The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, July 29, 1913, Page 4, Image 4
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R. K. WTUB. . .Acting Editor 1
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SVUSCKlPTIOX IMUCE:
(In Advance.)
One Year
Six Months 7He
TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1013.
?Weather forecast for South
^Carolina: Local thunder showers
Tuesday and Wednesday.
* Diaz showed his sense when he
decided to prolong his stay away
from Mexico.
The Nashville Tennessean calls
that egg-throwing by Sing Sing convicts
a "rotten performance."
T The so-called non-militants seem
to have been well received in Lon- '
don, but for our part we would be )
afraid to "trus' 'em." ji
If you are not a progressive, you
are a retrogressive. You cannot ,
stand still in a live town. You must ,
move either backward or forward.
What suggestion can you give !
those Columbians who are clamoring
tor a new name for Main street?
If you are not pleased with State,
Assembly or Palmetto tell them
something better.
We heard recently a very apt ^1
dsefinitton of a progressive. He is
not necessarily one who does new (
and radical things but rather one :
who does old things in a new and
better way.
Even Newt Lee, the Atlanta negro
hold in jail as a witness in the
Pliagan murder case, has been given
a huge red watermelon, while there
are other "niggers and editors," too,
who go without.
I
We are delighted to have had so
many of our correspondents send in
letters for this issue. It makes the
paper of so much more iuterest to
people throughout the county. Kindly
keep up the good work.
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The slogan, "If you are a friend
of good roads, don't drive in the
rut," is a good one. It should be
remembered that there are ruts in
other places than road, and it is always
well to avoid dropping into
them. v vjw.tiijp '
'The editor of The Greenville Piedmont
seems to be an authority on the
price of watermelons. He, too, evidently
hasn't persuaded any of his
readers to remember him when they
.gather the delectable fruit. We extend
our heart-felt sympathy, Mr.
Booker.
The Loris News says: "'The board
<of aldermen have fixed 10 miles per
liour as the speed limit for motor
<cars. You see Loris lias but two
doctors and one undertaker at ores
nnt." Wonder if Loris lias as many
as three automobiles.
We hope there will he full meetings
of the farmers at the institutes
to be held at Pleasant Valley August '
21st, Dixie August 22nd and Heath
Springs 23rd. We can't see how
those who are farming could well
.afford to miss any of these meetings.
? ^ The
'Charleston News and Courier
Is doubtless still trying to endure
the suspense of "no word from
Kmmeline." Sylvia's Sunday after- ,
noon demonstration should be ;
enough news from the family for .
awhile. Later?But not so. We ,
have Just learned of the dramatic j
appearance of Emmeline at a demon- [
stration in London yesterday afternoon.
We were at tne isie or r-aiina ourJng
the recent meeting of the State
Farmers' Union and attended several
of Its sessions. We were very
much Impressed with what we heard.
This Is an organization to which
every farmer should belong. We
were surprised that Lancaster county,
which formerly manifested so
much interest In. this and kindred
organizations for the benefit of the
farmers, was not represented at the
meeting. The marketing of crops
and the use of fertilizers was discussed
In a very able manner. We
had the pleasure of hearing Mr. C.
S. Barrett of Georgia, the president
of the national organization. He
was very emphatic In stating that
the farmers would "put the thing
flbros*," and they will If they will
all pull together and away from
office-seekers and politicians.
\VE ALSO PROTEST.
