The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, November 27, 1917, Page 4, Image 4
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E8tal>llsh(Hl 1852.
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Tuesday, Nov. 27, 1017. !U?
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SENTENCE SERMONS.
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It is difllcult to undorstund men.
but still harder to know them thor- oil
oughly.?Schiller. wj]
Ilk
Ofttimes many things fall out he- eq,
tween the cup and the lip.? -!
.r, ; jus
Greene.
YVc
It is far more important to me to
preserve an unblemished conscience
than to compass any object, however
great.?Channing. jSat
A little that a righteous man hath \vi
is better than the riches of many j lac
wicked. For the arms of the wicked u"
shall be broken; but the Lord know-j^(.(
eth the day of the upright; and their t t
inheritance shall he for ever.?Old
Testament.
sen
It Is no great matter to live lov- rnt
ingly with bumble and meek per-1 for
sons, but he that can do so with the ' an(
peevish and perverse, he has true j
charity.?Taylor.
j son
I hope I shall possess firmness and I1'
virtue enough to maintain what I err
consider the most enviable of aii mu
titles, the charcter of an honest man. .
has
?George Washington.
j rat
KDITOKIALKTTES. l?ul
+ 'it 1
Our idea of a real, true-blood, j ]
first-class man?old General Half?. gQ,
+ an(
And General HynR. Doesn't he
live up to his name, though?
out
+ , the
It has been said of the British
ma
that they're slow to take a joke, but
ply
then this is no joke.
all
Onr scouts report that from a distance
it looks as if the house bein:'
put up by Bolshevik! is a glass house |
with wind for a foundation. c;,j
* ren
The State says the marriages reported
in its wedding columns are Jh<
usually made in heaven. And who ^
would have thought The State had
a correspondent there. ,
sn<
"South Carolina's great need," ,
doi
says the Piedmont of Greenville, "is
tli<
to have one politician grow where ^
two grew before." South Carolina's
Of
great need is more split-log drags.
of
Le
True it's a long time until the i
election and there's many a slip be-(pa
tween the candidate and the ballot
box, yet the Tillman stock appears
I Jq?
to be considerably above par.
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Columbia Record: Andrew Jack- tbl
son. of Liberty Hill, Lancaster 'OI
county, S. C., has been ordered to J?'
report for examination In the army. bo
Charlotte, N. C., Observer, please dli
copy. And there was no slip of the
typewriter, due to speeding, here.
-f- bci
The Greenwood Index and the prl
Greenville Piedmont have started an tio
argument as to whether It take efT
more dough to make a doughnrt vid
with a small hole or to go around a off
larger hole. This reminds us of the tin
question: How much dirt is thee far
in a hole.three feet square by three en<
n*.JHh.'V
THE 1
LACK OF DISCRETION. State refus
In refusing to honor a requisition a prisoner
ir the return to West Virginia of cause the
negro charged with a capital crime girl wrote
ie governor of Massachusetts shows jtion," althi
woeful lack of discretion and a ! petitions w
ck of understanding of the South the pardon
id Southern people. His action and yet it
uounts to little more than con- When st
ination of crime and is a serious so that tin
flection upon the integrity of the!.stood and
dietary of the State of West Vir- so simpliflc
ilia. Governor MeCall offers the justice has
ry flimsy excuse that "he feared for executi
e accused would be convicted frequent, i
thout being guilty," and ordered court" and
at the prisoner be given his liber- law" will h
, thereby not only thwarting jus- held.
e in the State of West Virginia,
t turning loose upon society in his C.VMllKN
rn State a man afraid to attempt The scar
establish innocence of the most den a blow
volting crime known. felt. Ann<
The governor of West Virginia : the electric
ry justly resents the action of the will be o(
issacliusetts executive as a flagrant o'clock in
ilation of the spirit of comity be
een States, and in a letter to Gov- charter No,
nor MeCall says: "Your refusal
grant this requisition for the rea- T~*TV
us, as alleged, constitute a rellocn
upon the State of West Virginia
11 1..,,. At l.ancasti
d shows a deplorable hick of
owledgo of it and its people." The
i
issacliusetts governor could hardLoans
and
look upon his own action in any .lIHj (
ler light, but it is doubtful if he;
11 ever admit his mistake, .more! Total loans
, . ... . Vnl.,. r. .1
eiy no win matte other mistakes, I "? ,
! acceptanc
nally as serious, in an attempt to ' .
