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LAN * VOL. IX."" Bid, A IIP ON PELZEIt i ANI) PIEDMONT MILLS. ureauy 1111 pressed With the Omnduer of the Mills. Sk*. From Constitution, Atlantu. h A few days ago I received n letter from a friend and it was post-marked Pel/.er. lie said I was wanted thereto talk to the people, and he ventured to tlx the day and the compensation for loss of time and waste of tongue. I had never heard of Peizer nor could I find it on my antiquated map. Hut I did tlnd it on one of later date, and supposed ir was some small villa?" that had a no.ton mill and a dam on the Saluda and some tenement houses. Nevertheless, I accepted the call, for the olfer was liberal. The next mail brought a similar invitation from PL ? Piedmont, another mill town, only six miles from Peizer. So I journeyed from Atlanta to k Green vill?, and there changed cars for !)> my destination, which was only 20 miles away. It was night when I reached the place. My good friend, Mr. Padgett, who is the democratic postmaster, took me to his house. I had not seen the town, for it was quite dark. "What is the prospect for an audience?" I inquired. "Very good." he said. "I think you will have several hundred people out to hear you." I 4iVV h V haw Io * ? * .. ..... ?>Ao io jruur lUWlt: H !)&[ is your population?" "About 7,000," be said. L was amazed. A town twice as large as Cartersville and I never heard of it and it is not on my map. He explained by saying it was only twelve years old, aud had four large cotton mills that employed over 2,000 f/ operatives, and consumed nearly 100,000 bales of cotton, and the company owned some 3,00(1 acres of land, and all the houses and stores and churches and several miles of the river. "Did you advertise me pretty well?" I asked. "Oh, yes!" he said. "We church folks told it to everybody we met, both in the town and in the country^ and they all said they were coming" "Publish it in the papers?" said I. "No, no. We have no papers here, and no printing ofooe. We didn't even have a poster or a hand bill, but we talked it n good deal." Well, I listened and wondered, and my conlldence was shaken. After a bountiful supper and a little mixing up witti the children, we went to the large church where 1 was to * hold forth, and-found it already prettywell tilled. In a brief time I stood before more than 500 people, and was inspired to make my be*t effort, for I hidfcn orderly and attentive congregation, and we all fell in love with one another. I never have had a more gratifying lecture occasion. Next morning wnsspenr in viewing the city and the mills and the library. The merchants carrid immense stocks in 8y % - large stores, and there were many |& nice residences for the managers and | heads of tlie various departments, but they were all built and are owned and yl- ~ leased by I lie mill company. ThiscoiU? ? pany owns and controls every foot of land and everything that is on it Captain Jjmythe, of Charleston, is the king, the czar, a big-hearted, brainy nian, and everybody respect.* and loves him. He is a son of that celebrated Presbyterian minister of Charleston who during1 his ministerial life, was a notable man in religious circles IIKNAIIIUDLE llMNCIi:. Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield, 111., makes the statement. ^ that eh.o caught cold, which set* tied on her lungs ; she was treated for a mouth by her family physician, but grew worse, lie told her she was a hopeless victim of i consumption and that 110 medicine could cure her. ller druggist suggested I)r. King's New Discovery for Consumption; she bought a bottle and to her delight * found herself benefitted from r (I first dose. Sbe continued its use and after taking six bottles,found herself sound and well; now does. her nivn hnnaaornrlr onrl io no well as she ever was.?Free trial <cA>ttles of this Great Discovery at Crawford Bros Drug Store. Only 60 cents and $1.00. every bottle guaranteed. 6 ? \ ? r 'AST E LANCASTER, S7C, I rfmembcr that lie was one of my j father's friend . ''Who is your mayor?" j said I. "We have none; no mayor nor 1 alderman, 110 municipal corporation, no marshal nor, police. Captain Smythe runs the town. Everybody j who comes here for employment is in- j vestigafed carefully. His antecedents mllst be good or he can't stay. We have j no lawyer nor editors; don't need any. We allow them to come in and 1 I loqk around." "Did you know that I 1 was a lawyer?", said I. "Oh, yes; but > we learned that you had quit the practice and reformed, and so we invited . you." "I don't see any negroes about here," 1 said I. "No, we don't want them.) mere is a few, but they live outside. Some of them cook ami wash for us, but Captain Smythe don't want us to j mix with the in or depend upon them. He wants everybody to depend upon themselves as much as possible." "And so you have ruled out lawyers, editors and negroes?" "'Yes" said he, "and there are no saloons or blind tigers or cigarettes." "How about doctors?" 