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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-02
TWo NEGROES LYNCHED.'
Mob OF One Thousand Men Take
ss Prisoners from Guard.

sfss5s sW8yCFOSS, I'd, SuAS a." ""oS
ssundoWn this afternoon two negroes
were 1ynched by a mob of at least
81 .000 persons. The lynching occurr-
ed on the east outskirts Of the city.
The negroes were Walker Watkins
and Albert Baker, who we're brought
here this morning from Wayne coun-
sty. one OF them charged with outrag-
ing the l4-year-old daughter of Mr..
Wiley Wainwright Thursday evening.
The negroes were lodged in the Ware
county jail during the day and late
sthis afternoon were taken out by
Wayne county officers for the pur-
nose Of carrying them to Jesup Tor
safe keeping. Suddenly a rush was
made and a dozen hands clasped each
ofacer and his gum The negroes
were jerked across the railroad track
and 90 persons pounced upon them,
others still holding the guards.
Through the wire fence of the rail
road tie mob showed the negroes
and then started at run across Col
aege hill. For nearly half a mile they
to the first oak tree in the
old Cherokee nursery. Here an at
tempt was made to break the hand
cuffs which held the negroes together,
but without avail. No one had rope
hut q heavy trace chain which was
locked around one Of the negroes
was broken apart and loop was
soon made around his neck. Some
one mounted the tree and from the
) first limb caught the end Of the
chain, tying it around the limb,
While others held the alleged assa1l-
ant up from the ground. He was
then turned loose, his feet about two
feet from the ground. The other ne
Rro. still handcuffed to the body OF
the hanging man, stood with hands
sclasped around the tree. The mob
stepping back about ten PAGES opened
IRE upon the men, hundreds of shots
being fred into the bodies. Many
tried to prevent the killing of the ne
gro who was clasping the tree, there
being much doubt about his connec-
ton with the outrage. Nothing
could be done with the enraged mob.
After the lynching the mob dis
persed.
The outrage occurred near the
home of Wiley Wainwright Thurs
day evening. The girl had left the
house for the cow pen when she was
attacked by the negro. She was
taken to the woods nearby, her
screams failing to, attract any one at
the house. Here 1t is said two other
negroes joined the first.
-. It was II o'clock at night before
Mr.. Wainwright, accompanied by
neighbors found her. She was ter
sribly bruised and mutilated. The ne
gro Albert Baker was arrested yes
terday morning and carried before
the girl for Identification. He was
with several other negroes at the
time and she readily pointed him out.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-02
Unequal Taxation.

A meeting of the State board of
equalization was held in Columbia
last week. Mr.. S. D. Guess, of Den
mark, is the member from this
county. The taxable value of the
cotton mills here was fixed at S42,-
900, while the oil mill here was val
ued at $4,000, and the mill at Den
mark at $4,000. And yet the poll
ticians howl about corporations not
paying their proportion Of taxes.
Think of $50 an acre farming lands
being returned at $500 an acre!
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-02
The Pleasures of Life.

The teacher of a certain school re-
ceiyed the following note explain
ing the absence of one of her pupils
the day before:
please excoose Henry for absents
yesterday. Him an me got chance
Of a ride to a funeral in carriage,
an let him stay to home as he had
never rode in q. carriage an never
went to funeral, nor had many
other pleasures. So please excoose." ;"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-02

$ In the Democratic primary OF
Tennessee, held last Saturday, Gov
ernor Patterson was renominated for
governor, he defeating former United
States Senator E. W. Carmack by
5000 votes. This ended the hardest
fought and bitterest campaign ever
known in that State. Carmack stood
for State prohibition, while Patter-
son advocated the present local op-
ton law by which the saloons have
been put out of all towns in that
State, the sale of liquor now being
confined to only a few large cities.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-02
GETS APPOINTMENT.
Greenville Newspaper Man Will Be
American Consul at ST. Pierre.

