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E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New berry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. Friday, April 2, 1909. The city of Gaffney held an elec tion on Wednesday on the question of issuing $120,000 of bonds for the pur pose of installing a system of sewer age in that city. The vote resulted 366 for the bonds and 6 against the bonds. If Newberry votes $40,000, which of course she will do, our sewerage sys tem will cost us only about one half that amount if all of the $40,000 is expended in the extension of the sys tem. We have already spent only $25,000 for sewerage. Gaffney is not as large a town as Newberry, and if we can get a complete system of sewerage for one half what Gaffney will spend -we ought to be satisfied and congra tulate ourselves. We cannot understand how there -e-an be any opposition to the exten sion of the sewerage system, and we do not believe that the opposition will amount to much and in fact we have not heard of any at all. The Augusta Chronicle prints an editorial. from the Macon Telegraph in the matter of the appointment of the Hon. Murphy Candler a member -of the railroad commission of Geor gia. Mr. Murphy is a member of the leg --islature and it seems that the con stitution of Georgia inhibits a mem ber of the legislature from holding or accepting any other position. The appointment is opposed on this ground by the Maon Telegraph. The Macon Telegraph concludes its re marks as follows: "'If Mr. Candler is qualified for appointment for rail road commissioner then the constitu tion is a dead letter, it does not mean -what it says, and the English language is not equal to the task of conveying the idea of the makers of the consti t'ution.'' The constitution of South Carolina also has a paragraph which if the English language means anything in hibits a mem'ber of the legislature from holding any other position or even exercising the diuties of that position without vacating his seat in thet legislature. V'e suppose the same thing will hap*en in Georgia that happens in Soi(h Carolina, that gentlemen will go on violating the law and acting in op~i violation of the plain prohibition of ~he constitution, and so long as they 'are sustaied by the people j;st so ng will the people continue to en coudge disregard of the fundamental la~ And as a result a tendency to hol Hightly any law. The constita ~tio ught to be obeyed or it ought to be anged to suit those who openi-' vio e its plain provisions. T e State fund in aid of high sehbls has been. distributed. In the list4re find only two schools in New be9 county, one at Little Mountain an n at Prosperity, each receiving board of governors of the' ehb er of commerce held a meetiug on 'ednesday afternoor and dccided to $11 a meeting of the entire organ iza$n for Monday evening April 12. Ev -v member should be present at thi mneeting and there should be ar e4 100 new members by~ .!mt~ time. tthe business men get together anmake New berry 's chamber of co*Teree one of the best in this State. It Sould be a potent factor in the ad vaement of this community, but it cagpnly be so by the united effort of allghe people. S op finding little measly objections to something that don't exactly suit you and become a live and active member of the chamber of commerce. Be a live wire for progress. ** THE IDLER. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I heard a nentleman say once that no one evear did anything from a pure ly unselfish motive. That back and behind every act there was some where a selfish motive-some idea or hope of personal benefit. I have a! ways taken the opposite view and have believed that there are many noble and unselfish persons in the world who frequently did things without the. remotest idea of self ben efit. But I am not as young as I us ed to be and I have watched human ity pretty closely and I must admit that my faith in my fellowman has ihad some very severe tests. The greed for wealth -and power makes us very selfish. But I am going to continue to have faith in the goodness of my fellows. It makes me. feel better. If now and, then I am fooled I will for get it. The Idler told you some time ago that Supervisor Feagle would soon get to work on the new court house grounds. And he is there and when the spring comes this will be one of the prettiest places in the county and we will all be proud of it-town and country folk alike. We need to give a little more attention to the aesthetic. It will make us better men and wo men. I notice that the Observer suggests a lot in the new street from the new court house to the Presbyterian church is a suitable place for one of the graded school buildings. The Id ler has no suggestion to make but it seems to me if the board can secure the Pope house and lot it would be the most desirable and most conven iently located of any lot on that side for the graded school. One building should be on that side. -0 I notice in looking over some of the papers that in a great many towns they have an ordinance providing for an annual spring cleaning. How would it do to have something like that in Newb'erry. There is a good deal that is needed along that line in Newberry. -o The chamber of commerce has elect ed new officers. This is an organiza tion whieh should be heartily support ed by the business men of the com mu.nity. The organization has done good and can accomplish much more for the community if it has the hear ty and active .cooperation of every body in the city. Instead of finding. fault with somebody who is trying to do something, get bisy