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WANTED-At once young man used TO wood
Vor-iug machinery: also tyvo stair builders. C. =
FINCH. Rear Of 1i1I st NV 81
WANTED-A coIored man, young and single. vino
thoroughly understands driving. care Of HORSES.
and WORKING around house, one from country
preferred Address. stating wages wanted. and
res. BOX s02. this ofi'e cI22
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guarantee; steady work 6l$ Pa ave, ~e- e.
WANTED CoIo7ed boy to work III tailor shop.
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WANTED-Roy who understands photo printing
FI1NN,S. f5a Pa axe CTS
WANTED-Boy With bicycle HAYWORTH PI b
LIShiNo HOUSE, 5I2 Sth 81. nv ii
WANTED Experienced salesman to solicit orders
tog merchant tailo., 30 WORK on good cotnuris-
sioa; references required Call At OF 9Th Sc
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wANTED-Cook At WILKINS CAFE. o., 9th Z.
NV 5ai
aiso colored waiter 18th and - SIS, Room 81,
Bank Bldg nj
WANTED-whi-e barber at once. 10 Harrison
ST. AnaeosJia. D. G. ml2-3
WANTED head cook for West Virginia In
stitlltion for Deal and Blind: good wages; refer
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tween the hours OF A. IL and II p n Tues
day, February y, 1901 MI
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/ Can at IL 9Th st. nv nj
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MI
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and house boy. l2,o New York ave NV. MI
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ST nj
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chamber:naits; all for same house. Enquire
1885 18th 81 MI
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Office GnI2-3
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one that can handle city trade Address BOX
$50 this office MI
wANTED-second cook, two house boys. four
disiIwaShcrS three walters, porter, drivers
SLACkLEFORDS, esls Z St NV nj
WANTED-Barbcr: No. White STEADY barber;
one that i used TO iTst-cl>ss l5c trade Address
BON Us, this Office nj
WANTED-An uphoIsterer for piece work 1913
Sod 81 nv Mig
WANTED WhaeIWright and blacksmith shops
near city address les y J. ave NV ella
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Apply At once CHRIS :. GEORGTUS 81 II ST.
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WANTED Young man with fee. hundred dollars
can secure chance OF life time with establish
Cd business; steady income address BOX 36s
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wANTED-RO0M AND BOARD.
WANTED Furnished room, with or without
board; refined young lady: permanent, within
four blocks Of Patent Office. Address BON ~,
this Gfice- Mig
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Leave Washington 9,0l 4 IN d-i,y. $40 p m
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MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN.

MONEY $40 and up loaned furniture. pianos
etc at the lowest rates and on easy payments:
business strictly confidential SOUTHERN LOAN
CO. Room 81 Rarder Bldg ieI-Iuo
MONEY TO LOAN or APPROVED COILAT.
ERAI.-NO delay CHARLES A BAKER, Rooms
40 and 81 Mctzcrctt Building. 3Il0 ST
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wANTED-cook At WILKINS CAFE. ga 9th r.
nv srE
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birds, DOGS, ETC.

FOR SAfE-Fine upright piano; cheap for cash
address BOX so. tHis Office Hle3
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FOR RENT-To desirable colored tenants. 1916
18th st, rooms and bath; mod. inps.; newly
papered and painted; beautiful location Apply
TO \. BALDWIN JOHNSON, IIOI r. l. ave NV
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wANTED-HoRsEs AND VEHICLES.

WANTED-Ncu- or second hand dayton: part casa.
balance On time; reliable party Address BOA
81 this Office HI2-S
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-03-21

IHtJ IbUNh fDCUtstf.
If he stays thar much longer he'll be
dcadcr AN mackcrcl Hes most
played out now, | guess"
There was Il moments silence; then
several or the men broke into a loud
laugh. Presently Hicks turned to the
boy and said:
"ls EbcncZcr in my store cellar"
''You bet he is" The boy replied, "an
he can't sit out, nulhcr, 'less'n he's
helped out"
"Whats happened to him!'
"Why, he's all buried up under you
alrs taters. Thcy's most n thousand
bushels on top Of him"
Without another word Hicks led the
way to the cellar, and there, sure
| enough, they found EbcneZcr, the
brave and the bold, buried under a
mass OF potatoes which had rolled
| down over him when he had attempted
| to Sccrcte himself by burrowing into
| them.
| He looked Shccpish and cheap when
| he was hauled out. and when the men
| laughed 1T him he was in half mind
| to get angry, but ne thought better Of
| It and Trinncd instead.
! "iour woman lowed YOU war Swinc
to jinc the war;" Pap Sampson said.
with a smile, "but we uns rcckoned you
warnt hurtin 50 bad as all that to
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-03-21
.NszkRE> <&EAVV0

