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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29
Look Higher.

Never cultivate second or third rate
toik except for artistic purposes. Meet
them. If YOU must leave them whom
you can. You need expect nothing from
them that they can conscicntiouslv
".'nha'd, for they are after your goods
"hiie Keeping strict and Jealous
watch upon their own. All you can get
from them Is material, never any spir
1tnal, intellectual, wise, sane or moral
or helpful messages.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29
THE GAVE OF GHOSTS.
This TX One Of the Wonder PInccr OF
New South Wales.

Nc" Soulh w hlcS.
One OF the curiositics of Oakley
creek, y. S. W., is Il cave which very
few people care to enter. 1t is of the
usual order of stalnctite and Stalag-
mite shapes and figures, but in order
to get inside it the visitor must crouch
down and squeeze himself through Il
narrow opening and grOpc his way in
the iniy darkness for few yards till
he can stand erect and light Il torch.
AS soon rs he has done this he secs
family the weird shapes assumed by
the water dripping from the limestone
and he h"A."' Il whirring noise. He
feels inclined to make his exit at once,
but he hears something moving all
round him, and presently something
touches him.
He concludes that there arc uncanny
spirits about. and this sensation is mul-
tplicd many times in intensity when
on turning to rctrace his steps he finds
himself confronted by tall, ghostly
figure.
If the visitor has strong nerve or
has been forcwarncd, which is not al
ways the case, he recognizes that the
ghoStly figure is Il ScnsclcsS block form
cd by the dripping from the limestone,
and that the moving creatures are
bats.
There is one part of the cave which
no man has dared to explore 1t is
called the Dlowhole. One adventurous
visitor was about to squeeze himself
through this narrow aperture when it
occurred TO him TO throw Il stone
through. He did So listening for the
stone to touch bottom, and the dun
sound that finally reached him con-
Vinccd him that there was Il sheer
drop of 200 feet Oh the other side of
the blowholr.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29
CHANGE IN CALENDAR,
Our Reckoning Not Like That Of The
Colonial Fathers.
Philadelphia Ledger.

Philadelphia Ledger.
fanybody knows when Benjamin
Franklin was born it should be the
Franklin Inn Club, which cele-
brated the anniversary of his birth
Oh Jan. 6. On the other hand, a
resolution has been introduced in
congress directing medal to be
struck in commemoration of the
bicentenary of Franklin's birth the
date of January II, 1906. Why
this discrepancy? Simply because
the Franklin Inn Club, with the
thought of reproducing for the
occasion, the conditions existing in
Franklin's time, notes the date of
his birth in ''old style" Franklin
was actually born upon January 6,
1906; the anniversary of THAI day in
the reformed calendar, or new
style,' is now January II, just as
we keep Washington's birthday
upon February 22, although his
birth was recorded as OF February
II. The Gregorian calendar was
not adopted III Great Britain and it's
colonies Until 1852.
The old, or Julian, calendar had
reckoned the year as Of 365 Id
cavs, working in the quarters by
adding an extra day every fourth
year But the solar year is really
eleven minutes and twelve seconds
less than 365 ii days, and in the
course of centuries the accumulated
deficiency footed up considerable
period OF time. In 1852 this error
was rectified by dropping ten days,
between October S and IS, and
ordaining that only one in four Of
the centurial years thereafter-A.
u. 1000, 1000, etc, should be a
leap year. Though this still leaves
discrepancy OF about forty-three
seconds to a year, the difference
Will not amount to day until about
the year 1000.
The accumulation of error under
the old calender was SO rapid that
between 1852 and 1852 it amounted
to an additional day, so that whe1,
the "new style" was adopted il,
Great Britain it was necessary tc
drop eleven days instead of ten,
and we have thus to add that num-
Der OF days to all previous dates in
Oar history to reach the actual
anniversary. The change occurred
about midway in Franklim's life.
and it is quite probable that he
would continue to keep his birth.
day upon the date to which he had
been accustomed. Russia, as is
generally known, has never adopted
the reformed calendar, and this is
why today is observed as Christmas
III the Eastern Church.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29

Fricnd-l'm glad TO see YOU 50 much
better, old man. Docs the doctor cx-
prct YOU TO be out soon?
lnvalid-Wcll, think he expects me
soon TO be out the amount Of his bill
II" sent ii in today. Exchange.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29
Laying Down The Law.
Punch.

