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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08
AUTOMOBILE HORSEPOWER.

Aho HhotSDHN wv EN-.
Attorney-General Thomas H. Pee
pies has addressed a letter to the
State highway department in which
he says that owners of automobiles
who have forwarded to the depart
ment prior to February 1, applica-
tion and remittances will not be
prosecuted for driving their cars
from that time until the license
plate is received without license
The encouragement expresses the
hope also that the State highway
department will employ sufficient
clerical aid to issue the licenses ap-
piled for without delay. The de-
partment has made complaint that
owners OF automobiles waited until
the last moment and then during the
last days of January flooded the Of
flee with applications which could
not be filled in the allotted time.
The office of the State highway
department has probably been over
worked but great deal of the work
has been brought on by the depart
ment, itself, if The News is cor
rectiy informed. Many applications
have been returned to the owners
with the request that an additional
horsepower be added and an addi-
tional twenty-five cents included i'm
the remittance. The S. A. +. does
not deal with fractions in computing
the horsepower of motor car. and
owners whose cars were rated at
twenty-five horsepower by the S. A.
f. made out their applica lions and
made remittances accordingly. If
a car has twenty-five and a fourth
horsepower by careful computation.
the State highway department disre-
CARDS the S. A. E. rating, returns the
application and remittance and asks
for twenty-five cents additional,
which doubtless the clerical work
and delays the issuance of license.
Several instances of this kind have
occurred in Lancaster.
The News has not before it a
copy of the automobile law and is
not familiar with it's wording. 1t
probably provides for fee of
twenty-five cents per horsepower
or fraction thereof" in which event
the State highway department is en-
tirely within its rights In exacting
the additional twenty-five cents, but
the S. A. h. rating is generally ac-
cepted as officially correct, and in
view of the overworked condition of
the State highway departments Of
flee, it would appear that the de-
partment is stopping up the spigot
and opening the bung."
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08
LOOKING BACKWARD
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
THIS MONTH.
the Files Of This Paper
February 8, 1892

February s. 1899
The governor yesterday appointed
Hon. j. E. Breazeale, OF Anderson,
"a commissioners to complete the
work contemplated and provided by
an act to provide for the revision, di-
gest and arrangement of the State
laws OF the State OF South Caro-
lima" approved December 90, 1889.
Columbia is to have hospital in
the near future.
Chicken pox and mumps are max
ing their usual periodical rounds in
the town and county.
There was quite an ENJOYABLE
dance given at the residence of Mrs.
J. S. Gladneys by the young men
last Monday night.
Governor TilIman appointed as
school examiners Prof. F. J. Smith.
OF this place, and Prof. w. s. l..
Porter, of Heath Springs.
The Columbia Journal, an evening
paper, made its first appearance on
last Wednesday. the 1st. It Is a
bright and newsy sheet and We wish
1t much success.
Messrs. p. c. Mellow and w. Fl.
Crockett left Tuesday morning on
the seven o'clock train for Dallas.
Texas. where they expect to make
their future home.
Hon. T. j. Strait, who was re-
Gently elected to congress from this
district, forwarded his resignation
as State senator for this county To
the lieutenant-governor on last
Thursday. The governor will order
an election to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the doctors resignation.
John Mackey. a section hand un-
der Mr.. III. ID. Smith OF the Riverside
section of the 3C's. died Friday a.
m about four o'clock from the ef-
fects OF dose of morphine taken
through mistake for quinine. A few
days ago his wife found a little
package on the streets of Lancas-
ter which she supposed was ouinine.
and 1t was this that John took.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08
Let Them Dry.
Greensboro Daily News.)

NoiooboDoTo Ddlly NeWS.D
1t would indeed be excellent sense
If everybody would keep off the
sand-clay and top-soil roads for a
day or two. 1t Is possible and al
most probable that with the success
full passing of grounding day there
is to be a spell OF different sort of
weather. Suffering humanity has
already been vouchsafed one sun
shiny day tor a change, and with a
drying west wind. A few days of
that, and If traffic could be kept off
them, the soft-type roads will be-
come fairly firm and comparatively
smooth.
1t would make a great deal of diff
ference in the comfort and satisfac-
tion in using the roads this spring.
People have been frozen in for so
long that they have become used to
biding at home, and a few days
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

tors Whether It is expedient at
this time to appropriate a large sum
for that purpose is not in the prov
ince Of The News to determine, but
the lawmakers should look well in
to the situation and the probable
situations which may confront us in
the future, should there be a laxity
in the enforcement of prohibition
laws in South Carolina. Unless due
charged with enforcement of the
laws, prohibition legislation will be
made laughing stock and its ef-
ficiency reduced to a minimum.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08
MANAGE pLAN-FoR STATES.

