Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

E. H. AULL. EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New terr. S. C., as 2nd class matter. Tuesday, July 2, 1907. AS TO STREETS. We are glad to see that our cotem porary, the Observer, is in favor of improving the streets, but we do not see how it is going to be d6ne unless some money is speiit on it, and the spending of money in patch ':ork is simply a waste of the public funds. We have been advocating the paving of the section of street from Friend to the public square for the reason it is a small and narrow section and is traveled by nearly everybody who comes to town and who lives in town, -and for the additional reason that it could be done at a comparatively small expense and would give every body an opportunity to see what a nicely paved street is. We did not ex pect that the work would, stop with this section of street, but that it would be extended to other streets as rapidly as possible. Certainly "there is no more reason why the tax pk ers should pay for fixing Caldwell street between Main and Friend than they should fix Main from Caldwell to Adams or Boyce from Caldwell to Adams, or other sections that might be named." What we want is to see city council start somewhere. It is impossible for the city of course to pave all of the streets at one time, and any section which is paved would be of benefit, not only to the property owners along the section, but to the city at large. but if we wait until we pave all the streets at the same time, nothing will ever be done. We do not endorse the statement of our contem porary, that "the chief benefit of improvement will be realized by the owners of the contiguous property. The benefit to the tax payer at large would be only remote, in most cases, -very remote.' We regret that 'our contemporary takes such a narrow view of street improvement, and if tlat view is carried out, we will never have any streets improved. As a matter of fact * the improvement of any street in any * part of the business section of the city, especially, will be of benefit to * all the citizens. The people who own contiguous property do not use the streets any more than those who do not own such property. Oiie reoson this particular section * of Caldwell street has been mention ed is that the property owners. it was *understood, agreed to pay for the material if the city would do the work. We do not see any special reason why they should be called upon to do this, but we are perfectly _willing to - any proposition that will give us ev en a small section of nicely paved street, for we believe that it will lead to more extensive work of this* kind. We are willing for the city to select any section of street and make a be gining but if we wait for them to pave al the streets at the same time and expect them to do it withu spending money, all our talk abopit *street improvements will amount to nothing, because it is impossible to pave all the streets at the same time and equally ,impossible to pave any of them without spending money. I -is equially true that the patch .work, ahich is now being done, is a waste of public funds. We understand that quite a num ber of farmers in this section have sold their cotton crop in advance for 10 and 11 cents for future delivery. We consider this very unwise because ijt will enable the speculators to carry out their contracts, and, as soon as they get enough cotton to do that, down will go the price. Every bale that the farmer now sells for ten or *eleven cents will have the tendency to <depress the price next fall. There is scarcely any possibi'lity of a large *crop being made this year and the farmers are assured of getting good prices if they refuse to sell for future -delivery. Therefore, don't make fu ture contracts and wait for the proper time to sell your cotton in the fall. Darlingtonl News. We have heard of farmers of other sections doing the same thing as et d by the News We agree with tne News that it is a great mistake for the farmers to sell, their cotton at 10 and 11 cents, and it will do just what the News suggest-per mit the contractors and speculators to make money at the expense of the cotton grower. If the farmers would just stiek to their organization, they could very easily be masters of the situation, but if any considerable number of them should sell their cot ton for future delivery. it would place them in an awkward situation in their' effrt to control the price next fall, ,,I evvii it) kep it nt1 uc _1 110 1, Io Inake it pI,()t,1th1(1 to ILIvIl t(I :-ro NV ((>II ol. We do not 1 hiiik anN von silleralule uI-Aullel' of IlAn1e Collitv have lie iilo a1y )lle The new administration in Georgia seems to have the big stick lifted against the railroads and all corpora tions. We do not see the wisdom of this. Railroads and corporationE should be controlled and regulated sc as not to oppress any other interest and when so regulated they are a helr to any state and should be given fait play. But when you sift the opposi tion to railroads and( corporations tc its last analysis it i. usually a slogar vith which to get office. Not only will a state prohibitioi bill be introduced into the Georgia Legislature but an even more radica: measure aimed at eigarettes is to 1:E pushed. Prohibition of the mainufac ture and sale of cigarettes and cigar ette materials