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The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23
The MAE CARRIERS.

81 b ..r . Il +. . #. g - &
Ciyil Service Examination TO be Held IN
Anderson August lat.
The civil service examination for
the purpose of selecting four car
riers and one substitute for the free
delivery mail service III Anderson
will be held in the graded school
building on August 1st. The fol-
lowing statement Of Information
concerning the examination was
issued last week: ~.
The United States civil service
commission announces that on
August the 1st, 1908, commencing
at 8 o'clock a. M, an.cxamination
will be hold in the city Of Ander-
son, 8. c., for the positions Of clerk
and carrier in the postoflice ser.
wee.
From the eligibles resulting from
this examination it is expected that
the postmaster general will select
four carriers and one substitute
who are to be appointed prior to
the establishment Of froe delivery
in that city. Selections from these
eligibles may also be made for ap.
pointments to the positions -oi
clerk and carrier after the estab-
l1shment of free delivery.
This examination offors an OK
cellent opportunity for entering
the federal service to bright, ener-
getic young l.ersons who are not
afraid Of hard work. 1t may b..
stated that there is n wider field
for advancement upon merit in
the federal service than in many
private employments. -.
The nature Of the examination
is test of practical, general intel
ligence and of adaptability in post
office work. The examination will
consist Of the subjects mentioned
below, which will be weighted as
follows:
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tS.t TIIE PICKENS SE ENTl FL, Established 1871.
"a 3'IliIs sPEO ES' JOURNAL, Established, 1891
s8$t tCOSSOElDATED, 1908. r
DUG UP 100000.
nct 1t Was Cotton. Not Gold -I.uoky Find
in tho Pacolot Valley Friday.

Bct 1t Was Cotton. Not Gold -Luoky Find
in tho Pacolot Valley Friday.
Sixty thousand dollars was &C.
cidentally discovered at Pacolet
buried in the sands along the
banks of the Pac,let river last
Friday, but it was cotton and not
gold that constituted this valuable
treasure, says the Spartanburg
Journal.
A party was prospecting on the
scene of the recent food disaster
along the river banks not far from
the site of the warehouse at Paco-
let when small bit Of white cot
ton was noticed sticking out of the
sand. Investigation followed at
once and the white bit Of cotton
turned out to be part of u, bale
which in turn was one Of q lot of
nearly one. thousand bales of cot.
ton which We're lying beneath the
sands all unknown to the work
men who had hundreds of times
passed over this veritable mtno Of
wealth III buried cotton.
The single bnle was excavated
from the sands and all about it
burled some feet under the surface
in the sand was seen cotton bale
after cotton bale lying we'll pro-
tectef and almost uninjured under
the weight of sand. The scene
was soon the arena OF busy life and
many workmen were called upon
to aid in getting out the buried
cotton. When every bale was dug
out and an inventory taken it was
found that nearly one thousand
bales Of cotton valued in round
numbers at about 10000 dollars
had been rescued. The incident t
is one of many Of this kind showing
the strange freaks which the storm
and flood played, concealing goods
and cotton in many instances III
such a manner that they are found
with difficulty. The discovery of
the cotton was q source of great
qualification to the mill people.
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GROVER CLEvELANDss SON =.

A son was born to ex-president
and Mrs, Grover Cleveland at their
summer home at Buzzard's Bay,
Mass, Saturday.
The attendants say that all COM
ditions affecting both mothor and
child are satisfactory.
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Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
MISS OLIVIA v. WILLIAMS DEAD.

Miss Olivia V. Williams, daugh-
ter Of the late DR.. Charles Will.
liama, Of Georgetown, died Of nor
vous trouble ut the homo of Miss
Annie Addison in Greenville, Oh
the 18th inst. ..
She was at one time associate
editor of the Southern Christian
Advocate and was a woman of un.
usual intellectual ability.
Mrs. T. P. Bradley, her sister,
and Miss Maria Bailey, her niece,
of Georgetown, we're with the de.
ceased during her recent illness.
The body was taken to George,
town for interment.
'FIle hest Prescription for RKa
aslpis
HChills g nm and Fever IS q bottle Of GnovR TAsf
IEss TONIC. i IL simply iron and qu inin
IN taSteless orn's cur e55yiio. pay. Price
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TOXAWAY UNSAFE.
Col. Orr, Pre- tsident Of tho Piedmont MIL,
Iias Examined Dam and Say 8 1t is
r.,sg Dangerous

