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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08
CHAUFFEUR CHATTER.
BY j. w. Pegler.

kenoSha mas SoVorat brave DOyS dG
the front driving ambulances-that is
during working hours. What they do
when the Boehes are resting has been
question but Correspondent j. w.
Pegler, Of the United Press and repre-
senting the Evening News at the front
has sent back to America a clever ac-
count of their pastimes and pleasantries.
No names are mentioned in the report
but the page from life of the volun-
teers will be extremely interesting to
the Kenosha people who have friends
or relatives at the front.
With the American Expeditionary
Army in France, October Is. (By Mai)
Our chauffeurs were having song
fest tonight in their mess room just aft
the kitchen of the village hotel.
Little Angel, the busy waitress, was
busting around the table, clearing
away the dishes.
That dinner was tres bon, Ryan
told her-Ryan the boss chauffeur, ex-
driver Of New York express truck.
Angel smiled appreciation and asked
how to say "tres bon" in English.
"It's swell dish,' Ryan explained.
And Angel went away repeating "swell
DISH" She is fast picking up English.
Fowler, the son of wealthy Phila-
delphian, thumbed over a Salvation Ar
my song book.
Here 8 a good one, y he said, sspage
six
Ryan, Mason and Darnell turned to
page six. Then they harmonized:
20, could / see you now, my boy,
g. As fair as in olden time,
'When prattle and smile made life
worth while,
NEYour voice was a golden chime. -
They must have sung pretty loud be-
cause rain-soaked military policeman
banged on the door with his club.
Whatcha want?'' Ryan demanded.
''Cut out that noise and g'wan to
your billets," he roared.
CAV, pull in your neck--contrac
your ee-sopffaguss, was Ryan's come
back. re in quarters now.'
And the music went on. I went out
to follow the policeman. He swung his
club like regular copper, flashing
pocket-lamp into corners.
Wandering Boy No. was found sit
ting on a doorstep, oblivious of the
rain, meditating aloud. The cop led
him to the klink. Through the open
door | saw three other wanderers Then
the cop resumed his wanderings. We
saw tentfuls of sleeping soldiers and
went on down a street. The cutters
roared with torrent of water.
Three Sammies came rollicking TO-
ward US, chanting new song:
tossed a bomb into the air.
1t came to earth right over there.
And when that little bomblet fell,
" A dozen Fritzies went to h-.'
The cop halted them, heard them
fourfiush about having lost their way,
put them on the right street and sent
them home with the warning they'd be
pinched if they didn It go straight.
| said goodnight to the cop and he
went splashing along his beat,
You're bound to have strays and
stragglers in the best Of armies-wan-
dering boys to be gathered in by the
cops.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08

No sensible patriotic house wife In
Kenosha is going to object to the re-
duction of the number of deliveries
from the store if she is assured that
she is going to get the benefit of re-
duced costs of store keeping. in reduced
cost of living, IF she is going to pay
the same old price as before she will
have a perfectly reasonable kick and
she will be expected to make it. Gro
ceries and meat plus service is one
thing and should be paid for as such.
Groceries and meat less convenience is
another and should be purchased at a
reduced cost
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08

A letter from William aBiennemann
who is with the transportation corps
at TT. Benjamin Harrison at Indianap-
oils, declares that the boys expect to
start for overseas service at amy
second All of the Kenosha mem
bers Of the corps are in excellent health
and anxious to get to the "big front. !"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08

Kenneth Otterson, a sixteen year old
boy, was picked up by the police on
Friday and booked on charge of
vagrancy. Relatives of the boy de-
clared that he would neither work nor
attend school. He will probably be
arraigned under the Huber law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08

Mrs. Theodore Kreiman has returned
from ten days visit in Detroit,
where she attended the national con-
vention of the Womans Missionary
Society Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-08

James Martin came home from Camp
Custer on a special pass today on ac-
count of the serious illness of his mo-
Their Mrs. Martin is in the Kenosha
hospital.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21
Five Forks News

Mr.. L. ]. Kellough had good
milk cow to get in the mirc
and break her neck last week.
MeSsrs. ]. NJ. and G.. w. Arant
attended court at Lancaster on
Friday of last week as witnesses.
Mrs. Maud Arant spent last
week at Cheraw visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. P. H.
Arant.
Miss Lizzie Evans of near
Pageland is visiting her sister,
Mrs. ]. M. Arant.
Mr.. S. F. Presley visited his
father at Jefferson Saturday and
Sunday.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21
Boil Weevil Yarns.

