The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, October 18, 1922, Image 1
Vol. 13 No. 6 " PAGELAND, S. C.^^ WEDNES^^tORNING, OCTOBER 18 1922. ~ $1.00 per year
OUR EXCHANGES
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The Kershaw Era.
* It was a very gracious act on
the part of the railroads in South
Carolina to announce that they
will transport Confederate veterans
free to and from the State
Fair. Sometimes the railroads
Ret accused of being: soulless
corporations,- - but occasionally
some event transpires in their
experience which indicates that
they are not altogether soul (ess
and we take pleasure in calling
attention thereto in this instance
and add a word of commendation
for this fine consideration
shown the old Vets. We believe
the old fellows of the '60s will
aDoreciate it.
The Journal and Review.
The reaction has set in. During
the past two weeks ot the
many cases heard in the Aiken
court of General Sessions there
was but one acquittal. Two important
murder trials were completed
with n conviction of the
defendants and each was denied
? t.:ai ? hi.
a ucw iimi uuu ictcivcu u 111c
sentence for his crime promptly,
i The people have at last awaken^^dto
a realization of the deplorV
situation the Southland has
bcwt placed in by its scarlet list
of homicides, and the day seems
here when a proper regard for
d human life and just punishment
| for its destruction shall be deI
manded of all men. Without
reference to the two Aiken cases
Hlfeparticular. there has been
^^^^RfeB^aJl.pYer the State a set
the part of petit
" mi mmo Kir
? va^usv mj
Willbriiisr about its good
effect.
i ne apariaoDurg lournai.
Everybody is praising governor.
Harveyjor the fight be has
been making fortheenforcement
of law and the punishment of
crime in South Carolina. One
of the men in this community
who has watched his course with
high satisfaction, said yesterday:
"I do not think anything that
could be said in approval of
Governor Harvey's course would
be extravagant. For the first
time in years the Law has found
voice and the people rejoice. I
did not think he would do it; but
he has done it. The fact that he
has kept his oath of office, that
he has not thought of what effect
his official course might have on
- his political future, would suggest
that a legislative or constitutional
provision providing that
no Governor of South Carolina
should be eligible to more than
one term in that office.
Such a provision would make
the occupant of the office indifferent
to whatever clamor might
be made by spiritual advisors, deserving
dependents, /'conscientious
objectors," impressionable i
tpmnlo* Koarinot
I w?a?u|( l IVTVU9 IU
I bloody-handed men condeohned
I by the law to long imprisonment
I or execution. The judges have
I spoken with splendid spirit from
I the Bench; the Press almost withI
out exception has joined in the
I crusade against Crime; the Pul pit
fc will soon add its powerful influI
once to the movemet which unI
der the leadership of Governor
I Harvey has set the state on fire.
I "We" Editors
I MMatM said a newspaper man's
Hi OAA 44T frMAw nthif
IPVUf * auwT? ni1J cuuui 9 UIU
| them selves "we." "Why?" "So's
the msa that doesn't like the
article will think there are too
?P?97 ftoplt lor tym to tackle,"
i' m&$' Z
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IT IS SAID
i Care is an enemy 1o life.?
Shakespeare.
A work of real merit finds favor
at last.?A. Bronson Alcott.
That which is everybody's business
is nobody's business.?Izaak
Walton,
It is not what he has, nor even
what he does, which directly expresses
the worth of a man, but
what he is.?Amiel.
Heaven sometimes Hedges a
rare character about with. ungainliness
ami cdium, as the burr
that protects the fruit.?Emerson.
The eye of an avaritious man
cannot be satisfied with wealth,
any more than a well can be filled
with dew.?Saadi.
The Bible stands alone in human
literature in its elevated
conception of manhood, in character
and conduct.?Henry V/ard
Beecher.
Adversity is sometimes hard
upon a man; but for one man
who can stand prosperity there
are a hundred that will stand adversity.?Carlyle.
To judge human character
rightly, a man may sometimes
have very small experience provided
he has, a very large heart.
?Bulwer-Lytton.
Humility is the true proof ot
Christian virtue; without it we
retain all our faults, and they are
only covered by pride to hide
them fiom others, and often from
ourselves.?La Rochefoucauld.
Every man who can be a firstrate
something?as every man
can he whoJs a man at all-^iat
i no?RmTtn>e ftmtfpmr somte
thing; for a fifth-rate something
is no^ better than a first-rate noth
ing.?I. G. Holland.
