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E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New Gerry, S. C.. as 2nd class matter. Friday, March 4, 1910. PAVE THE STREETS. The Herald an News hopes that .eity couneil will aceept the proposi tion of the Atlantic Bitulithic Co., for paving the streets. We believe that it will be economy in the end, and for such permanent work as this a little debt of $25,000, carried through five years is a very small matter for a town the size of New berry. It is an investment that would pay in many ways. It would pay as an advertisement for the town. It would pay in the saving of work that is to be replaced after each rain. It would pay in the matter of dust which now covers the goods in all of the stores adjaeent to the street which it is proposed to pave. Jt would put Newberry in that class to which she rightly belongs. Those who are to come after us would be grateful and thankful to have the debt to pay if the money were put in permanent improve ments of this character. There has been entirely too much temporary work done on our streets. Of course the kicker would kick but we believe the majority of the peo ple of Newberry would approve a progressive step like this. We are sure they would after the work was done and they saw what it would. be. It is proposed to do work similar to that which was done on the Main street in .Columbia, and those of our eitizens, who have been to Columbia since this paving was done, know what a beautiful street Main street * in Columbia now is. Paving of this kind is 'durable, it isnoiselesand itis said to be dustless and is mu!eh easier on the hiorses than brick or stone. We cannot see how any right thinking person can object to work of this kind even if it does put a small debt on the city. We will put it a little 'different: We cannot conceive how any citizen of New berry is. not enthusiastically in fa vor of this work being done now, and we feel somietime like getting up a petition to council to have the work done at once. If Newberry is to keep in the 'elass to which she rightly belongs, she must do some permanent street work. The Herald and News wants to see the paving done and if some other company will 'do it better and cheaper than -the Atlantic Bitu.lithic Co., why then get that company. Before any work of this kind is undertaken however, a competent engineer should be employed to make the grades and other things necessary with a view to extending the work in the future. It will be - necessary to extend the work some timne in'the future. The game law went into effect on Tuesd1ay. No killing of partridges is now lawful. The game warder, Mr. J. W. Henderson, will enforce * the law so far as he is able and you may be sure he will know it if you violate it. 'The Herald and News just can't ihelp publishing a good live up-to date newspaper. It comes natural. More farmers should have haear,d the lecture of Prof. Barrow on corn culture. In fact he was with us two days. In view of the fact that the attendance was not larger and to give all the farmers of the county the benefits of his lectutre, The Herald and News prints a full report. It is a very important sub ject and Prof. Barrow knows what he is taflking about. An Ohio merchant fell dead while cleaning off his sidewalk. We know some merchants who will never die from that dies.-Adro Mail. Don't you know some people who are not merebants who are immune i! Wie think we do. CORN CULTURE .INTERESTINGLY DISOUSSED (Continued from Page Eight.) our soil good and deep during the fall and winter in order that it may store up as much of the winter rains as possible against this scareity. Then next spring and summer this reserve supply will be brought $o the urface by ca,pillary power to make "p for the deficieney. This deep stirri.ng and thorough pulveri zation will also prove of great ben efit in that, by the free admission of air, more plant food of the soil is rendered available. Since the corn plant is one of rapid growth it is important that most of the material of our soil shall be easily and rapid ly available if our crop is to derive much benefit therefrom. Of course an important feature of successful corn growing is the use of good seed. It will no more be eco nomical to plant scrub -seed than it is to breed from scrub stock' and the better breed our seed is, the surer can we expect a remunerative crop. Care in this item will pay hand somely. We all recognize the faet that our best corn is made from early pla.nting and for that reason frequently plant our corn too early i. e. before the soil is warm enougn for best germination. As a conse quence defective stands or sometimes entire replanting often follow. I spoke of the soil being warm enough advisedly because if we will be guided by its temperature and not so much by the