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coWBoYs LYNCH 4 NBoR5.
Got Into Part OT Texas Reserved for whites
and Lived with white woman.

.ToYAH, Tex.1. OCT. 27.-Western Texas
had its first lynnhing last evening when a
mob OF cowboys gathered in town and
stretched up Slab Pitt to the crossaTm
OF 9 Telegraph pole lss. -.
The offence Of which Pitt was guilty was
living with q white woman.
Negroes are barred from this town and
a ~ rroHnding radius Of; 100 miles. When
the town was located following the build
ing of the Texas and Pacific Railroad many
wears ago the declaration went forth that
Il was 10 be a white mans country.
Since then negroes have been under the
ban. Pitt was treated very leniently, oil
things considered, the cowboys say.
When Pitt crossed the New Mexico lint
and located at Toyah a few days z he
invited trouble. The people Of this section
would have let him OF easy, however, II
he had needed the warning to leave town.
Instead he sent for q white oma with
whom he had been living in New Mexico.
This settled Slab Pitts fate. Word
was sent around among the cowboys Of
the violation 81 social usaees and every
cowboy in the county wanted to be the
leader of the mob. ~, ay
The hour for the lynching was given out
and the town began to al up with cowboys.
They came galloping in from all directions
and awakened the cho a. with their yells
and pistols.
Onthe pommel of each saddle was a lariat
so there was no lack Of meaLs for hanging
the negro.
A leader was, selected and the oavalcade
Of cowboys rode over to the hut occupied by
Pitt and the white woman. The negro was
called out and, told that his time had come
to die, and that the cowboys were there to
put the finishing touches on him In the most
approved style.
Pitt begged hard for his hfe. He prom
ised to leave town at once II his life. was
spared. The mob was determined and his
pleadings fell upon unheeding ears. The
white woman also made a fearful plea, but
il availed nothing.
At a signal one of the cowboys circled his
lariat around his head INC dropped the moose
over Pitts neck. The negro was dragged
by the rope TO the nearest telegraph pole.
where he was strung up without further
ceremony.
A pnrse war then made up for the white
woman and she was ordered TO leave town
on the first train. She went.
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From the Los Angeles TimSs.
Two fairly well defended creatures now
before me serve TO explain that fish are
generally seized as prey from above. because
nature invariably puts the armor where IL Ia
most needed. One Of these Is the horned
shark. which has two defensive spears. each
high up on a sepd rate dOrsal fin and the other
Is the trigger fish.
In both cases the bayonets are pointed for
the enemy as when a battalion receives the
order 10 prepare TO receive cavalry. But the
trigger fish has n sort OF pocket knife attach
ment for his. II folds down into a groove
which reaches along his back. exactly as the
blade OF a ~penknife may he turned down
when lts use is not required.
The trigger fish Il a huge head propelled by
a short. broad tail with no intermediate body
to sneak Of: and In this questionable sha pc
he seems a. unlike q true product Of nature
as the animals Of the heraldry ofice. He
received his name when nruskets were ol an
IL not to be trtded With.
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"Sec. s3. A person who with a view to compel another person u
do Dr. to abstain from doing an ct which such other person has q legal
right TO do or to abstain from doing, wrongfuny and unlawfuly,
al. Uses violence or inhhts injury upon such other person DR. his
family, or a member thereof, or upon his property, or threatens such vc-
lence or injury; or,
~. Deprives any such person Of any tool, implement, or clothing.
or binders him in the use thereof; or,
80. Uses Dr. attempts the intimidation Of such person by threats or
force;
SIS guilty OF q misdemeanor. under Section is OF the Penal Code
a violation Of this section is punishable by Imprisonment for not more
than one wear, or by fine of not more than five hundred collars, or both)
"Sec. 64. A person who unlawfuny and wifully destroys or injuries
any real Dr. personal property Of another = = +" in a cas- where the
punishment is not specially prescribed by statute, is punishable a follows;
81. II the value of the property destroyed, or the diminuhon in the
value Of the property by the injury is more than twenty-five doNArs' oV
Imprisonment for not more than four years;
-. In any other case, by imprisonment for not more than six months
or by a fine OF not more than two hundred and fifty dollars, or by both
such fine and imprisonment;
80. And in addition to the punishment prescribed therefor ne "
liable in treble damages for the injury done, to be recovered n a civil action
by the owner OF such property or the public officer having charge thereof"
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Fish story From Canada.

