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- 4 Qlhr HauraBtpr Nriua (HKM1-WEEKLY.) JTANITA WYLJX Editor W. S. HOUOH. . .Business Mgr. HJBUMPUM' ANNOUNCEMENT: Published Tuesdays and Fridays at Lancaster. S. C.. by The Lancaster Publishing Company, successors to The Ledger, established 1862; The Review, established 1878; The Bnt?iti>rlse, established 1891, and entered as second-class matter Oct. 7, 1905, at the postofflce at Lancaster, 9. C., under Act of Congress of March 2. 1879. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: (In Advance.) One Year #1.50 81* Months 75c TO SUBSCRIBERS. Your subscription must be p&ld up to and Including year marked on your label. It paper ta stopped look at your date and you will probably find you are behind one year. We cannot send each subscriber a statement. Look at Tour Label. TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS. If you don not receive your paper promptly we would appreciate It If you will notify us a-i we will correct the mistake. In the hurry of mailing out the paper names of subscribers are sometimes left off Inadvertently. FRIDAY, JANUARY :*?, l?14. ?Weather forecast for South Carolina: Saturday weather unsettled and colder. The cold weather predicted by the weather burea for thi? section must have thawed out before reaching us. "Is the whangdoodle responsible for the tango?" asks The Charleston Post. No, it's the giddy-pated noodle. Why not say every good word possible for Lancaster and thus offset the harm a few persistent knockers are doing her? No harm will be done today. The legislature has adjourned for the day to go to Florence. There will be other such days during the session, when they go to Charleston and Rock Hill. "If some towns would Just live up to the boosting they get, they would be all right," says The Anderson Mall. And if some other t^wns got a little boosting they would probably ? be a little more live. n It looks like the chickens are coming home to roost with Federal Judge Emory Speer of Georgia. It was he who came across the Savannah river after '76 and prosecuted our citizens for alleged election frauds. And he a Southern man. It is your duty to do something for your town besides telling your neighbor what he ought to do. Your example to the community will count for much more than mere precept, and the time to start something is right now, for Lancaster needs your activity more than ever hefore. Whenever any of our readers feel , 'disposed to discuss a question of general Interest, we want them to feel perfectly free to use our columns. We welcome every good suggestion and ask that our people state their views as often as they care to In this paper. One of the Georgia papers, in speaking of a certain candidate who favors woman suffrage, says, "John is in a good position on that plank, as, being a bachelor, he won't have to tay at home and rock the baby if it should become a law." We urge upon all of our farmers to attend the meetings In different parts of the county early in February for the purpose of reorganizing the local Farmers' Unions. See the times and places in the correspondence of S. E. 11., which will be found elsewhere in this issue. "The Lyon Progress says 'that the boy who can tango down a cotton row behind a Georgia mule is the fellow who saves the country.' And we might add 'that the girl who tangoes around the home more and the ball room less is more attractive to the same fellow who tangoes down the row of cotton says The Macon Telegraph."?Augusta Chronicle. The bill passed by the house requiting an annual hunter's license fee of $1.10 for residents and $5.25 for non-residents Is t good measure and should be en acted into a law. The object of th? bill is to raise revenue to proteci birds, game and flsh. The birds an a great protection to crops, but un less there Is some check by leglslatioi they will soon be all destroyed. Thh law also will put a stop to th< promiscuous hunting by Idle negroes who should be at work. "THE NKJGEIt IN THE WOOD ILEP." The passage by the house Tuesday of the Fortner bill prohibiting, under severe penalty, the employment of white teachers in negro schools, Is a step in the wrong direction. It Is to be hoped that the measure will be defeated In the senate. The argument used by the supporters of the bill that the teaching of the nqgroos by whites will lead to social equality Is absurd upon its face. No such law was advocated by Wade Hampton and other leaders after the state was redeemed from negro rule In 1876, when, if at all, It was needed. In his iuaugural address Hampton, in referring to the negro, said: "As , a slave he was faithful to us, as a free man let us treat him as a