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E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New berry, S. C., as second class matter. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25. Latham, Alexander & Co., estimate the cotton crop for the year 1904 1905 at 11,300,000 bales. They say that the figures are "compiled from reliable and intelligent correspon dents in every cotton growing coun ty in the southern states." Their estimate gives about the per cntage of increase in each state of the cotton belt over last year. The estimate by states is as fol lows: Alabama ...........1,150,000 Arkansas ..8.......... oo o Florida.. .............6o,ooo Georgia .. .. .. .. .. ..1.550-000 Louisiana ..........goo,ooo Mississippi ............,500,000 North Carolina .. ...... 640,ooo South Carolina....... - 550,000 Tenn. and C. and Ok.Ty. 55o,ooo Texas and Ind. Ty. ......3,200,000 Total. ............11,300,000 Last year this firm estimated the crop at 10,3oo,oooand it was 10,011,000. The estimate last year for South Carolina was goo,ooo, while the crop was 825,ooo. This year they give South Carolina 50,ooo more than they did in their estimate o, a year ago. This is given for the information of those who may be interested in cotton. It should be easier to make a correct estimate of the crop this year than ordinarily owing to the favorable fall for gathering the crop, afid it has more nearly all been gath ered up to this time this year than is usually possible. Some other counties in the state may follow the example set by Cher okee and vote out their dispensaries. The Spartanburg Herald says: "Judging from expressions of opin ion we believe that Spartanburg county wo;ld vote out the dispen sary at once were the opportunity given."--Anderson Mail. The Spartanburg people have the same right under the !aw that the peo~ple of Cherokee have and if theyv wit hdraw the co'nstabnilary anel give any conmyv a chance at proihibtion. Hon. Clarke Howell, editor of the Atlanta Constitution is announced as a candidate for governor of Geor gia. He is popular and progressive, young and energetic, and we hope to see him win. He would make an excellent chief executive of the great state of Georgia. The city primary passed off very quietly on Tuesday. Dr. Cromer won by a nice majority. Now that it is over let us all go to work to up hold the hands of the new adminis tration when it takes charge and pull together for the advancement and upbuilding of Newberry in all things that are for the best interests of the people, individually and collectively. Dr. Cromer will give the town a good, clean administration. And he has a good cabinet. The claim that prohibition cannot be enforced has been repeated until it has become nauseating That it has not been very well enforced in this state we will admit: but at the same time we submit that prohibi tion laws were enforced about as wel as have been the dispensary law:s. and that is not all. If it is a fact that prohibition has not been enforc ed, is it the fault of the law or of: the people? Prohibition is en forced up in North Carolina all r: ;ht. It is. a difnicult matter to buy whiskcy in Gastonia for instance. and it is the same in all the dry towns of the state. This goes to prove that the trouble is with the people rather than with the law Yorkv'ille Enquirer. It is ve.ry easy to enforce any law ia community when the public sen timent of that community is behind *. When it is not it is a very dif Scult proposition. A correspondent of The News and Courier, writing from Gaffney, says: 'Cherokee is getting on well with out the dispensary and the improve ment for the better is very notice able to the most casual observer. The Express company brings in some liquor, and we suppose will continue to do so, but it brought whiskev here when we had the dis pensary." You better wait a little longer on results. It is rather soon after the election to say just what effect pro hibition will have. Over against the statement quoted above is the following from the Gaffney Ledger of this week: "Complaint comes to us alread'y of the very large consignments of liquor to people of Gaffney. If those who are in possession of the facts will present them to Mayor Gaffney or some county official, with author ity to act, we believe they will make an honest effort to put a stop to it. Some people will have it in spite ot the devil, but the authorities should make it so warm for them that they will at least not insult the friends of temperance by such flagrant viola tions of the law." We thought possibly it would be better to wait just a little while when we quoted the paragraph from the correspondent of The State, and now we have this last paragraph from the Gaffney paper. It does seem that the people will have the stuft and you can't prevent them shipping it in for personal use. The only quesfion with us'has al wavs been whether prohibitory laws would lessen the evils resulting from the exccssive use o: the stutr I and we have never been convinced it would and have therefore never advocated prohibition. News From Excelsior. Excelsior, November 24.