Considerable indignation wa
ipenly expressed Monday nioruln
>y many of our citizens at the slgli
>f a negro woman, handcuffed an
lulled by a rope behind a bugg
hrough the Main street of the towi
:wo officers of the !iw being seate
u the buggy, one a magistrate
:onstable and the other the superii
endent of the chaingang, to whoi
he constable had delivered the w<
nan. Before reaching the guar
louse, where another uegro woma
ilso to be carried to the gang, wa
'onfined, the prisoner was struc
me or more times witn a rope, uu
>f Lancaster's leading citizens pre
ested in very strong terms to tli
jftlcers against such inhuman trea
uent, stating that if it did not ceas
le would indict the offender, fc
vhich we commend him. Ever
jrisoner is entitled to humane trea
nent, especially a woman, be sii
vhite or black. She was hysterici
md resisted being taken, but tw
stalwart men could have devise
)ther ways and means of transpor
ng her to the chaingang than thof
.vhich were adopted. The woma
ivas charged with a minor offens*
me for which she was only sentence
.'or 30 days, and the offense wa
committed nearly a year ago. An
last but not least, she got up $3
In cash and is now scot free; whic
reminds us of the days before *71
when de cullud trial justice. Charlc
Jones, coined the expression, "de la
:lone took a change." If the w<
man's offense was so great as 1
lustify the treatment she receive*
zhrmlri th?? nnltrv sum of S30 nai
Into the couutry treasury wipe it ov
completely?
A CITY MARKET?WHY NOT?
While other towns are urging tl
Importance of city markets, wl
may not Lancaster also take a sU
in this direction? Such a plac
where produce may lie bought at
sold at all seasons would mean ntu<
to the town as well as to the farmer
With a public market well establie!
ed our town people could alwa;
find nice, fresh vegetables, eggs ai
chickens and the man from the coa
try a place where his produce w
and ready sale at a good price,
would help Lancaster greatly. Tra<
would be livelier for the merehan
tecause the farmers would ha
more inducement to come to tov
if they knew they could dispose
their goods so easily at a centr
place. Other towns have found tl
market place very helpful to hous
keepers, truck farmers, the lion
merchant, and, in fact, to all co
cerned. Let's he progressive enouf
to have a market. It will he a gre
tiling for Lancaster. ?
THKV'D RATHER 1?K Sl'FFR.
GETTES,
"Women cannot he lawyers
? .1 L..4 iknif nnit Kn oiiaam
Think of the unsightly places th
could condemn, the grass they won
have cut, the streets cleaned, t
trees planted, and every other pha
of civic work such men couid do 1
us. And yet there is no "City Bea
tiful committee because there Is
chamber of commerce and there
no chamber of commerce because
well, just because. You all kn
whv. but don't let's tell Otl
towns have these things and tt
might not understand. So we m
not let them know the reason of t
great neglect.
Sun Yat 8en and Yuan Chi F
the two great men of China, hi
fallen out. Maybe the great pow
will take advantage of clrcumatan
and fall in.
We hope many Lancaster pec
are planning to go to the Con!
1 once for the Common Good n
j week.
i~* [i ^ i ii ii <1 , inn hit* \<*n ifx u?rru
marshals, champions of Englan
sextons, church wardens, constable
workinghouse governors, return it
officers, overseers of the poor, ai
sheriffs of assizes." says The Hoc
ester Post-Express.
The can also be suffragettes at
many of them seem to consider tin
such a high and holy calling tin
they are not greatly concerned ju
at present about entering the leg
profession. Militancy seems to a
peal more strongly to a large nur
her of English women, and tl
suffragette over there is. gettii
about as much notoriety as si
could well expect. We hope tl
Rochester paper is not trying
start anything. The stir now goii
on is about as much as British m<
and the police can well manage.
FOR .\ CITY BEAUTIFUL.
A very busy committee of a ce
tain live chamber of commerce
this state is called the "City Beam
ful Committee." In our dreams, f
it has become an obsession w hich fil
our sleeping hours since nothii
more material now seems to be (
fered on which to build our cheris
ed hope for such a commercial bod
in our dreams, we often picture su
a committee at work for Lancssti
THE LANCASTER NEW
THE MAX AND THE SI.1T. |,s
Kditorial writers appear to be as 1
g excited over the advent of the slit L
it skirt as any other class of men, most
d of tliem, we had imagined, because p
y they are worn by women. But along ^
l, comes Harold Booker with a new
d version of the Richmond story, to t,
'8 the effect that the mayor of that city g
tf had a young MAN arrested because
11 SHE wore a slit skirt. We have
>- heard of men effeminate enough to be a
d called 'she," who hid behind won
men's skirts but we thought they
is considered the modern garment in- ^
k sufficient shelter. What then could p
ie have been the young man's purpose
>- iu appearing in such garb?
