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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

The Spartanburg Journal says 1t
can say what 1t thinks of the wealth
er In two words: "Its -"
One is naturally to assume that the
word "hot" was not intended to fit
in the blank.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

Maybe Senator Chamberlain Just
didn't know himself and didn't be-
lieve that any DuLy else knew.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

President Wilson didn't get Count
CZernin's speech but it is not to be
taken for granted that the president
missed anything.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

A political upheaval in Germany
may be different from those we have
in South Carolina but no fercer.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01
BOG SPAWN" AND THE SENA-
TORIAL RACE.

man as StupendouS blunder."
So John l.. McLaurin, of South
Carolina, says in a statement in the
Charlotte Observer. Stupendous
blunders. it may be said by way of
explanation are quite stupendous,
quite frequent, 1t might be added,
in political campaigns where fac
tionalism has greater batting
average than the welfare of the
State. The party may possibly make
stupendous blunder in selecting a
governor; likewise in electing a
United States senator. Mr.. Nc
Laurin's conception of the term NAV
be different from the construction
which The News puts upon it. 1t is
very broad assertion, to say the
least, when it is known that
though Senator Tillman is feeble in
health, he is a very useful man i'm
the senate; his service to the State
and nation has been great. 1t Is
quite possible that a stupendous
blunder might be made by displac-
ing such man with "untried tim
ber," even though he be not afflicted
with "bog SPAWN and the heaves."
Senator Tillman is incapacitated
by physical weakness for the siren
uous work now required. 1 am
glad to be able to say that / am
sincerely sorry for this, and in spite
of the unjust treatment that 1 re-
ceived at his hands, were he physi-
cally fit to perform the duties. I
would rise above personal resent
ment and say that he should be left
where he is"
Thus ex-senator John l.. rumin-
ates. And then after building such
P'|''' iI'Iic mousse WIN pretty
language. he knocks it all down by
saying: This talk about dying in
harness is all rot. A broken down
horse dying in harness" is cruelty
to animals" The ex-senator was
possessed of stupendous crouch. il
seems, when he sauntered up to the
metropolis of Mecklenburg to dis
gorge himself of his views. and he
did not confne his remarks to bog
SPAWN and the heaves. for ne set
up Ex-Governor Blease and shot him
down several times. and then pro-
ceeded to blow off his own political
head, towit: 80 far as the State
is concerned it will establish more
hrmly than ever the present fac
tonal lines, and whoever is elected
governor will necessarily have TO
line up on one side or the other
This l absolutely refuse to do"
Which is to say that by eliminat-
ing himself from the gubernatorial
race, the possibility arises of An
other stupendous blunder, either on
his part by thus eliminating himself
or on the part of the people of the
State by not electing him. These
stupendous blunders are quite pre-
valent in our midst, it seems, quite
prevalent. Mr.. McLaurin makes it
plain that he considers ii a certainty
that both Senator Tillman and ex-
Governor Blease will enter the race
lie considers it stupendous blum
der to elect either. but he does not
oher the name of prospective can
didate whose election would not be
stupendous blunder. Perhaps the
ex-senator has card up his sleeve
which he proposes to play at the
opportune time. Who knows?
There are three barriers TO good
service in the senate-bog SPAWN
Bleasism and inertia" The two
last named the most fatal. The
News does not agree with Mr.. Nc
Laurin that Senator Tillman is so
seriously afflicted, though his health
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

And many o 'em found only
when too late that they couldn't
buy cigar on a Doc. Garfield day.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

Taking all things into considera-
tion we believe Secretary Baker has
handled the proposition about as
well as If he had pleased Senator
Chamberlain.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

Mr.. McLaurin might have saiC
that he would run if conscripted.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

Meatless days used to depend on
whether you had the price, but
times have changed.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

Narrowed down to a point of nm
derstanding Mr.. Roosevelt's visit to
Washington was not very success
full.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

They tagged it: now the ques
tion is, will it stay tagged?
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

Bold knaves thrive, without one
grain of sense,
But good men starve for want of
impudence. DRYDEN.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY l, 1918
SENTENCE SERMONS.

