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SOUTH CAROLINIAN DISCOVERS
REVOLUTIONS REASON-PEP
PER 18 CAUSE.
NEWS FROM BORDER CAMP
A Weekly Letter, Prepared Especially
For Our Readers, From the South
Carolina Guardsmen Encamped at
Fort Bliss, Texas. -
In Camp with the South Carolina
Brigade, in the El Paso Patrol District.
"I Just discovered the trouble with
the Mexicans and can understand why
they 'revolute' so much and so unani
mously," remarked a South Carolinian
during one of the daily discussions of
the troubles of our neighbor. "Well,
for goodness sake, toll us," chorused
the ones who' were talking with him
when he made the startling declara
tion. "It's because they eat so much
popper," said the Columbus of the
camp, and while every one laughed 'at
iim, subsequent observations have
shown that his opinion is at least
worth considering.
If you should happen to cross the
international bridge, about the only
impressive part of wiich structure is
its imposing name, and get by the
American soldiers and custom officials
and run the gauntlet. of the Mexican
braves and customs collector on the
other end, get. in Juarez and visit
their marketing place you would be
strongly inclined to come to the same
conclusion as that of the South Caro
linian, that the trouble with Mexico
is too much pepper.
Pepper is the only thing which
abounds in greater amount in Mexico
than flies. Just stroll through the
market and when you look over the
apples, fruits, watermelons, sand
wiches and other things which they
have for sale you will be impressed
first by the swarms of flies which cov
er everything and everybody and next
you will remark to your companion
you have never seen so much pepper.
Everybody has It for sale and no stand
is complete without it. It is the only
thing which must be universally de
manded on every Mexican table and
at every Mexican meal.
Naturally with so much pepper in
their system the Mexicans are a fight
ing people. They prefer to fight for
eigners but when they are not handy
they fight one another. They must
fight and they have fought so much
that their finest young men have been
killed and, to judge from what one
sees in Juarez, they have only the
old men and boys left but still they
fight. It is presumed that when the
old men and boys have been wiped out
the fighting will pass to the women but
as lon1g as tley' stick to pepper they
will fight and there is no Indication
that pepper is waning as a popular part
of every meal.
It takes 0one who sees beyond the
surface and can look beneath the
darkened skin ot the Mexicans to rea
son out their fighting proclivi'ties and
to lay it on the pepper,. for certainly
surface indications are all against tis
proposition. This was impressed on
me during a trip I madle into Juarez
the other (lay.
To get into Mexico you have to
cross the international bridge across
the Rio Grande, thle bridge patrolled
on the American end by soldiers of
Uncle Sam and on the Mexican side
by soldiers of that nattion.
No soldiers are, of course, allowed
across 'the line and only citizens in
citizens' attire can get across the
b~ridge. In a pproacihin g the inlternla
tional bridge from the American side
you are first examined by an Ameri
can soldier, a member of tihe de
tachment which is kept constantly on
guard here. The bridge is patrolled
about one-third of the distance from
the American side b~y American sol
diers and two-thirds across on the
Mexican side a Mexican soldier paces
up and down, day andl night. After the
AMnerican soldier finishes is examina
tion you undergo inspection by an
American customs official to make
certain 'that you are not smuggling
anything acr-oss and carrying in some
thing that you have no businless to
carry. Af-ter running the gauntlet of
the Americans you get -to the Mexican
end where tihe soilier gives you the
"once over" and then you undergo ex
amination by the Mexican cus-toms of
ficials. The first personifleation of au
thority, however, is the Mexican sol
dier and there you get'first hand Idea
of the fighting arm of the de facto gov
ernment.
was not impressive in appearance.
This particular r'epresentative of
the military department of Mexico
He was young in years but his clothes
Speculation as to how long 'they are
to be on the border has been started
among the Palmetto boys by reason of
seeing thle long train loads of New
Jersey soldiers passing through on
route home, The New Jersey boys
were stationed in the Douglas (Aff.
zona) district and some of 'thoem were
sent back after being down a shorter
time even than the boys from South
Carolina, The New Jer eyltes were
in jovial mood as they passed through
101 Paso homeward bound and they
shouted, tooted their ipiugles arnd tos.
ed hrdtak to 4ka ptetu.r.,
r uniform hung loosely about himA
He, like all the Mexican fighters, car
ris his cartridges In a belt slung
around his shoulders jumt as one wouqd
carry a kodak, and his W'ire was ii a
position of half way "order at'ms." His
whole appearance was -lifeless and
hopeless and he looked as if his last
square meal was severu6 months ago.
lie was typical of the soldiers of our
neighbor seen on the streets of Juarez
ror there is every evidence that they
ire half feed and nalf clothed. They
also appear to be either old men or
young boys and it is evident that
the- revolutions which have swept that
Lroubled country for the past , five
years have carried away the flower of
Lhe nation.
