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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-04-16
SHRINERS GATHER
FOR SPRING FEAST
Assemble i'm Spartanburg for Omar
Temples Meeting-Large
Crowd Expected.

Spartanburg, April 14.-Hundreds
of Shriners from all parts of South
Carolina and from neighboring states
arrived here this afternoon for the
spring meeting of Omar temple, to
be held tomorrow.
Members OF the Omar Arabic pat
rol arrived on an extra Pullman car
from Charleston this morning. and
the members of the Adluh drum
corps, the 40-piece band of the tenn
pie, came on a special car this after
noon. The drum corps and patrol
gave performances on Morgan square
this afternoon.
Tomorrow will probably see the
biggest meeting Omar temple has
ever held. Between 75 and 100
meats" will probably be on hand to
tread the hot sands at the ceremonial
session tomorrow night.
Shriners and visiting ladies were
guests at reception given them to-
night by the faculty and students OF
Converse College, Immediately after
the opening concert of the musical
festival. After the reception a dance
was given in their honor at Rock
Cliff park.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-04-16
Oldest Banker Dead.

Norwalk, Ohio, April 14.-Johu
Gardner, aged 80, the Oldest active
banker in the United States, died to-
day. He was president of the Nor
walk National Bank In which he be-
came a clerk 81 years ago. Gardner
helped Salmon p Chase, then secre-
tary of the treasury, organize the
first national bank in the country in
1862.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-04-16
Goes Rack to sumter.

Sam Logan, colored, who has just
completed an eighteen-months sen
tense in the chaingang for carrying
on a horse and buggy belonging to
Jones-Elliott Mule Company. was ta-
ken today back to Sumter, from
which place he halls, to answer to a
charge of larceny, alleged to have
been committed there.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-04-16
BREAKS RECORDS ON
COTTON CONSUMED
manufacturers Used More of STAPLE
in March Than Ever Before
i'm Same Month.

Washington, April 14-Marked ac-
tivity in manufacturing and heavy ex-
ports were the features of the March
cotton statement of the census bureau
issued today.
Manufacturers in March used 523.-
959 bales, exclusive of linters, which
Is record for monthly eonsumption.
being 5000 more bales than has been
used in any month since the census
bureau began collecting the monthly
statistics two and half years ago.
Cotton exports amounted to 1908
573 bales, or almost double what thew
were in March last year. The months
exports brought the total for the first
eight months of the cotton year be-
ginning in August, up to 6,6SS,613
bales, or 1,246,461 bales under last
years exports for the same period.
The wars effect on cotton exports
is indicated in Germany's takings,
which for the eight months have been
242,661 bales against $2,413,712 for
the same period of last year. France
has taken less than half the quantity
she took last year, but Italy has more
han doubled her cotton imports from
the United States. Great Britain's ;
imports were 147,000 bales less than
he same period last year. All cot
ton countries took 2,199,685 bales
against -,1O6,O29 bales in last years
period.
Cotton used during March was
523,959 bales, exclusive of linters,
census bureau announced today. Cot
ton on hand March 81 in manufact
uring establishments and independent
warehouses aggregated 5,119,317
bales.
March consumption compared with
f93,354 bales used in March. year
ago During the ghtimonths end
ing March 81 cotton used was 3,57S.-
?15 bales against 3,765,21O bales in
the same period the previous year.
Cotton on hand March 81 in man
establishments was 1,74O-
476 bales, against 1,679,239 last
year. and in Independent warehouses
3,37S,317 bales against 1,834,OO
last year.
Exports In March were 1,2O8,573
bales against 695,31O last year, and
for the eight months 6,6S9,613 bales
against 7.936,O75 in last years pc
-iod.
Imports were 1854 bales, against
8O,S63 last year, and for the eight
206,790 bales, against 49,
l57 in last years period.
Linters used were 1898 bales,
against 24,72O last year and for the
eight months 214,579 bales against
204,683 in last years period: on
land in manufacturing establish
ments 161,647 bales against 1O3,626
ast year, and in independent ware
houses 10O.208 bales against 1888
ast year.
Linters exported were 6O,175 bales !
md for the eight months 1886
)ales.
Cotton spindles active during the |
month of March numbered 30,918,-
'33 against 31,083.S9s In March last !
year.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-11-18
Joint Teachers Meeting.

