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4 _ fCanraatrr Nftui (SEMl-WKKKLY.) J I' Y X ITA W YLDeT* EditOi piulish/siu^ announcement Published Tuesdays and Fridays at Lancaster, S. C., by The Lancaster Publishing Company, successors to The Ledger, established 1852; The Review, established 1878; The Enterprise, established 1891, and entered as second-class matter Oct. 7, 1905, at the postofflce at Lancaster, S. C., under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. *>U tvsx kiitiim rmi n: . (In Advance.) One Year $I.fW 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, i 1 seminaries and colleges; let it be written In primers, spelling books and almanacs; let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed In legislative halls, and enforced In courts of just'ce. And in short, let it become the poltical religion of the nation; and let the old and the young, the rich and lb poor, the grave and the ga^ of all sexes and tongues and colors and conditions, sacrifice unceasingly upon Its altars." FRIDAY, FEB. 25, 1916 Weather forecast for South Carolina: Fair Saturday. Last call for Pay-up Week. TT i_ _ J O nave you reporieu ; + All good citizens are agreed on the local need of a public library. Then why not have one? We need a hospital just as much now as herefore. In fact the need increases for Lancaster is growing every day. Can we afford to neglect this matter? +?_ Apropos of the earthquake. The State observes that it "wasn't the first time the old state has been shocked." Nor is it likely to be the last. We extend birthday greetings to the esteemed GalTney Ledger. one of our best and most optimistic exchanges. May The Ledger and its editor, Mr. Ed. II. DeCamp. live long and prosper. ?fr Are the lives of your children properly safeguarded in school? See to it that the buildings are safe and that the children are reouired to practice the fire drill? + For every ill that afflicts a people, there are usually many diagnoses and as many suggesed remedies but the best specialists agree that South Carolina's affliction is ignorance, which can only be cured by compulsory education. Once again we urge that the county-to-county campaign for state offices be abolished. We hope the Democratic committee will not arrange for a continuance of this farcical performance. It is a reflection on the intelligence of South Carolinians. Wo have been asked to continue the agitation for better railway facilities, such as would be afforded by interurban con-sections and we gladly make another appeal for action on this needed point. Lancaster's recent development entitles it to better means of transportation. When the boll weevil comes, he comes to stay. It is possible to prevent his coming but impossible to drive him out once h( is established. Our farmers know how to prevent his appearance here, so if he comes, it is because of their indifference and their heedlessness. + Congratulations to The Progress' ve Farmer, which has reached its thirtieth mile post. Tn looking1 hack over the years, its editor Clarence Poe. has reason to feel that he has "kept the faith." Mr. Poe says "we havfc intended to have The Progressive Farmer distinguished for timeliness, accuracy, comprehensiveness and courage," to each of which attributes it may justly lay claim. The editor's high ideals of service to the people of the south find excellent expression in this farm journal, the most helpful paper of its kind in existence. Every page is full of practical suggestions which no ambitious farmer car afford to miss. We hope the time will come when The Progressive Farmer will be found in every rural home. We wish Mr. Poe continued success in his splendic efforts in behalf of farm life ir the south. 11 LAW ENFORCEMENT. The times demand a strict en forcement of the laws of the lane r and the press which has alway> fought for good government is fighting harder tlflln ever tc arouse public sentiment to the point where it will demand ? proper regard for constituted authority. An educated citizenship will bring about that wholesome respect for law and order, so necessary to civilization for only when the individual learns to think and reason for himself, will be appreciate the security afforded by an impartial administration of justice. The Valdosta (Georgia) Times last lues' day published a very strong ed! itorial which strikes at the root jof the problem: The following is an excerpt | from the editorial to which we {have reference: There is nothing more wholesome in a community than the rigid enforcement of law?not by spasms of anger or in fits of outraged feelings?but calmly and deliberately with jurors having heads and hearts fixed upon i doing the square thing by the ; prisoner, as well as by society itself. There is something ma1 iestic?even though it may be slow and tiresome?in the "law that shields the prisoner." for it is an object lesson to every citiizen that the law guarantees to all the fairest possible trial. It is worth something to know that guilt must #be proven beyond a doubt be'fore there is 1 conviction. The best way in which "good ; people can be assured of getting | justice in the court house" is for those who serve on juries, who enter the witness stand, jwho elect judges and solicitors i general to require impartial trials. If juries perjure themselves, if witnesses swear falsely j ?if voters put political trimmers on the judiciary instead of electing upright men to these high offices?then the people are to blame themselves. No amendment to our system of criminal procedure will be effective without the citizens who help the courts in their work determine to niako thorn The