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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24
PUNISHMENT NOT REFORMATION

Edward f. budding of Hunting.
ton, w. Va, himself an ex-convict.
claims to have secured employment
for three thousand ex-convicts. He
also claims that of that number less
than one hundred have fallen down"
on their jobs.
Mr.. budding has gotten hold of
the right wire in twentieth century
reform.
Strange that otherwise kind
hearted and humane people will per.
sist in 'punishing' the criminal,
even after he has paid the uttermost
farthing of his penalty.
Why can not we al. see that the
logical end of law is not to punish
but to reform evil-doers?
Pause moment and consider
that word punish" Doesn't it
smack too much vengeance? And
who ever heard of vengeance re
forming the transgressor? Perhaps
when the vengeance has so COM
pletely broken the poor wretch that
he has lost the power of resentment
we may consider him reformed, but
God save us from such reformation.
AS men of enlightenment and
mercy, we should look on the law
machinery of the land merely as the
means by which we may reform or
lre-make the human character which
untoward circumstances have warped
and TWISTED out its original sym
metry. The very idea OF punishment;
lis repugnant to the soul of the mer-
lciful man, and should have no place
in our scheme of life.
We insist that the idea of punish
ment as applied to the evil-doer Is
unworthy of the enlightened citizen
ship of this great country.
Reform the evil-doer. re-make the
warped and twisted character: re-
strain, if necessary. the incurably vi
Icious, but punish-never
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

Now the thought that naturally
occurs to the patriotic American is:
What is the attitude of these various
elements toward our government?
Are they American citizens or aliens
That is a question to be settled.
If this pro-German or pro-British
element with whose vengeance we
are threatened, are aliens-not
American citizens-then their likes
and dislikes are of small concern to
us. If they do not like our attitude
let them go back to their own coun-
try.
If, on the other hand, they are
American citizens, then another and
very large question arises. Are they
citizens for revenue only-holding
citizenship for the material good to
be derived therefrom while their
hearts and affections are with the
old country? Then the sooner they
come out in the open the better for
this country. Are they here to call
the sweets of the land and refuse to
take the bitter? Is it their 1nten-
tion to enjoy the protection of our
laws and our institutions while their
hearts are with those who may at any
day become our enemies?
To the man who has crossed the
waters to cast his lot in America,
citizenship should be the most price
less of his possessions-is so to the
men who is worthy of it. He should
be as the bride who leaves her faith
er's house to cast her lot with her
chosen mate-for good or ill.
The man who takes citizenship
should do so for good or for i'll. One
sentiment and only one, should fire
the heart of every American-may
she always be right: but my country,
right or wrong
And. with due respect to the opin.
ions of our political jingoes. we be,
lieve this is the sentiment of the
great mass OF our foreign born citi-
zens. We can not believe they are
more soliCitous for the welfare OF
the land they have left than for the
land that afforded them a home ana
plenty Naturally, fond memo.
ries clusters around the old home.
but the allegiance of their manhood
lies here.
And, should the occasion call for
it. we believe that allegiance will
hold firm.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24
As THE EDITOR SEES 1T.

1t is an old saying that two heads
are better than one. and on the
same principle two heads together
are better than when they are facing
in opposite directions. 1t will pay
us to keep our heads together in
Lancaster, for the good of the town
and each individual in the town.
When we are facing in opposite di-
rections and pulling apart we get
nowhere and accomplish nothing
The result Of our labors is a cipher
But not so when we get our heads
together. Not so when we act as a
community and not as individuals.
Not so when we all face a definite
object and pull until we get there.
1t is good to keep our heads to-
gether. We learn each others ideas
and ambitions and thoughts, and
from this knowledge springs the i'm
petus that brings success to any
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24
A QUESTION OF CITIZENSHIP

Just at this time the question of
neutrality is claiming much atten-
tion and the matter OF the attitude
of our government toward the war
ring nations of the Old World is one
of deep concern. And owing to the
fact that our government has had to
settle some knotty international dis
putes arising from the war, rather
mixed up condition of affairs is pre-
vailing in this country.
The disputes with Germany and
with England have developed pro-
German and an anti-German ele-
ment. pro-British and an anti
British. We are told that we must
concede every claim of Germany or
lose the sympathy Of the German
Americans. We are also told we
must conciliate Britain or ALLEVIATE a
large Anglo American element.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24
The Mind of Man.

