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Entered nt Postoffice at New berry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, January 10, 1911. _Newberry: The city that does things. The legislative mill will begin grind ing today. Lefs not forget about getting into ievaberry county that portion of the "'Dutch Fork" of Lexington which has not voted to go into Richland. New berry has every advantage to offer, and the acquisition of this fine terri ory, with its substantial citizenship, would be a great thing for Newberry -eounty. If everybody in Newberry will get together and work for Newberry dur Ing the year 1911, it will be the best year in the history of the city. And :one of the best ways to begin is to align actively with the chamber of -commerce, which has been and is do ing a great work for Newberry, but which could do a much greater work -with a larger and more active member Ahip, and more co-operation. 'It seems probable that Hon. Mendel L. Smith will have no- opposition for 'the position of speaker of the house. The house will be fortunate in having Mr. Smitlh as its presiding officer. Mr. Whaley, of Charleston, retiring speak -er, was not a candidate for re-election to the house. Mr. Whaley made a most excellent speaker. In fat, strong -men and -able parliamentarians have been the ru"e speaker of the South Caroliia -house of representatives for many years. MARRIAGE LICENSE LAW. The pressing heed of a marriage'li ecense law has been very strongly dem onstrated lately. It has been urged that a law of this kind would be a step towards a divorce law, but we fail to see any . connection between the two. 1t would seem to us that a marriage ~ioense law would be only another and eeded safeguard thrown around the n arriage contract. In bis campaign the past summer Governor-elect Blease very strongly urged the passage of either a marriage c~iense lasw or the registration of all mrarriages in the offlue of the clerk of court in the county in which the mar riage occurs. We hope and are satis lied the, new governor will ~bring this matter very strongly to the attention of the general assembly. * ?Tresident 'nlley in his address to the chamber of commerce when here recently had the correct idea on the * qiuestion~ of public roads, and it was -an endorsement of the plan agitated by The Herald and News for many, many years. There can be no ques tion of. greater moment to the people -of this section than the improvement :and the building of public highways. ' This must be done by the payment of * m~oney for the labor and not under the system of warning out hands, and* --even if the hands worked to be in -dharge of men who are not expert road builders, and even if they were, with no tools and machinery, could accom plish butt little. The money for roads must be rais ed by taxation and a commutation ta.x, but it is useless to raise it, unless its .expenditure is placed in the hands of an expert road builder, and that is wvhat Mr. Finley advocated, and-what ~The Herald and News has been ad ;oating for many years, and also the snain idea of the bill proposed by the ~com.mittee from the chamber of comn ineree and endorsed by the meeting of inspectors and others held here re cently. THE PINK EANHLIN CASE. The following from the Columbia D)aily Record is logical, and is well and forcefully daid: "Governor Ansel has used the par -don power rarely during his four years in office and while he has in -' several cases taken a view that did not to us seem justified by the facts it is not to be denied that he has acted with thbe utmost care and with regard tc .......................- . - - - . t'ce. In the Pink Fr lnliin cnsc, h conslusions do not appear to be sup ported by the facts which he relate. in his decree or decision. "If Constable Valentine, holding valid warrant, had a legal right t< invade the negro's home arid effect hi arrest by force, the killing of Valen tine was murder and his slayer shoul hang. "If Constable Valentine, holding 4 warrant valid or invalid, had no lega right to invade the negro's home an effect his arrest by force, the negi' had a legal right to resist such un lawful entrance and in killing th( constable he was justified, and shoult therefore go free. "If guilty,- the negro should hang; not serve a life term in the peniten tiary. If not guilty, he should neithei hang nor serve a life sentence. "There is no manslaughter in th( case; even if there were, the penalt3 for manslaughter is not life impris onment but imprisonment from two t< twenty years. "Pink Franklin, no matter the coloi of his skin, should either hang or g( free. That is all. there is to the kill ing of the constable." ROADS AND RURAL DELIVERY. Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gener al DeGraw, who has charge of the ru ral free delivery service, has sent a letter to the postmasters in which hE gives warning that unless the roads are kept in good condition rural routes along those roads which are not kepi in good condition will be discontinued. Pastmaster General DeGraw directs the postmasters to inform themselves of raad conditions and keep watch on the amount of attention paid to then by local authorities. "If imprevements are necessary, in the opinion of thE postmaster, he is directed to bring thE matter to the patrons of the road,:and also the local authorities. If, after a reasonable time, needed .improve aents have not been made, he is or dered to notify the postoffice depart ment officials, and the service will bQ iscontinued." "The department is not im.mediately oncerned in elab'orate road improve ments," says Mr. DeGraw, "but in the interest of the best service to the reatest number, it must insist upon roads being kept in good repair." It ought not to be necessary for this warning. to be given, but the fact is hat in this section, and we suppose in any other sections, the people do not seem to realize the g'reat importance and the great saving of good roads. '. DeGraw's warning a.ught to b eeded 'by the patrons of the routes, ad by all the people of the counties and we hope that Newberry county will not let any of her rural routes be aolished for this reason. Nothing hbas :one more for the advancement of this section of the couditry in recent years. than the 'establishment of rural rouf.es. In fact, we don't see how we could get along without them now. We have been urging the building o: good roads so long and so pers,istently that we deem it hardly necessary ti say anything more in this conn'ectior than to urge all our readers to consid er thoughtfully the letter of Mr. De Graw. Mr. DeGraw also asked the postm)as ters to urge upon residents on rura delivery routes the advisability o0 painting their mail boxes and posts white and of inscribing their namei upon the 'boxes in large bla.ck letters. .' * * * * * U * * * * * * THE IDLER. * *' 0 * * * * * '* * * THE IDLER.. ..... ... ... .... I believe it was President Taft, wh< said in one of his lay sermons,; i: speaking of the importance of th churches working together: "I thin: we have reached the time when tha churches are growing together. Whe1 there is less bitterness of demonina tional dispute 9.nd that no matter wha creed we may follow, the churches ar beginning to reali'ze that they mus Istand shoulder to shoulder in the- con Itest for righteousness; that we al stand for the fatherhood of God an the brotherhood of man." That may be all very true. I hope is. It is very pretty. The denomina tions may be working together, bi Iare the in'dividual members workin together and do they really reali2 *the great benefit of the brotherhoc of man There are a great many fra ternal organizations in this day an I presume the basic principle of a ! these or~ra iza~~'ns is for a closer fr; in Cistress. Do th-- rey practie' - it? Are we really growing better and realizing that the greatest good we can do is to help a brother? 0, I S 't mean to give him money, but to ) give him a helping hand and a cheer ing word. Have we time for an1y - thing like that? Do we take more de I light in kicking a fellow down the hill, than we do in reaching down and try L ing to lift him up and helping him to I a higher and better life? Do we? If I not are we growing better? Don't you > say, "Business is business," and when - you get a poor fellow 'in your grip don't you grind him between the up per and the nether millstone? And then you go to church and put your money in the church collection and the man who pays the most isn't he the biggest man in the church? Isn't the dollar the idol of the age and doesn't it cover a! multitude of sins? r Maybe we are growing better. I hope we are. But sometimes-well, no, I won't say it. -0 President Taft says further, in this > same address: " I am an optimist. I - believe we are much better today than we were 50 years ago, man to man. We 'believe we are more altruistic and more interested in our fellowman than -we have been at any time in the last 50 years. Of course you hear. from time to time of' instances of selfisiness and greed, but' the only reason these instances are given prominence is be cause we condemn them the more and believe that in calling attention to them they will be made more and more infrequent." -0 I am an optimist myself. But I am not blind and I do not believe in al ways saying the former days were better .than thes'e. But stop a minute in your insane desire to get rich, and look around you, and answer me truth fully, if you do not see every day in stances of selfishness and greed -that will make you sorter doubt-well, no, I won't say it. Read thedaily papers. The news columns.