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4 w i ^ (SHje Hattraslrr Nrma (SE.MI-WKKKLV.) JUANITA WYLIE Editor W. S. HOUGH... Business Mgr. PUBLISHKRS' AXX()l \( KM 1:NT: Published Tuesdays und 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 matter Oct. 7, 1905, at tne postofflce at Lancaster, S. C., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: (In Advance.) into tear iji.w Six Months . 7Rc TO SUBSCRIBERS: 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 find you are behind one year. 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 tnadvertec tly. ? . ?Weather forecast for South Carolina: Fair Saturday. FRIDAY. I)K( K.MIIKR II. IS, I. Now for a cleaning up of the streets before Christmas. Have you helped to food "one of the least of these," a Belgian baby? Goose Creek water can hardly become popular in Charleston while i "fire water" is so easily obtainable. Of course you are not ready for Christmas and we would never think of asking if yon are. But what are j you doing to get ready? We sincerely hope that the blind I tigers which are being driven out of j Kershaw will not head this way. j From all we can learn Lancaster has enough of these animals already. j There are many reforms needed in South Carolina, but above all others compulsory- education appeals to us. Let's work for it day in and day out until we get it. A chance for every child in i South Carolina to obtain an oilucation, that's what we are asking and what the legislature should give by enacting a compulsory attendance law. "It is more blessed to give than to receive" and most blessed to give to those in greatest need. When planning your Christmas gtf's j therefore, remember the most nt??Jv of earth, the Belgians. i 11 Were you one of the little group j' who last year begun in Lancaster ' the custom of singing Christmas 1 carols, or were you one of those ' who listened? In either case, don't 1 you want the carol singing kept up? j' We call for volunteers to learn the ; Christmas songs and sing them I Christmas eve. 11 I' The children of Lancaster com.- i ly are expecting Santa Clans to ; make his annual visit to then, and !' he will. The old fellow is reading i the letters from his little boy* and girls and though hard time may Jighten his pack considerably, tu is nevertheless sure to have something to bring to all good children. The Belgian relief committee quests contributions of wheat. < orn and rye for bread, oa;s for oatm rice, both k n 1 of jjot toes, < bage, beans, canned goods, p< ; n.l cured meats, us v eil as food clothing. So the farmers who "hve at home" may find It easy to < >n trltiute, even if they hav< 110 read, cash. The Columbia merchants report most successful results from the "Pay Your Debts" movement in the capital city last week. Here's Imping tlistt the dates set for a like movement will be observed gener ally and that our business men will be helped very materially, for it is In their behalf that we named the time?December 14 to December 21., The teachers who attended the sessions of the Teachers' Institute last week, are betterfl we believe, for having done so. The prominent educators who addressed the institute gave them new ideas, the contact with others engaged In the same great work was an inspiration end the hospitality afforded by our people showed them the Interest I..an-" caster haa In those to whom is entrusted the trail ing of the minds and hearts of our boys and girls. A HEAL ASSET. We are sure that every visitor to tlie county fair noticed those manly, courteous khaki-clad young fellows, who wore stationed about the court house grounds and r.long the streets, giving information, as wc'l as other assistance to any who asked of them. They are young gentlemen we are proud to claim as co-workers for the upbuilding of Lancaster and to think of as future citizens, well versed In the art of city building. The Boy Scouts stand for all that is best and noblest. Their mentai, moral and physical development along lines that make for >\n?r, cleaner and stronger manhood, should appeal to all who give thought to the things worth while. It is well to encourage the hoys who are workiug thus for mu'ual improvement. They deserve a word hat the report sent out that Aviator j rerroll sacrificed his life at the Chesterfield fair by turning his ma- i iliine aside in the air, in order to ivoid killing persons who had heedessly rushed to the place where he ivs^s about to land, is false and is v slander on Chesterfield. The Adlocate says it has it from eyewitnesses that the machine collapseo while the aviator was performing stunts in the air. Tim ollowing from Samuel J. Tilden, u taken to heart and pr\c Liced i! the . 