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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
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Gets His Soup at Sea.


Because he is bound for London,
where It is impossible to secure sup
ply of the special seaweed out of which
soup is made that is especially ia
vored by his countrymen, Captain
Takai Of the Japanese steamer Kenkon
Maru No. S, appealed to the customs
officials, the Philadelphia Record says.
AS a result Captain Harai OF the
steamer Senju Maru, also Japanese,
was given permisson to transfer to
Captain Takai a portion Of his supply
Of the delectable dainty without which
the voyage would be dismal one for
him and his crew. Captain Harai is
homeward bound and can soon replen-
ish his stock.
The seaweed in question is found
only In the Orient, and 1t contains a
gelatinous substance which thickens
the soup, and has peculiar appeal to
the oriental palate. In fact. the Japa-
nese sailor claims there is nothing else
30 good in the soup-maktng line. It
Is found by fishermen at the bottom Of
the sea and. washed and dried, 1t finds
ready sale In China and Japan.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
DIFFER ON TEMPORARY STARS
Astronomers Have TWO Views as to
How tho Somewhat Mysterious
Bodice Originate.

Most Of the textbooks suggest that
temporary stars, or "novae," may re-
suit either from the collision Of two
bodies in space or from a sudden ex.
plosion or eruption Of a single body.
Professor Hale, in his recent review
OF the last ten years work at Mount
Wilson, states that more plausible
hypothesis is that of q faint star sud-
denly plunging into a gaseous nebula.
The spectra of novae, after passing
through remarkable changes. have usu-
ally been supposed to correspond
closely in their last visible stage with
the spectra of nebulae. Observations
at Mount Wilson, however. are In har-
mony with an observation Of Hart
mann in showing that there is, at least
in some cases, still later stage. In
which the characteristic lines of the
nebuiar spectrum disappear, as II the
star had finally passed out of the ne
bula which caused it's sudden outburst
of luminosity. On this hypothesis, the
~temporary brightness of these stars
would be analogous to that o; q me-
teorite passing through the earth's at
mosphere and raised to incandescence
by MISUNDERSTANDING American.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
ONE SET OF BRAINS ENOUGH
Clever Man Makes Mistake When He
Takes to Wife Clever Woman,
Says Writer.

The wife of one of our most cole
brated literary men said the other eve
ming that a talented man should al
ways choose a wife with nothing fur
ther than domestic accomplishments.
1T is a great mistake for brainy peo-
pie to marry brains" said she deci-
sively," according to London Tit. Bits,
and, happily, few of them do it. Put
two gcniuses together in matrimony,
and you have put two cats in q bag
nervous, fretful, irresponsible crea-
lures, with no patience and less COM
mon sense. who will be always worry
ing each other and tugging in opposite
directions at the matrimonial chain. If
they are both talented in the same line
they will wear each other out in
the expression OF different ideas; but
II they have separate abilities, there
will be pretty often jangle about
which one is the more important
What a clever man wants Is a clear
headed, sensible wife, who will forget
his vagaries in remembering his bril-.
liancy and remain a constant shield
between his sensitiyeness and dis
agreeable things; something, In fact,
like one of those cushions that sailors
put down on the side of the vessel to
keep 1t from jarring too roughly
against the dock. Look at me, for in
stance; never wrote a word for pub
lication, painted a picture, composed
music or did anything clever in all
my life. But / make my husband Just
the sort of wife he needs"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
PRAlSlNG THE LUSCIOUS PIE
Writer With Subject Worthy Of His
Pen Oilates in Rhapsody
Worth Reading.

