The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, December 12, 1916, Image 4
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I luBLIHHBRH' ANNOUNCEMENT !'
I Published Tuesdays and Frlf
days at Lancaster, S. C., by The a
Lancaster Publishing Company. 1
successors to The Ledger, es- c
tabllshed . 1852; The Review,
established 1878; The Enterprise.
established 1891. and en- c
tared as second-class matter a
Oct. 7, 1906, at tne postofflce r
at Lancaster, S. C., under Act
of Congress of March 3. 1879. 1
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SUBSCRIPTION- P ICR:
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One Year 91.50 \
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"Let reverence to laws be
breathed by every American '
toother to the lisping babe that c
prattles on her lao; let It be h
taught In aehools. ' 1 seminaries ;
and colleges; let It be wrltteo s
In primers, spelling books and
almanacs; let It be preached
from the pulpit, proclaimed In c
legislative halls, and enforced la o
courts of Just'ce. And In short. n
let It become the poltlcal religion
of the nation; and let the
old and the young, the rich and v
th poor, the grave and the gay r
of all sexes and tongues anl t
colors and conditions, sacrifice r
unceasingly upon Its altars." ^
TUESDAY, DEC. 12. 1910. *
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| now remains for Mr. Asquith's ^
i^firs to show what they are going
do in hib place. ,
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I That editor who would put a boy-1
?ott on Christmas eggnog will please p
name a worthy substitute therefor.
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We w.'sh that there were night r
schools in every part of the country <.
to do the good work the night school ,|
nt the cotton mills is doing. f(
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Again we a ill remind our readers v
"Hint rice, the splendid South Caro- s
lina product, is about the only thin;: n
to eat that has not soared in price. ?<
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The Christmas shopping edition of ^
The State, issued Sunday makes t
lost attractive reading matter and p
offers to shoppers in Columbia's
trade territory a wide variety of ^
igoods froui which to select their s
?iru. jn
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If Santa Claus would only bring,0
us that promised telphone service we v
would ask for little else. Seriously
the situation is every day becoming
more maddening and time as well as
temper is lost whenever we have to
"use the telephone.
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"And we are hearing once more t!
something about that highly re t
nuwned order of tight-wads known as s
eSpugs," says the Greenwood Journal, n
with whose opinion of the Society for w
the Prevention of I'seless Giving p
anany of our readers are In accord. a
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The Lancaster merchants have told
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you in this issue that they have very p
attractive Christmas goods for sale
and if you need further evidence we
suggest that you take a look at th-*
beautiful store windows where a
wonderful assortment of gifts may b?
?een.
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What are we as a community going
"to do to make Christmas happier for 0
"<he poor'in our midst? If we can'' r
have the community Christmas tree.
homebody should certainly start an *
"Kmpty Stocking" fun. Let's make u
some provision for the little children p
who will otherwise he overlooked. *'
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Unless we learn to do without fj
Home of the things that have ad- ai
Tanced so much in price, the cost of
living will continue to soar. Let"?
dad substitutes where we can and'oi
-where we cannot, let's deny ourselves Bt
?end if such practice becomes genera l p
the prices are bound to come down. ,Cj
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The cause of woman suffrage was|*(
at
pot, advanced by those militants who ^
imuded the halls of congress and
tried to disturb President Wilson's
, .address to that body. If the ma- ^
joritv of women want to vote it is to ^
tar hoped that they will not proceed ^
in their fight for enfarnchisement by
Hoy s.ich methods ns the undignified I
flag-unfurling of laat week.
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Our readers will do well to watch H
the columas of this paper very close- m,
djr from now till Christmas or thev'tn
snay mlas some of the bargains the 8l
Lancaster merchants have arranged at
for the Cbriatmas trade. It has taken tl
4 number of extra pages today to tl
accommodate the offerings of the t
--business housee of Lancaster. The rn
stores are full of holiday goods and c?
it will be well to shop early before tb
>tho best values have been sold.
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S(?IKTHIN(> SHOI LD BF IH?\K. ''
Several times of late we have men- i
lor.ed the fact that our court house j
i in need of repairs. It is an old
uilding but massive and substantial <
ud could be made very attractive,
tut instead of being kept in good
ondition. this splendid old building
rhlch has l>?r.g been our community
enter, has been allowed to fall into
t sad state of delapldation, until
low any citizen with a spark of civic
>ride is ashamed of it. Some proision
for repairing it should be
lade. We cannot in decency to ourelves
allow this temple of justice to
emain as it is and has been for sev
ral months pa.-?t. One or more thouand
dollars spent on this good work
ould be made to "accomplish a vast
taange in the appearance of the old
uilding. the architecture of which
s really beautiful. It is not neccesarv
to enumerate in detail the
hanges and improvements that
ould be made at small cost but we
annot pass over the glaring need of
neat, clean floor, one that could be
:ept so. That at least might be pro!dod.
