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44 VOL XLVI NO, 75 NEWBERRY7 8. C.. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. 1909 TWICE A WEEK. S1.50A YEAR GOV. JOHNSON NO BETTER. Patient Holds His Own, But Shows No Improvement.-Condition Critical. R:chester. Minn., Septem,ber 19. Gov,ernor Johnso-n's condition, which promised improvement early this moraing, remains practie.ally station ary to-day. The Governor is still in a critical condition, with the chances aboat even for his recovery Aceording to his physicians, the Governor had a good day until short lv after 4 o'clock, when he became more restless, .his pulse at 6 o'clock reading 102 and his temperature 100.4. His respiration was fast. Dr. Charles F. McNevin stated this evening that there are no symptoms of septic poisoning, but that the dan ger from peritonitis has not yet passed. At 6 P. M., the following bulletin was issued by Dr. McNevin: "Pulse 102, temperature 100.4, res-viration a little faster. He has been restless the last hour and a quarter. Accumulations of gas are begimning to bother the. patient. He has held .his own to-day. but there is no gain. His vitality is about the same as it was at this time yesterday. The sleep that he has had to-day has kep: him up." Dr. McNevin denied absolutely to ni,Lt that tthe Governor hasany form of -.epticaemia. Resting 'Better at 10 O'clock. 10 o'clock p. m., this bulletin was issued by Dr. McNeviii T',e Governor is resting better. He slept -35 minutes since the last buletil, which left h-im considerably ref eshed. Pulse 102. temperature Inot taken. The Governor's pain has dereased. He can change his posi ti-o. Without assistance. Rochester. Minn.. Selpt. 18.--Evideace (if the attention paid by the entire cotrntry to Gov. Johnson's illness ap pears in the flood of telegrams which cam-e hete. the one telegraph wire (' the city ,beinv buried with mes sages. Gov. Johnson so far forgot his own condition this morning. however, as to dictate a telegram of welcome to Pre-sidient Taft to be delivered by Eli S. Warner. G~ov. Johnson.i's message read: Welcom.es Taft. "Hearty and sincere welcome to the Sta te of Minnesota. Grea tly regret my iness prevents my presence at your reception. "John A. Johnson.'' President Taft replied to Gov. Johnson's telegram. thle answer hav ing been transmitted by telephone. President Taft 's message said: "My Dear Gov. Johnson: " I am greatly distressed to hea.r of your serious illness. I miss your smiling and courteous personal greeting. which I have had every time I have come to the State heretofore, and~ I thank you from the bottom of' my beart for youjr message of wel ecme, sent when vou are on a bed of "'I fervently hope and pray that your wonderful strength and forti tude wifl make your recovery speedy. "My cmplientsand respects to irgton~ I remember with much pleas ure. "William H. Taft.'' Go v. Johnson was much gratitied wen he read the message of good cheer from the nation's chief. TIGBRS ARE UP AGAINST IT. Caresttui Members of the Clan Not e 'Living on Beds of Roses. The State. Charleston. Sept. 1.-The tight be in;: madle by t.:e polie agtainst the deliveryv in C1harleston by the steam shipniopanies of conft raband liquor iS 5hown by the rec(ord vividly. About LI0 gO)allons of tine liquors and wa 9.000 bottles of b)eer have ben ine back to th!eir shipping points at !alimore. Philadelphia~ and New i: u the last week. Meanwhile . igr have been lively in PjT'in:g n ) jil. tfollowing. t fchnllil a rret s - vi .ting the l:w, d' urin-.: the la-t -n da'-s $1.500 )eing deCpositedi inI "GEO. A. NOBWOOD DIES AT HOME IN GREENVILLE Prominent Baoker Passes Away at the Age of 78.-Had Large Financial Interests. The State. Greenville, Sept. 1S.-Geo.rgv Al exander Norwuod, a prominent bank er of the Piedmont section, died at his residence here to-night. He has been connected with the banking interests of this city for the past 19 years. Mr. Norwood was born in 1831, in Darlington county, his ancestors be ing of English and >cotch descent. He attended Wake Forest college and Furman university. finishing sohool in 1852. After finishing school, he was successively a school teacher, a jour nalist, a farmer. a merchant and a turpentine distiller. He then went into the commission business in Char leston, handling cotton and naval stores, fo.r 11 years. In 1884 he or anized and became president of the Bank of -Narion, remaining there six years, when lie came t.o Greenville, and -has since been intim'ately con nected with tie banking interests here. Mr. Norwood is survived by his wife, four sons, U. A. Norwood. Goldsbo.ro, N. C.: J. W. Norwood, Greenville; S. W. Norwood. Marion; Jos. Norwood. Columbia: and five daughters. Mrs. McNeil. Greenville; Mrs. Kee. Washington. Ga.: Mrs. W. F. Watson. Greenvilie: Mrs. Henry ullins. Marion; Mrs. Adam H. Moss. Orangeburg. CeNC!o t N2a- et aoilieta(jinetaoin Shack Dots. Kinards. R. F. D.. Sept. 20.