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5 I Jfjje ||eralD and Jem. Entered at the Postoffice at NewIbrry, S. C., as 2nd class matter. E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Friday, December 31, 1915. The State is apprehensive as to the wisdom of urging a state-wide compulsory education bilt, during the approaching session of the legislature. It fears the legislature will have too much on its mind. Yet, pity the poo* legislature. Don't let it 'undertake too much.?Spartanburg Herald. Ain't it so? WHY SEND TO OHIO? The "cattle" referred to in the clipping below, from the news columns of the Greenwood Index, imported 'for breeding purposes, are presumably of breeds not raised in South Carolina: "Reports from all sections of t'ne county indicate that the buyers are j highly pleased with the cattle recent-1 ly bought for them in Ohio by Prof, j J. 0. Williams of Clemson college. The | cattle were in good shape on their ar- j ri-vai, aue to me personal care given them by Mr. Williams, and the people are appreciative of his excellent services of the buying and care of the cattle/' At the state fairs, Jerseys, Herefords, Red Foils and other varieties are exhibited every year that are said to be of extraordinary merit. They are awarded prizes and to the eyes of the inexpert observer they would hold their own wita the patrician bulls and cows of Ohio or any other region of the United States. Everybody says that we can raise cattle in the South on equal terms with the West. When will the day arrive that purchasers of cattle for breeding purposes will buy them from the enterprising and intelligent stockraisers of South Carolina? What is the heme <vf ^stajblishin^ a rat- ! tie industry in South Carolina if the notion persists that, for some reason or other, Western cattle are superior? Are they superior? We are "from Missouri." Further, we believe that the . I thoroughbred and registered cattle exhibited at the fairs, fetate and county, cf South Carolina would sustain themselves creditably in prize contests anywhere in the country. 0+her things being equal, cattle raised in South r'omlino nnorlit trw Vin rMinoriAr nn on. V/?l VilUtt VV V/U UVy count of climatization, to cattle raised in Ohio.?The State. We have been wondering just the same thing. Only a short time ago ; some fine cattle were "brought to Newberry to encourage in the raising of cattle, and they were imported from without the state. We wondered then why it was. No doubt there is a good reason for it, especially in the minds of those who are importing the cattle, but it would seem that from all the fine cattle raised in South Carolina we might find some from which, to imtmiava rwnr Tf tva r>on rQicfl px U * C VU1 Ui ttu. ii " V V/UU I vww | tie in the South on the same terms with these other fellows why not buy from those who have devoted their time to improving their breed and not send West when we want some fine cattle. The cattle that were shipped in there came from somewhere in the I West, we believe, and they were pur\ I chased, as we understand, by an expert from Clemson college. President Kinard announces that he is going to lend money to all the cus- I +j-krw y-vf 1V1 i e? V?onV o+ 7 npr f>pnt fin terest. What will the other banks do? Of course they will have to meet competition. But just think of the change that has come in one short year. One year ago you couldn't borrow money on the best of collateral at any old rafe. The banks just wouldn't let you haive it even on a cotton warehouse receipt. > We will pay the interest for a year on a dollar and a half to any subscriber who will come along and pay his subscription right now. If the farmer wants to hold what ihe has gained he should be sure not J to increase the acreage in cotton, but plant a plenty of corn and small grain, j A lot of them are holding their cotton, j That is all right if they do not plant too big a crop. If they do they will! lose by -holding. We hope you have j learned the lesson. It has been a hard one and should be easily retained, j , Pla-nt plenty to eat. Make tne same j FOR CONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL j We would respectfully call the at- j tention of Mayor Wright and the city council to the reading of Section 23 of the charter of the town of Xewj berry, as published in the book of I ccdificd ordinances of the town, as j ! issued by the city council in 1910, and which, we understand, is still of force. Ti ? J ~ . ; ii rfitub. ' "Sec. 23. That