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THE PAGELAND JOURNAL
Vol.7 NO. 5 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1916 ^$UHhpe^ea^^
Put Your Mules to Work This
Fall
Clemson College, S. C.#?
October is the month in which
to begin fall plowing, and it can
be kept up with profit during
most of the fall and winter.
Fall plowing for next spring's
crops not only distributes the la
bor more evenly thruout the
year, but it favors earlier seeding,
improves the soil structure
and kills many injurious insects.
Usually there is a rush at
spring planting time, but in the
fall work is slack. By plowing
in the fall, then, there need not
be such a rush in the spring.
Furthermore, the early seeding
of some crops has a decided ad
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has been repeatedly shown by
experiments.
Freezing and thawing during
the winter months makes plowed
soils finer. More moisture has
been found in the fall plowed
soils in the spring than usually
is found in the unplowed soils.
White grubs, wire worms, cutworms
and corn-ear worms live
over Winter in the ground.
Plowing in the fall turns them
up to the cold and kills many of
them.
Since you must feed vour
mule if you are going to keep
him, why not use him for fall
plowing and let your land and
crops receive the benefits mentioned.
A handsomely dressed damsel
entered a crowded tram car.
A rough looking old fellow,
wearing a dilapidated hat and a
suit of homespun clothes, rose
to his feet.
"Miss, take my seat. I don't
look as well as these'ere gentleman,"
he said, nodding to sever
al men, "but I've got more politeness."
Without a word of thanks the
young woman sat down.
"Miss," said the old fellow,
with a smile, "I believe I left mv
tobacco-pouch on the seat. Will
you please get up?"
No sooner was the seat unoccupied
than the old fellow deliberately
sat down again.
"Believe I'll keep sittin' here,
miss," he explained. "I've got a
little more politeness than these
'ere gentlemen, but I have found
OUt that I ain't f*Ot niorh sn murti
common sense."
Dr. H. Smith, Rye Sight
Specialist, will be at Pageland 2
days?Monday and Tuesday,
October 30th and 3lst.
I Auctioi
As I am going lo Florida I
auction to the highest bidder
On Saturday, ]
at 2 o'clock my house and lol
land, sale to be in front of i
room house, built of good ma
Also my farm in the edge c
that section.
It will pay you to look at tl
and you will not mind biddin
Good chance for someone to
less of price. You may neve
again.
Remember the hour and th
or shine.
P. H. I
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Atty. General Peeples Will Run
For Governor
Columbia, S. C., Oct. 13.?"I
will be in the race for Governor
in 1918 regardless of who else
mav run," says Thomas H. Peeples
Attorney General. Mr. Peeples
is finishing his second term
as Attorney General and in the
recent primary was renominated
without opposition for a third
term. Prior to his election to
his present office he served in
the House of Representatives
from Barnwell County. He is
a native of Blackville in Barnwell
County, and a graduate of
the University of South Carolina.
Elected for the first time to the
office of Attorney General in
1912 Mr. Peeples was the only
Blease man that ran on a State
ticket to be re-elected in 1914.
What Me An' Jim Did
Twas jest about five years ago;
Jim Green an* me was at the
sto'?the one that's run by Old
Man Simm, right on the road
not far from Jim?an' we nosed
an' looked around, we spied
some apples, good an' sound.
"Now what's the price of these?"
says Jim. "They're two for five,"
says Old Man Simm. Jim give
a start an' pulled his beard, an'
looked as if he's kinder skeered
?he didn't need no fruit, he
guessed, 'cause with much money
he wa'n't blessed.
This set our heads to workin*
though, an* I said this when I
rose to go: "Somebody growed
them apples, Jim, as sure as fish
and ducks can swim. They
didn't grow that way for fun,
not in a thousand years, my son!
Then if some &uv did grow 'em,
Jim, we're jest as good and
smart as him?an what he done,
we sure can do if we've got the
grit to see it through."
Well sir, we got some saws
an* things, an' perked our orchards
up, by jings! We read
some books on how to spray;
we read some orchard stuff each
day; this put our troubles on the
run, an' growin' apples now is
fun. We furnish Old Man Simm's
store an' jtst about a dozen
more with apples, peaches, bears
an' figs, the finest ever growed
on twigs. The things we did
ain't out of sight; we won out by
a steady fight. So if you want
good fruit to eat, the kind that's
juicy, big an'sweet?w'y, go to
work, work with a vim, an'you'll
win out like me an' Jim.?H. in
Progressive Farmer.
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n Sale
will offer for sale at public
for cash or half cash
November 4th
[ in the eastern part of Pagesaid
house. This is a sixterial,
nice location,
if town. No better land in
^lis property before the sale
g on it on November 4th.
invest. To be sold regardr
have such an opportunity
e date, and be on hand, rain
ivans
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German Submarine Near Boston
Boston, Oct. i3.?An unidenti
fied submarine off the New Ensland
Coast was reported by the
steamship Bovic today at a time
when the steamship lane to Eu
rope was dotted with munition
laden ships just released from
the embargo placed on theii
movements after the German
submarine raid off Nantuckel
last Sunday.