Overdrafts
itify liis position in regard to the ^ bonds
?st Virginia fugitive. jtl. S bonds
+ j vlue) . . .
dlOl'lil) IMtOVIDK CLOTH KK. | V- S. bond
The governor of Georgia said at pledged 1
I Liberty Loa
rannali the other day:
| cent and
'That men are dying in Camp I i^jbertv Lot
leeler from pneumonia is due to; ' '
k of overcoats, blankets and other a otnei
iter clothes, rather than from any Securities ol
healthy condition either in the, stocks I o
ite 01 locality. 'Total bonds
\ssuming that tne governor knows |_
! Stocks. oth(
i condition, and we have no rea- stock of Fe
i to assume otherwise, that is a subscripti
her serious indictment, and one Furniture a
which there should he speedy 'toa' estate
. Lawful rese
tl effective remedy. Reports of , , .
! ( ash in vau
k of heavy, winter clothes at, banks
lie of the camps which have come j.Vet amount
us lead us to believe that Gov- j companies
mr Horsey is i\pi far wrong. How ' am' *
ChorVfi nn r
ell this lark of ?jiiftlcient clothing '
as reporti
i contributed in the mortality: Total of I
e, we are not in position to state. J Checks on I
. it is reasonable to suppose thai i ot rftPorti
. , i Redemption
has contributed to some extent. | .. _
I from v- o
Emergency, perhaps. take the Interest our
rernmont unawares. sometimes,
1 these "cold snaps" have proba- Total.. .
caught many of the "boys" withsufficient
heavy clothing, but ' upital stoc
.1 u i . . Surplus fun
government by now should be .. , .
Undivided p
king ample preparation for sup- I eag rurren
ing the soldiers and sailors with Interest ant
that is necessary. j (approxin
^ Circulating
TIIK ItKAIi TKOl'llliK. Vet amount
Net amount
)iscussing the pardoing power nnd i companiet
Total o
>ital punishment and their deterUciiihihi
<
it effects, the Biblical Record- subject. t<
says that "in criminal proceedings 30 days):
prisoner has every advantage in Individual d
r," which is true. Twelve men Certificates
(other th
1st be of the same mind to con- cerljfle(j 0h
t him and the evidence must Cashier's eh
jw hiB guilt "beyond a reasonable Other dema
ubt." But the real trouble with Total del
? courts is the clumsiness of the PosJtrt)
37, 38, 39 1
.tutes and the legal procedure,
ten the prisoner gets the "benefit borrowed
the doubt" when there isn't any. Other time
gislative acts generally are pre- Total of
IteniB 41 4
red by lawyers for lawyers and
lotted Stat
oceedinga of court are far beyond savings)?
understanding of the average other Uniti
'man. By simplifying court pro- j of U. S.
iure lawyers would "kill the goose
...... ? . Bills payab
at lays the golden egg, and so _ ,
Bank, In
ig as there Is a preponderant ma- money b
ity of lawyers In the legislative
dy, there is little to expert in this Total. .
ection.
? .. , . . , . . . . Liabilities |
Capital punishment is a deterrent ,, .
Federal
id yet we have always believed it
st to leave the question of life im- Total cor
isonment or death in the discre- State of Soi
n of the jury. Whatever deterrent
. , that the abi
ect there may be in a statute proling
capital punishment is largely Subscribe
set by the pardoning power. Senlent
too often is the prompting Correct?Ai
PHAS
:tor in extending executive clemW
p
sy, It recently come to our no- B
A/. A.- .??. - ?
jANCASTER NKWS1
led to grunt clemency to an
convicted of murder, "be- n>i
mother of the murdered co:
him a letter in opposi- th,
ough numerously signed bo
ere presented asking for pe
That'B the human side, elt
was purely sentiment.
atutes have been written 'al
ey may be easily under- wc
court procedure has been yo
sd that one may know
been done, then appeals
ve clemency will be less
ind the "dignity of the _
eff
the "majesty of the mj
iave been just as well up- thi
tw
Th
FEEIjS El'EE FAMINE. ftt
do
city of coal has hit Cam- tjo
that will be generally in
juncement is made that tei
light and power plant
cei
?erated only from five ..
Mi
the morning until 7:30, jM
, 7H.-.H
ItEPOKT OF CONDI'
^ST NATIO
r, in the State of South Car
November 20,
KESOUUC
discounts (except those show
hills rodiseounted (other th;
iiom
unsecured
(other than Liberty Homls of
deposited to secure circulate
s and certificates of ind<
0 secure I*. S. deposits (par
n bonds, unpledged, 2 1-2 ji
4 per cent
in bonds, pledged to secur?
deposits, 2 1-2 and 4 per c
ther than U. S. bonds (not it;
wned unpledged
, securities, etc
*r than Federal Reserve ban
deral Reserve Bank (50 per
on)
nd fixtures
owned other than banking i
rve with Federal Reserve ba
it and net amount due from i
s due from hanks, hankers at
1 other than included in It<
5
it her banks in the same city i
np ba kn (other than Item 11
terns 14. 15, lfi. 17 and 18 .
