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E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New Jerry, S. C.. as 2nd class matter. Tuesday, March 1, 1910. Editor Ayer of the Florence Times in commenting on the refusal of the legislature to pass the anti-spitting law for passenger trains says, "if we keep on we will be almost as bad as Germany with its multiplicity of statutory crimes that make existence a burden." We do not know how it is with. Germany but we are piling up statutes in this country. Epps Brown has made good. One year ago he was made general mana ger and vice-president of the South era Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. Last Thursday at a meeting of the stockholders in New York he -was reelected unanimously. He started with the company as a clerk only some few years ago and has been promoted without seeking promotion but in recognition of merit and faithful ser vice. The Herald and News is glad. He is a fine fellow. Counting the money the State con tributes to the support of Clemson 'college the expenses for running the iState government this year are over two million dollars. The expense ac couat has been going up in bom the last few years., Two years ag!) when the appropriation bill carried a' little over one and a half million dol lar some of us thought the limit had been reached ,but this year it is over one million eight hundred thousand and the end is not yet. . Hon. A. G. Brice has declined the presidency of the -Due West Female college. Mr. Brice is a most excellent gentleman and would have made a' good president. ndran act of the recent legisa ture the winding up commission of the dispensary is given authority to take the money due by the county dpensa.ries to certain liquor firms and apply to judgmenits which the ommission 'has found against these ?rms for overcharges. D)o the Atlan ta lawyers get half of this also? This from the Greenville News is erushing i "As usual, the general assembly adjourned the minute the- pay stop ped." 'The sapien'ey of this comment is found in the fact that the members %| - -of the legislatur.e receive a salary of $200 per session, whether the yession lasts ten days or six months.-O lumbia Record. . The only thing the matter with the observation made by the News, is that it is not su.ffeiently precise. It is a fact that the members are now paid $200 a session, regardless of the length of the same, instead of. by the day, and it is also a fact that they cannot receive pay for more than * forty days. -But let us examine-into this matter a little on a basis of the session just adjourned. Is it not a fact that all the real .work of this session could have been done with in three weeks, with time to spare? Is it not a fact that the first two weeks of the session were practical ly frittered away with almost noth ing done? iIs it not a fact, that with .th.e earlier days frittered away, ,the work of the last days was done in such a rush as to make it very un satisfactory and incompleter Is it * - not a~ fact that the object of the constitutional provision . requiaing the members., of the general assem * jbly should not receive, pay for more than forty days duri.ng any one -- ession was to check the tendency of the members to remain in session unnecessa.rily, merely for the per diem? Is it not a fact that the mo tive of the general assembly in changing the ' ompensation basi from per diem to "by the session," was to be sure that the -members should have all there was in it?i Is) it not a fact that about the only present reason there is for reniain ing in session forty days when the work could just as readily be done in twenty days, is knowledge of the fact that if the members were to ..n4,-taim to colleet $200. for only twenty days' work, the people would quickly raise a row about it. Is there anything creditable to the members in taking forty days to do what ,they could as easily do in, twenty days 7 No, we do not see that there is anything wrong with the criticism of the News. At any rate, we will reserve our sympathy until such time as we find the gen eral assembly sitting forty-one days or six moniths for $200.-Yorkville Enuqirer. A great proportion of the qnestions of the Enquirer could be answered in the afirmative. Nearly two weeks of the session were spent in junkets to the educational institutions at the expense of the State. The purpose in maki-ng the pay by the session, at least that idea was in the minds of some who voted that way, was to shorten the session and thus save ex tra expense of printing and attaches and in this way make it really a sav ing to the State. Then a shorter session would nee essitate more attention to the really important matters and not have so many purely local matters take up time. But it will come right. The story is sent out from Wash ington to a Savannah paper that Senator Tillman is going to resign and mentions several prospective candidates for his seat. We do not believe Senator Till man is going to resign immdiately and if he should it would probably be to take effect later