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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-19
SCHOOL TRUSTEES HOLD
INTERESTING MEETING

The meeting of the school trustees
in the court house on Saturday was
fairly well attended. Superintendent
svearingen was present and talked
or school conditions in NeWberry
county. Prof. S. J. Derrick made an
address to the trustees, and several
os those present in answer to ques-
tions from MIR. Swearingen told OF
conditions in their districts.
Prof. Derrick emphasized the I'M
nortance of the Office of trustee and
said the trustees should magnify
their Office and realize the importance
of it.
He said he believed that the school
tax should be State tax so that we
might get rid of this little fight for
cotton mills and railroads in the dis
hricts and that in this way every child
in the State would have the same op-
portunity of every other child SO tar
as their school tax is concerned.
mr. swearingen conducted sort OF
examination as to the various nlga
schools and rural graded schools IN
the county and asked a number Oh
questions of the trustees present.
He said he understood from the re-
cent high school law that the New
berry schools would get S70o from
tbis fund if they were made free to all
4he children in the county and took
advantage of the terms OF the new
law Answering for the board OF
trustees of the Newberry school MT
Mcswain said that the special la"
creating the Newberry district requr-
ed the trustees to charge tuition IoI
all children not residents OF the ols-
+rict If the high school fund from
the State was sufficient to cover the
4uition charges it could be applied 10
that fund. Otherwise the trustees
under the law would be forced to
charge tuition for all children not
residents of the district,
Mr. c. P. Barre explained the Tarl-
Gus funds.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-19

Mr. and fGrs. T. B. Wicker and Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Wicker were called
to Greenwood county Monday morn
ing on account of the sudden death
Sunday night of Mr.. George Cromer'
the father of the Mesdames Wicker.
Mrs. A. w. Davis and little daughter
and son, Aliene and Robert, of Column
bis. who have beer on pleasant vista
to relatives in Newberry, their for
mer home town, returned to their
home Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Davis
and the other two children, Rudolph
and Albert, came up Sunday on a
short visit and returned with them
Their friends and relatives were all
glad to see them.
Mr. and Mrs. T. 2. Johnson, Misc
Rosa Ar1ick and Mr. Julius Boozer
motored to Whit1.ire last Friday
evening the occasion being an enter
tainment il toe town that night, al
the school auditorium; Mrs. johnson
conducting the reading while Prof. &
2 Hanna had charge Of the musical
,1erartment o. tie entertainment
from what thu reporter, who was moi
resent. knows OF the promoters ne is
ohle to saw the affair was Of the
Nest order.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-19
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THE IDLER,

> @ g 9 8 o o 9 @ o 9 @ @ @ @ o -
The editor sends me message that
several of his valued and appreciated
subscribers say they will stop the
: per if he does not induce me to write
,ome more. Now, l would regret to
see the old Herald and News stop,
and vet do not see what l can say
or do that will be worth while, but
there is something in my make up that
rather tickles my fancy-is that the
proper word, or what l want to say?
well, anyhow l mean that it rather
pleases me when some one, it matters
not much to me who it is, says that
he is pleased to read what write, and
il has induced me once more to make
some observations for the delectatlon
now that's fine word and sounds
good-well, started to say for the
amusement of the readers of The
Herald and News. Of course, am
a good writer and have ideas and am
not afraid to say what I think, be-
cause I have no axe to grind and am
not seeking any Office, and if l keep in
my right mind will never seek an
office, because the people never think
of the fitness of things when they go
to vote, that the fitness of the man
for the job. That is the last consid-
Grafton, if considered at all. But as
I was saying, am good writer and
I know it, and l believe l could make
a success out of writing if 1 just
could get my consent to give my en-
tire time to the Job. But then never
was much of a person to make
promises. 1 would rather be judged
on my performances. But my observa-
ton is that the people would rather
have person on promises than on
a record of service rendered. But
all this has nothing to do with what
I want to write about. So here goes.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-19
{ Quarterly Meeting.

The Quarterly meeting of the New
berry circuit will be held TUESDAY
week, September 26, at Trinity church
Preaching will be at II o'clock 10y
the presiding elder, Rev. W. 1. Herbert
The business session will be in the
afternoon. Ali officers are requested
to be present and as many members
as can attend.
w. R. Bouknight, pastor.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-19
Mimnaugk'S.