The Bovic bound from Man
Chester, England, for New York,
did not report the submarine's
nationalty, but gave its position
when sighted at 8 a. m. today al
about 200 miles due east of New
York, not far from the scene ol
the U-boat activities of lasi
Sunday.
The Bovic is due in New York
late tonight or some time tomorrow.
Ttie reports of the strange sub
marine were coincided with an
nouncements that a fleet of Brit
ish cruisers and destroyers was
off the coast and that virtualh
the entire available destroyei
flotilla of the Atlantic fleet o
the United States Navy was or
neutrality duty. That the Amer
ican destroyers were conducting
an active investigation of storiej
of secret submarine bases or
this coast was indicated in a dis
patch from Bar Harbor, Maine
which said the destroyer Pauld
ing, sent out from the Newpor
naval base ) esterday, made ai
exhaustive search of the coas
between Bar Harbor and Rock
land today. There was not i
cove or rocky inlet that escapee
the sharp scrutiny of the destroy
er's crew. At dusk the Pauld
ing put b?ck to Rockland and i
was understood that she had dis
covered nothing suspicious'dur
ing the da}*. Those of her met
who were given shore leave
were ordered to report ready foi
sailing at 7 o'clock tomorrow
morning:.
Lancaster County Fair to b<
Held in November
Lancaster, S- C., Oct. 13.? Th(
dates have been fixed and defi
nitely decided upon, and nex
month, November 20. 21, 22, 23
24, 25 will see the Red Ros<
County enthusiastically holding
its third annual fair. John M
Madra. exceedingly active in the
elaborate preparations being per
fected all over the county foi
Lancaster's greater fair.
The Southern railroad will
operate a special train to bring
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days of the fair week hundreds
of visitors not only from differ
ent sections of this county along
the road but all those from adjoining
counties.
A traveler, finding that he had
a couple of hours in Cork, called
a cab and told the driver to
drive him round for two hours.
Everything went well for a time,
but soon the driver began to
whip up his horse so that thev
narrowly escaped serious collisions.
"What's the matter?" demand
ed the passenger, "Why are you
driving so recklessly? I'm in no
nurry."
"Ah, g'wan wid yez," retorted
the cabby. "D'ye think I'm goin'
to put in th' whole day dnv
in* ye round for two hours!
Gitap!"
Don't neglect your lvyes.
Have them examined by a
Specialist of reputation and
glasses fitted to correct the de
fects. Free examination. At
the Pageland Drug (Jo's Store.
Marrying a man to reform
him is like drinking whiskey to
destroy it.
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UNION COUNTY NEWS
Monroe Fnquirer.
Miss Bessie Austin returned
. yesterday from Chester, S. C.,
i where she had been in a hospital
for two months. She is rapid1
ly recovering her health and
1 strength and her manv friends
are delighted to know that she
I in on the road to recovery.
Dr. Watt Ashcraft has been
suffering greatly for several days
irom ine ettects ot an infected
? finger. He was operating on a
1 horse and the animal kicked and
t a dypodermic needle was thrust
1 into the veterinary surgeon's m'
dex finger on his left hand. He
t has gone to a hospital in Charlotte
for treatment.
: Second crop apples seem to be
prevalent this year, but the best
that have been seen in Monroe
this year were brought here
Monday by Mr. W. F. Funder
burk, of Lanes Creek township,
> who brought in some nice sec'
ond crop red June apples that
r are just ripening at this time,
f Mr. Funderburk says he has a
1 splendid crop in October on his
trees aud that the apples grow
' in bunches of three. The En5
quirer received a sample of the
1 apples and it is fine.
Mr. Irwin Gale, who has been
? been with the Belmont Phar
macy, at Charlotte, this week
1 accepted a position with the
1 Union Drug Company, in this
* city. Mr. Gale comes highly
- secommended and has already
* formed a number of friendships
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- wiiti uiuac wuu nave rnei mm.
The Union Drug Company's
- business is steadily growing and
t this new addition comes withl\
out apyone formerly connected
^vith the store leaving.
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~ No Illiteracy in South Carolina
r In 1920
The South Carolina School
Improvement Association has
appointed November 15th as
J "No Illiteracy Day" in the State,
and letters have been sent to
' county officials, college presidents,
etc., throughout the state
t to this effect, but it is impossible
, for any movement to succeed
i without help from the press.
: In 1910 one-fourth of the pop
~t o _ - - 1
uimiun oi aoum Carolina could
j not write their names. By 1920
- we want not one illiterate in the
r state.
Kentucky taught 40,000 men
I and women to read and write in
: two years; 18 other states have
: started a similar fight against
s ignorance. Shall not South Carolina
keep up with other states?
: Of our 167 mills, 98 had night
schools last year, with over 5,000
enrollment. Besides these were
a number of city and rural night
schools Th ic WfOC O o4r? ?4 !
. ...? ?? ..O 1* j;uvu 31(11 1,
but if we are to have no illiteri
ates by 1920, when the next census
is taked, we must do better.