and thus the seleetion would ibe left to the pri mary the coming summer. We would be delighted to see some of those mentioned as possibilities enter the primary. * * * THE IDLE. - 4 * * I read a story in a newspaper the other day which carries a moral. In one of the States some years ago a .poor boy wanted a job as a.page in the legislature and he -needed it. He went to the capital and called on an influential politician whom 'he was told controlled the legislature and stated his case but he was turned down. He got along without the job and some years later he became the editor of the biggest'newspaper in the State. One day' this same influential politician came into' the office of the editor, the former applicant for a page, and asked a favor. It was some thing vital to' him. He 'needed it as much as the boy needed the job of page., -The editor said he woulE tell him a story and then related his un successful effort to secure the job of1 page and askod: ''Do you expect.me to grant you -this favor? I was, that' boy you turned down so hard and cold." The politician 'leaned over the table and asked: ''Why in thun der didn't you tell me then what you were going to be?" Do you see the point? We can't always scometimes tell and a little 'bread cast upon the water will come back after many days, and sometimes the days are not so many. ''Cast thy breed upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days."~ When we give, of whatever we have, if it be ,biit a cup df e614 water it .will return to us, if the gift be in the right spir it. But whoever heard of a politi-. ian, even an winfluential politician, caring about anything but :'his own selfish ends. He cannot see how he may need the 'help of some people himslf. If this influential politician could have known the poor boy apply ing for page's position was1 going to be the editor of a big paper whose help he was going to need he would have gotten the page position. But then he might n.ot.have been the in $luential editor. There are some peo ple who want your help when they are in tron~ble but when you need them -they are not .there. What would you- klo A long time ago I read of the man who had waited until he 'was in mid dle life to plant an orchard and then decided 4that 'he would not plant it be ause he' was then too old for it to do him any good. He had come to that conclusion twice and then aftcr he got to be 'a very old man he went to work and planted his orchard. If' he had considered somebody beside himself in the first instance he would have enjoyed the orchard himself many 'years. He was -not willing to ast his bread upon the waters for fear he would not receive direct sel fish benefit and as a result he had no orchard. I read somewhere the other day a good little 'article on this line. I think it is from the- Spartanburg Journal, a copy of which paper came printing in this connection. I know the sentiment is good and one who follows the precept will be benefited Here it is Working ror Others. Stephen Girard said: "If I knew I were to die tomorrow, --neverthe less, I would plant a tree t'day.'' John Wesley was asked what he would do if he knew that he woul 1 die that night, and replied thus: "I would fill my appointment to preach at a certain place in the afternaoo and again at night and then go to bed expecting to wake up -in heaven.'' Both these men believed that the present duty, whatever it was, rose superior to any consideration of life or death. Mr. Girard 's sole purpose was to benefit others who were to come after him, and if planting a tree would furnish shade to the weary or fruit to the needy it was his supreme duty to plant a tree. Mr. Wesley placed the duty of teaching, preach-' ing and warning above every con sideration. These examples should encourage young people, clerks, stenographers, apprentices, all men who work with hand or brain, to stick so close to their work that nothing can drair them away from it. Another lesson taught is- that ths opportunity for doing good, for arousing thought in others, for en couraging the despondent, for reliev iTg suffering, is alwayi near at hand, if our vision is clear enough to see it. Plant a tree, a flower, say a pleas ant word, comfort - a crying child, scatter imiles around, make the world better and -brighter by your presence and let yVur example -be such that you will never be ashamed if some one walks in your footsteps. -- We should live every day is if it wvere the last and at the same time as if we expected to live always and then we will be a blessing to * our selves as well as to those with whom we are thrown in daily association. We will not live so much to our selves. Selfishness is the crowning characteristic of the present age. There can be no doubt of that. It is shown in the daily life in the com munity and in the tendency of. leg islation to control and -direct' the conduct of individuals. 