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E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New herry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. Tuesday. July 5. 1909. We notice that Hon. R. 1. Manning, after a long conference with the chairman of the board, Mr. Alan Johnstone. has decided to accept the life trusteeship of Clemson college which was tendered him some time ago. How will these two members of the board manage in their race for governor next year? Clemson would hardly have two representatives in the field for governor. Maybe Mr. Manning has been headed off by a trusteeship. - We have not seen Mr. tours but we have no idea he said anything with even a suspicion of what Mr. Blease heard he said. In t>he first place we do not suppose it matters very much to Mr. Toms one way or the other whether we have any roads or not. His job is not dependent upon our vot -ing bonds or tiaxes and possibly he will never come this way aga in. Be ,sides he is a sensible man and would make no such absurd remark. The people of Newberry county are not fools or babies and if they want roads let them say so, and if they are satis f.Led with what we have and rall rOads let them say so. It makes little dif ference to us. So long as we edit The Herald and News we are going to say -what we think is best on any question of this nature, regardless of whether it is popular to say so or not, and we are going to give our reasons and we hope to submit them without passion, and we are not going to get mad with any one who does not agree with us, and if the judgment of the peqple i,-, against us we will submit. We can live without roads as well as tihey -can. The question as to whether or not Clemson college is a State institution is to be decided by the United States -supreme court soon. Tihe case it question has arisen out of a suit against the trustees by John Hopkins, a resident of Oconee county for dam ages alleged to shave been sustained by 'him, because of the action of the trus tees in changing the course of the Seneca river. Judge Aldrich turned down the complaint of Hopkins on the ground that Clemson is a State institution, and Judge Aldrich was sustained by the State supreme court. Hon. Joseph A. McCullough has been associated with R. T. Joynes, Esq., counsel for plaintiff, and the matter is going up to tihe United States su preme court.-Yorkville Enquirer. This question of Clemson college being or not being a State institution reminds us of the reply of a bright and charming young lady stenogra pher who applied for a position and the gentleman to whom she applied asked her about her disposition and ;he promptly answered that as to her disposition she was pleasant or dis -greeable as cimenmstanees required. Clemson college is a State institution or not a State inlstitutionl as circum stances require. The life trustl-s are agents of the State or' not agents of the State as circumstances reqmire. When it comes to a citizen asking danages and undertaking to sue the college then it is a State institution and can 't be sued. When it comes to seeking another offiee in violation of the State constitution then the ma jority life trustees are t-he represen tatives of Mr. Clemson's will and not agents of the State because they are life members and life tenure is not permitted under the constituti'>nl of the State. Maybe the diseision of the supreme court of the United States will settle the question and maybe not. The editor of The Herald and News was also present at the good roads meeting at Halfacr? 's on the 26th of July. 1903, and made a speech on the rod qjuestion. Mr. J1. A. Sligh was threP also( ando miade a speech. WVe .JnVS equitable plan wae t > meC b ds In act we introduced a bill the legi;saT Ire 1 nn year to sub- i it "Ile gtleat n ii thle leopilare.u Tiere has been no spe cial x levied that we have heard of exeept Ilhis ,year we believe there was some sort of a law passed to provide a. special road tax. but it will go in the gen eral fund and is oily another way of increasing t-he ordinary county tax without saying so. Tihe effeet will I be the same. however. And you may I go on levyin, a special tax and you W be11v just about as far from any real permalent road work as you are n1oW. J. A. Mimnaugh. Mimnaugh is conducting one of the la-rgest and most successful sales he I has ever condueted in Newberry. It is really marvelous how the buyers have flocked