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.t. H. AULL, RDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New berry, S. C., as second class matter. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER i8. Our old friend General Apathy seens to be figuring more conspici ously in the mayor's race than either of the can(idates. It is less than a week until the primary election, and we know of several intelli gent . and public-minded citi zens who have even forgotten. the names of the men who announced themselv.es. for the office. We had heard of certain "issues", but if there really are any they have been kept well to the background thus far. *A nimber of the leaders of the house are already in Washington. Speaker' Cannoh is expected there next week, and as soon as he arrives there will be a conference of the house leaders over the program of legislation for the short session. A large element of the house favors early'and eneirgetic action on that plank ii the republican platform which.-declaited that the suppression of the-suffrage in the southern states demanded prompt remedy, and the reemd. referred to is of course, the decrease. of representation in the house so that the southern states shall ;te represented only in propor tion to the suffrage. This, question has been before the house for several years.; The most prominent champion of the proposition to reduce the southern representation is Represen tative Crumpacker, of Indiana. There is every reason to believe that Mr. Crumpacker and his followers will be as active this year as they have been in the past. It is quite probable that the house leaders will attempt to postpone any action on the Crum packer resolution at the coming seb sion, on the plea that the session is s'o short that there will be little time for anything more than the enact ment of the laws. But even if action is in this way postponed, it will Le impossible to suppress it at the next congress. In many states the repub lican campaign orators made the suppression of the negro vote in the south one of the principal features of their addresses, and Speaker Can non himself in his tour of' the north referred vgry frequently and very strongly to this sub.iect. The question is one which must needs come up after every national election, one which the bitterer re publicans' seem unwilling to ever let drop, but there is every reason to be lieve that the effort will not succeed. Congressman Mudd, who by virtue of his long service as a representa tive from a southern state is looked up as a leader of the southern eye ment, has always been one of the - strongest opponents to such an ac tion. and will this year lead a strong opposition. Also there are many in fluential republicans in the house who are opposed to the reduction in the south's representation. It is also believed at Washington that eveny if the resolution could be passed through the house it would most cer tainly be killed in the senate. JAPANESE LOVE OF PARENTS. Story of the Devotion of Sons to a Widowed Mother. We are told, says the New York Press, that the Chinese and Japanese reverence old age, and are not sur passed even by the Jews in devotion to parents. In Mecco, three sons, unable by their united efforts to maintain their widowed mother, formed a singular resolution. The Cubo offered a large reward for the c> apture of a robber, and the boys agreed that one of them should feign to be the criminal 'and allow himself to be delivered over to justice by the other two, and would claim the re ward and hand it to their mother. 'The lot fell to the youngest, who ac cordingly was cast into prison for execution, while the reward was diuly paid to his alleged captors. At part ing the three brothers embraced each other affectionately, accidentally ob serving which the judge, amazed, or dered a detective to follow the hold ers of the i-eward. The poor mother, when she heard ecuted, refused to touch the reward but said: "Go, my affectionate chil dren, but unnatural brothers, tak< back the money and restore my son if he be alive. If he is dead, thint no more of me, but provide a coffin for I will starve myself to death.' The detective hastened to the judg< with an account of what he had hear< and by threats forced the prisoner t( tell him the whole truth. A repor of the affair was made to the Cubo who was so affected by it that h( sent for the three brothers, praise( them for their filial affection and gavi to the youngest a pension of $50< and to each of his brothers one o $I00. The Run-Down Farm. So-called worn out farms may b< built up and made productive, but th< man who must support his family an< perhaps pay interest on a mortgagi from such a farm, while he is doinj it, has a long road to .travel. Then are, however, many such, no doubt among the readers of the Southeri Fruit Grower and some are succeed ing. The use of commercial fertilizer i. increasing all the time, and if prop eriy applied in. connection with rota tion of crops, will assist to no littl4 degree in increasing the productive ness of the land. The two principal elements requir ed in growing fruit are potash an< nitrogen. Where wood ashes an available the cheapest possible pot ash is at hand. -In the commercia fertilizers the potash is rated at abou five cents per pound. As there it about ioo pounds of potash in a tot of unbleacl.