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PAGELAND JOURNAL
Vol. 5 NO. 8 PAGELAND. S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4, 1914 $1.00 per year
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Why You Should Sow Oats.
Mr. J. F. Duggar writing for
The Progressive Farmer, gives
the following good reasons for
sowing oats:
1. Fall-sown oats, when properly
fertilized, make better use of
poor land than do most plants
other than the legumes, or soil
improving plants.
2. This crop is one that our
best farmets know bow to grow
profitably, and their methods of
gjrbwing it can easily be adopted
alhiost universally.
3. Oats, unlike most grains,
are not destroyed by weevils and
grain moths and can be kept
indefinitely in good condition,
4. The European war has
greatly advanced the price of all
grains, and the probable inability
of many European nations to
sow normal amounts of food
crops in 1915 is likely to result in
continued high prices of feed
oats in the principal markets.
5. The need for oats to be
fed on the farm next summer instead
of high-priced corn is urgent
now, because of the disappointing
yields of corn in some
Rprtinnc in IQI/f
6. A crop of oats invites the
growing of cowpeas or other
summer-growing leguminous
plants which will result in in
creased fertility and larger yields
of any crop on that land in
iM.
7. The extensive sowing of
fall oats throughout the South
will do more than anv other agricultural
operation to increase
the price of held-over cotton of
the crop of 1914, by giving notice
to consumers of cotton that
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^^Mton lit rvl5 is a lphysical im^possibility.
The late date at which some
of the cotton is picked.
2. Injury' to growing grain
by stock running at large in
winter.
3. An insufficient number of
grain binders, threshers and
grain drills, and insufficient
ready money to purchase them.
4. InexDPriencp of mnct form.
ers in cleaning for market and
in selling feed oats.
5. Absence of granaries or
tight storage houses.
6. Necessity of selling oats
from a large acreage at the price
of feed oats instead of at the
higher price of seed oats.
Let each farmer consider
whether the few late cotton bolls
(already injured in the boll weevil
section) have a higher net
value at the present prices of cotton
than the amount he would
gain by sowing oats at an early
date. Moreover, with the threehole
grain drills oats may be
drilled between the rows of nn
picked cotton.
Now, more than ever before,
it is true that winter growing
crops of oats, wheat, rye, crim-1
son clover, bur clover and vetch
are of far more value than the
small amount of grazing furnish
ed by dead cotton and corn
stalks. Where a dozen or more
neighbors sow winter grain on
unfenced fields, public sentiment
is usually able to prevent the
turning out of stock in winter.
But if grain fields must be
fenced, fencing should be regarded
as a nermnnont
ment which will be urgently I
needed in the coming years tor
inclosing pastures, which is the
first step to raising a larger number
of livestock.
Many more grain bidders,
threshers, and drills are needed.
Coopertive purchase of these
machines by several farmers is
one of the means of making it
possible to increase the number
of such machines in use. Ix?ans
made for the purchase of grain
Rockefeller's Money To Relieve
Distress.
New York Ncv. 1.?The Rockefeller
foundation has determined
to emploj' its immense resources
for relief of non-combatants
in the countries afflicted
by the wrr. It stands ready to
give "millions of dollars if necessary."
This was announced tonight
by Joh~ D. Rockefeller, Jr,
president of the foundation.
The foundation will send a
commission to Europe in a few
days to report as to how, when
and where aid can be rendered
most effectively. At a cost of
$275,000 it already has chartered
a ship and loaded it with 4,000
tons of provisions for Belgian
reiiet.
"This action is taken," Mr.
Rockefeller saiJ, "as a natural
step in fulfilling the chartered
purpose of the foundation namely
'tQ, promote the well being of
mankind throughout the
world."
The ship is the Massapequa,
the largest neutral vessel now in
New York harbor. It will sail
Tuesday morning direct for Rottnrrlnm
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IVIUUII1 >>>111 <1 (.CIUIlV.itllUll UUI11
the British consul here that its
cargo is destined for use of Belgian
non-combatants only. The
supplies will he distributed by
the Belgian relief commission.