Who hearkens to the gods the
gods give ear.-Homer.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

Stalled by frequence, shrunk by
usage into commonest commonplace.
Tennyson.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

The German people probably are
beginning to realize that what other
folks believe of their government is
true.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

Our scouts report that it is their
observation from excellent scouting
points that Newt. Baker Is a much
bigger man than he was a while
ago.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

TAKEN UP-A stray red COW on my
premises. Owner can have same
by paying for this advertisement
and feed bill. j. Y. Hammond,
Heath Springs, Route No. /.
30-2t-pd.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

With a million and a half ready
and more getting ready, it doesn't
look like the thing is "broken
down"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

not in Pershing's place, let him
chafe-we want the men to come
back
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

The less tenderness a man has in
his nature the more he requires OF
otherS.-Rahel
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

Even at that. "bog SPAWN" is not
the worst of ailments.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

NoIHlNG BETTER around the
house on dark night than
flash light. No danger of FIRE.
No wind can blow 1t out and II is
alwavs readv. Come see one. j.
b. Mackoron. 26-1t.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01
BUSINESS NOTICES

FOR SAIE-Five cows fresh In
mix. w. M. Morris, Lancaster,
nou'e l. 27-3t-pd.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

"Germany's Hangman"-that's 6
good name for him.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

The difficult part OF good temper
consists in forbearance and accom-
mediation to the ill-humors of 9th
ers.-Empson.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

We always weaken whatever we
eXaggerate.-La Harpe.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01
EDITORIALETTES.

"Germany's Hangman"-that's a
good name for him.
Even at that. bog SPAWN" is not
the worst of ailments.
They tagged it: now the ques-
ton is, will it stay tagged?
Mr.. McLaurin might have said
that he would run if conscripted.
Maybe Senator Chamberlain just
didn't know himself and didn't be-
lieve that ANY DuL, else knew.
And many O. EN- found only
when too late that they couldn't
buy cigar on Doc. Garfield day.
The German people probably are
beginning to realize that what other
folks believe of their government is
true
If the Colonel chafes because he's
not in Pershings place, let him
chafe-we want the men to come
back
With a million and half ready
and more getting ready, it doesn Z
look like the thing is "broken
down"
Our scouts report that it is Their
observation from excellent scouting
points that Newt Baker Is much
bigger man than he was while
ago.
Taking all things into considera
tion we believe Secretary Baker ha!
handled the proposition about a.
well as If he had pleased Senator
Chamberlain.
-
The Spartanburg Journal says |
can say what Ii thinks of the wealth
er In two words: "It's -.
One Is naturally to assume that tn
xuoua 1u-1,, - -. 49,.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-01

The soul of man is larger than the
sky.
Deeper than ocean. or the abyssmal
dark
or the unfathomed center.
Hartley Colerdge.
Evening star., 1918-06-05
Who is more than seventy-two years Of

who is more than seventy-two years Of
age.
1t cannot be urged that the propo-
sition for the pay Of the superannuated
clerks Is undnly liberal. After serv-
Ing the government for thirty years
or more the veteran clerk may possibly
get an annuity Of $50 . month. He
may have been drawing three times
a. much as that for the last ten years
Of his service-needing every penny
for the maintenance Of himself and his
family and then be suddenly dropped
into poverty. Or he may have served
rwenty-nine years and be given only
s45 month. Or he may have served
twenty-four years and get sac q
month, or nineteen years ard get $35 a
month. Nobody could possibly call
that plutocratic provision for the old
age of the government worker. If he
has not managed out Of his meagor pay
during years of high prices to save
substance Of his own, retirement on
such terms means little better than
genteel starvation.
But, after all, the beginning is i'm
portant. I. is necessary to start if we
are to get anywhere in this matter of
departmental retirement. The govern
hent imperatively needs a superan-
nuation system. Its service is ham
pered by the lack of it. 1t cannot turn
the veteran clerks out of the Offices
without providing for their future in
some manner, unless it is willing to
out Hun the Germans in their cruelty.
So many views are entertained on the
subject of the best method of caring
for the veteran department workers
that it is gratifying to find agreement
upon the fundaments of legislation,
which should be pressed for action at
this session, as a measure of govern
mental necessity.
Evening star., 1918-06-05
Our Boys at the Front.

