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E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New ferrv. S. C., as 2nd class matter. Friday, July 12, 1907. THE "UNWRITTEN LAW." In recent cases tried throughou the counitry where the "unwritteg law" was pleaded, the defence ha been allowed 'to introduce testimon: bringing out stories communicated t the defendant, and upon which th defendaant acted, while the sta-te ha not been permitted to introduce testi mony which might tend to show .tha there was no truth in the reports re - ceived by the defendant. This rule ha, been based upon the theory that tib4 -truth or fa-lsity of statements made t< the defendant had nothing to do wi,tl the case; that the only way in whiel the matter could come into the caso -at all was as showing the state o. mind in which t1he defendant was a the time of the kiling; or, in othea words, ithe relations between the par ties. We do not question the correet ness of this law; the theory seemi good. But the trouble about the whob matter is that wien a man has killei another. there is too much room foi him to manufacture a defence, alleg ing that his family -has 'een wrongei or something of the kind, and th( prosecution is shut off from any at ack upon the truth of this defence And'the verdiets of the juries practi eally aimount to giving a man the iighi to act upon rumors which he miglx hear, without in any manner inquiring into the truth or fdsity of these ru MOrS. The judges usually tell the jurie that there is no "unwritten law" that the only law which they ar sworn to folow is the law as it i written upon the statute books; but once the "uwritten law" gets into ease, the verdiet of the jury is, i2 most instances, based upon -it. -We are almost ready to agree witl a'reeent editorial rwhich appeared ii one of the Richmond papers; if th4 S"unwriten law" is to enter into oui courits-and it seems that it can't b( kept out--let us write it, and pre scribe rules of evidened~ under whic a man will, at 'least, not .be justified in acting upon rumors 'without mak 'ing any effornt whatever to inquire in to these rumo1K)s.. The Edgedeld News has decided t< take the advice of The Herald ani~ News, and try to get thie efforts t< Juild a nai-hxoad from Edgefield eentr parn cne point. The road is needed and 'will be b~uiit some day-we hop( ~before very long, The'w# says: 'The Newbher Herald an4 News gives us good adviee when it says thai it is our best plian to eentalize omn efforts on one point 'and 'build one r"oad. We are trying to do that. W< wilfl first lave to ascertain whidl route our people want .and which will te best for use. The 'soner 'we cen t ralize the better and we aare working for That very object every week and *in between times.' WebIave our pre ference. Our people will do well t< take the advice given by The Herak and News" *Thctyof Chleston is to be com. mended for tlhe efl!ods whiich have been made there to put the' oe sharks ourt of busi.nes These con eerns ~have been in 'the custxan o1 lending smatl amounrts and charging -enormous rates of interest. Somi time ago' city council raised the ii. -eense to one thousand do*laars, whicl mnany of Tihem twere unable to pay .The -matter has been and is being con 4ested ini the courts, but no doubt th4 city will win in a3l thiese eases, 'as i s'houild. Anecdotes of "Private" John Allen After sixteen years of service, dur inb which ti-me 'he enjoyed the repu ta'tion of being :the wit of the na'tiona house of representatives, "Private' John M. Alen of Tupelo, Miss., vol untarily retired to the more luera tive if less conspicuous vocation o: the law. The memory of his storie: and humor still survives in the na tional capital where .few men havy been more popular. The story of the way Allen got hi title of "Private" is still wort] t'eling, though the ineidenit happen ed over twenty years ago. It was whe> he first ran for congress. His op ponent was a General Tucker, and th< two campaigned together. The genera * t on meeting telling 'the crowd hos he h'ad saved their town during thi war grew particularly eloquent in de scribing his sleeping in a tent th' night before the battle.' .Allen, who 'was not wi 'n a hun dred miles of that battle1 ejoined il his inimitable manner: Friendc. and Fellow Citizns-T' all true what General Tucker told Vol about issleepin;: in1 his tent tia niI before IC battle. I know al about i, for I was guardilng that ten1 all nih-lit long in the eold and wet oi picket. And now I just want to sa3 to all of you who were generals ir the war and slept at nights in you: guarded tents, like General Tucker . you vote for him. But all you fellowE that guarded the generals' tents ir the wet and cold, like ine, you vot( for Private Allen. That speech gained Allen his sobri. quet and his election at one and th( same time. One of Mr. Allen's most famouc speeches in congress was delivered ir the summer of 1896, when Speakei Reed and Major McKinley were both candidates for the Republican presi dential nomination and as a conse quence were saying little on publi questions. Allen began by stating that therE had been considerable comment in the newspapers respecting the somewhat unusual silence which had character ized him in this session. "But, Mr. Speaker," he continued, "there has been little in this session of congress to inspire a Chris,tiAn gan to be lo quacious. I am