The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, October 31, 1916, Page 4, Image 4
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(KKM1-WEEKLY.)
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Oct. 7, 1906, at tue postofflce
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of Congress of March S, 1879.
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"Let reverence foi laws be
breathed by every American {
mother to the lisping babe that
l?rattlee on her lap; let It be 1
taught In schools, 1 i seminaries I
and colleges; let It be written i
In primers, spelling books and |
almanacs; let It be preached
from the pulpit, proclaimed In 1
legislative balls, and enforced lu
courts of Just'ce. And In short. I
let It become the polttcal rellg- j,
Ion of the nation; and let the
old and the young, the Tlch and '
th poor, the grave and the gay
of all sexes and tongues and <
colors and conditions, sacrifice L
unceasingly upon Its altars." ,
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TUESDAY, OCT; 31, 1<)1(>.|*
Gossip is the art of magnifying a f
He into general belief.
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Wisdom is a valuable asset, when
one has horse sense enough to apply '
it.
O r.
Public demonstrations of affection
cloak many a battle behind the
home doors. c
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Of course, if you don't want tot
vote as we say you can vote as you 19
darn please.
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When walking in the shadow of j
death it is wise to hunt the sunnyi
side of the road.
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The only disagreeable feature of
great wealth is in finding a way to *
dodge tax assessor. ?
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When you meet up with a fellow
who "knows it all" you can safely as- K
aume that but few care to know him. ^
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A K/...t 1. J 1 . i_ : . t
nuuui me urn ueni iniiiK on earin j
for a girl to do is to make love toj?
her beau and scratch a sore corn at
the same tim6. p
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The man who spends his time telling
others how to do it usually winds
up by having his neighbor do it i
when his own time comes.
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A good way to get through life '
successfully is to use all of your
own brains and as much of the other
I a
fellow's as vou can annex.
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Republicans say calamity will ^
overtake us if Wilson wins, and
Democrats predict disaster if Hughes;^
gets in. Trot out a suffragette.
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A he Ithv mind is conductive to a
r<
^healthy body. A healthy body pro duces
energy and the ability to aor.omnlfsh
things. Start with the' j
mind.
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Now that war has raised the price
, fr
of . rything we eat. wear and use.
ho v in the thunder are we going to
get ti).?ni down again? Anothe?- ,
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war. perhaps.
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We picked up a daily paper the ^
olh.?r day and noted that Kngland
had won a great victory. In the
next column the Kaiser was sweeping
everything before hiin. Turn- ^
ing ov?r a page, we found Russia ,
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Hweep i>? >-er iocs into eternity, and ^
Austria, Italy and the whole gang '
exterminating their enemies on .
every hand. Now if war is hell, J,
iust what is a war correspondent?
\\<?FK.
Ever atop to consider how foolish si
Is answer?how uselesa? ! f?
Not only this, hut anger weakens!
And unnervea and renders tis unfit f;
for battle, he that battle of the brain fl
or the brawn. h
^Ever watch two professionals c
spar? See the clean-cut exhibition
of skill and gcience as each receives u
and returns blow for blow. Tint h
watt till one becomes angry. Clone'
Is all that fine science and in Its c
*>t?r.e is the brute lust of battle, v
Now see how terribly unprepared Is
*he angry inan to stand before hts o
smiling adversary. Passion driven h
and furious, he is an easy mark, and b
his defeat is foretold from the be- a
ing. Again and again the sclen I
tiflc Kk>ws of his cool and quiet op- it
ponent bent down his guard and are t
driven te vital parts of his person,
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ind blind with passion he Is poweress
for defense, to say nothing of
>ffense.
And as in the sparring ring, so
n the larger circles of life. The
nan who can with a smiling face
md stout heart meet the blows of
ife is armed for the fray and victory
s his. The shafts of opposition, or
mvy, of malice, of hatred, roll from
lirn as the water from the back of a
luck. He is impervious to attack.
3e is unconquerable.
Does your temper give way under
the annoyances and vexations of
life? Then stop?back up?get a
fresh grip on yourself.
Remember, anger never conquers
any but the heart that harbors it.
Smile.
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THE DANGEK OF IIjIJITERACY.
It is gratifying to note that the
tendency of the age is setting more
strongly to a general education of
the youth of the land. Many States,
unable to solve the educational problem
in any other way, have passed
compulsory school laws, and In
some localities these are being enforced.
Needless to say that where
such is the case the results are
nost gratifying.