American troops fighting valiantiy
on the western front have won their
spurs. Uncle Sans doughboys have
smashed German attacks of great force
and in counter attacks have gained
their objectives. They have entered
into the battles in defense Of Paris
with an enthusiasm that has thrilled
the war-hardened veterans Of France
and England. They are fighting as if
they meant it. There is no hesitancy.
There is only eagerness to get into the
thick of the things. An American Off
Ger in the battle on the western side
of the salient stretching to the Marine
says: "rhe Germans are now learning
that the Americans are resourceful as
any. The Germans do not like the
Americans because they can dig in
with one hand, fight with the other
and smile at the same time" This but
illustrates the manner Of tho Amefi-
cans in going about their task Of Click
ing the boche."
Paris and London have been thrilled
by the American efforts at Neuilly
and in the region of Joulgonne on the
Marine. The American artillery has
established its worth in other sectors.
In the present battle the adeptness of
the Americans in hand-to-hand fight
ing, in machine gun operation and in
their auickness to meet trying con-
ditiens, has been proved. ~
II is well that the fighting qualities
of the Americans have thus been DEM
onstrated quickly and beyond all
doubt. Notwithstanding appreciation
Of American endeavor, doubts have ex-
listed in European circles that the
American soldier could master the de-
tails of modern warfare quickly enough
to make his weight felt in the tre-
inendous struggles Of this year. These
doubts are fading as morning mists.
The Americans are being accepted as
fighting men of the highest quality.
There never will be time when ques-
ton will arise in the minds Of allied
commanders as to whether they can
depend on American units to meet any
responsibility that they choose to place
upon them. In other words, American
units will be looked upon as depend
ables,n "o.d reliables," just as the vet
erans Of England and France. Allied
plans will be facilitated thereby.
Evening star., 1918-06-05
Charles W. Fairbanks.

Mr.. Fairbanks has died prematurely.
At sixty-six he should have had some
years before him. His interest in pub
lie affairs remained to the end. His
influence continued to tho end. He
canvassed for tho second liberty loan,
and would have eanvassed for the third
except for failing health. He advo.
Gated vigorous prosecution Of the
war.
This was . man Of solid rather than
Of showy qualities. He was . sound
lawyer. His principles were correct,
and firmly, though not noisiIy. adhered
to. He studied public questions. He
acted upon conviction. He did many
things. aud all Of them well. 1t was a
considerable achievement to reach the
place he did IN ths great respect and
confidence Of the country.
Indiana has produced many capable
politicians, and some very attrast.ye
|aYhliA jnan aItannk Hazrllz2
Evening star., 1918-06-05
Precautions.

Precautions taken in New York
against a possible bombardment from
the air or from the sea are entirely
reasonable. It is by no means fan
tastic to suggest the possibility of the
shelling of the coast cities of this
country, and anything that can be done
to lessen the risk Of loss should as
suredly be arranged. The dimming Of
lights may not materially diminish
New York's risk. The position of the
city is too well defined to give it any
material degree of security after dark,
even if every light were e1tinguished.
But the police commissioners provision
Of signals Of warning in the event Of
an air raid or a bombardment is en-.
tirely practical.
If the commanders of the German
submarines now operating in these wa
ters felt that they were certain to be
caught before returning to base it
would be quite characteristic of them
TO seek to do the utmost possible dam
age on this side. They would, of
course, be destroyed if, for instance,
they entered New York harbor to she'll
the city. They would never emerge.
But they could do much injury. A
few shells sent into downtown New
York could not fail to take Q heavy
toll in property values and probably
in lives. It would be of no advantage
to Germany to do this, but Germany
has done just such things elsewhere
without the least gain in the war, and
it cannot learn the lesson Of the folly
and ultimate loss of wanton destruc-
tion.
Evening star., 1918-06-05

