The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 07, 1916, Page 7, Image 7
OUR PUBLIC I
VIII.?C. E. Sch;
& On Railway Inveetmei
s President Wilson, recentlj
1 problems, said In part: "T
our wh?l? economic life and
MpaaHBa the very heart of most Investm
mL ? and private, by individuals an
There 1b no other Interest so c
fare of the country, as this. N
new day, with Its new understi
railroads will aleo be met ant
tw candor and Justice."
When the first citizen
f ance of understanding and dc
roads, certainly the American
a careful study of the problem. C. B. Schaff, pr
railway company, when adked to outline the reli
roads Investment*. said in part:
"It may be said that the railroad world is
phantoms which exist only in the popular fane
there have been a few so-called 'railroad magnates'
prominently In finance, many peopld hare come t(
of the country are largely owned by a few rich
nc thing could be farther from the truth. Out of
billion dollars of American railroad securities, lesi
or ever has'been, in the hands of these men who 1
the newspaper headlines?while the. other 96 per c
two milHon investors, large and small, who in mr
modest savings Qf a lifetime into these securities
lay away a competency for old age. When, the
securities is depressed or perchance destroyed, t
fold greater upon t^rousands of every day cltlrens
millionaires, good or bad, who have figured proir
Hundreds of millions of dollars of the assets
Insurance companies, savings banks, trust companl
institutions are Invested In railroad bonds? and t
the soundness of these bonds is called into quest i
these myriad institutions?directly afTectlng the w
holders and* bank depositors?Is gravely menacec
years, many millions of dollars representing dep
charged off the books of concerns llko those em
railroads have become a vital part of the very wn
Their continued efficiency is absolutely essenti.il
In the land. #
In blindly striking at the railroads our blows
sands who have committed no wrong, but, in the 1:
We should remember how interdependent we-have
republic of ours?that each is in truth become nn
keeper, and that we need to act and think circunis'
zeal we destroy those who, like ourselves, need
goods the toil and sweat of years has, bequeathed
Records of Longevity. drunkard
man, who
Hardly a month passes with- u was ga
out notice in the newspaper dis- ,
-e 1.1 j il ?e ? ~i-J uiiuci
pa tenets oi tne ueatn ui tin uiu . ,
man or woman in some part of y ye
the United states who claimed } .? Yea,r?
to have reached or even to have lnt)Ute^ f
passed considerably beyond the *in. 0CC*YS*
wntury mark. Remembering l
the three-score-years and ten JVj,. fteJ 1
spans of years of human exis. tItle? ?j (
periencc, we are apt to read ?ec?'vea }
skeptically especially when a par- t-ru ..C
ticulary extravagant claimant .c
had a black skin and lived in the . ax
south where no record of the "ff, a.s
birth of slaves was kept in per- an(1 their
haps the majority of instances. l!n e gu
Yet one of our old negroes mod-i'lve, a.
estly claiming to have survived ?onmDut<
only 110 or 115 summers (with aaps
their countless water melons) is Ia"ce tnai
still a comparative youth beside C ?1
some of the alleged centenarians aerson
of England, France and other
parts of the world. The ''h
George Borrow in his "Bible , ? is &
in Spain" speaks of a remark- ? K natu
able old woman of a Spanish ^ rass *
province who appeared to be not . ma ,
more than fifty but who was . . *
\ said to be 130 years of age, and )0 11" ,
Parkham, in his account of the ^,rass, .
struggle between the Spaniards l.
and French for the possession of 1
Florida in the sixteenth centu- .."^rs,T '
ry, mentions an aged Indian who Vj ? ]
was believed by his tribemen to J7,?Yi.er? Su
be no less than 250 yeara old. , , ,
Conaiderably more worthy of _ ,' ,
reapectful consideraticn are the a, . ov
old folk whoae names and sup- p a Th" ?'
