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VbJ.7 NO. 28 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1917 $1.00 per year
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ISome Control Measure for the
House Fly
Flies are best controlled by
caring for manure, the places
where they breed, (a) Haul out
and spread the manure once a
week, (b) Store the manure in
a dark place?flies do not breed
in dark places, (c) Treat the
I manure to kill the maggots and
eggs. Where it is necessary to
have the manures exposed to
flies, it may be treated with bo
rax, hellebore or Calcium Cyan
amid and acid Phosphate as
follows:
BORAX. Powdered borax
sprinkled over the manure at
the rate of 2 3 pound to 8 bushels
of manure and 2 or 3 gallons
of water poured over the borax
treated manure to wash the borax
into the manure will kill the
maggqts-and keep the eggs from
hathing. The outer edges of
the manure pile should be care
fully sprinkled as this is where
the maggots congregate for
pupation. Caution should be
used in treating manure to be
employed for agricultural pur
poses because of the injurious
action on the plant growth of
the excessive application of bo
rax. This is the least expensive
method where the manure is not
intended for agricultural purposes.
HELLEBORE. Powdered
white hellebore when maae in a
solution by mixing one half
pound of hellebore to 10 gallons
of water and sprinkled over the
manure gives good results in
killing fly maggots. This solu
> tion can be made up in large
I quantities and kept until wanted
A for use. The best results have
been obtained by allowing the
I solution to stand for a few hours
I before applying. The composi
tion of the manure will not be
u materially changed by using
I hellebore. Animals will not be
f in danger when manure is treat
ed in the stables as the poison is
washed into the manure.
CALCIUM CYANAMID and
ACID PHOSPHATE. This
mixture may be used at the rate
of four pounds Calcium Cyanamid,
four pounds Acid Phosphate
to every eight bushels of
manure. The substances should
be mixed and spread over the
manure after which it is sprink
led with ten gallons of water.
The addition of these materials
to the manure is the proportions
given greatly increase the value
of the manure for agricultural
purposes bv holding the ammo
nia which usually passes off as
gas in the untreated material.
Thie fnrm r\f n11rnnmn Is
* aa?w ill \/l 111(1 lO IIIU1C
slowly available as plant food
than the ordinary nitrates. It
should be applied to the crop not
less than seventy to eighty days
before harvest in order that the
nitrogen may be completely
utilized by that crop.
NOTE. The Calcium Cyana
mid which is a medium for slow
acting fertilizers is handled by
manufacturers of mixed fertilizers.
MAGGOT TRAPS. This is
a simple method to kill the fly
in maggot stage?full informa
tion can be had by writing the
Bureau of Entomology, Wash
ington, D. C.
SCREEN the PRIVY CLOS
ETS. Have the closets provided
with a keg or barrel of air slaked
lime and use freely to dry up the
closet material.
TRAPS. Make or buy fly
. traps. Place them in the windows
at the stables, hog oens,
and. chicken houses. Send for
plans of the Clemson fly trap.?
Clemson College Bulletin.
! Wave of War Sentiment Sweep*
j Country As Congress Meets
Indications that a wave of war
.sentiment is sweeping the countiy
came to the White House in
messages conveying resolutions
adODted at patriotic mass meetings
in different States, and reports
from Senators and Representatives
that the Nation stands
ready to back up the President.
Predictions were general at
the Capital that the House will
be organized promptly so that
President may deliver his message
making recommendations
for Congressional action. Unless
there should be an unlooked
for change, he will speak Tuesday
News of the sinking of additional
ships by German subma
rines and the resulting loss of
more American lives only increased
the tention slightly.
For some time the general feelinnr
Tine Konn flint dormnrnt ol
iu^ una i/v/v-11 uiai vj^iuiauy ar
ready had shown utter disregard
of American rights, and actually
was making war on the United
States.
Secretary Baker conferred
with the President and afterwards
announced more than 7,000 ad
ditional National Guardsmen
had been ordered for police
duty in different States He
also said that complete plans for
raising a larger Army had been
drawn up at the War Depart
ment.
Plans in the Navy for secur
, ine many submarine chasers and
organizing them for a coast pa
trol went forward rapidly, and
the National Defence Council
perfected a plan for coordinating
in a practical way the Nation's
industrial preparedness.
Presideut Wilson has almost
finished his message to Congress.
