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i >y i 4 GUjr ICauraatrr Nrtua (SEMI-WEEKLY.) JUANITA \V Y LIE Editor VV. S. UOl'UH. . .Business Mgr. PUBLISHERS* ANNOUNCEMENT: Published Tuesdays and Fridays at Lancaster. S. C., by The Lancaster Publishing Company, successors to The Ledger, established 1852; The Review, established 1878; The Enterprise, established 1891, and entered as second-class matter Oct. 7, 1905, at the postofllce at Lancaster, S. C., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION" PRICE: (In Advance.) Oue Year $1.5(1 Six Months 75c lU!|it* Kir OUitfrs in lilt? itinit'iuuuu. Mr. Farmer, sit down and count the cost and you will find that instead of planting cotton next year, it will pay you better, if you sire still wedded to the staple, to bu> what you want of this year's crop at seven or eight cents. The law-abiding. peace-loving people of Virginia are making a determined and agressive fight to drive liquor from her borders. The Richmond Virginian is enlisted in the fight and is doing telling work. We wish the Old Dominion a good deliverance front the abominable stuff. Kdueation will be the salvation of South Carolina. It will incline the ' voter 10 vote rtgiu, inc tanner ki farm right. la fact it will so raise ihe standard of citizenship that we will not have so many periodical revolutions in the state, and revolutions such as we have recently undergone, work injury to all of our people. The election of John J. Me.Maluin to the house of representatives l>y the voters of Iticliland county, was a wi.se choice. Mr. Mc.Mahan has served in the house before and h?made one of the best superintendents of education the state lias ever bad. lie is a man of progressive ideas and has the courage of his convict lUliOi lCven trustee of a school in Lancaster county should visit his school at frequent intervals, talk with the teachers and pupils and otherwise post himself as to the progress the school is making, ir iie has not sufllcient interest in the school to do this, he should resign and give place in sonic one else who will better serve his people. The merchants of (Jreenvllle havi organized an association to accept cotton iit 10 cents a pound in e\. change for merchandise, or in payment of debts. Among the firms w? notice Doster Mros. & Urine <>ui old friend and fellow citizen, Mr. .1 M. ltruce, is the leading member n this firm. We suggest the foruri lion of a similar organization anion* the. Lancaster merchants. Is public sentiment in L'hcaste in favor of a clean, moral t <wn If it is, it seems to us, it is il.ou tirrje for it to crystal ize. It is ai open secret that I>1 in<1 'igtiv, ar flourishing among us. y/lmt are w going to do about if it'9 -ip i somebody to do something. Th News has, from time to tin o, ralle public attention to the ?vil w hie the law-abiding people in the com miinit.v have been talking alout fo quite awhile. Hut talkie* abou and deploring the evil will do n good. Action is what is needed. TO Sl iisi uiiinins, Your subscription must be paid up to and including year marked on your label. If paper is stopped look a<. your date and you will probably find you are behind one year. We cannot send each subscriber a statement. Look at Four Label. If you 'o not receive your paper pron.. Jy we would appreciate it if you will notify us and we will correct the mistake. In the hurry of maili'-? out the papers names of subscribers are sotneti s left off inadvertently. Tl'KSOAY .SKPTKMIlKIt 22. 11H I Weather forecast for South Carolina: Fair Tuesday and probably Wednesday. The Orangeburg Times and Demo crat puts it well when it says, "Kilucation depends more upon the character of the teuelier than upon the excellence of the books." If you are a trustee in any of the schools of the county, ask yourself this question: Am I giving that attention to the interests of the school that I should? Just think of it. the one-time rock-ribbed Republican state of Maine has seen the error of its ways and has come over into the Demo cratic column. When the old state of Hlaine, Tom Heed, Dingley, Frye. and Hale lias "got right." there is (TT COTTON ACREAGE. The Lancaster County Cotton Congress had a good meeting in the court house Saturday. The reports fr-jin the different parts of the county were encouraging. The various school districts will be rapidly organized and local speakers invited to address the organizations. The one sentiment pervading the meeting Saturday was that the acreage in cotton next year should be