Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4e1ided by the Federal authorities to ealist the freedmen into the army. ft the first regiment of colored in damtry being organized, Turner ap plied for and received the commission of chaplain, and this from the hands of President Lincoln, the first eommis sion of its kind ever granted to a 4kred mau in the United States. He servid in that capacity till the close ,*f the war, but was reappointed in o regalar army by President An :,w Johnson. He was detailed as an offwer of ihe Ftreedman's Bureau, and assigned ,4.d4y in Georgia. Resigning this e, however, soon after his ap 'tment, he interested himself in ,te establishing of schools for the black and in preaching the GospeL The reconstruction era began, and it was Bishop Turner who issued the eaR for the first Republican conven iion ever assembled in Georgia, and Je had much to do with framing the "enstitution of the State under Rad ieal rule. His conservatism in deal ing with certain principles, and his disposition to do what was right for t-e blacks and just to the whites brought him more friends among the latter than among those of his own. Trace, and his white compeers, the earpetbagger and scalawag. - He was a member of the Georgia. Legisature during the years of 1868 a0ud 1870% and received recognition. asonee by his oratory and his fear Iessness and fairness in dealing with 4pestions -oneerning the races. He .tiever a fanatie, a visionary or .A bitter partizan, sad his truthful and honest rpresentativees of all 4bese agitating problems, confronting .Ibe eountry at that time caused his ilare as a great political leader of the republican party and his race. During the Republican regime he was made post master at Macon, Ga., and afterwards Inspector of Cus -otas. In 1880 he was made Bishop by the St. Louis confeenrce. Bishop Turner and Booker Wash ington, the two most distinguished and influential of the black race in the South today, represent trwo op posite schools of racial and political eonomies. While the are personal friends, - they differ as widely in their theo ries of ithe future of'the race as the poles are apart. Washington looks upon the South as the natural and logical home of the emancipated negro. Recognizing the fact -tihat they could not stand alone, antagonistie as the races were at the close of the war, and also see ing that, in .time, the fostering handI of the Government would be with-9 drawn, he advocated friendly rela tions between the whites and blacks. He further saw that the white would never be lowered to the standard of the blacks, he taught and preached the doctrine of education, and the elevation of -the negro by moral and industrial means, up to the standard of the white race. He taught -his people that they were a part anid par cel of this great commonwealth of the South, brought hither through di vine dispensation and here they should remain and work ou-:: their own destiny and that through their own individual exertions alone, they would rise or fali--that education, morality and thrift were the pana ea. These were Washington's ideas. Bishop Turner took radically oppo *site views, and had: -history to back his -theories. He taught that two an tagonistic or even different races could not live in harmony and equal ity in the same country, that the strong would subdue and oppress the -weak, that the blacks could never rise to the standand of, or equal the great overshadowing Anglo Saxon race. In a letter to the writee he 4ays: "If the negro ever amounts- to anything, he has to leave this coun try, and go to himself. You had just ,as well think abou~t raising a crop in the forest, under great shade 'trees,1 as for the black man to expect to rise to any eminence, overshadowed by the powerful white race, for it is a marvelkus race, say what yon wilU er may." Mark what he says about the white raee: "It is a marvelous race, saxy what you will or may." Bishop Turner was broad enough and wise enough to see that. He ad vocated for twenty-five years after the war the removal by the Govern mnent of the negroes to Africa. He claimed they were as fitted in lead ership and ability to stand by them selves, as were the Hebrew children of old, and backed, as they should be, by the government that liberated .them, they in time would build up a great nation in their fatherland. Bishop Turner may have been cor reet in his diagnosis of the situation at that time, and had the government uindertaken their removal soon after the war, there would have been no ob jeetion among the former slave-hold ers. Bt that time has passed and will not come again soon unless some. great upheaval that human eve can not foresee should appear. For, should the tenants of the cotton and! cane fields be disturbed, with a view to their