The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, April 19, 1916, Image 2
The Pagcland Journal
Published Wednesday Mornings
by The Journal Company
C. M. Tucker, Editor
Subscription Price - - $1.00
Entered as second class mail
matter at the post otfice at Pageland,
S. C., under Postal Act
of March 3, 1879.
. April 19, 1916
WATER, LIGHTS AND SEWERAGE
A gentleman who has a reputation
for doing things is interested
in installing an electric
light, waterworks and sewerage
plant in Pageland. If he should
do this he would want a franchise
giving him the exclusive
right to operate such a plant in
Pageland without town license
or tax. The capital would be
furnished from outside sources,
and there would be no bonds,
interest or taxes to pay. However,
since the price of iron and
other materials used in the construction
of such a plant is much
higher than normal, and the
town not so large as it hopes to
be not many years hence, the
rates tor water and lights would
necessarily be a little high. This
gentleman would be willing on
his part to fix a maximum and a
minimum rate for water and
lights, and to guarantee that all
water furnished to the people
would be chemically pure.
Pageland is almost ideally lo
cated in the midst of a fine agri
cultural country, and its future
is assured. lust how bright that
future will be depends upon the
amount of energy that is expended
toward making it the
town it can be and the town it
ought to be with the splendid
backing that it has.
The town has a remarkable
iltuitii iccoid far, out iitia
record can not be held in the
future unless certain steps to
safeguard the health of the people
are taken. Perhaps the greatest
move in this direction that a
town can make is to install
waterworks and sewerage. And
the all-important thing to do is
make this move before the whole
town is polluted with filth and
disease germs.
Perhaps the cost of electric
lights would be a bit more than
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little more than the open well
and Lum Wallace's fees, but
there is nothing Pageland can
do that will give her a bigger
boost than to have these three
essentials to all towns and cities
that ever amount to a row of
pins.
The installation of such a sys
tern of public improvements
would mean the employment of
a large force of hands for manv
months and the expenditure
right here of several thousand
dollars, thus giving work to all
who want it and increase noticeably
the business of the
merchants.
The man who is making this
proposition is a man of vision
and he sees a bright future for
the town, and so thoroughly is
he convinced that Pageland is
the comini? town of thi? coition
that he is willing to spend a
large amount of money on a
plant that would probably not
pay interest on the investment
at the beginning.
We hope to see the people
take hold of this proposition at
once and begin the necessary
discussions, man to man, to ere
ate a sentiment for or against
the proposition. This man is
none other than F. W. Wilson
and he will soon be ready to
v make a definite proposition to
tJie people.
Great Verdun Bat.le Enters On
Nihtli Week
The most gigantic conflict in
the history of the world, the battle
of Verdun, has entered upon
its ninth week. It is in manyrespects
without precedent. The
enormous scale of the Germanpreparations
and execution of
the attack, the unparalleled concentration
of artillery and the
sustained ferocity of the fighting
mark the battle as one of the
greatest efforts of the war.
Verdun has been rated as one
of the strongest fortresses of
Europe, a cornerstone of the
t? t_ l _ r -
rrencn aeienses a gain si Germany.
The evolution of Military
tactics during the war, however,
and particularly the em
ployment by the Germans of
long range howitzers capable of
reducing the greatest forts have
done much to change the character
of the VerduD campaign as
compared with the earlier conceptions
of what such a struggle
might be. Before the battle
opened the French partly dismantled
their forts around Ver
dun and here as elsewhere on
the various fronts chief reliance
for resistance was placed on an
elaborate system of trenches.
In no previous battle were the
losses so high as those which
have been estimated in the fight
ing around Verdun. These estimates,
however, can not be re
garded as conclusive evidence,
for neither Germany nor France
has announced its own casual
ties. The French war office has
declared the Germans have lost
200,000 in killed, wounded and
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vu|jiuitu. X lie VJCU1IUUS MilltJ
semi-officiallv that the French
casualties number 150,000 killed
and wounded and that 36,000
unwounded French prisoners
have been taken. If these esti
mates are approximately correct
nearly 400,000 men have been
eliminated as fighting units.
A Peculiar Well In Florida.
In their investigation of the
wells and underground waters of
Florida the geologists of the
United Geological Survey have
?wicq mauy interesting things
Among these is a well at Welaka,
on St. Johns River, from
which two kinds of water are
obtained.
' This well is 390 feet deep.
The length of the casino is 1 lit
feet. The well was first drilled
to 160 feet, and from this depth
ordinary "sulphur" water was
obtained. The drill was then
carried to a depth of 309 feet,
where it encountered a strong
mineral water, having a disagreeable
saltv taste In order to
use both kinds of water an inner
tubing was run nearly to the
bottom of the well, But this and
the outer casing were connected
with pumps, so that ordinary
water and mineral water can be
pumped at the same time. A
favorite joke played on visitors
is to give them a drink of weak
er water in the first glass and to
replace it with the brine in the
second.
Not more than half a doz.en
wells of this kind are Known in
the country hut there is no reason
why similar wells cannot be
obtained in regions where the
waters in the upper strata differ
from those lying deeper.
Trials of a Teacher
Miss Hitch was having some
trouble with a little fellow in her
spelling class at Claysville.
"B e-d spells bed," she explained
over and over again; "b e d,
bed. Do you understand?"
"Yes'm."
"Now then, c-a-t spells cat,
d-o-g spells dog, and b-e-d spells
? what did I tell you b e-d spells?"
