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4 The Lancaster New Semi-Weekly. ? Published Wednesdays and Saturday At Lancaster, S. C., By The Lancaster Publishing company Charles T. Connors, Editc SUBSCRIPTION RATES. v One Year t Sis Months Three Months Payable In advance. ADVERTISING RATES. One inch, tlrat insertion. ft.00. Each sub guent insert Ion 50ceni<?. For three months longer, reduced rates. Professional curds, per yettr, 112. Business notices, Transient Advcriisemet Lost and Found, and other clas-itled aov tlscmenut not exoeedlng 2ft word 25 cents each insertion: 1 cent a word for each ad tlonul word over 25 words. Obituaries. Tributes of respect, cards thanks and all matter of a personal or lioiiti nature to be charged for. Advertising rnleB by tbe column made kno on application. Hrief correspondence on subjects of cone interest invited. Not responsible for Vlewn correspondents. It E. WYL1K, Phksidknt. JNO. A. COOK, skc'y and Tiiras. J. M. RIDDLE. Jit.. Rpsinkss Manaqeb Entered as second-class matter, Oct. 7. II at the postoftlce at Cancaater K C.. under of Congress of March 3. 1879 Saturday, July 13, 1907. There is a strong suspicion the minds of early morning slee ers that the factory whistle wor over time. r ? The girl "with a face like horse and buggy" is all right long as she doesn't make a 1101 like an automobile. It is a good tiling tor The Sta that it has new type for eve issue, otherwise it would soi exhaust its supply in the use "nature faker" and "mollyco die." Ilow manv merchants will ha the pavement in front of the K\v??r>f lift* lrvi.ii,lit <1 closing-up hour, in ord< r to gr church-goer - an agreeable su prise tomorrow? I) >n'( all spei at once. Some idea of ttie intensity the heat hereabouts this wet may be had from the fact that tl stoney heart of a certain clos fisted church member melted the point ot his voluntarily i creasing his assessment for tl pastor's salary. ? A Georgetown man has inveuh a contrivance tor warming tl hands ot an automobile driver i cold weather. Now it someboc will devise a contrivance lor con ing the heads of the "gasolei aristocrats" bureharged with ei thusiasm, there will be ?? markc . tv i. t inning \>u in tug nursling ol li > bands. The following advertisemen under the head ?i "Personal, appears in the Slate: A starving match, either for tl fun of the thing or any amom under four ligures, only stipuli tion party to stav with me,Addres8 X. Y. / , Dalzeil, S. C. It the would-be modern Tanru will substitute "lingers" for "fi< ures" his challenge will no doul bo accepted by more than on thirsty soul in a dry town. MONROE'S MOVE FOR MONUMEN As compared with many othf communities in the South, Mor roe was a little lalo in starting movement to erect a Confederal monument, but her patriotic eit THE LANCASTER NEW zeus are making up for lost time co-operation betw by the promptness and liberality ment and the pr with which they are now sub- cat'oua^ campaigi - scribing to a fund for that pur The ??*8pap? S pose. The suggestion to erect a ^,e col,nlrv wd' 1 monument iu memory of the sol- ^ co-operate w ?diers of Union county took defi- me,h in its eomm r- nite shape on the recent Fourth, instruct the peop when the lion. Mat Hough, of aud m09^ intellij ^ Laudsford, and Oapt. W. C. road construct^ Heath, of Monroe, delivered stir- ^ i8 (i? i.bo ring addresses in Monroe to the i^iecf?r 1 age sa. if iwAra ot dollars are wai y vy vvi auo (i u a iiuuii uiviiuo> ^viv?i v/ the meeting adjourned about ^ie following of $1,000 whs subscribed to the ?ds of road work monument fund, Oapt. Heath ' heading the list with a contribu- Church Burni ^ tion of $250. Messrs. 11. A. Cou a?' Morrow, R. V. Houston and J. f M. Belk each subscribed $ 100 , Chester speci C kl the other subscriptions ranging and Courier: G wn iti amount trom $50. to 10 cents tist Church, on t nji if is jjroposed to rai3e altogether about lour miles something like $2,500. sanctuary famous ===== ored people, was A GOOD ROADS MOVE/WENT. fire last night. The nationalgovernmentthrough conducted as ibu PO r Act ifs department of agriculture is lJ,st night and th going to inaugurate a campaign broke out shortly of education in the interest of ment. There good roads, and an appeal has speculation hr to .)