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RURAL, LETTER CARRIERS. ! Mr. T. E. Wickor Writes of the At- j lanta Convention?Good Talks. Editor llcrnld and News: Bo fore I say anything else, I want to say tlni! we .southern carriers should thank (io<! that wo were horn under the sunny skies of Dixie. lj( have heard carriers from all over the ( union speak ?,!' their hardships through the winter season which in many states last the greater part of (he year. Snowstorms that lasf for I days and snow-covered roads (hat re,l!:,i'.i !!. It i-; condition t'??r months ; ! a !"!> >. ' no *.v . ri t !ia I < n.--:i nv t j carrier a> d !?nry him ;ni(; |,;s |,or-o ; np.^eltinn' liis vehicle. breaking and I''a ring n;> his harness ;m.| delaying) .nm lor ;:n hour (>r more before ho can resume his tedious and miserable! journey: or perhaps relnrn (o the of-j (ice and report the roads impassable. Koads out west where the wheels of! your vehicle mire in the mud and lie-1 pome solid as block wheels iiinl<it impossible for the vehicle |o be drawn by horses and necessitating the delivery of mail on horseback for several months in the year. Tiresome mountain routes where the nps and downs of lite is not by any means a ligure of speech but a solemn reality. These] are some of the troubles that I have I listened to since mingling with the other delegates here. On my way over I met and got ac-' quainlcd with the president of the New .Jersey slate association and the president and the secretary of the slate association of Maryland. I found them as most other carriers to bo jolly, good hearted fellows. 1 arrived ahead of my two colleagues, Messrs. A. W. Hill, of Greenville, and G. McDaniel, of Laurens, by several hours. Yesterday morning (Tuesday) the convention assembled in the senate chamber of Georgia's 1 capital where we listened to a number of welcome addresses which were along the usual line of such addresses. The speech of the day was delivered i by Congressman Livingston of the nth.1 district of Georgia. Today we had with vis Superintend- 1 ent of Rural Free Delivery W. I\. Spillman, of Washington, 1). C. Tomorrow we will have Fourth Asst. 1 P. M. Gen. 1\ V. DeGraw. After hearing President Lindsay's report and attending to some other matters of minor detail among which was thej taking of a picture of the association I' in a body on the steps of the capital) wo returned to the senate chamber j and the president introduced the Hon. r AV. 1?. Spillman. Among other things Air. Spillman said that there was an advantage in j the meeting together of rural car-' f riers in stale and national enliven-I lions and it was always a pleasure! for him to be present, an advantage because it brought together the rural . boys and permitted them to get ac- ! quanited with each other and with the oflicers of the department when they were present. At first rural delivery was an experiment which tho i residents of rural districts were at first unwilling to accept saying that the star route and old post office was good enough for I hem. Since then rural delivery had gone beyond the experimental stage and now every state in (he Union has rural delivery : service. In inspecting the routes the de- i partmonl naturally turned to (he routes whose reports showed the least i patronage and where (lie roule could not be revised so as to increase the mail, the department found it neccs- 1 sary to discontinue the roule though It gave the department no pleasure to do this. Knropean countries have preceded t us in rural delivery and perhaps their | '' service has been superior to ours but i it is because of our more extensive ' territory and a less dense population but we are profiling by their experiI once and rapidly forging to the front. Every carrier should gain the confidence of his patrons so as to increase the business of the route. To maintain the dignity of I lie service and to show the public thai we are represent a I i\es of the government why should not I he carriers wear a uni form ? As to roads. Good roads are not lo be desired alone as a convenience I liul among other reasons because good f roads enhance the value of lands along such roads. Two ways of making good roads. One is by the use of the road drag. This drag has come to (he notice of the department. Now I he road is not always passable when it is all I hat one can do to get over if. The carrier must go over (he road i every day and therefore he is the best authority on roads. We are interested in (he election of supervisors who J will lake nn interest in roadbuilding ') and knows his business. The other r 1 rt':iy ss i.t jdow up the ro.nl and run a 1 i' l,,>av.v roller over il making Uu, ,OJU[ impervious to water. The drag is loss I L'xpousivc. J he department is considering the idea of asking congress for an appropriation for the distribution of good Mud-> literal lire through the carriers I |?v.