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the bears SMELL" said the men of the
mountain. THE sheep Will cease to be
afraid"
What folly. since these sheep OF
yours are sold down on the plain?" re-
piled the clerk. They'll never see a
bear again.
The mountaineers deigned no reply.
They are silent folk. They rose APP
preached the bloody skin. tore it down
and flung 1T to five big dogs which had
neen growing and jumping up toward
II. In three minutes they had torn It
to rags. True. a bearskin taken in
summer has no great selling value
Even French tourists coming newly
to the higher valleys in automo biles,
used to be at first incredulous about
the bears. Stories printed In the paris
papers every winter-how they came
In troops down to the AK or Luchon
tive.
When you pretended fncredulity the
mountatneers used to appeal to the
French government. which, they said,
ought to destroy the bears in military
hunts. After the war they may really
be obliged to thin them out. The
Alpine chasseurs could clean them out
in five years" they used to say And
now they say: AT present We depend
upon our dogs. The only outsiders who
ever helped us were the eypsies. But
where are the gypsies since the war?
We have not seen gypsy for three
years"
AS a fact. where are the gypsies? II
is curious subject. All over France
and Germany. before the war, there
was pest of wandering Romanschels.
with their horses, donkeys. goats dogs
and bears. A single caravan would
often have as many as five bears on
whose tricks they would more or less
depend for their living. Dance. Caro-
line! Martin, bow to the LADY, VIZ
helm. the reverence! Suzanne, the tam-
bourine!
Where so many bears continued to
come from after France and Germany
had been throwing the gypsies back
and forth across the frontier for years
was Partisan query. French mayors
made it point to take the poor beasts
from them when there seemed a possi-
BILE pretext-cruelty to enimals. debt.
absence OF papers or presence of skin
diseases; yet, every summer, the
gypsies would reappear. and with as
out that they could not cross Germany
from Russia, the supposed source of
supply. and that the bears probably
came from the -Pyrenees" All auto
into Dauphiny and Savoy you used to
strike increasing numbers of the gypsy
caravans moving northward in stra-
tegic zigzags. always with new. un-
CTdlueo pedTS TtpclllOuS, TeQ-tyeu ana
bloody-snouted. where the new iron
ring tortured them; while from Lourdes
and Toulouse on down to the noun
tains the roads were simply full OF
them.
Where are the gypsies since the war?
Nobody knows
Where are the bears?
The Pyrenees are full of them. Dur
ing three years of war they have been
multiplying nightly. quite unmolested.
All the young. able-bodled mountain
eers of the French slopes are with the
army. The Spaniards are selling sheep
in France. Prices are so high that Il
pays to let the bears take toll rather
than systematically defend the focks
in the high slopes. Last autumn they
were decimated. And to fatten up for
their long sleep they raided pigpens
down as low as Luchon.
When the Franco-Spanish Yellow
stone Park is started. 1t will not lack
bears. STERLING HEILIG.
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GRAND old house nearing +.