-i wood ashes, they ar< worth about $5 per ton for potasi alone. There is also considerab< value in phospheric acid and lime. Ir this part of the country, wood ashe! can be had in many places for the hauling. In no case to my knowledgt is one required. to pay to exceed twenty-five cents per load. Yei many farmers are buying fertilizers at from $I8 to $25 per ton to get lavgely the same elements they couli get at 25 cents per load. As for nitrogen, the cheapest way to apply that is to grow a crop oi two of cowpeas, then follow with some other crop. The cow peas gather nitrogen from the air and store it in its roots. It then be comes available to the crops follow. ing for several years. By using unbleached wood r ashes freely and growing cow peas or. the same land. it soon becomes well supplied with the principal food elements necessary to grow fruit successfully. and ir, most localities in the central southi can be done much more cheaply thar, by means of commercial fertilizers After ashes have been exposed te wind, rain and sun for a time the3 lose much of their fertilizing value yet may be used with good results. The value of barnyard manure i5 quite generally known. Yet many farmers leave it in piles till it be comes almost worthless. To* gel the best results, manure should bt applied to the soil as soon a possi ble. Plenty of 'straw should be -ises about the, barn to absorb the liquid as the liquid manure is richer thar the solid. As nitrogen 'is the largest valuabl< element present in barn manure, i1 is apparent that it must be well carec for, as nitrogen escapes irto the ali readily when the manure pile is heat ed. When plenty of manure anc wood ashes are available it is th< most satisfactory fertilizer. Frank C. Pellet. The county board of education is hereby called to meet' in the office o: ~the County Superintendent of Edu cation, Friday, November 18th. Thi1 meeting is called fo the purpose o: passing upon a petition presented b3 the trustees of Proseprity school dis trict, No. 14, praying for relief re specting certain transfers of pupils in. to the said Prosperity school distric1 by trustees of adjoining school dis tricts. All persons who hold thes< tranfers and also the trustees whc granted them, are hereby notified tc be present on the above named dat< to give cause, if any they have, whl the petition of the trustees of th< Prosperity school district should no' be granted and all transfers into sait district declared revoked. Eug. S. Werts, Chi Co. Bd. Ed. Managers' Fees. The managers of the recent state and federal elections in Newberry { county, can draw the pay for their services, on and after Saturday, the state managers from F. H. Dominick, and the federal managers from B. B. Leitzsey. "Yes, she married him to reform him." "Same old story, eh? I suppose her people feel just awful about it?" "Oh, yes, they do. You see, he straightened up and became a model husband and citizen and hasn't done a single thing they can gossip about." -Judge. VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE. I have cut a part of my property, in the Town of Newberry, into suitable lots for building residences. I offer them at private sale to any one wishing to purchase. I have left plats of same in the Master's office for inspection. The Master will gladly give any inf6ramtion desired for me. All lots not sold at private sale before, will be sold at public auction on the premises December 15, 19o4. This property 'is very de sirable. It lies in front of my resi dence and consists of Twe'nty lots, all of which front 'streets 40 feet wide which have been made through said property. Terms of Sale: One-third cash, balance in one and two years from day of sale. The credit portion to be secured by bond and mortgage of lots sold, respectively. Interest at 8 per cent. payable annually until paid in full. Optional with the pur chaser to pay all or any part of the credit portion in cash. J. Y. Culbreath. Stock Notice. Notice is hereby given that I will apply to the National Bank of New berry. S. C., at the expiration of thir ty days for a re-issue to me of a. new certificate of stock in lieu of certifi cate No. 61o which has be-:: lost. W. T. '1.:rant. October 25, 1904. STRICTLY UP-TO-DATE and in the City. ' This is what we have to say about our Men's FurnishingI Goods, Shoes, Hats, Trousers, Hosiery, Handkerchiefs and Gloves. Don't hesitate a mo ment about where you will buy. When you need anything in our line we are prepared to serve you with the best that are made, and our prices are always the lowest.I New Hats, New Shoes, New Pants, New Umbrellas, New Underwear received in the last ten days. Some of these are the second and third re-ordersI already this fall, showing the way the people like our goods. For Christmas Trade we are already receiving our Gloves. Handkerchiefs -and | Silk Umbrellas, suitable for| Christmas presents for your frend and for your own use. We give you aspecial cash dis-I count of five per cent, on all purchases of ten dollars and over at one time. Come and see us often. We appreciateI your business, and are in busi ness to serve your confidence and save you money. A. C. JOPES, The Up-to-date furnisher, Under Newberry Hotel. Nembere' . C., Nov. 10, 104. I E& Cgo SIo Wettoco Now ready forfall bus iriess with full line of seasonable merchan dise of good quality at' 0 reasonable prices. Our two big stores are full. Store number one S contains the beautiful.. as well as the substan tial things which ap S peals to the woman's heart, everything is 0 here that she may + 5 need Dress Goods, Mil linery, Silks, Trim mings, Neck weartn-J+ derwear, Linens, Do mestics Outings. Store 0 number two is full of + 0 good sn 0 Give us a call, we 0 0 prom se good quali-+ ties, low prices, hon- + erable dealing, polite service. Yours truly, manmUuNmUMOmmIUMMM GIFTS1 I ... FOR...g IParticular People!! I Art Vases, Cut Glass,I Knaffis' famous Water Color Heads, Sterling Siiver in I Knives, IForks, I Spoons, Carvers, Ladles. *I I. Tongs, I ~Thimbles, I Sugars and * U Creams, etc., etc, These goods a E beautiful and service able at moderate prices. ' I The Right Drug Store,g I NEWBERRY, S. C.