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E. II. AULL, EDITOR. Entered at the Postofliee at Newberry, S. C., as 2tul elass matter. Friday, March 27, 1U0S. The advice of the executive comanittee of the South Carolina division oi the Southern Cotton Association has given out through President 10. I). Smith is what The Herald and News has been advocating for many years even before the cotton association wa.s formed. We do not so much advocate the reduction of acreage as the raising of Clonic supplies on the farm for the farm. We 'firmly think if the farmer in this section of the country, at Jeast, will raise on the farm all that lie needs on I lie farm that can he grown on il an.I then will make all the col 1 on licit lie can thai he will make money farming, il matters veiy little una I the price of cotton is. ()! course a reilnciion in acreage igood advice ImiI to make the farmer independent he must ?ro\v on his farm what lie needs and llien hi.s cotton will he his own and lie can sell it or not sell il a> lie pleases. I We are glad that Dr. S't'.ler is discussing the road hill, the supply hill and the merits and demerits of a system of county supervisor a id county commissioners for managing the county al lairs. 'I ire re can he no possible objection to a full and free expression ul' opinion and proper discission will probably lead lo good results. We desire to correct, however, an impression which Dr. Sel/.ler seems to have in regard to the expense incurred iu pulling the chain yam*' <>ii permanent load work. The expense of the maintenance of the chain gang on J permaueni load work will prnhahk , be less than it ua- uu.hr the old system which carried I In- chain gang I from one section of Hi- i >nnt\ in ari j ot her. According' to information rcceiv'ed from t lie county supervisor the) maintenance of the chain gang for lOMS was a.bmil $1.(1(1(1. and if anyone I'.'iu show any results in ihc perman- | ent improvement of the public load-* of lliis coniily for this expenditure we 1 shall he dad lo have him do so. Dr. Set/ler i-- mi -I a ken in hi - con ; cln-ioi, ihat the put liny of tire chain' gany of l lie county on permanent j road work levies a tax of $7.0(10 on j the taxpayers, 'flic $7.(1(1(1 referred l<> by him which was authorized to be .borrowed has been in the supply hill | for several years am! is simply a teni- I porary loan in older thai the county mav he able to pav cash for current | expenses until llie taxes of ihis year are collected. Il i> no additional exipense at all. The county has noi suthcienl funds on hand at the I?v-- | " ginning of the year lo run the affairs I of the county on a ca>h basis and I the $7.00(1 is simply borrowed lo pay current expenses until the taxes begin \ lo come in in the fall. In other \ -words the county is behind and has N not sufficient money on hand without i (borrowing to pay cash as u goes. There is no extra levy or extra expeuse incurred by putting the chain gang on permanent work. In fact, as stated, we do think llu> maintenance of the chain gang on permanent work would be less. We do not fully agree with Dr. 'Setzlor that tire change from county supervisor to county commissioners \vould be beneficial. We are inclined to think, however, that the salary of the supervisor ought to lie increased and if we had a sub-commissioner for each township whose only duty would be to look after the working and maintenance of the public roads in his township that some good results might come from such a system in the betterment of our public roads, but in managing the finances of the connlv. it seems to us that il would he more business like to have one ollicinl i\ inonslhlo and paid sufficient salary lo give >nis whole time to il than to divide it lip among three or five commissioners ! none of whom would be paid sullieient salary to give his lime lo the work. We are satisfied that conditions have somewhat changed in the last few years and we do not believe we will ever have a system of good roads in this county until the people make up their minds to pay for them and the only way to pay for them is by a tax. The plan of ' warning- out" handand trying- lo work roads in thai way has passed. We believe if we could gel some good road's in any part ol' the county so thai the people could see what benefit they are that there V would 'v lilllo difficulty in having! the people vnio a lax. A lax for J roads is <Ii11? i*c*111 from oilier taxes in our opinion, because I lie? money put iu roads is an investment which continues to pay good dividends. KDITORIAiL In regard to tire communication of ?Mr. 'I'. 