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||e ^erolD and Jans. r ntered at the Postoffict- 4 "*?wfcrrrr, S. C., as 2*k1 class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR Tuesday, December 23. 1913. We have a communication from Dawkins in regard to the ferry, signed "Citizen of Daw-kins,'' which we will be very glad to print if the writer will only send his name, not for publication but as a guarantee of good faith. There is ifcthing objectionable in the article only we want the name of the writer. There will be no issue of The Herald and News printed on Friday. According to our custom we take off one issue at Christmas. We "wish all our readers a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. ? x We will come to see you again next Tuesday. The boys will be off the greater part of the balance of this week. SALARIES TOO LOW. Within the past month two of the most efficient and competent county superintendents of education in the State, Mr. W. R. Bradley, of Abbeville, j *? _ ^t "Dit+c nf T.nnrpns. ana ivir. ucuiqc j. w- , have resigned their positions in order to engage in other business. The rea\ son asigned is that the salary is inadequate. This only emphasizes the fact that we do not pay our county superintendents of education a sufficient salary to command the best talent unless these officers devote a part of their time to other business. The duties of the office demand the entire attention and time of even the most competent officers, but the State could not expect to secure this without paying i a sufficient salary for the work. There are only a few of the counties in the State in which a living salary is paid. Of course if the superintendent of education only looks upon the office as a disbursing office and simply approves claims and pays an occasional visit to a school, he can devote the greater part of his time to other work, and in that way make a sufficient amount upon which to live, but the people should demand the entire service and time of their superintendent of education, and in order to do so, should pay him a smfficient salary to warrant a competent man in giving his time to the work. CONTEST CLOSES. The contest, which was in The Herald and News office for the. past two months, closed last Friday. The an nouncement of the winners and the prizes is made in another column by the contest manager, Mrs. W. Quince Bullock, who had charge of the contest, endeared herself to all of the contestants and managed the contest with skill and ability. The Herald and News appreciates very fully the excellent work which nro<- Hono hv f-ho vrmnc in SPi ?!UO UVUV WJ WMV J curing subscriptions, aftd wishes that it could give a grand prize to., every \ one of them. The merchants were very nice in this contest, in offering a special prize each week, so that practically all of the contestants secured at some time or other a prize, even if it were a small one. We are convinced, however, that from a financial standpoint, it does not pay the country newspaper to run contests. In order to make them successful and worth the while of the contestants, prizes that cost considerable money have to be gtfen. and when the cost of these is deducted and the commission is paid to the contest manager, there is very little left lor the editor. We have conducted two or three contests, and after each one we have resolved not to conduct any more. Of course the paper gets thoroughly advertised, and the mailing list is very materially increased, but as a rule, contests for country newspapers are failures financially. We are very much pleased, however, that so far as we know, the pnntpst whiVh has just closed, created 110 bad feeling among the contestants, and everyone feels that she had a fair deal and that it was constant and persistent work which resulted in winning the prize. Again we desire to express our ap preciation of the work which was done by all of the young ladies who were j \in this contest. , HVEKTA S POSITION IS BECOMING WORSE The Provisional President of Mexico is Livinir From Hand to Mouth, i i Mexico, Dec. 20.?National impover- j i ishment and an increasing organiza- j tion among scores of rebel bands nave ' reduced the provisional government to what appears to be a desperate sitI uation, but conservative residents of | the federal capital profess to see, in the recent military operations and in j the efforts of Provisional Presi. dent Huerta to secure money, even though in driblets, evidence that the i V-v y-v ~ foil "11 O n V I ^UvaiiinciH 111 aj nut ian iui .uuuj : months, unless some unexpected turn | for the worse occurs. This was pay day for government employes, and in almost all departments there was little delay in meet- . ; ing the payrolls. That the govern1 ment may be unable to ftoat another loan generally is conceded^ by Mexi! cans, but none has lost sight of the I fact that the country .is rich, and I that Gen. Huerta aa a last resort, | would not hesitate to take money j where he can find it. Already a drastic measure has been discussed by the cabinet?tnat of the confiscation of the property of all in: dividuals who are known to have ari i ! rayed themselves against the Huerta , government. The measure has not yet 1 received the full approval of the ministers, but if adopted it will prove a | rich resource. Collections that fall ! little short of being forced loans have I been made in cities outside the capital and Provisional President Huerta's new order for the re-establishment of militia at the expense of the business men generally in the various States is in line with his policy to draw directly from the country tnc revenue neces I j sary from carrying on the war. j The failure of Gen. Pancho Villa | to march south from Chihuahua because of the undesirability of leaving the forces of Gen. Salvador Mercado 'and Gen. Pascual Orozco in his rear; the failure of the rebels to take Tampico; the reoccupation of Torreon by government soldiers, and the presence j at Monterey of 5,000 federal troops are construed by military men as indications that the swinging advance of the rebel army has been slowed up and that from now on, as their cam-1 paign is carried farther into the heart of the republic, their progress must be much- slower. CHILDREN HEL*BED CROSS SEAL SALE. Children are among the most eager ; buyers of Red Cross Seals, and many j | a little boy or girl sets a real example I of generous giving to the "grown-up." | For illustration, a teacher in a Massachusetts school tells of one small, shabby girl who brought in a penny for a seal, and the next day purchased another. She then looked up into the teacher's-face with great satisfaction and asked, naively: "There! How . many people do you tmink that will! cure?" (An urchin in another school, after j hearing the teacher explain about the Christmas seals and :how all the money raised by the sale of them will go toward fighting off the white plague, caiiie to his teacher's desk the next morning and bought a stamp. Then he J lingered, and the teacher inquired f what he wanted to ask her. ' "Will that really go to give n\el cine for sick people and help cure 'on.. ' I inquired. "It will help," was the answer. "Gee, but isn't that fine!" he ex-) claimed, iiis face shining. ( ,Amen, Brother. Wilkinsville Correspondence York News. We can't help but say amen toj Bishop Kilgo's sentiments on football as given in a recent issue of the "News.'' We have read, re-read and read again what he says, and cach time we are more and more convinced i that this able and distinguished di-1 vine is right in his conclusions, taken 1 as a whole. While we admit that a j as reasonable amount of legitimate ex- j j j ercise is conducive to the health of j 1 body and development of muscles in the young men, it is being carried too far in many cases, and tends to j dull, rather than brighten their mental faculties, to say nothing of the state of morals growing out of its extended practice. We would rather have our boys to be familiar with higher mathemat- 1 ics and able to solve the most intri- j +rio-nnnmpfrv and i i caie pruuiems uj logarithms, read Horace and Cicero and be able to write off hand a prize essay on domestic science, or political science than be able to climb the Washington monument, kick a foot- j ball over the Rocky Mountains or survive the rapids of Niagara. i i "Were he so tall as to reach the pole, Or grasp the ocean in his palm, i He should be measured by his soul, For t'is the mind that makes the . man." j THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. College Boys and Girls Home for Christmas?Exercise at Lutheran Church?Personal. Prosperity, December 22.?Prosperity extends hearty good wishes to her young people^wno have been away on/-i ot?o r-nrmncr hrv.np for the Christ CI 11 IX U4 V, vv/**w**3 mas holidays. The following have reached home: From Chicora college?Misses Annie Fellers and Lena Wist. Ffcm Columbia college?Misses Mary Langford, Jessie Lorick, Rosa Mae Mitchell