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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-02
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-02
What ha Took him For.

The president of defunct savings
bank OF this city got into 4 hack and
rode to the Central depot, yesterday.
Upon arrival ut his destination the dri-
yer said fare please, sl.0O.'
As the regular charge is only fifty
cents the passenger Indignantly de.
,nanded of the .'Jehu' what do you
take me for9'
Fifty cents on the dollar, sir. was
afraid to say only fifty cents for the ride
for fear YOU would want to settle with
me for quarter, that being fifty pei
cent. and the rate at which You settled
with your other creditors
The hackman got his dollar and the
ex-banker got something he had not
thought of before - Check.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-02

Those tuathayc ever lived anytime in the
must have heard OF the virtues
OF Burdock a. u blood puridcr. Burdoch
Blood Bitters cure dyspepsia, blltousness and
all disorders arising from impure blood or
deranged liver or kidneys Price SlC).
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-02
SUPPLEMENT TO JUNE 2.
LITERATURE.
hooks.

JAMES NAsMYTu, ENGINEER. An AutoOiog-
RAINY Edited bY Samuel Smiles, LID.
Illustrated. New York: Harper * Broth
ers. Chicago: Jansen, McClurg Il Co.
Ottawa: for sale by Hapeman " Graham.
$50.
James Nasmyth Was born in Scotland in
. 1905, of an Old and honorable family The
name is said 10 have originated in the vars
of the Douglases, when an ancestor Of, the
Nasmyths, being hotly pursued, took refuge
in smithy, but handled the tools so awk-
wardly that his pursuerS seized him, aaying
we're nae sDiytb" From the earliest period
there was strong ben. in the family towards
art and mechanics. Alexander Nasmyth the
father of James, wqs not only an accom-
plished artist, having been n pupil Of ALLEN
Ramsey, the great portrait painter, but af-
fected engineering and mechanics, and made
the drawings and contributed largely to the
mechanical success Of the first steamboat
that ever loated upon the waters, which was
launched upon DalwHstou lake in liSs and
steamed delightfully."- at rate Of five miles
an hour" Thus, while James was aes guCd
by his father to succeed him as an artist, his
decided inclination from boyhood was to-
wards drawing, engineering ana mechauic-,
Il ptTc6dat which his fathers instruction and
workshop gave him every means TO CRAFTY.
Thus we find him, at the early aye Of ~,
constructing Il most complete miuMlurchigh
pressure engine, which no carried to London
and exhibited to the great Maudslcy manu-
featuring firm to enforce his application To
b. in stnl 'i-yt,, .,t
prentice, in which he was joyfully successful.
The career Of Mr.. Nasmyth as q mechanical
engineer aud manufacturer Of machine tools
IS henccforth q succession of triumphs. lie
was the inventor of the m.hammcr, and
his tools in all departments Of iron mechan-
ism attained q worldwide reputation. We
find him in time erecting the great Bridge
water foundry and machine shops at Man
chester, with lIolbrook Gaske! as partner,
and the two members Of the finn getting
along SD pro pcrOusly and harmoni0usly that
Dickens, in nicholas Niclchy," makes
them The isyt of one Of his most delight
full sketches under the name Of the "Checry-
hle Brothers, Mr. Naswyth was So success
Iul in his enterprises that lie was enabled, at
the age Of Is. 20 retire with an ample COM
petence, de'olng Lis leisure since then
mainly to scientific pursuits, The book is
not only entertaining, bat fu'l Of instruction,
especially in tine way of handling large bodies
of laborers aud steering clear OF Nc breakers
Of strikes and Ioolou,s.
LANDMARKS or EEoMaH LGaEtrjrG. Eg
Henry j. N.ro, author uI 'Hrea' 3DNe-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-02

Colored people of Kentucky are said
to be preparing to remove to Kansas in
considerable numbers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-06-02

The Duke of Edinburg is responsible
for the latest English craze mule-rid-
ing. He introduced the fashion by him
self riding one OF the particularly fine
mules which he OhtainCd in EwYnt.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-17
The Public Roads.

