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AS TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. A Correspondenti Favors Mimicipa Ownership.-Private Ownership System Built on Profit. Editor The Herald and News: The writer may be belated, but has seen a paragraph in your columns from some writer hurrying up a syn dizate about talking over the munici pal lighting plant of Newberry. It swas noised some ti-me ago that the proposition had been made, but tkhe writer thought that the city council rwould not be so unwise as to listen to it. Is it possible that such a back -ward step has been taken? Not long since, and before othei matters of. more universal interesi absorbed the public mind, as at pres ent, the question of public ownership being rife, extending even to the consideration of railroads, the press (in certain parts, at least,) was f&fid ed with literature by the corpora tions, to prove its surety of failure. To this end the ablest writers were employed, and well paid, no doubt, as well as agents in Europe, to falsify the facts as to publie ownershi: where (the trial not hav-ing beon sufficiently advanced in America) ai to street cars, gas and electric light ing, water, etc. The object being to diseourage the move in that diree tion, just then beginning to make headway in this country. The county press where the writ er lived phbiished these articles pe galore, honestly believing them, bul a. controversy was started which re islted in the totail eliNnination o. the anti-municipal litsrature--and when a syndicate came with propo sitions to furnish street car service to the county seat, the town council preemptorily rejected- the offer, de eiding that it must be muuicipally owned. If not too late we propose to give a summary of argumenks pro and con municipali ownership. In the meantime hoping that the city coun -il will consider well befora taking so responsible a step as giving over its alreody owned lightin~ plant. But it is said that the company of fers cheaper service. With all due respect to the honesty of the gen,fie men (strangers to the writer), th( hiistory of all known municipal plants speaks decidedly to the contrary The very nature of the thing -i against it. A conmpany goes into thec 'business for profits (and the prodilte are always great). The m*unicipality devotes these profits to the people. The history of maniicipally ownec plants shot's that their hardest ex perience is in the beginning; but af ter a few years they work easier: .their savings increase until they be come a source of much profit to the puiblic in reducing taxes. iNo diouibt the town of Newberryihas peculiar difficulties to overcome. One for instance, is in 'listance to off portions of the city there being bui few users of its light to 'compensat' for the extent of piping, etc. N< doubt more experience is ineeded, al so, which will come 'all right afte3 awhile. A syndicate of experts may se where some difficulties may be bet ter overcome, and give a little cheap. er service at first. But as sure as the sun rises and sets, a system built 2on profits will be sure to discover ixn cthe near .future reasons for inergase in the price of service. Even. 3o it then may not .pay to the extent .expected' of such enterprises (viz. to the amassing of great . for tunes to the few in an incredibly short time)-and. the first (honest) comn pany- may sell out to a company not in harmony -with Newberry 's inter ests that would* prove a very Shy lock. -The council ought to see the report - of the U. S. commission on munici pal plants. It will be furnished- on application to this office. Vidi. Mollohon Baracas. On Saturday evening, February 5, the Mollohon Methodist Baraea class gave an oyster supper to about eighty, including thec class and tueir guests. The supp er was enjoyed by every one present. The~ class htas an enrolment of 60, of woesi aboad 4a were prear t. The r muvitec~ -;. were dithUal:>' evthodist Phil thea ela3.s, wein aa. a n end1 -.ei of 35; t!. :pe.r;ntendent of out school, Bro. F. H. Jones; Mrs. James F. E.pting; Rev. M. L. Banks, from the Central Methodist church; Rev. W. G. Dudley, from Prosperity, and oar pastor, Rev. W. C. Kelley. There were talks from all the pas tors present, and one from our teaeher, Bro. Jas. F. Epting, gnd one fr .n thle Philtthea te:eher, Mr. G. L. Gunter. While at the social gathering the Baraea class held a short business meting to elect a new president as earformer president had sent in his resignation , which was accepted, Bro. Scarborough, being our treas ed president. Bro. Scarborough, being our tras urer, resigned, and Bro. J. C. Latti more was elected trea,surer. Our class regrets very much to lose Bro. Galloway, as he