The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 21, 1913, Page 4, Image 4
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(SEMI-WEEKLY.)
CHAS. T. CONNORS.... Editor
R. E. WYIilK. . . Acting Editor
L C. BOYER ........ Manager
Live ui tiie growin, educational
advantages and business interests
of a rapidly growing town.
The Journal is in itself a great
credit to a place the size of
Pageland. ,
The Abbeville Medium thinks
that news will be very scarce
when the legislature adjourns.
We cannot see that the legislature
has given us much in the
way of news, as the session now
closing has accomplished little.
Its record is largely one of
meeting and adjournment.
London sulfragettes declare
that they will make a hell of
London unless the government
gives them the right to vote.
If suffrage is granted we presume
the metropolis will hecome
a veritable heaven on
earth, many leading spirits in
the movement having already
shown angelic attributes.
We hope that every school in
the county is preparing for
Field Day. April 11 should be
made a red letter day for Lancaster.
You cannot begin work
for these contests too early.
Skill is only to he gained by
practice, so we advise all pupils
who are ambitious to participate
in the various mental and
physical tests to get busy.
Fnless Wood row Wilson
should consent to resign t he
presidency and take charge ol
Spartanburg's new government,
we fear "The City ol
Success" will go mayorloss foi
some time before anybody car
C . 1 ? L ^ *11
uv juunu wno win measure up
to the standard described b>
The Carolina Spartan as th(
man needed for the position
It is indeed a man's job and th(
citizen nearest approaching The
Spartan's ideal will, we hope
be the one selected for it. Spar
tanburg has come to a crisis ir
her history which can only b<
safely passed with a stronj:
hand at the helm.
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by The Lancaster Publishing
Company, successors to The
Ledger, established 1852; The
Review, established 1878; The
Enterprise, established 1891,
and entered as second-class
matter Oct. 7, 1905, at the
postofflce at Lancaster, S. C.,
under Act of Congress of
March 3, 1879
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 11)1:1.
Senator Strait has his opin
ion of "educated fools," whict
he has expressed freely, but wt
prefer to reserve our opinion ol
) uneducated ones.
Two things which we cannot
attempt to reckon are the number
of living Presidents of Mexico
and the height of Greenville's
skyscraper.
It has been suggested that
American suffragettes continue
their "hike" from Washington
to Mexico City. A fine idea,
provided they do not "hike"
back.
The reluctance with which
"Uncle Joe" Cannon's Washington
friends part with him reminds
us again of how "blessings
brighten as they take their
flight."
f
If that Harvard professor
who has not slept in twenty
years should ever lose consciousness
and enjoy sound
slumber again, we hope nobody
will awaken him, for he has a
Rip Van Winkle nap coming to
him.
Tbg Pageland Journal of
Tuesday last contained an interesting
supplement descripi:
xt- - i i y
,' SEASON FOR HOUSECLEAN
1 ING.
With the approach of spring
careful housekeepers always be
gin the task of spring cleaning
: Walls, windows and floors, be
sides various and sundry pieces
of "household and kitching fur
niture" are after careful scru
tiny, usually subjected to i
thorough-going cleansing pro
cess and for a week or mon
brooms, mops, brushes anc
dusters vie with soap and wa
ter in the crusade* against din
and disorder. These energeti<
workers may be real lovers oJ
\ cleanliness always, but* theii
zeal at this particular seasoi
also comes from their knowl
edge of the fact that the cole
of winter kills many dangerous
1 germs, which thrive mightilj
' and revel in the warm summei
weather. If such a practice is
necessary to the health and happiness
of the family, is it not
most imperative that towns anc
cities also observe "spring
cleaning?" We notice the campaigns
have already begun in
other towns and suggest that
plans be made for "clean-up
week" in Lancaster. It is im
portant that all back lots, store
premises, streets and alleys be
put in proper condition before
the time of the insect pests.
All breeding places for flies and
mosquitoes should be done
away with. Much can be done
to keep off these deadly foes by
carefully and persistently destroying
the haunts which they
frequent, but once upon us, we
are soon at their mercy. A
week's cleaning beforehand will
be worth a month or more of
toil later on. So let's begin
and by we is meant not the authorities
alone, for, important
as is their work, they cannot accomplish
all that we see is needed.
Of course the authorities
must take the lead as it is the
A. ? 1 1 A A 11
town s worK, out naturally
every citizen is expected to do
his part. See that your own
backyard is in a perfectly sanitary
condition and report to the
proper officials any unsightly or
unsaTtttary place you may have
noticed about town. We should
see to it that there is no possibility
of disease being caused
from dirt.
JUST A REMINDER.
