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r * *? ? ? ii | !! ? i i I TH1 1! 300 $ '+ Its AT if AT If $15.00 ! * ! i A s A III It $ I H i f : | 11 i,, ||. ANOTHER THING At the last meeting of the State notwltli Democratic convention, the primary may poi rules were revised. This was a his opp great work. At the next meeting, jem jB another great work can be done, or thou>?lit the foundation laid therefor. South Carolina's Democratic party Is cleav- lve to ^ lng unto an archalr system of campaging. This ounty-to-county general! plan is a burden upon candidates, Is { a maner 01 irouDie, ana is an un- . . travel a necessary thing, particularly without pera w< excuse since its effect Is not good. the maJ The effect Is positively bad. Bitter- t tQ cq ness is nurtured by the system. Mary . . , . * .. of brim good men are slow to become candl- .. . . , . .. . . the can dates because of the sevoro strain faaa ag upon their physical, mental and fl- a8 , , ostenslt nanclal resources. been co Generally speaking, do you think .. . ' the idet our campaigns are as salutary as wag those in other States? Generally .. . . , . ... , . time an speaking again, do you think we get taj.e8 t better office holders than other ~ ? ,. , sions. States? It could scarcely be said rp,iejr t that South Carolina"? public men,* ' . ... i nasty si though we have some excellent men i . . ... , , most of in public places, are above the aver- ... . .. . . T j j .. Candida age of other states. Indeed, if you are a careful observer, you may find that j * many another state when the aver-! goutli age is considered, has better men In high places than we have. Is It otjier c that our citizenship is less intelli- . ., ' . , . she adh gent? We are not ready to admit . .. iA1 iw * . . .. ' A . is limltl that such is the case It must be, men wn then, that something is wrong with . . our political system. . . This hullabaloo of a county-to- 8 e^p . * .. tics dov county campaign is one of the , things which Is wrong. It is easily ^ conceivable that a good stump speak . . . .. : . . They dc er, but a man of medlorce mind and .. trie cast purpose, will defeat a man of high ar ability but of mediocre aptness on ^ ar* the stump. This happens, at times, "fe and ynfortunately these times are . * not so few and far between as they ' might be. Do you hear Issues dis- ' cussed in these campaigns? What . ?* ar is the rule, do the candidates expond quoetfons of Importance, do " 1 eW they really give the people informa- 6 tlon worth while, or do they follow aa " the course which In this style of 8 ,re* exists t politics is wiser, namely the course p ' of exalting self and belittling the *reenv opponents? ______ The candidate in this State who would dare to get up and mako a yowr statesmanlike speech day after day, ointmhi! would most probably be defeated ?h?fl'r?t^ THE LANCASTER NEWS ? ? 1300 at I I REE HUNDR *% Of beautiful i select from. I ures taken r delivery. i B. FERGU 300 at n-*-: > < i ; *, * i*+;;: . .< t:+ i . :< * i. i < ; ! ? < V p THINGS TO DO IN AUGUST. standing the fact that he Progressive Farmer. Bsess more ability than all of Continue cultivation of all late onents combined. This sys- Planted cr?P8' maintaining a dust ' ' , , mulch to conserve moisture, not conducive to dignified, ful address. It Is conduc- 2. Go after the woods everywhere ust the opposite. It gives all about the farm, don't let any of them rentage to the wrong man, make seed to stock the place another ly speaking. I >,earime was. when means of 3- Se^ct your seed corn from . , among the beat stalks and ears, and vere meagre, and when pa- . . ,, . plan to have, next year, a special seed ere not generally read, nor . ' . . . . . . .. . corn patch. Is lavishly used, that a coununty campaign was a means Make ^he turnip patch rich and glng the voter In touch with ma'te an extra big sowing for fall ditto's view. But this time and wi?ter greens, sed, and the system, devised. 