We publish in this issue, communica-
missioner Of Agriculture, in which he pros
bounds Eseveral questions about the public
roads in this State. Senator Butler states
that 1t is his purpose 10 collect oil the in
formation he can upon this Important sub
ject, anda prepare series of communities
tioos during his leisure in the summer, for
publication. If Senator Butler can devise
any plnn by which the public highways in
the State can be placed and kept in good
condition without imposing burdensome
YAK upon the people, he will prove himself
TO he wise statesman md deserving all the
honors that could be bestowed upon him.
What plan he mny suggest we know not.
but we hop he may devise system by
which the abundance Of labor aow available
for road duty, may be made effective enough
70 accomplish the object sought without
imposing any additional tax upon the
people.
The Grnud Juries Of Grecnville, Edge
field and Spartanburg, We believe, hnve
recommended in their prescntmcnt, that
the roads be worked by n money taxation.
To This we are opposed: First, because the
people of the State, Of this County espc
cialiy, are as heavily taxed now rs they
can bear, and sccondIy-bccause three
ffths of the labor in the State available for
Road duty, belongs 10 that race which pays
scarcely any tax for the support Of the
government that gives them protection. If
the ronds were worked by n money tnxntion
these people who, as race, have al
ways been Hntagonistic to the interest Of
the whites, would be relieved from all
duties TO the government, while the whites,
who now pay heavy tax to educate negro
children, and TO keep up the government
would have the additional burden imposed
upon them OF keeping up the public high
ways, rs much for the benefit of the negro
as themselves.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-17

.'l 3 "'' ''' ~ '"" .'..b 3 ' proVl -.
cause some parents will not srnd to any
teacher Ivy proving the tnlsity of his as
scrion further, when he says lover one
half Of the chilIrcn that ought TO be going
10 school arc kept awry by the action OF
the Trustees" by giving the average attend
ancc of the Eighteen Mile school for the
month beginning 9th February last year,
nnd the month beginning 18th Of Same
month This year; also the Liberty school
for same mouth this ycar. to witt Eighteen
Mile school last year - /; same school ths
year 844i l. berry school 33 10. Mark
yon the Eighteen Mile school shows IL
larger average attendance this year than
last; also larger than the liberty school
where they have the advantage Of The town
of Liberty. YET he says over half the chill
dren are kept away. We learn from LIB
crty'S" communications that he con plains
OF the preceding board not giving him the
Eighteen Mile school. The preceding board
did give him the Cross Roads School, (hc
said in substance in his communication
that he preferred any other school TO the
Eighteen Mile, (nnd still he complains Oh.
wnnt can be done to sarisry aud nppcnse
the wrath Of "Lbery." We nre conciou<
of the fact that your readers are tired of
the Old, old story Of the Eighteen Miic
school, aud from this tact and Ihc fact that
n man who will miSreprrscnl Il person
through public journal is not worthy OF
n"IIcc through the same, we will clo.e
our c"mmunic"'io"s concerning tmc Eigh'-
cen Mile school. and say TO "Liberry"
IN conclusion that if We are guilty of
halt you accuse, you had better (nnd
we nope you willy report the matter 10
The school Com missioner aud let him call
us to account Tor our mis- !oings, MS you
accuse There we will meet YOU face 10
lace with our proof then we will know
"who have sinncd and whom they sinncd
against We will enter into an agreement
with you that after The investigation is
made that the result of that iuvcsIipation
shall he published IN TIE SENTINgL md
let all know who have done wrong IN this
inter- FULL BoAGD THUsrEEs.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-17

