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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31
PUT END TO FOOLlSHNESS
Lawyer Who Knew Human Nature
Settled SquabbIe Over Line Fence
In a Few Minutes.

A good lawyer learns many lessons
In the school or human nature and
thus it was that lawyer Hackett did
not fear to purchase tne tract of land
which, says the Lewiston Journal, had
been "lawed over for ears
Some of the people wondered why
ne wanted to get hold of property
with such an incubus of uncertainty
upon it. Others thought that perhaps
he wanted some legal knitting-work,
and would pitch in red hot to fight
that line-fence question on his own
hook.
That's what the owner OF the adioin.
ing land thought So re braced him
self for trouble when he saw Hackett
coming across the fields one day.
: Said Hackett: What's your claim
, here, anyway, as to this fence?"
Il insist, replied the neighbor,
'that your fence is over on my land
two feet at one end and one foot at
least at the other end"
We'll" replied Hackett, "you &c
ahead Just as quick as you can and
set your fence over. At the end where
you say LIldJ tllCTOdCn OF you TWO
feet, set the fence on my land four
feet. At the other end, push it on my
land two feet
But" persisted the neighbor, that's
twice what | claim"
Il don't care about that" saiG Hack
etr. There's been fight enough over
this land. I want YOU to take enough
so you are perfectly satisfied, and
then we can get along pleasantly. Go
ahead ana nelp yourself"
'rhe man paused abashed. He had
been ready to commence the old strug.
gle, tooth and nail, but this move of
the new neighbor stunned him Yet
he wasn't to he outdone in generosity.
He looked ar lIackett.
Squire" said he. that fence amt
going to be moved an inch | don't
want the land. There wasn't nothin'
I'm the fight, anyway, but the principle
Of the thing. Unidentified.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31
FISH HAVE NOVEL WEAPONS
Among Them is the Power to Gen.
crate Electricity to a Most Re-
markable Degree.

Fishes that discharge electric cur.
rents from their eyes; other denizens
of the deep who entrap their prey by
eels whose power of generating cleo.
tricity is so great that the arm OF a
strong man is numbed from contact
with one OF them-all these were de.
scribed by DR. Uric Dahlgreen before
the members OF the Franklin institute
at Philadelphia. Doctor Dahlgreen
talked on Production of Electricity
by Animals" And he pointed out
that it was only by fish that electricity
was produced by living organisms for
any apparent use. with the single ex.
ception of a mollusk found in Asia
Minor
The fishes mentioned as capable of
shocking other members OF the finny
tribe by electric flashes from their
eyes were along the coast OF New Jer-
sey, he said. Some of the electric eels
found in South American waters, Doc
tor Dahlgreen explained, were capable
OF generating a current of more than
500 volts. although they could, as a
rule, deliver not more than $50 volts,
because of the resistance Of their own
bodies.
Certain torpedo fishes were de-
scribed by Doctor Dahlgreen as capa-
Bile OF generating electricity in suf-
ilc!en. quantities to numb their enc
mics and also to facilitate the capture
or their prey.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31
EFFECTIVE AIDS TO MEMORY
BY Their Use II Is Possible to Avoid
Good Deal OF Domestic
Sickering.

The old method of tying a string
about a finger to recall to mind some
task to be done at certain time has
Seen done away with
The new way is to transfer a ring
from one finger TO another. On the ac-
customed finger the ring feels natural
and does not cause annoyance but on
any other finger it slightly irritates.
This irritation constantly will aid in
recalling the task to be done Just
try it once
Another and more novel way is 10
carry colored ribbon IN the coat
pocket
suppose, now, you are in your Office.
Youy wife phones you 10 be sure and
bring home certain thing. Go to your
coat hanging on the Office rack, take
out the ribbon and tie it tightly around
a sleeve.
Al night when you start to go home
your fist will jam itself against the
tied sleeve. "Oh. yes" you will say to
yourself, there's that cough sirup
Molly told me to be sure and bring
home tonight" and off you will go at
once to make the purchase.
A man who is notoriously known to
never forget to perform mission re-
quested by his wife" won his reputa-
ton by nse OF the above two methods.
Simply by transferring his finger ring
he has been known never to forget to
mail her letters on the day they were
given to him.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31
THE HOME TOWN.

