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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03
November 20, 1915.
7. MORRIS. 1908 MAIN STREET.

Mr.. L. Morris established his cloth
ing business in Newberry in the year
1901, coming from Paterson, N. j.,
where he dealt in the line Of shoes.
During the fifteen years Of business
in this city, Mr.. Morris, having always
used the golden rule as his motto, mas
won the respect and esteem Of the peo-
pie in Newberry, and throughout the
neighboring country. He has built up
a reputation, which has met with the
approval of the public, consequently he
is making a great success and attain
ing the good wishes Of the community.
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hours and apply them TO special
young man, life is just going to b.
what you make it. Take up your spar
1ourse and apply them to specia-
thoughts that you may think to be OF
some interest for the upbuilding o:
your country. Always be honest III
what you do and say. Never advocate
a plan against your own conviction
just to please some one else. You vii
meet with thousands of temptations
through life's journey, but make up
your mind to be honest.
Be true, be brave like Daniel OF Old
Have the Christian courage wnen the
evils of life come before you to say
no. This is mighty hard word to
saw at times, but Daniel said it and
why not you?
In conclusion 1 want to say few
parting words to you, Mr.. Editor: May
the remaining part Of your life be full
of happiness, and your intellect grow
brighter and your mind grow broader
until you have reached your goal.
Most sincerely,
T. ]. W.
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netional,~ state and county.
But your home city comes in for
more than an equal share of your per-
sistence in this direction, and it should
be a satisfaction for you to know that
your long and untiring efforts have
not been in vain.
Notwithstanding those long 2S years
of your wearisome days and nights of
hard study and work to keep up your
paper to a high standard. We know
with reason that you have met with
many stumbling blocks. But there
are stumbling blocks IN the way of
every individual and the man who has
never run against stumbling block
is the man who is doing but very little
for the upbuilding and betterfent Of
his country.
There are men in every community
who are stumbling blocks to the
growth and development of every
thing that might materialize for the
betterment for themselves. Especially
if it is not a plan of their own. Tne
never have a good word for anythi &
but they can always tell of every mis-
take that others make and if you give
attention to everything you hear them
say you would soon conclude that ev-
erything was going to the bad" and
the devil would soon have possession
of the whole earth If you mention
any entertainment that is for the good
of the whole community, unless they
can see where they can be personally
benefited they will open fire and try
to upset the whole plan. only make
use of a few facts in relation to chonic
kickers who most assuredly live mis-
cradle life. for no one can get much
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I can say?
Mr.. Editor, you know, in this pro-
gressive world of ours, times demand
the highest intellectual thoughts that
can be produced. The whole world is
crying out for more efficient men and
women in every capacity of life, and
it is quite embarrassing to one who is
so limited in book culture to meet the
demands of this high-toned genera
ton.
But listen, my young friends, l
learned a lesson from an old negro
man when I was boy. l helped
thresh MS wheat He only made three
bushels. The boys with the thresher
began to laugh and ask him the fol-
lowing questions:
"Levi, after you pay Mr.. Kinard the
rent, pay US for threshing, and the
miller gets his toll, where is your
part coming from?"
The old negro raised his head and,
with a smile, said: Thank God for
that little. 1t could have been none
at all"
Then why should living man COM
plain? But this is progressive world
and we must not stiltify progress with
old-time thoughts.
But sometimes a little simple talk is
relished by the wisest men. Then, If
you will excuse me, 1 will dwell a
little while upon some past memories,
possibly dater back as far as the birth
of The Herald and News.
will first take up the beginning of
my school days, as they are so limited
that it will not consume much space.
The first school I ever attended l
walked a distance of two and a half
miles with my little bucket in one
hand and blue-backed speller in the
other, and at the winding up of this
session 1 don't remember just what
grade l was in, but I know I had
landed out as far as Baker" :" This
school was taught by Miss Elvira
Moore, in what is known as the old
Zones house." and since became the
property of J: J. Gallman, deceased,
and is now owned and occupied by his
youngest son. This was a comfortable
house. My next session was about the
same distance, which was a summer
school taught by Mr.. David B. Kinard,
the father of DR.. M. NJ. and Rev. j.. D.
Kinard
The building was a little log house
about 16 by "a with dirt floor. This
little house stood in patch of woods
near the residence of ]. A C. Kibler.
l put in some hard study what few
days fingered around this little cabin
for there was no time for 'idling while
you were under the government of
Mr.. Kinard. I don't just remember
just how far I got in my old "blue
back" at this session, but I do re-
member one thing that happened there
one evening as I was quietly sitting
on my old "slab bench" with my old
"blue back" before my face. There
was little fellow sitting to my right
who never failed to go to sleep every
day. At this time he was sleeping
HIS little feet lacked two or three
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peace and enjoyment out Of life who
is always looking for trouble and can
see no good in anything:
1t is not our intention though to
discuss the evil part of man, and we
are proud to know that there are but
few of just such stumbling block as
Just mentioned in our towns and coun-
tries.
want to say a word Of encourage
ment to any one, young or old, whose
aspirations are centered in the up
building of their country, either So
cially, morally Or financially. Never
be discouraged when you run against
one of these stumbling blocks.
First be sure you are right and then
stand by your own convictions and let
the devil and all Of his angels war
against you and I will give you Gods
word for it, you will come out more
than conqueror in the end. Now, be-
fore conclude this letter I want to
say a word to the young, because I
know that the men Of my age will all
very soon be passed away, and this
may be the last opportunity I may
have to give you word of advice. If
you could only look back into the op-
portunities Of my boyhood and now
realize the opportunities that stand
out before you, you would be better
prepared to appreciate those God-giFen
advantages of the present day. Re
member that the affairs of the earth
ar soon going to be turned over into
vonr hands. History has taught you
of the wonderful progress Of the past
50 wears, so what kind of history are
YOU going to leave after the next 50
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Thos. H. Peoples

