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^i + IMMHI IH?MM I H4IIH 1 Augusta Chronicle. Bankers of the South are to wake an organized campaign for diversified farming next year. A meeting to be held In New Orleans the first week In December has been announced for the expressed purpose of formulating regulations for loaning money and Mr. Joseph Hirsch of Corpus Christ!, chairman of the conference, declares he and his comm'ttee are hopeful that Southern bankers will take a firm stand and base their credits for next year upon absolute agreements to plant specified acreage in feed and home needed crops. This savors of compulsory education and undoubtedly it will have a salutary effect if enforced. The banks aro great factors in the development of cities and tlicy can play equally as important parts in rural advancement if they will settle upon a policy of improvement and development. Opinions may vary as to wmch is the best method to pursue, but everybody will agree that something should be done to promote the very cause the bankers now manifest such interest in. The New Orleans diversification meeting will be addressed by W. P. O. Harding, chairman of the federal reserve board; Bradford Knapp, head of the states' relations service, of the department of agriculture, and other prominent agriculturalists and bankera. They eafpect to impress the entire country with the necessity of promulgating some plan whereby the average farmer may be saved from himself. Of course, there is going to be considerable opposition, some among bankers, but more from supply men and the farmers themselves, for the plan savors of features undesirable to many who would be affected by It. The banks and the big business men are the logical forces to get behind an undertaking of this kind, for nothing short of the federal government's specific acts have produced satisfactory results in advancing the agricultural interests, the cattle tick eradication regulations being an example of what wonderful good can be accomplished by the plan presented. The question of advancing money on stipulated agreement as to crops to be planted will be a perplexing one. A farmer may plant and yet fail to properly prepare the soil, fail to cultivate the crop and lack many other essentials necessary to insure success. But the move is in the right direction. It directs thought into chan nels that have hereto!ore been allowed to lapse into disuse. It would be a good thing for the bankers throughout Georgia and Carolina to take up this movement on a two-fold plan. There is no question but that hanks 3uffer, and individuals who pay, contribute to the delinquency of others. An educational propaganda which would send, or assist, in sending men into the fields to advise and help the farmers overcome obstacles arising under new conditions, and then follow v/ith the plan of loaning money only to farmers who grow a specified amount of home needed crops, would prove highly desirable. Unless the banks and the business men demonstrate their interest in the vital questions, demonstrating that they believe the progress of tho city and community involved ia at stake, how cau one expect a farmer, who has no adequate facilities for gathering Information, to become cognizant of conditions? If the business men and financiers manifest anxiety and give consideration to thu subject the farmers and others concerned will become Imbued with their earnestness and give thought, time and effort to any movement looking toward overoming the troubles arising through hanging condlflotj, affecting every lino of business in commerce, agriculture and Industry. Time* Change. Puck. "In olden days a father got many robes and furs and valuable cattle In exchange for a daughter." "Well?" "But now the beat the old man can get out of it Is a few cheap cigars." Ever Experience It? Life. Hokus?"I feel like the oldest person In the world." Pokue?"What are you talking about? You're not a day over 36." Hokus?"Yee, but I've just been listening to a 16-year-old boy tell about the things be need to do when he was a kid." Whenever You Need m Oeneral Toole Take Orove'e The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic la equally valuable aa a General Tonic because it contains the well known tonic propertiesolQUININE and IRON. It acts on the Liver, Drives out Malaria, Knricbea the Blood and Builds up the Whole System. 60 cent*. \ Km 'r v ' ' "fc T** r "*, iff ^^^^l^^^wspaper Beading. I Gazette. I'v- 1'iuler the above heading the fol' lowing excellent editorial, written by a pupil of the Belmont h<gh school, appearoci in the November issue of The Clarion, a live monthly paper gotten out by the wide-awake students of that school: "In our opinion one thing wrong in our school today is the lack of newspaper reading among the students. In order to keep up with the times and to be properly informed cbout the daily topics, of course it is i ecessary to read a nc\vr.pai:at le>st occasionally. "In ou*" schoo! are severa*. dally newspapers and many weeklies, and ! ! where wo hnvo nwnBo ?