tothe hills from whentce
flows the Saluda river, in Grecnville
Countv, South Carolilt, to a period of
over twenty yearlts ago.
About this time tiere lived Some ten
or twelve miles from the village of
Oreenville a. fatally, recently moved into
our conimuniti , to await tio startittg or
the George W. wott factriy. Their
home in South Carolina was not so
humble as tie one they now occupy, nor
were their circumstances so di-tressed.
The t uth is that, it is a fainly who vWere
doing well on a little farm on the Saluda
river, but caught the manik for going to
towi and have beenl workiing at the
factories i Ort enville village of rec ent
e rs, ti;i, at. lat, tile)' have come
to Georgiai seeking wirk and think with
regret of the itme they left, an I lind it
mIn tIstriius hard to keep their sifter going
while the Scott factory is being Imiade
ready for wor k.
At their hionie on the Saluda, one dirk
cold night there cone a ina1%n inl a wi d
state of deiiriumi. The strauger had lost
h0is hiat, had t, > i I is citlthes and, alli to
gether, vere ini a forlorn condition from
a prtstract. d spree, biul bore every ntark
Of a genitlemaii and of a man with plenty
when at hi imself.
He that, as it may. he was taken in nid
kinidly car.d for by the faii ly, oie of
the boy)s, its dark and tld as it was,
mo U noting his horse and riding three
Imilies ftr a doctor This stilan ger rc
niindo ed several days at thisl home oi ihe
alIida, it dUvelojtig in the mn "ntime.'
thit he lih d i uii t httle imnyiit mii oni hi per
sonl. Th'iis timdei noi diffeireiice withi the
CJarolinao couniitrynmain, tbut when lie
t ime camie for the stranger to dep.'rt the
cottOitrymlan rig get uip thie best convy
a necI hi had it t hte ofldest boy carried
t' stranger to GIreeiiville village.
Th'iere com aes thle story. Th'Ie it ran ger
wtould have the boy receiv'e a hi ne cotat
thtat lie hi mself w'iore, a gciinuine broad
cloth is was, tailor imaide, and no such
coatt hand tieii w. rni before by3 anyi younig
moan altng the Saluda riveir. That coat
hias doiie service ini thle coun trlvman'is
fain ily for miany years. until rectiitly it
fiad been hung upon a nail in the shed
roomi never' L) he wvom n again, it was
Itoughlt.
This present Christmas found this
counitry family in a bad wvay, between
moiv ng to G eorgia and waiting, out or
work, for the Scot milfs to start. it is
inot. niecessary for iie to state thait, the
coutiltrymian of Saluda river was a very
diff'erent mani fromi the factory op~erative
that lie is no(w ile has grown old and
feeble and so has that good wife, anid
they together live with a wvidowed
daughter where they iare several lit tle
granadch iidreni, w ho have already learned
that life is a struggle and who expected
inot a Ling to coime i heir way in the.
niature of Christmas cer.
it was just the natural thing for the
grandmother to aet her its to wvork to
priovide someli present for heir favorite
grandsoni. It was a happy thought, I
th-nkif. thfat (causedl heri Lto decide to get
dowii the tld coat and unideitakce to
make a small jat ket for the graiidson
out o) ~fiat wits yet sotind,
It was Chiristmas eve morning when
the gratndmiother set hecrself to work to
prI'vidie this jacs et. She sat by a small
tblie whlilie t he now feeble countryman
sat in tihe co rner and fully understood
thazt it wals lisa part to keep) the fire
puiiched up. I think that both thiose old
Ueole had1( heavy hearts when the first
rip was made uponi the old coat. O.ne
sleeve wvas rippedl from its socket, and
the old man leanied over andio watched as
the grandmother ripped that dlownt to
the culT anti theni smoothed it out on
the table. The other sleeve was soon
out and treated ini thet same mfalnner.
