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Why the Patent Medicine
Business is Fraudulent
Progressive Farmer.

Progressive Farmer.
Point out which of our patent
medicine ads. are fraudulent,"
says an agency handling advcr-
tising for these nostrums. We
might reply by saving that so
long as this agency handles ad-
vertising Of such obvious and
outrageous frauds as "conSump.
ton cures" and Cancer cures"
it Convicts itself of stupidity or
insincerity in making any such
request. We may answer the
question, however, by saying
that the whole patent medicine
business is inherently and in
nately fraudulent.
The sale of patent medicines
can only be justified on the
grOud that any man is capable
Vt diagnosing his own ailments,
which is absurd on the face Of if,
II is we'll known fact that the
young medical student is apt to
imagine himself affected with all
the diseases he hears about dur-
ing the first few weeks he is at
medical college. The difficult
part of medical practice is the
diagnosis Of the disease, not
alone 10 name the disease, but to
know the stage and development
of the dlsease-in short, know
the diseased conditions. The
most skilled and best educated
physicians find their greatest
difficulties here, Notwithstanding
all their experience and scientific
knowledge. ii is notorious that
"a man who acts as his own at,
torney has 4 fool for a client" -
and the wisdom of the mar who
acts as his own doctor is even
less to be commended.
|. In the first place, therefore,
the use of patent medicines as
sumes the ability of q raan 10
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-03-31
Compulsory Education

In one of the cities OF
Carolina the school trustees
in sympathy with The Col
sorry education law. Thew
in their city school district
drcds of children betweed
ages of s and Ia who are ia
ing sent to school. Their p8f
not seeing the necessity fof3
act. The trustees. say that
would immediately setoitf a
have compulsory requirefneMi
Of the law made effectiYes ~
have not sufficient roomssa ff
Buildings to accommodate aHstlfI
children should they attend 81
that instance the trustees mus
provide more buildings befar1
thev, can require attendanoo
This they have undertakersauj
have planned to take care6fss5
the children This is a POD
and patriotic act of tltHS'
trustees.
In Pare!and we have tK
buildings, we have a large atten
dance but if one little child i
out that should be in school 3.
NAV be the child that wouS
make the most valuable and use
full citizen if some authorit,
would bring it into school.
A nice church or churches ar'
a credit to n town or communit,
only when the moral conditiorI
evidence their worth. A mid
school building and a competen
faculty and efficient trustees
would loose their good rating ii
the course OF a few years ifiI
literacy continued among eve
a small per cent. of the people
Have we not among us SOM
children who ought TO be Ii
school? Do we think that i
their parents don't care, ,becaus,
they. themselves have not
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-03-31

leg pS -apda0Rce III the
arm; Sheppard West was shot in
the thigh, and a ball <passed
through the flesh Of JOHN E.
Robertson's arm. \
Drs. Duncan and Moore, Of
Pageland, CAN'T end Thomas. of
Jefferson, Newsom, of Ruby, and
Funderburk, of Dudley. were
summoned. The wounds of the
injured were dressed, and J. M.
Arant and ]. D. Wallace were
taken to the Presbyterian
hospital at Charlotte. where oper-
atoms were performed. 1t was
found that the wound of Wallace
was not quite so serious as at
first announced. The ball enter
ed just above one hip bone and
passed out just above the other,
making about nine perforations
in the inteSiineS, but no impor-
tant blood vessels were injured.
The ball was found in his sock
when he was being dressed at
the hospital. Arant's wound
was more serious than at first
thought. The bali which enter
ed near the right hip bone passed
through the abdomen, making
eleven perforations in the intes-
tines and grazing the lilac vein.
A great mass of clotted blood
was,removed during the opera.
ton, and it was realized that his
chances for recovery were
~~slight. Late Saturday nigh
signs of peritonitis began to ap
peaH and none of his relative.
were allowed to see him Sunday
Policeman Funderburk anc
Rural Policeman Grant were il
the midst Of the battle, but som,
40 or so shots were fired ,hefor'
they succeeded in getting il
possession of all of the five pis
\tols. and one rifle they snatche,
from the hands of the part;ci
pants. Most of the pistols takel
were good ones, and the riff
was: 32-caliber Remington
Sheriff Douglass was notified a
once and he arrived shortly be
fore sunset and began and in
vestigation,- y+va. ~
Coroner Atkinson was sum
Red and The inquest was bt
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dog or VINO Shall suffer the
same 10 remain about his premi-
ses for ten days previous to the
assessment of the said tax or
previous 10 any Injury, worrying
or killing any stock shall be
deemed the owner of such dog.
The dog tax is to GO to the
SchoO. or road fund. -
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Nobody ought to talk about
anything he doesn't thoroughly
understand"
"Oh, | don't know" replied
the CHEEKY citizen. Nobody un-
derstands exactly what the
weather is or how it is produced.
And yet we all enjoy talking
about it,"
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counted II the buftding occupied
by the magistrate; a bullet passed
through the glass front OF each
of the three stores across the
street from the scene, and a b&ll
went , inches deep into a teie-
phone pole in the middle OF the
street. The innocent butcurious
by-standers who gathered to
witness the fisticuff stampeded
and raced for cover. They were
not scared, of course, but their
legs wouldn't stay.
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e,N% mules.
bHHWhAn he went to-


