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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21
new UennIrIon.

1.-THE study of etymology," says the
Philadelphia Record, causes no end
If trouble among that class of school
children whose knowledge of English
81 limited to words which figure in the
ordinary street conversation. and
many curious results nave followed.
The custom usually observed by the
teacbers is to require such definition
OF the word. then its derivation, and
finally 4 sentence in which the word
IS properly used. The word 'ligament
fell to the lot OF rather ditfident boy
recently. He defined it properly as "a
band" but followed up the correct
derivation with this remarkable sem
fence: Il was wakened up last night
by hearing a brass Ilgament going
down the street.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21

In part: You have put forth a rule
that is mighty hard to follow. | am
an honorable young man, intensely in
tereSted in d sweet girl, the daughter
of a widow. who lives IN q nearby
town. My business keeps my nose TO
the grindStone seven days out of the
week from early morning until nearly
nine at night. If l make the attempt
to call on this young lady, l cannot
reach her home until nearly ten. 1t
would be useless for me To take off my
hat If | could not remain longer than
half an hour. You can judge how
quickly time can pass and, arriving
often at half after ten, l have re-
manned until almost one before noting
the time. She says her neighborS are
beginning 10 talk. Now, it's either
give the girl up or continue calling to
decide to the satisfaction of both if
we are sufficiently cOngenlal to each
other to wed or not. It's up to you to
decide for me-"
While 1t Is not pleasing TO have
ones opinion Overruled, there's much
satisfaction In the old maxim, Cir
cumstances alter cases." and in "All
the world loves a lover" l am no ex-
ceptiOn and would willingly stretch
an adverse judgment that 1t might
smooth your path. Neighbors are wont
to talk If light, whether too bright
or too dim, burns too late In girls
parlOr, if they have beheld, from be-
hind closed blinds, a young man enter.
Let ii be known, however that II the
girl sits up entertaining her guest la
ter than the generally accepted hour
of leave-taking her mother shelters her
good name by being always present,
and gossiping tongues will have little
to feed on.
An honorable young man will make
his decision under those circumstances
as speedily as possible. He should
quit calling II he cannot see his way
clearly to matrimony. No greater I'M
kindness can be shown young woman
than to cause her to lose her beauty
sleep several evenings a week for per-
uupS years lOT Tue Sdhc VI HILL WHO
has not the remotest idea of making
her his wife.
Courtship extended into the wee
sma' hours is highly imprudent. The
man who respects his sweetheart will
not indulge in such indiscretiOn. A
girl must respect herself If she de-
sires others to respect her. The girl
who permits her male callers to keep
late hours invites censure. Only when
lovers business ties him down SO
completely that he Is not enabled to
call early should the proprieties be
stretched to welcome him later. If
his visits are necessarily brief because
of this he will be anxious to marry.
counting afterward as long as he
pleases. Rules cannot be made to gov
ern all cases.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21

or the idle and braiuless the world has
enough
who eat what they never have earned:
Who hate :he pure stream from the foun-
tain OF truth
And wisdom and knowledge have
sDurned.
II all men should love wisely, the
major part of the worlds woes would
be eliminated. 1t is usually the grave,
very sensible man who loses his heart
10 the fluffy, kitten kind of girl, webs
her and expects TO make a companions
able. judiCiOuS wife of her.
1t does not take him long 10 learn
after wedlOCk that it is impossible TO
make a hardworking bee out of a but
terfly. He should not complain if he
has to pay his hard-earned dollars for
every hands turn that is done for her.
He should have realized that if a
girls ambition is just to look bewitch-
ingly pretty 1t will take half life
time to make her realize that darning
hubby's socks is of far more import
ance than spending hours dOctOring mp
her face to look fascinating in his
eyes. If the cook leaves in a huff, the
doll wife is as helpless as babe. She
could not tell to save her life whether
an egg should be baked, broiled,
stewed or boiled, or whether ii takes
five minutes or an hour.
The doll wife loves herself more
than she could love the best husband
on earth. She never will become do
mesticated while there is shred Of
her youth, beauty and power to fasci-
nate left. Even having children does
not bring about needed reform. She
will dress her little girls like dolls and
rig out her boys in long curls and
fluffy frOcks until they rebel and their
strenuous fight for pants is too much
for her.
Her .children-like her husband are
imbued with the belief that there il
nothing mother can do. The doll of
sweet sixteen or even twenty IS a
sight lovely to behold. but the woman
who insists upon getting herself up
Ike doll when she is nearly forty
though ever so fairs a cross to even
the most patient of husbands.
There is no use whatever in at
tempting TO give advice to the man
who is in love. He is firm in the be-
lief that you are prejudiced against
his sweetheart, and resents it. After
he marries the beauty whose sole aim
is to outshine other girls he realizes
that much beauty and little brains are
a poor combination in a wife.
A wife should be useful as we'll as
ornamental. It's a mans own fault IL
the doll he weds refuses to learn to
do household tasks after marriage. He
should have expected that.
If man puts the question fairly to
girl: Can you manage a home from
the parlor to the kitchen?" ere he pro-
poses, under ban of leaving her if she
answers "NO," more girls would Learn
10 be hOusekeepers without delay.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21


