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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08
CARRANZA is A FRIEND
BILL HOHENZOLLERN
Sends birthday Congratulations Ad
dressing "Your Majesty" or
"Friendly Nation"

London, Feb. -Venustiano Car
rama, president of Mexico. sent q
fulsome birthday message to Empe-
ror William of Germany. recently
according to Reuters Limited
President Carranza in this message
used the phrase your majesty. who
celebrates his university TODAY
with just cause for rejoicing"
Reuters Limited, learns that ac-
cording to a telegram from Copen-
hagen, President Carranza sent 2
telegram to the German emperor ON
the latter's birthday, reading as fol-
lows:
To your majesty, who celebrates
MS university today with lust
cause for rejoicing. have the
honor to send your majesty my most
cordial congratulations and am
pleased to express to you my best
wishes for your personal happiness
and that of your august family. as
well as for the prosperity of this
great, friendly nation"
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The friends of Mr.. Crawford Sis
tare Will be glad to know that he is
able to be up again. after being con-
fined to his room with mumps.
Mr.. Stokes Ferguson left FRIDAY
for Greenville to visit his brother
Lorane Ferguson, who is stationed
at Camp SEWER.
Miss Ruth Mccain, our efficient
teacher. spent the weekend in Tir-
zah community with relatives and
friends.
Miss Margie G. Sistare is VISITING
her aunt, Mrs. Charlie Sistare. Of
Riverside.
Mr.. j. Barber Ferguson. who has
been working in a steel foundry in
Canton. Ohio, is at home for a few
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Ferguson. of Riverside.
Mr.. j. r. Sistare spent last Thurs
day in Lancaster on business.
Our school has a large enroll
ment now of about 80 pupils. and is
doing very good work considering
the bad weather we are having at
present.
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Fort Mill, S. c., Feb. 7.-Tbe
Royal Ambassadors of the Baptist
church, about a dozen in number.
with their girl friends as guests. en-
Joyed delightful supper Friday
evening in the Baraca room of the
church. Miss Minnie Garrison. lead
er or the ambassadors, assisted bv
Miss Frances Smith, prepared the
supper, consisting of stewed oysters
and hot chocolate, and also superin-
tended the serving of the same. AZ
ter supper the young people played
number of games, making the So
clal hour one of rare charm and
much enjoyment. DR.. and Mrs.
Dyches, w. A. Roach, superintend-
ent OF the Sunday school. and Miss
Marlborough were the guests of the
occasion.
DR.. A. L. OFT, of Ridgeway, moved
to this place last week for the prac-
tice of dentistry.
Mr.. A. A. Young, one of our oldest
citizens, who suffered fall on the
Ice about a month ago, having been
confrNu to his room since then is
able to be out again.
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the occasion. were passed and each
guest was requested to write a re-
cipe for the brides cook book.
When this was finished dainty little
hand-painted cards, bearing the
words. Blue violets," were given
to the guests and they were asked
to make wish or give some advice
to the bride, using each letter con-
tanned in the words. The cards
having been numbered were read
aloud by Mrs. c. o. Beckham. votes
were cast, and it was found that
Mrs. l.. T. Gregory won the prize. a
pretty handkerchief. A beautiful
towel was presented to the guest of
honor. 4.
Later in the afternoon delicious
salad course was served by little
William Mcdowell, Marie Horton
Kathleen Hamrick, Mamie Lou Nc
Donald and Jennie Ingram.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08
GARDENS AND POULTRY
WORK TO BE PUSHED
Home Demonstration Agents Com
plete Interesting Months Course
Mt Winthrop.

