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the Pageland Journal Vol.7 NO. 11 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1916 $1.00 per year I | - -3fasl)- - | Did you ever know two brothers in law to make a trip togeth er, each hunting a lawyer to help him win a case against the other? Well, that thing happen ed last Friday. Messrs. G. B. Brewer and Whiteford Anderson had had a little misunderstanding about the seed from a rent bale of cotton, and the case had been set for Monday. One of the men engaged Mr. L. P. Graves to carry him to Chesterfield Friday, but did not tell why he was going. Then the other one learned that Mr. Graves was going to Chesterfield and so he arranged to go also. When the car was ready up walked the two men from opposite directions and mounted the Ford, each to the astonishment of the other. Two deaf and blind mutes would have talked about as much as they did for a while, but their eves could not have shown so much wonderment. Finally Mr. Graves began ques-. tioning them as to their respective missions at the county seat, At first he couldn't get them to talk but just before they reached Chesterfield Mr. Brewer began to see the humor of the situation and he said, "We must be going to get us a lawyer." When they alighted, one said, "Well, we must be willing to do me rignt thing as we came together. So you may have choice of the lawyers." The other said, "I'll take L The first agreed^and said he would try to find another. But at this point Mr. Gravojt said, "You two dunces, get in this car or 111 leave you. You are going to leave it to a jury any wav, and vou don't need any lawyer?. If you've got any money lo throw away I'll add that to my bill for bringing you down here. Get in or vou stav." So savins he pulled on the gas, and the boys boarded her without having so much as seen a lawyer. The case was settled without trial Monday. * Cotton buying has manv crooks and turns, and there are many chances to win and loose, but Mr. A. F. Funderburk was chuckling over a new scheme he was putting ovjer Saturday. A ? l ' i\ V.USIUU1 uas grown up mai uie regular cotton buyers who are responsible men may overdraw their accounts, pay interest on the overdraft, sell the cotton and take up the overdraft, but thev have to sell when the banks de mand the monev. Mr. Funderburk is a buyer and therefore entitled to the overdrawing privilege. Saturday he had an ob ligation to meet, and didn't have the cash, but had cotton which was giown on his farm. However, he was holding the cotton for a better price, and was not ready to sell. He then decided to do this: buy the cotton from himself, overdraw his cotton account, write a check to himself, pay his obligation with the check, and hold the cotton. Have you got any thing yon can sell to yourself, pay vour debts and stili have the stuff? It happened several days ago and we wanted to tell it last week, but our fighting editor has resigned and we were afraid. ^A/f? liiivp sornrpff tlio promise of safely on our part however, and now we venture lo give the facts in the case, so far as we are able to learn them. Mr. H. B. Graves and Mr J. IS Agerton are among the amateur cotton buyers here and of course i Broad-axe Which Is Probably 150 Years Old. Lancaster News. Mr. George W. Bell is the owner of an interesting relic of other days, in the shape of a broad axe, which was brought to this count} by his great grandfather, George Bell, in 1800. It is a tradition in the Bell family that with this implement was cut the first gatepost, made from a wild locust tree at the cross | roads where the city of Pittburg now stands. This historic axe was not forged, but was made on an anvil. It somewhat re sembles a tomahawk in shape, but is much larger. The axe lioe Koon hnn/Iorl 11CIO UVVU HIIIIUCU UUItll UIIUU);il four generations, trom George Bell, the first settler at Belltown, to his son, Col. Nelson Bell, then to his son George W. Bell, and is now in possession of his son, Mr. George W. Bell, from whom we had its history. "Whv so sad and downcast?" "My wife has threatened to leave me?" "Cheer up; women are always threatening something like that but they hardly ever do it." "That's what I was thinking," ^ their "nerve"is not supposed to be so good as me seasoned ones. They hfld on hand forty bales of cotton for which they paid