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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

religious life and growth Of our city.
ne uu Ie.,c l. lAanneu Dy GouIearlng
Christian gentlemen who would have
every young man and young woman
Christian citizen in the highest sense
OF the word. The presence OF the col
Iege uelps all tne cnurcnes, and De-
lieye the entire citizenship IS inter-
ested in its welfare.
.....u.u WIZ Is being done by the
Numerous colored churches OF the city.
Their pastors are progressive men, and
their church buildings are neat and
kept in good repair. Some time ago4
addressed a large audience in one OF
....-I -..u.CuL,, on0 / was agreeably
$ Used at their intelligence, interest
and devotion. The pastor of the church
sa.u on tnat occasion, ''We are doing
the best We can, and we have reason
for encouragement, but we do and
lust 4Uon ~ the Wnlte people for
guiaance Right here 1 express it as
my personal opinion that We do not do
enough to help these people in their
efforts to reach the high ideal of Chris
tian citizenship.
Now have given somewhat hasty,
and may be rosy, picture Of the relig-
ius conditions IN our city. And l am
thankful that l could conscientiously
speak as l have, Yet, let me say in
closing that we have by no means
reached the ideal. There are many un-
churched men and women, and m2";
more members of the churches who
are more or lef Indifferent. but IN
stead of this being source of dis
couragement it should be a source Of
encouragement to Christian workers
in all the churches. These people are
not opposed to the church, and they
need to be encouraged and interested.
The field is large and ripe until the
harvest. Let us in loving, kind,
brotherly spirit cast in the sickle in
the name OF Jesus Christ.
By way of a boost let me say can
didly as citizen, NeWberry is one
of the cleanest and best towns that I
know. A fine place to live, rear and
educate your children.
Now, Mr.. Editor, since this is your
fftieth anniversary Of service to town
and county, 1 congratulate you and
your paper, and wish you much sue
cess with this splendid issue. I wish
to thank you also as pastor for the
courtesy you have always shown in
publishing programs and church news
of all kinds. -
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03
LITERATURE AND ART
IN HISTORIC NEWBERRH
Continued from Page g.

body. it was employed for yet equally
important purposes even before 1t pc
came an annex Of the graded school
system. Young men and maidens' and
some who a little past the years OF
youth, will ne, er forget the influences
on botn mind and body which came
forth from that modest building as
msmbers Of the Band of Hope they were
wont to assemble each Tuesday after
noon. | believe the Band Of Hope was
the only organization OF any kind tnat
ever existed in Newberry-perhaps
anywhere else-that never postponed
a meeting. Some of its annual meet.
ings were postponed on account Oh
severely inclement weather-tne an
nual meeting occurred in January
the attendance of its members was
always large.
The Band of Hope was organized
and maintained by the liberal benefac-
ton Of Mrs. C. Mower, in order that the
children of the town be trained IN the
principles of temperance. After her
death, it was maintained by Hon. Geo.
S. Mower, her son, with Mrs. Sopnla
Mower Redus as director. That moo
est building still looms large in the
horizon of more lives than that OF a
ten-year-old boy as he saw It on tnat
calm June morning after the ire nao
done it's destructive work. Its great
est influence in it's modest way Is the
fact that it mas been used to prevent
the flames of King Alcohol from
yrecking precious lives Would that
we had more Of such teaching OF
children and youth in this day!
1t must not be thought that the
teachers for former days had no work
to do. My observation Of their ardu-
Gus duties led me to decide when /
was just entering my teens" that l
would never be a teacher. Capt Plfer
had at least one hundred boys IN his
English and Classical school. They
honored and loved him-eVery one OF
them-and l do not remember single
case of discipline except in very mild
form that ne exercised from December,
1868, until July 9, 1869, when, to the
regret of every one of his pupils, he
announced that he would in the next
fall take charge of the Newberry Fe-
male academy. George S. Mower, Dr.
o. B. Mayer, F. Weber, Jr., and A. J.
s. Langford composed the advanced
students of Capt. Pliers school.
Capt. Pliers boys" looked forward
with misgivings to the coming Of the
new teacher, Mr. Hardin, an entire
stranger. But Mr.. Hardin was not the
severe disciphnarian whose reputation
as such preceded his coming. He and
his successor, Mr.. Brooks, were splen-
did teachers. Neither had assistants
In instructing and managing more than
one hundred pupils. None Of these ed
ucators are now living. Mr.. Hardin
died in Chester eight years ago, and
Mr. Brooks at Georgeville, N. c., six
years ago.
Capt. Pifer made his home in my ia
Tiers family at College hill, y when he
came to take professorship in New
berry college in 1856. He enlisted in
the war, but returned in 1865 and re
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

