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eridge. Miss Fortune declared that he
WAS some watchful waiter. What is
he waiting for2" asked Miss Grundy
For the people to appreciate true
statesmanship." replied Miss Fortune.
rs he stln progresslye?" To which
Miss Fortune replied: "A progressive,
yes: stil, never" Then asking COL
onel Roosevelt to sing again lie re-
sponded with a very clever song, en-
titled the "Buzzing of the Presiden-
tial Bee"
Uncle Joe and TGuerta then had
conversation, during which Uncle Joe
said:
Il understand that John Lind is
visitor to your country
"Visitor? He's regular boarder."
| replied Huerta.
y X y
Again waiter appeared for orders
and Huerta asked if they would accept
his nice, new bonds in payment to which
the waiter replied: sure thing. we
are not a bit particular under our
new currency law. Bonds. peanuts, gold
mining stock, red apples--are all good
as currency" Then IIuerta was asked
to look pleasant and sing a song, which
he did TO the tune of "1Ie Rambles'
Miss Democracy, turning to Uncle joe
asked him II he was coming BACK to Con-
gress and Uncle Joe replied that he Won
dered IL that impression was general In
the Danvllle district.
do you still love YOUR fellow menu
he was asked, and he replied that he
did, the black men as we'll as the white.
At this point three gaily dressed min
strels appeared and they were asked to
4.
paign was on The minstrel men had d
short consultation about the cost of liv-
ing when one of them said that he haa
turned to be barber but found it hard
living, as this administration rar 10 ex-
tremes, SO many officials wore their hair
long. so many did not have hair at all.
that the barber lost coming and going
Another minstrel said that the idea OF
not having national conventions was go
ing to rob the southern negro of his
rights and privileges and asked how the
southern colored politician was going to
live without national convention every
four years. Then Major Stofer was in
vited to sing and sang ohe of his we'll
known negro songs, standing on the
Corner" After the minst,els had dis
appeared Uncle Joe declared that while
he was for progress, he loved the things
that were and the memories that cling.
and he asked for one of the old songs
and Annie Laurie was given In fine
style. When that was finished Colonel
Roosevelt exclaimed:
Fellow members OF the Band OF Hope.
let us not falter in our optimism. Time
will right our wrongs. Cheer up every
body, Let US heed the sage injunctfon.
watch and watt" and then, to the tune
of ''Watchful Walters All Are We" the
entire party left the banquet hall.
or course. during the evening there
We're a number of speeches, but speeches
at a Gridron dinner are never made pub
lie Among those who spoke We're Sec
retary Bryan, George Harvey. Governors
Walsh and Tener, District Attorney
Whitman of New York. Attorney General
McReynolds and number of others.
The evening closed with a rous:ng song
by tho Gridiron quarter.
ReH6,ueo
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! slave law, which was enacted September
IS, 1850.
Between the legislative bodies and the
Christian denominations there was no an
parent conflict, and yet those Interested
in the evangelization of the saves rec
ognized the necessity of intelligence in
order to appreciate the gospel. The prac-
teal result was that the legislature would
enact its laws and the churches would
pursue their own courses in their own
ways. In the Alabama Baptist associa-
tion a step was taken, in 1923, that re-
veals one of the bright sides of slavery.
At that time the Alabama ASSOCIATION emf
braced number of counties in the heart
of the "black belt where We're many of
the largest slave owners of the state.
Within the territory of that associa-
ton was remarkable negro named
Caesar, who belonged to John r. Black
Wen. This slave showed not only re-
markable ability preacher, but
possessed a rare character which was
highly esteemed by the whites. The
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YOU and Mr.. Harvey arose and delivered
very neat and clever speech.
T T y
Trusting the Trusts was tho name OF
an act which came on about half past ten,
in which member of the club entered
and delivered a prologue to trusting the
trusts. of which he outlined the act as
follows:
Good friends we've come among you once
again,
Craving the tribute of your tears and
laughter,
We aim to prove by methods safe and
sane,
All men are daft, and some but merely
dafter.
Yet mol In haste, perhaps. to give the
The rhymester sets your brains to useless
dreaming,
For what we show is that swift moving
time,
Makes men, If not more sane, yet safer
seeming.
Here. then, tonight we'll strive to make
most clear,
That busting trusts may go with kindly
feeling.
That sentiment and all that gives good
cheer.
