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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-05-24
Sunday Speaks For Wives.

You want a smiling religion,
the kind that makes you go
home and kiss your wife, the
kind that brings joy into your
home" Bill Sunday shouted
"Wednesday night, says the Kan
sas City Star.
TRY praising your wife, even
if it does frrghten her at first.
Maybe she'll faint the first time,
Sut she'll get used to it.
Treat your wife after you are
married twenty-five years the
same as you did when you were
Feeding her on gumdrops and
sugared hearts. Don't wait as
some husbands do and send a
wreath of roses to her after she's
dead. I'd rather have one rose
bud now than ten thousand after
I'm dead.
ut would spoil a mule to treat
Il as some of you men treat your
wives. Men have done great
deal in this little old world, but
women have done more. Thank
heaven, God made one apiece
for us, and if you haven't got
yours it's your fault. She's al
ways been the hope and inspira-
Non Of this old world, even to
the making of mltte1s for Eski-
hos and helps for Hottentots.
She's made all the sponge cake
and baked all the beans that
have kept the church steeples
from falling down all over this
land of ours. She's run the ba.
5aars and the rummage sales
that have kept the ship of Zion
off the rocks.
I. b We're a lot of brutes in refus-
mg to give her the right to vote.
One reason why l believe in
Homan suffrage is that the prin.
Opal objection to it comes from
the Whiskey gang"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-05-24
AdJures Germans to Observe

Washington, May 1S.-Ger-
many. through Count Won Bern
storff, has instructed all German
consuls in the United States TO
admonish German citizens in
their districts scrupuIously to OBJ
serve American laws. This was
done in an effort to end various
alleged violations of American
neutrality.
1t was said at the German en-
basSy that the instructions were
designed to prevent plots or law
lessness on the part of German
citizens who might be disposed
to engage i'll such. The German
government, it was said, looks
with great disfavor upon any
such conduct and desires that
they shall not engage in any
undertaking in any way outside
the law.
1t was not disclosed whether
specific cases have been brought
to the attention of the German
government but it was made
clear that Berlin officials want
the United States and its people
to understand that they have not
countenanced any illegal affairs
with which German citizens or
Sympathizers in this country
have been connected.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-05-24
Nsonroe Negroes Raise Sand

Monroe Journal
Tuesday afternoon about 4
O'Clock, Constable Earnhadt re
ceived a rush Call from the Mon
roe Steam Laundry a mile south
of Monroe, and together with
officers Clifford Fowler and T.
B. Laney, rushed to the scene.
There they found a general up
rising among the negro helpers,
who were threatening and as.
saulting Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley
Helms, who have charge of the
plant. The officers dispersed
the strikers, and arrested Estelle
Williams, Mary Williams, Ber,
tha Crowder, and l.. Terrence,
all negro women who were ap.
parently the leaders. Mrs.
Helms is confined to her bed as
a result of the attack on her by
the negresses, and the case has
been continued until May D.
The negro women all bear bad
regulations.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-05-24
Preacher Attacks Burial Service

That there is a lie in the bur-
ial services was the statement of
a distinguished clergyman in a
public address recently delivered
from the steps of the city hall in
Brooklyn. He declared that the
practice of ascribing deaths to
the Almighty instead of to the
true causes was lying of a pref
ty base order. The result of this
bold statement was an aronsal Of
a great deal of professedly right
eous wrath and the minister in
his efforts to state medical truths
and defend the Lord against the
most hackneyed of ISLANDERS was
publicly denounced.
The Medical Times comment.
Ing on this incident saws: "Why
is it blasphemous in this year of
grace to tell the truth about the
real origin of infectious diseases?
Why ascribe to God a death
from typhoid fever, the source
of which is polluted drink water?
What have the Dark Ages got
on us, anyway"
The State Board of Health
agrees with the Medical times
and says: Blaming deaths from
preventabie diseases on Provi-
dence, calling them mysterious
dlspensations of Providence" is
rapidly passing in North Caro-
lima under the light of public
health education, to the extent
that number of ministers have.
publicly expressed themselves as,
refusing to use the usual burial
services in connection with a
death from typhoid or from
some other preventable disease,
which attributes the death to
His Will" rather than to the
true OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
neglect of some human being.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-05-24
Card of Thanks

