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Wednesday- Mornings n l?>: ^y the Journal Company 1 ^ BKscription Price - - $1,00 'J I Hnfcred as second class mail ^Htcr at the post olfice at Page S. C.. under Postal Act December 19, 1917 ^ _ pf'he suggestion tha* the con i Mts on the gang be given a 1 HHristmas dinner should have ? v-cotne from some other source g tium the.gang itself, but better u||mm there than from uo where. '"^Tiis ought to be done. Sometimes a little kindly treatment ^ does more to reform a man than 1 months of work in a convict * camp. Those men should be 1 c?i ?u ? . :_ i. 1 iijauc iu icci iiiiii 1 Li me iicuus ui the people there is a spirit of sympathy for those who are ' unfortunate enough to be on 1 the gang. To be sure the pun- 1 ishment is necessary, and v\e J are not defending those whom 1 the courts have sentenced. ' This is a lime of good will, 1 however, and these men should be reminded of Him whose ' birthday it is by a little kindness. ' He went about doing good and ' as we celebrate let us all re- ' member that real joy lies in helping someone else. Who ' will take the lead in preparing I ? sumptious repast for the cop < victs? The people are inclined to < tire of the persistent pleas for ] f _ a . - - ioou conservation by Mr. Hoover and his assistants. Last , spring the warning was given j that we must grovv vegetables ^ and do all we could to save the , food supply of the country. , (I1UUULCU. V,UUU ur LUIU, , peas, etc. were made, arid so . / far we have only felt the scar- , city of food by the high price demanded for any commodity. Cotton sold for a good price, and there has been more money t in the country than ever before, f In other words times have been ] good, and the people who do . nol stop to consider see no > immediate probability of a food t shoitage. Already the whole surplus of the past harvest lias , been exported. What goes to i our allies from this time for- ^ ward will be just that much i taken from the normal supph . for America. In many coun uies the people are already starving while here in America f we go on eating and wasting, j How can we expect the God o! the uni/erse to continue to i shower blessings upon us while l we go on our selfish and greedy wax ? How long can we expect Him to pour out mercies upon us when we are not willing to j save-v.hat we do not need that f" those in destitute lands may have enough to sustain life? Will He bless a people who grumble because they are asked ( to save the surplus that usually 1 goes to waste? It is not money \ that we are .iek O/l "-1* *1 1 >...,vu anvCi WI11IC that is a good thing to save, but 1 it is food. Starving people can ( not eat money, and it makes little difference to them who * owns the millions of American dollars. What they are begging for is food. Waste your money, if you will, but save the food. Occasionally.the writer hoars a tired housewife complaining > that she is tired, of saving, \ saving, saving. A more com I mendable spirit would be one of rl K thanksgiving that there is vet ( I food to save. v a suspicion tbat rucker overdid himself in givng an account of that escaped. Furbish prisoner's speech in the Papeland Journal. The speech vas written up in regular metopolitan style, and we've never ;een a better piece of reporting >n the small papers in this section. One is inclined to beieve that Capt. Laurene's estination of himself increased fifty :>er cent after reading the Jour lal's account of his experience. ?Monroe Journal. MT.CROCHAN LOCALS Mt. Croghan, Dec. 18?Mr. R. 3. Redfearn cut his leg with dn lxe on December 10th so badly h it six stitches were required o close the wound, and he is /et unable to walk. Mr. A. M. Moore is moving lis hardware to Chesterfield, vhere he will be associated vith his brother, Mr. B. C. Moore. He will move his fam ly also. We regret to lose these good people from our town. Gus Manning, colored, who lives near Ruby, shot part oi a linger off while rabbit hunting an the 13th. Dr. I- S. Funderburk dressed the wound. We have had a gas famine for pver a week, and have been expecting Mr. Sweat down every lay. If this weather continues much longer I don't think Santa Claus can get here unless he has a ford,, That was a good piece of advice Prof. Knight gave parents in his reply to this scribe's little piece. Trust he will write some more for the Tournal's many readers. weekly vi^BB^^Brstocbiiie llso that Santa and Kris Krinkle will visit all on the 2bth. G. Notice of