5. Order your clover seed If you >ly, with such a view, has did not save them; plant crimson irrupted. It has fallen from clover In the extreme northern part lis set up for It, and the fall >f the cotton belt, aost inevitable. It Is abused 6. Keep the farm canner going on d time again. Mud slinging all surplus fruits and vegetables that he place of proper discus- grocery bills may be cut to a minThe voters are wrought up. imum next winter, empers are aroused, and a 7. Plan now for putting in a big plrit in general results from fall oat crop; get seed if you haven't the campaign meetings when them already. tes for State offices come be- 8. Keep up with the opening cot5 voters of the several coun- ton; see your local bankers about helping you to hold your crop if i Carolina is opposing her prices are not right. the views of practically all 9. Watch the livestock and if pasitates or communities when tures get short, supplement their eres to this old system. She feed. Ing her field of choice to the io. Clean up, paint up, repair the o are willing to brave Insult, rotting feuces and buildings and put expense and what not. She the nl APA tA ritrhto a .w *.0.?vo iwi auuiuci y t*a: . ng the standard of her poll- n. study our education special vn; Is drinking In sorry Again and then see If you can't do at s, Instead of real discussions, least one thing to Improve your local emarks are made in general, school. > not apply to every case, but 12 Keep up the flght agalngt flie9 >s to which they are applic- and m09qultoe8 and thu9 avold doc. i so many, that one Is war- tor8. bjjlg In making them. 5 Demorratlc convention will * the ol<J plan into a cocked Really Hard Luck, will take another great step "Pap Is getttn' kinder discouraged," bettering political conditions remarked Hiram Wayback. "How so?" i Carolina, and a betterment >8k?d the neighbor. "Wa-a-1, he'a i conditions?a permanent p<l*t?d n,*h onto ten thousand medlent?1. a .ore need. So lonB ?*', ""? * ""1" "?dU.r'? .. . a . - laat '?rty years, an' he aln t had a old system?a tool for a ?ck day yet. "-Livings ton Lance, man with the gift of gab? here is danger of a relapse. ______________ lie News. The Woman of It. "Oh, Mildred." cried one young lady, meeting a school friend of som^ M Cured In 6 to 14 Day a two summers past, "I've heard the rglat will refund money If TAZO : * ateat piece of news Can you keep IT fall* to cure nay case of Itching, a secret?" "I don't know," said the dingorProtrudlngHtealn6tol4day?. J frlAnd "I n?v?r triad What In It?" pptication give# Kuc and Reat. JOc. ' rnena. i never tnea. wnat is ur AUGUST 3, 1915. +-;-4#^*-:i.+A h-.-? +:+ -*-;-*++-:-4-:-+-H tfa-w-s^Trn i:i ?i h:** i.< $15.001 ED PATTE BPWMWBWMWMWMWPWMWWMMWMB???WWWM ????WJ?ny If <M Suitings to Have meas- \ low for fall SON & SO * i:i < :.i u ? 1:1 :.i ** \r $15.00 ii i'i ii ri:ii TII i:rn * ? ? TOWN* PRTOE. THE Lfc Winnsboro News and Herald. Florence Times. The Scrlptual misquotation, The lean years have tta "Pride goes before a fall" was cer- as well as the fat ones. \ tainly not intended, in our opinion. for a few days complete* to apply to that phase of the quality Qf a year gin"ce the QUtb which we generally term, town or ? . , , , , . ?_ . mnaf forrlhla t*to~ />{ vio nri il o T**" " J " * i?>uc. ?uc yi iue conaenieneu "" kv'vuo1' is personal, civic pride.is impersonal. the civlization of the All good citizens are Justly proud of the outbreak this Wi civic improvement and all things ten ftlled with fears le9t the ding to the upbuilding of their town ot. the niachinery of and the welfare of their community. flhould entirely destroy o Citizens imbued with civic love are Processe3 of life- Man; rightly proud of public buildings Processes were interrupts which reflect the growth and culture lou9,y and were for of the community, they have a just about accommodating o pride in the well kept parks and care the new conditions which fully tended streets of their town, few if any ?ulde P?9ts 0< they view proudly such evidences of to dlrect our course. Bu civic progress as a well installed order began to emerge fi system of waterworks and electric cipient chaos that threatet lights. And these are but a few of to tbe wisdom of the p the causes for a just pride in one's Providence had placed at home town. Fortunately, all of these our "ation. the usual curr things may be had by every town of business life settled agaii any size at all, in greater or less pro- normal flow, portion according to the population What business man. of the community and the amount pressed he might have be< of public spirit evinced by its clti- mu9t that the lessor zens. It is essentially this public year has brought will he spirit, indeed, that justifies the dis- to blm throughout all the play of town pride. It represents What farmer, altho not time and money invested in tbe pinch of ne< ess.t selfish comfort but both expended