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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-06-16
MEETING or oAKHusT CLUB

The Home Demonstration Club
held its regular meeting June l with
good attendance The society was
called to order by the president, roll
called and minutes OF last meeting
read and approved
An interesting talk on home fura-
ishing was made by our agent, Miss
Creighton We also had helpful
talk on home demonstration by Miss
Jessie Lee Backmon Of Lancaster and
sketch on the fixtures of the yard
was read by Mrs Herbert Rollings.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-06-16

The executive committee OF the fair
a~poi-tcd the other committees to as
aist them with their pans The COM
mittoos are as follows: Arrange
ment- Mr.. Joe Robertson. Mr. 9. G.
Hegler. Mr.. \. j. CautEen. Mrs.
Sarah Floyd, Mrs Sadie Hinson.
Exhibit Messrs. H9 b. Roninge,
j. NJ Robertson. w. ID. Cauthen, /.
A. Watson, Misses Ella Rutledge.
Minnie Belle Hegler.
dvertising-Messrs Walter Hin
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-06-16
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SMALL NEGRO SHOT

+ Thursday evening shortly after :
: SIX o'clock near Kershaw. a :;
small negro boy by the name OF :
: Henry Richardson. age 6. shot ;.
: and instantly killed another :,
: small negro boy by the name of :,
: Connie Cook, age 8. A shot :,
= gun as the weapon used :,
= Sheriff Hunter went down to :,
: Kershaw early this morning to :!
E make an investigation Of the :,
< killing. .
: = = y X x X X y y :,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-06-16
BRYAN Makes Strong s. -
lndorsing Wilson and His
Policies
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
AT NAME OF CHIEF
Notable Demonstration as Wes.
colt Completes His Nominat-
ing Speech--Wi!son Then
Chosen as Standard Bearer,
C!Gsely Followed by Selection
oi Marshall

coliseum St Ionis Juna *
President Wpson ana Vice President
,i,,.b,ri ,...,, ,,,i,,t., -. ,o
t0'' "'io
''"''"""' 'o"''hI'oh' lhe ticket being
'"mplo'"d iour minutes before mid
night.
Contrary 4, .ynp,tYt,oo boy.o,,o.
+ba .,,,.,,,;,., .i, e;u
~,
'' p'''i"'nl was not
'''pE 'hu '' WiI meet again at IL
o'clock Friday morning.
II was announced in the conven-
ti,, t,,t ,ro .rr,.,,,,,;..
.. ,,,..
10 No'N
""' '''' '"' '"'Ir' resolution commit
tee was not assembled to pass upon
it and il was not known when that
could be done prosido,+ u,u.o
o,, n,,,,. o
"'!
'or
'"e Oeheiit OF foreign powers and
denouncing any political party, which.
benefits by and does not re,ud,. -,
such a situation woe
tba rotfor,, ir..
p'''''en' nj" D.
,'' ''"u sent IL from washington. 1t
90 D''"'' S'o"" 'hat the president IN
SiS'ed mat the plank should be put
N The platform in the way ne had
drawn it.
There rovor v.os
W.,
'''''' ""'''''''''oh TO-
"'S'''' ""' '''re was a possibility that
some vice presidential booms might
be Trough out in opposition 10 Vice
President Marshall. Tbsv r,o1tot
away bowcvar ,.no, .,.
" '''''o"
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-06-16

N,SS Lu"v Richmond LeNtz. who
mas been visiting her aunt. Mrs. J. II.
Witnerspoon. returned this week to
her home in Concord.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-16
Resurrection of the paqoer.

From the Springfield Republican.
Trench warfare has brought back not
only armor and the hand grenade. but the.
dagger, and in England there has been of
late some curious discussion as to the
ethics of stabbing instruments. Tho Brit
ish pride themselves on the use of the bay
onet, and allego that the Germans shrink
from cold steel But in trench fighting
fixed bayonets are unwieldly, so the men
have adopted the practice of taking off
the bayonet and using it as . dagger. II
is not we'll suited for that purpose, and
some military writer's are now calling for
the addition to the soldiers equipment Of
a murderous little dirk: one brigade, 1t is
said, has been so equipped. But this pro-
posal Is not without protest; Il bayonet.
even used as an ineffective dagger, is u
soldiers Weapon. but q dirk is tho instru-
ment of an assassin. In northern coun-
tries the knife is taboo. though 1t was used
by knights in The age of chivalry.. IN the
south the tradition fingers, in Sicily. the
sheath knife is the rustic's sword. aud in
our southern states Colonel Bowie gave
his name to the most formidable dagger
known. Austrian reports have specially
praised the Dalmatians for their adroit-
ness with the knife. :, weapon which in
peace the government does its best TO dis
courage. The southern prcdilection for
stabbing instruments has in the more pro-
gressive north been regarded AS an atav-
ism: apparently II is rather m" last word
IN scientific warfare
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-16

