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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22
THE SHORT ROAD TO HEALTH.
Sioux City Man Thinks That He Has
Found 1t in Fasting.

Six days without food or drink, ex-
cept occasional slips of hot and cold
water, which seem like the greatest
hardship to most men, but to W, D.
Reid, who, Wednesday, dined on a
bowl of breakfast food, piece OF
toast and a glass of milk for the first
time since last Wednesday morning,
the fast has acted like drink from
the fooled fountain of youth.
Six weeks ago, when Mr.. Reid was
il. Milwaukee preparing to 60 out J /
the road for his firm, he felt like an
old man with one foot in the grave.
He wasn't exactly i'll, but he lacked
the spring in the heel and the conf-
dent smile which was necessary IN
his line. He couldn't go out and
!clly man into good humor when he
was out of sorts himself. He con-
cluded that there was something very
much wrong. He thought at first OF
taking a course in physical culture,
but abandoned the idea. Then ne
says: "I maze up my MIND 10 fast Tn
til 7 felt be:t-c, if I had to fast all
summer" S:l', The first day Of fast
ing he began tt fesl ka1.e' until to-
day, So buoyait were lis spirits, that
he again decided to stake stimulant.
Mr.. Reid is not fanatic. He be-
lieves in the gospel of fasting and
views it from a scientific standpoint
From the first I began to i'm
prove" he said. From being a man
Of 55. who cared not whether he lived
or died, I began to grow daily more
optimistic. Nor did lie down and
worry about my fate. I got out eV-
ery day and hustled. Not once did l
experience feeling of nausea. 1
tneW nothing of the headache on tile
first day of fasting that Sinclair de-
scribes. With each day my head
cleared little, until now my head is
as clear as a bell and the vigor OF
youth is again in my limbs. I was
never more thankful for doing any
thing in my life than I am that I fast
ed those six days. I think it is soma
thing that every man should do once
year, and oftener if necessary. Or
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22

The heavy rains in this section nave
apparently done great damage to the
crops. This condition and the COM
plants from many sections as to crop
conditions induces us to quote from
the Augusta Chronicle, the experience
Of Nick Downer, a negro farmer who
is respected by the whites and who
is prosperous and whom the Chron-
icle says is a philosopher.
:. The following is the interview he
is said to have given out to the Wash
ington Gazette Chronicle recently:
"Boss, the hail got my crop Cunday
evening. Nearlysall of my cotton was
chopped out, and the hail left only
little stems; very few leaves were
left on any of it. The blades on my
corn we're cut into strings, but 1
know that will come out all right. I
would feel like my cotton was ruined,
but I remember that about 20 years
ago, my cotton was done the same
way, and I thought it was ruined. l
waited on it a while, when it began
to come out and this made me work
it hard. That year I made sixty bales
of cotton with five plows, the best
crop I ever made before or since. This
is what makes me think that all OF
US who have been struck by the hail
this year, are going to do better than
We think We Will
That is the secret after all of sue
cess in almost every calling but espe-
cially that of farming and that is hard
work, and it is true also in this neck
% the woods that We have never been
known to make failure in the pro-
duction of corp, especially a cotton
crop.
When things look gloomy work the
harder and have faith and be cheerful
and the "blues" will fee from you. 1t
does no good to whine or complain at
the doings of Nature for Natures God
does all things we'll. = you will do
your part faithfully and well though
apparently you have only stems and
stalks, you may yet make 12 bales to
the plow.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22
SCINTILLATIONs.
By Squibs.