"Dunno."
"Don't know? You don't know
what b e d spells after all I've
ioia you.'" -*
"No'm."
"Well, once more, b e-d spells
what vou sleep in. Now. what
do you sleep in?"
"My drawers!" triumphantly
exclaimed the urchin.
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A Company cf G. Washingt ansi
This story hasn't missed a reunion
for thirty years:
A group of Sherman's nun
were camped for a week near
the cottage of a widow who
owned a few acres of poor land
and a good cow. She prospered
amazingly during oiir stay bv
selling pies and cakes to the soldiers
and furnishing the head
quarters with milk.
The general issued most stringent
orders against any foraging
on her little property and was
decidedly angry when the wid
ovv reported that she could fur
nisli no milk because the sol
diers had been milking her cow.
He hurried to the company
nearest the widow's home and
called the captain.
"I don't know anything about
it," the captain assured him, "but
if my men have.been stealing
milk it will be easy to find it
out?my men don't lie." He
summoned his bugler and ordered
him to sound the assembly.
The company fell in and stood
at attention. The captain addressed
them briefly, telling of
the complaint, and ordered any
man who had been guily of
milking the widow's cow to step
to the front.
The company moved forward
as one man, except the first
sergeant.
The general was astonished ?
and somewhat curious. "How is
it, sergeant," he asked, "that
when all the rest have been
stealing milk you retrained?"
"General," replied the soldier,
"l can't milk?I held the cow."
The general turned 10 the captain
and saluted: "Captain, this
is the first company of George
Washingtons 1 ever saw. Dismiss
your company, sir."
The Weather
Us farmers in the country, as
the seasons go and come.
Is purty much like other tolks,?
we're apt to grumble some!
The SDrin^'s too hnck'.ird for us
Ler too for'ard?at? one? J
We'll
have our^^^H^^^^B
The
the host's stayeifflTOu^oil
Too !on^ to give the wheat a
? chance, and crops is bound
to spoil.
The weather's eether most too
miid, er too outrageousro'igb
And altogether too much rain,
er not half rain enough!
Now what I'd like and what you'd
like is plane enuff to see:
It's just to have old Proveddence
drop round on you and me
And ast us what our views is first
regardin' shine er rain,
And post 'em when to shet her
off, er let her on again!
And yit I'd rather alter all considerin'
other chores
I' got on hand, a tend in' both to
my affares and yours?
I'd ruther miss the blame I'd git,
a ruling things up thare,
And spend mv extry tiine in
praise and gratitude and
prayer.?James Whitcomb
Riley.
Too High a Flight.
Mr, Stretcher?"Yes, it's cold,
| but nothing like what it was at
Christmas three years ago, when
the steam from the engines froze
hard and fell on the line in
sheets."
Mr. Cuffer?"And yet that
wasn't so cold as in '87, when it
froze the electricity in the telephone
wires and when the thaw
came all the machines were
talking as hard as they could for
upward of five hours.''*
"Well, gentlemen," said Mr.
Longbow, according to Tid-Bits,
"the coldest year that I can remember
was in the Christmas
week in '84, when the very po
ncemen had to run to keep
themselves warm."
But that was too much, and
with silent looks of im lunation
the other two left to his own reflections
the man who treated
the truth 8Q lightly.
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Spring Hats
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We have just received a nice
line of Beautiful Hats for the
ladies and girls. See them.
C. L. Gulledge,
PAG ELAND.
Notice
Notice isvherebv given that
under no consideration will gasoline
be sold nor repairs made
on automobiles in the Town of
Pageland on the Sabbath da>\
R. H. Nelson
mayor
Registration Books Open
Registration books will be
open every first Monday at the
Auditor's office until 30 days be
fore the general election.
S. B. Timmons, Chm.
E. T. White, Clrek,
W. M. Belk..
REMEMBER
that I sell coltins and
caskets.
G. R. KNIGHT
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Chickens! Chickens!
Chickens!
Prices for this week. Hens,
9 cts per pound. Spring
chickens 17 1 2 cts. Roosters
27 1 2 cts. each. Guineas 25
cts. each.
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Pr & Blakeney.
door to p03t office.
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Most moaern aii
? money. Its pulling pc
few four cylinder cars
I Tins car holds the v,
which was 22,000 mil
nights. Changed dri\
average of S00 miles p
feat has never been a
identical car is yours <
$69") T
$675
If you are interested
field and Lancaster Cc
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"Spring Goods For'
at very low
Collars, Bt idles, Back Bands, 'I
harness, Wagon harness, Distribute
thing the farmers need. Also we 1
has been advances in prices but
above articles were bought before
will still get them at old prices.
Pageland Ha
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Announce
I take pleasure in announcii
and to the public that I have
stock of general merchandise
Askins in the Carolina Supply
door to the bank.
1 shall not quote you prices
you Come and See. This stc
1 propose to make it to your
cleaning it out. A special ir
to all to come around and see
Yours tor busi
C. L. GUL1
Pageland,
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id completely equipped car on th<
)wer is not surpassed by any, and
rnrlHo racr\rA fnr nam ftnn 1~ '
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es without the motor stopping
rers, and official observers every
er day and 22 1-3 miles per gal. <
ccomplished by any other car <
lelivercd for
OURING CAR, WEIGHS 1950 LB
ROADSTER, WEIGHT 1800 LBS
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purchased the entire
from Mr. H. N.
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here, but ask that .
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advantage to aid in
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what we are doing,
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