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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-26
Italy Votes to Enter War.

Rome, May 81 (via Paris).-
Italian senate today by q vote of
262 to 2 passed Premier Salan-
dra's bill granting plenary
powers to the government IN
dealing with the situation that
has arisen through the inability
of Italy and Austria to reach an
agreement concerning Italy's de-
mandS.
When the vote, which vir-
tually assures Italy's entry into
the war, was announced there
was a great demonstration Of
enthusiasm inside the senate
chamber. Shouts of Long live
Italy" intermingled with the
cheering and handclapping of
the senators, the ministers, army
and navy officers and the peo-
pie in the gallery. King Victor
Emmanuel and members of the
roval household witnessed the
demonstrations.
Prince Colonna, mayor of
Rome, had been chosen to pre-
sent the bill to the senate, and
his speech was frequently inter
rupted by applause. The mayor
said he was proud to address the
senate on an occasion so mo-
mentous for the country. In
the name of the people, he asked
the king and the parliament of
country to make a just war in
order to deliver their oppressed
brothers.
The bill was referred to a
committee. Meanwhile the
senate took a recess. When the
senate again convened the COM
mittee reported the bill favor
able and it passed almost unani-
mOusly.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-26
An Old World.

Scientists hesitate to estimate
geologic time in terms of years.
Such estimates have, however,
been mdde; artti- SIC ptbtfsfse3 isi.ea
by Prof. Charles Schuchert in
1910 states that about 100000
years have elapsed since the
close of the Carboniferous age.
an age, as the name suggests, in
which great deposits of carbon,
in coal, were being formed in
many parts of the world. This
age has been divided by geolo-
glst into the Mississippian, Penn
sylvanian, and Permian epochs,
Of which the Mississippian is the
Oldest and tie Permian the
Youngest. The Pennsylvanian
epoch alone is estimated by
SChuChert to have covered g.
100000 years, and animal life is
supposed to have existed on the
earth for over 100000 years
before that time.-Prcss Bulletin.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-26
Homicide Near Heath SPRINGS

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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-26
How You Can Avoid the Pla
CUES of Flies This Summer.

Not only are flies unpleasant
when they share with us our
front porches, kitchens and din
ing rooms, but we may be quite
sure that they are responibIe for
as much sickness as perhaps any
other single agency. Typhoid
fever is very frequently carried,
bv the ordinary fly, and a big,
percentage Of the serious sum
mcr ills Of children are due to
thr same cause.
On the farm more than 90 per
cent Of all house flies breed in
morse manure, and il is Of inter-
est and value TO know that the
United States Department of
Agriculture, after a series OF
careful Investigations. has found
that ordinary borax, when
Sprlnklcd over the manure, pre-
vents the Matching OF more than
"9 per cent of the eggs laid. 1t
was found also that the quantity
oi hOraX necessary to prevent
flies breeding had no injurious
effect on the manure.
1t is recommended that about
ten ounces of bOraX be used for
each eight bushels Of manure,
and that ii be sprinklcd on with
Il fine sieve. Two or three gal
Ions OF water should then be
Sprlnklrd over the manure.
The COS! OF this treatment IS
estimated at one cent per horse
per day. In other words, The
farmer with two horses can
keep down the flies from May
until October at a cost of only
lhreG dollars Isn't this worth
trying!
The Government Bulletin, No
lis, giving details regarding
tins method Of preventing flies
may be had from the Govern
mcnl Printing Office, Washing
ION, -. G., at ten cents q C0pA
Progressive FARMER.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-26
Big Liar

n current newspaper item is
as follows: "rhc wife OF 4
Methodist minister in West
Virginia has been married three
times. Her maiden name was
Partridge, her first husband was
named Robins, her 3ccond Spar
row, the present Quail. There
are now two young robins, one
sparrow and three quails in the
family. One grandfather was a
swan and another Jay, but
he's dead now and a bird of par
disc. They live on Hawk ave.
nue. Eaglevllle, Canary Island,
ana The fellow who wrote this is
q lyrc and q relative Of ihr
family" TX
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-26
Killed by Lighting.

