The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, September 29, 1914, Page 4, Image 4
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JUAN IT A WYLIE Editor
W.' S. HOUGH. . . 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 postoffice
at Lancaster, S. C., under Act
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someti s left off inadvertently.
Weather forecast for Sou" I
Carolina: Increasing cloudiness
followed by showers Tuesday: Wed
nesday showers.
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER v?i?. mil
Buy a bale and make up voui
mini] to hold it.
Remember to plant cover crops
anil plenty of grain.
Let's all go in for a clean town
physically, morally and mentally.
Make the grain crop a large oni
and you will lnd that it will pay bet
ter than the old cotton crop used t?
pay .
We hope the legislature will pu
a tax of $20 on every acre of cottoi
planted next year above six acres t<
the one horse farm.
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Don't wait, Mr. Farmer, to bi
compelled by law to reduce you
acreage in cotton, but make up you
mind like a man to do It of your owi
accord.
N ecessity may at last bring hoiui
to the farmer the value of diversili
cation, that great doctrine the news
papers have preached for more that
a ouarter of a century.
It will lie better to sell cotton a
ten cents and put it on your debt
rather than hold for a higher price
when it may go lower and the debt
becomes greater by the accumula
lion of interest.
Again we urge the need of a nighl
school here in Lancaster. Many
who have been denied the ad van t
ages of an education during childhood
will be glad to study aftei
work hours.
According to Max Henke, German
statistical expert, the cost of the war
now raging in Europe to the powers
engaged in it is $38,356,154 per
day or fourteen thousand million
dollars per year.
Colonel Watterson of The Louisville
Courier-Journal. hroke out
again when Viriginia went for statewide
prohibition. The colonel'*
last explosion came when Candidate
VVoodrow Wilson dropped George W
II rvey.
There is no market for cotton at
a fair price, but prices for othei
farm products are high enough tr
satisfy anybody. See to it there
fore that you have an abundant sup
ply of food stuffs, for which there h
always a demand.
k Tlio Pnrnnl-Tonnhor -..rwl
Improvement Association of th
North 1-uneaster district is an organ
izatlon that is seeking to help it
community in the best possible way
We would like to hear of other sue
meetings being held in every sectio
of the county.
It was a distinct compliment t
the Hon. W. F. Stevenson that I
should have been sent by the Soul
Carolina division of the Southei
Cotton Congress to Texas to presei
to Governor Colquitt of that stat
the legal and constitutional reasoi
in favor of restricting the cott<
acreage next year.
The man who owes a debt shou
wee his creditor and have an und<
standing with him. Don't stay aw
and trust to lu^k. Your paper w
toe maturing soon and it is probal
that the man who has accommod
ed you has borrowed money fn
somebody partially on his fuith
your paper. If you don't pay h
promptly or give satlsfaetlon. y
may seriously embarrass him. wh
no honest man would want to do.
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\ CHANGE FOIi TIIK IlKTTKlt.
Thti VmtL* villn U^nn 11 i rur nnni..
mealing on "a statement" of The
Anderson Maitv "that arrangements
are being made looking to the publication
of another semi-weekly
' ; newspaper in Anderson," sU.vs, "The
Anderson Intelligencer, up to about
a year ago. was One of the most popi
ular country papers in the South.
! It looked for its support mainly to
| the rural population; but also had
; numerous subscribers in the town
i and the advertising patronage of
' town business people who sought to
. reach rural readers. The paper also
sympathized with the politics of its
subscribers and was an important
? medium along that line. Wealthy
f local business men conceived and
carried out the idea of purchasing
The Intelligencer and changing its
politics to suit their own notions,
etc."
All of which is very interesting,
but we are not surprised at the remarks
of The Yorkvllle Enquirer, in
view of the fact that The Intelligencer,
a year or more ago, like The
Enquirer, was a Blease organ, edited,
if we mistake not. by one Victor
R. Cheshire, who was not only a
Rleaseite, but a colonel on the governor's
staff. The Yorkville Enquirer
is right when it asserts that The
> Intelligencer changed its politics, by
. J giving up Rleaselsm and all that that
' term implies. Rut vailed charges by
The Yorkvllle Enquirer that
"wealthy local business men." took
over the paper for sinister purposes
r I is without foundation. It is rather
late in the day for The Yorkvllle Enquirer
to still endeavor to stir up
s class prejudice. That kind of business
was given a severe rebuke in
me recent primaries. The Anderson
I Intelligencer is now a better paper
t than it has ever been since the time j
( when it was edited by that high type
? of gentleman, the lamented E. B.