We take this method of ex-
pressing our thanks for the many
acts of kindness shown us during
the recent illness and death of
our small daughter. The peo-
pie were very kind and consid
crate, and we appreciate all
very, very much.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Griffin.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-05-24
A Matter of Sex

The farmer was escorting the
newly arrived boarder, a young
city lady, from the train TO the
farm house, when all at once she
Spied a small herd of calves ir a
field nearby.
Oh" she cried, look at the
little coWletS!"
Grinning. the farmer replied;
mo, miss; them'S bullets!-
Answers.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-05-24
Palmetto Party Warmly Greeted

Charlotte, N. c.. May 90
Twenty members of Gov. Man
ning's staff came. to Charlotte
with the governor to assist in
reception of President and Mrs.
Wilson, and the South Carolin-
ians played a prominent part in
the events OF the day. Gov.
Manning and his staff were en-.
Enthusiastically received on every
appearance during their stay in
Charlotte. The party left for
Columbia late tonight on a spec
lal Pullman, pulled by the South
ern railways twentieth of Nav
extra.
Mrs. Manning and Mrs. Craig,
the wife of the governor OF
North Carolina, were rendered
a reception late this afternoon al
the Selwyn hotel.
Gov. Craig designated Hud-
son G. Miller as personal aide to
Gov. Manning during his visit to
Charlotte. The members of the
South Carolina staff present to.
day were: O. K. LaRoque, Don,
aid Mcqueen, George w. Dick
r. M. Cooper, f. E. Aycock, S
M. McColl, ]. A. Wheeler, ]. D
Snirer, Rion McKissick. H. B
Ingram, Thomas w. Davies, w
"A. Klauber, E. w. DuValI, John
I. Roddey, G. l.. Cobb, A. l.
CASTOR, A. A. Manning, John B
Adger, 4. l.. Cureton and l.
Wigfall Cheatham.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-05-24
The Skeeter

The skeeter is bird of prey,
Which flies about at night,
About three eighths of it is beak,
And five-eighihs appetite,
And fifleen-e eighths or so is buzz,
And nineteCn-eighthS is bite.
Exchange.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-05-24
Notice to County Executive
Comm.

The members of the County
Executive Committee will please
take notice that a meeting will
be held in the Courthouse on the
first Monday in June at IL
o'clock a. M, to transact such
business as may properly come
before the Executive Committee.
M. ]. Hough, Chairman.
G. L. Prince, Secretary.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-05-24

"My," said the husband at
breakfast, that was a good
sleep! | slept like a log"
"Yes," answered the wife,
with lbe saw going through it,"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-05-24

"Mr. Johnson" asked the pro.
fessor in the freshman class
what three words are used most
among the college students?'
Il don't know" said the stu,
dent,
Correct" replied the profes-
sor,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-05-24
Vast Throng Greets Wilson at
Charlotte

