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rf I _J d>tfr Canrustrr 5mmi (SKMl-WKKKLY.) JUANITA WYL1E Editor J. O WHBPAKD. . JBwbMM Manager, PUBLISH KItS' \ N NOT NCEM EST: Published Tuesdays and Fridays at Lancaster. S. C., by Tho Lancaster Publishing Company, successors to The Ledger, es- i tablished 1852; The Review, established 1878; The Enterprise, established 1891. aud entered as second-class matter Oct. 7, 1905, at tne postofflce at Lancaster, S. C., under Act of Congress of l?(arch 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: (In Advance.) One Year .SI .."O Six Months.. 7.Nc PLEASE TAKE NOTICE. Henceforth nil obituaries, cards of thanks, lodge notices notices of all public affairs charging admission. ' citation* executors' notices, notices of discharge, etc., will 1 e charged for at the legal rate There has b?? r some uncertainty in the minds of our friends as to what news really is. The items mentioned . hove are not news it.mis. nor can we accept su-h items for publication except as advertising. Weather forecast tor South Carolina: Pair Tuesday and probably Wed nesdav. TUESDAY. .ll'LY -7. I1M.Y Are you preparing for the home comers? 4? 1 We must invite our friends to join in the Home Coming celebration and j kill for them "the fatted calf." + The marvel is that Woodrow Wil- , son's way is always the right way. | But never once has it failed to prove j wisest and best. + Congratulations to The Tugaloo Tribune, which was six years old last Tuesday. It's anniversary edition | was most creditable. The telephone and electric light wires are going to mar the appearance of Main street. They should by all means be removed before the white way is inaugurated. + It is our purpose to give to our readers the best semi-weekly paper in South Carolina. In order that we moj autuui|iiinu 11113 vuui co-operation Is needed. Will you give It? ^ Lancaster leads in the matter of paved sidewalks but we mustn't lag in the matter of streets. We cannot pave them all as Main street is being paved but we can make them smooth and keep them so by constant dragging. + We want the proposed Catawba river ferry placed at the most advantageous point, at a point which gill give us communication with neighboring towns and where it will bring the most trade straight to Lancaster. + The Henderson (N. C.) Gold Leaf expresses a profound truth when It says, "Every time the school question Is allowed to get Into politics or politics into the school question, something unfortunate is almost sure to happen." To The York News, which obviously does not consider itself invited, we hereby extend a cordial invitation to Lancaster's Home Comine. August 10 and 11. We would like to show our York neighbor how to manage its approaching celebration. Can South Carolina, which so sorely needs education, afford to iniss the advantages of "Moonlight" schools? Will not the teachers of i^ancuBier cuuiiiy vciiuiiieer to Learn ! the ffrown men and women who have : heen denied an education? And will 1 not others who cannot teach help in this great work tv words of encouragement and cheer? + The Yorkville Enquirer thus seconds our suggestion for the erection of a J. Marion Sims memorial hospital at this place: "The Lancaster News suggests that the proposed Sims monument should take the form of a hospital to be located at Lancaster. * That is Just and proper, and appropriate. And the people of the state could well afford to help build that hospital." The county commissioners, the supervisor and engineer are working out a system of good roads for this county and are to be congratulated upon the splendid work already accomplished. Their work has not been confined to one section, but they are giving each neighborhood, as they get to it, the benefit of an improved highway. We hope that there will be that co-operation on the part of our people which will help these officials in the continuance of their efforts to maintain the roads of Lancaster county. t I -fWHO WILL VOLUNTEER? We have long contended that an out-and-out compulsory school atten dance law is the piece of legislation of which South Carolina is most in need and we eipeet to continue urging the necessity for the passage of such a law. But while we are work ing for this most desirable end, there are other ways in which we may help raise the standard of intelligence among our people. We have long seen the need of and advocated night schools and were encouraged several months ago to have one teacher volunteer lor the work. This first offer of assistance came from a. woman who is perhaps the busiest person of our acquaintance, trlie ne\er knows an idle moment but gives herself ai.d her talent unreservedly to educa: oue.l. church and civic work and is Ik .