Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Entered at the Postoffice at New 'terry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. .L AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, October 10, 1911. We wish Mr. John Scott could in duce some of his neighbors to adopt his "hot air" methods of keeping up -the roads. Newberry has a recorder. Has the office of mayor been abolished?-An derson Mail. Some such question as this was to be expected from some little town like Anderson. - Why not put Ty Cobb in the cabi.4et, and have a government department of sport?-Exchange. We say why not? The sporting de partment is the main feature of most of our Institutions of higher learning. A college without a good baseball team - isnot in the swim in this day. And we noticed that just the other day at a fraternal meeting which was just a little bit*tinged with politics one of the speakers devoted his remarks to base ball. Again, why not navie a depart ment of sports? The men in charge of the chaingang that are working the road between Rewberry and Prosperity are 4oing sme good work and already have tak en out some very heavy sand beds. -The pity is that more. effort was not at forth to have the road reocated b 'ood work was done. .In fact from what we can learn nothing was done and some of the p6rsons who - own' land that would have-been in volv!ed were not even approached on the subject. The work is-now beyond tbe Boy- croing. her are stal two eroussngs that can-)gnil should be * taken out before g.etting to Prosperity. LOCAL OPTION SAFE. 2 It is stated on good authority that Chief Justice Jones has .always stood or) local option. It.3s also understood that he stands for it now. While the liquor Issue is not likely to cut much of -a figr 111 the next State primary u inder any conditions it will be very quiet Indeed. If the gubernatorial can didates are Local. Optionist Jones and de9al Optionist Blease-Beaufort Gesette. We are uader 'the impression that bth the gentlemen in. question were one time very ardent dispensary ad vocates. But then, of course, a man has a right to chanige his mind, and, possibly both have done so. It would be a great blessing if we could ellm inate the liquor issue from at least one; campaig c. Arthur. Gorman is the Democratic eandidate for goWiernor of Maryland, and because he frankly admits that, "I - m -a Democrat and a politician-, and I am not ashamed to plead guilty to either charge," the Atlanta Constitu tion thinks the ddin breaks.'The Con stitution says that "the country has long groaned under the locust-plague of blatherskite, barrel-head politicians, who spout reform promises and plati tudes as candidaties, but who as of fice-holders make the alleged subter fuges and tyranny of the so-called bgses look like lessons from a Sun day schopl book." They shave had some of them in Georgia and we have had a taste in South Carolina and ,we hope the Con stitution is correct that, "It is a signi ficant fact that, 'the country over, the people are turning to straightforward, * if mere, human beings for their candi dates, as against those oily individuals that wrap about themselves the gar ements of sanctity. The revulsion is natural, and it was inevitable. Natural, because the people have found out that your typical, unselfish, heaven , sent "foe of the nachine'' and~ "friend of * the people," skids into ofmee- on such -mealy-mouthed mush only later to turn tricks, betray promises, flout the people and play politician in such amazing style as the most consum mate political ring-master of the old school would not dare attempt." have all seen him and the unfortunate part about it is he still remains with us. He deals in platitudes. He is in the hands of his friends. He is too modest to announce that he Is a can didate and only runs whe.n his friends -announce his name. Becter watch him. He is a slick article. ROADS AND "HOT AIR." We publish from the Observer an article from Mr. John W. Scott com mending the Observer for saying that "hot air" could not build roads, or words to that effect. This is all very true. "Hot air" can not build roads, but a little "hot air" is very necessary in creating a public sentiment in favor building roads. The "hot aii"' artist serves his purpose. The Herald and News is willing to plead guilty to be ing something of a ".iot air" artist on the subject of improving the public roads. Or even to make it stronger to building permanent roads. Just what Mr. Scott says is true and is what The Herald and News has been claiming all the time, that if the people who live along the roads will not keep them repaired there is very little -use toi build them for evn the best contruct ed roads will not resmain good without some attention after they are built. We drove over that road0from Mr. Scott's residence to the Brick house just to see what a good road could be 4 made by ;giving it attention. It was put in no better condition when it was first worked than the road in by Mr. Kay Shannon's, but there is no comparison between the two roads, for the simple reason that, the one has been given attention and the other-has not. We ttated, after making the trip, that the road from Mr. Scott's to the Brick house was-in -better condition than the mile of government road, for the simple reason that it had had m1ore ^If ot'her citisens would,keep the rads after the chaingang worked them 'we could soon have some good roads In the county, but If they are going to expect the chaingang to do that. work It will be a long time before we have any roads in this county worth while, and we should not have them because the indifference of the people will not demand them. Let us have some "hot air" of the John W. Scott kind .and *e will soon have roads all over the county. Called Rev. J. E. Johnson. Greenwood Journal, Sept. 29.I The Mt. Moriah Baptist church has called to its -pastorate the Rev. J. E. Sohnson, sof Kirksey. Mt. Moriah is a good church and they have made a wise choice In Iselecting' Mr. Johnson as their pastor. -Shoulid he accept the church will be very fortunate Indeed. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. .Notice is hereby given that I will make a final settlenkent of the estate of Irvin M. Mills, a minor, in the pro bate court of Newberry :county on Frday, November 10, 1911, -at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, and immed iately thereafter apply for letters dis missory as guardian of said minor. J. C. Mills, Guardian. 1010-1m. STOCKHOLDER'S MEETING. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Columbia, -liewberry & Laurens Railroad compnay will be held in the president's office at 12 o'clock, October 17, 1911. C. P. Seabrook, 1-0-2t. ,Secretary. if You Are .A Lover of Cleanliness Purity and Quality we can Please you. OUR CANDIES MADE FRESH EVERY DAY ARE SEPT I THE MfOST SANITARY WAY IN TOWN AND SOLD AT STANDARD PRICES; ONLY. CALL AND TRY.. N. P. 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