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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05
TRIAL BY JURY.
Zen Resons For Abolition of Trial by
Jury in Criminal Gases.

Convinced by thirty-fvc years cx-
p"rirncc at the bar that jurics are
slowly l"Sin" respect for State courts
as we'll as for law and are bccominu
more and more aggressive in placing
thrr own Interpretation on the law
and attrndin" less and less 10 the
rulings OF the court and his charge
d"tinln" the law Of the ease. Mr.. Hal
W. Greer in the American Law Re-
view for Marcl-April sums up his OBJ
lrrii"ns t" the jnry system in criminal
care T." understand them. They be-
llcvc their own ideas are supreme and
! hat they have the right to be GOV
eases thus:
Flrst-Thcy do not apply the exact
definition Of crimes given in the
court $ charge because they do not
understand them nor in truth do thcv
crncd by the same.
Second-Thcy read into the law
heir own emotions, sympathics and
feelings. giving it their own intcrprc-
tat'on "putting themselves in the
place of the dcfcndant,' a position
never contemplated by the law or
good morals.
Third-Somctimcs ,jurics are cor
rnptcd through fear. or worse mo-
tlvcs, into returning vcrdicts in de-
tiancc Of law.
Fourtll-Prcjudicc figures largely
IN vcrdicts. a tramp or paupcr is
denied the "bcncft of the doubt, -
but well to do citizen has it stretch
ed to most unreasonable lengths in his
favor.
Fifth--Thc method Of selecting the
jurics is childish and pucrile, cnablins
one who has bcen influenced" to an
swer all questions satisfactorily, and
operating against the conscientious
talcsman who admits he has formed
an opinion. The latter, the writer
says, should no more be Objectionable
therefor than the trial Judge HIM
self.
Sixth-Thc whole effort of defend
! ant s counsel is to keep conscientious
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05
EXCURSION RATES.
Via Southern Railway for Special
Occasions.

Baltimore. Nd. and return, account
general conference NJ. +. church, May
6th-30lh. l90S. Very low round trip
rates open to the public. Tickets to
be sold May 3rd-lth-5lh, good to leave
Baltimore returning" not later than
midnight. May 30th. 1905.
Washington, d. c., and return, ac-
cnnmt Biennial Session National AS
sociation of Colonial DANES. May 9th
9th, 1908. Very low round trip rates
open to the public. Tickets to be
sold May 3rd-5th, good to return leav-
in" Washington not later than mid
night, May 18th, 1908. Further cx-
tensions, final limit to leave Washing
ton not later than May 25th, 1908,
can be had upon payment Of fee of SO
cents and deposit OF ticket.
Ricnmond, Va, and return, accoun;
National Conference Of Charities and
Correction, May 6th-13th, 1900. Very
low round trip rates open to the pub
lie. Tickets to be sold May 1st-4th,
1908, good to return leaving Rich
mond not later than midnight, May
18th, 1908.
Norfolk, Va. and return, account
General Conference a. NJ. F.. church,
May 4th-30th, 1905. Very low round
trip rates open to the public. Tickets
to be SOLD May 2nd-3rd, good to re-
turn lcavin" Norfolk not later than
midnight, May 3lst, 1908.
For detailed information, rates.
schedules. etc. apply to Southern
Railway ticket agents or address
j. G. iusk,
Division Passenger Agent,
Charleston, S. G.
r. ". Hunt,
Asst. Gent Passenger Agt,
Atlanta, Ga.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05
ASSIGNEE'S A SALE.

| will sell at auction in front of
the Court House on Saturday, June
10th, 1908. at - o clock, the follow
ing property Of the assigned assets Of
*. &. .JuStus:
Four Doors.
Two boxes of Tile.
And a box OF plumbing tools.
The property can be seen at my
store until the day Of sale.
Terms: Cash.
WM. JOHNSON,
Assignee and Agent for Creditors.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05

