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* THE IDLER * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** That Methodist church lawn is a thing of beauty, and it will continue to be a joy forever so long as John Mayes has charge of it. The only way to do things is to go ahead and do them, and that's what John Mayes did with the -Methodist church lawn. Why, everybody remembers when it was grown up in unsightly weeds. Now, it is a lawn that will do you good to look at. I don't know the names of the pretty flowers that are growing so luxuriantly and so pro fusely, but they are there and they are pretty. And the grass is green and verdant, and looks as if it took pleasure in growing-not this sickly, brown-looking grass, but green, grassy grass. This lawn ought to be an object lesson in civic improvement in New berry. I wish the Baptist would take a day off and look at it and take it in-or two days off, if necessary. The Baptists have one of the most beauti ful churches and one of the most churchly churches in South Carolina or anywhere else. They have the lo cation and the grounds for a beautiful lawn. The Rev. Mr. Wright works hard to make something out of it, but a man can't preach and write ser mons and visit the sick and attend to all the numerous duties of a pas tor of a flourishing church, and at the same time plant grass and rake the ground and run a lawn mower and gather peas and chop down weeds. Then he can't out of his own salary build a curbing to keep the grounds from washing away, as the Baptist grounds are slowly but sure ly doing-and down over the nice ce ment sidewalk, at that. -0 What's the matter with the Bap tists, anyway? With the expenditure of a little money now they could ac complish what it will take big money to do in the future if they let their grounds go to pieces as they are now doing, notwithstanding Mr. Wright's hard work. I saw Mr. Wright the other day with his coat off and his collar wilted,# making manfuil efforts to keep things together. but one- mat:, if. he didn't have anything else to do, couldn't put those grounds in shape. Once they were put in the proper shape, however, and a little curbing built to keep them from Washing away-and washing over the cement sidewalk-it wouldn't take much ef Tort to, keep them~ in shap)e. And it wouldn't take much to put them in shape. All of which reminds me of that r,ark. It's coming, but it seems to comae mighty slowly sometimes. And that miniature park in front of the old court house-I am reminded of that, too, when I look upon the beau tiful lawn that John Mayes has made on the Methodist church grounds. -0 Have you noticed the brilliance ot that arc light the city council was 'going to put in Friend street at the railroad crossing near the union sta tion? Of course you haven't, because the light isn't there. Can there be brilliance from a light if there isn't any light? There can not. Q. E. D. or C. Q. D.--I have forgot which, since there is so much wireless telegraphy these days These new inventions and all their hurry-up calls and things, and all this progress of science which I read about in the newspapers sometimes gets me a lit tle mixed on the mathematics and logic I used to study, or pretend to study, in the good old days. But, not to digress, what has be come of that light, anyway? I saw something about a c.ontract between the railroads and city council that the pole should not be put nearer than thirty-five feet, I believe it was, to the end of a cross-tie. Well, let's put the light forty feet from the track. One of these fine lights we have will shine lots farther than forty feet. The railroads certainly want the light, be cause they don't want to see some body stumble and break his neck crossing the tracks there on a dark night, or plunge neck-deep into a boggy place. I didn't mnean to say they didn't want to "see"--I meant to say they didn't want to "hear of" they couldn't see, even if they had Ares erraot in tha dark place e z hink~ T re-wt' m some paper that A!dernan! Da'.er* had statedi to some I am glad the ma'-rial' ir. Tag does lots of gaoo. I bet th'at mat erial gives off a radiance like unto the light of the morning sun in the far East, but what good does that radiance do i] out of the rain. Well. come on, let's have the light. We have the ma terial. Talking about material, I heard a fellow say the other day that another fellow had the material in him to make a fine man. Oh. material oh. material-etc.,-you know the rest. But material is a great thing. It is the starting point. The following has been handed to *The Idler: Cultivate Your Clerks. "We all of us know the advisability of cultivating the good-will of the customer," said a retailer recently. "but there are some of us who may: forget that it is just as important to cultivate the good-will of our clerks: and salespeople. Even if we may not be inclined to take the trouble for its own sake, 'there's a reason,' as the advertising men have it, that is to be found in hard dollars and cents. "The man who really likes his job