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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-11-24
joel
Randall'S
Gift"
BY" George Elmer Cobb
2S2S4v2N4N4N1N4S2NxSl
Copyright. 1915. by W. q. Chapmanl

Copyright. 1915. by w. Q. Chapman)
BE content, Joel. Who could be
happier than ourselves?"
'But budding genius. marvellous
scope Of voice. grand delivery, orator,
ical effect Tell you. Nancy, that show
fellow said was mixture of CarusC
and Patrick Henry"
Well, even so. Joel" admitted his
wife. with a barely suppressed smile.
isn't leading the choir. being grand
master Of your lodge and calling home
the COWS till the welkin rings enough
exercise for your rare gifts?"
"Cows!" spurted Joel disdainfully
Say, Nancy, you degrade me. All
right! Wait and see. I'm an orator,
and I'm going to develop my gift!"
He's bewitched with his own van
ity," sollloquized Mrs. Randall regret.
fully, and surely Joel acted out the
part. Various neighbors told of dis
covering him In the midst Of some
thicket spouting away like a mad &C
tor. Others reported coming across
him behind this and that haystack,
practicing the gestures that are sup
posed to emphasize the effectiveness
OF Unborn eloQuence.
Hes got the bug" said old Mr..
Morse, his fatherin-law, philosophl.
cally, and It'll have to work out Of
his system"
well. Nancy" announced Joel one
morning q few days later, I'm going
away for q day or two"
Nancy was sorrowful, but silent,
awaiting her husbands further words,
suspecting that It had something to
do with his newest whim.
you see, ever since that day that
the crier at the circus got q cold and
l relieved him at the megaphone, I've
remembered his words. He said he
never heard such grand vocality, |
think he called 1t. He said I'd be q
wonder on the stage or rostrum. I've
been practicing since at odd times.
That circus fellow gave me the I'D.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-11-24
! Her Son Subject. to Group

"My son Edwin is subject to Group"
writes Mrs. o. E. Irwin, New Ken
singtOn, Pc. Il put In many sleepless
hours at night before | learned Of
ChamberlaiD's Cough Remedy. Moth
ers need not fear this disease IL Ithey
keep bottle Of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in the house and use 1t Is d.
rected' 1t always gives my boy relief. -
0btainable everywhere
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-11-24
II DON'T SUFFER
ANY MORE y
"Feel Like a New Person, /"
says Mrs. Hamilton.

New Castle, Ind.-"From the time
was eleven years old until was seven
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-11-24
Why He Ate at Home.

Hello, is that you, dear?' asked Mr..
Rounder over the phone. Il called
you up to tell you that l will not be
at home to dinner My friend, John
Brown, is in town."
Tn so glad" replied Mrs. Rounder.
II was afraid you might be home to
night. My friend, Tom Jones, is ir
town. Good-by, dear"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-11-24
Heard In N. shoppfna District.

why do you always have your bar.
gain sales In the basement" Queried
the woman who was doing q shopping
stunt.
Because 1t jibes with the eternal
fitness OF things" explained the pro-
prietor. "An article in the basement,
you see is bound to be lower than Q
similar article on the floor above"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-11-24
HARD CHRONIC COUGH
Made Well by Delicious vinol

CrestiiBe, 0hio.-'I contracted 6
hard, chronic cough, and was weak,
nervous and run down. I have a small
family Of three, and il was hard for me
90 do nv work / took different medi-
cines without benefit. Finally I heard
about vinol, and II has restored me TO
health and strength, ny cough is all gone
and / feel fine. Mrs. H H. CARLISLE.
Yinol is a constitutional remedy for
chronic coughs and colds, and for al
weak, nervous, rundown conditions
Try Il On our guarantees.
Reamss Bros. SOmerviIle. Tenn.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-11-24