to his store during the past It c t "2 t f*e w dayS since this sale beLr-n. And it ,still groes on. He is a good newspaper advertiser E and then he lives up to his advertise- ( ment. Last week lie started this sale and I told the people in advance otIt t through The Herald. and News and 1 the -were on hand tihe moment ;he sale sta-rted. He came to Newberry mniv a few years ago and his business hay stead ilv row1 1111il today lie eon.duc:z one of the largest establisiments in the up countr'y. The barg'ains are still on at this I store and if you need anything in his line it will pay you to go before the a sale closes. The merchant who does not use the '1 newspaperg to exploit his wares can t not expect to do the business. 1 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * t * * * THE IDLER. *** ** **** *' * . I have been thinking a good deal e about that argument on prohibition3 which was sent The Idler and which Ii appeared in this column. I have won-t dered if the same energy gnd effortt and eloquence were put on tihe in- i strction and training of our people e along the lines of temperance and es pecially the children .that is expended in trying to take the thing away by law and trying to make the peoplen temperate by statute that th.e results e might be different. And another b thing: I heard a man say once that if e all the prohibition orators and poli ticians and advocates would quit drinking it would help tihe cause very materially. Now I don 't know about 0 that, but I have, in my limited exper- C ence, seen some of ,the loudest talk- j ing prohibitionists take the biggest t kind of drinks. But I concluded thatt the were so in love with t'heir Igroth- g er that they wanted~ to be their I brother's keeper to the extent of re moving all temptation. a -0- t Then I don 't t*hink prehibitionis isb ocarding to Scripture nor is it in ae cordance with my idea of a democrat i country. It do not believe prohibi- ~ tion is the way to cure the evil and I do not believe it is according to the h teaching of Scripture to remove temp tation. But I am not going to have any argument wit-h any one on the subject. and I am simply expressing my indlivi dual opinion. May be that r will be prohibited before long as we are trying to run everything by statute noxw -a-days.t I wouild~Tave you understand that c I am against the abuse of wine and 1 strong drink as much as any one, but v I do not believe t:he passage of sump-j tuary laws is the way to ac complish that end. Sometimes a man goes ,J astray by playing cards and betting t on them. Why not pass a law to pro- a hibit the manuf'acture and sale of t playing eards and thereby (cut out 1, whist narties andl bridge ? The argn- E men:t is the 5damel. Somfetimies a1 ne i loses~ a fortulne ini takin. ebances 01n s e rise or fai ll nthe canot nmarket;. Vh no-t pass a hiwx to jjhiit the oe hsfot.ned? Be temperate in all e 11) i 1 ieeve It J want to take kldy Ill d'idn:. -'o It !,.flle' of anyi Ad(Y's business. -0 J am a democrat. I don't mean xactly a party democrat in this von ection. But I mean that so long as do not interfere with my neighbor's roperty ,or his happiness or this lib rtv or any of his rights or privileges .e has no right to undertake to regu ate my conduct by legislation. That s what I mean. Don 't that sound ike( .1oun11d d trn . If I z1buI-e The-Se irivilege (r riglts and in the use of Ahiskey make a hog of myself and isturb the happiness or t<he property f my neighbor then I should be reg iated by law and made to pay the ien.alty, but don't say I can't regu ate my own conduct so, long as I [o not interfere with 'other people. -0 But some fellow will be ready to uote the Bible about if eating meat aake my brother to offend I will eat o meat and so on. Well that is ex etly wha.t I am saying or trying to ay that this question of whiskey iust be a process of trainng and edu ation and example ratiher than one f legislation. Except that probably his will be a good time to get on the >olitical wagon and lead the prohibi ionists in a political fight. I think will vote for prohibition myself, if ne as old as I am is permitted to ote. but I just wanted to give 'ent to some notions I have en ertained ior- a Iong tiMIe and ever had occasion to tell anybody bout it before. But I have already aid more about this question than T 'llited to say. tt is a goodl time to rift aliong w~'ith IYthe crwd. Talking about drifting, have