In common with the big majority of
departments in Newberry this depart
ment is glad that the town clock has
been regulated. Let us all return
thanks.
It's easy sometimes to read between
the lines Colleton News.-Especial-
ly when you read between the lines
like this:
things which affect her welfare. She
is invited on thatoibdamSllyq o.. h
is united on that railroad PROPOSE
ton"
i
A Kansas editor accounts for the
high cost of living in this style: eve
throw away ashes and buy soap; we
raise dogs and buy hogs; we grow
weeds and buy vegetables and
brooms; We catch fish with 81 rod !;
we build school houses and send our
children away to be educated, and
lastly we send our boys out with a
$40 gun and SO dog to kill 15-cent
game" That just about covers the
ground. In Newberry too.
=
This thing Of calling chickens at
about 5 a. m.-"cheek, cheek, chez
kee," sometimes accompanied by
beating tin pans-ought to be chang
ed. Some people don't have to get
up at 5 o'clock and would like to
sleep. Just open your mouth, the
chickens will come.
=
The town clock has at last been
made to strike on time. What do you
think Of that?
Not every one likes to receive a
cat, but T. P. A.-not the Travellers
Protective association, but Of the
town protective association-tound a
new way Of getting one.
+
Antine left town in his wagon Mon
day afternoon just as that storm was
about to let loose. Did Antine get
wet?
=
Just let a man quit his job, OF
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22

The Herald and News says: New
berry is a city that does things" Ger
tainly, but we think Newberry ought
to be ashamed of some Of the things
she does.-Anedrson Mail.
It is better to do things, even you
do make a mistake occasionally than
never to do anything worth While.
Stagnation is death.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22
TEACHERS WANTED.

The patrons of st. Lukes school
will meet August 6, 1910, at 4 p. m. to
elect teachers for the next session OF
the school as follows:
One principal at $50 per month
oman preferred). One lady assistant
at s35 per month. Session will last
six months. Applications can be sent
to either of the undersigned at Pros
perity, S. c.
G. F. Hunter,
R. S. Hawkins,
J. q. Moore,
7-19-td Trustees.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22

course, on the first day had little
craving for food, but at such times l
would take a drink of hot water
with a pinch Of salt in it and make
myself believe I was drinking beef
tea."-Sioux City Journal.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22
THE 1DLER.
i r t. .

I heard somebody say the other day
that Mr.. Wicker had set the clock cor
rectly ands that now you could set
your watch by it and if you remained
with it mean your watch kept time
with the town clock-you would al
ways have correct Washington or
Eastern time. I told you so. I knew
Monroe Wicker would do the right
thing and that as soon as he was re-
minded courteously that the clock by
running just a little head of time
was an annoyance to the people that
he would correct it. There is moth
ing like going at thing in the right
way.
The lesson to impress is that you
must always be polite and courteous
and not pretend to possess all knowl-
edge and believe that when you pass
to that other shore that all wisdom
will depart from the earth. Wise men
and fools have both Inhabited the
earth since the days Of Solomon and
I presume will remain until the end
of time, or until the millennium. Just
what the proportion now is or wheth-
er it is changing or has charged I do
not know. I try mighty hard to per-
suade myself to believe that the
world is growing better and that the
men and women are expanding in
that knowledge and wisdom which
makes them better, but sometimes my
faith receives some powerful shocks
Now, I have -. neard any more
about t.1at fire act that Senator John
stone passed which Alderman Bax-
ter talked about which would give
city council the right to knock down
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22

straight he goes into the insurance
business.
=
Because a. fellow happens to be a
newspaper man everybody thinks ne
ought to be able to answer any kind
of an old question. That's no reason
why he should be walking al
maniac
+
When Robert marries Mary it is
case of another r making Mary marry.
Has the storm spent it's fury?
The fellow that came mighty near
pouring water from a pitcher to the
heads of two young ladies last Mop
day afternoon says he begs pardon
for his care.essness. It is not his
custom to be so careless, but the rain
was coming fast, the wind was blow
ing hard and everything was IN
hurry up stairs.
-
Whenever I see a horse. fixed so
that it can not get at the flies with
the means which Nature provided, 1
feel sorry for the horse. Man can
make himself comfortable, but the
Door dumb brute. has to stay as the
owner fixes It Be considerate Of the
helpless animals.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22
Magistrate Township No. 6.

Thos. J. Harmon, Esq, is hereby
announced as candidate for mag's-
trate for No. township, Newberiy
county, and will abide the results Of
the Democratic party.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22
Cruel!

Flashy Young Woman-1 called to
see il you didn't require a beautiful
model.
Artist-Why? Have you got
friend Transcript
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22
Beware.

