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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-23
Restaurant AffiIiation

The waiter In the light lunch cafe
looked expectantly at the first OF five
men who had just entered.
Bring me n coffee cake and cup OF
coffee" ordered the first man.
iii take some milk biscuit and n
glass of milk" said the second
Tea buns and cup of tea, please"
remarked the third.
"A piece of cocoanut pie and a cup of
cocoa" said the fourth.
The waiter passed on to the fifth
man.
Don't say 1t, don't say it," he plead
ed. II know what you want. You want
slice of chocolate cake and n cup of
chocolate"
mo; do not" protested the fifth
man. II want plate of ice cream and
n glass of ice water"-Judgo's library
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-23
Queer Wedding Effisy.

There is curious custom still pre-
alent i'll the Bcllary district of India
i'll connection with the wedding ccre-
monies among certain Brahman fam
lilies. Just prior to the close of the
feasting a hideous efligy of n male
figure. Enthusiastically robed in rags, sup
posed to represent the bridcgrooms fa-
ther, Is carried along the streets in
procession under the shade of Il sieve
adorned with tassels of onions and
marSosa leaves. Every few yards dur
Ing the procession the feet of the ciligy
have to be reverently washed ana its
forehead decorated with a caste mark
by its living spouse, the bridcgroom's
mother. The bridegroom's other fe.
male relations have several mock at
tentions paid to them by the women
of the brides party-St. James Ga
zettc
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-23
Zeal EState-
A Real Apology.

"When the late Joel Chandler Har-
ris was an editor here among u.s." said
an Albanian, 81 called ON him one day
and found him very willing to correct
an error about me that crept into his
columns.
1--WE talked about newspaper contra
dictions, public apologies and the like.
and Uncle Remus' took down scrap
book and read me an apology that was
an apology indeed. 1t had happened.
he said, in a Transvaal paper. I'll nev.
cr forget it. / agreed with Mr. Har-
ris that 1t was the finest specimen of
the public apology and retraction ex-
tant 1t said:
II, the undersigned A. c. du Pless!s
retrsct hereby everything l have said
against the innocent Mr.. G. =. Bezudcn-
hout, calling myself an infamous liar ana
striking my mouth with the exclamation:
You mendacious mouth! Why do YOU lie
soT declare further, that l know Moth
Ing against the character of Mr.. c. r.
Bezuidenhout. l call myself besides
genuine liar OF the first class.
"A. g. DU PLESSIS."
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-23
An Odd Ieoanv

Thomas Jefferson, the founder Of tbe
Jefferson family OF actors. was re-
membered curiously in the will of
Weston, who was himself an esteemed
member of Garrlck's company. Wes-
tons will contained this item
IL have played under the manage
ment Of Mr. Jefferson ut Richmond
and received from him every politc-
ness. / therefore leave him all nv
stock of prudence, 1t being the only
good quality think he stands I'm mood
of"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-23
BRYAN WORKERS.
THE SfCOND WEEKS FNDEAV0R
IN BEHALF OF DEMOCRACY.

The second week collections Of
the Bryan fund as given below are
not quite as encouraging as the week
previous, but as every little goes to
help the cause of democracy we are
still working with a vim. Messrs.
Ira c. Carson, w. M. Carter and N.
r. Bayly the committee in charge
are using all spare time to roll up a
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-23
THE RvID rNcE IN THE cAer

33 years use is eyidenco Millions of
consumers is evidf ndc- sales mace @ bv
$1,000 agents is evd nee You bu, 4
gallons l. q VI Paint aud gallons
Pure Linseed oil at 90 cents mix them
and make gallons best paint ready
for use, cost only 81 20 per gallon
Done in 2 minutes Holman Cullum
Hdwe Co Batesburg L & NJ Paint
Agents
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-23
mt ne ceased preaching.

