The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 31, 1915, Page 7, Image 7
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Charlotte Observer.
The farmers of the South are coming
into an appreciation of the value
of the assistance that has been ana
is being glvpn them from Washington
in the promotion of agricultural
science, for it is now admitted that
the improved condition of the rural
communities through better results
on the farm are due to the application
of scientific methods of planting
and cultivating crops. There has
been so much satisfaction expressed
over the success that has attended
the first practical effort or the Southern
farmers in the direction of diversified
crops that the government appears
to be redoubling its energies in
tinruimrlintr I f a rninre r\e\
JJV/I ouwumn wa%. IUI IIIVI o vU |JCIOl'\ i;i v
"in the pursuit of sound and foresighted
agricultural policies," as expressed
by the Washington correspondent
of The New York Journal
of Commerce. Of particular interest
is the plan of encouragement
now being promoted, not only by the
department of agriculture, but by the
politicians and business men. The
correspondent quoted seems to have
the matter intelligently in hand and
it is hoped he has been able to give
a true forecast of conditions on the
Southern farms next year. Of course,
the chief concern is about cotton.
The expectation*is that the farmers
are intending to line up on a policy
that will appeal to common sense,
and that the experience of the past
year will confine them to an acreage
not in excess of that last planted.
The Journal's correspondent sees indications
that this will be the object
aimed at by the department. Diversification
of crops, he says, is necessarily
coupled with reduction of cot
ton acreage, and the current reports
to the department of agriculture already
show an increase in wheat and
other grain acreage in the Southern
states. Careful reports of business
conditions from many parts of the
South likewise indicate that the
Southern farmer has profited largely
from such diversification of his crops
as he lias already put into effect; so
that, in the opinion of good judges,
there is a better and more hopeful
. outlook in the Southern states for the
development of sound agricultural
conditions than there ever has been
in past years. The belief of those
most familiar with cotton conditions,
moreover, is that during this coming
year last year's surplus will be
largely worked off in spite of the unfavorable
conditions surrounding the
international movement of the staple.
A moderate crop for the coming season
would thus be practically assured
of good returns as to prices, particularly
should there be a sudden ter
mination of the European war. In
such an event, the cotton demand of
the central European powers, so long
cut off, would suddenly make itself
felt; and, while cotton bought In advance
and stored In this country and
elsewhere, would in part take the
burden of this sudden demand, it
would not be likely to supply nearlv
all the additional needs thus made
evident from central European quarters.
With a moderate crop, it is predicted,
the Southern farmer would
then profit largely. For this reason
the advice going to him from authoritative
quarters here is understood to
be that he renew the policy of the
past year.
About the Host New Year's ltesolii
tlon.
Kansas City Star.
That wife of yours, Mr. Farmer,
she is not working this New Year's
day for herself. It was not for her
own satisfaction that she worked so
hard to prepare the Christmas and
the New Year's dinners.
Chances are she was too tired to
eat more than a bite or two after it
was ready.
She did that work for your comfort,
for your happiness, yours and
the children's.
Do you value that as fully as you
should? Are you as thankful, as appreciative
as you ought to be?
Come now, you kno* you are not.
Get up. this very minute, and go
'out into the kitchen and put your
arms around her, and put all the love
and affeetlon of the old sweetheart
days into the hag and the kiss you
give her; and you'll be startled at
the change It will make In her. Tell
her what a good dinner it was. And
then roll op your sleeves and help her
"rid up" the dlshee.
You'll have that woman singing at
her work In no ttme.
And don't drop it like you may
some other New Year's resolutions.
Keep It up all the year through until
next year. Oive her a holiday once
in a while. Sympathize with her.
Don't be backward In praising her.
If you will do this you will make
a wonderful discovery in a short
time?you will find that both of you
have grown younger and happier and
more contented.
WAS LONESOME IN THE CITY
Cumberland Mountaineer Could Not
8ee Any Attractiveness in the
Great Metropolis.
Mountain lonesomeness, which overawes
sojourners from the outside
world, may even have a diverting influence
upon the spirits of the confirmed
mountaineer.
Recently a traveler in the Cumberland
while climbing the rugged trail in
search of something to relieve the monotonous
mountain life chanced upon
a native who lounged upon a stump in
seeming unconsciousness of the solitude.
"I see you are admiring the moun
tain scenery," remarked the traveler.
"Which?" yawned the native.
"Rather quiet?" suggested tho traveler.
"No. thur is a dinged catamount
yonder." replied the native with considerable
animation.
