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E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Entered at the Postoffice at New Serry, S. C.. as 2nd class matter. Tuesday, August 23, 1910. THE GOVERNOR'S RACE. Several of the newspapers have been urging the local optionists to cast their votes for Mr. McLeod on the ground that he is stronger than Mr. Blease, and that it would be folly to waste a vote on a losing candidate. Even if Mr. Blease did not have a good chance of winning-and we believe he has-this is hardly a fair method of campaigning. We believe that Mr. Blease will be in the second race for governor, and his strength is shown by the method of campaigning to which we have called attention. Mr. Blease has represented Newber ry county in every office within the gift of the people of the county to which he has aspired. As State.sena tor for four years up until the session of 1909, he was recognized as one of the leaders of that body, and during the last two years of his service he served as president pro tempore. He is now mayor of the city, and has made a good mayor. He has ability, he is broad-minded and public-spirited, and he has made good in every position which he has filled, and if elected gov ernor he will give the State a good and able administration, along business methods-and that is what the State needs. As to Mr. Blease's platform, nobody has ever charged him with inconsis tency. But, aside from that, business ability is what the State now needs in a governor, and that we know Mr. Blease has. . . Mr. Blease has been remarkably successful as a practicing attorney at the Newberry bar. His success as a criminal lawyer is shown by the im portant cases in which he has been engaged, not only in his home county, but in many other counties through out the State, and in the result of these cases. And not only as a crim inal lawyer is he successful, but the records of the court here will show that his firm, that of Blease & Dom inick, have a very large and lucrative and successful civil practice, which will compare favorably with the prac tice of any firm in any city in the State the size of Newberry. We believe that Mr. Blease would make a good governor, and we hope and believe that his home county will pile up a big majority for him on next Tuesday. All that Mr. Blease and his friends ask is a square deal, and we hope that Mr. Blease's supporters will not be misled by the methods of some of those who oppose him. THE ETERNAL LIQOUR PROBLEX. The taking of a drink of whiskey or beer or wine not being a sin in itself, there is no moral question involved in prohibition, but the aim should be to seek such regulations << such laws as will be in the interest of temper ance and for the benefit of society. If the forcing of prohibition down the throats of a community which is solid against it will lead to murders and other crmes of lesser degree, then pro hibition forced upon that community is a crime. We believe in temperance, but we believe that temperance can be secured only by first instilling into the people a proper conception of the evils of intemperance and not by forcing upon a community a law which can not be enforced and which will inevi tably, if its enforcement should be at tempted, lead to the highest crimes. South Carolina today has only 'six counties in which liquor is legally sold. The others have either never had legalized sale of liquor or have abandoned it of their own accord. The cause of temperance has been advan ced by local option and will continue to be advanced if we lea':e the coun ties in control of their own affairs in this regard. For these reasons, we believe in lo cal option in South Carolina at this time-1etting the present law alone, and we believe this for the reason th; we are convinced that it is in the ii terest of temperance and sobriety ar respect for law. We can very well see how the lea ers in the present State-wide prohib tion movement could have advocat( local option in the past as a step t wards prohibition and there is no i consistency in that position. But v can not see how they can consistent' charge now, they themselves in tl past having advocated local option r a step towards prohibition, that ti local optionists of today are the "I quor people." The great trouble wil the prohibition leaders is that somi times they go too far, in the enthu, iasm of the moment. The abuse of intoxicants is a grec evil and can not be too strongly cor demned. How to minimize this evil j a question which ought to demand tb attention of all good citizens. Bt there is room for a difference of opir ion as to the best method. There i no reason for those holding one pai ticular view to arrogate to themselve all righteousness and all wisdom. Even the prohibitionists are no' divided among themselves, Mr. Brut son charging Mr. Featherstone wit