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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27

NN6S oho 10 " uldkG "
trip in six years, driving dogs an
the way, and if he takes either
one of the dogs he started with
to Washington City, alive or
dead, he will get a bonus of two
thousand dollars in addition to a
big sum to be paid if he makes
the round trip with dog team
IN two years. That's the mans
story, and he tells it well, and
there is not a Sunday school tea
cher anywhere that can get the
attention of a crowd of kids like
that man and his dogs can, al
though we do believe that some
Sunday school teacher can beat
the dog-man telling the truth.
Inc dog team man has no rcins
10 guide his dogs, but directs
them by words of mouth and
fhos dogs are so well trained that
they obey at once every word of
command. One of the dogs
composing tie original team
died some months ago. but the
other one is in good health and
is strong. The dogs cannot
stand warm weather and thew
are driven at night mostly since
the spring opened. A strange.
whimsical fellow the dog driver
is, but he is an interesting
character, and his dogs are in
terestlng creatures, and YOU
would stop to look at them if
you were driving along the road
and met them YOU could not
help but admire the splendid.
well-trained animals, especially
the little lead dog, which looks
like a shepherd dog
but IS heavier built than a shep,
herd, and a white streak in his
race, and looks at you with ewes
| that fairly talk. The man and
MS dogs camp out in the open.
There is no danger of anybody
bothering that camp for fine dogs
will not allow any one to come
10 the camp until their master
bids them be quiet. !
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27
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AN >Aeo DS,
" to inspection by any mem
er of the party.
12. On the last Tuesday in
July in each election year which
fhall be the last day of enroll
nent, the club books shall close.
'hnd within three days thereafter
each secretary shall transmit the
original roll to the county chair
lnan, who shall forthwith cause
70 be made and shall certify a
Copy thereof and file the same
With the clerk of the court for
public inspection at all times,
AT least ten days before the first
primary the county committee
Shall meet after three days pub
lFshed notice in a newspaper of
general circulation in the coun-
1yof the time and place of meet
ng and examine the rolls. ANY
person may complain of errors
herein and the county com.
rnittee, after hearing complaints.
Shall in a fair and impartial man.
Fer correct and purge the rolls.
striking off the names of all per-
IONS not residing in the club dis
'F1ct for which each roll was
nade up or otherwise improper
enrolled, and adding any
flames improperly omitted: Pro.
yided, No name shall be strick-
En- from any club roll without
Three days notice by mail to the
address appearing on the club
.pH to the person whose name
y proposed to be dropped from
'ae roll to show cause why said
Tame should not be- dropped.
Wien the rolls have been revis-
ara corrected by the said
ounty committee they shall he
cfrfified to and returned to the
ISSpective secretaries of each
Stub and shall thereupon become
ne official club rolls and no
nfmes shall be added thereafter
except by order of a Judge of
cHpetent jurisdiction. Upon
eoMbletion of said revision
u county chairman shall i'm
u Lately file in the office of the
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27
ALL VOTERS MUST ENR|
ANEW. b
All Democratic Club Rollss
clared Void by State CONVEX

The Democratic State conv2
ton met in Columbia last We
nesday and adopted new by-la5
and rules intended to safegu
the primary election in Sol
Carolina, and all club rolla
the State were declared vd
Every person who votes in
primary this year will have
appear in person before the 81
retary of the club and sign al
name and give his place of resi-
dence. The State gives the
following summary of the prDs
visions of the new rules:
"Qualifications for club mem,
bership and for voting ins pfi]
mary elections are; Applicant "a
be q years of age, white
Democrat, citizen of the Unit,
ed States and of the State, mus,
have resided in the State two
years, in the county six months,
and in the club district 60 DAYS
If negro, applicant must have
voted for Hampton in 1876.
Applicants for enrolment in a
Democratic club shall present
themselves in person before the
secretary and sign the roll or
make their mark, if they are
unable to write, giving their age,
occupation and postoffice
address, or their street number
where such designations exist
in tine club district where they
reside. The county committees
shall furnish suitable and uni.
form books of enrolment to the
secretaries, such books to be
inGQYided by the Sta.e committee.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27

An exchange says, an Oxfol(
boy handed in the following i'm
an examination paper this week
in United States history: "Gen.
Bradock was killed in the Revo-
lutlonary war. He had three
horses shot under him, and a
fourth went through his clothes.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27

u likes q good loafer," said
Uncle Eben, "better'n L does a
man dat t:,Fes hisse'f out gittin'
in other folks way."-Exchange.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27
"RastuS. what's a alibi?"

