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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-25
THE DEBT PAID AT LAST.
How Money Was Collected After
Many Years and Under Queer Cir.

How Money Was Collected After
Many Years and Under Queer Cir
culnstanccs.
During the occupation OF Nov Or
cans by the FederaIs," SAID an old
citizen to reporter Of the Times
Democrat, l made the acquaintance of
very agreeable Massachusetts man
Who was not in tho army, but who was
.n intimate friend Of Gen. Butler
One day he hunted mo up and asked
'tthout much preface, for u loan OF
$500. couldn't we'll spare the money,
out through motives OF policy, 1 let
dim have it, He went away, promis-
ng to return the amount within o GER
AIN time, auJ, as l anticipated,
neard nothing further from him. Now,
under ordinary circumstances" con
,nued the old citizen, 5000 was tot q
sum [ was apt to forget, but I had re-
sarded the loan as lost from the out
at, and In the troublous times that
followed the incident passed out OF my
mind.
For over dozen years I don't be
lleve l ever recalled 1t once. In 1873
or thereabout-I forget the exact date
Il had occasion to 60 to Boston, and
while walking along fremont stree,
dressed middle-aged mau, whose face
was wholly strange to me, Isn't this
Mr.. !So.and-So, OF New Orleans p he
exclaimed, grasping m, by the hand
Yes, | replied, cautiously, for that
was exactly the way tha papers de-
scribed buncO-steerers as addressing
their victims, what can | do for you p
Why, you can take some money he
said laughing. 'You once made me u
little loan 10 Now Orleans, and want
to pay it back
"On the spur OF the moment I could
remember nothing OF the kind, and
was so sure the chap was crook |
beckoned to q policeman. This ia a
bncousteerer, l said, who has just
tried to rope me In. You'd better TAX q
caro- Of him. AN right said the
officer, but you'll have to come up to
the station with us to prefer the
charge To my surprise tho man
made no protest, and we started of =,
followed by considerable crowd. Two
BLOCKS below our prisoner stopped be-
fore fine building. i am vice-pre-
sident of this bank he said, quietly,
Suppose we step In for moment
We'll, sir, 1t was true, and you
never SAW two such sheepish- looking
fellows as that Boston copper and
yours truly. The other man laughed
until he got tired and then recalled to
my mind the episode of the 5000 loan,
after which he wrote me q cneck for
principal and interest to date. He is
still alive and prospering, by the way,
and see him almost every time J 90
North. He likes to introduce me as
the man he tried to bunco."
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-25
Y. nj. O. a. STATE CONVENTION.
The Annual Meeting Will be Hold
at Greenwood in February.

The annual State Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association
Will be held ct Greenwood this year.
A committee OF citizens Of that pretty
and prosperous town has Issued "a cor
dial invitation to Christian young men
throughout South Carolina 10 attend
the gathering. The State executive
committee OF the Y. NJ. G. A., of W which
MIR. james Allan, jr., Is chairman, has
Issued the following circular regarding
the Convention
The State executive committee of
the South Carolina Young Meu's
Christian Associations has accepted an
invitation from the citizens OF Green
Convention In that prosperous com.
nunity.
Tho twenty-third annual State
Convention OF the South Carolina
Young Mons Christian Associations
will cOnvenuN on Thursday afternoon,
February 8, 1900, and continue through
Sunday, February II.
/" 1t is confidently expected thai the
railroads will grant the usual reduced
rates. The citizens Of Greenwood will
entertain all delegates
We cordially invite the Christian
mon o. tho State, whether members of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion or not, to attend this Convention.
A letter from your pastor will entitle
you to a delegates credentials.
We are planning for helpful Con.
vention: an excellent programme Is
being prepared and will be announced
later.
" Let US come together in the spirit
OF prayer and may this bo the time
when our faith shall be- strenpthened
and our spiritua. lives quickened.
Sunday, February 4, will be OBJ
served as Young Mems Day and we
earnestly request the, prayers Of all
Christian people on this day. VIII
you not join with the other Christian
men OF our State on this day and pray
Tor mighty outpouring OF the Holy
Spirit upon this gathering of Christian
workers 2"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-25
PITTS
AntjSGptic |nvigorat0r !!

