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?> ! THE IDLEK. <j> <?> <S> <? <e> <$> <?><?> ? t -$> <$> <?> <? <$> <?> j 1 have a very unfortunate v.abit of I saying what 1 think, trying always to think right. 1 know it is not always politic to do so, t'..at is, to say what you think, but 1 am nor politic, and I! know taat,* too. I just cant' he-p it.j I am buiit that way, and deserve noj I credit for it, and neither should I bej severely censured. This is \ curious world and is composed of many | curious people. The older I grow the' more am" I convinced of this fact, 'I lave no axe to grind, and so far as I know I am not going to turn the | grind stone for any one, though in t'nisj 'progressive and up-to-the-minute agej "we turn the grind stone and every-! thing else by electricity. I think I have a modicum?that's a gdod word, I hope?of common sense and would liate to be called a fool. Most any othpr pnithpt von va.-nr to armlv will i I not disturb my equilibrium?that another good word, I hope?but if you Rt me down for a fool t":en my Dutch rises to t>:e resentful stage. I have . Been here a long time when you count lb by years, but I have never been able lo get down to the point where I reckoned age or time by years. Some people live in years to Our score and ten and then not live very long. While others may live a great deal more and longer at forty or fifty calendar years. I started out to say something and make an application, but I believe I! will not say more, but let you, dear j I reader, make the application if you j can see the point. I have lived a good j many calendar years myself, and a! great many other kind, and I fcaveI reached tLat point in life where I don't j care much what people say or think' in regard to me. I have made up my: mind to live in my hut by the side of i the road and be a friend to man, if he will let me, and if he won't, then I can't help it. Here is my desire: I would be true, for tiere are those' who trust me; !l would be pure, fof tf:ere are those who care; II would be strong, for there is much! to suffer; I ^yould be brave, for there is much to dare; j I would be a friend of all?the foe-i-i the friendless; I would be given, and forget the gift; j 1 would be humble, for I know mv' weakness; I would look up?and laugh? ani love; and lift." ? ? r I would do and be more. B;it in this tVioPQ ire firs<5p who won't let vou. IIt biivi u* v v?? v * ? pf they can Lelp it, by the wagging of their tongues. I- was a l'ttle disappointled at the retort of the doctors whoj hxamined the babies at the better) rbabies contest some time &go. As I j understand it, out of the more than j one hundred babies examined, they found all by two suffering Crom adanoids?I believe that is w?'.:at they call it?and I never heard a word wrong wif:, any of the tongues. 1 hope this augurs-well for the future of t"is com. niunity. If the tongues are pure and perfect we are going to have good +v,;~ /.nmmnnitw cnmp timp in 111 11113 the future?one of these days. Some, of these old tongues fcere now seem! never to wear out, at least so long as' they find something to say unkind of other people, and if they can't really find it they proceed to manufacture it. and t):ey are pretty good artisans in their peculiar line. It has always been - ?ma hat thoro arp ' t-a peculiar luiug iu wjLx?t ~ really people in this beautiful world j of ours who would much rather say i^akiad things, and who would go out rof their way to do so, when it would he so much easier and so much less exertion to say pleasant things, or to keep their tongues still. But I have made up my mind to agree with my friend, the poet of the Baltimore Sun, and stand by 4<The friends that lov^ us always, In the good times and the bad; The friends that love us always Are the friends that keep us glad. Tie friends that cling in tempest As they do in calms are those That have made C'ne paths of hardship Seem the paths of song and rose. I The friends that love us always, iWhen we go their way or not, Are the friends tfrat hearts remembert When others are forgot. The friends that stick the closest When the trouble grows the worst; The friends that love us always Just the way they did at first. They are the crowning jewels Of the coronets we weave T-n +>>/ % /jraoTvic t?T>r??r mnmpitfu JLJ-l vUC Ui taiiiO VfX ? W? ? When t'":e troubles start to leave; And we lisp their names forever And we see their faces clear; The friends that love us always, In the sun or shadows, dear." I Yes, the friends that love us always are the friends that we want to stick to, like Tige. They may be scarce, j and yet I do not know t'.at they are. The trouble is E.iat we are in such a fearful hurry in this age that we scarcely have time to die, and would not take it if we could help it, and that means that we scarcely