davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1918-10-17

J. r. DOdds and daughter, Mrs. G.
G. Allen, were in town Saturday, Mr.
Dodds making final proof before the
local commissioner on his desert land
entry on Pass Creek.
, 1918-10-17

Russell & Haymaker shipped five
airs of cattle 70 market from the Wal
colt station Monday. They drove the
stock TO Walcott overland from theiI
ranch on the river.
, 1918-10-17

A. A. Sanders of Baggs is a visitor in
Saratoga today. Mr.. Sanders is the
democratic nominee for the office of
sheriff and is visiting various sections
of the county in the interest of his can
didacy.
, 1918-10-17

The local schools have been closed
this week and probably will not open
again before the first of the month
There is much illness reported among
the school children of the community.
although none is of Il very serious ma
ture.
, 1918-10-17

Dan Thomas was in the city on bust
ness last Thursday and Friday. Mr..
Thomas is o employed by the Leo
Sheep Company, and has his head
quarters at Wolcott.
, 1918-10-17

]. A Phillips has spent the past few
days in the upper Slavery country
looking over government land with a
view to locating a homestead. During
his absence +. l.. Gould has been Off
ciating as marshal.
, 1918-10-17

Ray Riggs is home this week on fur
Tough for a visit with his wife and
mother and his many friends in this re-
giOn. Mr.. Riggs recently underwent an
operation for appendicitis and was
granted II f%urlough during his GONZALES
cence.
, 1918-10-17

Superintendent Baldwin of the Fed
eral hatchery made a pilgrimage to
Spring Creek Lake on Monday, where
he planted about 25,000 native trout.
He drove to the c. NJ. Brown ranch
by auto and from there to the lake
made the journey by team.
, 1918-10-17

The big sale of cattle, horses and
other property advertised to take place
yesterday at the Archie Anderson ranch
near Encampment. and which was post
poned III account of the epidemic of in
fluenZa throughout the country, will
take place on Wednesday,, October 30.
, 1918-10-17

Perry Ault was a visitor in town from
Pass Greek Saturday. being n of the
witnesses for J. r. Dodds, who made
final proof on his desert entry that
afternoon.
, 1918-10-17

C. A. Albee and family are preparing
to leave oon for the west coast, where
Mr.. Albee expects to enter he ship
building service. They are o dis
posing of their goods at private sale,
and plan to depart early in November.
, 1918-10-17

w. p. Hays has received word from
Mrs. Hays that their son, Joel, who
was operated upon for appendicitis in
San Diego. Cal, last week, is entirely
out of danger and making a salts
factory recovery.
, 1918-10-17

Emit Johnson is again weighing
sugar and prunes at the Pilon Mer-
camille Company's grocery counter,
after a several days tussle with the
rrinpp-
, 1918-10-17

j. A. Mauk returned to Saratoga
Tuesday, after II several weeks so
iourn in the Snake River region with
his stock of Raleigh products.
, 1918-10-17

Hiram Bailey of Walcott was tran
sacting business in Saratoga Saturday,
Mr.. Bailey is now in charge of the
farming operations at the Austin-Han-
sen ranch OF Pass Creek.
, 1918-10-17

Lost-One Colt six-shooter, pearl
stock; between Hanna and Big Creek.
$50 reward for return of same to Steve
Harl, Deputy Sheriff, Hanna, Wyo. 4
, 1918-10-17

Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Hunter ant
daughter. Miss Alice. came down from
Big Greek the first of the week.
, 1918-10-17

We will have on sale next week gifts
made especially for the boys over
there."-Scott.
, 1918-10-17
To Hunters and Fishermen.