Manager-YOur acting last night
was certainly the limit.
De Star-Why, sir. what do yes
mean?
Manager-Well, here are dozen let
ters I received from deadheads this
morning demanding that their names
be erased from the free list.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-11-24
a oREAT TENNassEE ORCHARD,


tSnn0us ohatshbtty "a Asn@~p
At LAsaing, Morgan county. tAsrs
Aas been planted during the past three
years IN srehard covering tee asrss 81
and. and The planting IL only began.
Thousands Of peach trees came late
bearing this year. The owners sstimat
LOG the crop at ons-hah bushsl per
rec.
The trees are vigorous. VITA rich.
eark green foliage and an abundance
pf new wood for next years crop. The
young apple trees could not look mere
promising. The whole orchard shows
Intelligent care: good pruning has
Asen done, giving 10 each tree strong
skeleton. Part Of the orchard 10 In
.cowpeas, to be plowed under as fer
kilizsr; and hundred acres 10 In
Strawberries which have been well
cultivated. This Is commercial or
ehard In which no shares are for sale;
and there Is not an enterprise OF great
Or promlss In the South.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-11-24

teen i SUFFERED eacn
month so | had TO be
in bed. l had head
ache, backsche and
such pains ! would
cramp double every
month. | did not
know what it was
to be easy 9 minute.
My health was all
run down and the
doctors did not do
me any good. A
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-11-24
Doing the Work

W. 7. NaRneys Noel, Mo-. writes.
"Your B. A. Thomss' Hog Powder is
doing the work down in this. part Of
the world. It proved to be what we
needed to prevent and cure hog cholera
and expel worms. w. s. Shinault. 12-1
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-11-24
BAD STOMACH TROUBLE
Yields to Delicious Vinol

Shreveport, La-T had bad stOm-
Sch trouble for years and became 90
weak could hardly walk or do any
work. My appetite was poor, my food
would not digest, bloated and was very
weak and nervous. / tried many rene
dies without help. saw Vinol adver-
kised and tried II, and now my stomach
trouble Is completely cured and l am
Mell."-E. L. MARSHALL.
vinol Is guaranteed to tone up the
aired, oyer-taxed and weakened nerves
Of the stomach and create strength.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1916-11-24

can be found in case Of Colds, Coughs,
La Grippe and Headaches by using
Laxative Quinidine Tablets, Does not
affect the head or stomach. Buy your
winters supply now. Price 25c. l2-l
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19
Congress This Week Seeks Pro-
lection For Americans.

Washington, Jan. l6.AThe
problem of securing protection
for American life and properly
in Mexico, revived by the Santa
Ysabel murders, is expected by
congressional leaders to be a
dominant subject in the procee,i-
ings of both houses during the
coming week. Issues arising
from the European war have
been completely overshadowed
by 1t and conservation bills and
other important legislative mea-
sures under consideration are
not drawing the attention that
ordinarily be given them,
Members of the House and
Senate are unanimous in their
insistence that the Santa Ysabel
bandits be punished, but the ma
jority oppose any step that
would result in Intervention,
which might mean destruction
of the de facto Government the
United States and the Pan.
American Nations led in estab
fishing.
Mexico will be the basis of
formal consideration by the SEN
ate Foreign Relations Commit
tee beginning Wednesday, when
the nomination of Henry Prath-
er Fletcher as Ambassador to
General Carranza's Government
will be taken up, Administration
leaders are hopeful that a report
recommending confirmation
will be made to the Senate with
out delay. Several opposition
Senators. however, have an
nounced they will oppose such
a step vigorously, and it gener-
ally is admitted nothing can be
done toward confirmation until
the Republicans have been ap.
peased by an answer from Presi-
dent Wilson to Senator Falls
resolution asking for reasons
which led to recognition of Car.
rama.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

The small towns and rural
districts have never had real
high class, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
ment because talent that was al
all worth while commanded so
much better pay in the cities.
The towns have had CHEAP
shows and vaudevilles, and it was
this or nothing. Not many
years ago movement was start
ed to give the small towns some
thing really worthwhile and in
that way drive out the cheap
shows. This is called the Chau-
tauqua. 1t is indorsed by the
preachers and the leading people
everywhere. The people should
avail themselves of the oppor
tunlty to see these attractions
which are worth the time and
the price. By coming to the
small towns the chautauuua
comes in reach of the country
people who rarely have an op
portunlty TO attend in the cities
"A few citizens OF Pageland
nave guaranteed the payment of
the necessary amount of money
TO secure a 3-day chautauqua
Tor Pageland, and it is to come
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
February 3, 4 and 5. Is il neces
sary to ask you to attend?
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

