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Gtyr Hmuastrr 5JptuB (8K Ml-WEEKLY.) JU ANITA WYIilE Editor PUBLISHERS* ANNOVNCBMKN T: Published Tuesdays and Fridays at Lancaster, S. C., by The L&ucaster 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 postothce at Lancaster, S. C., under Act of Congress of March 3. 1879. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: (In Advance.) C.^0 Year gt.fMl Biz Months . . -7Pk Weather Forecast for South Carolina: Fair Friday and Saturday. FRIDAY. APRIL 16. 1915. The clean-up campaign is still in order tor those who have been tartly about beginning. I'M o If all of us enter into the spirit of the week, It can be made a big success. o f Nobody swatted the first straw hat and consequently others have braved the weather to follow the leader. o Thoughts are but seeds. As you plant today so wll you reap tomorrow. o Governor Manning may make mistakes. but the Lord knows he is a vast improvement over Cole L. Bleaso as governor. o Nobody swatted the first straw hat and consequently, no matter how cool the weather, rve see more summer headgear every day. o Every shrub and flower we plant makes our home a more desirable habitation. Are you doing your part in the work for a "City Beautiful.' o Congratulations to the Greenwood L%ily Journal upon the completion of four years' service. May this origin, newsy young daily live long and prosper. o The hlind tigers and professional politicians are disgruntled at Governor Manning. A good sign, governor. just keep on the way you are going and make them madder still, o The special edition of The Spartanburg Herald, published Wednesday, is another indication of the return of prosperity. The twenty-four page edition does credit to its publishers and to the "GBty of Success." o The News and Courier is of tho opinion that. Obregon has knocked Villa down and out. Maybe so, but somehow we believe that Villa will still be found to be a live wire in Mexican affairs. o If yon are a good citizen you are interested in having a good library in Lancaster. And if you are in' terested you will help us to improvo i " the present facalities and will work ! "for a fund to maintain the library. o There is no use in one's ripping, 'fuming and tearing the hair because ' Governor Manning occasionally appoints a Bleaseite to some unimportant office once in a while. His conception of the duties devolved upon him is not to administer the oflice of governor in the interest of his friends but in the interest of all the people. /> " o Governor Manning has acted wisely and well in selecting Dr C. Fred Williams as superintendent of State . - _ ..... uiD it. Hospital ror i:ii- iii- .iv;. ..... . ? .. acceptable to those familiar with the qualifications of Dr. Williams and with the needs of the unfortunate inmates of the institution and should therefore be acceptable to the nublic generally. o TilK WOI'.K IIAKIH.l UKC'.I \ %* For the benefit of the faithful civic workers in our midst we quote the following words from the Spartanburg Herald relative to the work of the Civic League of that city: "For those who labor for the common good it is a long, long way tc recognition on the part of the thoughtless public, but it comes ir time. It could not come suddenly 1?. .ever. f. i t> i ommor- good is not accomplished until long and patient effort has been expeiide', througl ".mis, and years, oiten." The Herald thttt prefaced an ollto. rial reietlTG *o the thorough golnj "rlefta up" canipaign whic'j has .? H> I'M . PES-.:. ' closed !n Spartanburg fit that city '[the campaign was more successful t a In ! ticaster, because ther<? was iter ?i >peiMt?on there. The town u" i - .. I th? majority of the eit ? . -aster were apparent ly ! indifferent to tlie efforts of tho good women towards a cleaner town. What was accomplished in Spartanburg might tho more easily have been 1 accomplished hero had the prid& of lour people been aroused as it should 4 have been. 1 For the encouragement of those workers who sought to moke Lancas- ^ ter a cleaner town, wliv not nmkn an- I other start? The weather is yet eool ' and propitious and outdoor work is (j a genuine pleasure. Will not the . | town authorities exert1 themselves 1 [ more to render conditions in Lancas- t , ter more sanitary than they now are? Will not the indlvdual citizens lend i \ hand in the good work? If the low, dangerous breeding places of 1 . mosquitoes and tlies are left untouch- I ed, sickness and death may result. 1 There are spots in the heart of the < business district of Lancaster which i makes thoughtful people shudder, yet i , those responsible look upon them daly with seeming indifference. They 1 must know the dangers that threaten 1 f the laws of sanitation are thus ! 