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ISBjr ffianraatcr Ncuib, j. (8BMI-WEEKLV.) PUBLISHERS' "ANNOUNCEMENT: ! Published Tuesdays and Fridays at Lancaster. S. C., by The Lancaster Publishing Company, successors to The Ledger, established 1862; The Review, established 1878; The Enterprise, established 1891. and entered as second-class matter Oct. 7, 1906, at the postofflce at Lancaster, S. C., under Act sf Congress of March S, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION P ICE: 't (In Advance. One Year fl.BO Six Months ^ .75c "Let reverence fo laws be breathed by every American E mother to tne nsping oaoe m?i prattles on her lap; let it be tanght In schools, 11 seminaries [ and colleges; let It be written In primers, spelling books and almanacs; let It be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed In legislative halls, and enforced lu 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 th poor, the grave and the gay of all sexes and tongues anl colors and conditions, sacrifice unceasingly upon Its altars." J FRIDAY, DEC. 15, 191(i. While other papers are urging their readers to shop early, we would beg them to shop at home. ' > Lancaster merchants have provided a, splendid array of Christmas gifts which you cannot secure elsewhere at such reasonable prices. You will R he wise to shop at home. The guarantors of the ul6 lyceum and the Chautauqua, like all their predecessors, are discouraged, and g- justly so. because of the lack of s patronage given these attractions, | some of which have been exceptionally good. If the public generally I does not show its appreciation of such- entertainment by its patronage, nobody will be willing to furnish the necessary guarantee. We are sorry to be forced to the conclusion that Lancaster does not care for such !,* -things. >f ? What has become of the old ! fashioned bazaar which the churches a?jd other organizations used to dtave aloug about this time each year? Asks the Spartanburg Journal. With three bazaars already held, one today aud one Tuesday, Lancaster certainly is keeping up the good old custom. The dellcioua refreshment*! made and served by Lancaster housewives, as well as the dainty articles of needlework also made by the deft fingers of Lancaster women form a combination which is hard to beat. t LET'S no OVK PAHT. We ask a careful reading of the aiticle entitled "So Illiteracy in! South Carolina in 1 f?2 0. * * by Mrs. Walter E. Duncan of Aiken, who is, chairman of the department of edu-j cation of the South Carolina Federn-' tion of Women's clubs. It is in the' -nature of a call for volunteers to en-'\ list in the fight on ignorance. In addition to the splend'd nirhl school at the Lancaster Cotton Mills, there' j should be other such schools in every school district in the countv. Of + t P course the work in the rural districts( is more difficult, for the people are Hcattered over miles of territory, but af surely there is in every community] *<Hne brave soul who will take the dead and organize a night school.: < When the work is once inaugurated.) < reinforcements will come to the as- i slstance of the lenders, who cannot; but feel inspired by the presence of . earnest adults, eager for a chance to^ ^ j ! innrn. 1 ' The night school teachers tell us! < that the problem of discipline, so; < targe a factor in day school work.j i does not cuter into'the nicht school j for the pupiU that come to he taught | rtre nieu and women, who, having * snissed school privileges in their ' youth, are determined to grasp ev- < ery crumb of knowledge offered by < the night schools. They learn easily for their minds are matured and they feel the need of what the teacher .and the textbooks have to give. % All over Lancaster county . there ' wt men and women who are hunger- < +ng and thirsting for knowledge, , -siever to be received except through the medium of the night school. Is -this prize, so coveted, to be withheld ' from them, while we who have en < joyed the blessings of an education < refuse to share it with others lea* fortunate? Surely we are not so Indifferent to the needs of our brothers and sisters, so seiflRh as to keep from them the talents given us to use. Let's mobilise and begin the fight resolved to do our part In making South Carolina free, -The shackles of Ignorance have already kept us back overlong. We must be up and at It If Illiteracy is to be banished from our borders by 1920. ^ ? THE LANCASTER NE riuLEsr % Good M If You I Come ai for anot first. W / I GREGORY-HO( I'ltOMIXKXT >11 XISTKK l)K.\l>. ing up an automobile tire. Rev. J. 1\ Knox, pa.stor of the ("en- failure was the cause of hi nnial Assocate Reformed church of Rev. Mr. Knox was well kn< ilumhia dropped dead yesterday beloved by members of his dc ternoon at his home while pump- tion in this county. ?? ?* <$? $? + ? *? ?? ?$? ?$? ^ ^ * * | For Xmas Present ^ VIS,T olJR ?torK We hnre a beautiful stock of J'a- a A risian Irory Brushes, ('ombs, MirV I'ors, Clocks and numerous other ar^ tides. Cigars in large and small m I boxen. Perfumes, Toilet Water and > I Sacheth in Xmas packages. X I Fine Stationery, Park A Tilford's I randies and rauny other beautiful V I things. f Shop F.?rly for the best of everyf LANCASTER PHARMAC f ??ON THK CORNER/ W8 FRIDAY, DEC. 15. 1916. MUEES! f We Have Just i Received a Car of Extra [ules also a few Good Ma ^eed a Wagon or Bu nd get one at the Old P her advavce goes on e are selling what wehav hand at the Old Price Which Is Less Than We Can Buy Them 3D LIVE STOCK > Heart s death. ? '* V V V W V V >wn and -{Fifty Dollar; $ I OFFERE S11 Best Yield of Wheat on ^ j? jr To encourage the Farmers of Lame 9 Y Y offer for the season of 1916-1917 the foljo ? JL Yield of Wheat of THREE ACRES on i Y Y Whbat: XIY First Prize: For largest yield..., ?|J Second Prize: Second largest vield IIX Third Prize: Third largest yield., Y Fourth Prize: Fourth largest yield I The prizes will be awarded after Ji T made by a committee of disinterested fa Y Farmers desiring to enter the con tea Y March 1st, 1917. T Not. 15, 1916. I FARMERS BANK & ? W. H. MILL . 1 fLESnl' / 4 iiP' 7 ~ >i?9 res. gjjgfj ggjr , ''1| rice the eon i company! === t ====# ?* ** * * * 4 J# > In Prizes! D FOR | Three Acres of Land f - V ister County to raise more Wheat we f wing CASH PHIZES for the largest f neasured land in one body sown in f $20.00 . T * $15.00 ? '.. $10.00 Y $ 5.00 J iilv. 1st, 1917, and the award will be J rmors to be selected. J it will kindly notify us not later than J TRUST COMPANY I EN, Cashier. - i i i ... / JjL&xtgjjH