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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-03
DIR. BABCOCK WILL RETIRE
He Says DR.. E. B. Saunders VIII Also
Leave the Asylum II
He Goes.

The State, 1st.
81 have written a letter of resigna-
ton as superintendent Of the State
Hospital for the Insane and will send
it to the governor at the proper time"
This was the announcement made
yesterday by J. W. Babcock, NJ. D., su-
perintendent of the State Hospital for
the Insane, following conference at
the State house of DR.. Babcock with
Senator Strait, Senator Mauldin, Sen
ator Young and Representative Hun
ter, members of the special committee
appointed to investigate the charges
in Connection with the asylum.
Asks Definite Answer.
DR.. Babcock told the members Of
the committee that he wanted a def
mite answer from the governor as to
what he proposed to do regarding the
institution. He said that out Of regard
for his family he considered the resig-
nation of his position the best solu-
ton. He said he must consider the
health and peace of mind Of his wife
and children.
The oral statement Of DR.. Babcock
was transmitted to the chief executive
be Senators Strait and Mauldin. The
governor sail that ne would take the
matterxpnde fsdrissmEat.
"Will DR.. E. B. Saunders also re-
sign?' was the question asked Dr..
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-03
FATHER IS ADVISED
OF SONS DEATH
Justice Gary Receives Sad News at
AbbeviIle.-SOn Was Popular
At Home.

Abbeville, March Ernest Gary,
II year old son of Chief Justice Eu-
gene 3. Gary of the South Carolina
supreme court, was drowned at Lex
ington, Va, this afternoon. The sad
intelligence was conveyed to the young
man father in telegram from Henry
Louis Smith, president of Washington
and Lee university, at which institu-
ton Ernest Gary was a first year stu
dent.
The message gave no details OF the
tragedy. Ernest Gary was one of the
most popular young men of Able
vile. He was a member Of the fresh
man class at Washington and Lee uni
versity. He mas four sisters and one
brother. His sisters are: Mrs. Tom
Pope Of Knards, Mrs. Hassel Of Will
son, N. c., Miss Ellie Gary and Miss
Caroline Gary of Abbeville. One
brother, Eugene B. Gary, Jr, sur
wives.
. He was next to the youngest child
of Justice and Mrs. Gary. Two uncles
are members of the South Carolina
bench, Ernest Gary of Columbia, judge
of tbe fifth circuit, and Frank B.
Gary OF Abbeville, judge OF the tenth
circuit.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-03
Just So They're on the Wal.
Chicago Record-Herald.

Chicago Record-Herald.
They we're a simple looking couple,
we'll past middle age, and they had
just boarded train at little station
in Michigan. The good old lady had
deposited her wraps in the seat and
was locking out the window at the
sleepy village, with its one wide muddy
street. 1t was evident that she was
full Of emotion.
Are you sure We have every thing,
John?" she asked, turning suddenly to
her husband.
"Yep;" he replied; 81 guess we're
all SET"
He sank into the seat beside her and
the train began to move.
John" the good old lady exclaimed,
"Joha, this train amt goin' the right
way, is tt3 I can't make it seem as
though we're movin' in the right direc-
ton"
Don't worry" replied John, glanc-
ing out the window; what difference
does it make which way we're moVin
as long as were moVin'T'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-03
Babcock yesterday.
DR.. Saunders May Go.

"If my res. 1natic1 is accepted Dr'
Saunders will not remain at the in
stitution," replied DR. Babcock.
Dr.. Babcock said that for the rea-
sons above stated he mad decided 70
resign as superintendent Of the
asylum, following the report OF the
legislative committee. The committee
exonerated DR.. Saunders Of all charges
and highly recommended DR.. Babcock
for his defense Of the young woman,
who is employed as the second assist
ant physician at the asylum.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-03
Quarterly Conference.
CO1e. II. 6le2So,
Governor.

, The second quarterly conference OF
Broad River circuit will be held at
Ponaria Methodist church On next
Monday, March 9th, at 10 o'clock
sharp. Rev. ". P. Meadows, P. E.
All the official members are earnestly
requested to attend. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
D. P. Boyd, Pastor.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-03
ERNEST GARY LOSES LIFE
Son of Chief Justice OF South Carolina
Supreme Court is
Drowned.

