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E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Lnterea at the Postoffice at Nev lerry, S. C.. as 2nd class matter. Friday, February 18, 1910. VALUE OF ROADS. Last week The Herald and Nev -printed an extraet from a letter fro -several business organizations Greenville asking the legislative de egation from that county to mal the appropriation for' road buildir in the county $60,000 instead 4 .$43,000. This in addition to the o dinary fund. In the 1lews giving tl copy of the letter from which v capied is a statement from a wel known business man as follows: "The roads of this county a3 'not what they should be. PubI sentiment demands better highway for good roads mean prosperity i people in all walks of 'life. Goo roads not only help the farmer an the merchant, bat every class of ei .izens. "What good does the money thg is appropriated for this county d - when it is given in such small sur that the county supervisoi ea:no make permanent improvements. A the case now is, the amount apprc priated is so small that he is force to make temporary improvement which soon wear away. This is needless waste of money. A large sum properly used now in puttin down permaenent improvements wi last and after they are made Greei ville will always have good road: Money that is placed in weakl wooden bridges is wasted, for with little rain they are washed a,wa: They should be replaced with eoi crete culverts. When this is don the trouble is remedied. It may coi a little more money at the .presen but it *ill pay in the long run." This is all very true and we wai to pass it on to the business men Newberry. Whether public sent ment in this 'county demands bettE roads or not we'are not so sure, ft when public -sentimeit dennand better roads .better roads will surel come. We 'hope the day is not fe distant when public sentiment wi *demand better -highways. It wi not only add- to the material proj perity of the county, but will alh promote the social, moral and educt tional uplift of the county, becaus *good roads mean better schools an churches and more social interming ling of the people of the cont: especially of the rural districts., ,The sentiment is growing and: is only a inatter of a very short tim when it will be strong enough to fore the doing of something. Speaking about roads, if we ha the power of language to make strong enough to make our count commissioners see 'it as we do, tha it would. pay to put the 'chain- gan on permanent work, we .would soo do a little something. There are about thirty convicts 40 ' the gang. If we could get thes started in one place somewhere. an pat to intelligent .work and kept e Sit, in one or two years- i,here woui 'be at least a little good road in i Scounty, but so long as the force: Srushed all over the county there wi not be mueh to show for the morn -spent. The government sent an e: a .pert here and we have one mile < good road in the county where the: was a sand bed, but as soon as th; was finished the old plan was. adop ed. The proper place to start on g manent roads is the county seat at keep building out. But we would 1 glad to see a start made at Prospei ity or Pomaria or Maybinton Whitmire or Kimnards or Chappe] or Silver Street-anywhere, b -there shaouldbe a ourpose and a ph and intelligent work that is meant ibe permanent in its nature. TI supervisor some years ago wasd rected by statute to start on th kind of work at Prosperity. The pe pie of other sections kicked, got not: ing for themselves, nothing was dom as directed and the same old wast, ful plan prevailed. We aem stil hoping tr get ubi sentiment to that poht where it is f realized that it is economy to put the chain gang on permanent work v and let it follow a definite plan and r- have a purpose. It r In the last issue of the Laurens c Advertiser is the statement that Mr.! t S. E. Boney has resigned the editor ship of that paper, to take.ffect the' i last week in this month, he having I rs accepted the position of .news editor t n ovhe Charleston News and Courier. -I na. Mr. Boney has been editor of the I- Laurens Advertiser for the past :e two years, and under his able man' j g agement the paper has grown to be t )f a ,sem-i-weekly that has no superior t e- in the wide- field of journalism. Mr. ' e Boney is a brilliant and capable man re and will be missed by the Advertis-i I- er, where he has been so pleasantly I engaged with splendid assistance in -e the office. We congratulate the 4 News and Courier. t d A number of newspapers are print- C d ing the statement that the Spartan- I . burg chamber of commerce has re- 3 organized and has employed -a secre- 0 ,t tary at $1,500 a year. This in ap in- 0 o sult to John Wood.