@OSoOt FFHT"t y q uITUI!
"Dat's provin' dat you was at
a prayer meetin' whar you was
nj, in order to show dat you
wasn't at de crap game whar
you was."-Life.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27

Lazy mans ideal of happiness:
Don't know nothin'; don't owe
nothin'; don't own nothin'; don't
want nothin'."
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27

10 give, ana Wnere the
are to be opened. There
no new clubs shall be
llzed in that election year.
abplicant for enrolment
f1 person write upon the
roll his full name and inn
tely thereafter his age,
Bhtion and postoffice ad-
; and if in a city or town
Write the name of the street
The number of the house in
fch he resides if such designa-
g exist in said city or town.
he name be illegjble the sec
~ shall write the name be-
ath the signature of the appli-
lt. In the event of the inabili-
of the applicant to write he
ay make his mark upon. the
u, which shall be witnessed by
e secretary, or other person
zen having the custody thereof,
Id the secretary shall fill in the
dher requirements. The county
ommittee shall furnish to the
secretaries suitable books for en-
rollment, which shall be uniform
throughout the State Except
Eharleston) and form of which
shall be sanctioned by the State
CT nmittee: Provided, that moth
in this section or these rules
IL be construed as inconsis.
/ with any laws of the State
egulating primary elections
ADd, provided, further, that the
county committee shall on the
first Monday in June, 1914, or as
k0on thereafter as possible, ap.
{fQr each club an enroll
en' coir:>>ttee of three which
nay consist OF tm-secretary and
Punty committeeman >.m tho
aud club, and third member -.
Rfeesignated by the count,
S,ttee, by whom said. enroll,
aii be- cond dncfed. Hks
Af booI 4 81 III s.. & .
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27

A cart containing a number of
negro field hands was being
draWn.hk a mule The driver
81! 81! !: ] p! q! Co., 4 1: /:
heels and dealt nll kch a kick
on the head that he was stretch
ed on the ground in'a twinkline
He lay rubbing his woolly plate
where the mule had kicked him.
rs he hurt?" asked a stranger
anxiously of an Older negro who
had jumped from the convey
ance and was standing over the
PROSTATE driver.
mo, Boss" was the older
mans reply; dat mule will pro-
badly walk kind O. tendah for a
day or two, but he amt hurt"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27
Campaigns Will Begin June l 9TH

Columbia, May 22.-The cam
paign for State officers will begin
at Sumter, June II. The sena-
.>c1ial campaign will begin at ST.
Matthews June IL.
Z! ollowing assessments for candi-
SO tes we're fixed by the commit
i'gtes-e lGssts
commissioner, SIS; all 9th,
offices, including solicitors, $9o.
Ihe assessments must be paid to
Willie Jones, treasurer,by noon o1
June 16. The time for filing
pledges with the State chairman
will close June 16 at noon.
Hickville postmaster discuss.
ing affairs of state)-"Now.
whot do you think of our foreign
relations, Ezry?"
Prominent Lounger (warmlv)
II think they should be barred
out NV this here country if they
can't read an write"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27
Long Journey Driving Dogs.

Monroe Enquirer
A man in a little buggy, to
which six well-trained dogs were
hitched, passed through the wes-
tern part of the county last Fri
day, stopped at Waxhaw for a
few hours rect
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-27

The maiden lady of uncertain
age became very indignant when
the census taker asked her age.
Did you see the girls next
door," she asked: The Hill
twins!"
Certainly" replied the CEN
suS man.
And did they tell you their
age?"
"Yes." 4
WELL" she snapped as sb
shut the door in his face, g"
just as old as they are"
"Oh, very WE'LL" said tn,
sus man to himself, as he
down in his book: "Jane
son as old as the Hills.-E
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11
DOCTORS DISAGREE.

