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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09
A Beautiful Wedding.

On the fifth of April at the resi-
donce of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. V. A. Ferguson, Mr.. w.
Il. Freeman to Miss lucky Fergu-
son. The parlor being decorated
with ferns, overgreens and spruce,
and the center table in tho middle
of the parlor with opon bible
hedged with forms and flowers and
a basket swinging over it filled
with beautiful howors. At $3.50
o'clock two little girls, -Edner and
Pearl Hester came forward carry
ing bouquets of flags and placing
their hands on the bible, then Mr..
B. T. Freeman and Miss Darthuly
Williams coming forward and
taking their places on the right of
tho table, then Mr.. Charley Fergu-
ton and Miss Matte Moon taking
sheir. places on the left, then Mr..
Mickler Whitmlre and Miss josie
Freeman and stopping in front of
the table and then the groom
came forward with his bride lean
ing on his arm and stopped be-
tween Mr.. Mickler Whitmire and
Miss josie Freeman. Tho Rev. j.
E. Fostor in his usual and grace
tul manner soon pronounced them
man and wife. Then the bridal
party after going to Seccna church
and hoaring an excellent sermon
returned to the hrido's parents
where tho inner man was satisfied
at a table heavy laden with dam
ties prepared for the party. At
g o'clock the bridal party arrived
at Mrs, Frooman's the mother of
the groom where there was happy
reception awaiting them, they
wero also greeted with a laden table
prepared for them. After supper
tho guests departed to thoir re-
spective homes. Tho groom and
bride represent popular and promi-
mont families of this community.
Attention, PicIxells Guards.
The Pickens Guards are hereby
notified to meet for drill at their
drill ground on Saturday before
the Sd Sunday. All members
must attend or bear the conse-
quences that may fall upon them
fol non attendance.
J. r. LATHEM,'Capt.
Il. Il. HAMMOND, SEQ.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09
Clerks Sales.

State Of South Carolina,
County of Pickens.
In the Court of Common Pleas
Planters Bank. of Greonville,
VS..
w. II. Summey.
Judgment of Foreclosure
and Sale.
BY virtue of a Judgment of
foreclosure made in the above
stated case by Hon. James Al
drich, presiding judge, on 23tl
July, 1861 will sell to the high
est bidder at Plckens G. II. dur
ing the legal hours for sale, on
Sale Day in May, 1896,
the following described real es-
tate to wit:
All that certain piece, parcel
or plantation Of land lying, be-
ing situate in the county of
Pickens, State aforesaid on Tox.
oway River in Eastatoe Town.
ship, bounded by lands of R. III
Thomas, w. j. Duffiie and 9TH
ers, containing about seventy
five (75) acres more or less, it be-
ing the same tract of land con-
veycd to the said w. II. Sulnmey
by and from Jno D. Galloway.
Terms, cash on day of sale,
purchaser to pay for papers.
j. NJ. STEWART,
Clerk Of Court.
4th April 1896.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09
Our Store, 205 Main
Street,
is Now Open!

We most cordially invite the
public in general to inspect our
stock which consists of Dry Good g
and Notions.
We would especially call Y our
attention to our limo of Nov ,o]tv
Dress Goods and Trimmings. Dress
Silks and Silks for Waists.
You will find everything that is
kopt in first class DR. y Goods
store III our stock. 1t W; ii hc our
chlof aim to give yon tha 1atest
styles, tho bost qualit; es and the
very lowest pricos.
/ desire to thank +bo ,,oo,,1o ot
this city and surrou nding connt;es
for their liberal pa ,ronoeo md tha
many favors show n me- ;n tho no Of
and trust that l may be ablo to
MANY ~ % .ileii interest to share a
portion OF 1T W ith me in tho fu-
ture.
Very truly,
a. j. JONES.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09
From ENnynapsa.