--Rev. J. H. MeGill. pastor of Fair View clurch. ably assisted ) Rev. Craw ford, of Pickens. conducted on.e of the best protracted meetings ever held at that church last week. Miss Carrie Buford lent mue., enthusiasm to the meethig by the musie which he so beautifully rendered. There was quite a numbier of visi tors in the community for the meet in II Misses Sara Scott. Inez Dobbins. Willie lMay Shannon,. of Whitmire, and Miss Pearle Nabirs. of Clinton. were t.e charming guelzs of Miss Car rie Buford the iast week. Miss Bessie Davis 'and brothe.r, Munson. visitedi friends in this sec tion the past week. Miss Josie Riser was tile guest of Miss Lula Johnson one day during the meeting. Mr. Willie Buford spent several rlavs with his uncle, C. W. Buford, he past week. Miss Minnie Wickter, after a pleas-i mt stay with Miss Lillie Bishop, has returned home. We are very muchi indebted to the Messers. Speake, who so ably assisted vith the singing during our meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Baker visited er fathei-, Mr. Will Bishop. the past wveek. Mr. C. W. Buford is having lum-: er sawed -to add a new dining room i-d store room to his residence. IMiss *Carrie Buford wifl teach at Peaks, S. C.. the ensuing term. We are loathe to see Miss I(arrie go. but uen we realize 'twill only be for a short period. Mr. .Joe Bonids has made quite an additioni to his already handsome home. That' right Joe we like to see those kind of imp)rovements go ing on in our midst. Mr. Ed Nabors h:us just finished "sawing out' his house. -Will ,begin to bnild in a short while. We are always glad to have our boys and irls remain in our. midst. Let some mo re of our gir! andl boys do like Mlr. Jiames~ dJahaL.!n. our :nail .rider', is t aikne is vacat 'in now. "Uncle .Jimmie'' ab:y assilted by several fair maidens. seem :. be en.joying his well dleserve.i re-t. Mr. Po-ey Co)peland and Sam WVise. of Renno. were seen i*s our. midst last Sun dayv a fternoo'.l. Miss C'arrie Buford and MXunson Davis spent thle week endi ini Clin tion. the guests of Mr>. .\. B. Blakeley. Miss L cje Man - , ,enidinig this weePk i-i ni:e::. ::s -: est of her Mr. .Jamie Scott i, the guest oif Mr. Hugh .Johnien t is week. Qu,,ea ., nilmh- of our nopnle will attended the association whieh con venei at Hurrioane last Firidav. Sat 114laV ald SuIIdaV. 31-.Emma Long(r-hore will resume her school at Taberniacle in a few da vs. Miss Lucy Riser left last Saturday foir Sparta-tiburg. where she will ttachI the ensuing year. Mrs. Kate Oxner is spending quite awhile with relatives in Greenville, S. C. L. B. News of Pomaria. Pomaria. Sept. 20.-Pomaria. is a little town. but will ahways be up-to date. We have electric lights. Mr. J. J. Hentz is having lumber hauled preparatory to building two more rooms to his dwelling house. The work will be under the dir,,ction of Mr. E. A. Hentz. Miss Fainie Harrison, of Trenton, pent a week with her sister. Mrs. J. W. Sheelv. She returned home last Sunday. The authorities say absolutely they will not gin any cotton that is brougIt on the yard after six o'clock p. m. The best way to keep roads from ashinz is to make about ten or -welve good breaks aeross the roads )n every mile. Mr. J. B. Setzler left on last Wed-. iesday for Charlottesville. Va.. where e will complete a. medical course. TNie te-a-year-old son of Mr. J. P. Wir-ker had a narrow escape trn)lm be 1g snake bitten while taking eggs 4ut of a nest made of oak leaves. The niake being the same color as the eaver.. he did not notice it until it icked its to-Ligue at him. It was in he nest lving. beside the eggs. It vas about three feet long. We heard two men talking the )the-r day saying they had the best entral in the county. We won't say ve have the best, bu-t we have one hat will compete with any in the -oLity 01 anywhere else. Our friend. J.. P. Setzler, says vhen he gets to the nor,th pole he is ot goingr to (o like Peary and Cook -cone back the same' way le went. Mt cross on over and come back from lie other side. We want to say. one hin, friend Jim. you love to eat o well to risk chia-Tices from the ither side, where probably there VouIld be any rations for vou to eat. Look out for the planet Mars on he 24th. ahont S o clock-. a-s it will e nearer us than it will be again. md much brighter. The other day a man carrymg~ a iag of money from the express- o.llice ras hailed at the side door of a store ith a monkey wrench a-nd dropped tis money. How wvould it have been f a 44 magazinle had been used?