'agrantly violated and they should >ot be allowed o escape the penalty i af their neglect. < Once more we plead with our pen- I , >le for a cleaner town. If filth and decaying garbage are not moved, dis- 1 ease is almost unescapable. The safeguarding of the public health is < ' i matter of prime importance. And it calls for the united efforts of our 1 citizenship, as well as constant attention from those who administer af- ' | fairs of the town. Continued indif- i .'erence and neglect may cost us very learlv during the coming summer, a liereas common sense methods ap- 1 I Led in time vould i?.?( gat" the d-.n ; er of disease. ' o r MAJOR !. Ij. COKKR. I ... ......... ... ......... ( There lives in Hartsville, Darling- v ton county, a quiet, unobtrusive man 1 who has done more with his private i means for the benetlt of his community than perhaps any other man in the state and that man is Major J. F L. Coker. So unpretentious and un- S assuming is he that we hear little of his many benefactions except as from v time to time, it is ascertained by oth- J rs and made public that he has given generously to some charitable or t | educational institution. He was the h builder of the town in which he lives, the founder of the college for women hich bears his name, to which, it. dition to many other gifts, he re. contly donated ii-O OOO. h Tlie career of James L. Coker 1 '.oilId be an inspiration to the young men of the state. Coming bactc from ' tite war, in which he fought most ga!- 1' lantly and lost one leg., he dtid not remain idle, drifting as did some less energetic neon, hut he at ootte' set ^ about to make a living for hi.i and his growing family. By habit industry and by close applicatfe business, to which he always hro the principles, of '.ic.nest dealin0 e su' eded in amassing a eonsit . which he has increase*.. ?y wi: ungeraent and sharing iXgeni- v . til the people who liavi*,. * helpen make it. Major Cbkev represe type of successful busiless man who is not too engrossed 11 in money-making to give himself " largely to things of greater importance. Money, to him. means an in- " creased opportunity of service to his v K-ople. This Rood man doubtless ? els that his means impose a respotrhility upon him and right well h.? 11 ho fulfilled it. Other successful men ? there are who, mad with the desire or getting, fail to give. ML*ny w4*> K have amassed great wealth forget 8 those who contributed to its acqui- 1 sition, giving them nothing in re- v turn. If more men of wealth in South Carolina were fired with the same love of humanity tha titisprre.: the builder of Hartsvlllo, the cities | in which they have made their for- I tunes would, like Major Coker's town, heroine happier and better he- ' ause theso citizens willed to make them so. ' si it. \vi:ssi\t;i:ics last wokd. ( Thanks Heath Springs Correspondent for ('orreet ion. To Kdilor of 'II e N'cv s: In my explanation of April (5, I statements made l?y the eorrespondmcntioned thnt it was prompted troni ent and teachers from Heath Springs. 1 In so doing I presented facts that are , now a matter of record. If this act serves to detract from Heath Springs' standing relative to the other schools 1 of the county, I justify it by stating ' that it gives all their dues. Can anvono complain about that? I note with satisfaction that "a " false impression" was made. 1 thank r the correspondent for the correction, t. CHALMERS E. WE88INGER. .-r 1 ^ ? ??? "<?*> ? county news HK.\TH SPItl MM NEWS. Heath Springs, April 15.?Hev. J. VI. Robertson, L. R. Rollings and J. I'. L. Stover left Thursday by auto- j nobile for Bethune where they will ttend the district conference of tho j d. E. church being held at that j dace. Messrs. A. B. and J. M. Cauthen. : V. T. Mobley and Z. F. Mackey mo- | ored to Lancaster Wednesday after, toon on a business trip. Mr. Wylle Q. Caskey and daughter, diss Marie Caskey. came down from Lancaster Wednesday on account of he death of Miss Mayuie Caskey. Mr. W. R. Elliott, district farm denonstrator, was here Wednesday with .aunty Demonstrator McManus, to i-islt the Twitty-Haile farm and other [arms in this community. While here I lit went to the school house and en- 1 tertalned the children with his mim- ? Icry and with a practical talk on corn r and pig clubs. Mrs. Nannie Hammond of Stone- c boro Is spending the week-end with ^ her brother, Mr. W. T. Stover, and f her sister, Mrs. Moseley. r Miss Laura Terrell has completed E a successful six months session as teacher of the Crenshaw school and is at home again. t Mr. John McGill of Stoneboro has been visiting Mr. Furman McGill and Mr. E. F. Hammond for the past two c lays. . Mr. D. M. Jones of Liberty Hill was in town today. Mr. W. J. Hendrix of Lancaster * ame down to attend the funeral of e lis cousin. Miss Mayme Caskey. s IMH GLAS ITEMS. * Special to Lancaster News: , j, There is a good deal of grippe and n tncumonia among our people yet. H Miss Bell King of Lancaster is | K pending a few days with Mrs. Hat- 3 iett Howell and Miss McMurray who s ire very ill. Mr. L. C. Black mou. who is a trav- w ling