The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 15, 1914, Page 4, Image 4
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Slip Sanrastpr Nrtus
(SEMI-WEEKLY.) /
JUANITA WY LIE Editor
\V. S. ROUGH . . . llusiness Mjjr.
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successors to The Ledger, established
1852; The Review,
established 1878: The Enter
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as second-class matter
Oct. 7, 1906, at tne postofflce
at Lancaster, S. C., under Act
of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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?Weather forecast for South
l arolina: hair Tuesday, colder on
the coast; Wednesday fair.
TtJEHDAY, DECEMBER 15, 11)14.
Just ten mure days. Kids, until
Christmas.
Let economy be the watch word
these days.
The Thaw and Frank cases linger
with us yet.
Query: Will he turn the balance
of them out?
Have you made an honest effort
to pay what you owe this fall? If
not do so at once.
Don't think for a moment of going
abroad or too near the MpyImii
border. You might get shot.
The Greenville Piedmont is one
ot the best papers in the state. Its
Christmas edition is in keeping with
tae high standard kept up by the
paper.
With the present crop of 16,000.000
bales of cotton and a prolonged
war. the end of which no man can
foresee, will he be a sane man who
will plant much cotton next year?,
Are you committing to mentor*- t
the lesson brought on by the fearful
war in Europe? If not, begin to I
learn it by heart, it. will statin you'
in good stead in the future.
It looka now us if rlobson will
succeed in forcing has brother congressmen
to vote on the prohibition
and woman suffrage propositions.
How cruel. Richmond I*.?how
n;ruel!
We advice those who have oeeu
accustomed each Christmas to
spending money for booze, to deny
themselves this Christmas and give
the money to some charitable purpose.
Remember that the "Pay Your |
Debts" movement for Lancaster be- I
Kan yesterday, the 14th instant, and
will last for one week. Let every- j
body take part in this great move- j
ment.
Refore the Christmas holidays begin,
if you want to enjoy them, pay
up your subscription to The Nc \vs i
You will hereby be discharging an
obligation you owe an i easing your
conscience besides.
Let everyone try to make this a
sober Christmas. In these straitened
times there is no money to spare
to buy liquor. Drinking men be
sober this Christmas for the sake of
those near and dear to you, if not
for your own sake.
The Greenville Piedmont, which
is disposed to throw off some times
on Mr. Bryan, pays him the following
compliment: "Bryan is a real
leader. He is always In advance.
If the Democracy adopted prohibition
and woman suffrage, he would
propose something else." In substance?Kxcelsior.
Clemson College proposes to commence
giving to the public at an
early date, each week, comparative
marketing facts, from every county
in the state arranged in parallel
columns in order that comparisons
can be made by any one. The
Clemson officials will make no com
ments on the figures, but will leave
all concerned to draw their own
conclusions. This will supply a
long folt want.
Tl.UK TO SPEAK OIT.
I; Wo repeat again the question, we
I have propounded to to citizeils of
j tnis community, what are you going
j to do about the illicit sale of liquor
going 011 in our midst? It is possible
that our people, especially the
moral. religious and law-abiding
portion of them, will continue to sit
with folded nands and allow things
to go on as they have been? Where
are the ardent prohibitionists who
fought so hard to have the dispen
r uu uui ui uutj fuuiuyw ere
thoy not told by the dispensnrites
that if the county voted for prohibition,
thereby doing away with the
dispensaries, we would have the
evil of liquor still and would get no
revenue from its sale? There seems
to be Torce in the argument, judging
from present conditions. If these
i conditions go on how will the force
I of this argument be met by statewide
prohibitionists when the issue
i comes before the people to be pass-,
ed upon? It would be well for our
people to be considering these and :
other questions. So far as we are
concerned, if what we are having
now in our community is prohibition,
we are frank to say we don't relish
it. The News has suggested that
the opponents of the ilirit liquor
'raffle speak out in no uncertain way
and has offered its columns in this
behalf to the public. After all no
law, however rigid is worth much
unless it has a strong moral support
behind it. Wo were told by a prominent
citizen a few days since that
he reason the blind tigers were be
, ..ijs ' ">? ?"? 01 tversnaw was because
there was, and always had been,
such a sentiment in that community.
We believe that the sentiment in lite
town of Lancaster is against present
conditions and all that is necessary
is for it to crystalize and sonietnmg
will he doing and that right
early. Hut so long as the moral
forces in the community are inactive j
1 the present disgraceful conditions
will continue. We call for a public j
expression of opinion on the part of |
i our people. Don't be afraid to ex- '
! press yourself for we feel warranted
in saying the majority of the
people are w'th you.
GOOD ADVICE.
