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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
The School Book Question.

The Committee appointed by the Con-
federate Veterans In Columbia In the
matter of the school book question re-
ported as following:
The committee TO whom was referred
the memorial of the University Publ ,h .
ing company respectfully submits the
following report:
This committee finds, upon care full
investigation, that an injury has been
done both TO the University Publish
ing company and to its books and busi.
ness. At the last annual reunion of
the South Carolina division, held at
Greenwood, In this state, certain pre-
smbIes and resolutions were adopted in
reference TO the proper books to be
used In our public schools. No attack
whatever was made by said prem bles
and resolution upon the University
Pubilshlng company, or upon it's school
BOOKS.
All statements, therefore, which tend
to show tina. the United Confederate
Veterans of South Carolina had in any
| way asssIled Holmes readers or Han
sell histories, or any other Of the
company's pu uolicAtious are entirely un
authorized.
Your committee therefore recon-
mends the reafhrmstion by this cou.
vention of the same proambles and re-
solutions which were adopted by tn,
last annual reunion, held at Green
wood.
o. l.. Sobumpert,
w. Il. jams,
Wade II. Manning,
Committee.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
CAN'T BE ENFORCED
The Anderson Labor Contracts Are
Null and Void.

Magistrate. Wilson at Anderson had
case before him last week involving
one of those slavery contracts about
which we have hoard sn much 1t was
the case of the Stste vs. Alex Williams.
MIR. Il K. Watson had paid $3.50 to get
VIII AIMS cut OF All aud Williams signe d
slavery contract 10 make a crop with
Watson. lie broke the contract and
Watson indicted him Messrs Bonham
" Watkins represented the State and
Q1alIlebsum " Cochran the dofendan
After hearing the case Magistrate Will
son rendered the following decision, up.
on the rendering of which notice of ap.
peal was served.
On the third ts7 Of January, 1901,
Alex WllllSms, bvIDg ind. bted to j. S.
Fowler tor $3.50 bound and hired him
sell to Ia. X. WStson 10 work for him
Tor the year 1901 to secure the pay ment
of the said $50. From the evidence
before me Alex Williams has neglected
aud refused TO perform the work re-
quired of him in sid contract and now
l.. K Watson has proaecuted him for
violation of cotrsct. This is a Grim.
inal action to enforce or punish 9 lao-
orer for violating civil contract. In
order TO render a lsborer liable Grim.
lnsIly for violation of q civil contract
the contract must be such a contract
as is set out in the statutes. Section
2So of volume 2, revised statutes, pro-
vIdes what must be set out In CON
tract to render one liable criminally for
Its violation. First, suca contract must
clearly set forth the editions upon
which the laborer engages to work. Sc
cond, the length of time. Third, the
amount of money to be paid. Fourth,
and when. This contract does contain
the length OF time the laborer is 10 work
but 1t is Impossible IvI I1fe 10 -e.z.ai ct T. {.
stand upon what conditions he is to
work. Nor is it possible for me to de-
teTmine from the contract what wages
are to be paid Alex Williams, and no
time is mentioned when any wages are
to be paid him. In fact, there is no
promise in the contract to pay him any
wages at all. For these reasons | de-
eide the defendant is not guilty. This
contract not being such a contract as
renders a laborer liable to punishment
criminally for violating. Again, this
contract is one of those contracts in
which the laborer agrees to bind himself
to be locked up and whipped, etc. Such
contract is opposed to public policy
and is therefore null and void, and the
defendant cannot be punished for viola.
ting null and void contract. 1t was
argued that while these provisions op
posed to public policy are null and void
the other parts OF the contract are still
in force and binding. This is not al
action requiring me to separate the void
provisions from the valid provisions il
there are any such, but simply to punisl
laborer for violating this contract al
whole and therefore l hold that thi,
contract in part and in whole is abso
lutely null aud void in 60 far as thi
prosecution is concerned. The defen
dant Is not guilty and is ordered tina
he be discharged.
b. +. Wilson, Magistrate.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
Tied and Killed

