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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28

This is good suggestion from the
Greenville news and should be carried
out: The suggestion has been made
that every pupil in the public schools
of the State be requested to contribute
one cent to help purchase silver SER
vice for the battlcship South Carolina.
Our namesake will not be put into
commission for a number of years. but
the suggestion is good, inasmuch as it
will make the children feel a personal
intcrest in tie navy. And it will
help to make them more patriotic,
just as !, will give them fresh touch
on history.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28

Just now the press of the South is
agitati1g the immigration question to
considerable extent and is doing
much good. The South needs immi.
grants, but it should pay careful at.
tention to the sort it gets. We do
not want TO see any system of indis-
criminate importation L inaugurated.
We want only the best quality. If We
cauact get Americans from the other
States Of the North, elet US get such
Foreigners as readily assimilate Ameri-
oan ideals and ideas-the kind Of Eu-
ropeans 'yho have really helped de-
velop the northwest in the last forty
years. The South is about the Only
section Of the country in which the
ideals of American citizenship have
been preserved. She owes it to her.
self and to the nation at large to see
that only such immigrants are allow.
ed to enter as arei6t to maintain the
standards. Col. r. J. Watson, the
Immigraticl Commissioner Of South
Carolina, is pursuingithis latter course
and is doing a great swork for the
State.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28
Denver News.

Mrs. w. ID. Garrison, Sr., received
message yesterday telling of the death
OF her brother, Mr. Newton Reid, of
Augusta, on the 2Gth. He had been
sufferer for several years with cancer
and his death was not unexpected.
Miss lsa Horton, of lola, attended
the McGee-liOrtOn wedding at Starr
Oh the goth
Miss Royal Peak, of Edgefield, re-
turned home Saturday after months
visit TO her cousin, Miss Minta Press
ley, at Septus.
boarded the train here Monday for
Clemson to attend the teachers sum
mer school now in session at that
place.
Miss May Hutchison and little broth
er' Manly, Ut Anderson, visited her
sisters, Mrs. J.. e.. and Mrs. ii. y.
Garrison last week.
Quite number of our people attend
ed the all,day singing at .Asbury last
Sunday They report II large crowd
present and some fine music
Mr.. Ras. Reid, of the EDcnezer sec
ton, spent night last week with Mr.
j. K. Garrison.
The friends of Mrs. Dock Craig will
be glad to learn that she is some bet
ter, though still very ill.
Mrs. W. $. Elrod spent several day g
in Anderson last week with her tlaugh-
ter, Mrs. a. 5. Farmer
The black berry crop Is ripening but
is not as abundant as usual. The
short crop is supposed to be caused by
the heavy rains just when the vines
were in bloom. But there is enough
LETT to make pies, with some for can
ming and preserving.
The colored people celebrated Chill
dren's day at Fairview Sunday. A
large crowd was present, and row
took place between two boys, Rufus
Lee and Tom McCode, in which the
latter got badly cut. Incognita.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28

President Roosevelt is doing his
best to bring about peace between
Russia and Japan. August lst has
been definitely set as the time for
the meeting of the peace commission.
In the meantime there is no indica.
tions that an armistice will be de-
ela-ed. Linevitch thinks he mas VIC
tory in his hssd and the Japanese are
equally confident. So with peace
almost in sight the prospects are that
there will yet be a bloody battle.
Should the Russians win the whole
situation would be changed and peace
negotiations might be broken off
altogether. But their chances seem
very slight.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28

Widespread attention has been at
tracted by the reported threats Of a
Chinese boycott against American.
made goods, in retaliation for the ac-
tion of this government in enforcing
the provisions OF the old Chinese ex-
clusion law. The matter is of especial
interest in the South, because Of
the large volume of our cotton tex
tile trade with China, which may be
eliminated.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28

