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We hear a heap about the high
cost of living in this country. It is
due to a state of mind, and not to a
crisis of the mart. The cost of liv- j
ing ts high because we allow it to be ;
high. The law of supply and demand i
is obsolete because the average
American is a spoiled child who was
raised on the best, must have the
best, and will have none but the I
best, regardless of consequences.
It was a delicious poet of Greens- !
burg Green county, Kentucky, who
sung this beautiful strain a long time
ago:
"Roll on, roll on, thou silvery moon.
Thou rarest not a damn for expenses."
And this is the American: he cares
not a rap for evenses.
When the American was born the
house was full or Rood fairies. He
was Riven saRacity. strenpth. selfreliance,
enerRy, virility of all sorts,
and a thousand virtues other besides;
but an old hap of a witch was
present and cursed him with this:
"He shall not have seir-denial." the
foremost of the virtues.
* * *
That is what is the matter with us.
That is what makes the high cost of
living. We will not deny ourselves.
Hike a spoiled child we are: we cry
for things: spanked and sent supperless
to bed we cry for things we want
and refuse td behave until we pet
them. We are that holy terror in
every family who must have the sunny
side Of the neach. the hint of Hn
lettuce the tenderloin of the steak,
the marrow of the bone, the heart of
the melon, the cream of the milk, the
loin of the squirrel, and so on. We
care not for expenses. We have no
self-denial.
Let me illustrate. Now and then
1 take a stroll through Center market,
tl^ls here town, that Is a salaried
town and the biggest spoiled child of
all our cities. Being a Southerner
T was looking out for blackeye peas.
I came upon a quart of 'em. They
were worth 15 cents. The negro woman
saw I was a fool, charged me 3ft
cents for 'yn, and I paid it. Why?
Because 1 am the average American
and am devoid of the virtue of selfdenial.
That negro woman was a
bigger fool than I was, for she could
have got four bits for that quart of
peas had she asked it.
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And so It goes. Some years^digo
the beef trust advanced the^prlces
of Its goods outrageousl^mi this
town, though the prices >nen set by
that extortionate monopoly?that
should have been in the penitentiary
at the time?were much less than the
current prices, and we had a terri
hie row about it. Our folks mot in
town meeting, some ten hundreds of
'em. heads of families, resolved by
all the gods that made Hector of
Troy that we would eat no more beef
as long as the extortion prevaifcd.
It is possible, barely possible, that
a score or so of us observed our obligation
and quit beef for a day or
two. The answer of the beef trust
was a further advance in pricas. And I
we stood it, every poor devil of us,
spoiled children that we are.
* * *
Why not borrow a virtue from the
Chinaman whom we despise? Somn
dozen or so years ago we heaped
contumely on that folk. We treated
them outrageously, holding the sons
of the mandarin as same as coolies.
We would not let them land on our
shores. What did China do? She
boycotted us. Not one particle of
American product would a Chinaman
from high to low, buy. It got to be*
awful, and we then yielded to Mammon
what we had denied to Justice.
We took in our horns. We let their
students come in and the boycott was
lifted. But our boasted folk have
not the grit of the Chinaman. We
Doycuott ror a dry and then surrender.
When your despised Chinaman
oges a-boyoottlng, he boycotts.
That Is the only way we will ever
bring the heef trust to law.
Unless our department of justice
shall do what it so often threatens
to do?put some elegant and hl.?htoned
monopolist In the penitentiary
and make him "ork with his hands
for the public. That is a way out of
It, but not as Rood a way as the universal
boycott. If we had the grit
of the Chinaman to employ the boycott.
You can live on brea 1 and
water a week. A Chinaman would
do it at the drop of the hat. Try it.
If all of us hhd the fortitude to do
that the cost of living would drop
' and stay dropped for half a twelvemonth.
But we won't. John Smith depends
on h'.s neighbor Bill Jones to
do It and neither does It. A King of
France IB ed on bread and garlic for
weeks. He had to. There v/as
nothilng else to eat. But few of us
have the grip of Henry of Navarre.
