The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 08, 1914, Page 4, Image 4
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( SEMI-W EEJLL Y.)
JUAN IT A WYLIE Editor
W. S. HOUGH. . . Business
PUBLIHHERN' ANNOUNCEMENT:
Published Tuesdays and Fridays
at Lancastor, 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 mattor
Oct. 7, 1905, at tne postofflce
at Lancaster, S. C., under Act
of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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?Weather forecast for South
Carolina: Partly cloudy Tuesday
and Wednesday, probably local
rains.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER H, 11)14.
The fair is over. Long live the .
fair.
Three cheers and a tiger for
Secretary Ellison.
We have made a splendid start I
and must make the fair an annual
event.
In spite of adverse circumstances
the first county fair was most successful.
What have you done for the 1
starving Belgians, those innocent by-1
standers upon whom the horrors of
war have fallen so heavily?
We have had the opportunity
during the past week of judging
what bad roads mean to a county.
Hundreds of our rural cousins were
prevented from attending the coun'y
fair on account of the horrible condition
of the roads.
The very etficent secretary of our
Chamber of Commerce knew we
could have a county fair when so
many said "it couldn't be done."
lie has demonstrated clearly that
Lancaster can do whatever she tries
to do. The success of the fair
should teach never to listen to the
pessimist.
Judging from the last two issues
of the York News, published under
the editorial management of Mr. L>. i
Watson Bell, we believe that the j
right man is in the right place. We
congratulate the directors of the j
York Publishing Company upon j
having secured Mr. Bell and wish !
him success in his new field.
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The man who owes a debt and |
is withholding his cotton is not only
? embarrassing his creditors, but is
seriously affecting his own credit
for the future. There is no prob- !
ability that cotton will be any higher
... I uiuir. QU \\ IIJ I1UL ttfll
Hio staple, pay what you owe, stop '
interest on your debts and keep up 1
your credit?
We read very carefully the alleged
interview of Irvin S. Cobb with
Lord Kitchener, published In the
last issue of The Saturday livening
Post, and it is our judgment that
there is no fake about it. Kitchener,
in this interview, confirms what h
has said upon more than one occasion
before, that the present war in
all probability will last three years
or more.
The Anderson Intelligencer cried
out against the blind tigers until
that city got rid of them. That
journal is now crying out against
muddy streets. May she likewise
have a deliverance from them. The
.News cried out against muddy
streets and they are now passing.
We expect to keep up the yell
against the blind tigers until they,'
too, pass hence.
The Anderson Intelligencer takes1
The York News to task for reflert- (
lng on the manner In which con- |
victlons were secured against blind !
tigers in the city of Anderson. The [
York News thinks public opinion was
stirred up to too high a puch. up
diffor from our York contemporary, i
We believe that it is a very rare '
thing that a blind tiger is j i justly
convicted. They are a menace to;
any community and ail forces for
good should unite in getting pubMc
sentiment thoroughly t rystnli/.ed |
against them, just as has been done
in Anderson
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The great event towards which
we looked forward for several weeks j
with pleasurable anticipation, is
past, but the memory of our first
county fair and the good results of
it, will, we trust, remain to cheer
and encourage us in the days to
conie. Many of our good people
thought It could not be held this
year, that because of the prevailing
depression, the peoplo were not
in the humor for it but Secretary
Ellison was wise enough to see that
the fair was just what we needed.
Nothing else so clearly Bets before
the eyes and minds of a people,
their blessings and their opportunities,
as a representative display
of their resources, such as we have
so recently enjoyed. Let us give
a large share of the credit to Secretary
Ellison, that splendid optimist
who saw tha tthe possibility was in
us and showed us how to carry it
through. Mr. Ellison was ably assisted
by tlie commercial body which
was so fortunate as to secure his
services as well as by other man end
women, too, who helped him to
carry out the project. Hurrah,
then, for the county fair. May it
grow and prosper as the years go by.
PAY YOl'lt DEBTS WEEK.
