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The Lancaster News
LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891
VOL. I. NO. 49. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C., MARCH 2*. 1906. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY.
Agricultural Literature.
Ita Value to the Farmer?
Views of Mr. C. L. Mc
Manus, One of Lancaster'
Progressive Farmers.
From the Southern Cultivator.
I notice that my subscriptio
to the Cultivator has been ou
for some time ami [ am certain!
obliged to you for continuing t
Bend it to me, for I asHure yo
that it is always a welcome pape
to my firefiide. I take, I believ*
six agricultural papers, but who
they all come together and m
children hand them to me, the
always pass me the Cultivate
first. It is a grand old paperA
4L..1 __ U 1-1 I ?
? (/n|ycr niai Hiiuuiu ob in ever;
farmer's house in the South. I <1
think that this is one of the sad
dest mistakes of our farmers i
not reading enough, especial!
not reading enough good agricul
tural papers. You can always te
a man that reads good agicultuDpapers
as the train passes hi
place, by the way he keeps up hi
ditches and terraces and the <va
he runs his rows. I think tha
this is one mistake tiiat we cotto
N growers are making and that i
this, when we organize a club <i
cotton growers we should organ
ize a ciubot agricultural reader
1 do not think a mm could d
i?
?nn i/wuiiny unitir service ina
to canvass his country for som
good agricultural paper. 1 wi
^aay this, and 1 think every ma
that has tried to organize hi
brother cotton growers as hard a
I have, but will bear me out i
tins statement. You may tal
about being white slaves for th
past 40 years, but if you do n?
educate our farmers in some wa
we will be the hewers of woo
and drawers of water for tti
next 40. I have noticed thi
wherever 1 have been ; where yo
find an up to-date country, yo
will find a reading people, o
wliaro fi ?>rl ?* ? * - *^ *
Tl IIVIV J wu Iiuu au up-lU-IJttl
farmer, you will find a readin
farmer. I have not much time t
loBe with a fellow that does no
believe io book farming, for lit
is too short to fool with ; tha
kind of a man reminds me of th
fellow who I once heard of on th
railroad track, and after runnin
four miles pulling and blowing
the engineer asked him why h
did not get off the track, and hi
reply was '4you want to get m
in the plowed ground so yo
can catch me."
There is one thing we farmer
must do, and that is to have i
stronger backbone and when ou
T worthy leaders say hold our cot
ton, let us do it and not pay an;
attention to Mr. Price; it is i
shame to let a man dictate to u
the price of our cotton who know
nothing about the cost of produc
ing .1; but we can, by carefu
management and standing toget
he,r bring him to oua door fo
his'daily bread. VVe farmers hav
not forgotten the maHnage tha
Mr. P rice Bent to uh on Decembe
19, 1904, when the Hlump of cot
ton came and the Iohs was to ui
$15 to $20 per bale on cotton. ?1 <
said to tin, you farmers of thi
South, hold your cotton if yoi
dare and 1 will teach you i
leaaon in the future that you wil
r
never foreet. If this lancuige
does not raise the blood in overt
farmer's veins, I do not know i
_ what will. Let us farmers stand j
pat for 15i\ for our cotton and we
"'will teach Mr. Tneodore Price a
S lesson that fie will not soon forget
Me has taught us how to
make cotton for six cents per
pound, and we are eoing to teach
him that' we can get 15c. per
i, pound. The farmers have learnt
ed that there is a better way for J
v them and by the living God we c
0 are going to travel it. We have j,
? been white slaves lone enough. n
ir You can publish this letter if it ^
. is worth anything, and if not you
,, can throw it in the waste-basket.
^ Wishing you abundaut success ^
x in the future, and thanking you
1( for the list of agricultural books 8
_ that you sent me last fall, I am, M
v Yours very truly, a
0 C. L. McManus. c
Lancaster, S. (J. li
p . ? .
f The Confederate Monument, i
H f
The Appeal of the Daughters v
H V
\+ for the Ladies of Lancaster (1
> County to Contribute One t
Dollar, Each?Names of f
1 ' 1
Those who Have Responda
1 ed.
I
<1
, To our request for $1.00 each 1
i from the ladies of Lancaster I
e county in aid of I lie Confederate a
II monument fund the respome <>
' lias not been so general a< we \
had hoped f>?r. Our appeal may w
have failed to re.ioh many who a
ate deeply interested. $1.00 is a t<
small sum, but when we cmsid- t1
?
