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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29
Analysis for Farmers

Clemson College, April Is
Secretary Fl. NJ. StaCkhousc, of
the Board of Fertilizer control, is
reminding farmers of their privi-
lege of drawing their own fcrtili-
zer samples. Mr.. Stackhouse
says
The board of fertilizer control
realizing the large expenditure
OF money for commercial fertili-
zer this season and the wide
spread apprehension among
farmers that a large amount Of
worthless filler and inferior ma
terlals are being used in their
manufacture, wish to remind
farmers that it is the privilege Of
every purchaser for his own use
to draw and send a sample Of
his own fertilizer to Clemson
College, have it analyzed and ITS
analysis reported directly to him
without other cost. There is a
law-made by the legislature,
J not by the College,-govering
this analysis, and to aid the far
merS to comply the secretary
has sent to every county demon
stration agent in the State a
package of directions for draw
ing samples, giving the section
OF the law, and a blank ccrtifi-
cate to be filled as the law r.
quires. He has requested these
agents to distribute and explain
these directions to those farmers
who may wish to use them.
Far mers getting materials for
home mixing, either sacked or
in bulk, can have these analyzcd
by drawing and sending samples
in the same way. They can in
this way know just what they
have and distribute the amount
oi plant rood 1ney wish, without
paying freight on or handling
filters or inferior materials.
Note-Thc blanks mentioned
above may be had at The Jour
nal office for the asking.-The
Journal.)
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29
Why Southern Farmers Are
Poor

The following has been print
ed from time TO time, but there
is a good lesson in it and e
publish ii for those who have
not read ii and those who have
forgotten:
N western farmer, wondering
why Southern farmers were SO
poor, paused by the roadside one
day and reasoned ii out. The
reason why is always vital
question, SO he stopped by the
road and let the old mare browse
while he figured ii out, and this
IS the result: Southern farmers
get up early ut the alarm of a
Connecticut clock, button their
Chicago Suspendcrs to Detroit
oVerallS, put on Il pair of boots
made in Ohio, wash in Pitts
burg aSln, use Cincinnati SOAP
wipe on cotton towel made in
New Hampshire, sit down to a
Grand Rapids table, eat hot bis
cults made win MINNEAPOLIS
Hour, Kansas City bacon, and
indianapolis grits fried in Oma.
ha lard, cooked on ST. Louis
stove. Buy Irish potatoes grown
in California and seasoned with
Rhode Island spices. The meal
over they clap on an old hat,
made in Philadelphia, harness a
Missouri mule, fed on Iowa corn
New York harness, and plow
mortgage covered farms with an
Indiana plow. At night they
crawl under New Jersey blan-
ketS and are kept awake by
Southern dogS-thc only home
product on the place. No won
der they keep poor"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29
Girl Goes Free, Man Convicted.

Spartanburg, April 27.-"Clyde
Clement gully with rcCommen-
datlon to mercy; Fcda Pcndlc-
ton not guilty" was the verdict
IN the case against Clyde Cald-
well Clement and Laura Fleda
Pendlcton, charged with the
murder of the two,months-o old
infant, Virginia Nirl, alleged to
have been their daughter, who
was drowned in Whites mill
pond ut LawSon's Fork here
on the night of January 80. The
indictment was handed to the
jury at 5:26 o'clock this after
noon and at 7:l0 o'clock tonight
the verdict was returned.
When the verdict was announ-
Ced, there was demonstration
in the crowded court room.
Many Of those present cheered
and clapped their hands When
the jury filed in young Clement
Strengthened up his muscles
frightened and his face whitened.
When he heard his fate, he fell
over On the breast of his aged
mother weeping. The Pendlc-
ton girl retained her Composure,
and when the verdict was an
nounCed, she sank into her chair
as if relieved of a great strain.
The lace of her mother, Mrs. ].
II. Pendleton of Durham lighted
up with JOY.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29
"A Poor Crop.

"How's your garden coming
on this year,"
My Cutworms and Caterpil-
lars are doing fairly well, but
my potato bugs are not flourish
ing
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29

AS a country physician was
driving through Il village he saw
a man amusing a crowd with
the antics OF his trick dog. The
doctor pulled up and said:
My dear man, how do YOU
manage to train your dog like
that. | can't teach mine a single
trick"
The man looked up with a
simple rustic look and replied:
Well, you see it's this way:
you have to know morn'n the
dog, or you can't learn him
nothin.'"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29
Tom Watson on the Torrens
Syster1.

