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The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
HAL.F-soLED HER SAVING BANK
Shoemaker Finds Eight Hundred Dol.
iars and Gems Im Woman's Shoe
Gets Small Reward.

Business was good with Engle the
shoemaker. Many persons had brought
many shoes to his shop to be repaired,
and his cash drawer was full of strange
silver, says the Arizona Republican.
Came boy early one morning bear
ing pair of wOman's shoes to be half
soled. The boy departed.
Shortly afterwatd Engle picked UP
the wOman's shoes. From the toe Of
one shoe fell purse, fat and tightly
closed. Before the shoemaker had re-
, covered from his establishment another
purse fell from the toe of the other
shoe. Two purses, both fat.
Engle opened the first fat purse.
There was $500 in bills.
Then Engle turned to the second
purse. From that one came flashing
diamonds, necklaces, rings and ear
drops. More than $500 worth.
The shoemaker gathered up the bills
and the diamonds and put them safely
away and turned to his work. Count
ing the bills or admiring the diamonds
wouldn't make money for Engle.
Then a frantic woman burst into the
shoemaker's shop. No need for Engle'
to inquire what she wanted or why
she was frantic. The shoemaker knew.
The. shoes belonged to her and so did
the bills and diamonds and other
gems. She had taken her safety de-
post vault to the shoe shop. ........,..
Almost i'm Mysteries the woman re-
covered her money and jewelry, more
than $500 in all. She clasped the two
purses to her and Immediately q great
relief spread over her. Placing so cents
In the hands of Engle the shoemaker
the woman left the shop. Engle turned
to his shoe repairing.
Cactus Candy.
Louisiana sugar cane planters have
evolved a plan for manufa curing
candy from the spineless cactus. I'm
the process the peel Of the plant tS
removed, dipped into hot molasses
and coated with granulated or pow
dered sugar. The result Ia confec-
ton Of rich and delicious flavor.
So successful have been the expert
ments with the new sweet that cane
planters are now growing cactus,
which formerly was utilized, when
used at all, for cattle fodder. Planters
can I'm this way. furnish plenty Of raw
material for the new product.
Another important result I'm the
making of what some enterprising ad-
vertiser may call "kaktuS-kandy,"
says an exchange, is that sugar mills
which have heretofore been idle for
nine months in the year can now use
part of their equipment in the candy
manufacturing industry.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
WILSON coNFERs WITH
DEPARTMENT HEADS.

washington.-The second of the
weekly conferences between Presl-
dent Wilson and heads of executive
departments, or special war admins
trations, was held with Secretary Dan
iels and Acting Secretary Crowell add
ed to the list Of officials who partici-
pated in the conference last week.
The heads of the war-making branches
were called in by the President to
discuss questions of industrial pro-
duction affecting IL cir departments.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
AMERICANS ONE. GREAT IDEA
Happiness Has Principal charm-The
People Are the Most Idealistic
and Imaginative.

"The Americans are the most ideal
1stic @and imaginative people in the
world, and the most prosaic, because
like Wordsworth, the most prosaic of
poets, they believe in happiness, and
happiness to them as to Wordsworth
means mems sana in corpOre sanO;'
every one efficient in the tasks of mod
ern life, the least heroic of doctrines.
II met young American poet, hand
some, and besides elated by winning
some prize or other for a poem. He
said to me in his arrogant way that
poetry is by-product of life. Why, /
said, it is life ITSELF Il don't agree
with you,' was all he condescended to
reply. This young man expressed the
American idea.
81 think the English dislike of the
cries, ETC., through their long history
is because of their poetical minds and
their preOccupation with personality
and its freedom.
1.-THE taste for scenery has this ad-
vantage over the taste for human ma.
ture; the heart is not bruised. Yet
since scenery is never absurd as are
poor mOrtals, neither is there laughter
nor genial pity. We love scenery
principally because the feelings it Gre
ates are tranquil and easily controlled
so that we can enjoy our full measure
of self-content; dealing with human
nature, the poet cannot be the supe-
rior person nor can he be proud. -
From the Letters of John Butler
Yeats.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
DEATHS AMONG TROOPS
IN AMERICA INCREASED

washington.-Altho health con-
ditions in general among the troops
training in this country are describ-
ed in this weeks reports of the divis-
ion of field sanitation rs very good. -
deaths among the soldiers increased
from $50 the week before to 223
Pneumonia increased in the nationa!
army and regulars. but in the national
guard all epidemic diseases are d.
lining -
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
THREE AND SEVEN ARE LUCKY
Mystic Numbers, According to Popular
Superstition, Bring Forth Good
and Bad Luck.