and Mary Lizzie Wise. From Winthrop? Misses Grace B. Reagin, Annie Lee Langford, Eunice Long, Eunice Sheaiy, Hattie Wise, and iC'orrie Long.?From Summerland college?Misses Alda Rae Waeeler, Marie Kohn, Annette Long, Eoline Monts and Agnes Monts. From the Citadel?Mr. Vernon Wheeler. From Clemson college?Messrs. Jim and Elmer Long, and Leslie Singley* From Newberry college?Messrs. R. K. Wise, Joe Long, Holland Bedenbaugfr-^nd Henry Brooks. From Wofford college?Mr. Johnie Langford. From the University of Virginia?Mr. Taylor. From Southern Dental col lege?Mr. Godfrey Harmon, Jr. Froir. Due West iFemale college?Miss Clara Brown. Miss Isoline Wyche who is teaching in Cottey college, Nevado, Mo., reached home Sunday for the yule-tide season. Miss Mary Wheeler, teacher in Colmbia college, Lake City, Fla., is home for the holidays. Miss Ethel Counts, of Darlington, is here for two wreeks' stay to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Counts. Miss Maud Livingston, of Camden, is visiting her sister, ?.lrs. F. E. Schumpert. Miss Mavtha Creighton leaves Tuesday for Rock Hill to spend the glad season wit.i her parents. Mr. W. E. Moseley has returned from a visit to Columbia. Miss Nannie Simpson and Miss Lizzie Duncan ^nd Claude'Duncan. of Grey Court, will spend two weeks wi-.h Mrs. J. K. Crosson. Prof, and Mrs. J. E. Hunter, of Clemso'n college, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Bowers. Mr. J. B. Ballentine will leave Wed-' nesday for Ciiapin for the Christmas' holidays. JVlesrs. C. G. Wyche, of Washington, and C. C. Wyche, of Spartanburg, will spend tne Christmas season' with their parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Wyche. Mrs. T. L. Brown, of Salisbury, N. C., is spending awhile with Mrs. E. 0. Counts. Messrs. C. K. Wheeler, J. B. Ball^niine and L. M. Wise spent Sunday in Ninety Six. and daughter, Ellen are spending the Prof, and Mrs. Lawrence Sease yule-tide with Mr. J. L. Hunter. Mr. F. E. Schumpert visited the furniture factories for which he tratt:?u YT n loot wopV ^ 61 S X~ Ulil ^ \J j AC-COls ?? vv*? Mrs. Lizzie DeWalc leaves Tuesday for Salpda to visit her sister. .Mr. E. 0. Counts, Jr., of Charlotte, will reach home Wednesday for a few days . ( Mr. G. C. Counts has been very successful in raising turkeys, having ^2 eggs from which 21 hatched. He raised 20 and sold the lot for $35.00. The Monticello school will give an entertainment on Tuesday evening, December 23, for the benefit of the I:b"ary. Admission 10 cts. Miss ElizTr iwbini! is simterintendent of ..is . icol and invited all to attend. E. S. Werts, of Memphis, To:.:1.., . visiting his mother. Mrs. Geo. W. Harmon leaves today for several weks stay to Atlanta, Carrolton, Ga., and Birmingham. Miss Louise Fulmer, of Columbia is visiting Mrs. S. J. Kohn. i Mrs. Mary Rawl, f Newberry, is spending awhile with Mrs. J. A. Simp son. Miss Bessie Bowers bas returned from a short visit to Columbia. The Sunday school of Grace church will have their; Christmas exercises on Thursday evening. The following program will be rendered: Song. Scripture reading. Prayer. Welcome?Grace Sease. Song?[Away in a Manger. n ' ~ X ~ ~ A V1 TW-> 0'!rl C l_yj] riSLIIIctS -ICJUSnc -ninRecitation Ruth Hunter. Song?Lo in a Manger. Pantomine^Xearer My God to Tly?e. Song. Rcitation?Celeste Singley. Offering. Distribution of gifts. Doxology. \ Benediction. Th Tennesonian Literary Society. The Tennesonian literary society, of Silverstr^et Graded school, met Friday, December 19, 1913, and held its second election, this being time for election. The following officers were elected.. President?Miss Gladys Stilwell. Vice president?Miss L<oomis Jtserry. Recording secretary?Mr. Raymond : Blair. I Corresponding secretary?Mr. Maffett Fant. | First and second reporting critic? I Mr. Osborne Long and Mr. John Yer non Havird. Prosecuting Critic?Miss Elmina Long. Caaplain?Miss Rosa Belle Hamm. Executive committee?Miss lx>o:nis T > AMvrr A Tic-r. VlniinQ T i >n or \T r ; JilCO UiUUllU wuv. Raymcnd Blair. The newly elected officers will be installed* at the first meeting afte.' Christmas by the cnaplain. The society is making good progress as the children all seem to very much intProctoH in thp T1PW WOrk. | We want to make our school and society a success. j This being the first form of society in our school, the children do rei markably well. The height of our ambition -s to ; become useful men and women and peaceable citizen. I We always welcome visitors. The next meeting