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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-12

community in the South there are a large
number of idle negroes who will not work
under any consideration; In many cases.
most, Nor that matter, they are young men.
The old-time plantation darkey has prac-
tically ceased to exist, and there has
grown up In his place a modern negro
who was taught to believe himself as good
as or a little better han the whites, and
1t is from these the vagrant class is drawn
that make up the men who work on the
chain gang.
From vagrancy to the commission of
small crimes is but a step, and II seems,
Mr.. Beers says, that the South has solved
a question as to what TO do with a class
that will not work and is a constant men
ace to the civil welfare of the commune
ties in a way hat is right for the section.
The North Is considering the question
what to do with the ''rounder'' and the
idle, moderately vicious persons. in order
to escape constant conviction In the courts,
with the attendant expenses.
The Judge of every local court in South
Carolina corresponding TO Connecticut
police and justice courts imposes nm alter
native sentence for the crimes that come
under his jurisdiction. He gives $40 or
twenty days on the chain gang, or a pro-
portionate penalty for the offenses that
come before him. When a negro goes to
jail he is kept there only long enough to
fit him out with a striped suit. and then
he is turned over to the county commits
sioners, who place him IN a chain gang.
and he is sent with his gar to some
piece Of country road and put TO work.
: Practically all the roads in South Caro-
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-12
SOUTHERN CHAIN GANGS.
How the Strange Old System Strikes &
Northern Observer.

George A. Beers, formerly of Bristol,
Conn, but now engaged in the lumber
business in Rowesville, S.. c.. writes of
what he has seen in South Carolina with
reference to the manner in which the
whites deal with the Idle and vicious
negroes, says the Hartford Courant. The
chain gang, he thinks, is adapted to the
needs of that section and is operated with
out infiicting undue cruelty or hardship
upon the men sentenced to serve time in
the ranks.
After living in the South for two months
in a community where the whites do not
number more than two hundred and the
blacks are at least one thousand, and after
having had an average of forty negroes
employed for that time, Mr.. Beers puts
forth his ideas in regard to the negro on
the chain gang. The negro will not work
more than he is obliged to In order TO
keep body and soul together, n he has
no idea of the future and no care for it.
If he has a reasonable amount Of rice and
honey today. with a little pork fat to
help 1t out, he is all right. and the NOR
row may take care OF itself.
1t goes without saying that in every
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-12

under one p~retense or another, and the
stop work in the middle Of the week, They
receive 81 a day, and this is big wages
for them when the cost of living is con-
sidered. Mr.. Beers has watched them
-four. sugar. pork and tobacco on satur-
day night in the stores of Rowesvflle.
These supplies were calculated to last q
week. and 1t was evident that an average
OF 81 purchases all the food that the
family will need for a week. AS nothing
a to be spent for fuel and but little for
eIothing, It will be seen hat the negro
does not have to work much.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-12

dalton in the least. As a matter of fact,
a negro who has been released from the
gang came INTO Rowesville, his home,
Saturday night and went around shaking
hands with all. both white n black. and
did not seem to feel that he had been in a
position at all out of the ordinary.
The question was asked II the county
could not get better service out of the men
answer was that 1t would require a guard
to each negro under these conditions. as
the men would run away, and once lost in
the swamps they could never be found
again.
In considering the question It must be
remembered that the Southern negro has
not the same sensibility OF feeling that the
white man has. and he does not feel his
degradation. Again. he viii not work
steadily unless he is made to. In a mill
under Mr.. Beers's care there are forty
that half Of the gang are not absent
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-12

lima are country roads and until recently
were not much better than cartpaths. but
during the last few years many of the
roads leading from one large town to an
other v been put In fine shape. 1t is
no great job to work a in South Caro-
lima. as rhe land is practically level and
all that Is necessary is to run the road
machine along the highway n scrape
the sand into the middle of the road and
then with the men on the chain gang open
tn bitches down to clay and cover the
sand with a coating of clay, which hardens
and makes a good road surface. The gang
operating in one part of the State put
into good shape in four days nearly a mile
Of road. There are fifteen of the men
chained together. -four TRUSTEES wearing
the stripes, but not In chains, and fou
white men, who acted as roadmakers, are
guards.
The county OF O~rangeburg owns the
equipment. which consists of one large
wall tent, IS by 20 feet. a smaller tent for
cooking. two old stoves. hunks for the
men, eight mules, the necessary wagon
for transporting baggage from place to
place and a road machine. Altogether the
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-12

