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Read The ADS. THE PAGELAND JOURNAL; Read The ADS. | Vol.6 NO. 48 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1916 jl.OO per year Household Vampires H. D. Stewart in Monroe Journal A vampire is ail animal that sucks the blood from a human being or lives by draining the life blood of others. There are bacterial vampires, parasitic vampires, insect vampires, larger animal vampires and human vampires. Only four are to be considered briefly in this connection?the mosquito, the bed bug, the fly and the rat or mouse. The mosquito breeds in more than fifty varieties. It is extremely prolific. It is very active from the middle of Jtine till the middle of October. The striped variety known as the anopholes is the kind that bites the patient whose blood is infected with the phosmodium mala ria and then transmits it to other individuals. It breeds in stagnant water and in damp vegeta tion. Kerosene oil put in stagnant water will prevent its breeding. The mosquito can elongate its body to accommodate itself to very small openings thru the screens, etc. Its song is more disturbing than its bite, it always sounds a warning: before striking. Smoke it out of the house every day. Its bite is especially dangerous to the baby. Bed bugs are very prolific and are harder to get rid of than Mexican bandits. They are real vampires. It is said they can convey several diseases by their bite. They work under cover of darkness? a very bnd trait of character in brute or human. They always flee when the light is turned on their do - iuk? 'tutu luoii uuukcu way a. ? In this they are very much like the human being:. The fly is not a true vampire except in an indirect way. It transmits other vampires in the form of bacteria and parasites. The fly is a real scavenger. It transmits various diseases. It is thought that the fly is the carrier of the of infantile paralysis. It carries typhoid, cholera infantum, dysentery and many others. Swat the fly, kill it! Clean out the hreeding places every ten days. Give children one cent a hundred for the heads of flies. It is said the rat destroys forty million dollars worth of grain and foodstuffs a year. It de stroys clothing and other goods by the-lfcousands. It causes fires to the extent of millions of dollars every year. It carries buponic plague with the bite of the rat flea. It also carries other diseases. It would be very economical to pay the children five cents a head for all rats and mice. Blease Will Speak at Marshville T. J. Betts, secretary of the Marshville Agricultural Fair As sociation, announces that Cole L. Blease, former Governor of South Carolina, and a candidate for re election in the present pri maries, will be present on the closing day of the fair, October 21, to address the people of Union and adjoining counties. The acceptance by Mr. Blease to speak has been received. Mr. Betts has also secured the tentative promise of Hon. T. W. Bickett to be at Marshville on the opening day of the fair. Meeks?My wife prefers tea for breakfast, while I prefer cofIvUi Bleeks?Then I suppose it is necessary to have both, eh? Meeks?Oh, no; we compromf ise. Bleeks?In what way? Meeks?We have tea. v .r> j t Austrian* Lose Heavily; Sratagic Points Fall to Russians And Italians Petrograd, via London, Aug. 11 Stanislfcu, an important railroad center southeast of Lemberg. Capital of Galicia, has been occupied by Russian troops the War office annouced today. The troops of General Letchitzky captured Stanislau Thursday evening and'pursued the Austrians, who retreated in the direction of Halich. The Russians also have made important successes in the Se rntll rnnrirvrv iVlll JL lltj Wlll^CIlCU the Austro-Germans to retire from the fortified positions of Gliadka and Voroblevsk and have occupied the town of Monasterzyka. The capture of Stanislau gives the Russians another gateway through which they can march toward Lemberg. Like Brody, Stanislau is an important railroad center. Railroads radiate from it in five directions. It is 87 miles Southeast of Lemberg and is situated between two forks of the Bystritza River, 10 miles Soutn of the Dniester. Stanislau was a manufacturing city and agricultural center before the war and had a population of 33,000. Rome, via London, Aug. 11. The Italians have occupied the entire Doberdo plateau, the War Office announced today. The Italians also have captured Rubbia and San Martino del Carso. They have reached