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4 Shr tCanrastrr Smn (SEMI-WEEKLY.> WBIilSHERS' VNNOl'N'.'EMKN i Published Tuesda>ti and I rl days at Lancaster, S. C.. by The Lancaster Publishing Company. ucces8ors to The Ledger, established 1852; The Review, established 1878: The Enterprise, established 1891. and entered as second-class matter Oct. 7, 1905, at tne postofflce at Lancaster, S. C., under Act or Congress of March " 1879. LUTHER ELLISON. Ed:U SUBSCRIPTION PRICE * ')) , mat*' of this piedmont se< o;7 of 'hp Carolinas is such that ?n Mow-n of field or garden will yrow .*' d bloom in its perfection. If v fni! to hft'/e flowers it proclaim* .1.- - thriftless people. lacking 'n t>< ,* if he beautiful. Everv plot of ?- .:i * -doulrt hp planted In flo'vors o ornamental shrubs _ + South Carolina is showing !'iM'* i" Wilson and her nnpr>p?aM?in of his wise conduct of nnr mi' a P i;r> during several ct'av cr -C'-erv county convention ha ndnrs 1 Hi admin on anil S >i Hi (" >r >|,nlans ,uv sot-I in theti rt-t"?-n>in t'ion to stand behind flu c?i ' i" md reelect htm, + Lanr-i 1 r 'ins reason* to bo proml i?r t- "'rac'.ivo stor- windows, r W'i.-li ti-plays are artistically nr ranged and frequently changed T!-,t, a ! vertising feature togethe with a judicious ufci- of newapape sp:i*? f<?rn i combination that al ways bring resulta. Are yo i Iry nj both means of business getting? A tuimhf r rwf ht\moc in T.ort/ ant<i bave recently been repainted am thdr irap.ov id appearance is aot< worthy, ilj cleaning up and palm In* up marvelous changes may b wrought ?n<l are bciag wrought 1 )/aiicaMter. Money invented in pair benefits the whole community as we as the individual owners of the pro] erty palatal. m., \ ? ' The door %>'' opportunity !e ?ene rally rlo-.ted to thn knockers" ! ? tlw wise comment ,->* the Anderson Mall Roost uik <s ? t- O'1.^ known mean of opening thi.s door so the boostei 5I1 o ild rev- 7*.T." * *irv 'r w!' do loir When tiie roses will bloom attain i: still 'ndefinite. d* ponding entirelv or ho\? lone they ?-,ll have to wait foi th? ra?n And the rose season i; lways a beautiful season in Lancas tor. for our women understand ros* rt.Utire which experience lias madr I. nigh perfect Lancaster Is at /t.a in s* when 'h r wo? art '? full i r< y >ur neighbor does not send r 'gul.ir cor? espondenct to The Lan roster Mows arrange with somebody f - furnish news letters and thus *1 vthe community a little help fill publicity. Toll the world its ad vim ages. If you would attract others to ;t and further develop its rer "e . JBilar.-i. I: w have faith in Lancaster wo ?'ip show that faith by ou" community service. If we have no faith. i other w ill we have any v ork to offer for tt.e making of a ln-tt -;* town n'd county It is easy eno tgh to "Ay what the community needs, but only men and women of vision will h(>l 11 I /t un*\?vl ?, 4 K - (In Advance.) >hp Year. ... :M.fi tlx Months. . ... .73 "Lot reverence for laws be wreathed by every American mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap: let It be :aught In schools, 1 1 seminaries and colleges: let It be written 'n primers, spelling books and *lman.;oe: lot It be preached from i he pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced In courts of Just'ce. And In short let It become the poltlcal religion of the nation; and let the old and the young, the rich and h poor, the gra-.e and the ga. of all sexes onu tongues an 1 *olors and conditions, sacrifice ince*?s!rtgly upon Its altars." FRIDAY. MAY >. 1VH>. Whj ill we not tnalo Lancaste .i hyle-- 'own" Surely e can .1 v* > other good .own- nre iolng. * The ijo.xi season, ot" picnics- ?nfamily reunions i now at. hand aa( the grov.n-ups a* well as the child ron are h..ppy that the good -id rin nr-"- time is here again + Tl\e county hospital is a -eai an< not i\n imagined need. Every das this need becomes more and mor. apparent Why doesn't some-hods go busy on h> proposition" COTTON IS KINC; i Of recoat years we hear a lot f about diversification, r?f crop rotation. stock raising, etc.. and a discouragement In connection w ith the culture of cotton, all of .which, we suppose. !