-j Murray. No one. in reading its col-j
} ; nmns, since William Banks became
1 its editor, can fail to be impressed
with the fact that it seeks first of all
f to advance alopg all lines the inite;?=
1 ests of "My Town," of Anderson
3 county, especially its agricultural interest,
and then the interests of
South Carolina. A new semi-weekly
? may be started in Anderson, but if
r the purpose of its promoters is to
r undermine The Anderson Intellf?
gencer, as is suggested by the York
paper, they had better count the cost
before undertaking the venture.
e Any paper which seeks to get patronage
by appealing to class prejudice
will lose the respect and confi1
deuce of a large portion of the citizenship
of its county as the Yorkville
( paper knows by experience.
It was only so late as last Sunday
that the esteemed Intelligencer, in
, speaking of the disposition on the
part of some people'to keep alive the
spirit of factionalism, commented in
part as follows:
"Hut the wish and purpose of this
paper has been to do everything possible
to stamp out factionalism and
to keep the people In good .humor.
During the campaign this paper published
nearly ever.vthiing offered for
i publication. We gave space in these
columns to communications and to
news articles which we really de- '
1 plored, hut it was our wish to let
' 'each side' air its grievances up to a
. certain limit."
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WHKHK Wild. IT KM)?
Those who predicted that the war
in Kurope would not be of long dur- ,
at ion have doubtless changed their
minds by this time. It has been
. nearly two months since the war he,
gan, and yet no decisive battle has
been fought. The German army,
which has been on the offensive, has
fallen back but continues to occupy
Kroncli territory. Germany can pro
long the war for a long time, if
> necessary, by retreating into her
- ov n territory where she can fight
- oven better on the defensive than
5 she has on the offensive in her enemies'
terrtiory. Germany will never
give up until she is in the last ex1
tremity.
e The antes, on the other hand, have
- mutually agreed that It Is fo be a
h fight to the finish and none of
' the "high contracting powers" wili
h take int oconsideration any terms
" looking toward a cessation of hostilities
without consulting the
others. We are inclined to think it
? will be a war of long duration. Lord
1,1 Kitchener, speaking for England
h says it may last three years. Wheth
" er not It be so long as that, it wi'l
rit continue long enough to guarante<
e< peace in Europe after it is over foi
"H many years hence. It had to eom<
>n sooner or later, but as to when I
v ill end is all a matter of specula
lid "onay
When there is anything a-doinr
ill South Carolina has usually been li
tde the lead. But ten states, (ieorgi*
at- j Virginia, West Virginia. Tennesset
3m North Carolina. Oklahoma. Kanaai
in Mississippi and North Dakota, hav
im gone for state-wide prohibition b<
'ou fore us. The only thing left now 1
lch to follow suit. "Better late tha
i never."
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THE LANCASTER NEWS,
OPPOKKI) TO WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Hev. G. VV. Gardner. editor of The
Greenwood Journal, who Is bitterlv |
opposed to woman suffrage, finds ;
much to commend in the view of our
Georgia correspondent, who al^o
sees danger ahead if women are al- '
II i) y
lowed to vote. Botty D,r. Gardner and I Mr.
Twitty were former residents of)
Lancaster and their friends in both I
town and countwill be Interested j ' '
in this comment from a recent issue
of Dr. Gardner's paper:
"Our friend. Mr. John W. Twitty
of Valdosta, Ga., writes The Lancas
ter News a letter from which we
clip the following:
" 'A large class of women throughout
the country persist In urging legal
claim to vote. It means I to some
fulfill i 111ai mtrj ?ant iu tui i) |ii?tols,
chew tobacco, smoke cigarettes,
drink liquor, use "cuss" words and
kill somebody. Let our good sisters
show a lively hand against woman
suffrage. It is no place for a nice refined
lady among ruffians in a poli
tical campaign."
"Mr. Twltty is one of the best men
we know, an old time Methodist who I
is in possession of that which enables
a man to live right, and to think
right, hence we attach a great deal
of weight to his views. No doubt ,
about it this modern craze, led by a reJ
few women who should have been
born men, is fraught with a great
many evils. Mr. Twltty was born
and reared in Lancaster county,
where he spent most of his life, and 1
so is well acquainted with the gal- tw<
lantry of the men of this state, and ! the
knows the high regard in which women
were held in the long ago, and
the modest, refined character of our j
women, hence it must be a great'j
surprise to him to learn of the Vankee
ideas that have gotten possession
of some women in this state.
