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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-27
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

Avang myself beautiful established many years ago
the good people Of the country NJ F. Ans Gov
erno Of South Carolina do hereby designate and appoint
THURSDAY, THE 10th DAY OF NOVEMBER A D. 1908, as a
day of general Thanksgiving
The State Carolina things to be thankful TOR our
inc the past year. While great rainfall and high waters of August
brought devastation FARMS and also the loss OF several
lives thereby bringing mourning yet we should
manifold blessings have received at the hand OF
the Giver of all good.
We enjoyed peace and liberty guaranteed by the Cons
on there visitation of famine and pestence and heds
have produced reasonable In educational and moral
e Commonwealth has made splendid and there
been an awakening which points the dawn
else be said ga1nsa that
the ideals citizenship have been rasd that there greater respect
manifest and that goodness has
overweigned evil.
LET ALL THE PEOPLE, THEREFORE, Lay aside for this one
their usual vocations their houses of worship well
give thanks God for His tokens OF love
people and State Let also this
the distressed midst the several orphan
that are caring aeress and mohess little that
sunshine and happiness to all
of these.
Let invoke the Lord of Hosso grant unto through
coming years. continuance of His blessings and beeech Divine
guidance for us as people for all future time
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE GREAT SEAL of the
State of South Carolina the Capitol in the city of Columbia this
18th dav Of November ooS the Independence of the United
States the one hundred and thirty third
By the Governor: - -
R. M. McCoWN, M.F ANSEL,
Secretary of State Governor
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vised by telephone of the situation
and ordered a company of militia in
this city to proceed with all haste to
secure the negroes and conduct them
to a place of safety. The troops were
started at once, but failed to arrive in
time to prevent the lynching.
At the trial only the evidence of
those who had seen the killing was
heard and in an incredibly short time
the case was given the jury, who in a
few minuets returned a verdict of
guilty and fixed the penalty at death.
The sentence had barely been passed
on the three negroes when the mob,
with a whoop and yell, swamped into
the court room and seized the negroes,
rushed them to large tree near the
edge of town and hanged them, firing
volley after volley into the air as the
bodies were drawn up from the earth.
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THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Lecture on Friday Eyening-PalmettO
Club Elects OfficerS-Other
Matters.

Prosperity, Nov. 25.-Mrs. Lizzie
DeWalt is spending a month with her
sister, Mrs Mitchell, at Saluda.
Mrs. Hattie Stoudemire, of Little
Mountain. spent last week at Mrs. Jno
Sease's.
Miss Hattie Groseclose made a
weekend visit to her parents at Lees
vile.
Mrs. Livingston has returned to her
home at Chappells.
Miss Mamie Simpson has gone to
Clinton to spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs. G.. Y. Hunter and little Myra
have gone to Clemson College to
spend Thanksgiving day.
Next Sunday evening there will be
a public missionary meeting at Grace
church. You are invited.
Mr.. Forest Bedenbaugh, who has
been with the Prosperity Drug Co. for
several years, has accepted position
in Columbia with the Union Drug Co.
At the Auditorium on Friday even
ing there will be a treat in the shape
and length of a lecture by Rev. c. D..
Weltner, of Columbia. Mr.. Weltner
is a lecturer, humorist, and imperson-
ator of no small rerute. Come and
bring your friends. The admission
will be zoe for adults and 10c for
children. The lecture will begin
promptly at S.15. If you wish further
information ask the school children, he
is no stranger to them. The proceeds
go toward a worthy cause.
Mrs. Mahon and Miss Lulie Hunt
came down to spend Thanksgiving
day with relatives.
We are glad to report that Miss Ef-
fie Hawkins is convalescent and will
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ST. JOHNS CENTENNIAL.
Held on Tuesday-Large Crowd
Excellent AddreSSeS-An His
tOric Old Church.

Something like thousand people
attended the centennial celebration of
St. Johns Lutheran church on Tues
day, November oath. 1t was indeed a
pleasant and profitable occasion and
one likely long to be remembered by
even the youngest who were there,
for these occasions live in the lives
Of people and are handed down from
one generation to another, and for this
reason as we'll as for the sake of the
long life of the church and the pleas
ant and hallowed memories clustering
around it, it was we'll to mark with
fitting ceremonies this important
milestone in this history of Lutheran
ism in this section of the State.
It was a matter Of great regret to
the editor or The Herald and News
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THREE NEGROES LYNCHED.
This Also Happened Close to the Fa'
nous Reel Foot Lake in the State
of Tennessee.