cut. The only difference in sentiment was as to the > per cent of reduction. Some favored the cutting out of cotton entire ly, but the one-half reduction idea prevailed and resolutions to that elfect were passed. Fledge blanks 1 will be distributed among the growers of the county, binding them to reduce their acreage at least onehalf that of the present year. The congress went on recr rd a>: favoring legislation, either national or state, compelling the reduction in acreage in cotton. Many believe that the reduction can onlv be brought about by compulsion, lint the farmer who, in the light of the conditions now prevailing and likely to prevail for some time, will go ahead and plant more than one half of his present acreage in coMon I3<t year, certainly is a perverse and hard-headed man. to say the least of it. What are tiie conditions" t'lie war in Europe, where about twothirds of the crop is consumed, will leave about 10.O00.O0n hales if cot ton on our hands. Hut suppose, for the sake of argument, that some of the mills in these countries will curtitiue to operate at intervals and that 5,000,000 bales will he consumed within the next year. Kven this, however, will leave 5,000,000 :>,j the 10,000,000 still on our hands, if the mills of this country use 'heir usual amount of 5,000,00^ hales, and it 's doul 1 fill that they will, we will carry over into next year, be; and all doubt, a surplus of 5.000.000 hales, which, with an average crop next year of 15.0uo.oo-i hales, would make a total of 20.000,900 bales next fall, which spells, if it spells anything, four or five cent cotton. 1 The farmers of Lancaster have experienced what four an 1 five tent cotton means. Do they want to go through the same experience again? If not let them make up their minds right now, irrespective of what any- ' body else may do, to cut their at reage. After all. the matte" is up to < each individual farmer. If he goe* ahead and plants his usual acreage ' in cotton and is confronted with lour or live cents per pound for i' next fall he will have only himself 5 to hlnnie. In our judgment it is better to let the land lie out rather than plant more than half of it in cotton. ( KAIsK FIM>|> CHOI'S. Those farmers who have been in the hahit of buying their corn, oats, < meat and Hour, even at cash prices, 1 had better stop and ponder well the situation that now confronts them. > The great world powers are now i engaged in a death struggle, the end of which no man can see. The agri- , cultural fields of Kurope, which supply the teeming millions of those countries with food stuffs, will be ! uncultivated. The men are now in ' the armies. If the war continues, | and the probabilities are that it will, go on for a year or more, the food supply of Kuiopi will he exhausted ' and famine will mniiont the poo pie They \n i 11 look, mainly, to the , I I'nited States to feed them. Tlu demand for food stuffs will be unprecedented. The prices, of eours", will be regulated by the demand. The American farmer who has luckily raised more than lie needs, will find a ready market at a high price. I'.ut the farmer who usually buys his food stuffs from the store, and who fails to raise them himself next year, will find himself in a bad fix lint there is time to prepare for the high prices of the food stuffs, by getting the ground ready for next >e*r. The way to begin is to sowcover crops as well as oats and wheat, as soon as practicable and in the spring sow more grain and Ir 11111 i iii ii. Nci nn ion lie ;i sccmid,i.'iry consideration. MIC. ICI < IIA l( I IS Sl'KAKS. f Mr. Itichards, defeated candidate for governor, lias n' last spoken. ; He makes the startling announcement: "The second primary is ended and I am defeated by a big niar jority," and again, "I have mo re? grets or apologies to offer." The t fact that the primary is ended and it that Mr. itichards was defeated by ? "a big majority*' wns well known to e the public, and nobody, that we o know of, is asking him to offer any e "regrets or apologies." We comd mend the Hon. Mr. Richards "tc a h prudent husbandry of his owi^ re i- HourceH," as well as to the advisr ability of holding on to the ot'ue of it railroad rommissfoner fo?