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|j? f train on) Jew. . Entered at the Postoffice at Newlanry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. I Tuesday, June 22, 191o. * THE LONG-GOV CASE. As we saw it the biggest item of local news in the county last week was the trial of iMr. Long for the killing of Mr. Guin. The court ifouse was filled at each session of tfce court by an eager crowd of spectators. The| editor of The Herald and News did not hear any of the testimon.y He did hear the speeches of Mr. E. S. Blease and Solicitor Cooper and the charge of Judg^ Smith. And the report of the trial that appeared in the last issue was written by tJhe editor. So if! fcere is any error or "unjust criticism ? or incorrect statement he is responsible. It was not our purpose to make any criticism in the report of the case because that is not the province j of the reporter and we try to make i whatever comment it is desired to make in the editorial columns. x The testimony or the abstract of the testimony was furnished at our request by the court stenographer. He had no interest in tihe case and in giving tfre testimony we are sure-that he ^ had no idea or intention of being other than absolutely fair and Impartial. It seems that both sides think that the report did injustice. It must therefore be a pretty correct report. 'Of course it was not our intention to . -give a full report of the testimony. A correspondent who believes in jury trial says tfaat we left out some - ? ^J>1 the important testimony for the tiTTltMJlStT. i*XI. rcuAO ixxjo uucvt u-V 1 Cport was an outrage and did not state the testimony correctly. As stated the testimony that we printed was furnished at our request by the court stenographer and we are willing to stand by its correctness. It was not a full statement of all the testimony. We are a strong believer in jury trial. We do not believe that newspaper criticism of the verdicts will help the cause of justice. The critic cannot always if ever put himself in the position of the juror. T':e juror has taken the oath and he is responsible for the verdict. The critic stands : off and glibly criticizes. It might be different if positions were changed. That jury was composed of as good citizens as this State produces and several persons were heard to remark on the high class of men t)~at were * oif the jury. We have no criticism to make of them or the verdict except' to say that we believe they were I nonest in reaching their conclusion and did so upon their oath as they saw the evidence and tfc<e law. No man could fcave been true to himself and -done otherwise. We publish two communications on the subject in this issue and with them there will be no further articles printed on this subject. inc one wiio Knows ooiicuor cooper will question the fact that he did his \ duty. That was a very beautiful entertainment given by IMx. and* Mrs. T. W. Keitt on last Friday afternoon at their : -diarming country home nine miles east of Newberry in honor of the daughters and tfre sons of the Confederacy. The afternoon was thoroughly enjoyed by all who were so fortunate as to be present. Prof. S. J. Derrick delivered a splendid address on the life of Jeff Davis. Mr. Keitt has one of the most delightful country homes in the State. It is equipped with all modern* conveniences and stands among a fine grove of stately oaks. The great need of this Southland of ours is for our -people who are so fortunate as to own rv nlssppc rr\ cr-ivo onmo attontinn VV MA* I.* J ?/V O * ^ CVAJ-4V, UIWVUWAVU to the improvement of these places and tfte making of them the ideal residence as they of right should be. And then Mr. Keitt has learned to live at -home (pardon the reference? we can't help it) if that delicious country cured and country raised bam is an index. -And, it is, because the farmer who bas it is sure to be a farmer who raises corn and otner r [ things that are needed on the farm.1 This editor would not object to an- I , other country trip. SIGNIFICANT FIGURES. There is a natural law in the political, as well as the spiritual, world.! The oak does not mature in a season, i but year by year sends its roots: deeper, taking firmer ihold upon the soil, while its trunk increases in girth and its branches go higher and spread farther. So are the results of prohibition.! They are not immediate, nor are they obtained by spasmodic enforcement al-: ternated with laxity. Steady pressure ' kept up through years obtains results; wortJi while. Such