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|i)t ||eni anil jjans. Entered at the Postoffiee at New- j iwry, S. C, as 2nd class matter r? rr > ttt t cnTTrvD L, XX. AULLi, WXIUA. =___=^= Tuesday, June 15, 1915. j IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE WHO IS! IN THE LIMELIGHT. "We suppose every editor often hears some thoughtless individual say: "If I was running a paper, I would print the NEWS. I wouldn't care who it might hit. If people don't want to get into the paper, let them keep out of trouble." fWe remember one particular instance in which a similar remark was made. "We had, through the pleadings of an aged mother and a tearful sister, j "Killed" a good siory concerning we j escapade of a rather worthless young fellow. Bui to that mother and sister ifce was not worthless, and they prevailed upon us not to print the item which would disgrace them in the community forever. And we did not print it. So we were accused of cowardice by a certain critic, and were told that Ttr^ n/vf VT>/YttT Tinw Tf? rilTl fl TlflTtPr. ! Tf ^ UiU JUVV "**v ?? M w - r In vain we tried to explain that many things besides our own personal Mkes ana dislikes enter into our weekly labor, il was no use; he said we should print the news. Several months later this same man came sneaking up to our home In the dead of night to plead and beg us not j to publish a much worse story in which he himself was mixed up. "We had the story, but had no intention of printing it, for it was one of those things that it is "best for all concerned, and for society, to suppress. And right here we want to say that, if everyone knew how much the editor of a weekly paper learns and does NOT print, he would be thought a great deal more of than he is, in most cases. nnr o-ritir ha^ hear*! that we knew the details of this story about j himself, and, with the same unfairness j that characterized his first utter-; ance, he at once jumped to the con-j elusion that we would chortle with i I joty ov?:- a chance to flaunt such a choice bit of gossip in the faces of our j readers. Remembering his attitude on the, other occasion, we let him squirm a bit.\ We reminded him of his former state-; ment, and intimated that he had at: ? that time opened our eyes. "We would j tmblish the NEWS. If anyone did: not want to get into the paper, let j him keep out of trouble." I He remembered., He admitted thatj he f:ad so expressed himself. But he was wrong, he said. And this case was different, anyway. Moreover, he was a prominent man?and married^ ; and he had a family?and all that sort of stuff that every editor hears when. some one gets into trouble. i ' Well, the story was not printed. It never would have been. But we feel sure ihat our critic believes that the | only thing that kept it out was his j "prominence" and "influence." No, dear friend; about the only element that was totally ignored in coming to our decision was you yourself.; ?Darlington News and Press. All of which is very true. The greattrouble with the editor is what not to print. And many times we have' i j to print items which are real news: which personally we would much pre- j fer not to print The truth is tfcat it is ; never pleasant to us to ?Hnt news of j crime and wrong doing wis ether we; know the parties charged or not and ^ when we do we prefer not to print, it, even when the facts seem to j point strongly to the guilt of the ac- j cused, because we know somewhere) there is a mother or a wife or a daughter who itave faith in the innocence of their loved one apd wf:o think that a great injur., is being done by the editor in printing the news. But j there are some stories and many things j that the editor knows which he does; not print. There may "be some to accuse him of cowardice but they are not many. The experience of tfce editor of the News and Press is not "unusual in % some form or other with any editor who has been in the "business any length of time. It certainly does make a difference whose ox is gored in tin is sort of thing and a great many others. That was a fearful outbreak of law lessness at "Winnsboro on Monday when the mob shot' into the siheriff' and' his deputies "who "were carrying a negro to the court room for trial. It is almost as bad as the Hillsboro, Virginia, affair "when the judge and tfce solicitor and sheriff were killed, i though in that case t':e mob waited until the trial was over ana the sen- j tence pronounced. In this case it is. very probable that the verdict would : have been guilty and if the law had ' hppTi 1 At taVp its prvnrsp thp lifp nf thp j negro brute would have been for- j feited and many innocent men would j not nave suffered and