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/ H A Call to Southern Faith | and Heroism ] 1 4r By Richard H. Edmonds, Edl- V ' ?l tor of the Manufacturers' J, \ A Rbcord. j? ^ ?? ?? ????? ? ?? ??? ? ?0> ( The South Is in danger of hys- 1 terlcs. The temporary inability to ' 1 * sell its cotton \crop at a profit Is resuiting in more alarm than is neces-1 sary. The statement that unless this, that or the other thing is done, the South will be bankrupt, is abso- ] lutely absurd.' For the last five or six years cotton growers of the South got splendid prices for their cotton, and the whole section has ' been growing rich To suggest that because for one year (or even less, because before the year is over prices should advance), this section is going to the nogs became it cannot sell its cotton, is a reflection on the business ability of the South, and or. the common sense and business ability of the people of the South. Hundreds'of thousands of holders of securities of all kinds throughout this country arc seeing a depreciation in tju> .value of their securities far greater than the total loss of the cotton crop of the South?even if this year's crop were worth only' one-half of last year's crop ?and such a decline as that is. of course, wholly unnecessary and improbable. Hundreds of millions of dollars of securities 011 which the owners have depended for dividends on which to live, are now paying no dividends, and the holders of securities run- j ning far into the millions of dollars,' who are wholly unable to sell a share of stock or a single bond because every stock exchange in the country Is closed, face a condition worse than that of the cotton growers of the South. But they are meet'ng this condition heroically. They are cutting down expenses of living and are not growing hysterical. I appreciate just as fully as anyIndividual in the South can do what the halting in the cotton trade means and how it afreets the growers and the business interests. On the other hand, I also realize that throughout the country there are j many thousands of men and women out of employment as a result of the ( war, who are without income and who have not the same advantages I to grow something to oat, at least, with a houso in which to live, as the poorest of the cotton growers of the South. It is time, therefore, to enter a protest on behalf of the South against the hysterics of the hour and to call the South back to its sense of self-reliance and of I meeting emergencies. Letters from Canada, which is not in the war zone, but which is affected by it to a groater extent than the i South is affected by its decline in cotton, tell of the enthusiasm with , which the foremost young men of Canada are volunteering for war service, of the courage with which Canadian people are meeting the stagnation in business, of the cutting down of expenses by those who have heretofore had abundance, of the quickness with which organizations have been affected for caring for those out of employment, give an Inspiring example of how a people with the right stuff in them and the' right leadership can meet sudden disaster. Canada faces the front with serene courage, regardless of its heavy losses and of the closing of many avenues of employment by reasons of the war conditions. The South, if we were to judge by the utterances of some of its men, of the conventions that are being called here, there and everywhere, and of the talk of bankruptcy of the whole section because it may get 9200.000.000 or $300,000,000 less for cotton than it got last year, is not measuring np to the situation. Fortunately this is not the spirit of , the 8outh, and these people do not ( voice the reel Sooth. It Is time the ( public should hear from those who , have faith in themselves, faith in ( their ability to master the situation, | faith In the ability of the South to , meet the temporary adverts* Mill- { tiODs, to hear from men who are j not to frightened at every storm ( * end who know from esperteaee ^ whkt it is t<* make every adwpane j condition a stepping stone to better 1 th'ags. Let the voice of the