was an excel lent president, and as he is going to move away from Newberry, thii class wishes hin much success in his future home. Duane D. Darby, Press Reporter. February 7, 1910. The Conf0derat Soldiers. Editor The Herad and News: We noticed an article in your pa per written by our sheriff, M. X Buford, concerning a certain cotton tax that was collected by the United States government just after the Wat Between the States. It seems that this tax amounted to quite a larg sum of money. It also appears tha! the tax has been found to be uncon stitutianal, and that there is some probability of its being refunded to the States from which it .was taken. As most of the people who paid thal tax have long since passed away, it would be impossible, as Mr. Buford said, to pay it to those who paid it out. The writer, with many others, thinks that Mr. Buford made a wise suggestion, and one that will giv general, satisfaction. Though a old soldier, I have nev er asked nor received a penion, but old agm with a wound that has nevei entirely healed, may one day make me need one. If our lawmakers could be taught to realize what the old soldiers suffered 'for four. long years, possibly their heart might be touched so much that they would be more willing to appropriate some thing to their support. As it is, many of the old veterans and the infim widows get scarcely enough to board them decently two months. We have no objection to education, Indeed, it would be well if we had more all-round development. Bui Ishould all the money go to schools .-Meal and meat must come every day and when we hear it said that the children must support the parents, it m'ust be remembered. that the old soldiers' children have families to be supported, and that often the little ones are snatched from commor schools to work in the fields and the mills to help pay the pension that their veteran grandfathers receive. We are not complaining about the high schools. They seem to be in a very flonrishing condition--fin4 bildings, intelligent boys, pretty grsand corps of up-to-dati teachers. But back to our subject. It does seem to us that a division of this tas money 'would be a very judicious plan Ilnstead of borrowing so much money jour State would be put on a- cask basis; our high and common school would be able to stand alone and om old soldiers as they lose their jobs would not feel that they and thieir *wives were forsaken by the land foi which they would have died. Be it said to our lasting sorros that three of our old soldiers lie it the paaper's grave yard. M. L. Long. News of Ecelsior. Excelsior, Feb. 1.-We have had a good deal of rain this week and our farmers will not do any plowing soon. Some of our people are still sick with colds and fever. Excelsior Sanday school will meet Sunday afternoon at the usual hour. Miss Rosalie Wheeler, of Newber ry college, has been on a v.isit to the home folks 'here. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest' Addy, of Sa ludia county, spent Saturday and Sunday with the family of her father, Mr. J. D. Stone. Mr. Loriek, of Irmo, has been spending a few days with his broth er, Mr. J. D. Lorick. Mr. and Mrs. G. S. -Rikard have been visiting relatives, in this see-. tion. iWrs. J. C. Cook spent Saturday and Sun.day with her daughter, Mrs. Shealy, at Little Mountain. Mr. Aumerle Loriek, who has been working a't limo for some time, has been enjoying a week's rest at his home here. There was a good congregation at Mt. Pilgrim church Sunday morning at the communion service. Tiwo mem bers were added to the church by letter. The Rev. Jas. D. Kinard. of Cam eron, while on his way to Newberry last week, stopped over here and spent a night with his brother, Mr. ?. J. Kinard, and family. Some few of our farmners tell us they are goi-ng to experiment with an acre of land this year and see how mnch orn they ann gowa on e acre of land. This is the idea-less acreage and better yields, but don't :expect too much. Sigma. THE MOST IMPORTANT BUSINESS IN THE WORLD. Haste in Eating is Too Costly for AnybOdy to- Aford It. There is nothing so important as-3 eating declares the New Idea Wo man's Magazine for March. One must never forget that no business is so important as the pres ervation. of health, and everything else must evionform to it. If your .duties interfere with the appointed meal hours, then appoint hours of. your own, only be careful to observe a stated, regularity; set that time for eating and allow nothing to en croach upou it. Et only what you enjoy; don't ',take up every fad and fancy advt cated by extremists. The man who has done so much to give us pure Jfoods, Dr. Wiley, of the Government Bureau of Chemistry, tells us there 4are no such things -as