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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-19
PICIkENS WS

BECAUSE
1t is so beautifully located upon
Il high Lowell plateau with abundant
shade and perfect drainage.
BECAUSE
1t is perfectly hoalthful and alb
solutoly free from any ma!arial
influences.
BECAUSE
1t has a good school and it is
well patronlzod.
BECAUSE
It's citizons are polite, hosplta-
bio, evor mindful Of the stranger
within its gates, and over ready to
welcome the newcomer.
BECAUSE
It's merchants arc shrowd, active,
accommodating, liberal, keep the
goods, and advertise IN TIE Jour
NAL.
BECAUSE
It's citizens arc wide.awake, am
bilious, onterprislng and united
in purpose.
BECAUSE
i is surrounded by tho finest
section OF country in all this broad
sunny Southland, with an honest,
thrifty, intelligent, progressive
yeomanry.
BECAUSE
Pickens is just spreading itsol
in the way Of material develop.
ment, and tho neighboring towns
will have to get hump on them
to koep up with hor.
BECAUSE
Pickons is neither a clam nol
crawfish won't keep still anc
can't 60 backward
BECAUSE
The PEOPLES JOURNAL gives tht
nows Of tho county,
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-19
al. IL AWE AHl..s

When the State Executive Com
mittee met &c order a primary
election for n SUCCESSOR to Sena-
tor Earlo, thcrn was an effort to
defeat the object of the meeting
and leave tho matter entirely with
the Legislature. Several reasons
we're assigned in support Of the
position assumed ny tho objectors
to tho primary election, being
most by technical and improbable.
The chief reason was mover ro-
vealed in tbo dobato, but was ap-
parent all the samo. Tho NOM
bers Of the committee, 10 matter
what were the wishes, voted the
proposition down and ordered &
primary.
"A new question has been laisoc
by the Greenvillo News to-wit
Can party dictate the action OF
n legislator upon q question aris
ing subsequent to his e|oc.io as :
member? The News does not an.
*'wer tho question, leaving it's solu.
ton to o&ch momber Of tho legis-
Nature. THE JOURNAL Will not an
swer it either. but suggests that
the member who ]isregards the
voice Of tho people as heard in a
primary election, will nevoY have
another chance to exercise his dis
creEion in such matters.
The most serious suggestion
comes from tho Barnwell People,
basing it upon Senator Tillman's
alleged words, "if no candidate
proves himself fit for >',e office
leave all" Should q majority Of
tho voters fail to take part in tho
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-19
| PicIScns County Executive Committee
\ NECCtInn.

PIckcns County Executive C,on,n,ittce
Meeting.
The Pckens County Executive Commit
tee met Tuesday the nth inst. and ap-
pointed managers for tho Senatorial Pri-
mary election to be held August 3tst 1897.
Easley:-W. II. Bryant, J. NJ. King and
A. w. Folger.
Liberty; ,. A. Chamblir, w. $. Por-
sons and j. +. Jennings.
Ccntral:-B J Johnston, II. G. Martin
aud Ii. l.. Clayton.
Calhoun:-lIal II. Boggs, Harvey Hunt
and B. Z. Crawford.
Six Milc:-Aaron Mann, Riley Garrett
and N. II. Kcnnemorc.
Praters:-J. Il. Boroughs, w. l.. Tomp-
kins and f. Nj. Bolding.
Mile Creck:-J. u. Alexander, J. E.
Steele and }. J. Herd. jr.
Eastatoc:-J. NJ. Winchester, II. H.
Stewart and j. l.. Gravelcy:
Pumpkintown:-M. Hendricks Joe Keith
and w. T.. Jones.
Peters Crcck:-G. w. Griffin, J. p.
Robinson and r. II. Hughes.
Loopcr's Shop:--J. A. Robinson, i. A.
Williams and Il. l.. Jones
Cross Plains:-J. B. Looper, j. p. Find
ley and j. II. Howcn.
Norris Mill:-A. B. Williams, Garvln
Parsons and Jolly Williams
Pckcns G. III: %. u. Field, J. g. Jcn-
nings and +. T.. Cox
Candidates will be voted for United
States Senator. Managers will be governed
by rules governing last primary election.
Polls open at 7 Il. M, and close mt 4 p. N.
On motion adjourned to meet at piclcns
g. H. on September lst, at 10 o'clock q.
M, for purpose Of tabulating returns and
declaring the election.
Managers will provide their boxes for
voting in and scrd in the return by 10
o'clock September LIST.
John H. Boggs, Chairman.
j. j. Lewis, Sec. pro tenn.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-19
VOTE, AND VOTE A. NOti
PLEASE.

