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Entered at the Postoffice at New berry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITO2. Tuesday, January 23, 1912. The legislature has decided to visit Oharleston on the 26th of this month. One of the measures before the le Islature of considerable interest is the bill to prevent horse racing in South Carolina. There are a great many worse things going on in South Carolina than horse racing. Senator Crosson has introduced a resolution to wind up the dispensary and all winding-up.commissions of the dispensary during the early summer. It is a sensible resolution, but it is 40ubttuj 4 it will receive favorable consideration gt 4p hands of our law gaakers. There is too i uG pglitical apital to be gainpd by a cgntinuance of these investigations and all the no joriety connected therewith, Mr. Iewis W. Parker makes a full and frank statement before the com mittee in regard to the Parker mill iierger. We have known Mr. Parker for many years and we believe that he is an honest and patriotic citizen who has the best interests of his State and her people at heart, and we would take any statement made by him as the truth. He deserves much credit for the success which he has attained and we would encourage him in all efforts he may make for the develop ment of the manufacturing interests of the State. We hope that the teachers and trus tees who were at the teachers' meeting on Saturday -will talk about what Miss Russell said and let the others who -were not present get some idea of the work and that as a result every school district will organize a school improve ment association and get together to improve the condition of the school in the district. It would take but very little effort and very little money and every school in the county could be greatly improved and after it is done all interested would wonder why it -was not done long ago. 'At the next meeting in February we are going to have the subject of school improvement as the main subject for discussion and we hope to see all the teachers present and many more of the trustees. It will take a pull all together and a strong pull, but we can make the schools of Newberry county the best in the State. Why not do it? We have the money and we believe we have the county pride and then it would be of such lasting benefit to the children of the county, and we OWE it to them. DRAG THE ROADS. This is a mighty fine time to test out the split log drag. There is scarce ly a public road in Newberry county that is in good condition at this time after the long wet and snow spell. If the roads are dragged as soon as con ditions will permit and then dragged again as soon as they pack a littk more it will prove conclusively wheth er the drag is worth while. It will take much less time to drag the roads than it will take to travel over then in their present condition. In oth~e words we mean that it will be a greal saving of time and money to the far mer to drag the road even at his otwr expense rather than to try to trave: over the road in their present condi tion. We hope the farmers throughou1 county will give the split log drag thorough test at this time. It has b-eer several years since -we have had th< roads in their present condition. We would be glad to hear from Mr J. W. Scott as to the condition th< road he has been dragging since i was put in good condition. Mr. C. H Shannon promised us some time agt to try the r-plit log drag on the roa< around by his beautiful country home We -would bto pleased to hear from th< resu1M of the drag on this road also county. Let e erybody test out the value of the split log drag at this time. It is worth while. If it is a good thing everybod> should use it. If it is not then we should stop talking about it. POLITENESS IN OUR SCHOOLS. The city of Cleveland has taken a leaf from the academic notebook of Chicago and has elected a woman su perintendent of schools. Miss Har riet Keeler, the new superintendent, is a woman of high literary attainment and for 38 years has been associated with school work; she must know something about education. Miss Keel er has a hobby that she wishes to see tried out in the school and it will in terest the people of the whole coun try-it is that politeness should be taught in every grade. Miss Keeler is in favor of devoting a short time in each grade to a prac tical illustration of politeness in every-day life. This idea is so natur al and yet so new that its very men tion wins favor. Some pupils may have home advantages that make the teiehiug of politeness unnecessary, but the great bulk of our school chil dren could profit by such a course. gxamples cf correct eonduct on the street, in traveling and in b4ing thoughtful and onAiddate of Oth6 people's eelings, will be important I aids to character building, and the in fluence through life should make this work of ours a little more sunny. Boston Globe. We talk about corn clubs and toma to clubs and all sorts of practical things for our schools, and they are all right in their place, and should have a place in our schools, but just as important, if not a little more so, is this thing of which Miss Peeler is an advocate, and it is a capital idea to have it taught in the schools. It should be a part of the curriculum. If this thing of politeness were properly inculcated and instilled in the youth in school, as is said, this world would be a great1 deal more sunny than it is, and you know that the parents of this day have not time to teach tnleir children even a very little at home. It must all be done at the school. It is unfortunate that it is so, but it is. And it is un fortunately true that a great many of the young and old of this day have ~not a proper conception of the true meaning of courtesy anid politeness. B-, al! a eans let it be taught in our schools. SENATOR APPELT ON THE LEGIS LATURE. Hon. Lewis Appelt, who is State sen ator from Clarendon county, and also editor of the Manning Times, sends the following comments to his paper touching matters of interest. There is much truth in what Senator Appelt says. The legislature is against Gov. Blease and the impression we gained while in Columbia last week was that many of the membei-s were taking positions against measures on account of their opposition to the governor rather than considering the measures on their merits. We agr-ee with Senator Appelt on Ithe libel bill. We do not think this bill should become law and neither do we think that Gov. Blease should have used the language that he did in his veto message. The house passed the bill distribut ing the dispensary fund over the veto. This veto was sustained by the State board of education, men who are not in politics