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Entered xt the Postoffice at New berry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, March 7, 1911. TWENTY-FOUR YEARS. On the 7th of March, 1887, just 24 years ago today, the present editor of The Herald and News formed a part nership with Mr. Wm. P. Houseal, and purchased the paper and the printing outfit from Mr. A* C. Jones. There have been many changes in Newberry during that time. So far as we can recall now, without reference to the records, there are only two firms in Newberry doing business at this time who were in business then, and whose firm name has not been charged. They are Mr. Otto Klettner and Mr. Jos. Mann. It was then C. & G. S. Mower, and now C. & G. S. Mow er company, though the business of this firan has been practically un changed. At that time they handled groceries in the store room now de voted to shoes. Then there was only one bank at Newberry with Mr. Robt. L. McCaugh rin as Dresident. The National bank was the only banking institution in the county. Today there are three other banks in Newberry, making four in all; three at Prosperity, one at Lit tle Mountain, one at Pomaria, one at Whitmire, one at Chappells, and one in process of organization at Silver street. There is no officer connected with the National bank today, who was in the bank then. The Newberry Observer was printed and published by Wallace and Kinard. and edited by Mr. W. H. Wallace though during these years, he has filled the positions of professor of, mathematics in the Columbia college, superintendent in the Newberry grad ed school, and editor of the Greenville News. In the office force of The Herald and News, Mr. H. M. Barger has been with the paper almost continuously during the 24 years. Mr. R. H. Grene ker, who was with us then, is with us now, though for a number of years *he was not connected with the paper. Then we printeil an eight-column, four-page paper once a week, and sold it for $1.50 a year. Now we are print ing a six-column, eight-page paper twice a week, and sell it at the same price. There is not a preacher serving a' congregation in Newberry today who was here then. There is no teacher in the graded schools today who taught there 24 years ago. There is not a professor of Newberry college who was a professor there in 1887. And, yet, it sems but a short time since the office of The Herald and News was on the corner of Caldwell and Friend streets, in a little wooden building on- what is now a part of the Methodist church L>t, just across the street from our present location. We had forgotten until just the day before going to press that this is our anniversary or we might have dealt a little more in reminiscence. Mr. Houseal left us after seven years, and we undertook to run the business alone. After seven years more, or thereabout, we formed the E. H. Aull Co., and that company con tinues to print the paper, but there has been no change in the editorial: department. We have endeavored to serve the people of Newberry city and county as well as the people of the State, to the best of our ability, always standing for those things which we conceived to be for the best intersts of the com munity, and the advancement of the people. We shall continue to pursue; that policy so long as we are connect ed with the publication of this paper. There is one man in longer continu ous service of the pubUc in Newberry and that man is Howard Franklin. He has been on the police force con tinu ously for about thirty years. He was elected when T. J1. Pope was mayor. The alde'rnwn were L. M1. Speers, W H. Hunt, Sr., A. M1. Bowers. THE HIG~HWAY MOVEMENT. Citizens o* Greenville county can well afford to give all the encourage )uild a good highway from Greenville :o Columbia, to be inaugurated in -ewberry on the 10th of this month. For Greenville, there is all to gain, ind nothing to lose. Good roads are ilways good things to give support ,o, but in this case the question is aven more attractive than ordinarily. Greenville county has wi:hin the past twelve months had her portion of this very highway worked over thoroughly. It has been gone over rom Greenville to Fountain Inn, re located, widened, and made better in many respects. Hence ner -portion of any expense incurred in building a good highway between this city and the State capital should be propor tionately light. By giving hearty sup port to the movement, Greenville peo pie may achieve an excellent dirt road connection with Columbia at a very small price. Anyway, such a bargain is worth looking into.