Most of our birds find little time
and perhaps have little inclination to
sing after the nesting period, but the
indigo bird, like the song sparrow,
seems to find inspiration of the in
creased household cares, and as the
prospects Of the family grow bright
cr his voice rings out in added
strength. He keeps the nest well sup
piled with dainty morscls, but never
fingers long III its close vicinity, but
always before he leaves he gives a
few tuneful strains, just to show how
happy he is.
But we were discussing the colors
or the plumagc of our birds, and while
as | said before yellow is the common
est color Of all, one entirely of that
color is rare anywhere in this coun-
try. The gold finch, often called the
yellow, thistle or salad birds, has pure
sulphur yellow for it's prevailing col
or while the top Of the head, the
wings and the tail are vclvcty black.
The nearest approach to an all VEL
low bird is our little warbler, which
has olive SlIadings and small rufous
markings. The mcadowlarL has bright
sulphur yellow on the throat and
breast, and the chat, the Kentucky
warbler, the yellow throat, the flicker
and the roadside sparrow all have Il
lalr share Of yellow on their plum
age.
The true rcd birds are also few in
number. The red winged backbird.
the wood pcckcr the cardinal, the red
start. the scarlet tanagcr, the SAD
sucker, the chcwink and the orchard
orI"le all have patches Of rcd, but
their prevailing colors. cxccptinf the
cardinal and ;anagcr, are Of plaincr
description.
The brilliant golden robin or Balti.
more oriolc. lovrlicst of all birds, ha,
quite as much black as orange. The
purple finch and the crossblls, spar.
rowlIkc birds that often visit us in
winter, have much Of This vivid hue,
but the richest Of all the reds is TO
DC found on the cardinal grosbrak.
our common summer red bird, and the
scarlet tanagcr
Thc @rosback is entirely rcd. cy-
ccpl hlS facc--a patch Of glossy, black
about the bill. The scarlet tana"cr. or
blood robin, rs he is sometimes co]]cd
has deep yct black wings and fail,
Wlllc the rest Of his plumacc is one
OF the richest scarlet. Il hue that. but
precious few tropical birds can match.
Nrrplng among the deeper green
foliage. he shines like a coal Of fro
when the suns rays strike him. One
day last summer saw one of these
BIRDS come ont Of the brush and flv
down to the Rawhidc to take a bath,
and SO dazzling was his color rs he
wallowcd in the little shallow water
that the showers Of water drops he
hllcd the air with looked like drops
OF blood in the sunlight But keep q
close lookout the next time YOU take
a stroll in the woods and see for
yourself which color does really pre-
vail IN the plumage Of our birds.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05
Friday, June 5, 1908.

The News and Courier correspond
ent ut Washington writes what our
congressman did during the session
just closed. He says that "modcsty
forbids the members Of tho South
Carolina delegation from telling what
they did during the session just end
cd and he is telling it for them.
We did not know that our congress-
men were especially modest in this
particular. 1t is not Il bad accomplish
mcnt, however.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that / will
make final settlement as Administra-
tor OF the Estate of Ben Herd, de-
ceased. IN the Office of the Judge of
Probate for Ncwbcrry County, South
Carolina, on the 1th day Of July, 1908,
at II O'Clock Il. m., and will immc-
diately thereafter make application
for a discharge as said Administra-
tor.
All persons holding claims against
said estate will present them, duly at
tested. to my attorney, Eugene S.
Rlcasc, Newbcrry, S. c., on or before
said date; and all parties indebted to
said estate will likewise make pay
mcnt.
LEWIS HERD,
Qualified Administrator.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05
;7& College d charleston 1903
Charleston, S. G.

124th Year Begins September 25th.
Entrance examinations will be
held at the County Court House
on Friday, July 3, at 9 a. III. Ali
candidates for admission can COM
pete in September for vacant Boyce
Scholarships which pay $1oo a year.
One free tuition scholarship to each
county of South Carolina. Board
and furnished room III dormitorv
$11. Tuition $40. For catalogue,
address HARRISON RANDOLPH,
President.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05
g. WESTERN CAR
OLINA RY.

Schedule in effect February 16, 1908.
Lv. Ncwberry(C n g. ~ 12 SO pm.
Ar. Lanrens 2:02 pm.
lIV. Laurens tC w % 2:32 pm.
Ar. Grecnvillc 400 pm.
Lv. Laurcns 2:32 pm.
Ar. Spartanburg 4:05 pm.
Lv. Spartanburg $50. Ry.) 500 pm
Ar. Hendersonville 7:45 pm.
Ar. Ashcville $3.50 p.m.
Lv. Laurens &C & " .C) 2:32 pm.
Ar. Greenwood 3:42 pm.
Ar. Mccormick 4:38 pm.
Ar Augusta 6:20 pm.
Note: The above arrivals and de-
partures, as well as connections with
other companies, are given as infor-
nation, and are not guaranteed.
Ernest Williams,
Gen. Pass. Agt.,
Augusta, Ga.
Geo. II. Bryan,
Greenville, S. c.,
Gsn. Agt.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05

