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?V Hanraatpr Nettie * (SEMI-WEEKLY.) JTJANITA WYLIK Editor PUBLISHERS' ANNOUNCEMENT: ' Published Tuesdays and Frt- ' days at Lancastor, 8. C., by The Lancaster Publishing Company, successors to The Ledger, es- 1 tabllshed 1852; The Review, established 1878; The Enterprise, established 1891, and entered as second-class matter Oct. 7, 1905, at the postofflce at Lancaster, S. C., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION PRICK: (In Advance.) L Year *1.1*0 Six Months . 7Sc Weather forecast for South Carolina: Fair Tuesday and probably Wednesday. TUESDAY, APRIL 2?>, It is said that prosperity is heading this way at last. Let 'er come. * We wonder if Japan will be able to turn Turtle Bay in lower California. * Huerta now says he did not murder Madero, that he knows who did but can't divulge the secret. * Charlotte is getting ready to celebrate the May 20 myth. We hope Major Hemphill will be on hand. Consistency is Indeed a rare Jewel when it comes to one politician criticizing another. * Lancaster reeds a curb market, where farmers may sell their produce direct to consumers. * The Anderson Mall says it knows ?f a preacher whose congregation expresses its approval of his sermons by nodding. +; The Newberry Observer remarks very pertinently that while cotton has gone to nine cents it didn't go so high until it had gone out of the | hands of the farmers. We wish for John Itunny a complete restoration to health. Not to I, be greeted at times by this king of tun-makers, would cause one aiuiosi. to quit the movies. The annual reunion of the Confederate veterans of South Carolina is to he held in Columbia this week. May the soldiers of the sixties renew their youth even as they renew the friendships of long ago and may their j last days be filled with peace. C.ood cotton is now bringing ten cents on the market. This may he j a good price at whic hto sell cotton now on hand, but no farmer will be \\ ise to increase his acreage of the sKtple just because of the temporary rise in price. The Death of Col. A. B. Andrews, riist vice president of the Southern Railway, is not only a loss to thai great railway sy/ein. but to the South as well. Colonel Andrews was ti loyal citizen of the South. r, ?. vernor Craig of North C: r ?\ \i Una s re^'lsotl '? pardon Wilcox, who r.aif 8erve(1 twelve years of a thirtv \etrr>ft sentence for murdering Nellie Crop**?. T,u' murderer Reta his dues in 01,1 XoMh StaU>! even as he is tieirftti. 'ns *? ^ou*" < Carolina. v ' ^r>v,<rnor Manning revoi ' 1 _ i Sunappointment of ?k*. Sargennt a. ^ erintendent of the Asylum bcW'k. violated the constitution. Our {?r^ entt governor has nw?fe respect for' the ttrganle law than one of his recent predecessors who was Wont to say, "To hell with the constitu- I tion." Many rural schools are closing end the boys and girls who have j learned lessons from their books are being given a chance to gain knowledge of another kind. We hope that they and their teachers as well, ; will spend a happy, profitable vaca- ' tion. H* We are being constantly plied with the question as to when the war will end. Newspaper editors are supposed to know everything, but! we must confess this question gets us. Perhaps the well-informed president of the State Press Association has some definite information on the subject not in our possession. * We are beginning to hear mutterings of discontent from Governor Manning's political rivals, particularly from one who acted in a "shut-mouth" manner when Manning ran against Richards in the second primary. We venture the prediction that none of these malcontents will over be governor of South . ..J. .4ifi K $ GOVERNOR MANNING. + !p G< /ernor Manning is being criticized and quite sharply by many originul supporters for his "slip-up", in the matter of appointing a new superintendent for the Hospital for the Insane at Columbia. While it is regrettable that the governor did not examine the state constitution before making the appointment of a new superintendent, yet he is to be ex cused in view of the fact that he was j looking for what the institution has long been in need of, an expert alienist. And as no alienist could be found in the state, it was natural for him to look without the state, as Senator Tillman, when governor, did when he gave Doctor Babcock the appointment in the early nineties. Tillman's appointment wis constitutional. having been