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9* VOLUME L, NUMBER 15. NEWBERRY, SOUTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1912 TWICE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAB. RECEDE FROM BUSINESS TO WEDNESDAY NIGIT GENERAL ASSEIBLY TOOK RE. CESS ON SATIRDAY NIHt'. Appropriation Bill Still Hanging Fire. C Committee of Free Conference a Considering It. s -- a a Columbia, Feb. 19.-The house and c senate adjourned Saturday night at t 11.30 o'clock to meet Wednesday at s 8 p. m. The senate will also recon- i vene Wednesday night. This is the t first time in a number of years that the general assembly has found it necessary to take a recess and pro long its annual session beyond the 40 days. The report of the committee on free t conference on the appropriation bill e was not heard Saturday night. A g member of the conference committee said that about r6 sections of the bill had been discussed and agreed upon, a when a "snag" was struck. The ap ropriation bill consequently was not i alopted Saturday night. t The report of the free conference x committee wilt be taken up when the i general assembly reconvenes Wed nesday night. Many changes were imade in the appropriation bill by the senate which debated it at length Sat urday morning. At 8.35 p. m. the appropriation bill was returned to the house by the sen ate with amendments. On the motion of Mr. Browning, the house refused to t concur in the senate's amendments. t At 9 p. m., the senate notified the house that it insisted upon its amend ments. Senators W. L. Mauldin, Har din and McCown and Representatives Browning, Kirkland and Cary were appointed on the committee of free conference. 1 House Gambols. 1 The house indulged in the usual i frivolities last night, the last of the i regular session. There was singing . during the intervals while waiting on -reports of committees of free confer r ene. For a while the house amuseo I itself with a mock session. It was a general "big night," and the members I enjoyed themselves in spite of the se rious business pending, part of which failed to materialize. Review by Col. August Eohn. ~7Columbia, Feb. 19.-When the gen eral assembly meets again on Wed nesday night what will it have to do, is a question that is being freely ask ed. First of all, it will have the report' of the ,.ree conference committee on the general appropriation bill and it will have given constitutional time for - perhaps a couple of hundred acts to become law unless they have been ve toed by the governor. The general as sembly will then act on th*e veto mes sage on the school inspection act and any other veto messages that might be submitted. The refunding act, to which much importance is being gen erally attached, will have been adopt ed or a veto will be due. As to Final Adjournment What will be done next week about final adjournment? The situation is unchanged so far as the house is con erned. The house has persistentlY and consistently refused to adopt the code and the assigned i ason for this is that it is not rea~dy io adoptilon bers want to come'back in May. Some suggest tha. back of it all may be the purpose ot holding the * general assembly in reserve in case *certain folks undertake to do things that might be regarded as not for the *best interests of the State, and by taking a recess the general assembly can come back of its own initiative on a f.xed day; whereas, if an adjourn *ment is taken sine die, then the right to reassemble is abrogated. Would Work Without Pay. The members of the house are ap parently willing to take this respon sibility, and particularly so as they can not and will not accept pay for a May sessien, neither will there be any pay for the few days of next week. whvether 't reaflts in an adjourrmient, sine di.e or ,~ reess to a fixed day. Thp a' - the when the SOLICITOR R. A. COOPER. ot a Candidate for Attorney Gener al-Desires to Succeed Himself as Solicitor. In response to an inquiry from Thi Ferald and News, Solicitor R. A ooper stated that he would not bE candidate for attorney general thi. ummer, as was reported in the New, nd Courier, but that he would be andidate for solicitor of this circui :succeed himself. Solicitor Coope: aid that he has had no idea of mak g the race for attorney general, anc .e statement that he would probabl: e in the race was not authorized b: im. He said that he, of