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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No.
! Asthma meditine.-W. r. Williams, An.
tioeh, ILL.,, April II, 1894.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

TnE commissioner Of pensions has
before him the cases Of about 100 vet
Grams dismissed from the pension office
during the last administration. and
who seek reinstatement They urr
being carefully considered. and where
circumstances warrant rriustatomauts
viii be made,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

A hUi11su land grabbing expedition
hah bois'ed the English HaP over three
islands la the solomon group.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
PRESIDENTS VACATION.


WASHINGTON July 10. President Ne.
kinley will spend most of his summer
vacation on the shores of Lake Cham.
plain. He will leave Washington on
August / and go direct to Lake Cham.
plain. Plattsburg, n. Y, will be his
nearest town. His party will consist of
the members of the presidential fam.
lily, Of Nice-President and Mrs. IIobar,
Secretary Alger and family. Secretary
and Mrs. Porter and probably several
other members of official society.
Mrs. swlft's Loss In n Sleeping Car.
SAN FRANCISCO, July TO-. Mrs. Swift
a lady from the west just arrived on a
train. reported the loss Of a small,
fortune. She was an the regular
train. and when the
sleeping car in which she had
q berth ca,ne to Il stop at the
depot, her purse and iewelry
we're gone. She informed the police
that her purse, containing 50, 700 in
green backs. two earrings, in each Of
was o diamond weighing two
and u diamond brooch. valued
$50, was taken from u a Ter h.r pII-
Iow during the night
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15

CLEVELAND, o,,July lo.-r he situa.
ton in this city over the coal strike is
b%ccaning desperate. The Cleveland
railroads are growing holder in con-
tiscating coal, and those who depend
upon a regular supply are becoming
of Detroit, has been delayed in Cleve-
land since Sunday lowing to the action
of the Erie railway. The BOAT was
loading coal at the Cleveland Ship
building Co.'S works. An Erie engine
backed on the high trestle which leads
to the car-dnnping machine and car
ried away so ears of coal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


T, NJ. Henry In Commercial Appeal:
state Treasurer May has made the
following statement showing the con-
dition OF the treasury on July l., 1897:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
HAVING A GOOD M

The Christian EBd-syor Pilgrims Enjoy
Their Visit to san Franci-ro The cath
err simply Secretary Baer says
No Convention Has Ever Had such o
Meeting Place, aud All the Arrangements
Are of the Hest,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-07-15
The Men Didu't 60 In.

WHEELING, W. Va, July lot had
been announced by the Wheeling l.
Lake Erie management that its Dillon
No. . mine at Dillonvale would resume
with the miners protected by a numer.
II posse of United States marshals.
AT the blowing of the whistles not a
man entered the mine. The men had
got together Thursd ay night and de-
cided that if,it was necessary for them
to be protected by United States mar
shals they would not work. The man.
ngement will now, it is said, endeavo-
70 secure other miners and operate
the mines If possible.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07

Bright faced, happy, rollicking playful
babies, thousands Of them all over the
broad land, have III their bodies the seeds
of serious diseases, and while they laugh
and play are facing death. The mother, in
the ma jority of cases, is unconsciously re-
sponsiblc for this sad state Of affairs. Where
the mother, during the anxious period sllf-
fcrs from weakness and disease of the dis
tinctly feminine organism, it is useless to
expect a sound and healthy baby. Every
woman may be strong III wonIanly way,
and have robust happy children.
A wonderful medicine for women is Dr.
discovery of All eminent and skil1ful spc-
Cialist DR.. r. V. Pierce, for thirty years
chief consulting physician to the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buffalo,
N. Y. 1t is n medicine that acts directly
and only OF those delicate and important
organs that bear the burdens Of maternity.
1t makes them strong, healthy and elastic.
1t allays inflammation, heals liberation,
stops debilitating drains and soothcs pain.
1t gives rest and tone to the tired nerves. 1t
fits for wifchood and motherhood. 1t does
away with the discomforts Of the expcctant
period and makes baby's coming easy and
comparatively painless. Honest druggists
will not offer an inferior substitute for the
sake Of little extra profit.
~ suffered for years from displacement, debili-
tating drains inflammation and weak back"
writes Mrs. Bessie Mcpherson, of IS So Main st
Providence, K. I. - travelled with my husband
and first noticed my weaknesses coming OH when
the jolt OF the cars bcCam" rnbearablc. I stop.
ped travelling but the trouble steadily grew worse.
] suffered so that became despondent and wish.
ed for death, O ] took only a few bottles OF DIR.
Pierces Favorite Prescription cad was perma.
uently cured"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07

