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-**" - 1" > - l * ' * THE PAGELAfylD JOURNAL Vol. 4 NO. 28 PAGELAND. S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1914 $1.00 per year _ TV- r- iw I m~ ni:? a t?.. j I ? ? - - - M UV MS UIIVH15 u?v? The editor of Charity and Children expresses our senti- < ments so well in the following 1 daragraph that it is hardly nec- 1 essary to say more. This comment is timely and we give it 1 space tn the hope that good may come of it. "This paper has never been wild on the dancing question. In fact it has always held that some churches are too hard on . silly dancers, turning them out without a moments notice, and the motion being made sometimes by red-nosed drunkards: but of late there has come a craze dver the country on dancing that, we are told, is damag ing the moral tone of society to an alarming degree. The new /4/im Vimrn hnrtti <nf r^/lurt uaiJtco uini iiavc uccli iuuuuul ed are said to be course and comtnori. Of course we all know where they had their origin, and those who have seen them tell us that they reek with the foul atmosphere from which they have femerged into our ball rooms. What is worse, the prac tice is rapidly spreading. For a while dancers were confined principally to the Episcopalian young ladies of the community, with a sprinkling of Presbyterians. Now it is not uncommon for Methodist and Baptist girls to yield- themselves into the arms of strangers on ball room flrwrs Rpppntlv an ntfiror r?f one of our churches went to one of the dignitaries of the church and asked him to suggest a remedy for the degeneracy of church members in this respect. "Oh well," replied this preacher, "we 7 ; x it 1-A it _ i iuigui as wen tei me gins go. fchsy?ace to 4ance^ an\L Jiow and we cannot help it,** "We are still opposed to dealing harshly with these girls. They do not know any better. They ought to be admonished by flieir pastors, and if the parents of these young ladies haven't sense enough to see where the 4hing is leading their children, the church as a whole ought to stana so strongly against the practice, that the sentiment of the congregation will at least deter the girls with brains in fVlOtr Urvn/1 o ~ -? iuvii iicaus iiuui cugd^iuj; 111 any exercise so pernicious as the tango or the turkey trot. After all it is not the money but the dense of acongreation that wins out in the end. Men who can think are always able to rise higher than men who can merely buy; and if the thinking people of the community will stand against any social vvil, it may flourish for a time, but will finally have to go. It is deplorable that the revival of interest in the dancing business comes when the dances have degenerated into vulgar and salacious form. Our whole social life is nn a sending moral scale. The modesty of our womanhood seems to be discredited. The girl who maintains her self respect is a wall flower. But this is only a passing wave. It is not and cannot be a permanent condition. After awhile the pendulum will i??J -t owiu? uutK, aim ine inic, SWCCt, modest woman will come into her own." The Bald Fact. The Vicar?Why . dont you comb your hair before coming j to school? The Boy?Haven't got no comb, sir. j The Vicar?Why don't you use your father's comb? The Boy?Father hasn't got no comb, sir, 5 The Vicar?Well, how does s your father comb his hair, then? l The Boy?Father hasn't got < oo hair.?Sketch. nun \/utc n. iu ueaa. Jefferscn, March 18?Mrs Olive A. Cato, wife of \V. A, Cato of theBuffalo section ofKer shaw county, died Sunday, aftei being confined to her bed foi eight days. She had been in failing health for several years. She was born in Chesterfield county on November 28, 1840 and therefore over 74 years o age. She was i daughter of tin late J. S. Horton of Chesterfielc county. There is left behind tc mourn the death of this goot woman her husband, one soi and two daughters. The son i; Burrell Cato. The daughter are Mesaames Julia Raley ant Winnie Byrd. Besides her thret children she leaves three broth ers and three sisters, 15 grand children and a host of relative and friends to mourn her death. The brothers are; J. L.. J. R and G. L. Z. Horton, and the sis ters, Miss Winnie A. Horton ant Mesdames Mary Sowell ant Candis Johnson, all of Chester field. She had been a consisten member of Mt. Pisgah churcl for over 50 years and was laid t< rest in the cemetery there yester day. Funeral ser voices were con ducted by her pastor, the Rev Mr. Cupsted of Blaney. A Mule 37 Years Old. Lancaster News. Probably the oldest mule ii Lancaster county, owned by Mi Lewis Cole, of P'easant Hil died Monday night March 16tfc Mr. Cole purchased this mule ii August, 1881, from the late Capl