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A LONG EXPERIENCE AS A s NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT i ] The Former Bachman Chapel and I n- ' ion Academy Representative of j 1 The Herald and News. ; i I ] !. (By T. J. Wilson.) ! Editor Anil tells me that he in- ( tends having another reunion of his i i 1 correspondents, not a face-to-face reunion, as we once enjoyed about 10 ( or 12 years ago at the home of the ( editor, with such a dinner as will nev- ( er be forgotten by this correspondent. | I 2 "We have hanging upon our wall a ; picture of the group of correspondents ! present at this occasion, and sad indeed-it is to realize that out of the 11i in number two have crossed over the river and are awaiting a reunion in a Tiit/hpr rinv (Tint has no end. And an other sadness follows to know that the ! < T. J. WILSON1. ; 1 ( hands that helped to prepare and serve j the dinner for this occasion are now , forever still and the voice that gave lis such hearty welcome, which added , so much more to the enjoyment of the occasion than any other feature of the f day, is now silent. But we must rise f beyond these sorrows. God's ways are s not our ways, and we must not wonder at his dealings. I do rot intend to c J 1 V.+ eimnhr Tiro T1 f i maKe tms a saa usuuci, uul x to show that I have a feeling within that never allows me to forget my dear friends. T Now I must get back to my sub- c ject. The editor has asked me as one {, of the old retiring correspondents, to q contribute something to an extra edi- j a tion of his paper, which will celebrate ? his twenty-fifth anniversary as editor of The Herald and News. I inquired of him what I must write about and . 11 he replied, "Just any subject you de sire." So you see ne nas given we a i a vide territory, and I hope to be excused in my rambling thoughts. n It was once a pleasure for me to t write for the press, but since age and t disease have crawled upon me I find i ? that my mind is not nearly so active o as it once was, and instead of a pleas- t ure it has i lrr.ost become a burden ? for me to write. i v I will give a few outlines of my past I d experience as a newspaper correspond- j n ent. ' t The first article I remember writing | ' ! h for public print was to a paper published at Prosperity known as the s Prosperity Press and Reporter, then 0 edited by F. V. Capers. Of course-, I j ^ was not acquainted with the rules and J ^ regulations of journalism; so I wrote ' I on both sides of a sheet, and I sup-j ? pose that this first little effort fell into i S the waste basket. After this I was' rJ notified of the fact that it was against d newspaper rules to publish anything; ^ written on both sides of a sheet. This : a was somewhat of a stunner, to a be-; ^ ginner, whose book culture was limit- | ^ i ti < ed to the extent of mine, tnougn j,vj picked up courage and tried it again, j ^ and the next time my few scattering 53 I words were honored, and this was j a quite encouraging. So I became a cor- jT 'respondent for this little paper for n about two years. During this time I met with many discouragements. At a one time I remember that one of my r: "brothers advised me to stop writing a for the newspaper, that he had heard s of several who were criticising my n letters. This had but little effect on j any determination to become a corres- b ijon-lent or the public press. I had o "Jong since realizcu the fact that it was I * V?TT ATim j 11 only inu'ae \v;.o siwu uv wui v<iU ? -convictio.is who ever became benefac- j o tors in any capacity in life. j ti Owing to the pressure of my farm i P work, I was kept very busy during the <3ay, and my only time to write and j a study was at night?and I want to say! v ' to those who have no experience along j h this line that writing for the public j 1 press is a whole lot like work. I have 1: spent many a still hour alone at night, s sitting at my desk vvhiie the rest of c my family were peacefully taking their r sweet hours of slumber, straining my r eyes, straining my mind, and, in fact, t straining my whole nervous system,: in order that I might be able to say at least something that would interest "he reading public. It might be well iiere to ?say that it has never been my i*i + C+1-1^ Kncrinn i n <r of 111 V LiilCIXWWH 1IV1U uvt,'"""-;, ---? I lewspaper correspondence ever to seek notoriety, public honor or to be : called smart; but it has been quite ncouraging to me to have some of, the most intelligent men and women i :>f our county to compliment my articles. I have suffered criticism upon criticism. But it is only the man who takes a stand against sin who creates j i public sentiment, and for this reason j [ have from time to time, in discussing public issues, met with opposition. Controversy after controversy I have! had to contend with. While I never i sought a controversy, yet I never dodg- i ed an issue, and I made it a rule to hew to the line and "let the chips fall \ where they may." I have had different! Dnes to say to me, "How can you find j so much to write about?" I asked a minister of the Gospel once how he managed to preach when called upon i at an unexpected time, when he was ! possibly unprepared. He replied, "I | just jump on the drunkard ard ride ! him out." So always when I wouia sit down to write and find myself "out f soap," as the saying goes. I would just jump on my old friend "Kay," of Prosperity, and ride him