the said Mayor and! Aldermen shall publish, for at least thirty days in each year, a notice showing the methods of taxation adopted by them, and laying down the | rate of taxation in such notice, and ! also prescribing the time when the J i same shall be payable, which time of ! payment the said Mayor and Aldermen : j may, for good cair^e. extend, provided j the extension shall be general." For the past two years the general j tax ordinance has been printed only one time, so far as we have been ab'e to ascertain, and the license ordinance not at all. We would like to ask council if the | license ordinance, is a "method of taxation adoDted bv them." and if it rinps not prescribe "the time when the same shall be payable," and if the does not i lay "down the rate." And also if the j publication of the regular tax levy one ; time in the papers is a compliance j with' the precision of this section ; which says "for at least thirty days."' k We have always understood from I good lawyers that the courts always ! construed the tax laws very literally, ! ar.d is the 'levy of the tax lesal when the provisions of the charter have not been complied with, and could the council enforce the collection of the license ordinance if the council failed to comply with the requirements of the charter. Prior to the administration of Mayor Wrigfnt the license ordinance, which is only for one year, was published each year when it was enacted, but since that time it has not been . published at all. We presume it has i not been done in order to save a few ^ dollars, 'but should council violate the ] plain mandates of the charter under which they exist to save a few dollars? These would be good question for the c council to consider at their meeting on c Tuesday evening. , The great need is to get our people . to conserve their own resources and i take advantage of the opportunities 1 chat lie before them, and not be too extravagant, and not play the fool and plant too much cotton and depend on | buying everything they need for man ' < and beast. And then cheap money will | help them, if they take the right ad-: vantage of it. A Collction of Old Coins. A collection of ofa coins was brought to this office some -few days ago. There were four pieces in the collection, one of which was more than two hundred years old. Old coins are. very interesting and no doubt this description may interest many. Probably one of the oldest coins in luis county is ail uiu cupper vum made in 1707 A. D. It is as large as a dollar and is about one-eighth of an inch thick, though abound the edge the rim is heavier and is more than one-eighth inch thick. The coin is much worn and on one side the bust of King George, which is nearly encircled by this inscription, "Gcjorgius Rex," is nearly invisible and part of the inscription is so dim it can not be read with the naked eye. 'The other side has a goddess who is seated and who has a three pronged spear in ner left arm. Her right hand is extended as though she were pleading for justice. "Brittania 1707'' are the only visible words on this side. No doubt this coin is very rare, as may be the following ones: The next oldest coin in this collec* tion is dated 1781 and bears these words "Voce Popolf' together with th? j date. This inscription encircles a god- j dess who seems to be seated on a' I throne behind a gate. On the oiher side appears only these two words, "Georgius" and "Triumpho," which are on either side of the bust of King George. This coin is of copper and is about the size of a United States | GO-cent piece. The United States copper "half cent" j [of 1803 is about the siz<- of the silver j : twenty-five-cent piece. It is-about as,1 thick as the present day penny and has a thick edge. "Half Cent" is en-! circled by a laurel wreath and near i the edge we find these words, "United j Spates of America" almost forming ai circle. The fraction 1-200 completes' this circle. On the other side the Goddess of Libert;.' appears, with the word "Liberty" emblazoned on her brow, \ , r and above her head stands the same word which meant so much 10 our forefathers. Another United States coin was in this collection. It was a copper one cent piece and about the size of our 50-cent piece. This coin was not badly worn and is nearly one hundred years old. On one side the "One Cent" encircled by the laurel wreath, which is so characteristic of American money, is encircied by this inscription, "Unit-' ed States of America." The other side has