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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-17
NEWS OF PROSPERITY.
Educational Rally A Success-Old
Soldiers Reunion On August
26.

IosPel1ty, ~. ": ]Ao9oot NoNH'
The educational rally held at
Young's Grove on Friday was COM
plete success, and everybody present
enjoyed the speeches. County Supt.
of Education J. S. Wheeler introduced
the first speaker, Prof. Daniel, Of
Clemson, who made a fine speech on
"Education as an investment for the
rural communities. He compared
the present system to merry-go-
round, on which you ride lots but
never get anywhere. He made de-
cided hit with the audience by his fine
talk and timely jokes.
The next speaker was Hon. John E.
Swearingen, State superintendent Of
+ education, who made very practical
speech on "Local needs in educa-
tion.' He said that local conditions
should not be controlled by the law
makers in Columbia, but should be
controlled and governed by the trus-
tees of the school through the legis-
lature.
After a recess Of two hours, in
which a fine barbecue dinner was en-
joyed, DR.. Geo. B. Cromer spoke. He
said that he had been wondering how
many trustees were present, and also
how many red bugs there were on a
nearby dead tree. It was reported
that p trustees were present, but no
one undertook to count the red bugs.
After this bit Of pleasantly DR.. Gro
mer remarked that the number Of ed
ucated men present was decided
change from conditions thirty years
ago, which made speakers more care
full about what they said. He said
that he had been reading some Of
Thomas Jeferson's letters over 100
years old, and that these letters ad-
vocated common and high schools, as
we'll as colleges. He went back to old
times when children used thumb pa
pers and how they were taught to say
"May l." instead Of "Can L. DR..
Cromer said the motto of the State
should be, "a school for every child,
and every child in the school.
Hon. H. L. Watson, Of Greenwood,
+ was expected but could not he pres
ent.
Roscoe shealy is at hc1a 70: few
days. u
Miss Marie Schumpert is at home
after a visit to her relatives near
Ninety Six.
MI. and Mrs. Jas. D. G"sttie5aum
returned Friday from Wiii;aa>tcr.
Miss Mayer is visiting her uncle,
Mr.. R. I. Stoudemayer.
Miss Mary Wheeler entertained de-
ightfully on Friday evening in honor
Of her guests.
Mrs. Yandle and two children, Of
Charlotte, N. c., are visiting Mrs.
Boyd, near Prosperity.
Master Harry Summer, Of Newber-
ry. is visiting Mower Singley.
DR.. and Mrs. Brown and son, Chal-
mers, and Miss jamie Chalmers, of
Newberry, have been visiting Mr.. J.
Y. Thompson's family.
Misses Annie and Margaret Wien
ges. of St. Matthews, are visiting Miss
Della Bowers.
Mr.. Rufus Counts, the efficient cor
respondent of the Observer, has been
spending few days in Charleston.
Brooks Miller, of Columbia, is
spending while with relatives in and
near Prosperity.
On August 26 the old eoldiers Of
Company G, 18th S. c. v, and Com
pany A, 4th Battalion, will hold their
annual reunion at Young's Grove,
near our town. There will be speeches
and "reminiscences. Everyone come
and enjoy a day with the old soldiers
who fought bravely for our dear
Southland. =
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-17
Pointed Paragraphs.

Chicago News.
In the course Of time the Oldest in.
habitant pg1omes a survivor
If YOU feel inclined to critici*s some
one. stand in froAt Of mirror.
Never judge b.; appearance; the
homeliest girl usually has the most
money.
Before jumping at conclusions find
out what is on the other side of the
hurdle.
When a woman has poor luck with
her cake she doesn't save any of it
for company.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-17
Reflections of a Bachelor.

New York Sun.
No matter what a college boys ed
ucation costs, it's cheap to have him
get over it.
Just because woman has yellow
hair and black eyes is no sign she
can't be deceptive.
What makes a bachelors life so
lonely IS not !, :ue things charged to
him in all the shops.
The reason the baby didn't talk
earlier is it was smart enough to want
to. but couldn't learn.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-17
Making Friends.

"say something tetae little boy. >
said Bobbie's mother.
"Say. kid said Bobbie obedl-
emily, {" kin you fight yet' ''-Buffalo
Express.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-17
Discharged.

"They say Jones helps his wife
wash the dishes.'
Used to; but he got foxy and
smashed cut glass cream pitcher. y
st. Paul Dispatch.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-17
The hardened cynic delights in sit
ting upon soft people.

