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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16
"NENBERRY.-
By F. ". Higgins.

X x X x
What's the matter with Newberry?
We're frankly forced to say,
From the fancy airs she's putting on,
We're sure she's getting gay.
Her bells and whistles every morn
For miles surrounding thrill,
And land is sought 'pon which to build
A million dollar mill.
Don't think moment I am prone,
To fail in prophecy;
We don't count things just like they
look,
But like they're going to be.
Another? Yes, what's that to us,
We've Doodle by the ton;
While some can't get single one,
We build them, just for fun.
North and South and East and West,
'Pon each convenient hill;
We'll listen soon to music from,
A tip-top cotton mill.
Our corn-cribs are not large enough,
To holu the crops in sight;
And should We cover cotton well,
Well have to pack it tight.
From what we're told of other lands,
Our prospects look immense;
To fellow roosting in tree,
1t looks like 20 cents.
Our lowlands clothed in waving grass,
With moWer-blades resound;
And when We get our barns all pack
ed,
Well stack it on the ground.
Dinner! why it's not so long,
Since we, our breakfast grawned;
My jaws are almost broken down,
"Ol Oman" is it chawed?
Our yams are bulging up the ground,
From side to side of field;
And every thing is racing now,
To see which, most, can yield.
We're scarcely through digesting one,
Before another's here;
And should we try to hold them,
there'll,
Be splosions bout I fear.
You ask US what's the matter, why,
Our county's on a spree;
We've not the time to talk, so you
Had better come and see.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16
NEWBERRY AND PARCELS POST.
conflicting Views OF Daily Press en-
the Action Of the NeWberTy
Chamber OF Commerce.
Editorial News and Courier, 10th.

Editorial News and Courier, 10th.
The chamber of commerce Of New
berry has adopted resolutions 70 the
effect that it is FIRMLY and unalter-
ably opposed to the passage by con-
gress of the Henry bill looking to
the establishment Of parcels post
resolution, so we understand, was
adopted because local merchants fear
ed that cheap transportation of small
packages would injUre their business.
They apparently want express charg-
es kept at a maximum with the idea
that in such a case nobody Will be
able to buy anything away from home.
The saying that every dollar sent
away from a community takes that
much money out of circulation in the
community and depletes its capital is
an economic error. How, pray, do To-
cal merchants get the goods they Of
fer for sale? Do they not have to
send money away from home to pay
for them? The merchant makes his
money on the difference between cost
and selling prices. If he can buy
cheaper he can sell cheaper, and do a
larger business, still keeping to him
self the same percentage Of profit or
even the same absolute profit. How
can it benefit any community to arti-
aicially keep up the charges of get
ting goods to that community? Car
ried to it's logical conclusion, such an
attitude would mean opposition to the
advent Of railroads or any ther mod
ern means Of distribution?
The entire industrial world is en-
gagged in an effort to better and cheap
en- the cost of distribution. 1t is the
great question of the day. It demands
modern terminals, modern railways
with monster engines, great ships and
all other things that make for cheap
ness. The great effort of. the indus
trial world is the cheap transporta-
tion of goods. The chamber of COM
merce of Newberry wishes to stop
that development. 1t wishes congress
to prevent cheap distribution of small
packages. It takes a position much
like that of the Pullman Car company
in declaring that it has to keep it's
rates up in order to prevent undesir-
able people using its cars. So, we
suppose, the express companies are
to be allowed to charge whatever
prices they desire in order to prevent
people buying things abroad that IN
all probability they can not get at
home at all.
We are hopeful that the South Car
olina delegation in congress will not
be unduly Influenced by the NeWberry
resolutions. We do not think it will
be, for the demand for the parcels
post is so evident, is so economically
sound and is so urgent that it is diff
ficult to understand how any con-
.eressman or senator would have the
hardihood to oppose it if directly
presented to his attention. The plea
that cheap transportation of small
packages will injure merchants in the
smaller towns was a happy thought
of the attorneys for the express COM
panies. It has fooled a great many
people.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16
Diplomacy.