| NAAh$hoNAs AAAAN-EOn oIAIES
The Spartanburg Journal sees in
a bill introduced in the Mississip-
pi legislature possible solution of
the question Of what to do with the
legislature itself and thinks 1t may
sound like another bit Of freakish
propositions, but "aint." The bill
provides the abolition of the legis-
lature and would create a board or
commission composed of ten men to
be paid salaries of four thousand
dollars each per year, and who
would run the State" "Of course
the Mississippi legislature will re-
ject the measure" the Journal
says, "but we firmly believe that
the time will come when some such
law will be passed"
The plan, doubtless, is fashioned
after the city manager or commits
sion form of government which have
been adopted by many towns and
cities throughout the country and
carried out successfully in most, if
not all. cases. The architecture of
these forms of municipal govern
ment, however, will have to under
go many alterations before they can
be fitted to running State" Run
ming State, as a matter of fact, is
a rather big undertaking, though
lot of people, If they knew what
kind of a substitute to offer, would
be willing to admit that legislatures
are the most expensive and less use
full part of State government. The
News is strong for the city manager
plan of government for the small
town, say, of two to six thousand
inhabitants. 1t is the only econom-
ically efficient municipal admins
tration. The commission form of
city government is only an enlarge
ment of the city manager plan. the
commission generally consisting of
five men. each the head of a depart
ment, differing with the city man
ager system only insofar as one man,
under the latter system. has charge
of all the towns affairs.
Whether system may be devised
by which the affairs of a State NAV
be handled in like manner is a
question deserving of great study.
The great trouble with legislatures
is that their laws are so constructed
that the layman cannot understand
them, and were court procedure once
simplified to the understanding of
the average man, a commission or
board might be able to run the
State
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

We view the world with our own
eyes, each of US, and we make from
within us the world we see A weary
heart gets no gladness out of sun
shine; selfish man is skeptical
about friendship, as a man with no
ear doesn't care for music.-Mac-
auley.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

Dispatches from the front indi-
cate that newspaper men are per-
mitted to the zone of fire but II is
not recorded just how many take
advantage CT the privilege.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

1t is admirable to die the victim
Of ones faith; it is said to die the
dupe of ones ambition-Lamsrtin
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

About the only thing the author
fties are certain OF in the Pitts-Hen-
nessee tragedy In Western North
Carolina is that DR.. Tennessee was
killed.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

The biggest mistake the United
States senate has ever made is Sen
ator Chamberlain.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

According our training, to say
that a man Exaggerated wildly" is
to say that he lied freely, but may
be Mr.. Hitchcock wouldn't put it
that way.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

With Mr.. Hitchcock on one side
and Secretary Baker the other.
We'll stake our money on Baker at
leas; 0rnc.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

He that is choice of his time will
also be choice Of his company
Jeremy Taylor.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

OF course if the legislature re-
fuses to make that appropriation for
law enforcement it will leave open
an excuse for non-enforcement
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

There is no dispute managed
without passion, and yet there is
scarce dispute worth passion
Sherlock.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

THE Congressional Record these
days is positively sensational" saws
the Atlanta Journal 1t may be but
there will be few to try to find out.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

The wounded American who
wanted steak and onions and a
German was evidently bent on get
ting two extremes-the best and the
worst.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

york roads suffer" the 'steemed
State says in a headline. Not so
great, however, as the folks who
travel over them.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

Hindenburg says he's going into
Paris by April But we hardly
think the war will be over and for
gotten so soon.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

The human heart finds nowhere
shelter but in human kind.-George
Eliot.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08
EDITORIALETTES.

Add to list already printed Gil
bert M. Hitchcock. of Omaha, Ne
braska.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1918.
SENTENCE SERMONS.