Let us celebrate the gastronomic
poem Of the age-the pie. 1t graces
each season, but most especially is it
dedicated unto midsummer and the
time Of berries, black, red and blue.
The pie is both friend and foe, com
forter and avenger. 1t is mighty in
the mightiest. 1t can mercilessiy
slay, and it can soothe and assuage
the dropping spirit. II is poem both
lyric and elegiac-singing the sheer
pleasures Of the senses and again, per-
adventure, the pains thereof Dead
ly is the pie when overeaten, but
gracious, yea, and beneficent, when
partaken of in due measure and in
reverential awe of the lawful gastric
processes.
MY blessings on the head of him who
first invented sleep" sighed Sancho
Panza on a memorable occasion Be
ours on the head of him who first in
vented pie. May he dwell forever on
blessed isles of pie among the
cherry orchards Of Elysium. May his
jowls delight in mincemeat, pumpkins,
the Juicy squash, the tooth-staining
blueberry. the pippin apple and oodles
OF lemon custard.
Something felicitous and fruity be-
tween two crusts"-that is pie. Long
may 1t wave! Begin at one corner of
the crust apd eat judiciously along the
outer crust In order that something
ssljsitoqs and fruity may remain, like
wine. the best at the last.
Let us heartily rejoice that it is our
good hap to dwell within the great
New England pie belt, and not a thou
sand miles from certain Justly cele-
brated pie foundries.
Give us liberty, or give us death.
But, failing that, give us pie.-Bos-
ton Globe. .- ~. so ,sy,.,r,.. -
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
Tolerance In Russia.

There is one test of q civilized
country which is now universally rec
ognized. Religious freedom is held
to be essential to national greatness.
Let us see briefly what this means
In all the Russias. The governing
class. drawn from inner Russia, be-
longs. of course, to the strict orthodox
Greek church.
The Baltic provinces are Lutheran,
Finland is Protestant, the southwest
ern provinces contain a large proper
tion OF Roman Catholics and Jews; in
the Crimea and is the middle voIga
are Tartar Mohammedans; In the
Caucasus is a perfect babel of lam
'guages and consequently of creeds.
Religious tolerance. initiated by the
reforming czar, Alexander II, is one
OF the tenets Of government, and is
nominally in force all over the en-
;pire.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
CAT CAUSED MUCH TROUBLE
Family Pet Has Been Formally eau.
toned that "The Cave" Is. Not
Public Property.

Out in Woodruff place O number of
small boys have banded together and
done what most boys have done IL
they were real-for-sure boys-built a
cave, says the Indianapolis News. Ap-
preaching this cave is>a long under
ground tunnel about two feet square.
What there is in this tunnel in the
way OF side chambers and the like, the
fathers and mothers never will know.
but at the inside end of the tunnel is
the den, about five feet square, built
In a side hill and as dark as the most
cavernous depths of Wyandotte
cave.
One OF the youngsters belonging to
the band Of cave dwellers hurried
home from school the other afternoon,
donned his cave outfit, and made for
the tunnel. Crawling in fiat on the
ground. he made his way toward the
den. Arriving there, he heard scram-
bling noise just ahead and two fiery
spots loomed up in the darkness. His
teeth chartered with fright. He
couldn't back away, he was too fright
ened to go forward, and there was
no chance OF escape at either side.
The fiery spots became active and the
boy became panicky.
Just what happened in there the
outside world will never know, but
when the cat-it was the family cat
came out of the tunnel it was going
some. No cat ever moved faster and
1t didn't stop until 1t had reached a
barn three lots away.
And the boy-when no emerged his
face was as white as the arctic snow
and he was moving rapidly for the
open. The next afternoon the boy
painted a sign on which were the
words: THE Cave" in white paint, on
a blazing yellow back ground. Gazing
proudly at the sign he explained:
Now, If that fool cat can read, he'll
keep out of there"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
Her View Of Self.

She was typical East side girl and
though plainly dressed, was very pret.
ty. While walking through Van Cort.
landt park she heard for the first time
OF the game Of golf and observed the
golfers as she was asking her com.
panion, sprightly young girl, some.
thing about the game. The girl ex.
planned. My Gawd." responded the
other. And do they walk ell over
these hillsr Then she observed some
more players on the linka In the far
distance. do they play 1t away OF
there, too7" "Oh, yes" replied the
girl. They play II al, over the place" /"
Well" concluded the East side girl,
dismissing the subject with definite
finality and shrug OF her shoulders,
that's another OF those nice games
I'd Ike to learn--I don't thinki"--New
York Times.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
BY q Lake In Winter.

