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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
Citizen Of Pickens

E"rr"Spun,!unr" ttrc"iiviIiv News:
EnSl"y, March I-Mrs. Elias
Day, VIII" q: apt. Elias Day, died
on "Wednesday evening, after Il
long ana painful illness, snrroun-
d"d by her family and several
friends.
Mrs. Days was truly Il good wo.
man, and had lived Il Christian for
many years. Having united with
tn" baptist church when uullc
young sh" adorned the lite of her
profession uutil tho end came,
Sh" leaves II GiscOnSulato husband
and s"v"n children (nrarly all of
whom ar" grown with Il host Of
TRENDS to NOM her death. She
WaS ti!tv Years uf Hg" aud was Il
Slsl"r Of sheriff Bolt Of Anderson
ll"r remains wore laid to rest in
IN lAmllN cemetery on Thursday
Afternoon. the burial services be-
ing conducted by tho Rov. J. T..
Ensht"n. Th" Iarg" con"uurso Of
sympathizing friends who attr.d
"d Tn" services speak well for this
excellent lady. Tho sympathy II
this community !:S1,.s out to the be-.
r'H.E'SSii ores in their sad anliction.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
1Don't Tell Them Where
You Found Me.

Tho above is the name of new
song issued on the following Incl
dent: Tho Rov. Thrs. Delaney,
when Chaplain of a large State
Penitontjary, while passing
through tho Hospital Ward was
called to the bedside Of q dying
convict. The last works of this
unfortunate youth wcro. father,
500 you do not know me, but You
know mo well and my family, |
will die tonight" l prepared
his souls exit onto eternity and
whilst his hands wcic clasped in
mlne his request was made. "In
my dying momont promise me
what here give BIN my world;
he then revealed his parentags who
thought him doad. Nov givo me
your word thot you will send my
bodie homo but dom tell thom
whero you found me-" I sont the
body homo to another State but
they mover know whcro l found
him. The Greene Music PUBLISH
ing Co; 80 e. Fifty Street, Cincin-
natl Ohio, well send the above
song to any address for 20 cents
IN silver or stamps regular price
80 cents,
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09

found there A largo clOnr sound
ing boil that can DO heard through,
out the community, globes, maps,
charts, seats, plenty Of toxt-books
and numbcrous supplementary
reading books rulos pint, quarts
and haIf-gall)n measures shollod
corn pens pens paper sacks combs
two mirrors soap towols foot'mats
mating for the aislcs, or sawdust
clothes brushes Il large numbor Of
pencils stencils, speech book, draw.
ing paper and matciali, and many
other things the most important Of
which are good stoves and plenty Of
fuel il WINTER House must have
ventilation il summer and esDcci.
ally III wlntcr when stoves arc hot
from morning till night The second
third is not mLlete until the
teacher can say to his committees or
board, "NO gentlemen I'm not
needing amy moro apparatus or
cOnvcnicnccs.' The third and last
ono and not by any means above
the value of either tho preceding
thirds is the teacher The teacher
is not equal to the first or second.
third unloss he or she belongs to
that class of people who d. not
care to become rich and who has
mad' teaching or is willing to
me- II a life work b2cAns, of its a
n"hlcness and usefulness Christ
dld not please every one nor will
y teacher, because God gave prplo
dlli"rnt vl"ws Of the same thing
In" (ruo teacher reward will not
y" IN dollars ana cents Again the
t"achHr IS unequal to a third unless
we'll cdncat|d and possess good
good ideas Of human nutHro. Good
mon or women who aro willing t,
q" all in their power to clrvat,
and &trrnthrn tho bodies unt
minds "I tn" precious boys an,
| girls aud who have tho other tw,
thirds gwen tV"m at tho start, will
hc II" ialluv", although the chair
| 1nt # 4
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
THOUSANDS HAVE KIDNLI ne,
BILE AND DON'T KNOW Tr

