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ijwf The pagfland journal ">Sv ' Vol. 4 NO. 27 PAGELAND. S. C., WEDNESfiAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1914 $1.00 per year Lancaster court Proceedings. Lancaster, March 14.?The March term of the court of general session, which convened here Monday morning, adjourned sine die yesterday afternoon. The court of common pleas will convene Monday for the trial of civil cases. The following cases were tried and disposed of during the week: Ed Caston, negro for obtaining money under false pretense and disposing of property under lien, was found guilty in both cases and given a fine of $200 or labor on the public works for one year in the first case, and in the second case he was sentenced to pay a fine ol $150 or labor for nine months. Oscar Taylor, charged with arson, was found not guilty. George Ellis and Jack Ellis were acquitted of the charge of murder. Tried on a charge of lar ceny, William Ballard was found not guilty. J. Thomas Black mon, charged with the murdei of a negro named Jim Baskin, on March 8, was acquitted. Waltei Stacks, tried yesterday for the murder of Robert Davis, a negrc was found not guilty. Patrick Items. The warm sunshine is pleas ant after sj much snow and sleet Quarterly conference was held here in the Methodist church Saturday. Rev. Tyler preached, ' as Presiding Elder Massabeau J was suffering with a headache d x# y. 1 ? ivcv. massaoeau preacnen an ex? cellent sermon Sunday. 1 Mrs. Alleine Ingram who has ^Ji^j^nBaltimore hospitalaboul ^to sit up shortly. T spe'ncP KM in sr a while with her son Mr. D. M. McNair. Prayer meetings are held on Wednesday evenings. Mr. W. ]. Tiller made an in teresting talk on farming at the |^H| school house Friday. A large elephant, valued at $6,000, became unruly and strayed from its keener, as a waamn r y ? circus was on its way from Mc Bee to have a performance here Tuesday evening. The animal created great excitement. It was chased by about 4 hundred men and killed about 8 miles this side of Hartsville. Mr. A. A. Douglass Sr., spent Monday and Tuesday in town. Rev. A. W. White will preach here on Friday evening, March 27th, at 7:30 and on Sunday following at 11 a. m. I Rev. Owens of Chesterfield attended conference her SaturRev. B. D. Thomas will leave fthis week for Huggins, Va His wife and four children will return with him. They will occupy the home of Mr. J. E. Williams. | Notice. | The County Board of Equalization will meet in the Auditor's Office at 10:30 a. m., Tuesday. March the 24th 1914. T. W. Eddins, County Auditor. Notice To Cattle Owners: Anyone having cattle under quarantine and wishing to move same should apply to me for permits to avoid . trouble. Geo. A. Plexico, Cattle Inspector Chesterfield Co. Monuments It will pay you to see me before placing an order for Monuments, Headstones, or anything in cemetery work. Material and Workmanship guaranteed. John W. Quick, Papeland, S, C. ) Elephant Killed Near Hartsville. Hartsville, March 11.?South Carolina's well established record for big game shooting was broken tonight when the biggest animal to be dispatched in this county in its history fell before the onslaught of a large party of well armed men. An exceed ingly robust female elephant 1 was the victim of the attack by : citizens of the community armed with guns and other weapons. The hunt and execution oc i curred about eight miles from Hartsville near the residence of : C. C. Winburn. The mammal ! was killed about 9 o'clock after : more than 100 shots had been , fired into her body. The most violent excitement followed the , announcement that a member i of jungle's royalty was at large in the neighborhood. Wild ru uiuio o^/icau ui utilllil^c 1 done by the big beast and as they traveled they grew like Topsy and the snowball. In i vestigation indicates that no damage resulted for any but the s unfortunate animal. > News of the chase and death of the elephant was brought to Hartsville late tonight by residents of the town who have viewed the remains. The elephant is supposed to I have escaped from a circus dur( ing a train wreck. The animal was first seen near the tracks of | the Seaboard Air Line railway. The pursuers and defenders of the country's safety have not learned the name of the beast nr\r to in frvrmofi/\r* lw.?? .. I iivi to luiuuuauuu ui UC1 U1SIU1 \ . available at this time. [ Hartsville, March 12.?The large elephant killed eight miles 1 frof^HaTtsvittSSBSrht^ttftrelong-"' ed to a small circus, which exhibited at McBee a day or so ago. The owner came to Harts ville this morning. He did not understand how the trainer allowed the beast to escape, the value of which was $6,000. There is general regret over the slaughter, however. This was due to the great excitemnnt among the people of the neigh borhood over the appearance of the jungle inhabitant. The elephant was tame, but was worked into a frenzy by the excited i followers who waged battle against it. T* !