The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-12-31
FRANCE A NODDED. EOE I,S

Although there is Il circulating mA
dunn OF SOL per capita in France, and
the ruling rate Of interest Is s per cent,
there is less complaint OF stringency in
monetary Affairs. a proposition is be-
fore tDe legislative body OF the country
Tor fhe government TO loan money to
farmers on their lands at 2 per cent in .
terest, and it is likely to become law,
though not very much necessity exists
for 1t. France has long since learned
that high rate of interest is not con.
ducive to the prosperity Of her agricul-
ture, and instead Of allowing a set of
cOrmorants to feed upon it and destroy
it, as has been done in America, every
safeguard, prOtt ctiOn and encourage.
ment is given. BESIDES such favorable
Legislation as is kept upon her statutes,
an appropriation Of S3O,OOO,OOO annual
~ IS made to encourage and develop
her agriculture. France is model for
us.-ArkanSaS Earmer.
TIE OCALA pLATFOHM ALL TIE TIME.
This country is in the throes Of Il
money famine, and the masses Of the
people can realize no prosperity until it
shall be relieved. How this relief shall
come and how it shall be secured, are
the question for the publicsts OF this
county to settle. The Republican idea
is to reduce the volume Of currency
The Cleveland idea is to destroy the
"dlshonest money" which means the
same thing. The masses of the people
90 not embrace either Of these remedies,
for they are not remedies, but aggra
VatorS Of the malady. 1t would seem to
be monumental cheek for any set Of
men to offer this remedy to an intelli-
gent people, but these are two leading
Ideas as political panaces for the ills
from which the body polite is suffering.
1t requires very little perception to re-
allZc that the demand is not met and
can never be fulfilled by either of these
remedes.-Allance Herald.
Crusade of Cranks.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Tho World
says that Russell Sage, whom the borab
', tlrOwcr, NOr,ross, tried with dynamite
DO out OF $l25 900, has again been
~IlifG&tencd III similar way. Since Nor
cr0ss>Rtlemptcd to aSsaSsmate the VEN
erablc llnancicr, Mr.. Sage has re ;ciyed
nearly l&OO la''' WttrOm Cranks in all
parts OF the ,of he States, and even
from EruCpe. some were in other lam
Guages than English. The only thing
MIR. Sage did was to tell Inspector Byr-
mes. The inspector said that he would
begin ''crank crusade" lie persuaded
Mr.. Sage to give him some OF the letters,
or copies OF them, and translatlons of
foreign ones. With the doing of that,
MIR. Sage rested content.
f, Saturday evening, icw minute after
O'Clock, there was ring at the door
what, One OF the servants went to the
fer to lStandng on the steps was a young
tacent cs0f rather uncouth appearance.
Th1eaucll, "Is this No. 500 Fifth ave-
huntnMsS.he nM servant answered that it
prisoa' Scarcely had she spoken when
such dumped before her and cried, 81
Ssrc come to kill Mr.. Sage" The SER
yTant was astoundcd, for but an instant,
then she exclaimed, loudly, "Well, you
get right out Of here" The man SAID
again, 81 have come to kill Mr.. Sage"
The servant told him to GET out.
Just then Mrs. Sage camo to the door.
The man asked il she had got his letter
demanding So 100000. She replied that
she had not. He said that If he did not
get the money he would blow up the
efsase. Mrs. Sage ran at him, and
checked him and pushed him down the
steps. The police were notified, and
the house has been closely watched ever
since. w.,