the first American Goddess of Liberty, the date?1817?and thirteen stars. This collection of coins belongs to Mr. N. A. Nichols of Prosperity, R. F. D. 2. Mr. Nichols brought them to this office some time ago. We are always glad to make mention of such things, especially when they belong to our own citizens. KEY. MR. STOjNE ARRIVES. The Rev. W. H. .Stone and his famiiv arrive in Newberrv on Thursday at noon. Mr. Stone is the pastor re- J cently called to the West End Baptist j church. He will enter at once upon j his duties as pastor and wall conduct J his first service next Sunday morning. The Herald and News, along with :'ae i people of Xewberry, extends to Mr. j Stone and family a most cordial wel- I i come to Xewberry. The Anderson Intelligencer of ( Thursday has the following to say of j Mr. and Mrs. Stone: il-he Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Stone' j left yesterday for their future home j in Xewberry, where the former takes j up his work as pastor of fne <Wekt; End Baptist church. The Rev. Stone! received a call to this church several i weeks ago, and in a few days after- j wards offered his resignation to his churches in Anderson county. The Rev. .Stone has been preaching j in Anderson county for the past se.-j eral years. For a number of years he lived at Iva, but after being called to the Orrville Baptist church he moved there. For the past two years j he has served the Orrville church, the Iva Baptist church and Union Baptist church at Barnes. During the Rev. and Mrs. Stone's sojourn in this county they have made countless numbers of friends, who although regretting to see tihem leave, send with .them their ivery best wishes for their future welfare and posperity. Light Recorder's Court. The police docket has been remarkibly light for the past week. Tnis ** ?J ?.y>Q ol/l SpeHKS Weil JUIU S:uuv\s mat mc uiu iustom of celebracing Christmas by I i Irinking and carousing is passing I lway. Not only did the town pass the j >veek quietly, but Sheriff Blease says :here was perfect order throughout the j entire county, not a single arrest hav-i ing been made. ' In fne recorder'^ court Robert Vance forfeited a $ "> bond for being drunk j and Frank Glenn, for assault, forfeited j a bond also of $5. The only case at- j tracting attention was that of Tom Su- 1 ber (white), who struck a negro on j the head with nis pistol. The pistol went off and the bullet narrowly missed the head of a merchant in a i nearby store. ?aber was charged wit'n carrying concealed weapons, to which he pleaded guilty and was fined $50. Pie was also charged with assault and battery and'was fined $25 for this of-< fense. i Sie Summer, colored, for assault and ' battery, was fined $2. ' i? Closed Prosperous Tear. The Woman's Missionary Society of ! Central Methodist church has just I closed one of the most prosperous | years in its record. Under the leader-1 ship of its-efficient president, Mrs. P.J C. Gaillard, the society has grown both | in numbers and interest. An interest- i j ing and enthusiastic mission study class has been organized with iMiiss M'rtOiiiij-incnVi tpfl/?hpr and re 11J 11L. CL *UV/V/UHVU^U VWV.W??? ceutly several \olunteer workers have been engaged in teaching a sewing class at the mill under the leadership ! of Miss Lucy Epps. At the last regular meeting the following officers were elected for the i year 1916: President?Mrs. P. C. Gaillard: First Vice President?Miss Eugenia ' Epps. Second Vice President?Miss Lucy , Epps. Recording Secretary?Mrs. F. E. i Tribble. Superintendent Mission Study and Publicity?Mrs. J. W. White. J Superintendent Social Service?"Mrs. U Ponn /vr* J V . ii. v c^n iivj ii. t I Superintendent Supplies?Mrs. Mary ( Fant. Corresponding Secretary ? Miss ; Daisv Cannon. ! Treasurer?Miss Lucy Epps. Agent Missionary Voice?Mrs. T. B. Wicker. Lucy W. Cannon. Roc. Sec. invigorating; te the Paie and SicfcVy The Old Standard grecerai strength er ine tonic. CROVH'S TASTELESS c'lill TtOCIC, drives cut Ma^ria.eariche >t xe bloods ndbuilds rp the system' A"* rue toe c For aduils su<i eh iiirea. 