Punch.
Lady (entertaining friends little
girD-do you take sugar, darling? /?
The Darling-Yes, please.
Lady-How many lumps?
The Darlington, about seven;
and when I'm out to tea I start
with cake.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29
Thc Yankee T,yiaf.

The beginning of an international
MISUNDERSTANDING or the continuation
OF an old one is contained in this din.
loGu" from the Philadelphia Ledger:
1ou can always tell an English.
man said the Rrton proudly.
'of course YOU can" replied the Yam.
kec, "but it doesn't do any good"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29

Dorothy What Frank Wcrser ever
could hhv" seen In Bessie Brown is
past my knowledge.
BcliA-Why, Dorothy, didn't know
you cared so much for rrank.-Boston
Transcript
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29
The Great Secret.

IoWne-iou say It's impossible for n
woman to keep secret?
BrOwnc-Ycs.
Townc-IIOw about her age?
Browne She doesn't keep that So
cret She merely tries to.-Philadcl-
phia Press
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29

~ rrgnl!r tT"inE rOIs B"Itor to HmlhaiU
nave pfCrcucncc over trains OF same Clus.
owing ~ NE opposite direction unless 9th
c' wiE" specified Us train or,!or
Whl "'so stop at tho following striionH to
Wht on ana lot on paAscngcTa: Fhinncy's
JnmcB and Sandy SpringR
J. X. .ANDGEHON, superintendent
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29

Clcrk-l want more salary sir, be-
cause am going to be married.
Employ"r-l'ut don't believe in "un-
ions raising the price OF labor.-Puck.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29
just Like q Woman.

"leS running correspondence
schooI; teaches the secret OF success"
Just like woman to tell secrets. >
Detroit Free l'rcSS.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29

When clumsy man has stepped on
lnhy'S trailing skirt, before hr begins
to apologize he should always get off
the skirt
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29

~" world is overloaded with people
- ""''" lust going to do something
: =" '"h"iN clS" got in ahead Of
{. :: '''r':"c Sentinel.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29

For mrth"r information relative To ratos
etc. cnl' on, or ndAr.ss
GEO. Il BRG N, Gen. Ag'. Grconyillo e.
ERNIE ~ WILLIAMS, Gen. Pass AW,
Augusta, On.
Il. NJ. l. ~ ON Traffic Hanarnr
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29

1t makesa woman very indignant
with man to tell her a queer story
that isn't.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29

40" llllGht shed your blood for some
'''loWS bilt they would never under
stand the Sacriticr.--Schoolma
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29
G;l2HIG$fG2 and WGStCTn Carolina RV7 CO
AnguBEA and Ashevillo Short Line.

(hcNrTu!" im eject '.tuEusl !, 1909
[-"nd DCwn.l lSu,,l u,N
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-01-29
GLUE: SADGE:: RAILROAD,
x. G. BEArTIE, Receiver.
In Eyrcet Juns8, 1903
In Effect JunaS. 1909

;etwoeu Arner.or ar1 Walhans
H."1DDUND HRSTlOUE
Backbone., 1904-04-01
Tit for Tat.

The whisky trade has big fight
on that is growing every day; and un-
less something is done to stem the
rising tide of Prohibition our busi-
ness will be swept out of existence.
Wine and Spirit Circular.
We could furnish the names of
several hundred-probably a few thou
sand-persons who cannot safely be
depended upon for any arduous ef-
fort to stem this tide. You had bet
ter call out your red-nosed crowd.
Your dixie is certainly likely to be
washed away any day.
One of the greatest obstacles with
which the government has had to con-
tend has been the presence Of disso-
lutte, lawless and drunken Americans,
who are willing to associate with low
Filipino women and live on the pro-
ceeds of their labor. To rid the coun-
try of this class of Americans the
Commission passed what is known as
the Dissolute Americans and Vagran-
cy Act.-[From the report Of Gov
Backbone., 1904-04-01
THE SALOON A LAW BREAKER.

Whatever defense citizen may
make to his conscience for voting
to give license to saloons, no claim
can be made of ignorance of the char
acter Of the business, of the lawless
manner in which it is commonly con-
Quoted nor of the awful track of blood
which it leaves, even when, if ever,
it is conducted according to law.
Every voter who will this spring go
to the polling booth to aid in deter
mining whether or not his village or
city shall for the ensuing year au-
thorize the sale of liquor knows-if
worthy of ballot at all-that a bal
lot for legal saloon is also ballot
for saloon which will violate laws
and ordinances If it can do so safely
and that it can usually do so with
impunity. When, in any saloon in
the land, crime is planned or perpetra-
ted, there is not between sea and
sea an American voter so ignorant as
to wonder at it. That's what Hqour
does; that's the kind of an institu-
ton the saloon is, ard everybody
knows it. g
Backbone., 1904-04-01
Ten by Ten Clubs.

