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The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
Good Roads in Politics.

TIC good roads movement has mad
such progress in New York State ard
mas won The approval "r the people 80
thoroughly that there is Il constHn,
rivalry between tn" Republican "ud
h"mocratir parties in that State rs 10
which shalt present the most salts
factory good roads plank in its plat
form. This zeal for good roads does
not die with the election. New Norl:
state has very good roads law
though doubtless. as tn" Democrat :
claim, it is open 10 innrOvrmcnt, so as
10 give moro good roads
1hc criticism is made that the i'm
proved roads in New York State arc
too much in unconnncctcd sections
Thry are not continuous. so that in
travelling considerable distances the
enjoyment of the hard bOtt0mcd i'm
proved roads is marrcd by the ncccS-
Sity Of travcrSing occasional sections
Of tho old Styc road OF dust or mud
IT, is happy condition when there is
no longer the need of Il demand for The
construction of good roads generally.
hut merely the complaint that there
are gaps remaining of the old diScrcd-
tied dirt roads.
Good roads halt in Pennsylvania the
demand being met by Il law full OF
promises, which. being unsupported
10y appropriations, have never been
realized in performances New York.
New Jersey and Massachusetts are
each making progress in road recon-
Structon. while Pennsylvania stands
Still. Perhaps when good roads are
made Il party issue. us in New York.
something will be done. We have had
road commissions and legislation on
the subject. The opposition TO road
Improvement on account Of its sup
posed cost has about died out. But the
actual building OF improved roads in
pennsylvania on Il large scale has not
vet commenced.
Philadelphia In its suburbs and two
or its adjoining townships have some
improved roads Of the first quality.
They show what good roads are and
what they can do for a ncighborhooh
II is possible, however, that for this
State good roads must wait until the
politicians see that there are votes
10 be had here for good roads as well
rs in New York STATE. Philadplnhin
Press.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
erelY Precautionary.

"YOu succeeded in life III spite Of the
fact that YOU did moi give much attcn-
ton to study during your YOUTH
Yes answered Mr.. CumroX. "Rut
that doesn't prove that education isn't
q good thing. l was so much afraid
that people would make fun Of my
spelling that l was compelled to hustle
and get rich in Sclf-uCfrnSc.' .'-WaSh-
ington Star.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
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AA.as>A~4S SSSeS&e&tSS~
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| g RQ n D S.
.,,..osss~na aeasos~se
To Build Goo! KOnds.


- INATOR SPROUI., OF Drlo-
ware County. has been pu;tin.
to good use the interval of
Legislative inactivity in Penn
sylvania by preparing good ronds
bill for later consideration. He pro-
poses to put public road building in the
State under the control OF State
Highway Commission, TO consist OF
three mon. who shall appoint state
highway Engineer with supervisory
powers The State is to appropriate
%l,ooo,oOO annually; the Highway De-
rartm"nt is to contribute and require
scientific methods of construction, and
whatever amount may bc expended in
any township is to be borne in equal
proportions by the township. the couE-
~ and the State. This would nccrS<i-
tate yearly expenditure OF %:'.COu. 600
for road brtirrmcnt. The bill cnntainS
other suitable provisions for adjusting;
INC ora system Of road supervision 10
the new mcthuh prupn>"d
I'D" object Of this bill is a!io%"in''
mcr!toriOuS. IT would hC h"ii"r'd.
however. hy wedding oUi "i il III" OPP
pnrimiiy for political engineering. II
would be nn imuruvCmcni. ior "Na'E-
Die. If the tnr,,r state Highway Cow.
miSSonrrS should AL II" r"uipV,vu;
engineers and il the counties ui tha
State should be 50 divided rs to 4jyr
them all n field Of jurisdiction anil
employment. This wuuI make ii IN.
necessary to appoint lEG, iiri' iuHn 10 iU
the work while the three tJm;S >ionri>
should look ON. Hnd would Sy,ur" ,.lIinu.
1Hlivc official service,
=. Three million dollars could i,al,iiv i,r
spent to better advantage in pcnu&yl-
Iana than in building good roads.
Money so used would bring instant nI.
vantage TO thc taX-pAyin" rou,ribuln".
1t would so chrapcn transportation IS
t" add to the profit Of production. and
81 contribute to the comfort Of move.
Ihrnt rs to add length Of life ana lap.
pin"SS TO living.
Senator Sproul is on The right trac'<
if he can only so shape his bill thni
ihr money contributed shall go StraiMlN
ANA whole into Scientific roa,l-nlailinw
Wiih"u; diversion To the machine grab
'a%.- Philadelphia Record.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
Useful Salt.

