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Vol.4 NO. 42 PAGELAND. S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 1, 1914 $1.00 per year
No Celebration in Cheraw I Keeoinr TK* Rnv. fu ti.. F.?. I c? ***
This Year
The following statement from
the Board of Trade, of Cheraw,
has been sent out:
After promising W. F. Stevenson,
the Board of Trade's representative,
if possible, to visit
Cheraw on July 8, Cheraw's
proposed home coming
week and its 150th anniversary
of the founding of this city, the
president has felt obliged to call
off the engagement. William
Godfrey and E. W. Duvall went
to Washington yesterday to get
Mr. Wilson's final oncuior
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this is the result. The following
letter was sent out by the Board
of Trade today, calling off the
celebration entirely:
"Owing to the fact that considerable
publicity has been given
to the press without the
authority of the Board of Trade
of Cheraw, concerning the pro
insatai visn 01 rresident Wilson
on July 8, we ask that vou inform
the public through your
columns that the present condition
of public affairs and especially
the Mexican situation,
makes it entirely impossible for
the president to leave Washington
on this date and the Cheraw
Board of Trade has therefore
called off .he July celebration
for this year.
L. A. Meiklejohn,
Treasurer.
D. L. Tillman, Secretary.
"Inasmuch as Ye Did Not."
There is a legend which runs
as^pllows:
Many years ago, in a little village
Jerusalem, it was anJesus
was going to
?su iirai inev
woul^^^Hnectly clean when
Jesus^H^
OiMPfady was cleaning her
house, and while doing so a
knock was heard at her door, and
on opening the door she found
a little boy standing there who
had neither shoes nor stockings
on his feet. "Well, what do you
want?" she asked.
*?w:ii -i
" in you piease give me a
piece of bread?" asked the child.
"No" she answered quickly; "I
have no time for such as you. I
am preparing for a great One."
The little boy turned away
with a sad heart as she shut the
door in his face.
She bad hardly got back to her
. work when another knock disturbed
her, and on opening the
door this time she saw a little
girl with a shawl wrapped
around her naked body.
"Please, lady, can I come in a
minute to get warm?" asked the
little girl.
"No; I do not want you to
dirty my floor and rugs So go
your way."
"Just let me come in the hall,
please!" pleaded the child.
For an answer the door was
closed in her face.
The lady again went to work,
and a third time a knock disturbed
her. This time she would
not open the door, but pretended
she was not nt Virwm?
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went away. She waited all day
and Jesus did not come.
That very night she fell upon
her knees and asked the Lord
why he had not come to see her
that day, and he answered her
by saying that he could not come
himself, but had sent three people
instead, and she had rejected
every one of them.?Selected.
The opening ball at Big
springs will be held tonight.
The big hotel has been completed
recently and is now open for
pleasure and health seekers. I
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I Fish in Progressive Farmer
My experience with boys has
shown me this: No boy without
an object in life is satisfied. A
healthy, vigorous boy must have
something to do out of which he
can see some results accruing to
himself. The time has gone by
when a father could command
the services of his sons until
thev were 21 years of age and
give them nothing in return but
their board and clothes. The
bovs must have work?but they
must have a financial interest in
that work and they must have
some responsibility for the results
of their labor. Most of
them get plentv of labor?thpr?>
is no lack of that. But are they
made to feel that they have a
personal interest in their work?
Do they know that faithful and
intelligent labor and the practical
application of the best and
most approved methods will put
any money in their pockets or
add in any way to their pleasure?
Are they encouraged to think
and plan and experiment for
themselves or simply to obey
orders and do what they are told
to do?
The boy is not a machine. He
does not want to be bossed?lie
wants to boss something. Give
him something to boss. Whether
it be an animal, a bunch of trees
or a plot of ground, give him
something to do with absolutely
as he pleases?but hold him reponsible
for the results/ And
there you have the two great
factors that are necessary to
hold boys anywhere?an interest
and a responsibility. #
All boys are not alike; they
have not the saihe tastes, desires
^Or^TfeinperameuiST^ 3iuJ> jxmi
ooys. Get acquainted with them.
Take them into your confidence
and they will do the same with
you. It will be good for both to
know more of each other. One
boy may have a decided faculty
for handling stock, but take no
interest whatever in field work.
Make him manager?under you,
of the "livestock department."
