The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 28, 1917, Page 4, Image 4
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Established 1832.
sioners, Samuel
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>otober 7, 1905, at the Postofflce at Eli Alexander t
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tress of March 3, 1879.
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Short and rational articles on legislature in 11
Copies of general interest will be purported to be
gladly received.
made out in 1
m T I commissioners
Tuesday, August 28, 1917. ... , 1S
J \ ? ' resolution of It
^ | In an old dee
,lie v>l,age Was
/^) cr Lancaster. S
been on the map
/0/g J|rjyV^X fifteen years. \
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The writer fir
October. 1875,
? village, but note
PATRIOTISM. ty of her folks.
: road, no bank, c
Me serves his country best tabllshment. twi
Who lives pure life, and doeth right- terian and Me
eous deed, wooden store h<
And walks straight paths, however store house occ
others stray, and Chafee (Ji
And leaves his sons as uttermost be- and N. G. B. Ch
quest, by Funderburk
X stainless record which all men may George Ferguson
read; the house occup
This is the better way^, and the house
- Davis, the Emm
No drop but serves the slowly lifting small house on
tide; |for a pressing cl
No aew but has an errand to some R. E. Wylie, a
dower; they were in 187
No smallest star but sheds some buildings from
helpful ray, j south end of Ma
And man by man. each helping all built since then.
the restv falling asleep 1
ATake the firm bulwark of the coun- J awakening on
t y s power; would not know
There is 110 better way. paved way, Its
.. # ?Susan Coolige. . numerous and la
jits banks and h
ft iand all the slgi
it is impossible to bring about any
? I traffic. In othe
conservation of gas in the newspa- 1
? 1 lik? progress is
per columns. The supply is unlim- 1
jte(j " Franklin Acaden
I school house, wb
handsome Grad?
.v New York paper contains the1
offering fine edui
headline "Onions Bring Stiffer
Instead of two
'Prices hv Ten Cents." Ten scents is , ? . .
rian and Method
h small advance in view of the crop. '
tist church, an I
an Episcopal ch
Solon speaking to Croesus said: , A_
people have thei
"Assuredly he who possesses great , ^
and Presbyterian
store of riches is 110 nearer happi- ' . ,
odist churches,
ness than he who has what suffices , A.
no banks, there
for his daily needs." . ,
perous banks:
+ caster, The First
Ferdinand, King of Bulgaria, 1 ?
IThe Farmers
wants the Kaiser to arrange for his ' . ^
, Trust Co.
?hare of Serbia. The Kaiser may .,
With no rail
*iave to ask Uncle Sam's consent. IT , _
two now. Using
> ,, and well water
\ treaty with unconquered Ger..
one of the flnet
many is but a acrap of paper.
. the country. 1
<*ermany is bankrupt in internatric
wires were
?tional morality.
^ now there iB a r
The government has fixed the strumentalitle of
Vrice of coal at around $2.00 per transmission of
ton at the mine. We are waiting to ma" came by h
tiear the price at retail before lay- ol ^orn ?'
ing in the winter supply. Wood at K?'ng ar"' 0O1"
$2.60 per cord Is cheaper than coal, w<Me ?'(' "elds 1
unless the retail price is less than il,(',ist 1 ial P'a"trt
$6.00. ' the ice plant, tfc
. f fertilizer plant
Uncle Sam has just let Russia have caster Cotton
h little vest pocket change?one ' have given r lace
lundred millions. Secretary Lan- Iand surfaced sti
ing says: "There is no feeling on j and boarding l
he part of this government that i wa? a day when
lussia Is on the verge of collapse. 1 cat could not be
consider Russia today stronger than Eggs were three
fthe was a month ago." I in 1876. The fa:
^ Tl
CASTER. J to ask more than that for
the origin of the August, even though the h
aster may be found j molting. Good fryers were
' Wm. McKenna vs. {ten and twelve and a hall
>f Roads, reported in1 now it takes thirty-five <
s, page 381. cents to get one, even if 1
it in 1801 a petition chirping for its mother, '
o the legislature by teen cents worth of beef ma<
nd William Barkley,: mess for the family?now t\
le land, praying that cents worth can almost be
be laid out at Lan-! through the keyhole of th<
ouse, and in conse- (door.
:h a resolution was The lawyers of that day v
ing certain Commis- A. Moore, the father
Dunlap, John Simp- Ernest Moore, Jno. D. Wyl
5n, Wm. Barkley and Allison, B. R. Clyburn, Jose
0 lay out and make The doctors were Leonard
lage and return the J. Mackey and J. H. Fosl
t sitting of the legis- preachers were Rev. J. W
when the plat was soon followed by Dr. H. B.
legislature does uot the Presbyterian church, a
ng the miscellaneous think Rev. W. A. Rogers of
Secretary of State's j dist church. Jones Crockett
the record of a plat j Crockett Hotel, and J. h
1 received as a plat kept the Riddle Hotel j
>y resolution of tho chocken pies were famous.
