The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, February 17, 1920, Page FOUR, Image 4
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Robert Lansing secretary of state |
has resigned and President Wilson has i
accepted the resignation. It seems j
that President Wilson did not think J
that his secretary should have held j
meetings of the cabinet while the;
president was sick. Some how it;
seems to us that the secretary did the j
right thing in having the members of;
the cabinet to meet to confer about
matters of state.
President Wilson has partially set- <
tied the railroad strike or has man-1
aged to have it postponed. These;
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railroad employees are auout mc ucou:
paid wage earners in the country and
we see no reason for trying to keep
them from going on strike until,
they are entirely satisfied. Maybe if I
they would stay on strike for a year
or so the farmers of this country
would then go to raising enough food
to feed us here at home and we would
not need to have the railroads to haul
any and we could just remain at
home. That would not be an unmixed
evil, something that would cause the
people to stay at home for a few days.,1
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The real estate men from Green-1
wood will offer for sale on Wednes- j
day some very valuable building lots <
in Main street. These lots are about <
the only valuable store lots left in the 1
town at present and the man who!
desires to remain in business here '
or to go in business had better look ]
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out for his own nome, Decause it is ;
difficult now to secure a suitable room 1
for business and as for a place to live ?
the only way to get one is to buy it, j
provided you can do that. The firm j
carries a page ad in this paper. The i
sale will be on Wednesday. J <
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That is a pretty good appropriation j
bill the legislature is giving the people j
this time. Nearly six million dollars ?
is a big jump. It will take 12 mills 3
instead of nine the last time. And |
this does not include the proposed ,
two mills for huilding roads and neither
the one-half mill to enlarge .
the Citadel. Nearly a quarter million 1
for the University for instance looks ,
pretty big when colleges like New- .
berry and Wofford and Erskine think ]
they are doing pretty well if they can j
be sure of an income of $50,000, and ]
?jach has pretty near as many students ]
as the University, and each is doing i
about as good work in the education ]
of the youth of the land. But then it ,
takes more to run a state institution (
than it does a denominational college, {
and yet the denominational college is 1
.the institution that is to save the ?
? 1 r j_i_ -
jcivnzauon 01 ine age. I
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The proposed appropriation for the ' <
spreading of propaganda against the j
"boll weevil and to tell farmers what \
to do and to map out a program of (
farming and so on and so on will $
be that much of the state's money t
thrown to the birds. The farmer who j
lias been raising cotton is going on 1
planting cotton and all the propagan- ?
<da that the state can send out is not <
going to stop him. The only thing is j
xne aestrucnuxi uj. <i uy j
pestiferous insects and that will not j
ikeep him from planting cotton the i
next year if he can get the labor and 1
the money with which to pay the labor <
and buy fertilizer. There has been 1
advice without end for years to the ]
farmer of this section to diversify, :
and it was good advice, and even be- ]
fore the boll weevil was ever dreamed ]
of in this section it would have been ]
the wise thing for the farmer to raise i
on the farm the things he needed for i
the farm. But he knows the situation >
and all the farm programs you can :
set out will not give any more infor- j
r ;ticn. Bu: the money will give a <
job to some, and w!!I help :o diver- :
sity the monotc::y. ;
Mozart becran coinf -irT at an 1
earlier are than anyboJy el~e on
2CC( rd. J : .v.- - " -
infa- t i't*cc % i '
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pcsc '.1 ct.. .; .
3ie v vote w.:i c;~crs, )a .
NO NEED TO GROW ! "
CJ) SAY S EDISON!
Wizard of Electricity Celebrates
Seventy-third Birthday. Says Men
Would Live Longer if They Used
Knowledge of Environment to
Protect Body.
"Do you believe that there is really
any such thing1 as growing oldY"
This is the question that was put to
Thomas A. Edison, grand old man of
American science, on the occasion of :
his 73rd birthday. And here is!
Thomas Edison's reply: }
"If man delighted in studying the j
natural element in which he exists,
and if he used this knowledge to protect
his body against the malignant
actions of his environment, I think
that he would live at least twice as
long as now, with his mentality un- I
impaired at the end of life. As man I
learns more of his environment and
is thus able to protect himself more
and more, there is no reason that I
can see why his form of life should
not be as long as that of the Sequoia
trees of California, which is several
thousand years."
How Edison Talked.
It was uder unusual circumstances
that the wizard of electricity, who
makes it a rule never to give out in- i
terviews, consented to talk for publication.