a gotfd price, Mr. Graves being the buver and Mr. Agerton the silent partner, that is. until there . was an extra session of the.New York cotton exchange. Say you never heard of an extra session of the cotton exchange?, Wq_ jpjjay^id. Neither h63T these" buyers for there is "no sich animal." But A. F. Funderburk conceived a huge joke on the boys and let . J. D. Redfearn on. Thev announced that cottv n had dropped just ten dollars a bale at an ovtra cAscinn /"?f tlia nv VI HIV/ WALliaU^C after 3 o'clock, the closing: hour. That meant four hundred dollars for the forty hales, and it is . easy to guess what effect this '.had on the buyers referred to above. It is said that Mr. Graves had used strychnine tablets to strenghten his heart and prevent any fainting on former occasions when the market looked scary, but this tune strychnine was of no avail. His sorrow was added to by the fact that he had talked to Threatt Bros, at Jefferson before they heard of the drop and could have sold to them at a good price. It is said that Mr. S. F. Ingram became a little shaky also from the news of the fall. Mr. Graves says he would not have cared much tor the ioke if they had told him befone he went home that it was all in fun, but they let him go home and report to his wife that they had ! lost four hundred dollars bv ' holding a few hours too long. He says he caught hail Colum bia for being crazy enough to trv to buy cotton. Th?n when they finally let him know the truth, there was the deuce to pay because he was fool enough to believe those rascals any of the time. All it.!. - i /mi mis pui ivir. craves in a a fighting: notion and he came down to frail the perpetrator of this outrage to a frazzle. The cool morning air and a spin in his Ford helped to drive the fe ver otf; and thus there were no fatalities Now, you know why we were afraid to tell it until several days had passed, and as our fighting editor has refused to serve any longer, we are a bit shaky at the knees as this goes into print. Emperor's Heart Put In Silver | Cup Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary died last week, and is succeeded bv Archduke Charles Francis, a comparatively young man. Medieval cere monies were held in connection with the burial of the aged monarch, who was 8(> years old and who had ruled more than 60 years. The following dispatch tells of someot these ceremonies: Vienna, Wednesday, Nov. 22. ?Via London, Nov. 23.?(Delaved)?This afternoon a death mask of Emperor Francis Joseph was taken as a preliminary to the embalming of the body and its removal to the Hofburg, j where he will lie in state. The | heart will be sealed in a silver cup while the intestines, lungs and stomach will be placed in a copper urn. The body must be transferred from the Schoenbrunn Palace to the Hofburg in the dead of night, drawn bv six black horses. The certege will be accompanied by torch bearers and the outriders also will carry torches. After them will come a squadron of cavalry and a part of the mounted guard. The hearse will be preceded by the court couriers, the Lord Steward and the court chamberlains in carriages drawn each by six horses. After the hearse will come a carriage con taining the heart in its silver cup, followed by officers of the bodyguard, palace officials and ? I* nr%? soiaiers. i ne cortege will move met by Emperor' Charles and the Archduke and at the Black Earle stairs whence they will ac company the body into the chapel of the Hofburg where iKvill lie in state and be viewed by the public Birds Fight Boll Weevils David R, Coker writing to the Columbia State has the follow ing to say in regard to the value of birds to the farmer: The South Carolina Audubon society has recently published a survey of bird life, which is most interesting, and possesses much value in view of the ap proach of the boll weevil Every citizen in the State should try to get hold of a copy of this pamphlet, read it carefully and follow its suggestions. The farmer has no more valuable ally in the campaign against the boil weevil than the bird. The bob white, meadow lark and the kill deer plover are three of the most valuable boli weevil destroyers, and should be especially protected. I believe the legislature should place an embargo on the killing of these birds (if not upon all bird shooting) for the next five years so