davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-10-20
EXCHANGE NOTES.

According to the Qui Vive Charlie
Ross has been found at Malta Bend.
He was married there last week.
Albert Hulen n of the proprietors
of the Cameron Sun, is not super
s,itious. He got married on Friday,
the 18th.
Chas. Popadoodle of Davies county
want his name changed $50 he can
get a WIFE He claims the girls all
draw the line on his name.
The young people of Mexico en-
joyed a ''jibat ball." one night last
week. As the game has nothing to
do with base ball or foot ball, it must
be in the 'high ball" class.
Col. Jones, who carries the mail
between the p%ostofice and depots at
independence, figures that in %
months he travelled q ,0S0 miles, not
counting extra for bad weather.
A farmer of Burlington Junction
comes forward with a potato story.
He raised 70 bushels of potatoes from
three ''spuds' which he cut up and
planted. Of course they were all eyes.
The Houston Herald stated that
J. ]. Drye, while looking through his
Bible the other day, found a copy of
the New York Herald containing the
account OF the assassination Of Presi-
dent Lincoln. He then remembered
having placed it there forty years ago.
This led the Belle Plains News to re-
mark that there are but two places to
put things away for safe keeping-in
the family Bible or on the shelves of
a store that does not advertise.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-10-20
FRAUD EXPOSED,

few counterfeiters have lately been
making and trying to sell limitations of
DE-. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds and other
medicines, thereby ~def,auding the pub.
lie. This is to warm you to beware of
such people, who ssek to profit. through
stealing the reputation OF remedies which
have been successfully curing disease,
for over So years. A saSe protection, to
you. is our narie - on the wrapper.
Look for it, op all l)r, Kings or Buck.
lens remedies. as all others are mere
limitations. II. r. Rubklen & Co, Chi.
ago. H.. and Windsor, Canada. Sold
by Muntsel Drug Co, ~
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-09-15

profitable at this time, to dis
criminate between acts of vio-
lence which may be called normal
in the condition of affairs which
then prevailed, and those acts
which could be properly attribu-
ted to the Ku KluX organization,
and when you succeed in elimina-
ting from the account of the Ku
Klux all Of the murders and
whipping and outrages which are
not directly traceable to the
Klan, there will be another and
more serious difficulty in separat-
ing those cases which may fairly
be traceable to the organization,
which presumably had some gen
eral plan and purpose more or
less political, and those numer-
Gus outrages committed by
gangs of ruffians in the name
and under the Disguise of the
Klansand which were generally
perpetrated in the qualification
of some private revenge or some
other mean purpose. 1t is COM
monty believed that the first or
ganization under that name was
formed in Tennessee and that
its beginning was for the purpose
of having some fun, life being
rather dull in that region. How
ever that may be, there can be
little doubt that in 1868, as by a
common impulse, all through the
South there were formed some
kind of secret organizations,
called variously the Caucasian
League, the Invisible Empire,
the White Camelia, the Pale
Faces and the Ku Klux Klan.
These were most local organiza-
tions and We're probably intended
to serve the same general pur-
pose as the Union League, which
was a negro organization.
Most of these organizations
died out, and far as relates to
this State, at least, there is no
evidence that anything was done
by them. In the year 1870, it
will be remembered there was a
political movement under the
name of the Reform party, which
contested the election of Govern
or Scott, the nominee of the reg
ular Republican organization.
Judge Carpenter, a Republican,
being the Reform nominee for
Governor, and General Butler the
nominee for Lieutenant Governor,
and it was hoped that the expos
ures of the corruption and mis-
government of the Republican
organization might lead the bet
ter class of Republicans to sup
port the Reform party.
A vigorous canvass was made
by the Reform candidates, and
there was much political excite
ment and considerable violence.
During that summer a negro
militia was organized and armed,
and it was charged and generally
| believed that this organization
was promoted by Governor Scott
as part of the election machinery
| for securing his own reelection.
i No white companies were al
! lowed to form part of this militia
organization, with the possible
exception of one company in Co
llumbia, and the arming of this
colored militia, which was fur
Furnished with ammunition, was
. attended by most unhappy re-
: suits. The corruption in the
j State Government, the wasteful
and profigate expenditures OF
public money, the high taxation,
1.-The generally inefficient and ig.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-09-15
by the Negro III