not the only one who has been silent in these days. There are many of us leaders who are not talking much lately.'' Mr. Allen said the Republicam were going to select for their candi .date a man who had the qualities foi which the collonel of a oavalry regi ment selected animals for his troops. "He must turn quick and go fast.' On a later oceasion Allen-had dif ficulty in securing recognition. When he finally got the floor, he said in a deeply injured tone: "There is an evident disposition on the part of somebody to suppress my impassioned oratory. I wish to assur the speaker and the house that it II not my purpose, and I have no de sire by my fervid and persuasive elo L quence to overpersuade this house in to the adoption of any unconstitu tional or hurtful measure. Sir, I would scorn to take any such advan tage of the weakness of the house." One of the most amusing speeehes "Private" Allen ever made in the house was in support of the bill to tax oleomargarine. Representative Tiliman of South Carolina/ brother of Senatotr Ben Tillman,had claimed that oleo is superior to many brands of butter and that it was an injustice to the poor man 'to prevent 'his buying it. In reply Allen told a story of an old negro who had eaten a box of axle grease, thinking it cheese. Upon be ing asked how he liked it 'the old man said: "'Fo, God, Boss, dat was de ranso-mesit cheese I eber has eat yet.' "Now, Mr. Chairman,'' commented Allen, "I have p9 buk that if a proposition were pending 'here to pre vent th'e sale of ax.le grease for c'heese the' gentlemen from South Carolina would deliver us a scientific lecture and try to persuade us it was ae better and more who1loome 'than cheese and that it woul1d be a great outrage on the laboing maa to sup press the fraud,'.-" - At a banquet given by a millionaire senator one evening Allen hesitated as he was entering t.he magnificent dining ro'om and then remarked to his partner: "'My dear young lady, let us pause a moment or two. I doubt if I can restrain miy feelings.'' TDhere seined to be trouble on his face, and the lady said: "Why, 'Mr. Allen, what is the mat. ter with you?'' "I am sad,'' was 'his reply. "For what reason?"' "Oh, it makes me sad to look at this room. It reminds me so mueh of my own dining room at Tupelo.'' Those who knew poor Allen's Fin anial circumstances could appreciate the point of his joke.. 'When showing one of his Missis sippi constituents about the house, the delighted countryman asked: "Who is the leader of this house?t' "Oh,'' said Allen modestly, "you will find out when they call the roll. The first man 'on the list is the lead er of the house. ~They are just not getting ready for a call."' The Mississippian prieked up his ears and listened. A moment later the clerk bawled out at the head of a the list: S"John M. Allen!" SA Vacation Behind a Horse. - To most people the question of ho'w a to spend a vacation when it is limited 1 to two weeks becomes a problem, but 7 in the New Idea Womian 's Magazine for August is an account of a novel - outing which will solve the problen for many, as it may be followed out inheny part of the country. Given a - hc of twenty-five dollars anda ten days' vacation, and here is a pre. scription that is warranted not to be t\,..) hlill id I 1i 'riv mile driv t ilro1u_-i N v E .. 11 lil la. -i p 'i tel I I II l t 1 11.1 I , lecessill'y l'epa r'atioll.- a d f(l . O it. TI'ley r)l'0Cer a hOlrse for two dollars a day. piled carefully selected wardrobe into gunny-sack, seized their simple cook ing outfit and made for the open road The article, which is illustrated witl photographs, is ibrimful of the out door spirit and yet gives enougl practical information .to assure any one of the success of similar under takings. A Queer Patriot. He says he's patriotic, that he love: his native land, That he believes Old Glory is an em blem great and grand. That nowhere on this globe of ours i: any other spot That he would give allegiance to, oi where he'd .cast his lot But he says on the coming Fourth h won't make any noise, He'll spend his fireworks money ox poor little girls and boys. He says he'd rather see a child tha lives down in the slums Get out and have a day of joy thai hear a thousand bombs; He says he'd rather see the laughin face of some wee girl Than see a million pinwheels in niad and merry whirl That he will take the.money that h< might spend in this way And help to give some litle waifs i glad and glorious day. He says he'll not expend- a cent o REAL t Many men make up their minds to om follow this resolution up by beginning ai their savings wisely, are the men who lii children sing "Home, Sweet Home." ] How much land do you own? If you I ford to hold. If you haven't any, start If you want a good investment, buy b for cash if you have tihe money; but if yc chances go by. . Make a payment. Frec sell the land for more than you paid for I have four building lots for sale. Loc this month I make the following offer oi paid for. No interest.'/ I honestly,belie be hble to sell them for considerably mo SR I,. I. 2, 3. Part of the Wheeler property 4. Two-story brick store, Express O f 5 Livery Stable. 6. 350 acres land near Whitmires 7. I 15 acres land with outbuildings, 2 8. 5-room house, 2 acres land a.Mou 9. Building lot in Brooklyn. 1o. x% acres land adjoining lots of S xx. 2-story brick store and sales stable 12. 