Then camne the wotrk of carefully rip
ping out the lininig. As this procedled
it was dliscovere~d that onie pocket lhad
beein r'ippi-dl somnetinie or otheri, and1( the
grandmot her had somei r'emairks ah .at
its being se vyed since it had conme into
thieirm famiily w ith whiute factory thireadl.
She didn't like the white thread,
hut she hknew it was her dautghter w ho
hatd done it anid she rip~pedl alon~g.
"What is thcs?" suddeiily hi tding~ up a
piece of whiute p~aper, which had1( evi
dently worked through the hole in thle
potcket before it camte into thelir possess
sioii. 'Tho oldi main soo)n d otn his
specks andu( r. ad--It wais simpiliy a ieert
If old letter head:
The old letter hiead wvas torn anghne
1m1 there could only be seen the letters.
"D~ear War *'
No telliing what the balance of that. let
"r was, but it ditd nott matter, anid w~asi
tmly enuriousI because ft brotughit up iieii
tries (of thle old home on Safuda river.
Phe grandmiothier went on withy her rip
>iiig, and perhaps niot many word(s
gould hiave been spoken between the
air all morning, for I know their
boughits had turned back to Carolina,
ud they were living over again the
ears upon the 8aluda; but stendeny
Itting her scissors drop, she exclaimed:
'And what in this?'
ono hirnda
* wife with the
note, by cracky'" ox.
J. 11 n old man as they both aroso
Ith more excitement than dignity. I
-all not try to describo what followed
took more than an hour for the fatally
settle down. The bill of ioney pass
I thrdugh all their hands They felt
it, turned it over and about, to at list
r'ot for the store and learn for certain
iat it was genuine greenbacks.
"There might be some more, grand
a," suggested one of the children.
'1hey hai never thought of this; per.
aps there was soie more, and the
ork on the old coat was at once re
nied.
It is useless for ite to try to deeeribe
lat followed. As the rippiug proced
A two or three wads of money (green.
itcks) was found and rejoiced over. It
perhaps not prudent to tell just whitt
cy did got, if I knew, but I catin tell
ou one thing, (Chrlstnas morning ftound
oat whole famnily with tickets for Green
illo, S. C., and I expect thaht before this
read they will be back on the Satluda
gain, and the old man will have a deeJl
> the O'd hone they loft. This was joy
nough for one faintly il one Christmas.
on't you think so? And the beauty of
is tia-. they will all be content to re
Iain in the country and proud to be
ountly folks
t CENTURY OF PROGRESS.
he Inventions and Discoveries of
the 14ast Hundred Years.
Ireenville Mouintaineer.
The Scientific American contains a
ioteworthy article upon " A Uentury of
'rogress in the Uitted States," wiich
L would be piotitable to transfer in its
utirety to our colunins. but on atccount
if its length this is impracticable. it
naily he well, however, to collate some
>f the fiets cited muerely as tin introduc
it'n to tite Twtientieth I Iit it 3 upon
vhich we are now entered hlie writer
ays : " In io period of huIman endeavor
Ias the work of inan heen sit built into
anhible and enduring things of a useful
tia ity as inl the ceintu y just about to
mass into history. Inl it few days the cal
nim dar of the Christian eria will be ad
usted tO a Iew figure the greatest,
;ycle of the wcrld's progress will have
,ompleted its round, atid the whee of
time will have started on a inew tevolu
ion. In the evoluttion of history the
.hioughtftul student is inpressed by the
reat change in methods and subjects
wiroutghit ibY the idneteenth century. An
uieit and incdieval history dealt with
bloody wars, limiting creeds, cinning
politics ali th - greed of conquest,
Modern history inuist leave these to a it
ni borldinate phace. and substitute fo ti
lein, as of gritter i1nip Itance, the
enuius of itnvention, the elenietits and
ugencies of industrial progress, and the
ttrts of peace " The great piuncei to the
progress alotig all lines has beenl invei.
uion, and he says : " The nineteenUt
century was to nark in this iel a great
revolution: spec.ilative piltosopihy was
to be left to tile dreaterici'; aid I tle tlo ght
of mani asstuied a ie new ahn concrete
shape. * " The railroad, the eule
grai Lih, a til([ he steani vessel atin niihilated
disit acs ; peo Ies toul l cI tows acr'. ss
the sets, and the contagion of thought
s5timuhited tie l ei tnt U or civil Z/statiI
until the while world broke out ito anl
epideic of indutrial progress."
