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The midland journal., 1914-12-04
1900 LOSS TO GERMANS.
Lembero Advices Tell OF Toll In Thrss
Days Battle.


Lemberg, Galicia, via Petrograd and
London.-In operations lasting three
days In the vicinity Of Strykow, 1Dl
miles northeast Of Lodz and Tushin,
an equal distance to the south of this
city. the Germans lost upward Of $1,000
men, a heavy battery of artillery and
28 machine guns. according to au-
thoritative information made available
In Lemburg.
In the same lighting the Austrians
lost 10000 men. in addition to 20 ma
chine guns.
The German operations in this local
ity are declared by Russian military
observers in Lemberg to have been
absolute failures, and the chance Of
their escaping further disaster is re-
garded here as slight.
The midland journal., 1914-12-04
OVER ssoo.ooa,ooo FoR AUSTRIA.
Prless OF ProvisIons In Hungary Fixed
BY Decree.

London. Subscriptions to the
ro-Hungarian war loans continued
in large amounts through the last day
on which the lists were open, says q
Reuters dispatch from Vienna. The
total of the subscriptions was more
than S.OOO.OOO.OO0 crowns (s60O.000
0OO).
The Oflcial Gazette Of Budapest
publishes decree. according to these
advices. fixing the prices which may
be charged for wheat. rye. barley.
maize. potatoes. rice and -four.
The midland journal., 1914-12-04
STUCK TO HIS FRIEND.
BORROWER INSPIRED sY SPIRIT
or LOYALTY.
Had Altogether Too Much seIf-Re.
spect to Apply to Anyone Else
While Old Nelghbor Had
Things to Lend.

No one could truthfuIly DENY that
most Of the small farmers Of Dilmouth
were addicted to borrowing-farminR
tools chiefy-although as occasion
arose thew would borrow anything
else with fha utmost cheerfnlnasa.
Tha hnrden feII heaviest unon Caleb
Peaslee. . thrifty farmer who kent
everv necessary tool and who tried to
keen them IN condition for use. The
advent of : new farmer. . weIl-to-do
man swbo hronght With him almost
every known annlianca sov tiIlinc tha
ground aeamea "a cnan an avens,a 81
aacara from, so,oe - s,s. tro,h,aa
ssnTa,,. ..s 8 AZ -, t.,.a
49,, 49,. ~. .,...s. s.s,
.,.a ~. :. =, " s,s, 10, n'.I .,a. sA. s :
s,s - as.s $3.50 = ~ p,ao9 a. -, 3d. - -
1 ~. - s., n.s ~. NJ - 80 -
wy ssou.lnS anu na.ssss 10 lS0
soAl.0 ~ pesWs1n .l0 lines wnsn O1,. ~
Z. lol1S YES ausan ns aaLiA.n 'vo.s ,,s
eel - sln.e -. san .sn1ulDel, s,u , snu ~ :
80 aDo.s s..eu ou.. solr - 80
yan .uan s,al, sono u een niS "as'
anu ses = n.sle rest
CaieD maoe ms nfst attempe ~
The midland journal., 1914-12-04
Millions Az War Levy Demanded OF
Belgium.

Amsterdam (via London) "A mes
sage from Brussels to the HandelsbIad
states that the German Governor OF
the Province of Brabant, in which
Brussels is located. convoked a meet
ing Of financiers and told them that
Belgium must pay 35,00O.0OO francs
($7.00000O) monthly for the mainte-
nance Of German troops.
In addition to this sum, it is said.
Belgium must contribute war levy
Of S75, 100000 francs ($75,OOO,00O) as q
penalty for violations of neutrality by
Belgium and losses ensuing therefrom
to Germany.
The midland journal., 1914-12-04
Thar Eamoua RarreI.

"Now. is there anything else / can
show you around the capitol?g asked
the congressman.
There is" admitted his constituent
I'D like TO have look at that pork
barrel ] read so much about In the
papers"
The midland journal., 1914-12-04