Scholarship should write to President
Johnson before the examination for
Scholarship examination blanks.
Scholarships are worth $10O and
free tuition. The next session will
open September 16, 1908. For furth-
er information and catalogue, address
Pres. D. B. johnson, Rock Hill, S. C.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05

House on Friday, July 3, at 8 a. m.
Applicants must be not less than fif-
teen years of age. When Scholar
ships are vacant after July they will
be awarded to those making the high
est average at this examination, pro-
vided they meet the conditions gov
erning the award. Applicants for
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05
NEWBERRY UNION STATION.
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains-Efective 1901 A. M.
Sunday, April 26, 1908. :.
Southern Railway:

Southern Railway:
No. Is for Greenvillc :. ..S.57a.m.
No. is for Columbia :. ..1.40 pm.
No. II for Grccnville $40 pm.
No. 16 for Columbia go. SAT pm.
c., N. & L. Ry.
mo SIS for Laurens .5.10 am.
mo. % for Columbia :. ..S.47 am.
No. 50 for Grccnville :. 1856 pm.
No. 53 for Columbia :. ..3.2O pm.
mo. 2c for Laurcns :. ..7.25 pm.
'No. S4 for Columbia >. ..S.3G pm.
Does not run on Sunday
This time table shows the times at
which trains may be expected to de-
part from this station, but their de-
parture is not guaranteed and the
time shown is subject to change with
out notice.
G. l.. Robinson,
Station Master.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05
WINTHROP COLLEGE.
Scholarship and. Entrance Examina-
tion

The examination for the award of
vacant Scholarships in Winthrop col
lcge and for the admission Of new stu
dents will be held at the County Court
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-07

some Reflections on the Folly of the
November Verdict.
Emporia (Kan.) Gazette.

Emporia Kan) Gazette.
M gSvernor-eiect OF Nebraska, who has
a broken leg, Is able to sit up and dictate
appointments to his efficient corps OF stem
~ographers.
Nebraska has enjoyed a republican state
administration for several years and has
prospered with the rest Of the country.
The republican governor is a man who has
accomplished much and had ne been given
another term he would have rounded out a
record that has already attracted much ad-
miration. He was especially fortunate In
choosing men for important places. ana
SO the state institutions are In better shape
h Is customary.
Nebraska was dong well, but the intel
llEent voters came to the conclusion that
II was time to throw a bouquet at MI
Bryan. and so they voted the democratic
ticket and elected as governor a chronic
politician who has been a candidate for
that office ever since he quit wearing pima
fores. running for any other little office
that happened to be vacant for recreation
between the regular campaigns.
n so the governor-elect with the broken
leg is announcing his appointments, and
when he goes into effect there will be a
| general upheaval In all institutions which
are now wei OEAahheSN' AN
had years Of experience in the care OF
lunatics and convicts and the other wards
OF the state will be displaced to make
room for greenhorns, and each ~greenhorn
will have his own appointments to make
and every little job from cook upward
will have a new man in 1t. No matter how
capable all these greenhorns may become,
they are bound to d~lsorganize things al
first and make blunders, some OF which
may be costly. 1t stands TO reason thai
the Institutions must suffer from a sud
den change, and the inmates must grin
and bear it. The merchant who filled his
store on a busy day with new clerks would
be In a position to understand the results
Of such a change as Will occur In Nebraska
There is no sense in such a business, yet
It is something that every state is liable
to experience under present conditions
There should be service rules protecting
state employees in their jobs SO long as
they are efficient, or at least hey should
be dumped out gradually and not made tc
all walk the plank at once.
Nebraska has had previous experience
with democratic and populist administra-
lions and hat experience was so painful
as regards the management of the state in
stltutions that people familiar with the
history of the commonwealth were amazed
at the result of the November election
| thnra
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-07
Democrats I'm Congress.