Misses Martha Creighton and An
nette Craig, home demonstration
agent and assistant home demon
stratiOn agent for this county, have
returned from a months course at
Winthrop college. The short course
this year was the best that has ever
been held. All the methods of food
conservation and preservation were
taken up and discussed and demon
strated by some of the country's
greatest experts. Everything that
could be done to enable the agents
to help their people meet the emer-
gencies and problems of the coming
year was done. More than ever be-
fore the necessity of the people of
South Carolina raising all their own
food supplies, was impressed on
these young ladies. so much so that
each left strongly determined that
insofar as she was concerned her
county would do it's duty.
The home demonstration work
has almost doubled itself this year.
Nearly every county has two agents,
and every county in the State is re-
presented. A number OF mills of
this State have put on workers, and
these also attended the meeting. In
all there were seventy-eight home
demonstration workers present.
The demonstration work will be
greatly enlarged this year in that it
will be carried into the cities. towns
and mill villages as well as the rural
communities.
DR.. Johnson announced during
this meeting that Winthrop college
would entertain $50 women and
girls from South Carolina at a ten
days short course next June. These
women will come from the towns.
farms and mill villages of the State.
There will be ten women and girls
to go from Lancaster county. These
persons will be selected by the de-
monstration agents OF the county,
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08
MEXICAN PAPER SAYS u. $.
PLANS AN ARMED INVASION

New York, Feb. IA Mexican
paper, Ell Democrata, copy of
Whlch was received here, publishes
dispatch, gravely informing its
readers that the United States gov
ernment is planning an armed in
vasion of Mexico, with Canada and
Cuba operating jointly with the
United States.
The object of this purported oc-
cupation, according to the newsna-
per, is Ito assure the defense of the
gulf OF Mexico against the threat
ened German submarine invasion -
The Mexican ports of Vera Cruz.
Tampico. and Progresso would be
taken. the story says, and Cuba is
threatened with starvation unless 1t
accedes to the plan.
Ell Democratic, published in Mex
leo City, places its story under
seven-column headlines and accom-
panies it with picture Of President
Carranza, declaring he will "be able
10 SNOW everybody the highest kind
or patriotism and defend the ma
tional dignity, in danger of being
outraged"
The United States since it enter
ed the war, has had aims of tax
ing our ports In the gulf of Mexico
for naval bases" the paper says.
adding that "the sensational news
contained in this issue had not been
discredited by the government up to
the time Of the issuance of the
edition." The paper comedies, how
ever. that the Mexican government
has declared that mo kilograms re-
garding the matter had been re-
ceived from the embassy at Wash
ington."
Regarding the supposed invita-
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from among their club members. on
basis of the work which they would
40 between now and then.
Miss Creighton and Miss Craig
Will take up the organization of their
work during the next two months.
and Will organize canning, poultry,
and home demonstration clubs. At
this time, however, they will push
the gardening and poultry work.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

Rev. r. Thomas Blackmon, who
has been pastor Of the First Baptist
church of Hotchkiss, Col, for the
past two years. has resigned his
pastorate at that place. Rev. and
Mrs. Blackmon arrived in Kershaw
Tuesday for a stay of several
months with the formers mother.
Mrs. w. T. Blackmon, in the Halle
Gold Mine section.
Capt. w. s. Moore died at his
home in Rock Hill Monday after
noon. He was 80 years old and one
of Rock Hills oldest and most high
ly honored citizens. Captain Moore
was veteran of the civil war. At
the outbreak of the war he raised a
company and fought through the
entire war. He was desperately
wounded at the battle around Pc
tersburg. The deceased is survived
by a daughter, Mrs. w. S. Orr, with
whom he made his home, and two
"f~>SS' %'''o' y. -. MycIS, VI SnaT-
lotte, and Miss Hattie Rawlinson, of
Rock Hill, S. G.
The News family has it's troubles.
same as other folks. Last week
Fred Starr, bookkeeper, was laid up
with grip; this week Editor Craven
has been almost laid up with tonsi-
litis, and Mrs. Nicely, wife. and two
children of member of the me-
chanical force, have been very sick.
Wednesday morning the younger of
the two children succumbed to
pneumonia. He was only three
months old. Mr.. Neely, who has
been here only few weeks, took the
body Of his baby to Bishopville for
burial. Mrs. Neely and the other
child, the latter having had measles.
are better.
The Civic League met with Mrs.
n. {. Brown the first Wednesday i'm
February and several matters of i'm
portance were discussed and acted
upon. An invitation, through Mrs.
Springs, was extended to the Ridge
District of Federated clubs to meet
In Lancaster on some date later
than March 14th, probably March
21st. Changing the date of elect
Ing officers for the league from April
TO June, in order that president ia
miliar with the league work may at
tend the State convention, was
thoroughly discussed and Mrs.
Springs and Mrs. Davis were an
pointed to bring in an amendment
to the constitution to this effect at
the next meeting. Delegates to the
state convention to meet in Aiken
Will be elected in March. Mrs. ]. Fl.
Poag reported twenty sweaters
promised to the league, and that she
hoped to be able to ship them in
about ten days. A knitting party
was planned for February 18th in
order to raise funds for the league
auxiliary.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08
PERSONALS.