Still there are many sections of
vur country where this is not the
ase?many sections where ignorance
s still at a premium.
This should not be. No child
should ever be permitted to reach
natality without ix^ng given the
jround work of a liberal education.
There can be no greater menace
o the safety of this republic than
hat of ignorance. It is the father of
rime and the mother of treason.
Of late we have been deluged with
irgument for national preparedness.
[Y> our way of thinking the most efective
perparedness that this nation
ould attain to would be to see that
very child within its borders is
ifted above the soul paralyzing
lough of ignorance. It would be
vorth more than the entire heavy
irdnance of the Kaiser or all the
Ireadnaughts of Britain.
"Vox populi, vox Dei" is indeed a
loble sentiment, but it is true only
n so far as the voice of . the people
s tlie voice of an enlightened, inelligent
people. It were a mockeryj
f an omniscent God to suppose
ithet wise.
Let us as a people awake to the
:reat fact that this land can never
m what tlin Prnnlnc iot,.n,l,wl 14
hould be until our people are all inelligent,
educated, well informed
itizens.
There are few social or political
roblems of which education is not
he sure solution.
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TOWN FACTIONS.
Perhaps no other one factor
ields so great an influence in ro\ting
the growth and prosperity of
town as factionalism. It spreads
self as a pall over the community
fe, and under its malign influence
11 progress wilts like a pear tree tiller
the blight. No amount of energy
nd public spiritedness is sufficient
i survive its depressing effects.
Take the average town torn hy
ictionalism. A measure of public]
nprovement is proposed. It comesj
om one of the two factions. It
\ally has merit and would be benerial
to the town. Does it meet with
pproval? Yes, from that side of
le house. From the other side,;
itter opposition. Why? No mor-j
il can tell, except that it emanated
om "the other side."
There you have the meat in the]
H'oanut. "The other side" stands
>r everything that is undesirable;
nd vicious.
A"d it is a sad commentary on ouri
nasted Christian civilization that,
lis spirit of hitter factionalism too'
?M.i?miv in iKiiiiiicH wnere 'i snouici
fvor ho found in tho churches,
'ith them, nil too frequently, "our,
)lks" does not mean, as it shouldTi
II of Clod's creatures, hut is cor
acted to apply to "our church." he
Methodist, Haptist, Presbyterian,
ongregational, or what not.
Again, in many small towns, this
ictionulism centers in tho hanks.
Inch has has its following. Kaeh is
triving not only to build up its own
irtunes hut to tear down the other.
But from whatever source, the
act remains?and the factionalism
ourishes?a sad commentary on tho
oasted "progresslveness" of our
ountrymen.
And the pity of it is that it is all
seloss an<V fruitful of no good reults
to either side.
United effort would invariably aeomplish
for both what divided
/rangling accomplishes for neither.
There in a world of truth in the
Id emblem of the bundle of sticks,
ound together, which 110 man could
reak, but which, taken separately,
child could destroy.
No factional fight in a comraunty
ever yet resulted in complete vlcory
for either side.
Many communities have had the
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sagacity to recognize tills fact ana,
while there have always been auu
will always be differences, have had
the good seuse to endeavor to harmonize
and work together for the
common interest.
When we see a community torn
by factions, we feel like reminding
it of the old fable of the cats and the
monkey?the cats found the cheese,
but the monkey ate it at last.
MATTKR OF (JURAT IMPORTANCK
We understand that the city coun-j
cil are about to enter into a contract
I with the Lancaster Cotton Mills,
(which lie almost wholly without the |
city limits, to supply the mill with
city water. It is said the contemplated
contract price is to be seven
cents per thousand gallons, or seventy
dollars a million gallons. We
further understand that it will cost,
exclusive of interest on bonds, etc.,
approximately $100 for every million
gallons of water supplied by the
city to the mills. In other words if
the estimate is correct the city of
Lancaster will lose op every million
gallons of water furnished something
like $:10, and the mill expects to use
a million or more gallons a month.
Can the city of Lancaster afford to
be so generous to the cotton mill?
Another thing of vastly more importance,
such a contract may sometime
in the future so diminish the
water supply as to be hazardous to
the interests of the city of Lancaster.
Incidentally it will he remembered
the argument was used by those who
opposed the issuing^ of honds for
water, and it is known by many who
lopposed the undertaking at that
time, that the supply was not ade?