, everybody an evcTthlug Is jest snot
Yes, stree. What one army don't Fit
the other does. and atwiNt EN- they
make clean sweep. you bet. Oh. my,
| but them wars is dreadful things. I've
tit in 'cm enough to know an to people
that nn't never had no experience
they're jest awful. But thar uin't no
use OF hcin skccrrd. an If YOU all had
ever been in the tight places | have
been In you wouldn't be neither.
Land, l Jest love war, an l amt no
moro afraid Of them guns than | would
be Of that many gnatS. I'd rather fight
! than to eat, IN if that battle keeps up
much longer don't believe I'm a-gwinc
to be able to hold myself out OF it,
got to keep powerful grip on myself
to keep out Of it now
At that moment Jacob Hicks gave q
start and stood listening intcntly. From
the hard road leading south from the
village there came the sound Of Il horse
in full gallop. The rest all heard it
and stood waiting in brcathlcSs silence.
An inquirinG glance passed from one
to another through the group, but not
, IL "oFQ WIS Spnktn
Ten minutes passed, and then a lone
horscman, wrapped in Il cloud OF dust,
| appeared on little rise Il quarter Of q
| mile away. The women screamed, the
| children set np cry and the men
| grew whittier than ever. Ehcnczcr
| Sparks--wrll, it was not until the cX.
| Citcmcnt was over that any one knew
what he did with himself.
The hOrScman was harchralcd, and
| rs he came madly charging into the vii
| lagC his hair was dying wildly IN the
wind, and his face looked almost ghost
ly In its pallor.
"I'ly for your lives he shouted when
he was near enough to make himself
heard. "Fly quick. for they're Accom-
in, an you'll all be killed. Ely! Fly.'
No one moved or SPOKE. They were
all SO terror stricken that they had lost
the power to move either limb or
tongue.
'Thry'rc a-comin; they're a.Comin: 4
million OF 'em!' the horSeman shouted
honrsciy. "An they're a-killin N
nSlayin an u-slaughtrrin an a-huruiI
! rs they go! Fly, fly. for your lives"
/ Then as tn" tnll meaning of the horse
man'S words began to dawn on them
now and uucOntrOllahl" fear seized al
the people" Some of them turned /,
run away rs fast as their trcmhlin;
limbs would carry them. some sat dowi
and, hiding their faces, burst into lam
. cntationS. while two or three womcl
' tainted. The whole population Of ~.
| village was on the verge Of Il wild pan
!, ic, and in another moment there Wou,
have been Il general stampede to tbs
country.
'lIuld," suddenly cried a voice amony
them. 1t was firm, confident voice
anl voice 10 be needed and oheycd.
"ll"ld! There IS no danger, and no
body is Goin, 10 be hurt"
The people looked around, and there
III their midst they saw tall, mild
| looking young man with 4 pair OF keen
| black eyes and 4 firm cast Of counte-
nance that We're calculated to com.
mand respect ana even obedience. lie
was stranger there, ana from whence
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-03-21

