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* " \ * VOL XLT NO, 31 NEWBERRY, S. O.. FRIDAY, APRIL 17. 1908. TWICE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR j THE NEWS OF PROSUERITY. V Knights of Pythias Elcct DclcgatcsCity Council Elcctcd?Easter Visiting. | Prosperity, Apii .1(5.?Mr. Raymon Fellers, of Newberry, lias been on visit to his home-people. The youth Dili swains nr get till k themselves in readiness Ho presei their ultra ninstrel on April 24. Messrs. Marks and Lillius Simpso; of Newberry college, spent Sunday i homo. ) Miss Mamie Gibson,, of Saluda, [the guest of Mr. W. T. Oibson o Brown street. Mr. Granville Wye Ire ran up fro: tiic 1 niversity for a week-end vis to his home town. Miss Krin Kohn is spending 11 Easter tide in the capilol city. Miss Margaret Leckic lias gone I Wjlliamston to spend the Easter hoi days. Dr. <i. Y. Hunter went to Savai nali last week. file eyir hunt announced in la week's paper will bo held on tl P>arre ;;n en .jiisl beyond the railroa and opj><i<ite the parsonage. Mr. Goo. 1 lannon and bis nice !> Rebecca, are visiting his parents : Grenwuod. Miss Minnie Hoyty T>rown is lion from the Presbyterian college in O Ilumbia. Slie is accompanied by In friend. Miss Josia MeiYett. Miss Marie Dent, of Columbia, spending the Easter tide with Mi Miss Annie Moseley, of the Prcsb; terian college, is at home for a bri. The Mi sses liainbeau, of Ninel Six, visited Miss M'arie Bobb la Mr. AYi 11 mni llarlman, of Atlanta, visiting relatives and friends in tl The Dime Reading to be held M;i the lirst will be well worth while, you have never seen the genuine Te< dy Hear, lie will be there?twelve < hinv?and. moreover, he will sing : the most approved style. Mr. R. M. Worts, of Newberry, lis been with Mr. James Werls' family Mr. P. C. iSingley has gone to O lumbia. ^ The election of the K of P's to tl Y Grand Lodge at Aiken in May, resul j ed as follows: Delegates: Mr. J. 1 ' Quattlebaum. Dr. (!. Y. Hunter; a termites: Mr. A. II. lvohn, Mr. A. ( Wise. Ffiie final election of city fa the resulted as follows: .Mayor, Dr. J. ! Wheeler: wardens, Messrs. P. C. Sin; Icy \\ . T. Gibson, R. I. Stoudemeyi and J. P. Powers. Rev. .Mr. Caldwell has return* from Presbytery at Fairvicw, Ga. Mr. >1. Krank Prownc, the popub cashier of the Rrosnerity Bank, is ; the Columbia hospital. T^iHie Miss Nannie Wheeler hi returned Ironi the hospital, where si has been for some time. ' Mr. Pen Wheeler in town. All the merchants have signed ; I agreement to close their stores at beginning May 1, and continuing* u til Sept. 1. Grace congregation is observii Pasion Week services. ^ Consul and Mrs. Thornwell TTa f ues and lttle daughter lia\'e saib from Sigapore, India, and will arrii here some Iiino in May. Flic re liave been several chanc'i , . made along business lines recent I Mr. Robert Pugh has been made a sisliini cashier of the People's Pan Mr. Lawrence (Sense will succeed M Pngh as secretary of the Oil Mi These changes become effective Mi 1. t 'Fhe young people have bandc A themselves together, as "Grai &P Gleaners and will have in char! the furnishing of the pulpit in it Wt new church. Social enjoyment wi Wg be one of the features of this societ They will meet Tuesday, April 2 with the president, Miss Kohn. A the young people, of the town are e tended a cordial invitation to be pre [ent. \ A RED MEtf ADJOURN. - Ater Two Days' Session Great Coi cil of South Carolina Concludes its Work?Officers Installed. id News and Courier. , a At .'5 o'clock yesterday afteriu the annual convention of the Gr Council ??T South Carolina, lmpro> it Order of Red Men, adjourned, af