Frank lIildreth, colorcd, was
struck and instantly killed by
lightning at his home at ChcS
tcrlIcld Tuesday afternoon. He
was sitting on reaper under a
shelter near his home when the
bolt struck him. Scarcely a
mark could be found on his
person and there was but little
damage to the building. ,CheS.
lriirld Advertiser,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-26
Two Pictures.

An old farmhouse with meadows
wide,
And sweet with clover on each
side;
"A bright-eyed boy, who looks
from out
The door with woodbine wreath
ed about,
And wishes his one thought all
day:
"Oh, if | could but fly away
From this dull spot, the world TO
see,
How happy, happy, happy,
How happy should bew
Amid the city's constant din,
"A man who round the world
has been,
Who, mid the tumult and the
throng,
Is thinking, thinking all day
long:
"Oh, could | only tread once
more
The field path to the farmhouse
door,
The old green meadow could |
see,
How happy, happy, happy,
How happy ! should bel"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-26
When Will 1t End?

Saturday Evening Post. 81
At LIoyd'S in London-th
cables Say-.ihey are bettif
seventeen TO one that war WI
not end with August. ExprGS
ed in terms o(inSurancc, YOU p8
something over n1nety.fo4[l
pounds premium in order 3(|
recover q hundred pounds if IT'D
war rur.S 10 September. Recep}5
" orders were placed in, IT,
country for tools used in making
ShrIpnc! deliveries to run tp
10 August first.
Nobody 1T this writing, In
fine, can see any tangible pro.
mise Of peace this summer; and
even on :hc proposition that
war WiIl.Cnd this calendar year
LIoyd's offers less than even
money. :.
Nine months of continuous
fighting has simply developed
the ancient problem as to what
will happen when an irresistible
force meets am immOvable body.
last and west. the German lines
hold about where they were.
planted after the first victorious
ruShcs. Considering the force
already expended in Vain'
against them, pushing those
lines back across German soil is
a stupendous undertaking.
On the other hand, Germany's
colossal effort has so far been ia
vain. Nowhere has she ye
reached an objective. No
where has she definitely gained
the upper hand.
The military resources Of
five great Powers have beer
strained to the utmost for threeI
quarters Of a year without ac'
complishing anything which
even points in the direction of a
settlement through military
means. iflaf, Unless otneT iad
tors of decisive sort develoN
within the next three month,
will probably inspire a resort to
other means Of settlement.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-26
Union County News.
Monroe EnuIIirCr.

Monroe Enquirer.
An effort is being made to or
ganize Baptist church at Rock
Rest, four miles cast Of Monroe.
II the church is organized an
attractive house OF worship will
be built near Rock Rest school.
The news comes that Ills 4
certainty that work on the new
railroad from MCBec to Monroe
will begin in the near future and
will be rushed until the road is
completed.
The Phifer, Price and Davis
gold mines in Vance township
have been sold to a Trenton,
New Jersey, company and this
trio Of mines will again be
worked. Mr.. +. \ Nrmtield
says that the ore from these
mines is the richest in the
county. These three mines are
right near each other.
Sheriff Griffith and Constable
Earnhardt made 4 raid one night
last week and found the site of a
still about half a mile of the
Morgan Mill road and twelve
miles northeast Of Monroe. The
furnace was hot, but the still
had been removed. about five
hundred gallons Of beer was
poured out bv the officers.
McWhirter Brothers & Tccter
is the name of a new firm at
WinGate. The members Of the
firm are MeSSrs. II. l.. AiCWhir-
ter, A. b. McWhirter and \. \.
leeter. Their place Of business
the former stand of the W;ngate
Supply Company. They will
carry a general stock.
| The largest load of butter ever
on the streets OF Monroe was a
load OF 1880 pounds-fine vel
low butter ii was, too-anG il
was taken from the Monroe
tsown TUESDAY and 5tG pounds
of it was shipped to Charleston,
IS. c., and 1890 pounds to
Norfolk, Va, The Monroe
Creamery is turning out a fine
grade of butter and is making
lots of ii.
| The trustees of the Wingatc
| School have elected the follow
ing faculty for next year: Prof.
u. Gu Carroll, principal; Prof.
Henry &. Langston, of Green
vile, \. c.. assistant principal:
Miss Bertha Johnson, intcrmcdi
ate classes; Miss I'ronic Perry,
fifth and sixth grades; Miss
Carolina Webster, third and
fourth grades; Miss Oscc Long,
primary department; Henry /.
LangStOn, music.
a rock quarry is being work.
ed on Mr.. G.. O. Fulenwidcr's
place in Benton Heights for the
purpose OF getting rock tC
macadam roads. The COnyiCtS
unearthcd a peculiar formation
IN that quarry last Monday,
They found between the LAYERS
OF hard blue slate rock a pocket
containing half a bushcl of Slate
rock about the size end shape
OF goose eggs. Some Of the
oval shaped rocks are embed.
dcd in the hard blue Slate rock
and others are lying loose in the
pocket. The oval slate rock
are all blue slate.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-26
Italy Finally Takes Long De-
ferred Plunge Into War

