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Entered at the Postoffice at New berry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, Marci 28, 1911. Some newspapers attributes the loss of the power of the press to the edi tors riding on tickets paid for in ad vertising instead of cash. We have seen it stated that the pulpit, too, is losing its power. Wonder if the rid ing of the preachers on clergyman's tickets have anything to do with the ,pulpit's losing power?--Orangeburg Times and Democrat. There might be something in that. We had never thought of it. Of course, the clergyman who uses a clergyman's ticket does not give every newspaper advertising in return. We agree with the Spartanburg Journal, that Felder's letters to Bleass is pretty good eivdence that he didn't write the letter to Hub Evans. The writer of the letter to Evans could ihardly have composed the letter to Blesse.-Orangeburg Times and Dem ocrat. It is passing strange how easy sometimes it is to tool good men, even Brother Sims. There is no doubt of the genuineness of the "T. B." letters to Hub Evans being in the handwrit iag of Col. T. B. Felder. Read in thik issue of The Herald and News the article of "Dow, Jr.," published twc yeaTs ago, and the statement of .Col, D. A. Dickert. The Newberry Herald and News de clines to publish the Felder letter -7< Gov. Blease because it is a scurrilous attack. May be so, but having pub lished the attack on Felder, the Times and Democrat thought it nothing but right and Just but that it should pub lish the Felder letter also. The let ter published about Felder was nc -Sunday school piece by any means. Orangeburg Times and Democrat. So far as we are informed Gov. -Blease has written no letter about Col, Felder, but Felder's -letter was brough1 forth by the -publication by Mr. Blease of a letter written ny Felder in 1905. There was no attack on Feld'er excep1 the publication of this letter writter by him. * * * * * * ** ** * * * * * 2 * 2 * THE IDLER. *2 * * * * * * ** ** * * * * * I have read some of the letter: which have appeared in prmnt in re - gard to the dispensary situation iI South Carolina recently. It does seer to me to be an ugly mess. As a citizei of South Carolina, wno is patrioti and loves his State and the gooi name of all her sons, I ask, wh: doesn't somebody who has the author ity to do so let the winding up comn mission wind up.. And then let ui shut down the lid and bury the whol stench so deep we could never hea of it again. Seems to me there ha been nothing but liquor agitation, an< crimination, and recrimination, sinc Cal. Larry Gantt came over here fror Georgia and brought this old dispen sary thing with him. I believe it wa Larry Gantt-seemns to me there wa such a name that figured somewhat i the public eye once upon a time il South Carolina-and if I am not mis taken he was a newspaper write: Ntw, here comes our winding-up comr mission and gets a Georgia lawyer t help wind it up, but they wont win up. If my memory is not at fault th Georgian who brought us thle disper s.ary and the Georgian whom we wer after to help wind it up-but wor wind-had some peculiarities in con mon-that is to say they -were&-or ar -both adepts in the use of expressiv adjectives. This latter apostle seen to be a professional in their use. -a I was just m.editating-thinking after I glanced over some of the col respondence, and it seemed to me the away back in the history of this cor try I heard, or read, about somebod who said 'it was a good rule tc writ no letters and burn none. If the fire portion of this injunction had bee followed we would not 'have all thi mess, and may be the winding up conr mission could have wound up. Then. as I meditated I thought c those true words from the greatest (. authorities: "Be not rash with th mouth, and let not thine heart L hasty to utter anything before God for God is in heaven, an?d thou upo earth: therefore let thy words be few. "For a dream comet~h through the mul titude of business: and a fool's voic is known by ~ ~ And again we read: "For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." And what a beautiful truth is contained in the following: "A man hath joy by the answer of his moutn; and a word spoken in due season, how good is dt!" "A word fitly spoken is like ap nles of gold in pictures of silver." I was just wondering if some of those who have been using so many words in some of the newspapers had ever heard of these beautiful sentiments and great truths to which I have just referred. It all makes mighty little difference to me, but I do not approve this style of argument, where