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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24
Tuesday, April "a, 1906.

Under the constitution Of the party
and in accordance with the resolu-
tions adopted at our last county con-
vention two years ago, each demo-
cratic club in the county is entitled
to one representative for every 25
members or majority thereof. In
other words. club with as many as
3S members and less than 80. is en-
titled to two delegates to the county
convention. Heretofore We have been
sendin" one delegate for every ten
members. Every club with less than
p members. however. will be entitled
to one delegate. 1t will be we'll for
the clubs to bear this action of the
party in mind when they come to
elect their representatives.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24

a number of years and is well know n
and popular in both business and
social worlds. His friends are con :
graduating him upon his important
promotion.
Although Mr.. Brown has been in
the telephone business only eight
years he has acquired a deep grasp OF
all the essential details and has thor
oughly fitted himself for the impSrt-
ant work for which he has been Sc
lected. During the past few years he
has handled a considerable portion
of the work in the Office Of vice pres
ident and general manager and has
been in the full confidence of Colonel
Gentry and other officials Of the com
pany. He is tireless worker and
man of unusual executive ability and
keen insight. His promotion comes as
a deserved tribute to his ability and,is
recognition of his fitness for the
office. His close association with Col
onel Gentry gave him the advantage
of being in constant touch with all the
details of the telephone business. He
received his training under Colonel
Gentry, whose store Of knowledge on
telephone matters is unlimited, and he
was not slow to accept the unusual op-
portunities that were in this way pre-
sented to him. -,
Mr.. Brown entered the telephone
business in May, 1899, as manager Of
the Bell telephone exchange at Ameri-
Gus, Ga. He attracted the attention of
Colonel Gentry and was brought to
Atlanta as chief clerk in his office. |
When Colonel Gentry was elected
general manager he retained Mr.. |
Brown as chief clerk. Later, the work
of the Office increasing Mr.. Brown was
appointed special agent and was soon
made special agent to the general !
When Colonel Gentry was
absent from the country for a number
of months in 1904, Mr.. Browns abili-
ty was recognized by his appointment
as acting general manager. Mr..
Browns future is particularly bright
and the honors he has won come to
him as the result Of hard work and
ability.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24
IAN EDITOR" DEFINED.

The definition Of an editor, given by
the Spectator in a review of the new
edition Of Blake's poems, is worthy Of
quotation:
"A good editor in an immortal BEN
efactor. His work, unlike the work
Of the critic, can never pass away. He
loses himself, subordinates his per-
sonal predictions and aims to the
meaning Of his author. and his reward
is perpetuity for his work and obliv-
ion. it may be. for himself. He helps
readers to their destination, and like
the engine driver Of train, is forgot
ten as soon as they have arrived in
safety. He is like a perfectly trans
parent window through which the
light of his author streams without
diminution or distortion; while the
aesthetic and original critics resemble
a window Of colored glass which per-
mits the passage Of only so much
light as will serve to set off the pride
of the artist
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24

fresh eggs.-News and Courier. There
must be some mistake about this.
They had that hen for breakfast the
last time we stopped at the Newderry
hotel.-Anderson Mail.
But you forget and do not take note
of the flight Of time. 1t must have
been more than q quarter Of CEN
tury since you stopped in Newberry.
Besides that, this hen has her abode
in the town of Pomaria. This is no
joke, the hen is actually % years old.
We shall send the Mail her photo
graph as soon as we can secure it with
her compliments and the assurance
that the editor Of that paper did not
have the pleasure Of eating her for
breakfast at Newberry or any other
place.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24
Does It Pay To Advertise?