Every person knows his own mind
but it is not every one who knows
how to apply it. Many have positive
convictions on certain subjects, but
have not the power of will to assert
those convictions in the face Of de-
termined opposition
Every person has mind of his
own. but each mind is susceptible to
influence from other minds. both
great and small. The babbles of the
fool will sink into the brain of the
man of intellect, and sooner or later
will have its effect in one way or an
other. The fool listens to the wise
man and Immediately imagines that
he is himself the fount of wisdom.
The man who walks the middle
course absorbs both the wisdom and
the foolishness OF the others.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24
The Kicker.

The fellow who goes through life
kicking at other people usually is
propelled into eternity by a kick
from the devil. Kicking don't pay
either the kicker or the fellow who
is kicked. The injustice of an un-
just kick leaves many heartache
behind which rankles and grows in
to bitterness which lasts for months
and years. At times it ceases only
with the death of the victim But the
victim of the kick is not the only one
who loses in the game. The kicker
makes a reputation for himself with
every kick that he gives, and that
reputation follows him through
life. When the day comes that he
needs the services of friend he Of
ten finds that he has kicked the
only people to whom it is possible
for him to turn. He loses because
he has kicked himself out of the CON
fdence of his fellow men. Don't
kick.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24
LUTHER ELLISON, Editor.
SUBSCRIPTION p ICE:
lin Advance

LET reverence foi laws be
breathed by every American
mother to the lisping babe that
urattles on her lap; let It De
taught in schools. N seminaries
and colleges; let 1t be written
in primers, spelling books ana
slmanacs; let 1t be preacheo
from. the pulpit, proclaimed IN
legislative halls. and enforced III
courts of Justice. And In snort,
let It become the political relig-
ION of the nation; and let the
aid and the young, the rich ana
en- moor. the grave and the gay
Of all sexes and tongues ana
eolors and conditions, sacrince
unceasingly upon it's affairs.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24
OFFICIAL PROGRAM.

Program of the Flint Ridge Com
munity Fair Which il tO be Held
mt CASTOR School Building Oct.
81, 1915.
The program will begin promptly
at 10 o'clock
Prayer by Rev. j. w. III. Dyches.
Address of welcome, O. c. Adams.
Song by the school, America.
1O:30-11 :00-Farm Products.
1l:O0-11-3O-Hors and Mule
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24
Let's get our heads together in
and keep them there.

Let's get our heads together in
Lancaster and keep them there.
-. Talking People.
Some people talk much and do
little. Others talk little and do
much. A few are betwixt and be-
tween and never succeed in setting
themselves or the world afire.
There is, however, a happy me-
dium which will afford us the nec-
essary outlet for our thoughts and
yet serve the food Of the community
at large.
Don't be a clam, and don't be a
big noise. Talk when you feel like
it. but talk sense and talk to peo-
pie who have sense. When we do
that we will gradually bring to the
surface the good points in each 9TH
err; we will open up opportunities
for the development Of the COM
munity, and will be able to hit upon
the means Of pushing our town
along.
The man who talks little but says
much when he does talk is often ST.
lent when a little talk from him
would accomplish wonders. On the
other hand, the big noise is known
as a noise and commands about as
much attention and remembrance as
a passing gust of wind.
Talk up, but speak gently and to
the point. You will be both heard
and needed.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

The high cost Of living" is high
enough to scare any one but a mil
lionaire, and ii is dOubly so when
waste and extravaganza prevails in
the kitchen. The cost of bite vast
ed is not much in itself alone, but
multiplied many fold it becomes a
serious matter.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

According to foreign correspond
ents all nations are winning tre-
mendous victories in Europe But.
then, its a poor correspondent who
can't magnify a scratch into a car
nival of blood
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

Betting is all dead wrong at
best but when YOU bet on the wrong
side it's a bowling sin.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

Most people are always waiting
for "the lightning to strike them"
and when a fash does come near
them thcy shiver and jump like
dog having nightmare.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

