The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-09-11
When tho clouds break away,
Don't neglect to save the hay

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Don't neglect to save the hay
you did not have your say in
the late elections it was your own
fault or perhaps the fault Of the
woathor.
Tho campaign just closed was
one marked by unprecedented ef-
forts to onlighten tho pooplo on
the good quslitios Of tho candidates.
After the smoke and noise Of
battle arc gone. it is easy to con-
e9udc thatit is fortunate for the
people that elections do not come
every yoar. Even 80 may it be
said Of tho candidates.
Ifyour children are not in school
and you expect 60 .send them to
school, fs It Wise to defer the smat-
tor too long? BY entering at the
beginning Of the session and losing
no time the work Of the student
will be carried On tho more easily.
Pickens county polls tho third
vote, in numbers, among tho coun-
ties composing the third congress
sonnl district, Anderson and
Oconee being ahead of Picktns.
Pickens, however, is just a little
behind OcoDee III point Of numbers
and is rapidly coming to the front.
It would not be surprise TO lcsrn,
four years hence, that Pick cns
finds horsali considerably in the
lead Of Oconcc in voting strength
No free government has ever
found any adequate means Of uni
versal education except IN free
public schools, open to all, sup
ported by tho taxes Of all its citi
sons, where every child regardless
OF condition in life or circumstan.
cos OF fortune, Amay receive tina
opportunity for training into socia
s,rvlCe as which the constitution
of this and other great states ant
the aye demand.
Tho thanka of all the people ar
due to the managers who kindl
served during the late elections
Their service has boen given with
out pay and without the hopu Q
expectation Of reward, yet the
did thoir duty conscientiously an
intelligently, and more than the
duty In CONSIDERABLY forw ardil
the returns for tho information
the people in advance Of tho reg
lar count.
Atlanta merchants urge their ,
irons to potronize them and II
spend their money outside of t
city for goods that can be suppl
at thoir very doors, The same a
peal holds good and ought to
and is urged on the part Of Picker
merchants and homo enterprise
and you may receive some retur,
therefor after awhile. Anyway
helps to build up your own poop
md their growth means holp
you.
Cotton starts off this season al
fairly good price, and If subscque
prices are determined by the +,
facts as to the cotton crop tho c'
ton grower need have no fear b
that he Will realize a respeotal
return for every pound he plae
on the market. But it seems IL
overy possible effort is being ma
to draw the prices down. Fal
reports as to the probable yield a
being offered and every other co
co'vable method adopted to d
press prices. The best and safe
plan, as experience has taught Il
farmers, is to market tho cotton
soon as possible. This plan max,
sure OF the present fairly goo
price and relieves tho producer
oil risk, insurance, loss in weigh
end the possibility Of lower prioa
People are learning from exp
fienoe that the oil cotton cron
wrong in principle and praot,
and arc bringing themselves :
lief from the variableness of +
bottom market and the possibili