There is said to be luck in odd num-
hers. and there are prudent farmers
wives who are careful to put an odd
number of eggs under hen for hatch
ing. Of course the fatal thirteen is
an exception to the rule.
Three is considered especially
Iucky, but there are superstitions of
had luck connected with it. For in
stance: Break one dish and you will
break three Three times a brides
maid, never bride. There is belief
IN certain sections that when a Are
occurs there will be two others, max
ing three inside of "a hours. 1t is
said if a dream occurs three times in
succession it will come true. An ex-
rnption to the rule that even numbers
are not lucky is the common belief
that the finding of a four-leaved Glov-
or will bring good fortune.
Seven is one of the luckiest of num-
hers. The seventh son is considered
q natural healer, while the seventh
son of a seventh son has almost I'M
limited power to work wonders.
Keep thing seven years and you will
have q use for it. If you are the sew
enth person having your fare >rung up
fAtter a street car has started on it's
trip you will have good luck all day.
It will bring good luck to walk over
seven rails on the railroad track with
out stepping off.
You will have good luck for the year
the figures Of which added up make
your age. Thus 1917 added up makes
eighteen.
Boa Constructor May Be Trained.
There are several varieties of boa
constructors, the best known being the
Giboia or land boa constructor.
This is the smaller, and least vicious
Of the tribe. 1t is harmless and will
not attack unless attacked writes q
correspondent. In fact, If caught
young it may be tanned, and the ma
tIyes of the Amazon valley frequently
keep them around their houses instead
Of house cats, as they keep the place
clear of rats, mice and other vermin,
and even Of larger marauding animals.
You can buy these snakes in the mar
kets Of Para, Manaos and other North
Brazilian ports, where they are offered
for sale in boxes, like chickens or rab
bits and the owner will haul them out
and demonstrate them to you.
The water boa constructor is the
largest known snake in existence,
growing - the length of thirty to forty
feet and the thickness Of mans upper
leg.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-04-04
Auqusce Rodln.

A keener interest in more and more
aspects of humanity, a readiness to
find more and more kinds of men and
women worthy Of plastic representa-
ton, preference for expressiveness
to traditional beauty, a love Of life
because it is life-by these tokens we
may know Rodin for a modern Of the
moderns in his day, who made the
spirit of his time incarnate In marble
and bronze. Like every artist who be-
gins by Outraging our love of the
familiar, he ended by forcing some of
US to revise our definition Of beauty,
says the New Republic. Even those
who most passionately deny that his
beauty is beauty can never see quite
as they would have seen If Rodin had
not lived. He makes them less at ease
in presence of the conventiOnally
noble, even when excellent in its kind
reveals a humanity which cannot reach
us through the conyentionally noble
without an effort. Those wrappings of
nobleness hid something from us. Was
it truth?
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12
+. H. Aull.

Col D 7. Griffith, late superintend-
ent of tie penitentiary, has been re
lieved Of liability on his boni for
money lost in the Roof bank at Lex
;Daton which he had on deposit De
longing to the State when the bank
failed. We think the Legislature did
the right thing in relieving him, be
cause the bank was an accredited
for the State and the Of
fcers are required to keep theif
money on deTosit in a bank.
Now the right thing to do is 20
relieve the treasurer OF Lexington
county who had money in the bank
at the time Of the failure and WHO
We understand has been almost
broken up because of the failure and
the holding of him responsible for
the money. 1t is not right that ne
should be held responsible Tor this
money. 1t was no fault OF his that
the bank failed and those who select
depositoriez did not notify him -
draw out the money.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12
etooi shrdluh shrdIu uNuI

