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/ Vol. S NO. 33 Mothers Day May 9th. Mother's day is obser ved on the second Sundav of May. Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia inaugurated the movement in 1907 It ocurred toiler while comemorating the death ot her mother on the second Sunday of May .1... unit 111 u uai , in ii Mj.lMlli of bUie sky and blossoms, might be set aside as an annual festival upon which due tribute of affection and remembrance should be rendered to all mothers. Miss Jarvis then began a campaign of personal appeal to men prominent in public life, clergy men, philanthropists, business and professional men, asking them to further the movement. She pleaded her case so elo quently that in 1910 the day was celebrated not only in Philadelphia but in many other cities. On may 10, 191d, a resolution passed the United States house rif representatives and the senate Commending Mother's day for observance bv the two houses of congress, the president and his ?* J 1 1- ~r v iuiui;( .UHI v;iuci IKllHIS Ol government departments. In the same year the legislature of Nebraska made mother's day a state fag day in honor of patriots of Nebraska's true homes and mothers. In May 1913, the legislature of Pennsyl vania made mother's day the state holiday. Idle day is planned to be observed by some distinct mark of kindness, visit, letter, gift or tribute showing the remembrance of the mother and father's day is equally a father's day a^^is designed to deepen ar.d pen^^Ml^amily ties. intcfljHHML^association ?* iiiis i^e?? ?<ffnrefnoq)rbiiicjie and protect the observance of the day in all countries and to carryforward the work. President Wilson and our ex-presidents are tlAnnrrtnr ^.1 CCl ? ? f ..V..UIKII iiuuvsuui U1I1LCIS Ol I lie association. The white carna lion has been selected as the emblem of the day because, as explained bv Miss Jarvis, "it seems the least perishable, was not costly'and could be worn by men and women alike. Then too, its sweet wholesome fragrance and white purity made it stand out as an appropriate symbol. A Bald Headed Faker One day I got a hot tip that a certain fellow wanted to do a lot of advertising in farm papers. Not knowing what his proposition was I called on him. When I walked into his office Jhe handed me a piece of copy and said: "What will that cost me?" I looked at it and saw it was for a fake hair restorer? almost "guaranteed" to make hen's lay wooly eggs. It was a scream! Hut that isn't the funny part. The fellow himself was as bald as a buzzard. I looked at him for a moment ??? j ?' ?..v? i^nivu. i uon i Know what it would cost you but if I were to take it i'm sure it would cost me my job. If it's such a won dcrful hair restorer?you might try some yourself." All that time, however I was easing my way to the door.because he was as big physically as he was as a faker, and I'm rather tiny. A /\ lew weeKS inter the advertising appeared in a lot of daily papers. That's been a long lime ago and 1 guess by now he's claiming his dope is good for growing hair on hell clappers i to muffle the noise. I get lots of fun out of these scamp*,?-J, A. Martin in Pro-i gresiiva Fgrmtr. THE F PA' Mt. Croghan School Closed Friday. Written for The Journal Friday, April I'.'rd was commencement and a gay day in Mt. Croghan. 10 a. m, welcome song by school, and they sang it too. In the declamation contest were the following: joyce liaket Tlieron Belle, Fanl Baker and Thomas Bnrch. The contestants in the recita-1 tion contest were: Misses I/./.ie Gibson, Myrtle Rushing, Hilda! Burch and label Atkinson. Debate?Resolved, that the right of suffrage be extended to ' the women in Sottilt Carolina. Affirmative, Lee I lurch and An drew Huntley. Negative Hob son Dalymple and lb yam Huntley. Decision for the nega tive^ Vocal solo, Alwyn Ratliit. Recess was taken until 2:3<> and then there were recitations, songs, etc., by the smaller children. They did their parts well, and looked so sweet, which they could not help doing after having been trained by Misses Hendricks and McColl. 