Man, without religion, is a crea-
ture of circumstances.-J. c. Hare.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

Doc. Garfield and Herbert Hoover
are the worst-known men in the
country.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08


within us the world we see A weary
heart gets no gladness out of sun
shine; selfish man is skeptical
about friendship, as a man with no
ear doesn't care for music.-Mac-
auley.
EDITORIALETTEs.
Add to list already printed-Gil-
bert M. Hitchcock, of Omaha, Ne
braska.
Doc. Garfield and Herbert Hoover
are the worst-known men in the
country.
The biggest mistake the United
States senate has ever made is Sen
ator Chamberlain.
win MT. HltchcOck on one side
and Secretary Baker the other.
we'll stake our money on Baker at
leas; 0rnc.
Hindenburg says he's going into
Paris by April. But we hardly
think the war will be over and for
gotten so soon.
or course if the legislature re-
fuses to make that appropriation for
law enforcement it will leave open
an excuse for non-enforcement.
The Congressional Record these
days is positively sensational" SAYS
the Atlanta Journal 1t may be but
there will be few to try to find out.
york roads suffer" the steemed
, State says in headline. Not so
great, however, as the folks who
travel over them.
f
The wounded American who
wanted a steak and onions and a
German was evidently bent on get
ting two extremes-the best and the
worst.
According our training, to say
that man Exaggerated wildly" is
to say that he lied freely, but may
be Mr.. Hitchcock wouldn't put il
that way.
About the only thing the author
flies are certain of in the Pitts-Hen-
nessee tragedy In Western North
Carolina is that DR.. Tennessee was
killed.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19

can invite whomsoever she plsases
without consulting him, but hubby
soon finds that he does not enjoy a
similar privilege.
The spare bedroom in ninety-nine
homes out OF a hundred is reserved
exclusively for wife's family and
friends. Hubby's never get a look in
at it
Perhaps matrimony contains no
more unexpected jolt for a man than
when it finally dawns upon him that
he is not at liberty to entertain his
friends in his own home. 1t is one
of the pleasures that he has looked
forward TO as one of the keenest de-
lights in having a home of his own.
There are Bill, Tom and Jim who
have been friends, who have stuck
closer to him than a brother in days
when he needed the help of real
friends. There is some wise. kindly.
married woman whose home has been
his home and who has been a guild
ing star to him There's the little
clearinghouse keeper who saved his
life by nursing him through a des-
perate illness. There are the men
and women with whom he has worked
for years, each bound to him by some
separate tie Of comradeship, OF serv-
ice. of generosity and gratitude.
How wonderful to gather them
about his own fireside and at his own
board! They accept his invitation.
Once. Because they really love him
and wouldn't hurt his feelings for the
world, but they know that it isn't his
house, however much he may deceive
himself into thinking that II Ia. Also
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19

that he hasn't the right to give the
high sign and the pass word that
admits one TO its doors.
That is the sole prerogative Of the
wife. It's her home and her friends
are the only ones who are going 20
be made free Of il. which information
she hands out sUbty but Unmistaka-
bly, to husbands fOolhardy friends,
who have dared come at his bidding
There's never any need To order in
any ices at husbands parties because
wife frappes the occasion until icIcles
gather on the guests, and they depart
shivering for home
When a woman marries YOU eNpect
to continue your friendship with her
and be a welcome guest I'm her home,
but when a man friend marries YOU
bid him a fearful farewell. for rnatri-
mony is a bourne from which no man
returns to his old friends. And where
he has gone you cannot follow him.
The wife is boss OF the home and
not all the court decisions in the world
can break up her monopoly, or in
duce her to go ffty-fifty in II with a
mere husband. who does nothing but
support it.
Copyright, 1918, BY the wheelsT Syndicate, Incl
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19
.>OCletl ]
IN WASHINGTON