course, ap reciated the kindness of ,friends iI .rging him for the position, but tha .e preferred - to remain- solicitor o he eighth circuit, and would in n( vent be a candidate for attorne; ;eneral. Solicitor*Cooper is rounding out hi econd term as solicitor. He is az .ble and fearless lawyer, and is on if the foremost prosecuting officer a the State. It is hardly probabb hat he will have any opposition fo e-e'ection in the campaign this sum aer. The Dying Hickory Tree. On account of the yalue of the hick ry for shade, nuts, and many com nercial wood products, Circular 14 f the bureau of entomology, Unite tates department of agriculture, b L D. Hopkins, is of special interes o the people of any. community, coun y or State within the natural rang if this valuable tree. It appears that although there hav een several and sometimes compli ated causes for the death, within th ast ten years, of a large percentag >f the hickory trees, investigation iave proved that the hickory barlk )eetle is by far the most destructiv nsect enemy, and is, therefore, in th najority of. cases, the cause of th )resent extensive dying of the tree The simple and practical method -ecommended in this circular will, ut into practice between October mnd May 1, enable those interested t >rotect their trees. CHINESE FAINE FUND. Contributions: )r. C. D. Weeks... ...... .. .$. ). Q. Wilson... ... ... ....... 1.0 kmmie Taylor... ... ... ... ...1.0 arrie Greneker... .. ... ... .. -. R-o. B. Cromer. ......... ... 5.0 ?rof. G. P. Voigt ... ...... .1.0 W. E. Wallace ... ... ..-.. 10 . E. Summer ... ... ... ......-. W H. Wallace ... ... ... ......10 Woman's Missionary Society West End Baptist Church ... 5.0 . W. Kinard ... ... ... ...--.--. ady Smypathizer ... ... ... ... 5. heo. J. Boozer ... ... ....---.-. r. T. Hunter ... ....... ....---. leo. S. Ruff ............-...1.0 )r. W. C. Brown ... ... ... ....1.0 rohn S. Ruff ... ... ........--1.0 klIary V. Robinson, Blairs ... ....1.0 1. L. Summer ... ..........-.-1.0 Dr. Thec. Johnston ..........1.-C EI . Long ........... -...- 5.0 irs. R. P. Holland... ... ....--. ~Irs. . A. Long ... ... ......--.-. William A. Moseley .......----1.0 Total.........-.-.-...$. Contributions may be handed t leo. B. Cromer, The~Herald and New; r the Newberry Observer. They Wi >e acknowledged and will be forwart ad by Mr. Cromer to Hon. W. D. Moi an, Tr.eas. One on the Parson. A story is told of a certain clerg. man who was fond of making shar remarks. One Christmas day, after Call of snow, he was wending his wa along a country road in company wit parishioner. *His companion su( denTy' stepped upon a hidden slide, an ame down with a thud. Looking gravely down at him, th pastor solemnly said: "Ah, my friend, sinners stand o slippery places." "o, I see they do hut I can't !ale member of nliS nicR T5tPi' WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY. Exercises to be Held in Opera House J. by the City Schools-Address by Dr. Bowers. The Newberry graded schools will have a holiday on Washington's birth- sc day, February 22. Formal exercises of will be held in the city opera house c< at 10 in the forenoon and the public bi generally as well as all the school di patrons are cordially invited. Dr. R Bowers, of Newberry college, will de- rt liver an address to the school chil- t, 1 dren. About one hundred and twenty tc of the first and second grade children o: will take part in the exercises. tz It is hoped that as- many parents of li the school children as possibly can B t rill take time to attend the exercises. bi fc MAY SUMMON FELDER. T __ C ;Legislature Investigating Committee May Ask Atlanta Lawyer to 1 Appear. t A 3 Columbia State. a' 9 Much interest is centred in the meeting of the legislative committee named to indestigate the old dispen- C sary commission, the attorney general, the governor and others in connection with the old State dispensary. The meeting is to be held here on May 28. d The members of the committee are: Senators Carlisle, Clifton and Sullivan and Representatives Daniel, Carey e F and Evans. Senator Carlisle is chair man of the committee. - That T. B. Felder, the Atlanta at- s torney, will be summoned to appear before the-committee and tell what he f e knows of the affairs of the dispensary t is the opinion expressed by members c of the committee. "Mr. Felder will a e very probably be asked to come to p s South Carolina and testify," said Sen- c ator Carlisle. "I, for 'one, will vote t e to summon him." Mr. Felder stated s in an intervilew several weeks ago that he would attend the hearing if a invited by the committee. 