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Swallowed his Gum

On Monday night when a
crowd of merry-making young
people were gathered at the
home of Mr.. w. Mccall, the Of
ficial designation of the meeting
being a tacky party, a novel joke
formed III the fertile brain of Mr..
Harry Redfearn, who, like the
others, was dressed in a manner
appropriate for the occasion.
1t so happens that Mr.. T. w.
Gregory lives not far away from
this scene of merriment, and
being a quite and peaceful citi-
zen he retired on this particular
evening, as is his custom, before
the wee small hours, and he was
far away in dreamland when his
telephone rudely interrupted
his peaceful slumbers by long
draw-out ringing. When he fir.
ally managed to grope his way
to the annoying instrument, he
heard a pathetic story indeed.
The voice announced that there
had been an accident in the
lower part Of town and that the
owner of the voice, with others.
was in need of a conveyance to
help them into town. 1t said
that they were from McBee and
that their mule was blind and in
his blindness had run over the
Baptist church, and thereby de-
stroyed the vehicle they had
come in. The voice pleaded
with the sleepy citizen to hitch
up and help them.
BY this time Mr.. Gregory was
awake fairly we'll, and he began
to take notice of passing events.
He reused his brother and in
structed him to call over to the
McColl home and ask for help.
saying that Watt had gone to
the barn to hitch up and aid the
wanderers from McBee and had
been kicked by his horse. Mr..
Redfearn was first to start to the
rescue and with him went young
Ed Redfearn and Dagnall Cato.
Imagine the remorse of con-
science Mr.. Redfearn must have
felt, to think that his message of
distress over the phone had
really caused fearful accident.
Full tilt they went, and just as
they reached the house Mr..
Gregory, who was sitting in his
night clothes in a shaded part of
the porch and bubbling over
with laughter, discharged his
Winchester into space, and
those who heard it say it
was like a young cannon. He
says Harry dropped and folded
up like a collapsible chicken
coop, and Harry doesn't deny
swallowing all the gum in his
mouth, which is variously esti-
mated at from five to thirty
cents worth. Gregory says he
thinks there would have been a
funeral if he had shot again.
The boys are all able to be I'D
and about, and Gregory is still
laughing.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-13
Program of The Baptist Union

Program of The Baptist Union.
Program of the Chesterfield
Baptist Union to be held with
the Chesterfield church Friday
and Saturday before the Fifth
Sunday in May.
lO-1O:3O-Devotional Services.
1O:3O-l1-Organization.
11-12-Sermon by Rev. B. D.
Thames, Subject. ''The Meaning
and Mission of Christian Life. /"
12-l-Are we as christians do
ing our duty socially? Opened
by ]. Frank Funderburk. The
Wisdom of cooperation in Evan
gelistic efforts, by Rev. ]. B.
CASTOR.
Friday Evening 8 p. m.
enlistment campaign" Dis
cussion by Rev. w. ]. Langston
ana w. T.. wilkins.
Saturday.
lo-1O:45-Prayer and praise
services, conducted by Bro. Kir-
by Rivers.
1O:45-12:30-Enlistment cam
palgn, by Rev. w. J. Langston
and w. E. Wilkins and others.
Some of the following subjects
will be discussed:
The Motive for Missions.
The Sunday School and Mis-
sions.
The Home Mission Task.
The Every member Canvass.
G. H. Rivers.
T. w. Eddins.
B. S. Funderburg.
Committee.
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How's Your Health?
Progressive Farmer

