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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-14
HE IS "A BORN PREACHER.

An Atlanta Prodigy Who is Creating
Sensation-He is an Anderson
County Boy.
The Atlanta Journal gives the fol.
lowing account of a boy preacher,
whose parents went from Anderson,
.. q. His father is q printer, and
worked on the Anderson Intelligencer
for several years:
Atlanta has produced prodigy in
the person of John Wesley Shields, an
eight year old pupil at Fair street
school, who has developed wonderful
oratorical powers.
They call him the "Young Sam
Jones" around ST. Pauls Methodist
church, on Hunter street. whore he
preached Saturday afternoon and yes
terday to large and attentive congrc-
cations.
Johnnie is an intelligent looking lit
tie black-eyed boy, and has all the air
and dignity of bearing OF q grown up
man. He is still in the second grade
at school, but is very fond of Bible
chapter, John 18th, almost by heart
He has slight impediment in his
speech, natural In one so young, but
when he gets under way his delivery
Is spendid and he is a very interesting
talker.
"If there ever was a born preacher
in the world he is one" said his mother,
who lives near the corner of Moore
street on Hunter, his father being a
barber in the Kimball house block.
"He has been preaching for year and
half and anybody listening at him
might think that he had been taught
what he know. but this is not So
He says that whatever he utters
God tells him to say, and he never re-
peats the same sermon, but talks in a
different way eve.y time and his de-.
livery Is as free as that Of q trained
minister.
1--WE came from Virginia about a
year and half ago. My husband is
Rev. j. w. Shields, q local preacher
connected with ST. Paul's church, an
eight months ago John Wesley became
member OF the church. This sum-
visit, and while there he preached
twice In the Wesleyan church
saturday afternoon he preached at
the ch1ldren's meeting at ST. Paul's,
and again Sunday afternoon. uc
preached in nearly every grade of the
schooi ana seems to be born orator
and preacher"
Rev. Mr.. Dimond, pastor of St
Paurs, has been conducting children's
hioooihB vi oa1ufudy ana SUNDAY after
moons, and on Saturday afternoon he
called on John Wesley Shields. The
little fellow responded and preached q
very strong sermon Of fifteen minutes
length, from the text "Be Sure You
Sin Will Find You Out"
"He told the children" said Mr.. Di
mond, in speaking of the sermon
that they might SOW their wild oats
and do evil deeds while they were
young, but that they might rest as
sured that their sins would find them
out.
"He cited the cases of Tom Delk, Ar
thur Haney and young Spiuks. see,
said he, what drink of free whisky
cost Arthur Haney. 1t cost him hi
life. Be sure your sin will find you out
1t found those boys out and they were
made to suffer. 1t will find you ou
likewise If you continue in your sinfu
course
"His sermon was surprise to al
who beard him. Sunday afternoon
called on him again, and at first h.
told me that he had promised to preacl
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-14

was that of the Observation-Disclosures
gang in Ioboken, N. j., in 1895. There
were six members of the gang, in
Guiding tho notorious Mrs. Abbie
Smith, who is iOw serving Il four year
sentence In the New Jersey peniten-
tiary at Snake Hill. Tho woman made
the notes. She was cousin to DR..
Bradford, one Of the primo movers Of
the gang.
We swooped down upon them in
HohOken before they had a chance to
put any OF their bills in circulation.
We captured notes OF all denOmina-
tions on United States and Canad ian
banks, figuring up to the value of$750,-
600. Many OF the bills were in apartly
finished state, but tho work was eX-
ceedingly clever, and would have passed
lnspGction almost anywhere.
'Fnc last case we had was man
and woman arrested recently for cOun-
terfeiting dimes in Brooklyn"
The chief opened one of the cabinets
fixed s0 that leaves in which photo.
graphs were fixed OF aotcd counterfeit
ers easily swung outward. There were
moro than 800 photos in this cabinet
alone Of the queer people. They were
OF all ages, cOlUrs, classes and appear
ances. Some of them we're women
Woil oiesscu, Will III Lh1hy cascS re-
linod faces. Tho countonanccs,o q
number OF the men were handsome,
the expression pleasing and intelli-
gent.
Chief Hazen pointed to tho picture
of young man, with an open, smiling
face.
THAT fellow Is u college STUDENT"
he said, reilectivcly. He came of an
excellent family. Ho Is now serving a
several years sentence in Indiana for
raising notes. When his torn expires
he will probably return to it,"
So he went through large list toll
ing of the crimes and deeds OF the
originals Of tho photos.
1t is an album OF faces which is u
notable one, and the chief frequently
lnspectS them SO that they will not
fade from his memory.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-14

