The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, February 27, 1917, Image 4
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. TUESDAY, FEB. 27. 1917. schooK 1
A r skirts, an
i Lancaster Leads. Lot's have that the VCl*y J
In mind first, last and all the time, country.
The man dropping in at our ofTlee
? ,. ,, will say t!
to discuss the Luropean war seems
to fnrcet tl.nf n, ? P??Plt? bu
II . I whatever
inake.
0 that the ]
It should be our aim to successfully
carry through anything we un- _,1
IF SI
dertake and and to never start anything
we can't stop. Breath*
? has said '
Before he is married a young
He s ifot
man cracks jokes about a mother-inland.
he 1
law and after he is married he .
caper. II
that a mother-in-law is no joke.
0 State froi
A lady called at a Lancaster pub- are ill a
lie office yesterday and asked a chases all
clerk if he would kindly tell her kllOW?a I'
"has the European war surrendered he's work
yet?" and have
? shame tli
Some of these days we are going
wherewitl
to write an editorial on the subject
of "Lame Ducks" and we promise
that it will be interesting reading
matter.
o Within
It doesn't appear that many Lan- send stat
caster people ate at all interested in within til
a new court house and jail, but nev- few of Oil
iertheless we expert to see the new statomeni
building in time. thev are <
_ o Some f
That was a hinh tribute the Coceivinir
si
lumhia State paid to the Fifth dis
> . r. . more com
trict s new Congressman last Friday
.1 . , , of this si
and the article was one of the best
others wl
we have ever read.
j statemenl
We are fully persuaded that Hon. account i:
Old Joe Sparks of the Columbia allowed.
State is sic k, since we haven't seen lowing1, a
any Roll Weevil article from his pen accou
in two entire days. ... i
a sight c
o
We hope every one of our sub- merchant
scribers read an editorial In .our la-o lows pret
issue relative to a little matter con (0 j_he loc
cerning subscriptions. It was really ^()
the "first and last call." , , .
take to h
The South Carolina 1'iess \ssooia- hi this (ll
tion evidently acted wisely in cho> soil who
ing Reaufort as the next niG-iin,-, |01
place. The members will he will
supplied with water, at least. j
o
"Pay-up weeks" have been conducted
time and time again for rh ^-(1 m)(
butcher, the baker and the cande- T, ?? i
Day her
etlck maker and now we want som*
one to launch a similar one for the ^ ^
newspapers. hist elFoi
0 vastly inc
Some of the daily newspapers in We ha1
North and South Carolina think they of other
are too good to exchange with the average I
semi-weekly papers, but after all we for one (1
don't know that the country papers let them
are losing so very much. the avera
o if he knt
While scouting over Lancaster yes- money Of
terday we heard a little negro ask a Last hi
negro store-keeper: "Is you any (ing about
atga?" The store-keeper replied. "I; We hoj
ain't said I is," whereupon the cus-|On the pr
tomer answered: "I ain't ast you is will begin
you said you Is. I ast you Is you, i^ger and t
you is?" 'Una if we
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THE LANCASTER I?
A PROFOUND PROBLEM.
rank with the great question of international in
no Hit Billy Patterson" comes the query propound
am Banks in the Columbia Record, "is Fatty Arl
name of Julian Giles, a Lancaster boy now starr
ictures?" In asking his question, the esteemed
>rious Columbia publication has to say:
and upon the threshold of having a settlement of i
itest mysteries. Is "Fatty Arbuckle" a South Cii
This question bids fair to become as vexing as tt
he Mecklenburg myth or the establishing of the
Andrew Jackson. Of this occasion of nativity, Gen.
elf more than on^e referred to South Carolina a:
ate." This and minor contentions will soon be s
1) that more important and more insistent qu<
rbuckle" the stage name of Julian Giles of Lane
Sell, himself of Jacksonian type of Scotch-Irish,.a
a will of his own, has gone to Lancaster to take c
vpullfinf snmi.u'Polflv nanor TVio TsJoww TUirv
iii South Carolina know Watson's versatility and i
t sayings as well as his thoughtful writings, but tl
his laying aside all snch trivial things as roads,
he high cost of living and the hight altitude of n
d let us have an end of this controversy which may
foundations upon which the fathers reared this illu
Come across and tell us, Watson."
?t all questions, now, henceforth and forever moi
hat Mr. Arbuckle and Mr. Giles are two entirely dif
t every Lancastrian is convinced that Mr. Arl
reputation he may have, is far from being the
Lancaster boy is.