In response to a hint from the native
the traveler listened long and patiently.
being rewarded at la^t by
hearing the faint cry of some wild
animal far across the mourtain
silences. With the air of a man who
was proud of having a statement verified
the native resumed whistling a
tune which had heen interrupted.
"Ever been to New York?" asked
the traveler after an interval.
"Yep," nodded the native with a
squirt of tobacco juice.
"Like it?" persisted the traveler.
"Nope"?more tobacco Juice.
"Why not?" queried the. traveler.
"Too dinged lonesome thur," yawned
me native. "Made me homesick."
LESSON FOR ALL MANKIND
Might Be Well If Everyone Would
Devote a Little Time to Care
of His "Hinges."
Once upon a time there lived an old
gentleman In a large house. He had
servants and everything he wanted,
yet he was not happy, and when
things did not go ar he wished, he
was very cross. At last his servants
left him. Quite out of temper, he
went to a neighbor with a story of
his distresses.
"It seems to me," said the neighbor,
sagaciously, " 'twould be well for you
to oil yourself a little."
"To oil myself?"
"Yes; and I will explain. Some time
ago one of the doors in my house
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V,ivai\vu. nuuuuy, lllt'rtiure, UKUU 10
go In or out by tt. One (lav I oiled
its hinges, and it has been constantly
used by everybody ever since."
"Then you think I am like tho
creaking door," cried the old gentleman.
"How do you want me to oil
myself?"
"That's an easy matter," said the
neighbor. "Go home and engage a
servant, and when he does right
praise him. If, on. the contrary, he
does something amiss, do not be
cross; oil your voice and words with
the oil of love."
The old gentleman went home, and
no harsh or ugly words were ever
heard in the house afterward. Every
family should have a bottle of this
precious oil; for every family Is liable
to have a creaking hinge In the shape
of a fretful disposition, a cross temper.
a harsh tone, or a fault-finding
spirit.?The Mediator.
The Lightest Wood.
The lightest wood in existence Is
the wood of ambach, a leguminous
plant that grows near Lake Chad and
on the tributaries of the upper Nile.
The tree, which is sometimes called
the pith trci, often attains a diameter
of six incht.3 in the two or three years
of its life At that age it dies and another
shoot starts from its roots.
When cut. the wood is almost white
and is soft and brittle, like the pith
of the elder. Some of the wood is exported
to the United States and England
to make floats for fishing tackle,
and in general to bo used as a substitute
for cork. Ambach wood contains
minute crystals of calcium oxalate,
which quickly dull the axes and knives
of the choppers. On the other hand,
the presence of the crystals makes the
wood, it is said, an excellent substitute
for the usual razor strop.?Scientific
American.
Majesty of the Law.
The difficult part of legislation Is Inserting
the malestv in the nroDer nro
portion. Almost any old legislator can
pass laws, but when they try to make
them majestic, nine oat of ten legislators.
perhaps more, tall utterly. It
Is not the law itself that Inspires people
with respect, and makes them
tremble and genuflect and kowtow; it
is the majesty of the law. Occasionally,
however, we will find a law that
has too much majesty, so much that
all the common sense has been crowded
oat. This is as bad as not enough.
There are many laws on. our statute
books, but only a very few of them
are properly msjeaticated. Hence the
confusion and other annoyances that
make contempt of court so common
these days.?Life.
Not Fatal.
"I hear there is an execution In thn
bouse over the way."
"You don't say so!"*
in, inaeea. ineyre hanging
eof&e w&ll paper;'
Ignorance of the Qame.
Emma?Does Ethel know anything
about baseball?
Era?Naw! Sbe wouldn't know
enough to take a rain-check If they
handed **? *
THE LANCASTER NEWS.
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Charlotte Observer. j
At one second past midnight on 01
W
the morning of January 1 something
is to happen in our neighbor to the
south, the erstwhile joyous and sometimes
obstreperous Palmetto State. It
is a happening which, to be realized, pr
must be experienced. North Caro-|T
Una is no stranger to it, and Char- d<
lotte made its acquaintance some1 *
time in. advance of North Carolina. re
Suffice it to say that this something ei
is destined to have a vital effect on
the amount of alcoholic liquors here-;
after to be consumed. It will not, Jj
unless it break a precedent, makel
liquors only a memory. It is bound ^
to affect tlie statistics of the future! ,
to a greater or less degree. With the ,
coming of the new law conies a prob-!
