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4 QHjr iCmtrastrr ( SK.H1-WEEKLY ) JUAMTA \VVLIE. . . ! ~ .Editor J. C. SHKPARD. . . Biulnos Manager ' PUBLISHERS' AN NOUNCEMENT! Published Tuesdays and Fridays at Lancaster, S. C., by^The 1 Lancaster Publishing Company, i successors to The Ledger, es- i tablished 1852; The Review, established 1878; Tho Enterprise, established 1891, and en- 1 tered as second-class mattor 1 Oct. 7, 1906, at the postofflce at Lancaster, S. C., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION PIUCE: (In Advance.) Dne Year 91.50 Six Months 75c "Let reverence for laws be breathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap; let it be taught In schools. 1 i somlnarles , and colleges; let It be written , i In primers, spelling books and j almanacs; let It be preached | | from the pulpit, proclaimed in 1 ( legislative halls, and enforced In courts of just'ce. And in short, let it become the poltical relig- 1 1 ion of the nation; and let the i old and the young, the rich and tha poor, the grave and the gay of all sexes and tongues and colors and conditions, sacrifice ( : unceasingly upon its altars." I .l.Wl .AltV 7, 1?1?. ?Weather forecast: Local rainI' and colder Friday. Saturday fair e\- i f cept rain near the const. j s We wish for Mayor Jones and i those associated with him in the ad- i ministration of the affairs of Lan- ? caster a successful year. \ 4> l r The young men and boys who are i availing themselves of the new read- i ing room find it a comfortable place i to spend a winter evening. f + s What are you doing to make your <] teacher happy? Her lot is not an ! e easy one. Visit your school and en-if courage every means for Its upbuild- o ing. ;e 4 | r We understand the new city coun-jc cil at a recent meeting decided on removing the debris and rubbish which < has for many years been piled up t in the town lot. I t jt Why shouldn't the South Carolina, c Legislature reduce the amount of v liquor allowed to be shipped iuto j n this state from one gallon per month to one half gallon. If our 1 Tar Heel brethren just across the t' border cr.n get along with a lesser 1 amount why not we ? 1 + ( No merchant or business man t should ever let the impression be made that he has gone out of busi- t ness. A consistent line of advertisig is the best possible means of despoiling doubt on the subjet. Let , the people know you are on the job and they will be sure to find you. + Every good citizen should want to * make this town a garden spot of j * beauty. Then let all progressive men and women further the work of the Civic League, which was organized solely for this purpose. We urge that the men as well as the women of Lancaster help attain the end in view, working unremittinglv 1 to make this the "City Beautiful." ' + I The county roads have been much improved during the past year and ( even greater progress may be ex- ( pected in 1 ! 16. Lancaster county i now has many miles of the best hign- I ways in the state, with more to come, j1 Good roads are bringing town and ( courty into closer union, even as'] they are giving us a more contented people on the farms. Our best wishes are with the promotors and builders of these better highways. The Lancaster Librbary Association recently enlisted the interest ot I the Chamber of Commerce in the need nf I. re;idinc rnnm tnr 0>ul young men of the town, with the result that the comfortable reception room of the Chamber of Commerce Ik now open every evening and affords a pleasant meeting place. The ladles have furnished for thei reading table some of the best mag-i fines aand are still disirous of help' cy which other periodicals may be' I ought. We ire delighted that such a place is now available to the men and boys of Lancaster. No better appointment for the L'.l R. Supreme Court bench to fill the] vacancy created by the d&ath of Justice Lamar could be made by) President Wilson than to Rive it toj Ex-President Taft. Mr. Taft is anj ablo lawyer and a man of wide e< perlence. He showed his non parlisinnship while President in appoint; three Democrat a to positions on the Supreme bench. I* Justice White a Southern general Chief Justice and Justices Larton and Lan ir Associate Justices. It would he the graceful thing to do and we believe would inoct the approval of the country. \ ' v V \ I . . - ' Jj ilJ > 1 * i-Irlrlrlrlrln?Irlt+^l-lT-Iri-nrWririvlrirlvirl-] WHKKK AKK TIIE ( HILDRUii? \ It has not heretofore been ou: practice to offer advice to parent! and even now it is with the greates reluctance that we direct the at ticn o father? onJ mothers tt the fact that so many children ar< allowed the freedom of the streets One of our readers, himself the fath er of a growing family, has glvei thought to their proper upbringing and is concerned over the seemin* indifference of parents as to thi whereabouts of their boys and girls It is at this gentleman's reques that we venture a few suggestion! which we hope will be received