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t- REAL ESTATE MEN.
ie The following editorial from The
,r Charlotte Observer of recent date
y was handed us by Mr. T. M. Belk, n
one of Lancaster's live real estate a
e dealers, with the request that we n
11 publish same:
? i "Deprecating the custom to cond
fuse the real estate agent who does c
L a legitimate business with sharks c
who do not The Macon Telegraph ?
has this tribute for the reputable 0
n real estate man: 'With a thorough
e, knowledge of your real estate, its
,1 values and the forms of safe trans- p
fer, and having a definite knowledge 8(
1 concerning his own locality, as well c
" as the business In other parts of the 8
0 country, he is able to furnish an in- c
h telligent opinion concerning business v
j prospects and conditions there and n
| elsewhere. Suppose a capitalist or (
; a manufacturer wishes to invest
w some money in Macon and must have p
> information. Who is better able to c
Q give the necessary information?' p
In truth, the right and wrong kinds p
of real estate men can be as easily 8
id separted as sheep and goats?not p
it that sheep heads particularly conI
duce to usefulness or success. In p
many cities, including Charlotte, the t
real estaters have formed an organ- \
' izatlon largely for the purpose of
protecting themselves and the public
against sharp practices; and in p
IV not a few cities, of which Charlotte <
>P will soon bo one, such organizations t,
e, have regular committees to furnish t
1(j estimates of values for a moderate j
charge on request. The real estate t
" man is all right. He no more merits a
s. condemnation because of the had P
h eggs in his calling than lawyers. r
vs doctors and preachers do because of t
' ' the had eggs in theirs. No live town t
or county can get along without P
n- him." 1
111 .
It The Responsibility of Owning a Dog.
le To the Editor of The News:
ts If thp following is not good law.
ve the legislature should make it so.
.. We have too many dogs running at
. large:
1. Dogs must he kept upon the
al owner's premises, unless accomtie
panled hv the owner or some member
of tfia fnmilv
e- " ? ?
2. If a dog annoys travelers upon \
'' the public highways by scaring i
n* horses and frightening children, the f
jh owner is responsible for damages, l
at 2. The owner of a dog is respon-'
sible for damages caused bv his viog '
trespassing upon the public highway f
in running after teams or doing other t
damages. a
4. If a dog not accompanied by ' r
, its owner annoys travelers upon the t
public highways, he may be killed, r
8? without any claim of namages on the f
part of the owner of the dog. When f
s- a dog becomes a nuisance he may be r
killed anywhere except on the own- t
er's premises. I
'l" 5. If a dog kills sheep or destroys s
or Injures any other domestic anl- a
id ranis, the owner is responsible for |
at damages. . c
6. Every owner of a savage and
dangereous dog must keep him
st properly chained or otherwise scour- '
al mi that no inlurv mac bo done to
p- othprs.
u_ 7. If a person on n social or business
errand is bitten or otherwise inie
;ured by a stfvage dog on the prenilses
of the owner, the owner is reie
sponsible. Dangerous animals are
ie not permitted to run at large, even
t on the owner's premises, unless he
? has sufficient safeguards to protect
his neighbors against iujiirv.
mi CORNFIELD LAWYER.
New Met he I School to Open Aug. 4.
The Npw Bethel school, one of the
r. most progressive in Lancaster conn- <
L ty, has secured the services of Prof,
and Mrs. CI. C. Rider of Republican
' Grove, Va? as teachers for the next (
or session, which will begin next Mon[ls
I day, August 4. Professor Rider is
a graduate of the University of Vir|
ginla and his wife is a graduate of
| the Virginia Female College. The
h-1 latter Is an accomplished musician.
lyt who will give music lessons. ito/
, feasor Rider requests all the patrons
! of the school to meet him Monday
,r- | at the opening of the school,
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>ld Lightning Strikes Mill House.