Several hundred negro educators at
Tuskegee, Ala, have passed resolu-
tions calling upon their people to ab.
stain from crime and also protesting
against lynohing. An additional
paragraph in the resolutions calling
upon, their people to give up criminals
TO the officers of the law and 70 cease
covering up crime by protecting known
violators would have been thoroughly
in order.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28

in addition to the address Of Col.
s. H. Hardwick, the South Carolina
Press Association at it's approaching
meeting at White Stone Springs will
have the pleasure Of an address from
Hon. NJ. L. Smith, of Camden, speak
er Of the House of Representatives
Of South Carolina. Mr.. Smith is an
eloquent orator, and the members of
the Association may expect rare
treat from him.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28

Of the FIVE honor men of the class
Of 1905 at West Point one is from
Georgia, one from Michigan, one from
North Carolina, one from Oregon and
one from Maryland. The South gets
three Of the five 'stars" and the West
the other two. The new South seems
to be jogging along pretty well, COM
ments the New York World.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28

An insurance agent says that the
young wife of an old man rejuvenatcs
him, and that he would consider a
man of 20 who married girl of 20 a
much better risk than before. Here
is a point to be considered by those
sweet young things with keen sense
of business who pick out eligible old
men with one foot in the grave.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28

The postoffice department has Is
sued fraud order against concern
that advertised lotion to make black
men white. Now if it will bar the
lotions that are guaranteed to take
the kink out Of the wool, the race
problem may be in the way Of solu-
fion
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28

- An old safe which had been used
in bank at Burksville, Ky, during
the war, but which has stood in the
vault since without being opened on
account Of the key having Seen lost,
was opened a few days ago and found
to contain So GOO in gold, gold watch
and half gallon Of whiskey.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28

Tobacco growers Of Kentucky and
Tennessee are incenscd at reports Of
the Department Of Agriculture which
show 20 per cent. increase IN the
acreage of the crop. These reports
are believed by them to have been in
spired by the Tobacco trust.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2S, 1903.

There will be less crime in South
Carolina and less complaint Of the
scarcity Of farm labor if the vagrancy
law is strictly enforced.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28

Don't marry a man. said New
Jersey preacher, addressing class Of
young women, until you know about
his past The chances are that the
average young woman would not
marry man after learning about his
past.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-06-28
TOwnyiIle News.

Misses Gertie and Luta Mahaffey,
Matte Bruce and Sallie Shirley,
Messrs. Orr Bruce and l.. G. Speares
are attending the State Normal at
Clemson College.
Mrs. w: A. Stephens, of William
ston, and Broadus Bagwell, of near
Seneca. spent Friday with their sister,
Mrs. w. n. Woolbright.
Mrs. b: d. Campbell has been on the
sick list for tho past few day.
Mrs. w. f. FAINT and daughter,
Willie, have returned from An exten-
ded visit to Mrs. j. 3. FELTON,, at Iva.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hollingsworth,
Misses Lula Hollingsworth and Alice
Morrow, of Sherman, Texas, Will
Woolbright and Mrs. Lucy Correction
and little daughter: Of Atlanta, Ga,
They will spend awhile with relatives
here.
The School Library will be open the
let and 3rd Saturday afternoons.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Price spent Sun
day with Mrs. Smith, near Fair Play.
Mrs. and Mrs. j. d. Babb were
With relatives in Anderson Satur-
day.
Friendship Sunday.
Mise Eunice Moore, Of Oakway. is
spending awhile with Mrs. James
Grant.
\ Rev. j. T. Morgan spent Sunday
with Mrs. G. D. Giles.
Master Sam Bolomap, of Anderson,
is visiting his aunt. Mrs. J. D. Babb.
James MoCarley. Prof. j. M. Fant
and j. Walter Dickson we're elected
Trustees for the graded school here.
10 spending awhile at her uncle's, j. G..
Boggs. Pansy.
MRS. c. P. Kay, of Bolton. visited
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. -. F. NJ.
FAINT last week.
Jack Harris and Charlie Linder, of
Pendleton, worshipped at Townville
Miss Mary Farmer, student of the
Asheville Normal and Collegiate Insti-
tute. ia homo for vacation.
Miss Alice Harris spent last week
with her brother Calhoun Harris, at
Mr. and Mrs. ]. w. Washington, of
Anderson, were in :own last Ieek
Master George Boleman is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. j. D. Babb.
Mrs. E.iB. Farmer spent last week
ct Andersen With her sister, Mrs. ). F.
Farmer.
Misses Grace Routh and Sula CAN'T,
of Broyles, are visiting in town
Mrs. TheO Fent is at home again af-
ter an extended Whit to her sister, Mrs.
j. b. FELTON,, at Hopea Path.
Miss Varina Smith is visiting in An
derson.
"Aunt" Lizzie Keese. and aged and
respected darkey, died at her home
near here yesterday Sunday morning.
Little as we think about it in the hur-
ry and struggle of life the slavery
darkeys are fast thinning out, and the
cid time masters are still fewer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-03