salesman for the Sims Hard- C) iare Company, visited recently at the p, iome uf his brothers. Messrs. J. F. a, nd W. B. Black man. Mr. Pkul Culp and Miss Gertrude "erguson? spent the past week-end at p] tiverside with Mr. and Mrs. Lige Fer *- o uson, th?f latter's parents. sl Mrs. J. A. Williams of Lancairtor u isited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ;ll . F. Williams some few days passed. je Miss Charlotte MeTlwaln has re- al nrned home from an extended visit j? a her sister in North Carolina. ! fC Messrs. H. N. Sowell andn W. E. , ' son were also vlBltora In the com v< mnity last Sunday. ai Misses hynwood and Carlisle Cas- r;, ey visited Miss Ruth Caskey tlie past eeU-end. (a .Mr. I. W. Williams spent several 1,1 eks with Mr. Jack Wildams and (_ ] mily recently. m .Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Henry of Dry sa reek -*pent Sunday with Mr. arai (j^ Irs. W. E. Graham. 1 I Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gat'ch spent ei unday with Mr. and Mrs. Mass Rofl'- ^ tison. of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Gibson visfcd relatives in Douglas Saturday ani 35 unday. et Mr. Wayne Greene of Lancaster a isited at the home of Mr. and Mns. I. J. Green recently. In In closinK I would like to mention ^ lie condition of our roads. T wonder I U] ' it is possible that they wffT uever ,jt e worked any t '^1 1 is It has been wW two years since u hey have been worked, except what [ iii e have done. Now this road is ora.'itj, f the most traveled public roads tliar i a| sads into Lancaster. It looks as ff (i, L were almost Main street some tin>p. specially on Saturdays. pi Now. Dear Supervisor, if you can't ti et to this road now, will you please 0] end a few hands and fill up the holes. nd prohadly we will drag them, as 1 ir have heretofore been doing. -y sTtbsm rn fir. w ti TAItF.ltXACI.K. ! li Special to The News. ' v Tabernacle. April 15.?The health j sl >f this community is very good with w he exception of a few cases of pneu- |o non ia. I.ittle Azalle Rovvell, daughter of a r. and Mrs. J. S. Rowell, has been r liiite ill, but. is much improved at ' n his writing. |t Re v Mr. Kelly's little son Riley has h in n desperately ill with pneumonia, k Mr. Clyde Funderburk has been li filing friends in Wingate, and at- s ended the Wingate high school com- c iiiener meat. Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Starnes of Van a V.'yek have been visiting the hitter's i t>arents, Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Court- j v iay. : s The play, "Down in Dixie." which t was given by the high school pupils D was indeed a great succors, in spite of " the inclement weather. The same a play will be given Saturday night, d April 24. The play will begin t i ? "I Aft} It5 one c/ t ? |n*c>Vt$um arcuou i.]' 5 idc??Ka\V you * it ,5cmc deal." ? I) /Catw a Usi r the \\ >romptly at eight o'clock, admission .0 and 15 cents. The proceeds will ;o to the school funds. Music will be urnished by Tabnacle band. The Tabernacle graded school will lose a very successful term Friday, ipril 23. Prof. W. C. Lyles will leave or his home at Mt. Rest, S. C., to cmrin until the summer term be;ins. Truck Farming. Editor of The Lancaster News: Perm't me to come again with a ew words to the good people of Lanaster county on the subject of truck arming. I think this is the year that we hould all raise an abundance of all inds of vegetables. We should raise nough for home consumption and oiue to spare. 1 mean every farmer hould do this in these times of war, lieu we cannot see any cleai money i cotton for this year's crop, with lore than a sixteen million hale croprom last yea'- and with the price of unno equal to that of last year. I onie will say the war will stop this uinmer and cotton will be high next ill. No- one can tell when this war ill stop and if we did know that >tton would bring forty cents per ouud we should first raise our living t home and then the surplus in cotin. but be sure we raise enough first >r home consumption by raising lenty of corn and all other kinds of rain for both, man and. beast. Be ire to raise your own pork at home, e sure to keep a good cow or two, id I am going to tell you In my next tter how to have the fine milch cow id plenty of milk and butter for ime consumption and some to spare >r the pigs. With plenty of milk id butter and plenty of all kinds oi I :i \ ?lr-? mittfwl t\i\ vnnr (ivvn farm* I id by your own hands is what I ill good living at home. I know, of io farmer who has raised a large .mily; had Irish potatoes on his tae every ilay in the year from liristmas till Christmas, and oqJv anted potatoes once in .12 years. I iid to the good lady? "Hons did you ) this?" Sha said, "Come here and will show you-." We went to the id of the hack porch and she point1 to a plat of ground about tile size an ordinary garden and said, When Mr. Riggers audi t niovtil luer^ S