i nave Deen asked to give some
account of the operations of the
Ku Klux Klan in South Carolina,
to be published in the centennial
number of The News and
Courier.
was never a member of the
Klan and cannot speak from any
personal knowledge of the or
ganization. | was elected Solici-
tor of the Sixth Circuit, in 1868,
which then embraced the Coun-
ties of Chester, Union, York and
Lancaster, the County of Fair
field being subsequently added.
During the first two years of
my term there was nothing in
the nature of Ku Klux opera
tions in that circuit, but in the
winter of 1901 there were a
great many fragrant violations
of law in the counties of York,
Union and Spartanburg, which
profoundly excited the country
at large, and led to the passage
by Congress of what is generally
known as the Ku KluX Act, by
virtue of which President Grant,
some time in the autumn of 1871,
suspended the writ of habeas
corpus in the counties of York,
Chester, Fairfild, Spartanburg,
Laurens, Lancaster, Chesterfield,
Newberry and Marion; the coun-
ty .of Marion was evidently in
cluded by a mistake and a subse-
quent proclamation substituted
the county of Union for it.
My duties as Solicitor gave me
cognizance of all violations of
law in the Circuit, and naturally
/ became tolerably familiar with
the subject. There We're no-ku
Klux operations proper in the
counties of Chester, Lancaster
or Fairfield, and | had no special
knowledge of Spartanburg, which
was not embraced in,smy circuit,
my information as to that county
being derived mainly from re-
ports in the newspapers and
from what was developed in the
prosecutions in the United States
Courts in the winter of 1871.
So far as my knowledge and
information go, and / think that
is substantially correct, the op-
erations of the Ku Klux Klan
were confined to the counties of
Spartanburg, York and Union.
While there were riots and
disturbances in some of the other
counties embraced in the procla-
nation, none of them had the
character peculiar to Ku Klux
operations. The trouble at Laur-
ems, for example, just after the
election in October of 1870, when
several negroes were killed, on
account of which Col. Leland
and a number of citizens of the
town of Laurens were arrested
and kept in Jail some time, could
not in any sense be called a Ku
Klux outrage. This was simply
one of those unfortunate collis-
sions between the races, not un-
common in the then disturbed
condition, the causes for which
were on the surface. 1t occurred
in the day time, with no dis
guises, and had none of the Incl
dents peculiar to the Ku Klux
operations.
And so it was with many of
the acts of violence which mark
ed Chat period. They were
referred to in Congressional de-
bates and in the newspapers as
= Ku Klux outrages. : 1t is a mat
ter Of no little difficulty, there
fore, without going into details,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-09-15

Continued on last page.l
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-09-15

City Of Union and Suburbs Has
Five Graded Schools, Water Works,
Sewerage System, Electric Lights, Three
Banks with aggregate capital of$25O, 900,
Electric Railway. Population 1000.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-12-01
High Tide

in Clothing selling is on;
November has the greatest
sales of our history. This
month promises to close our
biggest season and years
business. We are ready
for it all over the store.
Plenty of Overcoats, Suits,
Trousers and Fancy Vests.
Everything in Furnishings,
with the latest and best in
Hats and Shoes. Mems
Overcoats, IS to $40; Suits,
IS to 500; Full Dress and
Prince Alberts, 500 to $50.
Big stock Boys aud Little
Boys Suits, Overcoats, Top
Goats and Refers. House
Coats, Bath Robes and
specialties in Holiday
Goods for Men and Boys
are ready, Big stock Of the
New Long Overcoats and
Fine Silk Lined Goats for
Dress.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-12-01
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
Penn's Grove National Bank
AT PENIS GROVE,

y ' L
In the State OF New Jersey. at the close n,
business, November 9 1905. "
RESOURCES.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-12-01
4 Complete Toy Department

