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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03
LEGAL ADVICE.

1T certainly do beat the band" So
liloquized the white haired old ms-
lice vi the peace, as his office door
closed behind his latest client, what
tangles these here married people kin
git into"
Il allus wish" he said aloud, when
q case OF thet kind comes up. that |
could talk to Maria about it. But II
what the Bible says is true, the old
soul ain't bothered about lawsuits
now"
Suddenly his meditations were in
corrupted by the opening OF the door
ana an elderly lady, carefully gowned
III silken dress of uncertain antioui-
", entered the squires sanctum and
confidently settled herself in the most
comfortable unoccupied chair.
Squire Perkinson." began the wom
an, brusQuely. i've never ben to court
but I've got to go now"
Lucinda Wiggins,' interrupted the
squire, sharply. 'afore you begin on
your own business. | want to tell Won
some OF mine. If I could have made n
WlSh while ago, not bcin' able to
consult with Maria, as you know.
would nave wished to have you come
IN, 50 | could ask your advice. You've
known me nigh onto forty years. an
guess you know | amt one OF them
men thet cry down women. No ma'am
think at times their intuition beats
mems reason all to pieces. Now | got
little legal matter I'd like to submit
TO ye-kno~in' your reputation for
secrecy
Now. call thet q DOWNRIGHT .es.
s'ble statement. hy sensible man
more'n you kin say of most of EN-"
commented the old lady.
Wall" began the squire, this
here's the case. A man comes into
this office today that used to own
good farm sOmewheres down on New
creek. He was always rather easy
goln' fcller and didn't pay much at
tention 10 farmin' After a couple of
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03

thAcs, interest ana All. Sccms ner
father bought the farm In, and Just
aforc he died he gave her deed for
it, So me and Lucinda hcv come t,
sort OF agreement between our
selves"
Personal agreement" chimed lin
Lucinda, blushing like n school girl.
"Oh," unused the squire, visibly
pleased, then there amt goin' to be
no SUITE"
No anwsered Silas, but OF
course, we both feel you've earned
your fee, don't we, Lucinda?"
"Silas," began the old squire, his
voice slightly trembling, "if any one
gets fee out of this case. it's Lucin-
da, for il was her advice that seitled
1t. Pm glad you've got the farm, for
you've got Lucinda to enjoy it with
ye, and | can stand losin a fee. You
see. I've lost Maria. a."-Margarct Car
utherS
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03
IMPORTANT SCHEDULE CHANGES
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Effective Sunday June S, 1910,
the Southern Railway will inaugu-
rate new trains numbers al and az
between Columbia and Asheville.
leaving Columbia ll:3O p. m. arriv-
ing Ashevilie z a. M. returning
leave Asheville $50 p. m. arrive Co.
lumbia $50 a. IT. With the inaug-
uration of the Spring and Summer
service, through sleeping car service
can be had fiom all primo ipal points
Jacksonville. Savannah, Columbia,
Spartanburg, Atlanta, Macon, New
Orleans. M IN p his, Charleston,
Chattanooga, Norfolk, etc. This
service will enable those desiring
summer outing to reach Asheville
Waynesville. Black Mountain, ard
all Western North Carolina comfort
ably and conveniently.
Summer tourist tickets now on
sale. For complete information
and Summer Homes folder, call on
Southern Railway agents, or,
Jno. L. Meek, A. G. P. A.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Alex H. Acker, T. p. A.,
Augusta, Ga.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03
Raising A Beard.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS als ala,aaIsIa

1t was partly owing to the fact
that Cbemorley's razors neeiei
honing and partly the beautifully
trimmed beard that Siever hal
raised during his years absence
abroad. Siever said that at last ho
nad known something of the jop of
ilVihg since he had acquired this hir-
sute adornment of his. Some of the
men let their hair grow long. too"
ne toid Chemorley, "but / think
.hats carrying it too far. | can stand
ior haircut once a month. but this
thins OF shaving every blessed day
ana wasting the precious hours OF a
man life is too much"
Chemorley, having in. mind b,s
morning martyrdom of the past three
weeks, was disposed to agree win
his friend.
He talked it over with Mrs. Che
morley, as in duty bound. She did
not seem to entertain the IDEA fav-
orably.
If it was too bad | could shave
IL off again." argued Chcmorley.
You don't know what bother it is,
this shaving"
Accordingly he put in an appear
ance at breakfast the next morning
unshaven. Mrs. Chemorley looked at
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03
REV JERRY WILL,
IAMS DEAD

