The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, June 20, 1906, Image 4
The Lancaster New;
Semi-W eekly.
Published
Wednesdays and Saturday:
At Lancaster, s. c.,
By The
.Lancaster Publishing Company
Charles T. Connors, Edito
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Qo*- Year
Sit Mi>tiths
Thisec Months
Payable In advance.,
A1 ?Y KRYISINU RATKS.
One llr.st >ti8crllon fl .00 K.ich sub: jv
'tit Insertion 5U renin. For three months
ItN.jcr reduced rules
l*r\if<KKloiial cards, per year. 112.
HunluAss notlei (i. Transient Adverlisernen
l#vst a^.sl Found, ami oilier classified a vi
itoriri'iit-i not exeeedinc ii words, "Ji cents I
mi .'It ;j.t erlion: 1 cent a word for each adi
tfona. word over So words
Obituaries, Tributes of rospect, cards
a. ink - raid ali mailer of a personal or politic
itwinrr oO l>e charged for. ju
Adv-rtlslMt rales by tbecolumn made lino'
en. application.
flrief correspondence on subjects of eenei
UUe.rcAt invited. Not responsible for views
<X-respondents
It R WYI.1K, Pit ksi pent.
J.N0. A. (X)OK. Sbc't. and Tun as.
J V. BIDDt.K, Jit . BUSINESS MANAGES.
Riiiensd as second-class matter, Oct. 7. IP
?*. the, postoftU e at Lancaster, S C.. under J
.p (.Viegrflet of Marcb 3, IH7?.
Wednesday, June 20, 1906.
KUCKET SHOPS.
A few months ago we stated
length in these columns our o
jectiona to what are known
bucket shops. We did not go
far :tfl to characterize them
gambling places, for the reasi
that we were not then, and a
?ot now, sufficiently informed
to their methods ol operation
form a well defined opinion <
a1.m u;? ?iA .
KTH3 nuujo^i* ?? c u wen more pi
fcicui&rly on the demoralizing ai
pernicious effects ol the habit
speculating engendered by hue
el shops?effects which are e\
to the most casual observe
Sncc writing and publisbii
v hat we did on the subject ho
ever, we have seen a number
birong articles in other public
lions in which the bucket shop
pictured as a "gambling hel
nod all that kind of thing. Sin
language is too strong for us, 11
b *ing any bettor posted than 1
ave on the matter; hut we a
more than ever convinced lb
the country would lie infinite
IfctM I ikr* nil vunvn t lioau ?/? U
? v/?i i* ? i v ? vi i7 u?* i/in t\
?:.nps in exigence. They hav
li:uj nest ionably, wrecked t hoi.
amis of homes, mined the liv
t?f legions of their patrons ai
developed the spirit of spec til
lion :ii as nianv more who a
des'ined to meet with a si mil;
tate, unless they summon sul
eient resolution to nit out 11
h'c'<et shop hahit altogether
The men who own and opera
b i. k\-t shops ver\ naturally r
a. .>i he insinuation or char<
that t(ley are at the head of gar
V>;hijt establishments, and we
n< ' blame them tor Mich resen
in en tj for are thev not licenst
it wtitiitinn* mo tlu-v/ iii.i < ,.
ducted under the sanction of il
1 * w ? lint that fact however dot
!> I relieve them ol whatevi
)tt ) /! responsibility attaches i
t|j e conduct of such a business.That,
is an entirely different j>r'
position. lint il 1* not. the buck*
Hoop proprietor, or his obligi
lions, lepil, moral or otherwis
tha* we desire to discus* a' pre;
eni. We are more concern?
about the effect of his busine
on Iiih patrons a* members of *<
ci ty and, consequently, on t li
public generally.
Now, so far as praclicd result
? are concerned, generally speak
ing, it apparently makes bu' 1 t
tic difforence whether operating
in a bucket simp is called lo
3 gitimate business, speculation,
betting or gambling. The effect,
it. seems, in many instances,
is the same by whatever name
the process is designated. ?
And likewise the object sought
t<> be attained is the same, namemi
Iv, to profit bv the fluctuations
75 . * , . .
io in the price of one or more commodities.
|t will probably be
conceded that not one operator
""" in a thousand, in a bucket, shop,
eyer buys or sells a contract with
?*. the view of ultimately getting or
'1,i,r delivering the commodity itself
which his contract calls for,
of
;;i1 whet her it be cotton, grain, meat
ivn or what not. He simply wagers
rat his money against that of some
unknown party that the price of
the article in question will either
advance or decline, as the case
? may be Now, isn't that betting
05, . .
vet ?isn't it, in fact, gambling ??