is not this bill's furth. est reach; anybody caught puffing one of the paper-tolacco sticks is made guilty of a misdemeanor. Now let some one bring up a bill to prohi bit the manufacture and sale of fire arms and ammunition of all sorts, es pecially the buckshot so fatal to pro minent citizens, and Georgia will have a magnificent opportunity to vote herself good-Charlotte Obser ver. This proposed action of the Geor iag legislature is only a sympton of the times. The tendency in some quarters is to regulate everything by law, even to the conduct of indivi duals. Instead of this the effort should be to train the young to walk the path they should walk and the morals they should observe and there will not be so much need of law. We are trying to do by statute law that which should be done by training and all these efforts to pass laws to make people moral and temperate wil ,but have the tendency to cause evasions and require special officers io enforce and thus create a spirit which looks upon violation of all law as a matter of course and alright so as long as the violator can evade detection. The effort shouli be made in the home and i.n the school to instil a hiher regard for right living and right action and those things which o to make the ideal citizen and then there will be no necessity for all these laws regulating the conduct of indi viduals. It is thought that the Georgia leg islature now in session will p)ass a straight state prohibition measure and many of those engaged in the hiskey business are mnalang ready to lose ont. A great many counties in the state are now prohibition and oth ers have the county dispensary sys City council has gone to work on the section of Caldwell street from Friend to the public square, but sim ply patching it. If council would have regard for the wishes of those of our itizens who pay the taxes this street and the section from the public square to Adams street would be paved and there would be no kicking from any one. Then the work could be extended. But if permanent work is not to be done on the streets be cause the owners of contiguous pro perty may be benefited or their pro then we will never have any per manent street paving done because the start must be made somewhiere, and somebody will onw contiguous property, That is er'tirely too aierosv a view to take of public improvements, Let Don't (xperlmnent *il When you t Best Prep The Best Paint that: The Heath & Milligan Best Prept tect your house longer than than with a thorough'knowledge of tU sample card today. We will appreci ummer tile XV(W Thwx ee.ie NN 'IX that(sbn ile nw ha the ap pn 1r a lM. 4 hld: -' a stectu(fil m, p b I r .r Ii Iilling in holes and cleaning out dilcAs. Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Hunt and Maj. A. J. Gil;sun left last night for Nor folk, Washington and New York. They will be gone about a month. Jas. H.t Eddy of Ninety Six has been on a visit to relatives at New :berry and Jalapa this week. Dead Fall Farmers' Union. The, Dead Fall Union will meet at the s;chool house on Friday, July 5th, as it rained last Friday evening, so the members could not come out. Brothers let your farms rest and come out to the meeting Friday at 4 p. m. H. 0. Long, Pres. Jas. F. Stephens, Secretary. Philanthropy's Chance. Peter Peehin in Southern Farm Magazine of Baltimore for June: Prevention rather than the cure of social ills seems to be the aim of the Russell Sage foundation. With its in come of $450,000 a year for all time, or at least until the bottom falls out of something, it is in a position cer tainly to check the growth of one of the most burdensome social ills of the day-sociology. That ill fias been growing in leaps and bounds really more rapidly than the forthcoming of funds to support sociologists, and if something is not done soon the whole country will be one seething mass of sociologism. It seems, however, that the Sage Fou.ndationists are to de vote their funds and their energies to the promotion of sociology, and consequently to the support of scio logists. That appalling fact is lighten ed by the bit of unconscious humor in the announcement that research work is to be a very important feature of the gigantie undertaking of discover ing how to spend $450,000 a year in discovering the means for the elimin ation of unhealthy conditions for so city. The real sociologist is the last individual in the world to depend up on research for material in further ance of any cause salarying him for the time being. The average he-sister, pouring out his hysterics before wo men 's clubs or legislative bodies, with the galleries filled with creatures un accustomed tQ orderly thought or to action based upon anything but emo tion, is in abject ignorance of or has a sublime contempt for stieh limita tions upon his mnouthings as a care ful assembling and weighing of all the facts bearing upon the proposi tion before him, conservatismn in ex pression and. recognitioni of the fact that no social situation is explaina ble by a single item. Nevertheless, in spite of the humor in the talk of re search, patriotism, with no thought of ov. must hasten to the relief of this p hilanthropy which, evidently, will n1ot concern itself about the preven tion of such social phenomnena as Rus sell Sages. ti may therefore, be mod etly su! rested that the Sage Fou:nda tionists will be truly