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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 otfice at Page I I C P .../In. I'dllU, O. Vy.| UUUCI 1 U31UI /Wl of March 3, 1879. October 10, 1917 Hon. J. C. Rivers of Mt. Croghan has been appointed chairman of the committee in this county for the conservation of food. A campaign to enlist everv home in the county is soon to begin The journal is giving quite a little space to articles dealing with this work. By this it may be judged that the matter is of very great im portance. There seems to be plenty of food now, but a little later the pinch will come. Housewives should see that absolutely nothing goes to waste. The farmers have responded nobly to the call for increased production, and now it is the duty of all the people to help to make the present supply go just as far as possible. Only what may be eaten should be cooked. Pigs should not be fattened on dry biscuits and stale corn bread. Sow rye, rape etc. for the pigs, and save the food for our own people and our allies. England, France, Belgium and Italy are fighting our battles while we get ready. We should and will devide our food with them. We should save now and not be forced to have our food dished out to us. m MORE ABOUT THE INSPECTION LAW Since John Beasley became editor of the Monroe Journal he is beginning to talk bigger than ever. In. dissecting the little local in our paper last week concerning the South Carolina inspection law and commenting thereon, he starts out by saying: "In most all statistical tables relative to educational progress, the number of feeble minded, and commercial status, North Carlolina is rated rather low, but it is always some consolation to know that our neighbor, South Carolina, is just a few pegs below." No, not a 4 few peps." Only one at best fot your state is usually next to the bottom. Then John further down says: "The purpose of this law of course, is to safeguard the health of the gallant South Corolinians, yet the Pageland lournal speaks of it in such a light as to cause one to believe the law was made purely for the purpose of aiding border counties to draw Imrto from tlio odirtinin iava?a aaav t*v?jV/lUl UI 111 Caroling territory." The law was: not made to draw trade across the line, but incidentally this is the result where ever the situation is understood. Then the article is closed with this: "The name of South Carolina's Doctor Wiley is unknown to us, but we venture the asseition he is some jack-water politician with a few votes in his pockets. What little lie knows of food and seed was probably gleaned from years of poverty spent among bare South Carolina sand dunes, and when it comes to judging the merit > of seed, we'll put up a Union countv farmer a pains! him nnv time." There he goes again showing how little he knows about this inspection law and its operation. ' This law has been in effect more than five years, and it is enforced by Commissioner E. J. Watson, who ranks among the 1 best of his kind in the South. i He employs* inspectors and chemists as the need requires, and there is no politics in it. 1 The expenses are paid by lag j stamps and by the proceeds from fees, fines, etc. We agree with our Monroe contemporary, however, in its contention th it Union county farmers are fairly.good judges of the quality of seeds. In fact, an 1 ex farmer from that county first t called our attention to this mat 1 ter, and then we noticed others 1 Union county farmers buying < seed oats here who ordinarily < do not trade here. 1 if John will take the time he i can go around to any one of ' the wholesale grocers in his < town and get some points that 1 will convince him that our inspection law is the real thing, and that the inspector knows whem feeds Jmeet the require- 1 ments, be