tanks located outside of city i
np bank and other cash iten
fund with U. S. Treasurer f
!. Treasurer
tied but not collected (appro
UABILITI
k paid in
h
iroflts
t expenses, interest and tax
i diseount collected but not
late)
notes outstanding;
s due to Nati ,
s due to banks, o.tiiktrs ar
? other than included in 30 o
if itms 3 1 and 32
i1c|kisIIj( (other than hank d
o Keserve (deposits payable
leposits subject to check . . .
of deposit due in less than
an for money borrowed) . . .
ecks
leeks outstanding
nd deposits
rinnH Honnuita ( ntnnr thon h
lect to Reserve, Items 33, 34,
and 40
of deposit (other than for
) :
deposits
time deposits subject to
12. 43 and 44
dc|K>sit? (other than posta
>d States deposits. Including
disbursing officers
le. other than with Federal
eluding all obligations repr
orrowed, other than rediscov
for rediscounts, including th<
Reserve Hank (see Item Id;
itingent liabilities (55 a, b a
nth Carolina, County of Lanci
Croxton. Cashier of the abov<
ove statement is true to the b
>d and sworn to be fore me t
tteat:
D. JONES,
LANEY,
. JONKS, Jr .. .
TUESDAY, NOV. 27, 1917
d from two in. the afternoon until | Can't
dnight. This will seriously in- j (Peabod
nveuience several Industries in Trying to put
at city, including a Veneer plant, 'unc^ Oil well it
., . marrying a drunl
ttling establishment, the nowspa- . ~
observes Oscar <
rs, and others depending upon (n a nev^ "qjj cou
jctricity for power.
No one knows where the fuel He's
mine will strike next and his Sergeant Fran!
>ather is delightful for "getting in stationed with th
ur wood." rines at their Lej
peeved.
The sergeant y
iFFNEY TO ORGANIZE A Hecently he sent
COMPANY OF STATE MILITIA
Gaffney, Nov. 26.?There is an "
ort on foot in Gaffney to form a
litary company to be composed of
b men of the town who are bel*
v.u
een the ages of 1? and 4 5 years. ;
e men who are not eligible for ;
lerul service feel that they should ! An
their "bit" in the way of prepara- * >
m in order that they may be ready s '. * ofI',
case the call does come. The mat- / ; iheupbui
has been taken up with Col. /I ' T^e.:
* Mil ?oror,t^4
>nry T. Thompson, who was re- if ;
ntly authorized by Governor y ' J ?n>T 'i 1
inning to raise a third regiment I ' ^'n^oi
the State. I ?fei?He?j
\_ to obtain
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( acrvlcei I
Itoserve District No. 5 f* To M
riON OF THK f other gre
\ rifbta anc
NAL BANK Mr
olinn, at the close of business on j
15,000.00 $185,340.43
on (par
50.000.00 9\JLAI?<
itedness
value.. 17.500.00 67,500.00
ter cent AJ?ittS3KVBn!93HB3U
s " ? ?? I AVOID H
ent.... 8.000.00 18.000.00,1
tcluding I B
.. .. 27.101.73 'I
27.101.73ll * ^
146.107.88 ~
money AH Wool
63.021.60 to $6.50.
60.060.40 Ladies' S
Reserve, to $18.00.
113,072.00 Childre
1 Ladies' A
Ladies',
deposits at $1.49, $
16.697.24 15.697.24 Indies',
98c, $1.49,
Reserve
esentlng
ints.... 25,000.00
Men's an
$446,684.17 j Caps 25c
>se with F
) .. .. 15,000.00 Ladies',
Hosiery, G
nd C).. 15,000.00
aster?sr.
p named bank, do solemnly swear H0NFSTY
est of my knowledge and belief. !I*uI
E. M. CROXTON, Cashier,
his 27th day of November, 1917.
V. E. CRAIG, Notary Poblic. mm
IVI.
. NOT CC
- .i i i i .. ...
k stork 4.756.00 j
cent of OS"tl
2.250.00 j OUJ
5.500.00 | Weare
house.. 6.900.00 with solid 1
ink.... 14.307.4 ..Men's an
national $3.98 up to
94.719.9t, Men's Dr
id trust ; Ladies' I
?ms 13. ? patent leatl
...... 15 000.00 Roys, ani
nr 1<>W" . .. S?/WC
r).... 2,o2t.su l nil i
112,244.92 I Sizes 6 to
town 70.58; men'S
At
I nil due ; ;
2.500.00, Men s Odd <
Ixmate) 2'.200.001 Men's, Lad
$446.694.1?| CL
v:s OUR CL1
$ 50,000.00
25,000.00! Men's Cash
$ 7.073.oj I Men's Serg<
es paid 4.826.88 2.246.14! Men's Wors
earned I Men S I <mt
1.050.00 il Boys' Suits
50.ooo.oo I $8.50.