bu>iiuss missions extendng over t ti, tl;,.vs" ^ great deal of legislalion v ^ passed that was of primal iniportai to the order. The territory contn hy the (treat Council of Soi ' Carolina was divided info distrii each ol which is to have a s.enii-ann convention. Those smaller conv ,n lions were inaugurared for the li ^ tor advancement of the fraternity r in order that the principles for wh '3 the society stands may ho brought. fore the public more frequently. . Lo cording to (lie reports of the vari< i- connnittes the financial and' nuin< cal growth of the l?ed Men in t x_ State during the last year is far advance <if that of any other. ' he 11011. C, L. B lease, of Xewli 10 rv. representing (he Croat Ineohoi I of the I'uited States, then inslal the oHirers elected 'in yesterda, meetings, namely: Great sachem, J. i\ Gadsden, I luiu'bia. Great prophet, J. IX Harris, La ie ley. o- Great senior sagamore! .1. S. Hoc ?r Chester. Great junior saagmore, B. is Townsend, Union. s. (ireat; keeper of wampum, 0 K1 e 11 n e r, Xe w b e r ry. v_ Great Keeper of records, B. C. \V lace. Sumter. ("Jreal keeper id! wigwam, R. Cromer, Florence. (Ireat keeper of forest, R. 1j. Siu 1,1 Rock Hill. Groat keeper of tannop, 1<\ C. G 1S nor. (ireat mishinewa, If. C. Summ< Jr., Ruck liill. iy Messrs. ('i> 1 o L. Blease and C. ft Tally, of Xewberry, were chosen cl- ureal representative* to the Gr )f Council of the I'nited" States, the ti in and place for which lias as yet been determined. 'The thanks of the council were 11 extended to the "Kutaw Tribe, ] 10," of this city, for the courtes which were heaped upon the visit delegates during their stay in Cli lesion, and to (lie German Ftisili . tor the use of the hall for the oco j' ion. The session adjourned with a hy and a prayer by the Rev. S. T. Crec and is to meet again on the sect rs Tuesday in April. 100;>. S. Rutherford News. M Rutherford School, April 14.?Th was preaching at Mnoree Bapl ;d church the 2nd Sunday; had a la congregation and a good sermon u. the pastor. Rev.' M. 1>. Mitchell, it 'fnrmers are getting along ni ly with their crops, but are need rain. There is some cotton up bu think before next week this time will 1)(* looking sick as there is gen ally a cold spell at Master, and t year Master and' full-moon comes 1,1 get her and we are looking for a v "> severe cold spell. (1- Several of the Rutherford scln children arc out of school on aceoi 'A of having the whooping-cough, hope they are being taught at ho y- bv their parents. G II. Ainick has been confined >e his bed with grip a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Cromer, PS Craven Hill were the ?nests of ] .v. and Mrs. IT. M. Wicker Sunday. s- Mr. Oscar Graham of the Grab k. section, with his pretty bride, I r. moved upon the lliggins place n '! Ilia Rutherford* school. \V0 are g >.V to have him near us amr numlvo among our neighbors. ?d Mr. Jenlc Smith, of Alt. Pleasn ce received a fall from which lie was < ?c { iously injured and has been confii le to his bed over since. ill I 1 see some dogs are muzzled .* y. some free. If I muzzle mine and I 1, don't, what need' is it. for me lo in 11 zle mine? If there are 100 dogs j x- 50 are compelled to be muzzled r s- f>0 running free, let the others f also. TOLAND NEGROES (C.ONVICTE .111- Will Hang May 1 for Murder of M Ellisor?In Penitentiary for Safe Keeping. I he two Tolan.i lU'Viiues who w, >011 tried this week at Lcxiuytou mi 1 eat charge of niurdoriiur Mrs. Kllis rod were convicted ?m Wednesday a tor souleneed by ?) I )|' \ iiiv to 11 a wo "ii til-,.' lirsl day of .