The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, March 16, 1917, Image 4
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H|. (HKMl-WKKKliV.)
WATHON BKlili Editor.
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> Rt Lancaster, S. C.. by The Lancaster
. News Company, successors to
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iteyjew, established 1878; The Enterorliie.
established 1891, and entered
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i [FRIDAY, MARCH 16. 1917
I -
Wo h.d V'ft rooi.ntlv illooi\cni'0,l < Lot
:a farmer is a farmer until he buys a
il?*ord automobile, afier which time he
^becomes an agriculturist.
In the event that the United States
Itas to go to war. we hope the first
man to be sent to the front will be
the weather at am
?i?
The average pupil in the average
school wouldn't care much if the
| j i
State Teachers Association remained
^ in steady ami continuous session.
LTfr. ?,,? 1
A mother wants to know what is
the best treatment to make her lour1
I l
-i teen-year-old son stop smoking cigarettes.
We would suggest a hickory
switch and frequent visits to the
Wood-house.
; i k"-*
Iv IK , , ?
|, A New York magistrate has rilled
|hat a wife has a right to title her
r pisband's pockets v. hiie hubby is
asleep. That is another powerful ar.
guiuent for the young man against
getting married.
111. ()
ji We hear on good authority tltat
Old Major Ilooker of t'.e Spartniibu ;
I Journal attended the inauguration
In Washington and if he did we want
1 On auditor set to work on the Journal
books right away.
If
J , The t'tue now approaches wl,. o Pa
I 11
Nits to spend evei\ cent in sight to
!get M;i and the (lais ready for Peacock
Parade on Master day while the
i
eld man himself proba,bly hasn't a
V^ean shirt to his name.
One of our friends writes us tltat
' :f we will send him the money with
j . which to pay railroad fare lie will
come over and pay us a \isit. It well
ad the money for the fare it would
i i bo cheaper to go visit the friend.
i ..... .
Gary Hiott usually prints mighty
well balanced editorials in the I'ickens
Sentinel but his statement that
1 Congressman Wyatt Aiken would be
a fartor in the next race for the
United States Senate is absurd. It is
to laugh.
M,. o
It is again necessary with us, as
with all newspapers, to inform our
correspondents that we will not print
letters unless names are signed. If
| anybody has to go to jail for libel it
isn't going to be the editor of this
newspaper.
1 ^ The prohibition meeting last 8un'
<!ajr wae a fine thing for the town but
II annenra tn na that thin in a 1 m not
like locking the stable after the
I'arse is gone. There is no use in
making a plea for prohibition after,
you have it.
j c ??
' It seems to us that the time ap.Jpioaches
when Col. "Villum" Banks,
'\Jhe distinguished president of the,
I
' Mouth Carolina Tress Association,
aind Hon. Josiah Sparks, the bald-'
leaded but highly esteemed secretary.
should have some few anuouncements
ready relative to that
meeting In Beaufort. We would like
JJ, to have some minute directions about
|. what route to follow in trying to get
LANCASTER'S TIME
"Charming' Cherokee" as the newspap
prone to describe their abiding place, den
her people are awake to the fact that betl
and a bond issue for the purpose of buildi
passed by a goodly number of votes. It ii
not ask for any very large sum, her issue
and fifty thousand dollars, and we do not
complish so very much in the way of bu
at least prepare the people of Cherokee
bond issue when they see the benefits to b
Greenville county is now spending nine
Jars on her mads and Spartanburg count
bond issue of one million dollars for consti
jin that county.
Practically every progressive county ii
now realizes that better roads are not a lu>
jsity.
We hope that the day is not far distant
will begin to spend some respectable sui
Pudding permanent roads is the only e
problem.
2?(:o:)
UTILIZE THE BACK
"Every yard a garden spot" is a slogan
end of the county to the other and it is mi
the head of the average family. He has t
tables, fruits and other articles of the sail
tiaturally more keenly interested.
Large hardware concerns the country ov
sold three and four times as many garden
they ever did in any corresponding year an
that a majority of the people in the Unite
little something in the vegetable line are
the venture.
Even here in the South, where a majo
always a well cultivated garden spot sonu
ises, the plea for more and better garde
ponse and we should be glad that it is.
The price of vegetables of all kinds is m
and we are brought right back to the age
you must produce.
