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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-06-10
LITERARY ADDRESS.
1t Was Delivered Tuesday Night by
Hon. w. c. Benet, of Co.
lumbia.

The annual address to the literary
societies OF Newberry college, de-
livered Tuesday night by the Hon. W.
c. Benet. Of Columbia. was gem. >:e
spoke OF the duties devolving upon
college men, and for nearly an hour,
by the power OF his eloquence and
the beauty OF his language he held
the closest attention of his audience.
The address throughout, so eloquent
was the wording which clothed the
magnificent thought which it contain
ed. was beautiful prose poem.
Despite the rain, large audience
greeted the gifted Carolinian. Judge
Benet delivered the literary address
here in 1885. and there were many in
the audience Tuesday night who heard
him at the time and who. even after
this lapse OF years. remembered the
message which he brought nineteen
years ago.
The speaker was introduced by Col.
T. H. .Aull.
Judge Benet said he desired to say
something to the young men Of the
literary societies about the obligations
devolving upon college graduates
what the world had a right to expect
OF them
One OF the first OF these obligations
was TO be the friend, guardians and
preserverS OF liberal education in the
the south Nothing could take the
place of the old classic curriculum.
1t was urged that Latin and Greek
would not help to make money. Edu-
cation was not principally intended
70 help man to get along in the
world. When he heard the question.
"Oi what use is Greek and Latin" it
reminded him Of the question of Judas
Iscariot. "To what purpose is this
waste"
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DIR. sCHERER's INAUGURAL.
Address on Wednesday of the New
President of the College.

Following is the full text OF DR..
James A. B. Scherer's inaugural ad-
dress. delivered on Wednesday morn
ing:
In addressing this audience this
morning I will include term which
includes all: board of trustees faculty,
the students. people Of Newberry. and
visitors-when 7 address you as the
friends OF Newberry college. That IS
the bond which unites us all. The
honorable gentlemen OF this board
have proved through years of tri1
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several years. and he took this oppor-
tunity OF giving it public expression.
In a professional life OF eighteen
years he had entered the homes Of
all classes OF people and had seen
their irailties and faults and knew
their needs. He appealed to those
before him, therefore. that their in
t1uence might go out over the state
in their behalf. All around were
poverty. ignorance and misery. These
could be corrected. and il must be
done. The children oi the state cry
ing for :...e ,,r-::, + knowledge and
the parc"tcl :2rd Withholding it was
sight that touched the heart OF all
right minded citizens.
There blooms yonder upon the
bank OF the brook by the meadow"
concluded Dr.. Kibler. "a modest little
daisy. neglected, unnoticied, yea,
even perhaps unknown; yet as sweet,
as beautiful and as full OF promise
as the most highly cultivated daffodil
OF the florists. l am told that when
ever water is turned on the dreary
desert everything will grow with
wild l,lxuriance. 1t seems that the
very powers OF nature had been
confined for centuries only awaiting
an opportunity to be released. Then
turn the refreshing waters on the
Sahara OF Our state and permit the
neglected flowers Of our youth to
bloom with beauty and fragrance"
Alumni Association.
The annual meeting of the Alumni
association was held in the
opera house Immediately after
the address to the Alumni. The
meeting was called to order by Hon.
Arthur Kibler, prayer was offered
by Rev. Mr.. Livingstone. and the pre-
vious minutes were read by the sec
retary. Mr.. Kibler was unanimously
reelected for president, and Mr.. J. B.
Settler for secretary. Prof. w. K.
Sigh was elected treasurer and DR..
w. G. Houseal was made vice-presi-
dent.
The Hon. a. F. Lever was elected
to be the next alumni orator.
The committee on building gym
nasium reported subscriptions to the
amount OF S11o3 and one hundred and
fifty nine dollars in cash. The COM
mittee was authorized to continued in
their efforts with a view to starting
the gymnasium as soon as possible.
On a motion from Dr. Cromer, the
thanks OF the association were ex-
tended Dr. Kibler for his excellent
address.
A motion by Prof A. J. Bowers
to make Dr.. J. A. B. Scherer an hon
orary member OF the association was
unanimously carried. Following this
the association adopted resolutions
pledging the hearty support and CO.
operation OF the alumni in the work
OF the new president. DR.. Scherer.
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courage immigration. and to the as
sertion that in the public schools
where attendance was voluntary the
foreign portion OF the population took
advantage OF the tuition more gen
erallv than the native population,
making it necessary tha: our people
be universally educated that our in
stitutions might have their integrity
perpetuated.
The rural free delivery was also
adding much to the convenience and
comfort OF country life. and would
prove OF benefit in building up the
country and enlarging schools.
The speaker went back to his orig,-
nal proposition. that the great need
OF the times was more thorough
system of common schools and a
liberal attendance upon their ses-
sions. How were we to have more
thorough system OF common schools:
That was not question for them TO
decide. 4 thorough system OF
schools having been established how
:an we maintain a liberal attendance
urcn their sessions, W. The question
~,..n the speak proponnded t" the
.:'it nj
Only one thing could bring about
revolution in this matter. and that
was law of combuSary education. In
wade the ''sancity OF the home" over
throw the idols of ignorance. polish
!! the rugged jewels. and make them
sparkling gems!
The speaker said he was sincere in
this matter. for the question had
weighed upon his mind and heart Tor
, 1904-07-13
VISITING CARDS.
Some of the Uses to Which They Are
Put In England.

