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The People's Journal PUDWfaSnN1e) EVERtY THURShoAY MlNN T. J. MAU.mLn, - - -- Editor. W. Le1XE MATHIENY, - 1Us. llgr. Subscription $1.00 Per Anunm. Advertisilug Rntos Reasonable. Cntero i at the Post O1Nrco itt 'iokonr as secouul-elass nuattor. PiCENS, S. C.,: Til1nr"dny. Tbruary, :,. i10113. Tlhe County "ommisdsione0rs arIe not respolnsible for all tho had roads in the comity. h'lley have their burdens as wt?lo as the people. Spring wiu(is will hel) to solvo the problem -, had roads. Sn1ill-pox talk keep s interest in youtr neighbols aliv', ispecially if those neighbors are neltch prool to travel through the cotint.ry. But tile scare has sollew 1hat, subsided and peopl0 atro not staying at home on acconimt of it. From every section of the coun t" come reports of the awful con ditiont of the roads. It has been thus every .1anlu!rY though silme the good old tim1 ' of eight. days Hervict' or so 1lnuchl I}i 'reof is the roads }holil(d 1'N(Iuire. The man with long rangr fore sight is the man who takes lessons from his hindsight. The nI-aln who thinks well nd looks hack a few years will adopt his 1mml rIiiing business to the prinicipl" of th( r ough cultivation. That ought t mean a restriction of area with a great mamny. There is soon to h , hid anl ex amimnuatioin by the Coinity Board of Education to determinme utponl those who ar he I icenmsed to teach in the public 5('hoolH of this cotili ty. Applicants should take no tice andit ho promptly ol hanm a at the appointed timo. A "rigid ex anunationl will doulbtl'ss h" givon but those who aspire to teac("h are not afraid of strict tests. THE PICKENS BANK. The attention of delositors and business 1mion generally is invited to the statement of the Pickens Bank appearing in this issue of this paper from which it will ap. pear that tho holders of stock itr this institutjin have that munch o. their funds safely invosted whert an excptionatlly satisfactory in crement accrues with each year oj the bank's operation. Thbis statement shows also some thing of the v'olume of businisi dono at Pickenms by its dopositore and is represenltativ( of a g row ing section wh'Iereini tihe people are grad ually takinig advanmtage of' the so curity and convenienmco ailorded b: banking concerns. MR. IALLUM TO SCiOl. TRUSTEEiS. An open1 letter pubiblished iin ti issue, addressed to School Trusteel by the County Sumperinitenident o Educationi, gives timely inistructiom on the law~ as to tine responmsibliit. and andutiies of School T1rustee in time matter of contracts for mnap andlt globes and other schoot htous paraphlernahul. it would be wel for all trustees to read andt reumm bor antd be fortified the.reby againl any p)ossile a rgumeonts ad vance by agents for time supplies. Somo of the arnticles are usert and in some cases almost necossar but the law p)roidets how time shall be bought anti Mr. IIallui makes this p)lain in his atiross I the trumstees. MR. JINTON'S BILL. A bill has been introducedi the legislature by J1. A. Hlintoi represontativo from this counmt3 providing for the application of a profits, accruing to thno dispensai r'ios, to the general school (mind TLhis was the salient issue in thm last campaign in this county so fa as the race for the legislature wa concerned, It will prove interesting to not the progress of this bill. The ad vocates of liberal provisions to pubili schools will doubtless be at traoted by this effort, but there ar knany representatives and aena to%'s who, will oppose it and insis uipon an equal division wihh th1 Since writing the above we lears that this bill has been killed, AN EMINENTLY PROPER ORDINANCE, Wrho Town Council of Pzokens - Myelled by a sensee of humanenesi ad4 *bedient to ani equally h-igk 9i*f ,y av aa?d .g (liult,tleo0 designed to aid i tl