way-the air feels or what the thermometer registers upon our front porch we can fre quently avoid the trou,ble referred to. It is unsafe to put corn seed in the ground bedre the temnperature og the same is near 60 degrees. When this temperature has been reached a few cold and raw days will not cool it down to the danger point for germination and much loss of seed could be .avoided by giving attention to this item. While under normal onditions flat planting and flat cul tivation a#e best, yet in early plant ing it is generally adviable to plant upon a slight ridge so as to avoid the danger of an excess of oisture and the consequent low temperature. The idea that by ;lanting in the water furrow and af terwards working a lot of dirt to the corn we insu.re it an abundance cf mosture because) the roots are buried deeply is a mistake. Corn roots will come near the surface whether they started deep or not. Water furrow planting may have some advantages with certain meth rds of cultivation. but the securing pf moisture is not one of these ad ;antages. It is ratehir difficult to .ay down any definite rules for fer ~liization bejeause our soils differ so widely in their plant food re uirements. While corn is a heavy feeder upon potash, yet, especially upon the red clays of the Piedmont, there is usually almost if not quite enough of this material in an avail-' able form. So that nitrogen and phosphoric acid are the chief plant food requirements to be used in commercial fertilizer. Of these it is usually safe to put all the phos phoric acid down at the time of planting. If the soil is of fair qual i.ty it is usually best to put only a' small amount of the nitrogen at this time reserving the remainder to be used as a top dressing in the form of nitrate of soda later on. An ex ess of nitrogen in the early stages of its growth is apt to cause the for "THE MOONLIGHT M mation of an. excess of stalk and leaf. These in their turn not only call for a larger quantity of food ingrelients but also cause .A very heavy drought upon our too -ofteh short supply of moisture. The more thoroughly this - fertili zer is mixed with the soil the better will be the results and the 1es will be the danger of "firing.'' After the corn is plante4 ideal cultivation consiste of frequent shallow -stining of the surface soil. This stirring should be shallow.. so as to injure the mim'um of rots. It should be frequent especially in dry weather (once a week or ten days) because it prevents the loss of moisture and also kills you.ng weeds and grass before they have grown large enough to give trouble. When the corn begins to shoot for tassel it will then frequently pay to add the rest of our nitrogen in the form of 50 to 100 pounds of the nitrate of soda. This is best applied broadcast between, the rows and if 'the weather is dry it can be harrow ed in. The width of the row and thickness in the row of plants va ries very greatly with the capacity of the soil. From four to five foot rows will usually be found best while 1he plants can vary all the way from a few inches to two feet in the drill. The better the land and the larger the supply of moisture the closer ean the plants be grown. CIVIC ASSOCIATION. (Continued from Page Eight.) Observer, was asked if he had any thing to say, and replied that he had no suggestions to make, but he did not see how any permanent im provements could be made in the present condition of the city's fi nances as stated by Alderman: Bax fter. Mr. E.. H. Aull, editor of The Her ald and News, who was also' present, was asked if he had anything to say,. and in response he said that prob ably he had already said more than he ought to say, but he was now SM4 .always had been heartily in favor of permanent improvements, and he shoped that city counnil would put the copi'ng around the equare in front of the old couirt ~house andl make a park out of it and that it would also do ,some street pavEing He said that lhe did not believe fin one genei-ationi paying for all of the permanenit improvements that were made, and that if the city eoun.cil could arrange to put down $25,000 worth of street paving to be paid' for in Ave years at $5,000 pe~r year, he believed it would be the best investment that the city could make. *****.