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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-02
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Here. They only die once and
they only trade once at tho same
places. Not so, though, when thew
land in here. If they trade once
with us they keep coming, simply
because we give them more mules
and better mules for less money
Same way with horses. We have
last received three car loads of fine
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-02
-PROT'IT
FI3ATURE----

On these goods. as we are deter
mined to Keep up our reputation
as the largest de alcrs in the State.
We never buv i'm less TIM car
loads anl pay spot cash for cvnry-
thing, arnco we buy cheaper than
tn" smPl! dnal.r who buys Il few
jobs ut Il ii me and keeps them ur-
Ill thcy arc old and dingy. We
own onr Depository, hence we don't
hav" t" divide profits with the
hn'IlOrd. We carry in stock the
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-02
CIfl RCl1 DlRlLL TORY

lrAv"'mHn'iUW IN m" Pickcms Mrlhol.
is; Church every Tuesday night ut s
o'c,ock.
Pre- sbvlcrian Ciu1ch ,Rcr. II. IL, Mcld,
Pa tor.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-02
CHARLES g. MCBRAYER

Stables anH ore II u$.: RiYrr Street
GREENvlLLE. s. &.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15
The SubjectiOn of Man,

"No, / never have bit of trouble
with my husband" remarked the frail
little woman with the intelligent face.
SIN fact, have him right under my
thumb"
"You don't look very strong" doubt
fully commented the engaged girl.
You mistake me, my dear. ITS a
mental, not physical, subsection"
would you mind telling me how
Not bit. Always glad to help any
one steer clear of the rocks. First of
all, you must know that man in love
Is the biggest sort of fool and says
things that make him almost wild when
he hears them in after life. | realized
it, and from the very beginning of our
courtship l kept a phonograph in the
room, and evt!y speech he made was
duly recorded. Now, whenever my hus-
band gets little bit obstreperous | just
turn out record or so. Heavens, how
he does rave! But he can't deny it.
They always will, though, if you don't
have proof positive"
'Thank you" gratefully murmured
the engaged girl. "I'll get phono-
graph this very day"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15
The Earl and the Highrnyman.

One night when the Earl of Stanhope
was walking alone in the Kentish lanes
a man jumped out of the hedge, leveled
a pistol and demanded his purse.
"My good man, | have no money with
me-" said Lord Stanhope in his remark
ably slow tones. The robber laid hands
on his watch.
NO. Lord Stanhope went on, that
watch you must not have. 1t was Civ
en- to me by one | love. 1t is worth
f100. If you will trust me, | will go
back to Chevening and bring a f100
note and place it in the hollow of that
tree. cannot lose my watch"
The man did trust him. The earl did
bring the note. Years after Lord Stan
hope was at city dinner, and next to
him sat q London alderman of great
wealth, a man widely respected. He
and the earl talked of many things and
found each other mutually entertain
ing. Next day Lord Stanhope received
a letter, out of which dropped a f100
note. at was your lordship's kind loan
of this sum-" said the note, that start
ed me in life and enabled me to have
the honor of sitting next to your lord
ship at dinner" A strange story; but
the Stanhopes are a strange race, and
things happen to them that never did
or could occur to other people.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15

At a seance the other day, when the
lights had been turned low, the me-
dunn was describing tall, dark eyed,
handsome spirit, with long moustaches
and his hair parted carefully down the
center, that was lowering round mid
die aged but elderly looking man, when
he burst suddenly into tears. Heart
rending sobs shook his thin frame.
George, George" he cried. why,
oh. why did you leave me to the mis-
cry of these past yearsY
Then you knew himY' asked the
medium.
knew him?' murmured the down
hearted man. 81 saw him daily for
months and months. oh, George" he
continued, why did you die?'
MY good man." pleaded the medium,
you must pull yourself together.
Though his loss to you must have
been great one, you may yet meet
another friend who will fill his place"
NO, nor he cried. His place is
&. filed"
"Filled! Why, what do you mean?'
asked the medium, astonished.
HE was my wife's first husband!'-
Pearson's Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15