Charleston News and Courier (dem.).
The effect of the disastrous defeat Of
the democratic party in the recent general
elections IL likely to find its first mani
festation in an increase Of Independent
action on the part OF democratic members
of congress when that body convenes. We
shall not be surprised II here and there a
southern congressman upon whom the evil
dent decadence Of democratic party spirit
has not been lost shall betray a DISPOSE
ton to kick out of the traces OF party
discipline IL not out OF the caucus itself.
The minority leader in the house, Mr..
Champ Clark presumably. will be con-
fronted with a task of no ordinary deli
cacy and difficulty in holding together his
forces. How the cat is going to jump
was never before quite so p~roblematicaI
among democrats as now, and a propen-
sity on the part Of members from Georgia,
for example, who are nearly always OF a
canny and cunning breed, to fly the track
SO long beaten by the democrats may be
expected.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-07
NOTES.

Chorus girls in New York gave q banquet
to celebrate the return of prosperity. The
winter crop of Johnnies promises to be a
record breaker.
The basis for the Bryan bear story seems
to be that had there been a bear. and had
Bryan got within reach of it's claws, a rent
In his garments might have followed.
In order to realize how distressingly I'M
fortunate was the oversight by which Presi-
dent Alexis left behind hat trunk contain
ing 10000 sourdes. you must understand
that "gourde" is the Haytien synonym for
bone" or "plunk."
Michael McKenna of York Harbor, Me,
has three sons-Thomas. born on February
%, 1904; John, born on February 26, 1906,
n Arthur. born on February &c, 1907. The
birth day present problem is a good deal
simplified in the McKenna household.
In the spring Thomas J.. Hughes OF
Brooklyn, Ind, lost $500. He had had the
roll of bills in his pocket, and supposed he
had carelessly Tipped them into the road
In taking out his handkerchief. A week
ago he found them tucked away in an old
they got there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Kneeland OF George
town. Mass, a just celebrated the dia-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of their
wedding. The husband is 81 years of age
and his good wife 80. They have had a
DIT zen children. and after a long life OF
t~ireless industry they decided to give up
their little home and deed 1t to the town,
in return for which they were to be cared
for for the remainder of their days.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-07
CHARITY AND THE BREAD LINE.


CHARITY AND THE BREAD LINE.
Terrence v. Powderly, an Official OF
the immigration bureau at Washing
ton and former head of the knights
of Labor, has been making an investi-
cation into the conditions of the I'M
employed in New York, from which he
reports some very interesting conclu-
sions, asserting that more harm thar
good comes from dispensing charity
through the bread lines" in the large
cities. He spent several weeks among
the unemployed, took his place in the
bread line" every morning, talked
with hundreds of men who were watt
ing for their rations and unhesitat-
ingly declares that a majority of them
were buns and loafers who seldom
did an honest days work and would
not accept employment when offered
to them"
Statistics furnished by the charity
organizations of New York City bear
out Mr.. Powderly's statements in the
main. These reports show that last
winter when It was reported that
many thousands Of deserving men
were out of employment in the city,
work was offered to thousands of
them and that less than 10 per cent
of the employment offered was ac-
cepted by those who were the constant
recipients of charity. Mr.. Powderly,
in suggesting the method of dealing
with the unemployed, says:
They are a hard lot. most Of them. Some
wouldn't take work II you offered il 70
them. / would drive them all out and give
them something to do II I had my way
with them.
The dread line" problem, in a
more or less modified form. exists in
all cities at all times, and is always
more acute at this season of the year,
when the opportunities for employ
ment are lessened and the disposition
for giving charity and aid enlarged.
1t is the always-old, ever-new question
Of giving aid to the needy and with
holding it from the undeserving. 1t is
doubtless true that among the unem-
ployed In all large cities are many
men who are drones when times are
good, first to claim charity In hard
times and unwilling to work at any
time. If they could be identified
easily, the problem OF giving would
be greatly simplined. But among the
unemployed and the applicants for aid
are always many deserving persons
from whom the Withholding of aid
would be a little short of brutal. The
question brings up the old problem Of
the methods that should be employed
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-07
TIE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.

