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VOL XLVI NO. 19 NEWBERRY,.S. C.. FRIDAY, MARCH ,5 1909. TWIOE A WEEK. $1.50 A YEAR 1-9AFT ENTERS THE WHITE HOUSE THE PRESIDENT-ELECT BEGINS FOUR YEAR'S STAY. Judge and His Wife Spend Eve of Inauguration With Retiring Chief Executive. Washington, March 3.-It was two minutes past 8 o'clock tonight when William Howard Taft and Mrs. Taft stepped from their automobile in a driving rain and entered the White House for the night-to make it their ho.ie for the next four years. There was no demonstration what ever marking the arrival of the new tenants of the executive mansion. Mr. Taft had a day filled with per sonal incidents. The Broadman resi denee, where he -had made his -home sine his arrival in the city last Sat urday, -was early filled with callers, and the demands of friends, states men and politicians on the time of the incoming president were greater than be has experienced since his election. The purpose of most of the callers, however iwas to extend the hand of cordiality and good wishes. It was just getting dark and the ra=n was coming down- in cold torrents when Mr. Taft hea-rd the strains of "Home, Sweet Home" by a brass band. He ran down the stairs and out of doors from the Boardman residence without his hat. As -he dhad anticipat ed there was the Citizens' Taft club of Cineinnati, 100 strong. "Gilve me the friend of foul weath er rather than those of fair weather,'" was the cheery greeting to his fellow townsmen, who eheere dhim lustily., His Cincinnati friends are to partake of luncheon with President Taft at the White House tomorrow afternoon. The Yale class of '78, of whieh Mr, Taft is a proud member, had their in ning with the president-elect this af ternoon. He drove down town, metI them in the rain and proceeded to the thistoric steps of the navy department building, where all posed for a grotp picture, After his dinner, Mr. Taft found I time to go to the Willard hotel for a few minutes to be cheered by his old classmates who were holding a Yale smoker.ai The news of the clay, so far' as p pintments are eoncerned, was sum snd up in the statement by Mr. Taft 'tha0t Beekman Winthrop, who -receut ItV declined the position of assistant 2 seeretary of state, iad .accep..ed the similar place in the navy department, <where he will be assistant secretary after March 4. Former Gov. Byron T. Hlerriek, of Ohio, who declined to be conisideied for the position of secareta-ry of the treasury, today refused the offer of Mr. Taft to make him an ambassador. The particular post to whieh it was desired that M. Herriek should go was tihat at Rome, vacated - by the resignation of Mr. Griscom. Willis Moo-re~ chief of the United States weather bureat., sent Mr. Taft a telegram tonight, saying that the 'weather in Washington tomorrow would be -elear and cold. As the night 'wore on, however, the storm showed no signs of abating and ~the 'precipitation became more of snow :and less of rain. Pennsylvania aye -nue, down which the inaugural parade -will pass, was more than an inch deep islush at 2.30 a. m. and snow was still falling. TAX PAYING TIME. .Always a Rush at the Close-Treas urer Epps Will Send Receipts as Rapid.ly as Possible. The time for paying taxes, county -and State, without the extra penalty of five per cent. expired last Satur-I day. Treasurer Epps received on the last day quite a number of cheeks and money orders which he is writing up as rapidly as possible, and if anyone has failed to receive a rer-eipt it is because his name has not yet beenI -reached on the list. Mr. Epps says be patient and she will send receipts for all checks and money orders re ceived. This is the itime of year when the city man forgets for a season that the is just crazy to get on a farm. THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Sad Death of Mr. Geo. H. Wise "Old Folks Concert' '-College Minstrel-K. of P. Supper. Prosperity, March 4.-Rev. Mr. Phillips, of Newb-erry, visited Rev. Ira Caldwell this week. Mr. Logan Wyse, of Saluda, visited Mr. Willie Long recently. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Long, who for years have resided midway between Prosperity and Newberry, have mov ed into -the Mollohon Mill District. Mrs. Long has for several years been' doing a noble work in 'the school, not only in -an educational, but in many other ways as well. Her residence there will be quite an addition. Mrs. Croekford, of Virginia, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Caldwell. Mr. and Mrs. Murray, of Peaks, visited Mrs. J. S. Wheeler last week. Rev. C. L. Craig, who has just late ly come among us, will remove his family to Newberry next week, so as to be handier to the various churches of his oharge. Mrs. Jeff W. Reames, of Spartan burg, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Mark Bedenbaugh. Mr. John L. Hunter, of St. Lukes, is spending a week at Dr. G. Y. Hun ter's. Rev. Gilbert P. Voigt paid Mr. Birge Wise a week-end visit last week. The Palmetto Club will be enter tained by Miss Blanche Kibler on F.riday evening at 4 o'clock. "Ruth and Esther" -will be studied from several view points. The U. D. C. met with Mrs. G. Y. Hunter on Wednesday afternoon. A. very enjoyable and profitable hour was spent at this meeting. Rev. P. H. E. Derrick arrived in the city Saturday. That he is glad to be among old friends was patent -it -was evidenced by his walk and conversation. Mrs. Derriek and the child'ren are at her father's home in Orangeburg for a visit. Rev. Mr. Der rick delivered a fine sermon at Grace 'church Snu,day morning. Misses Lizzie McCracken, Pauline Sligh and Lula Dennis, of Newberry, visited Miss Mary Lizzie Wise last week. -xe Mr. Birge Wise and Mrs. Maxey Harmon spent several days of this week in Saluda. Our 16islators, Dr. Wyche and Mr. Harmon, have resumed their res petive professions and are again up on onr streets. Mr. IH. J. Rawl left Tuesday for Washington to visit his brother and to view the inauguration. Mr. Sam Cannon, of Columbia, vis ted -his sister, Mrs. Matthew Boozer, ver Sunday. Miss Beatrice Bedenbaugh has re urned .htme after a visit to the Mis es Werts. Mrs. W. A Moseley arrived home Saturday from -a business trip north. Miss Ethel Taylor. of Saluda, vis ted Miss Eula Taylor last week. Mr. Olin Bobb spent Suday at 1ome. The Neavberry College boys will resent their minst-rel at the auditor um on next Wednesday evening. While 'we are ment'ioning minstrels t is timely 'to remark that "The Mer ry Maids'' gave their second perfor-: ance Friday evening. It was pro ounced by many, even a greater sue eess than the one du'ring the holidays. 'he new and popular songs were odly encored. "Kentucky Babe,'' a uartette, created quite a sensation. he jokes all around were elever and rovoked much laughter. The cake alk was enjoyable, as also was the trnd finale-the patriotie song and lha drill. On Fr'iday evening of this week tere. will be given ''An Old Folk's Doncet'' un'der the ausices of the . D. C. Every thing will suggest "'Auld Lang Syne'' from the open ing~ chorus to the last song. Several violins and guita'rs will make you think you are again tripping ''on the light, fantastic toe'' and swinging your partners .at some forgotten dance of the days ''when you and I were young, Maggie.'' Ten cents is the ad mission: 8.30 the hour: and the audi torium thie pLace. Mrs. Sara W. Calmes returned from the northern markets Saturday and left Monday for Amerieus, Ga., where she has removed her high class milinery establishment. Mrs. Cal mes expects to conduct a larger busi ness than ever before. Having al ways carried a large and stylish stock of goods she will be greatly m.ssed by her numerous customers. Her store was also a popullar place for tarrying and iwaiting. Tihe K. of P's. -will have an oyster supper next Thursday night, March 11. Only the members will be pres ent. Mrs. Annie Turner, of Dyson, is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. M. Counts. Miss Alma Hartman is at Mr. Joe Hartman's. Mrs. Ellie Kinard, of Union, is vis iting Mrs. Mark Bedenbaugh. Mr. J. M. Johnson spent a few days of l.ast week in town. The many friends of Mr. George H. Wise were pained to learn of his sad death. The early portion of his life was spent among us. Mr. Wise was a kindly genial man, who had a pleasant word for all with whom h-e came into contact. His death breaks a family ohain of 7 children as he was the first to journey to that bright and better country. There re mains to mourn a large family of ebil dren. We extend sympathy. THE NEWS or ST. PAUL. The People Who Come and Go-Tele phones Everywhere-Less Fer tilizers to be Used. St. Paul, S. C., March 4.