The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, November 18, 1914, Image 6
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; FOUND HER HIMSELF :
By MARTHA M'CULLOCH-WIL-*
LIAM8.
(Copyright, 1914, by the McClure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
"Granny, the names are so hard,
can't I just say, 'They went on and
begat one another to the end of the
chapter?'" Phil asked earnestly, his
brow puckered deeply, his fingers
moist.
He loved granny dearly?there were
parts of the Bible he loved likewise
to read to her. But the begats! There
his halting tongue always got him In
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Commonly Phil was as docile as
today he was restive. What boy of
twelve wouldn't have been restive
with all the school streaming past to
the big lot. where the home nine of
big boys was to play off a match
with a nine from town?
So M'hen granny shook her head,
saying almost sternly, "Read on!" he
tried to be obedient, but broke down
In Bpite of his twelve years. Tears
blinded him, his choking throat refused
utterance. He dropped the Testament
and dug fsts Into his blinking
eves. Qrannv stared at htm iinneelnc
but her ears told her his distress.
She was about to speak when LIbs
and Nancy burst In, crying breathlessly,
"Oh, goody! Phil hasn't gone.
Mother says if he'll take us we can
go to the game."
The Acton twins were Just his age.
and lived near enough to be playfellows.
"Phil's cryln'? "What for?" Lisa exclaimed.
Granny cleared her throat. "I suppose
It is because he hates reading to
a poor old blind woman," she said rebukingly.
"I'll pray the good Lord not
to remember and visit it on him."
"I?I?you know?I?" Phil stammered
with an appealing look at Lisa.
She laughed outright?he fled pre
clpltately?not toward the lot, but his
haven of refuge, the hay mow.
Nancy found him there, and coaxed
him to come forth. She had made it
right with granny?would stay herself
and read to her. Phil and Lisa
might be in time if they only hurried.
He could not look at her; his heart
was too full?nor Bee her, his eyes
were too dim. But in his mind she
shaped herself anew as the most comforting
and beautiful creature ever
made.
Time's whirligig took Phil far from
the home of his boyhood. At seven
and twenty he was as handsome and
promising a young lawyer as the
town of Exmouth could boast. His
uncle, the Judge, had taken him there
after granny died, adopted him, sent
him through college, and taken him
into partnership In reward for winning
first honors at the law school.
"Just one thing more, son," he had
said when Phil first sat down oppoIn
the private office. "Get
married^ Quick. I want to play with
your children a good whilst before I
die."
From the judge this was astounding.
He had been held almost a childhater.
Those so holding did not know
the truth?that he had buried his
heart In the grave of another man's
wife. She had left behind a daughter
almost her Image. What so natural
as that the Judge should scheme hopefully
to make her the mate of his
adopted son? Craftily, of course. He
was too wise for open speech In the
matter. Phil would, he knew, feel
bound to follow his wishes. His boy
must be happy In his own way. Besides,
Evelyn was so charminnr.
Notwithstanding Phil went scatheless;
played best man when Evelyn
married, and even forbore to lclss the
bride.
That night he said to the judge,
whose disappointment be had somehow
sensed: "Please, sir, forgive mo.
But, you see. Evelyn was a dead -*uger
for my first sweetheart. Let me
tell you the story, then you'll understand
how I am immune to the Evelyn
type."
The Judge laughed uproariously over
the telling. It ran through all the
tauntlngs, teasings and small humiliations
Phil had had to endure at that
Lisa's hands.
"Why don't you take me out to the
old place? I'd love to see where you
played as a little boy," said the judge.
Thus It fell out that a month later
Judge Gregory and his nephew
knocked at the Acton door. Mrs. Acton
opened It, and looked at them
questloningly, but before they could
speak a tall, slender young woman
with blue eyes and an Infantine smile
Dreclnltated horooif "?>" > *.? -? ?
_ _ ^ ?. a.wawwa* U J/V/ U LUC 111 UI y lLl^j
"Phil! I'd know you in the middle of
Africa. Come right in. I want to
show you my baby."
