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BATGSBURQ ADVOCAT A Trl-County Paper N. ROOBRS BAYLY bO. AND PR< BATbSBUtd, S C. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY ITBRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION OaeYMr. si Six Months "...I........50csi No tbroo months subscriptions txk Bntorod at tho P: O., at Batesbu S, C., as second-class matt Fob. 14, 1901. All Copy sent in must be wrltl on one aloe only. When changing address alwa give old post office otherwise chan will not be made. Advertising Pates One Inch One Year $3* One Inch Six Months ^..$3. One Inch Three Months First page double the above amount Local Insertions 25cts per inch-Fir Page Readers lOcts per line R??< rs to take run of pap*r Sets p? Line. FRIDAY. Oct 23. 1908. To the Editor of the Batesbu Advocate: Dear Sir. Please allow me to say a fe words, to your reply to my letter Oct. 6, relating to the special cou for the trial of Herrin. I just wa to say, that, I was born and raise in a country where mob rule ar lynching is unknown, and where tl courts must carry out the law to i fullest. There is no mixed popul tion there, same as this country hi consequently there are no sp cial courts required. But I < not narrow minded enough not see and understand the circumstE ces of a mixed people like tl country has, circumstances that e not properly understood by stran ers until they have lived in the sout We all know that lynching is depl rable and the vast majority of would rather see the law take i course at a regular term of cou Down in the heart of a man of tl Anglo-Saxon race there is a spa which always calls for justice ai fairplay, and they have their vario COurtS to rarrv r?"* fh " 1 * >**. ^ * tnat justice is Jor.'* And if the negro '.eej-s :i place as a r*eg ? rh f tc wilt t t j. slice I t t iesi ? . CttVlUUdUtllCVO U1 lilC o*_ii ment against the negro is too w known for me to try to expla however, we all know that the se timent is there. And whenever negro commits such a crime as H< rin did, that sentiment is very easi roused to a dangerous pitch. Nc Herrin shot and killed one of tl best white men in Saluda count without cause or provocation of ai kind, the murderer himself admitt< he had no cause to kill Carver. Ai when a negro commits such a da tardly crime on a white man, tl sentiment and that spark of justi* and fairplay, call it revenge if v( like, that is in the heart of the An, lo-Saxon is fanned into an unco trollable flame, and unless there a a few cool men among the crow who are able to control themselvi and the crowd too, the first thir they know the negro is lynched. The time may come when all sue crimes will be tried at the regul; terms of court, without having to o der a special court. And the orde ing of special courts for a speed trial of such crimes is the entrarn of the thin end of the wedge, so speak, of the time when the regul courts shall deal with such cases Herrin's. But we have to live dov that "sentiment" before such a tin comes, and down in our hearts v all know it. Taking the circumstances of tl two race of people into conside ation, the ordering of special courl for such crimes, doet not in an way drag the court away from il nxea purpose. We as a peopl living under such circumstances a we have to contend with, must al ways adapt ourselves to circun atances. We, as law-abiding ci izens try to give the negro the pr< tection of the courts as far as v possibly can, and we know that i shoot him like you would a ms dog is violating the law. When the people are doing the best for the law to take its cours then I say why question the wisdo; or right to order a special court f< Herrin. And such editorials like the or you published on Oct. 2nd ar rather out of place and uncalled fo; Hoping you will pardon me fc E Beal 3 DP We will sell p ~ k We will buy ? ? you. eo- fr We will coll. 2; ^ look after your _ Farms and L< ' ? ? sold. 5 One nice hou* T acres?in Bates _ A or will trade foi J Prompt ? 