inconsistency and Mr. Featherston replying, and Dr. Cromer, of this cit: and Mr. Grist, of Yorkville, and M Wm. P. Houseal, of Columbia, an possibly others coming into the dih cussion and telling what was done i the prohibition conferences. If every man honestly for tempei ance in all things would give ever other man honestly for temperance i all things credit for purity of motiv and honesty of purpose in temperanc work the cause of temperance woul be greatly advanced. HOW [ANY BUSHELS WHEAT? A farmer asked The Herald an News the other day how many busI els of wheat were grown this year i Newberry county. We could not at swer his question. This suggests th idea that there has been a revival o the part of the farmers in growin wheat. Some 30 or 40 years ago ther were many farmers who grew larg crops of wheat and nearly every fat mer grew some. Latterly there we very'little grown. The Herald an News would be glad to have every faz mer in the county who grew any whes this year to drop~ us a post card statin the number bushels planted and th acreage and the yield. In this wa .we might approximate the amount< wheat harvested this season. The promptness and willingnes with which Mr. Jno. F. Livingstol representative of the C., N. & L. R. E agreed to handle the Red Men and Od Fellows on the occasion of 'The buni of Mr. Cook, and to stop both trains Colony church, is highly appreciate by these two orders and Mr. Childs, president, has given additional ev dence of his big heart and his desire1 serve and accommodate the peop] 'who reside along the road. The Spartanburg Journal, referrin to a recent card in The Herald an News in advocacy of Mr. Klettner friend, Mr. Cole. L. Blease, wants I know who Mr. Klettner is. His ques tion is fully answered in another co: umn. Knowing the editor of the Joui nal as we do, we know that if he kne Mr. ilettner he would respect and at mire hinm as a good and true citizei which he is. One week from today the first Den ocratic primary will be held. The! has been less enthusiasm in polti< this year than for a number of year past. The people are doing their thin] ing and the great majority of Soul Carolinians are going to vote for ti men they think best fitted for offic regardless of other influences. Somiethine Happened. A train on one of the trans-col tinental lines that runs through Kai sas City and is usually late was r< ported on tim~e a few days ago. The young~ mani who writes the pa: ticulars concerning the trains at the station put down his statistics abol Ithis train: "No. G10G-fro:n the West Ion time." Then he wrote underneath: "Caus )IL 1 THE IDLER. * d! ~* * * * * * * * * * ** In the conclusion of my last re i- marks I was talking about how mem d ers of the legislature, or even pros- t pective members, might acquire fame i by advocating the enactment of a E chicken law semilar to the North Car- t e olina statute with the additional pro- I y vision prohibitiong chicken roosters I crowing except at such tines as fixed by statute and thus disturbing the morn- I s ing slumbers of the inhabitants. This' e may be considered as interference with'i i- the personal liberty of the rooster, but S h in this country now personal liberty 1 is a thing of the dead and glorious. c past. Everything must be regulated. by statutory enactment. There was a! time in this land of the free and the' Lt home of the brave when men and roos- t ters could do somewhat as they pleas- P ed when they didn't please to inter- c fere with the happiness or the proper- f e ty of others but that tiite has passed t and we are now our brother's keeper- f _ not so much by example-but by law. b And why not regulate the rooster? C S-0_. c I did read the following, however, int s some paper some time ago. But it was, a New York decision. And yet it 1: seems to me the lawyers in South Car- f olina once upon a time-it may have! !been in the long ago, too-would oc-, 1i casionally rely upon decisions of the! e New York courts. but I reckon that't time is gone too. At any rate it is refreshing to know that there are a few places where a man has a little d personal liberty to do as he pleases, - but you will observe that there is in-; n timation of restriction because the - decision says he may spree three times a year. Some one will be ready to say that should not be allowed and I have y no doubt myself the man would have n been better off if he had not spreed at s e! all, but that is his affair. Here is the newspaper clipping: e d New York, March 11.