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TheLancasterNews
Lancaster. 8. C.
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"My Country 'Tin of Thoo, Sw??t Land '
of Liberty." I
Published Tuesday and Friday
BY THE
LANCASTER NEWS COMPANY.
Established 1852.
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Ootober 7. 1906, at the Poetoffice at ]
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Tuesday, Aug. 21, 1917.
KEEP CLIMBING.
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Although your chance in life seems 1
small. T
Rough the path and dark, f
Don't worry that you're going to c
fall. I
But get a firmer start. c
Slowly trudge on toward the goal, 8
Keep headed the right way, i
Remember you can never win I
Life's battle in a day. I
Like climbing up a ladder,
Ascending step by step,
Keep your aim the highest.
Lest your mission you forget.
When at last the top is gained ^
Thank God the task is done; I
Look back upon the steps you've f
climbed, c
The battle nobly won. _ t
?James Alwyn Lathrop. ^
Men may rnmc and men may go. '
but The News goes on forever.
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Siam has declared war on Ger- i
many. Will she draft the twins? \
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The South has increased its food s
production 25 per cent?and is winning
the food championship. t
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Uncle Sam has loaned Italy anoth- r
er $10,000,000. At ten cents a yard a
that r/ould buy a lot of spaghetti.
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Ten billion dollars more for war.
Pinckney had it a bit low when he
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talked about "millions for defense." , K
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A poultry raiser says he keeps e
this motto on his henhouse: "An j
egg a day keeps the hatchet away." t
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Among "Ways to cut food cost," ! t
printed in woman's magazines, we v
fail to find a word about eating 0
less. n
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Following are members of the t
medical branch of the Odd Names n
Club: I)r. Organ, Illinois; Dr. 1 n
Croak. Boston. 1 n
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Those young men in Florida who a
shot off their trigger fingers to j ^
evoid the draft can never point with f,
pride to their records. I
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There ought to be a mighty bright j
heaven for editors and managers of p
the newspapers for they catch?
(the other place) on this side of the d
river. n
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Government flgureB show that the v
amount of money In circulation in i<
the United States is $46.53 per capt- c
ta. Every caput in this office, from t
the office boy down to the temporary r
editor, is wondering where he comes j
in. v
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Prosident Monocai has offered the |i
"United States a training camp in b
Cuba. It seems to us that this offer c
affords an opportunity to solve tho ' It
difficulty of quartering the negro s
soldiers in the training camps, un- 1 h
less the negro soldiers prefer to t
cainp somewhere in the North. c
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Not. because any scarcity of coin, i
not a hit of it?but as a patriotic | c
duty and as a necessary qualiflca- i
tion of the editor, we have adopted ?
a flourless day, a meaHess day. and r
a sugarless day for each week dur- n
Ing the war, and if necessary, wo will
cut out more of such nonessentials
as flour, meat and sugar. Lot r
these go to the allies?newspaper I
men live on wind anyhow. t
TH
A HOSPITAL. FOR LANCASTER. THJK
Wo believe this county can sup- Pop
port a hospital and we believe there warri,
ire enough public-spirited men in ^
Lancaster who'are able and willing
to raaise the money necessary to annex
round and maintain a good hospital, seas i
We lack the necessary leadership to tratloi
bring about the necessary co-opera- .. .
?Af #% ??. a(? Uaaa T nil ..?UA
pi V/ LI \/L V/U I CIULCUD. LiOl 3 C* I I UU11C
in this worthy cause and carry it to J1cace
iuccessful conclusion. conaid
4, care, t
and ii
OUR RECENT EDITOR.
tivee 1
We regret that Mr. Watson Bell,
:he recent editor of The News, has caslon
levered his connection with this paper,
as we much appreciated and a wor
will greatly miss his valuable ser- Aus
rice, but we are pleased that as edi- will di
or of the Spartanburg Journal, he But it
will find a large field for his ability, many
>ersatility and good sense as an edl- sure, j
or. Mr. Bell made many friends in up he
his community, and did most efll- demni
dent work as editor and manager when
>f The News. He leaves Lancaster demni
vith our very best wishes for his man I
tuccess and prosperity. die ha
ed cor
sider
THE MAN WHO TRIES TO DO land
SOMETHING. will n
Henry Ford, who originated and[War K
inanced the Peace Mission which so ; ^
lignally failed, now believes that the
test way to peace is to crush Kaiser- But
sm and Militarism. He says: "We con to
nust prepare to go to the end of the States
itruggle without letting hatred will si
reep in our hearts, every man, wo- Justici
nan and child to put all energy into
rushing militarism."