appeal Tor humanity was made
by President Woodrow Wilson
today in an address before an
immense throng that had gather
ed to greet the executive and the
first lady of the land, and TO cele.
brate the 141st anniversary of
the Mecklenburg Declaration of
Independence.
Estimates of 100000 have been
placed on the crowd that was
today within Charlotte's gates,
and each person of this vast
number did his small part in
greeting Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson to
the South.
The governor of South Caro-.
lima and the governor of North
Carolina and their staffs met
here and welcomed President
and Mrs. Wilson, and Tosephus
Daniels, secretary of the navy,
Secretary Tumulty, DR.. Cary T.
Grayson, Senator Lee S. Over.
man. Congressman Webb and
other prominent personages
joined IN proclaiming it an
epoch making day in the history
of twentieth of May celebrations.
The presidents address was
brief but pointed. Void peace
was his theme, and in his closing
appeal he said: l would like to
think that the spirit of this oc-
casion could be expressed if we
imagined ourselves lifting some
sacred emblem of counsel and
of peace. of accommodation and
righteous judgement. before the
nations of the world and remind
in them of that passage in scrip
ture: After the wind, after the
earthquake, after the fire. the
still small voice of humanity"
Mr.. Wilson said that it is an
interesting circumstance that the
processes of war stand still, and
continuing he said:
These hot things that are in
contact with each other do not
make very much progress
against each other. When you
can not overcome, you must
take counsel. See then, ladies
and gentlemen, what a new age
we have come into. should
think that it would quicken the
imagination of every man and
quicken the patriotism of every
man who cared for America.
Here in America we have tried
to set the example of bringing
all the world together upon
terms of liberty and cooperation
and peace, and in that great ex-
perience that we have been 90.
ing through America has been a
sort of prophetic sample of man
kind. Now the world outside
of America has felt the forces of
America; felt the forces of free
dom, the forces of common as
piration, the forces that bring
every man and every nation
face to face with this question,
What are you going to do with
your power? Are you going
to translate it into force,
or are you going to translate it
into peach and the salvation OF
society,""
The president arrived shortly
after 10 o'clock and the arrival
was signalized by the president
tial salute of I'll guns, fired by
James D. Lee oflColumbia.
The president and party went
Immediately to the reviewing
stand, along an announced
route, which was composed of
veritable walls of human beings.
Every precaution had been
taken by the secret service and
by the Charlotte authorities to
give ample police Drotectinn
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-05-24
Uncle John Gives a Health Talk

| OS Sn NASSo q AASoAsA 1 oAh
whats all that you're carryin'
homer" we asked Uncle John,
as he drove by our place Satur-
day afternoon and al1ghted for
his usual verbal "set,to."
THAT in the big CAM" he ask
ed, "why, that's coal oil I'm car
rying home to fix the mosqui-
toes with. We amt had none to
show up yet, bat I'm gettin' that
oil an am goin' to use it to see
that none do show up. After d
hard days work they's nothin' l
like better'n to set on the porch
an hour or two an cool off fore
turDin' in, but the pesky skeeters
have always been so bad l didn't
enjoy it overly much. You might
think my old ankles wuz gettin'
pretty old an tough, an l guess
they are, but them mosquitoes
have seemed to think they wuz
pretty good pickiu'."
1T is wonderful what the crit
tiers will chew on sometimes"
we agreed.
"But while their bitin' wuz a
powerful bother" went on
Uncle John, ignoring our intend
ed joke about his ankles, that
amt the main reason why I've
got it in fer 'em. You know last
summer my boy Sam got flat of
his back with chills an fever,
an when he wuzn't shakin' an
shiverin' he wuzn't fit fer nothin'.
Doc Stringer shoveled the quin
iue into him till he finally got
onto his feet, but Docs bill along
with several pounds of quinine,
figgered up a round hundred
dollars. So said no more chills
an fever fer me, if they's any,
way to help it.
doc Stringer's pretty level
headed feller, en- asked him if
they wuzn't somethin' that'd
keep it off.
"'Sure', he said, all you got to
do is not let the mosquitoes bite
you. You see, them mosquitoes
are full O. malary bugs, an when
they stick their bill into you
they fill you full of 'em. These
grow inside of a felIer, an when
they multiply to about a hun
dred million, the man who is the
unhappy possessor O. them pro
cee6s to have a chill, an they
git worse, an worse, an if you
don't do somethin' to kill them,
why they just finally kill you"
"Jiminy, Doc, l says, s. 1, do
you mean to say you'd kill all
them things an leave 'em dead
in your system?
Sure he said, dead bugs
are better'n live uns, an besides,
your system soon burns out their
remains, an if you won't let any
more mosquitoes bite you, you'll
never have any more chills an
fever
"Well, sir, that stumped me.
But what he said looked reason
able, an / got busy. Me an the
boys screened every door and
window an one end O. the
porch, an ditched out the
sloughs down in the swamp, an
we passed the rest O. the summer
in peace, so fer's mosquitoes wuz
concerned. An we amt had
no more chills nor doctors bills,
an don't low to have, as longs
wa en- CO anything 10 keep from
1t. I'm gona put that oil on
every hole O water in mile of
our place. Mosquitoes are gona
have a mighty poor show out
our way this year."
You're dead right, Uncle
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1916-05-24

