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TheLancasterNews
. (SEMl-WKEKLV.)
WATt'ON BELL Editor.
IPubllshe* Tuesdays and Fridays
stt Lancaster, S. C., by The Lancaster
INewa Company, successors to
TThe Ledger, established 1852; The
Review, established 1878; The Enterprise,
established 1891, and entered
second-class matter Oct. 7, 1905.
t the postofllce at Lancaster, 8. C.,
nder Aot of Congress of March 3,
879.
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Tuesday, April 10, 1917.
""My Country 'T's of The?. Sweot Land
of Liberty.''
Those of us who took 'em off too
- arly have a delightful cold to remind
us of the fact.
A statesman is a man who is the
'leader of the party you belong to. )
Traders of the other party are cheap j
politicians.
Winter appears to be a shameless |
<jM?ee of baggage at best from the ,
way she has been lingering in the
lap of spring.
We would like to know if Jimmie
Archer of the Jasper Herald is the
same man as the famous baseball
player of the same name.
o
We are a little afraid that after
spending a month or two in Charleston
that General Leonard Wood will
hose some of his military "pep."
o
There may be some more delightful
place to live than Lancaster, but
mot having discovered it as yet we
will stick around here for a while.
If we were sentenced to go to
*war or to make our home in Itoek
Hill it would take (juite a long time
vfor us to make up our mind but we
would probably pick the war.
Mexico believes she couUl annex i
1he United State? if it wasn't for j
Tons and doubtless Charleston ;
thinks she could annex South Carolina
if it wasn't for Lancaster.
If they do make the editor of this
paper go to war, here's hoping that
w-' can get a furlough in June long
enough to enable us to attend the
meeting of the South Carolina Press
Association.
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We have it on good authority that
fthe two German spies here last week
with the monkeys and organs claim
Gaflfney and Spartanburg as their
(homes, and we might add that they
Jhoth looked the part,
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We have been expecting to see J
?every day that Gary Hiott of tho
Pickens Sentinel will leave South
Carolina after April 25 and seek
pastures new, but thus far the an*
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nouncemient hasn't come.
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'Contrary Mary may have had1
'? iuite a lot of troulile with her gar-j
den but we doubt if ?sho ever had
any rain* to contend with like those
i Lancaster gardeners have experienced
during the last two months.
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We. see some strange things on the
(Streets every now and then. Last
Sunday we met a man sporting a
straw hat and the next man we met
was wearing an overcoat. Every
:rnan to his own taste as the old lady
>*i*td when she kissed the cow.
Njiil'.. . : _
THE LANCASTER NEWS
THE FOLLY OF IT.
People of Lancaster are again impressed with the fact that it
does not pay for an automobile to take chances with a train. For
the last several years the railroads have been appropriating thousands
of dollars annually in an effort to avoid accidents at grade
crossings and it appears that they have accomplished but little.
The accident of last Sunday, in which Lancaster people suffered
serious hurts, should serve to bring home to us all the folly of people
in automobiles taking chances with trains at crossings.
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we Sincerely nope luai tne time may conic wiibu uui peopie win
learn to take more precautions and to use more care, but it seems
that that day must be a long way off.
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OBEY THE LAW AND?
It appears to us that the foreign born citizen now making his
home in the United States, or for that matter, those of our owrt
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citizens feeling a sympathy for Germany, will do well to take cognizance
of the advice given by Attorney General Gregory. The
Attorney General advises the aliens that they are in no danger in
this country if, "you obey the law and keep your mouth shut." It
may be that some people will not exactly approve of the Attorney
General's words, but nevertheless it sums up the situation better
than any other words would.
If a man be a loyal American citizen, he will not be willing to
utter treasonous remarks about this country and this government
and if he does utter them he should expect to be punished and in
nine cases out of ten he will be punished.
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AS TO LABOR AGENTS
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We are glad to note by the daily press that Governor Manning
has offered a reward for the arrest and conviction of men who
are soliciting labor in this State in an effort to entice the farm
hands to other States and into other work. The situation as regards
labor in South Carolina has become critical and it has grown
more so within the last week, following the declaration of war.
Many of the young men will certainly have to leave the farms and
enter the service of their country and if we sit supinely by and
permit Northern labor agents to take our negroes, it will mean utter
ruin to many farmers. The average farmer does not need to
be induced by an offer of reward to catch these scoundrels who are
soliciting our labor, but possibly the reward will appeal .to som^
of the mercenary of the State and result in so many of them being
jailed that the remainder will leave this section and leave it for
good. We certainly hope so.
