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4 The Lancaster News. Semi-Weekly. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays ' At Lancaster, s. c., ?Augusta Chronicle. It's a sale bet that they didn't have asKoodatime as did the Van. wyck Woodmen at iheir recent "business meeting," an account i ol which was published in The i News at the time. It is a pity l that the two events were not ' "pulled oft"' together. ! ======= 1 There is a poach ot a girl living at Loiransport, who can't 1 understand why some fellow , ' doesn't pick her.?Chester Lan j( tern. h Where is Loganspoit? We J seek tlie information for a baehe ^ lor friend here who is now "dead ' r stuck" on a handsome wax wo- 1 man in a show window. A man j who falls in love with an inani e mate thing, however winsome, ( will no doubt fall over himself , reaching out to pluck a ripe i "peach of a girl," when he finds I out where the tempting fruit is dangling. j Inasmuch as hx-Kditor Car- r ter and Kx-Auditor Cook are al i large in Flat Greek this week, it j ' would he the part of wi?d >111 for Ji <2| owners of fish poiuls and those (> with bailed creek holes to keep j an eye on their piscatorial pre-I ij serves, for those expert pole and 1 J worm loters are liable to break in ^ at any place where they can wet '* a hook, from a well to a gasoline ^ tank. They have actually been t] known to slip up on the blind F By The Lancaster Publishing Company. Charles T. Connors, Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year II.SO 51* Months 75 Three Months It Payable In advance. ADVERTISING RATES. One Inch, llrst nsertion. 11.00. Each subsequent Insertion 50 cents. For three months or longer, reduced rates. Professional cards, per year, ?12. Business notices, Transient Advertisements, Last and Found, and other olassllled advertisements not exceeding 25 words, 25 cents for each Insertion; I eetn a word for each additional word over 25 words. Obituaries. Tributes of resnect. cards of thanks and all matter of u personal or political nature to be charged for. Advertising rates by the column made known on application. Brief correspondence on subjects of general interest Invited. Not responsible for views o! correspondents. If. E. WYL1E, PRKSIDENT. JNO. A. COOK, Skc'y. aud TitKAS, J. M. RIDDLE, Jll.. HrsiNKSS Managkk. Entered ns second-class matter, Oct. 7. 1905, at the po-toOlce at t ancaster S C., under Act of Congress of March 3. I871? Wednesday, A11 1 21, 1007. A donkey's braying in Easl Eml is fiflpn mi?t!i lcrri fr?r thoi honking of a gasoline aristocrat's car. Dr. Drake, of Hollins Institute, is quoted as saying that ' Virginia girls are kissing their lives away". Wonder what effect it is having on the boys. "Should women cross their legs?" asks the staid old News and Courier. Why, certainly, it' their legs are long enough and their skirts short enough to modestly display iheir tootsie voctde Trilbies. Oving ton scarcity of men. fifteen young women at Hilsburg. Ill , dressed as men, danced with an equal number of girls in female attire and escorted them home in the early morning hours. TiiL LANL side ul an unsuspecting, motherly ly t old ca' fidi in the dead hours ot con night and make her bite a nasty 'J atsafetiuaed grub.* Watch 'em! pen sell The Chester Lantern and Lan- |v } caster News are all the time bragging on a few miserable peaches some lellew brought u* them. We want to say to ttie w'1( Luitern and News that they are are simply not in it. We have just ach received a sixty-five pound watermelon ana we are not a bit mel- ^ on-clioly?there now!?Walter- 1 boro Press and Standard. Oh, get out! Scat! The idea of your butlin' in with something so abundant this year "hat j even vagrant coons are auifeited (j]v with the sickening juice! When j,,,, you can b^ast of haviug receiv- nv< ed and eaten the entire peach and apple crop of your county ,jro you may apply for admittance Jj:u into our c'as, but not until jor then. - niai THE REUNION TOMORROW- * l< t tie There will probably be sever- ^ al thousand persons at the an- lt ? f',e nual reunion of Lancaster s gal- . T tins lant old soldiers L'hursday. It is . t lie to be assumed that everv veierlor an in the county not physically ^ disabled will lie on hand, and , i. . . . k'1C] all other citizens who can possi, . , , . , .. . one ?_Iv do so should esteem it both . , ., anc a pleasure and a privilege to at- ^, tend and help to make the dav . , con a success 111 every particular. ^ It is sad to rellect that at each recuriing reunion there is a marked diminution ot the number in * alit the ranks of the old Con ' . r . . , adni federates- limo n (tkuh i ually removing I'rcm earth 1 t' a Soutli's brave defenders and tlie day is surely coining when the present annual gatherings 'J1 1 will become a thim: of the past., ,s? * Let us, therefore, while we may, V ' look well to tlie comfort and hap- j 'm j)ine3s ot the lew yet remaining: with us. Let us do all in our ' ?'N i ^ J j? ^ power to makv their last days ' among us pleasant and peace- 1 ' U lul. flch( ===== Ul'] THE HIGH SCHOOL QUESTION. ''a l AGAIN. A gentleman deeply interested 'eHV in the wellare of the Lancaster | (*rei graded school writes n? in n I vest private letter, a part of which meu rte take the liberty of publishing, M is follows in relation to the pro sK' posed high school: uYou see with I lie aid we ,?|)U| .vould jret lrorn the State High the School Hoard, we would n-ed no >ther money. Our funds for j ear i itric'ly high school purposes are whe iovv somet hing more than .