THE GAME LAWS. Tho following
sections from the revised statutes and
the statutes at large, will prove OF in
tcrest to a great many people in this
section just at this time.
Section 1872. 1t shall not be lawful
for any person in this State, between
the first day Of April and the first day
Of November, in any year hereafter, to
catch, kill or injure, or to pursue with
such intent, or to sell or oppose for sale
any wild turkey, partridge quail, wood
cock or pheasants, or between the first
day of March and the first day of Au-
gust any dove, or at any time during
the year to catch, kill or iniure, or to
pursue with such intent, by freight,
any Of the birds named In this section.
And any person 80 doing shall be
deemed guilty OF a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not more than $40 or be imprisoned
not more than 80 days.
Sec. 1, TACT 1899 That it shall not
bo lawful after the passage OF this act
to sell or expose for sale any partridge,
quail, woodcOck or pheasant, deer or
wild turkey, within the State, for the
space of five (5) years. Any porson so
doing shall be deemed guilty OF q
misd and urOn conviction
thereof shall be fined not more than
ten ($10) dollars, or 20 imprisoned not
moro than ten (l0) days for each Of
fense.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-14
Let Us Shoe You

for the holiness people up town, but he
changed his mind, and at the child
ren,s meeting he appeared with his
Bible in his hand.
II called him inside the chancel and
he opened his Bible and read @ lesson
amour cling his text, Behold I stand
at the door and knock. If any man
will open unto me l will enter in and
sup with him and he shall sup with
me-
''The sermon that followed was q
mastery effort for one so young, and
would have done credit to q grOwn-up
preacher. He is wonderful little fei.
low and is natural orator and as fer
vent in his delivery as if he had been
trained for the ministry.
About year and half ago he was
in our infant class and he seemed to de-
velop the idea Of preaching from talks
that he had with my wife. ne first
began preaching to the children in his
mothers yard, and from that he began
preaching at school, and now he is de-
Veloping into regular Methodist
preacher.'
The parents OF the child are both
deeply religious people, his father be-
ing local Methodist preacher, and
John Wesley has been brought up in a
ministerial atmosphere.
he seems to absorb scriptural knowl-
edge, and every night before his father
comes home, John Wesley summonses
the rest of the family to family PRAYER
just as If he were q man grown.
Ills mother says there is not the
slightest levity in his makeup and that
ne Is In earnest in everything that he
does. He Is very bright in every way
ana talks with much seriousness and
gravity about his calling, and appears
to have made up his mind as to his fu-
tnre vocation as o minister of the
gospel.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-14
-'What Is woman fOr?" askad u

What is woman for?" asked DR..
L. f.. Bryson at the annual meeting of
the American Social Science Associa.
tion. She is for SOUL for thought, for
love, for bewitchment, for romance, for
beauty, for men. She Is for this world
and for other worlds. She is for ali
time and after time. She Is for NOM
ory and for hope. She Is for dreams
bcauteous. She is for poetry and art
She is for the fulfiillment of the human
imagination. She is for the. household
ana ner mate. She Is for everything
that is worth anything. She ia for life
She Is for faith. She is for earth and
heaven. She Is for summer and for
'vin,tt, winter She is for the glory Of the
World, which would be intolerable
and daintiness. She is for youth, for
middle age, for old age. She is tor
the merry hearted and for the weary
looted. She Is for light. She is the
crown Of creation, the consummate
masterpiece OF nature.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-14
TYPHOID FEWER AND DROPSY
Raw Onions a Curative Agent in
Both Diseases.