10. Wicker, we desire to call attention to an act which was passed by the legislature at the session of 1007, which permits the people of the county or ??J* any township to vote a one mill for roads. It is now up to the people to say whether or not they desire to be taxed for Yoad work. "We think they ought to say whether they want to be taxed or not. We agree entirely with Mr. Wicker thai until the pcoplo make up their minds to pay for it they can never expect In have good roads and all (lie newspaper articles and resolutions of conventions or associations of whatever nature, will not get good | I roads. We also believe that the taxpayers, who pay tlic greater part of | I lie lax <>l only are willing toj have their properly taxed for this I purpose. HINTS ON ROAD WORK. U. S. Oflicc of Public Roads Tells1, I How to Make and Maintain a Model Earth Road. While American road builders are | as ca.uahie of construcling good roads j as those of any country of the old! world, they have not been as loyally j supported as i!i? men of those conn- j tries in maintaining the highways af- | ler completion. and the deplorable ; state ol many hundred thousand miles j "f road is thus accounted for, Counlvi and township ollieials may at the mil. { set stand I lie "expense of having a' roal built, but lliey strenuously object J when a-ked 1" provide funds to ivbuild l he road that lia- been allowed to go to ruin. 11 i- important that fanners j 'earn of the lien."tits |o 1M> derived from good "earth roads: that county I boards tic impressed with the need of!' :i proper maintenance of the same, j and thai road builders an I overseers learn how best (o care for the roads ! in their charge. I lie persistent and powerful cue- j lilies ( |" earth roads are water and I narrow tires, and the constant effort t "I men in charge of the roads si.oiild be to guard against their de- ' structivc cltects and remedy all dam-[ age as ijnickly as possible. The simple implements which have been i I"Und to be ol greatest assistance in ' this work are the plow, the drag scraper, the wheel scraper, the road j grader, and the split-log drag. W i111 a sandy soil and a subsoil of clay, or (day and gravel, deep plowing so ;is to raise and mix tlie clay' with the surface soil and sand will I i prove beneficial. I'lie combination tonus ;i sand-clay road at a trifling expense. On the other hand, if the road be enlirelv of sand a mistake will be made if it is plowed unless clay can be added. Such plowing would merely deepen the sand, an 1 at the same time break up the small | amount of hard surface material ] which may have formed. If the subsoil is clay and the surface scant in sand or gravel, plowing should not be resorted to, as it would result in a clay surface rather than one of sand or ground. A good foreman must know not only what to plow and what not to plow, but how and when to plow. If the road is of the kind which according to the above instructions sliould be plowed over its whole width, the best method is to run the first furrow in the middle of the road and work out to the sides, thus forming a crown. Results from such plowing are great est--in the spring or early summer. Tn ditches a plow can be used to good advantage, but should be follow- I ed by a scraper r grader. To make wide, d eep ditches nothing better than I lie ordinary drag scraper has yet been devised. For hauls under 100 feel, or in making "fills'* it is especially serviceable. 7t is a mistake, however, to attempt to handle long haul material with ITit< scraper, as! the wheel scraper is be.'ler adaplelj to such work. For hauls of more , than S00 feet, a wagon should be us-I ed. The machine most generally used in j road work is the grader, or road machine. This machine is especially useful in smoothing and crowning the road and in opening ditches. A j clav subsoil under a thin coating of i soil *heuhl not be disturbed with a I grader. It is also a mistake |o use a grader indiscriminately and to pull ! material from ditches upon a sand-I (day road. Not infrequently turf, soil and silt Irom ditch bottoms aiv piled in the middle of the road in a ! ridge, making mudholes a certain.v. It is important in using a grader to Mr. Bangs is a well known resident of our town, you are accustomed to meeting him on the street many times a week. For each purchase of 50c. or more we allow you one guess. The first person who discovers his identity will be presented, if a man, with a pair of our Boy den Shoes. If a lady, a pair of our | I E. P. Reed Shoes. Ef a boy or girl, our best Shoe for either. Mr. Bangs' Photo can be seen in our window with face concealed. We also give a Pencil Box and contents free with every purchase of boys' and girls' Shoes or Oxfords. Just take a look at the new spring creations we are showing ; in Shoes, Furnishings and Hats. 1 avoid building u|> the mad loo much ed to meet at their respective places at one lime. A road .gradually 'milt of meeting on Saturday, April 251li. up by lrei|ueiil use of the grader l!!ftS, lor ihe purpose oL' reorganiza- 1 will last better than if completed at lion. Al this meeting, in addition to one ope rat ion. The foreman fre- th .-lection of olliccrs for the eln'o, M'l*'"!ly thinks his road mu>l be high ihftye shall be -elected one member in the lirM instance. He piles up ma- rr.nn each club serve as a member teiial I com 10 inches to a., loot in (|u, Comity Kxeeulive Committee depth only to learn, with the arrival flU. (wo yeavs'. a,?