~ Ask ieore Wilson. That shed of 'snake that was seen ear St. Phillips must have been the kii of the snake that was, seen2 by dr. John 'Me&ollum abou-t three miles rom Pom.aria. No. I reckon not,. ei her. for from the description I got 'f the snake it must haive been. thre& nehes in diameter and ten or twelve 'eet long. Who next? Mrs. W. A. Hill, of Newberry, is ~isiting Mrs. W. H. Lane. Camimander Peary must 'have had a aighty smart negro with him.. when ie claimed he reached 'the North Pole. Mr. .J. -D. Sheely returned last reek from Aiken. He tell ns that his on. Edga-r. has formed a partnership vith a large 'hardware h-oese of Aiken md also in the live stock busiess. Messrs. 'Willie Ha'ttonL and Brako etzler return to Newberry college iext Wednesday.. Messrs. Frank and Lang Ligon re red to their home last Wednesday. There wvill be comnmunion services Lt P>etlehemCi on next Sunday. Preach ng in thle morningi and afternoon. Ruth. Cross.' 'I'mi I sur." sobbeCd tile b)ride. that G eorge only married me foir my noll iev. X"l. dlaugh'iter, wilat makes you hiink so?" He bro~ught company1il hiomie for. inuer last nlight and refused to wipe lie dlisheS for me.'--Deroit Fr~ee --Do youi always\' k'eep a-smilint abo4 u! -yol 'urlailyv duties ?' YNaw; I loo)k groulchy. Then I ai'tm asked to do no ext.ra work. '' Kasas City .Tournal. ** * THE IDLER. F * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I was reading a book the other day -oh, I sometimes read a book to keep from coming under the eagle eve of the Newberry police-I see they are taking uip idlers and enforcing the vagrancy law-the reading of good books being employment-and knowing they would iifipartially en force the law and make no distine tion on account of color or race or previous condition of servitude-4 thought I had better get busy and do something more than write for The Herald and News-so I was reading a book, as I started to say. I love to ,read good 'books, and when I was. young I had a craze for buying books and for reading-but now-well, it doesn 't make so much difference but, as .1 was saying, I was really try ing to read a 'book-and it is a good story, too, and I would ibe glad to see more of the Newberry people a read ing people-I mean readers of some thing besides the Obesrver and The Herald and News-sometimes the 'Bi ble. For a college town and a liter ary centre my observation leads me to thie conclusion that we are not as much a reading people-readers of rood and high literature-as we ought to be. But I started out to say I was reading a book, and if I do not reach the point I am afraid the lead er will conclude that I am not much of a reader myself. Well, the truth is. I am not.. There are three very interesting characters in this book. Oh. it was ome months ago I read the book and I scarcely recall all the goodi points in the book. But there are three very iteresting eha.racters in the book, as I was saying. They are the. Jew. fack and Peter. After a pleasant evening spent together by the Jew, Jack and Peter, Jack was so much taken with the wonderful knowledge ,f the Jew that he asked Pe-ter if there was anything that this Jew did nt know. and it is Peter's answer hat I want to drive home to New berry. Of course there is inothinI >ersonal about it and it is only an ab ttrat truth that it teaches. But a ery good lesson. if we will only ab orb, it. Yes, a:bsovb it, and make if art of your life. Heie is the ans er, to the question. "'Is there anly hing he does not know?'' That is to ~av. this Jew. "Yes.-maniy thng. 