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E. II. AULL, EDITOR. Entered at the PostofTice at Newfcerry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. Tuesday, November 24, 1(J0S. The Herald and News expects to print Friday's issue either Wednesday niylit or early Thursday morning <so that the printers and ollice force may have Thanksgiving. The office will he (dosed on Thursday. Advertisers will please yive us copy foi changes and new ads on Wednesday ttiorning. (t was rumored in (Jreenville the other day that it new daily paper would probably be started in it very ?diort fiine in tluit city and that there was plenty id' capital behind it and th;it it would he edited by .Ino. W. Kern, dr.. a nephew id I lie recent Democrat-I 'e candidate for vice-president. "STARLIGHT." This is the title of a beautiful little Indian romance which we publish in Miis issue. It was writ ten for The Herald ;nii| NV\\s, Read it. We wish <ve eoithl secure 4 * |\sper, *" as a iwlar cunt ribtilor. i We publish in another column an 1 tut crcsl iny account from the ('oltitn- 1 rna correspondent to the News and ; < oinier yiviuy the ollices to be filled I bv the general assembly recently electcd. We desire to call attention t< one |i.irayliiiph in licit article. We have a i e 111 ioni'i I i! before. It refers |o Irtistecs ii| Slate ins| it nl ions and it will he seen that this article states that . | f.\ few nl these Iril-Uces take out commissions ;i- required by the cott> t i I a I ion. I he trouble is 11111 a yood many of them are also members of the general assembly and lltey refuse to take out cointiiissious in order to avoid the inhibition in the constitution ayainsi any member of (lie general assembly holditiy any other position. The ycneral assembly ought to enforce this constitutional provision as to its o\\ n membership or stth- j mil it (o I lie people to be repealed. | I ( en. I\. If. Hemphill, who lias filled ihe position ot clerk of the senate foi many years, yives notice that on account of impaired health he will not he a candidate for re-election, (leu. Hemphill luts served his country and Stale in several positions with fidelity and honor, and will carry with hint in his voluntary retirement the best wishes ot a host up TrieitiN for his I speedy restoration to complete health ? Orangeburg Times and Democrat. We join heartily in the above. (Sen. Icuiphill as a ho\ soldier served his country well and faithfully and as legislator, editor and clerk of the senate he has been true to every trust. We all hope lie may be restored to health and be spared niaiiv years fm the service of his Slate. l4.\ ire1111 etuau asked us only the other day it we thought a broad nonpartisan paper, that would tell the truth as it appeared ami yive both sides u| all questions, politieal ami otherwise, without personal abuse of those who differed, could seeceed. We doubt it." Newberry Herald and News. And there is where von are mistaken. I lie Dailv Mail is that kind "fa paper, and H is yetting ahmy jiM splendiilly. Daily Mail. We are ylad 1 ? know thai the 44 Dailv Maill :< that kind of a paper ami I hat ii i - succ liny. That is what every newspaper should do lutl some of our hiy dailies carrv their persona! likes ;tnd dislikes into their news columns and use their editorial columns to abuse those who do not ayree with I brut. linn. William .leiininys I'rvan as he was takiiiy ? I>ip fur Mexico announced that he would "run a;iin for the ('residency in I!?JL? if circumstances once more lorce me into the c/impaiytt. So it would seem the ir.in~ strel who s;ij11 In- would vote for Taft because lie 11iiyIit not have another opportunity to vote for liitn. but thai he could vote for I'rvan anv lime had tlie situation down about riyhl. Mr. Bryan is a great and good man bill really he should no| monopolize lite business of running as a candidate of the Democratic party for the presidency. It is contrary to the anti-trust and anti-monopoly plank of the Democratic platform. A WISE ORDER. *4dudye Klrtvh vesterday issued an order prohibit iny person> from t>'11 itty on the fl ?or or llin w iny litter of any kind upon the floor of the court house or indulging in any other ads or conduct abusive to tho public property >-or V \ calculated to disturb I lie good ord? of the court. Any one violating tl order shall be subject to a fine. Judg Klugh is to be eommended. Though less people abuse public property, n< because they do not know better, bi because they do not care, and the should be made to have a regard f<i the county's property and the con fort of others. We have never see a court