Totem-Franklin once said: zone
that takes a wife takes care"
Haden-"Well, that's all right. In
taking.a wife a man should take care"
Chicago Daily News. 49,.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22

VIII not some one dream a dream
about my park. That's the thing now
that We need. Come on Americanus
and dream a dream and help me. I
am not giving up Or getting faint
hearted, but I am growing old and
I do want to live to see my park a
reality. The Idler.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22

Newberry: The city that does
things.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22

the remnants and the silent sentinels
that tell Of old burned buildings, and
efficient service by volunteer hremen
and which still stand.
Until weacan get the authority from
the legislature to regulate these old
burned or partly burned buildings, l
would suggest to council or the COM
missioners of public works-whoeVer
had it done (?) that that bright and
dazzling arc light in Friend street
near the union station be confined
strictly to the moonlight schedule.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22

Just let man quit his job, of
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22

These heavy rains are convincing
evidence-that is convincing to any
reasonable and thinking human be-
ing-of the folly and waste of money
of the manner of street work that is
being done, that has been done for the
past hundred years or more. Just
walk out in front of your nose on any
street or sidewalk and see the evil
dence in the gullies and bitches. No
system, no intelligent estimate of the
amount of water to be cared for or
of the capacity of the drainage pipes.
Just going along in a guess work
fashion practically throwing away
the peoples money. Same thing is
true of the county in the matter OF
road working. The city and the coun-
ty each, or both, should have a civil
engineer who knows MS business and
have him direct the work on the |
roads and streets. It would be
economy in the end. They tell me
the beautiful piece Of work done at
Gum Spring branch washed away.
That was said to be nice piece OF
work. But correct estimate was not
made of the volume Of water that was
likely to come that way and when it
came the abutments went. It is the
case of the man who built his house
upon the sands and the winds and the
rains came and beat upon that house,
and you know the result. If you do
not, look up that passage and read it.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22

This is a great country or it seems
to me that the farmers would not be
able to make any crop this year. Cot
ton is a great plant. You can scarce
ly keep it from making crop. It
has been a good many years since l
farmed, or in fact did anything much,
but I believe if I were farming this
year T would get the blues. But
what's the use to complain at the
works of Nature. We can't change a.
single spot and it is simply ours to
go along and do our duty every day
and have faith and all things will
come right.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22

straight he goes into the insurance
business.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22

Antine left town in his wagon Mon
day afternoon just as that storm was
about to let loose. Did Antine get
wet?
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22

When Robert marries Mary it is a
,ase of another making Mary marry.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-22

Not every one likes to receive a
cat, but T. P. A.-not the Travellers
Protective association, but Of the
town protective association-found a
new way Of getting one.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
Wanted Primary and Unwilling
to Try for Supreme Court in
Convention.

Judge III. Ii. Webb, an announced
aspirant for a place ON the supreme
court has withdrawn from the race.
In his letter giving the reasons for
refusing to continue in the contest he
scores the delay of the committee in
determining the method of selecting
candidates, As the time drew near
when such decision must be publish
ed, Judge Webb realized that the pri-
mary method TO which he had pinned
his chance Of success, woula@not be
employed. All his campaigning had
been along the line of the leaving of
the matter to the voters, and the GER
tainty of the selection Of a different
method took the wind from his sails so
completely that he saw the futility of
further effort
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
WILL MEET IN
MAXWELL HOUSE
TUESDAY, MARCH q, 1910.
There is One Vacancy to be Filled
and May be Some Others
Not Yet Known Of

Nashville, March 23.-After a con-
ference with a few members of the
state committee and other political
leaders, chairman Austin Peay issued
the following call:
"The state democratic executive COM
mittee is hereby called to meet in the
parlors of the Maxwell house IN Nash
at IL o'clock noon, on Tuesday, March
20, 1910, to consider the nomination of
democratic candidates for the various
state offices and to fill all vacancies in
the committee, and to transact such
other business as may properly come
before the committee.
AUSTIN PEAY, Chairman"
There is one vacancy to be filled and
there may be others not yet known of
A. 0. P. Nicholson, Jr., of Maury,
committeeman from the state at large,
died few weeks ago. In giving out
the call chairman Peay said:
at would not be proper for me to
discuss the prospective action of the
committee in connection with the mat
ter embraced in the call. All details
as to the plan and date of nominations
are with the committee, and will be
determined after full and careful con-
sideration, and with view to the best
interests of the party and with strict
regards to the rights of all candidates.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
JOHN ONKS CONVERTED
LAST TUESDAY EVENING