IT q pIIZ6 Was 70 DC OIVICU IOI VTTC IIIOor
complete and up-to-date Toy Department to
be found in Delaware we would undoubtedly
be awarded that prize. Never before have we
had such a large or well selected assortment
of Toys, Dolls and Games as we have gotten
together this year. Our stock is better now
than eve before at this time of the year, and
Toys are being added daily, as fast as Freight
Express and Steamboat Companies can de-
liver them. Do not put off purchasing until
later on some of the Toys that you may es-
pecially want, may be gone. Why not shop
now and in comfort? Il
Toys purchased now will be Delivers
any time you may wish in December.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-12-01
CONAN DOYLE, THE FAMOUS CREATOR : pnIN-
LOCK HOLMES RECEIVES THE HIf1nnoi
PRICE EVER PAID IN AMERICA roR
ANY SERIAL STORY.
$4,000 for Just the Magazine Rights Of MS I'M
ing New Romance, "Sir Nig@
INV r,YE spNDAY
PHILADELPHIA PRE-

Xu,,on tho wool soof,1 SilSt OF our
MheH the nioSt sucSesSdu INVITES his I'M
SiIiG, az ene 1enIin y i 4 ~ iatn1, WI event calls
9oupteu nasseap iege, tne iiselaty The eyes of
~ y ~ y on"h pao9InE mn ~ the world
al ono Mpliu mno WiioS' anu VI d career of Sir
"mT 10y, oooI IN y upIt t ~ {lce of King
nduord Nond ~ D0Sd0, ~ ti ~ Se the first
S'U[ .eetIea ~ u I ne MoIlu t4Iuay; Tut forth a
NO authot ~ peoeeI Ynanne9 INhas English
iItu r rnas W vtuu a 90 don{Yle, and no
n"rL Lii 80 .nam Oppnan ne greatest
49, MI Gomo nSdlel poins than ''Sir
s Nids sh for tn5 w VIZ nas ever rea@ice of $685.
600 has been paid, not only for just riThts fnr
can magazine rights, but for the ~
Just this publication. 11a,S rono
80 - Urnn ~ q In"I Jh9n D.' stories,
$50 ~ no y bpis ..Wbite Tanooa ~, inonn9 ale of the
n,iddie aran Az" nd no tthmpanx %epompany''
tnhii S ~, III q ronanoa 70 *tahhSsin which
Conan Doyle takes up "Sir Nigel' a forth "3 n
of twenty-five, as he is setting fortunas
life to mend W sword the fallep 'uH
Of his noble l. and family. n favorad
Critics an itorS who have b6nonastin,
with early ings of it say it is re ever VIII
ably the gJ st historical romaIha Iiterarv
ten, and without doubt be instaIImant
sensations he year. The first sectiom ~
begins IL { Sunday Magazine Snndav
''The p elphia Press, . OegiIf he nrocur''
DeeemN Nowhere else caEre If hehooves
ed in u 5r other form ;ther5nr neyvsdeajer
you tc ( your order with ssThe Snndsv
or ca to serve you Wiz
Pres QIlat date, Decenb6%
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-12-01
ST JERSEY
TROLLEY FOR WEs

