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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-03-10
Indian" Doctor Before the
Courts.

For several months negro
up at Indian Trail has been
playing Indian doctor" and tue
wonders he has performed are
little short of the miraculous.
From far and near his deluded
patients came, and out of the
entire category of human all
mentS, not one case was beyond
his power. He cured anything
from Mysteries to pellagra, so
they claimed, and his fame
spread like wildfire. He made
few calls to this section and
made it pay. Among his patients
he numbered about as many
whites as blacks.
The doctor" has had his
wings cropped, however, and he
may not be able to do so great a
work very much longer. He
was hailed before the recorder
in Monroe last week and SEN
fenced to II months on the roads
for practicing without license.
He appealed to the superior
court.
The Monroe correspondent to
the Charlotte Observer gave the
following account of the trial:
a great deal of interest was
taxed by the public in case
tried by the recorder here yes
terday in which an old negro
who wears the name of J. w.
Robinson and ]. w. Robinstone
lndiscrimlnately was prosecuted
tor practlcing medicine without
having registered and obtained
a certificate from the clerk of
Superior Court. 3According to
the States witnesses, and the
defendant offered no testimony,
the old fellow has been making
a good thing out of his attempts
TO follow in the footsteps of
Higpocrates and Calen, although
- nausyidence tbat be,
had ever heard of th95 gentle
men.
The State having proved by
the clerk of Superior Court that
the defendant had not registered
and obtained the required certi.
ficate, and by Sheriff Griffith
that he had not obtained ard
paid for a county license to
practice as physician, Chief
OF Police Laney was put on the
stand to testify as to statements
made 10 him by the defendant
in which the latter admitted that
he was administering medicine
to people for various bodily all.
ments. After several white wo-
men testified that they got medi
cine from the defendant for diff
ferent ills, James Sill, white
man, stated that he called on
the healer at Indian Trail to ge,
treated for what the doctors had
told him was diabetes.
The defendant for him, said
Sills after an examination, that
he didn't have "any diabetes;"
but that he had kind of a stom-
ach trouble, mot exactly a tape.
worm or a hook-worm, but a
worm between the two" "He
said he could cure me for SIS. I
asked him what / could eat, and
ne said to eat anything in the
world; 1t would not hurt me if I
took that medicine. | ate some
cake and some beans. and thew
came very near knocking me
out OF the box"
The witness went on to state
that the defendant told him that
be could knock that worm out
IN Is minutes when he got ready
and that the medicine was to get
the patient ready for the knock
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-03-10
Got The Hay, but Not The
Negro.
Chcraw Chronicle

Chcraw Chronicle ';SszI
"Bub" Reid, a notorious col
ed character of this town,
again in trouble. This time for
stealing three bales of hay Satur-
day night from the warehouse of
Mr.. M. w. Duvall. Bub got a,
wagon from some source and
drove right up 10 the warehouse
and loaded up and drove off
The hay wac missed and was
"a. 4
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-03-10

but i5ub got Wifio o4
the fact that the cops were after
him and made good his get
away"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-11
japanese.

The brightest, best tempered and
most polite people in the world are
the Japanese. They absolutely do
not know what It is to quarrel, and II
is said that II you throw a sAone at
dog Or cat in Japan, the animal
stands and stares at you In amaze
ment-it actually doesn't know what
cruelty means. The Japs are Jolly
people and fond Of Joke. and they
are generous aud trustful to a marked
degree They also have q strong sense
Of pride, and travellers relate a pecu.
liar instance Of this trait. II q trav.
eler is annoyed by being followed BY
q crowd-which. however, is always
quiet and respectful-he can cause Il
TO melt away like snowfiakes on hot
stove by simply hating and holding
out coin. The laps feel hurt at
being taken for mendicants. Fancy
what the result would be II traveller
adopted this expedient in the fee.tak.
ing cities Of Europe. He would be al.
most torn to pieces by the crowd try.
ing to get the coin.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-11
BROUGHT ACTION TO AN END
Of the Deceased" "
chancery Court Blow to Army
Of Lawyers.