limine that did not resembl more or less a hog pen, because of 111 indecency of tobacco chewcrs in e> peel orating upon the floor. It's ur sanitary and therefore unhealthy an we applaud the order of Judg Klugh." The above was clipped from an e> change and we think appeared first i the (Jafl'ney Ledger and was, there fore, an utterance of .Judge King from the bench at fJaffney. Judge Klugh is eminently eorrec We arc glad to see the judiciary taV ing aetion similar to this. Tt is usr less to spool money in building an furnishing nice court rooms if the arc 1" be abused. People do not in tend to abuse the property but do s many times thoughtlessly. Beside (lie unsightly appearance such con duct makes the building unsanitary. .Indue Memniinger on Saturday is sued a similar order at Xewberrv am placards will l>e piti i;m calling the al fcution of those who attend court t( the fact that spitting upon I lie floo i- tio| only unseemly ami filthy bn 111at it is also unsanitary. Cleanliness is a virtue and sliouh lie observed by our courts. If 111 people who attend court will think fo a moment they will ?cp ITie necessity rd' cleanliness in the court room am the wisdom of the position of thcsi judges and will cooperate with the of f'iccrs in enforcing the rule. file recommendation of the gram jury as to the old court house is rigli -n far as the purpose is in keep tin place neat and clean and in propc condition but if tlmsc wlm voted t< retain the building had thought it wa to lie used as an office building to h rented they would not have voted t< retain it. The county lias no right t Jin into business of this kind. Tlmse who favor retaining III building had in mind its use as a li hrary and rest room for the ladic and children who come to town froi the country. Of course to carry on this purpose it will he necessary f have some provision for the propc care of the building after it is pn in proper condition to he used for thi purpose. The grounds immediately aronn the building need to be cared for an not used for hit idling purposes. TV steps should he put on the inside an the corridors and shed should not V I used as a loitering or loafing plae ! These reforms could be made if usr as we suggest but if used as an offi? i building to lie rented none of thej changes will be made. ' The upstairs could be used 'meetings of various kinds. Thi- is a handsome old building ai jshould be taken care of and turm into a public library building with tl i other uses indicated. I COUNTRY LIFE COMMISSION ! President Roosevelt Writes Intcres ing to Chairman Suggesting Topics and Meetings. Washington. Nov. l!l. At I he sji ' vc-t ion of President Woosevelt, tl . ' count r\ life coiumis>iou lias a-ked tl ! farmers of the country to meet j their re.-pective communities son before Saturday, December to di cii-s tlic 1111e-1ions wliich the commi " inn i- studying and to indicate tin | own ideas of what are the most ii port ant subjects for the commissi) | i< consider. In a letter t<> the members of t I country life commission the |iro< | den! say> the farmers sliould feel ' I ,'!!-e of owner-hip m the eomin sion." and that he believes that t j commission should get into the eh est nossible touch with the fanne lie urges the importance of lioldi the meeting before congress adjour I prior to the Christinas holidays, 'that at the time congress reassr , Ides, early in January, the commissi j may have reports of the meetings j hand and may be " in position to ;i vise definitely what should be done AI the same time President Woo: velt adds two members to the eo mission? one member from t South and one member from the 1 west?Mr. Charles S. Barrett, of I ion City, (la., and Mr. William Beard, of Sacramento, Cal. The letter of the president Chairman Bailey follows: I The White House, Washington, November 0, 100S. 'My Dear Professor Bailey# I wish at the outset cordially thank yon for the way in which y | have taken hold of the work you a doing. No more valuable work f fi (lie people of this country can He ic done, bccausc no more valuable work ( [t* for tlie farmers of this country can ^ t- be don*. j >t Now of course tlie whole success it of the work depends upon the attitude (| y of the people in the open country, of ( >r the farming people f the United ( l- Stales. If I hey feel an awakening in- s n terest in what you are doing, the.v e should manifest it. Moreover, il is c essential that (lie farmer, the men who actually live on the soil should ,| i- feel a sense of ownership in this comd mission, should feel that you gcntlec ment in very truth represent them and are responsive to their desires and wishes, no less than to their |] n needs. It seems to me therefore that ( !