AAo" our Health.
Progressive Farmer
There are few things so splen-
did as perfect health-the kind
that makes you get out of bed in
the morning with a bound. an
appetite for breakfast, and the
feeling that nothing in the world
is impossible of accomplishment.
And 1t is true that by the healthy
man or woman-health in BODY
and mind-almost all things
may be done. and done we'll.
We are beginning to see, too,
that human morals are largely a
matter of human health, mental
and physical. Given good dig
estlon a sound liver, and the
clear eve and cheek that 90 with
them, and we most often have a
good citizer-an optimistic,
wholesome, lovable sort of man.
Given the reverse-the man fill
ed with malaria, or possibly
hookworms, whose liver is
chronically out of gear. and we
have a sour, grabbed individual
who, having no good in himself,
cannot possibly see any in
others.
All this is by way of clearing
the decks for our main statement
namely, that health conditions
IN the county are not what thew
should be. This is clearly
shown by the vital statistics that
are collected every year for both
country and city. In the prevail
ence of the three diseases that
are very largely preventable,
typhoid, malaria, and hook
worms, the country possesses
the unhappy distinction of being
far in advance of the town,
This is an unpleasant truth. we
know, but it is the truth just the
same.
l1liIiI ,ss: ss:
tor ever intended that the open
country should be less heath
ful place to live than the man.
made town, and that it is so in
d1cates that something is radical
ly wrong. From the unhealth-
ful, unwholesome conditions of
a few years ago the towns and
cities, by rigid sanitary laws, are
decreasing the death rate from
the preventable diseases named
his great work has been ac-
complIshed largely by a careful
attention to sewage disposal. a
pure water supply, and the eli
mlnation, in large measure of
those two disease and death
carrying insects-flies and mos
quitoes.
1t is well to swat the fly and
mosquito, but it is better never
to give them a chance to get in
swatting distance of the farm
home. These pests are as dan
gerous as rattlesnakes-more so,
even, because of their immense
capacity for multiplication. But
like all other enemies of human
progress. thev are finally to be
driven from the earth. In SO far
as Our immediate SURROUNDINGS
are concerned, let's exterminate
them this Observation-Disclosures
IN large measure. at the same
time ours and our loved ones
physical well-being.
Still CanfIIred - 49,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-13
Earthquake Causes Much De-
struction,

Earthquake Causes Much De-
struction.
Catania, Sicily, May "a
great earthquake last night
'brogsght death and destruction
to many villages near Mount
Aetna. The number of dead up
10 tonight was officially placed
at l73. with about $50 injured.
"A large part of the devastated
territory has not been inspected,
The affected Zone extends
from Zaffarana, the highest vii
lage on Mount Aetna, to the sea
etween Aci Reale on the south
and Clare on the north. Itin-
ciudes Linera, the centre of the
disturbance, Pisano and Santa
Verenlna. In Linera alone ITO
persons were killed and 800 in
jured. In Bongiardo 13 dead
and u injured have been taken
from the ruins. AT Consintini
10 were killed and many injured
AT Passo Palmo two persons
Were killed; at Malati, II; at
Santa Neneri, six; Santa Tecla,
two Santa Maria Vireinie. eioht.
-ArhNi, four.
The villages and many small
er places were leveled.
The entire district today pre-
scented a spectacle of desolation,
ruin and death. Many of the in
jured had hot been taken from
the debris. All train service
has been abandoned, owing to
the collapse of bridges, broken
tracks and obstructed tunnels.
For centuries this section has
suffered from earthquakes, ow-
ing TO the activity of Mount
Aetna. Yet it is thickly popu-
lated, as the land is fertile, vine
yards growing with little atten-
lion.
t the cents 1al point of the dis
Nee dozens of bodies were
opg the roads, many so
badly Crushed as to be unrecog-
nizable. The injured lay in the
open, awaiting assistance.
Where Linera stood is a mass
OF ruins. Those houses which
did not collapse entirely were
so broken as to emphasize the
completeness of the disaster.The
village consisted of about 800 in
habitants.
Most of the people escaped
because the shock occurred
when the men and some of the
women were working in the
fteids. From the vineyards
toey saw their houses falling and
when they arrived, breathless, at
their homes they found only
wreckage, with some of their
people buried beneath it. This
accounts for the fact that most
OF the victims at Linera were
women and children.
Gems. Trabucci and Moccagat-
ia are in command of the work
OF rescue, which is being taken
up vigorously by soldiers, fire
men, policemen, and Red Cross
volunteers. 1t is expected, how
ever, that weeks will pass before
the full extent of the disaster can
he ascertained, as it is believed
many peasants are buried under
meath their homes in the isolated
country districts.
AT Catania the strongest shock
tasted seven seconds. Electric
lights were extingushed and the
street railways were all put
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1914-05-13
A Cheerful Liar.
gumberton Robesonian