He will grow at least 100 per
cent in his own estimation just
as soon as you give him a recognized
position on the farm. Give
him a chance to develop along
the line which most appeals to
him. Get him books?the best
books?on farm animals, their
care, breeding, diseases, etc. He
will studv them?don't von
doubt it. Place responsibility
on him and show that vou have
confidence in him and he will
live up to it, he just naturally
can't help it.
And then take that other boy.
He likes to see things giow.
Make him manager of the field
department or the orchard department
whichever way his
. inclinations leads him. Study
scientific farming with him, soil
culture, fertilizing, sprays, seed
breeding, and the thousand and
one things that enter into modern
progressive farming. Consult
the boy as to what he likes
best to do and give him control I
of that thins as much and as
soon as possible. If he likes it
he will make it so?no doubt
of it.
And that boy who likes to
"trade" and nearly always sots a
little the best of it, he wants to
be a "business man," maybe.
Sho\\ him that there is more
real business on a well conduct
1 / -
eu larm man in V<? per cent of
the so-called "businesses" in the
citj and a mighty sight fewer
failure.". Make him "business
manager." Let him study the
markets and the best way of disposing
of the crops. Give him
charge of the accounts and let
him keep accurate and complete
J
jicvcmun ana nnley W
Speak in Pa gel and.
The dates for the campaigij
for Representative from this di?| 1
trict have been ai ranged a? i
follows: 5 ?
Chesterfield, July ll;Camdei?J
July 16; Lancaster, July 18; Gaf<
ney, July- 21; Yorkvtlle, July 2.lti
Chester, July 25; Winnsboi*r 1
July 28. J*
In addition the two candidate > 1
are permitted to make as man * i
speeches at other times arj^
places as they care to. Ho/. 7
W. F. Stevenson has promised
to come to Pageland on tlfc?
night of the 14th, and Mr. FinUo
will doubtless be present ahV>.
Thpv will cnoul- n? T,.ff
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the 15th as they go to Camde 1.1
Mr. Stevenson is covering t 'to
entire district, and he thin?:**
there is a good chance for !ris
election.
This campaign promises tope
one in which issues rather tl&n
men will be discussed. T\\>o
able men will meet in this cori-V
test, and the result will be await- j
ed with interest. |
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When Animals Sleep< jp
Elephants sleep standing up.
When in a herd a certain number
will always stand watch while
the others sleep, for the Big, (
powerful beasts are timid imLJ
cautious at night and will
to sleep unguarded.
duis sieep neaa aownv^H
hanging by their hind claw^^^
Birds, with few excep^Hs,
sleep with their heads ti^Hd
tail ward over the back and^Be
beak thrust beneath the winjA
Storks, gulls and other
legged birds sleep standingBn
Ducks sleep 'on dHAfl|SSp^
To avoid drifting as1^^^Effl|y
keep paddling vvith o^Bpot
thus making them moWa a
Foxes and wolves sleep curled
up, their noses and the soles of
their feet close together and
blanketed by their bushy taili
Lions, tigers and cat animals
stretch themselves out flat upon
the side. Their muscles twitch
and throb, indicating that they
are light and restless sleepers.
Owls, in addition to their eyelids,
have a screen that they
draw sideways across their eyes
iu snui oui ine light, lor they t
sleep in the daytime.?Ex. <
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records of everything done on
the farm. Explain that he must i
be able tc tell you just what the i
farm makes on every depart- f
.nent, every field, every produc- "
tive animal. Give him a desk 4
which he can fit up for an office, t
Make him feel the dignity of his f
position. (
i would emphasize the "de t
partment" idea and, as far as ?
possible create a rivalry between t
the different departments as to <
which should secure the greater c
results from the time, money j
and labor expended. Make the
boys feel that each one is responsible
under you for the results in t
some particular department.
They will at once begin to (
feel that they amount to some- j
thing and they will amount to r
something. ^
Make the farm buildings as attrnrtiif^
oc once!ff f
tiMvn w ita |M/aon/iv:i 11 pi iltllt"
able, liave all the modern labor
savers and time conservers. You
can at least have buildings in
good repair and use plenty of
paint. The boys like to have 1
something to be proud of, some- *
s
thing different from what their >
neighbors have, and a well kept 1
barn yard and well painted r
buildings will make a lot of dif- a
ference in their willingness to f
stay on the farm. | s
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Chesterfield County Fair, Air- I
Ship Free Attraction
Preparations are being made
l>y the Executive '.committee of i
Ihe Chesterfield ( County Fair 1
Association for the Fair to be 1
held at Chesterfield, November i
10, 11. 12, 13th, 1014. The Fair <
Association holds a lease on a i
bolid block of four acres in the i
heart of the town, lying along ]
side the railroad and across a i
street from the depot. The
grounds are enclosed and some
buildings already erected. Steps i
are bting taken towards erecting i
a large building for exhibits and
work on same will be commenc- i
ed at an oarly date. A first class i
arena for riding and driving ex- i
hibition purposes will be constructed.
