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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-05
Get Off the Scrap Heap

If you are forty and thinking
of crawling on the scrap heap,
or If you are letting the old idea
possess you, causing YOU to feel
that the best Of your life is spent,
you are doing Yourself the in
justice of a lifetime. Unless YOU
have been "pig-like human"
over,fed and under-worked, and
in other words, if you are not
forty, stout" the best of life is
yet before you.
Even the fat man at forty is
not irreparable if he is still free
from the onset of degenerative
diseases, such as hardening of
the arteries, heart diseases.
Bright's disease, etc. He may
never be able to lick Jess Willard
or win an athletic championship
for the simple reason that he has
lived short on exercise and long
on appetite, but by adopting
rational plan of livlng-proper
diet, exercise, rest, and freedom
from alcoholics and other harm.
ful indulgences-he may live
yet twenty years, thirty or even
to be twice his present age and
keep in useful service.
To the man that is forty who
has made moderation in all
things his rule, life has only
well begun and fame is still pos
sible. Someone gives the fol.
lowing example as proof that the
best things in a mans life usual
ly comes 10 him after the age of
forty:
"E. II. Hartman was hardly
heard of before he was forty, and
he began his great work, the re-
organization of the Union Pacif
&c, at fifty two. Cromwell never
saw an army until he was forty
three. Grant was a clerk in
store at thirty nine. Woodrow
Wilson became president of
Princeton at forty-six. Sir Will
liam OSler himself would never
have been heard of if he had
died at forty, while Gladstone
did not introduce the first Home
Rule bill until he had reached
something like maturity at sew
enty. seven"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-05

A large negress was a witness
for the defense in an assault case
The lawyer for the prosecu.
ton tried TO get the witness
tangled up in her testimony, and
it happened that she soon gave
him an opportunity.
You say your name is Eliza
Jones" asked the attorney.
"4aS, sub" replied the witness.
And your age is fifty-eight?"
he pursued.
mo, suh," Indignantly replied
Miss Jones, "mah age is"
Hold on a moment" said the
lawyer, didn't you tell the court
a few minutes ago you were
fifty. eight years old?"
Deed ah didn't" retorted the
negress. "If ah said fifty-eisht
ah mus O. been thinking OBJ
nah bust measure"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-05
Rural Schools Must Be Improved

From the Progressive Farmer
five splendid suggestions for the
betterment of rural schools are
reprinted below:
l. Fit the schools to the needs
of the people. In the main we
are farming folks, and the great
majority of us will remain so.
Why, then, should not our rural
school system aim first of all to
fit us for the lives we are to lead
and the work we are to do? By
all means make the training of
the farm boy and girl as liberal
as possible. but at the same time
let's always put fundamentals
first. Latin roots may be we'll
enough in their place, but any
rural school system that gives
them preference over corn and
cotton roots is bad.
2. Aim at the hree.teacher
school. The little one-room,
oneteacher school must go, be.
cause it cannot possibly be eff
cient. To get large schools,
with better buildings, better
equipped and with more and
better teachers, consolidation
seems the remedy. There are
thousands of Southern commu-
mites that NAV wonderfully i'm
prove their educational facilities
by combining two, three or four
small, weak schools into one
consolidated school with an ad-
equate teaching force. Putting
aside all preconceived notions,
ask yoursely sincerely whether
this is not true of YOUR own
neighborhood.
3. We must have longer
school terms. That there is a
direct and striking relation be-
tween the length of the school
term and the progress and
achievement of any state is we'll
known. Here in the South, the
bitter truth is that we must con-
tinue to lag just so long as we
are content to see Our children
getting an average of only so to
IS days of schooling a year. AT
least six months or 12O days
should be the very minimum,
and every community should
make 100 or 1870 days its ideal to
aim at.
4. Better teachers, better paid.
No school can be better than its
teachers. If these are poorly
paid, the better teachers will
very naturally drift to the com.
munities that are willing to pay
for good work. Good teachers
cost money, but money spent for
them is the wisest investment
that can be made.
5. Keep good teachers perma
nently. Finally, when we get
good teachers, every effort should
be made to keep them. The
drifting teacher. wandering from
school to school year after year,
never becomes identified with
community life, and has little
real interest in community de-
veiopement. Provide a home
and farm tor the principal, pay
fair wages to all teachers, and
their interests will become ident-
flied with those of the communi-
ty.
Yes, these changes will cost
money; they will also cost time
and effort. But can your mon
ey, time and effort be better ex-
pended than in cause that will
mean happier, better, fuller lives
for your own boys and girls, for
the boys and girls of your neigh
borhood-and is there any surer
way of making your community
permanently better for your
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-05