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THE FLAGS ARE HERE.
Thfe average citizen of Lancaster cannot keep from feeiing his
pulse stir as he walks up Main street these days. From every
sTore the red, white and blue flies and the patriotism manifested by
the city in decorating the street signs with American flags has certainly
not passed unnnoticed. An American citizen with a soul so
dead that he can pass an American flag without emotion is almost
an undesirable citizen and should be treated as such.
In this connection we are reminded of the fact that there is a
law, or that such a law formerly existed, demanding that every
public school in the State display a South Carolina flag from the
flagpole of the principal school building. There is no such flag in
Lancaster and we do not recall just at present that we ever saw
a State Hag above a school building, but that does not alter the
law. We venture the assertion that many Lancaster school children
never saw a South Carolina flag and would fail to recognize it
if they did. Now would be a good time to have a South Carolina
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ii?g piatcu on mu ntnuui uuuumg, out v^iu uiury snouiu ue mere
as well.
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PRODUCER AND CONSUMER.
Elsewhere in this issue of The Lancaster News appears an interview
given out ir Columbia by Richard H. Edmonds, editor of
the Manufacturers Record of Baltimore, in which the Baltimore
editor tells the people of the South that the South in particular
and the whole country in general is face to face with starvation if
the planters of this country fail this year to produce food crops.
Mr. Edmonds cites facts and figures and probably he is in better
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position to compile accurate data on this subject than any other
man in the country. No man can read the interview without being
impressed. i\lr. Edmonds makes plain the fact that the situation
is very serious and he begs the farmers of South Carolina to
pay little attention this year to cotton, but instead to devote all
!their energy and activity to producing something to eat.
We sincerely hope that every Lancaster News subscriber will
| read with care Mr. Edmonds' interview and after they have read
| it, that they will be guided thereby. The United States is a great
icountry but it is now face to face with a situation almost as acute
jas that of the days when the Civil War was being waged and fully
as much responsibility devolves upon the farmer in the present
crisis as upon the men who will be in the. trenches fighting for the
American flag. The man with the hoe can do as much service for
his country as the man with a gun.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 10.1917
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HI What Others Say 11 |
A Funny Man.
A funny man is Mr. Fay, ^
Most puzzling that I know.
He wants a war declared today I
And the other man to go!
?Barnwell Sentinel.
Peace at a Price. <]
The more we learn about the hap- t
penings of the past two years the {
more are we convinced that the presl- (
de&t has stood for peace at a mighty ,
I big price.?Greenwood Journal. t
Ldtt>e of Either.
The few senators who oppose a
war resolution have both the courage ,
and the discretion of the Jersey bull ,
that tried to butt the lightning ex- i
press train off the track?Greenville j
Piedmont. i
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An Able Man.
Congressman Lever has held the
chairmanship of the committee on
agriculture longer than any other i
Demoorat. and has accomplished more
than any other two men that have i
headed this committee.?Columbia
Record.
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Turning of the Scale.
Yes, we firmly believe that the entrance
of American into the means j
the turning of the scale. We would
not have anybody think we regard it
as a light task; but we believe Amer- s
ica is equal to any emergency?Yorkville
Enquirer. ]
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Train Teddy??Never.
Colonel Roosevelt says that four
months from now he will be ready 1
to carry that division across, but
while that time is pretty short, li.'
would probably allow of his taking !
the course of training prescribed for j ]
prospective othcers.?Columbia State.
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Well, K ft her Way.
What's the matter with Lancaster?
Friend Hell is trying to alter its
fabled slogan, "Lancaster Leads," to
[Lovely Lancaster, which is, no doubt. ?
sweeter sounding, but none the less
inapplicable. Must have sMpped a :
cog some where.?Kershaw Era.
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An Awful Creature. 3
What'do you think of the man
who would take the paper for a year ]
.and then say "*'1 never wanted it." <
You might not know what you think 1
about him, but if you have any imagination
you know what we think <
about him.?Orangeburg Times and I
Democrat. ,
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"Bill" Caldwell I weaves.
