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OT-ONLOCAL MARKET Corrected by Nat Gist. E. Good Middling ..15 Butter .25 Strict Mcldling ; .14 7-S8I a~s(o.1 Aiddlin.. .14 34 ...... t7 By Robt. McC. Holmes Corn . . .. 7 95 Good Middling . -1e Strict Middling ..14 7-8 Middling ....-14 3-A Ban .. ..13 3-4 to 16 Cotton seed 37 1-2 cents. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1910. VOLUME XLVIII. NUMBER 22. * THE IDLEE * Talking about Senator Gordon 's fare,well address leads to the thought that when the last of his generation shall. have passed away the civiliza tion. of the old South-the old ante bellum South-will be but a fainti -memory. It was the fairest and the purest eivilzatiou the world has ever seen or will ever see, and even in the fast age in which we live its influence is felt even as the faint aroma of some flower which hkas been crushed and has died, but the perfume of which lingers yet. .The conditions which brought about that civilization were swept .sway by the war. Many who have .studied the question deeply, and ,who love the South, but are proud of the progress of the reunited nation, are eonvinced that it was best that the war should end es it did. I don't know. I believe that God in Ms mysteious way is moving the world along as he would have it go, .and that somehow all things will eventually work out for the best. Certainly slavery would not have en dured. But the South was not con tending for slavery. The South was fighting for a great principle, and principles can never die. Truth is eternal, the great attribute of God -0 But in this ultra-commercial age when the dollar is getting to be more and more the human scieve ment, and the goal of human endeav or, we can not too much instill into the rising generation -the ideals fol lowed by their forefathers, to whom briehes were naught where honor was at stake, -and who felt a stain more deeply than the keenest wound. I am not a pessimist. I believe that as a whole the world is getting better and will continue to get better. While I am along this line I want to call attention to a cirenit judge's charge to a grand jury which I read the other day in one of the newspapers. He, too, while deploring -the lawlessness which seems to be sweerping over the whole cuntry, expressed the firm belief That conditions generally are im proving, and that the people as a 'whole are every day . moving on a higher plane. iThis judge said he had been asked many times why there was ,so much ]awlessness, and why there 'were so many misearriages of justice, and he said that he believed its principal cause was lack of restraint of the children by their parents. He said he did not believe that morals could be legislated into people-that the proper place fo~r the inculcation of morals was around the lire side and ~in the homes of the people. Aebhild, &ae said, which had not been taught ,obedienee to parental authority could ~not be expected to respect govern anental authority when he b)ecamn .in'ested with the duties and the re .sponsibiJiit)es 'of leitizensht>. iThat judge struck the key-not. SLack of proper education and prop -er tr4aining is the greatest trouble of the age-elducation and training of mind and,hiand and heart. As to traanig of the mind, I believe more and more every day in compulsory Seducation. I know every time any body mentions compulsory educa tion in South Carolina some fellow raises a howl about educating the .negro. But, let me tell you, the iie ~gro is getting right now all the ed -'aeation he can take. What I want~ :to see is a compulsory education law to force the white children to .school. Then others will tell you that the State has no right to die tate to parents what they shall do -with their ehildren. But I tell you -what the State has a right to do and what it is the State 's duty to ado-and that is, to protect the rights of the children. who will be the fu ture citizens of the State. A child is not a chattel, like *a pig or a horse, and no parent has the right to let his child grow up in igno rac,and a State is not fulfilling its duty when it allows a parent to let his child reach the estate of manhood and of womanhood with out at least the rudiments of an education. We have laws to protect birds and fish, and all kinds of game, and to prevent cruelty to animals, but the howl reaches the clouds when you suggest a law to preevnt the worst possible cruelty to ehildren-the kind of cruelty which allows the child to reach maturity without any preparation for the duties and the responsibilities of life, unequipped to take his place among his fellows on an equal footing with them. But the time is coming when we will have this compulsory education law, and it's not going to be so very long in coming. And you can just put that in your pipe and smoke it. And when this compulsory edu cation law comes there won't be any need for so many of these other laws that we are always piling up on the statute books. When a man is sick a good doctor hunts the underlying cause of his illness. When there is something wrong. with a people there is no use to ap ply temporary patent-medicine like cures to try- to relieve the suffer ing for a little while. Get down to the cause. What South Carolina needs and what the people of South Carolina. needs, is more education I don't mean higher education-I mean more rdimentary education. I don't know how I happened to get of on compulsory education this time, but I am firmly convinced I am right, and I am as -firmly eon vinced that it is coming, and coming soon. I am sure if all the members of the last legislature had known I favored it, it wouldnt -have had any trouble passing then. But spring is coming. I never did write any spring poetry, but I can sympathize with those who have trieid it. I like to watch the trees budding and the flowers putting forth, and to hear the birds singing. It's good and great and glorious. Most of us doni't appreciate the beauties of -this old world as we ought to. No painter has ever yet been 'able to put on canvas all the beauty and all the sublimity of a sun-rise or of a sun-set. 