before, but must feel if for the rommunitv a* ?eii ?? <- nerienre of the vour tnst , dividual. A true citizen enjoys a be a blessing to him in tl convenience doubly if it is shared nomo?Blessings in that with a neighbor. And without doubt taught him the practice c the stranger is far more benefited by or self-reliance, of provide the public evidences of comfort than future, of rosourcefulne: the display of private luxury. Let planning for the days p us build them not for ourselves alone ahead. but for our fellow townsmen as well been said that wit and also for the stranger who chances moU3 crop of cotton ms to come within our gates. Then, in- South last year the price deed may we with full Scriptural a" probability, not have e: permission indulge in town pride average which it has rea j M m lf nrnann * **? *. una tear no xaii. out It may the circumstances have impressed the lesson What a Joy is there is a good book, low price of cotton has bi writ by some great master of thought manner which no other c who breaks into beauty, as in sum- of circumstances of the j mer the meadow into grass and dan- number of years except 1 dellons and violets, and geraniums, could ever have impressed and manifold sweetness. As an our minds, amusement that of reading is worth Will we heed these less all the rest. What pleasure In we so wedded to our idoli science, in literature, in poetry, for ing but destruction car my man who will but open his eye away? I and bis heart to take it in.?Theo- Dame Nature manifest dore Parker. the Southern states to " "rv-v?w -*?* ? __ 15 k+ + : : -:+ + + + f + + ^: + > ? | ill RNS I "1 * Q f. I ^ ^ ~ + ^ 4 AT ill ?J5.00 II! 4 ? $ ; + N II $ I N 1 i i t I I ? I I i $ i lit 1 i ! ! ?< ?! ! ?<?;. A "? > ** ## | ISSON OF A YEAR i world, and save them a monopoly la leir benefits cotton for that purpose. Privileges, Ve have but ; however, always bring their corres1 the circle . ponding obligations and when the reak of the obligation is forgotten the privilege ever shook becomes a burden. The obligation >rld. With j wa3 t0 make the proper use of the I** u'p morp great privilege, not to enslave ouri disruption i civilization aelves under it?to make cotton our ur ordinary slave, not our master. y of these the South; if South Carolina; d most ser- 1' Florence county shall realize and ced to set learn to put into practice the great urselves to leeson that this year, now drawing arose with 1 to a cl?9e- has brought us, all the loss experience ! and a" the trials and anxieties and t gradually ' troubles that have filled it will, like rom the in- j the alchemist's dross, be turned into led. Thauks Pure Kold i T?U ~ * 1 not wnom | 4 "*iL l?ison is that we must bethe head of j rom<1 self-supporting. self-sustaining ents of our j am* self-reliant. We must make 1 into their vvhat w'e need to feed ourselves, to maintain our fertile soils, to carry howsoever 'he living cost at home. We must ?n. but who "''versify our crops to that purpose, is that this must make tobacco and grain invaluable ant1 rattle and truck and fruit and rest of his drying adjuncts to our farm life, ugh he has ^ hen we have made our farm self;y as never sustaining, then we must make all iat the ex- eotton that we can. Cotton musr closing will now, as it has been in the past and tie years to always be in the future, our they have *reat money crop. The money that if economy, 't brings in will then indeed be our nee for the nionev, it will not belong to the stock is in his man, the fertilizer man, the grain resent and an^ feed man or tho grocer, as it ! does now. h the enor- 'f the war goes no further in upide in the setting our economic conditions in ( would. Ill tne South than It haa thua far done cceeded the ,ta scourge will be to us a blessing, ched under We wil1 emerge from the lean year be that as of 1914-15 a wiser and stronger of the war people. s which the rought In a oroblnation Thirty-Six for Cents. r?ar or any King's New Life Pills are now or the war supplied in well-corked glass bottles, them upon containing 38 sugar coated white pills, for 25c. One pill with a glass , of water before retiring Is an average ons. Or are (jOPS Easy and pie: sant to take, i that noth- ; Effective and positive In results, i wean us i Cheap and econom.cal to use. Get i a bottle today, take a dose tonight? I your constipation will be relieved in ly intended i j^p morning. 36 for 25c, at all drugclothe the I gists. 1 <