The deep sense Of peace which fills
the woods at midwtnter is nowhere
expressed more fully than where q
sylvan lake or pool reflects with calm
surface the grayness of the patient
-1ies.
Strained by the autumn scourings
OF the hills, Ind the decay Of ini1umer-
able leaves. the water is rarely clear
and bright, as when It mirrors the
clearer heavens of spring and sum.
mer. -.t
II CLEANS to the slanting light that
strikes between denser masses of
cloud in tints OF yellowish suffusson
from the rainscoured clay, or In O
strange jade-greeh opaqueness.
Where the naked trees upon the
naargin OF the lake project the whole
length Of their reflection upon it's un.
moved water, they present an i'm
preston Of enormous columnar height,
such - can meyer be eqealed after
The leaves of the summer add sub
stance y ths ya1a e theiz HyDsk
fQ10h4 Or in6fi -
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
PARADISE FOR "JoY RIDERS"
Work Of Army chauffeurs Would
Make oidfield's Hair Perma-
nently Pompadour.

From st. Die to LIE Rudlin is In the
neighborhood OF thirty miles, and we
did 1t in something less than thirty
minutes, writes e. Alexander Powell
In Scribner's Magazine. We went so
fast that the telegraph poles looked
like the palings in picket fence, and
we took the corners on two wheels so
as to save rubber.
or one thing I am quite certain-if
am killed in this war, 1t is not going
to be by shell or bullet; it is going
to be in military motor car. No cars
save military ones are permitted on
the roads in the zone Of operations.
and for the military cara no speed
limit exists. AS a result the drivers
tear through the country as though
they were In the Vanderbilt cup race.
Sometimes, OF course, q wheel comes
of. or they meet another vehicle when
going around q corner at full speed
and the next morning there Is mill
tary funeral.
To be driver Of a military car In
the zone Of operations is the 1oyrider's
dream come true. The soldier who
drove my car steered with one hand
because he had to use the other to
illustrate the stories of his exploits
In the trenches, Despite the fact that
we were on a mountain road. one side
Of which dropped away into nothing
ness, when he related the story Of how
he captured six Germans singlehand-
ed, he took both hands of the wheel
to tell about 1t. 1t would have made
Barney Qldfeld's hair permanently
pompadour.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
HOW MODERN YEGe WORKS
up-to-Date Thief Would seorn to Use
tho "Jlmmy" Employed by
His Predecessors.

In tho American Magazine is an
exceedingly interesting story entitled,
"A Fool and His Money" which has
been written by a sixty.year.old crook
who has earned a dishonest but com
Portable living for 80 years. Follow
Ing Is an extract In which the author
describes gentleman burglar"
He was young and handsome, an
excellent dancer, and always dressed
TO the minute. The women were only
too glad to get the chance to dance
with him, and he made many appoint
ments OF which their husbands or
parents at home knew nothing. He
did thing on an elegant scale, and
would escort his admiring dance part
nsr home each night, using a taxi, OF
course. Assss;sA ", S. S'ys. Ss'.:'
AT the door he would take the
Night key of the lady and open for
her. Generally there would be q chat
on the from. stoop. and at its close the
admirable DANCER would depart, tax.
Ing the key with him. II the robbery
OF the house promised good loot and
the lady was thoughtful enough to ask
for her key he would return It, but
on the next night Of appointment he
would make quick impression of the
key in soft wax.
: In evening clothes and opera hat
this burglar-dancer would ride up to
the house in a taxi in the early hours
OF the morning, and before the very
eyes Of the cop on the beat enter the
house and proceed about his business
.of collecting the family silver and
cash. He robbed a dozen and more
houses and apartments in the West
side before he was trapped. He put
up fight and was shot TWICE before
he surrendered. His career made &
mild yellow journal sensation for a
day or two"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
Consumption Of Gasoline.

