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The Pageland 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 office at Pageland, S. C., under Postal Act of March 3, 1879. Auaust 23. 1916 RURAL POLICE In the primary next Tuesday the question of the retention or rejection of the rural police system in Chesterfield will be voted upon by the voters of the county. These officers have done much good, and have caused a good deal of criticism. They have done good work in suppressing crime and lawlessnocc in tho rnrol cnotionc nn/l UV(M IU IUV 1U1U1 OWUVJ 11J, ailU have not cost as much as most people think. This paper favors the retention of these officers. In case the system is voted out there will be no change until the first of next April. the strike may come yet A gigantic railroad controver sy has been threatening to tie up the trains on 225 railway systems in this country, and the danger is not yet passed. The brotherhoods of conductors, en gineers, firemen and trainmen have demanded an 8-hour day and time and a half for overtime. The threatened strike involves 2.155.000 mpnr 270 000 mi1f?c r*f track; 2,507,997 railway cars. After weeks of proposals and refusals, the matter reached the danger point, and President Wilson called for a conference with the leaders on each side, and proposed a plan for settle ment. The workers accepted the plan, but the heads of the roads refused. It is still hoped that a plan may be found to set tie the differehcesrwithout a dis astrous strike on all the roads, but we can't tell. GERMANY OR ENGLAND In an article published elsewhere in this issue Mrs. Edna Funderburk makes the surpris ing statement that during the European war she has met but one person who favors the Allies, which shows that strangely enough she has been thrown principally with German sympathizers, and has naturally formed the idea that this condition pre vails all over the country. She seems to have an impression that the newspapers are all for the Allies and that the people are all for Germany. In this she is mistaken. The proportion of newspapers that favor the Allies is pernaps about the same as that of the people. Saturday morning this writer, after hav mg read the article referred to above, walked out on the street and asked the first twenty men hp met the direct question, * Who would you have win in the final outcome of the European war, Germany or the Allies?" In this number we found one man who said he favored Germany. The other nineteen were all for the Allies. In this section, where we have very little of the foreign element, this is probably about the proportion of German sympathizers. The fact that this paper is for the Allies does not blind it to the faults of England and the others. One of these faults was the execution of this Irish leader. So far as possible this paper has remained neutral, but if Mrs. Funderburk or anv one else desires to know why its sympathies are with the cause of the Allies, some of the reasons might be given in an early issue. Very little good ever comes from such statements, however, and they are made in these colun u.? pjly at infrequent intervals. / An indifferently dressed person dropped into a small saloon in one of the New England S tpwns where munitions are just now being turned out in large 0 quantities for the Allies, and told J the proprietor, a German, that j, he would like to open an account for liquid refreshment, the n same to be discharged on Satur- F day night after he had been paid J s The owner shook his head in f dissent. t "I'm sorry," said the stranger, r "There wouldn't be any trouble f about you getting your money. 1 I'm getting good wages over f where I wnrlf We're turninor i x - ~ ~ II out shells for the Germans." = The sa loon man's manner became instantly genia1. He not only consented to giving the other credit, but insisted upon his taking a couple of beers on the house then and there. "Tell me," he asked in a confidential tone, after the second round had been served, "how you get them shells over to the Chermans, eh?" The other man put his emptied schooner upon the bar and edged toward the door. "Oh, it ain't no secret," he said; "we just ship 'em across to the English and they shoot 'em over." "Muzzer," asked the four-vearold, "did you hear the stepladder when it tumbled over?" "No, dear," said the mother; "I hope papa didn't fall." "Not yet; he's still hanging onto the picture molding." cue: COUP f.HFSlTFRl v UU X JU IV J Novembe Handsome cash prize FARM PRODUCTS, live grown on the larm. PrC| attention will be paid to on canned goods. ivAiauuc CON The Fair Association looks \ A special prize oi $2 exhibit at County Fair. The Best Farn $2 to the individual iarmer in . .1 n . f i - * at the fair ot his iarm pro( $10 and $5 respectively. Balloon Flighl For lree attractions thi aeronaut to make balloon ; drops from a great height, top of a 96-foot ladder into General Admission f A Business Man's Prayer A wholesale fruit man of >pringfield, Mass., has had this prayer" painted in large letters >n a wall of