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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-12-02
Local News

Rev. ]. A. McGraw will fill his
regular appointments next Sun
day-Zoar, Prices and Pageland.
News comes from Kershaw
that Policeman G. M. Gregory
had nine blind tigers in the lock.
up Monday morning and was
out on track of several others.
Report of the quarterly meet
ing of the Woman's Missionary
union at Liberty Hill last Friday
was received too late for this
issue. 1t will be published next
week.
Mr.. Hugh Phifer, son of MIR.
Emsley Phifer. and Miss Atha
Mills, daughter of ELDER ]. T..
Mills, both of MarshviHe town
ship, Union county, were mar
ried Sunday afternoon by ESQ.
w. l.. Thomas.
Rev. T. G.. I1by sends The
Journal a potato which is IN the
exact form of a snake running
says the Monroe Journal. That
potato is just like a. snake down
to the toss of the head and the
switch of the tail, and it is TWEEN
ty-seven inches long.
The 15-montns old daughter
of Mr.. 0. ]. Funderburk, of route
two, was severely burned recent.
ly, and the little one has been
suffering great pain. 1t is hoped
, that the burns will not prove
fatal. The child walked toe
near the fire and its clothing
caught.
Mr.. w. Otis Tucker and Mis-.
Beulah Watts were married a
the residence of the officiating
minister, Rev. ]. M. Sullivan
last Wednesday evening abou
. o'clock. The groom is a sor
OF Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Tuck
er, ofp1aQes Creek township
$ss!I::.s.! $$:s = ! !
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
SALE.

Breckenridge Circuit Court. Kentucky.
Richard N. Brown, Plaintiff
Against Equity No 3sos
Huston Alexander Exr. DIT.
By virtue of Judgment and Order
of Sale of Breckenridge Circuit Court,
rendered at May term thereof, 1914, in
the above cause, for the sale of the
hereinafter described real estate, and
all costs herein, | shall proceed to offer
for sale at the Court House door in
Hardinsburg, to the highest bidder, at
Public Auction, on Monday, the 18th
DAY OF September, 1914, at one o'clock
p. M, or thereabout, (being County
Court day), upon credit of six and
twelve months, the following described
property, to-wit:
"A tract of land living and being in
Breckenridge county, Ky, on the North
Fork of Rough Greek and bounded as
follows: Beginning at black oak and
gum, thence S. Is E 240 poles to
white oak and dogwood. thence n. 10
E. las poles to a gum and maple,
thence N Is w 80 poles to gum
thence N. Is E. 3434 poles to a black
oak and dogwood, thence N. 62l4 w. 90
poles to white oak, thence N. Is w.
80 poles to a hickory and gum, thence
N Is w 8 poles to two gums, thence
IN w. l2S poles to the beginning, con.
tanning l54 acres and being the same
tract of land conveyed by 10 Allen,
commissioner, under decree of Breck
enridge Circuit Court, Deed dated 22d
day of August. 1857, and recorded in
the Breckenridge County Court Clerks
office in Deed Book T, page 45, to one
David Dawson aud BY him conveyed to
ELAINE d. Pile"
The purchaser, with approved surety
OF securities, must execute bond, bear
ing legal interest from the day of sale
until paid, aud having the force and eff
feet of a replevian bond. Lein re-
tanned to secure Payment of purchase
money. Bidders will De prepared to
comply promptly with these terms.
LEE WALLS. Commissioner.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
SHER|fF'S SALE.

by virtue of a execution No. 6lS, di-
rected to me. which issued from the
Clerks office of Breckenridge Circuit
Court, i'll favor of Flora Auberry against
Grafton Auberry l. or one of my dep
uties, will, OH Monday the 2Sth day of
September, 1914. between the hours of Q
O'Clock a. M, and ! O'Clock p. III. at the
Court House door in Hardinsburg, Ky,
expose to Public Sale to the highest bid
der, the following described property, or
so much thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy plaintiffs debt, interest and
costs, to-wit, SS75.
"A certain tract or parcel of land ly-
ing and being in the County of Breckiu-
ridge and State of Kentucky, on the
waters of Harris Fork Greek of Rough
Greek and bounded as follows: Begin
ming at two black oaks, J. Matthew'S
corner; thence +. I7o poles to a sugar
tree and beech OH a branch, J. Matthews
n. + corner; thence down said branch
with its rneanders 81 poles to hickory,
dogwood and white oak on said branch
thence w. 40 poles to a black oak and
hickory; thence S. SO poles to the be-
ginning containing 1913 acres, more or
less. 1t being the same land conveyed
to Grafton Auberry by Patsey A. Sim.
mons and others, and recorded in Deed
Book 50, page 1876, levied upon as the
property of Grafton Auberry."
Terms will be made on credit
of six months, bond with approved Sc
curity required, bearing interest a. the
rate of six per cent. per annum from day
OF sale, and having the force and effect
of a Judgment, A. T, Beard, S. r. c,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
ConpsnSasIon.