In estimating consumption of gaso-
line statisticians usually figure CON.
sumption by motor owners as the prin-
kcipal demand on refiners and lump
other consumption az not Of great I'm
portance. However, President Brace
OF the National Association OF Dyers
and Cleaners, recently called atten-
'tion to the great amount of gasoline
used by cleaning establishments. He
says that the annual consumption of
gasoline for this purpose In the Uni
ted States exceeds 70.000,00o gallsns
and Is increasing all the time. Clean
-ers, according TO Mr. Brace, use gaso-
line as laundries do wster, and IN fis-
uring on the consumption Of gasoline
in this country he says the statisti-
clans must not forget the great Do
mands made on the refners by the
cieansrs.--WaIl Street Journal
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
The Unweicome Truth.

Miss Braddon. the English novel
ist," said publisher, made $500, 900
out of her books. her publishers share
being $1,600,00O.
Miss Braddon's great success, shA
once told me, was due to her avoid
anoe in her books OF truth. Truth,
she said, is the one thing the average
novel reader doesn't want. For truth.
you see, Is unpleasant
She illustrated her poipr by 4 wife
who asked her husband
George. how do you ube the new
shade I've had my hair door"
Well. my dear Gcorte began. TO
tell you the truth
stop right there. George, bis wife
interrupted. Stop right wheee you
are. When you begin like that I don't
want 70 hear you" Washington
shr.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
Admired American Inventions,

AS far back as 1876 some OF the for
eign commissioners to the Centennial
showed their keen appreciation Of the
Importance Of invention and the ad-
vantages derived by America from its
encouragement. One Of the Swiss
commissioners said: II am satisfied
from my knowledge that no people
have made in so short a time so many
useful inventions as the Americans,
and II today machinery apparently
does all the work 1t nevertheless by
no means reduces the workman to a
machine. He uses a machine, It is
true. but he is always thinking about
some Improvement to introduce into
1t, and often his thoughts lead to fine
inventions or useful improvements"
The reports to parliament Of the Brit
ish commissioner said that "as re-
CARDS extent of invention and ingenu-
ity, the United States was far ahead
OF other nations" and that Judged
by its results In benefiting the public,
both by stimulating inventors and by
giving a perseveringly practical turn
to theirf flabors. the American patent
law must be admitted to pe' the most
successful"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.

State of South Carolina, County
OF Lancaster; BY j. Il. Stewman,
Judge Of Probate.
Whereas s. F. Williams has made
suit TO me to grant him letters OF
administration OF the estate and ef-
fects of Harriet Whaley, deceased, =
These are, therefore, to cite and
admonish all and singular the kind
red and creditors of the said Harriet
Whaley, deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court of
Probate, to be held Lancaster on
18th day of February, 1916, next,
after publication thereof, at II
O'Clock in the forenoon, to show
cause, if any they have, why the said
administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 1st day
OF February, Ammo Domini 1916.
j. f. STEWMAN, Probate Judge.
Feb. 1st and Sth.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
Poisoning by xeroplan. v.rnlsh.

The enormously Increased produc-
tion OF aaropianes during the wsr
lends point &c warning regarding the
varnish employed. At the aeroplspe
works In Johannisthal q numb& q
workmen employed in the vanishing
department were taken seriously Ill,
and two deaths resulted. The most
important symptom was jaundice duo
to decomposition OF the blood. On
investigation the cause was found to
be poisoning by tetrachlorethane the
only solvent known for the highly
combustible acetylcellulose. These ac-
cidents led to an order forbiddina ths
use OF solvents containing q high per-
centase Of ,tetrsohlosstha9s. .--soise.
f4e H@sfsee& <~<snzsras e, ~us$afsa.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
Made Rlaht at Homo.

