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|jce fgentfi) qhD jess. Catered *t the Postoffice at New- j S. C., as 2nd class matter, E. H. AULL, EDITOR. Tuesday, August 21, 1917. i Cl'KIOUS There are many very carious things j in this world. And many curious things are being done in this day of rapid changc and quick transition. The president of the United States has taken three or four opposite positions on the war situatiDn I since -a stae of war was declared at his demand, but then consistency is not one of his predominating traits, and more than that, we pre I eume, one is not supposed to be consistent in this day of such rapid transitions. The most curious thing to our mind is that while the head of the #nBat Roman Catholic church is Jwvn/linfr Ms PTlftreies to bring the WOrld I _ to peace, and stop this awful slaugli-1 ter that is going on im the world to -1, day, the ministers of the protestant , Christian churches are going about over this State making speeches to create a war sentiment among our i people, and "clerically" cussing about ! * It. I>r. Lee Davis Lodge down ax prosperity the other day in his im1 passioned war speech said he "be HHlldamned" something, we do not Just recall what or whom he was mussing, but we suppose it must have been the kaiser, and he said that a 4 clerical friend of his told him that 4 "was the clerical way in which to cuss. ' We believe that Dr. Lodge is a min- * ister. We know that Dr. Crane who spoke at Jolly Street is a minister. And ordinarily a fine fellow. And Dr. Cromer and Dr. Snyder j ' 0 are near ministers. Dr. Snyder Is' i 3 now the president of a Christian col-1 1 ? lese and" Dr. Crome use to be. And they are making war speeches. { And the governor of the State bor- ^ rowing $15,000 for the Council of j c Defense to send men over the State i to create a war sentiment. That's ^ ' <mrious to us. And the truth is we ^ did not aeed any such preaching io! this county. Our people have not foiled in their, duty as yet. We did ? ?r part and more than they asked * ' r - < *g to do when the sale of Liberty ( Bonds was on. We Hid our part and | ?ore when the call came for the Red Cross. We did not want war and we do not want it now. Nobody *3 1 t clamoring for war hereabouts, nor h has any one been clamoring, except j *? -? who are not; 'it be a iew " 1V1 going to do any fighting and who hare JJ ^ . no one that is rery near that will do any. But our people have not failed in their duty in any respect and wer just kinder resent the idea that this : war council or rather, council of de- 1 fease bad in mind when it was given ^ +v>?? *?rv ablest of the war j OUl icai iu\< v. t _ ?. i *rators 9u?t be ^t^.intp Newberry! create a urar sentiment ana teach * ] ?ar people on fcfae causes and the rea- , \ * sons why w? are in it. ]( ?*. huj. j J iAzz4 somefcow we vm ?, MVl^r w?w . ab4 we hope it will not be construed 1 wrong, that if the council of defense 11 t lias no other more important work to ( <lo the money that is borrowed had , better be spent some other way and the!: State council had better send in their j resignations and go home. And that t these preachers had better be about t their Father^ business anc| preachj s the gospel of peace. Aad if wey j j want to fight real ba? they should < j shoulder a musket and go on tOj j France. And we say it with all due j respect to the office sf the ministry. can't help it, it does look a little curious to us. t1 We agree with that correspondent; 1 i from Washington who said that the j, ?atter of world peace was in the j t>?.riant w-ilson and he j jbaiU28 OL nooiuvu. could If he would stop this war right! now. It is an awful responsibility that is his. And another curious thing to ns is that after making that great speech in which h% said he ^ wanted peace without victory and without indemnity and without an-j nexation he should now say that peace was impossible without annexatio* and without indemnity and that ^ ?rerBaaijy misTiife'crtotttT* It *fe a lit- ' i i tie curious to us that we shouio do- j I sire or undertake to have anything to do with slicing up that part of tliej world among the nations. We know such interference contrary to the i old doctrine on which this government