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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28

and az.,aase and work icvolving
uron i. . man 10 1--we IL this day of
i.i2" cost, mus. have some ether
sou..r CT income. / will make my
heaur.artc,s,at the Office a. the court
hous2, but if should happen not to
DO re MY easily be found in
towa. unless | am out visiting the
scnGojs. AS soon rs can get in touch
WIKI the schools It shall be my pur
pose to spend at least three days in
each week with the country schools,
and the other three days I may be
found III the Office a5 the court
house.
In this connection I desire to ask
the trustees CT the several districts
in the county to notify ne az once
if they have teachers, and if SO send
the names. and also when the school
opened or is to open. ! understand
there are several districts without
teachers. The time is here for the
opening of the schools, and teachers
seem to be scarce As soon as I can
get this information | expect to ar
range and announce an itinerary Of
visits to.the schools, and to announce
it in the paper. And 1 would like to
have the patrons and friends Of the
school meet me at the school house,
and let US have q heart to heart and
friendly talk about the conditions III
the district, and thus get in closer
touch with the school.
If there are any teachers without
positions who would like to teach,
or who would be willing TO teach. ]
would be glad to hear from them.
and I am sure that I can put them
in tcuch with trustees who need to
have teachers, and the pay is good
ard the communities fine in. which to
live
en- going to ask the manager Of
The Herald and News to let us have
"a lection which we may use for
schccl news and matters educational
wt;ch pertain 20 the schools Of the
comfy, and make it means of COM
! mun;cation among the schools as well
as helpful in the way Of suggestions
as to methods and experiences, ard
if tie teachers and trustees anc
children will take a little interest
there can he great good accomplished
in this way. end the paper made even
greater help in the work of ad-
varciag the educational interests OF
the county. I feel sure that the re-
quest will be granted.
jy direction Of the state superin-
ter dent Of education | will attend 6
n1t ting of county superintendent at
Sr:r..2nburg on Tuesday and Wed
rc--Iacy Of this week.
0rco more let me appeal to teach
ers ard trustees and children and all
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28
Mimnauch.

Nimnaugh has cut the him cos. OF
living By reducing prices rs viii be
seen by he prices quoted IN his ai-
vertiscment today. He leads the way
in this section and goes one better
on Henry Ford, WannanaAer, Sears
RocGuck in the reduction o. the price
Of things that are worth wni'c ard
that the people reed every da'.
The great reducc;o.: s>le thaz MINI
naugh now has on IS of goods tha-
every one needs. Staple and service
able merchandise, and the or!tes
Gaoted by him speak for themselves
and are more forcaf,!l thar aaV woTas
with which me might tell Of the Ss.le,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28
De,tn Of My. Jeff Roozer.

:lr. jeff Davis Boozer died at 9
O'Clock on Sunday night, after an i'll
ness Of three or four months, at his
home beyond Mo!lohon mill villige,
and was buried at Rosemont ceme-
terry Monday afternoon. services at
his late residence by the Rev. R.
F. Cogburn at O'Clock. Mr. Boozer
was 50 years of age. He is survived
bv two sisters, Mrs. Carrie Perkins
and Miss BooZer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28
LESS THAN HALF
BOTTLE RE-CU-MA
HELPED MP. DEAD
MON WONDERFULLY

]. C. Daadmon, employed in Nc
Mil!an's Barber Shop, Union, South
Carolina, received a free bottle Of
Re-Cu-Ma and took it for general
rundown condition. He suffered
with torpid liver, loss Of appetite
and frequent sickening feelings,
which made him lose time and sleep.
After a half bottle Mr. Deadmon
says that the sickening feeling left
him and is now able to enjoy his
food and that his liver is in fine con-
d;tion. He further says that he will
always keep it on hand. Re-Cu-Ma
sells for s1.20 plus tax and can be
had at ". G. Mayes' Drug Co. and
al good drug stores.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28

At the suggestion of Mr.. swearip-
gen and by request of Mr.. Wilson
and Mr.. Aull, County Treasurer
schumpert and County Auditor
Halfacre checked up the financial
condition of the schools Of the coun-
ty and certified as to the balances on
hard July l and Sept. q, the day
that the school year ends and the day
that Mr.. Wilson turned the office
over to Mr.. Aull.
It should be stated that the over
drafts as of July / are due to the
fact that the equalizing fund which
was provided by the legislature fell
short and only AZ per cent. was paid.
It is expected that the legislature at
its next session will not only provide
Cash On Deficits Red
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28
powd-Longshore.