"I call that rubbing it in," Phil
eald Bmlllng. "How do you know I
have not come back to marry you?"
Lisa shook her fist at him, saying,
with a grimace: "Oh, I outgrew you
ten years back at least?but I know
Just the young person for you."
Phil did not answer. He was staring
hard at a vision. Just within the
living room door was a woman, neither
tall nor short, with clear, pale skin
and lucent green-gray eyes, cverhung
by smooth masses of shining chestnut
hair. Her face had a fresh look?as
of one whom time had passed by.
He went toward her with outheld
hands, breathing rather than saying,
"Nancy!"
She put her hands in his clasp. They
were vitally thrilling. Holding them
tight, he turned to Lisa, saying:
"Thank you, but I've found the young
person for myself "
Jim
UNRAVEL ROAD LEGISLATION
Joint Qommlttoo Working to Bring
About Simplicity, Efficiency and
Uniformity of Laws.
To bring about revision of statero&d
laws along lines that will insure
simplicity, efficient management, and,
where desirable, uniformity. Is the
task undertaken by a special Joint
committee appointed at the third
American road congress and representing
the American Bar association
and the American Highway association.
The magnitude, intricacy and
political and technical difficulties of
the undertaking are discussed in an
article prepared for the Engineering
Record by J. E. Pennybacker, chief
of the division of road economics of
the United States office of public roads.
Between three and four million
words comprise existing road legislation
in the several states, according to
the estimate of officials in the office of
public roads. This great wilderness
of words would make up an edition of
80 fair-sized volumes. In view of the
comparative simplicity of the subject,
this vast accumulation of statutes,
according to Mr. Pennybacker. Is
a scathing commentary on the constructive
statesmanship of our legislators
for many generations. There is |
scarcely a doubt that at least 85 per
cent of the legislation Is superfluous,
and that, entirely aside Irom tho matter
of reform, exactly the same purposes
contemplated In the existing legislation
could be accomplished with
greater effectiveness with one-eighth
of the existing statute laws.
The compilers have found legislation
still in effect almost Identical as
to form and substance with the old
colonial road laws, which were In turn
based upon English precedent, extending
back to the time of Queen Elizabeth;
they have found statutes so
hopelessly In conflict as to make efficient
and responsible administration
utterly Impossible. As an example of
the bewildering confusion of existing
legislation, the compilers came across
In the statutes of one of our most progressive
states a recent enactment
amending a road law which was repealed
two years before the amendment
was passed, and yet apparently
none of the legislators have thuB far
become acquainted with the situation.
MAKING ROADS JN Tiic FALL
Every Township 8hould Own Gravel
Pits From Which Material Can
Be Cheaply Obtained.
There is a growing demand for more
and better roadmaklng during the autumn
month*. In many localities the
roads become filled with deep rut* and
the wheel tracks so depressed during
the summer that they oollect rains
which soon wash them into gutters
and ruin the roads for heavy loads and
comfortable travel.
There is no reason why a portion of
the road tax should not be used for
putting the highways In a better condition
for travel. The split-log drag
and other roadmaklng implements
should be put to work before the
ground freetes. The outside of the
roadB should be brought Into the center
of the track, which will establish
a crust that will shed water, rather
than retain rains, which are sure to
occur during the lite fall and early
spring months.
Roads having a full hii_h center are
quite sure to remain in a good condition
during the rainy season of fall
and spring. Steep hills, where water
is apt to collect in wheel tracks, should
be provided with open gutters on each
side Into which rains may be diverted,
with an occasional crest which water
cannot pass. Approaches to bridge and
culverts should be so filled with earth
that vehicles of all kinds may pass
over them without serious jolts and
Jars. Roads are much Improved when
covered with gravel. This Is a season
of the year when such work can
be accomplished at a minimum expense.
Every township should own gravel
pits, from which roadmaklng material
oan be cheaply obtained. Concrete
roads will soon become popular. The
same material should be used in making
bridges and culverts. A good quality
of sand and gravel la necessary to
make serviceable concrete. Every
farmer shoi I have an espeoial interest
in ell roaus joining his place and
leading to market.