Election. ' Notice is hereby given that he annual election of officers or the Town of Pngeland will be held on Tuesdav, January 22, i A i fl ' A i7io. An intendant and four .vardens are to be elected for he ensuing year. Rules goverling the general election will ipply. All ^qualified voters ivinga within the Town limits vill be entitled to vote, provided lowever, that each of said /oters has registration certificate covering this particular election. The registration books'are now >pen at the store of C. L. Gul edge, and will remain open inhl five days before the ileciion. Any person failing to egister will forfeit his right to Daiticipate in said election. J. E. Agerton, Int. S. A. Sellers, Clerk. Dec. 18, 1917 Tax Books Close The tax books will be closed luring the first week in January, luring which lime taxes cannot !>e paid. Books will open again Monday, January 7th, at which ime the first penalty of 1 per :en . will be added. This is done bv order of the Comptroller General. J. A. WELSH, County Treasurer. Help Win the War The best Christmas present ou can give is a United States War Savi.ig Certificate, or a Jnited States Government Thrift Stamp. Call at the Post Office and let us explain JOHN W. QUICK P. M. * t. % .^^d fl^. 4^^^ / ^dd dd 7ignit6rv ^-~?v DRY CEU _/^ J { ( ffj SKHALKNim <-^ ""A / /^Jjfisfeg^ \1 There are two reasons why we'd rather/ sell you Columbia Batteries for your door/ bell, telephone, auto, engine or tractor. / First?It's a lively, full-powered cell. Second?It's so well-known that it sells fester, and for that reason we are able to buy fresh stock oftener. Freshness is important in dry /cells. , Don't accept inferior, unknown or deterio- rated batteries ? buy Columbias and buy them here, FRESH. / J D. REDFEARN - read the label < on your paper. To my contestants Please make all your reports . - By the 1 9th. So as 1 will have time to make up the final roport by Christmas. WELL Flour, Mill Feed, Molasses, Meet, Lard and Coffee on hand, and Sugar when it _ gets here. Pfirpc f\n oil OVA Vlnkf r*~ * ? --- ? -- a wmi una uiv^ i i^ni. i/u uui iui^ci iu see my Men's and Boy's Suits before' you buy. Ladies, Girls and Chilnren's Coats also. ' Come Around J. R. Cato Value x Price I Sales x Price = S | It you once get started to trading with us yc We are still Headquarters for the followln: | We are Headquarters for, Dry goods, Shoe; j made waists, Underwear, Hosiery, Neck w j Coats, Pants, Overcoats, Rain coats, Over Tablets and Stationery. Grocei t Wheat, Rye, Oats, Salt, Flour, Mill feed, * Mungt Meet me at Mungo Bros. /: I . vlvwvvww%%v\%^vwww^ y .\ Christmas *. i <p Will soon be here and the people are looking for ^ | f the place where they can get what thev want for the J least monev, which of course is right. Look around ? ^ and convince yourself of that fact before you buy. ? I ^ If you want something to eat or feed your stock on f I ^ Fve got it. Heavy and shelf groceries, just as cheap ? 1 ^ as any one, quality considered. ^ ^ A nice and well selected stock of Christmas Can- ? ^ dies. Apples with the good "flavor"?the kind that ^ ^ calls for more. Oranges direct from the lields of J) ^ Florida, and the prices are right. _ J ^ Farmers get some Rock Salt for your stock, the ^ ^ best Non Medicated Salt on earth for stock. ^ # Friend, neighbor, if it should be your sad lot to ^ ^ purchase a Coffin 01 Casket for your family or for ^ W your neighbor during the Holidays or any time in the ? # future, remember that Railings has what you want, ^ ^ and will give you a closer price than any one you can ^ # find. If you want a Robe I have them. s ^ ^ ? My Motto: A fair, square deal to each and every i ^ one ^ | Dr. J. Monroe Railings J ! I i : SEED : I ' !? . I* t; |ji ji: { ?{| | We are still buying Cotton Seed I I and paying the top. Dont sell | I until you have seen us. | II J. E. Agerton j | V= > p {* 0^ ' Something Valuable When you do your Christmus shopping bear in mind that it is a patriotic duty to your Government to spend your money for something that will be of service after the Christmas season is over. Let your Christmas motto be VALUE AND SERVICE T. E. Cato x Force = Sales Satisfied Customers >u can easily solve the above. ' g goods. s, Hats, Caps, Sweaters, Ladie's Coats, Ready 1 CL;_._ r\ n_ 1 j <~ai, iTicu a auu ju\jy r? ClUllllllg, J111I15, WVCfdllS, DUU shoes, Blankets, Rugs, Trunks, Suit cases, Writing ies ft , Meat, Lard, syrup, Tobacco and Snuff. \ UwAfl i ui ua* | Meet me at Mungo Bros. | ' ! ' 1 I P'% ^