During an equestrian performance
a number of ladies in the front stood
up, thus obstructing the view Of those
persons who were seated. In vain
we're they collectively requested to
sit down, till at last happy thought
occurred to one of the sufferers. He
called out. in measured tones: "Will
the pretty lady in front kindly sit
down." vho7euNon about - Wone!:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16

| that has built up other towns and
cities with Charleston money while no
nov Industries have been established
il Charleston.
It happens, not to BE true that the
mai! order houses sell the same goods
for less money than they can be
Bought ordinarily from local stores.
For instance. q Columbia lady recent
ly saw an advertisement Of mail Or
der house Offering for 81 each goods
that were held out in the advertise
ment to be worth $3.50, and she sent
on 50 with an order for two of the
articles. With the shipment came a
memorandum stating that she owed
!" cents postage on the purchase, al
though the package itself showed
that the postage was only "A cents.
The purchase then forwarded the 10
cents. with al inquiry as to the rea-
son for charging cents postage more
than the package carried. The reply
was that the cents extra was for
insurance."
Counting the two 2-cent stamps
used on the letters, the total cost Of
the articles amounted to 1928, or
Sill 1-2 each, for an article the du-
plicate of which could probably have
been purchased in Columbia for s1.C0,
dollar that would have remained at
home. The professions of the small
order houses as to quality and cost of
the goods they offer are filed with
just this sort of petty deceptions and
the patron of such a concern buys a
pig in the bag, sight unseen, with the
chances against getting dollars
worth for the dollar.
It is far better to patronize local
dealers, and if these dealers do not
keep in stock the goods wanted at
reasonable prices they will never do
so until the demand justifes it. That
demand can not be fostered by patron
age of foreign mail order houses.
The strength Of the agitation for
parcels post system has been in the
plea that such a system would be
great convenience to the farmer and
the farmers wife in enabling them to
secure goods from the big cities at
minimum cost, bringing the big retail
stores to their dors, as it were. But
there is a much better and safer way
than that to put the farmer and his
wife in close touch with the centres
of retail trade, and that is by sys-
tenn of good roads that will make
shopping as easy for the wife OF the
farmer as it is for the wife Of the
town man. Good roads mean more to
the farmers wife than the parcels
post, because good roads will bring
to her all that the parcels post would
bring and a great deal more in addi-
ton that the parcels post can not
bring. And as for the retail dealer in
our own towns and cities, good roads
mean everything; while the parcels
post means nothing but lost trade.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16
MARRIED CAROLINA GIRL.
Earl of EgmOnt Dies in London
Wife Was Miss Howell

London, August 11.-Augustus Ar
thur Percival, eighth earl Of Egmont,
died today. He was born in 1856.
Before succeeding to the title Of the
Earl of Egmont, he was in such fnan-
cial straits that for several years he
earned his living as member of
London fire brigade. He was the care
taker of the Chelseatown hall, when
the death of a distant cousin gave
him the earldom. In 1881 he married
Kate, the daughter of Warwick How
ell, of South Carolina.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16
ITINERARY STATE CAMPAIGN.

.
Week off to attend reunion of Con
federate and red shirts at Spartan
burg if desired on August II and IS
Anderson, Monday, August q.
Abheville, Wednesday, August "a.
Greenwood, Thursday, August 25.
Laurens, Friday, August 26.
Newberry, Saturday, August q.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16
10 Ser cent. of her salary. See?

If some Of our streets would stay
like they are fixed they would be all
right, but you know what the Great
Boo says about the two classes OF peo-
ple 7lho built houses and the fate OF
the one and the good fortune of the
other. I am afraid that they way we
build streets and roads around here
We will have to he classed with the
man the R;hle says IS : fcN!.
TIE IdIer
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16
A Nasty Jar!

do you think my picture does me
JUSTICE" asked a a Longueuil belle of
a friend as they steamed home on the
ferry yesterday evening.
1T does something nobler. Laura
il shows YOU mercy"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16

I notice that a member Of the Mas
sachusetts legislature has bill which
he is going to introduce in the next
legislature with this title:
Every married man shall be- obl1g-
ed to pay his wife a weekly salary
representing 10 per cent of his in
come, to be used for and by her as
she deems best" The author is quot
ed as saying of his BILL: "It ought to
make every married woman happy.
Women are more economical than
men, and this weekly sum will give
them a chance to sho wtheir saving
propensities. Even on the small
amount paid them I am willing to
wager that two-thirds of them will
save enough so that by the time the
children are ready for college the
money will be ready, too.
"Then it will make the wife's posi-
ton and attitude different. She will
feel more independent and at the
same time will have an additional in
terest in the management of the home.
"But the most important feature OF
the bill is this: In case of the death
or disability of her husband, under
this bill the wife will not be penni-
less. She will have these savings to
fall back on, and the little sum,
scarcely noticed as it was paid out to
the wife week after week, will assume
giant proportions when the wolf is
sitting on the doorstep"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16

day is a good honest day and if you
use today right tomorrow will have
(, better chance for you. The world
owes no one living. If you've got
chance you've got all that's coming
to you. It's up to you.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16