that they will have an opportunity to increase to such an extent as to materially help in checking the weevil. A few months ago 1 went over a large farm in North Carolina upon which shooting has been absolutely prohibited for several years. It seemed to be stocked with thousands of bob whites, as we were Hushing I them along the road every few J hundred yards. Some were so ; tame that they scarcely got out j of the way of the automobile. If every farm in South Carolina were as well stocked I do not be lieve the boll weevil would do 50 per cent, of the damage which it has caused in the terri tory further West. David R. Coker. Harlsville. Cheraw Hand Loses Life in Cottonseed Cheraw, Nov. 24.?About 4 fj o'clock yesterday morning:, tc Enoch Adams, one of the hands c on the night shift at the Cheraw ^ oil mill, was smothered to death ^ by cotton seed falling on him. a There were no witnesses to the tl accident, but the most plausible li theory is that while pushing ^ seed from the funnel to the v trough he went to sleep. When ^ found, his feet and hands were h sticking out, and his head and body were covered with seed n that had fallen on him while in e this condition. ? u New Road To Savannah d The Slate. P I nawnres to many Jof us the y Seaboard Air Line Railroad company completed its link ? from Charleston to Savannah, " except that the bridge over Broad river in Beaufort county remains to he built. Within a v few months "Seaboard" trains * will run from the far South [J through Charleston to the north ^ ern terminus of the company's ^ lines. The new line penetrates 8: a region of rare though almost d forgotton fertility that is even now at the beginning of a new n development that in a tew years s will astonish men who have been familiar with it for genera- c tions. 1< Treasurer's Itinerary J I will be at the following j places on dates given: \\ allace's. December 1st, Frida-.. c * TeiterSOti. I/t\ e'nrnE* ZtU 4 , . , Q fTuesday. ^ Pageland, December Oth, Wednesday. Y Cash's December 8th, Friday. ? W. A. DOUGLASS. u Treasurer Chesterfield County. ^ ; d Every Community Should Have ^ Debating Society There should be a debating S society at every school house, & and in this connection the following thoughts from the Pro n gressive Farmer are worthy of s consideration: v We have often noted the good effects of such societies in differ- f ent communities, and the trans- fc formation that takes place in a t boy?or even in an older man? c is often wonderful. Instead of a a beginner with unsteady knees r and stammering tongue, you s soon have a speaker whose eves t] flash with the spirit of contest r and whose voice has nrnnirert!^ the ring of earnestness and con- v viction g Remember that speaker* ore * not born, but made, and that it o lies within the power of every c Southern farm hoy, whether his tl father is renter or land owner, to h become a speaker. And as we a have often pointed out, farmers a SI suffer in legislation and often _ fail to get their public rights in many other respects, simply be \ cause they lack trained spokes- J men. This is another reason J therefore for having a debating J society in every farm neighbor- J hoou. J The man who can think well J and logically on his feet will be- J come a leader of men. lie will J nr*l Ki>/>rtnui - ..w. "VWMIIW ? lidiaii lUUICiy uc | f cause he is eloquent or fluent, |< or a master of prettv phrases, < hut he will become a leader be- < cause in becoming a proficient < jspeakt r he has become a profic- < ienl thinker. Debating teaches < j him to go to the bottom of every j | question, and this habit of thor- < joughness helps him in all future < | life and work. p What Is An Editor? A little boy was asked by his it her to write an essay on Edi>rs, and here is the result: "Don't know how newspapers ame to be in the world. I on't think God does for he ain't ot anything to say about them nd editors in the Bible. I think le editor is one of the missing nks you read about, and stayed 1 the bushes until after the ood and then he came out and /rote the thing up and has been ere ever since. I don't think e ever died. "I never saw a dead one and ever heard of one getting hckd. Our paper is a mighty good ne, but the editor goes without nderclothes all winter and on't wear no socks and pa ain't aid his subscription since the aper was started. I