a GRAND old house nearing .
M\ state Of ruin, commanding
IN from ita broken windows q
q q majestic view of the Potomac
river ana Virginia hills. and having
At its east side and its rear = garden
Shat once was beautiful. stands at the
southwest Intersection of Prospect ave-
nus and 35th street. Georgetown.
Thirty y-s!xth street and Prospect ave-
nue. In q street railway junction point
often thronged with people transfer
ring between the Metropolitan and
Cabin John line. At that place the
conspicuous features Of the works OF
man are the cottage formerly dwelt In
by Mrs. southworth and the roof of the
big building laid down in the plat
books of the city as the Union station
OF the Capital Traction Company.
A few yards south of Prospect avenue
seth street is closed by an iron railing
which tops a stone wall. at the bot
ton, of which. far below. is the car
shed Of the Virginia trolley lines that
cross the Aqueduct bridge. Steep
flights Of stone steps lead from Pros
pect avenue down to the lever OF IA
street. II you look east from the
junction point you will note this old
Rouse. biz. once magnificent. and now
almost abandoned.
Thirty-fifth street ascends from NJ
street to Prospect avenue by grade
which mako 1t untravelable except for
a few stout-lunged and strong-iimoed
persons who choose to go that way. and
the west side Of the hill street -
marked by a gray stone wall which
bounds one side Of the garden Of the
house, q garden that extends from
Prospect avenue to NJ street
The story of this house and garden
touches a large number of the old famt-
lies of the District of Columbia, espe-
cially the families of Franklin Steele,
Commodore Charles Morris of stirring
memories connected with the Barbary
pirates; Commander George Upham
Merrimac fight; Commodore Joshua
Barney, whose valorous conduct in
command of his Patuxent hotilla sailors
at the battle Of Bladensburg was one
of the few bright spots in that anair;
Samuel Chase. one of Marylands sign
ers of the Declaration Of Independence.
and the Addison, Vincent. McCauley.
Appleby. Corcoran. Templeman and
their allied families In Washington and
Georgetown.
The old house and the four big lots
about it-lots 90, 81. 80 and 81 of old
Georgetown square numbered 33-stand
In the name of Mary Chase Morris. For
a long time this property stood assessed
in the name of Franklin Steele. Frank
lin Steele bought the property in 1857
from w. H. Wilton, who had in 1861
bought 1t from William Templeton.
The property stands today in the name
of the widow of Capt George Upham
Morris, who was in command Of the
Union sloop Of war Cumberland when
that vessel was attacked by the Confed-
crate ironclad Merinlac In Hampton
roads March s. 1859. Lieut.. Morris had
been assigned to this ship. then a part
of the north Atlantic blockading squad
ron The officer commanding the Cum
berland. Capt. Radford- was absent on
other duty when the Merrimac, which the
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton and Will
liam Paca signed the immortal docu-
ment.
Franklin Steele removed to Washing
ton in 1867. buying the Templeman.
Wilton property. In 1873 he bought
the fine old house. No. 1s Lafayette
square. He died in Minneapolis in 1880.
The children of Franklin Steele and
Annie E. Barney were Mary Chase.
Katherine Barney, Rosa Postell. Fran
ces Sarah Sibley. Caroline Harrington,
Franklin Steele and William E. Steele.
Mary Chase Steele became the wife of
Commander George Upham Morris,
Katherine Barney became the wife Of
George F. Appleby of Washington.
Rosa Postell married Charles Vincent
of the District of Columbia, Frances
married Edward McCauley of the Dis
trict. Sarah Sibley married Gilbert C.
Wiltse. U. S. N; Caroline Harrington
married Arthur D. Addison OF Wash
ington. Franklin Steele lives in Wash
ington and William E. Steele lives in
Minnesota.
The Georgetown home of Franklin
Steele after his death passed to his heirs
and then. by purchase of the others
rights into possession Of his daughter.
Mary Chase Steele Morris. widow of the
distinguished officer. She lived in the
old house until driven out by the
change In the neighborhood due to the
building of the Capital Traction car
barns, designed as a great union sta
ton. The widow of Commander Nor
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And then came that longing to 60
back to Alaska that permeates the
souls of all who have made their homes
here for any length of time. 1t SO OBJ
sessed Mrs. White that she left her
daughter in Chicago and went alone to
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-02-15

Defends Christian Science, Which
Evangelist Attacked Here.
February 6. 1917

February s, 1917.
/ To the Editor:
Will you kindly permit few words
in defense Of Christian Science in
view OF the recent attacks which have
been made on this religion by an
evangelist holding meetings in your
city To begin with, Christian Sci
ence is based distinctly on the teach
ings of the Bible, and if its teachings
are honestly investigated and studied
they will be found to be i'm strict ac-
cord herewith at all points. Chris
tian Science lays especial stress on
the import Of the words of the Master,
Jesus the Christ, and no other re-
! ligion enjoins on its members strict
adherence 10 the teachings of Jesus
as does Christian Science.
Christian Science sees no excuse in
the Bible for divorcing the injunction
of the Master to heal the sick from his
further commands to preach the Cos
pei and TO cast out sin. The success
which has attended Christian Science
IN its ministry TO the sick and the
shining is evidence Of the fact that il
Is renstating the teachings Of print
tive Christianity in their full import.
There is hardly known disease which
has not been healed through the min
istrations of Christian Science, and
many sinful person has been deliv-
cred from his bondage through the
proper understanding of God and His
relation to man as taught in Chris
tian Science.
Christian Science teaches that there
is an immutable law of God which
governs the universe including man,
IN perfect harmony, and that through
the understanding and correct appli-
cation of this law, as taught in
Christian Science, Jesus was enabled
To- perform his work Christian Sci
ence teaches that the words and works
OF Jesus were for the guidance of all
mankind throughout all time and that
the healing of the sick and the casting
out Of sin by Jesus were not merely
evidence of his divine sonship. but
were examples TO all mankind of what
must be accomplished by them by
4 'Iii VI bnouRnL through
understanding Of God and His rela-
ton to His universe and man
Christian Science was discovered in
1866 by Mary Baker Eddy and was
given TO the world in her book. Sci
ence and Health With Key to the
Scripture. However, before an
nooncing her discovery, which was
the result Of years and years of de
vout and prayerful study of the
scriptures. Mrs Eddy proved its ef
icacy by healing all manner Of dis
ease through the application Of the
principle involved in its teachings As
result Of this discovery the Bible
has been made the chart Of life to
thousands upon thousands to whom il
has heretofore been "A closed book.
and vast numbers Of healthful and
happy folk throughout the entire
world today bear evidence of the God
given authority Of Christian Science.
Thanking you. am
Yours truly,
W. u. FITZPATRICK.
700 Union Trust Bldg.
Detroit. Michigan.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-02-15
OBITUARY

