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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-05
FROGS AND THEIR LEGS

Forty species OF frogs are known 10
the world, according to the frog man
of the Smithsonian Institution. who
has given the matter laborious attcn-
ton. AS this is the frog season il "a
interesting to know that the cron
Promises to be an unusually large one,
and that the market price should not
be cNorbit:tnt. Less than Il quarter of
a century ago only Il few people ate
frogs; but now they are generally cat
en-. The governments frog man will
not acknowledge that Canada produces
finer frogs than the United States. He
contents that IN the marshes back of
the Potomac, the Louisiana swamps,
and the swamps and marshes OF New
York State are TO be found the largest.
finest and most succulcnt frous in the
known world. 1t is admitted, however.
that the tanah!auS understand the art
oi preparing frogs legs for market i'm Il
manner superior To American, and
That tins Fact has brought the Canadian
frogs prominently before the lovers of
good things 10 eat. lie believes that
!roT Turning Is certain to be one Of the
most profitable industries of many parts
of the United States, and that already
many men are engaged in it.
OF the forty species of frogs known,
the largest is the gigantic believer of
the Louisiana SwampS, which grows
10 Tour pouTdS weight, and is one OF
the most choice for table use. Next
come the Potomac and the New York
frogs, all large and Of superior flavor
There is not Il State in the Union in
which fine eating frogs cannot be found
III abundance.
II Is asserted that the piclinys on
the BODY CT frog are Just rs good as
the meat on the Ices, but in the days
before the dcluHc frogs crew to such
size that the lrgS furnished sufficient
meat to satisfy all demands wilhout
eating the body, and apparently v the
custom has been kept up. Geological
| SharpS have dug up pcirilactioms and
| l"AS!lS TO prove that in those days frogs
/ grew to he rs large rs Il iuan. The
! present day frog man gives little con-
Sldrration and reverence to such
. stories.
y frogs lcg is one biz m ass of
muscle, and there should be little
wonder that he is Il jumper. The frog
T Is aStonishinGly like the man in some
. physical respects, and therefore useful
/ Tor some experiments. On the other
/ hand experiments show that Il frog
/ deprived OF lis brains will live and u;t
and pursue existence in sort Of
automatic manner. 40" York. SIN.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-05
WEAFIiiE AND GI;Dp REPORT
weekly kullo;,n m tho Wealth, T. Hu.
rUau Tor Son II Carolina

COLUMBIA, =. g., June 26, 1900
The week tndln!; y u. IN, Junu 9th
aVrrnEtt about Il degrees per day cooler
tnHn uHttni, with minimum Lrmpurn-
lurrH ranging between ~ n.lu -, and
maximum temperatures bcLw"cn 20
AMI - degrees. The lowest Lumpur;,
lures prevailed during tile IlrSL half OF
the week.
Th" average rainfall for The week
MAS 80 inches, ranging from less than
| lTrn To 4 inches. The heaviest rains
occurred IN the west central aud IN the
southeastern counties, where lands
were h"dIy washed, and crops on many
huttua laruS were II Duuru and DESTROY
cd. Inr rains injured cotton, SOuun
CORP. WrionS, and wheat in the shock =
causing sprnutlnE - over the western
and suutn central counties, tut wurn
either hlEhty Nrut iiGlnl or not harmful
rlSCw here, and they Improved rice, ~.
NnrrO. yAruul and pastures. and minor
crops genera. IS. over Is large portion
Ut the State cultivation WAS lmpracti-
rHn.r, except ON from one To turec days,
cons, QueElIy fields are becoming grassy
anu a.I Held crops stands in need Of Cul-
.ivatluu. These conditions We eat their
worst in .he western half Of the State.
wn..r ever the northeastern counties
/ tu,rO Ens been no harm ul excess Of
I rA N'A.., aud crops OF n! kinds are very
p"ru. = ny. Sunshine WAS deficient over
IT, entire State.
Corn i generally Goirg we'll. but
some Is turning yellow aud is firing,
" wn!.I uu NOttNm lands, IN the western
pOct.nu<. muCn WAS destroyed hy Noud-
.CE. + ,r.y corn is laid uy.
There was general deterioration in
ne condition ot cotton in the western
FsE l.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-05