Mr. Ford is now making 20,000
tir plane cylinders of steel for the ^
i;overnment, 1,000 per day, at a .
boon t
>rice to be fixed by the government.
rord gets there. '"d d'
in pei
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FOOD ADMINISTRATION AT ligioui
WORK. and 11
multip
At the request of Herbert Hoover, forum
J. S. Food Administrator, the New educat
fork Coffee and Sugar Exchange ture a
ias suspended all trading in sugar nient
'utures. This action is the result ideals
>f the economic situation caused by we ho
he enormous demand for sugar and nf hig]
he under supply, and the danger of Rut th
price inflation through speculation to say
n futures in these abnormal times. cident
The organization of a fifty million house
iollar corporation to take over if Betwei
lecessary, the wheat crop of 1917, South
vith the hope of stopping specula-! Thief
ion and stabilizing prices on a just ; said at
itandard. I turnin
The task of the food adminlstra- f'Kht c
ion is enormous and complicated. , fu't. h
ind it is fortunate that the govern- I faster
nent has so able and efficient a man '?
.s Herbert Hoover at the head. the Ya
+ | on the
and 01
CSOOD AS WHEAT. j and Pf
The United States is expected to P?ssibl
;row an enormous crop of wheat for ' war w'
!>18, and South Carolina is expect- nenr '
d to Increase her wheat crop for so,no h
918, by not less than 37 per cent, 'he cot
"o make this wheat, the farmer who The
s alert will be looking out for the show 1
iecessary seed and fertilizers and these ?
rill begin the necessary preparation tury a
f the land for a good yield. We will
ot undertake to tell the farmer how
o do it. as he knows how much beter
than we do. Hut we venture to
dvise the importance of a big yield j
>f wheat to meet the world-wide denand
for bread that will be heard In ^
States
he land next. year. ,There is a guar- |
Jitee that wheat shall bring $2.00 ; flOTnp 1
ier bushel next year, and at this One
gure there ought to be some profit 'he res
f good iand, good seed, good pre- cently
aration with fertilization, be used ! some <
n Rood time on these clay bottom j ese in
mds of the Piedmont. Japane
What a pity the people of Europe until
o not like cornbread. They are tg- men, a
lorant and do not know what they i wives,
ave missed in life. Why. we could pan fo
/hip Germany with our corn crop, ried tl
f our European allies would eat graphs
ornbread. The dynamic energy mony,
hat is in good cornbread, could ties m
oute the German hosts. But Euro- apart
>eans won't have our corn, they Now t
hlnk they cannot do without wheat, wamt t
nd we must humor them and ship sweeth
t to them and eat our own corn and as it v
ie satisfied. The European thinks | by mei
orn is fit for the horse and such ing th
Ike, but they do not have the horse mony.
ense to eat cornbread. Why. as full
irethren, it makes our mouth water tofore
o think of the pood old corn dodgers I nize tl
ooked just like a Southerner knows and re
iow to do it, and muffins with eggs former
n the hatter, and corn meal hatter- (tlir en
akes with butter and molasses, and Hterac
nush with milk, and corn meal these
lurnplings in the greens not to ( removi
nention corn pone, and corn mush j agreed
it hog-killing time, and big hominy nient)
?um, um. weddlr
These Europeans "don't know erythii
tothing" about good things to eat. brides
,et them have the flour bread, we'll friends
ake corn meal?occasionally. States
E LANCASTER NEWS TUESI
POPE'S PEACE PROPOSAL.
ie Benedict's proposal that the + PRES
countries consider peace on
aula nf nn In l.v? a ?.] ? ? 1 A A A A A A
UV >uuuuiuum auu uu -----atlons.
the freedom of the
an international court of arbl- Of course,
a. leaving other matters to be made "splen
ed in a spirit of Justloe in a tra,nJnB caIU
, , . read their 1:
conference, deserves to be ?
ton Post.
ered and answered with great
is it comes from a high source, H,
i no doubt prompted by mo- "The war
to serve humanity. George a few
s will probably furnish an oc- a'lie8 have r<
for some clamor for peace in se* ou*
the matter t
Id weary of carnage. zen
trla, Bulgaria, and Turkey
oubtless welcome the proposal. He 1
is not very probable that Ger- a major a
feels that her final defeat Is York troops
and she may not wish to give Sunday and 1
r hopes of annexation and in- reason.?Gre?
ties of which she had a taste
she wrung a billion dollar in- ?