Such humble things arc useful for
the toilet. or in aiding health. that tho
greater part OF the world does not
know Of the helpful little things that
are over close 1T hand.
Salt. plain table salt. is an article
that is useful in many ways beside
| that OF helping to make food savory.
| II IS especially beneficial tn bathr tired
or weak eyes. and Il pinch III warm
water will cure the diSiiguring intlnm-
nation That comes from ovcrwork or
from being in the wind. Salt in the
wafer will also overcome the rcdncsS
OF the lids.
\ little salt should occasionally be
! placed in the water with which the
| teeth are brushed as 1t helps to harden
the gums. When II is used for Il gnrgle
il will overcome sore throat. If used
soon enough. and il Is excellent to alluy
any slight irritation Of the throat.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
Not In Need GI SNM nai by.

"Do YOU Sympaihi%c with these poor
animals who live in captivity nj The
Zoo!' inquired the sympathetic &i"i.
"No,' answered the practical young
man; Il strongly suspect that th"$"
animals are Thinking NoW much h",l"r
oil lhcy are with iuci and shelter a.
ways provided hy human beings. IN
stead Of being competed l0 hiSt!" IN
the Wilderness =. Washington STAR.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
To ClrHn NEail l,unrl.

fM>t brush ill.," walls thOruHwhly;
'h"n TAX" Il lWn.Nnund Loaf u; bread.
~ i"ASt week state. and divide it,
in!" gupN>,.%"d pieces. cnrh with i
rl"c" q! crust on one side. IirlniM:: Il
r!"r" 10y tn" crust. wipe 'hH pA'"r
downward from In" Top. hu; never
W"r" upward 81 arl'"SS. Thr dir; from
III" lanrr and the crumbs will fan TO-
g'ih"r. hut y"u mn>i rub very lightly
or YOU will "nly rub III" dirt iu.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
4 SOrtiiI lhiIOsoplty

"What have YOU decided 10 do about
the man who publicly accuses YOU Of
putting money into politics:'
'Nothing,' answered Senator Sorg-
hum. 'IIc'll work out his own rctrihu,
ton. If he keeps Oh talking that way
people with money to spend will keel
clear of him, and he'll miss lots ul
good things. aShington Star.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
A Friendly IsccOmmcndatio ion.

81 never yet have had II picture OF
myself taken thaI suited me- she COM
planned.
"ThatS too bad" h"r dearest friend
replied. 81 know Of a place where
Pm sure you could get satisfaction.
They have such skllful rclouchcr.
When he gets through with the plato
YOU really won't know yoursclf"-Chi.
cago Rccord-Hcrald.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
= HoyEsehold
d3 GSr-~~uuOu..u---As.-~-.~-.-' 'S<
IL Matters
a sponge For Enbbsra.

Mothers who have children going to
school will find thai q small sponge.
kept on purpose for cleaning shoes, is
4 great convenience. 1t should he tied
to a string ard kept in the bathroom.
y is &ayily CLEANED and leaves 10 lint
on the rnhber$. - A-""-4s
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19

\ curious account is given in II I\A-
Hdn p"!I"r Of Il hralhcn sacrifice recent
~ offered mp to idols in :: thuvHSh vii
lI-r in III" Province of kaZan. Russia.
Combinations of butter. milk. sal, and
meal wrr" rcuuiSitionrd hy the priests
from the villagers. and on Il pr0nit inuS
day tn" whole people turned out 10 I'll"
river bank. where prayers were offered
up /" Il" gods for rain. and Il swallow.
hav!n" hrrn caNght and Smcaird with
butter. WAS released to Fly upwards Ia
carry "ur prapcr> to the ears or Ill"
gods. The proceedings closed with
feast. after which The priests began
pu$hin" one another into the water.
and then hn@ing water over the as
Scmhlcd crowd. The story is badly
TOLD without The least inlrrrS, in wat
appears to hc some relic Of olu-a"r
ceremonial which may II" worthy the
attention Of The learned in such mat
tors.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
when Washing Cruefa,

If YOU want cructs or wntertbottlcs
to dry quickly after washing. stand
them wrong side up under Il tap whem
clean and LET the water run on them
for little while. III few ,uinutcs
YOU will find th2t they arc uu!:H dry
inside. . .,i
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19