he jackwater politi 1 clan or what not. The legislators who made this 1 law several years ago probably 1 never thought of pulling trade 1 with it, and that is by no means ' the object in vie w. The fact 1 remains, however, that farmers ' who live near enough can cross the line and secure the advantages in buying that this law affords. Certain grades of mill 1 feed, oats, etc. that are com : monly sold in some states can not be sold here, and when a man buys feed or seed he has the assurance that it is just as represented on the bag. Notice Court of Common Pleas, fall term, will convene on Monday, October 22, 1917. Petit jurors and witnesses take notice. Grand jurors need not attend. I. P. MANGUM, Oct. 8, 1917 Clerk of Court, Petit Jurors First week, Oct. 22, 1917 ( Cheraw?D. W. Moore, D. W. Funderburk, P. J. Williams, J. C. Parker, J. J. Lide. Court House?J. T. Gaskins, B. I. Teal, H. C- Lisenby, G. H. Boatwright, M. A. Sellers, J. C. j Johnson, R. A. Redtearn. , Mt. Croghan?S. J. Douglass, S. I. Fincher, J, B. Jordan, J. B. Stancil, W. D. Baker, W. L. Pate, S. I. Mangum. Old Store?T. J. Baker, G. C. Knight, B. F. Pigg, W. J. B. Fun derburk. Jefferson?F. K. Kirklev, J. B. Ogburn, R. A. Knight. Alligator?J. A. Curtis. R. T. Segars, P. J. Hill. Cole Hill?D. W."Turnage, W.J. Pankey, W. M. Woodard. Steer Pen?W. A. Barfield, W Q Willrc Pee Dee?C. C. Chapman, j John Keith. 2nd week Oct. 29th. , Cheraw?J. E. Bottoms, J. L. i Crawford, C. S. Bruner, Arthur < Oakley. < Court House?A. E. Moore, J j A. Campbell, S. J. White, C. E ' Hicks, Colon 1. Davis, Riley j Sellers. I Mt. Croghan?H. Z. Outen, J. , F. Horn, W. A. Watson, J. 1. Woodard, W. T. Hough. j Old .Store?H. L. Funderbuik, | J. C Blackwell, A. L. Jenkins, [ J. Monroe Railings, T. L. I licks. [ Jefferson?L. E. Raley, C. H. | Middleton, W. A. Simpson, J. F. 1 lartman. Alligator? G. C. Blackwell. A. j C. Hoffman, E. N. Johnson, R. j Atkinson. j Steer Pen? John Griggs, J. A. j Clark. | Cole Hill?Gary Odom, W. K. ' Sellers, C VV. Brown, J. M. Hen | dricks. | Pee Dee?John A. Anderson, j L. A. FunderburU. j "Father, what kind of beasts \ were the rams they used so { much in toe Civil War?" | "They were probably the an- j cestors of the ewe boat of to day, my boy." j Man (gazing at the fashions in ! the windows)?Are those hath j inir sui;s, m? dear? Woman?Dear no, do >011 ! Lhink any one would go bathing ! clothed like that! They're even- i ! ng KOwn. - 3fasl) - - sc H Stuff you needn't read uuless you care to. It's mostly nonsense. In replv to our enquiry as to H why a chicken always crosses M he road just in front of a ve w licle, Luther Huggins in the V Marshville Home says the tl :hicken crosses Jo get on the d: Dther side. Evidently that is h true, but why in the deuce does nr it always decide to cross just as rr the vehicle approaches, endang- Cl Bring its life, instead of crossing ^ ietore or after? a ?_ li One day last week when cot ? ton was selling for 27 cents a v pound Mr. S. H. Laney came n down the street wearing a r< 16 inch grin. When asked about 11 the cause he said he was selling v cotton for twenty cents. Then he explained that last spring I ^ when he was offered *20 cents for J ^ fall delivery his men couldn't resist the temptation to sell a little, and they sold 15 bales. " Steve thinks it's better to laugh q than cry, so he laughed. He is _ the only one who sold last spring that we have seen laugh ing over it. F Rev. and Mrs. Elkins returned p last Friday from a visit to relatives and friends in Cheraw. When Mr- Elkins returned he Z found that some one had cut or torn off the wire screen from a < window to a bed room, but for- f tunately the sash was locked and f the thief did not get into the ? house. On Monday morning f Mrs. Elkins told a little negro f boy that if he would find the guilty party she would pav him f twenty five cents. Soon he re- f turned saying he found out who f did it, that it was a boy named f John. She told him to tell John < to come and get another quarter, \ and he ran off to get him, but returned very soon saying: \ "John he done gone, and didn't \ say whar he wusgwine." So the \ quarter is still waiting. ^ \ _ < Negro Went Joy Riding < Will is the little African who j accompanies Mr. K. P. Stewart ^ on most of his rides and does lllP phnrpc U/hnn !io Io rr?