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BATESBURO ADVOCATE A Tri-County Paper N. ROGERS BAYLY bl>. AND PROP BATbSBU 3Q, S C. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY 1TBRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION OMYnt ..$1.00 Six Months 50cents No three months subscriptions taken. Entered nt the P: O., at Batesburg, S, C., as second-class matter, Feb. 14, 1901. All Copy sent In must be written on one side only. When changing address always give old post office otherwise change will not be made. ^ - i Advertising Rates . k?n a- x-fc. - uuc men une year $5.00 1 One Inch SI* Months ^,$3.00 One Inch Three Months $2.00 First page double the above amounts. Local Insertions 25cts per Inch-First Page Readers lOcts per line. Readers to take run of papsr Sets per Line. FRIDAY, Oct 23, 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 s^' Oct. 6. relating to the special court ' for the trial of Herrin. I just want c to say, that, I was born and raised ^ in a country where mob rule and we lynching is unknown, and where the SP( courts must carry out the law to its no fullest. There is no mixed popula- su tion there, same as this country has, consequently there are no special courts required. But I am U11 not narrow minded enough not to see and understand the circumstan- ^ ces of a mixed people like this ca country has, circumstances that are ^ not properly understood by Strangers until they have lived in the south. We all know that lynching is deplo- ^ rable and the vast majority of us re! would rather see the law take its course at a regular term of court. Down in the heart of a man of the ^1 Anglo-Saxon race there is a spark aP which always calls for justice and ^ls fairplay, and they have their various SP COUrtS to rarn; ' 3S tn? justice is done. j ;>< And it he legro keeps ':i hi;-: [ v ? U ^ .. v. I , iace as ? neg- 1 > t. r he j too wil: { r j. slice In thes< a . ',at courts an ' he Iocs get - - v.??.UiUJUtli^VJ UL lilC sCuUment against the negro is too well 8U known for me to try to explain, however, we all know that the sen- mt timent is there. And whenever a ist negro commits such a crime as Her- 211 rin did, that sentiment is very easily ce! roused to a dangerous pitch. Now to Herrin shot and killed one of the best white men in Saluda county, ' without cause or provocation of any an< kind, the murderer himself admitted urv he had no cause to kill Carver. And sei when a negro commits such a das- tlQ tardly crime on a white man, the Pr< sentiment and that spark of justice and fairplay, call it revenge if you are like, that is in the heart of the Anglo-Saxon is fanned into an uncon- in8 trollable flame, and unless there are Co a few cool men among the crowd, an( who are able to control themselves Pn and the crowd too, the first thing ltV they know the negro is lynched. we The time may come when all such ar8 crimes will be tried at the regular at 1 terms of court, without having to order a special court. And the order- v0^ ing of special courts for a speedy unc trial of such crimes is the entrance sen of the thin end of the wedge, so to speak, of the time when the regular anc courts shall deal with such cases as imo Herrin's. But we have to live down imi that "sentiment" before such a time me comes, and down in our hearts we all know it. Taking the circumstances of the two race of people into consider- 1S r ation, the ordering of special courts 1 for such crimes, doe? not in any ta^ way drag the court away from its ^ie fixed purpose. We as a people living under such circumstances as T we have to contend with, must al- fl?u ways adapt ourselves to circumatances. We, as law-abiding cit- Ao izens try to give the negro the pro- T.ar! tection ot the courts as far as we ^ possibly can, and we know that to cas, shoot him like you would a mad Tft,< dog is violating the law. When the people are doing their SupL best for the law to take its course, thi< then I say why question the wisdom ad,! or right to order a special court for Herrin. Ill And such editorials like the one Add you