special "brain" foods. All good food prop erly eaten is food alike for nrve, and muscle, as it is all converted into blood that shows no favoritism to this, that, or the other tissue. Haste 'in eating is destructive to digestion, which begins in the mouth. Thorough chewing is necessary to stimulate the flow of saliva which acts on the food and greatly helps. the work of the stomach. That is why we should not drink while eat ing. LIFE ISN'T WORTH LIVING. When this Statement is Made It May Be Generally Attributed to the Lack of Good He4th. We want to talk to people who, are nervous, who suffer frequenit headaches, who don't enjoy their food, who are irritab2e, quickly lose their temper, who are so exhausted that they feel that they must give up, .and have become so despondent that life doesn't seem worth living. We 'believe we know what is the mat ter with these people in -this condi tion, and if they will follow our advice we can tell them how to re gain good health and that buoyancy~ of -feeling which makes life -seem surrounded with happiness and sun shine. Most of the above described con ditions are 'ehiefly caused by what is commonly called catarrh, a "below par'' condition of mucous mem branes. This delicate lining of cer tain of the body 'cavities becomes weakened, inflamed and congested until the whole system is weakened, mental depression ensuing as one of the results. The wise way to over come this condition is through a treatment of the general system. We have the treatment, and we are so positive it will produce the results Iwe claim for it that we will supply it to any one with the understanding that we will r'eturn to them ev*ky penny paid us in every instance where the treatment is not in every way satisfactory and beneficial to' them. We want you to try Rexall1 Mueu Tone, which is a scientifically de vised alterative tonic and body buil der, its action ,being to aid the body in its effort to re-establish the nat ural and healthy funietions of the mu cous membranes. - Rexall Miacu-Tone thus acts to ex pel the "eatarrhal poison,'' restore the mucous cells to good health, tone up the whole body, allay indiammnat tion, remove congestion and stimu late the system to healthy activity. ~ It is splend-id for 'Miding in the building up of flesh and muscle tis sue and removing weaknesses. Come to our store and get a bottle of Mueu-Tone, and after giving it a reasonable trial, if you are not satis fied, simply tell us so, and we will hand back your nioney -without ques tion. Surely aothing could be more. Ifair than this. Rexall Mucu-)Tone comes in two sizes, 50 cents and .$1.00. Remember you can obtain Rexall Remedies in Newberry only at our store,---The Rexall Store. Gil der & Weeks. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP The p'artnership heretofore exist ing between the andersigned 'under th firm nam of the Newberry Ma-, chine Shops has been dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. J. H. Wicker~ buying the interest of Mr. 0. M.' West. J. H. Wicker. C. M. West. BANKING With ample wori tional collection a thoroughly orga this bank has the tion to extend to facility warrantei five banking. 40o PaidI o S The Comia Of Newl: The Bank that aiw SunnS ~'W,hift As a healthful tonic for home aeof accdents or sudden illnes BOK Pue Food Whiseyis bottle bears the "Government (i and measure. SUNNY BROOK DISTIL 4==FULL BY EXPRE Fronm any of the -H. Clark & Son, inc , 1205 E.A Lazarus-Goodman Co.. .. -.C Blum & 'to., C. C Butler Co., - -- L. Loeb whiskey Co.,... Delaney & Co., ...-.-.-. D). P. & C. P. Long ... Banne Bros.,. . Paul Heyman, 416 W '4tih St M1. Markstein, 123 SycamOre SIUPPED IN PLAIN B@2IES., fLTE OF SOUTH CAROiDTA, County of Newberry. Court of Common Paeas. Eaes & Whittakor, laintiffs, Against r. M. L. Werber, Defenidant. y virtue of an execution to m eted in the above, ease, and b: 2itu of other executions again3 eabove named Mrs. M. L. Werbel E hve levied on a,nd will sell on th hof March, 1910, the same bein; lsday, between, the legal hours o ,e in froxit of the court house, fa sdcounty, State aforesaid, the li.f ste of the defendant, the sail r. M. L. Werber, in one thousani dfifty acres of land, more or less tated in said county and State an< 2.ided as follows: by lands be L-ing to the estate of R. L. Schum r, deceased, lands of J. J. Schum t, -land of estate of I. H. Bou] re, deceased, and others, leviei s the property for life of th addefendant, Mrs. M. L. Werber. erms o~f Sale:. Cash. Purchase ;opy for papers. M. M. Buford, ,Sheriff N. C. heriff's Office, Feb. 7, 1910. .8-3t. hamberlain's Cough Remedy i ta common, every-day cough mix r. It is a meritorious remedy fo ma aand4- dangere FACILITIES king capital, excep