Rev. Jerry Williams (colored)
eighty one years old died on We'd
nesday afternoon att o'clock at his
home near Batesburg.
He was an organizer of the Baptist
colored people and spent 42 years
of his life in the work. 1t is said that
he organized Id Baptist churches in
this community. all of which are
strong and growing. He leaves a
large family of l3 children and a
wife. His funeral took place yester-
day at Olive Branch church and a
large number paid their last respects
to one of the types of an autebellam
dsy colored man.
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ears ga pao iarihih the farm had
pe Soiu ior taxes. HIS wife went
uach 10 i've Win her father. and he,
'horoushy ashamed or himself, went
o"' west NOW he's back here to try
to git back thet farm. He don't know
VINO OWNS II now put as the law says
1'H 'i.ie IS no good until after a
'e''"'n 'ehs'h Oh 'ime' he still has
,''he 10 pay the taxes and keep the
'",u ne says MS wltc would know
"'' 'Uou' H. put ne ana MS wlfe amt
"" np''h"i 'erLls' told MN Id In
WV nei anu ne neeuh see her at
an II ne oluh want 10, but the stub
oorn iool lowed as how he wouldn't
De Deholdeh TO her and eff he couldn't
I '''"u "''"ou' her help ne dldh
~ oooause he iell she dldht just
'"' mn, rish'. NOW LUCINDA, what
VI" you 'i'ihk oi lhet situatlon?
-, '' man lool' She S1Iu. 'MoSl
''! 'ne'F quarrei doh amount TO
On! va! ana 'aiNIh the case
oi'li ein '"Se'her aSlh.
'l'o WIN Nho" an ABOUT the land but
'u ''eui' 'elI eilhef one oi them
""'t you nc up TO- ana her eyes
N'eu WIN commence Ill the Wis
No' -. icF s"sEestlon'
-, ""''' "iuIHlured the squire, "Id
Inv "u awful lou 10 orlhS en- to-
9o,,''''
MIS-, "issihs looked up quickly TO
WHO h"u interrupted them.
"ii"e' She S'ammered' then rose
tN'S ana moved towards the door.
'"u"' answered the man.
o'u squire had moved over near
t"e ,,',' uoor ana S'ood directly in front of
-'u''""', cutting OH her only means of
escape from the room. Taking his
D'''' ",'ou pipe from MS mouth, he be"
e"'' S'o"'?
"'"'' We got expert advice about
=. "o' vase o your II ana rye followed
",''u"' you We sot 10 make that
'"''N' SOU II you TO woman "i your
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03
Carpet 15O Years Old.

A fine old Administer carpet is at
present In the carpet factory at Will
ton, where 1t is being repaired after
having been in use for fully $50
years. 1t was purchased by the
present owners great-grandfather
Carpets had been made at Wilton
for 800 years, but the trade Ian
guished and lnally topped No
wonder, when a carpet lasted $50
wears,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03

June and7 and for trains scheduled
to arrive Chattanooga, Inn. before
8 pm. June 8. 1910. Tickets will be
limited to reace original starting point
returningnot later than midnight June
18, 1910.
In addition 10 the above, there are
now on sale round trip Summer Ex-
cursion tickets to numerous other
points, For futher information, call
on Southern Railway Ticket Hgents,
or,
J. l.. Meek, A.G.P.A
Atlanta. Gs.
Alex. II. Acter, L. PA.
Augusta, Ga.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03
Echoes in a Courtroom,

The acoustic properties OF the
coIrtrooms in London's new Crimiu-
al Courts Building are so bad, 1T Is
said. that the other day prisoner
who had been sentenced to six mon
this thought he had been sentenced
to II. He said to n warden: "One
Of the beaks gave mo six months
and another of EN- gave me six
,oa'.- store Also, besides ech-
ocs, ''reverberations" are complained
of
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03
Machine For Shutting Cards.