nelgnu ne ceased preaching.
Eat once the coughing ceased. There
was profound silence. The minister
smiled.
My friends said he, 1T seems that
when stop you stop
From that day in that church they
coughed no more"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-23

guard this principle The mere fact
that prejudice excitement or indig-
nifty (righteous or unrighteous) ex-
ist is the more reason that we should
guard the court from such influen-
ces. Instead of adapting the court
to the circumstances we should a
dapt the circumstances to the court.
Our correspondent sees the point
and admits that he was raised up
under such principles but he has
seized to this delusion as solu-
ton of this phaze of the race
problem. Does he not know
that human prejudice and envy
are Unsuitable characteristics,
that the more we cater to such feel
ings the stronger they will grow?
Courts that are constitutionally held
and conducted will establish the
principles of justice and impartial
ity in the people and this is what
we sorely need. We would not
argue that justice could not be had
at a special term of court but sac
rifice of principle is necessarily in
volued in appointing special court
under such circumstances. In a
sense the white people are respon-
sible for the negroes presence here
and we do not hesitate to say that
most of his meanness is done in
imitation of examples set by white
men. 1t is mighty peculiar spark
of justice that flames up so suddenly
when a negro commits a crime and
dies out so readily when the order
is reversed.
Let us see to it that the courts
take their constitutional course then
the law will take care Of itself.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-23
His Cough Cure.

'In my boyhood there came to our
town." said clergyman. "a gentle min.
lister who, the very first Sunday of his
incumbency, stopped effectually his
coughing congregation.
ut was congregation too, singu-
lnrly addicted TO coughing Rattling
volleys of coughs ran over IT every few
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-23

---~ "a. uiAls .aiiESs oi tne sSuti-
ment against the negro is too well
known for me to try to explain,
however. we all know that the SEN
timent is there. And whenever q
negro commits such crime as Her
I'm Gid, that sentiment is very easily
reused to dangerous pitch. Now
Herrln shot and killed one of the
oest white men in Saluda county
without cause or provocation of anv
KIND, the murderer himself admitted
ne mad no cause to kill Carver. And
When negro commits such a das-
'aroly crime on a white man, the
sentiment and that spark of Justice
ana fairplay, call it revenge if YOU
like, that is in the heart of the Anq-
lo-Saxon is famed into an uncon-
trollable flame, and unless there are
a few cool men among the crowd.
VINO are able to control themselves
and the crowd too, the first thing
they know the negro is lynched.
The time may come when all such
crimes will be tried at the regular
terms OF court, without having to or
der special court. And the order
ing of special courts for speedy
trial of such crimes is the entrance
OF the thin end of the wedge, so to
speak, OF the time when the regular
courts shall deal with such cases rs
Herrin'S. But we have to live down
that sentiment" before such time
comes, and down in our hearts we
all know it.
Taking the circumstances of the
two race of people into consider
alton, the ordering of special courts
tor such crimes. does not in anv
way drag the court away from ;ts
fixed purpose. We as a neonIe
living under such circumstances &c
we have to contend with, must al,
ways adapt ourselves to circun,
stances. We, as law-abiding CIT
izens try to give the negro the pro-
lection of the courts as far as we
possibly can, and we know that to
shoot him like you would a mad
dog is violating the law.
When the people are doing their
best for the law to take its course,
then say why question the wisdom
or right to order special court for
Herrin.
And such editorials like the one
you published on Oct. End are
-ather out of place and uncalled for. |
Hoping you will pardon me for
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taking up SO much of your valuable
space. 7TN Yours truly.
Ward, S. c. William Houston.
Oct. 1903


Our correspondent still insists that
we should have kept quiet about the
special trial for Herrin. If we had
not more reasonable argument to
support our position than he has
then we would readily admit that
what we said was out of place and
uncalled for There are lots of peo-
pie that think just as we do about
this matter and we did not mean to
cast reflection on anybody except
the would be lynchers, such, we des-
ignated by the term mob.
The only thing that looks any
thing like an argument in our cor
responents reply is what he says
about this being the best that could
be done under the circumstances
This is delusion that has and will
appeal to many 1t led to the estab-
lishment of the right to appoint
special terms OF court and as sure
as we live it will never make people
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-23
a Puzzle In FIquH-

Take any number of three different
figures, as Al, under it place the same
hgures In reverse order, subtract the
fsser number and you will find that
no middle figure of the result Is In
variably 0. Why 1t is so is something
that only the most learned mathemat.
lcal scholars can explain. Here is our
case worked out:
Ranns any number. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. AL
S''efsihs hgures. Observation-Disclosures, ia
suotracting. We have. eo7
Further still, we can now reverse
aaS sn,s nunDer aS 207 in the same way and
aao the two numbers and the resuIf
VIII always come 1880. Thus.
.S '''''''.''.......,...,
'''''''''.............. 5a2
Adding, we have.... 80.
Why should the answer ALWAYS come
out the same? Here's something foy
you to work over. N''
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-23
FRIDAY, Oct. a3. 1908.

