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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-27

Bakers are bred to habits of
early rising; but is that any roas-
on why they should pan out so
CruStY?
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-27

The free silver movoment is
causing somo excitement in tho
South. Yes, I 500 somo of the
farmers are raising cane.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-27
"a e.. ~ &lK~ La a..
West EnCl.

j. S.-April 1st, we will move to
the Garrison store, next to Il. E.
Allen 81 Bro. TO avoid having so
many goods to move we will give
special bargains on all goods.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-27
Coming

to the conclusion that low prices will
al ways win and we are determined to sell
&C 'ods cheaper than eve"
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Wanted An Idea Y %Hs :s$s Ssn s!'$s Sa'5

TTotect your Ideas: they may bring you wealth.
Write JOHN WEDDERBURN & CO., Patent Attof.
neyB. Washington ID. Co for their 81 800 priYo offer
and list OF two hundred Inventions wauted.
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THURSDAY, AUG. 27, 1896.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-27

NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS.
forbid any pcrS on from hunting, cutting
timber or crossing my premises in any way
except in tho pulI .ic road without my CON
SENT T. MARION LOOPElS
Mica, s. G., 4 L ,ril u, 1890.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-27

Tho appointments on Pickons
Circuit for 1896 arc as follows:
Preaching on first Sabbath at
II a. m., at Twelve Milo; at $50
p. M, at Gap Hill.
Second Sabbath, Pickons at #
a. M, and Up. m; Bethlehem at
$3.50 p. m.
Third Sabbath, Ruhamah at If
a. m; Fair Wow At $3.50 p. m.
Fourth Sabbath, DacusviIlc at
IL a. m; Tabor at $3.50 p. m.
w. M. HARDEN, p. c..
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-27
PickenS

people will please remember when You
come to Grccnviile that VIC buY and sell
nothing but bargains. eve are called
the cheap stOrc.''
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Walker g. OWin9:S,

III Main St., Grcenville, S. G.
Feb. 27, 1896, If
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-27
t;OOrl soil

and exhausted fields which
we're once productive can again
be made profitalbly fertile
by a proper rotation of crops
and by the intelligent use of
fertilizers containin 6 high per-.
CentaQeS of
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-27

Mr.. Perry f. Thornley, arrived
in Pickons from Fort Worth, Tex
as, last Tuesday morning.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-08-27

THURSDAY, AUG. 27, 1896.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-26
81 sHOTs AT HOMENEWs.

Fire works are cheaper this year
than usual
E. D. 1IcKeever has moved to 1858
Tyler street.
The two baseball clubs were taken
car ride yesterday afternoon before the
game
The time of the First NJ. E. Sunday
school has been changed from 2.30 ..
m to 80 a. m.
Patrol Driver Bundy has a bicycle
which ne keeps at the police station
All the officers are learning to ride it.
Sometimes Sergeant Donovan forgets
and puts his hat on with the embossed
word. Sergeant to the rear.
j. B. Vincent. member of the live
stock commission, is called the salt
king of Kansas.
DR. /. NJ. Powell of this city has been
a member Of the Phi Beta Kappa so
ciety of the state university.
A. K Hawks Of shelburne Mass,
who is visiting II. d. Rice. founded the
town of Hartford, in Lyon county
The Republican county convention to
elect delegates to the state convention
meets tomorrow at the court house
w. f. schoch will succeed JudgeA. H.
Horton in the Kansas Medical college
evidence.
The old board Of public works build
ing has been converted into a neat lit
tie cottage near HuntOOn on Harrison
street.
Two Topeka married women who en-
joyed a horse back ride night or two
ago are confined to their homes with
rheumatism.
Eugene F. Ware says that s. r. Pet
ers' action on his gubernatorial candi-
daoy reminds him of man learning to
ride q bicycle.
Col. Alexander Hoagland made a
speech and sold fourteen of his charts
in the auditor of freight receipts office
of the Santa Fe.
The county manufactures its own
collins. a North Topeka carpenter has
a contract to furnish collins for all
dead that the county buries.
Cy Leland was arguing yesterday af-
ternoon that he was a better friend to
Topeka than some people thought he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-26