Ed etooi shrdluh shrdlu UNun
The senate has inereased the ap-
prorriation bill some three AU2dre1
thousand dollars over the amount =
carried when it left the house, AMI
the free conferens have failed to
acree, and final adjournment Of the
legislature failed on Saturday night
on account Of the failure to agree.
The senate insists on the apDropria
tons put in by it. If the house is to
agree to the increases why any house
at all, or why consider the bill IN the
house. It would be better and save
time to let the senate put in what i:
wants and then let the house agree
to it.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

The Pickens Sentinel wants to
know if you knew that the "Pickens
Sentinel used to. take chickens Oh
subscription
Well, we guess that The Sentine!
would be glad to take few that way
now. Certainly The Herald and News
would not object to taking several
On subscription. We have not nal
any fried chicken in so long we
scarcely recall how it eats.
And the same paper wonts to know
if you knew chat J. P. Carey, Sr,,
once edited a newspaper at Easley??'
We wonder if The Sentinel knows
that this same gentleman once edit
ed q rape: at Greenwood,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12
Citation Ter Letters oF Administration
TIE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
J"Gr,u+t. cf Snvbp--rY

BY ". F. Ewart. Judge Of Probate.
Whereas. A. H. Hawkins made suit
to- re to grant him Letters of Admin
istration with the will annexed OF the
estate and effects OF Frances c.
Brown.
These are, therefore to citee and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said Frances c.
Brown, deceased, that they be ana
appear before me, in the Court Of
Probate. to he held at Newberry oE'
Tuesday. 2sth, Of February, next, af-
ter publication hereof at II O'Clock
in the forenoon. to show cause, II
any they have, why the said Admin
istration should not be granted.
Given under my hand this II daT
Of February. Ammo Domini, 1918.
W. F. Ewart, J. p, N. c.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12
THE HERALD AND NEWS.

We told you few issues back that
we were going to print the best news
paper this year that We have ever
printed, and that means some paper.
We have had our troubles for the
past several months, and sometimes
the future looked gloomy. I am op
timistic by nature and can't help IT.,
and don't deserve any credit for it,
though I am glad that am. During
the past several months my optimism
has been put to the severest test. 1t
looked one time that could not get
any help. and that I would be unable
TO print any sort Of paper. But l
feel that has now been settled, and
while we are not swifts or record
breakers, we are getting there all
the same, and as soon as we catch
up and take new hold, which will
be very soon, we are going to move
some.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

Caot. 1chn c. Richards anno"nce*
.thst he will make The race for goT--
e~nor tAe coming summer. There IS
10 better nan Or finer gentleman N
Scnth Carolina than John Richards
and Re is honest and true in every
trust. and should he he elected h.
would not be rarttsan or a bitter
factionist. We served in the legls-
lature with him and always foun5
him bold and outsnoken and fair an;
true About the only thing YOU could
say against him. if that be against
him. he was little daft on the sub
ject Of free scholarships for VIII
throp and in his defense Of Senator
Tiuman.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

The sunshine tie past wee; has
done much to improve the roads ani
VIZ tFa t~ave1 over than eEce7r
'~'5Sro ttev ara shaded they are get
ting in pretty fair condition. IT they
had Just been dragged the lattn3
Fart OF the week It would have help
ed ever so much. IN many places 1t
ic not too late yet 10 anp:y the spll'
leg dra@. IN many places it has been
used to great advanta@e. In fart It
IS rcver too late 70 drag the road.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

You never can tell. A while back
thew tried to scare US away from
corn meal by talk Of pellagra. Now
we are told to take 1t UP again in
the name Of patriotism and victory.
Meanwhile we folks in the South may
we'll congratulate ourselves On being
used to corn products. We can go
back to them without much of wrench
as compared at any rate with 9TH
er sections OF the country - Ex-
change.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