We are sorry South Carolina Is to <
lose W. F. Caldwell from the newspaper
field. He has been with the I
News and Courier bureau in Colum- j
bia for a number of years, but goes (
to Washington with the Associated I
Press. He is a very capable man, ?
nnd we wish him well.?-Newberry
Observer.
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Old Man II. C. L.
The present high cost of living is <
likely to have one good effect. It is
going to make for lively enlistments i
in both branches of the government's
military service. In the army and
ravy you get free food, free clothes,
free medical attention, and you like- i
wise draw a salary. This cannot be ]
said of any employment in private
life.?Rock Hill Record. i
( erinan Kultur.
We are at war with a nation which i
sinks the hospital ship laden with i
maimed and sick and wounded, which i
strikes from under sea the vessel on 1
peaceful mission and flying the flag
of a neutral nation. We are at war i
with a nation whose ruler is bloodmad,
who would baptize the world in j
gore, who would start the blaze that |
would burn a uuiverse to ashes, if it <
would further his own desperate desire
for more power. It will not be a '
skirmish, this war. We are at war|
wun a great power. We will win but :
not without great shedding of blood
and spending of treasure.-?Monroe
Enquirer.
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A Iteuutlful Tribute.
A citizen suggests to us that wo
istart a movement for a fund to- send
it he veterans of Kershaw county to
'the annual reunion at Washington
'th-'s summer. This will probably be
Ithe last reunion the old fellows will)
>ver have and It would be .a beautiful
tribute to these gallant old men who i
are fast passing away. Many of the
towns of the State are taking the
matter up starting subscription cam-,
paigns to send their veterans on. W? '
hope the people of this county will
get in line with the other towns. The |
Chronicle will receive donations to
this fund and see that it is properly j
applied. The citizen suggesting the
movement tells us to call upon him ;
for three dollars and this paper will
give a like amount.?Camden Chron- I
Icle.
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Our Scrap Basket 8
This Is a Joke.
One of them?"They say Miss
rytts has teeth like pearls."
The other?"I shouldn't wonder,
or she is dumb as an oyster."
No III-Luck.
There is no such thing as ill-luck,
rhe man or woman who is always
mlucky generally is so because he
>r she does not grasp chance when it
romes. Luck is wholly a matter of
naking the most of our opportuni;les.
Iowa's Farm Machinery. v
Iowa farming implements are
worth more than the farm implements
of Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Montana. Idaho,
Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona and Nevada combined.
Prom the New Dictionary.
A Watch Word?"What time is
t?"
A Scrap of Paper?A prize fight
waged in the newspapers.
A Stinging Retort?The bees.
Fresh Country Butter?A young
;oat with half-grown horns.
A Sunset?A lazy boy.
A Chicken Sandwich?A pretty
girl seated on the sea-beach.
A Wish For Fach Day Tills Week.
Sunday?May everybody try to make
somebody else happy,
Monday?May the strawberries last
a long time,
ruosday?May the mali ran bring
us good news in a letter.
Wednesday?'May the flowers be
prettier than ever this summer,
rhursday?May as many as possible
be happy today.
Friday-?May we get through with
the week's cleaning in a hurry.
nmuniay may ine powers inai o?
lower food prices soon.
Did You Know Tlu?t?
The;nialene pas is better than actyler.e
for weldinp?
St. Paul candy factories consume
1,000 000 pounds of supar yearly.
Ur'ted States loaned about $300,P00.000
in foreign countries last
rear?
The laboring classes of Seville live
principally on vegetables, with an
occasional meal of dried fish and
oread?
Cameo-cutting one of the moat anient
of occupations, has just befen introduced
into the United States?
Ciarden Hints.
Sow seed in Btraigh rows, not too
Jeep.
Radish, lettuce and onions should
be covered only one-quarter to half
an inch deep; cucumbers and melons
about one inch; corn, peas and
beans two inches. Pack soil firmly
over seed after covering.
Don't sow seeds too thickly.
Potato peelings can be used for
seed.
I)o not sow beans until all danger
of frost is past.
Ileets may be sown as early as the
eround is in condition.
Lettuce may bo sown at intervals.
Cabbage should be sown in a well
prepared spot and transplanted in
(he garden when large enough to
handle.
Plant onion sets early in the
spring.
Swiss ehard should be sown early.
A back yard garden cultivated for
the first time should be well spaded
at least a spade deep. The soil
should be turned over and left to sun
for a few days. A light dressing of
wood asheB or air-slacked lime will
correct acidity.