Brains. e. -. g.. .
Extracts from speech by Tom
Murray to the American Federation
of Advertising club at Chicago. 'r'
We often hear, "Does it pay to adj.
vertise7" I will give you an instance;
as to whether it pays to advertise or
not-two Of them, When I openca
my little place of business on jack
son Boulevard seven years ago the
first day Of November, I had capt.
tai of $4,000. Catering to board of
trade men, who appreciate nice things
l put ST, 400 in fixtures; I had to have
it nice for them. At the end of the
year, not being managed by what I
supposed to be competent manager
we took stock and I found that if the
stock and fixtures would sell for ono
hundred cents on the dollar I would
have just enough to pay my debts;
J. had lost the $4,000, and the bills
were due and past due, and could
not pay them. I said to myself, "The
sheriff will be here in few days"
so thought I would get ahead of him.
| closed the store for one day, and /
put a sign in the windows: "Closed,
but not by the sheriff;' the "but
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24

not' very small. On the windows,
the side windows, and the door win
dows, put q sign reading. "There
are moments when man wishes to be
alone. That is today. Tomorrow
this store will open at nine" We op-
ened at nine to crowded houses. We
had Il front door and a back door: we
let them in. in sections. Didn't fleece
them, gave them value for their
money, and let them out the back
door. | did not have single creditor
come down to the place and stand at
The desk waiting to get the money az
fast as it came in; they seemed to
have confidence. sold that stock of
goods over three times in two weeks,
paid my debts and established my
credit. That is one place it paid to
advertise.
Another instance as to whether it
pays ~ advertise: | will hand this
to a newspaper man. \ year ago in
September started in to have a crav-
"ncttc coat sale. | advertised in the
cars and in my windows, and I sue
cceded in selling fifty or sixty coats
Il day in dry weather.. 7 thought I
would, try the newspapers. had not
up to that time felt that | had enough
money to advertise in the papers.
They ask so much per linc-it is ex-
penSivc. So | took a column in a GER
tain evening paper-I won't mention
the name. took that paper because
they did not charge much. also
took that paper because 7 knew the
men who read that paper were men Of
intelligence, although the circulation
was smaller than some others, and the
first column ad in this evening paper
jumped my sales the next day from
fifty or sixty. to 142 coats at $40 IA
coat.
Now | know it pays to advertise.
There are two instances; it saved me
from being broke, and again it jump
ed my sales from 5000 day to ST.
42O day in my clothing department.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24
Mr.. J. Epps Browns Promotion.

The Herald and News made men,
tion last week Of the promotion which
Mr.. j. Epps Brown had received from
the Southern Bell Telephone company
in being made general manager. We
also copied an article from the At
lanta Journal. We give below what
the Atlanta News says Of Mr.. Erown.
We are glad to note the success which
has attended Mr.. Brown and take
pleasure in printing the pleasant
things said Of him. r.<..
Mr.. j. Epps Brown Fitted For Work.
j. Epps Brown, the newly elected
general manager, is 3S years Of age
and is native Of Newberry, s. C..
He has made his home in Atlanta for
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24
Round Trip Rates via. G. g. w. G.

10 Augusta, Ga, account May Car
nivaI, May 9-10, 1906. Round trip
rate, one first class fare plus 2j cents,
tickets on sale May 7, 8, and for trains
scheduled to arrive in Augusta before
noon of May 0. with final return
limit May ~, 1906
To Greenville, S. c., Account Cen
cral Assembly Of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church in United States, May 1926.
1906. Round tri ip rate. one first class
fare plus % cents. Tickets on sale
May l4-l5-lG, with final return limit
May 81, 1906, except that by deposit
of tickets with Special Agent at
Greenville, and payment of fee of
fifty cents at time Of deposit an ex-
tension Of final limit to June Is, 1906.
may be obtained.
To Chattanooga, Tenn, account
Southern Baptist convention and
Auxiliary Societies, May 1915, 1906.
Round trip rate, one first class fare
plus % cents, tickets on sale May 80
and 10, 1906, with final return limit
ten days in addition to date of sale,
except that by deposit Of tickets with
Special Agent, Chattanooga and pay
ment of fee Of fifty cents at time of
deposit an extension of the final limit
to June Is, 1906, may be obtained.
Ernest Williams, . 4
General Passenger Agent.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24
THAT UNION DEPOT.

The editor of The Herald and
News has received the following let
ter from J. II. Wharton. chairman
railroad commission under date Of
April 90:
"The board after personal con-
ence with President Childs was as
sured by him that work on the new
depot at Newberry would be COM
mcnced this week.
This We presume is merely a joke
The "this week. Of the letter above
is gone and another week is starting
its journey and is well under way and
there is Yet nothing doing. Really
there should not be very much done
at the present location. But az
proposed will make it little more
convenient and then if one agent is
put in charge Of the sale Of tickets
and phone is put in his office great
deal would he accomplished and it
would be an improvement on what
we have at present and we hope the
{. y. & l.. will hurry up the nI,le
work to be done 50 that we may start
the agitation for union depot such
as Ncwberry ought t" have at the
Caldwell street crossing. One built Of
pressed brick and with all the modern
conveniences.
But for the present let Us have what
has been agreed upon.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24
South Carolina Presbytery.