erihe number ?f ladies in Lin- \
it
v caster county wlio aie fttile to >
(j contribute $1.00 each we leel A
e that th?-ir contributions could h:
ik aid us very materially in buil d
u ding the monument. Again we /
u publisli the list ol all the ladies r
r who have paid $1.00, with addi- I)
e tional names, hoping it may in b
^ dlioe otheift to < mlnlmtn r,
^ Mrs. Eliza Witherspoon, $1 00 N
e Miss Annie Withersponn, 1.00 1'
^ Mrs. Ira B. .Jones, 1.00
e 44 J. N.Crockeit, l.OO 1
e 44 J. M. Riddle. 1 00 ft
g 44 T. O. llicks, 1.00 ^
\ 44 A. R. Banks, 1.00 ^
6 44 M R. McCardell, 1.00
8 44 M. E. Cauthen, 1.00 h
e 11 M. J. Berry, 1.00 ('
u 44 G. W. Poovey, 1.00
44 W. P. Davis, 1 00 v
8 44 T. S. Carter, 1.00
a
_ 44 Chalmers Fras er, 1 00 it
44 Will Taylor, 1.00 ?
y 44 R E Allii-on, 1.00 sl
a 44 W. T. Vanlandinaham, 1 00 I'
h %4 Eild Craig, 1.00
a 44 Jane Edwards, 1.00 0
'* ' N. C. Moore. 1 0O e<
' 44 A?la Hoimh, ] ()() n
Mis9 Olivia Emmons, 100 ei
r Mrs. James Hunter, 1.00 a
^ 44 Johnnie II. Bell, 1 00 n
" Lerov Springs 1 00
M. K. Caul hen, w
H 'Ireasuror. al
e L. C. U. D. C. c<
i Miss Cornelia Dees is visiting cl
a her brother, Mr. W. C. Dees, of n
1 Lancaster.? Monroe Journal
Death of Mrs. J. P. Young "
11
n the Prime of Her Young v
Womanhood the Eldest (
Daughter of Judge Ira B. j
Jones Unexpectedly Passes j
Away.
Mrs. Rosa Young, wife of Dr.
. P Young, ol Richburg, whose
ritical illness was noted in our ?*st
issue, dielTusday after
oon. She was taken nick Friay
of 1? st week, but no alaimlg
symptoms deveveiopej until
'uesday morning, a Ijw hours
efore her death. Skilled phyieiaus
from Chester and else
/here were in attendance, I
,nd everything known to tnedi t
al science was done to save her t
ile, but without avail. \
The sad news ol the death of i
Irs. Young cast a glootn over i
jancaster, her old home. But {
ew here knew of herillness, and <
trhen, therefore, the intelligence t
vas flashed over the wires 1'uos- |
ay evening that she w*as no more |
he entire community was pro- \
mindly shocked as well as de p- <
v giieved, lor she was known *
ml heloved by all. t
Mrs. Young was >he eldest J
aughter ot Judge and Mrs. Ira *
L Jones, was b >rn and reared ii) ?
i oicaster, and w as 27 years of >
CO After attending the schools t
f this place she entered Due }
Vt st Femalo Colleg , trom |
hich ^institution she was gradu- t
ted wttli distinction. Liter she m
unit a post graduate course at
lu? Presbyterian College f< r j
Vomen, in Columbia. In 1891) :l
be was married to l)r. Paul B. |
1 irion, a talented young phv- r
ician of Chester county, who t
ltd a year or so afterward, t
ihout three years ago she mar- i
ied Dr. J. P. Young, of Rich- \
lire. Besides the bereaved hus- <>
and, three children are left, one ?
t them by the (ir.st marriage, s
lr?. Young is also survived by t
er parents, Judge and Mis. v
ones, two brothers, Mr. Charles i
). Jones, of the Lancaster bar, ri
nd Master Ira Jones, and two 1
isters, Missei Bes ie and Mayme r
ones. r
Mrs. Young was idolized by i
er loved ones and her untimely /
ea h is indeed a terrible blow j.
3 them. She was, in fact., a uni* c
er.-al favorite. Of remarkably v
weet and lovable disposition, r
lotlesi and unassuming, cultur- d
I and accomplished and of |
tnkingly attractive, magnetic i
ersonatity, Mrs Young natural c
i? i ? > '
y nun 'u" dvk jiihi aamirauon ' a
i all wi h whom she came in r
ant act, She was ?> consistent \
lember of the A'>oc ate Reform y
1 Presbyterian church and took It
n ac'ive interest in religions i
nd charitable work. I
Tl e remains ??f Mrs. Young n
ere 1 <id to rest We lnesdav 1
it,.? i.u - it..!-- ? I
xriuuuii Hi ilit* union cnurcil 11
amotery, at Richhurg, the sol- ii
mn funeral services being con- v
ncled by tne Il^v. R. A. Lum- ii
ins, ot Richburg ; the Rev. I'm'
. Prcsiley, of Lancaster, and I
he Rev Oliver Johnson, ol 10 in
nore. A 1'irne concourse of relaives
and sympathizing friends
vilnested the impressive obsepiies.
Among those present were
piiet a number ol friends from
Lancaster, Charlotte and otlfer
loinis
in Appeal to the Alliance.
