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Entered at the Postoffice at New berry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, January 3, 1911. Happy and prosperous New Year to everybody! Every citizen of Newberry should anake a short resolution with the .new year and one easily kept. Do every thing in his power to demonstrate that the truth that Newberry is in reality the city that does things. To make this a reaAity -put aside your hammer iand give your assistance to every worthy cause. It is easy. TOO MANY STATE COLLEGES. Prof.W. H. Hand holds the position in the State as high school inspector. He is a fine teacher and withal a very sensible man and excellent gentleman. A portion of his annual rept>rt has been made public. We publish it in The Herald and News and we espe cially degire that every reader of this paper wii iead it carefully. We are printing a portion of it here and we want you to read it. Listen to t-his: I'Unfortunately for the cause of ed eation Itself in South Carolina, high er education has received attention al most to the neglect of secondsry education. The State, in both the constitution and the statutes, gave no reoogniton. to the high school as a factor iii its educational system until February, 1907. For a century the State, the religious sects and the Vhilanthropists in its borders have devoted 'almost all their thought and means to colleges rather than to high echools, although, generally speaking, but few more than one-tenth of the high school pupils ever go to college." Just w'hiat we -have been saying in The ledald and News and on the stump- ixn this county and in the legis lature.. In fact we are satisfied Prof. Hand b4s been reading .The Herald and Noersj We took this position away back;yonder when the agitation first started for the building of Clem Mon. The State is spending today about a balf a million dollars to furnish highber education to about two thous and boys and girls and about a mnil lion to furnish a commaon and high school educlation to 150,000 -whlite children and more than that number of negro children and as Prof. Hand -well says not one-tenth of even the h iigih school chM1dren ever go to col lege. Anid besides we are spending about one hundred thousandi dollars in schola.rships-furnishbing board and tuition and books and clothing-for a pojz&" of the college pupil's and not even a cent to the really poor abil dren to abuf a book so as to learn to read. And as matter of fact it is no * part of the Stiate's duty to furnish higher- ed'ucation at all and certain:ly *- not absolutely free education in the esape of scholar~shiips. We are pleas ed to see so able an educator aa Prof. Hand take this position. It mean,s good for the large mass of children of South Carolina who can gevedr go to college. The cost to the State of maintain lng these State colleges has doubled1 in the last ten years. Further on Prof. Hand makes the following statement: "However unpalataSble and unpopd lar the statement, it is but plain truth to say that the State has blundered* badly in establishing four institutions cf higher learning. There is nothing to be gained by shutting our eyes to a truth so evident. ,With a small area and with far fewer than three-fourths of a million white people, the Staate is mzaintaining four colleges and four colNege plants, whereas other States of wider area, larger pop-ulition and greater wealth have found it wise to maintain but one or two such institu tions. These four colleges parallel each other in more than one-half of their work, they overlap -each other's work in nearly every department, and at least three of them are vigorcus rivals for patronage." He then speaks of the 15 private I and denominationa.l colleges and the institutions calling them:selves col leges. The idea is that the State is college crazy. For tr.e-' :st several years the State '~'~ '~ ery amount asked of the legislature and departments of all sorts have been added until the professors are almost as numerous as the students. It is a good time for the people to begin to sit up and take notice. AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION. Comptroller General A. W. Jones recommends to the legislature that all departments of the State govern ment and the State colleges be required to make up their estimate of expenses for the coming year and file them with the comptroller general by the 1st of December so thOt he could, in accordance with the