Some folks leave home for money
And some leave home for fame,
Some seek skies always sunny,
And some depart in shame.
1 care not what the reason
Men travel east or west,
Or what the month or season
The home town is the best.
The home town is the glad town
Where something real abides,
''ris not the money-mad town
That all it's spirit hides.
Though strangers scoff and dout il
And even jeer it's name
1t has a charm about it
No other town can claim.
Let him who will go wander
To distant towns to live,
or some things 1 am fender
Than all they have to give
The gold of distant places
Could not repay me quite
For those familiar faces
That keep the home town right
Detroit Free Press.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31
WHAT MAKES \ TOWN GROW,

\ bunch of young men of York
Gently discussing pro and con as to
why Rock Hill had cut-grown the
county-seat. One man i'm The group
had said very little, and on being
asked his opinion, expressed himsel.
thus-"Boy's, we al have good Jobs.
social standing and business prestige
but not one of us has much money.
We formulate plans to help our town.
we get manufacturers interested. we
talk all the time of what a good
town we have-but when a new en-
terprise is to be promoted the capital
has TO be brought from outside be-
cause the wealthy men Of York will
not invest. The wealthy men of Roci.
Hill are willing to help new enter
going to a town where such condi.
tions exist"
That's the idea, II makes little
difference what you have to offer a
manufactures in the way of building
sites. shipping facilities and business
social environment. unless you have
enough confidence in the town and
the enterprise to back it up with
capital, that promoter will go else
where. It makes little difference
how good a commercial board town
has. the people who hold the wealth
have to invest I'm worthwhile enter
prises to land them. m.-Abbevill Me,
dium.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31
FILTH AND INTELLECT.

1t may he possible to convert
savage 10 Christianity without first
teaching him TO take a bath, but
there is no such waste of effort in
that system that missionaries usually
teach hygiene along with or little
ahead of religion.
II is not reasonable to suppose
that a man can or will keep his
heart clean if he has not sufficient
self respect 10 keep his body clean
also.
And what applies to bodies applies
with equal force to homes and home
pre- misses. If the yard IS Uttered with
trash. you may expect 10 find vermin
in the beds in the house. Finding
the house filthy, you may eXNect to
find the bodies of occupants un-
washed. And finding unwashed bod
les, you may expect to find nor
ality that is negligent or, at most,
passive through mere inertia.
There may be exceptions 70 this
rule, but I doubt It,
In this day and age all except the
feeble minded and persons totally
depraved make some effort to keep
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31
Lotteries in Early DAYS.

AS early as 1921 lotteries were so
common In the colony OF New York
that an act OF the assembly was
passed to prevent lotteries there That
ruling didn't par the lotteries, as, after
that. they were not only permitted
but sometimes authorized oy Official
acts. in 1898, with funds tor the erec-
ton OF public buildings IN WASHINGTON
running low. the commissioners in the
District OF Columbia organized a Tot.
terry to rise $35O.0OO tor the improve
ments of the Federal Cay. AS It wa
called at mat CImS.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31
COLDS QUICKLY RELIEVED

Many people cough and cough
from the beginning of Fall right
through to Spring. Others get cold
after cold. Take DR.. Kings New
Discovery and you will get almost
immediate relief II checks your
cold, stops the racl1ing. rasping, tis-
use-tearing cough, heals the imflam
melton, sCothes the raw tubes. Easv
to take, Antiseptic end Healing. Get
soc. bottle of DR. Kings New DIS
Govern and keep it in the house. 'It
is certainly a great medicine and !
Keep bottle OF it continually o..
hand" writes w. c. Jesseman. Fran
coma, N. III. Money back if not sat
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31
SPENT $1,000 BEFORE He
SOLVED PUzzLING CASE
Shadow Lifted From Home of
Prominent Merchant.
hope LOST TOO SOON
Ms. u. g. I'ccc Rcga:ncd Health L
AmoSt Miraculous Manner by
Taking TanIac.

