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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-19

L, aged 3 years, has not yet
lcarncd.that some words of the same
pronunciation have different mean
ings; and was somewhat puzzled
the other day, when her mother,
who had been annoyed very much
with her little girl making so many
requests, said: "Now, run along
and give me little peace"
"a little peace Of what, man.
ma1' asked L.
A little peace Of mind: replied
her mother.
Well, where is it1 she asked, but
seeing her mothers look of amusc-
mcnt, added. II don't know what
you mean mamma. "Mamma
mcans,' explained her aunt who
was present, "that she wants you
not to bother her."
Ah exclaimed d, seemingly
surprised at her own ignorance,
and ran off to play, thereby grant
ing her mothers request.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-19
What is a Fly Good ForP

One rainy day whenI Tommy
was looking out of the window he
saw fly buzzing against the pane.
"l1l catch that fly" said he;
and his little fat fingers went pat
tcrlng over the glass until at last
he chased the fly down into a cor
ncr and caught it.
"l.ct nc CO." said the ny.
~ won't!" said Tommy.
'Do LET me go! You hurt me;
you pinch my legs and break NV
wings.'
81 don't care if do. You're
only fly; Il fly is not worth any.
thing"
eyes, | am worth something,
and | can do some wonderful
thin, 5. can do something you
can'tSdo.'
IL don't believe it, "sssaid Tom
my. "What can you dor"
81 can walk up the WALL"
"l-ct me sec you do it," and
Tommy's fingers opened SO that
the fly could get out.
The fly tlc wacross the room and
walked up The wall and then down
again.
',My!" said Tommy, "What
else can you dor"
81 can walk across the ccilinp,"
said the fly; and he did SO.
"My!' said Tommy again.
"llow do you do thatY"
ave little suckers on my feet
that hcl p Inc to hold on. can
walk anywhere and fly, too. Pm
smarter than IL boy,' said the fly.
"WclI, you're not good for any
thing, and boys arc" answered
Tommy.
"lndccd, am good for some
thing. | helped TO save you from
getting sick when the days were
hot. We flies cat up the little un-
seen PARTICLES Of food which the
broom and brush do not reach. If
VIC did not eat them they would
decay and poison the air. If we
flies had not been around in the
summer to keep the air pure, you
and baby and mamma might have
been sick.'
els that truc?" asked Tommy.
in great surprise.
eyes, it is true; and now I will
tell you something else; you arc a
bad, bad boy"
81 am not" cried Tommy,
growing very rcd in the face. II
don't steal or say bad words, or tell
what is not true" "Wcll, you
arc bad boy, anyhow. 1t is bad
to hurt flies. 1t is bad to pull off
their legs and wings. 1t is bad to
hurt anything that lives. Flies
can feel, and it is bad to hurt them.
Yesterday you pulled off my
brothers. WINGS"
~ never thought Of that" an
swcrcd Tommy, sobcrly. 81 WON'T
DO it again. I'lI never hurt ily
as long as ] live, and be sure that
LII never hurt you"
"4ou won't get chancc," an
swcrcd the fly; and off he walked
across the ceiling.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-19
THREE PROSPECTIVE
LIQUOR MEASURES.
gHE SITUATION II BECOMING MORE
INTERESTING
Local option Bill--F1rst Pro-
s. vision is to Abolish tho State Dis
pensary Mr. Pattor-
Ii sons Bill.
(The State ~