It not, why not
There appears to be at least
one difference to the credit and
in favor of the gambler. The
man. for example, who stakes his
a' tnonev on a same of cards not
b* only "b*ck?? his judgment/'?
as which i? about all the bucket
FO shop operator does?but lie does
as tar more* he exercises his skill
in the manipulation of cards and
re brings to bear upon the conteRt
as his previously acquired knowl<>dge
of the game. If he wins,
r,n therefore, hissuccess may be due
ir* more to his individual effort than
,u^ to mere chance. Not so with the
bucket shop operator. Once lie
k* puts up bin money lie is com71
plotely at the mercy of the mar)r
ket iluctuatious, so long as he
holds on to his contract, lie has
w* no opportunity for the employ
?' nient of either science or skill,
!a* as in the ciseot the canl player.
18 lie may be said to be a nonentity.
' His individuality certainly cuts
no figure.
The gaming table bas long been
: reeogniz *d as a menace to society
?"e!??.wl 1U lt,PP,.fnrU ,, t? . I I I. I..... -I I
at | the law. It the bucket shop be
y open to similar objection, an ap
e' poarances indicate, wli.v is ii le '>
i calized instead of being relegated
o tlie inhibit'irv .junk slioji along
eh villi Hie framing table ?
ul _
A maid is no longer ''sweet
sixteen" when -lie lias sixteen
a i* |
bunion.- to one beau.
ie
Nothing will make a young
man shed his -oiled collar more
te
j quickly than tailing in love.
re
There are lots oi men who
n^
would succeed in climbing to
, the pinnacle ol fame were it
. not lorthe I act that their ideas
are atllicted with cold leet.
nbh
< hmgressmeu are supposed to
[ rj t>e always on the "ground lloor,*'
l0 but an exception is to be noted
'in I lie eaBP ol Congressman Lea[>
, t?*r, of (ii-orgia, who on Friday
i?i ) evening last tell from the root a
a.1 skyscraper," sustaining fatal
ii juries.
><i I Wrt want it distinctly under.
-sj stood that the lb-lair distillery,
i- which was awar led contracts tor
ie thousands of callous of booze
j 1 ist Saturday by the Stale dis.
tsjpensHry board, is not a ham-as
ter countv institution. Our Belair
neither distills nor diinks
liquor.
The News lias been persistently
urging for some time the
irganizntion in Lancaster of a
hoard ot trade, busine-s league
or an association of some kind
which would, among otiier tilings,
cooperate with the town council
in the advancement of all mat
ters pertaining to the general
well are ol the community. We
are pleaded to note, t here fore, that
a movement with such purpose in
view is now on foot. The proposed
organization is to be known
as lhe Pan Handle Club, and, as
will be seen by notice elsewhere,
application will tie made in ?
few days to the secretary of state
for a certificate of incorporation.
Enterprising, progressive young
men are at the head ot the
movement, which makes its
success assured.
j
Roosevelt and Tillman?They
May Yet Make Friends.
YV?shington special in Monday's
News and Courier: There
is a prospect that before the end
of the Koosevelt administration
the President and Senator Till
man, of South Carolina, will
shake hards and make up. Hecent
remarks made by each of
[them indicate that no bad feel
ing would be displayed if the
two should happen to come face
to face all of a sudden.
"I like Senator Tillman," said
the President to Senator Oallin
ger the other day, when the latter
called at the White House on ?
n matt?r in wliirli Ilia Knnili
Carolinian was interested. "He r
couldn't do anything to make
me mad any more."
In liia final speech on the
railroad rate bill, Senator Till
man startled hi* colleagues by
commending the efforts made by
the President to put an effective
rate bill on thestatu'e books
A ca'ler di cussed the incident
with the President "Do you
know," said the President, "I
di In't think it was possible lor
Senator Tillman to do anything
that would surprise me."
Senator Tillman was talking!
about the President t > a friend.
'* Well, we got a good law," said
tiie friend, "but did you ever
think that a c mmissioti might
be created that would tie doin
mated by the railroads."
"<>h!" mplied the Pitchfork
Statesman.''! haven't got much
u-e for the Mian in the While _
House, t?u' 1 guess he's >unight." _
All of which goes to show!
that the man Irom SouthCarolma '
and "the man in the White F
House" may get together and
declare b.t-gones to be by -1 s.
goties. t:
sa
IH.I if iUtmit If. o. M' to Meet.
I nt
Dixie Camp, No. 282, W. O.
