The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 05, 1916, Image 4
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(SEMI-WEEKLY.)
VUBMHHER8' ANNOUNCEMENT
Published Tuesdays and Fridays
at Lancaster, S. C., by The
Lancaster Publishing Company,
encoeasors to The Ledger, established
1852; The Review,
i established 1878; The Enterprise.
established 1891. and entered
as second-class matter
Oct. 7. 1906, at tne postofflce
at Lancaster, S. C.. under Act
\ sf Congress of March 8, 1879.
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"Let reverence fo laws be
breathed by every American
mother to the lisping babe that
prattles ob her lao; let It be
taught In schools. 1 l seminaries
and colleges; let It be written
Id primers, spelling books and
almanacs; let It be preached
from the pulpit, proclaimed In
legislative halls, and enforced In
sourts of Juet'ce. And In short,
let It become the poltlcal religion
of the nation; and let the
sld and the yonng, the rich and
th poor, the grave and the gay
of all sexes and tongues anl
eolors and conditions, sacrifice
nceeslngly upon Its altars."
TUESDAY, DEC. 5, 191<>.
Why can't Lancaster have a community
Christmas tree this year?
o
It is our ambition for Lancaster
~to have every good thing that comes
-to other towns.
c,
We should be so proud of our
pave' sidewalks as always to keep
thc~ s-vept free from trash.
o
Don't let little Willie's unaccustomed
goodness fool you. Remem"ber
it is only twenty days until
^Christmas.
o
We agree with The Charlotte Observer
that "Kggs have not tasted
"just right since the recent disclosures.
anyway."
o
We need more small enterprises
for Lancaster. A larger weekly paynv>U
would vastly increase the prosperity
of the town and county.
Lancaster county is making progress
along the line of good roads
and the work already accomplished
is contributing largely to the upbuilding
of the county.
o
"However, one good thing is that
^congress will have several months to
practice good behavior before that
'lady member arrives." says The
State.
o
While we are doing our Christmas
shopping, which we should do as
early as possible, let's remember our
less fortunate neighbors and purchase
something to make them hapW
o
"Alcohol may be a good substitute
for gasoline, hut too many people try
CO mix them." says the Wall Street
Journal. And the mixture has been
the cause of many an automobile ac
cident.
o
We need a hospital and we need a
public library but while we await
tthese two needed institutions, we
might at least keep up other buildings
in our midst, the court house
tor example.
o
The Civic League is composed of
women who have at "heart the wet
far? of Lancaster. If you do not
belong to this splendid organization,
why not join? The League meets
tomorrow and that would be an opportune
time to join.
Lancaster could make good use of
-the services of a visiting nurse. One
conscientious woman, enployed foi j
-?I1 of her time, would visit the homes
cf the community and improve health
conditions in those homes. Other
-Towns, having tried the proposition,
ere delighted with the results, justi
I -?r Lancaster would be, if we would
-*?nly give it a trial.
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J"he secretary of a certain eountyj
-nalr in Michigan so well defines the!
njcope of the ideal county fair that;
we herewith quote his conception of
It:
"The best fair is the one which
Ibrings together the most comprehensive
exhibit of the territory's resources:
the one that Inspires the
whole population- to greater and
more intelligent effort: the one that
<nduces the most hearty co-operation
between Its people and all surrounding
country: the one that
shows the visitors the most of the
things that save labor and promote
"human efficiency; the one that provides
the best social features so that
those who attend the fair enter Into
the amusements, laugh heartily and
return to their work refreshed and
Tncournged."
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COMMUNITY OBLIGATIONS. I
Did you ever stop to consider that
the very fact of your being a citizen I
places upon you certain responsibill-j
ties from which you cannot in fair-,
ness escape?
Did you ever reflect that you owe
something to the town, county and
iState?
