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4 tJUjr tGanrastrr Jiiuua (SEMI-WEEKLY.) I, U. B. WYL1E. . . Acting Editor ,i PUBLISHERS' ANNOUNCEMENT: 1 Published Tuesdays and , Fridays at Lancaster, S. C., by The Lancaster Publishing I Company, successors to The ( Ledger, established 1852; The I Review, established 1878; The Enterprise, established 1891, and entered as second-class matter Oct. 7, 1905, at the postothce at Lancaster, S. C., under Act o? Congress of March 3, 1879 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: (lu Advance.) One Year U *5? , HIv Montlis 73C FRIDAY, JULY 25. 1913. Welcome, Winnsboro! Glad to have you here. We hope you'll come agalu. Nobody but a confirmed knocker can complain of the weather now. What has become of the old-fashioned child who was always fast asleep at 8 o'clock? Wonder if Dr. Mary Walker expected to witness the day when male attire would be considered conservative dress for women? The Americus (Georgia i Times remarks that the war department should be given a vote of thanks for squelching Governor Blease. It has been said that to improve family trees they should be pruned close to the roots. We would like to recommend a little trimming of the top branches in some instances. The numerous candidates for governor of South Carolina should bear Ill mina inai an eariy aniiouncement does not mean an early election," a sage remark made by The Salisbury Post. The editor of The Pageland Journal also seems to he getting desperate when he says, "We will give a full year's subscription to The Journal to the man presenting the largest watermelon this season. Bring 'em along." From "militant statistics," recently compiled, which show a fire loss of $574.000 worth of property this year within less than four months' time, we judge that woman suffrage is the burning question of the day in England. The Charlotte Observer says: "The Richmond woman who was arrested for wearing a skirt slit kneehigh has moved to New York. Of course!" Wonder if the Augusta offender has taken up her abode in Atlanta? The Orangeburg Times and Democrat tells us. "The Manning Times says there is a great demand for Senator McLaurln to run for governor or senator. There is no such demand over this way." Neither have we heard any clamor for j Johnny in this neck of the woods. "Governor Makes Charges." reads a headline which has reference to the governor of one of those southern provinces of China. If that province | in seceding make us think of South Carolina's similar action, what do those charges on the part of its chief I executive call to mind? Did anybody hear YV. F. Cald-1 yell when he saw his name appear as it was in The News and Courier j yesieruay oeneain inai 01 ine cmei executive of South Carolina, giving the Columbia correspondent to the Charleston paper also the titles of governor and commander-in-chief. I We commend the following front The Charleston Evening Post to our people: "Charleston is boosting South Carolina every day by boost- | lug herself. Let every town follow i suit. Then all can join in a grand j' chorus for the Palmetto State, just as soon as the individual voices are cultivated to the right notch." Remember each town must do its part if it is to profit by the general hnnntinp nf the state Are we fnlnir to get our share? Says The News and Courier: "No sooner does Bryan sing the praise of grape juice than he is flooded with gifts of that beverage. No sooner does Tillman long in the public prints for fried chicken than fried chicken by the dozen are sent to him. Clever! clever. Who'll be the next statesman to adopt this method of getting food and drink free?" That remind* us, that editors might be likewise rewarded. He we've been eulogizing the luscious watermelon for a mouth in advance of the season and not yet have we been presented with even a tempting slice. AUK YOU DOING YOUR PART? The Anderson Mail of last M011iay said of us, "The Lancaster News s giving the people of that town much too good a paper for the noney." We appreciate this, Mr. danks, as well as the other Haltering remarks you made recently concern ng The News. The other kind words we withheld, feeling our unworthiuess of the praise they heaped upon us. And it is not yiat we consider the above quotation as deserving that we give it here, but in order that sur townspeople may see that their l>aper, the only paper in Lancaster county, is well received at the hands sf a very excellent journal whose inlluence for good in progressive Anlerson has been a potent factor in the development of that city and seclion, where the Daily Mail is not >nly eagerly read but is given the appreciative support of the best citizenship. We know the Anderson people are loyal to that tireless booster who tells the world each lay, "Anderson is my town." Aulerson is indeed his town and he is loing splendid work for it. He feels that nothing is too good for An ll*?I >Ull. And this idea, that nothing is too pood for the town in which we