- J - ? ii is unuersiooci mat me snow carried only one elephant so ot course the loss is en unusually ( heavy one. The mystefy is now cleared. There was no train wreck. Exciting: rumors are afloat today and talk of elephantine size is heard on all sides such as offering solutions as to "What 1 wouiu have have done, i had I been there " Patrick, March 12.? The big 1 female elephant killed near here i yesterday on Big Juniper creek escaped from a wagon circus which was booked for Patrick Tuesday. A crowd had assembled here for the performance and wonder was expressed at the ' nonappearance of the circus, i when news was received that j the elephant had broken bounds , and was at large. The animal created great excitement. Many of the citizens had never before < seen an elephant. 1 The posse that took up the beast's trail grew until it was < sairl that fnllir mnn ? J I11V/11 VVCIC ' joining in the chase. One man says that he fired (>0 shots from < a magazine pistol into the ani- < mal. Men who were in at the i death say that not less than 6,000 1 shots were fired during the hunt, t The elephant became unruly < and broke away from its keeper j as the circus was proceeding 1 from McBee to Patrick. 1 A report from the camp of the < Which Food do You Eat. Below are a number of 7/alu > able suggestions as to the digestibility of a number of foo^ls. * This is taken from the Home .v department of the Progressive 1 Farmer: s Leaders in digestibility, mak a ing the race in from one to two * hours, are the baked apples, the ^ eggs, fish and venison, with milk 1 a close second; then the turkey, a duck, oyster and beef; while tew bread, the potato, the tur- v nip and cheese come next; then F amon?' ihe rnnro inrticroctihlo products?four or five hours in 1 the race?unfortunately come three that are most popular of c all foods on the farm?cabbage, N pork and veal. Jam and the v crab bring up the rear, while we r see slowly coming up aroqpd ^ the corner the worst thing of all for digestibility, alcoholic drinks. When will our farm people s make a closer study of the diges v tibility of foods and use more of v these foods that are first in the J "Digestibility Race" and fewer of those that are in the rear? ^ Baked apples and eggs should certainly be found almost daily v on the farmer's table, and fish .v should be more frequently bought?a very cheap food. It is a ^ shameful fact, too, that few farm a families use milk as abundantly s as they ought. It should not be forgotten, s however, that cooking can alter the position of any of these in s the race. If apples and eggs J were fried in lard it would send them to the rear of the process- ^ ion. Raw oysters almost dqgest v themselves, but boiled hard]and s long they are lik^^olele^^r. *As~$rd?oCrti1y ^ of chicken is most digestible, . while the leg muscles are not. j In the fireless cooker, however, V it all becomes digestible. Jam, which lags toward the ^ rear, is indigestible in the degree |j of the concentration of its solu- ^ tion only. That is, the jam eaten alone would irritate the lining of the stomach and intestines, j. thus justifying its place in the ^ picture, but if judiciously diluted ^ by being spread on bread, moves up in the march. Similarly, c candy eaten in quantities may v be harmful, but good candy in p moderation, when there is food y in the stomach to dilute it, is not F only a valuable food but may a walk beside milk and oysters, J, while sugar, as we get it in raw fruits, could link arms with bak- y ed apples and eggs that have u been cooked in simmering water. v Nor must it he forgotten that this picture represents the length of time the food remains in the stomach and not its comparative ^ nourishment. For instance, the / hen and cabbage walk along d almost together, but the cabbage yields to the body only 165 cal ones 01 neat and energy per ^ pound of food, while the fowl ^ gives 1,045, or six and a third \ times as much h Most of the worrv of the day ^ comes from something that happened th night before. C Some peoqle are like blotters, e they absorb information, but [ can't use it. circus today says that several ^ 3ther animals are threatening to *nake their escape and some of he lions and tigers may gai^ 0 heir liberty. The citizens of thp \ community are on guard and S i successful break for liberty is nade by the other animals th<' ate of the elephant