No fishing or hunting allowed on the
Condict ranch on Brush creek.
w. G. CONDICT.
, 1918-10-17

Jacob Ziegler. formerly proprietor of
the local meat market, was up from
Rawlins last Sunday on IA business and
pleasure trip.
, 1918-10-17

Mrs. NJ. b. McKillip returned the
first of the week from Denver, where
she spent a couple of weeks.
, 1918-10-17

p. l.. Smith and F.. a. Hadsell of
Rawlins were t~ransacting business in
Saratoga Monday.
, 1918-10-17

Wanted-To buy a few good young
mares, broken or unbroken.-Robt. Cor
pening, Saratoga, Wyo.
, 1918-10-17

Jack Mcpherson. democratic county
chairman. is up from Rawlins today
on business.
, 1918-10-17

Wanted Plain sewing-aprons and
children's dresses, etc,-Mrs. Merle
Allen, Saratoga.
, 1918-10-17

Wanted-Woman. without children
TO do general ~housework. Wages $4t
per month.-Phone No. 1.
, 1918-10-17

Gifts suitable for the boys cover
there will be on sale next week at
SCOTS.
, 1918-10-17

Pigs For Sale.-I have a few for sale
at 16c per pound.-J. w. Aden.
, 1918-10-17

]. d. Paulson spent Monday in Medi-
cine Bow on business. He reports Il
number of cases of influenza in that
neighborhood. and he did not tarry long
after ~transacting his business.
, 1918-10-17

Mrs Charles Pennock was a business
visitor in Rawlins last Thursday and
Friday.
, 1918-10-17

H. f. and Paul Pilon are in Hanna
today on a business mission.
, 1918-10-17

. II. f. and Paul Pilon were in Hanna
on a business mission yesterday.
, 1918-10-17
SHORT STORIES


Have you bought your Wal Savings
Stamps?
, 1918-10-17

The Sun to any address for $3.50
per year.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

dence in President Wilson. The fact
that the President has asked for
powers to reorganiZe the various
bureaus of the government is proof.
they proclaim, that their clamor has
done good, by convincing Mr.. Will
son that our war organization is not
all that it should be.
OF course nothing can make any
difference to these journals and
those for whom they speak 1t is.
however, sufficient commentary
upon their present efforts to claim
credit for the Introduction of the
Overman bill to call attention to the
fact that well over a year ago Pres
ident Wilson asked congress to take
action of precisely the sort for
which the Overman bill provides.
David Lawrence. Washington cor
respondent of the New York Tri-
bune, points out that President Will
son, anxious to eliminate much of
the red tape which now clogs gov
ernment effort, asked congress even
before we actually declared war up-
on Germany, to pass the following
measure:
THE President is hereby author
lied during the vacation of congress
to take action looking to a proper
and scientific coordination of the
work of the various executive de-
partments Of the government. and he
Is hereby empowered to transfer.
and If deemed desirable, to consoIi-
date bureaus, divisions. offices and
other governmental activities, in or
der that duplication of service may
be abolished and extravaganza and
unnecessary expenditure eliminated
report shall be made to the CON
gress on the first day of the next
session thereof on any action taken
under the provisions of this sec
ton"
This proposal was brought to n
vote in the senate on January. "a
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15
IN HISTORY.

History may be recorded that 1.-The
1918 general assembly of South
Carolina met, remained in session 81
days and adjourned" That is near
ly all that can be said of it, though
it was a remarkable session for
what it did not do. An article
much more interesting might be
written of what it failed to do rather
than of what it did. 1t was not in
tended at the beginning, however, to
make the session one of constructive
legislation and that policy was lived
up to. The legislature did some
creditable things, but jealousy" in
the house of representatives toward
the senate prevented a reform" in
the pardoning power becoming law.
Likewise the senate stripped the
Australian ballot bill OF some of it's
good qualities. The ratification OF
the prohibition amendment was one
Of the creditable features of the
session, though in so doing, the leg
islature merely acceded to the
wishes of an overwhelming majority
of citizens. The creation of a home
for the feeble-minded and an indus
trial home for girls, the repeal of
the state income tax law and the
provision made for the state council
OF defense are the most outstanding
of the creditable features of the ses-
sion. In fact, aside from purely To-
cal bills of minor consideration.
these bills constitute practically the
work of the session.
The prohibition law was only
barely strengthened, if strengthened
at all. The bone dry" bill was
quickly killed, and if anything was
said during the session about good
roads it was Of little consequence
and attracted no attention. The
general assembly missed a good op-
portunity OF doing something for
the roads at time when they need
attention.
In fact, the general assembly
missed many opportunities to get i'm
some good work, but, after all.
really did nothing that bring re-
Sret in the future.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15
A REAL RELIEF-BUT WHY?