Uiuate taking into consideration the I
I future growth of the city. The mill
community is now as large, if not
larger, as the city of Lancaster,
therefore, why should the city council
take steps which may prove dangerous
to the best interest of the
City? Too, can the city afford to
I take the risk from an insurance
standpoint? It is true that in the
winter months much waste water
pours over the dam, but during the
long droughts the creeks that furnish
the water supply almost cease
to run. As a matter of fact, at one
time not so long ago, prior, however,
to the installation of the sewerage
system, the water supply fell 16 to
18 Inches below the dam.
We understand that the council is
'Mivinea in opinion as to the advisaIbility
of entering into tho contract.
Our advice to the city salons is to
go slow in the matter. The interests
of the city of Lancaster should
he above all other considerations.
To those who boar the burden of taxation
in the city we suggest it ,
would do no harm to do a little investigating
for themselves. Again v
we offer the columns of The News to
the city council as a splendid medium
through which to advise the *
taxpayers, as well as the public at
large, as to the proceedings of each
meeting. In short, we again ask to
he given a copy of the minutes dl- c
rectly after each meeting in order \
to publish same for the information i
of the people. In city building, the t
limelight of publicity will always v
augment all undertakings pertaining
to the general good of all the people.
"professional cards ];
Dr. M. R. Campbell '
Registered Optometrist <
and Manufacturing Optician. <
ANDERSON, S. C. <
Standard Drug Co., local repr*
^ntatlves. Take your broken lenset <
iml repairs to them for prompt anc ,
recti rate work.
DR. O. B. PRATT,
Dentist.
.-Hours from 8:30 A. M. to 12:30;
1:30 to 6:30.
Office Phone 286. ?
Residence Phone 398.
Office Over Lain aster Pharmacy.
DR. J. J. POLLARD
VETERINARY SURGEON
Treatment of Sick, Lame and
Disabled Horses, Mules and Catj
tie.
Office:
Gregory-Hood l,lve Stock Co.
Telephone 2241 l^nncaMer, H. C
Residence Telephone 119
DR. J. REECE FUNDERBURK
Dental Surgeon.
Office Hours?
8:30 to 12:30 A. M.
2:30 to 6:00 P. M.
Office Over It. (', Hough.
PHOTOGRAPHY
You know the place? Moore Block.
See Me For Fine
Pictures. Kodak work up to the
minute. I know how, and the price
is right.
W. A. DAVIS,
Photographer,
LANCASTER, : : : S. C. I
ESDAY, OCT. 31, 1916.
QUESTIONS A
Question ^re satisfied
No. 1 groceries?
Question Do you think that you
No. 2
a wr n
Question ,r an person
No. 3 save you money what
Q uestio n yyhy are you trading
Answer Nobody is
To No. 1 highest.
Answer You so, but yoi
To No. 2 store and you will km
Answer You would think thai
To No. 3 be obliged to say tkii
. Because, as a matter
Answer ?you think of coursi
To No. 1 polite fellow and thei
little cheaper than at
Four Reasons why we sell chr.af
have to pay a book keeper. W
don't lose any bad accounts,
amount of clerks now than if Wi
over and see if you are not com
goods with the same clerks and
shouldn't sell cheaper than the
of a book-keeper, loses bad acc
much. What do You Say?
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midway iy n pi VI
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jYNOD PRESBYTERY the Presbytery, a
MEETS AT RICHBURG coming year w|? ,
and foreign mlsslo
V. R. P. Delegates Will Hold Ses- by student8 of thf
sions at I nlon Church??Trial preached before
Sermons l?y Students. Conferences on ec
The first Presbytery of the Asso sions will also cl
iate Reformed Synod of the South place on the progi
vill begin its annual sessions at ITn- The first Presby
on church, near Richburg in Ches- upper part of th
er county, Tuesday morning. The Broad river east, a
vork last year will be reviewed by Carolina. Each co
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should tell you that they could
1 would you think?
where you are now?
te every thing is high?higher?
t are not quite sure. Visit our
aw what you think is true. .
, as a matter of course, he would
oi^fact, vou don't hardly know
e tnbtsoi'andso is such a nice
i too mJhlways sells YOU just a
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sell absolutely., for cash. We
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e were charging. Now think it
linced that a firm who sell more
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nun i iuse any oaa accounts
firm who has the extra expense
ounts and can't possibly sell as
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be made for homb, eider> anj a delegation of not less
ns. Trial sermons tjian 75 members is expected to at>
seminary will be
me I'resDytery. i ie*>a the sessions. The Itev. J. P.
luoution and mis- Knox and Mr. Simpson will be the
aim a prominent delegates from the A. R. P. church
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