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The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08
ThelTWO Extremes OF Life

IF l can put some touches of
rosy sunset into the life of any
man or woman" says George
Macdonald. then l feel that l
have wrought with GCd." To
make an old person happier
more comfortable. more hope
ful-that is, to put the touch of
rosy sunset into a human life is
one of our most sacred privileges.
1t is a special privilege of youth
10 cheer old age. How natural
ly an old person turns to a young
person for sunshine! 1t is beau
tiful to see the sympathy that
subsists between the two ex-
tremes of life. In some respects
youth and age are as like as sum
rise and sunset; and it seems 10
be Gods blessed will and plan
that each should turn to the 9TH
er for help. 1t is in the power
of every young person 10 bring
sunlight into the life of some old
person. to impart that touch of
rosy sunset" which is so sweet 10
the aged pilgrim who is drawing
near the close of life.-Selected.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08
A Temperance Hymn

O brothers, lift your voices,
Triumphant songs to raise;
Till heaven on high rejoices,
And earth is filled with praise;
Ten thousand hearts are bounding
With holy hopes and free;
The Gospel trump is sounding.
The trump of Jubilee.
0 Christian brothers, glorious,
Shall be the conflicts close;
The cross hath been victorious,
And shall be DER it's foes:
Faith is our battle-token;
Our Leader all controls;
Our trophies, letters broken;
s$oar canttRess esnsomed dseu}s.ss a
The Christian Observer
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08
What a Democratic Vote Means
This Year

/ There has never been a ma.
Itional mid.election IN which there
were so many important domes-
tic issues directly affecting the
interests and welfare of all the
people. :.
A vote for Democratic candi-
dates this year will mean that the
voter is voting against:
An extortlonate profiteers'
tariff act which taxes the Ameri-
can people between $3,oOO,0OO,-
900 and $4,00O,oOo,O0O aud IN.
creases the already high cost OF
Fliving.
a ret enue act which relieved
the big taxpayers of over a half
billion dollars with no CORE.
spending relief for the smaller
taxpayers.
| A proposed Ship Subsidy bill
which would dispose of $4,000,
100000 worth of merchant ships
for less than one-tenth of their
cost and give bonus of $780,
100000 to private interests com.
monly known as the Shipping
|Trust, together with a loan OF
E$l25.O00.0O0 al two per cent and
exemption from taxation.
f NewberrySm. Daughertyism
|ani Nat Goldsteinlsm and the
|scandalous appointments by this
administration.
A policy which created a
Treasury deficit OF $S;G,00O,oOO for
[this fiscal year while the admin.
Iistration makes pretense oI
Economy.
A policy which caused the loss
LOT our foreign trade and foreign
kmaYkets, resulting in Bankruptcy
Flo farmers and Others.
The rejection Ct Henry Fordss
4 SJ'oiIs 81 STEM 81 appoIIIll q
1ls aud The assassination oi
Ttne fvH Serv;ce
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08
WITH THE POETS

Did you ever watch the sunbeams
AT play among the flowersp
Or ever see the little stars
A-shining after showers2
I think the little children
Were made for shining too,
To make this old world brighter,
Don't you?
Have you ever seen the lambkins
Out in green meadows friskingP
Or spied gay red squirrel
Along the branches whisking?
l think the little children
Were made for playing, too,
Because they're happy-hearted,
Don't your
Did you ever see the farmer
His sheaves of ripe wheat bindingp
Or ever catch the miller
Just when the corn was grinding2
I think the little children
Were made for working, too,
To be the big folks helpers,
Don't your
Did you ever find your pussy
Upon the hearth rug sleeping2
Did you ever watch the chickens
When darkness comes a-creepingp
1 think the little children
Were made for sleeping, too,
When each long day is over,
Don't you?
The Mayflower.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08
Aiken Journal and Review.