are reported to have been murdered
by a Boxer band who raided the town
of Lienchow, China, Tuesday night.
Charles J. Devlin, the Chicago coal
mine operator, who went into bank
ruDtcy recently with over $5,000,OOO
liabilities, died in Chicago, Wednesday.
One person was killed and three
seriously injured in an automobile ac-
cident near Philadelphia, Pa, Wednes-
day. A large lumber plant of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. with its
contents was destroyed by fire In Bal
;imore Wednesday, with a property
were killed and a hundred or more
wounded in rioting between mobs and
troops in Warsaw. Rus
sian Poland, Wednesday. The mob
was attempting to liberate political
prisoners whom the troops were
guarding. .... Three German officers
and thirteen soldiers were killed, and
forty men wounded in battle between
native rebel forces and German troops
on the Orange river in German South
west Africa Tuesday and Wednesday.
Rev. John F. Butt, a Methodist
minister Of Charlotte. dropped dead In
a street car in that city yesterday. ...
The vault Of a bank at Vincennes, In
diana was dynamited by robbers and
robbed of $4,000 Wednesday night
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-03
Capital Punishment.

The Christian Herald has raised
the capital punishment question again
with some strong articles holding that
the same is unauthorized in the prin-
ciples of Christianity and calculated
to increase rather than discourage
crime.
While it must be confessed that this
question of capital punishment is
very grave one there Is reason to fear
that most of the people who under
lake to speak in opposition do so with
out having given the subject as thor
ough consideration as is warranted.
We assume of course. that the OBJ
ject in view Is to discourage the crimes
for which capital punishment is usu-
ally meted out AS to whether such
punishment would be warranted for
any other purpose, we are to say the
least doubtful.
It will have to be admitted that capital
punishment does not stop crime. Such
punishment has been provided for Ger
tain crimes during all time past and
these crimes continue. Notwithstanding
an occasional infliction Of the punish
ment.
But right here it is just as we'll to
admit that after all capital punish
ment is really more than half bluff
and If we are frank we will concede
that such failures as are generally
charged to it, ought instead to be
charged not to capital punishment;
but to failure to inflict it.
In several Of the older countries
particularly England, Germany and
France, the would be murderer knows
before he commits his crime, that If
he is detected the chances are SO out
of 100 that he will forfeit his life. AS
a result murders are rare in those
countries.
Sudden and uncomfortable passion
is frequently argued as a specious ex-
cuse for murder. but where it is
reasonably certain beforehand that
such an excuse will not be considered
what otherwise might have been a
murderous hand is often stayed.
There is something peculiarly horri-
BILE in the idea of taking human life
and 1t is difficult to reconcile the
proposition that even the state has a
right to do such a thing.
But the law of God demands capital
punishment. under proper circum-
stances. and it is not for man to rea-
son whether it be right or wrong.
The mistake in this country-aye
the crime-is not in inficting capital
punishment for crimes meriting such
punishment: but for falling to inf1ict
il where it should be inflicted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-03
THE VAN AMBURG SHOW.