Both Diseases.
Mr.. John II. Cox, u citizen Of Balti- |
more, publishes the following commu-
nication in the Baltimore American |
Sometime since q gentleman in |
formed me that he knew Of several
persons who had been cnred Of typhoid
fever, by the application OF mashed
raw onions TO the feet. Two patients
were go i'll that they were not expected
to live over few hours. Six large
| onions were pounded TO pulp and ap-
piled to the feet of the first patient.
He was relieved in a short time and
got we'll. The second case was few
weeks later and the result WAS equally
satisfactory. The first opportunity
had tried 1t upon colOred boy Idi.r-.
ing one OF my visits to the house of
reformation for colored children He
was very i'll with typhoid fever.
named the matter to General Horn,
who Immediately ordered the applca-
tion. In a few hours he got to sleep;
! rested we'll and recovered. The next
opportunity was that OF a son of friend
OF mine in our city | called to SEQ i'm
on business when he informed me is !
son was very i'll with typhoid pneu- !
monia. He had been delirious for a |
week or more, and required constant |
watching for fear he might do himself |
harm. ! advised him to try the onions.
He did so and thus speaks of it "Im-
mediaLeiy on its application he began |
to improve and continued until he |
finally recovered" Perhaps they might
be etlicacious in other forms. The
reno 0y Is simple and safe, and trial
in any case can do no harm. They
have cured dropsy. MIR. Ralph Brunt,
a very respectable, reliable gentleman,
informed me that his wife had sulfer.
cd for u long time with dropsy. She
was swelled from her head to her feet.
She was attended by different physi-
clans. who finally said Mr.. Brunt, we
can do no more your wife cannot live.
We can give temporary relief by tap
ping her. His wife declined the opera
tion, as it would but prolong her suf-
ferings. At this time his attention was
called to a paragraph in newspaper in
which gentleman made the statement
that he had been cured Of dropsy by
eating onions. His physicians had
told him that he could not live. One
day he wanted to eat some raw onions
and did SO. After eating them he felt |
better and tried some more. He then
made it a rule to cat six q day, and in
a few weeks he was well. He felt it lis
duty to publish it for the benefit of
others. Thus Mr.. Brunt knew of it. |
He called the attention of his wife to
it. She was willing to try it {; did SO,
and at the end OF one week discharged
her nurse, attended to her household
duties, and was 80 reduced in size that
her friends could scarcely recognize
her at first sight. She lived for more
than 30 years aftcrward, and died
somc years ago over 50 years Of age.
II the foregoing proves the means Of
bcncfting anyone, the only regret |
will feel will be that | did not attend
to the promptings Of duty sooner"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-14

--Ex-P President Grover Cleveland
had declined an invitation to lecture
next winter in the young men's course
at Jamestown. "You may be sure"
he writes, "that If / could bring myself
to the conclusion to lecture anywhere,
[ would choose jamestown as the place
in which to begin the new departure.
1nasmuch, howevor, as have deter
mined not to enter the lecture field,
| feel constrained to decline your
gratifying invitation"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-14

The Baltimore Sun is authority
l9l tne statement that probably the
olaes' station agent in tho county in
polnt OF service is James A. Mary.
postmaster general of the United
States. ne vas appointed agent at
nl9erton, ~ howard county, Md, on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. soma if
years ago, and, according to that
journal, his name still appears on the
pay roll of the company.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-14

-Nature has given to men one
tongue but two ears, that we may hear
from others twice as much as we speak.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-10-14

--True goodness is like the glow
Worn-it shines most when no eyes but
those OF Heaven are upon it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-14
Ferris breakfast bacon and

Ferris breakfast bacon and
hams at Gerig s Co.'S.
&C. RheinaIer carries the best
lire of shoes n Ocala. No job
lots: all first class goods, and the
price is al right.
No expense has been spared
to make the Dewitt roadster the
best wheel on the market for the
money. 1t IS built to stand the
every day use. Call at Burnett's
and examine it.
Weak nerves indicate deficient
blood. Nervous people find relief
by purifyind and enriching their
blood with Hoods Sarsaparilla,
the great nerve tonic
You can talk about your
boys clothing and caps, but if
you want to please him and your
pocket book just go to G. Rhei-
nauer's. He has just received
the best line Of clothing for men
and boys ever brought to Ocala.
SC your choice &c, II inch steel
spoon, steak FOUNDER, new tin
sitter, - aluminium hair pins, our
jumbo tablet, pencil box, tooth
brush, yard good towelinS, yard
nice embroidery, 3 cakes toilet
soap, embroidery hoops, doll. New
goods every week. The Racket.
FOR SALE Or RENT-Six room
dwelling (Sistrunk house, near
Brantley A. Weathers' residence
southwest of court house, in good
repair, also i cottages blocks
from public square in northeas,
part of town for sale or rem,
cheap. Apply TO DR.. I. d. Craw'
ford, at court house.
Will Hopkins, the hustling f
G. & P. travelling passenger
agent, has just received 5000
nice celery plants, which will be
set out in his garden in the real
of the Baptist church. There
was a joke On VIII, connected
with the order for these plants
he wrote for so choice pansy
. plants of different kinds an(
colors. The gardner thought h'
said parsley and sent only the on,
kind saying he hadn't the other:
l i'm stock.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-14
w. A. Fulton Of fernando is

