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AUGUST 21, 1901.
Whits Labor on ths Farms.
Id an editorial article entitled
/iTi.? u....ti n..4 A : .
m uc uuuiiiri II vsuicry
Negro Labor," the New York Sun
quotes aome very interesting stateinenta
made iu this connection by
Mr. E. G. Senter, before a recent
Farmer**' C-ongress in Texas, aaya
the Macon Telegraph. The "vital
qupstiqn for the South," according
to Mr. Senter/ "is qot what it shall
do with the negro, but how ahall
it d<> without him." While contrasting
the .condition {>f<t)n? Northern
farmer, who "abides in comparative
luxury," with that of the
Southern farn)<T? whose natural
ppportunitieB are far superior, he
draws this pictqrp:
"TaJ^e the average home, a house
whi.uh offers shelter neither from
J)ie li?&t of the sun nor the fury of
the storm, barren in its equipment,
wunting in piost of those things
H'hijc.h make for comfort; the life
of its inmates, daily grind of
drudgpry fringed with no gayety
and unrelieved by hours of thoughtful
repqse. Unceasing labor varies
only in its fornix, and care and
misfortune press upon the heels
of each otlier with such ranid tread
flmt the symbols of deep anxiety
are rarely missing from the conscions
brow on its pathway from
fhe cradle to the grave."
What has the negro to do with
these conditions wlpch, it must be
poted, Mr. fcjenter exaggerates.
Supply that they are a consequence
of the bl>gl?t ?f slavery
and its intrpquptiqn of negru labor
which have arrested the Sooth's
deyejqpement to a deplorable degree.
As s slave, the qegro wns a
blight, as a free tyian lire >'is nr*t a
burden bearer but S Ipifdpn," says
Mr. Seyter.^ 1/ '' , "
"If there be a lingering hope in
the-wiuda of ib.e SotLthem PPPpje.
that tfip negro will ever yoluntarily
take up a useful mission among
them and become a helpful factor
in industrial progress, it is time
for thein to abandon it in the face
of the evident fact that in thirtylive
jr?wB pf freedjQm, 'surrounded
by ^civtlj'/ntjon 'which hafc ipade
him its favorite protege, tlje negro
Iibb not only failerj to advapcp one
step, but has retrograded, first
glowly, now swiftly, and within the
knowledge of every man who sees |
} him, is relapsing into the savagery I
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front whence he opine. This is no
jndrd figurp of speech;.; it ^is hn.appalling
fact that apeaka for itaelf
wherever the African footprint ia
found in the South."
While we think aujch language
ia too strong for accurate description
of the existing conditions, it
is possible to indorse every word
that ia aaid aa to the incalculable
flamnge done the South by the in?
troduction of negro labor. Mr.
Spnfer's remedy is The Telegrnph's
femeciy?the scattering of the negroeq
abrppd aa rapid I v as possible
pud the substitution of white lal>or.
"Tl^e oge thing lacking in the
South is an abundant supply of
Intelligent labor," says Mr. Senter,
and to hint it is "strange indeed
that the farm owners of the South
fild not loug ago substitute for the
inefficient labpr of the black race,
whiuh wan grudgingly rendered,
intelligent white labor which ia
amenable tp reason, subject to the
stimulating influence pf aelf-interpst,
and capable of tteing brought
intp r\ctive ntliancp \yitU the ownppa
of the soil," Though his land
js a^ much lo^ productive, the
wortnern farmer t an afford to pay j
the prico of white labor, and ''why,"
ftaka Mr. Sentef of the Texas farmers,
"should you not do so," when
"the whole Caucasian world lies
ht?fojfe you."
We are glad to know that such
pent i men Is found expression at a j
f (ingress of Toxns farmers and
iqpc they will bear fruit. But j
they cannot bear much fruit there ,
or in other Southern Stnte.y until
the outcry against negro einigatrjon
Nqrihwat'd or beyoml s?'as is
hushed and opposition gives place
{oencourrtgentent of the movement1 !
If'he Southern States must also
berft ff themselves, as th? West has
(iofie fpr nqiuy years advertising
theif attractions and leaving nuthjn?
uixlopc to defect the stream
of uniipgnitiuu in uur d'rM'0".
\Vhita |aV?t>rerH in gat he brought
pi at tp?tU while t|ie blach go
put at tip; other.