The Salisbury Host gives the following
timely advice to the farmers
'of the South:
"It. is quite evident that the South
has raised another 'bumper" cotton
1 crop. This would be wonderfully
inspiring news were the staple bring-,
ing a price to put money into the
growers' pocket and urge him on to
another crop.
"Hut cotton is not bringing a satisfactory
price, by any means, and
| there seems little prospect of it's
bringing a satisfactory price any
time soon. Might we not just as
well realize this and make plans accordingly?
"If wo have fifteen million bales
and the American spinners use fix
million are we not at sea with a
great portion of the other nine million
bales?
"Suppose anything we like about
the European war. that it will soon |
be over, will last three years or ten.
can we find anything to urge us on
to growing another fifteen million
hale crop in the immediate future?
"What un.UH I". ??>? " ---? 1
.. ? ? - vu*u UV IUO I COUI L~ UUU |
the price?if the South would plant
a large acreage and grow a big crop
of cotton in 1915? What would be j
the prospectB for a legitimate, coat- i
producing price?
"If these be true conditions ought j
we not turn our attention to other j
things?to grain, fruit, truck, poul- i
try and stock? We do not feel like '
advising the farmers what to put!
his land to. It is for him to look
conditions squarely in the face and
work out his own problems?not for
us to advise him. Hut one thing is
certain? we nave all got to tenia
and think hard. The day is upon
us lor mixing orains?more nruins
with our work .whatever that work j
may be, and adjusting ourselves to
a cnanging coimiiion?a new aay.
! "In the meanwhile let's pay our
hills, put all the money in the bank
possible and with an abiding faitli
in our neighbor and our glorious
country go forward with all continence
ann unairaio or noining the
future may have in store for us.
Tilings are right if we make them
right."
While paying our good old friend, i
Mr. B. H. Craig, for some home- i
made sausage yesterday, we remark- j
ed, "Well, we don't suppose the war
hnt hpra a man HVo won ~~ '
I ? .? unr juu, n iiu umivrn
everything he needs on the farm, at
home, and even a surplus to sell."
"No,'' he replied, "the only way It
bothers me is reading about It in
the newspapers."
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A period of business depression is
| the time for every one to foot up
their affairs and find out where
they stand. There is one thing
sure, unless during the incoming
i year you make your expenses less
than your income, you will be in a
i bad way.
Congressman Sereno E. Payne,
I for a long time Republican memoer
| 01 congress rrom New York, died
suddenly of heart failure in Washington'last
week. He was 71 years
j of age and was one of the authors
j of the Payne-Aldrich tariff. He was
!a leader in Congress. He was given
a public funeral by Congress.
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THE LANCASTER NEW
THB K1GHT KIMKIT.
The recent tire at West Orange,
j N. J., \yhich destroyed a whole
block of concrete buildings belong.
ing to Thomas A. Edison, the greatest
mechanical and inventive gen*us
of this, or any other age, caused the
great "Wizard" a loss of several
million dollars, outside of what
little insurance he had. These
build'ngs were erected some years
ago to house his machinery and other
things connected with his work r.nd
were supposed to indestructible by
Are. This must have been a great
blow to Mr. Edison, who is now
sixty-oix yearn old, his loss representing
the work of almost a l'fe
time, but the great mun, tike a true
: philosopher, instead of crying, over
| "spilled milk,'' on the day after the
; fire, commenced the work of clearj
ing away the debris, preparatory to
erecting new buildings. To some,
reporters who interviewed h ffn
shortly after the fire he said
"I'm pretty well bumg|i?'^it just
now, boys, but I'll stftfl all over tomorrow.
There'll be some rapid mobolizing
here when the debris cools
off and ?s cleared away. I'll go right
to work to build the plant over again.
It is just a temporary set-back, don't
forget that."
Such a spirit should animate the
people of the South in these times
of depression. A great many can
only talk of the hard times and the
hard blow that has been dealt them.
If they had the grit of Mr. Edison
they would redouble their ene gies
and learning the lesson which the
present teaches they would face the
future with undaunted courage and
turn what seems against them into
veritable blessings.
PRACTICE ECONOMY.
Now is the time for the practic|
ing of the strictest economy on the
part of everybodoy. All will agree
that times now are "hard," but no
I f\tv on 4??H k ? *
vu.i ecu uu? mum naruer tney
wJU become. Those who have little
should make it go as far as possible
and those who have much should
economize so that they will be in a
position to help those who may not
t be able to help themselves. It is a
matter of uncertainty as to how long
the war in Europe may last. As
long as it does last, however, there
will be little relief from the present
depressed conditions, so that it behooves
everybody to curtail their
expenditures wherever possible.