<-> ? ??? ,cedent material with which to keep ourselves well informed are we going to let such an opportunity pass I ami idle rur spare time a\u>' in gig-1 glint*. ro-sipping or getting into mis-j chief There is no student wh > Iocs j not have spare time every day, yet the number who put this spare time | I into use by reading the newspapers in our school is indeed very small. "In one of the high school rooms i out of about sixteen boys there is just one boy who does this regular- j ly. Two or three of the others r?ad tho papers occasionally "What is the matter with our boys and girls? "Do they not realize the impori tance of newspaper reading? Or do they expect the teachers to keep up with tho news and tell it to them; and do they think their airairs are the only things that matter? When ' they go out into the world how sensible a conversation can they carry on with educated, well-read people? One member of the faculty has been trying to remedy this evil. "Fellow students, If you once form j the habit of reading a daily newspa-j per we will assure yov that you will never regret It and will always keep It up. L." The suggestion that boys and girls in school should be trained to read the newspapers is worthy of the serious consideration of all school teach| ers. Young people cannot grow up i to be well-informed, intelligent citizens unless they keep posted on cur-i 1 rent happenings and they can do this j only through the newspapers. Let' i . ? i.. .1-- - I ur> iiitui me rising generation to DO 1 ! newspaper readers. Iloostcrs. Anderson Intelrigoncer. The boosting habit is distinctly American. It has developed into a i fine art or into a deadly disease, the point of view depending on whether i some artistic manipulator who feeds upon a diet of Kast wind has boosted dollars into your purse or boosted 1 them out. If you have been victimiz- j i ed, it is, of course, a disease to be: classed with typhus fever and the bubonic plague. If you have been the, beneficiary of the hot air man and i have had your name entered on the ' honorary list of income tax payers I as a result of his windjamming, you ' cannot be blamed for swelling your [ chest and speaking of it as the su-' preme accomplishment in human art j and endeavor. There is no middle ground in the ! art?or the disease?of boosting. It is either upward or downward. Per-' i haps It would be nearer the truth to ; 1 say that it Is all upward?at first. A ! skyrocket goes up, up, up, leaving a i trail of glory in Its wake, but it can-1 not manage to stay up very long. The 1 brilliance fades all at once, there is a spurt of blue smoke, then the rocket turns tail and comes scooting to earth leaving nothing in niomorv <>f ?t<i night but a lingering and unpleasant smell. The hurtful booster is a human sky rocket. Ho goes up In a blaze of glory and comes down with an expiring sigh like the gurgle of a bath tub. He springs up like the hopper1 grass and is cut down like the pop-1 per grass. He is a big man while he lasts, but when he quits lasting he has about as many friends and admirers as an Armenian at the court of the Sultan of Turkey. The true booster Is like a lark?If I he refrains from going on one. He j i rises with a song on his lips, and when he gets up he stays up as long as he wants. When he comes down, it is only for the purpose of giving fresh courage to others before he takes another flight. He knows where to find solid earth, and he keeps one good eye on It while the other Is looking up into the blue sky of higher and better achievement. Cities are built by boosters who emulate tho skylark typo and not the skyrocket example. Solid boosting is the modern architect and builder of a city that abides, but foolish boosting is a blast of wind that will cause the walls of any modern Jericho to fall in ruins. The (Maine Hut Don Not Affect The Need Bkium of ii* tonte and laxative affect, LAXATIVK BROMOQUININRI. better than ordinary Quinine and doe a not cense nervousness nor ringing in head. Remember the full name and look for the signature of 8. W. CROVK. 23c. I r THE LANCASTER NEWS, A GIANT CHRYSANTHEMUM. I Special Train "nrrles K to Cleveland , Ohio, Show?17 Feet in Diameter. New York World, Oct 22nd. Carried by a special train, the largest single chrysanthemum plant ever transported by rail In this or ; any other country will start on November 5 from Ardsley, N. Y., for , Cleveland. It will be exhibited there at the flower show to be held in conjunction with the annual exhibition of the Chrysanthemum Society of Amer- I lea. , This plant, which is now on the , estate of Adolph Lewisohn at Ardsley, is second in size only to one in he possession of the Emperor of Janan. the home of i>lirv??inh?mnm. It is 17 feet in diameter, only six [ , inches less than the Mikado's largest plant. t Several years ago Mr. Lewishon conceived the idea of producir.3 a ( chrysanthemum plant which would 1 rival the largest in the world. He consulted J. W. H. Campbell, foreman of the Ardsley green houses, and John Canning, superintendent of the estate. As a result there are today two 1 marvelolous plants in the green 1 houses, one the yellow chrysanthe- | mum, which will bo sent to Cleveland, the other a variety called | 'Wells's Late Pink," which is six i foc-t high and fourteen feet nine inch- 1 1 r s across. 