Fr1m me Country GCRHtmOR.
lad The following story from a Montreal
gentleman. and ! believe IL to be absolutely
authentic. He was 3shinR for n salmon
20 one Of the streams that run into the Gulf
W. river, well. pointed 10 a spot on the OppO-
'ms 3anN where "A salmon ought 10 lie,
,nu tneh crossed the stream q little higher
Wy, WIN n desire 10 have q peep over the edge
VI me bank 70 verify his belief.
rs ne made his way through some bushes
vn we oller side II would seem thar n cast
,ulnl around his hat got looEened. lie APP
i,"arn'd the spot and. lying prone. eau
'99,l,y pe"rPd over the bank. In 20 doing,
~, On ne Dose cast u the hal gently touched
!" EatrT whom Immediately a salmon seized
hat. %" VIZ ''ee"' ea''S'"s ""'A a""
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. From the Philadelphia Bulletin.

ETp" "o H"tuucap"e" D"tsc""'
. At the Franklin Inn. a literary club OF Phila-
deIphia. q young poet. licking his lips. said
that Conan Dovle was paid 81 a word.
That 10 nothing" said a railroad adver-
Using man. Il know Of a case where a man
was paid $1,000 a word. Our line used to
have at its grade crossing a very long and
complicated sign that began. Beware Of the
engines and cars. and then this sign went on
with a lot OF inJunctions and waning that
would have taken five minutes TO read.
In a number OF accident case the COM
p~Ialnants for damages declared that our
long ERns were not cIear warnings. There
fore the line decided at last to get a new
grade crossing sign. and Judge Paxon was
engaged to write one.
7The sign that Judge PaxOn wrote cost
~ 600 n word. but II was a classic. Il re-
mains q classic. It Ia az well known among
US a. Father, | cannot tell a lie,' or England
exneCtR every man to do his duty
The sign that cost 81 1000 word, or 5000
in all, was the amOus Railroad Crossing
Stop. Look and Listen
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Father Of m Children.
From me London Chronicle.

FrOm he LONDON ChT0HIcTF.
There is in the sicily Oak Workhouse an
inmate named John George Stratton. who Ia
the father of thirty-three children. His
case came before the guardians this week.
when injuries were made az tOa maintenance
contribution from his family.
StTatton Ia eO years Of age and his third wife,
who il with him in the institution, - a.. His
thirty-three children are scattered all over The
world and zone is In a position TO assist the
father
His first child was born two months after
Queen Victoria came to the thrcne. IL was
a girl. who has now attained the age Of 20
and lives in London. Ais youngest child Ia
-, so 1t will he seen there IL a difference be-
tween the first and last Of forty-hve years.
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Cause for IndI EnatIOn.
from Smiths Weekly.

The train was about to depart when a stout
old lady ran OH to the platform in haste.
The obliging guard bounced upon her. fairly
lifted her into the carriage, and as he slammed
the door the train steamed out Of the station.
The first stopping place was thirty miles
I'D the line. and when the train arrived the
guard observed the old lady stepping out
Of the compartment in a state OF boiling
Indignation.
you nearly missed it. mum. he said.
Missed ~ You silly asst" mmed the old
lady: Il didn't want to come ny IL at all.
| simply wanted TO post a letter in the late
fee box on the train. And now perhaps you'll
tell me who Is going to pay my fare back
Talk about the intelligence Of man. I'D rather
have q donkey to deal With"
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p,,.s, stricken win ADopIeHy.

A man dressed in a priests garb was
so,rd urconsciors on the sidewalk at l38th
s,raat and Willis avenue early this morn
nc, He was taken TO Lincoln Hospital;
In his rockers letters were found addressed
70 the Rev. NJ. j. Feeley. "a Henry street.
he was suffering from apoplexy and hadn't
revived an hour. Aters , 49, ... arr'
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RUNNING and Rstreaung.

FTOW nc TN-bWs,
The old soldier had been telling his nephews
terrible stories Of battle. and they had listened
spellbound for an hour. Then said the eldest;
II s'pose, uncle. that you never ran away
from Anything, did your"
The Old man. Thought a great deal before
MY boy. II you i've long enough you'll find
out that it's never well to run away from
danRer-no matter what; but you will prob
shiv meet with occasions when you'll see
what a grand thing II Ia to right about face
and charge in the opposite direction as fast
as you can GO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-28
UNIONS DEMANDS REFUSED.
Railway Managers VIII Not Grant Eight
Hour Day Nor More wages.

