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1vus E. R. AOLL. EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New 4ern. S. C., as 2nd class matter. Tuesday, December 24, 1907. THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE. The Christmas message to the world, above all others the sweetest, and among all the most important and most practical, is the message of peace; not only of that peace bet tween man and his God, of which the theologian speaks, but peace between man and man, peace among the na tions. He. whose birthday is celebrated at Chi-stmas, is preemin-ently Prince of Peace, and it is a wondrously signifcant fact of history that the angels' song of "Peace on earth" perfectly described the condition of the world at the time of His coming. Then over all the earth was peace. The gates of the temple of Janus. at Rome. were closed, there being as tir Empire supposed no need of the pres ence of their god to lead their con quering armies in victorious battle. "No roar of battle sound Was heard the world around, The idle spear and shield were high uphung. The hooked chariot stood Unstained with hostile blood, The trumpet spake not to the armel thTong, And kings sat still, with awiful eye, As if they surely knew Their sovran Lord was by; And peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of Light His reign of peace upon the earth be gan. As then, so at this Christmastide, there is peace among the nations. No where in all the earth are nations as nations engaged in wanfare. In the year 1900, Minister Wu, of China, made an addTess in New Lork, on Confucianism. in which he declared that the principles of peace enunciat ed by the Founder of the Christian relizion are visionary and impossible of attainment. Those. to whom that old. c.ld Christmas story is not a myth, but th.? grandest event in the wonll's histo.ry. do not believe that these princip?es are "impossible of attain mient.'' Once war atnd conquest was the :ughest ambition of the nations. Now. wherever meni have heard the Christmas message, war is no longer the ruling passion. Where men have felt the power of the Prince of Peace, there is no longer war fo: war 's sake. Today, a state of war is the exception and not the rule. *Men think of arniies and the horrors of war with dread. Lond-:r and louder grows the demand for peaceful arbi t--atio:a of all disputes. Even the Cen tral American Republies will cele brate this Christmas the agreement for the establishment of a tribunal for bhe settlement of differences, that heretofore could be Jetermined only by the arbitrament of war. Another eign of the age is seen in this fact, that onee the whole recori of all nations in days of oid was made up of pages c f deeds -A bloocd. Then the victor had no mercy for the van quished. It was always war to the <ieath. Now, on the field of battle, every wounded enemy become's a. br'o h.r, whose wo:!nds, 11ade by thei han I < f~ war. ar to be healed with the 'rmd of love. wile over every hstle camp floats the flag of the Red Cross, the banne~r cf mercy. and on r. ecy firing line, gentle women and sl.illed su:geonis, angels of mercy, ministEr alike. to friend and foeman. No: alone Lhe pr)ndsec but the ever ineressing fulfillment brings the as suranea that: -" Lo the days are hastening on By prophet bards foretold, When with the ever circling yeam Con'es back the age of gold, WVh(n peace shall over all the earth Its blessed banner fling, And the whole world send back the W\Tiejb now the angels sir'g.'' The above is from the Westminster, Md., Sentinel and is written by the Rev. W. L. Seabro.ok, well known in Newberry where he has many frien Is. The Herald and News has thought it would be fitting to appropriate this Christmas message with the proper acknowledgment, of course. to tihe author and thus give its readers a Christmas greeting from one who is rememibered and loved by many of our readers. "Peace on 'earth'' is the pean which should resound throughout the world at this happy season. Not only peace among the nations but peace among individuals. The Herald and News extends the compliments of the season to all of its readers and wishes that tl,ere may he peace and happiness around al] their firesides. We cannot close this me:sage, how have peace anti.. . . C may m be some firesides in til. i vicinag e at and within their reach where some ti: little token from those who have if hi properly bestowed would bring hap- J w piness and good cheer to some little It hearts where without it Christmas fi) will not be Christmas. Remember T: always this is the gift bearing season and in order to be happy you must I in make others happy. "It is more bless- ti ed to give than to receive.'' tr 0 O10E MORE. It is hard to part with old friends, 2 even when you have evidence which