Mrs. NJ. T. Burkhead passed away
at the home of her niece, Mrs. A. ]
Clum, 5l3 River avenue, Wednesday
February :. 1917, at the age of IS
years, 9 months and % days. Miss
Cyrena Young was born in Richland
county, Ohio, April Is, 1888, and was
married to VI. F. Burkhead November
1857 To this union one child was
born which died in infancy Mr.. and
Mrs Burkhead came to Alma thirty.
four years ago where they have re.
sided since. Mrs. Burkhead was a
member Of the NJ f. church. She
leaves besides her husband four sis.
tiers and several nieces and nephews
and host of friends to mourn their
loss.
Funeral was held Saturday after
noon from the NJ. z. church. Rev
Brownlow officiating, and laid to res,
in Riverside cemetery.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-02-15
CARD OF THANKS

We wish 10 thank our friends and
neighbors for their many kindness
and for their floral offerings, also Rev.
Brownlow for his comforting words,
and the choir for the beautiful songs
they rendered.
NJ. =. BURKHEAD,
MR.. AND MRS. A. J. CLUM,
HAROLD CLUM.
(7S-lt-p)
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-02-15

Bronchial coughs are not trif-
ling. They are even menacing
il allowed TO hang on all win
ter. Foley's Honey and Tar will
check them. Sold by all dealers
i'm Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1917-02-15
LIST OF MARRIAGE LICENSES

They reach the people and they are
cheap. Our readers look for them.
Alma Record want ads.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14

Miss Helen Garland visited
here Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. G. r. Knight received his
commission as road commission
er of Old Store township yester
day.
Monday when Cord Funder
burk came in and looked at that
giant cotton stalk Mr.. Joe Terry
left here he took hold of it and
asked, DO you reckon they
grow that big?" just as if he
thought somebody made the
thing.
Mr.. Emmerson Benefits home
near FaulBs schoo, house in
Lanes Creek township was de
stroyed by fire last night be-
tween s and 9 o'clock. The
origin of the fire is not known.
There was $500 insurance on
the house. Much of the house
hold stuff was burned.
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Interesting Meeting of w. M. u

The upper division of the
Woman's Missionary Union OF
the Chesterfield Baptist Associ-
atior held its quarterly meeting
at Providence last Saturday.
The attendance was good, and
a very interesting and helpful
program was rendered.
The ladies of the Providence
community are to be especially
praised for the royal manner in
which thev furnished dinner for
those in attendance. The sump
tuous dinner was one of the
many pleasant features of the
dav, and the visiting ladies will
not soon forget the hospitality OF
these good ladies.
The pastor, Rev. ]. D. Purvis,
conducted an open study exer.
else, and this was one of the
best things of the day.
Mrs. G.. NJ. Tucker was elect
ed to fill the unexpired term oi
Mrs. ]. E. King as president OF
the division. The next meeting
will be held at Center Grove
church some time in June.
One Present.
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Game Warden Fight Will Go
Into Court

Columbia, S. c.. March 10.--
The dispute as to who is the
chief game warden of South
Carolina, Albert Aldrich Rich
ardson or Wade Hampton Gibbs,
will 90 into the courts within a
few days. it was learned today
but just what proceedings will
be has not been divulced. Mr..
Gibbs will be represented by the
firm of Wetson & Avcock and
by r. II. Welch. all of this CITY,
and Mr.. Richardson by w. H.
Townsend, also Of Columbia.
Until there is final adjudica-
ton of the question there will
be no salaries drawn by the Of
ficers and attaches of the depart
ment nor will there be any Iex-
penditures. Several davs ago
Comptroller General Sawyer got
an opinion from Attorney Gen
eral Peoples advising against the
honoring of warrants of the
chief game warden after
March 7.
Mr. Richardson stated TODAY
that he is making no expendi
lures and that he is receiving no
collections, the latter are being
received by the State Treasurer
direct. He says that, unless the
dispute is settled by the courts
shortly, the machinery OF the de
partment will be seriously hamp
cred.
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District Sunday School Cohven,
ton

