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The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
LET THE FLAG ALONE

The proposal to recast the pattern of
the United Stases flag is good one
to send to limbo. The scheme as now
Laid before congress is to arrange the
stars IN the union into q pattern re-
sembling perhaps q winged gyascutus
more than anything else on the earth,
the heavens above or the waters be-
meath. Here is the prescription:
The stars shall be arranged uniform,
in distance from one another, in five
arcs in combination, the centers of the
arcs to be the apices of regular pen
tagon. The radius of the arcs shall be
equal to one side of the pentaeon, and
the radius of the stars shall be equal
to one-fourth the distance from center
to center.
Isn't that lovelyf Likewise, isn't i.
clearer than mudf Everybody, from
that lucid word-painting, can see ex-
actly how it would look, and every
schoolboy can instantly draw it upon q
slate. 1t really is a wonder that We
have been able to worry along &c
many years without such combina
tiou. Why, there isn't problem III
Euclid that can touch it for sheer joy
ousness-New York Tribune.
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17

should not be fostered for one moment.
1t is true we all look to these men to
.ake the lead but there it no reason
why every able-bodied man should net
harken to the alarm of fire and render
every assistance possible in fighting
the flames.
True it is that the fire department
boys are supposed to have had the nee
essary training to enable them to have
water playing on the flames Mt the
earliest moment, but they should not
be forced to all the work. A leader
is over them, and he is supposed to
know, and in the case of Roxy Bryant,
does know the exact location of every
fire plug. To him the fire fighters
look for orders. but Roxy and his as
sistant can handle more than fifteen or
sixteen men. 1T is thus the duty OF
each and every one to do his part. III
work at the fire, the moral and finan-
eial support should be given?
When the Post suggested that the
fire boys be given courtesies by the
board of trade, we did so because they
deserve far more than that, but it was
to stir up the spirit of loyalty to the
fire fighters that we offered the sug-
gestion. That we struck popular
chord was evidenced at the Monday
night meeting when the business men
We'd with each other in offering to buy
tickets at a supper to be given in-May
by the fire boys. But don t let this
spirn die out. Keep the wheels roll
ing. just remember how you would
kick if the boys should start to save
YOUR home or business house from fire
and when the flames were highest
should quit and go away. Let 8 he'E
the boys not only morally but finan'
eially. They have proven true to rs
Let IS prove true to them.
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
SPAIN NOT BACKWARD

The rest of the world has fallen int
the habit of regarding Spain as the
most backward of the countries of
western Europe. But other nations
might profitably examine tho system
of police schools that Spain is estab-
fishing. This system has not yet been
extended to cover the whole county,
but for the provinces for which the
provinces of Madrid and Barcelona are
the capitals, it has already been work
ed out. To begin with, the law re-
auires a revision of the records of all
officers, the discharge of all whose rec
ords are unsatisfactory, and the exam-
nation of all with less than six years
service. AS for the additions to the
force, candidates for "aspirante ~
to the lowest grade-are taken by a
competitive examination. After the
appointment they are sent to the pub
lie schools, already opened in Madrid
and Barcelon, for course Of study in
all branches of law covering the exer-
else of their duties, such as internn-
tional law, the code governing assem-
bly,, printing, public order and public
spectacles, criminal law, including the
preparation Of evidence. In addition,
they study photography, measurement
Of criminals, gymnastics, fencing and
languages, either English, French, Ger
man or Italian. Thumb prints will
studied as soon as the best system of
classification is determined. In future
all superior officers can be appointed
only from the aspirantes who have
been through this training school
Boston Globe.
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
WHAT "DRY FARMING MEANS