Union City, Tenn, Nov. 24.-The
little town of Tiptonville, bordering
on Reelfoot lake, which has been the
scene of many stirring incidents the
past month, witnessed the lynching
late this afternoon Of three negroes
who were arrested this morning for
numbering Special Deputy Sheriff
Richard Jurruss and fatally wounding
John Hall, deputy sheriff.
The negroes names are: Marshall
Stinebeck, Edward Stinebeck, Jim
Stinebeck.
These brothers created a disturb
ance at a religious meeting near Tip
tonville Saturday night and when
the two officers attempted to arrest
them a fight ensued in which the ne
groes came out victorious and made
their escape.
It was barely daylight Sunday
morning before a posse OF citizens
from Tiptonville and the surrounding
country were in pursuit of the ne
groes, but they successfully fought
the white men until o'clock this
morning when they were surrounded
and captured in a little swamp near
the village of Ridgely. The vicinity
is known as the Old liver Bed cane
brake and It is difficult matter to
trace man Or beast through its
tangles. Once captured, however, the
negroes, covered by hundred guns,
quickly landed in jail at Tiptonville.
The negroes when arrested had two
guns in their possession, but had run
out Of ammunition.
Large Crowd Gathers.
The news of their capture spread
rapidly to the surrounding territory
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soon be out again.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. Morris
were saddened to hear Saturday
morning that their infant son had
passed to the bright beyond. He had
been a patient sufferer from menln-
gifts for ten days or more. SeraWl
Hall was a bright, interesting child,
about 6 months of age. We sympa-
thize deeply with these sorroWing
friends yet we can but feel that this
pure little bud has been transplanted
in the Kings garden there to grow
more perfect and more beautiful than
is possible here.
Mrs. Morris mother, Mrs. Rawl ard
sisters and brothers, of Lykesland, all
came up for the funeral. Mrs. Morris
and little Marion accompanied the1a
home Monday. They will remain at
Lykesland for a week.
The Palmetto Club was highly en-
tertained by Mrs. G. Y. Hunter ON Fri
day afternoon. "Enoch Arden was
the poem for consideration anl was
thoroughly enjoyed by all. An elec-
tion of officers for 1909 was held aid
resulted as follows:
President-Miss Mamie Simpson.
First Vice-president-Aliss Lille
May Russell.
Second Vice-president-Mrs. L. c.
Craig.
Secretary-Miss Erin Kohn.
Corresponding Secretary--
Treasurer-A1iss Blanche Kibler.
Librarian-Miss Lena Lester.
The subject to be studied aeNt year
is Famous Women of all Times.
DR.. L. J. Littlejohn of Pacolet, spent
Sunday and Monday in our town.
Mr.. Clarence Craig, of Walhalla. de-
liyered a most excellent sermon at the
Baptist church Sunday afternoon.
= hile here he was the guest OF his
brother. ,'r L. G. Craig.
MRS. 49, -, Holman of Columbia,
visited Mrs. J. S. Wheeler last week.
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The soda fountain clerk was en-
gagged in vigorously shaking up a
chocolate and egg, when suddenly the
glass broke in his hands and the en-
suing deluge made him look like a
human eclair. The mortified custom
er leaned over the counter, trying to
be sympathetic. Nor knowing exact
ly what to say, he finally blurted out
consolingly:
"Oh!-er-too bad-did the glass
break?" Dripping chocolate from
head to foot the clerk looked at him
witheringly. ''Did the glass break?'
he roared, "Did the glass break,
eh?' And then, with freezing sar-
casm: "Oh. no-not at IL. not at all.
You just happened to sep N while |
was taking my morning shower. -
Bellamn.
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and in addition to the members Of the
posse people began arriving by every
road and soon the Jail was surround
ed by a mob which had no hesitancy
in threatening lynching quickly and
surely. In fact, it was feared at noon
that the best township people could
not prevent the lynching from taking
place in broad daylight.
One of the first citizens to mount
the steps of the jail and make an ap-
peal to the mob was J. T. Burnett, a
well known lawyer. He recalled the
recent night-rider outrages which had
disgraced the vicinity. He admonish-
ed his hearers not to do anything des-
perate, and to let the law take it's
course, at the same time promising
that full justice would be done the
three black men. This met with q
long growl of disapproval and Mr..
Burnett, evidently seeing that his re-
marks were of no avail, pleaded with
the men that if they were determined
to lynch the negroes to at least wait
until night had fallen.
Taylor Hall, a brother Of the wound
ed deputy sheriff, followed Mr.. Bur-
nett. He said in effect that a post
ponement of the lynching until night
would be satisfactory to him. The
mob, however, was very restless and
it was soon seen that it would be i'm
possible to stem the tide of feeling.
Impromptu Trial Held.
AS a last resort, S. J. Caldwell, a
townsman, and sheriff Haynes went
before Justice Lee Davis and explain
ed the situation, telling of the menac-
ing attitude of the crowd which
thronged the street leading to the jail.
Justice Davis at once agreed to open
his court and at o'clock, summoned a
Jury of y men and allowed the ne
groes after all evidence that could be
adduced was heard, to be duly SEN
fenced to death.
Meanwhile Gov. Patterson was ad-
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South Carolina Loses Another Distinguish
ed Educator WoffoId Professor
Goes to California.