Degrees infinite of lustre there
must always be, but the weakesi
among us has a gift, howevet
L seemingly trivial, which is peculiar
to hlmT^n^^fe^worth^
11 corl ti?* 11 1 ^ - fs a _ I- - -
%* jvvm mil uv a ^111 U19U IU file
race forever.?Rusk in.
It Does Not Pay
1. To "have a good time" al
the expense of an uneasy con*
science the next morning.
2. To lose our temper at the
expense of losing a friend.
3. To cheat a corporation at
the expense of robbing our own
souls.
4. To go to church in the
morning: if wc are planning: to
g:o to the devil in the evening:.
5. To have an enemy if we
can have a friend.
6. To sow wild oats if we
have to buv our own cron.
7. To spend the last half ot
life in remorse or regret for the
first half.
8. To be discourteous, irreverent,
cynical, cruel, or vulgar.
9. To give God the husks instead
of the heart.
10. To live at all unless we
live for all.
?Charles M. Sheldon.
Ad Apt Reply
A bright youth, undergoing
examination for admission to
on j of the departments at Wash-^
in. ton, found himself confronted
wi h the question:
44 vA/hai <a ttia /l.Btan/>a I
if umi 19 %uv uiamuvc huui IliC
eaulitothe sun?"
N >t having the exact number
of miles with him, he wrote in
reph:
"I im unable to state accurately,
but I don't think the sun is
near^enough to interfere with a
pro par performance of mv duties
if 1 hq\ this clerkship."
, Hv KM It?T?u? Siltlcutt,
High Tariff Hnrdles
Columbia Record
* Although the Republican ta JJj
boosters postponed that bluncflR
to the very eve of the congrfH
sional election, there is ev<e]H
sign today that the voters of tflj
nation will rise in their wrath aogi
rebuke the party at the cominK
battle of ballots, as they did oB
a former occasion. The womeifl
now armed with the sufferagjj
weapon will doubtless use it, ?
we may judge the future by tin
r?n oi
| puai. V
The present campaign remiaM
one forcibly- of the McKinf<?9
tariff which went into effecn
about 1890. The Republican?
were then in power and had ^9
majority in the House of Reprifl
sentives of 150 or more. TlMjl
people then, as now, began to rfl
bel against the higher price buH
den. A spool of thread that hafl
previously sold for 5 cents wafl
boosted to 8 or 10 cents, and
other necessary items followed
the upward price trend. ;
The women, then, as now proM
tested, but they were impotenfl
at the ballot box. But thai
women had enough influent^
with the men to turn the /'rasca9
out of power," and the Democrat*!
ic party defeated the Republicari3
in the succeeding fall electiooJ
overwhelmingly, winning thai
House of Representives by nefS|
ly 200 majroity. This yearjjM
would appear is a splendid t|j|M
for history to repeat itself. SB
gro workmen, who lost their job*
as a result of the dull times caused
by the tariff law in 1880, were
mobilized on the streets, following
the Democratic victoag^HM
to account foij H
as they called the^^HH||
allowed that they couldn't expect.
anything but defeat since
their party chiefs had sternfy rei
fused to "pay off the McKinley
t bill." Angry sounds, constantly
' gaining momentum at this time
from all angles of the hinterland
' indicate that somebody is preparl
uusTRrpay- 9?. the Ford ney-McCumber
biirftfivfalLRanks
of Confederate Vets RapIdlv
Thlnnlnn Ant
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Only 75,066 Confederate veterans,
out of the more than a million
who fought for the South
during the Civil War, are now
living, according to statistics
compiled by Col. Francis M. Burrows,
of the staffof Gen. Julian
S. Carr, commander-in-chief of
the United Confederate Veterans
Of this number 65,707 are draw
ing pensions, 1,859 are in soldiers'
homes and 7,500 are unknown.
The statistics show that 58,987
widows of Confederate soldiers
are receiving pensions and 667
negro veterans are in home.
Texas leads in the number of
surviving yeterans with 14.959
on the pension rolls and 256 in
homes. Georgia and Arkansas
stand next with 9,006 pensioners
and 105 and 100 respectively in
homes. _j
Statistics by states follow:
States Pensioners, In Homes
Alabama 4,306 70
Arkansas 9,000 100
Florida 1,471 33
Georgia 9,000 105
Kentucky 1,00 190
I MarvlanH *>*
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Mississippi 5,632 164
Missouri /I 1,200 286
Louisaoa 2,298 43 ~
North Carolina 6^250 120
Oklahoma 1,411 78
South Carolina 3,732 56
TpnnaiiM 1 AkX QA
- Of |
Texas 14,969 256 [
Virginia 4,982 214
West Virginia
WOT 1,150 Tf|
I Dryness Come To Stay.
