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VOL XLVII NO. 85 NEWBERRY, S. O., TUtSDAY, NOVEMBER 2.1909 A WEEK.S1.50 A YEAR CITY DEMOCRACY. Meeting Held.-Rules Adopted.-Ex ecutive Committee Appointed. Primary November 23. A meeting of the Democratic Par ty of -.he Town of Newberry was held in the Council Chamber Friday evening. Oetober 29th, at 8 p. m. The -meeting %was organized by elect ing D;r. 0. B. Mayer, Chairman, and I. H. Hunt, Secretary. The Ohair man stated that the object of the meeting was to provide for the nomi nation of municipal officers for the ensuing year and to transact such other business as may be properly brought before it. Mr. C. L. Blease moved that the municipal offieers and school trus -tees for the ensuing year be nomina ted by a democratic primary election. The motion was carried. Mr. J. W. Earhardt offered an amendment.tto Section 2 of the Rules of the election which was carried and made a part of said section. Mr. C. L Blease moved that an ad ditional Rule be adopted requiring the Executive Commit-tee to provide for one or more campaign meetings -before the primary of 1909, and each year thereafter, a$ which meetings ali eandidates for Mayor, Aldermen and Commissionerof Public Works be invited to speak. The motion was adopted and was made Section 5 of' the Rules. Dr. 0. B. Mayer and W. H. Harde man were elected as members of the Executive Committee from the Town at large, and !the following were elect-' eded members of the Committee from their respective Wards: Ward 1.Dr. George B. Cromer. Ward 2. H. W. Domiviek. Ward 3. Dr. P. G. Ellesor. Ward 4. E. H. Aull. Ward 5. J. Y. Jones. Mr. I. H. Hunt as Treasurer of the Exeeutive Committee * made his re port, which had been approved by-the auditing committee and said report was adeoted. Mr. F. H. Dominick moved that an .ditional Rule be adopted authoriz in the Execative iCommittee to fix the assessment of, candidates and re cuiring the same to be paid at the time of filing the pledge. The motion was adopted and made Seetion 6 of the Rules. Mr. E. S. Blease made the follow-j ing motion which ,was undnimously adopted: Mr. 1. H: Hunt, who has for the1 past three years se'rved as Secretary and Treasurer of the Executive Coin mittee, having declined to serve long er in this posit-ion, and having during the said time rendered faithful and eftilient services therein, without any1 comnpensation. whatever, I move that the Town Democracy accept- with re gret his declination to continue' in the said position, and :tender to Mr. Hunt *our appreciation and thanks for the satisfaetory manner in whieh he has in the past performed the duties thereof. Rules for the Primary. I See:on 1. An electioni within the Democratic party shall be beld in the Town of Newberry on Tuesday, No vember 23rd, 1909, to select cand-i Kdates for mayor and aldermen to serve for one year, and trustees of the graded school for Ward 4 and Ward 5 to serve two years; 'the polls to be opened at 8 o'clock a. mn. and to be eo,sed,at 4 o'clock p. in.; onej voting precinct to be in each ward, and the executive committee shall ~have charge of locating same. -See. 2. All Democrats who shall have duly registered for the munici pal election of 1909, and prior to1 November 19, 1909, shall ,be allowed to vote. In case -:he right to vote is, challenged the , person challenged shall be required to 'establish his right to vote before the managers'byI the vouching of three Democrats; provided that in the nomination of aldermen and trustees for the graded school from the respective wards only qu.alified electors from each ward shall be permitted to vote for alder men and trustees of the graded school rot that ward. The secretary of he executive committee shall on the 19th day of Nevember. 1909, secure a c-ertitied copy of the reg'istered vo tesby wards fromu the supervisor ofV rei,tation, and shall furnish a copy for each ward to the managers of eleet-ion, which shall be the poll list, keeping a copy in his possession for the use of the executive committee. See. 3. The candidates receiving the majority of all votes cast for the said offices of mayor, aldermen and trus tees of -the graded school respectively at said election shall be declared vhe nominees of the Democratic party of said town; provided that on or be fore 12 o'clock noon on Friday, No vember 19th, each of such candidates shall have left a written statement with i-he chairma,n of the executive committee that he is a cand-fdate and that he will abide