The wise man takes note of the
little things in life-the fool sees only
the big ones and forgets even them.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

Stick to the farm and its money
will stick to you.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

War at best is a dreadful thing
even in the home.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

We are great advocate OF Tree
speech. provided the speaker tells no
tales out of school concerning us.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

Don't rush through life at a
breakneck speed. You may stub
your toe just in time to fall into the
hands of the devil.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

They say the art of being happy
is the finest Of the fine arts, but it's
so darned fine many people are un-
able to find it.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

Isn't it sublimely wonderful, the
affection Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Wilson
are publicly lavishing upon each
other,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

Scientists tell us the moon is in
creasng its speed. But, then, who
cares? We're not trying to keep up
with the moon.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

II you are cheerful in the posi-
iiop you find yourself in today to-
morrow may find you in better one
and yet more cheerful
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

WANTED-You to know you can
get $500 per cord for dogwood
See me for cutting instructions.
Phone 1874, Ira S. Harper, Lam
caster, Route 6. 4-9tp
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

Apple Race (open to girls II
years OF age and under.)
Baseball Thrown (open to all
girls.)
Sack Race (open to all boysD
Greasy Pole (open to all boys.)
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24

Department.
11:30-12: 0-Cattle
0-12-30-Swine.
12:3O-1: :OO-Household Depart
ment
1:00-1 :30-Needle Work.
1902: -2:0O-Poultry.
2:00-2: :20-Baby Department.
2:O20-Horse and Mule Race, so
yard dash (open to girls II years of
age and under); 90 yard dash Copen
to boys II years of age and under.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24
TUESDAY. OCT. "a, 1916.

I EIcl'N
Stick to the farm anu ''S ''''"''
will Stuck 10 you
war at pest Is uio'O' VI
even in the nome
Betting Is d" "e''
side it's ho"l'hs SIN
We are great "'N''''e ~
speech proN'ue" '"e Spe"N'
The wise man taxes no'e Vi ''''
little things IN Iiie--'he 1901 sees oh'S
the big ones ana lorgets even Iheih'
Isn't II suoiimelv WONDERFUL 'le
ahection Mr. Hughes ana MI wilson
are publicly lavlshlng upon each
other!
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10 i"'' '''o"' ""'
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nor,t rsh +hrorab ,isa .. .
broaLroc,, oroad vou NOV strh
vour foo inst IN t;n,e to foil into tbo
bands os Tho dayiI
II you are cheerful in the posi-
'iop you find yourself in today, to-
morrow may find YOU in better one
and yet more cheerful.
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GERMANY is ready for Dpacp on her
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-24
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR.. M. r. Campbell

Standard Drug Co, local repre-
'entatives. Take your broken lenses
md repairs to them for prompt ano
,ccurate work
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-21
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

Good manners are the pleasant
way of doing things" says an aphor-
'sm we'll worth noting.
In the rugged democracy on which
good many people pride themselves,
charm of manner has lost its ancient
prestige We have Bohemian way
of announcing that conventionality
doesn't count with US, that we act as
we feel, that we believe in simplicity
and ,naturalness. That all sounds
rather fine and independent But it
won't do.
We have all to adapt ourselves to
an ever-varying stream of circum-
stances. And if we learn to adapt
ourselves gracefully we shall at once
save ourselves friction, annoyance
and an unnecessarily awkward ap-
Dearance.
Don't be affected" says many a
well-meaning adult to an impression
able child. And~the child who was
probably only trying to be graciou.
and pleasant and to meet its elders
with little air of Difference and
sweetness shyly wonders whether ev-
erybody thinks it an affected little
Miss Nancy. So it tries to be natural
and probably succeeds in being bois-
ferrous and ungraceful.
Charm of manner is made I'D of
number of things. First, there is a
very genuine desire to please people
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-21
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October 90 1915 Uby %ezz1ifcxa
October 20, 1916.