(:o:)
[JCH THERE BE, GO, MARK HIM WELL
es there a man with soul so dead, who never to h
'That editor has quite a head. I'm glad I take his
a raft of grit and sand, he prints the news of j
>oosts the town to beat the band and that's the ]
[e soaks the grafters in the neck, he saves the S
m wreck, he's Johnnie on the spot, by heck, when
jumble. He writes the ads that bring the douj
I our gloom and woe, he tells us all we w
id yet he is quite humble. He never gets a bit stu
ed since Hector was a pup to earn his daily bite ai
a little over. I know we owe him many plunks, so
e other skunks and furnish him with kale in cl
h to live in clover."
(:o:)
WHY ANY RESENTMENT?
the last few days this newspaper has had occas
ements to a number of those owing us accounl
e next few days we shall send more. Unfortunal
/ *
ir friends are a little resentful over the fact that
:s were rendered, but to save us we cannot imagin
>r why they should be.
oiks seem to entertain an odd idea when it comes
Latements from other people whom they are ovvii
mon language, "being dunned." It is possible thai
msitive nature do not know that the business n
10 send them statements of account always receiv
Is from the houses with which they do business,
s paid within a specified time, a cash discount is i
If the account is not paid by the first of the mon
second dun is sent, while if it is not paid by the lift
m is sent to the local hank for collection in the sh
Iraft. The folks who manufacture the stuff th
s buy have to pay for the goods they sell, and
ty naturally that the merchant who sells the same
al consumer has to have pay for the things he sell
in business. A truth that a good many people ou
eart somewhat seriously is that the breach of eti
inning business, if there is one, is not made by tl
sends the dun but by the person who has let an a
ng that a dun is necessary.
(:o:)~ ?
LET'S HAVE A SECOND ONE.
derstand that Lancaster merchants conducted a "
e once upon a time with splendid results. If that b
have a second one? It is reasonable to believe that
t could be made successful, then the second sho
>re successful.
re seen the "Dollar Day" affairs conducted in a n
towns and we never knew one of them to fail,
nerchant is perfectly willing to make certain concc
ay, in order to attract new customers to his store
familiarize themselves with his place of busines
ge customer is certainly willing to make the trip t<
>ws that he will get twenty-five per cent more f
i this particular day than on any other day.
it not least, the greatest benefit to be derived is in
; a closer relationship between town and country.
>e that the merchants of the city will look with fav
oposition and that some one with power to act foi
i making plans for the affair. I,ancaster can have
letter "Dollar Day" than any other town in South
will all do our share and co-operate with each oth<
* i??
raWH TUESDAY, FEB. 27. 1917.
I HB j What Others Say 1b h Our Scrap B
nport- . Not .lust Yet. Horse-Play at \\
led bv "God knoW8 where we are Bolng!" The village cut-up i
exclaimed Minority Leader Mann. F ...
h?nr.lrl? r* .. . .... ... or le8S of a squelchlm
UCKle One thing at least Is sure. We are
in'* in no* sotng where Mann would like to tiguous ultimately,
lead us.?News and Courier. might have said,
edltoi * * Good taste Is overrid
An Kvidrnt Fact. at weddings and the
one Of National Prohibition'steadily draws who ls IymK awako n,
nearer. Its opponents no longer de- ....
irolina ride the Idea of Its possibility. They 1 ? IU W wa>8 ?
ie set- ,)OK,n to 8ee the handwriting on the crop of npwlywet
wall.?Greenville*Piedmont. turn over and go to s
bilth- l From present indict
Jack- ' onslderahle Oatli. vices will not bo need
Aliens seeking naturalization are
S my1 _ . . , , ....... There is a strong sen
J now impressively informed that their
ettled, oath binds them to fight for the 'l'm an<* tribe.
is United States even against their Nearly all of the w
v ' *" mother country, but the reports in- are beginning to publ
aster? .Urate that this does not halt the pro- interest to the June
joith ? cession. They go straight on taking ... , , . ,
,Nlin a , .u unite in advising agki
the oath?even when they are Teu-hatge
lons?Darlington News and Press. a*ter the ceremony.
