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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

The York News makes the state
ment that many people don't like
newspaper editors. The average ed
ator makes that discovery about the
second day that he stays in the
business, but IL everybody liked him
he would be miserable excuse for
AN editor or anything else.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

A semi-weekly newspaper hardly
dares to write an editorial dealing
with the war situation. Before the
time arrives for printing it the sit
aation has usually changed entirely
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06
Astounding Figures

In The Lancaster News we saw the
astounding statement that crime in
creases at the rate of 800 per cent
every ten years. We figured it out
that If this were true and there were
only one criminal in the world today.
at the end of two centuries there
would be 4,215.7S4,4O1 criminals
Creenville Piedmont.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

If there is any danger of German
Carolina coast any time soon, we
favor moving the June meeting OF
the Press Association away from
Beaufort.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06
And Not Triplets?

The Greenville Piedmont publishes
headline. Household Blessed
With Twins Twice." Where do you
get that blessed ?"-Lancaste
News. The blessing is that it was
the other fellows household
Greenville Piedmont.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06
| What Others Saw
We Make n Row.

Watson Bell is ringing the bulrs
eye with almost every shot he makes
in The Lancaster News these days.
Gaffney Ledger.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

Its about time for us to begin saw
ing every possible penny if we are
going to eat one meal at that new
SPartanburg hotel during the May
Music Festival.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

One thing we want to see after the
National Guard is called out is Col
Wigfall Cheatham mounted on n
fiery steed and riding at the head OF
his command.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06
Safety First.

The Supreme Court is to be asked
to decide whether women are people.
fere's question in answering which
the learned justice had better be
pretty circumspect-N and Cou.
rier.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

We received an invitation the
other day to make short visit to a
friend in a neighboring town and
we meant to go until we found out
that Harold Booker was to be pres
ent. He has said so many harsh
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

We never felt any great admira-
tion for Col. Theodore Roosevelt but
If the doughty warrior is allowed TO
get into the war we expect to hear
from him.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

What has became of the old-fash
toned man who used to know how
pot-licker tasted?
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

Gaffney and Cherokee county have
discovered that the Revolutionary
war is concluded and will today un-
veil monument to Revolutionary
hero.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

In the various walks OF life some
people have walkover and others
are walked upon.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

Any time you want to buy an an
tique-something that was in vogue
nifty years ago, just visit the non
advertiser and no doubt you will find
the very article you want. Nothing
preserves a merchants stock so well
as the non-use Of printers ink.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

The farmer equipped with hog
and hominy is not going to suffer
from the war like his less fortunate
Brothers.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06
Unusually Modest.

Roosevelt is unusually modest. He
has only asked for authority to raise
and lead division. Still it is pretty
generally understood that he is per-
fectly willing to relieve Wilson Of his
job as commander-in-chi of this
republics land and naval forces.-
Greenville Piedmont.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06
Chicken n la King.

Melt tablespoonful of butter in a
pan, add pepper chopped in squares
and one or more mushrooms. Stir
and cook four minutes, add two level
tablespoonfuls OF -four and one-half
teaspoonful OF salt. Cook until frothy.
then add one pint of cream and stir
until 1t thickens. Set over hot water.
Add three cups of cooked chicken
and let stand to be very hot. In the
meantime cream the fifth of cup of
butter, beat into 1t the yolks of three
eggs, tablespoonful OF lemon juice
and a teaspoonful OF paprika. Stir
this mixture into the hot chicken un.
I'll the egg thickeps. This will serve
six people literally.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

We won't have many weeks TO
wait now for the appearance of the
June college graduates-and the
June brides.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06
You Are Learning Something.

You Are Learning Something.
We see where guard has been
q Jked for some property in Lancaster
during the war. We didn't know
there was anything in Lancaster
worth Notwithstanding Jour.
nal.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06
Service.