almost convinces you that they no longer care for you. We have notified cE all of our out-of-the-county su'bscrib ers that those who gave no heed to cr our request would be taken from our list after the first of January. It is f painful to have to admit it. but very few have taken any heed to our re-1 quest. Some of the names on this list t' were there before the present editor m took charge and have been there T silnee. We flattered ourselves that 1 they cared for us and appreciated B out visits but .alas "Friendship's but a name" e and when it coses to the show gi down there is not even the G name, and scarcely the shadow. p It takes money to print a paper P2 and those who do'not care enough for lit it to pay, occasion-ally will not long- s. er receive The Herald and News. 1i( +Some of these names we have ear- D' ried too long already. e We are sorry to cease our visits but after the next issue if you are more B than one year in arrears and have not IP remitted anything this fall your name th will be taken from the list where it st has been for probably a quarter of a f century. We wish you a happy Christmas cr and a prosperous New Year. wl SOME OBSERVATIONS. nc A few observations on a recent trip w to Washington may not be uninter- sa esting to the readers of The Herald t and News. It was purely a business TI trip and necessarily very hurried. It t'a might be said in the beginning, also, st ttlat it was without political sign fi- so cance a .nd with no purpose or desire 1i to secure poitical office of any kind. to We travelled over the Southern. m From Newb'erry we had the pleasure Itc of the company of Mr. Edwin C. d~ Ray, of New York, who had been on a visit to friends in Newberry, anid st at Columbia we were joined by Gen- fe eral Wiiie Jones, who was going to e~ New York to attend a meeting of the ni board of direetors of t4e Olympia a cotton mills.t The Southern pu.t us into Charlotte s ~ practically on time. From Charlotte!b to Washington the train was 'delaye n< and when we reached Washington it 01 was nearly three hours late. The'p same bhing was true on the return e trip and we reached Charlotte some sc four hours late. This train is known gi as the fast mail and express and since B the railroad war with t'he state in g( North Carolina -and Viringia as to n passenger rates it has been required- p. to do local work from Charlotte to at Danvi'lie and the local train has h: been discontinued. A sa result it is 31 usually from two to three hours late. tU Upon arriv'al in Wasl$ington we g4 sought the residence of Congr'essman Lever and spent our time principally tc with him. He is a busy and a very m active member of congress from this w state and has been very highly com- J plimented in being selected to lead p: the fight in the house for tihe Ap- H] palachian Forest Reserve. Mr. Lever!f lives a quiet home life, having rooms n< near th~e Capitol with a private fa.m- F ily. He says he finds more ~time to ta devote 'to his duties than he woullI til have if he lived in a hotel. t Being a member of the committee h on agriculture he has been able to pl do a great deal for his district and ti for the state in having experimental le and demonstration work done for the Itia benefit of the farmers. e I did not get to see all of our con- pi eressmen, but I met Congressman as Aiken, of ecurse, from our district t: and had the pleasure of his com- t pany along with Congressman Pat- Iit terson on the return trip. I also had d a very pleasant interview with Con gressman Elierbe. I did not see the ti other congressmen or did I have op- a portunity t.o meet the senators,w though I heard Senator Tillman's s speech or the great:er part of it, on 'n the financial question which he de livered in the senate last Monday. b Through the courtesy of Zack Me- nr Gee and Pat McG-owan, of the State and News and Courier, respec- h tively, I was given access to the press c gallery of the House and Senate, and b this gave an excellent opportunity o to see a'nd hear what was going on. The House was in session only a fews minutes but the Senate seemed to be at work. 0' IWhen it was given out on Monday -a the rall'ries and all {f the sel e galleries were filled for some ma before Senator Tillman begar s speech and they remained and ere still in their seats when I left is said that the galleries aiway: .1 when it is known that Senatoi illman is to speak. You can usual'.. hear more politic . Washington about your own stat tan you ean at home, but on this ip I hear very little polities. Somi 1e did state that in addition to thos, ho have already made positive an uneement of their intention to ru: ir Senator Laitimer's place that Ex overnor John Gary Evans would rtainly be in the race. I also heard a very interesting dis ssion between two of our congress