educational system which does not touch these and other matters of civic duty does not go as far as it should. The people can regulate these matters without any amendments to the law if they want to do so. The people need to be trained in the matter of self-control, so that they will quit running to exj tremes?demanding the accused man's life today and his liberty itomorrow; clamoring for vengenance one day and a pardon the next. Our laws are going to continue to be weak, vacillating 1 and uncertain as long as the majority of the people are that way. That is why we want to see our educational system enlarged. Lift up the citizen?raise the : standard in all of the walks of life. Let the individual feel his own responsibility, but do not let him throw his own sins upon the inefficiency of the laws which he himself makes. * * FROM OTHER PAPERS. I* * The Need Eternal. Give us move action and few' er words.?Greer Observer'. Correct. If you sell a little licker nowadays and get caught, the best lawyer on earth can't help you. The only things you can do that a good lawyer can always get you cleared of are a little housebreaking or arson or stealing or killing.?The State. Infinitely Bettor. A year ago most of the papers were awfully "blue," but now most of them have changed j their tint to that of yellow, and I of the two the latter is preferable.?Edgefield Advertiser. The Next Need. II When the South is freed from , child labor, somebody had better enslave the section with a little cold cash to take care of the kiddies who have to work foi , J their daily bread.?Henderson i Dispatch. t i Georgia's Black Record. i Another lynching in Georgia Saturday. This makes a total ol i eighteen negroes lynched sine* .>nuuary wr an average oi 5 i three a week. All other state? 1 of the Union seem in a fair waj i to be "distanced" at the outset ?Augusta Chronicle. X" tiri^AiNUAaTHjlX JSHj'W A MAN'S GKEATEST LEGACY - * * Written for The Collegian, th? 1 publication of the Presbyteriar * College of South Carolina b> ) Roddey Bell of Lancaster coun ; ty: t All men should be concernec ' about the future of their state It is the duty of every college man and woman to take a seri; ous attitude in regard to the t social welfare of the future citizenship of their several and respective localities. This, without s doubt, is one of the foremost questions in the mind of the real wide-awake statesmen of ouv country. The solution of the problem confronts every citizen of our state; for, to quote from another "the moment a person born he becomes a citizen." 'Then if we are citizens and by hirth, it surely devolves upon the present citizen to make better chizens out of the noneleetois of the present day. Why should we be concerned? ;s it necessary to ask this cpiestion? To the average man it i hs i seless, but as reminder lest we forget our duty, the writer has deemed it fitting and proper to raise this question. We should concern ourselves in regard to this question, because of the signficance attached to 'it. If the average man takes stock with himself, and sees ! clearly his place and part in the social advancement,the question will undoubtedly be solved, for, and in the general betterment of the makeup of the citizenship. However, if we permit the question to solve itself, and do not interest ourselves, about the correct and proper solution, the end is yet to be i realized and in its realization we perhaps will be confronted with a corrupt and degenerate citiIzenship. If such is to be the final end, as it will be unless men correct their ways, it goes without saying that the average elector should be interested in the development of his neighbor and fellowman. What is our purpose in life? To some, and, by far. too many, life is a period of self indulgence and corrupt living. Men have 1.... ,^.1 1 It - A1?!~tl.. xvciiiiirii n* iuvc lilt" rvil!il>; III\ dollar and the multitude of enjoyments and pleasures in which they can indulge. Man is by nature a social creature, but in his efforts to satisfy his desires he should not forget his obligations to his state and the larger things that pertain to the general betterment of society as a i whole. So we see that the citizen should at least try to develop and make better the surroundings about him, for it is not I all of life to live for enjoyment alone, nor all of death to die; for men's deeds live after them. Ts the goal of our ambition money? For the great mass this is the ultimate aim and desire of life, but it should not be thus, for surely men see greater things in life than the glittering com and the significance attached thereto. It is all well and good for men to wish to store up wealth, and have a good bank account. but does this always mean that the best is being nut forth in the development of the average citizen. It is sad but nevertheless true that riches do tend to degenerate toward corruption. So, on the man of moderate means, who has not money i enough to enjoy the luxuries of life, devolves the task of sending1 forth the desirable citizen, for the rich do not concern themselves with such problems; ?n fact they never consider the future welfare, but merely live : in the present among the many luxuries of their wealth. The history of civilization has shown that fast living and I corrupt morals have wrecked the i future of nation after nation, ! and sent them down b ntb:i' rui". f. rever. Hence it is the- duty of every man n help ever r other man to be a better and :v. v loyal citizen, in the grander meanire of ihe wv1 citizj'shif There is mo"e <han ot?u instance 'hat lo^s up bef ? > mind'1 eye thaf tends to shov h< ' i race of ordinary