The State.
Spartanburg, Nov. 24.-Dr. A.
B. Cooke, has resigned the chairs
of German and French at Wofford
college to accept the chair Of mod
ern languages at Throop college,
Pasadena, CAL, the college which
recently elected Dr.. Jas. A. B.
Scherer, of Newberry, president.
DR.. Cooke will leave Spartan
burg the latter part CT December
and will begin his duties in his new
field January L. 1t is understood
that DR.. Cooke's successor has been
practically determined upon by the
Wofford authorities, but his name
is for the time being withheld.
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tory of the first churches in the Car
olinas, which was near to the time of
those in New York and Pennsylvania.
Since then large numbers have set
tied in the North and established
large congregations and built large
colleges and theological seminaries
and are now carrying on large
home and foreign missionary work.
The Rev. R. A. Yoder, D. D., of
Lincolnton, N. c., gave a most inter-
esting account and history of the Ten
nessee Synod in the Lutheran church
from it's separation from the other
Lutherans down to the present. He
gave minute account of the hard
ships and successes through which
the Tennessee Synod has passed. AS
an illustration of the great growth Of
this particular Synod he made COM
parison between the amount now eX-
pended by the Tennessee Synod and
that amount which it expended num-
Der of years ago. He also spoke OF the
benefit fund for education Of young
men for the ministry and he showed
how little of the $4,000 which was
expended in this way had ever been
paid back to the church.
After this address dinner was serv-
ed on the grounds. DR.. 0. B. Mayer,
who told US of the proceedings up to
and through this particular feature OF
the exercises, said "too much cannot
be said in praise of this picnic din
ner There was everything one could
wish and it was in the greatest abun-
dance" It was served out of doors
under the trees and was in true pic
mic style, and the many delicious and
substantial dainties brought togeth-
er by the good housewives of this
community famous for their cooking
we're appreciated and enjoyed
Dr.. Mayer was obliged to leave for
Newberry just after dinner and we
were not able to get a very full re-
port of the addresses delivered in the
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afternoon.
However, that Of Hon. D. Frank
Efrd, of Lexington, was Of much in
terest to all gathered to listen to it.
Mr.. Efird is quite a favorite in this
community and it was pleasure to
have him present. There was also a
splendid address by Rev. Mr.. Ballen-
tine, of Little Mountain. All the
speakers did well and measured up
to the auspicious occasion.
St. Johns is one of the oldest
churches in this community. The or
iginal church was built Of logs and as
before mentioned had very high pull
pit reached by winding stairs and a
sounding board" behind it.
There are many prominent Newber-
ry families who have come from
the community surrounding this old
church, whose grandfathers and great
grandfathers attended services here
and were guided and influenced in
the conduct of their lives by the
preaching of the gospel from this time
honored pulpit. Among these are the
Houseals, Ruffs, Counts, Cromers,
Summers, and Mayors and doubtless
others.
While Newberry county cannot
claim st. Johns church, as it is To-
Gated on Broad river near Hope sta
ton on the Southern railroad, on the
Lexington line, yet this county lays
claim to many of the legends and
shares in the proud and honored his
tory of this old church and its con-
gregation in the Dutch Fork.
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Mrs. NJ. O. J. Kreps has gone to
Columbia for several days.
Mr.. Vernon and Miss Mary Wheeler
visited Miss Ethel Paysinger last
week.
Mrs. Henry Parr visited Mrs. Pet
t's Wheeler last week.
= Mrs. J. l.. Wise has returned from
: visit to her sister, Mrs. Ridgell in
Eatesburg.
Mr.. Maurice Miller visited friends in
the city Sunday.
Mr.. James Gaines came home for a
short visit to his mother.
Mr.. Walter Boland has moved his
family to Georgia where he has ac-
cepted a position with the Seaboard-
Mr.. Boland has been for a number OF
years the efficient and accommodating
agent of the c., n. & L. here.
Rev. Mr.. DeVall, expatriate from
the Transvaal made a splendid
talk to Grace Sunday school last Sun
day. He is spending some time here.
Mrs. A. G. Wise returned home from
the Columbia hospital last Friday. All
her many friends are overjoyed to
have her home again. Mrs. Wise is
still confined to her bed but will soon
be convalescent. She still retains the
service of nurse.
Mr.. Lybrand moved his family to
their old home in Edge6eld today. He
has been manager of the Quattlebaum
smithy for some time.
Mr.. VIM Foster Ruff has moved from
the county and is living at the home
of his father-in-law, Mr.. Walter Stock
man.
Little Sara Haynes, who has been
in Columbia for a fortnight undergo
ing treatment for her eye is having
serious trouble. The doctors fear
they will have to remove the afflicted
eye in order to save the other one.
Miss Della Bowers has gone to Colum-
ola to see her.
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that he could not be present on this
memorable occasion. We have long
been interested in this historic old
church, and not alone because of the
high purposes and high ideals it has
always stood for, but aside from these
as deep personal reason because the
grandfather of our editor once preach
ed from the old high pulpit with its
winding stairs and the sound of his
voice was once echoed to the waiting
congregations of other years from the
old sounding board" above the pull
pit. This sounding board" is now
being preserved in the museum at
Newberry college and is a relic of by
gone days that should be carefully
preserved.
The day was one of these lueal Jays
that we have been so much blessed
with this fall, and the occasion was
greatly enjoyed by the many who were
there.
In the morning an address was
made by Rev. E. l.. Lybrand, Of New
Brookland, S. C. His subject which
he treated splendidly, was 'The Luth-
eran Church in Europe" Mr.. Lybrand
called attention to the fact that in
those countries in Europe in which
there were the largest number of
Lutherans there was also found the
least number of illiterate people and
the highest degree of culture. He
also called attention to the fact that
in Iceland, country filled entirely
with Lutherans, there were no jails.
He estimated that the membership Of
the Luthran church in Europe was
IS, 100000.
Following this address Rev. c. A.
Freed, Of Columbia, spoke on the
Lutheran Church in America" This
was a most admirable address. He
said that the first settlement in this
country was made in the State of
New York and the next one was in
Pennsylvania. He also spoke of his
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By order Of the council the congre-
cation consisting of the membership
of Colony church is requested to meet
at the church on Sunday next at two
p. m. and we trust there will be a full
meeting of the membership present
as there are matters Of imnortance
to consider pertaining to the welfare
of the church.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-29
SOUTHERN
AGRICULTURE
F*e**s*****+**4eA*A4ss
What Is Your Cow WORTH,

