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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-12
Storm Damage of 5000, 900 In
Gulf Region

New Orleans; July Mot in
cluding Pensacola and the West
Florida coast, which are yet to
report, property damage by the
tropical storm Wednesday and
Thursday was conservatively
estimated tonight at $4,0O0,0O0.
This total covers Alabama and
Mississippi and includes damage
to buildings, crops, timber, ship
ping, railroads and telegraph and
telephone wires.
The aggregate of damage
probably will be materially in
creased when communication
with Western Florida is re-es-
tablished and threatened floods
in Central Alabama, where tor
rental rains fell all day today,
may add to the final total.
Five negroes are reported
dead near Birmingham and
Montgomery, Ala.
Compilation of reports from
points in Southern Missippi indi-
Gated damage in that section to
cotton, corn and other crops
was about S1,50O,OO0. Lumber
interest in Mississippi and Ala
bama suffered about $1,O00,OO0
damage, telegraph and telephone
companies about 100000. and
railroads about 100000. The
remainder of the damage was
estimated to buildings, shipping
and to crops in Alabama.
Twelve persons are known tc
have been killed and at least 30
are reported missing as a result
of Wednesdays hurricane on
the gulf coast and a series of
storms, tornadoes and floods
that followed in the interior of
Alabama and Georgia. In addi
ton unconfirmed reports say
that nearly a score of other per
sons were killed in isolated VII
lagos dear Mobile. Several days
will be required to determine the
correctness of the reports, ow-
ing to prostrated wire and rail
communication throughout the
storm swept region. Property
damage probably will reach
$5,O00,0OO.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-12
You Cannot Eat Your Cake
and Keep 1t

Can we sow cowpeas and soy
beans in July for hay and get
good results from the stubble as
a fertilizer? Would you SOW the
peas in corn at the laying-by time
and make good results?
Sowing peas or soy beans or
both without fertilizing, and then
taking the crop off and returning
no manure to the soil is abuot as
good way to run the land down
as any you can devise. The
stubble temporarily may do a
little good, but will not make up
for the loss from an unfertilized
crop taken off. But there is no
doubt that you can sow peas and
beans and cut them for hay and
improve the soil if you carefully
save the manure and return ii to
the soil that grew the crop, and
that is about the most economi-
cal way to use them.
The way to improve lands
with legumes is not merely to
grow them, but TO use them,
either as manure direct or by
feeding the hay and returning
the manure TO the land which
grew the peas. You cannot take
crops off the land of any kind
and expect the land to improve,
and you can run land down with
peas as we'll as with any other
crop. You can sow peas in corn
at last working and then after
cutting the corn and shocking it
disk down the peas and make
the surface fine for sowing win
ter oats IN September.-Progres-
sive Farmer.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-12
revenue Measure In Lower
House

Washington, July 6.-The
house today began a four days
debate on the administration
revenue bill, designed to raise
$197,O00,OO0 next year by a sur
tax on incomes and by taxes on
inheritance and on war muni-
tlons profits. Under special
rule a final vote will be taken
before adjournment Monday.
Majority Leader Kitchin open
ed the debate with a plea that
the bill be passed as a non parti-
san preparedness measure, since
so large part of the revenue to
be derived from it would go to
pay for army and navy increases.
Republican leaders replied by
charging the administration with
gross extravaganza and by at
tacking as i'll advised the means
now proposed to meet the treas
ury situation.
MIR. kitchin outlined in detail
the federal governments finan-
clal condition and the expenses
that will have to be met during
the coming year. A total of
$685. 100000, he said, would be
needed to carry out the enor-
nous appropriation programme
congress had drawn upon and
the $l97,00O,OOO to be raised 5v
the revenue bill would leave
$69, 100000 to be made up out of
the general fund.
Representative Fordney of
Michigan, ranking Republican
member of the ways and means
committee, attacking the propo-
sal for Surtax on incomes, de-
clared the income tax was
burden being imposed on the
Northern States by the South.
The IL Southern States which
control the Democratic house
caucus, he said, have II per
cent. OF the Cs~:atrry'S population
but pay only GA per cent. of the
income tax.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-12