The Old Dog and the New
Trick
This here scientific stuff am
farm management talk may lie
all right fer brook farmers" said
Farmer Slow coach, "but they
shore won't work when it comes
to maxim cotton an corn"
Tried 'em?" inquired Farmer
Hustlem.
NO." was the reply, 81 amt
tried 'em, an what's more, |
don't expect to. What's the Use
O me throwin' away my time
an hard work a-tryin' out some
fool notions them young sap
heads down at the expeeryrnent
station has got2 Do you rally
think they know anything about
farmin'? Bet they don't know
why some cotton blossoms is red
an some white, an still they've
got the nerve to try TO advise us
shore 'nough farmers. 1t makes
me mad plum through" Slow
coach fairly snorted his indigna-
ton and infinite scorn-
How'd your oats turn out?"
asked Hustlem, apparently wish
ing to switch the discussion to a
pleasanter topic.
"Sorriest kind" grumbled the
old man. Mostly straw, an not
much O. that. Rust hit 'em, the
smut hit 'em, dry weather hit
'em, an | got what wuz left, an
that wuzn't enough to bed my
Of cow through next winter.
I'm through plantin' oats; this
climates got so you jest can't
make EN-"
What kind of seed did you
use asked Hustlem.
Seed wuz good enough, |
Guess" replied Slow-coach. 81
lplanted some feed oats I'd bought
from Bill Barrett, an they look
ed all right to me-
Treated 'em for smut, sup
pose." said Hustlem.
Treated 'em for smut-how
do YOU mean?" asked Slow
coach, in actual wonderment.
Never mind; l thought you
didn't" went on Hustlem. plant
ed IN February, too, didn't you?"
Yes, | did; but what's that got
TO do with it?" asked Slow
coach, reseDtfully.
"Oh, nothin., | guess, nothin'.
| just happened to remember
that last year l got hold O. one
of them experiment station bull
letins you been cussin', an it
said that fall plantin', ,sin' rust
proof seed an treatin' them for
smut all together could be de-
pended on to double our oat
crop. an | didn't have any bet
ter sense than to try 'em.
"How wuz your crop?" asked
Slow coach.
II averaged Just little over
forty five bushels to the acre on
twenty acres" replied Hustlem.
Say" he asked, slyly, moving
off down the road, did you
ever hear about the folly O. try
in to teach an old dog a new
trick?"- k?"-Progressive Farmer.
"A large negress was a witness
for the defense in an assault case.
Tho F. II
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-05
Drive Mighty Wedge Into Ger
mans Lines

hAoho kAAlCo
London, July 1.-The grand
offensive on the Western front.
begun by the British and French
on both sides of the River Som
me, 60 miles north of Paris, ear
ly this morning has already re-
suited in a great wedge being
driven into the German lines
along a l6 mile front, with its
sharp point penetrating nearly
five miles.
AT 6 o'clock the British had
pushed from a short distance
east of Albert as far as Montau
ban, more than five miles away,
and had repulsed a German
counterattack on that village.
Both to the north and the
south a number of other villages,
including Hebutern, Serre, La
Boisselle and Mametz, had been
swept out of German hands,
some of them only after deter
mined resistance by their de-
tenders.
Friercourt, three miles east of
Albert, still was in German pos
session in the early evening, but
with the capture of Montauban
and Mametz to the east and
southest Of it and La Boisse!!e to
the northeast. the place was
nearly surrounded and its speedy
surrender seemed inevitable.
Farther south the French are
cooperating with the British and
have taken the village of Corfu
and scored other notable ad-
vances.
The entente allied drive was
begun against German trenches
leveled after seven day bonn
bardment, in which more than
100000 shots daily had been
fired.
The tremendous often sive
which has been launched by the
British army on the German
front is the elimination of five
day bombardment which in the
amount of ammunition expended
and in the territory involved ex-
ceeds anything of the kind that
has been previously known in
the world war.
For weeks reports have been
current in England and France
that the big push" of the British
was about to commence. 1t was
stated that England had 2,OOO,0 900
men, fully equipped and trained,
in preparation for the supreme
effort to break the German lines.
More than 100000 shells are
declared to have been fired dai-
ly in the preliminary lombard
ment, which extended over a
front 80 miles in length.
The menace of the British at
tack was full ly appreciated in
Germany, according to newspa-
per comments from Berlin, and
the utmost confidence was ex.
pressed in the ability of the Ger
mans to meet and crush it.
The allies are now on the Of
fenslve in practically every field
of the war. The British assault
comes on the heels of the great
successes won by the Russians
in Gallcia and Bukowina, which
have resulted in completely driy.
ing the Austrians from Bukow-
ina. In the Italian front the
central powers have also met
with severe reverses and for sew
eral days the Italians have been
steadily driving the Austrians
from positions in the Trentino.
The defense of Verdun by the
French appears to have stiffened,
and the balance of battle in that
bitterly contested sector appears
recently to have swayed in favor
of the defenders.
The great offensive under.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-05
UNION COUNTY NEWS