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Dr. W. A. Prctwly, of Rock Hill, spent
Jfcduy iu rUo city with Dr J. L. Spruit.
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When the Earth Rocked.
"Tbnre is something uncanny
About un auf'tlupiake shock," said
A RUiitt.eiiian who had experienced
seismic disturbances and the terror
caused by than;. "The sentnffou"
J/e continued, ''ranged by the
qqivorini; and rocking of the earth
tills eyery fibre of a person with
awe, J aaw this forcibly illustrated
at the tima Charleston was
wracked. That earthquake shock
was preceptiblo throughout Georgia,
being especially noticeable in
t ft I 1/1/1 I O I \tk T* f f\t t lio Si lof O
I ???V. vm n pm V "f 1 1"V
"The night of the earthquake
there was n Methodist campmeeting
in progress at Bluff Springs,
near Zebulon. There wbh a great
crowd at the meeting, nnd the people
didn't seem to be in a very
religions frame of mind. The
preacher delivered an eloquent
sermon on death and the judgment,
and at its close converts
were invited to the nltar. But the
people didnt take Kindly to the invitation,
and only three or four
went up to be prayed for. The
minister begged the people to
come forward, but his appeals fell
on deaf ears. Back some distance
From'the stand the young people
were chatting as unconcernedly as
if the issues of time and eternity
had not been presented tlrerti.
"The minister seemed to be discouraged
by the coldness of his
hearers and was 011 the point of
closing the service. But just as
he was about to say, 'Let us pray.'
the first slight shock was felt. In
an instant everybody under the
stand became as s ill as death
itself. Faces ' bliinched and eyes
were opened wide in terror. No
one at first seemed to realize what
had caused the earth to rock as if
in a spasm. With the coming of
the next shock, however, some realized
what it meant, nnd the cry
of 'earthquake' was heard.
"Hardly had the dread word
ueeiv uuereu wnen mere was a
rush to the mourners bench.1, I
never saw such a Htampede in my
life. In less time thau it takes to
write the altar was surrounded by
hundreds who were dazed with
terror and crying on the Lord for
mercy. A third shock came while
those frightened wore at .the altar,
ami it came near throwing some of
them into convulsions.
"The minister was the only one
who-seemed not to he frightened,
and he began praying in tones
that had a quieting effect upon
the people, liut it was hours before
culm was restored and fear
banished. The quivering of the
enrth had something so uncanny
about it that the- people were
ready to believe that the end of
time was at hand
i "I shall never forget that scene
of 1,000 persons, who had been
defif to the appeals of the preacher,
fleeing in terror to the altar
when tljey felt the earth b'gin to
ropk."?Atlanta Constitution.
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Item* of State News.
Tom Thompson, ?colored who
whh wanted at St. Matthews for the
murder of John Mint/, last August,
was arrested in Macon, Ga., recently
and has been brought l)ack t(?
this State and lodged in jail. The
governor offered a reward of $100
for Mint/.'s arrest, and this will go
to the chief of police of Macon.
Thomas Bradley, telegraph operator
for the Seaboard road at
Cheraw, was held up by two negro
men and robbed while on his way
home from the depot last Wednesday
night. The robbers secured
very little money, ao ALr. Bradley
had placed most of it in the safe
at the depot. ; - - ,?
A rear end collision between a
locaLfreight and a ballast.train on
the Southern railroad near" Greenville
last Thursday, resulted in the
breaking of Fireman Snyder's leg
and injuries to Flagman Gatfney.
The engine and tender of the ballast
train and fourteen cars were
I smashed.
A sensation has bean caused in
Sumter by the arrest of Win. C.
Ivey, editor of The Freeman, by
the sheriff of Elberton, Ga. Ivey
formerly edited a paper in Elberton,
but left there suddenly. He
was indicted for the illict sale of
liquor, and the Georgia officers
say, battled the police for months.
His whereabouts were unknown
until he again came into prominence
recently by attack iig McLaurin.
Circuit Judge (). W
Buchanan, now supported by Ivey's
paper for congress, gave cash bail
for the prisoner.
Their Secret I* Out.
All Sudievillo, Ky., was curious to
learn the cause of tho vast improvement
pi the health of Mrs. 8. P. Whit taker,
who hud for a long time endureduntold
suffering from a chronic brouchiul
trouble. "It's all due to Dr. King'*
New Discovery," writes her husband.
