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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-05
Uncle Cornpatch Presents a
Problem

Progressive Farmer
Uncle Cornpatch dropped in
The Progressive Farmer office
the other day and put this
problem up TO us: I'm travelin'
around now | see that whole
pasSel O my neighbors who got
natally ct up by raisin' all cot
ton last year and mighty nigh
had to go to the pore house, are
plantin' all cotton agin: amt
got no gardens, amt preparin'
to have their own corn crib and
smokehouse, and are gettin'
ready to pay time prices for
everything same as usual. Now.
what bothers me is this: Pm
member in good standin' at
Bethany Church and have been
for nigh on fortv year, and
cuSSin' amt in my line. But
have always heard this, that
sensible folks learn from other
folks mistakes. but fool has to
learn from his own. SO when
find folks that won't even learn
from their own mistakes, it
to reason that they amt just the
plain ordinary ev'ry day sort of
fools, and I'm wonderin' how a
man can rightly place just sick
an extraordinary brand of fool
without putin some kind O.
profane an ungodly handle on
to the name"
None of The Progressive
Farmer staff were able to help
Uncle Cornpatch reconcile his
religion and common sense on
this point, and we pass his pro-
blem on to our readers.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-05
Two Miles of Pipe a Day.

Monroe Enquirer.
The Charlottc!Pipe and FOun
dry Company of Charlotte are
advertising for young men and
are operating their plant now 1T
full capacity. This company IS
shipping pipe into all markets OF
this country and some foreign
countries. They are at present
turning out about two miles OF
pipe per day and they have
manufactured since beginning
operation some thirteen years
ago iron pipe enough, if con
nected together in continuous
line, to extend to the present
European battlefield and return
They give steady employment
to 40 men, and is one of the
largest industrial plants OF our
Southland.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-05
Toothache
week.

When person suffers from
toothaChe it generally means
that CarieS-whiCh is the mcdi-
cal name for the process that
causes the decay Of teeth-has
worn away the enamel and the
bony covering that surrounds
the pulp in a sound tooth.
When the cavity has almost
reached the sensitive pulp there
is good deal OF discomfort. but
If the pulp is actually exposed,
the pain is so severe that it can
hardly be borne. Regular visits
to the dentist, however I'M
pleasant, are necessary. for they
enable him TO discover trouble
IN its very beginning, and to
reinforce the decaying bony
walls with his own Filings, SO
that the tooth pulp never need
be exposed.
Of COURSE ITRrV IS great
deal of difference in the teeth of
different persons. Some reach
advanced age without ever
having 10 have a tooth filled,
whereas others must constantly
resort to the dentist in order TO
keep their teeth IN anything like
healthy condition. Some have
teeth formed of very hard bone
and when decay begins it takes
long time for ii to eat down to
the inner pulp. Others have
teeth so soft that great mischief
is done in very short time. il
is economy and good judgment
to choose a competent dentist,
and then visit his office regular
ly.
Even strong and well.kepl
teeth that have escaped decay
are sometimes worn down by
years Of mastication, so that by
middle life they need 10 be
built up and strengthened. Also
a perfectly sound tooth may be
broken by blow or fall, or
Il hard bite on some foreign oh
Iect IN the tood. When the ac
cldent is so serious that the pulp
is cut off from its blood and
nerve supply, the tooth will die,
and that generally causes pain
sooner or later,
Those who do not keep their
mouths perfectly clean musl
expect to suffer from toothachc,
because the acid SrCrclions that
are LETT undisturbcd in the mouth
will gradually cause cavities in
the teeth, and they arc sure 10
be painful. Finally, the teeth
are affected by any unhealthy
state of the system, and tooth
ache is often one of the results
OF lowered vitality. In that case,
everything must be done TO i'm
prove the general health Of the
sufferer by rest, fresh air, and
tonlcs.-Youth's Comparion.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-05
k'nd that Fills Empty Stomachs

Wadcsboro AnSonian
The esteemed PageIand Jour
nal wants South Carolina to
raise more cane. We are with
you, brother, since your grand
old Stale has apparently chang
ed the variety.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-05

Quite frequently an editor is
criticised for expressing his opin-
ions. And then he is criticised
for not doing SO. Fact is, he is
criticised either way, and both
ways, and just ambleS along as
hIiSSlully indifferent aN q duck in
4 summer shower. r.--Ex,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-05
changing Fashion
|CNaT NaS,,h.