There is disease prevailing IN this com
try most dangerous because 80 lcceptiv
Many sudden deaths are cause,, by II,
llcart disease. pcnumonin, heat failn
or arorlrXy arc often the result OF kldn,
disease. II kidney trouble is allowed
advance the kidney poison in the b; ood
liable to attack the VII al organs cr t XII
ncys thcmsc!vs break dorn and hwas
away cell by coll. Theii the chm q" ss",
the BLOOD the 'nlbIlmcn leaks Que ar
The sufferer has Rright's Disease. t',etwor,
rom o! kidney trouble. kidney tronbl
can be dctcc,cctch nlthnuxhi II be slow an
deceptive. First, by analysis Of the urine
second, by the simple test of sc:tlh5 th
urine asi lc In glass or bottle for twenty
four hours. wien clcuIy or brick dus
scttl'pg indicat cs It.
II w"b Tor just sych troub es that IN HI
!, flnltc power and goodness. the Gret,
ihyslcia caused S~amp-Root to grow foi
me benefit of suffering mankind, leaving
it for Ills servant DR.. Kiln"r, the great
II lncy and bladder speciali-t to di.cover
II and m Ike 1t known to the world. Ita
wonderful efficacy IN promp ly curing the
most dlstrc ssing cases truly mn velous.
You mayihave u sample b title of DR. xii
mer's Swamp Il OF rho great kidney, liver
and bid ller remedy, vmail free.
Ad,lcss D.. Kilmcr & Co.. Binzh anton,
y. Whtl writing mention this paper.
Drug .istS fifty cent or dollar siZ -.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
Miss HiOlt Married
correspondence

" cStn'lnISt"r correspondence
Oconco News:
'Th" wedding OF Miss Myrtle IIiott
TO J"hn T"rrrII, of L,nkhart, 5. c.,
occurred last Wcnsday at high
noon at tho home of tho brides
father, tho Rev. ID. W. IIiott, at
Townvillc They camo immedla-
toly to West minister to tho home
Of the goom's father. NJ. A. Tarcll
Ga Thursday Mrs. ". J.. Eng
land gave thom an elegant dinner
and Friday morning left for Lock-
hart, their future home. Miss
lllott made many friends during
her resldcnco hero and possoss all
those gifts of mind and heart
whlcc constitute mo rcnl lady. Mr..
Terrell is we'll known III this his
hoYhooI home. Many friends rx-
tend congratulations ard with
them much joy. happiness a"4
prosperity.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
wv my is it

So many mon,
womon, aud children in Pick
ems County arc eating Harris
"RED STAB'' flour and grow
ing fat? Simply because it
is the best flour on earth today
for the money. Sweet as q
nut; sound Us dollar; mado
or puro winter wheat and tho
price now is 1915, every sack
guaranteed and your money
back if you want it.
UNDERSTAND, T huvo
other grades of flour Just as
white as i t is possible to mako
it out of wheat, all the flour !
sell IS Of pure whoat, No Adul-
teration.
NOW IS THE TIME YOU
will want Seed Oats, Garden
Seed, Seed Potatoes, Plows,
Plow stocks, Plow Lines, Back
Bands, Singletrees and lots of
other things.
COME AND SEE WHAT |
have, get the prices, if it is
not lower than you buy olse-
where you will not be asked to
trade.
IF YOU WANT A PLUG,
pound or box Of tobacco I can
save you some money. Ifyou
want IL pounds of coil'e or II
pounds of granulatnd sugar
for dollar, [ havo it. If you
want shoes or lress goods |
Will saVo you money. II you
want a good milk COW | have
that.
IF you WANT ANY,
THING in soa island or drills,
stoves, furniture, safes or mat
trcsses, come my way for
Harris beats 'om all.
] want 1000 bushels Of corn.
~ HI HE
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
N'Ot lee