1 Mr. Lewislion's exhibits at the , New York (lower shows have been , famous for years, but the great size ' of the chrysanthemum plant has prevented the'r being shown in dis- 1 tant cities. This year Mr. M. Vin- ( son, secretary of the Cleveland Flower Show, decided that he would have one of the big chrysanthemums. He obtained from the New < York Central Railroad what is called a "pit car," and after planning ( with railroad men it was decided that if Mr. Lewlshon would consent tc reduce the size of the plant by 12 inches the railroad would undertake Its transportation. To make the trip possible the chrysanthemum will be placed on its side on a specially constructed frame. This will be revolved by a mechanical device which will prevent the lower leaves from being crushed during transit. The whole plant will be covered with glass. J. W. H. Campbell of Ardsley and an assistant will accompany the chrysanthemum on its 1 journey. On arrival in Cleveland the great plnnt will be placed on a motor truck I and will be driven through the prln-j cipal streets of the city, escorted by j Til Oil n t 0,1 rv/-vl inn The tour of tho Riant chrysantlie-l mum will bo expensive, the charges' of the railroad being $S53 each way. j Owing to the height of the glass! covering the trip will not he made b> he direct route, so as to avoid sev-! erol low bridges, the special train will go from Dohba Perry to Dopew via the main line, thence bv the Oar- j caville Branch to Ben View and tI'.cn to Cleveland over the Now York ''entral. How They l/?>st Their Homes. Irish World. Through the gambling instinct. They let their insurance run out. They did not use good judgment or right proportion of their expenditures. They subscribed to everything they could pay for on the installment plan. They did not realize how easy it is to get into debt and how hard it is to get out. They tried to do what others expected of thorn rather than what they could afford. I They could not say "no," and i ould not tell their friends, "I can- i i ot afford it." They drew their money out of the savings bank to put it into some 1 "wildcat" schemes and lost it. They did not do business in a business way because they were dealing with relatives or friends. They signed important papers without reading fhem or knowing their contents, because they were j asked to do so. The extravagance of children who ! had not been trained to economize! or to take caie of the pennies swamped the home. The mania to make an appearance beyond their means caused them to mortgage their property and ended in bankruptcy. When the shoe began to pinch, they "really did not see where they ' could retrench." Habit had made, luxuries seem neceseitles. They entertained too extensively and a great deal more than they could afford, because they wanted people to think they were in good circumstances. Their efforts to force their daughters Into society of those above them, in the hope that they might make "brilliant" matches, Involved them hopelessly In debt. Coughts and Colds Arc Dangerous. Few of us realize the danger of Coughs and Colds. Wo consider them common and harmless aliments. However statistics tell us every third person dies of a lung ailment. Dangerous Bronchial and Lung diseases >llow ft neglected cold. As your body struggles against cold germs, no better aid can be had than Dr. King's New Discovery. Its merit has oen tested by old and young. In use over 4 5 years. Get a bottle today. Avoid the risk of serious lung ; aliments. At druggists. 1 DECEMBER 3, 1915. t HKTTV AND ANDY. 1 ? + I Columbia Record. Today Andrew Carnegie is 80 years old. On Sunday Hetty Green was 81. The birthdays of both were observed with special exercises inj elow York and Pittsburg, descriptions of which were heralded and J read from one end of the country to J the other. In the midst of the stress | of a world conflict, with a political crisis just passed and another not far away, with a great harvest to' market, with the meeting of Congress not far distant, and with the innumerable concerns, big and little, that lill the lives of humanity from day lu nay, we nacl time to stop and read of the quiet birthdays of two unique f, and unusual old people, who ar' neither distinguished scholars, cele hrated statesmen, poets, or scientists,: y hut mainly typical Americans. ? For a long time the American national hero was the plutocrat. Fit- v c-rary genius, military progress, poli- a Ileal wisdom, creative activity, all were loss in our eyes than the virtues of our "captains of industry,*" [Mir millionaires, our magnates, and n our money kings. Their sayings audi iloings, their personal appearances ? ;uul eccentricities furnished larger topics for journalistic descriptions r and discussions than did ever those of our men of letters and statesmen. Now the public lias lost most of its interest in plutocrats and is interested in broader social problems. Now we hear more of the sufliragists than of the Vanderbilts, more of child labor than of the llarrimans, more of prohibition than of the Astors, Henry Ford, our newest plutocrat, is scarcely more prominent now than Jess Willard. The dignified respect that the public pays to Andrew Carnegie and Hetty Green, however, still lives. Both of these very wealthy people possess more than money. They have good taste, abiding common sense and level headedness far beyond that alloted to most of their kind. Both have had enormous power through the money