-Spartan!burg S ] Journal. t We hasten- to ,beg pardon of John t :s Wood. We had no idea he could be - induced to leave Greenville and by c th'e fact that he has consented to do u a so we know the salary is two or three a r times the figures named., He is a s g mighty fine felldw and we congratu- t I late Spatanburg on securing his ser- 0 vices. It shows that the Spartanburg m chamber of commerce means busi- u y a ness and is going to do something. It r. will have to do something when John L- Wood takes charge. .Spartan;burg is a fine town and a Jive chamber of t commerce such as the united business 0 men of. the town have determined to h t have will do things. The Herald and .News would call t the attention of the Observer to the fact that the bill passed ,by the' leg islaure to borrow $11,000 has a split 'u infinititve in .section 3 when it p;o vides that the auditor "is hereby Srequired to annually levy." *We see that our old friend the t: Laurensville Herald 'has anade a par- I tial change in its management. Mr. a a Archie Willis, of . Laurens county, d -has secured an interest in its own ership and control. ' He is a young n man of ability and energy and his 1 push and spirit will. be felt in, the tconduct of the paper. We wish him e good luck and success. We are t e pleased, however, to know that Col. T. B. Crews retains interest in the editorship and control of the pape4r. Col. Crews, although no lpnger one '" of the you.ngest newspaper men in tthe State, is, nevertheless, sti.ll a I strong and vigorous - writer. He is. a remarkable man and -holds on to the work wonderfully for a *h veteran of his advanced years, being. h capable of good work with an intel- JI ' leet that keeps bright -n busines e and life. d. e * THE W)LFL./ * ******.******* * That was a good,.suggestion in The y Herald and sews the other day I Sabout the need of some better cross-s >uigs. Nice sidewalks are great com- i eforts but if one has to wade through iti the mud to get across a street he for- i gets all about the nice sidewalks. It c tis sorter like the old saying that .a!< chain is no stronger than its weak-1 rest lit k. The passing over one nar- i d row crossing can muddy your feet so I eas to m,ake the entire journey uncomn 1fortabfe. SI. wonder what the editor keeps ls on writing about that ordinance for. , it I have heard no complaint. I am t an sure every one sees the advantages 3 of~ it and I have been looking ,to see a petition go to council asking that I tthat coping be .put around as sug- .I - gested so that the park could be laid s out, or rather to see council going a . ahead with it of its own notion as _ council seems to have a way of doing thiigs. 'C e If thecivic assetiation w.oul write a letter to Wyatt Aiken I am,t sure he would take pleasure in send-je ew 111ce roSeS a"d we would soon ave a beautiful little park of which 7e would all Ae proud. Then if the old court house could e made into a reception aind rest oom for the people of the town and ountry and a reading room and li raryrfor the country people and own people it would do more to ring trade here than almost any avestment we could make. Then the adies from the country who came to own with children would have a lace to go to refresh themselves and a the winter, warm before they tarted out tp shop. It would not ost much to fix it' up, and to pay a anitress. I am going to talX about his some more. The upstairs could be sed for-public meetings. It is con 'eniently located for town and coun ry. -0 When that other steel .bridge is ult and more of our Saluda friends ome to town there ought to be some lace for them to go and feel at ome. A man and -his wife after riving fifteen or twenty miles to )wn feel more like trading if they an drive up to some 'comfortable lace and refresh and warm. The ian can go :around some, store or ffice but what must the woman do r where must she go? - Where casn ie go? Think about this, you bus iess men, -who want to bring trade ) Newberry. iThere is somebody who writes a Dlumn in the ,Augusta Chronicle nder the -head "Talking it Over," ad signs "T. D. H.'' I read it )metimesf almost always when I get ) see the Chronicle. In a recent is ie of the paper he had two extracts r cards ,which I am going. to copy ith this acknowledgement for their e. The King's Insurance Co. ' The King's Insurance Comapny. b is the oldest company in the forld, having been in successful peration for thousands of years. It as never ehanged management. It ; the Ct,ly company insuring against ipwreek. on the ocean of life or on de river of death. It is the only ompany insuring against the Great 'udgment Day fire. It assures a man or more than he is worth. It's policy ever expires giving to the faithful older thereof eternal life.: - Cash apital 'th.e unsearchable riches of hrist.' Surplus, 'an inheritance in rruptible, .undefiled and 'thaet fad t-h not away.' Cash in Bank, 'gold ied in tihe fire.' Surplus above all abilities: will ido exceeding and bndantly above -all we a-re ajble to sk or think.' The .presidenc of -this mpany is Christ the King of :ings. Persons having sno souls need ot. apply.'' For terms see John 1: 2.Rev. 22:17.' Isaiah 55:1-3. - (Signed) IH. L. S. Toomer, Solicitor. The above is the card of the wor 1y pastor of e Crawford Avenue .atist church. Another card along another line hich is attracting much attention is is followig 'which has beed para razed .by Mr. Shaver: Life. A