Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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fj TheLancasterNew: Lancaster, S. C. (SEMI-WEEKLY.) WATSON BELL, Editor, ~ Published Tuesday and Friday BY THE LANCASTER NEWS COMPANY. Established 1852. Entered as Second Class Matte October 7, 1905, at the Postoftlce a Lancaster, S. C., under act of Con jress of March 3, 187 9. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: (In Advance.) One Year $2.0' Six Months 1.0< The News is not responsible for th< views of Correspondents. Short and rational articles 01 topics of general interest will bi gladly received. Friday, August 3, 1917. "My Country 'Tim of Thee, Sweet Lant of Liberty.'* BAIMJE FOR FOOD .MAKERS. Speaking of battle hymns what'i the matter with "Here Comes Th> Bride?" o Kermit has become a member o Gen. Maude's stafiT. Wonder wa there any kicking? o "Where is the ideal wife?" asks i prominent lecturer. In the cella splitting kindling most likely. It certainly is fine to live and learn ,Ed DeCamp claims that there ar evidences of culture and refinemen in his town. o The crop of spring chickens on th streets of the city seems to be up t pur but the other kind falls shot par on the boarding house tables. o One trouble with Lancaster is tha we are all living in the present an making no plans for the town's fti ture. o The Columbia State has discovere a real "yellow peril." South Carol: na's task of having to feed a hal million "yellow dogs." o The weather of the last few day has been just a gentle hint to sum Lancaster folk of what la coming t them in the hereafter. We are in favor of everything 1 connection with the Lancaster Cour ty Council of Defense except aakin Roach Stewart to make any speeche over the district. During any ordinary year a majoi ity of ua would now be in a fermec over the political campaign of nex summer. Therefore the war has a< complished some good, anyway. o It aeems to us that It la about tlm 'for the Lancaster county picnic aes son to warm up. We could do fu juatice to a country picnic dinner a moat any day now. o Some time ago agitation wa started in reestablishing a home fc aged and infirm South Carolina ed tora, and at first we favored the pla but we are now opposed to It sine we hear that Ed DeCamp of Oaffne and Plournoy Crook of Spartanbur hoth seeking admission. THE LANCASTER NEft j THE THEORY IS WRONG. j Col. "Villum" Banks, writing in the Columbia Record, say -1 that he has found medical authority for the statement that an body capable of perspiring freely is always the coolest. We ris to take exception to this statement. When this heat wave fin struck Lancaster we quit perspiring and went to sweating and i : that process would keep a body cool we would have been a huma r ice berg within two or three days at the utmost. Colonel, th t theory is all wrong from start to finish. (:o:) _! I THE LIVE STOCK CAMPAIGN. D 3 I A campaign in which Lancaster county farmers should be ir e terested, whether they are not, is to be launched this month b the South Carolina Live Stock Association. A number of one da meetings will be held in various sections of the State and the meel e, ing for this immediate section will be held in Rock Hill. Ther has never been a time when production of live stock was of moi vital concern to the entire country, and we earnestly hope thii the farmers of Lancaster will take advantage of the opportunit ^ offered them by this meeting. More and better live stock for Lai caster county would be a good slogan for every farmer to adopt. (:o:) SOME NEEDED ADVICE. i We are much in hopes that Chief Louis Behrens of the Charles ton fire department will be greeted by a large audience when h comes to Lancaster on August 10 to discuss fire prevention. Caj tain Behrens is the chief of the Charleston fire department an he knows what he is talking about when he discusses fires an i how to prevent them. Lancaster has always been fortunate in th matter 01 destructive nres and we all earnestly hope that this goo< I fortune will continue but it is always best to be prepared. Chie ! Behrens will have something of interest and value to say to ever; | property owner when he comes here on the tenth and we hop that he will have an appreciative audience. (:o:) THE SAME OLD MISTAKE. s A number of South Carolina colleges, alarmed because of th f war conditions and fearing that