ShSiS w iit .tdo''h
The girls na+a3sIEa1u na+3sIEa1 sHrnl l,re
of dresses so tight that W
ISLANDERS leery said they were a
fright. Their skirts were SO
sCanty often have wept when
sister and auntie around me
have stepped. None could be
more helpless in pinions of steel;
yet patient and helpless they
stood the ordeal; for women
will suffer in silence and smile;
they think 'twohl9 be tougher
to be out of style. No women
have Scamped of frolicked for
years, their garments SO ham,
pered the lOvable dears. But
fashions are changing, and soon
the wide gown, they say, will be
ranging, all over the town. Our
BeSSieS and Armies may dly
from the chest the gowns OF
their grannies and trot with the
best. Their legs-beg your par
don! their limbs, | should say
will have a whole garden in
which they may play. The
fashions improving distinctly,
this year; like circus tents
moving the girls will appear
And wnen Te behold them N
flounces and hoops, the silks
that cEfold them in tassels and
loops, well cry, Molly HeSeS.
IS Fashion gone mad? She
surely diScloSeS the crazieSt fad!"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-05

\ small, meek country negro,
who had always lived on one
place near Frankfort, Kentucky,
married a big domineering wo-
man, and very soon aftcrWard
moved into town, where the
keeper of the local bar met him
on the street.
Hello, Gabc," he said, what
made you move to town? |
thought YOU liked country life"
We'll, Mistah Franklin" ex,
planned Gabc, 81 uster lax de
country. But nah wife she
didn't lax it-.and I've done gOl
SO now dat when she don't lax q
th,us { iesl natcholly hates it "
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-05
When Will The War End
Youths Companion

in a "draw"; that neither SD
will win victory so compak
that it can dictate crushing teri
to IFS defeated enemy.
If that result could be brouf
about IN such way that .b6f1s
sides would moi at once begin
prepare for another and greafa
contest few years hence,x
would be well; but when a strli
gle Of any sort ends in draw
the contestants look forwaf5
each TO the time when he G
renew the fight in circumstance
more favorable to himself. Tul
is human nature.
Is a draw possible end for this
conflict? Some men predict that's
II will not be long before Ger
many and Great Britain, to say{
nothing of their allies, will be sol
exhausted and impoverished that
thcv will be ready for peace.
Suppose that happens, whatS
then? The nations now at war;
would agree to an armistiCe and
appoint plenipotentiaries to rep
resent them in discussing termst
OF peace; but the reasons for}
fighting, which were many at
the beginning, have increased in |
number and colnplexity as theS
war has gone on, and all of them
are regarded differently at theA
different capitals. How, then5
could the peace delegates comeH
TO an agreement upon any oneA
of them?
lake, for example, the case ofS
Servia. What possible decision'I
could anyone suggest to whicht
both Russia and Austria WOULD
agree, no matter how exhausted
49, -rAru
the subject altogether would bel
a virtual victory for Russia,
which Austria would not tole-
rate. Belgium is Il still harde!
problem. Germany would refusej
TO eVaCuate the country andl
make compensation Tor the ruin|
that the fighting has wrought
there; but nothing less than that
would satisfy Great Britain,
which, having made itself the
champion Of Belgium, is bound'
IN honor to stand by it TO the end
and to get (Ol ii a lust indemnity
Ior lis undeServed sufferings.
On questions like these there
is no room for compromise. The
statesmen Of l.urure know itl
and therefore there will be mol
conference until some nation isl
SO much more exhausted thanl
the others that ii will, be willing
10 accept such terms as the vic-I
tor is willing to grant and that
state OF things is not draw.
Arbitration is equally out of
the question There is no gov-'
crnment that both Germany and
Great Britain would accept as an,
umpire. or any that would be-
willing TO expose itself to the
hostility il would incur from
both sides by attempting to indge
between them. or even by giving
advice as 10 terms Of peace.
Therefore. the war will
/ probably 20 on until one. al lcaat'
OF the parties TO IT IS unable td
continue. II NAV be unfortunate
ior the world at large TO have ond
group of bclligcrcnts obtain AM
nnquGStiOnablc asccndanCy mi
lurOpc, and the other group
bampcrcd in their national aspi-I
ratIOnS; but we must find our
consolation in The belief that such
IN nntrnp1n will lncc,r Al n
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-05