To the Editor of the Batesburg
Advocate:
Dear Sir.
Please allow me to say a few
words, to your reply to my letter of
oct. o. relating to the special court
Tor the trial of Herrin. I Just want
to say. that, 1 was born and raised
IN a country where mob rule and
lynching is unknown, and where the
courts must carry out the law to its
fullest. There is no mixed popula-
aon there, same as this country has,
consequently there are no spe-
clai courts required. But I am
not narrow minded enough not tc
see and understand the circumstan.
ces OF mixed people like this
country has, circumstances that are
not properly understood by stranp-
ers until they have lived in the south
we all know that lynching is deplo-
raoie and the vast majority of us
would rather see the law take its
course at a regular term of court.
Down in the heart of man of the
Anglo-Saxon race there is a spark
which always calls for iustice and
fairplay, and they have their various
courts TO carrv ov+ +ha low, o,L COO
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
Affairs of the Sporting World

der up yesterday and nearly succeeded
in defeating the worlds champions,
the Chicago Cubs. The contest result
ed in a draw, to ).
The New York Americans defeated
the Atlanta team yesterday by a score
Of 5 to 4. The Yankees batted in three
runs in the ninth.
Joss and Rhoades were too much
for New Orleans yesterday and Cleve-
land took the contest in a common
canter, 7 to 0.
Jessup and his warriors had pleas
ant cross country hike yesterday
They past through Westvlle, Cedar
Springs, Toledo O., Chicago and re,
turned home via Memphis, Tenn. The
above described route is not exactly
accurate but judging from the appear
ances of the colts this morning, ii
must be nearly accurate.
Walter Clarkson, the former Harry
ard star and now with Cleveland will
be shipped to Toledo. He will great
| ly strengthen Armour's pitching staff
Despite the published denial of the
Palladium's story that n. Fleming
| batted .023 last year but has purchas
ed six bats and is now camping on
n LajOie's trail, we again repeat that
| our dope is accurate Our statement
is confirmed by Mr.. Fleming
Messrs. Hedjuk and Fleming who
| formed the rear guard in the hike yes
| tie rday, are suffering acutely from
| spavines.
,, Parker was around town renewing
acquaintances last night All the fans
told him that they were glad to see
him and they meant what they said
Parker told them he was glad to be
here and he meant what he said.
Next Monday the Van Vert team
will report for practice, The Van
Vert Bulletin has the following tc
say:
The Van Vert team of the Indiana
Ohio league will report for duty mex
| Monday and practice will be imme
| diately entered upon at the Washing
ton street park, under the direction O.
| Manager Hunt. The squad will com
prise tWenty-seven players from which
thirteen will be selected to make III
the team. An idea of the array o
talent is shown by the appended list
Pitchers-ROmaine, Moore. Martin
Burdge, Estes, Howard, Kiel. Christ
man and Manager Hunt; catchers-
st. Claire. Hardin, Caller, Dasher
first base-CarmOny; second base
Stadfeld. Gregory, CROWN; short
Stewart. Benson; third base-Conk
lin, Collins; utfielders-Durham
Campbell, Bambraugh, Cahill. Gran
dell, Ford.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
1t Has Not as Yet Signified Its
Probable Action in RemOV-
ing Wires From Main.
WANT RECONSIDERATION
BOTH TRACTION AND LIGHT,
HEAT AND POWER MAY BRING
PRESSURE TO BEAR ON COUN-
GIL FOR ACTION ON ITS PART.