Booth , be heard, sad lat the men of tttb , iUntk ?h/l vuit t? Km . Ml nn show by thslr action* tfeat thajr dwifw to ntnk In tlm front rank of the army of tba unafraid. During the recent yean of in- ] creasing prosperity the people of the 1 South have hardly given to religious 1 activities of all kinds that degree of j earnest work and liberal contrtbu- ! tions which God has demanded of ' 1 Pile* Cured In 6 to 14 Days | Year druggist wilt refund money if PAZO < OINTMKNT falls to cure any caae of Itching, , Blind,Bleedingor Protruding Mlesin6tol4daye. I ' The Arat application glvaa Kase nod Seat. 90c. ( a '.hem. We have been too absorbed in money-muking opportunities or :he pleasure-giving experiences of :he times. Flushed with rapidly in-! .Teasing material development, the South has to a considerable extent, n keeping, however, with the rest >f the country, been developing tenlencles of extravagances and of iiuavc VIIC&V IU uy uiitjyiltju. 11 | s unfortunate that these tendencies ; diould have to be checked by the appalling conditions existing in Europe; and yet Europe's awful war lias brought us face to face with a situation that demands the earnest prayerful thought of everyone. The South has faced trials and tribulations and poverty in the past, ;ind it has met them with heroism. Dike the Confederate soldier of old. who many a time had to buckle his belt a little tighter In order to make his stomach forget the absence of food, the South in other days when trials came upon it, buckled the holt a little tighter, learned to grin and bear it and out of apparent disaster won victory. It needs to do this now. All of us ha,-e j to learn these lessons sooner or later, and few of us ever escape individually the experience which tie* South as a whole is passing through. The way in which the individual meets these conditions proves who.lire lie has strength of character and backbone to conquer tlieni or wii iIter he is a weakling and is conquered by them. The same thing is true * of a section or a nation. Due to the present halting in the handling of cotton there may be; some halting in contributions to the mission work of the South; and yet if the adverse conditions under which the South is laboring force j the people of this section to turn their thoughts to the worship of God and to thanksgiving to Him that i they are saved from the awful cal- ] amities under which Europe Is Itv- , I ?*k-i A ii. ma; un lUHl UUl OI me j smaller things of this year the South j will give as much as it has hereto-1 fore given out of the larger things which It had. As we view the sit- I uation In Europe. with Its Indescrib-1 able horrors, every man In our; country, and especially every man In the South, ought to be much In prayer, thanking the Almighty for the boundless blessings which we enjoy. j At the battle of Gettysburg, about 180,000 men were engaged in a three-day light. They used ,tiio old muzzle loading guns and cannon. The soldier rammed his powder I home, rammed the ball 0114 top 01 that, put the little cap 011 and hen lired. Again he had to stofi and reload In order to fire. But today repeating rifles and machine guns can be fired almost as rapidly as >ne can ; pull the trigger. At Gettysburg, about 43,000 men \yere reported killed or wounded, or nearly twenty-five j nor cent. For more than a month In Belgium and France and Austria and Poland, some Ave or six million men. with the most^ modern death- J dealing inventions that man's ingenuity has been Able to faahh-n, have been killing each other; and twice as many have been under training to begin their killing campaign later on. Necessarily the governments of Eui^pe have been loath to let the full' story of the losses be told, and so we get accounts of a few thousands killed here and there, when, as a matter of fact. If we are td judge by the Civil War contest, those killed and wounded must be many, many times as great as reported We are free from that situation Peace reignfe throughout our land. For the time being, our ability to buy and sell is somewhat lessened; W..A 1 ? ^ * uui now ivmingiy small Is the halting