-ides recognized as a tno?t successful homemaker. I. tl.is unselfish woman v host days arc already so thronged with duties within and without her home, can give of her litni?"l time at night that others, v ho know not how. may be taught to read and write, what many not c.titer men and women who have fewer duties do towards the same end? It should shame us all that only one volunteer and she a woman already burdened with work enough for three, has thus far been the only person to offer her services gratis for the elimination of adult illiteracy in our midst! Is this an idex to our interest in community welfare? We cannot and will not believe that it is. Once more we plead for greater interest in the problem which we must meet and solve. Of course those who know how to teach are needed most of all in the work. But every organization can help forward it. Every man, women and child can, by interest in the crusade against illiteracy, and words of encouragement, lend a helping hand. We pledge ourselves anew to the work. The Lancaster News stands ready to help in every possible way. rShould the plan suggested by Dr. Joyner, superintendent of public instruction in North Carolina, that of publishing in the county paper, the lessons to be used in the contemplated night or moonlight schools, be adopted in Lancas ier cuuuiy, iuis paper >>iii Kiacny print and disseminate them free of charge. We are in the work resolved to fight as long as need be, that the arch enemy, ignorance, may be overcome. + Hill H I 1 I I I I 1 . i I 1 1 I I 1 1 I I I + MARK EVERY DAY COUNT. + + + 111 in > I 1 I 1 I I 1 I 1 ill IlIMM We take from one of our most valued exchanges. The Spartanburg Herald, the following portion of a very pertinent editorial on divers! fication, which should be read by every farmer in this section: "The farmer's mule is eating just as much in the days when he stands in the stable or the lot as when he is at work, certainly what he eats at that time is charged against what he accomplishes on -work days. The machinery of the farm deteriorates as much, if not more, when idle. The tenants and hired help still make the weekly visit to the commissary. It is these wastes which keep the farmer from making; the greatest success of any business man in the world. It is to be doubted f the farmer in the past has considered himself a business man at all. "Rut there are numerous signs on the horizon to show that the old order of things is beginning to prss away. The farmer of the future who does not consider his work a business is going to be left sadly behind h's fellows. One of the most encourag ing items in the news and comment of Southern papers for the past few days has been the fact that those who own the land of the South have been much affected bv the call which ent up so insistently last winter? namely, to diversify their crops The grain crop of the South this year will exceed bv far in value the largest -otton crop ever produced in this sec 'ion. More grain will mean more "'ogs, more rows, more livestock of every kind, banishment of dependence on the North and West. The South will soon begin to measure up to its great possibilities as an agricultural section. "In order to take the largest ad?ntage of this diversification idea, now is the time for the fanner to olan something to keep him and his iabor busy during the summer and at other idle times. The plan should include things which will not confll *t with each other, which nevertheless will provide employment and returns when other crops do not. The true diversification does not mean that cotton is to be done away with Doing away with the one-crop system means adding other crops, not deserting the one which is so particularly adapted to the soil and climate of this section. "Plan a program. Mr. Farmer, and trust less to luck." + Strange as If. may seem, we are glimpsing a few moments of summer THE LANCASTER NEW! LETTERS FROM THE WEST. -r rfc Mr. R. E. Wjrlle Give* His 1m- * pressions of Xw Mexico + and Arizona. 