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E. Ii. AULL, EDITOR. tered at the Postoftice at New S. C., as 2nd class matter. Tuesday, August 17, 1909. BEGGING THE QUE2TION. The followin is fron our esteemed local cotemporary, the Newberry Ob server: Other Pe-ple's Businesa Our esteemed cotemporary the Daily Mail carries sixty inches of whiskey ads. Evidently he doesn't "take it out in trade"-not all of it, ,anyhow.--Newberry Observer. The Herald and News is carrying about thirty inches of whiskey ads. and at regular advertising rates. If t.e Obscrver -onscientiously thinks it is w1.1ong to do it then it is wrong for the, Observer to do it. But if anybody else desires to carry such ads we do not see where it is any of the Ob server's business, unless it is empow ered with a press censorship. Neither do we see where it is any of the Ob server's business whether those pa per- which carry whiskey ads "take it At in trade' or get easb. for their ads. We see some other papers in this state besides the Mail that carry a pretty good line of whiskey ads. Had vou noticed that? They reach your desk as frequently as the Mail, too. Herald and News. The Observer simply stated the fact that the Mail had 60 inches of whiskev ads, and expressed no opin ion w'hatevcr about the wrong or the riglht of it. Then it added as the next sentence, which was intended as a joke. and we have no reason to be lieve it was taken by the Mail in any other way. The Observer never jokes except with its friends: and when we take a privilege of this sort and give offense, we are ready to apologize to the one offended. But what has The Herald and News to do with it? Its name was not mentioned in any shape or form, ei ther directly or by implication. The Mail is able to speak for itself. It is -eertainly none of The Herald and News' business. The Herald and News has always <eonsidered itself the friend of the Observer, and we desire to assure the Observer that it is privileged to joke with us.. We want to admit that it was none of ou.r business. That is the point we were driving at. It was none of our business, nor was it the business of the Observer. The Herald and News and the Ob server having agreed, and it being the business of none of us. jokes are in order. But isn't the Observer begging the question ? BEGGNG THE QUESTION. The following is from our esteemed local e.otemporary, the Newberry Ob server: That Mile of Road. The Observer says that "'they say' that the mile of road worked under the direction of the government ex pert "is in worse fix than it was be fore'' it was worked. Who is "they say?'' And would it not have been much more in keeping with a spirit of fair discussion for the Observer to have gone out and seen that road for himself than to have taken the word of "'they say?'' It is very close to the city. It would have taken very }ittle time. But then it is not sup posed that any one will engage in a fair discussion on the ''bond '' ques tion.-Herald and News. The Observer has neither the time nor the means to go out and ;erify everything that any one says: but we are careful to be as accurate as the average newspapler. A man whose wvord we had no rea son to doubt made the statement quoted. We do not care to lug him -into this discussion, but his name can be obtained by any one interested in knowingr it. At any rate the state ment was quoted in good faith by the Obrerver, and we presume was be lieved by t.he man who made it. We certainly 'had no reason to think oth erwise. There are enough arguments against a $300,000 bond issue without resort ng to unfair discussion, even were we disposed to do that-and we are not. The Observer having no dlefence as to its a ttack ,n thle mile of grovern men ra d-- i.tcld hav .oe troversy wLith the ';bserver. ut, i' this beg-ging. th qneStion ? BEGGING THE QUESTION. The fllowinr is from our esteemed ciotemNorar. the Newberrv Observer: There Are Others. The Observer wants to see a man in the .overlor's ollice who will see to it I1hat1 the 'law is enforedii f i1 1 akes a h4ndred tTosand uoliars to do it. Newberrv Obhserver. Wh'le matter w\ith he \ -. .ell We thught you tought he was a nan after your own heart. And isn't the law bein-o enforced?