The board of public works is still
waiting on the Richmond Light, Heat
and Power company to state what &C
ton it intends to take in regards to
complying with the Main street pole
ordinance.
This morning Manager Lane of the
Light, Heat and Power company was
asked what action his company would
take. He replied that whatever the
city would do the company would al
so do. We are preparing our plans
and on their completion they will be
submitted to the board" Mr.. Lane
stated What these plans were he
refused to state
On being informed that the city
would not comply with the ordinance.
on the grounds that city could not
legislate against itself. and that the
/ Main street wires of the city would
not be placed in a Main street conduit,
! but would be placed overhead, proba-
bly, on North A street, Mr.. Lane said
that if the ordinance did not effect the
city the same as it did the public SER
vice corporations it was, in his opin-
ion, invalid.
1t is probable that pressure will be
brought to bear on council to recon
slider the ordinance. The Light, Heat
! and Power company and the Terre
Haute, indianapolis & Eastern Trac-
| ton company insist that council in
enacting the Main street pole ordi-
nance did so under the impression that
! the city would comply with the ordi-
nance These corporations state that
! it would be unjust to force them under
ground if the city had the privilege OF
placing its Main street wires over
| head on other streets.
The board of public works will prob
ably permit the Light, Heat & Power
company to place its Main street
wires overhead on other streets. The
question is whether this company will
agree to this arrangement. 1t is pos.
sible that the company will insist in
placing its Main street wires in condu
its and also insist that the city take
the same action.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03

Stars. These two quintettes will line
up as follows:
Richmond Au-Stars
Bone ........ First Rush 1890. Higgins
Cunningham Sr. Sec. Rush. ..... Hart
Cunningham, Jr.
Mansfield ... Center ......... Jean
Gardner
Doherty Half Back. -. Cameron
Jessup ...... Goal. ....-... Sutton
The Elks estimate that it will cost
81, 500 to pull off this series of games
The expenses include the cost of
transportation in bringing the players
here and returning them to their
Eastern homes, the rent of the coli
scum, advertising and the board of
the players while in the city.
In a day or two one of the members
of the lodge will go east and will sub
nit to the players ironclad contracts,
which will provide that while they are
in the west their services are only at
the disposal of the local lodge of Elks.
After the series of games have been
played here it is probable that the
EIks will send the two teams to other
Clues Ill the SIdIe "ueIc pOIO ID popu-
| lar.
The work of organizing the two
teams was done by George Bone, who
resides at New Haven, Conn. Today
| he telegraphed the lodge that all ar
| engagements had been completed. That
| the old Fighting Five will be given an
ovation on it's appearance here is a
| fOregOne conclusion. Never has there
| been such a team in existence. Bone
is recognized as the best rush the
game has ever known. AS goal ten
der Clarence Jessup is in a class by
himself. Mansfield, Doherty and the
two Cunninghams are stars of the
first magnitude which complete the
| lineup of this great quintette. To To-
cal polo enthusiasts no description of
qualities possessed by Higgins, Hart
Gardner, Jean, Cameron and Sutton
is necessary. All the players on the
two teams have been playing the past
winter in the New England league and
at the present time are in first class
| condition.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
GAME PLAYED IN
| ICEBERG CIRCUIT
Richmond's HopefuIs Lined Up
I Against One Another at
Athletic Park.
ARE LIKELY RECRUITS.
EIGHTEEN MEN HAVE REPORTED
TO JESSUP AND OTHERS ARE
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TODAY
ALL IN GOOD CONDITION.

/ This morning while the se1ai-chilly
winds whistled through their last
seasons uniforms, eighteen husky
candidates for the Richmond I. O.
league team frisked about Athletic
park, chasing the festive Spalding.
This afternoon it is probable that
Capt Fleming will line his colt team
up against Boss Jessups veterans
This game will decide the champion
ship Of the iceberg circuit.
/ The husky athletes referred to
above include Outfelders Witherow
Wiltermood and Shinn; Infielders
Parker, Hanna, Burns, Hedjuk, Fiant
Bambraugh and Minzler; Pitchers
Aresmith, Brown, Conner and Elem
ing; Catchers, Jessup, Fisher, Lindsey
and Clark
One of the likely looking recruits
who reported late yesterday afternoon
is Fisher. Last season he was with
the FIT. Leavenworth team and made &
splendid record. Besides being a gooc
catcher, he is d fast outfielder. Are
smith and Witherow, the Terre Haute
recruits, pulled in yesterday afternoon
and they appear to be in excellent con
dition. Both men come highly touted
Brown, who was with Kokomo las
season, also appears to be in excellen
shape.
The fight for shortstop position ap
pears to be an interesting one. Fol-
this job, Fiant, Minzler, Hedjuk anC
Hanna are friendly rivals. All of then
are fast men and it will be hard worl
for Manager Jessup to make his
choice. Today some pitchers and two
or three outfielders are expected tt
report. Saturday the locals will line
up against the Earlham college team
and all the candidates will be given E
Ichance to show off their accomplish
ImentS.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
WATSON WILL CARRY
TICKET TO VICTORY.
SAY LOCAL MEN
Continued From Page One.l