the result of such election. - No vote shall be counted for any candidate who has not so pledged himself; and -provided furth- c er that if no candidate either for -the 2 office of mayor or. for alderman or f for trustee of it1he graded school in a t ward shall have received a ma.jority E of votes at such election a second f election for the nomination of mayor c and for aldermen and for -trustees of t :the graded school, as the case may ( be, shall be held on Friday, Novem- E ber 26th, under these rules; at which second election only the two candi dates who received the highest vote v at :the former election for the respect- I ive offices shall ,be voted for, and o provided further in the event there p should he a .tie at the second pri- t mary for mayor and aldermen and r trustees of -the graded school then a I third primary shall be held on Tues- a day, November .30th, 1909. a See. 4. When the.votes shall have t been duly counted the managers shall immediately certify the same -to the execi:tive committee, which com- f mittee shall constitute a board of t' canvassers, declaring the result of n the election and hearing all contests ei and protests that may arise; whose H action in canvassing shall be final; 'a provided that no member of the ex- ei eutive' comm-ittee shall be a candi date at such election, and provided further that the said executive com- p mittee shall. meet in the moyar's of- 'ai vee at 10 o'clock. a. m. on Wednesday, n November 24th; and in the event~ of ii a second eledtion, at 10 o'clocks.a. m. E -n Saturday, November 27th; and in h the event of a tihird election, on Wed- f( aesday, December 1st,'to declAre said st lection and to hear.any contest- or U .rotest iii regard to the same. V Sec. 5. B'egore the election for ti nayor and aldermen in '1909, and d. sach election .year thereafter, -the .a' Eown Demo#atie ex&cutive .commit :ee shall appoint ,and arrange for one rT >r more campaign meetings to be ield in the Town; which meeting or neetings shall be addressed by the tt ~andidates fo.r mayor. and aldermen 0o mud commissioner 'of public works; ce :he time and place of such meeting bi >r meetings to be published in the 1r yapers of the town and all of the t~ sandidates invited tp address the peo- b( Sec. 6. That the executive commit- 01 Nee fix the assessments- of candidates, vhich assessments, shall be, paid at F ie time of filing pledges. Sec. 7. The citizens meigthat t. T ;hall adopt rules for the primary d< dlection shall elect an executive com-a nit tee of seven members; two from R ;he town at large, a-nd one from each t vard, and this committee shall have 'he power to fill all vacancies in its nembership. In the matter of routing red ants C :hese are good rules::n 1. Mix five cents' worth of tartar L imetic with as much sugar, and put ~ :he preparation, in small saucers, 9 ipon the. shelves infested by them. r ti 2. Lay sticky fly paper in their racks.tl 3. Lay rags dipped in kerosene vhere they must walk over them. 4. Scatter whole cloves over the ~helv es and on the pantry floors. tl 5. Wash the shelves and window ahg with red pepper tea and rub heouter frames of the windows withT trong turpentine soap. - A In No Chance for Revenge. Ci "'Why does lie go about in that p lejected manner? Has fortune fail- D) 'd him?'' ''No lie has bought an automobile mid now he can't persuade any of of 1is enemies to t ake a rid'e in it.''- o ABOUT PERSONS AND THINGS. * News Briefly Toid.-Gathered From In and Out of the State, Nation W and World. * The citizens of Oxford, N. C., honored ab Lie memory of the men who wore the be ,rey with ceremonies befitthig the oc- so .asion at the unceilig of a recently ga !onstructed monument to the South- be ,rn Confederate heroes of the sixties. th Judge A. W. Graham delivered the se Yresentation address, the unveiling im -eremony being performed by Miss th lugusta Landis, a daughter of one go >f the captains in the army. an ha Lieut. Commander Victor Blue was I , in Friday assigned to the gunboat as Lorktown. Commander Blue won col ame and distinction and was promo- mo ed by locating the Spanish fleet in th( antiago harbor and carrying the eh: irst information baa. to the Ameri an fleet. For some time he has been ies he executive offieer of the North on ,arolina and is a native of Marion, lik C. an an The Syrians in the United States tw rho believe they are threatened with ina eing forced by the bureau of immi- fre ration and naturalization of the de- ret 'artment of commerce and