-Her ald and News. Who said there was anvthing the matter with Ansel? And who said he was a man after our own heart? Is the law being enforced? Who said it is or isn't ? Ansel is not going to be governori alwa vs. Wouldn't vou like to see a man in the governor's office who will see to it that the law is enforced? We are agreed with the Observer OIL one point; neither Gov. Ansel nor anybody else is going to be governor always. But we were talking about the present-day conditions and the Ob server's attitude in the last guberna torial election. There being no con troversv between us-because we have no desire to discuss events that may transpire along towards the dawn of the millennium-wo are agreed. But isn't the Observer begging the ques- I tion? The campaign in Spartanburg on the good roads issue is getting to be very interesting. The advocates on both sides are waxing warm. The same old arguments are being used against the bonds that we have heard for a long time. The good roads ad vocates have a live committee and are waging a vigorous campaign. It means much for~Spartanburg or any other county to take a forward move ment like voting bonds for the build ing of roads. The county that does it first will be a long ways in the lead in the march of progress. The move ment is here to stay and the county or State that holds back is only de laying in the march. We ought to ~have in this State a commissioner of highways and get the movement .or ganized as it should be. We notice from the Qrangeburg papers that the police of that city have raided all the soe.ial clubs and in some of them there was booze found and in some there was nothing found. It has probably always been thus. The police seem to be getting active in the communities where there are dispensaries while the dispensa ries are closed. That club in the skyscraper is on the twelfth fioor and we are told that the police went up. that high but were unable to find anything. The good roads leagu.e in this coun ty should have organized and made a vigorous c.ampaign on the road elec tion to take place in this month. There is really no organized effort to explain to the people just what is proposed and some of them have very queer notions on the subject.. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * THE~ IDLER. * *1i Dear Idler :-I wish to ask you a few questions only, vou can answer them if you wish, or throw them in the waste basket. I ask you. because on seem to be better posted than most of us. 1st. Why not put a nice fouintain) on the new court hjouse square? Don't you think it would addl to the beauty of it anld to thie towni? 2nd. Why not put a row of cannas aong the walk between th'e Cirotwell Hotel and the new court house to Thompson street ? It wvould add to the beauty very much. 3rd. Why not pass an ordinance r quiring all property owners to keep the pavements in front of their res idences clean of grass, weeds, etc.? '4th. Why not pass an ordinance to compell property owners to cut down ill weeds, etc., on vacant lots, on up per Main street and other streets? .)th. Whyi~ no;t pass ani or(lillance, or entoree the one wve have. to( pro)tec't tle citzen whof~ 'V have ta ken down Cour. hlul.u rounds7 1L. Iow about so 1nallV dous run nin on the streels without muzzles? Has the time expired ? 8th. How about bicycles on the pavements? Has that ordinance been repealed ? 9th. Is Ihere any '1rdiiatnce regrard i the Speed1 atoluobil(e in the 101t. loII n11 y earsl yet the tax payers have to pay on the defunt (. C. C. Railroad? 11th. Who owns the old court house square ? The city or the coun ty ? If the county owns it, as I heard a merchant say the oilier day, that the county owned it, that being true, how can anyone prevent the farmers and others from using it as a stopping place for their wagons, buggies, etc.? I don 't hear of the merchants kicking about it. 12th. Keep up your fight for the park, either th Ij- Johnstone woods, or from Nance street to the Werber biridge. Either one would be fine, thi (itv certainly needs it. Well, Idler. I think I have asked you elough'i questions. So will let up ol Vou. ours, "Wire Grass.' -0 The above was handed me by the editor, but the name does not ae company the communication, and I believe it is a rule in newspaper ofAi ees not to print anonymous articles, but then maybe the editor knows who it is, and is keeping the name as an evidence of good faith. Well, it makes ,mighty little difference to me whether I know the name of the questioner or not, and if the editor is willing to let 'er go it suits me, for "Wire Grass'' is asking some mighty i iteresting questions, and they are not libellous either, but they come right (own to the point, and I am going to take them up in order. only I wish that there were not so many all at onee. -0 1. Now a nice fountain on the new court house square would be al right. but don't. you think a nice fountain on the old court house square would be much nicer and serve more people? That is, of course, if we are ever able to get rid of the wagon yard and the feed stables that now ornament these beautiful grounds. Of course, it would be ice, but I want to see one out on the public square and that square fixed up before we orna ment with a fountain the new cou.rt house square. You might with a foun tain in the new court house square remnove the watermelon eaters and the feeding of horses and the hitching of wagrons, to these beautiful grounds. 