E The dispensary situation is wax
ling moro interesting as the time
approaches when tho question will
come to q head in the general as
ssembly. Today or tomorrow there
will be some bills presented in the
house which may be rather unex-
8pected.
35s Representative Ashley will intro
sduce a bill to abolish the State dis.
$pensary and to let each county vote
in the approaching general election
upon the questions "dispensary," "no
3dispensary" or "license." His bill
sis not long one, as are the
majority of the dispensary meas
ures, but makes provision for the
Beginning Of The new order of af-
fairs upon the lst day of January,
S19O1.
8 Representative J. o. Patterson, of
Barnwell, will introduce a bill to
abolish the State board of control.
Under his proposition the county
Boards and county dispensers are to
BE elected by the people.
Nh The Legislature is to elect liquor
commissioner, salary $4,000, and a
dispensary inspector, 1900, both to
be properly bonded. The duty of
the former will be to buy liquor on
bids submitted and opened in public
and recorded carefully.
s No liquor and no money is to pass
}through his hands. He is simply to
purchase.
Under this bill 10 per cent. of the
net profit Is to 60 to the general
3fand in the State Treasury. Sov.
3sSnty per cent. will go to county pur.
poses and 20 per cent. to the muni-
.cipality.
MI A bill which is regarded with fa-
syor by those who have seen It, is
that to be introduced by Mr.. j. +.
Mc cLaurin, of Marlboro. McLau-
ans cardinal point is the divorce
}snent of the State and county dis +
3pbnsaries. The Governor, Comptrol-
31er General ct al. are to be the
board of control. The liquor is to
Chs he furnished from State dispensary
5at actual cost, with a margin for OK =
penses. The county dispensaries
WILL have no connection with State
depository except as customers. His
bill also provides for an election in
towns of over 10000 inhabitants mp
ION the three questions in the South
Carolina liquor problem.
s These are not the only dispen-
gsary bills which will be introduced,
sbut they are among the most inter-
Sesting.
i# The members are not commit
hing themselves, and it is almost I'M
possible to make a forecast of the re-
suit.
sA 1t is interesting to note that all
three OF these measures provide for
sthe abolition of the present State
BOARD of control.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-19
MIR. FINLEY "A COMING MAN.
New South Carolipa Repr cscntativo Makes
Favorable Improssion--Bill by
MIR. LatImcr-Post OHice
In Greenviile and
Spartauburg.
Correspondence Of the Daily News.)

Washington, D. G., Jan. 15.-Rep-
sentative Finley, of South Carolina,
the only new member of the delega-
ton, is likely to become ono of the
strong mon Of the delegation. AL
though this is his first experience in
the United States Congress, ho has
had considerable Legislative expert
ence, having been a member of the
South Carolina legislature. Among
his colleagues in the Legislature were
two OF the members of the present
South Carolina delegation in the
house of representatives, Congress.
men Wilson and Talbert. Mr.. Fin
Icy is rather tall gentleman, and of
commanding presence, and it is said
that he has a splendid voice, and is
a good speaker. Thus far he has not
been heard in the house, the session
not having advanced long enough as
yet to afford a now member much
opportunity. He is known, however,
to be a good tall:er, and he will
doubtless be hoard before very long.
Personally, MIR. Finley is one of the
most genial members from South
Carolina in Congress. He is get
ting to be quite a favorite among
the Washington correspondents, who
naturally take to men who furnish
news.
In speaking of the members of the
South Carolina delegation, with two
exceptions, Senator Tlllman Repre-
sentative Latimer, the delegation be,
fore coming to Congress all have had
more or less experience in the legis-
la re of the State, which is said to
Do good preparatory school for a
member IF the national house of rep
resentatives. Senator McLaurin and
Representatives. Elliott and Wilson
are lawyers by profession, while tho
remaining members of the delega-
ton, including Senator Tlllman, be.
fore entering the political arena were
engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Representative Stokes taught school.
The youngest member of the delega-
ton is Senator McLaurln, who was
born May 8, 1866.
Representative Wilson, of the
Spartanburg district, is a close second
in point of age, having been born in
1850. Representative Elliott is the
oldest member of the delegation in
point of years. He is also the old
est member of the delegation in point
of service, having first begun his
congressional career with the tiftieth
congress.
Several South Carolina people we're
present at the reception and banquet
given by the North Carolina society
last Friday night. The South Caro-
lima guests we're received by Mrs.
Ravenel, of South Carolina, whose
husband is assistant in charge Of fish
culture Of the commission of fish and
fisheries. Miss Elliott, daughter of
South Carolina, was also among the
guests.
Representative Latimer, Of Sou tn
Carolina, has bill pending in the
house of local Importance. 1t pro-
yides for the construction of vesti-
bules on the motor cars of street rail
ways for the protection of employees
in cold weather.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-19
A Good Reason.
Clod Hopper.

