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Entered at the Postoffice \ 'v berry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Friday, February 16, 1912. There seem to be lively times in Columbia. "They say" in Columbia that Col. Leon M. Green is slated for Col. Wat son's job, and the legislature is trying to take the appointment out of the hands of the governor and put it in the general election and continue Col. Watson for another year. The fun niest proposition was to take the job out of politics by making it elective by the legislature. There are evident ly some jokers in the legislature. John P. Grace is no mere upstart in politics. He carried the city of Charleston over Elmore Martin for sheriff sev'eral years ago.-Anderson Daily Mail. It seems to us that Mr. Elmore Mar tin has been sheriff of Charleston county since the days of .the Irish man, (we have forgotten his name) 'who held the job, and really controll ed Charleston politics. We never heard that Mr. (race was sheriff thcugh he may have been. Senator Clifton, of Sumter, who is Ighting so valiantly in the senate at Columbia, in behalf of the race track gamblers, is the son of a Methodist preacher.-Spartanburg Journal. The insinuation carried in the above paragraph is an injustice both to the father and the son. We do not understand Senator Clifton*s fight to he one in behalf of race track gamb lers, but, he, along with a number of other senators, opposed the injunction feature of -the bill, which was elimi nated. From a.ll appearances Hon. Cole man L. Blease is still governor of South Carolina, and the legislature is still doing business at the same old stand while the taxpayers are putting up the "chink."--Johnston News Monitor. 'From our obs'ervation, we would judge that both are playing politics, and each is trying to assume the du ties and responsibilities of the other. A gre,at political game has been going on in Columbia for the last month. The umpire 'will pass upon the contes tants during the com:ng summer. We remember very distinctly. St. Valentine's Day thirty-one years ago. It was on Monday and a beautiful sunny day. We remember two young people who were very happy on that day. They gave each to the other as a Valentine and went down the road of life together for more than thirty years as two happy Valentines. But alas, for human happiness, the part ing of the ways came. Only one re mains, a lonely sojourner. Looking backward to that day it seems but yesterday. Such is life. It must have its sunshine and its shadow. We publish in this issue of The Herald and News the pledges in re gard to cotton reduction under the Rock Hill plan. There are two or three things that are striking, and worthy of mention. In looking over the pledges, if you will examine the list in Nos. 9, 10 and 11 townships,I and especially Nos. 10 and 11, you will see that there are very few large farmers in those townships. The' people in this ection of the country have, for a number of years, madeI on the farm what they needed for the farm, and as a result the reduction in acreage does not affect them so much, except that if there was more demand for the cotton, they would get a better price for it. In other words, they are not simply cotton far mers, and in addition to that, they do not use a great deal of fertilizers. Very few of the farmers in that sec tion plant more ~than fifty to sev enty-five acres in cotton, and, there fore, there is not much room for re A BAD BILL. We can not help the conclusion that the State warehouse bill, which has just been passed by the legislature, is one of the most dangerous pieces of legislation since the enactment of the old dispensary law. It was really some excuse for the State going into the liquor business on the ground of police regulations, but we can not see any good reason for the State going into the warehouse business. We say this as a friend to the farmer, and if we were convinced that if it would be of any great benefit to the farmer, we would be willing to stretch the consti tution and the basic principle upon which the government is founded, and favor the enactment of this bill. The legislature, even though the bill is passed, entertains a doubt of its wisdom in the section which pro vides that the constitutionality of it shall be tested in the courts before the appropriation under it becomes available. It creates additional offi cers and officials and provides for1 their compensation, and directs them to borrow money and issue bonds and go in business, and then also says that the State shall not become liable or responsible for any debt or con tract which this commission may make. We really and honestly can not see any need of such legislation. Under the bill, the commissioners are author ized to erect compresses. They ought also be authorized to erect gins and oil mills and fertilizer factories, and let the State do the whole thing. The principle of the bill is wrong and we do not believe it will be of any benefit to the farmers of the State. Of course, it will give a few jobs to, some people, but there are plenty of jobs. If we were governor we would give Mr. McLaurin the opportunity of entering the 'race on that issue byl promptly vetoing the bill. We say this as a good friend to the farmers-. 'CAJ2ITAL PLANS CLAIM. Gov. Blease Testifies.-Hearing Clos-1 ed.