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THE PAGELWD JOURNAL
Vol. 4 NO. 40 PAGELAND. S. C., WEDrlfsSbAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1914 " $1.00 per year
Sewing Machine Agents Over
in Union
Marshville Home q
Editors often overlook per- (
plexing problems at home and n
take up their space writing about k
things miles away?conditions ^
that exist among people whom
they are not afraid of offending. n
We believe it to be the duty of n
every newspaper writer to ex- ti
pose fraud and econmic erro s G
in the locality which a paper ti
that proposes to stand for' the E
upbuilding of its community is t
published With this aim in c
view, The Home feels constrain- t
ed to warn the people of Marsh- e
ville and surrounding country i
against the injudicious purchas- i
ing of sewing machines from e
agents who are honeycombing f
the country and placing ma- i
chines in the houses of the fai- t
mere at what has been represent- j
ed to us as an extremely high r
prices for quality of materials c
and workmanship put into said t
machines. We would not at- t
tempt to say that these agents
are selling their machines at a f
larger margin of profit than it is c
utxcsBuiy iur lueui 10 uave in ?
order to clear expenses and r
realize as large salaries for i
their work as their time j
and ability command. t
They are men of experience ?
and shrewdness, and they would ^
command a nice salary at any ^
work in which they might en- ?
gage. But it is a hardship on the {
farmers of this section to pay {
these tremendous expenses and t
big salaries.
[The Home is right about this t
matter. These^^mly-tongued
agentseoav^^JH^^try sel- ?
* Lm1
i
v expense
HpBpBPn^^ice any person that ?
tnly tuf getting too much profit, j
Of course if home merchants did v
not carry good machines in f
ctrvflr tVlarn 1 ?
muva uicic UllgUl UC SUU1C CI" g
cuse for buying from these s
agents. But it would be an un- ^
fortunate condition that made it t
necessary for anyone to help y
pay the heavy traveling expen- a
ses of these agents in order to r
get a sewing machine.?The An- ^
sonian] t
Y
Tolls Repeal Becomes Law \
Washington, June 12.?Only \
President Wilson's signature is c
necessary to repeal the clause of t
the Panama canal act exempting t
American coast wise shipping v
from tolls. The long and bitter Y
fight in congress came to an end t
today when the house, after t
L-!-/ J - I -
onei aenaie ana witnout the lor- 1
mality of a conference, accepted a
by a vote of 216 to 71 the senate i
amendment specifically reserv- r
ing all rights the United States f
may have under the Hay-Paun- 1
cefote treaty or otherwise. c
The president is expected to s
sign the measure Monday. It 1
was just a little more than three c
months ago that he addressed the r
house and senate in joint session, t
urgently asking for repeal of the r
exemption clause that the nation s
might keep its treaty obligations, t
Speaker Clark was out of the f
city today but he and Vice Pres- s
ident Marshall will attach their i
signatures to the bill tomorrow 1
and send it to the White House, t
Before ending the contest by s
concurring in the senate amend- 1
ments the house voted down, \
174 to 108, a proposal advanced a
by Representative Moss of West ?
Virginia to attach to thp rpnoai a r
flat declaration of the right of r
the United States to exempt its c
vessels from tolls and of the sov- s
ereignty of the United Slates 1
pver the canal zone. i
A Bottle Of Tears.
The following story is vouch- r
d for by Rev. J. B. Culpepper of
Jeorgia, who received it from a a
nan in Virginia who said he c
mew the party and confirmed it *
a all of its features: t
Some years ago a noble young s
nan of Virginia was happily c
narried to one of the most beau- t
iful young women of that grand t
Id State. He possessed a beauiful
mansion and a twenty-six
nule farm. But a bar was near ?
lis home. The bar-keeper be- c
ame his personal friend and in 1
ime induced him to drink and 2
:amble. As the years rolled by (
lis financial interest failed until ?
us soie possessions were reduc- 1
id to a home and a one-mule 1
arm. One night in the gamb- t
ing saloon of the bar-room near- t
>y he was brutally shot to death, f
Vfter being buried by some neg- A
oes under an apple tree in his (
>wn garden his wife received ?
he following note from the barkeeper:
1
'Dear Madam: This will in- <
orm you that I hold a mortgage *
>ver your late husband's mule $
icd farm, also the farm implenents,
also the house-hold and
kitchen furniture, also your J
lousehold goods, including j
runks, wardrobe and wearing '
1 A _ T * * 4
ippaiei. /vs 1 wisn possession ?
^ou will do me the kindness to (
vacate at once. I herewith send J
i m an to take charge of the 1
>remises, the keys, etc., and re- 1
^resent me in a'l things." Sign- 1
id,.