Are not apart from what once seemed
raw-dealing.
From busting trusts we turn to trust the
trusts,
| Thus runs the new Wilscnian dispensa-
tion, y
A trust that's trusted, it no longer lusts,
Or in its heart can shelter that sensation.
Tonight upon our mimic stage you'll see,
Miss Trust a dear, sweet miss, appearing:
But hold A startling paradox there'll be,
For our play means distrust is disappear
ing.
And yet again a paradox is found.
For if YOU closely heed our elocution.
Your minds will have this thought a
buzzing round,
A dying trust revives through dissolution.
If trusts go hand in hand with those who
bust,
And busting means no ak, but merely
trusting,
This peaceful Constitution may adjust,
Those busted things that surely need
adjusting.
So If we seem to Jest that you may laugh.
Pause yet awhile. good friends. at my
behesting.
Read well between the lines and wisdom
quaff,
From what tho jesting is. is not mere
jesting
q, Sf n
The scene then disclosed Old Man Trust
and his daughter, Industry, discovered In
an out of the way place in the country,
and Miss Industry asked him why they
had left the city and gone to the wilder
ness. Trust declared 1t was his last stand,
for he had almost abandoned hope, and
Industry asked: ''Why don't you put
your trust in Providence?" to which Trust
replied Have you forgotten that Charles
S. Melen put his trust in Providence and
that Providence. as well as New Haven
and Hartford. rose ON its hind legs and
mashed him flat?"
The appearance of Hawkshaw Brandeis
startled the two. He declared that he
was a deductive and not detective for
a detective detects and he deducts. Bran
deis finally growing tired of waiting asked
for word with Mr.. Trust and was about
to leave when Attorney General Mercy
nolds appeared and Trust asked him what
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Tilted position, aud for all the world
look like drunken men leaning against
lamr posts or houses 10 keep from fall
ng. Some of them are SO mischievous-
ly wicked OF wickedly mischievous that
they seem TO say as [ look up at them.
Here 's-hic--to YOU" Even Macaulay
is on bender And bancroft Is not
only leaning against lamp post but
"A torn place in his back gives him
ralxish ieer; he winks at me and seems
to say, Hurry up the apples ana wa
ter put plenty sugar in mine, and lots
o. toddY, / like Ii strong" Ben Johnson
is leaning against Charlotte Bronte,
Just able to stand and singing TO her.
"Hlinl1 To Me Only With Thine Eyes.
Tom Moore and TennYson are Just feel
ing theirs, they are not exactly
straight, but do not need a lamp post.
Mrs. Browning and Harriet Martineau
have their heads together and seem TO
be Whispering about the Sscandalous
company they are in Byron, poor fell
loN, is quite flat and done for. And
pepYe. cid gossipping PepNs is nearly
Off the shelf altogether and IL Mrs.
Humphrey Ward should move her green
skirt lust a little the great gossip OF
the court of Charles II would fall TO
the floor In disgracel | declare It's
shame To let these people by their
attitudes suggest such things | must
set them straight 1t all grows out OF
my untidy habit of not putting things
where they belong. and much of this
arises from mental abstfa faction--a con-
dition of mind thai once led me to put
my eyeglasses in my mouth while |
tried to see through my pipe.
Now for tile toasted apples and
frozen cream. No hot water and moth
ing stronger than cream. which has
been hardening on the outside window
ledge. TO The Age-ierald and other
friends, good night
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wv LILLIAN CULLEN BRYANT in
AAE the little poem which he mod.
w estly calls "A Winter Piece"
ascribes to winter;
"splendors beyond what gorgeous sum
mer knows,
Or autumn with his many fruits, and
woods
All flushed with many hues9
In these lines the poet writes of winter
In the open fields and woods after the
rains shave glazed the snow and clothed
the forests with sparkling ice, and
"While the slant sun of February pours
Into the bowers a flood of light"
Winter thus adorned is indeed gorgeous
beyond the power of words fifty to de-
scribe arsd presents a form of beauty
which the mind does not attempt to
analyze, but is content to enjoy in its
ensemble. OF course, there are spots
here and there more picturesque than
others-such as groups of pine, cedar
| and holly, whose evergreen leaves pierce
Through the snowy coverlet which nature
softly laid upon them in the quiet hours
of last night when we slept; then there
|are in full view oaks, elms and hckories,
whose chilly limbs hold up frosty white
fhands in the wintry air which, as HAM
let said on the cold night before Elsnore
castle. Elites shrewdly;' and the wide
stretch of fields covered with a glitter
ing whiteness dazzling the eyes into
|snow-blindness; then, too, the half frozen
stream which only a few days ago was
singing it's way down through long
vista of woodland once dark with foliage
but now white and snowy, and silent.