man comes into~ this world with at his consent and leaves it against is - will. During his stay on earth is time is spent in one continuous yund of Contraries and , Misunder tandings. In his infaney- he is an angel;'' in his 'boyhood he is a devil;'' ~i his manhood he is ev rything .from a lizard up; in !his uties he is a "idamn fool; '.' if he aises a family he is a "chumP;'' if e raises a cheek he is a"iil)' nd then the law raises heJa with in; if he is a poor man, he is is a oor manager and has no sense; if e is rich he is dishonest, but is con idered smart; if he is in politics, he 3 a "grafter and a crook;'' if he is ot he is an "undesirable &itizen;" f he goes to church he is a "hypo rite;'' if he stays away from the hurch he is a "sinner;'' if he do Lates to Foreign Missions, "'he does t for show;'' lif he doesn't O.e is stingy'' and a ''tight wad;'' if hie ses stationery from the Ohrouiele ob Office he is a "winner;'' if he on't he's a ".lose:;'' when he omes into the woeld everybody vants to kiss him; before he goes out hey want .to kick him; if he dies oung there was a great future be ore him; -if he lives 'to a ripe old age e is in the way--only living to save uneral expenses. So life is a funny proposition after I have no .comment to make ex ept to commend the insurance comn any. As to life. I believe in the octrine 'that it is what we make it achi individual for himself. 'We can cheerful. throwing roses and cast ing sunshine, or we can be cross and sour and cast thorns and throw the dark clouds bver the way making 1 ourselves and'every one else. miser- i able. And after all it is "Not whatt seems, but What is true; Not what we dream, but what we do; These are the things that shine like gems, Like stars in fortune diadems. "Not as we take, but as we give; !Not as we pray, but as we live; These are the things that make for peace, - Both now and after time shall cease." .. - * ' ] Did you -see what the preachers ' over in Atlanta said the average boy! is made up of I Well, here it is,!] reid it and in governing your bqy I if you have one, remember it. "The average boy- is made up of fifty per cent. fun; twenty per cent. - fight; ten per cent. fidget; ten per I cent. feeling, azid ten per cent. folly," I declared Rev. H. E.. Traillie, of Car- 3 thage, Mo., in an address at the First Baptist churoh bere Thursday night. Another speaker who followed' Rev. Traillie said: " believe in .the theater as an educational factor in the life of ev ery boy.'! My observation leads me to the conclusion that the trouble with the average boy in the towns like New berry is that he is too idle and is al lowed to loaf too much on the I streets. You know the saying about the idle brain being the devil's work shop. It's true as preaching.. When -0 10 To Those Who *UNSATISE .An inferior Piano, at best imitation. It is a source of reminder that you have eith ment, or that you have bee1 selection. Such a Piano sh< .of the necessity for replacin: ities you can find pleasure al tory musical development. We invite you at least to -portunities we offer. To. giver you a clear idea of wha -and its worth. You can in: MAsON & HAMUN, CONOVF AND INNER-PLA A complete\range of reliabki Everything Knc Cable Building, J, V,WAL.I No' Con When you get your grocerie thaN.s offered at my store if g~ for the price.i My "Security" Coffee is ab town for the price I offer it at, The Best of personal efforti PROMPT DELIVERY. WI just 'Phone 202. 1305 Mai was a boy I had to work and .I ormer such a habit of work that I just can't quit it. Put 'em to work ovhen not in. sehool and for reerea ;ion change the work. You never iear of any boys in this neck of the oods dying from overwork. The Idler. rTTJMAN GIRLS JOIN MOTHE. Transfer of Children Occurred at dolumbia Yesterday. jColumbia, Feb. 16.-Two little ,irls were brought heie this morn ig and turned over to their mother. Phey were the .children of Mrs. B. R. Tillman, Jr., who was awarded 'heir custody by the Supreme Court Festerday. The children were accom panied by Mrs. 8. S. Tillman, and were turned over to young Mrs. 'illman's legal representatives, these )eing Mr. Alva DePass, of Mrs. rillwan's counsel, and Dr. F. W. P. Butler, her cousin, at whose home in :his city she is staying. There were 2o formalities to go through with )eyond .the actual transfer of custo ly, and Mr. DePass and Dr. Butler iastened with the children to Dr. Butler's home, 'No. 1,310 Senate treet, where the young mother Lwaited them with 'the natural ea erness born of separation from her abies since November 27 last. NOTIOR. Notice isO hereby given that there vill be no Court next week and that he Jurors will not be needed. -John C. Goggans, Clerk of Cour. Feb. 17th, 1910. pefaG r ACTORY. , son mkifan anoync,' cnsan is bet a aksesitt it by one in whose qual nd a means for satisfac satisfy yourself of the op examine our Pianos will. .t a good instrument is spect at yobr leisure the KIGBR, WELsmN(cO grades. wn in Music. |E,Pres., Charleston, S.C. iplaints. at Wilson's. 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