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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-04
A Logical Mind

A new recruit was on sentry
duty for the first time at night,
when he saw someone approach
ing.
who comes there" he chaI
lenged sharply.
The officer of the day." said
the other.
Then" was the sentry's I'm.
expected inquiry, what are YOU
doin' out at night?"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-04
Can You Swallow This One?

The Monroe Journal has a de.
partfpent headed "Some Neigh
bork sod Comment" Here is a
SAMPLE of the stuff this writer
1--WE esucHet 1kkaow vtfie h -one il
Isl is handing out. If you ac-
cept this one we don't want to
hear apv more objections to the
story about Jonah and the fish:
IF Monroe should ever happen
to possess a museum, we are
heartily in favor of stufflng Mr..
Jim Winchester's pet hen and
give it the seat of honor along
with Romeo" Carlo" end Mr..
John McCain's dog that carried
the mail. Mr.. Winchester's hen
is a marvel. She isn't Just a
plain old BARNARD hen, but a
real lady. Lemon boxes and
Straw are not good enough for
her when she is performing a
service peculiar to the fowl
family. Her eggs are laid under
ausplclous circumstances. vet
thew are no better than the COM
moneSt eggs.
She is a big barrel Plymoth
rock chicken. Nearly every
morning, instead of searching
for a nest to deposit her egg in,
she flaps her wings, andj jumps on
a window sill. Mrs. Winchester
then reaches for a sofa pillow
and lays it on the floor. Dame
Hen then hops upon the sofa pill
low, and it isn't long before she
gets up and leaves a nice fresh
egg"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-04

A farmer drove up to the mar
ket half an hour late, and had a
hard time to make room for his
team among the assembled rigs.
Say, Jake" asked one of the
annoyed ones, "why don't you
get up earlier?"
II kno |. should ought to-" re.
torted Jake, land | always sci
the alarm clock, but, ding it.
never hear it unless I'm awake" ="
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-04
New Raider In South Atlantic


Rio Janeiro, March 3I.-At
least y ships have been halted
by a new German commerce
raider. now operating off the
South American coast, and II of
them sent to the bottom Of the
ocean, their crews having ar
rived here on board the French
bark Cambronne. which en-
countered the raider on March
2.
The German ship is the See
adler (Sea Eagle), a three masted,
square rigged vessel of about
$500 tons. She carries two lO5
millimeter guns and 10 machine
guns. besides a powerful wire
less plant. The two large guns
are mounted in the forecastle. so
II is impossible TO train them
forward or aStern. The vessel
also carries two gasoline motor
launches, and on approaching
her quarry is said to fly Nor
wegian merchant flag.
Eleven ships were sunk by
the raiders before the Cambron-
ne was sent to Rio Ianeiro with
the crews.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-04
Fourteen-Year-Old Negro Is
Sentenced

Monroe, March 31.-Henry
Momack, little ID year-old ne
gro. was sentenced by Recorder
McRae this morning to ialI for
period of six months. with The
privilege of being hired out.
The boy has been employed by
Mr.. Archie Futch as delivery
boy in grocery store, and
Tuesday, it's alleged, he left a
window unfastened IN The ear of
the store, returning after enter
ing, is said to have stolen 50 in
cash and pair OF shoes, togeth-
er with small amount of to-
bacco and sweets.
He purchased ticket Wednes-
day for Norfolk and Policeman
Laney, learning of this fact,
wired the officers in Hamlet.
He escaped there, but the Ham
let policemen notified the Aber-
deem officers and Womack was
arrested at that place and
brought here Yesterday for trial
with the result as stated.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-04
Incorrect, But True

II was the English hour in the
seventh grade. and Johnnie had
been told to write a sentence
using the word "notwitisiand-
ing" When called upon he got
up apd read:
MY father wore out the seat
of his trousers, but not with
Standing"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-04

"Now. Harry" said the mother
take these jugs and go to the
grocer'S and get a quart of the
best molaSSeS."
But why give the boy two
ju2s?" ask a neighbor.
well. If he has a jug in each
hand he can't be dipping his
fingers in the molasses and eat
ing II up as he comes home."I
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-04
Maybe So