All these in themselves are beautiful.
But as one treads through the soft
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missionary to the slaves at that time
was Rev. James MeLemore. on whom
Caesar won rapidly, and he often took
the slave preacher with him on his tours,
and not infrequently had him to preach
in his stead. Mr.. MeLemore called the
attention of the association to the worth
of this man. and proposed that he be
bought from his master, given his free
dom, and be employed as a missionary
to the slaves on the plantations. This
was accordingly done. through a com
mittee of the body and the sum of Sos
was paid for Caesar out of the treasury
of the association, and the remainder.
of the life of Caesar was given exclusive
" to preaching as a free man. Exceed
lnly black as Caesar was. he was gladly
listened to by white auditors as he would
go here and there about the country on
his missionary tours.
In another instance, the Alabama state
convention sought to purchase a gifted
slave for the same purpose. There be-
longed to John Phillips of Cotton Valley,
Macon county, a slave whose name was
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a MIDST fhe shadings and shinings
- Of slavery were two instances in
a Alabama history that are worthy
Of record. During the regime of slavery,
provision was made in the churches of
the whites for the accommodation of the
slaves, in the larger churches by spa
cious galleries, and in the smaller ones
by rear seats. The latter custom pre-
vailed, for the most part, in the rural
churches
Among The different denominations. the
Baptists anu Methodists We're foremost in
the provision Of the meahs of evangelical
ton Of the slaves. There two denomi-
nations made each year appointments of
white missionaries to the blacks on the
plantations, and on the services held un-
der sueh conditions. both the whites and
blacks would attend Provision was made
for membership of the slaves in the
churches Of the whites. where they en-
1oyed the same privileges in common, be-
ing received into membership in the same
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CONTINUED from Page Twenty eight
in amazement then turned to President
Walker and asked if he could not take
them into the Gridiron Club. Mr. Walker
declared that the constitution of the club
requifed that only Washington newspaper
men could become members, to which the
observers replied that they were moulders
Of public opinion. Then their disguises
were removed and they were discovered
to be Ben r. Allen, of the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, and Sumner Curtis. of the Chicago
Record-Herald. new members just elected
to the club, and President Walker well
coined them to seats at the table and the
Isla Santa Domino faded from view.
.; - y
Soon after the chairman of the music
committee announced that he had the
pleasure of introducing a man who was
almost a stranger to the people of Wash
ington, who, although a member OF the
House of Representatives, he seldom at
tended the meetings of chat body. But
he consented to come to Washington to
attend the dinner of the Gridiron club.
He then presented a member of the club
as Representative Hobson, of Alabama,
and to the tune of ''The Girl in the Heart
of Maryland" the Pseudo Hobson sang:
I'm the noise in Alabama
In that quaint old southern state.
ou Well may fears I'll soon be here
To take the Senate by the ear:
Though Donovan still is hoping
That he'll get the goods on me
Don't you think that 1 am loafins
Ii am an absentee.
CHORUS.
There's a seat in the heart of the
Senate
That's a seat that belongs to me.
For l sunk the Merrimac,
Laic the Spaniard on his back
Down in the bottom of the sea
If thunder sh ould strike Underwood
There might be some hope for me-
There's a seat in the heart of the
Senate
That's seat that belongs to me.
Underwood can tend to tariffs
ARD lead the majority;
He can boss the House and rule those
yaps
But I'm the guy that scares the Japsi
Ard when it comes to kissing
YoL can leave It all to me:
There's nothing I am. missing
II am an absentee.
s; !. j;
This song was followed by a skit
entitled, THE U. s. Naval School on
Board the Battleship Friendship" and
1t represented Secretary of the Navy
\Daniels idea of his intended uplift of
e navy. outside a bell sounded two
els and welfare worker and pro-
IIessor entered. followed by five old
time bluejaekets. The professor an
knouneed that he he'd been appointed by
Fecretary Daniels to put the uplift in
ne navy and he would now examine
class of blueiaekets. With great po-
tenesS he dofEcd his cap to each sail
as he asked the questions and re-
u1red similar salute from the
3ackies.
