Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Lancaster News. ^ Semi-Weekly. d Published t Wednesdays and Saturdays I At Lancaster, s. C., 11 By The 1 Lancaster Publishing Company. Charles T. Connors, Editor. c SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ??. ;i One Year VI.ISO I Six IIOBtlU Three Months. 40 | Payable In advance. ADVERTISING RATES. t One inch, tirst insertion. 41.00. Each kuIiso- 1 qucnt Insertion .v> cents. For three months or longer, reduced rates ,a<? < Professional cards, per year, VI2. . Business notices. Transient Advertisements, Losi and l''otind, und otter classified a \< r- t tlaemonts not exceeding 85 words, 85 cents for each Insertion; I cent a word tor each addt- S tlonal word over St-i words. Obituaries. Tributes of respect, cards of thanks and all matter of a personal or political | nature to be charged for. Advertising rates by the column made known * on application. ; ftrief correspondence on subjects of -eneral interest Invited. Not responsible for views of correspondents It E. WYIJR, PHRSIItKNT. ' JNO A. COOK. Nko'y and Tukas. } J. M. It I l)D L.K, J it. llrstNK.ss Managkh. m Mil M??I .1 III I i HI inn mi i I mi i i Entered as second-class matter, Oct. 7. 1P0", ( at the postofhee at Lancaster, S (V. under Act of Congress of March 3, PfD. I Wednesday, OQtober 10, 1906. t i PI1AYEH MEETINGS AND THE PUESS. I The Anderson Daily Mail, which by l he way is one of the best edited papers in thestate, is seriously contemplating making a decided innovation in journalism. It is thinking of publishing "write tips" of the prayer meet ings held in Anderion, giving the names of "those present," etc , after the style of social event write-ups. What has put ouresteemed contemporary to thinking "along this line" is best expressed in its own words, as follows: "There was a social event in this town a few weeks ago, the exact time, place and nature of which we shall not mention here. Some account of the event appeared in the society columns of The Daily Mail, together with the 11 ones of "those present," w.i.cii was ver.v well and prop- j er. 1 i I Now, it so happened that this I society event occurred oil t he i same evening set apart by one ot the churches ot the city for its regular weekly prayer meetinjr. That evening there was a ' very small attendance at the \ prayer meeting, and the minister felt rather badly on that I account. ! t The next alternoon he undert' ok to cheer himself by reading j' The Daily Mad. as is h s custom, and in looking over the paper tie' read the society pa-c 1 here is t no rei-on wi.y i 111 nis or mi iuIuK not rea 1 the society p tge ot this good newspaper it he wants to do *o. The following .Sunday morning this good minister preached j' quite forcibly to las congregai ;on. 11 ilo preached from a text m tl.e c Hible, according to ttie church 8 ritual, and then he read his con e I ^ gregation some extracts from > the society page of The Mail. He did, lor a fact. He gave his c congregation, and especially the feminine part of it, <juite a talk- I ing to. and told them that lie j had found out why the attend- ^ ance at the prayer tneetingH was so small. And ho torth and ho on. It is not necessary to go into details. e The congregation, even the r feminine part ol it, took the les c son in good part. There was nothing else to do. The minister was in the right, of course, ai the women who at* 1 tended the society function have ' been forced to admit. They have m d mi fed it iu the f good umor. This incident h ?s caused us to o some thinking and specuiaiim. liow would it do tor The )aily Mail to print ' write-ups' >1 the prayer meetings, and give he names ol "thote present?" It not why not? We are giving the matter seri>us consideration. We do not ay positively that we will print icoounts of the prayer meetings, out we may do so in the near ut ure. We would like to know what he people think ot it. We would ike to hear trom the ministers >f the city, and from the societj' oeople. And if any of our broth r editors in the state have any lUggestions to make we would ike to hear from them. Wo want o avoid making mistakes, but ve are seriouslv thinking of dung this tiling." Wo trust that the Mail will nake the threatened experiment, iml if il "works" all right in \nderson we shall try it on Lati aster. Our society and horse eporter says the on'y objection le sees to tlie proposed plan is liat il would necessitate his gong to church. 1ELP NBEDED BY THE STORM SUFFERERS. Other communities are raising umls for the benefit of the suf erers along the coast ot the Gull )f Mex'O, from the effects of the errible storm which recently swept over that section, und Lain aster should also contribute omething. Help is badly need(1, actual desolation prevailing u many localities. Relief is being extended under hrection of the Red Cross auhorities, and we suggest that hose in Lancaster who are disposed to help the unfortunate storm sufferers, do at once hand heir contributions to Col. Leroy Springs, who is a vice president t the South Carolina Rr??nr?li rif Me Red Cross Society. Col. Springs will take pleasure in iromptly f<?rwardinu any sums, iowever small or larjie, that may >e placed in his hands. The daily papers make the anlouncement that Mrs. Field, \ idow 01 Chicago's merchant rintv, is ab <\V ready t<> ?jot marled aprain. Tell her,somebody, 0 wait until our friend (ieorge 1 ones is heard fiom It was published throughout lie countrv some weeks hiiii that Senator Tillm ui had declined to tccept '100. tendered him lor a ecturo delivered l?y linn in Coumhia, Mo , on the ground that le considered