en as to presidential nomination. r the Democratic party. Both of em are great admirers of Wilian Bryan and one of them insiste( at by all means Bryan was thi an for the democratic nomination re other is a strong Governor John n man whom he declares repres is the views and principles of Mr. rvan and who can, in his opinion rry a great portion of that Norwe an vote throughout the Northwest. >vernor Johnson has not had the estige of two unsuccessful cam ligns, and he also insisted it niadh tle difference whether Mr. JQhn n was known or not, that he *be r ed that he was the man for ,th )mocrats to nominate if' they desir victory in the- campaign -6f 1907. The Bryanite insisted - that Mr. ryan was the greatest man in..th Lrty and .t.hat he. was the man for e Democrats to nominate, though range to say he would -admit very ankly that he did not think witi1 r. Bryan as a nominee the Demo ats could win. It is a little strange that ail those o insist that Mr. Bryan should bf minated and who admit that ht ill be nominated will also at the me time tell you that they do noi ink he has any ehance of winning iat being the case it would seen e proper thing to select some othei andard bearer like Governor John n, unless the Democratic party de res to go before the country ,wit e admission that it has only. one an in the party who measures uI th-e presidential candidate "stan I have found in Washingon prett: ron sentiment which is gro ing i Lvor of Governor Johnson -as thr Lndidate for the DemocrattiC' nomih ~tion. He was in Washington oni; few days before my visit and at :nded the .Grid Iron Club. 1-i )eech on that occasion was v-er ghly spoken of, and there -can b doubt that he is growing in fav with the Democratic party for th' :esidential nomination as he be mes better known, for as the John n advocate, mentioned above; sug sted in the discussion with' tha rvaa advocate if Mr. Bryan wouli to the Democratic conventior xt summer and make a speeel acing Governor Jo hnson in nomin ion and derlining the nomiatioi mseif and then give him heart: ipport in the campaign we believe e lemocratic party would havy >od prospect of success. As I always do when in Waishing *n, I called at the ~treasury depart ent to see our Newberry people. wh< ork there and when I asked for Mr imes F. Kilgore, was greatly sur ised to be told that he was dead e was buried on the Tuesday be ire I reached Washington. He hai >t been well for some time and or riday before his death had' best ke. to the hospital where an opera n was performed for some stomnae] ouble, and on Monday following Sdied. Mr.- Kilgore will bes ver' .easantly remembered by many o e older people in Newberry,. a ast. For many years he assistei e clerk of court and th-e other offi rs in this county in recording pa rs and about ten or fifteen year to he secured an appointmrent i e auditing department of th' 'easury at Washington and has bee: that department since. untii hi I saw Mr'. Fred Weber who is i e same department and who hold good position, and with him w ent to call on Mrs. Boag who is al in t'hat department, but she wa at in the office on this day. I did not get to see the 'other New errians who live in Washington,,. ty time wvas very brief. The new Central passenger4tatioi as been put in use though it is no >mpleted. It is a very 'hanidsom uilding and is on the onposipte sid f the Capitol from the Penn.sylvani :ation. This is said to he the hand' >mest union station in te wer'ld. I -ii cost. when comri1e'i anut $20 r)0.000. tfr'e million o! vhich wni ppropriated by congres.. E.H.A. TO DRAW JURY. No c' ti ic IereIy iven that we, the u11dersignc(l ,jury conmissioners for Newberry Courty. S. C.. will at 9 o'clock a. in.. January i, 1908. in the office of t'he Clerk of Court for said County and State. openly and puMic ly draw the names of twelve persons who .hall serve as grand jurors for the year 1908, and that we will at the same time and place, openly and publicly, draw the names of thirty six persons who shall serve at petit jurors for the Court of General Ses sions. which will convene at Newber I ry Court House, S. C., on January 27, 1908. and continue for one week. Jno. L. Epps. Wm. W. Cromer, Jno. C. Goggans. Jury Commissioners for Newberry County, S. C. NOTICE OF ELECTION. I Nctice is hereby given that the Town Council of Newberry, S. C., will 6,coid an election on Monday Decem ber 30. 