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aed- slwsw$ >c "Rrif-fkrwl at flip. PostoffiCf -* v * -m\t 4)erry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, March 5, 1912. What matters it if a bill be sent to the Secretary of State or not. If the governor holds one more than three days without his signature while -the legislature is in session it becomes law without his signature and sending it to the Secretary of State has nothing to do with the question. Unless, of course, it should b-? held in i the governor's office indefinitely. Columbia is agitating the question of) c? 4-U ~ frnm thp a rest, roum iui cue io-vuv-o ^ v4.i town and country. There is nothingj so valuable to a town as a good and comfortable rest room. It is a convenience and a comfort. Newberry has the best arangement fnr a ormvenient and commodious rest Toom of any city we know. The old court house building should be used exclusively for public purposes. The I entire lower floor "should be turned into a public library and rest room and the upstairs should oe usea as a public hall for county conventions, meetings of the farmers and other public gatherings, and the rooms should not be rented at all to private parties. Then provision should be made for the proper care of the rooms and building. Such a convenient and comfortable building can not be secured in any other part of the city. To tear the building down would oe a waste of property that would cost thousands of dollars to replace. Why not every one unite on making this an ideal place for public purposes? It can be done 4f the proper authorities will take the matter "<n hand. The grounds around the building should be parked and the rest of the puuiic square paved and we wouia then have one of the prettiest public squares in the State, and one of the most convenient and comfortable rest rooms and libraries anywhere, and a property that would be the pride of the city and county. And at the same time it would be a great cmofort and convenience to our lady friends from fVl A' +TT WHAT IS THE ISSUE! Under the head of "Bleasism" the News and Courier carries the following double-leaded editorial: "Protest is made against the disposition already evidenced in more than one county of South Carolina to bring out next summer Blease and antiBlease tickets; but why should any one object to this being done? What plsr indAAri is thprp fnr fJnvprrmr Blease and his friends to do? His dictatorship has been flouted by every departm-snt of the State government, save one, which does not shine by contrast, and in the general assembly his vetoes have been overriden by wholesale, his lawless preachments have met with sharp and dignified rebuke and the most extraordinary measures have been deemed necessary for the protection of legislation from his ruthless hand. "The issue is clearly drawn and it is the issue of Bleasism. If the governor believes that he can be re-elected why should he not endeavor to have elected with him State officers who will do his bidding and a legislature which kill answer to his every whim? What other possible course is there before him? His present position must be intolerable. He surely would not wish to perpetuate it for another two years." As we see it, and as we believe a majority of the people see it, it is not an issue of "Bleasi^m," but an issue of o /)nol thnl itiii yiaj auu a. aviuaie ucai, auu wai. is going to be the issue above all others in the coming campaign. The friends of the governor have not made the issue of Blease ant anti-Blease tickets for the legislature, but the thing has been suggested by those who are fighting Blease, and fighting him whether fairly or unfairly, and taking everything that may be twisted against him and printing it in black tviw wViilo h i/1 i ncr on villi ii?? that misrnt be considered as favorable to him. Th'iT i? the way the people are lookj,. ? . ir The people may be mistak- j en, but that is ihe w >y they see it. We believe it is a fact that a great many of those in the legislature now will not go back even if they stand for re-clection, but it will not be so much an issue of Blease as an issue of fair play and a square deal. The people of South Carolina believe in I giving the der<l his dues and unless i we are mistaken they will be found doing it. We do not endorse by a long ways all that Blease has said and done, but we do believe in a square deal and fair play, and that Blease has not had from the press of the State nor from the present legis! lature. We wonder why the city dbuncil has not passed a license ordinance for 1912. It may be that the city is in such gopd financial conditio.i that it does not need the income from the license ordinance. We have not heard that such an ordinance was passed for this year. DO THEY KNOW? Senator Strait, who stood by the Bleatoes is from Ira B. Jones' county of Lancaster. Maybe "there's a reason" as C. W. Post would say.? Anderson Daily Mail. We heard the senator say not so long ago that the Bleatoes would certainly carry Lancaster county in the primaries the coming summer. We do not know whether he knew what he was talking about or not.?Newberry ; Jtieraia ana i\ewc>. There are some people, too, Brother | Aull, who are talking it that the goverI nor will not carry Newberry county this summer. We do not know whether they knew what they were talking ; about or not.?Greenville Piedmont. We are not surprised that people are "talking it" We would-'say, however, that Brother Aull does not know what Newberry county will