yvill be visit I id op them. I fjb J The Swimmin' Hole. V. J. R., in Charlotte Observer. It soon will be time to go to he swimmin'hole. You know vhere it is just around the bend n the river, where the sycamore tretches its protecting arms ibove the green pool in which hs 'sunfish darts about. Have ou forgotten the way we used o dive off the springin' board ind the water battles we had? ^ve you forgotten what we vore? No you haven't. The irimeval fashion of those aticesors who skipped carefree about n Eden was observed. A 12ear-old boy. What meaner Teature in the world is there; i vhat better creature in the I vorld is there! You surely have i 1't forgotten when you were 12,! .hesty and a man for a' that. The meanest boy was the highest man. The boy who could , wear with the best technique vas the better man. The boy vho knew best schemes for , >ranks and devilment was the 'leader." But there is theswiminin' hole, iave yon forgotten the time vhen Pa said to you, "Sou we vill go to the river today for a ittle swim? I don't want you to 'row to manhood without ha /in' tcquired the necessary art of wimmin'." Dern your hide, do rou remember winkin' up your leeve when Pa said that? Do you remember when at the wimmin' hole Pa with old time ihilosophy grabbed your little tody and chucked you in over our head? That was the only vay to teach a kid to swim, he aid. Dickens take your little ( oul, do you remember how, water, yotfHMfl ight to the bottom and stayed ( here for several minutes, and in , tie meantime Pa was wrestlin' , /ith a shoe which seemed to /ant to stick to his foot? Male- ( ictions on your mischievous ttle head; do you remember , ow Pa with the liver frightened . ut of him jumped into the river d save his child, his handsome ttle son, his dear little lad?and ( ow you grabbed him by the Dot and "drug" him under, j /hile he sputterin; pantin' and;, ussin; knew as quick as a flash | /hat had happened? You sure . 1 ?? e t Y xr.iveii i lorgouen now wnen j ou "came up." anil looked at , 'a with his knuckles in his eyes , nd snortin' like a young horse, ou heard things that you would ather not repeat in a parlor. Bless your poor little sr.ul, do 1 ou remember to what strange ise Pa put the bedroom slipper 1 k'hen lie got you home? i Field Day Committees. Committee on Arrangement. . \\r i r-u.: tv. j. Aiuci, v^iiuiniiMii; I Messrs. B. J. Douglass, Emslie irmfield, J. C. Rivers, T. R. Ed- ' ins, J. A. Welsh, and Julius Mc ' iregor. Committee on Dinner. Mrs. T. B. Owen, Chairman; lesdames Preston Odom, Tom lullovjoe Hanna,James Griggs V. A. Rivers, Preston Dougiss, Misses Mary Ilanna, Mary ' raig and Maud Redfearn. Committee on Parade. , Misses Charlye Kimball, Theo , )rtman, Nan Laney, Irone Row11, Messrs. Lesesne Craig, C. C. )ouglass and J. C. Rivers. Committee on AthleticsMessrs. L. J. Still well. W. Y. >ooley, S. L. Ducketl, II. W. ! imith and II. L. Dickson. Com. on Literary Contests. Misses Alexina Evans, Eleanr Godfrey, Mrs. W. P. Pollock, tessrs. K. A. Rouse and L. J. ( itillwell. Judges Athletic Events. 1 Messrs. G. A. Sherrill, J, R. < 'arker, David Ilunljey, Cliqs. livers and L, L. Byrd. . w. Pitts-Hennessee Case Tried. The Monroe Enquirer records the facts in the trial in Burke count>\ N. C., last week as follows: The Pitt Hennessee feud has been tried in Burke county Superior court this week. On Ja .uary 18, 1913, at Glen Alpine, six miles from Morganton, the Pitts and the Hennessees had a battle the like of which has not been seen in this State in the time of peace. Eleven men took part in the fight and the weannns used were guns, pistols, knives, rocks and sticks. Over 100 shots were fired and about 1<>0 Knife wounds were inflicted to sav nothing of the bruises. Gorman Pitts died from the effect of his wounds and Dr. E. A. Hennessee was tried for killing him, the charge being first degree murder. Dr. Hennessee was acquitted. Nine of the combatants are being tried Dr. Hennessee had enough wounds on his body to have killed four ordinary men, but he is of such strong constitution that he lived through it. Dr. E. A. Hennessee and Mr. W. D. Pitts were each fined $100 and taxed with $500 costs. Each was required to give bond in the sum of $2,000 to keep the peace for five vears towards each other and all othf?r rpcir1f?ntc North Carolina. Mr. M. N. Hennessee, former county commissioner and brother of the doctor, was fined $25. Robert and Valley Hennessee, young sons of the doctor, were discharged. Able, Garfield and Erwin Pitts, the first a brother and the two others sons of W. D. Pitts, were ^ned $2^each. Jo.hn Kiser, a souiehoty autwn into the fight in the excitement only to be routed by a pistol, was fined $1. M. N. Hennessee and Able Pitts were placed under $200 peace bond each for three years. These persons are to show good behavior annually at the March term. Notes from Cheraw. Chcraw Chronicle. The hotel at Big Springs is being pushed as rapidly as the weather conditions will allow. It is expected to have the building all ready for business by the first of May. Mr. C. F. Pendleton, of our citv has the contract to build and fit up the hotel. Mr. C. L. Haley, brought a monstrous specimen of "hen fruit" to the Chronicle office yesterday. The egg measured 7 and one half x 8 inches and weighed a quarter of a pound. Charley says he is going to put it under one of his hens and promises to lei us know the "outcome." A very distressing, and what came near being a very serious accident occured yesterday afternoon at the corner near the Bank ofCheraw, when Mr. George Wormack in his automobile ran into little Leroy Covington, who was riding his bicycle. Mr. Womack, who by the way is one of the most careful drivers in the town, did every thing in his power to avoid a collision but did not quite succeed. Had he not been such a careful driver nothing could have prevent ed a very serious accident. As it was the little boy was only badly shaken up and suffered several severe bruises, and his bicycle was ruined. Don't neglect your children s eves, bring them to Pageland on Monday orTue day, March 23rd or 24th and have their eyes examined and glasses fitted by Dr. Smith at Pageland Drug Co, (AdvertlMintnt) Preserving Eggs. i A reader asks: I. "How Ions: will fresh eggs keep when packed in pure salt, and what is the effect on eggs? 2. Can yon tell me anything about Cypher's Egg Preservative? lie claims that it will keep fresh eggs strictly in good usable and marketable conditions for six to 10 | months. Please tell me weather li win ao to depend on or not." Answer?If packed in dry salt, with a layer two or three inches deep above the top layer of eggs and stored in a cool, dry place, it is believed eggs will keep several months. I heve had no experence whatever with the Cypher's Incubator Company's "Guaranteed Egg Preservative," but the reliability of the company is such that I would not hesitate a moment in using it. I should say it is simply a matter of the cost. An absolutely reliable egg preservative is water-glass (sodi um silicate). This should not cost over 50 to 60 cents a gallon (from any good drug store), I wtli<*tl will mnlrrt 1 .mi inane CUUUIJ11 bOllltiOn to preserve 50 dozen average sized eggs. Use water that has been boiled and cooled. Use one quart of water glass to each 18 or 20 quarts of boiled water. Put the solution in a deep earthenware jar, being careful at all time to have at least two inches of solution above top layer of eggs. - * No matter what preservative | is used, eggs for storing should be from hens that do not run with males; that is, non-fertilized eggs. They must be fresh, clean, ^ and free from any cracks.?F. J. ^ Rrlir Progressive Farmer *? Explaining the Telegraph. As a general rule the telegraph no longer arouses the wonder and awe that it did in our grandfathers. In remote countries, however, there are still people who have never heard of it, or who are unable to understand it. Das Echo tells of the perplexity that the telegraph caused in a small village of ltosnia. TIlP {rovormnnt lv.id incto11r*r1 - r> ~ *,w%4 ?ukjiuuvu a telegraph line from Prijedor to Bihatsch. "What is the meaning of this wire?" asked the astonished inhabitants of a village through which the line happened to pass. "It's a telegraph," said the headman of the village, who had been in consultation with the officials. "One can send a mes sage along this wire, straight here from to Stamboul." The villagers were incredulous. "That is impossible. IIow can a message run along a wire? The headman thought awhile; then he hit upon the proper ex planation. "Imagine," he said, "a dog that is terribly long, and whose tail is stretched like the wire on these poles; imagine that his tail is so long that he reaches from here to Stamboul. Now, suppose we pinched his tail here. Wouldn't he howl in Stamboul?" The villager understood. Little Use. A month old Jersey calf was nibbling at the grass in the yard and the summer girl eyed it doubtfully. "Tell me," she said, turning impulsively to her host ess, "does it really pay to keep as small a cow as that?"?Linn incott's Magazine. A gentleman was walking along the side of a canal one evening and saw a little boy intent on fishing. He asked, "My little man, how many fish have you caught?" "Well, sir," he said, looking up brightly, "when I've ketchea another, I'll have one."?Philadelphia Ledger.