I believe if any one of the Newberry
candidates will put this plank in his
platform the wives Of the county will
make it so warm for the husbands that
Re vi? he sire of unanimous election.
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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16

Resolved, That the sunrise with its
glorious effulgence Of light and color,
with it's awakening of birds songs
and busy life means another day has
come Another day means another
chance. A chance to forget yesterday
and commence all over again. For
give yourself and others for the mis-
takes of Yesterday and resolve that
today you'll be on time like the sun
and happy and honest like the birds,
that you'll shake the crouch and do
unto othters as you'd have them do
,7n+0 ~or, N'',o+ = ~. rsc q 1n-r rnr::ns 2
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-16

There is lot in this Put aside
YOUR crouch and do as you'd like to be
done by. Use today right and tomor-
row will have a better chance. Take
less time in knocking and grasp the
opportunity that knocks at your door
every day. What more could you ex-
pect. And
when some one knocks brother
pass around the loving cup
Say something good about him if you
you have to make it up"
That's what we need here in New
berry. When you hear some one say
ing something unkind cf your town
or somebody in it,
"Say something sweet to paralyze the
'knocker' on the spot
Speak kindly of his victim if you know
the man or not
-
When I can get that spirit expressed
by the poet to prevail in this COM
munity, then I'll build The Idler's
park. I'll have the hay and weeds cut
off these vacant lots. I'll build an
other cotton mill. I'll build a shirt
waist factory. I'll establish a -four
ishing Y. NJ. C. A. and have a
building with all modern conven-
fences. I'll have a live chamber of
commerce and the fellow who doesn't
belong but stands with his { little
crouch and his little hammer and his
little dried up sdll and knocks will
be so lonely that he'll move to Helena,
or to the place with the "ena" left off.
There's where he'll belong.
TSdQ Lu6 1O11OW1uS III SOuS pdpC1
some time ago:
I want the legislature to pass a
law making it a misdeameanor, and
punishable with a sentence Of from
thirty days to six months in jail for
any man to buy drink Of any sort
of intoxicating liquor for any other
man except himself In other words,
to punish any man who "sets 'em
up" I also want another law that
puts every man who advocates and
votes for prohibition in jail for six
months every time he drinks any in
toxicating liquor.
That's all right but you should
amend to put those prohibition ed
votes who take drink On
the chaingang, because the 5ails
wouldn't hold 'em and besides it
would cost too much to feed them.
Let 'em work on the public roads and
We would soon have good roads all
over this State.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-21
A Quick A ctin g
Diarrhoea Cure

While WAKEFIELD'S BLACKBERRY
BALSAM is a very quick acting and
positive cure for Diarrhoea, Dysentery,
Cholera Infantum and other loose bow
ell troubles, it acts SO in harmony with
the whole system that it brings about
complete cure with absolutely no
constipation nor bad after effects.
1t contains no opium nor any of the
dangerous drugs that make other diar.
rhoea remedies so Objectionable.
WAKEFIELD'S BLACKBERRY BAL
SAM is harmless to the most delicate
stomach and can be given to children
with perfect safety.
Every drug store sells it with guar
antee to cure or your money refunded
35 cents per bottle or three for $100
It's best to get three bottles. 1t vii
keep and may be needed some night
when you have sudden attack"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-21
PEORIA EXCURSION
THIS WEEK
Warsaw Odd Fellows Will Carry BIG
Crowd Away From This
Vicinity

The annual Niagara Falls Excursion
was not as largely attended this year
as 1t was expected on account of the
large crowd Q. people who are going
on the Warsaw Odd Fellows excursion
which Is to be run on Thursday of
this week from Warsaw to Peoria and
return at So for the round trip
Keokuk people who wish to go,
should take the first interurban car
to Hamilton and catch the excursion
train there. They will be charged the
50 round trip rate, but will have their
interurban fare refunded.
The special train will leave Warsaw
early in the morning and will give
the excursionists about hours in
Peoria, the second largest city in
Illinois. Tie Illinois National Guards
are in camp at Peoria and Governor
Deneen and staff will review the
troops on that day. Peoria has numer
Gus pleasure resorts, parks and other
places of interest and the city is vel
worth visit.
The Warsaw Odd Fellows had ar
ranged for steamboat excursion this
month, but the river went back or
them and the railroad excursion was
planned. There will be a big Grove
attend on Thursday and the cutting
will prove most enjoyable one.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-21
BELINDA is ENLIGHTENED
Importance of Right Start Is Pointea
Out by Her Wise
Brother.