When a beginning has been
nade other itinerations will suggest
hemselves, which would add to the
omfort and convenience of the
uilding We earnestly urge that
omething be done, for "Lancaster
.eads" in most respects, but cer-;
ainly not in the condition of its
ourt house. Something should he
one to improve thy old building. The
ride of our people has too long been
lumbled to see the old building in
uch a sad state.
Something should be done, we reeat.
and that speedily.
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"SAFKTV FIRST."
The traffic signs at the two prinipal
crossings on Main street are
plendid provisions for safety which
he city council has had the wisdom
i provide and upon which they are
a he congratulated. Roth street corers
are dangerous crossings where
ehioles should slow up. for several
erious accidents have been verv
arrowly averted in the past. The
Go to the Right" signs will do much
> help regulate traffic at these two
mints. N'o driver can fail to se.-hem.
The red flags which surmounts
I
he signs attract the attention of
very passerby, who must read the
ai"iiitic ami govern nimseir aceordngiy.
\W believe that these little
igns will be the means of preventing
many an accident to life and limb.
The I*ancaster News right heartily
onimends the wisdom which proided
the sign posts for Main street.
LET'S PROVIDE MARKETS.
In our preparations to resist the
hreatened attacks of the boll weevil
re have been urged to raise livetock
and this industry may be made
cry profitable to the farmers if
here is concert of action in the mater
of providing markets. The State
uggests that the Chamber of Commerce
and allied trade interests may
roll take hold of this marketing
roposition and we pass on fhe good
dvico to Lancaster's commercial
ody. The whole editorial is worthy
f consideration for it tells what
ther towns have done as a begin
ing The State says:
iKfforts to meet the approaching
avages of the boll we vM in South
'arolina are sometimes described as
campaign of education. Itut they
iu?t he far more than that if they
re really to tit this section for ecooi
lie independence.
To map out the proper course is
ssential, but it is useless to point tv?
ght path unless at the same tim?
me man is provided with the means'
therewith to carry out the policy
isely urged upon him. bringing the
iatte> to a concrete illustration it in
oubtless a good plan?one which ,
he State indorses and will endeavor
) forward?to extort Sofith Carolina
irmers to raise live stock ?cattle
tid hogs, the "mortgage lifters" of
ouisiana.
But manifestly it will be a waste
r energy for farmers to raise live
ock if thov can find no u-?v *n moi/.
rofltable disposition of hogs and
ittle. There must bo provided reg- ,
lar markets at which the farmer can ,
?t a fair price for his live stock, the .
ime sort of highly specialized malinery
that now exists for the handng
of the cotton and tobacco crops.
In bringing this about such beginIngs
as have been made in South
nrollna, notably tha recent efforts In i
arllngton and I?ake City, are im- i
ortant. In themselves the sales at i
lose two Pee Dee towns do not <
ean much; the total of stock sold ;
i small compared to the amount/
ist must be handled if South Caro-'
na is to depend upon live stock to ]
ke the place of cotton In any con- ]
derable degree. Hut they are first <
eps. and the first step, like the first |
lousand dollars on the road to forme,
is nearly always the hardest, i
hey have proved that live stock t
arkets can be held with sue- i
mis, and they will furnish inspira- ?
on for other towns. <
These beginnings open clearly a I
HE LANCASTER NEWS T1
K-ay for commercial bodies to do their jj"
State and their sections a great ser-: I
vice. Let every chamber of com-jl,
merce. with the active assistance of |every
trade interest, set to work to,|
have these markets held regularly in;
every considerable town in South
Carolina. A year of such markets
will do more to introduce the grow--;
ins of live stock than ten years ol ,
syllogism to prove that only by raising
cattle and hogs can South Carolina
continue solvent. The time is
short. One year, or at most two. and
the weevil will be upon the Palmetto
State. In that year let every energy
be bent toward sunnlvin? market* fn.
live stock, as well as for grain and
forace and for truck crops, and a
great portion of the difficulty of solv- ^
inj? the weevil problem will b"
elimnated.
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From Other Papers Hz!
Should Work llotli Ways.
The Standard every week advises
itse readers to trade with the home "
merchant. We wonder how often
the local merchants advise their cur-!
totners to take the home paper.?
Saluda Standard.
Will Have (iood Appetites.
By the time the federal investigators
have discovered the causes of
the high food prices, a good many of
us may be feeling pretty hungry.? |
News and Courier.
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We Woniier.
A musical comedy chorus hit the '
Rilly Sunday trail in Boston. We
haven't heard whether the show was
able to continue.?Charlotte Observer.
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Should Get Same Treatment.