Miss Grace Dowd and Mr.. Her
bert Longshore, both of this county,
were married on Sunday morning at
9 80 O'Clock by the Rev. Edward Full
enwider at the parsonage of the
Church Ct the Redeemer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Last Friday afternoon I took over
the Office of county superintendent
of education. / am now on the Jop.
There are one cr two statements OF
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28

horc at least that these Ii omens,
if they mean anything, mean that |
viii have good ending OF the work
unon which | am now entering, and
that by the end OF the first school
wear with the help and cooperation
of the people we may have at least
three or four real high schools IN
the rural districts we'll under way.
They should come and can come by
the help Of the people Interested and
most vitally concerned. Let US al!
work harmonicusly together with that
view in prospect. ! expect to ask
the cooperation of the local press and
in this way as we'll as by personal
visitation to keep in touch with all
the schools of the county. l will an
nounce in few days schedule OF
visitations which / am going to make.
I nav be little peculiar IN this re-
card, but I want the patrons and
friends cf the several schools to
know when 1 am coming to the school
so that 1 may meet them and have
heart to heart talks for The good and
the betterment of the school. There
is fine field for good work and con-
structive school work in this county
and | hope very soon to get it going
so that we may have results. But l
must have the hearty cooperation OF
all the people. This I am expecting
to have.
z Fl. A.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28
RAD .LucK,, OR SOMETHING

All of US are more or less super
stitious. Some more and some lesS
We believe in signs and omens ant
in bad luck days, and we have know,
people who would not: start a job OF
Friday, and that it was bad luck t
see the new moon through the bushe:
and to turn back without making {
cross mark and then splitting In 1t
and so and so on. And some behev
that there are unseen forces ant
powers that have an influence owe:
us and in some mysterious way direc;
our actions.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28

is true that there are unseen L.
fuences for good and for evil thG.::
are working round about US all The
time. But even this is little foreign
to what l started out to say.
| have known people VINO wju!d
not start a job of any kind on EE.-
day, as it was an unlucky day. 1hSSts
is, they would not start on that day
unless they could finish the job. Nj.
Wilson set Friday as the day to tu"i,
over. to me the cfice of county su-
pcrintendent Of education. l do no.
suppose he is the least bit supers1l-
tious, or if he is it never occurrc Z!
to him that he had set Friday, ald !
do not believe myself that it is ~
unlucky day. But have had some
very queer experiences since FRIDAY
morning. Mr.. j. C. Sample asked nc
to 60 with him down to Midway
school, the building for which he ard
Mr.. W. T. Livingston are putting ".
So in company with him and Mr.. Nv
ineston and Mr.. T. 2. Richardson
accepetd the invitation and wcrs
The first thing I did when 1 go: n
his car was to mash finger blue and
purple on the door, and it has gwen
me lots of trouble. But / was GLAD
that I went and had opportunity to
see the building in its present state.
And it is very handsome country
school house and will be credit. 20
the school spirit which must prevail
among these good people, and tAe.'
will be glad in the days to come that
thew have made the sacrifice to build
it. and it will stand fer many years
as a monument to their patriotism
and be blessing to the children OF
that community and great help to
the old people as well. The builclnr
will be ready for the school to open
within the next ten days or two
weeks, though it will be some tine
before they have everything finished.
And then there was just a little Of
the mean spirit which induced ne to
accent the invitation of Mr.. Sample
to take the trip, and that may ac-
count for the punishment which re-
ceived. because you can not do wrcnG
without suffering the penalty, and
vet I do not feel that the spirit
which moved me was an evil spirit.
lust wanted to drive with Mr..
Sample over this road with him a.
the wheel to let him see and know
lust the condition of the road, and
with the hope that I might be able
to induce him to have something done
to it. But he says he Will not be
able to touch the road while his Of
ice lasts. that he has more already
undertaken than he will be able to
finish, and besides the state high
way commission has agreed to take
this road over and he expects to sec
the work of maintenance begin very
soon. Well. that IS something good
to know and nope it will begin very
soon.
And then bad luck still pursued
me. When | woke up Saturday morn
ing I discovered that the little dia-
mond in the ring which I have been
wearing for many years had lost out.
Now. ! am going to say that this loss
has anything to do with my beginning
the school work officially on Friday,
but it is rather remarkable coin
cidence. The diamond is a small ore,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28
STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF NEsVWN|BBEERRY SChOOiS

