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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-06-10
What Shall We Plant On The
Stubble Lands?


The Subject announced for
this article is, "What Shall We
Plant; but with most of us it is
Shall we plant the stubble fields
lat all?"
Too much stress cannot be laid
on the need for keeping our
lands busy. Our climatic con-
ditions are such that if our lands
are not growing crop they are
certain to lose plant foods, by
washing away of the soil or by
'leachin of these plants foods out
of the soil in the drainage water
after the heavy rains that come
at all seasons of the year.
There are those, especially in
the northern part Of our territory
who do not believe that good
farming demands that the stubble
lands be sowed to some legume,
forage or soil improvement crop;
but beyond any measure of
doubt they are wrong. Just as
certain as loafing half the time is
poor business, is this leaving of
lands idle poor farming. In the
case of capital it is merely a loss
of its use, but in the case of the
land we not only lose the use of
it but it also becomes less valu-
able. AT least we can use these
stubble lands in way that will
give us crop and improve their
productiveness for other crops.
We have no hesitation in stat
ing that in any section or in any
case where there is a period of
three and half or four months
between the removal of one crop
and the seeding of another that
something ought to be sowed on
the land if the season is suitable
for growing crops. We can see
no reason for allowing the land
p lie idle from June to Septem-
s: eSC;.spt tnat a bad cropping
stem, or bad arrangement of
le work makes it difficult to put
in these catch crops. In such
ca the farmer is working too
mt Eh land and will make more
me- hey with less land and better
management.
In short, our only advantage
in an agricultural line being our
ability to grow two or more
crops in a year, while other sec
tions can grow but one, we
regard this growing of as many
crops on the land as possible. or
the keeping of the land busy all
the time, as the most important
single point in good farm man
agement.
What shall we. sow on the
stubble lands? The choice lies
among a large variety of crops;
soy beans, cowpeas, peanuts,
corn, millet, sorghum, etc. The
first three are nitrogen. gathering
crops and in nearly all cases
should have the preference. On
average lands there is no ques.
ton about the need for the leg
umes and it is as important that
we keep the rich lands rich as
that we improve the average
lands.
The soy bean, considering the
fact that it is much larger yiel
der of grain than cowpeas and is
probably aqapted to a wider
range of soil conditions than the
peanut, has the preference. L
has its one great weakness
which is increased by the sol
conditions likely to be present ir
stubble lands. This weakness in
the difficulty or uncertainty O
getting a stand. This difficult,
comes from the tendency of the
seed to deteriorate and to the
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STATEMENT OF THE
OWNERSHIP, MANAGE
MENT, CIRCULATION,
ETC, REQUIRED BY
THE ACT OF AU-
GUST %, 1912.
of The Pageland Journal pub
lished weekly at Pageland, S. c..
for April 1, 1914.
Editor and Pu blisher, G.. Nj.
Tucker.
Owner, G. NJ Tucker.
Known bondholders, mort
gagees, and other security hold
ers, holding l per cent or more
of total amount of bonds, mort
cages, or other securities: Bank
of Pageland.
(SigneO G.. M. Tucker.
Sworn to and subscribed be-
fore me this 10Th day of May
1914.
II. N. Askins,
Notary Public.
my commission expires al
pleasure of GovernoD
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Crazy Man Caught Near Page
land

land
A small long haired. scantily
dressed man of middle age was
captured Sunday morning abo,lt
II o'clock, near the home of
Rev. r. w. Cato, of the Union
Hill section, after he had been
tracked by several citizens from
the barn on Mr.. T. A. Gulledge's
farm just southwest of town,
where he spent Saturday night.
For about a month he had been
seen from time to time in the.
woods and fields in this section
appearing at one time as far as
Esq. B. F. Parker's in Lanes
Creek township. His hair was
long and unkept, his beard shag-
gy and his head and feet bare.
No clothing was on his body
except a ragged suit of under
wear, and his appearance was
indeed enough to frighten
women and children, as it did
on several occasions.