The biggest boil weevil yarn
we have ever seen so far, reads
something like this: A boil wee
vii flew through window of a
COOK room near Nashville. Ga,
and lit on a red hot stove. Sit
ting there some minutes until
the stove became a little uncom-
Portable, he flew out the win
dow and lit on a fodder stack
and set the fodder on fire.
Campbell News.
If you can believe the one
above you are also prepared to
believe the following: A south
Georgia farmer reports that one
morning very early he heard
quite a commotion outside his
window in his cotton patch
and upon going out he
found one large boil weevil un-
merclfully beating a young one
for not carrying" two rows at a
time.-Gainesville Ga. News.
President Jack Blackjack is
said to have experimental with
the boil weevil during the recent
freeze. He put one weevil in a
tumbler of wafer and covered if
over. The wafer froze into a
solid block of ice. When it melt
ed ii contained the old weevil
and eighteen little ones. AT least
that is the way the story
goes.-Valdosta Ga Times.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21
To Control the Peach Worm

This is one of the most de-
structive pests of the plum and
the peach. 1t is very common
everywhere in the State. AS
there are not very many plums
grown in the state, we notice it
principally as a peach pest.
These insects enter the fruit
through the bud or bloom.
Like the scale this is one of the
easiest pests to control that we
have to contend with in the
orchard. The one serious trou-
bic with most farmers is that
they are a little late about put
ting on the first spray. This in
sect begins work very early, so
1t is best to be on the watch for
them in order TO get them in
time.
Use the following spray: Ar
senlc of lead l lb., Lump lime 3
lbs, Water SO gallons. Dissolve
the lead in a small quantity of
water, then add about eight or
ten gallons and thoroughly stir
until the lead is thoroughly mix
ed with water. Slake the lime
after which add about the same
amount of water. Pour the two
solutions together and dilute to
fifty gallons. This spray should
be put on the trees about the
time that two-thirds of the
shucks have shed from around
the fruit. 1t will be necessary
to put on another application of
the same solution about two
weeks later. This solution
should be applied with a spray
pump with good strocg pressure.
1t will be of great help to
farmers who are interested in
fruit culture to secure Bulletin
No. Is. Fruit Culture for South
Carolina" You can get these
Bulletins by writing Extension
Dem. Clemson College. or if you
will call at my office or drop
me a card and will furnish you
with one. am always ready to
serve you in any way possible.
There are two forms of lead
you can use, paste" and pow
der" In using paste use : lbs.
and powder / lb. in the solution
mentioned above.
w. ]. Tiller,
County Agent.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21
Providence Items

We are asked to announce
that every body who has taken
a part in the program for Mis-
sionary Day, will meet at Prov
idence church Saturday after
noon at 3 o'clock for the pur-
pose of arranging the program.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Tadlock
spent the week end with the
latter's father. Mr.. S. D. Moore
of Marshville.
We still have prayer meeting
on Sunday nights at 7: 80 The
puclic is invited.
We were very glad indeed 10
welcome Miss Stella Minis, the
County Home Demonstration
Agent, in this community again
last Thursday.
The cold wave reached us
Sunday and Monday and it hurt
our feelings right bad.
Jack.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

When James was nearly five
years of age he received a bull
dog for a present. One day while
he was out playing with the dog
a policeman past and ask him if
the dog had license. James re-
piled, mo not now. Mamma put
some medicine on him, and he
is cured"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

In an Eastern city a pastor of
colored Baptist church consult.
ed plumber and a steamfitter
about the cost of putting IN a
baptiStry. The estimate was
soon furnished and the figure
was regarded as satisfactory.
But" said the plumber, "this
covers only the tank and the
water supply. Of course, YOU
will want some sort of arrange.
ments to heat the water"
But the colored pastor had a
truly economic mind, and his
own ideas of religion also, for
he promptly dissented.
You see," said he TO the plum
Der, II don't low to baptise no
body in that there baptIsry what
hain't got religion enough to
keep them warm"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

A man met his old darkey
friend who he knew was very
fond of ioking. He said TO him:
Uncle Sam, l understand that
you have become a suffragist.'
Go way from here, MIR. John
son." said the old darkey, don't
you call me no suffragist, it's
bad enough to be a nigger."
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