Friends of Mr.. Douglas jenkins in
Greenville and elsewhere will be de-
lighted to learn that he has been ap-
pointed United, States Consul to the
city of Pierre, capital Of the islands
of st. Pierre and Miquelon. These
islands are situated almost midway
between Newfoundland and Novia
Scotia, and are under French con-
troll, being the last relics Of the
French possessions in the upper part
of the North American continent.
Mr.. Jenkins, it will be remembered,
stood an examination some weeks
ago, and passed a high rank among
large class. He consequently re-
ceived a choice appointment in being
detailed to the Island of ST. Pierre.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-02
Not Such a Fool as He Looks.

The gay youth who was smoking a
cigarette near the monkeys cage
took another one from his pocket.
: "Would it do any harm?" he ask
ed, eff I should offer him one OF
these?"
mot a Bit" responded the. attend
ant. 'He wouldn't touch 1t. A
monkey isn't half as big fool as it
looks"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-02
!, ,Goyernorship Contests.

n The Democratic convention OF
North Carolina last Saturday noml-
mated VIM. Walton Kitchin for gov
ernor, after one of the warmest con-
tests in the political history of that
state. The other candidates were
Locke Craig and Col. Ashley Horne,
but all efforts to beat Kitchln were
unavailing. There was a deadlock
in the convention for days, but on the
61st ballot Horne withdrew and
Kitchin was nominated, his majority
being A votes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1908-07-02
(By M. w. Brabham. }

been put to useless measures ouSn
as the creation of the department OF
immigration and the insurance COM
missiOner's office. Upon being ask
ed what he thought of the appropria-
ton for the Confederate soldiers,
he replied that "any man who was
opposed to helping the Confederate
soldiers, was either Yankee or had
negro blood in his veins" which re-
mark was received with much cheer
ing and other signs Of approval.
Mr.. A. w. Jones and MIR. N. w.
Rrooker. the candidates for the Office
of Comptroller General, an office oc-
cupied now by Mr.. Jones, were ootn
absent.
Mr.. Mellichamp, of Orangeburg
county, was the leader in the part OF
the program which called for the
candidates for the Office of superin-
tendent of education. He is an ora
tor and a man of fine appearance
He was we'll received and gave a
good account of himself. Mr.. Swear
ingen, the blind candidate who has
been so highly spoken Of all through
the State, did not make any attempt
to lead his audience into bursts OF
enthusiasm, but he made many
friends by his declaration that he
asked no favor of any man because
of his safliction, and he was given
close attention as he narrated his
life's story of how he has fought his
way from the bottom of the ladder
to where he is. Mr.. Swearingen
is a professor in the school for the
deaf, dumb, and blind at Cedar
Springs in Spartanburg county. Mr..
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
The Best Farm Paper for Our
Section.

Editor Scherer OF the Starkyille, Mis-
sissippi, Southern Farm Gazette, asks
us to correct the published m that
he is to move to Raleigh. He will re-
main 10 Starkville, will maintain the
regular Gazette Office, and will continue
his work by which The Gazette has be-
come the leading paper for the farmers
of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and
Arkansas; and everybody wishing to
reach The Gazette may address it at
Starkville az heretofore.
Rather than spend $4,000 for a fully
equipped printing outfit, however, MIR.
scherer has arranged for Offices in
Raleigh, making an advantageous on
tract for printing the paper there dur
ing 1908, and the first number OF the
new enlarged and improved Weekly
Gazette, Just issued, bears out the
promise to make it the best farm paper
ever printed for the Lower South.
We are glad to that we
have arranged clubbing offer, good for
80 days only, whereby we are enabled
to offer the new Weekly Gazette, in
connection with our paper, for only
$500, the regular price for both papers
being $3.50. Subscribe promptly and
send all orders to this Office.
We could get other farm papers
cheaper, but we want a paper that will
be of real help and value to our farmers
and The Gazette fills this bill. Send
ON your orders.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