made under the constitution of 1868, which had no such foolish provision as the present constitution which does not permit the governor to go out of the state in making a selection of a Superintendent for the Hospital. And then there is also dissatisfaction because the governor made the salary $6,000 per annum, double the amount allowed by law. We are not altogether sure that the governor did not make a mistake in doing this. Inasmuch as he could not find an alienist in the state and had to appoint a good physician, we think it would have been better to have found one who was willing to serve for $3,000, and if the salary was to be increased the next legislature could have increased it. However, we have no quarrel with Governor Manning about the matter. His motives are good in seeking to do his very best for the eighteen hundred poor unfortunata people for whose welfare he is responsible. There is one thing about Governor Manning which has impressed us more than any other, and that is that he is administering the office of Chief Magistrate of the state according to his own ideas of his duty to the people and not aceordine to the tmlimm of the urn. fession.il politicians. It is evident that he is not bent so much on making his administration popular. His aim. rather, has been to act in the interest of the people rather than in his own interest. I'nlike his predecessor. ex-Governor Mease. he is not trying to toward his friends an?l punish his enemies. In h appointments to office, fitness for the position to be filled comes before all other considerations. The Jacksonian slogan "to the victors belong the spoils" is not uppermost in Mr. Manning's mind. Like our great president, he realizes the high trust that has been imposed upon him by the people and he is striving in his own way to do his duty as God has given him to see it. IIAVK A I'ASTUtK. Kverv farmer in Lancaster cc s' Id have a pasture for his cattle and hoes, and even though he has not ; of made arrangements for one. there is still time to provide pasturage Ti e Anderson Intelligencer says there are three reasons why there are so few pastures and the three reasons may be summed up In the single word. "Cotton." The Intelligencer continues: "We can. if we want to, have pastures the whole year round. The clovers, the vetches, rape, rye. oats, barley and other tilings will furnish an abundant winter vegetation "Rut the cheapest, the easiest to 1JJa ve. and the most profitable of all s ,u " summer pasture. And ir a man ffanf.* a, summe rpasture. he may trsv# ft ?.>v, stirriiiR himself just a bit luring #stU,er 01 the months of April [>r May. "The land ou^hf to be well broken and nieefy pulverized. Then laid off in checks abou* two to three feet apart. One or two sprig* of burmuda grass stuck down in each check. And then in some wet spell it; June or July throw about seventy-five or one hundred pounds of nitrate of soda per acre on it and you've got it. "Any piece of land treated that way will be ready to give back some very good grazing in August and September. If it is fertile land, it will give a considerable amount of grazing the very first year. "Old burmuda sods should be broken up every two or three years and treated with a slight dressing ot nitrate of soda. By breaking there up you get two beneficial results One is that the burmuda will itsell do much better. The land gets harf and stiff and the grass is retarded ir its growth, but by breaking the soil the grass is sent on its way rejoic ing. Then also by breaking up th< land in early spring, you get thi 1 benefit of other grasses. Crab gras will not grow scarcely at all on hari uncultivated land, but is luxurtan on land that Is cultivated. And era grass is a very sweet and nutritlou 1 food for either hogs or cattle. S by breaking It up, you reap the bent I fit of two good grasses instead c j; one." % , - > l l & ifc + HAS LEARNED A liESSON. * * * We had a conversation a few days ago wth a fanner of the cqunty, who said he had been taught a lasting leeson by the prevailing Hard times caused by the war in Europe. He told us he planted twenty acres o*t his land in cotton laat year and made eighteen bales thereon, but that owing to the big debt he had' contracted for its production and the low price he got for the crop he was not able to pay a $400 balance of a mortgage on his land. He said he tried to borrow money last fall but could not get It anywhere. When his