Isn't 1t funny" said Belinda prac
Using at the piano, you start playing
thing wrong and you play it all
wrong?"
Why, not at ALL" said Belindas
wise brother; that is true of many
things besides playing a piano. Die
you never hear it said of man whc
seemed to be making heavy weather
of 1t in some undertaking, who seemed
to bungle and take wrong steps and
not to be sure of he was doing,
who was struggling along and trying
hard but not to very good purpose
did you never hear it said of man in
such case that he got in wrong?
Why. certainly; everything de-
ponds on making a good, that is to
say correct start; on knowing your
ground and being sure Of yourself. on
starting right.
That's one sort of good start. When
| we say of a man that he had a good
start in life we mean that he started
with advantages, in favoring circum-
4 stances of with friendly surroundings,
under conditions likely to promote his
success; but when we say of a man
that he made good start we are
! speaking of what he did himself; we
mean that he was alert and keen
looking out for things, seeing that
things were right and making sure;
knowing the course, SO that he could
! keep in the channel and go ahead
without doubt or confusion.
The man who makes a good start
can go ahead with confidence and Ger
tainty, without fear and consequently
without danger of getting twisted and
tangled up on the way. It's just the
same as it is with your practising
See?
Belinda didn't say whether she die
see or not; but her brothers dis
course having here apparently come
to a full stop, her fingers fell heavily
on the keys of the piano.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-21

gressiveness, will be present and also
several other lodge dignitaries.
J. M. Elder, adjutant at the State
Soldiers Home is in the city visiting
at the home Of his daughter, Mrs.
Albert LETTER
Miss Edna Cole who has been visit
ing at the Home of her grandfather,
e. P. Denton, and other relatives, for
the past few weeks, expects to re-
turn to her home in Omaha Monday.
Mrs. John Asberry and two child
rem are visiting at the home Of Mrs
Asberry's mother.
Capt. Angel. who has been confin sd
to his home for the past week with
an injury received in the ball game
last Saturday, is reported as getting
along nicely.
Miss Vera and Miss Theresa Kla.
left Friday evening for Chicago, where
they will remain an indefinite time.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-21
Concrete Railway Ties a Failure.

After years of thorough testing and
experimenting the officials of the Bur
lington railroad have come to the con-
clusion that the use Of concrete for
ties is not satisfactory, and that the
most satisfactory solution of the tie
problem is TO treat wood so that 1t will
withstand the action of the elements.
Accordingly they have decided to con-
struct large plant for treating ties,
bridge timbers, etc, with creosote.
This plant will be the largest and
most complete of its kind in the world
1t will cost about $4,000.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-21
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

List of letters remaining in the Keo-
kuk postoffice, uncalled for, for week
ending August 20, 1910:
Ladies'.
Mrs. Jennie Becker.
Miss Mabel Kelley.
Miss Minnie Schrader.
Liza Woods.
Gentlemen.
Central Supply Co.
A. l., Eggers.
Andrew Linkletter
! Will Mills.
DIN Newberry.
S. T. Potter.
d. B. Simpson.
Bob. Turner.
Arizona Watson.
d. Walters.
M. Yonker.
Persons calling for letters in above
list will please say they are adver-
tised.
S. w. MooREHEAD,
Postmaster.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-21
canada,s Railroad BUILDING.

