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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
THE MEXICAN CRISIS.
A. II. II. Missionary Makes interest
ing Address

ing Address.
The Rev. j. G.. Dale preached at
the union service in the Presby-
terian church Sunday night. He
dealt at length on the causes of the
revolution in Mexico. Mr.. Dale has
been a missionary of the Associate
reformed Presbyterian church in
Mexico for the past fifteen years
He was withdrawn temporarily from
the field on account of the civil war
now being waged. Mr.. Dale has
been located not far from Tampico.
He attributes the revolution to three
causes, the lack of local self-gov-
ernment, the landless condition OF
the masses of the people, and the
Catholic religion.
From the time of the conuucS. of
Mexico by CorteZ, all of the land has
belonged to comparatively few
rich people, the masses of the peo-
pie working them as serfs at n
starving wage When DiaZ came i'm
power, some 35 years ago, he began
his administration by having the
whole country thoroughly policed.
He ruled the country with an iron
hand. In many respects, the speak
er said, Diaz was great man. His
successor, Francisco Madero, who
""o dSSdSSludISu SIX months after
he assumed the reIns of govern
ment, was fifty years ahead of his
time. The minister paid high
tribute to his honesty and efficiency.
But the most baneful influence i'm
Mexico, Mr.. Dale thinks. is the
Catholic religion. "a religion that
has no Christ i'm it,"
To emphasize the superstition
under which the peoDle lived and
died, he related many instances of
how the Romish church sold sup
posed indulgences and benefits to the
people. He related many instances
OF conversion to the Christian re-
llgion my means of the Bible. He
brought home to the consciences OF
his audience the duty the Christian
people of the United States owe 10
these heather people just south OF
us. Mr.. Dale spoke with great
/ force and earnestness and made a
deep impression on the large congre.
/ cation.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
MRS. FRED II. HORTON DEAD.
Passed Away Last Thursday in
Atlanta.

Atlanta.
The following from The Macon
(Ga.} News of las- Friday evening,
will be read with regret by the
friends and relatives of the decaas-
cd, who was the wife OF Mr.. Fred
r. Horton, formerly of Heath
Springs:
"The body OF Mrs. Nellie Horton.
whose death occurred yesterday
morning in Atlanta, was inferred in
Firt Hill cemetery this afternoon i'm
Inediately after arriving here on the
1925 Southern train. A brief funeral
service was conducted at the grave
by Rev. J.. 8. Barrett, pastor OF the
Fast Side Baptist church.
Mrs. Horton formerly h1ed here
and has many friends who lepfore
her death. She was o gister OF Mrs.
r. F. Hill OF this city" -,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS.
Governor Appoints Two Sets in Each
County

The governor has appointed fed
eral and state commissioners OF cleo
tion in the various counties of the
state, those for Lancaster county be-
ing: Federal, G.. Washington Will
liams, j. A. House. John T.. Porter.
all of Lancaster; state, j. f.. Rut-
ledge, II. r. BlakeneyS l.. p. ely
burn, all of Lancaster.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
OPFICERS ELECTED.
Mrs. w H. MilIen, President OF
Kings Daughters

Mrs. w H. MiIIen, President of
Kings Daughters"
At a meeting of the, Kings
Daughters. held yesterday afternoon
at the. home OF Mrs. T. Y. Williams,
officers for "tlte ensuing year were
elected. Mrs. j. B. Mackorell and
the other officers who had served the
circle so faithfully. declined>ere-elec-
tion. Mrs. Mackorell particularly
has served with conspicuous ability
ais leader OF the circle for several
years, having been unanAmously
re-electe4 each time to this impor-
tant position Last year She accept
ed very reluctantly and told the
members she could not serve longer
than the year. She has been a very
able president, Jealous and, ttactful.
showing always thatlbroad charity so
in keeping with the spirit of the
work. 1t was wiRF more Chan the
usual regret, therefore, that the cir
Gle was forced to accept Mrs. Mack
oFell s resignation. They very wise
ly elected another capable woman
president, Mrs. ~. II. SMillen. The
other officers chosen were: Mrs.
John A .Stewman, vice president.
Miss Eta Skipper, recording secre-
tary, and Mrs. w. ID. Craig treas
urer. Among other matters OF bust
ness transacted at this meeting. was
the gift of contribution OF SIS to
the Door or Hope in Columbia.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
FALL OPENINGS.
Women Buy Hats in Spite o
Adversely.