'in
lem; not the old stereotyped qucs-j
tion of where to find a bland tiger, or
how to lose one; not how to enforce'
the law; not how to reduce imbiba- '
tion to a minimum. No, the question
! is one of mere immediute moment
I than that. It is a very live, a very
J virile to vrni" weak brethren a very ' ,
i tempting question. It concerns the
disposition to be u ndo of the supply t<)
011 hand in the county dispensaries.
Even the most lieroic efforts of mor- J .
ally perverted folks cannot hone to I
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j wipe out the surplus by midnight of
December d 1. What shall be done
with it? Some propose th;?t it be]
placed <n the hands of the sheriffs to
be disposed of by the legislature. The
Charleston Evening Post rings clear
in denunciation of such a procedure, j
"Pour it into the gutter," demands
our contemporary. Righteous determination
glows in every fiber of
1 tc
its editorial page. "The liquor will
be contraband of law." it adds. "The
tr
general assembly could by no irnag-;
inable means dispose of it. It is a |
C(
state-wide prohibition body. Com-L^
posed though it be of more than 20n|
members, it could not possibly con-^
sume more than a gallon a month; it '''
1 If
j is perhaps to asperse its reputation
for sobriety to intimate that in the '
aggregate, as an entity, it could abI
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out u ou luuvu. ctiii inr kimiltui ;
assembly sell this liquor or 'dis-1''
pense it.' The sale and dispensation
of spirituous liquor will he unlawful.
vicious, heinous, damnable. * * * '
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| Shall the scoffers bo given another
i turn? After January 1 shall they say
not simply that South Carolina is 'in
the liquor business,' but in it 'as a
blind tiger' according to its own defl-j
nition of the term? South
t(
Carolina has not hesitated in the
jo
past to contiscate the liquor of its j
citizens. It canno hesitate to confls-1 ^
cate its own llMuof." I ^
In the presence of so delicate a tl
problem, confronting a sister state.J tl
we are dumb and must decline to in-j^
tervene. If, however, to the gutters'?
it must go, then should Richard 1.1 ^
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Manning of the state of South Caro-lj
lina, governor, and of all its armed i
forces commander-in-chief, mobilize Lj
his military forces to Kuard those in- <>.
toxlcated gutters front a popular at-; ci
tack, which would circumvent the It
law. | ci
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Mean Negroes. 8'
Fountain Inn Tribune.
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All small towns in the South are
much alike. In all of them are
prosperous white men, who need the!
assistance of one or more black men.
If these white men are so fortunate v
as to find a negro who will work, and -Jwlio
can be trusted to do a simple *
task without direct supervision, they T
cling to him through the years, for- 4*
giving his impudence, overlooking his i.
vices, paying his fines and generally V
acknowledging the fact thai they are -i
under bondage to the black r: al.
The natural and logical res 't ol' T
all this Is that the negro becomes
lawless. jL
.T.
Pick out the "mean negroes c
any community, and you will find -i
that their cussedness S3 but the out-|-4
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growth of the knowledge that a good ..
white man stands ready to pay their 'J
fines and keep them off the gang. ??
It's a bad situation, but white men i
assert that they cannot help it. The
one-time slave has become tbe master J'
merely because he will do nasty, dis-l'*
agreeable or hard work that white 5!
men feel above doing. *?
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Nlahtmara. # i
Who among ua has not at soma time J j
suddenly awakened with a sense of i ? |_
terror and anxiety, in a cold sweat, A
and with rapid heart beat? One may w
dream of suffocation, or think he is i {|
being nailed down in a coffin. Perhaps 3
as one is falling asleep, he awakes j'
each time with a momentary vivid ?
dream of being pursued, of choking, of ,,
being unable to breathe. What pro- 5 ?
duces the nightmare? The oensor was $'
wreak; certain latent dream thoughts * *
and emotions have succeeded la es- j,,
caping its vigilance. Such dreams are j j
continual disturbers of sleep and lead j
to Insomnia, because the subconscious ? *
repressed emotions are continually escaping
the censor with disguise or g
fusion, and so lead to a state of con- 7
stant mortal anxiety in the mind of j ^
PKCKMBKK 31. 1U15,
UKVA.N A\i> WIIjSOX. ?
oluinbia Record . j
During the last ten years the Den - j
iratic party has had two conspieu- ^
as leaders?VVoodrow Wilson and
'illiarn Jennings Bryan. ,
President Wilson advocated non- t
fi |jit-siueiii in 11*11. He won. j
President Wilson advocated mod- t
ate downward revision of the tariff, c
he tariff was moderately revised
jwnward. i
President Wilson advocated our- e
>ncy reform. Currency reform was a
lacted. a
President Wilson adovated noniterventlon
in Mexico. Intervention
is not been attempted.