Lexington, Va, March l.-While
testing ice on a pond about one mile
from Lexington this afternoon at 3
o'clock, Ernest Cay, the II year old
son of Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary
Of the South Carolina supreme court,
was drowned. Young Gary and Cadet
Smith Of Virginia Military institute
were out walking and came to pond
of ice. Gary ventured tCo far and
the thin ice gave way and he dis
appeared into about y feet of water.
Cadet Smith gave the alarm and went
to the assistance of Gary, but was
himself precipitated into the water
when the ice gave way under him.
He reached the shore and secured a
plank which he extended to young
Gary but the boy was too weak to
grasp it firmly and sank for the last
time. The body was recovered.
After religious services tomorrow
morning at 7:30 o'clock the body will
be sent to Abbevil,e where burial will
take place.
President Smith said tonight that
Gary, who was freshman a member
of the Episcopal church ard cnior
was one of the brightest boys attend
irg Washington and Lee, and stood
high in his classes. The tragic death
caused deep sorrow among his class
mates, among whom he was popular.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-03
The governor sent to the general
assembly the following message in re-
gard to his vetoes:
Message on Yetoes.

AS'''SeoN Oh ~NNNt'e
Gentlemen Of the General Assembly:
'In any annual message to you, sent
in on tae first day Of your session,
this year, I stated positively, in Ian
guage which could not be misunder-
stood, tlat if you passed certain bills
l would refuse to sign them and would
retu to you without my signature.
1t seems that some Of you thought
was Joking, or, as my friead Hon. Sam
Rittenberg would say, in telling his
famous joke, Il was only bluffins.
However, l was not doing either; I
meant exactly what wrote and I have
done exactly what l said l would do
regret that it is necessary for me to
send you so many veto messages; they
delay you, because on each there has
to be a roll call, which takes uptime,
but l wrote this message in order to
call your attention to the fact that you
and you alone are responsible for the
delay, for l forewarned you that l
would veto these measures; you
2assed them, ,aad I have kept my
word; so when you ask yourselves
the question why am vetoing so
many acts, just refer back to my an
nual message and you will see that
I am doing what I told you l would
do, and that the fault Of delay is in
your endeavor to force bills through
which told you would take two thirds
of each of your houses to do. hope
that everyone of my vetoes will be
sustained. The majority Of the white
people of South Carolina elected me
governor; they elected me because Of
my opposition to compulsory edu-
cation; because of my opposition to
medical examination of school child
rem; because of my opposition to
Radicalism and Republicanism; be-
cause of my opposition to centraliza-
ton of government, by placing it in
the hands of few, and so far have
carried out all promises made to the
people of my State, and have no ap-
ologizies to make, and 1 propose to
continue the same way. The major
ity endorsed me and it is yet to be
seen, this summer, whether they will
endorse me again or not. The legis-
lature Of 1912 nearly ran over me and
nearly two thirds of them were LETT
at home. AS to what the result Of
1914 will be is yet to be seen. AS
to myself, 1 have no fears, and if my
friends will stand by me and sustain
my vetoes, they need have no fear,
for I will take care Of them and my
self, too, on the stump if God lets me
live. If Ee does not; my last words
will be God, protect and help my
friends and keep our State government
from being turned into a monarchy
and the rich and corrupt from control
ling my people"
every respectfully,
"Cole. L. Blease,
Governor"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-03
Two Cent Rate Bill.

The senate still has before it the
TWO cent rate bill, and the Fortner
bill to prohibi. whites from teaching
IN negro schools the two measures
which have held the centre OF the
stage during this session of the gen
eraI assembly. Vote on the two cent
bill is being blocked in the senate by
the opponents of the measure, and on
Saturday debate was again adjourned
until Tuesday night
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-03
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
MEETS AGAIN TONIGHT
APPROPRIATION BILL STILL IN
CONFERENCE COMMTTEE.
Governor Being Sustained in Most OF
His Yetoes-2-Cent Rate and
FOrtner Bills.
Special to The Herald and News.