4 travrlc. in fnratan has discovered
many plants anu ''"''> 'hai are "h"lif
unknown Lrrn rLo d" are ai least six
varieties of Iuli,u ,,r, :. ID species OF
prahS, SuuElShc> ana tubrrS '' '''
a''oE"thrr different from ours. IN I. ~
forests and HE iunglr< ne found wild
'r''i'S thnl need only scientific cultiva-
''"h /" make thru rarely delicious.
Many OF these nlTrT more promising
results I" cultivation than did the bit
Ter wild almond, whence came the
peach.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Tho possibilities of pitcher plants as
~. .rnuv!can cock
"ar ror caith.iiS ,.,
roach ar" pointed out in Il bulletin Of
III" Trinidad Botanical Department.
'ah'"d among orchids. they may ma
''TihllH help the cullivator 10 keep
inns pest in check. and are more Spc-
ciAlly Suitable since they require Simi-
H., conditions OF heat and moisture.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
Royal tad>.

"Thc papers say thar Queen NIrN.
;m'lra$ hobby is clnrk>.'
that one of her royal sisters is very
fond Of iinc poullry.'
swell. | fancy il requires It much
higher degree of intelligence to <"l Il
hen than to sci Il clock. =. Clcvrlauu
l'lHin Dealer
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19

Tn. Gross. in the Elrktr0rnrmi>,lr
zen Srhriil announces lh" splitting up
of silicon and the discovery III IN ~.
par"nily new element Sum"wlal re-
Srmhln~ S""mium in appearance. tie
dissolved pure silica in puta$Sium hy
hralr. and submitted In" resulting So
luton (" the action OF am electric cur
rent for Il long period. When III" rl"c-
lrnlySiS WAS complete he removed the
unalt"rrd silica. The weight of Slira
recovered WIS always considerably less
than that with which the experiment
wIS commenced. and the deficiency
WAS supplied Ivy a material found in
tn" residual solutions which. after sep
arating, fuSin% and reducing in hydro
gen gas LEFT Il metallic residue rrS"m-
bling Srlrnium.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
Check to Groccrs' Mus,c

y peculiar case has arisen in tho law
courts The &roccrs Of Paris lately
introdnccd graphophoncs in their shons
to attract customers. The authors
ciam royalties on the pieces PLAYED
The groccrs refused to pay and the an.
ihorS threaten to have them brought
before the courts. The pcnchant for
music among the shop keepers thus
receives a rude cheek. Whether trade
VIII decrease in consequence OF tho
abolition remains to be Scen.--Paris
correspondence New York Herald.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
Selfish Chldt

Nice Old Cruil"lnan "iI"rr, Here
Come oul Of that.
Ihr l[ih II will not. Go an "ji vuu,
own mud pUhdl". N"w lorK H.. -
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19

Recent experiments hHv" >hrWH ihal
tier" arr many mi"i"."rGlni>w> !i'Hi
may he exposed to l." temperature %
liquid air about $50 dr-rrr~ h"l ~,
Hrro.-ful' a prriri of six months with.
oul amy arprrriahlr loss Of virn,itN.
Nevertheless. il is certain ihat nj >urh
Il temperature the or.linary chImi,:il
processes OF the liviu" cell mus, cease
Professor n"war says that ihr or".lE
iSn'S in that state NJ" neither alir" nor
dead. in the ordinary arr"plaii"n OF
those words: that they are in 4 hitherto
un"htHincd condition. Of Twin" matter
a third state.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19

There is surely Il reward hereafter
for The man who lives ,ID TO his wifes
expectations OF him,
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19
Compromises.
''Want the trousers crcaScdT' ask,
the tailor.
4, LIZ, ..I 10 ;1,,n, 4

"Wrll, not SO much, perhaps. rs 1t
used To be. Some OF my customers
wont have il done now nj all"
"Oh, well. I'm not particular,' re-
piled the customer. 'SuppOSC YOU
crease one of the legs and leave The
other bagGy. Chicago Tribune.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-19