* *
It is estimated that the meat
monopoly has created 1,0(>0 pluto- .
erats. worth from $1,000,000 to
$60,000,000 each. These gentry,
r?ery nine mey are challenged, point
to supply and demend; but each and
' every one la an extortioner. It is
more honorable to pick a pocket?
there is some chiivalry ' ? that, for
the sneak thief is in danger of the
Rheumatism Pains Stopped. ?
The first application of Sloan's
Liniment goes right to the palnfnl
part?it penetrates without rubbing
?it stops the Rheumatic Pains jl
around the Joints and gives relief i
and comfort. Don't suffer! Get a']
bottle today! It is a family medicine
for alt pains, hurts, bruises,
cuts, sore throat, neuralgia and
chest pains. Prevents infection. Mr.
Chas. H. Wentworth. California,
writes:?"It did wonders for my
Rheumatism, pain is gone as soon as
I apply it. I recommended it to my
friends as tho boat Liniment I ever
used." Guaranteed. 25c at your
Druggist.
penitentiary, but the unspeakable
scoundrel who thrives m the necessities
of the poor and reaps a rich t
harvest from the infamous eld of
monopoly is secure. He is a pillar
of the-state, an elder of the church, j
an ornament of society. The usurer c
is like a gentleman In comparison.
Let me tell you, when Abraham f
Llincoln turned the republic of the '
fathers into a nation, when William T
McKlnley made that nation an em- fc
pire, a new regime' set in To he (
perfectly frank, the way to Social- I
ism was marked * Sl
* * * c
A long time ago I was trying to '
practice law in Metcalfe county. Ken- ^
tucky. I had a client who was accused
of the unspeakable crime, a
White mam He was taken by a mob, v
and carried to the spot where ho was
alleged to have perpeterated the 3
deed. A rope was put around his
neck and thrown over a limb of the
dogwood tree, under which his sup- t
posed victim had died. He asked 1;
the leader of the mob for time to v
pray. It was granted, and then he
demanded that he be baptized, as he v
\v;is a Campbelllte in religious be- 11
lief. The head of the mob then ex- c
claimed, "Blank blank you, if you 7
laved in the River Jordan six months
you'd go straight to hell in five minutes!"
and up he Jerked him be- 0
tween earth and sky. j:
If our government cannot stop the
forestallers, monopolists and extortiners
there are going to be bread
riots in our land some day ami soni" c
elegant and high-toned millionaires I
are going to look up lamp posts, like
my unfortunate client looked up the
dogwood tree
IMiAXS FOR S. lll'lI.IHNti, |C
Reproduction of South ('arolina Society
Home.
Columbia Record, Sept. 22.
Charles K. Bryant, the Richmond
architect who designed the South
Carolina~building that will be erect- *
ed at the San Francisco exposition (
grounds, was In the city this morn- "
ing en route to Charleston. He "
brought the conmleted architectural (
w * ? I
plans for the building. The plans
call for a structure embodying
broad historical interesjff beauty of
design and convenience of arrange- y
ment. It was with considerable difficulty
that the architect discovered
what he wanted in the way of a P
model amt he was exceedingly gratified
upon learning of the historic
halMsf the South Carolina society on
"Meeting street, adjacent to St.
('
Michael's church In Charleston. The
v
South Carolina building, therefore,
will follow in general and practically
all the details of the ancient and p
r
revered structure in Charleston. The {
interior lines were changed some-'
what so as to pleace on the first floor
a lounging room, office, souvenir ^
booths, ladies' and gentlemen's rest
rooms. Mr. Bryant found that the '
interior of the society home lent it- P
\\
self to the changes without varying
the essential and characteristic foag
tures. The auditorium where the
South Carolina "movie'' film will be
i e
exhibited will be built In the rear of ..