The Township Board Of Prnsion-
&'s, Will plcasr meet at their re-
specify" places Ct business on Sat.
urdny th" | lth. ot March 1890, for
tn" purp1s" Of Filing in all appli-
cations and completing their rolls
according to instructions, all tho So
who have made an those that q \
E@tt to make application will
please attend, those already on
the roll must report to tho board
as it is Impossible for the county
board to comp!ctn It's work until
the several townships have done
their work properly.
The county board will meet on
Tuesday tho 2lst..
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
Cheap PRINT

Law BRIEFS 1T 60 cents Il Page under
some circumstances the price will be re-
,,''"cI t" fifty cents Il, page-Good work
'i""d Paper Prompt Delivery. Minute.
cheaper than ut any other house. Cat,
i"%'ic ~ the br<t style. II You have print.
III: L" Go, |" VIII be 10 your interest t.
write to the lIcsS and Banner AbnrvilIr
:. &. for prices ON a printing
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09

Mahon & ArnoId's Opening.

Mnhon e Arnold, the new dry
goods firm, have not yet been able
to determined whom they will open
the great stock Of gnn'Is for which
the ladies throughout this part Of
tho State arc looking with so much
curiosity and interest.
1t will bo announced next weeE
IN their regular advc. Using space.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
Look! A Stitch in Time.

Saycs nine. Hughes Tonic (ncw i'm
proved, taste plca>ar:1nt.) taken in carl,
Spring and Fall prevents Chll<, Dcny,,,.
and Malaral FcvcrS. Acts on the liver.
tones up the system. Better than Oui.
nlh". Guaranteed. try il. At Dur
gl>tS. soc. AMI 81 LOO bottles.
mlyl2tf9S.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
MOney to Loan.

Jh lhproycd farm lands in sums of $500
"..u upwards. Loans rcpayahlc in small
fnhual payments through Il period of i've
"rarS, thus enabling the borrower to pay
{ mis- Indebtedness without cxhaustinp his
Il i'll any one year. Apply to
j. e. BoggS, Attorney,
ort7 9S 81. Pickens s q
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09

EHTISkNG RATES.

,,. inch for first insertion, IT.
One Hs''r;r flr ',r r,ri Subsequent insertion
~ cents i"',nt i"' for ndvrrti"rElrntS ON an
nan: mn:t. ron''sr*. S'sE Germ, cash. Annual con"
trnrls. rn,ahie GuhrtrfN; ,,r,u ~ ,,nt.
I%a ""jr.s srrio" II" H%" and "" r" cents 'a % for
pei, Ii"r in ni',n,,nn, i"r ,,.n, ir,Srr;i"n.
otSn No tMT.r.fn4 Ore pri"" t" nll. \" srrr-
oiai pos:*i;: =, @i'"rtIal rates to foreign id,
ycrtiscrs. Al such must 'aNe ',' run "'
tLa r,n..r and abide by $urh rates.
Advertisements trr coming isSu" Sh"n'h
In handed in not later than MondaN morn
Ing.
~ editor Will not h" responsible Tor the
views and Hj'iE:"u4 q! correspondents, I'M
i,c. - .--. =, are e,,ituriallv endorsed.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09

President Montague Of Furman
University delivered an inStruc
tive and entertaining address in
tn" schol building 1T lLnsl"y rn
the evening OF the 9th. ult. 1t Is
understood that thrro is to bo Il
s"ric' of lectures dclivorod at l,as-
Icy to instruct aud to entertain.
Tn" nest one i, 10 be on tho oven
ing OF tn" 9Th. Of March.
Why not have such ontCrtain-
meats ut every school house in The
"r,lu!V. Brother teacher are YOU
not equal to the OCCASION? If you
cannot got Sumn l~arnrd pruiossnl
I" %IT" your pupils and patron s Il
talk, Why not do SO yourself?
'AE" mo doubt but that your trus.
I t""- would second your cil'orts---
they might even d. some Of tn,
Nrturing if yuu would ask them
! Try it.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
Wanted- An Idea g

nTotcct 3our ideas: they may bring yon wealth
Writ" John WEDDERBCRN u CO. Patent Attor.
noys, washington :. C.. fer tholr el so prgo oTu
AMI list OF two hunhroh invontionS wontHj S
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
MIC T.. N.AK1L'S
u<e<eBUDGETo,o,m
OF
and PHAX