'Those who have nearest approached it commnand thousands and thousands of -dollars for their paintings. And yet we have the sun-rise and -the sun-set with us every day, and it is ours for the vielwing. Ever think of the beauties of nature and hew ,lavishly they have been scattered round us? The Idler. THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Election of Town onil.--County Teachers' Associationi Tomor row.-Token to Mr. Kohn. Prosperity, March 17.-M(iss An nie Laurie Lester ran up from the Columbi.a Hospital a few hours last Friday. Her many friends .were glad to have this peep at her. Mr. John Schumpert, who -has been so ill, is improving sloway. Mrs. E. G. Counts, who is in Co lumbia at the hospital, is getting alog very well, indeed. Mr. Sam Cannon, of Columibia,1 spent Sunday and Monday with his sister, Mrs. Matthew Boozer. Mrs. Lovelock, of Lynchburg, Va., is spending the month of March' with her hister, Mrs. Kreps. The County Teachers' Association will meet in our school building on) Saturday morning at 11 o 'clock. Ev erybody, old and young, is most1 heatily invited to be present. Drs. Hunter and Wyche and Mrs. M. 0. J. Kreps will discuss very vital snb jets. We are sure that if you. come you will be most highly entertained for an hour. Next week being Holy . Week, it will be observed with appropriate services at Grace church every ex 'ing. The regular Ea:ster commun ion will be administered on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. r. A. H. Khn andfamil left Weednesday for their new home in Columbia. Their many friends were sorry to see them go, neverthe less they speed them -with their best of good wishes. Mesdames F. E. Schumpert and J. C. Schumpert spent Wednesday anad Thursday in Columbia. The Literary Sorosis was very de lightfully entertained Friday last by Mrs. G. Y. Hunter. The interesting program on South Carolina was con tinued and a good deal of business transaeted. After this part of the program was successfully consummated, the guests were bidden to the dining room where a lovely violet luncheon was served by little Misses Hunter. The dining room was resplendent with silver and cut glass and violets and jonquils over which many candelabra shed their mellow light. The tempt ing collation was as follows: chicken salad, sandwiches, olives, saltives, coffee, Trilby cream in orange cups and pound cake and bunches of vio lets as favors. The following mem bers and visitors were present: Mesdames Moseley, Wyche, Morris, Hunter, Sehumpert, Misses Bowers, Kohn, Russell and Mrs. Kreps, Mrs. Ridgell and Miss Hopkins. The election for mayor and alder men Tuesday resulted as follows: Mayor--Dr. J. S. Wheeler. Aldermen-Messrs. J. P. Bowers, H. P. Wicker, W. T. Gibson and P. C. Singley. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wheeler visited their parents this week. ,The following of our matrons and maids spent Wednesday in Colum bia on a shopping tour: Mrs. G. Y. Hunter, Misses Janie and Lillie May Russell and Hopkins. Messrs. J. F. Browne and J.- C. Sehumpert and ..r. Bedenba;gh went up to Greenwood on Monday to purchase Mr. Browne's. auto. This car makes another addition to our honk-honkers--,and they are all Ford's, too. Messrs. Dillard and Turner, of Clinton, visited in the city over Sun day. Mr. Workman, of Clinton, visited Mr. S. D. Duncan's family last week. Mr. S. D. Duncan, one of our pop rlar merchants has also decided to ecome,. a knight of the grip. He has aeeepted a position with Stokes, Hennigan and Doyle Shoe Co., one of the largest shoe houses in the Sou'h, located at Knoxville, Tenn. He will travel this state and come home every two or three weeks. At Grace Sunday school on last Snday a most beautiful surprise was gvn'the superitendent, Mr. Kohn, as he was making a few, fare well n>.marks to the school which has been so near -and dear to him for many long years. The assistant superintendent, Mr. R. C. Counts, asked to make a few remarks, which he prefaced by asking the secretary to read the action of the Sunday school. He then read resolutions which expressed the -regret, appre iation and good will of the sehool. These were adopted by a inanimous ring vote. Mr. Counts then further remarked that there was in reserve a more tangible, substantial remind er of their esteem and then drew from behind the pulpit an interest ing looking package which proved to be a ver.y heavy, handsome, vintage design silver salver. After a few appropriate remarks he read the engraving which was as follows:* "Grace Sunday School to A. H. Kohn, Supebintehident 20 years. 1910.'' Mr. Ko-hn then rose and accepted the waiter 3o gracefully tenderei him, and told thei school that he very much appreciated their parting gift, not alone for its in trinsic value, bat because it came as. a complete surprise from his friends and co-workers and that a glance at it -would always recall them and the pleasant associations in rain and sunshine that they had enjoyed to geher. He thetn spoke briefly of the pain the parting - gave him, thanked them for their cooperation and urged them to be as lkyal and rue to his suecessor a-s they had been to him, and expressed a desire hat they might all meet in the upper world--a reunited glorious andL.