and who say that it is a 1conglomeration which no intelligent man can straighten out or know what i s really the intention of th.e ett. As to Tom Felder we never did be live he had any testimony or it would have been forthcoming long LIag, and if he had any damaging tes Stimony against Gov. Blease he acted in bad faith in not giving it to the in vestigating committee when he was paid to bring the grafters to justice. SOf course he can get off a lot of bill L gsgate and abuse of Gov. Blease and any ethe- .itizen he may desire to in jure, and there are a lot of newspapers in South Carolina tbat would take de light in publisiiing anything damaging Sto some people, whether there was any But here are Senator Appelt's con ments on the legislature and other matters connected therewith: "There is an element in the legis lature who think they are playing smart politics in trying to thwart Governor Blease at every turn, but these will learn, perhaps when too late, that they are playing into his hands, the people will have a shake at them after awhile. Whenever the gov ernor sends a message to the senate, as long as I am there, I will always vote to give the same due considera tion whether I agree with him or not, and unless his opposition change their tactics the next election will fill the general assembly up with men who were elected upon a Blease or anti Blease issue. "It will be remembered there was a great hurrah about a book Col. Tom Felder had written which was to be placed upon the desks of the members of the legislature on the convening of that body. The book has not made its appearance, nor do I believe it will. I thought then it was a great big bluff, and still think so, however, Mr. Felder will have an op portunity to go before the new inves pigating commission eomposed of at l least tWo senators who are not in sympathy with the governor, and there dump his load of spite. I am of the opinion that nothing Tom Fel der might say will be taken seriously by the people of this State, because, if he knew anything against Blease why did he withhold it when he was being paid by the State to run down the corruption? Why did he keep his mouth shut until after Blease became governor, and not speak then, until after the governor accused him of crookedness when he was in the em ploy of the attorney general to help run the rascals olt? "The next matter which created more talk than anything else in Co lumbia is the veto of the libel act. I do not agree with the governor in his abuse of newspapers, and especially his personal attacks on some of the editors. I think him absolutely wrong in this. A measure can be vetoed without referring to individuals, not withstanding certain individuals have not been considerate of him, yet his e position is such that he can afford to p ignore the attacks which were made I upon him; that there are men in the newspapers who will lie is true, and when they tell a part of the truth with g a purpose of doing an individual in jury they are telling the most cow- i ardly kind of lies; still this does not t justify the governor tcs work his per sonal feelings into the public records. The libel bill ought not to become aa law. Ii this position the governor d and I agree. We have enough law on t the subject of libel and there is no reason to give the newspapers a special protection; if the act which I the governor has vetoed is passed any I was. there are newspapers in this t State to take advantage of it and Gith the protection they will have no man c is safe from their malice. I shall vote to sustain the veto if I get thle ' opportunity.'' c TO INVESTIGATE DISPENS\iRY. i Joint Committee Will Investigate Dis- t -pensary-House Members Are Named. The following are the two commit-r tees: ' Senate-Sullivan, Carlisle and Clif ton. House-Cary, W. L. Daniel and J. .] . Evans. Follc.v:ing +he passage over the veto of the governor, a few days ago, of the dispensary investigation act, Speaker Mendel L. Smith Friday nam ed th'e members on the joint investi gating committee, as provided for in 1the act. The house members of the committee ar'e: Messrs. F. M. Gary, Oconee; W. L. Daniel, of Saluda, and . J. Evans, of Marlboro. The sena tors who are to serve on the commit tee were named last year by Mr. Chas. A. Smith, lieutenant governor. They 1 are Messrs. G. W. Sullivan, of Ander son; H. B. Carlisle, of Spartanburg; and John H. Clifton, of Sumter.1 The investigating act was passed byi the general assembly last year, fol lowing a message from the governor, in which he .asked that suchi..a,n inves iatio+n, .b .ade The ar-t nrovid6 1 Nethr will n A1Ai Nellgihe while 11he mill.Iferr y bnivsiank acteofrmerdis nte bylGovernrBlae in oura wcsaddill fh gvrndor,l atonepeer cndt paidn sinadThedn-po thew ber rso an instition. fth frmUis eede stshv ye b ta keisin apo- .... . ieatswad dh onsc of the goveor Noj Cat atonTe genaln ter commite OUR eme witnhu the and..ispnaycment. C a isindthe winding-uprom thue af-Vlu r oht inpsiuton. Oody o IaeUar No steps haveuld bee taken Iloisk ugt,owr thauto the inveso- MO 701 Tghe enato.e committeea Ca clothedob the anwithcumlnptweasince :f the atendance fomfh wuse andvau ttr nth invesiaion i l bea to r-kegar puli istadtee. aFor eve inmt neoft 'hoeve, tha the inwesciga- full yol teeasurlet ogthe fr of bth3vr with "s eaure, torn awhethero oth Nohere angro o the invetgto. 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Principles and Conscientious Methods ry penny you spend you miust receive from us ie and more or no sale. If not blidd with pre ou can see that it is to your interest to trade KL E TTNE R, THE FAIR AND SQUARE DEALER. not permit "quotation" but-you save money on every purchase. aken in the case waspueooandrglwthsim th report is con-itn eylreytepwrfmry al conclusions of thevetdiSoiirMca.Th r Republican membersittnaladhabenptnoef e joined with the fe ne h cintknb rs tking the report un- ident Taft shortly after the adjourn ment of the extra session brought the olitics in the report," active congressional investigation to 1oss of the commit- a close. The final statement of 'ap together with com.- proval of the conclusions was affixed ne of the matters by all the members of the committee members of the corn- today. *The committee immediately rences of view, per-' ordered the report printed confiden eeent." tially and declined to announce the . Wiley's Hands. recommendations uiitil the report is made public next Monday. d o the aditity of who was the prin- A Chicago physician suggests that of Dr. Wiley in the reciting poetry is a cure for insomnia. its recommendations "Yes, I've tested it. And the blamed at Dr. WileyDe,giYenl ,stur.kept m e 4kereg o -rene Le enforcemnUt-4of the . er iii-ii e'o oe