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E. H. AULL, EDITOR. 'Entered at the Postoffice at New rry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. Tuesday, September 14, 1909. Don't pay any attention to what sqme one tells you what somebody said about you. If 'he isn't man enough to tell you so to your face, he isn t worth wasting time over. Kingstree Record. The trouble is so many people tell you -to your face that they are true and tried friends and talk entirely differently to other people. Of course, the best way is to pay no attention to it but it would ,be better still that you were not told about it. And in the meantime the public is feverishly awaiting President Taft's answer to the "What is Whiskey'" question.-Anderson Mail. This is an academic question with us. Sin-ee we don't have any in this ary country of ours what difference does it make whether the question is ever answered. And then when you and the other prdhibi-tionists stop us from using tobacco it is hard to tell what we will do. Says the Gaffney Ledger: "What a paradise this world would be if every body would attend to their own busi ness and let other folks' business alone.'' Even so, brother, even so. But we fear this world will never be a paradise.--Daily Mail. The trouble abou.t the whole mat ter would be that it would throw so many people ouit of employment. The Confederate Infirmary in Co lumbia, or the Old Soldiers' Home, has now fifty old soldiers in it. Under the act of the legislature establishing the home, two were -to be admitted from each county, which wou-ld have made eighty-four; 'bere is, therefore, room for thirty-four more. The Board of Commissioners have decided that on Ocetober 1. the Home will be thrown open to any Confederate vet eran v ho comes from his county Pen sion ) ard with his blank application properly filled out, regardless of the minimum of two from each coun,ty. Blank forms will be furnis'hed for pension boards, oar to old soldiers, on application to David Cardwell, Chair man~of the Boa*rd, Columbia. If there are any Confederate soldiers in this county who desire to go to the Home, they may make application as here in dieasted. So'far as we are informed there is only one from this county. We notice from the Greenville and Anderson papers that the suggestion to change the schedule on the train leaving Greenville at 9.30 o'clock for Colum.bia, so as to have it leave at 6 or 6.30 a. m., does not meet with their approval. There has been no de moand on the part of Greenwood for the "short dog'' running to Green wood, and if it could get nothing else, we .are satisfied it would suit Green -wood better to have this train come down earlier in the morning and the other go back later in the afternoon, and it does seem that a train running exclusively between Gree'nville and Anderson ought to satisfy the people in that section, and that they ought to be willing to let the train come on to Greenwood. Such a change of schedule as we suggested, we believe, will satisfy a large majority of the people along the* line between Columbia and Greenville, and while it does not give any addi tional trains, we cannot see how it could impair the service between Greenville and Anderson. and we hope that our friends in Greenville and Anderson will be willing to take into consideration the wishes of the pa trons below Belton. The extension of the Pullman service as suggested. to Greenville on the morn ing and night trains would add very much to the comfort and conveniencee of the through travel, and with these improvemenlts we are sure the people of this communityv would he satisfied. THE IDLER. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *L * * * The weather continues dry and the crops are damaged very much, but, do you know, that if the seasons had kept up we would have had a bumper crop in this county, and as it is I do not believe the crop is going to ,be s powerfully short. Somehow or other t'he average farmer has come to be a powerful complainer and he complains when it rains and when there is no .rain. And yet this hot and dry weath er has damaged the crop very mueh. -0 You see I was a farmer once my self, in the long, long ago, but I grew old, moved to town and now I can only tell the farmers what to do and what not to do. I want them to quit so much complaining. I know they have their trials and tribulations but they have less cause to complain than any other class of our citizens. That is my ob servation. And yet they do complain more than any other. Now I want them to quit. To stand up like men and be men. Everything depends on them and they should appreciate the importance and dignity of their pro fession. -0 One thing is pretty sure. We have a good crop of corn in this county this year and that means more meat ihogs, chickens, turkeys. and every thing good to ea-t. -o I notice from the papers that Aome of these fellows who never plowed a furrow in their lives are going around making speeches on farming and tell ing the people what and how to do. Next thing they-will be running for of flee on the platform of the farmers and the farmers will vote for them instead of some deserving fellow wiho is really one of themselves. Well, I