Writing on What Science say
About Alcohol" in a recent number OF
Munsey's Magazine, Mr.. Burton ]. Hen
drick alludes to the differing methods
employed by physicians and laboratory
workers. "The latter" he says care
nothing for theories and inherited
knowledge they submit everything
to experimentation-to the test tube
and microscope. The remarkable fact
Is" he continues, that, though the
doctors may disagree about alcohol.
as about many other things, the scien-
lists apparently never do. Practically
all who have really experimental have
rendered the verdict strongly against
it. Alcohol in their view is not a slim
ulant, 1t is not an appetizer, or an
aid to digestion, 1t is not a food in any
real meaning of the word, 1t is not an
inspiration and help to mental work
and 1t does not increase muscular &C.
tivity. In other words, cold-blooded
modern science brands as untrue prac-
tically all the claims for alcohol which
poets, philosophers, convivialists and
even physicians have made since the
beginning of civilization"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11
Rash ON CHILD'S HEAD

2127 Division St., Baltimore, Md
1.-THE trouble on my child's face and
head appeared as rash and then 1t
got so that the skin looked drawn and
water and blood would run out. That
would cause scab and her head and
face were mass of sores. They
would crack and bleed and then her
head began to get scaly and l thought
it was dandruff | started to take the
scab Off and found her head was
mass of them. When she would cry
1t seemed worse because the water
would stream down her face and itch
and she would dig and scratch. Her
little head was bald as it was SO sore
that all the hair came out. My baby
used to cry at night and I could not
sleep.
Then I decided to get Cuticura Soap
and Ointment. would make a lather
of the Cuticura Soap but her face and
head were SO sore l hated to touch
them SO l would take soft cloth and
wash her head. After l dried 1t with
a soft towel | would gently apply the
Cuticura Ointment. With the first
treatment could see change in my
baby and before l used the whole
Treatment she was completely healed
and her skin is beautiful" (Signed)
Mrs. Lille Owens, Jan. 81, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston" ADV.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11
A LIVE TOPIC.

The subject most universally dis
cussed, aside from the weather, is that
of temperance. In the newspaper
world 1t is no longer the country week
ly and the small city daily, but the
great metropolitan papers, as we'll In
the smoking compartments of Pullman
cars, at weekend parties, on the porch,
in the family circle, among business
men at their desks, everywhere, sup
preston of the liquor traffic is the liv-
est question up for general discussion
before the American public. The
magazines, too, are devoting much
space to the discussion. Story writer's
are teaching the lesson of the value
of abstinence and the worthlessness of
the man who drinks. 1t is no longer
the lonesome fight of the preachers
and the extremists; conservative COM
mon sense and consecrated patriotism
have also taken up the cudgeI against
the business of legalizing the selling Of
observation-disclosures Citizen.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11
FAMOUS BELL STOPS ToLLiNG
Disaster That SCENE omeh of III Luck
to Brave Little Nation
of Belgium.

A night or two before the German
invasion called the Whole of Belgium
to arms the biggest of the Ghent bel
fry bells. named Koelandt, after the
architect who built the town hall, was
tolling as usual when it was suddenly
reduced to dumbness and was found
to have sustained a crack about
twenty-five inches long and one-third
of an inch wide. 1t is supposed that
through the excessive heat the metal
had expanded and become unequal to
the violent beating of the new ham
mers used since the restoration Of
the belfry two years ago.
The bell is one of the most celebrat-
Roelandt; when toll then there is a
it is hung is only equaled In celebrity
by that of Bruges, whose fame was
sung by Longfellow. The belfry of
Client is 375 feet in height to the top
of the spire, and contains Al bells
The one which is now, unfortunately,
cracked was originally pade In 1914,
but was recast in 1859. 1t bore In
Flemish the inscription: my name is
Roelandt; when toll then there is a
fire; when | peal there is victory
in Flanders"
In 1889 the Austrians fired at the
belfry to prevent the citizens ringing
the alarm. The cannon ball hit one
of the bells and made hole in it, but
the tone is said to have remained I'M
injured.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11
SAUNDERS DEAD;
LACY SURRENDERS
p. LACY, NEGRO, WHO ATTACKED
WITH A SHOVEL, GIVES HIM
SELF UP.
MOB SPIRIT HAS suBslDED
Blacks lncarcerated at covington.
Victim of Quarrel Succumbs.
Saunders, Injured, Pursued
the Assailant.