Monroe Enquirer.
Mr.. A. G. Penegar, carrier on
route number one from Monroe,
says that crops on his route are
the best they have been in three
years.
1t has been decided to begin
the union tent nesting July 10th.
1t will continue two weeks. DR..
w. N. Ainsworth, of Macon, Ga,
will do the preaching and Mr.. 7.
w. Jelks will lead the singing.
Two services will be held daily,
Postmaster f. G.. Winchester
has a paper that he prizes very
highly and has recently had it
put under glass to preserve it.
The old paper is the commission
from the postal department of the
Confederate States of America
to Mr.. Thomas D. Winchester,
father of Postmaster E. G.. Win
chester, appointing him postmas-
ter at Monroe. The Commission
was issued from Richmond, Va,
and bears the date Of July 6,
1861. Mr.. Thomas D. Winches-
ter was the first postmaster at
Monroe and served as United
States postmaster until the Con
federate States of America form.
ed a government.
Mr.. B. A. Williams and Miss
Eta Griffin were married yester-
day afternoon at the residence
of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis Griffin, two and half
miles east of Monroe. Rev. E.
IC. Snyder performed the marri-
age service. The groom IS a
son of Mr.. w. E. L. Williams, of
east Monroe township, and his
home is in Sanford. He is a
young man of splendid charac-
ter, is energetic and has the fac
ulty of making and keeping
friends. The bride is the only
daughter of her parents. She
has by her splendid character
and fine disposition made many
friends. y
We know a man who carries
in his pocket a well-worn card
on which is printed in bold type,
$50 live that you can look every
man straight in the face and tell
him to 20 to hell" Not elegant,
did you say? Maybe not. If
you are going to preach about it.,
why, 60 ahead; we are perfectly
willing tor you to do so. But aft
er all the preaching you can do
has been done, the fact remains
that many a fellow who is corn
cred, who has been found out IN
his crookedness and his crime
and his aCcuser stands before
him, wishes from the bottom of
his soul that he could lit his
chin, look his accuser straight in
the eyes and say in accents clear
and with conscience clean some
of the words printed on that
card. Never a man went to
hell who could with clear con-
science say to the man who &C
cused him of wrong doing some
OF the words On the little card
the man referred to carries IN
around with him. 1t may not
be high standard-living up to
the one set on the card-but, say,
this would be- a different kind of
a world and that for the better
if everybody lived up to that
standard-and that's fact.
Mysterious Boat In American
Bay
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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-05

This chicken soup seems to
be rather weak" said the new
boarder.
II don't see why" replied the
landlady. 81 told the cook how
to make it, but perhaps she didn't
catch the idea"
"Or perhaps she didn't catch
the chicken" suggested the new
boarder. er.-Exchange.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-12-01
A WISE PHILOSOPHER

