The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-10-03

There is general talk of short crops.
This may prove true, but the producers
are in fairly good shapa-thnnks to eco.
Ionic living and diigcnt application
through The year.
The big trusts say that they sell only
their surplus product abroad. Can re-
cent single order for 10000 cAr.lontls of
steel rails filled by ono firm, be consider
rd merely ;,s II surplus?
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Th"sc who criticize tho medical treat.
mrnt Of President Mckinley should re.
! member that medicine is not mn exact
! science by amy means. II il were, we
should all die Of old age.
British official reports pace the in
in that country al $IO, 600, 0m. This
doesn't look much likn the decay wo
have lrcn hearing SO much about.
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Billy Mason OF Illinois, has been tell
| ing magazine readers how Il Unit, d
| States Schator earns his salary. Tie
chances are that Billy will not much
longer DE ahlr 10 practice what he
breaches.
put i'll between European capitals with a
view to promoting international good
feeling. The prsky things must wo,k
better over thcrn than they do here not
t. produce occasional profanity.
last year President Roosevelt WAS ar
IDENTITY in favor Of M American canal un-
der American protection; now he is said
t. favor ncntral ono. We shall do him
the Justice OF waiting to 500 before we
accept this latter stutcment MS correctly
setting forth his: views.
Out Of the accumulated wisdom re.
corded through years of experience and
observation, about the best picco of
worldly advice that has crystnllizcd
thcrcfrom is that laid down and rcccg-
nizcd as part of tho elementary duties Of
citizenship ip-"livo honestly, hurt nobody
and give unto every man his due" This
followed strictly will insure to anyone n
high place in the esteem of his fellow
men.
The ideas of government obtained
through the medium Cf the family, in
tho administration of the laws and
through the open EXPIRE fsioms Of public
men are tn? ideas wc meet and contend
with every day. The dcmngoguo sows
seeds OF discor'l, the Negligent or unjuft
official and tho lax and ovcrin;lulgcnt
heads Of families arc hiving rise to n spc.
ccs Of contempt for authority and all
arc responsible for certain phases of tho
anarchists spirit which seems to be gain.
ing foothold in this co untry.
The prosperous community is liberal
community is Il liberal community, in
| the sense OF judicious libcrnlty. a lit
unity O; purpose in the promotion Of
tho substantial progress of our homo
towns attended by cheerful response
| 10 calls Tor co operative work in building
| mp enterprises that mean good for all
| the people IS tho solution for nll the poo-
| pie is the solution of all questions of
general progress. y community once
started to work in harmonious effort has
solved the fundamental questions Of per-
mancnt progress.
The merchants who arc now speaking
to you through Tho Journal and will
continue to tell you of their goods arc
gentlemen and men Of reliable business
qualities. Through tho months Of crop
making and scarce money they stood
ready to accommodate you and never
failed you when tho needs Of tho times
mado them your timely friends. It is
tho essence of true reciprocity that you
meet them fairly and squorely md show
your appreciation of their favors. They
must collect or 60 out of business sand
the prompt and early settler is the one
who builds for himself reputation that
will serve him we'll in future times when
ho needs o repetition of tho samo treat
mont at tho hands Of his dealer. It is
always o good rule to settle old obliga.
tiona before undertaking to contract new
debts, Try It.