The tide of victory surges back
and forth between Fish and Harri-
man in the battle for control of the
Illinois Central railroad The Amer
lean public is unquestionably taking
more interest in this contest than it
has ever done in any other in the
history of American railroading.
Especially is the fight of impor-
lance to the people along the south
ern lines Of the great systems, and
tc none more than to those of Vicks-
burg and the Yazoo valley branch.
In this section of country there is
practical unanimity of sentiment in
favor of Mr.. Fish. While in control
he showed himself to be a friend to
the regions through which the road
ran. lie was always accessible to
reasonable suggestions, and appar-
emily glad to consult the convenience
of citizens and advantage of CON-
munities in which his lines were in
terested. Mr.. Hartman is in a
measure an unknown quantity. He
is popularity supposed to be a man
of unbounded ambition, eallous to
local interests, devoted only to the
acquisition of income for his roads
and the furtherance Of his own pow
er. This estimate of his character
may be erroneous, but is the popu-
lar one. Mr.. Fish, on the contrary,
has often given evidence Of LIS in
terest in the welfare Of this city and
all the lower river region. He is
personally known and liked; and it
is quite natural that in his effort to
recover control of the railroad popu-
lar sympathy should be with him.
Vicksburg American.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

The New Orleans Times Demo
crat says that it is understood that
the Louisiana Legislature will be
urged to repeal the tax on mort.
cages. The movement is worthy Of
support on many grounds. Taxes
of this sort are unscienti6c in prin'
ciple and oppressive in practice,
Shallow thinkers imagine that the
burdens Of government may be
shifted TO the shoulders Of capital
by creating an impost on loans, but
the fact is quite the other way; for
experience shows that the borrower
must make terms with the lender
and that, in so doing, he must pay
a rate Of interest high enough to
cover the additional charge.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

1.-THE most valuable qualities in
man or woman are the great primal
qualities of strength of body and
mind, coupled with that sympathy
that scorns to take pleasure at the
cost of another's pain. Culture is
good and greatly to be desired;
Planners are important and smooth
or roughen the pathway Of life; Il Q
fine arts are to be praised and cul-
tivsted, but no culture or educa-
ton can take the place Of the great
primal qualities. Strength Of body,
strength of mind and strength of
character are fundamental.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
THE GROWTH OF PUBIC txTaAyAGANC.

Once we claimed that republican
government should be cheaper than
under monarchical or aristocratic
systems. 1t is true to-day that in
the nation, in the states and the
municipalities we have the costliest
government under the sun, in the
sense that the public gets less for
the dollar. A late observation OF
the New York Sun applies TO our
whole system.
"Thus in a quarter Of a century
the cost of running the state has
gone up by nearly 200 per cent.
That there has been but slight pop
ular complaint over this enormous
increase is due to the fact that the
revenue now come, and for several
years have come, from indirect tax
alton. II a tax we're levied to meet
the expenditures Of the state it il
altogether likely that the extrava-
gance at Albany would be restrained.
It is the greatest triumph OF indl-
rect taxation that its victims do not
feel its burden until the possibility
of easy retrenchment has long been
passed"
Speaker Reed answered the charge
by Offering 4 sophism for our diges-
ton: "Well, his is a $l,000,0 00,-
900 country" But in proportion To
population the expenses OF the gov
eminent should ddrease and if we
grow more fit for self-government
we should need fewer restrictions,
fewer officials and smaller expenses
Since these have all increased it il
time to ask whether we are less fit TO
self-eovernment, less observant o
law and more in need of repression
and punishment. May not the expla
nation Of the Sun be the right on
and we condone needless extrava
gance because we fail to realize hoy
much it costs to keep us in order
We pay heavily for the privilege G
making peace speeches in HOLLAND
We come home and shout still louC
err for increased expenditures for
] military establishment. We declal
that the constitution is outworn, BIT
g we 90 back into other ages an
A other times to find a law for keel
ing our courts with armed force IL
the sake Of peace, Once we elaine
that our system Of government, OF
position and our policies freed |
from the ruinous burden of Eur
pean military establishments, No
r. we are told that these make it Vi
safe for us to live in unpreparedne
n for immediate attack and defens
n Have our system, position, polici'
II and character changed, or have OF
views changed?-Florida Time
Union.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
NEGRO METHODIST CONFERENCE,

The 18th annual session Of the
Upper Mississippi Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, colored,
convened in Greenwood yesterday
Bishop Luther B, Wilson, Of Chat
tanooga, presiding. Rev. j. G.
Park delivered an address of wei
come, which was responded to by
the Bishop. The Conference will
be in session until January 9th.
Some four or five hundred delegates
aid ministers are in attendance.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