that they possessed. It was theirs to us foolishly, recklessly and harmfully, or constructively, helpfully and wisely., Mr. Carnegie could have spent millions imitating the Phiraohs, building pyramids ami sphinx in honor of himself, which would have been utter waste. Instead h 1 spent a large part of l,is monpv in t?n 1 public libraries, founding collect and universities and In promoting various other worth while philanthropies. Hetty Green could liavi spent millions in purchasing all ot the goods at every bargain sale. which, too, would have been utter waste. Orphanages, asylums, homes for working girls, and model ter.e- i ments were her investments instead. . It is to be hoped, of course, that we will not have as many plutocrats in future as we have had in the pa*t. but 1 ; the country can have no very useful j complaint against Hetty and An- ; drew. I ; i Excellent Preparation. Life. I In a Philadelphia family recently j| the engagement of a daughter was J announced. A friend calling was 5 tret at the door by the colored maid. * who announced: "No'm; Miss Alice ain't at home ^ dis aft'noon?she's gone down to de class." "What class?" inquired the visitor. "You know, Miss Alice is gwine to be rna'ied in de fall," explained the maid "an* she's (akin* a con's ill llonw stie silence " S,6ete-H" for Corns, SURE as Sunrise! Any Corn, With "Gets-It" on It, Is an Absolute "Goner!" Tea, It*a tho almplent thing In the world to get rid of a corn,?when you use "Gets-lt," the world's greatest : corn-ridder. Really, It's almost a I pleasure to have corns Just to see Jpr/JSs?|3 1 '' c'^r* f "Gets-lt" Put* Your Feet In CloVcr. j them como off with "Gets-It." It lust loosens tho corn from tho tiuo flesh, easily, and then makes It como "clean ffl." 48 boars ends corns for keeps, ' t makes the u*<> of tape, coru-suueezlug blindages, Irritating salvia. knives, 1 scissors, and razors really look rldlculons. Get rid of thoso corns quickly, surely, falnlessly.?Just easily,?with "Getst." For warts and bunions, too. Itl 1 the iotii century way. . "Gets-It" Is sold by all druggists, J 25e a bottle, or sent direct by E. Lawrence A Co., Chicago. 1 Sold in Lancaster and recom- ( mended an the world's beat corn remedy *?y Lancaster Pharmacy and J. F. Mackay Co. i t ? *- J HUSBAND RESCUED^*3 DESPAIRING WIFE Lfter Four Yeari of Discouraging |1 had Botten RO weak 1 cou,d not 8tand and I gave up In despair. Condition*, Mr?. Bollock Goto m |as, my hgsbanii go( me a ^ ^ Up in Despair. Husband Cardui, the woman's tonic, and I conv-% t* . ? menced taking it. From the very ftnl Came to Rescue. dose, 1 could tell it was helping me. I can now walk two miles without Its Catron, Ky.-ln an interesting letter tiring me, and am doing all my work." rom this place, Mrs. Bettie Bullock " you are all run down from womanly mtes as follows: "I suffered for four troubles, don't give up in despair. Try ears, with womanly troubles, and during Cardui, the woman's tonic. It has helped his time, 1 could only sit up for a little more than a million women, in its 50 trhile, and could not walk anywhere at years of continuous success, and should 11. At times, 1 would have severe pains surely help you, too. Your druggist has ti my left side. so,d Cardui for years. He knows what The doctor was called in, and his treat- 'twill do. Ask him. He will recomlent relieved me for a while, but 1 was me?d it. Begin taking Cardui today, oon confined to my bed again. After d%,. CChi"3^.M^nn* ... ^ , . , , Instructions ?n your case and 61-page book. Hot? licit, nothing seemed to do me any good. Treatment for Women." sent In plain wrapper* J^j About Meat Any old kind of teeth will do when you eat the meat that we sell. There is none tenderer, none juicier, none better, and nothing as satisfying. CUT MEAT MARKET We Buy all kinds of hides Bring us what you have -Z'k'JcmsisLJxzttz?:*::- . ^ . v. grog. jwjwi ! WINH?QXrhDH/i I T f AA 1JL/ "Ij JL ^IVIYI I Don't forget tho Farmers' Mutual protects you ? against loss or damage by wind as well as Fire and | Lightning, while other < 'oinpanies charge extra $ for wind protect ion. ?| D. E. BONEY YORK, S. C. ? F r*v r Ax J* ** * \ . !; *v V,/- - , ?/ . : } -" J# Ti t J . ' t" . <>* *" *' > GREAT CELEBRATION AT CHARLESTON DECEMBER 13th TO 17th, 1915. Tho Southern Commercial Congress will be held at Charleston Decemaer 13th to 17th. 1915. Thla Is an Association of prominent business men rom all over the South and meetings are held each year for the purpose >f discussing business welfare, both of the manufacturer and of the armer. Dast year the Congress was held at Oklahoma City and the year }?fore at Mobile. This year the meeting is to be held at Charleston and very many men of prominent business, social and public life have already' accepted Invitations to be present, At least four members of the Cabinet 5f the President of the United States will be present at the meeting. A squadron of the Atlantic Fleet, Torpedo Boats. Submarines and Torpedo Boat Destroyers, as well as Dreadnaughts, will be In the Charleston Harbor, open for Inspection of tho public, December 14th and 15th, and ^ visitors at thl stime will also have the pleasure of seeing a magnificent :arnlval. The Southern Railway Is arranging special fare tickets and excursion ? Jim