the line of the Vallone River. The Austrians have retired to the East of the town of Vallone. By their new victories the Italians appear to have taken an important step toward clearing the salient formed by the bend of the Isonzo below Gorizia. r\ i - ? i ne j^onerao piaieau was the scene of heavy fighting earlier in the war but the Austrians obstinately withstood efforts of the Italians to win this important position. This fighting took place on a front some distance below Gorizia, the capture of which enabled the Italians to push forward in the direction of Triest in this region. San Marto del Carso is six miles south west Gorizia. It is about 20 miles from Triest. A youth reared in the backwoods of Alabama had an ambi tion to be something more than a farmer on a barren mountain, so he worked his way through college, coming out as a civil engineer. His first job, after his graduation, was for a railroad building a branch line through the hills noi far from the parental homestead. When the contract was completed and the line had been opened for travel, he brought his aged father down out of the ridges to see what had been done. The old man had seen a train once or twice in his life, but he had never seen a tunnel. He couldn't believe that it was possible for men to bore through the base of a mountain from side to side. So the youth took him to the mouth of a tunnel. Fr?r ? long time the old man contentplatedthe marvel. I "Well, boy, you did do it. fur a fact," said the old fellow; "but I'll bet vou apurty there ain't no train of steam-cvars kin git ||,r, ll ??? iiuuukh mai mere mile note." "Wait and see," said the youth. "There ought to be a train along pretty soon now." They waited. Presently with a roar a train whizzed by and, without abating its speed, disappeared in the tunnel. "What do you think about it now. Dad?" asked the son. "Well, they done it that time," admitted the father, "but some of these days that there steamingine is goiu' to miss that hole." Primary Election August 29. Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday the 29th of August next a primary election for Congress, State and county officers will he held in Chesterfield CounTy. South Carolina, under the Rules and Regulations of the Democratic Partv, and the polls will open at 8 a. m. and close at 4 p. m. _ No person is qualified to vote at said election unless he is 21 years of age or shall hecome^o K * r* * r^* - Iuciuic inc nex. i vjeiieriu JC/if)Ction in November and is a Democrat and a citizen of the United States and of this State and has resided herein two (2) years and in the county six (6) months prior to the succeeding General Election and in the Club District sixty (60) days prior to the primary and in addition to this his name must be on the proper Club Roll and he must vote the precinct where the Club Roll belongs. The Books of Enrollment show a voting strength of 4071 votes and it is hoped by the EvecutiVe Committee that the largest vote in the history of the County will be cast on thp ?Qth nf _ _ ?~ - wi nufiuan Within the last 16 years otir voting strength has grown stortn about 1800 to approximately 3300 cast in 1914. Also at this election the question of the retention or rejection of the rural police System will be submitted to the voters. The criminal laws of the State provide that if any persop shjill at any of the precincts, threaten, mistreat or abuse any voter with h7W.CS Supei To the Voters of Chestei 1. I am in the race for of my own accord. The gr OUr COiintV. iinH tVlrt to render, invites me to mal County Supervisor for Chesl 2. I am a native of this S ville, S. C., which was then county, at which place I live 24 years of age, I then mov lington county, and I lived when I moved to Pageland,! made a careful study of this roads and I believe that goods perity of Chesterfield county of the things for which I stai 1. Harmony, unity and c 2. The greater develop roads and not build any mor< but rather improve those tha 3. Making Chesterfield c good roads in the State. 4. Constructive busines constructive administration. 5. A wise, prudent and money. 6. More liberal support and needy of the county, als< of the County Home. 7. An equal application ? the county done bv the coun 8. And also devote my tne office, and give all publi rys, aslo all other matters funds for county purposes m 0. A clean educational, < paign, one of which will be our county. 10. My platform briefly s rrwn/ln ^**'1 vv/um j i t/dUd. 4IIU, 3rd, prosperity. 