uoh mahe money IN buSi-
ness today Tin business merely).
but in business plus Service and
the service is the chief element Of
business, to growing degree.
1t is everywhere being recognized
as necessity of life and growth to-
ward success.
The printer seems to be among
the tail-enders in getting this service
IDEA through his head. and In the
adoption of such modern methods a
include 1t as central principle.
ANY old thing" won't do. 'aThe
price to fit the customer" won't do.
Get the money anyway" isn't a wise
motto. Give the customer just what
he wants; at the right price for what
he gets. Nothing else OF business
policy is good policy.
rake care Of the customers in
terest and the sellers interest will
thereby also be taken care OF.
All widows are sweet They get
that way from the necessity they
have been under to develop an an
.gelic disposition.
Young folks going to school may
learn altogether too much about
some things.
The good die young-and most OF
us prefer to be live ones.
A person who is a leader in a
small town is awfully disappointed
when he moves to a big one.
When girls see man who looks
like sure thing, they are willing to
take a gamblers chance.
When you find a man who prac-
tices what he breaches, he usually Is
one who doesn't waste words.
If person can't look you in the
eye you have him going, but be sure
OF your own eye before you start any
thing.
A salted mine is fixed up to catch
the fresh ones.
A man seldom notices that wifey
has cleaned the house all up, washed
the windows and waxed the floors,
hut you're darn whistling he notices
II IL she doesn't.
It's hard for man to play game
OF "cinch" with the children with
the same zest that he does a game OF
draw" at the club.
If in heaven we can know every
thing that is going on down here. a
lot OF us are going to be made unhap--
py to notice how little we arS<misseA.
How foolish we would sfeel some<
times IL we only knew that those
we are telling something to really
knew the truth OF the whole business
The time to be sorry about some
thing you've done is before you do
Iit.
Telephones are a nuisance In some
ways. II isn't as easy to explain di-
rect to wifey why you are detained
down town as II is TO send note
besides when you get home you are
not certain that she hasn't called up
and has found out that you weren't
where you are going to say you we're.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

The smile that won't come off isn't
worth so much. 1t is the smile YOU
pass along to others that is of real
value to humanity.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

Ever notice that warm friends are
more plentiful in summer than in
winter?
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06
Publishe' Tuesdays and Fridays

FupIIshe' tuesdays and Fridays
at Lancaster, S. c.. by The Lancaster
News Company, successors to
The Ledger, established 1852; The
Review, established 1878; The Enter
prise. established 1891, and entered
b second-class matter Oct. z, 1905.
the postoffice at Lancaster, s. c.,
nder Act of Congress OF March 3,
879.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

No woman with diamond neck
lace Is afraid Of getting sore throat.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

No matter how loose the ring may
be, the diamond never slips around
out of sight on girls finger.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

Never court a girl whose father
is a pessimist, for he always has a
kick coming.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

Thomas A. Edison defines genius
as two per cent, inspiration and
ninety-eight per cent, perspiration.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

Ihere's one popularity about
women-the more a man knows
about them the more he has to learn.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06
Unique Grocery.

A news dispatch from lola, Kans.,
says: The successful operation here
OF grocery and provision market op
"a new plan has resulted in reducing
the high cost OF living for it's pa
irons. The market is called the
Basket Store" and there is neither
clerk, cashier. nor delivery man. The
proprietor alone conducts the place
Patrons are furnished market
basket free and are admitted to spa
cious aisles which wind along be-
tween rows of shelves and tables
loaded with provisions through a
turnstile. All goods are priced in
plain fguers and as the patron
desires to purchase.
All aisles lead to the exit turn
stile, where the proprietor, presiding
at the cash register, checks the ar
ticles in the patrons basket, collects
the amount due, and releases the pa
tron.
BY eliminating the credit and de-
livery system, clerks and cashiers,
the owner reduces his selling cost,
and passes the saving on to the pub
lie.
Not only does the proprietor save
In cost OF operation, but he declares
he does a greater volume of business
daily than under the cid method.
People know from experience
and advertising just what they
want" he says, land wait on them
selves much more rapidly than
clerks
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

During the big February snow
storm in the northwestern states, an
Iowa paper said: 1T is reported that
Northwestern train arrived on
ime, but it was pulled in by a Ford"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

A woman this. week was heard to
remark that while there was not
much poultry on the market there is
plenty of dear meat.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

A little truth goes a long ways
but it needn't be stretched.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

: The charitable man never has to
Wait long for chance to get busy.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06
Our Scrap Basket

How easy II is to tell others it's
NO use to worry!
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

even good physician may go
from bad to worse.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06
This Is a Joke.