> of postage: in other words thisj ilu.itute is lo l)(> put into (he hands ; >1 the carrier for disiriliution al his ' iliscrel ion. As lo ihe rules ant! regulations he j was nhul to say that (hey were now j hi pamphlet form. We should he proud (hat we belong1 ' s"l"i .in army i?f honorable and pal' > i! ? f :?*/,(mo men only removed for doivlicl io'u I :'o nr. the jn r :oiini'| oft!i"M' x !l '^ Ihe highest of any in the 1 ' I'h'.v uii'Mt o| | he government. v f I h.' i oiiclM.-ioii of M r. SpiMinan's shires* wo adjourned for dinner to ;> ??? this aflernooii. Tonight ! W( u iH I he guests of Sears and Ifoebiick at one of the tl.eatreas of! I!ie city. j I hos. h]. Wicker, i Atlanta, (la. j Hie Waning Hardwood Supply. Although the demand for hardwood ; lumber is greater llian ever before, 1 ""iii.'il cut today is ;> billion feel j l?'-s I ban it was seven years ago. In j iliiv time 11 u? wholesale price of the' dilleieul (daises ol li;ir<lwood liinilier | adv.-Diced from L'."> |o (!."> j .or cent. The i, '"'I of oak. which in |S!I<( was more f than hall the total cut of hardwoods,' has fallen oH* :?li per cent. Yellow j poplar, which was formerly second in point of output, has fallen off 38 per cent, and elm has fallen off onehall'. I.lie cut of softwoods is over four limes that of hard woods, yet it is doubtful if a shortage in the former would cause dismay in so many industries. The cooperage, furniture, mid vehicle industries depend upon hardwood timber, and the railroads, telephone and telegraph companies, agricultural incitement maun fact uriM's, and builders use il extensive!v. This leads to the question. Where is I he tut lire supply of hardwoods lo be found? The cut in Ohio and Indiana, which, seven yoras ago, led all uther states, has fallen off one-half. Illinois, Iowa, Ivenutcky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, and \\ isconsin have also declined in hardwood production. The chief colliers of production now lie in Ihe loke [ States, the lower Mississippi Vallev, j ami the Appalachian Mountains. Yet j in the Lake states the presence of I hardwooods is an almost certain indication of rich agricultural land, and when (lie hardwoods are cut the land is turned permanently to agricultural use. Tn Arkansas, Louisiana, | and Mississippi the production of j hardwoods is clearly at its extreme I height, and in Missouri and Texas it has already begun to decline. The answer to the question, therefore, would seem to lie in the Appalachian Mountains. They contain the largest body of hardwood timber left in the United States. On them grow the greatest variety of tree species any where to be found. Protected Irom the lire and reckless cutting, I hey produce the best kinds of timber, since their soil and climate combine to make heavy stands and rapid tyrowHi. Yet much of Ihe Appalachian forest has been so damaged in Ihe past that it will be years before il will again reach a high state of productiveness. Twenty billion feet i?l hardwooods would be a conservative estimate of the annual productive capacity of the 75,000,000 acres of forest lands in the Appalachians if I hey were rightly managed. Until they are we can expect a shortage in hardwood limber. ireuhir 110. id* the Forest Service. entitled "The Waning Hardwood Supply." discusses this situation. Il may be had upon application to (he Ko rest or, Forest Service, Wash" inglon, I). C. That Girl, Salome. I here has been several Salomes upon the stage during the past year, but Ihe most human of (hem all is j Ihe Salome introduced in "The Holy I t il.v," Ihe engrossingly inlerdsliug I pla.v written by Clarence ISciinelt Wiiicli is to be produced at ihe opera house I heal re on Tuesday, October 18. Mr. P.oiinel I's Salome is not a depraved and morbidly unhealthy degenerate. but a beautiful and passionale creature who is carried awav by a sweep of her ardor for a time, but who dies expressing her belief in the great truths of religion. REGISTRATION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the books of registration for the Town of Newberry, S. C., are now open, and ' < ? - : . - v,.- ... .... Vr i. . / (lie undersigned ji^ Supervisor of bV-jistration I?>i t!?o s;iitl town will keep said books open every day from 9 a. m., until 5 p. m., (Sunday excepted) including the 1st day of December, 1907. Kujr. S. Werls, Supervisor of Ketjisl ration. NOTICE TO DRAW JURY. Notice is herein yiven that we, the undersigned Jury Commissioners, foi Xe wherry County, S. will, in the oHico of the Clerk of Court for said nnramnM mi am lj w,n?u //vtwvw ?? xneajrw f .-A 7. it ' ?.Z ?>/*/?