( been made to the press of the blaze, some thi country to aid in the dissemina- miuht haye been ip- . J . j. j tion of its propaganda. The fol- j origin. The edil ! 1 - - ' . - - ? a- i ? rt ,1 1 till," r ] .10 I fm. . I I O w 1II ? comilllllll^ittiwil, ICWtJI YOW I >* 'J U' 3HUU-V1. by the editor a day or two ago 1 " ~~*" from Director Page of the public Governor Aftei roads department of the agricul- Boa ? tural bureau,* fully explains the p au to be pursued, as well as - "lumbi a, S. giving some interesting statistical Dos ei nor Ansel information in relation to public j'ol!ers H" lt(i highways: j sors and boards c "Statistics recently compiled I 8,H- calling "" by this < Mice show that there are j r'?fs's'ration bool nearly 2,500,000 miles of public that they be > 1- rrads in this country,only a small | cordance with th percentage of which are improv- ,ion js tne resn|t ed. Necessarily .1 will be many : disolo?lr<,s in ? vears before a large percentage . , . , . w ot tliigrea* mileage will be iin- ln ^ 11 11 ''r proved, and in the meantime it j *',e registration lie is ol tho utmost importance that been revised and v-,. we make the be^t possible use of | ol affairs is belie [p.j facilities Ht hand. Aii expsndi- otj,er counties. , j lure of nearly $80,000 000 per milium 1, iiic s|.|mM ?. the Attempt at Crt maintenance of these roads, and r :t is safe to say that the loss front ol improper methods is well up in Charlotte Obs .j, the millions. successful atlemp l0 There are certain principles assault Mrs. John _ which underlie che art of road j a well known Pa< till i 1 :i l o v jiikI miiinlHiintwo u,wli i ?? ? "liu i whs made ahout " certain methods known to many , ? . iiii i T i nesdav mormnii n engineers and road builders which :ie I are easily understood and as eas- so,1? a negro aged i 1 v j>u' into practice Unforlu who had for lour i uately, these simple principles ployed on the pla i md methods are not universally leaked out yester i known. ! ing been conceale '? The press ,? the only agency, ;l[j|e f |( m through which it is possible to . [y reach every road district in the a" a!t,'mP' 1 ,|_ count rv and insure a general cor ' criminal. A ?1 ili sideratiou of the subject. I there i.since been mule, fore a^k your co-operation in a' negro lias been lc great educational campaign to he j d conducted through the columns Charlotte Bo. t- ol the newspapers in each county in the United Slates. Our plan is to send out to each ' 'Ie ( ^server: ' l\ti l\nr 11 iv\ on* I. ? - t 1 tia i? r I |/H|K i uim c ?v in"ii vii <? |>i ;i 1 it, j v,,v " ? DO'-uiu ,! : practical article of about 1500 Mrs. Sidney li word in length, designed to give Kast Fourteentl unli inluriintion a? can heeasily llrowned in SllK1: >e applied to local road conditions. ., , ,t We ?sk that you sive il.is ,lrii,-le yester.1, ft- a prominent plac- in your paper. o clock. 1 lie ? and conduct in connocliou with an hour and a ha it a question column in which T. (J. Ilargett.. 3r your readers may set torth the . , ? difficulties thev encounter in the Chesterfield Bo maintenance of the roads under Ar 'l their charge. These questions 0 may bo forwarded to this olfire at- intervals under a hanked en- Kershaw Era : velope, and the answer will he Knight, son of <Mrs r< made as quickly as practics- 0f Chesterfield coi t>,e' iting her sister M , 1 lrua' lh,t y?" wil> lel mB llorion ..ear K?r? hear from you at the earliest posa sihlo moment, and I should bo * ^uggy and <ro . glad to have any suggestions arms. '1 ho broke 1 j Irom you as to the best plan ol b> Dr. Haile. " " TV* " "f Y -- - rS, JULY 13, 1907. ? ? GREAT VOTING COI srs throughout d:"ht!,earti' THE NEWS WILL GIVE ltli the departThree Trips to Jamestown Exp tent methods of q aua improve- xo the Three Most Popular Women in L,ani ubiless true, as Provided 60,000 Votes are Cast. ys, that millions ated annually in improper meth- HERE IS THE PLAr ing. All persons paying subscriptions will be allowed woman in Lancaster county, whom they would li 2d in Chester these prizes. All subscriptions in arrears will be c< as new subscriptions. No votes will he counted u tion where the cash does not accompany the order. The woman receiving the highest number of votei al in the News will be entitled to one of the three trips to the Jan ethsemane Bap- Mon* ^or purpose of this contest the county h , , into the following districts: die York road _ . VT , . _ , ? .. District No. 1.?All persons who reside in Gills Ui from the city, a Tow?