I Mr. Rockefeller has heen in
I communication with Ambassador
Page at.London and made
public a cablegram in which the
ambassador ascribed the dire
need of the Belgians and says it
will require a million dollars a
month for seven or eight months
Tb prrveiir^arratioin ? - ~
"In fact,** the ambassador ad
ded, "many will starve now before
food can reach them."
The Prayer of a H orse.
To thee my master, I offer my
prayer. Feed me, water and
care for me. When the days
work is done provide me with
shelter, a clean bed and a stall
wide enough to lie down in
comfort. Talk to me. Yourl
voice often means as much to
me as the reins. Pet me sometimes
that I may serve you the
more gladly and learn to love
youDo
not jerk me and whip me
when going up hill. Never beat,
hit or strike me when I do not
understand what you mean, but
give me a chance to understand
you. Watch me and if I fail to
do your bidding see if there's not
something wrong with my harness
or feet.
Examine my teeth when I do
not eat. I may have an ulcerated |
tootli and that you know is very
painful. Do not tie my head .in
an unnatural position, an take
away my best defense against
flies and mosquitors by cutting
off my tail.
And finally, Ob my master,
when my useful strength is gone
do n .">t turn me out to starve, or
freeze or sell me to some cruel
owner to die slowly tortured and
starved to death, but do thou my
master, take my life in the kindest
way and your God will reward
you here and hereafter.
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erent if I ask this in the name of
Him who was horn in a stable.
Amen.
binders are among the safest and
most productive investments.
.Small areas of oats, especially if
not intended for threshing, may
even be harvested with the
mower and rake.
Buildings used for other purposes
may often be made tight
enough for hulked oats, even if
not made rat-proof.
Turkey Enters Great War ]
Game.
London, Nov. 1.?Turkey has j
definitely thrown her lot with <
Austria and Germany, and if <
Portugal is counted there now j
are 1 i powers at war with the j
prospects of three more?Greece ]
Bulgaria and Roumouia?being j
drawn in. ,
The note which Great Britian <
presented to Turkey on Friday "
last demanding an explanation (
of the actions of the Turkish
fleet in the Black sea and the I
dismantling of the former Ger- >
man cruisers, the Goeben and
the Breslau was really an ultima- \
turn to which .Turkey was re- ;
quested to make a reply Satur- \
day evening. So far as is known
here, telegraphic communication 1
with Turkey being interrupted, <
no answer was made and the I
ambassadors of the Triple
Entente at the Ottoman capital, ?
it is understood, demanded and
received their passports. 1
Turkish troops, which had <
b^en on the Egyptian border for <
some time, already are reported i
to have crossed the -frontier
while the Turkish fleet continues
to menace Russian towns and 1
shipping in the Black sea.
Neither Russia nor Great 1
Britain was unprepared for this j
move by Turkey and the allied j
powers have forces on hand to :
oppose a Turkish invasion.
Wrong Side Won
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Monroe Enquirer ' M
Henry White, or Henry Broadaway?he
was called by both' ;
Ztt C. CoVy7fcd ?iWA |
#os formerly a slave of Mr. wiH
liam, or Buck Broadaway,
Anson county. About 1870
Henry ran a way from his wife
and children, went to South Caroline
and married a white woman
and he and she reared a
good sized family. Henry prospered
in South Carolina and he
dieu some time ago, leaving a
good sized farm. Henry's children
by his white wife took possession
after their father's death,
but Ilenrv's children by his black
wife, learning of their father's
history and that he had left an
estate, laid claim to it as his heirs,
contending that the children by
the last wife are illegiti
mate and are not heirs of Henry
White or Henrv Broadway. The
trial of the case came up in Lancaster
county court last week
and it was a hard fought one.
Mr. J. J. Parker, of the Monfoe
bar, spent nearly the whole of
last week in Lancaster trying the
case. He represented the first
set of children of Henry and
they won their suit. It was an
interesting case and a considerable
amount of property was involved
in the suit.
