The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, April 17, 1914, Page 4, Image 4
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?Weather forecast for South c?mPu
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north portion; Saturday partly lth 1
, . and w<
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FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1014.
should
are tli
The Fortuer bill promises to be- they a
come an issue in the senatorial cam- we knc
paign and the tolls exemption in the the sis
congressional. some f
law, Is
Universal education is good, but SCalo c
compulsory education Is better. Are
Why are the candidates so afraid ignorai
to make the latter an issue? off the
the pet
The Kershaw Era is urging an- They
other Fourth of July celebration. i>ut wil
If the plan materializes, we hope the their
occasion will be both safe and sane, demagt
"ntggei
"To oppose compulsory school at- They 1
tendance is to advocate compulsory the arp
ignorance of some of the people," tion w
says The State. which
but set
Running for olllce seems to be'teiijKei
the favorite summer pastime in voet tli
South Carolina. Have you publish- i,est in
ed your platform and planned your COnt
campaign? not ha
????????? school,
l-ot all other citizens, besides thev
those connected with the Junior know
Order, follow their example in tak- , kept tl
ing a decided stand against the illicit j,a8t a
sale of liquor in the town and themse
county. sory
* necessi
When he thinks of how easy it is
et an
jto fool the "dear people," our aver- .
K K i is nec
age politician, in opposing conipul- lii< li
sory education, is doubtless remind- I . .'
|ural 1
e<l of the familiar quotation, "Where , ...
hition
ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be ^
wise."
( uucai
The Spartanburg Herald offers ,c> ?('11
this tip to spring cleaners, which wo "Uls 1
cheer-fully pas on to our town and l'H'n
its citizens: "Clean up the front ''Sh
yard and clean up the back; don't arK,m
leave a bit of dirt in any corner or <
crack. jfavor
Tin
'Some over-zealous editors are denial
warning their readers of the evils w?"t
and dangers of the tango, citing the vote,
fate of the Connecticut man, who vv''h
dropped dead while celebrating his '
one hundred and second birthday by ( "l<*y
dancing this "highly improper s<d"H
dance." The exercise was rather 1m'coi
strenuous for one of his advanced
years, but there's no fool like an old ",at
fool. ,larkl
woul
Some men, unable to decide upon Tt
which candidate to support, are so the
afraid of heeding what the news- agaii
papers say, that they let certain of that
these candidates decide mo uiauer m<for
them. The newspapers, of educ
course, are working for an office. libei
while the candidates are thinkikng nias
only oj* the "dear people." liste
ther
In proper sanitary provisions our of t
town is sadly lacking. It is a great ploi
handicap for citizens careful of their aloi
own premises, to have their health
menaced by dirty lots and stagnant 1
waste water. When, if ever, are wit
the town authorities aolng to help sl?i
our people swat Ihe fly by cleaning f,as
np such places? Cot
ted
Those who were disposed to crit- <?ls<
icise President Wilson for hi policy tho
of "watchful waltr.g" in regard to i ik
the crisis in Mexico, will, if honest, tlie
eence their critic! , now that he ej
has brought IP ert to th rc ligation
that there ir. n point beyond as
which he cannot go. The President fol
while averse to plunging this coun- of
try into a bloody war with Mexico, ly,
will not suffer the hoi.or of the trn
United States to be tarnished. Illi
^ "iMwuitua r i i nr UT ?j
T]
AKK IT COMPlLSOItY.
ost everybody we have evor [
is possessed of some pet ^
) or hobby, fabd or fancy in
cases perhaps, but in others a
conviction, which so far outin
importance any of the
considerations of life, that the 11
constantly dwells upon it to fonl
tent that many people call tho A,>r
>f such a hobby "one-ideal,'' or
commonly, a "crank.*' Our
s are perhaps, aware that we, or 5
ive a hobby, one that we hope
\\' (UV
J in common with them, for
our idea comes to be shared ? '
11 v bv the neoDle of this couii- M>'i!
state, we will be a happier, bechu:
we are a wiser, people. ,
doubt not that you have guess- jay
eady, tbis subject which claims y
st and most serious considera- njKj
If you have not, let us tell y
ere and now, it is education. ^un
lsory education, if you please, y
i become universal, education
bo compulsory. The lack of y
tion compelling the attendance -pue
school of all children of school wen
,-ill not work hardships, but Jleu
will bring blessings untold, y
lly to the actual beneficiaries, T
>vs and girls themselves, but' y
3 their parents, who will have stav
sacrifices in order to give their \jUr]
3ii the advantage an education %
le, pcrnaps, will argue that \
lsion is both unnecessary and
locratic, that it is interfering Spei
he individual liberties of men I,
union. Tbey may contend that an 1
s are the best judges of what of >
t for their children. They day
lin oc > tun tf or nf pnilTQO 1 > 111 ernu
ey?always? We know that and
re not in many cases. And chil<
>w that South Carolina, one of wen
: states in the Union without serv
orm of compulsory education wan
next to the lowest in the bonr
>f literacy. mon
our people to remain thus was
it or will they rise and shake grea
lr bondage? It remains with otlu
iple themselves. for
r can win freedom if they will, 19.