Senator Til!man is quoted by
tho BarnweIl people as saying "lt
no candidate proves himself fit for
the Office leave ALL" While this
IS good advice, whcrc was the
necessity for giving it? There
must DO some mistake about it and
certainly the Barnwcil People puts
wrong construction on the
words. Senator Tillman could
safely say this, and not harm most
of tho candidates as he knows that
no such contingency could arise,
yet what was tho usc of such an
expression at this time ? In the
ovont that only q minority of the
Democratic voters participated in
the primary, that does not just,-
fy tho conclusion that tho logisla-
turc had the right to disregard the
result of such election and Senn-
tor Ti!lman advice does not 90
to such limits.
It was known that the State
Executive Committee had ordered
a primary aid every eligible citi-
Zcn Of South Carolina had tho right
to enter the race. and no ono fail
ing to enter could with good grace
and Democratic consistency ask
an election hy the legislature, cvol
ehould majority of the votor
fail to vote in tho election. Si
'"'>" - consent and tho vii
'iug would be cor
be will Of tho whol
,atinn. 1t is hnrdl
probable chat the people will al
sont themselves from the polls
any great numbers, but to avoi
any confusion or pretenso to a
tack the primary plan hereAfto
efforts should be made to poll
larger vote than usual.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-19
SENATOR NHcLAURHN SICK.

The Yorkville meeting was
eventful and will be remembered
by the candidates and audience.
Mr.. Mavfeld after making his
usual speech and failing to prove
populism in Mr.. McLnurin, with
drew from tho race in dramatic
style, exquisite taste and excellent
Judgment.
Mr.. McLaurin finished his
speech amid applause and, as he
started for fresh air, fell to the
floor completely exhausted. DIR.
White administered two tablets of
niro.glyccrlno with good effect
and his patient was taken to the
hotel, where he recovered suffi-
GENTLY to 60 to Columbia tho
next day. He is now at his homo
in Marlboro county and will not
be able to speak again in the cam
paign. While his conditi on is not
necessarily dangerous, yet his
physician has forbidden HIM TO
take any further part in the can
vass. The remaining meetings
will be mostly in his Congress-
iopal district. Every whore there
were expressions of sympathy for
Mr.. McLaurin in his illness.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-19
HOW TO FIND OUJ'T.

FIJI 4 bottle or common glass with uinc
hnd let 1t stand TWEEN y-folr hours; "A scdi
mcnt or settling indicates Il diseased con-
!lition of the kidneys. When urine sl,ins
lhncn it is positive evidence OF kidney
tr"nh lr. Too frequent desire to l,rinatc
or pain In III" back, is also convincing
PROOF that the kidneys and bladder are
nut nf ,r,l,r WV
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-19
efY"AM APPEAI"Nsa

to your pocket book for few days I will
sell YOU y lbs Arbucklcs coffee for 81 LOO
until dienns"d Of. You can have all Sum-
mer Dress Goods nj cost. If You have de-
layed buying OXforls ami want pair see
how cheap l will sell them. In shoes ]
can please YOU in price and quality. Price
my tobacco's. a bargain in mulasses at
IS cents per gallon. II You need wagon
harnrss or cullars | would like to try to
save you some money. can fit most any
head with hats and the price is right,
wheat dry hiucs, hreawaX and all kinds
produce. Fresh Turnir Seed. After trad
Ing one dollars worth your sofia 1t 2Hc por
pound
T. p. harris.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-07
Preventing Mexican Worms.

The Los Angeles Chamber of Com
MERGE has just passed the folio wing
resolution:
Whereas, The season for importation
of Mexican oranges into the United
States is just opening, with indica-
lions OF large stocks being sent into
the Middle and Western States, and
Whereas, The existence of the
More.os orange worm in many Of the
Mexican oranges endangers our citrus
industry to great extent; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That this organization
call upon the railway companies to use
every possible preoaution to prevent
the introduction Of this dreaded pest
into California by having cars used in
transporting Mexican oranges
thoroughly fumigated after each
shipment; and if any of the oranges
are sent over their lines into Califor.
mia due notice of such shipment be
given to the horticultural commission
of the border counties, so that proper
inspection may be made looking to the
discovery of any pest or insect that
might possibly be contained therein.
The board then, on motion, ad.
journed
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-07
BARRloS' FORCES DRIVEN BACK
Defeated in Fighting at Ouezaltenango.
Unable to Retake the City.