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iae j Special to The News.
, Kershaw, July 28.?During an
electric storm last Saturday evening,
IU* Mr. W. E. Roberts' mill house In the
no Pleasant Plain section, was struck
lfl by a thunder bolt, doing considerable
^ damage to his mill. Mr. Roberts and
others were In the mill room at the
ow Hmo hut o?p>ni>il unln lured. Mr.
ler Roberts was slightly shocked,
lev ( The bolt entered the room in a
imt vft,T miraculous way, coming from
beneath the floor and running the
>ur shafting Into the mill room.
The building was not damaged.
lal, Crop Prospects Good.
Good rains have fallen in all parts
ers of the county and the crop prospects
cos are good. Cotton in some sections is
small, owing to the cold spell in the
spring, but it is now growing rapidiple
ly and putting on fruit. The corn
fer. crop is unusually fine, especially on
bottom land. If there are no floods
1X1 In August, the corn crop in LancasI
ter county will be a record-breaker.
S, JULY 29, 1913.
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FROM OTHER PAPERS
The Democrats have the tariff on
aper beat to a pulp.?Anderson
[ail.
"Turkey seeks to acquire terrl>ry."
Evidently this Turkey is a
obbler.?News and Courier.
This is a great little limelight
eason for the Hursts?As, Pauk,
nd William R.?The State.
T, E Pinkhnm envpmnr-tn-hp of
[awati, might point out that his
rst name Is not Lydla.?Charleston
'ost.
When "Pardon" Blease goes
gainst "Cotton" Smith for the Unl?d
States senate there'll be sometiing
doing In old South Carolina.?
rangeburg Times and Democrat. |
What's in a name? A man by the
ame of Seawell in North Carolina
hot a man the other day through
llstake while shooting at a rabbit.
?Greenville Piedmont.
Since the governor finds that he
an really write "commander-inhief"
after his name, despite the
tick law, he is working that title
ver time.?Florence Daily Times.
The man who is trying to get the
eople to do something for themelves
always has a hard time, be
ause he not only has the natural re....
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iMttiitt VII ?u iiici i uuuy IU urfiorao,
but the machinations of those
:ho profit by the Inertness of the
lasses,?Florence Daily Times.
The flurry created in the senate by
'ostmaster General Burleson's parel
post order reducing the rate and
acreasing the weight of packages
hat tnay be forwarded by mall is
ymptomatic of a friendly interest
a the express companies, whose
iusiness and profit will be reduced
iy the extension and enlargement of
he parcel post service.?Sumter
Vatchman and Southron.
Joy riders, people who rock the
ioat, and those other people who
didn't know it was loaded" are as
iusy as ever trying to keep down
he population. While the great maority
of people are wise enough to
ake their pleasures sensibly and to
ibstain from foolish practices that
ndanger life, there are still far too
nany so weak minded as to think
here can be 110 real pleasure unless
hey act like idiots and destroy the
njoyment of others.?Orangeburg
i lines anu uemcorai.
The citizens of St. Matthews should
ncourage the baseball boys by atending
the games. The hoys do
lot make anything out of the games
>ut get them up for the pleasure of
he "stay at homes," and you should
ippreeiate this fact and lend your
ittle assistance. Sometimes the
>oys have to go down into their
lockets to make up the cost of bringng
clubs here. This should not be
lecessarv. Come out, relax yourself,
>y rooting lustily, loudly and cheerully
and help in a good cause.?Caliouu
Advance.
The editor was one of a party of
centlemen to go through the counry
to Kershaw one day last week,
ind we wore surprised to find the
oad in the condition that it is. Four
imes we were forced to leave the
oad to get by the trees that had
alien across it. With a little exlenditure
these trees could be reno
ved and the roads repaired so
hat it would be at least passable.
A'hy is it not done? The taxpayers
ilong this road are as good as any,
ind something ought to be done to
irovide a road that they can travel
in.?Bethune Observer.
When the Republican Presidents,
rheodore Roosevelt and William H.
