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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-03
WOULD ABOLISH SUPERVISOR,
Petltlons Circulated in Pomaria Sec
tion to Put Affairs in Hands of
Three Commissioners.

Pomaria, January 2.-The Christ
mas holidays passed very pleasantly,
but quietly, at this place.
Miss EGla Ray Sligh, of st. Pauls,
and Miss Fannie Crooks, of Ncwbe?-
ry, visited Mis- Ethel SeNbt last week.
MIR. Herbert Bundick came up
from Columbia to spend his Christ
mas holidays at home.
The resolution printed in the last
issue Of The Herald and News,
which was to be offered by Mr.. T. E.
Wicker in the r. r. D. Mail Car
rler's convention yesterday, has been
the subject of good deal of favor
able comment. 1t is understood that
the following petition, likewise look
ing to the more efficient supervision
OF the roads, is bein" circulated in
this community:
"We, the undersigned citizens of
Newberry county, do hereby respect
fully petition the senator and rep
rcsentativeS of this county 20 exert
themselves to secure the legislation
necessary to abolish the Office of
county supervisor, and to substitute
III lieu thereof three county commits
sioncrs, each to be elected from the
section of the county over which he
Shall have jurisdiction, the county
being divided into three sections for
this purpose.
Profs. Howe and Widcman Ligon
lie Former of PendletOn and the lat.
ter of the Presbyterian College of
South Carolina, spent several Of tho
Christmas holidays with their mother
Mrs. r. G. Ligon, and their sister
Mrs. B. NJ. Settler. Of this place.
Miss Massie Williams came down
from Newberry last Monday will
Miss Ollie Wedaman to visit the lat
tcr's mother. Mrs. Fl. n. Wcdaman
Near here on the night of the 2Grh
Wesley Williams and Nick Scurrv
both colorcd, became involved in s
difficulty oSer 25 cents in a game OF
cards. Williams struck Scurry in In,
head with a pine club, from the eff
fects Of which blow the latter dice
on last Monday morning. At the in
quest held by Magistrate P. B. Eli
sor. the finding Of the jury was in ac
cordance with the above facts. Viii
liams has been arrested, and is nov
in jail.
There was runaway marriage a
Pomaria last Sunday. Miss Rosabel
Allen, daughter Of Mr.. W. A. Allen
was married to Mr.. Walter Ringer
the Rev. J. j. Long officiating.
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RECEIVER FOR SEABoARD.
Application Was Made by Attorneys
to Judge Waddell-To Apply
To Pritchard.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 1.-Counsel
for the Seaboard Air Liae railway
and creditors Of the company applied
this afternoon to United States Dis
trict Judge Waddell for the appoint
mcnt of receivers and subsequently
agreed to make application to Judge
Pritchard OF the United States cir
cult court and thereby obviatc the
necessity Of securing ancillary de-
crecs in each Of the court districts
through which the lines of the com
'pany operate. With this end in view
Judge Leigh r. Watts. general coun-
sci Of tne Scaboard, with other al
torncys, left for Daaville at $50
O'Clock on a special train to meet
Judge Pritchard at that point, it hav-
ing been learned that he was on his
way to Richmond to consider the mat
ter tomorrow. Judge Waddell an
nounced that ne would appoint the
receivers on certain conditions, but
it was thought best to go to a court
with larger jurisdiction.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-03

day morning, Dee. 81, 1907, about
seven O'clock by julius Oxner, a
half brother of the deceased Re-
sponded to call. Found Scurry in the
house Of George Wicker il uncon-
scious condition caused from in
jury Oh the left side of the head Just
above the back of ear. l rendered
services and went back to see Nick
late that evening and again Saturday
morning, with no Improvement of his
condition. Saw him last Monday
morning. Symptoms growing worse.
Il held an autospy over the body of
the deceased in the presence of a
jury empannslled by Mr.. Ellesor.
Opened the skull and removed skull
cap. Found fracture of base Of
brain with a general hci1or:hage and
blood clots. The deceased was nav-
er rational and partially paralyzeL.
Dying from the lick received on
head.
DR.. Z. 7. Pinner.
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his
julie X OXner.
mark.

DR.. z. r. Pimer, sworn, says: [
was called to see Henry Scurry Fri
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Congressional Stories.