Mr.. Editor:
You may say to the good pholks
that our houses are full of nice; new
bright spring goods, and we want
them moved out, the prices will help
to move them.
SEEDS.
lllsh Potatoes, onions, and all
kinds IF Garden 90 IDS.
SEWING MACHINES.
Sowing machines are now in full
bloom and here is the place to get the
best See us about 1t.
Furniture and stoves
Look through our furniture and
housekeeping department, see our
nice Rugs and fancy baskets, sachels
and Trunks. Anything, everything.
Come and see us.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09

II Is the business of tho teacher
and the school to train for intrllrc-
tuai power. to tn" end that tn"
child may b"c"mr s"lf-support
ing citizen, may feel tho dignity of
honest Labor, either intellectual or
manual, may hr dispose to earn
hls living, may rhooS" n rrSp"cta-
! hlc vocation suited to his circun-
stances and within the reach ur
his gifts, and may pursur it con-
t"nt"dly until ambition and rXi" .
il"nc" snail cnmhin" to p"int out
Il h"tt"r one. .--Drap"r.
Teacher, was your school Il
failure in tho estimation If tn,
community last term? If so "wh,
i /" hlam".,, Look back over tn,
work, S'r where Tn" faiIur" is and
II I"und in y"uSrIl plant your feet
nlnr" lirmy and conn" again resul-
vrI to accomplish something if
n"thInN else than more rXprrirnc.
Did You do all !ht was accom-.
! pIlshod? hld your board knuv Il
great deaf about teaching u"d
nothing "hnnE helping YOU save
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
R j Married ?
We mean to an particular storo or
place to do your trading, if so
Get a Divorce

And buy whore you can got tho
best goods for tho lowest prices.
You will fall in lovo with our
modest prices, whilo the charming
freshness and excellent quality Of
our goods is most suro TO please
YOU Having once experienced tho
com Tort, content and satisfaction
our bargains afford, you will havo
mastered the clements pertaining to
long life. peace and prosperity.
we keep a full line of Dry
Good, Notions, Shoes, Gonts Fur
nlshlng Goods, Clothing, Ladies
Cnpes: Hats. Groceries and Hard.
ware, and can certainly mako it to
your advantage to sec our limo ond
got our prices boforo purchasing
your fall bill.
Respectfully,
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09

The C"rolina Teachers Jour a
il growing because it has doubled
It's subscription in tho last Twelve
months. How many teachers IN
this county arc taking it? Won
der If the subscription IN this
county has doubled, if not, why
not?
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
EDUCATIONAL.
Conducted BY W. W.. +. BRIGHT,
County Supt Of Education

Don't forgot to make out that
enrolment by the time your school
"nds. Certify to it so that the
Trustees can attend to any changes
that may be necessary. Rcmem-
Dor the money for the school noXt
year is hasul on it. In some coun-
ties it is, ono report no money!
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
LIE eat}Aer and
Hh an'Hless

a full stock of Leather always On
hand. All kinds OF Harness IN stock
and made to order.
Also Saddles, Brides, Whips,
Umbrellas, robes and everything
usually kept IN first class Harness
Store.
l pay highest price for Hides and
Wax.
NJ. w. GOODLErT.
100 Main Street,
Gresnville, S. g.
Springwood Tannery.
march12yl.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
w G
Keep
For
Sale

