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The advocate., 1894-10-10
PREPARING FOR SUFFRAGE.
Cicero Thinks SOphia's Mind Is Prejudiced
Against the Republicans.
NO. XII.
NO. XII.
BY CON HEALY.

the government owning and operating
the railroads in this country, but do
you realize what a big undertaking that
would beI Do you know how many
miles of railroad there are in this
country"
"No, not exactly. DO you?"
eyes. There are about 10000 miles.
Just think of that. Where do you
suppose the government is to get
money enough to buy all the roads ?"
81 don't think the government
would want all of them, but if it did
how much would it cost?"
"It would cost about 5 billions of
dollars. We could never pay it,"
"The late war cost 6 billions, and
that was all expense and no income,
yet the people managed to pay it with
out much trouble. The railroads if
properly managed ought to pay for
themselves. Take all the money that
is now paid by the companies for at
torneys' fees and salaries to officers,
and what they pay for advertising, and
add that to the dividends they pay on
Watered stock, and in a few years it
would make q sum that would go
a long ways toward paying for the
roads,"
"YOu must remember that in order
to buy the roads there would have to
be large amount of bonds issued and
the people are beginning to be very
much opposed to paying interest on
bonds"
eyes, but they would realize that it
would be better to pay a low rate of in
terest on bonds than to pay, as they do
now in the way Of freight and passenger
rates, high rate of interest on twice
the value of the roads"
"Well, admitting that we have the
roads bought and paid for and that
everything is in running order and
everybody is satisfied, we then come
face to face with the strongest
objection to government ownership"
"And what is thatS"
"Let us suppose it is the year for
eleCting president, and the party in
power is very corrupt and Che people
want a change in the administration.
Do you suppose we could ever get that
party out of power with all those rail
road votes against usp They would
tn ink it was to their interest to vote
for the party in power, and they would
control the election. With govern
ment ownership it would be impossible
to defeat the party in power"
"How many voters do you think are
n ow employed on the railroads"
go, don't know, but there are a
gr eat number of them"
Eyes, there about 100000. There
ar also about ~ million voters in the
y nited States. That makes one voter
In twenty employed on the railroads.
You don't think such a small per cent.
as that could control an election, do
your If they could, the American
people must be easily controlled.
Then again, you take it for granted
that the railroad vote would be solid
one way and that they would uphold
any kind of corrupt administration
just for the sake of holding their posi-
ton. You don't give railroaders credit
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19
For the Journal.],
A Plan to Improve the Town Of
Pickems.

The time has como in South Ca.
rolina that town that docs not
maintain a graded school, or man
ufacturo will diminish in popula-
tion and business. For tho pros.
ont Pickens can't have the latter,
but can tho former, if an effort 10
made by her citizens. Thoro is
growing desire and purpose to
educate, and parents will move to
places whore there is the best ia.
cilities for this purpose. Pickens
being the County site for the Coun.
ty, and worry healthy location,
should be tho chief place for odu-
cation for Pickens County. Thors-
fore first.class scho ool building 10
necessary, as tho ono we have lack
all of tho essentials Of q good ono
Have had tho following method in.
mind for some time for bnilding
up n fine school at Pickens.
First, the people in tho town of
Pickens should petition the Town
Council to have o bill passed OF
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19
Ufests.

Orests.
"You will not And one woman In @
hundred who 10 ferniliar with tho rules
Of heraldry," said fashionable statloner
"Ladies insist on having orests embossed
on their writing paper, oven when tell
them that they are permitted by the
usages Of centuries to use only the arms.
A handsome woman came In the store
one day and said. 'Mr. D., wish you
would put crest and arms on my paper. ;
< knew 1t would be useless to argue
about the crest. and 80 asked her,
Have you any crest with your oh, mol
I haven't any che answered. You can
make nice one, can't your l learned
that her husband was grain dealer, 80
for crest designed q sheaf Of wheat.
For the arms I desigasd some hawk
heads Oh shield, and che was delighted" )"
Women who are interested IN these
things should obaeGve the regulations set
down for the use of spinsteSs, married
women aud widows. A specified frame
&or tho arms should be used by each.
The spinstsy 10 required to put her fam
lily Rrms into diamond Sraxmo, with
very simple edosnmene. When wom-
an marriss. the arms Of her family must
be put on the same nhteld with the arms
of her husband. The shield is inpaled,
tho WHO'S arms occupying one position
and the husbands the other. If she be.
comes q widow, the frame for her arms
again assumes the form Of diamond,
symboliGing her unmarried state, while
her arms and tho arms Of her deceased
husband remain inpaled as formerly
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19
TillInaM Interviewed.