Human beings are not the only crea-
lures that have discovered the ap-
petizing, though indigestible, qualities
of crabs, and some of these animals
have been compelled to resort to vari-
Gus defensive measures. Disguise is
one of these and is practiced with
great effect by spider crabs.
These deliberately bite up seaweeds
and plant them on their backs, very
soon establishing growth which har-
moniZes perfectly with the surround
ings and deceives many an enemy.
Should the weeds grow too vigorously,
the crab industriously prunes them
with his claws and every now and then
scrapes the whole lot off and starts a
fresh garden on his roof. so to speak.
The sponge crab behaves in a similar
manner, nipping off little bits of living
sponge and sticking them on his back,
where they grow vigorously. The
same end is served as in the other case.
1t Is very amusing to keep crabs Of
one or other of these kinds in an aqua
rum and deprive them of the usual
means of concealment-
They get very nervous and agitated
and try to cover themselves with bits
of paper or anything else that may be
have had a little greatcoat made for
him, which he put on in a hurry as
soon as it was handed to him.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15
Bathing In Salt Lake,

"Salt lake is a remarkable sheet Of
water in many ways, and bathing in it
possesses features which are unique"
says Utah man. "It is very invigor-
ating and refreshing, to be sure, but it
takes some time to become accustomed
to the extraordinary buoya lcy Of the
water 1t is quite impossible to sink
or to drown in the lake, but many peo-
pie have been killed by the water.
When there is a breeze AMI spray is
dashed upon bathers, the water Is SO
densely impregnated with salt that the
liquid portion evaporates very quickly
and leaves a deposit Of salt on the skin.
"On several occasions people have
drifted out while bathing or been
wrecked and thrown overheard and aft
erward found dead on top of the water,
choked to death by the accumulation of
salt in their mouths and nostrils."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15
The Tunnel Was Forcotteu.

At Brussels the visitor is often struck
by the extreme thinness of the earth
covering the Braine lie Comte tunnel
and wonders why the common sense Of
the engineers who made the line did
not direct them to continue the cutting
and thus avoid a subterranean pas
sage.
The mystery is thus explained: When
railways We're in their veriest infancy,
the Belgian government sent party Of
engineers over to England to acquire
experience in construction of the new
iron highways, and on their return
they We're instructed to lay out the
first railway in that enterprising little
kingdom. The work was accordingly
put in hand, but on it's completion one
Of the engineers exclaimed:
Good gracious, We have forgotten
the tunnelr'
The CONSERVATION was general, espe-
cially when it was remembered that
there was not single line in England
but could boast of tunnel. What was
to be done? Nothing but to construct
the long corridor at Braine lie Comte
md when 1t was finished the earth was
rut on top. The tunnel was the glory
of the line.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15
Edison and Platin uln.

A story will serve to throw light up
on Edison's character At one time
there was q great fear in the scientific
world that the deposits of platinum
were about to become extinct. Edison
thereupon organized correspondence
bureau and sent letters to every Amer
lean consul upon the globe, to British
consuls in ports where the United
States had no representative and to
scientific men in every land. The let
ter gave clear statement respecting
the metal, how and where it was found
and might be found, how it could be
identified and treated and much other
information.
In each letter We're inclosed samples
of platinum as found in the various
rock beds. This may seem to be a
small undertaking, but when it is re-
membered that the letters were sent
off by the thousands, that the postage
was 10 cents to each letter and that
the pieces of platinum inclosed were
almost as valuable as metallic gold, the
cost of the achievement is readily seen.
While he did not succeed in greatly in
creasing the output of platinum, he set
at rest all fear of its extinction and
thus earned the gratitude of every
scientific Observation-Disclosures Leslie's
Magazine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15
Bank Robber Confeases.

st. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 11.-John Gala
han, who was arrested in the Union
Iron Foundry, after an attempt to
hold up the night watchman, has con-
fessed to Chief of Detectives Desmond
that he was one of the three men who
robbed bank at Turon, Reno county,
Kan, in October, 1899. After the safe
was blown the money was divided
among the trio. They then rode 20
miles on a Missouri Pacific hand car
to make their escape. Callahan says
his home is in Cleveland, and declares
that since the robbery he has not seen
his comrades. The authorities Of
arrest.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15