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Exchanges to Reopen Nov. 1
Washington, Oct. 3J.?An 01
et for the tied-up cotton mark<
3f this country worked out 1
lay, when at a conference
federal reserve and private be
kers, together with Sir Geor
Paish and Basil B. Blackctt re
resenting the British treasury,
was agreed simultaneously
3pen, November 16, the Nt
York and Liverpool cotton e
changes.
Sir George spoke authori
lively, he said, for his goverme
is to the Liverpool exchange.
The next important step to
laken by the bankers will be
agree next week upon a systt
of exchange of nine montl
certificates that may be used
American merchants in lieu
luring over $400,000,000 or mc
of gold to England to strike t
balance of trade.
The day decided upon 1
opening the New York a:
Liverpool cotton exchanges
that already fixed by Secrete
of the- Treasury McAdoo I
opening the federal reser
system.
War Horse Live* Ten Days.
Washington Star.
That the average life of
horse on the firing line in Fran
is about ten days was the astoi
shing declaration of a Briti
army officer identified with t
remount department. Horsem
were prepared to hear of unt
ampled wastage after readi
about the havoc wrought
modern artillery and machi
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Kims, uui mis repori inaica
j- mh nU ?y in.!, nn*
Breamed of in this country. *
| In the Civil war in this cot
try the wastage of horses was
the rate of abou.t 500 a day
the Union army, and the servi
of a cavalry horse under
active commander then av
aged about four months. D
ing his Shenandoah valley ca
paign Sheridan required 1
fresh horses a day, and in eij
months the cavalry of the an
of the Potomac was remounl
twice, nearly 40,0<K) horses hs
ing been required.
If the British officer's estiin;
of the wastage is not wide of t
mark it is a foregone conclusi
that before the carnage er
there will be such a shortage
horses as Europe has never se<
As most of the animals now
the field were commandeer
from farmers and other who h
been using them in agriculti
and industry, they will have
be replaced for this work wh
peace is restored, and the <
mand, added to that of the w
will, it is believed, seriou:
affect the price of horses t
world over during the next fi
years.
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6. 100 Years Ago and Now.
LlU THEN 1
its One hundred years ago the
to- world's ?irst steam war vessel, <
of the Derrtologos, afterwards re- s
in- christened the Fulton in honor 1
ge of its constructor, was launched 1
p- from a privately owned shipyard *
it on the New York bank of the 1
to East river.' Its construction had j
been inspired from the war of |
w 1812. Not much longer than
:x~ the modern excursion boat,*
measuring in length 167 feet, and 1
ta- built of wood, the vessel slipped 1
int her moorings on June 1, 1815, <
and proceeded into New York I
be bay under her own ateam upon i
to her maiden vovnce. On fhp 4th <
;m of J ulj' she again ventured to i
lis' sea for a trial, sailing 53 miles in '
by eight .and a half hours. This i
of" pioneer vessel of modern navies s
>re never received her baptism of 1
he fire, peace having been declared s
before the Demologos was ready
'or for battle, but she proved an in- i
nd strumenf of destruction when i
is her boilers exploded while she <
iry lay in the Brooklyn navy yard
[or on June 4, 1829, destroying the
ve vessel and killing 26 persons.
NOW
Today while steam propels '
nearly all of the 2,800 or more 1
warships of the world's navies, ]
a already new forn^s of propulsive
c.e power are being adopted, such
111 as internal combustion gas ens
1 gines and various forms of mo- '
e tors, while! electric motors
already ai;e being experimented
:X~ with and have been installed on
one American naval collier.
- Probably the horse power of the
ne Demologos was not as great as ,
tes .. ...