5')e ; DeaJli of .Mrs* J. L. t\ Davenport. Mis. J. L. C. Davenport died at her ; home in No. "> township on Saturday j morning about 4 o'clock. She was a ' Miss Hendrix before her marriage and wai about ~>3 years of age. She is , survived by her her husband and sev- j eral children, among them Mr. Walter I Davenport, Mrs. -Jas. Boulware, Mrs. | Frank Boozer and several ethers, j Burial was had at Smyrna on Sunday , morning in the presence of a large con- j course of sorrowing relatives and friends. Lester-Derrick. Married at St. Luke's Lutheran parsonage, December 26, 1915, by Pastor B. W. Cronk, Mr. Claude L. Lester and iMiiss Mabel L. Derrick. Hayes->ance. On Sunday afternoon, at the parsonage, by the Rev. W. R. Bauk night, Mr. John Xanc? and Miss Marjorie Hayes were happily married. Mr. Nance is th? ! efficient and accommodating man at the Mower garage and the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Nance of the county, and Miss Hayes is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Lee flayes | of the county. The Herald and News j extends heartiest congratulations and j best wishes for a long and happy life, j ? j Miss Fannie Towles of Ninety Six is spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. j f! 7 C!nnt+c Mr. J. Chesley Dominick went in his | automobile to Columbia Friday on bus- ! iness. He says the road are in the i finest condition he ever saw. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sease, Jr., of i Cumberland, Md., are spending the | holidays with their parents, Mr. and ars J. L. Sease, Prosperity, and Mrs. Koon, Pomdria. > Kocn.Kiddle. Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Koon of Ware .Shoals, iMiiss Ruth Koon and Mr. Will Riddle were happily married. Rev. Taydor officiat ing. Immediately after the ceremony the happy pair left for Newherry, where t'ney will spend the holidays wi-th relatives, siter which they will return and make their home at (Ware Shoals. . I : j L * t Jfll to match $1.15. Selected New, Livo. Clean, Sani* C\V;.. xM tary Feathers, Bert Featheiproof Ticking. Sold on money back guarantee. DO NOT BUY from anyone at any price, ontil you get the BOOK Or K&3 TRUTH, our bigf new catalog, mailed FRE?? Write a pottal card TODAY. Agents Wanted. AMERICAN FEATHER & PILLOW COMPANY*. DESK S 29 NASHVILLE, TENNa HJIITI 1 ! > MARES ! oi Prosp " I IkAff A 1 nudu Tenne We raise , We can t ! I S I * ( Xew year?present. The weather man furnished beauti- ? ful weath for the Christinas holidays i Weather forecast?No change and net a drop. The Lord make us thankful for some things we didn't receive. Do you reckon he is really sick, or is ne coming back for another shipload of 'em? tVi /\ 1A /?oifc fmm T~\nO 0Ci tA i-/UilU5 lUC IV uclj O 11 Vill ?v w | Dec. 30 Probate Judge Schumpert is-1 sued 33 marriage licenses to colored couples. Please don't mention those old threadbare resolutions 'for the new year. Speaking of signs,.if your key won't go into the keyhole of your postoffice box Saturday next, it is a sign that your box rent has not be?n paid. Health Officers Re elected. At a meeting of the board of health on Thursday afternoon Mr. John C. Adams was re-elected as health officer and Mr. S. S. Cunningham re-elected secretary of the board of heo.l.h. Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles iu 6 to 14 d ays The first application en w Ease aud Rest. ' 5';c For Sale January 2 We will sell at premises to the h "The Blease pro and Thompson Si Terms of Sale: Balance one and 1 r*Tf L t l.j. I rial or iois can i of Frank R. Hunt i i FRANK R. HI B. B. HAIR, A XI Ml jU? ITU / L. _ AND h JR CAR WILL BE J erity, Js Mules are direc issee Br< t our own corn a save you money KILLS YOUNG WOMAN AND THEN HIMSELF Augusta Chronicle. Columbia, Dec. 28.?Edward E.Wnite* 44 years of age. fatally stabbed Ada Geddings, 26, with whom he boarded, early tuis morning, and then killed himself by cutting his own throat. His pocket knife was used as the instru- r ment. The two'people were the only persons in the house at the time of the double tragedy, but the screams of the wounded woman" attracted the at? x? /? - t rm_ ^ ?v% A M lenuon 01 me ueigiiuors.. iue woiiutu ran cut on the street crying for the ollce, where she fell, and died Defore she could be given attention. The man was found on a bed in the house. Both were dressed in their night clothes. An inquest will be held tcnignt. White was fireman at the state capitol build- \ ing. He was paroled about eighteen months ago by former Governor Blease, after he had served fourteen years of a life sentence lor killing a , woman in Columbia in 1899. SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD AND NEWS. at Auction 5rd., 1916 i auction on the ( > ighest bidder, iperty" on Main . treets. One third cash, two years, be seen at office er. JNTER, Agent uctioneer ? s ju$r ? lORSES ^ \ \T \ \ in. 1st >1 A x rrom seders 1 ind hay. 1 1 > " r~M 3