Columbia, March Both houses
of the general assembly adjourned
Saturday until Tuesday night. The
free conference committee had not
yet reported the appropriation bill,
This committee, when it adjourned on
Saturday, had yet to consider $241,-
900 of the $4,000 upon which the
house and the senate are apart. 1t is
expected that this committee will re-
port the bill to the two houses early
Tuesday night 1t is possible for
final adjournment to be reached We'd
nesday, or the legislature may be
mere all the week. 1t is difficult to
make a prediction with any accuracy.
The house on Saturday passed con-
current resolution from t1e senate
providing for final adjournment at 9
o'clock on Wednesday night. The
mouse, however, did not apply the
parliamentary "clincher," so that this
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-03
The FOrtner Bill.

The senate on Saturday accepted a
substitute offered by Senator Nichol-
son, of Edgefeld, for the Fortner bill
snd the substitute was sent to third
reading. The substitute is as follows:
Section 1 1t shall be unlawful for
any person of one race to teach in
any school, college, or Institution OF
learning in this State where persons
0! a different race are taught, with
ous first obtaining the written con-
sent of the county board Of education
Of the county in which such school,
college or institution Of learning is
focated: Provided, That nothing in
the act shall be construed to prohibit
the teaching of the Bible and religious
matters, nor to moral training.
"Sec. 2. That any person who
shall violate the provisions Of this act
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor. and upon conviction shall be
FURNISHED by fne of not exceeding
$500 or by Imprisonment not exceed
sEg II months"
Vital Statistics Measure.
The senate has passed, with slight
amendment, the Lawson-Harper vital
statistics bill, providing for the re-
gstration Of births and deaths, and
The measure has been ordered return
ed to the house with amendment.
Tae measure providing for the direct
election of United States senator, in
accordance with the recent amend
ment to the United States constitution,
has been passed by the senate and OF
dered enrolled for ratification.
sos Acts Passed.
sos acts have been ratified and sent
TO the governor. Several of these have
been vetoed, and the others have been
sent over to the secretary of the State.
In most of his Yetoes the governor has
been sustained.
Governors VetOes Sustained.
Governor Blease has returned to
the house in which they originated
II acts which were delivered to him.
Ten of these were outright vetoes
eight Of which vetoes were sustained,
one of which has been overriden by
both houses, and one Of which has
been overriden by the house and is
yet in to be voted upon by the senate
Two of the measures returned were
sent back because Of irregularities
One OF the measures was repetition
Of measure already approved by the
governor, and ohe governors objection
was sustained by the senate, and the
measure killed. The other was re-
turned to call attention to grave
mistake. The author Of the measure,
however, did not think the error was
fatal, and the governor agreed 10 re-
ceive and sign the measure and turn
it over to the secretary. Of State.
Following are the various measures
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-11-26