II they? Not if they listen to spen
loud-mouthed friends, the long
igues, who alwoys bring in the bad
r" scare to hold them back,
lave already worn threadbare
:ument that compulsory educaill
endanger white supremacy, Spec
danger is, if the people would ('j
e it, a reflection upon the in- llan;
ice of the white man whose seoti
iey are seeking. Those who are ing
formed in regard to education- the
litions, toll us that negroes do retr?
ve to he forced to attend Han;
but go willingly, because yj
want an education. They njce
that ignorance is what has gpri
leir race from progress in the eMg.,
nd are determined to equip yj
Ives for the future. Compul- ,.aHtc
education, we argue, is not gun,
iry for the negro, for he will yy
education without it, but it njI1(.
essary for the white race, arou
though far superior in nat- yj
ntelligence, is lacking in amto
gain what education alone (|e
I ve it. Since the pride of the , yiar
don will not always lead him wlii
icate himself and his offspring, | q
linking certain his leadership, , c?j
we contend that legislation is as
larv. The neero scare is no
EDS LANCASTER NEWS, AIM
with he
OUNTY NEWS r:.:
weather
BUFOKD. of it.
:ial to The News.
uford, April 16.?Remember Bu- Special
school will close Friday night, n?oti
il 24th. Day wa
[iss Lillie Usher spent Monday gumjay
it at the home or Mr. P. (J. Tay- erc|8es
r* for lit
[rs. P. A. Parker is spending the amoun(
k with her son, Mr. B. L. Piirker,
\ Moss
he Antlocli section, whose little ,
* 'ey. Uo
Broughton, is very ill. \ .
, . . ,, aii u Dyclies
he egg hunt at Bethlehem
t .. at a re
rcli was quite a success, a profit
?. ..c. .. J ? *? ci ron i'0<
M-40 was realized for the bun- . ,
, . night,
school.
iiss Leroy Taylor spent Saturday Miss
it with Kliss Beulan Usher. ,ro11
ir. and Mrs. R. W. Parker spent un<'ie?
day in tin? Antlocli section. ville, F
/e are very glad to see Mr. A. N.
iderburk getting aiong so mceiy. ?*"
Ir. and Mrs. B. P. Usher spent Mrs. \\
sday night in ^lixle, where they the we<
t to see the former's sister, Miss Miss*
lah Usher, who has been very ill. college
lessrs. G. W. Knight and Leslie throp '
lor spent Tuesday in Dixie. home f
Irs. Adeline Funderburk has been Miss
ing awhile at Mr. D. A. Funder- jjju vj
McMad
Mess
L()N<?S\ ll.l,K. then ai
\ Bishop1
to The Isews. .
neral <
ongswllle, April 15?There was |Til]or
]asteT. egg hunt given at the home
..... ? . I prevlou
Ir. Tahnage 1< aulkenberry Saturafterulon
at 3 o'clock. A large T
V .to Lan
vd gathered, about i o present ,.
F see th
186 eggs were hid. The little
Iren did enjoy hunting them, all ' Mr '
2 found and brought back and ' '
, _ Sundav
ed at picnic with cake and after- _
. Cora R
1 candy was served. The Faster child
let was won by Mrs. P. E. Black.
, served
and Mrs. E. A. Sims. A prize
. . ., Ronool i
given to the one finding the
. Mlsse
test number and the smallest.
Crensha
> Faulkenberry won the prize
. , of Lane
the greatest number; he found _
Spring.
The balance of the evening was (
t in playing, the little folks will '
. . . ., visited
remember the grand time they
Mr. j
Easter. . g
hAPn In
CASKKYH. (several
week.
lal to The News. Mr.ai
.. . chlldrei
tskeys, April 15.?Mrs. W. J.
.x . , of Mr.
unond gave the children of our
ion an egg hunt Saturday even- ^
at Mrs. W. C. Neely's. After ' 8"
for tno
little ones tired of hunting eggs,
Mr
ishments were served by Mrs. , .
... xt . visited
unond and Mrs. Neely.