8:30 P. M. The auditorium filled with old and young, pretty and ugly ?no there are no ugly folks in Mt.Croghan, you know. By the kindness of our old friend, Mr. Johnson Huntley, we had a seat right up at the front where we could see those pretty girls and young gentlemen. The first play was, "Dr. Danes Choice," a three act play. Next was "Tom Thumb's Wedding." Iioth were good. "The De strict School" w;j? me main play, ancTit was splendid. Bryant Huntley was teacher, and a good one; Andrew Huntley was chairman of the committee and his mustache were "fierce." < Medals were awarded to Bryant Huntley, debater; Ethel Atkinson, reciter; Joyce Baker, declaimer. lvach one did credit to himself and the school. Prof. < >rr has been teaching this school since P>12. He is from North Carolina. Miss Hendricks lives in Ml. Croghan and Miss McCoil lives in the best town yet, Pageland. Yours for more good times, (J. W. J. Pageland, S. April 2(>th. Bulletin on Gardening. A vegetable garden is an in dispensable feature of every good farm and in South Caro lina it is not only possible but fairly easy tohave a garden front l?.. l-w < jmiiitii > n? i^ecemner. in spring, however, interest in gardening is naturally at its height and it is at tins time that the farmer and suburbanite ate most desirous of getting the best garden informa tion. Cleinson College recem mends that those who are inter ested in gardening write to the I Department of Agriculture, Washington, lor l armeis' Ihille tine f?47. "The Nome Garden in the South," which is a new publication, by !!.( '. Thompson Mr. Thompson is i1w?r/?nt?i?iv familiar with South Carolina conditions and his bulletin is practical and reliable. They brought a wounded Uril isb soldier back from lite front, and somebody asked him to de scribe the battle in which he j was hurt. "Well," said the Toninn, "it's i ^ l like this: First you 'ears a 'ell of a noise and then the nurse snvs:! |T?\ and <lrink a little of thisi iw;" GELAND, S. C., WEDNB8>I Old Soldiers Are Paid 18 il Confederate Money. I The reunion cf the Carolina division of the l inl 9 Confederate Veterans cante^H .'! an impressive end vestenjjjj J alternoon with a parade ^ OK 2 dai.l >'.uv! p. In ;i lincS of] a spectators. 1 he parade, onefjf? I tile most successful ever altem^^^j a hall al the Slate house, w 1,000 l)o\ s and jjirls, dressed |jua al red, while and hlue, tormed^By living Couiedeiale 11.oil lUd J steps oi the north poilico Tliagl children cheered the veternnSE shrilly and sunn "Dixie" uiflH lipperarv" until the eehoes-q^B ine Confederates' soiitf in t^H| W ar lielween the Sections arrow the allies' song in the War of thtsH 4 ijl Nations seemed to mingle. Vjl Alter hornier Gov. Dunca^K I Clinch 1 ley ward had deliveraHl a briei address to the veleraf^K 1 grouped on the lower steps o?9 : the State house ant' in the piaxdM tlie "rebels" received their firstfl "pay" in Confederate currencjjfl since Appomattox and GreenfrJ boro. N. O. I Ales, dressed in al worn omc nnii/.r.? .....I \\t I .. ? - hi uj va 111 iv/* 111 <uivi %'Y C lark, commander of CampM Hampton, acted as pavnvastergflj The equipage from which they | paid oil was a nondescript wag- \ j on drawn by a drab mule, both t I vehicle and animal having the j? j appearance of having been t J through the war. The pay mas- 1 j ler's chest was an iron safe used during the war to hold Confeder- 1 ale currency printed at the 1 branch treasun in Columbia, d The xeterflQi. {Ixii1 "pay" gleefully, examining the " worn notes with trembling fing- j' ers which had been steady c enough on musket triggers in 1 the days when the worthless t f-stamped papet was backed by t i the Confederate States of 1 America. t a t ?-v - - - iNew Deiimtion for a Revolver. ' I Mitchell 'S. I) i < 'a/em ^ A revolver is a nickle plated ^ substitute for bravery, which has practically driven the original article out of the market. The revolver gives a puny 1 man with a o S inch brain and 1 the pluck of a grasshopper a 100vard reach and makes him more 3 Ideadly than a Sioux Indian. IN I I here was a time when this' country hail no dangerous nni- 1 mals. except hears sintl wolves? r and life was saio, except on the 11 l frontiers, but now vast hordes of 1 10 year-old hoys who use their ' skulls for a dime novel hook- ' case, roam the streets with ci- 1 garcttos in their faces and a por- a table cannon in their hip pockets ^ producing obituaries with the 1 ski'l and enthusiasm of a 0 cholera microbe; while it as a all times possible to meet a per ^ sonal enemy who has been chasing you lor a week, and who is reluctantly competed to defend himself when he catches you by It filling you so full of lead thai c your remains w ill require eight ti pallbearers. I<e\olvcrs arc now r so generally used in debate, in h domestic quarrels, and repartee F of all sorts that 8,000 Americans t. die of,llicm each year, il is said, a n When you're through sizing 1 up the other fellow, it's a uood v thii'<: to step hack Irom yourself s and see how you look. Then \ add 50 per cent to your estimate t< of your neighbor for virtues that tl vou don't see, and subtract 50 ( per cent from vourself for faults ii that vou've missed in your in- 1 v- ntorv, and you'll have, ?