Rev. Vaught of the Munsey Memoir
ial Church spoke at the Salvation
Army hall, Tuesday night, to very
appreciative audience. AT the close of
the address he gave an invitation for
people to get right with God and four
precious souls came forward for Saliva
ton. And the one to lead the way was
no less person that John Onks. Capt.
Coy asks that all the good people of
johnson City pray that God will keep
John good. Capt Coy is also in need
of a bed and other furniture, to help a
family on its feet that was burned out
on Tuesday morning. Any person
having anything to give please call
phone 834 and he will give you the
nam of the family, who will be glad
to call for the things This is a worthy
case
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
sTORK VISITS CY /. LYLE
I he Second Daily Comet Was Born
at Sun-up This Morning.
EDITORS Announcement.
Announcement.

The stork paid visit to the sanctum
o Editor Cy III. Lyle, of the johnson
City Comet last night and left with
him a large sized baby in the form OF
a siX-page, siXcolumn Daily Comet.
Ii is the EDITORS second offense. He
started the first Daily Comet back in
the flush spring days of 1901. The
paper ran as a daily until the middle
of the year 1898. Johnson City then
entered the "Biltlessu class, but now
with the dawn of new era that prom
ises much more for Johnson City than
any period it has yet experienced, Ed
itor Lyle has summed up the courage
to give to the people of that city daily
that will make special effort TO keep
track of the local news.
The first edition has the appearance
of due responsibility, enterprise and de-
L animation. 1t smacks of the optim-
istic sentiment that has always been a
characteristic of Editor Lyle. Alex
andcr Patterson is the city editor of
the paper, while the society columns
are being handled by Miss Anna Bar
low.
& Editors Lyle's announcement over
The joyful event of this morning is in
part as follows:
"Beginning with this issue TheComet
will hereafter appear as morning
paper. This step was decided upon a
few weeks ago becatise we believe
johnson City needed daily paper and
would support one. The Comet pro-
poses to supply that demand and will
publish as good paper as the patron
aye will permit. 1t is our ambition to
run a paper the town will be proud of,
and wiihdo 50 upon the slightest pro-
vocation. Give us the proper support
and we will do the rest. 1t is our in
tention TO run the daily edition until
the first pay day and If we get over it,
go to the next, therefore it is TO you to
say how long 1t shall run. Bristol
Evening News.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
FRIENDS At THE MORGUE
In Marshalltown, Iowa, to Iden-
tify Dead Relatives IN the
Great Rock Island Wreck

Marshalltown, Iowa, March 22--
Hundreds Of people gathered today be-
fore the undertaking establishment
where forty-four victims of the Rock
Island railway wreck are laid out dead.
Relatives and friends mingled with
the couriosity seekers, who seemed
scarcely less eager to catch sight of
the unfortunates who had so suddenly
persisted. Two more victims died dur
ing the night, bringing the list of
known dead to forty-four and making
the catastrophe the greatest in the his
tory Of the state.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
BOARD OF TRADE FOR IRWIN
Enthusiastic Citizens of Mountain
Town Organize to Promote
Business Interests of City.
Special to the Comet

Special to the Comet:
Erwin, Tenn, March 23.-Last night
at a mass meeting of the business men
and property holders of Erwin Board
of Trade was formally organized with
the following officers elected: w. S.
Tucker, president DR.. G. P. Edwards,
vice-president j. S. Dunn, secretary,
and z. Bayard Smith, treasurer.
1t is worthy of note that upon the
first circulation of the petition that
over seventy-fve subscriptions were re-
ceived, every business man in the
town signing and announcing himself
ready to do all in his power to promote
the growth and improvement of the
town. Several able talks were made,
notable by w. S. Tucker, the presi-
dent of the organization.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
JUDGE GHOLSON A
PROMINENT VISITOR