A few Wooks back stray dog
passed. Henry Fortner's biting two
Of his dogs and hog. The re-
suit is that he had to kill his dogs
and the hog is mad.
ID. G. Freeman has gone to South
Alabama on a business tour.
Mat Julian has gone to lizard
county, Arkansas, on visit to his
brother, and may locate there.
Our school oponod up this morn ,
ing with Miss Bette Bowen in
charge.
Our Alliance had an old time
meeting last Saturday. County
Lecturer Miller was on hand with
other distinguished visitors and
speakers.
Plum and peach trees are in
bloom-the tulip and hyacinth-
the turtle dove, tho cat bird and
the whipporwill are making their
welcome music and spring will
soon be here.
What is tho matter with the
State democratic platform of '92
being roaflirmed in '94, with the
IL to 1 plank nailed on? Why
send delegates to tho National
convention to straddle issues and
then como back and tell us what
we want. Why not ignore them
instead of letting them ignore us.
Only ono new case of sickness
to report this timo. Mr.. Holland
Childress has a severe attack of
inllamatory rheumatism. Previous
ly reported cases are thought to be
improving slowly.
J. PETER LOUIS.
On last Monday as Mrs. Davis
and family wore returning from
the burial of q child Of Mr.. a. p.
Robinson, the horse became fright
oned and did not stop until it had
thrown out the occupants and de-
mollshed the wagon.
Mr.. John McCombs' son, Willie,
died last Tuesday Of fever and
was buried at the Williams bury
ing ground the day following.
&omo corn was planted last weel1,
and on Good Friday the time hon
orcd custom Of bean planting was
in(ulgod in.
Tho appointment Of Rev. e. j.
MUlliniX to preach at Cross Roads
yesterday was a failure 50 far as
pr oching-after prayer meeting
1t was concluded to run a Sunday
school to commence at 10 a. m.
next Sunday.
i. j. Cission has SO far recover
ed rs to be ablo to attend church.
Aiaynard, April 7, '96.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09
AlllDllDn NAlinn

The County Alliance of Pickens
county, Will meet at Pickons C. H.,
on Wednesday the 22d inst, at 10
a. m. Prominent speakers arc OK
Pected: we hope to havo q full
delegation from all subs. Also
the public are cordially invited to
be present. ~
W. II. O'DELI, Pres
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09
From CIeIllen(

Mr.. Editor: Thing aro quiet
in this neck of the woods and ~
srythlng rocking along uhoul as
usual, except a little improvoment
in the way of farming, farm inn
plements and farm bolIs. The
community is aroused o> cry morn
ing at five o'clock by the merry
chime of Capt. j. II. Bowons bell,
but moro welcomed about dinner
time. The captain is little irreg-
ular we think with his ringing,
especially about noon.
Mr.. J. P. Farr, says measles did
hlm some good in one respect. 1t
sharpened his appetite, and things
he always hated ho now loves and
that is COW peas.
The stolen mule of w. f. Pace's
has novor been found, or hadn't q
few days ago.
Corporal Jones and j. p. Fend-
Icy is not on any better terms ut
this writing. Mr.. +. says the Cor
poral wears too hard SHIRT for
him to recognize him. Tho corpo-
raj says Bud is troaCing HIM with
silent contempt.
Tho health of the community is
good.
Maj. Jack is still grinding the
worry best of meal.
PETER JOHNSON.
Clpmont March Both '96
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09
Attention. Hsichcns Rifles.

Meet in your armory or Satur-
day April 11th at 3 o'clock p. m.,
to transact business Of Importance.
Each membor of tho company is
earnestly requested to bo in atten-
dance. You will miss something
II you fail. e. T., Cox,
First Lieutenant.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09
Citation Notice.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA !
COUNTY OF PICKENs.

i ~ - "a ~ w bOop i IL VA NOlINA. I
COUNTY or PICKENs.
BY J. b. NEwBERY, Esq, Probate Judge:
Whereas, Corre NJ. Blaylock has made
suit to me to grant her letters of admin
istration of thc estate Of and effects
OF w. w. BIaylock, deceased.
These are Therefore to cite and admon.
ish all and singular the kindred and cred.
itors OF the said w. W. Blaylock deceased
that they be and appear before
me-, in the Court OF Probate, to
be held at Pickens Court House, s. G.,
on the 23d day OF April, 1896 next,
after publication hereof, at II o'clock in
the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they
have, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
Given under my Hand, this 7th day of
April, 1896, in the 12Oth year OF
our independence.
j. B. NEWBERY, j. PPC
DnrTwC
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09
Notice..

All persons are hereby warned
not to hire or employ Mariah
Blake or her son, Ed Blake, or
John Teeso as they arc under con-
tract to me for the year 1896.
JOIN ". THOMAS.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09

Money to loan--Call at p. O.
Box No. as, Plckens, S, G.
marl2tf
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09
McGcc s Drug Store.
Land for (

a. tract of land on Gre,
miles from Pickcns, cont
80 acres in a fine state of
ance in original forest.
private sale at low fgr
terms. Apply to II. G. II
GnS,sS. G..
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09
Announcements.

10 the voters of Pickcns county, T here
by announce myself candidate for tho of
lice OF County Superintendent of Educ g.
election. j. ALONZo Bn0<y "9
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09
The Peoples Journal.
LOCAL dTENlS.