* We need to get shoulder to shoulder as men and in dividuals and give every fellow a chance. With our creed, "Business is business," we need to mix a little sen timent. We need to remember our brother in distress. We need to re member that there are some mighty valuable things in this life and the one that is to come that you can't buy with money. But let us not only hope and believe that the world is - growing better, man to man, but get busy and make it so. -0 I some'timies like t'o read poetry. Do you ? I think maybe I,have printed the following lines in this column before, but it will bear reprinting and comes in good in connection with what I have here written. If you will follow the sentiment it will contribute ma terially to the making .of the world better as well as to your own hapi ness. Post-Mortem Praises. "I' ye -noticed wheni a fellow dies, no matter what he's been A saintly chap or otie whose life-was darkly steeped in sin His friends forget the bitter words they spoke but yesterday, And now they find a multitude of pret try things to say. I fancy when I go to rest some one will bring to light Some kindly word or goodly act long buried out of sight; But, if it's all the same to you, just give to me instead The bouquets while I'm -living and the Iknocking when I'm dead. Don't save your kisses to imprint upon my marble brow, While countless maledictions are hurl ed upon me now; Say just one kindly word to me while I mnourn here alone, And don't save all your eulogy to carve upon a stone. What do I care if when I'm dead the Bloomingdale Gazette Gives me a write-up, with a cut in mourning borders set; h t will not flatter me a bit, no matter -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 talk so, To have the flowers come in loads from -i relatives, you know; tImay be nice to have these things for those you leav'e behind, t ut just as far as I'm concerned, I Ireally do not mind. 1 Im quite alive and well today, and while I linger here,. Lend me a helping hand at times-give me a word of cheer. it Just change the game a little bit; just - kindly swap the decks, t For I will be no judge of flowers when g I've cashed in my checks." e-L. E. Tinker~ in New York Sun. - Then, I was thinking, too, of the fel d low who could find nothing to do. I 11 want to commend to mim the fn i~"n2 ing. I ha'.e read thnem mysef a Iu1 ber of times and feel better after wards. If you will heed the sentiment you will contribute your share to mak ing the world better: Your Mission. If you can not on the ocenn, sail among the swiftest ',' Rocking on the highest billow, laugh-: ing at the storms you meet, You can stand among the sailors, an chored yet within the bay, You can lend a hand to help them as they launch their boats away' If you are too weak to journey up the mountain steep and high, You can stand within the valley, while the multitudes go by; You can chant in happy measure as they slowly pass along. Though they may forget the singer, they will not forget the song. If you have not gold and silver ever ready to command; If you can not to the needs reach an ever open hand; You can visit the afflicted, o'er the er ring you can weep, You can be a trrte disciple, sitting at the Savior's feet. If you can not in the conflict, prove yourself a soldier true, If, where fire and smoke are -thickest, there's no work foi' you to do, When the battlefield is silent you can go with careful tread, You can bear away the wounded, you can cover up the dead. Do not then stand idly waiting fol some greater work to do; Fortune is a razy goddess; she will never come to you, Go and toil in any vineyard; do not fear to do or dare; .If you want a field of labor, you can find it anywhere. -Mrs. Ellen H. Gates. -0 I read somewhere the. other day the following. It was headed, "The Sta tionary One:" "I always see, that old chap sitting around, with a tired look. , What's the trouble with him?" "The trouble with that .man, my friend, is this: Forty years ago some One told him that the world owed him a living, and he has been waiting patiently for the world 'to come and pay him." You may make the application. But had it ever joccurred to you that you might apply it to a town or a commau nipy as well as an individual. You are not going to get anything in this age by sitting around and waiting. By the way what about The Idler's Park? Don't sit arouind and wait, those of you who are going to help me. We must get busy and get busy right now. The Idler. For His Sae "My husband begged me to'take Cardui," writes Mat tie L. Bishop, of Waverly, Va., "and for his sake 1 a greed to try it. Before I had taken 1 bottle, I felt better. "Before taking Cardui I suffered ' miserably every month and had to go to bed until it wore off, but nowil am all right" Take The Woman's Tonic You -know Cardui will help you, because it has helped others v a were in the same fix as you. It is not only a medi cine for sick women, but a tonic for weak women. S Being made from mild, Igentle, vegetable ingredi Ients, it is perfectly harm less and has no bad. after-effects. Cardui can be relied upon to help you.. Try it today. At all druggists. NOTICE OF ANNUAL )[EETING. The annual meeting of the :stock-I holders of the National Bank of New berry, S. C., will be held in the office Iof the bank at Ne.Wherry on Tuesday, January 10, 1911, at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year and- for transact ing any other business that may come before the meeting. R. D. S h I inimL.mi - I 'Are Ni THEN YOUR BE. BUI INSURE WITH Newberry in. 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