A dispatch from Valdosta, Ga, says
news has just been received there of
the lynchlng of Henry johnson, alias
Gator" near Moniac, between there
and Jacksonville Friday night. Tues.
day johnson fred at young white
man named Foraker. The load of bx-
rel rivets barely grazed him, The Ne
gro was captured at Crawford, Fla,
and brought back to Moniac. He con-
fessed the shooting and said that he
intended to kill Foraker. He was held
there for off ,ers to come after him and
Friday night \ mob gathered and car
ried him to the swamp, where he was
tied to log and shot. The lynching
occurred just over the Florida line.
The Negro is said to have been holy
terror. 1t is thought that he intended
to assassinate Foraker and then rob the
commisssry where Foraker was clerk
| ing.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
KILLED AND ROBBED
BY a Young Map Who confsssss
the Crime to
HIS SWEETHEART.
TWO Fellow Wofkmsn Were the
Victims. Thsy Were Way
laid and Shot to Death
by tho Murderer.

A dispatch from Greensboro to the
Atlanta Journal says the facts in re-
gard to what was probably the foulest
murder ever committed in North Car
olina have just come to light in Chero-
kee county, beyond the Blue Ridge,
near the Tennessee linz. Seventeen
months ago Charles Mason and John
Sherman, two white men, left lumber
camp In which they had been employed
IN Cherokee and were not heard of again
until their skeletons were found q few
weeks ago.
Working in the Cherokee lumber
camp with Mason and Sherman was q
young man by the name of Charles
Dunboye, who bore bad reputation.
Under the promise of marriage, he Sc
duced the daughter of mountaineer.
and as result of his perfdity his guilt
as a murderer has now come to light.
Ihe young woman states that on the
day of the disappearance of Mason and
Sherman she saw Dunboye arm himself
with revolver and take the trail over
the mountains in advance of his two
fellow workmen.
Several days later, while in conf
Dental mood, Danooye. swearing his
sweetheart to secrecy, told her that he
had waylaId and killed Mason and Sher-
man. He added that rs soon rs mat
ters became quiet he would mar the
girl, sine. the money he had ,red
from the bodies of the men he nur-
dered would enable them to up
housekeeping. ~
Upon the strength of the young wo-
man affidavit, warrant was issued
for Dunboye, but he eluded the officers
and has not yet been captured. 1t is
believed that he is in hiding in some of
the almost inaccessible mountain passes
near the Tennessee line.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
AN EXPERT PENmAN.
Forty-Six Thousand Words Written
on Postal Card.

Rila Kittredge, of Belfast, Me-, cham
pion small writer of the world, has re-
tired from the field, leaving his record Of
rsteuF Byd S@bJn an ordi6slJ9qsst anf caro- d
for ambitious miscrocopic penman to
equal or beat. Up to two years ago he
wrote great deal, but now being within
a few months of 80, he has given up the
laborious practice of writing volumes
upon small cards, his hand being less
steady and his eye less bright than in his
best days.
MIR. Kittredge has long been famous
for his penmsnship. He is Vermonter
by birth. His practice of miniature
chirography begin early in life and many
8 time he has gone without his dinner
rather than leave unfinished piece of
work.
His first serious competitive eff fort was
made In 1887, when some one sent to the
Belfast Journal postal card upon
which 900 words had been crowded, and
defed any one to beat it. A few days
atterward Kittredge handed in POSTAL
card upon which he had written 1000
words and this being beaten he pro.
duced one with g, 1000 words.
The 5000 word postal card ended the
competition, but Mr.. Kittredge kept on
crowding his letters and words into
smaller space, turning out in succession
cards bearing 5000, 10, 900 and $1,000
words His finest work was done 1888
when he wrote 46, 900 words upon an or.
dinsry postal card, and the entire text
of the New Testament, about 181, ,00C
words upon four postal cards.
He has written several presidentia
inaugural addresses upon postal card.
and has always considered it easy t
write the Lord prayer eight times with
in the space covered by ive-cent nick
ell. He wrote one of Gladstone ;.
speeches upon q postal card and sent il
TO the statesman, who wrote letter il
reply, thanking Mr.. Kittredge aud prais
ing his skill.
| Mr.. kittrcdge never used any magni
flying glasses or other aids. He ha
always worn 3 pair Of ordinary specta
cles such as most elderly men use, ant
all his writing has been done with al
ordinary steel pen and common blacl
ink. He has competed with man!
would be champions who have use,
magnifying glasses and sharp pointet
hard lead pencils, and he has easil.
beaten them all in spite of their advsn
tsge in the matter of equipment.
His writing is distinguished by it
beauty and the artistic arrangement an
uniformity of the letters. Each lette
is separate and distinct, aud SOM
framed specimens were shown at tn
Paris Exposition He says that hi
eyes naturally magnify.-NationS
Watchman.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
A SOLDIERS home NEEDED.
An Advocate Of the Scheme Presents
Fscts and Figures


