The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 25, 1914, Page 4, Image 4
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Vltin.W, KI-'.PTKMIlKIt U~, 11)11.
Weather forecast for South
Carolina: Showers and cooler Friday;
Saturday fair. yj
in
Now for a county fair. v.
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an
We really must have one this fall.
th
It's success depends upon your co- ('r
operation. So
Nt
The fair will show you the silver go
lining to the war cloud. tit
It will help us all for town and ! hll
county to unite in a great common pu
purpose. ha
? po
Remember in the beginning, it is ke
OUR fair, yours, mine, everybody's mi
in Lancaster county. tjc
We nominate the Hon. John
Lowndes McLaurin as ambassador to J
Pernambuco.
fui
"One touch of cotton has made
the whole country kin," says The tio
Atlanta Journal. au
no
England should send Sir Lionel wa
Carden over here for awhile and put
him under the tutelage of Mr. John le*
Llnd. tin
pe
Now it's in order tor Mayor An pi|
drews of Georgetown to come 0111 sol
saying lie lias 110 "apologies" t< ac
make or "regrets" to offer. ! ou
J
We must see that tliere are rep
will gladly go Into each school dlstrict
and present the matter, but
don't wait for them ?o ? II you. j
Make up your mind right, now to reduce.
Itj
St
The best way to go at lhe reduc- cc
tion of acreage, Is to arouse such a "
sentiment In each school district of
the county "n favor of a one half rut
In acreage -f cotton that no farmer Wi
will dare go contrary to the popu- <(
lar Idea. j
St
We hope the cot. en acreage. will
be cut at least one-half, all over the
vuihmi nuura, mil wn-n:ir 11 IS (1011P III
ho generally or not, we want, to see dt
It done In Lancaster county Don t (Ji
lei the farmers delav mail forced to 111
do If by lewls i? ton bn; sign one of A
the pledgo blanks when preserved sa
to yon and stlTk to the pledge. w<
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"PAUL Ci. McUOKKLE."
"Mr. l'aul G. McCorkle has accei
I the position of general agent 1
e Accident and Health departure
the General Accident Assuran
)rporation of New York. Eve
le who can possibly do so ought
rry a policy of accident and heal
surance, and those in need of ti
surance will find it very much
eir interest to place their buslnt
ith Mr. McCorkle. He represei
ie of the best and strongest co
mies and those who may take
dlcy with him will know that
few of them."?Gaffney Ledgt
Yes, contemporary, you are rig
saving "such men are inigh
mraon clay." We have some
e "clay" In this quarter of t
)he. hut very little attention
id to what they say or <lo. Th
e just constitutional grumble
id ten-penny-nail gnawers, pa
I hope of redemption. But i
II do nothing else than ji
iut up'' \sitli them and move
renely.
IM> VOl WANT SIDKWALKS?
The city council arc now ready
gin the paving of the sia
ilks of the town. Whenever t
operty owners fronting on o
le of a city square agree to p
le-half of the cost, work will eo
ence at once. One whole side
city block, 396 feet long, can
id with a good six-foot cemt
Ftlk for something lilf $1.10, to
lid by the owners of abutting pr<
ty. We urge upon all pf our Ci
ns to co-operate with the c
(uncil In getting good sidewal
r the town.
COOLY, NOT "COLEY."
"The Coly on Constitutional Li
nllnno rnforfart In
evenson in his opinion on iimitl
itton acreage Is not lioven
lease. The explanation may i
s out of order.?Greenwood indi
The late Judge Thomas M. Coi
as the author of the great work
institutional Limitaiions. The ty)
tter was at faul* and not M
evenson.