labor, into ne: he position of an inferior race, on a elo ar with the Chinese, and ;have ta- at en an appeal to Washington and are wa t the point of submitting their case co s one of international importance to era be State departnient. cle nir It was stated Saturday that of the W arty students of the* Georgia Mili- no iry Academyjat East Point, eight ing des from Atlanta, who were strick- tiol a wit-h what is believed to be pto- str taine poisoning, more than half are foo ow on the road to recovery, the oth- dri -s are also improving. and The scarcity of provisions is a the roblem which the relief committees Mri id State authorities of Tobasco are cul Dw facing as a result of the flood' resi t that district. The supplies in a fro: amber of cities .hav been nearly ex- mil iusted and high prices are ruling . >r all the necessities of life. The I eamships Abraham Ba-ada and stol sumacinta left San Juan Baustista in ?sterday morning for points along cha ~e Grijalva aind Mesaaarvr,tani strbutngsupplies to the needy. diti d retuina'f.vithi a number of fain- it. es who' ere picked up from float- dit-i g barges. don con Rock Hill may have in 'the near fu. whi .re an electric line, which will not ind tly operate through its streets and for nneet up its. cotton mill suburbs, 'Col it will extend to Charlotte and take mal Chester and Yorkyille and will es.. led ~blish a connection' with the Sea. ma] >ard. The Carolina Traction Coin- I my of Rock Hill, was commissioned oli~ iSaturday to carry out the plans. S C 'On the eve of the annual State 10 air visitors are begimiing to reach C Le city from all parts of the State. F be railroads will have all ther can C > to accommodate the crowds that e expected to attend the big fair. S acing will be one of the great fea- I res. C -,C Headed by Ty Cobb. in his Chal- -E ers-Detroit, the 'Ne w York-to-At- 3 nta durability tourists reached A Larlotte at 3:353 Saturday after- 3 on. The best time on the run of goo 18 miles from Winston-Salem was An< ade by car No. 27, the Maxwell, essi -iven by D upre and McNeal, of Ma- somn etta. Ga.. which was six hours and kee irty-three minutes, being one hour Let id twenty seven minutes less than Joy e allowance. -eve - 1joll, With a capi'tal stock of $35,000 e Planter's bank of Chester was Sta ganized. Following is the board Bar directors: D. P. Crosby. R. E.mi mns, J. L. Abell, A. G. Thornton' i M. Whisonant and John M. Wise. star a meeting of the board .the follow-Iec g officers were elected: D. P.T osby, president; J. L. Abell, vice oT esident;: A. G. Thornton,. cashier; T r MwIlas and Wise, attorneys. Ithis - Tre * THE IDLM. * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * Some time ago I said something out the broom brigade .that had en working in Atlanta. And I made me suggestions in regard to the or nizatioa of such a brigade in New rry, but I am afraid it did not meet a popular -cord. If it did I have m no evidence of it. It is a very portant subject and should have , careful consideration of all the >d people. I thought may be that item from further away might ve more influence on our people so im going to ask that -the following to what is being done in the old intry. be printed as it might have re influence for you know even in .se matters distance may -lend en mtment to the view. 'Berlin is one of the cleanest cit of Europe; which means that it is 3 of :the best governed. A town is e a hotel, its cleanliness is the test I the proof of its proper 'direction I government. Boys in squads of are employed with men in sweep and washing the Berlin streets e *from litter and garbage. Iron eptacles, ornamental in design and ttly painted, kept hermetically sed except when in use, are placed convenient points along the side lks. Electric sprinklers and sweeps abined in one are in constant op tion. Water is plentiful for ining purposes and. is kept run g in the side-drains, while the iite Brigade is at work. There are offensive odors from sewer open-, s, and a general sens. .and sugges I of cleaniness pervades the ?et, wherever the eye, nose or t of the pedestrain may turri.. The aking water is thoroughly filtered I elear as. crystaT, though -hard of limestone origin, as nearly all Continental water is, except the teral and artificial. Vienna is pe azly fortunate and happy in this )ect, getting her water supply n near the Semmering Pass fifty -s away in the high Alps." -0 t seems to me that it is time to talking about that Tatt luncheon. Columbia. If Columbia want to rge