The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, February 24, 1914, Image 1
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Vol. 4 NO. 24 PAGELAND. S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1914 $1.00 per year
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oaa ttnuKej ana none
Mr. I. C. Ferguson, a popular
tfavelihg salesman from Memphisi
'Fenri., spent Monday, here, <
and hoticing an empty whiskey
bottle picked up in a back" lot, s
Showed the "boys'* how the
Cheap whiskey Concerns adulter- <
ate what is said to be good (?) 1
whiskey and thereby produce
the kind that will make a man 1
tight tlis granditiother or cause 5
a rabbit to spit in a bulldog's <
face. Taking the "bottled in i
bond" bbttle he showed where s
by the use oJ an electrical appa- j
ratus a little hole had been melted
in the bottom of the bottle c
and contents - pot/red out. Of
course the adulterator would not t
dare tamper with the seal on the 1
bottle, but by getting" the con
tents out through the bottom, he
could then fill the bottle with t
cheap whiskey and seal it again t
I with an electric sealer. He advises
the people to be very care- i
ful and see that not only the top r
but the bottom of the bottle has i
not been tampered with by the
fiend who would for a few cents t
profit convert a sane man into c
a demon. This is all very well, 1
but the men who have as tiluch f
sense as Mr. Ferguson have c
found out* as he did, long ago,
that it won't do to drink even s
the genuine, if you care to keep ci
your mind clear and ihold the
, fespect of your fellowmen.?
Wadesboro Ansonian. f
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fohn Whlller's Corner in Wheat. 1
I John Wilier, of Scarboro town 1
ship, had a good crop of spring
wheat one year almost the best
I for miles around. He threshed J
n'ifL ^WrrfftTi,
^^cleaned it carefully, but did not
B sell it. 'Seed wheat will be
H scarce in the spring," he said to
his wife. "I'll keep it until ,
Ofte day in April a man who
B lived several miles farther out in
B the country drove up to John
Willer's barn, and said he want
ed to buy a load of seed wheat.
I The farmer did not answer him 1
I at once.
H "You needn't be afraid, Mr. 1
K Willers," said the would-be pur- 1
B chaser, "I've got the money to 1
B P?y f?r if right here."
I "Now that's just what I want
ed to know," said John] Wilier,
and his face brightened precep
fib'y; "I'm glad you told me.
Lots of my neignbors need seed |
this spring, and haven't the cash I
to pay for it. If they can't get '
seed on credit they can't get it at
all, and I want to help them out.
But if you've got the money,
you can get seed wheat any
where. And so you just drive
'on into town. You'll find plenty
j there."?Youth's Companion'
o?
Iv^ue auernoon an esteemed
citizen went inio a barber shop
to have his briars reaped, but no
sooner had he taken a seat in
one of the chairs than he uropped
off into heevy slumber. Apparently
the shave artist was
having his own troubles in m nwulating
the customer, and after
mkking several attempts he
thoughtfully paused.
"Excuse me. sir," said he,
gently shaking the man in the
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vuan, uui wo'.ua you mind
waking up? I can't shave you
B while you are asleep."
B "Can't shave, me while I'm
exclaimed the victim
a .wondering expression.
j^BAnot?"
fl Bnuse," explained the barjH^^^Lsoftly
as possible, "when
^^H?l into slumber, your
^B^^^^ens so wide that I can't
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m rew nmeiy dctiool-Koom
Suggestions.
A school room should not be
sver 40 feet long.
Not mofe than 35 pupils
should be allowed to each room.
The air in a room snould be
:ompletely changed every ten
ninutes.
The heat should be uniform
hroughout the room. In country
school this can be done by
covering the stove with a gal vanzed
hood: the hole under the
?tove connecting with the outside
aif.
There should be Individual
Irinking cups.
The children should wash
heir hands before eating their
unch.
The children should not spit.
The children should not pick
heir nose, or put their fingers in
heir mouth.
Objects that have been in the
nouths of one child should
lever be allowed to reach the
nouths of another.
The vault of the closet should
>e water-tight, and by means of
Iry earth the contents kept dry.
The contents should be removed
rnnuonflir
i V.\.|UV.11|1 y auvi nauicu IU UHJ
>pen fields for fertilizer.
The well or cisteru should be
o constructed that no surface
Irainage can gain entrance.
