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J 1 fa VOLUME in, XUMBEB JTEWBERBY, S. C? THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1914. TWICE A WEEK, 9LM A TEA* t<8> <$> ?> THE IDLER. * > <8> I >r\ rr>v Tact .nrHplp T asked YOU. deaf reader, to think on these lines until jou heard from me again. I am afraid you have forgotten them so I am going to quote them again. L#isten. Read. Think: ! ^ "Believe not each accusing tongue As most weak persons do, But still believe that story wrong IVVlhich ought not to be true." / Yah arp riot ^nin? to admit that you are a weak person by believing every accusing tongue, and yet if you will stop to think you will be forced to conclude that it is the weak person as a rule tO?at is ready to believe each r accusing tongue whether the story is true or not and prefers to believe what is not true. 0, poor, weak huIman nature. How we love to roll the sweet morsel of slander under our tongues. And if we would just roll it there and let it remain it [wouldn't make so much difference but ve roll it there and we roll out to other tongues and they roll it on and on and like a ball of snow the more you roll tie bigger it gets. I notice that some the papers are saying if Manning were governor there would be no race meet in Charleston in December, and I reckon there will be no liquor selling in Charleston in January and foe other + Wn 4- n t?a */% fill /Vn* O TV/1 tllQ f" I_ <--Ll<a - aic w niiu?, uuu ^ there will be no stealing and no killing and no gambling and no swindling and no lying and no bearing false witness and we will all be good little children. Mr. Manning is going to ihave a full grown man's job on 'tis lands i: he makes all the people good and all at once and if he enforces all j the laws. If he does and the juries convict we will soon fill up the penitentiary again. All good people should j bold up his hands and bid fcim god- j speed in the bringing aoout law ana order?I believe that is what we want. According to the solicitor of this circuit there is less crime in Xew berry than there was When he first came on the circuit. But if we don't get what we want we will pass a law. P| That's the way to get It. I'll bet ny last summer's panama?there you are I'm offering to violate the law myself?but I'll risk a bei on my old rnat that the very best men in this town of Newberry and tee loudest in their acclaim for law and order violate | I some law or ordinance every day tney come down town. They*,may be do s.- not do so intentionally, but there are so many blamed laws to regulate our conduct in this 20tc' century advanced civilization that ycu just can't "help being a violator of law. Now I hear thai every one nearb*has to pay some sort of war tax and I'll bet again that half of t'".:e people *?-?* "U mo K1 a rl r\ ri rvt Irn/vrv t li a r tv> iiVJ <3.1 C iiauic UU UUI, JVUV > vuut. they are liable to this tax and no doubt will have to pay a penalty for their ignorance. The newspapers, of course, s-ould publish all the information about this special tax for the ' love o.' doing it, while the government employs a lot of pets to go around *t a big salary to collect it and put the penalty on. Xo, I will take back the word "pets" because all the men of the department of whom I have heard are clever young gentlemen and I'- I am pleased that they have a job. Then Gov. Heyrward is a fine man, sc I have been to^d, and I have no dc ,'>t it is correct.1"" But really I Lave litard i lot o:" people making inquiry about mis war tax, or whaever they call it, and t'.'.ey want to obey the law but they don't exactly know what the law is and yet the government says that ignorance of t'.e law is no excuse and there has Deen no way of telling the people what the law is except the voluntary publications in t'-e y-\f \l 'lot f-VlO +OV 15 ucn spa^ci o vi <> .iu.v m\. ..ix.v notice from an ed;rorial in The Herj|| aid and News that the government is V -wery partial to ttae country publisher / and he should of course reciprocate by publishing all this information :ree. "What's a newspaper for if it is not F to publish things and help the community. But then all t "is is none of my business, but just like all these fellows who write for newspapers I "It I Eterj tor in t every oi develop Thef a part i: There solve, a this con tion, 1 couny a In a \ play an of each The p vnnr ho circulat: First article ? lar artic home re be to yc commui profit hi Every d Newber TheC optimisi for this that, vfil will ha1 munity. mism. Condi would h "It m Let you pies spend h: dilation Start th get into a lot of things that are real -1 1i- n AnA r\ f m \r hllCinOCC A J V/X XXIJ VUwmvwN,. I ?0? I I You know, I am getting where I : like poetry. I don't know whether it1 is an evidence of advancing years or j whether it is a case of softening o." j the brain?always taking for granted : t':at T ever had any brain?but all j the Same I like short peoms and some-j times they express a truth or a sen- i timent more forcibly that any ot":erj sort of words. The fact is 1 think j ?yes, I really think sometimes?I j tient in this