In all the discussion of the term OF
"dry farming, much misunder stand
ing exists. At the recent congress
there was an attempt to change the
organization name to Card Farm
ing Congress. In simple phrase it
n cans a method Of farming that shall
include deep plowing and frequent pol
verizing Of the top soil ont of, AS we'll
as during, the growing season. 1t u
based on the principle that the moist
ure falling in the form of rain or snow
may sink into the earth if the soil II
loosened. Then that there shall be
kept above that moistened bed n close,
fine blanket of dust that shall prevent
evaporation. If the burrows be turned
at right angles to the prevailing winds
of winter, that the snow may be
caught, and if the pulverizing harrow
be sent over the field at every rain,
the seed is certain to receive q maxi
mum amount of sustenance If it does
not get enough in one season, it may
in two, and crop every alternate
year, if good one, is ample on cheap
land. OF course, there must be good
soil as basis-only irrigation can con-
quer sand.
To accomplish all this special ma
chinery has come into use. Horses
could not pull plows biting deep into
the tough, centuriesdried soil, 40 pow
erful engines that roll majestically
along with two dozen plows en- train,
are in their places. Press drills plant
the seed deep. Pulverizing harrows
that break the surfsce into powder like
fineness, and other appliances, are
used. "First get your moisture, thss
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
THE RIGHT VIEW

A gentlema from the Grand valley
country came into this office this week
and delivered himself of great truth.
rs follows:
1.-The day of the large farm in the
Grand valley is rapidly passing"
And then to make plain his position
he said further:
81 have 100 acres, and rather than
try TO farm that entire tract, i cou.d
better afford to give away l2O acras
and cultivate intensively the remain
ing 40 acres, and by so doing can make
more off the small tract than l can
now get from the entire farm.
"Of course, | do not need to give
away a poption of my ranch as there
is ready sale for it, but l. could bet
ter afford to do so than to attempt to
cultivate it all and thus scatter my
energies to no purpose.
This man was right. More money can
be made from small tract than fror,
large tract half neglected. 1t is
sometimes hard for us to realize this
truth, but we shall be winners when
we learn this lesson.
In the Palisade country as IN many
of the California districts, families are
heing supported nicely on five-acre
tracts. and the Post predicts that in
teu years from now ten and twenty
acre tracts will be the rule in the
Grand valley country, within all reas
enable di<ances from railroad sta
tions, while farm of more than forty
acres will be looked upon as curi
| osity.
OF coursc, this will apply only tc
| fruit and garden lands, and the hay
farms and oat fields and other lands
some distance from the railroad where
general farming and stock raising are
| the profitable voeations. the larger
areas win still prevail. In the Pals
ade country and in some sections ad
iacent to Grand Junction. the land is
now so thoroughly subdivided that the
country people seem to almost consti
tutc n great village. This condition
| will increase as our farmers are fast
learning that they are trying to dc
too much and are really doing too lit
tie,
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
ERRORS IN LAWS

In spite of the fact that the demo
cratic Legislature consumed all of its
time in passing anything but its cam
paign pledges, it is reported that the
law makers did pass few good things,
at least so we are led to believe by the
Napier report that recently appeared
in the Avalanche.
But, a perusal of the bills discloses
some startling facts. For instance, the
bill prov iding for the distribution of
the funds received by the state from
the forest department. The bill passed
is as worthless to the people Of Colo
RADIO as were the Legislators them
selves. Under the bill passed, the state
officials have but one course open TO
them, and that is to await the installa-
ton of republican legislature that
correct laws may be passed regarding
this money.
The enemies of the forest reserve
system, and Barney Napier is playing
the game hard, were expected to make
suitable provision for the disburseme1t !
of the funds, but so active was Barney
ct al in avoiding the real pledges AMI
sending memorials to congress that the
bill adopted is no good whatever. But
that is only in keeping with the whole
democratic Legislative force. 1t was
presumed that the enemies would do
their utmost to derive the most good
| from the money turned back to this
state, but personal greed and personal
political ambitions were given prefer
ence over everything else, and the
roads and schools will thus be deprived
of the money rightfully belonging to
them. 1t was as much Barney Ma
piers duty to watch out for the flaws
as it was to obey the will of Bob
Speer, but he evidently thought diff
ferently.
1t is known that Mr.. Napier ex'
poets to ride to the governors Is chair
on the hobby of the enemies of the for
est reserve. He will ignore all pledges
| ana devote ule tliilc 10 uLoSAho tho p>-N
pie believe that he has received 4 cal
from higher world to stop the pres
crvation of the trees in this state.
But this law was not the only one
juggled by the democrats belonging
body and soul to Bob Speer. There
are others and they only add to the
disgust the people at large have fol
these would d-be lawmakers. 1t is 4
shame and disgrace that such things
should occur. Clerical errors are oft
times excusable, but the willful Joker
ing of laws is crime that should bt
punished. These same men were sent
to the Legislature for other purpose,
than drawing their salaries, but that II
IN substance all they accomplished
Even the few bills that they did gel
through are being proven worthless
Let us hope the people will brand ev
cryone of the Speer Napier political
gang for slaughter.
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
DEMOCRATIC PLEDGE sHxAxzzs