The suffrapists want to be treated
like men. Suppose they bad been arrested
and carried to the lock-up. as
men would have been, when they
flouted their banner in the face of the |
President and congress?what an
"outrage" they would have called it!
?Newberry Observer.
Rise of llumpty Rumpty.
Humpty Rumpty sat on the ice.
llumpty Rumpty advancM the price,;
The President's women and the Pres- ,
ident's men
Are trying to bring Humpty Rumpty!
down again. I"
?Spartanburg Herald. ,
Must Buy Paper.
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Newspapers cannot follow the rule,
they lay down for fighting the ad- *
vance in price for other people. Ifj
newspapers tried to fight the trust!
in the high price of paper by stop-:
ping the buying, there would not be
any newspapers to tell you whether,
the fight had been won or lost.? \
Florence Times.
Good For Gafiney.
A number of blind tigers in GaflTney
have been landed on the chain-1
gang, some with good stiff sentences
against them with more suspended.,
But all of them have not been gotten
yet. There are men who have
been selling whiskey here for years
who should i>e brought within the|
toils The good work should be ,
1 opt up. Cherokee News. #
Kershaw Needs Park. ^
The dismantling of the old band ?
stand to make room for the home 4
Mr. Stevens is to build on the lot hc,^
kindly loaned for use as a park so
long as it remained in the possess-1 *
ion of Mrs. Welsh, brings to atten *,
fion of the fact that Kershaw should ?j
no longer delay the acquirement of,4
land for park purposes. The mnt-i j
ter was agitated some years ago, at
a time when land was more availa-;^
ble and when it could have been1 ^
purchased at a very reasonable sum. ?
Bach year that passeH will increase ^
the need of a park and at the same ^
time add to the price of the land. '
This matter nhenia ?
w..vw.u uvci t r ?t\ IfU* j "<
tlon at the hands of our citizens.? j
Kershaw Kra. j si
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Why Life Is Cheap. 4{
We have no doubt but that the ?i
Jury In the Isenhower trial at York s|
last week rendered a verdict in ae- ^
cordance with the evidence submitted.
hut it does seem a pity that the J
State was not able to make a case of #<
murder against the three defendants. ?|
There is no doubt but that Sheriff ;
Flood wns deliberately murdered. I 4
Here was a flagrant defiance of ibejj
law. And it goes unpunished. The \
outstanding disgraceful feature of ^
that trial was the outbreak of Cole L. 4
Mease of counsel for the defense.
when in open court (and he is a si
iworn officer of the law) most vehe- j
mently advocated lynching. And J
mch a man as that has twice been ?
3overnor of South Carolina!?Rock t
lill Record. ^
[JESDAY. DEC. 12. 1916.
i | BUSINESS NOTICES | ?|
rOll SALE?Pointer Dog. two and
one-half years old. well trained.
Price 126.00. P. M. Plyler. Route
7. Lancaster. S. C. 16-2tp.
WANTED?6.000 pounds of cew
horse, mule, sheep, and goat hides
You will find us on White street
See us before you sell. Capus Cauthen
& Son., Lancaster. 3. C.
WLL 368 Excelsior Grocery Company
for fresh meats of all kinds
delivered at once. Excelsior Grocery
Store, at Southern Railway
Station, city. 57-tfc
SVAXTED?You to know that we pay
you highest prices for scrap iron
of any description, copper, brass,
old rubber boots and shoes, old
buggy and auto tires, old rags, paper
of any description, old magazines
and books. Inquire at
Hirsch's Store. 14-tfc.
iAIiE FOR CASH?I will sell December
12, at 9 o'clock. A. M . all
household and kitchen furniture,
farming implements, consisting of
harrows, plows, grain drill, mower
and rake, cultivators, two horse
wagon, two single buggies, shop
tools, etc., bees, chickens, two
mules, one mare and two colts.
Thos. R. Duron. 16-2tp.
KOK RENT?Two-horse farm, well
improved. Apply to W. J. Cunningham.
16-2tc.
( 'OR RENT?Six room cottage on
Dunlap street, within a block and
a half of the court house. Apply
to W. J. Cunningham. 16-2tc.
'OR RENT -Cottage with three
large rooms and hall, city water,
on good, large lot, with wire fence
all round Apply to Alex Griffin.
16-ltp.
'OR RENT?My farm adjoining
lands of George W. Baker. Apply
to me or Mr. Ilines. Miss Alice
McNeill. 17-2tp. v
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VANTED COW PEAS all varieties. [
We are in the market at all times.
The H. G. Leiding Co.. 144 East
Bay, Charleston. S. C.