poaedly attested yeara are found e f1
in the French record called the al? a I)art
Galerie des Centenaries An- C* 0s awa
cien et Modernes. Among these , a, s
are found the names of Thomas cheerleasr
Parr and Hnery Jenkins, Eng. ,|nout '
lishmen, who are credited res- ? ,a* ?!y
pectively with the ages of 152 ? c 5
and 169 years, and who might ^ en .^ra
have added a few more had both !Aen,
of them not died by accident. It ). 0 P no
is needless to add that the re- .Jj? nere
cords for these two centenarians ,e
f aie not accepted by all investi- ?,a,v,-in m
^'gators. According to the au- , e 0 a<
thority mentioned, Jeanne Se- ?,7)0. in 1
rimphau died at 128, after hav- ! v?\N<r
ing lived in single blessedness {l,e :
until she was 127 and then mar- h0r beautl
ried. Another French lady, Ma- a 0 ajs. mu
rie Prion, reached the great j^ge L ?
of 158. It appears further that V
Surgeon Politman, of Lorraine, anu r,elf,?
_ . _ : ' whnn r\n
I and that Patric O'Neil, called, "up
the Irish Rluebeard, died at 120 wen_s0^cje
after burying no less than seven wejj p)ant(
wives. An extraordinary record ahrubs an,
among those in the Galerie is ^,1 m
that of a Norwegian peasant 05r in .
who died at 160. leaving behind pav anv j
him two sons, one aged 108 and inrcrr r
the other only 9. jhaps thar
Another astonishing case is anywhere
that of Robert Taylor who is ."At fir?
said to have died at 1.14 in 1808. be visible,
when he was killed with joy on dollars an
receiving a photograph of Queen years go 1
Victoria, autographed and sent tion that
to him by herself. There is also grounds f
mention of an Irishman named finer infli
Brown who lived to be 120 years ing warm
old in spite of almost continual in the hej
drunkenness. Aother hoary old boys and
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Kb-*. -/
? ~ ??v""" l"",v "v' npn
lie moment, therefore, that should derive from it. JV
on the financial solidity of , , . u, ?? i
eifare of millions of policy- Singing has been taught, and Xot
I During the last several well taught, in the schools o!
reciated values, have boon Richmond for i. con idc-dec ne .
lmeratod above. American . , ? il ,i , ,i i<<
of and fabric of the nation. r,.<)( 11 , i . .:
to the smallest community pi1 ' have been laugh mu
But?let him donate il who ' 1 ., . ,
fall not merely upon thou- lingers ore. as a claes, h e
ast aualysis, upon ourselves. .. . , > .,,c * i, . , .
come to ho in this miglny 1 nus.cl.U. -> th.i < , v 1
ore and more his brother's make FT"S'C. 1 e* h- *f-' u ' ' 'O - t :t
portly, lost in our mistaken session of an unusual V fin v
whatever of this world's Voice tends to make its own< i
t(> tl,< m" less regardful of the value o' p(,
? study, except of the voice?
? , placing, breathing, tone produe. ,lon
was Espagnac, hrench- ^jon aIuj the other items of th ?
(lied at the age ol 11-. sjnger's equipment; perhaps the <.aj(
id of him that he was sjngerf knowing that his voice %v:n
influence of liquor for wjj| "carry" him, feels justified rov
ars. A frenchman ol jn ieavjng all the rest of music ttie
is mentioned who at- ^() ^js conductor, his coach or tha
us ?roat age to taking accompanist. Whatever the
onal dose of KU"P?^" reason, the singer is too rarely wr
i woman of 124 attrib- a muslcjan. i T
-offee' C A imm of^Tl Fortunately, in the effort to new
mention whTlived on acquire technic the student of sist
efly melons, and con. any instrument must absorb to acc.