Thomas F. Greneker in The Rising
sun CS5S-1860) and his stories ap-
peared in that paper and later in the
Progressive Age (1S73-74) and in the
Newberry News (1818-80).
All the writer's or NeWDerry can not
be mentioned here | have selected
some of them who were the contem-
poraTies of the press Of Newberry as
we'll as its friends. | would like some
Of the talented youth Of the rising gen.
Grafton to cultivate the style and char
acter of authorship OF the writer's |
have mentioned. 1t seems to me that
too little attention is now paid to the
art of writing for the press. One can
always get a hearing if he has any
thing of interest or Importance to say.
and says it in a distinct, individual
style.
The Herald, in the days OF my ap-
premiership on the paper. was the
public forum where was discussed each
week matters of interest. and | be-
came familiar with chirography as diff
ficult to decipher as that OF Horace
Greeley, which was considered the
most difficult in the United States. The
lawyers must be given the credit for
many contributions TO the press during
nv connection with it in Newberry.
But E. A. Scott was business man
who wrote we'll He came to America
from Ireland as a school teacher. His
articles we're easily recognized from
a peculiar form of punctuation and
expression which he adopted. He
could condense more in brief space
than any writer for the press in my
experience. One of the neatest things
he did in this line was an appreciation
of tie Rev. DR.. Kuhns' lecture on
Mary, Queen Of Scots" which was de-
livered in the old Lutheran church in
April. 1874
"reminiscences Of Newberry," by
John\B. CarWile, was issued about the
time the annals OF Newberry'' was
in press in his reprint and addition by
Mr.. Chapman. Mr.. Carwile wrote a
very interesting book, and he was vers
careful and painstaking in what he
recorded, so characteristic Of his splen-
did business qualities. Nt" ueIl4dHs
of his time will a,ways remember him
as the efficient and obliging cashier OF
the National bank, as we'll as devoted
to his church, where in the First Bap
tist church his elegant bass voice was
long heard in the choir.
James Wood Davidson was New
berrian who gained honor and dis
tinction in the literary field, as the
author of the school history which
bears his name. His home was in the
country, from which he moved to
Washington. 1 can not speak from
personal experience about Mr.. David
son, as we'll as some writer's Of note
which the annals of Newberry
makes suitable record. I have en-
deavored to reproduce very little from
either part of the Annals. always
took delight in reading ONealls part
and had the pleasure (?) of handling
every type page and being pressman
on the printing of the entire volume
wien it was published in the Office oil
The Herald and News a quarter of a
century ago.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