Cures dyspepsia. indigestion, and all
stomach or bowel troubles, collie or cholera
mnrbus teething troubl with children
kidney troubles, bad blood and all aorts
is as good antieeptic, when locally aunlied
as any thing on the market.
,fry It aud YOU will praise it to others
Ii your druggist doesn't keep it,, write to
Pitts Antiseptic III .psorator Co.
THOMSON, GA.-
or CARPENTER BROS,
G~eenville, y. G.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-25

and three-fourths inches, the width OF
tires shall not DO less than three and
one-half Inches. On all wagons having
standard iron or steel axles exceeding
ono aud five-eighths inches, but not ex.
ceeding two inches, tubular axles ex.
ceedlng two and one eighth Inches, hut
NOT eXueediDg O"o aud iive.etghths
inches, or thtmbe skein axle5 ex.
ceeMuG two and three-fourths inches,
but not exceeding three and one. fourth
inches, tho width Of tires shall be not
less than four inches. On all wagons
uaving standard iron or steel axlts ex
ceeding two inches, tubular axles ex
cecdtng two and five cightbs inches, or
thimble.sketu Bxies exceeding thre,
.nd ono fourth tnchAe, shn width OF
Tres sha. b, not less Ln.n far ano
ne-half inches.
Sec. q, Fhat from and after the pas
age OF this act and until January Is,
1903, any psrson who produces a Ger
fcate of the township board of as
'sscrs, or majority of them, to t,n
tfect thTt suoh peHs8n, owns aod habit
Ihlly uses at1s;9$ast 0pe road vuhici
'ith tfrea not less than four inches /,
vidth,shall be exempt from 70 I'd du,,
nd from the payment of o commute
90 road tax: X:PrOvided, That the pre-
''oiOu VI 3hlS ocCtiOn SNAIL not aDDl
y log carts Or Og wagons.
SEQ, B. That after January lst, 1904
tshall be unlawful for any person o
'orsons TO use upon tho public higi
ays OF this State, or any p .rt thereof
ny wagon having tires Of less widt
rau speciti d In section 1 of this &C
provided, That the provision OF tbi
ct shall not apply to pleasure vehicles
~ to the use Of parts of the pub &
Ighways by any person Or person
'hnspOrtiDg any crops or produc
nm one uart to anotbe Of their prem
l'es: Prov dtd, further, That ali wae
rs now In use or that may be in us.
nuary 1.t, 1904 Of less width tha
ove designated may be used UNI,
urn out.
Sec 4. That the violation OF any o
~ provisions Of this act shall b
aemed, and is hereby declarod, to b
mtsdemeanOr, ind the ntfrnder, upo.
rGviction, shall be- plnished by b
me OF not less thnn SIS or not mur.
1hn Sl5 or ny imprisonmort for no
nure tn"n 80 days.
Sec. 8 rnat IL shall be the duty @
county supervisors and members g.
,unty boards Of commit: s!oners to Sc.
1at the provisions Of this act are PR,
s.'rrly enforced, and To prosecute al
y;OlatiCus thereOf
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-25

Joseph l.. Stickney, writing in the
Chicago r cord, says that Sunday In
the colonies of South Africa is as near
~ example Of the dies non as it ia like
Y can be found anywhere in the world
Even the bar ber's services cannot be
Id on that day and rs for buying a
rink, one might as we'll try to buy the
noon. And whcG cae considers that
ne dust Is just as dry ar d just es i'm
ortunate In its Invasion Of ones throat
n Sunday as on any o,her day, the
:" abiding character OF the people In
at part Of the world is really great.
"A man who actually had a marble
heart died recently in Hartford
tConn.) hospital. His heart was so
covered With deposit of calcium salts,
OF which marble is composed, that
when struck by the physician who per-
formed the post mOrtem examination 1t
gave out sound as of stone. 1t offer
ed the came resistance that 8 piece of
marble would. Calcareous deposits
about the heart are common, but in no
lnsance heretofore noted has 30 much
of the organ been turned to stone as in
the case Of this Hartford man
AT q public meeting in Now York
IN behalf Of maintaining New York;
~''-N'- S'e'' oup'SihuCy d ftSCluUilH
vas adnp.ed as follows: 1--WE Coil for
the building OF grain elevators to be
operated by the State, the making of
"harves and basins free to shipping,
and the submitting to the people At
.he next election Of the proposition to
provide appropriations to improve the
canals"
The former Spanish war ship
Pedro, which WAS captured by the
'tcamer New York on April %, 1898,
near Havana, is now doing hum ole
service as coal carrier. She has been
renamrd the Hector, and is owned by
the Metropolitan Coal Company Of
Boston, which corporation purchased
her OF the government.
George Gould mas invested O. quar-
ter of million dollars in cotton mills
at Gastonia. NC. 1t Is said that other
subscriptions have been received rais-
Ing the capital to 81 100000
1t Is said that owners of mules In
the southwest are reaping a harvest
from the demand which comes from
Eng land for army purposes in South
Africa.
Violence caused 2,373 deaths In
Creator Now York last year, and more
died OF pneumonia than consumption.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-25
DO You Need An Electric Belt