for this deficit but VIII also provide
to take care Of the other schools
which have qualified under this law.
The deficits since July l are but nat
ural and always occur until the taxes
are paid.
At the request of Mr.. Aull the
statement is published for the lnfor-
nation Of the people as we'll as the
trustees who may not happen to know
lust how the finances Of their district
stand. It will be necessary to Dor
row a considerable sum ITO run the
schools and pay the teachers ant!
the taxes are paid.
The following is the statement as
made Up by the treasurer and the
auditor from the books Of the Office
Since Gins Pd Bal. Deficits
On " ! 30 So "a 20 Sp 20 90
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28

-r
Just the other night my son VIII
is a veteran of the world war called
nv attention to an article which wa
published in an April, 1918, magazine
which was reciting some incident
and mysterious things as related bJ
soldiers who were in the battle of thc
s Mons which was fought in the earl
stages of the great war. 1t IS stated
that the Germans had at least ten =
one in the number of soldiers IN thai
battle, and that there were no re-
endorsements for the English. 1t i
said that the horses of the German
cavalry as well as the men came 10
sudden halt in charge, and, for
some reason they could not under
stand, refused to go forward though
certain victory would have bee:i
theirs. Then this story is related o:
a soldier in the English army:
"It is a far cry from those days to
this" said the soldier, land what |
saw then I don't really believe now.
How can l? But just think OF it TO-
yourself-men marching, marching
the enemy at our heels, everything
even nature, against US. Think OF u
in the dark. still marching. hardly
knowing that if file of men tina
rose up suddenly in front Of US were
enemies or friends. Think Of us
sleepless, lying down in the dark. be-
hind tufts of grass, facing German
devils on horseback-not knowing
what moment they would be on us.
Is it strange if we thought we saw
or heard queer things? These Ger
mans were ten to one. Why didn't
they kill US all?
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28

There you are. Now, may lave
gone a long way around to tell what
I. started out to write But it is cnly
to show that at times at. least al Ct
us have an idea. that there IS some
force or something that is having an
influence, and it is true, and then We
translate these influences into s.g2s
and good luck and bad luck day.. =
is true that there are unseen l.
fuences for good and for evil ths:s
are working round about US all The
time. But even this is little foreign
to what l started out to say.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28

but at present prices It is equal IN
value to about a months salary, be-
sides I priced it for the association.
If any ore by charce should ind it
will be glad to pay for its return
10 NE.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28

Looking back, l don't know Wa.
to make of it, but then ] was sra
that somebody was holding the Ger
mans off of US. and the queer part C
it was that the idea of REINFORCE
nents never struck me. No huin2
power that England could have SER
rs at that time would have held them.
Il was something else. What / fe::
that night was something like tnls
There are in the world dark fore,
and forces of light; we all know
that. We see them in good people
and bad people. Now, there mus- be
the same forces in other worlds, ar i
I believed then that the forces C
light had got themselves translate
into something that fought for us "rd
against the Germans. But tfat s
when / was going through with i.
Today, 1 either don't believe it at o.,
or else ! don't know what to BE-
lieve."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-28