"Mother," said little Ncegic one
morning, after having fallen from
his bed--"mother, I think l know
why l fell out Of bed last night.
1t was because I slept too near the
place where I got in." Musing &
little while as if in doubt whether
he had given the right explanation,
he added: mo, that was not the
reason. 1t was because / slept too
near where I fell out "-Ladics'
Repository.
@ n. % T RTA.,
nsara the I1h' Kind !!..! You !ayy always Bought
''s's'''' ss l>z1zNzz;m
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-19
A FARMER'S CALLTO FARMERS,
How to Fight tho Fertilizer Trust Good
Resolutions Suggested for the
year 1900.
Laurens Co., S. c., Jan. 18th.

IIoulouS w., -. w., uall. IECu.
TO the Editor Of the Greenville News
AS we are now entered into the
year 1900 would 1T not be well for us
to stop and examine ourselves and
sec if we are to be benefited by the
experience Of the past year, see if wo
can't make some improvements on
lost opportunities in 1890 that will
help us to make success Of our
business for 100OY Can't we all
agree to be moro attentive to bust.
ness, more economical, uss more push
and shove in all our business rela-
tions, stay at home moro, visit our
railroad stations and towns less and
adopt system-a systom that will
enable us to keep more of what we
make this 1900 at homo instead
of carrying it to town to pay off
debts?
SEQ tho fertilizer trusts have ad-
vanced the price of guano and acid.
Would it not be we'll for the farmors
to let them keep their valuable goods
in store until we see W. can't live
without them (Which will never be)Y
Would it not be boitor for us to make
less cotton and have no guano debt
to pay, which would reduce the crop
and increase the priceY The guano
men control thousands Of cotton
fields, and after their salos are over
in the spring they sell 80 much cot
ton to be delivered first of November
their notes are due and the farm
ers have them to pay. This puts
them in ~osition' to great extent,
to fix the pl. of cotton. Now, for
once, my dear brother farmers, let's
let them 60, at least for 1900, and I
think then you will let them 60 for
all time. In 1890 1 saw it tried on
my farm, and the hands that used no
guano made moro cotton to the acre
than those that used it. These are
facts. I watched the crops closely
every few days. I Idohope our farm
ers after sowing a good crop of wheat
and oats in the fall of 1900 will plant
plenty corn, peas, sorghum, millets
and all kinds of food crops-put
themselves in position to live at home
and keep what they make to invest in
cotton mills, banks and other enter
prises that are paying such large
dividends to stock holders instead Of
going to town to pay it all to NOR
chants for supplies that you should
have at home and leave yourself IN
the position of having q guardian in
town to sit in the shade and arrange
to sake charge of all you can make
while you are toiling and sweating in
the sun, the thermometer ranging
about 80.
Now let's start
First, leave off fertillzers;
Next new buggies and harness;
Next expensive mules and horses,
when ones at half the price though a
little rough would do the same
work.
Next, fine clothes when we can do
as we'll with common ones. In fact
cnt every expense possible and my
word for it next fall you will feel al
most independent in one years saw
ings, and the sleek, fat, good clothes
fertilizer man will say: "I don't see
how the farmers have done 80 we'll.
We are now prepared to sell you gu
ano for less than we ever did and
better grade"
Now, Mr.. Editor, what will our leg
islature do with the rum shopP Lots
hope they will abolish the whole
thing.
Clod Hopper.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-01-19
A Point Of Honor.

"Now, George, you must divide
the cake honorably with your
brother Charley"
"What is 'honorably,' mother"
cit means that you must give
him the largest piece"
"Then, ma, I'd rather that
Charley should divide it,"
GA 5 T % R ia,
Bears tho ~,1'1he Kind You Have Always Bought
''S'a'''' q Mex.XAg@z&x
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

Nebraska has been dubbed by the
Post-lntelligencer as |'Cranks' Rest, ?
and, from the number Of political
cranks that have fiocked thereto dur
ing its reign of crankdom, it would
appear that there is more truth than
poetry in the appellation. But
though it is ''Cranks' Rest" Of which
very many have taken timely advan-
tage, the prince Of cranks, who
founded the institution in Nebraska,
neither rests there nor anywhere else
very long at time He continues to
continent trot, )" in the hope Of max
ing Washington City the chief
cranks' rest, in the mean time using
Nebraska as base of operation. Not
so, though, Bill Boy, for it's not in
the cards.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