After ne had asked where the captain
psood In time of battle and cautioned
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Of his gifts as a preacher. When the
committee had ended. Dock asked his
friend and master what he had to say to
proposal SO novel. and the master told
him that II was left to him 10 decide.
The blacksmith then said; Mars John,
We were raised together, and have al
ways been like brothers. You give me
all the freedom 1 want. You let me
have a horse to ride when I want It, and
there has never been a word between
us. No greater kindness could I have, II
I were free. but II you want to sell me,
/ will so, not because | want to, but
because you want 10 get rid of me. OF
course. / belong to you, and II you leave
il to me, I'm going to stay with you
till one or the other of US dies That
settles 1t, gentlemen" said the master,
and turning to Dock, he said, You may
so back TO your work" Dock lived many
years was a slave preacher of power. but
was never free. There Is much of the
inner history of tho south OF which the
world knows nothing.
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The music act of the gridiron dinner is
always feature. This time it was In
the shape of a cabaret show. As the
music played lively air a string OF
walters with their round about coats and
napkins over their arms and bearing
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-20
COLLIER JUPITER on FIRE.
Biggest Vessel of Kind in Danger of
Destruction.

Vallejo, Cal, March 1S.-The new
navy collier Jupiter, the largest vessel
ever built on the Pacific coast and the
only electrically propelled vessel Of
her size in the world, caught fire to-
day in Hath No. 13, supposedly from
spontaneous combustion.
The Jupiter had just completed her
trial trip and had on board full car
go of coal, which she was about to
take around the Horn to, her newly
assigned station On the Alta ntic coast.
officers at the Mare Island navy yard
believed they could confne the fire to
the compartment ia which it originat-
ed. The Jupiter has y hatchways and
"a compartments.
Late tonight the fire still was
smouldering. AS precaut;on all the
coal on board the collier will be un-
loaded. This work was begun today
and will be continued tomorrow.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-20
SPARTANBURG GETS
PELLAGRA HOSPITAL
Congressman JOhnsOn'S Steady Work
Brings YictOry-WiH Establish
At Once.

Washington, March 18.-Now that
he urgen, deficiency appropriation
bill has passed the senate it is in or
der to explain the full significance Of
the pellagra hospital item of SAT 1000
which was mentioned by The News
and Couriers correspondent when the
measure was before the house in Feb
ruary. 1t was not advisable to go in
10 desails Until the item had been ap-
proved by both branches of congress.
The adoption of this item means
that the public health sci vice will es-
tablish Immediately at Spartanburg,
in the building of the Good Samaritan
hospital, the field institution for the
treatment of pellagra as declared nee
essary by the secretary of the treas
ury in a letter to congress dated De-
cember 30, 1913. The importance Of
the hospital is not tQ be estimated by
the SAT, 900 urgent deficiency appro-
priation. That sum, which will be
available at once and until complete
ly used, is but the initial emergency
provision.
After July / next the public health
service will be able to draw on the
100000 item carried annually by the
sundry civil bill for combating the
diseases of mankind and part OF
this may be used at 5partanburg if
necessary. AS the Good Samaritan
hospital building is provided free OF
COS: for the governments use, it will
be seen that the public hedth servict
will be prepared to handle pellagra pa
tients in very large numbers at Spar
tanburg.
Indeed, such an impression has been
made upon the house appropriations
committee by Representative Joseph
T. Johnson. of the 4th district, in his
explanation of the pellagra situation
statements which be would probably
not have cared to make so fully op the
floor of the house, that the commit
tee is in a frame OF mict . supple
nent t1e emergency aT0rHIHr:cc to
any requisite extent if bccasien shall
hereafter arise.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-20
The Usual Way.
The Youths Companion.

The Youths Companion.
The Limited Express tore madly
along through midnight darkness.
Suddenly the alert engineer sprang to
the lever, and set the brakes. The
sparks flew from the rails as the lock-
ed wheels slid along with a cry as Of
pain. The lights were extinguished as
car after car toppled from the rails,
Then came a shuddering silence more
terrible than the harsh grating of iron
on steel.
