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Vol.6 NO. 32 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 26, 1916 $1.00 per year
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races and figures from Scrap
Book
Mr. L. E. Gardner, of Jefferson.
gives the following notes
from his scrap book to the Jeffersonian
for publication;
Mr. Bob Griffith, father of Jim
and Bill Griffith, died March 26,
1892.
Capt. E. Motz died at Jeffer- j
son July 13, 1904. He was a
Northerner and was general
manager ot tne brewer gold
mine up to the time of his death.
Major J. S. Miller died March
23, 1888.
Mr. E. S. Railings died October
8,1912. I
Etna, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. L. Evans, died August 30,
1902.
Dr. B. F. Garland died January
29,1908.
Mr. George W. Blackwell died
March 5, 1909.
On Wednesday, June 2, 1909,
the Jefferson and Cheraw teams
played a match game at Jeffer
son and before the game was
finished a big rain scattered the
crowd. Mr. Will Jackson fell
and was badly hurt. Late that
afternoon Mrs. W. M. Miller had
a' stroke of paralysis and died
the next morning.
Mice Qh/I?a ^ J ? ? ? a a ?
? s?* uuuii. uaimuu weui (O
Denver, Colorado, June 13, 1892.
On April 15, 1890, the big
stamp mill at the Brewer gold
mine was put in operation. The
output of gold for the first month
was fifteen pounds.
J. F. Millar's old store was
burned December 8, 1888.
W. J. Lowry returned from the
Georgia and Florida trip, March
17, 1897, and died August 7, 1911.
Mr. H. T. Monroe was thrown
from a motor car on the C. M. &
C. railroad April 12, 1908 and
was badly hurt.
Mrs. Bill Holley was brought
from Asheville, N. C. to JefferJ
son November 13,1908, and died
the next day.
Mr. B. B. Kelley's hand was
cut in a planing mill November
25, 1908 and four of his fingers
were amputated.
Mrs. Evvie Blackwell died
February 5, 1909.
Emanuel button was killed at
the state line July 23, 1902.
Dr. R. P- Miliar and
_ . ... MU\4 1U1AJI1J
moved to Jefferson February 19,
1903.
Mr. Levi Knight was in Jeffer
son March 28, 1904. He said he
was 84 years old and that he had
worked at the Brewer gold mine
and had seen 40 pwls. of gold
rocked out of one cart load of
dirt, with a pine log rocker. Mr.
Knight said the mine was disdiscovered
by Burwell Brewer.
Mr. W. C. Raley died Sept. 15,
1909.
ki. !->?? - < . ^
mi. iviisira raiis ciiea uctober
17, 1909.
A burning tree at Fork Creek
swamp on J. L. Lowrv's farm
fell on Luther Oliver and killed
him, December 4, 1909.
The platform and big lot of
cotton was destroyed by fire at
Jefferson, November 24, 1900.
Mr. Walter Blackwell was
killed bv electric wire at Dallas,
N. C., December 14, 1909.
CVfr. J. T. Wade and family left
December 15, 1909 for Alva,
r?t
v lonaa.
Card of Thanks
We take this method of thanking
the good people most heartily
lor the many kindnesses man
ifested towards us during the
sickness and death of our father,
William A. Steen. We shall feel
under many obligations to them
and especially to Dr. I. S. Funderburk.
Respectfully,
W. Ben Steen & Family.
Ultimatum Sent to Germany
Washington, April 19.?Presi
dent Wilson's long expected fi
nal warning to Germany that lb<
United States will break off dip
lomatic relations unless sh<
abandons her present method o
submarine warfare and immedi
ately declares her intention t<
do so, was delivered today in i
note to Berlin and was announc
ed bv the president in an addres
to a joint session of congress
The president demands nothini
less than the abandonment o
submarine warfare against com
merce.
r> _
ooin ine presiaeni s aaares
and the American note declar
in unequivocal terms that onl1
by Germany acceding: to the de
mand can the breaking off of re
lations be prevented.
The president considers tha
the next step depends solely up
on Germany and that three o
four days constitute a reasonabl
time for a reply. He is willinj
to discuss how submarine war
fare may be conducted withii
the limits of international lav
and humanity after German;
abandons her present methods.
Diplomatic history record
only one instance as yet where i
breaking of relations betweei
two first class powers has no
eventually brought war?tha
which now exists between Get
many and Italy.