Saturday, November 9Th, Superin-
tendent Hartman of Reynolds county
and Superintendent Milsap of Dent
county and teachers from each county
held a teachers meeting at Bunker.
There were also some teachers from
Shannon county and myself from Iron
at this meeting, and it vas n of the
most successful meetings that l eve r
attended.
Some very important and helpful
questions were discussed. l am sure
every teacher there was benefited on
some point of school teaching.
Following is a brief statement Of
the schools of Dent county given by
Prof. Milsap:
Dent county has eighty schools, one
high school, seventy-nine rural schools
one three-room rural school, two two
room rural schools and seventy six
one-room rural schools. Sixty five
of the schools have a library, and all
but six have a dictionary. / think
this is an excellent record for a coun-
ty.
superintendent Milsap said thirty
three of the teachers of Dent county
had only third grade certificates, If
teen or twenty hold second grades,
and the remainder have first grades
and Normal Diplomas. This sureiy1s
a good record for the teacher of Dent
county.
Why not all OF us third grade teach
ers of Irou county try to raise our
grade to a second this year2 / am GO
ing to do my best to raise my grade
| to q second and ] intend TO do so il
hard work will accomplish 1t.
After the teachers meeting was over
the boys of the Ellington School and
Bunker School had a basket ball
game. The game went in favor Of the
Ellington boys, but ] did not learn the
score.
Besides being greatly benefited by
the meeting, / met many Of my old
friends and made many new ones.
This was my first time to meet Prof.
| Milsap and | also met Prof. John o.
Camden. He Is principal Of the Bun
ker school. Reynolds county should
be proud to have such a jolly boy al
him in that county.
superintendent Hartman and Sup
erintendent Milsap stated that they
intended to have another Joint session
next year. Wishing all teachers sue
| cess In their work. / am
Yours, very truly,
Arthur FRANCIS.
! EdgehilI, Mo-, Nov. 8, 1916.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-11-18
GOOdland Items.

A fine rain Wednesday refreshed
the thirsty ground.
Wheat sowing is over and corn is
being gathered.
s.. L. Brooks is building a new barn.
Botan Brooks has a fine cellar dug
out of a steep bank near his house.
Master Roy Irwin visited friends at
Lesterville lately.
Mr.. Twins clerk, Orville Crocker,
is building himself a new house on his
farm near East End.
w. B. Brooks and family spent a
week with relatives near Bunker.
Messrs. James Barger and D. Edgar
Fletcher were callers on Goodland
friends lately.
Walter Mayfeld has been buying
calves.
G. G. Adams is building a new porch
to his house.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Adams attended
baptismal services on Ottery on Sun
day. Rev. Farley has organized a
Missionary Baptist Church at that
place, to be called Pine Grove Church.
There were twelve persons baptized
on Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. Adams spent Sunday
with G. G. Adams family.
Mr.. McColl, the Redmondville
teacher, spent the week end with the
family of N. w. Adams.
F. M. Adams is saving busily these
days.
Mrs, Dempster is sick at this writ
ing.
Myrnie Miller, the elder daughter
of Johnny Miller, is recovering from a
very severe attack of pneumonia and
typhoid fever. Drs. Martin and
Adams attended her.
Will Black is still on Logan's Creek
with his brother, who is quite low
with tuberculosis.
The hub mill is shut down for want
of orders.
Mrs. Lizzie Love went to Flat River
and st. Louis to visit her children.
Bob is pretty lonesome, but he has
the telephone for company.
The four months old infant of Mrs.
Dunlap died last week and was taken
to Crawford county for burial. The
whole family accompanied the little
one to the grave and remained in that
county where they belonged. Her
mothers brothers will take care oil
.her.
DR.. Adams received a message from
Sarcoxie telling him of the death Of
his elder brother, Rev. zenas Adams,
at that place.
F. M. Adams is building a new barn
close to his silo and cistern.
Guy Halbert and family of billiard
spent last week with John Farrar's
family.
Christmas is coming.
TIMOTHY HAY.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-11-18


