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4 ' JSJtje lanrastrr 2(iuua (8EM1-WEEKLY.) del K. E. WYL1K. . .Acting E.litor Jj'| PUBLISHERS* ANNOUNCEMENT: iu Published Tuesdays and sti Fridays at Lancaster. S. C., of by The Lancaster Publishing Company, successors to The Ledger, established 1852; The crc Review, established 1878; The an. Enterprise, established 1891, aU( and entered as second-class matter Oct. 7, 1905, at the me postotnce at Lancaster, S. C., idl under Act of Congress of pie March 3. i?7v j SUBSCRIPTION THICK: un (In Advance.) noi One Year $1.50 Vei Six Months 75c |(| FRIDAY. JULY, 18. 1013. __ sor Now is the time for that clu.iuJMi "f of commerce. 1 c ; Cu trv , Are you a citizen of Lancaster? If so. what are you doing to help the oor community? I * a I tioi Camden is not the only town of which the following from The ei Wateree Messenger is true: "We rev put on airs and graces of a city and u<> have the finances and brains of a s?' village." I dm Me It now looks as If the extraordi- ! nary session of Congress will be pro- '' 1 longed until the regular session ini*!1* December. It is hot weather for the 1 law-makers but the President is <l" lot, sticking by them. 1111. ~~ I vie Senator Tillman admits that he , made as much as $2 5,000 a year on ! the lecture platform, yet he objects ! to Mr. Bryan doing what he did. But anybody who has kept up with tho history of Ben Tillman knows that he as always a bundle of lncon- ^ slstencies. ) i on We note that Kershaw, Abbeville p" and other counties are beginning to . 00 get ready for the county fairs In their respective counties. Why can't Lancaster pull ofT a county fair this ^ fall? Won't some of our enterprising citizens take the matter up and pr put it through? ' ' ofT A call to all the farmers of the i*,n Pr state to meet with the State FarmWf ers' Union at the Isle of Palms on T, Hi T iilw 9Q_9 4 Yiqq Koon toannd Kif Di>na( . dent E. W. Dabbs. We urge upon all of our farmers who can possibly np do so to attend the meeting. The ^ Isle of Palms Is a delightful resort, and the two days' meeting will do ^ you good, aside from the information ^ to be had by attending the meeting j.(i( of the State Farmers' Union. Remember that the invitation is to )() ALL farmers. !o] ? a Governor Blease says "Senator t ) Tillman ruined himself with the poopie of South Carolina when he went (lj about lecturing instead of remaining in Washington and attending to the business of the senate." The sena- ' pe tors says he never "left Washington of while the senate was in session exce ceeding a half dozen times to deliver lectures." Yet the poor old fellow ifl Gilt t TV o ntom rtf * !)?.?...? - " *? w v- viv?io 111 ui ail . i/iavu iui doing only what he admits he did himself. So we are glad Governor ^ir Blease is blistering Tillman. He or can't pile it on too heavy. ne mi And poor old Senator Tillman, who "ll went all over the country making sensational speeches for pay, is out In a criticism ^>f Mr. Bryan for deJivering lectures. He is quoted as ne stylng, "While his speaking tours '-a will serve a good purpose in that ho .su always preaches true democracy and 11,1 patriotism and Christian living, he so can never again appear as a knight- ( va errant of democracy." The senator to also says, "The impression prevails, an though I don't know how well in founded it is. that Mr. Bryan has 8U made a great deal of money since m 1896." Indeed, and the same im- co pression prevails that the once w mighty Ben Tillman has done like- Pl wise since he entered public life. c0 01 SHE WILL BE MISSED. h< There passed hence this week a ol noble woman, rich In good works and sc known throughout the state for her 1 d( loyalty to a cause which though lost 01 will always be dear to the people of ol the South. Mrs. August Kohn loved c< this cause devotedly. She was for le two terms president of the United cl Daughters of the Confederacy of | South Carolina and had been honored o by papolntments In the general con-(o ventlon. She will be missed In the Ir social life and civic work of Colum- e bla, for'she had been actively iden- p tilled with all of its best Interests, a Mrs. Kohn was a woman of unusual J< charm. She was cultured, tactful I. and of fine executive ability. She b will be missed by the members of the i< State Press Association, having at- h tended its meetings for many years II