. ii
the main structure with entrances j
and exits conveniently arranged to
the streets and principal wing. The ^
architectural idea is that of a gigantic
"T," the horizontal portion representing
the auditorium, measuring |,
4 0 by 34, and a seating capacity of
250 or more, if the occasion de- |,
mantis. Sairways on the interior
lead to the second floor and the main
room on the first floor and the main
room on the first floor is open to the j|
ceiling of the second floor .affording c
an excellent interior balcony for 9
promenading. The custodian of the 0
building and the staff in charge will t
have comfortable and home-like ar- f
rangements on the second floor, j
there being four bedrooms and two c
bath 8. p
Mr. Rryant is supervising the Vir- H
ginla building that has been com- 0
pleted at the exposition grounds, be- t
ing a reproduction of Mount Vernon, j
in every detail. As many Colum- e
bians know. Mount Vernone over- p
looks the otomac river and the Idea ^
is preserved i nthe location of the j
Virginia hn 11 <1 intr whlrO, l * -
v % ? n nvo V IW.IO til j-j
San Francisco bay. t
r
The Difference. .
Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Exe?I'm going down town ^
this morning. b
Exe?Shopping, my dear? T
Mrs. Exe?No, I haven't time for
that; just to buy some thitfgs that
I need. e
o
Only tongue-tied women suhor t
from brain fag.
REMEMBER TOUR LAST *
DOSE OF CALOMEL? ,
You proL^bly^call the bad after-j ?
nwig oi ine ca>omei more than the "
Ickness you Ufok It for. You need 1
ever agairi/go through with being t
all knockctt out for a day or two by fl
calomel.*' V.
Next tlnie yKur liver gets sluggish *
nd Inactive, wm urge that you go to li
he Standard l/rug C.ompany for a t
battle of Doflson's Liver Tone, a
Mlendld vegetable liquid medicine
tiat will start your liver as surely a
s calomel Vyer did and with none d
f the frfter-eff^cte of calomel. It Is f
bsolutely harnaess both to children
and adults rim demands no restriction
of habUB or diet.
A large pottle of Dodson's Liver
Tone oostslonly fifty cents and the
ugglKts u\io sell It guarantee it to
ake the place of calomel, and will *
efund your money If it fails in your a
e or If you are not satisfied. T
' ' M ' A vrv\STKT? NEWg.
Cl'T TI1K A(T(KA(iK. !~
Ulvice from the British and Ameriran
Mortgage Company.
The followtng letter has been revived
In the county by tne custom>rs
of the British and American
Mortgage Cocpany. Limited. of New
fork City, which has been doing
?uslness in the county for the past
hlrty years. It contains wholesome I
idvlce as to cuttin gthe acreage in I
otton. Here is the letter:
New York, Sept. 15. 1914.
To our Customers:
May we give you a word of ad
ice:
Plant half as much cotton next
pring as last spring.
It is estimated that the 1014 coton
crop will produce 15,000,000
talcs. Of this crop the United L,
rill use 6,000,000 bales. There ?
rill be exported to foreign countries ^
tot at war 1,500,000 bales. The 1
ountries at war which usually use
',500,000 bales will only take from . j
is 2,500,000, which makes a total \J
f 10,000,000 bales. Leaving a sur- 1/
tlus crop of say 5,000,000 bales.
It is very evident that this surplus
if 5,000,000 bales will have to be \J
arried over into next year. The L
Jnited States treasury and the hanks
i
ire offering material assistance to ^
ou and to other planters in order
o enable this large surplus to be er
arried, but as you know, the price w
if cotton has fallen greatly at d if
ou and others are forced to sell at
iresent prices it will in many case
ie below the cost of production. Ton
nust, of course,, *ell some cotton to
neet wuur ot^lgations. and through
our banks and merchants you will
loubtless bd able to carry a I art of
our crop* but suppose this war is
lot terijmiated next year and the
ouutpy again produces a surplus
rop of 5,000,000 bales? The gov
rnment will be unable to help you ;
o carry this second surplus and
our cotton will have to be sold to
peculators at a few cents a pound. >
we therefore wish to urge you to
ilant half as much cotton next
pring and in place of cotton to
alse foodstuffs, hogs, cattle, mui'es
nd horses which are bound to adance
in price If the war in Europe
ontinues. In other words, we adise
you to greatly decrease the
alslng of a crop which will fall in
rice and to greatly increase '.he
aising of products which are sure
i> advance in price.