an now she Is tryin' tor boat me outer
my money. Is willIn' tor sport dc
chillun an teck kccr OS 'em, but
ain't gwine ter glib her no money. Nav,
sub
eyer soc, jcdgo, I wuZ bornded on
Febwerry IL, an what Kin or man
horndrd on or day lack dat 'spet
wuz IS years old last Febwerry, sub.
and dis here 'oman amt dc many Oh
but nine ob my chilluns. I'm all my
preachin' duys, sub, when got up and
'spOunded dc gospel and warned SIN
ners an dislushoned de chastlsement
90 dc word ob do lawd, | never en- al
my life, Jedge Landrem, seed nothin'
lack dis. l'se cr preacher, sun, ana hVe
ob my chilluns Is pr eachcrs, an pears
to me ter be purity late in dc day ter
have ter git up in cote an 'splain whut
does wild my chilluns.
wOuldcr had six preachers, sub,
but one ub my chilluns is 80 mean dc
debblo hissrir won't hub i'm, ledge so
he's CIR dckin en- cr church an he man
ages ter git long purity we'll. Ynssuh,
! sh0' is had my trubbIcs, an ter be
pestercd an humilintcd lack ID, sub,
by dis here 'Omnn Is surcumsCantinbul,
sub, yn>suh Dnt's whut it is. Hear
| is dc father Oh i6 chilluns fOtchcd up
in cote by dis here 'omnn fer not
'spOrtln' FREQ outer all uHt lot .
Ef you could give mo an dc ole
oman or fow days TO 'splainatc dis hero
trubhle me moight fix 'rm up. Gimme
tell Monday, yer say Thank yer,
Jcdgo I,undrcm, you'so or powerful
nice man, ledge I.undrrm, an l'd be
sub. cf you would como out
hn' hear mo preach on Sunday, sub,
ynssuh lIi it niu't liked up somchow
by Mnnday, sub, l'sr within to hr tried,
bul Hin't polntcr ;,ih DIT oman no
llNLrN. IiIW. .,uiI
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-05

"a" n. III. up" p. IN. IN" noon. IN" night
Trains lonvo Kingvillc daily oxoopt Sunday,
Tor Camden 10 10 a: III. and 4:46 p. M: Return:
sunday a:s a, m. and $50 = M Also FOR Sp: sym:
sSf m "RRy rSGer SYndsey dqo T. and S4s q
trains between coumbia and oharlsston. "''
Trains leave Spartanbnrg via 3; U. @ Q. di;
Columbia and intermediate points NO IL :a6 a.
m; and 6:lo y. M
aay aS SHS0 me- o'SSs " sunaey 1S6 Sc6e0a %
Returning leave. Elborton daily 600 o. m.
sE%op Sn 1T Ss osoosS wiz sssWeans sSns Asans
Gr9onville and tho East
bSMeSnp Gnss%peNS9S Line "o5 in daily soroo
SdS'nHl3fSS" HfSfe"sS fne fn%ss SH%sS
cry, and also between Now York and Mcmphis
Ss%"sAPPEon SSsS" PGEHhAA% AFY Hpa
T!ON CARS hotween Atlanta and Nav YorR.
lEirstGlnss thorcuehfaro coaches bctwoon
mston each Monday, Wednesday ana FRIDAY a
SSFs seSP"S SnT car yin uE hr9Ssh besa
change. Dining cars serve ali msois en ~g8c raMtS
Pullman, drawlng.room sleeping cars BE.
TIVE; tween Gre9nsb9ro anS NqrfqlbA Qloas eSn.
Also at Atlanta with Pullman d. Il. sloopey Tor
D, N1S L M s. and oeInUnitod r. States F9st Mail yuns
sohd botwaen Washington and Now Orl6Bns,
being composed Of coaches. through Without
ohango for passengers Of all clasBas. PULLMAN
awing.room sleeping cars between Now York
and botwoen Charlotte1 and Atlanta. Din.
Ing oars servo all moals enrouto.
between Richmond and Charlotte, vim Danvltlo,
southbound Nos II and 8B, northbound Nos.
Aond IL. Connection at Atlanta with thrQpHh
Ionvilo; aiao Pullman sl6oping onr for Bfune
wick
through Pullman sleeper for hahh9ille, Hnoa,
Vlllh and C3noinpan; also Mt Columbia foE be-
vnhnnh and JncIth"nVino
yItANKS CANNON. j. NJ OpI,P,
Third V.p 81 Don. Mgr, Traffic MR'P,
WnuhinBton. -. 9. Warrington. b. U.
w .TVhK., u; IL HhlUWlOK
t3onJ Pnsa. AH't,, Aah'b Goal reaa. Ah'n,
Weahihat@n~ihl u. A6,ahHA "a,
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-05

no danger of the hen producing anv
excess oF heat that can he wasted EHyr
this reason, her nest should he CON.
structcd in Il fashion that IS most I;ko,v
|" assist her labor of ncubatino, II
we considered these small noi,,,na
which seem quite reasonable. mnmv nf
those who look with disappointmnryy ", y,
Il nest OF non-productiyc ruys ,m',',i, ~
have instead Il brood of liyin~ ch;ni,a '
\. +. McGrcw, IN Co,uirv Can,I' HS'
MtrH.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-05
A Lie NnIIGn.