friend. Deal with him frankly, justly, kindly." And the dying words of the grand old man were: "All my people, black and white, God bless them all." Such sentiments were also uttered by the lamented Henry W. Grady, than whom the South had i?o better friend. Why then should the vaporlngs of a candidate for the I'nitod States senate be harkened to by the legislature? At this time the negro Is pursuing the even tenor of his way, and is giving less trouble to the white men than ever. What should be our attitude towards him? Surely not one of hostility, but rather that of kindliness. No one will argue that they do not need some kind of teaching. If, then, they are to be taught, it is desirable that no obstacle should be placed in the way of their being taught by white people when they can be found to teach them. They are here with us and here they will remain. So it is better that we seek to elevate them than to keep them in ignorance. Senator John Sharp Williams, in speaking on the negro question, once said in substance: "As we ascend th eiadder, rung by rung, we had better pull him along after us, else he will pull us down." White teachers may be forbidden to come in contact with the inferior race in the school room, but they will come In contact with them in the nursery, the kitchen and on the plantation. The two great lessons the negro should be taught are those of white supremeacy ana me priucjpies or right living, and how important that these lessons should be learned learned from white teachers. After the war the saintly Dr. Giradeau taught in the negro schools of Charleston. So did Stonewall Jackson at Lexington, Va., until he laid down the text book to unsheath his sword in defense of Southern rights. Why were the antebellum negroes who lived after the war so far inferior in Intelligence and morals to the post-bellum youngsters of that race? Simply because they came more under the Influence of the white race and were taught by them. There is far more danger in leaving the negro to work out his own salvation than in giving him a helping hand. But the demagogue and officeseeker must be sure of attaining his end, even if he must resort to "the nigger in the wood pile" buga-boo. Quoting from our talented young representative in the lower house, in his speech in favor of the hunter's license bill, "Whenever possible the negro Is dragged into all discussions." If the legislature is wise it will let well enough alone. The death of ex-Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois marks the passing of perhaps the last one of that type of statesmen who served their country solely for their country's Rood. Among such men were Hampton, Hill of Georgia, Vest, Morgan and others who have passed on to the great beyond. Though a Republican in politics, he was honest in his convictions and incorruptible In his official life. He held public office for 50 years, thirty of them making a continuous service In the United States senate. Hike Hampton and the others mentioned, he died eompartlvely a poor man. liOYAL Alil'MXI PRAISE MOTHER. County Anxooiation Kntertaln 'Varsity Men in the Legislature. Carolina alumni who are members , of the legislature were guests last night of the Richland County Alumni ' association of the university at a ban1 quet at the Jefferson hotel. A number i of excellent speeches were made, all , of which reflected loyalty to the university, reverence for its traditions 1 and confidence that the future holds continued prosperity and that a new era is about to dawn for the institution. The members pledged their support for all measures that sought i a benefit to the alma mater. I C.C. Wilson, president of the RlchL land County Alumni association, presided and introduced the speakers, among whom were: F. H. Weston. Co' .lumbia; John F. Williams, Aiken; C. t| N. Sapp, Lancaster; R. D. Epps, Sura5 ter; A. M. Lumpkin. Columbia; C. J. i Casque, Florence; B W. Miley, Bamberg; E. B. Friday, Orangeburg; Geo. 1 W. Dick, Sumter and O. K. Laney 9 Chesterfield. , F.dward S. Joynes sent a splendid letter which was read by Dr. A. C ' Moore, acting president of the unlver slty.?Th estate. THE LANCASTER NEWS A STORY-TELLING HOUR. j< We have read with Interest that the ' women of Gaffney are about to In-11 A n rlAltifKlfiil n.wl knln. I au^uiavu u f ci j uoiiguvi ui uuu ful custom In that enterprising little | city. They are planning for a "Story ] Telling Hour" once a month at which | time the chlldreu are Invited to come ! and listen to the telling of interesting I tales by the entertainer for the after- * noon. The "Story-Telling Hour" has j proved to be a great source of ' Instruction In a number of our South- ' ern cities, notably in Atlanta, where , the children gather eagerly at fro- i quent intervals to hear the stories so ' often told by the home friends now- ( adays. Most mothers never find , time to instruct their children in this ] way. which to youthful minds is most l appealing. It lacks the monotony of the school room, attracting every f youngster who cares for entertain^ i ment and affording him clean, whole- ] some amusement of a kind all too 1 rare in these busy times. 