years ago, lir. the woods, ha plant1 Irish potatoes in Hint patch, put big log all amund it,, littered it rery year sine*, in the' fall we ftfll lat potato house for winter use. X dd? "In the spring when they come ;> early and the frost kills them >wn, then what?" She said, "There always enough left at gathering me. so if the frost kills the first lat conies up they keep coming till iere is always plenty. However, 'iont. twelve years ago Mr. Riggers ecided there were possibly not fiough left at digging time and did lant again. He has continued from me to time to build logs upon the id logs around the patch and litter1 it until it is fully three feet higher mn the ground around the outside f the patch. I know of another man ho told me he could not afford to ike $100 for his garden. He said. We get more than one-half of our ving out of that garden. I made it ery rich when I moved here and tnrted txi raise my family. In fact, e get something almost every day ut of that garden to live on." I know of another man who has bout two square rods in strawberies, who sells, after using all they eed for home consuniption, from $5 o $lo worth each year and does oot avo a good market for his sales. I now of a farmer who last year picked two barrels of cucumbers, beI'des canning and preserving many ther kinds of fruits and vegetables. Not long ago I was surveying for man. When J started to leave next noming he sold to me, 'Tome this vay. He opened the door of a mall house in the back yard. In his house was canned fruit of everv ind that grows 011 his farm. I said. How many Jars have you hero?" He aid, "35(>." He then picked up the lernijohn and said, "Have a glass of dackberry wino with me." I hesl ISwmSw -dea 5or JWie tic lav.\s of the ^ttWcr^c to provide ntahincj /or cU cuja?are uou p Parted to put mcmctj in the X ion from the squirrels ?5l 'inter ^aa5on. (V?f! E FIRST NATIONAL BAN] Lancaster, S. C. UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY. itated a moment and said "Allright." i He said, "It it pure; we made it three 1 years ago. I know there Ib no watqy in it." All these things have grown on his farm. Many other instances similar to these I might mention what can and may be done on the farm if we would just put forth a little more energy and see to it that we all have more of these neccessities for a good living in our homes this year. It is up to us who will have these things and who will not have them. Let us all resolve to have the vegetables, the canned fruits and the blackberry wine if we want it. T. W. SGEREST. Osceola, S. C. FROM OTHER PAPERS Save Future Trouble. Every fly killed now means a few hundred or thousand less to annoy this summer.?Greenville Piedmont. C'lean I'p and Paint Up. Cleaning up is n mighty- good [thing just at this season of the year, and painting up also helps wonderfully.?Henderson Gold Leaf. A Problem in Proportion. The more property a man has in his own name the more apt he is to have bis religion in his wife's name. ?Anderson Mail. ROCK HILL SI BAKI FRESH "ROCK HILL" IN THE Sanitary : Made by machinery am bakers in a strictly sanitai HAVE YOU TRIED TH CAKES? One to six ] PHONE YOUR ORDE: E. B. RCDD Good Things to Eat. BREAD The Stall But it OUR GOO to criv#* von tK#* fttri BATTLES Phone your want ; prompt service, or attention. City Meat M< % i'1 I% ; for the future. What |n >uttina cintithitia a- ?{}' tonfef cyoxx\\~ntzb Hi fore up rt . dolSomewhat Late for This Session. The enactment of the compulsory school attendance law was somewhat belated to be of benefit during the present session. In this county sellouts are atreauy closing. t?y me opening of the session J&15-16 a dozen or more school districts should take the necessary steps under the tw to enforce a large attendance on e part of tho white children. In every section the colored children are attending school, even if they are compelled to walk a considerable distance. Where white children are not attending voluntarily they should be forced to attend. What district will 'a the first to act under the compulsory school attendance law??Edgefield Advertiser. A Vast Difference. This year every citizen should take a deep interest in the welfare of the city. If you sincerely believe that conditions are prevalent that need ' changing, don't be afraid to start something. This year the very best effort that is In every citezen should assert itself to tlie end that this town's advancement is sure and safe. The fellow who kicks is often the man who does h!s coramunUy the real service. There is a difference between a grouch and a good healthy kicker.?Cheraw Chronicle. rEAM ERY AGENCY BREAD EVERY DAY <3 WEEK. ind Glean 1 baked by expert white *y bakery. U KUUJK. HIliLi POUND pounds at 25c a pound. RS TO >EY & CO. Prompt Delivery. MAYBE Of Life Takes D MEATS ength to fight the OF LIFE s to 160 and get call and get polite * ' lylfAr w- M> sTO<iNKlt 1 I lit"! PROPRIETOR