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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-09-17
ChCaNcr School RonEs

The great school book question has been
happily solved. 1t may be due to the re-
cent hue and cry raised about the high
price of books in this State, and then,
again, it may not but that makes very
iittlc difference, for the question will no
longer bother the people. In nut shell,
the prices of the books have been greatly
reduced.
Some time ago two of the most promi.
nent book sellers Of Columbia -Mcssrs. II.
). Bryan and w. j. Duiiie went on to
New York ID buy their fall stock. In the
last lew days they have returned and from,
Them the cheering news is obtained. While
III the metropolis they called on the largest
publishers in the country and presented Tn,
facts to them. The result, as announced
III letter, is that hereafter all schoolbooks
OF the American Book Company, which is
Il combination of all the leading houses
will hereafter bc sold at reduction of Is
per cent. below the prices placed by law.
III snort, all but one or two books on the
regular State list are to be sold in the futur,
at what is known rs the ''introductory
P'lCc." This will make the average rcduC
llOn about fifteen per cent. lower than the
limit fixed by the State board or even low
e., as tho board allows the charging Of an
additional per cent, which has not been
taken advantage Of
AS the matter stands books that have
betn selling at $l.3i will now sell at 81. Is;
those at : l.iG at 3l.2H; those at 81. .OS ut 9l
cents, and 50 on, through the list. Any
one can see the difference by referring tC
The official list of 1883, issued hy the State
board of cHanlin, rs. These iricrs lhav,
been custonHri!y allowed The schools for $
period of ninety days after their opening
me cheap prices will prevail al all tho
book stores Of prominence, in Columbi,
and Charleston for instance, but i: is doubt
rd II the country stores will have the ad
vantage OF thr'n, aa their projectors have
to sell 50 much Oh credit. When the book,
are Sold at these prices The cash will hav,
to DC forthcoming. State
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-09-17
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"Y0uNG woMaN's JOURNAL,

An rxrrIIrxr nrlIoIe ,ntItled
aonr o,lrl.,, ,,c.n,iy .nn.,r.d Ia y1,
,aDno I,,,,.,,,, .5,,sraai sI,nsd bv m,
Precedence a, m. vi nj a nj
sal, IaL. s,aLa =, zloo Il, .I,cI,.J 4
letter from On. n, an. Viz, p,e.I.
d.ncv In which n. said. an. r,aJ.
In,or a .Ion. 4. wor,h uo,. IN M,
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by the Treasury. showed that the stock OF
coin and bullion held by tho Department
was s5gj,OoO.Ooo additional. There IL In
tho bands 81 the public nj least siJo,OoO,-
0o0 Of gold, ~ that the shipments ~
s2,1N, 600 last week. which was not much
more than one. nalf the amount drawn
from London during the November and
December money disturbance here, WIS
not In Itself OF vital importance, nor
should u be significant Of prolonged
draiu Of tho precious metal from this
cuntro. II IL not unusual 10 mako ship
nents Of gold al this ported nj tho year
~ there j. usually but little else
lon IN tho way " our pro-
ducts that Europe has need Of, their
wants having been supplied. cur ~
ports Of merchandise during the twelve
months 10 date over lmpori--whilo !
have not the figure. ut NY hand At the
nioinoni-I am quite surc VIII show
worry large balance In or favor " j.
not unlikely, however, that the fotnrn
OF American securities to this side VIII
ncccs-liaic more gold going forward dur
ing the early spring. This certainly viii
be tho ca-o unless o chang6comc- Ia Ia
vor of buying back some Of the stocks
ihnt have been sold Tor London account
This Is no, nj all unlikely. rs the condi-
ton orall tho money markets II Europe
arc reported a. bclne -iugnant and With
out any particular or unusual demand.
II must bc remembered. al-o, tnai the
exports ~ silver fpr tho past year have
only boon about sl,j0o,0o0. a. against
nearly $4,000, 900 tho previous year"
Tho week started with an easier
Sterling Exchange market, somewhat
contrary 10 what was expected. II IL
due to this fact that no gold was OK
ported during the week. The export
scare has had It, worst, for the time
being anyhow; and n shipments OF
gold should he revived, II would not
make such panic In Wall Street n Il
lid before,
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II 900 tons each displacement. They
are armed with Armstrong breech'
loaiing rifles, with q callbre OF from
thirteen 10 seventeen inches. Italy
has also twelve unarmored cruisers,
and ten gunboats, all Of modern con-
struction, and up 70 the latest improve
mems Ia naval architecture. The Le-
pdnto, the latest built Of the italian
sblI-, has n displacemontofl 1000 tons.
The IfcDonte has displacement Of
II, 800 tons and Is 1900 horse power.
She can carry GOO0 tons Of coal, and
csteam twenty-onc knots an hour. She
could shell New York from the open
ca outside the harDor.
The "Slck Man." as applied TO
Turkey, IA not Of recent origin. As
long ago ~ the reign u James ri. In
England the expression, "the sick man
of Europe" was In vogue. The Eng.
hsh Ambassador wroto home that the
Ottoman Empire IL like ''the body OF a
sick old man who tried ~ appear
healthy, though his end was near"
The expression also occurred IN a con-
versation between the Car Nicholas
aud Sir George Seymour, the English
Ambassador 10 ~. Petersburg. The
Czar remarked; ave have on our
hands a very sick man. II will lie a
very great mistake II one Of theac days
he should slip away from liz before the
necessary arrangements are made"
From this conversation the expression
became historically prominent.
a few evenings ago, u young gentle
man Of Salt Lake City, Whose tastes
aro poctlc IN the extreme, strayei up 10
the tower. lie cllmhed TO the top. aud
gazcd In admiration ON the vast cx-
psnse beneath. flis soul was full and
his heart was mellow. He felt like
Goldsmith when on the top Of the
ALPS. Poor Oliver, though n Trump,
cried with an ecslacy Of delight, "Crea.
tons heir, the world IL mine" The
Salt Lake poet leaned against the flag
stat, and commenced an ode 10 Spring.
The following lines will show what his
fate was:
In sl?uely attic room, In The sloarnlns'. Ehasi
Lay tha body Of apoct. young and fair,
WING the snuwdakes, Chlli aud white, slftcd
Through the broken lleht
And commfngicdwi hs wAvy. flowing hair.
Al, the i,ony OF aiei Anda cpr.e on winter
Thu, % crush the lart that iua had gun to
For The poet had been frozen by the blizzard
when ruirpotin'
most chirk and cheerful ode 10 "Gchte
spring"
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WEEKLY FINANCIAL REVIEW.