'h! a great nany things. He doesnt' knTow how to he .rudie, or ill bred, or purse-proud. Je doesn 't know how to sntrb people who are poorer th'an he is. or to push [iimself in where he isn't wanted; or o talk behind people 's backs .after he as accepted their hospitality. Just lan~ gentleman journeyman tailor, ak. And now, my boy, he honest. snt hie a relief after some of the yeole yo and I meet every day?' Aren't these woniderful' things rnot to now? Isn't it just remarkable how nany people you have known--not iin fewerry, of course-w'ho .have been suh apt schlolars ini som~e of thlese hings that they were experts, when hey might have applied thei.r \ion [lerful talents in other and more >roitable directions. Isn't it a relief -a real relief--to, meet sa perso.n who ?loes not know these things,, which this Je w did. not kno w. Just; a p-lain ~etleman. That is it. But 1 am not ~oilg to preach a sermonl. I wishl I ould and that its teachings would e heeded by the people. I gua ran tee that it would be a good one. Talking about vagrauits, you know 1 ate to see a great big healthy man a nging 'around doing not hing anid a king out he wants to work but an' t gret anything .to do. I don 't be hieve any such sta.tf I believe a t his corutry anly mani who is xiling can find somnething~ to do if lie will (only do it. There is a greater db anmd to-day for men an'd women who an do things, and who' are willing to o things. thian there ever was before. [ would be ashamed of myvself and tee! like commliitti.lg suicide if I was great healthy man, if I (lid not get ut and do something. I just could not hang around and let othier people maka my living. I would write for The Herald and News rather than do nothing. If there is anything that makes me tired it is the man who is able bodied ad healthy and who hangs aromid and 4(es nothing and lets some body else support him. But of course there are no such cattle in Newberry. ;They are all removed from here since the vagrancy law has been enforced and we have only those who are at work. Why I would pick cotton or hire to Monroe Wick er and cat grass on the sidewalks under Policeman Dickert if I could not find anything else to do. Yes.osir, do something, that I would. This is not a good world for idlers. It is not a part of the plan of creation for liealthy men to be idle. Just look what Judge Lovett has done and he did it by hard work ond keeping everlastingly at it. Of course he had brains but he put that brain to work. He started as a railroad e@rk at forty dollars a month an!d read Iaw at night. And I bet my last summer's hat that he was not one of those .elerks who weas all the time looking at the cloek to see when he had pit in the requisite number of hours to entitle him to his pay. Now he sueceeds the great rairoad mag nate. Harriman. And before this .he was his confidential counsel with a salary o.f fifty thousand a year. There are wonderful possibilities in this country for the boy who is not afraid to work. .The nan who sieteeeds is not the oLe who stands aroud and waits for some great work to do :but goes at whatever turns in his way and goes at it like he meant to do it. The man who can not do small things well will never be able to do, re'at things. 'Do no- rhen stan idIy wating for some greater work to do: Fortune is a lazy goddess: she will never come to you. 14o and toil in any vineyard; do not fear to do o.r darre: [f you want a field of labor. vo-u can fine"- it. anywhe5e. ThenS my sentiments. If you want j field of labor you can fini it if you look for it. Tire trorble is there are too mialny who do not want to fiI it. T'hey had rather loaf than work. L. 0.. wants to know what the- jaw ias to~ barb wire fence.. Why barb wvire was not made to build. fences in i city.. Surely there is not a barb wire fence along. any side walk in. the zity of Newberr-y where people have to walk. I have nevet seen it~ If here is the law will have to be irended. And L. 0. had better call :he- attention of the law makers- from Newberry to the fact that there are barb wire fences along. sidewalks in :-ities of the size and. pretentsions of Sewberry. 'Now th.e law says that XLny barb wire fence aoga public aighway shall not be~ lawful unless it has a gua rd plank on the top as a top rail so that if a horse or- other animal s.hould run agains. it it will ot bet injured. That wo.uld not pro :ect ladies' dresses.. howev:er. But that aw is uot for cities but for the rural istrietts where th'e cattle n~m in pas :nres.. The grass brigade has cut all he grass in Newb)erry and thtere can de no) pastures in this eity.. I read in the Obs~erver the other :lay that we ate too much meat in this -ountry and that it wa not healthy. K.the next thing you hear the Ob ~erver and that school of humanita rians will be asking the legilature :o pass .a law tarbiddinig the manufar :ure