and his boss will make more money for the latter and be glad to do it than the man who has no incentive for his work but the weekly pay envelope. I It seems scarcely necessary to say this, the thing is so plain, but for all that there are not a few of us who seem to feel that because certain peo ple are compelled by force of circum stances to put up with our bad tem pers and our irritability, they can be exposed to it with impunity. "Never was there a greater mistake. To be sure there are people who have to be driven right alcng if they are to do their work at all, but these are not the sort of employees who are best anyway, and the man who is really worth while is much more likely to carry out the spirit of a suggestion than he is a direct order, though he may execute the latter. "So I maintain that a retail man who has people working for him should be just as careful of his treat ment of them and should have the same respect for their sensibilities and their peculiarities of tempera ment as he has of his customers. To be sure the retort of the customer is instant, he will simply stay away from the store, while that of the em ployee is not so apparent, but is just as real. He will attend to his duties because they have' to be attended to, but there will be no interest an'! his work .will la.ek tlea li:m e' ra n fort that counts up most decidedlyv by the end of the year."-Boot and Shoe Recorder. --- There's some good, sound advice in. that little clipping. You know, in or der to get the best results from any .body whQ is, working for you', that person has to take an interest in you and your business. And that person can't do so unless you make it possi-i ble for him to do so. I bet there's not a town in the world that has het ter or niore obliging clerks than New berry. They are a fine set of fellows and ladies, and they work hard, and they do their duty. I don't have any body working for me and I don't buy much, but I can observe, and I know what I am talking about. And I know' that it will add to the success of any: merchant to make his clerks feel that they have an interest in his business,: and they will feel so-at least the kind of clerks we have in Newberry. willb feel so-if the merchant give's him the opportunity. --- I have seen lots of customers who* didn't appreciate the clerks as .they ought to. You hardly ever hear of a: clerk complaining, but it would try, the patience of a Job to wait on some' of the customers I have seen go into 'stores and have all the stock pulled down for their inspection, and then: buy about 3 cents' worth and band out a $20 bill to be changed in order 'to pay for it. Oh, well, let's not knock so much.N I never do. I am going to be happy as soon as all our church lawns are as fine as John Mayes' lawn on the; Methodist grounds, and when we have o that light in Friend street, and that park, and lots of other things I have been talking about. Talking about church lawns, theCE Baptists are not the only people who:< are not keeping up their grounds. tb The Lutherans haven't any church cc grounds to brag about, though I don't 'ja believe they are washing away. The a e Lutherans might come around and Se picnic for a coupIle days on the MThth odist grounds, too and I believe they d* or n I were a preach T ouldn't do it. I would ti p r:n'~yto ko(p thie grounds up, ~I:V2P' ti~ o-Somne other place and secure a pastor. And this reminds me of the court sa CUR AT FELLERS & N OPERATE A REA Sale Begins Erli AND CONTINUES TEN DAYS. merchandise and to open our doors f conduct of a modern business Iknoi while the re is plenty of time to wee deep in order to move out the stoc HERE'S A P1 The profit to us will be will be in the money you dends on such a small inv footwear for Men, Won all suit cases and hand ba A MERCANTILE EVENT TI D- n't miss this opportunity. You can purchase a first-class Yacht or Soft Straw Ha: now at the following prices: $3.50 kind for ............ ... $1.93 $3.oo kind for ................ $1.75 $2.50 kinr1 for ................. $1.62 $2.oo kind for ................. $1.23 $I.oo kind for .. .....- .. 62c 3c 5c. quality Men's Handkerchiefs, white, hemstitched, sale price.. ..--3c 19C 25 cents quality Men's Suspenders, sale price ..... .................... 19c 50 cents quality at ................42C 39c Soc. quaity~ Men's Negligee Shirts, sale prc*.. . . . . .49c-----.--9 75c. quality Men's Negligee Shirts, withI - collar attached: fine Summer Shirts, at............:------. --------- 49C 8 15 and 2Oc. quality Men's 161al Hose, in t all latest shades, sale price. .....1e 7 C . 3 10c. nuality Men's Handkerchiets, plain white, liemstitchedl sale price . . .. 7c 5 39c - Soc. quality Men's Elastic Seam Draw- $ ers, best brand, sale price.-..--.--..