The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, April 28, 1915, Image 2
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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,"
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$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