--Greenville News. The Herald and News is pleased to know that Greenville is intersted in the proposed highway from Greenville to Columbia, and we are satisfied that the people of Newberry, from the Lau rens line to the Lexington line, are interested, and we have information that the DeoDle at Columbia are in terested and that the Automobile as sociation, of Columbia, has contribut ed, or is willing to contribute, $500 to ward the improvement of the road in the Lexington side. The road from Newberry to Green ville is now in fairly good condition. We hope that there will be a large, earnest and enthusiastic meeting of representatives along the route at Newberry on Friday of this week. While the purpose, of course, is to put this one road in good condition, yet the main purpose of the meeting is to create an interest in road improve ment, and if the plan proposed on this road succeeds, it -'11 be an object les son, and it will be much easier then to apply the same plan to other roads. We have been informed by a citiz en who lives on the road from New berry to the upper steel bridge, that they will be willing and ready and anxious to cooperate with the super visor or with the citizens of Newberry, or with both, in the improvement of this road. As we see it, the most important thing for the development of the ag ricultural interest in our State at this time is the improvement of the public roads, and if we can first convince the people that it will be an easy matter and an inexpensive one to put all of the roads in good condition by co operation, and a little self-'help, it will not be long until all of the roads are in fine, condition. The trouble with the roads in this section is that the people have come to depend almost entirely upon the chaingang. If they can first be convinced that by co operation, and a little self-help, they can have roads without the chaingang, the battle for good roads will be won. This is the main ~purpose of the meeting called for Newberry on Fri day of this week. SPECIAL JUDGES. The supreme court is probably due an explanation in the matter of a special judge for the Horry county term of court. The court recommend ed Attorney C. P. Quattlebaum as special judge, upon the request of the Conway bar, when both Judge Copes and Judge Memminger were at that time disengaged. The appointment of special judges is sometimes recommended when reglar judges aTe disengaged, f the reason that the average circuit judge nas a full year's work in cov ering his regular circuit, and his short resting times are not generally inter fered with. If the judges are over worked, however, to such an extent that they cannot hold a special court once in a' while, the legislature might ook into the matter of increasing the nu mber.-Greenville News. If you are familiar with local his tory you will probably recall that about eight years ago there were ir South Carolina only eight circuits and only eight circuit judges and the rea son, among others, given for increas ing the circuits to ten was that the dockets were congested and the cir cuit judges overwvorked and if twc addititoa circuits were created ther( would be no need for special judges and extra terms of court. The twc circim were made, and the making o: extra judges went merrily on. A few -years later the same argu met was made and two more cir quits ~v~ ~tes1 awl t~e cix'cui judges elected. Last year, we are told, more money was spent for extra judg es than ever before in the history of the State. We are not critizing any one, nor are we claiming that -he circuit judg es are r.ot overworked. We are only stating facts. We believe if the legislature were to create four more circuits and elect four more circuit judges the same condition would exist. If an extra judge is needed the legislature had better elect a special judge to fill in I the vacancies rather than go on ap pointing special judges. Of course the State ,is growing, but it has not grown fifty per cent either in population or wealth in eight years, though it may 'have done so in crime and litigation, but we do not believe it. BASEBALL. Greenwood, Chester and Newberry have not yet indicated their intention of joining the proposed baseball league, but it is hoped the committee will hear something definite before the meeting Tuesday night.