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Vol. 9 NO.12 PAGELAND. S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2, 1914 $1.00 per year
<berm?ns Sustain Heavy Losses.
London; ftov. 29.?9:55 p. iri.
?Latest official Russian announcements
still claim ad van
tage in the fighting in Northern
Poland, but depreciate exaggerated
reports of their successes.
Germany declares officially that
the Russian attacks have been
repulsed and that German counterattacks
Have bepn successful.
The German Emperor has
joined Field Marshal von Hindenburg
in the East to offer his
advice and to encourage his
troops.
Rnormotis losses have been
inflicted on the Germans, according
to the Russian statement
Hut ho ideation is niade of the
caplure of German divisions, so
freely claimed by the Petrograd
correspondents of London and
Paris papers.
Sotiie days mtist elapse before
this battle, which promises to
bto^e ihfe tn^st, decisive of the
war; is concluded, bo far, all
that is definitely known is that
t^e Cefmah acivanch has been
stopped. 5ome 01 die Gerrtlatl
troops have been partly or whol
ly surrounded but they still are
hghtihg stubbornly to break
their way through the Russian
lines, apparently to the northward,
where they hope to join
reinforcements from Thorn.
In the battle before Cracow
the Russians claim decisive sue
CeSs* t)uring the last week they
took 3040O0 prisoners In that refcioni
which is taken in Petrojjrad
to rpean that Cracow will
not bar the Russian advance in
Silesia from the South but that,
with the Austrian army beaten,
it wilLbe necessary only to mask
The Russians also announce
success on the Austrian side of
the Carpathians and against the
Turks in the Caucusus, although
in both regions the worst of
weather has prevailed.
In the west, the Germans, although
making an occasional
infantry attack, seem content at
present to bombard the allied
positions with somewhat lighter
guns than they have been using.
This may mean either that
they are troops and artillery to
the east or ihai they are preparing
a new attack against the Alies.
- Death Of Mr. A C Guy.
Mr. A. C. Guy died last Saturdav
niaht oftor on ;il~
? n... h?vi u t iiuicsa ui
about two weeks at the home of
his son-in-law, Mr. A. L. White.
About fifteen vears ago Mr.
Guy moved from Chesterfield to
Elba, Ala., but came out to spend
the summer and fall with his
children, relatives and friends.
When he left Chesterfield to
go to Alabama, there was genuine
regret on the part of every
one.
Mr. Guy was in his 75th year
and he was a splendid Christian
gentleman in every sense of the
word.
The funpral cprvi^oc
? two nuic
conducted at Shiloh church
Monday morning: by Revs. J. R.
Millard and J. L. Tyler.
Mr. Guy was a mason and he
was laid to rest with masonic
honors.?Chesterfield Advertiser
"Yes," said Mrs. Scraggs across
the fence, "we've changed all
our old bed room furniture. We
gave away the black walnut
stuff and put in mahogany dressers
and brass beds."
"Single beds?" inquired Mrs.
Baggs.
"Yes; they're ever so much
more convenient. When my
husband hides under on<> of
them I can reach him with a
broom.'\?Cleveland Plain Dealer.
.. I' -\?C' - r : " .
"Stonewall's" Most Important
Order.
Perhaps the most important (
order that "Stonewall" Jackson ,
ever issued?certainly the most i
vital to himself?is not in the of- I
ficial war records. The order 1
Was given in person to a Northern
artillery officer as he stood ]
in full uniform* ready for battle
beside his gun, and? strangest of all!?was
at once executed by <
him, with the result that the bat- ,
tie was lost by the Union arms. ,
It was on a spring morning in
1862 just before the battle of
Port Republic. Jackson, in advance
of his troops with only a j
single escort, galloped across the i
bridge, over the Shenandoah i
River into the town, which stood ]
on the east bank. Learning that ?
the army of General Shields was <
still a good many miles away, ;
and confident that his own
troops would be in possession j
long before the enemy, he rode
to a residence at the farther end (
of the village, where he spent <
neatly an horn' .
But meantime the erier&ettc
Shields?who Jackson later declared
to be his most formidable
oppoiient?bad thrust forward a
small, swift column to occupy
Port Republic, seize the bridge
and halt Jackson's advance. So i
(rapidly did it move that it gain- (
ed both objects without firing a
shot. More than that, Jackson
was a prisoner?if anyone had
known it!
Jackson, in utter ignorance of
the disastrous charge, mounted
horse, and ambled down the
mam street to the bridge. What
was the astonishment to see
busi?y throwing -tfp intrench- '
ment and fortifications. Planted
on a little knoll that corm
manded the bridge and its approaches,
was a formidable field
gun.