King Alfonso l. very English IN
some of his exl,rrSSiuu, For instance
no wos discussing VITA we'll known
British peer the difficulties and dan
ger, Of kingShip
$50 you think. sir" remarked the
peer. that II Is rather n thankleSS
task being Il king
lit is rather difficult work at times
replied his majesty with grin. hut
it Is deuced well paid! - London
Globe.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
Good Stories of the War.

The following letter from soldier
at the front who has taken part In the
first fighting appears In the Temps Of
Paris: -n--".-~ 1uss uAsrs~..
"we found on the field of battle the
medicine chest Of vet. He was pro-
vlded with scent and eau de cologne.
He had even brought with him rose
ointment for the nails and a superb
gilt shoulder belt which was to False
his prestige when he passed under
the Arc de Triomphe. The battery to
which he belonged is annihilated now"
Not to be outdone by Tommy At
kins." who has adopted war song In
Its Long Way to Tipperary." the
British sailors now have as their
tavOrite "All the Nice Girls Love a
Sailor"
The chorus Of the war song of the
British tars follows:
All the nice girls love sailor.
All the nice girls love tar,
For there's something about a sailor
Well. you know what sailors are.
Bright and breezy.
Free and easy.
He's the ladies' pride and Joy.
Jack ahoy Naughty boy!
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
Stuck to Battery.

During the action at lie Cateau all
the officers and men Of one Of the
British batteries had been killed or
wounded with the exception Of one
subaltern and two gunners. These con-
tinued to serve one gun and kept up a
sound. raking fire and came out un.
hurt from the battlefield.
On another occasion portion Of a
supply column was cut of by detach.
ment Of German cavalry. The officer
in charge was summoned to surrender.
He refused and. starting the motor OF
at full speed. dashed safely through.
only losing two wagons.
The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Chronicle telegraphs:
I'm the fighting at Compeigne. when
the British captured several German
guns. the Dragon guards did wonder
full work. There was one tremendous
cavalry charge. In which these dra.
goons were accompanied by their
farrier, armed only with his hammer.
which he welded with deadly effect.
according to the men,"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
Wanted.

Bidders for digging cistern at
dwelling house on county high school
lot. Dimensions, Is feet deep and 8
feet in diameter. Contract to be let
September 30. 1914.
J.W. Trent, Sapt.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
Wheaever You Need General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic Is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because il contains the
well known tonic properties of QUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria, Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole System. so cents.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
Of TRAGEDY
BY A NOVELIST
Women Of Rank and Riches
Show Splendid Courage
In Face OF Hardships.

rootsore aud lame, so they limped
along with lines Of pain about their
lips and eyes.
Many Of the taxicabs, bought at
great prices. and many Of the motor
cars, had broken down as l passed,
and had been abandoned by their own
ers, who had decided to walk. Farm
ers' carts had bolted into bitches and
lost their wheels. Wheelbarrows, too
heavy to be trundled. had been tilted
up with all their household goods split
into the roadway and the children had
been carried farther, until at last dark
ness came and their only shelter was a
haystaclS in field under the harvest
moon.
I looked back upon the beauty OF
Paris all golden In the light of the
setting sun, with its glinting spires and
white cleaning palaces and rays Of
light flashing In front of the golden
trophies of its monuments. Paris was
still unbrolien. No shell had come
SCATTERING into this city Of spendor,
and | thanked heaven that for a little
while the peril had passed.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
respondent Of the London Daily Chron-
cle. lie adds:

respondent of the London Daily Chron-
fcle. lie adds:
Careless of quick firers. which ex-
pericnce should have taught them were
masked behind the enemy's advance
posts. they charged with the bayonet
and suffered ncedlcssy heavy losses
during the lighting at Creil and Com
picgne. One can only admire the gai-
lantry of men who dare to charge on
foot against the enemys mounted men
and who actually put n squadron OF
them to flight, but one must say again.
C'est magnifique. mails ce nest pas 10
guerre.'
There have been many instances Of
heroism In these last days of fighting.
1t is. for instance. immensely charac-
teristic of the French spirit that an In.
faptry battalion, having put to flight
a detachment Of German outposts in
the forest of Compiegne. calmly sat
down to have picnic In the woods I'M
til. as they sat over their hot soup.
laughing mt their exploit. they were at
tackled by a new force and cut to
pieces"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23