Ii was quite the brightest boy
IN the Sundayschool class who,
when asked by the teacher to tell
what sins of omission are, re.
piled: The ones we nigh
have committed but didn't"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-04
Mich Cow or Milk Cow

quirer as to the use of "milch"
or milk" when used as an ad.
jective before the word cow, as
a reader contended that Mr..
Ashcraft would not butcher"
the English to the extent of
using the expression milk cow
In his own writing. In reprint
ing the article the Enquirer got
it paper" instead of reader" in
one place which made it say
this paper agreed to eat the ar
ticlc, whereas it was the reader
who would swallow the pulp
and the COW. Here is the Enquir
er's comment:
"Why, Tucker, the bunch that
says "milch cow" never had a
COW OF any kind. and they don't
know the difference between
mixed water and chalk and
honest-to-goodness cow juice.
The red blooded ones who have
hustled around and are owners
OF cows say it in the good old
fashioned Southern United
States way, milk cow" Out of
ten thousand folks here in our
country who have cows to sell,
just an even ten thousand of
them say milk cow" The En-
quirer is willing to let lhe folks
who own the cows and who
furnish us with that life sustain
ing fluid that we all called for
very soon after we landed on
this ball of dirt, name the thing
they have to sell. They say it
the good old-time way, milk
cow" and that's the way
The Enquirer puts it. If
we were writing for a
sophomore critical school
bunch we might use the diction-
ary words, mich cow" but
when it is Just everyday bust
writing we put it milk cow"
and the most of folks know
what it means"
Then the Marshyille Home
comes in with this testimony:
The Pageland Journal is in
trouble because one of its read
ers has taken the paper to task
for referring to the female kline
as milk" cow instead of "milch," "
as is given in the dictionary.
Tucker calls on The Monroe
Enquirer to straighten things
out, but since he involves The
Home by giving it to his readers
that we, too, are guilty of the
almost objectionable sin of spell
ing 1t milk" it is the judgment
OF the local editor that we have
a right to butt in." After dill
gent research for information
that will vindicate our cause we
find the word originally spelled
mich" had reference to ami
mails from which an easy and
inexpensive income might be
derived. Therefore, ii was all
right and proper TO spell it
"mllch" away back Wonder be
lore the stock law when the
cows ran wild and cost the own
ers nothing for support-during
Noah Webster's time-but under
present conditions with cotton
seed meal, halls. mill feed, etc.,
soaring in hitherto unknown
realms and when stock laws re
qulre us to keep our cows in
pastures or otherwise confined,
the old way of spelling it ''milch"
is no longer appropriate and it
IS our unanimous intention an i
determination TO continue TO
put it in the modern style, milk"
cow"
A farmer drove LID 10 tho rnonr
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-04
Some Control Measure for the
House Fly

caring for manure, the places
where they breed. (a) Haul out
and spread the manure once a
week. (b) Store the manure in
a dark place-flies do not breed
in dark places. (c) Treat the
manure to kill the maggots and
eggs. Where 1t is necessary TO
have the manures exposed to
flies, it may be treated with bo
rax, hellebcre or Calcium Cyan
amid and acid Phosphate as
follows:
BORAX. Powdered borax
sprinkled over the manure at
the rate of 2.3 pound to s bush
els of manure and . or 8 gallons
of water poured over the borax
treated manure to wash the bo-
rax into the manure will kill the
maggots and keep the eggs from
hathing. The outer edges of
the manure pile should be care.
fully sprinkled as this is where
the maggots congregate for
pupalion. Caution should be
used in treating manure to be
employed for agricultural pur
poses because of the injurious
action on the plant growth of
the excessive application of bo
rax. This is the least expensive
method where the manure is not
intended fo1 agricultural pur-
poses.
HELLEBORE. Powdered
white heliebore when maze in a
solution by mixing one half
pound of hellebore to 10 gallons
of water and sprinkled over the
manure gives good results in
killing fly maggots. This solu
ton can be made up in large
quantities and kept until wanted
for use. The best results have
been obtained by allowing the
solution to stand for few hours
before applying. The compost
ton of the manure will not be
materially changed by using
hellebore. Animals will not be
in danger when manure is treat.
ed in the stables as the poison is
washed into the manure.
CALCIUM CYANAMID and
ACID PHOSPHATE. This
mixture may be used at the rate
of four pounds Calcium Cyana-
mid, four pounds Acid Phos.
phate to every eight bushels of
manure. The substances should
be mixed and spread over the
manure after which it is sprink
led with ten gallons of water.
The addition of these materials
to the manure is the proportions
given greatly increase the value
of the manure for agricultural
purposes by holding the ammo.
MIA which usually passes off as
gas in the untreated material.
This form of nitrogen is more
slowly available as plant food
than the ordinary nitrates. 1t
should be applied to the crop not
less than seventy to eighty days
before harvest in order that the
nitrogen may be completely
utilized by that crop.
NOTE. The Calcium Cyana
mid which is a medium for slow
acting fertilizers is handled by
manufacturers of mixed fertil.
izers.
MAGGOT TRAPS. This is
a simple method to kill the fly
IN maggot stage-full informa.
ton can be had by writing The
Bureau of Entomology, Wash
ington, D. G..
SCREEN the PRIVY CLOS
ElNC IIaa IL 10
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-04-04
Wave of War Sentiment Sweeps
Country As Congress Meets