removal to Africa, the white men of the South would buckle on thei srwords as one man,and fig3bt for their noteral laborers, as the world has never gitidq Washingto,#- understood his ' race better than *u#aer. The former saw that the negro was not a migratory race, they were not pioneers, and lacked every element of "blazes of the trail'" fo erivilization. They are a people of today. They care noth ing for yesterday, and -less for. to morrow. So Washington had little trouble in carrying out his theories,. while Turner failed. However, he has been instrumental in taking two shiploads of immigrants to Liberia. Who is wise enough to foresee, a cen tury hence, which of the two prin eiples involved would have been most advantageous to both races? Bishop T.urner has made four trips to the Dark Continent, and trav eled almost all over Afriea. He has visited Morocco, Liberia, Sierra Le one, Cape Verd, and other points north, as well as Cape Town, Preto ria, Bloomfonitine, Queenstown, Kimberly, Johannesburg, and other places in the South and rescued unto his .thurh ten thousand members. He ganized four annual conferences, one eaeh in Liberia, Pretoria, Sifrra Leone and BloOmfonitine. He is the author of numerous books mostly of a religious order among which are Methodist Poli, 'Hymn Book of the A M. E. Church, Cate hism and boo of sermons and lee Bishop Turner projected two news papers, which &ave since been taken over by the church. He is at present Historigrapher of the A. M. E. church, and publisher and chief edi tor of "The Theological Institute." During his ministry he has received into the church 106,000 members. What other minister or missionary of any race or sect has done as much I Bishop Turner was a born leader of men and might have been trium phant had his race been other- than the Ethiopian. He has been liberal in his ideas, always frank, has had the courage of his convictions, and tried to be of service to his people. He ha.s been generous, and without prejudice, to those who opposed him or his methods. For his great emi nence and deserved honors, he owed nothing to politics, to wealth or birth. All has'- been due to his tow ering mind and Christian virtues. Scandals have never assailed him, nor has his honor or integrity been ques tioned. In private life he is courteous and affable. Simple in taste and hab its, free from fads or fancies he may truthfully be called the greatest liv ing man of his race. Life is a great bundle of little things.-Rolmes. BEST POR AGED PEOPLE. Here's a Kidney Treatment We Want You to Try at Our Risk. With advanced age comes derange ment of the kidneys and associate organs. Nature is unable to perform her proper functions and requires certain outside aid, Weare so conifident we have the aid so essential for restoring strength, aetivity and ie.alh - to i weak or diseased kidneys that we are 1 willing to supply it with the positive understanding that it shall cost thei user nothing whatever, if for any reason it fails to g've entiree sadis factin. 2. After a~ thorough experienemrith the most ~successful kidney treat ments, we are satisfied thae Rtexall' Kidney Remedy is the .one prepara tion which embraces all thiose quali ties so necessary for giving prompt and permanent relief in all classes of kidney and urinary ailmen-ta.I Inasmuehi as a trial of Rexall Kid ney Remedy ca.n be had at our entire risk, there is no reason for anyone hesitating to put it to a practical test. Why not try a bottle to-day, on our guarantee? Two sizes, 50c., and $1.00. Gilder & Weeks. For Your Kidneys. We want everyone troubled with kidney or urinary ailment to try Rexall Kidney Remedy at our risk. Tit will cost you nothing unless it helps you satisfactorily. Two sizes, 50. andi $1.00. Gilder & Weeks. NOTICE. We will sell to the highest bidder, on Friday, November 26, at 10 A. M. at the residence of Mrs. Mar garet Epting, all the personal effects of Miss .Susannah Caroline Epting, deceased, consisti-ng of bedding and hney quilt work. (. M. B. Epting. MUSIC. Vrs. Alice Robertson Teacher of Piano, Voice and Harmony. SW&4.J218 ain SL Ogpen M~iR.nae 40etonef. do"day, Tuesday, Thursday. Friday, Saturday Phsoe 263. VALUABLE LAND For Sale. The Boyd place, containing Dne Hundred Acres, Four Buildings, about three and .a ialf miles from Newberry, front ng on public road, Southern Railroad and C. N. & L Rail road, fine location for brick plant, truck farm, tan yard, cot -.on mill, &c., Terms easy. Moseley 'Bros. FRE E To those that wear gloss or hinese work. We will Laun Iry three collars free to show hat a difference there is in a . beautiful linei finish. All oods sterilized. Collars will iot crack. Suits steam-cleaned 51.00. HITE STAR LAUNDRY AND DYE WORKlS. 'Phone 175. 