\kiy. Thev wi ias carried to Lexington from the pe icc tentiarv under military escort a >11- after con viol ion were returned to I nth peiiteiitiary undor i!i,? same esc ts, where 11 icy will l)o kept for safety i 11 a 1 Iil 1 lie day of exceiit.Mn. mi- Ono of the negroes a (in! i t ted havi ict- killed Dili's. Kllisor, while the otl iml j protest I'd that he had nothing" to ieli 1 with it thougii lie was in com pa be-I with his brother. These two negiv \e- went from Newberry county and nrs cenllv lived with Mr. If. C. Mosele Ids Wliito Ribbon Echoes, i" 111*' Wonrui's <Yiristian Temp anee t'nion of Newberry highly app ior- , ciate the courtesy of The Herald :i nee Was in opei'.iiii; it> columns for ( led benctit. V ' A ?' aisii to enter every open di and tiie n-e of the press, in briuv Ho- (Mir cause before the public, i- alw; a boon which we accept with sine tig- I hanks. We hope to furnish items news from mir various depart me dh, 1 of work senii-nioiitlily, which 11 I prove both interesting' and profital 1'. i W e g i ve in this issue, the annual j port given bv our secretary at tto | close of the year in March. \\ e enter hopefully on aircit! al- i year s work and rejoice in the lie ; ty "fiod speed" that "roots us fr L. j ail sources. 'ot, j Report of Woman's Christian Tc peranco Union of Newberry, ol>- ' S. C? 1007-1908. j During the last year \v, have h 'rs,;iwo nie?; i ties each month. We n j have an enrollment of IPS iudud I""1 1 '-j active and honorary members. s!k an increase of-! I over last yea eat : enrollment. ni^ I We were fortunate in having 110 J Annual Convention of the W. C. U. of South Carolina to meet with j^n last September. At which time ^ ' unions were represented bringing' 11CS "elher M earnest, enthusiastic, Chi tian women as decimates. arI he meeting; was of ureal benefit. .lf._ our Newberry union and we feel tl Mis. Mary Harris Armour was an mn 1" 1 !'e convention and 1 tallcs a help to our town. null ''* *' mly we have had with us 1 j M<( '0011 and Mrs. i>ie|ricii the nati ' al organizer. We hope that our 1 j and our rood woiks will irrow <0 ere "K"'1' during the coining- year than list have grow n in the past, rue Eva 11. Gary by ot W.T. T. 1*.. Newberry, S. ,ea" How My Boy Went Down. 'nS" !t was not on the field of battle, k } ' was not with a ship at sea. Him a late far worse than either I'hat stole liini away from me. his "fwas the death in I lie tempt ins; wi I0" cup LM-V That the reason and senses drov j 11e drank the alluring' poison, And thus mv bov went down. iint j ')U'. ,l)own fj'oni the heitrh!* of manho. | I" the depths of disurra.' ? ? and s Down to a worthless beintr, I 1'Voni the hope of what niieht h; been. 1 For the brand of a beast besotted I Hi' bartered' his manhood's crow: 1 Ihroutih the irate of a sinful ideas j My poor, weak boy went down. '?*. I (,,u j lis only the same old story 'n(' j That mothers -(> often tell, n><1 (With accents of infinite sadnvss, j T.ike (he tones of a funeral bell: n?M Put I never thought, once, whet tor-j beard it, ,(,(1 j T should learn all its. meaniii'* 1 I self; >"<1 I Ihou'j-bt he'd* be true to bis motf J thone-lit he'd be Irue (o himself 117.ind T>ut alas! for my hopes, all dolusii w<? Alas! for his youthful pride! ,V!0 AI"is! who aiv safe when danger Ts open 011 every side? ID. Oh, can nothing destroy this great D evil ? rs. No bar in ils pathway 1?o thrown. To save from the terrible maelstrom V I lie thou>aiids of boys "join,if down ! ?-Author l ulviiown. 'he In Atlanta. Georgia, a city of 100.- T or, 000 population, one hundred atuT sevmT cnly-live aloous wori1 (dosed l>v law 11< !>.