1t was suit in chancery. anu there
was q great gathering Of the de-
ceased's family, quarreling. as rela-
tives will. over the division of the
spoils. The lawyers engaged chuckled
for the suit seemed likely to be pro.
longed and complicated.
There were many lawyers. too, and
the Judge marveled at the immensely
OF the deceased mans family as silk
and stuff rose in rapid succession, in.
PRODUCING themselves with the usual
formula: And !. my lord. am for the
nephews. or nieces. or fifteenth cousins
removed, as the case may be, Of the
deceased" The procession seemed in.
terminable. but at last 1t came to an
end. Then small voice was heard
ttmidly saying from the back of the
court. MAY be allowed to speak. my
lord?"
There was dead silence as his lord.
ship adjusted his spectacles and asked.
rather dejectedly. who are you?"
The answer was, to say the least,
unexpected.
Il am the deceased. my lord" said
the modest voice from the back Of the
court. That ended the action.
Quite unknown to his relatives, the
deceased" had turned up from the
wtlds Of Rhodesia. Obviously man
Of humor. he must have taken a de.
light in watching how "the best-laid
schemes of mice and men gang aft
agley."
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-11

led be most gratified-or OF least.
le ought to be-"
At which l smiled, preferring that
be should adopt that theory in pref.
fence to any other.
She spoke frankly, as a pure honest
Irl would speak. She was not jealous,
1t she nevertheless resented-as wom-
do resent such things-that should
IL in love with a friends photograph
There was a mystery surrounding
fat torn picture; of that was abso-
ttely certain. The remembrance Of
fat memorable evening when l had
lned ON board the Lola arose wildly
efore me. Why had the girls por-
halt been so ruthlessly destroyed?
Jour by hour the mystery surrounding
be Leithcourts became more inscrut-
bile, more intensely absorbing. l had
earched copy of the London direc-
lpry at the Station hotel at Carlisle,
Ind found that no house in Green
Itreet was registered as occupied by
he tenant of Rannoch: and, further
khen l came to examine the list Of
tuests at the castle, found that they
we're really persons unknown in so
hety. Leithcourt seemed to possess
! long pocket and smiled upon those
PARASITES, officers Of doubtful com
mission and younger sprigs of the
bseudo.aristocracy who surrounded
him, while his wife, keen-eyed and Of
superb bearing, was punctilious con
corning all points of etiquette. and al
the same time indefatigable that he1
mixed set of guests should enjoy &
really good time.
Next day shot with the Carmichael
Of Crossburn, and about four O'Clock
after a good day, took leave of tn,
party in the Black Glen. and starte,
Of alone to walk home. a distance o
about six miles. It was already grow
ing dusk, and would be quite dark,
knew. before / reached my uncle
house. My most direct way was t,
follow the river for about two mile
and then strike straight across tn
large dense woods. and afterward
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-11

course she told me nothing of her own
feelings or affections, yet recognized
in both her words and her bearing q
curious apathy-a want of the real en-
thusiasm of affection. Woodroffe. much
her senior, was her fathers friend, and
1t therefore seemed to me more than
likely that Leithcourt was pressing q
matrimonial alliance upon his daugh-
ter for some Interior motive. She was
perplexed; she longed to confide and
seek advice of someone, yet by reason
of some hidden and untoward circum-
stance her lips were sealed.
tried to question her further re-
garding Woodroffe. OF what profession
he followed and Of his past, but she
evidently suspected me, for had I'M.
fortunately mentioned the Lola.
Martin Woodroffe did not rejoin the
house party at Rannoch. Although I
remained the guest of my uncle much
longer than intended. indeed right
through the shooting season, in order
to watch the Leithcourts, yet as far as
we could judge they were extremely
well-bred people and very hospitable.
We exchanged good many visits and
dinners, and while my uncle several
times invited Leithcourt and his
friends to his shoot with al fresco
luncheon, which the ladies Joined, the
tenant of Rannoch always invited US
back in return.
Thus gained many opportunities Of
talking with Muriel, and of watching
her closely. had the reputation Of
being confirmed bachelor, and on &C.
count of that 1t seemed that she was
in no way averse to my companion
ship. She could handle a rock rife as
we'll as any woman, and was really q
very fair shot. We often found our
selves alone tramping across the wide
open moorland, or along those delight.
full glens Of the Nithsdale, glorious in
the autumn tints Of their luxurious
foliage.
Her father, on the other baud,
seemed to view me with considerable
suspicion, and I could easily discern
that was only asked to Rannoch be-
cause 1t was impossible to invite my
uncle without including myself.
His pronounced antipathy towards
me caused me to watch him surrepti-
tiously, and more closely than perhaps
should otherwise have done. He was
man Of gloomy mood, and often he
would leave his guests and take walks
alone, musing and brooding. On sew
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-11
Listened, Trying to Distinguish the
Words Uttered.

