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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
Meal Time in a Small VILLAGE.

Zona Gale, writing a piece of fiction
In the March Woman's Home Compan-
ion which she calls "The Flood: A
Story of Friendship Village" begins
with the following little picture of
breakfast time in a small town:
Il don't" know how well you know
villages, but I hope YOU know anyhow
one, because If you don't theys things
TO life that you don t know yet Nice
things.
Il was thinking Of that the morning
that Friendship Village remembers
still. / was walking down Daphne
street pretty early, seeing everybody's
breakfast fire smoke coming out of
the chimney, and hearing everybody's
boy splitting wood and whistling out
by the chip pile. and smelling every
body's fried mush and warmed up
potatoes and griddle cakes floating
sut, sort of homely and old fashioned
and comfortable.
Look at the family, says to my
self sitting down to breakfast, all up
and down the street."
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
BEYOND LIMIT OF PATIENCE
Bridget Had Become Annoyed at Con-
slant opportunities of Borrow
Ing Neishbor.

Bridget was annoyed. That was
plain. There was fire in her eye, and
one instinctively had fear dishes
might be hurled at a moments mo-
tice.
why. Bridget" exclaimed her mis-
tress, what is the matter?"
Matter enough" muttered Bridget,
Il can't beat her game, mum, and
I've jist rackled thin brains of mine
till me head feels like a carpet
stretcher had been run over 1t. 1t
amt no use, and her returnin' the last
scuttle Of coal half dust! Shure she's
borrowed everything in the house
from the fryin' pan to the bed sheets,
and"
We'll, what is it this time? Nothing
to get so annoyed about, hope. You
must not be rude to the neighbors,
you know, and besides what harm
does it do anyway"
"Shure, mum, II keeps me from get
tin me work done-that's what it
does. It's 'Plaze, Bridget. will yez
let me have cup of lard? and no
sooner do l get the lard over the win
der sill, than it's And place will yez
lind me the gridiron.' and thin, Place
something else till l jist can't do
another thing for waiting on her Now
it's plaze will | lind her the broom
and me wanting to sweep meself No,
mum, l plaze will not lind her the
broom and | told her So"
Why, Bridget. what excuse could
you possibly make for not lending her
the broom?"
"Shure, mum, / jist told her that
yez had made it rule not to let the
broom go out of the house, and if she
wanted to use II she would have to
use 1t here-shure couldn't be afther
being delayed wild me cleaning any
longer"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
Scientific SwlndIer.

oh, yes-there are new ways OF
fooling us being devised every day.
And some Of us are being just as easi.
ly fooled as were our ancestors. in
spite OF all the knowledge we have
packed into our heads. Sometimes
we are snared-.by the scientific swim.
dler. AT other times we snare the
scientific swindler-just to preserve
the balance Of things Only the other
day Samuel Spitz was telling persons
in Oakland, Cal, that he had invented
or discovered machine whereby he
could throw on a glass disc at night
the image OF anything out cf doors
within a fvemile radius He offered
stock" in this wireless spectre.
scope concern at low figures. Some
hoods bought it, too. But iconoclastic
persons investigated They found at
a test" that a panorama film was
being hidden in the machine and
worked off on them Now they pro.
pose to prosecute the Inventor"
What does all this amount to? Well
the felloY'with the show me" mental
attitude isn't wholly a nuisance, is he ?
Detroit Free Press.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
BnY from Those i'm Need.

To be effective, the people who
buy cotton in the buy-a-abale move
ment should buy cotton only from
those who are in need of cash with
which to pay for picking, ginning
and baling their cotton and to buy
the necessities of life, and not from
those who are themselves able to
hold their cotton. The object of the
movement should be to prevent the
market from being glutted and the
consequent slump in the price OF
cotton.-Orangeburg Times and
Democrat.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
Cost of Radium.