We give you this advice to help
ou to be prosperous and in ro holpig
you we help ourselves, for if you
re prosperous you will be able to
ay us what yqu owe us and this
ill enable us to pay what we owe
nd so we can all keep our credit
ood.
Pardon us if what we have writ
n you may seem officious, but beieve
us we have written it so as to
elp you.
Vrey trul^ yours,
tUITISll ? AMERICAN MORTGAGE
COMPANY, Limited.
LANS FOR YORK COUNT* FAIR.
. i
'remiuins Amounting to $l,AOO
Offered.
The editor of The Lancaster News
as received a copy of the premium I.
1st of the York County Fair Asso- ~z
iation. A perusal of this booklet k
hows that around $1,500 is being ?
ffered to the farmers of York couny
for exhibits to be placed at the V
air, which will be held on October
4, 15 and Id. The prelinum lists ^
over every product of the soil, and
iromiums are also offered on live N
tock, the judging of which will be
no of thft fr?;itnroa t\f T..
? - * *" N
he woman's department there are
miliums offered 011 prnetieally
very article that can he made in the ^
mine, both the culinary and art ^
lepartment. In a letter accompanyng
the premium list, tlie manageaent
of the Fair Association states ^
hat the prospects are fair for a
aost successful fair. Hundreds of n
armers throughout the county will
lave exhibits and ?everal hundred
lorses and mules are being entered. .j(
"he grounds of the association are n<
iew, having been recently complet- to
d. In addition to the exhibits, one
f the fastest one-half mile race
rackH In the state has been built to
standard grade. There will be
ulte a number of racing events each
ay. The amusements will be varied,
nd the management states in the
iremlum list that only high-class
>musements have been secured,
'here are a number of free atrac
Ions, including 'two aeroplane
Ighta and two high dive a^ts. It
fould seem #iat every effort is beng
made to give everyone who atends
the fair more than their
money's worth" of entertainment.
,nd it is expected that the atten
a nee will fully Justify the effort put
orth by the fair management.
If shy of wisdom, profit by that of
thers.
r.tirfwl In A 1 A IV??
*
our druggist will refund money if PAZO I
INtMKNT fails to cure any rase of Itching, I
lind. Bleeding or Protruding Idles in 6to Udays. I
he first application gives Kase and Rest. 5oc. I
Si:i?TKMB(:i{ 2.'). 1014.
COTTON
Yes, HJie price of cotton
is low {incl we may plead
hard times, but times (
would harder should
your housebe burned without
insurance! Can you afford
to take Vhe risk when
a few dollars \ill secure a
policy in thV^ Farmers'
Mutual? See
R. THOS 11RATV
Agent, Lancaster, S. ('.
Or write
I). E. BONEY,
Manager, Yurkville, S. ('.
iancaster & Chester Ry. Co.
Schedule In Effect Nov. 9th, 1913.
Eastern Time.
WESTBOUND.
v. Lancaster 6 00a?3:15p
v. Fort Lawn...... 6:30a?3: 55p
v. Ha8comvllle 6:47a?4:15p
v. Kiel.burg 6:58a?4:30p
r. Chester 7:40a?5:15p
EASTBOUND. /
v. Chester 9:30a?6:45p
v. Rich burg 10:20a?7:27p
v. Ilascomvllle ....10:31a?7:38p
v. Fort Lawn 11:03a?7:55p
r. Lancaster 11:30a?8:25p
Connections- -Chester, with South
n, Seaboard and Carolina & Northestern
Railways.
.'Fort Lawn, with Seaboard Air Line
..ilway.