one says: "You are one," and the other re torts with, "You're anoth,er." Now, in cases like that I always want to see something doing and not so many words wasted. For all I care, how ever, she may just roll on, I am out of politics. And after all what does it amount to? What's the use of all this strife and bitterness? I came across the other day some very pretty lines, which I want to preserve in my col umn and pass them on to others. I do not know the author, but they are credited to the New York Evening World: After All. There is nothing in life but the joy of the minute, There is nothing in Yote Mat we do not put in it, There is nothing can happen unless we begin it, There's nothing worth winning but what we can win it. There is nothing so sad -as to set us a-sighing. There's nothing we'd do that is not worth trying. There. is never a danger too great for defying, The beauty of earth it is folly deny Ing. There is never a sorrow should cause us repining, For sorrows are made for the spirit's refining, So, turn all your clouds inside out, 'till their lining, Of silver shall rival the sua in its shining. If you think that too iong you have -waited and strrven, Then you've got as mucen as you rave given. In the load of your burden just look for your heaven, For God in the world-and the world is in heaven. I am sure if more people. would read mnore literature s-uch as I am quoting above, instead of so many sensational news'papers, there would be less of strife that hurts and of bitterness that lingers. The preachiers tell us the - world is growing 'better and that we 1 are approaching the mil-lineum, and i I hope it Is true, but you know, as I 1 have before remarked, I almost be e come a doubter sometimes, when I i read of all the horrible crimes and y how greed and selfishness and love of - money for the power it brings, that - are staiking boldly tnrougn the land. s elee that before the war, in the good days, that a man regarded r his word--his 'promise--more sacredly s than it is regarded today. In a great many of the citis ad atowns throughout the country they are ~ observing cleaning up day. In New I ber.ry, how would it do to take a week. s Newberry is hard to wake on some a things, but in others I suppose she is about an average. ---- _ I am told that the editor has at last: taken up the work of raising the money d for The Idler's park, and that while he has only spent about an hour he has raised about $2,000. That is not tso bad, only the people of Newberryv tshould come 'along voluntarily and subscribe the money for tis pur-pose. It~ is a great public benefit. I hope the editor will publish the names of those who are subscribing so I may see who's who in Newberry. If th.e rich do not respond I am going to _appeal to the poor folk and ask a tX&usand poor folk like me to come taoross with ten dollars eac'n, and the thig is done and it will be easy to ydo. The park is sure. tI read about the meeting of the chamber of commerce and all the edi tor has to say about co-operating and working together, and I reckon it is all right. Here is a sentiment I want to propose to the people of Newberry A enerally, and to the members of the chamber of commerce in particular: WXatchini' the country grow don't help none. One feller with a shoulder to the wheel is worth forty standin' roun' civing~ directions." No,just put that ini your pipe and smoke it and apply the philosophy it e 'ont~a,. ;t:d rioere'l! 'ne someth3ing do ing i-i*~. Even if that old burned building does rear its proud self in Friend street and the gaping precipice still yawns for a subject ano the burned buildings still adorn Main street, yet city council wont let any more wood en buildings go up since the vacant space all around is about filled with 'em. And the commissioners have free water and lights again, and the auto mobiles only come, to a stop at cross ing of Caldwell and Main street when it suits 'em, and there is no sign to tell the stranger this is a coaling sta tion, and banana peels still adorn the sidewalks, and the dogs go without muzzles, and everybody is happy and satisfied with himself. The Idler. NOW FOR THE PARK. The Subscription List is Ready-Ev erybody Should be Interested. Don't Wait. The Herald and News has hereto fore printed the plan upon which it is proposed to raise the money for a park in Newberry. No active steps had been taken until last week to see what the people would do. The matter has been presented only to a few of the citizens so far and it is gratifying to know the hearty response which is made to this proposition. We felt all the while that the