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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-11-11
Tie ROUND COTTON BALE.
Manufacturers Record

Manufacturers Record.
1t is Il wcll-rccognizcd commercial
principle that the foreign buyer or the
final taEcr Of any export article is the
man whose views must be met by the
seller. This isicspccially true of cotton.
For years complaints have been made
about The condition Of American cotton
in European markets. The ncccssi y
for an Improvement IN baling has been
emphasized time and again. Tie new
cylindrical balc is designed TO meet the
demand for better package, and those
cotton handlers who have been led
into opposition This latest advance in
baling will doubtless appreciate the
significance Of the facts contained, in
the following letter. 1t is from Fran
ccsco Parisi. He is al the head of a
large importing house, with chief ctlirc
at Trieste, and branches at Vienna,
Prague, Eyer, Ala, Munich, Venice,
Genoa and Undinc. During the year
ended September / , Of la cacgocs of
American cotton arriving at Genoa
thclc were only eleven in which the
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-11-11
Peanuts as n Vegetable.

Peanuts may be baked and served as
vegetable. Remove the skins from the
meats and put one cupful into all earth
cn baking dish. Pour over them two
pints of boiling water, cover tho dish
with plate and place it in moderate
ly cool oven and bake from four to five
hours, or until tho nuts are tender.
When tho nuts arc partly cooked, sea-
son them with salt and stir among
them a teaspoonful of butter
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-11-11


orders Of the digestion and bilious spells
are passed by as Of no moment In them
selves these complaints may not be dan
gerous but If neglected their cumulative
effect is terrible.
The man who ncglects the little disorders
that are the signs Of approaching ill.hcaltl
Is walking over a hidden mine that NAV
cause his death. The explosion will come
III the guise Of consumption or some other
deadly disease. DR.. Picrcc's Golden Med.
1cal Discovery cures all disorders Of the
stomach and liver. 1t cures oS per cent. of
all cases of consumption, bronchitis asth-
ma, laryngitis, weak lungs splitting Of blood
lingering cough, nasal catarrl and diseases
OF the air passages 1t acts directly on the
diseased tissues, driving out all impurities
and discasc-gcrms. It is the great flesh
builder, blood maker and nerve tonic.
There is nothing in the medicine store
Just as good"
Have been in poor health for about seven
years writes Mrs |. Albert Eakins. Of No. r48
Nam street, Dallas, Texas. EVERY summer I'd
nave bilious attack lasting two weeks, besides
headaches all my life, general debility and an
inactive liver. / suffered with my bladder and
Kidneys Tor five years at least. l could not stand
on my feet long at a time until commenced your
treatment I took DIR. Piercc's Golden Medical
Pcllets They have helped me wonderfully
had disagrecablc drain and irregular periods
thought should go insane sometime. I wor.
RED about everything: had the blues all the time
and did not care to live. Now am we'll"
Constipation is little illness that if
neglected builds a big one. DR.. Picrce's
Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. One
little Pellet" is gentle laxative and two
mild cathartic. They never gripe.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-11-11