4 It has occurred to us that/some of i our altruistic women might (offer the I children of Lancaster sucll an op- ' portunity. And who know^ but that ^ in the after years some thought-seed. < planted in their receptive minds by < our good women, may bring forth 1 great service to the town, the state , and the nation, m -1 ON AlA KHTISINO. The following paragraph from The 5 Fort Mill Tinps is sound argument ' for newspaper advertising and tells f "how" it should be done as well as t "why:" 1 "No matter what business you are , in, try advertising. Don't try it a j week or a month, but give it a fair ( trial. Put in a good, big ad and change it?yes, change it often, ( spice, it, say something, be clear, pointed. attract, excite. Give it j thoughtful study and as careful at- j tentiou as any department. Don't t advertise everything at once, but | special things?drives, bargains on particular classes of goods, and keep something moving lively all the while. Select a good advertising med- , ium; papers with good circulation, sought and read by the people and by the families in particular?papers of live, newsy locals and county f reading. Don't get the idea into [ your head that you are only helping the newspaper man along or giving him something for nothing. Don't advertise at all if you don't think it will pay you full value received and more." ERADICATION OP 1 THE CATTLE TICK - i Much Additional Territory to be Released from Quarantine February 10th. Washington, D. C. Jan. 29.?The territory in the South freed from cattle ticks and released from quarantine has been increased by 17,106 square miles by an order issued by the Acting Secretary of Agriculture, effective 16, 1914, releasing additional portions of Virginia, North Caro Una Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama. Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. This action has been taken as a result of future progress made in the extermination of the ticks which spread splenetic or Texas fever of cattle. The total area released since the beginning the worg In 1906 now aggregates 215,908 square miles and amounts to about 30 per cent of the territory Infected at the time the work was undertaken. Tennessee is the first of the states extensively Infested by tfie ticks to be entirely freed from this pest and released from quarantine. In 1906 about one-half of this state was under quarantine. The order Just Issued releases a portion of Marlon County, | which was the last remaining part of the state to be cleaned up and reI leased. The success of the work in Tennessee has been achieved through hearty cooperation by state and county officers and cattle owners with the federal authorities. Several other states have also made rapid progress in getting rid of the ticks , anci now imw irco m The portions of the several states | to be released from quarantine on, February 16th under order mentioned are as follows: I In Virginia: The county of Sussex and the balance of the county of Greensville. | In North Carolina: The Counties of Moore, Hoke Scotland, Robeson, and new Hanover. In Georgia: The counties of Morgan and Franklin. I In Tennessee: The remainder of Marion county. I In Alabama: Portions of the counties of Jackson and Sumter. In Mississippi: The counties of Clay. Jasper. Smith, Scott, and I.**flore, the remainder of the counties of Lowndes, Holmes, Madison Attala Rankin Noxubee, Chickasaw and portions of the counties of Claiborne, Warren. Yazoo Sharkey, Bolivar, New ton, Grenada, Leaka Monroe Jones and Lafayette. I In Oklahoma: The county of cotton and the remainder of the counties: of Tillman, Grady, Craig, and Ottawa and portions of the counties of McClain, Osage, and Delaware. In Texas: The remainder of the , counties of Foard, Knox, Haskell, and Mitchell, and portions of the counties of Thorck morton and Wilbarger. The order also provides for a feeding station for non-infected cattle at the stockyards of the Fort Worth & Denver City Railway at Wichita Falls Tex, in addition to the feeding stations already authorized at other points in the quarantined area. Copies of formal order Issued by 1 the Acting Secretary of Arlcul ture , which also defines the territory re mainlng in quarantine, may be obtained