-School is full and moving on nicely five days out of each week. Our farmers are about done sow ing oats. Some wheat has been sown, but the acreage of wheat will be small again in this section. Miss Bessie Miller has been visit ing her sister, Mrs. J. S. Wheeler. Mr. William Werts of Mountville has been visiting in this section. Mr. Pinkney Cook and family of Columbia is visiting his fatheu. Mr. . C. C"k. Re-:. Ja- . D. K-ird f rangehut ~.Cvemet on his dwlln anse by; adding ano.ther n'Mitjis to Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stone gave heir young friends a social gather ing on Saturday night which was ruch enjoyed. Messrs. Kibler Brothere have just received a new pea thresher that does the work quickly and up to date. Give them your work. Rev. J. A. Sligh will preac.h in Excelsior school house next Sunday afternoon at half past two o'clock. Come out and hear a goou sermon. We enjoy reading the interesting Prosperity letter from the pen of our old :..'end Mr. A. IH. Kohn. Sigma. "THE EXPERT SERVANT." Some Advice, The Persual of Which Might Aid i'2 Problem's Solution. Chicago Inter-Ocean. If both mistress and maid were obliged by law to "read, ponder and iwarlyv digest"~ a little book by Christine Terhune IIerrick. "The Expert Maid-Servant." the servant problem would be greatly simpli F' r, while the titie would indlicate 'hat the hook wvas inltended( primar ilv for the maid-servamt's beneilt. here is plenty of good advice for th mistress. Like everurt'ng else. the servant problem has two sides to it. and "The Expert Mistress' isj quite as necessary to the weltare of th householdas 'The Expert Maid Servant." The book is full of good, sound common sense. The third sentence advises the mistress to select an in telligent office of good standing, for the reason that unscrupulous mana gers make a business of encouraging maids to change places often for the sake of the fees. "The practice." says the author, "has become comn legislative intervention." First of all, directions are given for arriving at a clear understand ing between mistress and maid. "A servant who is brought into a house under false pretenses." says the au thor "is never likely to do well." On the other hand, the mistress owes it to the maid as well as to herself to verify the amid's references. \Vhile the author contends that in most matters there should be a fixed routine, she recognizes the necessity for concessions on both sides. For instance, while the meals should be served at fixed times, both maid and family being promptly or. time, such hardand-fast rules cannot be expect ed to prevail in the house of a phy sician or a newspaper man. The book is especially clear and precise as to the rights of both mis tress and maid in the contract en tered into between them. For ex ample, it is stated that the maid should have decent quarters. and is entitled to a comfortable bed of her own. In other words, if both mistress and maid knew their business, and did it, there would be no trouble. But so long as mistresses are as they are and maids are as they are, and there is no servant class in the United States, the servant problem wil! be like the poor-always with NOTICE TO ELECTRIC LIGHT CONSUMERS. Zeginning w1i January ist. all consimers having in service more than 3 lights of 16 candle power each will be required to take current through a meter. Done by order of the Board of Commissioners. 4 November 22, 1904. F. M. Boyd, Supt. TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are hereby warned not trespass upon the lands of the un- { dersigned in No. 5 township by >ermitting stock to run at large or in mny manner whatsoever under pen ilty of the law. Joe. B. Dominick. { EXECUTORS' SALE. By virtue of the powers vested in I. \V L vcr. dccca:-cd. \JIAiC11 ",v:' .v )I); , Suh Cardina e erfr -:le t'o the hi..ghe-t i. cr. at public outcry oni the 19th dIay ,f December. next, 1904, at eleven ~clock a. mn.. before the Court Iouse door in Newberry County, state of South Carolina. the follow ng real estate to wit: . One tract of land, known as the elley place, containing one hundred md thirty-five acres (135) acres, nore or less, bounded by lands of enkins H. Smith, and J. Munroe icker, and Willie Ruff. 2. One tract of land, known as the Rose place, and containing twenty Four and one quarter (24 1-4) acres, ore or less, and bounded by lands f John F. Glymph., John B. Crooks. and Thomas Crooks. Terms of Sale: One-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash and the balance to be paid in two equal successive annual installments with interest from day of sale, se cured by bond of the purchaser and: mortgage of the premises sold. said' mortgage to contain clause of at torney's fee in case of suit or fore closure, with leave to any purchaser to pay more than one-third oral cash if desired. Twenty-five ($25) dollars per tract to be paid whewn the same is knocked down or a resale i ordlered without fuirther notice at the eXpiratio of oneW h'ur at the~ risk of the former b,idder. Purchaser to pay Itr papers. B. J. G. Lever. S. D. B. Lever. Excuto rs oif the last will and tes tament of J. WV. B. Lever ,deceased. this the 15th day of November, 1904. ,J. H. Frick, Attorney for Executors. Dr. R. M. Kennedy, DENTIST. Newberry, - - S. C. mOVE Nv.mnvAL BN. 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