Colorado is not the only state in tho
union that is suffering from legis-
lature controlled by democratic pledge
breakers. Indiana and Texas were also
troubled with the same sort of law
makers. Here is a recent associated
press dispatch from Texas:
"AUSTIN, Tex, April 11.-Undef
the expiration of the first called ses-
sion of the legislature today, Governor
called the lawmakers to meet tomorrow
row for a second special session, sub
mitting as legislation the matter Of
appropriations for the state govern
ment and the enactment of a law for
the protection of bank deposits.
"'Your regular session of sixty days
was expensive and of little value to
the people said the governor in
special message to the legislature
"Not platform demand was en-
atced into law; every one of them was
defeated and you adjourned without
even considering the appropriation bill,
whereby the lobby applauded, and II
is not strange that you have received
through the newspapers the fellota'
tions of the chairman of the republican
executive committee of this state.
From the above we are forced to
believe that Charles j. Hughes recent
ly chosen as United States senator
from this state, is not fathered poitt'
ically by much better crowd enan
Bailey of Texas. OF course, Charlsy's
interests in the state legislature were
closed when he received the plum hand
Cd him by the Spee~Napier brand OF
democrats. He had secured what th'
corporations ordered him to get sn1
his thoughts of the people were fortos
ten in his hurry to reach Washing on
and begin to do his masters blddang
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17

session, the stigma Of disgrace will
still be on the men, who failed to keep
their pledges at the first session. They
may spend the rest Of their days iu
Colorado, but unless the people ar,
willing to be fooled again and again
they will see that other men are sen.
to represent them in the Legislature.
In this, the twenty-first senatorial dis
trict, there are democrats galore who
were sincere in their demands for
keeping the pledge made them by their
condidates, but they were given a
stone instead of bread, and will not
soon forget the exchange worked off
on them by the speer crowd in Denver
during the past few weeks.
Should an extra session be called,
the Shafroth big stick may prove 10
be stronger than the mystic wand used
by Specr, but even so, an accounting
TO the voters will have to be made
| when the time for other conventions
| comes around and some of the demo
Gratis will be weighed in the balance
and found decidedly shy Of the re
quired standard for either trus deznoc
| racy or republicanism. 1t will bo t.
the political junk pile for some OF
them. And it is right that such
should be their reward for their us.
faithfulness to the peoples conf
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
THE STANDARD LIVING

Two years ago Mrs. Russell Sage set
aside $lO,OOO,OOO, the interest of which
was to be devoted to the Improvement
of the social conditions in the United
States. The statement accompanying
the gift indicated that the means to
be employed in this work were to in
clude research, publication, education,
the establishment and maintenance of
charitable and beneficial activities, in
stitutions and agencies, and the aid Of
those already established.
The result of research under this
"Russen Sage foundation" are begin
ming to appear. They give evidence
that the endowment is being used wise
ly. They lend encouragement to those
who believe that better things are in
store in American life because of the
Investigations that are being made un-
der the auspices of the foundations
established by people of wealth with
the thought of helping humanity for
ward.
1t goes without saying that if con-
ditions of living in the United States
are to be improved the existing facts
must be ascertained first of all. That
was the purpose of the investigation
which furnished the material for q
book just published describing the
standam of living among the working.
mems families in New York City. 1t
contains an analysis of some 400 sched-
ules.
Many subjects related with the phys
ical, mental and moral conditions o.
the families Investigated are treated in
detail. Among these, typical ones are
food, shelter, clothing, insurance, alco-
holic drinks, education, car fare and
the like. The story of the manner Of
conducting the investigation and how
it was received is almost as interesting
ns the records in the many tables. Ou
these however, must depend any mevc-
ments for crowding and underfeeding
made by the book is n distressing one.
It shows plainly enough that coodi-
tions of living are not ideal by any
means. When definite propositions :Cr
betterment are to be considered there
is abundant material suggestion avail-
able.--Chicago Tribune.
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
DEMAND FOR EXTRA SESSION