Some of the Uses to Which They Are
Put In England.
A great London paper lately COM
mented on the improper use often made
of visiting cards by nefarious persons,
but it is evident that the writer did
not know that whole packets of such
cards, bearing the most distinguished
names. can be purchased for a mere
tri1e.
These cards are for the most part,
as one of the vendors assured the
writer, used innocently enough in a
way of speaking by persons of social
~pretensions who simply wish to i'm
press people of their own circle. In
the hall or on one of the dining room
tables elaborate salvers are left care
lessly about, each one piled with cards
bearing most distinguished names, and
of course the waiting visitor. examin-
ing these cards to pass the time, is
presumed to be deeply impressed by
the weight of the social circle in which
the owner of the drawing o mixes.
The tradesman who was the writer's
informant declared that some of the
purchasers of the cards greatly en-
HANGED the effect by having scrubbed
in pencil upon these bits of pasteboard.
in different handwritings of course.
more or less intimate little messages.
The same informant declared hat he
had known men of a facetious turn of
mind about to visit watering places
near London who would take the cards
of great people with them and would
on making chance acquaintances for
mere amusement greatly impress these
latter by giving them n or other of
the pieces of p%asteboard bearing a no.
table name.-London Tit-Bits.
, 1904-07-13
A DREADFUL PEST.
The Cape Sable Horsefy of the
Lower Florida Swamps.

A dreadful pest of the lower Florida
Swamps is the Cape Sable horse1y.
Specimens measure an inch and a quar-
ter in length. Their bite draws blood
like the thrust of a knife. Imagine
a swarm of them darling around one
like so many humming birds! Fortu-
nately they are not, at least early in
the season, particularly inclined to at
tack man. The only domestic animal
that can live in this country is the
mule, and even his tough hide requires
a fyproof stable for his protection and
a suit of armor when outdoors. One
day l engaged a mule and tipcart to
save several miles of weary Juggling
along the strip of prairie before we
struck off into the interior to visit a
great rookery. When the guide brought
the animal, it presented a truly re-
markable appearance, clad in a suit of
burlap that would have afforded COM
plete protection, save that the legs of
the trousers had been slit down, as
the animal could hardly have been in
duced to put them on. So the flaps
hung dangling about the legs, the ears
projected above, and the calm eyes
gazed out through the loopholes, sur
veying the swarm of flies and the
stranger. We left him tied to a palm
tree for the day. AT dusk when we
returned the legs of the poor beast
were dripping with blood, and he was
fairly frantic with pain. We had a
stormy experience in Harvesting him.
having to be very spry to avoid being
killed by the flying hoofs.-Country
Life In America.
, 1904-07-13
Origin of knives.