taxes, amounting to |35, became due, he was at a loss to know what to do. He was almost on the point of selling out and moving to the cotton mill. But he managed at last to think a way out of the difficulty. He had several head of hogs, cows, aud some farm produce. He sold some of these, paid his taxes and the Interest on his land debt and has made the balance run his farm up to the present time. He further says that he expects to owe very little on the crop he makes this year and that God being his helper, he is going to keep out of debt in the future. In the fall of the year he planted oats and wheat and will plant only half as much cotton as he planted last year. He says if he had been economical during the past ten years ho would have been a man.of means today. This farmer says he has learned a lesson he will never forget but that it took a world-wide war to teach it. ,, ^ Now that the Barnes-Roosevelt damage suit is now on at Syracuse, N. Y., the war in Europe must temporarily step aside. sfc The Greenville Piedmont says The Charlotte Observer sizes up Mr. Bryan as "both prohibitionist and politician.'* If we remember correctly it was The Colombia State that sized up The Observer as an "Assistant Republican." KI<I<IOTT<H AII DIN. Former Lancaster Girl to Wed in Greenville. The hosts of relatives and friends 111 iiaiicaiiw miii in* uiivmwa in uii" wedding of Miss Ruby Elliott, formerly of Lancaster, anil Mr. E. E. iiaidin, which will be solemnized at the home of the bride's parents in Greenville tomorrow evening. Of the wedding plans and the guests in Greenville for the happy event, The Greenville Piedmont of yesterday says: "An event of social interest this week will be the beautiful hotue wedding of Miss Ruby Elliott to Mr. K. E. Hardin, which will take place at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening, at the home of the bride's parents. I)r. and Mrs. R. G. Elliott, on River street. "Miss Elliott will have as her maid of honor. Miss Delia Russell, while little Miss Elizabeth Carnes of Lancaste r, cousin of the bride-to-be. | will act as tlower girl and little Miss "harlotte Porter, also of Lancaster, nil a little cousin of Miss Elliott will be ring bearer. "Miss Elliott is the eldest daugh- j ter of Dr. and .Mrs. R. CL Elliott and i young lady of charming personality. Her many friends here are de- i lighted that iter marriage will not take her out of Greenville. "Mr. Hardin holds a responsible position with the local otli< e of the Southeastern Life Insurance Company and has a host of friends here who wish him every happiness. "The followit ..ests are here for Elliott-Hardin wedding, which \?11 taki* place at the home of the Hide's parents. Dr. and Mrs. It. G. Mliott, Wednesday evening: Mrs. O. Porter and little Miss charlotte orter, Mrs. J. II. Carnes and little Miss Elizabeth Carnes, Mrs. T. L. I I l <cii oil e\ I ? nenut or "Dr. and Mrs. II. L. Duffle and .Miss Nelle Duffle of Westminster ill arrive tomorrow. "Mr. B. H. Hardin of Columbia, rot her of the groom-to-be, will also arrive in the city tomorrow or Wednesday to attend the wedding." BURIED AT HEATH S"*R|.VG. Funeral of Philip T. Cauthen Held at Home. Heath Spring Special to The State. April 17.?The remains of Philip T. Cauthen, who died in Columbia April 14. were brought here for interment In the Bennett cemetery on the early train Friday morning. The burial service was conducted at the gravo by the Rev. J. W. H. Dyches, D. D.? ! pastor of the Baptist church. Mr. . Cauthen was about 68 years of age i and was brought up at this place. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Wes[ ley Beckham of Pleaaant Hill, and j a brother, Prof. E. F. Cauthen of the , Alabama Agricultural College. The - lf.tter being on a sick furlough in s Texas, could not attend the funeral. ? The remains were accompanied here il by a nephew of the deceased, Hasel t Cauthen of Fort Mott. I) 8 But Emphasis Is Hla Forte. " If the Reverend Willie Sunda; \l would be a trifle less emphatic.? The State. / I tlhe man 1 | is always IM in 1 " 9fe has wrend I cattan-uvel at^ a tthittian with tt string out far ' 5brt a ltfiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiln 3antt |l! 177^ i Acanint I TP AM HTUPD "D A TJPDQ -a. MV*u w * II HJ* A AA mvw The Iceman's Joy ""be icemen singe h's in it in song qu't?