ferred Plunge Into War
Rome. May q. via Paris
Italy is at war with Austria
hungary.
With the issuance of the
general mobilization order the
Italian Government issued a
proclamation declaring war on
Austria, which officially will
begin tomorrow.
Prior to this, and after
lengthy consultation, the Minis
tiers Of War and Marine pro-
claimed all the provinces Dor
denng on Austria and the islands
and coast towns of the Adriatic
in a state OF war which was
equivalent to the establishment
of martial law, the step usually
preceding the formal declaration.
Although drastic action has
been looked for momentarily,
Italians of all classes have been
electrified by the swiftly moving
events. Early this morning
great crowds gathered around
the Quirinal to await the Minis
terS, who called on the King
for the purpose of discussing the
question and signing the decree.
When Premier Salandra and
Signor Sonnino, the Foreign
Minister left the Palace the
people cheered them enthusiastic
cally. General Zuppill, Minister
of War, and Vice Admiral Viale,
Minister of Marine, remained
with the King for a considerable
time after the others left and
later they had a conference with
Lieutenant General Cadorna,
Chief of Staff and Vice Admiral
Phaon di Revel. Chief of the
Naval Staff.
Austro Italian front, on the
Hustrian side of which feveriSh
preparations have been going on
the last few days TO make the
fe-tisca3aps as-s.-ong as posi-
bic, and to clear the way for
effective artillery action, Won
Buelow, and the Austria Ambas-
sador, Baron Won Macchio, are
still in Rome SO far as is known.
They have waited to the last
moment in the hope that some
way might be found 10 prevent
a clash at arms They will be
given safe conduct when they
do leave and so far as German
and Austrian residents in Italy
are concerned, every effort has
been made to see them safely
out of the country.
On the other hand, most
alarming reports have been re-
ceived from Italian border
towns that Italian residents in
the Austrian Tyrol are exper-
iencing great difficulty in re-
turning to Italy and in many
cases have been placed under
arrest.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-26
ef SxnIodes and Kills One.

boiler ut Mr.. George Gar
ersS saw mill on Mr.. Lester
gins' farm in Lanes Creek
6nship exploded last WcdncS
Tmorning about 8 O'Clock and
Hed To'and Blakcncv. Colorld,
mai broke Maston Gardeners
EEhf leg in two places. The
egro was getting up steam TO
begin the days saving and was
Bling the engine whom the
boiler exploded and hurled him
= distance Of IS feet ard so
injured him that he spoke only
)nce and died an hour later.
Young Gardner was standing
with his father in the saw dust
pit at the saw mill q short dis
lance away. One Of the flues
from the boiler struck him and
broke his leg as stated above,
but his father. standing less than
three feet away. escaped with
out a scratch.
The boiler was Il LiddclI, 20
horse and was old. Mr.. Gard
ner considered il safe to use,
however, and says it burst be-
cause the fireman filled il too
full Of water. He says this had
been done a few times before
and that he warned the negro
the day before the accident that
he was going to be killed by
that boiler if he didn't quit
pumping it SO lull Of water.
The boiler ripped open from
end to end and turned wrong
side out. 1t fell several feet
from its location, and the lead
pipe was found $50 yards away.
lhe rock and brick with which
the boiler was lined were blown
away @rd a clear place was
Wnere Lille UUTer STOOD.
The timbers and plank covering
were blown away ard Mr..
Gardner SAYS he has seen only a
piece or two of the heavy tim
Der and that he doesn't know
where the other IS.
The negro who was killed
was an unusually good negro.
MIR. Gardner says he had never
heard him use a word of pro
fame language during the many
months he had worked for him.
The negro'S body was only
slightly bruised and il is though,
that the shock caused his death.
{ MIR. Gardner is preparing to
install another boiler and con.
tlnuc TO run his mill
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-26
Stopping The Paper.
"Pve stopped my paper. yes. |