Several weeks ago a national
campaign was instituted for the plac
ing in every American home of the
two Edison biographies, "The Life
and Inventions of Thomas Edison,";
by Dyer and Martin, and William H. !?
Voo^nwrrnft's "The Bov's Life of | m
Edison." A representative of Har-1
per & Bros., the publishers, called at' ^
the inventor's office in the Orange, j
N. J., laboratories, and was introduc- i ^
ed to "the old man" by Mr. Meadow- 0
croft, who, in addition to being Mr.:?
Edison's biographer, is his business ^
assistant. !
"So you're from Harper, are you ?"i,
said the inventor, with a kindly smile, a
as he shook hands with the visitor. ^
"You know, I'm not literary. Some
people can write "long things offhand
and get up before a great crowd of 0
people and make smooth speeches, (j
but I can't understand how they do w
it!" He paused reflectively, and, nshaking
his head, repeated, "No, I'm 01
not literary." ^
The aged scientist, whose hearing ai
is poor, though his constitution is tl
otherwise robust, put his hand to his ai
?ar for the reply. "Thank God for qi
that.17' said the publisher. tt
A smile started in a corner of Mr. w
RMicnn'c month and errew in both di- T
rections until it completely over- ki
spread the imposingly handsome face, ai
'You want an interview, do you?" he a]
said. "Write down .your questions, ki
and I'll see if I can dictate the a]
answers for you." * I
Three questions in addition to the jr
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one given above were asKea. xne tr
questions and answers follow: it}
"Try Hobbies." ' e<
"Do you believe it i a good thing w
Tor a boy to map out his career years C(
ahead, or just peg away?"
"No, the boy, while being educated, <
should try many hobbies, changing
from one to another as many times #
as he desires, the more the better, T
until he finds one that delights him? Sl
:>ne that he is sure he will succeed in
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after he leaves school?Decause ne i& ?
lappy while pursuing it after trying h*
nany other hobbies. With this hob- w
oy he can succeed, and with no other,
because when a man is vitally inter?
+v>i"no' his mpmorv becomes
ill Ci ...? v
lighly efficient in that pursuit, but in re
ill other lines normal. A good mem- A
>ry means executive ability, and with in
;his comes 'Do it now.' " e>
"What, in your opinion, constitutes w
success?"' was another question. ip*
"The above combination means sue- at
:ess. It never fails," was Mr. Edi- re
son's reply. 01
The question, "Who were the th
:'riends whose confidence gave you st
encouragement when you were struggling
for a foothold?" brought forth bi
;his characteristic reply: w
"I had no such friends. They were h<
lot necessary. In fact, they are dis- so
idvantageous. The hard path gives a
>ne experience. One loses this if they ar
ire helped by friends. It is like hav- hi
n?? a rich father." . *\\
Mr. Meadowcroft Reminisces. i W
For once, the spirit of business b(
:hat hovers over the laboratory in 01
3range?Thomas Edison is a hard a
taskmaster?seemed to have been dis- ot
pelled. Mr. Me'. Jowcroft, "the old se
man's" biographer and assistant, who m
has worked side by side with him for bi
many years, neglected the heap of rs
papers on his desk long enough to w
tell a tale or two from his store of
reminiscences of his beloved chief. !
"My mind is so filled up with busi- cl
ness matters that it is pretty hard to li<
?A cn;ririnrr VniTlS." dodar- a?
Llt'li UUVVM IV .. ,
:<-] Mr. Men 'owcroft. rubbing his griz- in
zled mustache, reflectively. ej
4'You know, it was or.lv ouf of love is
for the old man that I took i^ie time m
to wr'te the * Boy's Life of Edison.' m
r ?Vv/?d hrn the 'Life and Inventus a
Ti-n-iv^ T7 with Hs d*-i'-Trams ev
i-'! v" ' = of Ms invent ;ons, when the h(
v ? ' af'er iw fc
v.'. u.:d h. loj'.iei ::t the
NEW FOf
FIRST LOAD
Will have ano1
10 days.
Place your ore
ifl l l
we will delivei
in 15 days or
?vour money, m
bill tied to it
Centred <
Prosperity, S. C.