their patronage for the comin 3 session will not be as good as it has in the past, have made th same mistake that business houses often make and have failed t conduct any advertising campaign at all this summer. As a rc ft suit young men and young women of this State are signing u almost every day to attend colleges in other States during th next term, when as a matter of fact they would have remained i i this State had the advantages of .our South Carolina institution e been forcibly presented to them. It seems to us that every on 1 would eventually learn that when business is hardest to get is th unit* wnen me greatest enorts should be put lorth. (:o:) ? ' THE SPIRIT IS HERE. t We have heard the charge made that people of the South are n< awake to the gravity of the present international situation an 1 that they are not aware of the fact that this country is at war i cold, deadly earnest. Proof that the statement is not true is fu , nished by the personnel of the State Council of Defense meetini l_ held in Columbia last Tuesday. Prominent men from every wal if of life, coming from every section of South Carolina, attended th? meeting and took part in the deliberations of the body. The made it plain that they realize just how serious the situation S j e and they pledged their aid in their respective sections. We sa o lawyers, doctors, merchants, farmers, preachers and almost ever profession represented at the meeting. We do not recall that v ever saw a more representative body of men gathered at any mee ing in this State and every man present Tuesday was in earnes g! Their efforts will accomplish something during this trying time J (:o:) I i OUR CAROLINA BATTLEFIELDS. | It ?????????? Every now and then we get three or four columns of press ma ter from the government dealing with the subject of nation nnrks Jinrl puorv lima t-ftpoitio , voi.v " v- I/11C U1 LllC^C Cl/lllIllUIllCcltlUIlS V e are reminded that two nationally historic spots have for yea l" and are now without national recognition of any kind. We ref< J1 to the King's Mountain battleground and the Cowpens battl ground. On these two spots in South Carolina were fought tv of the principal battles of the Revolutionary War and the vict * ries at those points were largely responsible for the ultimate ti ,r umph of American Democracy. We realize very fully that rigl ' now is no time to talk of spending money for any purpose oth n than absolute and actual necessities but we do hope to see the di y come when the government will designate both Cowpens ai g King's Mountain as National Parks. They deserve it much mo richly than do some of the National parks already established. * - ...... rg FRIDAY, AUG. 3, 191 r * WHAT OTHERS SAY. 'S More Work Ahead. y Some one has said every man ie America will be working for the g it ernment, if this war keeps up th jf ' years. We are inclined to belli every newspaper man in the coun will be-working for the governm ie before It is gone so mauy months Spartanburg Herald. * Not a War of Conquest. I We don't believe President Will wants to use American soldiers ? grab territory for any nation, or force the payment of money. 1- speeches on the war have alw ! shown a comprehensive internati v | al and humanitarian standpoint y Orangeburg Times and Democrat. t- ' L | e Without Much Trouble. When they undertook to reproi Tom Iteed because the last hoi it over which he presided had app y printed a billion dollars in a sin year, he smilingly assured his ci ies that "this is a billion dollar coi itry." Tom Iteed was right; but n ; it is a ten billion dollar country a if it is necessary to make it nn _ than that there will be no particu J trouble.?Yorkville Enquirer. Nothing in the Theory. j It is always well to heed the adv i of doctors in hot weather?mi G , more so than in cold weather, t- medical men agree that profuse pe ^ piration tends to cool the hoi Therefore, it appears that the nn d a person perspires the cooler I g person will be. Thus a job in a bl furnace is the real summer job. T stereotyper in this office therefi f has the ideal newspaper job.?< 1 lumbia Record. 6 i Revise Northern Opinions. Lots of Northerners will be tra | ed in Southern camps. If many them come back from Europe?a Ithey will go direct from South* camps to Europe?they may be a to revise Northern opinions of I "" South. It is evident that not a f e Northern editors and politicians lieve, or affect to believe, that I 2 South is a desolate country wh distinguishing characteristics are tense heat, swamps and mosquito ^ ?