Learns New Tricks About
Balanced Rations and Co.
operation.
Progressive Farmer
WELL" said Uncle John. as he
seated himself atop Jim Welch's
fence and admired Jim's field of
promising young corn, 81 shore
got fooled again. reckon you
been areadin' what TAFT Buffers
been asayin' about feedin' cot
tonseed meal to horses an
mules-how he lows that by
feedin' two pounds O. meal a
dav instead O four pound O.
corn we en- save ever so many
thousand dollars a year, amt
you? Thought you had.
"Well, when first seen it in
the paper, | said to myself,
there's one O them towns sap
heads a-tryin' to advise us
farmers again. Bet Juice
harp he amt never plowed
mule in his life, an still he's got
the gall to tell us how to feed
'em.
II wouldn't a paid no 'tention
to any of it if it hadn't a-been
fer my boy. Yoy know, ever
since he got that prize fer bein'
the best corn raiser in Jones
County he's been a plum crank
about these here farm papers
and bullytins. Says if I'd let
him have his way he'd make
our old farm the finest in the
county. | tell him if is TO let
him have his way with all the
new-fangle fool notions he
wants to try he'd land the old
farm in the hands O. the sheriff,
him and his ma in the poor
house, and his old daddy into
his sorrowful grave.
But nothin'd satisfy him, SO
at last told him that he could
take that Of Molly mule an kill
her witt hneottonseed meal if he
1iaa-l>A.eD
no count all the spring, an I'd
about decided to swap her off
any way.
"Well, he started on what he
called his balanced ration, an
what l called his unbalanced
foolishness,' feedin' that old
sick mule two pounds O. meal a
day in place O. part O. her corn.
Well, sir, I'll be blamed if | ever
saw such a come-out in any
thing in my life. That old crit
ter's digestion got better, she
shed her hair-it looked like
wool it wus so long-an' is as
slick an spry as a two old.
l reckon she wus kinder sick an
tired o corn, an that meal wus
sorter like givin' fried chicken
an gravy to feller who's been
a-liven' on corn bread an fat
sow belly.
We've gone an sold a hun
dred bushels O. corn fer a dollar
a bushei an bought some cot
tonseed meal with part o. the
money. Balanced rations,
sound mighty ilifaIutiu 10 feed
to mule, but we're shore gona
take shot at EN-"
You know, it do beat ali"
went on Uncle John. "Ilow them
fellers down on the Ridge Road
has cleaned up on strawberries.
An the funny thing is they say
they done ii with cooperation.
Mavby SO fer as [ en- see all
they done wus 10 git together
an ship their berries in car load
lots.
,aSt year tbo,, r,,I
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
"The Diamond From The Sky"
The NeO $500 900 "FIying A" PhotopLay
Produced by The American Film, Mfg Co.
Seen at the Empress, Mon, Aug. %
Lottie Pickford Esther
All. o.
Lottie Pickford
TUing Cummings
Esther
Arthur Stanley End
SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTER ONE

In Stanley is banhed England
where his gaane Indian maid
in his Indians
a stake lit blazing
falls few yards distant The
terrified They believe the be of dpasure
of their
frees himself from the stake and declares himself be
of the "The Da
mond From the Sky it known becomes Stanley heirloom
Chapter OnTwo hundred ud exists between Colonel
his Lamar
Bitter jealousy the of The Diamond From the
the that the death noble
England makes the first born male child of the elder branch of the
we'll possesso "Th Diamond From the Sky
ley has Blair heir both these coveted hono
to young Stanley
be Stanley
noble colored Stanley
born male child from its
greedy doing Stanley believes gyspy
Stanley Hall dnounc her greedy and brutal husband and regans
child She birth the hangeng
heir being verified by English lawyer representing Earl Stanley
Stanley The Colonel stands facing the
when the gypsy Haga into the Col Saney
his he falls the library table
Cash will be the submits
"The Diamond From the Sky
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
SMYRNA