2. Those cannas have not been planted along here for the reason that city council has not yet had time to put down that cement walkway and the wagons are still using it as a wagon road, not a street, but a plain old country road without any attempt even to beautify or work. No, no, they have quit working the streets and of course as this is some day, we know not when, to be made a beautiful wal kway it is useless to wvork it. The policy now is never do this week what von e.an promise to do next week. I would suggest that the civie association lanlht a row of cannas along this walk ( ?) way and see that some other flowers are plant ed and we can get the walk way built next week, or promised. -0 4. Why of course that would be too much like work and work that was not necessary except to kinder satisfy the aesthetic taste of persons of the kind similar to "Wire Grass,'' and what's the use. Why those weeds are supposed to be ornamental, any way, and I do not see hiow '"Wire Grass" can want to see cannas planted on the court house walk way and then ini the same breath want to pass ani ordinance to require citizens to cut down t hese ornamental flowers off their vacant lots. Better pass an ordinance that it is contrary to the good morals and health of this com munitv for these lots to be vac.ant and reqIuire the owners thereof im mediately to erect thereon handsome residences, whether it suits ?1 ir con venence or not. It is a public neces sitv. See ? 3. This question is in conflict with No. 4. Don 't you see that these cows could help to clean the weeds and other tl.ings out of these lots out in Main street, if you will just let them have free access. But "'w let me ask you a question. Don t you hon estly think it would be better to en force the ordinances we have rather than flee t.o others we knvv not of? or words to that effect and meaning? There is a State law whmc> requi res every one to keep his cattle on his wnpremises and if he doesn't why hen von41 enni 11rr est th rc attl Ithat 1,bun 4k(1 1 . I eliev there'' is no hi memIIber of the leg1i-lahIunr tlV.ryn to make the astok law nnnev to chick ens bi It fI Ilcd. nell. nwll, -t rile tell Vou that law Should have )a'ssed and that statesman tried to be a bcne iactor. -0 I told you that tee uiTes e. are t: g0od for me( to alISwer ;11l t IMnce. I am 11t1 11. to wr,iting o muh :i11V 114- Z11a141 I alm afraid I wwild iet mixcd it I triel to d( too 1mu16 all at nIIce. E-:specially t.hose C,e4e IvCr oi0 hr old oirt 1ou10e -(Junarve. I will have to have time to consider those things that aro s1 11mmentouS. That are fraught with such fearful consequences. It requires careful study and serious consideration. I will continue my observations in re ply to these questions through severol issues. -0 "They say," that's good. I believe, when vou want to be undecided, or well-I heard a gentleman say the other day, or rather the editor told ine lie heard a man say that he was informed that the aldermen of the wards 3 and 4 had done some mighty fine work out towards the knitting mill and the Mollohin manufacturing company. And that it was needed, too. Well, there is nothing like keeping the weeds down. The Idler. IN MEMORIAM. Resolutions of Red Men and Poca hontas Upon the Death of Oharles Williams. While we realize that the earthly life is but a preparation for the life to come, yet, even in the ease of one who has passed the allotted span, death easts a heavy shadow through which those who were bound by earth lv ties must walk. Where -one is ,et down in the vigor of youth, with the promise of a long and usefl life ahead, it is doubly sad, and to finite minds mysterious. We know, however, that the God of the universe is a just and merciful God, and., while He ''moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform,' His decrees are inspired by that divine wisdom which has created all things, and are tempered with that divine love w;hich gave His only begotten Son to pass through Gethsemane''s agony and the crucifixion on Golgotha'.s hill. Within the passing of a second Charles Williams was hurled from earth into the presence of the God who gave him the life wbhich was ta ken. His two weeks' vacation from the Newberry Cotton Mills, of which he was an employee, which had just begun the day before, was lengthened into a vacation for all eternity. Charles Williams had just ap proached the state of manhood, be ing about twenty-one years of age. A human life, however, is not meas ured by years. Its gauge is t.he good which he who has lived it has done in the world. We rejoice ini the fact that Charles Williams had lived a life which had been a preparation for earthly death and the higher