L. J. Perry, who raised hei She was then 4 years of age Had she lived until August, 19h wouhi hsve been 37 ycar& ole It i3 very seldom nowadays tha 1 * you near 01 a mule or nors? having only two masters. Ii their old age they are usuall; traded from one to another anc often fall into bad hands and art ill treated. This was not th case with Mi*. Cole. It has beei about six years since this ani mal did any active work. Ye he kept and treated her kindb for the feeling he had for he and the good she had done him Mr. Cole will surely be reward ed for the act. On Wednesda: a nice coffin was made and sht was buried 011 Mr. Cole's planta tion. Truly "Kit" has alway: had a good master. Did He Get a Job? A college youth quarrelet with his father and resolved tc cut loose and earn his own mon ey. He went to an uncle wh< owned a sheep ranch in Nev Mexico and applied for worl His uncle regarded him humor ously. "What can you do?" he asked, "I am prize sprinter at colleg< said the youth proudly. His uncle chuckled. "Wall bub," he drawled, "I have i right smart lot of lambs out 01 the range; suppose you see i you can catch them and pu them in the barn. The boy did not return unti evening, when the hands wen at supper. His face was drip ping with prespiration and In looked on the verge of exhaus tion, but wore a certain air o triumph. "Wall, bub, catch anv of their lambs?" "Yes, sir. But they were sucli awful runners that I though best to tie them. They are ir (he barn." The men looked at him and it each other, and with one accord followed the owner tc he barn to look at his swift-fpot id lambs. They were jack rabbits! % Keep Your Teeth Clean Below is a clipping published | . in the Home department of tht Progressive Farmer last week, and is well worth your time: Boys and girls, I am to talk to i you upon the subject of "The Care of the Teeth." In the first I place I want to prove to you , that toothache is unnecessary, f Then I will show you that be3 cause a tooth has ached is not 1 sufficent reason for having it > pulled, because the dentist can, 1 even after the tooth h as ached, i put medicine into it that will > prevent further pain, and mores over preserve the tooth for 1 manv years of valuable service. i We need everyone of our - teeth; we need them every day; - we need them three times a day. s As one little boy has very dptly expressed it, we need them .. "every time we put our feet un r der the table." It has been said J that the loss of one of the large i teeth in the rear of the mouth means the cutting off of a year t frr?m thu onrl nf ? ? ' <? ...... ?iv V11U v/l (I pciouu a inc. t) Let us see how the teeth play :> such an important part in the - preservation or loss of our health, i- The two sets of teeth coming r. together in the mouth form a sort of mill, the purpose of which is to grind the food and prepare it for the stomach. From 250 to 400 pounds' pressure i? brought ! upon the food in chewing, there . by forcing bits of food into the |, spaces between the teeth, and if i. allowed to remain there several n hours these bits of food begin to t. decay. Trouble in several difr. ferent ways is going to resuh. >. First, decaying materials arc 1 poisonous. If you ate decayed I, .meals or vj^atabJg^vouwoi^jL t expect them to mmW^Wi sick, g Yet if the teeth are unclean, i every time you swallow, the y saliva carries from between the I tonfK emrtil ^ ?1 ?.1 J i twin oinaii pmucics Ul lllill UIU e food. Every bit of the clean e food taken into the mouth to i chew is mixed with those decay. ed particles before going to the t stomach. You can easily undery stand that constant swallowing r of this poisonous matter from i. lodgment places between the - teeth will poison the system and y bring about sickness. This is ; one of the first troubles likely to - result from improper care of the s teeth. People speak of having indigestion. Perhaps some of you Have touches of it yourselves, j If so, remember that frequently } an indirect cause is the failure to make regular use of the tooth brush and dental cream. If you let food particles lodge againsl the surface of the teeth, i we know llprtlv rr-cultc onil a cavity forms. This grows deeper until it reaches the centre of the tooth and irritates the "nerve" or as dentists call it, the "pulp." Once decay has touch' ed this nerve the tooth begins to ache, and then vou decibe to j have it pulled out. What is the t result? You have simply taken away that much of the grinding . surface; therefore, that much of ' < - juui uiniiiy 10 cnevv your tood. Prom studying: Physiology and Hygiene, you know that to get the full value out of the food ^ you eat, it must not only be throughly prepared, but also ^ throughly chewed before it goes to the stomach; and you cannot i expect to chew it properly un( less you have all of your teeth to chew with, can vou? That's one reason that causes the trouble spoken of as dyspepsia or indigestion. J So unless the food is properly > chewed, the full amount cannot . be digested, and a large percentage of the food may paiss| through the system without feed-1 . 