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f The Pageland Journal Published Wednesday Mornings C. M. Tucker, Proprietor Subscription Price - - $1.00 Entered as second-class mail matter at the post office at Pageland, S. C., under the Postal Act of March 3, 1879. December 2, 1914. Wonder if it will be necessary to lock up the wood pile and potato hill this winter? They say there will be plenty of steal "lg. The war did not stop for Thanksgiving;, and probab'y the fighters will be too busy to "take" Christinas. The important fighting has shifted from the French frontier to the Russian border. A battle of gigantic proportions is in progress, and the reports indicate that Russian numbers are beginning to count. Not a statement or "dun" has been mailed from this office to . [ v any of our readers for subscription accounts this fall, and we ? should like very much to be able to say this six months hence. We.are depending upon the loyalty Of our subscribers. We dislike very much to send "duns," as thev are usually termed, and we are trying to give every man a chance. This is December and it is time for a good many of you good fellows to drop around and say "Good morning" if nothing more. We are looking for you. The writer did not see a man under the influence of strong drink on Thanksgiving day, and he desires to commend the fe! lows who some times so far for getthemslves as to take on more "oil of joy" than they can properly make use of. Doubtless out all day without seeing any of it, indicates that less liquor was consumed in these parts on this day than is usually the-case Ull SllUil UCCUSIOIIS. 11 IS lO DC ' hoped that Christmas may pass as quietly. There has been a deep-rooted notion among certain people that Christmas is the season when a good drunk is in order, but this view of the situation appears to be changing to ( the opposite. We hop : that lowpriced cotton is not wholly responsible for this, and that soon we may see the time when these national holidays will be observ ea in a ciiuet and decent manner. Big Fire at Marshville Fire at Marshville. Monday morning destroyed M. F. Phifer's meat market and grocery store, Clayton Penager's restaurant and Marsh-Lee company's livery stables. The fire originated in the rear of Phifer's store about 3 v o'clock in the morning. Phifer's stock were insured for $ -,400,and all the destroyed property was partially covered by insurance. The building occupied by the market and grocery store was an nn.ti'ivlofft Kriol. ?* ' vi|. n/ ?nii\ kiivix an iici UI t?) w men accounts for the fact that the adjoining buildings on the sides did not burn, though the window and door frames of the Urtion Hardware company building caught several times. Griffin & Simpson's stock of goods on the corner was carried out and damaged bv the hitnHli n tr M- I \\r I * lT" J " . Clark, who kept the hotel upstairs over Marshville Furniture company and Griffin & Simpson's stores, . carried out his furniture and fixtures to escape the fire. He will not re open the hotel, but will move back to his farm near Pageland. | \ t ' * ft ?' "L'' N.- . jAV-.? ] CURIOSITY AND PETER ) Z By DOROTHY DOUQLA8. ! (Copyright, 1914, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) Peter had always been lnquisitlva. Even aa a child his curiosity had been a marked charaofjft terlstic and had M often been the ' I bane of his moth- : er's existence. ! Edna Olover, |i who lives in the i l| same street with ' H Peter, could write love stories, but \ she could not use a typewriter. It 1 was through her attempts to master her new mar chine that Peter came to realize that ] he was entirely lacking In artlstio . sense. He was going to business as urual < on a bright October morning when a bit of paper caught his eye. With his ! habitual interest In things that did not In the least concern him he picked the crumDled nan?r nn r?n tho onH r\t v,io I walking stick. It was a sheet of copy paper which had been used by a person evidently learning to use a typowriter. ( 'T do wish," he read, "that the young man In the gray suit would select a new tie and have his clothes pressed more often. He wouldn't be at all