Thomas H. Peoples, attorney gen
eral OF the state, has had a career
that in many ways has been remark
able He came prominently before the
public in the heated political campaign
Of 1912. when he defeated the invinc-
ible J. Fraser Lyon for the position
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piles Cured In 6 to Il Days

Your druggist will refund money il ,.d,.;z PAzo
0TNTMENT fails to cure any case OF iessins'
Ri;nd. Bleeding or Protruding Piles in eto IL Gays
The frst application give Ease ana Kest- of4
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-09-18
Palisades Campaign Against
Speeding.

The Citizens Committee of Pail
SADIE, that has undertaken to stop the
speeding and noise along Anderson
avenue is performing a praiseworthy
public service. They have gone at
the thing in the right way. They
are using no unfair tactics, and
really are installing a sort of cam
paign of education. One half the
autosists who speed through villages
at top speed do so thoughtlessly,
and it is the same with the cutout
mania. The idea seems to prevail
that with muller open there is
greater power to an auto engine, so
the driver in maintaining high speed
also maintains high noise. Both
will have to stop in Palisade. The
cimmittee means business.
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SATURDAY,, SEPTEMBER 10, 1915
POuer of Organization.

To-day, across the Atlantic, a
nation whose population individually
cannot boast Of a better personnel
than any one of at least two or three
with which it is contending for world
supremacy, is in battle with these
nations and many others, holding
them ten to one from their soil, and
apparently and actually, at least for
the present, gaining advantage
against these overwhelming numbers.
"And what is the reason? National
spirit? Yes. Preparedness? Yes.
Equipment? Yes.
But the secret of this success is
organization, the cO-Ordinating OF
fOrces.'-Warren M. HOrner.
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The Hesperian.