A woman writer in one of the
magazines refers to the members OF
her sex who are advocating woman
suffrage as "a lot Of breastless, slab
hipped, pancake footed rights "
Ths. settles i'll OF course the wo-
men in Mississippi who are appeal
ing for the right to vote do not an
swer this description, but you are
not going to see those who have
thus far been silent on the SUBJECT
incur the risk Of having this awful
description applied to their person
alities. jackson News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

Mr.. Felix II. Telfair shot and
killed Mr.. G.. W. Pentecost, at Pen
tecost, Sunfower county, on Dec,
Goth. Business differences brought
about the trouble, Mr., Telfail
placed himself in the hands OF the
officers, and his preliminary trial
took place Tuesday resulting in his
being allowed bond in the sum o
$4,000, which was readily made
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

The Penitentiary Trustees met in
Jackson on Dec. 3lst and arrogated
to themselves the perogative Of Sc
lecting employees to serve the first
year under their successors in office.
OF course the trustees-elect will
promptly proceed to name their own
employees as soon as they go into
office, and those named by their
predecessors will have to seek other
jobs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

Col. r. II Henry will be u candi-
date for Congress to succeed Hon
John Sharp Williams. He is a very
capable mar for the position, but
will have a number Of opponents in
the race.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

The contest for Speaker Of the
Legislature seems to be between
Messrs Qnin and Street, with Jones
third in the running. The aspi-
rants for the position are all good
men, and we hope the best fitted Of
the number may be selected.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

Mr.. Geo. W. Faison, aged rs
years, died at his plantation home
in Sunfower county on Dec 18th,
The Delta has lost a valued citizen
in his death.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

The Mississippi Legislature should
guard against enacting too many
new laws. In fact we need fewer
and better laws and a more rigid
enforcement OF them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
all along both sides. Many OF the
blatherskites Of politics are already
headed for the woods.
PROPOSED NEW LAWS.

PROPOSED new LAWS.
Many new laws and amendments
to old laws are being agitated by
the newspapers and legislators
throughout the State, among the
number the following is a brief out
line:
Statutory prohibition, accompa-
MED by a constitutional amendment
making prohibition a part OF the
organic law.
Statute forbidding newspapers to
publish whiskey advertisements.
Elective judiciary system for gu
preme and circuit judges, and
chanceIlors.
Constitutional amendment pro-
viding a more equitable method OF
distributing the common school
fund,
Establishment Of a state normal
and training school for teachers
better salaries for teachers, rural
high schools and high schools.
Election Of levee board members
by direct vote of the people.
constitutional amendment giving
the South Mississippi counties a
more equitable representation in the
Legislature.
Revision OF the assessment law
and creation Of a state board OF
equalization,
Creation Of a state board Of par
dons,
Establishment Of a live stock
board, and Office of state veterina-
rian.
System of inspection for nursery
stock.
Establishment Of q state charity
hospital.
Enactment Of pure food and drug
, laws similar to the statutes adopted
by Congress.
Passage Of resolution memorable
ling Congress for repeal of the tif
, tenth amendment to the Fedora
, constitution,
Disposal of some Of the state
, realty in Jackson, including the oil
4 state house and the Governors man
sion.
$ Enactment of a child labor law.
A Passage of a negotiable instru
g ment act,
1 Exemption from taxation OF a
money loaned at six per cent. q
less.
( Repeal of the exemption fror
= levee taxes Of new railroads with
the leyee districts for five-yea
n period,
Il Inspection of feedstulfs.
Enlargement of facilities at th
University Of Mississippi, lndu'
trial Institute & College, A. & y
College and other state education'
and eleemosenary institutions, wit
d adequate appropriations therefor.
/. Creation of a state board OF e.
aminers for embalmers and funer;
l. directors.
# Creation of a state board Of OF
II teal examiners.
@ Establishment Of an agricultur'
experiment station in southwester
section of state,
Appropriation to aid the nation'
e government in fighting the Mexica
ii boil weevil,
g., Amendment to the antitrust law
more fully defining the iurisdictic
ii Of chancery courts.
n Establishment of state depos
# tories.
II Increase and equalization of sala
lies of state officials.
Compilation of a new annotate
code.
Amendment to the primary ele
" ton law making state and count
u primaries on different dates, an
IL other needed changes.
y,
NEGRO Me TR0DlST CONFERENCE,
= The 18th annual session Of IL
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
Removal Notice.

will move my Barber Shop to the
building first door north of Delta Bank,
on January LIST, where \ .H&iil have a
strictly up+ttoSate mop.
JOHN DANTONE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
Wanted.