Congress received the presi
dent's declaration of his coure
with mixed evidences of con
cern and approbation. Most o
the leaders, Democrat and Re
publican, thought the presiden
hardly could do less and somi
expressed the opinion that hi
action would not lead to war.
Republican Leader Mam
alone of all the opposition lead
ers openly attacked the presi
dent for his stand. He charactei
ized it as a political play.
President Wilson's word
leave no opportunity for mis
understanding. In his addres
to congress he said:
"I have deemed it my duty t<
say to the imperial German gov
eminent that if it is still its pui
pose to prosecute relentless am
indiscriminate warfare the gov
ernment of the United States i
at last forced to the conclusioi
that there is but one course i
can pursue; and that unless tin
imperial German governmen
should now, immediately, de
clare and effect an abandonmen
of its present methods of war
fare against passenger and freigh
carrying vessels this govern
ment can have no choice but tc
sever diplomatic relations alto
gether."
South America Would Aid U. S
Rio Janeiro. April 21,?Th<
publication of the Americar
note for Germany created a deer
impression upon public opinior
and the press.
The Gazeta de Noticias says
"North America by he diplo
matic attitude makes herself the
leader of the neutral Nation!
against piracy."
The Epoca holds that Ger
many's war methods place hei
in political circles outside the
human pale and expresses nc
doubt that in case of war the
United States will rally all the
South American countries.
Miss Horne And Mr. Lemacks
Wed
Monroe, April 21.?Thursday
afternoon at 5 o'clock, at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. T. C
Horton, their sister, Miss Hallie
Home, became the bride ol Mr,
Julius Lemacks of Walterboro,
S. C.
Germany To Pass Dyestuff
j. Supply
[. Washington, April 20.?Ger
e many has agreed to permit exportation
to the United States of
1 15,000 tons of dyestuffs, lack of
e which has seriously affected
f American textile manufacturers,
i- Notification to this effect was
a contained in a note delivered to
a Secretary Lansing today by
Count von Bernstorff, the Ger
s man ambassador.
L The communication explains
? that while Germanv refused at
I first to permit exportation of
_ dyestuffs unless thev be exchanged
for American goods excluded
frnm normoriK Ki. tV>n
J I ?viu Viviuiauj u? II1C 1 >1111311
e b'ockade, after careful considerv
ation of the situation it has been
, seen "that this blockade has re
[ suited in serious embarrassment
to those American industries
t which are in need of dyestuffs,"
( and the imperial German govr
ernment now is prepared to
e make "single exception" in per
^ mitting exportation in this
. instance. It is required only
j that the dyestuffs shall be con
sumed by American manufac~
y turers and not reexported to
Great Britain or her allies.
s
An Englishman, an Irisman,
and a Scotchman were one day
t arguing as to which of the three
t countries possessed the fastest
. trains. "Well, said the Englishman,
I've been in one of our
> trains, and we went so fast that
the telegraph poles looked like a
, hedge." I've seen the milestones
{ appear like tomb stones," said
the Scot. "Well," said Pat, "I
t was one day in a train in our
' country, and we passed a field
of turnips, p field of carrots, aud .
a field of cabbages and parsley,
then a pond of water; and we
j were going that quick I thought!
it was soup."
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More About Flies
g Southern Ruralist
, One of the greatest menaces
s of the country is the pest of flies.
If the average realized the possi5
bilities of disease and disaster
_ that lurked in the fly a great
.. crusade would be made against
j them.
rues Dreea in flitti. 1 he fes
male lays her egg in manure or
3 some other filthy material. In a
I little while the egg hatches and
3 before long the adult fly emerges,
t Ii feeds a while on the material
in which it breeds and then flies
t away to ihe kitchen or table to
partake of the tood prepared for
( the family. Not content with
this, the pest makes frequent ex
j cursions to the places where
filth accumulates and so scatters
fresh material in places where it
should not be.
Flies are great carriers ot typhoid
fever and other diseases
i that attack man. Many ot the
1 intestinal troubles of the babies
) during the summer are thought
1 to be occasioned by the contaminations
of food, milk and bottles
: by flies.
To protect from these pests all
1 breeding places should be care5
fully watched and, where possible,
protected. All outhouses
should not be exposed, but the
r sanitary outhouse should be used
on every farm. Those interest>
?.j it-;- *
cu in mis type ot outhouse
' would bo well to send to the 1
* Department of Agriculture in
I Washington, D. C., and request
! a copy of the farmers' Bulletin
1 on the Sanitary privy. All houses
should he screened to keep the 1
flies out. If screens can not be
s purchased, the fly wire may he i
, had and tacked over the win
5 dows and home-made door fix <
, ed for the doors. In some coun
, try homes mosquito netting is
used over the windows. i
Smoking Stunts the Growth of
Boys
Whatever difference of opinion
there may be about the advisability
of smoking for men,
there is none as to its pernicious
effect upon boys. It affects the
action of the heart and reduces
the capacity of the lungs.