was founded and for which our for-! bears fought. Another curious thing to us is that the editor of The State and the editor; of The Record should be such terri-; tie warriors, and should do so lictiel real fighting, or make any effort to1 do any. j Another curious thing to us is some! nf thp illustrations that some of! these war orators use in making their! appeals for the creation of a war sen-j timent. Another curious thing to us is that the Columbia Record has just discovered why we are in this war. "For, henceforth, we will be in the war to' avenge the suffering of American soldiers following the American flag under orders from an lAmerican congress." Pity we had to kill and wound our boys to find out why we are in this war. But then there are many curious things in this curious age of the world in which we live. ? I We heard a few of the remarks of ^ne of the speakers at the Lire Stock isociation. at Prosperity. We understood he iras talking about the boll j weevil. It's the first we have heard )f the old gentleman in some time. 1 Fhis speaker advises the farmers . J iirst to grow enough food and feed- ] nn tha farm to do the farm and iien grow all the cotton you can re- , jardless of^ the old man. That is j ;he most sensible remark we have i *eard from any of the boll weevil oritors, when the weevil was in the imelight. But it is the advice The ^ lerald and News has been giving for < ;0 years. Except we sad grow all our food and supplies and then grow ? >11 the cotton you can regardles of i he price. The farmer in this sec- * ion who follows this plan will al- j vays make some money. And the all j :otton planter rarely does make any! noney after his expenses are met.i 1 i 3ut this gentleman also said that the fermers as a rule were not going to ( ike the advice of any one but were \ joing on planting cotton nntil the ] joll weevil actually arrired and put :otton out business and that is about j correct ( We notice that #ur governor says i that the time is not yet here for peace. That we can not trust Germany and that we must go on fighting. We suppose he means that we must fight and kill even if the terms were such as I would be honorable to all the na-! i fions. The question we would like j for him to answer will we hen any; more able or in any better positiontoj I trust Germany after we have killed a few more millions ot men. USES cr WITH BEPCBUCjurs*; > v ' | The Progress notes that Congress-! < nan F. H. Dominidc, of the -Thi^d South Carolina District, voted to have ' Congressman Heflin's remarks, when ( le criticised Representatives Britten J, md Mason, of Illinois, for their sym-!. )athy for Germany, expanded from ' he Record. The rest of tke South1 , j < Carolina delegation r- ted otherwise. !} See Oonrressional Record, August 3,;. L917, page 62S3.)?Eaaley Progress. j That is correct and we are inclined ' < .o think tliat Mr. Dominick is just a litproud of that rote, and there was (, i decided majority of the* congress j; :hat voted with him. And he voted j 1 right, and we have no doubt he will j' feel under obligations to you for * 1 publishing the fact of his vote. t ? i Yes, that was a po' speech at Po-i maria.?Anderson JWail. j Yes, and just think, "Po-mana , had to sit and listen to it.?Basley ( Progress j < Yes, and they listened with marked'; attention, and approved the speech, ] ar>/i tbpv flrp inst sls eood and iust:! is patriotic and just as brave as any people on the face of the earth. And just as loyal as the editor of the An- < ierson Mail or the editor of the Eas- 1 ley Progress. 1 i Here's long life and happiness to ] [ittle Gary Hiott, Jr., of tiie Pickens j < Seatinei. May ke ae- brigbt-a-par- 1 igrapker as kis Gad. It would create more or less friction to train the new army with l mixture of the races in the same cantonment. The war department had better arrange for separate camps. Our linotype operator did not return from Greenville after standiu? his examination before the exemption board until Friday night which necessitated working on Sunday to get out this paper. We do not like to do this but the government we understand is paying extra for Sunday work. VARIOUS AND ALL ABOUT. Did the cannery take the place of the creamery? One man in Newberry county got lost in a corn field. Some of the papers get Mr. Coker and Mr. Croker mixed in mentioning th?ir names. Watch for Kitty Gordon in "A Beloved Adventuress," at the porea house on Monday of next week. j The W. C. T. IT. will meet Tuesday i afternoon at 6 o'clock at the residecne ' of Mrs. Mary Wright. ' Dr. R. M. Kennedy has opened his I dental parlors in tne roums ; Johnson-MeCrackin company. I There were good rains in several J sections of the county ?