uOuo6J ana II W3 We ma0o up our minus
to be crooks let's be good Ones.
"Bob!" she cried again, backing
away while he followed. Her back
was to the wall now and she crouched
almost as II she expected a blow.
Eyes. crooksl'' he persisted in an
swer to her look Of horror. "That's
what said. Crooks!"
His hand was extended, fist doubled.
But OF sudden it dropped to his
side. Her look Of appeal-of abject
terror pierced the mists Of his cloud.
ed brain. He stopped. limp and help
less.
We'll, what-about it-Jane? I've
explained it ALL guess"
"You have" she answered In halt
ing tones. You have explained
about yourself. and you should have
done so six years ago. before married
you"
She staggered toward the door to
the dining room and he followed with
hands outstretched in mute appeal.
Don't, Bob,- please" she cried soft
ly. LET me-go.
She passed through the door quickly
and turned the lock. He stood looking
after her moment, q pathetic picture
OF complete despair. He tottered to
the divan and sank upon It with face
buried in his hands. SO he sat for sew
craI minutes, only heaving shoulders
betrnying the depth Of his anguish.
Then he dropped his hands suddenly
The midland journal., 1914-12-04
sAYs eERMAN TAx RELlEF.
Flour Sent BeIsIaps From United
states Declared Under Levy.

Amsterdam. via London. The Echo
Beige says the German authorities In
Belgium are taxing -four sent from the
United States for the starving Bel
CLANS at the rate Of 1s francs (S2.eOl
per hundred Kilograms.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
Cove Followed Compscs.

4 POOR tiilGr Of the soil had owned
for a number Of years valuable cow
OF sudden lie began to find that the
h.Ha, ;.lWa,s stood IN her stall with
h'r tail toward the south where the
man"cr was, her head toward the
north. He tried various means of
making the COW stand the other way.
her he'd to the south and her tail to
tho north, but no matter how many
times he set her properly in her stall
she always turned around Finally
there was nothing to do but rebuild
the stall to suit the COW. Somewhat
later war came and the poor tiller OF
the soil had to join his regiment and
60 and fight for the fatherland. His
wife and children, reduced to dire pov.
erty, were forced to sell the cow to
the butcher, who slaughtered her and
sold her meat at famine prices to his
fellow townsmen. At the same time,
however, the mystery of the animals
unaccOuntable behavior was cleared
up. In the body Of the COW was found
a small compass which the poor man,
her owner, had lost some months be-
fore from his watch chain. Evidently
1t had fallen among the hay and been
eaten.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
ThriIIinu Rescue by Submarine

London most romantic, dra'
matte and piquant episode that mod
ern war can show" says naval lieu
tenant in describing an episode in the
Hcligoland fight. His letter reads:
The Defender. having sunk an enc
my, lowered a whaler to pick up her
swimming survivors: before the wha.
ler got back an encmy's cruiser came
up and chased the Defender, and thus
she abandoned her whaler. Imagine
their feelings; alone i'll an open boat
without food, twenty-five miles from
the nearest land, and that land the en-
emy's fortress, with nothing but fog
and foes around them. Suddenly a
swirl alongside, and up, If you please,
pops his Britanic majestys submarine
E-4 opens his coming tower, takes
them all on board. shuts up again,
dives and brings them home 25O miles!
Is not that magnificent? No novel
would dare face the critics with an
episode like that in it, except, perhaps,
Jules Verne; and all, true! Magnifi-
cent, indeed, and it is war"
German.American Protest Rejected
Washington.-Pre Wilson de.
clined to receive Horace l.. Bland OF
Chicago, who came to present mes
sages from several German-American
organizations protesting against the
charges of atrocities made by the Bel
gian commission against the German
army.
The president took the position that
he had already refused to permit ma
tives of other belligerent countries liv-
ing in the United States to discuss the
war with him and that the messages
of the German.Americans were not
of the same nature as those brought
by the Belgian commissioners. He
planned to write a letter to Mr.. Brand
explaining that his recent statement
on neutrality addressed to the Ameri.
can people should apply equally to all
living In this country.
Peace Move Appears Hopeless
Washington.-Grea Britain has re.
ceived no proposal for peace, either
directly or indirectly, from Germany
or Austria, and, therefore, has nothing
to say on the subject.
This was the substance of mes
sage received by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice,
British ambassador here, from Sir Ed
ward Grey, British foreign secretary.
The ambassador had inquired whether
any peace proposal was before his gov
ernmeat in view of persistent rumors
from Berlin that proposals were being
exchanged.
Coincident with the receipt of this
information from Great Britain it was
learned authoritatively that President
Wilson had not pursued either with
Great Britain, France or Russia the in
formal suggestion of the imperial Ger
man chancellor that 1T was up to the
United States to obtain statement OF
peace terms from the allies"
Moving Toward Russian Frontier
London.-The Daily Telegraph's
Rome correspondent says he learns
that eight German army corps left
France and Belgium for the Russian
frontier.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
Why Flats Are Popular.