He remained in his sttidy much
of the day, and also was in close
touch with the War, Navy and
Treasury Departments regarding
preparedness plans.
It was indicated that tentative
plans of the Administration for
providing men, money and sup
plies for war purpose awaits ac
tion by Congress on the main
question of whether a declaration
of a state of war is to be
adopted. Careful to observe
the warmaking prerogative of
Congress, the President and his
advisers are desirous of doing
nothing to be construed as an
i act of war beyond maintaining a
i state of armed neutrality and
' making ready for war if it
| comes.
j nans oi pacifists for attempting
to keep Congress from declaring
a state of war attracted
some attention, but most of the
reports to the Administration indicated
that the Nation as a
whole believes that the time for
war has come. A statement to
dav by Chairman Stone, of the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, that he would vote
j against war, but would support
I the Government in any policy
| decided upon, was the most no|
ticeable anti war development.
( Outside of the main question
to be decided, chief attention
within the Administration is di
rected towards guarding agairst
possible disturbances in the United
States. That ?lirh a Honnrrr
exists was generally admitted,
but officials believe the situation
is well in hanil.
Maybe So
It was quite the brightest boy
in the Sundavschool class who,
when asked by the teacher to tell
what sins of omission are, replied:
"The ones we migh
have committed but didn't."
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Milch Cow or Milk Cow
The Journal requested an expression
from the Monroe Enquirer
as to the use of "milch"
or "milk" when used as an ad-,
jective before the word cow, as
a reader contended that Mr.
Ashcraft would not "butcher"
the English to the extent of
using the expression milk cow
in his own writing. In reprinting
the article the Enquirer got
it "paper" instead of "reader" in
one place which made it say
this paper agreed to eat the article,
whereas it was the reader
who would swallow the pulp
and the cow. Here is the Enquir
er's comment:
"Why, Tucker, the bunch that
says "milch cow" never had a
cow ot any kind, and they don't
know the difference between
mixed water and chalk and
honest-to-goodness cow juice.
The red blooded ones who have
hustled around and are owners
of cows say it in the good oldfashioned
Southern United
States way, "milk cow." Out of
teii thousand folks here in our
country who have cows to sell,
just an even ten thousand of
them say "milk cow." The Enquirer
is willing to let the folks
who own the cows and who
furnish us with that life sustaining
fluid that we all called for
very soon after we landed on
this ball of dirt, name the thing
thev have to sell. Thev sav it
the good old-time way, "milk
cow," and that's the vvav
The Enquirer puts it. If
we were writing for a
sophomoric critical school
bunch we might use the dictionary
words, "milch cow," but
when it is just everyday busiwriting
we put it "milk cow"
and the most of folks know
what it means."
Then the Marshyille Home
comes in with this testimony:
"The Pageland Journal is in
trouble because one of its read
ers has taken the paper to task
for referring to the female kine
as "milk" cow instead of "milch,"
as is given in the dictionary.
Tucker calls on The Monroe
Enquirer to straighten things
out, but since he involves The
Home by giving it to his readers
that we, too, are guilty of the
almost unpardonable sin of spell
ing it "milk" it is the judgment
ui iiiw iu?.ai cimui mm wo nave
a right to "butt in." After dili
gent research for information
that will vindicate our cause we
find the word originally spelled
"milch" had reference to animals
from which an easy and
inexpensive income might be
derived. Therefore, it was all
right and proper to spell it
"milch" away back vonder be
fore the stock law when the
cows ran wild and cost the owners
nothing for support?during
Noah Webster's time?but under
present conditions with cotton
seed meal, hulls, mill feed, etc.,
soaring in hitherto unknown
realms and when stock laws re
quire us to keep our cows in
pastures or otherwise confined,
the old wnv of Qnollinn it
J ui'viinif, >1 illllVII
is no longer appropriate and it
is our unanimous intention an.l
determination to continue to
put it in the modern style, "milk"
cow."
A farmer drove up to the market
half an hour late, and had a
hard time to make room for his
team among the assembled rigs.
"Say, Jake." asked one of the
annoyed ones, "\vh> don't you
get up earlier?"
"I kno I. should ought to," retorted
lake, "and I alwavs set
the alarm clock, but, ding it. I
pever hear it unless I'm awake."
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Would Shift Blame Upon United
States
Berlin, March 29 (via Sayville).