you ver noticed how easy it is ftr ome if our "statesmen' to be on t,e side >f the majority and how loud they oller when they think they are on hat side. and how little regard they ave whether that side is right or Vrong'. And how easy it is to reverse Vlen the majority is the other way. k.nd the peuple like to promote 'statesuen' of that calibre, too. tick a pin right there. You heard tie say that I was going to vote for irohibition. that is if I could vote. nt the next t.hing you hear of thbre ni be some body ready to advocate certain size for a woman's hat and certain amount of extra hair to be tsed on the back of her head. Thbis is he day for regulating everything by egisation and then appointing some nestigating committee to see itf the hig is done right. I heard that one of the preachers a t'he city on Sun~day preaehbed a ourth of July sermon and it contain d some good suggestions, too. He aid the prohibition wave was sweep ag over the country and no0 true pa riot could vote any other way ban for prohibition, and they are go g to vote as he says. But in this ounty we have prohibition now. He ai,d, I am told, that when a police ian finds a blind tiger and the may r puts on a good fine that each has ot only done a duty but demonstrat his religion. Then he spoke of the ig hats that are the fashion and oth r practical things. Speaking of big bats I think some f them are very pretty and very be oming, that is when one of t.hem is ot in front of me when I am at the eatre or chureh and desire to see ' stage or the speaker. Then I be in to say or think bad things which ought not to do. I think the big at is very becoming to some people nd then to some it is not. It seems me that that big hamper basket ll of false ihair or something that angs way out on the back .of the ead is the most horrible fashion I ver saw. But if sh.e thing suits hose w.ho wear it it is none of my usiness and I am not kicking. I eird the other day that in an ad >ining city during the holding 'of a well reception in hbonor of a newly 'ed, who had just returned; the elite f the city was present and after tihe eeption was over and tihe guests had eparted tile hlostessfoundoneof these ir attachments in the hiouse or in lhe yard or somewhlere about the remesis wUi had( in some way' be ome detached, and it was a real nice urge one too, and she didn 't know 'hat to do about it. -0 By tife w ay. have you seen how niee *ohn Mayes has had the grass cut on be Methodist church lot and the lot t the Eutheran chlurch has h.ad at ention also. And the Baptist ehureh >t has a nice crop of peas coming on. o0 von see tile influence of the Civic a, inin. .\nd thei St re(t hands are till entt.ing z rass anId wxeedlS. Won e henes they~ will bein an :nwnt'd 'ci aIong a!rieb1t in th:e day time, and .Ct (il,-h xveedsannd ditches. and Cope GREAT IS NOt DON'T FO SAVE ) If you'll notice, reasons for -thi: you of a persona them. Second,, tise dollar articlE which.leaves yot gives you no sta "If you miss thi% sale regular prices go into t< "See the Goods We prefer to state fairl gains unsurpassed in N AND WANT NOW, deE old things raked and sc and be convinced. We but every person in Ne "Nuff said." Cope. DEPAR N.E Your Mon ou have no business being out at igt. If tihe curfew doesn't ring it ught to. -0 "The evils and pains and troubles f life are better and easier borne if e be active in doing good. Busy en and laboring men have no time o have pains and troubles. Its th.e idle boy who gets into trouble." Had you ever thought of that ? There nust be a pile of trouble ahead for a lot of the boys of this community. abe it is because I have so little o do myself tihat I see so many of these boys loafing the streets doing othing. But it pains me to see a good strong healthy boy or man sit ting around without an occupation. I don 't care how much money he has I ike to see him have an occupation. e feels better and is a better boy r, man if he is doing something. We ere put here for service and not to sit around in idleness. That is a wise provision in our vagrant law that even though a man has a suffleient nome to support 'him be is a vagrant in the sight of the law unless he has n occupation. Why not enfo-rce it nead of trying to put more laws on the books to remain dead letters. -o The editor has handed me a copy nf the Augus1ta Chroniele with the fol lowing paragraph marked. It occurs nder "'Talking it Over,'' signed T. -The 