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The People's Journal. WNMBD EVERY WIEDNESDAY MORNINO. . . MAULDIN .............Editor. *.I. MATHENY..........Bus, Mgr. Saobwription $1.00 Por Annum. Advertising Ratos 1Easonablo. SnVered at the Post Office at Pickens as second-dlass matter. PICKENS, S. C.,: Thursday, January, 1, 1903. Don't go too fast trying to test those good resolutions for the new year. A * 0 Next Monday is salesday. Some good bargains are offered if you are looking for a home. The last three days of 1902made the Treasuror's oflice the busiest place in Pickens county. * * * This is the season when the un fortunate need and appreciate most overy manifestation of true charity. The old year goos out cold-the now year is ushored in unceremo niously with snow and sleet and ice. * * * If you havn't paid your taxes there is a provision of law by which this obligation may be cancelled with a penalty. *0 Come out January the fifth and take a band in the hidding on saleBday when soveral dosirable tracts of land will be sold. The extension of the time for tax paying is an irreprossibleprob lem since the people havo loarnecl to expect this lonionco and aro be ginning to count on it as a certain ty, * * * This is the season of all seasons, when overy man and woman and every child of discreet ago ought to lay hold upon the good old-time, almanac, horse sense and apply it to themselves, their work and bus inoss. * * * A thousand dollars. invested in Pickens county real estato now, will bring its yearly increment in crops or rental and a constant In crease in value at a rato ngi)g tan ten perceent per annum. This means that lands in control of the good mauagor is a form of in vestment to which far-seeing po plo are giving thought. The tobacco industry ini the eas tern section of this state is proving almost a bonanza to the farmers and to business generally. Expe. riments are also being made look ing to its extensive growth in th( lower part of the state with soim indications of success. W~hy could it not also bo profitably grown 1r Pickens county as. a diversifying crop, now that good markets art established ? The South Carolina Legislatur< meets about Januar y thir teenthi if the members consider all ti< suggestions and advice giver them they will keep busy5 during their allotted days in Col uimbia. But the peOople have the right to suggest and their sugges tions deserve consideration. Leg islators aro the reprosoentativos o all the people, and they all neoo suggestions . The Greenville Daily Herald is bright, new atternoon daily news paper which started in Grceeviib city last Tuesday 23rd of Docemb.er It is printod by the Herald Pub lishing Company of that city ain< 18 ably edited. We hope for thil venture in journalism every sue cess and believe that ifithe first is sues are an indication of its future career the public will not be disap, pointed. Pickens county is not what some people once were wont tc facetiously call her-the home ol moonshiners and a place of law lessness. Pickens county is prog. ressive, if anything, and those whc esnd speak in disparaging temsof est county in South Crolina o coJ 0 a learn a few t~ make asses of th their ignorance AS TO PUBL 160as been tral t1on is tl in the diroc lativo bono fits derived 'boral sup port of publiO se -e. THE JOURNAL 190 . This issuo of The Journal bears dato January 1st, 19O3. Improvement seldom comes with ono big leap-a little at Itho time and that continued moans assured improvement. The first issue of 1.003 is something of an improve mont. It is a kind of suggestion of a betterment that will bo at tained as tho year progressos. A desirable weokly family iewspaper --o110 that meets the noeds of ru ral roadors--niust give the iowsnof a week condlonsed. 