With that walks out. Tho woma,
flies after mo
bill. Billr she bawls. catching hole
Of me
l turned and said. ~ hats it yor
want?''
Hero the young un began to cry, Soar
ing for mother
whats all this about?" saws
bloomer, coming up from the kitchen.
He'd got cold in his head and was
a-lying by
'Joo, - answered Mrs. Bloomer, this
poor woman has been deserted along
with her child for nigh upon six year,
and now she says she's found her man
in Mr. William Pooley."
"I'vo had almost enough Of this here
larking, hain't you?" says l to tho wom-
an. "Who arc you and what d'you want?
You don't believe I'm your husband
Bloomor, s'elp me, rs 1 stand u living
man, l never was married, and that
woman knows it. j"
''How should she know it?" squawked
Mrs Bloomer like gull in gale.
"Got you there, Pooley," says Bloom
er in a voice thick as Cruel with cold.
II was married." cried tho woman,
"at st. Georges, Deal, Juno 2l. 1876,
and William Poolcy was my mans
namo. Simon Dadds was my father and
kept hostillcry Oh, ma am, that no
can stand there and pretend not to
know nor remember If my father wcro
alivc-ho was u sailor thcn," sho sings
out, pointing at mo. "Will you tell mo
that you don't rcCollcct stopping tho
carriage at the Deal Lugger inn as we
drove from church and treating tho
boatmcn? Didn't you likewise stop at
tho Yarmouth Packet and keep father
awaiting dinner for u.s.
Il tell you," l roarcd out, breaking
in to her noise. "that don know you,
and that never was married, and that
you 'vo mistook your man"
Hero Bloomcr, stumping back to his
kitchen, stops at tho head of the stair
case to call out:
Settle it quickly, and don't make no
noisc, for this 'ouSo as got namo to
loso. | know what sailors are, and
mubbeo it is and mubbco it ain't. Liz
zio, keep you clear and if tho parties'll
como to farms outside it'll bo agree
able" And down he went.
"Aro you going to tell mo, Mr..
Poolcy," says Mrs. Bloomor, whose
faco showed Il relish for this shindy, for
all that it was us hard as sailors beef,
that there's no truth in this party s
statcmonts?''
None, yelled, for their working
up Of my old iron was a-making me
redhot
And you tell u.s., says Mrs. Bloom
or, with n snccr, "that Il woman's
memory won't allow her to recognize
her husband after six years of dcscr-
tion?'
"Ho was 6 months DID," says tho
othor, sobbing and pointing to her boy,
"when we was left. He sailed in ship
called tho Miranda. I'vo novor heard Of
him since, but knew he was alive, for
he dcsartcd at Sydney and arrived at
Liverpool in ship called tho Simon
'Orkins, and that larnt, " sho screamed
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-11-11
We =.
| riCeS.
w {

On Panos Organs and Sewing Machines. We
drive our business these hard times by selling at Cut
Prccs We don't sit down and croa about the scarcity
OF money like the old fossils who let purchasers pass
on when they won't pay them great long profits If you
want to purchase a Piano an Organ come and
us and we will sell you We have on hand the largest
and best selected stock of Pianos in the State including
Of the best makes the market and we are going
to sell them. We guarantee prices to be lower
than any other reliable dealer will make Our terms for
time purchasers are easy. Only small cash payment
Spot Cash Buyers we will say, you buy Piano
Organ cheaper from us than from any concern in the
business We keep constantly hand full stock
of small instruments consisting of Guitars, Banjos
parts, strings and supplies for We are selling
Sewing Machines at rdicuIously low prices. 1t you
want just intimate it, and you will be surprised now
low you buy Our stock of sheet music, both
vocal and instrumental is kept full and you get any
of the popular and up-odate songs and music at any
time. Yours truly,
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-11-11

! discovery may be of interest to our
credit properly belongs to the town of
Beverly, Mass.
The circumstances leading up to this
readers. Some TWO or three years ago
Mayor Rantoul, of Salem, Mass, was
invited to l'awtucket, II. T., TO attend
tho centennial exercises held at that
place in commemOration of the open-
ing of the famous Slater mill In send.
ing out invitations to this centennial
event the owners of the mill clalmedit
tn be the first establishment of it's kind
ever erected in the United Status. For
some reason Mayor Rantoul was una
PIE 10 ~ present at the exercises. but
being deeply interested in historical re.
searches, he decided at his leisure to
investigate the claims of the Pawtucket
mill owners. This investigation led TO
the discovery that the old cotton mill
at Beverly, Mass, which was burned
down in 1888, had been in operation
for several years prior to the estabEsk=
mcnt of the mill at Pawtucket, and tImt
no less witness than General WASH
inyton himself could be cited in COM!
iirmation of the fact. 1t seems that
General Washington while on tour of
the New England States in 1889 made
a visit to the old Beverly cotton mill,
anil was SO impressed with the novelty
OF the spectacle that he devoted sew
oral pages of his diary to its descripA
ton. This old diary is still to be found
among General Washington's papers.
AS the reascarchcs OF Mayor Rantoul
seemed to settle the matter beyond all
controversy. the residents uf Beverly,
Mass have recently caused hand
some tablet TO be erected on the site of
Inc inc ola mill, commcmorating the estab-
hshment OF the first enterprise of its
KNIT lnau5urated in the United States.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-11-11
TIE FIRST COTTON MILL.