A newspaper man said to me the
other day: There must be sad cOndi-
lions among the families of many Of
the men who have gone to the front.
Ten to one their wives and children
are on the border of starvation if the
soldier has found any hitch in getting
his pay home to them promptly"
you do not know the spirit of moth
erhoOd," 1 answered. "COme, let us
do little investigating today and see
for ourselves what the helpmeets of
the soldiers are doing"
He readily agreed, with the proviso
that we should draw lots as to which
might write up what we discovered
when the days investigations were
over. l won.
At the first home to which we di.
rected our steps we were met at the
door by a comedy young woman with
four little ones, who appeared to be
about of one size, clinging to her
skirts.
"Yes, my husband has gone to the
border" she said. "He was a clerk.
with good position in a department
store, where l was also employed be.
fore we were married. He thought he
would be able to send money home
after the first week. but there was 9
delay in receiving II and in conse
Quence we were reduced by the enc
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21

he would not nave
his ju d & III e II {
Overruled and his
theory 60 FOR
naught. A letter
from the heart OF
the West has Just
reached me which
topples over a pet
theory of mine
that an accepted
lover should do
his counting be-
tween the hours
of eight and ten
thirty. promptly
taking his leave
of his lady love
at that suspicious
hour.
The writer says
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21
The Grsyling.

One Of the most interesting Ameri.
can game fish, the grayling, a cousin
to the trout, is now found principally
In few upper tributaries of the Mis-.
souri,, notably the Madison river in
Yellowstone park. Grayling formerly
were numerous in northern Michigan
but We're killed Off by sawdust In the
water incident to big numbering OF
aratiOnS.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21
Liked by All.

\ kiss i It peculiar proposition. OF
no IL" 10 one. Vet ah>nlul" bliss To
two. The small hoy gets it for moth
in@. IN" young man has Ia steal it
hahy'> right the lovers privilege the
hypocriic'S mask. For a girl. faith,
To Il married WOMAN, hope. and to an
old maid, charity.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21
LIES Purpose.

We are born that We may do some
thing for mankind that i> kind, and
until We have done il We have lived
In vain.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21

Even the wisest of judges must
change his opinion once in a while II
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21
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9 1NY(N7
'-.,,..-.,, ,o,. .y mr. ,,oCIn7g rlryaU.1r Dnacp1
SITTING UP NIGHTS.

In hours OF bliss we oft have met.
They could not always last;
And though the present l regret,
I'm grateful for the past.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21
WOMEN At THE HELM.

With fingers weary and worn.
With eyelids heavy and red.
A woman sat in unwomanly rags
Plying her needle and thread.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21

United States Of America, State Of Lousi-
and, Parish Of Orleans, City OF New Or
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21
CHAR TER
OF WE>r>IDE TRANSPORTATION COM
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United States o; America. State Of Louisiana.
Parish OF Orleans, C,ty OF New Orleans.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-06-21
MARRYING A DOLL.