Someone has invented machine
for shuAling deck of cards. ana it
promises to become popular, as no
one can see the cards while they are
being shuftied nor are the cards in
the least injured. 1t is said that
the machine changes the position of
nine out of 10 cards IN the pack.
1t stands about II inches high,
weighs four pounds and can be at
tached to any card table in a mo-
ment.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03

Mrs. ChcmOrIcy shifted displcasure.
| him and shifted: II shouldn't think
| YOU would want to go downtown
looking like that" she said
"lt does take little strength of
mind" admitted Chemorley. But
I'm going TO do it, just the same"
Nobody noticed him that day, but
tbs day following when the stubble
had attained q quite disreputable
| length, comment began. 1t is not ne
cessary to recount what was said. 1t
was about the usual thing. BY the
end of the week Chcmorley had
| decidedly trampish appearance
Never mind" he said, "If. it
keeps growing at this rate it will be
long enough to trim in n couple OF
7 weeks more"
The week following, however, the
heard did not seem to progress at
the same rate. The growth was al
nost imperceptible. Still, it was
growing, and, in spite of the jeers of
his friends and business associates,
Chemoiley let it grow. At the weeks
| end, though, Chemorley received
letter from an important business
|
| business connection, whose business
was worth great deal to Chemor-
ley, was to arrive in Chicago. it APP
Feared, and he wanted Chomorley to
| meet him. Chcmorley talked it over
viLh his wife.
Il shall entertain him in style, OF
course he said. Pm anxious TO
! mako gnod impvcs2icn CT that
man
You are sure to do that with a
face bristling like scrubbing
brush" said Mrs. Chemorley, sar-
castically. 1t may seem small
thing, but there really is a good deal
in first Impressions" she continued
If | were You l would shave"
Chemorlcy got TO thinking it over,
only.
y week later, just as the stubblo
had attained the hesitating point.
Melba came to town. Chemorley had
been rather stunning society, but
there was no getting ont OF taking
Airs. Inumo.iCy 10 the Auditorium
and
wen, would YOU be willing for
me TO 90 the way ! ann" asked Che
morley
IL yol think YOU can stand it,
might" replied his wife But" she
added, 1T isn't so very far along
now Don't you think you might
shave il this once and then take
fresh start?"
He was determined 10 have that
! ~
and he bristled out finely. Every
morning he would remark to Mrs.
| Chcuorlcy on the blisSfulness Of not
! having TO stTop a razor, lathor and
scraIc for ten long, valuable min
utcs and then being under no neces-
sity Of washing out shaving mug,
cleaning drying and incasing the
razor
The second week was passed. The
growth did actually begin to look
like beard. Then:
My dear" said Mrs Chemorley
one morning. Bertha writes me
that she is going to make us a little
visit and she is going 10 bring with
her whom do you think? Your old
sweetheart, Ella Rogers 1t seems
that Ella Is on her way to New York
and Bertha and she will start Erst
together So Bertha thought we
might like to entertain her for a few
days. I'm sure / don't mind. You are
beginning to look so nice and domas-
tic with that beard. No, ! shall rot
be uneasy"
Chemorley says that some of these
DAYS he will Join popular eXpedi-
ton and then he will raise that
beard For the present he has given
up the idea.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03
Where Coal MinIno R..

Inc Ditumlnous coal mining iii this
country began in Virginia. where the
output as early as 1920 was about 40
Ooo gross tons. In 1910 the American
output had reached nearly 1000. 900
Tors. In 1850, with an output of about
"ooo'OOO tons, this country had al
Ls"dy passed Belgium, France and
Germany. Great Britain was then
producing about $4,000, ,OC0 tons.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03
Gipsies CleyerneSs

A caravan of about fifty gipsies
arrived at Maubeuge, near Paris, to
the great alarm OF the inhabitants
The police decided to arrest them
all On the following day the glp-
sizes ask-.d for the morning papers to
see what they werc accused of.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03
Excursion Rates Via
Southern Railway from
Batesburg, S. c. To