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olumes and said: 'Are folks really I
oing to read all of that?'" oi
"Even at the age of 73," continued w
Ir. Meadowcroft, "Mr. Edison is as st
nergetic as ever and there seems to h<
e no dimunition of his mental activ- si
;y. He comes down to his laboraary
every morning and plunges right je
lto the activities of the day with his th
* ! 1 1 a ,
ccustomed vim. wniie ne aoes noi is
ork late into the night at the labora- th
Dry as regularly as he used to, he th
'orks every night until 11 or 12 su
'clock at home and comes down to th
le laboratory primed for the day's pi
-ork, frequently bringing a lot of to
lemoranda he has written to numer- in
as officials and heads of departments yi
ie night before. He has an intimate su
nd exact knowledge of everything
lat is coimr on in the entire plant, dr
id is in the habit of asking pointed pr
uestions as to the progress of mat- M
;rs, showing that he is conversant fr
ith what has gone on the day before, tr
he mental activity and intimate in
nowledge of affairs frequently th
nazes our people whose efforts are
long certain definite lines, while his
nowledge covers the entire plant in fa
II its varied activities. pe
"T* fViic wkon Vio r?r?mp<? rlnwn I
ViliU) ?f AAV?A VW...W ?.? .. ?
i the mornings he is fully posted on 75
le important news of the world and
le state of the markets. His knowl- to
3ge of all these things is an actual
orking knowledge, marvelous in its d
)mprehensiveness. b;
When Edison Chats.
"Sometimes he will sit down and
lat with me for a few minutes, and is
lese are always interesting moments, of
hese chats cover a great variety of le;
lbjects. Yesterday he came to my 8?
ssk and I showed him a photograph or
I himself, a snapshot which someone ed
id taken of him one day when he ?
as in New York. We rather thought
iat that photograph was good, but
i didn't. He said: sa
" 'It is almost impossible to get a cu
sally good photograph of a person, uj
difference of a thousandth of an of
ch in lens will produce a different in
:pression in a person's face. If you Hi
ill take this photograph and com- M
ire it with a half dozen others taken an
; different times, you will scarcely ta
alize it is the same person.' We got of
it a few photographs and compared
em and the difference was, indeed, ori
riking. | ce
"The other day," continued the ^h
ographer of Edison, "a boy came ir th
ith a memorandum from one of the
?ads of the departments. Mr. Edi- ?
m read it and then gave the boy
verbal message. The boy went out
id Mr. Edison turned to me with r T1
imorous twinkle in his eye and said
:hen that boy has gone 50 feet he
ill be absolutely unable to rememir
that message correctly. There ir | su
le boy around here who can carry A]
message about 200 feet, and an:her
about 300 feet, and I have only th
ten one lately that could carry r C<
essage all the way to the other be
lilding down the yard. So I very
irely send an oral message, but I
rite it.'
Edison on Food. ^
"Some time ago, Mr. Edison war latting
with me about food. He beeves
that most of us eat too mucl
id load our systems with a lot o'
ipuritios which tend to produce dis
ise and shorten lile. Ho, hinder j
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II ?5111 ci 11 CCHL'L l iid> c ibV. v ii i* - i
ar.y times finish cntir.7 ir. "v'v {
ost of ns 1 rf.11 t?; _ m!urll"> ( I ,
meal, and li?rhi up hir cli.n:*. Tf h '?
or l.as pr.y tiounie with his ; t ma. ' j
i will either str*> e'l^insr r.li
v f'.ro 0? *I?* cz ( r'5 r?r e' o v *
Lo bolljd and t V n. Jry tc?.ri
tD CARS
SOLD OUT
ther load in
ler now, and
* you the car
return you
1 ^ AM.
nth a $1.00
Garage
Newberry, S. C.
have known him to make his meals
f this for three times a day for i
eek?the idea being that if hfc
omach trouble is caused by bacill
5 will not furnish any additional
ipply from the outside. ;
"One dav. when talkinc nr? fho ?nK
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ct of food, he mentioned the fact
tat some explorers in Labrador perhed
from starvation and contended
iat it was through ignorance, as at
eir feet there was an unlimited
ipply of food that would have kept
em alive until they could reach supies
of regular food. He referred
a peculiar kind of moss that crows
Labrador, which when boiled,
elds a jelly like food capable of
istaining ihem.
"Naturally," continued Mr. Mea>weroft,
"we have visitors from all
'.rts of the world, who come to see
r. Edison, and whether they come
om different parts of our own couny
or from various other countries
the world, no matter how distant,
ey are usually astounded when
r. Edison talks to them about their
vn localities or countries just as
miliarly as if he had been there in
irson."
