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L H. AULL, EDITOR. z.ntered at the Postoffice at New .rry, S. C.. as 2nd class matter. Friday, December ?4, 1909. CERISTMAS. Tomorrow we . celebrate the birth of the babe, the Christ-child, the Son of God, who was given to the world to Idie that the world might be -vaved. It was a divine love-the love of -God hinself for errirg' man-that prompted the gift. There was no room in the inn at 'Bethlehem that night for the mother, and the babe was born in a manger. But, liis 'birth was heralded by. an angel -horus, and the most beauti ful star that ever illumined the heav ens since the morn of creation guided the wise men to the place of his low ly birth. It was only the birth of a babe and that babe born in a manger but eah suceeding year of the anni versary of his birth ,the aetivities of men are ceased, and the day is 'the holiest and the hqppiest of all the year. Xe was the first Christmas gift, and the greatest gift ever bestowed. He was a gift of love. -he celebration of his birth should ia'festivel of love and of peace and good wilL "Glory to: God in the highest, peace on earth, good wil to men,' as the song which .:e angels sang M the first Christmas morn. This is the message which we all need to hear, and which we will hear, if our ears are rightly attuned. Te Herald and News wishes all its. subseribers a happy Christmas. "What's the matter with the whole countryVf' is thus answered by a Kansas editor: "We throw away ashes and buy soap. We raise dogs and .buy hogs. We gow weeds and buiy vegetables and brooms. We catch fish with a $4 ro~d. We build school houses a:nd send our children to be educated away from home. And 'at last we Ssend our boys out with a. $40 gun and a $19 dog to hunt 10-cent game. Just what The Herald and News has been. saying for the past twenty years or more only in a little differ ent language. But we believe the Southern farmer in this neck of the woods, at least, has awaked to his best interest -and is going to change his plans. In fact we might say wi m truth that in a great man.y cases he has afr'eady- changed. -We ire beginning to raise hog and hominy. We heard one farmer say the other day that he had thidyv M.eght porkers :of his own rai- -g -that he would kill this winter. That he had sold two of them to a e .ehant in Newberry a few days ago. and received over sixty dollars for the two. This looks like living at home and the price received for the two wil-l give you some~ idea' of tue .size.. Then the fact that Smith Bros. ait Xinards sold -ogr 1,200 bushels of seed wheat and could have sold more is an indication that the farmers are going to make an effort to raise their * ow-n. bread. It is a good sign that the high priee of cotton during this season has not miade our farmers cotton erazy. Everywhere 'in the field is evidenice that a large grain crop his * been planted. The ginners' report of Decem her 113 shows the cotton e-rop nearly two mill,isn bailes short of last year's crop. An examina.tion of 'this report shows that this shortage is almost en tirely in Georgia, Mississippi and Texas. In Georgia the shortage is 400,000 bales. Mississippi 400,000,and in Texas 1,100,000 bales, making nearly two million. The shortage in South Carolina is only 68,125 bales. It is possible, however, that .a la-rger proportiof the erop niad been aindat that dag this year ihaa last. Thze tact, remalins~ i:hat the tarmers .4* Somh (arolina have received a great4deal more money for the crop q 1909 than they did from the crop o: 1908. The moral is plam.t more coi and grain and grow more hogs. The Herad and News hopes cit3 council -wil'enforce the ordinanl against the shooting of fireworks oi the streets. It is dangerous and be sides is very disagreeable to a gooi many citizens. For several years th, bndinance has been enforced but w hae seen fireworks so fierce on th streets at Christmas eve that ladie and others were afraid to ventur out. Let there be a sane observane of the -time. The editor of The Herald ani News regrets that he will be unab1, to attend the Christmas tree a '0'Neall school today, but begs ti bhank the pupils for their kind invi .tation. The pronifise of putting tha long sausage on the t-ree for him i a great temptation for he has som( knowledge of the fine sausage th; people of this community know hoy to make. We feel an especial interest in this school and would like to be pres ent to eneoirage tea&her and pupits * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4 * * THE IDL1E. * It is best always in dealing witl your fellowmen to be open and frank Too many of us are prone to feigi friendship when we are talking t our brother and then when - he i gone to act differently. It doesn' pay, to put it on no higher groun Suh dealing will come hbme to u sooner or later and sometimes whei it eomesit creates amighty embarrss ing situation. Honesty is the bes policy, besides being right. , Honest of speech .as well as honesty in deal ing with- material things. Bette stand straight four square to all th winds' GTat blow. Some people seen to think that they are at liberty t say vhat they please 3o long .as the; pay their