Several different towns in the United
States claim the unique distinction of
baving erected the first American cot
ton mill, but from the best information
tlat can be obtained, ii seems that the
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oouno 'i'''' .>,', ,I,,,, r;,ht on tho
ing ''" .,,nn ,h,rc rnriur \ yelling
tok s'.' lI,., .,,n INFO my face.
splt VI s"''Nr ,,,i ,,;n,,. il dawn on
Illus uP n,' ~ ,l, % ro,r had
the i'',' ,I ,,h,t y,s il come TO?
use" ,''' T''' '' nr ,bror shifts of
ali u" s., h,ot, and s'hcln mo.
tasS' " r"'r ,,',,,, ,l,o ;mrrnvilcncc of
no h'o'V ,,,a ~ thunlcr thcu no,
tno s",,o., n.a,;dnnco got to do with such
"h,' ~. t,o o,,,rp S,yirv
a,",nH Mi,H' rr,tjnr, and where IN uiggcrS is
.ho ,ottiuc ~ hr found whcrc it's all
I;,;ng h.rd foriuy hard, DIVING hard
o,,d COIN, to holl after all:
Roof vnn couId cbjscl into snatch
b,ocLs norl, too foul 10 grease your
hoots with. kicks and curses aft, wet
ond f,miuc forrards-is il good enough.
W;th q fol'slc 50 fun Of fired Dutch
,,or-,vbv whom they hoist the Eng
lish rod cnsigu the flags the hittCrcst
l;o ciuco Annvnius and Sophia.
R,t how was to oct a living ashore?
vhot w,s thc oucstion thai occupied
INV attention when walked them decks
in soIitudc Id say tony mates, "What
,.', ,n,, 10 ;t ,.nu Lnncl,,d n,,.' and
some was for going to sea again, and
tLn rost r.,s for the wor,'us ia seen
sn 1ittlo of nfo ashore that couldn't
pncss how men cot their HvingS What
was , mcrcboutY Ilc WAS 4 cnvcv who
traded. What was IA clerk? lie was Il
covov wbn s,t on q stco) and wrote in
hoo,. Nnu,o of my I,vinY = courso
g.. n.IM ,I', ri.,, af .h,, Nv ,,yt, wont f.,
~, ~ Wv. I',,,, ;,,i.,,1 ,.,,c;,d ri
lilo 70 cot ;. ;ob uudrr = market pordcn-
49, I,d cool nlo,.rI Whom | ,bnn,bt of
saa,,;n,, r,hn,t ,nd r,,,;r,. In,yu Owns.
ir'P'"e "' '',,' ,'''1
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n"'s' 'a" '''''"9 ''N ~ q .'I'',, .,''''','I
Dlo"ou' "l aAr I'LL" '"'S''o ail'''S anu
pre'' an" 'i',H, wv away saw
"a'er! " '''i,!N '"''''
was "'"o' % years o'" ana '"oN'"
90 LoDScoMS' II serve E"" Ni'">1''f man
weather lhcE say weak h'al' palh'S
tho nose oln', W'iIh c"i"I' me Sl'ir''S
soup ana nuliE worse IMAM oc'AH'd
VITAL ana II 20" ''aV" your 't''h III the
mess kln now MANY Slo"n'u!S 't peas
soup 90 IT 'lk" - ralS' WrluNi''
Inc snip "".F "EflN""' ana l. Al"nS
Wl'h 'h' rest WA" pa" OIL 'h"FH was
80 ihoh'hH wages |" 'aN' up, ;" hau
fr"i' I" rue n.y. i ''"N Il 'oNE'nE 1T
hloil'I'N Suc', N"h h'"rria' r"'"' ana
slch' III " H'huS":hE Tx out Ih'h
was III il IHS>' / ne name OF ne land
i""S WIS NiS' hL""'h'r, IN" h'r nus
p'''" was Il "i'''li'l'l'' M'''lnG hrr one
uny Hl '''c passage aS was gong to
'"hu " '"'i' 'u i""k ah"n' me- says:
Sho"A" 4'h' /" nave Il snort yarn
WIN EU"' hliSS'S' II you've got Il
inil'u'c'
Ccr'"inI!, SiF' slo answers.
Do', sly me- Deg says l. II IN
no uos'
oho s''pS me INT" a hlt OF parlor
o''so "l,h c"iciol k''llhS' There was
little looking glass over the mantcl-
SMELL bound III yall"r EauZc, with oys-
ter shells for occasional ornaments, and
glass case, with u stuffed bird, iii tic
front window.
"Whv yov j, ,ny, sho ,,;,;, .1,
can't hurt Won ), ''''''7' -
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-11-11