'We propose to give our readers the honefit of th(, news fIroml the legisaiture of South Carolina and of the Congn ss of the United States, in concise shape together with other general iews of proscmg iiitorest to all. We want to make improveum,nt-wo will improve. PENSIONS AND IOLITICIA NS. We favor lihoral appropriatiois to penisio11 til) needy ('onfelcrate soldiers and their widows. '1'h( people vho pay the tax es (10 not object to the judicious expedid tulro of pubb1c f'un(1s raisodl by proper i(a1 ri-asonabie levy for this purposNe. But %we (14) objoct to the penlsionl law be ing miade at med1ium1 Liirough wiiou asp iriing politicinus who think wl ire" of their political enhancnint Ih1n they (10 of the nee(ds of the Confederate sol<tiers or of the people who p)a3' th'o taxas may tr. to build thieimsolvos up at th expotnse of property owners and thereafter brag to the poor F1ildiers Ihow they IiavO 1hlled to incroaise Iheir pensions. It is b,ut right that needy vetorans be rect'g niize(1 and judiciously assisto(1, but it is hiurtful to lhemi and to the public to make their patrimony a polit ical levor. AN EDUCATIONAL CATEClISM. 'Is the child tho supromo interest of the State ? Is the education of tlo child the groatost inv.stmont of tho State? Can t1y,ro be any bettor test of . ./ true c0AIzIonshlip than activity for public education? Is it a wvrong to the child to k(oop him ini a poor' school nearby when he might attondl a goad cons.olida ted school a nnl11 or' two aiway? Can thle pr1ohlom of educa'~tion iln the South be solve V1withouiLt dis1 trict taxation? Can we 011mploy suitable teachler's 0On 1)001 Balarios? studies that conltribute most to the usefulness of the pupil in after life? Can (ho South rise to mdoustrial prominence without industrial ed1u cation? Would agricultural courses ini tihe publiceschoools greatly Iicrease the pr'odutct of Southern farms? Hid His First Name. Colonel A. W. Shalfeir, ex-post mnaster of Raheigh, N. (., anld a nmn01 of prom01inence'0ii throughouilt thle'$ stte, lived for thirity-livo years in JRaleigh and was a resident of that, state aIt the time of hlis deathb a short t ime algo. u10 0 on theOre or else~'her'e, niot even is wife, kne~.w is given1 nameilt. When Coleil Shali'er was apipointed pos5tmalster. by' President Ha1rrisonl, it was sulpposedl of course that lhe wolid give his full name11 wh-len subscr'1ib)ing to the oath of of face, this~ being requlired by thle gov' erunent. The colonel, howevecr, ref used to do so, ajnid it was only a fteor con)sider'alo correspondence that he was permitted to alsslin tihe otlice. No 0one knows wihy hc was so secr'etive aibout thle matter. Submarine Card Game. Incredible as it may seem, there are two menf in Paris who can p)lay cards under wiater. The reservoir in which they play has a cap)acity of about 800 tons of water, and hy draulic and electric machines are connected with it in such a manner that the entire space can be illumi nated by means of incandescent lights. Three or even more persons can find room in the reservoir, and they have no difficulty in remaining un der water for fully five minutes. Indeed one of the men remained under water on one occasion for flye minutes and twenty-seven seconds. to' trr One Thing at a Time. T. Yerkes, the American who de11ling London's "tubes," has Il ihch perhaps in a meas ~ ~%A~~ucess. This is .;, ethan one .~A asked the ~a goin~ to (,, " ~~lemes. "If a ~' ~ nie with a guarantee d y 4( ie ld make golden Bov a out 6i norp iron," he.said, wudnot ei rback iim. 80 i 1 "1 . r$ gj* " THE SITE OF FORT LEE.' The site of old Fort Lec of Revo Iutionary fame is to be reclaimed, converted from a mos(luito swamp to a properly kept reservation and marke<l by a monument. When the Btate 1ba)lrd of healti of New Jersey drained oil the polluted waters of Parker's pond, a sluggish pool on the 1'Palisades some 2,000 feet back frot the cliifs, indis)utable evi dnes were found that this breed in p-l,'ace for ialaria nd1( llosqili to("s 11al leenl a1 militaryti"1 post. .he laihters of the Revolution and mem1bers of t ie Society For the ]>reservation of Sect nic and IIistorie ]>h.es 1weam e inlterestedl, and r.e search disclosed the fact that the nleglec"ted spot hll once beei 11n1 important 'tratc-gie point in Wash inigtoll's ealttt illlg. 'Tlhe site of the old fort is to ie restored to its Revolutionry a pe ailt"c" as far apos Fible, the ,tate of New Jersey and the Empire State S c"ietv Sois of the AmIericanl Revoluition having each apprprliil(hd $1 ,nn to begin the work.