Hour Day Nor More Wages.
CHICAGO. Oct. 27.-The ultimatum OF the
railroad managers. refusing the demand
Of switchmen for AZ eight hour day, was
issued to-day. 1t il . sweeping refusal
to all men whose union are seeking TO
lessen the hours Of labor and increase
1t was addressed to the Brother;
hood of Railway Trainmen, whose demand
upon the railroad managers required an
answer by November 1, as well as to tho
Switchmen's Union.
The grand master Of the order. Frank
T. Hawley Of Buffalo, reiterated after re-
Ceiving reports from other cities where
the same Encouraging replies have been
received by committees that visited the
that no strike action would be
taken unless san ctioned by a referendum
be submitted TO a vote early next week.
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Automobile MachInIst. Strike.

The machinists employed by the Rainier
Automobile Company at Fitch street
and Broadway went on strike yesterday
to enforce a demand for an eight hour work.
day. The strikers are members OF the
International Association Of Machinsts
and say that the eight hour work day is
the rule IN other factories Of the kind.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-28
ClStern 0T Cider.

From me 50. Louis Republic.
So plentiful have apples been in Calhoun
county. Illinois. the last season that Henry
Baumann. a farmer living near Bachtown
in that county. has broken away from the
proVerbiAl barrel In which to store cider
this fall and has filled q large cistern on HE
place with apple juice.
MIR. Bsumann had an exceptional crop
and, after drawing ont the water, he had
40 difficulty In hlllnR the cistern.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-28
A Turkish Mill OnaIre
Frpnl ths BOSTON Pnsi.

Mouammer hey. son Of the richest man
in all Turkey, who will be heir 10 more mill
ions than any other person in the Ottoman
empire, save the heir OF the sultan, is in
Boston on business. and before he leaves
the business men will have something like
a cool half million of his money. while he
will have tons OF BOstOn's most Improved
shoe and cotton machinery.
There is nothing about this sleek appear
ing mar OF IS years, with his rotund hgure,
TO Indicate that he Is 20 be at some time in
the future the richest man in his native land.
lie is Just as democratic as any OF this
country's wealthy men, and one WOULDN'T
have to make a very big stretch OF imagtna-
ton 70 pick him out as an American.
Mouammer Bey. unlike most. Of bis fellow
country men Y hiSniE EDUCATED: aga instead
Gus living. he has mastered the many great
industries that his father controls. and is
adding 20 the fortune. Those who have come
in contact with him say that he lie as keen as
tho Dro verbal Yankee business man.
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shOpnfters In Bookstores.
From ne PAiadelpAio Record.

ours is one business In which there are no
women shopIIfters. 4" said a bookseller yester-
day. We are troubled with shoplifters,
but they are all men. Women don't seem to
have any time for book stealing. It's re-
mArkable how many thefts We detect in the
course Of a week.
Visitors who look prosperous enough to
buy whole libraries are often eau sht abstract
ing q 25 cent book. figure that this " due
to the great temptation. You see, In book
stores callers are given the run OF the place,
and are at liberty TO examine the stock at
their leisure. A man picks up some little
volume he may want, and see nE no one at
hand, the temptation TO get something for
nothing Ia too muoh for him. He slips the
wary statesmen, and most such offenders are
tripped up. Then they have to pay for the
serious consequences will folio y any repeti-
ton Of the shopliftinR."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-03-28
D. q. zeigler shet.

Sumter, Special Eugene Hogan,
Jr., shot ID. G. seigler Friday after
noon at 4 CLOCK. The weapon used
was 32-calabre pistol. He fred five
times, the first ball entered directly
under the left shoulder blade and
took a downward course toward the
right side. The second ball entered
lust about two inches bove The first
one and took an opposite course. The
third ball went between the BODY and
the elbow, grazing the flesh on the
arm. The fourth and fifth shots went
wild. The tragedy was enacted on
the stairway of the Winn building, Is
North Main, street. Mr.. Zeigler was
coming down the stairway. When
about half way down Mr.. Hogan be-
gan firing from the top of the stair.
way. When the first ball struck
Zeigler he turned, he says, half way
around and begged Hogan to stop.
This accounts for the two balls cross
ing each other in the body, presum-
ably. Zeigler ran on down the stair
way into the street, then turned and
went into Durant's pharmacy where
he was made comfortable until he
could be taken to the Sumter hospital.
The physicians have made an exami
nation with the Roentgen A-ray, but
have failed to discover the bullets.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-03-28
Charlotte Cotton Market. J
Board of Assessors.