iers of * * 11 is admitted that
UUJ WIIUIU IIIIU piuiny
at the is an effective speaker and he has at jn selling newspaper*
+ f i least two or three times the brains ;rtlUls. or hoeing the I
that encounter the average member (len jf he must hav
goods 0f the body which he Is about to ball onCe in a while,
s if he e,lter- B,rect or 9ome one 9 V
The congress of the United States. As a matter of fact
Ight to barring the memheis from South pens, even In the cour
quette Carolina, and a baker's dozen of thoro 5a nn place w
leaders, Is not usually composed of boys could play a gam
,e Por" brilliant men. What Is more to the out being ordered to qi
CCOUllt point, this Stevenson has a glutton- Most American to\
h appetite, we believe. Tor work out wqh no provisior
and he will find a deal more joy in ,iron. There was an
Congress In tackling bar jobs than for anything in whlcl
many another man would find in the l)e made. itallroads
playful side of a Washington career. neVer lacked opportu
we hope the Fifth district will be wa8 often given to att
'Dollar sensible enough and liberal enough the cages where land w
to give Stevenson a chance. One young people could pi
0 true, tp|.m in the llouse scarcely serves to freoiyi and work oi
if the introduce a member and it is never amj threatening enerp
..1/1 l.o fnir to expect great achievements Beon
from a new man. If the Fifth will ln tho larger cltie
keep ln mind that the business of a pinyground. with a ta
umber Kepresentativc is to serve his coun- jqdlets, Is a sight to d
The try first and his district second and hearted person good.
\ssions that the member of national Influence 1(i chftsing a baseball
j t Is incomparably more valuable to the frult nor loafing on 1
a district than Is the man of local and nen#
s' an(' narrow outlook, It will in time reap A playground enteri
0 town reWards from the election of Steven- crowd of children d
Or his son that will be worth while. serve its mission unlet
Meantime, gentlemen of the Re- p,.rvi8ed by some com
. I publican party not carriers of the jhe average hoy gets
bring- heav,er intellectual guns are warned m>,oh fun from torn
to beware of a lanky, reddish head- body under his size.
rOr UP- dH Cfllvintntlo who alniro out J -- - ~ ~
- ,w?f ? ?.v w.-? - rrowa of lz-yea
them "Mr. Spoaker!" in a Ion*, wlerd, far from ready for at
a big- shrill, rasping note that one iinag-; But even if n nelgl
Caro- lneH come from the throat of village cau merely opt
a aword flnh if a sword flah could j0t and turn the young
*** sing.?Columbia 8tate. results are worth whl
?.
Ay, 1 **
. . a No Joke At All. groom ought to expcc
ICtmir Henry Ford makes an automobile throwing?ought in fi
ley in- about which the near-wits and fQr thp sp|rU u man,
..vo* would-be wits have cracked many a
Joke and have made desperate at- Bul lho v'ocoratton c
lodern tempts at jokes, but It was no joke white flowers and rl
shake When Henry Ford offered to the cnrds, the tying of c<
, , United States government, In the rear ^xle of the cab
Straus cvent ot wor whole manufactur- r|fl|ng ?lM||n'g or Mbi
ing plant to be run without profit
and all of his time without price.? teles in the luggagt
' Monroe Enquirer. ot,u>r f?o1 stunts of tl
Terent * wedding humorist an
)lickle. Good Meamn* Neglected. Hie Umbo of "old stul
As is always the ease, many good
actor measure8 aro over-shadowed by the i,?7.y Farmers, Don'
|eternal whiskey question. The moat The UnU#d su(f.a
progressive measure introduced at
the recent session of the general as- Agriculture, the state 1
I sembly and the one calculated to do exports all over the co
the most people the most good was ing the farmers of An
7 77 the Australian ballot law. This bill vate PVery available a
>mself had plain aalllns until it reaehed the com(ng ^ Thc wa_
paper, bands of the politicians and then it
. .v.?, wo,,., nthor trnnd sures the sale of aim
11 went the way that many otner gooa
(bills go and never return.?Dillon that can be raised,
proper Herald. that Is exported to fe<
aml citizens and
.lust Resentment. Europe means just tl
things The attempt to force Governor jor home consumpth
rh, he Manning to appoint a certain man even wjth big crops
, , game warden, at the dictation of the pr|cea vrill be hlgl
? Audubon society, was properly re- a ROO(j cr0p year the
ck up, sented by him in vetoing the bill. jpaat raise enough for
id SUP Whether Mr. Richardson Is the right w,n not hftVe to pay (
man for the place, we do not know. win prevail,
lot ll*? . - - >
.... Dut Nve ao Know xn;n ims nieuiou 01 , ,
, _ available acre for Krai
riunkft. trying to force a man on the gov- ...