1: :;es, \ OUld pVOVo Of i nest inn-, file advantage to mctr o! our i<i ;>ple: "What you want to do now is to cut down your expenses an ! live within your income. 1 would giv? ail the legerdemain of fliKuui) and financiering for the old homely maxim, 'Live within vour income.' " Those who came from other towns and counties to visit our fair, marveled at llrst at our optimism. Hut the reason soon occurred to them when they saw the constructive work now under way, the volume of business done here, our mammoth mills running on full time and other evidences of progress. They went away thoroughly convinced that "Lancaster Loads." We can learn of no other county,! which like Lancaster, held its first! fair this year. Some, indeed because of war-scare discontinued theirs. It was ours to establish such an event in 1 1 4. when many thought wo couldn't do it. Lancaster showed what stuff she is made of. It takes more than a distant war to I frighten this county into sitting still. of commendation and encouragement. The work they are doing will count for much in the years to come, for Lancaster cannot but he better for their example and influence. We wish to congratulate the unseeing boys of taller growth vho made possible such an organization. They have in uguratod something for which every good citizen hould he grateful. This training they are giving our boys is (itting them for the only life that counts?a Mfe of service. Will not some good woman undertake a similar work for the girls? The abundant life and spirits of our girls, growing rapidly into young womanhood. would bo better for enlistment as "Camp-fire Girls." Who will meet the need already felt by giving the girls also an opportunity for organized effort in the upbuilding of the town? WHEN WILL IT KM)? The war in Europe has been in progress uow about four months. At its beginning many persons thought that it would be of short duration, predicting the end in crtivtol h in cr li b?? v ??>/???? !?.? VI*Lil? it.. OUlll\ villus I ? I\c ftIA lIMMllUa. >V lilltl 11^ j probable duration is all a matter of i speculation and while some unfor- j seen contingency may cause the; b lligerents to lay down their ams | sooner, we believe that it will^fe a war of several years' dunui#n7 Lord Kitchener, who is in _ clrrfrge of the j armies of (Ireat llritain, is of this opinion, and has so expressed him- j self on more than one occasion, stating that he believes the min- j mum duration will be throe years. The German and Austrian armies invaded the territory of the allies at the beginning and are still holding territory in the enemies' country. It is true tiiat their advance has been checked, but still they are holding their own and even if driven hack into their own territory they will put up a still more determined fight. The German army, in equip-1 ment and morale, is superior to any ' single army of the allies, and al-1 though we believe that in the end j it will have to go down before thei countless numbers that the allies! can summon to their standards, still , that end is a long way ahead of us j and we might as well face the injvitable. The Pee Dee Advocate claims THE LANCASTER NEWS UK'S COMING SURE. tl is just exactly two more weeks until Christmas, and Santa Clans j will be here. VVp have been asked by some children if the war will I prevent his coming. For the infor: maton of all the children who have I not Inut fnith in ri,. 1 j v aM.vM it* vuv j * i jr appeal - | uuco of the Patron Saint of the i Yuletido season, we are glad to i' state ihat the war, with all of its | horrors, will not interfere with the' coming of their good old friend. | | His headquarters are in a country j which is not the theatre of the war j j and he will make the trip this | Christmas in one of the largest, I most up-to-date Hying machines j built to hold all kind of toys and j good things to eat and wear. He has discarded the "sleigh and tiny reindeer" for a more swift traveling |and commodious vehicle. So don't give him out, children. He will receive every one of your little notes sent through The News and unless i your parents are in a had humor j Christmas night and you are too wide-awake, he wilt come to gladden your hearts. IKK1S VS. S1IKKP. Mr. T. \V. Socrcst (lives interesting Information. T > the K'litor of The Newt J wish (o romp,?re the vt Sue of dog- to that of sheep Now i hope tliai it will not he ui tood .i.st I an, altogether an to.mi. to the dog. because a trainee l.ig 01 any kind in lis place is certainiy a valia hie piece oi property aucl it would h? hard to calculate or estimate* its vilur. and on the other han-l, we have no way of calculating the loss and damage the worthless dog is doiny to our country in various wavtr. : hue us take Lancaster county for', excniple. Last year she returned L l,94f dogs and possibly one third or', ons-fourth cf the total nuuihor"*lr i the county was not returned, but: let us figure on the returns for the; benefits received from thein. We! n.ay safely expect $9 74.ad which will go into the* school funds to help edin ?te the chi'dren of the county. Now. ii has been said mat what a dog ;? consume In twelve months \v 1 raise a 200-pound hojf. If this be true we shou.