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, The Lancaster News. ' Semi-Weekly, < Published Wednesdays and Saturdays i At Lancaster, S. C., By The i Lancaster Publishing Company. ' Charles T. Connors, Editor, j i SUB SCR 11 Til) N' K A T K S. Aa* Year tl.fttl ' t,* Months 7ft flfVref Months W Payable In advance. > AUVKKTIS1XQ K ATK-*. Cue Incli. tlrst ns-Tit'in # i.OO. B ich nulwc.jfc/m ns'-rti.in *> ? <-uis. Por ihn'c muiiii s or j n ilu.od rates yrvfcsslonu' curds, per vour, H3. Biwlnos" noiii'i .1, Tr.msienl Atl crttseincnts, j and round, and ollii r classified n v< ru< Jtn iiis uni t;*i'n ding th wor is. V> cents ( r i Insertion: I oont a word for each uddi?& -il word otror ? words. ( Otdtu.irles. tributes of re8"ect, curds o! , Ar-icW- itnd ud matter of a personal or po'itlcnl uy.- fte to be charged for I \>ivertlNln(f rates by the column made known ci. application. f rtef corre-p )iid?!nce on subjects of general ' ?V?vTP3l Invited. Not responsible for views of MSnrespondentu I It K WYLIK, T'hksipent. JSO A. COOK, SKC'Y. and TttKAS. i M. Kim) I.E. Jr . Husinkss Manager. Watered as second-class matter, Oct. 7. IPO , ' ?. tbe postofllce at ' ancasUvr, ,S C? under Act d Congress of March 3, 1819. Wednesday, April 25, 1906. \ THE DANGER THAT MENACES THE ' "R. F. D." SERVICE. ] A Washington special in 1 lie- ! Oharle&ton Sundav News furnishes cumulative evidence of the fact repeatedly stated recently 1 ihat a number of the ruul tree delivery routes in this conntrv J J I are iu danger of being discontinued or the service reduced from 1 daily to tri-weekly. It appear* ;ha*. the department is discrimi mating against tlie South iu this matter, and on this point the , Wasliingtoti correspondent of our Charleston contemporary says: "It looks to be certain that the .South will again be the lo-er in the establishment of rural free ilfcliverv. A study of tbe figures ou file at. the p isiolfice department shows that she u now away behind the other sections of the country in the number of route* i .rt operation. There are fewer ^ tittons from the South favorably acted ui on th in ironi am i> her hecli< n ?;f the eoui.tn , and ? greater percent *ge ol r? j cTi ere are also fewer rout* s , ii operation per capita, too ? Tdere ate also fewer petition* dolawdm consideration m the a&hcr seelio: s o<" tha couii:r\ . h n th?-r are in the S mill ? 'So the whole the South has got '.en Ihe beggar's portion in the iiisirib ition ??t ine de.ivcry? Hut tnat is not the eod ol Ire j ar i luck in t hat connect ion, hut i ! e beginning. It was bad enough to permit h" other s e'ion- to g -hide up lie I oil's share hi lie /irsi in?t n e, tint to romr n w wnh a rule that will make something i:xe one-halt of the routes mi some f ilie S iU hern States Iri-weokly iiist- a<i ol < aily routes will add to i lie infamy c?f the transacdon." ( The correspondent calls atten- , aon to the fact that when only bona fide mail is considered more pieces are handled in the South Mian in any other section of the United States. He says: A large number ol the routes in Southern States do not dis- < rrbute an average of 3.000 piece s I of mail a month. The circulation , ?f trashy papers and worthless ( il'erature is Io-ts m the South Join iti any other section, while To percentage of actual, bona file mail is larger in the South L ??rn Stales than Ji) any other sec i^uol i lie country. Hence, while ifi, i>Tcrage namber of pieces ol rcftl, actual, t*Iu (ble mail in as r g ea* as oathe average Southern ouie a? it is in other sections of t e count ry ?heir service i? to he jut down while thai oi mut'S in >'her sections will remain. Ac <?rtiiuti t> ihe figures ot the deDiriment there will he ten routes vh? fc service will h* cut down n ti e South ?h re there wilt In )ne in the N<?r!h." The w liter in ke* the follow tur novel suggestion an 'o howdie people of tt e South may k. ep :h? ir daily postal service: . j "It the pe iple living al-ni. fu'es in ill" South which ?i i - 1 ributel s* than three ill hmiiii pieces o! mail a month are wik- co' i"o to go to a little trouble the* w'i an save then*daily service. .I?n?t tin 'ei th? 111 invent a lew cents *-ac (\ft hi p slat card , and answer sonn . 