There was an old darkey WHO
had contemporary in the shape
OF mule. One day the mule
stopped short and refused to
bulge a peg. A doctor passing
by, wishing 10 help the old man
out of his trouble, took a vial of
acid and poured 1t on the mules
back. The mule put out down
the road as hard as he could 90.
The astonished darkey turned
to the doctor and said, "Mr. If
you got some more of dat stuff,
| wish you would pour some on
my back, cause I'm bound to
catch dat mule"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

For Sale-Coker number nine Long
Staple Cotton Seed, recleaned and
graded. See what leading buyers say:
Cheraw, sc
=. January 18th, 1917.
Mr.. L. L. Parker,
Pageland, S. G..
Dear Sir:
The fifteen bales Of cotton bought
from you last fall at 80 &ehts per pound
measured full one and f sixteent6s to
one and three eighths inf les. I'VE con-
slider 1t the best lot of stabk cotton we
have ever bought.
(Signed) Malloy & Company.
Made bale per acre last year. Price
N.oo per bushel. L. L. Parker, Page
land, S. C.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

1t is reported that flowing
oil we'll was discovered near
Clio, S. G. one day last week.
Mrs. w. M. Mangum is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. H. S. Ba.
ker at Camden.
A message from Charlotte this
morning states that Mr.. Edgar
Williams is better and that he is
expected to live.
Mr.. Lem Mullis, a young
white man, was killed by being
caught in a belt at saw mill in
upper Union county Yesterday.
Mr.. B. L. Mangum was in
town Monday. He stated that
seven Of his children were taking
measle9 and that one was just
recovering ,H
Where are those ten million
English sparrows that usually
eat up all the young garden peas
in Pageland? Did they freeze
or did Boyd Eubanks eat them?
1t has been rumored that the
soldier boys are soon to be call
ed back into service, but no call
has been received by them.
The second regiment which re-
turned from Texas only a few
days ago has been mustered out
of service.
The Redfearn Auto company
has again found it necessary to
have more room. The adjoin-
ing room recently vacated by
A. G. CASTOR & Co. has been re-
painted and fitted up for the sales
and display room. The new
machinery, consisting of a
29-inch drill press, grinding
and butfing machine and an
arPor press, will be installed III
the old sales room where the
overhauling of motors, trans
missions and differentials will
be done. This additional room
gives this company 4,5OO feet of
floor space.
The meeting of the Sunday
School association was held at
Jefferson Sunday morning and
afternoon, with an hour and half
for dinner. Very few of the Sun
day schools of this district were
represented, owing to the fact
that the time and place was not
very well known and that the
interest in the work has been
allowed to decrease. Miss.
Agnes Ravenel, field secretary
Of the State association, did
more of the talking than any
other one person and her talks
were very helpful. The district
president, Mr.. r. H. Nelson,
presided. Rev. A. w. White
conducted the devotional serv-
ice. Talks were made by Mr..
Nelson, G. G. Morgan, L. NJ.
Evans, w. J. Tiller and others.
This district is or should be COM
posed of every church
in Old store, Mt Croghan
and Jefferson townships. The
superintendent of each Sunday
school in this district. and in the
other two districts in the county
as well, should be in touch with
the county secretary, Mr.. L. Nj.
Evans of Cheraw.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21
Fullenwider Plays With Atlanta

Monroe Journal.
Mr. PhIter Fullenwider
who arrived Sunday night to
spend a few days with his par.
ents, leaves Thursday for At
lanta where he will play on that
clty'S ball team in the Southern
league. He pitched last year for
Buffalo in the International
league, and has had a successful
season. He asked to be trans
ferred to the Atlanta club, and
he will no doubt have a verv
successful season.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

Bring me your beef catN. l
will pay 5 cents a po6d for
good ones. Bring thap/or call
me and I'll come and See them.
ii. b. Graves.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