And when you threatened to
scream did he stop kissing your"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

Pennsylvania employs almost TO-
600 women in the clothing Industry.
The petroleum market In the
United States in 1915 amounted TO
2S1 ,104,104 barrels.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

Sufferers who attempt to drown
sorrow merely irrigate It.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-04-06

It's better to have a poor opinion
than to have none at all.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-22
PLATTEVILLE.
The News says:

The News says:
Mrs. Margaret Dawley of Sioux
Falls, S. D., is at the home of her par
ents, Fred Liebert and wife. Mr.. Licb-
ert, who has been in poor health for
some time, is improving.
Ed Grindell has started from Arizona
for Platteville to spend several weeks
with his sister Mary. He will stop
at several places en- route and expects
to reach here in about ten days.
Andrew Fritsch, who is employed at
Hartford, Wis, was called home by the
illness of his daughter Mabel, who re-
Gently underwent an operation for ap-
p ndicitis.
The horse that Allie Grindell has
on his dray became frightened when
an auto ran into the wagon, and start
ed to kick. The animal struck Mr..
Grindell, breaking bone of his leg.
Charles Benson, son of Frank Bon
son of this city, who is in the book
keeping department of the Black Cat
OCOChlAS COupduy DIT IdClu0, WIlC0S
that the draft took thirty men out of
the bookkeeping department of their
company alone, and 800 out of the fac
tory.
Art Butterworth, superintendent of
the gas plant at Waterloo, Ia, who was
visiting his parents here over Sunday,
received Geographic orders from Phil
adelphia to hold himself and a crew
in readiness to go to Rockford and put
in fifteen miles Of eight-inch gas mains
in the government cantonment at that
place. The mains will carry 100000
feet of gas day-more than Platte
vile uses in a year.
Miss Carpenter of Lancaster street
lis dangerously i'll, with no hopes for
her recovery.
c. B. Dugdale on a five-acre plot of
ground raised $50 bushels Of wheat.
For number of years the farmers
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-22
excellent quality.

Mrs. Jud Bridges received a telegram
from her son, DR.. Bridges, veterinar-
ian, who is with the U. S. army, that
he arrived safely in Liverpool, and was
on his way to France. He was en-
route twelve days. He had charge of
large consignment of horses sent to
Europe.
Dr. Miles Johns of New York spent
the weekend visiting with his uncle,
H. ]. Perry. DR.. Johns was called here
to consult with the local doctor in re-
gard to his uncle's case, he having
been sick the past year. DR.. Johns is
famous for his X-ray work, having in
his Office one of the finest X-ray ma
chimes in the world. He has studied
in Germany. DR.. Johns has been called
to France as captain of the medical
corps for the Red Cross. He is to have
in his equipment an X-ray machine of
the same make as in his office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-22

Jennings Brady, Jackie" at the
Great Lakes naval training station,
made a brief visit with his relatives
and friends here Sunday. Jennings is
looking well and presents a fine ap-
pearance in his navy uniform of blue.
He thinks he will be kept working at
Great Lakes for about three weeks
longer.
Jennings Nelson has been home from
Camp Douglas the past week, and re-
ports camp and soldier life pleasant
enough. He says Bert Johnson and
DeForest Brown are coming along all
right. He tells a good one on Bert
When they first went there and before
Bert was assigned to a squad he was
given the duty of digging ditch, and it
SO happened that Jens was guard over
the ditch where Bert was working
The day was one of the hottest of the
recent dry spell, and every time Jens
walked past Bert he felt the WOrdleSs
profanity oozing out of Bert's pores
along with the profuse sweat. And
the merry twinkle in Jens's eye didn't
soothe Bert's feelings a bit. In his
soldier uniform Jens presents a fine
military appearance. He returns to
camp today, and expects to be sent to
Waco. Tex, in few days.
Mrs. E. K. Goodrich writes her IA
Their, Frank Newman, that the cotton
crop is good around Brownsville, Tex.
The Goodriches have ranch near
Brownsville, on which are seventy ac-
res Of cotton. They had harvested
seven bales and had but fairly started.
Cotton is 241a cents pound, which is
more than twice the usual price. Mrs.
Goodrich told of her youngest son,
Frank, eleven years old, catching
30-pound Jewish in a boat at the
mouth Of the Rio Grande.
Figures from the threshers are COM
ing in. Charles Garthwaite's oats
yielded Is bushels to the acre, and
Harry and Jesse Voss had 50, while
McKevitt Bros. threshed $40 bushels Of
oats from six acres-all extraordinary
yields, but not far above the average
around here.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-22
BLOOMINGTON.
The Record says:

The Record says:
Sister Rose Frances, remembered by
many old friends here as Rose Bonn,
accompanied by Sister M. Bonaventino,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary Bonn,
and brother Henry. They live at Sin
sinawa and Sister Rose Frances teach
es at Sioux Falls, S. D.
Mrs. Mabel Sughroue and son of Del
vein, Ia, visited at the home of her
brother, Philo Taylor, and with friends
in the village last week Her father,
John Taylor, who recently was injured
by fall from load Of hay in Philo's
east of town have produced sufficient
wheat for tneir own use, having it
ground at Lancaster. The -four is of
field, is slowly recovering from the Sc
we're shock.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-22
Bobby on Advertising.