debts and make mone; even if the money is made by grind ing the blood out of some' poor crea ture. There'll be a day of reckonin; ard don't you forget that. It wil come in this life, too, and don.'t fai to remember that. The Good Boo: says so. and what it says is true. I would like for some of thes "sudden rich'' people whom I hav seen, who seem to think that mone; can buy everything, and because the have money, they must r,an things 't suit thremselves, to renlemiber tha while money is a good thing,' stil there are some things money can buy. You know what they 'ire. -0 I would like to have everybod; read the following which I saw th other day in' the A'tlanta Cotistitutio: from the pen of 'Frank Stanton: -A Primer of ,i.fe. If 'you want to get in the lan< where 'the dreams come true, th< work must have the ..ight rinag. There's joy enough in the worlb to keep us all singing, even if somni of us don't sing well enough to take opera contraets. The halleluia season is aiway where the heart is beating right-ir Ithe lowly cabins, or on the h'illtop of life-here and there and every where that love is. Perhaps Adam did say: " The fire ' out,'' when.he saw the sun go do-wi for the first time, but it was fortu. nate for him that there was no orft to lauigh a.t him when the sun saii "good morning'' next day. J'ust whtI was trying to say.'Th; good season and. the good time is al ways where love dwells. And if- yioi w~ill let love dwell in you so strongl3 and so luxuriantly as to kill all sel fishness you will not say unkin( things of your neighbor. you will no think unkind things of him and yVO1 will always he ready to extend hin a helping hand. As the girl in th< play :ealled them-if .more of the3< "sky pilots'' would take off thei1 kid gloves and help ..pull the fellows who 'are down in the gutter, out and put them on their feet and thus shov that love filled their hearts-and this work ought not to be left to th< "sky pilots''-we would have great old world here. Talking about getting i~fi ani making mouney I commen.d he fol. lowing lines to the merchants 01 Newberry: How to Get Rich. Early to bed: Early to rise: Work like h-l And advertise. The ed-itors of the Observer and The' Herald and News might call special attention to the prescription. I don't think it is patented. My ob servation leads me to jconclude that if yon want to sell goods you must advertise and in .the newsapper pub lished in your town. You just walk ~ up street any day a7n;d take a look at the stores whioh . carry advertise men-ts in the county papers and those' that do not and reach your own con clusion. I did the other day. I am not going to say any more about that park until after ChriAist mas. Bat you know the time for! planting trees and shru.bbery and getting ready for the summer is dur ing the month of February. It must be laid out and work commenced by that time. I am not a dreamer ei ther. And neither am I Micawber in this matter, waitjng for something: - to turn p, 'but I am Mrs. Mieawber t and I have reached the conclusion I that the time has eome to turn. up something. Now, I don't want ev erybody in Newberry to agree with me, for if they did I -would be afraid' something was. wrong. I would be superstitious. I would. want to have Lnyself examined to see if it was .I. i, sir,' something would be wrong "Under ti S.Under the stars, one A little babe was bc r Over His head a star 4 Aid glistened till tj And wise men came ' ~' And shepherds wande: -~ Upon his lowly bdd of - IUnder the stars one Under the stars, one 1 '141, The Christ-child car 14 And thro$gh the darlt *Of morning at his b e I And sweet hosannas f5 And guardian angels' 7 The Virgin Mother knm ~ Under the stars one t 141Under the stars, this I 2 We~ wait for Him or And seem to see the v The shepherds saw < 2 0, baby born in Bethl< Come to us as you car ' And crown us with loa Under the stars to-1 if everybody in Newberry agreed to; -any proposition that wasj for the ben -efrt of this community. I notice .from rea'ding the tpapers that the new eity ad-1 -ministration is to ga into of flee on wediaesday. I hope the mayor and eldermen will go in office with no promises to any one for anything for then .they are more certain to be open to reason and suggestions and -to be in~ a position to do something. SI 'wa:t to say to Mayor Langford - 'ahd the outgoing council that they [did many thaings for the city which are creditable and they should have the well donae of the people. Much Iof their work is of a permanent ebar acter and will stand as a monument to the good judgment of Mayor Lang Sford's administration. We are so' Sprone to forget, the things that are i done and who did them that I wanit Sto put on record the fact that the Soutgoing coneil did many things for the .perm'anem't good of the city and. twhile I am only a humble citizen not2 in active business I can see things 'and things3 that people should re Imember. Of course it makes no differ - ece to me personally. ,but I helieve: in giving every one credit for what he deserv-es. Noir look att the paved1 sidewalks in the residen-e section)1 and the new bridges that have been: built and the p)aved streets. These