* the next o four years at an annuel salary of $1,000. V THE LANCASTER NEWS, CXMMKKATIOX. Now is the time for armers, mer- 1 chants and bankers to co-operate together for the good of all. The > farmer, who owes money on his crop, should see the bank or merchant, or ( fertilizer company, as the case may be. and talk matters over, especially to see if arrangements can be made ; to hold cotton for a higher price. The creditors may be ever so willing to indulge the debtor, but he is doubtless owing money also and has to UtJ 111 cl puoiiiuil IU IIIUIVC It-1 un WIVH the man higher up. The first, step Is to place the cotton in a warehouse and hold for higher prices. If the cotton Is under mortgage or Hen, the warehouse receipt should he surrendered to the mortgagee or lienee, who can doubtless use the cotton as a basis of extended credit, which at the same time puts him in a position to indulge the man who | owes him. So the first thing to do is t<> get the cotton in a regular bonded warehouse. Then if you are out of debt, I hold the cotton as long as you piease. If in debt, get the creditor to loin with you in holding until such a time as it is mutually agreeable to sell. As much cotton as is possible should be kept off the market and the vay to keep it off is for those interested to co-operate to that end. "county II? V I il/wl'l I I 1/ Special to The News. Tradesville, Sept. 21.?Mr. ami Mrs. Richard Dees and children from Rock Hill, who attended the funeral of the latter's father, Mr. Wesley Hunter, returned home Sun- ! day. Mr. S. L. McMunus of Charlotte is moving hack to Tradesville. We are glad to welcome him back. Misses Zulee and I la 1 lie McManus and Kfliie Funderburk spent Tuesday night with Misses De/.ie and Mae Funderburk. Mr. Men Funderburk left Tuesday for Clemson to enter school there. Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Funderburk of Pageland spent Thursday night at the former's mother, Mrs. J. B. Funderburk. Miisse Cora Parker of Antioch is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. Claud Funderburk. Misses Mae and Zulee Funderburk left Wednesday for Gastonia, \\ ('., to enter college there. Mrs. S. M. Funderburk of Lan- << aster, who spent a week with Mrs. I. M. Funderburk, has returned borne. IIHATH SPRING. Special to The News. Heath Spring, Sept. 21.?Messrs. I\ H. Hcimett. (1. I). Fills, it. S. Watson, \Y. T. Mohley and Wesley Mackey motored to Columbia Sun- st lav. ,.| .Mr. and Mrs. It. 1$. Mackey of j, laincaster spent Sunday afternoon U( with Mr. and Mrs. II. A. I lor ton. H Mr. Harvey Mohley has gone to 'harleston to resume his studies in Ci I lie South Carolina Military' Acad-1 K< my. in Mr. and Mrs. J. Toy Hunter spent it Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. D. S. j, -tmall ' . Hi Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Mohley of al ['atawha Junction spent Sunday af- M] ternoon with Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Mohley. Mr. Hex Stover has accepted a po- w dtion as salesman with Mr. Andrew Sl B. Cauthen. tl Master Floyd Watson is in Colum- jt l?ia having his eyes treated. n Mr. ! ]. C. Croxton went to Hock (| Hill Sunday to visit Mrs. Croxton at s, (he infirmary. n Hev. H. F. Carson of the Huford n Monument station spent Monday In S1 town. , t; Mrs. J. C. Milliard is with her 0 daughter. Mrs. P. T. Twitty, for a few days. p Mr. J. K. Caskey of Kershaw \ pont Sunday with his mother and sister here. d Mr \V. K. Moore of Columbia Si spent Saturday night in \ Heath i; Spring. o Messrs. Bruce Williams and Wen- p lei 1 Wilson of Lancaster were here n Sunday. c Miss Bessie Mobley of Kershaw n visited lie re parents, Mr. and Mrs. u W T. Mobley, Sunday. Mr and Mrs it. (). Small were o guests of Mr. and Mrs. I) W. lien- p drix Sunday. p Mr. W. L. Orimminger of Flint Hidge lias been sirk several days. Mr. A. I.. Mobley has accepted a position in Hock llill. Mrs. E. <\ Croxton came home from the Fennell Infirmary Monday afternoon. Ill V X IIAI.K OF COTTON. Buy a bale of cotton. Buy two, three, or four; There's lots of people buying now That never bought before. Make some poor soul happy; Help lift this load of care, That's banging o'er our Southland, Like a cloud most everywhere. Lend your hand, won't you? There's lota of debta to pay; And lota of little moutha to feed Out on tlio farina today. Now buy a bale of cotton; The time la nljUi at hand, To help our brother farmer. That he mav help our land JOHN J. FI'TREIXK. do to the ant. thou fllugftard; gho doean't make a noiae In the world, and yet ahe Isn't burled at the expense of the county. ' ' 8EPTKMHKK 22, 1<>U. THE FIR . of South Carolir Loans and Disco Overdrafts, secur y^??k&>^?Pw TT. S. Bonds to se esuSB&akL^S* S' ?oa<*8 to s< bonds to f Bonds, Securities, *),ie ^rom Nation; Hue from State a JjTl '> u3Wf Bankers, Trust (&Xrfwtw tags Banks . . Mr Due from approi i Central lteserv ! , In other Reserve Cliecks and othe c^2 Notes of other N ^^jSr\X^3ui Fractional Paper Lawful Money It ?T\ Specie A Redemption funt fosfc^y urer (5 per cei Total Capital Stock pai w'.