DASASS SoANoy SSAool >OAltCh
ton
A meeting of the Pageland di.
vision of the INSTRUMENTATION
al Sunday School Association
will be held at Jefferson next
Sunday, beginning at 1890.
This division includes all the
Sunday schools in Old Store,
Jefferson and Mt. Croghan town.
ships and Mr.. R. H. Nelson is
president. The program is Civ
en- below:
1890 a. m. Devotional ser
vices, by Rev. A. w. White.
1O:45 a. m. The Organized
Class for adults, by G.. M. Tucker.
11:00 a m. The Growing
Teacher, bv G.. G. Morgan.
11:15 a. m. The Duty of the
Church to the Sunday School
and the Duty of the Sunday
School TO the Church, by Rev,
A. w. White.
11:3O a. m. The Cradle Roll
and Its Practical Value TO the
Sunday School, by Miss Agnes
Ravenal.
1900 Noon. Short talks by
other county officers present
and selection of time and place
of next meeting. Appointment
of committee to secure promo
ter subscriptions and give out
statistical report blanks to repre-
sentatives from each Sunday
school.
Adjournment.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14

For Sale-Coker number nine Lon,
Staple Cotton Seed, rccleancd and
graded. See what leading buyers say:
Chcraw, S. G.
January 18th, 1917
Mr.. l.. l. Parker,
Pageland, s. G.
Dear Sir:
The fiftecn bales of cotton bough,
from you last f jal at 80 cents per-puuR1
measured full q ne and tisesfxtcen,hs to
one and three dgbths inches. We con-.
slider 1t the best lot of staple cotton we
have ever bought.
(Signed) Malloy s. Company.
Made bale per acre last year. Price
sz.eo per bushel. l.. l.. Parker, Page
land, S. c.
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The Journal is asked to warn
The persons who have been mark
ing aud otherwise disfiguring the
new school building at Zion to
desiSt,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14

Bring me your beef cattle. |
will pay 5 cents a>potnd for
good ones. Bring thc4Q or call
me and Pll come and see them.
II. B. Graves.
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For Saie-16 per cent Acid ip bulk,
here ready for delivery at S1S\a ton.
T. w. Gregory will deliver il to You.
II. b. Graves.
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MIR. Rivers Tells What the Leg
islature Did

-h' NAOShubs hdiSl W. uS
Pageland Journal: AT your re.
quest Twill attempt to summar.
ize ON the work of the last legis.
lature and especially on some OF
the acts of a local nature.
First of all the local bills in in.
terest | guess is what we term
the Peace officer Act. This bill
provides for 10 peace officers in
Chesterfield County, ore for
each township who must be a
resident of the township for
which he is appointed. These
officers are clothed with author.
ity to make arrests with or
without a warrant upon the
same requirements as the rural
policeman. These officers are
to be appointed by the governor,
are subject to removal by the
governor for cause, ana are re-
sponsible for the peace and good
order of their townships. They
are not to be subject to any 10.
cal authority but are directly re
sponsible to the governor of the
State for their official actions.
A local bill was passed giving
Cheraw school district chance
to increase its school levy; also
one for Pageland and Chester.
field were authorized.
The towns of Chesterfield and
Jefferson were allowed to vote
upon the issuing of bonds for
sewerage and water works for
their respective towns.
The Wexford school District
election for a levy to build a
school house was validated.
A Bill is On the calendar to
provide for the election of cot
ton weigher at Cheraw.
Also a bill is on the calendar
to abolish the office of township
commissioner in those townships
that have voted bonds for road
Improvement and devolve their
duties upon the board of public
works in such townships. l be-
lleve these are about all the To-
cal measures.
My attitude on the various
measures of Statewide import,
ance is we'll known. lam proud
that | had something to do with
the passage of the Public school
bills. These bills provide for a
more liberal State aid to rural
schools, and provide for the dis,
trlbutlon of the appropriation TO
the schools according to enroll
ment Of that class who employ
at least 3 teachers and have. an
enrolment of 100. For this pur
pose lS7,5OO.OO was appropri-
ated. An Equalizing fund OF
$6O,OOO.OO was appropriated for
school of less than the above.
| did not vote for the High
way Commission Bill because
that placing a license tax on Au.
tomobiles in lieu of all other
taxes will take great deal OF
taxable property off the tax
books and will thereby increase
the burden Of taxation on the
other species of properly; be.
cause | am opposed to the crea
ton of new offices and high
salaried positions; and because
further that don't think any
very great number OF the people
OF our county will ever receive
any benefit from the money ex.
pended under the provisions ol
this Act, which in my judgement
will go TO the building of through
automobile roads. However
this bill, like several others with
which | don't agree, has passed
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14
The Pageland Journal
March IA, 1917
Local News