Monteagle and Eewanee, Tenn. and
Return $3.50
Account opening week, July II.
1910, Monteagle Bible School, July
1925, Monteagle Sunday School
Institute, July % August Is, 1910.
Tickets on sale June 80. July l, Is
10, 2Z, %, %. 80 and August IL,
1910, with final limit returning to
reach starting point not later than
September S, 1910.
Nashville, Tenn. and Return $15.4O
Account Amy Manoeuvers, June
1925, 1910. Tickets on sale June lS
to % with exceptions. Final limit
returning to reach original starting
point not later than midnight June
%, 1910
Knoxville, Tenn. and Return $1,000
Account of Summer School of
the South, June 81 to July 2l, 1910.
Tickets on sale June 1926 and July
2, 9, 10 and 10, with final limit re-
turning to reach original starting
point not later than fifteen DAYS
from, but not including, date of sale
Tuscaloosa, Ala. and Return $l7.95
Account Summer School, Un-
iversity of Alabama, June 9 July 20
1910. Tickets on sale June 8, 9, IL
l3, 20. 27, July 2 and S, 1910, with
final limit returning Is days from
but not including nate of sale. Ex-
tension of limit until September 80,
by depositing ticket and payment of
81 90 additional.
ST. Louis, Mo. and Return $26.25|
Account American Medical asso-
citation, June o-1O, 1910, and FIRST
National Convention, American Wo-
mans League, June $40, 1910.
Tickets on sale June 3-8 incl. with
final limit returning not later than
midnight June 20, 1910.
Chattanooga, Tenn. and Return l4.55
Account National Trav.e.s, Pro-
tective Association, June 1918, 1910
Tickets on sale June lib, only
with final limit returning to reach
orelnial starting point not later than
81 days from, but not including date
Of sale.
Ashville, and Black Mountain, N. C. |
and Return $8.10l
Account Southern Students Confer
,nce. Y.W.C.A, and Y.M.C.A., June
.72o.l9lO. Tickets on sale June ID |
S and 10, 1910, only, with final linn
t returning to reach original starting
,oint not later lhae midnight June
20, 1910.
Chicago, III, and Return $270O
Account nicnnial Conclave,
Knights Templar, August 8-l3, 1910.
tickets on sale August 4,5,6 and7,
9l0, only. Tickets limited to reach
'riginal starting point not later than
September 8, 1910. by depositing
icIe's not later than August l7,l9l0
nd dPayrnent of fifty cents dditional
chattanooga Tenn And Rclurn$ll.00
account American Institute of Bank
lg. June $40 1910, Tickets on sale
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What a Summer Cold May Do.

A summer cold if neglected is
just as apt to develop into bronch-
tits OR pneumonia as at any other
season. Do not neglect it. Take
Foley's Honey u Tar promptly. 1t
loosens the cough, soothes and heals
the inflamed air passage, and expels
The cold from the system.
Gunter's Drug Store
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03
HnlidnYs I'm Mexico.

Mexico is pretty we'll fixed in the
matter of holidays. there being l$l
each wear There are SO Sundays.
SO saints days. > feast days. three
holy days, three national holidays
and six family feast days.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03
Gunters Drug Store

WHAT Everybody Ought to Know
That Foley Kidney Pills contain
just the ingredients necessary to
tone, strengthen and regulate the
the action of the kidneys and blad-
der.
Gunter's Drug Store.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03

All of his ancestors were slave.
drivers"
"And what has he turned ont to ha?"
"a subway guard"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03
SCARED INTO SOUND HEALTH

Mr.. B. r. Kelley, Springfield. Ill.,,
writes; A year ago | began to be
troubled with my kidneys and blad-
der, which grew worse until beca-
me alarmed at my condition. suf-
fered also with dull heavy headach-
es and the action of my bladder was
annoying and painful. | read of Fol
ey Kidney Pills and after taking
them few weeks the headache left
me, the action of bladder was again
normal. and I was free of all dis
tres.
Gunters Drug Store
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-03
AGRICULTURE

AGRlCU CUl)l ORE
The aim in the course will be to
give clearly some of the elementary
principles of the subject and to
show the relation of these underly-
ing principles to the best agricultu-
raj practice. Among the subjects to
be given consideration are the fol
lowing:
Plants. Composition, source OF
food and how obtained by the
plant.
Soils Origin, formation, compost
tion and texture, water supply in
soils. humus in its reation to soils
fertilizer, loss of humus, wearing out
of soils, and rebuilding or improv-
ing soils. rotation of crops, tillage
(methods and implements and
drainage.
Fertilizers.-Source of fertilizing
materials. composition. mixing and
use of fertilizers.
Crops.-A close study Of few
crops such as cotton and corn will
be made. covering their culture and
Improvement by seed selection and
breedsng. Some consideration will
also be given to the more important
legumea, forage crops and grasses.
The termination and testing of seed
will be given in this connection.
Live Stock Relation of live stock
to soil fertility and some of the basic
principles underlying the growing of
the different kinds Of farm animals.
Horticulture, injurious insects ard
plant diseases will be discussed if
sufficient time is available.
Amy textbook in Agriculture may
be used.
For information. write to
A. G. REMBERT.
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WOFFORD COLLEGE SUM
MER SCHOOL FOR TEA
CHEERS SPARTANBURG,
S. C..