The man who is
blown up by a hidden
mine of explosives
may have seen things
that $ hould have
aroused his suspi.
cions, but hcedlcssly
put them aside as Of
no moment. ItiS the
same with the sick.
ness that ends in
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Current condensations.

Professor Spencer places the age Of
Niagara at $4,000 years.
Hildrian says that mosquitoes and
fleas never bite red-haired persons.
NeWsboys on bicycles is the latest
form of newspaper enterprise in LON
don.
Admirers of Rudyard Kipling may lie
interested in knowing that fatal fire
broke out recently in Rudyard place,
Kipling street, Long lane, Bermonlsey,
London.
On the eastern coast Of Ireland it
rains on an average Of 208 days in the
year; in England about $50 days; at
KaZan about ninety days, and in Sibe-
ria only sixty days.
In the case of Springfield, Mo-, man
who was on trial in the police court for
keeping a vicious dog the somewhat
singular verdict was rendered tina: he
was not guilty, but must kill the dog.
Henry Norman has written book on
China. Bribery and corruption, accord
ing to him, flourish in high places in
that land, while ignorance, deceit and
filth of body and mind are universal.
A series Of fetes, to take place in
Paris in October for the benefit o. the
poor, are being organized. The munich
pal council has contributed $1O,444 on
condition that it approves of the pro-
gram.
1t is we'll known that burns by heat
differ very little from burns by cold.
Precisely, or nearly precisely, the same
chemical and physical changes can be
produced in animal flesh by exposure
to extreme cold as by exposure to heat.
Farmhouses in Carroll County, Mary
land, are supplied with telephone SER
vice at SIS year, and it is said by
those who have tried it that life in the
country is made far more attractive
when instant communication can De
had with the family doctor, the post
office and village stores, to say nothing
of an occasional chat with a distant
friend. The cost of the service is more
than returned in various ways.
According to the census returns OF
1890, the value Of real property in New
York was S3,O25, 100000; of personal
$3.50, OOO,o Compared with this enor-
nous wealth that of any Western State
is insignificant. Missouri, for instance,
one of the richest, has real property
valued at S553,OO0,O0O and personal
assessed at $2S9, 100000. This vast diff
ference las, among other things prob
ablv had n share In suggesting to the
Populists their familiar figure OF the
COW with her mouth in the West, whlie
her milk is pouring into Eastern buck
cts.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-19

other means than sending some one di-
rect to the heart of the gold region. This
duty devolved upon the Bureau Of Labor,
and Commissioner Wright selected Sam
uel G. Durham, mining expert and Stats
tican, attached to the bureau, who has
now been dispatched to the frozen North.
Mr. Durham will make a critical inquiry
into the opportunities for business. for in
vestment of capital, employment Of labor,
wages, cost of living, climate; best means
of reaching the gold fields and kindred
subjects. He will be back in time, it is
hoped, to have his report published about
March, in time for the projected spring
migrations.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-19
WEATHER BUREAU REPORT.
Crop Conditions Generally Shown Go