Last night the President and Mrs.
Wilson attended the performance at
Keith's. They had in their box Mr..
and Mrs. Julian Boiling. and Col
Z. T. Brown, of Atlanta. who is a
guest at the White House, and who
yesterday morning accompanied the
President out to his fayorite country
club for a round Of golf.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Wilson
entertained a box party at the Ma
tionaI for Lieut.. Pat O'Brien's lee
ture on his escape from a German
prison camp. which was given.
along with a new official French
war film, IN the Wake of the Hun. $
as a benefit for the Working Boys
Home. N Mrs. wilson's party were
Mrs. Boiling. Miss Bertha Boiling.
Mr.. Richard Wilmer Boiling. and
Mr.. John Randolph Boiling.
Mrs. Wilson will go to Philadel-
phia Saturday for the parade of
more than $4,000 women and girl
war workers from the third federal
reserve district.
Reviewing the demonstration
with Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Barclay
r. warburton, director of the
parade, will be Gov. and Mrs. Mar
tin G. Brumbaugh, Mayor and Mrs.
Thomas B. Smith, Gov. E P. Pass
more of the third federal reserve
district, and Mrs. Passmore, Mrs.
Walter S. Thomson. chairman of
the women's liberty loan commit
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19

Who can forget that little brassy
cry that echoes the arrival Of the
new baby?
Before baby comes the mother
should get in condition to meet the
crisis.
Thousands Of women have used the
safe and reliable application, Mothers s
Friend, during the waiting months.
and they relate how they entirely es-
capped nausea, nervousness, bearing
down and stretching pains and many
other debilitating and disheartening
experiences which so lily fit the
mother for the greatest time in q
woman's life.
Mothers Friend Is a wonderful help
to nature in relieving strain and dis
tress brought about by expanding
muscles. The nerves, too, will be
calm, making the period one of cheer
full days and restful nights. The
breasts are kept in good condition
and the abdominal muscles relax with
ease when baby is born.
Mothers Friend makes 1t possible
for the expectant mother herself to
actually aid nature in the glorious
work to be performed, and no woman
should neglect or fail to give nature
helping hand. It will mean infinitely
less pain at the crisis.
Mothers Friend is for external use
only. is absolutely safe and wonders
fully effective. 1t is prepared by the
Bradfield Regulator Co., Les. Lamar
Bldg. Atlanta, Ga. Write them for
their Motherhood Book" so valuable
o expectant mothers.
Procure a bottle of this famous
emedy. which has been used by
omen with the greatest success for
over half a century, from the drug
gist today. and thus fortify yourself
against pain and discQmfQrt ADV.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-19
Cbf1teSstg11s
QdW Vile ~!
CONSOLATION FROM A LADY-AND A WOMAN.

/ 1t is good for baby's lungs to cry
occasionally"
smiled and as I did so became
conscious that the skin was drawn
over my face SO tightly that even
that faint smile that came to my
lips seemed to hurt.
That day they let my dear Annie
in to see me and her kiss was more
to me than all the doctors medi-
cine.
Let her see Richard waverly III.
nurse" said and the nurse brought
my baby and put it in Annie's
arms. I saw her turn away, as
though she wanted to see him bet
ter but I knew she wished to hide
her tears from me.
Don't turn away from me, Annie
dear" I said. 'T know that your
tears are falling on my baby's un-
conscious head because you know
that its father can never look upon
1t in this world"
"Oh, dear, dear Miss Margaret"
said Annie. isn't he a beautiful
child? And he is going to be the
picture of his father"
remembered then what Mother
Trent had said about the funeral
and wedding flowers and thought
how much more of a gentlewoman
was my dear Annie. who said Just
the right thing to me.
Little Margaret Ann has sent
you something. young sir" Annie
continued, and she brought out a
gorgeous silver and pearl rattle. /
know my eyes frightened for love
Margaret Ann second, only to my
own baby.
'Yes," said Annie to me. "and she
saved her own money and picked
this out herself. She is wild to see
the baby"
Tell her to come over tomorrow
and see him." said as I took the
rattle to examine 1t more closely.
Much to my surprise as well as An
nie's we saw the word "Dickie" en-
graved upon II.
Think of the intuition OF that
child" said Annie. She never
even asked me what you were going
to call his little lordship. She just
knew"
why Annie" said. mo one
knew, for until today when ! men
toned it to you have never
spoken his name to anyone"
! CTo BE Csntlnued)
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Neus and VelDs Interest to Women Readers of Tn