George w. Parr spent Wednesday
in Camden.
John r. Faile was a visitor to
Kershaw last week.
Mrs. w. j. Cunningham is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. j. C. White. in
Rock Hill.
J. L. Thomasson and w. F.. Har-
per were business visitors to Char
lotte Wednesday.
Mrs. w. S. Holly and her daughter.
Miss Lillian, have joined DR.. Holly
who recently located here to prac-
tice veterinary surgery.
Adam Ganson, of New York, who
has been spending some time in
Lancaster with relatives and friends
left Wednesday for his home.
Z. Ross Blackmon, of Kershaw
was here this week. coming to turn
over the orders taken by him as
agent for the government in the
matter of securing nitrate for the
farmers.
Gary Elliott, who recently return
ed to Lancaster from Camp Nc
Clellan. Admission, Ala, having been
discharged from the army on ac-
count of physical disability, spent a
few days last week with relatives at
Kershaw.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

tion to Cuba, the paper says, it was
issued because the United States re-
allied that lit was the only way in
which Cuba can aid the allies, since
it cannot send troops to Europe be-
cause of the opposition this would
arouse in the island"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08
ABOUT TOWN.

Miss Lucy Fleet Jones is confined
to her room at Hotel Royal with
measles.
j. T. Matthews, OF Glover, s. c.,
has accepted position as prescrip-
tion clerk with the Midway Drug
company.
The U. ID. c. held a meeting yes
terday afternoon with Mrs. Lester
Robinson at her home on Notrh
Main street.
Chester is enforcing rigid quar-
antine on account of the prevalence
of meningitis. All schools, churches
and places of amusement are clos
ed. Columbia is also quarantined.
w. F. Estridge, of Midway, a
member of the county registration
board, was here several days this
week attending meeting of the
board.
There is going to be a script
dance at the Mackey opera house
tonight, given by the young men of
the town. The music is going to be
furnished by a Charlotte orchestra.
Tho
association will hold it's February
meeting at the Central school Satur-
day beginning at IL o'clock. Prof.
Brown, of Winthrop, will address
the meeting.
Mrs. Will Sowell, who lives on the
McCardell place in the Dry Creek
section, was the victim Of a serious
accident Tuesday, when while stand
Ing before the fire her clothing was
fgnited and she was badly burned.
Rev. III. G. Dunn and family ar
rived In Kershaw the past week to
make this their future home. Mr..
Dohh having just IeCently accepted
a call to the pastorate of the First
Baptist church of that city. They
occupy the house Of Mrs. Kate
Gardner, recently vacated by Rev.
and Mrs. j. P. Tucker.
Today at noon at the A. r. P.
Manse on East White street, Rev. A.
s. Rogers officiating, Miss Dora Will
liams and William G. Shillinglaw
were united in marriage. Only in
innate friends of the couple were
present to witness the ceremony.
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Williams of this COM
munity. Mr.. Shillinglaw is a native
of the Leslie community, but is now
residing in Lancaster county. They
have many friends who will be in
terested to learn OF the happy event
Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

There Is more Catarrh In this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together. and for years It was sup
posed to be incurable Doctors prescribed
.ocal remedies. and by constantly falling
to cure with local treatment. pronouncad
IL incurable. Catarrh Is a local disease.
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tionai treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured by f. J. Cheney a.
CO.. Toledo. Ohio. is constitutional
remedy. Is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
or the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials
j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 76c
Halrs Family Pills for constipation.
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KERSHAW.