Qlve Meat to Pullete.
Olve considerable meat food to the
growing pullets now and they will lay
earlier on account of It. Commercial
prepared beef scraps, or cut fresh
bon?. will be satisfactory for this pur|
pose, and skim milk will be of great u.
aletance
Hasy to Improve Tomato.
It would not be easy to And a fruit
that can be more rapidly Improved by
careful selection or run out more rapIdly
by careleas handling than the tomato.
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Buy Red Ctom Seals ;
Columbia, S. C. Nov. 16-^^he
Red Cross Seal' campaign in
South Carolina has taken on
new impetus, owing to the fact
that, as announced last week, a
special Anti tuberculosis Conference
tor the South is to be
held in Atlanta, beginning November
30th. Vital statistics tor
the whole of South Carolina are
not available, but from such figures
as are at hand is shown a
great need for Anti-tuberculosis
work throughout the State,. The
National Association in New
York has just made public,
through the State Cftmrnissioh*
lis ngures tor South Carolina.
From a partial church census it
was found that the mortality rat?
from tuberculosis is thirteen and
one half per cent. This is about
three per cent higher than the
average for the United States.
From this fact, both the appro
aching conference in Atlanta
and the 1914 campaign for lulling
Red Cross Seals become
doubly important. The Commission
announces that up^to
the present seventy agents have
been secured for 1914.
Missouri Navigation ^
"My State," savs a Missouri
man, according to the New York
Evening Post, "pososses the
Osave River, nno r?f mr??t
crooked streams anywhere,
They tell of a farmer living on
the banks of the Osage who had
a small flatboat, which one day
he loaded with produqe and
floated down to market, six^miles
away. He exchanged the\ produce
for goods at one df the
stores and loaded his goo<taon
.the flatboat.
"'How are you going to^JR
your stuff home?" asked a ^Hj
stander. 'Got a steamboaflV
tow you back?' |f
"'I'm going to float it ba<?P
was the reply. j
14 'How, I'd like to know?" J
" 4I reckon you don't knotw
much about this river. It doubles
on itself just below here anal
runs back within less thamyj
L'Vw got
and a team of horses that cai
drag the boat from one landing
to the other.' " j
Dudlev Items
t
Miss Mavis Funderburk who
is in Coker College, Hartsville,
S. C., spent the week end at hei
home, and returned to Hartsville
Monday. ^
Mr. J Frank Funderburk left
Monday morning Nov. 16th, to
take up his school at Wolf PondJ
Mr. Leon B. Funderburk went'
Monday morning to White
Plains where he will open his
school for the session. F.
Don't Care
who you are
See i
D. E. Clark & Co.,
Pageland sLeading T ailors
Before you have that new
Suit made.
Exclusive Local Dealers for
The Royal Tailoring Co.
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Claims Paid
Below is a partial list of claims
paid by health and accident
.1, 1. .L_ C T r? ?
v.uiii^<iiiic3 iiiiuu^ii nit; o. j. oei- i
lers agency at Ruby:
R. E. Richardson 59.25
J. V. Thompson 30.00
M. J. Deese 90.65
B. T. Long 68.00
I. A. Spllprs 19 on
C. M. Tucker 7.30
J.C. Mangum come and get
you ot)e.
S. J. Sellers, Ruby, S. C.
,
Additional Price List ol
Carolina Supply Co.
Below are additional prices we
are offering at our great sale: L
Ladies Chemise, 50c value, 9c
Snowking Baking Powder, 3c
Boys Overalls, 25c to 35c
value, 19c r'
Tube Rose Snuff, 3c
Mill Feed, best grade, $1.65
Society Snuff. 3c a can.
Collar Buttons, 3c a card. ri
Potted Ham, Winner brand 3c.
Pearl Buttons, 10c cards, 4c.
5c " 2c.
Razor stroDS. 50c aualitv. 10r. ..
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Ladies silk gloves, 50c quality,
for 19c.