-New York Tiie's. Nebraska's Breathing Wci3. T.l'hesc) reimlarkablc ph1ienomlena ll' d(escribed in a recent piblica tioll of the I'nitedl States geolog ieatl Survey. l'icy are dr"iv(ii wells, whlich, afte"r (le-cndling throug;h from 50 to 100 feet. ( ' suiLil, 1).11 etratto t la\'er ofI clil-c' lilaci.-tone about, futi ilc"hes thick, V.lieli rests l111011 tile w lt("1' ht, ll p' ;ralvcl. 11" eincver all ar at; 4 1 l i" iiartr ieter li);1sc.; allellts iIl:! cc>llnt rv tilie LreItt' lin. w lls i ai;11 n il r'alr with I nuisc audib le solt til.as at a lis tanllic of several r ls. '.'..v blow outtwar for bi "Sevr;aI (lavs, anil then the c llr n t I I', v l'ser ill l 1le air is dlratwit iln, the t'llangs a1wa1CF fc 1 lowill Il it't i Ii' lls of lt t baia ie1 - tcer. tOtie ex"pllat o)i cadt'rel is that the porolul aivel liIIt'rlneltlti the Iillestulte Ilit\'r c)italils air, wliose IIre:sl'c ti c nll t t cl s ill SVIill )atlly - wxith tlit, of the( air above groundl. Itit it is felt thint. a coml)lete cx >hulationl renmains to be mlade. oth's Conlipaition. Boxing an End. Uiti the 1)ot Ihall season only re cently over, this story of George Wodirulf, an old Yale player, of the strelluous m11etlods of "boxing an cnd," plract iced ill his day, is ai Imcly as.; amu. 1t was in 1886, and1(1 the gtinle was played in Caim bridge. "Soth teams played with tenll men only," say"-s Mr. \\oodrtil, "becautse Vicior 1larding hiad been lelegated to keep Yale s unrivaled end, '1 id' Wallace, out of the g.1 This lie did by tacklinlg him at thle beginlning of thle game aund keeping upl a cont inulous Packle un til its elose. The11 hail was frequent ly p)ut in phay with these two ends wrest linig on the grounid some1 forty yards away." She Had Sixty-two Children. A petition signed by 3,000 per sonls has bieen pr'Ceented to tihe ital in governmlenlt aiskinig for a peni 51i)n of $360 per annumilI to he con ferred oIl a woman named Madda 1l1na (Granett Ia, who hais given birth to sixty-t wo children - fifty-nino boys and three girls-during her married lifte. In nine years she pre sented hier husband with cleven sets of triplets, three groups of quad ruplets, on1e grop of six, and the other eleven chlidren came singly. She is now fifty-seven ycars old and incapable of work. M. Witte Knew Too Much. During M. Witte's journey over the Siberian rauilwaiy the engineer who accomipan ied hu n so arranged that certin l sect ion.s of the lhne were to be traveled over by night. M. Witte, suspect ig somhinni wvrong, stopped the t raini at ai small staltloln and( cont inuied biia journey the next moitring. 11lis suspjicions wer verified, lie found the line badly bunilt, tempjorairy bridges in steadl of permaneniltfh structures, and the stautions1 not yet built. Strain Affected Gen-. eral Health. Doctor's Doses Weak ened Stomach. Dr. Miles' Nervine Cured Me. Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine brings rest and sweet sleep to the tired brain worn out with the cares and anxieties of thle sick room. Read the folloing: "I have a lways been healthy with the ex. ceptin of a touch of rheumatism since my age came on, up to the time of my husbn' last Illness some years ago. I assisted in nursiln y husband for nearly three montIhs when he de parted this life and the mental strain I think caused my trouble. Aside from extreme nervousness my trouble comi. menced with sore throat and neura!gia. My physician gave me purgative doses which weakened me very much and my stomach for a timle seemed inactive. Mental strata and the dormant condition of my stomach soon told upon my general health. 1 had little appetite arnd was soon forced to stay in bed a greater p)art of the time. Within a week after the time I began taking Dr, Miles' Restorative Nervine and Tonic was up about the house. I continued their use until completely cured. My faith in ,r Miles' Remedies has been strengthenedy experience of other people, our daughterh. lag used Restorative Nervine with ~1ni results in a case of paralysis and a fipdt whomi I sent a box of the Anti-Pain Pills re ports that she has been e-mipletely cured nif neuralgia by their use. I know of a number of others whom yourmedicine has helped ina large degree. I wish you conitinued success." --MR8.. 