ARTISTS Modified
FOR SCENES OF WAR I


Nienna-Mhen wal broke out the army
headquartsrs orsanized a corps of paint
in oil. artists in water color. artists in
black and white. And this body. ,bnu,
100 strong. has accompanied III, Austr"-
Hungarian armies on an thei, exploits
ever since. has shared defeat and NictcrN.
advance md retreat, and has painted
what its members sam. \ couple 81 'i.tNS
was formally opened here IN Vienna tN
the Young heir to the throne. Archd,Ne
Charles Francis Joseph. The proceeds, go
fell. The showing mad, Is quite niei :
ssting.
Among ,he painters are a few anna! Of
icefS. Captains lieSSllalfner. lNicim- ToI
BonNtrd Rut The bulk are professionals
men like Erin" Mar"ti. Nonopa. Karlin-
Sky ';"ltz, Iippicil. men of ic;,i talent
vadasz. u Hungarian. infuses mueli thu
nor INTO his Sketches. and more finished
work. nearly all gathered from the life in
he trenches or camp.
Hollitaer. au Austrian. produces quaint
scenes taken ON tine march. behind the
front. in quarters. in =; maulei so real
site as TO remind Of the ra:!y Flemish
masters. Stag. another Austrian. throws
subjects, and is especially GOOD in his
atmospheric effects. ia his smoke and fire
Most striking. however. Is NarlinsNy ;
work The archdukV has At once
bought several of his pieces III" themes
IT some of them furnished 10y that aw-
Iul winter campaign in The Carpatliians,
with deep snow fields. icy gorges and
ieafless forests for n background. IN
in the carpathian ranges and passes
aas imposed itself upon the imagination
II several OF these artists.
1T is understood that the best of these
pictures IN, to he reproduced AT the eN-
oenSe of the two governments. to he
UTILIZED FOR sS ,,d,,y n !, srhad, n pn1Tpos snd
m popular histories. \ brief poiyslot
ext is to compa the pictures.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-16
The Market Place.

The worlds a busy market place. and
men and wo.ae:, buyers.
And some get credit on Their face. both
pikers and high fiicrs.
But ne'er IA man remains IN dc',t-'iis not
what he IS made for.
YoI pay for everything YOU .ej--alu get
just mat You paid Tor.
Some men arrive win best Of health, aud
some are weak and sicklS.
And somc are born TO power and wealth.
and some acquire it quickly
and some IN strength are gaining;
And some hearts bubble into song. while
some are still complaining.
when they take the market road. no
matter how They're acting.
Tt.ey1l pay the debts their father owed,
while others There contracting.
with health and strength they're pay
ing
ifn freezes In Darcmber ,iour Who stays
too long a-Nlaying.
I'm not 9 chronic o~ptirn!st who ne'er knew
what II whip meant.
i KNOW of chances men have missed
through lacking birth equipment.
J. know that Fate oft Hicks d coin that
fulfil. Chance viii. play with
You cant WITH me- an ISSUE join for that
you've natght to pay with.
! simply say that all yo'l do to something
Is amounting:
That bills Of health are paid when .l,ie.
and virtue knows accounting.
The price Of peace OF mind Is set when
peace OF mind is played for.
You always pay for you get-ani
get just what you paid for.
Gref Alexan!cr in Pittsburgh Dispatch
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-16
BACKING a Sure Thing.
From The Country EentIemai