? Some 11
ty from France in 1870. Gerhope
of world dominion will ! There has
rd. Russia in her disorganiz- done <
idition may be inclined to con- ('owPens 8im''
peace, but as we see it. Eng- ,anhurg. and
France and the United States ' late the Boocl
ot consent to a draw of the J ,he improver
ame at this time, when their that one
is gathering for the overthrow i ca"?d to it t
iserism and militarism. streets. Gaff
?
we can trust President Wil- ,
Tliic
state the case of the United
and her allies in a way which guess
land all tests in the Court of tliat was
e, Liberty and Humanity. to 8ecure
6ee General
* governor aski
THE COl'RT HOUSE. suitable place
a camp. We
venerable court house has Thlckety. M
he scene of many interesting be depended l
amatic incidents, in war times. ?GafTney Lei
ice times, in celebrations, in
tions, in fairs, in shows, in re- Mnkln
s and educational gatherings , .
.... , . ... , We are inf<
1 political battles and in the
ii~,i . . * I ers in some ]
lied contests of the legal! ... .. .
. . selling their r
The court house is a great , , . ,
. , , . .. low the cost I
or, and in imposing architec- , . ..
? . , . feed them un
nd convenience of arrange.
. . . , make anothei
should represent the best . . _ ,. .
.. .. . wisdom of thi
or the times, and some dav. ,
. . . ,, . next spring v
pe to have a building worthv , .
, - , . the reach of
ti mission of a court of justice.
, . . . means.-?Laur
us is not what we started out
We wished .to tell of an in- '
that occurred at the court Hmt <
steps at the close of the War "Eat chlckc
0n the States, as told to us by advice of the
Carolina's greatest jurist. Massachusetts
Justice Henry Mclver. He1 we like it but
the close of the war when re- 1,0 roosts higl
g home and longing for the "P on the top
?f a pine tree and to eat a his- was when a m
is company disbanded at LanJ the Pror
and the men, preferring not ')Ut the spurr
re a good gun in the hands of tocrat now set
nkees, smashed many of them tal. and kno'
stone steps of the court house man who wrii
reasionally one would go ofT. to go right on
ipt. Mclver wondered if it was over a deal t
e for him to go through the bill. Eat eh
thout being killed and to be so We are savin
lonie and then he killed hv cake.?Sparta
darned fool beating his gun on -
in nousp steps. | The 1
steps of the court house still 1 Bible i
he nicks made on then, by none other 111
inldiers more than half a cen- i books, vritt
KO stretching ovc
i turies, contal
+ i prose, prophet
JAPAN. nit ions, entrcs
I glympse of t
Tar as Count Ishi speaks for |hp future.
that country .has a more at gundry tim
y feeling towards the United | npr apftke ,n
than it has entertained fori fatherg by t
! these last tim
of the grievances of Japan is His Son."?J
friction of immigration. Rethis.
government has relaxed Soldi
>f the rules governing Japan- Soidiere of
imigratlen. There are many Rnd Qf the n<
tse on the Pacific Coast and bp permltted
recently most of them were stat6f county
tnd like other men they want prov|ded the i
It la said to be legal In Ja- | wh|ch they h?
r man and woman to get mar- | cratlc party <
irough an exchange of photo-1 made fulj pro.
i and a certain prescribed cere- j goldlerg of th,
although the contracting par-1 Jn primary
,ay be separated many mllee Enquirgr
at the time of the marriage,
he Japa on the Pacific Coast,
o get married with their ^
learta in Japan, holding hands This Frencl
vere, across the Pacific ocean, hard one to i
rely exchanging photos and go- burg Journal,
irough the prescribed cere-1
and have the brides come over ! Silent
fledged married folks. HereTT
. a . , For some i
ITnele Sam would not recog.
not hear so r
le legality of such a marriage.
... . Kmg about. h<
quired the eeremonv to be pe?>
. . , . ,i. I nor how mue
1 here in accordance without
? . , it ..i than jome o
istonis. [resides there was the
..... , . , . conscription <
y test which excluded many of
. .. VT i n . i son. ?Picker
brides. Now Uncle Sam has ,
ed the literacy test and has|
(a kind of gentleman's agree- A burglar i
to recognize the Japanese at $1,000 fro
lg as legal. This makes ev- last Monday,
ig lovely for the picture erably more
and grooms and the old time here. So ma
ihlp of Japan for the United they are too i
has been restored. ?Peffersonlai
PAY, AUG. 21, 1917.