Exouse me for asking onoe more 70,
litt Q space to say word foe Soldiers
homo. OF course details must be. left
Tor tie law making department, but let
it >e unde food that the pension isys.
tenn or ay, is not to be disturbed.
Ifs propU 4tion is to build q home for
the destitute, helpless and homeless. /
hope that when the matter comes mn in
the State camp that the old thread bare
argument that the old soldiers prefer a
pension to spend in his own way will
not be made. Who would think for a
moment Of forcing an old veteran to 20
to soldiers home iu order to get help
from the State? Oh, no, 80 long ss he
has place he can call home give him
a pension and 10, him stay. But what
are we doing with those who are today
on the road, Or in the poor house?
Where will they stay while spending
their pension allowance? Remember
the proposition is strictly for the des.
titute, helpless and homeless.
Some one jumps up and says the old
veteran will not care to 20 a distance
from his old friends and home in order
to get into soldiers home. When.
ever man reaches that point where
there Is no one able or willing to give
him shelter, ne will not care how far he
goes.
doubt if the number would exceed
200, perhaps less, in the State that
would come under the requirements.
The outlay need not be very great. per
haps $25, 600 or $50, 900 would furnish
buildings, with moderate annual appro.
pristions. L believe $780, 900 meets
the requirements, annually, for the hos
pltal for the insane, with about . thou
sand inmates. But can South Carolina
afford to count costs in dealing with
this question? These men didn't count
costs forty years ago when scme of
these very men were of the first to align
themselves along the Potomsc from
Hsrper's Ferry to the Chesapeake.
Then, this outlay would De required
for only brief period, in Is years only
few thousand of all the hosts, north
aud south, of over three millions of
men, will be left If anything is ever
done it must be done now.
We can't depend upon voluntary
contribution. All difficulties have been
overcome in other States. Georgia has
given over 5000, 600 to her soldiers since
1850. Remem Der that we plead for the
destitute, helpless and homeless.
o G. Thompson,
Private Co G 81, s q Infsntry.
Laurens, G, May z 1901.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
Waiting For Jim Johnson.

A feud leader, who had about exter
minated the opposing faction and had
msde q good fortune for mountaineer
while doing it, for he kept his men busy
getting out timber when they wern't
fighting, said to me, in all seriousness:
Il have triumphed agin my enemies
time and time again. The Lords on
my side and l gifts a better and better
Christian ever year.
A preacher, riding down ravine,
cam, upon an old mountaineer hiding
in Inc bushes with his rife.
What are you doing there, my
friend2"
Ride on, stranger" was the easy
answer I'm a waitin' fer Jim John.
son, and with the help of the LAwd I'm
goin' to blow his dam head off,"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
Not By Fire and Sword.

1t seems tha! the Turks do not take
more kindly to Christian missionaries
than do the Chinese. One of the Con
stantinople newspapers says: "The
Christian missionaries are anarchists
who are undermining the foundations
of the Ottoman Empire. They are
Giaowari who presume to advocate q
heathen's belief in opposition to Mo-
hsmmedsnism. In future missilona-
ries will not be allowed to open schools.
The government will retArd their ac-
tivity where ever possible"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
Fatal Accident.

An elevated trAm~ay used by the
Savannah Guano company at Savannah
to convey guano from its factory to
steamers at the Plant System wharves
collapsed at 3 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. Tho small train used in
the traffic, and its crew, we're partiolpat-
ed to the street, 40 feet below. Edwin
Williams, colored, was instantly killed
and Ed. Montgomery and David Gsines
both colored, were badly injured
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
Terrific Explosion.

