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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19
FOR SLAYING A DOG

delivered a very beautiful and touch
ing eluogy on dogs, quoting story
from the biography of Buffalo Bill
also Senator Vests masterpiece on
the faithfulness of dogs, and the story
of the st. Bernard dog.
The defendant was represented by
Jake F.. Newell, attorney, who, in his
reply to plaintiffs attorney, said.
Your honor, l have listened with
unmiXed pleasure to my friends eLlo.
gy of the dog; and some daw, when
the occasion presents him with the
opportunity, 1 hope to hear him in
an Grafton on the burial of Moses
He has been talking about dogs that
were sure enough dogs. would not
malign all dogs. But there are dogs
and dogs. There are brave dogs, faith
full dogs, good dogs. fleay dogs, man
gy dogs. vagrant dogs. sheep-killing
dogs, mad dogs and nifty dogs.
According to the evidence in this
case. the plaintiffs dog was wise
enough to survey land, knew the law
of trespass. could separate the chick
ems of other folks from his masters
poultry, and, / have no doubt. could
separate sheep from goats. Not only
that, your honor but he was deceit
full. lecherous member of dog society.
and acted exactly like some promi-
nent men l have known who were
deeply pious in the daytime and any
thing but that in the night. Why, sir
this dog lay around that night till al
ter his master and the whole house
hold had gone to bed. and then, with
improper motive, slipped out tue
back way and sashiaed forth to call
upon the damsels of dogdom Any
family dog in that neighborhood had
grounds for Staying him and then
pleading the unwritten law as de-
fense.
This dog of the plaintff, sir, was
not only the venial type in society
that l have described, but, if the
statement made by the defendant 20
some of the witnesses for the plaintiff
is to be received as evidence in this
case, he was burglar as well as
libertine. If this was the dog Hunt
shot, he was a rowing prowler in the
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19

served explicitly in the senate's rati-
fication resolution. He approved the
Pittman declaratory resolutions,
which tried to say the same Things.
but in way which would not make
it certain that they would be general
ly heard. What Ineligible objection
can the Presidents friends make to
the four primary reservations?
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19
Plant Oats EARLY.

L
by II. r. Childs of the Georgia State
College of Agriculture:
1.-The experience that most farmers
have had with oats the last few years
has tended to discourage somewhat
the growing of this crop. But stop
from 1898 to 1917 the oat crop came
through the winter without serious
damage?
Good crops of oats can be grown
in Georgia If the oats is given
change; but late planting. poor seed,
poor preparation and poor land will
always give low yields.
after number of years of expert
mental work and observation the fol-
lowing conclusions have been drawn:
First select well drained land that
will produce a good yield of any other
farm crop, and it will grow oats.
Second, early, fall oats always
give the highest yield. An average Of
four years work shows yield of
800 bushels of oats when sown on
October Is as compared with 23.'
bushels when sown on November Is.
Will 16 bushels per acre pay for the
little extra trouble of getting them in
month earlier? In the winter of
1918 early sown oats were not so
badly damaged by cold and made 90
bushels per acre, while November Is
sown oats yielded only six bushels
Third, good yields of oats have
been secured when sown in cotton
middles the last of September and Oc-
tober /. This also gives good graz
ing crop that will come in mighty
handy for the old COW this wintnr and
will only cost you the seed and the
time il takes to put them in.
Where the boil weevil is present,
plow under your cotton stalks as soon
as the cotton is picked and seed your
oats with a disk drill. In the south.
ern part of the State oats seeded in
this way after cotton have given n
higher yield than where seeded after
corn. Then, too. if you have velvet
beans in your corn, they can not be
grazed off in timo to SOW oats.
Use from six to eight pecks of
good. pure seed. Many of the socalled
seed oats offered for sale are a mix.
turc OF several different types. AS an
instance we have long slender grow
that is often found in Appler oats.
This oat was selected out OF a field
of Appler oats, and when tested for
three years in comparison with a pure
strain OF Appler, yielded only a
bushels per acre as compared with ca
bushels for the pure strain.
"A good application of stable ma.
nure, or 800 to 400 pounds acid phos-
phate at planting time. will pay in
most cases. Then. about March / give
ii top dressing of nitrate OF soda
or sulphate ammonia. using 75 TO 100
pounds per acre. Do not wait until
the oats are in the boot stage to an.
ply this fertilizer. but put it on just
about the time the plants begin to
spread out preparatory to shooting up
the stalk.
Oats of the red rustproof type are
good yielders in this section. There
are several varieties OF this type as
Appler. Bancroft. Hundred Bushel and
Cook. A good. pure strain OF any Of
these will give a good yield. The full
ghum oat has given a slightly lower
yield than the Appler on our expert
mental plots. but has the advantage
of being from seven to ten days
earlier"
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miss on direct. as this will insure a
prompt reply, whereas, il the in
uuiry is addressed to an individual,
IL is sometimes delayed owing to the
party's absence.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19