-Abbeville Medium. The Herald and News has printed the notices from some of the papers in regard to the proposed baseball lea gue including Newberry, and we had expected that some of our baseball enthusiasts would have taken up the matter. One young business man, who is not one of the wealthiest men of the community, suggest.ed that he would be willing to guarantee $50 toward the support of the league. We sug gest that some of our citizens take up the matter, and communicate with Mr. E. C. Horton, of Abbeville. We are not in possession of the facts as to the amount of money that will be necessary but' it would add to; the life qf the community during the summer to have some first class Pase ball, and we are satisfied that the peope of Newberry, if the matter is taken hold of by someone, will be pleased to cooperate, and to do their part for the maintenance of a team from Newberry to enter this league. According to the Atlanta papers, it 'takes about six postoffice inspec tors to keep each employe of the At lanta postoffice straight.-Anderson Mail. And it takes about he same number in every postoffice to keep up with ~the new laws made by the young at torneys of the postoffice department at Washington. Nearly all 'the postal1 laws we .have are manufactured by the department. Congress seems to be afraid of the department. * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * *T HE IBLE R. * * * * * * * * ** * ** * * * *' Editor Watterso'n says of his friend, Bob Taylor: "He is the type of man who sees the doughnut when the pes simist sees the hole." Now, that's the sort of person I am. I try always to see the doughnut,: Iwhatever that is, and if I understand it right it is something good. You know, there is sometning good in ev erything, even in poor mortal man. Somebody wrote something once about there is somethi,ng good even in the worst of us if we would only try to see it. The trouble with most of us- is that we are .always trying to see the bad that is in us, and, you know, I have almost reached the con clusion that the reason for that is that the bad predominates in the most of us. "As a ma~n thinks in his heart so is he." That is very true, and you can't escape it. "The human heart is; prone to evile as the sparks are to fly upward." The thing then to do is to seek the good and try to see -it. -0 There are loyal hearts, ther are spir its brave, There are souls that are pu.re and true,! Then give to the world the best you have, And the best shall come back to you. That is the sentiment I am talking about. If you will seek the good and true and prove good and true your self you will :nost always find it. Thmen listen to anot.her few lines-. that's good I hope-from this same beauitiful little poem: Give love, and love to your heart will Kflow, A strength in your utmost need; Havj~e faith and a score of hearts will Their faith in your word E.nd deed. j That's it. C~v~ and vr.u wifl ~ eive, whether it be love or deeds or noney. That is the point I want to ?mphasize--that we grow and develop and expand and broaden and enlarge and-well, we become true men and women by giving of love and deeds and possessions, and we shrivel up and take the dry rot by withholding and being selfish and penurious. You may think you can live to yourself and for yourself. but it is a mistake. There is no living for the truly selfish soul. It becomes a dwarf-I meani the soul-that undertaKes to live for self alone. And what is true of the in dividual is true of the community be cause the community is nothing but what the individuals are, who com pose the community. Then you need occosianolly, to say the least, to -get out from yourself-and you will re ceive the greatest blessin:g-and do somethi.ng for the general welfare. -0 Then listen at this concluding stanza. For life is the mirror of king and slave. 'Tis just what you are and do; Then give to the world the best you have, And the best will come back to you. There it is and it is as true as the best preaching. You must give in or der to receive. You must help in or der to -be helped. You must love if you would be loved. You must let live if you would live. This is good doc trine I am preaching. You know, when I take on one of my meditative I moods I feel like preaching and I can't help it. And I like to read poetry, and the Bible, which is itself a great poem. -0 By the way, I understand city coun cil meets again Tuesday night and I want to remind Mayor Langford and his board that that ligh*t has not yet been put up in Friend street near the union depot and that it is still needed. A good time to order it is at this meeting. You know that precipice still yawns and gapes near that old burned building and on dark and rainy nights it can't be seen and I am locking for the newspapers to get a good~ story there some dark night, but I hope it will not be a bloody tragedy.. -o Talking about this .reminds me that I overheard a traveli.n.g man sa,y the other day that Newberry was about the only town of its class where the hotel porters rushed upon to the trains and yelled the hotels. He said that