'OUNG & STEBBINS, Prop NOTICE TO OVERSEERS. All overseers of public roads in Tewberry County are hereby ordered to give their respective sections the ull six days' work, as required by aw, by December first nex,t. Over seers and road hands liable to do road luty failing to comply with this or ler, when reported to this officee, will be prosecuted. All overseers are also rdered to file their returns with ither of the undersigned by Dec. 14th. By order of the County Board. L. I. Feagie, County Super'visor. H. C. Holloway, Clerk. TRESPASS NOTICE. The undersigned hereby forbid respassing upon their lands either >y hunting, fishing, or in any other nanner. This also applies to stock unning at large. Ers. W. F. Ruff, Mrs. John F. Banks, J. W, Lo.minick, G. H.Sligh, .. R. C. Sligh, P. R. Hallman, W. F. Koon. Mrs. Arina Shealy. Hf. H. Ruzf. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Ntwberry. Court of Common Pleas. Uouisa Dominie~k, et. al., Plaintiffs, Against Willie Dominick, et. aL, Defendants. In compliance with an order of the ourt herein, I will sell to the nighest bidder before the Court Eouse at Newberry, S. C., Monday, Salesday, December 6th, 1909, dur ing the legal hours of sale, all that ract of land lying and being situate i Newberry County, State of South Carolina, containing thirty-three and] hree-fourths (33 3-4) acres, more or le bounded by lands of H. L. Dom inik, J. B. Dominick, and Marion 3. Dominick, the same being a part >f the tract of one hundred and ten acres purchased by Henry P. Domi aik from George H. Taylor, as ev denced by deed dated 7th day of March, 1887, and recorded in the registry for Newberry County in Deed Book No. 17, at page 50, the hirty-three and three-fourths acres Aen .e art of sidl tra.ct of which BUY TI It Pays!P enjoy the fruits of that inve. buy SHODDY goods, even buying a "Gold Brick", it g Three Re Mayes I Is where you should malke y 1.-I have the LARGEST A 2.-I Carry the iGE 3.-My Prices are as besold. The TAKE AT THE BEAL Cut Gla Silverw H oliday Toys, "I For Gir~ *Ue D.C DE We have a large assortment such as Bunting, Crepe Pap The ladies are invited to ma] the Convention. MAY ES'B ny P. Dominiek died -seiz.4 and osssed. Tms of Sale: 'Oje4'hird of the rlase money to be paid in cash, Ldthe balance in two equal annual alments, with interest from day fsle at the. rate of eight per cent.Me k rmm, the eredit portion to be. eued by a bond of the purebaser Ln mortgage of the premises sold, ihleave to the purchaser to pay f il is bid in cash. prii ee purchaser to pay for papersTa recodinig of same.Ta ortgage to provide for a ten per n.attorney's fee in case of fore- m ~lsre oi- collection by an attorney. anC H. H. ikard, Master for N. C., S. C. B. B. I v 9, 1909. [AABE sTOCK FOR SAE E e undersigned exeutors of Mrs. By author [OiA. .C. Wicker will sell, at publie and testame ae,on salesday i December, 19Q9, deceased, I ollowing stocks, of - which the cry in front adMr. Lou A. C. Wicker died Newberry, S 1ze and possessed: eember, 1901 10shares in the Newberry Cotton land of wi 1il. 10 shares in the Mollohon Cot- lot of land i onMills, 5 shares in the Comimer- containing ti P ank of Newherry. 30 shares in (1) acre, m< ' armers' Oil Mill. onl Harrimgt J. H. Wicker, rates it fron W. J. Wicker, ton, ,this beir eitors of the Estate of Mrs. H. S. Booze> ou .C Wie.r jhis deatih. i.E BEST! o buy the BEST means money well eit-a good investment. You can ;tment many years to come. But to at "seemingly LOW prices," is like litters of course, but it is worthless, ,asons Why 3ook Store our purchases for your intended gifts %SORTMENT of Holiday Goods. T CLASS of Godds in the City. Low as the QUALITY of goods can y are the same every day. A LOOK JTLFUL STOCK OF ss, China, ear and. SGoods oys, Toys Is & Boys. ~COR ATIONS of decorations in the U. D. C. Colors er, Garlands and Confederate Flags. de my store their headquarters during 00K STORE M~ONUMENTS. I am representing the inuri Marble and Gfrite Co8 CH'iRLOTTE, N. C., this section, and am prepared to make you :es on anything In the-way of Headstones, lets, Monuments, Etc. See my cuts and get prices before placing your order. Material -iL L E R N E WBE RRY, S.1C O'S LAND sALE. jTrso ae h uearwl ty given in the last willbeejie topy n-tir f e(4 r of Henry S. Boozer. t escrdb odadm~g will seHl at publio out- pybei ~oeulana iti of the Court House at mns ihitrs rmtedyo C., on Salesday in De- jsl tegtprcn.pybe~ , the following ' lot ofnuly wihlaetatiiatpy- - sh he died seized: T'hat mnsi hl ri at k ~t n the tow-n of NewberyIamr tggocnan tplto ree-fourths (3-4) of one Jrqiigtnpr cn. atre re or less, and fronting;fe,iplcdnth hnso a a on street which sepa-trny orclein. P ch ert the land of J. A. Bur-pa foppes ndrcdig g the lot on which Capt. J .Welr reidd t hetie ofeQuirdtalifie-td of the purchasemny neah h bhe