The attitude of certain people towards
their civic duties leads us to
'believe that they are careless and,
'thoughless of. if not actually indifferent
to. the demands of life. Some
there are who feel that the community
is due some measure of their
efforts and who therefore give freely
o' their time and talents. Very often
we feel that the burden rests too
heavily upon these loyal souls, few
in number but faithful and loyal to,
every trust. Why cannot others
share, and thus lighten, the burden? j
One cannot live in a community'
without seeing its needs and its op-j
portunities and progressive men and i
women are clad to seize upon every !
project which promises good to
themselves and to their neighbors.
Do we all give the welcoming hand
I to newcomers? Do we make them
'feel as "one of us" by enlisting their!
j interest in our affairs, by showing
.we are interested in their welfare? j
Every man and woman among us
can find some specific work which j
each individual can do better than
I another. Let's all find our work,
then, and do it cheerfully, finding
(pleasure in the performance of our
,several duties. For it is a pleasure
;to find our little part and play it
well. Any public service calls for
perseverance, tact and unselfishness.
D imposes many responsibilities, it
| does not offer large rewards. But
if to feel that you are living for.
!others and helping them to live more
.useful and more contented lives, if!
to see that even "one of the least of j
these" is the better for your altru-i
I ism and your interest in the common
good, if such things seem worthy of
your care, then you who have striven
to achieve them have not labored in
vain.
NKW^r MM"It ADVERTISING.
. Of course this is a free country
and merchants may or may not advertise.
according as their fancy die
tates. but those who do may ..ell
consider the superiority of newspaper
advertising over all other methods.'
The Owensboro (Ky. > Enquirer so
clearly states the advantages of putjting
your goods before the people by
the newspaper route that we herewith
quote what that paper has to
(say on the subject:
"We And a merchant here and
there who says he believes in advertising,
yet does not take newspaper
'space. He is inclined to favor handbills
or roadside signs.
"The latter are contrary to every
principle of scientific advertising. The
I fundamental principle of modern,
publicity is to appeal to intelligence!
and logical sense. 'Reason why* ad-'
vertising is tlie keynote of every j
convention of advertising experts.
'Reason why' advertising is impos- j
sible in roadside publicity. The j
swiftly going motorist can't read
letters less than two feet high. Was
even a pedestrian ever seen to stop
and consider a billboard? On the;
tontrarv, he hates its intrusion on
the scenery and curses the man who
erected it.
"Advertising by handbills left at
the doors may have some value. It
may be useful to supplement fhe'
work of the newspapers. Rut the
printer with his labor, ink and paper
to sell likes to see the money go
wb'ere it will do the most good. He
would rather it went into the newspaper
even if the job printing paid
him just as much money, for he
wants his customer to be satisfied!
and to see results.
"The circular may or may not be
read. Very frequently it is dumped
into the wastebasket or thrown awav
into the street gutter.
"The newspaper, on the othei
hand, is read, and read thoroughly.
People allow time for it. take it at
their leisure, sit down with the idea!
of going through it thoroughly; I
hence everything that is worth read
ing Is read, and the merchant talks
to a great audience. It is by far tne
cheapest and most convincing form
of publicity."
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Whiskers and Corsets.
Patience?I see thut the flrat baby ,
born in Lorraine, O., will receive from
merchants of the town gifts Including
a theater pase for life and corsets or
barber service for life, as the case may
be.
Patrice?It would be awful If the
baby should cling to the corsets and i
decide to let the whiskers grow.
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in These Days.
Wife?You say you saw Mlas JPlck. J,
?ring walking on the avenue. What
did she have on!
Husband?I cun't recall.
Wife?Well, she most have bad on '
something. 1
Fltisbnnd- Quite possible, my dear) I '
probably overlooked It.?Life. >
HE LANCASTER NEWS
911 From Other Papers | IE
Above All Things.
Be a gentleman if you can. bui
don't be a grouch.?Greer Observer
A Close Shave.
Thanksgiving day was so close tc
December this year that somehow th?
feeling persists that we came verj
near not having it at all.?The State
"i woum lie lilke Them.
Now that Mr. Bryan has become #
moral upllfter. we are afraid certaii:
persons in this country may beconif
immortal jU3t from spite.?News and
Courier.