The sinking of the Hesperian has
suddenly cast a cloud over the situa-
ton. That the cloud may be soon,
and completely, dispelled is the earn
est hope of the American people. The
genuineness of their satisfaction over
the clearing up of our dispute with
Germany, so plainly promised by
Count Bernstorff's note of few days
ago, was manifest. One reason for
expecting that the sinking of the
Hesperian will not prove to be the
undoing of all this is the almost I'M
thinkable outrageousness of the act,
if it is an outrage at all. 1t is true
that the Lusitania outrage also
seemed unthinkable before it hap
pened; but there is vital difference.
So far from Germany having prom
ised at that time to respect the laws
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Baseball On The Hill Ton.

The season of baseball is practic-
ally over for this year. In amateur
circles there is very little of it left.
Only a few sporadic games are yet
scheduled.
Palisade has enjoyed it's best sea-
son Of record. The home team has
played very consistent ball, and has
developed some very fine players.
Out of eighteen games total it has
lost but three, which is a far greater
percentage than the average club
makes season. The Palisade clubs
average was 1888 in eighteen games
played, which is, perhaps, the best
average in Bergen county. The
team has played clean ball, which is
the only way to elevate the game.
Some patrons of the game and many
players are not contributing to the
ideals of clean sport when they act
in a manner calculated to reflect
upon the ethics of the game. Dis
crediting umpires and annoying
pitchers, and making rude noises are
all practices which should be dis
couraged. There is one thing, how
ever, over which the local team may
well be proud. 1t has behaved itself.
The Fairgrounds has furnished many
pleasant afternoons to Palisadians,
and though the diamond proper has
been in fine condition, the outfields
are not in good shape and need at
tention. By next season it is hoped
that a plan may be evolved that will
put the entire field in tiptop shape.
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Our No Account President

The position of President Wilson
is one that is so little understood
that to undertake to define his atti-
ude with any degree of hope that it
would carry far is utterly hopeless.
When he succeeded in drawing
from Germany recently an acknowl-
edgement on submarine warfare that
was everything in itself that he had
been contending for, the Arabic case
bobs up and muddies the water again.
But does this disturb Mr.. Wilson
Not a bit of it. With his usual
serenity and calmness he sends word
back to Germany, "Your answep
won't do" That's all. Then up
jumps Ambassador Bernstorff, hur-
ries to Washington, tells them down
there, "There's reason; let US arbi-
trate the matter" and Mr.. Wilson
answers back, 81 am willing to do
anything, only you must stop sinking
ships unless you warn them" Ger
many says she is agreeable, that her
recent note was sincere, and the
matter goes into correspondence for
final adjudication.
All the time the country is keep
ing out of war. This isn't doing
anything, but we still have "peace
with honor; we are not making any
sacrifices, and we are not standing
still. 1t is a distinct loss to stand
still, and all the time President Will
son is in action. Down in the heat
of Washington he is working with
his coat off and sleeves rolled up.
He isn't in the business of being
President for his health, but to give
service to his people. If ever there
was an example of loyalty set up, it
is his. He has never shirked a duty
nor made a grand stand play. His
delicacy is sustaining his reputation
as courtly master of good behavior
and fine manners.
The other day his home state
wanted to endorse him for another
nomination. "I'd rather you wouldn't"
he told them. What he meant was
that in time of stress when the
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Serving Notice.