or the idle and brainless the world has
enough.
who eat what they never have earned:
Who hate :he pure stream from the foun-
tain OF truth.
And wisdom and knowledge have
sDurned.
The Home news., 1917-04-06

quarters at Birmingham, Ala. We agree to work and use our in- fuence and best efforts to pro- mote the object of this associa- tion, which is to build and main tain a National road from Wash ington, D. C., Atlanta, Birming- ham, Memphis, Little Rock and on to Los Angeles, Cal, to be known as the National Bankhead Highway. We herewith sign our names and pay the membership fee of $1.00. Signed: Names.
 Each person joining will be re- ceipted by J. A. Roundtree, sec retary, and 1 now have several blanks which will entitle you to become a member of this associa- ,tion. For each ten members a vote in the Birmingham Conven- tion is allowed. The annual con- vention is to be held in Birming- ham on the 18th and I would like for each town in Woodruff county to organize Bankhead Highway Clubs and BOOST for the high way to pass through OUR county. Send delegates to the Birming- ham Convention from each club and if not from each club, select one or more for the county who will agree to attend. Let's start something and not stop until we have a ROCK road NORTH, SOUTH, EAST and WEST through WOODRUFF county.
 Respectfully
 FLETCHER LEWIS
The Home news., 1917-04-06
America First

Among the first flags seen dis played in this city was one placed on the front of Mayo 6 Robin sons auto by theis manager, MT. H. E. Wood. THE HOME NEWS office was presented today, Friday, with a little rag bearing the stars and stripes by our pa triotic friend, Col. John Shearer, who is also having a large flag placed on his place of business. MT. Shearer, who fought with the Confederacy knows the real meaning of war and regrets our country having to enter the world struggle now going on in Europe, but inasmuch as we have been forced to take the steps we have, MT. Shearer, like all true Ameri- cans, is for America First, and will do his mite, whatever it may be, for the stars and stripes.
The Home news., 1917-04-06
U. s. HAS DECLARED
 WAR ON GERMANY
McCrory and Augusta to Each Send Company of Men. Lester Lewis First Enlist Here and Will Join an-
 Aviation Corps Tip Offers Forty Men

The United States has declar- ed war on the German Empire and as result men are now being recruited in Woodruff coun- ty for the service. The first here to enlist was MT. Lester Lewis, age about 20, who signed up for service as an aviator.
 Atty. RIM. Hutchins of Angus ta, is organizing a company in that city and Mir. c. G. McCrory is doing likewise here. MT. Lee Collier of Tip, informed us that he has the names of forty citi- zens at his place who are ready to enlist.
 Flags are being exhibited everywhere and Woodruff county is doing her mite. Now is no time for any further sympathy for the enemies of our country and all should be imbued with the spirit of AMERICA FIRST. Those who can and care to enlist will see MT. McCrory.
The Home news., 1917-04-06
Road Meeting Tuesday

Notice is hereby given that a good roads meeting will be held at the Jewel Theatre in McCrory next Tuesday, April, 10, at one o'clock, for the purpose of organ izing a Bankhead Highway As sociation Club with the purpose of securing the National highway through Woodruff county.
 Cotton Plant, Augusta, Howell, Wiville, Hunter and other towns in the county are expected to, and will, organize clubs of like kind. Every man interested in good roads is urged to be present. Come and join the Club and thereby help boost for this the GREATEST road in the United States to pass through our town.
 T. A. JEFFRIEs Pres.
 w. w. RANEY, Sec.
The Home news., 1917-04-06
Tuesdays Town Election

The election for municipal of- fcers held in McCrory Tuesday, April 3, 1917, passed off very quietly and only 91 of a possible 120 votes were cast.
 Walter w. Raney, editor of THE HOME NEWS defeated MT. L. w. Sturdivant, prominent bus mess man and recently elected secretary of the Woodruff County Fair Association, by a vote of 73 to IF.
 Mir. w. N. Dunehew barely nosed out only eight votes ahead in the race for recorder over his opponent, MT. H. c. Shearer, the vote being 49 to Al in the for mer's favor.
 The candidates for aldermen had no opposition, but because of the recent stock ordinance which was killed" in the council meet ing Monday night, some of the aldermen who were candidates for reelection lost a few votes.
 Mayor G. w. Barber, Recorder c. P. Best and Alderman J. A. Cullum did not offer for a second term. Aldermen elected and the votes each received as fol- lows: c. B. Riggs, 90; T. E. Dye, l 88; L. J. billiard, 87; G. c. Me Crory, 85 and R. A. Drewery, GA.
 The newly elected officers will be installed at the first regular monthly meeting which will be held Monday, May z.
The Home news., 1917-04-06
Strawberry Pickers Wanted

We want for the coming crop, 1000 Gone thousand) pickers, picking will start about the latter part of April, will pay two cents per quart. Houses furnished to families. Apply to A. M. KIT TIER, President Shippers Union, Judsonia, Ark. 2-32-5t Adv
The Home news., 1917-04-06
FLETCHER LEWIS TELLS
 OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY
Writes Interesting Report of Good Roads Meeting Held in Memphis This Week. Club is Being Organized
 Here and All are Invited to Join.