at was che night when We werc
lying down behind these tufts o.
grass, and an Irishman that W.:
somehow with our lot kept staring N
in the sky He said he could see St
Patrick ordering. the German hos:
back. Well, Of course, I laughed a
him. But, well, there It is, n,a'aH
pretty soon l saw-something;
cart tell YOU how ii came to ne cI
Nactly-it was kind of light. May5;
! felt it rather than saw it, and | hac
. feeling that the Germans We're fall,
ing back. What made It queerer Va,
the lrishman speaking to me, out OF
the dark, and saying: Now, you Sc
it's true for yourself' How could h:
know what was going on in me?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-13
TODAY,S MYSTERY STORY
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLAN

not counting on avoiding suspicion. He $
counting on avoiding proof. Say, who
do you thinks registered in the house
tonight The very man we want. Harvey
Hunt. He's one of the slickest criminal
investigators in the country. What do
you say we call him up? Yes, | know
I'm paid to do this thing myself. bG &,
we're dealing with master mind here.
and I'm not Dragging I'm as good u
dick as Harvey Hunt"
So they arranged it that way.
Harvey Hunt was called from his room
and came up to impcrsonntc the house
detective. In the meantime there had
been no stir from Browns room.
At first Brown put up n splendid imi d.
tation of nm honest man aroused from
sleep and falsely accused. but Harvey
Hunt cut him short.
Come out of it, Reagan" he
snapped. II know you. Hand over
those 'sparklcrs'. /"
well" eaid Reagan. smiling dc
risively ns he dropped his pose, "you
cant Jail me just because you know me.
AS for your reference to 'sparklers.' I
don't understand you. You can scarcl,
me II you like. | have no doubt the
manager there will even let you search
the room"
n complete search failed to rpvpa'
the missing gems, but they all had cx.
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side by side at the counter each ac-
cordingly made hor choice for some par
tcular boy or girl.
The one who had been there longest
had just picked out something about
little girl in Snowand. That makes
the eighth. doesn't it?' she inquired
slowly of the salcswOman. Lets sec.
there were the first three from that
other table, then the two about flowers,
those from the Little Wandercr set.
and now these last two. Yes. tnat
makes eight"
The other customer could not help but
hear and her remark was very spOn
taneOus.
Dear me. I wish | could yNt my
young tomboy to read books about 'hc
flowers and the BIRDS She laughed
and picked up the book she was wait
ing to give to the salcSwOman. "It =
as much as | can DO to keep her IN H."
house long enough to read this exciting
tale about n little girl who wCng u
boarding school.
The customer who had bought eight
books was silent for second. IE2n
she said in strangely even tone.
"Well. you soc. it is different with
this little one-my little girl. She is
ten years old now and she has never
walked since she was four"
She pressed her lips rather tightly
together and silently fingered the books.
But when the other woman burst oLt
with warm hearted "Oh. I'm 50
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-13