z. & Whiddon OF st. Peters
burg is in tie city.
Cedar Key oysters always to |
be found at Edwards Brothers.
-Darby's blue ribbon candies |
in bulk Or buckets at GeriG &
Co.'S.
There is great deal of business
before the grand jury this term.
-Heinz's canned goods &C
knowledged the best at Gerig 6
Co.'S.
-Powell's fine candies, none
better, in packages, sc. and up at
Whaley's.
Fresh and salt water fish Of
all kinds on ice every day at J.
w. Davis.
For choice beef, pork and
mutton, call up Dukes 6 Shep-
hard, phone II, city market.
the latest craze. Imperial
Violet Perfumery can be had at
the Autobiography drug store.
d. s. Williams, chairman, has
called a meeting Of the exhibition
committee Of the merchants bar
becue and farmers horse swap
ping convention for s o'clock
tonight, Thursday, at his office
over j. j. Gerig & Cos. store.
| -Lenox soap, the best hard
water soap made, 4c., : for 25c.
The Racket.
Dukes & Sheppard can sup
ply you in anything kept at a
first class market stall.
Your bike needs repairing or
it runs hard. Yonge e Mente
oan remedy the trouble.
Stacks Of sticks. Whoever
buys ours won't get stuck. Da-
wilson & VanEchop.
Have you seen those new
plaid and striped silks for waists
at G.. Rheinauer's. They are the
latest.
Everyone is admiring those
pretty glass cases of pretty neck
wear and shirts at Davidson &
VanEchop's.
Mrs. a. e. Burnett and daugh
ter, Miss Nina, are expected home
today or tomorrow from then
summers visit to Springfield
Mass.
Best of Florida stall fec
meats and choice sausage at sec
ond stall on the right. Black &
fVereen.
"A choice line of new calico
homespuns, sheeting, ginghams
domestics and notions at F. X
: Powers.
-Terkeeween-roach, bed bus
/ and ant destroyer-the best OF
earth. Our own preparation
Tydings & Co.
Mrs. II. Harold and baby hav
gone to the John Pasteur home
Z stead, two miles east of Anthony
to recuperate Mrs. Harold's shat
e tered health.
Carpets, rugs, curtains ant
S table covers-anything in tina
I line to be found at G.. Rheinauer'
at rock bottom prices.
Finest stock of fall garden
e seeds, onion seeds, etc, BUST
: and Livingston's, have just ar
rived at Tydipgs & Co.'S.
If you want old garden seed
buy those in bulk; if you wan
fresh seeds buy D. NJ. Ferry {
Y Co.'S. seeds of The Racket.
> NJ. Endel, g. Alexander, T. B
J StrinSfellow, Sid L. Carter an,
n James NJ. Graham, representa-
) tive citizens of Gainesville, wer
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-14
Irish mackerel at Gerig &

Irish mackerel at Gerig &
Co.'S.
Or dry goods department Is
complete. Gerig & Co.
The newest thing IL hats and
Tam O'ehanters at Rheinauer's
II. G. Groves left today for
Chicago and Indianapolis to be
absent for two weeks.
The best soda crackers in
town & the Shady Grove Gro
Gerry.
Boys suits, to - years, at
sc, and good 100, at Gerig &
Co.'S.
Finn meats Of all kinds, NUT
ton, pork, beef, etc, at J. w.
Davis
Shoes for everybody, of every
kind, price and quality, at Gerig
and Cos.
Hooo's Pills are the only pills
to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Cure ali liver ills.
Bicycles to rent, also sundries
for sale and repairing done at
Iongc < Mente's.
Fresh, fat Cedar Key and
Crystal River oysters daily at
! Black x Nereen's.
Those desiring choice beef,
pork and mutton, should call at
| Edwards Brothers, city market.
just try 1Oc. box of Casca-
refs, the finest liver and bowel
regulator ever made.
-Borated Talcum Powder at
the remarkable low price, tin box,
10 cents at the Anti-Monopoly
: drug store.
-Heinz's mince meat, apple,
peach and ounce butter, apple
: Jelly, ounce, strawberry, apricot
and pineapple preserves at Geris
& Cos.
COMPOUND Celery Cordial.
&c. G. c." will strengthen and
restore nerves and lost appetite
4 large bottle r5 cents at Ty
, dings Il Co.'S. Fresh drugs ano
seeds
Ties Of the latest at 25 anG
'5O cents at j. j. Fuller's.
: Bicycle hose at so cents, Z;
Q cents and 81 at J. J. Fuller's.
r Fancy silk handkerchiefs il
, the latest patterns at j. j. Full
ler's.
4 Pure apple vinegar at tn
: Shady Grove Grocery. Try it
: for it's nice.
To SELL-One transit as goot
o as new. Apply to G.. A. Nash
!, south side of public square.
Broken lots of mems fine han,
sewed shoes-we mean the S
g srade--while they last. You
n choice 1T $500. Davidson & Van
|. EchoD.
Rev. J. G.. Porter came up to
e day from Oxford, where he atten
! ded al association and met wit
:, good success, and left today TO
J. Chiple,' to attend the Yves
Florida Association.
d New sweet potatoes, norther
t cabba ges, onions, Irish potatoes
S Country produce, chickens an
egg bought and sold at F. X
;, Powers.
5 Staple and fancy came
: goods, best hams and breakfas
bacon, tobacco and cigars an
: new stock garden seeds at I. K
: Powers.
I Nuelta Abajo seed, fine qual
ity, enough to plant the entir
, cOuntrv. inst received from Gull
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-14
OCALA OCCURRING
General and Personal Items of
Interest About the City
And Vicinity
R.'R. CARROLL, CITY EDITOR