The following is the answer to J
his note:
"Sir, you demand the keys. I (
?end them herewith. The one
ivith the red string unlocks* my ^
vgrdrobe. In the right side you
MManny ^eaamg^lUW! I *
lever wore it but once. It is
'ours now, by action of my hus>and,
whom I never disobeyed. *
n the folds of that dress you
vill find a small phial, with a
ew tears in it, the last I had to i
lied, but they are historic. They
tand for the birth of a little girl t
>orn under a happy roof?of fif- ]
een joyous, girlhood, schoolday
rears, of a short, sweet courtship t
ind marriage to the bravest, best i
nan I ever knew, but for whis:ey;
of the day we moved into j
his then palatial and well-kept j
tome, of the?alas! so short *
toneymoon spent here. You 3
vill find all of these sweet, sacr- .
id pleasures in the bo.lie of c
ears. You may read it^sir, in 3
he tears I bequeath you. They i
vill tell you of the first time my s
tusband crossed vour villainous t
hreshold; of the first time I de- 5
ected liquor on his breath, and <
iuw ne put me gently aside with I
l shower of assuring kisses, say- t
ng that for my sake he would <
lever be brought under the bane- s
ul effects of strong drink; of <
iow he became a constant tipler 1
>f the first time his step was un- 1
teady; of his rapid decline in
lome-keeping and home-love; 1
>f the ease with which he would 5
nisunderstand me; of the first 1
ime he spoke a cross word to 1
*\ /? ? - -?
iic, ui uie ursi oam in my pre- i
ience. You will find it all in j
he bottle of tears, sir. You will 1
ind there, too, one rainy, wind- 1
haken, thunder-boomed, light- 1
lingtorched night, in which it i
ooked as if the building would 1
>e destroyed. It was that storm- 1
hocked night that our first-born <
ittle Mary, came into this old 1
vhiskey-soaked world. You will \
ilso find in the bottle of tears the i
jreen-gored part you played in 1
ny house that night?for while
me physician attended me, i
mother in an adjoining room, 1
itood over my poor drunken t
nisband, who was the victim of i
maginary serpents, gorillas and
When to Apply Soda
'
'rogrcssive Farmer
For several years I have urged
in earlier application of nitrate
>f soda to corn and cotton than
s customary. I have done this
>ecause both "theory" and obervation
of practice has convin:ed
me that an earlier applicaion
than is common gives the
>est results.
If nitrogen is especially needid
to build up the stalk, and a
rood stalk is necessary to a good
:rop, no further argument is
lecessary in favor of the moderitely
early application of nitrate
>f soda to such crops as corn
ind cotton. It is simply another
llustration of the fact that cor
ect theory is good practice, and
hat they are one and the same
hing. In last week's paper Prfe
essor Duggar testified to the ?k1/antages
of the early application
)f the nitrate, based on a large
ixperience and observation. J
A reader wishes to know wife'
lay would not be a good mon<u
:rop. He is just starting farmiA
ind is buying hay this year ft
?23 a ton. Why isn't hay a gOOT
'money" crop? I give it up.
The Agricultural Departmex||j
statistics show we produce mow
lay per acre than the hay-sell
ng States, and we can produce
wo crops a year while they rat
luce one. The Southern tam
grower, until his section prod^l
nore than enough to supplyjft
ocal demand, can get the 11
lowing for his hay: m
(1) The price received by
grower in Iowa or Illinois; ft
(2) The freight charges rec^fl
ed by the railroads;
(3) The commissions rece^H
Why, indent isn't hay a
"Dad, doesj^anmoargoj
"But suppose he ate a
The teacher was instruct^
he class in the rudimettt^MKiflg
English language. JB
"John," said she, "mak#j|^p
ence using the word 'ind^^Ut
John who was evident ?!
nigilistic turn of mind, aiMjjHgj
in aggressive post and hmlifcHUM
;a. " wnen youse vvan?td?jii*ii
ou stands in dis posifionJ*!$?k
levils. In reality he was
;our victim. But you will f n$
t, sir, in the bottle of tear# J
;aw in the glare of the lightning
he storm as it toyed with the
shade trees, I heard the rain
lashing against the windows,
[he room was jarred by angn>
bunders. But louder than thufer
ier, to me, were the groans anti
creams and the oaths of nfo
jrstwhile noble and manly bijt
low fallen and cowardly hus
land. |
"You will find it all, sir, in tile
Dottle of tears. I heard the low,
strange cry?the advent cry pi
he baby?a cry which ordinarily
fills a mother with joy, bui
which filled me with a new nn?uish,
as I thought of such a fit
beginning to a career destinec tc
ie one of piercing shame. at
first prayed that we all three
night meet death in the storm,
which now seemed to be urged
rorward bv all the furies of pauJemonium.