ar pnrmanent improvements that ,hould be carried on. and that will remain as monuments to those who built them. The Idler has received two letters from Mr. R. H. Land, of Augusta, Ga. I will not print all of his first letter inasmuch as his second letter eame before I could send in his first. He thought I was wrong in a state ment I made and wrote to correct me bu,t when he went 'home he con sulted his wife and. she told him I was right. See what a good thing it is to have a good wife,. and this in eident. teaches a morali If the men would eonsult thrir wives and then t6 their^ advice they wou'd make fewer blunders -in life. There is noth ing in this world to be compared to a good 'woman. I judge from Mr. Land's letter that he is not as young as he onee was. Well, I am not either. The fact is I have been here a good while and have seen. a go'od deal of the world-its ups and downs-4he see saws of life-have tasted of the sor rows and enjoyed a few of the sweets -mostly by being of an optimistic turn of mind. 'It is a great blessing to be able to see t-he good in things, and not to worry over those things you can't help. But what I wanted to say is that I am delighed to iknow ie Stars" 1o1y night, rn; 5hone bright,' ie morn. -om far away, red where he lay ' hay, riight. j >lessed niglht, ae to earth, k :ness broke the light I irth. lied the air, yatched him where j~ 3lt in prayer, , 'night. iappy night, tee more, 4 rondrous sight, >f yore.' 13 shem,. ' ae to them, * re's diadem,. tight. -By Anna S. Driscol. that Mr. Land, 'away over in Augus ta, enjoys what I write and that he reads the stuff. I would be glad to~ iave him write me a pa.agraph from tie to time and if he finds that I ay anything he ought .to criticise 1 will be glad to have him 4o it. Bu't you better consult your wife before you correct me. Now, that is not egotism, .'because I know I often make ristakes, but it is a go'od thing, I magine, to have a good wife to con-I ult.. The paragraph I want to quote fromi this letter reads as follows:, "-Augusta, Ga., Dec. 18, 1909. "3Mr. fdler: I don't know who you are but I rather like your way of mying 'things an~d I've been reading .hem ever since you commenced pu,b li.hing them. I'm an 'old fellow ure enough--older than you, no' :oubt-and you frequently strike: ympathetic cords-something like* the wireless t.elegraph-,aDd I find" :yself' responding involuntarily.'' That is very kind of Mr. Land and: [ appreciate it most sincerely and evith a due sense of my insignifi ance. I try to speak the truth and :o wri-te of men and thilngs as they~ ppear without embelishmient and A Merry ('.bristmas and a Happy New Year to all my readers. .Remem Mer I -am goingr to hang' up mV Stoek ing on Christmas eve and I am going to get one without holes. The Idler. FOR Y. I. C. A. Plans on Foot to Secure Ol Court House.-Legislation To Be Asked. Editor The Herald and News:-My business has -kept me away from home so much since last summer that I haven't been able to give any time to the work of the Young Men's Christian Association. The fact is, ubntil.the tenth of this month I have mot been at home ten days since I left for New York the second of August. I came home and fqund a number of persaial matters wohich had to be looked after! and not until -this week have I had'- a moment to take up the matter which was pre sented to the people of the city and county, through the county papers, and to others personally, both before and after the visit of Mr. George C. Huntington, interstate secretary of the Young Men's Christian Associa -tio-n for South Carolina and North, Crolina. Mr. Huntington weat through the building while here and said that it could be made to answer all the requirements of the aissocia tion, and suggested how it should .be. subdivided for that purpose, and le'ft ipemoranda with Mr. W. A. MeSwai. the .president of our association. -,He approved of the- ateps that had al ready been taken to seere the prop. erty for this purpose ind pronised the cooperation and assistance of the interstate eommIwittee- in carrying out our plans. Since I have been at home severi -have asked me why we were not'go ang forwad with the work of seeur ing the property and making the im provemenL, and th1 Idler in his eol uimn in The Herald and N4ws, wo seems to take quite an interest in .the improvement. of everything :in, Nbw berry and whose imter&t we appre eiste, has called -attention .tof it sa eral times and to the repairs neede: on. the building now, and asked why -the work of the Y. M. C. . A. h-ad stopped. Besided the Idlei's inter est, a number of others have asked me -why we were not - going ahead with the work, that they approved of its being iused for that pu-rpose, a'ad that they believed that the time was ripe for it. All of these express ions of approval and. .the interesi, shown are -highly appreciated, and I would say' for the information.4of ;al of our friends that the committee 4hat had this mater in eharge held- a meeting this afternoon, and, -.after consideri:ng. carefully the /steps it would be necessary to take- to- secure the old court house anvd lot 'for a foung Men's Ohristian Associati n ifor New-ierry