00 & ,00 [>0 i: Batesburg Rea W. J. McCARTtiA, Manager OEt] rg JLv6?Ll ZE >w taking up so much of your valuable 0? space. Yours truly, irt Ward, S. C. William Houston. nt Oct. 13-0S. Our correspondent still insists that 1C1 we should have kept quiet about the special trial for Herrin. If we had [ts not a more reasonable argument to [a_ support our position than he has ls then we would readily admit that )e_ what we said was out of place and im uncalled for. There are lots of peoto pie that think just as we do about in? this matter and we did not mean to iis cast a reflection on anybody except lre the would be lynchers, such, we des!g_ ignated by the term mob. h. The only thing that looks anyo_ thing like an argument in our corus responents reply is what he says [ts about this being the best that could rt be done under the circumstances. he This is a delusion that has and will rk appeal to many- It led to the establcj lishment of the right to appoint us special terms ot court and as sure as we live it will never make people ;, Ik \v * ) u> Liej] guard this principle. The mere fact in that prejudice excitement or indig,n_ nity ? righteous or unrighteous) exa ist is the more reason that we should .r_ guard the court from such influen 1 y ces. Instead of adapting the court )W to the circumstances we should a he dapt the circumstances to the court, y Our correspondent sees the point ly and admit? that he was raised up under such principles but he has lcj seized to this delusion as a solus_ tion of this phaze of the race problem. Does he not know ce that human prejudice and envy )u are insatiable characterstics, that the more we cater to such feeln. ings the stronger they will grow? re Courts that are constitutionally held d and conducted will establish the es principles of justice and impartialjg ity in the people and this is what we sorely need. We would not h argue that justice could not be had ar at a special term of court but a sacr_ rifice of principle is necessarily inr. volued in appointing a special court ly under such circumstances. In a ;e sense the white people are respont0 sible for the negroes presence here ar and we do not hesitate to say that BS most of his meanness is done in m imitation of examples set by white le men. It is a mighty peculiar spark t,e of justice that flames up so suddenly when a negro commits a crime and ie dies out so readily when the order r_ is reversed. ts Let us see to it that the courts y take their constitutional course then s the law will take care of itself. p A Puzzle In Uigurs... IS Take any number of three different [_ figures, as 471, uiuler it pla< ? the same figures in reverse order, subtract the Vs^er number and you will tiud that t- ftio middle figure of the result Is In3. variably 0. Why II is so Is something that only the most learned mathemat/e leal scholars can explain. Here is our to case worked out: id Taking any number, say 471 Reversing figures 174 ,jr Subtracting, wo have 797 Further still, we can now reverse C, this nuinlicr 207 hi the same way and t m add the two numbers and the result | will always come 1080. Thus: J Taking Reversing 732 1 a Adding, wo have 10?f ^ e Why should the answer always come r out the same? Hero's something for ' you to work over. T ' ? [l Estscte, ropertyforyou. property for r E ect rents and fi property. L i>ts bought and E and lot?li S ;burg for sale T r farm land. A service. ' J E 1 Estate Co. BELL TIMMERMAN, Attorney state. A Real Apology. "When the late Joel Chandler liarpIq wmiu ci ft mill ai* horn nnmnnf ' ?1U MVIV lUUVU^ UO, Oiliu nn Atlnntan, "I called on liiiu ono tiny and found liiiu very willing to correct I nu error nbout 1110 that crept into his columns. "Wo talked nbout uewspnper contradictions, public apologies and the like, nud 'Uncle Itemus' took down a scrapI book nud road me nn apology that was j an apology indeed. It had happened, i he said, in n Transvaal paper. I'll never forget it. I agreed with Mr. Harris that it was the finest specimen of the public apology und retraction extant. It said: "I. the undersigned, A. C. du