upon application to the Chief *, JANUARY 30^ 1914. ?f the Buerau of Animal Industry Department of Agriculture. WashinIngton, D. C.. B. A. I. order 207. COKE It COLLEQK NEWS. Sews Items of General Interest of the Institution. Special to The News. Coker College, Hartsville, Jan. 28. ?It Is customary for the students of the music and expression departments to give a series of concerts sifter the Christmas holidays. Two af these concerts have been given on the afternoons of January 17 and24 at 5 o'clock. The high esteem in which these attractions are held is j shown by the large number of stu- ! Iiintc on>l #-? > t ol#?o fr loiwla wftio ..Gm.wI Liuil VO (III VI V/ VI VHIVIV I I IV IIVIO ?? IIV? (IVIV III! these concerts. I The Glee Club was organized last ; week,by the students of the voice de-, partment. The members of this or- t conization are expoctlng to give "The ' Egyptian Princess" some time this spring. The girls from Lancaster county organized into a club a few days ago. | Miss Bennie Gulp was made president, Miss Franciana Milling, vice president i uul Miss Zula Ingram, secretary and treasurer. The popularity of Miss Bennie Culp ' s shown by the number of offices she 1 holds In the diHerent organizations; if the college. She is president of j the Athletic Association and Tennis 21ub, vice president of the Junior dass and editor of athletic depart- ! nent In the College Annual. Dr. Snyder of Wofford College , Hade a very interesting talk to the 1'. W. C. A. ih the college auditorium Sunday afternoon. Several new students have enrolled dnce Christmas. Our total enrollnent for this year is now 197. The photographer nas been hero 'or the last three days taking pie- | ures for the college annual, "The Milestone." Coker College sent three represen- | atives, Misses Belle Wolfe, Elise ' Hllison and Ray Gandy, to the Stu- j lent Volunteer convention at Kansas :lty during the holidays. They reamed full of enthusiasm and iniplration. They have made Interestng talks on two Sunday afternoons jefore the Y. W. C. A. and will speak onight to the Baptist Young People's Jnlon at the Baptist church. PLEA FOR EDUCATION. Hon. ClAUtl N. Sapp Delivers Speech . at Banquet in Columbia. The Richland Alumni Association >f the University of South Carolina mtertalned at a banquet at the Jeferson Hotel In Columbia Wednesday light the alumni who are members >f the general assembly. Among the speakers was the Hon. Claud N. Sapp, nember of the house from this couny. The Columbia State of yesterday lays of his speech: "One of the best speeches of the ivenlng was given by C. N. Sapp, nember of the house from Lancaser. He made a plea for the support >f the university, promising hlB coiperatlon In matters affecting its wel are, ana aeciarea mai me college lad not received the proper treatneat at the bauds of the people of louth Carolina. He predicted that he day wan not far distant when the mlverslty will be the head of a great iducatlonal system In this state. 'The mlverslty Is a credit to South CaroIna,' said the speaker. The speaker nade a plea for education, declaring hat It must ultimately rule. "Igno-ance Is a cure for nothing,' said the speaker. He declared that there was i better feeling In the state toward he university, and that he would do iverythlng In his power t oellmluate >rejudlce." FAMOUS PAINTING DESTROYED attempt to Restore Damaged Corregglo in Rome a Failure. Some, Jan. 28.?The famous palntng of "The Assumption" by Correg?lo, adorning the octagonal dome of he cathedral of Parma, already much njured by damp, has been Irrevocably ruined owing to a recent attemp it restoration. Several unsuccessful attempts have been from time to time made for the preservation of this celebrated fresco Some years ago It was proposed to raver the painting with thin wire netLing In order to keep It in place .Naturally enough the wire netting was kept In place by means of nails hammered into the walls wnlch disfigured permanently the painting. Now the netting has been removed and the ' painting thoroughly cleaned with hard brooms, which removed, besides the dust and cobwebs, also a great , /Inn 1 r\ f Ihn PAlnrlncr Weevil Revels In Late Crops. Washington, Jan. 28.?The theory ' that the boll weevil can be more effectually controlled In cotton that is i planted late than In an early crop has < been exploded by experiments con-i' ducted in Louisiana by the govern- \< ment bureau of entolomology. > Because advocates of late planting , contended that the experiments of the department had not been conducted j on a sufficiently large scale an un- ( usually large experiment was conduct ed In Louisiana last spring. "The observations," says the department, 1 "prove