house was assaulted, and two years
before when | was huug in cfligy
and live or six years before when
was assaulted in the streets by q hired
bu ly.'
At tho outbreak Of tho war General
Dow, Mt the request OF Governor Wash
burn, began to recruit Il regiment. Hc
was commissioned colonel Of tho Elf.
teenth Maine Volunteers, and sailed in
Buffers expedition for New Orleans,
but vas wrecked on the way. The
storm rose so high that it seemed very
evident that the ships must go to tho
bottom. A lot was drawn from head
less matches, and the captains OF the
regiments were required to draw TO
sec who should go from the overloaded
ship to the MI. Vernon. Five Maine
companies were drawn to go to the
larger ship. Butler said: "Coloncl
Dow, you had better go with these men
on board the Mt. Vernon: they will be
safer thcre.'
Aud leave you here, general ::
"Oh, yes, | must stay here.
"Unlcss you order it | shall do no
such thing. shalt stay with the ma
| jority OF my regiment, and stand by
| v0u,n and Batter adds he dld.
He was afterwards with Batter when
he rad the forts, ANA latcr helped But
lrr to enforce the stringent laws that
made New Orleans IL healthy and or
| dcrly city. lie was commissioning Il
general by Abraham Lincoln. and at
| The siege OF Nicksburg in lSGl, was
taken prisoner by General Joscph r.:
johnson. Captain J.. L. Mitchell, OF
Rome, Ga, WAS ordered 10 lake MN 10
kicImond. Captain Mitchell adds !:
"ND,w had been in command Of brl-
~, t,,f lr n
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07

ORIGIN OF EI. DORADO. Now that q
new Ell Dorado 10 being discovered
every other day Ia the placer mining
regions OF Alaska and the Pacific
slope, 1t Is of some intercs, to recall
the origin Of that much used term
Legends tells US that EI Dorados was
the name Of 81 South American king OF
the fifteenth century, who was periodi,
cally smcared with oil or balsam and
was then powdered with golG dust,
until his whole body had a gided APP
pearancc. I'yis saidathat on these oc.
casions he threw gold, emeralds and
other precious metals and gems into O
sacred lake, in which he afterward
bathcd. The story OF this gilded
chieftain penetrated old Spain and led
t. expeditions e (onquest through sue
caedipe CO nturies and the introduction
into South America. The name Eel
Dorado, probably mythical in its ORR
gin, became a term signifying extraor-
dipary richness in q given locality, es-
pecia!!y when the object Of search was
Beyond reach. Mythical or not, the
FL Dorados Ct oil times, ancient and
modern, have been powerful magnets
for the cupdity Of adventurous, prov
ing that alter all the spirit of avarice
does not wane with the advancement
OF civilization.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07
TJiE COTTON PLANT.