Mr.
r. E. VV. Hammond has built a v|Rfted
house in the suburbs of Heath j
ngs, and moved there so he can j^n
ige in farming. A Rfl]
r. J. C. Craig and family of Lan- ^ f.aR1
er visited friends of this section
lay evening.
re are glad to see Mr. T. K. Cun- Thaw
;ham driving his fine horse j chill yt
ind again. j catch c
aster Wilbur Hammond visited * You
ids at Heath Springs last week. ; p8
was accompanied home by littlo . inflame
tha Hammond, wno will spend a j lungs,
le with her grandfather. IUP?
lur school, taught by Miss Effle ^
p. is doing fine. We feel sure aftc*r d
we are having a nine-months' remedi
we are having a nine-months b&?k.
ool. Get a 1
your
ifss Ruby Crenshaw spent Easter Salve I
FREE DEMONSTRATION
You arc invited call and
ami labor saving virtues of tli
O-CEMfc
POLISH
See how clean and bright
and the time and work it save
O-Cedar Polish?an expert <
in attendance all next week
through 25th.
SOLD ON
Your "onoy refunded witli
are in?t ch li ' ed with ()-C<
tried it in your own home.
j LANCASTER HAb
lent against compulsory edu- srh,
, but is strong argument in ^
of It.
>y love to discuss it, too. the j <ogues
and politicians. They i
to excite every man with all
frighten him into believing that I
compulsory education the negro | I
outstrip him, when in reality I
fear enlightenment for purely I
h reasons. When the people 11
lie educated they can think for I
selves and will reason wisely 11
he who would keep them in il
ness is not their friend as hell
d have them think he is.
len for the sake of those w hom 11
aspirants for office would fool I
n this summer, we are asking ?
you help us. Tell them thatll
man who opposes compulsory 11
atlon is doing so with the de- I
pate purpose of keeping the I
ses in ignorance. Bid them I
in rather to him who would bring
n out of darkness Into light, out
he bondage of ignorance into the
ious fieedom which education
le can give.
'he News is in hearty rympathy
h the resolutions looking to the
raping out of blind tigers in Lnn
M-r roumy, miopuMi i?y uanrasier |
lnell, No. 38, Junior Order Uni-|
American Mechanics, put>lished J
iwhere In this issue, and we hope 1
t everv council in the county will
p similar action. Such action by :
.Juniors should unqui stlonably (
in tho crystalization of public
itiraont again at lh< liquor evil, i
well as other evils which
low in its train. Tho crime ,
lawlessness which is, unfortunuteso
prevalent in tho state is
icoable, In large measure, to the
cit sale of liquor. I
ilL 17, 1914.
ir parents, Mr. and Mrs.
ers are glad to see some
, and are making good us? V I
) : KE
HEATH SPUING. y rp?
to The News. I I J"
It Spring, April 14.?Mission |!l| TT A
,s obseryed by the Baptist 1*11 i a
school with appropriate ex- t*|
Sunday light. The collection |?|
)iue anft foreign missions Ijl
ed to $50.00. Ijl
rs. Jesse Mobley, It. P. Mob- I*1
ke Bridges and J. W. H. |*| i I "y'
were given the third degree Ijl
gular communication of Bar- 1*1 Imp \\
Ige, No. 261, A. P. M.t Friday ||j
Anna Bennett lias just returnii
a month s visit to her great 1*1 1 ^
Mr. Horace Bennett, at Gains- I*1 \
'la. She reports a delightful 1*1
A. Beaver and his daughter. itl
J. F. Crenshaw, are spending;
*k with relatives In Rock Hill. >'
es Susie Brfdges of Coker ! !
i and Lucy Bowers of Win- 1 11
were among those who came J
or the Easter holidays. J J)Cr <
Jessie Bell Ballard of Rock '
sited her sister, Mrs. Fraser y
kin. last week. J VOU
rs. T.ewls and Andrew Cau- ! ' yy
ud J. A. Bridges went to y
i-llle, Friday to attend the fu- * VOll
if their brother-in-law, Mr. ! t l*t**
who died suddenly there the '
s day. hH
and Mrs. A. Cauhen motored * ~~~ "
caster Sunday afternoon to >
elr daughter, Mrs. Elmer r "*J
ind Mrs. J. W. Vaughn spent
with their daughter, Mrs.
alley, at Jones' Cross Roads. J
ren's Day exercises were obby
the Methodist Sunday W
3unday morning. y
>s Flossie, Tweedy and Maud *, >
lW, Effle and Beulah T.ingle ?? > *
aster snent Snndav In TTenth
Carl 1 Torton of Kershaw
friends here Sunday.
Flenjamln Bennett, who has ?
the Rock Hill Infirmary I
days, Is expected home this \
id M?*. L. J Mackey and
i of Lancaster were guests
and Mrs. W. M. Hunter Suni
H. P. Mobley has been sick
past few days.
Rimer Bailey of Lancaster
friends here Sunday.
Bruce Williams of Lancaster
his parents here Sunday.
">. M. Jones has a position with
terprlse Mercantile Company,
ti was horn to Mr. and Mrs. J.
ton Friday, April 10.