cept those shown in and c) ....... ........ =
Total loans ''''
Overdrafts, unsecured, 10000 :.
L. y. Government securities owned
Deposited to secure circulation GU. s. bonds
par value) .......... -.
Pledged to secure U. S. deposits (par vaue)
Owned and unpledged
Total U. S. Government securities
Other bonds, securities, etc:
Securities other than U. S. bonds (not including
stocks), owned and unpledged
Total bonds securities, etc, other than u. 5
Stocks other than Federal Reserve Bank stock
Stock OF Federal Reserve Bank $50 per cent
Furniture and fixtures ......
Real estate owned other than banking house
Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank
Cash in vault and net amount due from ma
Net amounts due from banks. and trust COM
panies (other than included in Items IL, 13,
or 14)
Checks on other banks in the same city or town
reporting bank (other than Item 16)
Total of Items 13, IA Is, 16,and II
Checks on banks located outside OF city town
of reporting bank and other cash items
Redemption fund with L. S. Treasurer and due
from U. S. Treasurer E. E. ....
Interest earned but collected approximate
ON Notes and Bills Receivable not past due
Iotal '..'' - -.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19

Come On, Let's Go.
l do not know
1t may be so
Wen have to go
To Mexico.
The Houston Post.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19
RESOURCES.

Loans and discounts, including redscdhnts, (ex-
cept those shown in and q .Sl'l'oo4
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19
ChartcrN
Report of ondit
FIRST NATIONAL BANK

At in the State of South Carolina At the close Oh 0uS"s
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-19
LIABILITIES.

Capital stock paid in S5ooooOO
Undivided l1,162,5"
Interest and discount collected credited
of maturity and earned-approN-
mate =. =. 100000
Circulating notes outstanding I SO oOo.Oe
Certified checks outstanding
Cashiers checks on own bank outstanding 19S1@
Total of Items 80, 81, 32 and SO
Demand deposits (oher than bank deposits)
subject to Reserve deposits payable within
Indy duade deposits subject to chez =. l. =. 157o7sa
Certificates deposit 80
(other than for borowed /..
81
demand deposits thapbank
poss) subject
81, 3Sand 80 =. I
ime deposits subje to Reserve payable after
80 days or subject to 80 days OF
postal sovings): I
Certificates of deposit (Other ,Aan money
borrowed) " ! II e. .... 13so4sJ
Other time deposits j. +. 1156s1S
Total subject o Reserve
Items 49, A. AZ and 4s H.. 254,72S.O2
United States deposits totber than postal
deposits including deposits
7 of u s. disbursing officers aO1J
IU s. Government Securities borrowed
furnishing colatera1 security for a44Ss
Liabilities other than those above stated 2sood .
Total .... !. =. ...,.. -. s5sossgi
'of the loans ghd discounts amount on t,
Hnd discount charged those pcroed ~
(sec 597, Rev Sat) OF upon which m h
exceed 90 cents yas made The
STATE sobTH CAROLINA
County bf Lancaster,
l. E. NJ cgbxon, Cashier named bank d. ,, i,
that the abOye statement my knoq1ge 1 Nj
s,,.rub u, ., = ,o.... - 49,, . = NJ croSon, cashie
I I'm v p CRAIG. Noaty Pube
~ 4 Correct-Attest: EsN
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-22
MERELY PIECE OF POOLING
ctoseiy Nest Trick That 10
Credited to Sheridan.

THE Germans, by fooling us with
German bolshevism. hoped to escape
the payment of war indemnities," said
. congressman.
1T reminds me Of a story about
Sheridan, the spendthrift playwright.
Counter. the confectioner. left his
statement with Sheridan one morning.
and a few hours later Hanson, the
ironmonger. called.
Hanson was very pressing on the
subject Of his account. He harnngued
and he haranGued. Sheridan, broke.
rs usual. paced the floor In despair.
But suddenly IN idea struck the
spendthrift and he said:
"'You know Gunterr ,
Zone of the safest men In Lon
DON Hanson replied.
Then you will be satisfied II I
give you his bill for the amountr
"Certainly.'
"Sheridan thereupon handed the
iroumonger Gunters neatly folded ac-
count, snatched up his hat and rushed
forth"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-22
LOOKED LIKE LABOR WASTED
Boards Visit Over. Small Boy covIdn's
Gee Further Necessity for 80
Much Soap antd Water.