1: New Pastor Bethlehem. s Lutheran Visitor. 1 From Rockwell, N. C., w, arrived c in our new field here Feb)ruary 1, 1912. 1The pastorate is composed of St. Mat thews, Bethlehem and PomariaI churches. From what we have seen of the people and country so far, we are constrained to say that our lot r has indeed fallen in a pleasant place. C IThe parsonage, a commodious eight- ~ room building on a commanding ele vation, affords a fine and far reaching view of the surrounding country and ~ gives promise of health and happi ness. The people living as they do in close proximity to Newberry college, I and availing themselves of its advan 0I tages, manifest unusual refinement ~ and undoubtedly are much above the average, in general intelligence andI churchly devotion. Upon our arrival ~ 0 at the& personage we found a great C crowd of the members and friends of E 0 the several congregations awaiting us with such a bountiful dinner as we have rarely seen, leaving for the pan 0 try a generous supply for fLture use 0 and sending willing hands to help 0 place our furniture. To the pastor 0 and his family it was a day long to ) be remembered and an occasion of 0 cheer for the work that is ahead. Our 0 prayer is that the Lord may richly 0 bless the good people who have from - the day of our arriv'al to the present so thoughtfully and lavishly remem 0bered us in the provisions made for our temporal welfare and may He 11help us to be worthy recipients of so Vgreat kindness. J. A. Linn. Capt. Clary raralyzed. Saluda Standard, 15th. - Capt. W. E. Clary, of the Higgins c psection, suffered a stroke of paralysis 1 a while in his store on Friday, Febru- I r ary 2. Mr. Clary says that he felt the t h attack a short while before it came on, i L but did not know what it was. He i d was found unocnscious by his son ( Richard, a few minutes after the i e stroke. Mr. Clary is said to be in- J proving, but has no use of his arms i n and hands yet. His voice is strong a andr he has some use of his legs and a ' f"et. His many friends hope that he t -.' oon be wvell on the road to re covery.c WILL LOCATE IN COLUMBIA. Walter Dickson to be Agency Di rector for Pacific 1utaal Life Insurance Company. Anderson, Feb. 18.-J. Walter Dick- T on, who has been district manager the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance t, )mpany for the past five years, has tl en tendered the position of agency a rector of the company to succeed t' obert Norris, of Newberry, who has o signed. Mr. Dickson has just re- t] irned from Chicago, where he went i meet one of the officials of the home d Tice. He has not signed the con- C 'act with the company yet, but will c kely do so in the next day or so. E eretofore the agency director has t ?en located in Newberry, but hence- I t: rth he will be located in Columbia. t, he territory embraces all of South t arolina and western North Carolina. c -The State. The general offices will be moved 'mporarily by the first of March to b nderson. - Mr. Smith, who has charge t present, stateB that he has found it ii ipossible .to secure office space in i olumbia. The company will make c olumbia headquarters for the gener- t offices as soon as convenient of- s ce space can be secured. i We regret that the company has ecided to mov'e its office from New- t erry. It has been here since the com- f any came into South Carolina sev ral years ago with Capt. A. P. Pifer s general agent. Xinards Circuit. outhern Christian Advocate. Dear Brother Nettles: Kinards is tst coming to the front as one of te best circuits in the conference. he now stands second only to Saluda I nd Ninety Six. Having come the ast two years from foot among the ircuits of the Coke;bury district to Eiird among the circuits shows the pirit of the Methodists we have on :inards circuit. They raised the sal ry last year a little over $200 and aid it in full with $73 surplus, and lso a nice surplus on conference as essments. We also made improve ients in churches, etc., to the amount f $700; twenty-two accessions to the uch; and a good number accept g the terms of salvation. We have begun a new year with1 igh hopes of another successful year. he stewards met last