Some passengers made torches from
fragments of wreckage, and searched
for dead and injured. A sound sin
gularly like snore issued from a pile
of debris. Hastily removing several
pieces Of twisted iron, they dragged
forth a slumbering porter.
Great heavens!' they exclaimed.
Didn't you know Gnere had been a
wreck?'
|'Well, gemmun, sho felt somethin'
but I done thought We was couplin' on
de dinin can at Jackson"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-20

the gentleman aid tue unlucky fellow
who fould himself in the tolls knew
tla Mr. Cooley was merely perform
ing duty and that he was certain Of
getting a square deal as far as Cooley
was concerned. In 1906 Mr.. Cooley
was appointed chief asen OF the Phil
ippine constabulary, taking the place
CT e. l.. Carpenter, who was killed in
Laguna While trying to capture the no.
torious Sakay and his band Of outlaws.
Mr.. Cooley's services witA jhe constab-
ulary has won for him the highest
praises Of the men who have COM
manded that organization and many
delicate missions nave been entrusted
to him. 1t might be expected natural
ly that man CARRYING out the duties
Mr.. Cooley has had TO perform would
make a great number Of enemies for
himself, but somehow or other Joe
could not seem to make anything but
friends.
''All of the leading Filipinos are his
friends and among those who were
the first to reQust Mr.. Cooley's ap-
pointment to a better position in the
government service was Governor
Lukban, Of Tayabas Province, whom
Cooley had fought against in the Sa-
mar campaign.
''Mr. Cooley comes from a State that
has produced some Of Americas great
est statesmen and soldiers, t2e grand
old State of Soush Carolina, and Cool
ey is proud of k. He thought so much
OF his native State that when he de-
cided to settle down none but a charm
Ing South Carolina girl would do him
for a wife.
"In Angus, 1911, he married Miss
Annie Lee La2ford, of Lanford, South
Carolina, and # Joe Cooley was popu
lar before u1at date he was doubly so
after his bride arrived here Mr.
Cooley is a member OF several organi-
cations, among them the Sons Of the
Revolution, the Sons OF the Confeder-
acy and the Veteran Army Of the Phil
ippines. Three or four generations
of scrappers, if you will no,ice. Some
fighting family them Cooleys.
Back in ireland I would wager a
bet that Joe's ancestors we're some
prize byes at the annual Donnybrook
celebrations.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-20

stops 10 take special notice Of Con-
federate cross OF honor, when sucl
mark OF distinction is noticed on the
lapel Of coat. Mr. Jno. W. Wicker
died at his nome here Wednesday,
March II, and was buried on the fol-
lowing day at st. Pauls OF which
which he was life Iong member. In
1866 Mr.. Wicker was united ii holy
ma rimony TO Miss Louise Werts, af-
ter living happy together as man and
wife fer 43 years, she preceded him
10 tAe spirit land April 6, 1909. Unto
them were born six children, four OF
whom survive him, two having died
while young. He was member of
the 9Th South Carolina regiment, COM
pany D. 1t is said that his war rec
ord was that of a good soldier. When
the war was over he came home and
served his country as faithfully as he
had served on the northern battle
fields. Mr.. Wicker was one of our
landmarks, not so old, but landmark,
75 years in this neighborhood, an hon
orable life For many years he kept
the keys Of Gods house, nearby, and
was faithful in his care Of the church.
He was a great reader of papers and
loved conversation on natio al and To-
cal political subjects. He will be
greatly missed by US all. We extend
to the bereaved children aid relatives
our deepest sympathy.
A word abous road dragging which
has been pretty we'll dragged through
this section of late. Every person that
drags the road or fills a mud hole, or
digs a big rock from the way of bug
gies, or gives land that the road bed
may be changed, or fixes bad bridge,
or a public road, without pay and is
known to be in the habit Of doing such
things, should have a title conferred
uron him by the county supervisor.
The writer suggests, "P. S. c." that
means, public spirited citizen. We are
sometimes disgusted by people who
work only for money, with no love of
public good in their hearts. Here are
some suggested for "P. S. c.: James
Richardson, Thaddeaus Boinest, w. B.
Boines,, T. P. Richardson J. w Rich
ardson, Henry Richardson, George
Wicker, the Rev. Y. Won a. Riser, T.
J. Wilson, J. A Kinard, L. a. Shealy,
Jno. Sease, J. H. Sease.