Senator Frazier Of Tennessee tells
his stories in the committee rooms
and cloak rooms while his colleague.
Fiddling Bob' Taylor. saves mis-
For the stump. As result the for
mer's efforts have been dwarfcd bv
the greater circulation given to Tav-
lor's narratives. In the senate com
mlttae Oh military affairs, however,
Senator Frazier is rated as one Of
the best story tellcrs in congress.
The other day group of senators
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-01-03

were dis: cuS:n" III, Avs Of various
states relating to raI,., -. Senator
Overman remarked that in many sta
tcs pardon restores the c>.lvict to full
citizenship.
"That is true IN Tennessee, said
Senator Frazier. "I remember that
1 had it called to my attention in a
peculiar way. just before I was
elected to the governolship for the
second time l received letter from
a young Irishman VINO was serving
a ten-year sentence in the peniten-
tiary on charge of manslaughter.
He said he had six months yet to
serve, but that if he were pardoned
before that time ne would not lose
his vote. He colsed his letter by
saying: L am a Republican,, but if
am pardonci before the coming elec-
ton will take great pleasure in vo...
ing for YOU
AS the Tennessee senator showed
no indication of continuing, Senator
Lodge called attention to the fact
that il had not been made clear
whether the young man received his
parton. When the laughter which
greeted this pertinent inquiry had
su '>idcd. Senator Frazier said:
'Wcl;. will answer that by tell
IN; Won Il story on 'Old Bil' Cul-
llliN. al rnrlr of Senator Cullum of
Illinois. and great friend Of Henry
tla'. pot this from w. b. Burnett
OF Knoxville. formerly assistant gen
orai counsel of the Southern railway.
Burnett says that 'Old Bill' used to
visit the courts, before the days Of
railroads in the mountains of Tennes-
see. on horseback, and his immense
saddebags attracted great deal of
attention. Cullum guarded these bags
pretty closely and took them into the
court room with MIN. AS he rode
away one day his fellow-lawyers
showed curiosity as to what the bags
contained and did not hesitate to ask.
Old Bill' looked at his qucS-
, ticncrS moment and then said: 'lf
You must know, why carry two VOL
unles on criminal law on this side, ,
j" "licating the left bag and on the
right side il is nobody's d,-n bust
ness what | carry.
II Is needless to say that Senator
Frazicr's colleagues caught his point.
Arntllcr story told by Senator Fra
, zier was Of the only attempt ever
made to bribc him since he has been
in public life. While he was COVER
! nor an old negro nanny besought
! him to pardon her son who was scrv-
ing a snort term in the pcIitenliary
Finally she asked if there was any
thing she could do to get him tc
| grant the pardon. The governor
promised TO look into the ease.
Durin" the conversation The ne-
yress rumbled in an old stocking
which evidently contained money
sSnc turned il upside down Oh the
governors desk and out rolled LOT
Of small change, and she asked il
that would be any induccment, re,
marking at the same time that there
was almost 81 there.
"Well. do YOU know,' said Scna,
tor Frazier, il teilin" the story, 81
was so dumbfounaed | hardly knew
what to say. Finally | said: mann
my, you ought not to offer me that
money whercupon she exclaimed
'My Gawd, Governor, it's all rs.
got. New York Times.
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Tom X KoOn.
mark.

julie Oxnar, sworn, says: I am
half brother to Henry T was at
party for, a short while put left be-
fore the lick was passed. Henry died
about 7 O'Clock a. m. on the 31st
Dee, 1907.
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Later Intelligence.

Richmond, Va, Jan. Lit is just
learned over the long distance tefa-
phone that Judge Pritchard and tine
counsel for the Seaboard are in con-
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Passenger Train Schedules (Revised) }

Passenger Train Schedules (Revised)
Effective 1901 A. m. eastern time)
Sunday, November Oath, 1907, the
leaving time for passenger trains out
Of Newberry Union Station will be
as follows:
Southern Railway.
No. Is, for Grcenville :. 0.07 a. m.
N. IL, for Columbia :. ..10.35 a. m.
No. 10, for Grecnville >. 1.25 p. m.
No. 19, for Columbia :. 1.40 p. m.
No. II, for Greenville :. 5.18 p. m.
No. 16, for Columbia .. :. 9.47 pm.
G., N. g. Il. Railway.
mo. IS, for Lourcns :. SO a. m.
'No. 90, for Columbia :. 8.47 a. m.
No. SO, for Geenville .12.46 p. m.
No. So, for Columbia >. $40 p. m.
mo. 81, for Laurens :. ..7.25 p. m.
mo. 81, for Columbia :. $50 p. m.
Daily, except Sunday.
The foregoing schedules are given
only for information, are not guar
anteed and are subject to change
without notice.
G. l.. Robinson,
Station Master.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-20