"It completely cured her and also cured
pur little grand-daughter of a severe at
tack of Wnoouiiig Cough." ft positive
iy can's Coughs, Colds, l-a Grippe, Brou
chilis, all Throat and Iamg troubles.
Guaranteed Imttles oOe and $1.00. Trial
1 bottles free at Megclpoo's drag store.
FKO.1 OUR CORReSWNDHNlS.
ARDREY'S, N. 0.
Auk. 1?*.?The crops in tine seer
tion 'liis year ara very Kood cop'eidering
the wet weather. The
j ^ruin crop was unusually tine and
i the fanners have bean busy pnek1
iug at raw for the paat week. The
pea crop is also vary lir^c this
l year and Home of our fanners have
; unusually tine fields. More atten;
jtion is being paid to the picking
and care of the peas this year and
many will be offered for Hale Inter.
Dr. ?J, T. Kell, one of our lurgest
fanners, has threshed out about
750 bushels of wheat this season
and al)out 700 bushels of oats.
Your correspondent was told yesterday
that Mr, S. P. Rlankensnip,
of the Flint Hill section, has had
threshed out nbout J800 bushels
of wheat this-spason.
August is the month of protract^,1
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v\* iiiertiu^D. in UM1 W^CHUU. 1 11^
regular meeting started nt Hnrrihoii
Church Sunday and will continue
throughout the week. The
pastor. Rev. Sprinkle, is being
assisted by Rev. Cnrver, of the
Sandy Ridge Church.
Mr. Loy Rone,, who lias been
. spending some time with his grandmother,
Mi's. J. N. Bell, left Monday
for his hfcnie at Rockinghnin,
JS. c.
Mis Fay Ross, of Charlotte, who
is visiting Miss Beulah Ross, returns
home Saturday. D.
PLEASANT VALLEY. S. C.
Aug ID.?Pleasant Valley school openI
ed on the 12th inst. in a very nourishing
condition.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Jones, of Rock
Hill, who have been visiting relatives
in this community, returned home SatI
urday.
The protracted, meeting in the Pleas!
ant Hill Methodist church will begiu
i next Sunday. The pastor will be as|
sistud by Rev. Sidi B. Harper, of Rock
| Hill.
Miss Kstelle Ross, who has been
| spending the summer iu Charlotte, returned
home Saturday accon>i>aniud by
Miss Louise Hunter.
Miss Claire Harris, of Pineville is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. O. W. Potts. . .
Mr. O. W. Potts is at Cleveland
Springs, N. C., in search of better health.
Rev. J. C. Yongue, brother of our pas*
tor, Rev. R. A. Yongue, preached a very
uble and impressive sermon in thuMuthi
odist chiuoa Sunday afternoon.
A goodly number of our young poople'
1 attended the cumpiueetiug at Pleasant
UroveSiMntayv. ;All rei>orted a pleasant
time, except ! d&tin'feltawV^whuHe girl
wouldn't gt> with him.
Several of our enterprising citizens
nni ixiuuiiupmuiif^M icip 10 anihu lilo,
N. U., ifcu wwlc,' JAU^ukh. . i
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Aug. ^-^"Ote'hoaU^ lit. thifi'Ao?irtrtuJ
nity is Very good at present except the
sickues* of Mr. Uhd Mrn. J. ii. Colt harp
mid Mr. Thomas Morritt, who are still
contincd to their beds.
There was a whiskey wagon near the
line on. Saturday the loth and I learn
I that soilie had a lively time from the
I effects of it.
Mr. MnrcellvvH<^oltl)arp. who has bo<m
visiting relative^ aiill friends'in this
! section will leave Wednesday for his
| home in Texus.
My friend, "Snap," up near the line
seems to think the letters in The Times
were directed to him, and, for his benetit,
I will say that I have another friend
near the line and some might say tliat
the letters applied to him.