WOMEN buy HhtS IN SpIUe OF
Adversely.
Neither the cry of hard times nor
the threatening weather during part
OF the day kept the women away
from the fall openings, where almost
every visitor purchased one OF the
smart creations. The Lancaster
Mercantile Company. the Robinson
Cloud Company and the Jones Mer-
camille Company, all three had at
tractive displays and their respective
milliners and assistants spent hour
after hour suiting the needs of their
customers. Black velvet hats OF
many shapes are decidedly the most
popular and these are trimmed in a
variety OF styles. Most of the hats
are larger than for several seasons
past.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29

WANTED-You to know that we
pay~the highest prices for cattle.
hogs, chicfeAS--eggs, butter, hides.
country hams, and rAN produce.
Write, call or phone ia. \Plyler &
Johnson. 1O2-tf
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29

WASTED-Agent to canvass Lam
caster-cnnntY on "a splendid SELL
ing article. Liberal
paid. For particulars, address Car
olina Specially Co., Rock Hill. S. C.
101-104
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29

LOST-Five dollar bill, probably on
strests of LaRaas+sr. Saturday
Sept. 10. Also REQ heifer strayed
from my home same date. Finder
please notify c. S. Caskey. Lancas-
ter, Route 3. 1O3-P
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29

BIDS ARE WANTED for erection of
new~~SGhool building at Oakhurst.
For plans, etc:S--Mrite or see, l.. r.
Rollings, Kershaw, RoA1e >.
1O3
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29

FOR SALE-One carriage and har-
ness cheap. First come, first
served: -7Hrs. H.~R Funderburk.
Mill Hill, near BAPTISM church, Lam
caster, S. C. lO3-P
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29
| uSineSS Notices

JUST RECEIVED another shipment
OF soap~ Will sell it bars for
25c while 1t rstS. Come before it is
an gone. Barnette's sc and 1OC
Store, =.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29

l.. HIRSCH &-SnNS- will close their
stores wednesday IN >>commemora-
tlon OF the Day of Atonement.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29

WE WILL G1N~your cotton forN25c
per heFr&AeA~-deducting 20 pounds
Tor bagging and ties. Parker Bros.
Antioch. 1O3-1O4
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-09-29

HAIR BRAIDS made from comb
fhgs. Hundreds OF satisfied Gus
toners. Nrs.~~-A-R. Laws, York
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-12-11
Goodbye
Tight Skirts.
Fashions Decree Calls for
\ No h bb b lie d Females
+. Next Spring.

\ Women will quit wearing
flight skirts. Such is fashions
! decree for next spring and sum.
ssmer.
The makers ofAmericap styles
&fQrswomen have decidea. on that
INT and will cohtjrrn their de.
ylIon at the twentyffth semi.
7 annuarconveDt.'io ion of;the National
Cloak, Sui and Skirt Manufac.
turers,' ASSOCIATION, which open.
ed at Toledo, Ohio, last Friday.
Statements are that milady
4 will wear q tailor. made suit with
\ plenty Of plaits in the skirt.
Styles will be much more Sc
we're and practical. The coat
must be short--about twenty
four inches-with ordinary
sleeves, and Of plain quiet coll
or. Skirts will be about six in.
ches from the ground.
II she prefers q single coat to
wear with shirtwaist it shall be
full from the waist down, with
v v.
helted effects and patch pockets.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-12-11
NUMBER al
Mrs. Holman.
flakes request Which IL
Granted by State Board
of Education.

At the quarterly meeting Of
the state board Of education lass
Friday reports on the recent ex-
animation for connty snperinten.s
dents were made. r. L. Bynnm
IF jackson and o. l Mcmahon
|of Newport reported that. 100
candidates for county superi6
tendents have been examined
and their papers graded.
Miss Carl Williams Of Mem.
phis led With . high Asefase.
The average for county supefin.
tendents was raised from 20 to
16 per cent.
Mrs. Silena NJ. HolmaD, stats
superintendent Of the W. o. 7.
~. appeared before the board
and asked that 40 expert be ap.
pointed to lecture before the
normal schools on scientific tenn.
perance. The board adopted tie
plan and elected Miss Christips
Of Norfolk, Va, 10 fll
the position. She will lectufs
four weeks next summer before
the summer sessions Of the ncr-
NAL schools On the effects of a.
cohol and natootics.
A page ofi \ Sdperintendsnt
rhompson's report dealt with
Of extrava vagance III tbs
Of the department cf
education. He says ) newspA,
per made the statement 10 the
recent campaign that the dss
partnent spent s50, ,OO0xnnualiy.
'rhsrsaFe nine people ID this
1firer r i1rlul1i1 myssif n ssVxEs
bhe report. Four o. us sxrs sup.
posed to travel most of the tins
ind yet the actual records show
that incldding sll salsries aad-
expenses the totsl IL $l9. co."
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-12-11
He Had Nerve.
Carroll County rlan at
Past Ninety Quits fiab.l
its.