Then I asked that
he little one might live and win
3apa back to the path of sobriety
rnm ' * 9 '
ivy in wiiiv.il yuu, ior gain, nsc)
ed him.
"The next morning he cajme
ind stood uneasily upon his fleet,
ooked from bloated eyes upon
is, stooped kissed me and bs.by,
ind vowed never to drink ag lin,
(Continued on page four)
Mules, Farmers And Politicians 1
Tbe mule is stronger than the
man. Though the mule is
strong than the man, the man i
manages the mule. He uses him ]
to his advantage. He puts a <
bridle and a saddle on him and
rides upon his back.
The man puts harness made of
leather upon the mule, and by
speaking to him and using the
whip, induces him to walk and
and pull a wagon, while the man
gets in and rides.
The mule does much hard
work, but of the money earned
thru/ the mule's hard work, th e
mail appropriates it all to himself.
The mule lives roughly. It
feeds from a trough and lies at
night upon the ground.
/. The man eats good food from
. a table and sleeps in soft bed.
The mule is very useful to the
man.
The farmer is stronger than the
politician.
Though the farmer is stronger
than the palitician, the politician
manages the farmer.
; The politician puts a bridle
' called "party loyalty" in the
man's mouth, a saddle on his
back and rides him where he
will. He puts harness made of
prejudice on the farmer, and by
\ making speeches to him and
f feeding him taffy, induces him to
j| Walk and pull the politician into
The farmer does much hard
Vwork, but the money earned
Borough the farmer's hard work,
IBe politician appropriates to
Tho fn rmor Kor?nmoe nrvnr nnrl
- X UV AUi U1V1 UVVfV/lll'&O pv/v/i ULIU
ftves but meagerly on a m&rtgag^ d
farm; he sleeps on a bed of
Mtraw. The politician waxes
Bfch. He eats fine food with
H^^^HPner is very useful to
^H^^nici-an.?
An Old Mule.
The State, June 11th.
Mary, a mare mule owned by
J. I. Frick of Wallaceville, beHjtween
Columbia and Alston, has
{lately attained the ripe age of 39
r
years. Mary is probably the
Rpldest mule in the State. She is
gaot a gray mule, either. Mary is
5 -one of a pair of mules baught by
I J. R. Curlee of Fairfield county.
. -Mary's mate died but Mary has
fi Continued to live on and on.
?! - -
I joiin IN eel owned Mary after Mr.
f Curlee. He sold her to N. E. Frick,
\ who disposed of her to J. R.
' Frick. Mary's present owner, J.
j I. Frick, will be her last, since
[ Mr. Frick is determined to keep
the old mule as long as she
I lives. He has owned her now
for 20 years.
Mary's volatile temperament
has not been toned down by the
> passage of the years. She is still
, given to lifting her heels at the
f slightest provocation and has
' never gotten over showing an
t inclination to bolt when a bicycle
ui auiuniuune passes, uiu Mary
t is driven to Columbia about
> once a month and wakes the trip
t in fine form.
i ??
, How would you like to have
I a picture taken every time you
were cross and pouting? It
t would be nicer to have the other
kind, wouldn't it? Well, the pic'
tures are being taken every sin1
gle day. People's eyes take the
pictures, and there is a little back
i chamber in the mind where they
ciro Gufolv vo'ir nffnr ,>r>n.
, *** V UUIVIJ J M*?V4 JCUli
i Do take care that they have
, sunny-looking, pleasant pictures
, to keep in their mind albums?
Exchange.
i
Eggs That Are Fresh After V
Nine Months.
Clemson College, June 15.?
One of the ways in which the 1<
poultry man can reduce the cost c
of living is by "canning" eggs f<
at this season of the year. Eggs h
are plentiful in South Carolina t<
now and can be sold only at I
prices which are low in compar- h
ison with those of winter. For F
this reason the farmer usually S
has more on hand than he can \
dispose of readily. How eggs t
can be kept fresh for months is s
described bv F. C. Hare, State t
poultry demonstration agent in \
cooperation with Clemson Col- 1
lege.
One of the best and simplest \
methods of preserving or "canning"
eggs is to place them in a 1
solution of "water class" nr sndi
um silicate. This is a transpar- ,
ent liquid that looks like thin, '
strained honey and is used commercially
in manufacturing
mucilage. It can be secured
from a druggist. This liquid ,
covers the shell of an egg with ,
an impervious coating of glue
and prevents bacteria-laden air
from penetrating inside the shell
and rendering the egg unfit for
food. Eggs treated with sodium
silicate can easily be kept for
nine months in good condition,
provided they are perfectly fresh
when placed in this solution.