published on Oct. 2nd are W rather out of place and uncalled for. out Hoping you will pardon me for >ou IM ????? I^eal ijstatis. We will sell property for you. % We will buy property for ft E you. E (5. We will collect rents and fi L look after your property. L Farms and Lots bought and E sold. E 5 One nice house and lot?11 S T acres?in Batesbarg for sale T 6 or will trade for farm land. i Prompt Service. J 5 E i Batesburg Real Estate Co. W. J. McCARTHA, Manager GEO BELL TIMMERMAN, Attorney Eeal Estate. ting up so much of your valuable A Real Apology. a r v . "When the late Joel Chandler Ilar1CC' ' Yours truly, rjg wns au e?lltor here among us," said ard, S. C. William Houston. an Atlantan, "I called on hiiu one day t. 13-0^. nn<* f?un(l him very willing to correct au error about ine that crept luto Ills )ur correspondent still insists that columns, should have kept quiet about the "Wo talked about newspaper contra* , . , c tt T? u a dictions, public apologies and the like, teal trial for Herrin. If we had ?nd .Uncl'0 n#muJ. took dowu ? 8cr?,,. t a more reasonable argument to j book and read ine an apology that was pport our position than he has j au npology indeed. It had happened. , , , .. . t he said, in a Transvaal paper. I'll neven we would readily admit that (ol.gct ? , ?Brccd'wltl, Mr. liariat we said was out of place and rls that It was the finest specimen of icalled for. There are lots of peo- ^10 public apology and retraction e\. . , , tnnt. It said: e that think just as we do about (h? llnjcr,l(.nod A c. 4u is matter and we did not mean to retract hereby everything 1 have said ... i j 1 agalnBt the Innocent Mr. O. P. BezuidenSt a reflection on anybody except hout. calling myself an Infamous liar and . ?,?..u u. i u u j_.. striking my mouth with the exclamation: e would be lynchers, such, we des- ?You mendacious mouth! Why <lo you lie lated by the term mob. f?r 1 declare further, that I know noth# Ing against the character of Mr. <J. P. I he Only thing that looks any- Bfczuldenhont. I call myself, besides, a ^ . genuine liar of the first class. mg like an argument in our cor- -A. c. du plessis.m ;ponents reply is what he says out this being the best that could my ^.vho " Uie^"iuie to our done under the circumstances, town," said a clergyman, "a gentle mln lis is a delusion that has and will who, the very first Sunday of his w_?,r T?. i~^ incumbency, stopped effectually Ills peal to many- It led to the estab- congrosi'?ou. hment of the right to appoint "it was a congregation, too, slnguecial terms ot court and as sure larly addicted to coughing. Rattling _ .. ... , , volleys of coughs ran over It every few we live it will never maxe people v i aic ug i'< . it ltd uuight no ceased preaching, ard this principle. The mere fact "At once the coughing censed. There it prejudice excitement or indig- was a profound sllenco. The minister y ( righteous or unrighteous) ex- ,rteudB.. sald Uc, .lt ecclus is the more reason that we should when I stop you stop.' ard the court from such influen- "From that day in that church they >. Instead of adapting the court cou?,let* "? more. the circumstances we should a- Queer Wedding Effigy, pt the circumstances to the court. There is a curious custom still pre.r-x , , . . a lent in the Bellary district of India Our correspondent sees the pomt eonncctloll ?,.ddlll!. d admit? that he was raised up monies among certain Brahman fnni- I der such principles but he has brior to ?-,|o*e 0,1 tbo , , . , , . feasting a hideous ofligv of a male zed to this delusion as a solu- flgure fantnstl0aiiy robed in rags, supn of this phaze of the race posed to represent the bridegroom's fnjblem. Does he not know carried along the streets In , ... , procession under the shade of a sieve it human prejudice and envy ft^oriie(j with tassels of onions and : insatiable characterstics, niargosa leaves. Every few yards durit the more we cater to such feel- ,UK lhe Procession the feet of the eiligy , ... have to be reverently washed anil its ;s the stronger they will grow, forehead decorated with a caste mark