2-story brick store on Main street, 13 About 3J% acres'of land, witl( five and Helena, rents for $r8o.oo per year. 14. 15, 16, 17;, 18, 19. Lots on Y. J. Pc 20. One brick building known as.Aul1 horse engine and boile4. This is equipp 6o barrels flour per day. This is a splen~ 2oo yds. from the railroad. 21. For sale, 54 acres of land,with re is a ei yaluable piece of propert and into lots. 22. House anid 6tie a6e~ 161t Miessolial '2$ Vacant Lot, portion of J W; Gary 26. %cant lot on road to Prosperity, did pl&ce for a residence and several coti 27. Lot near Mollohon and near Mr. B 29. Five acres of land near Mollohon 30. Five acres land near Mollohon Ma 3!. 200 acres of land on Werts Road, mile and a half from Silver Street.. 32. (3% acres land near Mr B C. Mai 33. 320 acres land in the New Chapel room houses, outbuildings. 34 Nine-room two story house, 27 acr 35. loo acres timber land, -15 miles fro Strothers and i from Dawkins. 36. To acres clay land one mile -from tl 37. Five-room cottage and lot corner c 39. 49j4 acres land near Trinity churc: lans of Mr. W. A -Hill. 4!. Two lots adjoining Mr. John Rea reasonable price. 43. Residence with six large rooms an Boundary street. For sale: 25 shares National Bak. St For sale: xo shares Land an'd Securit Money A person buying two will receive one piece f for the cost of two. China and Don't b'uygseconds w quality at the same pr I have 500 paper a going very cheap; alsc Stationery and Crepe est price. If you are the Book Store is the c you can find all of the r elsewhere and then cc and see if I can't save Mes"B lireworks tis~ July. Tlhi he will i mly I ihaik tIhe Lord And see that all he little ones that have no place to play, That never see a flower in the hovels where they stay, Shall get out on the countryside and marvel at the trees 1 And know for once the child faith in the buds and birds and bees. He says no crash of bands and bombs makes music to his ears One-half so sweet as when across some meadowland he hears The shout of wonderment from tots who catch the first perfume They ever knew was held within big red clover bloom, That he will do his best to keep the tots above the sod Because he loves the children and his country and his God. He says he's patriotic-and perhangs his words are true, Perbaps he has a broader country love than me or you. Perhaps Old Glory will be just as bright and brave and fair I-f tossing on the currents of the laughter-shaken air Where happy children run and sing and marvel at the joys Of grass and trees and birds and bees, far from the city's noise. --Chicago Post. Any man who is able to dodge un happiness is just about as happy as it is possible to be. STATE. ,n homes. So far so good. But those who once to save for a home, and then invest e to sit on their own piazzas and hear their 4et me help you to do this. iave some, buy more, buy all you can af at once, start on $50, $25 or even $1o. :fore prices get higher. Buy all you. can u haven't enou'gh ready cash, don't let the [uently after making one payment you can it, and thus make a nice profit. ation convenient, prices attractive. During i these lots: $5o cash and $io a month until ve before you pay for these lots you will re than they cost you. IT BELOW. tce and Old Post Office. 3% miles from Mounitville, S. C. tville, good well water and orchard. -7 B. Aul1. opposite City Hall. very desirable location. -rcom cabins, on road between Newberry pe property. s Mill, seven acres of land, a new forty d with the very latest machinery, capacity did place for a ginnery, being only about ~idence, known as the Dairy Farm. This can be cut up in small farms or sold off e price. property, near Newberry CottonMill. Lear Mr. Watts' residence. This is a splen ~ages. Man cuig Co. nufacturing Co. -room tenant house and barn, about a :thews, about one mile from the city. reghborhood, two 4-room houses, ,two 2 s ladnear New Chapel neighborhood. n Newberry, 5 miles from Pomaria, a from ie city, % mile from the railroad. d Mower lot, very conveniently located. i, known as the Reagin Place, adjoining gin; ioo and 19o treet each. These at a : two small roosas, with outbuildings, on >ck. Co. J.~A. BURTON, Real Estate. Saved!. pieces- of Sheet :M usic ree, making three pieces Glassware. hen you can get the first ce. nd cloth bound Books ~have a large stock of Paper at the very low ooking for Post Cards nly place in town that ewest things out. Look me to the Book Store you money. ook Slore. MO WE We have just placed on our co line of Persian at Lawns. We havE sonable white stU9 Lingeries, soft ant from 20c. to 50c. also the Laces an which are needec Have just open Val Laces in the i signs, made with I and to look like - both Edges and I Embroidered Li Narrow Windsc line of colors. Keepin mind tI sell Home Journ* : COl I R CM.' I 33 wa + taReGrce!is pound. oras, Mgi 80c.ge2pound . Weo e everyt"o * an re , fro e 0c theS pond * Fant's Olt received and unters a choice id other sheer i these very sea Ffs in Lawns and I sheer, at prices,,, the yard. . Have d Embroideries.,0 ed a nice line of. tery newest de-. :he square mesh'. the Baby Irish nsertions nen Collars. r Ties in agood ie fad that W#. il Patterns. IE -, Rice! ice for next tea he lot lasts. B. for-$1.O0O. s for $1.00. ingin fancy or Coffee, parched Lc. to 35c. the ced -Gunpowder, rng from 40c. to 'ders. Phone 212 4 to eat." roCcrU, iStand. * ...,.** --'I +e -.e+e+