Thanksgiving dinner then sets forth.
Back Of all nationality lies the fam
lily This is the foundation stone in
the social system. The city, the state,
the nation are outgrowths of the
family. The people expressing their
thanks to Almighty God for the bless
ings conferred upon the community
in it's several organizations is not as
sacred a symbol as the family at
meat in recognition of the goodness
of God to its members. The purity
and sweetness Of the family tie, the
power and influence of the family
teaching, the conservation and devo-
tion of the heads of the family cir
cle-these are the things that fill the
measure of Thanksgiving as the
myriad household groups gather about
the well-laden boards to return
thanks for the good things Of God to
them. From the youngest to the eld-
est In these groups the real spirit Of
Thanksgiving is set forth, even though
many of them do not dwell upon the
spirit of praise in fact For after all,
true thanksgiving Is to be in the
spirit Of praise and not simply to ex-
press forms of devotion. These latter
are essential as the symboling forth
of the gratitude of the nation, but
the simple loving and the goodness Of
the family group is the basis of the
real thanksgiving spirit.
The churches will be we'll attended.
and the discourse, the worship and
the singing will all direct the mind
toward the mighty advance of the
nation that was formed from the scat
tered colonies of the Atlantic sea-
board and will point to the beginnings
of Thanksgiving day upon the bleak
coasts of New England. All this Is
well, GCd, who made and has kept
the American people nation, has
done more by that act to attest the
spirit of his fatherhood than by any
other act in the history of nations or
of peoples. All should unite in wor-
ship in the churches and return home
to enter into the praise of the family
circle.
In the family circle will be found
the turkey in the setting of the
cessories of one Of the biggest din
ners of the year. 1t is to be hoped
that all may have a Thanksgiving
dinner, SO that all may enter into
the praise for the goodness of the
giver of every good and perfect gift.
Without the turkey, the accepted sym.
boil of American rejoicing at Thanks.
giving time, the day would be incom-
plete; with it the spirit and essence
of the occasion is present.
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as she had we2t bitterly over the
news of his disappearance, Mothers
weep as they pray for blessings upon
the distant one, and weep when they
come bringing sheaves Of blessings
with them.
We know Of that sort of thing In
the history of the crop that has just
been harvested. Such anxiety there
has never been over it, So much de-
pended upon what should come back
to us from the seed grain we threw
into the soil and helplessly left there,
last spring Whether prosperity or
tribulation should befall our coun-
try hung upon the crop. Wars abroad
and restricted funds at home were
hard to put up with even temporarily,
and all over America thoughtful
men anxously awaited what every
week brought forth regarding the state
of the growing grain. Hundreds of
farmers had struggled along through
discouragement so far, and their sue
cess or failure seemed to depend just
upon this one years crop.
And then news gradually filtered
through the usual channels of infor-
nation that plenty was to crown the
plains. A firstrate crop was harvest
ed. Anxiety was turned into Joy. A
years success with the grain means SO
much.
The heaviness which brooded over
us has withered away before the JOY
that came in the morning after the
threshers had done their work, and
the blessing Of the months past could
actually be weighed and measured. II
we could almost have wept with anx-
iety last spring, we are almost ready
to weep for Joy now that Thanksgiv-
ing time has come round to us. Mort
cages will be lightened. Notes will
be met. Education can be afforded
for the promising lad or girl. There
need not be stinting in the house next
winter Many ya\devout man and wom-
an, many thoughtful father and
mother, will feel filing Of the heart,
and throat as they realize what the
harvest means to them, and what JOY
it brings into life for the loved ones.
For harvest always Is time for
heart-full kind of happiness. The tear
is never very far away from the
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THTJRMONT FREDERICK COUNTY, MD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER

smile in the happiness of it all. Crops
are nearly always almost on the verge
of ruin. A single night draws the line
between failure and success. The
relief of having 1t all safely over would
be hard to bear, indeed, II we stopped
to think of 1t.
For never Is man more helpless
than when he comes to depend upon
the crops. And We all depend upon
the crops. Starvation Is only just
spared the world year by year. Those
who realize it fully may be excused
If their joy becomes poignant enough
to becloud the face, and make the eye
watery.
What if the harvest had not spread
the table of the world satisfactorily?
There is never full years spare sup
ply of bread on hand, you know. And
it Is hard to see children, women and
strong men stand helpless In the face
of famine. Some part of the world
faces famine conditions every year!
Our Thanksgiving is for the harvest
pTlilldIlly, IelIeulDeT. LlleT lulO Iuo
spirit of it. Try this year and real
ize what the harvest means to you.
your country and the whole of the ma
tions. Reach down into your hearts
recesses, and feel how little, after all,
you have done to secure for us all
this crop, than just to drop the seed
into the prepared soil, and gather it
up when the crop has been given
you.
Possibly 1t would do you no harm II
you measure up to your privileges,
and then ask Of yourself: "How
much of this harvest did deserve, re-
membering whence 1t came, and what
| am and have been?"
Take Thanksgiving day that way, and
you will cease to wonder why it was
this message began with tears min
Cling with joys and sorrows. 1t is an
affecting time to all of US, the bless
ings from the fields are so fine, so un-
deserved, so necessary. They lead
to thankfulness, and to Thanksgiving
almost naturally. When you add to
them the glorious blessings of peace,
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Y IEs, yes. indeed We would have
" had perfectly lovely time at
our house on Thanksgiving II
it hadn't been for an accident
that happened at the din
ner table. At the time l felt terri
bly, misanthropic about it and
really had a very bad movay quart
dour for a minute, but l soon con-
soled myself by recalling dear Rob-
ert Burns precious words, The
best laid plans Of mice and men gang
bide awee."
We only had small dinner party.
Just the Bolivards and Woods sister
and her husband and their little boy,
Harold. Did you ever meet Woods
sister? My dear, between you and /
remember this is strictly soto voce-
she is very ignorant and snobbish, and
such talker! Wood himself ac.
knowledges that she would surely ex-
plode if she ever got tetanus, and ever
since she went abroad she holds her
head as high as Marie Antoinette go
ing to the Moulin Rouge and Talks
nothing but Paris-a perfect parricide,
l call her!
And ignorant! Why, do you know,
she brought me back a little statu-
esque of Venus from Italy and apollo
gized for itp broken arms, by telling
me it was that way the diagonal was
found! Ha, ha ha l could scarcely
retain my specific gravity, was SO
amused She didn't know that Mickey
Angelo had carved 1t that way on
purpose to make 1t look old and de-
blitated because the Romans dearly
loved antique things. ! don't blame
them either, do myself don't you?
I have colonial monogamy antima-
cassar 500 years old with all the
knobs broken off.
had a high noon dinner at one
o'clock-"when jocund day stands
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DAY OF FEST|vITY
Spirit of Thanksgiving Manifested
in Enjoyment as Well as
in DevOtionS.
Therefore the Turkey In the Center
Of Widespread Board Is SYM
boI of Praise to the Giver of
All That Is Good and
Perfect.