and help the fellow wiho is working for your good as well as his own. You will feel bet ter. You cannot do anything for the general uplift of the community without giving each individual in the community some good. Too many of us do not want to do anything unless we can see some direct benefit coming. baek to us. I -notice that there is talk in Spar tanburg of the citizens asking Arch Calvert to stand for mayor. And they say there are many men in Spartan burg who are personally 'more popu lar than Calvert. When he was may or he did things that he knew were for the best interests of the city. That is the kind of man every live city has need of at the head of affairs. Have you been. in the Exchange bank recently? It is now one of the neatest and best arranged banks in, the State and the officials are all po lite and courteous. And best of all its business1is good and growing. -0 I have been wondering why the wid ening of Friend .street was never real ly finished. .You remember, some of you do, that sveral committees wer'e at work from the chamber of com merce and city council right after the fire of March, 1907, and the proper ty owners all p aetically agreed to widen. Why not do it before there is any more building done in this street. -0 There are several streets 'that could be widened. It ought to be done and now is the time to do it. The Laurens and Clinton :electric railway will be in here before you know it and some of our' streets are too narrow to run trolleys. -o By the way, it does seem that the Laurens people are in earnest about a trolley between Laurens and Clin ton and a company is to be organized and the two towns connected. That is what Newberry ought to do with Whit mire and 'Saluda-build a trol ley. It would be easy if some of our men 'of affairs would just take hold of it. Why wait. -0 I hear that city council at a meet in<w the other night decided to circu ate petitins ang- an election on $ 40.0O W11 or1I))tl od m the lex tension (if lie sewei-age. Everybody ough11t to sign t1his petition and then the vote should be unanimous. It is a nlf'e-Sitv. If something is iot done soon the septic tank will be condemn ed as a nuisance. Wonder to me the people who live near it have stood it as long as they have. Then the people who are not in reach of sewerage should have it. I saw an advertisement the other day in a county paper of "Water atound" corn meal for sale. Long ago I used to hear thlat meal ground on a mill run by water was better than meal ground on a mill whose mo tive power was steam, but I never thought there was anything in it. I would like to ihave some one tell me what difference there could be in the meal if the power which turned the rock was water or steam. -0 Supervisor Feagle is doing a good job on the court house square. Of course there will be some on to say that the convicts ought to be on the roads-that fixing up and beautify ing the grounds will not help anything -that court could be held just as well with the grounds littered up and in thei.r muddy conditon. Those are the people who see nothing but the utili tarian side of life. -0 Well, if he went to one place in the county some one would say he ought to be at another. and so it goes. Every fellow can see no good in any thing that does not give him some im mediate and direct personal benefit. Here comes in again that selfish ten dency in all of us. The only thing the supervisor can do is to go along and do his duty as he sees it and wh:en he finishes the work on the court house square it will take a mighty narrow and supremely selfish and sordid and utilitarian cit izen not to say that the right thing has been done. A member of the legislature a few years ago who had opposed an ap propriation of $15,000 for beautify ing the State house grounds but who was unsuccessful at the next session when another $15,000 was proposed to continue the work, said he would like to know what had been done with the first $13,000, that he- had looked over the grounds and -all' he could see was that they had plowed a little and planted something. I no tice that on one of those three beau tiful church lots it looks like they ha.ve plowed a little and -planted something. That is right. Plow a little and plant something and if thre right thing is .planted the fruitage will come by and by. Let some of the other folks who own lots plow a lit tl'e and plant something. -o Newberry could have as pretty lawns as any city in this section and a pretty well kept lawn adds to the appearance of the home. A pretty house with a poorly kept lawn never looks well. Sentiment and flowers help to make life more pleasant.. What 's the use of money unless you can ha.ve some of the comforts and beauties and pleasures which were in tended for you. -o Why not the Civic Association ap point a "Cleaning Up'. day. Of~ course some people would pay no al tention to such a request but a good many would and the others that didn t would soon feel ashamed. The Civic Association of Greenwood has ap pointed April 27. They say that this idea of having a "Cleaning Up'' day driginated in Denver, Col., and that it has worked beautifully in that city. The Idler believes it would work in Newberry. Certainly it could do no harm to try it. The Idler. AN EVENTFUL DAY. "Pauline" A Brilliant Little Opera by Home Talent At Opera House Tonight. The brilliant little opera "Pauline'' or an. Eventful Day, in two acts by Charles Gabriel will be given in the opera house Friday evening, April 2, at 8.30 -by Mrs. R. Z. Thomas' choral class, Mrs. E. E. Williamson accomn panist. The opera promises to be one of the most