We hope that Lancaster county
will he well represented at
the State Teachers' Association
in Columbia, March 13-15, and
that the teachers of the town
will show more interest in this
meeting than the majority of
them have shown iti those of the
County Educational Association.
At a recent meeting of
the latter organization there
were only six teachers from the
city schools out of the forty-one
teachers, trustees and patrons
in attendance. We feel that
those teachers should be commended
who came from all over
the county, many of them braving
wind and cold, as well as
bad roads, for hours that they
might be present to fill their
places on the program. But is
it asking a great deal that those
who live in town, within easy
access of the place of meeting,
be expected to be present?
It is certainly duo those who
have worked so faithfully to
make the association a success,
as well as due their scholars and
! . v., 4 . 4 U 4 .
i licit rvriy tt'cierifi
should attend these meetings,
especially those teachers withir.
walking distance of the school
> j THE PEOPLE ARE NO'I
FOOLS.
j It is unreasonable to expect
some folks to be helped by edu>
! cation or any other means ol
1 uplift--we refer to that clas?
, known as 'born" fools. Manj
people, however, have natura
i endowments, and whether edu
; cated or not, it is difficult foi
f demagogues to deceive them *d
ways. These good men perhapf
I
?. mt >
THE LANCASTER NEWS,
- lacked opportunity for self-im-j
provement in their youth, and
, finding themselves handicapped
- in the battle of life, are doing
. all in their power to give their
- children what they themselves
j were denied.
The vast majority of the un
educated are not fools. Their
i hearts are in the right place and
- their minds arrive at concluj
sions which often surprise the
i trained reasoning powers of
- their more fortunate brothers,
t They are.very far from being
z fools. They have learned to
f realize the importance of etiur
cation and in that respect are
i far more enlightened than many
- who would keep their children
1 in ignorance, 'thinking to gain
j profit for themselves. The
r demagogue who poses as the
: friend and champion of the poor,
i downtrodden man, is in reality
. that man's worse enemy. Were
; he his friend, he would work ,
[ for his best interests. Instead <
of doing this, however, he tries j
. to keep his loved constituents in |
i ignorance. But these men are ,
: wiser than their so-called i
i champion knows and, with com- 1
. pulsory education, the days of (
the demagogue are numbered, j
The people are finding out his j
aimllol + .r TU?.. r
uujJIIVltjr. JL I1CV CclllilUl ue iurever
deceived.
"THE STATE." 1
We have always admired the (
splendid work The State has 1
done for South Carolina and ^
have often wondered if the majority
of its readers realize
what a power for good comes ^
daily into their homes with the ^
advent of this progressive jour- j
nal. Its spirit of progress was s
never more truly exemplified v
than on Wednesday last, when
the secretary of the corn show r
made it known that the great
agricultural event, of which we
are all the beneficiaries, was {
made possible only through the .
patriotism and generosity of
The State, which guaranteed
$10,000 to secure it for South
Carolina. We fear The State
lost heavily by this transaction
and believe that those of us v
who saw and were benefited by
the coru exposition should be %
willing to help make the loss
lrood. Such an act of true
votion to the commonwealth j
should not go unrewarded. {
Such liberality is unheard of in (
these days of selfish striving c
for gain. The State is indeed
South Carolina's greatest asset. \
For more than a score of years t
it has labored faithfully to ad- 1
vance the interests of South j|
Carolina. On Tuesday The
State celebrated its twenty-sec- ,
ond birthday. We wish it many happy
returns and hope that it
will always be read by a grateful
people who realize the high r
ideals for which it stands. t
t
A HARD LUCK STORY. 1
I
Joseph R. Wilson, a Nashville
newspaper man, finds himself in
hard luck because of the fact j
that he is a brother of the j
President-elect. Owing to the [
relationship, he had to give up t
the idea of an appointment as
postmaster ;it Nashville, al- '
though receiving a Mattering j
i endorsement for the position, t
1 Then t lie suggestion that he be '
1 made secretary of the industrial .
. commission, two offers of edi- |
I torial positions, besides others I
of more or less importance, were <
, likewise given up because of the
i fear on the part of certain peo- ]
. pie that he might be unduly :
"influenced" by his brother or 1
that the President-elect might :
be "embarrassed" by "Brother
1 Joe." Here's hoping Mr. Wil"
son may be allowed to keep t he >
position he holds with the 1
5 Nashville paper without fear of
I
' favor from his distinguished |
' brother. j
Present conditions in Mexico
- j remind us forcibly of Sfier*
man's famous definition of war.
FEBRUARY 21. 191*3.
IRISH ESTIMATE OF WASH-1
INGTON.