' . . _ , , vegetables. In many
ei nor is wrong, and he can t be
I.I , r tt . i t ? 14 ers are urged to try a
blamed for refusing to stand for it. ? . . T. ,
.. . of potatoes. It shoulc
?Newberry Observer. ,
sary, under proper cor
.... port potatoes into ar
Not ! ,very Kveiiinir? . .. .
. ' , .. county. Put the hens
If they paint up an American ship , .
r . / ,, . .u ? . . kpys to work nntl
5r.? t-/x tnat way (according to the Imperial . ,, ,
ion to ? * square deal. Raise p
Herman prescription) to win the .
( ? *inil . ... , horses in as large ni
diiu privileges of creeping into and out .
? . , , ? ? accommodations of t
lolv n ?f Falmouth once a week, the Dove .
Ltij, . , , justify and any losses
., of Peace will have resigned in favor .
these - .. r, . . .. x, er- Planter or rancke
of the Zebra, remarks the New . . . .
. ... sustained last year
e Why > ork World, and a correspondent of .. . , _.
.. v. than made good. The
the New fork Tribune suggests . , ,
? .. p may last for months
that one member of the Herman Km- . ..
. . .... , while it continues th<
10 re- bassy be permitted to remain in the ... , .
. ,,A, active demand for e
nr ;n 1 nited States on these conditions. . 0. , , ..
K?I" ... .... . produce. Should the
? ? (a) that he paint himself with red ...
t folks . u.. . . . .x. .x . x week the nations engi
lumM and white stripes; and (b) that he ..
...... , all our surplus produ
ien or be illuminated every evening.? . . . rri .
... . j at least. Take our ad
? Aiken Standard. . .
e such 000 aIU' ('? not p^rinit goo
If iL. ..... . to lie idle in 1917.
11 the The Fifth to the Front.
ISUallv *1r- W F' Stevenson will carry to (;,V4. |||0 ..KUls?
th fnl Wa8hin*,on no ordinary equipment Up to a few years aj
in ioi- for legislative service. He has had curroti to 0i(ier peop
eenth, l??n? experience in the legislative and America needs a place
ane of ,)0"tlral lif(> oT state- l,e 'H a was commonly suppos
1 ilawver of excellent attainments, he ? ??.?
lasket i. |! B8 B
Vddings. Fj
s In for more Oyster
? in tlie "con-1liftlitful su
as Bill Nye | New pu
{turned up
i
ling horse-play Nothing
idiot humorist to the prei
ghts trying t?. 1,10 suc
, ? matter 01'
embarrass the
Koses ai
Is may as well for gowng
sleep. ; The sm<
it ions lils sor- the swoaU
ed. I The *v>
|dross is st
tlment against m,
I There a
coining ai
omans' paper.i dress and
ish articles otiu,akin6 o
brides and all
. , , Tlie Pla
nst horse-play
Once up
there livei
the bride and tempted t<
t a little rice saleable p
ict to enjoy it producers.
, . successful,
fests.
that conv
luggage with they heart
idlculous pla- inendous
D\vbells to the them to q
or auto, the wrote
... .. ? that made
stttution of ar- ,
tor countr
> and nil tin- smoked j,;
io professional ducors coi
i relegated to to accept
[T.-? lack punc
As the
l Head Tl.is. A nances v
... . . embarrass
Department of ,
began to
boards and tht and hl8
untry are urg-i touched
lerlca to cultl-, creditors
ere during the in ^a
. u i.-,,??? I And still r
in Europo as-]
toped the
ost everything And then
Every article He took n
sd the soldiers a hero ar
the stock of but not to
hat much less,several sc<
in, therefore, | man appe
of everything ' way of a
i. If it is not'some leng
inrmer will at that no f
home use and cussing in
he high prices lly. The
Utilize every lem Play.'
n, grasses and lighted ar
sections farm- wealthy,
double acreage1 MORAI.
