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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.
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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 ?
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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
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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?
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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.
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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.