Young men who are being trained
for athletics are not permitted
to smoke by their trainers
because, as they say, "It is bad
tor the wind." The argument
that will appeal most forcibly to
your boy is that smoking will
stunt his growth. It his been
proved that youthful smokers
are shorter and weigh less than
their comrades who do not
smoke. Cigarettes fliv- nnrtien.
larly injurious. Nicotine, the
active principle of tobacco, is
said bv chemists to be, next to
prussic acid, the most rapidly fatal
poison known. The tender
tissues of a growing boy cannot
absorb even a very small quantity
of it without most injurious
results.?Ladies Home Journal.
Pullman Passenger Found Dead
At Hamlet
Hamlet, April 21.?As Seaboard
Florida train Mo. 4 from
Jacksonville arrived at Hamlet
this morning the porter on a
Pullman discovered that one of
the passengers could not be
awakened. Upon investigation
it was found that he was dead.
Further investigation disclosed ,
that the passenger, a mail of
about 65, was Dr. Ellis went
worth of Warren, Pa , a mileage
book giving his address as St.
Petersburg, Fla., and Warren,
Pa.
The body was removed from
the train and turned over to an
undertaker. He was apparently
a man of wealth and influence,
a^yu^l?aih_jTiust have been
of any^^fuggle^^TO^railroad
authorities are trying to locate
his family.
How To Live To Be Old
Dr. Frank Craue has taken a ,
report on 107 cases of English .
men and women who lived to a i
great a?e, as printed in the Brit- '
ish Health Review, and made \
the following deductions: i
''There were few bachelors or i
old maids in the lot.
"Most all of the persons examined
had spent much of their i
>;mn ^v..? .1 - i
nine uui ui uuuif. lilt! I1OUS0,
the close room, is the chief of i
life shorteners. I
"Very few indulged, or had I
habitually indulged, in stimu- <
lants, such as alcohol, tobacco, i
tea, and coffee. ]
"Thev used very little medi- s
cine.
"Most were of cheeiful habit, !
worried litlie, and laughed a
great ueal.
"Most of them including the j
wealthy, had worked all .their ,
lives, and most of them had con- ]
tinued their activities even in ad- j
vanced years. A favorite form |
of suicide anion},' folks past fifty ^
is to stop work. I
"Scarcely any of them were ,
tat. Few fieshy people grow
very old. .
"They were nearly all great t
sleepers. They went to bed 1
early and rose early.
"All were careful and moderate
eaters, fo eat what you
like and all you like may Ire a
merry life, but it will be a short t
one. Very few ate much meat i
\.4^< - ?
aiu 11 sparingly; many not i
at all. i
"Almost all were large drink- i
ers of water, but not mineral
water.
"Most of tliem were great 1
readers, especially in later life." <
Russians In France To Fight
For Allies
The arrival in France of a
large number of Russian troops
to reinforce the Western battle
line has brought great joy to the
entente allied countries, where
it is hoped that with them fighting
shoulder to shoulder at different
points with the British,
French and Belgians, a material
change in the situation may
shortly develop.
How many Russians have
been sent across the seas by
Emperor Nicholas is not known,
but \ hat is characterized as a
'great flotilla of transports" arrived
in the harbor of Marseilles
and almost immediately after
wards landed the forces amid
nib (.utcuut; ui me ^upuuice ana
the French troops gathered at
the quay to greet them
Gen. Joffre, in welcoming the
Russians in an order of the day,
said they were "soldiers chosen
from the bravest in the Russian
armies and commanded bv officers
of the highest renown."
Coincidental with the arrival
of the Russians comes the statement
from Paris that the Germans,
owing to the strong resistance
of the French at Verdun,
are withdrawing large forces
from their fronts in Russia, Servia
and Macedonia and throwinPr
thorn intr? thic hntlir n/\n??o4
M ?MIV 41VHJ WU ItOL"
ed theatre.
Ford Given to Monroe Preacher
Monroe Journal.
As a token of their love and
esteem the members of the Presbyterian
church presented their
pastor. Dr. H. E. Gurney, a Ford
automobile Wednesday evening.