fitrthierar.ce of omllentEly pr1op) general Jaws against cruIlty dum l) i an imals. An oinbargo is placed on mool and Improvised convontiols ai ranged for tho purpose of exchlank ing old rips of worth loss ciaracto or taking good stock fi,r stock thli is p)ractically wortiloss, by mean of which tho Colntry i 1)ei,I OVer'un with horses and l11111e which aro such in nalme only 111m tho crodulouas aro being duped anm robbed. The ordinanco does not strike at legit illuate trade 1101' doos it "seei lto limit that, inl anly particilarll hut, it dos' se.'k to rest rict p)ractic(" winch halve, fr1 ( some tImelll, oh talined( w ithout licens(?-pIractic'(, In whic du1it 111n1 1imlsl- are mad to su11er tunreason:ably and througl whii cht young menit:und boys are inI1 t1oducod to conduct, ap parilent11 sanctioned by oler men, which it Subversive of th et good muorals o ally community. It is (!ntirely within the provin(e' of a towm authority to limit an evil SI l lni festly Ilagrantlt, and1 it Is onIly' thhl thalt Town (ounelhn..-I seek to do They (1( not (esir(' no' have tie) 111deta.'ored to pla:1(' ally rest ric tiolns on Iegiti n:ttee trado or ex chango. A RiEiIY NiiIDED. Th I aVy .xlpvese to which ey 1ry countllty i. I his state i-4 Subjoe t1%41 as tIl( l'.Silt of the ilnsistcn de:1: it,diti r1f,-gislators that only tlh Ses i ns 'olrt lake jurisdiction ('ertain Ioll'ns s, hOwi'evel trivial is a Initt r to wiichl legi hitor toi.(lt tuirn mtu re seriouls attent,io and give 1o1 stIlldy. 'Ihrc' is 110 rt)tason in th1+ w'orl whv infterir courts shoul(1 not 11 inv',t(ul with full jllrisliction < c1'rtatinl minor0 offens,;.s which crow the Sssiors cour- t C 'a l n(lars at (' e)'y te-rml). I t costs soImeth1ing i try at vase ini the Clrculit court, anl every Cot (1 this 1mlust be plid1 I tho p llo with till) 8111111 excel tion of what canl be rucoipod tir )(lnal r(erV'itudO ill Lho event of con y Vtion, an d e VO then th mllai tnlance of at stocklle is a disp ted question when considered at means fo' the reducti-jn of expm ses. A little figurinig will 'onivit mo~st peopoiI 1tha1 ai very'3 coniside able1 par1t of tho expanlses of county13 is malde throuIgh this m1o13 od of conlduCting thec criinial b1 iness of courts, and in manny ca the fines 01' sentences imIpod aibout Ithe saine1( as those impijosed ases8 no0w fallnig witin thejuli diction1 of the Malgistra3te cout TJhie jur1isdition of in ferior' cou , might, be extended to cover' 1ma cases3 no0w falling oxclusivelyv wi in the jurisdIictionI of thel j hi ()ourt wihenI business woul be pod(ited( anid jusbtico metedo wh) aspeedy justice fulfills the high I enid of the laiw. A NOTE TO THlE DISSATISFIED. Ten4~2 yearis aigo, thier' was3 a r'p SsoetionI 0f South Car'olina3 to (3 I north-wost. Some of' thlem h:, t whe some130I haye roturnel'Ild to ti the'y carr'1ied with th3 bu011it w1 I l30mor of worldoly wisdoml than11 wI v Tlhe fewl who have1' been1 for o 121lar j 11 apphai and11 ellO'rt., 1h3 su30(cceeded equallyJ~?31 as' w.1l ini 1 c(3011Ly. Those who 114 hiavo r'et urned bri' n wi1th them21 stor'ies of hiardship, t rePlatlonl of which ma3kes intor1 tinlg c.ha1pter's in1 novel OXp)orious ito thlem, and1( tales worth hea6d1 . by all w~ho are dhissatisfied1 wi , heir presenlit suirrounidings. e The South is aidvancing an3d r ory year brings opportunities: young men who arc not afraid work. The glamour of adv< a ture passes when one settles to t opin)ion that all success m2ust r wrung from local conditions, a .conditions measure up about ev4 Sly throughout the United Statei Going t4i a neW place mea starting life over at a disadvaun and life is to short too waste specu(ationl and experiment whi there is abundance to be done< fering the beat returns to all w bend their energies with willit; ness to the task. The best advi that can be given