much better skin and color. Within
less than month after the first
spraying large number of the apples
were distorted in shape, because of
one side having outgrown the other.
ana nearly all were somewhat
dWarfed in growth.
by harvest time the fruit had large
~ outgrown the damage by spraying
and colored surprisingly well. When
graoed for size and worms, most of it
would pass for fancy this season, but
In ordinary seasons could not be so
classed because of the russeted skins.
Some varieties seem to be very little
subject to this damage, although
sprayed at the same time, with the
same materials, and in the same way
as the more tender. kinds; but Bald
win and Ben Davis are both very sus-
ceptible to russeting. If such heavy
spraying can be recommended as de-
slrable, 1t is quite possible that bet,
ter results will be secured by omit
ting the Bordeaux from the first
spraying after bloom, using only the
arsenate of lead and milk of lime at
that time. This adjustment would
probably necessitate an application of
Bordeaux before blooming as we'll as
its addition to the mixtures for the
second and third treatments after
blooming.
A summary of conclusions is as fol-
lows:
l. Orchards sprayed with lime-sul-
phur wash in winter do not need
treatment with Bordeaux mixture be-
fore poisoning, unless this ingredient
is omitted from the spray applied just
after blooming.
2. Very heavy applications of COM
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-20
THE FIRST TASTE
Learned to Drink Coffee When q
Baby.

If parer is realized the fact that cof-
fee contains -caffeine-which
is especially harmful to children, they
would doubtless hesitate before CIV
ing the babies coffee to drink.
when I was child in my mothers
arms and first began to nibbIe things
at the table, mother used to give me
sips of coffee. AS my parents used
coffee exclusively at meals I never
knew there was anything to drink but
coffee and water.
'And so contracted the coffee habit
early. I remember when quite young,
the continual use of coffee so affected
my parents that they tried roasting
wheat and barley, then ground it in the
cofee-mill, as a substitute for coffee.
But it did not taste right and they
went back to coffee again. That was
long before Postum was ever heard of.
| continued to use coffee until I was q,
and when got into Office work, be-
gan to have nervous spells. Especially
after breakfast I was so nervous I
could scarcely attend to my CORE
spondence.
cat night, after having coffee for
supper, could hardly sleep, and on
rising in the morning would feel weak
and nervous.
"a friend persuaded me to try Post
UNI. My wife and I did not like it
at first, but later when boiled good
and strong it was fine. Now we
would not give up Postum for the
best coffee we ever tasted.
Il can now get good sleep, am free
from nervousness and headaches. I
recommend Postum to all coffee drink
ers.
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to Well
ville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest,"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-20
In the Same Boat.

I'VE get some sad cases." said the
attendant at the Lumpton lunatic
asylum to the interested visitor, and
opened the door of the first cell.
Inside was a man sitting on three
legged stool, gazing vacantly at the
wall. 49,.
His is an unhappy story" said the
attendant. HE was in love with .
girl, but she married another man,
and he lost his reason from grief"
They stole out softly, closing the
door behind them, and proceeded to
the next inmate.
This cell was thickly padded, and
the man within was stark, staring
mad.
who is this?" inquired the visitor.
This?" repeated the attendant
''This is the other man!"-Tatler.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-20
KNEW WHAT THE JOB MEANT.
Angry Citizen Put Ordeal Up to Street
Car Company.

Not long ago there entered the office
Of the superintendent Of trolley line
in Detroit an angry citizen, demand
ing Justice" in no uncertain terms.
In response to the officials gentle
inquiry touching the cause of the de-
mand, the angry citizen explained
that on the day previous as his wife
was boarding one of the company's
cars, the, conductor thereof had
stepped on his spouse's dress, tearing
from it more than a yard of material.
II can't see that we are tC blame
for that" protested the superintendent.
"What do you expect us to do, get her
a new dress?"
mo, sir, l do not" reioined the
angry citizen, brandishing piece of
cloth. What l propose is that you
people shall match this material
Harper's Weekly.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-20
Dispenser of Kisses.