******** * * - HIAWATHA. * * A Dramna in' Six Acts. * A very pleasing and attractive play will 'be given at the Utopia schoolhouse Friday evening March eleventh. It is the story of Hiawatha, the In ~dian hero of Longfellow's well knwn poem. Th'e scenes cover his ehole life beginning 'with the time when he was a mere boy, the lover of .the birds and beasts.' "Then the little lliawa.tha Learned of every bird its language, Learned their names and all their AIDENSt" IN"H Y PRCE : 0c..5 One of the most interesting acts is "Hiawatha's wooing." Contrary to the warnings of the faithful old Nokomis, to seek a maiden of his people, -Hiawatha goes far off to the falls of Minnehaha and carries away the dark-eyed Laughing Water from her father, the old Arrow-maker. Xinnehaha seemingly reluctant, but pover*4kh s willing folbwjo her "own Miawatha brave'' to his dis tant home. Strangply in contrast to this ,scene is "The Death of Minneha ha." The long,' cold and cruel~win ter has put the stamp of famine upon the face of the earth. "The ice on, lake and river Ever thicker, thieker, thicker.' and "'The snow o'er all the landscape Ever deeper, deeper, deeper'' 'has killed all the animals upon whieh the Indian depended for nourish ment, and search as he will through forest and on lake the frenzied Hia watha can find no food for his fe ver-strickepn Minnehaha! The character of Hiawatha is one of the most noble in all fiction. His love of nature, returned in the per fect trust for him of all the birds and beasts; his attempts to make his people happier by the introduction ,of maize and picture writing; his un,bounded love for Minnehaha, "loveliest of all the women;" his uncontrollable grief over the death of his beloved-all go to make up perfect Indian character. The Indian songs .to be sung by the "Indian Maidens" is not by any means the least parts of the ev ening's enterbainment. -The scenery will be as constisemt as one can make it. "The wood lands all around" will be the main feature. Patronize the play, won't you? The proceeds will. go for the im provement of the school and if you are interested in - the school you eannot afford to miss it; and whether you are interested or 'not you can not afford to miss the play. Come and bring your friends with you. EMBROIDI 1Oc., 15c. and i All day Saturday at SPECIAL S Sc. Toilet Soap Sati Ten Cakes tc A few Rose' Bushes and ! to close out Friday and Anderson - a IAN TWINS" AT THE 1.00 $1.50. TICKET FINANCIAL STATEMENT Of Books of Clerk City. CounciL March 1st, 1910. Receipts from January 1 to March 1, 1910.. To balance on hand.. ..$ 14211.74 Fines paid.. ......... 208.40 Ieewe.......... .4291.00 Street,,Duty......... 45.00 Dog Tax.. ........... 7.00 Taxes.. ............. 1153.93 Rents.. ........... 20 00 Police Salary Mollohob mill (remit 1-2) .. .. 52 50 From Commissioners Pub lie Works.. ......... 200.00 Cemetery Lot.. ....... 5.00 Total............$ 20194.57 Less Disbursements .... 18566.P9 Bal ca.h on hand March- 1 1628.18 'Petty cash.. 00$ 336.47 Savings Bank .. 79.64 Nation-al Bank 1212.07 $ 1628 18 I have examined the Books of the N\ewberry City Council and flnd them correct. The above is a true copy of same showing oah balance on hand March Ist, of $1,628.18. E. A. Griffin. Disbursements January 1 to March 1, 1910. Police Department .. ...$ 38g. 02 Street Department.. ..... 598.60 Fire Department.. ......74.20 Board of Health....... 71.50 Printing and Advertising. 327.75 Miscellaneous Expenses . 56.45 Office Expense. . .. ... 1.50 Material and Repairs.. 416.27 Feed, aount.. .. ........ 83.51 Bond Coupons paid.....4815.00 Bill Payable.. ........10000.00 Oil and Light Dept... ...13.97 Abated License.-... ..... 5.00 Water and Lights.. .....1177.45 Int. and Dis... ........15.00 salar.... .. .. .. .. . 115.00 County Taxes.. .. .. .. 224.07 Police Uniforms.. .. .. 188.10 Total 1isbursements ..$18566.39 ~RY SALE S. Qay10c the yard - I GAP SALE rday 2 for 5 Cents a Customer. hrubs left, all 2 years old Saturday at Sc. each. lOc. Co. S BUSY" 4 NOW ON SAL .00: Jones & Werts New Store, New Goods, New Market west Mari Street.. Fresh, Fancy and Staple Groceries, Confectioneries, And all other seasonable articles just arrived and for sale at Reasonable Prices Meats of all kinds in-the Market a specialty. Phone No. 40. THE R0 Y A STANDARD TYPEWRITER Comprises every essential feature perctly combined with SPEED, 1GHT ACION and DUABILIT It bears distinction among typewriters as THE REAL STANDARD OF 0ODAY SOLD ON 'EASY TERMS Old Machines Taken in Exchange J. WISONfdIBBFS, General'Aent, Columa, S. C. Muzzlev Your Dog.~ Th~e or'dinancie against permitting dogs to run on the streets except they be muzzled .will be strietly en. forced. See that yourdog is kept off the streets unless he have the< propekr muzzle. Otherwise h1e wi, be taken up. ,C. W. Bishop, Ohief of Police. NOTC I have a thoroughbred J.acz, js from Kentucky, 14 1-2 herds~hig~h three yer old and be weighs be t.ween 7 and 8 hundred pounds. He is a picture exact; he will stand oge mile west of Mr. Hayne Folk's at' my house; he is ready. Murray H. Kinard. 3-4-2t. Do you live in a town having 200 or more negro population? If so, an#~ -you wa-nt to make $50 to ~$200 per month easy, send $1 for scheme giv ing full porticulars. Satisfaiction guaranteed. This is one of the best money makiing plan.s ever offered. 3. F. QLAER, OONWAY,' AZK. ~AV NTH RC-8