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t (Il)i' ijatuaBtrr ?1nub (SKMl-WEKKLV.) JUANITA WYLIK Rditor W. S. HOUGH. . . Business Mgr. PUBLISHERS' ANNOUNCEMENT: Published Tuesdays and Fridays at Lancaster, S. C., by The Lancaster Publishing Company, successors to The Ledger, eslO.ro. Thn U Oirinu Uiunsueu icu. . i uu iicnv " , established 1878; The Enterprise. established 1891. and entered as second-class matter Oct. 7. I9<tr., at mo postoffice at Lancaster. S. C.. un 'er Act cf Congress of March .'1. 1879. srUSrHli'TION rillt'K: (In \dvntue.) One Year SI..10 Six Months t t . . .73c TO SUKSCRIItFUS: Your subscription must be paid up to and including year marked on your label. If paper is stopped look at your date and you will probably fin<1 you are behind one year. We cannot send each subscriber a statement. Look av yo r Label. If you do not receive your pap^r promptly we would appreciate it if you will notify us and we will correct the mistake. In the hurry of mailing out the papers, names of subscribers are sometimes left off inadvertently. Weather forecast for South Carolina; Saturday rain and colder. ocaouu ui c?u-v?hcu u uiuro. Now for a long pull and a strong pull and a pull altogether, and the triumph of our first county fair is ; assured. We have long wanted a fair and now that our dream Is about to be realized, let's everyone take a personal interest in making it a success. John Temple Graves says: "It Is so with the South. Out of the most serious financial shadow that it has known for half a century there is surely coining and now at hand, the day of better methods, wiser economies and more substantial prosperitl than this section of ' our country has ever known.'* Friday, November 27, I1M4, Be a booster Monday. .Let our first efforts be crowned with success. The next Stop. The Lancaster i County Fair. Those who come to the fair are j promised plenty of amusement. I, The first day of the Fair will be ( next Thursday, Dec. It proximo. The county fair deserves your patronage and that should be given ( i All the school children who can ( And a way to get here will be in < Lancaster next Friday. I ] Let every man. woman and child i In the county be sure to attend Lancaster's first County Fair. Be sure and attend all three days of the County Fair next week. Remember the days?Thursday?Friday and Saturday. "What an inspiration Dickens ; would have derived from South Caro- j lina's wards in chancery!" exclaims the Columbia Record. The Coventor either had overlook ed Lancaster convicts in the poni- ( tentiary, or hud already done the needful In retofore for this county. , Governor Blease has pardoned t for Thanksgiving 4 7 manslavers serving terms in tin- penitentiary. ^ No wonder human life is so cheap ( in South Carolina. v Among the many things for which j. South Carolinians have reason to be #] truly thankful is that Cole L. Blouse will l>e relegated to private life early in Januarv. i * 1 The rieli wife-murderer W. T. ' Jones of Union, who was serving a j life sentence in the penitentiary, was one of the 101 pardoned by Gov- J ernor Blease. I ' i Many visitors have remarked up- , on the fact that the depression is not ( hitting Lancaster as it has hit other towns. Times are not as hard here as elsewhere. Then, cheer up! "After many a rain swept and stormy evening, the skies have cleared at midnight to make entrance for a new and radiant morning. fine great cause for thanksgiving at this time is that we live in a progressive town. We wager that no city in South Carolina of several times our population can boast of so much constructive work at this , If^oo/vti o/v.nnlln/l "lio r,l t! m o<, THE UOOSTHH TUII* You cannot atTord to miss it. Mi Business Man of Lancaster, thi splendid "booster trip" which Set ! retary Ellison has arranged for nex i Monday. If your love for and loyalt ! to your town and county, are inor j than mere lip service, if it is matter of real concern to you pel sonallv, that the interests of thi section be advanced, you will loo ' upon the trip as an opportunity, t be welcomed gladly, and you wil lay aside all other business for th day that von may enter spontaneous ly. \ it.'