'Speaking about casting your bread ron the wateis the following lines are apropos. They are good for' the people of -this community 4'f New berry to digest: If you see some feller tryin~ For to -make some project go, 2fou can boost it up a trifle; That's your cue to let hinii know That you're -not a-goin' to knock it, iuni'st ,beeause it ain't your 'shout," But -you're goin' to boost a little, 'Cause he's got ''the. best thing . out." .-1 If you know some feller's failin's, -Just forget 'em, 'eause you know That same feller's got .some good points, Them's the ones you want to show; ''Cast your loaves .out on. thl& waters, -They'll ' come back," 's a sayin' true; Mebbe they will come back ''but -tere'd," 'When some feller boosts for you. Ex. -What Newberry needs rig'ht now is, accordiing to my limited opportun ity for observation, a booster's club and for everybody 'to take his hand from his - neighbor's throat. There 's been too much of that sort of' thing in Newberry 'for a long time and this town is now too big for it to last-any longer. If all the business -men would get together and quit their little petty bickerings and jealousies and be willing to live and let live every body could live better and we would. soon .have one of the most wide a.wake communities in this State. No one man or set of men can run a .community successfully. There' must be cooperation of the whole community.. .:Everybody willing, to help everybody lse. But what's the use. Is it worth while for me to 'be saying these things. Personally it makes very little difference -to me. .I have been unable to get ~a park started. John Kinard and the civic association, are all in winter quarters, but I suppose they ..will come out about the time the lizzards begin to crawl 'and maybe they will then planit a few roses. I saw the other day a pic *ture of the new court house as the J grounds ought to look. The. c ivic association made a break at the grounds down there but they have not been finished. Why not do some thing and then do something else. But wh.t 's the use ? Is it worth while 7 The Idler. Caidweli& H Week of I Miss Riser has just r< ern markets where* she ing for this store, and v* feast of spring lovelinei From one end of the bi and down stairs, is brin chandise shown for spr Read the special barge then come and secure 3 newest awaiting you. Silks! Silks! Hundreds of new Silk patterns just opened. 500 yds. Oyama Silk in all the newest shades For street and evening w r, 50c. value, 25c. yd. 5oo yds. beautiful Black Taffeta, a $1.50 value, it 98c. yd. White Goods! White Goods! One case of Madras, a great value at 5c. yard. i case of 12Y2 and i5c. Dimity Checks ioc. yd. i case short length Madras, a 25c. value, at i8c yd. - 1 case of Lonsdale Cambric 1254c. yd. 10 ieesRep in tan and blue, etc.,.z5c. value, ag 15c. yd. i5 pece Soc Re inall colors 35C. yd. Suliting, Motor Cloth, EtC. So pieces in the lot,all colors and tripes, 15c yd. Shoes am For the last 10 days case af~ have arrived, and now we are Douglas Oxfords for Men and La FRANCE OXFORDS I kinds and colors for the little ( est and prettiest line of 'Shoes Great Waist Sale! 300 fine Ladies' Waists in plain, lace and em broidery trimmed, worth from $1-25 to $1-75, our sale'price 98c. each. 100 Ladies' Linen Skirts, $1-75 value, at $1.24. 200 Ladies' Linen Skirts, $1 .65 value, at $1.19. Children's Dresses and Rompers!. Over 1 ,ooo garments in this great pile: 500 Dresses at -24c. 150 Dresses at 98c 30o Dresses at 49c. 200 Dresses at $1.24., 300 Rompers at 49c, 1oo Dresses at $1.49. These Dresses are all nicely 'made and worth louble the price. Great Hosiery Sale! Soo pairs Men's 95c Half Hose at 15c. pair. 300 pairs Men's Soc. Half Hose at 25c. pair. 5oo pairs Misses' Hose, 25c. value, at 15c. pair. 700 pairs Ladies' Hose, 25c..value, at 15c. pair Mgain WeAsk You to Cw Caidweli&H altiwanger s, Bargains! hturned from the North spent 'three weeks buy ie can say COME, the is'i all ready for you. g siore to the otheri up" i full of the newest mer ing and summer, 191 ns listed- here below, rour share'of fashion,.. 5oo yards Galatea Cloth in short lengths a a great value at 15C. yd. hIMnou2 '5,ooo yds. beautiful 15C. Ginghams at iod. yd. I case -ioc. Ginghams at 7%c. yd. case 83rc. Ginghams at 5c. yd. Table. liIe Table Une 20 pieces snow white Damask 25e. yd io pieces snow white 85c. Diaa 47 On cseTowels4c. each One case Towels 9e. each. *~ One case 4Towels r4c each. 100 nice large $1.25. Spreadsa98eaL 150 nice large $i.65.Spreads at $x.2 eah 50 nice large $2.00 spreads at $1 49.each~ I Slippers! ~er casEkof new Spring ready ,to show you Bos. ~OR LAIES-d ails as nes. Come and see the grea and Qo rds in Newberry.~ One lot Voile Skirts at Special prices. One lot Panama Skirts at special priees~ Oecase, almost 1,700 yds., flne 25c. Cott ade at roc. yard. Men's Shlirts. Men' Shirs 500-Men's Soc.'Shirts at 25c. each.. 30o Men's 85c. Shirts at 49c. egch. One case Checked Homespun at 5c. yaxd~~ O)ne bale Sea Island 5c. yard. .One case Calico 5c. yard. Boys' Pants. Boys Pants 500 pairs Boys' Knee Pants Z4. yair 300 pairs Boys'. Knee Pants 49c. pair. . 300 pairs Boys' Knee Pants 84c. pair. 200 pairs Boys' Knee Pants 98c. pair. e to the Bargain Feast altiwilger