He did not appear on public
highways much but skirted the
woods and swamps and occa-
sionally appeared at farm houses
for water or food. i
He frightened two prominent
ladies of Pageland at a plumb
orchard about three miles west
of town Saturday by appearing
and gazing at them. Reports of
a wild man in the communit5.
spread like wild fire and soon "a
number of citizens were on his
trail. They were close on him
when night overlook them, and
the chase was abandoned until
Sunday morning, when it was
taken up afresh from his resting
place in Mr.. Gulledge's barn.
He was tracked on and on bf
the posse, but he appeared ned
the home of Mr.. Cato befoye
they overlook him and he fipa5
consenteu 10 gostottihe nov
and warm and put on MOI
clothes. Mr.. Lem Usher took
him in hand and kept him until
parties from Pageland arrived
and took him to bring him here.
He knew Mr.. S. L. Stokes, of
Pageland. and his indenity was
soon make known. His name
is James English and he is a
native of Kershaw county. He
is about 81 years old, and has
one brother living. His wife
was burned to death 8 or 9 years
ago, and his child died soon after
The family of 7 or 8 brothers all
seemed to have weak minds, and
this trouble made him insane
and he spent two or three years
in the state asylum. He says he
had a crop started on Mr.. James
Stokes farm near Sandy Grove
church 5 or 6 miles from Beth.
une, and that he could not get
along with Stokes. He saws
further that he started out to go
to Bennettsville to see Duncan
Marshall but got lost and could
not find his way. He talks with
sense about the people of his sec
ton but it is evident that his
mind is unbalanced. Hi.
brothers name is William anC
he clerks for Lewis &. Christina!
at Camden. A long distance
call to Camden brings the repor
that William is in about the
same mental condition and tha
he will probably have to be car.
ried to the asylum at once.
English is a small man, ahe
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-10-21
A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and bladder troubles. dissolves gravel
cures diabetes. weak and lame backs.
rheumatism, and all irregularities of
the kidneys and bladder in both men
and women. Regulates bladder trou-
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druggist will De sent by mail on re-
eeipt OF $1,000 one small bottle is
two months treatment and seldom
fails to perfect a cure. Send for tes-
iimonials from this and other states
Dr. E " Hall. 2926 Olive Street. s.
Louis. Mo Sold by druggists.-Adv.
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have fought for and to remain al
lhome to help support relatives be-
reaved by the conflict.
ln case Of any great renaking OF
tie map Of Europe it is possible that
the iuha itants OF transferred terri
tory misht not wish to remain under
a new tlag, hut Will these residents OF
a conquered and probably devastated
territory De afle to find the mems
TO cross the ocean at once? still
another thought is that if the pre-
dictions 81 rush to America from
tile VAR torn nations should be verb
fled il would mean readjustment of
tho racial elements in our immigra-
don, possibly q larger proportis
.aF pqrthern and western natioleali-
sies that have beeng steadily sdeeain !
iag II The arrivals at our ports in
aebent years
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of their property and The outrages
committed upon their wives ana
daughters and th7 orderel murder Of
their friends. Few peasants can read
and the papers each correspondent
carries are of little value II he is
Iarrested he is quite safe The danger
is that a pitchfork may lie thrust
Into him
The one war correspondent who
was in even the slightest danger was
la young man named Jerbeau, Who
represented a Chicago paper In BeI-
GUM He is French by birth and
Belgian by residence and sympathy
1t is little wonder that the Germans
at first belieyed-or said they be-
lieved-that he was a SPY Eyentu-
ally they kept him in cell and will
| likely keep him there until the war
is over. AT any rate that Is what
they promise He is largely to blame
for this. IT was a foolhardy bit or
business on his part to attempt to fol-
low the German army, considering his
antecedents
But the Russian myth was the most
superb one OF the war. For weeks
almost everyone in England believed
that 100000 Russian soldiers had
| been secretly brought here from
Archangel, transported through Eng
land in trains by night. ana landed
upon French soil. The publication of
this story was forbidden here by a
totally unintelligent censorship, which,
likewise. declined 10 deny its truth
BY and ny people began TO believe ii
in earnest. At first one only met
those who had met someone else who
had seen the Russians Eventually
one began to meet people who had
seen the Russians themselves
Two hundred trains passed
through Stoke on Pittsburyl- Weed
last night, The blinds were pulled
down in every car heard men in
side talking Russian. The station
master told me in confidence
That is just a sample of the yarns
that were given complete credence by
the more credulous of the public |
Rv and - tha D,,rrfonr 1900. ..u,.-.a
ed from Ostend. One newspaper
actually defied the censor and print
ed the story of their arrival there
240,d00 of them, all wearing sheep |
skin eaftans and other things the
names of which you find in books. 1
There was no. basis at all for the
story But when the truth is rigidly
kept out of the papers untruth is
certain to find hearing.