Testimony before congressional
committees is apt TO consist OF half
truths, even when given by persons
who know. ds witness many state
ments in tariff hearings of former
days In the radium matter joseph
NJ. Flannery Of Pittsburgh knows a
good deal, and whether or not he told
all he knows, his remarks were inter
estng. He said that his company had
spent in three years $65OOOO to pro
duce two grams of radium. This cost
S4SO.OOO, he estimated, and brought in
$24O,OOO. In April, he said, the com.
pany would be producing one gram a
month. There is enough radium ore
in Colorado to supply the world five
times over" remarked Mr. Flannery.
only 200 grams are needed for the
whole United States. will under
take to deliver to the government in
five years from January 1, 1915. 200
grams of radium at a maximum price
of $4,000 a gram Engineering Jour
nal
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
Fancies in Weathercocka

Weathercocks seem to date from
early times. According to Ducange,
the cock was originally devised as an
emblem of clerical vigilance. The
large tail of the cock was adapted
to turn with the wind. Many churches
have for vane the emblems of the
saints to whom they are dedicated
st. Peters, Cornhiu, London, is sur
mounted with hey. ST. Peter having
the keys Of heaven and hell st. Laur.
ence has for vane gridhtn, and
st. Laurence at Norwich has Ehe grid
iron with the holy martyr extended
upon the bars. A gilt ship In fun sail
fs the vane upon st. Mildred's church,
in the Poultry. St Michael's, Queen
hithe has ship, the hull of which
will hold a bushel of grain, referring
to the former traffic in corn at the
hithe.-Daily Chronicle
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
How to lest Mater

Every one knows and admits the ne
cessity for pure water When you are
away from home, and are not sure of
the character Of the water supply. il
would not be a bad idea 10 make a
rev simple tests. The results NAV
prove that 1t was decidedly worth
while to take the trouble, says the
New York Sun. Here are two tests
that you can make very easily:
FIJI a tumbler with water drop in
lump OF white sugar, cover it with
saucer, and let 1T stand over night
on the bricks at the side of the range
on the kitchen mantelpiece, or in fact.
anywhere where the temperature will
not sink below 60 degrees. II next
morning the contents are clear the
water is pure. If, on the other hand.
the liquid is cloudy. some source of
contamination is indisputably proved
The second test is to drop a few
grains OF permanganate OF potash into
tumbler of water. cover, and let IL
stand for an hour. If the water is stin
or the bright rosy color to which the
chemicafturned it. it is perfectly safe
for drinking; If it is nc a brownisb
color, II is impure, although the i'm.
purity may be of the kind that boil.
ing will rob OF its power to harm
Youths Companion.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
MULE'S FAurE SECURE
HUMBLE Animal HAS PE2NA-
NENT PLACE IN HIcToRY.
rejudice Against Him on Account
of His Mistaken Sense of Humor
is Forgotten When There Is
Load to Be "Toted."

The mule family escutcheon has the
bar sinister across 1t, but he has
nevertheless occupied a secure posi-
tion in society since Biblical times,
and nobody knows how much longer.
In the biographical dictionaries his
personal achievements may not be
mentioned but he is entrenched in
the Encyclopedia britannica between
Gerardus Johannes Mulder, a great
Dutch chemist and Elisha milford, an
eminent Episcopal minister and
philosopher.
That is saying a good deal for an
animal Of modest pretensions who is
popularity believed to cherish a.
heartier regard for the Afro-American
than for others in this part OF the
world, and is said never to give his
entire confidence to the white man
as an associate.
In war the mule plays with high
credit the role of Kipling's Gunga Din.
He is bullyragged. He is blasphemed.
He is belabored. But he is always on
hand when needed, and he is always
needed. In peace he is sportive.
His humor is sometimes mistaken
for spitefulness when he kicks a we'll
meaning farmer into a protracted So
journ at a hospital or sends his soul
sky-winding into the hereafter with
his body not far behind. But when
it comes to pulling load, uphill or on
the level, subssting upon a limited
menu, and starving the veterinarian,
he puts 1t all over his handsomer and
more aristocratic cousin, the horse.
Wherever the footing meets the re-
quirements of an able bodied goat the
mule can 90 and is willing to tote
his load" His hide is tough and
weather proof. and his expectancy Of
life is higher than that OF a thorough
bred.
Electricity relieved the mule of the
task Of pulling street cars. Inventive
genius has provided an electric sub
stitute for him ON the tow-path along
the Panama canal. The treadmill is
now used chiefly as a figure of speech.
Where the lay of the land is right
more or less plowing is done by
tractors.
But there is still plenty OF work for
the mule to do II is his proud dis
tfnction to cost nearly as much as a
small motor car. He was perhaps
seven thousand years old when the
motor car was invented. He is built
on the original model. He has the
same tendency to backire that made
Il a risky business to start him when
Alexander set out to cross the Indus,
when Tamerlane crossed the Ganges,
when Hannibal crossed the Alps.
when Charles Martel double crossed
the Moors, when Washington crossed
the Delaware and when the farmer
boy tried to cross a swollen creek in
the last freshet
Although he is sometimes Internal,
the mule is eternal-Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
RELATES TALES OF ROYALTY
Interesting "reminiscences Published
by Cation WoodviIIe, Famous Eng
Iish War Artist.