4nmberton Robesonian
JOhn Smith, a young white
qah from Abbottsburg, blew
ITO town Friday afternoon and
Foceeded to do a few people.
ie claimed to be deaf and dumb
fand afflicted with rheumatism.
He had a pencil and tablet and
on the first page of that tablet he
had penned 81 am deaf and
dumb. | was born that way.
Won't YOU help me? Your God
will bless you" After present
ing his card to number of peo-
pie he went into the Dixie cafe
and while eating supper forgot
his business and talked a word
or two-forgot his game-and
there happened to be some folks
in town who knew him and they
hied him away to Chief Redfern
and told him that they knew
Smith and that he could both
hear and talk. When Chief
Redfern approached him Smith
drew his pad and pencil and
began to write, acting as though
he had never heard the voice of
a man.
When on his way to jail Smith
owned up and told Chief Red
fearn that he had been caught
just as he expected. He was
placed in Jail and Saturday
morning he was given a hearing
before Recorder Rowland and
sent TO the road for 3 days. He
said on the stand that he was the
biggest liar that he knew of, and
that he was born liar and that
1t seemed impossible for him not
TO tell a few occasionally. He
said that he formerly worked in
a store at Bladenboro. He said
that he was under the impress
ion that he was not real bright
and when asked why he thought
that he replied that he was judg-
ing from what folks had been
telling him. He said that his
father and mother were both
living near Abbottsburg and
that he had rather go to the road
than 10 notify his father of his
proceedings, also that he wished
to go to the roads and see if if
wouldn't make somebody of him.
Nov, Tommy" reprimanded
his mother. don't let me catch
you throwing and more stones"
well, what will do when
the other fellers throw emp"
asked Tommy.
lust come and tell me-" his
mother replied.
Tell you!" he exclaimed in
astonishment. "Why you could
Mt hit the broad side of barn!"
Evening star., 1914-02-11
Marketing for Other Women.

We hear IL great deal these days about
reducing the cost of living, and as there
is Il great deal of waste that goes on in
full Of suggestions for reducing house
hold bills. Good suggestions, too--but
these will not help the woman who has
not enough time for her housekeeping
who must market by telephone. and who
can only trust that her cook is not waste
full
So for her and fer her less deserving
sister who has neither the inclination nor
the ability TO iiousekeep well and eff
ficiently there has sprung up a service
to hit her need.
In manufacturing city where there
were a great many woman workers
young girl just out of college with her
time her own (and hanging heavy on her
hands, looked around her and saw this
need.
She noticed it first in the household of
a friends of hers; this friend had a posi-
tion downtown as a secretary. Her
mother was a Semi-invalid and too old
to DO much III the way of shopping, 50
the girl ordered by telephone before she
went to the office ill the morning. She
herself lunched downtown, and so did
her father and brother. SO with a little
management there should have been
plenty in the house always for a / ght
luncheon for the mother, and yet the girl
had continually to order d chop or a tin
of soup-Some little extra for the noon
day meal. The family We're comfortably
off. but the household bills were large,
all out of proportion TO their income, and
Evening star., 1914-02-11
TODAY'S HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS
By Mary Lee.

hearing her friend complain of this, and
especially OF the enormous meat bill,
gave the college girl her idea.
She suggested to her friend that every
morning she should call. plan the meals
for the day ana do the marketing. This
she would undertake for 81 a. week. Her
friend shook her head. She would be
only too glad to have the marketing done.
but an extra 81 week added to the eX
penSeS was out of the question.
oh said the college girl. "hut il will
be slbtracted, not added
She then explained her plan. by per-
sonal supervision OF the refrigerator
careful marketing, knowledge of cheaper
cuts of meat and inexpensive dishes, it
was quite possible. she said. for au eff
ficient manager to cut that amount and
more off OF the expenses of an inefficient
housekeeper Say. for instance that her
friend spent $40 week on housekeeping,
then with more variet.' and with better
food she could feed the same family for
Sis.
For the first time that family knew the
meaning of variety in meat. The old
round of chops. steaks and beef was done
away with. Kidneys, minute steak fish
and MANY inexpensive dishes appeared
and the butchers bill shrank in propor-
ton. The grocer found that that family
no longer offered him certain market
for his most expensive Vegeta Dles and
supplies and his bill shrank accordingly
The cook discovered that leftover scraps
of vegetables and bones of meat were re-
quired for the soup pot and not the gar
hage pail. and it magicaly appeared
that there was always enough in the
house for the invalid's luncheon and often
for dinner well And SO the bills
shrank and the table improved. and when
the girl looked for her next customer. she
had the reference of an enthusiastic fam
lily to back her.
Evening star., 1914-02-11
Dishes for Dessert.