tJ-e trouble that will follow would have been averted. It is a horrible exhibition of the brute' force that remains in us even in this day of our boasted civilization. What does 'Supervisor Sample think: nf nrp'flrnyinp' n snlit rfrap- assnria- ! ??"o ^ -o ? j tion? Or better still what does he; think of organizing a split log drag gang for each township in the county j and requiring tire gang to keep on tne! roads in that township the entire j twelve months of the year? It Is thej only economical plan for having good j roads. We would have some few good : roads now if the split log crag had I been applied to some that have just j been worked by the gang. Take the ! j road from Prosperity to Little Moun- j tain. Tne gang left ti-at road in fine! j ' condition but for lack of the use of * I the drag it is now almost in worse condition than it was before it was 1 worked by the sans. It certainly is ( as bad. "I am going to die but I did my duty." These are the words of Sher:'q Hood as lie was brought to Columbia yesterday after the unfortunate affair at Winnsboro. It is some satisfaction to die with the full assurance of having done your duty. $><$<?> <$> <$> ?> THE IDLER. <$> <$> 4> <$><&$><$><$><$><?><$>$>$><$>$ <$>$><$<?><$> Last Friday morning, the same that! The Herald and News was printed and | wi-ich contained my article- about stopping the birds from singing and. the roosters from crowing and the! fog horn at the Mollohon, just about! 4 o'clock?think of it?4 o'clock a. m.! at that?there appeared at my window ! ?a lonely bird and >he began to sing' as best he could and it seemed that i : .... i the music had a plaintive no>;e about j it. And then soon the roosters be- j gan to crow and tfneir voices seemed to have a hoarseness or a sadness1 about them that was unusual and then j the fog horn at the Mollohon began! to sound and it was longer a ad more! sad toan usual. I could not at first! understand what it all meant, but noj /^nnht thov "had all ViPflrH ahnnt "wTiflt ! I had written about stopping tfre birds from singing and the roosters from j crowing and the fox horn at Mollohon from calling to labor and had come to beg that it not be. It was unusual for! me to wake at that hour and hear any of tfte sounds but on this occasion I <3id hear them. I am a dreamer you know and it must have been in' answer to one of my dreamy thatj tinese pleas came forth that these creatures be not interered with by the fruitless efforts of man or woman to regulate everything to f:eir way of thinking. Now so far as I am' concerned they may continue?the bird to sing, the roosters to crow and t^e fog horn at the Mollohon to continue to call from slumber to If.oor. They all have a pleasant sound to i me and even on this occasion did j not interfere witfm my repose in the1 least. This bird that came to my win. ' dow was not the sweet singing mock- j ing bird but it did the best it could, and no more could be expected of tt e; angels. The only persons from whom more might be expected would be; those wiho ar? trying to regulate j everything by human statute. And, they would fail. And do you know \ that it is daylight at about 4 o'clock?; i During these war times it would ^ not be inappropriate to quote whatj xwut. vx. xiigciBUii Scuu vi ilie naiiiui and the peasant. It is an epic: The Warrior and the Peasant. (By Robert G. Ingersoll.) A little while ago I stood by the j grave of the old Napoleon?a magni- j ficent tomb of gilt and gold, fit al- j most for a dead deity. I thought of \ the orphans and widows he had made j ?of the tear's that had been shed for j his glory, and of the only woman who j ever loved him, pushed from his (heart by the cold hand of ambition. And I said I would rather have been a French peasant and worn wooden sfcoes; I would rather have lived in a hut with a vine growing over the door, and the grapes growing purple in the kisses of the autumn sun; I would rather faave been that poor peasant with my loving wife by my side, knitting as the day died out of the sky? with my children upon my knees and their arms about me. U would rather (have been that man 1 > and gone down to the tongueless silence cf the dreamless dust than to have been that imperial impersonation of force and murder. A r\ .-1 t h no va TTAn ^3 n*V\ n f Tr?