life to come. A life that may be held up as an example to~ his fellow work men, whatever vocation one may have followved, is a life that is well wvorth having been lived, and such was the life of Charles Williams. He was a consistent member of the WestEndBaptist church and one of the ostactive members of the Baraea class of the First Baptist church, having been on his way to at tend a meeting of this class when death overtook him. By nature gen erous, wit.h a loving and genial dis position, and with a big heart which was loyal and true, he made warm friends and held them. Resolmved, That in the death of Charle~s Williams. Bergell Tribe, No. 24, Improved Order of Red Men, and Cateehee Council, No. 4. Degree of Pocahonta.s, have sustained a be reavement which is deeply felt, and :hat his presence will be missed in our councils. Resolved, That we extend our sym pathy to the bereaved family. Resolved, That a page in our min ute book be inscribed to his memory, that a copy of these resolutions be seut to) the family of the deceased, and that they be published in the Newberry newspapers. By order of Bergell Tribe, No. 24. and Cateechee Council, No. 4. Cole L. Blease, .Johin K. Aull, C. G. Blease, Committee Bergell Tribe. 0. (1. Smith, J. M. Guin, Committee Cateechee Council. Her Choice. ''Can he sing weil'' 'Well. I'll tell you. He offered to sing the baby to sleep the other night ad his wife said. 'No. let her keep How to Free Cattle a.nd Pastures of Ticks. * * * * * *.*.*.. *... There are f.'or practical methods that fm be e:loyed in treeinP cat ie and pa-i onn-- uf Texa ! fver ticks: (l lPie*king r bru JIOig the lil jtks; wj Iill a iieing stthaijtn: I o dipi Oing the --ticky' animals in a vxat (oItain11i1g, a soltitioni capable of kill ing the ticks without injury to the cattle; (4) a systematic pastUre rota tion whereby the ticks are eliminated .by changing the cattle to one pas ture after another, allowing the ticks to drop off, and preventing new ticks from getting on the cattle. In sections where there are large herds and ranches, dipping or spray ing on a large scale las been success fully earied out, either aloune or in conjunction with pasture rotation while in other sections. where the cattle on farms consists of onlv a few head, hand dressing with oil has been 1 found to be the most practical plan. The nethods above sugoested. there fore, apply to different sections of the country, and the stockman or farmer should select the one which is best suited to his particular ease. Picking or Brushing of the Ticks. Where the herd is small the ticks may be picked off by hand or scrap ed off with a dull knife or curry comb. This should be done at least three times a week in order to re move all the large ticks before they mature and fall off, as by this system the smaller ticks which at first escape d1etection will be found before they 'are fully developed. After removal the ticks should be destroyed. pre ferable by burning. Care should be taken to go over the animals thor oughly, and after once going over they should not be neglected, as tick, may be picked up from time to time. If this work is thoroughlv done and no ticks allowed to fall off and lay eggs from June 1 to the end of November, the cattle will 'be free from ticks and the pastures cleai. Smearing or Spraying. Greasing the animals all over thor oughly with cotton-seed oil, fish oil, or BeaumVnt ttrude petroleum will assist in preventing the ticks from getting upon them and de'stroy the ticks already on -them. This method is practicable when only a few ani mals are to be treated. A mixture of 1 gallon of kerosene, 1 gallon of cot ton-seed oil, and 1 pound of sulphur has proved effcetive when used two or three times a week during the tick season. It s'hould be applied wit!h a sponge, syringe, brush, mop, or broom. Where a large number of cattle are to ae treated, but not enough to war rant building a vat, spraying has giv en good results. The necessa'ry equip ment consists of a force pump such as is used by orchardists for spray ,.ing trees, with a b-irrel in a wagon 'or on a platform and a hose with an ordinary nozz i. A 20 per cent emulsion of Beauntont oil or a 5 per cent solution of a.17 of the standard coal-tar dips may be usedl. The spray ings should be continued throughout the whole season and if thoroughly done will leave the cattle and pas tures free for the following year. FDipping :in a Vat. Where a large nomber of animals are to be treated, dipping in a vat is a convenient andl effective method. Beaumont crude petroleum is con sidered the most satisfactory dip and may he u~sed either alone or in a 20 per c-ent emnision. Animals that have been (lipped in the oil, especially during warm weather, should not be driven a.ny great distance immedi ately afterwards, and should be pro vided with shade and an abundance ~of water. Pasture Rotation This system of eradication appeals to many fa.rmers and should be fol lowed whenever practicable or condi tions will p)ermit. It consists in plac ;ing ticky animals in a small pasture gforj a p)eriod of 20 days. During that time a consiBerable nu-nber of tieks will drop off. Then transfer the eat .tle to a second small pasture for an 'othe.r 20 (lays, a?d if all of the ticks have not dlropp)ed off, still to another pa.ture. If the full time has been usedl. 