-Most of the people of this section took advan tage of the fine 'weatiher Monday and planted their gardens, but up to then very little early gardening bad been done in this section of the county, and what was done was most all to do over. The farmers began their plowing Monday in earnest, but owing to the hard rains that fell here Monday night it is too wet for plowing again. Mr. Paul H.alfacre and sister, Eu nice, of Newberry, visited at Mrs. Ella Bedenbaugh's Saturday and Sun day of last week. Mrs. Mattie Metfts, of Little Moun tain, is visiting hor brother, Mr. J. P. Kinard. Mr. Fred Epting visited at New berry Saturday and Sunday. Miss Martha Johnston. of Newber ry, is visiting the family of Mrs. Ella Bedenbaugh. Mr. T. D. Livingston spent S'atur day night and Sunday with the fadily of Mr. Willie Livingston, of New berry. Mr. Levi Gruber, wtho has been sick with grip for the past few weeks, is getting along nicely. Mrs. Nancy Richardson, who has been in a ihelpless condition for the past three months, is slowly improv ing. Mrs. J. W. Wicker has been very ill for the past ten days but is mend ing slowly at this writing. Mrs. T. Q. Kinard, who has also been very ill for t:he past week, is im provmng. Mrs. Lizzie Rikard, who has been mffering for some time of consump tion, is no better only at times. Miss Alice Riena.rdson is having hills and fever.I Master Willie Boinest is also having There are a few cases of mumps in the Jolly Street section, but they a-re keeping them very close and it is hoped they will not get sc.attered. Mr. Ernest Adidy and Miss Mag gie Stone, daughter of Mr. J. D. Stone. were married at the St. Paul's! parsonage Sunday morning at eleven' o 'clock by Rev. J. A. Sligh. The hap ,v ounlie have the congratulations of their many friends. It seemis tthat tihe telephones are taking the day in this section. They are very convenient and pleasant things to hare. We have one of the best centrals that there is in the busi ness and we except none. All we lack in this line is a night central. We ought to -have nieht service because we pay 'the same rent as others who get both day and night service. Then why should we not have the same?~ However, we are not complaining yet, althomugh -we would like to 'have it. Miss Mary Counts is visiting her sister, Mrs. Eddy, of Newberrv. Prof. W. A. Rikard, accompanied by Prof. Wailter Richardson and Mr. Thadeus L. Boinest spent Saturday and Snay 'with the former%s par ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Rikard, of Newberry. Mr. W. L. Bedenbaugh left Sunday fo,r Columbia by private conveyance. I want to congratulate our friend, "S.'" from Bachm-an Chapel section. In his letter Mr. S. says that there is a time for all things, and that you must not think of the girls when writ ing. Very good advice. Don't think he was thinking at the time of his wirting. Let us hear from you again, old boy, when you are not thinking of the girls. Mr. 0. L. Epting, 'who is ihere from Ohio on -a visit to Mr. J. J. Epting, is spending a few days in Columbia. Mr. T. P. Richarrdson and Mr. J. W. Richa,rdson are at Chappells this week doing some work. There will be less fertilizer used in this section of the county this year than there was last, unless the minds of people change from what they are now. We hope there will not be so much used. The large amount of fer tilizers that is being used over the country is one of the greatest draw baeks iwith the farmers of today. The grain crops are looking nice in this section and the outlook is now that there will be a full crop of grain raised this year. Miss Leola Bedenbaugh, who is at tending the Newberry graded school, spent Saturday and Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Ella Bedenbaugh. THE NRWS OF WHITMIRE. Many People Coming and Going Beautiful Milinery-Preaching for Presbyterians. Whitmire, Mardh 3.-Miss Bessie MGraw is visiting her cousin Mr. ames Bishop and family. Mrs. J. I. Young and Mrs. David Duncan are visiting Mr. .and Mrs. J. Ernest Nunnamaker near Columbia. Misses Sallie Sims and Louise Bates axe spending the week at Mr. W. A. ndrews. Mr. Metts Fant and Mr. and Mrs. William Elmore spent a pleasant day Sabbath at Mr. Jno. M. Suber's. Dr. D. J. Brim, of Clinton, preach ad to a la,rge and appreciative con regation in the new Presbyterian ?huroh, Sunday morning. In mentioning the teachers in the Presbyterian Sunday sehool a slight .sita'ke oceurred -which I wish to cor ret. Mrs. Henry G. Meyers will beach the class of children and not Nrs. Barney Herren, .as stated.. Miss Corri'e McCarley, the charm ing young milliner of the Cooper Co., as gone to Atlanta to purchase her stock of goods. In a very short time the ladies may feast their eyes and nen empty their pockets upon those lovely new hats. Mr. R.obert Whisonants and son-in law, Mr. Rein;hart, who have kept bh hotei here for thle past year have ~one to Chester wihere they will enter bhe real estate business. Mr. .and Mrs. B. F. Morrow, who eft us about a year ago, for their new home i.n Hendersonville, N. C., ave retu.rned and .taken ceharge of their hotel. Miss Moida Hodges, the cha:r:ing iaughter of Rev. E. T. Hodges, of 3riers, is visiting ther cousin, Mrs. M. E. Abrams. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. S. Derrick and hildren visited relatives in Newberry last Friday and Saturday. Mr. Coleman Gary has succeeded Wv'. T. Cofield Jeter as night operator in the telephone oficee here. Mr. Gary is a very wort'hy young man and the eompany are lucky in securing his Mr. and Mrs. S. A. .Jeter spent Fri lay night at their home in tie Beth den section. They were in Newber rv awhile on Saturday and noted with pleasure each improvement in New berry. They worshipped with the con: ~regation at Bet:h Eden Sunday and' were glad to meet tiheir frien~da at their former home. Nita. Mrs. Emma Hair. Mrs. Emma Hair announces the ar rival of many p)retty and stylish ar tieles in her line for the ladies of the ritv. These are to be sold at unusual Iv low pries. and shoppers will no dut he much gratified if they will stop in and look over Mr's. Hair stock of new groods, twhi-eh she has just received. The styles are .pretty an th pries resonable. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *1 * * * WILL SEABROOK'S TRAVELS * * * (By W. B. Seabrook.) Special to The Herald and News. Miramas, Fra-nce.-America is the greatest and h:appiest country in the world. The contenited citizen, who has lived his whole life through be neath the protecting shadow of the Stars and Stripes, though -he be the keenest observer and most ardent pat riot, can never appreciate the faill measure of his blessings. He cannot comprehend the value of his heritage because he sees it at too close range. Distance is the prime essential of a just .perspective. All truth is rela tive and the simplest fact can be un derstood only by comparison w'th oth er facts. America is one fact; Eu rope is another; the two are separat ed by an ocean, separated figarative ly as well as literally. The real American is the working man, the sturdy, honest laborer, the producer; the real European is the peasant; he also labors and produces, but -his labor is rendered bitter, often hopeless by the -weight of two terri ble burdens, the tradition of feudal ism, an( -the insufficiency of land area.. From a purely, practical, per sonal standpoint, the questions of po litical and social liberty are vital on ly for the lower olasses, and today differences of country and government exist only for them. The rich are safe under aLy government. A millionaire in Russia or Turkey enjoys the same liberty, the same privileges, the same luxuries, the same exemptions as a millionaire in New York. Further more, as every tourist knows, the daily life of the upper classes has be come, generally speaking, the same everywhere. Every first-class hotel is cosmopolitan: the Waldrof at New York; the Imperial at London; the Reguis at Paris, are alike as three peas of ithe same pod. The Prince of Muscovy, the French Vieomte and the Wall street broker wear the same cor rectly tailored broadeloth, the same patent leather shoes, and the same store-pipe hat. With the peasant it is different; he has inherited the characteristic dress, the customs, the heavy wooden shoes and the still :heavier taxes of his an estor . For the past week, I have been sitti.ng quietly in 'the chimney orner of an humble little Provencal nn, watching the firelight flicker up on the wrinkle'd faces of these unhap py toilers of the globe, as they drag ot th'Ieir pitiful andl uneventful lives from day to day. I want to describe, ery briefly, 'three or four ineidients hich have impressed me most deeply. This morning, sh'oftly before noon, I was attracted by a commotion not far fro the doorway of my auberge.j An old man had slipped upon the icy avement, and lay face kowf ward in he slush and snow; a gendarme uickly pushed his way through the rowd of gaping women and children, ad not 'without difficulty aided the itim of t.he accident to rise; his face' ad beard were covered wvithi blood, his thread-bare garments wara wet ad muddy, his sabots had fallen from his ehilled feet and he stood breath ng sheavily, bewildered. shivering. maciated. hlalf-naken u t.!e d'reet le seemed to be least ~5 or) Nyears ld, and was very feeble. Turning oward the officer who had assisted im, 'he articulated in a tone of ningled petulance and iresignation: "'You arc very kind, monlsieur--bult twas~ not worth the trouble--I houht-I had reached--the end of ny journey.'' And without a ga-p