reckon it has always been this way and will continue to the end. Now, I want to give a little advice. The cotton crop is short. Last year there was a big crop. No surplus to amount to anything was brought over. T-he crop this year is sure to be short -a good deal less than t!he annual consumption. In fact when this crop is gathered there will not be enough cotton jn the world to keep the spin dles running until the next crop is made. Apply a little common sense. Do you think cotton can possibly go below 12 cents, un-less forced there by speeulation. Now, you farmers hold the key to the situation. Don't sell below 12 cents. The miriimum fixed by the Farmers Union is 15 ents. I believe it will go there and certainly would if thbe farmers do not rush it on the market. But don 't sell below 12 cents. -0 I was once a farmer myself and I sympathize with the farmers. Per sonally it makes no difference to me excep.t that I am' interested in seeing our rural districts build up and the sccess of the farmers is the way to do it. We want good roads, good schools, better churches, then we want to see the farmer making money. If 'he does the will be willing to help pay *for these things himself. If he is not making money he is sour, and disa greeable and opposed to all progress. ~Success is a great panacea for many of the ills of human nature. The man who is succeeding in his business or his work is always more contented, and in better humor than the man who is all the time eramped and can' meet his obligations promptly. The farmer in this country can soon, if he will, be independent and, therefore, happy and contented. The Idler would like to be a farm er. I know how but did not realize what a great privilege it is to be an independeut farmer until now I am too old to start at anything. Then in my young days there were not the advantages in country life that there aie to-day. The telephone puts you in lose touich with all the world. The rural delivery of mail gives you the mail every dey. It is easy, for every farmer to have water works and elec tric lights in his house. Wha.t else could be desired except bet.ter roads. These will come whether the farmer 'wants them or niot and it is p)ast my understa nding w'hyv any fa rmer would oppose any method to secure better roads. Well, they will come. The truth is the farmer of this county as a rple has never been progressive. You know, I believe that in this county wve could mae more corn and cotton and every thing on just half the aer'eage, if we would cultivate better, and fertilizer ppe'ly. That would take less labor. The p otit would. be more. --- 1-eaivlesn the burden. Why not Every train loaded with r this past weE before been have been th able to show chandise in i Millinery Preparatii Miss Daisy Stokes and her a night getting ready for our oper business enables us to display , a city of fifty thousand inhabitar style, quality and economy go h Mimnaugh and watch w'.. is g< The'New Two hundred and fifty from v Every Suit modeled after the la1 fore you the best suit values ev are strictly high class, hand-tail 45 in. long, lined with Belding Skirts. Up stairs jammed witt do it Think about it for a moment. -0 Tfhe men are not thoughtful enough of the women any way. The sorriest' woman is worth a half dozen of the best men. The women are more un selfish and self-sacrificing than the men and the men never stop to think what these dear women are doing and what they are denying themselves. I believe if you could get tihe men to stop in their mad rush longer to t'bink they would do a little more towards providing the comforts and conven iences so necessary to the average coun try home. None of us are as considerate as we ough.t to be of others. We think too much of our own measly selves and give no thought to the feelings of otthers. We do not consider. -0 Service-that is the word-unsel fish service-those are two words that is what we need more of. ILt would make our own lives fuller and broader an.d better and happier. Try it. John Mayes is keeping the Metho dist lawn in fairly good condition, in fact I might say, excellent condition. The Baptist have a good crop of peas on their lawn, I noticed when I was out Boundary streets the other day. I' suppose this is for the purpose of en rihing the ground preparatory for grass next spring. Now, if these churches would .require the sextons to sweep off the paved walks once or twice a week-especially Saturday the appearnace of everything around the premises would be improved. The Idler never could tell a joke very well. Somehow. when I try to tell a joke T sometimes miss the point, then it is not very funny. People ought .so hbe very careful intelling jokes not to miss the point. Now, take that joke that the Observer used in its editorial the other day on "Mis fortune and Philosophy'' to illust-rate a point. The joke was apropos, but I don 't think the Observer got tha.t joke exactly right. According to the Dbserver the Irishman fell from a lad der and broke his leg. He was heard a murmur. "Thank thle L'rd.' a n bok(en my! neek.' NowV. thle way I have always heard that joke. the Irish -manepid Well. I might haveI & THl that points iew goods. C )k, and still th 5o fortunate