- "ii January 1. I DOS. TV fore that law l> re was thirty days old the city jail was < < ni- empty oi prisoners lor the first time .i' nd since it was built. h, Ihdore (ioorsria became proiiibi- " "it I ion people predicted "ruin." "iMiip- '' ty store buildings." "business dead." etc. P?ul within thirty nays after the !1,o one hundred and seventy-Jive saloons 1,1 ,ei* went out id' business the liquor ;H ' stores were re-rented for such enter- *' prises as cloihini** stores, furniture !1 3cs stores, grocery storey and all sorts of ' lt?" stores where the people buy supplies >' that contribute to their health, coin- 11 fort, and welfare instead of drink s< j that destroys. a [Mj| News of Mt. Pleasant. mi* ! l'h'asant. April 10. -We regret {very mit?-!i to say thai Mr. .1. II. to r j* niitli, <i 11 iioi lora de old >o| d i e r o t our iu?. | county snlVei iri.u' very painfully IVS j I roni a t :i 11 receiveo sometime a*_'o <?ui \ ore '''s ' mid a host of his friends \ of ; and relati\es were to sec him Suudav. ( nls Muriny his illness ho has been ureal- | lav missed and more so on Suudav \ do. from A! t. Pleasant chnrdi where be y i<v>_ has been a leadiuy member for a iiuiii- || lIio u''' years. The entire community \ hopes to see him up again. i.< lier Mr. Oeo. P>. Cromer and Magistrate V ar- Hlease, of Newberry, were in V om j this vicinity last wecic. T I Mr. ( . f. Willard, of I'nion. S. V j was visitinjr his brother-in-law. Mr. 1 iin- j l{. L. .Murphy, of this section, last ' j wcck. S ) j Mr. J. I*!. Hinder, of this section. " ' j nas returned home from a visit to j his uncle, Mr. |,ee Pinner, near Sj ' m-s Phillips. ' >w- j ... , , S r's L 'llt' n iu s;,y that Miss ^ ^ I 'Ci I ha ( roiuer wlio lias ijeen verv ill | ^ j l"i *-onic time ;s able to be np again j '1! spent the nii-'hl Sunday with her j uncle, Mr. 11. S, (iraliam, id' this ,-ec,,s i lion' to- and AI i ss Gertrude ^ Wicker, of Newberry, were visiti in this vicinity Sunday. 1 here will be an Easter egg hunt (, ^ and musical on Saturday, April ISth, ,j in- 'i1'' "f Mr. and Mrs. (!. ,] TI. < Vomer. . ler j li j The farmers of this section have r, ^f,. i 1;'l<?*n advantage of the recent, preitv i1 ^ [ weaiher to plant both corn and cotton :i ,,|] '""10 of them have fine stands of'. ? j corn, and the wheat and oat crops! w,? I:m> :l>; Ibio a< nave been in some lime, |i and as we lave Jiad but very lit I hi v. jlro<t this spring the fruit crops are tl (' One throi.olioiit this section and h I the outlook lor a good crop vear is I 1" I the best in ten years, though some of j ii { 1 he farmers of this section are ex- li pectin*,' some frost near Master. u I lie farmers of this section are all j * very good lariners and are working I strong at their Farmers' Union, audi'1 T hope them success and long to see' jibe union in action, so lhe\; can bring kn,|all the farmers together, and set , | prices on their cotton that will pay i them for raisins* it. for we southern a ^ j Kc.plc raise eollon while .>1) other | : jn; , p?ii fs of the world grow hay, corn and i li 'Viols and others raise cattle anu'i ;1Ve .V'iee mules, and Hie southernjr ? fanner will pav the-v hi-rli luieex for j ?* and i*ai-e coMou al 10 and P.^j 1 ii ; j ''' wilhoiil one time sfoppins' to I ui,-? j Irdnlv what (ho value of cotton is. ft.!' j deneu.Is ,,>i three thin-rs: first. )|,o <!< - | " I Maud for it: second. I'k> cost of pro-1 I'bnlioii. and third fh *? inlclli-ence j vvhi.