S08, and this plat. Leminond is the only inei
a copy of the plat Lancaster now. who was in
802, signed by the then. Mr. Lemmond grew
I
appointed by the 7, 1879, he had his greatest
101. and his greatest loss. Tha
d by John Simpson, freeze came that so desti
called Baruetsville, customers' crops that his fi
0 that Lancaster has $40,000 was swept away
for one hundred and gave everything to his cred
Vhat a story of sor- even claiming a homestead,
?f struggle and ease, same night the beautiful tw
1 prosperity, of do- L. C. Payseur who had ther
iphs, of hatred and arrived, has retired from
>lded within those in comfortable ease. With
j ceptions, preachers, lawyers
st saw Lancaster in | merchants of 1875 have pas
a small, straggling the other side, other men hi
d for the fine quali- their places. Industry has
There was no rail- ?d into many tields, and 1
to manufacturing es-' la a- progressive, growing
o churches, Presby- governed city.
thodist, a few old ^
>uses and one brick FREEDOM OF THE 81
upied by Hasseltlne Under international law
idson A. Hasseltlne by j-,11 nations prior to thi
toffee) now occupied belligerent could lawfully
& Company and sink an enemy ship pro^
i. The Court House, lives of non-combatants w
led by H. E. Coffey, j guarded and neutral prop
owned by T. II. (ried on ship respected; a b<
ions house, and the may blockade an enemies c
same lot, now used destroy neutral vessels, at
ub, and the house of to run the blockade, prov
ire substantially as blockade is effective ^ a b<
'5, all the remaining may prevent munitions of \
the north to the leaching the enemy and n
iiii street have been merchant ships carrying si
Rip Van Winkle, merce, provided, except in
lere in 1S75 and and, exceptional cases, the
Main street now may have a hearing in a pri
the place with its Qermany's ruthless si
electric lights, its murder and destruction
irge store buildings, < very principal of internal!
andsome residences, as to the freedom of the a
as of business and
r parts of the city . (ilX)IHOl'S Fit A NCI
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shown. In 1875,' No record of heroism in
ny was a two-room : v.orhl surpasses that of F
lere now stands the 'his gigantic w*ir. We tho
*d School building,: 100 pleasure lov ing to stand
rational advantages. I'lfic strain, but throughout
churches, l'resbyte- 1 u' struggle from Marne to
ist, we have a Hap- *he has battled with such t
I. K. I'. church and courage and endurance as tc
urch. The colored admiration of the world. 1
ir Industrial School that the French troops
1, Haptist and Meth- miles on the Western front
Where there were 000,000 men and that in t
are now three pros- year of the war she has 1
The Hank of Un- more than $16.500.0000.01
National Hank and feared that France might
Savings Bank & hausted before the Unite
{ could strike for her and
road then we have debt we owe for her help v
; nothing but spring i country struggled for freedo
then, we now have days of the Revolution. It
it water systems in J cheering to read and bell
telephone and elec- France is not exhausted
not known then? notwithstanding the great st
tet work of such in- w'll and power to IVght an
communication and show no weakness.
electric power. The I ?
ack and the tooting THK PUBLIC LIHKAI
carrier marked the We have in Lancaster
ling. Where there library containing many fi
then, now there are worthy of reading, but we
, the cotton oil mill, the taste for good readin
le lumber plant, the growing in Lancaster as i
and the great Lan- and that the public taste
Mills. Mud-holes vitiated by the modern nov
) to paved sidewalks of which should better be
reets. As to hotels the fire than be distilled
louses, there never lives of our young peop
. something good to hopes of those who were in
found in Lancaster. > tal in establishing a publi
dozen for a quarter were to encourage the re
rmerg were ashamed good and useful books? -the
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CJESDAY, ATO. 28, 1917.
en* In) of knowledge and the ct
ens were a taste for literature,
i sold for Rufus Choate said: "1
I cents? who has laid up in his
or forty held fast in all fortune,
it is still and paasionate love of
Then, fit- Henry Cabot Lodge coi
ie a good reading of classics "whic
venty-flve us back from the perishin
delivered the moment to the liten
e kitchen is the highest work of
and which is as one nob
vere Wm. ing." ,
of Judge
lie, R. E. RUSSIA'S SOLDIER
ph Clark. When the Russian i
Strait T. caQie demoralized on tl
:er. Th? account of the revolut
Querry, Vera Botchkareva, we a
Pratt of c'ared: "Since our men
nd as we 'nK to fight, the women
the Meth- them how to die for th
kept the and f?r liberty." She o
1. Riddle thorlty to form a woman
ind their and promptly organized t
Wm. D. lon of Death." and whi
"chant in caIne in battle they be
business *P!endld courage. The
to be a t00^ the oath to "Conqi
t blessing and It is said each wonit
t night a I rat'on of cyanide of pota
"oyed hrs 'n Jhe event of ca
urtune of The story of Joan o
and he w*th insignificance. If t
itors, not Wouien are of such h
and that j 'Russia will yet hold bat
ins came. nian host.