- well and good, and further we would not for one moment have our readers believe otherwise ( than but what we are in hearty ac- t cord with the "rais-enoueh-at- . ' movemt'Ut. for certainly such | ( is our attitude, having lime and again 4 _ during the past year or so. urged, jour farmers to raise sufficient corn, i oats, wheat, meat. etc.. at home to' c do them and let the cotton raised be | _ surplus: yet with a'l this we must > still acknowledge cotton to be KING.!' Got ton i - the most profitable crop' t known n agriculture and it is on3 | . <> the most youthful and powerful t , o: \mericnn industries. Millions ? eavf at its looms and its fibre cloti.mankind. The plant yields ' . the southern producers millions -and, million4, it- harvest moves the r >1 world - urrency across the eonti. atui when marketed the bulls' ' . I" ars of two hemispheres tear % c it until oni or the other falls with a crash. / v It lias ever sought diligently the ( lendship of man and by its endurr aiice. adaptability and many useful , ' haracteristics. has won the heart of : mankind, until to-day it meets him at the cradle, is his closest companion ^ through 1 if?- and goes with him to 1 i . IV the grave. i 1 t Prom a worthless weed infesting ? -' til.- highways of agriculture it has'.. i census: Cotton. $l'4#97: Corn. n *13.37: Wheat. *12.02: Oats.j.r , i * 1 0.90." 1 ai i u It will he observed that cotton out ^ distances its nearest rival $11.00 per; , acres. Pew people really understand) iir how necessary cotton Is 10 the carry-in, ii it on of the world's industries. ! pa I * K\ '. r\ ye .; I.lie world is boroinln?; of more an(1 more dependent upon oot-'ni ">e t > -unnlv the increasing demands, f the textile industrv for fibre. , |,r m flistui') of Cotton | India, front the best accounts, is'oi ' ? b'.rt' -?>la< ' of the cotton plant.!'0 I''"he earliest mention we have of,*' 'niton i<- h\ Herodotus. about 4!>0 1 m i'., C. who speaks of ;t tree of India'IU that bore fleeces more delicate and i enitiful than those of sheep. Two^ "f Alexander's generals came back)!' to Kurope with \inbelteval>le storieof *h?. .vonderftil fibre. From India.|;l' ofton wa i gradually introduced intoi C.ee.e ami lioiae. Spain was the a' I fi st Kttropean eountrv to evensively - take up cotton c.ilture, it being ' 4 broiifcit into the Iberian peninsula ' \ v t Vi. \Tr?r?r? ?n tlir? r? # n ? ? 1. The first notice of cotton as ail ! article ot commerce ij about tin* end, 1 of the fifteenth century. In I7oo ' " about. 1.000.00Q pounds were con-. 1 Mimed by fJreat Hritian The ?oii-j r ritmptlon bad increa-u i to L.2'to.ooO; ** r pounds in 172'? and 3,900,000 in| ' ',1764. Between Int.- dat? .rndj 1 * the end of the eight tenth Cent.iryj I I It llliuu illtl Uflil) .tttl.cn u w .>11t dt'rf il Impetus due to the ii.\r nti< dj * j r ana ii iprovemeuts of Aikwrlght and I 1 ('ronton <n cotton manufacturing . >- maehtnfry In 1800 the amount con - j t- <um?J was about 3,000,000 pounds' ie In tne intervening 100 years, from n 1800 to 1900, the consumption of it cotton has Increased 8,860,Brtrt,000i II pounds, the total consumption of tha ) world in 1910 being 9,180,600,000 pound*. I I d? , " - become the world's most useful prod-! 1 act. The- splendor of its fibre nt-; jj tracted the attention of the inven, five genius pled for the recognition >" the producer and appealed to tho| p v. Lsdom of the consumer, and with I "-s powerful allies it has fought ^ its battles on every merchant's counter on the globe, has conquered 48 per cent of the textile trade of the - world and it has scarcely begun its * -on quests. a Production ~ KING COTTON* runs a million yi _,i?invv, turns i quarter of a billion cl spindle* and reigns supremo over ^ sixty-three million acres of the most 11 . vtile land on the globe. His carn-i paigns witl the producer have had i I ' C< r it t r/lu't i?\e it ie .? 1 - *- ??? -- . I . w.' , n i r? 111? r I I t? I ? III *111 y , i the Iioll weevil. has sapped the vital!