In burttness when contrasted with the awful wreck and ruin, the "wrylk of matter and the crash of worlds," In Europe. If the thoughts of the people of the South can be turned to this side the situation ,they will, to a large sfjent. forget some of the difficult tfeb of the hoeT.aOd with heertrMI of jfrefltW e thank 0ed for the i b letting* that ther are eOJeytat^bnt KorSho freedom from tbdhefehiwie il W; and in Urte thfMffhtaees Lhfy should five to* the troth of Bdfl'a idaese chore hhiy than thdr bg?e ?rtW eat Vejoftee In the UMMt grit liege of ghrlhr. Out of the smaller things of this year ther ought to give mere than the little whlel tO ttmee past ther hare gtreur DUt of their abundance. Hopeless Lang Trouble Cured. Many recoTerles from Lung Troubles are due to Dr. Bell's Plae-Tariloney. It strengthens the Lungs, checks the Cough and gives relief at once.?Mr. W. 8. Wilkins, Oaten, N. C.^ writes: "I used Dr. Bell's rine-Tar-Honey in a rase Riven up as hopeless and it effected a complete cure." Get a bottle of Dr. Bell's Pine-Tnr-Honey. If your :ough is dry and hacking let it tickle down the throat, you will i uirely get relief. Only 25c at your irugglst. THE LANCASTER NEWS ARMORED HOWITZER ON CAR I , /ft 11 v> ; v.... ; One of the eight-inch rapid lire ar mored howitzers of the French army.. It is mounted on a flat car of a war train and folding arms swing from botli sides when it Is fired to keep the recoil from overturning the car. Some men have an Inherent ability for making mistakes. ij'nvjo ft ?r -v-j IttHj J. hi osiro %e? kb^ss "Gets-Ic" tl\e "-;fc v V/V.y, 2 jL?rop^ Do It T > cnditxi t' pat . ; and tortui a caused bya Uttlo thing Uko a corn | i:. ridiculous, siiuplj u? miso It i.: unnecessary. Th< now-plan corn euro, U.c "(AtSAT' lor Corn? nnd You f Won! " Hollrr" ~ When |You Put on /)*". V.'/i YoLr Shoe*. V) "rsnTS^T," the first ono ever knomr to reiwvc corns without fall, wi|4tout paljT and without trouble. This is whjvit Is the bl^KCst-aelllnK corn euro \h existence t<x!ay. It is now used ?" millions, because tt does away wlthlstlcky tape, with plaatera i?d cottonlrinKs that shift their position and press down onto the corn, with talvci lbat "raw up" the toe, with "hnriicssivti that cause pressure ; and pain, with >knlves, razors and lilcs, clawing and\>utIinK at a corn. "GETS-IT" is apXlicd in two sec- ] finds. Two drops applied with the s;la. :s rod |<lo the w rU. Putn go-s. the corn shrills \ inlshea. Accept no substitute. Try It ? n nry corn, w i t, culhis or bunion tout -'I t. "GETS-IT" i.; so J by drum;, ts everywhere, 'J'.c a b >tllc. or sent tlirect l?y K. Lawrenci & Co.. CIiIcuko. "(iets-It" Is sold in I .an caster by I .ail caster Pharmacy ami J. 1'. .Mac-key Company. TAX NOTICE! County, State and School Taxes for the year 1914 will be due and payable at the Treasurer's office from October 15th to December 31st, 1914, without penalty. For payment during January a penalty of one per cent will be added; for February two per cent will be added, and for March seven per cent will be added. All male citizens between the ages of 21 and 55 years are liable for a capitation tax of $3.00 for road purposes and all male citizens between the ages of 21 and 60 years are liable for a poll tax of $1.00, except those exempt by law. The levy for roads and bridges Is seven (7) mills, for ordinary county purposes four (4) mills, special county (C. C. Honda one and onefourth (ltt) mills, past indebtedness one (1) mill, constitutional school tax three (3) mills and six (6) mills state tax. In Cane Creek and GUIs Creek townships one and one-half (1 Vk ) mills are levied for bond purposes and In Pleasant Hill township threefourths of one (tt) mill Is levied for bond purposes. A special school tax of two (2) trills Is levied in districts Nos. 1, 6. 13 and 30. Three (3) mills in districts 22, 26, 29 and 45. Four (4) mills in districts 3. 4, 5. 7, 9, 16. 17, 23, 43. 11, 18. 19. 20. 26. 27. 34. 42. 31. 39 and 47. Five (5) mills IH district* 2, 34 and 43. Six and ofia-half (4%) mills in district 14. Jd|*t (I) mills In districts 10. 