sociological, and will be able to stir the nation to the midriff if it will only make a start on its gigantic task by unfolding~ the facts and elaborating as to the, start linz effects o0' the public sehools up on the physical and moral well-being of the rising generation. The arrest of Mr. Harriman at a boat race should v-arn him that he must try to stay away from the wat er-it is beginning to get him into trouble at last. They did not close the bars in Nor folk. They did not have to-the sup ply held out. h Paints-It don't pay se paint, use ared Paint tt is Possible to Make. red Paint will look better and pro .y other paint, because it is made Le requirements of a paint. Get a ste you. orders. Death of Mrs. Rauton. -h's. Izidn. wife (if Mr. T. l~aiin. (lied at lier home in Salh cmuit. Jir.e 24. l!97. a-ed 29 yxea and 24 days. She leaves a devote husband and two young children, ti oldest about 8 years and the younc est about 6 years. She also leaves or brother and one sister. She was th daughter of the late John Glymp 'She was born and reared in this com ty. She was a member of Good Hop Baptist church and her remains wei laid to rest in the church burvin g'round on last Thursday evening. The shadows are lowered andl heav over the hearts of the stricken famil Oh, that dear one, how we miss he Oh, how hard to give her up, But an angel called her And removed her from our flock. But we hope one day to meet her, On Canaan's happy shore, There to meet her and know her, Where parting will be no more. A Friend 0. C. R. WANTED. A teacher for the Beth Eden schoc Salary $30 per month. S. A. Jeter, chairman. T. B. Carlisle. J. B. Dominick, Trustees. TEACHER WANTED. The patrons of Union Academ; School District No. 32, will meet q the school house on Saturday, Jul 13, 1907, at one o'clock for the pu pose of electing a teacher. Salary $3 per month; term about six month Applications may be filed with an one of the undersigned. J. D. H. Kinard, Chairman. E. S. Franklin, M. C. Moore, Trustees. Arrival and Departure of Trains. Schedules of passenger trains i and out of the Union Station, Ne-i berry, S. C. Southern Trains. No. 15 going west .. .. .. 8.50 a. n No. 12, going east .. .. 10.32 a. n No. 19, going west .. ..1.25 p. r No. 18, going east .. .. 2.05 p. i No. 11, going west .. .. 4.36 p. I No. 16, going east .. .. 9.50 p. r C., N. &s L. Trains. No. 85, going west .. . .5.19 a. 1 No. 22, going east .. .. 8.46 a. r No. 52, going west .. .. 12.46 p. z No. 53, going east .. ..... 3.10 p. ' No. 21, going west .......7.25 p. x No. S4, going east.. .. 7.25 p. r The foregoine schedule is only f< information and is not guaranteed, subject to change without notice. G. L Robinson, Station Master. South Carolina will have anothi day at the exposition. North Carolir will claim'it, but the Tomnpkinse Heaths, Springses, Killos and othe: of our leading families will bei charge.. Some of our Tennessee friends col tinually criticise Governor "Ham Patterson, 'but it should be remen bered to his everlasting credit, the he defeated Mr. H. Clay Evans ti Republican candidate for Governor Barbecue. We will give a first class barbeet at 'St. Luke's school house in No. township on july 6. The public is ii vited. Dinmner will be served at 4 cents. The Farmers' Union will meet the school house on that -day and large crowd is expected. George A. Long. Clarence Long. INEEDEC A Wehiltegoiu Fur withgledacclirn . W wll Wnt witheuplorius are. A. U.POOE d Wi We want to cf the Lace Curtainc carrying.. We feE v even a short look 'display for the ne convince you thc can show beauti have them in the and in Applique V No need for u 1. utility, that is to too apparent. WE lovely things to t beautiful which is woman's soul. We will take g( in exhibiting thesi Y can suit all ir pric from $1.00 to $8JS COME iMOW EVERYBOlI Almost everybody wri 2 has some preference in'i .This I recognize. T herei l>ikes A Falcon pen; foi rstiff pen that writes like better copy: ifor Stenogra point; for Boo<keepers I fine lines and deposit litt These pens are made size of the gold pen del cause as the pen increas rel increass in ink hok4 the whole increases in vet at the first simmer yuwoder what you will, there is only one thing to CON DED Statements of th THE COMMEF Newberry At the Close of Busin< RESOURCES. Loans .$302,728.55 Overdrafts 3,107.87 Furniture and fixtures - 3,116.93 Cash and sigh t exchange 21,333.82 . e$430,287. 17 Paid on Savin JNO. M. KINARD, Pres. 'I J. Y. McFALL. ill attention to 3 which we ar i very sure tha at our windo xt few days will it we certainly ful estylg. We Net,in'teLace Vork. s to stress the o "everA day," appeal in these he love of the innate in every mnuine pleasure. e curtains. We :e as they range )0 per pair. TO I Co's ites differently.a the selection ofAP Wore, for the man w -Manifolding I have a pencil and makes4 phers I have a specia have pens that mak le ink. in all sizes, and thy ermines the price: b es in size the bar ing capacity and the price, Off goes your of hot weather. Thert do with your pern; why do. Buy a penholder. or Sloe,. ISED e Condition of ICIAL BAPlK S. C., ss June 14, 1907. LIABILITIES. Capital Stock $50,000.00 Undivided profits ~less expenses 54,924.3 Unpaid dividends . 745. Cashier's checks 65. Deposits, individ ual $320,443.5 Deposits, Banks 4,109.27 $430,287.17 gs Deposits.\ 0. B. MAYER, Vice-Press Cashier.