?; ?a??b
S COMMENT. 1 Trained Worn
Military RA
all those Southern boya H B,MAJ.OEN.I
did records'* at the j p
ipa. If you doubt it,
n| , I TV. ?? ~
IUIUO yayms. VUHIH"#- IICIC a
can aid
ow it stands. for the fron
will end," said Lloyd-! 2. By j
weeks ago, "when the ^ Vast nu
to attain." And there ( citothin and
when women
+ places of me
Was Satisfied. pe(j pro
nd colonel of the New of real service. Trained women
landed In Spartanburg The immediate call is for com;
eft Monday. There's a dou8 t() ri(jk in ungkiUed handa
UVi1^ hospitals of the cities, and wo;
. ? many nurses in civilian hospit
load Work Done.
actually been some' If the time come8 *hen v
in the road through of caring for children must be
e our last trip to Spar- nurserias must be found for ii
we wish to congratu- called upon for this service ale
people of that town on
lent. We were satis- ___
;e their attention was
hey would work the EPIGRHYMES:
ney meager. 1 ____
i"I think this war Is terrikety
Proposed. ble," the Flower Maldea
? . . -said. "The Bible tells us
Spartanburg now sees , . _ ... ,
'that, by man. shall no man's
not such a wonderful be ?hed .. Hpr Htnlwnrt
a cantonment site. We j friend glanced 'round the shop,
Wood has written the i then, gently, smilingly, chose
ng him to And another violets, carnations red. a rosein
South Carolina for the harmony of color that he
11. he might send it to loved because 'twas red and
ayor Ike S^ith could white and blue ! "In CI RCUMSTAN
. ,usual, he said, "I hold, with
ipon to take care of it. |you thftt ppace ,s perfect Pnra.
d?er- dlse; but read the Word again;
perhaps 'twill ALTER your belle]
g Bail Bargain. blood's not been shed In vain I"
. .. . , Then, suddenly, there came a
jrmed that many farm- crafjh, A drunkpn brutp burst ,n,
parts of this State are ibe g#,|zed fbe frightened Flower
aules at a price far be- Maid?spoke Insult's word of
last spring rather than !sin. The stalwart man who loved
itil they are needed to his flag, and peace, struck Just
crop. We doubt the one blow?and there was blood,
s as the price of mules a coward's blood! The friend
... ? , . ? , of I'eace spoke low: "Take these,
ill probably be out of ?
. , . our Nations colors, dear; forever
farmers of moderate , kppp thpm pregged_ln Jialihurton
ensvllle Herald. I |)ooki perhaps; your heart will
do the rest; for there are certain
'atch the Hare. CASES when a tnan Just cnn't real
^ , ... ! the voice Inside him, crying,
n and save beef is the , ,,,, _ , . .
1 "Strike!' "I m off, dear?to enlist
food administrator or Robert Russi
'Tis a fine idea and "Circumstances njtcr eu?ea."
where is the chicken? MWmmWWWWW
l and the price is right, ,ropyriKht. ioit, by mt 't l'r?d Boreal
limb with him. Time - ..
an could buy a chicken I ?
ecds of a day's labor, D
ed and featured aria- I Aid GlVen Nati
arns the ordinary mor- 1 .
ft'H full well that the I Vr ill ilclStCIl
ags his neck will have | 1
it nftpr flirtnor nnri nut 9
? "*" By THEO
n meet the poulterer's Prandeot Wi?coiii
lekeu and save beef? ,11- ?
K both by eating boe- ' . Wh>(; jnfluence wi? ,he W(
nburg Journal. _
^ What will woman sunragis
Hook of I looks. We 8htt)1 not' of course- dif
. a marvelous book- reallze that il bo more d
te it?consisting of 6 6 and interest of the country ar
en by 38 authors, will not be easy to raise money
>r a period of 16 con-i zations, to hold public meetings
ning history, poetry, somewhat the character of our
lies, warnings, admo- ........
itics, promises ao.l a But the spirit of the time
he beautiful world of people of these Tjnitcd States ii
Heb. 1:1: "Clod, who Furthermore, men see th
es and in divers man- their women. They see that t
times past unto the m ordinary daily life, are jusi
he prophets, hath in arg jug^ M gienerougly j,
ies spoken unto us by _ . ,. ?
ohnsonvllle Progress, 1 bchcve that wom
-I- efficient, is doing her share to
ers May Vote. women, when this government
the National Guard this time only pretended to be
jw National army will
to vote In all of their They Dttn'i Exist,
and national elections, \ye have yet to meet the ball ]
aws of the states from er wb0 believes that all umpires
til permit. The Demo-j bonest, or the lawyer who th
>f South Carolina has tbat ajj juries are sane,
vision under which the
? state may participate
elections.?Yorkvllle Extremes.
The lad who was rejected bj
f. sweetheart because he had red
www and by the army recruiting o
?U ? ' because he was flat-flooted was
h Lens seems to be a tremeIy.. unfortunate,
see through.?Spartan
J A Sad Case.