\ pi^ty a accurate result I xi haiujc il m.' I ^ SjfclORNING, APRIL ?8, 19 fc Big Battle Coming' j^^Mon, April 23.?With a big HH^ievcloping near Vpres in BPMars and reports of a pros- c ^Kve naval engagement in the 0 HEmksea and of preparations ^ Bjjtotomhincd naval and iniliattack on the Dardanelles or A Kne other vital spot in Turkey, ^ fbpe is highly expectant. b BBbat a Severe engagement hash ?K&n place neat Ypres is con- e ffmed hy official reports, but h hese are so contradictory that a Be actual result of the prelimi- v fcy fighting is not known. Itj'' UfiK appear, however, that 11 Bowing their loss of lull No. j ^ Hid their failure to recapture! ?Rhe Germans have com-|*A MK'ul a" offensive from the 11 Mieast against the Anglo h &w<ch line in front ol Ypres,'it gne Of such 1 >h>oily ii.itties hist o ffuftln, and also'against the | ffigian line farther west. n Germans claim they} n yVe the allies back to thelc [B^t'canal, taking 1,MH) British . 11 ^ NPrench piisoncrs and a la Hj$ter of <iuns. The bronchia Eft that the allies had to fall;d Ick but declare this was due to J Ku USe by the (iermans of y tbyxiatinii gas bombs. Paris u Bftrts that in counter attacks ti Se allies took many German o "isoners and that the Belgians b jpulsed German attacks. It is relieved here that these opera- p i^ns are only the commence- h ljcat of another battle of Vpres. v (Although a dispatch from ii illand tonight gives a rumor b j^Lthe Germans are about to o j^Back l > the Liege line, to tl ^^H^unst Italy, should Italy c^Fthe allies, it is considered b nfe likely in military circles v tijre that the Germans will give h little where they are, preferring tjj be the first to attack, having c earned from recent experiences s hat it is difficult to hold the I tjongest positions when an ex- s reraely heavy cannonade is v lirected against them. si fighting continues in the y A*>evre, and here also both the p MHinch and Germans claim sucrepses. The French in this n vgion seemingly still are on the fi mensive and apparently deter- b nined to attempt further to s< lijiee/e the German wedge h vhich has its apex at St. Mihiel. g irhe prediction of a naval hat- tl le ir the North sea. based on tl eports from Scandinavia of ii clivity by the warships, the imbibition of shipping between England and Holland by the iritish admiralty and the anlojuncement from the German p dhiiralty that the German high t( ea fleet several times lately has c teen out m the North sea with- n mtj encountering British ships re\ calling forth much discus- fj HJB. n Fired At Conductor. I .ancasler, April 22. Stopping g is train I uesday at Miller's fi rousing tor die purpose ot put d ili}T oil (out negro men who c efHsed to pay their fares from v 'en t Lawn to Lancaster, 1). L. t! Vmiov, conductor on the Lancas- p jr & Chester railway, was fired c t a number of times by the v eg roes whom he ejected from lis! train, but each shot went s iillrl /vf ite ninrl' lvn?* inir tio.o* y U I lv? 1 I I 41 I l\f 1 7 1. I ^ I I I I I 111 I I" I eh es in tile curs. The negroes ii ve it over on the morning train a d I ort Law.n to find work, it is / ho at the new dam near fi inapt Falls and wVre endeavor- i rj^Bp beat their way hack to i .atyiMer. I'lu! negroes, who t re|trang:vrs about Ium rsrapn! \ n ?16 woods alter ih?' shouting \ HJRNA 15 Are You Getting Your Share of This? Scientists tell us that above very acre of land there is, reck ?ned at present prices. Si 1,000, 00 worth of atmospheric nitro en At this rate the man will h a ad red-acre farm has Si, 100, 1)0.000 wortii, or enough tc uild two Panama Canals ant aw enough left to build a do/ n modern battleships; enougl: ) slinnlv ovcrv mnn wnnvir ml child i:i the United States /1111 S11 each; or enough tor tile more than half pay for oui nnual whiskey and tobaccc ill. Are you using this wealthue you changing it from at km, unused possibility into ; uuid asset? Arc you turning lto real moncv a goodly share 1 these potential millions? Both foreign and Ameriear lanufacturers are now, by the so of powerful electric currents ombining this free atmospheric ilrogen with certain materials nd thus rendering it available s a plant lood. I his is a grea iscovery; but tor plain 1-armei ones we don't see anything as et to compare with Nature's i'av, which is through the bac jria that live in the little knots r nodules on the roots of peas cans and the various clovers. l? o - _ _ i - - * rroin aepicinoer 10 npru is i criod when our lands are usual f idle; moreover, it is a period khen they are too often wash aw a\ Hut these- bus\ little acteria, working on the root! f bur and crimson cl >ver ane :ie vetches, are putting a new W: 'V- problem >?'o longer have we any busines: uying nitrogen in bags, wher ;e can get it free with a lot o umas to boot. If you doubt this, turn under i rop of clover or vetch thi: i\t'i rtfv <1< I * \'l IIIJ4 il 11 V.I