into halves thirds
ninthsJ he found it Was rmpossi-
bic with live mules; mules not
being very valuable, he unhitch-
ed one of his own, putting it with
the other seventeen making
eighteen, when he proceeded to
divide as follows: One-half, or
nine, to the eldest, one third, or
six to the next and one-nineth or
two to the youngest. Adding up
nine, six, two he found that it
rkpade seventeen, so he hitched up
bule and went home rejoic-
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-03-31
Russians Gaining Ground and
Italy Ready to Help

London, March 2S.-Violent
battles for possession of the
Carpathian passes continue.
The Russians who recently re-
gained possession of Dukla Pass,
are pushing their way toward
Bartfeld on one side and Svidnik
on the other where, If they
achieve their object, they will
take possession of the heads of
the railroads running southwark
into Hungary.
The Russians also are appear
ing against Uzsok Pass to the
east; but at Lukholka Pass still
farther to the east they apparent
ly are satisfied to withstand the
Austro-German attacks against
strong positions at Koziouwka,
which the Germans have tried
SO often to capture.
Along the rest of the eastern
front, battles are of a desultory
character, due doubtless to the
fact that the snow is m citing and
the rivers either are open or are
covered with such a thin coating
of ice that they will not bear any
weight.
In the West the commanders
are waiting for better conditions
before making an effort on a
large scale, although the French
here and there are attempting to
capture positions, which will
give them an advantage when
the general offensive starts.
Their more recent efforts have
kbeen directed against the heights
k2f the Meuse, east and south of
dun, in which both sides
TO have made gains. The
. -
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-03-31
: Travelling Men.

llloment the salesman
las Staggered, but he recovered
his breath and replied:
mo, madame, but we have
some in enraged rat color"
Another woman, in search of
a certain kind of basket, made
the salesman reach >down every
article of that nature on the
shelves except two. Then she
said, as she turned away:
81 only came to look for one
of my friends"
Madam" said the weary sales.
man, "if you have the slightest
idea that your friend is in eithei( I
of the other two baskets, | shall
be pleased to take them down.
New York Times.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-03-31

!. + !. { ! !: ! i i. i j ! !
that hel eshingle his
and j Ter the house
arc B4 him by the mer-
chg no says he cannot afford
to) )edvertise when times are hard
Iand he does not need to advertise
when business is brisk.
John Wannamaker made for
tune OF millions by mixing
brains with printers ink-but
then he had the brains. He ad-
vertised all the time, but most
heavily when times were dullest
His theory was that when dollars
in circulation were scarce, the
lions share of them went to the
merchant who hustled for them
and he considered Live advertis
ing the most profitable kind o
hustling,~~Greenville Piedmont
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.iie petition and now they
the law effective.
1nte rested citizen.
Lovely Day For a War

Aunt Mary is the best old soul
you'll meet in many day. She's
tended TO her knitting iH the
good oid-fashioned way. She
never gabs nor gossips, she has
no time to CAB and she seldom
reads the papers, cause, she says,
they make her sad. She drove
10 town {this afternoon to shop
nnsupi, a bit and Wilbur Jones
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-03-31

and he can be pun
failure just as ~
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1915-03-31

the gerry man lnvil
sit. Says he "Aint this
And Aunt Mary sayl
Aint heard a WORD
aint even heard nol
Jones says "Surel
and France and
a fighting with t!
it's worse than
answered swee
on her way,
rice weathes
Jest a lovely
The Harrison times., 1915-09-25
Commissioners Sale.