on the part Of the county may

Investment on the part of the county may
be 81, 600.
-Four men are paid wages. but even
country and the county commissioners,
who, by the way, are elected by the
people, receive 500 a year. except one of
their number, who is road commissions,
and who is paid 500.
1t was Sunday when Mr.. Beers visited
the camp, and the men were resting on
their hunks, which were strung along two
sides of the tent. AS II was cold day, a
stove had been put up in one end of the
tent. The pipe was rung along crotched
sticks to the other end, and the interior
of the tent was comfortable. All the men
wore chains attached to each ankle, and
these chains was attached to short ones,
which In turn were attached to a long
one, and these held all the men on one
side of the tent together. The chains were
never taken or day or night. Practically
all Of the men were under 25 years Of age,
and they did not seem to feel their desra-
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-12
LEGAL NOTICES.

o'clock in the afternoon, at which time the
said creditors may attend and prove their
claims, appoint a trustee, examine the bank
rupt and transact such other business as may
properly como before the meeting.
Said proofs OF claim must comply with Sec
tion 81 of the Bankruptcy Law, and Rule q Of
the General Orders of the United States SUI
preme Court, and must be properly endorsed
In this matter. A fee of rs cents must accom-
pany the claim.
EDWIN G. A
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Amount debts scheduled, 1898. n.
Amount assets scheduled, $50.
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LEGAL NOTICES.


DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
OF NEW JERSEY.
In the matter of Oscar II. zergiebel. bank
rupt. In bankruptcy.
To the creditors OF Oscar H. zergiebel. OF
in said district.
Notice Is hereby given that on the third day
Of July, A. D.. nineteen hundred and seven.
the said Oscar H. Zergiebel was duly ad-
Judged a bankrupt and that the first meeting
Of his creditors will be held at my ONCE. No.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-12

-Patience-Have they an age limit in
Woman's Club?
Patrice-Oh. yes. No member must
to more than % years.-Yon-
kers Statesman.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-12

studenf-ln some sections Of the coun-
sire to eat clay. Why is thafz
Professor--They are the victims OF cay
cheWsomania.
Professof-4A desire 70 cat cIav.-chicaeo
News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19
4 STRONG ARGUMENT
FOR HOME INDUSTRY

Tompkins, Pa, Dee. Walter
Packard answered he following note
which he found in the pocket Of a
pair Of trousers he purchased from a
mail order hoase.
Should this fall into the hands Of
good looking young man who de-
sires to correspond with a young Ia
dy Of sweet disposition, address Miss
Lula Williams, Alton, I'LL
The expectant swain has just re-
ceived the following reply:
Sir My wife has just received a
letter from you addressed in her mai
der name. Fifteen years ago wnen
she was working in a sweat shop She
might have written the note. She is
now the mother Of three children, my
lawful wife. If you don't cut out
writing to her there will be trouble.
The young man has been advised to
patronize home industries in select
ing clothing sweethearts hereafter
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19
IA TEXAS RANGER. y

Lovers Of thrills, rapid successive
thrills, will revel in the great New
York production Of "Texas Ranger"
which is to be produced It the opera
house on Friday, Dec. 20 by one Of
the most experienced managers in the
country.
"a Texas Ranger" is all that ar
tistic skill and knowledge of the To-
Biography Of the locality can make it,
being painted by artists specially en-
gagged from the fact that they have
lived midst the various scenes, men
tally photographed the same, and
have been aided by the camera to-
ward undisputed accuracy. This story
besides being a tersely told tale Of
love is replete with bright, whole
some comedy which is furnished by
Anna Washington, a eolored culinary
angel, and Hap Wah. her assistant
AS exponents Of the art of drollerg
Mr.. J. J. Corbett has been secured tC
play the Chinese part and Miss Sci
ma Forester for the unctuous col
ored angel. These two characters
are experts in their line Of endeav
or and were originally cast in ta'
New York production.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19