| also delegates to ot Ihe litst lain, that ne lias furnish- ||IL, ,.,>1111!v convention which will coned the material for as many inches of ve,?. Xewberrv C. II. on M.ondav. mud. All material should be brought Alnv ,,,MS Km;h (.,n]) -s |n up in thin layers, each layer well pud- u|U, tM^aU. |W cvcrv , WLMUv_livo died and tiimily packed by roller or memhew amF ono (1,u,?,Uo f()r a mn. tralhc tint ore the next is added. A . .. . . ... joritv traction thereof. comimm misliik<' is to crown too high ' ,, , ir .v > ...... r red. II. Domimck, w 1111 the road machine on a narrow roa<] County Chairman. The split log drag should be used to fill in ruts and smooth the road STATEMENT when not too badly washed. The drag Of the condition of the Wm. Colepossesses great merit and is so sim- man & Co.. Bankers, located at Whittle in construction and operation that mire, S. (\. at the ein.-e of busine-r. every farmer should have one. A March 9th., 1008. special article will be published later Resources. telling how to make and use t'he drag. Loans and discounts.. . .$ OH.CmS . D-.m i'id h aiif. 19,125 00 Would "Call*' Castro. Overdrafts 1,946 'Hi Springfield Cnion. Furniture and fixtures .. GOO 00 If this Venezuela business keeps Ooe from banks and bankup (Irover Cleveland nvay decide to ers 11,924 34 run ao-ain Currency 878 00 " J dold 110 00 opens with the introduction of a nickels and pennies 915 72 mother with three divorced husbivn:ls C hecks and cash itms .... 15;") 9.1 and a daughter with six broken engagements. This should do for a lotal . . .. . .$1.14,.114 24 thrilling and complicated starter. Liabilities. Undivided profits, less curNOT'A^E ron* expenses and taxes , i 1 .1 c paid $ 10.04(5 98 links will be received bv the Court , ' . , , , , , .. .. . . . Due to banks and bankers 734 SO House ( oinnwssuMi tor certain tnrni- . P v ,. .it v Individual deposits subject hire lor I he New ( onrt House at New- . . , -.n.-in.n -1 t, to cheek 102,24ft >1 berrv. S. ( ., at eleven o clock 111 tho ... v , . n,oc 1 line certdicates '10.882 9,> lorenooii ot I' 1 .day. April 190S. (.Iu,f.ks 409 00 Bids will be for this furniture install- mu pavnble 10,000 00 ed and put up in the building. Hid- ' ders will state time of their delivery Total $134 314 ?4 of the furniture and are requested to ,State of South'Carolina.'' exhibit samples of work. County of Nvwbcrry. Ihe right is reserved to reject any Before me came William Colemnn, and all bids. .Sealed bids may he imaging partner of tTic above named filed with chairman at any time. hank." who, being duly sworn, says For further information apply to, ,1ial ,;,0 ai)ovo am] foregoing stateCieo. S. Mower. incut is a true contrition of said bank, Chairman. | as shown by the books of sivi.l bank. Wm. Coleman, NOTICE TO DEMOCRATIC CLUBS. Managing Partner. In accordance with the (jonstitu- Sworn to and subscribed before me. I lion of the Democratic partv of South this 17th day of ATlarch, 1908. Carolina, the Democratic Clubs of the W.- R. Watson, county of Newberry arc hereby call- N. P. S. C. Have You Seen I MOWER'S Spring Hats? It will more than re pay > ou just to take a look at them, | too, you might find exactly the Hat i you want to go with your spring suit, if it's tan or green. In fact we have all the leading colors in Hats and other millinery. 1 Can we make that Easter Hat for you, for we know 1 ! I we have the goods and at excellent prices:* '| DELAY MEANS WORRY FOR YOU. 1 $1.00 $1.00 This Certificate is worth ? $1.00 cash to the holder with each purchase of one of our celebrated $3.50 or $4.00 Shoes or Oxfords; good for 50c. cash with each purchase of any $2.00 or $2.25 Shoe or Oxford; good for 25c. with each $1.50 or $1.75 I Shoe or Oxford; good for 20c. on all children's Shoes ibove 90c. We must unload. Can suit or fit anybody. $17,000 worth new Shoes to select from. We are agents for 15 Shoe factories. THIS CERTIFICATE ONLY GOOD FOR THREE DAYS, 1 Friday 27th, Saturday 28th, and Monday 30th. Each factory pays us the above amounts, so we can mark ' Shoes to meet all competition. Not good without the coupon, as we have to send them in each day. The Bee Hive, 1217 Main Street. NOTE: It is only necessary to cut out the words THIS CERTIFICATE and bring them to the Bee Hive. dosing Out Sale. As we have bought both stocks of The Smith Co.,. we have decided to do away with the Grocery StoreNow in order to do this we will sell all goods therein at cost until sold. Here are some of the cost prices: Molasses. Best New Orleans Golden Gate, worth 65c? cost price 49c. Morris Gold Medal, worth 60c., cost price 44c. Planter's Choice, worth 60c., cost price 44c. Golden Drips, worth 45c., cost price 33 cents. Karo Corn Syrup in cans, cost price 9c. Coffee. Best Green Coffee, worth 15c., cost price 1 lc. Good Green Coffee, worth 10c., cost price 8c. Leverin's Parched Coffee, worth 17 l-2c., cost price 14c. Golden Drip Parched Coffee, worth 20c., cost price 15c, Carolina Belle, worth 25c., cost price 2 lc. Fine choice Tea, worth 60c., cost price 38c. Kraut. Half barrel of Saur Kraut, worth 10c. qt., cost price 5c. We will also sell to the highest bidder all fixtures after everything else Is closed out. Come quick if you want to be in time SMITH BROS., At Smith Co.'s Old Grocery Stand. 4