enforcement as Governor Manning is giving, especially if t'ne dispensaries be wiped out, means real results, but it must be kept up by his successors. All political parties in Kansas ?a- i vor enforcement of that State's prohibition laws and the pressure against violation thereof has been kept up.year j after year. The results are set forth in a letter from the governor of Kansas to E. B. Hook of Augusta, and published in The Chronicle of that city as follows, all statements being for! 1914: t "We had 28 counties in Kansas tl.at did not have a person in jail during 1914. "Forty-eigfct counties did not send a prisoner to the State prison. "Twenty counties did not have a prisoner in the penitentiary. "Seventy-eight counties did not send an insane person to any one of our insane institutions. "Twelve counties have not called a jury in ten years to try a criminal case. "Wc recentl-v had 740 men in the , * I penitentiary. Forty per cent, of this number were not residents of Kansas, j merely floaters. "The bank deposits have increased from $100,000,000 to practically $250,000,000 in the last ten years. "Our death rate is 10.2 to the tfeous "Only 3 per cent, of our insane are alcoholic insane. "We have only 2 per cent, illiteracy. "We feave $3,000,000,000 worth of property on the tax roll, all of these assessed at 65 per cent of the actual cash value of the property. "Our population is 1,670,000. "We have $159,000 bonded indebtodnoBc Tnis Jannnrv 1. 191fi and over half of it is collected in the state treasury to meet this obligation. ^ "We l':ad but 14 children .in Kan- , sas who were indigents and taken care I of in the poor farms. "We have only 44 insane in the: State t^at are not taken care of by1 the State. "Our State tax rate is 1.2 mills. "We have 500 inmates in our feebleminded institution at Winfield. "One hundred and forty-five feeble- j minded in our poor farms. "The total paupers, including the feeble-minded in the poor houses and the fourteen children in the poor- j i houses are less tfcan 900. i "Thirty-two counties did not have an ; inmate in their poorhouses last year, i "Twenty-nine counties do not have poor farms." Can South Carolina make such a j showing? South Carolina is naturally a richer State than Kansas, with a bet-. i ter climate and more favorable agricultural conditions. "Why the differ-' ence? Is not the obvious answer, tf:e' tt I ?? j .i/v.*/) xvausas pruuiuiuvu ia? aiiu its ngiu enforcement??Greenville Piedmont. We have taken the above from the Piedmont with the introduction and comment of that paper. We did not j see the article or letter in the Augusta ?hronicle to Mr. E. B. Hook. If the facts and figures given by the gov-' ernor of Kansas are correct, and we have no right to doubt the correctness of t)':em, this is the strongest i argument in favor of prohibition that ; we hflvft pvpr sppn a? read. Provided.! of course, that the conditions are due' and traceable to the prohibition?not. of the legal sale?but to the use and ( sale and manufacture of the stuff. Were these results brought about, t by force? Or has it been a process of. education along with the prohibition ^ bylaw of tfce sale? . i There is no doubt that in recent. | years there has been a strong sentiment growing against the use of intoxicating liquors. Xo one ?an be so; tMnd as not to see that. The ques- j tion with us is will that grow faster j wThen fostered by a healthy public sen- J timent, or will it be brought about fas- j ter bv passing laws and then using j force to carry them out? We "believe | that along witlh the statute we should j encourage and foster a healthy pub-. lie sentiment in favor of prohibitionj i j and tiiat we will, get it sooner in that j I MIMNAUGH'S OurGr Is A few are listed sonable merchar iently displayed. I 1 3,000 yards Col and Voiles, neat figured leading colors, 12 1-2, 1 ter table, choice Special! $1.98 Pique Skirts in t patch pocket mod sizes from 24 to ! measure and over 2( Ject'from, at choice only Special! $1.25 and $1.50 Tut such materials as P Ratine, considered ful values at the price, choice of 30C ? as long as they las each No Goods C I mm BESEBSz&i way than we will by using force and putting on duty a whole army of constanbles to pry out and search premisies and all that sort of thing. 