He was a new little boy at the or
phanage and was much impressed by
all the scrubbing and cleaning he saw
done there, more so because he had
come from a home In which disorder
and dirt had held sway. He could
not understand 1t; more than that.
1t irritated him. and when he got the
Job OF scrubbing the dining-room steps
he was almost ready to leave.
But just then came 4 new excite
nlent to the home. The board wa\s
coming to make its annual tour Of u
sIecticn. md the cleaning was dou-
bled. Get ready for the board" WAS
the home watchword, 1t seemed. and
he. being very human. decided to stay
until that big event was over.
The day Of visiting came and passed.
The next morning the new youngstef
sought the matron. "Now that them
boards has been here. I don't see no
use Of scrubbing them steps 80 often
do your he asked.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-22
Airplane Surgery.

Great interest has been aroused In
Paris by the trial flight of a new air
plane. Invented by the engineer Nemi-
rovsky and DR.. Tilmont.
The new machine. which IL called
the "aerochir." il designed to place
promptly at the service Of men wound
Cd in warfare. or persons injured in
serious accidents. all the resources of
medical science. and II necessary to
carry them back to the hospital.
Everything required for surgical and
X-ray work II provided on board the
airplane. including an operating table.
and even an ingeniously constructed
coliapsible tent which can be erected
on the scene Of an accident within two
" three minutes.
Two models OF the -aerochir" have
been designed. one capable Of carry
Ing four injured persons in addition to
the necessary apparatus. and the other
much larger. capable Of carrying q
medical and surgical stan Of ten per-
sons. and bringing back. II necessary.
as many As twelve injured.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-22
WILL BOOST FARMING

agents and other government and
state authorities. and with newspn-
pers, chambers of commerce. bankers.
farmers, associations and other or
ganizations, in looking after the In
terests of newcomers through the dis
semInation of Information regarding
methods Of soil preparation. seeding.
cultivation. etc. in order that they
may be successful in the localities in
which they have settled.
To improve marketing conditions by
the widest circulation Of information
in bulletin form about where and
when farm products will be ready for
sale, and where and when there will
be need Of such products, thus en-
ablins the farmer to send his stun to
markets which are not gluttsd, and to
obtain for it price that will mean a
profit on his Investment, rather than
a loss.
To conduct a campaign in co-opera-
ton with government and state au-
thorities with the view Of Increasing
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-22

these was depth bomb practice. just
as the battleships have target prac-
tice- One of these explosives set on
800 yards from the big ship Leviathan
was sufficiently powerful to shake
and jar her. yet IL must be remenf-
bered that the effect on vessel on
top Of the water is different from the
effect upon one submerged II lifts
NJ. the vessel on top. in much the way
a huge wave would. but ii crushes the
underseas crnft with pressure.
How do you make sure of getting
a submarine with n depth bomb? Cap
tain Phelps was asked. Captain Phelps
explained that destroyer would
steam at top speed in a circle around
the spot in which the U-boat was
seen. and drop a bomb every few
yards. The speed of the surface craft
Is so much greater than the other that
when the circle Is completed IT Is
positive that one Of the bombs did Its
work, for. whichever way the under
sea craft turns. she cannot get out of
the circle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-22
Mexicans Strip Hun

Lopez was chief of the band. a group
their heads and giistening bands Of
cartridges over their shoulders and
around their waists. II was the siests
hour. So he stationed his men to
watch for the return of the German
and lay down on the bed to sleep.
Before dreaming OF whatever a bau-
dit dreams. Don Martin give these or
ders:
My boys. find those two Mexicans
who work on this ranch and shoe.
them9at once. Only take them far
enough away SO that the shots will not
wake me up. II you catch the German
patron do not shoot him. Merely take
everything he has; mean everything.
Including his socks, and then let him
go. Bring me his clothes. He dresses
well and we are about OF a size do
not want to kill the German His race
is very valiant II you see any Chinese
shoot them, though The Chinese are
cowardly. peaceful people"
But before the generalissimo dropped
on to sleep he felt the bed move under
him. Neinan. covered with dust. ap-
peared On his hands and kneeal
MI general" he said. bowling. Con
su permiso'
Lopez called back his men and told
them to carry out his orders Neiman
WIS stripped to the skin and turned
loose on the range" II was 4 warm
day.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-22
viHista Bandits Then Turn Him
Loose on Range.
Gang Winds Up Froiie by Making
Things Lively for German
Ranchman-