Col. Orr, PRECEDENT of tho Piedmont Mil
Has Examined Dam ana Say 8 1t ia y
g# Dangerous.
Greenville, July 17.--Col. James
L. Orr, president OF the Piedm ont
Manufacturing Company, and one
of the best known and most up-to
date cotton mill men in the South,
returned this afternoon from the
Sapphire country, in Western
North Carolina, where lie has
made careful Investigation Of the
famous .Toxaway dam. He ex.
pressed the opinion that the struct-
uro is not Secure. If the water,
from excessive rains or melting
SHOWS, should rise above the sur
face of the dam, he said, the struct-
ure would be;completely demolish-
ed III two hours, and the waters
would. work destruction upon the
valleys below. :.".E. I. "
Col. Orr gave 1t as his opinion
that expert engineers should be
sent to make thorough examina-
tion of the dam, and give report
of the actual condition Of affairs,
1t ls SAID that grave apprehension
exists in tho sections Of country
which are at the mercy of the
mountain waters. .-.
Tho Toxaway dam is 27 miles in
circumference. In many places the
water is fifty feet deep. Should
this mighty volume ever escape,
there. would be another Johnstown
horror. 1t would crush the Seneca
river trestles on the Southern and
Blue Ridge, into kindling wood
and 1t would sweep away the dam
at Portman Shoals, near Anderson,
which is considered the most pow.
erful structure of the kind IN the
State. The wild rush of wator
would find an outlet in the Savan-
nah river and would flood the city
of Augusta. There is go much al
stake, 80 many thousands of acres
Of farming land to be destroyed,
that the people who stand to lose
everything will not feel secure un-
til, they receive the information
which will be supplied by engin~
eers of ability and Integrity.
There is no desire to injure the
owners of Toxaway, but men whose
millions can lie wrecked in a night,
want to know the truth. And
they expect to get this at any cost.
According to newspaper and
other reports, the dam Is nightly
built of stone. From other sources,
however, 1t Is claimed that nothing
stronger than a bed of earth holds
the billions and billions of tons of
water.
The entire country along the
streams which have their fountain
head in the Sapphire country, were
alarmed III the recent storm days
when reports camo that Toxaway
was doomed. Fol nearly twenty
four hours the suspense was terri
ble." The people realized what
calamity of that kind would mean,
and there was rejoicing when il
was known that the dam structure
was intact. Since that time, how.
ever, the owners of property which
would be at the mercy of any over~
flow, have soen the importance of
making an Investigation. This is
the only way by which the situa-
tion can be relieved, and if it is
shown that the dam is unsafe,
there must he some remedy at law
which will give the people the pro.
lection they desire.
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BRYAN TALKS
About "Denlocratlc Principles' and the
Kansas City Platform.

About "Denlocrat1c Princi ciples'' and the
Kansas City Platform.
Milwaukee, Wis, Special.-W. J.
Bryan was interviewed here as to
the Clevelan l movement. Mr..
Bryan said:
"lt is comedy as it now stands
but tragedy if it should succeed"
Mr.. Bryan declared that all lie
desired to see was the nomination
by the Democratic party of some
one who would stand by Demcs
cratic principles.
"By Democratic" said he, 81
mean the principles enunciated at
the Kansas City convention of the
Democratic party, the last oppor-
tunity the party had to declare the
principles upon which it stands. -
Asked if he believed there was
any danger of the line of Cleveland
Democrats capturing the next
Democratic convention, Mr.. Bryan
said:
IL do not think such thing is
n probability. If there was such a
probability danger would be the
right word to use in connection
with the results it would work to
the Democratic party"
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23
Cholera Intant,lli,.