60 (lays wvill have been consum ed and stock is then ready to be placed on tick-free pasture. The ob .ject of moving cattle from pasture to pasture at intervals of 20 days is to cause all the ticks to drop off animals from becoming infested and a.t the same time to prevent the again with young, o.r seed, ticks. Twenty days is less than the short est time withir. whi.eh seed ticks will appear from eggs laid by ticks that d rop iff, and all of the ticks Iif'emI :n t' animals will hav'e Full jinoration as :o how to g-et rid o the tieki. including directions i: t ireplaratiolu of dips and !prays tie arrangemtvrient oi pastures. ete. ally be obttained free on applicati4n to the Bureau of Animal Industry. De partment of Agriculture, Washing ton. D. C. DOES THE COLLEGE GRADUATE "FIT?" The question has of: ciibeen r%ii'a ised ihroughmiout the United States, '-Does tie eolleo'e g-raduate "lit into life?' Hlowever. attention is here called to the fact that the question is never raised concerning the graduates of a technical college such as the Geor (ia School of Technology. On the contrary, it is a "question'' of how to fill the demand, for it is a fact that the demand is greater than the supply of technically trained young men, and it is to train our Southern boys for exactly this opportunity that the Georgia School of Technolo gy is strivmg. The new era of prosperity and de velopment in the South which is so widely and enthusiastically predicted by the leading men of the country, is purely technical and textile, and the riclie;t rewards await the young men most capably trained to "fit" into ihe demand. The Georgia School of Technology is better prepared and equipped than ever before in its his tory, offering advanced courses in Mechanical, Textile, Electrical and Civil Engineering, Chemistry and Ag riculture. The cost is very rea sonable, placing within the reach of any ambitious young man knowledge which enables him to take full advantage of a period of unpre cedented opportunities. Write at once for illustrated catalog, ete., to K. G. Matheson. President, Atlanta, Georgia. TO DRAW JURY. Notice is hereby given that, at 9 o'clock A. M. on the 27th inst., in the office of the Clerk of Court, we, the undersigned, Jury Commissioners, for Newberry County, S. C., will openly and publicly draw the names of thirty-six men who shall serve as Petit Jurors, for the Court of Com mon Pleas which will convene at IN'ewberry, S. C., Sept. 13th, 1909. Jno. L. Epps, Eug. S. Werts, Jno. C. Goggans, Jury Coin. for Newberry Co., S. C. Aug. 16th, 1909. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. The partnership heretofore existing between L. M. Player and J. C. Sam 'ple, under t:he firm name of L. M. Player and Co., has been dissolved by mutual consent, Mr: Sample selling his interest to Mr. G. W. Coward. All accounts due the firm of L. M. Player and Co., will be paid to t'hem. All ob ligations due by L. M. Player and Co. will be paid by the new firm. The business will be continued at the same stand under t.he firm name of L. M1. Player and Co. L. M. Player. J. C. Sample. On the Stage. He-'"Did you know I had become' an actor?'' She-'"No. All I heard was that you had gone on the stage.''-New jark Call. An Uphill Fight. " Any parlor socialists at your boarding thouse?'' "Yes; but they ain't making much headway against the dining room czar.''-Washington Herald. OHARLESTON & WESTERN CAR-. OLINA EY. Schedule in effect May 3L. 10i. Lv. Newberry(C N & 1.; ~235 p.i. Ar'. Laur-ens 2:02 p.m. Lv. Laurens (C & W C) 2:3's p.:2. Ar'. Greenville 4:00) p-. Lv. Lauren.s 2:3. p.m. Ar. Spartanburg 4:05 p.m. Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 5:00 p.m. Ar. Hlendersoville . ~:45 p.m. Ar. Asheville 8:30 p.m. [Lv. Laurens (C & W Ci 2:32 p.m. IAr. Greenwood 3:32 p.m. Ar. McCormiek 4:33 p.m. Ar. Augusta 6:15 p.m. Tri-Weekly Parlar Car line be tween Augusta~ and Asheville. Trains Nos. 1 and 2, leave Augusta Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. leave Asheville Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Note: The above arrivals and de - partures, as well as connections with other compan'es, are zlven as f. muation, and are not turned Aug aSta, Ga. Geo. T. Bryan, Gmenvine.< S. C..