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i \ Vol. 4 NO. 33 Facts About Mexico. About 16,000,000 people live in Mexico. Nineteen per cent of the population are pure white 43 per cent, mixed bloods and 38 per cent. Indians Very few foreigners, excepting those engaged in leading branch of trade are well edumtpH Tliitnr. acy is very prevalent and little has been done to educate the Indians. The Catholic faith is the prevailing religion, but there is no connection between Church and State; and the constitution guarantees the free exercise . of all religions. Protestant missionaries from the United States entered the country in 1867. The number of Protestants is now more than 5<>,000. The largest city in the republic of Mexico is the capital, Mexico City. It contains nearty 500,000 people and its area is about 20 square miles. It is 263 miles by rail from the seaport town Vera Cruz and 8<>9 miles from the nearest town on the United States frontier. Vere Cruz, located on the Gulf of Mexico is the most important ~c * *?-? vrv/n ui racAiut. i ne snuauon of the city is very unhealthful and because of the prevalence j of yellow fever it is called the City of the Dead.?Ex. B. Y. P. U. Program at Plains The following mission program was elaborately carried out by the young people of Plains last Sunday, April 26: 1. Song 2. Scripture reading by E. E. ^' Minyf* ~^ ~~ 3.^* Prayer by pastor. 4. Recitation, "The Lord's Work," bv primarv pupils. 5. Recitation, "Our State for Christ," by Nell Holley. 6. Recitation by Bertha Hicks. 7. Song.' Symposium, Home missions, Frances Miller, Nell Holley. Missionary question and answers, Loretta Ogburn a. d Lola Johnson. 10. Recitation, "Missions" by Minnie Johnson and Ethel Hilton 11. "The Missionary Hen" by Park Ogburn. 12. Song, "Throw out the Life Line." "Our Mountain Schools," by Pearl Miller. 14. "Church Building and Loan Fund," Maud Hilton. 15. "A Cry From Africa," by Minnie lohnsnn 16. Song. 17. "The Immigrant," Ran/.y Ogburn. 18. "Save Them for the Nation," Rlake Ilolley. 19. "Light Dispelling Darkness," by 17 l>oys and girls. The last was carried out as follows: 8 girls facing 8 boys standing, the boys wearing banners representing the countries in which we are doing mission w^rk, the girls witii banners to match and lighted candles in their hands, the boys also had candles but not burning. The leader with banner "Dixie." T*1 '* i nun me nrst country made his | plea to the girl he was facing and in response she would give a sketch of what we were doing in his country and light his candle, the next would make his ; plea and so on down the line '? until the last country had the ' blessed gospel light. 20. Address by pastor. ( A fitting close was the song, | "Blest be the tie that Binds." i A visitor. ! / The i PAGEL Analysis for Farmers Clemson College, April 25.? Secretary H. M. Stackhouse, of I the Board of Fertilizer control, isj< reminding farmers of their privi- y, lege of drawing their own fertiii-: i zer samples. Mr. Stackhouse j says: 1 < "The board ol fertilizer control ; realizing the large expenditure j | of money for commercial fertiii- j i zer this season and the wide ;1 spread -pprehension among! i farmers that a lnr<n? amount worthless filler and inferior ma i terials are being used in their manufacture, wish to remind : farmers that it is the privilege of : every purchaser for his own use < to draw and send a sample of i his own fertilizer to Clemson < College, have it analyzed anil its ? analysis reported directly to him without other cost. There is a i law?made by the legislature, ^not by the college,?govering : this analysis, and to aid the far mers to comply the secretary . has sent to every county demon 1 stration agent in the State a package of directions for draw ing samples, giving the section ' of the law, and a blank certificate to be filled as the law re quires, lie has requested these ; agents to distribute and explain these directions to those farmers ! who may wish to use them. i' "Farmers getting materials for home mixing, either sacked or j in bulk, can have these analyze d by drawing and sending samples ' in the same way. They can in " this way '-now just what they ' have and distribute the amount . Lri plant ibo6 Ylfey Vvisli, without paying freight on or handling fillers or inferior materials. (Note?The blanks mentioned j above may be had at The Journal office for the asking.?The Journal.1 The Youngest Volunteer. t Salisbury, April 2f>.?Declaring that he was going to the Mexican war Wayne Outturn, a three-year-old son of Rev. and | Mrs. W. 15. Outturn, of Salisbury j slipped off from his home and was found by an officer as he | was in the act of boarding a . Southbound passenger tr?in at depot yesterday. He asserted j his determination to help figld :, for I'ncle Sam, although he did not complain when taken in , char ire hv Pnlir<?ITI'.in Tlwunncrvn - - ( as a prisoner of war. He was , returned to his parents. 