When the day comes that the moth- |
? is of this country enter the politi- 1
cal arena, if that day ever comes, is
it is going to be a mighty sad one, 1 sin
and the ones who will reap most of of
the evils resulting from it will be nal
the good women, led bf a few 1
women who on account of thetr,
masculine fdeas can not be said to j
belong to the gentler sex, but are ((j
misfits?neither women nor men. I 'c
"In some places the women are vjt
said 10 dp on tne ponce rorce and i
strut around with pistols and other
insignia which makes them ridiculous."
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WHV 1><> THFV TKItSIST? l'aj
wil
Many times before this have the Ab
farmers of the South seen cotton go
down below the cost of production,
when they >yould become alarmed
and make resolutions to plant less v *'
All
of it, but when the price would be- 0 ,
gin to rise again, owing to a short- his
age in crop, tliev would forget their tia
resolutions, become more prodigal _
in their expenditures, plant more
cotton and buy more Western grain
and bacon. Now they are confront- <?+
ed with the most serious condition'
they have ever been called upon to jt
witness. What will they do about
it? Is it not about time for the cot-1^^
ton growers to take a decided stand
for their own interests? Have they
not learned, by many hard lessons.
that the raising of one thing which i
they cannot use themselves and the
price of which is fixed arbitrarily by[^^
soiiicuuiiy cise, means ruin inr mem
in the end? Whether the price of'^rak
cotton goes higher or not, win it not A
lie the part of wisdom to cut cotton ; 3L
out next year, or if nor altogether, at)jT
least half the acreage, and plant food
stuffs and cover crops this fall and
corn next spring, and begin the
raising of poultry', cattle and hogs*
How long will it be before the cotton JT
farmer will eotne to a realization of if
what cotton raising really means to
him?
Fly all means let's back up MrJ?
Kllison, the secretary of the ('liam- A
her of Commerce, in liis efforts to at
pull oft a county fair cliis fail. The ^
Iturham t.\ f.) Herald says they
are worth all they cost by reason of
the fact that they get all the people
together once a year The (lenderson
(lohl Leaf, also pertinently remarks
in tin* same connection: "It
does folks good to come together in ?
friendly association We learn to ^
know each other better and the t*>t- C4
ter we know each otl *r the more
good we see in each other, tlie better!^
we understand each other and the i
better we can live together to a heln- T
ful advantage."
"Lancaster wants a county fair.' 4^
according to the fkfr editor of The t <g
Lancaster Nmiij'^Xodi If 111 Her- <n
aid. And whdf fj/nriste.r wanin,;!
she will have ff the people of both f
' i town and county will but co-operate 4
j with the secretary of the f'hamber *5
" I of t'oavrrterhe and The f^ewji In their 4
' efforts to that Knd. 4
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We commend to the business)
e houses of Lancaster the -following
' advtce. from The Sumter Item' *
"I'avine debts with cotton 11* cur. #.
rency. on the basis of ten qents .1 2
' pound. Is better business than hold-. J
5, 1 nk cotton on thp uncertain prospect <
n of an advance above ten cents and ^
i, leaving the debts unpaid." H
i
?, One acre of good wheat will pro- ^
e vide the average farmer's family ^
i- with (lour enough to last for a year
la Then why not plant the acre thin
n fall, rather than wait^and pay $10 or ^
$16 a barrel for flour next summer7 i
BKPTKMBKK 29, 1914.
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^outip man/
'Dalu time?ami
Select the pattern for ^
ten success. ?acti tit
, * t^ntr occupation not
* 11A11 ol^rh a Htfflnlu ,
)**J^dery 5 lie
dot) i$ a lb
Otw dollar <
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SaOitin/
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From OfAer Papers
Pluck Atntlier Than I,tick.
Some carl It "Wilson luck." The
t of us Inov it for Wilson pluck,
riie Stile.
' Money Savers.
Drainage and good roads are the
t things that will make and save
dollars.?Anderson Intelligencer.
Paradox leal.
Isn't it strange that when a fellow
?oing to the devil they call him a
>d fellow??Abbeville Medium.
Shame on South Carolina.
We know a North Carolinian who
optimistic. Now aren't you peslistie
South Carolinians ashamed
yourselves??Spartan burp JourPrzemyd.