We have the agency for w. H.
Nixon Seed Co. of Charl{ {ston.
When you need any\khd of
garden or field seeds yee us.
Plummer Grocery.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21
March Fl, 1917
Local News

week with relatives in Lancaster.
Mrs. M. L. Davis and children
visited in Buford township from
Friday until Sunday. when Mr..
Davis went for them.
Mr.. H. w. Funderburk re-
turned Yesterday from a hospital
in Charlotte, where he had an
operation performed on one eye.
Mrs. L. L. Parker returned
Saturday from the Tranquil
Park sanitarium at Charlotte,
where she had been for three or
four weeks.
There was misunderstand-
ing as to the date of the Mellon
Growers association announced
for last Saturday. The meeting
will be held next Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. Robt. Turner, a student in
the State University at Columbia,
is spending a few days here at
the home of his mother, Mrs.
M. ]. Turner. His eyes have
been giving him trouble, and he
is giving them rest.
Don't forget that the Sunday
School convention meets here
Thursday and Friday. If you
can't take as many as four dele.
gates, you had better see the
entertainment committee at
once.
Mr.. R. H. Nelson has resigned
his position as agent for the G..
& L. here. Mr.. Nelson has
made no announcement rs to
what he will do, He has been
here six and half years
and has made a splendid agent.
Mr.. Reuben Jenkins, son of
Mr.. ]. D. jenkins, was carried to
Charlotte hospital. where an
operation for appendicitis was
performed Monday night. A
telephone message Tuesday
morning stated that he was doing
well.
The 96-pound sack of flour
has had its day, and the SO
pound sack has come again,
to the qualification of those of lis
who are required to bring home
a sack OF the stuff occasionally.
The law has been changed
and citizens of South Carolina
may buy a full sack once more.
Messrs. J. w. Quick, H. A.
Funderburk, Watt Rayfield, ].
L. Tyler. D. T. Teal. w. r.
Honeycutt and D. M. McNair
are among those from this
county attending the annual
State meeting of the Woodmen
of the World at Greenwood
yesterday and today.
Township Commissioner Knight
has appointed the following
overseers for roads in Old Store
township: T. F. Rallings. F. B.
Funderburk, B. r. Price, J. r.
Moree. R. L. Deason. ]. A. Hicks,
Jr. Henry L. Sowell, ]. Frank
Mangum, r. M. King, J. Nj.
Arant, ]. C. Carnes, Hamp Pate,
F. A. Plyler, Ransom Hunter,
S. "A. Funderburk, Ranford
Smith, ]. A. Arant, B. B. Terry.
John Plyler, w. P. Nicholson, G.
II. McManus, T. M. Jenkins, r.
J. Funderburk, ]. T. Threatt, w.
A. Plyler, ]. A. Rogers, Seaborn
Adams, Wbiteford Evans, T. A.
Funderburk, r. l.. Wick.
County Agent w. ]. Tiller will
hold a demonstration meeting in
Mr.. l.. L. Parker's orchard on
TUESDAY,, April 3rd to demon
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21
Notice

The County Board of Equali-
zation will meet in the Auditors
office Tuesday, March the 9th.
at II o'clock.
T. w. EDDINS,
County Auditor.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

Homemade chairs in any sNe
you want including rockers,
price rahging from Is ceHs for
plain chairs to $3.50 SoHbckers.
Write me on MonroeWR. 10 or
see J. A. Hicks. William c..
Furr.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21
Wanted-to buy some good
clean sound peas<Cash or
trade. ]. Monroe Ralllngs.

For Sale-Ground Phosphate
Rock at $l2 afon; contains 81
per cent PhospHbGic Acid. Try
1t with your Compost. L. L.
Parker.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

For Rent-6.room house on
McGregor street Sefr S. H.
Laney'S. ]. A. Arant.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

Shipment of lime just arrived. Come
Co. before it is gone ''*stt@7(H'''"''s
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

Plummer Grocery Cbm
pany will pay you the tspI TO.
Chickens and Eggs.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

For Saie-16 per cent Hcid in blk,
here ready for dcIivery& SIS 3lon.
T. W. Gregory will deliver Md YOU.
H. B. Graves,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

Bring your chickens to,us k6r highest
prices. Tucker & Blal hey.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

Be sure to buy your Stylish
Millinery, Dry Goods, GLASS
ware, Crockery .a4d OTHER No
tons from Mrs. $I. Evans,
leader for low Mces. Self
threading needles especially for
old ladies'.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

Fresh Bread all the timei Rlummer
Grocery. n
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

Our Spring line of Shoesand
Oxfords is here. MuAko Bros.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

For sale-7-iew{l Wahham
watch, 20 year lease 16.size,
cheap. See me fol t6rice. D. A.
Simpson.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21

For Sale-2 thoroughbred red
bone blood hounds nearly a
year old; fairly wsn trained.
w. NJ. Mangum, Pageland, r. 3.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-03-21
BUSINESS LOCALS.
F1en'y Lent yA.s5,sx ssx hand now.

