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Suitt gut #to Entered at the Postoffice at New Arry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Friday, December 1, 1911. There are many things for which to be thankful and we hope the day will be properly and appropriately observ v. To some of us it- will be a day of sadness, but we have no right and no desire to make it such a day to any others. The supervisor is going right on buRding the Prosperity-Newberry highway on the old road bed without avoiding any of those dangerous grade grossings. They are death traps and as population and traffic Increase they will become more dangerous, and now b the time when at least some of them obould have been taken out. What are a few hundred dollars compared with 4he life of the citizens who hare to eavel this road. We have not chang *I our mind that ft is criminal to build a good road with all these grade omings when some of them at least eauld have been avoided. It takes back bene and courage to perform public daties and we frequently find it want tog in public officials. We suppose Col. Felder will be en eouraged to write his book now that a Newberry grand jury has refused to 3eturn a true bill against him. One thing no doubt is established and that is that the "T. B." letters are genuinel and not forgeries as he protested on a former occasion. It is said that the grand jury stood ten for "no bill" and eight for a "true bill" in the Felder case. Whitmire is to have a newspaper. I We wish they had come down to New berry. We would rave been glLI to sell them one already established. We do not see much of a holding scheme in that fifty million dollar proposition of the New York bankers to let the farmers hold their cotton. If it was not to be taken from the channels of trade how was there any holding proposition in It? It seems to -as to be.a plan to permit the bankers: to corner the market. Ed DeCamp says that Gov. Blease preached a good sermon over at Gaff ney the other day. And that his ad dress was interesting and instructive, and yet there was something some where that did not pTease the Gaffney editor. The State board of education will meet next Monday and will at that time elect a superintendent of educa tion for Newberry county to take the place of Mr. J. S. Wheeler at the close of this year. It is one of the most important positions in the coun ty. There is no position that so near ly affects the best interests of the county as that of county superintend ent of education. Only one life has been sacrificed so far as a result of the Savannah auto mobile races, and that was in a prac tice rutn some days ago. It is to be hoped that in the big Thanksgiving events there will be no fatalities. The Columbia Record suggests that if there 'were fewer casualties at these racir g events there would be smaller crowds-that the excitement produced by the feeling that* every turn of the wheel may bring death to some one of the contestants has much to do with drawing the crowds, and that this feel ing is akin to that ot the ancients as they delighted in the gladiatorial con tests. We are afraid this is too ti-ue. The age is speed-mad. After all, why should Felder be prosecrted. even if he did commit a crime? Isn't he the hero of a novel? Wldle the petit juries had little to do this week, the criminal court dis posed .'af a es-'t deal of business, and The grand jury say, the roads v! iewberry county are in good condi ion. This is encouraging. It is a good rule to stand by youi riends, but in this day it is a differ )nt problem to determine who your riends are. Sometimes it appears that 'riendship is but an empty and hollow -ound. The fact that the negro enrolment it qewberry county is double that of the whites Is called attention to by the ;rand jury. The enrolment has been Lbout in this proportion for several rears past, and The Herald and News ias been calling attention to it every rear, and doing its best to urge the white people to' see to It that every white child in Newberry county has a ommon school education, at least he negroes are taking advantage ol wvery opportunity to secure even th( )arest smatterings of an education and yet some of the politicians tell is that a compulsory education la% would force the negro to school. Every farmer who can possibly d( ;o should attend the corn expositior n Columbia on Decemoer 11-16. Th( growing of corn in this section is on( f the most important things for thf !armers to consider and all the far ners who can possibly do so shoulR ittend this convention and learn al' they can about corn growing. Surely the grand. jurors have noi traveled much over the county, or the3 iave a poor conception of what con titute a good road. Or it may be tha1 :he rm "fairly good condition" is z eneruilty which is meaningless and i generality meant to soothe. Well t is niQe to say pleasant things, bu1 he fact remains tzat Newberry is fai )ehand in the matter of good roads. Col. Hugh Wilson, in the Abbevill4 Press and Banner, scores Senator Smith for the use of a lot of profanity n a recent address at Abbeville. Per 1aps Senator Smith needed something :o make his remarks forcible, but the lse of profanity is a mighty poor way o emphasize an utterance in a public tddress. SIITH AND COTTON. When Senator E. D. Smith was ii ~ewberry some time ago he was tell ng us how the