1c ; n teams' o Albuquerque. N. M., July 19.?My last letter to The News was written on the Southern Pacific Railway near Port Hancock in Tn*i?? mhinh i. n??? the Mexican border. We reached El Paso that night ?nd spent vester day there. This city has a population of about 4 0.000 and has made its greatest development in the past 15 years, reel estate having gone up by leaps and bounds. It is a great resort for persons with tuberculosis, i.d we can readily understand why this is so. There is no humidity in the atmosphere. Although the thermometer* registered above 00 while we were there, it was cool and pleasant. Here is situated the largest wood finishing mill in the world with a,capacity of 50 cars, 1."00,000 board feet > per day of finished white pine. 2."00 men are employed with an annual pay roll of $1.5""."00 aud he ar.nual output v orth $8,500,000, is shipped ail over the world. Mining is a great industry aroun i El P .so and in the southwest, >L)t)Pt lieillir tlit> nrlnotnol The K1 Paso Smelter pays out $13,OftO.oon a year for ores. This company has spent recently $1,000,000 in enlarging its plant, built 30 years ago. Alfalfa is the greatest staple crop ot the El Paso and Mesilla valleys. Four to six cuttings are obtained, averaging a ton or more to the acre per cutting. It is known out here as the "lazy man s crop" and "the tax payer" or "mortgage lifter." Other grass and grain crops are plentifully produced. But I can't dwell on the agricultural features of this section at this time. We made the trip r.rross the Rio Grande river to the old Mexican town. Juarez, (pronounced Warrez.i which is just across the river from El Paso, and the change was indeed a sudden transformation. Instead of elegant paved streets. modern residences and other stately buildings. parks and magnificently paved streets, the eye was greeted with the poorest make-shift of a city one could imagine. Deep sand on the "streets and sidewalks, small adobe one-story buildings and no flowers or grass to relieve the monotony. No sooner had we crossed the river, in which we saw a swarm of little Mexican greasers in bathing, than we were held up by a guard, who inspected the car to see If anything was ) being smuggled across. The town is occupied by a force of General Villa's army, which i? tn control of the northern portion of Mexico. We saw the debris of several buildings, which had been destroyed In the various revolutions, notably in the Madero uprising about four years ago, and then later on- when Villa captured the place about eighteen months ago The fighting was all through the town as can ne seen by the marks of shot and shell. An Englishman who guided us through the Guadaloupe Mission (Catholic,) said that Villa, with all his faults, was a great organizer, as for instance, he crosseu the Rio Grande into Juarez about 18 months ago with only six men, now he is at the head of an army of 75,000 men. But he v ould not hazard an opinion as to how the present revolution would end. but of course he thought the United States should intervene and end the war. We were conducted through the Guadaloupe Mission, built in 1549. The sleepers of the building are of mahogany, elaborate ly hand carved, as are the doors. The revolutionists have spared the venerable edifice, but there are holes made by shot and shell in different parts of the building. We visited the Mexican gambling hall, waere they were playing roulette, stud poker, keyno and various other games. At the poker table was a Chinaman, with Americans and Mexicans, all playing. I aske 1 our guide if the coolie could play a good game, to which he replied: "Look at the size of his pile of chips," and it was the largest of all. We saw a coiuran of General Villa's troops with tneir khaki uniforms. march through the principat street of Juarez. They presented a sorry excuse for soldiers. We could have seen the hull fight, which came off shortly after we left, but did not are to take it in. A fellow passenger, a lady from Chicago, told us that she had witnessed it. Four bulls were killed by the Matador, or nun ngnrer. nut it was not until arter the last bull had run over him that he dispatched it. The lady said bull dogs were put after some of the bulls. They would seize the bulls by the mouth and the infuriated beast would sling them loose, but the dogs would carry away great bits of the meat of the bull in his mouth. Well here I shall hold up on Juarez. We left El Paso last night over the Santa Fe Railroad and reached this place, Albuquerque, New Mexico, at 7 this morning. The country through whi<h we travelled, northward through the middle of New Mexico, is mountainous, but portions of It r were Irrigated by water from the nearby Rio Grande river, and makes a fine farming section, being planted in wheat, rye, corn and alfalfa, the latter being produced in enormous quantities. We constantly meet persons from all parts of the country on their way to the Exposition. In our talk with men of all classes nartien lurly With farmers and mechanics, we And President Wilson to be universally popular. The i>revailing sentiment is that be is wise in keeping the country out of the Mexican and European wars and bis re-election is spoken of as a certainty. I find that Mr. Bryan has lost much of his popularity by bis resignation from the cabinet. I have seen many men who have always supported him, say that they could never vote for him again. Borne of them go so far as to say that he has the presidential bee still buzzing about his S. J FLY 27. 