Additional stall for i
stock and cattle will be provid- 1
ed. Encouraged by the success 1
of last years Fair the executive <
committee is planning this years i
Fair on a large scale. Work is <
now progressing on the handsome
premium list which will be
Issued this summer, containing
me thousand dollars worth of
tash prizes. <
I One of the principal attractions
for the Fair this autumn
will be the daily flights of Aviator
Frank J. Terrill in his 80
horsepower, headless Curtis byplane,
flying 75 miles per hour.
(Mr. Terrill is famous as an aviator
and the stunts he will per
form high in the air will include
the turkey trot, hesitation, ocean
wave, spiral glide and others
equally as thrilling, besides plain
and fancy flying of all kinds.
The executive committee has
closed contract with Mr. Terrill
to fly on three days during the
B^^Nov. 11, 12, 6c 13th. Mr.
lT?rri 11 comes" liigiiA ittutff- >
mended. Only recently, last <
February, he flew daily at the 1
Sfational Corn Exposition, Dal- {
as, Texas, and the secretary of 1
he Dallas Chamber of commer:e
recommends him very highly. /
Special attention will be given i
his fall towards getting out ex- i
libits in the way of farm pro- c
iucts. Chesterfield Count}* has c
made wonderful strides along 1
igricultural lines and hor farm l
anils are today producing proiucts
second to none in this 1
>tate. A cash prize of twenty i
ive dollars will be offered to i
he one who makes the best gen- i
?ral exhibit of farm produce, i
Dthercash prizes of real value 1
sill be offered for exhibits of all
nanner of farm products. Those {
n charge inte. d to stress the <
igriculturial feature of the Fair. I
The aim is to improve condi- <
ions, to help the farmers of the
'Otintv. to nrnmnto ttmir .
u IUV11 1
ind to aid all the people of 1
Dhesterfiekl county along ma- j
erial lines. Opportunity will be
liven all to place on exhibition <
heir produce and products. No !
diarge will be made for exhibit >f
any kind, everything being
idmitted free.
George?What a fine building ,
hat is across the way.
Charles?Yes, yes; but the
nvner built it out of blood, aches !
ind groans of his fellow men; !
>ut of grief and of crying childen,
and the woes of wailing ]
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George?Ah! A rum seller of
course. Yes, yes!
Charles?Oh, no; he's a dentist.
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Vote Against 'Em.
"All of you who are fearful ,
hat there is any truth in the
tatement of John (i. Richards
ind Charles Carroll Sinims that
'ou will he disfranchised by the
lew rules of the Democratic
irimary, go to your club roll and 1
egister and then go to the polls :
ind vote against Richards and i
iimmsfor trying to make you i
lelievc something that is not s
o."?Lancaster News. i
Mexican Trouble About Ended.
Niagara Falls, Ont., June 24.?
ferms for composing all interlal
differences between the
United States and Mexico have
teen concluded. The conditions
under which diplomatic relation
will be resumed were embodied '
in a protocol signed tonight by
the Ambassador from Brazil, the
Ministers of Chile and Argentina
and the American and
Huerta delegates.
The character of settlement is
not expected to arouse opposition
from the Constitutionalist,
who would participate in it and
to a large degree it would mould
the adjustment of all internal
disputes.
When a new provisional Government
is established to susceed
that headed by General Huerta
llio rnci11 ^
uiv ivouu v/i iiituiituuii, recognized
as a triumph for Pan American
diplomacy, will become
effective.
Coincidentally with the action
taken tonignt it was announced
that the actual selection of a
provisional president and the
organization of the new government,
will be left to an informal
conference of representatives of
the Constitutionalists, Luis Cabera,
Rafael Zubaran and Jose
Yasconcelos, and the Huerta
delegates to the medition conference.