If the fortress Przemysl is as
Icult to take as it is to spell and
mounce it may be considered lncible.?Columbia
Record
Necessity Will Bring ite-iu.ts.
Lip to this time practically all the
p idveralfying ha#< been done on
jer but the prospects are now we
1 see some results next year.?
neville Medium.
True Bill.
A farmer can make more money
h cotton at eight cents?provldhe
raise his own supplies?than
lewspaper man can make selling
newpaper at $1.50 per year ?
ffney Ledger.
I price...
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serve you.
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25lB/
We hA
our farmer
buy cotton
goods. As
er's friend i
of strict mi
farmers tha
bale from e<
This Offer Wil
Bring i
and let u?
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cotton?goo
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ar?
vOhat dojjou main to
tider. 9)<>u an the dasifjnarx you i
your fniun. A hasiy start x9on\
tie jjou charge vi)<mr,m'md and
i must re-learn and re-cam.
course tjou must accept ^utd<
1 t \ trfiftfrf/A
cAs/ul man'* advice to\\
>c>a\>c ^oursntcmeyfi HeeoaIt.
Oill start you. 3r?na itto/r^S.
ilf Urtfllj lift 1A Yl^ \
E FIRST NATIONAL BANI
Lancaster, S. C.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.
Our Dependence I'|H>n the Farinc*\ c
Never before have all the people
realized so keenly that the farmer is
the "backbone of the nation." IJpo?
his prosperity depends that of
every other prefession, and this fact
is leing realized all over the laud
iUbt now.?Pageland Journal.
An III Wind.
If the European war should accomplished
nothing else, it should
have benefited the Southern farmer |
by teaching him the folloy of a single
crop system and the wisdom of
diversification. The Southern farmer
must learn to live at home. He
can if he wishes to.?Florence Times.
.Mutually Dependent.
In the South, as well as in the
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i itj ui n|idi idiiuuifs, v* v ?ic >111 111 iuc i
same boat this year, and in all years I
for that matter. We may wilfully 1
attempt to injure the other fellow, I
to be indifferent, to his success, and i
for small reasons do what we can to
injure him. but when his failure 1
comes all will suffer alike. Failure i
in any line does not help anywhere. <
If a merchant fails in Spartanburg
the reputation of the whole town
suffers as a place in which to live
and do business?no matter what
the cause. If one cotton mill fails i
the whole Southern textile industry
suffers. It has to be explained. And
explanations are awkward at best.
?Spartanburg Herald.
"Don't ik* n t^ultter."
Don't be a quitter in advertising,
Mr. Business Man. Stopping your
advertising at this time is admission
in wit* i a? i iiiai yuii are lacing adverse
conditions; and It Is equivalent
to "throw inn up the sponge." It is
good business to advertise now; advertise
in a way to bring people to
your store or place of business?beWS_A
^ had a number of in
friendk as to wheth*
at 10c\ same to b<
we have alw^rs be<
tve have decided to 1
irld liner rnffnn fWrn
it bring their cotto
ich farmer.
1 Only Hold Good
BBBESSMHHHflnHBHMMHHMn
lis your cotton, far:
exchange you our (
ds to be sold at
>re is now full of all
it will be a pleast
E STORE OF QUA1
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jdr IKS
ause, you need the business. It 16
?ood business for another reason?
t has a tendency to establish conflience
in you and your business.
When the public sees you do not projose
to quit the fight the public will
itick closer to you. The public has
ittle use for a quitter.?Flock Hill
Herald.
"MI TT AND JKFF."
*9 T * I? 7' /ft WfXl
Knjsynl by I.urge Audience l.asl
Thursday Night.
A Rood audience greeted "Mutt
md Jeff" at the Mackey opera house
last Thursday evening, llud Fisher's
aughable pair in real life causing
more anvuseinent even than they oc- ^
anion when seen in the daily papers. f
Fhe show as a whole, was very good,
better in fact than many expected,
though George Thornton, as Jeff, was
hardly what that funny little fellow
Is supposed to be. Richard Freeman,
the leading comedian, as Mutt,
was very good indeed. The dialogues
and jokes were good and the
songs and choruses were also much
enjoyed.
Teachers' Kxaminntion.
The teachers' examination will be
held at the court house next Friday,
October 2, beginning at it o'clock.
Necessity Is the mother of Invention
but she isn't always proud of
hor nffsnrtne
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