Lancaster, with Southern Railway. I
A. P. McLURE, Supt.
Listen
Groceries is a thing that
you have not to buy very
often and you want to get
them where you have the
least trouble in placing
your orders. Place them
with us and you won't have
to phone all over town to
get your order filled. We
will fill your order or the
article can't be found in |
Lancaster. We don't mind
a little thing like trouble
or work, for that is part of
our business, time flies
when we have work to do. ?
Give us a chance at your
grocery business and we
will give you quality, price
and delivery.
Yours for Business, ?
Macko roll's
Grocery
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
"Premier Carrier of the South."
ASSENGER TRAIN SCHEDULES.
Trains arrive Lancaster from:
o. 118?Yorkvllle, Rock Hill and
intermediate station.? 8:31 a. m.
o. 113?Charleston. Columbia and
intermediate stations lu:06
a. m.
o. 114?Marion. Blacksburg, Charlotte
and intermediate stations,
1: 35 p. m. ;
o. 117?Columbia, Kingsville a.id
intermediate stations, 7:48 p. m.
Trains leave Lancaster for:
o. 118?Kingsville, Columbia and I
intermediate stations, 8:31 a. m. R
o. 113?Rock Hill, Blacksburg, I J
Marlon, Charlotte and inter- I
mediate stations, 10:05 a. m.
o. 114?Kingsville, Columbia, I
Charleston and intermediate I
stations 1:35 p. m.
o. 117?Rock Hill, Yorkvllle and |
intermediate Btatlo--. 7:48
p. m.
N. B.?Schedule figures are pubjhod
as Informal~.n only and are
5t' guaranteed. For Information as
< passenger fares, etc., call on 1
W. B. CAUTHEN, Agent.
W. hi. McOEE, A. Q. P. A.,
Columbia, S. C.
W. H. CAFFEY. D. P. A.,*
Charleston. S. C. ,
(SEE
WOODWARD
Fdr I i
Plumbing
and |[
Electrical
Work
PHONE :?HI J
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To Our Cu
Owing to the MONEY <
Grocery people aredcmandi]
before we get them.
OUR ]>1 an lias been in jtlie
end of each month, but/we
toniers now to pay by tire wf
MOST of our CllSt(>11 'I'S, l
the week and we would\li,Ke
will suit you, and ol>lige.\
This is not intruded to <V
hy the week. but ask tlionn
in these Hard Times. \
Bennett-T e
Ixeineniber wo give votes
for money paid on areount <>
We Still
In the quality of ?<
cellence of service exp
trons of np-to-da|te ?ro?
you are not already a c
one and he convinced.
Our 'phone uiiuihc
livery follows inimedia
Fresh shipment ol
EDWARDS & 1
The Quality Store
For Results?Try
Have You Seen
TP J i ' T'
?r not, waste no tirne. tti
Take her into your bomb, sh
tort, keep you cool, and/the c]
find, you cannot afford tt> be
tnatic, valveless and winkles:
Stove is one of the woncflers
anteed to cost you less mutie
and to give you less troubled
My guarantee behind every
to think, you don't have to
kitchen when you have a Flo
have to wait on the fire to sta:
you want at once, saving thj
to stand while you are waitii
to get hot. Come and inves
you anything to see for yours
J. B. Ma
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nil "
istomers
.
ondition just now,
ng the cash for g<iods
past to collect at the
are asking our cus>ek.
?et their MONJCY by
to know if this plan
mpel any one to pay
to co-operate with us
\
jrry Co.
in the Pony Contest
r for cash sales.
B.-T. CO.
I
Lead
>ods and (he exected
by the pacerv
stores. If
ustonier become
ir is and detelv.
A
t Icakos today.
NORTON
Phone 38
a News Ad.
Florence?
le is very beautiful,
e will give you combeapcst
cook you can
without her. Autos.
The Florence Oil
of the world. Guary,
give out less heat,
ihan any stove made,
one sold. And just
go in that old hot
rence, neither do you
rt as you get the heat
it fuel and that heat
ig on the other stove
jtigate, it won't cost
ICU.
ckorell j
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