New fall goods are ON display III
every department but especially
strong is mis- millinery department
+his season. His miliner is from tnF
fashion centres and is an expert in ner
line and will take pleasure in SHOW
ing the ladies the latest in neao gear
and in fitting them out with the
newest and best in hats. In fact MS
stock is replete in every line and ne
will take pleasure in having the
buying pulgic look over the line LOT
no is sure that look means a
purchase.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-19

Now there are lot, of things that
l want to write and l am going to
write them, but l have taken up so
much space in the introduction or in
making my bow that 1 must stop for
this time.
The Idler.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-19

Mr.. H. N. Taylor returned from the
Columbia hospital Monday after
visit there to his father, Mr.. N. f.
Taylor, who, his friends will be glad
to Know. is imrro- "@' his recent
severe accidcT;t
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-19
PROSPERITY HIGH SCHOOL
HAS FINE OPENING

Prosperity, Sept. 1S.-N Prosper
ity High school held THEN ening
exercises in the Town Hall, day
morning on account of the inco, q y
ton of the school building. The u
ercises opened with music by Mes
danes Brown and Quattlebaum.
sScripture reading by Rev. Mr. Har-
man. Next Supt. wheeler introduced
the speakers, Reverends White,
Shealy and Harmon. DR.. Hunter SPd
GMr. T. M. Mills, also made short and
appropriate talks in behalf of the
school. The enrolment of the school
is larger than ever before, three
counties being represented-New-
berry, Saluda and Lexington.
Superintendent Wheeler, Misses
Annie Lee Langford and Sudie Den
mis- have charge of the High school.
The graded school will be taught by
Misses Ethel Counts and clara Brown.
The primary department will be in
charge of MRS. M. C. Morris and Mi@
Liza Bell Curlee.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-19

l have been, watching the political
game all summer in this county and in
this State with a great deal of interest
and some amusement. 1t is an anus
ing game. OF course, l had my pre-
ferences in some of the races, and
would have been glad to have seen
some other results, while sine of the
results please me immensely.
learned long ago to adopt the phil
losophy, especially in politics and in
a good many other things, that what
ever is is best or it wouldn't be. 1
remember to have read little coup
let or a little verse or whatever you
please to call it, written by Frank
Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution,
which runs something like this:
est amt no use to grumb1e and
complain,
It's just as cheap and easy to
rejoice,
If the Lord takes notion to send
us rain,
why, Rains my choice"
!
Now, that's good philosophy, and II
the people take notion to send me
some one that wasn't my choice, why
I am not going to grumble and COM
plain, because the people have
right to say what they want, and 1
take it for granted that they got
what they wanted And it all suits
me. So let's all of us get together
and make some hog and hominy and
a little more cotton, and especially
little more cotton seed, and in fact II
some one will just invent a cotton
less cotton with all seed at the present
prices we can make some money
growing it. I am an optimist, that's
the reason have lived to such a ripe
old age and can go back so far IN
memory and eat so much and sleep
50 well. Did you ever read that little
poem, 'The Land of Beginning
Again" Let me quote you two
verses:
"For what had been hardest we'd
know had been best,
And what had seemed lost would be
gain:
! For there isn't a sting that will not
take wing
When we've faced it and laughed it
away:
And I think that the laughter is most
what we're after
In the Land of Beginning Again.
so wish that there were some
wonderful place
Called the Land of Beginning Again.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-19
Where all our mistakes and all our

Where all our mistakes and all our
heartaches
And all our poor, selfish grief
Could be dropped, like a shabby old
coat, at the door,
And never put on again
Let us drop our mistakes and our
heartaches and our selfish griefs and
laugh them away. In that land
1--WE would find ALL the things we
intended to do
But forgot, and remembered too late
Little praises unspoken, little
promises broken,
And all the thousand and one
Little duties neglected that might
have perfected
The day for one less fortunate"
So, my friends, if things didn't 60
to suit you, why laugh them away. II
there is a sting anywhere let it take
wings and fly away. That's good
rule not only in politics but in every
thing else. If some one dosen't treat
you right, so long as you have done
your duty, that other one is the one
who will suffer, not you. That is as
true as the everlasting gospel. He
may not let you know it, but he will
suffer all the same.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-19