live, arompts us to assure our reader? that we do not feel we are giving them too much for their money, hut rather that we cheerfully offer theni our very best service because we feel that a town and county of such vast possibilities are eminently worthy ol our every effort. We, therefore, art trying always to help Lancaster 1>> giving her "not too good a paper foi the money," but just as good a pa per as possible. We strive always to advance the interests of the town and county ant will do all in our power for both Hut whether or not our work is ti tuuiii uepcnus liiiKfiy on me annual of our people towards this, their pa per. We are not working with an; hope or expectation of praise foi those whose interests are ours, bu we do wish and think we have s right to expect, that support whicl is absolutely necessary if this papo is to be the success it should he Now we are going to be perfectl; frank with our readers and tell then a few plain truths. In order that w< might give the people of this count; a paper in keeping with the size am importance of Lancaster we have, a great expense installed a costly lino type machine, in addition to othe equipment which was needed in i job cftice like ours. We are now en abled to do much more work, and a far shorter notice, than formerly We are the only printers in tin county and do good work. If oui service was inferior or if our pricei were not fair we would not expee your patronage nor would we havi a right to it. But as it is, we fee money s worm. REFORM THE PRIMARY. Mr. John J. McMahatx. once statr superintendent of education, ha; been writing a series of letters tr the press of the state urging that oni primary election laws be reformer so as to preclude any possibility o fraud. Says he, "The primary needi reforming. Let us hammer at It line upon line, precept upon precept.' The Columbia State, in commentlni upon Mr. McMahan'S unselfish task suggests co-operation on the part o all forces that mould public opinion to bring about the desired result The 8tate puts the matter in a nut shell when It says: "Mr. McMahan can lead but h can not command followers. To oh tain followers public opinion mua be aroused. The seed that he sow that you wiiom we serve in ever) possible way. should in turn help us How many of you are having youi printing done here? How man) have paid your subscriptions? Art you merchants and other business men advertising with us as you should? We are constantly increasing our subscription list and the merchants should remember that each new reader of The News brings in another possible customer to those who know the value of advertising. It you do not tell the people what you have for sale what right have you to expect their patronage? The town itself instead of giving this office the job of publishing tlie ordinances and printing them in neat pamphlet form, as heretofore, this year only lot us print them 011 cardboard to bo posted as dodgers about town. And moreover, the town authorities this year imposed an exorbitant license tax upon us, which even after much remonstrance was only reduced to an amount three times that which is exacted of similar concerns in other towns of this size. No. we repeat it? We are not receiving the loyal support of the people. Consider the matter deliberately and you will he forced to the same conclusion. Then come with your subscription, your printing and your advertising and we promise you in whatever you get from us, not too much for your money, but your full should be cultivated In a hundred fields. The arguments that he makes should go before ull the reading people of the state, and that will not be done unless the weekly press so de' crees. The honest people of South Carolina should be made to realize 1 the responsibility of each individual {in removing from the primary Its discreditable features. When that is done, the legislators will understand their duty and perform It. I | "There is a worthy part for every man and every newspaper; and it Is the duty of every man and newspaper to perform that part. Let us not leave Mr. McMahan to struggle alone in his attempt to secure honest elections, but let the advocates of honesty 'get behind him' and assist in every way in arousing public sentiment to that point where reforms will be forced." COI.ON F.I, SPRINGS GOT IT. It seems that people in Hock Hill have been trying to find out who is ! responsible for the mid-day train to and from Charlotte, which the Southern Railway has recently extended and which greatly improves our railroad facilities. The Rock Hill Rec-i ord says that It has been accused,| also the Rock Hill chamber of commerce, as well as Col. Leroy Springs I and the Greater Charlotte Club. It develops that the "Good Town" and Charlotte claimants have about decided to give the credit where it frightfully belongs, to Col Leroy Springs, who, as stated in this paper some time ago, went to Washington 1 and secured the improved service within ten days. The Record quotes | the following