newed the o!d, strong ties with the
family which were Sc cred only by his
death. He set high standard Of de-
pertinent and scholarship for al! who
sat under his training, and his Work
on behalf of the youtA (Which includes
boys and girls, l know, is highly ap-
preciated by all who are yet on this
side of the great beyond.
1t was a peculiar force OF clrcum-
stances that the writer became
printer. 1t might not be interesting
to recount the circumstances here, but
he endeavored to make the most OF
the situation, and has discovered that
membership in the Fourth Estate has
sucn fascinations, or some other mys-
terious ties, that it holds one mem
Der for life, chiefly, it is to be sup
posed, because it units him for any
thing else.
1t was in 1873 that he had his first
appreciation of a book which a New
berrian mad just published 1t was
John A. Chapman's "The Walk and
Other Poems" In his fathers library
he had previously discovered baak
of poems by a Newberrian, and he
gazed on it with a certain degree OF
wonder. A poet in Newberry!
The author of "Ohata," Howard
Caldwell, was a brilliant young man,
and he wrote we'll. He died in early
manhood.
Mr.. Cnapman's The Walk" was
published in The Herald, and attract
ed much interest, just about the same
time that the other poems appeared IN
the book. He wrote number OF other
volumes of poems, including Within
the evil" and volume Poems Tor
Young and DID, the latter, his last
publication, appearing in 1900. He
also completed the second part OF the
annals of Newberry" about the same
time. Mr.. Chapman was student Of
his own aspirations; that is to say
he did not obtain his education IN the
college or university. Newberry col
! lege recognized the high order Of his
literary attainments by comforting upon
him the master of arts degree. Be-
sides poetry, philosophy and history,
Mr.. Chapman also wrote fiction. His
authorship of "Stephen's History OF
the United States" was not publicly
announced until 1883, six years after
its publication. It is one OF the things
which is stranger than fiction.
Another NeWberry writer produced
more fiction than any other class Of
literature which he composed. While
a student in Paris DR.. o. B. Mayer, Sr.,
wrote "The Harp, the, Hand and the
Silhouette" one of his best compost
tions in fiction. 1t is uniquely remark
able for g prediction of its author that
was fulfilled in the invention of the
telephone twenty years after the pub
i:cation of the story in Russell's mag
azine charleston, 1859. l nave fre-
quently compared his style to Car
lyle's. Like lMr. Chapman, he furnished
faultless copy" to the printer-and
demanded that it appear correctly in
print.
Thomas P. Slider was great pro-
ducer of fiction of local setting, the
sco"n Of his hest story, "The Hunter
of Ruff's Mountain" being laid around
the vicinity of the present town OF
Little Mountain. He was partner with
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

1t mas been my good fortune to live
in the city OF Nex0rrry, and TO be
the pastor or one Of the churches for
neary eight years. AS a citizen and
pastor | have come into close touch
with most phases Of the lie and
rc-;'t Of tie town, and esp cially
with the vita! matters OF the religious
life.
II may seem strange TO make such
an assertion, but it concerns the serl-
Gus fact that things are rapidly pass
ing. in these short years many indeed
have been. the changes in the social,
commercial, political and religious
life of our city. Many of the older
citizens have fallen by the wayside,
and have answered the long roll call
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

Habit is a hard thing to break Even
if wireless telephony should supplant
the metallic circuit for every day con-
versation, people would not doubt still
say now and then that the lines
y"-Arkansas Gazetteer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

It is estimated that by mere waste,
caused by coins rubbing one against
another, the civilized world loses one
ton and quarter of gold and eighty
tons of silver annually.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

Ontario produces 80 per cent Of the
worlds nickel supply, and one-seVenth
of the silver.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

Experience has shown that the hair
from the tail of the horse is the strong
Is. single animal thread known.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-12-03

Herald and News and 8 magazine $1.49
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-23

wyaconda. No, he assured me it was
only about II. After had gone about
a mile, a man on the road told me it
was "just twelve from that next cor
ner," and SO it looked like it was
going to always be IL miles farther.
And sure enough about a mile farther
on | came to a sign board which read,
"12 miles to Wyaconda."
About $50 p. M, my front tire
went fiat and not wanting to take
time to fix 1t, rode it about mile
and then decided that it would have
to be fixed and while doing that,
man In a buggy stopped and asked me
If 7 had puncture. l replied by ask
ing him for lift into town. We'll,
what will you do with the wheel?'' he
asked l just rested the front wheel
on the step and the rear wheel on the
rear axle and we reached town at
about 80 The boys were expecting
me. and we had very interesting
meeting that evening.
Their school was already out and we
had an overnight hike next day. Cor
in was my next stop, and it was about
six miles from Wyaconda, and the
camp ground was half way between.
so another scout and I rode over to
CORN from camp, conducted meet
ing in the evening, which they had
planned, and then marched back to
camp by starlight with about eight of
the CORN boys, and all together We
had eighteen in camp that night Next
day, l arrived at Memphis. Mo-. at
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-23
COMMENCEMENT HELD
AT CARTHAGE HIGH
Sixteen Members Of Graduating Class
Receive Diplomas in Exercises
Friday Evening.