ii the same spirit of kindness in whicl ihey are offerer. We beiieve it is good for clilldrer to be subject to authority. Surely il Is not hardship on the child for parents to require of him obedience Our grandfathers and grand! lothers knew where their children were for ihey were trained to ask and seeuri permission before they could leave home. Few children are retuired to do so today though we tre glad to know that in several Pomes right here in Lanastcr, pernission is obtained before the chillren leave their premises. Mothers diould know the other homes their hildren frequent and the companionship they form. Just from recent lbserration we ar; convinced that athers and motors of several llttlo joys and girls are in ignorance of the langer which daily threatens their oung lives. We refer to the bicycle iding in which tiny tots participate ?very afternoon on Main Street beween Arch Street and the Sourhrn station. Sometimes as many as ifteen or twenty children are to be seen coasting at breakneck speed lown this long hill. We have watched with trembling lest some dreadul accident occur. A slight turning if a wheel and one bicycle might so asily collide with another and the iders be maimed for life. The dungre if physical harm resulting from ack of parental control is only one langer among innumerable others hat might be mcnti >nel. We cantot dwell on the influences harmful o he minds and morals of innocent hildren if allowed to wander at vill instead of being subject to vliolesome restrictions. We believe all growing things iced exercise in the sunshine ami resh air, but that exercise should >e taken judiciously and with the tnowledge and consent of heir dders. For those who liave not oom to play at home a children's jlayground is avtailable. We urge hen that parents use freely this daygrouml and keep heir children >ff of the streets and out of harm's vay. * pOIOtaaOIO^MOKlWMCWOfOMOTOIOICjJ "IMtOllllUTIOX DID NOT v : CO.MK TOD SOON IN >111 111 ( IKULI.^.A II skkms." ' , ^ I nder the above caption the Augusta Chronicle makes the follow-' ing commemnt on the passing ol liquor from South Carolina: Probably to relebrate the passing of booze front the Palmetto State certainly not for any other, as Christ mas ought never to be celebrate that way any more, a crowd of over gay young men broke up a Christmai tree at the Elgin school, near Lan [ aster. A report of the affair, pub lished in The Lancaster News, says "A disturbance which ultimately developed into a riot, occurred at the Elgin School Thursday afternoon. The school Is taught by Miss Corrine Jones of this place. Near the close of tllP OYPrpi?PQ QPVPrn 1 mort said to have been under the influence of liquor, entered the building and proceeded to make a rough house of the affair. It took some time to quell the disturbance and what would otherwise save been a joyous occasion ended In a disorderly riot." Commenting on this The Spartan >urg Journal offers the following which makes interesting reading 1 view of the tendency toward nation al prohibition, which is daily rc ceiving new recruits: "What fools liquor makes of men! And yet there are men who are strongly opposed to any restriction of the manufacture of the vile stuff. The law against its sale ought to be the same as against the sale of cocaine." It Is to be sincerely hoped tho nditlona will be eo greatly in provpd In that particular communit ithin the next twelve months unt nit illgin neighborhood can have hristmas tree next year, and hav i reason t" celebrbaie other tin the birth of the Prince of Petri ad celebrate it without Interruptio iruin irresponsible parties, who at it ,'le so by tno cruel tyrant -drlnl There must be something rati ally wrong with an eil .ration? vstem which is slow in reducing i literacy. THE LANCASTER NEWS, * * x- t I: FREE OF FACTIONALISM. * rl f 11 r The Pagelaud Journal has this v s to say In a recent issue: Jjj t l'ageland Is as free of factional* . . ism as any town in the State. We {] } make this statement without fear of 8 f contradiction. The annual election v of officers stirs up no strife, and the a voters quietly, cheerfully and fearless _ ly walk up to the ballot bax and reg1 ister their choice of men for the , town's officials. Then the count is ? announced and the men return to 1! % their work with the same kiud feel- u Ings for their fellows which they s hu 11 linfnrn Thnro its nnthincr hot n I ter In town management than har- e 3 mony. d We congratulate the little town c of Pageland on such conditions pre- n | g vailing in lis midst. Two many cominanities are rent with factionalism i, mucfh to the detriment of their growth t! and progress. Two often there are '' petty jeolousies, animosities and ri- f . valaries which work injury to the fj . community as a whole. No, there si , is nothing better in town manageraent than harmony. Every citizen should be in harmony wan every otli- > , er. All should work together for w I ilie common good. Too often sus- ? ticions and jealousies, based upon ^ nothing but imagination, put men at n , minify with each other, when if they ti . really understood one another there * would be no such feeling. All should t) work in harmony, the strong helping n tho weak aaiul all amimosity ET st the weak and all animatel by a pur- w rj pose to further the common good. v ei v. ...rtr.