1t is enough to make the immortal
Lincoln turn in his grave to have
his name and memory desecrated by
an aggregation Of political truncoats,
who have styled themselves during
the past four years as Free Silver Re
.publicans, to now adopt the name Of
Lincoln Republicans. Lincolnism
gave us our Grant, Garfield and Nc
Kinley, who defended the honor and
name Of Lincoln on the fields Of a
hundred battles, at the loss Of a
hundred thousand lives, and not men
who use his name as a cloak for pelf
and plumber and self-aggrandize-
ment. No such Dissertation or poll
teal vandalism ever before besmirch-
ed the fair name of the savior Of our
great republic
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

Republican opposition to the Nc
Kinley administration, this paper is
forced to believe, after much DELHI
Grafton on the subject, emanates
either directly from the editorial
rooms Of Democratic newspapers OF
from Democratic committee rooms.
Republican disintegration pales into
insignifcance when it comes to a
showdown at the polls. We believe
that Mckinley will carry even more
states this year than he did in 1895,
and why should he not, since he has
made the country bloom like a green
bay tree in the four years he has been
president Of the United States?
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

This country has two living ex-
presidents respectively, a Demo
crat, Grover Cleveland, and a Repub-
lican, Benjamin Harrison-and
strange to say, neither of them is in
political harmony with his party.
Politically speaking, Mr.. Cleveland
has nothing in common with Will
liam Jennings Bryan, who will most
certainly be the Democratic nominee
for president, and he will do all in
his power to prevent his election.
Mr.. Harrison is by no means in sym
pathy with President McKinley's
foreign policy, and especially his
Puerto Rican customs bill, but, I'M
like Mr.. Cleveland, he will support
President Mckinley after he has
been duly nominated by the Repub-
lican convention at Philadelphia It
is very regrettable that men who
have been honored by the people in
the highest, drop into the idea that
they are the whole shooting match,
when it comes to craftsmanship.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

Ii any man or human ''being" has
fiattered himself into the belief that
the citizens Of King county are 50
carried away with him as to permit
him to use the entire Republican
party herein as trading commodity
by which he can fleece millionaire
senatorial politicians out Of money,
that he can be a ''high roller" then
he is fooling himself, and fooling
himself most confoundedly bad.
Your game is checkmated, and it
will continue SO, start as many daily
papers as you will or may. You, Of
Oregon Matchmaking fame, is a
beautiful aspect to run King county
politics. Well, we guess nit!
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

A Nebraska man has sent an egg
to a congressman on which the mi
tials 'W. J. B." are found. This, he
declares, was the condition Of the
egg when first laid, and he intreprets
it as prophecy that Mr.. Bryan will
be the next president. 1t might
mean, Mr.. Man, that Bryan is gos-
ling and unfit to be president. But,
come to think, perhaps Mr.. Bryan
has taken to laying souvenir eggs as
another means Of cheap political adj
vertisement. Verify! verify! ''the
world do move"
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

Rev. Sam Jones has recently been
doing bit Of deciphering as to the
political situation on the presidential
question, and the excerpt below is
the final result Of that deciphering:
'EMark Hanna has more sense than
Jones Of Arkansas, and the Republi-
can party ten dollars to the Demo
Gratis one, and | have looked on the
procession long enough to know be-
fore the race is run that brains and
money are the fastest nags that ever
went on the track. No nation ever
changed its politics and snapped
politicians in times of great prosper
ity."
Rev. Sam always talks from the
head, heart and pocketbook, when
he does talk, and he never fails to hit
the nail on the head. In this in
stance he personally knows what he
is talking about.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

Let the business houses of every
description in this city not overlook
the fact that the Sunday closing law
will be rigidly enforced after the LIST
of May, unless the plans of the Good
Government people miscarry. If
the violators of the law are not pun
ished, it will be no fault Of the Good
Government people, for they pro-
pose to accomplish their purpose in
this matter, even if they have to re-
sort to the highest courts of the land
to do so.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

Massachusetts citizens do not
agree with Granny Hoar on his Phil
ippine ideas, but they nevertheless
have the utmost public respect for
him, and Rev. Hoyt, the cheap no
toriety hunter, found that out when
he made an attempt to denounce the
distinguished old senator down in
Massachusetts, one day last week. In
our opinion, Senator Hoar's opinion
on the expansion question is a falla-
cious opinion, but he has as much
right to his opinion as any one else
has to his or hers, and though thai
has to his or hers, and though that
differs from everybody else's opinion,
still he is no more deserving of dis
respect for that than the whole world
is for its. Every man has God
given right to his opinion, or that is
what all American boys are taught.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