Brussels is being evacuated"
Now, Brussels isn't evacuated at
the time this story is being written.
Stories came into London newspaper
offices stating that Brussels was be-
ing 'yacuated by the Germans. Other
stories came in, denying this state
ment The first set was printed. The
second was denied the right of pub :
lication. The theory upon which
censorship is conducted is :
that the publication of all matter
which might afford valuable informa-
ion to the enemy is forbidden. One
ieduces. therefore. that the British
censor hoped to fool the German into
believing that he really had evacu-
tied Brussels, even though the evil
Ience OF his eyes ran to the con-
rary This isn't at all a far fetched
onclusion
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to a duel"
| More moonshine. The two men hat
a bitter alteration, | am told be-
cause of French's misunderstanding
his part. French thought he had beer
shamefully abandoned by the Gallo
troops. Joffre thought that French
assumption of the right to run the
machine-when there were one hun
dred thousand Englishmen and two
million, French in the field--was an
impertinence.
SO they threshed the mlsunder-
standing out. Since then the English
have taken their rightful, relative
place. There was no duello nonsense
on either side.
There are two war correspondent
myths. One begins this way:
4 stood on the battle front today
with General Joffre. Joffre, said
to him, if you viii take my advice
And Joffre said to me: Hank,
how can / ever repay you for this
hint?'"
AS matter of fact. generals to-
day sit in tents so far away from war
that they can hardly hear the guns.
Any other sort of a general would
jam the motor. The general gets re-
ports and issues orders for operations
extending along a battle front which |
may extend $50 miles. Also, war cor
RESPONDENTS keep at a safe distance |
rom all generals and from all mem
lers of the general staff. If they
we're found by one of these gentry
hey would certainly he arrested A
taft officer hates a war correspond
mt only second to the enemy. Half
dozen war correspondents were ar
ested last week As fast as they are
ound the key is turned on them.
They can't get near ;he front.
- nuns aAI AADt MdMAEA inert
specially nosey civilians who might I
ell too much truth about bad gen 1
ralship Wasn't it Napoleon who Z
aid that the best general is the one I
no makes the fewest Mistakes The +
oor devils OF peasants who are 1 +
lught between the lines are sent out I
need be. Usually they 90 Of their Il
Sn acord. No one is permitted to
ter the battle zone. (
This is the other war correspond 8
it myth: a
When / was arrested by the Ger
ans the genereI commanding or
red me shot BY the exercise or
perhuman courage and ingenuity o I
capped sl
inst mffle. No war correspondent
s been in any dsreer Of life from
z officers Of either army. when he q
caught he may te held under guard
a time II he has seen nothing i
lseQuence he IS shi3ned out. His 81
y danger comes from the ienorant
isants. enragei by the destruction
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i London-OBy Mall There's tht
! Russian myth and the court-martialet
i general myth and the war correspon-
dent myth and the Kitchener myth
This war is chuck full of myths
Very little of the real truth is being
permitted to seep out from any
quarter Consequently, as people
raust talk, interesting inventions are
accepted as solemn facts. They may
have backbone of reality.
| Kitchener is running this war lie
visits France each week end and out
lines the strategy for the next seven
days"
All Great Britain believes that
Doubters find they are not regarded
cism would probably be rewarded by
as chubby companions. Loud skepti-
deportation or arrest. England sim
ply could not comprehend the men
tai attitude of one who refuses to be-
Heye that England is running the
whole show.