The first knives, according to the con-
illusions Of a scientist who has made
a study of the subject, were fractured
stones that happened to have a sharp
cutting edge. But the vegetable king
dom also furnishes very keen cutting
edges in the leaves and stalks of GER
tain plants, which might have been
availed of before artificial knives were
made. The fractured stone knife easily
suggested the shaping of faxed stones,
like flint, into the form of blades.
Among the Seri Indians on Tiburon
island, in the gulf of California, the
primitive custom of utilizing fractured
and water worn stones for knives still
exists.
, 1904-07-13
Treat your Kidneys for Rheumatism,

When you are suffering from rheu-
matlsm, the kidneys must be attended
to at once so that they will eliminate
the uric acid from the blood. Folev's
Kidney Cure is the most effective rem
eGy Tor this purpose. r. T. Hopkins.
OF Polar, Wis, says, "After unsuccess-
FULLY doctoring three years for rheumat-
ISM with the best doctors, / tried Folev's
Kidney cure and it cured me. / can
not speak too highly of this great med
!clne." 1t puriies the blood by strain
ing out'the impurities and tones up the
whole system. Cures kidney and
nladder troubles. Sold by Cohen Bros.
wildwood and Holly Beach.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-31
OBITUARY..

Alexander NewburRer. one Of the first
men to promote the Speedway project. and
known all over the country as an enthu siastio
devotee of the harness horse. died on Satur-
day at his home in West Thirty sixth street,
of a cold he caught on the Speedway, Oct. 9.
On that day he was starter for the trotting
races OF the Road Drivers Association. He
was known as a road horsem8n and an expert
breeder. On the Speedway he wns familiar
sight Of afternoons driving the roam trotter.
Newburger. 2I5H. or Lou Dillon's sister,
Mr.. Newburger had seldom missed his daily
brush on the roads He began driving trot-
ters on the roads in New York in 1895. and is
said to have won more victories in these
amateur contests than any other driver OF the
time. Mr. Newburger was vice-president OF
the Road Drivers Association, He was o.
years old, having been born In New York in
is4O In 1851 he enlisted in the Fourth New
York Cavalry and served four years as a
private.
Charles b. Merwin. a well known resident OF
Bayonne, N.J.. died yesterday at his home,
Is West Thirty-second street. OF stomach
trouble after an illness OF two weeks. He
was SO years OF age and is survived by, a widow.
He was engaged in the printing and station
cry business at 2is Fulton street. Manhattan.
John Somerfed Boynton, one OF the wealth
iest residents Of Fall River. Mass. died yester.
day, aged 70. He was director In several
banks and manufacturing concerns and was
prominent In the business affairs OF the city.
He leaves son and two daughters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-31
DINNER TO 4. j. BOELTON.
Gubernatoriai Candidate or the Peoples
Party Guest OF Labor Org anizatiOn.

Alfred j. Bouton, the Gu bernatorial
nominee OF the Peoples party. who was
the Fusion candidate for County Clerk in
Kings county last year, was the guest at
dinner given to him last night by the various
labor organizations at the Labor Lyceum.
Brooklyn. There were 400 seated at the
tables. Joseph r. Buchanan was the
toastmaster.
MIR. Boulton got great ovation when he
began To speak. After reviewing the
campaign to date he said that the great
issue was not Odellsm or the grocery"
candidates. but what the Governor of New
York State would do. He sad neither of
the candidates had touched upon tine uues-
ton of the unemployed.
"If corporations in the State were made
to bear their fair share of public burdens,
he continued, there would be money in
the treasury and work for thousands in
constructing better roads and other needed
improvements Those holding monopolies
of natural privileges should be compelled
20 use them or surrender them to those
vino would The power to tax is the power
TO destroy. Taxes could be 30 levied
as to encourage the employment of labor
or to put premium upon it. Speculation
in the natural resources OF country should
be stopped.
Addresses were also made by NJ. W.
Howard of Alabama, John Martin, Judge
Samuel Seabury of the City Court of
New York and Herbert n Casson.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-31
SKINNED TO THE SKIN.
Jones Was All In When He Got Through
His SpeckiIatinE-RaId Follows.