Miss Charlotte Brown of Abbeville
is spending a few days with Miss
Tena Wise.
The Clemson boys who leave this
week are: Messrs Henry ~Quattle-
baum, Leslie Singley, Elmer Long
George Wise, Joe Hunter, Carrol
Mills and Hunter Fellers.
The Winthrop girls, Misses Susie
Susie Langford, Susan Quattlebaum,
Ruby Wheeler, Mary DeWalt Hunter
Miss Fellers, Grace Sease, caro-
sWkche, Katie Mae Nance, Hattie
Wise, Helen Wheeler, and Corrie
Long leave Tuesday to resume their
work.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-09-19

Let us drop our mistakes and oul
heartaches and our selfish griefs ant
laugh them away. In that land
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-09-28

the poop and along the poop 10 tho
stern. So great was his speed that
as he curved past the corner OF the
cabin he slipped aud fell Nilsson was
standing at the wheel. and the cock.
ncy's hurting body struck his legs.
Both went dow together, but Mugridge
alone arose. by some freak OF pres.
sures, his frail body had snapped the
strong mans leg like a pipcstem.
Parsons took the wheel. and tho
pursuit continued. Round and round
the decks they went, Mugridge sick
with fear. the sailors hallooing and
shouting directions to one another.
and the hunters believing encourage.
mcnt and laughter. Mugridge went
down on the forc.hatch under three
mon; he emerged from the mass,
bleeding at the mouth.
The battle was over. and Wolf Lar.
sen rove a bowiine In a piece Of rope
and slipped It under his shoulders.
Then he was carried aft and flung
into the sea. Forty. fifty, sixty feet
OF line ran out. when Wolf Larsen
cried Delay" Oolty.Oofty took a
turn on n bitt. the rope t%autcncd. and
the Ghost. lunging onward, jcrked the
cook to the surface.
had forgotten tho existence OF
Maud brewster, and ! remembered her
with a start as she stepped lightly
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-09-28
CHAPTER XIX.

The chagrin Wolf Larsen felt from
being ignored by Maud Brewster and
me In the conversation at table had
to express itself In some fashion, and
IL fell 10 Thomas Mugridge 10 be the
victim. lie had not mended his ways
nor his shirt, though the latter no con.
tended he had changed. The garment
itself did not bear out the assertion.
nor did the accommodations OF grease
on stove and pot and pan attest u gen.
eral cleanliness.
I've given you warning, Cooky.'
Wolf Larsen said. and now you va
got 10 take your medicine"
Mugridge's face turned white under
its soOty veneer. and when Wolf Lar,
sen called for Il rope and a couple OF
men. the miserable cockney fed Wild.
ly out Of the galley and lodged and
ducked about the deck with the grin.
ming crew in pursuit. Few things
could have been more 10 their liking
than to give him a tow over the side.
for 10 the ~forecastle he had sent
messes and connections OF the vilest
order.
As usual, the witches below and the
hunters turned out for what promised
sport, Mugridge exhibited a nimble-
ness and speed W did not dream he
possessed. Straight aft he raced. 10
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-09-28
TIMBERlNG MINES IS COSTLY
Owners Compelled to Put Millions Of
Dollars Underground Every Year
OF Operation.

Nearly 10000. 900 cubic feet OF tim
Der are placed IN the anthracite mines
of Pennsylvania every year, II an esti
mate in the Colliery Engineer. lately
acquired by Coal Age. that the amount
OF timber IN anthracite mines Is ap.
proximately one cubic foot for every
ton O! coal mined. is correct. The tim.
bercd gangways and drifts cover q
vast extent exceeding 1000 miles. and
the closely timbered shafts with their
miles of heavy guide timbers which
must be constantly replaced. form a
large item. The total output since the
beginning OF anthracite mining is over
$500. 600, 900 tons.
A billion toni OF water. or over IL
times as many tons as the coal pro.
duced during the year. must be pumped
out OF the anthracite mines every year.
According 10 the chief OF the Pennsyl.
vania department OF mines the timber.
ing Is an even greater expense than
the pumping. The cost OF placing this
vast forest below ground is stagger.
ing.
The cost OF the material Is given as
about 80 cents per cubic foot for
round timber and 20 cents per cubic
loot Tor sawed timber. Al the lower
figure this would make 10000, 900 cubic
feet cost Sj,sJ0,OUO. In addition "a this.
there are millions OF mine ties, and
heavy white oak is used for the mine
cars. The use OF steel timbers. which
are beng adopted on account Of their
longevity. for main gangways, turn
outs, pump rooBs and shaft and slope
bottoms. will add TO the total cost OF
mining for the next few years, but will
effect a hnal saving, Most OF the tim.
Der now used In the anthracite mines
is yellow pine from the South.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-09-28
SYNOPSIS.