Asa delegate from the good roads meeting held in McCrory on April, 3, 1 attended the Bank head Highway Association Meet ing held in Memphis April, 5 and 6 at which meeting 300 live, good Roads enthusiasts were pres ent.
 I listened to every speech made by a number of prominent speak CTS, chief among whom was Sen ator Bankhead, of Alabama, in whose honor the highway from Washington, D. C., via. Memphis Little Rock and Fort Smith, to Los Angeles, Cal, is named and who fought for good roads in the United States Senate for thirty years and lately secured the pas sage of a bill whereby the Fed eral government has appropriat- ed $75, GOO, 000.0O and distributed among the different states of which Arkansas portion is some thing over three million dollars, provided the state of Arkansas give an equal amount.
 The distinguished statesman explained the proposition very plainly and closed by saying, Nov Let's Get Busy"
 Delegates were appointed, three from each county through which the proposed Bankhead Highway runs through Arkansas, to meet in Little Rock at an early date to perfect a state organiza- ton which will consist of presi- dent, secretary and two direc- tors. Each state is allowed only two directors.
 Mir Il. o. Penrose of Hunter, Dr. I. B. Bradford of Cotton Plant and myself were selected to represent Woodruff county at thls meeting which will be called at once by Governor Brough, who was elected chairman.
 think the time is ripe for the people of Woodruff county to get busy to take advantage of this appropriation and DO TT NOW. am authorized by MT. J. A. noundtree, secretary of the Bank nead I Highway Association, to form clubs of ten and as many cubs as possible. All who join Will oe required to pay $1.OO and sign the following blank:
 We the undersigned citizens VI ol''...... hereby make ap- pl!catlon 1q to join the Bankhead iiignway Association, Inc, head
The Home news., 1917-04-06

As a delegate from the good roads meeting held in McCrory on April, 8, I attended the Bank head Highway Association Meet ing held in Memphis April, 5 and
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-24

We notice from one of the Spartan
aarg papers that the banks Of that
city have arranged to keep open on
Saturdays from s to in the eve
nings 50 that men who are working
at she camp may be able to do some
banking Of their money. Just the
other day gentleman who is work
Ing at the camp is Columbia made
the remark to us that while the banks
advertised and urged the working
man to save his earnings that the o2-
ly way the man at the camp could
do any banking was to lose half day
In each week and that they could
hardly afford to do that He said
they had to get up at $3.50 in the
morning in order to get to work at
and that they did not get beck to Go
Iumhia in the evening until s o'clock,
and that this was the schedule every
day inclading Sunday, and that the
banks were all closed. And the same
was true of the postofice, said this
gentleman. The only way they had
te keep their money was on their
persons, without losing day to 80
te the bank or the postof1ce.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-24

Mr. w E. Wallace told US the
other day that the hands along the
road were putting the road between
Newberry and Prosperity in good con-
dition. We can not speak from our
knowledge as we have not been over
it, and will not be able to go for some
days as III is being overhauled and
when she comes out next time you
will think she is a new one. We are
glad to hear that the road is worked
and we hope that some arrangement
may yet be made to have it dragged
after each and every rain and then It
will be good all the year round. 1t
is all easy if some one will just
take hold at the right end,
We rather agree with that little
group Of wilful men who hold that II
you can and do conscript the man
for service in the war you should no.
object to conscriptinig the wealth
that is accumulated by reason OF the
war to carry it on. We hope that 1T
tie group of senators may be able
to put through their proposition that
the expense Of the war be largely
met by taxing the war profits. If the
profits are taken of from those who
are egrowisg immensely rich out OF
the war, to meet the expenses of the
war, instad Of placing it upon the
poor man and the man who is really
producing the wealth of the country,
then there will not be such clam
or for a continuance of the horrible
business.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-24

with an account of Old Folks day
and while We discovered Our error. as
soon as the first paper came off the
press but in order to make the cor
rect:on we would have missed some Ct
our mail The wrapper in which We
kept the cuts had st. Paul's parscn
age written on it. And we took no
proof of it and put it to press. We
think the cut we used was of the OLD
parsonage Of the Lutheran church at
Prosperity. The st. Paul's parson-
age is only one story and we are
printing it in this issue.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-24
NOTICE OF JURY DRAWING

