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* * * THE IDLER. * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * I read a little poem the other day that I would like to pass on to the people of Newberry and everybody else who reads The Herald and News. I mean the sentiment con tained in this poem. You know, I think it would be better if we read more poetry. We need more senti ment in this day of cold comlmercial ism. It would help to 'cultivate and develop our better natures. You know, there are people who live just across the fence from each other who never ,get close together and in fact many times scarcely have more than a speaking acquaintance with one another. --- If people think anything of me I would like to know about it while I am living and if they have any bou quets for me let me have them while I may know about it and not wt L until I am gone beyond recall before you take thought that you might have said some little word that would have lightened the burden d would have made life happier. w beautiful this world would be e were all ready and willing, and only ready and willing, but if would lend a helping hand and a kind word to a brother. But is the poem: -0 Post-Mortem Praises. noticed when a fellow dies, no matter what he's been tly chap or one whose life was darkly steeped in sin iends forget the bitter words ey spoke but yesterday, ow they find a multitude of retty things to say. when I go to rest some one 1 bring to light ndly word or goodly act long uried out of sight; it's all the same to you, just Ve to me instead quets while I'm living and knocking when I'm dead. ye your kisses to imprint - pon my marble brow, While countless maledictions are hurled upon me now; Say just one kind1y word to me while I mourn here' alone, *And don't save all your eulogy to carve upon a stone. SWhat do I care if when I'm dead the Bloomingdale Gazette Gives me a write-up, with a cut in mourning borders set; It will not flatter me a bit, no mat ter what is said, So kindly throw your bouquets now ,and knock me when I'm dead. It may be fine, when one is dead, to have the folks 1q.1k so, To have the flowers ce.ne in loads from relatives, you know; ~It may be nice to have these things -for those you leave behind, ,But just as far as I'm concerned, I really do not mind. - I'm quite alive and well today, and -while I linger here, Lend me a helping hand at times give me a word of cheer. Just change the game a little bit; just kindly swap the decks, For I will be no judge of flowers Iwhen I've cashed in my checks." And here is another line or two that it would be well for us to re member. Especially those of you who are working for fame and money alone-as the sole object of life. We shall all some good day have to lay all these things down and strike a common level and pas through the same portal and we* can't take any of our money with us and all of it can't purchase one' moment of time. Now, I am not 'preaching, but I want you to think -and to think of your brother and ail manidnd is your brother, the great Teacher said. We shall rest-and, faith, we- shall need it Lie down for an aeon or two, Till the Master of all good workmen Shall set us to work anew. And only the Master shall praise us, And only the Master shall blame; And no one shall work for money, And no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working. I notice there have been two more alarms and the editor's sub tion for that hose wagon is fill-. nmighty slow. It would be easy matter to raise this every one would only con a mite. Is it possible that ry people will not voluntarily is small sum to encourage ur volunteer firemen. It may be orhouse next or your property, .a if it Bhon1d be and the firemen responded promptly, as they would you would feel like a thirty-cen piece with a hole in it if you ha< not given some little something t this fund. I would if I had an: property they could save. -o Speaking about fires and firemei would it not be well to have som4 sort of rule or system about giving the alarm of fire. Why could no the bel indic:e the ward in whicl the fire is, by ringing the number o the ward and then giving a genera alarm. Seems to me that would b( easy. I only make this as a sug gestion. -0 By the way, the Southeran Bell i. putting up some very beautiful an( ornamental poles on some of ou streets aad they are cutting into th( cement sidewalks to set the poles. suppose they have a franchise ant have a right to do as they please but they ought to please to put ul ecent looking poles or hide them oi the alleys. Did you ever in your life see poli tics in this county so quiet as nom Dn an election year? I have beet in this county now, excepting a fev years, for nigh on to seventy yeari and never in my long life have ] seen so little evidence of a politica year or heard so little about candi ates and prospective candidates. am hoping that it means we are go ing to build a cotton mill this yeai nd a Young Men's Christian asso .ation. These things will help u. a great deal more than a hot polit cl time. Spend your energy in do ing something for the advancemen f your community. -0 I wonder if I could organize ooster's club of thirteen wh< would stick and sign a solemn com pact that they would speak no wort gainst the community nor any mai )r woman in it but on the contrar3 would have a good word to say foi the community and give a helping hand to everybody in it. If I jus ould wake up Jno. Kinard and Jin Burton, the new cotton mill advoca or, I believe I could get them t< join and then maybe I could ge ay park started. You know, I toli you once before I could not write anything without bringing in tha park we are. going to build. I mean a courbse, 'ihe Idler's park. I wan to get that land before prices jumi .p. -0 You KlI-'w, land is the cheap' s thing in Newberry today. Take m; wod for it, and I am no businn man c-1her, if you want to mak4 money, biy Newberry dirt-town o: aountry. It is a gold brick that i: pure gold. It will never be so chea] again. And now is the time to buy. I read something in the papers th4 ther day