they can obtain the artificial flowers
ready tx hand at not too great expense
The ladies in charge Of the floral par
rade might make these flowers and sell
them at small profit TO those who
VIII want to decorate their carriages
or houses The money they raise in
this way would pay all the expenses
OF prizes and special floats or the
dressing and adjoining eff bands Of lit
tie girls ia white which are sometimes
made a feature or the floral parades-
orders could be taken in advance for
the number of flowers needed and the
ladies' committee could provide them
at a REASONABLE price Per hundred.
on the day of the Festival Of Flowers
scores Of business houses viii want to
decorate their fronts with garlands and
wreaths and they VIII be glad to pur-
chase flowers from the ladies' commit
tee for this purpose. A few lessons in
paper flower making suffice to teach
anyone to make them reasonably Wen,
and several hundred women at work
on them viii soon produce as large a
quantity as desired.
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Won DER AHE'S TROUBLES.
Re Spent Money on "Shoot the
Chutes" and Other Ventures.

ST. Louis, June 26.-Chris Won der
Abe is said to have asked the South
Side race track people for quarter.
Chris electric light track and the
South Side track have been lighting
each other ali summer and it is ex-
pensive business.
Charles C. Sphinx of the South Side
association said.
won der Abe is in a tight hole. A
few days ago Dave Foster of the
Sportsman's Park track came over and
asked President Adler of our associa-
tiOn to divide dates with him, but his
request was refused
u understand he is also in for
peek of trouble over the Shoot the
Chutes' cOntriVance out ia the park.
The company operating the establish
ment at Grand and Hebert paid 81 800
for the sole right to use Capt. Boy
toms device and was guaranteed pro-
lection, and Capt BOyton is either here
now or coming to st. Louis to stop III
possible. the infringament-
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MECHANICAL AND DEBATING.
N Totes and Personals Among the En-.
plOyes of the Engine and Train
Service

Conductor a J. RAIDER of the Santa
Fe has taken q leave of absence and
left today for Ottawa on q short visit.
Engine 354 has arrived in this city
from Wellington and will be placed in
the shops for q general overhauling.
Brakeman H. A Pratt of the Santa
F'e has resigned his position and viii
engage i'm farming at WaZarusa.
The second installment of remcdeIed
A. & p. engines, the 20 and %, were
sent from Topeka to Albuquerque last
night
Conductor Geo. w speer Of the San
ia F'e has taken a two weeks leave of
absence ana viii visit relatives in the
east.
Bert Sutherland. day caller at the
Santa Fe roundhouse in this city. has
returned from an extended visit with
relatives in Pennsylvania and New
York.
Conductors Hutton and Coffin and
Brakemen AcGirk. Williams. Hudson
and Watkins of the Santa Fe have re-
turned from Ration. N. NJ. where they
were transferred several weeks agO
for service on the New Mexico divis-
ion during the stock rush.
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OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.
Personal Notes About Them Of Inter
est to Railroad PaonIa-


Charlie Mckee of the fuel department
of the Santa Fe viii leave tomorrow for
Chicago on q short visit
Miss Mabel Hayes of the auditor Of
freight receipts office of the Santa Fe
viii leave in a few days for Colorado
on a two weeks vacation
General Manager j. J. Frey of the
Santa F'e returned yesterday afternoon
from an inspection trip through Colo
RADIO.
H. B. Pribble of the auditor of freight
receipts Office OF the Santa Fe viii
leave tomorrow for Chicago on his
summer vacation.
O. J.. MalO has resumed his duties as
operator in the general telegraph office
of the Santa Fe after a months vaca-
tion spent in St Louis and Chicago.
O.. wv. Mitchell. operator in the gem
eral telegraph office of the Santa F'e
win leave on July 4, in company with
his wife and daughter, for a months
visit at his old home in Ohio.
James Ramsey, jr-, general manager
of the wabash road, passed through
Topeka yesterday over the Rock Island
ia his special car Wabash en- route to
Colorado Springs on a short vacation.
General Superintendent H. u. Nudge
Of the Santa F'e left yesterday after
noon in his special car on an inspection
trip over the western, New Mexico and
Rio Grande divisions of the road.
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he sent his son here to