"ShW up. or III shoot yOu like q lou."
the firing OF the guns and cannon, had
taken it for granted that the soldiers
of both armies were coming.
The GOODNESS and the iirmncSS of the
stranger rcassurcd the people directly.
and, casting aside Il portion OF their
fear, they gathered about him and look
ed UP To him as Il superior being. The
men admired him for his coolucSS. and
the women admired him for that and
also for his handsome features and his
magnificent and manly form.
One woman. young and beautiful and
strangely unlike the people about her.
looked first on the stranger, then on
the horscman. The first she regarded
with unmistakablc admiration. but un-
consciously that look changed to one
Of shame as she turned her eyes on the
other.
"lIc'S no such Il man as that man
there she said to herself. "Oh, my
Lord, If he only was, IF he only waS.'
The people. crowding about him,
would have made Il hero OF the stran.
Ger, and he allowed them TO fawn on
him and make over him, though he felt
TINT he had don, nothing to merit 1t.
1t was all very pleasant, and he en-.
joycI It. especially when he surprised
Il look OF admirati ton in the eyes Of the
young woman who had contraStcd him
with the horScman, and they had both
bluShcN and cast their eyes down. In
that meeting OF eyes there WAS rccog.
| nition-ayr. more than recognition.
Yes, it was all very pleasant to
| the stranger until suddenly his past
| life flashed before him: then his face
| palcl, ami his heart grew sick, and n
| WiSttul, turlivc expression came to his
| eyes There WAS something there that
| nothing could blot out - nothing but
| death.
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he had CON" and how he had so sud.
denly appeared In the village were
mysteries, hut they were mysteries the
people did not stop TO consider Just
then. Had an angel from heaven np.
| pcarcd among the dcniZcns OF Bcckctt's
| Mill at that moment they would scarce.
~ nave considered 1t strange. for to
them II was day OF strange and mys.
fcrlous happenings.
"What do You mcanT the stranger
demanded Of the horscman. "And who
Is it that IS coming:"
"Them armies" the horscman re.
piled. "Oh, my Lord. they're a-comin,
million OF 'cm. with guns an cannons,
an they're a-killin an a-slaughtcrin an
a-slayin an 4 burnin everything I'm their
track. Oh. fly. fly before It's too lntc"
The horscman Spurrcd his horse and
attempted to ride on. but the stranger
took hold OF the bride with one hand
and with the other drew n pistol from
his pocket, which he pointed at the
horscman's head.
"Damn YOU" he said. "You make
another squeak or try to move another
inch and III blow your head off. What
DO YOU mean by soaring all these wom-
cn and children out OF their lives?
YOU got a particle OF scnsc?"
"But they're a-comin, | tell YOU" the
other protested In trembling tones, his
eyes starting from their sockets, "a
million Of.
smut up, tell you, or I'll shoot you
u''n uown ike dog. Haven't Sou sense
enough TO know a drove of critic from
III army OF men? Look behind you
once, and you'll see what your million
Of men amounts TO-"
me people had already looked and,
feallSing the Righteousness Of the stu
aIoa, 1ndulged in q little nervous laugh.
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ITO BE Continued
a company has bcen ORGANIZED

A company has bcen organized at
New Bcrne, n. c., to promote reign
immigration to the State. Mr.. A. ko-
fischer, a banker of Berlin, came across
German translation of the North
Carolina handbook. lie was 80 much
attracted that he made a special visit
to the State, and in compay with Mr..
John w. Thompson inspected different
sections. The results were 80 satisfac-
tory to him that he organized the COM
pany, which will assist immigrants from
Germany in securing farms of from
twenty-five to fifty acres, 30 arranged
as to meet their pcrsonal wishes.
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thnt Mrs. Sparks was Intensely In ear.
nest nnd sorcly troubled. and he pitlcd
her. Everybody knew Ebcnczcr Sparks
was II brnggart aud IL coward-:crery.
body except his wife. the one person
who should have known 1t better than
any one else OH earth.
Tho blind, unrensoniug faith some
wives rcposc IN their husbands would
be ridiculous were it not SO pathetic,
and Mrs. Sparks was of that class.
Il guess YOU nn't got no call to bo
skcrrcd about EbcncZcr, Mrs. Sparks"
Hicks remarked presently. "You can
Jest bet he nin't gone to tine no war
an that he'll turn up here the fust
thing you know"
The woman shook her head.
"iou can't fool me-" she replied.
"You uns all don't know Ebcnczcr like
l do. If you uns had ever heard him
talk us l have, n-tcllin about the times
when he fit into the war an whipped
the battles, YOU uns would know whnr
lie Is now. Time an ng'in Pve heard
him a-sighin an n-hopin for Il war to
cit started, sos he could git chanSt
to jinc It an fight like he ulster. lie
was shy, m he wouldn't tell you all
them things. but ho told 'cm to me-"
Even Hicks smiled at this. He could
not help 1t when he remembered how
often Ebcnrzcr, sitting by the store
stove of winter evenings, had bonStcd
Of his brave exploits i'll war and ycarn.
ed, rs sick child ycarns for It's moth.
er for Il chance to repeat them. Ebcn-
ezcrs modcsty, like his bravery, was a
mere matter OF assumption.
just at that moment il boy came run
ming down the street in Il high state OF
excitement. and, stopping in front Of
the group. painted out:
"Iou all better come an git Ebcnc
Zcr Sparks outcn the store cellar, cause
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CHAPTER II.
SOME PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