1 ,png the tissues, and naturally jdoes you little good. Even though you eat a pound of food Q 'nt one meal, if it is not properly f) chewed, you may he starving j your body without your really knowing it. _ Besides preventing toothache, tj [helping to do away with stomhch troubles and warding off ^ disease germs from the mouth, t| well-kept teeth give other ad van- ^ tages. For instance, just from a standpoint of good looks, you , K0...0 -:-i~ 1 " - - 1 ' UV/? O (lUU 1111 IVIIW W ilS Wdl ilS 1 v that there is nothing which adds n more to one's personal appearance than nice well-cared for s1 teeth. Just think this over when you are making up your mind to use your toothbrush even ^ more faithfully than your are i P doing. jj The tooth is composed of three j parts. The top is a la\ er of very hard material called "enamel" j that forms a cap over the rest of the tooth, just as a thimble sets ^ over the end of a finger. It takes decay quite a long time to make its way through this hard outer (j covering. Under fthe "enamel" a is a second layer known as "den tine." This is a much softer a material and when decay reaches here it progresses very rapidly, j The sensible way to guard jj against toothache is to keep de j j cav from flttflrkinor thf? Iirrktiiotinnr i r- | v layer of enamel. Acids start tlie e deca>. Those acids come from decaying food materials arcund ^ and between the teeth. By keep | ing the teeth carefully brushed g food particles will not remain there to decay, and then those decay-causing acids cannot be t] formed, so there will be nothing j to bring about toothache. T^urprrsing ifrat very few ^ people know how to properly brush the teeth, and in order that you may have the right idea, I ^ am going to give you a demonstration of the method to be employed: Q First of all, get a good tooth g brush shaped as though you had taken a bite out of it. By placing ^ it in water for two or three hours ,v before first using it, the bristles ^ swell and hold firmly in place. Do not use anybody else's, or let ^ anyone else use yours. Always {| brush the teeth from the gums; that is the upper teeth downward and the lower teeth up- ^ ward. Brush the grinding sur- tj faces, or tops of the teeth. Then y go to the inner surfaces- and j just as much care should be given those surfaces as the outer. Now the two times a day when ^ it is necessary to brush your teeth are morning and night. There is no objection to brush- 1 ing them after each meal if you ir wish to do so, but twice a day n: is really sufficient if you are fc very careful to brush thoroughly those two times. The food par tides should be removed however after each meal, with a " piece of floss silk. If you do rr not have the floss, use soft quill tl tooth picks. These are the every day rules |j fcr the care of the teeth?brush them morning and night, and after each meal remove the food ^ particles. s( Occasionally there will he ^ small places between the teeth ^ not reached bv your toothbrush ^ and decay may start there. So ^ go to the dentist every six ^ months;he will thoroughly clean p those places vou have not reach- fc ed. C is ?"Georgia, dear, what did p papa say when he hit his finger e with the hammer?" s( "I can't tell you, mamma?it v was so naughty." rr "Tell me quick?I've just hit st mine, fc An Old Elephant Story The killing of that elephant ver at Hartsville the other dav eminds the writer of a funny icident that occurred in Yorkille some 65 years ago, inforlation of which has come down lirough tradition. It is an elehant story and a true one. John Lobinson's circus, then one of le biggest shows in the country ut small compared with some f the smallest railroad shows iiat tour the country these days, /as showing in Yorkville not lany yards from the spot on /hich Trinity parsonage now lands. Preceding the arrival f the show there had been adance rumors of the dangerous oings of an ill tempered elehant that belonged to the outit ?one of the verv few. if not le only elephant in America t the time. I After the big crowd ad gathered and the show had ommenced, the elephant broke x>se from its keeper and started n a irampage. There was a Teat commotion as a result, and rie panic stricken people broke way in every direction. There /as a lot of joking and laughing bout the matter after the daner