Now, Snap is very particular about
his dress ami we all know if a shoe tits
him he will wear it, otherwise he will
not, and they evidently tit him this
I time. Ho goes on to say t hat "overy
! fellow in Wold Hill toots his horn
j whether right or wrong." We are a
very busy people and "toot our horns,"
i generally in the right. It sounds right
; curious. Further 011 he adds: "Part that
! has been said was true and the other
! part did seem like it ought to have been
! true." Now, as to the part that seemed
I like it ought to have been true, wo
I would bo very much pleased to know
which part ho has reference to, then
we might p0ssihty7.be able to prove that
1 we do not "to&t our horns" wrong,
j Snap is a good fellow atid 1 know he
feels bad over that part of his letter
where he says "it (lid sqetn like it ought
! to have boeu true," since he was "taught
I from n child that an houest confession
| is goodrfot the soul."
Mrs. John'-Garrison, 'whose husband
was drowned hear Hiokbry, N. C., last
week, mis moved buck to her mother's,
Mrs. S. A. Garrison.
Crops are very good at present, but if
the rain continues to come as it has
during the' past week, they may yet be
| damaged considerably. Roy.
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Astounded The Editor.
Editor S. A. Brown, of Beiinettsville,
S. C., was once immensely surprised.
"Through long suffering from DyspepI
sin," ho writes, "my wife was greatly
run down. She had no strength or vigor
, and suffurod great distress from her
stomach, lint she tried Electric Bitters
which helped her at once, and, after
using four bottles, she is entirely woll,
can cat unything. It's a grand tonic,
and its gentle luxitivo qualities are
splendid for torpid liVer." For Indigestion,
loss of Appetite, Stoiuach and
Liver troubles it's a positive, guaranteed
core. Only 50c at Meacliam's Drug
j Storo.
( The attention of our friends is
] called to our clubbing offer, which
appears in nnother column. The
' New York Tliiice-a-\Veek VVorld
and The Times will l>e sent one
year for only $1,<>5, or the Home
and Farm, semi-monthly, and The
, Times one year for $1.25, or all
three of the papers for $t.tK), cash
1 in advance. Each'of our city sub,
L scrihers will in a few days receive
sample copies of The World, and,
after reading the i?|?er, we feel
oontident that everyone will join
| us in saying that the above is the
best offer yet inudo them.
I
I
County News.
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Yorkvillo Yeoman.
On this 24th of this month thp
Woodms" will lmvo a picnic at T>rgnl).
It M ill bp heW at the encampment
grounds at the station, bjk1
promisee to be a grand affair. The
local camp of Woodman have been
quietly at work and have secured
! the promise of the following speakers
to be there: Col. Geo. Johnstone,
of Newberry; Congressman
A- C. Latimer, of Bel ton; Hon. D,
S. Henderson, of Aiken; Gen. J.
W. Floyd, of Columbia; CongressT\
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I urnll f7. f.J. f IlllCJfi U1 f Ul bVliir.
,Hon, >V. P. Pollock, of Cherftw, has
been invited, but has not yet been
heard fjrom, The committee in
cluirge of arrangements informs ijs
that the public is cordially invited
to attend with well tilled baskets.
Rowdies are not wanted, but if they
come, they will be warmly entertained
by the police. {Surrounding
Woodipan camps are especially invited,
Mrs. Welter B. Kerr, of RocV
Hill, died Tuesday evoning of
blood-poisoning, following childbirth.
Mrs. Kerr had relatives and
a number of friends in Yorkville.
She was, before marriage, Miss
Emma Withersp* on, daughter of
Dr. J. M. Witherspoon, of Lancaster,
and a charming woman.
Yorkville Enquirer.
Work on the cotton seed oil mill
is being retarded somewhat by the
failure of the saw mill men to
come to time with their contracts.
The Tavora cotton mill, of Yorkville,
has been incorporated with
G. H. O'Leary as president and an
authorized canital of $40,000.
Reports from Wrights Ferry
Thursday were to the effect that
the stage of the river was eighteen
feet above low water.
Sup't of Education Carroll has
been very busy during the past
few weeks selling new school txxiks
and making exchanges. He has a
wagon load'of old books piled up
in hiH office.
Rock Hill Herald
Capt. J. W. Mar hall says Mr.
rf. H. Coltharp in Fort Mill township
has an acre of cotton which
looks as though it will make two
bales. ,, It is about six feet high
aitd tilled with half grown bolls.
Mr. R. L. Ferguson brought to
The Herald office last Mommy an
'Qwl .that had been killed between
. m?hnyViand McCollum mountains
?iy W. T. Long, of Bandana, which
measured 96 inches from tip to tip
of Wings ahd was 14 inches" ht)gh.''