Chihuahua City. Mex.-Sauz. a town
on the Mexico Central railroad not IA.
from this city. has been the scene OF
another adventure, this time Of Ger
man subject. II Germans are still sub
jects. Sauz already is notorious enough
because in Spanish II is pronounced
exactly like -sOuse."
The villistn bandits. Martin Lopez
Ramon Vega and EpifaniO Holguin.
were having a froiic In Sauz one day
this week Their trip primarily WAS to
call on a German ranchman by the
name Of Neiman, who formerly was
with the large German wholesale
house Of northern Mexico. keteisen
4 DeEntAu.
When the Messrs. Lopez. Vega and
Holguin called at Neiman's home the
German apparently was not At home.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-22

The mistress Of the house engaged
new servant and gave her instruc-
lions how to behave when answering
her bell. One evening she rang for
4 glass of milk. and was surprised
to see Martha appear with the glass
graxped in her hand.
"Oh. Martha :" she said. always
bring the milk to me on a tray"
Martha apologized. and promised to
remember in future.
A week later the bell rang. and the
same request was made. This time
Martha appeared with the tray and
the milk emptied into it
Anxious to please. she curtsied. and
inquired:
'Shall I bring a spoon. ma'am. or
will you lap 1t up!"-London Answers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-22
wise Guy, PARLlN
Knew lust WHAT to Do With That
Little Book.
Recital ~ Tragedy In the Gibbs Nome
stead Decided His Course Of
Action Without Necessity Of
Long Thinking.

= heard that Mrs. Gibbs is going to
leave home" was the spicy bit Of COS
sip with which Mrs Parlin met her
husband after he had parked his little
motor car In the back yard
mol" gasped Parlin. dramatically.
"Yesw came back his wife. Until
Gibbs gets the house decorated-which
will be about \ year from now. at the
speed he Is travelling on the Job. And I
don't blame Mrs. Gibbs. II you at
tempted to do what Gibbs Is doing I'd
leave for mothers for an Indefinite
period.
The Gibbs family always called in
expert decorators to do their work
until this year. Now Gibbs Is suffering
from an attack Of economy and he
figures he could do the work himself
and put the saving into Victory bonds.
or spare parts for his car.
He bought q book called How to
Do Your Own Housecleaning.' for ten
cents. and began to memorixe the
thing. The book was 50 full OF Stats
tics and specifications that he soon
became addle Drained trying to figure
II out.
"One chapter was devoted to paint
ing. 1t explained infinitely how one
could figure out the surface of the
walls and by multiplying the dimen-
sions by something or other find out
exactly how much paint would be
needed for the job.
Gibbs figured out that 1t would take
IS gallons of various colors to DO tho
woyi- He ordered up 4 wagon load
Of paint and began.
when Gibbs got through painting
he found that he had 81 gallons still
untouched. But as he had opened all
the cans as soon as he got them. he
could not return them to the paint
man in exchange for anything eis..
"Gibbs lost a tidy sum on the paint
job. and even more on his wall paper
ing. He ordered enough paper to cover
the side Of a warehouse. and VIXEN he
got through paperinx his living and
dining rooms he had them matched all
wrong and the IS rolls left over were
In tatters- He mixed % gallons Of
paste. basing his figure on the book.
and had 10 buckets unused when he
fell of the ladder and broke his shout
der blade"
$50 Mrs. Gibbs is going to leave
poor Gibbs alone with his broken
shoulder"
"She wiIl-unless he changes his
mind about finishing the work. II he
persists she Is likely to do anything.
for she Is In q desperate frnme Of
mind"
Parlin reached into an inner pocket
and drew forth a little book called
How to Do Your Own Houseclean-
ing" He tore the book into small
scraps and threw them at the cat He
didn't look at his wife. for he knew
she would understand.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-22
Who in America Has
Found Lost JaWbone7