The Tender loin police raided a negro
gambling Joint on the second floor of lC4
West Thirtieth street last night. The place
had been raided before and many COM
plants had been lodged with the police,
but none was like the howl" that John
Jones of 44e Seventh avenue made yester-
day morning.
Jones came into the station house in the
cold gray dawn about 9 O'Clock. He wore
shoes, greasy overalls and a tattered over
coat. To the sergeant he said:
Chief, deh arm a gamblin' house at one
fo'ty on this hyar street. Dey's done TUX
all ah got Nah nanny done send me
thuty dollahs on Friday and All just got a
hankerin fun specklatn'. Nah thuty
ies' went lax smoke. Saturday All con-
meets wifi fifteen mo- certificates and All jes
cud' mt keep away FUN that game. Dey
gets de fifteen. De proprietor 'Auences
me tub part wifi nah ovahcote for five
dollahs and All lose. He gives me ten mo-
fob NAH suit O. clothes All speckilated
in NAH blue silk underwear foh three mo
dollahs and then All was all in. Dey made
me sit around dab shiverin' fob three
houahs and someone bmehv rakes out
desc overalls and dis ole coat. Now, yere
All is"
Mr.. Jones was advised to go home have
a good sleep and return in the evening. He
showed up at the station at 10 o'clock
Capt Cottrell and a squad of detectives
led Jones around to the place and forced
their way in a good sized crowd of dusky
gamblers were taken by surprise. Jones
pointed out William Johnston az the pro-
prietor Of the place and although Johnston
protested that he was only bass singer
and not gambler. he was locked up.
Memoranda and pawn tickets found on
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-31
ENGLISH PRESS COMPLAINS.
Settlement with Russia Again Attacked
by Post" and STANDARD"

Settlement with Russia Again Attacked
by Post" and STANDARD"
Special Gable Dsspsteh 10 THs sun.
LONDON, Oct. 9l.-The disgruntled news
papers this morning resume the criticism
Of the Ango-Russian settlement. The
Morning Post finds II more unsatisfactory
the more It ia examined, 1t refuses to
rejoice until the affair Ia ended, which 1t
says Is not yet.
The Standard says It doubts whether
the outward expressions OF satisfaction
are not alleged by an uneasy consciousness
that Great Britain has played an undignihed
part. 1t adds that II war has been avoided
it is certainly at the expense Of British
prestige and on the Cars terms and not on
Great Britain's.
Even some Of the papers which at frst
declared they were satisfied with the settle
ment are beginning to be uneasy concern
ing the outcome. Thus. the Times warns
against over confidence that the matter
will be settled as Great Britain desires.
1t cites statements in the Russian news
papers as an indication Of danger, and
says:
until our terms are fully complied with
and until the officers responsible are brought
to trial and punished 1t would be rash
to countermand or abate any Of the prep
arations the country has made or rs making
for contingencies which are not incon-
ceivable."
The Daily Mail similarly contends that,
II the verdict of the commission 10 insolently
and outrageously wrong In ia ce Of the
evidence Great Britain will have to fight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-31
IN VIEW or POSSIBLE DEATH.
Reflections by Pastor Barbour Written
Down Before . Surgical Operation.

In the North Baptist Church at Newark
yesterday a paper by the Rev. Fl. H. Bar
bour was read by the clerk Of the church.
Mr.. Barbour Ia in st. Barnabas Hospita,
In that city recovering from an operation
for the removal Of what was supposed to be
a cancerous growth upon his intestines. The
growth was not excs ed, but means were
used OF prolonging his life. The operation
took place on Oct. 10, and on the previous
dav Mr.. Barbour wrote the paper, to which
he gave the title of is Life Worth Living?'
While it was interesting to those who know
and love their pastor, there was little that
was novel or striking about the article.
He told what his thoughts were while pre-
pairing for the morrow. and said that he
saw in retrospect all the scenes of his whole
life from his earliest boyhood. He said he
communed with himself over the vital
question, reaching at last the conclusion
that life was worth living II one was at
pea &c with his Maker and the world
Mr. Barbour's condition is such that he
has promise OF being discharged from
the hospital soon, not cured, but with new
leas OF life.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-31
DESERTED LITTLE CHIN WEE.
Woman Leaves a Chinese Boy In = Car
His Father Soon Found.

A we'll dressed woman accompanied by
a small Chinese boy boarded a Second
avenue surface car at Pell street last night.
The passengers took but passing interest
in the youngster until he stood up on the
seat and began screwing his face into a
series of grimaoes and talking Juvenile
Chinese at a rapid rate. Then they dis
covered that the woman had left the car.
Little Chin Wee" the boy said his name
was. When he couldn't tell where he was
going the conductor turned him over to
Policeman Monahan, who took the lad to
the East l28th street station house.
He told the sergeant that his father, Chin
JeWee, kept cigar store at II Pell street.
The latter had been searching Chinatown
for a couple Of hours for young Chin Wee
when he was notified that the boy was
safe.
The elder Wee said at the station house
that the woman who took the boy was
friend OF his wife's, but he didn't know
her name. He said he didn't think she
meant to leave little Wee alone on the car.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-31
NEWARK HOLD-UP MAN WORSE.
Police Declare He Saw HIS Brother the
NiEht Before the Crime.