1 Select Good Men. I It is the duty of the people of 1 South Carolina to put in office < at the next election the very hest 1 men that can he found within her borders. There is no reason 1 why there should he bickering, i strife or an exhibition of partisan t wrangles. 'There is good ma- t terial to select froin nl<?no : "I it, t and why not have it? Call it l\v ^ some other name than polities ( and get together with a united | front and puipose and determine tv that only clean, qualified men ( shall he permitted to serve as \ lawmakers. [ In choosing county and state officers, do some real thinking. .1 Discard the boaster, the m m 1 who iants and blows and swears anil who curses and picks to pieces his opponents. Inform,o yourself as to the real worth and g ability of a candidate and choose j h him on his merits. tl Right now is the time to he1 n casting about for material free h from humps and knots. lice !>road-mined, practical and get p id of prejudice, if you have any. I g Selec t the best men!? LSx. ' tl pageL AND. S. C., WEDNESDAY I -?v Tom Watson on the Torttens C Tom Watson?there is qplv C. nne Tom Watson?is a lavflbr d And a might* good one. t< is a people's lawyer and is ii if raid to speak out afN^^R* e Lwils and failures in our ]oHP^ F md legal system. ~ * n In the last issue of his paper, ii [lie Jeffersonion, a reader asks li liim to explain the Torrens Sys- v lem, and he does so in his usual p clear and forceful manner. Here o is his editorial, which we hone ii will make more farmers In other y States resolve that all the South n shall quickly follow North Car- tl olina in providing this law for the benefit of its farmers and c other citizens. Tom Watson an- ii swers his inquiry as follows: > "The Torrens System' in a a nutshell is this: tl "The State examines the title, s surveys the property, and regis- ti ters a clear title' accompanied \ by the plat; a certificate is then o issued to the owner, and when n he sells and makes a deed to the t< buver, he surrenders his certili- a rates to the registrar, who issues n a new one to the new owner. a "You can see at once how 1 this process simplifies the trans- 1 ler of property, cut out fees for u abstracts of title, and abolishes law suits over titles and boundary lines. t] "Any dispute about the title a or the lines is settled by the tl Slate before the property is reg- j htered. "This f'lnorinnr nf tlm . ...... >>ih X?I lilt line illiu |~] the lines is done by an official \ examiner, appointed for .that ti purpose, and put under a bond. "If any dispute arises, all filirt- s laid before a court, fin New y York the case goes at once to d ihe Supreme Court.) r "When this court passes upon the questions raised, they are settled forever. "It is strange that I have urged this simnip nnd .a: i change so many years without j having aroused anything more n than a casual interest. "Year after year, neighbors fuss over land-lines, get into fights and then go into law suits. ^ "Year after year, lawyers are paid to look up chains of titles ind make costly abstracts. e "Year after year, lawyers, i: jurors and judges are taken up p with litigation over titles. n "All of this expense, worry f< ind had feelings could be cut put by the adoption of the Tor- v ens System. p "Hut the dear people fill the j egislatures with lawyers, and he lawyers are naturally slow I n o dry up so bountiful a stream d >1 revenue."?Progressive Far- r< tier. VN is Stores to Close at 7 O'clock <? We, the undersigned mer- C hauls agree to close our respec- f ive places of business at 7 o'- <> lock after this date: Pageland 11 dercantile Co., A. G. Gaston & 1> 'o., S. II. Laney, J. F. Porter, nn 'ageland Hardware Co., Sowell N * Knight, I). Is. Clark & CqL Cj ash (Grocery Store, W. T. Kd^BLc vorth, \V. J. lilakeney, F'agefSr^'"A higgy & Wagon ('o. W Ii Wo the undersigned will closq h l 7.15: Mangum Drug Co.] st 'ageland Drug Co. ir K Max Miller arrived at Chicagp o n a very windy day, and, as lie n a/.ed down Jefferson boulevard \ e remarked: "some doctor said i N rat the present styles for wot- it ion are healthy. He mean's , 11 ealthv for the woman. Nobody ci ver said they weren't. It's us k< oor men who run the risk of S< otting rheumatism standing on p le streets watching them go by, d I MORNING, APRIL 29, *irl Goes Free, Man Convicted 9 