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Entered at the Postoffice at New &rry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Friday, August 11, 1911. The prospect for a good cotton crop as well as a good corn crop is as good in this ection at this- time as it has been in years. The farmer who hasn't a good crop this year is the exception. Of course some caLlamity might befall it before harvest, but that is not prob able. A Washington special says Coa gressman Aiken is trying to find out which U. S. senator told Gov. BleasE that Joseph T. Johnson of the Fourth district had more sense than all the other South Carolina congressmen. It might be better first to find ou: if Cv. Blease made any such statement as comin'g from a senator. Supervisor Feagle moved a portion of his chain gang on the Newberry Prosperity highway on Wednesday and began work at the corporate lim its of the city of Newberry and will continue work on this road until he reaches Lexington line. This is one of the most important and most trav eled roads possibly in the county, n it will not cost a great deal to make a first-class road of it. The supervis or should relocate the road in several places so. as to avoid some 'of th? grade crossings of the railroad. "While they are hunting for some body to. beat Blease, what's the mat ter with Hon. Jerry Moore?"-Spar tanburg Journal. Jerry Moore is ,all right. But Jerry won't run against Governor Blease, 'because, in the first place, he is nco of constitutional age, and because, in the second place, he is already as much honored, and by his own efforts, as iy governor. But the opposition will i eed a Jerry Moore-and, from the way they are calling for help In their searceh, they . are having a great deal ',Of' difmculty in finding him. "Small" Is a very small word, but * t is the only word we know of which till adequately describe the remarks af President F. H. Hyatt at the State Good Roads association In Spartan ~burg this week. If Mr. 'Blease's re n* arks were a p19asant surprise to Mr. Hyatt, it would seem he could have chosen a more fitting mann,er of ex * ressing his gratification-and cer --tainly a more delicate manner. As *-matter of fact, Mr. Hyatt's remarks ought to have been left unsaid. Sure ly Mr. Hyatt's "few remarks" were * mot for political effect; no one would make that accusation! "It is claimed that the coroner of Newberry county, who receives -$25 a -month, is being overworked, and there is a demand for an increase in his pay. Wouldn't it be better for the people of Newberry county to give him less to do?"-Spartanburg Jour nal. This is very good advice, but how it was ever conceived in the mind of a Spartanburg paper we are at a loss to unklerstand. (So ilong, however, as the people of Newberry county need a coroner, and have a good one, we are sure the Journal will agree with, us that they ought to pay him a salary commensurate with the importance of his office-and at least a salary that - will pay his official expenses.' The Herald and News has frequent ly undertaken to run a church direc tory and as frequently t;he effort has failed. We have asked the pastors of the town always to keep this directory corrected, for otherwise it is a dis advantage rather than an advantage to print it. Besides, we do not care to publish a directory of the church services which is incorrect. Being unable to interest the pastors suffi -ciently to give us the corrections for this directory, we have decided to cut it out. We felt that if we could give the space and make the corrections -tihat the pastors would be sufficiently interested to furnish the corrections, but it seems they~ are not. We sup 'pos the do nnt cnsider that it is worth while, or that the publication of a directory is an advantage. The editor spent Sunday at the old home in Greenwood county near Dy son. The crops in that - section are as good as we have ever seen them. I Master Luther Bachman Aull is a member of the school boys corn club and is contesting for the prize. He has an acre of very fine corn. The only drawback is that possibly he did not get a regular stand. But suppose he makes only a hundred bushels at present prices that is a hundred dol lars and for the same cost he could not have made that much in cotton. A great proportion of the ears on this acre are over twelve inches in length and two and three ears to the stalk in many places. Mr. Geo. W. Reid has some fine corn on his bottom land near the statiom at Dyson, and the crops all around ir that section have a healthy look and indicate a good yield. There was a heavy rain in the community on Sat urday. We have recently, on several occa sions, called the attention of the busi aess men of this community to the importance of having the two roads leading t6 the steel bridges across the Saluda river 'put in good repair so as to be ready for the fall trade from Sa luda county. We had occasion this week to go as far as Deadfall over one of these roads. It is in a very bad condition and in many places there is not sufficient width on the road for one veiicle to