Dorothy lives In Kenwood sYsnue
and is spending part OF the Karth
year OF busy existence In kinderray-
ten. Returning home one afternoon
after an entertaining talk by her
teacher. Dorothy hurried to the home
of her grandma nearby and informed
that person of how clothes are made.
You see. grandma said the ex-
cited and we'll informed miss, I'VE
don't have to go across a big ocean to
get our clothes. All the nice, warm
things we wear are right here st
home waiting for US. All you have to
20 Is to go out and get q sheep, for all
our warr clothes are made right from
the heas Of . sssep."--{ndiapspolis
sszsssansazssk ...--I
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
MASTERS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Kershaw.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
A. ]. Gregory. Admr., Of the estate
of T. E. Gregory, deceased. Martha
]. Catoe and Owen Gregory,
Plaintiffs. - %" ~
o. A. Gregory, Sam Gregory, R. B.
Gregory, j. w. Ingram, G. c.
Welsh and l.. T. Gregory, Defend7
ant.
Under and by virtue of a decreG
4erein Of hS Honor G. j. Ramage,
residing Judge, of date November
3rd, 1914, / will sell at public
outcry, for cash, before the Court
House in Lancaster, South Carolina,
curing the legal hours of sale. on
the first Monday in March, 1915,
being the 9th day of thereof, the fol-
lowing described real estate:
Tract "B," all the right, title and
interest of T. y. Gregory, deceased,
the same being vested one-half in
terest in remainder upon the death
Of Owen Gregory and Emma Gre
cory, in and to all that piece, parcel
or tract Of land, situate, lying and
being in the State of South Caro-
lima, and in Lancaster county, near
Taxahaw, and on the waters of Flat
Creek, containing eighty-two and
one-half (S2 1-2) acres, more or
less, bounced and described as fol-
lows: North by lands of w. F. Cook
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15

and of Blackmonj East by lands Of
Amos hungo; South by waters of
Flat Creek; and West by waters of
Flat Creek.
L. A. WITTKOWSKY,
MAster Kerhaw County
Feb. 9th, 1916-4t-l5-22-2
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15
"Why Swear, Dsar7
Use sGeis.If
for Corns!"
Its tho New Plan. Simple. Sure az
Fate. Applied in q Few Seconds.

why, John. never knew you to
use such language! I've told you
several times It's no use to try those
bandages. salves. tapes. plasters. and
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-02-15

cses old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cus
The worst eases. no matter OF how long sts.d;ns
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr.
sofeers Ant settle Healing Oil. It relieves
'''a an" Nea'" at he sane time. 2Sc, SOC. 81 90
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-29

as a scarfpin and had nugget cuff buttons.
After time grew tired of them and gave
them away"
| asked Mr.. Beraud about his early expe-
riences in Dawson. He described those days
when fortunes were made in week. detail
ing some of the extravagances of the miners.
Said he:
The gold came so easily that they almost
threw it about. The miners would go with
their gold from saloon to saloon treating the
crowd and throwing the poke to the barten-
der to weigh out the amount of each treat
They were SO careless that man might take
out double the quantity and not be detected.
A miner might have thousand dollars
worth of gold in his bag and spend it all in
an evening Now and then one would come
into dance hall. and taking his seat in the
gallery, call one of the girls to stand under
him while he poured gold dust into her hair.
A dance hall girl might thus clean up $50 in
single shampoo. | remember miner
named Hauser, who fell in love with girl
and got her to marry him by paying her what
she weighed in gold dust. She stepped on
the scales and kicked the beam al IS pounds
dNOiiuuPOiS. oHC WCiSilCu ONCl ElOO OuHSCo,
which, at SIS an ounce, cost him over
$38,O0O."
Similar eXtravagances prevailed here at
Fairbanks when the camp was in the height
of its glory. Miners are always generous
anda community. like this is far more chart
table than those of a long-settled country.
Said L. T. Erwin, the United States marshal
at Fairbanks, to me the other day:
'tThe people here are the most generous
on earth 1t is no trick to raise $500 to send
a sick man or woman outside. Only few
months ago man was taken outside with
trained nurse, and enough money was sent
along to pay his hospital expenses in Seattle.
I have lived in Alaska Is years, and in all
that time | have not seen one person beg
ging.