-h was back of the eolfon. Cot-! j Ion was in eonipetition wiih throe j fabrics, flav. wool am? silk, and in: i r I order to yi i what cotton is worth, if 1 j Vf,u would lake the price of silk, word 1 ny-jand flax von would reach the conelu- j J sion that cotton was worth at least jer, i r?0 cuts oer ]>ound and the reason *' jwhv we are not trellinir but 10 and P.2 ' j is because the southern farmer is " >n! standing here as the vassal slave for ?' Ihe rest of the world, and will be i' nothimr 'else until he asserts his own R. M. ISPENSARY WINS IN AIKEN COUNTY. ifith Three Small Boxes Yet to bo Heard From the Vote Stands 877 to 822. lie Stall'. Aiken, April 1").?1The election, held lMv today as to dispensary or prohiiti<?ii. resulted in a victory for the iiinty dispensary by a very wmali nia>rity. Willi all hut three small boxes i*ard I'roin the dispensary has a lead I' and il is probable lire other ir<v boxes will run the majority up > ino or more. Ureal interest was taken in the lee!ion all over the county. Although 10 weather was threatenin.ir a lari?e cow if was around the polls in Aiken 11 day, amonv," whom were many laies. About tlie time tiro returns b<Jan to eome in il botrnn to rain but olwithstauilin^ this 1 artre crowds as1'itibled around the bulletin board;ml waited I'or the returns, whieli inie in rapidly. It was a elose olooon. the Iollowinir is the vote l>v prein-t -: l-'or Against I tispen- I dispensary sary. liken city 20~> Hit 'aueluse l _> Iraniteville SO 120 bit b 27 III lout IIIoIVllf'i !) 2!) rarrenville 2S .11 .anL'ley ins -I 'ortli Augusta . . . . .*? I; 1(K5 ianks .Mill 15 | Windsor 2(> .'17 havener ^st y.) alalha -12 17 Hute Pond 5 S 'nve am.' Ilankinsoi) 2 1 ni pewell ,*> IS divert on S II ?i!s ii '< u't:ain Aeadeiny . . fit l 1 hnvk.a IS 12 illi-nl'iii 2 1 21 ?'i veru |. 5 alley 21 2S 1 ne.ee- Mill 27 10 I'oiaI S77 S22 Falls f>00 Feet and Lives. >os|?.ii Herald. That a man ean J'all .">00 1'ivl anil nrvive has .just been proved in lirisil, Kmrland, where his escape Iron eaih is icnardeif as a miracle. Tw.ic? io man's body struck the rocks a. ' 1***11 from liial ureal liei^hl to tlu ,'ihvay iielow (tbsocvatory Mill, anf i. sii'oiii] time ii bounced out severi yards Irom the rock wall audi ook i I" some ob>ervers as ihoiiuh il >uid Ioiich i!ic carriages thai slum . I he -laiion line. A siroiur win? is blow inv. however, ami* litis cauiyni lie man a.id carried him toward lb, nek. T ie result was thai instead ol :iHi!j i aiiioiiu- the carriages he I'el Ho ih.! >oft earth of the station mas i*r's trarden. The man was picket p and carried to a hospital. It' h> urvives the shock of such a fall a; liai. <>ne can only say I hat his linn ad nm come. Tim Mending ol' lloavts. tall iniore American. Surireoiis in a onkers hospila re 111rowing boii(|uets al Ihemsclve.> ml tile profession over the fact thai lie heart ol' an implicit' athlete wa. liken out. stilclcd between beats am placed without damage to the own r. !11 to mend a fractured hearl ; ' - ich a r." e aehievemci that snr ery n.'I'd crow over such oceasiona iii:mp!i>. It :s a I'eai winch evei rdinaiily pretty yirls pei form ever\ ay. and regard il merely a> a mat r of course. TWISTING A BRONCO. low Colt-? Are Put Through the Grand Merry Go Round. lie was a hi# black beauty of oil. and .just as mean as he wa: andsome. "Prone" had never beei lioroughly broken by his former own r, and wiien 1 first saw him he wai i the hands of the best horse break r in camp, who was putting the fin ?hing touches to his education. 