-+o emno toether the re-t CITY QOUNOIL. Will Purchase New Hose Wagon Horses.-To Bxtend Haxring ton and Friend Streets. The regular meeting of city coun cil was held on Tuesday evening. All the members were present except Al drman Cannon from ward No. 3.1 The minutes of the previous meet ing were read and approved. Mayor Blease stated that Mrs. J. E. Norwood, of the library associa tion, had spoken to him in regard to the contribution of $100, which had heretofore been given annually by the city council and he said that she explained that on aeeount of this appropriation the library had been opened to the public and that any citizen of Newberry had a right to use the -books of the li brary at any time during the day when it was open, whether he was a contributing member or not. She further stated that the association could obtain this $100 from private citizens but in that event the libra ry would .be elosd, except to mem bers, and she felt that probably city council did not understand the situation. Mayor Blease said that he had. promised to make this state ment to counciL Alderman Baxter moved that council reconsider its action where by it had refused to make the appro priation to the library. Alderman Rodelsperger moved as a substitute that the matter be continued until there was a full meeting of council and his motion prevailed. A reprsenutative of the Southern railway was present to consider the question of arranging for sewer pipes under the tracks of the South ern nailway. He submitted a pre liminary 'survey and the matter was referred to the city attorney to pre pare a proper contract with the railway and to have blue prints maide of ethe location of the pipes, and the contract when made was ap proved. Mayor Blease stated that he un derstood from some geentleman, who had seen the contract, that the Southern railroad now held a con tract with the commissioners of public sworks under the terms of whieh they could at any time re quire the town to remove from be neath their traeks -any sewer pipes that were now laid under the tracks. The representative of the South ern railway present promised to furnish the town with a copy of the contract, if there were such a one. The conitraet also refers 'to the wires aecross the railroad tracks and Mr. Baxter explained that the=ob jeet was, he supposed, to hold 'the town refpnsiLbae inistead. of ~the railroad for any accident that might occur in case an electric wire was down. Mr. H. B. Wels of the fire de partment appeard before council in behalf of the department anid asked for new horses and made in quiry as 'to the suiits. 'Mayor Blesse explained that council hiad already acted and that it had been decided yrds of -their labors here. " Mr. A. G. Wise returned Wednes day from Lebanons Tenn. Miss Bessie Bowers is on a visit to friends in Columbia, Miss Johnnie Rawl, of Lykesland, visited her sister, Mrs. Morris, last week. Mrs. Shearouse, of Little Mountain, visited Mr. L. A. Black 's family last week. We have heard rumors of a joint' s*rvicee betiween the churehes on Sunday eveniangs. Many have ex-! prelssed themselves as being in sym-; pathy with t'his brotherly affection.! We would like to suggest that Rev.~ Mr. Caldwell take 'the initiative and interview the other pastors. Godfrey Harmon, Jr., ran down to see the home . folks Saturday and returned to Furman Monday. Mr. Godfrey Harmon, Sr., has about recovered from a spell of pneumonia. Miss Allie Kelly will 'have charge of the millinery department of Mose 1ey Bros. store this season and will arrive the latte part of this week. to purchase the suits and the dair man of the committee of the fire department would do so as soon as there could be an understanding as to the size, ete. ' : -4 W Mr. Wells explained that one way of keeping up the interest in the volunteer department was to take the boys to a tournament now and then and that they wante;d to go this year but that they could not go with any hope of success unless they had a pair of better horses. Mayor Blease stated that he did not think the town could ao too much for the volunteer fire depart ment. That sometimes it might ap pear that the departm&t was a lit tle slow in geting out but there was no better work done by any fire de parment than that they did in the controlling of the 6re that oeourred recently at the residence of Mr. F. R. Hunter. He said that he was in favor of a paid fire department but as we could not have that now, he did not think that we -could do too much for the volunteer department. They take risks of contraeting pneu monia, the lois of their clothes and also chances of injuries and even loss of life in order to save proper ty in which they had abolutely no personul intereoL Alderman Baxter moved that the mayor appoint a committee of three, two beside himelf, to purchase a pair of horses for the department, which motion was unanimously adop ted. It was stated that a pair of horses suitable for the dpartm' t would cost from $800 .to $100. The following is the committee: Mayor Blease, Aldermen 'Baxtr and RO delsperger. AIerma Evan, he e ommittee to report on the. proposi tion to put down bitulithie paving, stated that se had not been able to get the committee -togeher. Mr. Arnold, of the company, was