A Frenchmsn, who apparently has
been amusing himself by reckoning
up the number of kisses he has given
his wife during the first 20 years of
his marrfsd life.
He finds that in the first year he
dispensed about 100 kisses a day, or,
say, allowing for birthdays and legal
and church holidays, about 36,700 in
the year.
In the second year this lumber was
reduced by half, and in the third
year to ten a day, while in the fifth
year his better half had to be content
with two a day, one in the morning
and one in the evening.
What happened after the fifth year
is wrapped in mystery" but at the
same rate Of progression" he prob.
ably arrived eventually at one kiss on
tie first of January every leap year.
Chicago American.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-20
BAD ITCHING HUMoR.
Limbs Below the Knees Were Raw
Feet swoIIen-sIeep Broken
Cured in Days by cuticura.
wages.

Some two months ago I had a hui
NOR break out on my limbs below my
knees. They came to look like raw
beefsteak, all red, and no one knows
how they itched and burned. They
were so swollen that l could not get
my shoes on for a week or more.
used five or six different remedies and
got no help, only when applying them
the burning was worse and the itching
less. For two or three weeks the suf-
fering was intense and during that
time 1 did not sleep an hour at a time.
Then one morning I tried a bit of
Cuticura. From the moment it touched
me the itching was gone and I have
not telt bit of it since. The swelling
went Gown and in two days 1 had my
shoes on and was about as usual.
George B. Farley, so South State ST.,
Concord, N. H., May IA, 1907"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-20
JUST a TOUCH OF SATIRE.
LittIe Note That Probably Made Mean
Employer Vince.

Prof Charles Zueh1in, the brilliant
and original sociologist of the Uni
versity of Chicago, enunciated before
the League of Political Education in
New York superb epigram:
''He who begins with saving to pro
tect his family may end with neglect
ing his family to save"
Discussing the dangers Of immod-
crate saving Prof. Zueblin said the
other day:
ITS by saving immoderately that
we come to inserting want advertise
ments like one l saw recently
Wanted, capable Office boy: salary,
81 week
"a young man Of Seminary avenue,
noticing this advertisement, couldn't
resist replying to it. His reply ran:
"T beg to offer you my services.
Should you require premium could
furnish $500. You do not mention
Sundays-should l have to work on
that day? Neither do you state
whether the applicant must be clothed
or not, but I have concluded that he
must at least wear trousers, or he
would be unable to carry home his
wages"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-20
HOW GOVERNMENT
AIDS
By HI. III. Gross, Secretary Farm
eys' Good Roads League.

There is one division of the United
States department of agriculture, es-
tablished by congress few years ago
and known as the Office of public
roads. devoted to the betterment Of
the highways. The chief of this di-
vision is Mr.. Logan Waller Page OF
Massachusetts, an experienced ana
nractical road builder, who has made
a careful and exhaustive study Of the
subject.
The object of this Office is to show
the people how to construct roads IN
the proper way, and to this end OBJ
iect lesson roads are built in various
narts of the country. In this manner
fhe people learn how to spend road
fwnds to the best advantage, which
tends to counterfeit the enormous
waste that for years has been going
ON in every state in the union.
Although badly handicapped by m
adenuate appropriations, a vast
ap,ount of work has already been &C.
complished. Scientific tests OF Vart-
me road materials are made In the
laboratory especially designed for that
work: observations taken as to the
aotnal results of various methods OF
treating roads to prevent dust, abra-
sion rutting, etc, how to obtain the
hest results in earth road dragging,
+ba treatment of roads upon sandy
nam and clay soils, etc., in fact, II is
school of road building, complete In
every detail. ,
This ofice, issues many bulletins
,uanored by Mr.. Page, his assistants
and ether eminent authorities, giving
interesting and very valuable lniorina-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-20
seIfpeniaI.

Margie is six years old and her fam.
family are Presbyterians. Some Of
Margie's little friends are Episco-
palians, and Margie was much i'm
pressed with their Lenten sacrifices.
On Ash Wednesday she announced
that she would eat no candy for 40
days. A few hours later saw Margie
with a large peppermint stick.
why, Margie," said her friend, II
thought you had given up candy for
Lent
II did mean to-" admitted Margie,
''but I've changed my mind. I'm Civ
ing up profane language. Montreal
Herald.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-20
THE COOLING MOTH HELD
IN CHECK BY SPRAYING
eSuAt OF seasons Experiment IN Ohio-By Prof H. A.
Gossard, sEntomo1ogist.