We do not want and must not have
an srmy Of more than moderate size,
although l think il would be wise il we
established very much ampliied
facilities for training officers. That
would give us specially educated men
in a number sufficient to take charge
Of the balance of our male population
in case that emergency, war, which
we all hope never will, should arise.
/ am thoroughly alive to the
sity of having in the service of the
nation a considerable surplus OF WELL
trained military officers. Every man
who intelligently remembers the ex-
perience of the North in the days of
our civil war must realize this.
To my mind the establish
ment of a large standing army by the
United States would be an absurdity,
but to my mind it would be equally
absurd for us to fail to train liberal
numbers of officers. My suggestion
would be that, training officers out of
proportion to the number of troops
in our regular army, we should ar
range to give them experience in the
management of men by reducing the
number of men in regiment during
| times of peace"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-11-18

MY friends of the Reynolds Outlook
and the Ellington Press are in con-
troyersy yer the publication of sher-
ifs sales in delinquent land c%ases-the
one claiming that the sheriff has the
right to designate the paper in which
the advertisements are to be placed;
the other, that their disposition is
rightly at the discretion of the col
lector who brings the suits. A few
years ago, the same question was
raised in this county-the collector
being a Republican, and the sheriff a
Democrat. The latter wanted to place
the notices of sale in the REGISTER,
but found, on consulting the statutes,
the choice of papers remained solely
with the collector, and l made nc
"kick." Now, / don't what to ''butt
in" but out of good will to both con-
testants, 1, as a friend. counsel them
to get together and come to an
amicable understanding. Perhaps il
you divide the loaf, brethren, it will
taste the better to both of you.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-11-18

TIE financier and railroad builder,
James j. Hill, in a recent interview
discusses the European war and gives
his views on the question of "pre-
paredness." He says, in part:
81 find myself incapable of forming
a right estimate of the causes of the
conflict. Some one must have been
the offender, although every one
denies it. The great lesson of the
conflict for this country Is that every
step should be taken to so develop
our people that any war OF aggression
on the part OF the United States will
forever be impossible. II
seems to me that the maintenance OF
great fighting forces is precisely that
which the United States ehould be led
to avoid by the European war. II we
had SOC, 900 officers and men all dress
ed in the nations uniforms, all living
in nations barracks, all armed and
munitioned at the expense of the ma
tion, we would have 500, 900 individuals
in the United States all aching for
war, and more than that, we would
have 800, 900 individuals taken out Aoi
normal human life-we would have
b00, 900 men, most of whom would be
removed from the possibility OF be-
coming nation builders. As one proof
of this, a soldiers pay lie not and can
not be sufficient for the support Of a
family, even IL the other details Of his
life could be such as to leave family
life among the possibilities. It would
be easy 10 talk steadily from New
York to st. Paul on this fast train up
on this phase Of the question alone,
but II seems unnecessary for me here
TO 60 into the side arguments which
must occur TO every intelligent mind
endeavoring to think this matter out,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-11-18

THE postmaster at Wichita, Kansas
is SO very good that he feels con.
strained to hold religious services il
the p~ost-ofice building, which the
clerks and employees are requested
to attend. This particular post-mas-
ter may be a good and honest mar
whose desire-apart from receiving
his salary--is to ave souls from the
fire everlasting; but his devotional
conduct is no guarantee of his single
ness of purpose. On the contrary, il
is similar to that adopted by the
veriest %hypocrites and pious four
flushers. There is a text in the
scriptures condemnatory of broad
phylactories and deprecating prayer
from the house-top. Still, it is not
right to enter a hasty verdict as to the
sincerity of men who have an inor'
dinate delight in making their light
shine; they may merely be lacking il
good, sound, horse sense.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-11-18

HAVE we a systematized band OF
foreign spies in this country? If there
be such, upon discovery ola member
thereof, he should have ga short
shrift and a long rope" let him hal,
from whatever land he may. In this
connection, I quote from the New
York Evening Telegram: "Twenty
ships sailing from these shores have
been victims of mysterious fires ant
explosions at sea. A dozen arms fac.
tories and powder plants have been as
mysteriously blown up" These were
not all accidents, but bear the impress
of devised crime, and l repeat nc
mercy should be shown the offenders
upon proof of their guilt.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-11-18

