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VOLUME XXIX, NUMBER 101. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1911. Make Some 4 By I Editor The Herald and News: I had a dream-a Christmas dream-and I want to tell your readers about it: I dreamed that there was a little child living near me whose parents were not able to buy it any toys for Christmas, and that through my efforts Santa Claus remembered that child. And I was happy. And even the recol lectior of that dream continues to make me happy. Did you ever think what Christmas means? Did you ever think that at Christ mas time we are celebrating only the birth of a baby? Did you ever think that that baby came not from rich parents-; that that baby was laid in a manger, because there was not room for him and his -mother in the inn? The gospel story is there,. and it isI beautiful. Read it. The more you read it the more good it will do you. 1 You can understand it. It is simple, -so that even the children may under stand; but it is so comprehensive that if you were the most learned person in the world, you couldn't add to it. It is not long; briefly and simply it tells the story of the ages. And, did you know, it tells only of the birth of a babe-and of the birth ,of a babe whose mother had to lay -him in a manger because there was not room in the inn for her and her babe? I want to say something to you peo ple who have money. Do you know what Christmas means? - Did you ever see a child looking into' the show windows and trying to keep back the tears because the mother had told it that the little money which it would take to buy those toys had to be used to buy bread and meat? When you come down town on Christmas! mnorning in your automobiles--you ~ who have money-hav'e you ever thought thrat the loose change in your pocket might make several children bappy? Have you ever really thought about -what C1hristmnas means? Have you ever seen the weight of years bearing down heavily upon little shoulders? Have you ever seen the light go out froin the eys of little ones -the glad light go out in the shadow of poverty? You, who may be ruling elders or d escons in your church-have you] ever thought that possibly and prob ably a nickel or a dime spent for the happiness of some little one or for the relief of the distress of some little .one's mother, at this Christmas time,I will count more for you in the day of reckoning than all the gold certificates for which you may get credit on the books of your church? Think about it. We are not celebrating~ at this time the birth of one whose coming was at tended by pomp or circumstanCe. He was a king, it is true. But he was -poor-very poor. His mother had to lay him in a manger-because there LAUENS MAIN KILLS HIMSELF. John H. Price Sends Load of Shot Into His Head. Laurens, Dec. 15.-John H. Price, a *young white man, committed suicide early this morning by shooting him self through the head with a shotgun Sat the home of his father, Henry T. SPrice, four miles north of the city. The inquest was held this afternoon, and according to the father of the de ceas>ed, the young man fastened him self in his room last night and refused to come to supper or breakfast this morning, declaring he was not well. About S o'clock the family was startled by the report of a gun in the room, - and when the door was forced open the young man lay dead on his bed, the charge of bird shot having torn a ghastly wound in the side and top of the head. 2hild Happy. was not room in the inn for her and her babe. Did you ever see the yearning of the years in child eyes? Did you ever see burdens bearing down child shoul-. ders? Did you .ever see a mother struggling through blinding tears to bring to her child a little of the hap piness which comes unsought to all the other children in the neighbor hood? I wish I could write what I feel. I wish I could tell you that your money is the basest, most sordid thing in the world, if you refuse to bring with it I happiness to some one this Christmas. What's a little money, anyhow? You know you can't take it with you. If you bury it with you it will rot. And if you leave it here, others will use it. Very well; it is one's duty to seek to accumulate something and to seek to provide for one's self and for one's family. But listen: When you come to the judgment bar, which would you rather have to your credit: Would you rather that the re cording angel should have you written as one who made millions and who supported well his church, or would you .rather that somewhere on the book of light there should be a simple record that you have made some poor child or some poor child's mother-or perhaps both-happy at the Christmas, season? You have it in your pow-er-all of you readers of The Herald and News -each and every one of you can make some child happy at Christmas time. Alexander the Great wept because there were no more worlds to con quer. Compare his record in the day of final .reckoning with the record of some one, however humble, who has rekindled the glad light of the Christ mas season in child eyes. Which would you prefer when you look into the eyes of the Kir ?? The age is money-mad. Money! money! money! is the cry. But, did you ever think-you whoI have been .so fortunate as to amass some of this money-that the babe whose birth we will soon celebrate was the creator of all the wealth you have labored to accumulate, and that when he was born his mother had to lay him in a manger because there was not room in the inn for her and her babe? It's a very little thing-to make some child happy this Christmas, or some child's mother. It's a little thing.I But the light that will envelop you from that child's eyes or from that mother's eyes, will shed upon you a glory which you could not buy'with a million times the wealth of Rocke feller. Did you ever think how easy it is to do really great thine.s?I Try it. Read the gospel stonv. Read the record in wvhich is told th6 story of the bith of Jeus. Make some needy one happy this Christmas. And when you hav-e done so, see how happy you will be. IMPLICATED BY WOMAN FINALLY GETS P.RDON New Orleans, Dec. 14.