'Idler,' in phe Newberry Herald and News, continues to be orm of the most interesting of newspaper olumns." I have seen the Chroniele before and have read T. D. H. always with interest. Of e'ourse, I will feel closer to him than ever. I have often wondered why we did wt ay things that were pleasant, hat s whn wecan. I thank T. D). -! \e~n th editor giave mec this hual~in I undertook it with so'me no -0 I er . he CuInmhia RPeord is z0ing land I DISPOS) TIN FULL RGET THE 'OUR D(JPL we're omitting First, we w( .1 investigation Tom, Dick and is for 15c., or wo i at sea as to th ndard of values, you will miss a marv tal eclipse during thi and Prices,at y and unequivocally t ewberry, The idea is ,irable merchandise a raped together to mai would say somethir wberry knows who ori1 land TMENT :WBERRY, ' ey'a Worth or Your M to follow up the suggestion which tl editor of The Herald and News mai some time ago to start patihfmnders the coufity seats from the eapit. That is right. That will do good at I hope the editor will give this ente pr-ise on the part of Columbia's afte noon paper his hearty encourageme: and endorsement. That will do mc good in stimulating interest in t] building of roads in our ownSt than belittling the work of the Ai lanta Journal and New York He:ca as advertising schemes of tihese t' newspapers. I want to see Newber fall in line and get one good ros through this county. We ought have two good roads from Newberr one on to Laurens and one on Greenwood. If we can get the roi from Columbia to the Newberry lii we will do the rest through this con ty. Let the good work proceed. fact this is the best route to Sparta burg, and to Union, via Whitmire. The Idler. NOTICE oF FINAL SETTLME1 Notice is hereby given that I w make a final settlement of the .esta of Nannie M. Wessinger, deceased, the probate court for Newberry cou: ty, on Monday, July 26th, 1909, 11 o 'clock a. in., and immediate thereafter apply for a discharge: administrator of said estate. - George W. Summer, as Administrator of estate of Nannie M. Wessinger, didased. June 25th, 1909. 6-25-4t-1taw. CHARLESTON & WESTERN CA] OLINA RY. Schedule in effect May 31L 1908. L. Newberry(C N & LI) 12:56i p.J Ar. Laurens 2:0)2 p.) Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:35 p.r Ar. Greenville 4:00 p.1 Ar. Spartanburg 4:a5 p.; L. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 5 :00 p.I Ar. Hlendersonville , 7:45 p.: Ar. Asheville .8:50 p.1 r. Tren (C & W C) 2:32 p.J ros.' tL SALE SW G. . FREE DAY. CATES. the prices. Two ud be depriving if we mentioned Harry can adver rds to that effect, e real truth, and .l in merchandising; for - sale." We want you.to he Same Time. hat we are offering bar to sell things you WANT, nd needful stuff, not any <e a blow about. Come a about imitators. etc., ginates and who imitates., STORE, oney Back, b.e Ar. Greenwood .3:32 p.m. dle Ar. McCormick .4:33 p.m. to Ar. Augusta 6:15 p.m. Tri-Weekly Pairtar -Car line be dtween Augusta and Asheville. Trains Nos. 1 and 2, leave Augusta Tuesdays, tThursdays and Saturdays, leave re Asheville Alondays, Wednesdays and eFridays.. te Note: The above arrivals and de t- partures, as w'ell as conneetions with id other companies, are given as h'tfor. vo mation, and are not guaranteed. Ernest Williams. Gen. Pass. Agt., tv Augusta, (Ia. oGeo. T. Bryan, Ld ~""env* e $0 4C a.. Schedules Effective June 20th, 1909. [ Northbound Departures from New -berry, S. C. 8:57 a. in., No. 15, daily, for Ander.. son. Greenville and intermediate points connecting at Greenville for -T Atlanta and points ' North. Arrive at Anderson 12:24 noon, Greenville 1:15 te P. M. n2:48 ,p. mn., No. 11, daily, to Ander son, Greenville and intermediate tpoints, connecting at Greenville for Atlanta and points north. Arrive An derson 6:14 p. mn., Greenville 6:55 p mn. Southbound. 1:40 p. mn., No. 18, daily, for~ Co lumnbia, Charleston, Augusta and in termiediate points. Arrive Columbia, 3:25ap. m. Charleston 8:45 p. mn. Au gusa, :35p. mn. - 8:47 p. in., No. 16 daily, for Co lumbia, Charleston and intermediate points. Pullman sleeper from* Column bia, arrive Columbia 10:35 p. mn. Charleston 8:15 a. mn. Su:nmier Exeursion tickets now on sale. ii- For further information. apply to u- ticket agents, or, 2 - C. H. Ackert. n- V. P. & G. M.. WXashinu.ton. Di. C. n. G. P. A., WasThington. D. C. n. J. L. Me2k, nl. A. CG. P. A., Atla nta, Ga. n. WV. E. McGee, n. jT. P. A., Augusta, Ga.