pass another without going into a ditch or into the field. This is considered one of the most important roads from a business standpoint leading into Newberry. We have tried to call to the attention of the business men the importance of making this a first-class road. It would pay the merchants of Newberry to spend $1,000.00 on this road out of their individual pockets. We feel it our duity to mention this and having done so it is up to the business men to go after putting the road in good condition. Some while back The Herald and News stated, In reply to an editorial in the Anderson Daily Mail in re-I gard to sign boards on the public roads, that it 'was the duty of the supervisor to have these sign boards put up, or that the law required that it he done. ' We were writing from or impression of the statute on the subject without referring -to the tatte. We knew there was a law on the surbject. We have since looked up the statute and ~id that We wgre slightly mistaken as to the provisions of the law. - .In the Code of 1902, SectIon 1,337, it is provided: "EDach overseer, within] his district, may erect and keep up, at the expense of the county, at the forks and cross roads, a post and guide-board, or finger-board, contain ing an inscription, in le,,Ible letters, directing the way and distance to the town or towns, or public place or places, situated on each road, respec tively." The same provision is in the new code which is proposed for adoptio by the next legislative session and is section 1,875. It seems, therefore, that the law leaves it within the discretion of the overseers. But they have the right and the authority to go ahead a-11 have the boards put up and the coun ty must pay for jthem. And it should be done, especia4ly on the main roads of each county. We hav'e watched and have been in terested in the Daily Journal, of Greenwood, published by the Messrs. Gardener, more than we would .uae been, possibly because of the fact that some years ago we 'printed an after noon paper in the town of Newberry, and the Journal resembles our paper so much, that somehow, we have taken a personal interst in it, as far as pos sible. The Messrs. Gardener have been printing a very newsy paper and it is a credit to them as well as the town of Greenwood. We hope their efforts are being appreciated in a substantial way by the business con cerns of Greenwood. Of course such the community. Taking out the advertisement of their job department and the rail roads, and including all others, w could not count more than three col unins carried in an issue this week. It will take more advertising than that to pay .expenses, and if the Green wood merchants are alive to their best interests they will come forwar. with their advertisements. If they do not, of c3ur-se, the Messrs. Gardener can ot put the labor necessary to, produce such a paper without receiv ing compensation. We continued the publication of our daily for several months at a loss of $50.00 the mnonth, and without payiug anything for .?ditorial service. That is the reason that we discontinued. We hope a similar reason will not force the Greenwood Journal to dis continue. SANITARY CONDITIONS. The Charlotte Observer, commenting on the way in which the board of health of Asheville has handled the sanitary conditions in that city, espe cially with reference to typhoid fever, says: "Asheville's wide-awake board of health reports only eight cases. of ty phoid fever and not a death in that city up to the middle .of July, being fewer cases than at the same time in the last twenty years. Commenting there'upon the ~Bulletin of the health department says: "It is a pleasure to note that the decrease in typhoid fev er so far this year is in the outlying 'districts where there are no water and sewer connections. This, we think, is due to the installation of our new surface closet system and to the ffir ther attention that has been paid by our inspectors this summer to back yards, stables and premises generally. The result of this js a large diminu tion in the number'of flies in our city this year." It further says that there has not been; one case In the city this*year to 3,600 of population, and . not one eath -from the disease. This is a good record. Please read what is said as the reason for this healthy ondition and see, or, ask yourself, if It would not be the part of wisdomn to apply tsomne of these remedies in ur own community. Just swhat*..Is eant by- the "new surface eloset sys em" we do not know, but every one an -understand what is meant by . IE ,4ETCL Kr. Welch Wilbur's Fine Field-Vali-' able Information as to the Grow lng of the:Crop. Some weeks ago The Herald and News secured a photograph of Mr. Welch Wilbur's vetch field. We regret -hat we did not see the field, 'but all information from those who saw it, and from the picture which iWe have, indicates that it was a 'beautiful sight to look upon, and the pity is that every farmer in Newberry county did not ave an opportunity to see this vetch just before it was harvested. Being impressed .with the beauty of the