1915. 3 i {there is r Uvelopir ?me ale P?lis grow \V ho CJti sai the man \vh LIT: Imad. We leave this place today for th> Grand Canyon, in Arizona Grand Canyon. Arizona. July 20.? \V" left Allnt'iuern' e. New Mexico, \ terday mornliift at 11 o'clock on i .<?- main line of the Santa Fe for the Grand Caynoo of Arizona, arriving during the nt?*ht. We remained in tlie car until seven o'clock this morning. On leaving the car ve followed the crowd to the nearbv El Tovar Hotel, a few hundred feet from the Canyon. But before saying anythinc about this wonderful master p e of nature. I will speak pf some tnattefs of interest along the way. I forgot In my last article of tell of meeting in El Paso a prominent ex-outh Carolinian, former superintendent of education. Hon. W. D. Mayfield. who gave us a warm welcome. Mr. May field came to E! Paso some fifteen years ago with his family on crcount of the precarious condition of health of one of his sons, who had contracted tuberculosis. The climate of the city effected a cure for Irs son in ? couple of years. Mr. Mayfleld and his two sons are now among the most influential citizens ;f the piece and have made a considerable amount of money in the real estate business. We also met Mr. Z. L. Cobb, a cousin of Engineer Cobb of our town, who had given us ; letter of introduction to his cousin. Mr. Cobb is also an adopted son of Texas, who has made good. He is me of the attorneys for the Southern Pacific Railway and was a delegate from Texas to the last National Democratic Convention. The trfp to this place from Albuquerque was through New Mexico and Arizona. We saw many Indians belonging to the Navajo, Isleta, Domingo. San Dia and Pueblo tribes, all dressed in their native costumes. At different places they would fcave on exhibition for sale their beads. pottery and other articles. They did not like the idea of having their pictures taken for nothing by the kodak fiends, exclaiming, "Ten shents. ten shents," but nevertheless snap shots were obtained by some enterprising Bostonians in our party. All the way were to be seen the little adobe huts of the Indians and Mex| icuns. From Albuquerque we gradually climbed upwards until we reached the Great Continental Divide this having an elevation of more than 7,000 feet, then began a gradual decent. The farther west we go we see more cattle, sheep and cowboys. The houses along the route were few and far between. The mountains and plateaus were most interesting as seen from the car window. Before reaching this place it rained,?the first, we were informed that, has fallen in this country since May. I must now say something of the Grand Canyon^ But words are inadequate to give even a faint id?sa of the great freak of nature. William R. Curtis, the noted journalist and traveler, after seeing it-from many points, said: "It is a stupendous intaglio, carved in the silent Arizona desprt by river, rain and winds. There is nothing to compare with it anywhere else in the world." Visitors come here every day in the ^year. The early Spaniards first re-j . ported it to the world In 154 0. It was established as the Grand Canyon National Monument by Congress in 1 !M)8 and embraces approximately 800,000 acres. There is nothing to Indicate the wonders of tlie view until you are brought suddenly to the very edge of the tremendous abyss stretching broad and deep in front of you. I am now writing on the southern edge of the rim and directly across to the northern rim it is a distance of 15 miles. The Colorado river, five miles distant, looks like a , little branch, but in reality it is about 300 feet wide and the water is still, about 30 feet deep. The vertical depth down to the river is approxi- | inately one mile. There are many trips taken by visitors around, down into and to various points about the canyon. We took the "Hermit Rim" route, a distance of eight miles going and returning. More adventurous persons, both men and women, took the mule back trip, accompanied by a guide. This trail leads down into the canyon and takes one or two ' days as parties may prefer. With strong magnifying glasses the riders can be seen miles down and moving KillA iuc Li All, lUPy IUUK 1IKH aQTK. i The white and red limestone and green shale formation with patches of gratia and clumps of trees and shrubbery bipod into a beautiful ' picture. Leaving the hotel at 9 a. m. and 2 p. m. for ?wo 3-hour daily I trips, we drove over the beauUfully kept government road following the chasm for seven milea to a beautiful rustic tavern called "Hermit's Rest." where the tired guests were regaled with iced grape Juice. The inn is built of logs and furnished with quaint rustic furniture covered or cushioned with skins. Large fur rugs were on the floors. There is a huge rock fireplace opposite the door with cranes banging from its cravernouh depths. It is impossible to de ? io hot-house 15 a 3006 s\$Qb Jani tic will do the work. ^Thcrci no rai th i5 accumulation. 