Random Recollections," by Cation
Woodville, the English war artist,
contains some enjoyable tales about
royalty.
One Of the amusing anecdotes con-
Germs Edward VII. Woodville painted
an equestrian portrait OF the king,
who, says the artist, was greatly
pleased with it until he examined the
legs
"Oh, Mr.. Woodville," he said, what
a pair OF magnificent legs you have
given me. They are simply splendid.
But look at my short ones. You will
have to make these in the portrait
shorter"
81 pointed out" says Woodville in
telling the yarn, that in some of his
photographs his legs appeared to be
quite as long as 1 had painted them
but no argument could convince him
A piece had to come off, and it did"
The old Duke of Cambridge was no.
torious for the facility with which he
could go to sleep at dinners and other
public functions. Once when Christie
pher Sykes and Woodville were in the
party the Duke succumbed. Awakened
by a loud laugh, he opened his eyes
and demanded, christopher. have
snored?"
81 have had the honor to hear your
Royal Highness sleeping WELL" replied
Sykes.
Woodville painted large equestrian
portrait Of the Emperor Frederick of
Germany in the handsome white uni
form Of the Imperial guards, with the
magnificent golden helmet crowned by
the silver eagle
ut was a sad task says Woodville.
II painted the portrait shortly after
the Emperor's death, and the EN-
press was very particular about the
color and shape of his eyes. She wore
a bracelet with miniature OF one OF
his eyes painted on ivory in a medal
lion upon it She stood beside me for
hours holding the bracelet so that 1
could see it in the best light and not
miss any of the details"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
Wireless for Miners.

An invention has been brought to
light which will serve considerably 10
minimize the dangers to which every
day the large number of underground
workers in the kingdom are exposed.
clever German subject, Herr j. H..
Reinecke of Westphalia, has invented
a system OF wireless telegraphy for
use in mines. The system has been
adopted at Dinnington main colliery
In Yorkshire, where instruments have
been fixed at two points and conver-
sattons have been carried on with the
same ease as is the case with ordi-
nary telephones. There is a portable
instrument adapted for use In the cage
while ascending and descending the
shaft, and so a means of communica,
tion with those above ground in time
OF disaster has been established. By
this mems rescue work will be consid
erably facilitated, for entombed miners
will be in direct communication with
the pit head, thus being able to call
for assistance and give directions as
to their whereabouts and the best
means of reacA hing them.-London Tit.
Bits.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
HANDICAPPED.
This is the Case witt. Many Lancas-
ter People.

This is the Case witt. Many Lancas-
ter People.
Too many Lancaster citizens arc
handicapped with bad backs. The
unceasing pain causes constant mis-
cry, making work a burden and
STOPPING or hitting an impossibility.
The back aches at night, preventing
refreshing resS and in the morning
is stiff and laAe. Plasters and lini-
ments may gi1e relief but cannot
reach the cause if the kidneys are
weak To eliminate the pains and
aches Of kidney backache you must
cure the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
dneys--thousands testify to their
merit. Can you doubt Lancaster
evidence?
William Carnes, farmer, r. F.. D..
No. s, Lancaster, says my kid
neys were disordered and my back
panied me. The kidney secretions
were too frequent in passage and
caused burning sensation My
rest at night was broken and | had
to get up four or five times Doan's
Kidney ills gave me great relief"
Price SOC at all dealers. Don t
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Carnes had. Foster-Mil-
burn Co, Props, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
Whenever YOU NEED
A GENERAL TONIC TAKE GROVES
The Old Standard Groves Tasteess chill Tonic is Equally
Valuable as General Tonic because it Acts Liver
Drives Out Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds up
the Whole System. For Crown People and Children.

taking
the formula printed label
tonic and is Tastess Form has
general debility loss of
@ and Pale Sky Children Removes Bioue
depression
blood Arue enghener
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
Free Talk.
Punch.

