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WIRI COMPANIES MERGE. System Absorbs Westeren Uniol Telegraph (3ompany.-A Bil lion Dollar Combine. ton, Mass., Nov. 16.-A long de toward the complete contro: iation in the United States taken to-day --in the ac itio.n by the American Tel. ne and Telegraph company ol Western Union Telegraph com order to make the absorption lete, the incorporation of a new 0,000,000 company, it is expect ed, will be secured to include the $592,475,400 of bonds and stock of the American Telephone eompany, known as the Bell company, and the outstandling $165,000,000 of bonds and stock of the W.stern Union. The acquisition of the necessary stock and voting rights of the West ern Union by the Bell company has been in progress for about six months. The work has been conduct ed quietly and only a sufficient amount ito insure control, said to be 51 per cent., was taken over. - The officers of the Bell company regard the step as one of economy solely. They point out that ever since the telep1hone has been a factor .in human life, it has had to compete with the telegraph. Lines have been paralleled and there has been an im mense amount of duplication. The officers of the telephone company believe that the merger will save the Bell. company $75,000,000 in new construetion while it will also enable the utilization at the same time of wires for both telegraphing and tele phoning. ?The history of the Western Un ion dates back to before the Civil -war, but the Bell company is of com paratively recent origin. Both com panies pursued the usual method of absorbiing einaller companies. The small companies acquired - by the 'Western Union have been lost in oblivion. Some of -the associated corporations engaged in the telephone business, the majority of whose stock rests in the treasury of the parent concern, were: New York Telephone $50,000,000; New England. Tele phone and Telegraph company, $31, 700,000; Bell Telephone company of Pennsylvania, $31,150,000; New York and New Jersey Telep'hone compa'p, $25,000,000; Southern Bell Tele phone company, $21,400,000; Cum berland Telephone and Telegraph 'eompanies, $18,000,000; Chicago Telephone company, $17,500,000; Western Telephone and Telegraph company, $16,000,000; Bell Tele phone company of Canada, '$12,500, 000. The telephone system annually ftransmits 5,956,800,000 messages while 'the Western Union handles 68,053,000. Tihe telephone system has 8,098,679 miles of wire and the Western Union 1,382,509. The total property value of the telephone com pany is $545,045,600, and, that of the Western Union $124,086.920. A. Gould Property. New York, Nov. 16.--Announced i-n Boston, confirmed in New York and commented on with interes: 'ev erywhere, . another billion dollar merger became a reality in the . fi nancial world to-day with the prae tical absorption of ethe Western Uni ion Telegraph company by the American -Telephone and Telegraph company. The Western Union, one of the developments of the late Jay Gould, has been in the Go-uld family for a generation and it was by the sale of Goul'd stoaek to-day that the merger was accomplished. While the report has been current that the Mackay companies, control lixg the Postal Telegraph company, -will ultimately be ineluded in the plan of reorganization, no confirma *son of this eould be obtained in New York. Officers of the Postal were emphatic in their statement that 'the eompany would remain on a.n inde pendent basis. PROMISES A CURB. Homeopath Declares He Can Rescue Tubereulosis-New Ideea of *Treatment. Hot Springs, Ark., Nov. 16.-The Homeopathie Medical association, iu an-nual convention here to-day, se leeted Jacksonville, Fla., for the next place of meeting and elected the foi l1oving officers: President, William A. Bois, Unionville, Tenn,; secretary, N. T. Crebbin, New Orleanrs; treas rer, W. L. MoCreary, Knoxville, Tenn. Scouting the germ theory in regard to the treatment of' tubercular tron bsles and declaring that the so-ealled 'war on consumptionl, to -which $15. *00,000 has been approprilatedl in this couirv, was only the m2eans of in feet ing. the people with feari. Dr. Edi ynmnd Banning. profesor of surgery .a lleriug college. (Chicago. and med ical director of the Banning open air camp near Jacksonville, Fla., in iis paper to-day promoted new ideas of the treatment of tuberculosis. At the Florida camp the gravity treatment, together with perfect res piration, has been given a test. . Dr. Bannin said in part: "Gravity is the indicated remedy from the world of physicians. There is no disease but .there are variations from the normal, and all such de -rangements are the result of a viola tion of the natural law, and a result of imperfect mechanism." Breathing, he declares, is a purely mechanical function and a perfect. respiration is dependent upon a per feet mechanism-and with a perfect respiration there is a complete im munity from any derangement or so balled disease of -the lungs. Ochopedology, or the science of rendering a * mechanical abnormal body mechanically normal, will cure 100 per cent. of all cases of tubercu losis of the lungs in its first and see ondary stages, according to Dr. Ban ning, 80 per cent. in the third stage, and 20 per cent. un the last stage. Cattle Ticks Lessen