We notice in a little trip in the coun-
ty the other day that the drag was
being used and We have heard OF its
be.nG used in coed many ccmmuni-
ties. No letter work coald engage
those who have to use the roads. E
was 1 little wet in soGe places Dut
that Will not hurt though it ma
ca"se another application 10 be nee
essa:::. The Herald and News was
,''e @rt@,na! ci'.mpicn Of the drag n
this state and We are pleased to note
t1a- &c o'l gentlemen now has 4
SOC. r:a0v friends all over the state
It is the nest economical and t;l:
Iar. roa3 worker that We Know any
thing about. Try it.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

mats true. Aad tee !; 2.otneT
old fellow that we have not heard
from in many moons now. and that
IS the old holl weev:l. The cod
weather we hope has eXterminatei
the weevil and maybe We will fini
that corn product does not produce
pellagra. At any rate we VIII con
tinue to eat the product OF corn for
some time to cone. md if the cold
las frozen out the boil weeTii We
Will have some substantial comren-
ot;cn for the suffering caused by the
freeze.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12
The Gaffney Ledger says there q,

The Gaffney Ledger says there az
some people who can never forgive
Senator McLaurin for having been
Bleaseite and identified with that
faction. Well, he was also one time
a Til}manite and identified with that
faction. and it IS hard 70" some peo
ole to forgive him for that. he
Ledger also says that he is one OF
the brainiest men iii the State. That
is true, and his identification with
these factions should not initiate
against him. What he should have
dcno. if he wants to lead movement
to get the people Of the State to-
eethcr. is TO haye SAID nothing a5ouE
;le ia I.;+,Ts c" t.14 :, GeYs, bat Gon
ahead on the broad platform wi.icA
he first laid down. and made his
foht on high ground and above AMI
hevonl any personalities. Fe is i
hrainv man and a progressive AMI
hold thinker and dreamer and All
idealist and would make the State It
GOOD governor.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

1t occurs to US that the profteers
the scoundrels who are taking the
war as an excuse to wiring money
from the people-the coal trust. the
sugar trust, the meat trust. the paper
trust, and all other trusts-are more
menacing to this country than the
Germans C2fney Ledger.
Now. Ed. you better be careful
they will have you up for being against
the government and for lack OF 10y
atty. Some fellow will he putting
you down as giving cid and comfort
to the Germans. There are too
many scoundrels in high places
making money ont of the conditions
as they exist in these times and they
are the fellows who are proclaiming
their patriotism from the housetops
and denouncing every ether one who
may not be talking so loud.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

The feed administration at WASH
ineton has modified its rule about
the farmer VINO has corn being re-
CURED to buy the same amount o.
meal when he wanted little flour,
We thoueht the rule would be mod
fled because 4 was lacking in com
mnn sense The farmer Who has
corr nav have it ground and bring
. cert;fcate from the miller to the
offort md oct his flour not to exceed
halt barrel.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

Beginning next week We are gosn@
to commence printing "Over the Top
by Arthur Guy Empey. an American
boy who got into the war two years
..head OF his country and "4lO writes
a very interesting story OF his expe-
riences for q year and g half until
ne fell desperately wounded in No
Mans Lond. He "saw more actUal
fighting and real warfare than any
war correspondent. and more. PROB
ably, than any other man who has
written about the war. His expert
ences are grim, but they are thrill.
ing and their recital is lightened by
touch Of humor-the same humor
that has enabled this boy to pass
through the scorching fires of war
and come out, wounded in body but
sound and sunny in spirit" And that
gives you fair idea of his book
l read it and with great deal of
interest. You will like to read It,
and we are going to print a few col
umns in each paper beginning next
week. You don't want to miss any
of this story. or rather recital of the
experiences Of one who has been
over the TOP and across No Mans
Land and who has also been In the
trenches. AS our own boys are nov
going across seas and will be call
ed upon to go over the top and out
into No Mans Land we Will be more
interested in the war and anything
that tells Us about It will be read
with interest.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

Tie Vic stain" vii be the pc
TIE there at the osera 1o.Se T.:ns-
day. , hc2atiful and headstrons
voun9 girl. learning that the b;.nk III
which Eer fanco is an onlcial is aeout
TO re robbed, gees alone TO M
haants Of the robbers and seeks o
telephone tie police. She. IS dis
covered. attacked. but rescued by her
6ance and &e>omas a heroine. The
caprice5 mi pr2nss Of this girl are
Eort eve! in this Eit2graph blue
rihh9a fnctN-e
The last iSsue of the Laurensvilie
Herald contained a thoughtful edito-
rial o5 wAieA the following para
erapl was an important part
these are only instances OF hun
dreGs and thousands Of other cruel
deeds that no douht have been per-
recyated. They would do Us and our
WoHen the same way If they only
had a chance. 1t reminds us OF what
Hon. Harry H. Blease OF Newberry
said in a speech last summer, the
substance Of which was that it *
time civilized people were being
aroused in the defense of their women
and children" The editorial was, OF
course on German methods o, CON
ducting the war.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