System.
Tom Watson-there is &ly
one Tom Watson-is Law Ter
and might> good one. BID he
is a peoples lawyer and is er
afraid to speak out aBd1 le
evils and failures in our lal
and legal system.
In the last issue of his paper,
the Jeffersonion, a reader asks
him to explain the Torrens Sys-
tenn, and he does SO in his usual
clear and forCeful manner. Here
is his editorial, which we hone
will make more farmers In ether
States resolve that all the South
shall quickly follow North Car
ollna in providing this law for
the benefit of its farmers AID
other citizens. Tom Watson an
swers his inquiry as follows:
The Torrens System in a
nutshell is this:
The State examines the title,
SURVEYS the property, and regis.
tiers a clear title accompanied
by the plat; a certificate is then
issued to the owner, and when
he sells and makes a deed to the
buyer, he Surrenders his certifi-
Gates to the registrar, who issues
a new one to the new owner.
You can see at once how
this process simplifies the trans
Ter OF property, cut out fees for
abstracts of title, and abolishes
law suits over titles and bound
arr lines.
Any dispute about the title
or the lines is settled by the
State before the property is reg
iStcrcd.
This clearing of the title and
the lines is done by an official
examiner, appointed for that
purpose, and put under bond.
IF any dispute arises, all bart
les are notified -asn.a. tti.e cas
laid before a court. Gn New
York the case goes at once TO
The Supreme Court0
when this court passes upon
the questions raised, they are
settled forever.
1T is strange that have urged
this simple and most beneficial
change so many years without
having aroused anything more
than a casual interest.
Year after year, neighbors
fuss over land-lineS, get INTO
fights and then go into law suits.
Year after year, lawyers are
paid to look up chains of titles
and make costly abstracts.
Year after year, LAWYERS,
jurors and Judges are taken up
with litigation over titles.
"All of this expense, worry
and bad feelings could be cut
out by the adoption of the Tor
rens System.
but the dear people fill the
legislatures with lawyers, and
the lawyers are naturally slow
to dry up SO bountifui a stream
OF revenue. ."-PrOgreSSive Far
mer.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29
B. Y. P.U. Program at Plains

-. 1. -. TEOSTdm at Plains
The following mission program
was elaborately carried out bv
the young people of Plains last
Sunday, April 26:
L. Song
= Scripture reading by E: f:
3, Prayer by pastor.
q. Recitation, "The Lords
Work" by primary pupils.
5. Recita ton, "Our State for
Christ" by Nell Holley.
6. Recitation by Bertha Hicks.
7. Song.
Symposium, Home missions,
Frances Miller, Nell Holley.
Missionary question and an
swers, Loretta Ogburn AID Lola
johnson.
10. Recitation, missions" bv
Minnie Johnson and Ethel Hilton
II. The Missionary Hen" bv
Park. Ogburn.
II. Song, Throw out the
Life Line"
Our Mountain Schools" bv
Pearl Miller.
IA. Church Building and
Loan Fund.-" Maud Hilton.
Is. "A Cry From Africa" bv
Minnie Johnson.
10. Song.
II. THE Immigrant" Ranzy
Ogburn.
lS. Save Them for the Ma
tlon," Blake Holley.
10. Light Dispelling Dark
ness" by II boys and girls.
The last was carried out as fol-
lows: 8 girls facing 8 boys stand
ing, the boys wearing banners
representing the countries in
winch we are doing mission
work, the girls with banners to
match and lighted candles IN
their hands, the boys also had
candles but not burning. The
leader with banner Dixie"
Then the first country made his
plea to the girl he was facing and
in response she would give q |
sketch of what we were DOING
in his country and light his can
die. the next would make his
plea and so on down the line
until the last country had the
blessed gospel light.
20. Address by pastor.
A fitting close was the song.
"Blest be the tie that Binds"
A visitor.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-04-29
MEXICAN SITUATION BRIGHTER
Lengthy War With Mexico Does
Not Seem Probable