Silence is an argument that doesn' t
appeal to woman.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-17

Kissing breeds microbes and money.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-17
Board of Visitors Work.

Reports were received from the
board of visitors which we're highly
satisfactory to the trustees. The board
has made arrangements for keeping the
bath rooms in excellent sanitary
condition. Mr.. G. NJ. Middleton, Of
Charleston. presented to the College
a fac-simile of the Declaration Of In
dependence. The General Assembly
will be asked to enact several meas
urs of Importance to the College. One
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-03

well be making mud pies as r.prap.
ping at that point. What we need
there Is a mattress and sandbags-
and plenty of them. Bill" directed
McCloud in an eve tone Of business
as he turned to Dancing, "see how
quick you a get your gangs over
here with what sacks they can carry
and walk fast. If you will put your
men on horses, Mr.. Dunning. they a
help like everything. That bank
won't last a great while the way the
river is getting under it now" Dan
cling wheeled like an elephant on his
bronco and clattered away through the
mud. Lance Dunning, recovering from
his surprise, started his men back for
the wagons. and McCloud. dismount-
ing, walked with him to the waters
edge to plan the fight for what was
left of the strip in front of the alfalfa
fields.
When Whispering Smith got back
to the house he was in good humor.
He joined Dicksie and Marion in the
dining room. where they were drink
ing coffee. Afterward Dicksie ordered
horses saddled and the three rode to
the river. Up and down the bank as
far as they could see in the misty
rain, men were moving slowly about
more men, it seemed to Dicksie,
than she had v er seer together in
her life. The confusion and the noise
had disappeared. No one appeared to-
hurry, but every one had something
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-03
Dicksie Ordered Horses SaddIed and
Rode to the River.

to do, and, from the gangs who with
sledges were sinking "dead-men"
among the trees to hold the cables Of
the mattress that was about to be
sunk, and the Japs who were diligent-
ly preparing to float and load it, to
the men that were filling and wheel
ing the sandbags, no one appeared ex-
cited. McCloud joined the visitors for
a few moments, and then went back
to where Dancing and his men on life
lines were guiding. the mattress to its
resting place. In spite of the gloom
of the rain, which Whispering Smith
said was breaking, Dicksie rode back
to the house in much better spirits
with her two guests; and when they
came from luncheon the sun, as Smith
had predicted, was shining.
ooh. conn out!" cried Dicksie, at
the door. Marion had a letter to write
and went upstairs, but Whispering
Smith followed Dicksie. Does every.
thing you say come true?" she de-
manded as she stood in the sunshine.
She was demure with light-hearted-
ness and he looked at her approving
ly. 81 hope nothing / may say ever
will come true unless it makes you
happy" he answered, lightly. 1T would
be a shame if it did anything else"
She pointed two accusing fingers at
him. do you know what you prom.
ised last night? You have forgotten
already! You said you would tell me
why my leghorns are eating their
feathers off" =
ITO RE CONTINUED 1
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-03
SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck.
frs were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky. Creek. McCioud. a
young road superintendent, caught Sim
clair and his men in the act OF ioo'ins
the wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded IN
nocence. declaring 1t only amounted 70
small sum-a treat for the men. McClouu
discharged the whole outfit and ordered
the wreckage burned. McCloud tecame
acquainted with Dicksie Dunning, a girl
OF the west. who came to look at the
wreck. She gave him a message for SIN,
clair. Whispering Gordon Smith tofd
President Bucks of the railroad OF NC.
erazed miners and that was the reason
for the superintendent's appointment 10
his high office. McCloud arranged to
board at the boarding house OF Mrs. SIN
clair. the ex~-foreman's deserted wife.
Dicksie Cunning was the daus1ter OF the
late Richard Dunning, who had died OF a
broken heart shortly after ms w.e ~
married life. Sinclair visited Marion SIN
rlair's shop and a fight between him ana
McCioud was narrowly averted; b Slmondy
McCloud prepared to face the SITUATION.
President Bucks notified smith that ne
had work ahead. McCloud worked for
days and finally got the division running
In fairly good order. He overheard Dick
sic criticising his methods, to Marion
Sinclair. A stock train was wrecked ny
was held up and the express car robnea,
Two men of a posse pursuing the bandlts
were killed. McCloud was not1hed that
Whispering Smith was to hunt the des-
~peradoes. Bill Dancing, a road lneman,
proposed that Sinclair and his gang be
sent to hunt the bandits. A stranger ap-
p~arently with authority, told aim to go
ahead. Dancing was told the stranger
was Whispering Smith," Smith p
preached Sinclair. He tried to buy him
Off. but failed. He warned McCloud that
his life was in danger. McCloud was car
ried forcibIy into Lance Cummings pres
ence. Cunning refused the railroad a
right-of-way. he had already signed for.
Dicksie interfered to prevent a shooting
affray. Dicksie met McCloud on a lonely
trail to warn him his life was in danger.
On his way home q shot passed through
his hat. Whispering Smith reported that
Du Sang, one of Sinclair's gang, had been
assigned to kill McCloud. He and Smith
saw Du Sang. Whispering Smith taunt.
ed Du Sang and told him to get out of
Medicine Bend or suffer. Du Sang seemed
to succumb to the bluff. McCloud's big
construction job was taken from him be-
cause of ar injunction issued to Lance
Dunning by the United States court: A
sudden rise of the Crawling Stone river
created CONSERVATION. Dicksie and Ma
rion appealed to McCloud for help. Whis-
pering Smith joins the group.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-03