President Wilson advocated up- 1
c
aiding the rights of neutrals
trough diplomatic channels. The ?
ghts of neutrals, through dlploatic
channels, have been upheld.
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President Wilson advocates aileunte
national preparedness. His
~iicy will, in all pro! ;>.b tivy. be
Iopted.
Mr. Mrvan was l.aiv'naiel for
resident in 18!?C. in l!?oo and in
!H?S. On all three occasioi s lie was
?feated.
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tlx !?. '
mi. i?i % it 11 auvocatect "tree ~i 1 \ t> "
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' "rce Silver" was dot" ated.
?.lr. Bryan opposed "InipeHalm."
"Imperialism" has become a
ittled policy of the nation.
Mr. Bryan advocated government
ivnersliip of railroads. Both parties
fused to even include government
ivnersliip of railroads in their platirms.
Mr. Bryan seemingly opposed up
aiding the rights of neutrals
trough diplomatic channels, advo ted
"peace-at-any-priee," and prosted
against the sending of the
usitania note. The rights of neuals
were upheld through diplomatic
tannels and the Lusitania note aetmpiished
its purpose without
oodshed.
Mr. Bryan opposes national pretredness.
National preparedness. ,
i hii pronaoiitty, will become the
rccpted policy of the nation.
Mr. Bryan made a Democratic vic>ry
possible in 1!'12. His policy at
resent is making it increasingly
nubtful in lblG.
Democrats before long will have
i choose between President Wilson
iid Mr. Bryan. When considering '
lis matter remember that actions
jeak louder than words.
Why Italy's Skies Are Blue.
The reason for the intense blueness ;
>r which the Italian skies are noted
i not. because the dust there is finer
tan in the northern countries, but
ecause in the countries of the North,
ue to the greater coolness of the air,
le vapor more readily condenses on
le dust particles. The dust particles
lus become larger and consequently
ot so effective in turning back the
lue rays alone, but others are also
jflected and a grayish effect is pro- .
uced. In the same place the blue of
le sky may appear bluer at one time
mil unoiuer rne sKy la oftentimes '
lid to be very blue when some white '
iimulous clouds are outlined against j
. The sky is then a deep blue by
ontrast with the brilliant white, i
fter a shower, when the lower ,
tratum of air is washed of its coarse
ust particles, a deeper and purer
lue is the result.
Buy It at Home This
After
Thin
Real Estate offers th<
use good judgment in plac
value of your holdings, f<
a steady and reliable inco
Le us talk to you abo
sirable propositions just s
take advantage of them,
future as easily as by inv(
ing you.
WE BUY, SELL, RENT O
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.Vashlngton (Ga.) Reporter. '
Every one knows that the world
lates a coward and honors courage,
herefore many people in order to
establish their courage, offer resentnent
when there is no provoation
for it, and in doing this ?
bestray fear rather than cojr
ge. Their fear of being brand- c
d a coward, and not their cour- *
ige, brings on a difficulty. We have ?
.dually known people to invite a di- r
Rculty in order to demonstrate a a
ourage thai they feared that the
mblic did not recognize. Such peo- v
?i? i?-? * * - 1
..ui uiiuersiuiia mat moral ^
'oiirajje is the basis of physical cour- ,
tge and that when they surrender I
heir moral courage they prove them- v
lelves cowards. There exists an er- J
oneous idea of what constitutes a
mirage, and it is time that children ?
Aere being taught what courage is, hat
it is largely a product of char- icier,
and that (he bravest men are
he most honorable, the most considerate
and the tenderest. s
ltowdyism and bullyism are the
unmistakable symptoms of cowarlice.
The "bully" will never provoke I
i fight except when he believes that
se has an advantage, or when his on
pnnions are in sight or calling ,,
i'.stance. He will accept any insult |
iVlull lie is !I lull r> l.nf I, L.......... ..
ng lion when he can hide his idea- 1
:ltv and responsibility in a crowd of J
lis fellows. Half of the mobs, s
ynchings and murders can be traced e
tack to some coward who was afraid
0 resent an insult when offered f
lint, but waits to see his companions ^
ind then generally exaggerates his
grievance sufficiently to enlist their o
sympathy. A brave man would not al
ow his friends to finish a difficulty in j
ivhich he had made a "poor start." (
if one man attempts to administer l
1 thrashing to another and fails, it f
s not to his credit to allow a num>er
of men to do what he failed to ac on.plish.