Last year this paper took oc-
casion to remark that too much
OF the school money of the
State is given to the colleges
and too little to the common
schools. For this we were tax
en- to task by the Columbia
Record, and perhaps others, and
an attempt was made to show
that our ideas were entirely
wrong and our information on
the subject slight. We are ready
for another rebuke. We still
feel thata larger per centage of
the available funds should be
placed where most needed. We
have never said the higher in
stltutions receive too much
money, but we have said, and
here repeat, that the public
schools receive too little.
BY reference to Mr.. Rivers
letter elsewhere 1t may be seen
that in his opinion a majority of
the members of the house think
as we do. We hope something
may be done at this session to
give the mass of the people bet
ter opportunities to educate their
children.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19
McBEE ITEMS

Mr.. G. G. Curtis and family
have moved to Sanford. N. G.
Mrs. Arthur Able aud children
have returned home from Sa
vannah, Ga, where they visited
relatives during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Andrews,
of McRae, Ca, accompanied by
MIR. Vance Andrews. were the
guests of Misses Mary McPher-
son and Mollie Poston for a
while last Thursday. They were
making the trip by automobile
to visit relatives in Fayetteville
and other points in North Caro-
lima.
Little Miss Francis Latta is
visiting relatives in Camden this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Sanders
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
James Lucas at Bethune.
Miss Emma Poston spent
Tuesday and Wednesday IN
Columbia.
Mrs Tom Hearon and child
rem, of Bethune, spent the week
end here with selatives.
Mrs. D. M. Pate and children
left for their home at Patrick
Saturday, after a two weeks Wis.
it with relatives here.
DR.. J D. Ingram spent Sunday
with his mother, Mrs. Sarah In
gram at Pageland.
Mrs. B. l.. Norwood visited re-
latives at Bethune last week.
Mr.. Frank Lewbrick and fam.
lily have moved out to the Allen
place.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

Chesterfield's representatives
IN the lower branch of the legis-
lature may not be as polished
and as eloquent as a few other
members of that body but they
furnish their share of the brains,
all right. The county will hard
ly find two more level-headed
men. even if changes are made
in the coming election.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
]. w. Elkins, Pastor.

ed by Mr. ]. r. Cato. These
union services are proving vefy
helpful, and the crowds are I'm
creaslng every week. Come
and bring some one with you.
Preaching at Meiho dist church
on 9Th Sunday morning at II
O'Clock. and at the Presbyterian
church at 7 p. m.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19
Whale of a Wollop

a very demure looking Sal
walton Army lassie, who was
travelling in a railway train, was
asked by a man sitting next her
whether she believed everything
in the Bible.
Yes" she replied, 81 do"
Surely" exclaimed the man,
you don't believe that Jonah
was swallowed by a whale?"
Yes | do, hut I'll ask him when
l 60 TO heaven" she said.
But suppose he's not in heav.
en- inquired the stranger with a
sneer.
Ihep you ask him." was the
Salvation Army girls reply.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

Into the room of tie country
editor came a bluff old farmer
with his lS-year-o old son.
i've come for little infor
nation, sill" he said, hopefully.
Il shall be delighted to do
what can for you," was the DO
lite reply.
swell, this son of mine wauts
to go into the literary business,
and | thought you would be
able to tell us if there was any
money in it. It's a good line,
isn't it1r
ee es , 7. replied HE editor;
,hesitatingly. I've been at it
myself for a good many years,
and"
The farmer thereupon looked
around at the shabby office, and
then at the shabbier editor.
Come on, Willie, he ordered.
Back TO your blowing, my lad!"
Philadelphia Record.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19
Letter From Representative
Rivers; Doings of the Legis.