CARTHAGE, Ill. May 22-The
Carthage high school commencement
exercises, which were held in the
Presbyterian church last evening,
were great success. Everything went
of. in nice routine and the parttci-
pants were well awarded with ap-
plause. Sixteen graduates babe fare
veil to their Alma Mater, Carthage
high. the names being as follows:
Gladys Marie Ball, Gertrude Elizabeth
Berry. Evelyn 3. Bush, Lorene Davis
Booth. Mildred Stamslas Flynn. Helen
Boeshenz Graham, Vera Ireta Hub.
bard, George McF. Hearne, James
Thomas Jenkins, Emily Margaret
Lyon. Frank A. Sargent, Elizabeth
Belle Smith. Lee E. Trout Miriam
Elizabeth Williams, Edward B. Whit
comb and Ruth Warwick.
The program was as follows:
Festival march, Notwithstanding
school orchestra
Iuvocation-The Rev. Jacob Dieh1.
Piano duet-Invitation to the dance,
G. VI. Won Weber; Miss Williams, Misc
Bush.
Vocal solo-Spring Song; Op. 10,
No 2, Oscar Weil-Miss Graham.
Piano solo-Harlequin, novelette,;
Op. ID7 Homer n. Barlett-E. A. Mac
Donald; Miss Lyon.
Address Optical Derangements-
The Rev. Ward Boyd.
Nusic-Evening Wind; Saint Saens;
Blue Danube Waltz, Straus; Girls
Glee club.
Presentation of diplomas-Mr. j. Il.
Williams, president of board OF educa-
ton
Presentation of Carthage college
scholarship.
Presentation of d. A r. history
prize-Miss Emily Bennock.
Presentation Of household science
modals-Mrs George E. Aleshire.
Benediction--Tbe Rev. Jones.
Twilight Echoes (Miller)-Orches-
ira.
The church was well filed and the
recipients of the prizes were loudly
applauded. Mr. Frank Sargent receiv-
ed the Carthage college scholarship
for having the highest average ana
Mr., Trevor Hslfrich and Mr.. Ed Whlt'
comb. the D. A. r. history prize.
The entertainment closed with
selection from the orchestra, which
was rendered with skill and talent
and thereupon the crowd Dispersed
and the graduates entered upon their
long tourney of the new life before
them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-23
PERSONALS.

Mrs l. Pslgen was called 10 Nau
700 b t1s serious Illness Of hey
father. Charles SchsoE
Mrs Harry A frost Of Ottumwa. Is
the guest Of aer mother, Mrs. d. 2
Miller, POI Morgan street
Mr.. Alfred AstIess, who has been
visiting for month with her parents,
Ny and Mrs y. J. Roberts. left Fri
cay for her home in Nashua, -. H
MIS- Chas- l., TomDkins and children
OF Grand FORKS, y. D.. are visiting al
the home Of II. C. CHAPMAN. Mrs
ToznpEtHs WAS formerly Miss Jessie
DOEIemyer Of this city.
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noon without mishap, and found
live bunch for sure. Two or three
troops with council, a commissioner
and all that. They are practicing hard
for the meet, from early in the morl-
ing till late at night, and expect to
send fifty scouts over with large
number of people interested in seeing
their. WORK. l enjoyed my visit with
the Memphis scouts very much and
had the pleasure of meeting a boy
who actually saved life. Connel
Combs. twelve year old scout, saved
a six year old boy who was wading Ia
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-23

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-23
JOINT MEETING
DATE Is CHANGED
Session % corsSs.- .o-c- Apparatus,
Gales ~ Cc--issSone- Coiliss,
WIN e He'd Tg>11ay.

The joint 1eetfnz which Co1lts-
sioDer Collins asked 10 have caIlad. ot
the EeoEuE Retailers IeegEe and the
Industrial association will D. I'D IN
Tuesday, May p. instead q rIe rEsn-
ty-sixth as Commissioner Collins first
announced
4 letter vas received t-OD
the commissioner. asking that The
time o. the meeting 5e changed to
Tuesday evening, May -. The meet
ing will be held in the superior court
room. The object OF the meeting ID
10 secure the opinion Of the business
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-23

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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-23
Cross Country
On A Bicycle
BY G. L. AlIing.