from The Charlotte Chronicle of recent date: "The new train which the South- ; ern is running into Charlotte from * 'Rock Hill, Lancaster and interniedtmints is n irrmit rnnvonjpitrp t<? many people and is benefiting trade to Charlotte to a considerable extent by reason of the fact that it comes I into the city in the middle of the day . enabling buyers to spend most of the j afternoon here. Col. Leroy Springs of Lancaster was largely responsible 51 for getting the improved service, - ] having made a special trip to Washington in this behalf. In so doing he r rendered service not only to the people of his own town but to Charlotte 1 as well." 1 MONKY-M XKING Hl'SINKSS. r The Timmonsville Enterprise tells the following story of thrift and industry which is hard to beat: 1 "A cetrain man who recently 81 moved with him family to our town f was in Columbia a few days ago, and i while there he purchased a fine cow. ( He came through the country and i was three days and nights on his way, hut notwithstanding the fact, r lie led his cow and sold milk enough i to pay all his expenses and that he arrived at home Saturday with a ( clear profit of thirty-five cents." 1 If that man would come to Lancaster he would soon make a fortune. ! There is much demand for milk and r then he might also reap rich profits in butter. We need a dairy and we need wide-awake citizens like that ! Timmonsvllle man. Hut, seriously, why doesn't somebody in Lancaster establish a dairy? IIOMK IU I.L FOK IKLLAND. The Irish home rule bill, for which Mr. Gladstone labored so earnestly during the latter years of his life, though recently defeated by the House of Lords, is almost certain to become a law in the near future. It lias been passed at two successive ' sessions, and though rejected by the Lords each time, it will automatically become a law if it passes the lower house at the next session. So f the Liberals remain in power a year longer Ireland will secure her long-delayed right to local self-government. It would seem that the upper house of the ltritish Parliament is bent upon its own destruction. The Liberals have made n threat to take measures for the abolition of the upper chamber if it continues in its obduracy. SK\'I? rs THK XKWS. In order to enable us to give you a I r. AIKCO luif.or U'fi inuwl thp PA.nnPrfl> ?"??" - ? - Hon of our readers. Wo gather up and put In the paper what we can learn, hut often things happen, or j there are matters of interest trans- j piring in certain communities, that , are not called to our attention. So , we will he glad if our readers will keep us posted by phone, letter, post , card, or in any other conceivable I way; we don't care how, Just so we get the news. By helping the paper in this way, you help yourselves. The success of the county paper depends in large measure upon the Interest I a Ken in 11. ny iiH pairuiiB unu mc ^ people generally. J Wlnnsboro?what's In a name? To prevent further shortage In beef why not give up veal and let | the calves grow Into cowa? ? Failure to provide efficient fire j escapes caused the death of possibly one hundred women and children in the Rlnghamton disaster this week. Somebody should be held responsible for somebody was certainly n guilty of criminal neglect. ?t Mr W. E. Pardue was a visitor in s Monroe this week. i THE LANCASTER NEWS, J FROM OTHER PAPERS I |r __?-?J ! On with the slit; let skirts be un- J refined!?The State. ???? > 'Taln't no harm to pine for a wa termelon just ofT the vine.?GafTney ? Ledger. Don't this July make you hone for * the the days when you could stay in , the creek all day??Spartanburg * Herald. > , Iletter get a move on you, If you J don't you might be ground up be- > neath the wheels of progress?Ker- J shaw Era. ; , The world has come to a sorry ! pass when oflicers of the law have to " indicate to women their indecency of dress 011 public streets.?Ander son Mail. # The Greenville Reflector inadvert- J. ently clamored for "diary laws." One ' of those confusions of "i" and "a" ] reminding us of how often "marital" J as written becomes "martial" ere all ' is done.?Charlotte Observer. ] ______ Senator E. D. Smith has iutroduc ed a resolution to investigate the ! cause of the raise of the price of J jute bagging two cents a pound. Senator Smith is always on the alert for anything that affects the farm- J ers of the South.?Pee Dee Daily. ______ If we surrender to the blind * tigers by voting in the dispensary to put them out of business, we confess . not only our weakness, but our ' cowardice. We can and should put the blind tigers out of business by * the strong arm of the law.?Orange burg Times and Democrat. > t? iw nnnnrent that leadlne men of ! ' all political faiths arc standing , squarely by President Wilson in the Mexican matter, in this the Presi- ' dent has a difficult and perplexing J. problem, and the best thought in the 0 republic is assured that he will pa triotlcally handle it.?Augusta J Chronicle. We have no way of finding out * how many citizens of South Carolina want to be governor of that state. Eight have "spoken" for the place * and have entered the race for it. ?