money could be secured. The idea is to extend the park all the way from Calhoun street to the railroad on either side of Scott's creek. At presei, we have options on the land on either side of th.' crt ak from College street to CalhouL, uat we are satisfied that as soon as the people of Newberry realize that they are going to have this park, and the work is begun, that it will be a very easy matter to secure sufficient funds to extend the park and that the peo pIe who own the rear estate will be liberal in selling it for this purpose and will also take some of the stock of the Park apsociation. We have not sought large subscrip tions, and we will be pleased to take them from $10.00 up. We would like to have a number of $10.00 subscrip tions so that there will be more peo pie interested in dle movement. We have over $2,000 promised and in fact have something like $3,000, and we have not gone out to the smaller su'hscribers. .The park is assured, and 'we would be very glad to have those who are going to take stock to come along and take it so that we may organize and do some work and have it ready for the spring and summer. The following subscriptions, have been received: J. A. Burton .... .... .. ....$600.00 W. H. Hunt.. ..'.... .....100.00 H. L. Parr.. .. .........100.00 M. L. Spearman..:. .......100.00 SB. C. Matthews.. .. .... ...100.001 I. H. Hunt.. .. ....... ... ...100.00 0. B. Mayer.. .... .......100.001 Jr. H. West.... .... ........100.00~ P. E. Scott.. .. .........300.00~ W. A. McSwain.. .... ......50.00 R. M. Werts.. .. .... .... ...50.00 J. N. McCaughrin .. ..... ......50.001 The subscription list will be pub lished in each issue untn we are ready to orga nize. This is not a private mat ter, but a .public affair ent'reiy and those who are taking part in building it are not doing so from any personal or selfish reason, but ror tihe benenit of the entire community. It will be an honor to have your name on this list. Nr. Holloway in Cherokee County. Wilkesville, March 17.-State Or ganizer 1John Belton O'NeaU Hollo way, o.f the Farmers' Union addressed the citizens of this community with Miss Frances Patten's school, at the school house this afternoon. He made a fine address on edu catipon and its 'development of the country in every way tending to the betterment of citiz enship and its relati)n to the im provement of the farming interest in general. He is a forceful sipeaker and had the undivided attention of all present. He spoke for an hour with out exhausting his subject or weary ing his hearers. Severa7 of the York county people were present. Thos e who r.iissed hearing m~m missed a1 treat. Whit Mitchell said he could walk for 'miles to hear him. He went from here to Antioch to be present at a school picpic and Farmers union at that place tomorrow. The Farm ers' union was reorganized at this place. He addressed thle school at Wilkinsviile yesterday.-Wilkinsville cor. Gaffney Ledger. 3iotice. The regular quarterly meeting of County Farrners' union will be held h&d next Saturday 11 a. mn., April 1. The rules governing theC union corn contest will be perfectee and] ordThed published. All locals are requested to report subscriptions to the Farmers' UTnion corn contest fund. J. B. O'Neall Holloway, CumtyeScre'ary F. U. CARELESU CARRY IT costs $1,000 som cal person to learn er depository for mo That is what it co, learn this bitter less( burglar who was a distrust of banks wa1 ty and the money - ings of almost, a lifeti ly because of the bank would break.. lions and millions < every day and night breaking of a bank a hundred millions. own banker. You T he Commd 40o Interest Paid o T he Bank T hat Alwc JNO. K.KINARD, Pres. 0. B. MAYE A FUL Guano D Gantt Cott Cultivatoni Smoothing AT LOWE These are the best Die on the market. Your satisfied. Call and let High Poir We have just received a car loa we are selling, at bargain prices. Piedmoni coming. Our Flour stock is lowest. Please ta PEOPLE CASH etimes for a skepti that a bank is a saf ney than a hand bag. t a lady recently to )n. An enterprising ware of her foolish :ched his opportuni ras gone. The sav me were lost mere foolish fer that the Think of the mil f dollars in banks and the loss by the is not one dollar in Don't try to be your nay regret it. rciaI Bank nSavings Deposits ys Treats You Right RVice-Pres. J. Y. McFALL, Cashier LLINE istributors on Planters , Disc and Harrows. ST PRICES tributors and Planters money refunded if not us show them to you. it Buggies of "Hligh Point Buggies" which We also have a large shipment *Wagons ilways complete ad prices the I and be convinced. &I~ Sco>tt