Pu0Cn.
First Trooper, Imperial YeOmanry
discussing q new officer) r)-Swears a
bit, don't 'e, sometimes?
Second Trooper-'E's master
piece, e is; just opens is mouth and
let's it say wot il likes.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
A Fixed Habit.

A dispatch to The Record from
New York says Governor Blease in
an interview, there attacked" SEN
atoT Smith apd President Wilson.
Seems to be "a habit so confirmed
with the governor that he cant quit
when there is no possible object to
be gained by it.-Columbia Record.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
Her Reason.

Boston Transcript.
Mistress-Why did you place the
alarm clock beside the pan of
dough, Mary?
Mary--So II would know what
time to rise, mum.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
Johnny i'm Bad Company.

Exchange.
Johnny, stop using such
dreadful language"
Johnny-"Well mother. Shake
speare uses it,
Mother-"Then don't play with
him; he's no fit companion for you. -
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29

Many a man hasn't half a chance
after acquiring a better half
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29

The poorer the soil the better the
crop of wild oats.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29

Few men recognize good luck
when they meet It.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-16
HOUSEHOLD NOTIFs


 If possible. sun the haattresses once g. week in the open air
 Chemically prepared clusters are the best,
 All cleaning cloths such as dish cloths require frenuent boiling
 Fruits ought to be Thoroughly washed before serving
 Garbageif one lives in the country should be either burned or buried Government bulletins which deal with Household sanitation may De had upon application to ones Representa.- tive in Congress-
 BIoomers for the little girls dresses are the greatest saving of mother time.
 Serge and Scotch nannels used for children's school dresses have tie great advantage of being washable
 Use wooden potato masher for crearning butter.
 Brick ice cream may be cut in fa1acy shapes by means Of a cookie cutter dipped in hot water.
 Always stick flowers into a. vase one by one.
 A coat of gum copal win make shoea waterproof.
 A window shade may be cleaned by rubbing with dry salt and cornmeal.
 Keep effervescent medicines in cool place.
 When whisking an egg be sure tfze basin and knife are perfectly dry Then there will be no dif1cuIty in sting 1t to foam up quickly
 Onions will fry more readily f dip ped in milk after slicing
 Paint may be removed from win dowD with hot vinegar.
 Half a pound each of soft soap. sand. and whitening, simnered gently in a pint of water for half an hour.. and kept in a jar, is handy for scrub ping boards and pans.
 To take candle-grease off gar ment put a tab1e-knife in the flame or a candle or over the gas for a minute, place a piece of paper over the spot press knife on paper, and the grease will melt. This does not harm tll> knife
 Brown footwear often becomes stained and dirty looking round the heels. especially after having been worn during wet weather The good color can be restored if a piece of soda the size Of a small bean is dIssolved in a tablespoonful of hot milk and v5eu rubbed into the leather. The be1ts should be left to dry. then poFsha1 in : the usual manner.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-16
FOR NIGHT MISSION. AT ST AUGUSTlNE'S. IS GREAT SUCCESS.
 
Unusual Manifestation of Re Iigious Zeal During De
 votion of Don1inicans

If the success of the services is to be reckoned by the members in at tendance. then the mission at St. Au- gllstine's under the direction of the Dominican Fathers held during the past two weeks. and which came to a close last evening. is probably the most successful ever held in the church Further proof Of it's sue cess was given when last Sunday, at the Womenss closing exercises it was found necessary to have two separate services one at 2 o'clock and the oth- CT at 4 o'clock, in order to acconnao- date the overflow congregatio41
 The mems mission, which has been going on for the past week was brought to successful termination last evening, when at the services 1t was estimated that over i, 300 were present. At the service papaI ben edfction was bestowed by the Rcv. Joseph Stanton. O. P. D. D., who also preached the closing sermon despite the sad news which he received yes terday afternoon, telling him of his mothers death which occurred in Buffalo, N. Y. Fr. Stanton left for Buffalo late last evening
 Not alone in attendance and ben ef1ts derived has the mission be an suspicious one, but in other lines the conversion to the faith-a class of 30 converts having been instructed by the missionaries every night. Els pecially impressive has been the way the men of the parish have been at tending the morning services, the edi- flee containing congregation ir equal proportion to the evening ser vice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-16
ARMIES DEADLOCKED AS SNOW AND RAIN BRING SICKNESS TO
 TROOPS NEAR WEST FLANDERS
Germans, Despite Obstinate Defense by Allies, Have Not Abandoned
 Campaign to Reach Channel