-39c No goodIs on approval. Nothil FELLER NEZWBEiRRY, ue grounds. Why not give a triani- fere with business lr picnic and also invite Supervis- you. But when eagle and the county commission-I ments I am writi sup on the Methodist grounds? come they will-y , Supervisor Feagle in order to jfront seat of the b pthe court house grounds up ferybody from WI udn't have to take off his coat and and Jolly Street to work, because he has a whole can hear -your yi ingang at his back. If he doesn't send you to the ndo something with these grounds as the great expon m going to start a subscription to you will sit down dhim and his commissioners up of the great things Greenwood and Abbeville and An- what a great mar rsn, or most any other town you don't care if the; nmention, just to show him and Iwould vote for yo m what is the real meaning of keep you there a] t house grounds, and how it is wouldn't have any Stas easy to make them beautiful legislation than s o leave them--well, almost nau- known who have atng in their ugliness,.ol us et hey arec still driving across the haik: oni the south edge of the htiose ga?Iis, andi hitching be- SOljo en> elc hool. TheI county: D sit ownl this alleged "driveway," Ve'kiC.Ee n aybe if the property owners id prohibit this hitching it could '**'(~! ''If itouOgoti busy tr: ;'.~'::Kas onihKrjoki br Iou.ght. to thecir attiention-. 'rders to allow no -o-- his post. An offi ow. come along,' you fellow, I cigar approached, wyou are going to hop up and boldly challenged - thtm sugg.es,n wil .inter.. him to put it out b(US [ORGAN'S--WE. L, BONA FIDE C lay, July 2S It is now time for us to say farev or the reception of our New Fall vs no better time to close out Lr any and all merchandise bougl k on hand as speedily as possil tOFIT-SAVING OPP( the selling of our stock while it is save. And where else could you estment? These great reduction. ien, Boys, Misses and Children; a gs. iAT STRIKES TERROR F RE E! With every purchase amount ing to $10.00 we will give away one oil-painted, framed picture valued at $1.50 Prices will make the great bargains move fast. You've participated in all kinds of sales, but positively you will never find such opportunities as t.:.s sale offers you. One price to all. 83c ( quality Men' Negliger Shirts, cuffs attached or detached, sale price. . .83c 50 qua:ity. Ciuett's at . .... ...$1.27 a . et 54c 5 ad 7 cets quality large Umbrellas for.............------------.-54C To close out balance of Panama Hats ey go in this sale for HALF PRICE. 21c 5c. quality Children'-s Slippers or Shoes, sale price .... ... ........ ....21c c. quali:y at.-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-..-36c 8c .25 quality Misses' Slippers or Shoes, sale price..... .--...---......89Sc ig charged at these prices. .Come on, I know dl these improve ng about come-as ou will be on the itmire to Pomaria nd Little Mountain M RL lls, and they will ;enate or the house ent of progress, and and let people tell Wemk you have done and you are. Well, I N xr r do send you--I myself if I could Cagsf. 1 the time and you more influence on Letin ome people I have been tliere. This et you out of town. Al TUI 'ing to meddle with JS UL I want you recalled. yb )ody. put up your iha etic fds~ The Idler. 'rcdhnPtnik on sentry <!u:y hiad ~O1]1osre one to smoke nearsmkisugfrmt er with a lighted OC-calne a whereupon Patjduy hi,an rdrdi PSokn. isit.sr .tone Teoficr JIm Mnl AeeigBtl rHING! ARE GOING TO UT PRICE SALE ith=-9:30 A.M rell to all our Spring and Summer Stock of Goods. The successful stock thin between-season days, it now. We have cut prices very le. )RTUNITY! new. The profit to you look for such large div ; touch all our lines of H1 furnishings and hats; TO. ALL COMPETITION. C, $1.48 $i.-75 Boys' Shoes or Oxfords, sale price...................... $1.48 $2.25 quality at.................$1.98 $1.93 One lot of 175 pairs of Ladies Shoes, in patent leather, vici, button or blucher, new heels and toes, former price from $3.oo to $3.50, sale price.......$1.93 $1.38 $1.75 quality Ladies Oxfords, new goods, sale price..... ........ .....$1.39 $2.25 quality at..... .........$:.68 n % $2.39 $3.00 quality Ladies Fine Shoes or Ox fords, the best makes, E P. Reid's latest styles, sale price. .. ... .28 350quality.a........i.........9 4.oquality at.. ...' .. ... 2 $4.48 $5 50 quality Men's Oxfords -or Shoes, Boyden make, all new, goods, sale prnce....... ...............$4.48 $6.oo quality, Boyden, at .... ...49 $1.19 - $1.75 Suit Cases, sale price.... .$:9 S2.oo Suit Cases, sale price.. . $2.50 Suit Cases, .sale price.. . ....$1 93 $3.00 S'uit Cases. sale price........$2.19 $4.oo Scit Cases, sale price. ..... $3--37 $5 00 Suit Cases, sale price.... ...$4.10 $6.5o Suit Cases, sa e price. ..---..$51 Satisfaction or monBey back TH CAROLINA BAXTER & SON, AND GRANITE DEALERS Complete ,'. :~Line can be -- found at all times ~RTAKERS and EMBALMERS RRY, SOUTH CAROLINA st threw away :orp)oral when he comes, as evidence r was his back ag;n yo.. 3d it up and ________________ mtry box. Thou:ribt It Unnecessary. ig to look. .Profe?ssor of History--Reginald, I utifn!l elOnd of shl expect you to write an essay on e box. He at the French Revolution. >r smoking onl Indolent Student-Why do you ask me to do that professor? Isn't Car ? Bedad, and lyle's "French Revolution" 4good to show to the enough?-Chicago Tribune.