The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, November 02, 1909, Image 1
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.
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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
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THE IDLM.
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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."
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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.
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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