the promised French English offensive.
Whereupon enthusiasm broke loose in
cheers and applause and stamping that
lasted several minutes.
Mrs. Lansing was in charge of the
sales booth at the Woman's Liberty
Loan headquarters at 1224 + street
for a while yesterday afternoon Mrs
Benedict Crowell, wife of the First
Assistant Secretary of War, is to take
charge this afternoon and tomorrow
Mrs. David Franklin Houston win be
on duty.
News that two British war missions
headed for Washington had landed
at Canadian Atlantic port was re-
ceived with general interest, the more
that Lieut.. Gen. Bridges, who was
here a year ago with Lord Balfour's 8
British High Commission, Is mentioned
as being with one Of them.
The Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark
left yesterday for a short stay at
New York.
They. were accompanied by their
daughter, Mrs. James Thomson, of
New Orleans. who arrived in WASH
ington yesterday.
Mrs. James Mcdonald was. hostess
at a small luncheon yesterday en-
tertaining In honor Of Mrs. Charles
Whitman, the house guest of the
Brazilian Ambassador and Mime. da
Cana.
Mrs. Mcdonald will go to New York
tonight for the weekend and attend
the closing performances of the opera.
Mrs. Whitman returns to New York
today.
Mrs. Samuel Spencer entertained
at a tea yesterday afternoon at her
residence in Massachusetts, avenue In
honor of the Georgia delegation at
tending the congress of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution.
Mrs. Spencer was assisted in re-
ceiving by Mrs. Foster, OF Georgia.
vice president general, and Mrs.
Wood. the newly elected regent OF
the State.
Mrs. Henry Spencer and Mrs. w. H.
Goddard presided at the tea table.
Miss Charlotte Butler Stevens, OF
Nottingham, N. H., is the house guest
OF Mrs. David Meade Lea, and an in
terested attendant at the d. A. R.
Congress. being one of the charter
members Of the society.
The National American Woman Suf-
frage Association Is giving a tea this
afternoon from half after four to six
o'clock for all attending the Congress
Of the d. A. r. Mrs. George ThacheT
Guernsey and Mrs. Newton d. Baker
are the guests of honor. Mrs. Helen
Fl. Gardener, vice president of the
National American Woman Suffrage
Association is hostess for the associa-
ton. The others in the receiving line
will be Mrs. Charles s. Thomas, OF
Colorado. Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood, Mrs. Cordelia Powell Oden-
heimer, and Mrs. Frank A. Wander
lip.
At the tea table will be Mrs. John
Hays Hammond, Mrs. Mary Schluter
Mrs. Wesley Jones. of Washington
State; Mrs. A. A. Jones, of New
Mexico; Mrs. John F. Nugent, of
Idaho; Mrs. Richard Aldrich, of New
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The nurse quickly took my bah,
away. although I tried to lift my arm,
imploringly. Oh! II she could have
known what healing was in the fee
Of that little head above my heart.
| ] wonder IL all women feel as I did
when they first realize that the one
they loved best has gone out OF theii
lives forever
To you, little book, I will confess
that when woke up with my baby
in my arms and 1t came back to me
that Dick was dead L only had a
stunned feeling-I could not realize
| it at all.
am so glad I was spared all the
awful ceremony of the burial which
Mother Trent told me was very i'm
pressive.
1--WE, had the funeral at the church,
Margie," said Mother Trent unctious-
ly, because you were so i'll that DR..
Virot said you must not be disturb
ed-and ! never saw SO many flowers,
not even at a wedding"
Il hope you will pardon me, Mrs.
Trent" interrupted the nurse, "but !
can see that Mrs. Waverly is growing
tired and I shall have to ask you to
come tomorrow to see her."
When she went out I began to
laugh Historically. The nurse has
tened to my bedside. touching the bell
as she passed.
What is it, Mrs. waverly?" she
asked.
II was Just thinking of what Dick
will say when tell him about having
more flowers at his funeral than ever
seen at a wedding'-and then I went
Off in delirium again.
They tell me DIR. Virot was hastily
summoned and gave orders that nc
one should see me until he permitted
1t.
1t was most a week before I gained
consciousness.
The next thing remember was
hearing my baby cry. The nurse was
in the next room and did not come
Immediately and 1 was too weak to
call. L grew angry at my weakness
and think I should have made one
supreme effort to reach my baby. for
/ thought it was being hurt, but TIE
nurse came in just then and put the
baby in my arms. She saw that
was sane once more and spoke softly.
saying, Don't worry, Mrs. Waverly,