*hips. p among the col- District No. "2.? All persons who reside in Pleasa destroyed by Creek Townships. Services were District No. 3?All persons who reside in Car al at the church ^roehs Waxhaw and Indian Land Townships. O VrtTPC Tn DP A T T OWPH V vw..|lu? I (IMWII f V/ 1 iJU 1 V/ M-J JU A & AJ JU V/ M AJ V alter adjourn- 4 Months Subscription to The News 21 is considerable fi Months Subscription to The News 4( the cause ot the 1 Year's Subscription to The News 10( inking that it 2 Years'Subscription to The News 25( of incendiary 3 Years'Subscription to The News o0( 3ce was compie- CONTEST CLOSES SEPT. 1st, H r Registration The News Cont( rds To the Voting Hushies* Manager: C July 11 Enclosed find$ for subscription to The News. is addressing This entitles me to cast votes and I hereby county supervi>f registration in Miss or Mr attention to the , . of District No lis and directrevised in ac- If new subscription sign here e law. His ac- j If old subscription sign here of tho recent WRITE PLAINLY, arnwell county This vote will not be counted, if not illled out fi rought out that books have not ^^ , the .am. slate Til? NeWS COntl ved to exist in I .. . ? I en \ otes ! or minn 1 AccanH ' m;.. m.. ' a iwjvju ui l i?i inn ui i'i I n ierver: An urt- District No i to criminally ?r .. . ' This coupon, when properly tilled out ?uul brought met,all, wile < f tlie (,'outest Department of THE NEWS by July 1 Creek farmer oount as ten votes* 3 o'clock Wed This coupon must be fully tilled out or it will not he by Hitch John 10_ im about 23 years, _ ' years been em ___________________________________________ t' * ^ 111 " lioiv the (hunlitltttes Stnml in The. Rowland (lay, after hav yews' lot inn Contest. d with remark 1 District Nr. 1 early lwo days, Miss Clarice Kninlit, 4<i<>0 K?leiah, N. C. lo capture the " Sadie Gregory, 31)10 indicttpent was r itent efFort has '* Flonnie Funderburk, 370 grand jury ol Wa but trace of the *' Fthel Pabney, 340 to-day auainst L)r l3t District No. 2. aud wile, who ha Miss hillie Mohlo.v, 10*20 'charged with the / Drowned. w'(He 10 9011 of Kll?ine, _ Jlislrict No. 3, Strange, ol the ilotrison Holms, M Macey Latitat., 2700 u?e ]tlihvHv. 4k Fe in l lvler. 133.) ~ ( strange occurred so", of Mr. and <? Mary B. Green, t?. 0 ^ix weeks his Helms; ol 007 " M?Uie KnUht, ' Dr Rowland. 1 i street, was coroner's indues ir Creole, near I College Destroyed by Dig i ,macy between H ay atternoon at ning. woman, but no i body was found WrtH found in Strn If later by Mr. Knoxville, Tenn., July 1?.? Rowland had a fs I Iiarper College, a four , story roieased aft( ?? brick structure in No th Athens, alleged murder y Breaks His owned by the U. S. Grant Uni- son. n. versity, was struck by lightning Bankhea(j to S to-day and totally deitroyed by gai Master Willie ,he lire lotlowing. The building Montgomery, A i. Lizzie Knight, COBt $00,000 and the insurance pcrmer Oongretsi inty, whois vis Was $io,000. lis Bankhead,of 1 k0 one of hi. W? CTraUo t"cS in limb w*? -et ...a Legi.iaturo t, WEST. -I losition. caster County, 4 : 1 to vote for any ke to win one of minted the same inder any condi* in each district lestown Exposiaa been divided reek and Buford nt Hill and Flat le Greek, Cedar > Votes. ) Votes. ) Votes. ) Votes. ) Votes. )07. 3St. years ra*t t hem for illy. iSf.' Y or mailed to 7, 11)07, will coil lit t u. and W^ife In- a ed. <1* , July 11.?An endcred by the k? County l;?to . n c i) ? i i , i/ tj. IVUn lillJU ve been in jail, murder by r Charles U. Seaboard Air The death of in March, and widow married Cvidonce at the 1 showed intiowlaiid and the i race of poison nine's .stomach, iw days before at* n vi'nol i ??I I v ov IV/J I IIO of liia young ucceed Mor1. Ja., Ju'y 10.? nun John llolravette County, r United Stnt^a unexpiied term lorgan, by the is ol the A!aba- ^ [>-night. ?