our o1nce plant call yesterday.
"A fine lot of bananas at Trox-
ler's.
just received today fresh fat
Cedar Key oysters at Blacks
Delicious, big, red apples at
Troxler's.
Mrs. Mary Allen Williams re-
turned to her Crystal River home
yesterday afternoon.
Cold Soda in all the fiavors
at Troxler's.
The famous Stachelbergy
cigar at Whaley's.
Oysters and fish daily, fresh
and fine, at Black & Vereen's.
Full size double blankets SOC,
81, $3.50 and So at Gerig & Cos.
The finest line of candies just
received at w haleYS.
Mems pants, good soc, bet
ter $3.50 at Gerig & Cos.
Capt. John L. Inglis, president
Of the Dunnellon Phosphate Co.,
is in town on business.
Finest Vermont creamery
butter at Gerig & Go S.
Fine Delaware grapes at
Troxler's.
The Shady Grove Grocery
has an abundance of nice, large,
red apples.
James M. Graham, president
of the First National bank of
Gainesville, is in town on legal
business.
-Heinz's preserves and jellies,
ETC., at Gerig & Co.'S.
-Powell's fine New York cam
dies at Whaley's.
Bicycles repaired or enam-
eled at Yonge & Mente's.
Pearl oyster crackers at the
Shady Grove Grocery.
Shoes, the largest line in the
country, at Gerig & Co.'S.
r. E. Burnham of Waco,
Texas, a former Marion county
citizen, has arrived in town and
will remain for some time.
Edwards Brothers are head.
quarters for oysters.
-Kis-me gum at the Anti-Mo.
nopoly drug store.
Agate ironware, a car loa6
at Gerig & Co.'S.
ANY style of dry goods on the
market at Gerig & Co.'S.
Stiff and soft hats in --latest
shapes at j. j. Fuller's.
Mrs. r. Ct. Blake and little
daughter returned yesterday af
ternoon from a several week:
visit to Mrs. Blake's brother al
fernando. Our Bob is happy
again.
Fall suits for men, durable
and we'll made, for So at Gerig &
Co.'S.
-Yonge & Mente have just re
ceived a fine line of bicycle sun
dries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Como MASSEY
and Mrs. Massey's sister, Mis-:
Carrie Cook, arrived yesterday
from GAINESVILLE, Ga. Miss Cool
will spend the winter in the city
to the undisguised delight of many
of the young people.
New assortment Of caps TO
fall wear just in. Davidson s
Van Echop.
Dukes & Sheppard, at stall
and :, city market, have choic
stall fed beef.
Mr.. Clyatt, who has been as
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-06-11
GarwOOd's Sarsaparilla-for the blood
to cure. A. B. RAINS
WEST POINT.

WEST POINT, June S-Farmers are
getting ready for binding the sheaves
here this week.
There will be an abundance of black
berries this year, and consequently lots
of June hugs.
The cottage prayer meeting will be
held at the residence of Mr.. w. j. Pass
more next Wednesday night.
Rev. d. T, Waynick, of your city, will
preach here next Sunday morning at
II o'clock; also in the afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Quite number Of our young people
attended the closing exercises of Miss
LOrena HarbisOn's school last Friday
night. Both teacher and pupils deserve
the showers of compliments they re-
ceived on that occasion.
Ed Fitzgerald is at home for few
days, after which he will leave for Co
lumbus, Ohio.
Miss Hula Walters has been slightly
indisposed for several days.
Planting peas and replanting corn
are in order on the farm.
Mrs. j. w. Basham, the HERALD's
sylvia" visited friends on Knob creek
since our last.
Prof. Eshman, of Timmons, is spend
ing few days with Zollie Walters.
Some of our young folks attended the
Children's Days services at Lasting
Hope Yesterday.
Miss Anna Goad is on the sick list.
With best wishes, remain the same,
IULA.