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.crV. S. C., as 2nd class matte. Friday, October 25, 1907. NO REASON FOR DECLINE. In the face of the fact that the receipts of cotton are very much be low what they were a year ago, the price seems to bear downward. As we have stated from time to time during the last few weeks, there can be no doubt that the supply and demand have absolutely nothing to do with the present price of cotton. The cloth market is firm and even the announcement of a big wholesale house in the west that it proposed to put down the price of cotton goods, the market has not been effected else where, and those who handle large out-puts of cotton goods. say that th. annoancement of this western house is more of an advertising scheme than an indication that there will be any material break in the price of manu factured cotton. If the farmers would stand by their organizations and refuse to put their cotton upon the market, there can be no doubt that in a very short time the price would materially advance. Any, of the mill men will tell you frankly that there is a good profit for them at the present price of cot ton goods if they have to'pay 15 cents for their cotton. Certainly then,' it would be but a fair division of this profit if the farmers could only rea lize 12 or 13 cents for their cotton. When, however, they belong to an o} ganization and agree upon a mini mum, every effort should be made to carry out in good faith that agree ment. There is certiinly no cause for alarm in the present decline in the price and we hope that the farmers will stand steady, and those who do -will reap the reward. Let there be no break in the ranks. Stand firm. President Roosevelt, in his address at Vieksburg, Miss., just before leav ing that seetion, after his outing, said that he.had not made i$ a custom to say in advance Vyhat he intended to do, but ir this case, he would break his rulerand state that-he intended to co gress as heartily as he- knew how, 'that the present congress ''shall take the first steps to bring about that deep channel way and the attendant high and broad levee system which will make of these alluvial bottoms the. richest and most populous agri cultural land on the face of the globe. I think that any policy which tends to the uplifting of any portion of our people in the end distributes its bene fit over the whole people. Here we - , have a policy whose first and direct benefit will come to the man on the plantation, the tiller of the soil.'' If congress should adopt the sug gestions, which Mr. Roosevelt 'says he -intends to make, it' certainly would be a great thing not only for that see tion, but for the whole of this coun try. It is hoped that President Roose velt will keep the promise, which he made to the people of Vicksburg. TO PRINT A DAILY. The ne*xt annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South will be held in Gaffney on 'November 27 toDecember 2. This is to be an especially interesting meeting of the conference. In fact, all of these an nual conferences are interesting. Mr. Ed. H. DeCamp, editor of the GOafney Ledger, who is always pro gressive, announces that the Ledger e office will print a daily paper during the conference session, and .that .no pains will be spared to make the pa per interesting to the great body of Methodists of South Carolina. The subscription for <the paper during the conference mailed to any address in ~this state or the United States, will be 25 cents, postage prepaid. We call a.ttenrtion to this fact, so that if there are any Methodists or ~othiers, who would like to havie the proceedings as published by the Led ger, they may send in their subscrip tions or hand them to their local pas 'tor. TWO LIVE SUBJECTS. du n f~eirit p>age of this paper we print two interviews from two pro rinent citizens of this state on two very Iix e subjects. Senator Latimer discnsses the immigration question and explains his position on it; Mr. C. C. Featherstone, of Laurens, who made the~ race for governor a few years ago, on the prohibition plat form, gives his views on that sub We especia!iy direc: attention to Mfr. Feathersione's staten.ent. It is a V0 fort to force it upon comn1ities where public sentiment is opposed to it. We are inelined, however. to the opinion that it would he better for the ca.us.e of -tate prohibition not to take even the revoluntionary step which he sut2es . t rather l It those counties under the .