Screen the school against flies.
Examine the children closely
or any signs of eruption on the
ace or hands, sending any child |
tome that has an eruption with
nstructions to the parents to
:onsult a physician.
. The pupils should be closely
luestioned from time to time as
o sore throat.
The rural school_1ieacKer will
find many of these rules easy to
enforce and that the enforcement
will result at once in a lessening
of the many ills that too
frenquentlv invade our public
schools.
Poor Ikey.
"Don't fool, Ikey is a sick
man," said a Hill dweller to Tom
Reilly. - "All the time he hollers
mit nnp hnnrl fr?r iurotar nnrl
ivv ?? uiwi aiiu
mit the other hand for the doctors.*'?Newark
News.
EMM Ml MMt ? Me mm ( -
Thefoutfi's
Companion
No Present like it for
any one in any home
at any price.
Give it to whom you will, you
will find all the family look
nig for it. I( is more than 52
numbers with delightful
reading ?? is ail influence
for all that i > best in home
and American life.
52 times ?> vcrr~ not 12
vi aupon |
- Cut this out uii'l : ] it with $2.00 r
for The Companion i'or 1914,and I
we will send ! KIC all the issues I
for the remaining weeks of 1913 I
and The Companion Practical I
Home Calendar for 1914. J
^ THE YOUTH'S COMPANION J
144 HnW.jr Sln-ci
H'mIum, Met.
Mad Piss Bites Brutus Martin
Mr. Brutus Martin, of Lanes
creek township is in Raleigh tak
ing the pasteur treatment as a re
suit of an encounter with a mad
pis one day last week. The pig
was purchased from Mr. Johr
Richardson and Mr. Martin did
not know it had been bitten by a
mad dog, but one of Sam Gath
ings' bo\ s says he saw the do?
bite the pig a few weeks ago
and there was a scar on the pig.
Mr. Martin and his wife thought
the pig had blind staggers and
they caught it and attemDted to
beginning of the second teitn.
Twenty five new students hape
registered since the 2nd of F/bThe
third of the series of
Work lectures given underjBB
C. A. was delivered Wednesday
night by Dr. N. B. Edgerton,
who is well known all over the
state, on "Qualities Needed (in
the Study of Medicine." The
lecture was well attended and
was one of deep interest to the
students, many of whom are
preparing for the study of medi
cine.
The University basket bal
team defeated Furman in the
gymnasium Saturday night by
a score of 34 to 18, making the
third consecutive victory ovei
the colleges of South Carolina
Basel>all practice has begun
mil with the material out, then
is no reason why the University
should not put out a stronj.
team this season. The Univer
sity Glee Club which was re
cently organized has been de
votimr much time to practice
preliminary to taking a trip ovei
part of the State.
Arrangements for the annual
high school, track and oratorical
meet, which is to be held at the
University the last of April are
nrnrfipdllu pnmnloto/1
I .J wmpivivu.
Unual Treatment.
"Mrs. Brown has the klepto
mania."
"Indeed; what is she taking
for it?"
"Anything that looks good tc
her?"? New York Times.
Notice of Decrease of Stock
At a call meeting of the boart
of directors of the Pageland Mer
cantile Co., held at Pageland, S
C., on the 17th day of February
1914, said meeting being hek
pursuant to notice and a resolu
tion was offered and adopted bj
a two-thirds vote that the capita
stock of twenty five thousanc
dollars be decreased to ten thous
and dollars. 1
R. H. Blakeney, Pres.
Dr. J. M. Railings, ,Sdc,
(Advertisement)
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pour medicine into its mouth,
during which time the pig made
a bad gash on Mr. Martin's
finger.
When Mr. Martin learned that
the pig had been bitten and in all
probability had rabies he began
at once his preparation to go to
Raleigh with the pig's head.
There were sores on Mrs.
Martin's hand and she is probably
in as much danger as her
husband and she will take tho
treatment also.
Mr. Richardson told Mr. Martin
to go ahead and take the
treatment and he would pay the
cost.