is that, befc deoiding to leave your home--t: home of your birth'sand childho, -you count Well the oost WIl Ana~ Opr4 19. tha .r41. ILeVQ Yms to PENSION BOUNTY. I t has not yut clearly dkvoloped just what changes aro contempla ted at present session of the legis laturo as to tho matt.or of ponsion appropriations. It is safo to s1y, howevor, thatt some amendmlntlis t to the present law will ho oflerod. People lo not object to t reason able tax or a, tax sufficient to raiso a1 respictbthle .fund for distribu tioi alonlg worthy and 100(1y vet elans or their widows but. the law now of forco adn.mits soine to this 1)ounty Who, ttndr 11 strict rulo governing the distribution of tho s;1llt', are not on1litit((I t horeto. '1'lerte re', no (loull, solne draw ing pellsio)d l) (l'der the 1)resunt law who are itot. entitled to this ioely anI(]"lt h mere not Colntellal 1ted when the draft was ma11de but who, by r1 a15on of 11he law's ;eneral ap) plien"tiol, are Int restricted tinder its pru"isinsi. \W belieo that p' lsions ought to 10 1)ised oil service and not up on prsent financial 0ontdi tion, and thatt n. man whoso aitithful servico at all tiles Wh)(:1 not laboring un dlr disalility that made reasonablo xcsVn;e, enn not be establisheld ught, to share in a fuitd made 1vaiibl(+ for tll purpo)s( olf recog nizing tlt)sl) who gaveservic wheni it was1- dem'au(led, and sorely nIee l 0.l by the country. FOR SALE! - 'The D. A. (ooper Homo 1'hae, (on t taining fi oty sevvii (47) alero.;, lying 4 nmiles n'rth (tf P.ekt"ns (ourt 11ttnse on ti .v t3Ss fr:as rl I. A) utt 41 acres eleared, tho re'm:iing 7 a+. l tim he re tl. School houlse within ono 11nile. thl wheat uni con mill within oil nlmile. Well wa";terotd, land level and in good condition for cultIvationl. On 18 n 1aur0s of III IS lnd in 11)(02, wetrt) nadtle Ihr4e hales of cotton iard 219 hushels of corn. d sate mu)lst he) t'ffectd AT ONCi' or the e ',tame will be withdrl'awnl fr111 the ma:rk:et A gootl i,pportnnity to buy a nice homo il in a; goo selttlment. Terilms reasonable, (1 (iud Ti ics. Apply to .T. JT. Mau11ldinll, Ivy AI. Mlanttdin, 0 c Watches, Clocks, Sewving Ma chines. a Phnograph.ls antd Supplies fot sal1( a h- regulatnion pri'c4. lus NOGRAPH I1WFCORD)S i 33m1nts giveni onl short niotice. Is Sew'iniig MaIe 1's, NeedlesI for all' m11 ) ' liines 1and4 thrte't Sowving M3ch,ine oil a its ways onl hland. N ew palrts furnished an I i3Ccles--Parts13 and1 ltindings. Rapair woirk 11u11 inl all the0 abov 3er lines3-'25 years e'x perl'iec'. x- WWl,atchies for R.ailrolad Ser'vice I can mako it to your interest to gis met a call4311 for any3thing in the above line JOHN T. B OGS, Jewel(1er and Job Prin1ter'I, Liberity, S. (C, u I his CI TA TION. heS I ATE OF SO'ITl I CA i1A1LINA,( jIt y11 .'l 1 (011.NwhrE<nrePo hereas, ll . 90 , 11'3 Iintie 103.1 Il(i .f, metat I 'hkillm1( Lotroi ot Adntoishen uIn tS(31'iof theI ltle oflVi andl etsiof J.i Ad ti '2h llf int s tJ igua the kindre am1 credto sfJth sad3. Nl.Eiwen dece in the CourtB Nofiroby, Eto e Prbeh It d'yo Feb10, after pubdll'IOlliation her1 his tiaue of tany1t31 itti hae, h th ofi And ~o wOie tnderofmy' hnto cite ald thd of iotil dall fJan. 1ing,lin te kinr7 yau heofcior o Indeetdence. vAnor he fre Je, n tiewbory, Esqi Probat<b betol metat bortes Uofs admini,tra oThes aeth yofFor, to. cite andbad of ionsherall ad 1 oinglr the ore n creditors of Sthe sdaidArti ey Aeso I,- beceasend,thttybeadpprbe he ifome indteCrt ofia n Proba, thb< 1 he 0th day of eb 190, t12ear uoi ndou iadeonnhereof,,11'ooknth fr. i. noo , 1ho ca,itfli, any they have, why he aidadinisato shud o he We oran, rspoe bie regand ou12nderam hanerandin andti Re gour sndpen er as,o go ih J. , EI!