Phsds. | retract hereby everything 1 have said against the Innocent Mr. O. I\ Bezuidenj hout, calling myself an Infamous liar and j striking my mouth with the exclamation: 'You mendacious mouth! Why do you lie so?' I declare, further, that I know nothing against the character of Mr. C. P. Bfezuldenhout. I call myself, besides, a genuine tlar of the first class. "A. C. DU PLESSIS." His Cough Cure. "In my boyhood there came to our towu," said a clergyman, "a gentle niln lster who, the very ilrst Sunday of his lncnmbeucy, stopped effectually bis eoughlug congregation. "It was a congregation, too, singularly addicted to coughing Rattling volleys of coughs ran over It every few neignt no ceased preaching. "At once the coughing ceased. There was a profound silence. The minister smiled. " 'Mv friends,' said he. 'It seems that when I stop you stop.' "From that day In that church they j coughed no more." Queer Wedding Effigy. There is a curious custom still pre valent in the Bcllnry district of India in connection with the wedding ceremonies among certain Brahman families. dust prior to the close of the feasting a hideous efllgy of a male tigure. fantastically robed In rags, supposed to represent the bridegroom's father, is carried along the streets in procession under the shade of a sieve adorned with tassels of onions and margosa leaves. Every few yards during the procession the feet of the elligy have to be reverently washed and its forehead decorated with a caste mark by its living spouse, the bridegroom's mother. The bridegroom's other female relations have several mock attentions paid to them by the women of the bride's party.?St. James' Gazette. Restaurant Affiliation. The waiter in the light lunch cafe looked expectantly at the first of five men who had just entered. "Bring me a coffee cake and a cup of coffee," ordered the first man. "I'll take some milk biscuit and a glass of milk," said the second. "Tea buns and a cup of tea. please," remarked the third. "A piece of eocoanut pie and a cup of cocoa," said the fourth. The waiter passed 011 to the fifth man. "Dou't say It, don't say it!" lie pleaded. "I know what you want You want a sliee of chocolate cake and a cup of chocolate." "No; I do not." protested the fifth man. "I want a plate ?>f i<-? cream and a glass of ice water." Judge's Library. An Odd Legacy. Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the Jefferson family <>f actors, was remembered curiously in the will of Weston, who was himself an esteemed nieiuuer or ??nrrii'K s < " i.[i:in\ Wes- * ? ton's will contained this item "I hnvo played under tin- immune- Jj inent of Mr. Jefferson -it Richmond and received from him own p .iiteness. 1 therefore leave him nil my TU stork of prudence, It helm: tie- only l"' good quality I think lie Slmds In need of." 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('. )' Bryan fund as given below are # t . nM ''a < . I a . v.J i >.. i | ,UU f | i > quite as encouraging as the week Walter J. iV .Cai t, 50 J r;i(V vious. but as every little goes to Cash, 50; G d the cause of democracy we arc L. L Hushtor. 50 N. Kogcr: working with a vim. Messrs. J. D. Rikarl 50 Dr. M. U C. Carson. W. M. Carter and N. jt g. Cooner 50 ^cr Bayly the committee in charge W. S. 11 < , *' ^tr using all spare time to roll up a J- M- Hite, 25 'a"' Dur Exhibit *^1 ciint f 9c/eci of t/ie Stock in Everything! Come to Our Store, ler Merchants and CHEAPEST Groceries, Clothing1, Shoes, rything1 that any other i Inspect Our Stock. C f*i\ ^ O tu. ^ t-* ? " .1111 ig* Merchants. lpas. 25 J. C. Glover, 1.00 J. A. Whittcn. 1.00 51 1.J5 W. A. Cooncr, 1.00 sent to The State by 1 N.Alford. 1.00 m('r $21.50 N. A. Hates. 1.00 'elhorne, $10.00 I.. W. Fox. 50 aiber. 2.00 W. S. Houkni^ht, 50 ite , 1,00 I Jr. W. 1\ rimmerman, 50 i or, 1.00 Gash, 25 ;cr, 1.00 J. Monroe Kneece. 25 in, 1.00 rimmerman, 1.00 lotal 52.50 s Bayly, 1.00. . Boatwiifcht, 1.00 Grand Total $00.75 naghan, 1.00 "'hu,t i;!J5 OP.KINO'S IMtW BISCOVIRY Watson, 1.00 #ir iurely Slop Thai r.nimh