bad looking if he possessed an atom of taste in his dress?but alas! he " wears a green and brown tie, a soft 1 blue hat and red socks. He would J look stunning in brown, with a small dull gold tie." _ Peter laughed aloud and fell to wondering who had watched him passing and with an eye so critical. Poter fell to wondering whether the name, Edna Glover, so often repeated, w;?s the typist's name or merely a fictitious one. In the evening before he left the office Peter had decided to send a card tp Edna Glover in the hcpo that the name was a real one. The card he sent reached Edna when she was having her early morning cup of tea. Martha, her faithful ma'd brought it to lior. "I have ordered a brown suit and purchased a dull gold tie. In the course of n ilnv nr turn ...111 ? ? v/i t ?? v / uu ? 111 StiC mo wearing them. Hope they please ycu. P. D." Edna arched her tine brows in thought, then a smile leapt into her ewes. "Oh," she gasped, "my papers must have blown about and he has picked one up. Isn't that dreadful!" The typewriting was progressing nicely and Edna could do an entire . jiage without more than a half dozen mTs ta e jilesFufe 3f seeing^^M^nMmpBr rose curtained windows, the brown suit. Edna gasped at the wonderful change it made in Peter. He certainly was good lo look at and her eyes followed him until ha had turned the corner to enter the subway. Peter was really proud of himself. He wondered why he had never worn brpwn before and thanked Edna in another card. "Call me up at 49 Broda," he wrote. "I want to know if I have serscted the right color. My name is Dean?Peter Dean." Edna drew a sharp breath, half of anger and half of excitement when she read that card. She decided first to ignore the request, but during the afternoon her sense of the romantlo and perhaps a desire to write a story around Peter prompted her to call up the number. "This is perfectly scandalous," she told him when his most pleasing voice ' answered her on the telephone. ( "There is no possible scandal in it," ^ Peter's calm voice informed her. "I am a single man without any strings * and I take it that you are in a like po- ( sition. Yes?" His voice had a ring of laughter in it. "You are a frightfully bad typist," he added. "I have Improved wonderfully lately," said Edna, with an echo of his laughter. "What do you look like?" asked Peter. After a prolonged conversation U * ' " " uuua ijuiik up me receiver ana Peter called up Calvin Asten. "I say, what do you know about Edna Glover?" he asked the astonished Asten. ."Peach," came back the prompt reply. "Have proposed to her a dozen times and intend to again tonight." "No you don't," said Peter. "I'll tell you why later." Disappointing the Gtoaters. "I wanter 'ave a tooth drawn," said the youngster with the pugnacious face, "and I want gas." "Tut! Tut!" murmured the dentist. "You're not old enough for gas. And I see you're not afraid of a little pain. He a man!" 44 'Tlen't that," runs a British week ly h version or tno story, "but I expect J Just at the end I'll give a little bit of a squeal." "Oh, that won't matter," the dentist replied. "I shan't mind." "No," retorted the boy, "but I shall. Just you look out of tho window." The dentist turned to look out, and saw a group of grinning lads standIng close by his window. "Well?" he asked his youthful patient. "What doee that mean?" "Those are all the kids I've fought" and licked," explained the boy, "and they've all followed me hero Just to hear me holler. Gimme gas!" * Magistrate's Summon: And 1 Complaint by Publication State ot South Carolina, county of Chesterfield. By G. M. Rodgers, Magistrate in and for the said county and the said State: To A. F. Whitley. Complaint having been made unto me by Thomas Towers that you are indebted to him in the sum of three dollars and seventy, two cents for labor performed^ that the said sum is due and oweing and has not been paid, and also that you are a nonresident of this state. These are, therefore, to require vou, the said defendant, to appear before me in my office, in Pageland, S- C., on the 22nd day after service hereof A. D. 1914, at 10 o'clock a. m., to answer the said