/-\Vi _ -txxjlv. j ^u l uau ? iiai i' A v/fa man said as he went down on the Lusitania? It is worth while in these times to read and think a little more about tJ'iese t'lings. I think this is taken from a Greenville paper, possibly a paper called the Piedmont. I think that is the name. Frohman's Farewell. Charles Frohman, who lost his life when the Lusitania went down, is reported to have said, after that vessel was torpecoed: "Why fear death? It is the most beautiful adventure in life." Frof:man's words have been widely and eulogistically commented upon. What sentiment could be more natural to one who is convinced of the immortality of the soul and believes that God is not omy tne ratner oui a loving Father? When we read Frohman'a -calm greeting of inevitable death, we thought of the first verse of the seventh chapter of Ecclesiastes, which reads: "A good name is better than precious ointments; and the day of death + iV /\ r\-? n.n a9o 99 IXJO.11 z; VIC4.J VX VUV O */ * * til . How many who profess faith have sua: a faith as makes them really believe that statement, that tfce day ol one's death is better than the day of one's birth? A religion which does not enable one to contemplate deatfa calmly lacks something. Most of us don't think enough about death either to fear it or not to fear it. We are too busy with the affairs of tin is world to think on the things of the world to come. When we scarcely have time to live we will not have time to die and when we do come to tJiiat time and surely we must we will be the least prepared for it. "Rut it ic r/imiti? Some one was telling me that work has begun on the park. That rejoices my heart. A park is what I have 'been working for for these many years. Let every' one unite to make an ideal place in more ways than one. It siiould be a playground tor the children and a resting place for the older ones. I hope to live long enough to enjoy some of it myself. Now Zaon Wright has a beautiful place in WpRt "Erri arid I alwavs eniov groins there but it :1s too far for the people on this.side of the town. So I am glad that we are going to have a park over this way. In Honor of the Bride-Elect, On Monday afternoon Mrs. W. H. Hunt and Miss Lucy McCaughrin entertained the members of the Emery rirrlp and a number of other friends at the home of the former on CalLoun street. An interesting feature of the afternoon was a kitchen shower for Miss Moriat Martin, one of the charter members of the club, whose marriage to the Rev S. T. Reid, of Atlanta, Ga.. will occur on tie 16th. The many and useful articles for the kitchen, which were a complete surprise to the recipient, were brought in on trays by little Frances Harper, Albert McCaughrin and /Martin Crawford of Lancaster dressed as cooks. Each gift was accompanied by a wish, the reading of which proved very interesting. During the afterioon iced tea, sandwiches and mints were served. Another deiightful affair for Miss Martin w-as We hancikercnier snower which Mrs. J. N. McCaugftrin and Mrs. W. C. Brown, Jr., gave on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. McCaughrin on Calhoun street The many handkerchiefs were pinned on the dress of little 'Sarah Martin, niece of the bride-elect, and presented to her in this unique manner. The gifts were accompanied by bits of advice and many good wishes for a ihappy wedded life. The pleasures of the afternoon were brought to a close with the serving of iced tea and sandwiches. HHVi rvf +Vi ~ TTVn arir J. -Lie LSTZl o vl LJUt? J Vii \/* w and a number of other guests spent Friday morning ivery pleasantly with Mrs. J. Y. McFall on Boundary street. At noon a luncheon waa served. Mrs. B. R. Martin, Mrs. F. N. IMar-m panssi OA-eq uip^K sassjK puu ni? vitations to a reception on Monday afternoon, the 14th, in compliment to a bride-elect, Mis Moriat Martin. The Idler. A?TAL MEETING. The annual meeting of ti':e stock Holders oi farmers uu Mill win De held at the court house Newberry, S. C., Saturday, June 26th, 1915, at 11 o'clock for election of directors for ensuing year and for transaction of other business. J. iH. Wicker, 6-15-td. Manager. wmmmmmmammmmmmammsmmamaamm! *v c/3 ?= a ^ \w 5* 3 or. SL ri ^ 3 $ cT JT i I si fb X o s o a 3 m P 03 5 5 pSNHB n ' "O Q 0 . p a> \W cl ^3 o 3 s pr H 5* M Q SOTICE TO 1>ELI\QIEVT TAX PAYERS. The treasurer of Newberry county ana tne clerk ana treasurer of the town of Newberry have placed in my (bands sxecutions against those parties who have not paid taxes due by tJ:em for the year 1914. The last legislature passed a law requiring all sheriffs to make their nn&i returns on tax collections Dy July 1st. It will be a matter of impossibility to call upon every delinquent more than one time. The costs will be less if the taxes are paid at my office. Therefore, I urge all delinquents to settle by June 19th. After that date I will be compelled to Degin making levies on property. Cannon G. Blease, Sheriff of Newberry Countq. APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT ur riBJ-IL 1*t AK1I1A3I. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned. a brother of the minors herein named, will make application to ^fis Honor, Circuit Judge Frank B. Gary, presiding in the Eighth Judicial Circuit, at cnambers, in Abbeville, S. C., on June 12th, 1915, at 11 o'clock a. m., for the appointment o^the Judge of Probate for Newberry County as I Guardion of Beeler Farmer, Mollie Farmer, Viola Farmer, Oie Farmer, Fletcher Farmer, Thornton Farmer, Onie Farmer and Ida Belle Farmer, minors, who have an estate of about ninety dollars each, consisting of cash money, no fit., competent and responsible person (having been found who is willing to assume said' guardianship. FRANK FARMER. Newberry, S. C., May 24, 1915. Wintbrop College. SCH0LA31SHIP and ENTRANCE EXAMINATION The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop college and for tifce admission of new students will be held at the county court house wii Friday, July 2, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less than sixteen years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July 2 they will be awarded to those making ? * +fr, ? O CkXT Q m 4 O _ ID6 iligiiesi avciage at uuio tion, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants for scholarships should "write to President Johnson before the examination for scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth 5100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 15, 1915. For further information and catalogue, address Pres. I). B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. 1783 1915 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON South Carolina's Oldest College. 131st Year Begins October 1. Entrance examinations at all the county seats on Friday. July 2,at 9 a. m. Full four-year courses lead to the B. A. and B. S. degrees. A two-year pre-medical course is given. A free tuition scholarship is assigned to each county of the State. Spacious buildings and athletic j grounds, well equipped laboratories, unexcelled library facilities. Expenses moderate. For terms and catalogue, address HARBISON RANDOLPH. President Barbecue at Mt. Pleasant. A barbecue will be served at Mt Pleasant church on July 17 for the beneft of the Methodist parsonaje at (Pomaria. Every one is invited te.< come and get a good dinner and (help a goo<J cause. <*. H. Cromer, Chairman of Committee. The School Improvement association ! of Pomaria will give a barbecue in the grove at Pomaria on July 3, for the benefit of the school. Mrs. Jno. C. Aull, Pres. 4-15-tf | DR: WHiHEIHORE the Eye-sigbt Specialist from 0. L Walters Optical Co will be with us June 18th & 19th DO NOT FAIL to take th tunity to have your eyes t ing opticians of the South back up his work by our p find it is up-to-date and No charges for examinati< only when necessary. P. C JEA1 Jewelers and DR. F. C. MARSH Eyesight Specie list Examines the ^ u Withou': the Use of Drugs Satisfaction Guaranten Office over ALderson's Dry Go^B St?re. Jjl NOTICE. a/i 4r> m i l a <?>*&. txecuiors, and Aaminisiraw to Make Keturns?When and V Whom. ?. x':|| Executors or administrators shall annually, while any estate remains infl their care or custody, at any time be- J fore the first day of July of eachS year, render to the Judge of Prcbat^B of the county from whom they olS tained letters testameniory or lette* of administration a just and true ac^ count, upon oath, of the receipts an? expenditures of such estate; the pre-B V. ?.-u fl ; v-aiciiuai y cdi, ui nucu CAdUJj ined and approved, ohall be deposited V I with tine inventory and appraisement, V | or other papers belonging to such es- Jfl i tate, in the office of such Judge of V ! Probate, there to be kept for the in- j| I spection of such person or persons as~? may be interested in such estate. X If any executor or administrator should neglect to reader such annua* accounts he shall not be entitlM i hi 1 any commissions for his trouble in thj | management of t&e said estate, arfl shall moreover, be liable to be sued .damages by any person or persons iij terested in such estate. m 3765. All guardss> of! estate ? pointed -by the Judge of Probate shfl reader to .him an annual, account cfl their actings and doings,.as executor^H or administrators are required by law? to do, and upon making default shall m forfeit their commissions. . M C. G. Schumpert, fl Judge of Probate for Newberry Co. May 24th, 1915. Barbecue. *I i r i v ~ ^ .H i win give a iirbL>ci^,ss oamcw at my residence (1-2 mile from 01<j town, S. C.) on. Wednesday, June 1915.v Will have speaking by Mr. H. Aull and other noted speaker^B Special attention to ladies and cliil-B dren. Don't forget the place and darafl L. 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