Iho publication Of the Cotton Plant
In The future has been awarded to the
undersigned for an iude finite neriod.
Ihe committee in charge of its publica-
tiOn has been seeking a Dublishor for
seVeral weeks, and at q recent meeting
the award was made in competition
with number of excellent gentlemen
from all parts Of the State. In resum-
ing the supervision and business man.
agemcnt of the Cotton Plant, I desire
TO secure tho cooperation of all per-
sons interested in the establishm ent of
an agricultural newspaper in Solth
Carolina upon u permanent basis, and
TO make 1t the medium Of communics-
tton betwecn the farmers of the State
whose interests it will represent at all
times. l expect to arrange for the con-
slant help OF able and experienced as
sisJants in the editorial department,
VINO will discuss topics of abiding in
terest to the occupants Of the farm, and
who will endcavor to lead our people
into better and improved methods of
feet the arrangements contemplated,
and In the meantime, with the best
facilities at hand, the publication of
the Cotton Plant will be resumed on
the loih OF October, AS an eight page
weekly newspaper. The price will
remain as. heretofore at One Dollar a
year.
The Cotton Plant will continue to
represent the State Alliance, and the
State Exchange will use it as o means
OF giving infOl nation to the farme rs in
the purchase OF supplies. Clemson
College will find an active supporter
in the Cotton Plant, 3s it did when
>trugg ling for an cXisto nee eight or
ten years ago. Every phase Of the
farmers life will receive cons d, ra-
tiop, and it is my aim to make the Cot.
ton Plant worthy OF a liberal patronage
from the class wi on its seeks to + D.
resent. Partisan and factional politics
viii not engage its atte ntOn, but the
| discussion of economic ;nl inc ustrial
me asurcs is within its legitiu ate
|
by any means. In word, shall strive
to make the Cotton Plant n erito-
rlous representative OF the farmers in
South Carolina, and its columns will
give hospitable welcome to con tribu-
tions from the men and women who
live upon the farms, atfordiug an ex-
change Of experiences that cannot fail
| to be beneficial
! The Cotton Plant, during my for.
mcr connection with it, reached the
high-water mark as to circulation, and
it had then Il larger lis: of Subscribers
than was ever obtained by an agricul-
tural journal in South Carolina. 1t
viii be my aim to excel all the past,
but as my former success was reached
through the cordial assistance of the
farmers, SO it will be necessary to Sc
cure their cooperation at this time,
anti respectfully ask that they will
manifest an interest in this renewed
venture on their behalf by getting
subscribers among their neigh bors,
and joining forces in this effort to
make live, progressive, lirst-class
newspaper, devoted exclusively to their
own occupation. For the present [
shall depend on their voluntary as
sistancc to give the Cotton Plant a
fresh start towards q vigorous growth
and abundant fruitage.
JAMES a. HOYT.
Greenvlllc, S. g., Sept. 2S 1897.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07

vellous story told by the shrewd Israel
tie, if he ever existed anywhe re except
in the imagination Of his kind host
who is selling cotton seed at q cent
apiece upon the strength Of the Afri-
can yarn. This exploration might not
prove so profitable as an investment.
but IL would give an air Of sincerity to
their efforts which tho revelations of
OF the experiment station do not put
upon their plans and purposes.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07

-Swindle,s have been vict'mizing
householders Of Kansas City, Kas., By
causing to be distributed handbills an
nouncing that tho legislature has
ordered all houses to have mail boxes,
and then canvassing from house to
house, taking orders for the boxes and
collecting rs cents on each order.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07
Needs No Explanation

MADISON, N. c., Aug. 4, '97.
Goose Grease Liniment Co., Green's
bOro, n. g.
Dear Sirs;--Please ship us at once
one gross Goose Grease Liniment. We
are entirely out. Don't fail to ship at
once. Pl"ase give us jobbers' prices.
1t Is the Lest thing we have ever seen.
Yours truly,
w. 9. JONES g. Co.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07

The klondikc craze has proved to
be the saivat on OF Seattle, which was
ra' her dui before the golden boom b, :
gan. O q hardware firm there tax es
Ia over $1,000 cash every day, ard a
Q ding grocer has employed 10 extra
clerks. All Of the Ii tells and lodging
houses are crowded. The business at
the telegraph Oil e is six times create +
than it was
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07

"A Georgia mob recently gave a
ne gro culprit the privilege Of choosing 2
the manner OF his death. The victim
desired to kin himself eating water
melons. but his captors were upanim.
Gus in the belief that such Il death
would involve no punishment and that
it was rot their purpose to reward, but
to aVCngc.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07

The rage of colored shoes and
stockings is virulent ia France, whore
the women are wearing pink shoes and
rcd hosiery. This sounds too audacic us
TO be true, but it is 80.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07
We ..-.
| riCGS