fOuC0 DeClutc ltC SuW HhAb phOssASs Wv
Night Before the Crime.
Martin Oleson, the man who held up
Bookkeeper Ten Eyck and his own brother
Lawrence in the Office OF j. s. Mundy's
machine shop in Newark on Oct. 81 and stole
sl.27l from desk. Is growing weaker daily
at st. James's Hospital In that city, and
will probably die within day or two. He
Is visited by his wife every day, and she
sits at his side for hours holding his hand.
He seems to recognize her presence.
Lawrence Oleson Is still in jail, suspected
Of completely in the robbery. The thief.
who shot himself. and Lawrence Oleson
are now known. the police say, to have
met in Newark on the night before the rob-
berry. Lawrence said when arrested that
he had not seen his brother In five weeks,
but the Newark police say that they have
proof that the two brothers met at the
Market street station Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad and went together to an uptown
drug store, where Lawrence got pre-
scription for a skin lotion refllled for his
brother, both suffering from the same
affection, and Lawrence having recon-
mended the lotion to Martin. The bottle
il dated and is in possession OF the police.
Lawrence Oleson does not admit that he
met his brother that night, but says that
it is possibly true The police have been
to his relatives that Lawrence was the one
that planned the robbery, and 1t ia rumored
that after one OF these remarks he said
Immediately.
But never mind him: He's only kid.
Don't be hard on him.
Prosecutor Young and Police Captain
Corbett however, say that no such adj
missions have been made. and Detective
virgins, who has been detailed to the
case, says that no admissions have been
made by the wounded man to him or in
his presence.
Lawrence Oleson says he has not been on
good terms with his brother for years,
there having been serious trouble between
them.
1T might constitute a motive for him
to try to implicate me, he said on Saturday
night If he does say anything Of the
kind. whether he lives or dies, he will have
my everlasting curse. He can say it, but
he will not dare TO. for it would be mon
strous thing for him to say. have nothing
to fear and | sincerely hope Martin will
rail-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-31
CONFER WITH CHAR ON CRISIS.
British Ambassador and Russian Foreign
Minister Sec Him.

! Special Gable Despatch 10 THE sun.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 30.-The Gar this
aftern DON gave an audience to the British
Ambassador, who afterward had an inter-
view with Count Lamsdorff, Minister OF
Foreign Affairs. 1t Is understood that the
Ambassador insisted upon prompt pro-
oedure In the matter OF the North Sea
incident.
There is evidence that the Foreign ONCE
and Ministry Of Marine still expect to be
successful in temporizing policy. The
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs has furnished
the press data concerning Its position
This, as published, affirms that Great Britain
accepted the Russian proposals for the set
Element OF the affair that Great Britain has
not presented any claims requiring imme-
diate satisfaction, and that Admiral Rojest-
venskys good faith is not suspected.
Officials OF the Ministry Of Marine insist
chat 1t Is unnecessary that the Baltic fleet
should interrupt its voyage.
The only part of the speech Of Mr.. Balfour.
the British Prime Minister, dealing with the
situation. which was delivered at Southamp-
ton Friday night, that has been allowed to
be printed here is his references compli-
menting the Gar. The remainder, how
over, is known privately. and the Rusa,
commenting on the utterance, says 1t re-
grets that Mr.. Balfour forgot that the head
Of a Government ought to weigh each
word.
The Official Gazette prints textlally the
dispatches exchanged by Foreign Minister
Lamsdorff and Count Benckendorff, the
Russian Ambassador at London, on Oct 2s
IN reference to the settlement. They are
issued in detached form and without COM
,nent, apparently in accordance with an
endeavor to convince the public that Russia
acted with almost spontaneous magnani-
nifty. Count Lamsdorff said
in the desire to bring everything that
occurred in the North Sea into as clear n
lieht as possible our monarch considers it
beneficial to submit the affair to an inter-
national commission on the basis of The
Hague convention for thorough investi-
cation"
Then follows Count Benckendorff's re-
ply, the kernel Of which is as follows: THE
British Government accepts the proposal
to submit the affair to an international
commission &c.
Some Of the newspapers seem very an1-
ious to make the Russians believe that
Great Britain made no demands. Ac-
oording to the Russ, the British Ambassador
did not present single note. Everything
WA done verbally