-esent local op tion law, as public sentiment grew in favor of prohibition. vote the legal sale of whiskey out of their counties. There can be no qnestion that pub lie ;entinent is growing very rapidly in favor of prohibit^ng the legal sale of whiskey, and we believe it will be best for the cause. and help to furth er this sentiment if we let the local option 1,aw'stand as it is and let tihe which now sell whiskey, vote out the legal sale. Certainly M-: - ea therstone's position is muel. wiser than those, who believe ij en deavoring to pass a state law to force prohibition upor. the whole state without the local option provision. Another point, which he makes as to the curtailment of the illicit sale I is by puitting the punishment a sen tence on the chainzang rather thai having the alternative of a fine. As w stated, these two subjects, which are given prominenee on the first page of this paper. are two very live subjects to the pevple of this state today ahd The Herald and News will have something more to say on them from time to time. Fair Week Excursions. Col R. W. Hunt. division passenger agent of the Southern railway, an nounces that the Southern will run two special trains on Wednesday, and Thursday of fair week to accommo date the visitors. One of these trains will be run from Spartanburg . on both days, the other from Belton. In addiion to these special trains the Sou:hern has arranged to put extra equipment on every train coming in to Columbia next week, as many as six extra coaches being ordered for certain trains. Col. Hun? says that he confidently expects to handle a third more visi tors this year than last. Everywhere. t'he people are talking the fair and are planning to take in the great an nual fall gathering of the state. The Sother roiads entering Columbia are likewise making extraordinary ef forts- to take care of the passengers for Columbia. The" Southern's extras will run on the following schedule: Leave Spartanburg .... .. ....6:10 a. mn. East Spartanburg .. ....6:18 a. in. Cedar Springs .... .....6:24 a. m1. White Storie.. .......6:30 a. mn. Paeolet .. .. ...... ....6:38' a. m. Jonesville ...... .. ....6 :55 a. m. Lokhart Junction.. ... .6:58 a. mn. Bonham .... .........7 :07 a. mn. Union' .... .. .... ... ..7:22 a. mn. Santue .... .. ........7:44 a. mn. Carlisle ..........754 a. mn. Herberts .. ... ....8:09 a. mn. Shelton ..........8:14 a. m. Blair .... .... .. ... ...8:29 a. mn. Strother .... .... ... ..8 :35 a. mn. Dawkins ....... .. ....843 a. mn. Alston .. .. ..... ......9:05 a. mn. Wallaceville..... .. ....9:13 a. mn. Littleton .. .........9:23 a. mn. Bookmans .. .. ........9:28 a. mn. Montgomery.. .... .. ..9:33 a. m. Frost ..... .... ... .. ..9:42 a. mn. Arrive Columbia .. .....10:00 a. mn. R.etur'ning this train will leave Co-. lunibia each day at 7 o'clock p. in., ar rivingz at Spartanburg at 10:45. Leave Belton-.... .........6:30 a. m. Honea Path .. .........6:48 a. mn. Donalds .. .. . 703 a. in. Shoals Junction .... ....7:11 a. in. Hodges .. .... .......7:25 a. mn. Greenwood ...... ......7:50 a. in. New Market .. .... .. ..7:55 a. in. Ninety-Six .. ........8:12 a. in. Dyson .... .........8:28 a. in. ti1appell .... .......8:42 a. mn. Old Town .... .......8:58 a. in. Silver Street .... . .....9:15 a. 'i. Helena .. .... .......9:32 a. mn. Newberry .. .. ...... ..9:40 a. mn. Prosperity .... .. .. ....9:57 a. mn. Pomaria ....... .. ....10:15 a. in. Peaks .... .. .... ....10:30 a. mn. Alston .... .... .... ..10:35 a. mn. Arriver Columbia .. ....11:25 a. mn. Returning this train will leave Co lumbia at 6:40 p. in., arriving at Bel ton at 11:40. These trains are for the special ac commodation of the visitors who do not care to spend the night in Cc,lam bia, but who want to come down for one or more days, spend the day and return home at night. IOn occasions that would make a man swear a woman slams the door. Nr O io - 4. - -A tlc Ialfacre and her brother, Mr. Cren shaw, spent Saturday night and Sun day with their sister. Mrs. G. W. t Setzler. of this place. t A numtber of the young men of Po- d maria visited Newberrv lct Satur- - day. Aiong tiese were Messrs. E. . B. Feagle, Roland Ringer. I. A. Ha.r ris, C. H. Counts and B. M. Counts. Up to the close of last week the gin nery in connection with the oil mill here had ginned about 1100 bales of - cotton this season. Pomaria probably holds the "long distance record'" in this county this year for a run-a-way team. About dusk on Wednesday evening of last week. al horse and mule belonging to Mr. W. F. Suber, took fright as a bale of cotton was being loaded ov the wagon, and ran away. Mr. Sub er atfempted to stop them, but was unsuccessful, the wagon wheel pass ina over his foot and painfully., Iut not seriously, injuring it. The team continued to run, and it is believed they ran all the way home--a distance of about eigiht miles, at least, they were still running when they passed a point about five miles from Pomar- . ih. When they.. reached home they wer-a covered with a lather of sweat. T1?e mst- remarkable thinz about ithe whoie occurrence is that. althowh the road is very crooked and exeeedin,ly hilly. no damage was, (IWe to tie wla.:on until they were nea home. There, where the road turned through a patch of pines, the wagon1 wheel struck a tree and broke the coupling-pole. overt-rning the a wa-on and spilling ont. the bale of Icotion. It 'eems from two l.al items Ii esday'- Observe: Cat the bicycle ordinance is' not being observed by some of the bicyclists in Newberry. The editor of the Observer has al ready, we believe, urged this as an argument for not allowing bicycles on the sidewalks at all. But his logic is faulty. If the present ordinanee is Lreasonable, it cerbainly can be easily enforce'd-if there arethb Who re'dly want it enorced-as- eti the~ ordinuznee which. he- would hive ihe council enaect, .and which, ;wit . the present --ondition of the streets of Newiserrv. is not reas mnabIr.. The Ob server recently remarked that th'e "bieyele is a vehiele, and the street i, the. place for vehicles.'' Wel. it de;:-ni!.