Congressman Lever and Byrnes
did the farmers of South Carolina a
real service when they obtained
from Food Administrator Hoover a
modification oi The orde. rec, iring
purchase of equal amounts of sub
stitutes with wheat flour. Many
farmers have a supply of the sub
stitutes, the product of their farms
and to require them to buy more in
order to buy flour was to impose a
burden upon them. Under the new
rullng, however, the farmer may
avoid the purchase of the substi .utes
after satisfying the dealer that he
already has on hand suff lent
quantity of substitute foodstuffs
and he may buy 20 per cent of his
normal consumption Of wheat flour
for 30 days at time.
The expediency of the food ad-
ministrationis order has been Sc
riously questioned chiefly on account
of the burden imposed upon those
who were compelled to buy much
foodstuffs that they did not require
and could not utilize. The farmer in
most cases is supplied with meal in
considerably greater quantities than
was required under the original rul-
ing, and Congressman Lever and
Byrnes have relieved them of a
heavy burden.
But why should the South Caro-
lima farmer buy -four at all? BY a
systematic diversification of crops
he would be relieved of the purchase
OF any food necessities, possibly ex-
cepting sugar and coffee. Too few
farmers practice the hog and hom-
my" doctrine and keep their smoke
houses in the town stores, so that
they may devote more time to cot
ton-the money crop. A farmer is
not getting the best that is to be had
from his farm unless he raises all
the food required for his family and
stock, and after this, whatever cot
ton he can well cultivate. Intensive
farming has become a need of the
country, as much so as extensive
farming. The present demand for
products of the farm other than cot
ton and tobacco is proof of that as
sertibn.
Apother season ought to bring
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

1917, and rejected by single vote.
The public cannot be expected to
keep track Of everything Of this sort
IN time when so much is happen
ing; but it is clear that if the senate
had not blocked Mr.. Wilson thirteen
months ago much of the red tape
about which the senate has been
complaining would have been elm
mated long ago.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15
An Abomination.
(Greenville Piedmont.)

The action of the State senate. in
killing by vote of 20 to II the bill
for air-tight prohibition fastens on
South Carolina for another year the
quart-a-month abomination, unless
the exigencies of the world war
should bring about national prohi-
bition. In its refusal to pass the
air-tight bill the senate did not re-
fleet the will OF South Carolina. The
quart-a-month law has been tried
and found wanting and in no coun-
ty. ecept Richland. has it worked
with worse results than in Green
vile.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

uer MS banner n0cked those who
instinctively fought against what
they considered the classes and class
privilege. They may have been
wrong. but they believed they were
right. What made them believe it.?
Just this. The powerful, compell-
ing personality of Cole Blease. He
was bold. He was audacious. He
had grit. His nerve" was unlim-
tied.
But the signs all point to a deca-
dence Of his power He has not
now the hold he once had upon the
affections of the voters. He has
fought too many losing campaigns.
Perhaps doubts assail even him as
to whether he is the same Coley,
| the great. the terrible Coley, who
drove Ira b. Jones, former chief
justice of South Carolina, to igno-
minous defeat. Besides, his anti
pathy to the national administration
has greatly weakened his follow
ing.
Senator Tillman is advanced in
years. He may be comparable to the
spawned old horse, dying in har-
ness. as Mr.. McLaurin has implied
NO longer does he rip and snort
with pronged pitchfork. But as long
as he lives, if he so wishes he can
represent South Carolina in the
United States senate Since 1890
Ben Tillman has been the foremost
OF them all in the eyes of a great
majority OF the voters in South
Carolina. In those ruthless cam
paiSns of long ago he stirred the
hearts of the reformers as never
they have been made to palpitate
before nor since. He is a god unto
them, nor do they regard his feet as
clay. The detection of voters from
his standpoint to that of Mr.. Blease
VIII be more than counterbalanced
by the great number of men who
once fought Tillman tooth and nail
but who now regard him as a big
broad man. And he is big. broad
man. And he is builder. the only
really national figure South Caro-
lima has produced since Wade
Hampton. He has the force and the
stern consistency that McLaurin
lacks, a stronger hold on the voters
than Mr. Blease possessed in his
p&lmiest days, also the confidence
and respect of the national admins
tration. something Mr.. Blease has
not, never had, and apparently
doesn't want.
Down here in the Palmetto state
'hey may beat the tom-toms from
now till Doomsday. make the wei
King ring with oratory. cant and re-
cant. prance upon the stump. veil
patriot and Stacker" practice
every rule Of the campaign code of
ethics from mud-slinging and bill
lingsgate to lofty gentlemanliness
discuss every topic from the war
down to the bridging of Persimmon
creek. but when the voters. The
Grand Old Peepur' of the Grand
ola State march up to the polls to
register their will, Uncle Ben of
Edgefield, spawned old Dobbin
though he may be. will romp home
like three-year-old.
And then there will be the usual
weeping and wailing and gnashing
and some hungry politicians will
wonder how much longer some peo-
pie are going to live.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15
The Way to DO Ii.
(New York Commercial,