< There will be lively times down in | the Palmetto state when the cam- , = ! paign opens up in earnest.?Monroe jg Enquirer. ?aft . .sue I Farmers as a rule quit their crops er^ too early in the season. Yes, we my know it is hot, very hot, but you can fQ'r work soon and late and rest in the heat of the day. We can not tell gu| what one cultivation at the right time and in the right way would do ? in the way of holding the moisture pa, where the crops need it so badly. a8 But a deep cultivation at this season jor would do much more harm than ajj good.?Pageland Journal. an( During the rush hours on Satur, duy shopper asked to be shown cjK white canvas shoes. The cletrk show, ed a dozen styles and was able to j)V furnish a perfect fit, going to consid- ?jv ornhlo tronhlo to hIpiikp thf> custom- _ utM>y?v V.w..-.v, f" ? rea er, who, with one of the best pair an> still on her feet, asked: "Now, ?r^ what Is the exact size?" On being tjlfl Informed she had the shoes removed <1U( with the reirtark: "Well, I am sending away for a pair and I wanted to fm] be sure as to the size to order."? jt Cherryville (N. C.) Republican. wj, The railway magazines which circulate among railway employes are doing valuable work by the large attention which they are giving to the ,UM "safety first" movement. They are emphasizing especially the fact that j)0h in yielding to the mania for speed pje the men who operate the trains have j,jr been doing a cruel injustice to themselves and to their families'. I.et this idea be thoroughly hammered Into the minds of trainment and into the minds of their wives and mothers and a lasting reform will be effected. ?Charleston News and Courier. We hope all the people from Newberry who go to Columbia will take a look at some of the playgrounds ' p< which have been provided for the ' children. We are satisfied that every Mr one who will will come back home in favor of building a park. We could Co< .1 I . V-? If ivn.ilH 1 t Ilf-ll lltl>C HI* ?V n VWIV4 cost very little and we are satisfied for that every one who would contribute Mr would feel amply repatd for th^ small sic' outlay in the satisfaction of seeing 1 the children enjoying themselves, hro and besides in a park the grown-ups can could also enjoy themselves. Why 1 not start the park now??Newberry In Herald and News. 1 Sui It is better to have the reputation of paying your honest debts than of "n( being a leader In society. All the 1 e glory of social life cannot eompensate for the ignominy of getting . . through on false pretenses. The ra' wretchedness of a man or woman " J who. for the sake of display. Is hunt- . ed day and night by creditors, who TP. almost fears to walk the streets, is nitiable. There must be an end to him and a bitter one. Character la worth more than clothes, and Independence than the social awim. It gp, may not cut as great a sweep or at- * , tract aa much attention but it will M last longer and bring them much reward in-the end.?Fort Mill Times. pai roi an< A physician has testified In a Chi- J cago divorce case that idle men make Ba the most ardent lovers. Men who Mo have a regular business an0 attend wa to It, he said, are not likely to be as ] affectionate as those who have noth- fro ing to do. th< Idle men may make the best of lovers, and have ample tlmo for cooing Ell and lovemaking, but they are not the am sort to make a living in this matter ho of fact old world, where Idle men cannot live on love alone. But, so a i far as this Is concerned, The Sun on finds an exception when It further declares: ke; The only exception to the rule Is Bli the poet. He makes love and works at his trade at the same time. That ha t ULY, 25, 1913. watkeup/B Ave you <foirv without a dollai Winding up in the POOR prospect. Old age comes as s comfortable OLD AGE is the a way to have this is to have MC table. The money that you coi i* A 11 a iew extravagances vvouia gr time your life reached its Dece May time of your life, prepare /to VOUH hnnk U'c />iiy 4 por cent intcre The First Na OF LANC "DESIGNATED DEPOSITARY ? >> ? ???>???????? i why the poets both before and t er Robert Browning, have made f h good lovers. The case of Rob- I ingersou ana senumeniai 10m- j do not impeach the theory at all, d they, too, were poets, though I y worked in prose.?Baltimore ? a. | The science of making advertising < r is a broad subject. You might j well endeavor to lay down rules | making business pay, because it ' depends on experience, courage 11 i persistence. Persistence is the ? st influential element to be con- ^ ered, and is the distinguishing n iracteristic of advertising. 3ne of the conditions overlooked p many advertisers is in failing to 1 e advertising credit for what it 11 lly performs. Advertising is like x r selling investment in that its F atest results are cumulative, and 11 i results follow each other in se?nce. ' rhe chief use of advertising is F ind in these cumulative results. 