'p'i' W.
The modern rural school, that is now
taking its plac, among the silos. tractors;
manure spreadcrs, milking machines, good
roads and the ONO in prosresslVe
communities is hard to recognize as the
offspring of tho old log school house and
The schoolmaster who believed in the rule
If the rod as a divine right.
Fifty years has brought about not only
A Transformation in tn. dark and stuffy
little school house but a revolution In
ly the benefits of giving the farm boys
and girls the hest opportunity To help
themselves are impatient For still better
things.
We can have no doubt una these things
are going to come right along when we
read letters like on" just received from
.. Nj: Plummer. SECRETARY of the Port
land Union Stock Yards company. He
writes:
II am inclosi,.s herewith copy of our
stock yards market paper. the Live Stock
Reporter. containing an editorial on rural
school methods We believe that cduca-
ton is about the biggest thing in the coun-
try. and we are going 10 drill that into our
back the rural schools to the limit"
We nave no doubt that the men back
Of this stock yards company are animated
by "a desire to help the people of the coun-
try. but they also realize that it is good
business. Better trained farmers and
farmers wives means bigger crops. more
who handle them. They are backing a
sure thing.
Here is one of Mr.. Plnnmer's SARA
graphs from the Reporter:
According to statistics every child who
finishes the eighth grade has an earning
capacity during his life's expectancy OF
about $32. 600: one who finishes he high
school. $4,000: and a university-trained
man or woman. 81, 600. This gives the boy
or girl who finishes the high school course
i salary of $40 a day for every day spent
in the school room during the high school
course. In a rural school with 20 children
there is an earning capacity of from $4D
to 81 600 a day. Are you mothers and you
fathers going to let the matter of 81 q
day difference in salary between the real
trained teacher and an unframed teacher
stand in the way of your boys and your
girls future?'
Figures are surely convincing.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-16
MAKING DY MEDICINE.

I'm the olden time "a medicine wax
esteemed in proportion as 1T was
nasty Cnd n~auseous. In some of the
old drafts of a score or more nsre-
iientS there We're some substances
which had no business there except
q acid odor, taste OF an appeal to the
imagination. The effort OF yesterday
.as to make medicines neutral in
aSte.
a group of men. led by Professor
;antus. of the University of Illinois.
re experimenting to candy medicine
or every aillnent The line of candy
nedicines worlked out by Professor
fantus includes one or more drugs
f each group. They have put come
hing like 100 different medicines in
he form of candies. Furthermore
hey are so simple that amy druggist
'qulpped with \ tablet machine can
i'll Il prescription for Il candy medl-
inc. AS !, basis for sweet tablets he
lSeS.
'%incturc of vanilla.
,acao powder
,eAtrose ~
This powder thoroughly rubbed to-
sether. is Kept AS Il stock powder IN
we'll Stoppered bottles. When the pre-
'cription for a candy medicine comes
n the drue prescribed is mixed with
he powder and the tablets are made.
A second form of base preferred by
some children is called fat starch.
per cent alcoholic solution of saccharin Ia
liquid peitolatuin
Mix the starch with the SAccharin
and permi, the alcohol Z" evap"rate
completely. Then incorporate the
liquid petrolatum. one part of this fat
starch MIXED with five parts of sugar
gives a powder ready for mixture with
The drug to manufacture into tablets.
IL it is desired chocolate or any pre-
ferred flavor can he added to the
powder.
VIVA, drugs can be taken in this
way? Say 100. For instance, what
greater boon or what seeming greater
impossibility than candy uuinine. and
yet children cry for the sweet tasting
candy uuinine. One grain aristochin
Ia form of quinine) chocolate tablets
are pleasant in taste and as powerful
against malaria as II grain of quinine
in amy other form. Another form of
quinine candy contains one grain OF
%saloquin to the tablet.
Ordinarily children object to salicy-
lates. About six different forms of
%salicylates, including aspirin, have
been put into candy form. Fiv drugs
commonly used as active ingredients
of cough medicines have been found
very we'll adapted to candy medical
ton. One of them is terpen. While
children usually do not object to the
taste of terpen, it is not an easily
disguised taste.
There is nothing new about candy
vermifuge and candy cathartics. but In
DR.. Fantus' list of candy drugs are
many not found in the we'll known
candy v%erlnifuges and candy cathar-
tics. Morphine. digitalis. and ever that
most bitter of alkaloids. strychnine.
have been put in the form OF candy.
The Journal of the American Medi-
cal association publishes DIR. Fantus'
article in its January l lumber Chill
dren who need to take quinine and are
too small for capsules will ccoun this
New Years article by DIR. t'anius about
tho best gift the new year could bring.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-16
GERMANY's RELIANCE
NOT ON Estate MILITIA"
AN lRONlcAL REPLY