W will meet Tuesday evening, I
dune 2<?th, at 8 o'clock
i it l? t/or i? ui/iin Iwue iu lot
in. i i ? v ? j iiiuiiii/ci in cai ii \j ly | j
requested to 1)?* present at said ? -?.
in eiiiij.'. Sovereigns, tnke notice ,V
<iiii govern yourselves according- lM
ly.
Ii K. Adams,
Clerk Dixie camp No. 282, W. O ?
W.
June lOili, 1906 vi
BEN HUR
Was famous for chariot racing. We sell j I
BEN HUR FLOUR
That is more famous. Its quality is superb,
its whiteness and rising quality is great?surpassed
by none and equaled by few. Don't
take our word?try Hen Hur and be satisfied
better than ever before. One sack settles it.
MAGNOLIA
is still in the ring and asks Hen Hur what it
was doing in Lancaster. Hen Hur says that
1 f ^ O ?Y> o f r\ r + /-M-v T/Atirf* I 1 1 r \/T '1 frtl a1 I M H 'J \7P ,
iw v,aui^ iv; i uvvil i ci 1 i\ . i iv/1 ui * * w v ^ I ^
they been talking about me ? Hen Ilur?No,
but I know I am the whitest Flour in Lancaster.
Magnolia?You may be whiter, but
you are not any better when it comes to the
taste?and you cost more. Ben Ilur?Well,
stop talking about me and I'll stop Town Talk
about you, and we will work with purity, quality
and honesty to all of Edwards's customers. ,
I
Don't forget to buy your Ice, Ale, Fountain
Drinks, Sugar, Coffee, Dry Goods, Shoes,
Hats, Notions, etc., from the store that invites
you and your trade to make headquarters at
Respectfully yours,
j. L. EDWARDS I '
in Bennett's Old Stand.
-- v
Qm White !
Goods
s^. j
White Shirt Waists and Oxfords.
Hand Hags and Parasols. |
runs an<l Kihlxms.
" Hosiery, Collars and Ties.
I lalndai Silk, 2.">c yard. 1
And our full line of While Cieee (loods cannot he surpassed
for excellence of tjualitv and price.
I inspect fully,
Williams-Hughes Company
CASH STOIC-;.
I " ~ _
Notice of Application Candidates, Take Notice.
_ . r* . c i ? I li't'-r all .?i | r ei-nt I \ iiiis-cil l?V t li
or Certificate ot Incorpora- primary eie.tion*
tion. Siufi'. ii necessary tor cindt lutea
In II!< . witli tin* Clerk <>f tli?' Court of Cotn,t,.
of South Carolii.ii, i in,.'V 'A 'fe Prided for under
ounty of Lancaster > sanlaet I h.H in to ml.lition toll.,.
ohm tii? 1 with Him ( ounty KxitmIivo ( oiiiKol
i'i' i? hereby nivcii tbut the ui?<ler- untie,*. tin- I'\ecut*ve Committc, lots fur{lied
will apply to the Seei clary of Stiite nislicd the < 'I, rk ol the (Tom t w it h u supMnnth
Carol ilia. on or a'ter the 2d,| day |.ly ,>t these pledge*, in blank, mil nil
.1 line, ID II. tor the issuance ol a eertiti- candidates for county oftlees will call on
tool incorporation, pnrauiint to Jim pro- hivi and leave their ploilgwi with him. !
lions of "aii act to | rovi'le for the inoor- |). |{,Williams,
ration of religious. educational. aocinl, County Cli <ii men. \.
it.rniil or charitable ehiireheM, lodges 1 ..iiicaater, S. (' , June It, 1'.' I..
"i'-ticiK usr>octal ions or companies, and i
amending the charter, ? ! th )tc already I
nieil, and to l?e formed," approved Knli \AtifP
Io,i i jn I,eli,ill' ol 'I be I'.iii-liandle Club, I MUllVrv,i??.
lh- O- t - "
"v" | i? ? hi iih 111>i\ I'|'o ,\<|'hir i -1 ntorn, Kxtviitun, Guar- *
TlZVu n.ehr our l.en.l* >1.1.1 boils ti.ia <??,,MniUee*:
th iluy of J mill)< l>. 'be 'HW require* t lin t you iii?Vh hiiw
<r Wnlimn* 'Kill return to t lie Probate court on or
K 0 Can enter' before the I at. day of .Inly in each
I) Heece WilliaoiN. Mli-??l?r year.
J. K Ntewman.
Probate Judge.
John T (ireen, E q , paid a ??
*it to Ches'cr yenterclity. K ad?The News.
%