The Van Amburg show Is like the
rest of them in that 1t undertakes to
make big capital out Of the prestige
of an old name and advertise lots of
things 1t has not got.
The show came down to Yorkville
Tuesday night from Gastonia and
spread its tents on the Springs proper
ty over near the Southern depot.
There were not nearly so many cars
as the advertising agents represented,
and hardly half as many horses, or
people.
AS q matter Of fact the show was
quite a small one. The plant was
somewhat larger than that Of the Gen.
try dog and pony show; but not so
large as that Of the Wallace Bros,
John Robinson, or other aggregations
that have been to Yorkville during the
past few years.
The street parade was not very i'm
posing either as to the number or
character OF the floats; but was
SIT6lCneQ OuI W uOuUlc tie lcl6lu liidl
would have been necessary by leaving
long intervals between the different
wagons.
The performance included the usu-
al circus routine with no especial feat
ures more striking than some good
acrobatic work, some skillful Juggling
and some very good springboard vault
ing.
The crowd inside the tent at the af-
ternoon performance numbered some
thing like two thousand people; but
there was room for a great many more,
People who had seen shows and
shows and who have begun to realize
and appreciate the sameness that char
acterizes the modern circus, were disap-
pointed; but sill there were hundreds
and hundreds who enjoyed the entire
performance as thoroughly as II the
show had really been the biggest on
earth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-03
CIRCUS THIEVES.

While so far as can be learned, no
body was very badly hurt by their
operations Wednesday, the circus
thieves - the fiim-f1ammers, short
change operators and others-were
in abundant evidence Wednesday, and
they reaped quite rich harvest.
Cant you give me paper for some
of this silver?" asked a man who was
selling reserved seat tickets Of citi-
zen who had just came into the show
through the main entrance.
The citizen went into his pocket
book and produced a IS BILL The
ticket man held the bill for a moment
and asked:
Haven't you got anything larger
than that? I don't want anything
smaller than a ten or a twenty"
The citizen was sorry that the five
was the largest he had; but shortly af-
ter he got 1t back he noticed that II
was only a one.
The attention Of Policeman Sanders
was called to the circumstance. and
the policeman promptly went to one
of the managers.
Yes, yes," said the manager 81
have no doubt you are right. The tick
ct man has just found that he has "a
too much change and this must be
where he got It,"
Very likely" drily remarked the
policeman.
well, you give this to the gentleman,
with my regrets" said the manager
handing over 81. And how much do
you charge for representing the young
man." The manager asked, still hold
ing a roll Of bills.
1.-The town pays me for this kind of
business" replied Mr.. Sanders.
Mr.. Sanders had to come down on
this same manager at least three other
times during the day, and the fellow
made good each time without a word
Of complaint.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-03

The president has issued his annual
proclamation appointing Thursday,
November 80, as a day Of Thanksgiv-
ing.
Mr.. j. j. Matthews of Ramah, said
yesterday that there was only a sin
gle able bodied negro man In his en-
tire neighborhood Wednesday. All Of
the balance went to the show. 1t
is easy to believe that the same con-
dition Of affairs existed In other
neighborhoods.
Mrs. w. g. White is probably enti-
tied to the distinction Of being the
most successful chrysanthemum grow
er Of Yorkville this year. Mrs. White
has been growing chrysanthemums Of
many varieties In large numbers for
several years, and her exhibits at each
Of the flower shows have commanded
much admiration.
Mrs. w. j. Wilkins of Gaffney, who
won the first prize at the flower show
Tuesday is probably one Of the most
successful chrysanthemum growers in
the upper part Of the state. She has
been giving close attention to chrysan-
themums for a number Of years and
produces many fine specimens each
season. Mrs. Wilkins also has many
other beautiful flowers, including var
ious kinds Of roses.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-03

ciety. which was in progress when The
ENQUIRER went to press Tuesday, was
literally patronized during the entire
day, and the door receipts netted some
thing over one hundred dollars. The
features Of the evenings programme
were the presentation Of the premiums
to the successful contestants, and a
number Of delightfully."- rendered mu-
sical selections. NJ. B. Jennings, Esq,
delivered the prizes, and acted as mas
ter of the ceremonies, and the musical
programme consisted Of several in
strumental solos duets and trios, rem
dered respectively by Mrs. w. H.
Fowler, Misses Julia Allen, Pansy
Traywick, and Annie Ashe, and vocal
solos by Miss Lila Herndon, and a
vocal quartette by Messrs. M. L. Car
roll, w. P. Harrison, ]. G. Barnwell,
and Paul Nicely Moore.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-03
TERROR IN RUSSIA.
Streets of Odessa Strewn With Dead
Bodies.