- it would be wise to try to get into the h closest possible touch with the farmers of the country and to find out t. from them, so far as you are able, just ^ what they regard as being the sub> jects with which it is most importd ant that you should deal. This you \ are already doing by sending out a i- circular of questions and by holding 0 meetings in different parts of tin- * s Cnilcd States. Hut perhaps somei thing m<?re can be done. I accordingly suggest that you ask - the farmers to come together in the fl several school districts of the conn- * "itrv so that they may meet and con" J sidcr these matters. I suggest the V l' ! school districts because the school ' t i house wonhl lie the natural and pro- (' I per place for such a meeting; or fhe\ " 1 | could meet at other customary or conf I venicnt places. It would be well if: i' tlu? meetings could be held within | the next three or four weeks; that is, 1 | before congress adjourns prior in the P j Christ nias holidays, so that at the '' time of t tic reassembling of congresj \ ! early in January von will have the 11 j reports of the meetings and so will j : In* in position to advise definitely ' I what should be done. 1 suggest that 11 Q I you ask them l<*? meet not later than Saturday, December 5th; and you a , will of course use your own judgs ment whether to summon the meeting S1 ,, by circular or otherwise. r? Throughout this letter where I use j 0 the word "fanners" I mean also to , include all those who live in the e | open country and arc Intimately con ! nected with those wtio do the farm j s j work?ministers, school teachers, j n | physicians, editors of country papers, 1 | in short all men and women whose . oilife work is done either on the farm J i j or in connect ion with the life work ^ it I of those who are on the farm. , . I ll Vou know better than I what topics you will suggest. How would it do to include such topics as: s ( j The efficiency of tlie rural schools, j Farmers' organizations. I ( j The ?|uestion of farm labor. ] M j The need of good roads. ; Improved postal facilities. | Sanitary conditions on the farm. |\ Your purpose is neither to investi- i v gate the farmer, nor to inquire into ) j technical methods of running. You j ' , are simply trying to ascertain what i ; jare the general economic, social, edu- j jcational, and sanitary conditions "f|a I the open country. and what, if any-j jibing, the farmers themselves can do j ( ! t<) help themselves, and how the government can help them. To this end i your especial desire is to get in | touch with and represent the far- _ t- mers themselves. The commission i t ? now consists of five members. 1[? shall ask two more gentlemen |o >erve j' | upon it, so thai the full membership g- | will be as follows: tie I I'rof. I,. II. liailey, of New York lie I Stale College of Agriculllire, Ithaca, in [ X. \ .. chairman. ne J Mr. Henry Wallace, Wallace's is- Fanner. I)cs Moines. Iowa. j s- I Kenyon I,. Hut terfield. president I ir Massachusetts Agricultural college, n- i Ainherst, Mass. >ii j Clifford I'incliot, I'. S. Forest Ser vice, Washington, D. C. lie} Waller II. I'age, of North Carolina, ii- jcditoi of the World's Work, 'a ] ('Ii,-ivies S. Harrctl. I'nion Ciiy, <la.. is- | and William A. Heard, Sacramento, lie J Cal. ?s- Again thanking you. and with all j rs. i good wishes for your success in this ' ny j great and important work, believe me. ns Very siiiccreK yours, so Theodore Roosevelt, in- [I'rof. I,. II. liailey. Chairman, oil Commission on Country l/ife. in i New \ ork State Collcyc of Agriid culture, Ithaca, New York. To which Chairman Hailey rcpli<e ed as follows: m- Commission on Country Life, hi* November 12, 1908. 'ar Sir: The Commission on Country In- Life is much gratified that its efforts A. have met with your approval. 'Hie public interest in the subject seems to to be widespread and to be constantly growing, as the purpose of the work becomes known. Discussion of the inquiry that the commission is j making, among tli" people themsetto ves. is the best means of arriving ai i on Li clear understandin r of what the. re j country life problems really are. The 'oj commission gladly welcomes youi ingestion (lint till country people mnu together to consider these great (ucsliotis, and hereby requests all >ersons who are specially interested n the welfare of the open country to neet in their usual gathering places m or before December 5 to discuss lie subjects you suggest, or any of he questions on which the commisiufi is making inquiries. Copies of the questions niay be seured by writing to the Commission n Country Life, Washington, I). 