HESRy CLEws, the well known
banker OF New York City, In his week
ly report for the week ending MaFcl
2sth, 1891, says tina, there was an In
provement In the stock market
owing 10 the payment Of III,
usual quarterly dividend by the
Rock Island Company. This road ha,
powerful enemies In Wall Street, aud
they predicted the non.payment Of the
usual dividend. The result, for time
was Of a "bearish" tendency, but now
the reaction has vet In, and Rock IL.
land Is booming. The 81. Paul Is also
looking up. Its earnings are on tho
Increase, aud its President has gone 20
Europe TO further the interests OF his
road. The economy and retrench.
mont adopted by the granger roads,
and by the southwestern lines In gem
eral has been productive Of benefit.
This In addition to the prospect Of
good crops for the coming year has
"'ous"' ''' ,r, " eDn"'ouoo a"'ons
s'oeN'o'ue's' 'no "iny'' " ,r pros
p'os "'o '''y ,a'o '., Jus, ","'
soou o'oi, No.'' '"'"' oo''" iof
"s,se'n 'n,''o''s.
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p'''', n' ,' 'oV ,' /" se''v"1 'e'oacN
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Zane, because Of the latter being nc.
cording to law.
After the session OF the Council on
Tuesday night member was asked
his opinion upon the subject. lie ex-
pressed himself unhc-ltatingly 10 the
effect that there was not the scintills Of
doubt In his mind but that the present
occupants of tho contested Offices
would be uns-sted. This has been the
opinion Of large number Of Glib
erals" many Of whom expressed
Themselves nj the .iiuie tho steal was
porpeiraled, ~ being disguised with
the proceeding as totally without Justi-
flcation.
While the course Of Nit. Hall has
been M consistent NJ that Of any Of
iirer Of the city government, he
having frequently contenjed for
Justice and the rights Of the PEG.
pie, his attitude Il anomal us.
From his remarks on Tuesday night It
would seem that lie has grave doubts
us to the validity Of his position
his light 10 the seat occupied
by him. Indeed this appears 10
70 TO the extent u conviction with
him. Consequently, how he, In this
mental situation could, rs an honorable
man, remain In the office he appears
to occupy, Is beyond comprehension.
With regard 10 some Of the others who
are similarly Involved, there may not
be much room for surprise, because
some people pay but little u any regard
TO rights and principles involved, No
long A. they eau accomplish their pur.
poses. Tho general conduct Of Mr..
Hall, does not, however, indicate that
he Is u man Of that stamp. II appear
that some men otherwise In.
elincd 10 be fair, are able to
set aside every honest scruplo In
matters Of political character. Yet
II Il plain that q person who occupies
m office which belongs to another
purloins property to which he Is not
entitled, besides thwarting the will
u the sovereign people. OF coursc,
This may be- done unwlttlngly, under
A conviction that the title 10 tho posi-.
lion is good; but, Judging from Mr..
Halls own expressions, this IL not his
.itilatlon.
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THE CONTESTED CITY OFFICES.