Charlotte Observer.
r all the row that France,
land, our own or any other
itry may make over the re- w
tiry ruling: for the seas, liq- w
has gone from the vessels
|e ocean as surely as it has Fi
from the saloons on land,
K. .?_ . . _ i . Tji
ragxme ming yet 10 De acme is
Hue Shipping Board to adRHfcelf
to the new conditions G
^Mjfcvise ways and means by C]
the lost revenue may be
NiB|pd. The suggestion is ad- u
that lower rates might
HHade for the dry American s
Hb?and undoubtedly thtf?
Ip" ticket is a great Ameri- T
nducement. But after all
the revenue from sale of
IS of a really consequential B
i? Henry Ford's paper,
jpttearborn Independent, f
m a high official of the
Bwned White Star line as A
reported a falling off in T
H from the ocean saloon,
a change in attitude ']
Hbf the seagoing public in
Ifo the matter, lie argu- E
Is that formerly the tourists
Id a continental tolerance
puse of wines and spirits,
fthe adoption of prohibition,
yer, ocean liners have been ^
ted with a small but noisy
;ele of bibulous persons ?
e conduct has been as offee
as their mouthing of ?
bnal liberty" protests. The
nt eaoiilt Yioo KoAffi <% 4r% _
agwiai iwoun & ?*> uwu a lauiuj; J
l^npt the popularity of the bar
SBgg the more contained trav^ Jia^Tthe
most of their rare
"forjjnities to obtain prohibit- '
ed^JPJreranes.
Jin Automobile Conscience
r ? i
TJm a bin, red auto, and if I had
I ?1J L 1
irnj cvci mi WUUIU IMS TCU. '
It H ?uch an inviting: color, and,
. ;n I speed up an go through ]
^ ^country like a streak, there is
notjiiag: sombre about me. An ]
aut<> should suggest the power
and ioyous abandon of life any- "
% I'm a high-powered car, of
??y model and paid for without j
^Jprtgage, and what's more I go
^^hurch regularly, as every de- 4
_ l self-respecting car should.
, Bidn't always go, but I've re1
naA WTUn*. ?... C?*
i ? ^ Jfcui n uvu ixxy uvvuci tUSl
t?e he could hardly wait un- ,
giinday came. He was up at '
. tuning me up and getting 'Jy
tor a run into the country,
for jishing, golf or a picnic. He
jrally invited some other 5
-ch members, and I'm not
OK that it did them much ^
liarr?' yet !^e ^ay'8 P^easure ?1wav*
en<*ed a Questton I
S?was that really the best
to which I could be put on I
the pe8* ^ay ?* wee^^
^ jmine home one Sunday
Iron* 8 tr*p* * was cauKht
j, rainstorm without chains. I
skidf*et* on !^e country roac^s d
AiA J't m^an 1?) a?d slipped over
J^jnk and pitched the whole
JL?fy out. Fortunately, none
panHiurt, but my owner was badJJ^JlakeD.
He was quite sober,
515 his only remark on the way
WLe was, "Thankful I didn't
??f?k my fool neck."
wr?"Sxt Sunday he surprised me
. ^oing tochurch. The service t
Jt have gripped him, for I
P jd him say to the missus, ?
P.y'iVe missed a whole lot re- K
hayen't we?" ti
CCliU - c 1? r ? j
wiyjijw every ouuuuy i go ioaap7'MckinK
up tired children and tj
old people home from ?erJ;
,2 and out for a ride in the af- a
ihW00* weather is pleas- #
^VJtarnwt Worker, ti
WITH THE POETS
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Autumn
estern winds of autumn, sighing
Long- and low beneath the trees,
here the tinted leaves are lying,
Scarcely rustled by the breeze. 1
*iend of sorrow! bring thy balming \
Tn t.hn wonrv conn of atrffn.
ly thy quiet hand of calming
On the fevered pulse of life.
olden autumn, how I love thee!
With thy low, deep, mellow song,
Wanting round, beneath, above me.
Lessons thou hast taught me long;
*ssons of the heart's submission,
Breathing out a holy calm,
olemn chords of soul-contrition
Blending into one deep psalm.
eaching that in life's great myat'ry
There is autumn time for me,
fliere its dim, perplexing hist'ry
Merges into melody;
right the blooms of hope supernal
Youth's sweet hours before me spread,
ragrance that I dreamed eternal
Round my feet their petals shed.