anad sale of meat. onl the grouud :at it is inljuring. and dlangerouis to, :he pub)lic morals and against the peace .and dignity of the same State iforesaid. and then the bufteber shops will be closed up and their business will be outlawed. Well, it is sort of r eruel business when-L you come to :.hink about it. Or may be theyV will start with a dispensary so as to reg ilate amnd c-ontrol the mnea: business. mid t hen we will hlave loc-al option mU the subject. all of which are but ste-ps to ward pro hibjiti n. Or~ maybe :hey will fix it sot that thie law will >ermit us to eat meat oniy once a lay or once or tw~ice a week. I am pre >aed for anything now since they KGn't let me have a bottlie of cold beer when I want it. That reminds me O,at I used to 'hear my grandmother say that there was a .ruke among the Duteh of the Datch Foirk that they would have rolleake or waffles only on Wed nesday night. She was 'a Dutchman, you know, and they were a mighty hearty and fiale race of people and generally lived to a ripe old age an were- a frugal and lawv abiding peo ple who attended to their own bus iness, too, and didn't- bother other people, but they liked their beer and their to4dv. But tines have changed miohtilv since then, but I doubt if the people have grown any better. But we must conform to the- times and the faws of thle age in whi'ch we live and I am goirg to try mighty hard to be law abiding. -0 The Idler: A gentleman living, in Caldwell street called my attention.to the condition of this street beween Boundary and Johnstoeandsaid that the drainage pipe had 6een. filled up sinee the rain some six weeks ago and' that during the fast rain the water stood in puddTes and overflowed the sidewalk and that the odor w.as- very offensive. I wish you would' call at tention to this condition as r have information that the superintendent of streets and the health c4fficer read your rot when possibly they liave no time .to read any )editorial comment. The Editor. Now that is ;z- pretty ifow-dy-do isn't it' WelL I admire the good taste and j'udgment of these two city officials and f am- sure when I call their attention to rjeconditionsin this street they wilT liasten to hia-ve the trouble remedied at once if not soon Pr. I am afraid that Monroe Wcker has not got back to the city with his force but I saw the grass brigade at work in the city the otheir day. I am sure the health' ofcer is on. liis job for I saw him one day last week my .4elf. N'w, gentlimen, this matter is urgent. Tt shoufii have your- atten tion. Do it now.. --- I have not of'rate years been able to get about muuelk but I am to'ld that there a.re a great' many places in the city that need the atte-ation of both these officials. or rather neef to be wor-ed and maTye attractive. Had you ever thought of the ap'pearance of the vacant' lot in the rear of the' stores of ILopeland' Bros. and'. the J. L. Bowles Co.? T~hat is not as very at tractivie looking-place to be 'n a pueb. lie street and right in frost of the new postoffice. If had not been out that way in. a- fong time until the oth er day. . Don 't forget shout that= park.. I am going to .keep, everlastingly at it un til some rich, man comes along and gives the monement a start. The- Idler. Orphi~aae. Work Day.. Attrention is called to the con.cert of action among the orphan institu-* tions of South Carolina with regard to a specfai work day effort Saturdiay, Sept. 25th next. Tho rnwell Grphan age. Connie *Maxweft Orphaoage and Epwor'th. Orphanage have definitely planned for. the success of the day the Mubject. We presume dhat every orphan institution. of whatever size or under whatsoever auspices. will be. glad to .have its friends remember it. on this day. The plain is simple enough, Let every boy and girl. every man and noman. ounth and old, devote the icmofteday toteOrphanage >f~ his choice. Some of the ehiIdo~n mnay pick cotton. others may gather up~ old iron and sell it. some will do >dd jobs. others will devote their saf ary or wag'es of the day to t'oe eare of :he orphans. Comfinlg dtown to the~ plain truth, is~ here any cause that warms the :ockles of the heart like the plea for :he fatherless? Let the people join In the work day effort Sept. 25, and *oll up a big amount for the o)rphlans, ud torward the same to stgeh insti ution as each may seleet.-Baptist .ourier. Jud'ging by the Result. "Yes, sir, missus is in, but not at ome. She's upstairs undressing for a in'ner artv''-M. A. P.