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4 ^nucnstw prn'S (SEMI-WEEKLY.) WKDKE8DAY, NOV. 11, lt?ON. The British Medical Journal tells a wonderlul story about a young woman who reals, writes and does crochet work while she sleeps. A mean old bachelor in ancaster, who has read the story, says a woman who would do her talking in her sleep would command a premium oil the matrimonial market. According to the New York Telegraph Mrs Hetty Green, the richest woman in the world, we believe, recently gave the pitiful sum of one dollar to the New York State prohibition lund. It the close-fisted old ladv had first put a couple of high balls or cocktails under her silk shirt waist she might have been moved to inciease her contribution to a dollar and a half. The Houston Post of Texas says a watermelon was raised in the State ot Washington til is year that measured eight feet in length. Sounds like a Texas yarn, but even if the tale, like tiie melon, is three-fourths water, it still has the Kershaw Era's account of the size of the taters the "devil" is feeding Editor Ilamel on skinned a mile. Our esteemed Rock Hill con temporaries will catch up the news procession after awhile The Herald, in its last issue, announced in big headlines the fact that "Columbus Discovered America " Later on it will no doubt convey to its readers the sad intelli gence that George Washington * _ J 1 is ueaa. An Atlanta man killed himself in Chattanooga the other day. Possibly the distress of being out of A'lanta was more than he could bear.?Augusta Chronicle. Some other paper has suggest ed that probably the thought that he would some day have to return to Atlanta caused the '*Atlanta man" to commit suicide. The editor ot the Herald has in his possession what is commonly known as a two-inch cannon ball which evidently is a i relic ot the civil war. i'he ball or shot was found near Lewis Turnout, Chester county, and was presented to the Herald by our good friend, Mr. \V. 11. 1 Wylie.?Hock Hill Herald. Il' ../vn'll ???./. 1 ' -- I ii j lyu n i^uiur UV?'I iillU J' ?') in our back yard we'll s-liow you a cannon bait that i" a c?nnon ball?'ine that we'll wager you a llamol later auainst a Rock IJill possum that jou cannot lift. J It, like your li tie 2-inch play-| thing, is also a relic of the civil war. There ire some things abou , 'hose Rock Hillians that mmand <?ur unqualified admiia-j ion. For example, tliev know a good toil : when they see it. a evidenced by their Irequen' ?i *tH to Lancaster, iL co Hill l c s are to tseen daily on < ur streets, and thev are :tlwa\s .note than welcome. Not on t1 e manly men and fair worue ? of our neighboring city com vr f,o -ee us, but occasionally . her me other visitors. VVhv, on" ol Rock Hill's 'possums ac'u'llv ventured over here a few days ago, and promptly became enamored of Mr. Reuben Beckham's young pigeons, whi< h proved his linirh. by 'he way, tor Mr. Beckham doesn't allow oven visitors to climb his pigeon pole and iiifint; IUVO i u UK* jruu'i^ uuon, Had Mr. '1'iMsum not indiscreet ly undertaken play I he role t9f Romeo, and that, too, out THE LAN( side of his own class, so soon alter liis arrival in God's country, as Col. Springs is wont to call Lancaster, he might have returned in safety to his adopted home and resumed the happy and hairy companionship of hie tel h<ws, who, the Herald tells us, on the authority of Dr. Freidham, are k<plentiful" in Rock Hill. Since Taft has declared his intention to spend the winter in the South, Savannah, Atlui'a, Augusta, Charleston and o'her CI . 1 . r Alt' Qouinern cities are inning over one another trying to prevail on the President-elect lo sojourn ' in their midst." It the distinguished gentleman wants to h^ve the time ot his life, he'll come to Lanca-tor, where there is more pure air, pure water, pretty women and other attractions to the t-quare inch than any other spot on eart h. President-elect Taft is now 'resting" at llot Springs, Va., where lie and his family arrived Saturday. If ,kBill" is in need of spring water he ought to come to Lancaster and get the benefits of the famous mineral sprinj. in this vicinity, which is renowned, among o'her things, lor making the fat lean, the lean tat, the homely comely, the comely more so, the hide-bound happy, and moreover, is an infallible antidote for race suicide. Thanks to the thoughtfulness of Lancaster's merchants, in having the sidewalks swept oil Saturday night, the Main street I POMinnt r\o t7?mortfl ? *ri. r,<l ; w iiiv iiv puvvmuxtU li.CU U strikingly clean and neat ap pearauee Sunday?with the exception of one section only, however?the space in Iront of Tne News ollice! The expres sion, "Tell the truth and shame the devil," is particularly applicable in this case, for it was due to a lapse of memory on the part ol the "devil" that the front of this ollice was conspicuous for its dirt Sundav morning. The tact that The News was in a reprehensible class all to itseif, was I first called to our attention on I Sabbath morn by that handsome and gentlemanly young Syrian merchant in the same block, Mr. S. Daghir, who makes it a point | to ke^p bis own sidewalk immaculately clean, and be tlicreiore very properly protested against Ins newspaper neighbor's tailnre to practice what it persistently Drenches ? street clean liness. We'll try to do better! hereafter. THE FRANKLIN CHICLE S MOVEMENT FOR CIVIC IMPROVEMENT As announced in The News some weeks ago, die Franklin ' Circm has generously offered a prize of .$25.00 for the greatest front yard improvement during a triv> n period. ; .Much to our sur()rise and renret, we learn that lie entries for this valuable prize are b.v no , means numerous. Why this apparent indilleren e on die pirt id our people? lime we have a noble band of ladies who. in older to loster lie .-.pirit o! civ c improvement and to secure! p acticai result- in the way ot die beautifying of the lront y-rrls in the community, are' ollering a stiostm ial induce input to accomplish the much de-irerl end, ami \e' Out a suit!! pei cent of the hundreds ol owners of lu inCs in Lancaster are -.if-I n?t W|M1 IIIMII1 ill IIIHI1" most praiseworthy endeavor.1 Less thit 11 twenty-live resident* i have menifi-d their intention to' enter the proposed contest, and unless at least that number is soon reached the (Jiic'e will withdraw its offer. A pram we aak, why this seeming indifference ? I'ride in one's home and town should alone prompt every hou-e and lot owner to put forth every PASTER NEWS, NOVEME effort to make the premises attractive. But here the rare opportunity is presented of winning a handsome sum for doing so. Are you willing and ready to strive for the prize? We hope so, and we trust that you will at once send in your names to the Franklin Circle's Director, Mrs. W. E. Taylor, who will furnish you with the rules governing the contest. Apropos of this subject we have receiveu 'lie lonowing irom tue | Circle, with the request, that it be published, and we gladly irive it all the publicity within our power : "The 'Franklin Circle' for 'he third time makes a plea to the persons ol the town lor names tor the yard prize of $25, which amount has been offered by the Circle for the most improvement on Iron! yaids dating from Sept. 15th,1908, to July 4th, 1909. As yet we have received ie*s than 25 names for this contest and unless the contestants number 25 by Dec. Is', we will be forced to call off the prize, on account o! so little interest being manifested. As no names have been sent in to 'he Director tor hand icratt prizes, we withdraw this price. "Again we beg the peop'e to help us in this work ol <kCivic Improvement" wh'ch we have undertaken, by sending their names at once to Mrs W. K. Taylor, Director of Fiauklin Circle" Seven Years of Proof. "1 have had seven years ot proof that I)r. King's New Discovery is the best medicine to take for coughs and colds and for every diseased condition of throat, chest or lungs," says W. Y. Henry, of Panama. .Mo. The world has had thirtyeight years of proof that Dr. King's New Discovery is the host remedy for coughs and colds, la grippe, asthma, hay fever, bronchitis, hemorrhage of the lungs, and the early stages of consumption. Its timely use always prevents the development of pneumonia. Sold under guarantee at I. T. Maokey s ()o and Funderburk Pharmacy. f?t)c and $1.00. Trial bottle free, w Send your orders for .lob Printing to The News?good work and low prices. hTATK OF SOUTH CA KOI.IN A County of Lancaster By E. Htewman, Esquire, Probate Judge Whereas, Henrietta Sims made suit to me, to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Irvin Sims. These Are Therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Irviti Sims, deceased, that they he and appear before me in the < nurt of Probate to be held at Lancaster it. on Tuesday, Nov _'l next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the torenoou, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not he