Gresham, Thompson. Hevey and Lew
Wallace are conspicuous on tho repub-
lcan List. Hendricks. Mcdonald. Eng
lish, Turpie and Voorhees, are equally
conspicuous on the democratic List.
These man are gone. and Mr.. Fair
banks, who by reason Of ability and
things done belonged In their COM
pany, has now rejoined them. He win
be remembered along with them in as
sociation with eminent and useful DO
litiesl history made.
Mr.. Fairbanks earned his honors.
BIS was one of the shaping hands
which won Indiana to the republican
column, and kept her there for years.
He was protectionist and q champion
Of sound money; and, without trick Of
phrase or of stump oratory, he exer.
cised much power at homo and else
where in behalf Of both causes.
In the Senate Mr.. Fairbanks ranked
with the conservative members Of that
body. In the chair as Vice President
he won praise for fairness in the ex.
redition Of business. There was no
dissent from the compliments paid
him.
The last testimony to his worth and
standing in his party was paid in 1916,
when he was made the yokemate Of Mr..
Hughes. He had had strong support
for first place-so strong that when
that place was given to the east, Mr..
Fairbanks was easily first in the can
vass for second place, and he carried
his state for the ticket.
Evening star., 1918-06-05
Departmental Retirement.

S>>@SeSss
The civil retirement bill, introduced
in the House and Senate. representing
. long study Of the subject and an
agreement with representatives Of tho
employees Of the government, Is based
upon the eontfibutory principle, which
10 now accepted a. tho only feasible
foundation for q approximation sys-
TEN. The age limit is placed at sixty
eight, which 10 lower than was ex-
pected. The employees to be re-
tired are TO be divided into four
classes, according to the length Of time
they have continuously served the gov
ernment prior to reaching the retire.
msnt age, and determining the rate
Of annual retirement pay. The con-
tributions Of the employees to the fund
are to equal ~ per cent Of the
pay. The snnuitiss are to range from
. maximum Of S42o Ia class D 70 q
maximum Of $500 in class A. Employees
reaching the age OF retirement may in
exceptional eases Of usefulness be 70.
tanned for two years OF . time upon
special certiAeation. but after ten
years from, the passage Of the act no
employc nay he employed for moro
than four years In all after reaching
the retirement ago. N othsr words,
after ten years Of the acts operation
No person shall be employed In The
f3aaaif EoariGA es ~ ,kNspRa7i
Evening star., 1918-06-05

War production is going on at rate
which reflects the valuable training Of
American big business in doing things
rapidly and on large scale.
Evening star., 1918-06-05

The Red Cross donations were made
with as much enthusiasm as liberty
loan subscriptions. American patri-
otism is not holding ont for the cou-
pons.
Evening star., 1918-06-05

II a U-boat should blow up a sea-
shore merry-go-round or a soda foun-
tain Berlin would rush into print with
another glowing account Of an enor-
nous victory.
Evening star., 1918-06-05

The stomach has asserted its rights
to consideration as well as the brain.
In general discussion simplified food
has taken the place Of simpliiied spell
ing.
Evening star., 1918-06-05

Prussia is still under the impress
sion that her U-boat atrocities can
frighten instead of arousing anger.
Evening star., 1918-06-05

Tobacco is regarded as necessity.
The non-user can never understand
why some forms Of it could rank as
Injuries.
Evening star., 1918-06-05

Iron crosses should by this time be
as plentiful and about as valuable a.
Chinese money.
Evening star., 1918-06-05

No matter how common hot waves
become, the latest arrival always seems
to create surprise.
Evening star., 1918-06-05

No strategist has explained how
sinking American sailboats will enable
the Hindenburg troops to make prog
ress toward Paris.
Evening star., 1918-06-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANpER JOHNSON.

Concentrated Attention.
Does motoring help you to forget
your troublesp
"Yes," answered Mr.. Chuggins.
'When a tire blows out I can't think
Of anything else"
Evening star., 1918-06-05
Short Measure

Short Measure.
Policemen turn their eyes away
From bathing suits surprising.
Nov cloth is DEAR" you'll hear them
say,
.HWe're all economizing."
Evening star., 1918-06-05

As between Carraazs and Villa, Ger.
many is apparently entirely neutral.
Evening star., 1918-06-05

Those German U-boats are 5000
miles away from the real war.
Evening star., 1918-06-05
Bad Start.