Columbia. S. c., Ian. 15.-Mr.
Editor: Knowing that most of
your rerders are interested in
what the Legislature is doing l
shall attempt to give from time
to time during the session some
of the more important happen
ings as l see them. Now, in the
first place this session is only a
continuation of the one which
adjourned last February. The
calendar for the first day of this
session was made up of the bills
carried over from last. Some of
them of a constructive nature,
some of a destructive nature,
and more of them however of
the corrective type. Some of
them up to date have been kill,
ed by the votes of the members,
and lots more have been with.
drawn by the authors Several
more still remain but their day
OF fate is at hand because one
year makes great changes of
mind in people, conditions and
circumstances. The members
seem to be more interested in
strengthening and altering in
lots of respects the new laws
passed by this Legislature last
year.
Legislation new to this State
has been proposed, for instance,
a bill is pending in the house to
amend the Constitution so as to
allow divorces for certain causes.
A bill is pending in the Senate
to allow women to be notary
publics, and several other kinds
OF Legislation are proposed
which are new so far as our
state is concerned. But in my
opinion the greatest feat of legis.
lation which is now upon the
minds of a majority of the mem.
bers is the matter of schools. 1t
seems that we are in the majori
ty who think that the State of
South Carolina is spending too
much money on the higher in
stitutions and not enough for the
common schools. 1t is my
judgment that if a given .apoo,asu
Of roonov ;o xo
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

nary CQ SCHOOLS IN the
rural districts and the small
towns, because in these schools
the greater part of our boys ard
girls will get what education
they will ever receive. l am
making this fight along the lines
above stated and tell you /
have help.
The ways and means commit.
tee of which l am a member and
which has charge of all the ap.
propriations has gone on record
as favoring a wholesale reduc,
ton in expenditures this year
and is putting the pruning knife
to the estimates made for the
appropriations. However, it
takes a lot of money to run a
State Government and pay its
bills.
VIII write you again next
week and tell you something
about the States greatest I'M
in many years in any
of its departments and that is the
State Hospital for the Insane.
Hope you are all we'll.
Respectfully
]. Clifton Rivers.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19

Brown ION fishing trip)-"Boys
the boat is sinking! Is there any
one here who knows how to
pay" Jones (eagerly)-"I do"
BroWn-"All right. You pray,
and end The le, rest OF us will put on life
W'i'lsgs wv
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-01-19
NOW FOR BUSINESS

The season Of merry making has passed and
now it is time to get down to business, We have
taken stock and are now ready for real business
1t is purpose to make this year record breaker
To do this will Obliged to give YOU the best values
for your money. We expect to do this Come and see
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-29
LATE TELEGRAP HIC
NEWS OFF THE WIRE
BIG REWARD OFFERED BY
MAN HELD FOR HOMICIDE

MOUNTAIN VIEW, N. H., SEPT. 20
Frederick Small, whose wife was found
murdered in her home here today has
offered reward of $1,000 for evidence
to convict the woman's slayer. Short
ly after the reward was announced,
Small, who has since maintained 81
lence was arrested and charged with
the murder.
Small, according to local life
insurance agent, was jointly insured
with his wife for $4,000, In 1909 he
obtained judgement for $4,000
against A. H. Soden, then part owner
OF the Boston National League base
ball club for alienation of Mrs. Small's
affections.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-29
REYENTL0W SEEKS END
OF Z. S. BELGIUM RELIEF

LONDON, Sept. 29.-According to
advices received here from Berlin
Count Reventlow is conducting fur.
ious agitation in his newspaper, the
Deutsches Tageezeitung, to end neutral
relief for the Belgians. The idea that
American assistance, now given to
Belgium, should be extended to Belg-
ium stirs him to fury. He says:
Get rid at one stroke of American
ard other relief warks. We know these
neutral officials from our experience OF
the situation created in the Western
occupied territories by the introduction
of the American Fund Relief. Commits
sion. We must insist upon the non
sensical character of the suggestion
that in the middle of this great strug-
gle neutral power-and such neu-
trail power as the United States OF
America who have always stood polit-
ically in the camp of the enemies who
seek to destroy us-should be permit
ted to exercise even a shadow of con
troll in the territories occupied by
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-29
LABOR UNION OFFICIALS
REFUSE TO ADMIT DEFEAT

NEW YORK, Sept 29-Labor union
officials here who attempted to organ
ize a general strike in sympathy with
the striking traction employees refus-
ed to admit defeat today, but still
claimed that nearly two hundred thous-
and workers responded to their call
They announced, however, that efforts
to extend the strike had been postpon-
ed until next Monday, when a meeting
of the local federated unions will be
held to consider action to be taken.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-29
FIRST FOOTBALL
DEATH At WAYcROsS