Having mentioned last week that
we have in mind a movement winch
we believe would be a helpful one to
all concerned, we present to you .
herewith our plans and purposes for j
a "Pay oYur Debts Week," and sug- ;
gest that December 14 to December
21 be set apart as the week for'
special effort toward meeting our i
obligations. In most cases, credi- j
tors have been quite lenient toward
their debtors, and are waiting patiently
for what is due them. But
these same indulgent creditors have
in turn more and larger obligations
to meet than have those whom they !
have been indulging. Many of them ;
are merchants whose concerns are!
urgently in need of money which j
could and should be paid at once, i
Others are bankers who have for i
years made loans and helped finance '
the farms and other interests of
Lancaster. Then there are the |
manufacturing concerns, particu-1
larly fertilizer manufacturers, that
have advanced so freely to the farmers.
All these creditors are due some
consideration and it is in their behalf
that we urge you to pay up next
week. Even though you may not be
prepared to make payment* in full
of your indebtedness, you can certainly
pay them something and you
should.
We fear that the cry of "hard
times'' in some cases quite real,
has in other instances only offered
ah excuse for delay in settling what
is owing. Many have made the j
European war their shield and de- [
fender, believing that they can ,
through this far-off conflict, be '
spared to postpone a settlement of (
their delinquents. We believe that
this great and terrible struggle has j
too long been blamed when indifference
is so frequently the only ;
genuine excuse for the non-payment
of debts. For one man who absolutely
cannot render a cent to his!
creditors, there are nine who. with
the proper effort, can. It is to the
latter that we anDeal. You are not
helpless babies. You are men who
have been scared into a panic which
no longer exists, if indeed it ever
existed. You have been hit hard by
I he low price of cotton we know, but
you should sell enough of the staple,
at once to help your creditor, who
is debtor to someone else.
The war has already done its
worst for this country and that
worst will prove a blessing in disnuise.
Already it has taught diversification
as no other power could
have taught it. The icsson has been
brought home in real earnest, for
our fanners see the need of fordstuffs
as a money crop, for themselves
and for the nations at war.
Furthermore their consciences have
been aroused to the fact that they
have been needlessly extravagant
and they have begun already to plan
a saner economic system for themselves
and their families. Credit
has been the cause of their distress- j
ed condition and they will henceforth
buy as little as possible on
credit.
We believe that the best start all i
debtors, in both county and tewn *
can make Is to help along the "Pay ;
Your Debts" movement. Come to j
town next week and pay something ,
of what you owe, even If only a few
uonars, laui win pui money in cir- ;
dilution, thus relieving the unnecessary
stringency. Help those who !
have helped you so long, thus mnk- |
lug "Pay Your Debts Week" acoom
plish its intended purpose.
It was a great day for Lancaster |
when the Chamber of Commerce was
organized, for that body is doing
much for both town and county.
The next move should be to organize
a county fair association.
THE LANCASTER NEWS
IM> IT AS UNTO HIM.
We of tlte United States sometimes
boast of our splendid civilzation
and ot our humanitarian endeavors,
and as a nation we do give
to muny praiseworthy objects. Bat
if the religicn of Christ, which moBt
of us profess, mean anything to uq,
we must hear the pleas which comp
to us in behalf of those homeless,
starving Belgians, who must be
housed and fed. We chhnot turn .a
deaf ear to their needs for the
Master has tyld . us .that if we
''minister not "to the least of these'"
we minister not unttf'"Htm. So fn
proportion as He has prospered us,
let us give to the helpless Belgians.
We should give gladly, cheerfully
and promptly for the need Is very
urgent.
Sir Gilbert Parker, the distinguished
English novelist, now in
Holland, has cabled to Cardinal
Gibbons of Baltimore in behalf of
the relief work. "Here 1 watch '
penniless, homeless Belgians flee-'
ing from their native land," the
message reads. "Many towns and
cities are absolutely destroyed.