Humphrey Van weydcn. critic and dict.
thutc, thrown into the water bN the sink.
ms or "A Ferry boat. ON coming tO his
senses. finds himself ahuard the sealing
schooner Ghost. Captain Wolf Larsen,
bound to japan waters. The captain re-
fuses ~ put Humphrey ashore and muNcs
him cabin boy TOR the good ~ his soul ."
lie begins under the coCknpy cook. Mug
ridge, who steals his money and chascs
MIN when accused ~ II. Cuuky IL Jealous
OF Hump and hazcs him Wolf Nazrs a
seaman and makes II the basis for "a phil
soph discussion with Hump Wolf en-
iertalns Mugridge IN his cabin. Wins from
hnm At cards the money Ne stole from
hump. COoky and Hump Whct knives a.
each other. Humps intimacy With Wolf
Increases. Wolf sketches the story Of
MS life, discusses thu Bible, and Omar,
and Illustrates the instructive love Of NE
by choking Hump nearly TO death. A car
niNA OF brutallt, breaks loose IN the ship
and Wolf proves himself the master brute
Wolf L. knucked overheard NJ night,
zones back aboard by the logllne and
Mlns clear In a nsht In the forecastle
HUMP dresses VOLTS wounds and, despite
ais protest. IL made mate on the hell.ship
MI. Van Weydcn tries 10 learn his duties
a. mate Wolf hazes the men who tried
10 kill him. Van weyden proves by his
conduct In n blow. with all hands out In
me boats among the seal herd. that he
mas learned TO stand on his " legs"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-09-28

and az heavy and l~ifeless as were they.
Not So was It with the hunters. Smoke
the irreprcssible related a story. and
they descended into the stccrago. bel.
lowing with laughter.
As passed TO leeward OF the galley
on my way aft, | vas approached by
the engineer we had rescued. Ills
face was white. his lips were trem.
bling
Good God sir. what kind of a craft
Ia this?" he cried
You have eyes. you have seen"
answered, almost brutally. what OF the
pain and fear at my own heart.
Your promise" | said To Wolf Lar.
sen
~ was not thinking Of taking them
aboard when | made hat promise he
answered. And anyway, youll agree
I've not laid my hands upon them"
Far from 1t. far from 1t, he laughed
a moment later.
made no reply, was incapable
OF speaking, my mind was too con.
fused | must have time to think. |
knew. This woman. sleeping eve
now in the spare cabin. was a re.
sponsibility which must consider.
and the only rational thought that
hckered through my mind was that /
mus, do nothing hastily IL ! were to
be any help to her at all.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-09-28
CHAPTER SvII--contlnued.

Then they were gone astern. The
spritsail filed with the wind. sud
denly. c%areening the frail open craft
till II seemed II would surely capsize.
A whitecap foamed above II and broke
across In q snow.white smother. Then
the boat emerged, half swamped.
Leach hinging the water out and John.
son clinging 10 the steering.oar. hts
face white and anxious. Wolf Larsen
laughed. at the same time reckoning
them with his arm 10 follow. II was
evidently his intention 10 play with
them, a lesson. ! took Il, In lieu OF a
beating. though a dangerous lesson.
for the frail craft stood in momentary
danger OF being overwhelmed.
Johnson squared away promptly and
ran after US. Thore was nothing else
for him TO do.
still We increased our lead. and
when the boat had dropped astern sew.
eral miles we hove to and waited. All
eyes watched II coming. even Wolf
Larsen's: but he was the only upper.
turoed man aboard. Louis. gazing
nxedly. betrayed q trouble in his face
he was not quite able TO hide.
The boat drew closer and closer,
hurting along through the seething
green like a thing alive. lifting and
sending and uptossing across the huge.
backed breakers, or disappearing be.
hind them only TO rush into sight
again and shoot skyward. Il seemed
impossible that II could continue TO
live, yet with each dizzying sweep II
did achieve the impossible. A rain
sQuall drove past. and out OF the fly.
ing wet the boat emerged, almost upon
US.
Hard up. there" Wolf Larsen
shouted. himself springing to the
wheel and whirlinS II over
Again the Ghos, sprang away and
raced before the wind, and for two
hours Johnson and Leach pursued US.
We hove TO and ran away, hove to and
ran away, and ever estern the strug.
gliLg patch OF sail tossed skyward and
fell into the rushing valleys. Il was
a quarter OF a mile away when q thick
souall Of rain yelled IL from view. II
never emerged. The wind blew the
air clear again, but no patch OF sail
broke the troubled surface. thought
] saw, for an instant, The boats bot.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-09-28
suecessf,l eraIn Amouta,Ion.

