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Entered at the Postoffice at New .jrry4S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, December 12, 1911. At the rate that Governor Blease is going, it is really unfair to expect only ten solicitors and ten circuit judges to keep the penitentiary filled. -Greenville News. But you should remember that there are twelve solicitors and twelve circuit judges. Supervisor Feagle has built a good road between Newberry and Prosper ity. It will need attention for some time to keep it in good repair. It is a pity that -he did not see the wisdom and the desirability of avoiding some, at least, of the numerous grade cross ing.q. They will continue to be a menace to life and property, and as population increases the menace will increase, and evientually the road will have to be relocated. The Greenwood News-Scimetar is snorting because Governor 'Blease has not been invited to participate in the coming unveiling of the monument to the "Women of the Confederacy" in Columbia. The commission in charge of the ceremonies and which has care fully ommitted to invite Blease is com posed of the following: W. E. Gon zales, John G. Richards, Gen. C. Irvine Walker, Col. T.' J. Moore and C. A. Reed. It is difficult to say what ought, to be done with them.-Spartanburg Herald. No, co, there is no use for anybody to "snort," but it is a little ,unusual for the committee to ignore the chief magistrate of the State who was chos en by a majority of the white people. It was Ben Tillman who remarked once that certain people could be counted on to do the right thing at th.e wrong time to help those they thought they were injuring. Or something like that You see the point. Prejudice causes a lot of otherwise clever peo pleI to do some migihty queer things sometimes. B EFORCE THE LAW. ~WitIh thie approach of the season of "peace on earth, good will to men," thle nights in Newberry have already - begun to be made hideous by the shoot ing of cannon-crackers or some other kind of explosives which might do credit to the McNamaras. These ex plosions have been sha-king houses, and causing those startled from sleep to think for the moment that possibly a hostile army has, invaded the town,' and is playing its heavy artillery upon it We would not make the slightest suggestion against any real pleasure which any one may have during the happy Christmas season. We ;a.ould like to see every one happy. But we do hope the ordinances of the city and the statutes of the State will be en forced in respect to the use of explo sives. That they a:ro dangerous is proved by the records of casualties of the latter-day celebrations of the Fourth of July and of Christmas, which have horrified this country dur ing the past several years. .By all means, let all the people en joy themselves, but ]e4 them enjoy themselves in such manner as not to take away pleasure from others, and, abovie all, in such manner, as not to * endanger life; and let the law be en-I forced. Section 273 of the Revised Ordi nances of the Town of Newberry, pro vides: "It shall be unlawful at any time to fire a gun, pistol, cann'an, rifle, or any species of firearm, fire-crackers, or any other kind of fireworks, or to blow horns or beat drums, (etcept in regu lar military training) in any public road or street within the corporate limits of the town of Niewherry. Any person who shall be convicted of vio lating this section shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than onte lum dred dollars, or to be imprisone:1 at labor upon the streets and not Cf the tori Zo,- eof irre th-" days; Pro':in d, Th!at the maar s writing, " -k e ' a u -t - ire-:fir, s..' .. E drum~ ai idowi 1.nere IS a Z)LUe lit, w mm s be honored more in the breach than in the observance-as is the history of some laws-which provides: "It shall be unlawful for any person, whether in his own right or as agent, to sell, barter or exchange, within the limits of this State, any fire-cracker, "cannon".cracker, bomb or any kind of explosive cracker, exceeding three inches in length and not exceeding one-half inch in diameter, or any kind of explosive cracker containing dyna mite.. Any one violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not more than one hundred dollars, or Imprisonment for not more than thirty days'" The town ordinance prohibits the shooting of any kind of explosive on the street; the State law prohibits the sale of explosivies within the limits prescribed by the act quoted. It is the duty of the police force of the city to enforce the ordinance. We hope that, with or without specific in.' structions from Mayor Langford, thIs ordinance will be enforced, as all ordi nances ought to be. Now, for the State law: As we understand the duty of a peace office, it is to enforce the obser vance of law, and not simply to arrest one charged with crime, when the al leged cime has been committed, and a warrant placed in the hands of the peace officer for execution. To see that the laws are enforced is a thou sand times better than to see thaat those who have violated the laws are punished. A murder prevented is in calculably better for society than the punishment of a murderer for a mur der committed. That is the spirit of our law, and we believe that is the letter of our law. Then we hope that-no peace officer will wait for a warrant sworn out to en force the provisions of a law on the statute books of the State. Certainly a peace officer is the one above all others who should have a warrant sworn out if he sees the law openly violated. Let us have a sane Christmas in Newberry. Let the rights of others to en;joy Christmas be respected, even as we would have our own rights ob served. And if there are those who will not respect the rights of others, as guar anteed by the ordinance of the city and by the statute law of the State, then let the officers of the law-the police, the 'magistrate and the magis trate's constable, the high sheriff of the county, and all others charged with the enforcement of the law, DO THEIR DUTY.. A CURIOUS PRESUMfPTION~. Isn't it queer what a difference the viewpoint makes in the opinions of some people? . Or how circums'tances alter cases? Our good friend of the Observer, in making brief mention of the election of a county superintend ent of education for Newberry county, to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. J. S. Wheeler, closes vwith this sen tence: "It is presumed that Col. Aull will