An orchard, located near Amherst
o., was selected for the experiment
the part of it used consisting of about
$50 trees set on about IL acres of
ground. These trees average 20 feet
Or more in height and have an equal
spread of top. Some sections of the
orchard were slightly infested with
San Jose scale, and, late last winter,
1t was carefully sprayed by the own
ers with lime-sulphur wash Hence,
no spraying with Bordeaux mixture
before blooming was deemed neces-
sary. Regular Bordeaux treatments
had been given for several summers
prior to the present one, therefore the
orchard was quite free from scab. The
sod-mulch system Of culture has been
followed and wormy apples were said
to have been quite numerous the pre-
ceding year, the owners estimating
that fully 40 or so per cent. of the
crop would have been wormy at har-
vest If the trees had been left IN
sprayed.
The spraying outfit consisted of a
gasoline power pump and a $50 gal
lon tank mounted on trucks. A suit
able tower, built on the trucks and
carrying an elevated platform from
which the tallest trees could be cas-
lily reached, added to the convenience
and efficiency Of the apparatus. BAN
boo extension rods ten feet long were
used. Each rod was terminated by a
cluster of four vermorel nozzles. To
compare the value of the coarse driv-
Ing sprays with those ordinarily used,
a set Of worn vermorel caps were
drilled out until the orifices were. yet
further enlarged and these were used
In comparison with new medium CAPS.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-20
Ton Much for pa.

The visitor to the home Of a we'll
known Hoosier state author found his
three youngsters romping in the hall
way.
What are you playing, boys?' he
inquired.
I'VE are playing pirates" elucidated
the smallest.
Pirates? Why, how can you play
pirates in Indiana? There are no seas
bordering on this state"
"Oh, we don't need any sea. We
are literary pirates like pa"
And five minutes later a chorus of
yells from behind the barn told that
the hand that Yields the pen can also
WELD the shingle.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-20
THE HORRORS OF ECZEMA.

itch! Itch! Itch! Scratch! Scratch!
Scratch! Eczema is maddening. Your
skin is on fire, and the more you
scratch the more intense becomes the
agony of It. Stop scratching! 1t will
never relieve you--it cannot cure you
1t only makes things worse. Wheth-
er you, your child or a member Of
your family ia suffering with eczema
or any skin disease apply LITTELL'S
LIQUID SULPHUR at once. Stops
itching instantly and is a guaranteed
cure for any and all skin diseases.
Send 10c to-day for a large sample
bottle sent postpaid to any address.
Rhuma-SuIphur Company, 407 No. End
St., st. Louis, Mo.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-20

bined spray bordeaux mixture and
arsenate of lead) within a week or
ten days after the blossoms fall will
do much to give a high percentage
of sound fruit. but in cold wet seasons,
and we may discover in all seasons, it
russets the fruit, diminishing it's value
for fancy markets.
3. By emitting Bordeaux from the
first treatment after bloom and using
only a heavy spray of arsenate of
lead. it may be possible to secure a
high percentage Of sound fruit reason
ably free from russell. This procedure
is worthy of experimental trial.
4. If Bordeaux is omitted from the
treatment just after bloom as sug-
gested in 8, it would probably be best
to use it before the bloom after the
leaves are expanded, and again in
the second spraying after bloom. OBJ
servation alone can determine
whether it should be used in the July
spraying. If the leaves are yellow and
falling at this time leave out the Bor-
deauX.
5. The third spraying should be Civ
en- by July Is or earlier.
6. Trees should be sprayed at least
two or three times to secure best re-
suits. Some growers make five appli-
cations or more.
z. The net profit from spraying an
average sized tree from IL to 20 years
old throughout one season at total
cost of from 80 to so cents is from
SO to 81 or more, when apples are
worth 81 per bushel.
8. The essentials for success are
good spraying outfit, making the ap-
plications at the right time, and thor
7ugh work.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-20
"HeIpful Hints" That Hinder.

Many of the helpful hints" followed
by our mothers are now proved utterly
useless, If not more harmful than
helpful. For instance, no one now
uses moist tea leaves to clean a carpet
or rug, because of the inevitable stain
ing. And salt used on carpet col
lects dampness and rusts the tacks.
Newspapers, dampened and torn, an
swer the purpose much more satisfac-
torily. Rugs should be shaken from
the sides, for the strain Of the weight
on the end is very apt to loosen the
welt.