Thin has long been regarded as one of
the most dangerous and fatal diseases to
which infants are subject. 1t can be
cured, however, when properly treated
All that is necessary is to give Chamber.
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and castor oil, as directed with
each bottle. and cure is certain. Fol
sale by pickens Drug Co., Piclsens, and
Il. N. Hunter, Liberty,
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23

No man or woman in the State will
hesitate to speak we'll of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets after once
trying them. They always produce a
pleasant movement of the bowels, i'm
prove the appetite and strengthen the
digestion. For sale by Pickens Drug
Co., Pickens, and r. N. Hunter, Liberty
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I STATE NEWS.
22l2,oGzlllG

"A now $4,000 oil mill has
boon organized at .Ionesville.
james II. Tillman Was taken
to Lexington jail tho 18th inst.
The State Farmers Alliance
met in Columbia on yesterday, the
22d inst.
-Plins are maturing for add
ing a $4,000 building to the plant
of the Columbia Female College.
Rev. John Attaway, an aged
Methodist minister, died ut his
home at Williamson on tho 18th.
The people Of Winnsboro have
voted down proposition to estab-
lish a beer dispensary in that town.
Tho Greenville papers and
people, are complaining Of the sor-
vice given them by tho Bell tele-
phone company.
The work of paving the streets
of Anderson began the 14th inst. ,
and will be completed III four
months at q cost of about $4,000.
Tho Anderson Mail says: GA
successful farmer who lives near
the city has sold 5000 worth of
cabbages from six acres this year."
IN. w. Peurifoy, who hvs been
teaching. some years at Rockton,
Fairfield county, has been elected
principal of the school at Central,
Pickens coUHty.
--Eddie Smith, n white boy of
13, was killJl in Charleatop.5on
Sunday by I falling from Il r. Zee
which he had climbed IN ord IL to
rob " 0ird's fest. L
The Pacplet mill stoclBHooSW -
met in Spartahburg on the 14th,
and voted to increase the capital
stock frome one million to two and
to rebuild at once.
Gov. Hayward has positively y
declined to par don Mrs. Fannie
Carson, who in 1896 participated
with her paramour III the murder
of her husband in Spnrtanburg
county.
Will Holland, young man OF
respectable parents, was shot and
: killed on. the 18th inst, in a house
Of i'll repute in Columbia by J. w.
Burkhalter, formerly of Waycross,
Ga, now q telegraph operator in
Columbia.
Judge Dantzler at Laurcns Oh
the 18th instant, granted bail to
. Jno. Fl. Wham, the slayer of Fay
ette Ramage, inthe sum of $4,000.
The defendant was represented by
Ferguson & Featherstone and w.
r. Richey the State by Solicitor
Sease ond O. l.. Schumpert.
Willie Hall, a young white
man of Aiken county, who lived
eight miles from Batesburg, was
shot and killed on the Lexington
% SIDE, one milp from his homo, On
the 1athH inst hnt, by George Ed
wards, oss ga: The negro oscap-
cd TO the swamps and crowds are
hunting him with bloodhounds.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23
wording Night ana Day.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was mado is DR.. Kings New
Life Pills These pills change weakness
into strength, listlessness into energy,
brain-fag into mental power. They're
wonderful in building up the health.
Only 25c per box. Sold by Pickens Drug
Company.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23

The BARRIERS Of New York have or.
ganizcd league for the promotion
of social intercourse. 1t Is generally
supposed that BARRIERS are social
enough without the necessity of organ
ization.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23

For a lazy liver try Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They in
vigorate the liver, aid the digestion, reg
ulate tho bowels and prevents bilious
attacks. For sale by Piclkens Drug Co.,
Pickens, and r. N. Hunter, Liberty.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23

The completion Of the Pacific cable
to Manila is gratifying and supplies O.
means Of quick communication long
needed. In tho meantime we are mot
hearing as much about transoceanic
wireless telegraphy as formerly.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23
NEGRO MOB LYNCHEs A NEGR

NEGKO MOE LYNCHES 4 NEGRO.
Lake Butler, Fla, epeclal.-A
negro tramp named Adams, who
assaulted negro woman near this
place q day Or so ago, was captured
Thursday night by mob of ne
groes and lynched in Santa Fe
swamp. His body wap cut into
shreds by the mob and aeverely dis.
figured. The lynching was carried
out by negroes entirely.
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W e'glts.