Crop Conditions Generally Shown 60
BE Favorable.
The following bulletin, based on the re-
ports Of the directors of the several eli
mate and crop sections for the week, is
furnished by the Department Of Agri-
culture:
In the States Of the central valleys and In
the Atlantic coast and east gulf districts the
week has been generally favorable for crops.
Portions of Missouri. western Tennessee,
Mississippi and Kentucky have, however,
heat during the first of the week proved
injurious over portions Of the east central
gulf States. In the west gulf States the
week has been very unfavorable. being ex-
cessiyely warm and dry. On the Pacific
coast the conditions have been very favora-
Bile. although very warm In Washington and
Oregon.
Corn has continued to make favorable pro-
gress in the principal corn States, and while
recent rains have proved beneficial In Ne
braska and Kansas. the reports indicate that
the crop has been permanently injured IN
portions of these States. 1t is estimated
from injury by frost by Sept 10. and that
the late planted will be safe by Oct. l.
Except over portions Of North Carolina,
Florida, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri and
Oklahoma, where cotton has made fair pro-
gress, the past week has not been favorable
to this staple: Complaints Of shedding are
general over tue southern pofloH VI lie oeies
while worms and rust are reported from
some sections In Texas. louisiana and Ar
kansas cotton on uplands is suffering serious
ly from drought Picking is becoming gem
eral over the southern and central portions
Of the cotton region, and first bales were
marketed during the week in Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi and Arkansas.
Spring wheat harvest in the Dakotas and
Minnesota is well advanced, but has been de-
layed by rains to some extent In South Da-
kota, where part Of the crop. which was
oyerripe, has sustained injury. Very favor
able reports continue from Oregon and
Washington, although recent hot winds have
caused some injury in Washington.
Tobacco is generally doing we'll, except in
New England, where there has been too
much moisture
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young attorney, and was astonished

young attorney, and was astonished
when Informed that the young man
was Confederate veteran.
Mr.. Turley was born in Memphis and
at the age Of 16 entered the Confeder-
ate army. After the war he studied
law and for twelve years he and the
late Senator Harris were partners. Mr..
Turley never held an Office. He is one
of the most charitable men in Memphis
and has Endorsed thousands of dollars
of paper for young lawyers. In poll
tics he is for tariff for revenue only
and believes in bimetallism. One Of
the few political speeches he has made
was delivered at Memphis last fall in
reply to Bourke Cochran's argument
for the gold standard. That speech
gave him the Senatorship. He is a
small man, of dark complexion, with
sharp, regular features and bright and
intelligent eyes He is scarcely larger
than Senator Wilson, of Washington,
and is almost as dark-skinned as an
Italian.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-19
a POPULAR MILLIONAIRE
Col. Charles F. Croker Who Recently
Died in San Francisco.

AO1s INJURIES NTOCAeE w no MCCCACAy
Died in Gan Francisco.
Col. Chas. F. Croker, the railroad
magnate who died in San Francisco re-
Gently, is reported to have been the
most popular man in California. This
is an extraordinary circumstance, in
view of the fact that he was vice pres
ident of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company. the most hated corporation
on the slope. Croker was but ~ years
of age and was worth $4O,00O,O00, most
Of which was left him by his father
Charles Croker, who. with Hunting
ton, Stanford and Hopkins, developed
the railroad facilities in California
Croker inherited his fathers best
characteristics, and upon this heritage
he builded we'll. AS youth his anna
bility, manliness and generosity made
him popular. He was a lover Of ath-
leties, an athlete himself, and gave lib
orally for all sporting enterprises. He
was president Of the Olympic Club. He
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-19
TEMPERANCE WORKERS.