A lazy liver leads to chronic dyspep-
STA and constipation, -weakens the
whole system. Doan's Regulets Csc
per box) act mildly on the liver and
bowels. At all drug stores.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23

A section foreman on southern
railway heard the following converse.
ton between two of his dusky labor,
ers:
Jim. you bettah come here an hep
me. is talkin' up fer you"
Flows dat?''
IVY, dis here man say you amt lit
Ter de dawgs. an All tote him yes You
is!'-Everyhody's Magazine
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
Heroic Women Of Culture.

They we're Of all classes, rank and
fortune being annihilated by the COM
mon tragedy. Elegant women whose
beauty is known in Paris salons.
whose frivolity perhaps in the past
was the main purpose Of their lives,
were now on a level with the peasant
mothers of the French suburbs, and
their courage did not fail them so
quickly.
i looked into many proud. brave
faces Of these delicate women. walking
in high heeled shoes. all too frail for
hard. dusty roadways. They belong
ed to the same race and breed as
those ladies who defied death with fine
disdain upon the scaffOld Of the guilO-
tine in the great revolution.
They were leaving Paris now. not be-
cause of any fears for themselves
believe they were fearless-but be-
cause they had decided to save the lit
tie sons and daughters Of soldier faith
ara
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
HIGHWAY
DESCRIBED
Procession Of Sixty Miles In
Which All Types Are
Represented.

~ ERE Is graphic description OF
the exodus from Paris in antic-
ipation of a siege by the Ger
mans as given In dispatches
sent by Philip Gibbs, the novelist, to
the New York Times and the London
Daily Chronicles:
Along the road from Tours to Paris
there were sixty unbroken miles Of
people. On my honor, do not exag.
gerate, but write the absolute truth.
They were all people who had de-
SPARED Of breaking through the dense
masses Of their fellow citizens camped
around the railway stations and had de.
cided to take to the roads as the only
way Of escape.
The vehicles were taxicabs, for which
the rich paid fabulous prices; motor
cars which had escaped military requi-
sition, farmers carts, laden with sew
eral families and piles of household
goods; shop carts. drawn by horses al
ready tired to the point of death be-
cause Of the weight of the people who
crowded behind; pony traps and gov
erness carts.
Many persons, well dressed and be
longing obviously to well to do bour-
geoisie, were wheeling barrows like
costers, but instead of trundling cab
bages were pushing forward sleeping
babies and little children. who seemed
on the first stage to find new amuse-
ment and excitement In the journey
from home. But for the most pdrt they
frudged along bravely, carrying their
babies and holding the hands of their
little ones. =. --.ss.s3
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
Paint Horses Green.

''rb" RUSSIAN Cossacks have painted
all their white and gray horses green.
making them harmonic with the foil
age. 81 thar their movements cannot
be seen by scouting aeroplanes," says
a London correspondent. This plan
was first adopted by the British In the
struggle with the Beers.
A British agent who is buying 10000
horses and mules in Missouri is re
jecting gray ones. He says they can
be seen farther than animals Of any
other color
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23