* 410WBEWY J l, P, 0 en U J. L. Bolt, M. D. X- 1.W Pickens Wo invite you to inspect < Perfi Wo still havo a few nice. Parlor and Din D)on't forget that wvo are hic ('hewing tobaccos aid Smo Box Paper from 5cents up. Pickens Dr 4 Shot (-We Have a I DOUBLE=BAR1 *'Will Se Farm supplies, Riacksmith tc Easley Ha Easi AT THE 0 Park wishes you health, \Vi ent ye-ir, and ten smileg for evei with the right stuli at the right Mens and Won 20 Per C A Few pairs of Wool Blanket For the N Great Values in Mens andI be stuck deep in the price of all "No room for themn hero. It, il buying D)ry Goods and Shoes, 'West End. P. S. Messrs Trom Ligon Walit oli you. I C0 and Ba are certaina to result. Keep the systenm and'good blood, good dii the roses in your chet Tonic Pellets geontly; i tooklet at BRos iN S O U ~ The Soul Railway Any trip is thoe whc North, lEa Through Trains VestbuL edPullm oxcelled Dlining lent Local Schei WINTER TOURIST TIC at Reduced Raites, B, I. HARD WICK, General Pamsenger Agen Washington,.: 14. W, HWUNT, Diva psne Agent, Charleson 8. Drug Co. ur new line of Li res, They are tho finest on the market. ing=Roon Lamps, t that we are sellling at ia discount. adquartors for itting spectacles. kers Goods of all kinds. Tablets from 1 cent up. ug Company. GunsZ? Large Stock of< ZEL SHOT GUNS II at COST.:@ 'ls, Plows, Trace Chains, Pads, Etc. rdware Co., cy, S. C. FRONT -F4OR--- o hes you wealth, throughcut the pres. y tear. A lways ready for businesi price. A lot of Odds in 3ns Wool Underwear ent Discount. s==25 per cent off. ext 30 Days W~omnens Fine Shoes. The knife wil Heavy Goods. Short lengths must g< pay you to come to PARKS befori Park, a.nd Henry McKinney will be glad ti istipatlin kIAKES Ilousness. dt Complexions 'rhen whete's your beautyS In 800d ordet by taking~ 'S LIVER PILLS )NIC~ PELLET$\ gestion and goad health. will keep ks. Ramon's Liver Pills and .asit na.tu,c re.Yeo sampio and dealers. or write to VN MFU. CO. w York and Ireeneville, Tenn. FH ERN L. W A Y. h's Greatest System. .. 1 pleasure trip to travel via The i' hAIL WAY., st and West Consilst of Magniflcent ans and Ooaches. Unas Car Service. Exel luhes. KETS To all Resorta no0w on sale W. Ht. TAYLJOE, Aest. Gen'l Pass. Agent. ). 0. Atlanta, Ga. Dis.PaenrAen SBargain We are offering bargains in Shoes, Gencts Uindorwvear, Dress Goods, Velvota' we do not want to carry ovor. Wo aro g< ;entire line of pants and are offering excol We want all the chickens, eggs ant Very Respectfully, CRAIG BI ONE-PRICE CASH Cet Out of Oxfor Its Getting too Pneumonia and You Know.... Lots of new Fall Shoes-Somo of thorn :uestion about you getting comlote satisfa from us. You take no risk-We guarante< perfect satisfaction. The largest stock ever leet from. PRIDE AND PA GREENVILLE, S. C. ...Card of Thai I wish to thaik my0v customers foi during this year and shall endeavor to your fiyors during 1903. John F. EA Auditor's 15 STATE OF SOUTH County of Pic Statement of Auditor's Appointments Year i 903. Office of County Auditor, Pickens The Auditor's books will be opel of Jallutay, 1903, for the 1 Returns of Real aud Personl Polls, andit for all specia Pickenls Coun1l For the Convenience of the pulic' the are announced: Six Mlite on Monday, January 5tLh, CLloulnniTuesday Jatnuary G3ibI. Ceii ntrue'li desdny J anlury ith. Cute.chhen Thursdayii January 81 b., Liberty Friday January 9th. Pickenis Saturday January 10th. Easley, Monday anod Tuesday , Janu ty Crosw~ell, Weudnesdlay, '1d nuar.y 14th. Cross PIn ins, 'Thursdany, Jan u.u-v 15th,. Looper's Shop, Friday, Junnry 16th. Piens. Saturday. Janiuary 1li,b. II ughiow' St('e, Mon iildy, .J'anua~irr 19th,. Htolly Sprii ing, W~d 'esday, Jainuary 2 Ai ken's Store. Thliiurseluy. Ja~tnuary, 22d Pickens, Saituird ay, Ja nuary 24'h. .\ilte Creek, Mlonday, Janua~r,iv 201 a. Aller thei 27th of Jannuary' 1903, 1. will Cour ii louot inM,0011uoustli unilt h le 20( ,) r , me the books wilt be c:osedl and IIft.y (.