COLUMBIA, s. c., April 8.-Gov-
ernor Tlllman to-day gave a sur.
prising interview to tho press.
l read to the governor an ex-
tract from lctter from a pop
ulist which he had received in
which the writer said that the
only thing he did not admire
about the governors POLITICAL
course 80 far was that he did
not have tho moral courage to
come out squar,ly and call him.
self q populist. I then asked
the governor if he had seen all
the references made to him by
the northern press as the popu.
list governor.
Governor Tillman rose and
walked up and down. His eye
flashed fire, and in the most de-
tern1ined manner he said. eyes,
they call me q populist. I will
tell them that I am the trust rep
rcsentative Of jeff tersonian dem.
ocracy in the lead in American
politics to-day. Lot me tell you
/ don't see anything ahead now
but for the southern democrats
to combine their forces with
the western pupulists and go in.
to the next national campaign
on new party lines. The north
eastern democrats and republi
cans are now together. 1t is {
combination of the moneyed in
forests" a - ~
The governor then, turnint
suddenly aud in q somewha
excited and very foycible man
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19
In DuplkCAto.

Gus de Smith came down Harlem av-
enue with his chin out in several places,
90 that it looked as IL a drunken barber
had been praoticing ON it.
"Merciful heaven, 4usw exclaimed
Pete Amsterdam. What did you do to
! the basber9 You ought to havo murdered
him. That was the least you could have
DONE"
II didn't do anything Of the kind. Aft.
OK he was through aheving invited hin,
ACROSS the street aud tseated hiaa 20 q
cocktail and cigar"
"Well, you are fool"
"No. ejn't suoh fool, aftes ALL" 70.
sponded Gus, "fer you see shave my
aelf."
"Oh, that's different thing. You are
kind Of double barreled fool. Texas
GiftinGs.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19

extending the incorporate limits
the next session of the Legislature o
OF the town to one mile, 80 as to
take IN the writer and all others
residing within one mile of Court
House.. And in same petition ask
the Council to have another bill
passed authorizing and empower
ing the Council to issue bonds to
be known as Pickens School Bonds
amounting to $4,000, running 20
years, with oupon s-put these
bonds on tho market and invest
the proceeds, with the sale of the
present house in good brick build
ing adapted to school purposes.
The bill of course should provide
for the matter of issuing bonds to
be submitted to a vote.
"a. The bill should provide for
creating q special school district,
taking in the country around Pick
ems for two and half miles, with
power to levy special school tax
sufficient to run IN eight months
school, at least free of tuition and
incidental fees. As a result, all Of
the many vacant houses would be
occupied, new ones built, the town
would have some life about it, fam
lilies would move here to educate,
business would improve. The adj
vantage of this plan is, it is equi.
table-every ono contributes in
proportion to his property. These
thoughts are merely suggestions
that this or some better plan. may
be adopted that will result ir
building up ut Pickens an excel
lent school system.
J. II. NEwToN.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19
From PinIOr.

April 9TH, 1894.
Perhaps q few dots from this
place would not be amiss.
March is over, and wo can say
that 1T was the warmest and the
coldest, the calmest and the mild
est, tho most pleasant, and most
disagreeable March wo have seen
in q good while, in twelve months
anyway.
We arc still alive and able te
eat square meal, when wo cal
get it, and we have great hopes O
living another year, for, rs tho Of,
"darkey" said, eve have alus no
ticed dat whom we live through da
blowing month we arc pretty ap
to live de balanse Of de year"
Farmers arc busy putting ir
guano and planting thor corn
They are making preparations fo,
another cotton crop which will
not enhance the price.
We have just built a large and
commodious house for the little
folks summer resort, (and grown
up ones too, )where they can learn
any thing from "a" up, if they
have the right kind of instructor.
Who in this County are going to
be candidatos9 or may be they have
been nipped in the bud, like every
thing else, and will be late before
they get n start again. We are
still n candidate, but not for Office
and will continue to be one until
elected Ne plus ultra.
BACcALAUREo.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19
Eelline Rreos by Electricity.