interesting musical treats of the season. The caste of characters and choruses,econsisting solely of home talent are supported by eighty voices in all. . Tickets 50, 35, and 25 cents are on sale at Newberry Hardware Co. Following is the caste of charac ters: Pauline, daughter of Cassady Miss Rook Simmons. Cullie, serving maid-Miss Mabel Williamson. Chickie, a spinster sister of Cassa dy-Miss Etta Shelley. Naine, a village belle-Miss Marie Summer. Kioni,. fortune teller-Miss Ade lne .Tohnstone. OPERA HOUSE EARHARDT& BAXTER. Lessees and Managers. ONE NIGHT Tuesday, April 6th. The Only Real Rival Santa Claus Ever Had R. F. OUTCAULT'S Buster Brown WITH LOVABLE LITTLE MASTER REED as "BUSTER" Fifth Triumphal Tour. Tick ling Thousands Forty Favor ite Funmakers, Mostly Merry Maidens. (Dogs, Please Take Notice) "Tige" Is There Too. Let's Go! What Do You Say? PRICES: 50, 75, $i.oo and $r.5o UNDER CANVAS ONE NIGHT ONLY Saturday, April 3d Phillips Brothers' Grand Pro duction of the Metropoli tan Success "I0 Arizona 30 PEOPLE 30 All Special Scenery. Select Vaudeville., Free Band Concert at Noon. and 7 p. m. Oy the FAMOUS COW BOY BAND. ADMISSION-Adults - - 35c. Children 20c A Tone Pieture Evening Bells-1st sop.-Miss Adeline Johnstone; 2nd sop.-Misses Rosalie Wh-eeler, Flor ence Bowman; Alto-Miss .Martha Johnstone. Haber, a New York Journalist-Mr Alan Johnstone, Jr. Shady, Fabers colored valet--Mr. Pierre Gaillard. Cassady, Landlord of Dalles Inn Mr. Yonce. Professor-Mr. Lown. Chilkoot Ike, an eccentric charae ter,Mr. Roof. Ruben, a farmer boy-Mr. Marion Bowles. T:be Village Physician-Mr. Derrill Smith. Uncle Joe, a one time slave-Mr. Roof. Three insurrection tramps-Sorrow -Frank Williamson: Borrow-James Smith; Morrow-J. N. Martin. Choruses-Pienicers, serving maids, grenadiers. PROPOSALS FOR SoHOOL SITEs INVITED. All persons desiring to offer sites for the proposed new school build igs and grounds of Newberry School District will please file their propos als, including a ninety da.y option on the property offered, with the under signed on or before noon Thursday, April 8, 1909. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. J. M. Davis, 4-2-09-2t. 'Secretary. INCOME TAX RETURNS. A.l persons liable to an income tax are hereby notified that the time for making returns of such incomes has been extended to May 1. After that date -the penalty of fifty per cent. must attach upon all who hav~e then failed or refused to make such re turns. U.nder instructions from t.he comp troller general, who is required under the statute laws of this .State to trans mit instructions as to the provisions of the tax laws, I am directed "In case any person refuses or fails to file or swear to said returns to pro ceed to assess the amount of their income upon information and belief and add thereto a penalty of fifty per cent., and charge the aggregate upon the tax d.upicte.'' Blanks for mak in these returns may be had upon application and those liable to this tax will please secure blanks and make returns before May 1. Eug. S. Werts, County Auditor. 4-9.M-t.w4t. ASTE FOOTW EA We Extend An Earne, Invitation To Everybody to come to see our display of handsome.. Easter Footwear New and choice creations for Men, Women, Boys, Misses and Children, that we arz now showing for the first time this season. The Handssmest and Best Shoes we have ever shown . - Cole's Universal Guano Distributor MORE of this style of Distributor are sold than all others corn Sbined. We dall special attention to the many points of su periority found ,in the Cole Distributor. The WHE EL and HOPPER are strongly made and well braced The WHEEL is made of seasoned timber, two-ply cross grained, cement nailed and held firmly by two flanges and three bolts. The FEED KNIVES have our peculiar pattern and arrangement for,;the best results. The OFF-CUT is of igiproved design and is controlled by a lever in easy reach of the operator. This LEVER is in rear of Hopper and protected by the handles. The GAUGE is posi tive, accurate and easy to set. The whole machine is a splendid example of accurate and intelligent workmanship PRVtE, $5.CO. SUMMER BROTHERS COMPANY .AN AN.NOUNCEMENT. A number of gentlemen, residing in Newberry County, and desirous of improving the stock of Neworr Cet aty, have formed themnsenvs in'., a company, known as The Carolin~a Stock Breeders Association. The As.so ciation are offering the semviee of tL.eir .richly colored. stada ni-bred horse at $25.00, to insure a ed The pedierree of this horse is as follows: CERTIFICAT E No. 65,123 THE TROTTING STANDARD. AMERICAN TROTTING REGISTER. OFFICIA L CERTIFICA TE. This is to certify that Prince Cecilian, 41558, has been duly registered. as standard under Rule 1, in Vol:1me XVII, of The American Trotting Re giter, and the pedigree can there be traced in the following form: 41558: Prince Cecilian, (1) brh foaled 1903; by Cecilian Chief, 33698, dam Condula, by Princeps, 536; grandam Miss Fanny, by Hamlet, 160, etc.( See Condula, Vol. V.) Bred by J. G. Cecil. Danville, Ky. ( Cecilian, 11.907 Cecilian Chief, 33,698 (Lady Norvetta, 2:I3~' PRINCE CECILIAN, 41,558 Condula ....... ....Prces53 J Miss Fanny Given under my hand and seal at Chicago, Ill. this 29th day of March, A. D., 1906. (Signed) Frank E. Best, Registrar. This horse will be found at the feed and livery stable of Mr. B. T. Bishop, who has full chairge and management. This is such a ra.re opportunity to obtain tlbe services of a highly bred animal at such a reasonable price 'that it is deemed unnecessary to say more than to invite those wishing to ,ais olt to an inspection of this animal.