The D"g-~Yon'vc got TO have pull
to get along nowadays.
The Horse Nonscnsci rye had one
all my life, and it hasn't done me any
good Kansas CITY Independent
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-05

rra LOT 20 years DR.. Hathaway has confined his
md vr i,r;' utmost exclusively to Diseases Of men,
fn niti tlilt time he has restored more men
anw ta ,,tEor EEor usefulness and happiness than
any ton otnor doctors in the count ry combined
t, ~. ,iittnlway treats and cures by Il method
nni,una"iif ms own; discovered and uCrfrctrd by
HW.SGi WtaSI,, ana used exclusively by him. Loss ot
ail Iianiler OF urinary complaints Ulcers SnrnS
ana SKIN Diseases. Brighls DiSrnsr and III II frn
ol Kidney Troubles. His treatment for unhmr'
toneu men restores lost vitality and makes ths
Patieht i strong well. vigorous man Wv
, Dr. iltth;lw;ly'S success In the treatment of
Naricocolc and Structure without the aid of kn,ta
or Gautery is phenomenal. Tho patient is treat.
od by TINS method at his own home without pain
or loss OF time from business This Is positively
tho only treatment which cures without an OpbT.
alton. DR.. Hathaway calls the particular alton
ton ot sufferers from N;iricuccu ana Structure 10
pages y. ~. -. 30 and 81 Of his new book.
Every case taken by DR.. Hathaway Is Sppcially
treated according to its nature li under his geIi.
alprrSonal SupcrvlSiOn,aIld all romrdicSuScd by
him are prepared rom thcpurcStand boStdrugS In
his own laboratories undrrhiS personal oversight.
DR.. hathaway mukcS no charge for cOSllltu.
tion or advice, either ut his Office or by mail ami
when Il ease Is taken the ono low fee covers all
cost of medicines and professional services.
Rr. liltllWay always prefers, when IL Is pUSSi-
bic, To nave his patients call him tor ut least
one interview, hut this is not essential, us he has
cured scores Of thousands OF PATIENTS in al sec
System of Home Treatment is SO perfected that
no can Dr1nE about Il cure as surely and speedily
as though the patient called daily at his Office.
J. NEWTON hATftA WAY, M. ID. o
DIR. hathaway u CO.,
22H South Broad street, Atlanta, q A.
MENTION THIS PAPER WHEN WRITING.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-05
A New Book For Men
Special Arrangements Whereby n Free
Copy Can Be Obtained by Every
Reader Of This PAPER.

For weeks tho presses
have been busy turning
out tho enormous edit
lon Of DR.. j. Newton
Hathaway'S new book
"ManlincSS, VigOr,
Health" - necessary to
satisfy the public de-
lnand. DR.. Hathaway
has reserved a limited
number of these books,
and thrSche hasSpccinlly
arranged to send free by
mail to al readers Of this
paper who send names
and f,Ill ntlilrpSS tp him.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1900-07-05

'IIT'V N'ITTITI TI' FT' " N''J
miserable burning III the
think ! am now we'll
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20

Lourenzo Marques, Sept. Is. - Many
statements are current regarding Pres
,dent Kruger's intentions for the fu-
ture, but none of them can be anthem
ticated. It is stated that he was ex-
amined by two physicians before he
left the Transvaal, and as a result OF
their examination he was given six
months leave of absence. He will sail
for Europe on the German steamer
Herzog about Sept. "a, and will en-
deavor to obtain European interven-
ton. Gen. Shalkberger has been, or
will be, appointed acting president dur
ing Mr.. Kruger's absence. The Beers
generally are ignorant of the presi-
dents departure from the Transvaal.
Boer sympathizers here think that his
absence will prove favorable to the
Boer cause, as the burghers will be
less hampered than heretofore, and
will adopt guerrilla warfare wholly.
Mr.. Kruger telegraphed his wife to-
Join him before sailing, but she has re-
piled that her health will not permit 1t.
Mr.. Steyn, formerly president of the
Orange Free State, remains in the
Transvaal 1t is reported that Com
mandant Gen. Louis Botha has re-
signed the chief command of the
Transvaal forces to Commandant
Villejoen.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
One Small Boy With a Hose Almost
BIockaded a Street In
Men York City.

