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The Lancaster News.
Semi-Weekly.
Published
Wednesdays and Saturdays
At Lancaster, S. C.,
By The
Lancaster Publishing Company.
Charles T. Connors, Editor.
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R. E. IVY LIE, President.
J NO A. COOK, Sec'y. utul Tubas,
J. M. RIDDLE, .lit . IttJSINESS MANAGER.
Entered as second-class matter, Oct. 7. 1S>0.'?,
at the postofficc at Lancaster S C.. under Act
Of Congress of March 3. 1870
Saturday, August 24, 1907
It it bp true that President
Finley, of the Southern, is in the
mountains of North Carolina, he
has literally taken to tall tim
her.
If the Chicago man who has
invented a shirt without buttons
will now contrive to rig up a woman's
waist without pins he'll
save a fellow from many a
scratch.
If the telegraphers' strike lasts
much longer correspondents of
daily papers writing at space j
rates will become rich enough to ,
buy some of the automobiles pa- j
nic-stricken rich New Yorkers are
said to be selling at halt price. i
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Our Flat Creek trien Is evi- ^
dently took the hint we gave |
them and camped on the trail of
Fishermen Carter and Cook, for j
the latter dashed into town .
Thursday afternoon breathless (
and coatless, as though he had
been chased borne by alert own- j
ers of fishing holes. Mr. Carter
has not yet returned. When his t
partner, Mr. Cook, last saw him }
life was fishing for tadpoles in a t
spring at the head of Buffalo r
creek. '
1
Following the example of Andersou
county, Sparlanfurg has s
voted down t hoc proposed bond
issue lor building goo 1 roads. 1<
The election was held Tuesday '
and the majority against bonds ^
was 2.0. The peojile want good w
roads, but they do not appear to (j
be ready yet to go down into ti
their pockets to get them. By n
the way, what's become of the c
movement started some time ago ''
to build a good road from Lao- ^
caster to White BlufT?
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Editor Connors, ol the Lan- b
caster News, has been enjoying a
somewhat of a monopoly of fruit si
:.. iLl. i
in mis mimes* season Out yes-I is
terday was this editor's day. aj
Peaches, apples and pears, all in In
one day. All contributed too. jH(
The pear is particularly tine and fc
we are saving if just a few davs e*
to look at and enjoy to the tull- y<
eRt before eating.?Kershaw j or
Era. | bl
Your contributions must have i T
come from oyer the line in Kerj
ro
shaw county, tor we have the ()V
Lancaster fruit crop "skinned a m
mile." 1W
THE LA ?
A NEGRO'S DEFENSE OF LABOR. a
It is so frequently the case o:
that when a negro gets a little ^
education he feels himself above
doing ordinary manual labor that
it is real refreshing to hear of an
incident reported from Buena
Vista, Virginia. It appears t hat n
a colored school teacher there 1
named Stewart Franklin has ^
been having trouble with his own ^
ft
race because he works in the
field after school hours, llis pa
. . . . , . b
mints pruitJSiea against ,lls tlOlllg
farm labor on the ridiculous jJ
ground that such work is benea' h
the dignity of a man of education?that
it lowered bim in the ^
estimation of bis pupils. Frank- ^
lin, by letter, made a reply to
bis foolish critics which is the ^
best defense ot labor that we
have seen in a many a day. lie
i 11
said :
Labor is not only a necessity, I
but a blessing. Only the idler'*1
feels it to be a curse, hence 1 do c
not like the doctrine taught by ei
these critics. To these evil teachings
we can trace nearly all the M
turmoils, strifes and sufferings
of the Southern negro. As a ?
weak race let us elevate and bet
ter our cordition by personal ef- n
fort--do not ask for sympathy, ii
but by our honest and reliable 'p
service demand justice. Cultift
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vate the farm, exalt tbe plow,
lift up the dish rag, magnify the w
power of the broom and do no' at
betray our trust. Teach that a<
labor in its most abject lorrn degrades
no man, but tbe man must
lift up labor and magnify it. I a
do not care to be known as a very
smart negro, but I want to be 'i1
known as an honest, industrious pi
and reliable negro. In couclu- le
don, I insist that our boys and
girls be taught the dignity o? lai
i- _ i 11 ta
ijur, which win pave tne way to|v
industrious, intelligent and inde 1)1
pendent citizenship. I th
Franklin's words should be J in
read and studied by ever}* negro
n the land. If the colored peo- | 1.V
pie of the South would but take di
he same view of labor and its b'
lignity as that so well expressed hi
">y this Virginia teacher the race <H1
md labor problems would be ot 1 'e
;asy solution.