present and submitted a contrat which his company was Villing to enter into. City Attorney E. S. Blease was asked by council his opinion as to the legal right of the counil to enter into such a contract. He gave it as his opinioni that under the decisions of the supreme court in terpreting the constitution as to the right of municipal and oounty oz eials to contract debts beyond the fiscal year, that they could not do so. Of course if this company de sires to make such a eontrtaet in view of this opinion and the coun il desires to enter into it, it was a matter for council and the -parties to determine. The opinion of the ourt was that the city council could not bind fature coneils in a contract of this tind~ without author ity by a vote of the people. The city attorney submitted an ordinance as to defacing school poperdy end abusing parle which' was adopted. The ordinance is pubEished elsewhehe. The tax ordinance was also sub mitted and adopted and is published elsewhere. - Alerman Baxter said he desired to submit a proposition, and moved! that the mayor app)oinlt a commttee of the entire council to extend Har rington street from Vincent street, under the railroad to Drayton .or! Gantt street in West End, so that the people from either side of the railroad could go to the other with out having to cross the railroad tracks on a grade crossing. Mayor Blease stated that he thought it .possible to get the rail roads to agree .to build a viaduet for this street. This will be a great convenience to the traveling public as well as to the school children. On motion of Alderman Evans it was decided to reopen Friend street from the tracks of the C., N. & L.'l railroad to .Tprrant street which is in front of the Newhberry Cotton Mill. This street was once open butt the Southern railroad in -later ,ears extenXded its platform across the street. Alderman RodelJsperger was asked to see .that this resolution was put into effect. The full report from the chief of police was read and received as in formation. Report of Chief of Police. To the Honorable Mayor and Alder I submit the following as my re port for the month of February, 1910. The guardhouse and police quar ters are in excellent order, and I am maki.ng every effort to keep the same in a neat and sanitary condi tion. The members of the force are now al at work, and there has been only a little sickness recently. Offi :er Franklin was ill for a few days. Officer Chappell has recovered from his severe sielness and is again on duty. Twenty-eight arrests have been made during the month, as fol lows by the several officers: M. C.raft, 2. W. V. Lyles, 2. T.P. Adams, 6. J. M. Adams, 9. [. . anklin, 5. C. W. Bishop, 4. I have been making special aft forts to enforce the law relative to the sale of intoxicating liquom During the month some arrests for its violation have been made and a quantity of contraband liquors seized. We have had the valuable asistanc, of Constable Wlliwsn in our effort, and every member of the force is doing his duty in this regard. I realize that it is a hard task to prm vent the ilieit sale of whis*by, but if the police fore is given the sup port of the people in their eforts, we can punish the offenders, and thereby reduce the violations. We hope to have this support, and will weleope at any time any infonna ,tion, s to violations of the whiskey Respectfully submitted, C. W. Bishop, Ohief of Poiee. Newberry, S. C., March 10th, 1910. Alden Baxter eaRed to the attention of the city couneil that there were no contracts written and signed with the parties -who were renting ofees and store -rooms fromi the .city, and on motion it was de ciided to athorize the city attorney to look into the matter and have the contracts properly exeented and to have the rents which were due for last year and this year properly adjusted. iaerman Baxter also lled at tention to the fact that the commnis sioners of public works eiharged the city for lights and water -used' for public purposes and 'he thought that it was right that thre commisionerz sh.oul4 pay rent for the 'room which was occupied by them in the opera house. This matter was referred to the chairman of the commiittee on supplies. M~ayor Blease stated that there ought to be more force at work on 'the streets and that he wquld' a thorize the superintendent of-streets .to employ additional help so 'that the work on permanent -improve menits might be continned. *Ther were three eases inthe po liee court which had been convieted in a fonner adminitation and which had been appealed to ..the circuit court, and had been sent back to police court and they were stillopen. On motion threfines in the cases of Martin Guin and Will Ruff were reduced to $50.00 each and execution of sentence was sus pended - during good behavior. The case against Dan Cottony, on mo tion, was ordered stricken from the docket. The matter of making improve ments in the opera house was brought up and it was stated that to have 'the three dressing rooms eeiled, stoves pu,t in, sewer conneetions made rand' mnirrors instattled would cost in the neighborhood of $355. OIn motion of ALderman Lominack the committee in charge 'was -author ized to have the work done, letting the contract to the lowest respons ible bidder. It was also decided to instruct the chief of police .to endeavor to pre serve better order in the gallery during the performances in the opera house. On motion of Alderman Baxter, the clerk and treasurer was au thorized to place in the hands of the sheriff executions against the