--henrtcdly. into the boos', in 1? in d app- il to you o a busl in nun. You v. ho kno fro ; . t. . ?? . . t ,.. ..r . .1, ,'i '.'in' h no o u ihr ri| \t way can lot bu appreciate the advantages offered li this ' oo; er trip. You set at one what it affords, an opportunity to the m. valiants, bankers and otlie: business men to come into eloser eon tact atnl thus beeome mutually help ful, an opportunity of impressitr. our friends in neighboring towns witli the character and stability of our business men, an opportunt> of bringing to our first county fait men. womet^and children who wil lie so pleased with Lancaster thai they will come again and come often to our city. It will be a business booster, one which offers rich returns to every concern in Lancaster and as a business proposition therefore is not to be lightly considered. The whole business of boosting is so right and needful a thing that to us who engage in it constantly, it seems the only business wortli while. It has moreover, so become r. second nature to us that the scheme itself should need no boosting. We think the trip will commend itsoif so entirely to all of our progressive men that a large representative body will take the trip next Monday and .1 suuu ?ur?i iui ijiiiu'Uflfr and Lancaster's first county fair. THE TEA('U?ns' INSTITUTE We are expecting great things >f Lancaster's first county fair with Its attendant attractions and we have just learned that in addition to all these interesting phases af the fair, a real Teachers' Institute Is in store for us at the same time, in this issue of The News will be round a splendid program, one in which the majority of visitors to the fair should find an interest. We jelieve every session of the institute will be both pleasant and profitable tnd it is for this reason that we jrge all who are interested in eduction to attend. A number of well mown educators from various dejartments of the field will be presmt to give to our people the beneit of their long, successful oxperi'nces. We cannot afifort to miss uch an opportunity for self-improvenont nor do we believe any thoughttil person will neglect to avail liiinelf of it We wish to congratulate hose faithful local workers who lave set before their fellow teacher;; It is real treat. The hospitality of nor good pootie is offered to the teachers of the ounty and all who come will bc? veil taken care of. We hope and tave reason to believe that a goodly lumber <>f teachers, trustees, natrons nui others interested in edurationul natters will show their interest'by i goodly attendance upon what promises to be an Interesting and very jrofituble institute. JIOGK MOOIth'S APTNKSS Governor Hlease has reeently been vriting letters to the Sheriff of Spartanburg county and to the Solicitor >f that Circuit and having copies sent to Judge I'.rnest Moore, who is now holding court in that county, intimating that these officials, as well us the Grand Jury of the county have been neglecting their duties. Judge Moore was very apt in his comment on the matter in his cluirgi to the jury in part as follows: "While I am satisfied from m> knowledge of these officers of thi: court and from my information as tc the characters of the members o this grand jury, that there is m foundation for these aspersion! sought to be made against them yet I deem it proper to cautior you again as to the responsibilitie! and duties of your office and to cal your attention to the necesity of s< discharging those duties and so meet ing those responsibilities as to dis arm misrepresentation and defy carp ing criticsm. whether they are In spired by factional ill-will and disap pointed ambition or whether the; find their source in any other an< worthier motive." We congratulate our fellow towns man. Judge Moore, upon the happ' manner in which he treated the Gov ernor's unwarranted insinuation against the good people of Spartan I hit per OAimtir r> wuiiv/. Remember the needy Belgian* am make your contribution** to ther, through Maj. J. M. Hough. THE LANCASTER NEW! ; From Other Papers -- I :t I Uoes Marching On y And Villa marches on.?Columbia e Record. a - i Perfectly Proper s It is proper to speak of it now as k the late panic.?Spartanburg Jour0 ! nal. II : Wear Cotton and Von Will Keen Cool Don't got excl.ed about hard time*; woar <? ton nd keep cool.? ~ The Slat \ .1 tjuiei ll^'oug Place We are looking for some para1 I grapher to remark C at Camden is a good place to die in. Four uiulert king plants