The South Carolina Presbytcry
which met last week in the Avcleigh
Presbyterian church elected as dele
gates to the General Assembly Of the
Southern Presbyterian church, which
will meet in Grcenville on the third
Thrsday in May, Revs. J. Henderson,
Of Cokesbury, and Il. w. White, Of
Piedmont, and Elders X. 4. Thomp-
son, Of Walhalla, and Leroy, Of
Lowndcsvillc.
The next meeting of the presbytery
will be held at Westminster during
the last week in September.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given that on
April 80, 1906, the undersigned will
apply to the National Bank Of New
berry, Newberry. S. c., for the issue
Of a new certificate for 16 shares Of
the capital stock of said Bank in lieu
and stead Of certificate No. 724 for
l6 shares Of said capital stock hereto
fore issued to I. C.. Thomas on Janu-
ary %. 1906. the original certificate
having been lost or destroyed in the
United States mail.
National Loan and Exchange Bank of
Columbia,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24

In many parts Of the Alps girls
wear trousers when coasting.
Confirmed bachelors, Joseph Ed;
ward Sox and Stonewail Jackson Dos
we'll prr minent Nirginians. met each
other in Richmond jewelers. buying
wedding rings.
Henry James says he is ga frus.
trate,l American 1t illustrates Hen
merry, donchcrSnow. to have tu admit
he IS az American by the geograpi1l-
cal accident Of birth.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24
CLEMSON vs.. NEWBERRY.
The Best And Last Game of the Sea-
son On Next Saturday After
noon.

On next Saturday afternoon the
college team will cross bats with the
famous ''Clemson tigers on the local
diamond. This will be the last inter-
collegiate game here this season. and
it will probably be the best. Newberrv
always plays her strongest game
against Clemson, and everyone knows
the kind of ball the 'ti"ers' can be
depended upon to put up. 1t is Il
game that no one wants to miss, and
a very large crowd is expected to be
present. For the accommodation Of
our out-of-town friends who wish to
see the farmer boys' play ball the
game will commence promptly at + :15.
Both teams are in excellent condition
and an exciting game may be expect
ed. Crouch will be in the box for
Newberry. while Waldrop-anothcr
Newbcrry county boy-will probably
pitch for Clemson. Come out and
see the @ame-you'll regret it if you
don't. Admission % cents.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24
NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that 1 will
make a final settlement in the Probate
Court for Newberry County, on the
2Gth day of May, 1906, as admins
tratriX Of the estate of J. X. Epps and
Immediately thereafter apply to said
court for letters dismissory as ad-
of said estate.
jamie Epps,
Administrators.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24
LEESVILLE.

I.eeSvIlle Is one of the live and up-
to-date towns of that beautiful ridge
section Of South Carolina lying along
the Southern railway between Colum-
bia and Augusta. It has broad streets
with beautiful shade trees and in this
sprin" time it presents a most lovely
appearance. Its people are enter
prising and hospitablc. The stranger
soon feels at home in their midst.
The district convention Of the
fourth district Knights Of Pythia,
held a second meeting at Lecsvillc
last Wednesday and Thursday. The
delegates were entertained by the
good people Of the city.
IT was "ur good fortune to be en-
tcrtaincd by DR.. y. NJ. Crosson for
mcr Ncwbcrrian. lie was born in the
Prosperity section and in the days
that arc gone he was our schOolmatc.
lie has a large practice and in addi-
ton is a large farmer and is prosper
ing. One Of his brothers is also a ply
sician and one is in charge Of the drug
store. His mother lives next door to
him and she told us that our father
was best man at her wedding. 1t
was n pleasure to be with these for
mcr Ncwbcrrians.
Mr.. w. 4. Shealy also lives here
and is doing we'll. He was active in
assisting in the entertainment Of the
convention.
Mr.. J. NJ. Sill, who will be rcmcm.
bcrcd by many Ncwberrians is in bus
mess at Leesvillc and looks young
and hearty and was delighted to mect
the representatives from Newbcrry.
There are several other Newberri
ans living in Lccsvillc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Epting, son Of tn.
late Major Jacob Epting and his wife
daughter OF Mr.. John A. Shealy
Of Little Mountain.
Mrs. l.. G. Boland is also in bushes!
here.
This is n beautiful section Of coun
try and the people know how to tall
it up. Everybody has a good word fol
his town and section.
, There arc thousands OF peach tree.
I and other fruit trees and the fruit ha.
not been damaged by the frost.
This is fine section OF the stat,
and when the trolley line from An
} gusta to Columbia is built there vii
be one continuous city all along thi
!. section. ..........
1t was stated that this line woult
build branch to Newberry
SsIt would be we'll for our people t,
look into the proposition. "
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24
Fire In No. 6.