1907. at seven o'clock p. m.. for the following officers: Clerk and treasurer at a salary of ${5.00 per month. Chref of Police, at a salary of $55.00 per month. Five Pdlicemeen. each. at a salary of $45.00 per month. ' One Street Overseer at a salary of $45.00 per month. -Lampligh'ter and Janitor at a sal ary of $25.00 per month. Two Hose Wagon Drivers, each, at a sialary of $20.00 per month. The clerk and treasurer will be re quired to give a bond for, the faith ful performance of his duties in the sum of $5,000.00, the chief of police in the sum of $1,000.00 and each po liceman in the sum of $500. .Applications must be in the hand writing of the appicants, except that of the lamplighter and janitor, and filed with the clerk and treasurer by 12 o'clock noon, December 30th, 1907. For any further information apply to the clerk and treasurer. J. J. Langford, Eug. S. Werts, . Mayor. Clerk and Treasurer. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. SNotice is hereby given that all per sons holding eiaims against the es tate of Will W. Spearman, deceased, will present the same, duly a'ttested, Sto the undersigned. All persons i debted to said estate will make. pay ment to the undersigned.. - M. A. Carlisle, John C. Goggans, 2w Executors. AUDITORS NOTICE. Assessment of Persona.l Property -t For 1908. I, ore an authorized agent. will be at th flowing named places for th2 purpose of taking reture s of person -al property for 1908: SAt Newberry Jan. 11st to 19. IAt Chappelis Ja. 20. 1At Longshore Jan. 21 1At Walton Jan. 22. At Glymphville Jan 23. IAt Mayimlon Jan '1 TAt Whamzire Jani. 25. ' A. Prm.'a Jan. 27. 3At Little Mountain Jan. 28. Ati O'Nealls Jan. 29. -At. St. Lukes Jan. 30. -At Jolly Street Jan. 31. ) At Prosperity FeFby. 3 an-d 4. And at Newberry until February -20th, after which time the 50 per cent penalty will be added according to -law. The law requires a tax on all- notes, mrgages and mnoneys also an inlcomle 1tax on gross incomes of $2500.00 and -upwards. A capitation tax of 50 cents is as sessed on all dogs, the proceeds to be e xpnded for school purposes. r axpayers or their igents should b~ tcareful to assess all dogis and avoid Ihaving same listed by the school trus -tees and township assessors. All male persons between the age Sof 21 and 60 years (except Confed rate soldiers, or those nersons un Sab)le to earn a supnOrl f"nem alny cause), are liable to poll -tax. INo return will be accepted unless 1sworn to by taxpayer or some person authorized to make same. Persons ebano-ine residence from one township to another should so - tate to assessor and avoid having their names entered in two townships. IFarmers and others in making returns -for their hads should pay specia1 Sattention to this. Real etate is not assessed this year, but be careful to not on tax re turn each transfer of land or lots e(bouaht or sold) since last return. While on the rounds throughlout the .comuty the books of assessment will be onened each mornin.' at 10Oo'0lock berry will ha onen ne n1a'' Poh day. Andi+or Newherry ('ountv. jESOL\ THAT THE GVL JUDG ED BY WIS YoU MKE OThER TH YOUR GIFT BPJNG HAPPINE YoURSELF. DONT Bl TOR. PRESENTS W CAN BUY JENs5i PR'ESE NTr,. Iur \(' COOV 1 4 I 9ob OS T wPt eo"w CeC . SENSIBLE PRESENTS ARE SENSIBLE PEoPLE To GIVE MEN LoVE To GET THINGS Ti YOU NOT GET THE BEST PRE A MEN'S SToRE? WE ESPE( LADIES OF THIS CITY To Col BEAUTIFUL PRESENT NECKTI PENDERS, PRESENT HoSIERi ING JACKETS, AND PRESENT CAN BUY FoR THEIR MEN SToRE. AND THEN IN WH. MAKE YoUR LITTLE BUSTE THAN BY GIVING. HIM A N CLoTHES OR A GooD oVERCo SEE THESE THINGS BEFORE CoME AND LooK AT THEM PRICES. COME To THE "QU) RESPECTFULI EW CoR. MAIN KLETT Makes Everybod SXmas Gifts foi ( reple .v- - ,mark - Hats - sold cost. Glas - --.closi lar. I buy 3 half I Cc you 1 J' 0. KLEY The Man Who Hoes I ~,REPOF To the State Bank Examiner of the c - Bank of Newberry, S. C., at the c ber 16th, 1907. (CONDENSED . RESOURCES: Loans and discounts............. Overdrafts .....-. ......- -- - - Furniture and fixtures.......... Cash and Exchange-............. LIABILITIES: Capital stock.............. - --- - - U divided profits, net....-.... - .. .. Unp- id dividends.............- - . Ca e r's Checks-. ... ... ...... - - D,- Banks...... .............. -- n. a~dividual...-..~.........---. - IED ERIS GIFTS. .5 HAPPY S UNTO )Y TRAM EN YoU ", ;; I oC cJR GooD THINGS FOR SENSIBLE PEoPLE. : WEAR AND CAN SENTS foR MEN AT :IALLY INVITE THE 1E AND SEE WHAT ES, PRESENT SUS f, PRESENT SMOK EVERYTHING THEY FRIENDS AT OUR AT WAY YOU CAN R BRoWN HAPPIER [ICE NEW SUI T or AT? YoU WISH To YoU BUY THEM, So AND THEN GET oUR LITY STORE." .,Y, ART-PERRY Co., AND"CoLLEGE STS., NEWR -Everybodyz, ery department has been nished and every article ed at Low WATER MARK. thinig and Dry Goods, and Shoes, all will be 7 at and below New York/ Our immense line otf a and Crockery we are rig out at 50c. on the dp! Here Is your chance 'to rour Christmas present at >rice. rme, we can and will save noney on every purchase.1 [NER~ uis Own ROW. ondition of The Exchange lose of business Decem .$6,790 26 3,479 93 3,636 92 10,601 07 $179,508 I $ 50,000 9,094 12 2,049 2,779 72 11,072 44-113,852 ... 4,500 $1 79.50