Our University Letter
By Uobt. Turner
The enrollment at the Uiii
versity of South Carolina hps
passed the 550 mark since tie
Pointed Paragraphs
5 Enthusiasm makes heavy
work light. i
And many a toothless person 1
I indulges in biting sarcasm. <
"A mean man always measures <
' the world by his own standard. <
1 When vt man puts his foot in it <
he feels like kicking himself, <
And many a self-made man i
has been unmade by a tailor- $
made moman. t
The rridte rights a woman has t
the less she cares to talk about ?
them. s
When a couple are divorced (
the real reason doesn't always 1
show on the botfks. ' \
The high cost of living still 1
enables home to pose as the ?
dearest place on earth. i
Flattery among friends is a t
case of either make or break. a
Many a man has one wife too \
many who has only benn marri- a
ed once. 1
Many a man's wasted energy c
is restricted entirely to praising c
himself. r
The fellow who pats himself f
on the back is quite satisfied to
stand pat. 1
Instead of taking time by the c
forelock some people are satisfi- t
ed to hang onto his coat tails. 1
Tell a girl she has dreamy a
eyes ami she will generally 1:
prove that she it wide awake. f
Light reading lights no candle v
in the dark places of the mind, s
Some folks wait for success as si
though it had a special track J<
laid right by their door, and was
due to arrive on scheduled time. I
Religion with some people is c
a thing to be endured with forti
pgHnH^urieuu you musi oe |t
^ucrnnnenafoTfTnWMWrnl^t 1
I lay the pain of your own trou- ]
* teles upon him. ]
*The midnight of ignorance is <
| the ignorance of one's own 1
: ignorance. ]
Advice is so cheap that no- J
' body even makes a pretense of
' respecting it. ]
If some folks knew themselves
. as they really are they would <
scratch their names of their own
' visiting lists.
An empty mind is so small ,
' that it dosen't note the vacuum. ;
The only good thing about ,
worry is that it gives some folks ,
, an occupation that keeps them .
> from meddling with other folks ||
, business.?Ex- I
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Circumstantial Evidence.
The conversation at a recent l
tea took a turn to courts and i
kindred topics, when Miss
1 Katharine Gray, the theatrical
r star, told of Uncle Rastus, inter- I
pretation ot circumstantial evi- (
I dence. 1
I Uncle Rastus, it seems, was 1
arrested on a charge of rallying
around a chtcken coop, and on I
5 being found guilty by the jury,
was given a short term in jail. !
One day a sympathetic friend <
called to see Rastus, and ques- j
- tioned him\on how his present ,
unfortunate condition came to
pass.
"Dey jes done sent me ter jail
when dey hadn't no right ter,"
eloquently answered Rastus. '
44I)at's what my lawyer tole 'em.
I wah convicted on circumstan.
tial ebidence."
"Dat doan soifnd good ter me,
Rastus," dubiously remarked the
* friend, shaking his head. "What
j am circumstantial ebidence?"
From de way dat 1 understand
it," explained Rastus, "cirj
cumstantial ebidence am de
j feathers dat vo' leave around
when yo' hab got done wid de
chicked."?Ex.
Where the Watch Had Been
Henrv Miller lelates a neat little
anecdote to the effect that
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John G. Rivers Suicides.
Mr. John G. Riverst a promilent
farmer and merchant who
ived two and a half miles west
if Chesterfield, committed sui
:ide last Friday morning about 5
i'clock by drinking about one
lunce of carbolic acid. He
Irank the deadly poison and
walked into his wife's room
tnd told her that he had drunk
he acid and was going back in
he other room and die, and askje
her not to be mad with him,
aving that he knew he had
lone wrong. He went back and
ay down on the floor with a
>illow under his head, and there
te died in a short time. He
rave no reasons or tnc deed, but
t is stated that his mental families
had been slightly effected for
t few weeks. Trivial matters
vorried him greatly, and he had
illowed his business to bear
leavily upon his mind. He had
:redited many and he fre[uentlv
talked about this. His
nind was a little out of balance
or a time about a year ago.
He was a loyal member of
lopewell church and was one
>f the most faithful workers in
he association. His health had
icon bad for two or three years,
ind it is believed that this caused
lis mental condition, He had a
ine farm and a nice home and
vas in good financial circum
tances. In his death the county,
ind especially his community,
oses one of the best of citizens.
The funeral was conducted at
lopewell church Saturdaj^it 11
)'clock.