CovingtonrNewton Saunders, well.
known citizen Of Mason, Tenn, who
was attacked by Peter Lacey, negro,
died from the effects of wounds in
flicted by the negro, who used shovel
as weapon.
The negro. who made his escape aft
er the trouble, surrendered to Sheriff
B. e. White at Covington. His wife
was also placed under arrest. Feel.
ing, which ran high against the me-
groes, has TO some extent subsidized and
little fear of violence is now enter
tanned.
The negro struck Saunders with a
shovel while the white man was at.
tempting to persuade the negro's wife,
who had been employed as his cook,
to return to her employment. Saun-
ders' skull was fractured at the base of
the brain. After his injury he walked
to Stanton, Tenn, thence back to Keel
ing, and then to Covington, in search
of his assailant.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11
Good Roads Campaign.

An advance step was taken IN the
movement for good roads throughout
the state when interested men from
Nashville and other points met in the
loggia of the Hermitage Hotel and
formally perfected the Tennessee High
ways Association by the election of w.
e. Myers Of Carthage, president; l.. G.
Boxwell of Nashville, secretary. AND
p. ID. Houston of Nashville, treasurer.
The vice presidents will be named
later and will be selected from various
points in the state. The Tennessee
organization is to be a branch of the
National Highways Association. L. G.
Boxwell presided over the meeting.
Tennessee is the eighteenth state OF
the Union to enter the National High
ways, Association. The state organiza-
tion will be perfected by the organiza-
ton OF the ninety-six counties Of Ten
nessee, a campaign for that purpose
already being planned. Plans were
also discussed this morning for an
educational campaign to be held
throughout the state.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11
GOODYEAR TIRES AT
ANTE-BELLuMs PRICES

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
announce mo war prices on Goodyear
Tires" Mr.. f. A. Sieberling, president
of the Company, thus explains their
unique position.
I'VE advanced Goodyear prices, as
others did theirs, when the rubber
panic came Almost in a day crude
rubber rose in New York from So cents
per pound to much over a dollar
THE New York supply was too
small to consider. We cabled our
London people to buy up the pick of
the rubber there. BY acting quickly
and paying cash they obtained 1,500,-
600 pounds of the finest rubber.
That big supply of rubber is now
nearly all on the way to the Goodyear
factory in Akron. 1t constitutes the
best of the London supply.
I'VE are using the same grade of
rubber and the same amount of it as
we always have used in these tires,
I'VE are running our factory with
three shifts of men, twenty-four hours
a day. So long as we remain in this
fortunate position on rubber, we shall
supply tire users at before-war prices
to the limit of our capacity"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11
RETORT THAT CARRIED STING
Summer Girl Quick to Notice vulner.
able Point in the Armor of
Her Adversary.

In discussion of the divorce evil
Judge Matthew L. Hendricks said at
8 dinner in Cleveland.
TThe truth about most divorces is
that both parties are TO blame. One
party is never all good and the other
never all bad-both are to blame-and
that fact, of course, makes philoso-
phizing and generalization difficult.
For the average pair of divorces
are like the two pretty summer girls
at Atlantic City. These two pretty
summer girls were quarreling.
"'Well, anyhow said the first girl.
I don't sit round till all hours with
the boys playing poker.
THE second girl glanced at her COM
panion's transparent blouse and skirt,
the very latest transparent blouse and
skirt from Paris, the kind of blouse
and skirt which are more popular than
ever among the young and beautiful,
despite the furious protests of 10000
elderly clubwomen. Then, still star
ing at that blouse and skirt, the. sec
ond girl entered this quiet defense:
You show only your hand in
poker"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11
Too Little puritan Restraint. /,


The Puritan restraint which rested
SO marvelously long upon American
customs and manners has lifted, un-
til, some of our critics believe, self
control, discipline, conscience, are
seriously threatened. The pendulum
is swinging far. Only one thing can
help US, Prof. Hugo Munsterberg says,
and that Is to plant in the heart of
every boy and girl belief in self
control
"The pursuit of happiness" is an
ideal which ranks in the American
mind with the pursuit of life and lib
erty. We're not going back to Puri-
tanism. But the pursuit of happi-
ness" can be overdone.-From the De-
lineator.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11
Nuisances Defined.