here. ?Wateree .Mosr senger. liliiid Tigers in Kershaw Policeman Gregory will do hum ; town a great favor if lie succeeds in ridding it of the bilud tiger pest. It is not ilways practical to give the concrete evidence of the sale, hut ' the facts are patent that whiskey is (lowing too freely here. The people who usually patronize blind tigers can ill afford to spend money L for such rot in times like these. And j then the whiskey tiger is not w anted in tlie community.?Kershaw Era. Itead Good Papers Be sure to have good papers In the home; do not spend three or ! four dollars for books, as we knew 1 one man to do, put it 011 tiie table and say, "There's a good book, children. but you must not soil the j j leaves." Actually the children were I afraid to touch the book for fear of their father's auger The same amount of money could be spent for papers. By all means have your 1 country weekly, if convenient, some other weekly, and at least two month , lies. Papers will interest all, while giving you tbe current events you ; derive much real benefit from their pages. Another important reason, they aid in keeping the boys at home, j Gaffney Ledger. j r j Go After It m ?*' ! f J,-? ' 1. I ? ' J Even In these titties fellow who goes after th?' business -4o a business like way ,-sets It,/ Now la the time to adv6i^ieff..-?(g(Niltftnbu?g , Heradl. 1" d . <"*' On I* Vr>_ luck In odd numbers?for he did not ! stop at 100 pardons for penitentiary I J convicts for Thanksgiving Day but II aoded one more, making the number (pardoned this time 101. i ''Time to help the nrarihaat'')' **"f tiountes the Greenwood- Journal, r That is the right kind Of tajk. The J! 1 merchant has been carrying a big J load during the past four months. | Give him all the help you possibly i can?and DO IT NOW.?Block Hill | , Herald. Surely Tliey Are Sot ! Are the people of South Carolina going to surrender to the- whiskey ! element and allow thm to conduct thir nefarious business all over the state notwithstanding lite fact that the majority of the people are opposed to the whiskey traffic??GaffI ne.v Ledger. I Nothing in u Name In view of the fact that the town of Three Fingers voted dry in the election last Thursday, and that the Tennessee Democrats have elected i prohibition governor named Itye, it hi becoming painfully evident that there is nothing in a name- not a drop. Wilmington Star. IHversiflcat ion The western wheat planters are buying new automobiles and building new homes. The wheat farmers got his lesson in the hard school of experience and the southern cotton planter will have to get his at the ane school Instead of riding in new automobiles and building new homes next year t lie southern planter who may want trees set out along ' versified farming, but just wait until he makes a hundred blades of wheat ' grow where only one stalk of cotton r grew before and then you will see 1 the dawning of a new era in the j. south. When diversified farming bet comes a reality every acre of land in , the south will be a gold mine.? i , . Dillon Herald. 1 Civic league an AnwI ( In Spartanburg any property own- i er who may want trees 9e aoutt long i . his sidewalk, has only to notify the t - i mayor, when the trees will be not I - only supplied, but planted free of " cost. The Spartaoburg Civic League ! 'I is responsible for this result, and the plan is worth taking up by every _ ) town that wanto shade along its v ! resldenre streets.?Charlotte Obserj ver. s The Governor of South Caro; lina must have thought there was S, NOVKMBKU 27, 1914. fm<W I /TP\ K||| couldn't \ - ..... .. LANCASTKK COL"NTV SCHOOLS Supplementary llcport l> Su|?t. V. A Lin^li1 tor Year I l)|:i-1 I J:i making ;v supplementary report for Lancaster county lor scholastic year 1013-14 I take pleasure, as it lias been most satlfnetory. Tin educational interest of the county is one that will appeal to every lover of intelligence. Progress has been made along very line; teachers salaries have been increased, new buildings erected, better equipped buildings, better attended teachers meetings, new Improvement Associations formed, better observation of "Clean Up Day," additional levies, and the formation of both Trustee Association and Teachers' Institute all show marked progress made in the county within the past twelve months along educational