For Sale-good bay mare 10
years old. Lady San,drive her.
Plows and buggies Nine. A. G.
CASTOR. I
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-09-29
NEVADA HOUSEWIVES TO
AID FOOD CONSERVATION

Every housewife in Nevada will be
called upon to pledge herself to the
national program for food conser-
vation during weeks cleanup cam
paign, October IA to "a, when COM
mittees of the state will make house
toulouse canvass. The work will be
directed by Henry NJ. Hoyt. food ad-
ministrator of Nevada, to clean up the
loose ends in the national campaign.
conducted by Herbert Hoover, food
administrator in Washington, closing
September 5.
Mr. Hoyt has been in conference
with Governor Emmett d Boyle in
Carson City on various phases of food
administration, including the clear-up
campaign. Appointments of the com
mittee members will be made within
the next few days.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-09-29
OFFICIAL POTATO GRADES
ARE TO BE ESTABLISHED

Two standard grades for Potatos
are recommended by the food admins
tration and the department OF agricul-
ture. The necessitl for their adoption
is emphasized in department state
ment because OF the prospect tor a
large crop, the food supply situation
over taxed transportation facilities ana
the ruling that federal reserve banks
may make loans against potatoes prop
erly stored in approved warehouses.
In the first grade the minimum dam
eter OF the round variety is fixed at
one and seven-eighths inches and OF
the long variety one and three quart
ers inches. The minimum diameter OF
the second grade is one and one-half
inches.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-09-29

eral attempts have been made to work
the gravel by dredging and hand wash
ing with very good results.
A lease was taken few weeks ago
by the Unevida Gold Mining Company
OF which w. c. Ralston is managing
director, OF the old sites of the Bruins
wick, Vivian, San Diego and Merrimac
mills on the river and work preparat-
DRY to recovering the quicksilver and
amalgam was started.
The company plans to divert the
waters of the river into the old canal
formerly used by the Brunswick mill
and by connecting. this canal with an
other ditch that is already built, the
river bed will be dried before and it is
the contention of Mr.. Ralston and his
associates, A. B. Blainey, that millions
can be recovered from the river bed
The gravel is from one to six feet
deep and for the entire distance I'M
der lease by the company, little more
than a mile. Paintings made Friday
showed the quicksilver very evenly
disseminated and IA cJe'v pan glot-
ule larger than a 9-lil of wheat was
recovered. Some anlalgam was also
picked up in each pan.
When the river bed is emptied the
company will install trommel screen
washer. designed by Mr.. Blainey, to
handle the gravel. The gravel goes
through the trommel screen and the
fines are dropped into some moving
slu;ce boxes with rifles. Part OF the
values are caught on these rifles while
the remainder of the gravel passes
through and is pumped by centrifu-
gal pump up and through another box
where the remainder of the values are
recovered. The method of recovering
the values is not new but removing
the water of the river from the old
channel will give the company an OPP
DOTtuIllly OF NOl hlilS tiiN 1hN'iN ~ -
the stream.
The old dam used by the Brunswick
mill is still intact and will be utilized
by the company in diverting the wat
ers to the bitches.
Taking an average OF the reported
amounts OF quicksilver that has been
lost in the river as 10000 tons or
sixty millions pounds and estimated
that fifty per cent of this amount
has lowered and been washed away
leaves 100000, 900 pounds of 4uic%-
silver still in the river.
Quicksilver is now worth )! -
pound making the stream worth $40
100000 in recoverable quicksilver val
ues. The cost OF taking it out has not
been determined but it is expected that
it will be very low.-Gazette.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-09-29

early COS to late 80s, the mills were
operating on the river reached total
of 700,0O0,000 that fully forty per cent
OF the values were not saved.
All of these values went into the
Carson river through the sluice boxes
OF the mills together with what is
variously estimated at from $4,000 to
10000 tons of quicksilver, now worth
Sis for seventy-hve pound flask
All of these great wealth has been
in the Carson river since that time
but as the years go by some OF the
quicksilver is lowered and is carried
down the stream never to be recover
ed.
A process for recovering the values
in the river has never been carried to
q successful conclusion although sew