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The Pagelattti .lo^rnal 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. fenruary iu, The bill abolishing the office of constable in Chesterfield county has been discussed very generally during the past ten cloys, and there are speakers on each side vet. The writer has been unable up to this time to get a copy of the >il! and lie is therefore ignorant as to the do tails of the plan. From the best information at hand, however, it seems that one more rural policeman is to be employed, making n total r.f four for the county, and each is to serve approximately two of tbf' eight townshins in civil and criminal luisi ness. Under the old system, there was a constable in each township and he was paid a salary out of the funds o1' the county treasury ranging from one bund-1 red and fifty dollars up to possi | blv three hundred tor criminal work alone. Fe s were charged for all civil work and the fees were retained hy the constable. Three rural policemen had been 1 1 ^4 1 _ ?' ! umruoveti :u :: ' av.ry 01 nine* hundred dollar* n year to do! criminal work exclusively. It may readily he v- en that the expense vas too hei'Vy tor the work done. The county lias been in debt and is still so. There is rarely enough money in the treasury to meet expenses. The representa tives in the legislature realize this and they have worked out a plan to cut expenses, as they see it, and for their kihor they are receiving much averse criticism. Naturally those directly affected by the abolition of the office fail to see -vrhat kimi reasoning brought forth such :i bill, and many others agree that the plan is unsound and that it will be very unsatisfactory. The chief objection to the plan is that the rural policemen can not cover the territory in a satisfactory manner. Then on the other side there arc those who see in it a saving to the county of about $-,000 annually. Thev snv the nav of the rural policemen will remain the same and that nearly all that has heretofore been paid as salaries to constables will be saved. They argue that the rural policemen can do all or nearly all the criminal work and the greater part of the civil, and that if a deputy does part of the civil business nothing is lost for in all civil business a fee is charged and the officer who serves the paper collects from the party or parties to the suit This writer feels that this plan! will he better than the old one, under which two officers were paid for the same \vt rk, but lie is of the opinion that constables] under strict rules would have Pri\rPn holtnr <saf ivtViflinn 1/^ llin public. However, we are ready to accept the law, for such it is, and give it a fair trial. We are not hostile to it, nor do we believe anv selfish motive is behind it. We shall he pleased to see it succeed. Wait and See There is no possible way of determining the sex of eggs. I lie best way to tell whether an egg contains a rooster or a pullet is to hatch the egg under a hen and watch the chick for nearly a year. If it crows'it is a rooster; if it lays egg's it is a pullet.?Poultry Department of The State. v * v: T Pageland High School Notes . Recently the Progressive debating club was organized with the following officers: Pres. Burrus3 Edgeworth; Vice Pros Lee Sanders; Secretary, Nellie Mangum; Critic, Ruth Chavis; Treas., Wincie Mangum. The purpose of the organization is to train its members in debate and declamation, and to keep them informed on current events. The program given in the school auditorium Friday afternoon was a good one and was attended by the pupils and teach ers from the other grades. Following^vvere the speakeis: Oration: Castor's Last Struggle, Lee Sanders. i Declamation: Asleep at The Switch, Jeff Turner. Current events: Maud Sanders. Declamation: Sister's Beau, Netta Clark. Piano Solo: Hippies of The Alabama, Miss Floride Propst. Oration: The Black Horse and His Rider, Burruss Edgeworth. '' No Core fox- Sorehead Monroe Kmjuirer Betoie us is an article about how to cure soielt. ;d. It's about that disease in chickens, i here is no cure for sorehead when a man has it. The old sorehead .1. I. Ill" ' * iiin;ii;;n me JUSI lliai way. J.le feels mean toward every-' body and in lorn is scorned byi all, and everybody wants to kick' ! mm off the earth. I leaven hasj no place and earth no room fi r' c I a sorehead. j A. J. Drexel, who is a vol an j tcer in the automobile service of the British army, says the Washington Star, wrote in a recent letter to Philadelphia: "As Kitchener said, or didn't say, our trenches stretch like a gray snake from Switzerland to the sea. And what hard work our young soldiers have, let me tell you, digging these trenches! 