.nd no more I weep, and wonder
How all loss evolveth gain,
^ pif j?ii 1 ft mil
breakfast to bed.
"I might push my way in,"
thought the Habit, Mbut then,
Every corner is filled, I'd be
turned out again.
It's no use to hang round; this is
no place for me,"
\nd it went off as downcast as
downcast could be.
But Tim's door stood open, not
far down the road;
Mo crowd wan about it, no bustle
it showed,
rhe hall was deserted, the study
was bare,
\nd the habit stepped in with a1
satisfied air. I
'Ah, here's what I want," it remarked
with a grin;
'I can settle in peace, and grow
into a Sin.
im's life is so idle and empty, I
see,
rhat it's just the right home for
an inmate like me."
>o it stayed and it grew till it filled
the whole place,
Vnd owned Jim in the bargain,
and brought him disgrace.
*oor Jim: Other boys, too, should
keep a lookout
or many Bad Habits go searching
about.
?Exchange.
Be Kind to the Old
Be kind and be gentle
To those who are old,
For dearer is kindness,
And better than gold.
Two Friends
"In-a-minute" is a bad friend,
le makes you put off what you
ught to do at once, and so he i
Pt? von into a err Pat HmI M i
oubls. ( i
"Right- A way" it a good friend. <
[e helps you to do pleasantly 1
nd quickly what you are asked I
> do, and he never gets you into i
WM* '
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IIVU^U Alio 9 UUHU*T C^UUCS U1UUUUI'
To the chaos of my pain;
Neath God's autumn winds of sorrow
Lies the promise of His spring!
[ope shall find in that glad morrow
Bright, eternal blossoming.
?Selected.
The Empty Place
l homeless Bad Habit went
searching one day
tor a 8pot where it snugly could
settle and stay;
t hung round Fred's door for
three hours by the clock,
Jut neyer found courage to step
up and knock.
The place was too ousy and
crowded, you see.
RELIGIOUS MATTERS
A Higher Destiny
We are born for a higher destiny
than that of earth; there is a
realm where the rainbow never
fades, where the stars will be
9pread before us like islands that
slumber on the ocean, and where
the beings that pass before us
like shadows will stay in our
presence forever.? Lytton.
A lUonloMoil RiKIn
ra nvyivvivu uiv|L
A neglected Bible means a
starved and strengthless spirit;
a comfortless heart; a barren life;
and a grieved Holy Ghost. If
the people, who are now perpetually
running about to meetings
for crumbs of help and comfort,
would only stay at home and
search their Bibles there would
be more happiness in the Church,
and more blessing in the world.
It is prosaic counsel; but it is
true.?F. B. Meyer.
Keeping the Heart
If we are to keep our hearts
with all diligence, we must be
kept by the power of God and
that power is not merely to make
division outside the beleagured
fortress which may force the beseigers
to retreat and give up
their effort, but is to enter in and
possess the soill which it wills to
defend. It is when the enemy
sees that new succors have, in
some mysterious way. been introduced,
that he gives up his
seige. It is God in us that is our
for ourselves. What is it to be
patient? It is in your experience
and in mine a practical exercise
for which life gives us daily opportunity.
We are not patient
when we are unamiable, although
we may bear up against _
hardships with grim fortitude.
- ? - -
io oe patient and fretful at one
and the same time is impossible.
Whoever would be patient must
be cheerful, and to be cheerful
in the face of discouragement,
to be patient when things go
wrong and to maintain optimism
when physically depressed are
about as difficult as to walk into
a den of lions or, in the words of
the hymn, "to face a frowning
world."
Giving Is Getting
Giving is getting. This principle
is true in many departments
of life. Bodily strength comes
from its expenditure, not from
Its hoarding. Every wise use of
a muscle adds to the power of
that muscle. An arm carried in
a sling for its preservation stiffens
and withers. An arm which
swings a great hammer takes on
i ? ?*?
iHrxeueas auu vigor wnn every
generous sweep through the air.
It is use, not the possession ot
any material treasure, that gives
it the highest value. Merely to
have it bears no comparison in
pleasureableness with its right
employment. Well-filled library
shelves are of no benefit to their
owner so long as the books remain
there unopened. But the
best volume on those shelves
would have an added value to
its user if it were "read to pieces,"
as one might say. Money gathororl
an/1 Irani fnr !te mun ealra
WftVM HU%K nvpi *v? IIO V/TT U OUAV
increases the discontent and
cravings of its holder; while money
spught and handled for its
beneficent uses gives pleasure
and satisfaction to him who em*
rtoy? tt,?G. T. P. HallocK.
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