The cataligue of inventions has been
groulped by devadeus, and in trnerI n
we will mn)y nuote the I s' impoitani.
In the first decade, ( is m. 1l) \' tit
of I ay, gave tile woNrld tlie kjeeid
tal bat ter y which he.,rs his nianie
Lou is i sobtert, ci Franice, dev ised a ina
cinle lor'ts liain g contiiti itos wiebl of
paper, witn wat;i4s thle forerunne a of tc thle
web pet tecting print intg prtess; Trevi
thiick , ian Entghishnlan, bt ult lie lir st
steami loconioLivye, anid tiis cou a ntan
WIVinstor, organized thle fir st gae icinpa-,y
In ourti own land, Joihin Stevenis ati Rioo-iIi
crt Futiton c'uccessfullhy estabniliuhed steaitu
niavigation, and1( therteby laid tlih tnda
tion for thle presenut grteat ciominierce an d
Bp)len lid nava~il eq uitpatent of thle woi ri.
(18 10-20.) Ktonig-s ro~tarty steam press
mR ked4 at great advanctie in piliiinag;
Stephens n butilt his irst lcom iv
Futlton the first steamt w ar vessel'~e ; N iLepee
tinveinted hilogr aphy , thle pin er I. i p~
rThe father ?
SGone for ti'
dloctr. The
~s~mother? Alone
with her suffer
ing child.
~ i~ X"Wilthe doc
,,~. for never
~ ~'- come ?
-When there
- - is croup in
' th e house
y ou c an't
- get the doc
e for qtick enough. It's
too dangerouis to wait.
Don't make such a mis
take a gain; it may cosr
4a life. Always keep on
hand a dollar bottle of
s t cur's the croup at h.
oI:ce. 1'Lut when any
one in the i uni!y comeis
Sdown wiih a hard cold e
or coQx a few. doses of
shor the nck at once.
A 25 cent hottle will cure>
4 in mi'rh' ioldl; the 50c.- t
sizec i. betler for a cold
4th:M has. beeni hanging on. -'
Kece ihe (&lat t14e On hand.
(lying' u1 ih '.'IPm, ptiin, hi 441
u gired ; i A c ra il--rry t',etor, I
rule u h ih line' ic h ' kept Ay'r's
4',It'ed itin-i ifh hou haul rean
c ',c t, : -ni it-i'r ni t i'delro ttho a
1 i e- ac. .ier, write tho doonir
1kr. .1. o. A v it. Lowell, Mfns. 9o
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in photography; Sir H- uiphI ey )avy inl
vented the safety laitp ; lectro-miagnet
ism was discovered by Oersted : and the
American ship " Savannah " utilized
steam for the first time in crossing tilt
Atlantic.
(1820-30.) Faraday converted the ele
trical current into im chanical motion
pins began to be nimie cheaply ou
Wright's machine : the Iirt public paIS
senger rail way w1 opened in 'llg'ald
between Stockton and Darlinoll
friction matclhes were intridiccil bi
J lin Walker ; Stephtensn's locomotive
" Locket," took the pr:-.' f)r speed ; tlt
the first practical locotInotive was in
ported and put to work in% America:
Daguerre invented the dagueiruotype
and Ericsson supp'ie . the steani irt
engine.