Trees are feiled by electricity In the
great forests OF Galioia. For eustina
comparatively sofe woods the tool 10 IN
the form OF an auger, which 10 mounted
ON carriage, and is moved to aud fro
aud revolved at the same time by small
electric motor. AS the out dsspens,
wedges are inserted to pYovent tho rifS
from closing, and when the tree Is near
ly cut through sm OK or hsndsaw 10 used
to A,Ash She woyla, In this way trees are
aslled worry rapidly and with bns lissle
lahor.--Loaden Nt-Bita.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19
AGONY.


The musio ceased, the ouYtain rose,
! did not heed tho play,
But gased upon her lovely fece--
Shc sat two seats away.
Her checks like tipted apple bloom,
Her teeth like cleaning pearls,
Nor eyer as hiuo AZ summer akiee,
A wealth OF golden ourls.
And as gazed upon hor face
There oatae q look OF pain.
Mke cloudy shadow DER tho land
1t passed, then came again.
I Isaw tho teaYdrops IN hor Dyes.
Tho rose tint fade away,
Aud that fair ohoek grow deathly pale
In spsSohless agony.
She TUNED and touched her escort's arm,
Then slowly wont away.
Ny heart beat fast with sympathy.
fdid not heed tho play.
He coon rsturned and took his seat.
aansd In great surprise.
Ue road tho question would ask
Eieah from my Eager eyes.
And 90 the music died away
His lips this answer borel
my sisters foot Ryo number hvo.
Hor shoes arc number four"
Boston Globe.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19

At the winter palace, %. Pstsssbasg,
there is room full OF diamonds. pearls
and other precious stones. The eaapsess
OF Russia is allowed to borrow e7osa eaais
room after giving receipt for what she
takes. and generally tho grand daohesses
ero allowed TO borrow from IL s1so,
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19
lF"r the J0urnai.1
Horse Talk.

/ AhVEbc 4AAkAe
| DlsINFECTANTs.-The attention
of horse owners are now called to
a subject of great Importance to
every man who owns horse. The
crowded stables are tho most in
need of disinfectants, the livery
stable is never properly kept un.
less liberal use of disinfectants
form one feature of it's manage
ment, and no horse is safe when
confined in " stable with large
number of strange horses, unless
this course is pursued. Disten-
per, glanders and mango ore often
lurking in tho stable long before
the owner is aware of It's presence.
whore strange horses continually
come and 60 there is no assurance
that diseased one has not been
among them. Chambers may exist
in an incipient form for weeks or
for months without being detected,
yet it is highly contagious all the
time. Tobacco, lime and sulphur
are the best disinfoctante known
for stable purposes. Tobacco is
an antidote for CHAMBERS and dis.
temper, and if a disinfoctant for
these diseases there need DO no
fear of the disease reaching the
sound ANIMALS. Tobacco will cure
glanders in its worse stage, often
when other remedies fail, and is
the only substance that can be full
ly relied on as n disinfectant of
this disease. Some of the leaves
of tobacco burned in the stable
while tho horse is present will work
wonders in keeping off disease and
greatly improve the hygiene con-
dition of the buildings, and should
any infection be lurking there un.
discovered, tho tobacco smoke will
etfectually drive it away; tobacco
does not only change tho qualities
of the infected atmosphere but it,
virtuo consists in it's action upor
tho horso's system, neutralizine
tho poison, tho worry source Of tn,
-, disease.
Sulphur is we'll known as die
A infectant of great worth tor thoa
o types of diseases which generat
a q foulness and putridity within tt
system. For this reason it shoul
: be freely administered to the hors
!, by fumigation to decided advar
thge, when burned in the atmot
phere, sulphurious gas is forme,
which is of great value in counter
acting contagious influences; linn
is highly esteemed as a disinfec
tant to counteract the evil effect
of decomposition of vegetable mat
ter, it should be placed i'm a yes
sci and kept wet. It Will neutral
ize the odor and injurious gassel
arising from the floor of most al
stables. If u glandored horse hal
been in the stable the manger and
all parts of tho stall whore any OF
the discharges from the nose of the
diseased horse could have been
left should be washed with strong
lime water, whore it is known that
a contagion has lately existed in a
stable, tobacco may bo relied on
as the only safeguard, though we
do not moan by this the additional
use of lime and sulphur is to be
discarded. Keep finely pulvorizod
tobacco in tho feeding trough for
some time aftor the contagion has
Unsupported. This will make the
horse sneoze. Thus no will free
his nostrils of tho virous or dis.
charge from the nose of the dis.
eased horse. Our next subject will
be the proper way to drench the
horse. w. A. DILwoRTH, VS.
| Westminster, s. G..
| -------zsz>- o-zpss.s-----.---
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19
Growth OF sho xas,.oh xanaunxs.