Colorado papers are still crying the
need of special session Of the legis-
lature. Some of the papers have but
little hopes of the lawmakers doing
anything toward keeping the pledges
made the people during the last cam
paign. But it is well that they do not
allow the people of this state to do
their duty as given them by the vot.
crs.
To the democrats alone must be Civ
en- the responsibility for this failure.
They had control of both houses and
the governor is democrat. ". J.
Bryan, the Peerless One, came all the
way from his Lincoln homo TO advise
and urge the keeping of the pledges, but
his voice was lost and all his efforts
came to nothing. 1t may be tho
lawmakers believed that with the elec-
ton 4 o. J. Hughes, the great cor
poration attorney, to the office of
United States senator, they cleaned
the slate, and that the other pledges
were merely made that his election
might be made sure. II that be the
case, the scheme worked and the peo-
pie ware worked TO . fsszzle during
the whiriwind trip Of the famous Red,
waits end Blue special across the
state.
Even with tie calling Of he special
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
BAILEY'S FOUNDATIONS

y man who is as thoroughly discred-
d n his own state, in congress and
efo the country as is Senator Bailey
of Texas, ought to be content to take a
back seat and keep quiet. For several
years Bailey posed in the House, anil
later in the Senate, as an uncomprom.
ising foe to the trusts. He was the
only original octopus hunter, and all
others Were limitations. Then some.
body discovered that this man who had
been making the halls of congress ring
with denunc iations of Rockefeller and
the Standard Oil company, had been
receiving generous checks from that
same despised octopus-whereupon Mr..
Bailey found it extremely difficult to
get another term in the Senate. He
finally won a bitter eon,est for re-
election, but only after an unmerciful
showing-up, which revealed him as a
plain, everyday dcmagogue, instead Of
the Wanted constitutional statesman.
That was two years ago, and Bail
ey's prestige and influence have been
on the wane ever since, No one denies
his ability but neither can anyone de-
ny that he has put IT to unworthy
uses. But it must be admitted TINT In
his speech in the senate last saxurday
in opposition to civil service, he ap.
psared in his true character - . spoils
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
DIsausrED CITIZENS

This letter to Golfers is from a man
who lives at Q MnlfoM street, Bast
Orange, n. J. He writes NJ. E. After
his name, and is, therefore, presumably
a man of college education and stand
ing in his community:
"What can one thoroughly dsgusted
citizen do? Write to my congressman,
you says Be kind enough to tell mo
his name, will your -. Kindly reply
at your convenience.
Yours for pure political methods"
II "Disgusted Citizen" will ask his
barber or his bartender, II he patron
isss one, he win probably learn Ms epa-
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17

raise your crop on it" Is the formula
adopted by one successful farmer. He
told how he had plowed twelve inches
deep, had narrowed and cultivated, and
then raised thirty-five bushels wheat
fifty bushels corn, and generous crops
Of rough feed on each acre, finally
starting profitable fruit orchard
all this on a rainfall Of fifteen inches
annually. Year after year moisture
preservation has increased his supply
and the soil bed has constantly grown
richer and deeper.-Review Of Re
views.
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
IF THOSE who are elamorine te