4i] ca\\t o \*r\nrwr caI/II/h* Io ? ? ? m. om *t it j ouivuv;i in tl half finished tlencb lay down bis shovel the other /day " onS li<?bt his pipe. " '1 lev, what did you lay down that shovel for?' the sergeant said. "4To cool it, sir,' said the young soldier." Anson Court House Sold for $5 Wadcsboro Ansonhtn The old court house was sold, as advertised, at public auction yesterday at noon. Mr. R. S. Pruette, of the firm of Robinson, (/audio & Pruette, legal advisers i .t- I ? I r 10 mo i>oaru 01 i commissioners, stated tiie conditions of the sale and Mr. J. W. lonesof White Store township was the auctioneer. The first and only bid put on the great big building was $5 and Mr. W. L Rose was the bidder. The building and fixtures were knocked down to him and he immediately signed the papers. It is a part of the contract thai lie shall move the hui'ding from the grounds within 90 days from date of sale. CHURCH NOTES Ml.THODIST PROTF.STANT J no. W, (Juick, Pastor Our appointment for next Sunday will be at Rose Hill at 3:30 in the nftprnnon Pm? ? I iay IU1 lilt service. MKTIIODIST Ig-1 SCO PA I. J. A. McGrnw, pastor Our first quarterly conference for this year will be held nt Mt. Croghan church on Friday, February lOlb at 11 o'clock. Several of our Pagcland friends c^rne around to the parsonage last Friday a ad left with us a nice lot of pantry supplies. They said that the pounding a few days previous was not knAwn of by them and they did ? * J.: not intent to be Teftout. We i had learned that the purjyse to. pound had not beeh/^jBtfrally id known, and had thought^ less t of these friends beforew^nil, of course do not now. Mythanks; t ladies. > t Providence permitting,, we l will be at Antioch and Mt. 6ro&- * han next Sunday. ;'j i M . ' *1: PAPT1ST, J. M. Sullivan. Pastor. ; $ . 5 What is more beautiful thatf the love Ruth had for her rqqth^r r cr-in-law? The picture of two 1 hearts with bonds of "love** * binding them together on eve*y 1 side. Orpah rendered a "lipn service and returned home to her friends and loved ones. Hqw i tonrti' ? r. ------ 1 i'-ifcl / iiiuiij (ivioinj-i niiii way iuun.y, v when their hearts are far from 8 being: in the worship or service. Ruth with her undying: devo- 13 tion "clave' unto her mother- ^ in-law. A noble decision that c would not take anything short of a full and complete surrender ? to the obicct of her devotion. c Ruth does not lose anything by Jicr loyalty and devotion to ? the "old" lady, tho she did not 1 expect any reward for this ser- J a You'll find it on the top o: I CORTRIGHT 1 Metal Shingle Bj It is put there to protect you as us from the imitator. Roofs c 16 with these shingles 27 yeara e K good today, and nave never nee S pairs. That's \vhy they're in Therefore, look for this stamp. I 2 For Sale by PAGr.LANIi HAH PRId , That can Jiothe b< ?il4P \ in many lines of our ipm< only a few taken at rando Men's $1.00 Dress | " Wright's Heath ui " Heavy Fleece Line " Wool half hose Children's Pearl Und Many other bargains are bei r*i wr*i ^ i. ?j. 1 S?ya?Mstgaa3asMBMMwnMBMra: rhilM 1 Every Successfu you it pays to break early as possible a results pet one ol ou I LED PLOWS, the buy. PAGELAND HA " / ? KV * > vjf jf * . y - -> y, 77: ' - ; T " * ' 4 -* . V j, -T ?-; . . 3S? ?. ' ' ?"'" rice. Lo, and behold oneiof the best cien in all that country waiting o become her husband. What a combination, a lius>and that has .both qualities, iches and character. We see tow that Ruth's loyalty is being ewarded and the reward does lot stop here, she places herself n the ancestral line with our iaviour. Faithfulness always brings its eward. The difference beween Orpah and Ruth was that luth could see and Orpah could tot. Was all this worth while? Last Sunday we had a good lervice at White Plains. The >ffering for State Missions imounted to $5.06. We will have a Sunbeam Band it this place in the near future. )ne of our young ladies has consented to be the Leader. Center Grove school house rood Sunday school and large tongregation. Next Sunday Pacelancl 11 t. m. and 7:15 p. m. Liberty rlill Saturdaj' 2:30 p. m. and Sunday > p. m. as well lj\ , J :overed /\ led te- ' / \ | litated. I [DWALiii CO. CES the snse stock. We submit m: Shirts 75c iderwe ar $1.45 a suit >d " for 75c a suit 2 pr for 45 cents ierwaist lor only 20c ng shown. Come. :ato it fkwm i VKl Plows 1 farmer will tell : your land just as nd to get the best ir OLIVER CrllL-1 best plow you can * k IRDWARE CO. | . . Febri] is usually the roughest r Now is the time to get y underwear, and other Serges, Black, Tan, White, reg Outing, all colors New Orleans Molasses, the Good grade of Molasses We are still giving (h values in all other goo< CATO COH Per J. R. ( [ msosoooooot sos | If You G I h and send to us jj| when you aires if due hills, don't ?f you don't get the ? Salkes money to i store and nronii | pay our bills. | Pageland ] ^SOO&SOSCCO! iO! fSfil Doing o /\l iame uic We Protect your propei Don t risk your property \ times like this We buy and sell LAND? any more Land. Did yo SAY! We have secured th Survetv of New York. Can furr for any kind of Positions at r See us about this- Dcn't leave horn M i Pageland Ins. < "The hustlers" and irer ? I?i ? i .m? I Human Lite You can t afford with your life by swa of medicine you can I Drugs are pc should be takei t physician prese; | a specialty ol filling prescri | written. When you wan* J Mangum 1 ' | The quality Store, where fair lary nonth ol the year, our shoes, heavy winter goods. ular 30c kind, only 2.">c 10c " " 9c good kind, only 50c 45c | e same excellent is, war or no war iPANY Cato SOSOS et Sick | 8 for medicine k idy owe past g blame us if k Q ? run a drug ^ ises wilS not i "Nuff sed" S ^ Drug Co. ? soooocosososS Business \ P1SD/>A 1 1 lUbC ty while you sleep, vithout lire protection -There will never be u ever think of this? e agency for the National lish any kind of a BOND, easonable rates, e to get what you can get here Do felt%/ fV* MVU1IJ VU. ityou-right people is Sacred | to take chances I llowing any kind 1 9e{ I ' risonous and | i just as the I rlbeS. We make I inliftno "" d Ivi tpuvuta jum cis uif-y are medicine lliink o( us. . Drug Co. dealings has first place.