r'' > ed and matched Flooring,
BRAIDED and matched Ceilinr.e e'' p0' '' zee
&c =. Bx3A, $40 per NJ fee
~ 1G, sl2;so ana sls per # lf.' fe
Partition,
Boxing Base, plain Caasing, Dresbed, 'P'
S. and T., S16 nor NJ fe.
ilR IL ). Lumber, SIG per NJ feot,
boards dress ID 2S. and 2 T. common,
$40 per M. fe'
Mouldings, 3o4 per 9. it., for ca
inch in width.
Doors, Sash, Blinds, Glass, Pat,
Paints, Stains, Varnishes, o.
Brushes, etc.
Laths, Lime Plastering, Han 81.
ter Paris, Nails.
Respectfully,
Cover & Speigh IS.
Office and Warehouse 1O7I.g.,
street.
Coal and Wood Yard and .n.
Lumber Sheds, G. & w. {
corner Broad and Gas stree
0o or GreepYilla,
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09

Are you doing better work this
year than last? II not, why not?
Talk out in This column.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09

NhNH. y. PI"rrN,
Frazier Street ArHdrmj.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-05

1t has been dull and spir.tless week in
copper stocks-a week broken into by two
non-business days, Sunday and Thanks
giving.
The range of fluctuation was small, but
the tone was rather firm The changes
either way. though, We're not significant.
Speculative features were conspicuous NV
their absence and nothing is reported
from any of the leading mines to Justify
much speculation The great copper
properties are Of such character the ore
bodles so vast and the developments so
extensive. that any marked change in the
near future is scarcely to be looked for.
Nor is there anything in the metal mar
ket in any way calculated to affect the
stocks. From returns of the United States
bureau of statistics, compiled by the New
YORK Metal exchange, it is shown that
the exports of domestic copper during Oc-
tober were 3i2 tons of matte and 10, 2SS tons
or lnSots, bars. etc. and old, a total of
lO4f6 long tons of fine, allowing 55 per
cent. tine for the matte. During October
5,'36 tons of foreign copper and IL, III tons
OF ores were imported, and six tons re,
exported.
Money has been tight in Wall street.
the ruling rates being gas per cent. and
no hope is held out for easy money during
the remainder of this year, all of which
Is damper upon speculation. Silver re-
mains nearly stationary, the fluctuations
being merely fractional. The following
table shows the run of stocks for the
week:
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-05

gus trips to the property from Butte
nave been in company with mining ex-
perts whom he brought in to sample
the mine. The result of the samples
taken from the mine cannot be ascer-
tanned, but it is understood that the
property is one of the best in this
district and some day will be a pro-
Queer extraordinary.
From apparently reliable sources it
is learned that the Southern Cross peo-
pie are contemplating putting in a
cyanide plant in the spring, and in Or
der to get water with which to oper-
ate are now figuring on piping from
the north fork of Flint creek, dis
lance of 10000 feet. Competent au-
thority states that the Cross ore can
be treated by the cyanide process for
So per ton, and if this is so, with it's
40 feet OF ore in sight where work was
abandoned some years ago the owners
of the property may some day become
milllonaires.
Development work will be commence
ed on the property in two or three
weeks. presumably with the intention
of opening the property for long
run.
Fourties. Goodman & Co., who have
a good copper mine in the George
town district, are preparing to erect
a smelter of 80 ton capacity on their
property in the early spring. They
are now engaged in doing development
and have some excellent ore in sight.
Several shipments of ore which have
given the owners encouraging returns
have been made during the past sum-
M
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-05

miners were the pioneers of civilization.
They risked everything, dared every
thing and suffered everything in build
ing up and developing these states and
territories. To deprive their product
of the use upon which it's value chiefly
depends, is as gross a wrong as it
would be to say to the wheat grower
that his grain should no longer be
ground into flour. or to the corn raiser
that the sale of corn-fed hogs should
be illegal.
If it had been shown that the use of
silver was injuring mankind in gen.
eral, that would have presented the
question in different light. The
rights of the miners must. in justice,
have been subordinated to the common
good But there never was a pretense
of making such a showing before silver
was demonetized. The silver miners are
entitled to great deaf of consideration
in the treatment of this subject. If it
had not been for the subsequent discov-
cries of gold, copper and lead, this
whole inter-mountain region would
have been literally mined by the sense
less warfare upon silver.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-05