^T^v Surplus fund . . sES^tfW Cndivided Profits W* National Bank N Due to other Nat (Jr ';Xvtxv Dividends unpaid Individual depos Tlmn portlflpnto? ter days or MSx days or longer f y r\V Tort 1 fled checks. /\^A Cashier's checks t /-J United States dep \'J /C\ Notes and bills i IlsJ Hills payable, li \J/ money borrowe /) Total (y STATE OF SOU! I, E. M. Croxto solemnly swear th my knowledge anc Subscribed and September, 1914. Correct?Attest: MUTT AND JEFF IN MEXICO " j Thurs I xperi riill be Presented at the Mackey Room Opera House Thursday, SeptemlHM' ill, at True to his/iromise, Gus Hill of-j >rs a new vallele each successive ?auou for Had Fisher's eccentric . laracter conceptions, "Mut and 1 A aff." One cannot imagine tlie yrd- | * ii> the t:mk of t I lrnishing a new bo7?k for the ludi- ^ o?8 frolics of tlu/e two ill-mated miirs, for the rea/oii that the pace ?t by the origin./ production Is a ard on* to folio/. There must be laugh to every/line of "Mutt and lifT" dialogue. 1 scream to every tuation; the auutence looks for it nd it must be forthcoming. New lies, mind you. not, old time worn gags," however, Mr\ Hill has sue eded admirably in j keeping faith! ith his patrons and/has offered aj uitable und satlsfac/ory book for] le past four years./"Mut and Jeff i Mexico" bids fiyr to prove the lost successful oy all former prouctions under th<1 title, which alone ] nggests hunton/even to the lay-j tan's mind. yonderful opportu-> itles are otTcr/d for scenic display j nd light effects, which have been j iken adantag?!^?*Cto their fullest , xtent. The llrst sOene is laid at , miapolis Naval Aralemy, when a i robable war is aauounccd with ! lovixn A hnttlpRhni i? about to nil for Vera Cruz uJuler sealed or- j orn. "Mutt and .1 eg." disguised as . Rcrot service men,/ succeed in ob11iii 11K passage to Worn Cruz. Once n board the batt/ship the fun boIns and contlniKS unabated for early three houi\. interrupted, of ourse, by some Tuneful chorus umbers, songs, duncm and tango ' laueuvers or specialty Ventures. For the coming sealon Mr. Hill ffers the most capable!company of erformers he has ever lieen able to ather together. Those two Comics," "Mutt and Jeff," with ' ? f Wfl"1 rai "Muttahd The One Show 1 A Laughing Jubile With "S 50 and 1-3 PEOPLE?Inclu nwmiwmt . limw Am I No. 78T>8. IT OF THK CONDITION OF ST NATIONAL HAP la, at the close of business September RESOURCES. unts $236,5< ed and unsecured 3,81 cure circulation 50,01 scure U. S. Deposits ...$17,500 jcure V. S. Deposits. . . . 10,000 27,5' , etc. (other than stocks) 17.8! Furniture, and Fixtures 3,4 al Ranks (not reserve $ 2,817.37 jul Private Banks and , Companies, and Sav 2,156.11 red Reserve Agents in e Cities 7,917.27 Cities , 7,509.81 r Cash Items 4,335.59 atlonal Banks . . . . 7 60.00 Curre.icv, Nickels, and 142.64 esercc in Bank, viz: 10,252.70 1 with U. S. Treasit of circulation . . . . 2,500.00 38,3! P $377.6! LIABILITIES. d in $ 50,0i 25,0i i, less Expenses and Taxes pand 5,31 oles Outanding 49,0i tional Banks $ 2,491.23 16.00 its subject to check 123,018.05 of deposit payable afafter notice of 30 59,793.22 334.00 mtstanding 603.42 osits 25,000.00 211,2! rediscounted 16,0* winding obligations representing d 21,0( $377,61 'H CAROLINA, ?ss. County of Lane n, Cashier of the above-named bank, iat the above statement is true to the be 1 belief. B. M. CROXTON, Cashk sworn to before me tliiis 16th daj JOHN CRAWFORD, Notary Pub Chas.I). Jones, Jno. A. Cook, W. F. Lsi Directors. entire official family will come | taught ? Mack^y opera house next :nnj :iv day nightrSiMpliMiih>?p- ^4.~TrTt<i l^rTT** ence with (lus Hill's 'Standing Reserve Only" sign, should have caster 1 yoo\ C - r lll'l'* 1 1 \0GOf?R / ; \ T^v,r00 ( i } \ ^l.fr PA"15 Jv ' T IF THE GIRL IS FOOLISH MU ' I SHOULD WORRY HURSDAY? Jeff in IV Fl^at Can Always e---See >Them Take MOKELESS? Powde ding 25 Entrancingly Beautifi (put) ; TOUH MONEY WHERE IT ?.? WILL I irn ^BE ott.oo -O^j^EEi DO. 00 K-K IT WILL DO.00 come: ik HANDY SOME 1 PAY I >5.02 V - / )0.00 *jro.>ZS)0.00 ! 2. 'J 6 l aoter do st of sr. r of lie. iney, you lo sec*ure scats in advance oid disappointment. w5i)c, 7He, $1.00 and $1.50. now on sale at LanPharnutcy 1 I 11 r tH.IIT lexico" r Come Back Vera Cruz r il Mexican Maidens