In commemoration of Mr. Edison's
Id birthday, bookstores today
roughout the country are placarded
day with posters bearing the legend
*3," and announcements of the
yer and Martin and Meadowcroft
ographies.
A T?vijf i r>V* >*/-\o A />nrv< nnoifi ATI
/I JJl itlOH iuau ?* "*v?said
to be dustless, is composed
rock, slag, asphalt and scrap
ather composition. More than
>,000 pairs of old shoes are used
i every mile of roadway construct1
according to the *ormula.
SALE OF PROSPERITY LOTS
Instead of offering my place for
le February 2, I have decided to
it it up into building lots, opening
> a street in the center. Plats
these lots may be seen by callg
on me. Will be sold at the Court
ouse in Newberry Salesday in
arch. Will be first offered in lots
id then as a whole. The place conio\
Hid \ O / in but;
the town of Prosperity.
Terms: One-third cash, balance
te and two years at seven (7) per
nt. interest, secured by mortgage of
e premises, purchaser to pay for
e papers.
S. L. FELLERS.
CITATION FOR LETTERS OF
ADMINISTRATION.
le State of South Carolina,
County of Newberry.
By W. F. Ewart Probate Judge.
Whereas, George B. Grigsby made
it tn mp tn civnnt. Viim Letters of
ministration of the Estate and
fects of Isaac Grisby deceased, that
ey be and appear before me, in the
)urt of Probate, to be held at Newirry
on Wednesday, 25th day of
ibruary next, after publication here,
at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to
ow cause, if any they have, why
e said Administration should not
: granted.
r<: ? J ? J onfVi
vjivcn uuucr my ixanu uno bvun
iy of February, Anno Domini 1920.
W. F. EWART,
P. J. N. C.
DTIC^ TO rJ~T JNCUENT TAXI'AriRS.
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ith. ; -r *j* < ;!.) .axe- Hue the Town
N'/j-1-] . ?\ , vV
Pl'.v-e r:vc vc ir-r-'vei tliis trouble
.* orcl'i of t'v <>ir 1.
T C TAXMAN,
Ueri: J. re usurer.
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The Mules I
Soon They Wil!
That is to say the ca
that will be at my s
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a^y win suuii uc in i
satisfied purchasers.
Mules, good mules fi
'Better come and ge
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Chevrolet New
: Closed Cars Aac
1 est Mode 0(
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. j "Closed cars are rapidly bein
t means of travel," says J. D. Qu;
: in Chevrolet passenger and coir
1 "The chief reason for this is
: practical type of conveyance tha
j independent in regard to his tr
. "Not only for touring but for
(length the enclosed automobil
never enjoyed before.
' t m i 1 1 _ 1 J J
"lime xaoies no longer neeu t
comings. Permanent rails ne<
route by which one must go.
venience of transfer points is enl
"In addition to these advai
owner can enjoy absolute priv
the annoyances of the common
he is surrounded with refineme
fittings such as reflect his ind
possible in no other type of cc
i i "The best part of all is that he
I in any season. He can disregs
t; entirely.
"The permanent top and ad
afford protection against cold i
valuable assets on fine days. Tl
late this protection at will. 1
'' > nWsnre nf onen air travel w
from dust, dirt or burn.
t "It is the completeness of its
i popularity for this improved m<
CENTRALG
J. D. QUATTLEBA
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I Prosperity, S. C.
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look ihem over.
Remember we are a
show you whether
buy or not.
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C. F. LATHAN,
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the fields are regularly sung to as warm
an encouragement to exertion; and temp*
no peasant has the slightest doubt depth
but that the animals lislen to him
with pleacnre.
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tables on Frithe
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that they are the only V
it makes one absolutely jj
ansportation. J
necessary trips of any 9
e affords advantages 9
lictate one's goings and J
ed not determine the ;
And all the incontirely
eliminated.
itages the closed car
acy. It eliminates all '
carrier. In their stead
?nts of upholstery and
iividual taste and are
nveyance.
i can enjoy these things . I
ird weather conditions fl
justable windows that 3
tnd storms are equally m
ie passengers can regu-,
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est is the Red sea, which has ?UH
srature, even in its greatest^H|
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"v thousards of people in Eng~^H|
c'<?c":I ta:: each year forfl^J
a (cres^H^H
plate,
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