Are Samsons. ; A man who grieved for 60 3
eason or other we do'because a Klrl refused to marry
nany youmr men brag- died the other day at the ape o
>w much they can lift, How extremely healthy br
h more able they are , hearts inast be.
f their fellows, these
lays. "There's a rea- Did Von Know That?
is Sentinel, ^ The Chinese want more rallri
whleh will mean more laboi
stole a monkey valued American workmen?
m a vessel at a wharf! During five years, Georgia
In New York. Consld-' surfaced 6,3f>4 miles of road, or
value up there than miles for every working day?
ny cantering around At present, China has but <
much trouble to swipe, miles of railroad for 400,00<
a. ' Inhabitants?
? ?
ien for the Work of
?f Qreatly Needed
LEONARD WOOD. U. 5. A.
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re two ways, especially, in which women
lie present crisis:
orking in industry, thereby releasing men ^
t, and
oining the American Red Crosa.
mbers of women are now working in tha
ply establishments making munitions,
1 the like, but the time is not yet here
i need to go into the factories to take the
n. But the time is here, not merely for
ss to prepare, but to meet the actual test
for the work of military relief are needed,
petent nurses. A soldier's life is too prei.
Nurses must largely be drawn from the
men must be found to take the places of
ads.
romen must go into industry, the burden
shifted from many mothers and homes or
ifants. It is the Red Cross that will be
Jpty QUIT YOl'K MKANESS.
Put the hammer in the locker.
Hide the sounding board likewise,
Anyone can be a knocker;
Anyone can criticise.
Cultivate a manner winning.
Thoujjh it hurts your face to smile
And seems awkward In beginntng;
He a booster for a while.
J list for a solid satisfaction
Drop a kind word in the slot
And I'll warrant you'll get action
On your effort on the spot.
Kindness every time beats kicking;
Mirth is better than a frown.
And it isn't half so distressing
If you give a little boost
To the man the facts are pressing
When the hens come to roost.
?Selected.
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WISE Cil'V WINS.
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This is the season of the year
>B When advertising's slack,
When many hold their copy till
The cool, crisp days come back,
at Except the merchants who are wise, ^
Who do a right smart trade f
IH
1 By keeping ads. a-running when
! * It's ninety in the shade.
?Tom W. Jackson in Editor and
Publisher.
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Ion by Women in War [
Day of Full Suffrage
DORA M. YOU MANS It
ud Woman'* Sufhag* Auociation I
ir bavo on tho woman suffrage movement 9
ts do to help their country during the w&rf
(continue woman-suffrage propaganda. Wf
ifhcult than heretofore, since the thought
e centered on the war. We know that it
for woman suffrage, to create new organii.
It will bo necessary, probably, to change
1 efforts.
a fights on our side. The thought of tha
s turned toward democracy these days,
at their own patriotism is duplicated in
he services of women in time of stress, aa
t as essential as the services of men, and
jst as faithfully and efficiently,
an who allows herself patriotic, faithful,
hasten the day of the enfranchisement of
shall actually become what it has np to
, a government of, by and for the peopl*.
>1.,- !. EPIGRHYMES: i!
i are j ( ,
ink* 1 ' Mad* seems to me as l
, ] ; though our President's last |
i "Note" (an' I'm a bit ashamed I
I j ) to sey he didn't get my vote) l|
i i > was writ a-followin' the line S
] | o' Devy Crockett's thought? j|
hit i be wanted to BB BURB o'things B
hair j ; afore he up an' fought. Both X
fflcer i > YOU an' me ARB fool 1 ah fer te I
"ex- | ! Jedge on lmpulae when we got, 2
i ' up thar at Washington, some ; |
j j party decent men whose Job It ! |
* Is te learn the RIQHT o' things, J
t'. an' THEN to act. not on no !
! J" cracker-barrel tnlk, but on "5
fears i * * %
t' some cold, hard fact- I wouldn't *
1IU GO to Congress now, for I've
r x sufficient brains te know I ain't >*
oken K,,t brains enough tc shin' them
* mental strains. An' I Jest think, *
In Washington, when all Is done !g
* an' suld, they knows what they're
x! a-doln' when they nay, "Boys
raads i. go AHEAD 1" Sol Jeat guess I'll J* '
r foi |[ tote iny gun?I uln't quite !?
jj| sixty, yet; I ain't got much J* I
i! te give The Flag, but all I got? S
*; She'll get I ;S
<>ur i > Robert Russell. 'x
J' "Be sure you are right, then go ' *
1,000 j) ahead." )!
)'000
(Copyright, 1017, by lat'l I'ttm Rarwa.)