An Englishman, an Irishman
and a Scotsman went forth to.
gether to burgle a farmhouse.
The Sassenach appropriated a
horse, the Gael a COW, while the
representative from Erin COM
mandeered a cart.
AS they were making their
way into a town a policeman
approached and asked the Eng.
lishman where he got the horse.
"Ah" was the reply. "I've
had it since it was a foal!"
"And where did you get that
cow?" he asked Scotty, who re-
sponded:
"Ah, I've had her since she
was a calfw
Turning to Pat; the constable
next asked: "Where did you get
that cart?"
"Ah, begor-a," quickly retort
ed Pat, "I've had it since it was
a wheelbarrow"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-12

Hank-"Ever in Boston, Bill?"
Bill-"Yep."
Hank-"Get tangled up any?"
Bill-"A little! I stole a pup
from a front porch. run two
miles with him and stopped to
rest right on de same front
porch I stole him FROM"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-12
Hold Up Your Head"


In letter to Robert Grim
shaw, of the Yew York Univer-
Silly, William Muldoon. who
ranks as one of the foremost re-
makers of physically broken
down men, gives advice that it
would be we'll for every man
woman, beYand girl in Ameri-
ca TO take to heart. He says:
II was taught IN early man.
hood not to throw my shoulders
back, stick my chest out, draw
my stomach in, or hold my chin
down like a goat preparing to
butt, but to always try and touch
some imaginary thing with the
crown of my head. If one tries
to do that-first understands how
to try and then tries-he doesn't
have to pay any attention to the
rest of his physical being; that
effort to touch something above
him, not with his forehead, but
with the crown of his head, will
keep every particle of his body
in the position that Nature in
tended it should be. And as a
boy l was advised to frequently
back up against the wall and
make the back of my head, my
shoulders, hips. heels, all press
against the wall at the same
time; and in that way get an idea
of what was straight, or, in other
words, how crooked was be-
coming by dropping"
Mr.. Muldoon is one of the
finest specimens of physical
manhood in the world. This
advice he gives he incorporated
in reply to question as to his
views of military training. He
is heartily in favor of thorough
training and drilling of every
male. He thinks a wonderful
amount of good would result if
it were made compulsory.
Both to young and old his
hold your head up" suggestion
is inspiring. Try it. The effect
physically and mentally is i'm
mediate. Ana why shouldn't ii
be? When the head goes higher
the impulse is to deeper breath
ing. A man find more elasticity
in his limbs. He steps out with
more ease. There is more spring
to his gait. He isn't a lumber
ing, shambling creature but a
man alive. With the elevation
of the crown of the head there
seems to come clearer thinking,
a more buoyant feeling and a
brighter outlook.
What Mr.. Muldoon terms "the
effort to touch something above
him" is the thing that makes all
the progress of the world. With
out ii we would decay. If it is
so with the spirit of man it GER
tainly appears reasonable that it
should be so with the body OF
man. AT any rate it is worry of
trial when recommended by so
high an authority.-Commerce
and Finance.
An Englishman, an Irishman
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-12
Union County News
Monroe Enquirer.

Nlr. l.. l.. Harris received a
telegram yesterday morning sta
ting that his brother, Mr.. Gerald
Harris, of McCauley, Texas, had
been seriously injured in an au.
tomobile wreck on July 4th. A
later message stated that the in
jured man had died. MIR. Ger.
aid Harris was a native of Ches-
terfield county, S. G. He went
to Texas about twenty years
ago. He was about 40 years
old and is survived by his wife
/ and four children. Mr.. L. L.
Harris left yesterday for Willis
Point, Texas, where the funeral
will be held soon after his ar
rival.
Mr.. G. Parker, formerly of this
county but now citizen OF Ark
ansas, is spending some time
with relatives back home"
MIR. Parker left Lanes Creek
township over twenty years ago.
He went to Georgia and about
nine years ago moved to Askan-
SaS.
Mr.. N. D. Saleeby attended a
meeting of Americans who are
native Syrians at Clio, S. c., a
few days ago. He reports that
more than $500 was raised and
sent to the suffering Syrians
who are cut off from commerce
and the principle articles OF food
which caused thousands of them
to starve during the past few
weeks. Local citizens of Syrian
descent have contributed freely
to sufferers in their native land.
Examination for clerk and car.
rler will be held in the postoffice
in this city on July d next. The
age limit is Is to 45 years on the
ffeate of examination. Married
women are not allowed to enter
the examination except when
they are separated from their
husbands and support themselves
and then they are eligible for ap-
pointment only as clerk. Appli-
cants must be physically sound
and male applicants must be al
least five feet four inches tall
and weigh not less than 125
pounds. Full particulars can be
had from the Monroe postoffice.
Monroe Journal
Sheriff ]. V. Griffith is now
driving the fine Oldsmobile car
which turned over and killed its
owner, who was travelling alone
near CheraW some two months
ago. The man was said to be
from California. The top and
tenders of the car were smashed
and other slight damages were
made. 1t looked like COM
plete wreck and when the exc.
cutor of the owner came he sold
the car at auction on the spot, at
a low price, before IT was moved.
1t was bought by a citizen of
that section who afterwards
traded it to Sheriff Griffith for a
Ford touring car and some boot.
1t is a fine new car and Sheriff
Griffith got bargain in it. Its
original value was over sixteen
hundred dollars.
John d. Rockefeller tells this
story on himself:
"Golfing one bright winter
day, | had for caddie boy who
didn't know me. AT unfortu-
nate stroke landed me in a clum
of high grass.
My, my! said. What am
| to do now?'
See that there tree said the
boy, pointing to tall tree a
mile away. We'll, drive straight
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-12
How to Live One Hundred Years