Tuesday and ised the salary over another hun red dolars, passing the $900 mark d coming third circuit in the dis ict. Besides the above salary the eople are very kind to us. They be-1 in pounding with the year and end iith the beginning of another with am, flour, and other good things. We so- have four acres of very fertile nd, that produces well, which adds > the salary at least $100. Kinards has raised in salary over per cent. in the last two years. e were on the honor roil last year all lines (Advocate included) and' pect to holdl our place this year. 3 Come to see us and see a people 1 ho do things. W. R. Bouknight. Kinards, February 10, 1912. School and Roads. 'ateree Messenger. Some time ago Mr. E. H. Aull, edi r of The Newberry Herald and ews, was apponted county superin mdent of education of his county. ~ince he has been filling that office, .e has had some mighty good sugges ions about schools in his paper and .as been telling what is geing on in ~ewberry educationally, 'and in'ciden ally telling about the coadition of the oads he has been traveling over. In e appointment of Mr. Aull to this fice the State board gave evidence of 1 s wisdom, for -he is not only capable< f discharging the duties of the office, ut is using his paper in giving im-] ortant information not only about< e schools but the roads and other latter of interest. Last week Mr. J. Valter Doar, editor of the Georgetown1 )utlook, was appointed county super ntendent of education for his county. Lnd again the State board has shown s wisdom, for Mr. Doar will make i *n efficient officer. He is at present member of the legislature, and upon e adjoornrment '-f the iMi1*ure I eucation : SUCCESSFUL WORK. ewberry Farmers Signed Up-Than of Committee-List Still Open. Will Correct Mistakes. o the People of Newberry County: In closing up the work entrust us under the "Rock Hill" plan ie matter of reducing the cott creage and the amount of fertilize ) be used this year by the farme f Newberry county, we wish iank every one who has contribut i any way to the success of the 1 ertaking-to the newspapers of t ounty for the liberal use of th, olumns, to the contributors who i ponded so heartily with their fun ) the canvassers without whose .vity the cause would have sufferi y those who have so kindly sign 1e pledge-to every one in any w onnected with the effort. We do- I rish to overlook any one. Let us again urge any and all w ave not been seen by any canvass y give their names to the canvasi 1 their township, or if more convi mt, give them to B. C. Matthe hairman, Newberry. We insist lie performance of this patriotic di o vital to every interest that pro ;es the betterment of all our peopl If any errors have occurred ranscribing either the names or 1 gures from canvassers' lists we v ladly rectify same if notified. B. C. Matthews, Chairman W. C. Brown, W. E. Wallace, Committee for Newberry County A Quarter Century. olumbia Record, 9th. Col. Elbert H. Aull will round n March 7, a quarter cent'ury of s fice to his community as editor Che Newberry Herald and Ne lonsidered in connection with t act, it is significant thai the cai o which he devotes most editor pace is that of highway improveme wenty-five years of intimate uaintance with the affairs, priv and public, of his people-his exp< nce comprising aljo several terms me of their repr'esentatives in ~eneral assembly-bas convinced I hat Newberry county andi other pa >f South Carolina need nothing qi: o much as they need better roads. Adult Bible Class. The Wesley Adult Bible class entral church will have a Marl Vashington entertain.ment Thursi ~vening at 8 o'clock at Salter's stui n upper Main street. The progr vill consist of songs, recitations nstrumental music. A silv'er off ng will be taken at the door, and reshments will be served free. '] blic is cordially invited. Lent Approaches. The approach of Lent has gi 'ise to the question, propounded he uninformed, as to what Lent [he word is derived from Lenz, of erman, meaning spring. It is eason of fasting before Easter erved by Catholic, Eastern and lican churches. In past times it aid that the length of Lent var ~reatly. One church celebrated eason for one length of time wI nother would possibly choose a 4 erent period. It was finally plac iowever, at 40 days in commemo ion of the fasting of Christ, Eli Lnd Moses. The season is now obse d most strictly for this period. Ash Wednesday. Next Wednesday is a day of c iderable interest. This is the 4 mowa as "Ash Wednesday" and oonsidered quite important by ma ['he day so called is the first day .ent. It obtains its name by rea: >f the ancient custom of sprinkli tshes over the head as a sign of pe nce. These ashes were obtained iurnir:g prrarated palms on Sp'edi:.g Ash Wedrnesd ['his Sundai later became~ known 'Pal w - X '--- - 3torm is S o ha.. . Iren ThL .Ad by Greg he Great, whio . - rom 590 to [phe ay i. injej1.'G;srve ks * TESTING SEED CORN. * * * Clemson Extension Work-Ar. * * ticle 62.