I not be news- you feel,
iditions, to im- "kicks in'
ly agricultural
5 and the tur- KM
give them a When 1<
igs, cattle and so many f
umbers as the Virtue <
he farm will its own r
that any farm- think of.
r may have, A man
will bo more his relativ
war in Europe bered.
or years, but Many pi
^re will be an experience
verything we not go.
war end this When r
nged will need heights yc.
cts for a year tent to ad
[vice, for once The fel
d, tillable land about to
meet the
A wolf
a Chance. person wt
?o, it never oc- tially to k
le that Young Talking
to play in. It (Job, how
ed that a live patience <
of amusement jobs,
i, running er- \ perso
aack yard gar out being
e his game of most of tt
there was the, j)r> K.
acant lot. kiss must
I .it often hap doctor thi
it ry town, that apiy alwa
here a set of if the t
e of hall with- morc than
alt. good for <
vns were laid tp^y want
i for the ehn- There
aple foresight enough to
i money could plenty to
and factories a g?od apt
nities. Land| A ("hlca
ract them. Iiut taj|< f0 r
as given where Au tjult i*
ay their games npo t5,e ?
rf superfluous' when y
:y, were rarely about an!
in a posit 1
s the modern an<i Wui p,
ngle of yelling | wo Imn
o a wholesome fuses to si
The boy who raus0 she
is not robbing pe would
the street cor jtpr Solid.
I courting i
tainlng ft largo ^ F.ugoi
oes not fully vented a 1
m carefully an- tion mnk?
ipotent person. ^ald head
altogether too man who
tenting some- his life d
AIbo the aver- ten his bv
r-olds Ib very (he beard
'lf-K<rvernment. acroinmnd
hborhood or a If you
:n up a vacant joke* a
;atera loose the (hardly mi
le. aak for tfe1
I nil
?- *
ere and There Hi
!_J
ids and Fashions.
white khaki makes a de- ?
tiimer suit.
rasols have their edges
all around.
is better suited than voile
jent fashions.
cess of u hut is largely a
poise and tilt,
re more in favor than ever
and millinery,
jck has taken the place of
r in gardening.
y sweater over the white
.ill in good style,
re many charming and belaplions
of the suspender
they all afford ways of
ver last season's dress.
yright and the "Punch."
ion a tinle, in a large city
I a young man who at3
earn a living by writing
days and selling them to
His attempts were unite
scribbled merry farces
ulsed his friends when
1 them read; he wrote tremelodraman
that caused
uiver with excitement, and
beautiful pastorial dramas
the reader's mouth water
y sausage and hickory
int. but somehow the proiild
not he prevailed upon
any of them. "They
h" was their criticism,
days went by our* friend's
,-orked themselves into an
ing state. The landlady
demand "money or room*'
friends declined to be
another touch. Other
were putting his accounts
nds of collection agenc?">?.
lone of his work had develmuch
sought for "punch."
the big idea came to h?m.
shopworn setting, cre.lted
id a heroine both married
i each other and worked In
snes where the leading woared
in her "nightie." By
"punch" he introduced
thy discussions of subjects
atlier would think of dlstbe
presence of his famauthor
called it a "Prob'
The producers were de
ler. |
ne (Ore.) physician has lnbeard
killer. One appllca^
>s the fare as bare as a
I ever after. The. youn*
couldn't raise a beard It
ependod upon It can now
reetheart that he has used
remover for her especial
have laughed at the stale i
man has sprung, he can 3
ike fun of you when you I B
lhan of a Ave spot.
id the royalties made him
.?"Punch" Is not what
but what the man who
' wants you to put into it.
11KHT BEDK SAYS:
r>ve is blind, how is it that
all in love at first sight,
comes the nearest to being
award of anything we can
with a will is popular with
cs who hope to be rememirents
know from their own
how their children should
i friend rises to great
>u must, of courso, be conmire
from a distance,
low who feels that he Is
lose is always willing to
other fellow half way.
in sheep's clothing?the
10 comes to you conflden;et
information to peddle.
aDoui tne patience of
does it compare with the
Df some wives with their
n may walk crooked wlthcrooked
but being drunk
ie time is nearly as bad.
P. Otis says the lip-to-llp
go. Wo would remind the
it it dods "go" and probys
will "go."
ruth were known probably
i half the good people are
itlier reasons than because
, to be.
are no disasters big
worry the person who has
eat three times a day and
petite to go with it.
go man boasts that he can ' ^ *
nonkeys. That's nothing!
i necessary to do that Is to
lonkeys.
ou pretend to know all
rthlng you place yourself
on of not wanting to learn
non be a back number,
igine that often a girl retow
her love for a man be1
knows how independent
act If he felt sure he had
She wants to keep him