arrangemeits, and nized office system, ability and disposi its customers every I by safe, conserva avings Accounts. ercial Bank erry, S. C. ays treats you right n Prevents Sickness been checked in time by the rBrook REFOOD skey use or a wholesome stimulant in it has no eual. No home should be Ighly benefical to those who aeln ose who are well. Genuine SNY teen Stam, shoRe g .e co.rc g 2UARTS=$, SS PREPAID [allowing Bistibtors: t Main St,. . . .Ri*cmond, Va . .. . .. .. ..Roanoe, Va. . . . Jacksonville, Fla. 4444 .... Ocinnati, 0. SEND REMITTANCE WiTH YOUR ORDER, IPPED 0.0. D complitions resulting from cold in the head, throat, chest or lungs. Sold by W.'3. Pelham k-Son. o o0 STHE MONEY FROM - hs sved AN INSUlRANCE POLICY . -a ae many a man from ruin. - Start the New Year by resolving to carry a policy that may prove your salvation before the year is out. We will issue you one in a first class company at a very rea sonable rate. The sense of secur ity alone is worth more thain the Icost of the insurance. Security Loan &lInvestment Co. J. N. Mcaughrigi, Treasurer. W. A. McSwain, Scetr. AUDITOR'S N9f17I9 es t of Real Estate and sonal Property for Year 1910. I or an authorized agent will at the following places named for the purpose of taking returns real estate and persunal property the ,year 1910: And at Newberry until Februay 20th, after which date a penalty d fifty per cent will be added agaid* all parties failing to make rsturns. While an the rounds my offife 1f be open each day for the purpose fd receiving returns. The law requires a tax on notes, mortgages ad money, a a income tax on gros incoms in X cess of $2,500. There shall be a eapitation tax of fifty cents on all dogs, the propeeda to be expended for school pup Dogs not returned for taxation alM not be held to be property yaof the courts of this State. All male persons between t sms of 21, and 60 years, J&AF erate soldiers, or ra - capable of earuing a support by ing maimed, or from any other ag are liable to poll ta. Real estatejis to.be-rQ_Pw1es@e'lii year. Each tr.t or fl of land m*,t ,be assessed separately. A eo -to assessor if you ae* bought e sold aMy real estate since Ast year. All property must -be. asses"& sat its true value in money," whiekis construed to mean "the su e money for which saad property, Un der ordinary ciroumstances, would sell for cash." Don't ask that your property be taken from the books the sazte -W last year. The law requires that all property must be listed on proper - blank and sworn to by person listing the same. Name of township and school dia triet must be given. Eugene S. Wertsj Auditor Newberry County. Newberry, S. C. Struck a Rich Mine. S. W. Bends, of Coal City, Ala says he struck a perfect mine of health in Dr. King's New Life Pills for they eured him -oftA Lver and Kidney Trouble after 12 years . suffering. They are the, best.. jilli on -aarth for Constipation, Malarij Headache, D)yspepsia, Debility. 25&. W. E. PeAlam.& Som's. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLDTA, County of Newberry. By Frank M. Sebumpert, Es., Pr. bate Juge. Whereas, Robert McCanglia Holmes made suit to me, -to grant; him Letters of Admnitratio otthe Estate of and effects of O.r MeR. Holmes There as therefore to cite and ad- : monish all and ,singular the kinde and Creditors of the said 0. IeS~ Holmes deoeased, thatCthey be a&n ' appear before me, in the CorL Probate, to be heldat Newheiry,& C., on the 16th day of Februar~ next after publication thiereof, a*11 o'clock in the forenoon, to eo cause, if any they why~ uithe said Ardministration shil.ncKbe granted. Given under my hiand, this 29th day of January Annoa Demini, 1910 . Frank ML Seh'umpert, 1O P. LC. An attack of the-grip is oftenSl lowed by a persistent eoough, eliielt to many. proves a great nvoyance.3 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy' a been extensively used and with good 2 success for terle n ueo this cough.MaycssIvebn curd aterall other remnedes had~ faild. Sold by W. E. Peiham &3$9 NOTICE~ OF FINAL SETTT-PMENT Notice 'is hereby given that om the 5th day of March, 191(i, at 10 o''ele in the forenoon, I will make a set 1 tiement of the estate of Henry S. Boozer, deceased, in the Probate Court for Newberry county, and that I- will immediately thereafter-~apply for my final discharge as exeentor of th lost will and testament of said decedent. I J.?P. Whieeler, Qualiser Executor. A few minates delay in -treating> some eases of eroup, even the length of time it takes togo for adoctor often proves dangerous. The safest way is to keep Chamiberlain's Cough Remedy in the house, and at the first indication of eroup give the child a dose. Pleasant to take and always curs. Sold by W. E. Pel