For one hundred and thirty-five
years we have lived, grown and
prospered without military prepared
ness" why do VT want it now? Is it
because the internal war-craze de-
humanizing the Old Word is "catch-
ing" across three thousand miles Of
watery waste? Isn't it wiser to dare
the very, very improbable possibility
of an unprovoked assault from 6
foreign nation than to implant with
in u own bounds a system that hal
been eve destructive to freedoms
best, a burden upon honest toll and {
creator of class?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-11-18

THIS country cannot and will not
agree with England's arbitrary and
unreasonable proposition that we
must regulate our commerce to suit
her sweet will. To an ordinary per-
son it seems that Johnny Bull has
troubles now sufficient to the day; but
if such be his desire, he may succeed
in adding to those he has on hand,
Britannia does not rule the seas, so fal
as our Uncle Samuel is concerned.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-11-18

The diatribes of the Eastern
Press against Mr.. Bryan have a vim
dictive, gangrened tinge moi grateful
to the perception of old-time, true
blue Democrats. 1, for one, dissent
sometimes from the views of the ex-
Secretary of State, but when it comes
to choosing between him and the late
~E mend Buckner following, you
may easay guess where / am at.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-03-24
NEWPORT

Mrs. H E. Drown is confined to the
house by the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Ram were in
Sherbrooke March II.
John Bartlett and son of Orleans
were in town Thursday.
G. C. Stannard of Lowell was a
business visitor in town last week.
Schools closed Friday for the Easter
vacation. They will reopen April 5th.
Mrs. o. D. Hancock and father, Geo.
Goodenough visited in Orleans Thurs
day.
Miss Nina Simmons has been visit
ing friends in Holland for the past
week.
A. F. Huxley of West Glover is
visiting at the home of A. G. Clark this
week.
Mrs. Geo. Livingstone went to st.
Johnsbury March 18th to visit her son
Harry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Mayo's infant
child, about five months of age, died
Monday.
Mrs. D. F. Weeks of South Hard
wick, Mass, is visiting her daughter.
Mrs. ]. E. Foster.
Mrs. Ed. Burt and Miss Ferne
Mowry visited Mrs. Burt's parents at
Newport Center recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. M. Spaulding and
children went Monday to Greenfield,
Mass, to visit her parents.
Archie Wells, foreman in the Express
and Standard office. has purchased the
Clark house in West Derby.
Frank D. Quinn ond has closed his
labors with L. Colodny and entered the
employ of C.. J.Oben & company.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-03-24
LITERARY Styie.U

A high school student writes this Of
fee inquiring what constitutes Liter
airy STYLE" Without trying to answer
this interesting and difficult question.
two remarks may be cited that throw
light on it.
When Charles James Fox was told
that his speech read well he retorted.
Then it was bad speech" when
one of my congregation would tell me
at the end of a service that the SER
mon was fine" DR.. Lyman Abbott has
said. II knew I had made failure"
In general the style Is good when it
fits the thought so we'll that the style
itself does not attract attention. AS
soon as you begin to be conscious of
the style-unless of course you are
reading with that end in view-you
may be pretty sure it's bad style.
Style is something like clothes or fur
niture. The well dressed man is the
man whose clothes do not attract at
tention. The well furnished room is
the one you go out of satisfied, but
unable to describe the furniture.-Kan-
sas City Star.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-03-24
Road Meeting.

State Supervisor of Highways S. B.
Bates called a meeting Of the selectmen
and road commissioners of the several
towns in Newport. Mar. 10. To stim-
ulate good feeling of friendship
between Newport and the other towns
Of the county and to help make the
time a pleasant occasion. the Newport
board of trade arranged for their
annual dinner to be served at the
school hall on this day and invited all
the seIectmen and road commissioners
of the county and other strong bust
ness men interested in public improve
ments and good roads to dine with the
board of trade as guests. The dinner
was served by the ladies of the Social
Union to about 240 guests. and excel
lent music was dispensed during the
time by Burns orchestra. After dim
ner o. G. Miller as POSTMASTER in his
pleasing manner called for remarks
from the follwing: J. K Redmond,
Geo. B. Young and A. H. Grout of
Newport, General Butterfield of Derby
Line, Chas. Root of Craftsbury, NJ.
M. Taplin of Orleans. "Stod" Bates
addressed the gathering on. Good
Roads," and Mr.. Davis with the aid of
lantern slides illustrated road making
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-03-24
NEWPORT CENTER