\X?~ i. i * '
>%?. iwjicci I'M'iy nonie in Lancaster is i
tions for the planting of extensive garden
them are already planted; certainly we ho
and likewise we hope that every single <
lures may prove to be a success. Possibly
get two or three Irish potatoes and half
squandering a week's pay for the outlay.
(;o:)
HORRIBLE RECOI
We were simply astounded one mornii
learned*that there are ten cases of homic
tried at the present term of court of genei
tor. The idea of one county having that n
try at one term of court is hardly less than
We presume of course, that a part of the:
previous terms of court but even though
the size of Lancaster and a county with t
'his county boasts, should not have more 1
eide in five years. We know of other conn
not a murder was committed last year, ye
have ten cases on the docket for one term.
What the trouble is the people of Lancas
ter than does the writer of this article, but
cally wrong cannot be denied.
What steps can tie taken to put a stop 1
life we do not know, but Lancaster people
some Dlan of action fnr thpmsolupa
Most certainly conditions call for steps o
(:o:)
ENTIRELY EXPECTE
Perhaps we are a little tardy in utterin)
want to assure The Columbia Record and
publication that we are delighted over the
cessfully came through the recent libel sui
Lexington county men. We are not entire
features of the trouble but we were sure
newspaper would win a victory.
Touching on the personal feature, those
taking care Billy Banks of the Record alv
agement of any newspaper with which he
i that Col. Banks would never permit one
.tionablc nature to appear in his columns,
editor of The Record is even too careful i
we therefore knew that the allegations
charged The Record with libel would not
m
mmmmwrnirun ' i i ! i f U?n
NEXT? . I i@ Wh
lers of that county are N
, _ , . That Bel!
lonstrated Tuesday that, 8Uro dolI
ter roads are a necessity the8e days'Kershaw
Era
ing roads in that county
5 true that Cherokee did ,i,h<
! Watson H
being only two hundred <. loiuson enci
1/nAtir fv,;? ...;n , Lancaster tli
rv 11 w ?> 111(41 l/llio Will avment
is onl}
lilding roads, but it will would take t
r j i i 1 Lancaster.?i
for a second and larger
e derived from the first. v<
? hundred thousand dol- , Soelnfi tha
the iuternati
y has just authorized a Germany win
.. . , lean ships wl
ructing permanent roads to conviuce ,
,she uieans
Journal.
i Upper South Carolina
;ury but instead a neces- Th'
The Given
ond paper in
when Lancaster county weekl>- We
i Index to our
n in a similar venture, claim to be ti
xplanation of the road^;*
K\j>]
Laucubter
office. U is m
YARD. I nunibft* of
l!e!l roOflvob
? bu r); jiii-ls Jtaj
recently heard 1'rom one ,h,> fc'wurmm
d<ing a strong appeal to " ^
o pay the bills for vegeic
nature and he is very r>< 'tr
eta, +itc< rt irs
Hhot, Hie nicu
er report that they have v<?n t. for Dai
implements this vear as ,llT>> Uui
^ cquie out of
id it is now very evident lot* 01 North
id States able to raise a hecau
Newberry t
going to make a try at
A|i|u
rity of the homes have xv,> are vo'
, , , Wilson issue
^vhere about the prem- vlding f(J|. th
ns is meeting with re- American mei
ly has that
I lien we may
) less thrill nrcnrwlnrnim i
i * - j * ' i.. |i|fi ii. mil
i-olcl argument, to have i!,AV" on her
there will be
row. It wi
low witnessing prepara- V|
s and probably some of ' i! ' 1 ' u
-liock -.ill
pe that this is the case
me of the garden von- 1
we shall then be able to "ll"i.sh > ?t;
, a hag r nitu
a dozen onions without _
*1* i> dl t l
ay i v,ht. j
The retiii!
nil. -ty c it3
_______________than u ullur
hoshuphat!
potatoes. Th
for sixty cent
tg this week when we A." ,hls
lesson to us
ide on the docket to he oth.r vegetal
ral sessions for Lancas- ,,)0 market i
home oonsum
iany cases of murder to nal
i appalling.
r \ Tl
se cases came over from
1 In th?* recei
that he true, a county w'm. F. stev
he citizenship of which ? '?ht votes at
, This was almc
than ten cases of homi- ... ..
as that paid
ties in this State where York by the
t here in Lancaster we 1 h<?H,or- Mrod
f>4 7 votes
ponents. In
Uer probably know bet- votes in t:h?