out. But let me tell you one thing, Kay was just i i is good a rider as I was, and he never : 3id find out how much trouble he gave ! me at times. I remember once when I spoke of the seven wonders of the world and called it seven wonders of :he Bible, Kay took me up and asked ne to please show where the seven ivonders could be found in the Bible. I saw directly where I had said "crow," md my only chance of getting out was i| .0 stick to the word "crow." If you j i ~ ^-nrViJ-n fho. rlovil arnnnd ! " V CJL saw <X man "my Ult u. vv.? , I ho stump for a while it was "Chips," | is I was then writing under the nom le plume of "Chips," and there isn't my doubt that numbers of people nev?r did find out who was right after we inished the discussion. But to let the mblic better understnd, our controversies were always of a friendly naturie, U'd we never did disagree upon any [uestions of vital interest to the pubic. Aftet' the discontinuance of my conlection as correspondent with the >ro?perity Press and Reporter, I be- j ame a correspondent for The Herald j nd News. and also tor tn.-; isewoerry ' bserver, but I was with The Herald nd News about fifteen years of the won ty-six in mention i At the beginning of my feeble efforts j s a newspaper correspondent, I made { t a rule to report such things as I new to be facts, and when I found nything was just not as I had repreented it to b-e- I was always ready to lake the ^necessary corrections?alhough my articles were always open ' o honest criticism. A good many of ; he readers of today can call to mem- . ry the-year 1888, when Ben Tillman . iegan his political career. And for . he next twelve or fifteen years there ^ ? -TJ X. ?? ,-J rere "not times m tne oia iowu, auu j on't you forget it. The newspaper ever went begging for news. I think . hat it was during this time that Edior Aull got so full of news that he ad to change from a weekly to a emi-weekly. But I don't want to think 1 f those bitter days, when the whole s tate was in a perfect turmoil of an- c ?r. In those days hell hadn't only j * broke loose in Georgia," but it was!t oing like a roaring lion throughout A outh Carolina, seeking whom it might evour. It is a blessing that the Lord ) idn't call upon more of us then than j i e did to give an account of our stew- ; \ rdship on earth. I remember some! t riter about the midst of this political t eat sprang the question: "Can a poli- j t ician be a Christian?" I answered in c le affirmative, yes. But if it had r een changed so as to have read: "Can = successful politician be a Christian," c would have answered in the negative, i o. j 2 i We should pn.ise God from whom 6 11 blessings flow that the State has isen above this turmoil of bitterness f nd trust that it may never become so ^ mall again that any other one man ^ lay be able to put it in his packet. ? Mr. Editor, in my present age I have 5 ecome somewhat hard to start, and \ nee I get started; hard to stop when i become interested; so when you find ' x aat I've said enough, you may just cut ] ut the rest. But I started to men- , ion something about the printing t ress and The Herald and News. j 1 When he reader who has never had s ny experience in composing and ! - rriting for +he public press picks up j ] .is newspaper to read he doesn't rea- j 1 ize the fact that every column, efery j ] ine and every word of print upon that ? heet cost some one something pliysi- ] ally, mentally, intellectually and fi-j< lancially. Th?re are few people who j i ealize and appreciate to the full ex-11 ent what a great benefactor the print- j 1 Classy, (if f 1^ i ! i::l ^ ?, : f ' f$||?&^V* - > - v vi^ jjjj Stetson Hats $3. difference betwc lent qualities in Our SPRIN efforts of all pasi Ewar ;ng press is to the world. Yes, there isn't anything'in the line of modern invention to equal the printing pres?. [t is a legalizer, moralizer, Christain:zer and civilizer of the world. The progress of the whole world is hanging upon the hinges of the printing press. I don't suppose there ever has been n the history of the world such a stride of progress in the same length )f time as there has been during the ast 25 years, and beyond all doubt he printing press is the helm of the ' vhole machine. I must say for Editor Aull that his las been equal in merit and ability t? my,other periodical published that ias come under my observation. Edi or Au 11 has played his full hand along he line of progress, thrift and enerprise in matters national, State and :ounty, but his home city comes in for nore than an equal share of his per;istence in this direction. There is no loubt that the rapid success and prog ess of the city of Newberry is due to t large extent to the long and untiring 'fforts of Editor Aull's pen. Notwithstanding these long twentyive years of the editor's wearisome lays and nights of hard study and vork to keep up his paper to a high ;tandard, we know with reason that le has met with many stumbling )locks. There are stumbling blocks n the way of every individual, and the nan who never runs against a stumbing block is the man who is doing ow little fnr thp imbuildine and bet ;erment of his country. There are nen in every community who are stumbling blocks to the growth and 1 envelopment of everything that might naterialize for the betterment of, themselves, especially if it is not a plan of their own. They never have i good word for anything that hap- j pens, but they