?"Germany never had the
slightest intention of attacking
the United States of America
and does not have such intention
now. It never desired war
against the United States of
America and does not desire it
today," was the declaration
made by the German imperial
chancellor, Dr. von BetlimannHollweg
in a speech in the
reichstag today.
The chancellor made important
declarations concerning Germany's
policy toward the United
States and Russia.
"How did these things develop?"
asked the chancellor in
speaking of the relations with
the United States. He then proceeded
to answer the question
by reviewing the causes which
led up to the German use of submarines
in unrestricted warfare.
Declaring that Germanv had
undertakem unrestricted submarine
warfare for its defense, Dr.
von Bethmann-Hollweg said:
"It the American nation ron
siders this a cause for which to
declare war against the German
nation, with which it has lived
in peace for more than 100 years,
if this action warrants an increase
in blood shed, we shall
not have to bear the burden ol
responsibility for it."
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Can You Swallow This One?
Thp Monroe Journal has a department
headed "Some Neigh
boiftod Comment." Here is a
sanfp^e of the stuff this writer
- kaow -whtrh-oite if
is) is handing out. If you ac
cept this one we don't want to
hear apv more objections to the
story about Jonah and the fish:
"If Monroe should ever happen
to possess a museum, we are
heartilv in favor of stuffing Mr.
Jim Winchester's pet hen and
give it the seat of honor along
with "Romeo," "Carlo," and Mr.
John McCain's dog that carried
the mail. Mr. Winchester's hen
is a marvel. She isn't just a
r?ldin /-via Knrn../..J l- 1?
\y?u iscll 11 y ill U llUIlt QUI <1
real lady. Lemon boxes and
straw are not good enough for
her when she is performing a
service peculiar to the fowl
family. Her eggs are laid under
auspicious circumstances, yet
thev are no better than the commonest
eggs.
She is a big barrel Plymoth
rock chicken. Nearly every
morning, instead of searching
for a nest to deposit her egg in,
she flaps her wings, andj umps on
a window sill. Mrs. Winchester
then reaches for a sofa pillow
and lays it on the floor. Dame
Hen then hops upon the sofa pil
low, and it isn't long before she
gets up and leaves a nice fresh
egg."
A Logical Mind
A new recruit was on sentry
duty for the first time at night,
when he saw someone approaching.
"Who comes there?" he chal
longed sharolv.
"The officer of the day," said
the other.
"Then," was the sentry's unexpected
inquiry, "what are you
doin' out at night?"
Incorrect, But True
It was the English hour in the
seventh grade, and Johnnie had
been told to write a sentence
using the word "notwithstanding."
..When called upon he got
up and read:
"My father wore out the seat
of his trousers, but not with
standing."
"
Moment Not Ripe for Peace ]
Moves
Berne, March 29 (via Paris, s
March 30).?The Swiss parlia- I
ment decided today, 88 to 22 i
that Switzerland should make <
no move for peace at the present i
time. This action, was taken
after hearing the majority and |
minority reports of a commission
appointed to consider the i
possibility of a peace move by
Switzerland.
The majority of the com mis <
sion advised against any action.
The minority suggested: First,
that the bundesrat declare itself
ready to take part in a general
conference of states immediately :
after the war for the purpose of
creating an international organization
for the peaceful settle !
ment of all political and economical
international disputes;
secondly, that the bundesrat
declare itself ready, either alone
or in connection with other neutral
states, to/Offer its good ser
vices for peace negotiations
whenever the circumstances
seem timely or whenever its services
are requested.
Walter Bickett On Matrimony
North Carolina's new govern
or, T. W. Bickett, was one of
the speakers at tne recent inauguration
of Hon. E. W. Sikes as
president of Coker College.
His speech bristled with wit, and
the following is given here because
the people of this section
can appreciate it:
"Proclaiming his love for
South Carolina Governor Bickett
said that it arose from the
fact that in that State both salvation
and matrimony _were a\-_
ways free. It used to be so on
the border counties that every
driving horse was so trained
that when John and Nancy
were out driving and the conversation
reached a certain stage
the horse bolted for South Carolina
and would know no let until
he had drawn the couple into
the presence of a justice of the
peace. And the justice, if the
couple were pursued by the
father, would cut all surplusage
and use this form: "John and
Nancy, hold up your right Hands.