-; Hl ;y of tin- plant, but raised the prioej tho fibr- The prodneer has time' rl id again rebelled and resolved to; tr ' diversify only to return a pentitentj** I ne crop subject: sensational writers Pl mal'gned it during the plant- ' . CI ;c season and at harvest time re- n( ordefl ;t glorious conquest. No na- a, tlon ever expressed victory in more' p| u'eib! language or heralded tidings' li: i of conquest in more convincing terms; than TTNC'LK SAM when he announced to the world the supremacy of COTTON* as a money crop over all "" -tuple products. We quote below v;> bis official language: p( til "Farm value of products per acre.j in fonlinontql T7nJt??H in i ft "I A THE LANCASTER N1 The first planting of cotton in ountry was in 1621, when it mlertaken as an oxpcrina .heather the experiment was a ess or not, cotion culture evid? 'id not receive much encouragen or as late as 1784 eight bags of on shipped to England were st >11 the ground that so much cc ould not be produced in the Ur Uatos. This appears truly ludic o the cotton exporter of to-daj .lew of the fact that our export mgland alone in 1910 were 3.? *00 bales. r. n. c. mkktixg One of the most pleasant meet >f the year was the May ineetln, he U. D. C.t which was held 1 he beloved president, Mrs. G lerriek, Thursday afternoon. A1 .wenty members responded to oil call. Mrs. Mary n. McDow, one of lelegates to the Ridge District ( erence. was next asked to mal< eport of the conference, which id in a very pleasing manner, flans were made to serve the eterans the annual dinner at ourt house after which all are nested to attend the Memorial ices to he held at the school lu t 4:00. The Daughters were glad to oil two new members, Mrs. He fcManus anil Mrs. M. 12. Jori he report ol' the treasurer sho' lie Chapter in good standing. 3 12. Taylor, historian, then r wo very interesting papers, a lilch the Chapter adjourned leet with Mrs. M. R. McCardell une. The hostess then served eious refreshments. 1L0NDS FOND OF CHEE it Least That la tne Opinion Arrl At by Waitress Who Has Been Observing. Are you a cheese eater? Do you eat your noonday wodgf ilnce or apple wilL or without? If It is "with," U is a 10-to-l bet t on are a blood, for all blonds neese. according to one of the Ms ntolnette counter girls in a Hon istuurant. This counter girl besides being icpert manipulator of the hot and c affee and master of the mazes > lectrtc order buttons is a close ?rver and psychologist. She says that after three years use comparison of those wno onize her counter she has read le conclusion that cheese is the pi rence of blonds. A few da tinned and piratelike men may \ loose, but the blonds all purta id she suspects that a brunet a tks for the "with" when order e either has a blond strain or a fi lircd sweetheart. Prisoners Save Money. An unusual plan was adopted t led with success in the Dayton t? orkhon.se, which deserves the care msidcratioa of penal authorlt roughout the country, snya the Na lie Tennesseeau. Through a board of parole, pris ? are allowed certain Mbertic* in irdnr.ee with their behavior and th ipreciation of freedom allowanr eguiar work in luetories is aecui r a number (Hi prisoners, but ti r coiuiicl'ed Hi return to the wo >use it night. They are rrquin-d e end of the week to bring ?h iv envelopes to the superintend* Che workhouse The latter ai oiji the prison"*- s family and op< e &ay envelope with thesa and t iaonei present. He divides t oney as seems beat. It ia said tl idee this unique system of par to prisoner. wlw? is serving n te r nonsupport, has placed more ti 00 in a savings hunk fn add it * taking care of bis family and (> g his creditors. He still has t onths to serve The man who is not In aeeoid is esiflent Wilson found in ?1 hopeless minority that he liamoil of himself I'eonb ti is.iiih to question tlit* motives !!? iniii who knocks Wood row \ and said knockers are therel v and far between. It is ind n ol(l-fasiilone<l nun wiio knt n president. + While patronising home int ides, remember your county pa he l..?nenster News advocate' trade at home" policy