FRoA the manner Ia which Mr.. &.
y. Han expressed himself In Tuesday
nlghisse'slonof the city Council, Il
appcns that he anticipates decision
adver'e to himself In the contest
for thv sea- occupied by him. lie pre-.
senltd the probability Of such a con.
clus'on a. reason for declining re-.
appH nlmenI upon the committee on
joint city and county building. He
conunird that the legality OF his OH
ciai acts was under question and, in
tho r'ent Of his being deposed, what.
ever,AprTience he might gain on the
com 'll'ee referred TO would be los, II
the sessions Of the courts In the con.
test 'houli continue to go against him.
IN .u"e days judi clal matters seem
To be la'ge envelopod Ia uncertainty.
IL H'''"Ay' proper however, to an.
uci' We mat courts win do right. Con.
seq"nuy hr Halls expectation Is
oaS'f On correct prlnoiple-the ex.
pseuDn That tho decision OF the
supreme Court will be uniform with
thai heretofore rendered by Judge
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which was fixed upon years ago ~ IL,
place for the Temple In Zion. But thu,
far they have not succeeded.
Nov Il may be that renewed nt.
tempt. have been made 10 get the mat.
ter into the courts, and set up claim
for the land, hoping that the Iiedrick.
lies, who are few In number and not
overhurdencd with this worlds goods.
will be- unable to bear the expense OF
defending their title. II 10. we
hope they viii not succeed, be-
cluse we desire that Justice
shall prevail, and the possessors Of the
land have come to their possession
honc,ily and with uure faith In the
rluhteousnes. Of their cause, while the
Invading party are seeking to Gust
them on tcchnlcalitics aud by the
power Of superior wealth aud num-
bofs
We hope the wecklng Of the build
Ing l. only an April i,t report, In keep.
lug with the ret Of the dispatch. II
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causo,,hlch hindcrs It nom attaining ,h'
posltl,, that belongs to II Of right, Ia
virtue Of consciousness The cause In
quest II thcro be several. Tho
main c,u.s-s tho physical state OF
stupet, ,,lou to which tho overwhelming
nalot,y Of human beings reduce them
reive. by means Of alcohol aud tobacco
Bm Count Tolatoi Is not without
hope, a. be predicts the emancipation
Of the t,ce from tobacco and drink
"rh dslhennco of humanity from
this trflbls evil will mako an epoch In
the Nd u The racr, aud, apparently, this
opoch will arrive In tho near futurc. The
cvii /, iinaiy recognized. a change In
tho cousc5u.nc.s NJ mon In reference io
the Us u bfaln.poisoning s,lmnlauis
aud btrolcs ha. already taken place
pcopL ,rs beginning 10 realize the terri.
bio nj .hlai they produce, and they arc
nianlf .ilnz This feeling In acts; and TIL,
lmpstcsribIo change IN their conscious.
moss ,a.i Inevitably bring In IT, train
the eniiadpl'lon oi humanry FROM the
innuene II 40 such brain poisons.
TIL. emancipation N mankind nom tho
thraldom Of brain poisons viii open
their go. 10 the demands ~ their con-
scionsns,,. ani they will forthwith begin
10 pui ,hslf M In harmony with H. lie.
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NOTICE.

The slxiy.frt Annual Conference
OF the Church Of Jesus Christ OF Lat
ter.day Saints, win commence at 10
O'Clock. on saturday morning, Aph
Ih, 1891, in the ralernacle' Salt Lake
City.
All Officers and Members OF the
Church are cordially invited to he
present at the meetings.
wiLfoRD WOODRUFF,
grohGE q. CASSoN,
JosErn y. SMITH,
First Presidency.
speciai-It has been deemed nd
visablc to give visitors 10 Conference
ON opportunity to enJoya musical feast
In the large Tabernacle on Friday
night, April srJ, when they may bear
the augmented choir 1850 stronsl In
their recent concert selections. Pfcsi'
dents and Bishops would oblIse by an-
nouncing this In their meetings next
Sunday, 20 that visitors may arrive
here In good time.
The proceeds will be devoted TO I'M
proving the choir, great organ aud
suroundlng,. Circulars will DO sent
with particulars.
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THE TEMPLE GROUNDS IN
JACKSON COUNTY.