, ... . j. nearly as well
that something is rndi- t|M Mr M
gentleman w!
to the taking of human years of Hiiffei
, . i meeting misft
probably can work oyt Soulh CaroliI
that the nam
ind right away, at that.,enro,,ed a
J 'served this Si
Isome great n
i time and a
id.cord'
A
g the sentiment but we ?ov* StuaH
iest cattle ral
those interested in that HjPP^ Bay? t|
fact that the paper sue-: raising cattle
t filed against it by two,a,!'a't ratMe
? J other grazing
>ly familiar with all the "smokers."
from the start that the ca,veH wm b
they are brlnf
of the things
familiar with the pains- tage of rais
. . Piedmont. Wl
vays exerts in the man- , . , .
make beef in
is connected, will know ping them wi
single article of a ques- ,ho b,Uf' grat
noHnee should
At times the esteemed business in
ibout these matters and reason of our
set u? by those who
; stand. dustry.?8pa:
at Others Say | la ? Our Scrap Basket
tot Cracked? Cream S|xmge Cake.
on the Lancaster News Mi* together, as for any
lg some good ringing cake* foldln8 whites in last
Keep it up. old Top. three egg8' one cuPful of
teaspoonful of baking powdt
* cupful of flour and one teas]
ding Uh Again. vanilla.
(ell suggests that the The Term "Carat."
auipnient be held at .
The term carat, as used b
lis year. the encaulp-.?. ... ,
1 smiths III clluarillt' ttm niiolilv
ir ior on? week and it , tl """"""" *T~
from the alloy, is derived Iro
hem that long to set to ? .w , , .. . ,
e of the seed of an Abyssinian
Spartanburg Journal. .. . . .
m # 9 tlower, which, being exceeding
form in size, were em pi 05
i.rj 1 ro ably. weighing gold and precious 3
t congress is divided on
loual situation may be Koutliern Apple Fouo.
blow up several Amerl- Peel and core one dozen t
thin the next few days plea uud place in a puddin;
is more thoroughly that Scald one quart, of miik. tin
business. Greenwood one scant quart of Indian men
iug and cooking for severa
utes. Add one tablespoonful
Claim to Glory. one cupful each of -vmolasS
wood ludex is the sec- flnely chopped suet and pot
this State to issue trl- the apples. Bake a couple of
are glad to welcome the This very good,
status, but how can we *""
le best triweekly in thej Three Riddles.
more??Orangeburg 1. Why is a book like a wa
pmnnnil ??
on: Answer.?liecuusc both ai
* * * inside. ^ v
aiiied ?t List. ( 2. What is it that goes rou
is to have a new post- round the house and never It
uluratood that the large track? Answer.?The wind,
postcards that Watson. 3. .There was a green horn
daily from Spartan- inside the gre'eh l\?>u4e was a
i made it necessary that ho Ware". and irMM^ the white
at eieet a larger build* was a red house, ami in the
parUtu^uig house lived fifty lift lb coloret
*"> . Answer.?A watermelon.
It Won t. ('
bate to .loo ph?s T>*?- A r^ul *:W?asli.
t- nf-the 11 hv/, ought io If thti ^I'd* a'e r<'(l or
lbs of his critics; but it or ,ho ^yos burn and sUn? aH *
itieis la a doithern man, with dust n,,d wa8h theI
lk no tiling S<W can a ro,d "ofution or boric acid.
the South.'v There are r-v,'s ache and fhf,y a,e dul
ern people who dMlihe heavy-looking. wash them
so he is Southern ,nn '?>?'? a ?la> with the lotion.
)bsv?rver. Nolng exposed 'to strong sunli;
nfte- driving in a cutting wii
roves of Muv 'ot 1 w'*'' ^O'othe and relieve
, , h' of t' . * istressed feeling
y glad to e I'roa out .... , .
yes. y f mottle of bor
an excuti. onl- pro- . .
eye lr o~ .. journey, t
e propet .nna' out ?, . . .
. . . heal 9' and scratchy
chant ' ps. .e c> ' - . .
mi i yr . ause.i nv tr:ive!
con tutio ,?l r at. . , ...
tr; 11 , at will wash out an
loci, .or s .uetli' r to , , . ,
1 clnd from the eye. The
lei ernr y wi back , .
of l eye wash prevents !
su anar pre aui o ,
' .ie h 0est ' ad of
e en for ; itierch .
yeu h < >:*. r a young man
<1 t sink subnin. ,e , , ,, . , . .