Women OF the First Presbyterian
church who made an enviable reputa-
ton for themselves last year by the
large sums they brought into the
church fund through successful bust
ness ventures plan to repeat their ex-
perences of last year. While they
will not reopen the Yuletide tea room,
the biggest work of last year and, the
one which netted them the most
profit, the women have several other
noney-rnaking schemes up their
sleeves.
Circle One, led by Mrs. Frank Wal
tiers, opens the campaign by a novel
church affair, an art exhibit and tea
in the parlors of the handsome new
church Thursday, between the hours
OF 8 and o'clock. Art works of
Miss Augusta Knight, an Omaha
woman, will be exhibited and tea will
be poured by Mrs. George Gilmore
and Mrs. Alfred Kennedy. Admis-
sion will be rs cents.
I'VE want to show off our new
church parlors. They are beautiful"
exclaimed one member enthusiast
tically
Mrs. w, F. Milroy, president OF the
Ladies' Aid society, reports that all
The church women are busily engaged
on work for the Christmas sale and
luncheon, which will be held Decem-
Der at the parish house.
What the other circles will plan has
not yet been announced, but it is sure
10 be something novel, judging from
past ventures.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-21
Personal Gossip Society Notes Wooms Work Household Topics
Fall Fashions

7 O.. e..
~, skirts grow Longer, and simmer
ne silhouette Is rapidly changing pc
cause OF TINS trend OF fashion, II,
more truthfuliys 1t mas not already
changed. Tor me faris clothes all
snow TINS new line.
A pleasing combination of metallic
lace flouncing and velvet constitutes
the materials used for many OF the
exquisite evening gowns made this
season by Martial ct Armand. always
justly famous for these creations.
Wraps, or nantes, as thew are
peculiarly called. are of plain soft
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-21
Snail Eaters and Smalls

said, snails are already raised for the
market in California, a state which
has never lost the spirit of initiative
breathed into it when the magic
CLEAN OF its golden sands first caught
the eyes of the world. and what is
done there could, it is believed, be
done on large scale in the Missis-
sippi valley.
Plenty of moisture. an abundance
of vegetable food, and, in hot, dry
weather, free night life. are what
the snail demands. The best species
for the table is the Helix pomatia, or
the vine snail, the same that the Ro-
mans raised, ai,1 the largest member
of the family of the Heicidae, which
includes no less than 5000 species.
II certainly does not look like a
table luxury as it crawls along with
its eyes on the ends of two stalks,
and its she'll humping along on its
back, These snails are fond of com
pany--of their own kind-and that
is one reason why they can be raised
with profit. They are willing to herd
on a small space. They must be
kept out of gardens, for they like al
most any kind of vegetables that we
like.
In the winter time they 20 into
crevices, or into holes in the ground,
and shut themselves in their shells,
the mouths OF which are closed by a
hardened mucus, and thus they pass
the Indictment season in a state of un-
consciousness. They lay their eggs in
moist ground.
Related to the snails are the ugly
creatures commonly called "slugs."
They are snails without shells, or
with mere rudiments of shells, and
the whole under surface of their
bodies forms long sole, or creep
ing disk They leave Shiny trail,
and, with their stalk-eyes weaving
about they look like huge snails that
have lost their pagodas. Yet some
1pecies even of these creatures have
been eaten by omnivorous man.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-21
By GARRETT p. SERVISS.