On Pianos Organs and Sewing Machines. We
drve our business these hard times by selling at Cut
Prices We don't sit down and croak about the scarcity
OF money like the old fossils who let purchasers pass
on when they won't them great long profits If you
want to purchase Piano or an Organ come and see
us and we will! sell you. We have on hand the largest
and best selected stock of Pianos in the State including
some of the best makes the market, and we ore going
to sell them. We guarantee our prices to- be lower
than any other reliable dealer will make Our terms for
time purchasers are easy. Only small cash payment
required and we make the sailing smooth For
Spot Cash Buyers we will say you buy Piano or
Organ cheaper from than from any concern in the
BUSINESS; we keep constantly hand full stock
of small instruments, consisting of Guitars, Banos,
Mandoins, Au'oharps, Violns &c. Also the various
parts strngs and supplies for same We are selling
want just intimate it, and you will be surprised how
low you can buy Our stock of sheet music, both
vocal and instrumental is kept full and you can get any
OF the popular and up-to-dae songs and music at any
time Yours truly,
ALEXANDER BROS & co
GIeEENVILLE, s. 8.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07

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,Dailby, tby, tDaiIy Ex. Sunday. tDaily Ex
sd;a SSS ds3 and 49, The Atlanta speoia
and Day Coaches between WnsSihhgsfne WSfh sfeep9r9s pnm9
Atlanta. Also Pullman slaeeon sleepors botwoen oen
rGE5smqG9n Hos Il and s. sHa Tho TGhheseS g. r.
Train of Pullman Sleopers md Day CoacHos
between Portsmouth and Atlanta. '''
For Tickets, Sleepers and informa.
tion apply to ticket agents, or to
b. A. NEWLAND, General Agent.
Pass. Dept, & Kimball House, Atlanta,
| Ga.
GEO. Mop. BATE, Trav Pass. Agt.,
Charlotte, N G.
e ST. JOHN, Vice-President and
Gen1 Mgr.
V. e. McBEE. General Superinten.
dent.
e. w. B. GLOVER, Traffic Manager.
L. j. ANDERSON, Gen'l Passenger
Agent.
General Offices: Portsmouth, Va.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07

TO Atlanta, Charlotte, Augusta, Ath.
ems, Wilmington, New Orleans and
New York, Boston, Richmond, Wash
ington, Norfolk, Portsmouth. .--Sched-
ulc in effect Feb. I, 1897.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07

II. j :. INFI1DTI9Ij Ut oOVof'
Alas, for the ingenuity and stratagcm
of the modern humbug! What has be-
come OF tho wandering Jew? VIII the
Now York syndicate project It's exten-
sive operations next season Have
tho wiids OF the Soudan produced tuli
crop OF the limbless cotton this year 7
We venture to suggest that tho New
York syndicate would do well TO em-
ploy it's immense capitAi In the ex-
ploration of Darkest Africa" with
the view OF securing an accurate
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-07

u II lFI T.o n. no I
Greenviiic, S. g., Sept. %. 1897.
The Yale expositor., 1897-10-22

It seems to me there Is not much
new to be said about poultry raising,
especially IL one has read the poultry
papers, one OF which every farmer
ought to take. 1t is the oft-repeated
story, but il tell it again perhaps
some one will be benefited by it. Poul-
try raising in this country has become
an extensive business, and is growing
more in importance every year. He
who raises the best fowls of any good
breed, for market, for breeding, or for
exhibition purposes, will not only make
his mark as breeder, but will be look
ed upon by fanciers as one who dis
plays good judgment In fowl culture
We Americans generally look at every
thing from a financial standpoint.
Our first question is, "will 1t pay"
That depends altogether on the man
agement. The secret of success is SIM
ply doing what you can do well. Ger
tainly, what is worth doing at all is
worth doing well. Now, IL we begin
with that idea, and a natural love for
poultry, we are sure of success The
poultry yard can be managed so that
1t may become one of the most remun-
erative portions of the farm. With a.
little thought, and trifle more ex-
pense, 1t is as easy to raise finely bred
fowls as those of common order, and
the effect is far more pleasing. He
who wishes to improve his stock from
year to year, must be continually
wedding out the imperfect birds, and
breeding only from those which show
the desirable qualities. II farmers
would take as much pride in improving
their poultry as they do other stock,
their yards would not present such
motley coloring of fowls. Symmetry is
altogether disregarded, and breeds are
crossed and recrossed with Just that
The Yale expositor., 1897-10-22
A GREAT ACTOR.
Forrest Was Always Tragic. Especially
when Alimony Day Came Round.