For the past ten years, DR.. J Newton
Hathaway who is recognized as the great.
est of all our specialists, has been perfect
ing an electric belt, suitable to use in his
practice. one which he could furnish IA a
part Of his system of treatment aud which
he could conscientiously guarantee. He
no1 announces that he has perfected such
belt, which he be ieves to be the only
perfect belt made. IT, 8 light. handsome,
which makes it suitable for every case
He is prepared to furnish this belt to ali
patients who need it and who apply TO hIm
for treatment, at a merely nominal ch srge
Write to DR.. Hathaway to-day, telling ali
the belt, and If you desire the belt will be
sent g. D. ID. for inspection. Address Dr.
Hathaway & Co., IN South Broad street,
Atlanta Ga.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-25
y BELIEVER IN GHOSTS DE-. E. hot

A BELIEVER IN OHOS rs -Dr. e iioti
Ioues, WHO was famous as an urnithOio
LIST, and Il prominent mcmber OF the
National Academy of Sciences, died
bout two weeks ago. He was not only
amous in science, but enjoyed con
adorable notOriety amonng his friend-
~ an ardent believer in the existence
II ghosts. He claimed that he hau
r;qucntly seen ghosts and would alt
Town and discuss their existence with
I'll the earnes tness and interest that he
would investigate scientific proposi-
ION. 1t became to much matter of
discussion between him and his friends
hat he entered into solemn obliga-
tion with number Of them TO come
rack and mako himself apparent to
'hem after he died, If 1t should be pos
'ible. His ghost has not yet put in it's
appearance, but there ls quite an in
tarest among the circle Of friends who
knew of his promise, and who fee; con-
ident that be will keep it If it is with
n the range OF possibilities for his dis
en- bodied spirit to revisit tho earth.
dis failure to show up will be regarded
IS strong refutation Of the ghost
theory.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-25
PAUDONs GRAN Last YEAR.
n Statement Showing the Work Of
tho Two Governors During the Year
IQOO

n Statement Showing the Work OF
tho Two Governors During the Year
1900.
TIE statement Of the pard0ns and
communications granted during the past
year has been Issued in pamphlet form,
ana embraces tie work OF the t"C
Governors. In transmitting the state
ment to the Legislature, Governor Nc
sweeney says:
La accordance With the man safe Of
the constitution, beg to submit
h0re-with the pardons and comm Lta-
.tons granted by me from jane 3. 1899
"a the 3lst of ID crn bnr, 1899. irciu.
S'Ve. Also those granted during tn,
rHme year up to June 3, hv my pre-
iecessor, the late Gov. w. II. Ellerbe
AS prepared and submitted to me b,
.ls private secretary, Mr.. w. Boy,
Evaps.
II have observed that it was no
visionary, at least for some OF my pre-
Ie"r5sOrs, to submit the commu.n
LONG, aud 1t seems not 10 be mni.;lt.-
"ry by The constitution, but | iiav
noueht best to keep the record com
''ele, sud, therefore,, submit buth
With my reasons for my action.
Ii ID not Improper to state that, IL
"be' 4uSuSS VI Guc IODB llluGSo Vi III '
Predecessor, there was. an accumula
'oa CT petitions for pardon when
'ame into Office. l took them unu
cted on them promptly as thcy wor,
resented, and have exercised my
light and the duty imposed by til,
constitution TO extend clemency IL
'uch cases as my judgment led me I,
"llevo were deserving"
The pardOns granted by the lat'
i'v. Elerbe number ii, and tho com
| mutations wore four la number, tire,
| tlng murder cases and one q rape case
| IL being granted upon strong show
| 1873.
Gov. Mes ~eeney has granted Sd par
'uns, the most notable cases bein.
J ose of Whitfield Mvrrell and a. II
F'wlcr, tho armless preacher. forger
~ several Of the cases convictions ha,
wen allowed un tho understandable,
nat pardons would be secured. Tner
| Gre 81 communications, two bein,
IMPLY IL transfer from prison to chain
ang-in the case of Fowler and Pom.
| Inc total number Of pardons grantee
urlng tho year was 48, and the com
N utations foot uD 38.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-25
1t is q source Of sati lection to find