( a Wtt'Sffcj V\%J? muSu'RJi-J'f fjJ > v MISS KATE WATSON IN OPERA HOUSE, (CONDI STATE ?C THE COMMERCIAL BAN! under call of State Bank E September 17, 1907. RESOl Loans and discounts Overdrafts Furntiure and fixtures Cash and sight exchange LIABIJ Capital Stock Undivided profits (less expci Dividends (unpaid) Cashier's checks Due Banks Bills payable Individual deposits JNO. M. KINARD, Pres. J. Y. MoFA 4 Per Interest Paid in our of Wewber Store Yet I At Unhear THE FARMERS W PA NY, of Green wo announce to the Far joining Counties t your cotton, insure for 10c. per month p of a month to couni Warehouse is new a respects and has a csi 1 Ship Us Y< You Will S | Ml If IRS Wi W. J. MOORE, Pre.. a Statement of the condition o y Newberry, S. C., Sept. 17i ,s call of State Bank Examine -h Bills receivable $219,605 64 C Overdrafts 5,180 75 Fixt ures j ^ Cash on hand and dne from other Banks $ 10,193 9.y S2.vS.617 23I Watch lis grow. We pay 4 per ecu inent compounded Semi-annually. "TPf PIPII j 1. 1>. I >A \ KNI'oUT, ('.) :<>. I?. Ck< 1'iv-hknl. Ai W. IS. \\ A I.I.AO", I USTo. S? The People's 1 Prosperit jr Paid Up Capital jhSurplusand Individual F I Stockholders' Liabilities For protection of deposi /\ H. C. Moseeey. President. M. W. W. Wheel!:r, Cashier. Gi Better a conservative interest return when wanted, than a high about the principal. A National Bank is a safe Depc makes it so. Likewise our Boar of prudent conservative managerr DIRECT G. W. Bowers. J. A. C. Kibler. R. L. Luther. M. A. Carlisle. J. H. Hunter. J. P. B( We allow 4 per cent, per Department, interest pa YOUR B; i THE NEWBERRY >3 >6 Capital $50,000 No Matter How Small, L The Newberry ! >0 will give it careful atte >0 W applies to the men and tl to JAS. McINTOSH, President, s. ??? (ji ; The First Cough $ Kven though not severe, lias a tc m tive membranes of the throat j ^ Coughs then come easy all \vinl< I slightest cold. Cure the first co ? set up an inflamation in the delic ^ lungs. The best remedy is 1 SYRUP. It at once gets right ; J moves the cause. It is free fron V a child as for an adult. 25 cents 5 MAYES' DRl 1 P?H?BMMBaHB IIBECBBHBBBMMBBBMMIB PREPARE FOR Tt I1 I4or it will surely come, and 1 stances that v/ill prove a grea family. If you v/ill take care soon make dollars wh cloudy days of the future we'll help you out a silvi dark cloud at the rate of on all your rainy day mo FOUR PER CENT. ON h I The Bank of I j Prosperity I I Dr. Goo. Y. Hunter, Pres't. E pi J. F. Browne, Cashier. xt ('OKI'! y :U!<1 s{ ;| 1 (?, a! o o'clock A. M I October lii, |?)0V, openly and publicl draw the names oi' thirty-six per.soi who shall serve as petit jurors for ti Court of General Sessions, wliic j will convene at Newberry C. II., S. C ' a! 10 o'clock, Nov. '1th, 1007, an cunt;! nc for one week. J no. 1/. lspps, Win. W. Cromer, .1 no. I', f!(>!?< an.s, j .Jnr? ('omniissioners J'or Xewberi : County, S. October I?, 1007. ' ! /?.*?? t iaav> ^mrunpmM ? mujm llfcr JI v-t' v w * *'$'1 ^ fSSlfenT^fM A H r "TU10 HOOSIRR GIRL." O.CTORKR 10. ?NSED) :MENT >F ? K OF NEWBERRY, S. C Ixaminer at close of busines URGES. $406,831 1 5,653 ( 3,116 ? - 42,172 ? $457,773 ? ,I TIES. - $ 50,000 C iscs paid) - 49,484 ? 1,030 C 103 ? 858 S 20,000 C - 336,296 4 $457,773 E O. B. MAYER, Vice-Pre LL. Cashier Cent. Savings Department. ry County, d.of Prices. AREHOUSE COMod, S. C., wishes to mers of this and adhat they will store it and grade it, all >er hale, the fraction t as a month. Our nd Up-to-Date in all ipacity of 6,000 hales. our Cotton. ave Money. iEHDUSE CO s. c. n/n/rip, vg f The Exchange Bank of tli, 1907, in response to jr. a pi tal stock $50,000 00 111 plus 6,460 74 ashier s Cheeks 269 84 ividends unpaid 87 so ills payable 75,00b 00 eposiis 1 (>6,799 '5 $238,617 23 t. interest in our .Savings DepartM j;s IPI iU 11 y&. PMiin ,;x: 1 K>? M. 1Sri-: \kM \ \. llorney. Cashier. Asst. Cashier. 59<t lotional Bonk y, S. C. , - - $25,000 00 'rofits $6,000 OO , $25,000 OO tors. A. Carlisle, Vice-President :o. Johnstone, Attorney. on your deposit with its safe rate and a feeling of doubt >sit. Government supervision d of Directors is a guarantee lent. ORS: W. P. Pugh. Jno. B. Fellers. W. A. Moseiey. Geo. Johnstone, H. C. Moseiey. Dwers. annum in our Savings lyable semi-annually. INKING! SAVINGS BANK. Surplus $30,000 No Matter How Large, Savings Bank ntion. This message he women alike. J. E. NORWOOD, Cashier. ><?> ^ of the Season, ndency to irritate the sensi>ih1 delicate bronchial tubes. > every time you take the ^ 11Kh before it has a chance to ^ ate capillary air tubes of the m QUICK kKUKF COUGH J it the seat of trouble, and re- ^ 1 Morphine and is as safe for ) JG STORE. >'<$><&<& <$ .ft* ^ mm? mao??1 IE RAINY DAT, 1 nay catch you in circum- I it hardship to yourself and I of the pennies they will 11 ich will brighten the ). Begin to-day and 18 cr lining behhd each FOUR PER CENT. || SAVINGS DEPOSITS. Prosperity, 8. C. I )r. J. S. Wheeler, V. Pres. | J. A. Counts, Asst. Cashr. I