One Small Boy With Hose Almost
Blockaded a Street In
Men York City.
The first man to halt probably had
more leisure than he knew what to do
with. When he laughed two other men,
to whom time was no object, stoppeu
and laughed, too. Then other men ana
a few women joined the crowd, and IN
about a minute a fair sized crowd had
assembled. The gathering sWelled until
Mail street was blocked, and hundreds
of persons pushed forward to see what
was going on, while newcomers hurried
from all the walks through City Hall
Park.
Under the mail wagon shed IN the
rear of the postoffice a very small boy
the center of attraction, held the
stubby section of a garden hose at
tached to a water plug used by the
mail drivers to water their horses. The
weather was warm, and the boy, clad
only in a waist and tattered knicker-
bockers, was gravely taking a shower
bath. He seemed to enjoy the notice
he was receiving, and the crowd ap-
nlauded each new antic he performed.
The mail drivers were interested, too.
A policeman hurrying up to tnvesti-
gate the cause of the excitement was
pushing to the front before the lad saw
him.
Instantly the bather dropped the
hose, and ducking under a pair of
horses, scampered away. The section
of the crowd in the foreground jeered
at the policeman and then began to
disperse Far in the rear people who
arrived late were still inquiring what
had happened.-NewY York Times.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
A Clock Full of sparrovvs.

Gen. Thibaudin, former French
minister of war, lives now at Monitor
neil, near Raincy, and he there finds
novel way Of entertaining his nurner-
Gus visitors. According to the Gaulots
he takes them into an adjacent wood,
where stands the house of a master
mason, Delavier by name. Here they
are shown the singular sight Of swal-
lows nesting in the chimney clock that
ornaments the dining room, and in
habiting it to such an extent that the
owner does not wind it up during that
period for fear of disturbing the pro-
cess of Matching. The presence of the
family at meals is in no way discon-
certing to the swallows. At 4 o'clock
each morning they strike against the
windows as signal to the master of
the house to open the easements and
allow them to fly forth and seek nour-
ishment for their young.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
Monument to- Lawton.

Fort Wayne. Ind. Sept. 15.-The peo-
pie Of this city yesterday dedicated to-
the memory Of Gen. Henry w. Law
ton monument crowned by cannon
captured by him, and also christened the
principal city park in honor Of the dead
hero. The ceremony occurred under
the auspices Of the Union Veteran Le-
gion. William J. Bryan was the prin-
cipal orator Of the occasion. The a6-
dress was non-partisan. The exer-
cises were presided over by r. q.
Hanna, Republican candidate for con-
gress from this district. Mr.. Bryan
was preceded by Rev. J. A. p: McGraw,
who offered prayer; by Maj. w. W.
Barnett, who participated in the Span
ish war; by Henry P. Scherer, mayor
Of the city, and by Gov. Mount. the
present state executive. Maj. Barnett
eulogized Gen. Lawton in strong
terms.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
11,K1NLEY AT CANTON.
President and Wife Visit Their
Home City.

Home City.
Canton, Ohio, Sept. 15.-President and
Mrs. Mckinley arrived in Canton last
evening in special train from Som
erset. They expect to remain here for
some time. Both seem to be in excel
tent health and spirits, the president
especially so, showing that he has kept
up well under the strain Of five weeks
Of almost incessant hard work since he
left for Washington. The special train
made no stops after changing from the
Baltimore s. Ohio to the Pennsylvania
lines at Johnstown, but potwithstand-
ing this crowds lined up along the sta
ton platforms at every station. There
was no formal demonstration at Cam
ton out of respect to the presidents
wishes. Besides the president and Mrs.
Mckinley, Secretary Cortelyou and DR..
Rfxey the special train brought Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Hawk of New York,
Miss Mary Barber, Mrs. McKinley's
niece, and Maj. Charles R. Miller Of
this city, who had been guests at the
wedding.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
NOT THE END YET,
Door Through Which Kruger Es-
capped IL Still Open,

S"pCA - OPCHs
London, Sept. Is. - All conclusions
based upon the announcement of Kru-
gers arrival in neutral territory are
premature, since the door which he is
reported to have retired from the
Transvaal remains open. If Gen.
French has occupied Baerton and the
British columns are advancing toward
Koomatipoort, the door may be closed
within a week and Botha released from
all obligation to keep his burghers in
the field. Butler is pressing on after
Botha over the mountains, but has
captured abandoned stores rather than
commanders in arms, and French is
still long way from Koonatipoort..
Beers FiEhting.
Lord Roberts reports from Macha-
dodorp, under date of Sept. u, that
Gen. French was heavily engaged that
day with the Beers in the hills west
of Barberton, and that Gen. Hutton
had gone to Gen. French's support.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
The Longest Words.