Notice is hereby given that /, Mar
vim Hathcoat. Commissioner OF the
Chancery Court within and for Boone
County, Arkansas, by virtue of iudg-
ment and decree of said Court render
ed on the 9TH day of Sept, 1915, in
certain cause pending therein between
Hattie K. johnson, Bertha Davis. Eliz-
abeth Cummings, Matte Garrison and
Jennie Miller, plaintiffs, and Alice
Morgan, Susan Thurman, Lillian
Thurman. Timothy Stubbs, Lavina
Stubbs, ais wife, James Stubbs, per-
son of unsound mind by his regular
guardian David Cation, Jacob Stubbs,
insane, and Marvil Murphy, MINOR,
defend ints, will, on the l4th day OF
October 1915, between the hours Of ten
O'Clock in the forenoon and three
o'clock in the afternoon, at the South
Door Of the County Court House in the
City of Harrison in Boone County
Arkansas Offer for sale in bulk to the
highest bidder at public outcry on
credit three months. the following de-
scribed lands in the County of Boone
in the State of Arkansas, to-wit:
The East half of the South fraction
al half of the Southwest fractional
quarter of section thirty-one (3D, in
township eighteen (lS) Nortn range
twenty (20) West; and the North half
of the North Wost quarter of the North
East quarter of section six TO- in town
ship seventeen on North range
twenty (20) West,
Said lands will be sold for partition
among said plaintiffs and defendants
according to their several interests as
ascertained by the Court.
The purchaser at said sale will be
required to give ucte with approved
security bearing eight per ceut inter
est and a lien will be retained on said
lands till the purchase money is paid
Given under my hand this the 18th
day of Sept, l9ls.
MARVIN HATHCoAr,
Commissioner in Chancery.
Pace & McMahan,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs.
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blank forms prescribed for that
purpose and sworn to before either
the register or the receiver. or before
a United States commissioner, or
the Judge or clerk of court of record
in the county or parish in which the
land lies, or before any officer of the
classes named who resides in the
land district and nearest or most
accessible to the land, although he
may reside outside of the county in
which the land is situated An APP
plication is not acceptable ii execut-
ed more than 10 DAYS before its FL
ing at the land office.
Each application to enter and the
afiidavits accompanying 1t must re-
cite all the facts necessary TO show
that the applicant is acquainted
with the land; that the land is not,
to the applicants knowledge, either
saline or mineral in character; that
the applicant possesses all OF the
qualifications of a homestead entry
man; that the application is honest
ly and in good faith made for the
purpose OF actual settlement and
cultivation, and persons wishing to
make homestead entry must first
90 over the tract, which they have
pick out, and fully Inform themselves
as to the character of the tract, for
each applicant is required to swear,
that he is we'll acquainted with the
land ia question.
IF You ARE A SOLDIER OR SAILOR.
A soldier or sailor making entry
during his enlistment in time OF
peace is not required to reside per-
sonallv on the land, but may re-
ceive patent if his family maintain
the necessary residence and cultiva-
tion until the entry is 3 years old or
until it has been committed; but
soldier or sailor is not entitled to
credit on account of his military
service in time of peace, If such
soldier has no family, there is no
way by which he can make entry
and acquire title during his enlist
ment in'time of peace q
The Harrison times., 1915-09-25

Ahomestead entry may be made
by the presentation to the land
office Of the district in which the
desired lands are situated OF an
application properly prepared on
The Harrison times., 1915-09-25

Here is another Unsolicited member !:
ofthe Prince Albert oid-time jimmy: !;
pipers club" This is John o O'ReiHy, !;
of East Providence, r. l., who has
lust passed the century mark. Mr.; )
O'ReiIIy is one of those grand Old
men who has come TO this ripe age
with the joys of his friendly jimmy
pipe fresh in his mind each morning.
He has always been liberal smoked
The Harrison times., 1915-09-25
Live Stock Must Sell.