Uncle" Green Smith, who
recently celebrated his l09th
birthday at his home near Holly
Leaf in Carroll county, has re.
sided in West Tennessee for
nearly q centary, having come to
this county from North Carolina
when 10 years old. He has Q re.
markably retentipe memory and
talks very Interestingly OF hap.
peniugs which occurred in the
early part Of the last century.
he lives IN the southwestern
part Of Carroll county near the
Gibson line and makes his home
ina little log cabin whichnestles
ameng the trees ofthat section.
is suggestive of the pioneer
days when the settlersfe felledthe
trees and built the first hAbita.
tions. Living with him are 8
daughter and granddaughter.
It was some fifteen years ago
that he decided to leave of y
Y ID
drinking whisky, coffee aud
chewing tobacco. Since that
time he has abstained from the
use Of them all. HA bids fair to|
reach another milestone In rhis|
earahly journey. He has made
more shan ahalf dozen trips by
water on fat boats to New Or-I
leans. In speaking Of Memphis
he said he remembered that
city when It had one store. An
drew Jackson. il bis first CAM
paign for the p63siaency, made
aspeech which WLhcle" tGreenI
heard, and which, he says, he
will never forget. HsF also re-
members the bsttle Of New Or
leans and the building Of the
= AZ - Il
railroads in his com munity. He
has been fond Of walking. he
freqnentlya makes trips 70 the
nearby country store and towns
walking. preferring walking TO
riding. "
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-12-11
Baptist State
Board.
Holds rleeting In Nash
VILE and Makes Impor-
tant Appropriations, A
|, Elects Field Secretaries
and Aid $ Struggling
\ Churches.

The Tennessee Baptist Mission
Board held meeting in Nash
vile on Thursday of last week
and transacted business which
was Of Importance to Baptists all
over the state. We get the sub.
stance Of business transacted
from account Of the meeting ap-
pearing in the Nashville Banner.
. DIR. j. w. Gillon, the Corre-
spending Secretary, reported ap-
plications for appropriations ag-
gregating the sum of $4l, ,l64.lS.
1t was decided, however, that
the appropriations must come
within the limit of $4,000, as
the board did not deem it wise
to extend the work this year.
OF the $685. 900 the sum of $l4,-
'
100 will go to paying the salar.
les of the board officials and the
expenses of operating the board
work.
The following were elected as
field workers: W. d. Hudgins of
Estill Springs, reelected Sunday
School Field Secretary, at sal
ary Of 81, 800; Rev. j. M. An
derson of Morristown, at salary |
Of $1,000, and j. W. Darby ofl
Covington, at a salary of 81 500.
Appropriations were made for
various mission churches Of the.
state, the following being thet
Nashville churches receiving aid
Calvary Church, Rev. A. J.. Fos-
ter, pastor $780,; Centennial
tChurch, Rev G. H. Bell, pastor,
$4O0.
The request Of Rust Memorial
Church of Nashville for $400 was
denied.
A number of associational mis-.
sionaries were employed for full
time. VA
1t was decided to appropriate
81 900 for additional evangelical
work during the summer OF 1915.
The following were appointed
to compose the Finance Commit
tee: Col. @. G. Barton Of Paris,
r. w Hale of Murfreesboro,
Joseph F. Brownlow Of Colum-
bia, Allen Fort and J. +. Gillon
Of Nashville.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-12-11
New Passenger
Train.
On Nashville, chattanoo- !
ga & St. Louis Railway
to be Known as s.rlefl1-
phis-Atlanta Limited =

. We make the headlines but
get the body Of this article from
the Nashville Banner Of last Fri
day, the 4th inst:
Effective next Sunday, Dtcem-
Der l8 she Nashville, Ohattauoos'
ga 4 81. Louis Rsilway win ii.
'AngnrAte it's new train. The
Memphis. Atlantis Limited, Y
and the new achedale will prove
Agreat ednsenience ID the stra-
Yelling public The train will!
carry standard sleepers snd Al
observation cAr IA addition ~
|the dAy coaches AHl baoRAt IN
|cirs and dining cars WILDE opofs||
ated out of Atlanta estt tonnd|
and opt oi Chattsh6 6og1 east.|
bound. Jonhectiond fof allI
points viii " AN y n Atl1nts]
MA kSnpn NJ
N
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-12-11
War TaxsAffects I
Protested Paper
Person who has Note ok
Check Protested Must
Affix Twenty-Five Cent
Stamp.