Forrest Was Always Tragic, EsPecisly
when Aiimony Day Came Round.
Mccullough did not carry the actor
into every day life, as Forrest did. For
rest was always "the great tragedian,"
and after his divorce generally moody
and silent, but when he spoke 1t was
in deep, tragic tones and with shakings
of his black curly locks that impressed
the listener with unbounded awe, says
the Overland Monthly. No one, |
think, ever dared to joke or be familiar
with the great Forrest. When "ali-
mony day" came around and he had to
pay good, round sum to his divorced
wife 1t was better to keep away from
him, for then he allowed his temper
and "ugliness" to have full sway. No
where in American dramatic history
does an actor stand out with the prom
inenee of Forrest. His individuality
was so pronounced that no one who
once met him could ever obliterate that
meeting from his memory. Forrest is
also part of history, for there are
many who remember the "Macready
AAC'Sb lhNANSu IA lhioi ily W I'll oS
Kissing Macready in Hamlet for intro
ducing some business he did not like
waving a handkerchief and dancing on
in the players scene-which Forrest
sarcastically dubbed "the Pas de Mou-
choir" This was in London and the
news spread like wildfire, so that after
playing a magnificent first engagement
all over England his second was made
a failure by Macready's friends hiss
ing, groaning and interrupting his
! plays.
The Yale expositor., 1897-10-22

When the back tire has punctured
pretty often, and 1t is the back tire that
freely INDUCES in these little tricks,
it is an excellent thing,on bicycles with
equal sized wheels. to have the -ires
changed from one wheel to the other.
This will frequently cause the back tire
to last twice as long without renewal,
since there is so much less strain and
wear on the front wheel. A little pre-
caution of this kind is quite well worth
taking, IL one does not want to be let in
for continual expense. The tube grows
thin and weak with heavy use and
constant punctures, and it Is quite
worth while TO try and prolong its ex-
istenCe
The Yale expositor., 1897-10-22
MARGARET PEMLEY, SIT DOWN.

MARGARET PEMLEY, SIT DOWN.
landing it at an out-of-the-way and un-
used harbor on the southern coast. AS
"a result of this defrauding the govern
ment he became a very rich man for
those days, and, at his wifes solicita-
ton, bought the fine place where he
now lives, and settled down to enjoy
life as q gentleman farmer"
'And you defend smuggler, grand
mar"
There you go again, forming an
opinion on partial information. Sea-
farilg men, then, had very little regard
for the revenue laws. They regarded
them .as an unjust restriction upon
their trade and chances to make mon
ey. But when he was thrown with diff
ferent .assc Citations his estimate of his
duty toward the government was
changed, and he resolved to pay the
duty ON all that cargo as conscience
money. / think it was about $40 a
pound. AT any rate, it amounted to a
very large sum, and few would have
undertaken to pay it from a mere sense
OF patriotism and right. / know that
the captain consulted your grandfather
who gave his approval, and assisted in
borrowing money on mortgages cover
ing the captains estate. The sending
Of the money to the treasury created a
great deal of comment at the time, but
only three of as knew who had sent It.
The captains wife signed the securl-
ties, but she died without ever asking
what che money was for. She was the
most eonfiding woman ever knew.
Richard knows that the land is ensugn-
bered. but thinks that II is only to use
the money in better paying invest
ments. The aim of the captains life
from that time to this has been TO re-
The Yale expositor., 1897-10-22
scavenrer Buuuaras in the South.

Turkey buzzards are the garbage
collectors of Charleston, S. c." says a
travelling man, quoted in the Philadel-
phia Record. Now, IL you know any
thing of the nature of a turkey buzz
card you must know that ordinarily it's
a very shy sort of creature, and gener-
ally avoids civilization, particularly as
represented In the large cities. These
birds are tame. however, and they
strut about the heels Of the people in
the markets picking up bits of refuse
meat and vegetables. The buzzard has
a voracious appetite, and there always
seems to be room inside of him for a
choice oft of tainted beef or decayed
cabbage. There is So fine for any
man molesting one of these birds.
understand that Charleston is the only
city in the country that has this
unique system of garbage collecting"
(What is seen in Charleston can also
be witnessed all over the cotton south,
of protecting turkey buzzards as scav-
engers and removers of dead animals
and all carrion. Their sense of sight
and smell In finding this sort of food
is something wonderful.