do the coming summer, and has made no effort to find out. If we were to express an opinion, however, it would I he that there will be very few changes in this county. You must remember, also, that all three of the | candidates for governor are from New! berry, and no doubt will claim Newberry ::or their own this summer. * * * THE IDLER. * * I noticed in a paper that I was | reading the other day where a man I f?nmmittpd suicide or died from the ef fects of drinking too much water. Just think of that I think we better ask our legislature to pass a bill prohibiting the drinking of water. It might be possible it seems to me for a man j to be killed from eating a Charleston j waffle, or one of those square meals i in the city of Columbia, but who would i ever have dream-ed that a man could j kill himself by drinking water. I exI tViof n-ofar ViOrfl -nrvf hppn nnnlvZAfl l/UUt ?Y tl 1>V^X iiUU HUl/ WW** v?iAv*,*^ wvv? and possibly it contained some sort of modern germ, or had bacteria in it of some kind. I say that a man might be intemperate in the use of a Charleston waffle or a, Columbia square meal, but the idea of being intemperate : in the use of water?the very idea is preposterous to my mind. I reckon it is true after all that we may be intem| perate in the use of other things besides beer and kindred beverages. The following from Frank Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution is very | good and I want to pass it on. I reckon he won't object: x ne juuuuuui x icuiuaiu^iii. "De only time when some folks | won't have no doubts 'bout which way i ter travel," said Brother Williams, "is i i ! when de roads fork at de Last Gate? : one leadin' ter de big settin'-room in ; de Mansion, an' de yuther ter de hot kitchen whar de fire is blazin' day an' ! night. In de words of de hymn: [ \ " 'All de time a-whippin' De devil roun' de stump, ! Can't swim de river An' de fence too high ter jump; All de time a-sayin' * De lion's in de way, An' never whippin' up de hoss Ter make him come ter hay.' "All of which is so, an no disputin' it. Ef you doubts dat you'll git yo' dinner you'll never hear de bell ring, ! an' ef de hill looks too high ter climb you'll sho' be snowed under in de valley, an' ef you don't set up nights wid 'em 'twel dey lowers de street car fare some er you'll never git a ride!" ?o? Now, I have never doubted that I f j wns going to got my park i:i Newberry j and because I have not mentioned it in 1 a long time is no reason for any one to conclude that I have given up the fight. I am not a quitter and never . give up a fight. I can't b? discouraged. T nr\r\'t L-nnir +Vi.a mooninor r\f flip Wfirrl -A VIUII K- I\1JU " tliV Vi i*?v v ? v* which spells quit or the one which ' spells give up. It takes a long time ; to accomplish things in seme communities, and I know this is one of those communities, but by keeping ev-erlast- . ingly at it brings success in more ways than one. The spring time will soon bp hero and then we will .ill wish we i had that park, but we won't have it. Maybe we will start th-e-n, or maybe our rich people will want to wait a little while longer, and we will have i to wait on them, for it takes money to do things. I never knew the value of money until it was too late to do m->' any good, and I am too old now J;o } think about ever having any, but IJ would like to see those who have bee.i i more fortunate let me help them to do i some good deed with their money that ' will live after they are gone, for be sure that you can't take any more 1 money with you than I can. Let every| body wake up now and do something. i mere are 101s ui uimgs to uu ana an | you need is to get up and do them. The editor sends me word that an 1 old lady told him to tell me that a number of ladies had told this old lady \ j that they were tired of reading my ! sermons, and that they wanted me to! do something to help them, the ladies, ] they could hear the preachers preach ion Sunday. Well, now that is some-ij | thing, isn't it? And I hav^e bean so ; proud of my sermons, too, and really I thought everybody else was looking for them with eagerness and would be | . ; ! disappointed when they didn't come. : That is the way of the world. It doesn't 1 want that which will do it the most I, 'good. I suppose they want*me to ; pitch into something or somebody. That is what most people call doing j something when you write for a paper. I Well, just g:'.ve me a chance. I This reminds me of a paragraph I | read in a book the other day. It was I speaking about the duties of the edi-, tor" of a daily paper. It applies to: newspaper writers who try to do some- ! thing. Here it is, read it: "Deeper; than the grind of the routine detail, was the constant opposition and adverse criticism to which his newspaper, like every other one, was inces- j santly subjected. It has long been a trite observation that no reader of j any newspaper is so humble as not j to be outspokenly confident that he j could run that paper a great deal bet- j ter than those who acutally are run- i ning it. Etfery upstanding man who t pays a cent for a daily journal con-! j siders that he buys the right to abuse j I it, nay incurs the manly duty of abus- 1 ing :t. Every editor knows that the j I highest praise he can expect is silence, j | If his readers are pleased with his re- j mants, tney noDiy ren am nam cum-, ment. But if they disagree with one jot or little of his high speed dissertations, he must be prepared to have quarts of ink squirted at him forthwith." And so it goes. We take de! liglr: in faultfinding but never think j | a word of commendation worth while, i I dcn't mind criticism, if it be honest ! criticism that comes from difference of views and opinions. But I despise this little carping gossip which can I come only from little1 minds arid dwarfed souls. I don't want every one ; to agree with me. I don't like to be too unanimous. But lets do something. I I will help in any worthy cause. The Idler. STATEMENT i Of the condition of the Bank of I 1'Prosperity, located at Prosperity, S. j C., at the close of business February j : 20, 1912: Resources. I 7 nono on/? rliennnt $1 flfin ftd I i-ivauo uiiu uiowii ul . . . yx?v,vw.v * : Overdrafts.