One 2.yr.old mule, $50; l-yr.od mule,
SIS; l.yr-old mule. $40; 2-yr-old tilley,
$50; 2-yr-old horse, $40; two 5-yr-old
mares, 500, two 2.yr-old registered
Jacks, S400 each; two l.yr-old Jersey
bull calves, $40 each; one 5-yr-old Jer-
sey bull fine producer, 500; two )
and 4.yr-old registered Jersey cows,
SIPS EACH fine grade Jersey cows
with young calves, from sos to 500 for
COW and calf good Kentucky bred
Jennets, $40 per head; 500 bales nice
prairie hay, 5sc per baie, or Sll per
ton; 100 bales of oats, 40c per bale.
Farm for sale also.
This stuff must be sold in 90 days.
Call and get bargain,
B. 3. PULLEN, Owner.
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Notice for Publication.
2TMFNT OF THE INTERIOR,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
U. S. Land Office at Harrison, Ark,
Sept. l4th 1915
Notice is hereby given that Samuel Ander-
son, of Harrison, Ark. Route No. 4, who, on
Feb. 26, 1914, made Homestead Entry No.
OPPOSE, for NE IA NV IA, Section Is, Town
chip 10 North, Range 20 West, 5th Principal
Meridian, has filed notice Of intention to make
three year proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the Register and Re-
ceiver, United States Land Office HARRISON
Arkansas, on the 2lst day of October, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses: George Null
ford, James Boyer, jeremiah NJ Longton and
Charles Garrett, all OF Harrison, Ark, Route
No. 4. -
BRICE B. HUDGINS, Register.
The Harrison times., 1915-09-25

A nervous commuter, on his dark
lonely way home from the station,
heard footsteps behind him. He had
an uncomfortable feeling that he was
being followed. He increased his
speed. The footsteps quickened ac.
cordingly, The commuter darted
down a lane. The footsteps still pur-
sued him. In desperation he vaulted
over a fence and, rushing into a
churchyard, threw himself painting
on one Of the graves. "lf he follows
me here, he thought fearfully, there
can be no doubt Of his intentions.
The man behind was following.
He could hear him scrambling over
the fence. Visions of highwaymen,
maniacs, garroters and the like flash.
ed through his brain. Quivering
with fear the nervous one arose and
faced his pursuer.
What do you want?' he demand
ed. "W-why ore you following me?"
Say" asked the stranger, mop
ping his brow, "do you always &C
home like this, or are you giving
yourself a treat tonight I'm going
up TO Browns, and the man at the
station told me to follow you, as
you lived next door. Excuse my
asking you but is there much more
to do before we get there?"
The Harrison times., 1915-09-25

Young men and young women
from your address have reserved
their rooms at Henderson Brown
College You should be in in their
number. Music, expression. literary
aud scientific courses, with athletic
literary society work, and spirited
student life, will be enjoyed by them
Do not wait, but write today
!. NJ. Workman, President, Arkadel
phia. Ark.
The Harrison times., 1915-09-25
Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that there will be
petition presented TO the Boone County Court
at its October term 1915, praying for a change
in the Compton and Carrollton road as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner OF the
southwest quarter of the northeast quarter OF
Sec 25, Township Ism, Range 22w: run thence
on east side OF half section line due north 10
the northwest corner OF said southwest
quarter of the northeast quarter; thence on
south side Of quarter section line due east TO
the intersection of said line with the SAID road
as il now runs. G. w. MARTIN
Prn. Pet.
Kingsley, Ark. Sept |. 1915.
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Notice for Publication.
apartment Of the Interior.
n. s. Land Office at Harrison, Ark.

Department Of the Interior. . At.
u. S. Land once at Harrison, Ark
Sept 7th 1915.
Notice is hereby given that Charles b
Coker. of Batavia, Ark. who, on FEB: Sth iglS
made homestead entry, No. os5l4 tor . ~
81 West, 5th Principal Meridian, has
fled motto notice Of Of intention to make three year
proof to establish claim to the land above
described before Register and Receiver eve
United States Land Office at HARRISON Ark'
n the 18th day Of Oct. 1915. &c..
claimant nnmess as witnesses George
n and William Heaton, Of Batavia arg
Warren Dillingham;, OF Kingsley; ArSn %; r.
pu''' VI D''" Register.
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THE AGRICULTURAL LAND IN THE
OZARK NATIONAL FOREST.