13, 33, 33, 34, 44 and 49. Ten (10) milts lb district 33 and eleven (11) mills la district 40. V . T. ?< TO/TON (Mint/ TNNMttrit. s ' - - ii- ' i -" r cffAfiotr 8TATB or SOUTH CgjMUtfA, By J. B. Ittewman, iltid* Of probate. WbefSMHL W. 2. Hff&fo bah made salt to me\to irist kujl letters of administratis of thfc estate and effects of H- Tillman Hilton. These are A therefore, to cite and admonish alt aqd singular the kind rca ana ereoiwail of the said deceased, that theKbe and appear before me, In the cmirt of probate, to be held at Lancafft^r October 23, 1914, next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause, If any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 3th day of October, Anno Domini 1914.. J. E. STEWMAN, Probate Judgo. I 5 OCTOBER 16, 1914. * * ^ ^ * ? * | A higher pri< f would be migl T \ i* - N % ?but ne^t best to this * where you can buj % goods yfou are obliged ? amouniof money. . Nv ?this store/we asserl addition to having a ' % all we can in /this wai i ? goods to back up the V & ?we can not put the ] we can "and havW' p t chandise DOWN ahd f , / f 7 > SHOES I v I X The line of Shoes stocked on | our x I shelves were made by reputable and ab^ solutely reliable manufacturers and \u*e the best values that money can buy. WeS have lots of them in suitable styles for all ages and are selling them at a verv close margin of profit. X LADIES' SHOES Famous "Queen Quality" Shoes, noted for & style and comfort, in gun metal, patent leather and kid, mat tops and cloth tops, plain toes and cap toes $3.50 and $1.00 "Sherwood" Ladies Shoes, best all round Shoes for the money known, in all leathers and desired styles, at A $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 pair "Hoge Montgomery" guaranteed solid X leather Women's Shoes, in fine and coarse leathers, at only $1.50 and $1.75 A MEN'S SHOES "Bostonian" is a brand that suggests to & men Economy, Style and Comfort. Your T size, "Bostonian" is here in one of those & excellent fitting shapes in tan, gun * metal and vici kid, at only j <> 4 p $3.50, $4.00, $4.50 and $5.00 pair A I ^ ^ "Stronger than the Law" Shoes for Men are what you need. For rough wear, if I you have never worn a pair of these, you should by all means try a pair your next purchase, only $3.50 CHILDREN'S SHOES Pretty Babies' Soft Sole Button Shoes in white, black, tan, blue and pink, only 25c pair Nice little Baby Shoea in a variety of styles at only..50c, 75c, aid $1.94 pair' Yours f5 Lancaster | "The Woo X 7 >' V rvvvvvVVVVV V WV Y it ce for cotton I hty good news | X >, we think, is to know % * the most of those i* I to have, for the least T X T X t, is that place, for in % 'willing spirit" to help / v/e really have the % spirit. ? | price of cotton up, but ut the prices on mer- | i it - I "way down." | MEN'S WORK SHOES jjt Strong line Men's Work Shoes, all sizes J and excellent values, at only ^ $1.48 and $1.98 pair JACK AND JILL SHOES FOR CHIL \ <! \ DREN A Are made on wide, comfortable fitting I lasts, they are stylishly made and are I t' mide to wear, tan, gun metal and pat- *<? I ?? cf\t leather, in all sizes. ^ / COAT SUITS ' 4* / . . > This is a season of freedom to the de- A / signer and many strickingly beautiful ^ 1 ^ \ garments have been developed along \different lines, giving more variety $ \ Y tNm is usual. Our stock of Suits this timers large and our prices very low, V rancrimr from IR.AA tin nn aa _ ? V'V.W U|I IU f^<I.UU V I COATS jt We hav? never before offered such bar- <? , gainrf in Coats at the beginning of a J season as at this time. Let us show you I some of these surprising values. 2 Lad res' Coats at $5.00, $10.00 and up ChildreVs Coats at..$1.39, $175 and up X MEWS AND BOYS' CLOTHING Hats, Caps and Underwear, new good3 X correct styles, and at bargain prices. DRESS GOODS X Cotton a"d Woolen Dress Goods of all kinds with trimmings to match. Also J Outing, Domestic and Flannels at 2) lowest possible prices. MILLINERY | Don't forget our Millinery Department, X for here it is that von can crrt th* I A. stylish and the moot becoming Hat for the least arfcotftft of money. X or tfade | Merc. Co. I ltex Store" |