Chicago Herald.
How to live to be 100 years
old is told by Uncle Cape
Stanley, the centenarian of
Downers Grove. Here are some
of the rules that have governed
his own life, "a years of which
have been lived in Chicago's
western suburb:
mind your own business.
Don't quarrel with your
neighbors.
PAY for what you get and
when you get it.
Live within your means.
Laugh every time you find
something to laugh at.
Don't eat between meals.
Eat plain food and plenty of it.
Don't drink intoxicating liq-
uors.
Don't smoke or chew tobacco.
Keep up your interest in the
news of the world.
Go to bed early with a clear
conscience and get up with the
birds.
"Sleep eight to nine hours out
OF the twenty-four.
Don't worry about things you
can't help.
"Work and exercise outdoors
as much as possible"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-12

When | was starting in bust
ness" a celebrated man relates,
Il was very poor and needed
every penny | could earn to en-
large my little business. had a
lad of fourteen as an assistant
One Monday morning the boy
came in with very mournful
expression. | asked him what
the trouble was, and he said:
~ have no clothes fit to wear
to church, sir. can't get new
suit, because my father is dead,
and | have TO help my mother
to pay the rent
Il thought II over and finally
took enough money from my
hard, earned savings to buy the
boy good warm suit of clothes,
with which he was delighted.
The next day he did not
come to work. nor the next; and
when three days had gone by
went TO his home to find out
what had become of him.
We'll, you SEE, SIR said the
boys mother, Robert looks so
respectable in his new suit,
thanks to you, sir, that we
thought he had better look
round town and see if he
couldn get better job"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-12
DR.. Newsom to Wed

Chesterfield, July S.-Mrs. ].
L. Hurst has announced the en-
gagement of her daughter, Miss
Winnlfred Grace Hurst, to DR..
Robert M. Newsom. The we'd
ding will be solemnized on
September 9. Miss Hurst has a
wide circle of friends in the
State, especially in Columbia,
where she was graduated at Col
umbia college. DR.. Newsom is
a well known physician of this
county.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-12

MIR. Jones had become the
father of twins. The minister
stopped him in the street to con-
graduate him.
Well, JONES'" he said, 81 hear
that the Lord has smiled on you."
Smiled on me?" repeated
Jones. He laughed out loud"
Exchange.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-12

A 4-year-old boy in Columbus
has been having lots of fun the
last few months PLAYING with a
nelghbor's dog. The friendship
seemed to be mutual. The boy
was interested in everything that
pertained to Bowser. Recently
there has been considerable agi-
tation to require the dog owners
to pay the city license fee. An
nounce nent was made that the
police would soon begin to kill
all unlicensed dogs. So there
was a rush to the city clerks Of
flee to get licenses.
Mother. oh, mother! I'm not
going to play with Bowser any
more" the little fellow told his
as he ran into his home.
why, son, what's the matter
with Bowser?"
why, heard them say that
he has license on hlm."-Ex-
change.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-12

The soldiers marched to the
church and halted in the square
outside. One wing of the edi-
flee was undergoing repair, so
there was room only for about
half the regiment.
Sergeant" ordered the colon.
ell, tell the men who don't want
to go to church to fall out"
a large number quickly avail
ed themselves of the privilege.
Nov, sergeant" said the col
onel, dismiss all the men who
did not fall out and march the
others to churCh-thcy need it
St."-BoSton Transcript.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-07-12

"Who gave you the black eye,
Murphy"
Nobody gave IT to me; | had
to fight for it,"
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-06
DEMOCRATS STILL CLAIM
CONTROL IN new HOUSE
Leaders Declare Votes Of Two Inde-
pendents Will Enable Party
to Organize.