Fire broke out in the woods on Mr..
Herman Bhrcman's place in No.
yesterday and burned about SO cords
Of wood besides damage to the timber
and burned some pasture fence.
=, There was also fire in No. 2 on
Sunday and burned over 25 acres of
woods on Mr.. NJ. A. Carlisle's g place.
No other damage. ,.::,.:r .
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24
Barre-Workman.

AT the parsonage Of the Central
M. E. church South, on Sunday even
ing, Miss Veda f. Barre and Mr..
Vents p. Workman were married by
Pastor Gricr.
Miss Barre is a daughter of Mr..
Walter Barre of the county.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24

Having mysteriously retired from
the presidency Of Venezuela, Castro
may next turn up in Paris as a men,
Der Of the international "Got Theirs"
colony.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24
To Delinquent Tax Payers.

The Hon. John L. Epps, County
Treasurer for Newberry. County, has
placed in my hands for collection, the
delinquent tax executions for the year
1905. Parties due for delinquent taxes
will please call and settle and save
further cost.
NJ. NJ. Buford,
Sheriff.
Newberry, S. c., April 16, 1906.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-04-24

We have it personally from Col. e.
I'll. Aull Of Newberry that hem in his
county 26 years old is still laying
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-31
ExD.rt supervt.,on Needed.

In many communities there exist an
earnest desire for road improvement
and a willingness to have the work go
forward. but unfortunately there is no
one available having sufficient knowl-
edge of materials and how best to use
them in building a modern road. The
necessity for the employment of men
having the necessary expert knowledge
OF how to properly construct a road or
pavement is becoming daily more APP
parent, says the Good Roads Magazine.
The enormous waste in road construc-
ton and maintenance since the nation
was established will be checked and
universal good roads will result
through proper study and the conse-
guent working out of efficient systems
of Improvement in the different states.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-31

Michigan Is operating a system of
road improvement which Is termed
estate reward" as opposed to what is
generally known as "state aid" says
the Good Roads Magazine 1t amounts
to a similar assistance from the state
to the locality, but with less super
vision by the state commissioner in the
inception and progress of the work of
building a road II the finished road
appears to conform to certain require
ments the laid" is forthcoming in
payment from the state treasury Of
certain proportion of its cost.
Joseph W. Kerns is the road commits
sioner of Saginaw county and is one
Of the most successful of the road
builders of the state. In answer to
questions regarding the methods he
employs in making macadam roads on
the naturally sandy soil of his locality
he gives these following points, which
will be suggestive to road builders ev
erywhere operating under similar con-
ditions:
The first point to be considered in
Saginaw county, as in every other
place, Is Ine question: VI urulHdSe. Noou
and efficient drainage is the first requi-
site for permanence in macadam con-
structiOn. If there is any place where
1t need not be quite as thoroughly es-
tablished as another it is on sandy soil,
for q little water is Il benefit TO the
sand and causes it to pack. and, too,
macadam needs some moisture. But
the danger is all on the side of INSULT
Gent drainage, and SO Mr.. Kerns de-
mands thoroughness in this particular
as of the first Importance even in
sand.
The center of the highway is &C
curately determined, and from this
point the roadway to be metaled is
marked off four and one-half feet each
side, making it nine feet in width. 1t
Is then plowed, the furrow being
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-31
ITO AID MAIL CARRIERS.
Ap: zeal of Illinois Postmistress For
Improved Highways.