"Kana. city. April 1.-The iw
brancho. Of the Mormon Church at lnde
pcndoncc. No.. known respectively a
'lIcndrlcklies'n and 'Rcprgauisel church.
are lighting for possession of Mount Zion
u low hill, about four acra- la extent
(which was selected by Joseph smith a.
the place where ali the elect will assemble
on Judgment Day md nom there bc
taken into heaven. The Mormon- believe
that the foundations OF a magnificent
temple were laid many years ago by tho
Angel Gabriel, aud that his hosts VIII
descend from heaven, uncover these
foundations aud In n single night erect a
beautiful temple. Tho lIcndricklies have
church on Mount zlon mud the Roor.
ganired Church Il oonios,lng the Title.
Last night tho church building was com
pletely wrrcked. The Hcndricklie-
claim the Decoration was by tho other
faction"
The foregoing Ia n press dispatch
which viii 10 found In most OF the
leading papers Of the United States.
II wa. wired ON an appropriate day.
We DO not know whether the church
building belonging To the Hedrlckits
mot acknowledgements destroyed
on AL Fools Day, but We do know that
the greater part OF the dispatch Is nom
senslcal falsehood.
Tho spot described was not selected
M the place where all the elect will
assemble on the Judgment Day; the
"Mormonsv do no, believe that the
foundations o. temple were laid ON
that spot by the Angel Gabriel; and !
they do not believe that a beautiful
temple will b. erected there or any.
where else In n single night
The dispatch is a specimen Of anti.
sMormon" ncws, which usually con.
sisIs Of about the same proportion OF
iruth-a faint trace, scarcely distln.
gliishablo In the mass OF falsehood Of
which the tale IL composed. Butt will
be copied throughout the country,
grayeiy commented upon by the editors
,a,S = 49,, " Wv i'op'''nul
views u the ignorant "Mormons.n
The land In litigation has long been
4, nv - IA ~ '",'n pOuy " Denev'
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w. ' 'V, ,,I, movement uut
,hs, ,,o,,,,, : .s,s.Ou' ~ long before
""a '''''u'
in'' nave aqu'feu' chiefly by pur'
chase' the title TO the land de-
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49,, ,,.'', La , ,n'e'ng mouse ~
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after arc carrylos o,', ' ,Ss , sna' Tue
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TOBACCO A. A kiLLE4 OF con.
SCIENCE.


RECENTLY Count roi-toi presented
IN u leading magazine, nm article on
Wine Drinking ami Tobacco Smoking
This .minent nus.lan o,,yht IN IA, mn
authorltv un,p mi. .,lt.,, rh.,.
o.., r.n ,,ho ,,.,. t,,t,,i., -,
,an.,y.,y ,n no,, ,,,aa,I,,.. 49,. 49,.
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y" ,"'' '"'''' '''"s Wv
'V'.' ~ 'Np''''"'" ""u ooSe'N"uo"'
o"sh'" carry "eisnt .hu DC OF some
ihVo'est' nc says
"f'oopio drink aud -inoiss, not merely
for want Of something better to do TO
while away tho tlmo, or 10 raise then
splriisi not bccanaa OF the pleasure they
rccsivc, but simply aud solely In order 10
drown the warning voice u conscience"
A., asl,s this aue.,lon,
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-. r.. $1,000. s'. ,,'.,
M .a,. M ~ ,,,o,,',.i To-
~. ~ -. 4, 4, ,,,.',,' '',n,,,,',, 80
serve the behavior Of tho or,linary-onc
might almost say Of any-smokor. Every
smoker abandunlng himself To his pas
sion. loses sight Of or rides roughshod
over, oc'tain OF tho most elementary rules
Of social NO. the observance OF which no
~ - =. ~,
M, ,l,. ~, - ,,',t,l,,' .','',
III , 80. -, ,..,,.i, ~ ,,'.' ,'.,"
~ 800 -. '',.'S .. 80" " 49,. "'D,e, ~,
# To lie un.oomly. IN .mnnaored churllsh
merely for his own pleasure to Interfere
with the peace and comfort Of othe,-, and
q Josiiori n iuluro their health. No one
would 'Ake Tue hoof'y T" hoo' win
water room III wn''h people were SIT
hnyi 70 scream ana yeh IN W 10 TURN on
Not cola or iu'id alr' ut 10 perform any
ou'er ACT i'nd'hs 10 disturb or huum
DINERS ana ye' oW OF thousand sinok-
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49, ~. WV ''' '''
me count ihSiAS 'na1 inc smoker Is
not only nuisance TO MS neighborS,
= Wv 'ha' Tue 'nuusshoe Is uefog hofy
10 us own SPIRITUAL anu intellectual
capacity Ho EXPRESSES himself ON
this poiul thus'
"For tho moro man SUPPLIES himself
with these sumulnnts and nnrcotlcs. tho
more siolld. uuie.cant and staunaut bc
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-04
ELECTED.