\otliinc to Fear.
If Mr. Wilson is as successful it
keeping us out of war as be was it
keeping Hughes out of the Whit<
House the country has nothing t<
fear.?Dillon Herald.
Spartanburg's New Hostelry.
Spartanburg is to have a magnifi
cent new hotel, the Cleveland, whicl
is nearing completion. It occupie;
the site of the Spartan Inn, burned
some years ago. It will be a credil
to the entire State.?Columbia Record.
In Need of Help.
The State is to be asked to dc
mot;e for its militia, and it ought te
do it. It's little enough that has beer
done in the way of providing for this
branch of the government in the past
nnd even a little would count.?
Florence Times.
Prizes at State Fair.
It sometimes happens that soms
other fair in a State may be as big
as the State fair. Still there is a distinction
about taking a prize at "the
State fair" that counts for some
thing, and the breeders and farmers
will do well to keep this in mind.?
Progressive Farmer.
Nominates Bryan.
We nominate William J. Bryan to
take the place of Charles E. Hughe?
as a member of the supreme court of
the United States. We believe that
there is no man in America whr
would make a better judge, and
whose decisions would be more It.
accord with justice and right. ?Pee
Dee Advocate.
Dig Medical Meeting.
Prominent medical men from
York, Chester, Cherokee, Lancastei
and Gaston counties will gather here
on Friday, December 8, for the meeting
of the York County Medical association.
Invitations have beet
sent to all the physicians in thr
counties mentioned and scores have
indicated their intention of attending
the meeting.?York News.
Heal Prosperity.
The prosperity of a town is not
guarded by the wealth of its inhabitants,
but by the uniformity with
which they pull togetlier when any
important undertaking is to be accomplished.
A man with n thousand
dollars at his command and a love
for his town in his heart can do more
for the upbuilding of it than th?millionaire
who locks up his capital
and snaps his fingers at home progress.
Gaffney Ledger.
Decrease in Fire Losses,
The mutual insurance companies of
the State nave a good showing to
make of business for the past year,
and it does us good to see it. The
most gratifying item in the report is
in the decrease in the fire losses. It
does seem the more we throw the
responsibility for the fire losses on
the people who insure, the less loss
we have to record. People are more
careful, and we have certainly profited
greatly by reason of the withdrawal
of the big insurance companies
In the past year. We have learnnd
a lot of good lessons. We really
hate to see the school closed Just as
It Is getting to do such Rood work.?
Florence Times.
School Improvement.
Many of the schools of the county
are having their grounds improved
and made attractive by the people
of those communities meeting from
time to time and putting in a day's
work. Shrubbery and trees are being
planted and athletic grounds put
in condition. There is nothing that
shows what a community has in it
better than the condition of the
school house and grounds. The
school house should be the best
house in any community. The children
spend a large part of their time
n the school room and when that is
made attractive the children will
ake a greater interest In the schooi
and get better results from their
vork.?Chester News.
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TUESDAY, DEC. 5, 1916.
DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THRIFT (
AND MISERLINESS.
Of course, when we warn our good
friends of the folly of spending
money unthoughedly this year, we
1 don't mean that they should go to
" the other extreme and become misers.
An old story says that on one
occasion John Wesley was preaching
> to a crowd and had among his hear)
ers a thrifty and hard-working but
r i close-fisted steward.
"I say. make all you can," said
Wesley. "Make every penny you can
I honestly."
I And the thrifty steward uttered an
( enthusiastic "Amen!"
, "In the second place." said Wesley,
* T en.* bawa nil *?,-??. nn n ai.abm abmai.
|you can."
This was even more to the steward's
liking:. "Amen!" he roared.
"And in the third place," said
i Wesley, "I say. -give all you can.
Give all you can to everv worthv
ai ? ' *
cause."
But this time there was no
I "amen" from the steward. "There
now! There now!" he muttered to
j himself, but loud enough for his
-| friends beside him to hear. "He's
i gone and spoilt it all!"