iraNoIcto, Al 30, -!,N .r.....
located, the cost OF construction and maIn-
lcnance, how were they made and hy whom?
If you have not the dn that will enable
you to answer these questions | would be
greatly obliged if you can get i! for me
through the county commissioners. | pre-
sumo they can readily furnish il, and you
have opportunities OF communicating wIlh
them that have not.
The pubic road problem is very per.
picking one, very difficult to deal With, and
| want to get all the available information
ON the subject In order that it may be
solved inIclligently we might have all the
Information possible, ana hence venture
TO trouble you. ShOnl water in our streams
terminates ut about Il line drawn from Che
raw to Augusta, and that ~cction of the
State lying above such n line is where the
greatest trouble is experienced The hills
and clay and stone OF this region have hith-
erto balllcd the efforts Of the public for
good roads, under our present Llan of deal
ing with them, and the opinion is growing
that some change is necessary in The inter
est of economy and comfort What that
change shalt he nm not now prepared to
suggest. One thing | am prepared to sny,
however, that IN many parts of the country
the roads are not fit TO be travelled. and
present system of maintenance care not how
ethccnt and faithful the commissioners may
be. The greater pnrt OF the country below
this line may get long under the old plan
and have passabic roads because of the to-
biography of the country and character OF
the soil, but think It is dcmonstrable, If
the data could be had, thnt the expenses
incurred IN the up country by reason Of the
wear and tear of vehicles, injury to work
animals, loss of time and sometimes Of limb
or life en- our present roads, would maclda-
mize them all and maintain them indchui>
tcly, TO sny nothing of the deprecated val.
ne OF land, where it IS inaccessible on ac.
count of bnu rOnds.
But am somewhat anticipating myself
and had better reserve this discussion for n
subsequent communication, which hope
to make and shall make, ii | am not disnp>
pointed in getting the necessary informn>
ton. In the mean time | invoke your aH>
sistanoe anu shall feel greatly obliged if you
will aid me.
Very truly, yours.
NJ. C. BUTLER
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-17
The GEeeaVille Cattle Show

On the Eth instant, the farmers had
quite day in Crecnville, exhibiting and
examining Jersey cattle and Jersey butter.
There were about fifty head Of Jerseys on
exhibition. Col s. s. Crittendeh and Hon
d. Wyatt Aiken made speeches. Col. Aiken
spoke in favor Of repealiag the lien law,
md animadverted severely on the public
school system of the S,dte. Col. Aiken.
he Greenville Ns@s says, said in effect,
TINT no "nigger" had morality enoueh to
teach children uf hiS own race" The Green.
vile Ae~S critiCizes this assertion very
severely and says that it was an insult to
The large number of colored farmers who
had assembled, with tho white farmers, to
hear Colonel Aiken's address.
The NewS speaks very highly of the good
character ofmany of the colored teachers
OF Greenville who have never been accused
OF forgery or crime of my other character.
Col. Aiken also advocated the repeal of the
law e&emptihg manufactures from taxation
for period of ten years. He also con-
demned the last Legislature for amending
y "
the rate of ten per cent. Upon this suhject
he said:
"Scvcn per cent, was enough, hut the
Legislature stepped in and made it ten per
cent. Money was not worth but seven per
cent. The men who toll day after day had
to bear that other three per cent. and it did
not particle of good. The law made mon
ey worth ten per cent. when il could have
been had for seven No banker ever charged
more than seven per cent. before the amt nd
mcnt, unless lie violated the law, and then
he onght to have been ashamed OF himself,
Money was not commodity. They might
just rs well fix the price OF bacon at a high
er rate. The price of money should be kept
down.
1.-The Interference with the usury law was
as foolish pi,ce OF legislation ns WAS ever
mnde. The farmers should meet at the fair
and discuss all these matters and ask queu-
Lons about them They had the power and
should examine carefully the work Of the
Legislature. This would result in their eds
ucation aud enlightenment"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-17
SlabtoWn Picnic.

MIR. EDITOR. The annual pic mic at Slab
town on last Saturday, the 18th inst. passed
off pleasantly. Quite crowd of young
folks, with Sprlnkling Of old people, were
in attendance First rate music was furn-
ished by the Shutdown string band which
added much to the enjoyment of the day.
and everybody was gay and lively. An
elegant dinner was served in pic mic style
and each and every individual seemed to
nave carried with them a first rate anne
t'te' l'any should have been so imprudent Mt i'm
eating as to produce sickness there could
nave Oeen no cause for alarm, as there were
hVe Ne O's' on the hill who would have tak.
eh special pride in administering 10 thei,.
wants and displaying their medical sk;u
After dinner, the young folks passed awov
few hours in gripping the light fantnstio =
toe tethe excellent music furnisbsd h., ,ho
band. These occasions are always enioyed
by the young folks and citizen. generally
in that vicinity, and may your scribe and
all others who were there last Saturday
live to enjoy many more sin,ilar occasions
f. ,... REPORTER.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-17