What shall / serve for DESERT is
often worrisome question to a hostess.
ms becomes more when the outlay
must be considered. The average hostess
tlres OF plain ice cream and cake and
generally wishes to have something diff
ferent
Pastry is all very well to serve if it
is of fine quality and dainty. If you
decide to have pastry of any kind go to
the best caterer possible. Quality instead
OF quantity should be considered every
time.
Cream puffs filled with whipped cream
are very nice. also Spanish meringues-
hollow cakes covered with chocolate and
hlled with whipped cream-furnish a nice
ending to either a luncheon or dinner
Ice cream in forms with fancy cakes is
always safe choice and can be served
whether the dinner be a long or short
one. Ices are best to serve where oysters
or hsh have been the chief courses
Boiled cuStards such as floating island
and Queen Mab's pudding, should be made
o1 the very best materials, be iose cold and
served in the daintiest manner possible.
Fancy cakes go with either of these
Banana split is another innovation and
much favored where the affair is not
much more than just refreshments.
Place i'll a small shallow dish oval in
shape, a banana cut down through the
middle. Place on these large table
spoonful of Ice cream. Cut the cream in
hali and push to each side. filing the
center space with whipped cream Push
the pieces OF cream together and on each
eld place large teaSpoonful of chopped
fruit, either pneapples Strawberries
oranges or preserved fruit of some kind.
flnish the top with the inevitable cherry.
another way to serve this dish is to use.
cake instead OF bananas. The portions as
set forth above are large, and where :,
number of guests are present a small
round dish could be used, cutting one of
the halves Of the banana in two thus
making {. whole one serve two people.
he consistent in what you serve. keep
ing in mind what has gone before and
whether they make good combination.
Evening star., 1914-02-11
Interesting Valentines.

\ shop noted for the unusual candies
sold in it is showing some delightful lit
tie candy valentines. On u big, flat
heart-about three inches high-of white
cream, favored with peppermint, is a
bunch of red candy roses and purple
candy violets. with pretty and delicious
green leaves and stems. With each
candy goes a tiny card on which are
printed the words Of the old legend about
the fact that Roses are red, violets are
blue" etc.
wares in appropriate boxes for Vaien-
tines day. Some of them are heart
shaped. covered with lowered paper.
Some of them are covered with silk or
satin. embroidered with tiny flowers in
colored ribbons. Some of them are heart
shape and then covered with gold net
and decorated with tiny chiffon and rib
bon flowers.
A heart-shaped box of homemade candies
is an acceptable valentine. The box can
be bought either plain or covered in
some way. If it is plain cover it with
crepe paper. pink or red or white deco
rated with pink or red ribbons and tiny
paper flowers. a dainty little colored
print-a picture of panniered and pow
dered French beauty, for instance, re-
ceiving homage from A powdered and
hounced French gentleman of the elgn-
teenth century-can be pasted on the top
of paper-covered box and framed with
a little strip of gilt braid.
Some pretty little boxes are shown by
one candy shop. They are small. round
boxes. each surrounded with three little
pasteboard hearts, covered with pink
crepe paper and decorated with little
srilt-pap cupids The box is securely
sewed to each of the hearts about half
way from top to bottom before the paper
Is put over the hearts. Hence. the three
pointed tips of the hearts form three
little legs for the box TO stand on.
Various heart-shaped articles can be
bought for valentines. Key rings are
sometimes heart-shaped and SO are lock-
cts. Then there are little sachets and
pincuShiOnS, too.
Sachets and pncushions in heart shape
can easily be made at home. One way
to make 3 heart-shap ped pincushion is to
fill small heart-shaped pasteboard box
with hair or sawduSt-cotton is i hard
I filling for pincushions- Cover the TOT
of the boX with Il piece of silk and then
with "a piece Of gold or silver lace. Paste
the edges Of these coverings down Sc
! curely at the sides. Paste a piece OF
| silk over the bottom of the box, bring
| ing the edges neatly up on the side.
| of the box. About the sides of the DO,
pleats. and bound through the cente
with d strip of gold braid; or else covel
the sides of the box with fold of tn.
silk, bound down at the top and the bot
tom with braid, glued firmly i'll position
tCopyright, 1917
Evening star., 1914-02-11

front. ;irst from the right side. then iron,
the l.fr. thus forming two rolls that lie
Parallel 10 rac.i other. II the garment
has 10 be folded crossmisc place piece
OF tissue paper or Newspaper underneath
the Grease. Skirts packed take vcrr :
little room and show no trace Of being
packed in small quarters
\ very convenient travelling apron t!st
is inexpensive is made OF a piece or Gre
tonne about twelve inches square. Facs
this With cilcloth. such Is used ''il
kitchen tables. t''it many pieces az
crctonns as YOU need pockets Face thcso
also with oilcioth and sew on 10 TO
apron. stitch a piece OF ribbon tn teo
upper end of the apron to tic around tho
waist This will make fine receptacle
for keeping toilet articles together when
i'm crowded quarters Of a Pullman or
steamer.
Evening star., 1914-02-11