Five Chicago democrats have
agreed, it is announced, to invest
S25O,000 in the establishment OF a
democr attic daily newspaper in Chi
cago, explaining that the success OF
the party in Chicago and Illinois in
the future depends upon the possession
of a strong newspaper organ in the
city by the lakes.
Aside from the fact that the amount
to be invested by these gentlemen
would not last more than a few weeks
in the making Of a newspaper against
the competition of the strongly-estab-
lished newspapers now In Chicago, 1t
will be necessary for them to make It
plain just what kind of q democratic
paper they intend to start before they
can receive much encouragement.
Will 1t be a Bryan democratic paper,
or a Johnson democratic paper, or a
Harmon democratic paper, or a Roger
Sullivan democratic paper? The New
York World is a democratic paper,
but it refused to support Mr.. Bryan.
The Brooklyn Eagle is a democratic
paper. but it bolted Bryan the day he
was nominated. Scores and scores OF
so-called democratic papers are pub
lished in the east, but very few OF
them will support the democratic
party under the Bryan leadership,
Even the rock-ribbed democratic pa
pers of the south are making it plain
that they will no longer submit to the
domination of Organism.
The Chicago Chronicle. one of the
ablest papers rel printed in Chicago,
was democratic, but 1t starved to
death. There is no tangible evidence
that a democratic paper is wanted in
Chicago. Which again brings up the
question of the New York World
What is a democrat?"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-07
Republican Responsibility.

Springfield (Mass.) Republican dnd.).
1t has been repeatedly said of Governor
Hughes that he made the only speeches on
the republican stump during the presiden-
tial campaign that were worth reading.
There will be corresponding interest in
what the governor of New York state has
to say after election. In addressing the
Republican club of New York City he
struck at the heart of the situation rs 1t
followed the November election, as fol-
lows:
Our danger lies in our great success and
in the disorganization of the opposition.
Our chief danger lies in the fact that we
have been given such a strong endorse
ment that we may forget the promises
that we made. We, as republicans. devoted
to the success Of the party and anxious
that it should have a greatly enlarged
prestige of accomplishment. must hold
every man a traitor to the party who
stands in the way of the party doing what
it promised the people II would do In the
last campaign"
Plenty of light-headed organs and lead
ers have made haste to assume that the
republican party is now in a position to do
about as 1t p~leases-that is, to become the
prey of selfish interests In the matter OF
tariff revision and in other ways-free to
backslide to where things were before the
Roosevelt uplift came to impress the coun-
try and to weaker the opposition. 1t Is
reassuring to observe tina President-elect
Taft is Of a mind with Governor Hughes.
The two might we'll advise together over
the good OF the country, not to speak
about the future of the republican party,
to which both are devoted
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-07
THE GRAND JURY REPORT.

The archives of the Douglas county
courts contain a number of grand jury
reports, but none that compare in vol
ume or text to the one just filed. This
one is especially remarkable for its
confession of i~ncapacity on part OF
the inquisitorial body that terminated
a two months sitting on Friday morn
ing. 1t comes at a time that is Pc
culiarly Inappropriate, too. Just when
Omaha is trying to rut its best foot
forward and is preparing to receive
a large number of visitors from
abroad, brought hither on invitation,
comes this grand jury and solemnly
assures the world that all sorts of
moral and official iniquity exists in
Omaha and South Omaha, and that
the authorities are not only not doing
their duty, but are actually cognizant
of and complacently enduring the
dreadful conditions complained of by
the grand jury.
II these things are true. why did
not the grand jury present some of
the offenders to the court? Sweeping
charges of misconduct are alleged
against the officials of Omaha. If the
grand jury had before it evidence to
support these charges, why were not
true bills found against the guilty
parties? Are all the officials of
Omaha corrupt and inefficient, or only
a few7 And, If a few, why are the
rest made to support the stigma that
is cast generally undeV the allegation
that certain" oflcisls are derelict?
Why not name the guilty and exoner
ate the innocent? What is true OF
Omaha applies to South Omaha in this
regard. If the grand jury had before
1t evidence to warrant the charges
made in it's report 1t should have re-
turned indictments; II the evidence is
not sufficient to support an indictment
against a guilty man it ought not to be
used to indict by innuendo all the ON.
cials, guilty and innocent alike.
No fault will be found with the
recommendations made by the grand
jury, so far as they tend to the furth.
erahce of good order and proper gov.
eminent of the two cities. In this al
citizens will join. but the grand jury
was inefficient in one of two direc
tons. 1t should have returned trut
bills against the offenders, or it shoulC
not have thrown a cloud Of suspicion
over all. A whitewash is bad at an!
time. but such a sploteh OF blackwash
generally splattered, lie worse than 1
whitewash could possibly be. A
grand jury is supposed TO clear the at
mosphere of a community, moral!
speaking. but this one has really be
logged the air.