was. He said he sent his son here to
school.
John Hilbert. Of Calnoun Bluff, cut
Chas. Chase with a buggy whip and
he was arrested for assault. Justice
Guy yesterday fined him 81 and costs,
amounting to s13.95.
A Topeka lawyer says he never ac-
cepts an invitation to speak on the
Fourth of July because the crowds are
always so busy drinking lemonade that
they have no time to listen.
Will Wilson. the head waiter of the
Throop was found not guilty of the
charge of assault yesterday afternoon
in police court Dave Wadhngton, an
other waiter, had him arrested.
There is one Topeka man, an attor-
ney, who is good thing" to his
friends. He always carries a cigar
case well stocked and never refuses q
friend a cigar. He is too good natured
to say he has none.
A Topeka young man who is so
CLOSE" that he walks down town, a dis
lance of twenty-five blocks every
morning, took a street car yesterday
morning because he thought it was go
ing to rain, and it didn't
The committeeman and visiting poll
ticians yesterday We're hunting for
some of Cy Leland's famous "apple
jack" but they failed to find it. The
general impression is that he carries it
with him on every political trip.
A young man who claims to know
says the simple game OF croquet is a
greater destroyer of ones temper and
general equanimity than any other
game on earth. He says there is more
auarreling over the game than any
other.
So many cities now have fail fes-
tivities that it is surprising there is
not firm of outftters in the field who
provide designs for floats, costumes,
etc, and furnish the floats and cos
tunes at a lump sum TO suit the pur-
chaser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-26
HAS A MUNICIPAL BAND.
Philadelphia Tries the Experiment Of
Furnishing Music to the People.

Philadelphia. June 26-The city's
brand new spicl1 and span Municipal
band viii make it's first bow to its
city audience on Wednesday. July i.
when it viii give a concert in the city
hall court yard
Director of Public Safety Ritter viii
probably complete the programme to-
day for the IS concerts to be given in
the various public squares.
The band lis under the leadership of
=. id. Beale of the Naval Battalion
band. and is said to embrace So OF the
best musician in Philadelphia. It's
bid to furnish the city music was the
highest one received by the city, and
the music is expected to more than JUS
tify the action
The fight to secure the band was a
hard one and was made by Jacob j.
Seeds. chairman of the finance COM
mittee of councils. who believes that it
is destined to become q notable affair
and serve Is q pattern to other cities
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A NOTABLE FOREIGNER.
Visits Chief Engineer Dun to Study
American Methods.

Theodore @. Aoeck, royal Prussian in
spector of public works, from Prussia,
Germany visited the engineering de-
partment of the Santa F'e yesterday
afternoon Inspector HOeck has at
present headquarters with the German
imperial embassy at Washington. and
is travelling over the United States for
the purpose of becoming acquainted
with American methods. especially in
reference to railroad construction.
He spent several hours with Chief
Engineer Dun examining drawings and
prints and asking questions for his in
formation, and arranged for several
blue prints of high braced trestles. coal
chutes, timber projections and grade
pr0hles to be sent him at Washington.
MIR. Hoeck viii make a tour to the Pa
cific coast, returning to Washington in
bout seven weeks.
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Q avenue cable line. On the subject Of

avenue cable line. on the subject Of
REST"
IL was a service especially for the
employees of the Metropolitan Gable
company at the terminus Of the Ninth
street and Independence avenue near
ElnWoOd avenue Several of the mem
bers were anxious to have the street
car men attend, but the mems employ
ment would not permit them to leave
their work at the regular hours for
service. To remove this difficulty ser
vices were begun this morning ct 12.45
O'Clock after the last or banner cars
had been housed and continued until
little after 2 o'clock About 80 railroad
men were present. A hat was passed
among the crowd for money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-26
BUILD a FLORAL TOWER.
Suggests a Topeka Woman Who Saw
One in California

One in California
To the Editor Of the State Journal
7 ann q Topeka woman and 7 take
great interest in the proposed Fiesta Of
Flowers, which the ladies Of Topeka
are asked to take charge Of. want to
make a suggestion through your paper.
and that is that the ladies raise fund
by solicitation independent of the fund
Of the committee of fifteen for the pur-
pose of building a floral tower at some
point in the~city. where a queen of
the floral festival could be crowned
with a showing ceremony such as they
have at SAN Jose, Cal.
The entire floral procession could pro
coed to this point and the ceremony
could be made a very pretty and inter
esting one visible to thousands of peo-
pie. The floral tower could be built Of
timber 100 feet high and covered with
evergreen ana flowers as p saw one and
IT could be a beautiful feature of the
decorations throughout the week. If
IT could be lit with rows of incandes-
cent lights at night it would be still
better. I would suggest that the cen
ter of Kansas avenue at the intersec-
ton OF Tenth street might be good
site A r. Il.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-26
SEA BASS PLENTY.
Many Large Fish Being Caught or
the Jersey Coast