Defeated in Fighting at Quezaltenango.
Unable to Retake the City.
New York.-A Herald dispatch
from La Lihertad, Salvador, via Gal
weston, Tex, says: The latest news re-
ceived in this city from Guatemala is
that several engagements have taken
place between the Government and
! rebel forces near uezaltenango and
that each fight has resulted in the
defeat of the Government troops. The
fighting in each instance has been
caused directly by the Governments
efforts to retake Quezaltenango from
the rebels.
General Socorro de Leon, who was
sent by President Barrios into the
fighting district with large force of
men, has gone over to the revolution
lists. taking all his men. His first act
after joining the rebellion was to cap
ture the city of Retailhulen. which he
now holds.
The Government has just sent 600
men BY the steamship City of Guate-
mala to Champerioo. which port is
now in rebel hands.
The true story of the capture by the
insurgents of the seaport Ocos has lust
become known. 1t seems that when
the rebels approached Coos the Gov
ernment authorities there made no at
tempt to defend the town, but took re-
fuge on the steamship Barrarcouts and
were brought to Sa lvador.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-07

stEdy Of sugar-beets for fourteen years,
and am convinced that there is no crop
which can be grown in California that
would be more profitable to the farm
er. 1t is the coming industry, and the
idea in having me here is to afford the
farmers Of Sacramento and neighboring
counties an opportunity to get what
information they desire relative to the
sugar-beet. In Chino, where / come
from, the profits on the beet crops
have been immense, and we're l to re-
late some instances of the amounts
which had been realized on an acre, !
do not think / would be believed.
Sacramento undoubtedly has plenty of
good sugar-beet land, and | am here
prepared to give any Information in my
power to any and all who may seek it. -
The State Board of Agriculture and
Chamber of Commerce are anxious
that the farmers of Sacramento and ad.
joining counties should take advantage
Of this excellent opportunity to get re.
liable information regarding sugar beet
culture.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-07

In general order issued recently the
president virtually recognizes tobacco
as an article essential to the well being
and sustenance of the soldier III times
of great exertion, as we'll as in times of
peace ana routine. The order, which
emanates from the war department..
reads as follows;
Under the authority vested in him
by section LAG, revised statutes. thu
president hereby establishes an emer-
gency ration for troops operating for
snort periods under circumstances which
require them to depend upon supplies
carried upon their persons. Its comno-
neht parts are as follows: Bacon. 10
ounces; hard bread, l6 ounces. pea meal,
ounces, or an equivalent in approved
material for making soup; coffee, roast
eo ana ground, ounces, or tea, half an
ounce; saccharin, A grains; salt, "a
ounce; pepper, A ounce; tobacco, half an
ounce. "
The secretary of war directs that this
emergency ration be resorted to only ON
occasions arising in active operations
when the use of the regularly establish
cd ration may be impracticable; that.
although Its nutritive qualities permit
It's use ON half allowance, it will not be-
so used except III cases of oyerruling ne
cesslty and never for longer period
than ten days, and that not more than
iive days emergency rations be carried
ON the person at one time.
BY order Of the secretary of war, the
subsistence department will provide
tough paraffin paper for wrapping the
bacon; will furnish hard bread in grease
proof packages the pea meal in cylin-
drioal packages, and the coffee, tea,
saccharin, salt, pepper and tobacco in
suitable packages. Washington Star.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-07
TO RELIEVE THE IRISH.
Immediate Sitting of the British
Parliament Demanded.
THE OUTLOOK is SAID TO BE BLEAK.
The Dreaded Cholera Breaks Ont nm
an Island on the Coast of Cork
The Usual Ill Omen.

New York.-The Worlds London
cable says: There is no appreciable
improvement in the outlook for the
winter in Ireland John Dillon, being
asked for the grounds for his action in
demanding the immediate assemblage
of Parliament to deal with the Irish
distress, said:
1--WE want to force the Government
to take timely measures to avert the
impending danger. In my own dis
trict in the last fortnight the potato
crop has been lost There have been
failures in very many places in the
grain crops, and this comes on the top
of the bad season last year, which left
the people without any resources.
The Government should not wait,
as they are doing, until the famine
comes to provide the remedy. They
should take steps by providing relief
works of permanent advantage to en-
able the peasants to put in spring
crops next year. -
Timothy Harrington, member of
Parliament, who has Joined Dillon in
demanding the immediate summoning
of Parliament, said: 1.-THE outlook in
Ireland is more gloomy aG the present
time than at any period since 1879.
Unless some remedial precaution be
taken without delay the most lamenta-
BILE consequences must ensue. My in
formants know that the failure of the
potato crop means to men and women
who, even in good years, have to make
continuous struggle against poverty.
the resources of the laboring poplua-
ton in the west OF Ireland being prac-
tically nil. +"
AT Cape Clear island, off the coast,
southwest of Cork, choleric outbreak
has taken place, such as usually
heralds the dreaded famine fever.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-07
Overland Farm Notes.