Partly in order to celebrate our hav-
ing passed the Ten Thousand Mark of
paying subscribers, but more particu-
larly in order to hurt the saloon and
to increase the vote against it in this
great campaign year. we offer Back
bone year in clubs of ten or more at
only ten cents each to new subscribers
who pay their own subscription, pro-
vided the club getter SO states when
sending his or her list.
Having made this great Offer we ap-
peal to every friend of prohibition and
of Backbone to very quickly get up a
Ten -by-Ten Club.
Is there any more practical or even
easier way of accomplishing what we
want done? Ought not this great offer
to be embraced widely and at once ?
If anyone ought to push it, oughtn't
you do so?
Samples sent free on application.
Backbone., 1904-04-01
SHALL 1T BE MILES?

Gen. Miles is quoted as having said
recently that he would consider it the
crowning honor of his life to be the
candidate of the Prohibition party for
president of the United States. If he
is correctly reported, he is Prohibi-
zionist and If this is the case his nom
ination would create great enthusiasm
in our ranks.
The fact that President Roosevelt
did not, upon his retirement, give the
hero Of AZ years Of splendid service
the usual kindly mention, has not les
sened general appreciation of the
character and services Of the old war
rior, although 1t revealed to many
admirers of the President character
istic which they would rather have
thought he did not possess. Certain
Backbone., 1904-04-01
Pith of the Press.

The People: Consent to saloon is
consent to all that naturally follows.
Iowa Commonwealth: The pulpit is
not yet conscious of the great ally that
prohibition Is to the church.
Wayne Co. (Ohio) Herald: You can
not regulate an irregularity successful
ly. The best way to deal with a rattle
snake is to cut it's head off.
Kansas City Leader: Will somebody
tell us the difference between directly
porting a party that supports the traf
fic?
Patriot Phalanx: In the last analy-
sis the death of the vicious license sys,,
tenn will make 1t necessary for good
men to be willing to see their pet par
ty and the gin-mill give up the ghost
at the same time.
Keynote: Just respectable percent
age Of the Christian vote of this country
cast as partisan votes for the cause Of
Prohibition on one general election day.
would do more to hasten the cause Of
temperance, and hasten the doom Of the
saloon, than twenty-five years of any
other kind Of agitation.
Detroit Record: From east and west
from north and south the election re-
turns the past year indicated that we
have BEGUN to elect, and now from
Pennsylvania comes the joyous tidings
that over 500 men WERE ELECTED
state in the February election. The
break has surely come. Before we can
realize it our party will be in power in
hundreds of localities and the battle
will be on for the final overthrow of
the Demo-Republican party.
Backbone., 1904-04-01
WILL THE METHODISTS AD-
VANCE?

ut is generally understood" de-
clares DR.. Berry, editor Of the Ep-
worth Herald (Methodist), ''that the
General Conference will take for
ward step in the temperance reform" !"
That is what great number of loyal
Methodists and others are hoping for.
It will be fact, either now or little
later, and when realized it will be a
big nail in the coffin of the saloon.
However, some good voting on the
part of some hundreds of thousands
of Methodist patriots is the more
pressing need just now. We are not
among those who decry the value Of
resolutions, even though they are in
advance of conduct. In the nature Of
the case we resolve first, then act.
But there is no setting so appropriate
to a series of beautifully worded and
engrossed resolutions as the right sort
of conduct on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday Of the month in
which American voters declare what
shall be the policy of the state or ma
ton toward the liquor traffic.
Backbone., 1904-04-01
A BETTER DAY DAWNING.