-Greenville Piedmont. 5 P Well, We Didn't. e The editor of this paper has birthday this month and subsci n I ers need not feel a bit shy ab< IS! bringing in cantaloupes, peach ? w atermelons, et cetera, as a hai ie i remembrance of the day.'?Lane ift ter News. Watson must be a gret old cuss. Note that he says "a bir day this month," without nami the day thus leaving It open for l contributors to operate the ent I month. We hope he didn't get : much as a crab apple, because he v ? | so greedy.?CJaffney Ledger. ? 5t |fj laincaster County Products. ! The Harvard Medical unit un n i I>r. Harvey Cushing. is reported r- have been doing some grand wo ^ Dr. Cushing, while under Are, performed several surgical ope 'k tions. The traditions of Jas. Mar it ?ims of South Carolina are be i kept up. By the way, whatever ^ | came of that movement to reai is monument in this State to the m< w ory of this illustrious son who v ' so much fame during the Frar y Prussian war? He was born In /e 'same county as Andrew Jacksoi . : Lancaster.?Columbia Record. I it i " I ".Appropriate" Lines. I . | While Watson Bell was in Gaff a few weeks ago "playing hookie" that Lancaster Job, a friend of ""| penned htm the following api I priate lines: ? We He think eats the too al Real darn TRUE much Reason qulfa is nine er Why and Watson continues e": Bell to 70 lLee LIE ^ 111 BtUI. L'ENVOI: ' But STILL! Poor ht Who Watson gr Said mourns a word The Still's So fraught Depart id with And now re Spiritual Drinks Cheer? Pablo beer. ?Gaffuey Ledge: IT ' . ^-jB ?is . $m ays Run up Old Glory! *'vfl on- Let it blaze 3| ? In red and white against the sKy j And tell the story of the days } When hearts were stout and hopes were hlgl|l I Forget the daily fights of greed, lcl)! Forget the Struggles thft rJismav J aso Of facing cruelty and need? Run up Old Glory for the day. ijjm an- Run up Old Glory! ow ThinK of all 9 n'1 The old flag means to you and me, i ' Of how the blast of freedom's call .3 Shooh out its folds from sea to sea? Red with the blood that it has cost, White with the souls of them that died? jB To-day by laughing breezes tossed .jj It whispers of a nation's pride. ji r?- Run up Old Glory! ^ Fling it forth 3*? And feel anew the country-call 9 h, That thrills Elast, West and South and North 9 >he And has its word for one and alL J ?re Run up Old Glory?fling it far 9 ?o- Across the blue of heaven's dome, > 9 And feel that every stripe and star ] Is warder of your hearth and home. ^ in- ^ ~~?^ ^ ^ ?rn the ew I I I I 11^? (Copyright. 1SU7. by W. D. Nesblt.) | THE RnnklF I \z\ i lv>1 be-1 (Copyright.) Mn-j |r iron ^ Women Must Know Their Part in War : Is to Stop Staggering Food Waste Br MRS. JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN Chairman Conservation Department. General Federation o( Women's Qubs ney L???????????????? ????????_ on It is inexcusable at this time for women not to inform themselves bis concerning the various phases of food conservation as it affects the indi* >ro- vidual, the community, the nation and our allies. One of the greatest present needs is scientific direction in food nutrition and food economy. Thousands of women are eager to be thrifty, to use their resources wisely; but they do not know how. Sane, practical home economics instruction is greatly needed. The women of the country must be made to realize as never before that it is their part in this war to stop the waste that goes into the garbage pan?a waste tnat has been estimated a $700,000,000 annnally. The figure ia staggering. This is what two ounces saved a day by 100,000,000 people means. Our responsibility does not depend upon peace or war. If peaoe ware declared tomorrow, the conditions would be the same. Famine threatens a large part of the world. America's responsibility is just the same. ?We Cust feed ourselves and our allies till normal conditions return. ve0 -w f The work that confronts us women is no mere pastime for gun \ lonths. It will be a long and hard struggle. Haphazard method Jl/ spasmodic methods will not do. The work must be intelligent ar ?/ Take stock. What is your bit? Will you clubs or put up a dozen glasses of jelly or dry^^HHBR^Hfc r Decide what you can do, and begin now.