mean? roj!d do towards the betterment , r.f sociul conditior . know o1 i , ?; < vvho se/d his sons anc I daughters to school and enab'.er i them to become better citizen: by giving them a college eduoa i tion, and thereby raising th< A .1 Jt - * _?!.! _ : atannaro 01 ciuzenanip a j?rea ? deal in his immediate locality ! In this same locality I know o i another man who neglected t? r send his children to school and . in the tneantime, endeavore< and did accumulate considerable iTKfjKUAKlTSS, 1316 ' 51 F A New Mi The First A This machine is really a wonderful set of steel brains which we are putting to work in our ae counting department. With it we can handle our figure work faster than ever before and at the same time be sure that every item in our books is right. . Helps Us Give You Better Service By the machine method, every depositor's account is kept in balance all the time and there are no mistakes such as are unavoidable with other ways of handling fig ures. The time saving made possible by the machine gives us an opportunity to improve the service to our customers in all departments of the bank. The First N . Lancas The Bank with that wealth. But, alas, his children were not in a position to be of such value as they might have been, had they had higher educa- ^ ^ tin. To the reader it will be left to decide who was the better citiion tb a tYton ii*Vi a adii/tntnd bin 11, tuc man ? iivy ^uuv-atcu 1110 children or the man who did not. All T In conclusion, I will say that I do not know any greater satisfaction that a man could have when he reaches old age than to IT6 DO know in his declining years that thpm tn / by having lived that he had made the social and moral world I every om better and left a higher grade i citizen socially than he had UUUUIlLe I found. Surely no man can leave fgjr Qrf (r\ my grater legacy than a large ... family, all educated and fitted While the hlems of life, and all able to say for the varied, and many pro- nitu. that we are the sons and dau- ( _ 1 ( ghters of a real citizen of our 25c special state. 25 pieces colors abso MR. STUCKEY TALKS ~>() AS IF HE WILL RUN , 1 wide range Bishopville Man Considering En- ranted fast tering Race for Governor. Columbia, Feb. 24.?Special to One ease the News and Courier: That he cloth just t will positively announce within lllwl/ I the next few days whether or ic iweai. not he will be in the race for Our biiv* Governor and opposing those stoc planks in the platform of Mr. 1 Cole L. Blease which advocate new arriva ; reduction of the passenger rates I on railroads to two cents and TT1~ (reducing the rates of interest. ? ll0 was stated in The News and ; Courier this morning by Mr. W. "thk st I \ Stuckey over the long distance r telephone from his home at Bi- ? \ shopville. At the same time Mr. I- Stuckey emphatically and posi- Ten Thousand f tively denied the rumor that he Flooded Di i i would run ior lieutenant iiov- _ 11 ernor on a ticket with Mr. VT . , * Blease. Natchez, Mi "Under no circumstances will proximately i I take second nlace on any man's mostly negroe t ;rket," said Mr. Stuckey, and district of no . added that his announcement are in need of f some months ago that he would ing to Mayor ] 3 <ot run for Lieutenant Governor Joseph, tonigt 1. stands. He declared in unmis- who conduct J takable language that he will not are reported t e be the tail to any man's kits. most, while < ~l I"" - 1 ?-j ?? '?~? 1 y * a hgp^- r | ^3 U) MHi g?: ?? :- =' :,n '",5: \f/ ttitt .ran ><iu: 'iia:;; "?? ?"? jh iuii Illm fj ; j: m fls, 1? HH: '?? =" " M VP ichine At National Bank Everything Is Done Automatically It prints dates, adds your deposits to the old balance, sub tracts checks, figures and nrints . 7 ?0 1' ^ ~ " I your new balance. All of this is done automatically. The operator simply writes the amounts on the keyboard?the machine shifts from column to column "P and adds, subtracts, or prints the date as desired, without the least attention being necessary. ? Come In and See It Work There is 110 method of posting ledgers known which equals this Burroughs Bookkeeping Machine in either accuracy or time saving. | Come in and see our new Bur. roughs at work in our accounting department. [ . in 1 auonai cank ter, S. C. "At Home Feeling." 'ECIAL VALUES his Week in Cotton Goods. ught Cotton Goods early and have iffer to the trade at old prices. j4s ? knows there has been considerable in all lines of Cotton Goods. Belnick and bay yoar Spring supply .1 ii y are going ar oia prices. '10 inch Beach Cloth in natural color value all this week 12 l-2c Lake Side Chnmbrays, all good styles and lately fast, special 10c best grade Manchester Cambric Percales, of patterns to select from and colors war- . ;. special 12 l-2c Poe Mills Bleaching, a real soft finish I he weight so much in demand for muslin I Special all this week 8 l-2c I er is now in the northern markets selecting I k. Watch this space for announcement of I I of spring merchandise. J. T. Wylie Company ORE THAT ALWAYS SHOWS SOMETHING NEW" I Persons in white planters are able to care strict Need Food. for their tenants. ^ Planters and citizens of New,88., Feb. 23. Ap- ellton, said Mayor Jacoby over 10,000 persons, the telephone tonight, are of the is, in the flooded opinion that Government aid rthern Louisiana should be given the flood victims assistance, accord- there, as it w#o a nnvoi-nm??+ j ? .?wo M \JIV Wiiiiiacill fcf. Davidson of St. levee at Buck Ridge that broke kt. The negroes and inundated the surrounding their own farms country. A mas-meeting was held ?, ;o be suffering the there this afternoon at which comparatively few this view was generally taken. ,.M