-.-rfr.... .-n-.-rtefc ^ -! FROM OTHER PAPERS. -I- h ^ a What FniimI? What is so rare as a day in Jan? ?The State. w .-j For Almost Anything. ti United we stand for a whole lot. ?The State. pi The Inevitable Clash. 1)1 Now comes the clash between bad J.1 habits and good resolutions.?Anderson Mail. 1 o Good Ailv.lee. ^ Also, let us admonish you not to rock the boat this year.?-Greenwood " Journal. f - Ir I ln? Inevitable. jj Nineteen sixteen is the year of political conventions and other bugs.? r. Gr< er Observer. fi A Tip to Farmers. Lots of farmers have planted oats tl in January with successful results, tl ?Anderson Mail. d ? fi , A Hare Find. |j Here and there one learns of a New Year resolution which is still v holding out.?News and Courier. ti $i And Sonic .lust Sit. j A lot of people talk, a few think tl and some are too darned lazy to do g ' either.?Barnwell Sentinel. 91 If. I If young people attended their business with as mucii success as s .hey do the moving pictures what a tnlA /V# ? k ..^..11 *^11 ti lei it.- til suvtrns iuc> tuuiu i?-11.\ /1 ?wi 5c:; burg Times and Democrat. ^ Better Than Itesolviiig. v No matter how many good resolu- o . tions you have made for nineteen t and sixteen, if you do the very best you can during this year It will be * f 1 better year than any you ever harl e before.?York News. b li So Few Deft. t Fifty years of freedom for thn n - darkey! But we don't know of an 1 real old uncles and aunties of th r ige, and as the years go by we rei gret to see their numbers being thin- t - nod.?Greenville Piedmont. Cowardice of the Mob. f Noting that ten people are to be 9 tried for five murders in Anderson, t the Spartanburg Journal asks if 't t requires two men to kill another in this country. On one or two occasions ^ it has taken a whole mob to do the '' work.?Anderson Intelligencer. 8 1: Wager On the Side. r Pullman porters have had their a wages raised. If they get another raise of two, maybe they can pay r their traveling expenses out of their g wages, and have their tips left to < support their families.?Florence f Times. j [, Consider the Oyster, n Heboid the oyster! So small, so < i- quiet and reserved, and yet what t wonders he performs! He establish- | es school libraries, repairs school houses and apints them; builds ' churches and parsonages and re- * pairs and paints them! Don't be a clam. He an oystor.? . .^cwuerry uu?frver. DewrvinR of Sympathy. It is pretty hard to arouse a vestige I of sympathy in our bosom for Villa, 1 it hardened old cutthroat that he is, ( l- hut we can't help feeling a little y ;orry for the man on rending that il not only will all three of his wiyes a iccompuny him to his future home o <n Argentina, but their mothers n have announced their irrevocable determination to go along, too.- The li State. A Mlllt ?l y Minim. I It Is a military in vito that the best ml or dcfensl carfare is n vigor* J ?us offensive. Military critics who ill Interpret the Herman threat against 1- i '.*ypt as a proof of how serious is the I menace to Germany on the western front in France and Flanders may not JANUARY 7, 1916. e far wide of the .nark. Perhaps | he best way to hold that long line I rom Switzerland to the North Sea1 s to prevent by an Invasion of Egypt ; he reinforcement of Joffre and Sir! )ouglas Haig. Tne Egyptian venture rould cost Germany since the buren would be borne chiefly by the 'urks but It might save Germany's . estern line from assault by compellng Britain to send to the east Intend of to France the new armies >'htch have been raised and which re now being raised on British soil. ?News and Courier. "13." That superstitious bent of the pubic mind which makes it regard as nlucky a mere number Is as peristent as fear. It ranks along with scare stampede or panic in its opration. The number 13?Presient Wilson's lucky number?is the hief bugaboo of some persons. Is it ot a strange commentary upon the tate of the public mind when one nds in gymnasiums and on the ackers of ball clubs an absence of he number 13? That is not the nil sum of omissions. The number t missing in staterooms on steamers r is marked on the half. Some ofce buildings also have no thirteenth lory. They have floors above the weuiUt dui tne Tiurteentli is the mrteenth. The problem here pre?nted reminds one of another: If be 3 and 3 be 4 and 5 1-2 be ll.