TROM the early days when the
Saxon kings tethered their
steeds hard by the banquet
board" SO that the foam of
the chargers flecked the beard
Of the eater to the present time, the
spirit of the amply loaded board is
the spirit of festivity and of good
will Thanksgiving day would be
robbed of the particular flavor 1t pos
sesses if it were a day of severe OBJ
servation. The spirit of Thanksgiv-
ing without the sanctifying grace OF
the spread board would be a spirit OF
cheerlessness. The Thanksgiving tur-
key is as much a part of the day as
are the devotions that the day calls
forth. The devotions would be dry
and sapless If the day were made
virtual penance, as would be the case
without the turkey regnant upon the
platter, while the family gathers about
the board to give thanks for home
blessings as a part Of the liberal por-
ton that Providence has dispensed
TO tu6 UdllOu. 1 ue llduhS6lNllS tui :
key is the emblem Of the nations de-
votion.
The assembling Of the congrega'
tions in the churches Is but part
of the devotion of the day. 1t is, in
fact, the symbolic part. 1t Is ex-
pressive of the spirit OF the people
in praise to the Deity for the general
blessings to the nation. The actual
spirit of thanksgiving is that which
takes account of the unison of the
family in the act Of praise as it par
takes of the provisions Of the day.
Charles Lamb says that one should
not only say grace at meat, but
hundred times day for the good OF
living. The grace said at the Thanks.
giving board-and even those unused
to such invocation should observe 1t
upon that occasion--is a grace for
the blessings of life which the
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Wood was first He said words
couldn't express his gratefultude be-
cause he didn't have to pay an In
come tax. Poor Wood! He staid up
all the night before, figuring out what
he would have to pay at the source.
He was terribly puzzled at first and
wanted me to help him, but was too
busy assisting Nora to make the
stufling.
He didn't know whether to multiply
the least common multiple by the
fourth dimension and add l per cent
of the remainder, or extricate the
cuberoot of the net proceeds and
square the result One thing, he said,
was certain. He'd just like to get
square once with the Democrats! MY,
but he was tickled when he came up
stairs the next morning to tell me ne
had escaped after all. but, he said, 1t
was a very close shave.
I don't know whether to tell / was
thankful because I had been elected
president of my suffrage club, or be-
cause had such a wonderful child as
Gwendolyn, but finally decided to In
innate Cordelia, the mother Of the
Gratchy. and display my jewel child.
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Robert Burns.

the JOY of living in a new, fresh, rap
idly developing country, with bright
promises to crown the lives of the
little ones, climate full of variety to
invigorate and encourage US to clear
thought and constant effort, there is
something wrong if you do not feel
the impulse within to shout out:
praise God from whom all blessings
flow," and to realize how true 1t is
that Joy lies very close to tears.
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A feast was spread out there before them
As fine as you ever could see.
When the grasshopper course had been
eaten
They had a course or two more
They had cranberry sauce and all kinds
of nuts,
And goodies and sweetmeats galore.
Twas a real old-fashoned Thanksgiving,
The bugs were all happy and gay,
You never would dream that twas Bug
town
On that beautiful Thanksgiving day.