A young nan single-who does not
drink or gamble, who has had some ex-
perience in managing labor on planta-
tions. Address this Office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03
.sress celebrated

9TW47-I EHHTI@7W "I049@E .V1T- F~TFTF NNIVgFHVW"
iornS lsersary last week, Ed
ltor Sharp gets out q splendid paper
and we wish for him continued
prosperity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-03

in both Of
a consid-
10 have fair
lency Of the
, Cincinnati
n are work
ion. Others
but making
hing. 9th
ave-" but too
rugged terms.
IA their oars and
cam Of opportu.
sumo a demeanor
the presidency is
ZEN. 1t would not
nalistic form TO list
ties and discriminate
to their pecuIiarities,
public men, however,
8 to DO the ideals in
s to the highest office
~. They are the Hon.
Delaware and Gov.
gotta. Neither OF
a record that
lanation or
an afford
alking
re-
lt
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-13
The Man Behind The

n 81 Is {. 5
Public Opinion: In almost every
newspaper you pick up you are pretty
sure to find a lot of gush about the
man bbSahind the country and the man
behind the gun; the man behind the
buzz saw and the man behind the son;
the man behind the times and the man
behind his rents; the man behind the
plowshare and the man behind the
fence; and the man behind the whistle
and the man behind the cars; the man
behind the kodak and the man behind
the bars; the man behind his Whiskers
and the man behind his fists; every.
thing is entered on this list. But they've
skipped another fellow, of whom moth
ing has been said the fellow who is
even or little way ahead; who pays
for what he gets aud his bills are al
WAYS signed. He's blame sight more
important than the man who is behind:
All the editors and merchants, and the
whole commercial clan are indebted for
existence to this honest fellowman. lie
keeps us all in business and his town is
never dead, SO we take off our hat to
the man who's just ahead. And the
man that's just ahead, you can see it
with both eyes, is the man, who, busy
days or dull, knows how to advertise.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-13
Killed BY a Tram,

While attempting to cross the rail-
road track in front of the east bound
passenger train at Interior Henry
Fratzke !, q rancher, was caught under,
the wheels Of the engine and fright
fully mangled, the flesh being practi-
cally stripped from one leg. He was
taken to Chamberlain where he died.
He was % years Of age and leaves a
wife and three young children. "a
peculiar circumstance Is that he is
the fourth and last member of his
family to be brought home dead as
the result Of some casualty.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-13
III Camp 81 spring Gulch Inn.

Rapid City. S. % {, Aug. TO-. Doane
Robinson, state historian, and a party
of young people went to Spring Gulch
Inn on the Crouch lines Saturday
evening for q weeks stay There.
were in the party besides Mr. Robin
sons Miss Sadie n Robinson, NJ. w.
Murphy Homer Hoover, Lysle Grace
WATSON and Miss Ida Anding Of
Pierre; Mr. !. and Mrs. Pike Of Mar
shah N Inn. Miss Helen Scropps 81
Ber4sford. and Edward Heston d
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-13
FIRST OCCURRENCES.

Telescopes were invented in 1880.
Postoftices were first established In
1894. a
Modern needles came into use In
1915
Printed musical notes were first used
IN 147s
Wood engraving was predicted by
Durer in 1927.
Jergens started the first spinning
Wheel In 1880.
The first knives were used In Eng
land in 1869.
The first newspaper was published in
England in 1888.
The nrst watches were made in MI
weinberg In 1477.
The first printing press was set ur
1t Copenhagen In 1888
The first wheeled carriages wert
uDsd In France In 1859.
The first printing press in the United
6tates was set up in 1929
Religious liberty was granted to thu
Huguenots In France In 1869, and was
followed by the massacre Of st. Bar
tholomew in 1872