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THE PAGELAfylD JOURNAL
Vol. 4 NO. 28 PAGELAND. S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1914 $1.00 per year
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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 ,
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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."