and endeared herself to its mem- t bers. The state is poorer for her s passing but richer far for her having ii lived and labored among us. ti TIME TO DO SOMETHING. We are glad that at last the i'reslut of the United States Is about to te some action in reference to i disgraceful butcheries going on Mexico. Citizens of the United ites have been killed and millions dollars worth of property destroyThe' desperadoes have eveu >ssed over to the American border ii killed citizens of this country. il notwithstanding all, the governnt of the United States has stood y by and done nothing. The peoi of other countries reside in Mexand have property there and yet dor our Monroe doctrine we will t permit other nations to luterle, claiming our exclusive right to so. Now the other powers are ling on the United States to take tie action. So it is now squarely to us to do something. > intervened between Spain and ba and took the latter coununder our protection for i federation far less weighty .n those demanding our intervenn in Mexico. We have got to do sooner or later. Mexico has long ?n a menace to this country. Her olutions are periodical and unless lal^rvvuv iur,v w tu vuimuuc tv uc James G. Blaine, one of the ilniest men this country ever proced, advocated the annexation of xico more than a quarter of a itury ago. We hope and believe it President Wilson will ta^ a deed step in the matter at once, er he has conferred with our miner to Mexico, who has been summed to Washington for an inter!W. SPEAK OX, MR. BR VAX. Mr. Bryan has been criticised and gged at ever since he entered publife, ard mainly because he does t hesitate to give the people good, lolesome advice at all times matters moral, religious and Kr? it is not snrnrisinv nnw Eit a hue and cry is being raised cause he chooses to spend his leise hours in lecturing to the people the country- In other administra>ns, the cabinet officers, even the esidents have taken jaunts across e country and some of the cabinet ic.ers even went out of the country d nothing has been said about it. esident Wilson recently spent a >ek at his summer home in New impshire and not a single voice is raised against it. Rut Decause r. Bryan chooses to combine busiss with pleasure by making paid *tures, a great hullabaloo is raised it and Senator Bristow of Kansas ts smart and in an effort to belittle r. Bryan introduces his resolution questing the President to furnish mgress with information relative what salary would be adequate r the secretary of state. This was very small thing for Mr. Bristow do and will belittle him rather an the object of his wrath. No, at e bottom of it all is a deep-seated imosity to Mr. Bryan because he 11 talk out in meeting and give the ople good, wholesome advice, all which is extremely distasteful to rtain people who do not like him. WE WILL NOT LET I P. We have been urging from time to ne the importance of our citizens ganizing themselves into a busiss club, league or chamber of com>rce for the purpose of advancing e interests of the town. If our siness men do not soon bestir emselves they will find out when is too late that much of the bustss that should naturally come to ncaster has been drawn to other rrounding towns. Is it possible at our individual business men are much engrossed in their own prite affairs that they have no time devote to the public good? Each d all of you owe much to the place which you have made a business pppss anrl slwtnlif l?t? willing fr? ake some little sacrifice for the mmunlty. We have no agency hatever whose business it is to ish the town on. What we are acunplishing Is not due to combined co-operative effort, but to the In>rent good located here. We have tizens, good men, who are so ab>rbed in their own afTalrs, that they > not take time even to get together a the streets and discuss the needs f the town. How long Is this to >ntlnue? Won't some one take the sad and organize the men into a namber of commerce? We are losing many opportunities f advertising Lancaster Just because f a lack of co-operative spirit. Foi istance, the Columbia real estate xchango is about to send a boosting arty into the middle west and have sked fifty South Carolina towns te jln in the enterprise. We presume .ancaster was included in that num er. A meeting of those who wisi j be represented on this trip will be eld in Columbia on July 29. Nov t our business men were organized here would be no doubt about ou haring the benefits of this undertak ? ? L??4 mm 44 4m w w/\l\n V. 1 ii ii-iH n ?