Judge A. r. Gholson, of GAINESVILLE,
was prominent visitor in the city yes
terday. He is a candidate for the
court of civil appeals from Middle
Tennessee. He is a lawyer of excep-
tional ability and is highly endorsed
by the bar of his section. He made a
fine impression here both with the bar
and people he met.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
BIG BUILDING CONTRACT
Contract Awarded for Big Hard
ware Store-Secured by
Bristol Contractor

The Summers-Parrott Hardware Co.,
has awardel the contract for its new
building TO be erected on the corner of
Buffalo and Cherry SITS, to J. r. Nc
Crazy of Bristol. The contract price,
which includes only the brick and
work, amounts to practically $4,000.
There will be great many extra
features, including passenger and
freight elevators, that will make the
total cost about 100000. 1t will be one
of the hansomest and best appointed
wholesale hardware houses in East
Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
L. R. CLARK QUITS RACE
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK

l.. r. Clark, of Jonesboro, has de-
cided to withdraw from the race for
circuit court clerk for personal reasons
and in doing so announces that he
very heartily favors the nomination of
r. G. Warren, the present clerk, who
is seeking the nomination. This leaves
a clear field to Mr.. Warren and assures
him the enthusiastic support of the
friends of Mr. Clark. Both are demo-
Gratis and Mr.. Warren is holding the
Office by appointment to fill out the
unexpired time of Fay w. Dulaney.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
COL. ROOSEVELT HONORED
England Believes the Ex-President
VIII Be the Next President
of the United States.

London, March 23.-No crowned head
has ever been shown such honors as
those in preparation for Col. Roosevelt
in all the European capitols despite
Mr.. Roosevelt's desire tc be recei we'd as
a private citizen. England believes
that Roosevelt will be the next presi-
dent Of the United States.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
DEATH OF STUART
HENDERSON

Fliends in the city will be panied
10 learn of the death of Stuart Hender.
son, the 3-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
T.. S. Henderson. Mrs. Henderson and
children were visiting at the home of
A. r. Henderson, south of the city, at
whose home the death occurred. Pneu-
monia was the cause of the demise Of
this bright little boy. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henderson have the sympathy of their
many friends. Funeral services will
conducted by Rev. A. II. Tarwater at
the home on Myrtle street, at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
BLAZE IN THE FIRST WARD JUDGE WEBB QUITS RACE
Very Little Damage Except by
Water-House and Contents
Folly Covered by assurance

Fire was discovered at three o'clock
yesterday afternoon in'the house owned
by /. N. Boring on Spring Street and
occupied by Mrs. G. w. Sharitz.
Before the arrival of the fire depart
ment most of the household effects
were carried out
The department soon had the fire
under control and most of the damage
was by water.
House and contents were fully COW
cred by insurance.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24

Cy Lyle's Comet is to appear this
morning as daily luminary in the
journalistic heavens. Johnson City has
grown considerably since its efforts in
that respect twenty years ago, but not
10 such an extent that the venture may
be regarded as other than an expert
ment. -Nashvil American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
CEMENTS

Hal II. Haynes offers to again serve
the bar and people of the First Chan
Gerry Division of Tennessee, subject to
The action of the republican party, if
deemed to be entitled to a denomination
and reelection, upon his record as
Chancellor. 132O*
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
For Sheriff.

To the voters of Washington county:
I am candidate to succeed myself as
sheriff, subject to the action of the
democratic convention. If the conven-
tion honors me with the denomination
! ask your vote and influence on my
record of two years in office.
Yours truly,
81 w. F. JONES.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24
Register

| hereby announce myself candi-
date for Register of Washington county
subject to the action of the democratic
convention on April IL. Will appre-
ciate your support.
80 w. G. PIERCE.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-03-24

always take off you hat to dog,
says celebrated detective. We never
fail to do so, but we never look back
to see what effect it has upon the dog.