Yield of Beef and Milk. A cattle tick that has reached the engorged stage weighs about 5 grains and about 1,500 such ticks weigh a pound. As cattle in the tick region often carry many thousands of these blood-sucking parasites, and as each tick during the period of its attaeh ment to an animal draws considerably more than its own weight in blood, it can be seen that -these t'eks con stitute an enormous drain on the cattle which they infest. This ae counts ,for the fact that under such conditidps it is impossible -to fatten cattle even on rich pasture and with an abundance of good feed. A large part of the nourishment that should go toward producing beef and milk is consumed by the ticks. In addi tion to the loss of blood and nour ishment there is the never-ceasing irritation caused by the ticks, so that the existence of the infested cat tle is best with continuous suffering, and this of course also tends to keep them in poor condition. The shrinkage in the milk produc tion of a cow 'arboring many ticks will average one quart a day, and theI loss, occasioned thereby at 3 cents a quart for the 875,000 tieky dairy cattle out of more than 4,000,000 be low the quarantine line would amount to $26,250 a day. Counting 300 milk ing days for each cow to the year would make the loss from this cause~ $7,875,000 per annum. Full information as to how to get rid of the ticks, including directions for the preparations of dips and sprays, the arrangement of pastures, etc., may be obtained free upon ap, ification to the Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. A minister of the right sort is an expert condenser of the milk of human kindness. LAND AND) MTT.T. FOR SALE. We will sell to the highest bidder at public sale at Newberry Court House on Sales-day in December that tract or 'parcel of land of the C. D. Bushardt est,ate, known as .the "Ba ker Place.'' in No. 2 township, six miles from Newberry, containing Two hundred and thirty-three (233) acres, more or less, and bounded by lands of H. H. Folk, A. C. Thomas son and M. A. Carlisle. The land is nearly all in tim.ber and is well wa tered;* twenty acres fine bottom land. -Terms of Sale: One-third cash, the balance in one and two years with interest from day of sale at 8 per cent., the credit portion to be secured by bond of the purchaser and a mortgage of the premises. Purchas er to pay for papers and for record-' ing same. Also, at the same time and place, the Bu.shardt Mill, nine miles from Newberry, with two gins, Boss press, two corn rocks, one wheat mill, saw mill, with 33 -horse power engine and 0 horse power boiler-all belted and geared and in running shape. Terms as above stated for the land. C. D. Bushardt, J1. B. Bashardt. Nov. 1. 1909. 11-16-09-4t. it-aw. REGISTRATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the books of registration for the -town of Newberry, S. C., will be open Oct. 2, 1909, and the undersigned as Super visor of Registration for the said town will keep said books open every day from 9 a. m. until 5 p. m. (Snu day excepted) including 'The 1st day of December, 1909. 0. L. Buzhardt.. Supervisor of Registration. NOTICE OF PRTMARY ELECTION Notice is hereby given that a Dem ocraic Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, November 23rd. 1909, in the Town of Newberry, S. C., for Mayor an dAlderme1A to serve for one year, and Trustees of the Graded J Schools for Ward 4 and Ward 5 to serve for two years. Said Primary Election to be according to the rules and regulations of the Democratic Party of the Town of Newberry, S. C.; the polls to be opened at 8 o 'clock a. m., and to be closed at 4 o'cloek p. m. There will be a separate voting preeinct in each Ward as follows: Ward 1-Council Chamber. Ward 2-New Court House. Ward 3-Vacant store in Herald & News building on Friend Street. Ward 4-J. W. White's store on Caldwell St. Ward 5-At corner of Drayton and Wrigft Streets. The following have been appointed as Managers of said election: Ward 1-WI. M. Satterwhite, F. M. Lindsay, 4nd ~S. S. Cunningham. Ward 2-A. C. Weleh, Roscoe Wilson and B. B. Hiller. Ward 3-Alex. Singleton, Warren Jones and Duane Darby. . Ward 4-Jas. L. Aull, Jas. R. Da vidson and C. M. Bouknight. Ward 5-W. D. Berry, J. W. Werts and A. Story. The attention of all candidates is called to the following section of Rule 3: "The candidates receiving the majority of all,votes cast for the said offices of Mayor, Aldermen and Trustees of the Graded Schools; re- ( spectively, at said election shall be declared the nominees of the Demo cratic party of said town; provided h that on or before 12 o',clock noon on Friday, November 19th, each of such 1a candidates shall have left a written statement with the chairman of the executive committee that h'e is a can- r didate, and that he will abide the re sult of such election No vote shall P be counted for any candidate who t has not so pledged himself." The attention of voters is especial ly called to the following section of Rule 2: "All Democrats, who shall have duly registered for the munici pal election of 1909, and prior .to November 19,' 1909, shall be allowed to vote. ***The secretary of the ex ecutive committee shall on the 19th day of November, 1909, secure'a cer tified copy of the registered voters by wards