-* ilg, UUl no it ID nc ifii/imuij t in uu >e represented. Two agents wil 1.1 THE LANCASTER NEV travel in advance of tlie party and advertlse their coining. Mr. W. B. I ' Dozier of Columbia, who is chairman [_ of the committee of arrangements, has this to say of the plans for the trip: "This is not an undertaking for the benefit of any one town. Neither ? will any particular resources be fea turuu. it a UlUYcmruv vv au?n h.-jc the entire state of South Carolina P! and every section of the state will reap the benefits. The expenses of the tour will be divided among the d< cities or commercial bodies repre- N seated. 'The boosting party will travel in Pullman cars. A baggage car will m also be a part of the arrangements pi and this will be used for the purposr y ot showing a display and exhibits from the state." Are other towns of less linpor- w ance to enjoy the benefits of an advertising scheme like this while Lan- m caster goes without? This is just a reminder of a splendid opportunity tli we may miss if we sit idle. We are h' losing something all the time be- jj' cause we will uot get together. We can but call these things to your atton Hon Whv will our neonle stand ot fit so iu their own light? Can't they see how much we are missing? rf Even at the risk of boring you with qi our plea, we expect to keep talking for the organization of a board of ^ trade. And we will not let up until R] the thing is done. ri tc danger from automobiles. 1,1 The News has from time to time been culling the attention of our citi- 1) zens to the great danger of accidents w from the fast driving of automobiles ' upon the streets of the town. And ; we have done so from a sense of duty tl we feel we owe the public. It has tl ( been a wonder to many people of , our town that some person has not been killed at one of the street cross- K ings. Shocking accidents are now happening with great frequency and ^ yet the car of Juggernaut speeds on (> its way leaving death and destruc- r< tion in its wake. The writer has just received news of the tragic death of a very near and dear friend j,in a Western city by being run over ti by an automobile. A week or ten o days ago the daughter of a promt- Cl nent Charleston attorney was hurl- g ed to her death from a machine and ci only a few months ago a young lady T In Charlotte was done to death by one of these machines. Whilst it is p right and proper that the owners of r< automobiles ihould get all the pleas- o ure possible out of their machines, p yet they should use the utmost care, f( especially where they are likely to u collide with persons and objects, it How horrible the thought of run- " ning over and crushing the life out of some one! If some such accident l should happen in our midst, how d much would we be impressed with " the importance of observing safe and sane rules in operating motor ma- a chines. But why learn the lesson at H ,sucli fearful cost? 2 T n "HOtKJISHXESN." a We are glad the "old man" is tak- w ing a vacation but in his absence we p wish The ltock Hill Record would be a little more careful to give the fc proper credit to editorials from other a papers. In its last issue, under the " i caption "Hoggishness" is reproduced verbatim et literatim an editorial f r/tm Tli n Mou*a r? f In at Tnno/lo v li which appears as original matter in The Record. We suggest to our con- ^ temporary that there are other man- n ifest forms of the swinish instinct p besides those displayed by the "end- a seat" or the "whole-seat" animal. I K t! WHAT WILL THF HARVEST BE? r The statement has been given out ^ ,that Governor Blease, Senator Mc- p ; Laurie, Editor Green, of The Ander- v son Intelligencer and Editor Grist of a ; The Yorkville Enquirer, were seen * to get in an automobile at Hender- j( sonville, N. C., recently. It remains to be seen what the result of this I gathering will be. Possibly George 1 may be side-tracked and Johnnie put j on the main line for the executive v mansion. Iu the mean time we will F have to possess our soul in patience 1 until the outcome of the meeting ma- j terlalizes. <. 1 THE TASK IS GREAT. i We clipped the following from The ( Columbia State of Saturday, which j explains itself: i m_ .i n ji, rm. _ n._.. . iu iiif r.uuur ui i lie niuie; ' . Please find enclosed my check for ] $5, to be used in defraying expenses ' in connection with the Conference i for the Common. Good, August 6-7. 