Our best chance to win this war
lies in letting President Wilson act
the part OF commander-in-chief of
the forces without interference. AS
Senator John Sharp Williams caus-
tically remarked: 'If the Presi-
dent h~-n't brains enough to run
this war, we certainly can't give him
brains by act of congress"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15
Tuscania TorpedOed.

London, Feb. 14.-Thomas ].
Mcnamara, secretary to the ad-
miralty, announced in the house OF
commons today that 1t had been es-
tablished that the steamer Tuscania
was torpedoed
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15
SCISSORS AND PASTE.
A Bit of Recent History.
Charleston News and Courier

tCharleston News and Courier.)
Ii was to be expected, of course.
mat papers like the Chicago Tri
bune, the Kansas City Star and the
boston Transcript, which are bent
upon badgering the administration
no matter what it may do or leave
undone. should seize on the Over
man bill as justifying their recent
efforts to undermine public conf
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15
VIEWS AND VIEWPOINTS.

(There recently appeared in this
paper reproduction of an editorial
from the Greensboro Daily News on
the senatorial situation in South
Carolina and the approaching pri-
mary election. Below is printed a
communication signed 'Pedagogue,
Leslie, S. c." addressed to the
Greensboro paper giving some views
on the same subject. The Lancaster
News does not know who "Peda-
gogue" is, and foregoes its rule only
because the communication has al
ready been printed.)
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

forth all of the food products nee
essary, not alone for a certain sec
ton, but for the nation and the ma
tions associated with us in the war.
Every farmer should cultivate every
inch of land he can cultivate we'll
in foodstuffs.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15
'RIDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1918
SENTENCE SERMONS.

Every man has three characters
that which he exhibits. that which
he has, and that which he thinks he
has.-A. Karr
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

A South Carolinian was arrested
In Virginia the other day for lar
ceny, and incidentally it was learned
that he has five living wives. II he
has been getting by with that, he
ought Rave little fear of the conse-
.apences Aof the Iarcenx charge.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

Now that baggage is not to be
searched perhaps theren be two
quarts where there was but one.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

The split-log drag is one of the
best pieces of furniture around the
house.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

Maybe the war department mere
ly wanted Charlotte to wake up. Il
did.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15