The luckless individual who
has a note or heck protestsdE g is
among the heaviest contributors
to The now federal wsr taT. Enf
each such protest the drawer IL
the note Or check will hare To
buy and afis a revenue sthnpiof
25c. ~
The customers of bSnka sill
hare v pay Y good psrt ioe the
tax, although atainps ire not fs-
quilsd % checks - during the
Americas was. TLs
Nashville cleafing house ~
struck Ioff the f1Il Ilp~ins cards n
bs displAyed a in hnaks for NV
guidance Of thsif Gust stonsfs;
Il fcmisory notes aod for ssoh
same for ! snm not \
~ 1nsa sa.onnts. apd .Sanue
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-25

quito-carriers of the disease. In the
ultimate control, drainage will prob
ably play the greater part
Opinions Of Scientists.
The opinion of the two managers
quoted are In line with the following
references:
Prof Glenn w. Herrick of Cornell,
formerly state entomologist of Missis-
sippi, in 1908, wrote:
The South as whole has given
little thought to the tremendous role
malaria plays in her industries, espe-
cially In agriculture. We have no idea
OF the loss occasioned by malaria In
uniting men for long or energetic
hours OF labor. The loss of energy and
enthusiasm, the loss of interest In
ones own efforts and success, all of
which contribute enormously to the In.
efficiency Of labor and cause the
wealth-producing power, especially in
agriculture. &c fall far short OF its nor
NAL capacity, is due In a marvellous
and undreamed-of degree to that life.
sapping disease, malaria. The man
that Is just able to crawl out OF bed
and drag around is certainly not the
man TO accomplish an efficient and full
days labor. Because a man is at
work is not necessarily a proof that he
Is actually adding to the sum total OF
his own wealth or to that OF the state,
and in a lesser degree does It prove
that he Is adding to the sum total OF
wealth, all Of which he is capable. A
mans general state of health has quite
as much relation to his producing pow.
ers as the amount and kind OF food he
eats. And certainly there is no dis
ease known TO man that more insidi-
ously undermines his constitution and
lessons his ability to produce his full
measure of wealth than malaria"
DIR. w. e. Kinds. state entomologist
OF Alabama (1912), estimates that e..
100000 persons In the South are In.
capacitated because of malaria.
Prof. r. W. Harmed, state entomolo.
gist OF Mississippi says:
"In my opinion the malaria. transmit
ting mosquitoes are by far the worst
pests in this state. think that
their damage is greater than that OF
the boil weevil and most of the other
crop pests combined"
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-25

as few as 40 families, without ma.
laria could have produced as much as
the Ga families under the malarial
conditions that prevailed.
The manager of another plantation.
which raises rice, states that the la
Dor problem, because of malaria. is
acute at the time OF planting and dur
Ing the harvest season. He says that
"chills" are particularly serious dur
Ing the harvest season, and that the
labor force then becomes greatly re-
duced. In 1912 he had to 90 outside
his district for hands and recruited
30 men. These men we're all In healthy
condition and worked we'll for two
weeks. At the end of this time they
began to have "chills," and before the
end of the harvest 20 out of 35 were
incapacitated for work. All these men
returned to their homes. In 1918 the
same man sought to recruit men from
the same place to harvest the rice
crop, but they refused to come. They
stated that their physician advised
them not to go TO the rice fields. This
physician Informed the manager that
these men who worked for him during
the previous us-ses son returned to their
homes unfit for work In the cane dur
ing the grinding season. and that he
advised them not to go north to the
rice fields. Another manager OF q
cane plantation also stated that men
who had worked in the rice fields
were unfit on their return home, be-
cause OF malaria, to work In the cane
fields.
Malaria and Boil WeevlI Injury.
An important observation made In
this region by the investigator during
the past season is that portions of the
loss through injury by the boil weevil
must be debited to malaria Under
normal conditions, the loss of time is
not always so serious a matter, after
the cotton crop is laid by and before
time of picking Under boil weevil
conditions. however, both loss of time
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-25