In the matter of the illicit sale
I nor in the town, we recall tl
iring the administration of Mnj
regory the blind tigers had to si
) shop and pay heavy fines hesid
repetition of Mayor Gregory's ri
de against them, by deteetiv
Dtlld ?lo the work.
reseiiuuivi? exniuus. i.very section t|1(
of the county should send product; m.
front its schools and farms. tU]
Lancaster cannot "lead" with "l'
muddy streets and sidewalks. Cooperate
with the city council and
cement will replace the mud. ^
Now didn t Coley "cut a rhine" up nn
in New York amc.-.s; tho.-t ' Van- th<
kee," "cussinK" out Senator Smith Wf
ami President Wilson?
Let all property owners in town
co-operate with the city council am' n
CO
our citizens will not have to wt
through mud on the sidewalks to
get about.
pa
The value of co-operation was ar
never better demonstrated than in an
tin* "Huy-a-Bale" movement, which a"
lias been the largest contributing ca
factor to tlio rise in the price of I1
cotton.
Tomorrow, September 26, is
Orphanage Work Day." Those who
give the proceeds of the day's work be
to the fatherfess and motherless ws
will be richly rewarded. pr
si I
The editor of The (Jaffney Ledger or
reminds his readers that "he who m
does not contribute toward the sup- a
port of his church and borrow his ja
neighbor's paper has a very alim WJ
chance of getting to heaven." pf
er
Speakers from the court house on zp
the reduction of acreage proposition C(,
THE LANCASTER NEWS,
.1. MARION SIMS.
pt" We wish to congratulat* the |
^ Marion Sims Council, Ley Scouts of
ice America, organized so auspiciously
>ry this week, upon their wise choice of
a name. Few men have accompiish^
ed more for the relief of suffering*
to humanity than J. Marion Sin;s, a
>89 native of Lancaster county, at com* |
plislied during his career as a sur-j
geon. His "Story of My LMe, ' told
jj0 in straighfordward, unaffected style
nd is an autobiography which every
by Boy Scout would find pleasant and
LU' profitable reading, for it is the true
W 3
)8*t history of a boy who made the most
sh of his opportunities, who overcame
lia .. * * ?? * 1 - ? - >
uvoiuvit- ?ii it'i uusiune unu ?nose
rise from obscurity to honor and
fame should spur on other Lan aster
boys to great accomplishment in
,s" this latter day, when such sup< rinr
<>r advantages are within easy reach of ?
s>? all. The council honored itself in _
l'3 thus honoring the memory of Latiys
caster county's most distinguished
on and useful son.
n
:ir What has become of our Buy-a
is Hale movement? It started off well
>e- in Lancaster, over a hundred bales
?
m- having been subscribed, but has apsh
parently been dropped. A further
canvass should be made and a com- pr<
mittee appointed to collect the
money and to buy any distress otton
that should come upon the mar- xvj
ket. We notice that other commanities
htfve perfected their plans i nd
i' are retiring the distress-cotton as it
, ra
!ja conies in. We suggest that the n
P(j Chamber of Commerce further the j0,
lie plan here. The matter calls for
j(l prompt action if it is to accomplish
JO anything. tU
n. ?? un
The Yorkville Enquirer, sin^e the no
fall of its idol, Governor Blease, is
devoting a considerable portion of
its editorial space to eulogies Of its j
other also dead, but not burled, po- jia
111 litical idol, McLaurin. In a recent lin
he
panegyric it says of the Hennettsville
ex-statesman, "He knows poll- _r (
tics and is a politician," which seems
to us somewhat of a doubtful coni'
8 pliment. I It
o
n- The recent announcement that
to Rrenau College will accept cotton at tj,
tea cents in payment of tuition, will
insure the completion of her eduor
cation to many a farmer's daughter
in Georgia. The example set by this
lle institution is one which other coley
leges might well follow. k
lie ed
ss When the consumers of cotton ' ?
ho
ne fun, out that the producers are not
m going to sell them cotton for less a
il- than it cost them to make it. they
n- will go on the market and buy at
if nrevn t line Iirlcnu f<mr !...? ......