Collecting thimnIrS wnicii have hrrn
the property Of t"malc celebrities has
become the latest rage. The .'rrHm OF
Il collection owned by Il wealthy Amor.
lean is the thimhlc of that cNcrllrn,
nrcdlewoman. Queen elizabeth: one
which belonged to Queen Victoria
| when girl Of fourteen this i; Il solid
and useful looking silver thimblr. hut
very small. \ ,himhlc much worn
once belonged 10 The Princess Alice.
| and is rather large: one whoS, owner
was the Princess Of Wales is extreme.
ly dainty. Of gold and cuamcl
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-13

wildly In such cases, and have many times
been the means of defeating the ends of
justice by giving away important clues to
the press.
ticed hard 1T mysteries. He sat down
in the library, and with his grabbed
handwriting covered two sheets of pa
per with notes upon the case watched
as his pencil went swiftly to work. and
when he had finished i saw him under
line. certain words he had written.
Thorpe appears to suspect that fellow
Short he remarked, when | met him
again in the library a quarter of an hour
later i've just been chatting with him,
and to me his demeanor is not that of 2
guilty man. He's actually been upstairs
with the coroner's officer in the dead
mans room. A murderer generally ex-
cuses himself from entering the presence
of his victim"
Wei. exclaimed, after pause "you
know the Whole circumstances now. Can
you see any clue which may throw light
on the affair?''
He slowly twisted his mustache again:
then twisted his plain gold ring slowly
round the little finger Of the left hand
habit of his when perplexed.
| NO. Ralph, old chap; can't say I do"
| ne answered. There's an unfathoma BILE
mystery somewhere, but In what direction
I'm utterly at a. loss to distinguish
| @ Dot do you LINK ,lndl the, ASA SSln is
member of the household? That seems
| to me our first point to clear up
That's just where were perplexed
Thorpe suspects Short; but the police so
often rush to conclusions on a single sus-
plc1on. Before condemning him it is nee
essary to watch him narrowly and note his
dcmea nor and his movements. If he is
guilty he'll betray himself sooner or later
Ihorpe was foolish to take down that knife
| a second time. The fellow might have
seen him and had his suspicious aroused
thereby. That's the worst of police in
qulrles They display so little ingenuity.
/ 1T is all d-method-method Every
thring must be done by rule They APP
pear TO overlook the fact that a window
/ IN the conservatory was undoubtedly left
| open,'' he added
| "Well?' l asked, noticing that he was
gazing at me strangely, full in the face.
| well has it not occurred to YOU that
| that window might have been purposely
left open?'' T.. ~.
You mean that the assassin entered
| and left by that Window"
Il mean to suggest that the murder
might have been connived by one OF the
| household, if the man we suspect were not
| the actual assassin himself
/ (To be continued Tomorrow
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-13

Yet as far as I could discern with the,
naked eye there was no evidence that it
had recently been used. Az
1t was the mans curious apprehensiye
glance that had first aroused my sus-
picion, and the admissions that he had
opened the back door and that he had
been armed, both increased my. distrust.
The detectives, too, were interested in
the weapon. but were soon satisfied that,
although a dangerous knife, it bore INC
stain of blood
So I put it back in its case and replaced
it. But experienced some difficulty in
getting the loop of wire back upon the
bras headed nail from which it was sus-
spended; and it then occurred to me that
Short, in the excitement of the discov-
cry and ordered by Ethelwynn toisgo at
once in search of me, would scarcely re-
main there. striving to return the knife to
Its place. Such an action was unnatural
He would probably have cast it aside and
dashed out in search of cob. Indeed,
the constable on the beat had seen him
rush forth hurriedly and urged by Ethel
wynn run in the direction Of Kew bridge.
No. Somehow | could not rid myself
OF the suspicion that the man was lying.
To my professional eye the weapon with
which the wound had been inflicted was
the one which he admitted had been in
his possession.
The story that he had unlocked the
door and gone in search Of the assassin
struck the Inspector as it did myself as
distinctly lame tale.
longed for the opening of the telegra ph
office, so that l might summon my friend
JeNons to my aid. He revelled in mys-
teries, and if the present one admitted Of
solution l felt confident that he would
solve it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-13