Speaker Champ Clark's escapade
on bis lecturing tour in Chicago,
should make the country thankful
that be failed to get tlie Democratic
nomination for President. Whatever
Mr. Bryan's faults, which we
believe are few, it will never lie re-1
corded of him that ho disgraced
himself by getting beastly drunk
before beginning a lecture, in which
ladies were present. Those who are
disposed to criticise Mr. Bryan for j
being unco guid and rigidly right-;
eous and poke fun at his grape juice!
habits, ought to thank him fori
saving the country form the dis- ,
grace of having Champ Clark as
President.
We are being deluged with Santa
Claus letters from the little folks.
We will give as much space as we
can spare to these letters, but make
them short, kiddies, beoause old
Santa wiil get so many letter* he j
may only have time to read the |
short ones.
"The Lancaster (S. C.) News has,
sianen a "pay-your-debts* movement. ;
And is enlisting adherents as well
as accomplishing much good."? !
Augusta Chronicle. Yes, if you owe'
any debts, you are entitled to a
place in the picture. So come in
early and stay late.
< 'lii'isdiiHN Mailing Don't*."
The postoflicc department sends
ont the following "don'ts" for the
benefit of Christmas givers, who
sand parcels by mall:
"Don't use pencil.
"Don't write addresses on flimsy
paper.
"Don't use tag if address can be
written on the article.
"Don't seel domestic parcel post
packages.
"Don't, when using tag. fail to
tie It securely.
"Don't be ashamed to learn how
i to tie up a parcel from one who
; knows."'
The Very latest.
t IMcken sSentineJ.
A dispatch from London by way
of The Hafue, via Petrograd, via
{Columbia, by wireless from Kasley
and Pumpkintown, says the rebellious
forces have taken a police station
at Hammanskrall, In the TransI
vail, with heavy English losses.
That's our latest war news.
Your Colli is Dangerous
llreak It Up?Now
1 A cold Is readily catching. A rundown
system is suscepribe to Germs.
You owe it to yourself and to others
nf vnn r hAiionK a!/1 ^ ^
, ..vaavuuiu IU I m IlL lilt) lIUmiH
af once. Dr. Bell's i'ine-Tar-Honey
is fine for Colds and Coughs. It
ioosens the Mucous, 3tops the Cough
and soothes the Lupg-j. It's guaran
teed. Only 25c at your Druggist.
S, DECEMBER 15, 1914.
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From Other Papers
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Here in latncnster.
Do your buying at home.?Spar- i
tnnburg Journal.
Help All Yoii Can.
Help tlie Belgians and those
nearer lioin. too.?Laurens Adver- !
tiser. i
It Will.
A Pay Your Hills Movement ou.lit I
to help the merchant movement.?
Greenwood Journal.
A Wise Saying. !
Advertising may not bring a wo~ld
i of business, but it will bring the
| bulk of what there is.?Newberry
j Observer.
I
"Pay I'p Week" tlie Time.
It is better business to pay up
1 than to put off. Pay up week is the i
time to put this principle into prac-,j
tlee.?Sumter Watchman and
Southron.
Pay Your Pajier Debt, Too.
Pay what you can on your subscription.
If you are not in position
to pay for the entire year, pay
hillf Phoolor
every dollar at home. The buy at
home movement shodld be kept up
as a matter of loyalty to local business
and as our aid to local pros,
perlty.?Anderson Mall.
So in Hlic.lule.
The new schedule for the Lan1
caster & Chester rnllway, which was
to have gone Into effect December j
I 20, 1914, and which appears In this
issues, has been annulled. The pres- '
enp schedule will remain In effect'
until further notice. i
.... %/uwbVi 1VCJ/UI ICI .
Why Is It? I
There is one thing we never did j
uiiucibuhiu vmy pcupic WHO HJtve
money actually dislike to pay their ,
bills. We know of no greater pleas
j ure than to pay those we owe. It
! ought to he a pleasure and a relief
as well to be able to pay. Yet there
are those who are perfectly able to
i discharge their obligations just now
who are holding onto their money.
Hock Hill Record.
Forget It.
The best thing we can do is to
forget the war in Europe and turn
our attention to the work of nink'ng
this country what it should he the
mo?t independent nation o.t the
earth. We did not realise how dependent
we were on Europe until the
necessities of war out o'f our imports
from that cvintr.' Dillon
Herald.
Xo War Over There.
Here is one of the pathetic incidents
coming out of the shambles
of Europe: Two wounded soldiers
?one French, one German?lay
side by side on the battlefield. The !
former passed his water bottle to
the wounded German. The German j
sipped a little, kissed the hand of
the man who had been his enemy 4
and said: "There will be no war 4
on the other side."?Gaff nay Ledger.
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Rearing the Burden. 4
The men who are bearing the
heaviest burden at present are the 4
merchants. These men have thous- <
andn of dollars out on their books.
They have sold goods on time and 4
? .wo?t iiiuiiiii auu mey are Having ^
to meet their own obligations as
best they can, and no one who owes <
them ought to ask them to wait a <
day longer than is absolutely necessary.