The Russian people have not yet
been able to fully grasp the meaning
Of the cars proclamation granting a
constitution and disorders continue
throughout the empire. The disturb
ance is altogether by mobs, however,
without definite or Intelligent leader
ship. The representatives of the czar
are doing what they can to preserve
order, not hesitating to shoot and kill
as they have been doing. A dispatch
of yesterday to the London Standard
from Odessa describes a reign of ter
ror in that city as follows:
THE city rings with the reports Of
rifles and revolvers and occasionally a
| volley is fired Every house and tene-
try patrols are doing their duty per-
| functorily. declining to fire on the
| mobS unless they themselves are at
tackled. The Cossacks are said to have
| lost over 100 men by bombs ard shots
| from windows Cossack patrols carry
carbines and have their fingers on the
| triggers. The streets are absolutely
unsafe for civilians.
1.-The casualties yesterday are believ-
| eQ 10 nave amounted 10 0,UUU killed anu
wounded. In the Jewish quarters bo-
dies still strew the streets and side
walks. Jewish women and children
were s:rangled and hacked to pieces
in the streets where the mobs gained
the upperhand. A Red Cross doctor
tells me that the Kishineff horrors
were repeated a hundred fold. The
students alone saved the city from
wholesale sack and massacre. The
military are now placing 100 machine
guns at various points. Twenty-six
carts full of wounded have just passed
my door.
Gen. Kaulbars was called to the
balcony of the palace this morning by
5000 loyalists carrying imperial por-
traits and ikons and singing the ma
tiOnal hymn. The general earnestly
entreated the assemblage to disperse
and go home but with ringing cheers
the loyalists resumed marching
through the city.
THE sound of firing is again moving
westward toward the Jewish quarters.
The mobs swear they will not leave a
single Jew alive"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-03
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. Geo. w. Kunz and child. have
returned home after visit to rela-
tives at Columbia.
Miss Edith Jackson Of Glover, spent
Wednesday with Mrs. r. E. Mont
gomery.
Mrs. Agnes Moore of Rock Hall. Wis
tied the family of Capt. E. A: Craw-
ford this week.
The condition of Mrs. P. B. McAbee,
who has been critically Ill at her home
lat Lockhart for the past five weeks
is showing no signs Of improvement.
Mrs. W. ]. wilkins of Gaffney spent
several days in Yorkville this week
having come over to attend the
flower show. During her stay here
she was the guest of Mrs Geo., w
Brown.
Mr.. w. F. Bray came from Cam
den Thursday afternoon on a short
visit to his family. Mrs. Bray and the
children will probably leave in few
days to spend the winter with rela-
tives in Georgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Radcliffe. Jr., OF
Charleston, have been spending a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Rad
cliffe, Sr, Of Yorkville, coming up on
Tuesday and leaving yesterday for q
trip north. They were married In
Charleston on last> Monday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-03
TIGERS IN PLENTY.

The tremendous show crowd We'd
nesday furnished jungle we'll suited
to the native wilds Of the tiger and
the beast came and went as he pleased
throughout the day.
There seemed to be no limit to the
quantity Of liquor afioat, especially
throughout the forepart of the day,
and 1t manifested itself in an unusual
amount of drunkenness, particularly
among the negroes.
The police kept as close an eye on
the situation as possible and they are
of opinion that most of the liquor that
was so abundantly in evidence was
brought by the crowds ON the trains,
some from Chester, some from Rock
Hill and some from toward Hickory
Grove and Blacksburg.
The local tiger was also in evidence.
He anticipated the favorable opportu-
nifty that would be presented by show
day, and prepared himself accordingly.
He had been lying rather low for some
time past but the crowds made him
bold and he got his full share Of the
harvest.
At one time during Wednesday
morning, from about 10 to II o'clock,
it looked as If about every other ne
gro man on the streets was drunk; but
the whites, who were not nearly so
plentiful, were sober.
1t is the general concensus of those
who paid the closest attention to the
situation that they have not seen so
much drunkenness on the streets Of
Yorkville before for years; but at the
same time they realize that it is a
long time since they have seen just
such another crowd.