Tomorrow, the birthday of
the "Father of his Country,"
brings to mind an eloquent
tribute paid his memory by the
Irish orator, Phillips, who said 1
of the great American: (
"I see you concur with me .
a.i :a it ' * I
uim ii umiiei'H very nine wnai
immediate spot may be the
birthplace of such a man as
Washington. No people can
claim, no country can appropriate
him. The boon of Providence
to the human race, his
fame is eternity, and his residence
creation. Though it was
the defeat of our arms, and the
disgrace of our policy, 1 almost
bless the convulsion in which
he had his origin.
"In the production of Washington
it does really appear as
if nature was endeavoring to
improve upon herself, and that
all the virtues of the ancient
world were but so many studies
preparatory to the patriot of
lUn 1 - >
uic new. iiiuiviuuui instances )
no doubt there were; splendid ;!
examples of some single quali- \
fication. Caesar was merciful, !<
Scipio was continent, Hannibal !
was patient; but it was reserv- 'j
ed for Washington to blend ?
them all in one, and, like the \
ovely masterpiece of the Gre- J
nan artist, to exhibit in one '
flow of associated beauty the !
pride of every model and the J
perfection of every master." *
e
Instead of letting the dear *
'peepul" rest for this year at J
east from the fearful turmoil J
>f last summer, the politicians J
ire at it early, four candidates J
or governor having already J
>een announced. J
t
The News and Courier says
hat if the Republican party ~
lad favored the literacy test for
mmigration during war times
i large part of the Union army
could not have been there. p(
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FROM OTHER PAPERS I
hi
Old man Diaz over in Paris v<
irobably smiles as he reads.?
Atlanta Journal. a
Whose town is Anderson now, j!
iince Ranks has ceased to claim
t daily??Spartanburg Herald. ^
Our idea of a bore is the man al
vhom even the insurance S1
igents will not go to see when 9'
hey know that he wants to buy .1(
i policy.?News and Courier. P(
a<
Had the bill to muzzle* the
mess been passed South Caro- e<
ina would have become the si
>aradise of the demagogue.? sl
)rangeburg Times and Demo- jr
rat.
p
This country, you know, is to :t
4^ au i-i r? 11
it- iefs|Jt?iifsiwic" u> ine worm lor r
he conduct of our cousins and V(
or the safety of all foreign j.(
)eople on American shores. V(
Jncle Sam is the world's police- "n
nan and the lot of the policenan
is proverbially a hard one. a]
?Florence Times. p,
A good many years ago, when *1
l boy was whipped at school, he
eceived another whipping when s
le went home, but in these days -x'
he father and mother wipe his
ears away and go and whip the
eacher.?GafTney Ledger.
The legislature feels duty *
round to do something. For the a
ack of anything better one P
louse passes a bill just to give a
he other one something to do n
o kill it.?Waxhaw Enterprise.
s<
Somewhere between New a
fork and Philadelphia, the Ma- n
or acquired, it seems, a new c
nilitary commission. He is d
rfficially introduced by The a
Philadelphia Public Press as ,|
'Colonel Hemphill." By the u
inie he gets to Washington p
lo'll probably be a fnil briga- v
lier.?The State. c
If- anybody thinks that Wood- \
row Wilson lacks nerve, his is- a
sue of a declaration of intentions
in book form on the eve of
acession to office should dispel '
the illusion.?Charleston Post.
There's a Steamboat Bill be- *
fore the legislature. He is a r
distant bousin to the many Rail- 1
road Bills who have visited the c
legislative halls.--The Colum- V
bia Record. 1
a
Candidates for state office c
two years hence are announc- r
ing. Jim Cansler of Tirzah p
never announces but he'll he e
there.?Anderson Mail. t
v'
t ????????T'????:
If a 'burglar trots in
have money eonoea/ed
fret your money. That i
The burglar will know ;
fore /ie ifoo? into your
lar's business. DKJR bu
your money. If At is in r
from burglars,/ from fi
trnvaganeet yon cannot
it so easily. f
Do YCJUR bankin
THE FIRST N
BANK OF
CHAS D JONES.
fresiden t
R E WYLIE.
Vice-President
The Worth of Advertising.
There is another thing about '
Ivertising?for it is being
ressed that with the parcel !
jst in operation the merchant
ho will not advertise may as
ell close up shop?the man out
1 the farm is being shown that
3, too, can advantageously ad?rtise.
Discussing "How to build up
market for produce," Rion H.
utler, in The Progressive
armer, again reverts to his adsrtising
suggestion. His idea
of value to the small farmers
rul to the newspape?s of the
nail towns rather than to the .
ig plantation owners and the
)urnals of the larger cities of
opulation. Here is some of the
Ivice he gives:
"Then get familiar with the
iitor as a factor in selling your
uir. If you give him a small
jm to run a three-line reader
i his paper, saying:
" 'Turnip Greens, Onions, I
adishes?Henry Jones will be |
i town Monday with turnip |
reens, onions and radishes,'
ou will have the people in the ^
isidence streets informed of >
our joining and ready to buy i
lore quickly than if you have !