Cora Squires is working for Moses
Sanville
Mrs. lyman is visiting her daughter.
Mrs. Adams.
Charles Hayes has gone to Albany to
work during the sugar season.
Archie Lawson has moved to tie
farm vacated by Homer Buck.
Miss Helen Mason from Rock Island,
P. O., is visiting at Geo.. Rogers's.
Cleo Allen was called to town on
account of the illness of his mother.
Mrs. L. G. Peabody is visiting her
brother. Oscar Larabee. at North
Troy.
Mrs Nula Estey and daughter have
been visiting relatives and friends at
Newport.
Homer Buck, who has purchased a
farm in Bloomington, will move his
family there.
Mrs. j. H. Herrick was called to
Fairfield to attend the funeral of her
nephew Tuesday.
DR.. Davidson. secretary of state
Baptist work, was at this place on
Sunday morning.
Elmer Moves. who has been stopping
at Mrs. Inez Aliens. is out of town
for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Streeter are at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Inez
Allen. who is dangerously i'll.
Howard Lamphere has moved into
the Crawford house, which was recent
ly vacated by Archie Lawson.
Mrs. Jennie Campbell went to New
port. Friday to attend the funeral of
the son of Fred Davidson.
Archie Wakefield. sawyer in the
Kilby mill, who has been absent from
his work on account of sickness. has
returned.
Ray Griffin. who had the misfortune
to cut his right hand very severely
! while working at circular saw, is
able to be about.
! Mrs. Ednund's grandmother, who
has been stopping with her for the
past few weeks, has returned to their
homein Coventry.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-03-24

There is absolutely no use in buying new
suit Or dress unless you have correct fitting
corset
Gossard Front Lace
Cost little more than the ordinary ones but give
the wearer not only correct figure but the
greatest comfort. Let our corsetiere give you
fitting
Memo Corsets for the stouter women are also
very popular-Aiso all the best numbers in War
ner Brothers. Rust Proof, Redfern, Kabo, Royal
Worcester Corsets, Ferris Waists and Ferris Ma
ternity corsets. Prices Soc to 81. so
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-03-24
Mrs G. L. Kline,
Mrs. E. A. Reed,
G. w. D. Reed,
Committee.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

The primary class met with Marian
Kendrick Saturday afternoon, March
Is. Nearly all of the class We're pres
ent and after an hour of fun and
frolic they sang their primary songs
and commenced learning their new
songs for Easter Ice cream, cookies
and apples were served.
Because of the large attendance in
the primary room and in order to do
the best work possible, this class has
been graded. The little people have
put in splendid attendance this quarter
and are doing work that any class
might we'll be proud of. The second
division met with Mrs. Kendrick Satur.
day afternoon to help with the Easter
plans.
Mission Study class will meet
Tuesday evening, March 80.
One of the pleasantest events of the
week was the reception given Ray
Jenkins at the church parlors Friday
evening. The occasion was his 2ist
birthday. Birthday parties are not so
very uncommon, but the distinctive
feature Of this one was. that so many
different persons so heartily contributed
to its success. Not only the young
men of his Sunday school class and
other members Of the school, but a
large part of his graduating class at
Derby helped in entertaining. "Stunts"
afforded much amusement. and the
class prophecy by Miss Temple and
class history by Miss Rich was appre.
ciated. A brief biography of the hero
of the evening was read by Miss
Knight. Cake and coffee was served
by Mrs. Jenkins. Miss Temple in
behalf of the D. AS presented Ray
with gold ring set with his birth
stone and Rev. w. R. Price also pre-
sented silver shaving set from the
West Charleston friends.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-03-24

Ready-to-wear Dresses
Priced from IS y5 for handsome all
wool dress up to $3.50 for beautiful party gown
Some of the extreme values:
Two-tier Embroidered Lace Dress, satin girdle,
handsomely made waist, Priced $3.50
Chiffon Dresses: Made with Chin Chin drapery
lace waist, Priced $3.50
Crepe de Chine Dresses: New shirred skirts,
fancy crepe suspender waists Priced $15
Taffeta Tipperary Dresses: Colored embroid-
cred lace waists and underskirt Priced 500
Silk Poplin Dresses In all the most wanted
shades Priced $685. and 81 so