No business man in any town
should allow newspaper publish
ed in his town to be prined with
out his name and business men
toned somewhere in it's columns.
This applies to all kinds of bust
ness, geneal stores, dry goods, gro
GERS, furniture dealers, professional
men and in fact all classes of bust
ness men. This does not mean
that you should have whole or
half or even quarter OF page
in every issue of the paper, but
your name and business should be
mentioned, if you do not use more
than a twoline space. A stranger
picking up a newspaper should be
able to tell just what business is
represented in town by looking
at the business lineup in the news
paper-Printer's Ink.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-12-01

through Mrs. Potter Palmer, chairman
Of the wOman's committee of the
Worlds fair, they were engaged for
the Columbian exposition. Mr. Schild-
kret and his men have not only played
at the home Of Mrs Potter Palmer, but
also at the homes of Mrs. Marshall
Field and other social leaders.
Mr.. Schildkret has studied the wants
Of the Lyceum and Chautauquas and
has an appreciation of just the kind Of
concert program that will best please.
His audiences often reach high pitch
Of enthusiasm on account of the vim,
life and fire which he puts In all rendi-
tions. In addition to this, he is one of
the finest flute soloists in America, and
his solos on this instrument are fea
ture Of every program. There are also
other solos as well as trio and quintet
numbers
The Holly chieftain., 1916-12-01
GAY zENoLA MAC LAREN.

Gay Zenola MacLaren attends the
production Of modern play FIVE times
and then, without ever having read
the original book or dramatizatibn or.
in fact. any Of the lines in any way.
can 20 upon the Lyceum or Chautau
qua platform and give an initiative re-
cital of the entire production. imper-
sonadng every character. This at once
places Miss MacLaren as an entertain
or N q class entirely by herself.
Miss AacLaren frankly admits that
her power u not the result of years of
study and work. although 1t has taken
close application and pains to develop
and perfect it. but Of natural born
gift for mimicry. She does not claim
to originate the many characters she
assumes, but to give a faithful repro
duction Of them as portrayed by the
great artists and their supporting com
panies in the original productions.
In order 70 do this work one gift II
absolutely necessary. without which
The Holly chieftain., 1916-12-01
A NECESSITY
Mrs.. Csnies Say. Could Not Keep
Hsuss Without Black -Draught.

Hardin, Mo.-Mrs. J. W. Collier, Of
this town, who knows from experience
Of the merit Of Black-Draught Liver
Medicine, has following to say for
publication: ~ want to let everybody
know that I have used Thedford's
Black-Draught for many'years, and it
= just what is claimed for it. I am
never without Black-Draught, and
really couldn't keep house without it.
Whenever feel bad, I take a small
dose, and feel better right away.
I advise everybody who suffers
from liver or stomach trouble to use
Black -Draught Liver Medicine"
For three-quarters Of \ century
(75 years), Thedford's Black-Draught
has been regulating irregularities Of
the liver, stomach and bowels, and has
long been recognized rs the standard
remedy. It is 4 fixture in thousands
Of homes % the main stay Of the FAM
lily medicine chest.
If you have not tried It, get pack
ne from your nearest dealer, today,
He sells It In 25c and $1.O0 packages,
making It cost you only one cent =
loss. AcRS
The Holly chieftain., 1916-12-01

whistling quartets and solos, instru-
mental duets and trios and vocal duets.
Dorothy Fairchild, the youngest
member Of the company, began her
musical education at the age of seven
years and appeared in public recital
at the age Of nine. She is a pupil of
Herbert Butler (American Conserva-
tory, Chicago. Last year she was a
member Of the Coyla Spring Concert
Company.
Leila Fairchild studied expression at
the University Of Wisconsin and voice
with A1agnus Schultz of the Sherwood
School, Chicago. She was member
Of the Spring Concert Company.
Bessie Fairchild studied piano with
Emil Liebling for a number Of years
She has also taken an active part as
member Of the Rockford Qll.) Men
delssohn Club and the Treble Clef
Club Of Belolt, Wis.
Mildred Mereness studied voice with
Magnus Schultz; also the cello with
well known Chicago teachers.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-12-01
SUPERIOR SALE BILLS

The Chieftain's sale bills are well
known thruout the Valley We
print them the right way, and they
always attract attention. Any size,
heavy cardboard for tacking up, or
lighter paper for mailing Farmers,
let your light shine, so bring your
sale bills to this office. Rates are
always reasonable
The Holly chieftain., 1916-12-01
FAIRchILD LADIES' QUARTET