1 forms a starting point of sales * ich, by reason of the individual ^ ertising that follows makes ad- * tisiug profitable. r \dvertlsiug is largely suggestion. c is not a mere matter of pictures > 1 type, but an exchange of thought, is mental science, for which the .t definition is that it makes peothink as the advertiser wishes a to think.?Gaffney Ledger. 1 s /tAiitirptr minim IUUN1I INtWS t j PIJSA8ANT HILL. a ?ciul to The News. Pleasant Hill, July 24.?Mr. and s. L. F. Robertson and family nt Thursday in Betliune and at M Spring. ( Mrs. M. L. Beckham left Tuesday c Johnston, S. C. to visit her sister, ' c s. E. H. Beckham, who has been ? k for sometime. 11 VIr. E. B. Johnson visited his j tther, Mr. Frank Johnson, of Lan- 11 ter. the past week. i Vlr. Ralph Beckham spent Tuesday . Lancaster. Mr. L. L. Cauthen returned home 1 tday last from a few days' visit to , sister and brother-in-law, Mr. j 1 Mrs. K. I). Tiller, of Bishopville. i also visited Bethune and Cool -Ink while away. rhe Southern has sidetracked Is at this place for the side track 1 K#? r. v t j . ti /I f?/l lilt in IU uc rAvcaucu. Mr. J. R. Beckham of Union vislthis brother, Mr. M. L. Beckhara, b week. HEATH SPRING. N *cial to The News. Heath Spring, July 24.?Mr. and a. A. W. Watson of Gretna, Fla., jsed through town Thursday en ite to Liberty Hill to visit Rev. \ Mrs. T. W. DeVane. At a special communication of rron Ix>dge, No. 261, A. O. P. M., nday night, the master's degree 8 conferred on two candidates. Mr. L. J. Mackey motored to and >m Sumter Wednesday, making > trip without let or hindrance. Mrs. Eugenia Itutledge and Miss la Rutledge are with Dr. Itutledge d family while his wife is in the Rpltal. Mr. P. T. Twitty is suffering from j vound made by his horse stepping his foot Wednesday. Misses Mattle May and Lola Macv have been visltlnsr Miss Nannie ackmon In Kershaw. Mrs. E. B. Mobley and aon, Taylor, | ve returned from Rock Hill, where | I I I > ^' I 4* , anKyoar II yyon f 4 too row old til rinthttRANK?| HOUSE is not a pleasant III ure as the clock ticks. A I*1 mbition of every man. The l*i )NEY to make it comfor- M Lild save now by cutting out |*1 ow into a big sum by the Kj mber. While enjoying the III for the December. t*l rf/iif with LIS. y ist o/i s/ir/nfrs ila/msits V ______________ ! ! '#' tionalBank j ASTER. OF THE UNITED STATES." I he latter was operated on Friday or adenoids. Mr. P. B. Mobley of Catawba unction was here for awhile Thurslay. urilili NOT GRANT REQUISITION. iovemor Blea?e Assures Mrs. Zachry That He Will Protect Her. Columbia Special to Atlanta Jourlal, July 24.?Mrs. Zachry of Au;usta, who fled from that city yesterlay in an automobile when the courts iwarded her children to her hustand, came to Columbia and appealid to Governor Blease for protection, rhe governor assured her he would iOt issue a requisition for her and, I'ould fully protect her. She is retorted to have left the city this uorning. however, and disappeared. Mrs. Zachry is the wife of Mr. Ju!an J. Zachry of Augusta, and Is irominently connected. According o information from Augusta before icr marriage she was Miss Mary Vilcox, and was stenographer for ter future husband. They were marled In 1909, and have two children, tne of whom is said to be quite 'oung. Coatless Cops in Indianapolis. Indianapolis, Ind., July 24.?Shirt ileeves and white duck caps are to eplace the heavy helmet and blue oat of the trafllc policemen just as oon as the officers can be supplied vith the changes in the uniform. Superintendent Hylund said todav hat the shirt waist privileges stop>ed with the traffic squad. * A nAfrnlmnn ran hunt t V* o chn^w -- I .. uuuu/ ide of ?lie street if he gets warm," mid the superintendent. $100,000 Fire in Chicago. Chicago, July 24.?Hundreds of ^hicagoana lost their extra linen >arly this morning in a fire which lestroyed a three-story building on iouth Morgan street occupied by a >ranch of the Clobe Laundry Com>any. Laundry worth $75,000 was lestroyed. The loss on the building s $25,000. to cure a Cold in One Day rake 1.AXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It atop* the .'oiiwh end Headache and works off the Cold. Driurirists refund money if it fails to cure. 3 W. CROVK'S signature on each box. 25c. Wood's High-Grade Seeds. Crimson Clover The Kins off Soil Improvora, ? manas ipitnaia Tally winter and opting grailng, tha aarllaat graon feed, or a good hay crop. CRIMSON CLOVER will increase the productiveness of the land more than twenty times as much as the same amount spent in commercial fertilizers. Can be sown by itself or at the last working of com, cotton or other cultiva. ted crops. * We are headquarters for Crimson Clover, Alfalfa, Winter Vetch, and all Farm Seeds, Write for price* and Descriptive I-'ttll Cntalog, giving information about all seed* for fall aowing. T. W. WOOD & SONS. <*?< I Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va. i ,j