Most people who have followed the
fortunes of "The Palisadian" will
allow that it has generally tried to
treat all public matters, and all news
with at least a show of fairness. In
wardly, it has felt that all matters
of every kind have been treated this
way. But there are grades and de-
grees of opinion on subject of this
kind. The point now sought to be
made clear is this:
In future, this paper must be al
lowed to be the judge of what is
right and proper to publish as legiti-
mate news. 1t stands always ready
to defer to the wishes of any one
when there is reason in the demand,
and when, in order to keep some
thing out of the paper, the same re-
quest is made of all the other papers
of the section. No editor should be
in the publishing business who does
not have at least modicum of iudg-
ment on the subject of legitimate
news.
These remarks are based on two
recent news beats that have been put
over on "The Palisadian", one of
them very questionable, the other
passed along with the label, 90. K"
Which means that there are no hard
feelings. The first of these incidents
was the time when the Public Service
sent its representative to Palisade to
to confer with the citizens about
proposed wire fence through the vii
lage. "The Palisadian" was asked
not to publish the news of the visit,
and promptly acceded to the request,
only to find all the facts published
in that weeks Fort Lee Sentinel
including lot of folderol credit to
the individual who wrote the article.
The other item in which "The
Palisadian" got left was the auto
IIlOUllc IdCc III dNeIllS DC-
tween Mayor White and young James
Abbot, of Fort Lee. This dashing
triumph of His Honor, the Mayor,
was plastered on the front page of
the Fort Lee Sentinel, and "The
Palisadian" merely mentioned the
thriller without names as requested.
Now, it was pretty hard not to be
able to exploit Mayor White in his
mad auto chase, because it proved
how capable he can be after wrong
doors when he makes the try. Be-
sides, it was highly sensational for
such a thing to occur. 1t was a
bully news story, too, and one we
hated to lose. But such are the
(Mis) fortunes of running a country
village newspaper and trying to
please everybody. 1t can't be done.
Hence and therefore.
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people were likely to be swayed by
the war issue, he would not con-
slider it delicate to play for an ad-
vantage. "Wait awhile" he said in
effect, until l have finished this bust
ness. Then if l have met your ap-
prevail, it will be time enough for
any endorsement you may want to
offer"
That is Wilson.
That is the way he does things
The other day correspondent sent
us word he thought we praised Will
son too much. The correspondent
dded that che gets lot of praise
when he hasn't done anything"
That's right, he hasn't done any
thing. His record proves that. He's
namby PANTY jelly fish, with no
backbone and no brains at all. Poor
President Wilson! And all the time
we were thinking that he was sort
of superman-some one who had a
kind of leadership in him that was
full of deeds and not words. We
thought he had climbed higher and
gotten closer to the hearts of the
American people in shorter time than
any other man in fifty years or more.
Yet there are those who still regard
him as delusion and snare. Oh,
maybe it will all right itself in time
Maybe we won't have any war with
Germany; maybe We shall be re-
garded as the greatest of all nations;
maybe President Wilson will pull
himself together and really do some
thing. We don't know. Somehow, he
has appealed to us as different from
most men, most Presidents. He
doesn't seem to rub the fur the wrong
way except for the ultra partisans.
He doesn't seem to say he knows it
all like some people. He appears to
possess the open mind. He does not
walk on thin ice without stepping
lightly to test it. There have been
times when he appeared bigger than
at others, but in all emergency or
deals he has seemed to stand the acid
test. The acid test! That's what
tells us if anything is pure gold.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-09-18
The President And Re-ELectiOn.