One Cent's Worth of Electricity.
One cent's worth of electricity will
do the following things:
Operate a sewings machine two
hours.
Keep six-pound iron hot fifteen
minutes.
Heat electric curling iron fourteen
times.
Percolate four cups of coffee.
Lift 100 gallons of water 100 feet.
niva llrrKl of ?
Vilf ^ nhiK Wi no inuuinn
for one hour,
Toast broad for six persona.
Operate luminous radiator fo>
eight minutes.
Warm baby's bottle twice.
Cook Welsh rarebit in chafing
dish.
Keep heating pad hot two hours.
Heat eight-inch electric stove eight
minutes.
Operate twelve-inch fan two hours.
Vulcanize four automobile tire
patches.
Keep foot-warmor hot one-quarter
hour.
Raise passenger elevator five stories
in a minute
Operate electrl griddle eight minutes.
(Calculating current at 10 cents
per kilowatt-hour rate,)
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iH Here and There' US
Slushy Htanzae.
When a girl starts to painting her ^
face,
You may know she has entered the
race
To get her a man,
Any kind that she can,
In any old way, time or place.
This Is a Joke.
"Do you think the time will ever
come when there will be no money
1n politics?"
"I can't Bay," replied the other,
"but it won't be our fault Lf it
doesn't. We have done all we could
to remove all we could get our hands
on."
Did You>Know That
In Lapland men and women drees
exactly alike?
Aada contains one-third of the
land surface of the earth?
Fernando El Cano, of Santa Roea,
Cal.. says he Is 116 years old?
That the finest pearls are produced
in the Persian gulf and about Ceylon?
The deaths from accidents In the
United States aggregate 35,000 per
year?
Thnt in the last five years our National
and State law makers have
passed 62,550 laws?
That the sky Jark and the wood
lark are thought to be the only birds
that sing as they fly?
If the sea should rise one twentysixth
of It's depth, one-half of the
land vyould be under water?
Candle lamps bright enough to be
used on bicycles . and motorcycles
have been invented in France?
Smoking in the dark is no pleasure?not
so with kissing a fair damsel.
Everything has its place?
If your conscience is active, it
i makes precious little difference what
|church you belong to?
I George Washington was never licked
until they put his picture on a
postage stamp?
A news item tells of a man taking
liiis twentieth wife, having been divorced
nineteen times. He's letting
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trouble take Its course?
Men who can't manage without a j
wife will find that they don't manage
with one? *
Swearing off continually is a bad
habit?
The less a man knows the more
stubborn his argument. That's what
everyone thinks when he gets mad
because the other fellow refuses to be
convinced?
In women's shoes it is a case of the
survival of the smallest?
The books that are found In runining
brooks must be "racy" stories?
A crazy person thinks those around
him must be dippy?
What's the use of being dignified
and sedate just to please your wife if
it takes all the pleasure out of life*
for you?
While a woman makes a good deal
of fuss about it, she admires the man
who has gumption enough to put his
foot down once in a while and say
things shall be so and so?
Man may lilse to pass his affections
around, but he will insist that
J those who receive any part thereoi
give all in return?
There are some so ignorant that it
jis no embarrassment to them?
There's nothing so difficult about
being a family man. First get your
'wife and the rest will come to you
rapidly enough?
Some folks waste as much time
telling you how busy they are as it
would take to do the work?
When you see a woman throwing
balls at the nigger babies at a street
carnival and knocking them down
every shot, you have a curiosity te
see what condition her hubby's features
are in?
The French fishing fleet of Newfoundland,
caught last year ?3,294,428
pounds of cod?
There is more real pleasure in getting
$2.00 that you do not expect
than in getting many times that
amount that you have labored fatth:
fully for?
The man who knows himself must
ismile over the way he has fooled
|those who compliment him, but the
j pleasure may he marred by wonderling
whether the compliment was a
'deliberate lie?
What puzzles a woman whose experience
with a bank account has
been brief Is why. they show her _ ?i
I alanco In red figures oftener than In
black?
Poker Is really not a game of
chance. There's no chance to be a
winner If you stick to It?
You never realize how many
things a wife will forgive a hubby
who loves her until you try it awhile? ,
An heiress and a hairless title 1
sometimes go together? I
A census of the financial condition I
i of the newspapers of the country a
shows no change? a