Speaking of the propois limos sn of.
ton of one of its seashortP ;irood sa;d
fetal of the Pennsylvania Son los Gotten
An eiIoileous ImIlpisss3en & Atlantic
Railroad is to be electrifie aarS 90" -
next summer all our passe oSad t5ora bu
Atlantic City will be cow yIStaLe Tog y
electrical power. This is d a@nn;nn;na this
years ago the question of I h,4
line with electricity was cfSnaS NJ E -
it was permanently abandd INC
is to be exactly as it is. NJ 70 ho NO
..;aad 1870 Ir a. + Of thd West Jeasey
sioe ounn vl'9 poanoad V,lg from New
g I9"S sly ~ Gu NJ aiiRision, to At
lantic City. The West Jer&3fIryom thora e.
VIaI an4o " w. ~ i - II Track. The line
is now used for local traffic. ~ nSnU. !
The line from Newfe'i ~ " aao Oaa VIC
City touches several towns anaine r. = =
portant of which is Nays mar = IN Us rs
believed that with electric Il 20 e. an9
able to build up a good 10 80 - ro''n .I
develop that part Of South n
which it runs. F
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-12-01
Letter to PENIS GROVE DocToRs

Dear Sir You understand chemistry;
how'd you like to earn $1,000 ?
Devoe lead-and-zinc--that's the name of
our paint that takes fewer gallons than
mixed paint and wears twice as long as
lead-and oils made of white lead, white
zinc, its color, turpentine dryer, and lin
seed oil.
If any chemist finds any adulteration in
this paint Well pay his bill and $1,000
besides.
It's nobody's business what we put in
our paint, of course; but we want it
known. For lead-and-zinc and linseed
oil, ground together by machinery, are
the stuff to paint with and l~ead-and-oil
mixed by hand is not.
We want it known that one word de-
scribes the best paint in the world anc
that word is Devoe.
Yours truly h
f w DEvoE s. Co N
New Yor
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-12-01
ONE DOLLAR
WORDS !
Of getting

Dies mink of getting VI Fver
eed time you wrote six .at TN
wniUe COMPANY 1G~4I tf
for his latest and (what be hEnafaself says
isl his masterwork. This n $25, 900
story, a companion to his ".Wf Site Com
pany," is called "Sir Nigel and the
readers of "The Philadelpif , Sunday
Press may expect, the create treat OF
their lives on Sunday, Decet -ber 3, IN
which issue this thrilling net romance
begins EXCLUSIVELY. Don't fail I 3n9et "The
Sunday Press that SundsMs, etnry ,Kery
Sunday so long as this ~
tinues.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-12-01
The PENIS Grove Record
FRTDAY. DECEMBER /, 1905.
In King Edwards Realm.

Summerside, P. E. l., Canada,
November 81, 1905.
EDITOR REcoRD:-Please accept my
thanks for your kindness in sending me
the RECORD since l left Penn's Grove.
Tt is lust two months ago today since l
left home and it will probably be a
month yet before / reach there again. In
the short time l have been absent | no
tice in the columns of your paper eaeh
week many things that have occurred
and when l return and hear it mention
ed it will all seem like history to me.
When | left home | came direct to
Portland. Me-, and from that point work
ed my way East until I find myself on
Prince Edward Island. | spent my hrst
Sunday from home at Bath, which IS a
town familiar to most of your seatarlng
people.
My next Sunday was spent at ROCK
land from there l went by steamer ana
railroad to Bangor then back to Deer
Islands.
After following the coast | took steam
er for St. John, N. B. | want to add
that for beauty of scenery at the time OF
wear | made the trip along the Maine
coast it would be difficult to surpass. The
utumn woods were dressed in the per-
lection of beauty. The weather could
not have been more beautiful and that
added to the genial and kindly dlsposl'
ton OF the Maine people made the trip
all that could be wished for.
At st. John l took a steamer tol
Hampstead: got off there and waited iol
the return steamer Pokanoket. Thi'
name will doubtless sound familiar u
vour readers. The Pokanoket looked
lust as she used to on the Delaware, bu
inside arrangements are entirely different
The ladies cabin is down aft where tn
dining room used to be and the dining
room is on the second deck forward. HI
state rooms have been torn out on DOL
sides of the saloon which adds greatly t
the room on the saloon deck. The pre-
sent owners have increased her speed
about Is miles per hour, and she seem
to give universal s~atisfact ion.
At St. John business in general Wa
very brisk largely owing to the niue
greater operations that are to be carrie
on by the Canadian Pacific Il. Il. Co., ]
moving the immense crop of grain who
has been grown in Manitoba and ii
Canadian northwest the past summe
St. John is to be the winter terminus
this great railroad and four lines
steamers will be kept busy all winter ca
rying grain from that port to Europ
From St. John l went to Halifax, N.
Halifax is and always will be a port
great importance. 1t is here that all t.
cable ships make their headquarters, al
while there / saw the cable ships OF t
Mckay Bennett Co., The Commerce
Co., The French Cable Co. and the steal
ers engaged in the laying, repairing, q
of the various other short cable lines TT
connect Newfoundland, the Magical
Islands and Prince Edward Island WI
the outside world.
Halifax is always a refuge for disabl
vessels and broken down steamsh'
bound to and fro across the Atlant
Her extensive docking system enab
the crippled ships to repair and proce
on their resneoticarly all the fish
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-12-01
HI BAPTIST FAX