Fortunateb' for Jackson, the
recent campaigns up and down
the valleys had faded both blue
| and grey into a nondescript
drab. As Jackson sat on his
horse and watch the busv scene.
he formed his plans swiftly. He
must not go back; he must cross
that bridge; that was his only
chance. It was the frowning
field gun that he feared. Fie
must put it out of commission
long enough to get beyond its
range. Throwing up his hand
to attract attention, he shouted
to the officer in command of the
gun:
"What are you doing with
lint (run im 1 -
...... ftvt.i nf/ uicic.r i uuin i order
it there and I don't want it
there!" There was authority
and petulance in his voice as he!
added, "Limber up, and run it
over on that knoh over there!"
The officer at the gun, thinking
that he had to deal with
some superior officer recently
arrived, hastened to obey without
question, explaining in self
defense that he had understood
his orders otherwise.
Sitting on Little Sorrel while
the Federal troops worked busily
about him, Jackson calmly
waited until the gun was lumbering
off to its new position.
Then he rode quietly across the
bridge, and up the other hank
until he<vas well out of musket
range. Then he turned, waved i
his hand to the astonished Fed
erals, and putting spurs to his
horse, galloped away from the
rain of bullets that pattered
harmlessly in the rear. Had he
been captured, the Confederate
victory at Port Republic which
he won a few hours later would *
not have happened; the'able and '
energetic Shields would have i
defeated his troops, stunned by
his loss. I'
Mahjr Pardons Granted
Governor Bleasc late WedtiQB-1
driy granted pardons, paroles oj
commutation > to tot prisoners
then serving sentences in the
South Carolina penitentiary or
in the county convict squads.*
There will be fewer than 50
prisoners in the. State prison at
Columbia.
Clemency now lias been expended
iq 1,430 prisoners by the
Governor since he asstfnted the
office in January, 1911. His sec
ond term as the State's Chief
Executive will expire January
12, 1915. i
Included in the list of prisoner^
released were 16 serving lite sentences
for murder, 31 sentenced
io from two to 39 years imprisonment
for manslaughter, and 54
serving terms for minor offenses.
f)ne miin rnnvirtpH of irmrrtor
unci sentenced to be electrocuted
was given a commutation to
five years imprisonment.
Fifty-four of the number given
clemency are white men. Fortysix
are negfoes and one Indian
A Simple Prayer.
Homer Mckee in i\ P. A. Magazine.
Teach me that 60 minutes
make one hour, 16 ounces one
pound,- and 100 cents one dollar.
Help me io live so that 1 call
lie down at night with a dear ,
conscience, without a gun under
my pillow? and unhuunted by
the faces of those to whom I
have brought paid,
Grant, I beseech Thee* that I
may earn my meal ticket on the
square, and in doing thereof that
I may not stick the grrff where
it does not-b^long. '
Deafen jneJ^to the jingle ofij
fainted money and the rusile" oi'i
unholy skirts.
Blind me to the faults of the
other fellow, but reveal to me
mine owti.
Guide me so that each night
when I look across the dinner
table at my wife who has been
a blessing to me, I will have
nothing to conceal.
Keep me young enough to
laugh with my children and to
lose myself in their play.
And then when comes the
sinell of flowers, and the tread
of soft steps, and the crushing of
the hearse's wheels in the grave
out in tront of my place, make
the ceremony short and the epitaph
simple;
"HERE LIES A MAN."
Big Job For Gregory
The Kershaw Era has the following
to say of conditions in
Kershaw and the task before
Policeman Gregory, who recently
moved from Pegeland to
Kershaw:
Policeman Gregory will do
the town a great favor if he succeeds
in ridding it of the blind
tiger pest. It is not always prac
tical to give the concrete
evidence cf the sale but the facts
are patent tnat whiskey is flowing
too freely here. The people
who usually patronize blind tigers
can ill afford to spc.i J money
tor such rot in times liLe these
And then the whiskey tiger is
not wanted in the community.
Explains Itself
Stanley, N. C., Nov. 26.?Lorn
at Lucas, Gaston county, on
Thanksgiving night to Mr. and
Mrs. Dan F. Little a son. All
parties doing well, except Dan.
Yours truly
Dan Little.
Doctor?"You have a bad case
r>f gout. The best course for
vou is to take no wine, no beer,
no alcohol in anv form, no cigars
?" Patient?"Hold on, (loetor:
what's next best?"?Kx,
Another Battle at Waxhaw
^JUxhaw Enterprise.
rousing rough and tumble
figpt was pulled off on the streets
Of J Waxhaw between two militant
sons of Ham Monday morniutf,
the performers being John
Simmons and Rob Montgomery.