People are still trying to answer
the question Of why apartment houses
are so popular. but tho answer should
come. It would seem. without much of
struggle. 1t is simple. 1t Is due to
the ambition CT people to have beau
tiful surroundings. the difficulty Of Sc
curing domestic help and the growing
Incidence Of the human race 1t is
not quite fair to talk about the indo-
lence of the human race when it
seems that every man and every wom-
ans time Is taxed to the utmost with
affairs Of one kind or another to which
they are compelled to give attention.
They have so many things to do that
they do not get time TO do the things
they would like to do. This is q city
argument. 1t will not apply to the
small city to such q great extent
Construction News.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
Emerson's Idea Of Dreams.

Emersons claim that even in the
dreams Of the night we are carried
forward, accords with all that science
or philosophy can unfold touching the
onward march Of being 1t is true that
1t Is for the active mind that he be-
speaks this gain and 1t is In the re-
freshing ministry Of sleep to mans
mind and body that its purpose in hu.
man life is commonly found. TO nurse
and refresh him for further use of his
powers Is the meaning Of sleeps mis-
sion In general acceptation and car.
ried to fulfillment little more could be
asked of 1t. Nothing surely If 1t
could enfold that sleep Of death in its
redeeming logic. For truly If after
life's fitful fever man sleeps we'll 1t
must be. as Browning 80 clearly dis
cerns. that he sleeps to wake" to the
grander use Of his powers in the life
more large Nor should he fear to find
himself of Just such stuff as his dreams
were made Of
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
Advancement O, Flowers.

Study the arrangement Of flowers
and plants in the windows Of the flor.
ists," says an observing hostess. "Un-
less a woman is an artist she cannot
hope to equal the skill shown by the
professionals who arrange the display
windows Of the modern flower market,
and | find it easier and better to copy
than to experiment. One of the. USE
full ideas l cleaned recently from the
study Of a beautifully arranged win
dow was the possibility Of test tubes
as flower holders. These were placed
at each side of the handle of basket
Of flowers. and were tied in place with
many twinings Of gauze ribbon and
almost concealed by the many looped
bows. The ribbon was the palest blue.
and in each test tube were a single
full blown pink rose and few buds"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
STATE OF VIRGINIA VOTES DRY
WITH 81. 10000 MAJORITY.

Richmond, Va, Sept. 22-The State
wide prohibition forces won q sweep
ing victory at the polls in Virginia to-
day, returns at midnight showing that
they had won by majority of $685..
This figure will be increased largely
in favor of the drys when further re-
turns are received from counti'S =
which tonight are inaccessible. Wit.
complete returns from all the citic.
and A Of the 100 counties and with
scattering returns fro mother coun
ties, the total vote is 121,7G3. 1t IS es-
timated that the final total vote will
reach 100000. OF this vote the drys
will receive 77,453 as against 44,61S
for the local optionists. The cities
which were expected to roll up a
majority for local option. sprung 4
surprise by giving 1876 for the drys'
Only four cities, Alexandria, Norfolk,
Williamsburg and Richmond returned
Imajorities for the vets. The total
votes cast by the cities was 40.911 OF
which the drys got 2i,146.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
Meeting Postponed

"Some time ago call was issued by
the Columbia Chamber of Commerce
and Col. E. ]. Watson, Commissioner
of Agricultulture, for a general goo1
roads meeting to be held in Colum-
bia- gu Qctob r 1st, at which time ways
and means would be discussed for a
campaign to construct bridges and
highways throughout this State.
Unforeseen complications have arisen,
necessitating the postponement Of this
m. from the first of Octber until
the first week in December. A great
deal of interest is being manifested in
tbs movement, not only by the citi-
SSSs OF South Carolina 49, by the
American Highway Assoc--->n, who
are in sympathy with the movement
and have volunteered their good offices
toward making it a success"
r. w. Holcome,
Acting Secretary.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
Simple Safety Device.