ke have to pay more for it later on. lia
,vs if
le. The fanner who would sell his
ho
e- cotton for less than ten cents a nI1
?r- pound, onght to go further and sell In
in ids other crops, stock and land, if
he has any, and work at something
else, for he is certainly not cut out p.,
for a farmer. . ye
in lef
If the city fathers happen to be a
lg re
n little short of funds in the treasury, vij
he we suggest that they could easily
ti- replenish it by getting after the
ve blind tigers, which rumor says are
?r w<
' | doing a thriving business within ju
the city limits. mi
ty ' hi
of Have you become a cotton buyer of
'l<* to help along the new movement? \?
is Jo
e>' NOTH or THANKS.
rs
tst Hunter Family Very Appreciative of do
yve Kindness. th
ist To the Kdltor of The N(\vs: ('?
on Please allow us space in your
columns to express our thanks, lirst
to tho Trc/desvlllo Junior Order and
to our neighbors and friends for
their kindness and help in tho hour
to of grief and distress. They were always
ready to administer to our
wants. They stood by my lamented
he husband's bedside to the last and Pr
no ministered to hie wants untiringly to no
ay the end. We pray the Lord to bless de
each of their homes. Words cannot to
m express the gratitude of our hearts nil
to our friends for the favors they be- wi
be stowed upon him in time of need, im
,nt There is a vacant chair in our home At
. 4 which cannot be filled, a voice we Ai
" loved to hear is stilled. He cannot
>P- come back to us but our prayer shall
iti- be that we all may stand on the
jty right hand side with him and hear in
Jesus say "Come ye blessed of my Si
s Father, enter thou into the Joy of w
thy Lord." One more act of kind- pi
ness we wish to thank our friends
for. is when our fodder was ready to in
? be gathered thirty-two men came hi
*p" in and pulled it for ub and when ei
_ Cured and ready for the tarn,'tr
* twenty-live fame bnck and honved It Ib
for u8. For these acta of kindness b\
K our hearts overflow with love for our
neighbors and friends for their kind3ly
ness to us. May Ood's blessings rest '
on richly upon each and every one is
our prayer co
|H* HUNTER FAMILY. re
r- . pr
Spot Lights.
Exchange.
of A detective was being congratuln- ,*?c
lnt fted by a New York reporter on the
connuci or a ramous cast*.
or / "How did yon do it? You muat
?iave employed some mnrveloua
es. method," said tlie reporter. UI
m- "Oil. no." said the detective. He ***
added:
"You cast a great deal of light on
| a criminal just by shadowing him."
ue Is ripp, we think, for beginnii
e ag ition for state-wide pr
bition along with state-wide coi
lsory education. South Carolii
s tried all of the hobbies of tl
llticians for regulating the whl
y traffic. The last time the seni
?nt of the state on the liquor que
in was tested, during Tillmar
cendency in the nineties, the pe
3 voted for state-wide prohlhltlo
t the wiiy Benjamin, in order
rther his own political ends, mai
8 legislature give them the iniqi
ius dispensary law, which was f
ch a long time a stench in tl
strils of the people. The peop
uu state-wide prohibition and th
R going to have it. but we fear tl
tislature will not vote for it unlc
a matter is referred back to t!
oplo. A state-wide prohibit)!
I, as well as a state-wide cotnpi
ry education law, should be e
let! in the near future. Hut
r legislators lack the nerve to tal
e initiative and enact such lat
tliout being advised by the peopl
en let the people themselves d
ind that they be given an oppc
nlty of registering their will up<
e question.
ALWAYS IN KVIDKNC'K.
"We still have one or two men
Is community who stand around <
e street corners and from mornii
til night complain about the tow
sir neighbors, their taxes and tl
ather. Such men are mighty coi
>n clav and it i? fortunate we t>n
is a policy in a goou company a
at every representation made
r. McCorkle is strictly true. Pa
cCorkle is a prince of Rood folio
id is deservingly one of the m<
ipular men in the state. We wl
r him the abundant success in 1
i\v field of labor which he so ricl
serves."