Ripb Owed John a certain sum of
money for the "building of a
cltfmney and these being hard
ti;pies John naturally wanted
wliat was coming to him.
l&erefore, John decided that the
best wav to get it was to ask for
'V So lie approached Rob in
front of the A. W. Ileath Co.
store and requested the cash.
H? made Rob mad because he
didn't like to be dunned on the
st?;eet. Then John let fly a huge
b<iulder at Rob's. dome. The
rc|:k went wild and the boys
clijnched. After some lively
scuffling they fell to the ground
with John on top. Having this
advantage In position John put
one hand about Rob's throat and
slugged him savagely with his
fist. Under this condition Rob
soon called for the calf rope,
Shoftly after the fight Rob's face
looked like he had gone through
a wasp nest.
Yesterday morning hostilities
between the beligerents were
renewed with much more serious
consequences. Early in the
UnK onmn to frvtim
uii 7 ?.aiiiv. iv/ iv/ (t 11 aillicu I
with artillery. While perambulating
the streets and yearning
fdr the sweetness of revenge he
carrie face to face with his hated
tfnemy, John Simmons, in front
^LMf. J. L. Rodman's office.
fcy on bis shoulder
Wtobhad a thirty-eight in his
pocket. Without exchange Of
greetings both sides prepared for
the battle. Rob pulled his pistol
and began to fire while John
waded in with his pick John
got shot twice, one bullet taking
effect in the left breast and the
other in the right leg. Neither
wound is considered fatal. Rob
received a heavy blow from the
pick on cranium. After the
clash John withdrew from the
battle and sought reinforcements
in the shape of a shot gun. Rob
reloaded his revolver on the battle
ground and began his retreat
through town. John made a
vigorous pursuit, but neutral
powers intercepted him and held
in check while Rob, without interruption,
walked out of town,
carrying his pistol in his hand.
John's wounds were dressed by
Dr. Thomas E. Craig. Rob's <
whereabouts are unknown.
"J can't stay long," said the :
chairman of the committee from ;
the colored church. "I just came
t5 see if yo' wouldn' join de
mission band." ?
"Fo' de lan' sakes, honey,"
replied the old mammv, "doan'
come to me! I can't even play a
mouforgan."
Two college students were arraigned
before the magistrate
charged with hurdling the low
onAt. .1 1
ojajis 111 mc ruiui in uieir motor
car.
"Have von a lawyer?" asked
the magistrate.
"We're not going to have any
lawyer," answered the elder of
the students. We've decided to
tell the truth."?Ex.
An insurance agent was filling
out an application blank.
"Have you ever had annendi
citfe?" he asked.
"Well," answered the applicant,
"I was operated on, but I
have never felt quite sure
whether it was appendicitis or
professional curiosity."
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Concealed Barrel in Load of
Wood
Ed Decamp, {of Gatfney, j
thinks there are farmers who are t
about as tricky as the average f
town guy, and he says so in the ]
following language: t
"We have heard a great deal \
of talk in our dav about the ^
"honest farrtief" but it appears ^
to us that the average farmer?s 1
a*>out as tricky as the average 1
city chap. We are acquainted 1
with one farmer who sold us "e
several cords of wood and so 1
honey combed it when racking (
ii that a 'possum could have run i
throught it in a hundred places. 1
We have heard of another 1
farmer who brought a load of *
wood to town with an empty j
barrel concealed in the wood t
and sold the entire load as wood. 1
We know of another who, rather <
than sell his butter at less than t
the price he puts on it, will take ^
it home keep it until it becomes *
rancid and then mix it with fresh a
butter and sell it all as fresh but- ?
ter. We know of another who 2
came to Gaffney and bought t
*'fat back," took it home and g
ground it up into sausage and c
sold the mixture for fresh coun- l
try sausage. Dbn't talk to us
about the heathen Chinese and
tricks that are vain. He has his
counterpart in the farmer of this v
Christian country. But then all v
farmers are not of this class, and (
thank God for that." 1
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Presidents Ejected by Minorities A
Philadelphia Ledger ^
One on God's side is a majority...
Sa>ld WendelPhilipSj^Lu5J!?UV
lv for Amel^JpWHMWTs ma- j
jorities are not required, else a
pood many of them never
would have reached the White
House.
Pennsylvania's only President,
Jas. Buchanan, had nearly 40,000
fewer votes than his competitors.