hewed lemon Deel a Kreater or less degree, a cer- pos
erage man is not as tain understanding of music it- sea
some of. these ancients self. So coming Wk to the,the
habits would be a very point of beginning, the study of cno
ide for him who would instrumental music by the pupils mo
itury. Many factors m the public schools must of car
? to long life, but per- necessity inspire them with a chn
e is of greater impor- wider understanding and appre- cor
n temperate indulgence ciation of the beauties that lie tior
fulness of mind.?An-,in printed scores, waiting tooth
ail. ,"open a new heaven for those dec
who hear," and must to that de- opp
ilosophy of Flowers. Rree broaden them and fit them tior
rtting spring time and aTA/u^'pr, Richmond, cep
rally turn to thoughts Times-Dispatch. resi
ind flowers and things disi
e the earth beautiful. The County to County Contest. tbe
;he flowers there could Now that we are fact to face;anfl
ition, and withouc the with another campaign year, the are
world would be depop- time is ripe for the people who Pre
famine. What a won- are not interested in political ex-;baP
n ir f V\ *1 ?-* v?/i rw Knnn n m/I ma i rv i . ^ 1 .1.. I ll M
ii? iiicii iuc >;i<inn <11111 (JlldlltHll IU J?t'[ lO^t'lIICl' arid UC-j
or they bring us life mand a cessation of the political niai
a pretty border of methods of past years in this 110
enes The Progressive state. The people shuold elect
as the following pret- men to office 011 issues, and not Mln
practical little story on partisan feeling and political
vers and the part they excitement and hatred.
Lir world: The position will be taken that !mi1
rounds about the home it would hurt this or any other nip
of it?the setting that candidate to do away with the . 08
y from the pile of lum- present plan. We do not think r
tone its look of barren it would, but we have nothing
iess. A country home to do with candidates. Every- ore<
lowers and lawns is a one has preferences in political c,(iJI
y, and never has that campaigns, but these preferenirm
that stately trees, ces should not determine the h1'1
,ss and flowers lend kind of campaign which is to be ra"
the humblest cottage, waged. It may hurt Manning, or ('?
t feel that it is unfit- Cooner or Iiiease to have the ,cor<
to say a word about state-wide joint contests, or it.
beautiful surroundings may hurt each one of them. We 1
aking the place where do not see that it will, but we ^
imething more than a are not legislating in the party ;
lame only. councils for any man, but for
s and trees and grass the nartv. and for means of car- ~'or
e's means of picturing rying on a campaign for the en- .
es to us?delights that lightenment of the people on the
ch an essential part of issues which will confront them. v
unded life as are the . We believe that every man in S.0,1
erial fruits of orchard the race should visit, if not all
The time should be counties, then all sections of the
Southern farm home state, where the people may mn'
i without a , spacious have the opportunity to see and
d lawn, with a few heap him, but when he has gone vva^
?d trees and bordersi of to trouble he should be al-:? "
i flowers. A fGw load? lev"1 *6 make known his views ? (
anure and a half-day's on fV"* c,fnmp touching the needs ' lu
nodding the lawn will of v"> ?*pte, and not be forced m?j
'armor goo ' d'v* 'end- fri m'nutes to answer a
eturns in the e"-' ^ made against him '} .
i an equal expep^upp ??-.o u.% + 0r debate, and with .V?.
else on the farm ri p /?-/>..* opportunity to ans> )C 1
*t these returns v o~?~?o from the records.
and maybe ncvp". "p s ~ * ? r*-r.^;gn conducted by ,s
(1 cents: but a? Jh t ?? p~ p ' his own responsi--,
by the sweet suf'~* t"'*v ? "?' velieve the people of R
conies from r "ndidatos traveling Wi
rrows apace, and fp'v ?>-p'1 state attacking oth-| raj|
lences exist for k^on. pv records, creating fu- Spt
the love of the land ror evritement from which Soi
arts of eur country no good c^n come. I xcr
girl*. i The needs of the people and un
THE LANCASTER NEWS. MA
> 111 Music in the Schools. of 1
v t Tkm It is altogether likely that the trol
r VJKU1TI instructors in instrumental mu-'ven
????mmm?^?_J sic in the public schools will find we
instances of talent that may be will
aff developed into art. This is one pie
nts good reason why the pupils and
r ref?rrin?r ~n?* should avail themselves of
hey are "indispensable to opportunity of forded them. But, will
railway securities are at apart from that and the individ- kno
ents, large and small, public ual advancement that may re- whi
d by institutions. ? suit, the mere study will be its prir
:entrai to the business wei- own reward. While, perhaps, and
0 doubt, in the light of the the young people in the schools ing
indings, the problem of the do not realize it yet, there is a ion
1 dealt with in a Bjiirit of vast deal to be learned besides Abt
iariH .k. the practically useful and the or-'
ie land stresses the import- , . . ... . ,
>aiing justly with the rail- namental. Appreciation of beau-jThe
piowman cau venture upon ty, of fine things, of art, of lit-.