The old ticket was re-elected
Monday to serve our town as may
or and wardens.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09

Married, on Sunday, April 5th,
1896 near Easley, ut tho residence
of the BRIDES parents, j. p. Bias
singame to Miss Mary Branch, A,
w. Folger, officiating. "Paul," as
every one in these parts know
him, is one of our most industri-
GUS colored citizens and is now
diving on judge M. Welborn's
place Just north Of Pitkens and is
held in high esteem by his employ
or besides q large circle of white
citizcns.
: About $50 Of tho old soldiers
met ia tho court house last Mon.
day in response to tho call for q
convention to elect two Of theil
number as members Of the Coun.
ty Examining Board of Pensions
Capt. j. A. Griffin was elected
chairman and j. r. Gossott secre'
tary. Stirring addresses were
made by Hons. B. j. Johnson and
Trnd Williams, after which bal
lots, s ordered for two mombers
of the %'coard. There wero moro
than q dozen put in nomination
The election resulted in favor ol
Capt. J. }. Herd and Maj. Warren
Boyd. After giving one enthusias
tic rebel yell, tho convention ad
iou.ned sine die. Much good cheel
went around among tho comrades
OF th4rty-fve years ago.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-04-09

W. Il. O'DELL, Pres
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

assumption that u 10 q rudimentary
conscience that stings him to confess
sion Is a popular error. His admissions
to the police arc prompted by.a hope
to lessen his sentence, and they are not
called for till he 10 caught or believes
himself caught. His vanity makes him
tell his kind and they repeat what he
has said till some stool pigeon hears II.
Then the police know. The police work
upon this weakness constantly
through their agents. Captain O'Brien
has reduced the method to a minimum
of sacrifices; he says he makes none.
But his staff have their connections"
out all the time. The difficulty Is to
prove case after the culprit Is known.
Captain O'Brien knows, for example,
who robbed the bennett restaurant.
The men who did that left ''clean
job; they were 'good men," but they
had to talk little, and what they said
reached the bureau. That was all the
good it did. They could not be con-
victed. So with the Brentano safe bur-
glary; the thieves were named to the
police, who had them sent away to an
other city for a crime there. Convic-
ton here was impossible. Another
difficulty that springs from the same
appreciation Of crime is that of con-
fessiOns to good work" by lesser
thieves who did not do 1t. They would
be willing to go to prison If they could
go with the glory of such crime
among the convicts who understand
such things.
This vanity and the statement quoted
of the pickpOcket show that there Is an
aesthetic sense Of crime as Of other
things. 1t may be pretty hard to turn
ones mind far enough around to see
crime in such way as to perceive the
applicability Of the term, but the ner-
vous excitement Of n shoplifter as she
is reaching for the object selected for
theft is often the sensation that keeps
her stealing. Some women not known
as thieves at all, not in any need of
their stealings, women well provided
for In good homes, rob counters daily.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
A FEAT OF PENMANSHlP
More than 1000 Words on One Postal
Card.

Walter d. Wellman, a bookkeeper in
the employ Of Anspacher Brothers, the
commission merchants, has performed
the remarkable feat Of writing in long
hand LOGS words on an ordinary postal
card. About two months ago NJ. G. f.
Grincourt, a Frenchman, succeeded in
writing 5,454 words In French on pos
tai card. Mr.. Grincourt's feat made a
great sensation, and his postal card
was for long time on exhibition at the
EXAMINER office. An account given in
the columns of the Examiner represent
ed this as the finest and closest writing
ever accomplished.
But Mr.. Wellman has far excelled the
Frenchman, not only in the number Of
words he has succeeded in getting upon
the postal card, but in the length Of the
words he used also. NJ. GrincOurt copied
portion Of one Of Victor Hugo's nov
els, in which the words were notorious
ly short. Mr.. Wellman copied eight
columns of the Bulletin, selected from
three distinct articles, so that he could
not be accused of copying from one
writer whose vocabulary consisted
chiefly of short words. There were 40
lines on NJ. GrincOurt's postal card, and
154 on Mr.. Wellman's.
Mr.. Wellman also aserts that he had
plenty Of room to spare and could easily
have gotten in $500 words. He worked
on it for fifteen days, at odd moments,
when he could escape from his business
duties. He says he could have accom-
plished 1t in six hours of steady work.
He wrote 1t at the pace of fifteen
words a minute, while his pace in writ
ing the ordinary size is from thirty five
to forty minute.
The postal can easily be read with a
glass. and person with q good eye can
read it without the help of n glass. A
fellow-clerk of Mr.. Wellman easily read
the postal with his naked eye, but
begged off from all postals being writ
ten in this fashion.
The 7,06S words are written with an
ordinary steel pen in violet ink. The
ink is mere matter of change, and
has nothing to do with the fitness of the
work.
Mr.. Wellman has never done any
work of this kind before. His only
practice was in writing the Lords
Prayer. Without the slightest difficulty
he accomplished the feat of writing
these seventy-two words in space no
larger than gold quarter Of dollar.
The writer of this curiosity is young
American, twenty eight years old. He
is near-sighted and wears glasses, hut
his eyes must be very strong, as he has
suffered no pain nor inconvience what
ever from this close work. In fact, his
near-sightedness may lelp him a little,
as near-sighted people usually see
things at close range much better
than people Of ordinary sight. -San
Francisco Bulletin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
WeII.Considered Verdict.