Kershaw. s. c.. Feb. Mrs. w.
Z. Mcdowell was hostess on Tuesday
afternoon, when she entertained in
honor of Mrs. w. w. Horton, a re-
cent bride
The guests were received by the
hostess. assisted by Mrs. j. w. In
gram. After engaging in converse
ton for a few minutes, papers and
pencils. appropriately designed for
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

j. T. Matthews, OF Glover, s. c.,
has accepted a position as prescrip-
tion clerk with the Midway Drug
company.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

Miss Lucy Fleet Jones is confined
to her room at Hotel Royal with
measles.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

The U. d. C. held meeting yes
terday afternoon with Mrs. Lester
Robinson at her home on Notrh
Main street.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

Chester is enforcing a rigid quar-
antine on account of the prevalence
OF meningitis. All schools, churches
and places of amusement are clos
ed. Columbia is also quarantined
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

w. F. Estridge, of Midway, a
member of the county registration
board, was here several days this
week attending meeting of the
board.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-08

There is going to be script
dance at the Mackey opera house
tonight, given by the young men of
the town. The music is going to be
furnished by Charlotte orchestra.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-17
LITTLE BENNY'si NOTEBOOK
BY Lee / ape.

Today ii skool We finished the hl,try
lessin. and Miss Kitty sol Now. Children,
we arc approaching the hrissmus season,
and If eny Of you knox 4ny little tppro-
pirate PONIES and recitatllns we will devote
i few Lninnits to hcerAe them.
Wich pritty soon skinny Martin raised
Ills hand, and Miss Kitty sed. Yes, Alger-
min, and Skinny got llp and reclted this
as follows
The boy stood on the bcrning deck
And his hands and iept Was cold AZ heck,
And every time the wlnd did blow
A icickle on his nose did grow.
Algernin, do you krow the meening
of appropriate? scd Miss Kitty.
Yes man, it mecas not too long, sed
skinny, and Miss Kitty sed, II meens
nuthing Of the sort, il meens s0otable
to the occasion, now does enybody eits
wunt to tryY
Wich Leroy Sho6stor did, reciting this
as follows:
Mary had little lam
It's fleece was black as cole,
Because every tame it fell In the mud
II stayed there and started to roll.
DO you think thst pTittY?sed Miss Kitty
Yes nam. sed Leroy Shooster
DO you think its appropriate to The
season? sed Miss Kitty.
Yes nam, End Leroy
Everybody wlo thinks that was pritty
and appronrate fo the season hold u1 his
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-17
Quick and Economical

One package OF Jiffy Jel SIX people IN mold
form, twelve if you whip the jeL At this little
serve fruy dessert of the finest Sort rich in fruit
Juice essence.
Fruits costly now. Even canned fruits are searcs
because of last summers sugar shortage. yet peopa
need fruit and want il.
Jiffy- -Ie solves this problem. X brings you all ths
finest fruits, in ideal form, at small cost.
Try it once and you will never 60 without II. Your
grocer sells two packages for as cents Get them this
week and will give double value IN these nlods
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-17

gallons, an increase this year OF 9,SsA 600
gallons, according 20 reports submitted
to the Board Of Water Commissioners
nt it's meeting " St rday.
Pumpage for the week ending Decem-
bcr 13, 1918, was iO0,0lS, 400 gallons.
Pumpage for the corrcspont ing week
last yepr was %, ,352 ,04O gallons, showing
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-17

hand, sed Miss Kitty. Wich all the fellows
quick held up their hands, and Miss Kitty
sed, Its no use, we will start the arifmctick
lessin.
Wich we did
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-17
Mold Offers

Buy from your grocer two packages of
Jiffy-Jel Then send shis coupon to US.
Enclose loc ~ cost Of mailing only - and
VIC will mail you three individual desaert raoldx
rs VIC picture.
Or enclose zoe and wo win send ak moids
enough to serve full package of Jny-Jen
The value Il 60c per set.
Or enclose i0c - cost of mailing only -~ and
We viii sand your choiee at those larger alu-
rninum molds. valued at Soc osch.
Pint Dessert Mold, hssrt-ahsped. tB
Or Pint Dessert Mold, hused. tC
Or o-Portion Vegetable Salad Mold ts9
Or Aportion Frutt Salad Mold IA
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-17
an incroar- this year Of 2,sSs, ,3G0 gallons.
Mixed.

Tawks, thi war do open ones eyes,
don't it2 Fancy your son writing from
.JeroosaIem--I always thought Jerooes-
lem gas in Heaven"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-17

Lost something? Try classified advcr-
ice prcnt in livery vening.--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-17
ON WATER WAGON.
Wilmington People Using MIRO Than
This Time Last Year.