civil code, in clude these requests an. estimates in his annual report to the legislature. He points out that frequently appro priations are madj that are not really necessary, and some that are neces sary fail . because all these matters are submitted to 'the legislature dur ing the hurry of the session. This is a capital suggestion and should be carried out. It would give opportunity to let the public know some of the demands that are made and the members of the legislature would have time to look into the mat ter and be in position to vote intelli gently. It is too often the fact that a few members of 'the free conference committlee make appropriations with out the legislature as a whole know ing anything about them. Of course, such a requirement would not pre vent the legislature making appro priations that were not included in the estimates. MR. JONES AND THE Y. M. C. A. On the second page of this issue-of The Herald and News we publish an article from-Mr. A. C. Jones in which he appeals to the people of 'Newberry for co-operation in the upbuilding of Newberry. Incidentally Mr. Jones speaks of the disappointment which is his in the failure so far of his efforts to secure a Y., M. C. A. building 'for Newbeniry, and particularly the failure to order an election on the question aof turning over the old court- house for this purpose on condition th!at not less than $15,000 be raised by the Y. M. C. A. and applied ..to the improvement of the old building. , Afer referring to his thirty-four years of active work in the Y. M. C. A. effort he says that at tr serious consideration he has de !ided to resign as a member of the in ter-State comm'ttee of the two Caro lnas, and let some one he elected who has more support from his home pxeo pe.. We hope Mr. Jones will reconsider ths decision. He 'has done a great work in his labors for the T. M. C. A., and while the movement in Newberry has met with discouragement, it seem ing to be a hard matter for the people of the city to get together on a plan, somen of them suggesting various plans in pratical opiposition to the one on which Mr. JoneKT had spent' a great dealI of Thabor~ and which at least orgiht to have been given a trial, yet the work which he has done must bear fruit, and we do not believe that one better suited for the work could be found to take-his place on the commit tee. It is a great cause in which the Y. M. C. A. is engaged-the welfare of the boys of the land being its chief aim-and Mr. Jones has given his heart and his time and money to it. H:e ought *o have had the undivided support of the people of Newberry. But we want to see Mr. Jones keep in the harn'ess, and TPhe Herald and News for one pledges itself to continue to help him all it can in its humble way, as it has tried to do in the past. MfR. FINLEY'S ADDRESS. The Hei' ald and News printed in full the admirable address of President "inley of the Southern railway at the Newberry chamber of commerce~ ban uet. Mr. Finley's address pl:aced in telligently the agricultural conditions n South Carolina and should be a sti mulus to every one engaged in farming to improve his conditions. The ad dress is a very strong endorsement of the position which The Herald and News has held for many years, and it is gratifying to us to have the en dorsement of one so i'amiliar with con dions in this section. For twenty years or more, we have nurge the farmersi of this section to grow all the corn and other supplies they needed for the farm on the farm, and then to grow all the cotton ihey can regardless of price, and any on8 w,ho will take notice of the farmers in his community will agree that the farmer who is following this plan is prosperous, and makes money regard less of the price of cotton, and the one who is not following it has not made money even when the price of cotton is very high., It is good ad Tice to follow now with cotton at fif teen cents. When cotton is fifteen cents, bacon and flour 'and corn and other things necessarily goup in pro portion. There is no reason why the farmers of South Carolina should not produce just as much cotton as is now produced on one-half the acreage now in cultivation, or why they shuld not produce twice .the amount of cott3n that is now produced on the same acre4ge. If this were done of course it could be done with very less labor and cost. The same is true of corn growing, and it is ,gratifying to know the increased interest which the far mers of this State are taking in the growing of corn, and the results show something of the possibilities when proper agricultural methods are pur sued. We would be glad to see a copy of Mr. Finley's address placed in every home in South Carolina, and. we hope that every reader of The Herald and News will read it carefully. SHOOTS .NEGRO IN FO0T. Two Shooting Scrapes on One Plan tation in Newberry County With in 24 Hours. 