A terrific explosion occurred at the
Henery colliery near Wilkesberre, Pa,
Five miners were frightfully mangled
by powder and many were injured. One
of number OF empty cars which were
being pulled up contained ten kegs of
black powder and one box of giant
powder. The oar dashed into the drum
st the head of the slop and the powder
by concussion. The drum and head
machinery were torn to piece. and the
up of the slope was wrecked.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
Hanna As a Humnrist-

Senator Hanna is . great humorist
when he Is apparently most serious.
He declares with hands raised to
Heaven that 'the Dingley tariff is 9
most perfect work of the human in
genuity, and that I'VE are not going to
TAKE off tho metal schedule aud al
low the Nova Scotia Steel Company,
for instance, to-dunp its products into
Now + gland" This is surely mono
poly projections last ditch. We no
longer need tariff to guard our market
sgslnst European competitioD-in fact,
we are underselling in its own market
and in the markets Of the world.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
A Blind Doctor

Chicago ID to graduate blind Doctor
George 5 DJbbins, who has been blind
for eighteen years, has been given a
degree by the Chicago Homoopa .hie
Medical College. To secure his degree
DR.. DObbins took the four-year course
In medicine, supplying his lack of sight
with wonderful memory He is now
about to begin a post graduate course
in his work, and at tho conc lusion of
that he will enter upon the prsotice Of
medicine.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
An Alligator Story.

A most remarkable encounter with
an alligator occurred in the Salkehatchie
river near Yemassee. According to
your correspondents informant, him
self an eye witness TO the incident, MIR.
Eugene Walker, of YemAssee, who is
man weighing over loo pounds, went
in the river for 8 swim, leaving his
companions, four in number, on the
shore, from which point they watched
the antics OF the expert swimmer for a
considerable length of time Suddenly
Mr.. Walker raised his left hand high in
the air and his friends on shore were
Mortified to see q huge alligator fastened
thereto. The swimmer, who is de-
ceDded from long line Of fighting au
oestry, none OF whom ever lost ght
or paid forfeit, WAs nothing dsunted
by the fact that the SAurian had him
somewhat at disadvantage, and he
soon succeeded In landing the latter
Ii was found necessary to complete
ly sever the reptiles head from its body
before MIR. Walkers hand could be re
leased from its cavernoUs jaws by
means of prying them apart with a
stout stick The 'gater" was ascer-
tanned, upon actual measurment, to be
D feet and inches In length Mr..
Walkers hand, while considerably Ia
cersttd by the reptiles hugo teeth, is
not nearly as badly injured as il would
very naturally be supposed would have
been the case.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
Has been Raised.

The board of education Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, met at
Nashville last week, Bishop Galloway
presiding. DR.. j. d. Hammond, record
ing secretary, reported that 81, 500, ,000
ordered by the general conference as
thank Offering for the Twentith cen
tury had been raised.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15

Seven persons were burned to death
while asleep in tenement house at
South Chicago. A freight train of
sixty-6ve cars, which Was standing in
front OF the building and which, it is
claimed the crew refused to move,
blocked the 6remen, who we're unable
to get near the burning building until
it was too late. The train crew WAS
arrested and is being held witout bail.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15

w nile poS Samy
Mormon church Mr.. cUAl oa
wives. To these are willed then homes,
provision also being made for their
maintenance during life. The remain
der of President Cannon 8 estate valued
at $500, 200 and consisting of 5000
acres of farm land, interest in -four
mills, irrigation companies and stock in
banks, etc., passes into possession of
the George Q. Cannon association of
which President Cannon's children and
his nephew John NJ. Cannon are stock
holders to be held in trust until the
yougest child is forty years old.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15
A Big Family.