In the year 170a tho habitual users of
the English language did NOS number
over $4,000, 900, Ia 1909, l05, ,000, 900. II
these fgures are correct land they are
from recognised authority, by the end
Of the present century not less than 12o,-
000. 900 people will use the language In
their everyday conversation. II the
same ratio OF increase holds good, Eng
hsh will be spoken by at least 8A0, ,0o0, 900
Of people in the year 9000.-St. Louis
Rapublic.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19
DRESS GOODS,

This department has never been
more, complete Plain and Fancy
Drcss Goods re- all tho New Shades
and folorings.
Beautiful and artistic designs in
Novelty Dress Goods.
All styles, colorings aud weaves,
can be had from this selection of
Dress Goods.
Trimmings Of every description,
Silks, Satins, Morcs, Velvets, Gimps,
Laccs, Ribbons and Braid, all new
and desirable shades.
Nc" White Goods, Laces and En-
broderies, OF all kinds.
New " ash Goods in Ducks, Per-
Gales, Satines, Ginghams, Crepe Moires,
Chambrays and CaIicoes, in great
variety.
New Mattlngs, Carpets and Win
dow Shades.
Everything new from top to bot.
tom. In fact this store has never
been better stocked with more new
and desirable Goods than now.
50 90 new KID Gauntletts in white
and eolors at 81 90 per palr. Call
early and get your sizes.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19
One Child's Vocabulary,

The statement that olaild % years or
age would rot have moro than 100 wosds
In It's vocabulary that 10 was able to use
uaderstsndingly led o careful raothes to
note for month the number Of words
used by her child. All the parts Of
spssoh USED wose recorded, with tho re-
suit that In this case the child appeared
to have vocabulary Of 1858 wosas.---
New York Post.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19

jewelers. are qerveatly Wishing that the
styles prevalent in Franco Ia the tenth
century might be revived FOR tho sahe OF
business. Judith, the wi9o Of Caipuohin,
wore q solid girdle Of gold that weighed
four pounds, and ali tho fashionable
danes followed her example.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19

Simply because man who
works on q farm is called a farm
or, it does not follow that the
man who works in a forge is a
forger.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19
Just a Little Better.
Just a Little Cheaper.
Just a LITTLE NEWER.
Just these little something's make
this the best place to buy everything
kent in our line.

Just these little something's make
this the best place to buy everything
kept ,ipy ourl line.
RUvEfffEs ALwAYssELL.
We believe we have the largest and
best assorted stoc. of Novelty Dress
Goods kept in Greenville.
You can dress like Queen for 10
cents per yard. See our display of
Ducks, Tribet Cloths and Satines at
10 cents per yard.
serpcntinc Cloth, the latest fad for
evening dresses, in all the high colors,
at 20 cents per yard; just as pretty as
a So Silk.
REMNANTS IN CARPETS
Strange things are happening every
day; one of them is that we have re.
duccd our 35 cents quality to 25 cents.
The reason for this is we have sold all
Of our 25 cents quality. Now is tho
time to buy a Carpet cheap.
Body Brussel Carpet Ii yards long
tor 81 with fringe thrown in.
Tapestry Z yards long for rs cents.
JUST A REMINDER.
Indigo Prints S cents per yard.
Best Staple Ginshams cents per
yard.
4 good S cent Challie for 8 cents
per- yard.
The best yard wide Sea Island on
earth for cents per yard and Jones
& Garrison made these prices.
OUR SHOE DEPA RTMENT
This Department has boen selected
with much care. We buy our Shoes
from the best factories in the United
States and keep nothing but the best.
Our ladies Dongola Button Boot for
81, our ladies Dongo'a Button Boot
for S. so and our ladies Dongola But
ton Boot for 81 cannot be oqualed IN
prlces and quality.
see our line of ladies Oxfords and
20 will buy no e'her.
u full line Of mems ,>hoes IN all the
best mixes.
o arrive this week the best Man g
So Shoes on top If dirt.
Polite attention to all who visit our
store No trouble to show goods
Very truly,
| JONES & GARRISON,
No. 9 PENDLETON STREET.
March 20, Grecnville, s. q.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19