! When we insist time after time on
lithe importance of economy, we are
t j sometimes afraid we shall encourage
- some such modern steward in out-j
right stinginess. We should like to
make it plain therefore that we have i
as little use for a tightwad as a
spendthrift?and maybe a little lit-;
itler. But there's no sense in being
'ieither a spendthrift or a tightwad, j
|Simply be thrifty.?Progressive Farmer.
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK. |
The best things are ahead of us, j
not behind us. Only an athiest can
logically be a pessimist. The movement
of humanity under the rule of
t an all-wise, all-gracious, all-mighty!
I God. is forward, not backward^-^
Bishop O. P. Fitzgerald.
THE HIGH PRICE OF COTTON AND
ITS HANGER.
The high price of cotton is turning
money into the South this fall.
In those localities where a fair crop
> i? being produced the money supply
Ir, unprecendented. However, it will
be noted that along with the advancing
price of cotton the price for
foodstuff, coal and clothiug, shoes
and other commodities is keeping!
. i step. The cotton farmer has more,
money, but he is having to spend |
more for the things he is buying.
The man who is going to profit
from the high price of cotton this
( fall is the farmer, who has so managed
his farm as to be independent!
, of the merchant who sells Western!
jcorn and hay and feed. The farmer!
who is not called upon to pay high1
prices for his supplies is the man who I
11will save money this year.
A lesson should be learned from
his very situation. This wise farmer
its not going.to neglect or abandon
his corn and wheat fields to produce
cotton next year entirely.?Spartanburg
Herald.
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days
1 Your druggist wilt refund money if PAZO
OINTMENT 'nil* to cure Hiiycnse of Itchiny
Blind,Bleeding or Vrot* luting Piles in 6?o Hdayi.
The fir6t tion re ? i->.se and Rest. 50v.
1 Fifty Dc
| Best Yield ot V\
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X To encourage the Far
i offer for the season of 1916
X Yield of Wheat of THREI
X Wheat:
t First Prize: For lai
X Second Prize: Seconc
X Third Prize: Third
!X Fourth Prize: Fourtl
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| X The prizes will be aw
| ^ made by a committee of d
X Farmers desiring to ei
X March 1st, 1917.
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X Nov. 15, 1916.
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I Wheels In My HeadL
X And they are running smooth so oil your wheels \ \
X and come to see me. All kinds of wheels for \ *
X Xmas. Bicycles, Tricycles, Irish Mails, Automobiles, *
X Kiddie Kars, and Boy Wagons of all sizes and all'
pnces.
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v Santa Claus has been engaged for the j
y entire time for Xmasand he can supply your wants. ?
4 You will find at Mackorell's, cheap toys, good toys 4
> and the best toys. You ought to be able to get * >
i suited from this assortment. Remember the big
X thing about the toys is that the price has not ad- < I
T vanced, just think you can buy them as cheap as *
X yon did when cotton was seven cents. Now come ' \
X and make the children's heart glad for once in a 7
year's time for there will be money when you are 7
* dead and gone.
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|EVERYBODY'S RIDING THESE DAYS*
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7 So come and buy a Bicycle and ride, for you can X
X pay for it while you are riding. 7
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X If you think that you can get what you?,
X want at Mackorell's just ask for it and you will see. X
X Now you old men come buy something for X
? the old lady. Did you know that it was against the ?
jj* law to make the Eagle squeal in the month of %
? December, so don't hold the dollar so tight. %
| J. B. MA CKORELL f
X The Santa Claus Man.
!* .
illars In Prizes !
OFFERED FOR |
(heat on Three Acres of Land I
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mers of Lancaster County to raise more Wheat we ' *
5-1917 the following CASH PHTZES for the Largest f
5 ACHES on measured land in one bodv sown in Y
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gest yield $20.00 jr
I largest yield $15.00 V
largest yield $10.00
i largest yield $ 5.00
arded after July 1st, 1917, and the award will be ?
isinterested farmers to be selected.
nter the contest will kindly notify us not later than Y
NK & TRUST COMPANY I
V. II. MILLEN. Cashier, X
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