The above editorial from T
?rk News will be read with pie;
e by Mr. McCorkle's Lancast
lends, whose name is legion. '
ore popular man ever lived in tl
wn and his admirers are alwa
ad to meet and talk with him <
s occasional visits here. A sple
d opportunity of showing th<
iendship in a substantial way
>\v presented and we hope and I
ve that Lancastrians will reniei
r their friend when they wi
t li insurance as lie represents.
CltOIIIIUTION I'OU SOITII
CAKOLIN A.
The prohibition wave lias swe
rginia, the Mother of the Stati
to the dry column. Cleorg:
>rth Carolina. West Virgin
id Tennessee have preced
e Old Dominion into t
y column. Then why shou
utli Carolina linger long hehin<
iw that the politicians and dem
gues have received a set-back, tl
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SEPTEMBER 20, 1914.
(3Jouncj manual
'Dak* time?consider. f
select th? pattern for ,your Jt
ten 3ucce?5. Caen time yot
your occupation uou musl
you elect a definite ccmr,5<
COety successful
day v5 a lb SaOc
One dollar uDill
Our Bat
I SaO'ituy
1 Mates- THE FII
^ JMetw
V. UNIT!
the Soi
From Other Papers "nlhre
tions or,
concern
1 Advice. . .
Quit howling and sow oats.? y ?
igelaiul Journal. approac
the nat
Second the Motion. transcat
Let us turn our attention to more ' ' (
ifltahle matters. The State. try thai
Chee.Tp. h?U8es
To the boys who also ran: There
11 he other races. ?Anderson Mail.
Then
l.cs*t We* Foik?(. sense iti
Mr. Farmer, sow more grain and dent of
ise more hogs and cattle. Re- the Wo
mber the European war.?Tuga- the !
> Tribune. ton clot
. demand
t'noilleial Prayer for Peace. Then
And if you don't care to wait un- we are
October 4. we dare say a little The wa
official praying for peace will do being c
harm.?The State. two-thil
South.
"Cheer Up." demand
Cheer up?it is mum better to bo th<
rd pressed financially than to be cotton i
rd pressed by the enemy with gat- mand. a
g guns.?Spartanburg Journal. Nobody
Many
A men. posed t
Iking of this European war, clubs,
f it were done when 'tis done, then c'"bs m
'twere well the wor
were done quickly." never b<
?Columbia Record. did any
t ? the (
We'll IJke to Meet llim. 'tut i
lere is a man in our town. through
The wisest e'er I saw; the wea
? talks a lot, but never says own mf
A word about the war. they wi
?The State. Istence,
get evei
l<ot the Farmer Answer. that ou
Why should our markets be fore- ,nan 8 ^
to buy beef out West, when we ???
uld furnish this beef right here at
me. giving better meat and at J
eaper priees and at the same time
good profit both to the seller and
irket man??Chester News.
Alas, How True. Kfith
Though a man lie a drunkard ;md ,,, i
r and aeknowledged sneak thief,
he have a glib tongue men who aK?ouclj
mid not tolerate him in their 'hp Sotp
mcs will sit on the stroot corner ( Pract'
d listen while he talks. ? Fountain
Tribune. Poature
partmen
A Certain Remedy. Museum
If every farmer iti the South will ated ap;
rn half the cotton he raised this '
ar, he will net more for the half
t than lie will for his whole crop. ?
tat would be a drastic but certain
medy for the situation.?Green- i
le Piedmont. ! a *
y
la><?k About You.
You can alwuys And somebody in J
>rse il\ than yourself if you will
st look around a bit. While yo-i
ay he worried over having to dodge I
II collectors these days just think
the poor Germans who are having
dodge bullets. Spartanburg
urnal. u
V ]
More Food. ^
Wheat has gone up and cotton * ?
wn. Get busy and sow more wheat M
an ever this fall and plant less Jr.
tton than over next spring. The
>rld can make last year's clothes
a wnno longer, nut last year's ^
ad supply Is gone. liaise more aCC
ad now and loss fibre.?Spartanrg
Herald. SOU
X yoi
So Mote It He.