ast pa if lat was why the editor had to lick the juice out of snowballs i w inter and go to bed when he lad his shirt washed in summer, ind then?pa took me out to the woodshed and licked me awful, f a editor makes a mistake ilks sav he ought to be hung; ut if a doctor makes a mistake e buries it and the people das ant say nothing, because the octor can read and write Latin. "When the editor makes a listake there is a lawsuit and wearing a big fuss; but if a docir makes one there is a funeral, ut flowers and perfect silence. ^ doctor can use a word a yard mg without knowing what it leans, but if the editor uses one e has got to spell it. If the octor goes to see another man's ife he charges for the visit, but l the editor goes he gets a harge of j^uckshot. When the XXIX uviwi Kcia UIUUK 11 is a cast: 01 eing overdone by the heat, and he dies it is from heart trouble. Vhen the editor gets drunk it is case of too much booze and f he dies it is the jimjams. iny old college can make a octor, but an editor has to be orn." prinklers to Be Put on Fords lonroe Journal. Everytime the Legislature fleets Doctor John Blair has ome pet bill that he brings forvard to be passed by the Solons. "his time he is going to get Jon. Jim Price to introduce a ill requiring all Ford automobile owners to attach a sprinkler >n the rear of their cars. The ttachment would work auto natically with the gasoline tank, o when the sprinkler empties, he gas tank would also need a efilling. Neither would the ma hine work if the water tank vere emptv, even though the asoline tank was full. About wenty gallons of water would [ill on the dust to every gallon f gas consumed by the mahine. Doc. pi onuses to make tie appliance if Mr. Price will ave the bill passed. The Doc. Iso considers this his pet scheme, s it would remedy a great nuiance. iwKmMbMbmi It The Meis ? A MAJJE QUARTET THREE PIANISTS AS This is the second num for this winter and com* ' evening November 30th. this number. It promise merriment wiih the Dest At Pageland School Ai evening at 8 o'clock. Agrde Upon Withdrawal oi: Army from Mexico Atlantic City, N. J , Nov. 21.Withdrawal ot 'the American troops who went into Mexico it pursuit of Francisco Villa after the Columbus raid, and the pa troling of the border bv the respective armies of the United States and Mexico, was agreed to in a protocol siened here late today by the members of the American-Mexican joint com mission seeking to adjust differences between the two countries. Adjournment of the conference session was taken immediately to allow Alberto J. Pani, one of the Mexican commissioners, to go to Mexico to place the proposals before ldrst Chief Carran/.a for approval. Hughes Concedes Wilson's Victory Lakewood, N. J? Nov. 22.? Charles E. Hughes, Republican, candidate for president in the recent election, tonight sent to President Wilson a telegram congratulating him on his reelection. In his telegram Mr. Hughes said: "Because of the closeness of the vote I have awaited the official count in California and now that it has been virtually completed permit me to extend to you my congratulations upon your reelection. I desire also to express my best wishes for a successful administration." "I see they are now manufacturing asbestos shingles which will not burn," teacher. . wen, a^aon*r:.now nrryni their not burning:," said the boy z reflective]}'. "1 guess it will depend on how they are used." "My college certainly takes an interest in its graduates," said Jones to Smith. "How's that?" asked Smith. "Why, here 1 get a note from the dean saying he will be glad to hear of the death of any of the alumni." Mt. Morah Lodge, No. 58, A F. M. f 0'/',' 'r^\] There will be a special communication of Mt Moriah Lodge No. 5S A. V. M. held on Monday, December Ith at 5 p. in. tor the purpose of receiving and referring petitions for membership, also for elect in tr officers for the next Masonic year, after which the Ixnlgo will repair to Macedonia Lodge No. 2 19 at Jefferson for the purpose of conferring the M. M. degree on our candidates. T. W. Turner, \Y. M. K. 11. Nelson, Sec. * mmmwf t c tersingers * * rUUK bULOlh liS f ET OF ORGAN CHIMKS X X ber of the Lyceum Course ^f ss to Pageland Thursday X You ought not to miss ^ ;s an evening of fun and If of music and singing. X nditorium, Thanksgiving 2 * * 44444A444444