p. ostmistress Eta NJ Purdue Of Mar
sha u, ILL.,, makes public appeal for
goo roads for the carriers in that vi
cini ty, says the MotorTNews. She says:
'Jfhe rural residentis entitled to his
mail six days in the week, and the
carrier or his substitute will leave the
posfdff1ce every one ,of those days to
around depends wholly upon the rural
resident. If the roads be not In good
conditi he will be that much slower,
and III they be impossible he cannot
make his trip at all. See to it now that
the roads are in good condition for the
spring. A bad stretch of road three
milesl this side may cut the ruralite off,
eff 1.-THE carrier can't cross that road
he can't deliver his mail. So watch the
roads on both sides. If bridge should
be'waShed out, don't wait two or three
days, but notify the road boss at once.
InsClark county. ILL.,, a stretch of road
on zone of the routes was washed out
andi was left in bad shape in spite Of
the tentreatieS of the carrier. Then he
refused to travel 1t any longer, and
the Indignant patrons reported him to
the puStoffice department.
IAN inspector was sent to look at
the road, with the result that that por-
ton was cut out entirely for good.
LookA out that each one keeps up his
share of road, and the carrier Will do
the rest"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-31


thrown toward the center of the road,
for this width and for sections Of about
forty rods In length. No earth is
moved. however, and no excavations is
made to receive the stone.
After blowing the road grader is
started and the loose dirt thrown by
this means to the shoulders. The
crown is formed to a curve of. about
one and one-fourth inch to the foot
from the center to the side bitches.
The roadway is then rolled thoroughly.
Crushed stone not exceeding IyfOur
inch size is spread to A depth offfOur
inches and thoroughly rolled. The
stone Is scattered from spreading wag-
ons and not dumped on the road to he
drawn out with rakes, and it will be
noted that for the first layer 1t is OF
large size, three inch stone being more
nearly the usual size.
-Four inches of two and one-half inch
stone are then spread and brought to
even grade, and before this course is
rolled a large quantity Of screenings
and dust is spread over and scraped
into the interstices of the stone by
means OF the points of the square shov-
els. The road is then thoroughly sprin-
kled and rolled Then more screenings
are added for the surface course.
This method requires from 1,25O to
1900 cubic yards of broken stone per
mile, the amount depending upon the
soil on which the road is built. Sandy
soil does not require as much stone as
a soil OF clay or muck. The stone
must all be shipped into Saginaw coun-
ty and costs S1.35 per cubic yard de-
Iivered at Saginaw, and the total cost
of turnpiking. ditching, grading and
macadamizing amounts to from $4,000
to $1,000 per mile. Most of the draw
ing is done with traction engines.
When hard heads are crushed for
stone road material Mr.. Kerns recon-
mends the use of % per cent clay
gravel as a filler instead of limestone
screenings. And he also says: Il would
advise counties taking up road build
ing to secure a man to manage their
work who has practical and mechan-
zeal ideas / do not consider it neces-
sary that he should be a civil engineer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-31
A Government Experiment.

1t Is announced that the department
Of agriculture, through the office of
public roads, has agreed to construct
one mile of modern road i'll each of the
states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho.
Montana. North and South Dakota and
Minnesota next summer, provided the
local authorities will cooperate. The
machinery for the purpose and the ex-
pert engineers to supervise the con-
struction are to be furnished by the
government, while the local authorities
will be expected to furnish the mate
rial and the unskilled labor required.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-31
STONE ROAD BUILDING

but he should be good manager and
a man who understands handling men
and work. Roads built on paper are
not very satisfactory to taxpayers. SO
It is essential that the proper man be
selected
ITO sum it all up, 1 would say that
there are four principles involved. The
first Is drainage, which must be thor
ough and ample; the second is scien-
tific grading in order that the roadway
may have waterproof roof; the third
is horse sense in mechanical Ideas
relative to roads. and the last is execu-
tive ability to handle the work expedi-
tiously, making the cost as light as
possible to the taxpayers and at the
same time finishing the road in way
to make the improvement permanent"