These lands are not subject to
Homestead Entry under regular
homestead law, but may be taken
up under the Forest Homestead
Act of June II 1906 write the
Ozark National Forest Office Harri-
son for Circular No. 263) and there
is considerable difference between
Homesteading in the Ozark Forest
and taking up the Vacant Govern
ment lands, and one should post
himself on the subject, your applica-
ton for a tract of agricultural land
in the National Forest, is filed with
the district forester at Washington,
D. c., for a specific tract of land.
If upon examination the tract is
found to be chiefly valuable for agri-
culture and not needed for public
purposes, the Secretary of Agrlcul-
ture will list it with the Secretary of
the Interior for restoration to settle
ment and entry, the applicant hav-
ing sixty days preference right to
make entry.
These are about the general con.
ditions governing the taking up a
homestead, and if there is any
question that you would like to
have answered more fully, or ones
that | have not perhaps answered,
will be glad to do so either in the
columns of the paper, or if you will
enclose stamp for reply will answer
you personally.
But you must bear in mine the
fact that the homestead lands are
fast disappearing, and they soon
will be thing of the past, and if
you have any idea of homesteading
it should bt done an once.
The Harrison times., 1915-09-25
Warning Order

State of Arkansas, County Of Boone. In the
Boone Chancery Court, September Term, 1915.
Marie Shook, Plaintiff,
VS.,
Beverly Shook. Defendant.
The State Of Arkansas to the said defendant.
You are hereby warnsd to appear in this
court within thirty days and answer the COM
plant Of the plaintiff, Marie Shook.
Dated this September l5, 1915.
Seal MARVIN HATHC0AT, Clerk.
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Warning Order.

State Of Arkansas, County OF Boone, In IN the
Boone Chancery Court September Term 1910
J,H. Fuller. r'''"'''
,us p,uar Defendant,
The state OF Arkansas to the said defendant
You are hereby warned to appear In this eonrt
within the next thirty days, ana answsr Fr,iar tnc
oouuHa Wtnass nv hand and the seal Of said court
this erst day Of September 1915; o,..,.
Seal marN'"
The Harrison times., 1915-09-25
Warning Order

The State of Arkansas in the Boone
Chancery Court.
E. A. Frost Plaintiff
VS..
S. W. Frost Defendant.
The above named defendant, S. W. Frost,
is hereby warned to appear in this court
within thirty days from this date and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff filed herein,
day of Sept. 1915. C,,.,.
(Seal) MARVIN HAlhCOAl' NteiA'
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Warning Order.

The state Of Arkansas, County OF Boone, IN
the Boone Chancery Court, September Term
1915. uur
Daisy Rogers, Plaintiff
VS.
Oscar Rogers, Defendant. so,.a,
The state Of Arkansas to the said defendant
you are hereby warned TO appear IN tnis
nIoInt ~ niaintiff Daisy Rogers. Dated this
September II. 1918. ,rucoAr c,o,s
lSenll MARVIN nN'"N0'' S'N'"
The Harrison times., 1915-09-25

Prince Albert 10 sold Everywhere because
The demand for it is uniuersai. So Vhereuey
you happen to run short just drop in the
handissf shop that sells tobacco and buy the
foppy red bag for jitney piece, Sc; tidy red
tin, IOc; Handsome pound and haF-p
tin hunidors; and that classy crystal glass
pound humidor With sp0nS 90. uaoistsRer top.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-11-26

Dickinson college freshmen football
team received Injuries In the game
with Wllnmsport high school
Thursday from which he died a few
haurs later
Abe Attrll, former frnthcrwcight cham
piun, tells O funny story about the time
Kid broad, one uf the good ones ot the
old days. was knocked out hy Aurrllo
Herrera, hardest little fighter the rlng
r.rr produced
Bro1Is father. according to Attcll had
told the Kid that II he ever floppod lo
tlink NJ his old daddy IN Cleveland and
gct up
Brond wns foorcd early In hls Herrera
I 'ght Az the referee tOlcd uff the count.
llruad mumhud "kld. think NJ your
AHddy In Cleveland and get np" up he
got
In the ncSt round Herrera landed an
other slrdgr hammer drive Rro Il. M be-
luy on the floor, went through the same
urt mumhlIug "kld think ~ your
daddy In rlcycmnd aud get up" he wbs
sp In llnv.
In tbr fourth round Herrera landed
harder than ever uu BroHd- jaw, aud
down went the Kid The referee had
about counted him out, when BROAD
dn1cd and dreamy eyed, looked no nud
s0id ~ ypu want me tO get ~ this
| time dad yuull have 10 come and pull
me- up