rus Edgeworth came over from
Lancaster to spend Sunday.
Mr.. Hazel Laney who is in
school at Charlotte came home
to spend Saturday and Sunday
Misses Lala and Lillian Bales
of Pineville, N. G.. visited here
from Friday until Sunday after.
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs S. B. and Mr..
and Mrs. B. B. Eubanks spent
Sunday at the home of MIR. J. R.
Eubanks.i in Buford township.
Rev. r. w. Cato has decided
not to move to Lancaster as he
has contemplated doing for
several months.
Mrs. r. H. Blakeney returned
Saturday from Charlotte where
she had been for treatment for
several days.
Messrs. J. ]. Terry and Will
Brewer returned Monday from
Charlotte, where they spent
some lime at the bedside of MIR.
Mint Brewer.
Misses Halle Moore of Char
lotte and Violet Moore of Marsh
vile and Mr.. John Green of
Marshville visited at Mr.. M. H.
Tadlock's Saturday and Sunday.
The Journal is asked to say
that there will be preaching at
High Point church next Satur-
day at 2 o'clock and Sunday at
II by the pastor, Rev. R. w.
Cato.
The young man, Mr.. Bailey,
who was desperately wounded
In a pistol battle in Lancaster
county a few weeks ago, is said 10
be recovering but there is little
chance that he will ever regain
the use of himself.
Page Camp Woodmen OF
the sWorld meets next Friday
night instead of Saturday. Five
applicants are waiting to take
the protection degree. The
team from Chesterfield will be
present to help in the initiation
Some good meat on hand.
There is no conflict between
the South Carolina quart a
month law and the National law
recently passed by congress, ac
cording to an opinion rendered
by attorney General Peoples,
and the people will be allowed
to get the quart-a month after
the Federal law becomes effect
i've.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Arant OF
Cheraw were here yesterday
Mr.. Arant states that the ice
plant at Cheraw will soon be in
operation and that ice at Page
land will be cheaper this year
than formerly. He stated also
that plans are going forward for
the erection of cotton mill
and that the site for the Du
Pont powder plant up the river
few miles is being surveyed.
The annual meeting of the
Chesterfield county division oil
the Interdenom;national Sunday
School Association will be held
at Pageland on Thursday and
Friday. March 22 and 23. The
meeting will be held in the Pres.
byterian church. The county
president, Mr.. Kerr, is in Florida
for his health, and the vice pres
ident, Mr.. W. ]. Tiller is acting
Delegates from all parts of TIT
county are expected to be pres
ent.
Mr.. w. V. Fincher who spent
the winter with his mother. Mrs
w. H. Funderburk, at Dudley
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14

For Rent-6.room HOUSE .
McGregor street nearS. /
Laney's. ]. A. Arant.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14
Notice

The County Board of E9Gali
zation will meet in the Afditors
office Tuesday, MafcA TIE 9th,
at II o'clock. ,,
T. w. EbINs,
County Auditor.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14

Plummer Grocery Com
pany will pay you the %Jp fo:
Chickens and Eggs.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14

We have the agency fot w. H..
Nixon Seed Co. Of Charleston.
When you need ahy| kind of
garden or field SeeNS see us.
Plummer Grocery,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14

Homemade chairs many style
you want including rockers,
price ranging from is cents for
plain chairs to $3.50 for rockers.
Write me on Mopfoe, r. 10 or
see ]. A. HlcksA William c..
Furr.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14
BUSINESS LOCALS

Be sure TO buy your Stylish
Millinery, Dry Goods, Glass
ware, Crockery pnd other No
tlons from Mrs. SJI. Evans,
leader for low pfices. Self
threading needles Especially for
old ladies.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14
wanted-to buy isome~eood
clean sound peaA Cash or
trade. ]. Monroe Ra1llngs.

For Sale-Ground phosphate
Rock at $l2 ton; Eontains32
per cent Phosphoric hcid /Try
it with your comp$sE L. L.
Parker.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-14

For Sale+7ieWel Waltham
watch. 20 yead ease 1e.size,
cheap. See me fM price. D. A.
Simpson.