For the first decade of the twentieth
century one of Canada's greatest ac-
complishments will be the completion
of the dominion's second transcon-
tinental railway. The Grand Trunk
has finished its prairie section from
Winnipeg to Edmonton. From Ed.
monitor to the coast, 700 miles,
through the. mountains, three years
more will be needed The work is ex-
ceedingly difficult and expensive.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-21
ERRORS help
HUISkAMPS WIN
Had Easy Time With Hamilton in
Commercial League Game Sat
urday Afternoon, Winning
to 2.
NOT SUPPORT PITCHERS
Highly and Robertson Oppose Each
Other on Slab and Twirl Well,
But Team Mates Back Of
Them Fail

Errors by the Hamilton infield
smoothed Huiskamp's path to victory
over the Illinois boys Saturday af-
ternoon, 8 to 2. Both teams played
poor ball in the field and failed to
support their pitchers. Four hits off
Highly coupled with six errors and
other misplays gave the factory
workers eight runs and enabled them
to pole an easy victory. The score:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-21

MARY ELLEN:
ing everything. SABRINA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06
thirst published in The Topeka State
Journal July 8, 1910.
PROPOSALS.
Office of the Citv Clerk

Onlce OF the City Clerk,
Topeka, Kansas July S. 1910
Sealed proposals will be received at this
office until 300 A. NJ. Monday, July IS.
1910. for the construction and Completion
of all sidewalks condemned: also those
That have been ordered by petition ex-
ceptlng therefrom such walks as may be
or as shall be exempted by resolution of
the Board of Commissioners.
All walks are to be constructed in con-
1ormlty with Ordinance No. $685. approved
July 2. 1905. and the City Engineer
specifications approved June 27, 1910. and
and now on file in this office
Proposals shall be made for both brick
ana cement walks, as per specifications
OF City Engineer.
the price per square foot for walks six
Ieet wide and over, also for walks less
than six feet in width, also price for re-
material used in the construction of all
walks shall be subject to the inspection
and acceptance of the City Engineer, or
such other person as may be DESIGNATED
by him and all of the work to be done
under his general Supervision and subject
the Board Of Commissioners.
All proposals for walks to be made on
tne BASIS OF payments in sidewalk scrip
to be made as follows:
0 0ne-half on January n aajy Is. 1911
All proposals must be accompanied by
q certified check for $4,000 payable to the
CITY OF Topeka as guarantees that the
" W4lCAAl lLC WOIk Shall De AWARDED
will enter into a written contract within
five days after such award to perform the
york within such time. as the Board Of
Commissioners may designate at the time
OF the awarding of the contract and the
successful bidder shall give a guarantee
bond in accordance with the laws of the
state of Kansas to be approved by the
Board of Commissioners forth faithful
performance of his contract
The Board of Commissioners reserve
the right to reject any and all bids.
lSeal.l c. B. BURGE,
City Clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-06


j. c. Bernhard and wife to C. H
Bowman, S. W. 4 n. W. Il 14-12-15..$ l
H. c. Ashby tr to A NJ Winant lot
2S1 and pit. 2SS Branner St, Farms
worth's add. Recommendations. $50
Same to same, lots 331 and 1888 Sth
ave. east, Parkdale .................. ATS
G. s. Gleed and wife to G. D. Olden,
lots 125 and III Elmwood ave-, Elm
Grove sub. ....;...................... 1,50O
H. Pierce to c. B. Pierce, lot 600 and
n u COZ Buchanan ST., Edwards
Tract sub. Observation-Disclosures. l
M. T. Bailey and wife to D. Bowers,
lots 252-4 and Logan St, Knowles
l.. F. Clearinghouse and wife to w.
II. Hawkins, lots on Euclid ave. and
Gay SITS, Edwards Tract sub. ....... 5000
w, r. Leggett and wife to N. G.
Hawley lots 369-71-3 and Oakland
]. w. Morris add .................-, !. 800
A. Neese and wife to c. B. Losh, pit.
IS. W., 4 2S-lS-17: ...::.................. 200
G. C. Baker and wife to f. S. Petty
John, lots 65-67-9 and II West 9Th
w; Weatherly and wife to ]. NJ Dew
lin, lot 80 JEFFERSON St, Cranes add. 800
ID. w. Boutwell, to E Boutwell,.
lots on Huntoon & Morreu sts........ 1
Il. Hartman and wife to B. B. Hast
lngs and wife, lots 1899 and 1871
,Wash6urn ave, Van Buskirk's sub 50
M: e. Hermann and others to S. F.
Hermann pit. s. W. 4 11-12-15. 1
s. I. Hermann to NJ. c. Hermann.
n. W. Il n. W. Il 14-12-15 ....... l
/, J. H. Savers and wife to NJ l. Culp.
lots $50 pit. AZ Morris ave, DR..
G. Wendell and wife to Shawnee
County tract in Elmont, KAN
+. Sardou and wife to ]. Sardou. lots
16-19-20S-5 and Kansas AVE.. I