over wide moor full of treacherous
bogs and pitfalls for the unwary.
My gun over my shoulder. had
walked on for about three-quarters of
an hour. and had nearly traversed the
wood, at that hour so dark that had
considerable difficulty in finding my
way, when-of sudden-I fancied l
distinguished voices.
halted. Yes. Men were talking
In low tones of confidence, and in that
calm stiffness of evening they appeared
nearer to me than they actually were.
listened, trying to distinguish the
words uttered, but could make out
nothing. They were moving slowly to-
gether, In close vicinity to myself. for
their feet stirred the dry leaves. and
could hear the boughs cracking as
they forced their way through them.
OF sudden. while standing there
not daring to breathe lest should be-
tray my presence, strange sound
fell upon my eager ears.
Next moment realized that was at
that place where Leithcourt SO persist
emily kept his disappointed tryst. hav-
Ing approached it from within the
wood.
The sound alarmed me, and yet it
was neither an explosion of fire arms
nor startling cry for help.
One word reached me in the dark
ness-one single word of bitter and
whitening reproach,
Needless of the risk ran and the
peril to which exposed myself. I
dashed forward with resolve to pene-
trate the mystery, until l came to the
gap In the rough stone wall where
Leithcourt's habit was to halt each day
at shutdown.
There. in the falling darkness, the
sight that met my eyes at the spot
held me rigid. appalled,. stupefied.
In that instant realized the truth
. truth that was surely the strangest
ever revealed to any man.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-11

cry-that single word Ut ress1ach--
sounded In my earn, and 1t seemed
plain that she had been struck down
ruthlessly after an exchange OF angry
words.
felt In my pocket for my vestas.
but unfortunately my box was empty.
Yet Just at that moment my strained
ears caught sound-the sound OF
someone moving stealthily among tho
fallen leaves. Selling my gun. i de-
manded who was there.
There was, however, no resrr.6e.
The instant l spoke the movement
ceased.
1t seemed evident that a trs<ssd1 had
occurred. and that the victim at my
feet was woman. But who?
OF a sudden, while l stood hesitat.
ing, blaming myself for being without
matches, heard the movement re-
peated. Someone was quickly reced
ing-escaping from the spot. l sprang
through the gap, straining my eyes
into the gloom, and as did so could
just distinguish dark figure receding
quickly beneath the wall of the wood.
In an instant dashed after 1t. Down
the steep hill to the Scarwater l fol-
lowed the fugitive, crossing the old
footbridge near Penpont, and then up
a wild winding glen towards the
Cairnmore of Dough. For a couple Of
miles or more l was close behind. un-
til, at a turn in the dark wooded glen
where it branched in two directions I
lost all trace Of the person who flew
from me. Whoever 1t was they had
very cleverly gone into hiding in the
underground of one or other Of the two
glens-which, could not decide.
stood out of breath, the perspira-
ton pouring from me. undecided how
to act.
Was 1t Leithcourt himself whom
had surprised?
That idea somehow became i'm
pressed upon me, and suddenly re-
solved to 60 boldly across to Rannoch
and ascertain for myself. Therefore
with the excuse that l was belated on
my walk home, turned back dowr
the glen, and half an hour afterward
entered the great well.lighted hall Of
the castle where the guests, ready
dressed, we're assembling prior to din
ner.
was welcomed warmly. aud just
then Leithcourt himself Joined hi,
guests, ready dressed in his dinner
jacket, having just descended from hi
room.
"Hulloa, Gregg!" he exclaimed heart
lily, holding out his hand. "Had a lonl
day of it. evidently. Good sport will
Carmichael-eh?"
VERY fair" said. II remaine
longer with him than l ought to hav
done, and have got belated on my wa
home, so looked in for refresher"
quite right" he laughed merrily
You're always welcome. you know
I'D have been annoyed II l knew yo
had passed without coming in"
tTO BE CONTINUED)
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-11

And you will probably spend q
good deal of time yachting?" I sug.
gested. my eyes fixed upon her In or
der to watch the result of my pointed
remark. But she controlled herself
perfectly.
"Mr. Woodroffe has gone up to town,
your mother says"
Yes. He received a wire, and had
to leave Immediately. 1t was an awful
bore, for we had arranged to 60 for q
picnic to Dundrennan abbey yester.
day."
But he'll be back here again, won't
he?"
Il really don't know. 1t seems quite
uncertain. had letter this morn.
ing which said he might have to go
over to Hamburg on business, instead
of coming up to us again."
There was disappointment In her
voice. and yet at the same time l
could not fail to recognize how the
man to whom she was engaged had
fled from Scotland because of my pres.
ence.
As we passed along those graveled
walks 1t somehow became wildly i'm.
pressed upon me that her marriage
was being forced upon her by her par
ents. Her manner was that of one
who was concealing some strange and
terrible secret which she feared might
be revealed. There was distant look
Of unutterable terror in those dark
eyes as though she existed in some
constant and ever.present dread. OF
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-11
SYNOPSIS.