resign his position of member of the asylum commission before enter ing upon the duties of the superintend ency of schools.'' Why, in all good conscience, should the Observer presume any such thing, when, not so long ago-in fact, during this/'year-the Observer did "not be ieve that the State constitution' ever intended to -prevent a public officer from~serving on the board of trustees of a State college." "If the constitution al convention had been so very desir ous of keeping public officers off these boards," argued the Observer, etc., etc. "We ar2 no lawyer," it modestly ad mitted, "and therefore do not under take to go into a learned constitutional argument; but that is the way it strikes us"--and of course that set tly iTh question. The constituti,on never intended what it says; the men who framed it didn't understand tire English language. That being finally s.ttlerl, why this presumption as to C:. Auli 2 the- nart of the Observer? Ti'c Obserx iy a so far, in it~s two oice editorial on February 3 of tl:is a yto..:: 4.. rO oyr thig that strikes us is that r.here is a good 1i) on't get exciteu, however. The Herald and News is not even going to intimate that the words of the Obser ver, applied to others taking the same position upon which this present pre sumption of the Observer seems to be based, could by any rule of logic be now applied. That was more than ten months ago. These constitutions that don't intend what they say may turn all kinds of somersaults in eleven months; they may even begin to in tend what they say in that length of time. Why presume that Col. Aull will re sign? Why not wait and see? This presumption properly belongs to the column that "may cause a smile." If Col. Aull should follow the doctrine laid down by the Observer there cer tainly would be no reason for him to resign. If he should follow a prece dent which the dserver has been up holding, there certainly would be no reason for him to ,resign. Certainly there is no good reason to be presum ing in the matter before Col. Aull has been commissioned. The weather is a little chilly for little presumptions sent out so far ahead of time. They might get their toes frost-bitten. There is really nothing to argue, nor is there any cause for alarm, but The Herald and. News was just a little curious to know if the Observer had changed its opinion on the subject, as its presuming would indicate. It is just a little funny, and does cause a smile. We want to assure the Observer that tlie State and her institutions are in no immediate danger from the course which Col. Aull may be in clined to take. THE IGNORANCE OF THE PICKENS SENTINEL. It hurts us sorely to be called upon to bring to task a newspaper in South Carolina, for what might 'be termed crass ignorance. When duty qalls us to the role of instructor, however, we egn't shirk it. The Pickens Sentinel is finding a "noticeable feature" in the Felder case, "in that .the winding-up conmmis sion was in session at Columbia at the time the warrant against Felder was sworn out, and instead of applying to one of the magistrates in Richland county for the warrant, the commis sion sent one of its members to New berry, the home of Gov. Blease, to swear out' the warrant." The Sentin el, with ignorant zeal, goes on to ex claim: "What conclusions are deduci ble from this conduct? Does it not imly that if thel testiimony should be regarded too tweak to sustain the prosecution in Richland county, the personal friendship of Gov. Blease and H. H. Evans would be expected to pro cure a conviction in Newberry coun ty?" Has th*e Pickenis Sentinel ever heard of a certain provision in our organic law which requires an indictment to' be laid where the offence is alleged to have been committed? Does the Sen tinel think that one could be tried in Richland for an offence alleged to have been committed in Pickens? True, there is such a thing as change of venue, to another county within the same circuit, ~but this is only after true bill found, under the constitution of 1895. The ignorance of the Pickens Sen tinel is. lamentable-so lamentalble that it ov1ershadows even the prejudice of the Pickens Sentinel. We would commend to the Pickens Sentinel a careful study of some of1 the fundamentals of the organic law under which we live before it begins another labore4 criticism of matters passing through the courts, and the mannr in which they were brou.ght before the courts. Don't do it again, for the sake of the newspaper profession. For the' sake of the profession, steer clear of the matters about which you are ignor ant. It doesn't look well. It brings reproach upon the profession. NOT SO ABSURD. It is being stated th'at Judge Gage told the Newberry grand ,jury while it had the Felder case under considera Christmas Why Not Cor Get the B Goods that can be very best for the : a loved one shodd best, and we are ol the lowest prices e4 people of Newberr Watches. Solid Gold Gents' Watches at $24.00 worth $35.00. Solid Gold Ladies Watches at $21.00 worth $30.00, at correspondingly low prices. Gold Cuff Buttons From $2.00 to $25.00. Gold Plated 50c. and up. Gold Scar f and Stick Pins. Fromn:75c. up. *Lockets and Chains. Beautiful line, the best we have ever shown. Prices cut. Brooches. From 75c. to $150.00. Cut prices. Tie Clips, Yes, lots of them, from 75c. to $7.50. Beauty Pins, Needed for too many purposes to mention, from 25c. up. Fobs. .T he largest stock we've ever had, with and without safety at tachments, from $1.50 up. Gold costs $20.00 per cents per ounce- Gold la a loved one reliable Gol< tions. They will think The Wilia Reliable . Presents! e Were You est Goods? relied on as the price. Don't buy r goods. Get the fering the best at ver put before the y County. Bracelets. A large varieiy of sizes and prices. Rings, Well, we are strong. Signets, Shirt Waist Stone Set and plain, for men, women and thildren. La Vallieres. New and dainty ef fects.\T he latest govelty, new and up-to date. Umbrellas, Detachable Gold Handles, from $5 to $7.50, worth$10Oto $12.50 Sterling Silver Nov elties, Anzd Comb, Brush and Mirror Sets, Military Sets. Get our cu prices. Cut Glass and Silverware, China, and Clocks, Bric-a-Brac. T oo many things to mention. Let us showx you and give you prices. New Goods. *A lot of new goods bought in August for Fall and Christmas trade has just been received and we invite inspection. unce, Brass less than 2 ts,-Brass doesn't: so give' i Goods andI not imita more of you. ewelers.