urts that are constitutionally held by its living spouse, the bridegroom's i conducted will establish the mother. The bridegroom's other fe. , . . . . . male relations have several mock atnciples of justice and impartial- tentions paid to them by the women in the people and this is what of the bride's party.?St. James' Gasorely need. We would not ao,te :ue that justice could not be had Restaurant Affiliation, a special term of court but a sac- t he waiter In the liglit lunch cafo ce of principle is necessarily in- look<Hl expectantly at the first of five . . . . . , . men who had just entered, ued in appointing a special court "Bring me a coffee cake and a cup of ier such circumstances. In a coffee," ordered the first man. se the white people are respon- 1 1 take SOIIlC milk biscuit and a , , . glass of milk," said the second, le for the negroes presence here ?Tea l)UUS an)1 n oup of (oa< plen80 ? 1 we do not hesitate to say that remarked the third. >st of his meanness is done in "A piece of cocoanut pi? and a cup of , . , , . . cocoa, saul the fourth. nation of examples set by white The wnltor I>;|SS0(1 on to tbo flf(|| n. It is a mighty peculiar spark man. justice that flames up so suddenly , D(lu,1 8a,v lt: llou t sn-v it:" heplead, ed. "I know what you want. You want en a negro commits a crime and a sjjCO 0f chocolate cake and a cup of s out so readily when the order chocolate." evcrscd. Noj I do not, protested the fifth ' ' . man. "I want a plate of ice cream and ^et us see to it that the courts n glass of ice water."- Judgu'B Library. e their constitutional course then law will take care of itself. ?? ,A" 0dd Lea*cymm - Thomas Jefferson, the founder of the Jefferson family or actors, was reuzz e n igurv.. memhered curiously in the will of uke any number of three different t . , , , . . . Weston, who was himself an < deemed res, as 471, under it place I lie same . ' , ? , , . ' ' , . . . .. member of Onrrlek s cnumiim Wesres In reverse order, subtract the . , ... ? , . , ' ... ? , ... . tons will contained this teni er number and you will find thut . . . ..., .. . .. , , "I have played under the innnugemiddle figure of the result Is In- . - . ?. .... tahim. O I , ........ 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Hdwe 00 Balesburg L & M Paint K , ^ Agents ar Those Who Saw - AT TH ^Trr (Hounfy air fT/iis I eek w/Yr/ Tremendous mi ti? mai inis rirm carrii We Respectfully Invite You 1 Compare our Prices With ( See if We Are Not Ti On Everything' in Heavy and Fanc\ Hats, Hay, Grain, EvC? in Fact E Merchant Carries. Come "? AV Will Dealers in Even The Everyth The Price Fixers t BATESBURG BRYAN WORKERS. , ! - Dr. K. il. I'immerni n. ,>.00 HC SK'OJID WUKS INDEAVJll M. w ivny, l.oo N BtHALF ?r DEMOCRACY. Dr. L. M. Mitclu1.00 wThe second week collections of ( v, j. jC)P( ( (K) W. ic Bryan fund as given below arc ( j . ( ( (,y 1,1 >t quite as encouraging as the week Walter .I. M (.SO (' ' ? revious, but as every little goes to Cash, .SO <j ;lp the causc of democracy we arc c j j ishton, 50 N. 1 ill working with a vim. Messrs. j. iCkanl. 50 'Jla C. Carson, W. M. Carter and N. jf (j. Cooner. 50 . Bayly the committee in charge W. S. 1 lite. 25 ^ e using all spare time to roll up a J. M. Hite, 251 Our Exhibit E re ^aint ' 9(/ea of th Stock is in Everything! _ u . Lo Come to Our Store, )ther Merchants and IE CHEAPEST / "Groceries, Clothing, Shoes, verything that any other nul Inspect Our Stock. I I I >thino * y 151 h ?^ c? hig Merchants, a ^3 2 H u A. Malpas. 25 J. (J. Glover, 1.00 J. A. Whitlen, 1.00 $1 1,25 W. A. Cooner, 1.00 H'sly sent to The State by1 \!'T r.4 , , ,, N. Alford, 1.00 . ; ' ^ 1 MJ N. A. Bates, 1.00 G. Wei borne, $10.00 L. W. Fox. 50 0. barber. '/i\o W S Ronknwrhf . . ... ? ou C. Rites, 1,00 J Jr. W. 1'. i'immernian, .SO ( . Crirsoi 1.00 Cash, 25 I nger. 1.00 Monroe Kneece. 25 A. Cain, 1.00 ilcll limmcrman, 1.00 lotal 52.50 Rogers Bayly, 1.00 M. U. Boatwright, 1.00 Grand Total $06.75 >. Kernaghan, 1.00 j __ !: Jones!'"' 1;!JJ mjows Ntw discovery J. A. Watson, 1.00 <Vir Surely Stoo Ihat f.nnnh