* 7,682.92 : , | Bonds and stocks owned by th? bank 1,000.00 Furniture and fixtures. ... 2,000.00 . Banking house 2,000.00 Other real estate owned .. 3,">00.00 ! Du-a from banks and bankI ers 41,237.05 i Currency 2,480.00 Gold 235.00 j Silver and other minor coin 1,522.97 ;Checks and cash items. ... 631.61 Total $182,355.19 j Liabilities | Capital stock paid in ? 25,000.00 j | Surplus fund 2,000.00 ! Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid 5,775.96 i Individual deposits subject to check 140,489.23 ! Cashier's checks 90.00 ; . Total $182,355.19 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Newberry?ss. Before me came J. F. Browne, cashi 1 IT 1 Newberi I Every day \ If new goat PYnrpss K?in W P^?L SAO Newest of t turned fron in plenty oi etc. Our R budding ou flowers and i I serve you b spring Oxfo dren. Doi Women, YV a "The I ier of the above named bank, who, be- , ing duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the boo^s of said bank. J. F. Browne. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2nd day of March, 1912. A. B. Wise, (L. S.) Notary Public. Correct Attest: S. S. Birge, Geo. Y. Hunter, Jacob S. Wheeler, Directors. NOTICE. The regular annual meeting of the rvl A nf C*/-\y?n tm+tt T r\CK n QTlH OLU\>n.lJLUIUCA ^ V/JL IS^VUIIUJ, vaava Investment company will tie held in the office of the company, 1219 Boyce street, Newberry, S. C., Thursday afternoon, March 14, 1912, at 5 o'clock. J. N. McCaughrin, 3-5-2t. Secretary. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. Notice is hereby given that I will make a final settlement of the estate of Bertha Lep. Banks, nee Bertha Lee Hendrix, in the Probate Court for Newberry County, South Carolina, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, on the 6th dE.y of April, 1912, and will immediately thereafter apply for a final discharge as the guardian of the person and estate of the said minor. T. C. Banks, Guardian. Newberry, S. C., March 2, 1912. 3-5-4t-ltaw. NOTICE OF ELECTION. WHEREAS, one-third of the resident electors and a like proportion of t.ie resident free-holders of the age of twenty-one years, of Utopia School , District, No. 10, of Newberry County, , State of South Carolina, have filed a petition with the County Board of Education of Newberry County, South Carolina, petitioning and requesting ' that an election be held in the said School District on the question of re- I ; pealing one mill of the special annual j ; tax of two mills heretofore voted, le-! : vied, and collected 011 the property located in the said School District. ! : XOW, THEREFORE, the undersign- ! ( ed, composing the County Board of, 1 * Education of Newberry County, South , ! Carolina, do hereby order the Board ! < of Trustees of the said School District, ; Xo. 10 (Utopia School District) to hold i 1! p. ulu: ii a naiuwd ry's Greatest the trains bring car is for the Big Sto igsus package and bi he New. Miss Ris< i the north, where s f beautiful Hats, 1 Millinery Departmen t with all the beaut y I* O # <> P fill I UCllO* V/Ulll^) ?V/L nil etter than ever bef rds for Men, Worn? jglas for Men, Lai ralton for Children. II A 71 1.* ill & naiuwc Home of The I / ' X Dir.fi, 1 ItlU Beautify yo a very small Special for I 50 cent Pict /?-% r\ JiV v 9\oo A/fv k/wv jl> t ja* jr Bay Better Goods Foi MAYES'S | THE HOUSE OF A ' 8 , . | an election 011 the said question of repealing one mill of the two mill tax heretofore voted, levied and collected on the property in the said School District, which said election shall be held at Utopia School house, in the said School District, No. 10, on Friday, March 29, 1912, at which said election I the polls shall be opened at 7 o'clock; * J - -i A in the forenoon, ana ciosea ai t r>'clcck in the afternoon. The mem- j t>ers of the Board of Trustees of said : School District shall act as managers Df said election. Only such electors is reside in said School District and return real or personal property for . ILH?aOUIKaHHHHHHraH? inger's Store I . after car I re. Every I in die of the er has reihe bought f frimmings, t is again iful spring 3 Big Store ore. New n and ChilFrance for y ' 1 infTHV Q UlgU o Best" _ _____ > ? 4 res irr hnmp at ? ? cost. , Wednesday r ures at lents | ' Window ' The Same Price At / J STORE i 11L I I Kf JL VA1U rHOUSAND THINGS I taxation, and who exhibit their tax receipts and registration cetificates as required in general elections shall be * allowed to vote. Electors favoring a repeal of the said tax shall cast a ballot containing the word "yes" printed or written thereon, and each elector opposed to slich repeal shall cast a ballot containing the word "no" writ ten or printed thereon. Given under our hands and seals on February 29, 1912. E. H. AULL, f E. O. COUNTS, County Board of Education of Newberry County, South Carolina. 'TV ,