-"Three times a year is not too often for a gentleman I to get drunk," said Surrogate Danielt Noble at Jamaica, L. I today, in de- t ciding a will contest where two broth- U u ers of the testator sought to have the Swill declared void on the ground that a ahe was an "habitual drunkard." Sur- U .rogate Noble promptly decided the a will was valid and gave the contes- " tants a lecture. .t The will was that of William Trest-d er, of Evergreen, L. I., who left ant e estate of $4,000. To one brother her t e left $5 and to another the same ,amount. The two sisters got the resi-' due. .s -r d I have tried to improve my limited1 -opportunities and have really been a rather close observer of men and we-! gmen and so far as I could have tried to2 improve my opportunities. Of course emy experience is very limited, but I yalways did wonder why people after Sthey married and had pledged them selves to love and protect each other all their lives were not, in some cases of course, as polite and courteous and considerate of each other as they were Sbefore. Little attentions, little cour -. tesies do not cost anything, but they dgo a long ways towards making life happy and pleasant--yours and others with whom you come in contact-and the folks at home. You old married dI man and you young married man read s5 this: -If your wife does not love you as she odid when you married, you must have Sfallen off in your attentions. Remem ber that a wife is only a sweetheart a few years later, advises Charles Bat-; . tell Loomis in the Delineator. Make g believe that she is still your sweet d heart. sWhen you go home from business have the maid send your name up just 0 as in the old days. A wife likes these little attentions, and if she is the right,~ 1sort, she will send down word that she will be down in a few minutes. Then - put a five-pound box of candy in a pro- C minent place and wait patiently. When C you hear her coming, run to meet her, t 1and hiss her in a manly way as if you had waited all day for the privilege. Then give her the candy. If there is but one chair in the room let her sit in2 it~ while you stand. Now tell her the eevents of the day in the office in a switty way, that will appeal to her love sof fun. .When the dinner bell rings, hand h her a bunch of American Beauties,2 pull out her chair for her, and tie her u enapkin around her neck yourself. e, Then, with a low bow, seat yourself Ji opposite her and begin to praise the food. Ask her to make spQrightly re marks, and laugh heartily at them. - Urge her to tell you about the cook's -doings. Just before dessert, show her2 the orchestra seats yo have brought4 for the opera for rhar nigh:. Never light a cigar until you aave t asked her whether she objects to smoking. She may always say no; but . there is no telling when the cem might change and no gentleman will c smoke when his wife objects to it. Give he twie a much as she wants forj Lf allowance and always forestall any; equests she may be about to make. In this way you will retain your vife's love, and forever lead a Darby nd Loan life. Of course you ca.n't all follow that o the letter, because you all haven't Pot the money to buy theatre tickets, nd in Newberry there isn't always a heatre attraction. But you can fol ow the spirit of the thing and treat -our wife as still your sweetheart, ;hich she ought still to be, or you a-e tot worthy of her. And then there is nother side to the question. There 3 such a thing as a wife, with a bright mile and a cheery word, makinA her usband feel a joy in living when he omes home after a hard day's work own-town. -0 Let's pass a law to require these ings, along with the law I suggest d to keep chicken roosters from rowing. "Be it enacted," etc., "that rom and after the approval of this ct it shall be deemed a misdemeanor )r .a wife not to smile when her hus and comes home, or for a husband ot to trteat his wife with the same! ourtesy which he showed her when iey were sweethearts." The punish-: tent is a matter of detail. And then: ,t's appoint a commissioner to en )rCe the act, and then a committee to ivestigate the commissioner, ad in nitum, ad napseam-as I read some -here in a Latin book, once upon a me. -0 But that hasn't anything to do with, ohn Mayes' Methodist church lawn, 'hich continues to be a thing of beau v, or with that park, which continues be a dream of the future. But it ; a dream that is coming true as sure s you live, and that is pretty sure, you are reading this,'because I don't uppose The Herald and News has any ubscribers in the other world. -0 It's too hot in the early part of the ight to sleep with cover and you don't Link about getting the cover efore you go to sleep, and etn you wake up cold in le early morning-too early to get p-and you lie there aad figure rhether it would be .easier to get up nd hunt some cover or to lie there ncomfortable and try to go to sleep-I t least I do, if you don't. What are re going to do about it? I would like > hear from the legislative candi-: ates on this question. Why couldn't ey get an ac 'hrough which would egulate this matter and cut out all aat inconvenience? Let's hear from ou, Mr. Legislative Candidates. This a very important matter and se ously demands the attention of our lw-making body. The Idler. Where the Thrill Comes. Critic (as the composer plays his st piece)--Very fine, indeed. But hat is that passage which makes tie cold chills run down the back? Composer-That is where the wau erer has the hotel bill brought to im.