Old Rough and Ready Taylor *
landed this job with only 47 per
cent of all the ballots cast.
Lincoln was a decisive minority
President, and he went to the
White House with only 40 out t
of every 100 voles that were '
polled. Woodrow Wilson got r
into ottice by an almost equally
slim majority, having a trifle I
more than 10 per cent of all tl
ballots. s
Neither time he was chosen
President did Grover Cleveland li
have half the voters of the u
United States with him. Strange- I*
enough, the other time he was
nominated and when he was j
beaten by Harrison, Cleveland, n
although the loser, had the v
greater number of votes by ]<
nearly 100,000. S
Hence Cleveland won twice r
on a minority and lost once with s
r% rvl 1? fn llitr
u K'UIUIIIJ.
Tilden had not only more
votes than Hays, but more than
all his competitors combined,
yet he wasn't President. Garfield >
like Hayes, was a minority win- c
ner.
There seems to be as great c
luck in a minority as in the di- r
vine right of majorities.
"Where does Miss DeMar get
her complexion?" "It's a gift. w
Her sister married a druggist."?
Ex. 1
When a married woman goos t
forth to look after her rights, her
husband stays at home and nur- <
ses his wrongs.?Life.
"You think that man has more ^
money than brains?" "Yes,"
rpnliprl Mice PoirannA. ? .1 I 1
r - V/UJ tunc, <11J VI l ]
don't believe he has mach i
money, at that."?Ex. I
Shut Up About Hard Times
It is really disgusting to hear
>eople talk about hard times in
his day when crops are plentiiil
and peace reigns o'er the
and. One has to go back to the
period from 1865 to 1875 to realze
what hard times are. The
vriter well remembers when it
,vas a rare thing to have "wheat
5read" except on Sunday mornng
for breakfast. Parched corn
'ye and and wheat were a subititute
for coffee in many homes,
ind this was sweetened with
nolasses. The clothes of the
children were in most cases
nade from the worn-out garnents
of the grown folks. One
>air of shoes was all anyone ev;r
had during the entire year,
md they were of the coarsest
cind. The children of twohirHs
Of tllo foniilino ASA
iv 1UII1I11VO U1U 1IU1
enow what money looked like
)r what it was used for. Condiions
in those days were far
,vorse than they are today, and
t may be because we were
mail but really we did not hear
inything like the complaint
tbout hard times that we hear
hese days. We are a set of inmates
and should be ashamed of
mrselves that we are so thankess.?Gaffney
Ledger.
The literal minded foreigner
vho had been touring the United
States for weeks breathed a sigh
>f relief as he stepped off the
rain in Boston, relates the Philidelphia
Ledger. His face was
vreathed in smiles as he walked
ip to a ragged, dirty urchin and
aid:
"Vf.. t:??u T --
i?i_y jiiiiic UlUli, 1 W1S1I IU US- _
:cffai5~^<1ri6^ocalitl*B^hhh68k*eJl
lostelry in your municipality,
ind also I shall consider it an
deemosynary action on your
>art if you will furnish me with
nstructions as the most expediious
method of reaching it."
"G'wan,' said the boy. "Yuh
jotta mouth full of teeth. Ask
lh cop."
Mt. Croghan R. 1. Items
Prayer services will he held at
he home of Mr. W. A. Steen,
Tuesday night, who is very seiously
afflicted.
Miss Sue Sellers, of near Cross
loads church, is at this writing
bought to be improving. She
uffered a stroke of paralysis
bout 8 months n<*o. with no n?
ief until a few days ago- She
3 under treatment of Dr. K. M.
>Je\vsom of Ruby.
Mr. B. B. Steen will fill Rev.
. D. Purvis' regular appointment
at Cross Roads next Satirday
and Sunday and at Bcthihem
at 3 o'clock the second
lunday. Rev. J. D. Purvis has
eturned for a few month's
chool at Wake Forest college.
News Notes From Route 1
Prayer meeting at Salem on
Wednesday night has been discontinued,
tor a time at least.
Mr. J. F. Richardson visited
>ld schoolmates, friends and
elatives at Matthews last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Phillips
ind Mr. W. F. Phillips spent
>unday in Charlotte.
Mrs. Mattie and Miss Annie
.ee Lovvry, of Altan, spent
rhanksgiving in this communiy
Preaching at Mt. Moriah next
Saturday and Sunday.
J. L. Griggs is still suffering
,vith that sore foot.
Leek Brewer, colored, is in a
lospital in Charlotte where he
ecently underwent an operation
or rupture. (?.