From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
guard. of which you say there are
10000 officers and men in the various
states. furnish every requirement OF
training necessary to defense and
ford a nucleus of army organization
as that of the German system? That
system. of which so much is heard in
praise. is based ON nothing more than
the same theory of Il trained reserve
which the national guard is creating
in this country. All our militia needs
elninent to make this training more
widespread. In other words We are
already prepared, but don't seem to
know il. National Guard
the German military system is closely
modelled upon the American militia. I'm
fortunately the Germans were not able to
get As different army organizations out of
it, as the empire contains only four king
doms. six grand duchies, five duchies.
seven principalities. three free cities and
the Reichsland of A~lsace-Iorraine This
gives "A total of only 26 kinds of militia
and obviously when brought together
would not make so harmonious a whole as
As kinds would make. But the Germans
the Importance of denying to the central
imperial government any control over
these Independent establishments and to
this wise provision is due the remarkably
smooth and rapid mobilization of the Ger
man army on the outbreak of the war.
For instance, the Grand Duke of Neck
SIiDd 3 NdIIch odl Us many vi
his regimen as could get leave Of absence
from their employers and asked them II
they would like to enlist in the imperial
army. Some of them said they would,
and did. Others said they would have to
go home and ask their wives. Still 9TH
crs said they would like to all right. but
their private affairs We're too pressing 10
leave just at that time.
The system of also closely fol-
lows that Of the national guard. Tho
regiments elect their own colonies and
usually choose a politician. a lawyer or a
business man who is a good fellow. No
military knowledge or experience Is
deemed necessary. 1T will readily be seen
that when a regiment of infantry. say
from observation-disclosures, com
nanded by a lawyer. joins a battery from
Schaumburg-I.ippc. commanded by a mer-
chant tailor, they naturally combine every
element of cohesion especially If the law
yer and the tailor never have met before
and nave conflicting ideas respecting the
proper method of getting a column OF
fours through a 2-fOot hole in a fence.
TIL" only point of discrepancy between
the American and German organizations
seems to be one of name. The German
| militia is not called the national guard.
There is no reason why it should he so
| called since, Ike the American militia, It
is not a national guard. But the Germans
have a queer way of miscalling things.
They call their country the fatherland.
but plainly it is not. for look how they
| refuse to hght for it.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-16
Ae Upheld Them Nob,y.

From the Pittsburgh Post.
"Ex-Congressman Flubdub wants a lit
tie write-up." remarked the magazine pub
Usher.
What shall we say about him
What did he ever do"
Nothing"
say ne upheld the best traditions OF
CONGRESS-"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-02-16

New York has about 100000 school
children.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
NULTURES GIVE CLUE TO
BODY OF DEAD FUGITIVE
Virgil Butt Who Shot Eve Took
His Own Life

Marion, \. c., Sept. 17.-Virgil
Butt. the white man who ran amuck
here Sunday, one week ago and shot
five people, was founu dead in the
" oods today. less than mile from
the scene of the shooting. j. NJ.
Houck. about noon. attracted by yul.
lures. began to search for the OBJ
ject of their prey and found Butts S
body in decaying condition. BY
his side lay 32-calibre Remington
rife. razor, pocket knife. pencil and
a small bottle of strychnine tablets.
The direct cause of his death is
unknown. but is supposed to have
resulted from poisoning.
Bloodhounds and officers followed
what was thought to be Butts trail
for many miles and it was thought
he was still a fugitive from justice
until his body was found and identi-
fed today. The body was buried by
the sheriff, without a coroner's in
quest.
The finding OF Butts body brings
an end to one of the most noted
criminal records in the history Of
Mcdowell county. Butt, while in the
army, murdered the captain of his
company and has been involved in
many other shooting duels. The FIVE
people wounded by him last Sunday
will all recover except his wife. who
Is in a critical condition.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
CLOSE HEARINGS
ON ARMOR PLANT
Chance of Purchasing One Ready
Made Has Been Practically
Disposed Of

Washington, Sept. 14-Hearings
before Secretary Daniels and the gen
eral board of the navy on the ques-
tion Of a suitable location for the
projected s11, 100000 government
amor factory closed today with ap-
proXimately 125 cities and rural dis
tricts asking for the plant. selec-
tion probably Will not be made for
more than two months.
All possibility of purchasing a
ready built plant was disposed of
during the hearing. OF the factories
making armor or engaged in similar
activities, only two were mentioned
as possible purchases and the general
board considered neither satisfac-
tory. These are the properties of
the Washington Steel & Ordnance
company and OF an unnamed cor
poration which is constructing a fac
tory at Ashland, Ky
The law provides that the factory.
which will have an annual capacity
of not less than 10000 tons of ar
NOR, shall be located with especial
reference to safety in time of war.
Naval experts hold different views
as to the best locality. some declaring
Philadelphia the .ogical place. others
preferring Birmingham because OF
its proximity to the Alabama min
eral producing district and MANY
contending that New York, western
Pennsylvania, Ohio or the Middle
Western States having water routes
for transportation should he chosen.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
S13O,OOO STOLEN CASH
LIES IN SAFETY VAULTS