Governor Taylor's part Of the po-
litical circus in Kentucky is appar-
emily petering out, and in view of
the fact, the governor himself is
quietly resting on his political oars
in sister state, where Kentucky ex-
tradition papers will not be honored.
Such is the life of the Southern Re
publican politician.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

State Senator Clapp, Of Port
Townsend incidentally learned while
i'll New York City the other week
that Seattle was the greatest city on
the Pacific coast. That was news to
the gentleman, who has not been
able to see but three places in the
state, Tacoma, Walla Walla and Port
Townsend, the greatest of which was
Walla Walla, so he came back to Sc
attic on his way home and slobbered
all over the city through the daily
press; but Seattle is dead on to your
little game, Senator Clapp, and
knows you are only climbing into the
band wagon.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27
Quite a number of aggravated a

Quite number Of aggravated as
saults on little girls, four years and
upwards of age, have been COM
mitted in this state within the past
two weeks by men past the half a
century notch in years. All of the
assaulters wore pale faces, not even
disguised as 'black brutes," and,
owing to that fact, it has not oc-
Cured to the citizens that any of
those crime-steeped old devils were
or are deserving of summary punish
ment from the lynchers' limb. The
color Of the rapist's face in this coun-
try always covers a multitude Of sins.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

Southern Republicans, who never
elect a state or a county official, do
more wrangling over offices and bolt
more conventions for principles
sake" than any of those sections of
the North, East and West that never
elect Democratic officer only bv
accident. Peace! be still! you fell
lows down in Dixie until you do
something for your country.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

New Yorks Democracy is said to
be infayor Of Bryan for president
That perhaps is true Of all Of those
New York Democrats who do not
favor some one else for president;
and more of them, we suspect, favor
the some one else candidate than dc
Bryan.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27
So frightfully fatal has the

So frightfully fatal has the bu-
bonic plague become in Sidney,
Australia, that the citizens thereof
are fleeing from the city by the thou
sands This country cannot main
tain too strict quarantine between
those Oceanic islands and her own
shores, or that dreadful disease will
soon make its appearance in her
coast cities.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

Col. Colson, the Kentuckian, who
succeeded in landing "triplets," in an
affair of Kentucky honor some time
since, has been acquitted by the jury
for that act of "true manliness.
The trial lasted four days, but the
jury was only eighteen minutes in
reaching verdict after it had re-
tired. The man who shoots and
kills in Kentucky is more often pub
licly commended than legally con-
demned, and it has proven doubly so
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

Mark Hanna, in harmony garb,
IS quite a new and unexpected role
for the noted Ohio politician, whose
political wig-wam has been the storm
center for the past five years, around
which all classes and conditions of
politicians have violently as well as
repeatedly surged. Here is another
freak that one meets in the political
arena.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

There seems to be no better evi-
dence that good times are general in
this state, even extending to the
newspapers, than that the editors Of
the various papers, who have remain
ed single for years owing to the fact
that times were too hard to get mar
ried, are now marrying up at a rapid
rate. Quite remarkable, too, this dis
ease is as prevalent among Demo
Pop editors as among Republicans
1t, however, is a good thing, fellows,
go push it along.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27
Lord Kitchner. the ENGLISH mi

Lord Kitchner, the English mill
tary idol of the Boer war, like our
own Admiral Dewey, of Manila Bay
fame, promises to surrender to an
ambitious woman, who, like the one
to whom Dewey surrendered, has
been there before and only got away
by the aid Of the divorce mills.
Kitchner, like Dewey, will, no doubt,
before he has been with her long,
wish that he had not done it.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

Editor Mays Of the Pomeroy In
dependent is happy father, though
he has extensively Topped over into
the shady side of life. Perseverance
is jewel. He who will work an
wait is always certain of success.
Sweet dreams, old man, you are quite
deserving Of them.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1900-04-27

Big five-fgure realty deals in Sc
attic are almost Of daily occurrence
in these times Of Mckinley prosper
ity. Let it be understood that Seat
tie dirt does not even take back
seat for Nome's sands when it comes
to real valuablenesS.