His wife, who was a daughter
^ipjj^^^^^Dougla^ and
Douglass of Pageland and Sheriff
D. P. Douglass. He was a son
>f Mrs. Sarah B. Rivers and a
arother of B * R., Kirby, C. "W.,
H. D. and M. V. Rivers and Mrs.
[. M. Sullivan.
Powder House At Whitney
Blown Up.
Wadesboro Ansonian.
The people of Wadesboro felt
what was supposed to be earthquake
shocks last night at about
7.15. Many questions were asked
about the matter until this
morning, when news came that
a powder house at Whitney had
blown up at about the same time
the shocks were felt here. The
house belonged to Rhinehart &
Bennett and was on the Montgomery
side of the river. It was
at first reported that 40 people
were aeaa as a result, but later
news says that not a single
person was injured. The house
contained between 20 and 30
cases of powder, and it is thought
that an oil stove used in the
"heating" room caused the explosion.
The
shock produced a small
sensation here, and it is said that
one good lady of the town fearing
that it was the forerunner of
serious earthquake disturbances,
changed her mind and went to
the revival meeting now in
progress.
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Paddy Dolan bought a watch
from a local jeweler with a guar
antec to keep it in order for 12
months, relates Young's Magazine.
"You must have had an accident
with it," said the jeweler.
"A small one, sure enough, sir.
About two months ago I was
feeding the pigs and it fell into
the trough."
"But you should have brought
it before."
"Sure, your honor. I brought
it as soon as I could. We only
killed the pig vciterday "
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In the Legislature.
Columbia, Feb. 21?
The Laney textbook bill was
passed to third reading by the
house. The measure prohibits
the State board of education
from changing a textbook used
in public school < within five
years from the date of its adoption
and further provides that not
more than 50 per cent, of the exchangeable
books used in the
various grades and in high
schools shall be changed at any
one adoption.
Mr Stevenson amended the
Laney bill to provide that it
should not interfere with the
textbooks selected and used in
graded schools.
The morning session of the
house vesterdav was foatnroH lw
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the passage of the bill introduced
by Mr. Harper of Darlington to
require the registration of all
births and deaths in South Carolina.
In the form in which the
measure went through the
house it is practically identical
with the laws on the same subject
now in force in 43 States of
the Union. South Carolina and
Georgia are at present the only
two States which do not require
the registration of vital statistics.
The South Carolina Medical
association gave its hearty indoisement
to the Harper bill. In %
addition, the United States census
bureau interested itself in the
matter to the extent of sending a
man from Washington to confer
with Mr. Harper. As a result of
the conference with the representative
of the census bureau, Mr.
Harper offered yesteiday morning
a substitute bill for the one
he had pending^n the calendar a
iritT
ed the substitute in place of the
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original.
The house passed the bill introduced
by Mr. Thompson of
Charleston providing for resident
inspectors to be employed
by the commissionr of agriculture
to enforce the law requiring
seats to be furnished female employes
in mercantile establishments.
By a vote of 41 to 29 the house
passed to third reading the bill
introduced by Mr. Ashley of
Anderson placing violations of
the dispensary law in the jurisdiction
of magistrates' courts.
The house last night passed to
third reading the bill introduced
by the late Mr. Reinbert of Richland,
requiring all railroad companies
to have a crew of an engineer,
a fireman, a conductor, a
flagman and a brakeman on
freight trains. Where the train
consists of more than 25 cars the
1*11 ! a I t ^
uni requires iwo oraKeman ana ^
prohibits more than 50 cars on (
one train.
Negro Fireman Crushed
Gus Jackson, colored, a fire- ? ft
man on a switch engine on the ^
yard here was ground to pieces
under the wheels of the engine
on which he was working earl}'
last night, says the Monroe Enquirer.
Mr. Fred Carroll, night
engineer on a switch engine, was
bringing his engine from the
Round house, and Mr. Lester
Horton, day engineer on the
switch engine, was taking his
engine into the roundhouse early
last night and they met at the
point where the tracks split, Mr.
Horton's engine knocking Mr.
Carroll's engine and tender apart
and as the engine and tender
separated Gus Jackson fell and
rrr/viitA/l L ? t>i trv /Lkntll
IUC W llCLia ^lUUllU iltlll 1U VlLtUll
as above stated. Jackson was
a good worker and owned his
own home on the Morgan Mill
road,