0olumbia State. Newberry, De. .-n I. H. Conipton's plantation, -0 miles north 6f the city, at Gary's lane,. last night, Bud Teague, a negro, was shot in the foot with a pistol by a young white man, Olin Fellers. Today th'ere was another shooting scrape on Mr. Courpton's plantation, this being betjween to~ Inegro broth ers, Coley Davis, aged 16, was shot with a sihotgun by his 'brother, Wister Davis, a lad of 11 or 12, the ;load of shot tearing one arm. neanly' off and necessitating its amputation. The shooting 'was Ii a quarrel over some trivial matter. - THE RURAL CARRIERS. Meeting in Columbia Addressed by Gov. Blease-President Wicker - on Hand. Governor-elect Cole. L. Blease is in Odlumaiba where- yesterday he ad dressed a gathering / the rural let ter carriers of the Sta e. A similar informal meeting of the carriers 'was held in Coilumbtia on New Year's day 1910, and .was so suc cessful that at that time another meeting was decided upon for this year. New Ye'ar's day coming this year on' Sunday tbie meeting was held yesterday, the carriers having holiday yesterday. President Thos. E. Wicker, of this clity, issued a call some days ago urg ing as many of the carrigrs as possi ble to attend. President Wicker pre sided at the gathering yesterday. Many peoplie fail to be happy be cause they don't sub,scribe to The Her ad and News. Don't put it off. But do it now. a Complete 1-ibrary in On.e Volume, Con-tari Sorne Informlation About. Evrything and4 Everthig About a Geat maniy Things tooi want accurate parTtiCt-ne th ag ional ejections,tane. Ia census, snakets, emu, rise in prices et stap,le prodnecta, aerial schi@e ments. scien-2f14e discorv" and explorations of 1910. wars and ottier 1mportant niistorical ets,i grwth of the United States, increasing populatliSS and wea.lth 01 colr.tres,' States and cities. t2 tariff, the truetn ard party platforsas, ongrew5 sical records, spo.rung events, world record6 'wegts and~ -ae ures. universities, religions ordesz delta of nNi' s :n'ustries. weather forecasts, shIf'or. baVng. money. taxes. inisuranceO, P.0 ti:n movement. ve"mansr < nffrage and 1.O00 01her 1-avta' and Figures Up to Date every ia-. rt.s :.'? and ralue to evybody. No miereI't. !armer, laborer, OusmeOsa man, i. .... . . . ., ,M. a cbO. ~. or girl si:n ld I. :. a ...p-. u! tlaus vaLuable refer. L .utaio and 'ttsbitrg. 3u*.). B.v mil. NOTCE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that I will make final settlement as administra; tor of the estate of J1. C. Moore, de ceased, in the probate co-rt for New berry county, on Wednesday, Febru ary 1, 1911, a t11 o'clock in the fore noon, and immediately thereafter ap ply for letters dismissory as admin istrator of slaid estate. M. C. Morris. Administratbr. 1-3-4t-ltaw. Whi We will have ot begimding W Embroid, Lawns, Linai Table Li and Ready-tom' Gowns, C &C., We have these things take to please Come and Manufactuters and linporte MR. E. L. ~AILES,. Care of The Bee Hi Newberry, S. DEAR SIR: We have your letter received it today, 20th, ii small lot of Embroidery cent. for cash is more thar the dating ten days which provided you will 'place th< profit; if there are ten y same to us with your checi stance, mark Lot No. 1 at No. 3 49c. yard, and Lot N< tion to match, the Insertior ing at $1.50, mark these 9 Very Respectfu G. S. C. GO e Sale J r annual "W ite Sale" ednesday morning. enes, Laces Marquisettes es, Linens nens, Towels especially Wear Lingerie hemises, Skirts &c.. &c. al in abu.ance and ide and satisfy all comers. See Us Often. ~. Mower Co. ERER BROS & Co.0 ORPORATED rs of Embroideries, Laces, Neckwear Liverpool, December 20th, 1910. ye, dated December 1st, but we x which you state you think the~ ,nounting to $621 .48 less 2 p Syou can handle we will extend will make same due January 10th am on sale at not over 10 per cent. ards left after the ten days return e for what you have sold. For in 5c. yard; Lot No. 2, 10c. yard; Lot a. 4, which is Flouncing with Inser Sretails for 75c. yard, the Flounc Sc. and 49c. yard. J Ily, LDBERGER BROTHERS & CO.