1T is source OF satiyction to find
tho phosphate industr'of the State
looking up as shown byhe last annual
report of Phosphate epector Vance:
Tho year's work shof an Increase OF
over $4,000 in royty as compared
with the preccdinPear. making the
treasury for the yf' of nearly S4O,o
The industry sefs to DO recovering
from the long hriod OF depreeaion
caused by the fcovery Of phosphate
deposits on a lfe scale In Florida and
Tennessee and'he consequent conpe-
tition erowinPut OF this fact. Before
this discoyeFhe South Carolina phos-
pilates had practical monopoly ofshe
business.
-seyey manufacturing concerns
in the 4uylkill valley have been
forced tfose down because unable to
eecure Pugh bituminous coal. 1t ia
stated At the ice jam has passed out
at Pl Pl1ourg and boats and fats with
I.3g4D bushels of coal left Pittsburg
on STday.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-25

Purifies lllo llo"pio, Fuililes .i.e plood
'"' "'oo"' neutrazes tho p0isons which
produce tho diseased cond,tIons
an D;oeaeae Yearly he restores to perfect
r,noss., health thousands of sufferers
"'o". from Catarrh, Bronchitis, As.
thma, Hay Fever Lung Complaints Stomach
I.lvor and Kidney Diseases. piles. Tnmore Can
ccfs' ECZEMA and all manner Of skin an2ctin-a
satsoaaeeos DR.. Hathaway also treats with
ss tho greatest success all those
women many distressing weaknesses and
diseases by which so many women arc afflicted.
EIeofrioaI Dr. 1lathaways offices arc fitted
Ann,;anoaa with all tho latest electrical and
NPp"""'os: other appliances. in the use of
which, as well as tho microscope, no has world.
wide fame as an expert. All of tho medicines
USED by Dr. hathaway are compounded In his
own laboratories, under his personal direction,
and special remedies are prepared for each in.
diVldual case according to its requirements.
a-,,n,n,sIo, Dr. Hathaway has prepared n
.a," series of self. examination blanks
@ianks' appIy!reto the different diseases
which ho sends free on application: No. /, for
Men; No. Q, for Women; No. 3, for Skin Diseases;
No. 4, for Catarrhal Diseases; No. g. for Kidneys.
n.u..,., Dr. Hathaway makes no charge
~o"S"tat'on for consultation ut eithor his
FREQ. office or by mall
j. NEWTON fiATYlAV WAY, M, d.
DR.. Hathaway s. Co.
22h South Broad Street, Atlanta, Ga,
5 MENTION THIS PAPER WHEN WRITING.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-25
GEN. DA8NEY I'll. MAUKY DEAD,
ito Was a Confederate Soldier and a
Man of Unswerving I'rinciples.