Spartanburg, April 27.?"Clyde 'lenient guillv with recommenntion to mercy; I'Vda Pendle :>n not guilty" was the verdicl l the case against Clyde Caldwell Clement and Laura l ied; 'endleton, charged with tlu lurder of the two months-ok lfant, Virginia Virl, alleged tc ave been their daughter, wh< was drowned in White's mil ond at I/awson's Fork hen n the night of January 30. Tlu ndictmcnt was handed to the try at 5:26 o'clock this after oon and at 7:10 o'clock tonigh lie verdict was returned. When the verdict was announ ed, there was a demonstrutior n the crowded court room lany of those present cheere? nd clapped their hands Whet lie jury filed in young Clement traightened up his muscle; ightened and his face whitened Vlien he heard his fate, he fel >ver on the breast of his a gee notlier weeping. The Pendle dii girl retained her composure, nd when the verdict was an ounced, she sank iirto her cliaii s if relieved of a great strain The face of her mother, Mrs. J 1. Pendleton of Durham lighted ip with jov. As a country physician wa riving through a village liesav man amusing a crowd witl lie antics of his trick dog. The octor pulled up and said: 44 \My dear man, how do yoi nanage to train your dog lik< hat. I can't teach mine a singh r.:? k " I ILK. The man looked lip with s imple rustic look and replied: " "Avelf, you see it's this way rou have to know morn'n tin lop, or you can't learn hin lothin.' A Poor Crop. "How's your garden cominj ?n this year?" "My cutworms and caterpil ;us are doing fairly well, bu nv potato hugs are not flourish ng." Vhy Southern Farmers Ar< Poor The following has been print d from time to time, but then i a good lesson in it and t ublish it for those who have ot read it and those who have argot ten: "A western farmer, wonderinj ,rhy Southern farmers were s( oor, paused by ttie roadside oni av and reasoned it out. Tin jason why is always a vita uesiion, so he slopped b> tin aad and let the old mare browsi bile he figured it out, and thi i the result: Southern farmer: ci up cany at mo alarm ol : lonnecticut clock, button tliei hicago suspenders to Dotroi veralls, put on a pair of boot lade in Ohio, wash in a Pitts uitf basin, use Cincinnati soup 'ipe on a cotton towel 111 ule ir low Ilampsbiro, sit down to s Irand Rapids tabic, oat hot bis uits made \\:;h Minnoapoli: Our, Kansas City bacon, ani ndianapolis grits fried in Oina a lard, cookell on a St. Louij ovo. liny Irish potatoes thrown 1 California and seasoned with node island spices. The men! ver thev chip on an old hai lade in Philadelphia, harness r lissouri mule, led on Iowa corn lew York harness, and plow lortuajje covered farms with an idiana plow. At nij?ht thev rawl under New Jersey Man ets and are kept awake l>\ onthern do^s the only home roduct on the place. \o woner tliey keep poor." IOURNA 1914 . MEXICAN SITUATION BRIGHTER Lengthy War With Mexico Does Not Sppm PrnkaKIp ( Since our last issue there has . been much talk of war with i Mexico, and there has been ; much excitement over the situaI tion but last reports indicate that > the trouble will soon be over. > The three South American coun1 tries, Argentine, Chile and Brazil, j are doing all in their power to j settle the trouble without further j bloodshed. The business of the . country has been little affected t by the trouble, and at this time there seems little likelihood that - armed intervention will continue i very much longer. The week's . developments are told very 1 briefly in the dispatches below: 1 Washington, April 22.?News that Cen. Yenustiano Carranza s Constitutionalist chief, might re gard the seizure of Vera Cruz by 1 the American naval forces as an I act of hostility to the Mexican " Nation, fell like a bombshell in ? official circles tonight. President Wilson had especir ally disclaimed any act of hostil ity to the Mexican people, par ticularizing General Iluerta as the object of the American operations to secure reprisal for offenses at Tampico and eises ..I,..-.. * \>nv:iv." nit" /\merican / flag. Consequently, the Wash1 ington Government had hoped the Constitutionalists would not interject themselves into the im 1 broglio. The Car ran//a letter, d however, confirmed the fears of > many officals that the Cons titu tionalists might side with Huerta. 