At this writing there is no general
agreement between buyers and grow
ers in regard to the price of hops.
The State Grange meets in Santa
Rosa in October A full set of officers
is to be chosen, to hold Office during
the next two years.
The Marysville Democrat says that
fully 1000 people have this year been
employed in picking the hops in the
yards near Wheatland.
There has been good deal of diff
Guilty this year in procuring help for
the fruit harvest. In some places com
petent help has not been procurable
at all
A great deal of fruit is evidently
going to waste in Washington and
Oregon for want of facilities TO pack
and ship it and the knowledge of how
to do the work.
Southern exchanges say that dried
fruit buyers are very plenty there.
This is always sign of anticipated
improvement IN the market When
fruit is expected to decline it is con.
signments that are sought.
Some of the Santa Clara papers are
advocating the formation of a great
fruit trust which shall initiate the
method of the Standard Oil Company
discharge all middlemen direct in
every town in the country.
The difficulty Of thoroughly spraying
trees SO that the insecticide shall reach
every insect is SO great that in case OF
large trees it is almsot impossible
This is not true of casing or fumiga.
ton. The gas from it's very nature
will search out every corner and thing
within the tent. This makes fumiga
ton more efficient and popular with
our orchardists.
All dryers should see that all fruit
is cured perfectly. Last year many
tons were hauled to warehouses anG
had to be hauled back again, and some
of it run through an evaporator to saw,
it. 1t pays better to do it right at first
Don't let your enthusiasm in having
the prunes dry out only two to on,
get the start of you. to your loss.
Prof, A. ]. McClatchie is about t,
issue bulletin on milk. We may b,
sure, from Prof. NJ. s energy, accuracy
an scientific attachments, that tn,
bulletin will be very valuable. H,
will show how necessary it is for tn,
dairyman to be very neat and pains
taking in all the operations of thu
dairy. This is the most effective way
to fence against offensive microbes
Prof. MoClatohie has visited one
milk man i'll the vicinity of Los An
geles that makes use of all the sugges
itons of science to secure the utmos
neatness Examination of the mill
from this dairy shows that such pain
bears rich and ample fruit,
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-07
RYE CROP NOT GREAT.
American Production Not So Large a.
Was Expected.

american Production Not So Large as
Was Expected.
New York. disappointing rye
crop is indicated by final returns to the
American Agriculturist. Instead of
some $4,000, 900 bushels expected from
earlier indications. the crop of the
United States now figures out about
20, 900, 900 bushels, 900, 900 more
than last year and 1900, 900 bushels
less than in 1895 and 1894. The in
crease is mainly in Pennsylvania, the
Western crop being quite disappoint-
ing.
Latest European crop advices are
contirmatory of serious shortages in
rye. and especially in Russia. Ger
manys rye crop seems to be somewhat
larger than earlier reports indicated.
but reduced estimates for France and
other counties barely offset this.
Stocks of rye at home and abroad
are lower than for years and export
demand for American rye continues
very active. Except during the fall
of 1896, rye has not been so slow
as at present since before 1890.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-07