Granulated sugar, 15 lbs for
a dollar.
Green coffee, 20c quality, 7 g
pounds to the dollar.
Roasted coffee, 25c grade, 19c. p
Tobacco, 10 lb caddy, $2.80
Brooms, 25 cents kind, 19c. ^
35 " " 29c.
Van Camps soups, 8c per can. p
Rain coats, see quality and
prices and be convinced. n
Meat, Lard, Sugar, dry goods
and notions bought and on the g
road. t(
Carolina Supply Co. ^
Premium Winners
(Continued from page one)
Wheat rc
1st. Best half bushel F. W. s<
Rivers.
* Oats ^
1st. best half bushel F. W. st
Rivers
.2nd best Ex. Seed Farm. ^
m Rye
(fist best half bushel R. K. Pitt- s<
tan. b
I 2nd best Ex. Seed Farm.
Vetch j
1st best half bushel Ex. Seed
Farm p
Field Peas 0 k
Table Peas
lot 1 * U_lf 1 V_ I
ioi ucsi udii uusuei any variety
F. W. Rivers p
2nd best C. L. Crowlev.
si
Hay
1st best bale any variety Ex. F
Seed Farm
2nd best W. D. Craig. F
Turnips
1st best half bushel T. L.
iWatson. p
' 2nd best W. D. Therrill.
Cabbage
1st best three heads W. D. R
Therrill ^
2nd best Mrs. R. E. Rivers.
DripH Fruit
"> 1st best peck W. T. Gaskins ^
. 2nd Mrs. C. A. Burr. ^
Pumpkins ?
1st best G. L. Moore.
I! Don't
The old fiddlers
the Pag eland sc
um Nov. 27th. E
at 7 o'elock and in
at 7:30 o'elock
The following cash pi
1st. Best music render*
2nd. 44
, - Best Banjo music
Best Guitar 44
Best Duet on a
Any one wishing t<
write J. V. Thompson
Pageland. S. C.
Admission 10 i
j
2nd best J. A. Rivers
Red Pepper
1st best bunch Miss Sarah Lisuby
2nd best bunch E. W. Sowell
Sweet Potatoes
1st best half bushel any vaety
Jerome Douglass
2nd best J. Watt Sellers
Irish Potatoes
1st best half busnel any vaety
O. H. Douglass
2nd best G. L. Moore
Molasses
1st best quart in glass T. L.
Watson
'2nd best L. T. Lisenby \
Poultry
White Crested Polish John \
urr 1st. Black, John Burr 1st.
Games Jas. M. Gardner best
air
Barred P. Rocks Mrs. J. E.
foohan Kact rinir
ivvuuu uvoi ptlll .
Anconas Vance Tyler, best
air
S. C.. R. I. Reds J. W. Bena,
best pair.
Black Langshans Carl Dougiss,
best pair. Mrs. W. H. Por
?r 2nd best pair
Partridge Wyandotts, Edwin
tulledge, best pair
Silver Lace Wyandottes Pejr
Parker, best pair.
Whith Wyandottes, John H.
Livers, best pair. H. A. Watson
^cond best pair
Buff Wyandotts, Mrs. C. L.
felton, best pair.
Brown Leghons, Smith Jolin;>n,
best pair
White Leghorns, C. S. Meean
best pair.
Buff Leghorns H. A. Wat
r>n. best nair. T. E. Mullov 2nd
est
White Orphingtons, J. M.
Campbell best pair. T. H.
>ouglass 2nd best pair
Bantams, Rose Parker best
air. Bayard Watson, second
est
Turkeys C. S. Meehan, best
air
Levi Rnyfield, 2nd best
Ducks W. H. Melton, best
air.
Sweepstakes, best male bird in
how Carl Douglass
Best female in show John H.
Livers
Best pair birds in show J. \V.
lanna
Poultry judged by T. P Dil>n
of Monroe.
$1.00 cash paid on all first
rem i urns.
Ranrv wnrlr nonartmant
< VT Vt n JkTV|/Ut IllAVtlll
Best fancy work apron Mrs.