esident of the M. k. & T. erature and of music forms a! x
ition of the public to rail- jarge an(j happy part of the well- g^aj
encumbered with a lot of rounded man or woman. wel
y. For instance, because Appreciation of these, and es- l
whose names have figured pecially of the beauty of music, ifVl_
!s a thin? that may be innate
the colossal sum of twenty in many, but it must be fostered ;t
i than five per cent is now, and encouraged, even schooled,; ^
have figured prominently m jn aH. The man who, bromidi- ,
ent Is In the hand* of over 11 anpftlfinir "knows what he !*?!
iny Instances have put the caiiy speaKing, Know, w nat no 0y,
I in order that they might hkes' may like the right thing. .
refore, the value of these but he cannot like it as much ' f
he hardship is a hundred- as fog WOllld if he understood it.
II n e n t*l yU ?n^r a M r oa d "c i re 1 es In other words, if he lacks ap- ^
Of our groat life and fire preciation, he will certainly fail ^h(
es. educational and fiduciary r?f tho full #?rmnvmnr?t tVint
/
iRCH 7, 1916. r
. money, auou
he state is what should con- nnn IJjflA|fay III linr in size, good
those in charge ol' the con- 11] [11 |V|21IVI f 111 Mill" iy centavos.
tions, county and state, and,uuu IIIUIILI III UUL ^
trust that some arrangement ,n 19I5 'lh*J
be made by which the peo- 0?ajnt Forms Renlare Rolri of the' ??p
of the state may hear each Uua'm rOims Replace uOIQ Transvaul aI
every candidate on his mer. Hoarded for War Needs. the world s ]
and that each and everyone about ?9*
have an opportunity to make About two-tfc
wn to the people the things Romanoff Jubilee Postage Stamp* supplies are
ch he stands for, and the Now Currency in Russia?Ger- Mritlsh empli
iciples which he advocates, many Uses Iron Coins-Stone 000 ($.100,000
that the people after hear- Medium In Caroline Islands empire * ?
them all may make a decis- ~
on merit and nothing elst.? London.-Some quaint forms of _U_|D
)eville Press and Banner. one^ have com? lnto ?f??ence dur- THEIR DU
! lng the war. owing to the shortage
of gold. England introduced the one Women Woi
! Newspaper and Public P?uutl and ten shilling treasury notes, swer Wh
Records. hut ol'lor countries have been far more ponsit
low and then there arise in- orisinal in their makeshift arrangeices
wherein newspapers and m?nts at tho m,nta- 1
I mnnn;?? _?i 1- i 1 xri their annual bullion report although to
meaning public officials Messrs. Samuel Montagu & Co. tell would be di
O misunderstandings as to how Russia, In order to overcome the tough at It, b
ri^ht of newspapers to have difficulty of Drovidin* r?v*? *?
3SS to puDUC records. This is Has printed the designs of the ten. church, or si
of course, to the failure of fifteen and twenty kopek denomlna- Impalpanle. v
lie officials to realize the tlons of the Romanoff jubilee postage ible- It ma]
it of newspapers and their 8taraP Issue upon thick paper and, by to give, and t
nations as newspapers to the letter,nE on the reverse side, has au- everythi
lie. The newspaper contracts th?r,z?d them l? be,U8ed 83 currency mand little.