ten per and you have an invi on and want to go on those con ons why go and say nothing -about f you don 't want to goon the con ons laid down an'd dIon't go 'then 't say so much about it. If 'the tents of d presidential breakfast eh. I sawy in some paper is any cation of what would be necessary a presidential luncheon then the imbia committee, if it wants to :e any money, ought to have doub the price. Blut it didn't want to ~e money, Just listeni to this: ne Martini cocktail (including e.). ix cups of coffee, ne glass of Mosel'le Winle, ne grape fruit, ne white fish. otatoes. ne grilled ehic ken [ore potatoes. ix pieces of eorii bread. our eggs. nie,bunch of 'hot house grapes. alifornia pears. Ibert.a peaches. [ore coffee. bowl of hot milk. 'ow don't you think that a pretty I breakfast even for a president? I what do you tL.ink would be nee. cr for a luncheon? It will .cost e money to get up a luneheon to step with a breakfast like ,that. us all hope that Mr. Taft will en the Columbia luncheon and that -y one who is there will have a e good time. -0 eording to the London Evening idard Judge a Re'ntoul told the tholomew club that the fourteen :akes of life are: o attempt to set up your own dard of right and -wrong and ex everybody to conform to it. a try to measure the enjoyment of rs by~ our own. i expect uniformity of opinion in wor'ld. r look for judgment and exper e in y'outh. .b endeavor to mold all :di.sposi s alike. Ut to V'ieIl ill u1impouintf tfles. To look for perfection in our own actions. To worry ourselves and others about what cannot be remedied. Not to alleviate if we can all that needs alleviation. Not to make allowance for the weaknesses of others. To consider anything impossible that we cannot ourselves perform. To believe only what our finite minds can grasp. To live as if the moment, the time, the day were so important that it would live forever. To estimate people by some outside quality, for it is that within which makes -the man. Well, Mr. Idler, we read with pleasure every week what you have to say on various things. You ;have given a lot of real good advice and the sensible kind, too. We 'admired what you had to say in your last ar tiele about "flip." Well, "flip" has not reached this section of the coun ty yet, and we don't know what it is, but inferred from your writing it is similar to "hu'll gull." In our younger days we spent many a happy hour by the old fireside or at school during ,the recess periods. In this section we used peanuts or corn. Well, Mr. Idler, we started out to ask you a question or two, but have wandered off. -Now, I am somewhat of an idler, too, or at least I loaf over the lower section of the county frequently and come in contact with many of the people of this se'tion and every man we have talked with thinks the old ,eourt house should be sold. A great many vFould not vote in*. the election sometime since be cause they did not understand it, and some even seratched out the printed matter on the tickets and wrote .on them "sell it." Some of us blame the county papers for not explaining The matter fully. Well, we just .thought Newberry wanted the build ing and both editors thought best to say nothing. Yes, we think Newber ry ought to have the building and they ought to make a nice park around it and then have a public li brAry and Y. M. C. A. hall fitted up beautifully inside, but not at the ex pense of the county. We'don't think Newberry city should even entertain such an idea much less mention the fact as "L. 0.'' Hear what he says: "Mys idea is for the oniy to giv hsbuilding for. a Publie Free Li brary.'' .Yes. Newberry n1eeds a building of this k-ind-, but let them pay for ir. Now, some one tried to: touch the feelings of us country folks i by saying, turn it inte~ a rest house for ladies, who come in fi-om thei sountry. The majority of ladies who go from ,the country go :to do little si shopping and spend bu1 i. very short while in t,he citym There are hun :1reds in the county who go to New- I berry onlj a'bout once a year while many never get there at all. .They: io their shopping at Whitmire, Po-1 naria, Little Mountain, Prosperity, I ete. -1 Of course, we are anxious 'to see Newberry grow and grow beautiful1 She needs a park, and Mr. Idler, you shonii keep on till you get it. Now, for the question. Mr. Idler. don't you really think the old court house should be sold? If you think so. won't you try to get the legislature to pass an act giv ing us the privilege of voting on this guestion