The Ionia County Maccabee Rally
will be held at the Smyrna Hall next
Thursday, August -, Business meet
ing in the forenoon, dinner at noon,
25c. In the afternoon program will
be given. Every body il cordially in
vited 10 be present
Mrs. Ida Martin and grand daughter
Elizabeth of Flint, Mich, are here for
ten days visit at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. Geo. Hoppough.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Harris and two
children, Aldena and Albertal went TO
Grand Rapids last week TO attend the
Short Family reunion held at the
home of Allen Short. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris returned Friday but Albertal
and Aldena remained for a longer visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Northway of
Lowell were Monday guests OF Mrs.
Northwav's mother
Chas. Mead has returned from Lam
sing TO move his family there.
The Tom Atkinson show which
was here Monday evening was not
very we'll attended on account of the
thunder storm, which was on aoout
the time people would be arriving.
Nevertheless the show was appreciat-
eel by the few who did attend.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Mr.. and Mrs. +. III. Baldwin return
ed Saturday from an automobile trip
through Branch, Hillsdale and Jack
son counties.
Mrs. Jonn ss::attock and Miss Peter
son of Ionia spent Sunday with Mrs
o Beckwith.
Oscar Sedentoff left left Monday
morning for Grand Rapids. He has
been here for some time baking in
Unger's bakery
Mr.. and Mrs. Roll Miller of Column
bus, Ohio and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Nc
Gee of Detroit went to Lowell after
a few days visit at the home of their
sister Mrs. Earl Richardson.
Miss Clara Moulton left for Big Rap
ids Wednesday OH her way to Petoskey.
DR.. A. A. Muir and family of Grand
Rapids were guests OF DR.. and Mrs,
Geo. +, Smith Sunday.
DR.. J. j. Healey has closed his office
here and gone TO st. Johns taking up
the study OF the Cooper treatment for
cure of rupture.
Mrs, Eta Mclaughlin and Miss
Semple have returned from their north
ern trip.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
A fiIdayit for Iiouor

The amendment which was passed
by the last legislature, entitled the
Stevens amendment to the Pray LIQUOR
bill, will go into effect August %,
1915 and will cause some radical
changes relative to the shipment of
liquor and the receipt of it by the
party to whom it is consigned.
A recent message from Lansing
says: Representative j. Frank Stew
ems Of Missaukee county succeeded in
putting through the legislature an
amendment to the Pray liquor bill
that will cause trouble and additional
work for the railroad and express
companies handling shipments of Ii
quor into local option territory.
In its original form the Pray bill
passed two years ago provided among
other things that the railroad and ex-
press companies should keep on file
for public inspection the name and
address of every person receiving
consignment Of liquor in a local OPP
ton county.
The Stevens amendment makes it
unlawful for any common carrier to
deliver intoxicating liquor of any
kind to a person until the consignee
has presented an affidavit showing
that he is not minor, an Indian, an
habitual drunkard, a posted person
or otherwise ineligible to purchase
liquor.
This means Of course that the ex-
press or freight agent can not let the
goods go out of their possession until
the proper affidavit is presented an
swering the necessary questions.
Undoubtedly this rule will be con-
sidered foolish piece of red tape but
there will be no use of harboring any
hard feelings against the agent nor
companies, neither will it do any good
to give a blowing up, they will be
obliged to live up to the requirements
of the law or suffer the consequences.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
Russell Family Reunion

The 10th annual reunion of the
Russell family was held at Baldwin
Lake last Thursday, August II. The
day dawned cold, cloudy and slight
rain, which forbade a disagreeable
day.
The attendance was not as large as
usual, there being only ffty-six pres
ent The rain with a cold wind made
boating and bathing disagreeable. A
good chicken pie dinner with a very
social time was enjoyed by all. The
only thing that occurred to mar the
pleasure of the day was the sudden
demise of one of our members, Alton
J. Moon, who passed away very sud
denly the morning of the reunion
The officers for the ensuing year
are: President, Albert Russell, Ionia;
vice president, A. j. Russell of Green
vile; secretary-treasurer Cora A.
Green of Bedding. The next reunion
will be held at the same place the
second Thursday in August, 1916.
Cora A. Green, Secretary.
The 25th Annual Ionia County Bat
talon meeting is being held in Bedding
today. Full particulars will be given
next week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
THE BELDING BANNER

Mrs. Bruce Allen and son Austin
were week end guests OF William Huff
John Webster OF Portland was in
town Wednesday
Mrs. Miles Wood was very sick last
week but is better at this writing.
Meri Conklin of Lowell, visited his
grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Miles
Wood over Sunday returning To his
home Monday
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18
BRINK

Mrs. Ernest Leach and daughter
Esther of Grand Rapids we're the
guests OF Will Leach and wife from
Saturday until Monday
Miss Hazel Snow returned home
from Manton, Monday, after spending
two weeks with friends.
Clarence Snow aud family spent
Sunday with their son Clyde and wife
of Chad wick
Master Russell and Miss Olive Curtis
have gone To Kalamazoo for two weeks
visit
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18

The stores of the city were closed to-
day from three To five o'clock on ac-
count of the Shadukian Cratic VS..
Belding base ball game. Practically
all the business men are members OF
the Masonic order here and they
honored the visiting Masons by clos
ing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18