pccted this anyway. But what did in .
terest Harvey Hunt was spool II
black thread and a tape measure, to-
gcther with department store sales
check showing that they had been pur-
chased that day.
Then the criminal investigator did
an unexpected thing. lie measured the
thread on the spool with the tape meas
urc.
IF you'll let me talk to your roor'
clerk now." he said to the manager.
"I'll tell you which one of your guests
walked out of the hotel with the loot.
But I doubt il you'll ever catch him or
find it--Or ] don't know our friend
Whitley Reagan here as well as 7 think
| do. We're n bit late on this case.
And Whitley Reagan, alias j. Brown,
grinncd.
WIN did Harvey mint measure The
thread on tho spool. and hoW could nc
tell rho had tdkcn the jcrccIs put Of the
hofcl2
The dmSwCr wW appear tomorrow.
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with her request. The ninth, Mr.. John
Ice, of Washington, y. e., assured her
that his application was IN. that. owing
80 the necessity Of meeting in New York
his parents. who were travelling. he could
not himself use the tickets, and begged
her to do him tho esteemed honor OF
enjoying herself hugely at the contest.
Patricia had sent on the check with
n reserved little note of thanks, and
nOW--thC tickets were here Overlook
ing the fact that they were registered.
It was only courteous to acknowledge
their safe arrival.
From now on. PatriCias days took
on new interest. One good note de-
S"rvC1 another, and before she realized
she and the unknown were embarked on
a frequent intercourse of friendly let
tors. GraduallY, she came 10 visualize
John Lc" a. tau. kindly, mature youth,
reticent and extremely courtcous---not at
like Curtis Strickland. undertake to tell
n girl blunt truths for the good of het
soul
Tho affair ran smoothly on until late
spring. Then. cam" the day when, on the
spur of the moment. Patty confdcd II all
10 Dolly SaCkctt. Dolly looked shocked,
then interested. then absorbed.
Tell you what I'll do. Pat" she said.
''My ianca's cousin Is a freshman down
there. IN get him to look your John
Lee up
Two weeks later Curtis Strickland
whom Patty had all but forgotten IN
the fascinating game she had been play
ing sat listening attentively to con-
fcssions aNd explanations. lie had been
summoned somewhat incoherently over
the telephone. nut gathered grimly that
Il wasn't a. n potential hanCe, but In
the role Of Mr.. Advice-Giver. that he was
And now" she concluded. thrusting
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Next Comp!rt Nrovei"tte-Dumblc Cross
Ing Jim
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sorry" she was ready with that pc
culnr gentle smile that sorrow en-
gcnderS.
TNlIE oIdiSh lady had lost something
l. evidently valuable. But she was too
excited to say what. IIurriCdly she
searched the counter. upsetting the ncnt
piles of lace collars and then she fran
tically fishcd for her glasses and began
to look ali over the floor. by this time
sympathetic shoppers had stopped to
help in the search Reports of "chcrk
diamond ring" railroad ticket were
knowingly exchanged and one gallant
and flexible young man went so far as
to get down on his knees to help along.
He was Just in the act of giving n
very good imitation Of Il prowling bcnr
when the air was rent with something
pcrilously resembling glad shrek.
~ have it." she cried. fOurishing n
white paper triumphantly in the air.
My, what scare that gave me. And
there it was in my bag all the time.
"My Christmas list she explained
bcamingly TO the young man rs he Wig
orously brushed the knees of his
trousers.
TNIiE fact that he was just old enough
i to have been born in wartime may
have had subtle influence on him.
He wanted Il drum. Nothing clsr would
do and he asked for nothing else rs he
rode into town with his mother on car
No. IL. At last after mother had asked
for what seemed like the hundrCdtl
time: But isn't there anything else
you want. Billy" the little soldier man
opened up his heart.
"Ncth." he admitted. II want tho
sticks to beat the drum with.
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So many of III" new afternoon frocks
are shy and retiring as any Spanish
Senorita. They simply cant go out
atone. They have to have some duenna
of an outer garment. This garment
may b" either coat ~ cape. and these
alternatives are possessed of manifold
variety. The one important thing is
that they echo in material or trimming
or lining some theme of the frOcli with
which they are worn. The above stun
ming trork Of Copenhagen blue taffcta
is chaperonNd, by n cape of the same
material trimmed with the same fan
shaped platngS and black velvet found
on the gown. The one diversion occurs
in the monkey fur fringing the cape.
And please note how said fur trickles
from under the broad caves Of the col-
lar. Truly II new note.
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Representative DooIine's Son sho

Fresno. Calf. Dec. II, = Pctcr j.
Dooling. Jr., son Of Representative
Peter DOolinG, Of New York city, was
shot and almost instantly killed in what
was said to have been an accident here
yesterday, by Hugo Englc, q promi-
mont automobile man of New York city.
The two. with Joseph G.. Farrell, also
Of New York. were completing the last
leg of n 1000. mile trip to San Fran
cisco from New York.
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can YOU guess why B,lly hurried
away secretly wien he heard the giant
was going hunting"
Can YOU guess why he left Toddie at
home?
Can you guess what surprising things
Peggy and Billy find when they come
10 The woods