"Pve stopped my paper. yes. |
have;
| didn't like to do it,
But The editor got too smart
And ! allow he'll rue il.
I'm a man as pays my debts,
An | wont be inSulted,
So when an editor gets smart
| want to be consulted.
| took his paper 'leven years,
An helped him all | could, sir,
An when it comes to dunnin'
me,
| didn't think he would. sir;
But that he did, an you can bet
1t made me hot as thunder
Says |, I'll stop that sheet | will
If the CuSScd thing goes under!
| hunted up the mcasly whelp,
And for his cunnin' Capcr,
| paid them 'levcn years an quit.
Yes sir, I've stopped his paper"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-05-26

The small son of a Washing
ton official was asked by his
mother what he intended to be
when he became a man.
Il think ! shall be a burglar"
he replied.
"Why, Willie" his shocked
mother protested, that isn't
nice"
"Oh, it will be all right" he
assured his mOlher. " shan't
steal ANYTHING hum YOU
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-01
KANSAS FARMERS OWN
RICH CALIFORNIA NINE

GRASS VALLEY, Cl., April 81
A three-foot ledge of gold quartz,
estimated to run hundreds of dollars
per ton, was struck today in the
Black Bear mine in the Rough and
Ready district. The mine is n of
the oldest in California, but has
never been worked at depth. The
strike was made in a new shaft $50
feet down.
The Black Bear is owned mostly
by Kansas farmers, who formed a
company several months ago to take
owe the old mine.
1t is managed by VILLAIN Buh-
holtz, a mining man here. The
strike is regarded as of great i'm
portance. Two sacks of ore were
brought to town and placed in
bank vaults.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-01
ARE ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
NEW CAMP OF WILLARD

d. McElroy and Guy Chaplin who
have just returned from a short trip
to the new camp of Willard, in Hum
toldt county, r very enthusiastic
in their predictions for the camp.
They say that it gives promise Of
becoming a leading mining camp
of the state.
Mr.. McElroy says that on Sunday
there were Sc auto loads of visitors
in camp, coming from all parts OF
the state. Willard is located about
nine miles from Lovelock and over-
looks the big meadows. A good
read leads to within a mile of the
camp. but it is possible for autos to
run right to the camp. A number
of samples were brought to Elko and
ASSAYS show values ranging from $63
to 1852. The original discovery was
made by a moving picture nan and
he is reported to have sold his claim
for $4,000. The purchased has
since refused $4,000 for the same
property-Elko Independent.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-01
CLAIM PLACER STRIKE
NEAR OLD HAWTHORNE