Washington, Nov 24.-Democratic
leaders claim that they will be able to
organize the next House of Represen
tatives, and the Republican leaders are
disposed to admit that there is color
for the Democratic claim.
Neither party will have enough
votes to give majority and plans for
organization takes into account the
probable attitude of the independents
of whom there are five.
OF these the Democrats claim two
Randall, elected as a Prohibitionist in
the Los Angeles district with Demo-
cratic Endorsement, and who acted
with the Democrats in the present
Congressman London of New York.
a Socialist, who is claimed for the
Democrats.
The Republicans claim three indie
pendents. They expect to get the
votes of Schall. Minnesota, elected az
a Progressive; Martin, elected as a
Protectionist in Louisiana and Fuller.
Massachusetts Independent Republic
an, elected over Representative Rob-
erts.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-06
FRANCIS JOSEPH'S BODY TO
LIE IN STATE TWO DAYS
Burial Of Late Emperor OF Austria
Will Take Place One Day
Next Week,

Vienna, Nov 23.-Arrangements for
the burial of the late emperor Francis
Joseph have not yet been made, but
the body will be inferred In the Capu-
chin mausoleum next week, probably
on Thursday.
On Monday the body will be re-
moved from Schoenbrunn castle to
Hofburg chapel, where it will lie in
state on Tuesday and Wednesday.
With Emperor Francis Joseph pass
es the worlds oldest monarch, a man
whose life was one continuous trag-
edy, which was to end in the greatest
tragedy of all time-the present war.
Francis Joseph was really beloved
by his people, who comprised half a
score Of races. They found i'm him
the cement which held together the
state structure of Austro-Hungary.
The heir apparent, Archduke Karl
Franz Joseph, has assumed the guild
ance of state affairs automatically. It
is not likely that festivities of any
kind will usher In his reign, certainly
not during the war.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-06
BRITISH LOSE BIGGEST SHIP
BRfTTANlC IN HOSPITAL SER
VICE, GOES DOWN.
Official Statement Announces Fifty
Lives lost-vesseI Destroyed
by Mine or Torpedo.

London, Nov. %. - The Daily News
Athens correspondent sends the fol.
lowing concerning the sinking the the
47,500-ton hospital ship and White Star
liner Britannia in the Aegean sea with
the loss of IS lives.
"The Britannia, the biggest passen-
ger'carrying ship in service in the
world was torpedoed at o'clock in
the morning and sank near shore IS
minutes later. She was going to Sa-
lon1ki but had. no wounded on board.
Her complement included 121 nur.
ses and 800 officers and men Of the
army medical corps. Twenty-Five of
the injured from the steamer are now
in the Russian hospital while others
are aboard Allied warships."
Biggest British Vessel.
The Britannia was a steel triple
screw steamship and the biggest Brit
1sh ship atloat. The Tea channel ir
the Aegean sea, where the admiralty
says the great ship was lost, is a bit
of water between the mainland OF
Greece and the island of Zea. From
this it is safe to assume that the Bri
tannic was bringing back wounded
from Saloniki, the channel being one
OF the direct routes to the Allies
depot in this section.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-06
Artillery Duels in France.
MEXICAN COMMISSIONERS
ASK CARRANZA APPROVAL
MH' Lay Proposals Formulated by
Americans for Border Control
Before First Chief.

Atlantic City, Nov. PA recess Of
two weeks has been requested by the
Mexican members of the Mexican
American joint commission to give
them opportunity to lay before General
Carranza the proposals formulated by
the Americans for border control.
The indications were that the re-
quest would be granted.
Alberto J. PAM probably will be
delegated by his colleagues to confer
personally with General Carranza and
present to him a detailed statement of
the developments since Secretary of
the Interior Lane presented the Amer
lean program as approved by Presi-
dent Wilson.
Carranza's representatives have in
sisted thus far that they cannot concur
In plan which, they maintain, would
involve the humiliation of their coun-
try.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-06
WHEAT CROP OF fourteen
COUNTRIES BELOW NORMAL
Production Placed at 2,222,s14,ooe
Bushels Showing in
Other Grains.