colors. such as blush rose and morning
blue. from which the most entrancing
dresses will be evolved, are shown. The
Scotch piaids are frequently used in COM
nination with the plain colors, and they
are also chosen for trimming the smart
spring hat.
In the creation illustrated q navy blue
tafeta IS Very cleverly combined with
prettiiy printed silk that reveals the
dun green's and reds that are found in
many of the oriental silks. This fabric
is arranged to form an effective pulling
around the hips and is drawn upward in
the front so that 1t outlines the vestee
of hsnd-woven linen, on which rcpose
small artichoke green buttons. 4 girdle
OF the same deep green silk is loosely
drdped around the waist and finished III
the center front with monster bow.
y pretty tiaring collar of Venise lace
lends u regal touch to this creation
Similar lace forms the simple cuffs that
restrain the draping folds of the liner,
waist.
Taffeta, however is not reserved ex-
clusively for the dress OF the modish
hat, for It is the chosen material for
many of the quantity picturesque coats
and mantles that are now being worn.
These are made in many of the Sayer
colors. although black is perhaps the
most in evidence. Do not however i'm
agine that such wraps are very sonber in
appearance. Such a thought is entirely
out of place when one considers them
Just picture a mantle of black tafYeta.
with the shirred collar edged with mar
row strips of fine, white valenciennes.
or, If YOU prefer It. you may select a
black coat with handsome embroideries
Of blue and violet.
Many OF these coats SHOW quillings ano
rucitings that lend old-time air to the
most modish mantles.
The Innings, too. OF such wraps are
often developed from fine chiffons. on
which garlands Of tiny roses or solitary
Sometimes these Innings are deliberately
shirred at the rear. so that the garment
Is just as beautiful within as without
Copyright. 1914. by A. J. Kotier,
Evening star., 1914-02-11

WIDE SOCTACIfE GRADING MAKES
THIS FROCk ATTRACTIVE
a close row of cut steel buttons. There
is a CORES sponding row at the other side
and each is continued for little
distance below the waist line as Well
Extra width is allowed on the shoulders
and then slightly shirred both back and
front on a corded seam-just enough to
give that certain easy fullness now in
style.
The sleeves are long. set into dropped
arInlloIes under 4 corded seam ana
caught in about the wrist to a narrow
band of the soutache bradins. then fin
ished with white rufting to match that
in the neck.
The short evenly gathered t'lnic Is boT-
dered with the wide soutache pfala.h
banding, which incidentally holds III some
very scant gathering around the lowe
edge of the tunic. Instead of a stralght
band for a belt | would suggest cutting
one. that rounds downward a tItie IN
back to a depth of some I'VE lnches'
and then runs off III points at the ends.
which meet at center front The straight
,,pner edge of this braided section Is then
stitched under the blousing OF the waist,
leaving the curved lower edge free. 10
pet the right effect for this little peplun'-
like belt a rather high waist line is re-
guired. ..,
The skirt is quite plain and mario" and
may be attached to a hip-lensth lining
under the tunic.
Naturally, amy other band trimming
may be effectively used as the soutache
in this design. and in any color or ma
teriai
Evening star., 1914-02-11
Beef Croquettes.

Put what beef you have on hand
through the chopper twice and until per-
fectiy smooth make L cup of thick white
sauce and mix with the meat till it is
like stiff dough; spread in a biscuit tin
and set away When cold and stiff. cut
into strips, roll into croquette shape. dip
in sfted crumbs, then in nalf-beaten
egg. then III crumbs again and set away.
After two hours or more, cook two at u
time in Il wire basket in deep fat. Drain
paper in the oven; serve With white
or tomato Saucc
Evening star., 1914-02-11

At last taffeta has come into its own.
and this beautiful fabric will be in high
favor for rae smart afternoon dress and
evening gown This silk has undergone
many a change since the taffetas OF our
grandmothers, for today it is of a de-
,ightful softnees, with delicate sheen
tlla. suggests the fine texture of a char
Ineuse.
There are many varieties of taffeta.
although the solid colors are really most
esteemed. Many blue and black will lie
very popular for street wear, but the new
taupe. which is rather lighter than Of
5ore, suberEene and artichoke green will
also have their devotees.
For evening wear many adorable pastel