Comptroller General Jonesslast No
yember issued instructions to county
auditors giving directions as TO the
manner in which property should be
returned for taxation. In only one
county, Grcenville, have his instrue-
lions been diregarded.
Here the township boards raised the
points as to whether. OF not they
should be requested to sign the oath
of Office. Gov. Hayward has been ap>
pealed to by MI. Jones;sto withhold
his signature from the commissioners
Of these township boards unless they
subscribe to the oath. Last week Mr..
Jones gave out the following state
ment:
Permit me to say that the country
government act was amended in 1899
abolishing boards of commissioners as
assessors and devolved the duties up
On township and special boards of as
essors and required the governor to
appoint on the recommendation OF the
Legislative delegation. Certain count
les named therein we're exempt.
The act Of 1899 fixed the term Of
office of the township boards of asses
sors as conterminal with that Of the
governor.
The constitution, article !, section
IL, requires the governor to commits
sion all officers of this State.
An appointee of the governor can.
not assume OF discharge the duties of
an Office except by virtue of a commits
sion issued by the governor, eonferr-
ing such authority.
It is not my duty nor have | noti-
lied anyone in Greenyille or anywher
elst relative to appointments of town
ship assessors. His e1cellency, the
governor, was appraised Of the fact t
that only one assessor had been com
missioned in Greenville county since
the act of 1S99 u
II Code of laws 4 81 Secs: 8 90 and
1857, requires the comp ollers general
from time to time to sttf transmit to the
g,c county mt audi sueh forms Sand in.
;structiions n as sHEhe: may deem necessary
to carry y into effect the provisions OF
the tax lows. The inst ructions thus
. given i ven Shall be obeyed byeand shall be
binding upon all county, town and
munipal officers.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-03-28
New Enterprises.

The Bank of Inman has ask
ed to be incorporated. Capitali-
zation to be $4,000. Corporatols are :
j. Fl. BaIlenger, J. 81. Gosnell, J. R.
Gibson, J. A. Brock, j. D. Humphries
and Arch B. Calvert.
The Becker-Thomas-Bishop Com
pany of Spartanburg asks for COM.
mission. This is retail drug COM
pany to be capitalized at $4,000.
A charter was issued to the Bank
of Mt. Carmel, capitalization $25, 900
s. F. Mauldin of Anderson is presi-
dent and ]. w. Boyd is cashier. Di-
rectors are: B. F. Mauldin, B. A.
Boyd, John W. Morrah and I. M
Knox.
The Reedy River Power Company
which was chartered by act of the
legislature, has paid the secre.
tary Of state the regular amount OF
charter fees-$5O,OOO being the capi-
tlization. The charter could not be
granted by tile secretary of state al
certain rights were asked which the
legislature alone can grant.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-03-28
Pharmaceutical Board.

Columbia, Special = The State
board of pharmaceutical examiners
mct here to examine several appli-
cants for permission to become licens-
cd embalmers. There were four ap-
plicants and Two passed successfully
The members of the board present
were DR.. E. S. Burnham Of Charles
ton, DR.. Myron H. sandifer of Rock
Hill, Dr.. Matthews Of Bennettsville,
DR.. DeLolme of Sumter, DR.. Frank
NJ. Smith Of Charleston and DR.. 0. y.
Owings of Columbia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-03-28
FOOD HELPS Z.
In Enlargement Of > Il. Il

Speaking OF food railroad man
says:
"My work puts me out In all kinds oi
weather, subject to irregular hours for
meals and compelled to eat all kinds OF
food.
3For year.; was constantly troll
bled with indigestion. caused by eating
heavy, fatty, starchy. greasy, poorly
cooked food, such as are most staccessi-
ble to men in my business. Generally
each meal or lunch was followed By
distressing pains and burning selisa,
tlons in my stomach, which destroyed
my sleep and almost untitled me for
work. My brain was SO muddy and
foggy that it was hard for me to dis
charge my duties properly.
"rhis lasted till about a year ago.
when my attention was called to
Grape-Nuts food by newspaper ad.
and concluded to try it. Since then
hnve used Grape-Nuts at nearly ev-
cry meal and sometimes between
meals. We railroad men have little
chance to prepare our food in our ca
booses and find GraDe-Nuts mighty
handy for it is ready cooked.
10 make a long story short, Grape.
Nuts has made new nan OF me. !
have 10 more burning distress in my
stomach, nor any other symptom OF ln-
digestion. l Gun digest anything so
long as eat Grape-Nuts, and nlyEbraiil
works as clearly aud accurately as III
engineers watch, and my old nervous
troubles have disappeared entirely.
Naule given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek, Mich. ),
There's q reason, Realgtth little
book. "rAe Road to lYellYllle,MlNi Digs.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-03-28
THE LABOR WORLD.