A home made happy. life given
strength and relief from suffering
which had continued six years and
which had reduced her health almost
TO that of an invalid that Is the
result Of Mrs. -. G.. Frees taking
Tanlac, the master medicine. accord
ing to the statement given by her
husband. who is proprietor Of the
~. c.. Free Furniture company. of
lf%O Assembly street Columbia "I
have spent NJ least 81 900 to secure
relief for her. hut Tanlac is the only
medicine which has given her relief"
he declared
~ sometimes believe that Tan.ac
is tho medicine the Lord sent her"
addod the grateful husband. T
SHAH always be glad to recommend
Ianiac Tor IL is q wonderful mcdi-
cine. 7 intend sending nv mother
several bottles for she needs It.
NV wife suffered terribly With
Indigestion and for civ wears sho was
supposed 70 be threatened with Dror-
sv Of 'ne stomach. which caused her
CONSTANTLY increasing suffering She
had no annette. and was confined 10
her bed the greater part Of tho time
Hh" employed servants TO do all hor
h0nSoWor'. When she began taI-inr
Tanloc Mrs. Free was physical
wreck and seemed steadily hccominp
worse despite all that medical sci
enco seemed able 10 do for her.
was spending an avnr9 90 Of SSO nor
mouth for modic"' services for hcr
I'VE had finally come to tho con
clusion that her case was bevond ro-
lief. ] was in desperate frame or
recommended FOR stomach troubles
She decided to try If and the imme-
di?te result was wonderful
After sho had taken two bottles
the servants We're discharged and
Nrs. Free began doing her house
work something she had not done
IN wears. Her appetite is good now.
a"G sh" cats ANYTHING she wants
-" is roPaining weight rapidly. and
her pallOr has been ronlaccd hv =
rosv color. She bears little resom-
hiance TO herself as she was mont,,
ago And she is in fine spirits
1T Is almost unbelievable that
anV medicine could bring such won
dortul results. but Tanlac has dorn
so IN tho case of Mrs Free ard /.
can not he praised too rirhlv cbn
is now taking her third bottle
commenting on this endorsement
=. w GavlOn, state agent for Tarloc
F'td: such statements as this. ton
ing Of marvellous relief brought nv
Tanlac, should convince tho thought
tui or the medicines merits Tan
lac, which is - cOmhntant of disCr-
derS, tonic, appetizer. and iuvi~or-
ant IS what hundreds of aiIing nor
sons need. 1t seems 90 build rD
hn .T4f igs
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31
Performs Double Service.

Intended to perform double serv-
ice, laundry package has been in
vented that may be used both for the
delivery OF fresh linen and the sub
seIuent return OF soiled articles. 1t
consists OF lidless pasteboard box. in
which the laundry is placed. and a
substantial paper envelope for the
whole. The sack may be hung up in
the nome and used as a receptacle for
sollcd Iincns. In this way 1t serves
another purpose--that OF an advertis-
ing modium for the company employ
ing IL.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31

c,ean And those who wash their
bodies observe like care in cleans
ing their premises.
Money hasn't anything to do with
cleanliness Some OF the wealthiest
white trash in this section of coun-
try a"o the f!lthiest folk to be found.
And come Of the poorest folk are
yet gentle folk and keep themselves
religiously clean.
\ rented shack made of dry goods
boxes may be kept clean enough
and neat enough to reflect honor on
its occupant, and mansion may
become nasty.
I think people pay too little at
tcntion to this matter Few realize
10 what extent the appearance or
th .ir premises is an advertisement
OF their character and personal hab-
itc
Pvt I te,l YOU frankly, If your
vNr1 IS unFept and Uttered with
trash, you might as we'll put up n
a'~n o. the fcnce posts in front of
->rr nl,co. reading I'VE haven't
"ny self respect We all need a
r,tr The house smells bad. and is
fr'l Of vermin. .'--Fountoi Inn Trib-
une
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31
Serious Effect Of Worry.

The efrect ol worry upon the in
ternal glands has not been fully stud.
TED. Enough is known. however. to
assure the physician that il affects the
secretions OF these glands very seri.
opsly through the sympathetic nerves
1t thus becomes an important agent in
producing exophthalmic goitre and a
train OF other HIS tnat can only be de-
nneG v.ep the reai functiouc of the
glands In question are more adequate
b fkudied-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31
GOOD ADVICE TO FARMERS
Reasons for Cutting the Cotton
Acreage.
Editor of The News:

