The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-07-11

WIN S'hl pray clOQucillly ahu c"i y VII
theological controversies with credit are
| quite as highly esteemed rs those who
excel in tho use Of the rifle or in ath-
letic sports.
There arc few words in their v0cab
ulary because they do not have many
ideas or much information to COM
municatc. 1t is said that no civilized
people have 80 barren a language, but
their dialect is unique and phllologists
find in it a close relation to the Scotch,
which was tho tongue of their anccs.
tors. Perhaps their limited vocabu-
! larry Is part of their poverty. They
may practice economy in language as
in the other necessities of life, but
their virtues are equally conspicuous
and they arc famous for their hospita-
| lity. No m0untaineer ever turned a
stranger from his door unless he sus-
pccted him of being a revenue agent,
and then he followed him down the
road with a shotgun.
They never lock up anything. They
have nothing to steal, and honesty and
recognition of the rights Of others
are the fundamental principles of their
morality. Charles Egbcrt Craddock
| has given us graphic pictures OF their
customs and habits, and those who
know them best say that her sketches
arc accurately drawn.
They care very little what Is going
on in the outside world, and while they
do not resist civilization that is PRESSING
closer and closer around them, they
are indifferent TO it. They refuse TO
adopt labor saving machinery, although
the industrial schools established by
Tie benevolent people of the North fol.
the hands and minds and tastes OF the
coming generation are gradu lily break
inT through the crust Of their con
SGrvaliSm.
Not long ago ! visited enc of these
schools near the Hot springs OF North
! t"rulnn, which was founded by Il
Dartmouth Col eye man uamad Luke.
Dornnd, who went down there many
years ago for his health. AS he wan.
drrrd over the MOUNTAINS, YtuhyInn
the llvcs and hahltS Of the people, l.c
waa most impressed by their ahou,in-
able cooking anH started school in
h3 Kitchen. lie could accommodate
but few pupils, whom he srLrc,rd from
alno''g the brightest girls in th" neigh
borhuod, but the field was wide and
the school kept growing unlll il now
consists O. several departments, which
are under the super. l,I,n OF the Wo-
mems Home Missionary society of the
Pre- csby tcrian Church. At Aohcvi,l,
there Is Il SImiur industrial school
where 100 girls from II TO IS years
old, arc hrllT taught hous"work, cook
ing, sewing, gardening and other prnc.
tlcni knowledge. II cost only so a
year To educate one "i these GIRLS and
s." NOT know where MONEY ciu be bet
ter invested. There Isl nlsu Il norma
L school whrr" the brighter minds NJ,
Il framed To icach others wha, they then.
selves have learned OF The household
\ arlS; hld lin young missionaries ~
II being litlod to g" int" the mountain
y 10 pr'Ach hi" gospel OF ORDER, nrainrs
ANA r"hliorI ;unon" the pnmiUV
T. homes oi the mounininrcrs. At t.
IL titlc village OF Denmark is II farl
~ sch"ol "i 4oo acres where ll1 boys ar
helhT Taught The use ni modern N;
clllncry and rc"n"nncni methods IN
lhc f"dlinchlarY principles of aGriru
: turc.
li'c i'oriand Institute, ai llc
v springs, ike. the other 'SchoolSsI haV
!, i'anr", Is undrr thr care "i the we
inch,S nome m'Ssl"n beard of tn
ireShl'c1iah Ch'lrch, bui is "upportl'
II hircc'IS hy lh"lNl"Ua churcArS, SpciC
II 'leS a''" hcnrVo'cnt people, who pa
II ''r'h'h sums every year I" sustain
/, Scr"''t"llp7. mere are now llity-Lw
Z S'r'H III 'ic institute, VINO can b
" r"''ct.'" III inc arr "' h"usrkrcpin!
: TOR T''o Il year., "hlch Is me cost OF ;
/ St"olar',l'p' | III" IS poHS;bIc bccauS'
'''' '''>"viS Try 10 MAKE inc school IA
& ''e"r'S S''' supporting IN possible.
J ne i'"Pi'S III 'tlS Scho"l are selected
from .no most ih'ci''Scht %irls III
I"hS llsl oi apP'icah'S, Tor IT can &C
Z c""''ao";''c put q small proportion o
: 'h"Sc wpo WISH 10 attend. Ihcy al
5 come from 'he cao'nS III the noun
|. lalnS, ana me DllSnltSl ones are ChOSC1