Asbury Park, June 26.-Sea bass nsh-
ing with hook and line along the New
Jersey coast is better this year than IL
has ever been known before. Many
large catches are reported. and ft IS a
noticeable fact that thebass weigh ia
the neishborhoOd of ten and twelve
pounds.
Yesterday Charles Merlnen Of New
York, w. W. Dorsett and Charles ~
Atkins caught a big string of the strlp-
ed beauties Off the coast Of EIber8u.
Two Of them weighed twenty-five
pounds each. another sixteen. while all
the rest ran an the way from twelve
to five pounds each. A few days AGO
George Brewer, who is in his lJtn year.
caught an eighteen-pOund bass from
the Deal pser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-26
BIns ZOE 800 COL
Being Received at the Santa Fe Of
fees for the Year.

Bids are now being received by the
general superintendent office of the
Santa F'e for the contract of furnishing
engine coal for engines on the A, It. &
S. r. railway proper.
Heretofore contracts have been
awarded by divisions, but it is prob
able that this year the successful bid
der viii furnish the coal for the entire
line. The contract will be awarded
about July J. George w. Felts of
GIendora. Cal, who has the contract
for furnishing coal on the Atlantic g.
Pacific is in this city today and has
submitted a bid for the A., IT. g. S. +.
contract
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-26
PROF. CANFTELD PLEASED.
Writes Major Mckinley Warm Con-
gratulatory Letter.

Canton, June 26.-The president Of the
Ohio university writes as follows
Dear Major:-You may recall that I
told you last fan that the result of the
state election was q tribute to your
personal hold upon the confidence Of
the people of this state. The result of
the convention at St Louis simply car
ries this thought out to the people Of
the nation 7 have been a close OBJ
server Of men and events for years, and
do not hesitate to say you have won
Your own nomination by the strength
Of your character and because the peo-
pie believe in you. Very cordially yours,
JAMES H CANFIELD
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AMONG RAILROAD MEN.
Probably No Reductions at San
ia Fe Offices July /.
Bids For Engine Coal Being
Received By Santa Fe.
Items of Interest About Kansas Rail-
road Matters Personals and
Miscellaneous.

1T IS probable that no reduction win
be made in the working force Of the
accounting department of the Santa Fe
as was expected after the inauguration
of the new weekly system of accounts
on July J. This is on account of the
statistical matter which it was recently
decided the railroads would have to
furnish to the board of railroad com
mlssioners. The new system of ac-
counts viii cut off a portion of the cler-
zeal work in the auditor of freight re-
ceipts' office. but the men employed on
this work viii be switched to the work
OF complllng statistics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-26
EX-SLAYES HOME.
The Building to be Dedicated July IS
Gov. Morrill, VIII Speak.

st. Joseph. June 26.-The exterior Of
the building to be used as a home for
ex-slaves has been finished and the
building Will be dedicated July Is. Gov.
Morrill, of Kansas and Gov. Jackson of
Iowa are expected to assist. The home
was built of bricks contributed from
all over the country.
The work was conceived and eXecu-
ted by Charles S. Baker Of this city,
colored man.
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Immoral Jap Women Exported.

Washington. June 26.-Judge Reeves
solicitor of the treasury has decided
that five Japanese women recently
brought TO the United States from To-
k0hama, for immoral purposes could
be deported at the expense OF the UnI-
ted States. The women were detained
at Port Townsend, Wash. The general
immigration laws prohibit the entry oE
such women, but make no provisions
for their deportation. Solicitor Reeves
decided that they could be classified rs
paupers and sent back
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NOT FORCED ON HIM.
Clay Evans Says Mckinley Not Made
to Swallow the Colo Plank.