1 asked. "Oh, of course we have doctors; yes, we have two doctors and one dentist and four preachers, all select, and one photographer." The company has a good public library and pays a man to keep it. I visited mill No. 4, an up-to-date mill in all respects. It is operated by electricity that is generated two miles distant at some falls of the Saluda river. This mill amazed me. No coal and no steam. It is 128 feet wide and 528 feet long and is four stories high. In one great room I saw 60,000 spindles turning. In two others were 1,400 looms. It requires 1,100 operatives to attend lo this mill, and it takes 50,000 bales of cotton for a year's supply. Just think of it. The superintendent, Mr. Guy, had the elevator to stop about half way up between floors so /hat I might have a good view of the machinery and the busy boys and girls in this spinning room. This room he called bis nhi I it not (lie children's room, but my children's room, he said. Scores of little chaps not more than ten years old who looked their love for hi ill. They were the brightest and healthiest children 1 ever saw in a mill, and earned from 25 cents to (SO cents a day. Many of the grown girls earn from (SO cents to $1.2) a day, ami the average pay of them all is 02 cents. This is good wages, for their work is ?asy and | healthy The rooms are never too hot I or too cold; for the temperature is i kept uniform by fans and heaters in j the basement. No grease or fatty mat ter is used on the machinery?nothing j but pure mineral oil. These children ' are required to leave the mill at certain periods and go to their public schools, which are supported by thej , . j. i i.iiu-u i in- scuooi ami | found ."()() of tli?> pupils gathered in the large room to receive me and lis-| ! ten to a brief talk about my old school ' days am! some words of encourage- j ! incut to cheer them up. Mr. tiny, the | I elltcient superintendent of No. I, is an I | Augusta man. and has been in the ! mill service for forty-four years. In I , the packing room I observed that all 1 the bales are marked to Shanghai, t hina, and I heard that China is the i , best customer of southern mills. That . government used to buy from New ' Knglatid ami old Kngland, but they I buy all their goods by weight and not ! by the yard, and in course of time John Hull and the Yankee got to mix- j ing white clay with t he starch to make i I the cloth weigh heavy, and so they ij turned their trade down south, where people don't adulterate everything they made to sell. Said Mr.Guy tome: "There is no sizing in these goods ex, cept that made of pure boiled corn starch." Nearly all the capital in these great j $aao to $1-4*00 a ykait. We want reliable and energetic | men and women in each State to 1 travel and appoint agents ; salary $050 to $1200 a year and expenses, guaranteed and paid weekly ; no experience required, we instruct you. Local Representatives wanted also. Send stamp for full particulars. Address, The Hell Company, Dept. A., Philadelphia, : Pa. Not. 1 8-wks. R EN SEMI-WEEKLY. SATURDAY, NOVE mills is from tin? south; and there's millions in them, for Piedmont is on ! the same river and is only live miles away and has two large mills and another is going up at Helton, a few I miles below. In fact, the traveler i through upper Carolina is hardly ever out of sight of a smokestack. In a few years that State will consume all the cotton that is grown in it. What aj glorious prospect. All around Pelzeraml Piedmont the] farmers are prosperous; for they have a regular, eager market for every thing they grow, and I saw their wagons coming in on every road. I visited Piedmont and stayed a day and night. I' is a duplicate of Pelzer, though not so large; having about 5,000 people. It is almost alliciently managed by Mr. James L. Orr, Jr., a son of the governor and statesman. He, too, is a king and czar, and his word is law about everything, lie is respected and loved by every man, woman and child in Piedmont; and the stockholders have nothing to do but look and receive incii uiviui'iius semi-annually. l'iedniont is more elevated than Pelzer, anil the views from her hills are charming. And then her (lowers; oh, the beauty of them. Chrysanthemums and roses were in all their glory. Mrs. Richardson sent my wife a box full by yesterday's express that excelled anything that I ever saw in a conservatory. She gave a caution to the expressman in these lines on the box. "It you desire to climb tho golden ttivir, Handle these flowers with exceeding care. It you expect to play tho golden harp, Speed them with satcty to Mistress Arp." The lyceum and public library at Piedmont is an interesting place to visit and is liberally patronized by the workers in the mills. Connected with it is a home made insurance or bt-netit association, a kind of savings bank where for a deposit of ten cents a week the family of the depositors gets forty dollars whenever a death occurs. This is, of course, to provide for funeral expenses and a decent burial. In j this library is the finest collection of Indian relics I ever saw anywhere. Fortunate people to have such philanthronic ff'iiariliana fini zer does not live there, but he is near enough to keep a fatherly eye on these numerous children. He is a Charleston millionaire, but lives at his upcountry home, not far from the beautiful Mill City that he founded and which bears his name. .lust think of | it, my Georgia friends; GO,000spindles turning in one room, and 1,100 looms weaving in two others. Why should not every cotton growing county in Georgia, yea, in South Carolina, do likewise. Our county produces ten thousand bales annually and surely our farmers can build a mill large enough to manufacture it and double its value. .1. I >. Bridges, Editor "Democrat," Lancaster, N. II., says, "One Minute Cough Cure is the h st reimjjly for croup I ever used." Immediately relieves and cures coughs, colds, croup, asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, grippe rtuilalltliro.it and lung troubles. It prevents consnmntion. Crawford Bros d-w-s Mote Small l'ox. The governor has received a T i ' iouoi i roiii mr. .1. a. l.igntsey ot Sycamore, Barnwell county, saying that there were two cases of smallpox near that town. He asked that Dr. Clarkson ho detailed to look after it. The governor immediately upon receipt of the communication wired Dr. Hvans in Florence calling his attention to the matter.? Record. no YOI* WAYT TO .VI Ali K *?