The three saloonkeepers arrested
for defying the order Of Mayor Bowlus
Of Springfield, Ohio, to close during
the recent race riots were released
from custody, there being no law for
their punishment. This doubtless dis
gusted many law-abiding citizens. But
wait-and work. There will be plenty
of law regarding the saloon by and by,
and it will be enforced. Even the
word saloon will go out of use as per-
tanning to the liquor traffic. Blind
pigs and speak-easies may linger for
while, but, if so, the grave of the
saloon will be re-opened and they will
also be inferred with it at public ex-
pense and with no tears.
Backbone., 1904-04-01
DlCTINCTION WITH A DIFFER
--.---- .------- ENCE. ~a--r r~--z-----

Henry w. Wilbur, editor of the De-
fender IN. ~ declared at the recent
Conference of state chairmen and Sec
retaries: "The infidel who votes our
ticket and supports the principles for
which we stand is a far better man
for us than the Christian who does
not vote the Prohibition ticket" That
will set some pious supporters Of IL
cense parties into conniptions., They
will suppose-or try to - that the
distinguished editor asserted that it
was more important to vote the Pro-
hibition ticket than to be a Christian.
What he said and meant is true.
We are only ASKING clubs Of TEN at
TEN cents each, but you may take as
many additional subscriptions as you
please at that rate.
Backbone., 1904-04-01
Taft, late of the Philippines and now
Sncratarv Of War

Taft, late of the Philippines and now
Secretary of War.l
Your Uncle Samuel is making dis
solute, laWless and drunken Ameri-
cans" with every ship-load of alcoholic
poison which goes to tha Philippines
under the protection of the flag. An
act forbidding the manufacture, i'm
portation, transportation and sale for
beverage purposes would be the best
kind of Dissolute American and Va
grancy Act, operative wherever the
flag floats" and no more needed by
our insular possessions than by their
self-appointed educators in the home
land.
Backbone., 1904-04-01
KEEP SWEET,

The kindest and most considerate
way in which we can bring to the
attention of Republicans and Demo
Gratis the awful completely of their
parties with the saloon system is as
severe way as is likely to be profit
able. The facts themselves are terri
BILE. Only a man of broad mind or
of deep feeling on the saloon ques-
ton will face them. If we present
them in a bitter spirit, we greatly
decrease the probability that they
will be received.
Backbone., 1904-04-01
EDITORIAL.

The dullest and slowest days of the
Prohibition movement are past. Get
ready for the jubilee and do some
thing toward fastening it's coming.
The wife of a Crookston saloon
keeper put stop to his taking their
parrot to his place" because the bird
was learning bad language there. Fact.
1t is real nice business to license,
isn't it?
Why doesn't the Prohibition party
die? We could give eleven reasons
why one would expect it to die and
seventeen why it has not died and
will not die until it's glorious work has
been done.
With bartenders organizing total
abstinence associations, the next thing
we know the knights of the white
apron will refuse to work for any
saloonkeeper who sells intoxicating
liquors.!
If you are square and outspoken on
the saloon issue. your very appearance
on the street compels men to think
about the reform, even though you
may not be able to give it an hour or
a dollar Therefore stand, and having
done all, stand!
The man who asks the hand of a
worthy woman should turn his back
on the bartender, and the man who
gives his hand to the church ought
to break with the political parties
which perpetuate the saloon.
The question is not whether the
city and the nation shall derive rev.
enue from necessary evil" So long
as we bleed the liquor traffic, not to
it's weakening or death but to our
pecuniary profit, SO long will it be
considered necessary evil"
We met a Prohibitionist out in the
state the other day who thought he
was somewhat discouraged. We no.
ticed though that he wore Prohibi-
ton button on the lapel of his coat
May it rain this kind of discouraged
Prohibitionists for six weeks and a
day.
The word dependable is just now
having a run in the commercial
world. Advertisers are making much
Of it. There are dependable under.
wear, suits, overcoats, shoes, even sus.
penders; dependable carpets and de-
pendable furniture. That's the word
dependable. It indicates a quality
greatly needed in the reform world in
the Prohibition movement.
We Indicate opposite each subscription
on our list whether It Is PERSONAL
or a GIFT subscription. We treat the
two classes Of subscriptions very differ
emily. IL club. .qetter omIts 70 state
Backbone., 1904-04-01

Let others contribute only hot air to
this movement. Do you be one to in.
crease the number of those who hear or
read the Prohibition gospel.
Backbone., 1904-04-01

If you expect to make any votes for
November 9th, it is time you got under
way. Can't you secure a club Of TEN
at only TEN cents each within week?
Many could get up one in an hour.
Backbone., 1904-04-01

it is that Gen. Miles brave and con-
sistent testimony against the canteen
contributed greatly to the overthrow
of that diabolism and explains why
the liquorites "have it in for' the Cen
eral.
Backbone., 1904-04-01