ITS no use," sighed Freddy:
Il certainly can never learn 10
SPELL"
why not9" inquired his moth
er.
How the dickens can I ever
learn," he demanded hotly,
when the teacher changes the
words every day."
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-21

Indebtedness, and is authorized to secure
same by mortgage on any or all of its
real estate, and the faith and credit of the
state OF louisiana is hereby pledged to
guarantee the payment of said obligations
ana the interest thereon, but the Board of
control or its successor shall be required
TO pay same out Of its own revenues and
earnings and only when the same are
exhausted shall the State make good the
residue. The General Assembly shall mass
the necessary enabling act to carry this
amendment into effect and Act No. 1877 of
the Acts of 1916 on this subject matter is
hereby approved for this purpose"
Section 2. Be it further resolved, ETC..
Ihat the Secretary Of State be and he Is
authorized to have printed on the official
ballot to be voted in November, 1916, the
words, For the amendment to the Con-
sEtution funding the debt of the Peni-
Tertiary Board" and the words Against
the amendment to the Constitution funs-
Ing the debt Of the Penitentiary Boards'
and each elector shall Indicate whether he
votes for or against said amendment In
accordance with the general election laws
of the State.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of the Senate,
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved: July S, 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of oLuisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J.. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-21

Judges of said Court shall each receive
an additional annual salary OF One Thou
sand Dollars, payable monthly. on their
own warrant which shall be payable out
of this Fund and provided further that
the said Judges shall be authorized to
contribute out of said surplus fund. to the
establishment and maintenance OF the
Court House.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
That the foregoing amendment to the
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana be
submitted to the electors Of the State at
the next election for Representatives in
Congress to be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday In November, 1916,
and on the official ballots to be used at
said election shall be placed the words:
For the proposed amendment to Article
1873 Of the Constitution OF the State of
Louisiana" and the words: Against the
proposed amendment to Article I33 of the
Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana"
and each eleetor shall indicate, as pro-
vided in the general election laws Of the
State, whether he votes for or against
the proposed amendment.
FERNAND MOuTON,
Lieut. Gov and President of the Senate
HEWITT BoUANcHAuD.
Speaker of the House OF Representatives
Approved: July 6, 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES r. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-21
ACT NO. 1853.
House Bill No. 252 Joint .Reso1ution-By
~ Mr. Powell

House Bill No. 252 Joint Reso1ution-By
Mr.. Powell.
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Articles 225
and 226 of the Constitution relative to
assessment and taxation.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House concurring, That an amendment to
Articles 225 and 226 Of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State for their
approval or rejection at the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tuesday
next following. the first Monday in Novem-
Der, Of 1916 said proposed amendment to
be as follows:
.sArticle 225 Taxation shall be equa1
and uniform throughout the territorial
limits of the authority 1evying the tax,
and property shall be taxed in q manner
directed by law provided that the vaIua-
ton of property for the assessment of
State taxes, levied by the General Assem-
bly, and by this Constitution, may be
different from the valuation fixed for all
other purposes; provided, further, the
assessment of all property shall never
exceed the actual cash value thereof; and,
provided. further, that the taxpayers shall
have the right of testing the correctness
OF their assessments before the courts of
justice.
ARTICLE 226. There shall be and is
hereby created d Board of State Affairs
whose duty 1t shall be to assess, for State
purposes, all taxable property throughoG
the State of Louisiana. It shall have such
other authority relative to State assess
ment, budget, i-.eorne and expenditure as
may be conferred upon 1t by the General
Assembly The said board shall be COM
posed Of three members, who shall be
appointed by the Governor for such terms
as may be fixed by the General Assembly.
The Board shall enter upon It's duties on
January /, 1917 The General Assembly
shall have full authority to define the
powers and duties Of the Board and to
fix the salaries of the members thereof.
Act No. 140, of the General Assembly for
the year 1916. on this subject matter. shall
20 into effect as a statute OF the state,
on the first day Of January 1917"
Section q. Be 1t further resolved by the
General Assembly OF the State OF Louis
lana. two-t thirds of all the members elected
to each house concurringt That the official
ballot to be used at said election shall
have printed thereon the following words:
For the proposed amendment TO Articles
225 ana 22s OF the Constitution OF the
state OF Louisiana, relative to assessment
and taxation. and abolishing the Board Of
Appraisers. And the words, Against
the proposed amendment to Articles 225
and 22s OF tlae Constitution OF the State
Of Louisiana, relative to assessment and
taxation, and abo1ishing the Board Of
And each eIector, voting,
shall indicate on said ballot as nrnvided
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House Bill No. 24s-By Mr.. Shell,