 "The name of Minnesota legislator is 'Bjorge.'"
 "rve heard the name quite often, but I didn't know where the man lived. ."-Puck.
 The Arkansas rejected lover who is sus- pected of having burned brides trous- seau may have wished to be regarded as her old flame. Courier Jour nal.
 "Why did Lots wife look back" asked the pretty Sunday school teacher. ''I suppose a woman passed her with new bonnet on," replied Johnny Cumso.- Epoch.
 An Austin (Minn.) COW is the proud yet puzzled mother or a young animal that seems to be half calf and half bear. She ought to start board of trade with it, Chicago Tribune.
 She-What do you mean, sir, by asking a young girl like me to marry you who are old enough to be my father!
 He-Sophonisbs, do really look like a centenarisn!-Epo
 He-And you did not forget that we were engaged, did you, Mad, while you were away? She-No, George; couldn't Mamma kept reminding me of it all the time.-Harper's Bazar.
 She-I saw your cousin Tom the other day. He looked shockingly ill. He We'll, you see, Tom has just moved into a suburban villa and is taking care of his own characterization Beacon.
 Shade-I expect friend of mine every minute. Can't you keep the gate open a little longer9 St. Peter-I have worked eight hours to-day and the gate is closed until tomorrow morning.
 "Have you anything suitable for mes' asked the bald headed customer of the clothing salesman.
 ''Yes, sir; we have a choice lot of mo- hairs" "-Smith & Grsy's Monthly.
 s'Have you seen the marriage notice of Miss Moneta Dimmond to Count Rakes- tagan the bill of sale-something the minister called certificate. Judge. Hostetter McGinnis-It is mean of you to be always abusing your friend Jones be- hind his back.
 Gus De Smith, can't see it that way. If I abuse him to his face he will pound | the life out of me.-Texas Siftings. Props Crushing into managers office)- That confounded Sticky, the supe, has stolen the stars diamonds. Manager-Il left them in your charge and you will have to pay for them. I'll dock you s from this weeks salary.-The Jewellers Circular. Wants an Emblem-Uncle Abraham over of Chatham street, was speaking to an acquaintance the other day about putting some sort of an emblem over the door of his store. 'Id put bee hive," suggested the man. "Vot does bee hive stand forl' "For industry" "Oh, dot vhas all non sensel Dot doan' show peoples that sell fourteen dollar suit for eight dollars sT know; but the bee is a worker" 'fYes but dot doan' do. Eavrybody vas & yorker Industry vhas all right, but if somebody comes back init pair of pants det shrinl cop eighteen inches, dot bee hive doan explain dat it vas a singular climate or pants. ."-Texas Siftings.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-04

IHE VAL u K OF eIOoD ROADS.
 MT. J. B. Potter, the secretary of the Roads Improvement association of New York, has something to say concerning the profits of good country roads which de- serves attention all over the country As MT. Potter points out, good roads are a great aid to the farmer in getting his products to markets. What can be done by the improvement of the roads is to bring farms that are seven or eight miles from the market practically as near it as farms two miles off are now, taking the average of weather through the year. Moreover, another great economy that would be effected by the improvement of the roads is that very much larger load could be moved with the same teams than can be moved now, and at a very much bet ter rate of speed. This is, of course, a consid- eration of the very first importance. MT. Potter points out forcibly that five are hauling over our common roads enough produce in one form or another to supply 8 freighting business for 150,000 miles of railroads, using more than 1 1000, 900 horses and earning traffic income in 1890 of nearly s1 ,ooO, 900, OOO." As an illustration of the value of good roads, the experience of Union County, N. J., cited by MT. Pot ter, is interesting. That county issued bonds for s300,OO0 to pay the expense of some forty miles of highways. The result of this outlay has been that the tax rate has not been increased, since the rise in value of the property benefited has suf- feed to meet the interest at the old rate. A resident of Elizabeth declares "that the taxpayers would not go back to the old system if they were paid many times the cost of the new roads,"