definitely that late planted crops are sure to be Injured more severely than crops planted early . VETERINARY SURGEON. I haveNocuted In Lancaster for the practice orSay profession, and am prepared to ti\at your live stock for any and all dlsetaM. Calls answered day or night. CaV me at OregoryHood Live Stock Company. W. H. BOTZ, Veterkiary Surgeon. Oradnate U. C. CollegeTWashlngton D. C. ^ Special Notice. The B. Y. P. U. convention will meet with the Pendleton street Baptist church, Greenville, S C., February 17-19. Every church and B. Y. P. W. society should send at least two delegates to this convention. It will pay any church to send at least two of their young people to this convention for the Inspiration they will get and bring home with them. Please attend to this right away. W. L. CROXTON. I Small Accounts1 L ' A : : : AS WELL AS LARGE j ! ONESARE WEL- j I COMfc HERE. Ii J ------ t You need not wait until your business has as- J \l sumed great proportio is before opening an ac J count. \ #' \ i DO SO TO-DAY \ # / # # / #< Our patrons, regardless of the amount of busi I ness done, receive every Courtesy in all matters of y I business entrusted to us, and there is nothing in y y safe banking we cannot perform. Interest paid 011 l, Savings Account at the rate pf four per cent, com- y ; pounded quarterly. I ; ACTIVE DEPOSITORY (OF THE UNITED i STATES GOVERNMENT. t _ ^i j| The First Natiojnal Bank || ;jj LANCASTER, ?, C. j >; CHA8. D. JONES, President. It. E. WYIjIE, Vice President. V E. M. CROXTON, Cashier. E. CURTIS MACKEY, Asst. Cashier. J I i f , v v,h,u,u, v. v,v.v,h,v,u,v,v, "only FOVR JMORE DAYS of the (fclearencc white good sale. Sale. po^tvely close Wednesday night Feb.14th. V. Have you /attended this sale if not ask those who have and see what they have to \ay of tlWbargainst that we are offering. Better get busy jright n< >w and come before it is too lWte. Big values are offered througn out the entire house. FARMERS' UNION MEETINGS. | IN MEMORIAM. Mr. J. Whitner Held to Assist in Ho- Marlon J. Ix>ng. organization of luteal Unions. I'1 memory of our dear brother, ^ # Marion J. Long, who departed this ro the Editor of The Nc^&8. iifo no/?nmunr oa iqiq Qffnj /??? Mr. J. Whitner Reid of Columbia, J,!? ' 1913, aged 03 the secretary-treasurer of the South y Carolina State Farmers' Union , Dearest brother, you are gone and will make a tour of Lancas- left us. tor county next week, reorganizing I To that heavenly world so fair; and forming new local unions. He Safely in the arms of Jesus, will speak at Pleasant Valley next j You are free from toil and care. Wednesday, February 4, at Hleair on i February 6th, at Oscelo on the night Go In peace, what surprise of February 5th; at Riverside on 'Breaks forth upon thy waking eyes, February 6th, and will meet with the i What new visions wait to bless, Lancaster C. H. local union a tthe . We who linger cannot guess, court house at 11 a. m. on Saturday I We who loved you here below, morning, the 7th of February. Loose thy hand and bid thee go. j ii*j nn.crt3Bi.t5u cn.ir.t5UB ui iuobb BI9TKK SAKAII JANE. communities should get together at . once and decide on the hour and place Wilson Discusses Rural Credit*, of meeting and notify Mr. Reld. .. . , na n The time is rapidly drawing near nfon- Jan- 28 ? President when the farmers may profit largely Wilson today discussed the problem by co-operation In buying fertilizer, ?f, rural "edits with Representative* etc., and no progressive farmer can Pla*? and Bulkeley of the house afford to miss Mr. Reld's practical committee, and with Senator talks and suggestions on organlza- * etcher, and the members of the tlon, co-operation, etc. Remember commission that studied the.question the time, the place, the man. Jkon),aa M FJ,^cheI ^,d w?uld g pi q introduces a bill reflecting the views _______' of the commission. Early next week Representative Bulkeley and Majority Subscribe for The News. Leader Underwood will confer with President Wilson and make an efAb Ideal Woman's Laxative. fort to arrange a program for the Who wants to take salts, or castor handling of the rural credit leglslaoil, when there Is nothing better than "?h 'n J)1* house. The congressional 4p Dr. King's New Life Pills for all leaders have not yet decided when bowel troubles. They act gently and j *1*? matter Is to be taken up, but they naturally on the stomach and liver, WM <endeavor to so arrange that the stimulate and regulate your bowels rura' credits legislation when It apand tone up the entire system. Price poars, will not interfere with the re^^ 25c. At all druggists. H. E. Buck- t mainder of the president's program.df|^ len & Co., Philadelphia or St. Louis, legislation. ^ - m