'RANCES COFFMAN, Dayton, Va, tler. isll # nat tee first bo. J. L. Bolt, M. D. E. B. Webl Pickens Wo invito you to inspect ou. Pert T We still havo a few nice. Parlor and Dinii left Don't forget that wo are hea Chewing tobaccos and Smoke Box Paper from 5cents ip. Pickens Dru Announ A la NEW' . TO A Wishing all our patrons a hapi yatefqlly expressing our appreciat Lnnounce that it shall be our puip( he same fidelity and courtesy we ? period of our business in Pickens. Res SHEATH-BRUC ...A Bargair Thirty Black and Cutaway Coats a each, These goods cost more BiZes are broken, but if' your get great valu Nine Prir Coats anci Same materials wvorth from $10.' ...Don't Miss a B Main Street, Get Out of 0: Its Gettir - Pneumon You Kno, Lots of new Fall Shoes--o'me -inestiob about you getting comple from us. You take no risk-We perfect gatisfaction. The largest al leot fromi. PRIDE AN] nun1ukvZ >, M. . J. N. Hallum, Ph G. Drug. Co. c new lino of 'mes, hey are tho finest on the market. ig=Room Lamps, that we are seilling at a discount. iquartors for fitting spectacles. ra Goods of all kinds. Tablets from 1 cent up. :g Company. ement ! ppy FEAR 4 kLL. )y and proiporous Now Year, and ion for your patronage, we be to so to serve you during 1903 with invo shown you during the entire pectfully, E-~MORROW CO. i in Clothing... Blue Clay Worsted nd Vests atl$4.50. than twice this money. The size is among them you will a if you buy one. ioe Albert Vests -: )0 to $18.00; yuur choice for $6.50. argain Like This... 3reenville, S. C. dfords.... g too Late for Them Ia and all those things of them aro suir toggaiale No to satisfaction if onn your shoea guaran tee every a ce~ We sell to give ook ever shown,.4 ' Greenville to g0 [)T-N Card of Th We wish to acknowledge to t:o peo ."ur sinero thanks for tho liberal patr< bestowed upon us during tho holiday so Throughoutt the coning yoar we shul means to miorit a continuance of your Sincerclyayou CRAiG F ONE-PRICE CASH CLOT H )o You \Vant a o Nice 00 Suit ' o A Good Shoo A. Stylish Hat We have jusl i oponed a nico new stoc of these and a lot of other New Goods .. and invite all' to come and se US Let us Hae OUr Parties owin -n accout will lease i Don't put us or loner "Short Credit M WVo appreciate your friendship. W. T. MI-1E We Want Your Tra< W\e w\ilh to call a ttentPion of th<c ifull and complete lim of .... iroceries m111( COn lf. 'Nov sl Oandies . We wish we could teach everybc not sweet that looks that way arrd tli always the highest-if you buy it frc We keep at all times a full line of H] Fresh Sausaige, and Coffee. Fresh Cheese A nico line of Stationary, Tablets, Lou Colored Cravons &c. GOOD) GOODS--GOOD PRICES-G( motto. All goods sold for cash or barter, MRS. K. L. CUB We are the ONLY He Store in the County, We have decided to make a[cut on ouW ...Fire DC 50o size 45c. 65c size 55c. Our stock of Hot Stuff Heaters are ver, o)st of a cord of wood andi you get all the 19 Our $18 00 gun for $16.00. Our Our $12 00 G4n for $ Large stock of Single Barrel1Guns. Easley Hardiw Easley, S. C o Dyspeptic are rnndo overy day by their ow nose. Curs that cane of contipat becomesa chronic. Tah ANDTONIG PEI the only tomoediee which assiSt Nature nr1 way. Powerful purgatives giribo, pain dnag-takere. Ramon's Romodieo act g< system independent of drugs. For ea Your.druggist will furnish a froe aa Brown Mfg. New York and Oreenevll Tenn. ...Card of Thai I wish to thbnk lmy oustom)erB for dtinrg-this year enid shal11 end0avor to po~r fayolas during 1@08. anks. )lo of Picken,s county msgo which they havo ason and yoar j ust, past. I ondoavor by every favors. rs, S., STORE. ING! rV Money. 'y1 promptly this Fa11--. 000o trading puble to the WC ioll lII... Dwn at Mrs .'retns dy that eV(rything is at the best candy is not 11 118. amns, ',Fish , Lar<1, C'otteleno, alwvays on1 hand. :I and Silato LPencils, Slates )OD) TR EATMENT-- is our ETON.. irdware 750 sizo 6c. che.p. One will save th. eat. $16.00 gun f r $1.0 [.0.00. are Go., S Ion beforo i6 .L ETS d do not get in bor und make conftrmed noLy and leave the lo by aUl dealors, aple or wo wiU. iks.... their liberal pi>u .olgo merib a nontr.UnnUOQ OL