in Red Mems Hall next Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, 8, 10 and llth IS tt
have a special and attractive feature eacl
eorynd nv Jananese Ladies' eiday even
Sc CoIo1ial tea will be ser !. Martha
WEoebinoton and Little Geoie viii be
nrosent On Saturday evenii6 there will
he q .Jananese drill. Fancy %ajicles, oys-
tiers and refreshments Will be r sale.
The Penn's Grove record., 1905-12-01

..Ung the Nova Scotia Coast are
brought to Halifax, sold to the large fish
merchants there and packed and shipped
everywhere. The city has a population
of 40, 900 civilians.
From Halifax | visited all the seaport
towns on it's coast including Shellbourne,
Lemenburg, Liverpool, Crusoe, Hawkes.
bury, Arichat and Rosh Hood. At these
points the only industry carried on is
fishing and hundreds Of thousands of tons
of fish are annually produced along the
coast.
The quality OF the fish is excellent, but
the trade heretofore being chiefly in salt
fish. The fresh fish business is not SO
successfully operated as it will be in the
future, now that the trade demands this
stock, which consists of cod, haddock,
salmon, smelts and Holsters.
From Nova Scotia / came to this island
landing here about two weeks ago.
/ must not close this letter without
further mention of the weather. From
the time | left home, Sept. 81, up to Oct.
19, lot one drop of rain fell where / was.
While in Halifax it rained twice, but not
heavy. Since / have been here we have
had a few slight rains, one snow storm
perhaps two inches deep which melted
away the second day under the warm
sunshine.
No ice has formed in any of the rivers
or creeks strong enough to bear a person
and today while l am now writing at 2
P. M. the windows i'll my room are both
open and the mercury stands Y. 1t has
been so for the last five days. Now all of
you who think a person up here must be
clothed in fur coats to keep from freez-
ing are greatly ~mistakened. This freak
OF the weather, however, is very unusual
at this time of year, and winter in the
extreme degree may jump down from
Labrador which is just across the Gulf
of st. Lawrence to the north of us, at any
moment. This weather is very injurious
to my business as fish cannot be shipped
so far in ice and reach New York in good
order.
You are now near your Thanksgiving.
We have had ours which fell on the third
Thursday in October. | hope, however,
to be home this year for Christmas.
With best wishes to all
Yours Truly,
ID. p. LEONARD.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-09-07
Textile Notes.