Chicago, Sept. 15.-Of the SELL
600 in Canadian money stolen from
the Westminster Branch of the Bank
of Montreal in 1912. upwards of
$130.00O lies unmolested in safety
boxes in Chicago. Agent Peter
Drautzberg of the United States Sc
cret Service has announced.
DrautZberg' statement was
prompted by the arrest here and sub
sequent release shortly afterward
today of Michael Flanagan, ques-
toned several times regarding the
Westminster robbery. Drautzberg
said the holders of these safety de-
posit boxes were known to secret SER
vice men and that they had feared to
move the money from the boxes.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
NEGRO AT LARGE.
New Orleans Police Search But in
Vain

New Orleans Police Search But in
Vain.
New Orleans, Sept. 14.-Although
squads of police have searched many
hours for Seymour Clay. a negro, who
late last night shot and killed For
tune Jaubert, Wholesale dry goods
merchant, and wounded five other
persons, the fugitive was still at
large tonight Last nights shooting
occurred after Clay had slashed a
street car conductor several times
with knife when worthless trans
Ter which he rendered for fare was
refused. Clay jumped from the car,
eiuded the pursuing crowd and pro-
cured rifle. Police reserves had ar
rived by that time and during the
running fight which followed Jaubert
was killed and four other persons in
the crowd were wounded.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
MILLION MENACED
WITH STARVATION
FLOOD RUINS CROPS
People of Hwai River Valley in
Anhwei Province Face
Disaster.

Nanking, China, Aug. 80 (Cor-
respondence of the Associated
Press) One million persons are
threatened with starvation and sew
eral hundred thousand have been
rendered homeless as a result of
floods which are raging along the
Hwai river in Anhwei province.
President Lii Yuan-hung has per-
sonally contributed 100000 silver
for relief and parliament will doubt
less make an effort to appropriate
money for the same purpose. How
ever, the Chinese government is prac-
tically without funds as result of
the bitter political situation, and
Chinese papers say there will be an
appalling death list from starvation
the American Red Cross does not
again come to the relief OF the
stricken.
The flooded district is approxi-
mately two hunded miles long, and
has an average width Of twenty miles.
1t is a fiat plain given over largely TO
wheat cultivation.
The residents of the Hwai river
valley have been the object of charity
| for many years. The American Red
Cross has been endeavoring to bet
ter their condition by interesting
| tinanciers in reclamation plan
which would afford safe outlet for
. hA \
canal. Charles d. Jameson, an
| American engineer, studied the con-
ditions for many years under the di-
rection of the American Red Cross,
and in 1914 commission Of engin-
}eers from America visited the Hwai
river valley and appoved plans for
its reclamation. These plans con-
template the draining of Huntze
Lake and the diversion Of the water
! of the Hwai river into Paoying Lake
and thence through the Grand canal
to the Yangtse river.
1t has been estimated this would
cost $30.O0O,0O0 in gold and it could
be completed in six years. So far no
financiers have been interested in the
general plan for reclaiming the river
basin, but an American concern
Stems. Carey company of ST. Paul,
Mimi, has been granted concession
to reclaim the Grand canal. The
reclamation of this is the first step in
the Hwai river conservancy plan. as
the building OF the Grand canal has
much to do with closing the outlet
of flood water from the Hwai river
BASIN and if the Grand canal be
deepened and kept in perfect con
dition the duration OF food in the
Hwai river basin will be considerab bly,
shortened.
The present flood is reported to be
the most serious the district has suf-
fered since 1909. At some points the
Hwai river rose ten leet within a few
days. Refugees are fleeing fom the
flooded district in all directions. be-
cause Of the lack of food and theI
Iuselessness of remaining in district
where no further crops can be pro-
duced this year.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22

Prince Frederick William Of Hesse
was a nephew OF Emperor William.
He was born in 1898 at Frankfort-on-
Main, the eldest son of Prince Fred
erick Charles of Hesse and Princess
Margaret, sister of the German en-
peror. He was reported wounded In
the fighting in France in September
1914.
Prince Frederick William Is the
second prince of the house OF Hesse
to be killed, Prince Maximilian fall
ing on French battlefield in Oc-
tober. 1914. Seven other German
princes have been killed. two of Sake
Meiningen. three of Lippe, one of
Reuss and one OF waldeck