While many country merchants sus-
pend advertising during the summer
months, the Chicago mail order houses
flood the country with their circulars
and would fill our paper with their ads
if we would carry them. We decline
their money to protect the home mer-
chant. Does he do as much for the
newspaper?
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-22

10 acres of orchard, 10 acres of rye
55 acres Of potatoes, 80 acres Of bar
ley, 10 acres of wheat, 95 acres of oats
and one acre has been used for garden
All the work has been done by pris-
on labor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-08-22

The average woman swallows fat
terry just as baby swallows buttons
regardless Of the trouble that may fol-
low.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-16

Fred Russell was out from
Spokane Wednesday looking af-
ter some business matters.
Mrs. Marie Hammond, Trained
Nurse. Phone 236. 3w.
Watch fobs, brooches, cuff
buttons, scarf pins and all card
jcwelry at 20 per cent discount
.Crandalrs Second Anniversary
Sale.
+. J. Graves was a business
visitor at Fernwood Thursday.
The First Ward Civic League
will meet at the Mountain View
hotel Tuesday afternoon, Novem-
Der 20, at 2:3O.
H. IRENE WILLIAMS,
Secretary.
Carnation souvenirs at Gran
dalrs Second Anniversary Sale
Dr. w. F. Clark left Wednes-
day on a business trip to Occur
d'Alene and Spokane.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-16

discount at Crandalls Second
Anniversary Sale, Nov. goth and
21st.
William Toohey, assistant
superintendent of the Blackwell
Lumber company, has been
spending a few days i'm the city
All kinds of Vapor baths, Dr.
Masters, chiropractor, lI9 Main.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-16

Ivory pyraline, the toilet ware
de luxe at 3 per cent discount at
Crandalrs Second Anniversary
Sale. Nov. goth and DIST.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-16

William Brebner, bookkeeper
for the Milwaukee Land company
at st. Joe, was i'm the city Tues
day evening.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-16

For all aches and pains try
vapOr baths by DR.. Masters,
chirOpractor, 4f9 Main. 2t
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-16

Go TO Dr.. Masters, chiroprac-
tor, for vapor baths, ll9 Main.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-16

II. II. Renfro Of Santa has been
spending a few days in the city.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-16
CITY i'm Brief

When in Avery stop at Dads
Place" for your meals. Our SER
vice is the best and our prices are
right. If
o. b. Moon came up from
Occur d'Alene Tuesday and is
spending a few days in the city
reporting the l. w. w. trials.
For Sale-RemingtOn Standard
Typewriter No. 10. Has been used
very little. See R. A. Barr-post-
office.
John Helsing, prominent
rancher of the Santa Greek val
ley, is in the city serving on the
jury in the district court.
j. H. Neil has installed one of
the latest electric combined pop
corn and peanut rooster in his
place in the west end.
For Sale-20O Acres - old
Hathaway Homestead, adjoining
Emida, Idaho. 33 Acres good
meadow. Balance cut over Tim
Der. Good log buildings. Run
ming water. R. w. Morris, Dealin
Ave, Moscow, Idaho. If.
Henry Glindeman, of the Occur
d'Alene Milling company of Occur
d'Alene, was in this city Tues
day and Wednesday looking after
business matters for the COM
pany.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-16

Just installed the latest yapor
bath. Dr. Masters, chiropractor,
40 Main u.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-16

A. f. Douglas of Fernwood,
superintendent Of the Blackwell
Lumber company in that city, is
here attending court.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-16

For Rent-Five room furnished
house, hot and cold water, good
basement. Call at Graves Sec
ond Hand Store or phone i4i. If
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-16

Fancy set rings at 20 per cent
discount at Crandalls Second
Anniversary Sale. Nov. goth and
2lst.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-16

Mrs. Marie Hammond, Trained
Nurse. Phone 236. 3w
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-16

j. II. Crippen, carpenter of
was transacting business
i'm this city Wednesday.