Snails have been suggested as sub
stitutcs for oysters. 1t is averred that
they form an equally nutritious food.
Statistics are given which show that
Paris--and that not when in a state of
siege, except by friendly visitors
sometimes consumes fifty tons of
snajls in a season. | do not guarantee
the accuracy OF this statement, but |
do know that Paris eats snails and
likes them.
They are eaten and liked, more or
less, all over France and Italy and are
raised for food in "escargatoires," a
word based on the French name for
snails, "escargot." The ancient Ro-
mans, who certainly had delicate and
expensive tastes in food, were great
snail eaters, and they probably intro
duced the custom into such of their
colonies and dependencies as took
kindly to it. The Journal of the
American Medical Association is
credited with the suggestion that, in
these times Of high prices for food,
snails ought not to be neglected The
fact is that they have not been
neglected altogether in this country
To small extent snails are imported
from France for use in American
kitchens where French cookery is
practiced,
But instead of importing them they
could be raised here, and some are
raised in California.
There would be no difficulty about
obtaining the snails il demand for
them existed. But, for most Amer
leans, it would first be necessary to
overcome preliminary prejudice,
and then to learn the art of prepar-
ing the food for the table. This art
is so we'll understood in France that
it is hard for Frenchman to UNDER
stand why anybody should not like
snails, just as an old-fashioned far
mer cannot see any objection to pie,
even at breakfast.
In favor of the snail as an article
of food is the fact that il is vege-
table feeder, and rather dainty in its
eating when it has a choice. Its liv-
ing in shell, or carrying its curious
ly twisted house on its back, is not
a reason for rejecting it from the
culinary list. But | can understand
how sensitive imagination might be
affected by the thought of killing and
devouring a creature which walks
around like wandering Chinaman
with a pagoda on his shoulders. Does
not one always shrink from eating
any kind Of an animal which is re-
narkable for its beauty or the sin
gularity Of its appearance
wonder how far the splendor OF
the peacock's plumage goes in saving
it from our tables, for in the palmy
days of Roman luxury peacocks
played great part in feasts, especial
ly their tongues and brains. Now we
are content to keep peacocks for liv-
ing ornaments, and when we want to
eat tongues and brains we go to the
lamb and the calf.
II the taste for snails could be once
developed here snail farming" might
offer considerable profits. As | have
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-21
Charm of Manner

rather than hurt or annoy them. Then
there is an agreeable perception of
what is awkward and ungraceful.
Next comes quiet poise and self
possession, together with feeling
that one is a member of social
group at the same time that one is an
individual. A deferential attitude to-
ward other peoples opinions, lack
of intolerant haste in dismissing 9TH
er peoples preferences and ideas, an
amiable willingness to fit into the pic
ture instead of standing out from it
from background, all go to make
charm of manner.
Books of etiquette never yet man
ufactured social success. A kind
heart, steady brain, a desire to
please and an ability to perceive what
IS customary and to adjust ones self
to it are the first steps toward good
manners. An actual charm of man
ner may be added thereto by anyone
who is sweet and patient and willing
to exert herself to be gracious and
graceful.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-21

The family was going on an outing in
the woods, and mother was packing the
lunch basket. W.
Let me see." she murmured. "rye got
lettuce sandwiches. olive sandwiches pea
nut butter sandwiches, macaroous pickles.
ginger snaps and chow-chow. wonder Il
I've forgotten anything"
How about putting In something 10 satfs
said father astically.-Chicago Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-21

Perilous Game.
Don't you play bridge whist at Crimson
Gulch?"
Not any, MORE replied Broncho Bob.
1t upsets all tho rules When you lose at
poker. you can keep your troubles TO your
self and not talk about the hand. But
when one of us loses at bridge whist he
doesn't know what minute his partner II
goin' to draw gun an rely on n verdict OF
Justifiable hopicide. "-Washnston Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-21
Collegiate Alurnnae Meet.

Mrs. F. H. Cole, chairman OF the
civil service reform department, Cen
eral Federation of Womens Clubs,
will speak on Opportunities for
Women in the Federal Service" at the
first general meeting of the Associa-
ton of Collegiate Alumnae Saturday
at 2:30 o'clock. The meeting will be
held in the parlors, instead of the
ballroom, of the Hotel Fontenelle.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-21
To Live in Omaha,

Mr.. and Mrs. F, E. Hovey and
their l3-year-old son have taken the
G. w. Wickersham house for the win
ter while its owners are staying at
the Colonial. Mr.. and Mrs. Hovey
came here the first OF May from Den
very and have been staying at the
Fontenelle. They expect to build in
Omaha, Mr.. Hovey IS vice president
of the Stock Yards National bank.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-21
Timely Fashion Hint By Roconteuse

The red fox set is
to be Just as
fashionable and
just as attractive
this season as ever.
Here it is shown
in extremely rich
tones. The
smartness, of
course, will
depend to a great
extent GU how
the scarf is
arranged. Here is
an instance of
where a woman
can express her
individuality and
originality to her
hearts content.
The fox set
illustrated was
worn with a navy
mohair suit and
an attractive
velvet hat.