"There are strange sights in Porto
Rico" said n returned traveller. TIA
rantulas are one of them," he contin-
ued, land you should see tarantula
jump! One of them went through
ma .velous performance, with myself
and dog for spectators. The dogs
barking awoke me early one morning,
and l slipped into my shoes and ran
out. Spot-thats the dogs name-was
making frantic plunges at an enormous
tarantula, as big as my palm and it's
legs covering as much ground as a soup
plate. Its wicked black eyes made me
creep.
"1All of sudden the thing shrank up
like a sponge and jumped for the dog.
l give you my word, it jumped fifteen
feet If it was an inch. Twice the dog
ran under the SPIDERS jump-fact. 9th
ers were watching by this time, and
they all saw it. Usually, though, he
just side stepped bit.
81 broke up little pieces of branch
of tree and hurled them at the taran-
tula. My aim was just good enough to
stir him up. At first he kept jslping
away from us, but Spot always herded
him back again. Then he jumped
straight for us. At last a lucky shot
keeled him over, and few strokes
with a convenient club finished him.
New York Times.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15

The sovereign, voluntary path to
cheerfulness, if our spontaneous cheer
fulness be lost, is to sit up cheerfully,
to look around cheerfully and to act
and speak as If cheerfulness were al
ready there. If such conduct doesn't
make you soon feel cheerful, nothing
else will on that occasion. So, to feel
brave, act as if we were brave, use all
our will to that end, and courage fit
will very likely replace the fit of fear
Again, in order to feel kindly toward a
person to whom we have been inimical,
the only way is more or less deliberate
ly to smile, to make sympathetic in
quiries and to force ourselves to say
genial things. One hearty laugh to-
gether will bring enemies into closer
communion of heart than hours spent
on both sides in inward wrestling with
the mental demon of uncharitable feel
ing.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15

One of the commonest and the lar
gest of the Christmas island land crabs
is the well known robber crab, which
is found in most of the tropical Islands
of the Indian and Pacific oceans. 1t
sometimes reaches length of two feet
and may measure seven inches across
the back. Its colors are of a very
gaudy description, the ground color be-
ing a bright red, upon which there are
stripes of yellow, but in some cases a
purplish blue is the prevailing tint.
The eyes are fixed on stalks which
can be moved independently of one an
other, and there are two pairs of feel
ers, one long, the other short. The lat
ter pair are continually jerked up and
down. There is a pair ca powerful
claws, then several walking legs. In
general appearance these animals are
much more like rather stout Holsters
than crabs, and ones first encounter
with one of these creatures ii the mid
die of forest far from the sea is pro-
duCtive of much astonishment on both
sides.
Another species of land crab COM
mon in Christmas isla1,1 is a little
bright red animal which in general
shape is much like the common shore
crab. This variety makes burrows in
the ground. and in some places the soil
is honeycombed with hundreds Of holes
The crabs spend most of their time
collecting dead leaves, which they car
ry in their claws, holding them up over
their heads, and drag down into their
burrows, into which they scuttle at the
least alarm.-Pearson' Magazine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15
His Prize.

An amusing story, which may per-
haps he entirely true, is told of a short
sighted but energetic member of the
Russian secret police.
He was walking through little fire.
quented street of st. Petersburg one
night when he spied high up on a lamp
post a placard.
"Aham he said to himself, seeming
mischief on the instant and alert for
action. "That's one of those incendiary
notices about his majesty the czar! 1t
must come down at once!
With some difficulty, being of stout
build, he succeeded in climbing the post
and dislodging the placard. He bore it
to the ground, and there, peering at 1t
by the light of the lamp, he read two
Russian words, the English equivalent
for which is the well known legend
"Wet Paint. youths Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15