Countless homes are stones and
ashes. Hundreds of thousands lack
food and clothes. They ask for
bread and salt, no more, and it is
not forthcoming. The commission
asks for half of a soldiers' ration
for each starving Belgian."
If the cause of these poor, cold, j
starving ones appeals to you give
something if you have not yet contributed,
to Capt. J. M. Hough, who
is soliciting funds In their behalf.
A NEW AGRICULTURAL HANI*
NEEDED.
Col ,E. J. Watson, state commissioner
of agriculture, never spoke
a greater truth than when he told
the farmers of Lancaster county in
his speech last Friday,- that they
would have to "bhlld up a new agricultural
basis on livo stock and
things to eat." Heretofore that
basis has been cotton and the European
war, whose end no man can
forecast, has shattered the whole
agricultural structure. The resources
of the whole South are lnvester
In cotton, which will for
some time be a drag upon
the market. Everybody is affected
by the appalling condi-1
tion that confronts them. What
about the future? King Cotton has
been dethroned. The farmer will
be wise if he will let him alone and
change entirely his method of farming.
Hut in doing this lie should
have the co-operation of all business
interests. In this connection The'
Spartanburg Herald aptly says'.
"The farmer, if left to himself,
may not lie in a position to see how |
far-reaching this thing is. He may
lie a man of limited appreciation of
the economic conditions through-!
out the country. He may not be able!
to see further than his own cotton)
patch, and he may reach the con-1
'elusion that all this talk about a
change in methods ts Intended for
the other fellow and not for himself.
The great majority of the
men on the farms in the South are in
that class.
"This being the cemv*w? are -firmly
of the opinion that this agricultural
revolution, if it If i>rought
about at all, must be brought about
by the business mien of the South.
The bankers, the lawyers, the merchants.
the preachers and the newspaper
mer. have got to enlist for
the war. It fs not a short war,
either. By the right sort of an
awakening, it coulcr be done in a;
season, almost; hut it would take
every agency in the commonwealth
laboring day in and day out to do
it in that time. It is a great big
job., but with Intelligent co-operation
on the part of all interests it
can be done and the whole state
made richer and more prosperous bv
the operations."
Clerk's Sales.
The following desirable property
was sold by Clerk of Court Paul
Moore yesterday. The Witherspoon
lot. between Main, White, Meeting
and llarr strets. This property was
sold by the clerk of the court for
partition and was bid in by Dr. M. It.
and Miss Annie K. Witherspoon for
the sill., of 12,000.
In the ease of Robert S. Floyd
vs. Annie Shields et al., two acres
brought $200. Robert S. Floyd
purchaser.
In the suit of Saliie Moore vs.
Violet MeKnight and Robert P. 1
Phillips 47 acres were purchased by
<:. A. Smith for $705.
Hxiiuiiniition of County Offices.
Mr. Li. A .Searson, assisted by Mr.
P. H. L?azar, both of Columbia, have i
been engaged since Tuesday last, in ,
auditing the books of the different i
county offices. This work is being)
done under the direction of the j
Kruuu jury.
Special Notice. ,
There will be a basket supper at
Tabornacle school house Thursday
night, December 24, proceeds for enclosing
Tabnernacle cemetery.
MISS OEOROIE PLYLER.
MISS DES8 PLYLER.
MRS. B. B. PLYLER.
Committee.