(1830-0.) Prof. Hlenry te'eiaphe
signals to a distant point by his electro
liagnCt ali illIvlted his electr iP m11otol
McComilick and IH[ussey in vented Ia'
put into service their restective reapetrs
Hald 'in buiit the " Old Ironsides," iron
which tile A merican locomot ives beg..n
to lie recogIizud, until in nnmnbur an J
Imuality theyN, now excel ill others : Prof
Morre gave to the world the telegraphi
Colt iivented his revolver : Oraplr and
Morse made the first photogr.phic p ir
traiLs, and Goodycar dlisCoere 'i !e prlo
tei s of vutlcaniiing ru bber. 1Im1port.an
teps weure taiken abrt~od ini cheieunc
anld electrlicalI forces :Steini u l discv
ereud the heasibhiiit y ofI utdizing ti.
uarthi for thle return1 sectiLon 'f thea
eletrtic currenit :iDefries furnished the
gas meitur: Tal bert made phot)1ographic
pinItts fra) n iega' i es, antd Prof. (rov
miadu the first, inIcanLidesce'nt elect ric
lamp.t
(1ut 50.) Sick'l's ste'ati cit-oll and
N asmyi thI's L-tam hai ner wure inl ven~ited:
the first telegraph ic message frotm Wish
an-tetic. the 110c typte Ievtoima
cotiiniand nitro~glycerinei: flowe s sew
ing miachinie :Satvne5' tinie-lotck :the
C(i enini :~ l lthe fi rst suibmarrin lc ahec
I im Ir 'ii C'ais) 'loan's gimilet pinteiLd
"0e e i I A t Iiin mcine tmaIide matches
l'e' etric l)comlotive:
Aay .ard 'o bechl ad itng rilie ;Smith &
We, pencer an td Hlenry fire-arms;
Liihe .0 a!-irm telegra~itph ;iprocesses for
maie paper puhlp fr om wood : Besse
nmtrl procs it f ma iiik ilng steel :the dlynal
imetetic machiine ; Ericss'on's hot air
eng i'n ; Woodrunf's sleeping car :the
t r-t AtlantIc cable : Petrkins' aniline
dye L: the unidergroaind cable car system;~
tate dtisctvery oh coa' oli in the IUited
tate :Lthe first use of theu electric light
in ta dwlling: launching of the ''Great
Eas tern : thle Imp roved spectroscope;
lth storn ge battery: t 'e crudle telenhone;
th~ -teaII j ijector : lie ammon1(11 iaa11bsor,
t111io tt in hin le.
(1't% ?0.) The in.ventins of this pe
ri od refIlected to some extenit the0 strife
>f hlittlec ini the war btJCween the States.
lihe rl(lv in g turIret, Ericsson's iron
mad "' Monitor,'' thte Gatling gunl, the
lhe whiite gunpowdler antid dynamlite, thle
h eedtrpedt, MonerCie'l's disap J
'iearmgu gun cart intge, and the rebotind.
ntg gun~ ock TIhe McKay shoe sewinig
nainime revohntioniz/ed the shoe indtos
ry :GreenlII inented the dlrive well :Otis
he ptassenger elevator ;the first barbed
vre fence applt'ere, alnd( ruibber dental
Ontes wire initrodutcedh. Olcomaitrgarine
va~S pr ohducedI the Suezi canlal opened,
hie Pa'cific raiilway was compilleted, West'
nyh~ iouse air brakes were devisedl, andl
omlt ettd.
(187o.-i.) Th'ie Hoe web perfc'ing
ress wals deCvelOod, and1( a great array
f valuablie in ventions followed, 01nly a
iw of wich can be montioned. Thle
,oeke grin indtter ; the Inigersoll rock
rii ; .1h iey's auitomnatic car coupler;
.disoni's quadruplex telegraphi ; Gor
amn's twinle binder for harvesters;
]l~uiting gas mnade from water ; the
oiler mnill for making flour; Pictet's ice
inch ine ; Bell's telephone ; cigarette ma
hinery ; Edlishn's phlonograpth ; the Otto
as1 eniginie; the Iteminlgtonl typewriter;
Ie first electric railway at B~erllin, andi
ite M ississippi letties were built by
apht. Eaids.