a Verse From se.cmeu Told 81 g aa~
riaae Engagement
when She ieft her hame in .he smaH
town % come Is New York Is tike up
q special course OF sudy her net SIS
ter was fast reaching the crisis Of
love affair. The pet sister was q most
wlnsome young lady and had long kept
go0dly train 81 auitors assigning.
was this AFFAIR to be the grand aaairl
The older sister hoped so, for she liked
the young man cordially thought he
was Just the sort to make q proper
brother-in-law.
But the weeks passed. and not a bit
Of definite news about the progress of
tue AFFAIR did the older siater receive
ii her city boarding house. She be-
came anxious. Louise, she thought,
must not 60 on recklessiy trining in
such important matters.
Then one night about 10 o'clock. Just
as she was going to bed. came q tele.
gram. The servant brought It up.
The elder sister was country girl
enough to be thoroughly frightened by
the pale manila. black linked envelope.
How omlnous It looked! At length she
gathered courage to open 1t. This is
what she read:
solomon ak three. LOUISE.
Solomon six threel Whatever IN the
world Oh. why, yes. stupid, It OF
course meant the Song OF Solomon,
sixth chapter, third versel But-and
her cheeks flushed with shame-she
had no Bible!
There was a great scurrying about
the boarding house to find q copy Of
the sacred book The girls were rout-
ed out in vain. On all sides the cry
arose, Who's got a BibleT' Jast think
Of the sister trying to sleep that night
without knowing what that verse was!
It would have been just like woman
to lie down to pleasant dreams. content
to know that she could satisfy her cu-
riosity IN the morning not!
The landlady. good soul, came to the
rescue. She was no heathen.- She had
Bible UP to her room with II flew
the sister and shut the door. Such a
turning over Of pages BY eager, nerv-
GUS ingersl Solomon six three. She
found 1t, and then sic cried "Hurrahr
and laughed, for the verse was:
I am my beloveds. and my beloved u
mine.
New York Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19
THE SPEcTER SWIMMER.
4 Legend Of the Sea That Still Appeals
to Sailors.

4 Legend Of the Sea That Still Appeals
to Sailors.
The sailor as d class stlll holds fast
to the superstitions that have been his
especial heritage throughout all ages.
TO him the sea Is still peopled with
phantoms. Men there are still who sail
the sen believing in the power Of the
Swimmer, men who believe in the Wal
rus Of unholy fame and in the exist
ence Of the specter bark Lucy to be
seen at any time lodging III and out OF
the creeks and bays of the South Caro-
lima coast. This Is the tale Of the Swim.
mer:
Near Cape Finisterfe there lived a
fisher maiden In days when the world
asked fewer questions than now. and
with her lived her fisher sweetheart
On their wedding night, runs The yarn
smugglers came down on their village
a thieying, drunken band. When they
left, having done all the damage Ties
could, the fisher maiden's sweetheart
had disappeared, whether with them
or through them was never known
Instead Of pining uselessly, as woula
most women she dressed herself in
mems clothes and started to find him
dead oralive
For years she wandered over tic
earth and ocean. and. though her dis
guise was penetrated several time
and she passed through a host Of tron
bles which vary with each telling. SIT.
succeeded in keeping up her hunt ii
nally after escaping from an Engiisl
! prison the vessel she was on was les
at sea, and the simple Breton fisher
men eusLdned her in q legend whial
has her forever swimming the sea.
still In search Of the man she lose
and hailing each craft she ncars 4
sailor. be he Yankee or Portuguese
matter Of fact IN all things else O
grossly superstitious. believes hrmh
that Il you hear the hail Of the Swim
mer on a dark night at sea and All
swer It not woe follows swiftly.-Ner
York Herald
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19
HOW DIPHTHERIA is CON-
TRACTED