Passing the sentry the customs offi
31als gave our party only a cursory
examination and then passed us on
ward with a wave~ of his hand and
i6me greeting in Spanish.
In crossing the river we saw scores
:f Mexican men, women and children
In bathing and some on the river bank
disrobing. A great many had finished
that job and stood looking around se
rencly indifferent that they were cloth'
[3d only in. nature's garb and standing
In the broad light of day. Some of
them had "September Morn" outclass
'd. However, as my companion was
a married man we did not tarry here
but Imioved on the centre of the town.
'The0 street was filled with mud but
the sidewalks were paved., The build
ings are for the most part one story
mud brick structures, the typical Mex
ican material. Several times we pass
ed Mexican soldiers in twos and threes
and' while'they glanced at us closely
no0 01n1e acCosted any of the party. We
came to- the plazaj and benches filled
wtli men, women iand children, and
others strolling through the paths.
Only two woll dressed people were
son and these were Mexican girls.
They both were as smart and neat in
appearance as any young American
lady who keeps up with tho latest
fashions. The others were sitting
tirounud anl Idling. Nobody seemed
to be working.
Close by the plaza is the market
place and this is well worth a visit.
In general the market resembles that
of Market street in C(harleston or the
one which formerly stood on Assembly
street in Columbia. The various, stands
-only there were very few stands,
most of those having anything to sell
.lust piling it in a corner on the floor
were filled with apples, and the other
products grown in this country, and
pepper. Fwerybody sold pepper and
no wonder the Mexicans are a vola
tile people. If they eat as much pop)
per as evidently is the case from the
groat amount everybody has to sell
they must he continually hot under
the collar and sparring for a fight.
Father, mother, big brother and big
sister and all the little folk were out
to wait on prospective customers. As
these were scarce the family sat
around on the floor and Idled away
the time, dozing to the music made
by the swarms of flies which' feasted
on the products of the markets while
the customers were absent.
On out- return we passed the garri.
son where the Carranza soldiers are
quartered when not on duty. The
buildings look like a big prison with
all t-he (loor-s and windows closedi and
one lanky ydung man with a gun long
or than he was tall and a belt full
of cartr-idges strung around his shoul
der-s was p~acin'g back and for-th in
front of the prison like structure.' I
was told that the Mexican soldiers
when off duty are deprived of their
gun and cartridges and locked up -for
if they are let loose they are likely to
dlecamp. When it comes time for thein
to go on gutard( they are given their
guns and ammunition and sent out in
(-lharge of a sergeant or corporal to
their post of duty.
The homes of the Mexicans are for
the most part in keeping with the
squalor like appearance of the town,
On1ce in a while you come across a
dlwelling of the better sort and you
will see vines climbing over the front
entrance and flowvers blooming in the
yard. From several of the houses we
heard .the soundl of music and passed
two or three Mexican string bands,
They are a musical people and while
away many an hour picking their mu
sical instruments.
The whole appearance of Juarez is
that of a ,place where business is dead
and tihe people are having a hard time
getting enough to eat. Nobody was
at work and the people, while out in
large numbers, were sttandling or sit
ting around looking as if they were
waitin gfor something to happen.
There are a great many beggars on
the streets and about the market and
plaza and they never tail to ask for
something. One time it will be a lit
tLe girl and the next ,time an old
woman with a shawl covering her
head. They are very Persistent and
aften become very ugly If not given
something.
Such is Juarez in appearance, and
ill kept, the people looking hopeless,
helpless and ambitionleau and kept in
fighting mood by the large amount of
riepper which serves as a stimulatt
In the absence of nutritous food.
There has been a small homeward
movement of troops all along the bor
der and at the same Ume anore troop.
have been reaching the border from
state mobilisation camps, Most of
those now coming in are encamping in
the E~l Paso district. The latest ar
rivals are from Ohio and Kentuecy
and thoite from North Carolina, Geor
gia and Florida are expected. Troop.
from Illinois, Indiana, Minnesiota, Kan
sas aid other states stationed in the
Brownsville and San Antonio districts
have been ordered home. None in the
E~l Paso district have yet been sent
AWARD OF #O f$IN S
Winthrop College f4wlntment. Af
Announced by 8tatp 'Board.-FOI
lows Investigation. I
Columbia.-The state board df edu
cation adopted the report of t'he Win-.
throp board of trustees concerning the
free scholarships. The Winthrop'.
board met in Columbia September 1,
when tjhe report on the financial con
dition of the spp;icants for scho'
ships was received from thb state
board of charities and corrections.