) I King, wounded at SpottByl~
vnniH Courthouse.
j NJ King
Elisha Kelley, died fh pfinoh.
j. B Whortefj wounded ut
Fort Harrison.
J A McWhortcr.
Barton Morgan, died,
VIM Muuidin.
Thomas ManIcy.
WIN MnnIey, wounded 7th Oct;
Darby Town Road.
John MauIdin.
EIberI Mauldin.
james A McMahan, wounded at
Frasior's Farm.
Alexander Mnnldin.
Horny Manlcy.
Martin Maulcy.
J q McAdams, diGd.
q w McAdums
} b W Mcconnell
B'rd Marlin, dischai god
Joseph ManscII
Bcreon Mullinix discharged
Isaac Lunuston
II IL Lawrence
JOS n Lawrence, died
q W Lcslcy, wounded round
Richmond
Moses Lesley
Moses ii LcsIcy, killed., WIid'ncss
f q Hill
Willis U'Snields
Amos O'Shiclds, died
Alexander PrcseIey, died
& 2 Reynolds
J f kampy, w"@nded, Wilderness
Carter Roe
Anderson Roper, killed at Wills
Valley, Tenn
Rllcy Simmons, wounded 1ih Qcl
u McD Simmons, wounded
w ~ iSmIth
l. II Smith
Elisha Skclton
j Is Snllcrtirld
WIN Shelton, Discharged
Anderson SIarkcy
5 L TrmplcLun
Bcnajn Williams, wounded Il,
Wilderness, 9Th Oct
L Williams, discharged
IL . Williams, transferred /"
sharp shooter regiment
Frank Waddrli
VIM Watkins, w"nudcd, Witness
/ b Watkins, cnsrYn ard color
bearer OF regiment
Newton n Williams, transferred
john PInSun, CIcd
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-17

inch 81 ccnIs. 40 inch 65 and IS cents pc,
yard.
81 Want some cheap dress goods Ior NY
little ones Inn! will not require any wash
ing. Hon can gel q nice halt wuul dress
goods Tor ~ cents, and Strndey Il Barr's
IA cent Cashmere is lovely just 10 think
they have that cheap goods in ali the latest
fashionable shades. | must get ParnsOl.
You will tell me TO buy it from Strmdley &
Barr, TOO, guess. They say they got :heirY
direct from tie manufuctory, and they have
beautiful ones from l21 cents to $500, Do
No. not since have been wearing one Of
Dr. Bulls perfect CorseiS. They cost 81
50, and would not be without one for So
90.
"PIease tell me one thing. Why do you
advise ne 10 buy II y Dry Goods from Strad-
ley g. Barr? l find when [ get any thing
from them | nm never provoked NJ finding
the same article cheaper elsewhere. They
are always willing TO show goods and give
samples ii | do not want 10 purchase just
theh, anu 'hey lholsI OIL SehulhB my pack
nges home for me. You never saw deufer
set of fellows in your life if you men ion
credit 10 them, and think that is why they
sell 80 cheap, bec"use they do cash bus-
ness" friend of
STReADLEY d& BARR.
7. W. DAVIS OLD STAND,
GreenVilIe, S. @.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-17
The Southern Cultivator tor Ma,

This popular and sterling agricultural
journal is again on our table, nm examination
OF its contents show it to be fully equal to
previous numbers. The proprietors.have pur.
chased THE Southern turner's Monthlv. and
by this act have absorbed the only remain
ing rival in their particular field.
me Southern CuIhUaior stands in the verv
'front.' rank of agricultural papers. aud for
She Soath is certainly unequulled by any
Ks usual, Thoughts for the Month and the
inquiry Department are full of standard ad .
vice to Southern farmers, and If The Cul-
"ed'or contained only these II would be well
worm ne subscription price. But TO these
0 aooed'Tery many other features of in.
Fest aoa a'importnDec, embracing the sub.
Jso'S OF truok Farming, Laws for the Far.
l'er' sheep Husbandry, Fertilizers, Letters
rom the field, DieksOhs Letters ON. inten-
s've,Farminr, The Patrons Husbandrv. Jer,
Bey Cattle Notes., The Poultry Yard tn.
Household, Children's Department, Fash-
iohs, eto Price, per annum ST. 60. Adars..
JAS. P. KAnnIsoM & Coz
ATLANTA, Ga.
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u. F BRADLEY Editor
TERMS 6