3l tin* tras*! ad vt rti-emeot-> in i lw ^ ir <sl?v p per and I he increase ill the monthly distribution ot m .it *',v will t-av * 'heir daily service.? pri Tins may seem a sfange surges on i"ii. but 'he end justifia* the soj moans, and it will only swell the . mails wi ll the same ?ori of 111eiraiuie I hey aie filled with else- a! wtiere." j m( The suggestion, by the way, ra< made by us come time ago thai}00 the people interested in the con | ' tiuuance of these routes suh-i*0 scribe liberally to their county Pe paper and to daily publications 'HI or at least three months?while 8? the count of pieces is going on? *w has had the effect of considerably increasing the already very large 011 patronage of The News. We are daily receiving a number of new 'ai subscriptions. Let the good work go on. w' th ty ANOTHEHSUGGESTION TOCOUNCIL j j These occasional windy days th strongly emphasize Lancaster's co II ?->*?? 1 ni a ut root ui\ri n I; 1 nr kn We therefore appeal to Council foi to provide the Iowa with one.? on Great clouds of dust flying bc through the streets not only make it intensely dit-agreeable tor per- ^ sons, whether walking or riding, j^( but do incalculable injury to mer- gr chan's' stocks of goods. Sj Lancaster is rapidly assuming the proportions of an embryonic . city; the business houses have ju larger and better stocks than1 lu ever before; new buildings are j pr going up and old ones being remodeled and repainted ; .he pe< - pt pie thenir-eives are dressing bet* J'" ior, looking bei ter and doing bei- J' tor, and in this general move-! Ill liient of progression so i nporiant pj a in itter as keeping down the til dust o! the streets should be noil'' iitjic r in olecled I ll We trust that our city fa'heis Mf will not c ?n-idcr The News lm-jih ptir1 un to or meddle ome, in urg- ev ing so many reforms and im-'": provemeutK. One of the missions 'l of litis mnv>paper is to help in | ( flte upbuilding of Lancaster? i)(. hence I he frequency and persist aj ency with winch suggestions tie h'i signed to Inrther that end appear .< r in these columns. j tw l,*inc*tHter Ctines in Sup rem*'. f<1 Court. j ,M1 ti< The Sixth Circuit will be call- (>0 ?d in the Supreme Court, Ooiuni-jcri biu, today. The following appeals i "arriefl up from Lancaster ure M ' >n the docket: !18 State vs. Spray. oi Hasseltine vs. Southern Hail- c?l vay company. ?' Castles vs. Lancaster county. ?. Skipper vs. Seaboard Air Line ail way. m8 State vs. O'Day & Fisher. > nu Lancaster County. \ ial Estate ConditionsMarked Increase in Value of both Town and Country Property. In the 0"lu nbi? State's r< cent cedent R-al Estate edition lie lowing appear from Lancaster (I ltersha*: Lmcast- r?Realist '11 t i unty is in 111 ich iierran?t, otthstaiKtin^ pi ices are hii.li?-r in ever I e O'e in it> h st<>iy. ire real ?s'*te has ch nged nds during t'ie m mt'is ?>l Oem r, Novun'icr, December am) nnary th n lor a year or mote Bvioiis Du i 11 lt those timn h e r- al estate ri^ent at tins pla?*? Id real est a'e i?? va ue amount sr to $4.0.000, mo4tof which was in lands in the country. The )8t valuable lan is lie within thus of five or six mile* of "h urt bouse. i'h'*re has not be* n a same ratio of increase n wn property as country proa int. i . i i . i? riy. i iio ennanceu vaiue ?i ra lands is due mainly to the od price for cotton for tho past o years. Ihe Southern Power company the Catawba river has done uch to increase the value of id in that section. 80 has the ccelsior Granite company, tich has opened up a quarry in e Southern section of the conn . The county is being gradually id oir into school districts in e centres of which large aud mmodious school houses have en built and teachers secured r nine months of the year. In e locality where a nine months hool was slatted tarm land Lthio a radius of two mi e iubled in price. The principal wns of the county, Lancaster, ershaw and lleath Springs, ur* owing rapidly. Col. Lsroy irings has recently erected it lid block ot brick buildings on uin utrnot vv 1 I 11 olov?n I n rtn. >r > rooms and an up-'o thi e )icl, at a eos< of $75,000, whim is increased the value of town operty in that section. Kershaw?Twenty years ago topic ot this section were su<<cu-d to many disadvantages; t.ooK Irom two to three days to ml a lo id ol c< foil to low; ul return with a load of supies. In the \ ear of 1888, the st locomotive that many pe e in this vicinity ever heard ow a