Kitchener does visit France every
weekend. He goes to consult with
General rsalsh and the other eng
lish leaders He also consults with
General Joffre and the French gen
eral STAFF. There is no question that
a valuable suggestion by Kitchener
would he gladly acted upon. But he |
doesn't issue any orders to the man
who is directing the movement of 3 |
million Frenchmen engaged in re-
pelling an armed intruder upon their
iearly beloved France.
i know" said the British made
Of New York paper
that General Joffre had one OF his
paraded in front OF his
roops and shot for his failure TO
support General French
That's one OF the war secrets |
hat every one in London knows, but
which the censor would not pass. be-
ause it might give military "infor- ,
nation to the enemy. My best in S
is that this secret is J
oppycock A French general was
oure- -martialed because he resented q
he fact that a former subordinate q
ad been promoted over his head O
lie refused 10 accept orders from this e
ran He was severely punished. but
e wasn't shot e.
And the general who did not sup
ori General French did so because n
renoh was in the wrong place. The d
nglish leaders have been employing 81
.eir small array tactics in a large les
my campaign. They were ont of
be with Joffrc's battle front Con h
the British troops were th
ishtfully hammered When it be- is
me possible for Joffre to help them 20
it without endangering his plan 81 go
title he did so. Re-
Joffre challenged General Fren,h b Re
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exportation OF arms and ammunition
to Mexico.
Made Of a single piece of metal a
new tool serves as hatchet. ham
mer. nail puler and box chiseL
The worlds iron resources are esti-
mated at l23 .$710o0o0 600 tons of ore.
OF 5S.136,oooo00 tons OF iron.
Newfoundland Goldfish catch last
year was worth S7.S97o.a. somewhat
below that of the year before.
Natural gas production in Canada
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When Baby Has the croup.

When a mother is awakened from
sound sleep to find her child who
has gone to bed apparently in the
best of health struggling for breath
she is naturally alarmed Yet IL
she can keep her presence of mind
and give Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy every ten minutes until vomit-
ing IS produced, quick relief will fol-
low and the child viii drop to sleep
90 awaken in the morning as well as
ever This remedy has been in use
Tor many years with uniform success.
Obtaiua0le everywhere.
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II sou are content. YOU have enough
10 live comfortably
Wounds can not be cured unless
they are probed.-Liyy.
! count life just a stuff to try the
souls strength on-deuce the man.
browning
Good men can the more easily see
through bad men, Richter
soge men advise YOU to be truthful
ecagse they want to do all the lying
themselves-,C. L. Edison.
The breast Of a good man is a little
heaven com mencing on earth; where
toc Deity sits enthroned with unriy-
sled influence. every subiugated nas
sion. like the wind and storm ml-
Iilms his word. Cotton.
~ 2aiie us. God. In all our works
and 'Rays
IAat he art may feel. hand act. mouth
sho lt Thy praise:
aat . hen they meet who love. and
= hen they part
a-a, maF bo high in hope and pure |
in n cart;
Af tha Who have seen and they
who tmFe hut heard
. 4h GREAT deeds may obey Thy /
Her4 -Baiies S Festus"
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IS LEADERETTEs. a
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Russia has - schools for seamen.
Germany at the last census had
ano.no0 more women than men.
South Africa last year produced
-51.eoa rounds OF Turkish tobacco.
in normal times London averages
4l3 900 tlegrams daily. Paris. 120.uu.
There is now no embargo on the
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Uncle Pennywise Saws

A man to farm properly ought to
have plenty of money and about
twelve children who are willing TO
stay on the farm and work.
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-a-sxz1xza4t- - assec lsxz~<~szss
id5t year t0taled i2,500. 600 cubic feet
\ Few wears ago some Canadian gas
was piped into the United States but
y is no longer exported
There is a market IN Europe lust
now Tor miniature American flags in
the form Of silk or cotton bunting and
sticFins American citizens there
lind The lag most convenient
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Living In the Auto.
What's that2'
They say that people who own
automobiles fairly live in them.