i recently
business THE COMMUNITY
these ex- We cal1 ?Pecial attem
, doctors, ,etter elsewhere publish
sed on to l89ue addressed" to the
ive taken Lanca?ter, by Mr. R. \
broaden- r?unty Agricultural Ager
Martha J. Crelghton, Ho
"lacaster fltratlon ^gent, urging I
and wall ^ holding communi
ship fairs this fall and
times and places of meet
* consideration of that sul
accepted Lancaster county Is mot
6 war, a in havjng 8UCh able and ?
seize or offlcerB in charge of the d
rided the of co_operative work in
ere sate- h(>me economics. T1
erty car- better jn any county ii
jlllgerent and thoy de8erve our hea
oast and jn thelr eff0rts for commi
tempting opment. We trust there w
Ided the Rieeting8 at the appointee
elligerent placeSt and that the sp
var from pftratlon aIKi progress
my seize manifest.
ich com believe that coram
extreme'wljj Pe vpry stimulating
neutral (|J County progress, and v
7.e court.1 j_reator results in a si
iibmarine than a county fair. Tliei
violates communities are enthus?
onal law 1 |jne, tlie way will be ma*
teas. a grand county fair,
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ui|/ycu (tuu wnoie-neari
tained.
l all the '
*
ranee in: fimnan Submarine J]
ugbt her!
the ter-! The days (he subin
ace are numbered,
the aw- - .
I The submarine has w
\eidun |,avoc> hae been able to
luuntless expected blow and disap
i win the eept against unarmed or
vVe learn iy armed ships the subm
hold 383 n?t dare show itself.
.-w o Not much longer will
with ??I*
. , , rine be able to operate '
he third . .
presence being accurate!
expended yery recently a method ha
DO. We fected for detecting the pi
be ex- exact location of a autre
id States i niore than three miles dli
.. There can be nothing
Day the1
disclosing the nature of t
vhen our ? _ .. . .
tus or lta method of opet
m in the it may be said that the p?
is most paratus Is the result of <
eve that started before the war ?
and that I on a combination ol
. skilled mechanical and
rain, her , . . . ? , ?
minda in the United Sta
d endure ovei.f apparatus has
out successfully upon G?
marines in service, with
that fewer German suhr
... afloat than there were,
a public
. . It will take time to pro
no books!
merchant ships that ope
fear that war Zone with this and
g is nut line equipment. It is na
t should, pert that the allied warsl
is being nrst fitted out, especially i
!ers on submarine patrol.
'el, many
Once the American and
cast into jit royers are equipped th<
into the reason to expect an aim
?le. The Hon of submarine activitl
istrumen- A submarine that i
must come to the surfai
hours and remain there
adlng of to 8,x hours to recharge
diffusion ies.
" Mil* imww.w
Happy la he y JWFM ?*
:?zz: I Why Ft
reading." ww
mmends the y
h will draw y
chatter of V
m
iture which !
civilisation T,
. ! banners, a
.. .?d u.t- J _Their b.;n
J complete i
women. . >vhile the i
soldiers be- perfect re<
te front on Paying a ]
'.ion Madam other bill 1
re told, de- j * witll molltf
are hesitat- * the check
must show being retu
eir country >J ' cail^ be pre
btalned au- J posited in
8 battalion J . away as i
;he "Battal- > pocket,
an the test! j We invi
haved with1 : county ton
volunteers I of keeping
ler or die." I "?t pay Vt
in carries a tailllCl'S ll{
ssiuni to be ^
pture. i >' \\ e pa V
f Arc pales , its.
he Russian ! !
i
eroic build, , !
k the Cler
_ The Fi
FA I It. *
tion to the *
ed in this Z CHAS. D. J(
citizens of J'
ir I*.
r uiacuci , Vf 1
it and Miss ' f" V# ?
I
me Demon
.he import-^ when a submarine is
ty or town- a destroyer flotilla sc
appointing though at the time it 1
ing for the merged, the destroyer '
bject | to follow it as it travels
1 until it ia forced to conn
rt fortunate ? ' . ... .