whistle passed up the ol niee CJ'h. Tnat day marked a iw ej.odi. It al estate began at year to advance ami has kept erlas'ingly "at it.'' Lauds thai i I heen thrown away and neg Ct d are being reclaimed and it. into a g od sta'e ol cultiva-i >11. The farmers as a ru'e have on posting ihemse!ve<as to the ipiication of d.trerent kinds of riilizers, terracing, rotation o ops, and the use ot more ma linery, such as disc harrow*, ro horse plows, grain drills, etc. Tne lands near town, known miliar, v as ''sandhills,'' are iw making v. it)j proper atten ?n Irom one lo two bales of | 'Ion to the acre, and other ops in proportion. Tne nature the land la being studied with view to making largo yields to e acre. Red estate i u Kershaw held af a premium on account the different enterprises, exllent farming lands, the Hiiccess i iiti ijki'ii ?m f, me very nest eitizenphir* tfood schools, ' relies, a r' e s i h n water, electric h's. telephone systems and iny other conveniences too merous to mention. \ IF YOU WANT Good Clothing* For Men, Children and Youths that are up to date and at prices to suit the times, f We Have Them lh autilul line Cants, I>iu 11 nt make; Neckwear in all the grades ?>n I kind . Nic* li'.e Dress (too Is, Henriettas, Ha i-uc. Mohatres mi all co < r- Horn 25c to $1.25 yard. Nicest, lit e ol Wh te Good' we have ever h ?d, in Lawns, Dimities, Madras and Merc rz*d. Hats, h-' h *st ma ie. Si oe* for L ?di's, Mi^se and ' ' i drcn in all t h s \ le a"d ptic-". Bi?n F K-*vindds Shoes I'-r nvn in a 1 shapes. The nicest line in Oxford* n ' hiirh-mts we h ve ev? r had. Ai-d ?ve ythi 'g el e t'a* 's kept in lhe?avoi ^eu er.d me-chan iise. (Jail and inspect for your-edi and he convinced. McCardeh & Allison Bros. At Old Mercantile Stand. 1*Wr Sell (i kmc lies | I We did Fully as much business aa we expected tiie first TO month, and, of course, expect to do more this month. We jfl are still adding to our already nice stock of Fancy Grocer- 9 ties. Remember everything is nice and fresh in this line. 2 Now, we want you to know that Osceola Flour is worth only $2.40 the sack, and is not excelled at the price. (Jan we in duce you to try this Hour? Some 5 and 10 gallon kegs of M Sugarhouse Mola?ses on hand?something good and guar- flt snteed to keep Will sell you Tobacco as cheap as the H cheapest. In fact, you will find we have almost anything jXI in an up to date grocery store at "let live prices." Highest market price paid for chickens, eggs and homeraised hams. I A few Palmetto Cotton Seed Planters to go. Best made. 1 B. M WELSH & CO. |, up In Springs Block, 3 doors from National Bank. fi ~ ; ~ ... rr. When You Want Goods Cheaper to Lessen Your Expenses SEE EDWARDS We have Shoes on h ?tul. bought when leather was cheap. Brngana, good kind. 1.50 'o l.'2.r?. Ladies' l)re>s Shoes, worth 1.50 at 1.25. Men's Dress Sh us, woith 1.60, for 1.25. ( Vine and see the shoe bargains, 'h"y are money-s vers. We Carry Dry Goods and have some bargains in them. Men's Drrss Shirts, red fine, worth 50e, at 25e. Men's Felt Broad Brim lia s, h!a? k an ! white, 1.00. Men's Collars, each, 5c La lies' Undervea's at 5c, 10c and up. We carry an extra good work Shiit for men at 50e. In Suspenders we can stit the m??s? choice, 5>* aid up. B wis and Ditchers 75 cents. All these coeds are just what we say and the pric .jn-1 as y >u >e?Mjiu ted. Bring this adve. (Dement with you. GROCERIES 1 mp < )nr Tobacco line is ihe best in Lancaster. Our brands are Bonk and live. Badey Bros, Brown's Mule, Iimigh and Tough. Thorough Bred, lied Meat, Schnapps, liipe I'eadies, Ock Spur, Karly Bird, Uich and Waxy, White Suites. 1I nn-t. lie;t le ? ?twl .ill I ? ' - r? 7 , (?i< iriiiius IT1C08 U8 cheap as any and on some brands cheaper. Another shipment of Java 0<>ffee >n milk pails at #1.00. These cans aio air tight and hold all the t-trength of the coffee. Buv one. Come 'o Edwards when you want an ice cold drink of Soda Water, Root. Beer or Ice Cream. Everything kept to please your tas'e and pocket ^ 3 cans Tomatoes for 25c?one week only. Trade with us twice and we will hold > our business. Don't forget Magnolia Flour at $2.25, 98 lbs. lo the sack, J Htandard weight. When you eat Magnolia biscuita its like taking morphine?one biscuit calls lor another. j J. C. EDW ARDS j: in Bennett's Old Stand. Il 11 ? in??