0. 'he commission desires that so fai is possible, a general summary 01 stimale of the discussions in all the neetiug places be promptly sent to Is ollice in Washington, so that it nay have the benefit of all suggesions in preparing its report. Very respectfully, L. M. Bailey, Chairman. 'he President, The White House. THE REAL SECRET. Vlion the Whole Country Went to Laughing Over the Gander and Hen Incident, Dignity, Inseparable from a Great Undertaking, Was Lacking. 'harlotce Observer. Many and various have been the onjeetures aiming to account for Aryan's third exit from the stage, estiued, however, like I'atti and tlier celebrities to make other farc ell tours. A small coterie of Ob rver admirers secretly maintain hat the (Jreek-beaing gift of the .ong (lander and the fat lien to the eceder elder of Secession Chaleston irst put Taft on his mettle and dislosed to chairman Mack the waverig allegiance nf the old guard. It was a case of killing a man in nn. Iloweved beneficent in inteii on, il belittled the popular crusade r campaign cash; while Carnegie's mbition was excited to do som.-ling real handsome for the other de. When thr> whole country went ) laughing over an incident, however rivial, that soon became national; ic cause of Oklahoma and Nebraska :'lt the lack of a certain dignity in- , pparable from great undertakings. In vain Mr. Bryan sought to steer lie tide by publishing from day to ay that a certain well known friend ' his had given $100 to Chairman lack. People remembering the 'harleston raffle of these celebrated irds were sceptic and shook their cads when asked for a dollar. It is not a strange or strained theiry that is here maintained. Win hould not a bird that saved imperial tome lose an American election? Poent for mischief?'perhaps in the asl named case it continues true that he scream of the true American Eage and the might flap of his wings v as not heard in the land till this vretched offspring of a Chinese isand, tamely mated with a fat Hen, nath* its appearam-e in the Charleson produce market. " Why Not.'' OPERA HOUSE EARHARDT & BAXTER, Lessees and Managers Saturday, Nov. 28. JED CARLTON PRKSKNTS Beatrice Gordon 'Was She to Blame' A dramatization of BKRTIIA M. CLAY'S beautiful story "A BITTER ATONEMENT" A complete Stage Production. Special Scenery. Competent Cast. It'there is any humor in your make-up you will laugh 'till you cry. If your heart has a tender spot Lliis play will reach it. Seats on Sale at Newberry Hardware Co. Prices 25, 35, 50 and 75 Cents. FOR SALE. T !."> horse power International Gasoline. engine almost new. 1 12 horse power Steam engine, the To/.er make on scidds. \ Flouring Mill with all fixtures. 1 good brood family mare, 10 years old. in fold from Caughman Bros, blooded Kentucky horse. Will sell any or all of the above property down at unheard of prices. Call and see me at Little Mountain, S. C. A. N. Boland. International fomenting Co-'s jf high grade I WEBER and COLUMBUS || WAGONS 1 PHOENIX, PARKER (J and TYSON & JONES 1 BUGGIES I WILL C. FREE I SEWING MACHINES { /J For sale CHEAP FOR CASH. | Get our prices before Buying. The Setzler Co. I POMARIA, S . C. t K i n 1 1 r TAN FOOTWEAR Jgp '""THE Young Man or Young Lady without a pair of Winter Tan Shoes will not be admitted into the line of Smart Dressers this season. ML ^IL \ It's going to be a Season of Winter Tans! You'll see them everywhere. We've the new shades of tan leathers 1 j?W ^81? in severai smart models. ] 'Whfy Medium or extra high cut h styles for Men. [| WsJ Medium or high Napoleon, S Jastek wave top for Women. ! j <,i 1\- forated vamps and toes. j| t Medium or heavy soles. i wiy I.aee, Button or Bluchers. 11 Er $3, $3-50'$4 to $6 1 ^ I Select your Tans early for we're fJii I thinking that the smartest styles will I be scarce, later. We've every size I and width and will se^. that you are j correctjy. FELLERS I MORGAN I THE SHOEXS | The First Cough of the Season, ; @ Even though not aevere, has a tendency to irritate the sensi- & ^ live *teinbr?iies of the throat and delicate bronchial tubus. Zl ^ Coughs then come easy all winter, every time you lake the ? ? slightest cold. Cure the first cough before it has a chance to ^ set up an luflamation in the delicate capillary air tubes of the gfo lungs. The best remedy is QUICK RKLIKF COUGH A a SYRUP. It at once gets right at the seat of trouble a?<l re- ^ moves the cause. It is free from Morphine and is as safe tor Qb a child as for an adult. 25 cents at ^ % MAYES' DRUG STORE. *