complaint, or judgment will be given against you by default. Given under my Hand and Seal, at Pafrelnnd. .S. C th?? day of Nov. A. D. 1914. n G. M. Rodgers, [L. S.] *' Magistrate. (Advertisement) ^ m. m. Johnson ATTORNEY AT LAW Will he in Pageland Wednesday, * Thursday and Friday of each week. fthe first Cort They're sti the only attei coat of paint In addition Fireproof, Si j PAGELAND HA 5 Why Not U; ? Home gr< Home Mat 100 per cent pur Sweet Span Fresh Danis Irish and sv Sunshine or ] Red Label Jacks* English Walnuts Bring us your cotton, cott< Carolina ! ^wwwvwvw Chris To Our Christ! arrived and v large display < P.hrktmas trad Vlli 1UUIIIUU 1)1 U\J PAGELAND II i -A1 f Is This the Time? I (Published by Request) - r The following has been contrasted from the prophecy of the book of Daniel, 11th chapter, 40th to the 45th verses, by J. G. Steen: ^Are all nations watching: the ^Struggle of the outcome of the European war? In the beginVning of this war did the king: of \ fcouth push at the king: of the 'frorth. Will He have power over the fl treasures of gold and all precit is things of Egypt? Will the / Lybvans and Ethiopians be at Q his steps? Has tidings out of the |1 east and out of the north troubj led him? Has h? or will he enIter also into the glorious land land many countries be over1' thifown? Has he gone forth with great fury to destroy and make wav many? But will these escape out of his hand even Edom [and Moab and the chief of tho childicn of Ammon. I .__$hall He plant the Tabernacle of His place between the seas in I the glorious holy mountain. Will he come to His end and none help him? Is there an{ other prophecy of war before or ! after this, beginni n g or ending ; like unto this? Is this the time 1 or at the end? I Who will make reply through the Journal? It will be greatly appreciated, as well as important to all ty-seven'Years Ago I xigbt Metal Shingles were put on. I ill on?still in good condition, and I ntion they've had is an occasional I i to the lasting qualities, they're I tormproof and inexpensive. I Dnur ktVLf WW AtllC; V/U? | leThe Best \ Dund meal W de Molasses J | e cream cheese * ish Onions C ;h Cabbage J ;eet Potatoes % ? Banquet Flour ^ :>n Square Coffee . 5 ; and Brazil Nuts. f )n seed and country Produce/ ^ Supply Co. | wwwww\%^ rwnmwifM?BHiran? uiipiMii^ ifmas ys [ nas Goods have ve will have a is usual for the le ARDWARE CO. || / Big Bcfl When the war broke out say money is scarce, so you buy. We are saving others n Mill feed, flour, meat, sal Clothing, Dress goods, I i most anything you ne CATO CO Per J. F ^?oooo6?o?ooc 1 Dri b K Toilet A S School 1 | Statioi | Paints a b Soit Di | Ciga ^ and the other things >ou ex; I ParfplanH ? * "av,MIlu feoOBOOOOOQK VZ News' Fron Sal Where War W We call your attention will close next Saturday, had better come before il are going to cut down our s Men's pants, regular ? ? ?? Ladies' skirts, $5.( 3.5 Heavy Weight Mens wear regular 50c kind I Boy's Suits good qui ?? H ? All kinds of ladies goods at 1< T. M. e I Moved To 1 I have moved my stc home two miles east I expect to add a cor Goods and Notions, 1 sell goods as cheap Nn plprlr Ia now n/-v I 1 'W Vivi i\ iu * uu I to buy. Won t hav( | only when I nave i | sale but sell cheap I me a chance. Your I T. B. 1 ? The IJusy Stor sale ran t, and is still on. They compare prices before 1 r\r%??\r \Y/U? ?* * IU1IV.J. ?r II) 1IUI yuu.' t, meal & oats. Besides Jnion Suits and in fact ed MPANY t. Cato >0000000000?^ as j articles X Books 8 nery b nd Oils X 'inks ^ irs ^ pect to find at a drug store. ^ Drug Co. ^ iooeoooosoeoS : ' 1 i The.Bint o le as Declared to the fact that our sale , December 5 th. You t is too late, for now we iale Drices: price $4.50 for $2.19 E " 2.50 " 98c I )0 value for $2.98 1 10 " ? 1.98 I Fleece Lined Under- | for 38 cents | ality 8.00 value 4.98 1 3.00 " 1.32 | o\v prices. Come to see us. H Joseph I The Sticks I m >ck of Goods to my i of Pageland where | nnlp h/ 1; no n i n fir 8 LijsiVslVy 1111V/ \Jl L/I Jf where I know I can as I can in town, house rent, no wood 5 to stay in the store % T i customer. fNo cost all the time.^ Give s (or business. Watts e in The Slicks