> argue the question after you I
rrive. If you ask them in the:
aper to telephone an order to |
our house before you start to
nvn, you may sell out all the
:uff you propose to take before
ou have it on your wagon.
"Tell the people through the
fiper that your Klondike strawerries
will be ripe by Wednesay,
and sell for 15c a quart,
ell them you have killed a beef
nd will deliver some desirable
ieces of meat on a certain date,
t wholesale prices, always
aming the price.
"Your paper will help you
I'll the cow that you do not find
purchaser for among your imlediate
neighbors. It will loate
a man who would take a
ozen of your eggs for setting,
t a reasonable price, but who
oes not know you have them
nless you tell him in the paer.
The paper is merely a man
,'ith a bigger audience than you
an get yourself, and it tells the
/ant story to all of them. It
ells what you want to tell, and
t tells it for a very little cost."
And on the other hand, if the
ni'rrniinf will m*in4 in 4 li r> n .
> ...... V fT 111 |'i 1Mb JO t?IL
or the description of the poods
10 has in his store, and state
ho prices, the people in his tcritor.v
will n'ot pive all heed to
he advertisements of the Ch<apo
mail order house, but will
:o to the home merchant. But
f the hip Western house does
11 the advertising and the loal
merchant makes no statement
to his people that he has
uobably the very poods wantd?if
he keeps it a secret irom
hem that their needs can be
'
to your house and you V {
there, the burglar will y
'? n burglur'a business. '
rou hove the money be- >J
houset tlmt is the burg- J,
siness is to PROTECT
tur bunk, it will be safe
r*e, nnd your own ex- '
lend It, spend it or lose
>g with US.
ATIONAL 1
LANCASTER. !
? M. CROXTON. >
? Cashier. V
? CUR TIS MAC KEY. y
Ass't Cashier.
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supplied by him while the great
Chicago concern is parading it
OA J. U It.UA Y . |
Red No. 1? flow New York Travel? 1
and the Servian Ha Ikan War. I
Split reel. Qaumart. I
Reels Nom 2 and 3 ?Old Mudamal- S
Relic's Secret. n
(historlucl drama.) . 9
From the famous book by Kugenle 9
Marlitt Two thousand feet fea- 1
lures of reliance productions. 1
! See program for next week else- 9
where in tliis j?h|kt. I
4 B
that it has there the goods for j
sale?why, the public will go to j
the mail order house.?Augus- I
ta Chronicle. J
Anybody, Lord. j
"Would you marry him if you j
were me?" |
"I'd marry anybody that ask- j
ed me if I were you." v ]
"Your wife knows a great j
many people to speak to, doesn't 1
she?" ,
"Yes, but mighty few to j
listen to."?Houston Post. 1
FOR LANCASTER PEOPLE4" 1
Lancaster Citizens' Experiences Furnish
Topic for Lancaster Discussion.
^01
The following experience occur- ^ "
red in Lancaster. A Lancaster citizen
relates it.
Siiniliar experiences are occurring
daily.
Lancaster people are being relieved.
Getting rid of distressing kidney
ills.
Try Doan's Kidney Pills, the
tested Quaker remedy.
Lancaster people testify, Lancaster
people profit,
The evidence is home evidence?
the proof convincing.
Lancaster testimony is gratefully
given. /
Lancaster Sufferers should read i.t
W. S. Lab g ley, Elm St., Lancaa- 1
ter, S. C., yys: "My back ached intensely
arid my kidnevs were rU?_ I
ordered. J The kidney secretions
passed ir/egularly and wore unnatural.
8<*ne time ago I got a supply J
Of DoaiJs Ki.lnev Pills from the H
Standard Drug Company's store and !
it did not take them long to relieve
me. Nfy kidneys are now In a normal
oondition and my pains and I
aches lave disappeared." 1
For'sale by all dealers. Price 50 i
cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., BufTalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. I
Remember the name?Doan's?
and take no othoy
Here is a message of hope and
good cheer frop Mrs. C. J. Martin, I
Boone Mill, Va., wiio is the mother I
of eighteen optldren. Mrs. Martin
was cured of stomach trouble and
constipation d>y Chamberlain's Tab- * ?
lets after five years of sulTering, and I
now recommends these tablets to
the public. Sold by all dealers. w
STAR THEATRE ]
Program for I riday and Saturday, I
February U! and '.?**!. M
FRIDAY. I
Reel No i \ win and a Way. 1
(drama )
Th an ho user. J
Reels Nor. 2 and 3?His Squaw. j
it takes two large reels to show 1
this wondcriul broncho feature. H
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