IISIIWW II Willi tui 11 f we're not mistaken you'll b? urprised at the yield that cori /ill make, and the wav it wil land drouth will bring joy t( our heart in these days of high riced feed. But clovers and vetches an ot the only plants whose root: Lirnish homes for our bacteria unci actors, Cow peas, peanuts v beans, velvet beans, ani ispedeza likewise are nitroger atherers, and no Southern farn lat this summer does not utili/.i lese to the utmost will he liv lg up to its opportunities -Progressive Farmer. Italy Not Likely to Enter War Rome, April 23, via Paris?P rominent Italian statesman sail nlav that possibilities of Italy': r.rly participation in the wa ow seemed more remote. "To enter the war Italy vvouh rst be obliged to break of egotrations with the centra mpircs, which still are proceed lg at Vienna," he said. *'Th< ovcrnmeiit then would irave t< ind a plausible reason fo enouncing the treaty, whicl rented the triple alliance. Fvei me that done it is most likeb hat the central empires unde resent conditions would no onsider such action a cause fo tar. "Italy must find another rea on if she desires to pick a quar el with Austria. This might hi i the form of an ultimatum 01 (/count of the gathering o Austrian troops along the Italiai rontier or on account of tin infortunate position of Italian inder Austrian rule. It is eas; :> foresee, however, that \ustris totild not respond to any sucl novocative measure," IK L i $1.00 per year \ Severe Electrical Storm Causes Damage at Raeford. } Wadesboro, April 22.?One of - tile most SOV??ri? ctnrmc - that ever visited the State con centrated its fury in Antioch t Township of Hoke County, yes terdav afternoon about 5 o'clock. ) A cloud whose densitv created 1 midnight darkness came up from the west and passed over ( the little city of Raeford, filling its citizens with the terror of an impending cyclone. The light* ning was incessant and rain 1 came down in sheets and it was r as dark as midnight. , As a result of the storm the warehouse of J. A. and M. II. j McFall was destroyed by light| ning, together with 350 hales of 1 ] cotton, the residence of J. C. ?i Morgan was struck anil burned l and the residence of Mr. Seate, ;, inspector of oil for this county. was mi new oy a doiioi iigmning. i (The cotton and the warehouse ? ; of the McFalls was insured for > j about $12,000. ; I Mr. Morgan's residence had > i been vacated by the family just j a few hours before tlie storm, t lie was protected with $1,000 r insurance. s The damage to Mr. Seate's s residence was negligible, as the bolt struck the door facing and 14 ran down a telephone wire, do , ing no greater damage than ripping open a screen door. It is i difficult to estimate the damage . to the crops of the section over ^ [ which the storm passed. There ,.?.o .a.? ?.?? > ???to vwiianuuiuif VUllUIl UL1U ? corn planted, and in many of ^ i the fields where crops were up 1 and the results of the heavy rain will necessitate replanting. | 5 j Monroe Store Robbed. 1 Monroe, April 22.?Some time f after 11 o'clock last night, someone entered the drug store of 1 C. N. Simpson, Jr., rifled a small s cash drawer of about $(> and made good his escape leaving - no clue behind him. The rob1 bery was apparently that of an 1! amateur, a safe and the main ) i cash register were not opened. " i The main cash register is one ) of the large complicated kind 3; and to open it makes a great s I deal of noise; and, as a light ' j burns constantly all night long ' at the front and the street is ef* ficiently patroled, it would have 1 j been sheer foolishness for the 1 thief to have attempted the open3! ing of the large cash register or ' i of the safe. The small cash reg' ister, the one which was opened, I is used for the fountain trade. ; The thief after entering the store i carried the register to the back v of the store where it was found i lying open early this morning s by W. M. Fowler, who opened r the store. C. N. Simpson, the proprietor, was the last to leave 1 last night, and bolted the back f door, and also locked the front. 1 The thief must have entered - through the front door because ej the windows are iron barred and ) tt would have been impossible r for the thief to have entered the 1 back door; but how the front l door was opened is a mystery. * The work was done by some r one apparently familiar with the t store. r Don't waste any time express i- ing approval of the Ten Com J mandmcnts. They have had all u the endorsements they need, and i to obey them is better than to f1 praise them.?Kpworth Herald. i j e "The boss accuses you of s being blind drunk." y "Veil, the bosh's mistaken. <i I'm sheein' twice as much as I 11 she when I'm sober?twice as ' much, uustatV*"-- Kx