sentiment is sweeping the coun-
Try came to the White House in
messages conveying resolutions
adopted at patriotic mass meet
ings in different States, and re-
ports from Senators and Repre-
sentatlves that the Nation stands
ready TO back up the President.
Predictions were general at
the Capital that the House will
be organized promptly so that
President may deliver his mes
sage making recommendations
for Congressional action. Un-
less there should be an unlocked
for change, he will speak Tues
day
News of the sinking of ad-
ditional ships by German subma
rines and the resulting loss of
more American lives only in
creased the tention slightly.
For some time the general feel
ing has been that Germany al.
ready had shown utter disregard
of American rights. and actually
was making war on the United
States.
Secretary Baker conferred
with the Presidentand afterwards
announced more than 1000 ad-
dltional National Guardsmen
had been ordered for police
duty in different States He
also said that complete plans for
raising a larger Army had been
drawn up at the War Depart
ment.
Plans in the Navy for secur,
ing many submarine chasers and
organizing them for a coast pa
troll went forward rapidly, and
the National Defence Council
perfected a plan for coordinat-
ing in practical way the Ma.
TONS industrial preparedness.
President Wilson has almost
finished his message to Congress.
He remained in his Study much
of the day, and also was in close
touch with the War. Navy and
Treasury Departments regarding
preparedness plans.
1t was indicated that tentative
plans of the Administration for
providing men, money and sup
plies for war purpose awaits &C
ton by Congress on the main
question of whether a declara-
ton of state of war is to be
adopted. Careful TO observe
the warmaking preroeative of
Congress, the President and his
advisers are desirous of doing
nothing to be construed as an
act of war beyond maintaining a
state of armed neutrality and
making ready for war if it
comes.
Plans OF pacifists for attempt
ing to keep Congress from de-
claring state of war attracted
some attention, but most of the
reports to the Administration in
dicated that the Nation as a
whole believes that the time for
war has come. A statement to.
dav by Chairman Stone. of the
Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, that he would vote
against war, but would support
the Government in any policy
decided upon. was the most no.
ticeable anti war development.
! Outside of the main question
to be decided, chief attention
within the Administration is di
rected towards guarding against
possible disturbances in the Uni
ted States. That such a danger
exists was generally admitted,
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-26

Judge P. NJ. Wall of Rifle was in
the city Thursday. ..
y = y
' General Agent C. M. Keck of he Mid
land spent Wednesday and Thursday
in Aspen.
District Attorney Frank Delaney
spent few days in town attending to
legal matters.
Fred Clauden and R. E. Bryant
drove to Silt Thursday, returning the
same evening.
NJ. A. Walsh, county commissioner
from Eagle county, came in from Ba-
salt Thursday
DR.. G. NJ. Stewart returned last Sat
urday from a trip to San Francisco
and Los Angeles.
C. NJ. White is in the Sweetwater
country this week assisting ASSESSOR
MEG Airk in his work.
y y y
Miss Agnes Lunny, a nurse at the
sanitarium lett for Leadville Monday,
for a two weeks vacation.
y y "
Mrs. A. E. johnson and mother, Mrs.
Lamb, returned from couple of weeks
visit at the ranch near Fruita.
= y y
Miss Anna Brown, sister of Mrs. Har-
ry J. Hill, was here from Shoshone
Wednesday for visit between trains.
y y y
The class play by the Seniors, CAT
the End of the Rainbow will be Civ
en- at the Odeon theater Monday, May
2s.
Lieutenant Cover, one of the state
guards stationed at Shoshone was. Oh
the sick list couple of days this
week.
c. F. Rauman of Silt, injured his eye
while riding through the brush and is
at the sanitarium under care of Dr.
Riddle.
n|. y y -
Attorney NJ. J. Mayes and o. B.
Brutsche spent Friday on business at
Silt, driving home in the Brutsche car
last night.
= y y
Miss Ieta Shippee the fifteen year
old daughter of NJ. L. Shippee of
Emma. was able to leave the san'tar
ium Monday.
= y y -.r
f Mrs. VIM. Roedman returned Tuesday
from two weeks trip in Utah, where
she attended the Order of the Eastern
Star at Ogden and visited relatives and
friends at other points.
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-26