can always tell of ev- j =ry mistake a man makes, and if you ?ive attention to everything you hear them say you would soon conclude1 that everything was growing worse' i Snrinff C ine F oot Raanv TaiWai p T-IHERES no the fact th present time t more men weari I tailored clothes UC1U1C. Ill Athletic Cut < ^ the great impro1 style, fit and fin: ticularly mark there are e( . i ? tiveiy iew men afford to disdain :en ATHLETIC C( made-to-measure g (G and SUMMER : t seasons. t-Perrj "UP-T O-THE-MIN and the devil would soon have full pos-} session of the whole earth. If you j mention an.v enternri<o that is fr?r thft ? good of the whole community, un-1 less th-ey can see where they will be directly and personally benefited, they will open fire against you and try to ; blow up the whole plan. I only make mcintinn nf a fpw fnrtc in rplnfirm t.0 I chronic kickers, who must assuredly : lead a miserable life, for no one can ; get much peace and enjoyment out of j life who is always looking for trouble! < and can see no good in anything. It is j ; not our intention, though, to discuss: the evil part of man, and we are proud j i to know that there are but few just \ i such stumbling blocks as above men-t tioned in our towns and country. j I want to say a word of encourage- , ment to any one, young or old, whose . aspirations are centred in the up- ( building of their country, either socially, morally or financially. Never be discouraged when you run against one , of these stumbling blocks. First, be sure you are right, and then stand by i your own convictions, and let the devil and all of his angels war against you , J T " ill ~ "frvr? it anu i win give juu uw .-5 ui^ .??. that you will come out more than con- queror in the end. j Now, in conclusion, I want to say something to the young beginners in : journalism. I want to give you a text to live by just as long as your mem- ; ories are fresh and your intellect is : apt and bright. This is the text: "Study for improvement rather than ' amusement." I have learned more 1 si-irp T began to communicate to the : public press than I did in all of my school days. In other words, it has been the greatest schooling I ever had.1 So talve up your spare hours and apply them to special thoughts ttiat you j may think to be of some interest to the ' public. Always be honest in what you ; say. Never advocate a plan against j your own convictions just to please soma one else. You will meet with many hard problems to solve, espe-, ciallv if you enter into anv measures t 1 .1 1 Homes ^ <: disputing at at the / ;here are /I ng ready- jM than ever Jji Clothes 1? It '?ment in M isn is par- /|/jg ed?and jwA jmpar a. who can Pficej l the price $15.( 3LLEGIAN Cloth a.L iiiciiid. SHOWING far e: r Com IITF. DFAIF.RS" pertaining to the public good. When you meet with anything in your way never borrow words or sentences from any one 'else to help you out It is much easier to copy than compose, but would that be fair? Would your brain grow any stronger by this method? Your first problem may seem very hard, but go to work with your own mind and intellect and make the very best out of it you can, and take my advice and afterwards every one that somes up will be -easiest When old age crawls upon you, you can look back over your life with feelings of satisfaction that you Jiave spent your spare hours in studying for improvement and not amusement. Now to the editor: Mr. Editor, take care of your correspondents. If the article of the young beginner seems iv^r so insignificant, don't cancel about half of it; just take out the broken ^ f Vi o miconollino' rmrtp ?? U 1 UO) 1 CVt UUV/ UilCU w" \>> tuate properly, and give it complimentary head lines. All this is very encouraging to the young beginner and svill strengthen him to make his next article more interesting, and when your journalism has come to a close you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have been running an institution systematically engaged in the instruction and training of the young. In co-operation there is both strength and joy. The pain and care in training the intellect of others is inspiring to any one, and no words of praise can emphasize the good that you have \ done along this line. I am speaking j from a personal standpoint. Now, in conclusion, may your life b-? full of happiness, your intellect grow brighter, your mind broader, until you have reached another twentyfifth anniversary of newspaper life, are the last wishes of your old retiring ! correspondent. ier. A pretty stenographer means an 1 early marriage.?News and Courier. I / j Rantfe From X) to $30.00 les and equivasceeds our best ffi tiWrm SB BM J FORMER FOREMAN OF THE HERALD AND NEWS OFFICE Mr. W. A. Fulmer Wishes the Paper 4 Long Life and Much Prosperity. Mr. W. A. Fulmer, now foreman of 4-Vi ^ c nAAm Af fVio <^1 t*m Vkia TVo11 v * liiti pi ess iouiii uj. uil ^jiuiuuiu pnn^^" Record, was a member of The Herald and News force from August, 1890, to W. A. FULMER. November, 1903, and during several years of that time was foreman of j the shop. He writes: I "May The Herald and News live long and prosper is the sincere wish of one of the old employees." A Bright Idea. Chicago Tribune. "I should like to open an account at the bank, if you please." "We shall be glad to accommodate you madam. What amount do you wish to deposit. "Oh, but I mean a charge account, such as I have at the big dry goods s stores.