Taft, both as a member of Roose elt's
cabinet and as President, took
ong trips over the country, making
-ampaign speeches, with their expenses
paid hy the government, and
took pleasure cruises on government
mats, they were doing nothing but
heir duty, according to the Republican
standard: but when a Democratic
secretary of state takes a little
summer vacation and pays his
)wn way by delivering a few lectures,
he is jumped on with both feet
t>y the Republicans in Congress, and
with all four feet by the governor
t>f South Carolina.?Pee Dee Advocate.
All men who try to do things come
on those days in their lives when
they stop and ask: ''What's the use?"
You become discouraged, but if you
will stop long enough to analyze tne
cause of your discouragement you
will find that It Is largely composed
of little things?little annoying
things that are hardly worthy of consideration.
An accumulation ol
little things, however, presents a
tangled situation at first glance, hut
they can be brushed aside and are
soon forgotten when the real essential
things of life are taken up. Wc
are much more apt, however, to allow
little things to stop progress an<!
development than we are to give u{
in the face of great disaster or dlffl
cult problems. This has been 11
lustrated in this county in man]
nlaces and in many ways.
Many of the most progressive ant
rapidly grovlng cities in this coun
try today got their start In disaster
Look at Galveston, Baltimore, Jack
scnvllle and San Francisco. The]
took on the new life that is thelri
today after being visited by devast
atlng fires, floods and earthquakes
that wiped out the little local Jeai
ousles and petty rows and put every
body to work rebuilding-?Spartan
burg Herald.
Modern Your Person.
From Judge.
Father (who has taken daughte
to the play)?I'm sorry I brougli
you now, Mabel. This is hardly
play for a young person.
Daughter?Oh, I don't mind 11
dad. It'll probably liven up a bl
before the end!
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Total Resources
UNCLE SAM
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I has designated us
positary for the ft
States Govenment
dence of the safer
funds will be held
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COUNTY NEWS
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HEATH SPRING.
Special to The News.
Heath Spring, July 28.?'The
birthday of Mr. J. Thomas Bowers
and that of his little daughter,
Hannah, was celebrated at his home
t Friday with a sumptuous dinner, to
which a number of his relatives and
friends were invited
Miss Juanita Hough, after an extended
visit to friends in Charlotte,
has returned home.
Rev. J. W. H. Dyehes is conducting
a series of revival services at
| Flint Ridge church this week.
On account of the installing of
the new seats in the Baptist church
no services could be held there last
Sunday, the work being incomplete
at that time. The church will be
ready for occupancy next Sunday,
August 3, at which time a protractjed
meeting will be held.
Mrs. Lula Griffith of Gaffney and
Master Harold Halle of Liberty Hill
were recent visitors at Mr. P. T.
i winy h.
Miss Gladys Twitty returned last
week from Rock Hill, where she hi"1
been in attendance upon the sum
mer school.
BETHEL.
Special to The-News.
Bethel, July 28.?Miss E. W.
Thompson is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
H. H. Rowell and grand children.
Mr. John Klnley and family of Indian
Trail are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
H. H. Rowell.
Mrs. Fred Hays and two of her
granncnnuren vimieu mr, v? . m.
Hays Sunday.
Mrs. Emallne McManus visited
Mr. William Hays Sunday.
Mrs. Will Hays is visiting her parents.
Mr. and Mrs Hilllard Belk.
We are having good rains and the
crops are looking fine.
Miss Ada Sapp returned home last
Friday from her sister's, Mrs. Oscar
Porter of Dixie.
Mrs. H. H. Rowell was in town
Thursday with her little niece.
1: Mrs. Effle Courtney and Mrs.
Dallas Sapp were in town Tuesday.
Mr. H. H. Rowell returned from
I Hickory Grove last Friday, where he
; attended conference.
PLEASANT PLAIN.
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Special to The News.