SlllCe our laSt issue there has
been much talk of war with
Mexico, and there has been
much excitement over the situa-
ton but last reports indicate tina t
the trouble will soon be over.
The three South American coun-
tries, Argentine, Chile and Brazil,
are doing all in their power to
settle the trouble without further
bloodShed. The business of the
country has been little affected
by the trouble, and at this time
there seems little likelihood that
armed intervention will continue
very much longer. The weeks
developments are told very
briefly in the dispatches below:
Washington, April H. News
that Gen. Nenustiano Carranza
Constitutionalist chief, might re-
gard the seizure of Vera Cruz by
the American naval forces as an
act of hostility to the Mexican
Nation, fell like a bombshell in
official circles tonight.
President Wilson had especi-
ally disclaimed any act of hostil-
ity to the Mexican people, par
ticularizing General Huerta as
the object of the American op-
eratlons to secure reprisal for
oifenScs at TampiCo and else
where against the American
flag. Consequently, the Wash
lngton Government had hoped
the Constituencies would not
interieCt themselves into the inn
broglio. The Carranza letter,
however, confirmed the fears OF
many officials that the Cons titu
tionalists might side with Huerta.
This was the one possibility dis
cuSsed in Administration circles
all day as the most serious phase
in the situation.
Washington, April 23.-Unit-
ed States troops moved tonight
to reinforce the American navy
at Vera Cruz; the embargo on
arms into Mexico was formally
restored, and troops were order
ed TO the Mexican border, pri-
marlly to relieve uneasiness
among border residents, but also
as preCaution against hostile
military operations along the
international line.
Laredo Texas, April 24-Nue-
vo Laredo, the Mexican border
town opposite here was in ruins
tonight, devastated by dynamite
and fire set BY Mexican Federal
soldiers, who late today began
an orgy Of destruction which did
not end until they were forced
to flee Southwa-d before the
guns of the American border
patrol.
Two MexicanS are known to
have been killed by the Unite d
States troops and several were
seen to fall. Several brisk skir-
mlSheS between the Americans
and Mexicans were fought in
quick succession as the Mexi-
cans their troop trains ready 10
pull out of the burning city, be-
gan an indiScriminate fire across
the international boundary, but
tonight there was no evidence
that their shooting had been
effective.
Washington, April 24.-While
the attention of the United States
Government for the most part,
today was concentrated on re-
storing order at Vera Cruz and
eXpediting the departure OF
AmeriC ans from Me xico, a
watchful eye was trained on the
transcontinental boundary be-
tween Mexico and the United
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Stores to Close at 7 O'clock

We, the undersigned mer-
chants agree to close our rcspec-
tive places of business at 7 o.
clock after this date: Pageland
Mercantile Co., A. G.. CASTOR &
CO., ). II. Lancy, ]. +. Porter,
Pageland Hardware Co., Sowell
* Knight, ID. f. Clark & Cot.
cash Grocery Store, w. +. Edad;
worth, w. J. Blakeney, Pageland
buggy & Wagon Co. III
We the undersigned will close
at 7.l5: Mangum Drug Co.!
Pagcland Drug Co. ~
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real war would be averted could
be traced, but General Villas
friendly pronouncement, it was
admitted, had impressed many
official here with the possibility
that the Constitutionalists would
be neutral while the American
Government sought reparation
from General Huerta.
Washington, April 26,-Span-
ish Ambassador Riano announc-
ed late tonight that he had
received private adviccs from
Mexico City stating that Gen.
Huerta had accepted the offer of
Argentina, Brazil and Chile to
use their good offices to bring
about an amicable settlement of
the difficulty between the United
States and Mexico.
This information, though un-
Official, was accepted as authen-
tic by the ambassador, who ex-
poets to be prepared to place
Gen. Huerta's formal acceptance
before the representatives of the
three South American countries
tomorrow.
Announcement of plans nee
essarily is dependent on Gen.
Huerta's first reply.
Well posted members of the
diplomatic corps were OF the op-
inlon tonight that Huerta would
accept the proposal of good
offices, and that the acceptance.
in principle at least, would not
be long deferred.
Secretary Bryan was visited at
his home during the day by the
peace ENJOYS. Mr.. Bryan after
wards communicated the visits
nature to the White House.
The interests of the Huerta
government in the United States
were taken over by the Spanish
embassy when Charge -Alqara-
left Washington. Ambassador
Riano received the offer of good
offices from the three peace en-
voyce last night, after the offer
had been accepted by President
Wilson. 1t was cabled immed
lately to the Spanish minister at
Mexico City and by him present
ed to President Huerta.
When the formal acceptance
from Mexico City is in hand, the
South American diplomats will
be ready to proceed with their
plan, no intimatiOn of the nature
of which rs yet been given. 1t
generally has been understood
here, however, that the peace
ENJOYS expect TO deal directly
with the situation created by the
lampicO incident and other Of
lenses against the honor and
dignity of the United States,
hoping to bring about peaceful
settlement.
Washington, April 27.-Thc
tenScneSS of the Mexican situa-
tion was distinctly relieved today
when the representatives Of Ar.
gentinc. Brazil and Chile, sup.
ported by pressure from all Latin
America and from foremost
powers of Europe, concentrated
their efforts toward pacific ad
juStment of the crisis.
The success of the first steps
toward meditation-the prompt
acceptance by the United States
and the announcement of the
Spanish Ambassador that Hucrta
had accepted the tender OF good
offiCes-prOduccd a feeling of
distinct hope which was reflect
ed not only in Administration
quarters, but in Congress where
war talk" gave way to spirit
of cancellation.
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Max Miller arrived at Chicago
on a very windy day, and, as he
&ahcd down Jefferson boulevard
he remarked: some doctor said
That the present styles for wo.
men are healthy. He means
healthy for the woman. Nobody
ever said they weren't. It's MS,
poor men who run the risk of
getting rheumatism standing on|
the streets watching them 90 byl
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-11
DR.. FRIEDMAN SAYS INDIANS ARE HONEST