- meriiy on**? more.?Greeuwonu .Journal. Would Billy Tackle the Job? If Billy Sunday can reform Paterson. N. J., there is hope for even Charleston.?Greenville Piedmont. Jail Him. Arrest and jail the first fellow that talks hard times, depression or any thing but progress and good business?Salisbury Post. Remember This. One swallow does not make a summer, neither will one little advertisement bring a whole season of business prosperity.?Henderson Gold Leaf- - :< J : i , Go Slow. Go slow on cotton and prices will stay up. Plant the same old acreage and your crop will be bought again rund six cents.?Florence Times. Pity the Poor Thing. Pity the large footed girl. If she wears the fashionable short skirt she gives herself away, and if she doesn't wear it everybody knows why.?News and Courier. May Ills Tribe Increase. The Union man who refused a lucrative government position because he believed himself incapacitated by lack of experience to fill it deserves much commendation. It is a great pity that we haven't more like him.? Laurens Advertiser. Why We Must Fight. rignting evil in tue city or anyv\ liero for that matter, is precisely like fighting weeds in a rank soil? you're never done with the Job. Still the weeds must be fought or they )uld soon choke out all that we value.?Spartanburg Herald. bnn't Ik Fooled. It is to be hoped that the present nigh price of cotton will not fool the farmers of this section into planting another large crop this year. Who knows but thnt the present high price is for that especial purpose? The fanners of the South don't want to make the mistake this year of plantig too largo a crop. It would be a costly mistake to make.?Spartanburg Journal. (irowth of Southern I'ower Company We are informed that the engineers began surveying at Great Falls yesterday morning, this being the case tlie actual work on the new power plant should begin at an early date. It is estimated the pay roll will run from eight to twelve thousand dollars per week when the work gets under full sway.?Chester News. Moat Id keif. A correspondent wishes to know what colors should be worn by a suffragent, that is. the husband of s militant suffragette. "Possibly black ana niue, suggests i ue t'lttsDurj (Jazette Times. NECROES SHOOT AT CONDUCTOF f'a|>t?in Penny'# Ktperlenre la# Night. On his first regular trip since hii recent illness. Capt. D. E. Penny. th< popular conductor on the Lancasfce St Cheater Railway, had an ezper ience with some passengers las night which might have proved ser lous. Pour nogro men went oTer t Fort Uwn yesterday presumably t find work at the new dam neaj* Orea Falls, and tried to beat thetr wa back to Lancaster. When they re , fused to pay their fere Captal: Fanny had the train stopped and pu them oft at Miller's crossing, where upon they began to shoot at th train. Fortunately nobody was hurl ' The negroes were strangers in thes - parts. It is hoped they will yet b apprehended. BngMnnnHHBBMHi ?ho thinte he has no chance I ttic man without money in the 1 | *"***"'^S^dtTtC -??...?.?..? n hed Uu Knocker from III# door, fluffed hi# ears with I wmpt hear opportunity rrtten she does summon? W Herbert foufinon. M| untay Ut the batik ahvayfi has the latch- | Opportunity. Come in ani> talk It owr. | imiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig shrta | [E FIRST NATIONAL BANK, | I Lancaster, S. C. J Aa n* I UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY. j^'fliiiimmnuHiiiiiiiil^^ y> "A PAIR OP COUNTRY KIDS." | Play to be Given at Dixie Schopl Frt- F* lay Night at 8:15. POT The following is the cast of characters of the play which will be # given at Dixie school house Friday LJCllClOUS night at 8:15: Hi Haskins?One of the Country Ppaam Kids Lewis Clyburn v/rCftIIl| Ezea Simpson?The Country Squire, Theodore Steele | SOFT DRINKS Jack Sharpe?A Young Detective, ? _ Howard Porter and CANDIES, T00,| Richard Mannering?The One Who Makes all the Trouble, '|HE Ben Clyburn Tug and Chub-?Two of Mannering's A ^ Tools. .. .John Porter, Lee Usher A |~1 Trixle?The Other One of the "Kids" Bessye Barr Alice Simpson?The Squire's Adopt- % 1 J| iLil 1 ed Daughter Louise Porter Aunt Melinda?Aged, but still in the Matrimonial Market. ? '1*1 Dt _ Louzetta Steqie 1$ 1110 I 13.C0 In addition to the play there will I be two pantomines and a recitation I Y^|| by Eunice Steele, Ruby Steele and I T wA A wU ?rr ThITT"' KZ'"^"r } orders taken over phone vited. Admission 10 and 15 cents. I I 95 AND DELIVERED pmniPTi.v S Vfita"toiopUXoscute. 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