lines. One of the strong est educators of the county said recently. "I never saw a county make more progress In any oue year in creating an interest among the people for school improvements ami school work in general." Additional lie vies We are pleased with th* effort made in the increase of special Levies In the different districts. Hi nee my administration began, last July year, bne district. Jackson ham. No. 9> levied a special tax of four (4) mills, sad 16 districts Levied'an additional tax of (mn one to four mills. Four jc^ools have gone to the limit e? (U<ht mills. The tabulated increase IB as folia**s: Qjfl levjr pree levy Belalr No. * ' 'l ? Osceola, No. 4 ' - '* 2 ' 4 Van Wyck, No. 5 < 2 4 North Lancaster No. 7 1 4 Jack8onhr.ni, No. 9 new levy 4 New Bethel, No. 10 4 8 Tabernacle, No. 11 4 8 Camp Creek No. 15 2 ,4 Union. No. 19 I 4 Rich Hill, No. 24 2 8 Cork Hill No 25 1 1-2 4 White Bluff, No. 26 1 4 Pleasant Plain, No. 22 2 8 Charlosboro, No. 24 1 4 Flat Creek. No. 4 2 2 5 llulty. No. 4 8 1 4 The increased interest in education with the activities of the state by means of term extension and rural graded school, aid have been important factors in hriugiug about this increase. Stale Aid Last year more than $4,200 cam into tlie county from state aid. Last year we made 24 applications for 1171 Hi r.Mt'liaitlU ULU (UUipuraa Willis for the present year, 25 per ceni less; applications for rural graded school help have threlibled. the previous year, making *1 for the $2(\0 last year with l!t this year and 1 for the $200 the previous wear with 3 for the $3.00 for the present session. This aieaus that we have increased the number of two and three teacher school and lessened the number of one-teacher schools, an improvement worthy of example for any county An improvement which means fewer students per teacher better equipment and more efficient work. Term It was our purpose When begin the schools to see that every white child in the county got an opportunity of a six months school. Hence we have adopted the motto, "A sij months school for every white chili] for Lancaster county." How havi we succeeded for the first year? We i changed the averag school term foi \ .... . me county rront 5 ntonthc to 5 1-J half way to the goal,. This year w? expect to see the year close with at average term of six months. Teachers and Trustee* The trustees have given their loya I support. They all seem to be enthus I iiistlc workers trying to get thel; i community to strive to go beyonr ! last year and their neighbor. W< have organized a trustee assoclatioi which promises to be one of the most helpful organizations in the educa tional work. State Hupt. of Kduca i Hon Swearingen said that he hat never met with more enthusiastic an' ' ^oifuxwito Prairie section* which one? ' buuern at a ddlamfi'^cr^ a ni^heotUmand cane and tn ?their value ^Iwindred I ?rlh a hundred t^ne^aa r rice\but not to the owner find.lt OUt * HF-RBEUr KAur/T* >erlooking Opportunities edcrtju ut T^loncw in tftc -> - % E FIRST NATIc-j :;\L Lancaster, fj. C. 1MTE1) STATES 1)1 !") miliv, energetic body of trustees miywhere. The teachers of the county have given their hearty cooperation in the work. They put tlielr untiring efforts with most vital energy into school and community. We have had coniplimenary attendance at the teachers niet^ings and efforts worth while at any work we have undertaken. Improvements Marked Improvements have been made throughout the county in almost every line. One year ago very few schools had sufficient maps, blackboards and other necessary equipments. Last year about half of the schools of the county installed a good set of eight maps and 4-5 or tliem put in Hyloplate blackboards; several schools have recently bought patent desks, charts, globes, etci About $2000 will be spent this year iu equipment alone. N'fwil* One of the greatest needs of Lan- j caster county at present is restoration to normal financial conditions. With a little time to carry out the worn aireauy Begun. We need more additional levies, more modern buildings, increased sal aries for teachers, and from a review of the denrocraticr elub roll or the county some kind of school attendance law. Bore than 22 per cent of the voters from 21 to 2$ oade their mark. Several districts ftu the county have less than 9 sq. mi. Thin we ate trying to remedy. If we* could only consolidate a few districts and get some patrol wugons installed we would have not only six hot seven months school for every child. Very kindly yours, V. A. Lingle, Co. Supt. Kd. Tte QnfeHns That Doss Nor Affect The Iftad Because oI its tonic and laxative effect. LAXATIVl HROMO QITININR is Iwttcrthan ordinary | Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor ringing in head. Remenit>ct the full name and look (or the signature of H. W. GKOVK. 