London.-Who has this Jaw
bone1 And whoever has II,
what Ii he doing with II?
.JAWBONE - INFORMATION
wanted regarding whereabouts
Of human jAwbone found In
1855 in coprolite pit at Foxhall.
near Ipswich. Suffolk. and de-
scribed by R. H. Collyer. NJ. D..
In Anthropological Review. 1857.
Supposed to have been taken to
America.-Reid MOir. Ipswich"
This Advertisement Is from
the London Times Manifestly
the jawbone in question Is that
Of q cave dweller or other prim-
tive inhabitant OF Britain. and
therefore one Of our ancestors.
But who outside Of 4 museum
wants to collect his ancestors
jawbones-
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-22
Railroad Administration An.
nounces Program Of Activities.
Viii Collect and Furnish Fres lnfor-
nsxa.ca About Agricultural oppor-
tunitIes In Different Statea-

washingtou.-J. L. Edwards. mana
ger agricultural section, United states
railroad administration. has an
nounced the following program OF nc
tfyities for agricultural development
for the railroads under federal con-
troll. during the reconstruction period !:
To collect the latest Information
about opportunities for farming. stock
raising. dairying. fruit growing. etc.
in the several states having undevel-
ored resources and furnish 1t free to
those who wish to engage In such pur-
suits. special attention to be given to
discharged soldiers and sailors.
To cooperate with county farm
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-22
Navy Officer Reveals How Depth
Bombs Are Directed to
Their Mark.
War SECRETS OUT At LAST
Tactics Worked Out at the Direction
Of Admiral Simo-vesseis Change
coUrse At Regular Timed
latsrvaia

Newport. R. with the assem-
bling of the largest class in the his
tory of the war college. which when 1t
IL fairly under w,y will number 90
omcers Of high rank In the navy. there
has been brought to Newport many
participants in the world war. Many
of these officials feel perfectly At
home in Newport, having 1T various
times been connected with the naval
station here Capt william w
Phelps. who is DOW on the stan of
Rear Admiral Sims at the college. has
lived In Newport twice.
Captain Phelps last command was
ooe Of the largest ships In the navy.
the transport Leviathan. and in this
connection he spoke Interestingly Of
the transportation Of the thousands Of
our troops from New York to Brest-
Although strict censorship prevailed
during the war rslative to this hazard
Gus service. II Is now permissible to
speak Of the work of these transports
Navigating to Avoid U-Doats.
Here are a few facts Captain
Phelps related:
During a voyage the Leviathan's
course would be changed at regular
intervals. from port to starboard.
making a wide xigra&- In daylight
she would steam at = knots on the
bow on each side. and likewise OF the
stern, would b 1estroyefs. making
four close to the big ship- These de
stroyers also at timed intervals would
xigxax, but in shorter turns, nrHt to-
wards the ship. and then away from
It Then guns were trained. and depth
bombs were ready to 90 down the
slide. Steaming at 30 knots. Just
ahead of the transport, would be an
slher destroyer. making sharp ngzas
drecdy across her path. Her speed
would be 20 great that she would have
- slow down to uAe her deck guns,
az volumes Of water would come over
her prov. In the distance would Be
SUI another destroyer. i've miles
ahead, also running on time and act.
ing as q scout. or like the pickets In
the army.
All xiRxaSs were made according to
exact time, 20 as to eliminate any
chance for collision. Captain Phelps
aaid that at night, running at high
speed without lights, the timing made
the trips possible without collision
The most dreaded hours were the
long twilixhts in the north steamship
lane, which sometimes lasted until
ten O'Clock. and frequently for hours
Afterwards the northern lights would
make II possible for the dreaded xub-
marines TO see the big transport with
ont themselves being discefnible.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-22

Paint No. not one bit! Just drop
q little Free3ooe on that touchy corn,
instantly ii stops aching. then you lift
that bothersome corn night Oh. Yes.
magic! Cost8 only 4 few cents.
Try Freezone! Your druggist sells a
tiny bottle, sufficient to rid your feet Of
every hard corn. soft corn, or corn
between the toes, and calluses. without
one particle Of pain. soreness or irri-
tntiou. Freezone II the mysterious
ether discovery of q Cincinnati genius.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-22
System Used In
Sinking U-Boats

Captain Phelps has the distinction
Of making the fastest round trip on
record when, with the transport
Great Northern last July. he went
from Sandy Hook to Brest. unloaded
his troops and returned to New York
in IA days, AZ hours. The sea was
favorable for this record. which has
only been exceeded at any time bur
once, when In December. 1913. on .
special Christmas "Trip, the Maure-
tania made the same transatlantic
voyage in just II days.
When the trips across the Atlantic
with the big troop ships began there
were many tactics worked out. emanat-
ing from Vice Admiral Sims. One of