Lobert Rivers Jr. 2nd. Best
liss Elizabeth Byrd.
Best embroidered centerpiec
Irs. Flora G. Miller. 2nd. Best
Irs J.W. Hanna.
Best crochet centerpiece Mrs.
I. C.Curtis. 2nd.Best Mrs. E, H.
>uvall, Cheravv.
Best crochet hand bag Mrs. C.
Forget
Convention at
hool Auditoritoors
will open
lusic will begin
rlzes will be given
ed bv Violin $5.00
$2.00
rendered $2.00
$2.00
ny instrument $2 00
) enter Contest, may
or H. B. Redfearn, I
indj^ccnls^^|
S. Meehan. I
Best stenciled scarf Mrs. J. W. I
Hanna. I
Best stenciled pillow Mrs. C. I
S. Meenan. 1
Best stenciled centerpiece |
Mrs. J. W. Hanna. 1
Best tatting, Mrs. W. D. Craig 1
2nd.Best tattini* M i qq NInrn
n '
Stubbs, Cheraw.
Arena Events
Mr. Hall Colambia, S. C. Judge
Saddle horse boy under fifteen
Billy Gulledge 1st prize
Saddle horse girl under fifteen
Miss Doris Laney 1st prize
Saddle horse mens class 1st
event Dr. L. H.Trotti 1st prize
2nd event Claud Sherrill 1st prize
Single harness, men drivers 1st
prize Cull Eddins
Single harness Lady driver 1st
prize Mrs Josie Douglass
Double harness, Men driver,
1st prize W. H. Porter
Double harness, Lady driver,
1st prize Mrs. Josie Douglass
Tax Notice
The books will be open for the
collection of taxes from the 15th
day of October 1914 to December,
31st 1914.
Tax levy for State 6 mills
Constitutional School 3 44
Ordinary County 5 1-2'4
Interests on R.R Bonds 1 1-2"
Road and Bridges 2 44
Total levy 18 mills
School Bonds
Cheraw School 3 mills 4 mills
Marlburg 3 44
Orange Hill 8 44
rais tsrancn 4 "
Pee Dee 3 44
Stafford 4 44 21-2"
Bethel 4 44
Center Point 4 44
Chesterfield 4 44 3
Special School 21-2 44
Parker 4 44
Pine Grove 3 44
Shiloh 3 44 5 44
Snow Hill 4 44
Ouslev ' 7_^ "
VaughiT"* 3 44 2 44
Wamble Hill 3 44
White Oak 1 "
Center 4 44
Cross Roads 6 44
Mt. Croghan 3 44 4 44
Special School 5 44
New Hope 7 44
Ruby 5 44 4 1-2 44
Wexford 4 44 5 44
Buffalo 2 44
Dudley 3 44
Five Forks 2 44
Mangum 3 44
Pageland 6 44 5 44
Plains 2 44
Center Grove 5 *4
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Jefferson 5 " 4
Long Branch 4
Green Hill 4
Middendorf 3
McBee 8 " 4 1-2 "
Sandy Run 4
Union 4
Bay Springs 4
Bear Creek 2
Bethesda 2
Juniper 3
Patrick 3 4
Cat Pond 2
Lewis 3
Palmetto 3
Wallace 3
Special road Cheraw
Township 2 mills
Special road Alligotor
Township 5 mills
Will Collect at Following Places.
Cheraw Tuesday Nov 3
Cash's Wednesday Nov 4
Dudley Thursday Nov 5
Pageland Friday Nov f>
McBee Monday Nov 9
Plains Monday Nov 16
Jefferson Tuesday Nov 17
Angelus Wednesday Nov IS
Cioss Roads Thursday Nov 19
Mt. Croghan Friday Nov 20
Middendorf Monday Nov 23
Cedar Creek Tuesday Nov 24
Sandy Davis' Wednesday " 25
Patrick Thursday Nov 2f>
John Wallace Nov 27
W. A. Douglass
County Treasurer
Sept. 15, 1914.
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