^??i * ft IIV 13 IC4UUCU B to do so. Will doesn't know J who he is or what his surname J ought to be. His mother gave > J him to A!? Lllakeney, colored. * J and Alf gave him to Mr, R. M. J J Armstrong, who in turn gave:? him to Mr. Stewart. None of 1 them know where his mother 9 is or who his people are. The 9 little scamp is quite a "team' J ana irequent floggings are neces J sary to keep him in the proper J| frame of mind. These he ac J) :epts as a matter of course, and J 3n one occasion when he was J| jiven a severe one, he said, J| 'you needn't be a whippin' me J| and think I'll leave. This is my J| lome, and I'm gonna stay if you J| ^imHnrmnTmnimiT | A 1 Bring yoi 3 | themselves. g We appreciate a line tor the fall ti ? * 3 We have an a wear, Pants, 0v< mi ' 3 You alwa1 * M4 M **1 A i-M W_ nnJ H M >?< ^ Meet nic ui .Muii^< m 3d immmnnmmni] k Busii And we ha stock of Goods Supply your nee Call us lor cut saws, Babbitt, We have a 1, tires at yery low > [ Page! i nnnnnnimmmnn] FULL ir eyes to Mungt d your Spring trade nn/1 a raws. enormous line of Sho ershoes and many olhe vs find it at Muni Mungo 1 > llios. immmmmmm m > whip ine." So it may ber , en that Will considers himself permanent adjunct of the 3Usehold. Thursday night Rev. J. K. [aire left his Ford in front of lr. Stewart's home while he ras preaching at the Baptist /. M. U. meeting. Will decided te time was ripe for learning to rive a Ford as he was left at ome. He drove in a zigzag lanner up the road nearly a lile, turned around and sue eeded in getting back as far as Lev. R. S. Latimer's, where he llowed the car to get into a ttle ditch he couldn't get it out f. There he left it, and no one ras any the wiser until next lorning when Mr. Haire was 2ady to go. The car was rorkpfl arwt frtlinrt nninin ri>J . * i<V4 ix/uiivt uiuiijuavu /here the little darky had left it. When Mr. Stewart learned \ dio did the driving he gave lim one whipping, and then inished next morning. The 2x>t stub of a buggy whip re vained after the performance, nd Will is now able to sit down omfortably again. Veterinary Surgeon Calls answered dav or night, 'hone No. 48 two rings. Full stock of horse and cattle owders on hand at all times. L. P. GRAVES * * 1^-r===^ * aaaj j = *"lrtH.K latest f.rbcoc we believe is the best looking, the fl ^ijCCCSS A sweetcs- runrvng auromobile ever built at the price. \ " Success has msde it. Forty per cent more power. Addi- \ I tional equipment; liner linish and upholstery. See it now. i I Pnssenfer Tcurir.fc Car Four Poasenjlrr RoadtAn | I . Coachaira Deliver* Car ICunopy fop Body) I C. M. TUCKER, Agent. ! 1 Pageland, S. C. i } aniiniiiiMiiiinmiiiiniiiiiiiiniiiiit'imiimilUllUlllllllllur^t^ ?^^p^nmnTTTPTiTTnmn]iiimiiMnMniiiiiiL'BiuHniuimTTTTTitJ * * H less Is Good ? * ? * 1 * .1 n .liii W ve the Dest assorted and the Largest * we have ever had, therefore we can * ds in our lines. * mill Supplies, such as Belting, Cross * Saw teeth, Valves Etc. 2 arge stock of Diamond Automobile 3 prices. * 1 3 2 land Hdw Co. 1 * 1 HOUSE-:- f a i Bros, and let them see lor | so much lv at we have put in a full | cs. Hats, Caps Hosiery, Shirts, Under- | _ * r mings 10 numerous 10 mention. a igo Brothers. | brothers 1 Meet me nt Munjio Bros. H mmmminiiiniiniimiiniiniinimiimiti