Lord Coleridge, the famous lord chief
Justice, once recounted to Sir Mount
Stuart E. Grant Duff an incident of his
earlier life. He had to cross examine
an eminent professional witness about
a proposed harbor. In the course of do
ing so he said, But, Mr.. -, isn't
there a reef Of rocks that would be a
great Inconvenience to your
"Oh, yes" replied the witness. "Un-
get rid of it in such and such a man.
ner."
Very good" rejoined Coleridge, "but
when you have got rid of it, would
there not be very awkward sand bank
to contend with?"
Certainly" said the witness, "but
against it we should provide thus and
thus
"Well," answered Coleridge, "but
when you have removed both these OBJ
stacles would you not still have a great
deal Of trouble from the current of the
river when in flood?"
CLEARLY" was the answer, but we
should encounter that difficulty sue
sessfully by another expedient," which
the witness proceeded to explain.
You have seen the place, have you
not?" said Coleridge.
"Oh, yes" replied the other.
"Well, 1 never did," was the re-
joinder Il have invented alike the
reef, the sand bank and the riverr'
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15
Obeyed Orders,

An old Yorkshire farmer was walk
ing out one day looking very glum and
miserable. He was a typical York
shireman, and he dearly loved joke.
But jokes seemed long way off just
then, and the old man was thinking
deeply when he was accosted by a
tramp, who made the usual request for
nights lodgings and something to
eat, as he explained he had had moth
ing for two whole days. The effect
upon the farmer when he said this was
magical.
"Why, man." he said, "I've been look
ing for you all day"
And then without more ado he
knocked him down and walked on him
from one end to the other. The tramp
got up, looking very staggered, and
asked him why he had done that.
"Well," said he, my doctor has Or
dered me to walk on an empty stomach,
and now that l have fulfilled his in
junction l can go and have q good feed,
and you can come with me. e."-London
Answers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15
A Wife's Allowance.

1t is one of the most humiliating ele-
ments in woman's life in America to-
day and one of the phases which is
most uncomplimentarily reflective upon
American husbands that just allow
ance is withheld from many wives.
No matter how small the allowance
may be, so long as it is fair in proper
tion to the income earned, every wife
should have a purse of her own, sacred
to herself and her needs and free from
the slightest intrusion on the part of
her husband. Every wife is entitled to
this, and no young mani care not
how small his income nor what his
reasoning may be-starts married life
Alright who withholds that courtesy and
that right from his wife.-Edward Box
in Ladies' Home Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15
Writing n Book.

The following confession of a novel;
ist as to tie method in which he wrote
one of his books is not without inter-
est. He had had the story outlined in
his notebook for long time and ought
to have been able to write it, but did
not feel able. Then one day he hap
pened to think of it again and saw, al
most as II it had been a stage scene,
the little tableau with which the book
was to close-one of those ends which
are also beginning. So he began to
work and in short time had complet-
ed the first three chapters. Then, for
no reason that he can give, there was a
jump, and lie wrote the chapters which
are now numbered XXI and XXII, the
Iast in the book. Then he went back
and wrote straight on from " to XVII.
The story had been with him so long
that it was the easiest thing in the
world to write it, and so he got through
this part Of the work with remarkable
celerity. In the eighteenth chapter
nothing happens. Every day for a
fortnight he rose, breakfasted and tried
to write that chapter; every night he
tore up big pile of manuscript which
he knew to be hopelessly bad. Then
he got desperate. The chapter should
be written and should stand, whether
good or bad. He wrote it and left the
house because it was bad and he had
resolved not to tear 1t up. Next day
he wrote chapter XIX, and on the NOR
row he rewrote chapter XVIII and
somehow or other contrived to Sst into
it all that he had failed to get before.
Then he wrote chapter XXX, and the
book was ompleted.-London Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15

No satisfactory determination has
been made of the reason we wink.
Some suppose that the descent and re-
turn of the lid over the eye serve to
sweep or wash it off, others that cover
ing of the eye gives it rest from the
labor of vision, if only for an inap-
preciable instant. This view borrows
some force from the fact that the rec
ord of winking is considerably used by
experimental Psychologists to help
measure the fatigue which the eye suf-
fers.-Popular Science.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15