county, they decided to ask our senator anad me:nber& of th house of representiatives from this county to ask that a bill o01.joint res olutioc be passed at the coming ses sion of the- legisla-ture in January authorizing the proper couinty offi cers to turn this property over to a board of trustees for a~ County Yonmg Men's Christian Association.; As- soon as the ho-and 'has sufficient "subscrip tiorns to guarantee that not~ less than fifteen thoussed dollars wil-l be spent: in improvi.ng the property. This will .give us a building ' and property worth at least thirty th~ous and dollars, and, with the exception of our -new county court ihouse, thie most attractive county building in our city. I-t will take some time to 'do. this. We hope that it can be done by De cember 31, 1911, and when completed the -property 'wit-hin a -square of it will be enhanced genough in ,value to bring in, in taxes to - the c ity and county, more t-ha'n t-iey could get no"w if the old county court house propi erty was taxable; and we will have the most .powerful organiization for good that- could be established. Everybody can help in this good work. Be-gin :now. Ask your senator .nd representatives to- vote for the bill. When the question is put to a vote in the county vote for it, and whe.n the committee begin their canvass to raise the,- money to im prove it, give something, and in two years' time we should all be . enjoy ing its benefits. Reading room, bath rooms, library, gymnasium, rest room for both men and laidies from the country, and everyt-hing conncted with a well equipped Young Men's Christian Assoeiation. A. C. Jones. Newberly, S. C., December 21, 1909. ,Banks to Close. -- All those havig any business with the banks in t.own will please call at thet .banks on Friday. as al,1 t-he banks in the city will be closed on Satur day, which is Christmas day, and also will they be closed on the fol l1win Mo;an. NEW TELEPHONE LINE. Another Important Line Soon to 0onnected with Prosperity Ex change jof the Be. An import.ant telephone line soon he connected with. the P ity exehange of the Southern Telephone company. : This line be~ constructed .by Mr. B. L..Mils. is. to be .about five milles in long -and will furuish service to the f lowing parties: J. Lindsay Bo SH.' Miller J. Cook, W. T. and B. L MiDer. Manager Robinson states the -there is a great .deal of" aetiit. among the farmers around ProiSe ,ity in -the matter of securing tle. phones in their homes, and the idig eations are that there will be severI new contrwets signed in the. e e j fature for conneetion withthe Prs perity exchange, The extension of telephone to the farm is valuable not .oyl the farmers, but to t1h me and business men in .the towns, p1" ing -them in constant eOmnic with the most important. elemen their trade. The progressive have.'for some time ialized p continuing to realiz''the advantage of being in su s touOh with their friends and hors and with the uines O"D PELLOWS'GP Pulaski Iodge . Chosm Secretary Peterson Pes.e." WihtLa( 2ob Pulaski Lode, No. 20v, ent Order of Odd ]ew s ed bhe following of ee suing t*rm: Fest Grand-I. H. t,-V r Noble. Grand-Camozi3 Vice Grand-P. B. Ash H 9 Seeretaary-W. G.Pete Trer-Teo;Dail Outer Guard-D. L :A pesant fetre o e was the presenefion fi l by Mr. Cole. L Bse o* $ W. G. Peterson. r e w 'happy tak piii..pieisen robe, *eipt' of the devotio6 of Peterson to~ the order, 'a?ni~o hf forts which'he had ftfort~ ing it up-not ofly as:seeretars~ pf the most .responisiblepoi&3' ,t.he lodge, 'but in everyotry- . *Jude-Peterson had filled" has fill t]fem all. JidePet~ .feelingly re-spoxded. The 13e handsome,- an~d is espedially~ 4 propriate. Judge 'Pet'erson ma-i carrier -on Route No. Newberry.. - NOTICE. The regular arniual mieeting of Stockholders of The Nationa D 4 of Newberry, S. C., will be i .the banking house on Tuesday ua.ry 11, 1910, at 12 o'clock the election ef a Board of and the rtansaction of suchi business that may be brough.' them. .. R. D. NOTICE O)F LCIN Notice is hereby givem t-die' Town council of Neubenry,S will hold an' election on. Tuesdy.-' cem'bdr 28,' 1909,. -at sev n o'eoc m. for the foMlowing offeers Ckerk and Treasurer at aja $65.00 per month., ' Chief of Police At a salai-y $5 per month. Five .Policemen at a.aar $45.00 iier month,. eaeh. OAe Policeman for the- Neawber Cotton Mill at a salary of $35.00 p~ month. One Policeman for -de Meloh Cotton Mill at a salary of $35 per month. One Street Superintendent at salary of $50.00 per month. One Lamip Lighter and Janifor a salary of $25.00 per month.& Two Hose Wagon Drivers .ataa ary of $20.00 per' month, eaeh. T'h- Clerk a-r.d Treaisurer wil required to give a bond foi- the fth fuil perfornuniuce of his duties -in -hW sum of.$5,000.00. The Chief of Police will be requ ed -to give a bond for thefat performance of his duties in, sum of $1,000.00, and eaeh Poi will be required to give a bond the faithfuil performanee,of his ties in the sum of $500.00.. Applications must' be filed witt Clerk and Treasurer by six o p. in.. December 28, 1909. For- anv further i'rnformation t. the Clerk and Treasurer. * Cole L. Blease 0. L. Buzhardt, Clerk and Treasurer. -