The Cabarrus Cotton Mills Of Con-
cord, N. c., contemplates building a
large addition to its plant; present
equipment, $500 spindles and SAP
looms.
The Union Bleaching and Finishing
Co., of Greenville, S. c., has awarded
contracts for the installation Of new
machinery to increase the capacity of
its plant. A reservoir will also be
built
+ The Nantucket Cotton Mills will,
during the coming fall, install 5000
additional spindles of the Saco & Pet
tee make. This plant is under the
management of Mr.. j. S. McAlister.
A movement is on foot for the or
ganization Of company with capital
stock of 100000 or 100000 for the
purpose of building a cotton mill be-
tween Hagan and Claxton, Ga. R. A.
Scott Of Hagan is interested in the
enterprise, and invites correspon-
dence for information to be addressed
to him.
T. W. Brame, Of Macon, Miss, is
interested in plans being formulated
for the erection of cotton mill in
that town.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-09-07
President Zimmerman said:
Birthplace of Lincoln.

New York, Special.-Abraham Lin
coins birthplace in Kentucky, which
was purchased at public auction by
Robert J. Collier, of this city, is to be
restored and preserved. Mr.. Collier
said recently that he had not decided
exactly what course to pursue with
regard to the estate. 1t could be, he
said, turned over to the national gov
eminent and the farm counld be main
tanned as a park. The surrounding
country is beautiful and the place is
not far from a railroad Perhaps one
of the patriotic societies may be inter
ested enough in the property to as.
sumo the care of it, in which case
would make it over to such an organi-
cation The cost of maintaining the
place should not be large
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-09-07
A CHOLERA SCARE
Americas Seaport Towas Seriously
Menaeed By the Plague
II GETS uOLD IN GERMAN PORTS
Plague Record Stands At 81 Cases
and I9 Deaths, Two Cases Existing
at Hamburg, But the Greatest
Danger to American Ports Is Be
lieved to Lie in Inc Austrian Port
of Trieste.

Berlin By Cable.-Dr. Nocht. harbor
physician at Hamburg, In reply TO in
quiries made by the press concerning
cholera. telegraphs as follows:
The transhIpment Of Russian emf
grants having been suspended at Ham
burg, further cholera infection Is i'm
probable.
The room companion Of the first
all the emigrants are healthy.
Three emigrants due 10 sail last
Thursday on the steamer Moitke. flor
New York; were landed and since
then have been under medical obser-
walton. All are healthy. The drink
ing water and the sanitary arrange
ments here are faultless, and conse-
quently an epidemic is unlikely.
Single instance, naturally. in spite
of the greatest care. cannot always be
prevented, but no danger exists for sea
traffic. | am convinced that all the
means for opposing the cholera are in
Use. We are going to meet the future
with tranquility and we hold that
Americans have no grounds for dis
quietude "NOCHT."
The opinion is expressed in Berlin
that the United States seaboard has
more to fear from emigrants shipping
at Trieste than from German ports
as cholera is already in Austria Po-
land.
The record stands at 81 cholera cases
and 10 deaths. a steady increase and a
high percentage OF mortality. The
| most uneasy news for America is that
a second case exists at Hamburg. It
was officially reported that a laborer in
| st. Georges Hospital where the Rus
| sian emigrant died, has cholera, but it
| is added that the seizure is of milder
form than the previous ones. Two Of
the other fresh cases are in east Prus-
STA, indicating that the infected area
| has widened. The imperial health office,
as shown by the statement made, is
| confident that it has the disease in
| hand The most recently reported vic
| Tins are among the Russian rivermen
in quarantine Professor Adolph Kafa,
Prof Koch's successor as head of the
Institute of Infectious Diseases, has
| gone to the infected district to direct
the measures to confinet the disease.
The Institute of Infectious Diseases
will be open all night examining secre-
tions taken from the digestive tubes
of persons who have died under cir
cumstances suggesting cholera. From
time to time couriers arrive from
some port of Germany with portions of
bodies done up Theoretically.
The Minister of the Interior has is
sued an order covering all Prussia, re-
Quiring physicians Immediately after
the death of any suspected patient to
send a messenger with sections of the
almentary canal to the Institute of
Infectious Diseases for through exami
nation.