We want to go on record with the
edletlon that in five years from
w grain and cattle growing in An
rson county will have developed lo?c?
such an extent that thrice the an- I
tal amount now being marketed
11 be required to supply the deand
that will have sprung up for X
tderson county grain and cattle.? Ov
iderson Mail. ji?u
The ltlgtit Spirit. I
"If I had ten thousand dollars to V
vest just now." said a well known &
ilisbury gentleman yesterday, "I V Cu
ould buy cotton at ten cents a V qc
>und." The speaker argued that
> would thus he nble to render aid X
time of need and at the same time
s confidence in cotton is 3trong Ch
>ough to lead him to regard the X^
ansaction as a profitable one. Tnis
the spirit which is making the A r
iv-a-bale movement worth while. '
Salisbury Post. JL aov
^r oii
Hurrah For South Carolina. V .
South Carolina deserves to be wel- ?&
med back Into good society and re- X wh<
ived In good standing. In her first t mei
Imary she defeated Hlease for the 1>ai(
nate and In the second of Tuesday JL t
e beat the Hlease candidate for
ivernr>r. Having rid 'herself of
is great Incubus the United States X Cot
America can now afford to take In t
>uth Carolina, upon one condition
at she never again Is guilty of such JL r?
?becoming conduct. Salisbury t V J
>st. %
The (ireatest Financier. J
The world's greatest flnnncler 1?j VVN
J
ft "
t do jou^nifltt tobc? j^f
Jjau one the designer i you must *???'
xture. >A hasti/ start vJon't hasi
change ^crnr mind and shift
t re-tearn and re-earn. <UtitiU. hA.
i yon must accept guidance!' j
man's advice to\\ L
cUourS}Uontyfi HeecATt. pft
irt uou. 3*rlnq it to /FN. f ? S i
ik today! * ftv\ dt jflT
1ST NATIONAL BANK, ^
Lancaster, S. C.
3D STATES DEPOSITORY.
ith Carolina farmer's house- NEW IIYMN HY l>R. THAYER.
hier daily investments exceed
.... .. , . I.iincastec Pastor Writer of Rewdness
the clever transac- liKious Verse.
i Wall street and no business The following beautiful hymn is
or corporation, however the recent production of Itev. J. 11.
leered, has ever been able to Thayer:
h her in economy. She is j Q Rook of Uooktll BO prer,OU8.
ions ablest trader and her j q word of God. so fair.
Lions more nearly reflect the ! Thy pages, how resplendent,
s and prosperity of the couu- J Thv promises, how dear.
1 the reports of our clearing i ^ Hook of Books, we take thee.
?Anci-v ; m Intelligent ><r. 1 As counsel, guide, and friend,
To follow thee while living,
int the women May Do. ! To ,rust theo at ,he end
? is a great deal of good ; ..
i the suggestion of the presi- , ...
the Georgia Federation of 1? VVord of Words, unfailing,
men's Clubs that the women ? source of perfect lite.
South should wear more cot- (A)ur,J0?' ?"rllhop*' ""lr#.comfort'
lies in order t0 *oerease the , ? . ajJ ttl. . n' . ,. . V
for cotton goods. O Word of Words, how splendid.
> is no doubt of the fact that f*\al1 a? ^ triumphs be.
facing a serious situation, i >Yhen trut* sha11 rr,Rn ^rever,
r in Europe has for the time r rom s<>a 10 aoum,,nK 8eaut
off the market fc~ about
ds of the cotton crop of the ' ?
The mills havo had a similar <> Hope of all creation,
for their Roods to he cut off. j Cpon thy open page,
e women will !)pgin wearing Is seen the light eternal,
toods it will increase the de- Of every clime and age.
ind it will help the situation. ? hope of all the people,
can question that When wars and carnage cease,
of the men have been dis- 1 Reveal to weary nations,
o poke fun at the women's The Christ as Prince of Peace.