have timo i . ~ 1; . ~ D/i/\n1n w It tnrcrot t Vt t tVio I IU 11 t. r cupic ??u iuuv >.iiv. main purpose of this life is a prepara- j tion to lay it down, 1 aven't time to j live right and to know t'.ie real meaning of the word cabled friendship. It's all a one-sided affair. Selfishness rules. Now, I didn't start out with any purpose of writing this sort of?well, whatever you want to call it?when I took my typewriter in hand?I mean the machine?but here it is and you' can make the most of it, if you don': care to read it 1 will not feel in the i?oor nffcmrlor? horoiKo T will Tint' lcr?r*.v J v a o l vnvixu^u, u n. v n ?.? v v * ?av^v - - -- w . > T.f-et^Pr you like it or not but mo?t like'y if you happen not to like it you will say so. but if you 1'ke it you wil1 be as dumb as the provp-bial cv-sfAr Xow I am goins to close bv asking what sort of a friend are you, and T am going to ask it in the ver<=e of Edgar A. Guest, in Detroit Free Press: "What sort of a friend are you? uo you suck Dy a. orotner s side, As you know you'd want him to do If you were as sternly tried? Is there ever a pleasure rare That you willingly go without To share another's care, And smilingly he.p him out? WlJat sort of a friend are you? Just one ot tLe fair dav kind. A smile when the skies are blue, [ Ahead when he falls behind? Do you put yourself out at all, Do you pass up a joy that's nigh To answer a brother's call, Or selfishly Lurry by? Do you stick when* his days are glum, As you did when mis days were fair? When he wishes that you would com-3 Do you eagerly hurry there? Or do you think of yourself Each minute the whole day through, Of comfort, of fame and pelf? What sort of a friend are you?" What sort? That's the question 1 would like for you to answer for yourl own good. It is a personal question' and upon your answer will depend" largely your happiness t:ere and in the j hereafter. You may think I dont' know! what I am talking about, but if you will just pause for a moment in your mad rush for money or fame or office you will wake up to a full realization of the truth of it all. May you do so: b?fore it is too late. Did you ever think of^it. Too late. Awful words. \nd I am not preaching a sermon. Xor trying to. Wish I could. Make tvp application of all this. You can do it. I am not. THE IDLER. ?o? P. S.?X. B.?Talking about burr closer, the other day 1 passed along by the Central Mettodist churcn, and it looks to me like they are experiment ing with burr clover on one-nan that beautiful lawn. Wonder what has become of John Mayes. I used to hear fcjat he ispent a good deal of his time working flowers and mowing the grass on this lawn. It could be made a ; I beauty. And tf-en look at the lawn at] the First Baptist church. 1 could not tell whether it was burr clover or not. Seems to me way back yonder when I was a small tot there was something that looked like corn that they called i Means grass?named after one of tine *-old governors of South Carolina?and [ this, looked to me iust like that grass, | or maybe it is corn, but if it is it needs work ivery mudh, and some of those good brethren and sistern should get busy and work it out, or it won't mak? much of a crop! There could be some beautiful lawns in Newberry if we could just get*the spirit to move some of the big men and women. But isn't that lawn around the old court house looking pretty now since the mercenary spirit ftas been killed by The Idler and the burr ciover nas ueen cut auu the grass given a chance? No telling what good a little friendly advice will do. And I do love to give it. T. I. Getting Along. "Lemme me see. how old is your daughter?" "I always have to stop and think. j Anyway, she .must be getting on. Yesl.terday I heard her contemptuously i refer to the youngsters at a nearby ! preparatory school as a parcel of 1 little boys." i ' Vt '^,.( " " Ur- ? * \ . #,.v '"^T?: I s-zm&iv -m vg ! t^fsr ....*,?? ? * ^jf.y ..' 0-:;"v^ . * 3?? %% .V j$?i $gB&; m&A- -, <$mm$ ??se58g&*... *..: iroSraMg VI. >,.? .' > ? ^ ft* M * ? , * ." ?" %.# * * i <|g|^, ^?x55; -cv^? JfEWS OF EXCELSIOR. Miss Curlee Re-elected to Teaeli Ex-! eelsior School?Grain Crop is Poor?Fine Sermon. Special to The Herald and News. "\Jott l>1 TViq formpre in I ). MCLJ >U JL . i iiV lUimw --- J Ithis section have fine stands of corn: and cotton, and the continued rains! have given them plenty of work to do.' \ The grain in this section is sorry; indeed, having been badly injured by the hail and wind of a few weeks ago. ! Mr. ?. M. Cook has returned from Greenville, where he has been for two weeks, mucra improved. i Mrs. Eugene Hawkins and little son: Colie has been, on a few days' visit I to her brother, Mr. Bennie Lee Boland, and familv, of Greenville. Misses Rosalee Wheeier and Rosine Singley are at honje now for vacation, 'their