The hammer Is useful tool, but its
use Is not quite free from danger tc
the user or from injury to materials.
The fat, highly polished surface Is
likely TO glance of the nail unless the
blow is sQuarely delivered and when
the nail Is Of cast metal, its head often
flies of and inflicts Quite severe in
juries.
One Arm. says Chambers Journal.
had innumerable accidents from this
cause, and some Of the men we're per
manently injured. Thereupon, the
managers tried hammer heads with
scored faces as an experiment Owing
TO the success Of the experiment. the
polished-face hammer has been abol.
iished in that firms factory, except
for special classes Of work.
When the hammers face is scored
or roushened It Is very much less
1ikely to glance of the nail-head The
fact that this type Of hammer has
proved 30 conspicuously successful
and safe should encourage manufac-
turers to put It on the market.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
Mr. Wade Thankful He Read about
Mayr'S Wonderful Stomach
Remedy.

f. T. Wade of Williston, y. c., was
the victim of stomach disorders. He
tried many remedies and took a erca;
deal Of medicine and treatments. Relief
seemed long time coming.
Then he found Mayr's Wonderful
Somach Remedy, took Il dos" and
found relief at Cncc. He tO'1 his Opin.
ion Of the remedy in a letter in which
he said:
your med c:rc has V0 'kcC wonders
feel so III lc!l better. ! al 'hanhful
to you. il.Icrd, for alT'. i',a'. rnu
wonderful remedy i'll tic papers. as
otherwise | might never hav" known
of it,"
Along with this letter Mr.. Wad" or
dcrcd more of the remedy. TIL" first
Mr. dose pruvcs-no long treatment.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
No Castles in Servla.

Servia has come nearer to attaining
the ideal of social equality than most
countries. For it is land In which
there is neither aristocracy nor middle
class, and in 1900 it possessed not a
single pauper. 1t has, however, a
multitude of blace;nen and officials, re.
cruited mainly from the peasantry.
The average Servian values comfort
far more. than progress, and Is con-
tent as long as a moderate amount OF
work enables him to spend his eve
nings in the village wine shop, where.
by the way, he generally keeps sober.
OF discussing politics he will never
tire, and this, with music and poetry
and dancing, are the passions Of his
life.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
MILL HAD TO HAVE COTTON; PAID
And II Was Shipped In Express Cars
To Enable Mill Tn Onerate

Rock Hill Herald, Sept. 21-It is said
that the first cotton ever shipped from
this section in express cars went out
of Chester Sunday to mill in North
Carolina The story as it comes
to Rock Hill is as follows:
A North Carolina cotton mill, the
Rhodiss, situated up OH the Carolina
and Northwestern, sent a representa-
tive to Chester Saturday to buy cotton.
The mill had to have it, because its
supply was practically exhausted and
the owners of the mill did not want to
close down. The mills representative
offered nine cents for cotton, but could
not get it. Finally John Frazier, of
Chester, offered to sell fifty bales at
ten cents. The deal was closed, and
the Chester citizen sent his wagons
into the country Saturday afternoon,
secured fifty bales of cotton, loded it
i'm express cars on the Carolina and
Northwestern Saturday night, and the
cotton was carried to the North Caro-
lima mill Sunday. 1t got there in time
to enable the mill to run today.
The story illustrates forcibly the
cotton situation as it is. The mills
are short of cotton, and the farmers
are declining to sell. The mills will
have to pay the prices asked by the
farmers. or close down. 1t looks like
it is the mills, instead of the farmers
which have been caught this time. As
the Herald has previously pointed out,
il is not the farmers who are suffering
now but the cotton mills and the busi-
ness men. The farmers are all right.
The mills need cotton, and most or
them, the Herald is informed, lack the
money necessary to buy cotton in large
lots; and they cannot get the money.
This evidences the precarious situation
as for as the mills are concerned In
the case of other busnesa men, con-
ditions arc about the same as with the
cotton mills.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
NORTH CAROLINA MAN FINDS QUICK
RELIEF FROM DISORDERS OF STOMACH

Letters like this comes from all parts
of the country. Mayr's Wonderful
Stomach Remedy is knwn everywhere
because of its merit.
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy
clears the digestive tract of mucoid
accrctions and removes poisonous mat
ter. 1t brings swift relief to sufferers
from stomach, liver and bowel trou-
blrs. Many say it has saved them
from dangerous operations and many
are sure it has saved their lives.
We want all people who have chron-
ic stomach trouble or constipation, no
matter of how long standing, to try
one dose Of Mayr's Wonderful Stomach
Romrdy--unr dose will convince you.
This is the mcdiCin" so many Of our
people have been taking with surpris-
ing results. The most thorough sys-
tenn cleanser "" ever sold. Mayr'S
Womdcful SStOmaCh Remedy is now
sold here by Ladd's Drug Store and
druggists everywhere.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
Everybody Good-Looklng.