11. Asa candidate for 1 sure you of an open, Honest, lion of the duties encumbent 12. Good will toward a! my motto, to this platform power I possess. 13. The above thoughts to the public are being disc form during the campaign n Respectfully submitted I county. I Stevenson Expected to Win Out This Year Mr. W. F. Stevenson, candidate for congress, states that the situation is well expressed by the following, which is found in the Columbia correspondence of the "Charlotte Observer:" "A terriffic fight is being made on Congressman D. E. Finley in the fifth district by W. F. Stevenson of Chesterfield county. Mr. Stevenson came within a few votes two years ago of defeating Mr. Finley and reports from the v fifth indicate that he will be successful this time." He is now only apprehensive of eleventh hour stories and rumors of combines. He asks his friends not to credit any statements that may be circulated, as he has made no combines, prom ised no offices or emoluments; all issues have been openly fought on the stump and charges made at the last minute should be disregarded. (Advertisement) a view to control or intimidate him in the free- exercise of his right of suffrage, such offender shall CM f for fino nnrl imnr!o/\n 1 ??? ? uunvi iiuv auu iixi|/ft louii" ment at the discretion of the Court. The member of the executive committee or one of the managers for each precinct will call at the Court House for boxes and tickets not later than August 26th. M. J. Hough, Chm. Dem. Ex. Com. C. L. Prince, Sec. a,-. sswell For *visor field County: office of County Supervisor eat opportunity now before a service which I feel fitted ke the race for the office of erfield county. tate. I was born in BishopSumter county but now Lee d until I was something: like ed to Hartsville, S. C., Darthere until January 1st, 1911 S. C., this county, and I have OAlim ?n 1 wuuj 111 ltlClCiltf IU gUOU s road are essential to the prosand the following are some id: :ooperation. ment of Chesterfield county 5 roads, except in a few cases t we have. :ounty the banner county for s, constructive laws and a economic use of our tax J I- .n ' uiiu ueuer care 01 ine poor o a close and personal watch of the work on the roads of ty funds. entire time to the duties of c highways, bridges and ferrelating to taxes and public y personal atttention. 1 1 ' .iwauwii duu cuuuuung cama benefit to the citizens of Jtaten is 1st, protection of all or the habit of moving on. ihe office of Supervisor, I asfair and fearless administraupon that office. II and ill will toward none is I pledge myself and all the and other matters of interest russed by me from the platleetings. lo the voters of Chesterfield I, W. Crosswell The New Rural Credits Law In T Brief The Act provides for the creation of twelve Federal land It banks and permits the establish- C ment of any number' of joint- 11 stock land banks for the pur- n IT pose of making loans at a rea- n sonable rate of interest, for the sj long periods of time, on farm lands. a A Farm Loan Board has complete control over these banks. ^ Twelve Federal land banks are provided, one in each of a twelve districts into which the ? couniry will De divided. These banks are empowered to lend on first mortgages on farm lands in ^ amounts of $100 to $10,000 for ^ approved purposes. The loans ti are to be made through farm fi loan associations and agents. S( No loan mav be made for more a than 50 per cent of the value of n the land mortgaged and 20 per r( cent of the value of the perma- tl nent insured improvements up- a on it. ti National Farm Loan Associa tions?local organizations com- E posed exclusively borrowers? o are authorized. These associa- tl tions must be stockholders in the o land banks in proportion to the b amount their members wish to s< borrow. Eventully all stock in k the Federal land banks will be ti owned exclusively bv these as- t\ sociations. a A reasonable interest rate is h established. The act prohibits ai Vi? i?> i?