about the Dukes building a trolley line all through this up 3ountry and where Abbeville and -reenwood and Clinton and Lauren: and all the towns had taken notici and were making efforts to secur' he tr,olley. What is the matter wit] ewbrry? We should have this rolley. Our chamber of commerc< seems to be a live body and we should take notice and get in the timelight. It may be aLright to sa: hat there is time enough. but m; )bservation is that in this ,day if yoi want to get anything worth while ou have got to get up and go afte: Lt. This thing is flirting on all side >f us. We should let it be knowz hat we are on the map, before ii is too late. The Idler. Appointments. Rev. N. I). Bodie will preach ai St. Philips on Sunday morning nex1 at 11 o'clock, and also at St. Mat hews in the afternoon at 4. A ver; arge congregation' is desired a both places.. J. J. Long. TEACHERS' EXA1UTNATION. An examination for teachers' certi icates will be held in the office o: ounty superintendent of educatioI on Friday, May 6th, 1910. The ex amination will begin promptly at 'clock a. m. Applicants to furnish all station ery. J. S. Wheeler, County Supt. of Education. 4-29-2t 'HE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINJ County of Newberry. Court of Common Pleas. T. H. Wicker and William J. Wick er, as Administrators, In re. J. H. Wicker, et al., Plaintiffs, Against Robert Norris and Robert Wicker Defendants. Common Pleas for Newberry county, t in the above entitled proceedings, all i' persons holding claims against the ) estate of Louisa A. C. Wicker, de r ceased, are required to render in and establish their demands before the undersigned on or before the i 16th day of May, 1910. H. H. Rikard, Master. r 4-29-td. I NOTICE COUNTY CONVENTION. In accordance with the constitu tion of the Democratic party and the call of the State chairman, the county Democratic convention will meet in the court house at Newber ry, Monday, May 2, 1910, at 11 o'clock a. m. Each club is entitled to one dele gate for every twenty-five members or majority fraction thereof. L Fred. H. Dominick, County Chairman. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Whereas, one-third of the resident electors and a like proportion. of the resident freeholders of the age of twenty-one years, of Johnstone School District No. 12, of Newberry county, State of South Carolina, have filed a petition with the County Loard of Education of Newberry county, South Carolina, petitioning and requesting that an electioni be held in the said School District on the question of repealing the special annual tax of three mills hereto-' fore voted, levied and collected on the property located in the said School District, Now, therefore, the undersigned, composing the County Board of Education of Newberry county, South Carolina, do hereby order the L Board of Trustees of the said School ) District No. 12 (Johnstone School - District) to hold an election on the L said que9tion of repealing the three L mills tax heretofore voted, levied7 and'collected on the property in the said School District, which said election shall be held at Johnstone academy schoolhouse, in the said I School District No. 12, on Wednes - day, May 18th, 1910, at which said election the polls shall be opened at 7 o'clock in the forenoon, and close L at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The a members of the Board of Trustees of t said School District shall act as ,managers of said election. Only such V electors 'as reside in said School Dis >trict and return real or personal property for taxation, and who ex hibit their tax receipts and registra H52 Piece Set 52 pieces beautil ~with Gold Trimmi: or crack. 152 Pieces for $4.5 Anderson Always Busy. ' L& Te GE SOLD EXCL1 tion certificates as required in gen eral elections sahll be allowed to vote. Electors favoring a repeal of the said tax will cast a ballot con taining the word, "Yes," printed or written thereon, and each elector op posed to such repeal shall cast a ballot containing the word "No,' written or printed thereon. Given under our hands and seals on April 28th, 1910. J. S. Wheeler, (L. S.) S. J. Derrick, (L. S.) E. 0. Counts, (L. S.) County Board of Education of New berry County, South Carolina. r. . E. Crimm the well known EYESIGHT SPECIALIST, WILL REMAIN IN NEWBERRY UNTIL Tuesday, May 3 Consult him about your Eyes. P. F. baxter & Son FUNERAL DIRECTORS Practical Embalmers Phones - Day 117 Night 90 NOTICE. The eleL tion for teachers to servc the Newb-rry Graded Schools fox the next school term vill take place on Thursday, May 5th, 1910, a, follo xs: One Principal High School $9o.oc per month. Two Te; chers High School $6o.oc per month. Nine Teachers Graded School $5o-oc per month. One Principle Hoge School $45.oc Four Teachers Hogc School $30.oc per month. *A pplications will be received up to date of election and may be ad d: essed to the undersigned. F. N. MARTIN', Ch'mn. W. A . McSWAIN, Secy Decorated China .50 ul decorated China ng, will not craze 0. Why pay more, lOc. Store. * ~ "There's a Reason.' TBnARESF ESTAND' MOSrCOMPLETELINEOF , - BABY VEHICLES MIR PRODUCCZ SEE TIUS UK - IF YOU WANT STYLE COMF,ORTa ANDDmR NDRON ~ JSIVELY BY ~ It is not WORK IT'S WORRY Al WORK is healthy, you a man than he can bear, p FED WITH THE PRC W. 0. WILSON offers ti make men strong. He ha own. Nothing for sale at Class. YOUR MONEY I This Proposition to your neighbor. W. 0. WILLO 1305 Main Street. PUMPKIN In Order to Encourage WE OFFER THE F( First Largest Pumpkin - Second Largest Pumpkin Third Largest Pumpkin - Fourth Largest Pumpkin - Fifth Largest Pumpkin - This contest being subject t contests now being carried oi requirement to compete for p: has either sold to or bought fi Pumpkins to be brought to ing week, and prizes deliverei THE 'PROSPERI Live Stock, Wa'gons, Buggies, Hnrness 7FR TOURS OF CONTI FOR.WC SOUTH C England, France, Belgium, i The Famous Passion I One Thousand Golden H< Votes are based on paid-in-a Daily Record, Columbia, S. C., of prices; Three Montbs............ 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