hams Vegetable Compound is the most
successful remedy for all kinds Of
female troubles, and I feel that 1 can
never praise it enough" Mrs. LIZZIE
HOLLAND, Noah, KY.
The Changeof Life is themostcritical
period of a woman'S existence, and
neglect Of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
Womeneverywheresh acknowledgements
that there is no other remedy known to
medicine that will SO successfully carry
women through this trying period as
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs.
For 80 years it has been curing
women from the worst forms of female
ills inflammation, liberation, dis
placements, ibroid tumors, Irregular
ties, periodic pains, backache, and
nervous prostration.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-03

when it rains" answered McCloud.
let me have your hat, too"
my hair is a sight, l know. We
rode over rocks and up gullies into the
brush"
And through lakes-oh, l know! l
can't conceive how you eve got here
at all. Your hair is all right. This is
camp, anyway. But If you want a
glass you can have one. Knisely is a
great swell; he's just from school, and
has no end of things. I'll rob his bag"
Don't disturb Mr.. Knisely's bag for
the world"
But you are not taking off your hat.
You seem to have something on your
mind"
Help me to get it off my mind, will
you, please?"
IF you will let me-"
TELL me how to thank you for your
generosity. l came all the way over
here tonight to ask you for just the
help you have offered, and | could not
it stuck in my throat. But that
wasn't what was on my mind. Tell
me what you thought when l acted SO
dreadfully at Marion's."
Il didn't deserve anything better
after placing myself in such a fool
position. Why don't you ask me what
l thought the day you acted SO beau
tifully at Crawling Stone ranch? l
thought that the finest thing l ever
saw"
you were not to blame at Mari
on's."
Il seemed to be, which is just as
bad. | am going to start the phones
going. It's up to me to make good,
you know, in about four hours with a
lot of men and material. Aren't you
going to take off your hat?-and your
gloves are soaking wet"
A voice called the superintendent
name through the tent door. Mr.. Nc
Cloud?"
What is it, Bill?"
"Twenty-eight and nine-tenths on
the gauge. sir"
McCloud looked at his companions.
Il told you so. Up three-tenths. Thank
you, Bill; I'll be with you in a minute.
Tell Cherry to come and take away
the supper things, will you? That is
about all the water we shall get to-
night, | think. It's all we want"
added McCloud, glahcing at his watch.
I'm going to take a look at the river.
We shall be quiet now around here I'M
til half-past three, andi if you, Marion,
and Miss Dunning will take the tent,
you can have two hours rest before
We start. Bill Dancing will guard
you against intrusion, and if you want
ice water ring twice."
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-03
ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDRE BONLES

