Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Lancaster News. Semi-Weekly. Wednesday, October 3, 1906. THE PROBLEM OF THE PROTECTION OF OUR WOMEN. The recent Atlanta race wai and its cause continue to be dis cussed by the press throughout the country, and the consensu; of opinion seems to be that som* method other than lynching wil have to be resorted to befort criminal assaults become a thiuj of the past. Aside from the ob jecticn to lynching on tlu ground that it is itself a viola tion of law of the gravest charac ter, even the mob is beginning to realize that, while taking tin law into its own hands effectuallj wreaks vengeance upon the vilt culprit, such summary punish meut does not seemingly tend t( deter others from committing 01 attempting to commit rape. Even the inauguration of f general system of rural police so strongly being urged, woulc not altogether afford; protection to the women of the country, i: we are to judge by the failure o the police in cities like Atlanti to prevent negroes from assault ing white women.. Still, it anc all other agencies that promis< any relief at all should be tried regardless of expense, tor the women of our southland must he protected whatever the cost.? One of the simplest and niosi practical plans yet suggested i< to train our women in the use 01 firearms. Upon this subject a writer in the Augusta,Ga..Chron icle says: * It hits long since 1 een demon strated that hanging and lyncn ire the? negroes will not stop rap ing of our w hi?e women. The moment you put a rope ar- unel a n ^ro's dock and swing him to a limb, lie sees (T??dand shouts glory halleluiah and thinks he is going right straight np into the arms ot Jesus, and he colored iolks lott behind make a hero of Lim and straightway some ot hi-. kind go and do likewise. The best solution of the problem is for the white men ol the South to teach their mothers, wives, daughters and sisters how to shoot straight and true, and when these black fiends find Sout that Southern women can dud will shoot,raping will stop.' * V _ 4 . ^ . The solution 01 the pro!,leu proposed is certainly worthy 01 trial. We were much impressed with the suggestion along this line made some time ago by oui esteemed fellow townsman Capt, Samuel E. White, upon which we favorably commented in these columns at the time. Captair White's idea, it will be recalled is to make the handling and use of firearms a part of the course :? ii.. t i 11 -i ui siuuj in nit? iHiuaiB coueges oi the country. Why not Winthrop for example, make the experi ment ? Not all girls by any meant go to college, it is true, but it cat readily be seen how much eood one fair graduate skilled in the use of weapons could accomplish in her own household and among her female associates in the community upon her return home.? It would be an easy matter foi her to teach her mother and sis lers and her girl friends and acquaintances in the neighborhood how to safely handle and effectively use deadly weapons. We I J hope to see the d <y come whe* ' Ca* \ While''suggestion will 11 | ? c?o ! put to practical teat. THE LANCASTER NEWS. The Lancaster News is just om year old, and it is celebrating th first anniversary of its uativit; r by the installation of a hnndsom new printing press, a nioderi t folding machine and the makin; i of other improvements which wil > enable the management to giv 1 the patrons of the paper evei i better service than heretofore ? r The News is nothing if not pro gressive and it fully believes ii ) keeping abreast cf the times i . every particular. .1 We are striving hard to giv r the people a first-class newspaper > and, judging by the daily word r ot praise and encouragement w > are receiving and the constantl . increasing subscription list an > advertising patronage, we are le r to believe that we are coming u to the expectat ons ot our thou! a nils of readers. What has The News done du: y l ing its brief period of existence l While we feel that we have al f ready accomplished much, we re t alize that there is much, ver i much more for us to do?in facl the work ol a live newspaper i \ never finished. In addition t } giving our readers aN curren news?local and genera'?an j select miscellaneous matter, a > well as opinions and views 01 . leading topics or the day, we hav t made especial efforts to contrih j ute to the upbuilding ot Lancas I ter along all important lines, ma i teriallv, educationally, morall; and otherwise. Among the first things Tin News undertook to do was to se ? ure from Hie national govern nient he'tei postal 1 ucilities io > Lancaster, and from great cor 1 poralions like ihe Southeri Railway company and the S >uth e:n Express company belter ac comtm datious than they wpri then giving this community. B; the constant agitation ol thes< matters good results finally f?>1 lowed. The News' representa tiotts as to the need of a large and more conveniently arrange* I ostoflice caused the depart men at Washington to send a specia 1 messenger.t*/ Lancaster to inves | tigate Conditions, which wen ' V/lind to l)e just as had beei >1 stated hy this newspaper. Th t government proceeded to *nak I | radical improvements a* evulen i fed by Lancaster's present spa r cious and handsomely equippei . | uostoffice. i The News complained of th > great inconvenieuce of the loca ? tion?in the extreme southeri , limits of the town?of the otlic ) of the Southern Express com ? pany. That company also sen f a man here to investigate, witl . the result that its ntlice is 1101 centrally located and an efficien i delivery service in in operation, i The News had much to sa, I about the Southern Railway' > miserable depot accommodation i at this point. The legislator ; passed an act requiring the com pany to give Lancaster a bette depot, and the company in no^ having wora done along tha line. Of course The News does no I claim all credit for these improve . ments. but