-The State pardon board yesterday recommended the full and unconditional pardon of Charles Denton, of- Colfax, La., sen tenced in 1905 to a life term in thej penitentiary for being a:n accessory with Mrs. Savilla Roberts to the mur der of his uncle, Harve Will,iamson, in 1903. Mrs. Roberts was also sentenced for life, but was pardoned. In joining her efforts with others to secure the par don of Denton, Mrs. Roberts said that when she implicated the "green coun try boy.'' she was in love with him and did not went to be in prison while he remained free. Another reason, she said, was that Denton's sisters laughed at her when sh was sentenced to the penitentiary. PRAISE FOR THE SOUTH AT THE TIME CORN SHOIi Head of United States Farm Demon, stration Work Delivers Excellent Address at Exposition. "The progress has been so rapic 3nd the possibilities are so great tha1 ou people of the South and especiall3 >f South Carolina are causing the peo ple of the North and West to lool ith amazement. The nation is com nencing to appreciate that there arE ,reater possibilities in the South thar in any other sectioni Of the colintry." The above -expressions furnished th( keynote to an able address deliverec )y Bradford Knapp, head of the Unit ?d States farm demonstration worl esterday, to the members of the Boys 2orn clubs and farmers of North Car >ina, South Carolina and G-eorgia, whc ittended the corn exposition. "The National Corn show, the great st agricultural exposition in thE world will be held here in January 0: ext year," said Dr Knapp, "and th( iolding of this exposition will causE undreds and thousands of visitors tc ome to South Carolina from thi North, West and Middle West. Th( ,trangers will be astonished and as tounded at the wonderful progress thai is being made here along agricultural lines. There is nothing in my min( f greater importanoe to..this sectiot than the holding of this great agricul tural exposition in South Carolina. ] wish that it were possible for ever3 larmer in South Carolina and othei Southern States to attend the exposi tion and measure themselves up witI the farmers attending from the West.' Purnose of the Work. Dr. Knapp is a great agriculturist Re is carrying to consummation th( great work inaugurated by his father the late Dr. Seaman A. Knapp. He i, vitally interested in -the developmeu of the South. He is particularly in terested in the -progress that is beinj made in South Carolina. Dr. Knap] talked plainly to the farmers. He tol( of the work that is being accomplishe% by the United States farm demonstra tion work. He -explained that the worl is constructive and designed to mak life more attractive to the farmer b giving him just what he should receir for his efforts. Pleased With Exposition. Dr. Knapp was delighted with th< South Atlantic States Corn exposition He said that exposition was a grea factor in educating the farmer along the right lines. He thought the ex. hibits exceptionally .fine. In speaking of the results secure< as a result of the efforts of the fan demonstration work arnd the State de partment of agriculture, he said: "Thi yi-eld per acre for the South Carolinw corn crop last year was 18.6 bushel: per acre. The yield this year was 18.. bushels. The seasons were adverse and yet the decrease was only 4 pe cent., which shows that the education al campaign has not been in vain. He related how the annual produc tion of corn in this State had been in creased- during the past several year; and especially how the yield per acr, had increased. He explained the object of the farr demonstration department and saii that should the farmers follow the in structions given that it would mea: thousands of dollars., Land is Not Poor. "All of your land is not poor dow: here," said Dr. Knapp. "It may lool poor, but it is not." "What a magnificent opportunity fo a young man in the South and Sout: Carolina!" exclaimed the speaker. "I think," he coniinued, "that if did not have a position in Washing ton and was not situated just like am that I would come down here ana launch my fortune. My advice to th young men of South Carolina is to ge hold of a piece of farm land and han on to it. If a man does his work righ on the farms of this section he wil soon be independent." Dr. Knapp thanked the farmers c South Carolina for the hearty and sir cere coioperation received by the farn demnstration agents. He also extend ed thanks to assistance given to th work by the State department of as iculture and Clemson college. H said that all agencies working to th cornplein of th'? nrogram of nro'grer in South Carolina should cooperate to t] a common end. He said that he not d only required the agents of the depart- a ment to give the farmers information v along agr:cultural lines, but to help c in the movement for better roads, t] schools and churches. "All of these things," he said, "go to make up the ideal country life. et Take Care of Land. r "The population of the United i, States is rapidly increasing," said the t speaker, and it is the duty of every s man Who owns land to take care of it. t It is the duty to the futur- generations. 