BY resolution of the State Board,
all teachers examinations will hence
forth include questions an Agricul-
ture.
Attention is called to our course
on this subject to be conducted by
a professor from Clemson College.
The following is the course:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-29
CAMP DfsLIKES NEW RULES.
Yale Leader Says Problem in Football Is
TO Stop Pushing and Pulling.

Chicago, July 29-Walter Camp.
Yele's football mentor and one Of the
leading authorities on college football
IN the country, Is in the city for several
days as a guest at the 0nwentsia club.
Although the changes IN the rules which
were made by the committee last spring
Do not wholly meet with his approval.
Camp believes that this years game will
be safer and more interesting.
4 think we ought to have great
game this fall" Camp said iii tn,
coaches and players are quick To qrasp
the possibilities. OF course. there are
number Of teohnicalities in the rales
which are going 70 make the work Of
the officials mighty hard. One Of tie
hardest kind OF tasks for the .ofneials
is 70 determine when one playcrfs push.
ing another Wien the PLAYERS Ara
massed il win Be hard to designate fhe
man who is pushing or pulling anoth.
er.
In this connection 1t might he statea
that one of the hardest problems far
coaches to solve is to stop the plaxprs
from pulling on pushing. Before this
season the words pun and push were
heard more than any others IN practice.
and the players have been coaebed ii
much In this that Il will be task Il
stop them.
10 one can tell just how the rules
are going % work They look an rie}f
on paper but it always is the practieal
experiment that brings results. ] worla
like to see set Of rules adopted tbaf
viii stand. as this constant changing Is
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-29
NEW PARTY In
PENNSYLVANIA
Dissatisfied Republicans Have
a Convention
-----------
AT ODDS OVER A LEADER
Name a Ticket to Run Against Regular
Republican Nominees Party
Scandal Basis Of
Party.
AT ODDS OVER A LEADER

Philadelphia. July e9.--Prior I'd tae
opening Of Che independent state con-
vention here yesterday, there was much
uncertainty as to who would head the
ticket for governor. The real contest
seemed to be between William Fl. Berry,
former state treasurer, and B. Clarence
Gibbiney, head OF the law and order
society here.
The United Labor party, an outgrowth
Of the trolley strike here last spring,
denqnded representation in the oonven-
ton and on the state ticket, but the
executive committee in charge Of the
meeting announced that under the call
Of the convention the United Labor
party could not be given the representa-
ton it asked The labor party eaudi.
date is Hugh Frayne Of Scranton, for
SECRETARY OF internal affairs Mr. Trayne
is an organizer for the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor
The call for the convention provided
that each county IN the state shall have
as many votes in the convention as it
has members in the state House Of
Representatives Because Of lack Of
organization, all Of the 81 counties in the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-29

state were not represented in the con-
veDtion.
Besides the office Of governor, the con
vtntion viii select candidates for lieu
tenant governor state treasurer and sec.
retagy Of internal affairs.
The convention represents an element
of dissatisfaction in the Republican par
ty with the regular state candidates.
and q similar element in the regular
Democratic ranks who, after endeavor.
ing TO secure recall of the Democratic
convention, decided to coalesce with the
dissatisfied Republicans and advance an
independent ticket Each element has
been actively campaigning TO nominate
ore Of its own political persuasion to
head the ticket.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-29

the present contestant for his fortune
She had been a confidential stenographer
IN the Boston Offices Of the firm.
There was great disparity In the
ages Of Thompson and his bride. She
went to the Brooklyn home. and for a
time It was the scene Of many brilliant
entertainments.
when Mr. Thompson married me
last February she said The told me
that would receive most liberal
share Of bis ESTATE,
oHe was then an octogenarian, and
| was not 3o-not by many years. We
got along beautifully and we were hap
py. OF course, Mr., Thompson's i'm.
mediate family did not relish the idea Of
bis taking a young wife, but we never
had any serious clashes Mr.. Thomp.
sons adopted sons seek the whole estate
through the win they have filed, and
| want to get my just share
N her petition, Mrs. Thompson says
that shortly before her husbands death
and while be was in semi-eonseious
condition, one Of the sons, Robert H.
Thompson, ir, searched through the pri-
vate desk and the clothes Of the dying
man and removed various papers
She says that a few hours after Mr..
Thompson died, when she was overcome
by grief and in condition bordering on
nervous collapse, the younger Thompson
demanded in a threatening manner the
keys Of the dead man, Being unaware
Of her personal rights at the time, she
says, she delivered the keys and other
property, being also in fear Of bodily
harm.