... i , at old jokes cracked by a
ill i str .ng ili .ce. ., . , ,
. . oui)g man, (lie jokester has ,
1 cord.
? 0 ty sister.
?? \' .Ionic A Californiau is the Inver
a tough glass hood for autoii
ito< i cost nl .e dollars that permits a man to watch I
ei> cents a pi t. now' . while his ear is running
u' ( r 1 1' Standing still is only death
usl 1 ' ,lt nww? othi r form -trying to save i
"' ' N 1'"'in lor eXpOUse3 js about the only
alM 4,1 ^or 't>88 some people have for living.
a ; ck. .Jumping Je.
. , , Canada has a herd of 2.077
\ dollar lor a peck ot
. . . . . lo owned by the Dominion *
e w inter sold potatoes
s a bushel a few vears llH n'*
suould be a solemn Prin,P 0eorKe of
to grow potatoes and only fou,tt?en years oW- is
. , pert with knitting needles,
ilea tins year, not for
. . ,. Nearly 770,000 farmers are
it high prices hut tor
? ,, , , , ing the United States agric
ption.?i'ugcland Joury
department in seed and plant
, , , The perfume Industry of Itj
t. nually makes use of 1,860 t
IK* < OllipiillK'Ilt .
orange blossoms and 1,0 00 t
nt election for congress ros<?.
enson received all but ' An electrlc alarm ha8 beeu ,
his home box. Cheraw. |hat 80und8> when a W(
>st as fine a compliment handbng ,H ()peiH.d by an un?
Paul O. McCorkle of ,zod pPrson.
neighboring city of If we pvpr have a woman ru
McCorkle there roceiv- win ttdVoeate peace at I
to 17 for his two op- nricPH
fact he got all but .lt> Most people are natural>ster
county and ran aj|eep
I in all the other coun- 'pke more interest a man ta
ft orkle is a charming js business. the more "tnteres
10 ha8 passed through ijkPiy f0 take out.
ing with greut bravery. Some men never give a tl
jrtune with a smile. hereafter except whei
ta may well be proud have occasion to pass a gravey
e of this gallant spirit a dark nlRht>
mong those who have jf yOU wanj Success, you c
late and we have had n from Nature at the very i
ten in congress at one abie price of "Brains, Hard
mother.?Columbia Re- and Honor."
i It is said that the morals c
* * * . York are higher than they u
Prediction. be, which means that out-?
t, of Virginia, the larg. visitors are behaving themsolv
ser east of the Missis- ter.
le South will soon be Kvery day we meet those I
of a beef type that will characters, Despair and Hope
buyers of Virginia ano old Despair looks no better tl
states in search 01 did the day we first saw him.
When this is the case This year's strawberry crop
1 worth Ave times what United States was worth |2
ting today. That is one OOfi.
that shows the advan- A smile is more contagious
ing beef cattle in the scowl?and much better foi
Intering cnlves that will around you.
this section, ^nd ship- There are more opportunit
len two years old on to day than there are men.
is of Virginia and Ten- The successful man is the 01
I become a profitable does a thing while the other
the future. And by are holding committee rneotii
railway connection with elding whether or not to do
this immediate section Rare dye stuffs--some of
it to profit by this In- came over in the submarine
rtanburg Herald. Kchland?are quoted at $70 u
M P | Here and Th
f
The bigger things are
sponge; than the smaller thingsof
all.'l*8^ competition.
tr, halt! .
?r, onoi Success doesn't mean i
Itooufui ?f competition so much
ahead of yourself.
IV .
Crippled .Mother G??s<
y gold- Ding dong, belt,
of gold Pussy's in the well;
pi that jWho put her in?
carat- kittle Johnny Green,
:iy u'ui- And farmer Green had
ed ' t town for a sanitary e
tones. a dredging machine
water purified, and it (
to get pussy out.
art ap
s dish Ixsarn a I jit tie Ever
eu add "^he c,ty of Copenhaf
il, mix- con8Um'nR 25.000 pound
1 min-'can 8a'1 pork,
of salt,' *n Switzerland there i
Cs and one Postoffice for every
"hours'. MR. JONES TELf
BANK SHC
Says That Losses Sus
termei-' Covered-*-Reward Itru
read For Slandere
nd and r j,as j) Jones, presi
saves a j?-fj-Kt National Hank, int
day: "Said that the re<<
and in tfie bank, as shown li
white tor's Report, amounts to
Mouse an,j that 110 other losses
white aoter have been sustain
1 boys, diately after discovery o
'ape. the bank had a com
ed audit made by the Sou
Company, under the di
gritty. 0r Messrs. Jno. W. Todd
f tilled Jackson, who are certitle
n with countants of the hiphei
If the \ condensed statement fi
1 and'(tit and from the otflcia
three statement as of March 5
After the Comptroller of the Cu
ght, or of which have been
id, the jjewfl for publication, slu
i every condition of the bank am
in the itself in unmistakable te
ic acid therefore, unnecessary
no. It elaborate the stronp (It
loeflng dition of this banking it
inp on The directors' uncondl
offend- absolutely guarantees th?