I face, when it will be an
enthusiastic I will be remembere
evelopment after the United States
agriculture war statements from w
lere are no Washington spurces th
inventive genius had n
n the State
submarine menace met
rty support den|ai8- The denials w
inity dc-vel-! tionably technically accu
ill be good time, as certain flnishi
I times and were nop<lP<l ami thprp 1
try-out in actual service
irit of co-,
hi on clear for some mon
may be
well informed as to c
tliat American inventive
unity /a I rs shout to master the s
and useful V'.ill Street Journal.
rill achieve,
lortef time As to Your Fat
i when the You will "find it less
i(j on this root 'aw'*8 than to cho
gaining virtues. Do n
ie easy for: ? *<.. >
.your faults; still less
thoroughly fauj^a; jn every person
tedly main-! near you look for what
I strong; honor that; r
I and, as you can, try to
loomed. nn(' y?ur faults will di
dead leaves, when their
arine men- Ruskin.
+
rought its If We Knowhit
an un
ipear. Ex- Could we but draw th
very light-, That surround each c
larine does! See the nuked heart and
Know what spur the i
the subnia- often we would find It
without its! Purer than wo judge
ly known. We should love each otl
>b been per- If we only understood
esence and
luriue even Could we judge all deeds
slant. See the good and bad '
gained by often we ebould love tl
'.he appara- All the while we loath
-atlons, but Could we know the pow
srfected ap- To o'erthrow Integrity
experiments We should judge eaeh o
ind carried Wftb more patient ch
r the most
inventive if we knew the cares ai
tes. More- Knew the efforts all li
been tried And the bitter dlsappol
Brman sub- Understood the loss a
the result Would the grim, externt
narines are Seem, I wonder, just t
Should we help where i
vide all tho der?
rate In tho Should we pity where
antl-nubiuatural
to ex- Oh, we Judge each othei
lips will be Knowing not life's ht
the destroy- Knowing not the fount
Is less turbid at Its s(
British do- Seeing not amid the ev
?re Is every- All the golden grains
tpt dlmlnu- Oh, we'd love each oth
es. If we only understoo
s operating ?
ce after 24
from four The new National flhl
Its batter- is busy rushing ship
That "Capps" the cllma:
Mi tistsss smrT
* - aV v'.ix V i i *r - Ti 1 -
zrzri
ep a Bank Account I
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four per cent 011 Savings Depos- ,j!
irst National Bank I
LANCASTER, S. C. j
)NES, President.
M. CROXTON, V. Pres. and Cashier. >
detected by Washington's Rules for Civility.
> equipped, Be not apt to relate news If you
nay be sub- know not the truth thereof.
sill be able Detract not from others, neither
under water be excessive in condemning,
s to the surA..v
Be not hasty to believe flying rec?8j
picy
d that soon port8 to the disparagement of any.
entered the L,et your discourse with men of
'ell-Informed business he short and comprehen- ^
. . slve.
at American
mastered the Show not yourself glad at the miswith
official 'ortune of another, though he be
ere unques-j y?ur enemy.
irate at that j Undertake not what you cannot
ng touches , perform, but be careful to keep your
had been on promise.
. But it has Speak not injurious words, neith
tns to those ft in jest nor in earnest. Scoff at none
(
levelopments although they give occasion.
genius was Associate yourself with men of
ubmarine. good quality if you esteem your own
\ reputation, for it's better to be alone
than in bad company.?Selected.
ills. ^
eas> to up Congressmen say they are willing
k? them b\ follow the President to death. If
ot think of noo(j j)e From this distance it apof
oth? rs p0ars ^at KOme of them are more
who comes anxjOU8 tQ la|j< him to deatb.
Is good and ^
pjoice in it;
imitate it- A Georgia woman is said to have
op off. like ' raised .T.000 bushels of corn, 500
time comes, bushels of oats, 10 loads of pumpkins,
9 children and a worthless hus
hand on 80 acres of land. Jlut she
cant't raise the ballot.
?
e curtains ^?t ' nderatood.
ither's lives,
I spirit, i Not understood. We move along
ictlon gives, asunder.
better, Our paths grow wider as the seasons
we should: creep
her better Along the years. We marvel and
we wonder
Why life is life? And then we fall
i by motives asleep,
within uaderetood.
he sinner,
the sin; Not understood. Row trifles often
ers working change us.
, The thoughless sentence or the fanther's
errors cied slight
arity. Destroy long years of friendship and
estrange us,
id trials And on our sou,s the1"? falls a free*
a vain, in* b,,*ht
ntment. Not understood.
nd gain?
il roughness Not understood. How many breasts
he sftme. are aching
iow we hln- F*or lack of sympathy! Ah! day by
day
i we blame? How many cheerless, lonely hearts
are breaking?
r harshly How many noble spirits pass away
Iden, force; Not understood,
of action
>urce. Oh, Ood! that men would see a llt11
tie clearer, ^
of good? Or judge less harshly where they ?
er better cannot see,
d. Oh, Ood! that men would draw a
-Selected. little nearer
??? To one another, they'd be nearer
pping Board Thee
contruction.