: Il
Submitting to the people Of the State of
Louisiana an amendment to Article
273 of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana.
Section 1. Be it resSSed by the Geneaa
Assembly of the State OF Louisiana, two
thirds OF all the members elected to each
house concurring, That the following
amendment to Article 273 of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be and
the same is hereby submitted to the
qualified electors of the State at the con-
gressional election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in the
month of November, of the year 1916
to-Vit; &c
ARTICLE 273. Every railroad or other
corporation, organized or doing business
In this State under the laws or authority
thereof, shall have and maintain general
office in this State for the transaction OF
it's business where transfers Of stock shall
be made and where shall be Kept for
public inspection books in which shall be
recorded the amount of capital stock sub
scribed, the names OF the owners of stock,
the amount owned by them, respectively,
the amount Of stock paid In, and by whom,
the transfers of said stock, with the date
of transfer. the amount of its assets and
liabilities, the names anda91aces Q resi-
dence Of its officers. All public service
corporations organized under the laws of
the State of Louisiana shall maintain in
this State in charge of one or more Of the
general officers of such company their
general offices for the operation and con-
duet Of the business of such corporation. =
Section 2. Be it further resolved. ETC..
That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of the State
Of Louisiana for adoption or rejection at
the Congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday next following the first
Monday In November, 1915.
That the official ballots to be used at
said election shall have printed thereon
the words: For the proposed amendment
to Article 273 Of the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana, relative to public
service corporations, and the words:
Against the proposed amendment to
Article 2T3 OF the Constitution Of the State
Of louisiana relative to public service
corporations and each elector shall in
dictate, as provided In the general election
laws OF the State whether or not he votes
for or against the amendment,
A true copy of House Bill No. 24s by
Mr.. Shell, proposing an amendment to
Article. s273 of the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana adopted by the Gem
eral Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana,
session OF 1916.
JAMES :. BAILEY,
Secretary OF State
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-21
ACT NO. 1874.

Senate Bill No. 135-By Mr.. Pearce.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of 1913 authorizing and enpoW-
ering the Board of Control Of the State
Penitentiary or its successor to fund
it's Indebtedness and issue notes there
for seria1ly or otherwise not exceeding
Four Hundred Thousand Dollars, and
at a rate of interest not exceeding
five per centum per annum payable
semi annually and for a term not
exceeding fifteen years, and empower
ing the General Assembly to provide
the methods of carrying this amend
ment into effect.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house concurring, that the following
amendment to the Constitution of the
State OF Louisiana adopted In November,
1913, be submitted to the duly qualified
electors at the Congressional election to
be held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday In November, 1915, for their
ratification or reiection
The Board of Control of the State
Penitentiary or its successor or successors
in office is hereby authorized and en-
powered co incur debt. issue interest
bearing notes in serials or other form for.
q term not to exceed fifteen years, to the
amount OF Four Hundred Thousand DOL
lars at rate of interest not exceeding
i've per cent per annuna, payable semi
annually. for the purpose OF funding and
retiring It's floating and other outstanding