-l have :. ? * pounds of | c rk at 10 cents per pound, we vould he in $2,898, a * ??ar profit of f J,923.60. These are ,h lowest es.itnatep. Now it has ?lm boon said that dogs and sheep will not ! s ay together, ol whlc i fa-r. $ ami romp.-lied to believe as our county j returned last year 60 sheep or 131 , goats and sheep. Now suppose .-he had of returned 1949 sheep and they had doubled this increase we would now have 3.8'?S sheep at $2.00 each, they would no worth' $7,796. besides the cllnpnps of wool, which ought to he worth 50 cents per head per annum. 0 79. a total value of f8.77f>. A difference thus 1 over the dogs' value of n? arly , $8.0011 in favor of the sheep to this county. Now with just a mall ox-i' pcndilure to each farmer, of \hleh,< I think I could safely say at least 1 8<i per cent of them COUld raise,' sheep here in this natural grazing |< hilly county of ours, one that could | ho made the greatest grazing an:l | .dock raising county east o*' the J Blue Hidge with its lofty and rolling hills covered with Japan clover! and Bermuda grass, its rich crook* and river bottoms covered with i various other kinds of natural! grasses with all these natural advantages, we should raise thousands and thousands of dollars' worth of sheep and other kinds of stock annually. Not many years ago a stock dealer drove down from Charlotte and paid one of my neighbors % 1.00 per head for 8 months old lambs and ' to make out his load be went just j across the way the same day and paid another neighbor $4.fib each j for his lambs These lambs possibly ; had not cost 50 cents each per head to raise so you see there 's money in raising sheep, I But what about the dog? The last assembly of the Virginia state legislature placed a tax so high on the dor/ that thev wi'l be con:p"lled to go out of business, end now Virginia is going to raising sheep. | T ? re a-e various kinds of sheep, some for their wool, some for the laughter pen and some for both or 1 and mutton, and when our people Iinv been fotced to do away 1th s< many dogs on account of the high v that should be nlnced upon them at sometime In the near future. then we ran safely go into the sheep raising business, too, like Virpinln, with the expectation of realizing a net profit from our efforts. Not many summers ngo,| when I had a niee flock and the dops pot among them and went to killing so many, 1 would often butcher eight or ten annually, always reserving; one quarter and Helling the remainder. realizing from $2.00 lo S3.50. So you see if I bad marketed the whole mutton I would have easily realized $3.50 for it. Although it has been said the man w ho tampered with the dog and dog law, his political head would certainly come off the next election. It. is hoped by many of Lancaster county's good farmers that our repCures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure. The worst cases, no matter of how long standing, f arc cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr. Porter'a Antiseptic Healing Oil, It relieves Pain and Heals ill the same time. 25c, 50c, fl.Ot . tv. .'.i> .a: ? k ,xv.: .v. vt A VJ*. VWWtttAJ V V^oux vojzvjix) y&yX YidWAov^ Y^Jt0 %VVT?O^ %\)juw* axv\} X' 7\?va\*, ; T1IK FIR8T NATIONAL BANK .'I 3, DECEMBER 11,1914. |> ?jpcietig * * " bit Wen a diamond can't fta brilliance tnuat bc^tm m SnvtnX a lime a \?k the diamond flaahca R %> |^| THE rcsentaiives will enact laws that f will prohibit the raising of so many i dogs and encourage the raising of; more sheep and gouts. Now it is ! up to them to do something along, i the line of tins all important ques- j 1 ion. why-li should inteuest every [ t I'liier. especially in those critical! ..i*l?U tiiuos. We all believo in \\o>?1 i clothing and mutton, ling and j ' lioinmy anil a good living at home. .1 T. W. SBC REST. Osceola. S. C. WHKN TO QUIT \DVERT18ING. If "When the grasshopper ceases to 11 hop. * And the cow quits bawling; y ? When the lish no longer flop. ^ ' t And the baby stops squallhfg; When the dunner not longer duns, * And the hoot owl quits hoofeg; 11 When the river reuses to run. And the burglar/mops his looting; ' When the vine;-no longer runs, c And tlie skylarks stop their lark.. tng; When the sun no longer shines, And the young man quits his N / sparking; When the