'But just think of twenty-eight counties without a prisoner during the year 1914. And twelve that have not called a criminal court in ten years to try a case. And counties without poorhouses. And the small number of prisoners in the penitentiary, and the small number in insane asylums. And to en look at the low ta xrate. These figures will make you take notice. iW?e do not believe Gov. Manning is helping the cause of temperance or j prohibition, or law and prder by his1 policy in Charleston. We were told the other day tin at Gov. (Manning had more than twenty special constables on duty in Charleston. An.d that the result was that the "respectable" blind tigers were going out to some extent but that the other kind were increasing in number. That is wl:at a Charlestonian said. '* *' Work on the park Is progressing nicely. Those who desire to aid by n 1 i + *1 oy-vTYl ?i.+7l 4 T> Or Q fl rl fh PTA yaj nig CL 11LUC ^ X u> maau . should be none in Newberry who j would not esteem it a privilege to help?may find the subscription blank at the Exchange bank. It is not desired Chat any one person contribute any large amount. Small amounts if in sufficient number will make a large sum. Every one should be interested in the building of a park. This lot! that has been set apart is small but it! will make a beautiful park and once it is fixed up and opened more land will be forth coming and other parks will be established in different sections nf thp r.itv Let everv one lend a ; helping hand and speak an encourag-1 ing word and thus unite on one proposition in Newberry. Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Jam. The worst cases, no matter of how long sta~din?, : are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. ! Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. It relieves I PaLa and Heals at the same time. 25r, 50c, $f.0Q MIMNA patJune I /?/ln , Ut/UU/? Ul/tl ^ id/se, bargains are for quick selectioni ored Lawn Batiste ! and floral designs; all the 5 and 20c quality, on cen10c yard. Spe< he latest One lot Ladies' [els, all soft sheer qu; 50 waist values for ' )0 to se$1.49 5es TT ciir Pihhrvnc? asDBMnDSscana AAMU on fine Hair i bons, 5 to 7 ii silk, yard 10, > Skirts, ______ i(iue fd Spe< wonder-_ ?? original Women's all pu ) Skirts, with double ti t, QO. $125 Gloves, - pair - - rngmmemmmmmtmrnmBmrnmrmmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmm Charged at Ah ANA INDIAN AT WEST POINT. First Full-blooded Cherokee Has Been Appointed. New York Evening Post. Sylvestor Long-I^ance, the first full blooded Cherokee Indian \o receive an1 appointment to West Point, is a men-! ber of the class whica was graduated j from St. John's school at Manlius, N. Y., on Wednesday last. Long-Lance has been a student at the school for ( three years and stood high in his j work and was also active in athletics. I He also is a graduate of the Carlisle | ' ' -- ? 1-- ? - -i- J I Indian scnooi, winon ne emticu *>.uci? i he was 12 ivears old, and some time ago determined to become an army officer-. President Wilson became interested in him, and several weeks ago Long-Lance received notification tin at he had been selected as one of the six presidential appointees to the Military acade'my. . The first Indian to receive an appointment to West Point was David | ~ 1 Moniac, a Creek. He was born in Alabama, and was a cadet of the Military academy from September 18, 1817, until July 1, 1822, when lie was graduated and appointed a brevet second lieutenant in the Sixth infantry. On tibe expiration of his graduation leave on December 31, 1822, he resigned from the aimy to become a cotton planter in his native 'State. During -J- i <VO/? : iVin the war m inoriua m i?oo agaiusL Seminoles, Moniao became a captain in a regiment of mounted Creek volunteers, and became a major in tfnat regiment on November 15, 1836. He was killed six days later in the battle of Wahoo swamp. ???? Prize FisJh Story. is thp urizp fish storv of the season. It was brought to Atlanta from Eagle Lake, and if you don't believe it you don't have to. Joe Locowitz went fishing for big mouthed bass, with ordinary minnows for bait. He had no luck, but about the -end of an hour caught a 11 TT - ?