h its subscribers to nrint the lh the 8ame ,egal tender as Bllver highe8t duty
, ' . . ' prim tne subsidiary money. ently not bee
fS, and to print it as accurate- Iron money was put into circulation who give the
nd as reliable as possible, and by Germany on Ortober 1. The fed- '>* (I? so >n u
?n th'S is not done the news- eral council deckled that the issue diligence or
er suffers in the estimation Should be withdrawn two years after ! ,icc one can
its readers and patrons, l,ie cessation of hostilities. A hun- , habit, commc
vspapers that endeavor 'Ireu million of five pfennig pieces was up what*
take their obligations se- thorlw i extent or the Issue. | cloak of moij
;;r,i are sufficiently ' Caroline Islands, which passed ??ufu?*d a,U
, -11 I fv 1 ! !" ,! "
i ("unfed wit n tVr . '3
Vh* n i f 41'
nob ie e'
. >-,l : i j ' t,;.., , to 1 ' i 5
lc the paper that is uncer- tu 5
; to it '.? inc" :iv-n4
as to ' ob'i" tion
a newspaper though it may' m pm to t> >iv< ; ,(; ?n 114'perfectly
honest, runs the ' " expect to ha
: of being regarded as die- ' ?t*lT8.fi!5e^so n? tess to be bJ
eat or "controlled," '"""t1'' tor whom
? j. iL- , , .aiuo represented by thi tone . ...
ho worst th.njr that can be v 3 m .... .anJ the M i Atlantic
1 of a newspaper is that it . v) v.-:iih the -ivr is composed 1
"suppress news." For a v.< o*: fine whii.. emt.. ? I ?
rspaper that is deception, and delivery. Yet there j Spray
paper that once enters upon s 10 ,)0 ?? ui necessity for do-, Many of t
t course weaves a tangible 1 l"'" lor '* quite cusiomary slugiikc moi
>. indeed, that will choke it * a:,; lh,: m'J"as u were- and j on ,he rocks
h ill Jecpnt nnnnle ' ,n ltH ?'d J'?'i,ion outside the the back stu
J. . ' I,1'. - , ' ' ovner's hut?s.n excellent provi- , at the sarae <
his is an illustration of why ro.,?lderlng tho buik,110? th? ,,?u,?n, snr0
rspapers at times have to in- ..Uf?rlfri. j USO(1 wlth e(
upon their rights to have . disappearance 01' small metal* \ of that very
BSS to public records. Sup- < urrency in Mexico owing to the walking tisli
e in *an important case?not Mount ot paper money put into cir- With bulgi
lldal, for Without going to hition during the military struggle several hour
records there is always tkt> presidency of the republic, element and
uirh scandal known?and "isad various expedients to bo in>? ; and
re than decent -newspapers .liTT. t'cket", s??,"'m '
c to print?the officer in' -1 tor an,bll chanire and cardboard auacx b> wc
.rge of an office where re- ;
ds are filed, out of considera- I i 1 i
1 for friends, or for some *
er equally worthy impulse? \\ Af TTl iMPPrnriTT
lines to allow reporters an I II Ik ItlrrrkrN !
lortunity to get the informa- v/UlV l/il 1 JuiVljll 1
1 desired and the reporter ac- \\
ts his decision as final. The, ;*
ult is an impression on the* rp* *p /^ir*s~\/->iyy** 1
nterested reading public that ^ 1 rill, BLj 1 v iK( )l>r,K 11
case is being "hushed up." ! t
I that even the newspapers ? party
to a conspiracy of sup- .a i*** A 1VT r?l
ssion. Right then the news- MONEY CAN B'
er's character is gone. And | \'
ncrVi oc !e < Via ooon ui a
?(>,> uu la vi>w vaot til tl ^icai :J
jority of instances?there is $ Shingles. Lime, Cement, Ceiling. Flo
"conspiracy to sunnress *
in light of publicity. Publicity
own on the whole transac- ? boarding, Coal, Wood, and Brick,
i and harm is done. t
is a purifier and builder of t
tual respect and understand- | DELIVERED PROJ1PTI
. there is nothing like the f
in light of publicity, ublicity _
eflected facts, and if the re- it |L\,i _ J t)
tor, the newspaper, is col- X y* J y % CJ
:1, dirty or distorted, your ? umttwiuu ^ nv
in publicity is impossible. All I
honest newspaper does is to >i+-< } + .* !i + ? -*? * * (-+- **' * J
it the facts as nearly accu- - ??????