Fifteen thousand mill girls of Dun
dee, Scotland, went on strike.
Labor Representatives appeared at
Albany. n. z. to urge the passage Of
the Employment Agency bill.
There are more than $4,000 factories
in the State of New York, and there
are only about thirty inspectors.
The railroads and large steel and iron
companies are storing soft coal. nj.
though they do not anticipate strike.
The Consolidated Brotherhood of
,Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuilders
Of America has refused to indorse the
ship subsidy bill now before Congress.
The position OF foreman of the Gov
ernment Printing Office in Washington,
D. c.. has been accepted by Charles
E. Young. who has been the head of
the night bill force.
Ninety-seven members of the Wom-
ans Union Label League Club in Chi
cago, which had a membership Of 100,
have married, and the three survivors
of the club have surrendered its char
ter.
In sentencing in New York City Ed.
ward Lynch to a year in the Peniten.
tiary for attacking non-union watch
man, Judge Cowing warned both cap
ital and labor against violations of
law.
About $4,000. French miners have
gone on strike as the result Of a belief
among them that the recent Courrieres
horror was due to mismanagement and
economy OH the part Of the owners Of
the mines.
Child labor is not decreasing in New
York, Notwithstanding the laws which
have been enacted against it. and de-
spite the noble efforts of the Child La
Dor Committee. 1t is, on the other
hand, increasing.
NJ. G. Wallace. State Organizer of
the American Federation of Labor in
South Carolina, died in Columbia, S. O..
Of pneumonia. He was we'll known as
labor leader, being Nt one time Presi-
dent of the State Federation.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-03-28
A YOUNG MAN SHOT
N. ). B, Gaylor Shot and Instantly
Killed by M. Grove Mathis.

Bishopville, Special.-Friday night
a. the home Of Mr.. N. +. Outlaw of
the Herriott section, Lee county, Mr..
Grover Mathis shot and instantly
killed Mr.. ]. B. Gaylor, both young
men Of that section.
From information received ii
seems that ther was a party at the
house of Mr., Outlaw. Mr.. j. B. Gay
lord escorted Miss Alma Coughman
to the p!rty. While the pleasures of
the evening were in PROGRESS and
everybody was apparently happy,
Mr.. Grover Mathis was taking
prominade with, Miss Conshman.
When out Of doors Mathis attempt
ed to take liberties with the young
lady. Sh. resisted this attempt and
quietly rebuked him. He persisted
and again annoyed her. She then
left him and went back into the house
crying. MIR. Gaylord, her escort, and
to whom it is said she was engaged
to be married, begged the young lady
to tell him the cause of her troable.
At first she declined TO tell him, but
finally informed her sweetheart thai
Mathis had persistently tried to take
liberties with her.
AT an opportune time Gaylord took
Mathis out into the hall for an inter
veiw. After asking Mathis why he
had treated the young lady so un-
gentlemanly, hot words brought on an
alteration. There are several reports
as TO how the fight started and how
the shooting was done, none Of which
are positive, as this correspondent
has not been able 10 interview any
eye-witnesses. From reports, it
seems that Gaylord had knife and
Mathis had pistol. When the fight
was over Gaylord was mortally
wounded and lived but few minutes,
and Mathis had one or two stabs in
his shoulder. Mathis claimed to have
acted in self defense. Tie reports
are conflicting on this point, however,
some claiming that there was no ne
cessity or excuse for the killing, these
opinions being based on what they
have gathered from the reports.
Sheriff Muldrow was notified about
/ O'Clock and took Deputy Sheriff
Monaghan and went to the scene of
the homicide. He was informed that
Mathis hadscome to Bishovilles to- sur
render When the sheriff returned dshes
found Mathis here and the prs soneslr;33
is snoWSin Jail.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-03-28
Creeping Salt.

Here Is something in the course
,f natural phenomena (?) that will in
terest and instruct the little folk If
they look into 1t curiously! Into a
tumbler half full Of water dissolve
Just as much common table salt as
can be held in solution. Let it stand
for few days and see how the salt
creeps out of the water, up the in
side Of the glass and down the cut
slde-just a thing Of life trying to
escape from It's environment. And
when ali the salt is apparently out
of prison the water remains as salty
as beforel 1t is a pretty demonstra.
tion.-New York Press.