Henry's musical voice calling the Newberry hotel, he was satisfied could be distinctly heard at Prosperity and that its sweet cadences were as a lul laby to passengers on the Pullman who were trying to sleep. -0 I am really disappointed, because I was satisfied that my last meditations would have aroused the good women of Newberry. But, alas, not even a noise that sounds like awaking has reached my ears. My dear good friends, you remember those sad words, "too late," "it might -have been." I have put you on notice. I have given the warnin.g. If you are satisfied, I am, though I confess I am sad. Stagnation is' death. A self satisded soul is lost. Nu,f sed. I think that is good Latin. You might pass it on to Dr. :.owers and ask him. --o I would like to submit the follow ing primer of life to some people I have met in my life. I do not know for certain that any of them orre just at this moment in Newberry, but th:s is pretty good philosophy-I thi.ri that is the proper word at the prop': place-you might ask Dr. Harms- - and will do to nass on for the serior 3 mediation for a good many people: A Primer of Life. "You should rise high in life," says the Old Philosopher, "but don'.t be possessed with the idea that you may be able to hang your hat on one cor-1 ner of the moon, or that the stars will dance a jig for you, while the angeTs keep 'time' with a clapping of hands.! High-rising is all right and highly to be commended, but--don't let it fool you into the belief that you will be any less human on the hilltop tha:1 youi were in the sociable valley." You know, as I was meditating the t'- night in the solitude of my owni room I wondered if the great majoriv ; of the people evr stopped to think, or if they had ever understood ti-e nrimer of life, and T conicluded th:-t t was probably best that the gre: mass of the people did not medita *e :co much, and that it was well th:: biso~ maners be left Mo nhilosophK. -md( wo jfo inclned. in fa1ct, 1 etec. - jn whamo,r is, is best, or it wouldi. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that the un: dersV: ,a ..:i v7e finial settlement asA Manfav''i 4-f to estate of i J E. Are You Bargain leceive This Ad t Will Tell. SALE. ig, barn, stables,' two tenant ion. This farm is situated be and will be deeded to you for ae of the livest villages in the tead and all improvements. from town of Chappells. Six banking town. All improve nd wooded. Close to market. DPERTY One of the most iconvenient house and lot 50x150 d home and large lot. dwelling, especially adapted barber shop. a house and lot 50X150 T LOTS.' Slots, each 50X150 Slot. About 3X mile from ig lots. Desirable building lots. ERITY vith fine residence. Will sell town. Will sell as dwelling wells and gardens. Will sell &EVERY KIND. 'y Insurance rCompany aul S. Halfacre, Manager this your attention at once. JNO. L. EPPS, 3-7-td. Treasurer. - OVER 05 YEARS' TRADE MARKS qnye cd s t h andr opo eecri tion ma st re et aencya f or sn aten atent: tken truh Itn & Co receive seciai notice, without charge, in the $ cientiic Jimericatn. hersomey Illotted weekly. IagS cir year: four months, $1. Sol byall niewsdealers. R E EST How Keen For AI The Way You R vertisemen FOR ! 125 Acres. Six room dwellir houses, and 8o acres in cultivat: tween Newberry and Jalapa, $2,150. 390 Acres. Just out from oi county. Old fashined home $17-50 per acre. io Acres. Only two miles room house. $1,200. 70 Acres. Close to small ments. Ask for particulars, 120 Acres. Well watered a Going at a bargain. CITY PR Cor. Main and Holmes St. homes in the city. --College St.-Five room --Nance St.-Old fashion< -Nance St.-Comfortable for boarding house. 8oo O'Neal1 St.-Store and 8o8 0' Neal1 St.-Seven roor VACAN' -Reid St.-Fouir adjoining --Main St.-Fine dwellin; business portion of city. -Friend St. -Two adjoinii -Drayton St.-Lot 50X15C PROSP 79 Acres, near Prosperity v~ for $1,150 28 Acres right in the heart o: lots, or can be used as farm. Two good dwellings. Good together or seporately. INSUIRANCE OF The Newberr EH.and Realt) EH.Aul, President. 'rte Court for Newberry County, iot Carolina, on Monday, April 10, 1,at 11 o'clock a. mn., and will uim iately thereafter apply for her tearge as such adm.inistratrix. All mess indebted to said estate will aeimmediate settlement, and all mesls hiaving claims against said sae will file them forthwith, with gne S. Blease, attorney, Newberry, MARY E. EPTING, Qualified Administratrix. SATE AND COUNTY TAXES. e time for paying State and coun .wxes with the penalty expires on~ h .th of March. After that date ictins will be placed in the 3aid of the sheriff, and settlement Ilhave to be made with him. Give J