London. Nov 16-TE1e armies of inc allies and of Germany remain dsAdlocked in West Flanders today along the hattie line where the snow 1s nov ankle deep, with the proapect of another week of intermittent arr tillery dueIs and infantry clashes, which for more than a month have been swinging back and forth with out definite result The snow and fine adverse weather conditions gen. erallv in Flanders will make neces- eary more frequent shifts of men Hh xhe trenches, and there will be an in crease in sickness and especially in lung and throat a1fections- In short. frencl1 warfare already 1a.borious and e1aa1sting will daily become a great er ordeal
 The Germans have not abandoned faaeir attempt to reach the French coast hozns and yet they have not advanced. Today, according to the claims Of the allies. they gre back on the right bank Of the ser, having been forced to release their "trip on st1ch points on the left bank held 90 sfubborn1y by them last week. This retirement Of the breadth of the river is described in the official eonlmuna- cation given out In Paris last night fiae day,ss and 1t shows how little change there has been elsewhere either in Belgium or Fran nee
 III 2he meantime the Germans are putting the fir11saaing touches to the deGenses stretching row after row from Ostend to the Dutch border and should their present lines be broken they probably vii endeay yor f to win 5 Ger in these snug and carefully pre- y f
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-16

The service at five o'clock required an effort of men who have to toi1 for a living, yet their hdelfty testified to the strong hold of the mission. An other inspiring feature as well as q source of gratidcation and console ton both to the missionaries and the local priests. was the large number Of men who approached the altar every morning to receive cornmunion, a wonderful manifestation of their faith The nnissionaries have work ed necessarily to make the mission a success, and their efforts have been crowned in many ways Fr. Higgins left Saturday for Boston where he op- ened another mission. He will be Joined later by Father Anastasd, the preacher general Of teh order.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-16

p&red positions. ss
 In the eastern arena of the war the Germans are making and executing similar plans in the face of the Rus German forces are being concen- trated at Thorne. Posen and BresIau with the idea Of keeping the Russians out of important districts in the pro- vinces of Posen and Silesia-
 A word Of caution to the allies comes from Petrograd That is that they must not expect the Russians to sweep on to Berlin overnight as 1t were, as this may take months and even longer The Germans occupy the defenses they have been prepar- ing for years, and in addition to this, thy may be able to spare even more erp front.
 1y converging on Cracow and the siege or investment of this. place ap- pears not to be far off. It is suggest ed that the Austrian garrison of Cra- COW might surrender to avoid bonn bardment, but this can be called nothing more than a suggestion. Tn East Prussia, the Russian forward movement seems to continues and ii is said that the Russian generals are irnproving on the captured towns fines in proportion to those of the cit pond with the population of the town taken.
 In the Caucasus the Russians and Turks are still at grips both sides claiming victory,
 The spy agitation in England agadr has nared up. Today all persons Ieav- ing London for the continent must
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-16

Dr. Desha8 Breckenridge of Ken lucky was the choice of the stcom- promise slate for president of the National American Woman's Suffrage association at the forty-sixth annual convention in Nashville. Tenn. She was selected to oppose pr. Anna Howard Shaw, for many years pres ideIt and who desired reelection once more, declining to accept the honorary post of president emeritus The newer element in the association. particularly those who favored the congressional union. fought for pr. Breckenridge's election, the ballot ing having been scheduled to take place on Monday, Nov. 16-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-16
csue,R14F t15,9f0TARp KlsAp App.

The funeral of George Howard Rnapp. infant son Of pr. 4. c. and Josephine L. Knapp, was held from the home of his parents. s54 Colorado avenue at o'clock this afternoon Rev. Herbert D. Gallaudet, pastor of the ETirst Congregational church, off, ciated at the house. Burial was in ADoun tain Grove cemetery