credit is certainly dm ? the paper for initiating ant i1 helping along the movement* t<>at ? brought tlieni about. The News h is also labored hard f.Sr l.e tei streets and sidewalks, bet'er roads in the county, better p schools a d school houses, better e churches, higher ideals of moral v ity. improvement iu farming e methods and fcr many other Q things too numerous to mention g here. But its work along these li and other lines is by no means e ended?only tairly beguu?and n will be continued with reneweu j _ energy and zeal. 1. =====: u Cities and towns are now wagn ing a vigorous warfare against vagrants, as it is everywhere cone ceded that it is the idle, shiftless class of loafers that is responsible 9 tor the prevalence of so much e crime throughout the country.? v There are no doubt vagrants in j this community who should be il made to "move on" or get to p work. Nothing is truer than an ;. idle brain is the devil's works ion. ? The Rev. W. A Rogers, an 1 account of whose death is pub >. hshed elsewhere, was pastor of y the Lancaster Methodist church L. about thirty years ago. It was 3 during his pastorate here that he o was married to Miss Annie Ant dersou, of this state, who, with d five children, survives him. Mr. s Rogers paid a visit to Lancaster a a few years aeo, and was the e guest of his old friend Col. Allison while here. A man of most 1 ivable disposition, pure-minded, tree from guile, and an able, zeal' ous worker in the Master's vine y yard. Mr. Rogers enjoyed in an unusual %logree the love and ese teem of all with whom he cune in contact and accomplished ? great and lasting spiritual good in every community in which he' |Jr i labored. W 1 The Milliner!) Openings I The millinery departments <>! the Lancaster Mercantile Com pa- T 4 ? ny an 1 the Hea'h-Jones Com- ttl , pany have their tormal tall open- f s incs today and tomorrow. Elab- ! - ora'e preparati ?n> have t>een ^ made by loth establishments r for the event of the season of so I much interest to tlie fair sex. t Tne ladies who attend the open1 ings> will no doubt he charmed with the latest creations in fa-die ionahle headgear which tney will find on exhibition. Remarkable Sorghum Crop1 Y orkville Enquirer : Mr. W. . T Smarr of Bullock's Creek No I 1, was in Y'orkville yesterday and in conversation with ihe ^\|| e reporter mentioned a remarkable " sorghum crop that was made by " V ! _1 1 A fll * I or' ii nis neignoor, mr. a i. Manner e this year. Mr. Haffner had in - one fourth of an acre and from it wo t he made seventy gallons of mo- me h lasses, 370 bundles of fodder $1* v and ten bushels of seed. The t molasses sells readliy for 50 cents a gallon, making $35, the y seed are worth $1.00 a bushel or s $10 for the lot, and fodder is a worth $1 a hundred or $3.70, 0 making the gross yield of tlie *>d i- quarter of an acre $48.70. a,)< ag? v Mr W H. Geer, the Columbia wa t (State's traveling representative, c : spent yesterday in Lancaster. 1 Hon. Mat Hough, of Landsford. *ur ? was in town yesterday. Iiev. W. F. Kstridge, of Wax- I b haw, N. C , is visiting his lath<i, tim 1 ] Mr. Wra. Kstridge. Mr< I 1111 PROGRESS DEPENDS ON THINKINfi PEOPLE Common sense is an accomplishment worthy of praise ? is honored by the most intelligent people and is sought by all of the thinking people of the world. NOW We offer you Flour that is as pure as the air you breathe, as white as it is possible to make it when you get the Eroduct of pure wheat. It rises well and makes good read. When the pure food law goes into effect, MAGnolia will stand in the midst of her competitors as proud and stately as a peacock, defying them to grade one notch higher?$2.25 per 98 lbs. standard weight. Seed Tick Coffee, the kind that was used in slavery times, no paint or anything to make it look fine, but that good 11 j mellow flavor which all coffee drinkers like and long for?11 l-2c pound. ' 4 r?m/\TTTiri omrvTTTia DiUV XLiO, OIUV HiO. Don't miss these bargains. Any kind at almost any price. Come and take your choice. We throw in the i utensils in with your purchase. Also handle Dry Goods, Notions, Novelties, etc. SHOES, SHOES We are world-beaters and sell them cheap. Any price and any kind. When you come to town stop at our store?yours and mine ; leave your baggage, whips, lap robes cushions, etc., with us. Buy your Bagging and Ties from us with which to wrap up the fleecy staple, j the thing that makes us all happy when it is converted into the ooin that bears the American eagle and takes to your home all the Magnolia heart can wish. J. Cu Edwards A in Bennett's Old Stand. = 4 Sash, Doors, 1 //^y/ ^*nc?s anc^ Building Materia! 10 ORDER BY MAIL FROM 0P COLUMBIA LUMBER & MFC CO., COLUMBIA. S. C. 1 Special Ten Days' Shoe Sale order to reduce our immense stock <>f shoes quick, we offer you shoes for TEN DAYS ONLY at prices that cannot be equaled. our $5.00 and 6.00 Shoes at $3.75 and $4.75 3.50 " 4.00 " " 2.75 " 3 75 " 2.50 " 3.00 " " 2.00 ? 2.50 Same cut price in Misses, Boys' and Children Shoes. 500 pairs ^ men Shoes In small sizes from 75c to $1.00 pair. 200 pairs n Shoes in odds and ends, wort h from si so ?o no ?F .. yx.i/V (tl ]) 1. UUj 10, and $1.25. Yours, etc., Funderburk Company * - - - ?The son of Mr. Charles ?A typographical error in the rka who resides a few miles Lancaster Mercantile Company'a >ve" .own, died Ian, F.idav. """inrry announcement in the ,d about i year*. The burial >?9' teaue of Ihe New* made it , at Upper Camp Creek "PP#" thal tl,e Pr,c? " >??' "r 8 rF f I bonnet ranges from 4,?1.00 to jrc * $2.00." Of course it should have Viies Clarice Knight has re- been from $1 00 to $20.00. As 'ned from a visit to friends in a matter of tact tbe company's ck Hill. artistic milliner can make a lady's drs. C. S. Bratton, of Pales, headgear that will cost the "old 3. Texas, is visiting her sister, man" very much more than ?. L. C. II irrison. $20.00. if de-ired.