(1880-.90.) Telegraphing by iniduti~ton,
te Blake te ephlone transmitter, the
tecce buttoahole machine, Mergenthal
r's l inotype macine, the We sback gas
urnier, the graphophonth cy'anido
rtoce of obtaining gold, Harvey' 5pro.
ess of annlenhntg armior late, the rotary
teamu turibline, the Kodlak camera. the
rocess of making artificial silk, the dyna
ute guan, nickel steel, photography in
olors, andi thec K rag Jorgensen magazine
flo. The first Amnerican electric rail
ay was installed between Baltimore
ud1 Hamptden, the Brooklyn bridge i as
ui It, the electrocution of criminalsa was
r dered in New York, and the Lick
IIeSCOpeO was erected near Ban Joso,
al.
(180.100.) Thl. donasl 15 tas wi.t
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
Signature
of
In
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
CASTORIA
THE CENTAUR COMPANV. NEW YOAni Cli*
inventive agencies of importance, and
Ionly a few may be named. The Parsons
rotary steam turbine as applied to ma
rine engines has raised the speed of
smaller 'steam craft to that of an ex
piess locomotive; the Northrup loom
cotton mills, which acts almost with
the discretion of a thinking mind;
the Yerkes telescope ; Edison's kineto
scope, and its allied inventions; the
discovery and application of the X
rays by Roentgen, the Krupp armor
plate; the developments in liquid air
and apparatus for producing it ; the
inerecrizing of cloth under tension to
render it silky : the practical develop
muent of the bicycle and the automobile ;
the building and launching of the " 0.
ceanic" the largest steam vessel ever
produced ; and wireless telegraphy by
larconi
-An employee of the census office at
Washington says that many ludicrous
misunderstandings occurred while the
counit of the people was in progress.
A ior.g the queries on the blanks fur
nished to the enumerators was one
which was indicated thus: " Length of
residence." This was expected to show
how long each person had lived in the
pace where lie resided when the census
>as taken, but when the reports came in
it was found that seome of the enumera
tors had mtisunderetood the nature of
thle q1uestioni, andl had answered it in
figures -" 20x40," "'70 feet," etc Evi
dently they had measuredl the length
of the residences of the people they
cX onted.
- Iev. L. 8. Ingramn, a Protestant
missionary, located at O)axaca, Southern
Mexico, went to Laredo, Texas, to be
mmrried to Miss Franc Battloy, of Lon
don, who came to this country to meet
her liance. The ceremony was per
formedl by the Rev Mr flomnmons, of
ioran, I .. The bride travelled 5,000
miles, the groom 1,200 miles and the
clergyman l !>00 miles to the lhace of
meeting.
-hein Prince of Wanles, after the
shoigseason, always amuses himself
with daily target practice. Hie is said
tbeone of the best pistL1 shots In Eu
Wec have our store filled with thiejbes
selected stock of
Fall and Winter
Foot Wear
ever shown in.Greenville.
You nannot fall to see the superior stock
and workmanship in our Men's, Women '6
and Children's 8hious.
No shoddy stock . One Price,
Everything Warranted.
FA LL FOOT WEAR
Our kind has onily to be seen to he ap
preciated. The most careless observer
cannot fail to scelthe Beauty and Superior
I' inish of the Men's, Women's and child
renm's 48hmoes; for Fall wear. No cheap'
shoddy goods. Everything "".warran ted.
(live us a look.
PRIDE & P~r TON,
106 S. Main Street.
lia FIrst door above
flipscomb & Russell's
MONEY TO LOAN
On farmir g lands. Easy payme~nts, No
commIssion. charged. Horrower pay. ae
tual cost of perfecting loan. Interest 7 por
cent. up, according to security.
.i NO. H. PAILMIER & SON,
(Jolumbla, 8. 0.