Dr. Gurney was kept in the dark
flnffisantvictim of a delightful
surprise.
Members of the congregation
gathered at the church about
7:30, and Mr. R. W. Lemmond
was dispatched to the manse to
entertain Dr. Gurney until the
appointed time arrived. A few
minutes afterward the car was
driven to the rear of the manse,
and it was followed by a good
mdn\r r>f +Vlu rvr^irnTM.
u?uuj ? IUV wii(;icKailuil. X 11C)
then started a commotion, and a
"honk" on the part of the driver
was a signal for Mr. Lemmond
to begin his manoeuvers. When
the signal ^s given, Mr. Lem
mond suggested to Dr. Gurney
that they go out and investigate
the noise, which thev did. They
were creeled with lanorhtor <m/i
all eyes were then turned on Mr. '
Lemmond, who made the presentation
speech.
Seven New Subs For U. S. Navy
In Use July i
Boston, April 21.?The submarine
L 3, one of the largest sub
mersibles in the United States
Navy was formally delivered to
he Government by her builders,
the Fore River Shipbuilding
Corporation at the Charlestown
Navy Yard today and immediitely
placed in commission.
The seven vessels of this class
?ach with a cruising radius of
>,500 miles, will be in service by
[ulv 1, the builders stated.
Notice to Creditors
All parties indebted to the es
ate of G. D. Mangum, deceased,
will please make prompt settlement.
Also parties having claims
against said estate will please
verify same and present to.
C. P. Mangum, Admin. >
Mr. C. M. Peninger, at Pageand
has the books and will re- j
:eipt you for all payments.
Advertise These Things In Your
Local Paper
Farmers, heretofore, have net
advertised much, hut they couM
do so to an advantage. Men in
business far less competitive
than farming find it profitable to
advertise. Of course there are
many staple farm products
which could not be advertised
profitably. But there are others
which would pav well as a result
of systematic advertising.
Many products go to waste
which could be sold if the consumer
knew that they were
available. Livestock, poultry
and poultry products, butter,
milk, wood, fruits, vegetables,
home cured meats, cannee
goods, seed corn, velvet beans,
cowpeas, peanuts, and a hun
dred other things lend themselves
to advertising. The local
paper goes to every corner
of the county and to various
sections ot adjoining counties.
This is the range of territory in
which profitable marketing can
be done from the farm. The
farmer who advertises such produce
as that previously mentioned
will have no trouble in finding
buyers in his locality. The
home paper is the best medium
for advising consumers that this
produce is for sale.
Germans Bringing Troops From
East
Paris, April 20.?French resistance
in the region of the Verdun
is compelling the German general
staff to withdraw large
forces from the Teutonic front
in Macedonia and Servia and in
Russia, according to information
obtained today from the
highest military authorities here.
The first division of the First
GejBsn army corps and another
di/ision are said
The troops which havejustb^^^B
t- .1-- - '
uiuu^iu Hum nn; uiner ironis.
The Eighteenth army corps
and the eleventh Bavarian division
it is declared, have been
brought from Servia.
The Power Of Love.
The poor, weeping woman
stood before the judge, and the
sympathies of the spectatois
went out to her. She looked
muscular, but so miserable.
'You are charged," said the
magistrate sternly but kindly,
''With assaulting vour husband."
Gulping down he sobs, the
prisoner wiped away her tears
with a brawny hand and replied
sadly:
"Yes, your worship. I onlyasked
the brute if he would ever
cease to love me, and he was so
long in answering that 1 hit him
in the eye with a broom. I'm
only a defenseless we .an," she
went on in a broken voice, "and
a woman's life without tove is a
mere blight!"
After shaking bands at the
depot one colored man inquired
Af rjnAlUar* lkl ? ?
v/t uiiv/iiivi l/IUli I ) Ull lilctl"*
ry the widow Jones de first 01
January?"
"Dat's me?I did," was the
answer, "hut I've dun left her."
"Why. how's dat?"
"Well, de fust week she called
me honey, de next week she
sulked around and called me old
Richards, the third week she
cum for me wid a flntison, an*
I'se kinder not a hunch she
don't like me."
An Ohio woman has been
granted a.divorce because her
husband permitted himself the
1 t ?
luxury ci only iwo baths a year.
If this law was in operation in
North Carolina, the laiheelians
would assuredly enjoy a state ol
single blessedness.?Caffney
Ledger.