and decreased efficiency become more
Failure to keep up with the crop.
that is. to plant at the right time, to
give the crop good cultivation, and to
carry out control measures for weevil,
gives the weevil an advantage over
the plant. Many OF the tenants are
incapacitated by malaria at these crit
ical times In the culture OF the crop.
The owner of one plantation said that
the loss sustained through malaria
far exceeds that of the boil weevil
In the case of the boil weevil, only
one crop suffers; while In the case OF
malaria not only all crops but all ag-
ricultural development, as well, suf-
fer.
Suggested Remedy for tho Loss.
The Investigators found that the
mosquito which was the cause OF ma
laria on the plantation studied was the
Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say, one
OF the species OF Anopheles known to
carry malaria. The Anopheles can be
distinguished from other mosquitoes
in the following way: The wings OF
this Misunderstanding mosquito are
more or less spotted. The projections
on either side OF its beak are nearly
as long as the beak itself. The easiest
way to distinguish this mosquito is
by observing its resting position. The
Anopheles when biting has It's beak
and head and body In the same line
at an angle from the skin. The non.
malarial mosquito, or Culex. keeps its
body and wings parallel with the rest
ing place and its beak is at an angle
with its body. like the letter IL" laid
on It's side.
On the plantation in question. the
malarial mosquito was found in the
house and frequently In the mosquito
bars over the beds In the negro cab
ins. AS result OF this study the IN
vestigators do not believe that the
screening of negro cabins would be
effective, because the negroes are care
less about keeping mosquitoes out Of
their houses and the presence OF
Misunderstanding mosquito screened In
with a malaria subject would practi-
cally insure the infection OF the en-
tire family. Negroes are usually care
less about going out after nightfall.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-25
PAPA MIGHT HAVE GUESSED
No Doubt He Was Just as Badly Rat
tied as John Henry Some Two
Score Years Ago.

John Henry was keeping company
with Myrtle Marie, and when the ia
ther of the latter returned from the
office one evening he was timidly ap-
preached by his pretty daughter.
Papa" said the fair one. did John
Henry call on you this morning."
'Yes," answered the paternal one,
"but | couldn't make out much Of what
he said"
Couldn't make out what he said!"
returned Myrtle Marie. wonderingly.
What do you mean?"
"As near as l could understand" ex-
planned papa. "he said he wanted. to
marry me; that you had enough money
to support him, and that we had al
ways loved each other, SO told him
to go home and write 1t out in plain
English"
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-25

The malaria mosquito is not only
causing tremendous annual losses in
farm labor and production In the
South. but is indirectly increasing
the destructiveness Of the cot
ton boil weevil, according to state
ments Of specialists Of the United
eRteR department Of agriculture,
These statements follow Study of a
mosquito tolnfected plantation In Louis
Jana made during the last cotton and
corn crop season by specialists of the
bureau OF entomology as preliminary
TO more extended investigation OF the
effect of malaria on farm production
and profits.
On this single farm the specialists
found that tho malaria mosquito so
affected the workers that the eQuiva-
lent of 7.39 weeks OF work by adult
labor were lost per family during the
seasons when crops were under culti-
walton. This does not include the
lessened efficiency of convalescents or
the lack of interest and energy result
ing from malarial Illness
The Louisiana farm selected for the
experiment contains 3,540 acres, of
which 1900 acres was under cultiva-
tion and LAO acres was In swamp
land timber. The natural conditions
on the plantation, II is believed, pre-
vail on nearly 100000 square miles
OF farming land in the South. or the
TILED acreage about 1000 acres were
cultivated by tenant farmers who took
three-fourths OF their yield II they sup
piled mules, seed, implements, and
feed, or one-half OF their yield II the
plantation owner supplied these Items.
The balance of the cultivated acreage
was worked with day labor at one dol
lar per day.
The plantation physician stated at
the beginning of the survey that fully
rs per cent. OF the families on the
plantation were afflicted with malaria
and at least two members of every af-
flicted family had the disease in a Sc
rious form at some time during the
crop season. Nine out of every ten
patients In his practise he said were
malaria subjects. A study of the rec
ords of the plantation show that 46
out of Ga families were treated for
malaria by the doctor during the past
season. This number is probably too
low, the departments specialists be-
lieve. because many families try to
avoid the cost of medical attendance,
and the negro has natural aversion
to proper medical treatment.
Effect OF Malaria In 12 Families.
The departments investigator made
a detailed study of IL families with
the following results:
Total time
Number loat an
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-25
A Slluht Error.

my daughter is studying pyrogra-
ply"
Can she make mince pie with the
other kinds?"
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-25

The number OF cases In these fam
flies which reported sickness would
indicate that there were l49 persons
who suffered seriously from the dis
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-04-25
A Bad Case.

Knicker-Is he deeply in love?
Bocker-Yes. he thinks all the girls
on the magazine cover look like her.