picture and the value of culti vating vetch, not only for the hay it produces, but as a fertilizer for the land, The Herald and News asked Mr. Wilbur to gir-e a statement in regard to vetch and its value as hay and as a fertilizer, and some information as to its cultiv~ation for pig4ication in The Herald and News. In reply to this request, Mr. Wilbur says: "My experience this year with over one hundred acres in vetch, both Oregon and Harry, is that it is super ior over other clover crops in soil improvement. "First. It will stand dry weather in the fall. Hot weather will not kill ou the stand. Any crimson clover "the further attention that has been paid by our irspectors this summer to back yardr, stabtes and premises gerl erally." And this sentence should be printed in red ink, but as we can not print in two colors we will print it in blacker bitzer than the or:linary type: "The result of this (cleaning up premises) is a large diminution fin the number of flies in our city thi, Tre Ar." If anybody responded to the call of the board of health to observe clean ing up day we have not observed it It it was observed there is ropm an good reason to appoint another clean. ing up day. * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * * * . * FAMILY REUNION. There is a lot of hard work to di and much of sadness, sorrow and suf fering in this old world, but there is lots of times of rest and happiness and pIeature and sweetness mixe along with it. - One of these happy occasions wa. celebrated Tuesday, August 8, at th home of John A.' Shealy, near Littli Mountain. It was a family reunior clelra'irq tle F7xty-second birthda3 of Mr. Shealy, wl en every one of the children was present, being the firsi time they were all together in fifteer years. One son-in-law, one-daukhter in-law and four grandchildren were absent. There are ten children, and there jas never been a death in the family. They are W. Aug. Shealy, of Leesville; A. J. She4ly, of Perry; Mrs. C. A. Epting, of Leesville; Miss Bessie Shealy, at home; Mrs. Jacob Long, of Slighs; Mrs. William Koon, of Chapin; Mrs. John BalIentine, of Pickens; Mrs. Claude Clark, of Peak; Miss Nell Shealy, in shcool, and Mas ter Milledge .Shealy. A bounteous dinner was enjoyed and many days long gone by were lived over again. The crowning happiness of the day centred around -the presence of the father and mother of Mr. Shealy, Mr. ad Mrs. Jacob Shealy. Mr. and Mrs. Shealy are perhaps the most remark able pair in the State, being ninety two years old, still active and in good health, never having had a death in their family until a few months ago, when Mr. Drayton I. Shealy, of Prb perity, -dled. The house in which they live and have lived all th41r married life, has never ha a death in it. It is earnestly 'hoped that all! these people may live to meet together on such an occasion -ften. will not stand dry weather and the hot su. "Second. Plant vetch any time from July 13to December 1. "Third. IEasily snade into hay of a very superior grade. . The United States government analysis places veteh in the head of the list in food value per hundred pounds. For in stance:: Protein. Fat. Timothy..'.... .....6 3 Crimson.... ... .. ....15 2.8, Alfalfa.. ... .. ......14 -2.2 Vetch... ... .......17 2.3 "Protein is the value limit we pay for in food, so vetch hay stands above the far famed Alfalfa, and it bas al most three times as much 'protein as Timothy. "Fourth. It is of interest to the bee keeper. It improves the lot of honey that ranks with the finest honey grown in the United States. "Fifth. It is also a great soil Im prover, getting nitrate out of the air and putting it in the soil at no cost to the grower. "Sixth. One rule that must be fol lowed the first year you attempt to grow it -get soil from a place where some va iety of vetch has grown be fore and spread it over your land at the rate of 200 to 600 pounds per acre, and it can be grown successfully in the poorest soil, and without it, it wilmb hapt to fail on the best of soil." i l 1H1111 Young Men! H ERE'S a chance yudon't want t miss, because it won't come again this -eason. A special rere sentative direct from the %famous tailoring house of Clarence Mayer & Co., Cin cinnati, will be at our store AUGUST \14 & 15, -tophowyntheir os plete assortments of nW -am woolens for.- Fall and Winter. There'll -be hundreds of clmy fab rice to select fro=-and every one all-puro Sprtn (ioodg OIOnd husa lock nOW.f Telme one thing, dear, I wa.nt *to "Arethe Fana they hawk at the Base balgames electric or just plainpahnl leaf?" *The goodslIselare not plain goods, but they are the very best. I have e. ercised nmy best refforts to get a Eri' of goods that would please the most'eriti' cal sportsman,and I have everything Mayes\o tr THE OUS OFA TOUSARDTIDNS Annual Mountaini AND -. Seashore Excursio August,16th, 1911. Charleston ad Western Carolin Railway To Spring and Mountain Resorts in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. For rates, etc., call on Ticket Agents or address ERNEST WILLIAMS, General Passenger Agent, 2 2 Broaday, Angust