/v J 4" A C + small gar iisxi. ne piuuccucu iu on jug the gar, declaring he was going to have something to show anyhow. He dropped the long line with the gar strung on it over the side of the boat and went on fishing. He fished for nearly an hour and then caught a five-ir.ch perci. LHe*-*st2frHed,;to1 <pull- Hip-^ie ;1fhe ;to MaannBBBBaBBBBHBai UGH'S i Clearan 11 11 r*i rull owl artment is overfk especially attract m Millinery Departn Tremendous sale of Spring tire stock black, white and c big range of styles, must be Regular values $2.00, $2.50 of any untrimmed shape in i ;ial! Night Gowns, on palm ility, $1 4Qp - - i,,v $10 and ???Beach $6.50 an< , , Beach -a special sale md Sash Eib- _____ iches wide, all 15,19 and 25c Sale C 100 whi re Silk Gloves thread ps; our regular ed dou , special 7A. two pa - . . iVL er, at< ove Prices, Br; Mr" l U Vj. string t'"e perch w?ien he felt a fierce tug on it and after a hard struggle pulled in the line which he thought had only the gar on it, but found 19 bass, running from a pound to two, and and half pounds. He saw in a minute what had happened. The bass ':ad tried to swallow the gar, and it &ad slid through their gills and strung them. Joe put the bass on another line and dropped , the gar overboard again. In 41 minutes he pulled up 17 more bass. Tom iCorwin's Retort. A brilliant sally may extricate a man from a perilous position where j all else would fail. Tom Corwinj furnishes an example. He was so dark skinned that he was' some times mistaken for a mulatto. Once while addressing a Whig mass meet-; ing at Marietta, Ohio, he was taking j special pains not to say anything j that could offend the abolitionists, who weie just then strong enougfo to make and unmake politicians. A sharp witted opponent in order to; put him in an embarrassing position, asked, "Shouldn't negroes be permitted to sit at the table and eat witn wnne ioiks on mcouiuu ib and at hotels?" That seemed to be a poser. If Corwin answered yes the pro-slavery men | would "knife" him. If he answered no the abolitionites would defeat him. .Answering neither yea nor nay, he turned like a flash. "Fellow citizens," he replied, with fais dark and mobile face lighting up with merriment, "I demand of you whether it is proper to ask such a question of a gentleman of my color?" The crowd yelled with delight, and Black Tom carried the day - -Champ Clark, in Youth's Companion. Easily Caught. The clerks at the Bee Hive are telling a good joke on Sam Bailes. The ot"-er afternoon an old colored woman came into the store to buy tablecloths and she stated in the beginning that she wanted something "new." Sam was patient and showed her everything in stock but nothing suited. "nv. mo!" c/he exclaimed, fussily. , l 1 I v- V t ^ "haven't you any tiling different?" And Sam brought out one. of the 2carded :"tab!eeMtiLs H&af fh f>lrad put* f ' MIMNAUGH'S S tee Ssile. m ly ^ 1 ywing with sea- 1 m/? /ynr? % f v/ W- Wf *>V?- V*-/ * V w? j lent 2nd Floor Hat Shapes. Our entered Hat Shapes, a i cleared out entirely. J and $3 00, choice QQ^ j the store for, each ?/OC - Special! Beach Suits. $12 Palm <?CAA Suits cut to yj'vv . i $8.00 Palm <P9 AO Suits cut to if $1.00 Silk Hose > 'i te and black, pure ; Silk Hose, high splicble heel, sole and toe, ir to each buy- CA? >nly, pair - * - , i mq the Cash *> H'S DR. F. C. MARTIN I Eyesight Specialist M Examines the ^ ff AUlUUi UfC JUfA | Satisfaction Guaranteed i Office over ALderson's Dry Goods Store. J frack on the shelf, and said without an air of interest: "Here is one of the very newest designs, Auntie. You see, tite centre 1 is in the middle and the border runs; J rigr.t around the edge." I "Ain't it so! Let me have that one,'" she said eargerly.?Anderson Daily 1 Mail. The Hustler. i I am the guy called printer's infc; ' ! I put hard times upon the blink? My face is black as Erebus? But I'm a lively, hustling cuss. I make men rich who once were poor? J I'm'on tie job, I am for sure. J I get work for the lab'ring man And help to fill fais dinner can; I I aid girls who must earn tneir ieea? I am the friend of all in need. JM I sell all things from pins to guns. M In cargoes of ten thousand tons. ^ I'm on the job both night and day, ^ Away from work I never stay. J I am "A 1," "0 K" and "It,'* And I take a vacation-r-nit. ? I serve the small as well as great 9 (See Business Office for my rate.) S I am the guy tbat brings the dough? Just try me and you'll find it so. | ?Danville Commercial News. V A?TA1 XEETim fl 1 j The annual meeting of tfce stockholders of Farmers Oil Mill will be 1--1J 4-V _ A Vo.Tf'horTTT iieiu ctt me wui l nuuoc .iv ?? ..j, S. ., Saturday, June 26th, 1915, at 11 o'clock for election of directors for ensuing year and for transaction of jH| other business; M J. H. Wicker, v 6-15-td. Manager. -) Piles Cored in 6 to 14 Days fl Yocr druggist will refund money if PAZO ttiW OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, .Btind,BleedmrorProtmdlng'Pi}esic6to34?i*ys, Ease-and Rest. s^0c. mt 1 AC UXOi a. v V"? - \, -?r--^4 ' -'< >" -r