You haven't seen much of me yet,
you know, and you may have heard
much better accounts Of me than I
deserve. Still, it isn't surprising you
can't account for me; In fact, it would
be surprising if you could. Nobody
~pretends to do that. You must not be
shocked If l can't even account for
myself. Do you know what a derelict
is? A ship that has been abandoned
but never wholly sinks"
please don't make fun of me! How
did you happen to come into the
mountains? / do want 10 understand
things BETTER
aren't you? But ! I'M not making fun
of you. Do you know President Bucks?
No? Too bad! He's a very handsome
old bachelor. And he is one of those
men who get all sorts of men to do
all sorts of things for them. You
know. building and operating railroads
in this part of the country is no joke.
The mountains are filled with men
that don't care for God, man, or the
devil. Sometimes they furnish their
own ammunition to- fight with and
don't bother the railroad for years; at
such times the railroad leaves them
alone. For my part, i never quarrel
with a man that doesn't quarrel with
the road. Then comes a time when
they get after us, shooting Jul men Or
robbing our agents or stopping our
trains. Of course we have to get
busy then. A few years ago they wor-
ried Bucks till they nearly turned his
hair sray. At that unfortunate time
| happened into his office with a letter
of Introduction from his closest Chi
cage friend, Willis Howard, prince of
good men, the man that made the
Palmer house famous-yes. Now
had come out here, Miss Dunning-I
almost said Miss Dicksie, because /
hear it so much"
Il should be greatly set up to hear
you call me Dicksie. And have won
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-03
All in Fight Against tuberculosis.

Prevention of tuberculosis versus
dividends is the proposition which
some of our largest insurance COM
panies are now trying to establish.
The Metropolitan Life recently ap-
piled for permission to erect a sana-
forum for it's policy holders and en-
ployes afflicted with tuberculosis, but
the application was refused on grounds
of illegality by New York State Super
%intendent of Insurance Hotchkiss. The
company is, however, conducting an
active educational campaign by dis
tributing 3,500,O0 pamphlets among
it's policy holders. The Provident
Savings Life Assurance society has
also established a health bureau,
where its policy holders may receive
free medical advice. Several fraternal
orders, notably the Modern Woodmen,
knights of Pythias, Royal League,
Royal Arcanum and Workmen's Cir
Gle, have already established or are
contemplating the erection of
toria for their t~uberculous members.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-03

Chicago to get away from it, and this
is the result. 1t is not all that kind of
thing, oh, no! When they want to
cross a reservation / have a winter in
Washington with our attorneys and
dine with old friends in the White
House, and the next winter I may be
on s~nowshoes chasing a band of
rustlers. 1 swore long ago / would do
no more of it-that / couldn't and
wouldn't. But it is Bucks. I can't go
back on him. He is amiable and /
am soft. He says he is going to have
a crown and harp for me some day,
but / fancy-that is, / have an intima-
tion-that there will be a red-hot pro-
test at the bar of heaven" he lowered
his tone, from a certain unmention-
able quarter when I undertake to put
the vestments on. BY the way, 1
hear vol are interested in chickens.
Oh, yes, I've heard a lot about you!
Bob Johnson, over at Oroville, has
some pretty bantams I want to tell
you about"
Whether he talked railroad or chick
ems. it was all one; Dicksie sat spell
bound; and when he announced 1t
was half-past three o'clock and time
to rouse Marion she was amazed.
Dawn showed in the east. The men
eating breakfast in tents were to be
sent on a work-train up a piece Of Y
track that led as near as they could
be taken to where they were needed.
The train had pulled out when Dick
sic, Marion, McCloud and Whispering
Smith took horses to get across to
the hills and through to the ranch
house.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-03

want any right Of way just then. l
kept getting my check every month,
and wasn't doing a hands turn but rid
ing over the country and shooting
jack-rabbits. But, Lord, l love this
country! Did you know / used to be
a cowboy in the mountains years ago?
Indeed l did. l know it almost as well
as you do. ! mined more OF less in
the meantime. Occasionally | would
go to Bucks-you say you don't know
him?-too bad!-and tell him, candid
ly l wasn't doing a thing to earn my
salary. At such times he would only
ask me how l liked the job" and
Whispering Smiths heavy eyebrows
rose In mild surprise at the recollec-
ton. "One day when was talking
with him he handed me a telegram
from the desert saying that a night
operator at a lonely station had been
shot and a switch misplaced and a
train nearly wrecked. He asked me
what l thought of it. / discovered
that the poor fellow had shot himself,
and in the end we had to put him in
the insane asylum to save him from
the penitentiary-but that was where
my trouble began.
1T ended in my having to organize
the special service on the whole road
to look after a thousand and n
things that nobody else had-well, let
us say time or inclination to look aft
err: Fraud and theft and violence and
all that sort of d~isagreeable thing.
Then one day the cat crawled out of
the bag. What do you think? That
man. who is now president of this road
had somewhere een a highly-colored
story about me in a magazine, a ten
cent magazine, you know. He had
spotted me the first time | walked into
his office, and told me a long time
afterward it was just like seeing a
man walk out of a book, and that he
had hard work to keep from falling on
neck. He knew what he wanted
me for; it was just this thing. | left
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-03