Professor Karl Pearson pronounees tho
Monte Carlo roulette wheel. as viewed
from the standard Of exact science. "the
most prodigious miracle Of the century"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19

The Thinglit tribe Of Alaska numbers
$500 persons. For generations they have
apent the greater part OK their time In
caves.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19

Look upon the the bright side Of
your condition; then your discon.
tents will dispurse.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19

Tho man who believes only half
ho hears gonnorally gets along
pretty woll if no selects tho right
half.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19

ner, said: 81 despise Cleveland
and his mugwumps. He is no
better than the rankest republi-
can. He has destroyed the dem.
ocratic party. The South and
West will be forced now to unite
and have a complete reorganiza-
tlon of party lines. The people
who are afraid of the Negro and
other questions will have to cast
aside their feats on those scores
ana come together on the one
me OF fighting the money COM
phatlon. Cleveland has been
working under the dictation of
the New York bankers and bar
gaming with them in the man.
ner OF the issue of bonds. He
promised the banks if they
would take them there would be
no more Legislation on the silver
question by this congress. Con.
grels passed the seigniorage act
and he voted the bill, indicating
plainly the nature of his bar
gains with the bankers. The
whole thing is such a scheme
of robbery that he ought to be
impeached. 1t is q shame and a
disgrace.
"The idea of this great govern.
ment having to beg a lot of Shy
locks assistance IS so outrage.
Gus that there is not any Ian
guage too strong in which to
characterize it. Cleveland is
owned, body and soul, by those
scoundrels. He secured his
nomination at Chicago through
the influence Of q subsidized
press, and what votes he lacked
thereafter, after exhausting such
means, he bought with promi-
ses of patronage, which prom
ises have been since redeemed
the goods have been delivered.
, His attempt to browbcat and
debauch the senators and repre-
{ sentatives was outrageous in
, the extreme. If those cowardly
g congressman up there had any
appreciation of their duty to their
@ constituency at homo they
II would impeach him.
IF "Consider the farce and trca
Id son to the interests of the mass.
o. es of issuing bonds under the
1T pretence of increasing the gold
1t reserve when the same gold is
paid in at one window and
n drawn out at another with sill
! YER certificates. And the same
n process can 60 on till the silver.
Il certificates are exhausted and
the people have to pay the inter
4 est
e "Well, governor, what is your
4 idea of what ought to be done?"
l was asked.
, The governor thonght for an
instant and then said: "WelI,
, I'll tell you. I think that the
silver mon Of this country ought
to meet in convention at Mem
phis or st. Louis and organize a
fight to control the next con.
gress. Let the West and the
South cast aside all questions
upon which they now have any
differences and get together, 1t
is a fight between gold and sill
YER or poverty and prosperity.
One more word as to Mr.. Cleve-
land. l think that it is most
damnable and outrageous, his
being dictated to and bought up
by those bondholders. 1t is
debasing his high office. He is
abusing his power to dicker with
such people and barter away
peoples blood even upon the
pretext of financial relief.
"Thc newspapers which are
snarling and swapping at my
heels as being populist are the
paid hirclings of his bosses. I
am q populist in the sense that /
am for tho peoples rights, but
there are many planks in the
populist platform which I do not
endorse. IF the silver congress.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-04-19
Veterinary 8mrwann

Having an expert nee OF fifteen veora
in treating oil diseases Of cnttie. nn,,
having made the disease OF Murrian. i,
all OF it's forms, apecialt &, I offer INV
service to no public. Wi tire It cattle
suffering with a"y ordinary diaeusea.
B. 2. GRIFFIN.
Feb. lily Pickens, :. C.