aterial age.'andif m thnk that we need a little more sen- j timent in this material age, and it j I can do anything to help along the cause T want tc - ;?? it. I saw tine following somewhere the other day and I rave no diirbt there are those who will endorse the sentiment expressed as applicable to the editor of The Herald and News. There are grievances for which they show the editor besides his dunning til:em. T'ney show him about a lot o" things. Truth is he should be eek as Moses. He - - aU * T> ? & should always say nice lamgs. out here's the little poem: "I'll Show 'Em, Durn 'Em.'' I've stopped the paper, yes I hare. Way Rain Tomoi It Fine 1 ; citizen of the town and count ;heir development. In these t: le should do his part faithfully ment. armer, the banker, the mercha q this development. > is now an important problem nd it cannot be properly solve( imunity unless everyone perfc "he destiny and future growth re in the hands and in the mat vay it is not based on sentimer important part, but it is also I individual. ?oint is that if you have anytt me merchant and not send yov ion in this community. consult your home merchant ? ire equal, or his price even a li :le advertised for elsewhere, b lerchant does not ask you to gi >ur interest to do so because hi lity and will spend what mone 3 may make out of it in the u i n J i - ^ j [Oiiar tnai you senu away is ry, therefore, do your trading Christmas season is approachin n and good cheer, and it is a | season, and tell all your frien l are buying from the merchar re a good effect on business, a: What we need now as much itions are not near as bad as S( t t - mi. j_l :ave you Deneve. ine spirit u lay rain tomorrow, but say, air rery one in this town and coun ise, as well as a,spirit of sentii is money with our own mercha at home and wear at all time e movement today. Don't w; I I didn't like to do it, But the editor he got too smart, And I allow he'll rue it. I am a man who pavs 'his debts, i And will not be insulted. So wC:en the editor gets smart I want to be consulted. I took the paper 'leveii years And help him all I could, sir, But \V::en it comes to dunnin' me I didn't think he would, sir, But that he did and you can bet It made me hot as thunder: I says, "I'll stop thai sheet, I will, il cossone iiJiiig sues uiiuci. I hunted up the edittor I- And fer his cunnin' caper I paid his 'LEVEX years ar..d quit! Yes, sir, I stopped ttoe raper. The Idler. Cliureli of tlie ltedeeme*. (Rev. Edward Fulenwider, pastor.) Nothing preventing, the (following will be the programme of divine services at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer next Sunday: 11:15 a. m. The regular morning service with a sermon by tfr.e pastor on the subject: "The Permanency of Christ's Word." Text: Luke 21:33? "Heaven and earth shall pass away, but 4 rrow, But Say, / ^oday?" ;y of Newberry is an importa imes especially is it importa , honestly and conscientiously ? nt, the laborer and all the res which all of us are called n I nor solved to the advant )rms properly his part in th; 1 and prosperity of the to\ ring of the people themselves, it or patriotism, and yet these >ased on self interest and the i ling to [buy you should buy lr money abroad and take it tnd if his price and quality ttle more than what vou see ft* uy it from the home merchant ive him any preference, but i1 2 lives with you and is part ;y you spend with him or wh; p-building of your own comr a dollar taken out of circula with your home merchant. g and it should be and is a se food time now to start your ds that you are buying as usi its of Newberry. If you do tid will help you as well as tl i as anything else is a spirit c >me of the pessimists and ci lat we want to prevail is? - 9i 'j. r* x 3 ? ri ic line touay. ty, from a spirit of selfishr nent and patriotism, detern mts and thus keep our monej s an air of optimism and good ait until tomorrow. # my words .shall not pass away." We ! are all in danger in this life of cen- j tering our hearts and affections on j things that are temporal, and when j these begin to crumble and decay e- j fore our eyes it is possible for us 10 ' begin to weaken in faith and to lose j our strong hold upon life. "When for-1 tune is followed :by misfortune, pros-1 perity by adversity, plenty by want, j joy by sorrow, pleasure by pain, etc., | the li- e that is centered altogether ( on t':e changing and decaying ill ! necessarily weaken. The Savior con-i i stantly called upon the people to con-j sider things permanent. Two thous- j and years of change and decay in the things of the world have not changed one of His words. Read Luke 21:259 O ,T 4- f 9 f . 9 9 Q An nfKrwt Trill OU '-.vicllt. ? ~r . u"-u. *111 v<uvi v ?? aaa ~ ~ i made in the sermon to present som-? j comforting and practical thoughts and lessons on this important subject. 7:30 p. m. The evening service. The pastor will preach- the 'fourth in the series of special sermons. The subject will be "The Soldier." The Bible character will be Josihua. This subject will be especially interesting just now when the soldier is so prominently before the world. 