17,000.oo Roys'Pant!
id trust e
r 31 ) . . 1.510.96 ,B
18.510.96 I Fine Poplir
epoMiin) I Good Serge
within I Outings, D;
1 Fancy Silk
136.318.22 | Good Plaid
30 days I Suitings at
3.287.55 J Percals at.
66.25 IB white Hoir
1,468.09 1 Fine Qualit
4,967.72 ; Pants Clotl
"5.u. II 1 .AD
lie Did. blouses to the laundry that were rey
Gazotte ) turned to him unwashed, and with
new lire into a de- a notation on the laundry slip. '
t a good deal like which read: "We don't launder wall
kard to reform him ten^8*
StauiTer, who lives ??
ntry .. Put a porous plaster on the chest
and take a good cough syrup internltll(.Ml
~ " y0U wou'(* treat a sever? case
of sore lungs properly. Get the dol<
Montague, who is ,ar slze BALLARD'S HOREHOUND
e United States Ma- gYRUP. With each bottle there le
igue Island camp is a frce HERRICK'S RED PEPPER
ess Shoes at $2.98, $3.98 up to $6.50. &
Dress Shoes, high top, vici kid, gun metal, 1
ler at $1.98, $2.98, $3.98 up to $6.50. B
d Children's Shoes, all sizes. 9
/\irr*?? #i/\ a mn a %.t i? ll a /i|.r t %T a liTO k
UVIMU.II \l^ i*l /%! ?t\ wn
POROUS PLASTER for the chest,
weighs 360 pounds. g0i<i by an dealers in medicine.?
two khaki uniform Adv.
Ambition and a Record :
needs of the South are identical with the needi ! J
IC So tthern Railway1 ibe rrowtb aiul luacu of one meant } \ f
ldin? of tbe other. ^ , I 1
Southern Railway atkt no farort?no special prlrlleye not ! jr
to others. I /
ambition of the Southern Railway Company It to tee thtt ?
ntcrett that la born of cooperation between tbe public and '
ad?t to ace perfected that fair and frank policy Inthe manafc- J 1
railroadt which iuvitrt the confidence of roeernmental , \
to rrallze that liberality of treatment which will enable it i I
the additional capital needed for the acquisition of better and /]
facUitict incident to the demand for iucreated and better J
and. finally? y
ike lit niche In the body politic of tha South alonytlde of J
at Industries, with no more, but with equal llbertiet. equal
I equal opportunities.
The Southern Serves the South."
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' ?Ve." J. ? id. fiEHHi3rak'>e*..tVVat 'ltir.Vv n
mmimmm
hern Railway System*
IGH COST OF LIVING BY TRADING AT
DLIAKOFF'S
LID LEATHER SHOES
in the lead to furnish your whole family
^eather Shoes at prices cheap as ever.
d Ladies' Heavy Work Shoes at$1.98, $2.49,
$5.50.
>0, price.. ~~. . . .~7$1.98, $3.98, $4.98
I OVERCOATS AND MACKINAWS
$2.49, $3.98, $G.98 up to $12.50
Coats $2.49 and up to $4.98
ies' and Children's Raincoats.
OTHING! CLOTHING!
3THING LINE IS LARGER THAN EVER.
GOOD AND CHEAP.
mere and Kersey Suits at $8.49
3 Suits at $9.98 and up to $18.00
ited Suits at $9.98 and up to $18.50
s at $1.25, $1.98, $2.98, $4.50 and up to $G.50 ,
i, Serges, 3 to 20, at $1.98, $2.48, $3.98 up to
s, 6 to 20, at . .49c, 75c, 98c $1.98 up to $3.50 $
DRY GOODS
i Cloth at 25c Yard and Up
'. black and blue at. .49c, 75c and up to $1.25
ark and Light Colors.
s at 98c and $1.50
s at 10c, 15 and up
17 l-2c, 25c and up
10c, 17 l-2c and up
lespun at 10c and up
;y Broadcloth at 98c
h 25c
IES' READY-TO-WEAR
1 Serge and Poplin Skirts at $2.98, $3.98 up
luits, Serge and Poplin at $8.50, $12.50 and ud
n'8 Dresses 49c up to $1.00.
Waists 69c, 98c up to $1.98.
Misses' and Children's Coats and Sport Coats
1.98, $2. 98, $3.98, $4.98 up to $18.50.
Misses and Children's Hats and Caps at 50c,
$2.98, $3.98 up to $6.50.
HATS AND CAPS
d Boys' Hats 50c, 98c, $1.49, $2.98 up to $4.00.
, 50c up to $1.00.
URNISHING GOODS
Gents' and Children's Underwear, Sweaters,
loves, Corsets, Etc. ^4.
OUR FOUNDATION, FAIR AND SQUARE
DEALING OUR SUCCESS.
Poliakoff
1NNECTED WITH ANY OTHER STORE.