The will of the late Geo. Q. Cannon,
OF Salt Lake, Utah, was filed for pro-
bate Friday. The will disposes of an
estate approximating 81, 900, 900. The
estate Is divided into two parts, the first
part, consisting of gilt edged securities
worth $500, 900. This is to remain in
trust until George Q Cannon's young
est child, now nine years of age at :ains
majority. All of the thirty three chill
,assn OF PRESIDENT Cannon are given an
I.AcLc OF tAnA.rcrp Tho
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15

This is critical time in farming.
Everything depends on the start, and
the start of tie crops of this year is rot
altogether satisfactory. Work has not
been interrupted by the weather to any
marked degree, but the recent cold
weather gave decided backset to
things trying to come up.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15

This is no moan city which welcomes
you today, veterans. 1t is city that
has lain prostrSte under the conquer
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15

2aii q glowing tribute tc
ina, and in closing, called
1.-THE cavaliers Of the earth
Lswcd ha- sdis-s.-I,so-a->hA.-
tily congratulated her or
he veterans oheered and
Miss Lumpkin bowed he
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-05-15


Among those who extended their con-
gratulations was General Gordon. On
his appearance he was received with vo
ciferous cheers and there were loud calls
| for him.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-04-03
TRUSTEES SALE.

TNDER the authority vested in him by q
to him by Nehemiah oliver aud Charlotte
oliver, his wife, dated the 18th day OF May.
1893, and recorded In the office of the Clerk of
the County Court of Mason County, West
Virginia, in trust deed book NO To- page aSd
&c, the und- rslgued trustee will on
Thursday, the 25th day of April, 1901,
sell by way Ofpublic auction to the highest
bidder, at New Haven, Mason county, West
on time with approved security. Sale COM
menciug at 10 O'clock a. m, the following
Ali that certain pie e or parcel of real es-
tate together with the buildings and i'm
proVements thereon, situate in Graham Dis.
trict. Mason County, West Virginia. and
bounded as follows:
Beginning at a stone on hillside. the
same a corner to Thomas divers lot thence
a stone in the military line, a locust, white
oak, and hickory pointers, THENCE leaving
Thomas divers and with military line,
North l6', 81 E., 81 poles and links to a
stone set in the ground feet N, % w: from
n black gum marked as corner thence
leaving military line, and with q line Of
Geo. w. Moredock's land n. 1872. l5s W., III
poles and links to a white oak, and thence
$. q, 90 West, 5Il5 poles to the place OF be-
the same more or less, IL being one half OF iU3
acres that was divided equally between the
said Nehemiah oliver and Thomas oliver by
George oliver, their father, In his last VIII,
TO which reference is hereby made for more
particular description of said property.
l.. +, ROUSH,
mch. 9O-4w. Trustee.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-04-03
Taught Funston.

PARKERsBuRe, w, Va, March so.
-(Spl )-R. p. Camden, of this
city, nephew of ex-senator Cam
den, and close friend of Gen. Funs-
ton, says he taught Funston the
manual of arms and other tactics
and helped drill his flibustering
Grew in oelIarin New York, where
they met by night. Function want
ed Camden to go with him to Cuba,
but he could not Thus Camden
gave Funston his training and
started him on his military career.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-04-03
Importnnt snit Eiled.

Galhpolis Tribune, 2Sth'
Attorney John e. Beller, of
Point Pleasant, was in town o.day,
and filed suit of ejeotment against
the city of Gallipolie, claiming that
the city of Gallipolis is occupying
the head of the Gallipolis Island,
the same being the property of his
client, Mrs. Greenlee's heir. The
suit is brought in Mason county.
The heirs of Mrs. Greenlee claim
20 acres which includes the upper
part of the island, and no oonnec-
ton with that bought by Mr..
Mink of the Betz heirs. Attorney
Beller left the 20 acres with Wallis
real estate agency to sell. The
price asked is $7OO.
The suit brought against the
CITY is serious matter as we have
gone to much expense in locating
the wells for our water works sYs-
tenn on the head of the island and
connecting them with the pump
house of the works, and upon
which the beautiful purity of our
water depends. We hope and trust
that there will be nothing found
in tho suit upon which to base
their claims.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1901-04-03
IA Universnl Itegret.

The many friends of Mr.. John
Frew in the newspaper business
and among the general public will
be panied to know of his serious
illness. For over forty years Mr..
Frew has bcen leading figure in
the business and social life of
Wheeling, and until his present
illness his robust frame and APP
parent good health gave promise of
many more years of activity and
usefulness. The News trusts that
Mr.. Frew will yet entirely recover
his health and be able to continue
in the profession in which long
years of conscientious effert have
won for him conspicuous and
honorable position. = Wheeling
News.