Representative J. R. Haile was
in the city Thursday with a load
of wheat to 1m* ground at the roller
! mill. Mr. Haile lives in Fort Mill
near'the rivet bridge*iid has suffered
very mnch higli water; nevtheless,
he says he has a very
good crop.
Capt. and Mrs. J. W. Marshall j
went over to Fort Mill Thursday j
to visit friends. Cnpt. Marshall j
returned in the afternoon. He '
Hnya when he crossed the bridge !
the river was a sight to behold.
Mo crossed with some hesitation.
At that time the river was up
alamt 20 feet at the plant, of the
Catawba Power Co., where the
1 cotter dam was again covered,
making the second time this week,.
1 and the 27th time since October,
j The cotton crop in this section
, is generally tine in appearance,
but an examination will show
many stalks without any fruit
whatever.
Clover Roview.
Mr. Andy Kennedy met with a
painful accident last Sunday evening.
He keeps his cow in J. B.
Jackson's pasture, about a mile
from his home, and as he started
to the pasture some boys came bj
in a hack. He got upon the rea?
end of the hack and was standing
up, making better time than if In
' Ixil t n liM la luioe
I .. y K^tl V ? 1 I V? i V init 1 0?/IIir7 u.
the l>oyH looked back, but tie wa>
not there. They happened to se?
1 him lying in the road and on re1
turning found hitn unconsoiom.
I He wiih brought back in that con.
, dition and it wan found that hu
ahoulder waa badly braised ^nl
perhaps a broken bone. It will h?
some time before he will be abb
| for duty again.
Rock Hill Journal.
There has l>een several ndditima
to the county chaingang in tie
last few daya.
Mr. H. K, White was in Gn?tonia
this week submitting plaia
for a graded school building.
1 There is on exhibition nt poli;e
headquarters a blndgon takenfr<m
the possei-sion of \Vill Price, colored.
It is a peculiarly constrict*
ed atfair?a large egg-shaped iron
weight?weighing about Hftten
ounces, attached to a leather wiiatsling,
?
Charlotte is to have a Carnegie
free library. It ia to lie erec.ed
on North Tryyn street at a coat of
$30,000,
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Special
August
Sale of
Remnants
and
Odd Lots,
We have* finished
taking stock and find
that we have a lot of
remnants of Lawn,
Calico, Laces, &c?
which we will sell
out cheap to make
room for our fall stock
of goods, which will
begin to arrive soon. .
I.
A line of men's,
hoy's and children's
Summer Clothing at
i
prices way down.
We also have left
several pairs of ladies
Slippers, which will 1
be closed out regardless
of cost.
Don't suffer from
heat when you can
make yourself com- ^
fortable at such small
cost. We will throw <
111 free of cost a Palm
Leaf Fan to every
purchaser of goods
mentioned above. \
mi i
? ne buying on tUe ;
first few (lays of this \
sale has been most ,
gratifying and it is a (
pleasure to acknowledge
the encourage-;
ment such marked up- ,
precaution gives us.
llock Salt 1 l-2c a
pound.
10c size of 'Poaauro
Baking Powder, 5c, |
5c size of 'Possmu
Baking Powder, 3c,
The Old Reliable Store,
T. P 13PLK, Proprietor.
, I
In Hoc SignQ
Vinces,
^Php ciirn uihi/'li mnoito
most in the business
world of today is the sign
of business judgment
and good taste shown in
printing. Ours is the
right kind. It gives
character to your busi*
ness announcement. Our
printing stands for us
;ind for you,
R M, LONDON,
liocU Hill, S. C. !
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WINES,
BRANDIES, ETC.,
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CHARLOTTE, N. C.
DR, J. L. SPRATT,
SURGEON PENTIST.
Office in Jonos building, Main Street,
Fqrt Mill, S. C.
Mav H. tf.
J. D. Traywiok & Co.,.
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CHARLOTTE. - - - N, C.
Khv nOYon 1
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a cheap ^rade of Harnena,
when you can get the boat
Hand Made ilarueea at the
aajne price?
Bow is your saddle?
Now'fl the time to have it
repaired, (rive me a oall.
J, E. MARSHALL,
Djip. Central Hotel. Koch Hii.l, O,
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