on the same subject. The Lancaster
News does not know who "Peda-
S SoSu o., anu roaosoes Us iuie oniy
ready been printed
sevoroI doys oao ON odi,or;o, 20,
ot;,o 20 conoto. 1r,,, I'D .ho
orrrooohiro cou,h coro,;,,,
oroo,io o, :,
>,so ,.ooo,tI,. no c,,.r,o.,o o,,..,,.
orotod Ioh, MI r;r :, ..o.,
- bi,,so,r NJ p,oo.o o,d coo.
,r-u,,, ,;,. g.. ~, or
of United States senator Now I
know that in Tar Heelia the politi-
cal not is always s,mmer,pg some
where. but for downright political
excitement, accompanied by catch
as-catch-Can methods, aye. even cat
and-dog antics, North Carolina is far
behind the Palmetto state. You have
wealth Of politicians but nothing
comparable to our array of all
types of them, peanut, two-by-four.
sand-lapper. 10O-proof demagogic,
and some who will come right out
and tell you themselves that they
are statesmen. No doubt the mus
ings of North Carolina newspaper
men is caused by downright envy
engendered by the fact that South
carolina leads not only North Caro-
iiha' nut the entire union in the
huhDer OF polltical experts so well
quaiii'eu TO steer any snip OF state,
ne that snip barkentne, schooner,
sioop OF just plaln bateau.
l wish to set you right in regard
to the Big Three, Tillman, McLau-
rim and Blease.
Mr.. NcLaurin has said that the
election of either TiIlman or Blease
would be stupendous mistake
From this we infer that the election
of himself would be stupendous
blessing. Perhaps so. McLaurin
has brains. For sheer ability to
think cOnstructively no man in pub
lie life in South Carolina is his
equal. His has the power to see the
vision. His gray matter functions
with wonderful precision, nor does
it need the stimulus OF other minds.
He is no absorber of other men $
ideas.
But Mr.. McLaurin Lacks coma
thing vital. He has no noliticaI CON
science. But lately he was an alv
of Blease. He has no evil political
code, he merely lacks one altogeth-
er. He was a senator once MANY
people in South Carolina think that
he betrayed them there. He was too
Republican" for them. And that
is fatal in South Carolina Down
here one must be a Democrat. If
isn't enough to he merely notbino
All factions, all classes. demand a
simon-pure Democrat. Some voters
will forgive a candidate every crime
ir the decalogue, any heretodoxy
otherwise, but his Democracy must
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

The legislature could have done
the State great service by abolish
ing itself
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

Maybe the torpedoing of the Tus-
cania was that long-looked for "of-
fensive."
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15
EDITORIAIETTES.

The Sunny South is redeeming it
self.
How Russia is living up to its
reputation.
A lot of people talk a good deal
more than they say.
Have You begun to think of the
old swimmin' hole?
). If anybody believes the legisla-
ture earned its money, please rise.
Maybe the war department mere
ly wanted Charlotte to wake up. Il,
did
The split-log drag is one OF the
best pieces of furniture around the
house.
Maybe the torpedoing of the Tus-
cania was that long-looked for "of-
fensive."
The legislature could have done
the State a great service by abolish
ing itself.
Now that baggage is not to be
searched perhaps there'll be two
quarts where there was but one.
SAThere are so many candidates for
governor of South Carolina that it
isi pity only one can be elected.
How much do you suppose a glass
OF beer would cost in these days of
sky-rocketing prices with free
fdnch thrown in.
A lot of boys joined the army be-
cause they didn't want to spend the
balance of their lives explaining
why they didn't
-
AZ Fact is the newspapers would
have been better off if the railroads
had paid for their advertising in
real money.
South Carolinian was arrested
In Virginia the other day for lar
ceny, and incidentally it was learned
that he has five living wives. If he
has been getting by with that, he
ought have LITTLE fear of fba cooao
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

saThere are so many candidates for
governor of South Carolina that it
iSi pity only one can be elected.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

81 How much do you suppose a glass
OF beer would cost in these days of
sky-rocketing prices with free
lunch thrown in.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

We have more power than will;
and it is often by way OF excuse to
ourselves that we fancy things .are
imposs.ble.-La Rochefoucauld.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

n Fact is the newspapers would
have been better off if the railroads
had paid for their advertising in
real money.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

If anybody believes the legisla-
ture earned its money please rise.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

A lot of boys joined the army be-
cause they didn't want to spend the
balance Of their lives explaining
why they didn't.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

A lot of people talk a good deal
more than they say.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

Have You begun to think of the
old swimmin' hole?
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

His own character is the arbite
OF every ones fortune.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

The robb'd that smiles. steals
something from the thief.-Othello
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

How Russia is living up to its
reputation.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

Virtue is like a rich stone-best
plain set.-Bacon.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

And sweets grown common lose
their dear delight.-Shakespeare.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

The Sunny South is redeeming it
self.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-02-15

Beauty is the index of large
fact than wisdom.--lIolmes