FA'HChIlD LADIES' QUARTET.
The personnel of this company is as
follows:
Bessie Fairchild, pianist and So
prano; Mildred Mereness. cellist and
soprano; Dorothy Fairchild, violinist
and contralto; Leila Fairchild, reader.
Vioiinist, contralto and pianologist.
The demand among Lyceum commit
tees everywhere for a quartet Of Ia
dies who, In addition to being vocalists,
are versatile upon orchestral instru-
ments has been insistent during recent
years. Few demands of the Lyceum
have been more difficult to fill. which
accounts for the small number of such
companies now on the Redpath list.
A company may be found which has
the requirements for an instrumental
program, but not good vocalists, and
vice versa.
The members Of the Fairchild La
dies Quartet are both vocalists and
instrumentalists Their program will
Include instrumental and vocal quar-
tets, piano, violin, cello, soprano and
contralto solos. readings, pianologues
The Holly chieftain., 1916-12-01
HUNGARIAN OR
CHlESTRA.

The Schildkret Hungarian Orchestra
Is probably more widely known today
than any other Hungarian orchestra
In this country. As a director Samuel
Schildkret can get as much music out
of six men as many directors will get
from an orchestra of ten.
Mr.. Schildkret and his orchestra first
became known during the Worlds fair.
Chicago. The members had then just
recently come to this country from
their native land, and their work was
attracting considerable attention when.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-12-01
THE AMERICAN QUARTET.

Conrad will render program consist
ing Of both vocal and instrumental mu
sic. Interpreted with cartoons. just
such a program as Lycenm audiences
delight in.
The instrumental music will lie pre-
scented by three members Of the quartet
on the violin. cello aud piano.
The length OF the program will be
about one hour and forty minutes. one
half hour being devoted to the work OF
Mr.. Conrad. the cartOOnst
Clayton Conrad features speech In
drawing his pictures. His experience
In newspaper cartoon and commercial
art work. combined with fine ideas OF
The Holly chieftain., 1916-12-01

his size. He is the apostle Of co-opers-
tion aud much feared enemy of spe-
cial privilege. He is a great political
speaker and is always in demand. He
has addressed great conventions and
commercial bodies in Minneapolis. Chi
caso. st. Louis. Omaha, Kansas City
and other centers. Thirty-hve thou
sand copies of his speech before the
Hardware and Implement Dealers as
sociation In Kansas City were dis
tributed east Of the Mississippi river.
Nelson Strong. Darling was born In
the beautiful little city Of La Porte.
Ind. At q very early age he was
widely known as an entertainer and
speaker. He came west in his early
manhood and engaged in the lumber
business and for years has been at
the head of a large jobbing and man
ufaeturing concern In Oklahoma CITY,
be home.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-12-01
Holly's LyCeum Course Begins Dec. 5th
Numbers tYouse
In nEvyNum merPe eche an PORTRAIT f nstosFv
HON. NELSON S. DARLING.

Sss' "eeSSN " S~"1sTNS.
Hon. Nelson S. Darling. widel,
known in business circles as Nels. Is
not an experimenter or mere theorist
He has been through the mill from
nswsboy to general manager Of q great
business and bank president.
He has worked As laborer and
spent fourteen years on the road a. q
travelling salesman. He IL known t.
lumber dealers and other business
men all over the United States.
He y q big man mentally and phys,
isally and has q heart in keeping with
The Holly chieftain., 1916-12-01

years Of study aid training and even
natural dramatic talent would be use
less. That is the power to change the
voice to such an extent that the audi
ence is able to distinguish between the
characters the moment they are sup
posed to enter
She has also given a recital for Ella
Wheeler Wilcox at her bungalow at
Long Beach. Conn. and this famous
writer expressed herself about Miss
NacLaren's work as follows:
81 consider Miss Gay Zenola Mac
Laren one Of the maryels Of the age
She possesses unique genius combined
with womanly beauty. 1t is delight
to see and hear her"
The Holly chieftain., 1916-12-01

color, nts him well for the position he
holds With this company.
The pictures he draws in color are
original and are new ideas presented IN
novel way. He uses two easels. Mr..
Conrad has made special study of
coloring, and the results he obtains in
a few moments with crayons are truly
wonderful.
The cartoons and caricatures be
and are bound to make you laugh and
cause you to forget your worries and
care.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-12-01
Piano For Sale

We have a fine new piano at
Holly, Colo., which we will sell
cheap. Very liberal terms. Ifin-
terested. write.
The DENVER MUSIC CON-
PANY.
Denver, Colo, for particulars.