Man OF Unswerving Principles.
Gen. d tbney Fl. Maury, who was h
hllant Confederate soldier in the wa,
tween the Suites, and VINO was u,
me time minister to COlomb bia, died at
81 advanced age at Peoria, ILL.,, Ia.
week. Con. Maury is particularly re.
nembercd In history for his ga ian,
lefence OF Mobile Bay. The remains
we're taken to Fredericks burg, Va, fol
nterment.
"A special from Richmond, Va, says
since the war, G.n. Maury. who's,
leath In Peoria, Illinois, is announced,
1ad lived quiet, retired life, much o.
"hich was spent here with his daugh
er and with his other children. His
face and form were familiar to The
people ol this city, to many Of whom
io was well Known. He was q born
soldier and took the llvaiiest int2res,
II all military matters. Although past
'our-scOre years when the war brok,
out between this country and Spain.
the old Confederate commander mani
tested the deepest interest In all of tn,
movements OF our army in Cuba, and
Later on in the Philippine Islands
When asked about the hostilities soup
after the declaration OF war Gen
Maury said he Was too old to take sn,
ling eyes he added, though, If the gov.
ernment had any use for his services,
and 1t be could render any to his coun.
try he was ready to be- assigned. The
distinguished soldier was a man Of the
strongest principles, which he showed
in evy ry walk Of life. There was moth
ing that could swerve him one hairs
breadth from what he regarded IS
right and honorable. As an instance
OF this about 1895 he.was offered no.
sition az one Uf the managers of the
Louisiana Lottery, which had been
nade vacant by the then recent death
OF q we'll known gentleman. He was
ut Lexington, Va, when the proffer Of
this place came to him. When inter.
viewed bya correspondent as to wheth-
err he would accept it Gen. Maury do
ciared very positively that he would
'aot. The position carried with 1t q
salary of something like three or four
thousand year, and then promised to
ba for ten 5tars. Gen Maury was with
out means aud the salary Of the posi-
tion rendered wonld no doubt have
been acceptable. He, however, prompt
y declined it. Gen. Maury took the
deepest interest In all Ex- nfederstc
matters, although he ats nded but few
m the reunions.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-01-25
DIR. Hathaway
Treats AIE Diseases,
His Method Invariably Cures All
Catarrhal, Bronchial, Lung, Stom.
: ach, Liver, Kidney and Other Com.
plants, as Well as ALL Diseases
and Weaknesses of Women.

In DR.. Hathaway's most
extensive practice, coy
ering a period of moro
than 20 years. .he has bcen
called upon to treat all
manner Of diseases OF
men and women and
along tho whole limo OF
human ailments he has
bcen uniformly sue.
ceSSful.
Dr. Hathaway's mo-
thod of treatment gets
,ltr,nflu nt fhn cnnf nf
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
MAJOR KIRKMAN's CASE.
The Judge Advocate General uphoIds
the Action of Otis.

The Secretary of War has received from
Judge Advocate General Lieser an opinion
declaring that a state OF war exists in the
Philippines. and that General Otis. in or
dering the dismissal OF Major George W.
Kirkman, Forty ninth Volunteer Infantry,
and three other officers, was acting within
his legal authority.
The officers affected in addition to Major
kirkman. are First Lieut.. Clayton j.
Bailey. Twenty seventh Volunteer Infan-
try convicted of conduct to the prejudice
of military discipline; First Lieut. Robert
c. Gregg. Forty-1inth Volunteer Infantry.
convicted of being drunk and disorderly In
a public place. and Second Lieut.. E. y.
Johnson. Forty-ninth Volunteer Infantry.
convicted of being drunk on duty.
Major Kirkman was convicted by the
court-martial of being drunk and disor-
derby on the streets of Manila and of firing
a revolver in a public cafe. In each OF
these cases a sentence of dismissal was
found and approved by General Otis.
The opinion Of the Judge Advocate Gen.
eral was called out by protests from friends
of the officers that General Otis had eS-
ceeded his authority in dismissing the Of
ficers from the Army. Their protests were
made to the President. but it is unlikely.
in view OF the opinion rendered that he
will interfere with the disposition of the
cases.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06
BANKING IN VENEZUELA.
Charged That Tribute Is Exacted by
President Castro.

NEW YORK, May 5.-Herbert Loto the
Venezuelan banker. who was banshed from
his country by order of President Castro,
and who arrived in this city yesterday on
the steamship Caracas, said this morning
that he still had hopes of returning to
his native country, not, however, under
its present ruler. For nine years Mr..
Lobo has been manager of the Bank OF
Venezuela, in Caracas, one Of the two in
situations upon which President Castro
has made frequent levies.
When Mr.. Lroo finally objected to MAX
ing loans upon mythical security the
President ordered that he be committed
to jail. Four other bank directors were
imprisoned at the same time. They We're,
to all intents and purposes, held for ran
som, and remained in Jail until the two
Venezuelan Institutions promised to raise
5000, 900 for President Castro's immediate
needs. Finally the President decided that
Mr. Lobo was hostile to his administration.
and without the formality of a hearing,
Mr.. Lobo says, he was again arrested and
locked up in the common Jail in Caracas.
After the banker had been in Jail two
weeks the President intimated to Mr..
Lobo's friends that if he would resign his
position and leave the country he would
release him. The prisoner accepted this