heavens begin to tlrop, 1 And the old maids quit advising; 1 Then it is time to thut up shop, 1 And quit advertising. s ?Ex 4 Heal Humanity. !i "Oh, you cruel little boy!" ex- , claimed the member of the \nti- f Vivisection League as she glanced over the garden fence. "How ever could you cut that poor little worm t in two?" John, aged six, met her i gaze without flinching. "It?it 4 seemed so lonely," he replied I, | "Have 1 f Christr I X X | Each day as i ? to Christmas. O | then Christmas D. | avoid the rush. I values for your cc I Y 50 Pieces of Plain and F & is worth 25c to 20c. Y t ^ One pure rz-mch rtatm our special price only ' S Just received bi?j shipuie V Christmas Box and not V * ,. . a Bi# line of Men's (jloves ful and would lie appr< t T LAI V Big lot of Ladies' Fancy t nicelv i?aekcd in boxes V V V Make our st X X friends here and 1 X X I | The J. f THI ? < \ v isn't aJSirtt t em odMctttion sh its fire unfit if tin* been cu it id out of it, mid must ijcntr ttw aeh uteek is a ?rind at /iritt t ajtcr it Has been ground, 60 % itftti A)mir ^ama/4 r/ 11//* ' jV. ' -r-yi" 1*" \ FIRST NATIONAL BAN! Lancaster, S. C. VJN1TED STATES DEPOSITORY. BACK AT US A Live Town, Vou Hot. Lancaster county had tir:.t tarl ast week and according to the eseeined News of that city it \\as a j ,reat success. Lancaster aootns to >? taking on new life.?-Spartanburg I Journal. ' I To Our Rescue. j Gaffney Ledger speaks of tlic >aartjrapher of The Lancaster News ' isy being barred from the recently organized union of Carolina puniters. That is news, and we denan<l a nexplanatton. The para;rapher of The Lancaster News is a ihining light in the ranks, and thould be admitted to fellowship? >erhaps not full fellowship, how>ver.?Rock Hill Herald. One Explanation. rne Lancaster News says: "Many 'isitors have remarked upon the fact hat the depression is not hitting Lancaster as it has hit other towns, rimes are not as hard here as elsevhere. Then, cheer up!" We have ibout come to the conclusion that hese hard times in South Carolina ire like Irvin Cobb's search for itrocities in Belgium. They had alvays occurred in the othe rtown, ust u little fuarther along.?Sparanburg Herald. Tie Culnins That Dost Not Affact Tht Head lecause of its tonic and laxative effect. LAXA"IVH BROMO QUININB is better than ordinary )utnine and does not cause nervousness nor in(in{ in head. Remember the full name and ook for the signature of K. W. GROVE. 25c. ifou Don' nas Shop it passes by brings u nly eleven moresh< ay. Shop now. SI We are offering msideration.f AT 19 CENTS ) ancy Hair Ribbons, 7iot a |>i< our choice at .... J. a m on rtniTmh Jt\ X OV KsLjM XmJ Damask positivell the best t AT 50 CENTS\ nt of Men's fancy Titis, cac 11 i 11 u." nicci for a special T 50c, $1,000 AND $l/)0 to select from. 'riii\is soui 'ciatcd as a g'ift. SpectMypr )IES' FANCY HANDKERC Handkerchiefs for Chrism; and folded and are priefd f ore your shopping ot's all Via vv o uii iiurv ? JV711J , T. Wy i QUALITY STOI ^ ^ ^ * it -and polished Its r?t bertuMotdef uou? . /. ?/&T?rr//faH/htmw%. I | mil 2ls me fire of .if iHl! e>^attk .Account Mj* SHUSH] -5 tart |] -Saving : C' ' iLto^|l Honor Roll of Caui|i Crook Soliool for Month Ending Dor. :t. Eighth grade?Eftle Morris. Seventh grade Nettie Roberts, Jazie Roberts, Maggie Lou Steele. Sixth grade?Ruth Montgomery, Hula Mr e Steele, Jessie Roberta, Mary Roberts, Id i Steele. Fifth grade?losie Montgomery, Norma Roberts. Fourth grade? Paulino Montgomery. Juanita McDaniel. Tliird grade-?Lillian Roberts, I'aul Roberts, Dwiglit Plylcr, Maude Steele, Florhle Sullivan. Second grade?Mary Lou Blackmon, Louise Sullivan, it. A. Williams. First grade?Melba Williams, R. J. 'Helms. Respectfully, A. C. ROWELL, Prin. MISS BELLE KING. Asst. One on Teacher. Everybody's Magazine. The teacher was telling the children a long, highly embellished story about Santa Claus, and Willie Jones began giggling with mirth, which finally got beyond his control. "Willie! What did I whip you for yesterday?" asked the teacher severely. "For lyin' " promptly answered Willie. Whenever You Need a General Tonic Take Grove's The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic propertiesof QUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives ont Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. SO centa. T e Your | ping?" | I s one day nearer % apping days and X lop to-day, and | some live wire X I in f l?n La4- lvni- t?tK?4 ovv> Ill till' H? I. IM11 \Y IlilL 19c hing to bo had for $1.25, 89c | h one nicely packed in priced at only 50c V icthing that is very use- ? 4 iced at only 4 4 50c, $1.00 and $1.50 4 4 HIEFS < *. is shoppers. These are i'om 10c to 50c j jilace, meet your ^ gdod time. \ I ? lie Co. i