Born--A girl; Mrs. j. T. Starbuck
had call from the stork Saturday and
"a pound girl was the result. Dr..
Hopkins assisted.
X. c. Odell, at one time a druggist
in this city, arrived from Grand June
ton the first of the week to take orders
in the drug line.
c. II. King suffered slight attack
of ptomaine poisoning the first of the
week, but has quite recovered now, ex-
cept that he has not quite regained his
normal weight.
Miss l.. E. Allen made a visit to
DeBeque last Saturday. Miss Allen
was for several years principal of the
DeBeque schools and has many friends
in that section.
y y i
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Boil left for salt
Lake City Thursday evening. Mr..
Boil has been agent for the Midland at
Cardiff and expects to secure a posi-.
tion on the Oregon Short Line.
l - u y
Mrs. r. H. Tucker took her little
daughter, Catherine, to Denver Tuesday
evening where an operation will be per-
formed upon the little girl They OK.
pect to return home next week.
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-26

Martin Stahl made trip to Denver
Thursday.
Dr.. Smitz of Leadville was in the
city Thursday.
N. A. Glasco of Grand Junction was
in town Monday.
l.. c. Vaughn and wife cane from
SALT Lake City Saturday.
Mrs. w. H. Cramer returned Thurs,
day from trip to Leadville.
The Olympic boys gave dancing
party at the Eagles hall last night.
Rev. G. a. Ellis of Silt was bust
Eess visitor in the city Thursday.
w. Il. Swick is back from having
his band of sheep sheared at Una.
y y y
'" Dh.s was III lroiH J.aple lueS-
day and put up at the Hotel Glenwood
y - -
Mr.. and Mrs. George Edgerton were
in from Carbondale the last of the
week.
J. G. Harrington, New Castle ranch
"r, made busnes visit to the city Sat
urday.
y y y
O. T. Boyd and C. D. Post of Red
CliH were guests at the Hotel Glenwood
Tuesday.
D1. Riddle, eye, ear, nose and throat
reeislist. Glasses fitted. Citizens
Rank Bldg.
Dean Sutcliff and f. B. Kelly, both
If Basalt, were here on business the
first Of the week.
The Glenwood dance orchestra gave
a pleasant party st the Odd Fellows
= al Saturday night.
For Rent-Good 5-room dwelling, we'll
ritsated, water In house. 112 . month.
Inquire st this Office.
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-26

Owing to the prevalence of measles
in the city it was deemed advisable to
close the grade schools last Monday.
y = y
Little Aline, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Paine, has been quite iii
with measles, but is nearly recovered
y y =
VIM. Thompson of Townsville and
his sister, Mrs. J. F. Jones of Carbon
dale. were Glenwood visitors Tuesday
y y y 0
Wm. Noonan, son of Judge J. l.
Noonan, returned from Stanford uni.
versity, California, the first of the
week.
W. H. Griffin, special agent for
Home Insurance company at Denver
was transacting business sin the city
Tuesday.
H.R. Logan of the Logan Investment
company drove to Grand Junction
Wednesday and is expected home this
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Beck, who have
been spending several days in the city
returned to their home at Clifton Tues
day morning.
Lewis & Lewis, proprietors of the
Glenwood Greenhouse, purchased Cad
lilac truck of Morgan Gavin for use in
their business.
R, W. McGuirk has been out on as
sessing trips and says the crops look
fine in some sections, but the roads
could be better.
Miss Thelma Witteman went to Ant
lers Wednesday to be present at the
closing exercises of the school in which
her sister Nellie is instructor.
y y y
The various Sunday schools of the
city will be closed tomorrow owing to
the epidemic of measles in the city, AMI
will remain closed until further notice
~ y =
Mrs. F. H. Crawley and little baby
girl of Aspen were in the city for a
few days and were the guests of Sena,
tor and Mrs. Napier Sunday and Mon.
day.
| y -
Dominick Duez and wife arrive !
from Trinidad Monday morning. They
formerly lived in Sunlight for many
years and have returned to resume resi-
dence there. g.
| - y y "A
Little Earle Nestle, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Nestle, was severely poisoned by
eating corn flower and was near to
death Monday. Prompt action saved
the little fellows life. --a---
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-26