One often hears the expression,
Ny child caught a severe cold that
developed into diphtheria," when the
truth was that the cold had simply
left the little one particularly sus-
eeptible to the wandering diphtheria
germ. When Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is given it quickly cures the
cold and lessons the danger Of diph-
liberia or any other germ disease be-
ing contracted For sale by all drug
gists.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19

aIt is most amazing" said a metal
lureist. 'how the world relies on met.
els for It's metaphors and SMILES. Thus
an orator is silver tongued or golden
mouthed. An explorer IS bronzed by
African suns. A resolute chap has an
iron viii A siuggard moves with lead.
en- feet An ostrich has a copper lined
stomach. A millionaire has tin A
swindIer Is as slippery as quicksilver
A borrower has brass'-New York
Prs.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19
CATHOLIC LADIES'
BAZAAR OPENS

Early this morning the Catholic
ladies commenced arranging for their
Bazaar and in few hours the large
bare room formerly Bailey's Phar-
Macy was transformed and seemed
scarcely large enough TO hold the
numerous pretty articles on display.
Windows and daintily decorated
booths are full Of the beautiful handi-
work of the ladies.
The articles to be disposed Of by
cf NICE viii be ratified on Friday and
Saturday evenings, and these include
the handsome electrical fixture, a
cfoss IN mission style, contributed by
ths Chiekasha Electrical Supply Co.
vlieh also donated an elegant fixture
of similar style to the Episcopal Ia
dies.
Coffee, cake and sandwiches win be
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19

The thoroughly trained English serg-
ant is In his way the most perfect kind
OF servant to be found anywhere. and
IN bis station and for his duties be is
not 70 be matched In the world. Where
will you find any men 50 competent IN
their work, so completely trained and
apparently emotionless In manner, 50
punctual, so clean, so smart, as an
English butler, coachman, footman or
Yaletl Certainly not on the continent
OF Europe, IN the United States IN
Canada or IN Australia. Country Life
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19
Trm DnWRN
HiLltU DnIAU
BANQUET

The Bryan banquet ia Guthrie Sat
urday evening viii be the largest ev-
ent Of the kind ever pulled off ia Ok
lahoma. Democrats from every coun-
ty in the state will gather to hear the
great Nebraskan Among those wac
win 70 from Chickasha are Col. Geo.
Barefoot, always in the amen corner
at every democratic meeting; j. r.
Bishop, who is one Of Mr.. Bryan's
old friends and neighbors; G. 1.
Greer, who was an original Bryan
man and VINO allows nobody to out
do him in admiration Of the Great
Commoner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19
cHIcKAsHA BIRDS WIN PRIZES

Dr.. Walter Penquite won first
first prize on Golden Seabright ban
tams at the State Poultry show at
Guthrie and G. W. Munford took the
second prize on pen Of single comb
White Leghorn Cockerels.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19

In the shooting at the bali park
yesterday afternoon, the following
scores were made: out Of a total Of
20 rounds, E. J. Owens, II; H. Mohan
IL; J. McMasters, IA; f. Jones, s;
Lee Porter, 10; A. W. simerl, II. In
the practice shooting scores we're as
follows; r. Mcdonald, IA; +. A. Ey-
ans, 10; j. C. Brown, Z; ]. C. Brock,
20
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19

For any Of the ordinary diseases
Of the skin Chamberlain's Salve is ex-
eellent. 1t not only allays the itch
ing and smarting but effects a cure.
For sale by all druggist "
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19
Mamma Remembered.

Papa (enraged) Well Constaniia.
daughter. I've never in al my life seen
aB soft. green. unsophlsticated. spoony
an idiot as young Puddlngton Nam.
ma (emphatically)-I havei-Philadel
phla Inquirer
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19

served by the ladies at all hours, and
this fair, which has been 50 long post
poned, will undoubtedly be an inn
mense success.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19

J. W. Moore and family recently
moved to this city from Ft. Worth.
Mr.. 2loore expects to secure a farm
near the city
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-19

A con never realizes how much his
own father knew until he starts 70 ad.
rise children Of hls own. = FlofHla
Times Union.
Smyrna times., 1907-12-11
A Real Wonderland.