I mat wmy , ***opcl8 a naval i
modern warship. Against "SP
in" speed of a little mote than six.
at miles an hour, there are war
,in ships today that attain a speed of
lce 30 knots an hour and more. War
an vessels that could store the
er~ Demologos on their decks have
lir" made sustained voyages of be- '
*?" tween 7,000 and 8000 miles with- J
out re coaling, thus disproving
J the mathematical demonstration
of Dionysius Lardner. who
uu sought to prove by figures in the
lv~ young days of steam that no
ship could ever carry enough
)te coal to feed her engines while
crossing the Atlantic,
on 1
When Barnum, afterward the
? prince of showmen, was a young j
man he was fond of discussing
ir[ fate, foreknowledge and free
?e . will with his uncle.
ac "Uncle," the youth said one
day, "what should you do if I
? were to spit in vour face?"
en "I eV?.-\t?ia "!
x ^iivuiu auuciv j UU UUWIlf
^ was the prompt and sensible
S rcply^
"But you know, uncle, that it
would have been predestined
5 w
from the foundation of the world
that I should spit in your face."
"Qute so," said the old man; 1
"but it would have been predes- 1
tined from before then that I
should knock you down for doing
it!"
A class of first reader pupils
were very proud when they
were able to spell "b-a-double
1?ball" and so forth. The
meaning of the double was explained
to them, and one day the
MI class came upon this sentence:
"Up! up! John, and see the sun
rise!" One little fellow rendered
it as follows:
"Double up, John, and see the
sun rise!"?Ex.
| The Passerby?You took a
risk in rescuing that boy; you
deserve a Carnegie medal.
What prompted you to do it?
^ The Hero?He had my skates
| on.?Puck.
They Stopped Their Papers
Donnebcry, Ncbr,, News.
An editor up in the northeastern
part of the State is in had on
account of the write-up of a
wedding. The bridegroom was
named Gunn and his father
(\bram Gunn. The girl's name
was Smith. The editor turned
in the copy to the office boy the
last thing before going to press
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men nurneu 10 me irain 10 DC
*one two days. When the paper
was printed the article was headed
"Gunn Smith," and went on
to say that the bride was arrayed
in a dress of "white mile" instead
of white mull, and she carried
a large "nose." The editor
wrote that the bridegroom was
a well known son of A. Gunn,
and the boy set it up, "The
bridegroom is a wall-eyed son of
a gun.
The editor has never been
able to square it with the Gunns
and the Smiths and all of them
piit taking the paper.
Mr. King Writes of Present
Conditions.
Mr. Editor?I have been asked
a number of times by different
persons to write an article for
publication, and if you will ?1
iuw me space m i ne journal l
will give a few thoughts.
Nearly everybody I meet is
complaining of hard times, of
the low price of cotton and of
the rich oppressing the poor, and
wondering what should be done
to better conditions. As I see it,
we must do unto others as we
would have them do unto us.
The people of these grand Unit^^tates
of ours have no cause_^
Pd^plaint. We nrrelivtf
r. *;iorious country, in a land of
peace and plenty, where there
are fine horses, buggies, surries
and automobiles, and where a
plenty of hog and hominy and
other necessities of life are raised.
The people know nothing
o?? f o *
Lfi auutriniK iui SUHieilllUg lO
eat.
Go back with me to the late
Civil war and let's see how the
people had to beat along to
make a living, and what a hard
time the people had during
those four terrible years. Think
of the hardships and the exposure
to which the soldiers
were subjected, and of the many
poor women who were left with
a number of little children after
the war closed without sufficient
food or clothing, nnd of the desperate
struggles for existence
during the terrible upheaval of
reconstruction. Let us compare
this with the present and see if
we haven't many things to be
thankful for.
What has brought our people
to the condition of today? I say
it was not the war alone, nor the
low price of cotton. It was the
extravagant living, greed of
gain, the love of money, pride
and fashion. Let us think right
seriously over the matter and
see if we do not agree that this
is true. M. C. K.
Lumber Plant Burns at Cheraw.
Cheraw, Oct. 30.?A little after
midnight last night the Ilickson
Lumber company's Dixie mill,
two miles east of Cheraw, was
fftiinil t n hr? r?n firo jnd u/ac
IV/llIIVl iv/ lyv waa II>V| T? ?.V?
quickly burned to the ground.
This was one of the largest lumber
plants in the State. Fortunately
the cottages in the mill
village surrounding it were
Thp loss is said to amount
to at least $10,000, partly covered
by insurance. A large force of
hands is thrown out of employment
and is likely to suffer want
just at this time. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
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