What Is Your Cow WORTH.
We wish we could get every farmer
and every farmers son to take a day
on and figure out what his COW IL
worth. That. of course. depends on
what you have in view in keeping her,
what work you expect her to do,
II you are milking her and she gives
4 l40 pounds or less of butter fat, 1t IL
/ very easy to determine what she is
worth for that purpose On lands in
the corn belt 1t will cost from $28 to
! SS5 to keep ascow during the year. If
1 she does not give more than that value
In butter fat, then for dairy purposes
she is not worth nickel. We give
the cost as above, because we notice
that in the COW censuses that have
been taken that is the estimated price
given by their keepers.
A COW not worth nickel for dairy
purposes had best be allowed to raise
her calf; and then the question is
whether that calf at weaving time
will be worth $780, Ordinarily 1t will
be worth from $40 to SIS Therefore
| the question whether it pays to keep
an average COW for the chance of an
average calf on lands in the corn
belt is easily determined.
Suppose, however, she gives 200
pounds of butter fat and say it is
worth one year with another 20 cents
a pound Then your COW is making
you profit in butter fat of about $40
year and giving you calf, which,
after deducting the cost of feeding it
until it is six months old. is worth
$40 to $12. Then you have the skim
milk, say 1000 pounds, worth from
Is to 20 cents per 100 pounds, de-
pending on the price of corn or from
Sc to So You still have the manure,
which if properly cared for is worth
Sc year. If your COW gives still
larger amount of butter fat than this
you can very easily estimate the pro
ilt.
What we are aiming at row Is to
get farmers to thinking about this
question: What is your COW worth?
How are you to find out? Why, there
is only one way; and that is to take
time to weigh the milk often enough
to determine how much each COW gives
durig the year, and then test 1t often
enough to determine the actual amount
Of butter fat each gives. II we can !,
only get you to do this the rest will
be easy. but until farmers who are
pretending to dairy at all take this
matter up and determine what the |
COW is worth it is useless to expect /
any great improvement in the dairy
business.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-29
wA's,zo COMPANY IN MISERY.
Stranger Asked for Directions at I'm.
fortunate Moment.