A coroner in Australia recently rea-
soned out q verdict more sensibly than
one-half the verdicts usually rendered.
1t appeared that an Irishman, conceiv-
ing that little powder thrown upon
some green wood would facilitate its
burning, directed small stream from
keg upon the burning piece, but not
possessing a hand sufficiently quick to
cut this supply of, was blown into a
million pieces, says Parsons Weekly.
The following was the verdict, deliv-
cred with great gravity by the official:
Cant be called suicide, bekase he
didn't mean to kill himself; he didn't
die for want Of breath, for he hadn't
anything to breathe with; it's plain he
didn't know what he was about, so
shall bring in-died for want Of COM
mon sense"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
ALoc CABIN WoolNc
Sue and Joe Sot and Sot Until Sues
Mother Took Hand In.

Mother Took Hand In.
1t was only two room cabin, and
after supper Mrs. CO0ts and l sat dowI
In the front room and left her daughter
Sue, a girl about eighteen years old
to. clear away and tidy up. Sue had
just finished when young man slipped
into the kitchen. His head gear was q
coon skin cap, the bottoms of his trous
ers were tucked into his boot legs, and
he was as awkward and ungainly as q
cow on ice.
"Howdy, Joe?" saluted the girl as he
entered.
"How-howdyT he replied, as he SAT
dow on the edge of chair and fumbled
with his cap.
That's her beau" whispered Mrs.
Coots to me over her knitting. "JOe's
peart 'nuff, but powerful shy. Bin cot
ing Sue for nigh var now, but hain't
dun axed her to marry him."
The girl took seat on the far side of
the room, and for ten minutes not a
word was spoken between them. Then
she finally queried:
"HOw's bars, joe"
"Hain't seen a bar in three months"
he replied.
There was another painful interval,
and then Sue asked:
Flows coons, Joe?'
"COons Is plenty" he replied, as he
avoided her glance.
That's the way it goesv' whispered
the mother. "They jist sot and sot and
sOt, and talk bout bars and cOons and
SIGH, and do declar' I'm gittin' all up
sotv'
Five minutes later, just as the young
man seemed on the point of leaving,
Sue kindly inquired:
"Killed any 'pOssums lately, Joe?"
mary one," he replied, as he stared at
his boots.
II can't abide that no mop muttered
the mother, as she laid aside her work
and rose up.
what are you going to do?" asked.
"Git 'em together, or skeer him off!
She walked out into the kitchen and
stood before the young man and sternly
demanded:
''Joe Skillman, did yo' dun cum over
yere to borrow an ak"
"N-nO, num-" he stammered.
did yo' dun cum to cote Sue?"
"Y-yes, mumv'
'Sue, do yo' want to be coted"
Reckon I do" answered Sue.
"Then yo' all jist listen to me! Joe,
yo' git on t'Other side. Sue, yo' snuggle
up to him. I'ze gwine to blow out the
candle and leave yo' in the dusk, and
me N the strangers gwine to sot on the
fur side Of t'other room and talk loud.
Ize got mighty tired Of this fussin'
around, and yo' all has either got to
fix or unflx things this very night"
An hour later, when Joe went home,
Sue called her mother out and held a
whispered conversation with her, and
when Mrs. COots returned to me she
smiled grimly and explained:
"They-all ar gwine to be married
next weekv'-A. b. Lewis in Truth.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23