11 \ "They called iliis pony a' outlaw afore I look a-holl of him," remarked I he bronco twister. "Shucks! Nowadays ef a boss bucks iiis saddle blankets ol'f'n him the boys say * Outlaw! Had bronco. On ess I'll ride that old hoss over yonder.' "I've sweated most of ;he ugliness ouleu him a'ready," continued tho trainer. "He ain't got but one mean habit left, an' today I'm i?'ointr to larn him to fergit it." The. mean habit referred to was this?when "Hronc." decided to go ' | straight ahead, he'd go. Over rocks 1 and down the steep banks of a wash, through cactus and the well named cat's (daw; and if the ehollas prick'*?F him. ?>r (!,e. curved claws of the ' brush snatched at his flanks, he i would throw in some fancy hacking for good measure as he tore along". l>ut turn? Never. Tin? trainer took his riata from the saddle, horn and tied one end to tho ' rope bridle or hackatuorc, fastening i it securely under the .jaw. Then he polled the colt, working toward its j flanks, until the animal allowed him | to reach the tail and fasten a loop of | rope in its heavy ; t rands. The free end <?f the riata was pass I e l thriiu^'h the loop in a wa\ which would bring the horse's ln-ad and tail Io'.M't iier when t ightened, and ii\' pass itig the rial a mice mure throuuh both i hackamore ami loop it was prevented from slipping wlnm released, "Now, fer the grand' merry uo round!" announced the twister, and standing away from the colt's heels In' pulled the riaita taut until the animal was bent nearly double. "Keep turnin' till I say yoti kin slop," he commanded, ami in fact ihe bewildered creature was revolving like a top and painfully learning the old lesson of his race that man's will is law for I lie horse. We sal in I lie -hade of a mc><|uile, | watching him for twenty minutes or I :-o v. ! 11 the ";i >ii - i i wisier decided that the sj, if neck wa- sut'iicient Iv limber. W"! I ' 11 'lie I, ..! ,! ed he discu\ eii his error : I h" I'ri htened j lioiv | rauced ft:id hacked with him [ami' finally I r i < < I to roll over the rider. who spraie:' from the .-addle just in the nick of time. I > u I his patience was by no means exhausted. . ."Mere's a s!mhv way to make 'em limber," he announced, and picking j Hp a large flat stone he lapped Ihe ! horse's neck for a few minutes stead. j iIv. bill not with sullicieiit force to ihurl him. " lie 'II IVel that perl.v soon i an' find it easier lo turn than brace j his tender neck aviu the reins." ; When the pons had been lever-cd j ? I lint is, tied head' and tail on the | oj>|iii-j!t- ..'idi ami allowed to rotat janoilier half hour, he was dripping r | with sweat ami completely snbdu. d. 'I lie !ir?>neo twister mounted ami the coll allowed hiin-.df to be ridden j about the flat until he tangled in his j trailing riata and fell, the rider still ! oil I Op. "Now, we'll turn him loose an' see how he behaves himself," remarket the trainer, and unslinging the ropes lie again mounted and rode the now tractable horse in circles and figure | eights, wheeling and turning at will. As the training concluded. "I'd a j heap sooner (wis this critter's neck .. with a rope than have him break his I back an' mine too over yonder clilT." Which was the justification of I "r.ronc's" hard lesson. Out West. 1 I I | W hie th" Howard f<ouhl; ouuht not ! to bo divorced, Ihey ouuht: not, in tho I .interest of the innocent bystander, lo J tie allowed to ii-- t-t. News ;iud four r Though ihe mapority of the Massnjchu elts delegates are for Taft, we 5 shall not begin to abuse him until !k ansas finally endorses him. 5 | The l.ryan enthusiasm is as thin as wide.- N'ews ami Courier. 1 "The happie-l life," says a rural * editor, nee Frank Stanton, "is where 1 von tell Iime by the sun, d'rink water - from a gourd, pay the preacher and * editor, and don't worry yourself as to - whether tho world is round o- ."at, - j nor make your head swim trying to bov how high heaven is."