"The morning after our arrival at the
hotel in Caracas" says W. E. Curtis, Il
called for a glass of milk while dress
ing. On every subsequent morning
during our stay glass of milk was
brought to me at precisely the same
hour without instructions, and al
though the servant was told several
times that it was not wanted she did
not appear to understand and contin-
ued to bring it just the same.
''In the hotel were electric bells. The
first day l rang for something, and q
certain boy answered the summons.
The next morning | rang again and
again, and no one responded. Finally
l went into the dining room and found
there half dozen servants.
Didn't you hear my bell ringT
asked.
Isl, senor' (yes sir, was the reply.
"'Then why didn't you answer it,?
THE boy that answers your excel
lency's bell has gone to market with
the manager
But you knew he was not here. and
you should have come in his place.
"'No, senior. 1t is his occupation to
answer your bell. l answer the bell of
the gentleman in the next ROOM
And as long as | remained in that
hotel my bell was answered only by the
one particular boy. If he was not in, !
could ring for an hour without receiv-
ing a response, although the house was
full Of idle servants"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15
The Tired Farm err.

Eyes, sir, you simply start our auto
mobile plow and leave it to itself while
you sit on the fence here in the shade
and enjoy your weekly paper and jug
of hard cider. The plow will go right
ahead and break up your field better
than you could possibly do it, and when
it has finished all you have to do is to
press the button here and stop it,"
"Waal, say, couldn't you fix it SOS it
would kind O. steer up here close to the
fence, SOS | could press the button
without g1ttin DOWN. - Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15

The hair falls out when the strength
of its roots is insufficient to sustain its
weight any longer, and new hair will
take it's place unless the root Is dis
eased For this reason each person has
u certain definite length of hair. When
the hair begins to split or fall out, mas
sage of the scalp is excellent.
Place the tips of the fingers firmly
upon the scalp, and then vibrate or
move the scalp while holding the pres
sure steadily. This will stimulate the
blood vessels underneath and bring the
blood vessels underneath and bring
about better nourishment of the hair
A brush of unevcnly tufted bristles Is
also excellent to use upon the scalp, not
the hair
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15
Child Baptism In Early Days.

The following from the early coutt
records of York county, Me-, we give
verbatim ct literatim: "At gener Il
court held at Saco Sept. II, 1640, it IS
ordered by the court that tie Worship
full Thomas Georges and Edward God
frey, councillors for this pro vince, shall
order all the inhabitants from Pisca-
taquis to Kenebache, which shall have
any children unbaptized az soon as
any minister is settled in any of their
plantations, they bring their said chill
dren to baptism, and If any shall refuse
to submit to the said order that the
party so refusing shall be summoned
to answer their contempt at the next
general court to be holden In this prov
ince."-Lewiston Journal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15

A curious account of how quails are
fattened for the market is given in n
London paper. II appears that quails,
being regular in their habits, always
feed directly they wake up in the
morning. They are therefore put in a
large cellar lit only by electric light. In
the dark they go to sleep, but directly
the light is turned on they wake up and
breakfast This process is repeated time
after time, and the birds, always labor.
inG under the delusion that morning
has arrived, cnce more breakfast, over
and over again. They have been known
to do so six times in an afternoon
Philadelphia Record
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-11-15
TRACTION BUILDING BURNED
One Life Lost and s1oo,oco Damage In
Richmond Fire.

ftlCflTIOnQ flTS.
Richmond, Va, Nov. 11.-Fire on
Saturday totally destroyed the four
story brick structure at the corner of
Main and Seventh streets, occupied
by the Richmond Traction company,
the Virginia Electrical Railway AMI
Development company and the Tower
Bingford Electrical Supply company.
A negro perished in the basement.
The total loss is estimated at $780,
900. There was $4,000 insurance on
the building, the Tower-Bingford COM
pany had about $4,000 insurance on
stock, and the traction and electrical
companies had full insurance on their
stock and office furniture.
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
Those who were at work in the build
ing heard dull report, and moment
later dense smoke and flames were
seen to rise. 1t is believed that the
boiler of the steam heating plant ex-
ploded.