Indian girl is brave enough to tell the
truth.
The Indian IS moral and instinct
lively This is a cO-educatiOnal insti-
tuition, in a sense, but we have less
sex annoyances than would be the
case were the students white. The In
dian girl is modest If marriage Is
uppermOst in her mind she does not
show it in her conduct.
Tradition represents the Indian as
being indOlent. | say that he is in
dustrious. Among aboriginal Indians
the labor of families was divided. as
it Is supposed to be divided among
civilized people The husband hunted,
fished and went to war.
The wife remained al home cooked
the food of the family, and made such
clothing as was customary to be worn
History is filled with the atrocities
Of the Indians. The records we have,
however, were written by their white
enemies. The fighting of civilized ma
lions today is said to be much like the
fighting of the savages which We look
upon with horror. Scalping was in
part a ceremony. Armies all over the
world are now preparing TO drop
bombs from the air on their adver
saries. The Maine was blown up in
Havana. The scalping OF man al
ready dead is, by comparison. a hui
name performance.
mo one has ever heard of an indian
mother whipping her children"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-11
MEMBER OF wASHINGroNs SENATORIAL SET

II is not hard to find wives OF promi-
case that such a wife has materially
aided in the accomplishment of that
success. Mrs. Fall has
And II all this is apparent after an
Interview with Mrs. Fall, 1t is not be
cause she is either boastful or talka-
tive upon the subject. It is learned
through little remarks dropped, direct
questions and diplomatic leads.
MY husbands success was not due
to chance his wife claims. when he
started to practice, the FIRST thought
we had upon taking a case was wheth-
er or not he could win it. The ques-
ton of fee was secondary"
That eve" was one of the remarks
dropped" and although Mrs. Fall is
not a graduate of law, the expression
was correct. She comes from a fam
lily of lawyers. Her father was one.
Her cousin was Augustus II. Garland,
attorney general in Clevelands cab
met. And, it can be added, Mrs Fall
is a lawyer by instinct, sufficiently
learned to take an active part in help
ing her husband.
When asked the direct question as
to woman's ability to help her hus-
band, Mrs. Fall admitted it could be
done, but there we're conditions.
"a woman can do much in inspiring
her husband, and can help him. She
is sure to be of use to him if she takes
an active, intelligent interest in his
work"
That has been her motto, with en-
phasis on the intelligent, and as re-
suit, 1t is safe to say that few have
been the cases handled by Senator
Fall of which she was ignorant.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-11
COLORADO FARM WOMAN'S BIG Achievement

which was to hold a convention in
Belgium.
Mrs. Harbert had not much time to
spare, and not much money to spare,
either, but she decided to go to the
congress In Belgium because she had
some practical ideas that had come to
her while, as an orphan girl, she was
doing the homework and much OF the
field work, too, on a farm in Iowa:
and later as a school teacher and
ranch woman in Colorado She had
known bitterest poverty on a farm.
She knew from experience the hard
ness and the loneliness Of the life.
She had ideas for tightening the bur
dens of farm women and for making
their lives happier. and she wished to
tell the farm women of the world
about It.
Just before she departed for the con
/ gress in Belgium she pruned with her
own hands 1000 cherry trees on hel
| farm near Manzanola and then she
packed her trunk and went.
In that congress were women dele
gates from Canada. Ireland. Scotland
England, Spain, France, Belgium, Hol
land. Germany, South Africa, Aus
traiia, Hungary, Denmark, Servia, Co
lombia, South America, Panama, Aus
| tria, Switzerland, Poland and Russia
The princess OF Spain was there as
a delegate and there were many other
titled women, and women of distinc
ton, but the majority Of them were
! farmers wives. The only woman from
the United States was Mrs. Harbcrt.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-11