nis speech "bum,'" laving spoken extemporaneously in the railroad rate question intead of delivering his prepared paech on the race problem. It low turns out that "Ben" ac epted his pay all right?so savs he Herald, of Columbia, Mo. hat lecture evidently did not onk like "thirty cents'' after all, o our senior Senator. r->onio newspapers are <lispos <1 to question the sincerity >f President Roosevelt's delaration tiiat Cuba will be given .nother opportunity to experiraent with self government. We ave observed nothing in the 'resident's reported acts and rord9 in relation to the island calcula'ed to arouse any doiibt as to their real meaning. His conduct thus far has been entirely consistent with his recent statement that the Cubans are to be given another chance. His ultimate aim may be annexation, hut his actions certainly do not indicate it. The President cru'd not have done otherwise than to intervene. The Piatt amend merit makes it obligatory on the part of the Uuited States government to establish peace in Cuba when requested to do so by the Cuban government When, therefore, President Pal ma acKnowledge 1 his inability to suppress the insurrection aiui appealed to this country to act there was nothing else for the administration to do but to in. tet vene. /"* _ . _ j _ - - ? a _ v^ouniy motion urowers /\s sociation?Proceedings o Meeting Held last Satur , I day. The Co. Cotton Growers'Associa tion met here, in the court house last Saturday, President Strai presiding. Sub associations wen represented as follows: Hopewell.?W. G. A. Portei : Hiram Steele, C. L. MoManus J. K. Porter. Antioeh.?C. O. Stogner, J. T ' Hance, W. 1*. Stoguer. Carmel?W. A. Gainer. Lancaster?W. P. Caskey, J. I Thompson, J. I). Taylor, J. C ' Foster, W. J. Cunningham. : Camp Creek?S. D Ballard, JJ E. Estridge, L N. Montgomery. Kershaw?W. T. Black mon. Caston School House?P. W ' Twitty, W. L. (Jriruinger. Mr. W. T. Blackmon reportec dues collected on account of sal ary of State President K. D Smith as follows: From Kershaw | $10 85; from Flat Creek, $4.30 It was moved and carried tha the money collected by Mr. Black mon be sent to State Presiden Smith. A letter from State Treasure! Hyatt was read, stating why i was not possible for Mr. Smith o other State oflicial to be presen | at the meeting. A motion was made and carriet | that the President of each sub association appoint a rommittei of three to divide the work n their respective clubs and collec j ten cents per bale from eacl member and from other friendi of the associatl ?n. The Association's faithful ant ?tli f co/'rutui'i' \i (w Jones. who has done ho much foi the success of the organization it this county, tendered his resig nation, which was accepted t< take effect the first of next Janu jary, soon after which date Mr Jones will enter upon his dutiei as a legislator. The Association adjourned sub ject to the call of the president As it is desired to have Stat< President Smith attend the nex meeting, the date thereof wil not be fixed until it is ascer tained from Mr. Smith what tim< it will suit him to come. ? Mrs. Sanders, widow of lh< late John Sanders, died last Mon day. at this niace. She was ahoul 00 years old. The remains were buried yesterday in the new cerm etery. Mrs. Ii Z. Welsh went to Co. lnmhia yesterday, t<> see iier little grandson, just arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cornier. w ' New York If, the fashion center of the S world. There are more ff J French Shriner & Umer Shoes so^ *n New York city than any other one brand. Now, v V\ ^ if you want the leading style \ in one of the best shoes on the market call for a F. S. "CHERRY'S." - 1 There Are Five Features ( ! 1 . t Ai,"ut ?1"- I r ^ //*V \ | * CIoLhes For I i i M ^ 1 Men ,i :ll J 5 That Will Impress You. fj !: I \| # :f liA f | First?The style, / } t\ * for its correctness, in- jjl | ? f Si ^ ? dividuality and snappy // I |'4 I\ ? I 3econd?Thefab- p! I 1 i 1 rics, for their beauty ^ ? and superior excelenee * ' j at the various prices. ?f ? THIRD?The workmanship, for its uniform excel- f Ilence and artistic finish. \ FOURTH?The fit of the garments, for you will find ^ those of your size fit as if made to your special meas- j urement. ft FIFTH?The prices, for you will find them apprecia- ? bly lower than you'd pay elsewhere for garments of g J equal quality. ^ For verification of these assertions come see our large W r I and varied assortment. M 11 Williams-Hughes Co 1 "" . J CASII STORE. t 8 If Sash, Doors, 1 anc^ v / u^uiiding Material \ ORDEB BY MAIL FROM fj&l ^COLUMBIA LUMBER & MFG. CO., COLUMBIA, s. C J Passenger Train Rocked Near oned and several had narrow j Greenville. escapes from being hit by the . . flying missiles. 1 Spartanburg special in Char ^ ! 'otte Observer: Last night while The Coming Baptist Convertpassenger train No. 40 was speed s ! , , , tion. ing along a few mile* north of Greenville, passengers and train Spartanburg special in the men were thrown into considers- WR ,U1<^ Courier. I he annual i ble exn.ementbyah.il of rocks S,H,e lial"isl Convention w.ll , and stone, which smashed wind be l,eWI l,<,re' c "nme"cil"' No owglas.es in th-Pullman coach- V"'"" ,27' ,""1 l??ting several . , . n days, r iye hundred delegates, I es and dav coaches. One ot thnaa representing 110,000 Baptist* in , riding in one of the li.tier was tj,0 Btnte, will at'e id the Con Engineer Tom llur.ter He whs vention. <^ui e a numoer ol pro* i struck 01 tbe arm by Hying glass minent Baptists from varioi s and the member was paiulully states in tiiti South will attend cut. Other ^a^se >g?-rs veie fright- tliemeeting. *