timely any impairment, not only
serious tal stock, but of its sur
With the surety bond!
profits, and property trr
lauph- the bank, the directors \
anther |.ut up about three tin
t iiret- 000) dollars, which wi
back to them out of futi
itor of of the bnnk.
nubile* If there l>e nn.v deposit
his en- largo or small, who ?! >
information, we will be
in an- him for the opportunity I
uneral nnd H ?tiy of our dope
excuse their money, it is here fo
i Many false, malicious
buffa- ?"'s ,'U,1,UI" about the it:
govern- "'hcers, l?nve boon sprea<
and for the arrr>t ami <
who is l^e person or persons y\.
an ex- 1 th l"ink tors i
o ie thousand ($1 000?
assistult
urn I SHERIFF'S SAI
tests, i " "
ily an- Execution Against I'
ons of " ?"
ons of J- M- VanMetre, P
vs.
Invent-1 Mrs" L- s- Elliott, E
Oman's "y v'rtuo of an exeoir
tuthor property in the above stn
me directed, I will sell a
ler she Court House withir the
argaln of Ha,e on tho 2nd d?y of
the following described ]
?when
One mahognay center
kes in Two roed chairs,
t" he's! levied upon and to he
| property of Mrs. L. S. El
hought'!sfy the execution in the t
_ case.
n they
ant Terms cash.
j J. P. HI
an K< 11 March the 15th, 191..
'easonWorki
I I.RTTERA OF ADMIN1
>f New state of South Carolina,
sed to County of Lancasti
f-town By j. e. Stewman. Ju
ea bet- bate.
Whereas Beckham Clj
'amous made suit to me to grai
i, Poor terB of Administration ol
ban h?il->nd effects of William
'deceased,
of the1 These are, therefore,
0,000,-;admonish a|] and slngul
idred and creditors of tl
than a I ceased, that they he ntfd
p those fore mo. In the Court of
be held at Lancaster on
les to- March, 1917, next, after
thereof, at 11 o'clock In tl
ne who to show cause. If any the;
fellows!flald Administration sho
irs do-; granted.
It. j Olron under my han
which day of March Anno Dora
Deut-' j. R. 8TEW5
pound. Proba
WW*" 7""""
lere | II
- - f
easier to do
?and there s
geting ahead *
i as petting r
? Itli.vines.
to send to
ngineer and
to have the
:ost him |50
*> Day.
?en is daily
[s of Ameri
s said to be
family.
!jS~OF
>RTAGE.
tained Are
; Offered
r.
\
dont of the
erviewed to;nt
shortage
iy the Aticli$25,557.15,
of any charled.
Itnmef
the shortplete
detailit
hern Audit
rect charge
and W. C.
d public acst
standing.
*om this au1
call for a
th. 1917, to
rrency. both
handed The
>\vs the real
i speaks for
rnis. It Is.
for me to
tancial con- (
lvtitution.
tional bond
? hnnlr
im 11 rv l I u ii&
of its caplplus
also.
undivided
insfe?*red to _
vill have to Jp*
ousand (3.II
he paid
ire earnings
or, however
ires further
obliged to
0 supply it,
isitors want
r them.
ind slander>ni
an<i its
1 broadcast,
onvirtlon of
iltv of such
i "fwaul of
dolla rs."
?
liK.
'
Toporty.
la in tiff,
defendant.
Hon against
,ted case, to
it Lancaster
legal hours
April, 1917,
property, to
table.
sold as the
liott to satibove
stated
rNTER,
8. U O.
[8TRATION i
sr. -j *
dire of Prorburn
hath
Jt him Letr
the estate
U. Clyburn,
to cite and
ar the kinhe
aald de-'
appear beProbate,
to
21 at day of
publiratlon
ie forenoon,
9 have, why
uld not be
<1, this *th
uni 1917. .
te Judge.
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