Where is the honor or J
oarage in punishing or murdering a
man who is absolutely overpowered
mil hasn't a chance. We neeed to re- rive
the meaning of courage as commonly
accepted and to stigmatize as
cowards all who pose as "braves," v
ret use the methods of poltroons.
Force at best is a typrannical method
of control, and will sooner or .
later be relegated to the brute creation.
It is time that people were
learning to settle their differences in |
a rational and intelligent way. The i
penalty for not having learned thi3
has led to the shedding of oceans of ,
blood. Let's show our courage by doing
the right thing ourselves, and 1
trying to persuade the other fellow !
to do it instead of enforcing our 1
notions of right by resorting to lawlessness,
boycotts and riots. i
Malaria or Chills & Fever
Prescription No. 666 it prepared'eapecially
lor MALARIA or CHILLS A FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any caae, and
if taken then aa tonic the Fever will not
return. It acta on the liver better than
Calomel and doce not tripe or sicken. 25c
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BOOK-KEEPERS* RED INK. The
kind that makes a clear, clean line,
at The News Office. 8-tf
Christmas. Keep Proj
TU? U?I
me nui
k of the Fu
i safest and most profitable of all
ing your funds you are sure of a
ir Hpnirahlo rool outoto ^
~ - % ??/ MW?V a vui novate UCVCi UUtJ
me, and its value is always MOU]
ut investing your surplus funds.
\t this time, and they mean incre;
In no way can you insure yours*
isting in one of these gilt edged f
R MANAGE YOUR PROPERTY,
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RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Headaches, Cramps, Colic
Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old
Sores, Tetter, Ring-Worm, Eczema,
etc. Antiseptia Anodyne,
used internally or externally. 25c
War l*|K>n Pain!
Pain is a visitor to every home
ind usually it comes quite unexpectidly.
But you are prepared for every
tinergency if you keep a small botle
of Sloan's Liniment handy. It is
he greatest pain killer ever discovired.
Simply laid on the skin?no
ubbing required?it drives the pain
way. It Is really wonderful.
Mervin H. Soister. Berkeley. Cal
writes: "Last Saturday, after trampng
around the Panama Exposition
kith wet feet, I came home with my
leek so stiff that I couldn't turn,
applied Sloan's Liniment freely and
v nt to bed. To my surprise, next
uorning the stiffness had almost disppeared,
four hours after the second
pplieation I was as good as new."
larch, 1915. At Druggists, 25c. 1
CLERK'S SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lancaster.
In Common Pleas,
hlgar Hilton, ct al. Plaintiffs,
vs.
drs. Belle B. Watson, Defendant.
Pursuant to a decree made in the
luutv suiu'u case oy judge il. I'\
vice, dated December loth, 1915, I
vi 11 sell at public auction to the
lighest bidder at Lancaster Court
louse, on the first Monday in Jantary
next, within the legal hours of
ale, the following described real
estate, to-\vit:
All that certain piece, parcel or
ract of land lying, being and situate
n the county of Lancaster, state
iforesaid, containing one hundred
ind three (103) acres, more or less,
ind bounded as follows, to-wit:
sorth by the estate lands of the late
r. P. Hilton; south by lands of T. A.
Dabney; east by lands of W. U.
Myburn, and west by lands of E. L.
linson. Terms of sale cash. Purhaser
to pay for papers.
PAUL MOORE,
C. C. C. L. C.
r. C. MASSEY,
Plaintiffs' Attorney.
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CLERK'S SALE.
STATU OP SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lancaster.
In Common Pleas,
refferson J. Sims, Plaintiff,
vs.
?Y. I*. Clyburn, Addle Sims, et al.
Defendants.
Pursuant to a decree made in the
ibove stated case by Judge Lrnest
Moore, dated December 15th, 1915. I
will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder at Lancaster Court
House, on the first Monday -in January
next, within the legal hours of
sale, the following described real
estate, to-wit:
All that piece, parcel or tract of
land, situated in the county of Lancaster,
and state of South Carolina,
containing fifty (50) acres, more or
less, and bounded on the north by
the estate lands of J. J. Sims and
lands of Doster Sims; on the east by
lands of T. .T. Adams and aototo
nf W. F. Faulkenberry; on the south
by lands of John M. Hinson and on
the west by land of John M. Hinson,
Terms of sale, cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers.
PAUL MOORE,
C. C. C. L. C.
R. S. STEWART.
Plaintiff's Attorney .
Dec. 16th, 1915. 21-23-25
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STING UPWARD. ; \
We have some very deased
wealth to those who \ \
elf a competence for the
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