10:15 a. in. The Sunday school meets. ~ I I / > A A unt int facnt that in that it have pon to ;age of at soluvn and / V I i should nterest it from out of rif tVif> a simib. The ; would of your it little nunity. tion in ason of buying aal and this it i*./ Willif opti\ roakers less, if line to r in cirI cheer. I There will be good music at all e services. A cordial invitation is extended the public. THE PONY CONTEST ENDS 31/ss Jl/ldred Jones of West End Wins the Pony?Has a Lead of Nearly Eighteen 3I/ll/on Totes. Mr.W. F. Eiwart, Newberry S. JC. We, the undersigned committee selected to count the votes Cast in t'ne Pony Contest, beg to announce the the following result: Mildred Jones, first 28,328,550 Lawrence Adams, second, ..10,239,200 Helen Clary, third 7,768.250 We have carefully gone over and assorted tfce votes cast for all of the contestants, and find that several others received a most flattering vote, but not enough to justify an accurate tabulation in each case. Most respectfully submitted, Floyd Bradley, ! W. W. Cromer, W. B. 'Wallace, Committee. < December 4, 1914. GEia?A> LEADER ENCIRCLED I;L ENEMY SAVES HIS MBK Great Battle Raging in Rnssiin Poland is Still Hanging in the Balance. London, Dec. 2, 11:45 a. m.?Ru?- , sian Poland still is the center otf interest in t?e '.var situation so far as military operations are concerned. Reports from the rival -headquarters indicate that any decisive result o*. either side still is in the balance, although on the face of the known facts the conviction is growing that the German general MacKenzen has done at least wha^ Bazaine, in the FrancoPrussian war failed to do at Metz?fce saved his army after it was encircled by the enemy. But it is equally clear that tfae German tactical plan for t!:e taking of Warsaw again has failed, according to the previling opinion in England. Whether a counter invasion of Silesia C as been rendered ipossible for the present remain^ to be seen. Little activity along the Austrian front is reported. An exception is the accprtinn frnm ViPTVnn of an Alistt!21i victory with the capture of quantities of prisoners and munitions of war along the southern line, but there is nothing to indicate t?hat Russia has , given way in her evident intention of invading tDe -rich German provinces by way of Cracow. Later official reports from Vienna declared t:at calm prevailed on the Cracc?w front, but that the fighting continued in the Carpathians. Servian eyes are turned hopefully in the direction of these mountains in the expression soon of seeing a Rus?>'n? /ii n H or .rails nf Rndfl_ aian iui^uuu^t vuu ** pest. This could relieve the pressure being exerted against Servia by iialf a million Austrian troops who have forced the Servians back into strong defensive positions wit", in their own borders. Army fceadquar'ters in Berlin reports a desperate three days' battle in Poland, accompanied by a successful effort on the part of Germans to break through the Russian ring. The German report admits heavy losses, but says there is the consolation of having inflicted severe punishment on the enemy. According to dispatches reaching here from Petrograd, Lowicz and Lodz still are critical points in t?e fighting in northern Poland, where the final decision, when it does come, bids fair * * J-t ~~i. Amv/vncf ro dc trie iiiosl uiuuicuh/uo vl whole war. Petro^rad puts especial emphasis on the character of German ammunition barges on the Vistula river near Piock, as indicating the cuting off o. a convenient means of communication with te German, armies in Poland. In the political field today's meeting df the German Reichstag is attracting much attention. Many members of tll:e Reichstag, a large number of them in uniform, already ave gathered in Berlin in anticipation of this important session, which it is expected will provide a new war loan. Quiet prevails along the western front, but alraming news has been rer.pived in -the fcrm of a report of a serious epidemic of typhoid fever in the Belgian army. Jalapa Locals. "Fun on t:e Podunk Limited" was played ?t Jalapa graded school building by lacol talent on Friday nigiit November 27. A large crowd both, from Jalapa and other communities enjoyed the trip taken by the "Podunk" travelers. Tiie young people showed that taey were fully capable of entertaining a crowd. "Farmer Bcggs" wifc -is toothache; Marguerite with her questions; Grandma's "Xarvousness."' Miss Prum's bundles was a source of fun during the first part of the journey. Later on the fat maw, the bride and groom; Mrs. Dearly, Yrs. Herbly, Mrs. Stulterly; the Irish woman ana Miss Hign biyie aia mum to keep the crowd lively. The conductor, porter and newsboy were on all the way. The play ended. with music during which Farmer Bogg, Tommie and Marguerite became so happy they amused the crowd. Together with the sum realized from boxes sold after the play the amount collected was about $20. This will be used for school house equipment? a library case and wash basin, etc. There ?as already been a tennis and croquet court added this year. "Sigma." .j