i { 4 = +
and how carefully and ingeniously he
worked when assisting the police to get
at the bottom of any such affair.
lie came a little after 9 in hot haste.
having driven from Hammersmith in
hanson Z was upstairs when heard his
deep o cheery voice crying to the inspector
from Scotland Yard
'Hulloa, Thorpe. What's occurred? NY
friend Dr. Boyd has Just wired to me-
Murder, responded x the Inspector
You'll find the doctor somewhere about
Hell explain it 5allpg3 Queer case--very
queer case, it seems.
is that you. Ambler?" I called over the
banisters. Come up here''
lie g. came up brea tF1lessly, two steps at
time and gripping my hand asked: i.
nos been murdered?'' =
as"Old Mr.. Courtenay"
The dewitt he calculated
"a most mysterious affair." l went on.
They called me soon after 3, and 1 came
down here, only to find the poor old gem
tlenan stone dead--stabbed to the heart
Let me See him. my friend said in a
sharp business-like tone, which showed
mat he intended to lose no time in sitting
the matter. He had his own peculiar
methods of getting at the bottom of a
mystery. He worked independently, and
although he assisted the police and was
therefore always welcomed by them, his
SAhoi - t"eie always apart, ana generally
marked by cunning, ingenuity and swift
logical reasoning that We're alike remark
able and. marvellous. wv"
| l gave him a brief terse. outline Of the
tragedy. and then, unlocking the door OF
! the room where the dead man still lay III
| the same position as when discovered al
lowed him in.
The place was in darkness so drew ur
the Venetian blinds. letting in the gray
depressing light Of the wintry morning
4 lie advanced to the bed, stood in the
exact spot where had stood, and where
without doubt the murderer had stood
and folding his arms gazed straight anG
long upon the dead MANS eatures. :.
Then he gave vent to a kind of dissatis-
fed grunt, and turned down the coverlet
| In order to examine the wound, while
stood by his side in silence.
| Suddenly he swung round on his heel
and measured the PAGES between the bee
| and the door. Then he went to the win
dow and looked out; afterwards making q
tour of the room slowly. his dark eyes
I searching everywhere. He did not oper
his lips in the presence of the dead He
only examined everything, swiftly and YET
carefully. opening the door slowly anc
closing it just as slowly, in order to see
whether it creaked or not.
1t creaed when closed very slowly
| The creaking was evidently what the I'M
/ der housemaid had heard and believed tt
be the creaking Of boots. The murdered
! finding that it creaked had probably
closed it by degrees; hence it gave a Sc.
ries of creaks, which to the girl hal
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FEBRUARY 10, 1903.

anism, and for the fund of stories always
at his command. Sometimes he used to-,
entertain us for hours together. relating
details of mysteries upon which he had
at one time or another been engaged.
Women are always fond of mysteries
and he often held both of them GREATNESS
by his vivid narratives.
Thorpe the detective from Scotland
Yard, big, studlily built, middle aged
man, whose hair was stinged with gray,
and whose round, rosy face made him
appear the picture of good health, joined
us a moment later. Ina low, mysterious
tone he explained to my friend the Cir
cumstance of Short having admitted pos
session of the knife hanging in the hall.
In it Amber Jexons al once scented
clue
q II never liked that fellow" he OK
claimed, turning. to me. My impression
has always been that he was a sneak.
and told old Courtenay everything that
went on, either in drawing room or
Kitchen
Thorpe. continuing. explained how the
back door had been found unfastened,
and how Short had admitted christening
1t In order to go forth to seek the assas-
sin.
"a ridiculous story--utterIy absurd"
declared Jevons "a man doesn't rush
out to shed blood for blood like that!'
"Of course not" agreed the detective.
"To my mind appearances are entirely
against this fellow. Yet we have one
fact to bear in mind. namely. that being
sent to town twice he was afforded every
opportunity for escape"
HE was artful,' 1 remarked. HE knew
that his safest plan was to remain and
face it. It. as seems very probable, the
crime was planned, it was certainly car
ried out at a most propitious moment
1T certainly was observed my friend
carefully scrutinizng the knife, which
Thorpe had brought to him. This" he
said. must be examined microscOpically
You can do that. Boyd"
1T will be easy to see if there are any
traces of blood upon it. To all appear
ances it has been recently cleaned and
oiled.''
Short admits cleaning it, but he says
he did SO three. days ago." | exclaimed.
He gave vent to a low grunt, from
which I knew that the explanation was
unsa tisfactory, and replaced the knife in
its faded velvet sheath.
Save for the men upon whom suspicion
had thus fallen, the servants had all gone
to the house where their mistress was
| lodged, after being cautioned by the po-
lice to say nothing of the matter and tc
| keep their mouth closed to all the report
swarmng in the district eager for every
| scrap of information. "" Their evidence
would be required at the inquest, and the
| the police forbade them, until then. tc
| make any comment. or to give any expla
nation Of the mysterious affair. The
tongues of domestics wag quickly anc