and oiiyv applies to iob work and ad i-in. ;.s wetl as to all othei L a -u- li th.s town is to c?nti :> growth, we must become nut y htipful j.nd loyal. We are at; n*; h> vt u V.r- you '-oirg to V uh? Dr. M. R. Campb Ucgbitcred >4ptometrist . ind Mnnufactuiirt* Opticij ANDERSON, SSiJ. Standard Drug dp., locM r? <ui tat Ives. Take yot* brokenSie iad repairs to ttem tor prompf i curate work a< ord.on is very popular Within tlx v'r" ait few vearn the moortation ofthei>uKl inatmmenta has nhown a steady I: mue cr-iane. about 20,000 b-*ing Import' ual- iinually to the vr.lue of about 150,ft* ^nd. frame ($28,950*. Tb^ae goods b;: Mnd practically a'.l been imported fr -erroany IL White Crow in Pennsylvania. 0|I k white-feathered crow, ac<-o-'!in?? to residents of Logaiisvllle, crn . , seen in Rolotnon Kefssler'a woods. Hamilton Joseph says he saw the pro* sitting on the limb of a tro* with two black crows, nees Joaeph has a reputation for veracity in all matters.?York (Pa.t Dispatch Philadelphia North American. * KWS .MAY 5, 19.16. t liis j was ) lent; ( SUC?ntly lent, cot jizedi tton i ilted ' '? /##*% /f s to /: : .$& :.K /?/ Inn. wed y drs. iCopyrluhi." ead __ = .fSk&Z asked. "Yea. I'ru trying to get the nomination," tin judge replied, juj. "What's the 'sidcratiou foh voles ills mc. yoah?" "What!" almost yelled the eir judge, beginning to understand the e3 i drift of the conversation. "Ah means.' red i explained the negrcss, "is votes wuth lfky one dollah < r two dollahsdis "lection?" r(, "Are you aware that it Is a serious of ut fmse for a person to sell his vote?" 0ir sternly demanded the j.?)ge. "Ah don' "'/actly undaliHtai) yoh, jetfge. but of lrK yoh means yoh ain't bjj ia' "cm. dot's ^.0j, all right. Ah believe yob's no pilltishi?je ! mi nohow." And with this contemptu| ons parting shot she left the office. lat j New Use for Submarines. rm ' " iB r''D?rted that the Germans are i taring mines from submarines. The mines are carried on# shove another a) j in a vertical air tight chamber within wo I the submarine. Wltrn they are to bo ( laid, water is admitted to the cham' ber and a door in the outer shall of ith tli" hull closing the chamber is opened, ueh The mines are th?n released, one by j. one, tlirouRh proper appliances. Tho avo mine anchor sinks to the bottom and, 0f, iv suitable mechanism, the anchorage able is unwound to permit the mine , io float at the desired depth below the ?" surface. This method of mine laying is absolutely secret, nr.d therefore is >cks proportionately dangerous to the eu omy. ins- Wh?ra Accordions Arc Popular. |>(.r The natives of VadngaHcar are , jrcat loswrs of music, and in addition . I to their own primitive instruments th hat i ;== J j eat i jp ||| The fall of a world power I THER ill(1 1 =| I I This call to arms against n>o oh- i I A ihe heart strings of yc Ml k CHARLES RICHMan rll? "IIATTI/K ( ItV OK I'K. in* Mr- I - - - - ? Wanted Market Price for Vote*. A corpulent negro woman came Into the office of Judfr Oeorge 1. Griffith md ?' Kanaus City. Kan., one morning and 0_) inquired for mo "Jedge." "What can ,fUl 1 do for you?" asked the judge. "Is ies >"?h runnln' (Oil jodRfe again?" she J THE MAYPOLE ^iiw^ ^?- V1 - ^I Lli? is depicted befonr your eyes m J. Stuart Biackton's masterpiece, KTSLE CRYOF PEACE 11 j r deals with America's unpreparedness in audi a way that it touches ?= ur emotion, awakens patriotism within your boeom. >|1| world famous actor, is suooorted bv a wonderful \ lUgrapii cast. ^ g ace" to be seen at tiie star theatre, maa ih.ttt.20 1 Advertise in the News for Results + " t Quality Hardware ? 4 ' To i > * * ;i I ?1? - to- 1401 what \ < 11 want when you want ]\ ? it in hardware is a ronvenieneo to you. | || Standard ^Screen * wind?ws f Kutter Wfr \\ Builders' I! + Hoes ' ^ Hardware + | \ i II :Z x Our stock is complete in toe hardware line, and \[ t we offer you prompt service and right prices ou all ;. IT , i '1 1 ijun nii^ps wneuier mrge or amall. $ ! HARPER HARDWARE CO. !! * ? v ; f Lancaster's Leading Hardware Store o ! . ; i <+, v) +*^t i f >\ \ / I - -