South Dakota, with it's rich silver
mines, bonanza farms, wide ranges and
strange natural formations. is verita-
BILE wonderland. At Mound City, in the
home of Mrs. E. ID. Clapp, wonder
full case of healing has lately occurred.
Her son seemed near death with lung
and throat trouble. "Exhausting cough
ing spells occurred every five minutes, -
writes Mrs. Clapp, "when I began Civ.
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery, the
great medicine, that saved his life and
completely cured him." Guaranteed
for coughs and colds. throat and lung
troubles, by Benton N. Weldon, drug
gist. SOC and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
Smyrna times., 1907-12-11


ed and the rest are blackened and
burned beyond recognition. The body
of ]. M. McGraw, pit boss, and one
of the best known mining men in
West Virginia, was recovered in mine
No. 8. It was headless and otherwise
disfigured, identification having been
made by the clothing and the shoes
he wore.
A score or more of men of the res
cuing parties are in a critical condi-
tion from inhaling poisonous gas. Sew
sral of them are expected to die. One
Of these men, John Gabbert, was car
iied from the mine almost q. raving
maniac His lungs were filled with
gas, which produced a condition simi-
lar to one insane, and the services OF
four doctors were necessary to hold
him while doctors attended him.
There were many instances of quiet
heroism shown by the men who have
gone into the mines to rescue, the bod
les of their fellOw-workmen.
Unusually Pathetic Scenes. {.
The scenes round about the entries
to the mines and throughout the town
are even more pathetic and heartrend-
ing than those which usually attend a
mine disaster because of a larger pro-
portion of American and AmericaniZed
foreigners than are usually found in a
purely mining settlement. Wives and
mothers and sweethearts together with
oI,S Of 6n ctr
sex move from place to place, vainly
seeking information and making no at
tempt to conceal the grief that over
whelms them. But no news can be
given them, and such as they do get is
bad.
Many women believe their husbands
or sons will be still found alive and
refuse to leave the vicinity of the
mine When bodies are carried from
the mine these women become almost
insane, screaming and pacing back
and forth, and calling aloud the names
of their loved ones. One woman over
heard a man say that most ofethe bod
les were badly mutilated. With a
piercing Shrek, she fell to the ground
and was carried to her home nearby
She is still unconscious and her condi
tion is critical.
An American woman who lost hel
husband refuses to believe he is dead
She has put clean linen on his bee
and insists that he be brought to her
81 know he is injured, and nobody
can take care of him like l can" she
says. She prepares his meals regu
larly, neighbors say, as she has done
for years, thinking he may come fol
them.
The mines are owned and operated
by the Consolidated Coal company, Oi
Baltimore. General offices are located
in Baltimore and the operating offices
are in FairmOunt, w. Va. The company
is said to be one of the largest oper.
ating in the bituminous coal industry
in the United States. 1t is capitalized al
$20,0O0000, and has in operation about
100 producing plants. It's largest mines
are located in Fairmount and Clarks
burg, w. Va; Somerset, Pa, and a
Cumberland, Md.
Smyrna times., 1907-12-11

Millions of bottles of Foley's Honey
and Tar have been sold without any
person ever having experienced any
other than beneficial results from its
use for coughs, colds and lung trou.
bles. This is because the genuine Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar in the yellow
package contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs. Guard your health by
refusing any but the genuine. Sold
by all druggists.
Smyrna times., 1907-12-11
John Mitchell Recovered.

La Sale, ILL.,, Dec. 6.-John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers
oA America, left the hospital here for
his home at Spring Valley, Ill. He has
almost entirely recovered from the op-
Grafton for appendicitis on October IL.
He will remain at his home for some
time.
Smyrna times., 1907-12-11
Missing Mans Body Found In Canal

Allentown, Pa, Dec 8. - The body
of Miles G. OFT, who left home last
week after leaving a note. in which
he intimated that he intended to end
his life, was found in the Lehigh ca
nal below the city. The body was
found after the canal had been drain
ed. Otis father and his grandfather
committed suicide.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-04-25

The Madison Sentinel is the latest
state paper to announce a raise of
Is per cent in its advertising rates.
The reasons are abundant and sound:
Increase in circulation, increased
cost of labor and material, increased
demand for space, increased work in
satisfying live advertisers of today,
who pay less for white space and
whose descriptive price lists necessi-
tates frequent changing. The use
of newspaper space is worth fixed
definite price per inch per 100 circu-
lation, the same as sugar is worth a
definite price per pound, or muslin
per yard. If it costs more this year
to buy sugar than it did last year,
the consumer must pay more for his
sugar.