Do you solemnly swear to sup
port the constitution of the Uni
ted States, the constitution of
South Carolina and the constitu
tions of each other, so help you
God!"
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Mr* IW- W-lb? I- Tk:.
- ? V v Minvl All M Alio J
County
Mrs. Dora Dee Walker, assist l
ant State Agent of Home Dem <
onstration work is in this coun i
ty this week assisting Miss Mims 1
with her work. They will visit <
ihe following places: '
Wednesday, April 4. 1917.?
McBee School 9 o'clock. Union i
School 11:30 o'clock. Mace- s
donia School 3:30 o'clock.
Thursday April, 5, 1917.?Five i
Forks School 10 o'clock. Prov- \
idence church 2 o'clock. Eliza 1
beth School 4 o'clock. i
Friday April, 6. 1917.?Ches- i
terfield School 9 o'clock. Mt. I
Croghan School 11:30. Hope- :
well church 3:00 1
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Freight Rates
Washington, March 30.?Offi- 1
cials of virtually all railroads of 1
the South decided today to join 1
represenatives of the railroads in
every other section of the country
in seeking a general advance
in freight rates. How much will *
be asked was not decided but it '
was said the advance would be .
from 10 to 15 per cent. The 1
delegation, headed by L. Green,
| vice president of the Southern *
railroad, will decide the amount f
of the increase to be asked. i
Food Bill Goes to Higher Level
Washington, March 29.?The
annual food bill of the average
family has grown from $339.30;
in 1913 to $425.55 at piesent, the
department of labor announced
today in a review of food prices.
In ten years the department's experts
estimate the advance in
the cost of food has so far outstripped
wage increases that the
workman who drew $3 a day in
1907 now finds himself just 69
cents a day worse off.
The heaviest increase in food
prices during the last four years
is shown in potatoes, the cost of
which has risen from $18.96 to
$44.79. Other large increases
are in eggs, from $33.01 to $43.07;
flour, $15.12 to $25.40; butter,
$45.72 to $54.78. Of the whole
list of foods only sirloin and
round steak are cheaper than
five years ago.
In the period from January
1"> to February 15 food prices
took a 4 per cent. jump. Onions
led with a 77 per cent, increase.
Potatoes went up 30 per cent.
Eggs alone decrease in price.
It is estimated that if a dollar's
worth ot food bought in 1907
weighed ten pounds it would
weigh todav a triflt- mnrn thtin
seven pounds.
Fourteen-Year-Old Negro Is
Sentenced
Monroe, March 31.?Henry
Momack, a little 14 year-old negro,
was sentenced by Recorder
McRae this morning to iail for a
period of six months, with the
privilege of being hired out.
The boy has been employed by
Mr. Archie Futch as a delivery
boy jn a grocery store, and
Tuesday, it is alleged, he left a
window unfastened in the iear of
the store, returning after entering,
is said to have stolen $9 in
cash and a pair of shoes, together
with a small amount of tobacco
and sweets.
He purchased a ticket Wednesday
for Norfolk and Policeman
Laney, learning of this fact,
wired the officers in Hamlet.
He escaped there, but the Hamlet
policemen notified the Aberdeen
officers and Womack was
arrested at that place and
brought here yesterday for trial
with the result as stated.
KT r* i * ^
new Kaider in South Atlantic
Kio Janeiro, March 31.?At
least 12 ships have been halted
by a new German commerce
raider, now operating off the
South American coast, and 11 of
them sent to the bottom of the
ocean, their crews having arrived
here on board the Frencn
bark Cambronne, which encountered
the raider on March
7.
The German ship is the See;idler
(Sea Eagle), a three masted,
square rigged vessel of about
2,800 tons. She carries two 105
millimeter guns and 1(> machine
guns, besides a powerful wireless
plant. The two large guns
are mounted in the forecastle, so
it is impossible to train them
forward or astern. The vessel
also carries two gasoline motor
launches, and on approaching
her quarry is said to fly a Norwegian
merchant flag.
Eleven ships were sunk by
[he raiders before the Cambron10
U'tC cont f A W in I finnir/\
[he crews.
"Now, Harry," said the mother
'take these jugs and go to the
jrocer's and get a quart of the
iest molasses."
"But why give the 'hoy two
ugs?" ask a neighbor.
"Well, it he has a jug in each
land he can't be dipping his
ingers in the molasses and eating
it up as lie comes home."l