e san*k lifeless to the ground. In ruth, he had reached his journey 's nd.I The body was dumped into a cart md transported to the town hall, wit esses were sought to establis-b the ientity of the deceased, and this af ernoon a coroner's inquest was held.! The process was public, and the facts established were as follows: Pierre Gebhart was the old eman' ame, he lived with an only soni in a ovel on the border of the Plain of ru, 8 miles from Miramias: the son. fishermnan in the :umnar add aI unter in the winter, had been his .ol sunpport. Now, five (r sir' days pri."r to tihe accidenlt r'elated above. this son had been seized by the mount ed polic nd ca:rried off to prIson, enearged with the crime of having killed a rabbit upon land belonging to the Count de Barth. The land was posted, but not surrounded by walls, and the iprisoner pleaded that he did not know rhe had overstepped the boundary. Nevertheless, he was con demned to a year of hard conviet lab or. Since that time, the feeble and aged father had been without food. No one knew exactly why he had tot itered eight miles to Miramas, thi.nly clad and in freezing weather, but that didn't much matter anyway. "Death from senility and indis creet exposure," was the verdiet. Death from starvation was the fact. Another day it was a ep.ttle driver from the lake country, who 'entered the auberge to sacrifice his last 3a)-s' for a bowl of milk and ask his way to the hospital. He was burning with fever, .his cheeks were inflamed, his eyes were unnaturally bright and he ,was unsteady on his feet. France is juAly proud of her hospitals, and the poor unfootunate, who had come a long way on foot, felt sure that he would be received and cared for. He was refused admittance. Why 1 Be cause his mother was an Italian! They told hi4 it was strictly 'against the rule to receive a foreigner in the free ward of a communal hospital, but assured thim that he needed only go to Marseilles, where the depart mental ihospital would certainly take care of him. He protested that Mar seilles was 50 miles distant and -that he was without money. " Walk," said the interne. God only knows what became of that Italian. He left oar ina the same night, on foot, but I know he never reached Marseilles. Less lugubrious but equally pitilt.1 is our scullion maid, Josephine, a droll and homely creature of anrr tain age, whose life consists of serub bing floors and sealing fish. She is not altogether unhappy however, frr she is the possessor of two 'ieless treasures, a ease of chronic gastristis, an uncle in Naples, who has promis ed to leave her a couple of ha!ndred francs when he dies. When an oceasional custom"r, ob erving Josephine prepa!e her eter nal bowl of gruel instead ol sh'.ring the food of the common board, asks if she is ill, she always draws hierself up proudly and respond, "J'ai une gastrite." The effe'ct is as if she had said, "I have a diamond sunburst," or " bave a gilded coach. -and four white horses with silver mounted bri..le.'' It is a sort of honor, a title to dis tinction, which renders her different a .common ordinary servant (also it is eeonimal). She o cn suffers from her ailment, suffers horribly, but I kno'w she would regard a cure as a alamity. Poor soul, her gastritis is her only possession in the world. This very evening, a tattered little ragamuffin withi tearful blue eyes and prtty golden curls crept into the aub erge and plaintively begged permis sion to sing a carol. Having conclud ed her lititle ballad, she hoped to re eive a few pennies, but only three people in -the company paid the slight-1 est attention to .the child. When she cmprehendedt that she was to receive practically nothing, she burrst into tears, and, when Josephine with a oman's natural tenderness dried tire little one's eyes upon .the corner of her dirty apron, sobbed that her moth.. er was waiting outside and would whip her cruelly if she did not suc ced in gaining a certain number of penies. Her shoulders were already overed with braises.--Sounds like a passage from a cheap melodrama, doesn 't it ? Almost as trite and puer ile as a scene from "The Two Or phans'' or ''Ten Nights in a Bar room.'' Reminds you, doubtless, of ne of those sickening, sentimental ballads whieh always begin "on a dark and stormy night, when the snow was falli'ng fast.'' Well, my only apology for describ ng the scene is the fact~ that it is Wheni a man burns 'his finger he sas tihings. When a woman burns her finger she sticks ilt in 'her mouth a. minute and doesn'-t say a word tout it until iher husband comes