If the rumors and reports that
have been circulating about Carson
the last t~wenty-four hours prove true
western Nevada is in line for a
placer boom the like of which has
not materialized for many a year,
and it is again going to direct the
attention of the mining world to the
wonderful of the Sage
brush state.
According to the information at
hand the placer find has been made
in the section nine miles east of
Hawthorne in a gulch covered with
wash that adjoins the old Pamlico
group of mines, a property that was
worked back in the early days and
has a record of production of many
hundreds of thousands of dollars in
gold.
The present find, it is stated, was
made after going through the wash
for a distance of III feet and on
bedrock lies a material that is re-
ported to run as high as SIS to the
yard, the gold being as coarse as a
grain of wheat and in many in
stances nuggets worth two or three
dollars are landed. The owner of
the ground is Bobby Burns, former
ly a shift boss at the Halifax mine
in Tonopah. For a long time he has
had a prospector working at the new
discovery, but so unobstrusive and
quiet have been his efforts that no
one in the vicinity got on to what he
was doing, it being presumed that
he was sinking a well.
However, the secret leaked out
about Monday of this week, but not
until Burns man had taken up all
the surrounding land. Then it was
announced and a rush was made for
the new ''diggings," and placer To-
cations were made for miles either
way. Johnny Miller, one of the own
ers of the Lucky Boy property and
commissioner of Mineral county, was
one of the first to be taken in on the
secret and he stated when passing
through this city Tuesday night
that it was one of the biggest things
discovered in the state in recent
years. He had some ground in the
vicinity and purposes sinking on it
at once.
In the days gone by a number of
very rich pockets were found and
exploited in the mines hat were
worked in the Hawthorne country,
and in all millions were taken out,
but no deep mining resulted. The
gold was found in small assures
and punches occurring near the sur
face, and it is from these small
stringers that the yellow metal evil
IDENTIFY gravitated to the gulches
lower down.
1t is stated hal contiguous to the
new find a number of leases have al
ready been let and the parties secur-
ing them plan immediate develop
ment.-Carson Appeal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-01
GOLD PARK PROPERTIES
ARE TO BE DEVELOPED

George B. Wright, treasurer and
financial agent of the LaCrux Mining
company. was suddenly called east
Monday by a telegram telling of the
serious illness of a relative. He had
been here fixing up details of title
and water rights for his company.
He will return in July with the prin-
cipal officers of the company, their
engineers and biologists.
In the meantime ]. D. Madden is in
charge of the mining operations and,
as soon as weather conditions per-
nit, will start work or the proper
tics at Gold Park. No one in Ne
vada is more familiar with the min
eral deposits at Gold Park than
Madden, who has made a study of
the region for years. He will put
eight to ten men at work on the
property early in May. - Austin
Reveille.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-01
Rapidly Nearing COMPLETION

The Nevada Short Line railway.
the narrow gauge road which runs
from NenZel to the Rochester Mines
company mill at Rochester, is to be
extended to the upper town as the
result of a contract completed
recently with an Oakland firm,
which guarantees to have the line
built and in operation within 60
days. The deal was made by A. A..
COdd, president of the road.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-01
OLD CAMP HAMILTON
is QUITE PROSPEROUS

Chas. Minoletti, n of the pio-
neers of Hamilton, and a man who
has done much for his district,
spent n couple of days in Ely re-
Gently and reports that there is
more work going on there at the
present time than for several years
past. Lead is a fairly good price,
which with the high percentage of
valued carried in the ores, leaves a
nice margin of profit to mine owners
and leasers. A considerable ton
nagc Of ore is now ready to ship,
and will be going forward to the
railroad at Eureka as soon as the
roads in the vicinity of the camp
are clear of snow.-Ely Record.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-01
ELKS' EXCURSION IS
PLANNED TO BISHOP
MANY CARS WILL CARRY MEM
BERS OF LOCAL LODGE
TO CALIFORNIA

For the purpose of adding a few
more Elks to the herd that has al
ready rounded up for initiation into
the order among the citizens of
Bishop and the surrounding hills, a
dozen or more automobiles, owned or
manned by local members of the b.
p. o. E., will leave in a procession
for the town across the California
line a week from Thursday, where
two or three days will be spent with
the members of the large class of
neophytes now preparing to ride
the goat of the local lodge.
Promptly at s o'clock Thursday
morning, May 6, the cars will leave
the local Elks' home. on Columbia
street. On the same evening the in
vading cohorts will be entertained
at a trout banquet by their Bishop
hosts, and On Friday evening there
will be a grand Elks' ball, which will
be attended by many persons from
surrounding towns. Saturday will
be spent in sightseeing through
the beautiful mountain country sur
rounding Bishop, and on Sunday
the party of tourists will return
home.
Among those who have promised
to take their cal in the trip are
Walter S. Norris, A. H. Howe,
Charles S. Sprague, Thomas F. Dunn,
Charles G. Patrick, C. E. Redman,
George McKenna, Charles D.. Wilkin-
son, Frank S. Hunt, Jack Aylward,
John Byler, Jake Goodfriend, Charles
Reimer, w. d. Forster and DR..
Devine.