-Report To Be Filed Later. The legislative committee appointed to probe the claim of about $13,500 or a capitol enlargement held its fnal session Tuesday afternoon nud1 will make its report to the house as soon as the notes are transcribed. Practically the only matter of in terest at the session Tuesday was the testimony of Gov. Blease, who appeared in response to a request to tell about' the meeting, held in his office last September, when the plans prepared by Mr. Todd were shownI th general comimitte'e. The governor told of his connection with the com mittee. A. W. Todd was recalled, and told i again about his work. He had spent about $8,000 on expert work, not in-, cluding his own time which was near ly one year. As he stated before he would never have entered into the work unless he believed that he would be paid for it. Mr. Todd was questioned as to an itemized statement. He said that he1 cold not give an itemized account, and if his statement as to traveling expenses was questioned he would wipe that out. He did think he was entitled to the rest of the claim. THE NEWS OF KINARDS. The Community of Good Roads.-Due to Use of Split Log Drag-Getting. Ready for Farm Work. Kinards, Feb. 15.-Having seen nothing from Kinards in some time, will write you as to how we are get ting on up here. Kinards is still the "town of good roads." Have just received a new scrape; you may expect her to contiue the nmu good work. The scrape is used ast often as necessary and the weather t' will permit. We have several on the sick iist at ths this writing, with measles, Mr. S. abx C. Campbell and Mr. T. J. Oxner are I among them. Mr. M. W. Oxner's fain-. ISu ily is n,ow able td be out again, the lit measles having taken the rounds o u among the children. Thagoys have nmo returned to college at Clinton, and un2 the others are at their work in the wbh store and at school. hin Miss 'Eva Oxner has just returned in a from Greenwood where she had beenax the last few days, to attend the ex- tin ercises in dedicating the dormitory he at Lander college. delt Mr. J. 'A. Dominick has been all w it smiles the last two weeks; turning dox on t+e electric lights a. little after tiol A 9 DAYS LEA Begins Saturi THE GRAND I Mayes' BooktmN I WANT every person in Newt in and see my display of merch that will make it to your interest the first 300 people that make a pu give a box of Florentine Paper Fre school books. :. :. :. FOR 13 CENTS Enamelware, Coffee Pots, Wash Pans, Boilers, Dippers, Dish Pans, Tea Kettles. Values up to $1.00, only - - 13c. GLASS 60 doz. Tumblers, - 30c doz. CHINA China, 1Oc values, - 6c. Blue Cups and Saucers, .6c. Blue Plates, .-- - 6c. White Cups and Saucers, 6c. Plates to :match, - 6c. Bowls, 10c value, ,- 6e. 2o0 doz. China Plates, 10c each. $3<0 Haviland Dinner Set $20 $6.50~ Dinner Set, - - - $5 COME ONE AND ALL TO I BUY BETTER GOODS FOI SMAYES'VAR 1dy"something unusual in our pn,ec n o have electric light in the Welth famr ae al abuf tie. Inquiry revealed the fact,; ed obgnwr ntefrs e taboarder arrived at his houseThyhvhaldoyoncroff utto weeks ago. It's a girl. tize asy.2 r . H. Pope disappeared last M.D .Boe a ucae w 2yabout two o'clock, caused afiemls lenasiness in our town, but to Th fred ofD.adM .0.B -light he came back Monday Easaega oko htte r rgat nine o'clock, from parts al ob u gi.Ges wn. Tlhe doctor refuses .to tell --- reie has been or what caused TC OF SIGiET AD c oleave us. However, he is wear- NETN FCEIOS 'in that reaches a little further Ntc shrb ie htMs u is face than usual, though atEm a .Hiron Fbuy 1th e e seems retrospective, or else 11,md nasgmn om o ireaming of the future with a tebnfto e rdtr. Tir mnation to bring them to passwilb ametn ofhe,ritrofc nthe next few --- . Go it, tesi at nm fleo rdy r,we will meet you at the sta-Feray2d,12,t11 'cok . a wthpoket fllof ic, in n. ro are allrmoe and setletn aown. The haehue1nyon a ffr P EAR SALE day, Feb. 17 )PENING OF Variety Store >erry Town and County to come mndise. So I am offering bargains to call and see what I have. To rchase of 25 cents or more I will e. This offer does not go with PICTURES $1.50 and 2.00 Pictures, 98c. $12.50 Mirrors, - $9.50. $10.00 Mirrors, - $8.00. $1.99 and $2.24 Mirrors, 98c. HAND BAGS $1.50 and $2.00 Hand Bags,98c. $2.50 to $3.00 Hand Bags, $1.98. PAPER. 1 pound Mayes'RoyalLinen Paper and 2 pks. Envelopes, 19c. 1 pound Mayes' Linen iMper, 19c. Envelopes to match, . - 9c. 10c Pads, five for -- 25c. 50c Box Paper 29c. HE BIG LEAP YEAR SALE t THE SAME MONEY AT. STORE ' gent for creditors and transactinigMac,12,t10olckin'h fre ly other business that may properl3 on l'tesokoyod,wrs ome hefore said mneeting.an mecnds ofheadW.V J. B. Hunter, Bedo cotie inte ad sor Ls Agiee of M"'. Ermyna V. Hair. -16-2t. hue ossigo r od,sos ALE UND~ ER CHATTEL MORTGAGEet.thinocpreofsdsok By virtue of the power given in a o od mutn o$,9.9 n hattel mortgage, executed by W. V. teivnoy hro a ese W ledsoe to J. B. Bledsoe, H. 0. Longcaln Tth udesg d,thiof nd ,B. M. Havird, dated the 27th day fc,a ebry .C f February, 1911, and recorded on As h itrsblnigt h be 28th day of February, 1911, in thesadW V.Bes,cotidinad ifice of the Clerk of Court of Ne""-soe ''itngo hw css i erry County, South Carolina, the, ak cls rnsf,ec onditions of which said mortgage Trso ae ah ave been broken, the undersigned, asCannGBlse gent for the mortgagees, will eell .Aeto 'rgges t the store of W. V. Bledsoe, at Sil- Dae,Fbur,1,92,Nwe' erstreet, Newberry County, South r,Sut aoia ~lna ol riayth 1t ay o on, 2 all'2t he stoc ofgod,7ars and mechandse of the s id .V