1 This was the one possibility discussed in Administration circles : all day as the most serious phase 2 in the situation. Washington, April 23.?United States troops moved tonight to reinforce the American navy at Vera Cruz; the embargo on i arms into Mexico was formally restored, and troops were order ed to the Mexican border, prit marily to relieve uneasiness - among border residents, but also as a precaution against hostile military operations along the e international line. Laredo Texas, April 24?Nue. vo Laredo, the Mexican border I' town opposite here vvnc in mine i tonight, devastated by dynamite ? and fire set b> Mexican Federal ? soldiers, who late today began an orgy of destruction which did r not end until they were forced ) to flee Southward before the guns of the American border patrol. L' Two Mexicans are known to ' have been killed by the United i* Siates troops and several were ? seen to fall. Several brisk skirs mishes between the Americans s and Mexicans were fought in j quick succession as the Mexir cans their troop trains ready to ( pull out of the burning city, bes gan an indiscriminate fire across the international boundary, but tonight there was no evidence ' that their shooting had been , effective. Washington, April 24.?While s the attention of the United States 1 Government for the most part, today was concentrated on re> storing order at Vera Cru/. and expediting the departure of Americans from Mexico, a I watchful eye was trained on the t transcontinental boundary bei tween Mexico and the United i States for any signs of hostility from Mexican Constitutionalists, i President Wilson and his Cabi net had a long meeting after which optimism was conspicuously apparent, both in their demeanor and informal discussion of the situation. There was no particular development to which , J 1 ' $1.00 per year the feeling of hopefulness that real war would he averted coukl be traced, but General Villa's friendly pronouncement, it was admitted, had impressed many official here with the possibility that the Constitutionalists would be neutral while the American Government sought reparation from General Huerta. Washington, April 26,?Spanish Ambassador Riano announced late tonight that he had received private advices from Mexico City stating that Gen. Iluerta had accepted the offer of Argentina, Brazil and Chile to use their good offices to bring about an amicable settlement of the difficulty between the United States and Mexico. This information, though unoffical, was accepted as authentic by the ambassador, who expects to be prepared to place Gen. Huerta's formal acceptance before the representatives of the three South American countries tomorrow. 1 Announcement of plans necessarily is dependent on Gen. Huerta's first reply. Well posted members of the diplomatic corps were of the opinion tonight that Iluerta would accept the proposal of good offices, and that the /acceptance, in principle at least, would not be long deferred. Secretary Bryan was visited at his home during the day by the peace envoys. Mr. Bryan afterwards communicated the visit's nature to the White House. The interests of the Iluerta government in the United States were taken over by the Spanish embassy wiien^.CIiaa'^Aly^a left Washington. Ambassador Riano received the offer of good offices from the three peace envoyce last night, after the offer had been accepted by President Wilson. It was cabled immediately to the Spanish minister at Mexico City and by him present ed to President Huerta. When the formal acceptance from Mexico City is in hand, the South American diplomats will be ready to proceed with their plan, no intimation of the nature of which as yet been given. It generally has been understood here, however, that the peace envoys expect to deal directly with the situation created by the Tampico incident and other of fenses against the honor and dignity of the I'nited States, hoping to bring about a peaceful settlement. Washington, April 27.?The tenseness of the Mexican situation was distinctly relieved today when the representatives of Argentine. Brazil anil Chile, supported by pressure from all Latin America and from foremost powers of 1-htrope, concentrated their efforts toward a pacific adjustment of the crisis. Ttw. .1... ? ? 11v imvvtaa >?i nit" lllM SiepS toward meditation?the prompt acceptance by the I'hited Si ites and the announcement of the Spanish Ambassador that Iluerta had accepted the tender of good offices?produced a feeling of j distinct hope which was reflected not only in Administration quarters, hut in Congress where "war talk" gave way to a spirit of conciliation. Vera Cru/., April 27.?With all ceremony the firing of a salute and dress parade, the American flag was raised today over the division headquarters of Rear 1/ l.i.? iiwiiiutii i itinrv i . ici'H lll'l. Over the custc.m house the flag has been flying since the landing of the American forces, but until now there had been no ceremony indicating the fi rmal occupation of Vera Crux