down to have picnic In the woods I'M
I'll. as they sat over their hot soup.
laughing at their exploit. they were at
tackled by a new force and cut to
pieces"
Retreat Of Diplomats.
ut was unique sight" says the
Paris correspondent of the London
Daily Chronicle. when the members
of the foreign embassies and legations
quit Paris for Bordeaux. They left In
the dead Of night. and their only II
Elimination was moonlight.
"There was Sir Francis BERTHE, I'm a
black suit and bowler hat. talking to
the Italian ambassador. who, with 81
gnor Tittoni. was distinguishable fig.
ure In gray and with n soft felt hat
Myron T. Herrick. the American am.
bassador. had come down with his
wife to say goodby to his confreres,
and NJ. Isvosky. the cars envoy. was
chatting with the Spanish ambassador.
who. like Mr.. Herrick. is remaining in
Paris TO perform the duties of courtesy
that fall upon neutrals at such an ex.
citing time.
"rhe windows Of each carriage of
the spc"ial train were labeled with
the names of the countries whose rep.
| resentativcs IT was carrying Off There
WAS even an inscription for the more
or less imaginary republic of San Ma.
gino, but no one appeared 70 answer
to this hohorific name. There were
the Persian minister and NJ RomonOs
black bearded Greek. and the Rus.
sian military attache In uniform. and
les braves Belges. and all sorts of
servants, including Chinese nurse
who was feeding yellow baby that
had coal black eyes
AT last horn was blown and the
train rolled away
Say what You like. It is no pleasant
thing IT, 500 the worlds delegates pack
up their traps and leave the splendid
city Of Paris 70 its fate"
Women Nurses In Brooches.
"Amone II party OF nurses who left
FOlkcstone for the front" says the
London Daily Mail correspondent
"were u number of women wearing
riding breeches and spurs and long
coats and helmets similar to those
worn In the tropics.
"Their duties will be to ride over the
battlefield and look for the wounded
and render first aid. after which the
other nurses will convey the stricken
soldiers to the base hospital in motor
cars. 1t Is pointed out that many
wounded have died owing to not hav.
Ing received immediate attention on
the field"
A Novel Situation.
A newspaper correspondent made a
motor trip to Brussels and tells Of be.
Ing ambusbed by Germans. He says:
I'VE first sighted Germans when ap.
preaching a railway grade crossing out.
side OF Aerschot. There were a hun
drs-d Of them waiting for us behind a
hedge. with rifles leveled. When a hun
dred yards away an officer In the trail.
ing gray cloak stepped into the middle
Of the road and held up his hand and
called out:
"'Hllt.
II jammed on the brakes.
"'Are you EnglishT the officer de
handed none too pleasantly.
"'NO. American ] said.
~ know America WE'LL he said. AT.
lantIc city and Niagara Falls and
C"ney Island. ! have seen all your IA
nous places
Imagine standing In the middle Of
Belgian road. surrounded by German
soldiers who looked as though they
would rather shoot you than not. and
discussing the relative merits of hotels
at Atlantic City with an officer Of an
invading armyw
Paint Horses Green.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
Bomb His Calling Card.

A correspondent Of lie Petit Journal
relates a characteristic interview with
Jules Vedrines, the well known air man.
who already has done distinguished
service but finds the service monOtOn
GUS because he Is not allowed more
activity. His work is confined to re
c0nnOitering for the troops and artil
lery. He says:
IF only they would let me 60 and
leave my visiting card with Emperor
William!"
Kaiser Williams bust saved the life
of French soldier in Lorraine. The
bust, which had been found in
village school, was placed in the sol
dier's haversack. A German bullet
later struck the bust.
"More Waiting For You"
"why. It's Kitchener gasped the
wounded soldiers in st. Thomas hos
pital. London. as the secretary Of state
for war stepped In for a visit Of In
spection. says a correspondent. Here's
his chat with a trooper OF the Royal
Irish Dragons:
"How are you getting on?" asked
Lord Kitchener.
"All right. SIR" answered Trooper
Craig.
whats your regimentT"
1.-The Irish Dragons"
How did you get that handT
"My horse threw me and stamped on
1t. sir. just before 1t got killed by a
shell In a charge in Belgium"
"Ah, but you got into them. didn't
your Lord Kitchener continued. with
knowing air.
"Oh. yes, sir. we did" answered the
trooper with a laugh. In which Lord
Kitchener joined.
'There are some more waiting for
you. you know" was Lord Kitchener's
parting remark.
Their Picnic Spoiled.
The French troops are brave ana
fearless. but too impetuous. says cor
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23