tions" among the Chinese. There is no
capital stock.
The Southern Pacific Company has
announced a reduction in the price OF
its mileage tickets and at the same
time the abolition of the recent order
requiring a deposit on mileage tickets
as q pIecaution against their falling
into the hands Of scalpers.
A petition is being circulated in
Seattle asking that the civil-service
system be abolished. The petition
must be signed by 20 per cent Of those
who voted at the last municipal cleo
ton before it can be considered. This
means 1875 names must be secured.
Dawson City. Alaska. miners have
fgrbidden speculative prices for proyis-
/ iona at private sales and company
stores also. Shelter will be very
scarce, as a rude log cabin costs $1,000
and there will be no time to build new
ones when the ''rushers" arrive.
Collector of the Port jackson at San
Francisco has received orders from
the Treasury Department for further
economy in the customs service. In
accordance with the order three places
have been abolished, and several de-
puties have had their salaries reduced.
An lncendiary fire was started at
San Ardo, in the Postoftice, and
burned to the ground, the building in
which the Office is located. Hackett's
merchandise store, adjoining. was also
destroyed with its contents, as was the
barbershop of VIM. Dobson. Loss,
So, 900.
The Board of Supervisors of San
Francisco has been ousted from office
by the Superior Court of that city fol
dereliction of duty in failing to fix the
water rates within the time described
by law. A new board was appointed
by the Mayor and Governor and has
taken Office.
The Good Roads League at SaI
Francisco is making every effort posi-
BILE to effect organization throughout
the State with the view of obtaining
from the next Legislature the passage
Of bills looking to the Improvement OF
the roads all over the State. IL also
favors the building of good road
into the Yosemite Valley by the Gov
eminent.
The well-known poet Of the people
Prof. James q. CLARK, died at his home
in Pasadena recently. He was born in
Coeslantia. N. Y, June 2S, 1880, and al
the time of his death he was 81 years
Of age. Among the poems that go &c
make his memory green, are THE
Children of the Battle Field Ere
mont's Battle Hymn" and 1.-THE Peo
pies Battle Hymn"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-07
Sugar Beet Information.

Farmers who are interested in sugar.
beet culture-and it is probable that
there are few who are not intere sted-
will be given an opportunity this year
of getting any quantity Of reliable in
formation free Of expense, says the
Sacramento Bee.
The State Board of Agriculture has
procured the services of William r.
Grid, Of Chino, an expert sugar beet
tester, and, beginning tonight, Mr..
Grid will be on hand at the Pavilion
to test all beets brought to him, and to
answer any and all questions relative
to the adaptability of soil in Sacramen.
to county for sugar-beet culture.
In speaking of what he intends do
ing. Mr.. Grid last night, said: 81
will have my instruments here tomor-
row, and will be located near the foun.
tain in the Pavilion. ! have made q
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-07
Our Foreign Market.


1t is great thing to find market
in which there is no competition, says
the S. F. Chronicle. J. A. Filcher,
who has been in charge of our exhibit
in Hamburg, reports that we have such
a market IN Germany for all our dried
fruits except prunes. These include
peaches, aprioots and peas. We, Of
course, dry apples, but presumably
cannot protitably ship them to Ger.
many in competition with New York
and New England. There are no
countries in the northern hemisphere
which are ever likely to compete with
us in the three products above men
toned, unless Southeastern Europe,
our chief competitor in prunes, should
add them to its business. Meantime
we have the market, and it is being
made the most of. We can never sell
dried fruit to Germany at high prices;
at least not in any great quantity.
The Germans are thrifty, saving peo-
pie, who do not let their appetites run
away with them and who will not buy
dried fruits, however good, unless they
buy them cheaply. But at moderate
prices the market is sure. We can
always deliver dried fruits in Germany
at about cents above their cost here.
In other words, we can now lay down
in Germany "choice" apricots at about
5 cents ponnd or less, and peaches at
little more. In that land Of small
profits and quick returns they should
then retail at about 10 cents pound.
Probably they do not, as yet, but con.
sidering the price of other foods, our
dried fruits should find an extensive
ca Ia
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-10-07

The growing of celery promises to
become an important branch of the
farm industry of Southern California,
says the Los Angeles Times. At pres.
ent there are nearly five hundred
acres of celery growing in Orange
county. S. j. Murdoch, one of the
best-known farmers in the peat lands
OF Westminster, in Orange county,
Civ es some interesting information re-
garding the growing of this profitable
crop IN the California Cultivator for
August. Mr.. Murdoch says that while
the ideal celery land is limited, there
is a large area of country that will
grow good celery, with proper cultiva-
ton. 1t requires rich. cool, moist
soil, the wild celery being found along
bitches or on low moist land near the
coast,
The seed is sown during March,
April and May, as to season, or early
or late planting. The early.sown seed
requires longer time to get plants
large enough for planting, but if
planted moderately thick and we'll
cared for, makes strong, sturdy plants.
The planting of celery takes place
in about the middle of June for the
early crop. About twenty thousand
plants can be set out to the acre, but
$4,000 is about the average. The aver
age price, {. o. b. in Santa Ana, is Is
cents per dozen. At this price an acre
of celery would bring $27O. At $50
per acre, the 500 acres in Orange
county should return $125, 900, of
which large amount goes for labor
1t is probable that during the next few
years there will be large increase in
the production of celery in this section.