she has seen him rise from an untried
lawyer to one of the ablest in his
state; from a member of the legisla-
cure to the associate justiceship of the
supreme court OF New Mexico, on to
the attorney generalship, and now to
the United States senate. And through
all that time she has had faith in him
the faith that makes a man ashamed
not to accomplish things. To subjects
that may affect her husband and four
children, help them or interest them
she is keenly alive-but beyond that
Mrs. Fall finds time for little.
1t is not difficult to find a woman
who says she believes a wife should
be a helpmate to her husband. The
difficulty lies in finding one who lives
up to the statement Mrs. Fall does.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-11

Colorado into a society that was an
auxiliary to the dry farmers con-
gress in Colorado Springs three years
ago, the idea being to work together
to try to make life easier and bright
err for the women of the farms. After
she formed this society she learned
were working to the same end. In
Germany there was a large organiza-
ton of farm wives, and it had afiili-
ated with other organizations of the
same kind in other countries, and all
of them had united into the Interna-
tional Congress of Farm Women.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-11

"Gaucho' and "Gringo" do not mea
the same. The Gaucho (now nearl
extincD was the cowboy Of the Anger
tine pampas, half-wild fellow who
dressed in his "poncho, spent his er
tire time looking, after the grea
droyes OF cattle that roamed over IN.
South American plains "Gringo" is
term applied by the South American
10 a North American or Englishman
and sometimes by Mexicans to a cit
zen OF tina United States.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-11

building TO building or hurrylng along
the walks that edge the campus.
Many young girls, dark-eyed, with
hair as black and brilliant as polished
ebony, were grouped on the long
porches OF their barrack-like dormi-
tory. They were laughing and talking
like any other girls, though the Indian
is said never to smile and to be de-
ficient in conversational ability.
There is no stealing here Doctor
Friedman went on to say There is
no lying here. An Indian youth or an
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-11

generous, kin d ,
patient and CRATE
full. If approached
the wrong way he
may be obstinate.
He is not lazy,
cruel nor treach-
erous."
Thus spoke DR..
Moses Friedman,
superintendent Of
the United States
Indian school at
Carlisle. Scores
of young men, old
enough and strong
enough to be war
riors, could be
seen through the
windows of his
Office going from
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-11

chard in Colorado
is president of the
International Con-
gress of Farm
Women, W hic h
has 10000 mem
bers in 2S ma
tions. Mrs. Belle
Van Dorm Har-
bert was chosen
president of this
congress last sum
mer at Client, Bel
GUM. She went
to the congress
not expecting any
honors at all .
She had organ
lied the farm
wo m e n Of b e I
neighborhood in
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-11

States, Is again
taking a part in
the social life Of
the capital. She
made an extended
visit TO Japan last
year and returned
TO w a s h in & ton
only a short time
ago, bringing with
her one of her
sons. The Wis
countess is giving
up part of each
day 10 learning
the English Ian
guage, OF which
she knew nothing
until her husband
took up his post
In Washington. IL
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-11
is ACTIVE IN SOCIAL LIFE OF THE CAPITAL

English tongue, as most OF there
have had some training in IL In other
countries. They all do not speak {.
luently to be sure, but they under
stand it and are able to carry on 1
conversation satisfactorily. Most O.
the foreigners who come to Washinr
ton speak at least one other Language,
besides that Of their own country, an,
many OF them are familiar with Sc
eral tongues.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-04-11

dlOiidi rtN - WI y
Albert b. Fall,
wife Of the sena-
tor from New Mex
leo. Southern by
che seems
gil. more a
westerAer. Tall,
slender, she has n
quiet forcefulness
which makes IT.
self felt without a
sense of obtrusion.
S h e exemplihes
the woman who is
capable Of helping
those she comes
in contact with to
do big things.
And in the case
of her husband