* I?v x LUtlUl IUUU UiiLlKS ITOIIl ff charging more than 6 per cent E on any _ mortgage* or requiring y fees not approved by the Farm b Loan Board g The borrowers will share in n the net profits of the bank because they are stockholders. It iv is contemplated that ultimately v the borrowers will be the only stockholers. ^ Long term loans are provided j_ for by authorizing mortgages for ^ periods of from f> nn to 40 vpqk I -r- ? ~ L Small annual or semi-annunl a payments on the principal are ^ made a required feature of all e, mortgages. w rr Typhoid Has But One Source tr "Decaying animal and vegeta jt ble matters is not a direct source c, of typhoid fever," says the state ir board of health in answer to the ir recent inquiry "Can typhoid fe n ver be contracted from a dead ir horse or decaying vegetables?" h< In further explanation of the \\ source and means ot contracting ir typhoid, the board has the follow- w ing to say: ai Typhoid fever has one and only one source?the human in ai testines of a typhoid patient or m carrier. No animal has typhoid. Ir In ihp hiimon ? ? U V* 111 C4 LA lUICdllUCd I iic ly- U] phoid bacilli grow and multiply st and are passed out in the excre- al tions of the body. Human ex- tl crement, therefore, is the direct S< source of all typhoid. In nature \v the bacilli live and thrive accord ni ing to the amount of heat and 01 moisture they get, and cause ty- gi phoid fever only by finding their vv way back into the human body, ir In other words, the germ caus- ai ing typhoid fever must be either tl eaten or drunk. ai Flies are the chief spreader of m typoid, though finger and filth rt play no small part in its spread, pi To control human excrement is hi practically to control typhoid, or tli to exterminate flies and insist on in clean food and drink is to be practically safe from tvphoid, P: but where none or only a few of these things exist, the next best ei safeguard is to be vaccinated againsl typhoid. he Healthiest Man in Chesterfield County Rev. John W. Elkins, of Pageind, is the healthiest man in )hestertield county. This statelent may he challenged, but the lan who does so must be a relarkable man. Mr. Elkins does ot tell his age, but he is on "this de of forty," (you may guess rhich side.) He has never had headache nor a contagious dijase. In his life he has been ck enough to go to bed but >ur times and on neither of lesc occasions was the illness t all serious. He drinks no offee, tea or other stimulants, le takes a daily morning bath Milter and summer, and sleeps dth windows open all the year, le does not know what a dull, rowsy feeling is but is always esh and vigorous. "I always iel just like I look when you >e me on the streets" said he, nd those who know him will gree that he always has th bearig of the healthiest and most 5bust of men. Ilis statement lat his health is perfect is, from II appearances, absolutely the uth. Mr. Elkins' father, Mr. J. A. ,lkins. of Columbia, is 78 years Id but doesn't know he is more lan 30. He is the oldest Knight f Pythias in the State. He has een superintendent of a Sunday :hool in his city fifty years, lacklg a few months. During this me he has been absent but i u rvi^c, wiiu caui ume mere was corpse of a relative ia his ome. He is a printer by trade, nd now has active managelent of the printing plant at the pvvorth Orphanage. In forty ears be has taken oae^-small ottfe of liver "medicine and 12 rains of quinine. He seems ow in the prime of life. lade His Ford Shin the Sills. faxhaw Enterprise. Mr. Lawrence II. Medlin, the enial traveling: salesman for lenderson-Snyder Company of lonroe, who travels over rnion and adjoining counties in Ford a great deal of the time, as had a number of thrilling: xperiences in his machine. It 'ill be remembered that a little lore than a year ago he and a aveling companion had to imp from his car when it lught fire and burned. Drivig from Lancaster to Waxhaw i forty-five minutes on a dark ight and without lights; slowig down from a thirty-mile anour ride to find the top off, one heel and only a quarter of an ich of spindle holding the heel on, and other exploits are pong his experiences. A couple of weeks aco. iust iter the floods washed awav so lany county bridges, Mr. Medn and Mr. Carson were in the pper end of the county and arted home. Reaching a creek 1 the accustomed crossing place ?ev found the bridge gone, ome of the sleepers of sills ere lying about the place. The earest crossing was ten milts lit of the way, so Mr. Medlin it out and measured his wheels ith a stick, then kicked the sills ito place the right width apart, id drove his front wheels on lem. Then got out and looked id made some minor adjustlents of the sills and drove the :ar wheels on. Then he stopid again and finding all in order 2 put the in and came across ic twenty-toot-wide chasm ridg the sills. assing Show. "Gladys is trying to keep her igagement a secret," "How do you know?" "She told me so."