Age limit, all positions, II to 45
years.
The names of all male eligibles
! will be entered on both the clerk
and the carrier registers, and ap-
pointment from either register will
remove the eligible's name frop,
both registers.
All applicants, male and female,
must have the medical certificate
in form 1O1 executed. Male ap.
plicants must be at least 5 feet 4
inches in height not less than 1926
pounds.
This examination is open to all
citizens of tho United States who
comply with the requirements. .
Competitors will be rated without
regard to any consideration other
than the qualifications shown in
their examination papers, ana eli
glDles Will be certified strictly in
accordance with the civil service
law and rules.
For application blank (form 1O1)
full instructions, specimen exumi-
nation questions, and information
relative to the duties apd salaries
OF tho different positions applica.
tions should be made to the score
tary of the board Of examiners al
the postoflice.
Applications will be accepted for
this examination by the secretary
of the local board up to the hour
of examination. The examination
will be held in the graded school
building at Anderson. s. c., Aug.
ust 1st. James +. Simpson,
Temporary Sec. Postal Board,
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23

An accommodating Cleveland man
announces that he has an automobile
which he Will be pleased ut all times
to place at the disposal Of brides and
grooms wishing to escape the throwers
Of rico ana old shoes. This Is IN exhi-
bition Of real and practical philanthro-
py which ought to be appreciated by
matrimonially inclined young people.
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To MOthera In rpO1o1l.

Children who are delicate, feverish and cross
VIII get Immediate relief from Mother Gray's
sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse tho
strong and healthy. 4 certain cure for worms.
Sold by all druggists, 25c Sample free. Ad
dress Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, n. y. -a.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23
Many school ch,,drcn mr.. s,o,,,y

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
used by Mothe Gray, n nu rse IN Childrcn's Home
New YORK, l5reak up Colds In "a hours, cure Fe.
yerishnesS, Headache, Stomach troubles, Teeth
ing DISORDERS, and destroy Worms At all drug
gsts, 2bc. Sample mailed FREE. Address, Al.
len 8. Omsted, Leroy, NY III.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23

''For years fate was afte me continu-
ously" writes F. A. Gulledge, Verbena.
Ala. 81 had terrible case of Piles
causing "a tumors. When all failed,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me-"
Equally good for Burns and oil aches
and pains. Only 25c at Plckens Drug
Cos drug store.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23

Slight injuries often disable q man
and pause several days loss of time and
when blood poison develops, sometimes
result in the loss of a hand or limb.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm is an antisep.
tic liniment. When applied to cuts,
bruises and burns 1t causes them to heal
quickly and without maturation. and
prevents any dangersof blood poison.
For sale by Pickens Drug Co., Pickens,
and ~. N. Hunter, Liberty.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until tho last few
years was supposed to be incurable. For
q great many years doctors pronounced
it a local disease and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable. Science has proven catarrh
to be constitutional disease and there
fore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
FL. Cheney Sc Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
1T is taken internally in doses from 10
on the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. They offer one nehundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. ~
+ Address, +. j. Cheney &c Co.,
a,, Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK /?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers Is sure to know OF the wonderful
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23

cures made by Dr..
kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
1t Is the great medi.
cal triumph Of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years Of
scientific research by
Or, Kilmer, the emil
nent kidney and blad-
der SDecialief ,od l.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23
TWO HOMICIDEs IN AnBEyILLE.

Abbeville, s. G., SPECIAL.
body of Walter Fisher, colored
was brought here Friday from Lat,
imer,s the western side of that
county, and buried. He is said tc
have been accidentally shot by
Jim SprowIey, last Wednesday
playing with a pistol in a box car
Mary Nance, colored, died this
afternoon. She was shot in the
body with pisto! Wednesday
night in a street 'ow. Maria
Adams is charged with the shoot.
ing.
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WHIPPED A on1LD TO nEAru.

Dora Wright, negro woman
was hanged at South McAlaster,
I. t., Friday, for the murder of
Annie Williams, a seven-yearuold
girl. She mounted the scaffold
without tremo". She is the first
woman Is be hanged in that Sec
ton. Her crime was whipping a
isssyeii;ysar..oM girl, Annie Will
sliams, untilyshe died of her injur-
les. Z Z, (
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-07-23