'NOu unS may all say Jest what YOU
uns plraSrs. hut I've done said what |
think, an whist I'VE said | stick to- an
I'll Cuutinur u stick to it till know
I'm wrong even if it kills ever bug in
the boardIn house an ever calf in the
old mans barn. | have said, an still
say, that that fellcr IS preacher an
that he's on his way up to Deacon Smy-
lars to make an appointment to preach
at the Coon Run mcctin house"
Pap Sampson, you have said that,
an YOU can jest keep on a-sayin it till
the COWS come home, but l tell you
right now you ain't a-gwinc to change
my mind none. The words spoke at
first | speak ag'in, an them words Is
that that fcllcr ain't no more preach
er than rabbit is-nary Il spcck more"
Jason Roberts. II that fellcr amt no
preacher, an you air SO dead shore OF
tt, maybe you'll jest be good enough to
tell us what under the sun he may be-"
Pap Sampson thumpcd his cane
down on the ground and Strengthened
himself UP with the air of one who has
thrown down the gauntlet and Is wait
ing to see II anybody Is going to be
foolhardy enough to take it up.
The young stranger, having Quietcd
the fears OF the people at Brcketts Mill,
had departed on his way giving no ac-
count OF himself further than to state
that his name was James Melvin. He
said nothing OF whence he came nor
whittier he was going nor how he hap
pcncd to be among them.
Very naturally the people were GU
| rious about him and equally as natural
ly they fell to discussing him as soon
as he was gone.
Pap Sampson being recognized rs tho
village oracle very properly resented
the audacity Of Jason Roberts in dar-
ing to dissent from his conjectures, and
in uttering his last speech he felt that
he had certainly put Jason down for
good and all.
But Jason was more tenacious than
Pap supposed. and after pondering the
matter q bit he said:
"I may be mistaken. Of course, an so
may you. Pap. but mistaken or not my
notion is that That fcllcr il rich an that
he has come here from somewhar to
buy Somcthin."
Zap gave cOntcmptuOus sniff and
INDUCED in n little incrcdulous laugh.
You have said that, Jason Roberts,"
he remarked, "an mchhy you have said
true words an mcbby you amt. But
If YOU thinks they are true words mcb-
by you can 90 fuddcr an say what that
fcllcr is tGurIn on buyln."
"Oh, | don't know" Jason replied.
"MoSt anything, | reckon"
"I'hat won't do, Jason. 1t wont nigh
do. You can't edge ont of n box In
that sort OF way. The fact is you amt
no notion under the sun what that fcller
IS here for an you mought jest rs we'll
say So
"An you amt no notion neither, Pap,
no more than / have"
owe said what he's here for, Jason,
an I've said 1t boldly, an, as I remark
ed, the words what have spoke stick
to, an I'll contlner to stick to 'cm rs
long as Gab'ers got button left on his
coat. That feller Is preacher, an
hes"--
"You have said that, Pap, m thar
amt no use In you chawin your hash
over more than three times. But l
know that feller amt no preacher,
cause when he come up here be cuss-
ed. He cussed Sim Banks, an he cuss-
ed him out plain. He said these words.
Damn YOU you mako another squeak
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AS result of the anti-saloon agita-
ton in Kansas, a jointkeeper at
Wetmore was notified on Saturday
that he would be given until the fol-
loving Tuesday morning to close his
place. lie at once got out thousand
handbills announcing " grand clos
ing on Monday evening, to which
" one and all were invited. A local
paper describes the "grand closing"
as !" the biggest drunk the town ever
had.n
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-03-21

AT Russell Springs, Logan County,
Kansas, the young people, made ar
rangements to hold dance on Wash
ington's birthday, engaged hall and
issued Il hundred moro invitatlonao
at The time revival was in progress
and before it was over the owner Of
the hall was converted and decided it
was wrong to let his property for dance
purposes, and Informed the young peo-
pie they would not be allowed 10 use 1T.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-03-21

Just coNlng over tho rise was herd
OF cRttlr which the farmers from near
Lexington were hurrying back into the
hills in order To save them from the
deprrda tions OF the soldiers.
The hurscnan had caught Il glimpse
OF the cattle back down the rond and.
being I'm II nervous state on account OF
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-03-21

AT an inquest at Columbus, O.,
where baby had burned to dea'h by
an accident, its clothing having caught
fire, one Of the jurymen offered this
advice: If people would only rinse
clothing, after washing, in solution
OF alum aud water, they would never
take fire; If they came in contact with
a flame they would merely smolder.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-03-21

AIRS. alann, though actuateu Dy Il
selfish interest and influenced by that
feeling of bitter enmity which wom-
an has for Il successful rival In the at
fections Of the man she loves, spoke
nearer the truth than any Of her hear
crs dreamed-nearer even than she her.
self supposed.