Tonight's formal session of
mediators and delegates prepared
the way for the complete settlement
of difficulties between
the United States and Mexico
growing out of the failure of a
Huerta officer at Tampico to
salute the Stars and Stripes.
The single outstanding proviso
in the protc^olis that the
declared adjusted on the estabishment
of a new provisional
government. The protocol sets
;orth:
"That the United States and
\rgentina, Brazil and Chile the
nediating countries, shall recoglize
the new provisional govjrnment
and that thenceforth
liplomatic relations between the
united states and Mexico shall
le resumed.
"That the United States denands
no indemnity and does
tot further exact satisfaction for
tny of the incidents connected
with the patrol of Mexican
waters and invasion of the counry.
"That a commission shall be
ippointed to adjust private
claims growing out of the revolution
and international incidents."
The protocol was drafted
carlv today and its phraseology
telegraphed to Washington for
approval.
At 9 o'clock tonight word
came from President Wilson and
Secretary Biyan authorizing the
American delegates to sign it.
Proof Positive.
The late Arthur McEwen used
to tell of an Irish friend of his
who made the statement that the
sun is composed of ice and
proved it.
"Th' sun do be made av ice,"
he said.
"Tis not!" contended a hearer.
"Tis so; an' I'll prove utt' ye.
Wuz ye iver in th' Gomstock
mine?"
"1 wuz."
"Wuzyezat th' twenty-threehundred
livil?"
"I wuz."
44 An' wuz it hot?"
"Hot as th' divil!"
"Well, thin, go out an' have a
Ink at th* tops av the mountains
y onder?all covered with ice an'
snow. The nearer to the sun it
is, the colder it is; an' the farder
away, th' hotter. Th* SUU do be
made av ice."
Operating At A Loss.
Columbia, S. C. June 24th,?
Mr. W. J. Harahan, Pres., C. & L.
R. R. Co,, Norfolk, Va.
Dear Sir: We are in receipt
of yours of June 15th, with financial
statement showing net
loss of about $5000 in operation
of C. & L. R. R. during past year.
We have also carefully noted
what you have to say relative to
hazard involved in undertaking
to operate trains over a portion
of the S. A. L., tracks, now
already congested, in order to
nut nnwonoror trnine 1
, r..?wwi.hv? UUIIIO w! V^. IV i-?.
R. R., to the S. A. L., depot at
Cheraw.
After carefully considering
the matter, the Commission does
not, at this time, feel warranted
in ordering operation of C. 6c L.
passenger trains into S. A. L. depot
at Cheraw. If, in the future,
any serious complaint should
come up along: this line, the
Commission will again take the
matter up with you.
Yours very truly,
G. McD. Hampton
Acting: Chairman.
Impure Corn Meal Seized
Columbia Record
Commissioner R. J. Watson
said this morning: that, acting:
under his orders, agents of the
department of agriculture, commerce
and industries of agriculture,
commerce and industries in
some 12 or 14 towns of the state
had yesterday seized large quantities
of impure corn meal. This,
declared Col. Watson, was unfit
for food or any other purpose for
either man or beast and would
be forthwith destroyed. It is the
tail-end of the western crop. In
some of the towns as much as
This corn meal will be
brought to Columbia and completely
destroved on the farm of
the State Hcspital tor the Insane
under the direction of the agricultural
department.
In addition to the corn meal
the commissioner has ordered
seized large quantities of adulterated
oats in several /owns of the
state. This is also a western
product, and according to Col.
Watson is mixed with weeds and
other foreign matter. Some of
the oats has been allowed to be
sold as a mixed cattle food after
it has been so labeled.
Organize A Debating Society.
Boys and Girls, you ought to
have a debating society in your
school, Why not organize one?
The man who can not say what
he wants to say in a public meeting
is at a great disadvantage.
That is a chief reason why law
years and city men have more
influence in politics than farmers
have. The farmers have not
been trained to talk in public.
If you could have a debate
every other Friday night it
would be a fine feature. Or you
might simply organize a literary
society?or two literary societies
taking opposite sides in debate
but working together on all
other things?and vary your
programs. At one meeting you
could have a debate; at the next
meeting a musical program; then
a program of recitations and
dialogues; and then a speech by
some leader in health work or
educational work or farm work,
or by some man of prominence
in a near-by city or an adjoining
county.
Anyhow. I wish all our farm
boys and girls would interest
themselves in having some such
meeting every other Friday night,
or once a month at least.?C. P.
in the Progressive Farmer.