*n Sunday eve-j aiug and Monday morning. We had a i jhower in. Newberry Monday morning, j Mr. Bob Taylor left the editor a! I forty pound Bradford on Monday. It is a beauty and Mr. Tav ~ has our sest thanks for his tt tfi Iness. Some time ago our g* .nd Dr. j SV. E. Lake of the city lei' us a nice ot of grapes from his vineyard. They J aerejine and he has our thanks. Dol Hurt paid a fine of $15 in rae ecorder's court Monday morning for petit larceny, and Will -HV>lt was charged $5 for cursing in the street. While riding along the road in Oringeburg last Tuesday, Rural Policenan Taylor of Newberry killed a rat-' lesnake. The snake was five feet in ength an<* uad^ fourteen rattles and a >utton. | i We are looking to see three year old jabies drive automobiles in the very lear future. In Sumter and no doubt )ther places there is a law that nos ihild under sixteen shall drive a car. j jnless accompanied by at much older person. j For assautt and battery and for usnK""va and blaSDhem lJLig ai/UOi V \*f dus language Sam Martin, a colorei; 5'outh, paid fines of $5 for each offense at his trial in the recorder's court Thursday, after successfully passing the examination. Bill Smith, r~p *ter on the Wilmington Star, is spending a few days in ths city with his father and mother.? Dillon Herald.- If your Bill Smith is as good a reporter as our Bill Smith is as an automobile dealer he is en titled to a little vacation. i There will be all day services at Mt. Pleasant on the 4th Sunday, 26th, Au-1 gust. Rev. J. D. Shealy will preach in the morning, and Miss Roealyc ! Summer of Pomaria will meet the Youns People's and Women's societies j of the churches of Union pastorate.! -- ?^ All are coraiany invuea 10 hk?? these services.?Leesville News. Do not try to guess how long the! war is going to last?gneeses &r* of j no value. Here is a fact which is' more valuable than any guess, pre* I diction or prophecy?namely, that we! must stand together and fight it' :hrough, no matter whether die wer j Na Inn? or short.?"W J. Brvaa il t^Ve Commoner. i Jake Means knows better, but he ^ allowed bis automobile to ran without I lights one night, so on Thursday ?>f( last week he forfeited his bond, which was $2. Chief Ed. and Judge John Son't grant any exemptions for rioia-' tions of rules and regulations, a!-! though we would rather see no Hght than some of the lights. People can say what they please about Easley's mayor and council, but vre have the best tb re is to be found. They are live, energtic and public spririted, always looking out for the > best interest of the city and its prosperity.?"Baslev Progress. When you 3ay the best you are far from be'ng! Wright. Besides Keeping uie outer owi vjrcued until 10 o'clock p. m., the only nhan^e made at the Newberry postoffice is in the time of the R. F. D.' carriers, who now leave the office st| 10:30 a. m., instead of at 10 o'clock. Mails for those daily carriers will 3elivered promptly each day if taicea to the office by 10 a. m. Mooch Hart is a colored individual ] who was before the recorder last! ; Thursday morning Mooch was up | for stealing. The capsules handed ! him by Recorder Earhardt after the I drawing contained $15 or 30 mornings. J Mooch took the morns. They say ho is also a slacker, and will be handled for that after the last morning to which he was certified. A Newberry man who was here this week said that if this war kept up j much longer some Newberry peopia , might join the army.?Anderson Mail. I The column from which that ex-sentence was taken had a black border j on one side. The border must have 1 been meant for mourning for the dead 1 people in that county who are walk! ing about to save funeral expense6 : these hard times. j Here's to Dr. Stuck