A correspondent gives "Noninterc
municability' as the longest word in
the English language. While reading
the life of the Archbishop Benson 1
came across the following extract from
his diary for September, 1892 page 46D:
"But the free kirk of the north of Scot
land are strong antidisesta blishmen-
tarians''-ten sylfables, twenty-sfx let
tiers! The longest Italian word con-
tains eleven sy1lables and twenty-six
letters and forms whole line Of rhyme
which is we1f known proverb:
Chi troppo in allo sal, cade sovenfe
Precipitevolissimev
Tile who rises too high often falls
Most precipftately)-Pa1r Mall Ga
zette.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
A beautiful adventures!

A beautiful adventures!
Thus the man had termed his wife.
What he had heard concerning Barclay
confirmed his suspicious. He must
we them facts, and then forbid him
the house.
The thought that he was now with
his wife maddened him, and, Whlte
with anger at the memory of the con-
versation which had been so little IN
tended to meet his ear, he started IN
search of them.
Mrs. Randolph's house, like Mrs.
Randolph's charming self. was admir-
ably fitted for entertaining. The rooms
were large, and opened by wide. fold
ing doors, one into the other, until they
made splendid whole; but. spite OF
all their. vastness and magnifcence,
there were many cozy hooks and Sc
cluded corners where all the gay ana
brilliant scene might be shut out. ana
those occupying them find a solitude
almost as complete as though the
house were deserted.
To one of these Harvey Barclay had
led Harry Reynolds wife. They had
spoken no word as they threaded their
way through the throng Of guests. and
only when seated side by side on lux
urious fauteuil within a deep bow
window, screened from passers-bY by
luxurious foliage and bed of fra
grant flowers, did he break the silence.
Leaning forward, he took in the un-
gloved hands the little, icy fingers,
whose chill struck him through their
kid covering.
.'My poor Helen!" he said, tenderly.
"My poor grill"
Hot tears sprang to her eyes, but res
olutely she forced them back.
"Don't--don't speak to me like that,
Harvey" she entreated. II can't bear
your tender pity. 1t unnerves me. You
must help me to be strong. What am
to do, Harvey-what am I to do?"
"Be your own brave self" he an
swered. II can't give you better ad-
vice. And don't give way like this.
What cursed luck it was brought him
back! But sent him the money You
are safe for a time, at least. AS Tor
myself, I have been in hiding, like
cur. 1t might have changed his plans
had he seen me-"
ITO Be Continually
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-09-20
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s A SIRENS VICTIMS ;
y BY Frances Warner Walker. *
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BY Frances Warner Walker.


Z wondered when they would stop and
what he would say.
Full fifteen minutes had elapsed be.
fore he paused before her.
She felt herself lowering on the brink
| of madness. 1t seemed to her that ii
her hand could close on the cleaning
| weapon she had seen that afternoon In
| Harvey Barclays pocket, she would be-
come murderess.
"Well." he said, II have decided.
have waited five years; I can afford to
| wait little longer. You say you're
the wife emphasizing the latter world
| of rich man. Give me five thousand
dollars tomorrow afternoon, at this
hour, and I'll leave you in peace until
my luck changes, or I need more
money from your wealthy-husband.
Do You agree to my terms?"
Give thousand dollars!".
Mechanically she repeated the amount
of his demand.
EYES," he answered. in angry suspi-
cion. "If you've not been lying to me,
it's request moderate enough. At all
events, I'll make it no less, and want
your answer quick"
II will send it to you tomorrow" she
replied. "Give me an address,"
Rapidly he wrote few words on a
slip of paper.
you'd better not fool me in the mat
ter" he muttercd, warningly. Give
been fooled long enough"
"You shall have it," she replied.
Goodbye, then. my girl" he said,
mockingly. "I'll only stay in Wash
ington long enough to find out whether
he is here, too. and you'll not see me
again until the banks broke. I rather
think I'll have your prayers for my
luck"
His footsteps echoed down the walk.
The night had fallen and the cold was
more intense, but she sat motionless for
full half an hour after he had left her.
At last she rose, and slowly and with
lettering steps, turned her face in the
direction of home. Henceforth she
would live with the sword of Damocles
suspended by single hair above her
head.
The old colored butler stared in
amazement at her white face, as he
opened the door for her to enter.
Her husband, watchful for the sound.
advanced rapidly from the library to
meet her, but started back as he
caught glimpse Of her.
"My child" he cried. Have you seen
a ghost?"
"a ghost?" she repeated after him.
with a short, unnatural laugh; and
then, before he could throw out his
arms to catch her, she staggered and
fell, face downward, upon the floor.