> Pleasant Plain, July 28.?The
- health of the community is very
I good. People are most through
> work. Crops are very good. We are
- havlnfir nlentv of rain. Saturday,
July 19th, a tornado swept through
r thla section, doing considerable damage
to the corn crops. Blowing
1 down Mr. J. W. Welsh's kitchen and
" also seven shade trees in the yard
Mrs. M. Fatle was In the kitchen at
* the time but fortunately was un
p hurt.
91 On the 26th an electrical storn!
" passed over this section. Lightning
? struck Mr. W. G. Boberts, Jr.'s mill
- bursted the rim from off the rock
' knocking the hopper off In a cor
" ner of the house. Mr. Samue
Holden, who was In charge of th<
mill, was considerably shocked, bu
otherwise unhurt.
I We have a flourishing Sunda?
r school at Pleasant Plain. Our super
t iDtendent, Mr. W. P. Estrldge, wltl
a the co-operation of the teachers am
pupils, Is doing a great work fo
t, the Sunday school and communlt;
It generally. Mr. Estrldge is om
among the best superintendents w<
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have ever had. Every Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock he is at his post,
rain or shine.
| The writer attended a picnic and
laying of the corner stone of the new
school building at Midway last
Thursday by Pleasant Plain and Flat
Creek Jr. O. U. A. M. There were
several speakers for the occasion,
and about 1,500 people present, with
plenty of good things for the Inner
, man. Music was furnished by the
Kershaw brass band for the day.
I Mr. Editor, come down, we have
plenty of large, nice, juicy water|
melons and young chickens,
i Misses Ola Horton and Rose Long
visited Miss Queen Cunningham
; Sunday.
Mr. Furman Roberts visited Mr.
B. C. Harris Saturday and Sunday.
I Mr. Luther L. Long is teaching
school at New Midway.
I Mrs. Mary Blackmon visited her
daughter, Mrs. B. C. Harris, the past
t week.
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PLEASANT VALLEY.
Special to The News.
1 Pleasant Valley, July 28.?Our
people are delighted with the fact
, that Senator E. D. Smith has accepted
an invitation to be with ua on the
, occasion of our farmers' Institute
I on August 21. Senator Smith Is
perhaps, the best*informed man in
Congress on the needs of our cotton
farmers, and his address will be
looked forward to with eager interest.
Of course, Mr. Editor, a most
cordial invitation la yours to be with
us on that occasion.
Mrs. George Reily of this place
died suddenly of apoplexy on Wednesday
night of last week. She was '
! about 4 5 years old, and is survived
I by a husband and several children.
Her remains wer interred at the
Pleasant Valley Baptist church, after
funeral service conducted by
Rev. S. P. Hair of Fort Mill.
^Misses Mamie Carothers and Edna
Seagle of Rock Hill visited Miss
i i..izzie Harrta laat week.
I Mrs. E. E. Harris of Richmond,
jVa., is visiting relatives here.
Prof, and Mrs. F. Q. Potts are
spending a while in the mountains
| of North Carolina,
i Miss Alda Therrell, accompanied
I by several of her friends of the summer
school at Winthrop College,
spent Sunday at home.
The trustees of the Pleasant Valley
school have elected Prof. Marchant
of Edgefield as principal for
the next session, beginning October
j 3rd.
A crowd of the young people en
>'joyed a delightful picnic at the Cai
tawba river last Thursday.
, I The protracted meeting at the
, J Pleasant Valley Baptist church will
i begin next Sunday.
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' Curprtslng Core of Stomach Trouble.
What? you have trouble with your
i stomach or chronic sonstlpatton,
5 don't Imagine that your case Is bevond
heln lust burttiM ?nni>
' falls to give 70a relief. Mrs. O.
- Rtengle, Plalnfleld, N. J., writes:
1 "For over a month past I hare been
i troubled with my stomach. Everyt
thine I eat upset It terribly. One of
Chamberleln's advertising booklets
r came to me. After reading a few of
- the letters from people who had
1 been cared by Chamberlain's Tablets,
1 I decided to try them. I have taken w
r nearly three-fourths of a package of
Y them and can now eat almost everyB
thing that I want." For sale by all
0 dealers.