While admitting that the JAMES H. THAYEP..
ay be a source of pleasure to | The tune of Ewing is suitable,
nen, a great many men have | This is the tune usually sung to
een able to see that the dubs | "Jerusalem, the Golden."
real good to the women or j ?
5ow?l7' the womeu'R club. MfM-UHlX
out the South will stimulate "Vwft W\o (\os\to"\cv \k
ring of cotton goods, oy their wW. W.I W\U W
mbers and by other women. aO.?AOW.v\TftCl&S,
11 be able to justify their ex- ? * _ .... w.
and will at the same time ' C0A/V3^O\3tXAi)VVCVJ^^^^vDvt.a
with the men in a manner i
ght to appeal to every wo- 'I NK FIKST XATIOXAL I1AXK
ieart.?Anderson Mail. 1 OF LAXCASTKIt
dedical College of the State of South Carolina
SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE ANI) PHARMACY.
Vilwned and Controlled by the State.
Session OperK^October 1st, 1911, Closes June 3rd, 1915. V
New Building reftdyvfor occupancy October 1st. ID 14. Advantr
located opposite Ropbcjlospital, one of the largest Hospitals in
Lh. Hospital containing 2p8S(l)ods.
'cal work tor Senior StudentsIn^Kgdicine and Pharmacy a special
Large and well-equipped Laboratories in both Schoois. Deit
of Physiology and Embryology in afflliiuTon witn the Charleston
i. Nine full-time teachers in Laboratory Branches. Six gradujointments
each year in medicine. For catalog address
OSCAR W. SCIIIjEKTER, Registrar. Charleston, S. C.
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This Bank %
Built x
on the rock of "ample ?
pel*** / resources." Financial
Kt,nmy und $ *
Ko, but we are always X
re?dv to meet nml rln.
-o fy them. Keep your
ount here for safety's sake. Keep it where the reirees
are always ample for any demand. We invite ?$?
i to read our last statement.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF* fy
THE FARMERS BANK & TRUST COMPANY, V
ited at Lancaster, S. C., at the close of business June 30, 1914.
RESOURCES. LIABILITIES. V
ins and Dls- Captal Stock Paid
:ounts $166,646.43 In $50,100.00 %
jrdrafts 1,844.06 Surplus Fund. . .. 1,600.00 V
. ,_ Undivided Profits, A
rniture and Fix- leH8 Current J
ores 2,87 6.00 penses and Taxes V
e (rem Banks paid 8,261.01
n , m m .. T.JI_<J...I T> ". -
iuu Dkutera .. d'f.ZlJ.UB* iuuitiuuoi unyuBim A
3 067 00 Subject to Check 64,668.71 ?
r5encjr Time Certificates of 4%
ld 1,047.60 Deposit 83,606.34 JT
yer and Other Cashier's Checks.., 41.61 f
dlnor Coin 497.61 Blllk payable. In- A
?*. aod Cub cutis for Hm', V
terns.. 766 ?9 Borrowed 66,000.00
fotal >212,960.67 Total 8212,956.6?
VTE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ?
County of Lancaster?se.
lefore me came W. H. MUlen, Cashier of the above named bank, t
!>, being duly sworn, says that the above and fnrernin* ?<.?&. V
at is a true condition of said bank, as shown by the books of V
1 bank. W. H. MILLEN. V
lworn to and subscribed before me thin 6th day or July, 1914.
JOHN CRAWFORD. Notary Public. A
rect?Attest: W. T. Qregory, W. P. Robinson, W. P. Bennett, ^
Directors. J
\RMERS BANK & TRUST COMPANY ?
T. GREGORY, President W. H. M 11,1.KN. Cashier V
R. T. RRATY, Jr.. Assistant ('ashler.
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