was over; but the incident liat seemed funniest and which ived longest, dealt with the conuct of a young gentleman who /as present as the escort of sevral young ladies. He pulled a mall pearl handled pen knife rom his pocket, opened the tiny lade, and in a very excited tone aid: "Do not be afraid ladies, I m here to defend you!" The lephant was gotten under conrol for the time being; but a few ays later it became unruly gain ntar Camden and had to e ~ shot by the owners of tire ircus.?Yorkviile Enquirer. Vhat the Road Drag Will Do. lonroc Enauirer. People coming to Monroe ver the Wadesboro road last aturday morning found a rough iece of road from Rock Rest to -ee's mill, the wheel routes deep nd many of them and travel low and difficult. Returning ite that afternoon they found tat same stretch of road finer tan any three thousand-dollar-a tile macadam road, a smooth irface and a road which was a elight to drive on. What made te change? Why, Mr. J. J. Iorgan had used a King road rag for a short while that was Inst nnp man anrt (?nm nd that drag had done the svork ad the bill for the tax payers to >ot will be less than two dollars, he road drag?that man who ivented it should have babies auaed after him and may his et press the golden streets hen he leaves this old world, lie road drag?let it be used tore. It is the cheapest way to lake a good roa d when used at le right time. he Revival Meeting at Jefferson. The Evangelist, Rev. B. F. IcLendon, is preaching some Mil-stirring sermons. In fact is equal in this respect has :arce1y been heard in Jefferson efore. His language is freuently rough and severe, but e is getting the ears of the peole, and a great many have projssed to give their lives to :hrist. The entire community i stirred, and on Sunday night erhaps the largest congregation ver seen in Jefferson heard the ;rmon. Mr. McLendon uses ery simple language, but his tessages are pointed and inructive and telling iq their efict.?Jeffersonian. Fertilizer Sales Heaviest Known Columbia, March 22.?A record for the sale of fertilizer has been made in South Carolina this year, according to a statement issued from the office of the State treasurer yesterday. Farmeisof the State, since January 1, have purchased more than 844,000 tons of fertilizers. The previous best record was in 1911, when, on March 21, the farmers had purchased 824,(>00 tons. There is a tax of 25 cents a ton on all fertilizers, which goes for the support of Clemsoh ml lege. The total sales of the fertilizer tags to date this year amount to $211,633.84, as compared with $206,416.10. On this date in 1913, $184,347 has been received from the tax. Total sales of tags for the past three years are as follows: 1913 $234,454.18 1912 156,865.35 1911 255,082.99 The Squire Explained. \ They were sitting around the redhot stove in the lobby of the village tavern, relates The Detroit News-Tribune, and just when the silence had fallen upon the group one man turned to another and asked: "Squa' Perkins, if you don't mind, I'd like to ask you a question." The squire didn't say whether he minded or not. but the other went ahead with: "Its about this here high cost of livin'. Have you figured out what,s the reason for it?" "I have," was the answer. "Then I'd like to hear it." "Did you raise any wheat, corn or oats last yealT*1^ "Noap." "Any potatoes, beets or carrots?" "Noap." "Didn't raise nothin' whatever to eat?" "Guess I didn't." "Just ate all you could of what other folks raised?" "Looks that way." "And sat around and let your wife take in washing and support you?" "Why, she likes to wash." 'YVoll 1 >< vii, x vt unavvcifu your question You and 10<>,0O0 lazyloafers like you boosted the cost of living." I expected to see a row follow but none came. There was a minute of suspense and then the questioner yawned and stretched a.,d exclaimed: "Well, by thunder! I've been puzzling over that matter for mor'n a year and here you have solved it in three minits!" The Real Question. "My son," said the father impressively; "suppose I should be taken away suddenly, what would become of you?" "Why," said the son irreverently, "I'd stay here; the question is what would become of you?"? Ladies' Home Journal. Ahead of Sister. The lovely girl, having linger ed a minute in her room to adjust her transformation, change the angle of her Grecian band, and make sure her skirt fitted lika the peeling of a plum, descended to the parlor to find the family pet ensconced upon the knee of the young ma 1 caller, her curly head nesteled comfortably against his shoulder. "Why, Mabel," the young lady exclaimed, "aren't you ashamed of yourself! Get right down." "Sha'nt do it," retorted the child. "I got here first."