The press in other states has
been generous and faithful in its
assistance. Will you do the
same for South Carolina? Urge
teachers, advanced pupils, and
all educated people to teach at
least one illiterate, politicians to
vote an additional tax for the
maintenance of night schools,
ministers to preach on the subject
November 18th, jailors to
start schools for their prisoners,
and arouse the public in general.
Will you for the next three
i years keep this suhj ct so before
the public that we need no longI
i? ?i ?
ci we as name a ot our state?
Success depends largely on your
co operation. When we succeed
in 1920, will your paper
have a right to claim its just
share oi the glory?
E. JULIA SELDEN.
South Carolina School Improvement
Association.
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Vernon Helms Twice Attempts
Suicide, and Runs Away
Vernon Helms, a young white S
man ot Wingate, attampted sui tl
cide last Thursday morning by v
cutting his throat in the barn at p
the rear of the Helms residence, c
where he was found bv his c
mother a short while afterward, a
Messrs. Kemp Helms and E. C, r
Snider hurried him to a Char- a
lotte hospital, where he made a S
second attempt at his life Friday, 1
Sunday morning he escaped v
from the hospital and was found n
an hour later a few miles down s
the Seaboard railroad. p
Helms is a son of Mrs. Flon- 5
nie Helms and the late Mr. Tal- fi
bert Helms, who was a promi- c
nent farmer of Lanes Creek b
township. His family are excel r
lent people, and there are a great S
many sympathizers. r
The Charlotte Observer gives s
the following account of the f
young man's experiences: t
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Observer, Sunday. ^
vernon Helms, the young
white man who was brought to
the Brenizer Sanitorium in this ^
city for treatment following an
unsuccessful attempt at suicide g
in Wingate, again attempted to j
end his life at the sanitorium, .
Friday morning, bjT tearing the
bandages from his neck. The
first attempt at Wingate came j
near being successful, Helms ^
cutting his windpipe and half j
severing his jugular vein with a ^
razor. ^
At the hospital Saturday he j
was reported to be resting easily
although his condition is still
serious. ^
According to reports from at
tending physicians, Helms had
bees placed in bijuse&lBhospital
following ac operation, j,
It had been necessary for the ^
surgeon to place an artificial
tube in his wind pipe to allow t|
respiration. tl
With the patient, the hospital j
authorities had stationed an orderlv
on watch to see that he jj
did not injure himself. While ^
the orderly was looking, Helms ^
is said to have reached nn and
pulled the tube loose from his q
throat. k
Aid was immediately summoned
by the orderly, who over tj
powered the man and the wound
was again dressed. It is neces- y
sary now tor the patient's arms
to be strapped to the bed for
fear that he will further harm
himself.
According to hospital attend ai
ants Helms is laboring under the c<
delusion that "God is calling a
! him" and explains his action by ^
that statement. Another reason
which he gives for attempting to J*
hurt himself is that he is the only k
Holy man who ever came to cl
Charlotte and for that reason he j tc
wished to die here. I
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Observer, Monday 21
Escaping from the Brenizer
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M ture.
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Trying to Solve Ins. Problem
Columbia, S. C., Oct. 12 ?
tep3 looking to the solution of
tie fiie insurance situation
/hich was brought about by the
>assage of the Laney-Odom antiompact
bill at the last session
>f the Legislature will be taken
t a meeting of committees repesenting
all of the local insurnce
agents' associations in the
Itate in the Jetferson Hotel here,
"he initial steps for the meeting
/ere taken by the fire insurance
nen of Charleston who have
ent out circular letters to the
prominent insurance men of the
itate asking for representatives
rom every locality to attend the
neeting in Columbia on Octo?er
19th.
>anatorium at 4:30 o'clock in the
norning with nothing about him
ave the sheet that he jerked
rom the bed in which he was
ied. Vernon Helms, the young
vhite man from Wingate who
las repeatedly attempted to take
lis own life, fled into the darkless
during the early hours Sunlay
and was only recaptured
fter he had traveled out as far
s Brier Creek on the Seaboard
Vir Line railway tracks, a disance
of several miles.
The case is one of the most
itiful and distressing on record,
lelms belongs to a poor but
lonest family of Union County,
or some time he had been
mown among his neighbors as
ieing slightly deranged, especial
y on religious topics. However
le has always been regarded as
lerfectly harmless and his hal
urinations have never concernd
anyone except himself.
For several months past he
3UPl>6en very depressed and
ast week attempted to take his
wn life by cutting at his throat
vith a dull knife. He hacked
lie windpipe in too and touched
lie jugular vein in the strange
lea that the Lord had called him
nd that he ought to give his
fe as a sacrifice for the world,
[lind-hearted neighbors and
*iends hurried him in an autolobile
and brought him to
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een under treatment.
Doctor Breni/.er did evervaing
for him in the way of skill d
surgical attention but the
oung man was so violent and
pparently possessed with the
lea of taking his own life that
was necessary to wrap his
rms and tie them so that he
ould not tret at his throat,
gain it was necessary to wrap
is ankles and tie him in bed
ith a detention sheet across his
nees and another across his
test. Even with this, he tried
> get his head in between the
on supporters of the bedstead
ad twist his way loose. He
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