For subscription, $150 per dmnum for sia
months, rs cents; strictly in adUdncr
Adue tisemeRts Inserted at one dollar per
yVuars of one iuch or less for the first insertion
and f1y cents for each subsequent Insertion.
Liberal discount made to merchants and Others
sdverti,ing for sir months or by the gear.
Obituary Notices and Tributes Of Respect
eAurgrdJor as advertisements
.AnaexxciSv Candidates five doIturs in i'd
odaee.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-17

Judge Cothran speaking of the report
that he isl possible candidate for Congress,
says "A' unwillingly as | may be person
SIly' to thrust nay name before the public,
" Is nevertheless due to my official position,
eo-say most emphatically that have neith-
OF des'fo for the position indicated, nor the
vanity to believe that my services as men,
oer OF Congress could in anywise be indis,
ponsa6le to the welfare of the State"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-17

public roads kept IN GOOD conuuIum. 4"-
trouble now i that there is no body rcspon-
able for the amount or quality of work
done. The road hands, ns rule, meet when
they are warned out. and under the super-
vision Of neighbc", go along their section
ofroad, occasionally cutting a pine top to
throw in some wash upon which few
6hovels of dirt are thrown, only to be wash
ed away by the first rain that falls: n water
break is occasionally cut across the road
on hill side which generally ruins the bed
oftae road, and in the course of two or
three days they quit and call tho road work,
ed Now il this force could be made more
effective and put under intelligent and res
ponsihle direction, we think this great Qucs.
tion would be about solveI. We have n
plan, crudely shaped ont in our mind, but
which for the want of space we cannot give
in this article We will give it, however,
in future article and let it 20 for what il
is WORTH
But in the meantime we invite our read
ers TO give us their views upon this ques-
ton for publication. 1t is q question that
essentially affects tho interest of all our
people, and will lead all other economic
questions until disposed Of. Therefore it
should be thoroughly and intcligcntly di -
cussed be ore any additional legislation is
asked for. Let us, then, have the views Of
All who have any upon the subject, and out
OF them all, it matters not how crude they
m"y be, something practicable may be
evolved
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The Pic1zent; JDNfjtr1t ,

NNHE Exercises of the T,s%rny Institutr
a viii be continued o. rljvotc schcoI
through the remainder III o., acholnsio
year. with the assistance Of REV j. x
hlLEY' ID. and two Experienced reach.
ers. instrumental and Iocnl Music will
be taught BY nn nccompljshcd Tcachrr Pu-
pills received at any time ~ the quarter 40
the following rates prr quarter of 81
days;
Latin and Greek, 50 or
Higher Mathematics, 6 90
intermediate Departments, 4 OF
Preparatory department. 3l24
a fee Of One Dollar per quarter will b5
asseS8esSed TO meet Incidcntnis.
W. NJ. (MCCASLAN, Principal.
r. a. CHJLp, Chr. Board Trustees.
march 8, 1883 "a 8no
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The Commissioner Of Agriculture has
received the following letter from Senator
ButlcT
EpGEIlELD, April lG, 1883
Hon. a. =. Butler, Commissioner of Ag.
ricuIture, Columbia, s, G My Dear Sir:
The most important and ccouomio question
for the people of this Stale now that the
stock law is settled, and trust permanent
ly, is the Improvement of our public high
ways, and us | shall have somc leisure next
SUMMERTIME first prospect of an unintcr-
ruptcd recess that have had since n mem
ber Of The SENATE want to empioy part
of ii in preparing for publication one more
Communications upon that subject AT lcas,
| shall endcavor, when | return to Wash
ington, to collate the leading features of
the systems OF public road work Of differs
cnt States, and draw such conclusions ns
an examination of them may suggest
! want TO trouble you for some data ifyou
can procure il;
LIST. Can you furnish me with the NUN
bcr Of miles Of highways worked and mann
tnincd by the public il this State?
2nd. Is there any means Of nsccraining
the relative coudiiIon Of the highways III
the different counties, and if so how?