1 i It is going to require very tactful and i , ! patient leadership to change the , | course of several hundred thousand of people from their beaten path. It ! is going to take a tremendous force r to lift so many from the low levels of life. I have faith to believe we , have that force, if only It can be properly applied. This conference is the beginning. May there be no ending until our people shall share , in the common blessings afforded in , this age and well favored land. HUGH R. MUKCHISON. ' , Lancaster, July 15. r Miss Orches Wilson of Charlotte, . who has been spending a fortnight . with Miss Ruth Gregory, will return home tonight, accompanied by Miss 1 GregoryW" X 3M * if S, JULY, 18, 1913. " i FROM OTHER PAPERS "Extraordinary session" is .right ' -The State. Cheer up?crops are looking flue. -Greenville Piedmont. Tell the world that Salisbury's The lace.?Salisbury Post. The man who stops often to kick >esn't move forward very fast.? ews and Courier. By a special vote of Congress, ' ulhall will probably be elected -esident of the Ananias Club.? orkville Enquirer. This ii the one season of the year hen living in Western North Caro- , ua is excusable.?Greenville Piedont It can be taken for granted that le man who abuses the newspapers is at some time in his onery life id the truth told about him by the jwspapers.?Anderson Mail. When the bride begins to es^T lions and the groom resurrects the 1 rong old pipe he smoked when he | as single, the honeymoon is all >ady to beat it.?Cincinnati En- i iirer. The Georgia bank that plans to 1 nance farmers who will sow more | rilill nan uu uuuui on uuiv upuu vur i gHt method. About the only way > stop the all-cotton farmer Is to uy him off.?Greenwood Journal. The proposed plan of Senator E. . Smith for hedging off the boll eevil may or may not possess real lerlt, this can only be decided by an itlmate knowledge of the weevil in- | >eted region, but it serves to show lat Senator Smith is cons?anly on ae alert to promote the welfare of le farmers of the South. He seizes very opportunity to advance the invests of the tillers of the Boil.? . :dgefleld Advertiser. Will England have another poet i lureate? In all the centuries the ' fllce has existed but few poets of snown have filled it, and there is a trong desire that it be abolished just s the office of court jester has been >r a couple of ceuturies. But the > 11 ~ I. ? ^1.1 illKiinu uiiUK lUMiiKij uiu uiniuu- I ions and positions even In this day f democracy, and it is likely a sucessor to Alfred Austin will sing on ccaslon the praises of the King. If Ingland is short on poets Indiana an supply the want.?Orangeburg imes and Democrat. The newspapers report that Govrnor Blease has pardoned or paoled 705 convicts since he went into (lice more than two years ago. We resume that the governor knows hat he is about, but, we would like jr some one who knows to inform s how many convicts now remain 1 the state penitentiary. We would lso like for some man of statistics j figure out and report how many ill be left in limbo in January, 914, and whether or not after that ate the state will need a penitenary.?Edgefield Chronicle. The Balkan states have fallen out nd a fierce war is raging between Bulgaria on one side and Greece, ervia and Montenegro'on the other, he loss of life already has been lore than in the war of these states gainst Turkey. We sympathized ith the allies but we have no symathy for them now as they seem i have fallen out over the dlstribulon of the spoils of war against Turey. The powers should intervene nd stop the Immense loss of life hut : seems they have decided not to in ?rrere.?ADoevuie Menium. At present the biggest advertiser 1 South Carolina Is the Isle of 'alms Company of Charleston. This onoorn Is using spare by the page i many of the newspapers of this nd adjoining states. That the camaign is paying will be evidenced to U who visit the raaort. The people re flocking there by the thousands, i oing In larger numbers than at any Ime in the previous history of the esort. James Sottile. or whoever in esponslble for the new policy of the ompany, is working along the right Ine. First, have something to adertise; then advertise it wisely and dequately. This