-
Qp Of every type familiar in Paris.
Here were women of the gay world.
poor creatures whose painted faces had
been washed with tears and whose
tight skirts and white stockings were
never made for long march down the
highways Of France.
Here also were thousands of those
poor old ladies' who live on a few
francs a week In the top attics Of the
Paris streets which Balzac knew: they
had fed from their poor sanctuaries.
and some Of them were still carrying
cats and canaries. as dear to them as
their own lives.
There was one young woman who
walked with a pet monkey on her shout
der while she carried a bird in golden
cage. Old men who remembered 1870
gave their arms to old ladies' to whom
they had made love when the Prus-
SLAMS were at the gates Of Paris then.
Young boy students. with ties as
black as their hats and rat tail hair.
marched In small companies Of COM
rades. singing brave songs, as though
they had no fear in their hearts, and
with very little food, think, In their
stomachs.
Brave Self Sacrifice.
shopgirls and concierges. city clerks,
young boys and girls. who supported
grandfathers and grandmOthers and
carried newborn babies and gave pick
aback rides to little brothers and SIS
ters, came along the way Of retreat.
When l met many of them they were
almost beyond the power Of words.
Their tongues clave to their mouths
with thirst.
Some Of them had that wild look in
their eyes which is the first sign Of
the delirium Of thirst and fatigue.
Nothing to eat or drink could be found
on the way from Paris. The little
roadside cafes had been cleared out
by the preceding hordes.
Unless those people carried their own
food and drink. they could have none
except Of the charity Of their comrades
In misfortune and that charity has ex-
ceeded all other acts of heroism In this
war Women gave their last biscuit.
their last little drop OF wine. to poor
mothers whose children were famish-
ing with thirst and hunger; peasant
women fed other women's babies when
their own were satisfied
\ A Highway of Tragedy.
4 Ii was Il tragic road. Al every mile
Of 1t there were people who had faint
ID on the roadside and poor old men
and women who could go no further.
but sat on the banks below the hedges,
weeping silently or bidding younger
ones go forward and leave them TO
their fate. Young women who had
~<~~>~oN out so fauntilv at first ware
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23

A new phase Of the Russian tunic is
the plated effect. and here 1t Is still
more original II is heightened In the
back and frilled at the belt line.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
freed Their Prisoners.

When the Belgians cut the bikes.
flooding the country around Termonde,
the water came in so suddenly In many
pisces that German troops were taken
by surprise and were Obliged to climb
trees To escape drowning Here many
of them were later found by Belgian
troops and taken prisoners. Most Of
them Were glad TO surrender,
First Aid by Police Dogs.
Police dogs are being used In this
war IN Red Cross work for the first
time. says Paris correspondent. They
are reported to he giving excellent re-
suits. They have been trained to dis
cover the wounded man and to bring
his cap or another piece of his wearing
apparel back to the headquarters OF the
Red Cross. ard then TO lead nurse
to tine place.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1914-09-23
Their Picnic Spoiled.

The French troops are brave and
fearless. but too impetuous. says a cor
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-12
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.

By Associated Press.l 80
WASHINGTON, D. c.,:Feb. 10.
n additional items in the New river
and Harbor bills as formally an
,noanccd today, the orioriveris down
for s$5o,s0o for the general open
channel improvement and for locks
and dams on the onio. So, 5000
cash and sS,ooo.ooo authorized for.
continuing contracts. Other imme.
5diate appropriations include Ken
lucky and West Virginia, Big Sandy
river and Levisa and Tug Forks,
s25,o0o; Ohio, Toledo Harbor, s1a5,-
,ooo; Huron liarbor, s37. 900; cleve-
land harbor. 100000; connealtt,
ss:s4s,5so. Hi
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-12
Birthday Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. stossmeister en-
tertained a number OF girls at their
home in honor of their daughter
Mildred Edna's eleventh birthday an
iniyersary, Wednesday afternoon
from 3 till G. Adelightful afternoon
was spent in music and games. La
ter the guests were invited. to the
dining room where dainty refresll-
plents We're served. Tie serving ta-
bic was attractively arranged and
dainty place cards, heart shaped val
cntines. marked the scat reserved for
4 each little guest. Miss Mildred re-
cetyed great number of pretty gifts.
The guests were: Margaret Luthy,
$IIelen Hamilton, Glide Holdren.
IL, u - l1.Lss yrIss - N ,,1t =, ~ I.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-12
Valentine Social.

A Valentine social was an event
at the Parocliial school last even
ing by the women Of tho Catholic
church. A programme Of musical
nnmbess was rendered by Mrs.
Loretta Flading, Misses Maria Hay
mond, Rose Kennedy. Alwilda Mil
Ter, Gertrude Huering and Mr.. j., p,
Hart. The piano accompanies were
Mrs. w. A. Small, Misses Grace
Mcdonnell aud Genevlevc Raymond.
Red and white predominated in the
color scheme. Progressive games
was a feature Of the entertainment.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-12
oID.TIMEcoID
cuRE-DR1NK TEA!

Z Get g small spackaee vi Hamburg
Breast Tea, or as the German folks
call Il, : HAMBURGER Brust Thee at
any pharmacy Take a tablespoonful
of the tea, put u .cupso OF boiling water
upon Y, pour through q sieve and
drink q teaenpifhll Mt any time, 1t is
the most effective way to break :.
cold and cure grip, as It opens the
pores relieving congestion. Also
loosens the bowels, thus brealsing n
cold at once.
1t is Inexpensive and entirely yegc-
table, therefore harmless.