We ought to make a sacrifice *
to meet those obligations. We have <
been accompanied to the limit by
the merchant and we in turn ought i
to be wliling to respond to his call <
lor what is justly due him. We
have bad our huy-a-bale and a '
number of other slogans worked to <
the limit, now let's trv pay op schedule,
and see how much it will help
to pay every debt possible to pay.? :
Salisbury Post .
Buy at Home.
While we are thinking about helping
other people let us think a little
about helping along home prosperity.
Patronize the home merchants.
Whenever possible buy goods mn.de
In Anderson. We have one of the
largest outing flannel and fancy cotton
dress goods mill? In the ^outh
and its pr>ducts are sold all over the
i country, yet It is seldom that a local
1 purchaser calls for the goods made
! right here. Our mills turn out the
test grades of sheeting, drills, etc..
yet nobody has thought to demand
I fee local product. We help along
foreign Industries and neglect our
own.
The holiday season is comirg on.
More than the usual quantity of
goods will be purchased. There
should be enough thought for the
welfare of this rnmmnnftv ?? boon
aJuiHULlME
y isn't aJBirth
it ati aducotkm.
ash its fire until it has been cut
Hind otii of it, and so mu*t i^xsr mert
taeh^uteeK is a ^rind at first* In
i after it Jias been ground, so
htin your ^spedcf life.
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E FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
Lancaster, S. C.
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY.
Fusten
I The war is \
gj low prices pr<
I not satisfy that h
Xmas times are h
prepared to serv
best line of Free!
be had. If it c<
head of good t
Here you will
Chickens, Butter,
Geese, Possums, 1
everything to be
class market.
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jl nyler&j
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?* Christmas Greetings^ I
f anil best Wishes for w5\
^ tho^Ngw^W
X. '' *
*S .Why not make yourself a Chr
> illy ill! iifcniint tn/lair9 \ll?
n wv#vu?ty . **C Will
y deavor to extend you every eoi
V STATEMENT OF THE <
V+ THE FARMERS BANK & 1
y located at Lancaster, S. C., at the clc
y RESOURCES. """"
y Loans and DIs- Ca
A counts $189,487.60
& Overdrafts 3,972.53
1 Furniture and FlxV
turos 2,875.00
*5^ Other Real Estate
owned 3,500.00 *ni
?> Due from Banks Tl,
fy and Bankers . . 10,559.67
X Currency 2,782.00 Cei
V Gold 1,060.00 Ca
Silver and Other Bll
JL Minor Coin ... 335.81
Checks and Cash <
Items . -
Total $214,914.97 |
?? STATE OK SOUTH CAROLINA,
?? County of I^encaater?m.
Jf, Before me came W. H. Millen, (
X bank, who, being duly sworn, says t
j statement la a true condition of t
V books and said bank.
4^? Sworn to and subscribed before n
A 1914. JOHN CRAWrOR]
Correct?Attest: W. T. Gregory, W.
^ Directors
$ FARMERS BANK & T
V W. T GREGORY, President
V B. T. BBATY, Jr., Asaii
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w? :rotna Eg}i ^
IjUSovrng :
fEOPLE
still on but our
Wtfl. Why
lunier at once?
ere and we are
e you with the
i Wheats, etc., to
ames iinder the
sats, call 114.
find /Turkeys,
Egg's, Ducks,
Rabbats, in fact
had I in a first- 11
tohnson
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Business and The *
Check Book &
go hand in hand. All J*
successful business ^
concerns use the commercial
bank's sys
tern. Errors are re- >
duced to a minimum.
Besides the ad vanages
are innumerable. X
istmas present by openuld
appreciate it and en "V
n*tesy. ??
CONDITION OP J
TRUST COMPANY, Y
so of buainpiHR Hot 91 iai j
LIABILITIES. ^
pltal Stock Paid V
In $ 60,000.00 <??
rplus Fund . . 2,500.00 X
divided Profits,
less Current Expenses
and Taxes X
paid 7,152.14 V
livldual Deposits o
Subject to Check 39,914.76
ne Certificates of V
Deposilt 32,814.23
rtlfled Checks . . 25.25 Z.
shler's Checks. . 8.60 t
lis Payable, in- 4?+
eluding Certifi- JL
cates for Money
Borrowed . . . . 82,600.00 4?
Total 8214,914.97
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Cashier of the above named IT
hat the above and foregoing IT
illld hnnb ? ? *"
?, auuwu uy mt T
W. H. M1LLBN.
ie this 25th day of October,
D, Notary Public for S. C. A
P. Robinson, W. P. Bennett, IT
RUST COMPANY %
W. H. MILLHN, Cashier. V
itant Cashier.
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