will be held the first iFiiday in January, 1914. THOSE WHO PLAY THE FOOL. Hon. Geo. B. Cromer's Address at Y. M. C. A. Meeting. I News and Courier, 15th. At the Y. M. C. A. Men's meeting yesterday afternoon the Hon. George B. Cromer, of Newberry, spoke to a large ' and attentive audience. His subject was "Playing the Fool." Thev speaker declared that not only individuals piayed tne fool, but nations as well. He divided his subject into several di visions: i First, The man or community trying to deceive God is playing the fool, lie said. He mentioned Saul and Samson as men who reaped the consequences of such. I Second. The man or community trying to get rid of a message by killing I the messenger is playing the fool. Third. The 'man or community trusting in material power and prosperity is playing the fool. j Before closing he undertook to show from the Gospel of St. Matthew how as Jesus said, the man who builded his I house upon the sand is like unto a foolish 'man, .and the man who builded his house upon the rock was wise. Next Sunday Mr. H. 0. Williams, of i New York, will be the speaker. As to The Laurens Advertiser. This reporter has a warm place in iiis heart for the two excellent Laui We wish customers ; happy New 1 larger port I promise tha their patron 1 11 treated witr vailed befor There ar< I Time yet tc lection of C elties. * Bett Mayej 1 The 4 RAICIIIA Absolute Absolutely has. Many mixtures substitutes for I (baking powder composition or c so wholesome e nor will make Royal is the only Bi from Royal Grape i i i ; rens papers, the Herald and the Ad- i j vertiser, as they are papers "with | which he had something to do'' while living in Laurens among her good people, whom he likes and with whom he got along so well. The Advertiser this reek is a spienaia numDer. n contains many fine points. Among the good things it says remember the cle:ks and delivery boys and delivery horses during the rushing season, and we are glad that the Advertiser doesn't spell Christmas Xmas. Which is j enough to make it yell out "Glory be/' I as it does in another place. One of the , best things it says is' this. "No one I thing does more harm to a city than' j for its own people to run off and | spend their money with others when j the home folks can supply their needs. Trade at home." To this we echo: j "Glory be.'' It gets off another good one, which is reproduced eisewnere in The Herald and News. ???? I Two large orchards, side by side, j brought much profit to Farmer Turmut, and much trouble. ' For the1 orchards were considered fair game by the youth of the village, and thei two orchards are harder to watch than one. One day looking from one orchard to the other, Turmut saw a small YCHRIS each and ever ? a merry Christ Year. We wis] ion of prosperi t those who fa\ iage after Chrisl i the same court e Christmas. * mnvp ?fin ^ IVYU niVA w > see us and ma hristmas presen er Goods for Same Mc s' Book House of 1,000 Ti 11111 mmmm 1 iiihiiiiii ?\M (7 Pare S i ; no efsfssSiiuio g are offered as ?oyal. No other is the same in :ffectiveness, or tnd economical. such fin^ food. r aking Powder made Cream of Tartar L | boy slip down a tree, and uttering a word of warning to another imp | still up among the apples, ran off. Turmut reached that tree in record time. "Got yer this time!" he roared to the boy almost hidden among the leaves/ "Come down!" 1 / "Getting no answer, and not being in a hurry he sat down and waited. Time passed, and still he waited un: til a corvant hrrmP"ht T*?im a notfi that ! had just been dropped through the letter box. He did not wait after he had read it, as follows: to ! "Some, people as apples, some as [sence. You bin watchin a pare of 1 1 trousis stuffed with straw, and we J I bin gettin' your apples from the other ; orchard. Grate victory for sense\" I She was very stout and must have Weighed nearly three hundred pounds. She was learning roller skating, when she had the misfortune to fall. Several attendants rushed to her side, i j but were unable to raise her at once. j I une saiu suulu. "We'll get you up ail right, Madam. Do not be alarmed." "Oh, I'm not alarmed at all, but A your floor is so terribly lumpy." 1 I . And then from underneath came a j Ismail voice wiich said: "I am not a lump, I am an attendant" iii mivin I . im i ? ' * . y one of our % mas and a , 1 b for each a ' 9 i ty, and we 1 ror us with if tmas will be I esy that pre- I i * ll pping days. I ike your se- I , ts and nov- 11 )ney. Store, L kings. ||