< hr.th upon ti'e MlAn -Nei ele aind the kmnd of street. .\ bs c sti2r :s a vehicle; 'does t'ie (Th ar'eer i.tend to say that it. -'i ': I 1be 'estrict.ed to the street? Ani it is ropelled s.y a similar powe'r to that which moves the bicycle, too. Now those who know anyt'hing about riding bicycles know that most of the outlyihng streets of Newberry are utterly unfit the greater part of the time for bicycles; and if thoe who ride wheels are not permitted, = even under proper restrictions, to ride on the sidewalks, it means that they will just have to lay aside their wheels. Now it is a great conveni ence to many who live some distance from their place of business to be able to use bicycles i~n going to anid ( from their work; it is .a saving of time and money.- Is it then, not ( rather selfish and inconsiderate t;o deny them this convenicnee, when it can be allowed them without .the slightest danger or disadvantage to pedestrians? .The Observer, will doubt less admit that if the~ present bidiW nance be enforced, pedestrians 'will have nothing to eomplain of; and the ordinance will be enforced just as soon as the pedestrians demand that it be. The advantage of the present ordinance over that which the Obser ver desires is that it does not work - an unnecessary hardship upon inno THE ANNUAL Fi Will 'be Held Nov One Fare plus 25 cents on all Grand Military Prize Drills an to participate. Firemen's Contests. Fourth An (Admissior FOOTBAL L-Welsh Neck Citadel vs. Street Carnival, Illumination of Shows, Si,ectacular "F Nightly on Ma fsn 't it about time for the authori es of Vancouver, B. C., to prohibit ie playing of "The Mikado' as a 2licate compliment to ''our allies?'' -New York World. )PERA HOUSE EARHARDT & WELLS, Lessees and Managers. Thursday, Oct. 31 lhe Beautiful Southern Play The 5weetest Girl In Dixie. 3y Freda Slemons A True Story of Dixie Land. Vritten by a Daughter of the South. Prices: 25 to 75c. SrcAT SALE qewberry Hardw. Co. Phone 61. $1.00 a iweek makes the lath clear for putting a ICTOR into every home. .Why not see about get ing yours today. All sizes VICTORS in tock, $10 to $100. SALTUR'S rt and Variety Store, Nea berry, S. C. wo Cars Flour JustlIn. )ne Car Cabbage. 3ome Quick. Prices Right. Red Rust Proof Oats Lt 75 cents per bushel long as they last at Prosperity, S. C. ~LL ESTIVAL amber 18 to 23. Railroads for Round Trip. i Parade. State Companies parade and Horse Reel nual Poultry Show. i Free.) s. College of Charleston. College. City, Band Concerts, Free ighting the Flames"C ron Square. & of H nd Toe of special Lii iery elastic, never bii 4eams for the tender 'its over the instep. nd weights for ladies All 25 Cents the-pa See the Guaran1 RE ro,,C/ THAT A P HAVE A'GC SELF, WH HE KNOW/S SEE THE C COMFORT WHAT 15 N . You CN RIP THEM :AN ANYTHING SERVE TO iE TTER oPINIoN oF'YOUR iOOD SMoOTH UJNDERWEA IlDE YOUR UNDERWEAR F'F foURSELF', BUT DID YoU Ei (RE tloRE WITH YoURS1 NITH ANY oTHER MAN, AN (EEP THE CoMPANY OF' A 1~ AE CAN PUT YOU ON dOOD ELF' FoR THE FoLLoWING] .............-.........UI TSof'UNDE UNDERWEAR FoR LITTLE ...........BYS SUIT OF UND) R E PE CT FUILLY, EWART COR. MAIN AN] THE UP-To-THE-I STATE LOW RATES VI/ Account Annual State Fair, Coh ay will sell special low round trip iclusive, and for mo.rning trains 15 mit to N6v. 4th. Estra coaches 3 ~ates as named below include one at Laurens $3.00 Clinton \ 2.75 Goldville 2.57- . Kinards 2.47 SNewberry 2.04 Special feature will be Foot Ball nd Welsh Neck, Wednesday Octi . & M. of N. C. Thursday, Octobe rack Meet, Friday, November 1 st 3mrus Saturday, November 2nd. Murchl 5 on the front line economy and irchase ladet Hose ave Knee, Heel ien, rip-proof, welt ids the leg. No parts of the toe. All sizes, styles and children. IT. ee. 0OLVED. IAN 3HUuiD ALwas CD OPINION OF 4IM ICH HE GAIWS BY WA OF HIM5SE.F -OTHES 'UTSIDE,BUT THE H E GETS COME 5 F" EXT To HIM DUS RoWx(. MA EqYUHV DMDKN' YOU HAVE TA (ELF',REHANDWEANG 'ERM THIKTHA .YoR >RICES: RWEAR FOR $1.00 $3.00 $3.00 BOYS? WHY YES:'. ER WEARF'OR 50C. $1.00 -PERR-Y CO., ) CoLLEGESJTS., AINUTE DEALERS, i C. N. & L imbia, the C. N. & L. Rail tickets October 26th to 31 st I lovember 1 st, with retumn vill be provided for all tfalns. imission to the Fair Grounds. Prosperity $1.83 Lit. Mountain 1.64 Chtpin 1.48 Irmo 1.25 games between the Citadel' >ber 30th, and Clemson VS. r 31 st. Intra-State College: and Wallace Hagenback