dy as it is possible. And to [";+-:-+-w-: + +-!-+so
they must go to the re-'i r?X"N?lKTrT,0
Is.?Spartanburg Herald. h|> rUlH i O
ERE'S A SPELLING TEST |? AU h/imn
Common Words Which Are J KJi IVI r.K I J
)ften Written Incorrectly. T
lere are twentv-one common r fi 1 i i
els frequently misspelled, + 1 Iiese nave brOUgh
someone to dictate the fol- 4
ing paragraph to you and see ? I T fC* \ TL T df""
; many of them you can spell ^ | J g I ? ItC ^
KAot 1 \r antfr. 4 KA ?? -*
, rtn;, ? nit rtintrrcan T ""^ ^ V
r. . i
The privilege of separating i. * I * TT"1& "ST"'' 1& 7"^*^ W
ety miscellaneous* calendars,' ;; I fe""^ 1H \fwf I
inged in two parallel *lines< ; j , 1 ft ft * f w ft^ ft
i against the principles of, the ;
erintendent, so his niece, not jj ^u t leading position. .
lisappoint the government or y. 1
se it to lose. busiVtess, re-j" -
^erl the principal" Ij'al^ndars .i _ B . , * *"
thus relieved her 'uncle of \\ Award Grand Prize, Highest Honor
strain which might have ;; International Exposition.
Light on disease. Then, she1 ^ *
eved if had become truly nec- Holder International ^peed and Accui
iry for her to receive her in- Trophy for Ten Years.ictions
in grammar." ? , Sf.
' ~ o Elliot t-Cresson Medal for Mechanical
,U 1"TIS'Wl Eiulors- U l\v World's Champion- and a
11 cure Rheumatism, Neu- ' .
lia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic , ^ ^ ?~
ains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old > // m if i \j iitoi r?
ZiSfctSS1.??? i( ihe Maclune Yo? Will Fvei
d internally or externally. 25c
,
mi
t one imtu oy tv>u
for Ave to ten and twunwas
issued by different
rd to the output of gold
report says that in view
roved output from the
id other African districts
production is likely to be
1.000.000 ($490,000,000).
drds of the world's gold
derived annually from the
e, and, roughly, ?60,000,>
.000) thus is added autothe
gold resources of the
TIES TO "SOCIETY"
ild Find It Hard to A?v
y They Assume Reelilities
of Position.
tnowe what "society" Is,
anyone who did not it
fflcult to explain. Men
ut it is not to be laughed
power as Btrong as the
trongor, it lies about us,
whimsical, almost lrreelstir
take all a woman has
;ive little back; or it may
ug it has to give, and deWhether
it is woman's
, or her toy, has apparn
decided. Whether those
mselves to it tnost entiren
abandonment of self-inin
a spirit of high sacrinct
say. The inveterate
>n to all people, of dress"ver
thcv are doing in a
ality. ! i in this case so
tie pii. ;i u oloy.y of social
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ni. i 1. . cru' illxion.
; like I o
> i < y ' owe it" !
t i>- children, or
i r ( lis and give
like it, hut
!'(" ] t . Ives obliged
are plad when it is over,
part h s. not because they
ve a rood time?they pro
red by them?but because
easons it seems necessary
Monthly.
Keeps Off Enemies.
ho tropical species of a
lusk (onchldium), found
between tide marks, have
idded with eyes, and are
Lime provided with a very
tying apparatus which is
feet to repel the attacks
remarkable cre'ature, the
(pcriophthalmus).
ng eyes, this creature, foe
s daily leaves its native.
hunts eicng the strand for
'ouohldiums." if the latcoming
they ward oft his
ant, of the acid spray.
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