25c. I | D J I : ' x BJ ' rkmv T "Mfc" [ " Y safe. That's wW&t all busin Y have not a bank accourifrdjet Y wonderful business help. frVe Y STATEMENT OF TF Y THE FARMERS BANK < 4? located at Lancaster, S. C.. Jit the | Y RESOURCES. I . Loans and 1)1h- I & counts $ 189,4s7T<tTr" Overdrafts 3,972.5.1 i Furniture and FixY tures 1,875.00 *5^ Other Real Estate . 4*? owned 3,500.00 . Due from Banks . 4,% an<1 Hankers . . 10,559.67 . I Currency 2,782.00 . Y Gold 1,050.00 Silver and Other 1 i Minor Coin ... 335.81 ) t Checks and Cash , Y Items 352.36 [ ? Total $214,914.97 , ? STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, t County of Lancaster?ss. JL Before me came W. H. Mllle X bank, who, being duly sworn, sa I t statement is a true condition o Y books and said bank. r Sworn to and subscribed befo I % 1914. JOHN CRAWF , J^ Correct?Attest: W. T. Gregory , 1 Dlrec 1 % FAQMCDC PA MIT jP. -i j i niuniiitu iz/lllll IX - | V W. T OHEUORY, President I ! V R. T. I1BATY, Jr., i 1 ?* -?* . ' v ;> * iddtftewfp aj^enl begging" Iff re iKWjMjarin^*^ /J ickand fruit to jbld . It wae aJk nuch ao mmm 1A Kidney Remedy Advertisement Brought Great Happiness I I take pleasure in staling that I have used Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, that I was greatly benefited by the sumo and have used M in my family. I had a son when <nnto young he suffered from bladder of kidney atfllction. I called n\ my physician, ho attended him uul did him no good. Almogt by ac/ident I noticed an advertisement About the curat1' e properties of Div Kilmer's Swamp Root. I procured a bottle j^id gave It to him according to directions. Tt cured hint of what we t/ought was almost impossible andr the same with others of my famw. 1 have such strong faith in s/amp-Root that I liavo never done /without it in my family since the wonderful cure of m> son as well us myself. I recommend it to all who sufler from kldnev or bladder troublcyand ( a mi led to believe that ft is rjne of the best medicines for the pu/pose for which !t is used that hag tper been discovered. / | This is my exuferienrre from the us* of SWarap-R(fat. Wishing the promoters of thM wonderful medicine a large sale t(i the suffe<-f.ig public, I am, \ Yours respectfully-, W. M. McAfee Broydeg St. Atlanta, Oa. v. Witness, E. O. WMUama, Notary PitbUc. ?i , - - -K Isetter te Dr. Kilmer Jt Co. Binghamton, IV. Y. I I I Prove What Mwamp-Reee Will Do Per 1 on | Send ten cents to Dr. Kflmer & Co, Binghampton, N. Y.. for a sample I size bottle It will convince anyone. You yr'H also receive a booklet of valuable information, telTIng about the kidneys and bladder. When writing, be sure and mention the I Lancaster Semi-Weekly News. Regular flfty_cent and one-dollar Blr.e I bottles for sale at all drug stores. I ^ '^^^VVVVVVVV tThe Man of V Y Money ? f got his wealth by giv- X ing his entire attention to his business, t He didn't worry about his cash. He put it in a good bank where he knew it would be JL ess men should do. If you ter open one at once. It is Jk invite you to open it here. % IE CONDITION OF . ? & TRUST COMPANY, 1 close of business Oct. 21. 1914. % LIABILITIES. J Capital Stock Bald f $ 50,000.00 ? Sunrius Fund . . 2,500.00 JL Undivided Profits, /ess Current Ex- 4? /pensett and Taxes JL /paid 7,152.14 l/divldual Deposits vT I Subject to Check 39,914.75 rkinie Certificates of f \Deposilt 32,814.23 CeViitlod Checks . . 25.25 Cashier's Checks. . 8.60 Bills Payable, In- 4fi^ eluding Certifl- ^ rates for Money f Borrowed . ., . . 82,500.00 | Total $214,914.97 ^ n, Cashier of the above named js that the above and foregoing ? f said bank, as shown by the ? W. H. MILLEN. & re me this 2 6th day of October, ORD, Notary Public for 8. C. At , W. P. Robinson, W. P. Bennett, :tors. JL TRUST COMPANY $ W. H. MILLEN, Cashier. V iwiiUnt Cashier. V 0