his building so that >assengers can see it from the rains. It contains much homey common sense: Teach me that 60 minutes nake an hour, 16 ounces one tound, and 100 cents one dollar, ielp me to live so that I can lie lown at night with a clear concience and unhaunted by the aces of those to whom I have rought pain. Grant that I nay earn my meal ticket m the square. Deafen me to ingle of tainted money and the ustle of unholv skirts. Blind ne to the faults of the other felows, but reveal to me mine IT icasii PEO THAT IS 01 Our one great effort is to and every one of our custoi secure one of the most valu; new customers through the us to their friends. This is a little out the ordinary, b bringing us new customers < it pays our customers. Phone No. 7 For Qnick D. L CLA JTERF1 lITY 1 FIELD, SOUTH C; r 8, 9, 1( s paid by the Fair A: stock, cattle and swine. tare now to make y< the woman's Depart > must be in place before opening IMUNITY FAI vith favor upon Community Fair 5 will be paid to Jne Coir ier in Chestei 5 Will Be Pai< Chesterfield county who \ lucts. Second, third and ts FREE e Fair Association has coi ascensions daily and to Once each day an exper a lour-ioot tank ol water. 25 cents; Children own. Guide me so that each night when I look across the dinner table at my wife, who has been a blessing to me, I will have nothing to conceal. Keep me voung enough to laugh with my children. And when come the smell of flowers and the tread of soft steps, and the crunching of wheels out in front, make the ceremony short and the epitaph simple: "Here lies a man." "My Doctor told me I would have to quit eating so much meet." "Did you laugh at him?" "I did at first, but when he sent in his bill I found that he was right." ig The PLE UR HOBBY please you, to please each Tiers, and by so doing to 11 t 11 i able ot all advertisements, good words they speak ot a frank statement, possiblv ut it is a fact, and it is ;very day. It pays us and Deliver) of Groceries. RK & CO. [ELD PAID r /iift \R0L1N A K 11, 1916 ssociation for all kinds ol Everything raised or >ur exhibits. Special tment. Liberal prizes ; date. RS s and encourages same. imunity Fair with best rfipld f niinfv 'vvullV d >uts on the best display lourth prizes are $15. High Dive itracted with a woman i i 11 make double parachute t diver will dive Irom the t under 12,15 cents wsasassssassss | Saw Mill And I W Time has come to g| Gins and you will find W Rubber and Gandy g{ Valves ol all kinds, Belt gj teeth or anything neede< jffi Mills. I. . , ? , Pageland Hardv i ************** I ATTE1> Jt Here are a few things j* like to dispose of befoi Jfc to do so we are offerir | Barg r Feed Oats, Cotton ! k Seal Fruit Jars, f Shingles, Primo P< ff ton Seed Meal Jfc Door Screens in many si; us for the famous Buc WP Kavp P.rniin/^ I imei - ? * V > vrvaiiv* ^ ill AIV/. < ^ land. Let us know youi < i We carry a heavy stock \ * ware, Shoes, Etc., at all j [ McGregor ; \ RUBY, SOUTH j t Who Can Name the Relationship? Last year I did not want to I embarass my girl by having her e propose to me so I asked her to marry me. She said, "I would rather not." Then to get even with her I married hei mother, thus making her my daughter. Later my father married the k., ? J 1 Kiii aiiu uy limujin^; my Uidllgll- * ter he became my son, and by the same act I became her son, so who in the devil am I? Since my wife is my lather's mother's husband then 1 am my c own grandfather, and my father , being my wife's son I am her ' grandson. So if my father is my son and my mother is my daughter and I am my own grandfather, then what re'ation am I to my wife's husband? I GAR > We now have as our he J workman, Mr. Guy W, JPageland Garage. His a too well known thru this s / on. All we ask is that y< J We are equiping our pi. i the Conveniences of th J stock of parts and accessor ^ Our business policy is , J Redfearn ? WW WW WW - Sin Supplies (jj I fi ft Repair your Cotton S our Stock Complete. ||| belting, pipe littings, jj| Dressing, Bolts, Saw jjj & lor Gin or Saw JjjJ - _ I - m 8 e sbbbbbbbbbsm m _ * JTION 1 i * : that we would re fall and in order ^ lg real ains | Seed Hulls, E-Z ^ A Lot ot Nice sanut Meal, Cot- J ? les anrl prices. See :keye Grain Drills. stone lor that grain r wants. qg of Groceries, HardI times. & Raley f I CAROLINA J * , 444444444444 County Campaign The places and dates arranged >y the executive committee are is follows: Pageland, August 23rd. Mt. Croghan, August 24th. Ruby, August 24th at night. Odom's Mill, August 25th. Chesterfield, August 26th. The primary will be held on he 20th of August. Registration Books Open Registration books will be men everv lirst Monday at the Auditor's office until 30 days beore the general election. S. B. Timmons, Chm R. T. White, Clrek, W. M. Belk. k/WWWWWV* * AGE j ad mechanic a competent + atts formerly with the ? bihty as ai Mechaaic is 40 ection to Comment up- ? au give him a trial. ^ ace more and more for K e autoist. A complete > ies. Maxwell Agents. ? absolute square dealing. ^ ? AuIA C /\ ^ muiu vu. ^wwvwww