Girls dear, and married girls, I am
not trying to encourage the tiny spark
of vanity that grows in every human
heart, but l am tryingto swell the tiny
spark of self-respect that should grow
in every human mind. II the gracious
father above had wanted US to be ugly,
he would have made us without hair
or teeth or compilations or eyelashesi =
but instead, he made almost everyop
with at least one attractive featur
If you are plain, think that it is cal
to acquire charm by the neatness ar
becomingncss of your clothing Ap
girls dear If you are pretty, it is your
duty to make the most Of Gods gift
to you.-Christian Herald.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
He Had Ono.

Timpkins lived in constant dread Of
burglars. and one day, so as to be
prepared for all emergencies, he pur-
chased pistol with For Burglars"
neatly engraved upCa the butt. limp.
kins took great pride in his new toy;
but one evening he forgot to take 1t
upstairs with him when he went to
bed And. of course, it was during
that night that a burglar did at
last elect to enter his house. When
Timpkins came down next morning
he found to his dismay that nearly all
his valuables were gone. The treas.
ured revolver, however, had been
spared. 1t lay on his study table, and
beside it was note: Thanks; but
l always carry my own"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
William w and Buckingham Palace.


How much William w disliked Buck.
ingham palace is shown by passage
In the diary Of Lord Brougton, who was
first commissioner Of works in 1884,
when the houses Of parliament were
burned down. Two days after the fire
Broughton records: Went to St..
James, and saw his majesty. l can
not say he was much affected by the
calamity at having the opportunity Of
getting rid Of Buckingham palace;
said he meant it as a permanent gift
for parliament houses, and that it
would be the finest thing in Europe.
At three o'clock the king and queen
came, and went over the ruins of the
two houses. The king looked
gratified as II at a show, and per-
haps to the prospect of getting rid Of
buckingham palace. Just before get
ting into his carriage he called the
speaker and me to him, and said.
Mind. / mean buckingham palace as
q permanent gift! Mind that!'"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24

The Rock Hill Daily Herald has the
following, which idea should become
the slogan of every Southern news
paper and of every Southern born
man and woman: "See the South
First should be the slogan of this
section In handIing tourist travel.
Thousands Of people from other sec
tions of the country can be turned
to the South during the coming winter
and they will spend millions in this
section. Practically all of the tou-
rists who would ordinarily be doing
Europe should see the South during
the next few months-and they will
If this section takes the business like
steps necessary to bring them here
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24

War or no war, Chesterfield is 60
ing to pull off its annual fair, so we
are Informed by the secretary, Mr.. c.
L. L. Hunley. Are you going to be
an exhibitor? If you are do notwait
until the very last to make your Sc
lections. Some unseen emergency
might arise which would demand your
time, and later when you attend the
fair you might see where you could
have prepared an exhibit that would
easily have won in its class. If you
have neglected to start to make your
selections, don't delay any longer, but
begin today.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24

One of the large farmers of this
township informs the Chronicle that
he does not intend to use pound Of
commercial fertilizer on his place
next year. This farmer used upward
of forty tons this year, and the Chron-
icle is glad to add that no cotton Is
to be grown on this plantation the
coming year.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24
How He Could Find Out.

Henry Irving, In his early days.
bnce played q part which in the first
bet called for a DIRK stage. In this
darkness he fought with an old earl,
threw him heavily and, when he did
not rise after the loud thud OF his
fall, Irving would cry out:
Great heavens! What have
Aone?"
! One night he played the part IN a
small English town. A stage hand
was very much impressed with the
-slay and to him scenes quickly be-
came real. So that when Irving
reached the climax. felled the old earl
to the ground and spoke the line.
Great heavens! What have / doneT'
he was startled to hear the stage hand
say in loud voice:
Strike a match and we'll have q
t>ob"
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24

London.-A dispatch from Cape
Town to Reuters says the Fourth
South African mounted rifles, com.
manded by Colonel Dactson. after two
night marches, surprised the German
force which had occupied drift sixty
miles from StcinkCpf. in the Mama.
Qua!and. After Il sharp skirmish the
Germans we're compelled to surrender.
Another Cape Town dispatch reports
that the action took plac" at RamOn's
Drift, al important strategic posi-.
ton.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24

OF local admirers who were at the sta.
tion to greet him. To one of those
who remarked that he hoped to vote
for Roosevelt In 1915, the colonel said
that he preferred not to be a candi.
date and didn't know that he would
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1914-09-24

Blank Books, Ledgers, Jour-
mails, Cash Books, Time Books
Trial Balances, Bills Payable
Memorandum and Order
Books, always on hand. Inks
Inkstands, Typewriter Pa
pers, Lead Pencils, Writing
Tablets