The 'following are the 'winners of
the state scholarships at Winthrop for
the present sessloi:
Andersen: Sarah Dunlap, Clara
Burdine, Emma Geer, Margaret At
taway.
Biamberg: Pauline Cook.
Barnwell: Julia C. Barclay, Sarah
K. Jenkins.
Berkeley: . Estelle DeHay.
Charles-ton: Maude Turbeville,
Eleanor Mitchell.
Cherokee: -illan rby.
Chester: Sara Julia AKee.
Chesterfleld: Fresil -euser.
Colleton: Marie de Treville, Nora
Goodwinl.
Darlington: Marje E. Tedder, Mar.
garet ,Ethel Byrd.
Dilon: Annie Mae Allen.
EIdgetleld: Janice Morgan.
Greenville: Tecoa C. Holland,i -Ne1
ie L. Groshiam, Ruth Martin, Blanche
Sloan.
Kershaw: Ogla N. Rush.
Lalcaster: Mary Kirk.
Laurens: Mattle Lee Riddle.
AMarion: Nell Jones.
Marlboro: Eula K. Easterling.
Newberry: Grace Sease.
Oconee: Lillian Ethel Martin.
Orangcburg: A. Berth , Dantzler,
Viola C. Gardner. Tnez 1. Gralphin.
Richbland: Kathleen AMerchaot,
lelen Cheatham.
Saluda: Lula Mae Sawyer.
Spart nburg: Ruth Smith, Leila
Mlao Tomflinson..
Tnion: Flossie Wilburn.
Williamsburg: .'Emma Lifrage.
York: Edna Lowrance.
From the state at large for one
year only: Mary K. Kenserlin, Beau.
fort; llessi Dunlap. Rockton; EIsi.her
Sutrasky. Aikcn. -Annie -P. Poliokoff,
Aiken; Rebecca .Hicklin, Blackcstock;
Vardelle Fraser, liartsville; Kathleen*
(Guerry, Marion; Mary J. Woods, nar
ling ton ; Ellizabeth 11utto, Denmark:
Pearle Turbeville, Turi eville; Dewey
('ll. Inmnt; Lucile Fk rguson,.Rich
burg; Nancy Ella Boulware, Rich.
burg; Elizabeth Yarbrough. Chester.
Investments Increased.
'ThIe sei-ali al l O retrlns of invest.
ments in South Carolina state, county
and Iuticial bonds. first mortgages
of real estate in S0uth Carolina, and
deposits in banks in South Carolina
for the period ending Jun :10, 1916.
make a very gratifying showing. The
total of sucll investments by life in.
surance companies of other states In
the South Carolina securities nampd
is $16,619,805.68. This shows an i
crease of $1,602,000 in the past -six
months, and( an increase of $2,984,000
over what. the invvestments werN on
June 30, 1915.
Encourage Peanut Growing.
Oolumbia.-Afte~r oonsidering the
testimony submitted at the I1" - ing a
week ago, the railroad ne aiss-in
signed an order for the' reduction of
the raites on peanuts for crushming pur
poses. The order does not affect the
rates on "edible lpeanuts." Members
of the commission said that the reduc
tion was about 35 -per cont. At the
hearing last wveek representatives of
trade bodies and shippers were pres
ent and asked that the rates b re
dued. The railways agreed to a reduc
tion, the amount being decided by the
commission.
To Grow Alfalfa.
Spartan burg --Thle f'armers of Spar.
tanburg county met at the court house
and1( or'ganIizedl the Alfalfa Growers' As,
sociation, aI Club which will have as its
motto the making of Spartanbyrg
county the banner alfalfa prodadcing
Counity of the state. For several weeks
campaignls have been run in the in-te
est of alfalfa planting and production
andic the meeting was the culmInation
of these campaigns. Nearly 400 acres
of land have been pledged for the pur.
pose of raising alfalfa this year.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS iTETa
The Isolated Light & Power Coini
pany of Sou" Carolina has been char
tered with a capital stock of $10,0AO.
The principal office of the comp' zy
will be at Spartanburg.
Gov. Manning expects to leave Col.
umbia October 1 with the boll weeviA
commission for a trip through the
weevil .belt of the South. H-e will be
away from the state for about two
weeks and will very Probably visit
"the South Carolina troops in camp at.
E3l- Paso.
It has been definitely decided to hold
the Chester county fair on October
17I, 18, 19 and 20.
The property shortage of the Nation.
al Guard of South Carolina, amounting
to over $30,000, has 'been erased, ac
cording to a letster received by Gov.
Manning from A. L. Mills, chtet of .the
militia bureau, United States War de
partment.
Florence will have its own horse
show th'is fall, as it used to have sev
oral years ago. The show this year is
being plomoted by TP. W. Jones and
-daW Corigton, two enterrs