combination will et results anywhere outside of a unatlc asylum.?Edgefield Chroncle. We cannot pass over the death of lev. W. C. Lindsay of Columbia dthout adding a tribute to his Tt was lmnossible to come ilthln the sphere of influence of this ;ood and Godly man without being he better for it. God spared his life ind he made it a long one in the and, and each year added to the lum of the good works that ho did or his Master. Mr. Lindsay's life vas a very beautiful one. one that nsplred those who saw him to seek he source of his happiness and jeace on earth. Such men are worth nore than the wealth of Indus to the aorld, and there is no measure large ?nough for the expression of it.? Florence Times. It is always possible and comparatively easy to raise capital in Sumter for investment in bank stock, because the people of small means as well as the capitalists have confidence id the local banks as a safe and reasonably profitable investment. The same is true of local building and loan associations and also or tne telephone factory. But when the attempt has been made to raise money for other enterprises, manufacturing or otherwise. It has been a work of extreme difficulty to Interest the public.and to secure subscriptions. This Is due not so much to the scarcity of money as to the lack of confidence. The small capital noeded for the shoe factory was raised with great difficulty, the success of the efTort being made possible only by Mr. Wltherspoon subscribing for a large block of stock. Now that the shoe factory ' ' 11 r ' * " ~ ^ ' ~ ~ ^ ? Wp refer : Banked with ut HAVI ! A National Barfk must co to the laws laid down by tl I ERNMENT at Washington, c * Act. Restrictions for the saf , iea in tnis law, and the u through its Bank Examiners, regularly. Besides, there are cial responsibility behind our V Do YOUR, ban, 1 Ye pay 4 per cent inter ; ^__________ hhhhhhhhmhhhhhhhbhhi j The First Ns : OF LAN( "DESIGNATED DEPOSITARY is a going concern, with an estab- ! lished trade and a growing reputa- , tion, it is more favorably thought of and when it begins to pay big dividends those who had no money to invest in it at the start will be anxious to get in. and failing in this will take the lead in organizing another factory. There are many opportu-! nities here, but until some far-sight- [ ed man with the courage of his conviction** makes a success of an enterprise, it is hard to interest those who talk the most about starting some- j thing to build up the town and make a big Saturday night pay roll.?Sum ler wairnuian aun nouiurun. Many a farmer boy sweltering between the plow handles these long hot days thinks that It is his misfortune to have to Weep so steadily at work from day to day and fancies that the hoy who can spend his time in idleness is abundantly blessed. In later years it will be brought home to this same boy that he was exceedingly fortunate that he had the work habit instilled into his make-up in his younger days. Capacity for work Is one of the most important essentials for success, and multitudes ' of failures may be charged up to sheer inability to lay hold of a Job j and push it energetically. The boy I who comes to manhood without knowing by experience what It is to stay on a Job patiently and continually from day to day until it is finished is poorly equipped to make a success at any line of endeavor. To be successful nothing Is more important than the work habit and fortunate is the boy who comes to manhood with mind and hand trained to tackle a Job and stay with it until It is finished.?Chesterfield Advertiser. | I If we are to be frequently subject to droughts of several weeks' duration In this region It would be well for our farmers to familiarize themselves with the principles of dry farming as developed In the semiarid regions of the West and Northwest. It Is not that we have come to any such necessity as confronts farmers out there, but a knowledge of what they do and why would come handy not Infrequently here. How they conserve moisture In the ground by persistently keeping a dust mulch over their fields so that moisture cannot seep through from below to the surface and escape is a matter of interest to us because there are times when we need the very same thing here. The fact is, deep ploughing and preparation and shallow but very frequent cultivation during the growing season is the way to farm anywhere