The yacht Lola narrowly escapes wreck
t " LeEhorn harbor. Gordon Gregg. locum
s ,,sns Tor the British consul, is called
Upon oy Horribly. the Lola's owner, and
einss aboard with him and his friend,
a Iynon Chatter. Aboard the yacht he &C
c,aentaiiy sees room full of arms and
young girl. That night the consuTs safe
NJ robbed and the Lola puts suddenly to
yea sa,,, The police find that Horribly is a
Gregg visits Capt. Jack Durnford Of the
narlncs aboard his vessel, and is sur
easeo tc learn that Durnford knows,
Lola TT concerns woman" In Lon
e0n Gregg Is trapped nearly to his death
~ ~ , a former m servant olinto who repents
son for his treachery. Visiting in Dunn
aI.es Gregg meets Muriel Leithcourt,
Wh9 ID, strangely affected at the mention
f =. tMe Lola; Horribly appears. Muriel in
her fathers friend.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-11
CHAPTER v.
Contains Certain Condolences.

Contains Certain Condolences.
Z. ,ks I dashed forward to the gap in
the boundary wall Of the wood, near.
~ stumbled over form lying across
the narrow path.
q So dark was 1t beneath the trees
that ct first could not plainly make
out what It was until bent and my
hands touched the garments Of q WON
an. Her hat had fallen OF, for felt
It beneath my feet, while the cloak
was thick wooden one.
Was she dead. wondered? That
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-11
chariey's Compliment.

Little Charley was saying good.
night. After Kissing his grandmother.
uncle and father. he came to his mann.
ma why do you kiss me last?" she
said. -Oh, WELL" said the little fel.
low. you see j don't want your kiss
to come 0fR.s al
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-18
Lieut.. Reginald Warneford
Loses Control Of Machine
Following Explosion.
HAD GONE TO FRANCE
TO RECEIVE MEDAL
With Him on Flight Was
Henry Beach Needham,
an American.

Paris, June Lieutenant Regin-
aid A. J. Warneford, who recently
gained fame BIZ blowing to pieces >
Zeppelin over Belgium was killed to-
day BY the fall Of his aeroplane at
Due. France. Warneford was plotting
machine Henry Beach Needham. an
American writer, riding with him was
also killed They fell from q height
Of FIVE hundred feet Warneford had
come here 20 receive the decoration
Of the legion of honor.
According 70 reports reaching Paris
thn aesiaent rasnlted feona. .ssssee2alspR
ion n naidalr whh caused tae lAen-
tenant to Lose oonfrols the machine
sissetssNs =. - - -. fxeeunala Va
here as 3 nagaxine writer ard ceres
pendent of 3 New York newspaper.
Warneford was a young Canadian
Lieutenant Of the Royal Navy He
suddenly acquired world vide renown
by destroying q Zeppelin on June z.
This was The first time en- record that
q Zeppelin was wrecked By ar avia.
tor in an aeronlane. Ry q brililan.
fight Warneford obtained q position
above the Zeppelin and dropped bomhs
on Il. TIE Zeppelin dashed 10 ths
ground and was burned. killing TWEEN.
weight members Of the crew.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-18
Won Bernstorff Calls on
the State Department.
Regarding His EmiSsary
Declines to Make a Public
Statement or Issue
Any Denial.

New York. June i7.-Count Won
Bernstorf, TIE German ambassador
has communicated with the state de-
paranent according 60 e statement
BY an official cf t.le embassy n re-
gard 10 Published stories that Dr.
Anton Meyer-Gerhard, IRE ambsssa-
doris envoy. was IA reality Dr. Alfred
Meyer, privy councillor and chief Of
The department. e. army supplies II
the German var ministry.
Count Bornstortf returned 20 New
York today from a motoring trip %
the Catstilis. II was said IN his be-
half Re would make no comment 70
day on the Meyer report, and that
the whole matter Vas II TIE hands
81 the state department.
A. TIE state department today =
telegram was received from the Ger
man embassy at Cedarhurst. n. ~.
signed by tire charge d'afFairH. max
ing a general denial 81 TIE published
charges that Dr. Anton Meyer-Cer
bard vas n reality Dr. Alfred Meyer.
State department officials win decide
later whether e make TIE telegram
public.
President Wilson today, IL was said
az the white House, has no official
knowledge 81 the reports concerning
Or Meyer-Gerhard Il sls0 was said
TIE White House had No information
on other reports that letters sent =
the allied embassies here and to the
var department regarding inventions
q war implements and munitions had
been tempered VIII.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-18
MARINES 60 TO
OUELL BLOODY
.YAQUI INDIANS
Battleship Colorado Carrie
500 Marines, 500 Jackies
and Rapid Fire Guns.