* * # in Seed corn which has been stored on through the winter under ordinary rs conditions in Souta Carulina, is often rs thought to need no testing before to planting. But the high price of land ed and the additional expense of replant n- ing the field demand that the progres he sive farmer know more about the air quality of seed that he is to plant, re- The proper time to make the ger is, minating test is about three weeks Lc- before planting, so that if any bad ad, ears are found in the lot and discard .ed ed, the ears which are to take their ay place may also be tested before the Lot seeds are placed in the soil. A convenient sized testing box for ho the average farmer is one that is 24 er inches by 24 inches, and about 4 to 6 er inches deep. This box can be made n- from six inch plank or a soap or vs, starch box sawed down to the desired on depth can be used. This box should ity have a layer of at least two inches of m- wet sawdust packed tightly over. the e. bottom. It will be found convenient in to wet the sawdust in an old qack by :he letting (the sack containing the saw rill dust) soak in warm water for 20 to 30 minutes, so that the sawdustamay have an equal moisture content throughout. Having completed the box, take a piece of white cloth, which should be a little larger than the box, snad mark off one hundred squares 2x2 inches. Number each of these consecutively from 1 to 100, then dip this cloth into ; a bucket of water and stretch it even et ly over the sawdust. er When the tester is complete, take o the ears of corn to be tested and num his her each ear. Then take six kernels ise from each ear, two from opposite ial sides of the butt, two from opposite nt. sides of the middle, and two from op ac- posite sides of the tip. See that no ate two kernels are taken from the same ri- row, and if the butt and tip kernels as are taken one inch from the end of the the ear, this will be an average sam tirn ple. Having taken the kernels from .rts the ear, place them in the square tite which is numbered to correspond to the number of the ear. Allow no two of them to touch, place them with the heart side up, and all of the tips ofpointing in the same direction. When ofgrains from all the ears have -been tha placed in the square which correspond ito the number of the ear from which 10, they were taken, place another spiece am of wet cloth on top of. them and corer. m.this with 2 to 3 inches of wet sawdust. ereThen place the box in some place rwhere it will remain warm. At the 'he end of four days dampen the sawdust again by springling some warm wat er over it. At the end of a week the r.sn tester should be examined by careful by ly removing the sawdust and top is. cloth. The numbers of all squares the which do not show six big healthy the sprouts should be ascertained, and ob- the ears which have the correspond - Ing numbers should not be planted. is J. M. Napier, ied Assistant Professor of Agronomy. ile' Death of MUrs. Elizabeth Shealy. 1if- Mrs. Elizabeth Shealy died at her ed, home near Slighs, on February 15, at ra- the ripe old age of 84 years, 11 months jah and 20 days. She was twice married, rv- first to Jacob Long, and after his death to John Thomas Shlealy. She was the mother of two sons and two daughters, '26 grandchildren, and 42 n- great-grandchildren. She Is survived lay by one brother and two sisters, one is son and two daughters, besides a large fy, circle of other rela,tives and friends, of who mourn her departure. She was son a good neighbor, and a sympathetic. tng friend arid helper -to the sick and - by She was a life-long member of St. the Peter's (Piney Woods) Lutheran ay. church, and died in the triumphs of. as the faith of Christ. Her funeral took aid r ce from har late residenlce, and rwas ecnducted by her pastor, Rev. E.