Mrs. j. Ogden Armour arrived from
Chicago Saturday night. The party
came in the Armour private car and
will take bath in our celebrated min
eral waters while here.
w. H. Farnum, who had charge of
the funeral of Miss Pauline Fawcett,
was accompanied to New Castle Sunday
by Treasurer J. A. MacRae, Judge a.
u. Beardsley and Dick Prendergast.
Owing to the Parent-Teachers meet
ing Tuesday evening there was no COM
munity singing, but everyone is urged
to come to the NJ. E. church next Tues
day evening to prepare for Decoration
Day.
E. T. Gallagher and son, Edward, are
here from Anthony, Kansas. Mr.. Gal
lagher is a brother Of Mrs. H. W.
Smith and remained for few days
visit, while the son plans to spend the
summer with his aunt.
= - >
F. R. Myers Of Marble was in tho
city Wednesday, guest at the Episco-
pal fectory. Mr.. Myers is lay read
or in the church and was on his way to
attend the convocation being held at
Meeker May %, 2e and 27.
The Glenwood post., 1917-05-26

J There will be fine Hawaiian orcheIS
ira at the Orpheum May 80.
y - y
| Sheriff Fravert this week deputiZed
Ira w. Hancock and Tom E. Davis to
guard the dam to the Antlers reservoir
near Silt.
Jerome Lodge No 73 Knights os
Pythias held a dance at the Renstrom
hall in Spring Gulch Saturday night.
A large number were present to enjoy
the excellent music and good supper.
| y = y
Jay Smith, son of Judge R. J. Smith,
arrived Friday from Vernal, Utah, for
visit. If the young man becomes i'm
bued with the war spirit equal to tina.
of the judge, he will soon be at the
front.
c. L. Brown of Aspen was here last
week for a water adjudication for his
ranch Mr.. Brown is connected with
the light and water company at Aspen
and is the father of Mrs. John Paine
of this ciy He returned home Monday
morning.
Five first class Hiwaiian musicians
in songs and orchestra music and five
reels of pictures at the Orpheum May
80 Music one hour and ten minutes,
pictures one hour and ten minutes. ~
two hour and twenty minute show for
10 and 80 cents.
Talk about your backward springs.
The trees along the streets are not yet
completely out in leaf and many of
the farmers have not yet put their
grain in the ground. Some have por-
tion of their potato fields planted. 1t
is certainly late one.
The Glenwood sanitarium has done
its first bit toward Uncle Sans war
aid by caring for Albert G. Breitkenlz,
soldier of the national guard sta
toned at Shoshone, who is afflicted
with rheumatic fever and was in the
sanitarium two weeks.
y y y
Mrs. Frank Doll of Gypsum arrived
on No. Is Thursday and was the din.
ner guest of Mrs. l.. A. Bowker at the
Williams. Mrs. Doll left the same
evening for a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. P. K. Barthell, at Carbondale, ex-
pecting to return home tonight.
- = ~
1t is case of "sink or SWIM over
the Parachute creek now as all the
bridges were carried out by the heavy
rains and the road funds are exhausted.
The commissioners are not supposed to
draw on next years funds and there
you are.
The Misses Golda Ziesness and Flor.
ence Parker, accompanied by Harry
all of Rifle, visited with Miss Florence
Harp, Albert Graham and Odhrey soule
Rice over Sunday last The three
youhR uleu nave III tut CdNdh,N
service, and now await their call t,
the colors.
j y y
An auto party composed of Miss l..
E. Allen, Miss Rose Porter, Miss Ger.
trude Porter, Miss Lela Fritz, Mrs.
Sadie Korn and Walter Korn, with
Morgan Gavin at the wheel are enjoy
ing an outing at Red Stone today. They
will have 4 beefsteak fry and all kinds
of picnic doings.
= y - ',e..-
Paul Bourg of snowmass was in
town Tuesday, having just returned
from Grand Junction where he was
called to. nurse his, family through, an
attack Of measles. Mrs. Bousg and the
children have lived in the Junction
this winter, the youngsters attending
school in that city. J