Chattanooga, Tenn, June 26-H. Clay
Evans returned direct from Canton.
q, where he has been in conference
with Mai. Mckinley as to the course
of the southern campaign.
-'Ihe financial plank" said Mr. Nv
ans. twas the proper thing. and the
story that Platt and the eastern dele
safes forced the platform on Mckinley
IS all wrong The platform. sold stan
dard and all. was prepared by the west
delegates came on. Mr.. Fairbanks
outlined the platform in his speech.
which was prepared q week in adj
vance and had been seen by the lead
ers and by Mckinley. i was in con-
ference on the money plank Wedres-
day before the convention. and L made
copy of the plank on an envelope in
that conference. That was before
Platt had arrived. and Lodge did not
come until the Monday following. The
Mckinley knew ali about it a week
before"
.He probably wrote it himself2" the
correspondent Queried
Mr. Evans nodded assent, and con-
tinued-
~ think the paramount issue in the
election viii be the tariff question Give
Us @ sufficient amount of money to pay
expenses and all our money viii be
good-gold. silver and paper"
DR.. Al p. Sawyer have used one
box Of your Pastilles. and they have
helped me more than anything else
that I ever used. and have tried al
most everything. Mary Johnson. Bush
NELL I'LL. Frank SIM Pharmacist, COZ
Kansas avenue
a cheese sandwich is d delicacy. made
with Bremner's Butter Waters, it is
doubtly so.
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The Offices of the Santa Fe at Sym
Ons. Col. and Upton and Sulzbacher.
N NJ, which were opened two months
ago on account Of the stock rush on
the New Mexico division, have been
closed The operators have been as
sIgned to The ax.ra LIst-
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Denver. June 26.-The Teller button
has made its appearance. One of the
first in Colorado was brought from St.
Louis by J. f. Byrnes. 1t is made of
white enamel with a picture Of Senator
Teller surrounded with the legend For
President Henry III. Teller"
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The meeting Of the ladies interested
A. the Fan Festival flower parade was
-, ..7 .-4,-.,,,- ,efsrnoon al
$780, --.,s
tne mayor ollle7- 1ii5
there
Mrs ~ O. Cartilage presided ana
Mrs. Fanny Davis was secretary. The
room. v.-as hacked
-..--4t., I'D s,,sroas bothered the
women + s-9-
How are we gong lo ist+7s 4+-OtiI@ ~
get these flowers and the paper ~
make Artificial aoyvars with 2f they
-
-als . 'iA
II think AIR Baker would iet us make
some profitable arrangement TO run
say two cars as the ladies OF the or
phans' home did once, she said, alle
let the proceeds go to this committee
1t seems TO be the general opinion that
it win take about $500 to have this pa
rade go off right"
Mrs. 7. Sprague-What I want To
know is are the women expected to
raise all the money to get up this par
rade with2 AS 2 understand if the
committee OF fifteen has money for the
purpose of making display On Festi-
val week
Of the committee of fifteen met us here
last week and Mr.. Rodgers explained
the objects of the meeting he said he
wished it distinctly understood that the
committee had no money to give Us for
this
AIRS. C. f. Briggs-It seems to me that
st win be a terrible burden on US wo-
men to raise all of this $500 Now i
think that if we raise half of it, say
$3.50 the committee OUGHT to be liberal
enough to give us an equal amount. la
rha raa++ar of RAISING our share I think
we could encourage people to decorate
their carriages by Offering prizes Tor
best decorations. III we are going to
do this thing at all We should as it wen.
If we can't make 1T a display That will
be a credit to Topeka Iet Us drop ii.
Another vvav we Yniebt raise money to
sfar+ vrf+b V-o7,15 he +o let each 1adv
give one dollar herself and induce q
stated number. saw ten other ladies'
to give a dollar also.
Mrs Lucy 0Iunken-I don't believe
we need expect anything from the com
rni4fae understand the men have nor
been able TO raise ain the money they
.,narfa7 Is ra+ WHY can't we srat
every vv1roar-s Climb IA town "a AGREE
rs TX ~ much toward th5s disn1av
Mrs. DIiuiken-Vvhv not ask the BUSH
ness mon to get Ills flower floats fnr
that dav represen-ing their business.
believe nearly ain of them would do it
a good MANY Of the ladies' reuoarl7-
bared here thar there was TO be another
parade during the week in which The
business firms were TO take part
Mrs. j. r. Stanton-I viii do all
can TO make this parade a success and
DOM See why We oan,+ mako II ono
and a good one. There are lots Of us
and since the men have done SO much
TO make the rest Of the week a success