DIR. GLENN G. TOwSLEY
Practice Limited to Eye. Far. Nose
ana Throat
OFFICES 504-505 Ashton Bldg.
HoURs-s:Oo to 1900; 400 to 500
Citizens 6479 Bell, Main 514s
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18

FOR RENT-Suite OF rooms furnished
for light housekeeping 216 West
Congress st. 22-5-tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18

The next regular meeting Of the l..
o. L. NJ. NJ. will be held at Mrs.
Williams August %.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18

FOR SALE-A large gas range only
used short time, This can be bought
very cheapy. Enquire of I. Frank
Ireland Co. 1910 3
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18

FOR SALE-A good secondhand Fur
mace, complete with pipes and Regis
ters. This is a bargain, T Frank Ire
land Co. 46-l0.3
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18

FOUND THE glass to at automobile
headlight, on the roadwest of Orleans
Owner call at the Banner Office and
pay for this notice. SILL
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18

LOST-Small fancy work bag con-
tanning library ticket and pair of
nose glasses. Suitable reward If re-
turned TO Mrs. !. l.. Hubbell
6O-l2-l
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18

FOR SALE-An Indian Motorcycle
at bargain. inquire OF George
Menkee. 6l-l2
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18

LOST Tackle box and fishing tackle
at County Line Lake. Liberal re-
ward if returned TO Art McCoy, at
the Hub, 5I-l2-l
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18

FOR SALE-15 hens and ROSTERS.
Will be sold Saturday. Reuben
Worters, Pecks Hill. Call between
one and four. 1921
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1915-08-18

FOR SALE-Team and harness, west
point OF Long Lake, Painted house.
w. II. Roose 62-l2-l
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26
4 4 i X 4 * * x X ~ X X /. !

Arthur Wilson was a visitor in Wood.
land yesterday.
j. r. Parker, of Cloverdale, is in the
city for few days.
E. II. Anderson, who has been visit.
ing his brother at Newberg for the past
wek, returned today.
Thomas +. Cornelius, who has been
very ill for the past few weeks with
sciatic rheumatism, is reported today
as progressing favuably.
2. Il. Fullerton, Earl Anderson, John
Graber and John Meyer motored to
Portland yesterday in the Fullerton ear,
They report the roads to be in perfect
condition.
Ms. Henry Fawk left this afternoon
for her home in Salem. She had been
visiting DR.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Kerron.-
Eugene Guard.
j. A. Churchill, state superintendent
of public instruction, lett yesterday
morning for Salem, after a trip to the
Siusaw country, where he spaEe at edu.
cational rallies conducted by Miss Jen.
ME Bossen, school supervisor of that
portion of the country.-Eugene Regis.
ter.
DR., A. =. Eaton returned to his
home at Union, Oregon, after spending
the day visiting at the University.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-26

were gruesome looking objects, but they
reminded me, however, for all the
world, Of football players. We never
killed any of these armorcd men, but
we usually dropped them by hitting
them in the legs, 1t seemed that their
shinguards were not as protective as
the rest Of their odd apparel.
Another new Invention used by the
Germans was swivel, fixed in cement,
on which the Germans swung tneir
rifle. Each man would fix his aim at
a very small section Of our trenches
and when ordered to shoot, he could
reach up and pull his trigger without
raising his head. 1t was merely ar.
tillery practice applied to rifles and it
bad a deadly effect.
The white night lights watch were
sent into the air and then lowered
over the trenches, suspended from small
parachutcs, were introduced by the Ger
mans, but it WASH Z long before we had
them, too 1t was in the artillery line
that the French developed new ideas
The Germans gun kicks with eaca dis.
charge. 1t rcars back on its wheel,
sews around and must usually be re.
aimed. But the wonderful French gun,
known as the "Soixanto Quin2e," fires
% . shells n minute. The recoil is
caught by cylinders filled with gycer.
inc. + he gun loads itself automatically
and Il never loses its aim. And, on our
part of the line all the new inventions
which the Germans could develop ould
not overcome the great advantage
when the French held on account OF
the "Soixante Qunge" gun. In ~
way this gun is as marvellous and rcyo-
mtonary as the great i2.ccntmctcf
guns Of the Germans
The "bcct coat, az we called it,
was one Of the cicycrest inventions
that we saw in our part Of the line.
An ql the country arnnd us in which
our trenches were dug was sugarbcot
land, and the landscape was vista Of
beet leaves.
One day we saw mountain Of these
leaves heaving in o peculiar fashion.
"it's only a mole digging" said our
But suddenly tae whole
pile moved and mnchcd forward. We