again. We want it worded1 so we country folks can understand. Uncle-Brigs. These questions reached me so late Lhat I cannot undertake to answer hem at this tinie. It is encouraging o know that at least some people en joy my writings and there is hope ~et that I may be able to do some hing. That 's the word I like to do ;omething. The Idler. I leep, drink plenty of milk or cream, c ~o not worry or overwork, and let 8 offee and tea alone. If your eyes are inflamed from ex >osure to the sun. bather them for five nmnutes in water as hot as is com- 1I portable. Parsley may be kept fresh and creen for severai (days if it is pat in y covered earthern jar in a cool place. twill las lnger than in water.-+ AT AN INDIAN BALL GAME. A Curious Mixture of Foot Ball and Lacrosse Chie:dy in Favor. At this season 'of the year. dowa in the Indian Territory end of Okla 1homa the visitor can see ball games that are real games. The Indian is naturally a good ball player ind he enters into the play'g with remark able- zest. -Indian ball is an odd combination of laer6sse, foot hall and base ba1l, with a dash of tennis. The ball is made of a core of rubber, over which is wounL1 Pord, and is covered with long thin strips_of deer hide, that when tightly drawn make as good a surface as any of the expert league ball-makers can turn out. . >There isn't any batting rally pos sible in Indian ball, for the reason that there isn't any batting done., Each Indian is equipped with a..three foot club with a spoon-shaped end. This end is laced with buckskin thongs so as to give added force to the ball when used * as a' racquet. When the ball is in play it cannot be touched with the hands or batted with the club. It must be caught in the spoon-shaped end and thrown. The foot ball flavor is imparted by the rough play, and the laerosse touch by the fact that a goal is won only when the ball is thrown fairly be Itween two goal posts. Eleven to twenty men are played on a'.side, and from the moment the ball is tossed up in the centie until somibody throws a goal -there is as much deing as in any football- game. .-A rude set of rules governs the game, but there is nothing in them apparently which forbids using the raequet-like ~clu6 for .other purposes than tossing the ball goalward, for instance, -in whacking the esteemed opponent- oa the hands, shins, or even. head . The fact that it is a bloody and dangerous game adds to' its fascina tion in Indian eyes. It'also gives him a chance to yell, and yelling is aot with him as much an expression )f enjoyment as it is *an enjoymeit" n itself. Being unexpectedly whacked )n the head or shins with a fiercely wielded club is not conducive to Yood otemper or comradeship, and. me thump usually jbrings another, )ften the game breaks up in a gen: ~ral row, in whiek' spectators engage is well as players. Most of these ows come when o'ne town meets an >ther. Goal posts' are usually about 15. rards a.part. The playing rules do e require that . a player, must in tan.tly rid himself of the ball. He nay carry it toward his goal jin his ~poonend, but is subject to being 'ackled as in foot ball or to having he.ball knocked out of the club by n opponent's club. Then.'s when he fight usually starts. j .In the village games the women ~requently take part, playing;7 as >artriers of the: men sometimes, bat, ~ollowing Indian custom, they usually roob toge.ther. The men usually are" ~allant en'ough to permit the wonen' o0 have twiee as many on their side mnd to let them use 'their hands, too. rwenty-one points usually constitute igame, one point for each time the >all goes between goal-posts, but the iumber of points is not- arbitrarily ixed. Northern Indians have a different game of ball. They use a large light >all and curved sticks as in nockey. Joal posts are used. Side; are ~hosen and a toss-tip for which side akes the field. One team,' armed vith its clubs, takes its place strung long in front of its goal. The side n the field attempts to bowl the ball etween the posts of the team at bat. f successful, a point is counted for he other side. If the sidp at bat rives the ball' past the bowler and ver t'he goal, it counts a point fot-' is side. Each side has its innings nd a game is composed of an agreed pon number of innings. This is an id Omaha, Winnegabo and Pawnee ame. Entirely Too Good. -J'ones--What did your rich uncle save you when he died? Smith-Mothing. Jones'-Didn't he say anyth ing to on before he passed away?i .Smith-Yes he said nothi'ng was