departmnt of agricul ure was misleading the country anc 'bearing" 'the cotton market by issu ng estimates entirely too large and aow he had made a hero of himnseli ay telling Secretary Wilson what hi :hought of him and putting the coun :ry on notice that the estimates wer< erroneous. And now it seems that, in stead of being too large, that even th4 government estimates were too small and that, compared with what the croj actually will be, Senator Smith's esti nates won't get in the running at all We agree with Sen 3.or Smith tha there ought to be more effective mean t'or procuring accurate estimates o the crop, and that the estimates ough to be made for the purpose of esti mating the crop, and that it is crim inal and all the other things whici Senator Smith says it is, for any de partment of the government to be con trolled by any, special interests. The truth is what the country wants ant what the Southern farmer wants i1 these estimates. But, somehow, w4 aever did agree with Senator Smit] that he was exactly the proper man all by himself, to regulate a depart rnent of government, and, someho.w we never were convinced that Senato> Smith's election would put up and keep up the price of cotton. Senator Smith has a finely patheti< way of telling of his heroic efforts iI behalf of the Southern farmer, bu these efforts don't seem to have born! very happy results rn!s year. Of course, Senator Smith isn't re. sponsible for the low price of cotton ot for a moment would we miakl this charge against him. On the oth er hand, when cotton was soaring, wi are equally conv'inced that Senato: Smith's strenuosity na nothing to dc with the high price of cotton. Senator Smith is a rapM-6mr ta. some more. a.s a W A.r 'a uCe day Evening Post once said of him but, really, we will not aucte that again. It is t6o apropos, and it is a little personal. What the writer in the Post said, as everyone knows, was that his name is "Ed DuRant, and he surm do." Lyceum Attraction. The Philadelphia Opera and Concert Party will appear as the sfcpnd at traction of the Newberry college ly ceum course, on Friday, December 8, at 8.15 p. m. He Did Not Understand. Pat had been seized with violent pains and was hurried to a kospital. The physician in charge, after diag nosis, Informed him that he had ap pendcitis and that an operaton was necessary as his appendix -must be removed Immediately. Pat had not the least idea of what an appendix was, and so Informed the physician, who laughingly told him that after the operation he would leave the appendix in the window so he could see it when he was able to sit up. Some-days after the operation Pat's curiosity got the better of him, and he raised up in bed to take a look at his appendix. To his amazement a mon key was sitting on the windowsill, and when he saw Pat he began to make faces and chatter at a great.rate. The astonished Irishman gave the monkey a long, hard look, and then exclaimed: "Don't do that, me boy, don't do that. Can't you see your mother is a! very sick man." Simon Taylor Paroled. What? Yes! Well, what then? Why, just this: Some one has to brotect the woman 'hood and motherhood of our land; and when a man so far forgets himself and the solemn obligation which he as sumed at the altar, it is time that he be called to account. And I know no one better qualifie& than the issue from the trusting woman whom he mistreats. To honor one's father is 1all right, just as it is ordained that it should be, but, to honor the spring from which blood and breath have come is instinct. I honor the judge, who signed the petition for clepiency; I honor all who subsequently affixed their signatures; but I want' to say that the boy should never have been taken from the mother he risked his young life for; and, in conclusion, I honor the executiv1e who's got the nerve to give him back to the family he knew how to protect. "Let the heathen rage;" the world will roll on just as before. H. A Question of Time. Not far from the Brooklyn Bridge is a news stand over which an ex ceedingly alert woman presides. She does a thriving trade, and her tongue is a rapid worker. On a receat Wed nesday evening a passenger halted, noticing a fresh Issue of a weekly publication that was not usually on sale until the following day. He pur chased a copy, remarking at the same! time upon- its early appearance. "Oh, yes," ejaculated the livewire news woman. "You see, it generally comes tomorrow, but tonight it came today." The purchaser passed on with aI dazed expression.-New York Globe. Had Been in Training. IA man who had undergone a court examination by a lawyer without fal-, tering for a second, was complimented by the lawyer later tor his accurate manner of his caling early and minor episodes of his life. I"I was well rehearsed for it," said the witness. "Only~ yesterday' I had to fill out an application for a tele phone." Not Quite So Frightened. "That bunch of ladies saw a snake." "I suppose they anl yelled murder?" "All except a lady lawyer in the group. She yelled mnanslaughter." Washington Herald. N^Aw is the time to subscribe to A woman who sets partiular store )y the thirteen superstition surprised her friends by accepting an invita tion -to a luncheon where there were to be thirteen guests. "I will be safe," she said, "for I shall make it a point to be the thir teenth person to enter the room. Th t is a funny thing about thirteen. Many accidents have happened to companies thirteen in number, but investigation has shown that while the other twelve persons suffered more or less, the thirteenth person who joined the com3 pany always escaped unharmed. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AT THE THEATRE. * * * *.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Coming Attractions. December 1-Daniel Boone. December 12-College Minstreis. December 14-The Traitor. December 25-The Thief. January 3-Fnnegan's Honeymoon. January 15-The County Sheriff. February 8-Madame Sherry. February 16-Paid in Full. February 22-The Lyman Twins. March 29-A Woman of the Hour. April 6-Christy Bros. Minstrels. April 24-The Traveling Salesman.. NOTICE. Sealed applications will be received until December 1, 1911, for the posi tions of County Physician and Keeper of the County Home for the year 1912. L. I. Feagle, 11-21-3t. County Supervisor. Attacks School Principal. A severe attack on school pr.incipal, Chas. B. Allen, of Sylvania. Ga., Is thus told by him. "For more than three years," he writes, "I suffered indescri bable torture from rheumatism, liver and stomach trouble and diseased kid neys. All remedies failed till I used Electric Bitters, but four bottles of this wonderful remedy cured me com pletely." Such results are common. Thousands bless them for curing stom ach trouble, female complaints, kid ney disorders, billiousness, and for new health and vigor. Try them. Only 50c. at W. E. Pelhiam's. ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * LODGE DIRECTORY. * * * * * * * * * ** * ** * * * Woodmen of the World. Maple Camp, No. 437, W. 0.. W., meets every first and third Wednes day evening at 7.45 o'clock. YLaft ing brethren are cordially welcome. D. D. Darby, Clerk. T. Burton, C. C. Newberry Camp, No. 542, W. 0. W., meets every second and fourth Wed neday night in Klettner's Hall, at 8 o'clock. -O OSmith, C.C. J. J1. Hitt, Clerk. Amity Lodge, No. 87, A. F. L. Amity Lodge, No. 87. A. 9. U., meets every first Monday night at U o'clock in Masonic Hall.. Visiting brethren cordially Invited. Geo. S. Mower, W. M. J. W. Earhardt, Sec. Signet Chapter, No. 18, EL. A. N. Signet Chapter, No. 18, R. A. M., meets every second Monday night at 8 o'clock In Masonic Hall. Fred. H. Dominick, E, H. P. Harry W. Dominick, Sec. Bergell Tribe, No. 24, L 0. B. N, Bergell Tribe, No. 24, I. 0. R.M. meets every other Thursday night at 8 o'clock at Klettnier's Hall. 0. Klettner, C. R. J. H. Baxter, Sachem. Cateechee Council, No.' 4, D. of P., LO0. I. L Meets every Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. ,0. Kiettner, R. C. The Herald and News-Newberry's best paper-$1.50 per year. Columbia, Newberry & Laurens B. II. Schedule in effect October 6, 1910 Subject to change withiout notice. schedules indicated are not guaran teed: A. C. L 52. 53. ~A L. Charleston.. ... 6.0am 10.00pm A Lv. Sumter.. .. ... 9.4amn 6.20pmn C., N. &L. jf Lv. Columbia.... ..11.5am 4.55pm a Iv. Prosperity .. .12.42pm 3.84pm a2 Lv. Newberry.. .. .12.56pm 3.20pm Lv. Clinton.... .. .1.5pm 2.35pmn2 Lv. Lauren~s.. ....2.3pin 2.12pm C C & W?. C. It Ar. Greenville. ... 4.00pm 12.20pmn Ar. Sjpartanburg. ,. 4.05pm 12.2Opm 8 A.i. I r b lle ... 35pm 1.02pm ! UMBRI Just the sort of Umbre you feel cheery and con rainy days. Just the Ur travelling; one that you case. All that you ha, spring and take off the brella in your suit case. and no danger of leavin besides, the rod that goe it extra support and mal Better Goods for i M A' Book. The House of a Vase Sae Ar Saturday mor o'clock we will s for $1.00.. See Window for a Our H oliday 1~ in a few days. fore you buy. Anderson: 5, 10, 15 and 2 .' S pecie Lthens.... .... 6.5pm 10.30ami .Atlanfta...... .8.45pm 8.00am A. C. L. 54. 55. .Columbia.... .. 5.0pm 11.15am .Prosperity... .. 6.26pm 9.50ami v ewberry.. ...6.44pm 9.32am v linton.... ...7.35pm 8.44am .Laurens.. .... 7.55pm 8.20aw C.& W. C. .Greenville.. ... 9 ''n., 7.00aw 8. A. L L'Green woo. . . 2.28am 2.38amD .Abbeville.... ..2.5am 2.08amn L thens.. .... .. 5.4am 11.59pmw LI.Atlanta.. ......7.am 9.55pm s. 52 and 53 arrive and depart oUnion Station, Columbia, daily, drun through between Charleston 'Greenville. 3. f>4 and ob arrive and depart ras str'eet, Columbia. daily. ex eSunday, and run through be-. ~n Colnrnbia and Greenville. r Information asic agents or write W. 3. CraIg, P. T. M., Wilmington, N. C. -oiuia. w. U. ILLAS! fla you want to make ifortable these sloppy, cibrella you need when can put in your suit ,e to do is to press a handle, put the Um No worry about .it, z it on the train, and s into the handle gives :es it stronger. he Same Money. E S Store 11ousand Things. Saturday r LOc. Store ning at10 tol12 eli $2.00 Vases Part of the Line. ne will be reaidy See our line be lOc. Store Sc. Goods our ties. First Class Repair Shop I am running a First Class Re pair Shop at g9ro West Main St. Newberry, S. C. I repair nearly everything made of iron or steel, such as Bicycles, Guns, Locks, Sewing Machines, &c. I am also agent for the celebrated Olds En gines, Corn Shellers, Feed Grind rs, Cream Separators, Wood Saw ng Outfits and Traction Engines and Ploughs If you wish an everlasting fence iround your y'ard or cemetery lot, it will pay you to see me, as I ami agent for the Stewarc High Grade ron Fence. Respectfully, J. M. SWIDLER.