Notice is hereby given that We the
jury Commissioners for
Newberry County, S.. c., will at the
Office of the Clerk of Court for New
berry County, at Nine O'clock a. IA
August 31st, 1917, openly and pub
licly draw the names of thirty-six (36)
men, who shall serve as Petit Jurors
at the Court of Common Pleas, which
will convene at Newberry Court
House, September 18th, 1917, and Will
continue for One week.
J. B. Halfacre,
C. C. Schumpert,
Jno. c. Goggans,
Jury Commissioners for Newberry
County, S. C.
August, Goth, 1917.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-24

composing the County Board Of Edu-
cation for Newberry County, State of
South Carolina, do hereby order the
Soard of School Trustees of the Gar
many school district No. q, to hold an
election on the said question of repeal
ing special tax Of two ~ mills on the
dollar on the property located in said
School District, which said election
shall be held at the Garmany school
house, in said School District, No. q,
on Thursday the 9Th day o. Sept.
1917, at which said election the polls
shall be opened at a. m. ana closed
at p. NJ.
The members of the board o, Trus-
tees of said school district shall act
as managers Of said election. Only
such electors as reside in said school
District and return real or personal
property for taxation, and who ex-
hibit their tax receipts and registra-
ton certificates, as required in the
general elections, shall be allowed to
vote. Electors favoring the levy of
such tax shall cast ballot containing
the word Eyes" written or printed
thereon, and each elector opposed to
such levy shall cast ballot contain
ing the word mo" written or print-d
thereon.
Given under our hands and seals
this the 18th day of August A. D.. 1877.
C. W. Wilson o.. s.
O. B. CANNON Il. S.
JAMES P. KINARD N. S.
County Board of Education FOR
Newberry County.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-24
PROSPERITY BRANCH
OF RED CROSS ORGANIZED

The Prosperity branch of the New
berry Red Cross chapter was orgaa
lied Tuesday afternoon. DR.. G. Y
Hunter was elected chairman; MISS
Willie Mae Wise vice-chairman; Mrs
T. A. Dominick, Secretary; ]. u
Quattlebaum, treasurer; Mrs. NJ. {
Morris, chairman of the executive
committee.
The following committees nave peen
appointed:
Membership-Miss Efie Hawkins
Chairman, Miss Grace BurtonReagln'
Mrs. J. H. Barnes, Mrs.. F. Wheeler
Mrs. G. W. Harmon.
Finarcs-T. A. Domin!ck, chairman; !;
J. l.. Browne, DR.. Jacob S. Wheeler.
Supplies-Mrs. J. Frank Browne.
chairman; Mrs. Jacob S. Wheeler,
Mrs. P. c. Singley.
Educational-Dr. ]. S. Wheeler.
chairman; Mrs. G. Leonard, Mrs. c. I.
Wyche.
Cooperating and extension-Mrs. j.
D. Quattlebaum, chairman; MISS
Willie Mae Wise, Miss Gertrude Bob0.
Publicity-Miss Ether Counts, chair
man; Miss Eliza Curlee, Miss Sudie
Dennis.
The branch decided to assist the
Newberry chapter make hosplta:
shirts-when that work is finished, to
knit and make surgical dressings.
Each woman present was appointed
a committee of one to get busy and
learn the art of knitting by the time
the knitting supplies reach her.
We trust that by being Red Cross
members and doing the work planned
for us that our people will get the
larger vision of this war and be in
spired by noble thoughts of duty, hon
or, country and God.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-24

positions we're changed. and some
times stand on the corner and watch
Yourself 90 by. Now, try to put your
self in my place, and see how nice II
would be and how good you would
feel if each subscriber would JUS;
send along one dollar on his account
and how easy it would be. Now, this
is all confidential. don't want you
to talk about it but go and do.
E. H. A.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-24

If the reports be true that come
from the work on the cantonment at
Columbia and there has never been
known such waste as is going on
there, and this at the same time tha,
the government is calling on the pep
PIE to make sacrifices and save In
order to conserve every reseuroce Of
the country. And this is the report
from not only those who work there
but from those who visit the place
waste and graft seem to be the pre-
yelling ideas of the work.