! beg. your pardon said the stran.
Ter IN the bicycle, 'ridinS slowly up to
the sidewalk and steadying himself
by putting his foot on the curn. but
am looking for restaurant where i
can get good meal Can you direct
me to one?"
The man whom he addressed was
standing in front of a store, trying to
rub grain of sand out of his eve with
one hand and holding his hat on with
the other, for it was windy day, and
at first he made no response. But
presently he spoke
Go to the next block" he said, "and
4 1urn to the right. Four doors down
you will find a restaurant"
The stranger thanked him and rode
on. About an hour later they acct.
dentally met again. The stranger was
on his way out of town. He stopped
and spoke.
Ny friend" he said, Il followed
your directions. went to the restau.
rant you directed me to, and got the
worst meal | ever had in my life"
thought you would" answered the
other. If you had waited till l got
that grain of sand out. Of my eye I
hould have sent you to good restau-
X It, but you didn't l just had to
le my misery with somebody, and
w hanpened to be han Youths
m skyscraper Wonders.
process Of putting long pants
Pne' ant city-the evolution of the
fhes 'r-is a costly one. Great
yscrapt 9 structures from Is to so
sei iraM replacing the smaller
ories am he list now numbers over
LONGS ce buildings more than
hunureu rau \, Of which IS are over
sEorles light. The roofs Of SIS |
slorles - dina IS are more than 200
tnOse ~. ~ N'treet, Is reach the
q 81. t,oD # q &c . fee while the remain
$500 49,, n The . tsvst,o> all the way up
700 feet-The Clam 80
ork," National Magazine.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-29

Hon. w. S Hill again addressed
the citizens of Okolona at the cour
house on Tuesday evening, July 28th
Quite large crowd listened closely
TO his rendering Of report Of his ac-
tons in congress and 10 neutral par
ty it would seem, after all the charges
against him have been duly weighed,
that he has performed lis duties in a
most honest and capable manner and
his constituents should appreciate him
well enough to e-elect him to the Of
nee he now occupies, He has done
more than the average congressman
from the Southern districts and bids
far to accomplish even more. From
all appearances he will carry OkoIo.
ma and Chickasaw county and carry
the entire district BY good vote.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-29
a.
Battling With Nature.

There Is no country on earth where
the hand of man has titled the soil
long and continuously that he has not
ruined it. And If we here in America
shall teach the world how to use the
land without abusing it We will have
written a new page in history. We
have made ourselves name that
will live forever, not only as agricul-
turists, but in the history of the pro.
gress of the world Why not do it!
1t is nerve-racking business when
we fight humanity. In lawsuit even
when the ends of justice have pre-
valleu, one side goes home licked"
and iii sorrow. But If you go out and
battle with nature, working in ac
cordance with her laws doing your
best, and learning the methods by
which you may make an old, worn
out farm, producing t27 bushels Of
corn per acre, produce 80 bushels to
the acre, you have defeated nobody,
you have not made anybody feel bad.
On the other hand you have helped
yourself. and taught your neighbor
to do great good for his country.
You raise better colt or a better hog
than has ever been raised in your
neighborhood before and you have
helped that whole township as well
as yourself. From address by Judge
j. Otis Humphrey, Springfield, III,
before Illinois Farmers Institute.