go republican at the general election
with Watson polling the strength of
the party and he expects the congress
man do more nearly realize this than
any other candidate could.
John l.. Rupe, attorney and a strong
Watson supporter said: Il regard the
nomination as unusually strong. There
is no man in the state who can make
a campaign like W:Nson and the party
will rally all its forces to him and
elect him."
Charles f. Shiveley, attorney and
one of Watson's staunchest local
friends, declared the convention was
one of the greatest ever held in In
diana. Watson is one of the great
est campaigners Indiana ever had and
will make a strong candidate. There
was some personal dissension in q few
localities, but the convention showed
him to be very strong and this will be
eradicated. The ticket is strong from
the governor down, clear through, un
usually So" said Mr.. Shiveley.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
F|REMER ARE NOW
QUARANT TINED IN
NO. | HOSE HOOSE
Continued From Page One)
Continued From Page One.)

go to the fire This morning when
Miller reported for duty one of his fell
low firemen shouted through a key
lole as Miller was loudly beating on
-. he door for admittance, Don't come in
here. We've all got the smallpox"
To say that Mr.. Miller made his
presence scarce in that vicinity in a
remarkably short period of time. is
making mild statement. This
morning when the alarm bells sound
ed, calling the horses from their stalls
to exercise. the intelligent animals
looked inquiringly at their human
quarantine companions. when the big
doors failed to fly open. Nothing
doin. boys Driver Carter remarked to
them. We can't mingle in public I'M
til we have all been vaccinated" Then
the big fellows reluctantly walked
back to their stalls.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03

Tonight the Richmond and Zanes-
vile teams hook up at the coliseum.
The GAINESVILLE team includes five
players never seen by local fans.
GAINESVILLE finished we'll up in the Ohio
State league race and will make
things interesting for the locals.
The colt division of the Indianapolis
American Association team will be the
attraction at Athletic park Sunday.
The colts will be in charge of Man
ager Carr, who will hold down first
base. The Indianapolis regulars play
at Terre Haute on the same date.
The momentous question of who
shall referee the Hackenschmidt-
Gotch wrestling bout at Chicago to-
night has been decided. The official
selected is Edward w. Smith, sport
ing editor of one of the Chicago news
papers. The bout is for the world
championship at the catch-as catch
can style.
The Birmingham team got its dan
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
.FREEDFROM HUSBAND
Mrs. David Herbert Granted a
Divorce From Drunken
Husband.
HIS CONVERSION FAILED.

After many years, the domestic trou-
bles occaSiOned Bridget Herbert by
her husband, David, were ended in
the divorce court this morning when
the woman was given judgment and
the custody of the minor children.
Herbert has been notorious drunk
ard and has served a large portion Of
his time in Jail. He was given fire.
quent opportunities by the courts to
straighten up and behave himself, but
refused To reform. At times he was
abusive of his wife and family. On
one occasion, while serving time in
the county Jail, Herbert professed
conversion and became religious
fanatic. He insisted on preaching to
the other prisoners until the sheriff
was called upon to interfere.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-03
CRAzED BY JURY'S
VERDICT DESPERATE
FIRED ON COURT
CONTINUED From Page One.)

were fired, and there is no certainty
as to how each wound was inflicted,
Mcdonald.
McDonalds wife was sitting at the
table at his side, but she was as much
surprised as any one at her husband 5
desperate effort to wreak vengeance.
The police had feared he would do
something, but somehow they failed to
search him for d weapon.
Prosecutor Cooper says that Dwyer