and our up-to-date farmers are reatizing this better every year. By pursuing this method, they can pretty nearly exempt themselves from liability to loss through droughts of moderate length and from severe loss at all in this climate.?Spartanburg Herald. BACK AT US. Too Much For IM'amp. The Lancaster News wants Presldent DeCamp to call an extraordinary session of the Ptesa Association at some cool summer resort. The suggestion will hardly meet with the favor of DeCamp, who would not like to borrow two outfits In the same year.?Greenville Piedmont. Others Resides. To the Editor of The News: This la to notify you that other citizens besides "editors and nlg, gers" would enjoy luscious watermelons these sweltering days, CITIZEN. l 7* 1:1 VTf .rtuvtz A/C/C I* * to those who [:| E ! [:| nduct its business according 1*1 le UNITED STATES GOV- M :alled the National Banking |*I ety of depositors are embod- I*1 S. Treasury Department, ill investigates National Banks ill ? men of character and firman- l*J bank. M Jc/iijf with US. |*| e.st on savings deposits 1*1 itional Bank [1 FASTER. ' OF THE UNITED STATES." J ????> PELLAGRA RECEIVING STATION. Government Will Establish Institution at Spartanburg. Spartanburg, July 17.?Word was received here last night that the United States public health and marine hospital service will establish a receiving station In Spartanburg for pellagra patients. The announcement Is made In a letter from Surgeon General Rupert Blue to Senator B. R. Tillman. It reads: "In view of the urgent character of the outbreak of pellagra at Spartanburg, S. C., the necessity of advising in respect to the prevention 4?iiu uraiiui'iu ui me uihHase ana me opportunity thus afforded to secure patients for purposes of study in the marine hospital being used for pellagra investigations, it is expected that a receiving station or dispensary will be established at Spartanburg. This dispensary will be maintained for some time and will be In charge of an experienced officer. The dispensary will be provided with necessary facilities for such care as is rendered at our patient dispensaries." Cracksmen Make Rich Haul of Jewelry. New York, July 17.?Cracksmen secured jewelry valued at between $20,000 an $30,000 early today by blowing a safe in the establishment of Rosenberg and Daniel, a jewelry supply house. A large safe, contaning a more valuable collection of Jewels, withstood attempts to open it. The place robbed is on Grand street, only a few blocks from police headquarters. Examination for W?t Point. Senator Tillman announces a vacancy in the United States Military Academy at West Point, which will be filled from the state at la?ge. Any bona fide resident of South Carolina, possessing the required qualities. Is elligible to appointment. The examination will cover the usual subjects, and any graduate of a first class high school or any student of a standard college, should have no difficulty in answering the questions. Applicants should be familiar with arithmetic, algebra, history, political and nhvalonl ?on?for.l.? ???" J SUVB.<>|>UJ, nulling, punctuation, grammar, literature, composition and rhetoric. , The examination will be held at Davis College on the campus of the University of South Carolina, Columbia, beginning at 9 a. m., Friday, August 9. Young men entering the competition must bring their own writing materials. | Each applicant must also submit a physician's certificate of good health and sound bodily condition. The examination will be in charge of J. E. Swearlngen, E. D. Easterllng, and H. C. Davis. Inquiries should be addressed to the State Superintendent of Education at Columbia. Rid Your Children of Worms. You can change fretful, Ill-tempered children Into healthy, happy youngsters, by lidding them of worms. Tossing, rolling, grinding lor teeth, crying out while asleep, accompanied with intense thirst, pains In the stomach and bowels, feverlshness and bad breath, are symptoms that indicate worms. Kickar poo Worm Killer, a pleasant candy lozenge, expels the worms, regulates the bowels, restores your children to health and happiness. Mrs. J. A. Brlsbln, of Elgin, 111., saya: "I have used Klckapoo Worm Killer for years and entirely rid my children of worms. I would not be with- -/ out It." Guaranteed. All druggists, or by mall. Price 2 Sc. Klckapoo Indian Medicine Co., Philadelphia and St. Louis. i " V\ I 1