and the other boys of the serv-.ee: "Be of good i cheer." We fee1* better now, as we ! have had this on our mind ever since Mr. Dibble preached a sermon from ( that text, which was the Sunday they ; sang all the verses o:J each hymn an3 ' i Miss Mattie Lou Wicker led the sing-: ine of a beautiful selection in a most beautiful way, to the perfect accomplishment of the music of other voices and the pipe organ. ! There is much talk of saving scraps and making use of them in the conservation of food, but Mr. Jordan Vaughn has gone a step higher and maae a aanasome oox rrom scraps 01; wood, in the doing of which he has shown great skill. His inventive gen- j ius is always cropping out. .Since hi3; successful manipulation of the opera j , house electric sign he has developed ' 1 into a fine carver of wood designs, ' judging by that box. ! 1 11 Under date of Columbia, August 16, announcement was made by Mrs. Annie L. Eembert. field secretary of tiia ! 2 South Carolina sanatorium for tuber- j 1 culosis, that the free beds maintained < by certain cities and courses m the j 1 state will be available on October the j S first. Newberry is mentioned as one! i of the cities. The sanatorium is said j 1 to be growing to be one of the best 11 and most complete in the Southern! s 'States. . ! I I. That 77-pounder of a watermelon at; Dr. W. G. MayeV drug store looked 1 j mighty good when we viewed it at j close range the other day. Just as it j was to the little girl who told her c mother that heaven must be a beau tiful place on the inside because it j i looked so beautiful on the outside j c when she saw the stars one night, so 2 i SERVK We are b \ the peopl before, be Federal F Do not even you] Bank and tell you ro?sv UIMV f/1 v< Th(f? Mam A AA'V A B. C. MATTHEWS, President 1 (Send for Booklet Make This Business Now is t To be??in to accumuh vacation money. The simple way is to count with this Sti\ ng, Save a Littie This ban 4 PER CENT ON SA Exchang 'The Bank of it was to the reporter as he gazed at :hat melon. Dr. Mayes raised it in lis own patch from the Tom Waston | variety of planting. Mr. Ot is Lominick has been nursing i very bad leg. One day last week ivhile out collecting on his motorcycle in turning from a lane he came ^ery near having a collision with Mr., >am Johnson's automobile. In avoid- j ng striking the car Mr. Louinick j nade a cut with his wheel which i hrew him off and the wheel whirled , iround, falling on him and cutting; # ? - 51- Ti- 1? J I us Knee Daaiy. it was an ugiy wuuhu j ind the knee, which became swollen 1 o tw'ce its ordinary size, had to be anced. ' i i While Mr. James Paysinger was lelivering supplies of coca-cola on his >arly morning rounds last Friday h3 j net up with something that was not lown on the regular program. The luto truck was standing in front of it! Ml etter prepared e financially tl iing a membei Reserve Bank. sacrifice anytb r time. Drop let some of out 1- x_ i? now 10 mane sperous times. il Bank of T. K. JOHNSTONE. Cashier H K. W. CROMER, Asst. Cashier "HOW DOES IT Bank Y our Home. l. he Time ite your next summer's 1 open a Savings Ac State Sank today, and 1 Each Week k allows VIING5 4 rLK CfclNI e Bank the People" T-Tnt/^Viina/^n onH Sn ol <rpATro'fl ^ AAUWVi&iUUVU W"U vv V 9 0WV* w ~7| while the driver was on the inside at- iQ tending to business. Along comes littie Barle Turner, a lad apparently 12 or 14 years of age, and cranks her I up for a joy ride. Earle jumps in and takes her up the street apiece, j turns at Mr. Rex Young's popcorn and " peanut parcher, goes as far as the opera house corner, turns again and cuts through the square to Main street, down which he wobbles without contrdW^of the machine. Mr. John Nance was working under a car by Mower's garage and happened to see Earle headed that way, just in time ? "nrof ffrvm nndpr " The autO CKJ 4i \y_ _ truck bumped into the car and both were damaged, the damage being about $25 for the two. No one was hurt, although Mr. Nance made'prob ably a narrow escape from serious If not fatal injury. The father of the boy at once said he would pay air costs. < w to serve f k, lan ever r of the ring, not in the ; * officers money i Newberry [. T. CANNON, Asst. Cashier I BENEFIT ME" i