To prove that public nuisance has
been committed is one of the most diff
ficult things in modern legal practice.
1t is therefore gratifying to note that
plaintiff who set up the plea that a
nuisance is perpetrated in causing
noise by banging milk cans, unloading
trucks containing the empty cans, dis
charging ice through chute, into a
building from the sidewalk, emitting
steam through windows and doors to
the sidewalk, and allowing drivers of
teams to shout loudly in the night has
won his case before Chief Justice Rus
sell of Brooklyn. The health depart
ment has taken note of this case in
it's weekly bulletin.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11
PA !! 9
$50 NOTES
....z5.1EA 49,. s.
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE.
Cambridge, Mass, has been TEN.
perance city for 26 consecutive years.
In October 1918, its mayor gave out
the following facts:
Population ..... $1,000 10000
Valuation 49,. $59,445,670 $117,186. 400
Savings banks
deposits -. .s6,5eo,9S4 $26,24s, 1856
Depositors -. 21,215 63,645
This, the mayor believes, is more
than the natural or ordinary increase
and undoubtedly due to the no-license
policy.
The number of children attending
public schools in 1885 was 9,63l, of
whom SIG were in the high school.
In 1913 there were 10000 public
school children, of whom more than
1000 we're in the high schools. This"
points out Mayor Barry, Shows a
marked increase in the number of
children who by reason of better con-
ditions are privileged to continue their
education in the higher grades"
Concerning the effects of temper
ance upon the business interests of
the city. he says: During the years
there have located in this city over
twenty new concerns representing
various industries. 1t appears that
these new concerns employ about two
thousand persons, with annual pay
rolls of over $1,000,000, and have ex-
pended for suitable buildings to carry
on their industries in this city over
100000.
I'VE have 1t from some of the BUSH
ness men who have recently come to
Cambridge that one of the principal
things that attracted them to locate
here with large number of employees
was the fact that Cambridge is well
established as no-license city"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11
TOBACCO ASSOCIATION ACTS.

Planters May Sell Either Within the
Association or Without.
misunderstanding to Felix G.
Ewing Of Cedar Hill, general manager
of the Planters Protective association,
In view Of the European wars effect in
closing important markets for tobacco,
coupled with the drouth earlier in the
year, members Of the association will
be allowed to sell their tobacco
through the association or on the out
side. The action was taken at meet
ing of the board Of directors at Clarks-
vile. The action affects about 10000
farmers in Tennessee and Kentucky.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11

The game begins with the summons
Of court attendant: "Oyez, oyez,
oyez, come into court"
Upon the announcement of the bat
ting order the owner of the oppsing
team is entitled to four peremptory
challenges. New panels may be
drawn from time to time.
In case the batters of one side find
it impossible to hit the delivery of a
pitcher on the opposing team the Of
Tending pitcher may be removed by a
writ Of habeas corpus.
All parties participating in any
game are entitled at any moment to
secure writs of injunctions against all
other parties in said game.
Umpfres shall provide themselves
with volumes of Blackstone to settle
disputed points.
Three strikes retire league auto
matically.-New York Evening Sun.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11
FREE FROM MEASUREMENTS.

The Associated Advertising Clubs of
America at its annual convention In
Toronto discussed the question Of
newspapers accepting liquor adver-
tising. While some of the delegates
were of the opinion that such was
clean advertising provided it was
free from misstatements, the general
sentiment was against this practice.
The heartiest applause was given
when Mr. E. c. Clifford of the Mime
apolis Journal in strong, incisive
speech condemned booze advertis
ing"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-09-11
To Meet in Bristol.

Preparations for the sixth annual
convention of the Southern Appalacll-
ian Good Roads Association. to be held
IN Bristol from October 6 to 8, are
now inprogress. DR.. Joseph Hyde
Pratt OF Chapel Hill, N. O., president
of the association, has designated N.
B. ReMine, secretary Of the Bristol
Board of Trade, as convention secre-
tary. and the secretary is now mailing
letters to Boards of Trade, Chambers
OF Commerce, mayors. governors, etc,
to secure the appointment of dele
gates from all states embraced in the
territory covered by the work of the
association.