dered a thousand times about your
name. Dare | ask-why do they call
you Whispering Smith? You don't
whisper"
He laughed with abundance of good
humor. THAT is a ridiculous accident,
and it all came about when / lived in
Chicago. Do you know anything about
the internal climate there? Well, in
Chicago ] used to lose my voice when
ever l caught a cold-sometimes for
weeks together. So they began call
ing me Whispering Smith, and I've
never been able to shake the name.
Odd, isn't it? But l came out to go
into the real estate business. / was
looking for some gold-bearing farm
lands where I could raise quartz, don't
you know, and such things-yes. I
don't mind telling you this, though I
wouldn't tell it to everybody"
Certainly not" assented Dicksie,
drawing her skirt around to sit in
closer confidence.
Il wanted to get rich quick" muir
INJURED Whispering Smith, conf
dentially.
Almost criminal, wasn't it,"
Il wanted to have evening clothes"
Eyes"
"And for once in my life two pairs
of suspenders-a modest ambition, but
a gnawing one. Would you believe it?
Before / left Bucks office he had hired
me for a railroad man. When he asked
me what I could do. and | admitted q
little experience in handling real es-
tate, he brought his fist down Of the
table and swore / should be his right
of-way man."
How about the mining?"
whispering Smith waved his hand
in something OF the proud manner in
which Bucks could wave his presi-
Dental hand. my business. Bucks
said. need not interfere with that. not
iii the least; he said that I could do
all the mining I wanted to. and I
have done All the mining I wanted to.
But here Is the singular thing that
happened: / opened up my office and
had nothing to do; they didn't seem to
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-03
XIX.
A Talk with Whisperjnu Smith.

A Talk with whispering Smith.
When Whispering Smith had fol-
lowed McCloud from the tent, Dicksie
turned to Marion and caught her hand.
rs this the terrible man 1 have heard
about?" she murmured. "And l
thought him ferocious! But is he as
pitiless as they say, Marion?"
Marion laughed-a troubled little
laugh of surprise and sadness. Dear,
he isn't pitiless at all. He has I'M
pleasant things to do, and does them.
relies to repress the lawlessness that
breaks out in the mountains at times
and interferes with the operating of
the road. 1t frightens people away,
and prevents others from coming in
to settle. Railroads want law and
order. Robbery and murders don't
make business for railroads. They de-
pend on settlers for developing a
country, don't you know; otherwise
they would have no traffic, not to
speak of wanting their trains and men
let alone. When Mr.. Bucks under
took to open up this country to set
tiers, he needed a man of patience
and endurance and with courage and
skill in dealing with lawless men, and
nc man has ever succeeded so well as
this terrible man you have heard
about. He is terrible, my dear, to law
less men, not to any one else. He is
terrible in and in daring, but
not in anything else l know of, and /
knew him when he was a boy and
wore a pink worsted scarf when he
went skating"
81 should like to have seen that
scarf" said Dicksie, r~efectively. She
rose and looked around the tent. In
a few minutes she made Marion lie
down on one of the cots. Then she
walked to the front of the tent, opened
the flap, and looked out.
Whispering Smith was sitting be-
fore the fire. Rain was falling, but
Dicksie put on her close-itting black
coat, raised the door-fap, and walked
noiselessly from the tent and up be-
hind him. alone in the rain?" she
asked.
She had expected to see him start
at her voice, but he did not, though
he rose and turned around. mot
now" he answered as he offered her
his box with a smile.
"Are you taking your hat off for me
in the rain? Put it on again!" she in
sisted with a little tone of command,
and she was conscious of qualification
when he obeyed amiably.
81 won't take your box unless you
can find another!" she said. "Oh, you
have another! / came out to tell you
what a dreadful mar I thought you
were, and to apologize"
Never mind apologizing. Lots Of
people think worse than that of me
and don't apologize. I'm sorry ! have
no shelter to offer you, except to sit
on this side and take the rain"
"Wny should you take the rain for
me?"
"You are a woman"
But a stranger to you"
"Only in a way"
Dicksie gazed for q moment at the
fire. "You won't think me abrupt, viii
your" she said, turning to him, but,
as truly as / live, / cannot account for
you, Mr.. Smith. / guess at the ranch
we don't know what goes on In the
world. Everything I see Of you con.
tradicts everything ! have heard Of
YOU"