granted. Given under my hand, this tltli day of November Anno Domini Mio.s J. E. HTEWM ^ N .fudge of Prohatp. November !?th, 1!? s. 12-1 Iw CLERK'S SALE. STATE OK SOI I'll CAROLINA. County of Lancaster, In the Court of Common Pleas. Mabel Bruce Cauthen and I! Manly Bruce, Plaintiffs, against Terah Bruce and Lafayette Key. Defendants. By virtue of in order of Court made in the above stated cause by .lodge i> I*'. Hydiirk, dated October 24th, I Otis, fin undersigned will sell at public auction al the Court House -teps to the highest holder on the FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER. l'.Kis, all that piece, patcel or trict of land, situate, lying and being in i.anc ster t'.iunty. Slate aforesaid, containing Two //undred and Seven <2U7 acre , ntuie or less, and bounded on the North by lands of Mrs. M. L Bruce; n the East by lands of Simon Bruce; on the South by lauds of t;. K Beckham, and on the West by estate lands of .lames Johnson, deceased; the same being that Irac! of land whereon I'. Thornwell Bruce ,esided at the time of his death. 1 erins of sale: < ash, purchaser or purchaser* to pay (or paper*. And should }he purchaser or purchaser* ('ail to comply with his hid within twenty-four (24) hour* after the said sale, I will rese)' said premises, under the conditions prescribed herein, and at the risk of the former purchaser, on the first Monday in January, ll?()9 J F GRKffOKY, Clerk C. C. IV L C. II. Uines, p|tf's. A'tori ey. 13-17s 3ER II. 1908 I^The Financial] J Successful Mai \ Invariably realizes t J the force and power m Many people realize tl \ yet fail to realize the i m count at the bank.'' M knows that a bank a frn/lif' f kit it f'w 11 1 t ?i fr r? BE ^ 1 V^Ull, lilcik 1 i. I civ 1 J I III I v actions; that it urnishe J these transactions (to j# any time); that in case m payment it is quickly s m lectificd; that his mone M is more secure from lc C than it would be if in hi I that a bank account is B cess and invites a large] I Build Uj) a Ba ilt is a well recognized fin? expands the power of money the work of four to ten?esp ing investments. Credit at The man who has a good ere so he can take advantage o way?he is in a position to n | We Pay You < M Our Savings Department lute security for all moneys ^ per cent, interest, eompout m You can open an account wit I The First Na t LANCAST1 i i Here's the I your best Piedmont Pate Obelisk, I)ia I i Just received a fresh lo (package goods, loose, s Assorted I OYSTERS I W. L. Crox Young Man Loses His Life ' as Result of Foolish Joke. Laurent, S. f\, Nov. S. ? An j e 11 rt to perpetrate a practical jo \e upon Miss Mary I'rown, a y??un? woman, whom lie and , Wade C. I'liiaon, hit Iriend, wore accompanying home in a buyuy ' f oin a party ia'e Kridav night, resulted in the accidental killing j of Thomwell Hoyce, a young ] ( white man of this county, by his friend. Boyce, il is said, suggested to i'inson in and undertone that 1 the latter discharge his revolver in order to frighten Miss Brown. I I'inson pulled the trigger hut ( the pistol tailed to go oil. In I I trying to re??<!juo the hummer I'inson accidentally discharged the weapon, the bullet entering ( Boyce's head. Boyce died sev | he dynamic value of j of a bank, account. le 4 power of money" m idded lorce of an 4,ac- m The successful man % ccount improves his M s his business trans s a valuable record of 2 which he can refer at of error in making a m hown and more easily m y receives more care, m if p Kir f K i mrnc rvr f\ rp M u y iuil v V/j ui in v, v is personal possession; K an indication of sue- * r success. M nk Credit. I incial principle that credit J and makes one dollar do M \ ecially is this true in mak the bank is worth having. B dit at the bank is situated m f any snaps that come his M lake money. m o Save. | not only guarantees abso- M 5 deposited but pays you 4 ided every three months. h one dollar. m ttional Bank ( ER., S. C. + place for ) FLOUR \ ;nt, niond Patent, jone Star. t Crackers? nowflakes. I Fancy Cakes in tins. ^ JUST IN ton & Co. I OS. R. S. GARVIN SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN Do your Glasses suit you? Fitting and adjusting eyeglasses and spectacles is specialty. Located at present at home of Mr. W. F. Garvin, Lancaster, S. C. eral hours later. l'iuson has been released on mil as the killing wasclearly accidental. All tho parties are prominent Is your subscript ion to The N* " s !>aid upT If it is. Ibis is in 'or the "other fellow." I