'heck Your April Coughr.
ring frosts and April rains
>u to the very narrow, you ^
old?Head and lungs stuffod ?
are feverish?Cough contlnnd
feel miserable?You need ? ?
ig's New Discovery. It soothes "yVV
id and Irritated throat and
ntons cousrh. vour head clears .X. -
rer leaves, and you feel fine, j V I
T. Davis, of Stlckney Comer, I P
Was cured of a dreadful cough | X
octor's treatment and all other , I
[es failed. Relief or money ?**
Pleasant?Children like it.
bottle today. 50c and $1.00 at t
Druggist. BucRlcn's Arnica > I
for All Sorer. J*.
a 4
AT OUR STORE
Week h
1 . !$ !!!!
Barn the many turns #X#
(%wh^s loc,
MOP 12
! Fu
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X gJ
it makes vour floors A JJ
;vs. ^Vlso learn about Cb
iemonstrator v. ill be A
I A
from Monday, 'i | st
TRIAL 11J
io?it a 'jucslion [' \ = ?n I *t* cc
dar after you ru?7? ?
WW ARE CO. 11
if Safest Place Top y*
;ep your money is in i
ie evaniC. the Bank i
it sat^fou tov. j
=^W^?=-, / |:i
^'fT HAS OFTEN ' :
s. ^ HAPPENED mt?J
V/-o-*-?! !
? SOME ONE hand banked ten dollars at five
cent compound interest 200 years ago and you
y had that ten dollars and the interest oil it I
would have over FIVE TONS of silver dollars. >
e will pay you 4 per cent interest on the money Z
deposit in our bank and compound the in- J
st every three months.
? :
V
he First National Bank : #
Under Control of United States Government.
LANCASTER, S. C. Z
IN1TED STATES DEPOSITORY. 1
:
-Lightning Struck
OtU itnf 4-V*/\ T/Mim onr\/l Ttni na AT ilia in
WIl IUC Olll tUC lUVVllO^UU X nillt A* A HIO AAA
Anderson was iQRED BY LIGHTNING and did
considerable damage;~Irt^he same time a WIND
STORM was raging and destroyed several tenant
houses. 1
Now listen?the Famfers' Mutual will insure
your buildings and livestock against FIRE,
WIND and LIGHTNING.
See ?
R. T. BEATY, Jr., Agent at the Fanners
Bank & Trust Co., Lancaster,
Or write D. E. BONEY, Manager, Yorkville. i
A^A A^A A^j. A^j.
nrson^x j shelter from x
) ' / business >
x troubles
'8 more available to the
WKHI^^ * \ man with a bank account ?*
B^r^LbOr / than to him who has not,
? ' / // / '"NfiSiStiif JY. ' This bank is always 2
;>- ' 6 I ready to consider appllVA^rf
\/ ff I cations for loans from Its ^
fV\\ / / / ' depositors. Prompt at- ?$?
V\ T^./ Mw-Vi tUt tention is given to all X
M.y applications and every
M.'* courtesy, consistent with *+?
r-w. x- ?(,. sound banking, extend- 1
? <?^ ^\d. v
1 <5?
Ve watch and safeguard your buslnejb and personal interests ?
ry way possible, give you the securitVand receipt of a checking X
ount, collect debts for you in distant places, loan money on deible
security and do a general banking business on fair terms.
STATEMENT OP THE CONDITION OK Y
THE FARMERS BANK & TRD$T COMPANY, Y
iited at Lancaster, S. C., at the close of business March 4th 1914.
RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.
ins and Dls- Capital Stock Paid JlL
counts $111,144.65 in $50,000.00 t .
erdrafts 1,726.97 Surplus Fund . . . . 1,(09.00
rnlture and Fix- Undivided Profits,
Lures 2.876.00 less Current Exe
from Banks penses and Taxes ?/
md Bankers 11,332.22 Paid 6,994.71 + ?
rrency 3,025.00 Jndivldual Deposits f
id 1.005.00 ' Subject to Check. 50,64S.7t
ver and Other Time Certificates of
Minor Coin.. .. 740.36 Deposit 21,540.39 X
ecks and Cash Certified Checks. ... 1,453.74
Items 314.75 Cashier's Checks.,.. 81.81 <??
Total $132,163.94 Total $132,168.94 V
ATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. % ?
County or Lancaster?ss. ^
Before me came W. H. MtUen, Cashier of the above named bank,
10. upon bt'ng duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing
itemcnt Is a true condition of said bank, as show., by tho books
said bank. W H MIDDF.N. &
Sworn *o and subscribed before me this 10th day of March 1914. ? ^
W. P. ROBINSON, Notary Public.
must?Attest: W. T. Gregory, W. P. Bennett. A. B. Ferguson, V
Directors.
ARMERS BANK & TRUST COMPANY % ,
. T. GREGORY, President W. II. MIDDEN, Cashier. ^
II. T. DEATY, Jr., Assistant Cashier. Y