18-ltp. |
Y>R RK-NT?Dwelling House opposite
Graded School. Dunlap street. 1
T. M. Hughes. 18-2tc.
"OR SAIifc?At Court House first
\Io?day in January, 1917, three- f
acre lot, four-room house, two
room house, good water, centrally
located at Antioch church and
school. Good house for small j
family 5 1-2 miles from town.
Alice Blackmon . 18-3tp. ]
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OR ItKXT OR liKASK One good
two-horse farm, plenty of good
buildings and water, plenty of tim- t
ber and close to school and n
church. Splendid place for a good t
man. Apply to I). M. Kirkle.v. v
Kershaw, S. C., No. 4. 18-2tp. n
[fifty Ik
I Best Yield of V
K, =
f To encourage the Fa
? offer for the season of 191
f Yield of Wheat of THRE
r Whflfli.!
? First Prize: For la
f Second Prize: Sccon
T Third Prize: Third
^ Fourth Prize: Fourt
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v The prizes will be av
^ made by a committee of <
L Farmers desiring to c
f March 1st, 1917.
C Nov. 15, 1916.
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R APPROPIUA1
I hare just received a fin
grades, from stick candy, bu
finest chocolates. Peanut br
Lemon Drops, Penny Prize
MW Lemon Squares. Jumbles, i
MB Cookies and other dainties;
gig (iety. Matches in nickel am
W FRUITS. NUTS. COLD DR
gA Two kinds of syrup, two t
r.tine, hominy and rice in pa
5c and 10c cans of Condeust
varieties, three grades of SI
10c boxes, two grades of Co
MB Ham. Crackers and Cheese
fjg ccries. I invite you to inBi
W for an opportunity to serve
ncss will be greatly appreci
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NOTICE.
The books of the County Auditor
vill be open from the first day of
anuary until the 20th of February
or making tax returns. He will also
nake the following appointments:
Pleasant Valley. Tuesday, Janlary
2nd. *
Helair Wednesday, January 3rd.
Osceola Thursday, January 4th.
Van Wyck Friday, January 5th.
)ixie Monday. January 8th.
Tradesville Tuesday, January 9th.
A. S. Mungo's Wednesday mornng,
January 10th.
Flat Creek Church Wednesday,
vening, January 10th.
Taxahaw Thursday. January 11th.
Welshs Friday, January 12th.
Kershaw Monday and Tuesday,
anuary 15th and 16th.
Heath Springs Wednesday and
'hursday. January 17th and 18th.
Pleasant Hill Friday, January 19th.
Dry Creek Saturday, January 20th.
Returns of all personal property,
ransfers of all real estate shall be
lade. Also all male persons between
he af?es of 21 and 60 years of ag?
nil be liable for $1.00 Poll Tax. All
lale citizens between the age of 21
)llars In
OFFERED FOR Ifheat
on Three
rmers of Lam-aster County
6-1917 the following CASH
IP A COCO ? ' *
ij avivijo uu measured Ian
rgest yield
d largest vield
largest yield
h largest yield
warded after July 1st, 1917,
iisinterested farmers to be i
nter the contest will kindly
INK & TRUS
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ie lot of new c&ndi-M in all
cket and penny gooda to the
ittle, Fudge, vMint daytonas, >^5
Boxes, etc. Fancy Biscuits,
3achelor's Buttons, Alexia 0
Chewing Gum in endless vad
peniyr boxes.
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.i rv.-?, mit.itl u. M
)rands of tea. Chalmer's pelckapes,
pickles and ketchup.
?d Milk, canned Soups in six
ioe Polish, Spices in 5c and
flee in cans, Oysters, Potted
and many other fancy pro- f
)ect my new poods and ask gjg
you. A share of your bust- 'mjm!
ated.
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HANCE I
Sank of Lancaster
and 55 years of ape shall be liable for
ji $3.00 Road Tax.
All persons not makinp their returns
by the 20th of February will
be liable to a 50 per cent penalty for
i rot makinp returns.
JOS. W. KNIGHT,
County AuditojJpL
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RKAD ADVERTISING.
We Invite your special attention
to the large list ot advertisers In
this Issue of The News. Be sure and
read them all. You will certainly
find something of interest to *on.
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How's This?
W? offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thlrtyflve
years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hall's
Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces. expelling the Polson
from the Blood and healing the diseased
portions.
After you have taken Hall's Catarrh
Medicine for a short time you will see a
great Improvement In your general
health. Start taking Hall's Catarrh Medicine
at once and g< t rid of catarrh. Send
for testimonials, fre .
F J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
' Sold by all Druggists. 7Rc.
Prizes j
Acres of Land f
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to raise more Wheat we *{
PRIZES for the Largest t#
Ki in xone body sown in J*
$20.00
$15.00 J
$10.00 T
$ 5.00 Y
, and the award will be J
jelected. ?
notify us not later tlian J
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