The Daughters of the Con-!
federacy Ask that the Exchange
Fund be Contrib-|
uted to the Monument
Fund.
We, the members of "The
jftncHSter Chapter. U. D. Cas
be most direc* way of reaching
he County Alliance, and its
/arious Sub Alliances, send
orth an appeal through the
nedium of The Lancaster News.
Some weeks ago theie was a
statement in several p pers that
.lie State Exchange !;eld funds
belonging to the alliances which
ormerly existed in the Counties
which would be divided, each
jounty getting its pro-rata share;
111 d later, the County paper gave
lie share of Lancaster to be
|.'0" I
^l> i IIUSIIIKU HOI. ) . i illS
ium of $505 was to be disbursed
imong the many Sub-alliances
>vhich formerly existed in this
;oun'y. These alliances, and Sub
illiances are not now in existence
I'hey have either been consolid i,ed
with other bodies, or other
igricnltural societies have been
! anized, and taken their places
ind these alliances and sub alii
mces have reaMv no definite
>urpo*e 'ti view to w aich this
lionev is be t<? applied. There is
iot enough of the whole amount
o build a ware house, (of which
nere was some discussion,) nor
vould the p o-ra'a shares of the
hi1 -alliances be suffi dent to en-j
ib.e each one to effect any very
uhsfantial aid elsewliere. We?
he women of Lancaster, have
vorked diligently for the buildin:
of the Confederate M nn ii. I
I
nent which we propose to erect
iere. While some ot the gentle
nen have contributed Hums of
noney, and aided us by patronzing
the dinners, lestivals, baaars,
and the many enterprises
ot'en up in its behalf, there is
omparatively little aid that
ve have so lar received, and
eally it h?s been nothing 'o the
Iralts upo our patience and
>er?everance?You have thiund
held 'or disbursement and
iould n??t find ar. ?:'s:?>r way to
i 1 us in increasing the menu
nent lund than by contributing
t Ho id? s t lie cause is as dear to
r< u a-; to tiny one of us, and
his money would very mater
ally aid us?Lancaster has been
nrtv year-- h'uiorinir the memorv
f her soldiers who enlisted,
["heir record is indeed worthy,
,nd one to be well treasured
ltd wo want a monument which
till he an honor to their heroom.
Mrs. L. B. Foster,
Cor. Secret"ry.
/incaster, S.C., s' irch 21,1906.
A Pleasant Reply
By "Paper Man" to "Patron"
?He Explains 'Why his
First Article Relating to
Postoffice was Written.
Mr. Editor: I notice in The
News of March 21st, a few lines
Irom my friend "I'alron," and he
goes on to tell us all about Mr.
Hunter, as it there was some
thing in my first piece about our
honorable postmaster. Now I
have known Mr. Hunter for some
<5 or 8 ye;irs and lie has always
been a friend to me and I to him.
I have never known him to be
anything short of a high-toned
gentleman.
1 know he has a hard place to
till and is subject to more or le??
talk ; but to put it like my friend
Patron did, it is grumbling and
be says it all was coming I rein
those that receive very little
mail, and that the poor fellow is
to be pitied; and this writer is
glad to know that lie will receive
pi y loin some one at least.?
The only thing I bad in mind
when I wrote mv first piec was
to seek information, and I ove
already received tbat, whi? ts
to the ellecl that our post master
needs more assistance th?n lie
has luid heretofore. And I have
been inlormed that there is now
a p'aii 011 foot looking to that,
end. I :im very thankful to the
parties that gave it to tne, and
the public now very well un(1
rstand where the trouble is.
With the growth o' the population
an 1 the business together of
the town of Lancaster for the
last live \ ears. to say nothing of
the gieat increase ol people and
business at the Lancaster cotton
mills, it does seem that the postollice
dopaitment at Washington
ought to g've Lancaster more attention
than it has. It set m* that
notwithstanding the increase of
their work at the post ollice they
have received but very little assistance,
if any at all, at the hands
of the department at Washington.
I hope that the proper ollieers
will keen on pleading with our
friends at Washington until we
get, a new post oflico and more
help tor our postmaster, in the
way of more .assistance in what
ever way it is needed.
So 1 join in with The News in
asking Mr. Kinlev what lie has
done or is lie going to do anything
at flit* present term ot Con
gresi to get a better post office at
Latira?te r.
Now w til the best wishes for
I'lie News and my mend, k,Patron,"
I will consider this matter
eloped, unless the writer in forced
to write again, which I In pe will
not he the case, but I will always
he ready to stand op lor the right
I 1 M I I P IOoj
a. ? ** ? v ?
Taper Man
j March 22, 1906.
Messrs Hyde, of Charleston;
I McDonald, \Vin9b0r0, and MoFad
den, ol Chester, were among rhe
visiting lawyers in attendance
upon court here this week.