Beginning today and continuing up
to and through March ,. I am going
to sell The Herald and News Tor ten
months for the sum OF ona dollar. No
more. no less. This applies to the
1900 now on our list and to al vino
may desire to join the family. 1t is
too cheap at $50 year but there
are many who could not get to town
during the bad weather and this
plan will be easy just to enclose a
dollar bill in an envelope and give
your name and postoffice and We will
do the rest. We get the dollar and
you save twenty-five cents. The time
will positively not BE- extended. So
if you want a real newspaper for one
dollar, start the dollar rolling. We
are going to treat every one just
alike. If you have paid in advance
you can have the date extended the
ten months by the payment of the
dollar. If your time is out you can
get ten months for the dollar. If
you are not on our list. you may get
there for ten months by the paymen,
Of the dollar.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

During these months Of trial we
lost some Of our subscribers. 1 sup
pose they thought it would not ae
well to renew with us. and so went
elsewhere. At any rate, all who did
not renew and whose time was ou1
prior TO January have been taken
from our list. We should have been
glad to have had them remain, but
If they preferred to do otherwise we
have no quarrel with them. Thefe
are coed many whose time is eI
piring IN January and February
These We have not taken off. If
they do not renew when the first OF
February comes off they will so. We
want the fellows who stand by you
when trouble comes. They are the
friends who count. 1t is easy to be {
friend wien everything goes along
smooth, but the testing time comes
when everything goes dead wrong.
But / have no quarrel or scolding for
any one.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

The chances are against the an
nual newspaper love feast this sum-
mer. The government has revoked
all passes, and We know Of no news
paper men who are able to save
enough money out OF their salary to
purchase a railroad ticket even half
way across the State.-Gafney Led
ger.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

Yes, We generally have soTe talk
about the need of good roads along
about this time OF year.-Anderson
Mail.
True. 1t reminds us Of the fellow
whose house had Ieal;y roof. 'Ehen
it rained it was too wet to work ca
the roof and when it didn't rain there
was no immediate need of the cover
When the roads are dry and can be
worked or made so that they will re-
main good we do not realize the need
Of working them.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

Now that will lie too bad, but some
how we are of the opinion that II
the meeting may be ned at some
central place that NEST Of the editors
will be able to Get there e"en if they
have to travel in their ''flivvers" ono
you know most of them have that
sort of vehicle.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12
NoEBlan-L Longsh0re.

Union. Feb. 9.-Sunday afternoon
at . o'clock at the home OF the of1ic-
iating minister. the Rev 7. NJ. Trog-
don. r. c. Longshore and Miss 1cey
Norman were married. Mrs. Long
shore is the attractive daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Norman Of South
Union. Mr.. Longshore is native of
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

The poet Of the Boston Transcript
voices universal longing when he
sings:
do not ask for Jewels rare,
Nor gold would control;
I only ask that I may own
a simple ton Of coal.
Yes. and short tine ago even
down here in this sunny South some
Of Us would have been satisfied even
with a 500 pound lot Of coal. But the
good sunshine has been with Us for
a few dogs and everything IS more
cheerful and We hope the good sun
shine will continue for some days
yet
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

Newberry county, but has been l:Tio1
IN Union for the past two wears. Fl
is an expert mechanic ana operates
a garage here. The. young people
have many friends who wish thea:
mucA haprines.-rh State.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

Ed ileysheOre Irafiw etaoi nm
To get all the good reading tnat
The Herald and News will contain
for ten months for one dollar is just
like getting money from home, ana
that is just what you can do for the
next II days, but not after that time.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-12

The Herald and News said at the
Beginning Of TIE legislative session
w,ton there was talk Of a two wee;ls
or less session that it would run the
usual forty days. and We did not miss
it much. This is the sixth week AM
the session has gone into it.