Washington, Nov. Is. - Combines
wheat crops this year of IA OF the
worlds graingrowing countries arr
estimated at 72.4 per cent of las
years production in a cablegram re
ceived at the Department of Agricul
ture from the International Instttut,
Of Agriculture at Rome.
The aggregate production is place;
at 2,222,914,000 bushels, or e2.e re
cent OF the five-year average. T.
countries are Spain, England, an
Wales; Ireland, Norway, the Neither
lands, Roumania, the 4S government
OF european Russia, Switzerland, Car
ada the United States, India, Japa1
Egypt and Tunis. A better shown
Is made in other grains.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-06
BANDIT cH,EFTAiN, LEADING $500
TROOPS, DRIVEN BACK WITH
HEAVY SLAUGHTER BY
CARRANZlSTAS. !.
PLAIN SOUTH OF CITY -
COVERED WITH DYING
rrevIno's Artillery Tears Big Gaps in
Attacking coIumn-1andit Forces
Continue Battle All Day-De
Facto Cavalry Pursues
Defeated Outlaws

Ell Paso, Nov. 25.-Villa forces num-
bering $500, led by Francisco Villa,
were defeated and driven backward
with heavy slaughter by de factes
troops at Chihuahua City according to
reports received here from Juarez.
The Villa forces made four desper-
ate attempts to capture the city, but
failed to get a foothold. The plain
south OF the city was reported covered
with dead and dying Mexicans of both
sides. The Carranza artillery tore big
gaps in the attacking column.
Attack Led by Villa.
Francisco Villa, riding a horse with
a crutch strapped at his side, was re-
ported in personal command of his
troops. He led his men in the first
advance which was expected to sur
prise General Trevinos brigade de-
tending the city. The movement OF
the bandits had been reported by
scouts and the Carranza troops were
ready and waiting.
The bandit forces continued the bat
tie with varying ferocity all day. The
last attack was driven off about g.
o'clock and the telegraph operator who
sen: the message describing the bat
tie said that firing could still be heard
at Chihuahua, but that it was becom-
ing fainter.
Pursues Beaten Bandit.
Goporo) rTrov;po rop,1eod +ho four<h
mass attack and followed the retreat
ng troops, driving them from their
temporary entertainments with heavy
osses, it was announced in Juarez.
The de facto troops are now pursuing
he bandits toward the south.
General Trevino, commanding j Z
2arranza forces, was wounded dur i
he fighting in the early afternoc> :.
While personally directing the fighting
rom the vicinity of Santa Rosa hill,
General Francisco Gonzales announced
Juarez after receiving a message
rom Chihuahua City.
Trevino, Wounded, Fights On.
General Trevino returned to the city
o have scalp wound on the right
side of his head dressed at the mili7
airy hospital. With bandage around
lis head he returned to his post at
ield headquarters and continued the
direction of the Carranza forces on tn =
lring line.
At 10 o'clock at night the military
authorities in Chihuahua City tele:
5raphed General Gonzales in Juarez
hat General Carlos Ozuna, in com.
mand of the Carranza cavalry. was
pursuing Villa bandits south in the
direction of Mapula and the cavalry
column was reported to be 10 miles
south of Santa Rosa.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-06
100000 Paid Guards' Families.

Washington, Nov. 23.-The war de.
partment up to date has spent $500 900
Of the 100000 appropriated by con.
gress to aid the families of national
guard troops stationed on the border.
Aid is being extended to 10000 families
and applications for aid are being re-
ceived at depot quartermasters at the
rate of 100 day. While the law au-
thorizes the secretary of war to pay
$50 month for the relief Of families
Of guardsmen the average has been
about $25. At the present rate the
entire fund would be depleted Jan. Is,
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-06
To Defend Long-Haul FREIGHT P,+..

To Defend Long-HauI Freight Rates.
Chicago, Nov. 22.-Defense of tho
long-haul freight rates to Pacific coast
points without proportionate reduction
OF intermediate rates was offered bv
representatives Of transcontinental
railroads before representatives Of thu
interstate commerce commission here
The case, which has been at issue 70,
II years, involves controversies ha
tween shippers of the east, west and
intermountain territory and the rail.
road and steamship lines. Hearings
will be held for a week in Chicago. ana
later In western cities.