3|appy in^cfc ) he ewes no man aniitbinp. ^aj 0 can prouMu say a I have morn She S^cintf. IE FIRST NATIONAL BANK UNITED STATES DEI OSITORY. Lancaster, S. C. scribe the erandeur of the views i ah along the route. No artist could t do justice to the delicate color of the d sandstone. The wierd and grotesque '' shapes the rocks assume, then the c monument-like formations, minarets. 1 round domes all in various colors, white and red sandstone, then green r shale, almost all studded with pines, f In the ravines the gras-i i* of a most ~ 1 vivid green, and all around the trail I I wind travellers on horseback as well j as foot passengers. It is nearing ~ sunset and before us fly three Grand Canyon eagles, searching for their evening prey. We saw running across the road this morning an Vrizona cayote, so well described by Mark Twain, we could only see a v streak as he passed. We also saw a i v fine specimen of the horned toad. I ( We can not do justice to the scene, j but only wish all our readers could j see for themselves these sights, and ; 1 advise them should the opportunity c offer not to neglect seeing the Grand y Canyon. |' The magnificent rustic hotel. El , , Tovar. 6.866 feet above sea level, is .1 tong, low rambling building, ac- j u commodating 175 guests. It is built g of native logs and rock boulders, ha^ q broad porches and roomy, cool dining and assembly rooms, never too warm e or too cool at any season. Across the 1 river from the hotel is Hopi House, h a reproduction of the dwelling of t ' the Hopi and Navajo Indians, con- 6 taining a numberless variety of Indian wares, baskets, rugs and pot- f tery, Mexican cut stiver, jewelry, etc., f. and a fine display of eagle feathers, fl The vegetation along the road con aiaio ui jumper ana aiso pine trees, a I rather scraggy and stunted In L | growth. And there are also many J varieties of cacti. The atmosphere C j[ who s stronge: :: in to1 jt Chances are he Feed '1 \ Pure Food Strength Builder X this result, Groceries must be 1 + Handled with Care. 4* Fruits, Melons, Butter and * Butter, Sunshine Crackers i Unrla ofo ' ,x. ??.?.v.?a uiv wuaLauLi_y tUIIUUg in PURE FOOD | BENNETT-T l\ Our Leading Coffee?WHIT 4' Barrington Hall, Capitol, t\ Vl Just as ( # Twelve Reasons Why You Ste d Buy Your Groceries of Us Ao. //. BECAUSE wo are oareful with tho little details of our business. We fill telephone orders with exactness. You get the right packages. Such small things form the mountain of good aervioe. E. W. SI ? I \oh of 6cWccounL | pid transit- r\ hi > is the man jptcr still is hi ?f\ ?m ; my so clear thar one can see across he 13 mile width of the chasm as istlnctly as across the Catawba iver. But this article has already Town too lonjf, so I'will close. We cave soon tor Los Angeles, Callornia, and will reach there tomoro\v night, only stopping on the way or a short side trip to Riverside to 4 ee the orange groves. My next leter will he from Los Angeles. R. E. WYLIE. A TWICE TOLD TALE7~ One of Interest to Our Readers. Good news bears repeating, and then it is confldmed after a long . hen it is confirmed after a long o believe it at tirst hearing, we feel ecure In accepting its truth now. "he following experience of a Lanaster man is confirmed after six ears. A. W. Chance, merchant, Main it.. Lancaster, says: "I have been isine Doan's Klilnnv Piil? fnp va*** etting them at the Standard Drug and they have always strengthned my kidneys. I am satisfied that hey are a good kidney medicine. I ave felt much better since using hem." (Statement given February th. 1908.) OVER SIX YEARS LATER. Mr. 'hance said: "I think as well of )oan's Kidney Pills now as when I rat recommended them." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't imply aBk for a kidney remedy?get loan's Kidney Pllla?the same that Ir. Chance had. Foster-Milburn :o.. Props., Buffalo, N. Y, the ir ST HAN VN? + w a * Is From Our Store =rr ' * I 1 s are our AIM, and to get I I rresh, Reliable Brands and \' ? 3 i ' Eggs, Olive Zest, Peanut \ [ md Cakes, Cereals of all \ I < i fresh every day at the ] f \ I STORE. \ | ERRY CO. II E HOUSE?Also Caraja, \\ hase and Sanborn's are iood. \i t I f.+ Y* t . f i? ? * y> | wein f ?ri ii i >11111 a?BBS STARE ,m i ;