| hat is the half of 24 and the third 1 r 27? We leave both to the astute, nd to the mathematically inclined., he objection is obviously to thtej umber, not to the fact. The thir-i jenth in order is harmless if it .si 2 1-2 or 14. Where can the lack of intelligence e better seen than in this foolishess? One may not have heard the or.v of the dear old gentleman who ould play solitaire until the cards in against him, and then inadver?ntly, as it were, would brush the irds carelessly about so that the ruer oi me remaining cards would] b changed, and then would resume! is playing. His little fiction is of kind with the make believe avoidace of 13.?The State. A Political Feat as Well. The politician who tries to jump itli the cat should not forget that a it can change its course while in , le air.?Anderson Mail. "The Persistent SufTs." A large portion of the time of the ~ resent congress up to this date has een monopolized by the suffs andjl le anti-suffs with their arguments! >r and against women'R being grant-: 1 the ballot. The thing has develped into a flrstclass nuisance in Washington. Congressman Pyrites of this state as been marked for slaughter by the nfl's because he introduced a resoition to investigate the suffraget; tbby and find out what they are do-, tg with a big campaign fund? j ley boasted just a few days ago of | vising $40,000 in one day since con-1 ress opened for their "campaign | ana. | The women wanted to go before! le entire body of congress and make I heir speeches, but that was voted own on motion of a bold, bad man rora out West, whom the suffs have kewise marked for slaughter. The Solons are not so wise as Poodrow Wilson; when the suffs stick him and demanded that he put a I utTrage plank in his message to con- j ress, he says "the suffrange ques-| Ion is a state question," and thusj ets rid of them.?Newberry Ob-1 erver. SHERIFF'S CONVENTION lierift Hunter Will Not Attend, (fives1 His Reasons. Sheriff Hunter was asked if he inended going to the Sheriff's Con-; ention. which convenes in Columbia i 11 the 11th instant, and he said no; hat he would not have time, as he ives his personal attention to the e\cution of his odicial business; and icsides he thinks it a mistake to ave a Sheriff's convention at the' Imp and place mentioned, as there night be enough members of the legislature to take up an idea that , ? sheriffs had assembled there for, he purpose of trying to run the Leg-1 dlature, and, therefore, they might1 ireveut any measure which the! Ilieriffs might ask for, from passng the Legislature. So he said! hat he though it would be best to, ut out Sheriff's Conventions, as he lad never heard of any good they had iccomplished. He thinks it would >e better for each Sheriff to ask his nemhers of the Legislature to make iny changes in the laws that he night see proper, etc. Sheriff Hunteri aid that he imagined If the Sherifts roald find time occasionally to teasel Tom their ofTlclal labors and asaem)le with some of their good friends, ind old time fiddlers, at a conveneut place and have a big fish fry. md an old time dance that It would t>e greatly enjoyed, especially by lome of the yonng Sheriffs about his ige. Sheriff Hunter was also asked what he thought of the Board of "'harltles and Correction. He said In some respects he thought It was all right, but that he was beginning to' believe that some of the membersI of this Institution are working! pretty hard to perpetuate themselves' In office at big salaries, let it hurtj whom it may; and that he thought lie Legislature would be nble to see it. At least he felt that some of its members would he able to ?eo| that grand juries can do the work a' r< at deal cheaper, and in Just as : untune a manner. He says why, not look to the grand Juries to do this work, as weel a? to the Sheriffs., and other peace officers, to enforce the laws in their respective counties. mm"* j a ill ' rptNI)^ tne I'l Every life has its December. Every man is looking forward to a comfortable old age; for when the STORMS OF ADVERSITY come, we wish to feel that we are in, out of trouble. Old age must come, and old age with adversity is a very DISMAL PROSPECT for anyone. If you want to be comfortably cared for when you grow old, begin caring for yourself now. Start a bank account with us , ^ NOW. Do YOUR Banking with US. We pay 4 per cent interest on Savings accounts and ! compound the interest every three months. The First National Bank Under Control of United States Government. LANCASTER, S. C. I AT THE fl STAR THE HOUSE OF FEATURES E| Today Friday, Metro Day. I QUALITY PICTURES CORP., Presents. . I The distinguished favorites of the screen ffi rn a Ainia v nvioTTiui aai B Irimnud A. DuaniviAN b AND 5 BEVERLY BAYNE I "Pennington's Choice" IPj a 5 part Photo Drama of the Canadian Northwest ra I Tomorrow, Saturday I I HELEN HOLMES I I "A WILD RIDE" I 1 "The DiiaoDearinff Necklace" 1 M o ? an episode, in The Mystery of the Grand Hotel series. "ON THE JOB" w Comedy MONDAY?Universal Day" FRANCIS FORD and GRACE CUNARD .. "The Broken Coin" 12th episode of that wonderful serial I TJUlINCIDfcNUL" B one of the Roy Martan stories. B TUESDAY?PARAMOUNT DAY I DANIEL FROHMAN, Presents. ? 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