at full velocity, n 10 tons an hour, q
almost two tons Of crushed rock per
minute. This great engine Ii product
of home labor. 1t was built by the
Union Iron Works at cost Of $4,000.
The total cost OF the plant represents an
outlay, II built by ordinary labor, Of
100000, but the use Of convict labor
represents an important saving to the
state. On the state property there Is an
unlimited supply Of the finest kind OF
trap-rock for bodybuilding purposes,
which the highway bureau Is author
lied to use. The crusher Is operated by
the same agency which oversees also
it's distribution. For this purpose an
elaborate set of blanks has been pre-
pared to insure that all the rock sentout
goes to the roads for which 1t 10 desig-
mated. The contractor must file appli-
cations with the mayor or board OF
supervisors and with the bureau; he
must have all kinds Of certificates from
the board Of supervisors that he has
been granted the contract, and from the
city engineer that the estimates are cor
rect, before the rock is shipped.
We have much to learn from the Ro-
man people in the matter Of road con-
struction. They had the greatest sys-
tenn Of highways the world has ever
seen. At one time twenty-nine great
roads centered in Rome, and there were
800 state roads throughout the empire.
These highways, which extended
through what is now Germany, France,
Spain and even into England and south
into Africa, were built to withstand the
heaviest Of traffic. They were exca-
waited feet deep and filed with four
solid layers Of rock of decreasing size,
the bottom layer being Of solid rocks,
hewn and fitted by hand, with mortar
and cement poured into the interstices.
Smaller stones were then laid in, and
the top finished off with something like
the macadam Of the present day. On
these great thoroughfares the Roman
prisoners labored, and, in time of peace,
road-making was the occupation of the
soldiery. Opponents Of convict labor
usually base their objections on the
ground that it throws out Of employ
ment a certain amount Of free labor by
the introduction into the market Of
goods at low prices which would other
wise have to be made by free labor.
However, the fact is that the convicts
employed at rock crushing In Folsom do
not compete at all, but actually create
work for others. The fact is that rock
crushed by outside labor is so expensive
that it cannot be used by the state or
counties for road making at all; where
as, the stone prepared by the convicts
is supplied by the state for road build
ing at nominal charge, !. e., that of the
oil and waste used on the machinery,
and the cost Of transportation to the
point where it is to be used.-San Fran.
cisco Wave.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
Two Thousand an Hour.

standing on the Boulevard the other
night at Eighty-sixth street, New York.
watching the throng of bicyclists," said
a west-sider. II counted those going
north between the hours Of $40 and
9.10. There were 545 men and seventy.
eight women-623 altogether. l did not
undertake to count those going south
at the same time, but should say that
at a moderate calculation there were at
least half as many more, making the
total number passing that point in
thirty minutes about 1000. The cur
rents vary in strength-later there
would be fewer going up and more go
ing down; but in the buster part OF the
pleasant evenings n total of 1000 an
hour would be reasonable estimate"
New York Sun.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-23
LUCK IN MINING.
One Miner Lost Big Fortune. but Saved
His Boy.

His Boy.
II could have owned half Of the
Enterprise mine at Rico for 5000 if a
nounced the decision of the doctors to
use the knife on my baby boy for
hernia. lost more than $1,OOO,OOO,
but stopped the knife, and my boy Is
healthy and rugged"
These were the words Of gentleman
seated with a group Of prospectOrs a
few evenings ago, which led up to a
number of stories relating to similar in.
cidents.
II knew a man more fortunate than
myself, however, who grasped his OPP
portunity," continued the speaker.
Dave Brown, of Aspen, gave a pros
pector $50 worth of lumber and one
fourth of the Aspen mine. Brown was
then stock clerk. He is now q mil
lionaire, banker and operator"
Its not always management that
secures fortune" ventured another Of
the group. 1T was luck, pure and SIM
pie, that made Dick Swickheimer n
millionaire. He knew nothing about
mining, but miner told him to sink,
and he did sink. He ran out Of money
several times, but others, who were in
terested in learning what greater
depths he would encounter on Dolores
Mountain, loaned various sums, and at
last a lucky lottery ticket drew $4,000,
and this money reached the ore in the
Enterprise mine"
Eyes, luck had great deal to do with
it," said the third speaker. Several
people in Durango had an opportunity
few years ago to get into the Column
bus mine in La Platte for a few dollars,
when the man who located 1t owned 1t.
l knew one Durango man who had a
good chance to buy the mine for less
than $500, the price received, who had
spent twice as much in trying to find
something like the Columbus"
Chances like those are often over
looked in Durango" said another of the
group. "There was little fellow down
there from McQuiety, a couple of years
ago, showing some good-looking ore
from a claim, which he offered to trade
a quarter of for rife. He went to the
gun store and all over town trying to
trade for rifle, and the kind Of gun he
wanted was selling secondhand in
stores for So or SO, but the little fellow
couldn't get rife. / saw the property
last fall that he offered to trade, and
saw some of the ore roasted in black
smith forge. Gold boiled out Of it very
freely, and doubt If all the guns in
San Juan county would buy a quarter
interest in that property now.