That is a figure of speech. But it
may happen ! look any day to see
an auto on the market which is fitted
with a kitchenette"
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II you are content. you have enough
ID live comfortably. -Plauus.
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! count life just a stuff to try the
souls strength on-dence the man.
browning
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GOOD men can the more easily see
Hfoleh bad men, Richter
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ARR
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arihi is
rofula
lieyed,
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Wounds can not be cured unless
hey are probed-Liyy.
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Natural gas production in Canada
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soUe men advise YOU to be truthful
ecaese they want to do all the lying
themselres-,C l.. Edison.
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expectation of arms and ammunition
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Russia has % schools for seamen.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-11-24

he is indicted and when the jury re-
turns its verdict.
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Heavy Loss in Race Horses,

Augusta, Ga, Nov. 20.-Fire early
Friday morning destroyed the racing
stables and fifteen race horses owned
by =. L. Dodge, of Grovestown, Ca,
15 miles from here, causing a loss
estimated at from 1925, ,GG0 to $780,
600. Mr.. Dodge, who owns racing
stables in Lexington, KY, Grovetown
and elsewhere, is in New York and
was apprised of his loss by telegraph.
Whether any insurance was carried
or not could not be learned, al,
though employees of Mr.. Dodge state
that they did not think the horses
or the stables were insured.
Among the valuable horses lost
were: Lady Wanet," a 2-year-old
trotter with a record Of 2.10, valued
at 100000, and Hollywood Ben"
also trotter, record unknown, val
ued at $4,000. Two mules, a milch
cow and great quantities Of foodstuffs
were also burned.
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1924, 7O8 BALES TO NOV. IL.
This Compares With 10, ,444, 500 Bales
Same Time Last Year.

Washington, Nov. 1.--PosC lbilitv
of this years cotton crop equaling
or perhaps exceeding TIE greatest
crop heretofore grown was indicated
to-day in the census bureaus fifth
ginning report prior to November 1 4 =.
To that date the reported ginning
was II, ,624,7OS bales, the largest on
record. In the past seevn years the
average Of the entire crop ginned to
the end of this period was rs per
cent. On this basis the present crop
would seem to be between $780,
900 and 100000 bales.
The ginning for the period from
November IA established record of
1,795,626 bales, exceeding last year
b. $4,000 bales and 1911 by 45S,-
600 bales. For the season this years
ginnings exceed the record by Sill
600 bales.
SO Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Oklahoma new records for ginning to
November IA were established.
Ginnings by States, to November
"A, with comparisons for the past
three years, and the percentage of
the entire crop ginned In those
States prior to that date in the same
year, follow:
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WAS NOT AN UNFRIENDLY ACT.
Intimated that Shots Across Bow
Were Friendly Warnings.

Washington, Nov. 22.-Secretary
Daniels to-day cabled Capt. Decker,
OF the cruiser Tennessee, and Capt.
Oman, of the cruiser North Carolina,
giving them discretionary authority
to deal with emergencies that may
arise in the western Mediterranean
in regard to American citizens and
their interests.
The secretary rescinded the order
sent last week that neither comman-
der take any action whatsoever pend
ing an investigation Of the firing on
a launch from the Tennessee by the
no official explanation has been re-
ceived from the Turkish. foreign Of
fee, informal assurances from the
Ottoman ministers of interior and
war to Ambassador Morgenthau that
the shots were fired as friendly
warning that the harbor was mined,
have been accepted as the forerunner
Of a formal statement by the Grand
Vizier to the same effect.
Secretary Daniels, in placing the
American naval commanders again
under the customary navy regula-
tions, cautioned them in the use OF
this discretionary authority. He
asked that they keep in close touch
with the navy department and the
American embassy at Constantinople.
No further word came from Am
bassador Morgenthau to-day con-
cerning the Smyrna incident. Off,
cials believe messages will arrive to-
morrow telling of his formal confer
ence with the Grand Vizier.
The fact that the two prominent
members of the Ottoman cabinet had
voluntarily explained the incident
was accepted by high officials here as
proof that no unfriendly act was in
tended.