San Diego Cal, June i7.--Nitn
three companies totalling 800 ms q
The fourth regiment United Shtes
marine corps aboard, the aaehip
Colorado. Admiral Howard comrtlnd-
ing. sailed from San Diego AZ 1856
q. n. to-day fer the Lower Califrnia
coast
Recent advicea here say that Amer
lean eolonists az Esperanto, SOC miles
below the border, after standfg Of
one attack Of Fagui indiags are
hemmed IN and threatened ~ another
The Ynquis have declared tfnir in
dependence and are &ghting 70 re-
cover lands taken from them under
TIE Diaz administration.
A battery 81 four rapid fire 8elg
guns and two automatic guns ar
aboard the Colorado. Of her So
oflcers and men. . force of about 80
blue jackets. in addition 10 the ma
rines viii be available for landing
duty.
/ Admiral Howard expects % arTiv
at GuavEnaa about noon next Sunday
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-18
This Means the Invasion Of
Russian Territory at
New Point.
RUSSIAN DUKE
SHIFTS HIS FRONT
Military Observers Believe
This Gives Cars Army
the Advantage.

London, June 17.--Another twenty
four hours 81 fighting IL Galieia has
developed nothing % stem the Austro-
German advance toward Lemherg
Tonight Berlin claims the Russians
are refreshing over their own frontier
toward Tarnogrod, four miles from
the Galician border. This means the
invasion Of Russian territory az a
new point, but according 70 military
observers here Il may mean an ulh-
mate advantage for the Russians.
Military experts declare The real
danger zone from the Russian stand
point . ii the Zurawna district and
aicng the DniesteT. According 70
Berlin the Auatro- Gremans have hat-
tered through Niemerow, thirty miles
northwest Of Lemberg and are adj
vancing nearer the Galician capital.
The British newspapers, while not
minimizing the Importance Of the
Auatro- German successes in Galicia.
acclaim what IL the style Of the Rus
sian grand dukes strategy in shifting
Ms front from the north and south
% the northwest and southeast. This
Il is asserted. has DETECTED the Aus
tro-German blow 70 some extent, ans
81 the uame time had denied b then
the Foil test Of strength. The Rus
sian retreat Is characterized here a
strikingly paralleling the allies vic
tory on the Marine.
II IL officially announced that IN
Italian submarine Medusa has teei
torpedoed ard sunk hy ar Austriai
submarine. says a Rome dispatch q
Stefan's Agency. The Medusa ordi
nariIy carrsd fourteen men,
A Copenhagen dispatch says III
Danish lower house Of parliament q
@say unanimously resolved % supper
the ministry ia SIS policy q absolut
neutrality.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-18
NIGHT AND DAY
ARTILLERY DUEL
is IN PROGRESS
Italians and Austrians En-
gagged in Fierce Battle
in the Mountains.

Uafne. June 1--WE Paris. the
artillery duel between Austrians and
ItaliaAs IN ths Carnic Alps continues
day and night. The AJstrians have
brought up powerful artillery, bat So
FAR the Italians appear t. have main
tanned superiority.
Italian troops have male many sue
oessful surprise attacks o. the Aus
trains compelling them IN sew al
cases TO serrender without fighting.
II Is their custom 20 advance on the
trenches considered impFegnable over
little known smuTgler's trails and
win their fight By tie suddenness
81 their appearance. In this manner
the mountains west and south of Nal
horRetk have been occupied, as have
also certain heights dominating the
plateau Of Gail
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-18
TURKS REPORT BRITISH
BATTLESHIP DAMAGED.

Amsterdam. June Iva Lon
don. "A Constantinople dispatch SAYS
that according 20 official announce
ment a Turkish aviator reports hav-
ing observed a British wsrshlp Of the
Avumemn0n type aground IN Kefala
bay. Island Of Tmbros The deck ~
TIE vessel e almost completely sub
merged.
The Island 81 Omhros is az the en-
trance 20 the nardanellef Eraits A
warship damaged o. the straits might
we'll take refuge there.
A story was published recently
that the British hattleshp Aramem.
non had been sunk by the Turks, bet
this was categoricallg denied by "a.
British government