>0) pe1 ro nion returnI'Is. Ini or'der to s9ave coiifusion andto avci aitten ) pe'rsonallyV to the taoking of all ret ius, iarty . r liab'le to a poll al'~sssment are retJinest' roun v/s an be prepaloinred to g i ve ful iforum i nam1e1 and tinniibe r ol the sch oot thsNtrict inl wh'i property, tinable for taxaltion, is situat ed. Shouht i any be0 imable h o meet,0 the Aii it to their i Ieresr, to seu him n in h is olliceiL~k eore 20th of l"kbruamry 160J3. Allt per'sm:s ownhin pi roprerty I in any di there i'L as sIpeciat Ievy hor schiool puposes262 tL.4 2 to give the vatlue of u inOt uh roery so su bj No rturnna madte by rimail wil ben:ceepa all persons owning property mu lst have I lie sam personally or by agent duily auilthorrged 16 nIl a nd all rein.urns musti x. be miad1e und ter oauth It will sav"e much tim to11 (1 alxpayers, also e the Assessor, if every perst ni beforo leaving hio list of every item 01 persnonal property in it cattle, muleso, sheep and goats, hogs, watchies wngons and carriages, dogs, mnercthandise, mine notes and accounts atbove inldebtedness, and ul housebold goods, It is always r'equired that the Auditor get Under the hteadt uf place of residence on ship. And all tampayers are required to give trict. They are also requested to state whetbe town or in the country, And if part tics in to part in oneo township and a part in anoctheri s)w' numnber of' aoros and valuation tu each instanci Taxpayers return what they own on the 1st The law requIres that all persons owningi ing charge of' such poerty, eIther as aet executor, atdministralor, etc., l'etuin the sai u Alt mulo citiiense between the ages of t.wee the lst day of Andaruuy, except those wtto nro pot't Irotn being hullmud, or' lroiin other causes Confederate veterans are excepted, Ini every commnunlty there are l'Crsons wi not take a newspaper. Thoe more fortunate~ m ivor by tollhng themn of 6he time to make return Both real und personal property are to be a' time att the li-cul value thtereot, It properly is retI ot'I i ter should be an ineqntnlity in tho valuatj< propel ty tbe 8.Imne wilt be referred to the Ooknty Correction. Tro avoid trouble of this kind to bot I would urge upon ech taxpayer to make a ul tion of bld or her Dronerty. Rn-.~ 1S Heavy Over Shirts, d many other things * >ing t> cl<)HO out our lont, vAuo in that limo. l butter we can got. !TORE. 'ds. Late for Them.. all those things aro suro to please. Nc clion if you buy your shoeH every sho We sell to give shown in Greenvillo to so. TTON, iIs.... the'ir lib eral intc,onago, merit a conitiuan co of; arris, i otiee, CAROLINA, { kens. or taking Re-,rams Forr ?ounty, Nov. 7, 19o2. ed on the first, fJu'y )Irpose of taking al property aid 1 talxationi ini y. following app)1oinltniets 12th, an I 13h. Ist. -) h'~y W?di 1I &iw'itt lii' PeL,i .y . will~ be~&i4i will Ii~ t' mai i h-: Aul eli oi his .:~he- Hven andl il (Which his? nF f his r.gunI.4 it wl h1 b boo~ iik(, um l'~cIi.sedl 0theii ll'stri s in ' -~ Ma. i levy for sabL , he. I) i n i w requiires I'iat -. a r- turnll-Ifor 11.Xt(i~cn.the -IE Si n Ii fo11 r the ~nr rentally faIcilitate the work off e fo llowin.g order: llorseg, .rwgns i : d pia nios, bugg,es, unlcry and engines,Iey8 I other 1ppety, imelvdia ' tho first given aine in full. Lax returns% foe the town'. a unber ofl their school dis the property is situiated ink .rand pari, outite~, or a ship, sc specify, giving the. tiay of January, 1908. "'operly or' in alnywis h)a' busb)and,~ guaianli, trustee,. ualer onth to tho'eAuditor, neprlo 'enrnling a Ip areu deemetd taxubke po) li. to cannot reatd or that du aiy dbo suh persons a great or by rfturning for them. ssed for' taxation at this - rued at, less Lha 1La valuen a of the snme class oif Board of Equallsationi for' h mysolf and the taXpayer nd fair roturn atuti va naa ailly,.