President Wilson has declined to
allow Democrats in New Jersey, his
home State, to endorse him for an
other term, because he feels it might
seem as though he were taking adj
vantage of the international situa-
ton to gain some personal advan-
tage So there is something new in
the political world after all! When
did any President who was can
didate for reelection take a similar
stand? We are aware, of course,
that in certain quarters, notably in
Oyster Bay, this exhibition of unique
political delicacy and sef-abnegation
will merely meet with scoffing and
pity-pity that any one should be so
silly as not to benefit by a Heaven
sent opportunity to advance ones
personal fortunes, and doubt whether
a really sincere purpose dictates this
attitude. We shall probably learn
that the college professor" is doing
all this for political effect, that it
really represents the very opposite
of what it appears to-being, in fact,
a shrewd gallery play.
Let those who will, believe this.
For those who observe with seeing
eyes there is nothing more striking
o|af, thn boil cit
ton in Washington than this con-
sistent refusal of the President to
make capital out of the national
crisis, either for himself or his party.
Without inf1aming the public, he
could have made series of quiet
speeches upon topics of national in
terest to rouse and thrill the nation,
while still setting the wonderful ex-
ample of self-repression as to all
matters in controversy which has
been his. That this self-repression
has been misunderstood the Presi-
dent must, of course, be aware. By
some it is the custom to speak of Mr..
Wilson's Lincoln-like patience as a
lack of frmness, as "spinelessness"
criticism being easy for those utterly
remote from responsibility and au-
thority, who do not have to weigh
acts and words lest they involve the
country in untold misery and blood
II ! L
ing interfere with the policy he has
laid down for himself-a policy which
is certain to be acclaimed by the his
torian of the future, as it is to bring
him greater and greater gratitude
from his w-citizens.-New York
Evening Post.
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of war in her treatment of peace
full ships, she had expressly notified
the world that she would set those
laws at naught; the reason for con-
fidence that the Lusitania was safe
was that the world could not believe
that Germany would carry the law
lessness and barbarism she had fore
Swallowed to their furthest possible
limits. She herself, however, was in
position to say that she had done
no more than she had threatened.
But Count Bernstorff's note was a
withdrawal of that threat, and an ex-
plicit promise of abstention from
any repetition of the crime. If, there
the Hesperian was torpedoed with
out warning and without cause given
by herself, Germany would be guilty
of an immediate and shameless viola
ton of a solemn written promise
upon which the ink was hardly dry,
made to great neutral nation
which had shown it's sincere desire
for a continuance of friendly rela-
tions with her. Until the facts have
been brought out more thoroughly
than is the case today, it is reason
able to suppose that an explanation
will be Forthcoming which will re-
store the conditions in which, during
the past few days, We have been
taking such keen satisfaction.-New
York Evening Post.
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Lord SackUiLIe- Vest e Dumba.

1t is scarcely possible that Presi-
dent Wilson was influenced in the
slightest degree in asking for the re-
call of DR.. Dumba, the Austrian Min
lister, by the act of Grover Cleve-
land in dealing with Lord Sackville-
West. The two cases are the least
bit similar, but by no means alike.
A man signing his name William
Murchison, processing to be an
American citizen, but formerly a
British subject, sought the advice of
the British Ambassador as to which
candidate he should vote for in the
on-coming Presidential election, ii,
order to do the mother-country a
good turn. Lord Sackville- West
jumped at the opportunity-"fell for
it," as the saying goes. His ad-
vice to his correspondent was to vote
for Cleveland. The Republican press
went into a period of the greatest
excitement over the matter all over
the country. They said the tariff
policy of the Democrats would be the
testimony of it's own representa-
tative here. So Lord Sackville-Wes
had to go, and England took it's
medicine gracefully. Compared to
the work of DR.. Dumba, who has
tried to Illustrate and disrupt our in
dustrial enterprises, conducted in
pursuance with our unquestioned
rights as neutrals, and Lord Sack
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rage of conquest; that the swords
might be turned into ploughshares,
the spears into pruning hooks, and,
as the Scriptures express it, "the
nations learn war no more"
Letter of George Washington to
Marquis de Chastellux. That
sweetness and wide reasonableness of
outlook upon life which ought to be
the end of education" Quoted.
"Would to God the harmony of
nations were an object that lay near
pue 'su5!eI9Aos 10 s4Ie9q 9ql o. $50
that incentives to peace of which
commerce and facility of understand
ing each other are not most incon-
siderable, might be daily increased"
Letter of Washington to Lafayette,
1888
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-09-18
George Washington
On Benefits Of Peace

at is time for the age of Knight
errantry and mad heroism to be at
an end. Young young military men,
who want to reap the harvest Of
laurels, DO not care, l suppose, how
many seeds of war are sown; but for
the sake of humanity it is devoutly
to be wished that the manly employ
ment of agriculture and the huma-
nizing benefits of commerce would
supersede the waste of war and the