it is season. In F you the mc ipper Carolin ons Growing Daily. ble assistants are busy day and ing. Our immense Millinery i stock that would do credit to its. Hats for every purpose, and to hand. Keep an eye on )ing to do the business this fall. Fal Suits. rhich to make your' selection. :est fashion. We will place be er offered you. All our Suits Dred garments. Coats 40 and :atiri, with the new knee plaited down stairs, i new goods. been a chorus girl.'' Now, what a chorus girl has sto do with an Irisih man falling from a ledder is more Ithan I can understand, but, while it is none of my business, I just wanted to keep the record straight.. ,The Idler. STATEMBNT Of the Conditioni of the Bank of Prosperity, Located at Prosperi ty, S. C., at the Close of Thusi ness September 8th, 1909. Resources. Loans and Discounts..$115246 13 Overdrafts,..............2509 55 Banklig House .......... 2000 00 Furniture and Flixtures. 2000 00 Due from Banks and Trust Companies ........... 12199 38 urrency ............... 5070 00 Gold.................. 1205 00 Silver and other Coin.... 1044 37 Checks and Cash Items... 915 97. Total...............$142190 401 Liabilities. Capital Stock paid in. ~.. ..$ 25000 00 Surplus Fund..... .... ... 1500 00 Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and] Taxes Paid .. ...... .. ..9737 06 Due to Banks and Trust Companies ... ........ ..138 91 Individual Deposits subject to Check ...... ....... 62547 29 Savings Deposits ........ 43267 14 Total...............$142190 40 STATE or SOUTH OAROLINA,J Count'y of Newberry. Before me came J. F. Browne Cash ier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true con dition of said ,bank, as shown by the books of said bank. J. F. Browne. I Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 13th day of Septemiber 1909. J. A. Counts, Notary Public for S. C. Correct-Attest 8. S. Birge. Geo. Y. Hunter. JIacobh S. Wheeler. ~Tp~~ E V,!! h e tors.(\VI : WANTEDi 1 &ri.S toI kavnio Sn tember 1~th, round trip three dol its nose to ,ase after ca. Ey come. W i our purch a few day ist attractiVE Get Ready Come direct to Mimnaugh's. 36 in. New Fall Percales, sf 32 in. Arnold's Suitings, 25c New patterns in Outings, spe Light colored Outing, stripes Dress Ginghams for school d 27 in. Galateer in new colori Shoes by thi One hundred cases of Shoe girls opened up the past week. part of the State. everywhere Better We are in a position to give bet Iaundry here discontinued our age a first-class Laundry, and will appr and endeavor to please, save You aSmall Farm for Sale? We want to buy at once three small farms; two one-horse farms and one two-horse farm. If you bave what we want, anid your price is reasonab'e, we can trade.. HUNTER &. SLIGH. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLDTA, County of Newberry. By virtue of Delinquent tax execu :ions to me directed by John L. Epps. Esq., Treasurer of Newberry County, I will sell on Monday, (Salesday) :he fourth of October, 1909, at New jerry Court House, at public sale the following property, viz, for delinquent :axes for the year, 1908:. Two lots of land in Township No. L, containing 13 acres,, more or less, .ssessed Newberry Knitting Company, eown now as The Ashley Manufac :uring company, bounded by lands, of rheo Johnstone, estate T. Q. Boozer, Jaldwell road leading from Newberry : Dairy Farm now owned by Geo. W. ummer and by the street on back ntersecting said Caldwell Road in ~ront of Tabor Hill dwelling place nd leading into town ,by lands form rly owned by Win. Langford, also A tract of land in Reeder township, o. 5, assessed to L. C. Sheely, con aining one hundred and thirty (130) eres, more or less, bounded by lands >f Dorothy Davis, estate W. F. Kelly nd Henry Kinard. Terms of Sale: Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. M. M. Buford, S'heriff N. C. Sheriff's Oflice, Sept. 13. 1909. ~ave You a Small Farm for Sale? WVe want to buy at once three mai1 farms: two one-horse fArms .'I. w a we~. 'Aem~ an l. your price Sreasonable. -.':e can trace HUTNTER & SLIGH. 0MEl Newberry is 'e opened up re have never asing as we n we will be line of mer for School. We can fill your bill from A to Z. ecial 1 Oc. yard. kind, special 15c. yd. kcial 8 and 10c. yd. and checks, 10c. yd. resses, 8 1-3 and 10c. yd. ngs, 12 1-2 and 15c. yd. e Car Load. for men, women, boys and No such -a Shoe stock in this packed and Service. ter service than heretofore, as the aicy, we have secured the service of eciate any work thrown our way, BROADDUS & RUFF. OPERA HOUSE .EARHARDT. & BAXTER, Lessees and Managers. Engagement Extraordinary. IOFFICIAL OPENING, CITY OPERA HOUSE, FRIDAY, SEPT.17 -BY The Distinguished Young Actor Er. Lionel Lawrence IN THE Romantic Comedy Drama "FORGIVEN" . By Fred Byton. A Southern Play of Human Interest. Prices: 25, 35, 50, 75o., $1.00 Seats on sale at Newberry Hard ware Company. You can't afford to miss Do You Want a Farm? Do you want plenty of time in which to make the money to pay for it? If so, see us at once. We can help you just as we have helped others. We have land for sale, but you don't have to buy from us to secure ouir help. Pick out your land, get the verv lowest cash price on it and then see us. HUNTER & SIGHJ.