"How did your husbands gardening
turn QUIT"
"Not well so far" responded the
serious woman. "rhe outdoor work
gave him such an appetite that he ate
the potatoes instead of planting them" !"
Evening star., 1918-06-05
somethinp Of a pe.xim,.t

Something of a Pessimist.
"Of course, you are in favor Of anti
loafing laws"
"Yes." replied Farmer Corntossel.
"only they are goin' to mako some
trouble at first by turnin' loose lot
Of inexperienced people whose ono
idea Of bein' busy Is to get in the
way"
Evening star., 1918-06-05

Reminders.
We gather roses smiling gay,
And more como blowing.
The fragrant bssezes seam to say,
Keep going!"
The honeyhee. on tireless wing
His sweets bestowing,
Tolls on and toiling seems to sing,
Keep goingi"
The stream comes rushing from the hill
And In its flowing
Murmurs in accents never still,
Keep going"
And when the lazy day draws near,
With blue skies glowing,
On every hand the call you hear,
i tXeM31ipsis -,
Evening star., 1918-06-05
Unknown to Him,

Unknown to Him.
care you fond Of dumb animalsp
"Never met any" replied Mr..
Growcher. "All the pets my wife ever
had made some kind Of q noise"
Evening star., 1918-06-05

Regularly u Yard. at .S~S
s2-inch Stripe Tub silks. extra
heavy grade, rich lustrous dntsh,
In neat jacquard effects. all color
comhtnatipnsi guaranteed fast
colors, Popular for making
mems shirts, women's waists and
dreSses-EiPst Floor,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-09
turning around like a top, SO its diff
ficult to shoot him.

turning around like a top, so its diff
ficult to shoot him.
IF its "a gimper you've 'piqued' ON
and pique's is only the aviation way
of saying attacked or charged at
he wobbles his flappers frantically,
probable to signal you. That means
he moves his wings up and down.
You know he is American then, be-
cause you can see the allied conquards
on his wings.
IF he were boche he would he
letting you have it, probably, and
you'd try to get into the blind spot.
That is point between him and the
sun, where he can't see you but you
can see. 1t is a point of vantage
technically speaking.
Good luck and your gun doesn't
jam and you've got a boche,' which
means bringing him down. Let him
get away to hunt, and the gimpers
with you will razz you with the ser
pentine action, which is going up and
down by moving the wings abruptly.
Probably by this time the arches,
have discovered you and begin to
pepper you. That means the German
anti-aircraft guns are shooting
they're called 'archies,' and thep pep
per you because the clouds they leave
behind you are little black ones. You
can kid them along, If you wish, which
is getting first out of range and then
doing stunts, usually loops. Its bad
form, though, unless you're trying to
draw their fire from some other activ-
ity Of another gimper.
Doing stunts over tarchies' is the
worst insult you can give the Ger
mans and they will never fail to pep
per you. If you're wise you'll 'zoom'
for home about that time or you're
liable to be ZEN panne" which means
the same as cuckoo. Cuckoo is aero
slang for broken down somewhere It's
all right il some Heinie hasn't shot
out of his belly at you Unexpectedly
before you could zig-zag out of range.
Zig-zagging usually foxes him, as we
say. Anyway, you want to be near
enough to the line when your motor
'cukoos on you so you can glide back.
Then the mechanics can come out and
get their eskimo. as they call the
aviators in their fur suits, and If you
haven't scared Heinie to death maybe
therell be pink tea at the rem
devious next day."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-09
TENNESSEE HITS STRIDE
IN Y. N. c. A. DRIVE

NASHVILLE, Aug. 7.-Tennessee
not only ran neck and neck with
Georgia throughout the month of July
in recruiting men for service under
the Red Triangle of the Army and
Navy Y. M. G. A. overseas. but in the
last week forged ahead of the Cracker
contingent and emerged in the lead
when the figures were tabulated. In
fact, Tennessee lead all seven states
of the Southeastern department in
the recruiting campaign last month
with SO men obtained from June rs to
July 30, for "Y" work with the allies,
according to the State Recruiting Sec
rotary, f. M. Massey, who makes his
headquarters at the locaf-Tennessee
State Y. Nj. c. A. offices.
DR.. w. w. Alexander, director of
the War Personnel Board for the Y.
nj. c. A. in the Southeast report from
Atlanta headquarters that 209 men
have been recommended by that body
for Red Triangle secretarial service
during July. These men are all of
the highest type of Southern business
and professional men and will no
doubt soon be in France, after taking
the short training course at Columbia
University, New York City.