We indicate opposite each subscription
on our list whether It Is PERSONAL
or a GIFT subscription. We treat the
two classes Of subscriptions very dlffer-
emily. II a club getter omIts to state,
when sending In his list, that "aII Of
these subscribers pay their own subscrp-
ascertain the facts before entering the
names Of his subscribers on our list.
Backbone., 1904-04-01

The proprietors of certain widely
known cough remedy advertises that
the manager of prominent American
brewing association at Cape Town,
Africa, was entirely cured Of heavy
cold by it's use for few days. If
some one will now tell the world how
to get rid of the brewing associations,
we shall have worldwide prosperity.
A st. Louis saloon is said to be the
most elegant in the world. Its name is
"The Broken Heart" The appropriate
ness of the name will be promptly rec
ognized, but the choice Of it illustrates
the well-known nerve of this business,
which, while it breaks the hearts of
it's patrons or their families, sears the
consciences of the men engaged in
it and sometimes causes them to even
glory in their shame.
Backbone., 1904-04-01

Excellent state conventions have just
taken place in New Hampshire, Indiana,
Oklahoma and Oregon. Secretary Calder
wood was the speaker at one of the even
Ing rallies at the Indiana convention. The
mention Of Gen. Miles as a prospective
candidate of the Prohibition party for
president set the convention wild, but ne
instructions We're given. Chairman Stew
art addressed the Ind. Okla. and Oregon
the best ever" Over 5000 was paid or
pledged. A great banquet was one fea-
ture.
Backbone., 1904-04-01
Brief and Brainy.

1t is time for revolutions instead of
resolutions.-R. r. Kennan.
Let us raise a standard to which the
wise and honest can repair. The event
is in the hand of fGod.-Washington
Only God can put into a poor drunk
ards heart the power to pass saloon.
A Christian community ought to shut
the door, and make the street safe
wendell Phillips.
To every public issue that is vital
there is positive right side and
positive wrong side, and no assump-
ton of neutrality has any claim to re-
spect-Henry B. Metcalf.
The Potter's Field is dotted today
with graves Of women who were one
day happy mothers, but who were
dragged into early and dishonorable
graves by the family liquor store
Magistrate, New York City
There is only one thing in the world
worse than the drunkard.that is the sa-
loon. Take the drunkard at his worst.
multiply him half million times, add
one-half the worlds load of insanity and
sorrow and sickness and sin, poverty and
best@c. I'm n. iGS Howard aie 'ne Sa'oon al It's
The state convention and oratorical
contest of the college Prohibition
leagues will take place at Hamline
University April 20. 80, the contest oc-
At the Chicago city convention held this
month"; the Prohibition ticket received
twice as many votes as ever before
There was a Prohibition candidate for
alderman in every ward. The ward com
mittees spent a total Of $4,000. Chicago
Prohibitionists are greatly encouraged
and expect to poll 10000 votes for the
national and state candidates this fall
and to elect three Of four members OF
the legislature
Backbone., 1904-04-01

The state convention and oratorical
contest of the college Prohibition
leagues will take place at Hamline
University April 20. 80, the contest oc-
on the evening Of the 29th
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1904-04-14
STOVE IN The POCKET.
/ Chinese Ward OF Winters RIacrs ~
CARVING Hand Furnaces.

Chinese Ward OF Winters Riaors b
Carrying Hand Furnaces.
The contented smile of the "heathsn
Chinee" may be partially accounted
for by their indifference to the cold.
ness of the winter months. For In
the north OF China they care NOS
whether they be indoors or out; thsy
always have a stove with Thorn In the
shape OF hand furnace. Instead o
the fire being placed in the house u
ia carried about the person, beneath
the thickly padded cotton garments
or In the hand at times It II placed
beneath the chair on which the Ceies-
tfal is seated. Ths discovery OF this
UNIQUE method OF avoiding winters
rigors was made by a traveller In Flu
kien province, whose attention was ae-
tracted to the universal and peculiar
deformities of its inhabitants. Strange
swellings projected In the most unac-
countable places on the anatomy OF
the villagers. Speculations were scr
at rest by an old gentleman, who re-
moved his coat and disclosed small
copper furnace secured around his
waist with a band and neatly covered
with basket work. This artificial
mode of warming the body is only 70
sorted to In time Of extreme cold. az
on ordinary occasions the people deem
their thick clothing sufhcient pro
lection during winter