$1500. car < This would insure us at. least tigo. J:750, if we had the territory to durii neet the requirement ol the law. ninh think Mr. Hand explained this. p];,c \ 11. then, that would he neees ary would be for one moro school j lto" listrict to unite with the Lan- * aster School District, in order I Disti o comply with the terms of the ^ \ct. Such action on the part of v he other district would not in o he least affect the already es- < ablished schools in that district, i jor diminish its school fund. It \ ' vdl be a pity to lo>e this opporuni'y for advancing the school's1 nterest. It would he well to Hist iave l'rof. Hand v sit Lancaster M ind address the citizens on the ' mbject. He is lull f it and is a , " le?r and pleasant speaker. A " lii:h School at Lancaster would lo more good than at anv other mint in the county. Reasons: >our ? i , J i i i 1 then t Ve have the necessary building siuop nd equipment already. No addi- Mocbn ional taxation necessary. We a\e already three teachers for from \ lie High School Department. ^'{J^ loard can be secured more easi- by i$ei A ST lilt NEWS, AUGUST 21 i>an elsewhere. It is more venient." 'he matter is now up to the pie of Lancaster. If a high ool is wanted, and it certain-'^ ihouM be, the way to get it j >ears plain and clear. As will seen by official notice else ! ?re. several school districts now moving to have a high ool at Heath Springs. But to ia fi"uu x cafu II ?]H re shouldn't be one in Lanter also. ,rriaf/e of Mr. Clifton If'isc ami Miss Sophia H'aldrop. Ur. Olifion Wise, formerly ol ester county, but now travelfor an artificial limb com pawit li headquarters in Atlan (hi., and Miss Sophia Walp, who hag been with the lca-t^r Mercantile company the past year, were quietly i rried in Lancaster last Sunday. ceremouy was perf<?rme 1 at heme of Or?l .1 f!i>ni<kon 1 .1. U. Bohlridze, pastor o: j First baptist church, offioia- :. y. The bridal couple lett on j Southern's north-bound train a brief t< ur. Jr. Wise is well and favorably iwn in Lancaster, win re he at time waseng ged in themsure business. His charming bride > has many friends in this imunity, having resi led here lit two years. Her patents in Greenwood. tSlie is a ng lady of at ractive persony and is highly esteemed and tired by all who know her. tf/ic I tenth of the Iter. Oeoff/e ~ S merit. he many relatives and friends bis county of the Rev George ell will regret to learn that uei with a fatal aoci lent in | iden, ^e .v Jersey, last Friday. | was a sou ot the ate Lewis rell, and was a nephew ol 1). A. W1111 aiiii this ;e. lie at one time attended >ol in Lancaster. lie was a ily gilled young man and ma le an enviable reputation minister of theG>spel. lie es a widow and several ehilj. The Rock Hill Record o! erday makes the following lion ol his untimely death : .r. S. N. Sowell received the intelligence Saturday mornthat his brother, who has i the pastor ot one ot the dies in Cam len, N. J., lor pas' 14 years, was killed last ay by falling from a street n that C'te. It is not known titer lie was thrown Irom ?he >r it lie ha 1 an attack ol vyrIL* was hurt gome time ng the day and died that t in the hospital at that e. f the CundhiateH Stand in The j irir.1 ? HUHf/ UOIliesr. rict N<~. 1. is* Clarice Knight, 5820 ' Sadie Gregory, 5040 1 Ethel Dabney, 1085 k Flonnie Funderburk, 370 rict No. 2. iss Lillie Mobley, 1040 ' \v illie Dtaifin, 110 rict No. 3. ixs Marey Lathan, 5080 I'earl i'lyler, 4880 1 Mary B. Green, 2185 Mettie Kniirht, 00 it free *nini>le of l?r. Sliooi/a {?>?li) " at our store. It real coffee disturbs itoiuach. your Heart or Kidneys, rv tliin clever Coffne imitation. Dr. has closely matched Old Java and i Coffee iit flavor and taste, yet it has dngle grain ot r?nl Coffee in it. Dr. 'a Health Coffee imitation is made ?ure toasted grains or cereals, with Nats, etc. Made in a minute. No s wait. Yon will surely like it. Hold g\ inett Oro. Co. i , iyo7 ONLY TWO WEEKS CONTEST WILL CLOSE DAY A I (JI IT. All G. 3 7 O'CLOCK. It looks now very much like the 60,< not be cast and although one of the co Contest was that no trips would be gi least 60,000 Votes were cast, we 1 in the event the 60,000 votes are not < One Trip to the one candidate, in eitlu tricts, receiving the largest vote. Of < 60,000 are cast three candidates will g event 60,000 are not cast, then the can ing the highest number of votes will g So don't be discouraged because yoi will not be cast, but get to work at one is sure to win the trip. REMEMBER Only too Weeks iM The News Con1 i o i ne \ oring iiusiiih>,< .Manager. Enclosed lint! $ r subscription to The News. This entitles me to cast votes and I herel Miss or Mr<> of District No... If new subscription sign here If old subscription sign here WRITE IMiAlNLY. This vote will n< t he counted, if not tilled out REMEMR When in and oi town, just on the C<j near the Court housi We sell the BEST eeries and at the lo price. We sell "Town Talk" FL MORE. * SATUR1. AT doo votes will nditions of the ven unless at lave decided, cast, to give iy of the 3 disburse if the 0 but in the didate receivet a trip. 1 tliinL' r?nn :e, as someone ore. T :est. years )y ca-t t Iipmi for fully. ER ~ it of oner \ w./ G 1*0west We have a Car-los Pittsburg;perfect fen to land here this \\ Garden, Poultry Hog* fence. We have sheds in lot for your stock. We have now just o ed, near our lot, a ! class Blacksmith sin We are now rca<h BUSINESS. Conn see us. BENNETT GRO, Bring in your Kggs, ( md Produce. B. Gr OUR. 1(1 of ein<>eek. and back penfirst >i>. I' " y for 3 to CO* **> thickens o. Co. J I