60 "a 80 sRa a. .xs1. r Ia.
Beata tho Tho Kind You Have Always Bough
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wonderfully successful In promptly curing
lame back, kidney, Bladder uric acid trous
bles and Brights Disease. which Is the worst
form OF kidney trouble.
Dr.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Is not rec
ommendedfor everything but II you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble It will be found
tpss the remedy you need. lthas been tested
= .n5o many ways. in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor 10 pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
h every case that special arrangement hos
s been made BY which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried It, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mall, also 4 book
telling more about Swamp Root and how 10
find out fyou have kidpey or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
ssnd e,,si your " rms s5Slsss papss and q ..,,
pr. ktlmer& Co. Bing
hannton, N. VI. ; The ssSas sl;sii lslIS1
regular fifty cent and Homo Of swanp.Nao.
dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists,
5%5 Don't make any mistake, but rsiIierober
( slhe name, u Swamp Root, Dr.. Kilner,a
4 Swamp Root, and the address, Bingharnton,
( ~. on every bottle. h, s..
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-15
OFFICIALS OF TRUST
co. SEE STONE LAID.
List of Articles Placed in the Cor
nerstOne-Rushing Work on
Structure

The cornerstone of the Perth Amboy
Trust Company's new building, at the
corner of Hobart and Smith streets,
was laid at II. 40 O'Clock this morning.
There was no ceremony, but a number
of Board of Directors were present.
When the stone was in place a brass
box, A by 6 inches, was placed inside.
This box contained the following:
List of names of officers, directors
and executive committee of the Perth
Amboy Trust Company. list of stock
holders of the Perth Amboy Trust
Company, on record October 18th, 1908.
List of names of staff of the Perth
Amboy Trust Company List of names
of depositors of the Perth Amboy
Trust company. Last published state
ment of condition of the Perth Amboy
Trust Company, dated June 30th, 1908.
Last published official statements of
financial institutions with which the
Perth Amboy Trust Company has bust
ness relations. Last published official
statement of First National Bank, Of
Perth Amboy, N. j. Last published
official statement OF the Perth Amboy
Savings Institution, of Perth Amboy,
N. j. Statement of the financial con-
dition of the City of Perth Amboy,
with the reports of the city officers
and boards for the fiscal year ending
March 1st, 1908. Report of PostmasJ-
er George H. Tice on business trans
acted at the Perth Amboy postal de-
partment for fiscal year ending March
31st, 1908. Collectors report of trans
actions, Custom House department.,
district of Perth Amboy, N. j., Port
of Perth Amboy, N. j., for year end
ing June Both, 1908. Volume entitled
Perth Amboy Illustrated, facts and
figures concerning the rapid growth
and unequalled advantages as q manu-
featuring center. List Of officers and
members of various committees of the
Chamber of Commerce of the City of
Perth Amboy, N. J. Wand's Perth
Amboy directory, year 1902. United
States currency, coins of year 1902
and 1908. One copy of "Perth Amboy
Chronicle" issued October 18th, 1908.
One copy "Perth Amboy Evening
News issued October 18th, 1908. One
copy"Perth Amboy Folkeblad" issued
October 9th, 1903. One copy of
"Perth Amboy Citizen" Of latest
issue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-15
BUILD new WHARvES
AT "EL|ZABETHPORT
Central Railroad to Improve Water
Front at that Place-Qficiai
Inspection

George Baer, of Philadelphia. presi
dent of the Reading Railroad Com
pany and of the Central railroad of
New Jersey; ". @. Huntington, gen
eral superintendent; J. o. Osgood,
chief engineer, and a number of other
officials connected with the system,
visited Elizabethport on Tuesday and
made an extended tour over the water
front property of the Central railroad,
and inspected it's condition and the
facilities for doing business there,
with a view to making extended =
provements, and possibly replacing
Piers 4 and 5, the coal piers, destroy
ed by fire some years ago, with new
structures equipped with the latest
facilities for handling coal and gener-
al freight.
Surveys have been recently made,
and while the railroad officials here
are either not acquainted with the
plans under way or averse to giving
out information, it was learned from
other reliable sources that the matter
is receiving serious consideration.
At the present time boats drawing
seventeen feet. can be taken out, and
sometimes, on high tides, up to nine
teen feet, but when the dredging or
dered by acts of congress 1901 and
1902, and incorporated in the last river
and harbor bill are carried out, vessels
drawing up to twenty-six and twenty
seven feet will be available for use in
the waters in this vicinity.