<?? ? We want a local manager, lady or gentleman, in own town or county ; no canvassing required? You can devote full or spartime; or evenings only, in con. nection with your regular vocation. $200 to $.'>00 can he made before Christmas and it will roquire very little time. It is not necessary to have had experience. Send stamp for full particulars. Address, The Hell Company, Dept. B., Philadelphia, l'a. Nov. 1 8-wks 0 a TERP MBER 25, 1899. Absolutely t Makes the food more de DKWKY MAY 00 TO COURT. Breach ?t Promise Suit May Be Filed Soon. Wnshinvtnn Vnn >)l ?W:*u - .w.. *1. " HII the actual transfer of the gift house of Admiral Dewey to Mrs. Dewey the indignation has broken into open tlame. There is no attempt to hide the deep resentment felt in this city. This is evidenced by the fact that the most o.onservative papers in the city have opened their columns for attacks upon the admiral. Some of the contributors have written indignant letters to the house committee demanding a return of their money, while others have written to the admiral himself. The Evening Star denies the matter and underneath the news of the transfer gives space on the front page to protests. One of these, which is signed, says that the contributors had reason to think that the home would go to the admiral's son, George Dewey, and not to a brand ntw wife taken in his old age. There are many odd and sensational rumors flying about the city this | morning | One report printed this morn| ing has it that the transfer was made to preserve tlie* house, as j Admiral Dewey fears a suit for breach of promise will be institutI ed against him by a lady employed ! in the bureau of equipment, of ! which the admiral was the head before he was assigned to the 'charge of the Asiatic squadron in 1S!>7. It is stated upon what appears to be reliable authority that an I engagement of marriage existed i between the two at the time of | the admiral's departure from this 'country more than two years ago. ! There is deep regret, mingled with J the indignation, tint no one as yet' j has felt call d upon to defend his J course, and even his best friends | feel that he has shown bad taste j , 111 the matter, to say the least. j The delegation from Columbus, | ? mi l o, win en came Here yesterday j ! to invite him to visit that city, 'delivered the invitation in a most i perfunctory way. The members I ' are quot <1 this morning as saving j ; that had it been known in Col umbos that he had given away | his home the invitation would . 'never have been sent, and the i express satisfaction that the in! vitation was not accepted. < ;? <>. Nolaiul, Hockland, < says, "My I wife had piles forty years. 1 >? Witt's I Witch Ila/.el Salve cured her. It is the ! best salve in America." It heals everything and cures all skin diseases. I Crawford Pros. d-w-s It is said that Col. Albert Pope, | of Boston, who has made millions I out of the manufacs lire of bicycles, ! has never learned to ride a wheel himself. No doctor ever takes his I own medicine. I)r. W. Wixon, Italy Hill, N. Y., ays, "I heartily recommend One Minute Cough Cure. It gave my wife immediate relief in suliicating asthma." Pleasant to take. Never fails to quick ly cure all coughs, colds, throat and lung troubles. Crawford Bros, d-w-s 9 % RISE. no: 7i i Baking Powder *URE licious and wholesome OCR CO., Nfw YORK. wmmmmmmmmanrnama?mm?m?mmn?mmmmmmm AMI HILL HAS PASSED THE HOUSE. Prohibitionist Draw First Blood in UtMirgiu Atlanta, Nov. 22.?The Williugham prohibition bill, providing for absolute prohibition in every county of the state, was passed by the house of representatives today. The vote was ninety-three ayes against 65 nays. Several ameudtnents were attached but these will not mutpri ally afl'ect the general import of the measure. It the bill passes the senate and becomes a law it will mean the annihelation of the saloons the stoppage of every brewery and will prevent any club or private organization from having intoxicating liquors for it members. Bismarck's Iron Nerve. Was the result ot his splendid health. Indomitable will aud tremendous energy are not found where Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels are out of order. If you want these qualities and the success they bring, use Dr. King's New Life Pills. They develop every power of brain and bodyOnly 25c at Crawford Bros. drug, store. 2 The 01(1 Oak. This is not about "the old oak en bucket," but the hiptoric old oak tree at Winnsboro. Lord Cornwallis camped under it during the revolutionary war from October 1780 to January 1781. The old tree was killed by the exccessive drought and heat of the summer just ended. The tree stands in the yard of the Mt. Zion School, and a table is to be made out of it for the school library and souvenirs for its alumni. ?Chester Reporter. 90 A H1:KIt TO START. We want intelligent ladies, or gentiemen, to accept permanent position in own town; salary to start $)5 a week, guaranteed, and commission. Many make from $12 to $24 a week. You can devote all or your spare time. Send stamp for full particulars. Address, The BeU Company, Dept. ('., Philadelphia, Pa. Nov. 1 S-wks Say They Will Settle. Attorney General Billinger has returned from Barnwell where lie has been in attendance upon court. He says an agreement has been druwn up by the Pree heirs whereby the shortage in the county treasurer's cilice is to be settled. Ah yet no settlement has been made. Something over $S,000 is involved.? Record. Volcanic Eruptions Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life of joy. 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