Editor of The News:
The price OF cotton is up now. and
I guess that farmers are fixing to
put every acre in cotton that they
can work, in which ] fear they are
making a mistake. We know. that
the crop was short last year, and
that was the reason that the price
was up this last fall and winter.
That is conclusive reason that we
should cut the acreage in cotton and
keep it cut. My contention is that
II southern farmers will keep their
acreage cut down to about one-hals
OF what they usually plant that they
Will get as much money for one bale
as they generally get for two bales
and thereby save the gathering of
the extra bale. In my opinion, if
the southern farmer puts in a full
acreage OF cotton this spring and
makes a bumper crop he will suffer
for 1T next fall, because the world
is practically at war. And if the
world should need all the cotton he
would make, the speculators and
money powers would have war for
an excuse to press the price OF cot
ton down on him.
And now the question arises: who
Is the man to preach curtailment of
acreage to. In my opinion it is not
the small land-holdars and tenants.
but the large landlord. Where the
small one-horse farmer would cut
hi acreage from a ten-bale crop to
a five-bale crop, and the large one
hundred-horse man makes no cut
but plants all he can work. that
would not curtail much. Now IL we
would keep our acreage cut down TO
where we make about ten million
bales. we would get more for crop
OF that size than for sixteen million
bale crop. Then there is another
point to consider about it and that
is this: that our land would be LEFT
in better state OF cultivation hv
planting some other crops than cot
ton
The southern farmer can be the
most Independent man on the face
of the earth II he just would. In
order to do that he has got to make
all he uses on his own farm and
make cotton a crop of secondary
consideration.
If the southern farmer would prac-
tice this plan for a few years he
would be riding around in his auto.
mobile just like his brother farmer
in Iowa, Kansas and Ohio.
Scribe
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31
GOODS COUNTRY"

North, south, east and west. men
inflated with optimism and patriot
ism refer to their immediate section
OF the universe as Gods country"
The originator of that expression
may have intended il to convey tho
rather broad meaning given it bv
those who vaingloriously use it to-
day. but it more aptly expresses
the truth that the country is Gods.
because he made it, while the towns.
made by men, belong to men.
II has become a custom of a cyni-
cal and shallow-pated world to sneer
at things rural, and measure the
worth of town by the nearness of
its approach to the stereotyped ugli-
ness of American cities: whereas
towns and small cities are worth
while only so long as they retain
the freshness, the vaivete. the
neighborliness OF the country. and
when they lose these virtues i'm the
process of growth they AUTOMATICALLY
become commonplace. nor can all
their gaudy trappings and loud
boastings conceal the fact that thev
are sordid.
Commercial bodies and private
individuals i'm tho smaller towns de-
vote their energies to acquiring
size The getting of industries is
their obsession; getting anotbor
railroad is the very acme of their
ambition. They compute the worth
of their towns by adding the last
census report to the local nav roll
Their ambition is purely mathemat
cal.
wonder by what tortuous logic
they arrive at the conclusion that
size has merit, and bulk is Il goal?
| wonder if they reflect on the fact
that as property values go up man
values go down--that as the price
or lot increases the life of n mora
human decreases in value.
Almost all American cities are
commercial. There is little to rec
ommend them beyond the fact thar
their piled buildings represent \
considerable outlay Of capital
Iheir religion is greed; their proud
est boast is the height of their Office
buildings; their desire is't to add moro
thousands to a population already
made vicious, sullen, hysterical and
anemic by overcrowding.
Cities attract superficial minds
Just as bright colors attract a child
SNOW me n man who prefers the
city to the country and III show
you man who orders his life bv
his emotions and his senses and not
by processes of reasoning-who does
not think, but merely feels.
| reckon I'm somewhat or y cro,,I.
on this subject, but think all neigh
Dors ought TO live mile apart-
with no telephone connections. tba.
every house should be set in a grow
or trees surrounded by lawn BIZ
enough to maneuvrc a cavalry reei-
ment on; that it should he mis-
demeanor to erect three-story build
ing, and n hanging crime to ESSAY,
increasing the population except bv
the means prescribed in Genesis.
Fountain Inn Tribune
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-31
Cures Old Sores, cther Remedies Won't curs

The worst cases. no matter OF how long STANDING
are cured by tl,r wonderful, old reliable Di
Porter's An, $, pits Healing Oil. r. relieve
PriA and ->.r' g.! .'e .sine tiine CSC. S0c s "
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-11
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, Aug. 11.-That lad
Slattery seems to have something on
us, something that curves quickly or
drops suddenly. That is why we
seem" to lose to him with great regu-
larity. He sent nine men back to the
bench Thursday and won the game,
to 0.
Kimmel, for the Dodgers. worked
we'll, but hits in the pinches, including
extra base blows gave the winning
runs. Altho Sutton. of the Dodgers,
doubled in the first frame with one
down, his team mates could not bring
him home.
Timely Hits Win Game.
Not until the third did the scoring
begin. Snow led off with double to
deep center and Slattery sacrificed him
to third. Then Murphy came up with
the timely single and drove the run
home.
Two singles. the first by Lunte and
the second by LeBeau, brought in the
other Marshalltown run in the fourth
inning.
Sutton reached third in the fourth
inning but the winning punch was
lacking Coffin reached third in the
sixth but could not get across the
rubt r
Lunte Is Hitting Hero.
kimmel pitched his first home game
Thursday. He pitched a good game,
even tho he did get beaten. He did
not walk man. His fielding Of hunts
caused considerable comment.
Peter Erloff was the hitting hero of
the Dodgers. He got two hits, dou-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-11
BEST sPELLER TO DEs MONIES.
Times Republican to Pay Expenses Of
Contestant at State Match