The Paris journal cites a surgical
miracle, Doctor Guelph expounded
before the Academy OF Science the
case OF "A soldier OF twenty-five years
OF age, who had to undergo Il partial
amputation OF the brain. The wounded
man has so far recovered that he will
not be discharged from tho active
army. The doctor verified the fact
that the rapid removal OF a part OF the
cerebral matter has been productive
OF no %appreciable trouble, The oper
alton depends for It's success on speed
and holiness.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-09-28

beside me. II was her first time on
deck since she he'd come aboard. a
dead silence greeted her appearance.
Her eyes lighted on O~ofty.Oofty. i'm.
mediately before her, his body in.
stinct with alertness and grace AS he
held the turn OF the rope.
Are you fishing?" she asked him.
lie made no reply. Ills eyes. fixed
intently on the sea astern, suddenly
flashed.
shark no. SIR" he cried.
"Iicave in! Lively! All hands tail
on" Wolf Larsen shouted, springing
himself to the ROPE In advance OF the
quickest,
CrO BE COSTISrEDD
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-09-28

department ARE Ito the effect that II a bill Cn he successfuIv n, ,,,nh.
nat W"Whhs OF IL are found, half Of the value Is refunded; II three Drbs
cn be put together the whole value IL refunded.
Not 70 long ago someone mi n large number of very snolIb hits NJ, = hin
To the department with q statcmrnt. that they prcsente Soi ~, .io,ar
was accompanied by an affidavit To that effect. After many days ~ vol. on
Tho part f Mrs. Brown the bits vert put together, and IT ms fop,d ,b, 49,
made n complete onrdOlur bill. Ivy
The frost line "a be traced through the United States eocb autumn
TREASURY officials say through this rcdcmpiOn work Farmers mi -"
hnv" n habit OF hiding money In their stoves. When they light NJ for tho
winter, inc money Is forgotten until 1t is burned, and the ashes mn rJoros ar.
sent to the treasury for redemption. beginning in the North, this same him
occurs until even The Southern farmer is turning In his burned nancy vhor
he gets cold enough to light his stove. Each yea more than ooo smch cnm n
are sen to the department.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-09-28

tom show black in q breaking crest
Al the best. that was all. For John.
son and Leach the travail OF existence
had ceased.
Tho men remained grouped amid.
ships, No one had gone below. ard
no one was speaking. Nor were any
looks being exchanged. Each man
seemed stunned deeply contempla.
tive. as II were. and not quite sure.
trying TO realize just what had taken
place. Wolf Larsen gave them little
time for thought, lie al once put the
Ghost upon her course-a course
which meant the seal herd and not
okohama harbor, But the men were
40 longer eager as they pulled and
hnuled, and heard curses amongst
them. which left their lips smotaered
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-09-28

NNNNTOT NNfn WOkCN NJ INW WNf
I'M hesintcd Just II second puzzled 10 know whether the mar was making
game or him or whether he did lot Lrow II VAS the United Statcs capitol
resent h" replied with u critical smile, THAT is The United States capitol"
Tn man otcdt the smile and resented 1t Mt once
"NCll,l do not see any sign on the building "a designate what II is
Senator Kern instantly replied, NO they take the sign down in hot weather
II wnrvs"
Is there n man, woman or child in the United States who has lot M
ONE time or other seen In pictures IN, great white dome Of the United S,nto,
caritolT Once seen 1t could not possibly he forgotten. There Is nt another
thing like 1t In the world, and hat my human being would not recognize te
Washington monun" or the United States capitol building upon sight is
almost az incredible for belief.
But Senator Kern tells this story, so what arr % going to do abou, II;