WAYCROSS, Ca, Sept. 29.-PalmeI
Bosworth, the fourteen-year-old son Of
Mrs. w. j. Eve, residing at Tampa, Fla.
died here today, death resulting from
injuries sustained during football
game played in Waycross yesterday
Bosworth, who with his mother was
visiting relatives here, sustained q
fractured skull from which he never
rallied So far as could be learned to-
day his is the first death from football
injuries reported in this section since
the current season opened.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-29
IRON MANUFACTURERS
PROLONG THEIR CONTRACT

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 29.
The Luxembourg iron manufacturers
have prolonged their contract with the
Association of German Smeltering
Furnaces to the year 1920, according to
thecorrespondent of the "Tyd." Up to
the year 1910 the iron manufactures
in the Grand Duchy were allied to the
smeltering furnaces in Lorraine, but
ir 1911 part of them joined the big
German association and the rest short
ly afterwards followed this example.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-29
KryptOk Invisible Bifocal glasses
Bell, The Jeweler.

The German submarine will never
come up Muckalee, but you will have
external troubles all during life. JONES
BALSAM of BENZOIN destroys disease
germs in cuts, wounds and sores. Use
this Liniment of Quality and court
safety, instead of peril. Scores OF
children died last year in the Southern
states from rusty nail wounds. Do
you know that BALSAM or BENZOIN
will perform multitude of services in
your home? Ask your druggist.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-29
War Now Nearing a Decision.

BERLIN, Sept. 29. - President
Eaempf, at the opening of the reich.
stag session here today, said the wal
had reached climax, economic as well
as political, according to a semi-offi-
oial account of the proceedings an
nounced this afternoon. President
kaempf in the course of his address
declared that Germnay's position is
satisfactory at this time and that tbs
struggle for definite decision is now
lightning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-29
severe PUNISHMENT
OF Mrs. Chappel, Of Five Years
Standing, Relieved by Cardui.

Mt. Airy, N. C.-Mrs. Sarah M. Chap
pell of this town, says: 81 suffered fol-
live years with womanly troubles, also
stomach troubles, and my punishment
was more than any one could tell.
] tried most every kind Of medicine
but none did me any good.
| read one day about Cardui, The wo-
mans tonic, and | decided to fry il.
had not taken but about six bottles unit
| was almost cured. II did me more
gooo than all the other medicines had
tried, put together.
My friends began asking me why
looked SO well, and | told them about
Cardui. Several are now taking it,"
DO you, lady reader, suffer from any
OF The ailments due 10 womanIy trouble,
such as headache, backache, sideache
sleeplessness, and that everlastingly tired
teeling2
If so, let us urge you to give Cardui g
trial. We feel confident ii will help YOU
Just as it has million other women ii
The past half century.
Begin taking Cariui to-day. Yor
won't regret it. All druggists.
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Daily Thought.

Certainly, in our little sphere, it is
not the most active people to whom
we owe the most. 1t is the
lives like the stars, which simply pour
down on us the calm light of their
bright and faithful being, up to which
we look, and out of which we gather
the deepest calm and courage
Brooks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-29
MRS. HARDEN DIES
At ANDtRSONV|LLE

ANDERSONVILLE, Ga, Sept. 29.-
Mrs. Lena Harden died yesterday al
her home near Andersonville. She was
about sixty-seven years of ago, and
many friends mourn her demise.
Besides her husband, T. J. Harden
she is survived by one son, j. H. Har-
den.
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Not Satisfactory.

Margaret was an unusually naughty
little girl. One day when she had
been more than ordinarily obstreper-
Gus her father said to her: why
don't you try being good, Margaret
and see how it would go?" Margaret
stopped crying to reply: 81 did try
it once, papa, and l didn't get any sat
isfaction out of it."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-09-29
Favorite Fare.

A certain father who is fond of
putting his boys through natural his.
tory examinations is often surprised
by their mental agility. He recently
asked them to tell him, What animal
is satisfied with the least amount OF
nourishment? THE moth" one of
them shouted confidently. ut eats
nothing but holes YOUTHS Compan.
ion.