The Calumet and Hecla mine. in the
lake region. is said to have 600 men
employed, the payroll amounting to
$685. a month This shows an ave-
rage of a little more than $4S a month
for each man. But the total includes
the salaries of foremen, clerks and
others whose pay is much more than
the average stated, so that the monthly
earnings of the laborers must be con-
siderably less. 1t is Furthermore stated
that the employees are nearly all of for
eign birth. being Italians. Hungarians
and Scandinavians in about equal pro-
portions, it being the policy of the COM
pany to divide them up in that way,
IN order to lessen the probability of
hostile labor organizations being form
ed. The deepest shaft of the mine, and
the deepest in the world for that mat
ter, is down some 1900 feet, and the
largest supply of Calumet and HecIa
ore comes from this shaft. The daily
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-05

tons. The ore, however, is not nearly
so rich as that of the Butte mines, and
the out-turn of copper is Very much
less than that of the Anaconda 1t is
also exceeded by that of the Boston and
Montana. Its dividends have been i'm
mense, but, if it paid the scale of wages
which obtains in the Butte district it
would make a hole in the dividends
that would give the stockholders a Sc
we're attack of melancholia. Still, it is
undeniably a very great mine, and is
the main support Of the town of Calu-
met, said to contain 1000 inhabitants.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-05

Some time ago there was considerable
talk of a Butte mining exchange, but
lately we have not heard much about
it. This matter ought not to be al
lowed to sleep. Denver, Salt Lake and
Butte are the three great mining GEN.
tiers in the Rocky mountain and inter-
mountain region. Butte is by far the
richest mining city of the three The
districts in which Denver and Salt Lake
are located will not compare in wealth
with the Butte district. They have built
themselves up by reaching out all over
Colorado and Utah and making them
selves the centers of business in their
respective states. Butte should do like
wise and not rely solely upon the local
business of the district. A good re-
sponsible mining exchange at Butte
would aid materially in developing the
mineral resources of the entire state.
and make Butte the business center of
it all
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-05
The Dewey Servants Rebel.
!, tho NeU York Times

1t appears that the six servants which
Admiral Dewey had engaged for his gift
house in Washington do not at all ap-
prove of his marriage. 1t is one thing to
serve a well-to-do bachelor they evidently
think, and the other to be under the eye
of mistress well versed in the science
of housekeeping. So it Is said in Wash
ington that the servants of his household
are on the verge of a strike. The job is
not what they anticipated and one of the
first tasks of Mrs. Dewey is solution
of the problem. OF course, there is more
for a servant in the establishment of an
easy-going man of good means than I'M
der a woman. The kind of servants chosen
by the admiral. including the late major
domo of the Army and Navy club, are
said not to relish the change from master
to mistress
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-05

The news from South Africa indicates
the extreme probability Of the war be-
ing considerably prolonged. The Beers
have not taken either Ladysmith or
Kimberley, nor do the British seem to
have made much progress toward their
relief Lord Methuen has won two or
three victories. but they seem to have
been of much the same type as the Brit
ish victory at Bunker Hill. Should the
British relief forces accomplish their
purpose, the war will be still very far
from ended. The fighting up to this
time has all been on English ground.
When the advance into Boer territory
begins the real difficulties of the cam
paign will present themselves. 1t now
looks very much as if even the large
army of General Butler might need
heavy reinforcements, and in any event
that the war will be very likely to re-
quire more than one campaign. During
all this time the supply of both dia-
monds and gold will be seriously
checked. The diamonds may easily he
dispensed with, but the gold is very es-
sental for the worlds business.