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WILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
GafFney is one of the most en-!
erprising towns in our State. |
Whenever a need is presented to
he people ol Gaffuey they im
nediately take steps to fill it. ty
rhey once discovered that they t h
.ao.loil ? 1 1
w a i/uiiuiii^ turn loan asso- | 31
iation- The Cherokee Building j
nd Loan Association was the re-| ' 1
ult. Says the Gaffnev Ledger. m<
'?The fifth series of the Chero-' '1V
:ee Building and Loan Associa- O.
ion opens the first of Autrust. ()r
'artit-s desiring to borrow money j0
r save a portion of their wages
rould do well to consult Presi UH
ent Charles A. Jeireries, Secre- 'es
ary W. W. Gaffney, or any La
aember of the board of directors evi
oncerning this very simple but W(1
eneficial plan of starting on the ^
oad to wealth. It will not cost
ou acentto investigate"
That is what Winnsboro needs, 'ol
nd needs it badly. We have tin
mining ana ioan associations, me
rul ones, too, successful for the gj,
tockholder^. Hut what we need
i an association which encour
,'es people to build their own !
wises and quit renting. An a"- i
>ciation winch will build a house
>r you and allow von to nnvl
? I- f ,
tch month about the amount 1
)U pay a month for rent, or i'?
lly a little more, would be a (iei
essing to the town. The building1 Ht,c
irit is in town now. What j)ro
;tter time to start men on the
ad to wealth by helping them (
rn their own homes? By all waf
eans let there be organized in
innsboro a building and loan Bui
sCA&TKK NEWS, AUGUST 24
ssocia'ion that will have tor its
ne end the encouraging building
I hom? s.?Winnsboro News nud
lerald.
What is said of Winnsboro is
t|ually true as to Lancaster, so (
ir as the opportunities tor and)
eed of building and loan associa-1
on work are concerned. But
re do not see any necessity or
ood reason for the formation of
n association "that wtll have for
s one end the encouraging
uilding homes," when that im- i
ortant work can and ought to
e done by the hud ling and loan
s9ociations already in existence
is we understand it, that is
irgely what they are here for.
'lie very name?"building and
:>an association"?implies that
lie organization is in the busier
ol loaning money for build*8
purposes.
These associations are great 1
)?u builders and should be enouraged
and liberally patroniz1
The Lancaster organ:/ itions
ave done much for the commu
itv, but their great work has
nly fairly hegun. By a lit' le
Ivertising on their part they
light ina very short time great y
lcrease their volume of business,
ne average man kimwj compar
ively little about tlie practical
orkings of a building and loan
?sociation and oulv knows of its
^Vintages in a general way.
occurs to us that it would be
good idea for the as-ociai ions to
5ep constantly before the pubc
something aboutt heir aims and
lrposes. A terse statemint a' ast
now and then setting forth
e reasons why it is to the inrest
of a man to buy a .lot aud
lild a home ol his own, rather j
ail continue indefinite y p ?y- 1 i
z rent lor a dwelling, would no
nibt be productive ol suprisinggcod
results. There are to
ly many persons in Lancaster
ring iu rented homes who would
lild for themselves were thev
mvinced 'bat it was to ilieirin
rest to do to.
'armers' Educational and
Co-operative Union to be
Organized in Lancaster.
The farmers of Lancaster connare
hereby called to meet at
e court house on S ti unlay, Auk
st. a' 12 o'clock m., for the
irpose of organizing The Far3rs'
Educational and Cooperate
Union ot America. Bres.
1*. Goodwin, <>f Lauren-, and
ganizer J. B. Watson, of Anrson,
liave promised to be with
to deliver a Idresses and to
td in organizing the union at
ncaster. Now we would urge
ery farmer to be present, as
need this organization very
dly. The Farmers' Alliance
.3 a great educator and the uni
is a similar order, embodying
j same principles, l'lease rember
the day. Saturday Aug.
?t.
J. F. Nisbet.
New Cotton at Marion.
darion special, 21st instant.
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News and Courier: Hutler
neral, a colored farmer living j
mt five miles north of Marion,!
ughf a hale of the new crop j
jotfcon to Marion to-day. It
i sold for 15 cents per pound. ^
Jscribe to The News. 1
ONLY TWO WEEK
CONTEST WIEiIi OLOI
DAY NIGHT, AUG
7 O'CLOCK,
It looks now very much like the
not be cast and although one of th
Contest was that no trips would b
least 60,000 Votes were cast, v
in the event the 60,000 votes are n
One Trip to the one candidate, in <
tricts, receiving the largest vote.
60,000 are cast three candidates w
event 60,000 are not cast, then the
ing the highest number of votes w
So don't be discouraged because
will not be cast, but get to work at
is sure to win the trip.
, - - REMEMBEF
- Only too Weeks
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Enclosed (hid $ ?r....
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This entitles me to east votes anil I
Miss or Mr.
of District
If new subscription siffti here
D old subscription 6iK? here
WRITE PLAINLY.
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REMEM1
When in and
town, just oil the
near the Court ho
We sell the 11E'
ceries and at the
price. We sell
"Town Talk" F
We have a CarPittslmrg
perfect 1
to land here this
Garden, Poultrj
Hog fence.
We have sheds i
no (v il? \T /kill*
i\/i ?\/jl y \?iu cjiafi IX
We have now jus
ed, near our lot,
class Blacksmith s
We are now res
BUSINESS. Co
see us.
BENNETT GR
Bi in?; in your Kggs
nd Produce. B. <
S MORE. .
SE1 8ATURi.
31. AT
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6o,ooo votes will
e conditions of the
e given unless at
re have decided,
ot cast, to give
either of the 3 disOf
course if the
ill go but in the
candidate receivrill
get a trip.
; you think 60,000
; once, as someone
L
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years
hereby east them for
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week.
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Cro. Co.