1 The development of the land means t that the source of all food supplies is ri kept up. The man who fails to take care of his land is therefore an enemy, a to all society, and the man who builds up his land confers an everlasting benefit upon future generations." In sp.aking of the exposition he pointed out that more corn means more live stock. He urged the farmers to "live at home" and keep the thous ands of dollars for food supplies away from the West. n "This is one of the finest corn b shows," said Dr. Knapp, following s his address, "that 1I have ever attend ed. There is some excellent corn here, and it only goes to show what the farmers of the South are capable of accomplishing. He also believes that a the National Corn show will do much d toward upbuilding the South. r Exposition Ends. t There were several hundred farm- b ers and boys to attend the exposition y On Friday, which was the last day 1 of the ex'position. It is hardly prob- t, able that an expositio: will be held r next year. The local show will very v probably be held in connection with c the National Corn Show, to be held in 3 Columbia in January of 1913. I Jerry Moore There. c Among the interesting visitors to at- 1 tend the exposition was Jerry Moore, 1 of Winona, in Florence county. He is the champion boy corn grower of I the world, and last year produced 228 C bushels and 3 pecks of corn on one e acre of land. His yield this year was c 164 bushels, which was caused by the I unusual weather conditions and sev- I eral storms. He said that he liked the t exposition very much and that h_ I Iwould "try to come back" next ye E in the corn contest. He said that he t would attend the National Corn show ' fhere next year. - The management of the exposition this year is well pleased .with the re snits secured. The attendance has not -been as large as anticipated, yet there has .been great interest shown on. the - part of those attending. There wasC much interest shown in the corn .iudg- C inmg school, which was in charge of ~ agricultural experts of national im portance. * ** .* * **.. * ** * ~ * * * * * THE IDLER. * -This is a curious old world in which we live. It has a lot of curious peo ple in it. Well, I reckon it is the peo-1 ple who make the world. and if it were not for the people we would not know whether there was any world or not. I sometimes amuse myself by sitting down and studying people. You know, it is a very interesting study the study of human nature. I wonder I what it all means. We come on the - stage and remain for a little while-a very little while-and wd pass off and are soon forgotten. The world goes on .iust the same. And yet, if you 1 watch some people, you are almost forced to the conclusion that the weight of the whole universe rested upon their shoulders, and that they were here to regulate the operations of the world. And if we read the Good1 Book, and believe its precepts and fol low its teachings, we must conclude that the main nurpose of man is to serve his fellownman, tr. do good and Ito fit himself for that other world. In oter words, this stage of man is pure 'fly a period of prooa ration for another - and a bette- world, and if we fail to14 itake advantage ef the opportunities given here for iorapar'i$ion, a sadder fate awaits :is ovrer there. And yet, I -it has seened to r:.e, in my observa etions of the ae&os of men, that many eof th.m acted as if they were here for enrp-s of takin advanrage of I aeir fellowman and O grinding him . own, instead of trying to lift him up t nd help to prepare him for that other i rorld. But I am not going to preach t ne of those good sermons of mine at N dis time. -0 By the way, I see from the Observer hat 'Looker On" takes umbrage-I eckon that is the right word, but if it 5 not "Looker On" will know *hat he right word is-at my observations ome time ago on his arraignment of he city officials generally. I would ke to say in the b-eginning, however, aat my name it not "Idler," but it is 'he Tdler, and need not be quoted. 'he The is as much a part of the name s any other part. To make it plain, is as much a part of my name as ohn would be a part of some one lse's name. Nay, nay, "Looker On," ou are mistaken. I did not make "a reat ado" because you did not sign our name. I don't care whether you ign it or not, and I don't care to know rho you are. If it is your plan to iake such serious charges. from am ush and under an assumed name it uits me. I am not going to quarrel rith you or have any controversy with ou or any one else, and I said noth g to cause controversy. I said I rould not make such charges against ny one under an assumed name. I on't think it is manly. That is simply y opinion plainly expressed. If you bink otherwise, it suits me, and I ave no quarrel with you. That is our opinion, and you are entitled to t and may keep it without fear of in erference from me. I did not misrep esent you. The charge, as I recall it, ras against the members of the city ouncil as well as the police officers. 'he election for city council was over. f you have a clea-i and law-abiding ouncil they will not stand for a law ess police force. They elect the po ice. Yes, we all want a clean town nd clean politics. Let me tell you .ow to get -it-or get them, which is orrect?-well, it doesn't matter-let very man of you take the beam out f his own eye before he undertakes to ick the mote out of his brother's eye. .uke 6:42 reads: "Either how canst hou say to thy brother,- Brother, let ae pull out the mote that is in thine ye, when thou thyself beholdest not he beam that is in thine owni eye? 