Secure a suitable glazed earthen
ware crock with cover?a
five gallon butter crock is a good
size?the glazing being to prevent
the solution from being absorbed.
Secure one quart or
more of sodium silicate or water
glass. Thoroughly rinse the inside
of the crock and then cover
with boiling water to kill any
germ life that may foe there.
Winer Ind allow to cool. WneCT
cold, make a mixture of nine
- r . - 1
pans 01 inis water and one part
of the sodium silicate.
Fill the crock two-thirds full
with the preserving mixture.
As the eggs are gathered daily,
put them into the crock. Do
not keep eggs for several days
before putting into the solution,
as it is very important that the
eggs go in the day they are laid.
The eggs must on no account
be washed before being placed
in the crock and cracked eggs
or those with thin shells that
might be broken must be discarded.
Eggs may be put in the crock
until it is three-fourths full, bear
i i i .
iiik in liimu, nowever, mat at
least one inch of the liquid must
be above thd top layer of eggs.
Place the cover on the crock
and set in moderately cool place
to prevent excessive evaporation
of the liquid. Eggs should be
examined from time to time and
more boiied water added if necessary
to keep the solution an
inch above the top layer of eggs.
For general culinary purposes
water-glass eggs are equal to ordinary
fresh eggs. They may
be poached, fried, scrambled or
used in making cakes or biscuits,
just as they come from the crock.
However, if it is desired to boil
them, stick a pin in the large end
of the shell and make a small
hole to allow the gas to escape
when the egg is heated. The
water-glass solution closes the
pores of the egg shell and acts
like a tin can around tomatoes.
If an opening is not made the
shell will crack in boiling for
the heated gas to escape,
t The cost of preserving eggs
I in this wav is about nnp nnd nnp.
half cents per dozen. By canning
eggs in the spring when
they are plentiful, spending one
and one-half cents per dozen to
do so, and holding them until
winter, one could probably get
v I
V. P. Pollock, Of Cheraw,
Enters Race For Senate
Cheraw, June 10?W. P. Pol>ck,
of Cheraw, to-day announed
that he would enter the race
5r the United States Senate and
anded the press an open letter
3 the Democracy of the State,
t is stated that strong pressure
las been made to bear on Mr.
'ollock from every section of the
itate to make the race and he
,.:ii .1
vwi mio ine race witn a strong
>acking. He has never been a
upporter of the present adminisration
and he realizes that the
>resent conditions in South Caroina
should not continue.
His pledge and assessment
were forwarded this evening.
Mo More Hugg/ng In Dancing
A combination in restraint of
ill features of the modern dances
which even suggest the wiggles
of the Orient was formed by the
iance masters at today's session
of their convention here. They
will not teach those dances
which lack the official sanction
of the association. To this end
committees have been appointed
to pass upon the dances of the
day, to wit, the tango, maxixe,
one step and hesitation.
More open space between
dancers will be the rule. In
many of the new. steps the dancers
barely touch fingertips and
to hug one's partner is a social
crime. ?Cleveland Dispatch.
"Father, vnil were horn in
California, you say?"
"Yes, my son."
"and mother was born in New
York?"
"Yes."
"And I was born in Indiana?"
Dutch how we all got together?*^?
?The Mother's Magazine.
A certain millionaire did not
approve of foreign missions.
One Sunday at church, when the
collection was being taken up
for these missions, the collector
approached the millionaire and
held out the collection bag. The
millionaire shook his head.
"I never give to missions," he
whispered.
"Then take something- out of
the bag, sir," whispered the collector.
"The money is for the
heathen."?New Orleans States.
A negro truck driver backed
his wagon into the space allotted
to a rival transfer concern at a
hallway freight depot in Dallas,
Texas.
"Hey, dar, niggah!" yelled the
driver on whose territory the
other had transgressed. "I'll
knock yo' outa yo' house and
home ef yo' don't back up!"
"I'se got np home," retorted
the offending driver. "Now wluit
yo* gonna do 'bout dat?"
"I'll dig yo' one, niggah?I'll
dig yo' one!"?Ex.
Pictures of The Wild Man
We have three excellent views
*
of the wild man captured near
Pegeland Sunday June 7th, just
as he appeared in the woods.
Can furnish in finest finish and
mounted on 8x10 cards, at 25c
each. Also on post cards for 15c.
Postage paid
WHITMORE'S STUDIO
Pagcland, S. C.
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twice as much per dozen for
them as he could get by selling
them now. The yolks of these
eggs stand up like those of eggs
just taken from the nest and the
whites will heat into a firm froth.