knowing that he had some inter
esting experiences on his recent
bicycle trip through Missouri, The
Gate City asked Clarence L. Allin6,
iscoutmaster, to write something about
the trip which was made over week
ago, and which Mr.. Alling told lit
tie of, in his department last week,
and the week before. This will be OF
particular interest to the boys. and
the boy scouts of Keokuk, SO here is
MIR. Alllng's story.l
I told you about my delightful bird
study trip at Quincy with Mr.. Mussel-
man Well. Monday morning, May 10,
1 left for Palmyra, Mo. The bridge
at Quincy is peculiarly situated and |
had never crossed it before except
on train. and although could easily
have reached the bridge by going at
once to the foot OF the bluff, and fol-
lowing road across the tracks to the
bridge it didn't look that way from
the bluff, or from any place, else. |
had ever seen il and so not wishing
to waste lot of time by taking the
wrong street, went to a garage and
asked for complete directions to
was to go north on Fifth street till
the car line turned and where it turn
ed to the right, | was to turn to the
left, and then follow the road. l set
nay cyclometer back to zero and
started out and followed that car track
what seemed hours and still the end
was not in sight. Finally. when It
did turn, found cinder road lead
ing at once into large park, which |
followed according to directions, but
it was the most disappointing drive
way ! ever saw. 1t would probably
be all right for Cupid or somebody that
believed the longest way round was
the sweetest way home, but for a
person that wanted to get somewhere.
it was simply excruciating. Finally.
however, after being forced to view.
the beauty of the park, lawns and
landscape gardening effects very thor
oughIy, 1 emerged upon the bridge.
Examining my cyclometer again, 1
found that / had travelled three and
one-tenth miles Just getting out OF
town.
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snnaparte Residen.

BONAPARTE. Iowa, May 22.-Mrs'
lanes cummings died Friday, May 81
. flor an Illness of several months
win, heart trouble. Her death was a
shock to her many friends, as she haf
anpa-ently been improving the last
few weeks and great hbpes were en-
tarta,ned of her recovery. She leaves
one son. Clarence, and her HUSBAND
and two sisters, Mrs. John q. STAFFORD
and Mrs. r Il Willis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-23

the pond and stepped off INTO ,sr
hole. The Memphis ReFi.ie M
"Connel is a member OF tne M.
scout troop and merely put nIU Il Il
tice one of the many things sco1"
taught D., br ID
I returned home next gay
and the rest of my trip into lillnoi md
Iowa is another story, just ~ edHl
esting to me and perhaps ~ ca
may want it for next Suhu'
City.
pa rrho Cate City want CO..
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-23
GARDEN JUDGING
SCALE IS ADOPT
Civic League Appointees Decide on
Basis for Awards for Prizes In
Contest Which is Being
Conducted,
WILL BE GIVEN IN FALL
Committee Is Undecided as to Man
ner Of Awarding These Prizes,
But Will Announce
This Later.

The judges in the garden contest
which is being conducted among the
school children under the supervision
OF the Civic league met at ten o'clock
Saturday morning in the Y W. c. A.
building. Mrs. ]. J. Ayres. the presi-
dent OF the Civic league. presided and
the judges for the wards as follows
were present:
First ward-Mrs- H. o. Whitney.
Second ward-Mrs. Nichols
Third ward-Mrs. L a. Hamin
Fourth ward-Miss Elizabeth Collier
and Miss Rachel Roberts.
Fifth ward-Mrs James Young.
Sixth wa-d-Mrs A L Burger
o Sevsnth Nard-Mrs. D ". Bishop.
The schedule upon which the awards
are TO be made was adopted
The Judging viii be made on a basis
Of eight points as follows:
Neausss. one
Scarcity Of weeds one
Surroundings, two
g .-c-lt Of labor expended By the
child llsslt, ozs
SEl and Judgment. one
A-oz-1 o. Q-od1ct- one
Quality c. product. one
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-sz Of -as city regarding the pur.
cEsss q motor APPARATUS for the fire.
csIs-Dslc
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Award Prizes in Fall.

The prizes which viii De substan-
zsa1 worth while prizes will be award
I'd early n the fall Prizes will be
given 70 t.oFs from IL to Is years for
-ts best kept lawn. Garden prizes
vii be awarded TO children from six
20 twelve years, and to children from
twelve TO eighteen years. The matter
Of the distribution and numbers Of
prizes has not been definitely decided,
as to whether they will be given by
wards. or over the entire city in first,
second and third prizes This will be
announced a little later by the COM
Inittse.
Mrs. Ayres has sent letter to the
principals Of the various ward schools
and parocEial schools asking for the
names and addresses of all who have
entered the contest so that the gar
dens may be inspected and that none
may be overlooked