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% BIG SHOE VALUES J
36 Pairs of Ladies' gun metal button
Shoes, made by the famous Dutb&nhofer
factory. These Shoes was nrver
j known to sell for less than $3.007our
special prices for Christmas shoppers
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48 Pairs of Ladies vici patent tip,I lace
and button, these also made by DuVtenhofer,
value $3.00, our special pride
X $2\S
X 24 Pairs Big Misses' patent, button Shoe\
* * with low heel, reduced from $3.00 tt\
$2,501
24 Pairs Boys' gun metal lace Shoes, 1
sizes 2'/o to reduced from $2.00
to $1.65 J
X 15 Pairs Little Gents' gun metal lace
Shoes, sizes 8'/> to. 12, reduced from
$1.50 to $1.19
?* 50 Pairs Ladies' vici patent tip and plain
& toe Shoes, sold at $1.75 to $2.00, reduced
to $1.39
& Big Reduction on Wool Blankets for
t Christmas Shoppers
Wool Blankets reduced from $3.50 to
V PIS*""--? $2.87
^ Wool Blankets reduced from $4.00 to
$3.19
2* . Wool Blankets reduced from $5.00 to
f ' ' ' $3*89
i wool iiiankets reduced trom $7.50 to
? $5.98
LADIES* BED ROOM SLIPPERS
Here is something that is very useful
V. and makes a nice Christmas present,
& These Slippers come in brown, gray, red
X and black and have been reduced from
X $1.25 to 98c
X LADIES' AND/MISSES' COATS
We have made sweeping reductions on
X all Coats and will #nly mention the prices
on a few numbers/to give you an idea of
V the reduction . J
One lot of Ladies Long Black Coats,
made in the season's best styles, reduc^
ed from $8.00 to $5.95
t One lot Ladies' Long BlafckyCoats, nicely
tailored and good fitting\ garments,
reduced from $0.50 to ...A;. ..$4.15
One lot Misses' Fancy Coats, nicely made
and beautiful colors, red iced from
$4.50 to . ..?, $3.39
?? . One lot Misses' Coats, made of all wool
material,^Qdiu.ul-from $3.5VCto. . $2.39
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topping. Don't wait until the ?
las shopping but start now while If*
jng your selection.- You will
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LADIES COAT SUITS. ?
Here is where the great reduction takes
place. You can buy any Suit that we have ^
in the house exactly at what it cost us t
less the express. Don't miss this oppor- V
tunity to buy a Coat Suit cheap.
FANCY SILK POPLINS
Seven pieces of fancy Silk Poplins, come &
in beautiful range of colors and there
is nothing that makes a more service- i
able dress, reduced from 65c to. .39c t
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TLB FLANNELS
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these goods on the market and are
worth in any store 10c and 12Vs?c? our & <*
special price 834c X
MEN'S HEAVY FLEECE UNDER- >
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25 Dozen Men's heavy lleece Shirts and
drawers, reduced from 50c garment to & *
39c or 75c for suit X
BOYS' CLOTHING X
One lot Boys' Suits, nicely made and good $
quality, reduced from $3.00 to..$2.39 V
One lot Boys' Suits, absolutely every ?
thread wool, reduced from $3.50 to$2.89 ?
One lot Boys' Suits, nicely tailored and X
all wool, big value at $5.00, reduced X'
to $3.75 TL*
MEN'S AND BOYS PANTS 15
Big reduction on Men's and Boys' Pants. ^
One lot Men's all wool Pants, reduced ??
from $2.25 to $1.69
One lot Men's Fancy Casemere Pants, X!
nicely made, reduced from $3.00 to X
$2.39 T,
Big lot f Boys' Pants at special prices V
45c, 69c, 89c, $1.19 and up to $1.69
MEN'S DRESS HATS ?$
We are showing a beautiful line of &
Men's Dress Hats in all the new shapes &
Iii'iu toiors, reduced irom to $-.18. ^
Don't wait, get yours today. X
BATH KOBE BLANKETS VThis
makes one of the nicest gifts at
all for Christmas.
Js'j.ou Robe Blankets, reduced to ... .$2.11) ?? j
$2.50 Robe Blankets, reduced to ... .$1.05 X
$2.00 Robe Blankets, reduced to ..91*59 JT
BKJ JOB LOT LADIES' AND MISSES' Y
SWEATERS Y
You wlil find in this lot some wonderful ? ,
values in wool Sweaters, only small lot, ?
so better come quick, prices from ?
59c to $1.19 X
a few of the many bargains that
ill add many bargains to this list y
ised to show you whether you ?
' store your shopping place. %
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