The consumption of water for the week
| ending December l3, 1913, was 1Ol, :
DAB 900 gallons, and for the correspond
ing week last wear il was 81 .350. 900
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-17
Fresh-F Desserts
OF the Finest Fruits-At Trifling Cost
With Wealth of Fruit Juice Essence

True-fut Havors keep IN that way. The hness
davors impossible
In JiyJeIl you get fruitjuce sealed gasa
You get wealth of the fresfruit favor You the fresh
fruit healthulness. It like using the fruit itself.
This is the ncw-day gelatine dainty It has brought
millions already idea of gelatine desserts Now
urge you to enjoy Il
Also for Salads, Etc.
L1csruit flavor makes salad 1cr- serve ~
with salad the salad before cooling Usa
cooked uncooked vegetables letovers VIII do Or
meat scraps and make delicious meat oaE-neat IN asPic
Mint favor makes freshint ganish jeI for serng With
cold meats roast lamb.
Amy fruit favor makes delightful fruit salad.
We want to N when need
mold induce
trial Try Loganbey Pineapple dessert also Try Lime OF
Mint. Try havors-for tins
and entitled OF these
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-17

Note the fruy delights which puts your
slant call And now, when need fruit and fruit
eosty.
Each package of JHy- -Jcu contains the flavor liquid
torrn, vial Each fruit favor is essence condensed
from the Juice of the fruit
The favors abundant We use half ripe Pineapple
10 make vial of favor We IS Loganberries
another - all for dessert
All the fragrance and flavor all the hcalfness Of the
hesh ripe fruit concentrated this vial And sealed in
glass the keeps its freshness So y e desserts
md salads like fresh-fruit daintes.
Raregrade gelane readysweetened and prepared
IN the package with the flavor. You simply add boiling
then the flavor from the bottle and nloIds
cool
Newport daily independent., 1918-03-19
HARRY SAYS

At the Rainbow Sale you will find happy sou- of the merchandise problem that the important question of the hour So apply here in the of bet values better and comforting economy these days of costly living and with pledge do things rght-or right them they wrong promise you wide choice of the dependable merchandise it possible disc of reliability such would expect from house whose reputation the highest in the land Look these prices
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
OUR UNCHANGED POLICIES.

Now that the candidates for Of
fee are entering the race in the COM
ing primaries, and The Twin City
Star has always taken an active part
in discussing the political situation
and presenting the issues of the CAM
paign; it will try to maintain it's for
mer policies of giving fair express
sion of the attitude of all offlce-seek-
ers, so far as the Negro is concerned.
It does not (for revenue only write
up every candidate as friend Of
our race" or "the right man In the
right place." 1t gives each the ad-
vantage Of the columns under paid
advertisements"
The Twin City Star intends to ex-
pose any candidate whose record has
been against the Negro. Its editor
has a fair knowledge of the history
of several campaigns and has made
a study of the value of the. Negro
vote. He is not bound by any indi-
vidual or party, and has stood, at
all times, for the political recogni-
ton of Negro voters. The Twin City
Star is q paper with worthy pur-
pose, recognized by its readers as
q reliable source Of Information, an
intelligent and fearless advocate for
equal rights for all men.
The Twin City star., 1918-03-23
PHIL. BROWNS PHILOSOPHY.

We have never known two injus-
tices to make anything right. The
Saturday News has prospered by be-
Ing as just to the white man as 1t has
ever been to the Negro. We have
never gone off half-cocked upon any
proposition. Whenever we grope, we
are in search of the truth. We want
to be right and avoid as nearly as
possible being wrong. We are not
Tor the Negro right or wrong. We
want him to be right. We complain
because a majority of white people
viii always side with a white man
when a question arises between him
and one OF our color; still certain col.
pred newspapers. without making any
Investigation whatsoever as to the
evidence, would have the entire Ne
gro race do identically what they con.
denim the white people for doing. Be
cause the white people do wrong Is
no reason why the NEGROES should
do wrong. The best prepar edness to
receive Justice is to be tust yourself
---Hopkinsville (Ky.)' News
"Phil'' is preaching true doctrine
which will bring about real racial
reciprocity. We need more such fair
minded Negro editors.