from the supervisor of reg istration, and shall furnish a copy for each ward to the managers of the election, which shall be the poll list, keeping a copy ini his possession for the use of the executive committee." If jio candidate either for the of flee for Mayor or for Alderman or for Trustee of the Graded Schools in a a Ward shall have received a ma jority of votes Iat su-eh election, a g second election for the nomination of Mayor or for Aldermen or for Trus tee of the Graded Schools, as the case $ may be, shall be held on Friday, No vember 26tih, under these rules; at which second election, only the two candidates who received the highest vote at the former election for the respective offices, shall be voted for; and provided further, in the event there should be a tie at the second pritnary for Mayor and Aldermen and Trustees of the Graded Sehools, then a third prim ary shall be held = on Tudsday, November 30th, 1909. The candidates are assessed as fol lows: Mayor, $10.00. g Alderman, $3.00. g Trustee of Graded School, $3.00. f No pleslge will be accepted from any candidate unless the proper as- di sessmnent is paid at the time of filing di his pledge.b Managers will call for boxes,'tick ets and instructions at the office of e the Secretary on Law Range on the afternoon preceeding each election between 3 p. m. and 6 p. m. -By order of the Executive Com mittee.I (Signed) 0. B. Mayer, Ohairman. (Signed) Harry W. Dominick, Secretary. YOUR- BA THE NEWDERRY : Capital $50,000- - No Matter How Small, The Newberry will give it caref'ul attei .p ples to the rma and t Gee1 And Oh! how easy it is to bt don't mind parting from your n Sterling Silver, Cut Glass, Hand Painted Or You will also find it to your ii Glass and China. You get the the money. 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KLE[ 3 The Fair and It sometimes happens that the "best man'' at a wedding really does have the best of it. Subscribe to The Herald and News Only $1.50 a year. -NOTICE. Applications for the position of Superintendent of the County Poor Hous Farm for the year 1910 are Wh*z1. iy at Mayes' Book Store. You, ioney when you see the stock ot China, naments, Vases, Mirrors and Pictiries, terest to see my stock of chep> very best quality to be had for OK STORE. Ii I . due of Whiskey lical authorities. Indeed for and certain cure. But to be e, pure, natural article like 'Brook% EFOOD ed as a wholesome pleasant a tonic,very drop led suprvision of U. S. Governmlent 1 meloWneSS make its,use perfectly The "Green Government St of correct age, proof and quant1r - Y Co., .egerson Co., J. UARTS=$ SPREPAID oing Distbutors: an St, . . .Richm')nd, Va Roanokc, Va . ..-..- Jacksonville, Fla t[ W4th St., Cinicinnati.0 yeamore St ," .IND R EMITTANCE WITH YOUR ORDER. PED C.O. D. lls! itis! ter the Greatest Values Ever Shown. Pairs Pants i quality Casbimere viot,diagonal weave, waistband, patent , tape covered crotch t seams, two pockets, I watch pockets. ing at only $2 89 - ing at only $2 25 >ing at only$.7 ing at only $1-39 ing at only 97c. ~ered at such low prices. We :i if you need -anything in our FTNE3R, Square Dealer. invited. Eleetion will be held Sa* urday, Nov. 20t>h, next. File appli eaions with the undersigned by November 19th. Salary, etc., this day fixed by resolution of the Board, which reserves the right to reject any and all applications. H. C. Holloway, Clerk County Board of Commission, ers. ~1-1-29-5t_9taw. MUSIC. Urs. Alice Robertsor Teacher of Piano, Voice and Harmony. Studio 1218 Main St. Open Monciay -October 4. (onday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturda: Phone 263.. ORGANS. We have a few slightly used $90 organs, will close out at a big re duction. If you -%re wanting an organ now is the time to buy one of the best organs made at a great bargain. Write at once if you wish to secure one of these organs, for such bargains don't last long. Write for illustrations of these organs and for terms. Malone's Music House, COLUMBIA, S. C. Call on us during the fair. rALUABLE LAN For Sale. The Boyd place, containinE )ne Hundred Acres, Foul uildings, about three and alf miles from Newberry, front ig on public road, Southerr ailroad and C N. & L. Rail >ad, fine location for brick lant, truck farm, tafi yard, cot )n mill, &c. Terms easy. Moseley Bros. FREE To those that wear gloss or hinese work. We will Laun ry three collars free to show rhat a difference there' is in a beautiful linen finish. All oods sterilized. Collars will ot crack. Suits steam-cleaned 1.00. MlITE STAR LAUDR1 AND DYE WORKS. 'Phone 175. OUNG & STEBBINS, Prop NOTICE TO OVERSEERS. All overseers of public roads ix ewberry County are hereby ordered give their respeetive sections the 1ll six days''work, as required by w, by December first nexrt. Over ~ers and road hands liable to do road ity,failing to comply with this or* r, when reported to this office, will prosecuted. All overseers are also ~dered to file their returns with ther of the undersigned by Dec. ~th. By order of the County Board. L. I. Feagle, County Supervisor. H. C. Holloway, Clerk. Now is thle time to subscribe to The erald and News, $1.50 per year. LNKING! IAVINGS DANK. - Surplus $30,000 1+e Matter How Large, savings Bank ition,. rhis messar 'e women alike. A a. NOR w )OD