--Tit-Bits. 'To Keep Off Tramps. Cityman-I suppose you have a og on your place to keep tramps off? Subbubs-No, but I have a horse hat scares them away. C.-A vicious horse? S.-No, it's very quiet. It's a saw orse.-Boston Transcript. ALE OF NATIONAL BANK STOCK. If not sold before at private sale I rill sell at public auction before old ourt house, ten shares of Newberry ational Bank stock, on Wednesday, ugust 24, 1910, at 12 o'clock noon. 'erms of sale: Cash. J. H. Cappell, Agt. NOTICE TO DEAW JURY. Notice is hereby given that we, the ndersigned, jury commissioners for fewberry County, S. C., will on the nd day of September, 1910, at 9 'clock a. in., in the office of the clerk f court, openly and publicly draw the ames of thirty-six men who shall erve as petit jurors at the common leas court, which will convene at ewberry, S. C., on the 19th day of eptember, 1910. Jno. L. Epps, Eug. S. Werts, Jno. C. Goggans, ury Commissioners for Newberry County, S. C. August 22, 1910. Let Annie 0. Ruff~ iave your Laundry done at the larlotte SteamLaundry lundles Called For and De livered. dr. Russell is NOT Working for me. Phone 84-2. A For Sale! Five-room cottage with five acres land just outside the incorporate limits,' on the main public road. A splendid place for a home. 32 acres of land in No. 6 Township, in a good community at the right price. Four-room cottage and stables with 46 acres of land within the incorporate limits. Ten shares National Bank Stock. Ten shares Mollohon Mfg. Company Stock. J. A. BURTON. Round Trip Excursion Rates VIA THE SoulhernRailway ---FROM Newberry, S. C. Chattanooga, Tenn., and Return - - $13.40 Account National League of Postmasters, Oct. 12-14, 1910. Tickets on sale Oct. ioth and 11th, and for trains scheduled to arrive Chattanooga before noon Oct. 12th, with final limit returning to reach original starting point on or before midnight, Oct. 17, 1910. Extensions. Richmond, Va., and Return - - - $12.00~ Account of the Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers, Sept. 13-2C, 1910. Tickets sold Sept. 11 'and 12 and for trains scheduled to arrive Richmond be fore noon 13th. Tickets limited to reach original start ing point not later than midnight Sept. 22, 1910. Cincinnati, 0., and Return - - - $17-30 Account General Assembly of the Episcopal Church, Oct. 5-26, 1910. Tickets sold Oct. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10, 1910, with limit to reach original starting point not later than midnight Oct. 30, 1910 Knoxville, Tenn., and Return - - - $ Account Appalachian Exposition Sep. 12,-Oct. 12, 1910. Tickets sold daily Sep. 10 to Oct. 12 inclusive, with final limit returning ten days from, but n't including, date of sale. See agents for further particulars. Baltimore, Md., and Return - - - $16.95 Account Biennial Movable Conference of the Grand Order of Odd Fellows (Colored) Sep. 12-17, 1910. Tickets on sale Sep. 9 and 10, 1910, only good returning to reach original starting point not later than midnightSep. 21,1910. Atlanta, Ga., and Return - - - - $6.00 Account Sovereign Grand Lodge of I. 0.0O. F. Sep. 19-24, 1910. Tickets on sale Sep. 16, 17, 18, 1910, with final -- limit returning to reach original starting point not later than Sep. 28, :910. St. Louis, Mo., and Return - - - $32.00 Account Grand Aerie, Fraternal Or der of Eagles, Aug. 21-28, 1910. Tickets sold Aug. 18-21 inclusive, with final limit to reach original starting point not later than midnight Sep. ist, 1910. Nashville, Tenn, and Return - - - $13.65 Account Brotherhood of St. Andrew of the United States and Canada, Sep. 26-Oct. 2, 1910. Tickets sold Sep. 24 and 25, and for trains scheduled to reach Nashville, Tenn., . before noon Sep. 26, 1910, with final limit retuirning to reach original starting point not later than midnight Oct. 5, 1910. Extensions. Atlantic City, N. J., and Return - - $22.45 - Account National Encampment G. A. R., Sep. 19-24, 1910. Tickets sold Sep. 15 to 19 inclusive, with final limit returning to reach original starting point not later than Sep. 20, 1910. Extensions. Cincinnati, 0., and Return - - -$ Account Ohio Valley Exposition, Aug. 29-Sep. 24, 1910. Tickets on sale daily Aug. 28 to Sep. 24, 1910, with final limit returning ten days from, but not including, date of sale. See agents for particulars. Unexcelled Train Service. Pulhnan Sleeping Cars, Dining Cars, and Electrically Lighted Day Coaches on all through trains. - For detailed information call on Southern R.ailway Ticket JNO.L. MEK,A. G. P. .., ALEX. H. ACKER, 'r. P. A. Atlanta, Ga. Augusta, Ga.