'hou hypocrite, cast out first the beam ut of .thine own eye, and then shalt hou see clearly to pull out the mote hat is in thy brother's eye." This is t meant to be construed as personal, ut as having general application to ,ccomplish what you say you want one. We are all finding fault with1 ur neighbors and .trying to clean theirs premises and regulate their conduct vhile we are woefully failing to sweep efore our own doors. Have I made ay meaning plain? I hope you see the oint. To be perfectly candid, "Looker On," 1 did want some beer about that time my. supply was out. But isn't it re narkable how much "Looker On" does now. He even knows where I get my )eer, and advises me to make no1 ~hange. That is exceedingly kind. But: r know, sometimes the supply runs ut, and I thought if there were so nany places in Newberry where it :ould be obtained that "Looker On," ut of the abundance of his great nwledge and his exceeding kin<k. .as, ie would be willing to come to the escue of a suffering fellow-being. I 1 iave mine shipped in, as I understand have a right to do, and I don't hide ehind the door when I feel like tak ng a glass. But these fellows who re trying to take the mote out of heir brother's eye, are going to take way from us this privilege, and I am Lfraid they are neglecting to look af .r the .beam sticking out from- their >wn eye. Read again what St. Luke lays about them and their duty. Th.ere s no higher authority. -0 This would be a pretty good world *o pass through if every fellow would earn to give .just half his time to his >wn 'business, and then div'ide the re nainder among his neighbors. And vould regulate his conduct according :o the Golden Rule. Do you know, :hat it would be a pretty good rule of ~onduct, when yon came to deal with or fellowman to, take a mental view at tie itatin and nur youirself in is place ana asK yourseU Le qu - ion, "How would I like to be treated I were in his place?" Had you ever hought of that? It is worth your vhile to give it a moment's thought. -0 To be perfectly serious for just one aoment, I agree that the blind tigers hould be closed, and the illegal sale f whiskey stopped. If there are blind igers in Newberry I have no know edge on the subject, but that does not aean that they are not here, for I ;et around very little, and they might ourish and I have no knowledge on he subject. If some one has know edge and is honestly interested in a lean town let him furnish the know edge to the proper officer. But if the aie of whiskey does go on, that -is tot the only law that is violated, and t is by no means the most important f the laws that are violated every Lay. There are laws governing the tealth and sanitation of the citizens if the community that are openly and ometimes defiantly disregarded, and a fact nearly every statute in the Ulue Book io violated every day and to one says a word. I am tired of bearing about whiskey and beer. They .re not much more harmful, if any, han some of the concoctions that are Loped out at the fountains. -0 But suppose we talk about some hing else. 'You know what Newberry hould do right now: Well, I will ell you. Don't get scared. We ought o spend $50,000 on street paving. It trould be the best investment the town ould make. It would look like we ived in a live community and would ttract people to come and live among is. If something is not done New )erry is going to drop out of her class. he dropped a grade some years ago, >ut it is no use to whine about that. Phe thing to do is to keep up with'the :lass she is now ins Stop whining and :omplaining and finding fault with the ;own and the people who live in- it Lnd go to work and all pull together Lnd make it the head of its class. The Idler. -0 P. S.-I have found a copy of the )bserx.r since writing the-above and o be absolutely fair to "Looker On" will quote from his first article. He or she) asks: "Would it not be wise or some of us that have our eyes >pen and see how much liquorsis being ;old by what is said to be blind tigers, with the polic'e not only looking on >ut drinking with the tigers, to ask ,ur city fathers to call a halt, and if he police that we have will not stop ese tigers, it is time they were giv ng us another set; for how can the Olice drink with them and then ar est them?" That strikes me as a rery severe arraignment. It is then Lsked of city council: "If you are not n cahoot with them or making some hing out of the abusiness, why do you eep on allowing this thing to go on?" rhe insinuation is very strong against ity council, it sesems to me. Then gain it is charged, "That the police tre not backed up as they should be y the council." I was not and am 0t taking issue with "Looker On" .be ause I know nothing about it. I was nly observing that the cJharge was a sery severe one. What do you think f it? T. I. --- P. S.-I forgot to thank "Looker On" or the compliment paid me in having so many people interested in' knowing pleased that so many people read what [ have to say. T. I. Joint Christmas Tree. The Belfast and Dominick schools will have a joint Christmas tree at Dominick school house Thursday iight, December 21. Exercises will be in promptly at 6.30. The public is invited. Election of Officers. The Baraca. class of the West End Baptist church held their annual meet ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. urner last Monday evening and the ollowing offlers were elcted: W. 0. Atmmons, president; Earl McCary, vice president; S. T. Mathews,. teacher; W. H. Woodard, assistant teacher; Ce :11 Thomas, secretary; L. A. Tew, as sistant secretary; S. C. Still, treasur -r J. G Carroll, press reporter.