schools haviris: closed. Misses Nannie Simpson and Victoria Crosson, of Prosperity, have been on a visit to '.Mrs. H. J. Kinard and Mrs. :J. D. Lorick. |* i The patrons of Excelsior school held | a meeting Tuesday evening and reelected Miss Leila Curlee to teach the school another school term. Miss Cur'lee taught the school the past year ' and she is held in high esteem by pat rons and pupils. That was a fine sermon delivered in i Grace church. Prosperity, on Sunday morning by the Rev. J. W. Carson, of Newberry. Mr. Carson is an able speaker and his sermon was interesting from start to finish. Mr. and Mrs. Kinard and Mrs. Carrie Hartman attended the burial service of Mrs. G:.arley Shealy at Little [-Mountain on Sunday afternoon. At little hail fell in this section Saturday afternoon, but glad to say not enough to do any damage. At Lander College Commencement, Greenwood Index. At 11 o'clock a great audience was ( present to hear the commencement ser-1 mon. The chorus sang the Lord's ; Prayer with taste and feeling. After Uhe cr-eed, Dr. J. W. Kilgore led in prayer, Dr. J. D. Kinard read the lesI son, and the Lyrics rendered "Babylon" to the pleasure of all. The preacher was Dr. J. H. Harms, president of Newberry college. He an ^nouncea nis ICAl,?iVJUtaia u.o?vmy as | I he approached the end of his sermon. | His theme was "The golden secret of ! a happy life." In thought, in language, ; in delivery and utterance, and in all 5 that makes a great sermon, the disi ormrcp ranked high. It was easily I ! equal to t'ie great sermons that 'have ! marked the commencements of Lan\ der college. After prayer by Dr. ; Harms and the hymns, the benediction was pronounced by Rev. Marion i T Dargan. H fill ^ ?^te |g^*? %;/ #%! vmmvmzvS i tsS-^i-- <m^^v v-1 1 ' _* 4? :'Vr - SK}.*' U*&Wr<J$t% "y/.Sfc'vI' ? <T*I ^ 1 i ne ljl ever C ? SOTICE. I S64S. Executors, and Administrators j.. -*r itUA^ J iA TO jiase xwiurns?nueii aiiu iu Whom. Executors or administrators shall annually, while any estate remains in their care or custody, at any time before the first day of July of each year, render to the Judge of Probate of the county from whom they obtained letters testamentory or letters of administration a just and true ac-1 count, upon oath, of the receipts and j expenditures of such estate, the preceeding calendar year, of when examined and approved, ?hall be deposited with the inventory and appraisement, or other papers belonging to such estate, in the office of such Judge of Probate, there to be kept for the inspection of such person or persons as may be interested in such estate. If any executor or administrator should neglect to reader such annual accounts he shall not be entitlM to any commissions for his trouble in the ; /> ^ 4-In o r? r? ! j-iiauagcixicuL UJL. u-c saiu uuu shall moreover be liable to be sued for damages by any person or persons interested in such estate. 3765. All guardians of estate appointed by the Judge of Probate shall render to him an annual account of their actings and doings, as executors or administrators are required by law to do, and upon making default shall f forfeit their commissions. . C. Schumpert, Judge of Probate for Newberry Co. May 24th, 1915. Whenever You Need a General Ton); | Take Grove's Qfon/lor/1 rirmrp'c Tacfp1p_<;fi ' JL UC V/1U WkOUUtUU w wr ?. chill Tonic is equally valuable as a ' General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic properties of QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 50 cents. How Famous Actresses Banish Superfluous Hair i j Betty Lorraine, the popular actress who won fame in "The Little Parisienne" and other comedies, writes: "Theatrical women are now using a nroc.nrinH'nr. tVlO+ a ntc 1 ilr A I C III CXI lYO, Uic [J1 lynuil CXXC4.C C4. v A?4?x/ magic in curing any trace ol unsightly hair growths. It is Mrs. Osgood's Wonder. Unlike the electric needle, it can be used with perfect safety. Unlike evil-smelling depilatories, it doesn't burn the skin. I used it first over a year ago and have not had a traceof superfluous hair since." Mrs. Osgood's Wonder is quite inex pensive and is sold by Gilder & Weeks and otfner up-to-date drug stores. Signed Money-Back Guarantee in every j package. i M M rewiest ig Gum hewed ATTEND ' Newberry Business School DRAUGHON SYSTEM Thorough courses in Bookkeeping, Banking, Stionuand, Typewriting, renmanship, Arithmetic, etc. DAY AND NIGHT SESSIONS Call or write Newberry Business School Scott Building APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC GUARDIAN. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned, a brotoer of the minors herein named, will make application to ^fis Honor, Circuit Judge Frank B. Gary, presiding in the Eighth Judicial Circuit, at chambers, in Abbeville, S. 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