A Mammoth Convention Of the W. G,
T. u. to BE Held in Toronto.
ARRANGEMENTS are now we'll under way
for the worlds convention of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union, which
is to begin in Toronto Oct. %, to be in
session four days. The various commit
tees haying charge of the work have near
IL completed their work and everything
looks promising for the greatest conven-
ton Of temperance workers the world has
ever seen. At least $50 delegates are ex-
pected from all parts Of the world, while
those who will attend but who will not be
formal delegates, with legislative powers,
will swell the number away up into the
thousands.
Mrs. T.. E. Starr, chairman of the FL
nance Committee, and her associates have
canvassed successfully among the wealthy
citizens and leading merchants Of To-
ronto, and the financial backing of the
convention promises WE'LL On the day be-
fore the opening of the convention COM
plimentary banquet will be rendered to
the delegates, and Frances E. Will.--.i.
president Of the worlds union, will pre-
side.
Much pains have been taken with the
arrangement of the musical program. At
the evening session chorus of 400 voices
will lead the singing. On one evening.
devoted to the children, the chorus will
consist of no less than GOO voices. The
songs will be of patriotic and temper
ance character.
This convention is called for the purpose
OF formulating the hest means for carry
ing on the temperance work throughout
the world. The convention committee is
made up of the chairmen Of the sub-com-
mittees. Miss Virgins is chairman Of the
full committee.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-19
WARNED Fly THE GOVERNMENT.
Secretary Bliss Discourascs Trip te
Alaska This Season..

Secretary Bliss Discouragcs Trip to
Alaska This Season.
Secretary Bliss has taken cognizance of
the rush to the Klondyke gold fields and
Alaska and has issued the following warn
ing to the general public:
To whom it may concern: In view Of in
formation received at this department that
5000 persons with 1000 tons of baggage and
freight are now waiting at the entrance to
White pass in Alaska for an opportunity to
cross the mountains to the Yukon river, and
that many more are preparing to join them,
/ deem 1t proper to call the attention of all
who contemplate making that trip to the ex-
posture, privation, suffering and danger Incl
dent thereto at this advanced period of the
season. even if they should succeed In cross
ing the mountains. To reach Dawson City,
when over the pass. 700 miles of difficult
navigation on the Yukon river, without ade
quate means of transportation, will still be
before them, and it is doubtful IL the jour-
ney can be completed before the river is
closed by ice.
am moved to draw public notice to these
conditions by the gravity Of the possible con-
sequences to people detained in the noun
famous wilderness during five or six months
of an arctic winter. where relief can
reach them, however great the need.
c. N. BLISS,
Secretary of the Interto.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-19
The Bayonet.

The bayonet was first made in Bay
onne in France; hence it's name, and 1t
was first used by the French army in
1871. It was successfully employed by
them during the reign of William III.
IN an attack on the British Twenty-fifth
Regiment of Foot. 1t afterWard be
came generally recognized as an indis-
nensable military weapon, and has
been used on both sides in nearly all the
great battles of Europe and America
for the last $50 years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-19
A MOor's Madness.

ST Mohammed ben Moussa, the giant
Moor sent as the chief of the Moroc-
can Mission to Queen Victoria's jubi-
lee never reached London, having gone
mad in Paris on his way there, and
then having been sent home. His mad
ness took a very queer form. He
thought he was Montjarret, the chief
o,,trider who precedes the President Of
the French Republic on state occa-
sions and insisted on being dressed
IN livery. with riding breeches and
high boots.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-19
An Electric Bicycle Lamp.

A new electric lamp for bicycles,
which is said to furnish very bright
light, has recently been brought out
1t is run from a storage battery, which
is carried in leather case, and which
will furnish current enough to run
eight hours, the actual cost for charg
ing the battery being but few cents
The battery is hung from the top bal
of the diamond frame and the lamp L.
attached to the upright of the handle
bars,