Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1919-06-26
THE CHRONICLE SAYS

The old-fashioned man who used to
rock the boat now has q son who tries
to see how near he can come to
breaking Barney Oldfeld's best time.
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The United States needs meat in
spectors, announces an advertisement.
We believe that thoroughly-at least,
the meat needs the inspectors.
Goodbye Daylight Saver! We hate
to see you 60, but the farmers must
have their way, we suppose. What's
the matter with the producers; don't
they like to get up in the morning? ?
Chickens, dogs, cats and children
are the cause Of more friction between
near neighbors than politics. Keep
the livestock home and bring up a
child in the way he should CO."
Shortly after he had drank a bot
tie of "near-beer" a certain Cheraw
man said that the fellow who named
1t ''near-bear" was a darned poor
judge of distance.
The Kaiser is quoted as saying that
he did not want this war. That's
right-the kind he wanted was one
that Germany Gould win.
We've often thought what a pity
it is that a man can't dispose of his
experience for what 1t cost him.
Among other things that people
never give an editor credit for is
spending his time In prayer. And yet
every hot day he spends several hours
praying that the rollers on the press
won't melt.
The only thing that prevents more
men from kneeling to their wives is
that there's good many cases OF
rheumatism.
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So far the peace conference has
been a sort of give-and- take propo-
sition. Mr.. Wilson gives the advice
and the other fellows take the terri
tory.
II there is anything more exasperat-
ing than to have a wife who can cook
and won't do it. it is to have a wife
who can't cook and will try It.
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We notice that the fellow who wore
long face a few weeks ago while
telling how his wheat and oat cror
had been ruined by the seasons, has
since buckled down to helping har.
vest bumper crop.
II you will study the crouch when
you meet him on the streets of Che
raw you'll find that nothing makes
him madder than for somebody to be
pleased with something.
1t usually happens that the man
who hates to garden worse than he
hates to work will lament over hav
ing to leave the garden if the house
he is living in is sold and he has tc
move.
Ma" Burdicll, officially known as
Ensign F. o. Burdick. in the Saliva
tion Army has been awarded a French
CroiN de Guerrc. She is the first
Salvatiorist to be thus h0nored BY
the French. although number Of
'dOushnnt girls have been cited by
the American commanders Ma" has
some record. In the Toul sector she
baked in II hours 324 pies and ther
, conducted Gospel service; in fact
such state of exhaustion that she
was sent to hospital Hats OF tC
Ma" Burdick.
DIX americans nave been Killed III
street encounters in the German cities
and the clashes are increasing. ac
cording to press reports. What would
have happened If six Germans had
been killed after a victorious war
Can't you imagine the proclamations
Of the steely Hun generals-can't you
see the line Of "best citizens" lined ur
for the firing squad? II you can't
read any Of the dozens Of Hun pro.
clarnations issued to the Belgian and
French citizens in conquered zones
Six Americans killed! There should
be price to pay.
France Is parched by a long drought
the cable informs u.s. So is England
Oh, brothers your drought is as ;
grain to a ton compared to what,
coming to us. The Great American