IF THOSE who are clamorin2 tor On
extra session of the legislature will
give any reason for supposing that
body that has frittcred away ninety
days and done nothing but break plat
form and campaign pledges will do
any better in a special than in the or.
binary session we shall look with moIe
favor on the proposition. Whom a
body of men will dilly daily away nine
ty days of the peoples time, there is
little hope that anything worth while
will be accomplished in special ses-
SION That is a worthless bunch and
even the governor should now whip
them in.o line and force them to do
somthing they will get very little rred'
it for it. They deserve none.
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
THE spEcrAc1s of Holn.. pr..eh

ing his loyalty to the dear "peepu"
is certainly humorous and ridiculous in
the extreme. AS Mr.. Darrow we'll put
it, Mr.. Holmes breaches against cor
porations and monopolies with his left
hand through his paper, while with his
right hand he reaches out to the town
board for monopoly in the nature Of
an exclusive franchise. If anyone can
be found who knows little enough OF
Holmes to have any faith in his sin
ccriey, it might not be 50 funny but tn
those who are familiar with his graft
ing tactics-well, it is to laugh.
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
THE AVALANCHE ha. claimed al,

along to favor the people owning the
light plant, and yet the Avalanche ed
itor wants franchise for companI::
of which he is president. This con
pany has hopes of being able to unloai
its franchise on the people during tho
next five or six years. In the
meantime, the Avalanche man will
have disposed of whatever stock be
may buy OF work the company for on
the start. Queer way Of getting muai.
cipal ownership.
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
olzxwoop's FIRE BOYS

The Post wishes to congratulate the
basknOs men Of the board of trade
for their hearty response to the ap-
psal for sssistAnce to the volunteer
ftss dspaetment- There arc people who
&,naA Tia 1dea that becAuse these fif-
tssa bie-bearted men have banded to-
sstAsr. ths responsibility for savips
tAs city from destruction from fire
-. unoa their shoulsr and theirs
- epeA N Nsa y wTsHg, and
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
THE LATE SNOW on tn. mouutsi,

THE LATE SNOW on the unoa,ntaip
side betokens trouble for the fruit
grower, and great care should be tsl.
en- to guard the orchards from frost
by smudging, as it has been amply
proven that several degrees Of ton
perature can be overcome by The
smudging process. The matter l.
worth looking after and Il uAouA be
attended to at once, as any evsuasg
during the next three weeAy nay provo
to be the critical period
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
THE AVALANCHE is bowling 70

an extra session of the state legisla-
ture. The same paper is making u
feeble effort to give B. T. Napier y
bunch of laurels for his statesmanship.
Let IS see. Barney was not on the side
of those voting for a single one Of the
democratic pledges, was her Aomeon.,
says: eyes, he voted to make c. J.
Hughes U. s. Senator" Guese b did,
but that was all.
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
HOLMES GRAFT scheme Va. /.

thoroughly exposed Tuesday evening
that even the democratic councilmen
could not stand for the deception.
The effort to hurry the matter through
by publishing notice to the psopls
asking for one thing and then uaking
the ordinance on its final passage call
for an entirely different thing was ~
raw that Mayor Drach would not stand
for it, and the jig was up.
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
WE ARE sorry 10 H., a,

WE ARE so11Y 10 loee any of our
good citizens, but fear we nay % -
if we are to believe . lesend which
appears under a half tone portrait IN
the Denver Republican Sunday nAgs-
zine. The line resds "Mzs. .. T.
Napier, Of Denver"
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17

WITH 1H1 foeestry nsAosiA1s eat
Of bis way, barney Napasr mdeAt Asa
time during an extra ss1slpA te voee
tor keeping ths pledges - mads 70 Ito
people. .---
The Glenwood post., 1909-04-17
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-10-01
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The Automobile Club Of Greenvllle,

The Automobile Club Of Greenvllle,
is going to have a good roads rally at
Greenville on October 10, and expects
10 extend invitations to automobile
.eovaers Of the automobile highway
betveen Greenville and Columbia.
The purpose, as we understand, Is to
get the owners along this line inter-
ested in the building Of the road be-
tween Columbia and GreenUlle.
. Every automobile owner ought TO
take an active interest in this work.
and we should think every citizen
who lives along the road especially
should be interested, because II a
good road is built which is good tor
automobiles, it will also be good for
wagons and buggies.
We hope that a full delegation
from Newberry will attend the meet
ing.