Lille Sharp, the 16year-old girl
living near Clemens, will be able to
represent Marshall county in the state
spelling match at Des Moines during
state fair week, as the Times Repub-
lican has agreed to pay her expenses
for the trip. County Superintendent Of
Schools c. e. Shut was endeavoring
to raise enough money by contribu
tons TO send the girl down, and the
paper has offered to defray her ex-
penses, as its contribution TO educa-
tional contests in Marshall county
Miss Sharp spelled down all the win
ners of the different township contests
and stands at the head of the school
spoilers in the county. She attends
the Liberty consolidated school.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-11

Marshalltown leads the league in
earned runs, with 2S1. The other clubs
follow in this order: Clinton, 27o; Mus
catine. 263; Ottumwa, 235; Fort Dodge,
20; Waterloo, 1871; Cedar Rapids us;
Mason City, ia.
Muscatine has hit for more extre.
bases, with Marshalltown second. The
total number Of bases for each club
follows: Muscatine. 1,l20; Marshall
town, 1902; Ottumwa, 994; Clinton,
962; Fort Dodge, 925: Waterloo, S99;
Cedar Rapids, S22; Mason City. 776.
Marshalltown has secured the most
two base hits. 145, with Ottumwa a
close second. with 144. Muscatine leads
in three base hits. with 80, and Mar
shalltown is fifth, with IS. Muscatine
also leads in full curcuit clouts, secur-
ing 90 home runs.
Muscatine also leads in sacrifice hits.
with 100, with Mason City second, lis,
and Marshalltown, third. with los.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-11
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION BATTING AND
FIELDING AVERAGES TO AUGUST l

Bull Durham, Of Muscatine, leads
the league in home run hits, with tif
teen. Schliebner, of Clinton, is second,
with eleven.
Nolt, of Clinton, and Reinhart. Of
Auscatine, are tied for base stealing
honors. each with thirty-eight pliers.
Other leading base stealers are:
Schliebner, Clinton, %; LeBeau, Mar
shalltown, 2s; Murphy Marshalltown.
and Collins, Cedar Rapids &c each.
Fielding Averages.
The individual fielding averages fol-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-11

Meinert. Ottumwa. 80 lit 10 .955
3. Miller, Clinton. 80 149 q 10 .946
Durham, Muscatine Sc 131 10 8 .942
Note - Lee caught in thirty two
games and played first base in eleven.
Anderson caught in twenty-four
games. Richardson caught in twenty
nine games. Miller caught in nine
games.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-11
STANDING OF CLUBS
Results Thursday.

Results Thursday.
At Fort Dodge-Marshallto q;
Fort Dodge, 0.
At Mason City-iMason City, 2; Wa
terloo, /.
At Cedar Rapids-Cedar Rapids, g.;
Ottumwa, O.. CGame forfeited)
At Clinton-Clinton+ Muscatine game
postponed; rain.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-11

The batting and fielding averages Of
the Central Baseball Association, to
Aug. l, compiled and made public to-
day by A. E. johnson, chief statistician
Of the league, show that Marshalltown
holds the same relative position 1t held
a month ago, second in batting and
fifth in fielding, Muscatine leading the
league in both departments. The CLUB
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-11
D|[F[A1 DODGERS,
TAKE FIRST PLACE
TIMELY HITTING GIVES MAR
SHALLTOWN TO o VERDICT
OVER FORT DODGE.
SLATTERY AND kIMMEL
PITCH AiRTlGHT BALL

Lunte Is Hitting Hero, With Three
Safe Blows in Four Times Up-Rai in
HaIts Museatine, and Ansons' Win
Breaks Tie For Lead-SIattery Re-
tires Nine Dodgers on Strikes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-11

TWO base nltS7Sutton, SHOW Lunte
co. LeBeau, Erloff. Sacrifice hits
LeBeau, Lis. Stolen base-Horan
Struck out-by Slattery 9; by KIM
mel, 4. Bases on balls-Off Slattery
1 Hit by pitcher-by Slattery, Nisy
Hanson), by Kimmel (Snow). Passed
ball Marriott. Double play-Lisy
(unassisted). Time Of game-1:42
Umpire-Schuler.