The arrest of a minister. in
the upper section of the state, for
violation of the national prohibi-
tion act is the latest. The minis.
ter was arrested Sunday night,
October lst, for having in his
possession a quart of corn whis-
key, which was carried in the
same bag with two Bibles. This
arrest took place after a prohibi-
ton Observation-Disclosures
Tribune.
Against that minister. by the
way. who was a simple noun.
taineer. we can point to thou
sands of God fearing, booze hat
ing clergymen who practice daily
in their lives thelessons that they
teach. This parade of the weak.
willed unfortunate teacher who
fell does not lessen the fact that
drink is a raw curse of the land,
and the holding up to ridicule of
the poor weakllng who tripped
by the wayslde cannot and does
not gid or garnish the booze
bottle, the booze maker or the
bootlegger. Rather, in our opin-
ion, such exposition only serves
with smarting sting to show
the cruel fangs of the snake. The
mountaineer Baptist preacher
caught with "moonshine" in his
Bible sack IS no sample of the
great army of Christian gentle
men who are fighting the liquor
curse for the salvation of mems
souls. Why search the bin for
the specked apple?
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08
Charlotte Observer.

During the progress of the rail-
road strike in Tennessee, Charles
Lanler, shopman, was killed
and three men were arrested on
charge of the murder. The case
was taken up five weeks ago and
the lawyers haye succeeded in
consuming all that time IN seiec-
ton of a jury. 1t was only yes
terday that the twelfth man was
accepted. In Ashevi!!e, e youth
was kidnapped and manhandled.
Three men were arrested tor the
offense, were tried, found guilty
and sentenced to the penitenti
ary. all within the course of three
days. 1t seems that the lawyers
can almost always and generally
threw the machineEyofthec court
into h1eh OF low q reverse. = Z,
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08
Padrick Found Guilty

Below is press dispatch telling
the world that another criminal
has been dealt with. When
Gods word declares mans sin
will find him out it means what
it says.
Thefact that the former preach
er was tested as TO his sanity pos
sibly accounts for a life rather
than a death sentence. He also
slew his wife.
Statesboro, Ga. Nov. lei
lioIt Padrick, youthful former
Methodist preacher, was found
guilty of first degree murder in
connection with the killing of
his mother-in-law. Mrs. Mamie
Lou Dixon, last June, the jury
returning a verdict early tonight
with a recommendation for
mercy. The. verdict automati
cdlly carries a sentence of life
Imprisonment.
The iury's verdict was reached
after consideration of the case
that lasted since 9 o'clock this
morning.
Satisfaction with the verdict
and sentence were expressed by
Padrick as he was led from the
court room by Sheriff Joe Till.
man to begin his life imprison-
ment.
= II will not appeal" he said; Il
am we'll satisfied with The YER
dict"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08
Mrs. Browns Joke

II could have laughed out.
right" said Mrs. Brown. when
we were. going round Barnum
and Bailey's menagerie on Fri.
day"
why, what happenedl" asked
Mrs. Jones.
well, Mrs. Smith called an
animal seraph. Of course, she
meant giraffe; but the fun of it
was, IT wasn't a giraffe at all. 1t
was q camonile."
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08
An Evening Thought

Certainly in our own little
sphere it is not the most active
people to whom we owe owe the
most. Among the common peo-
pie whom we know it is not nee
essarily those who are the bus
lest, not those who rnefeorslike,.
e |sssi e S $ '''||s
simply pour down 70 as the calm
light Of their bright and faithful
being, up to which we look and
out of which we gather the Deep
est calm and courage.-Ex.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08
Worth Remembering

God does not demand impos-
sibilities. Do what you can.-
ST. Augustine.
The noblest question IN the
world is, What good may I do
in it7-Benjamin Franklin.
If you want a really lovely
world without. you must make
the world within bright and love-
ly.-David Gregg.
Seek to cultivate a buoyant,
joyous sense of the crowded
kindnesses of God in your daily
life.-McLsren.
Christ has come to live in the
hearts of men, and by that pres.
ence he makes them priests unto
himself.-Rev. H. l. Rasmus.
Yesterday can not be recalled;
tomorrow can not be assured;
today is only thine, which if thou
procrastinatest, thou loosest,
which lost is lost torever.-Iere.
my Taylor.
When thou hast thanked thy
God for every blessing sent,
What time will then remain for
murmurs or lamenti
Trench.
You can always borrow trouble
without collateral but it is a cinch
that you will haye to pay COM
pocnd interest at usurlous rates.
IfyScu desire TO save a man,
you MUS: look for the best in him
not the worst. And you must
let him know il. To tell per-
son he is a child of the devil, or
act as though you so considered
him. Is not the way to induce
him to become a child OF God.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08
IT IS SAID

He who loves SO far serves
William Ellery Claiming.
No man can lose what he new.
er has.-Izaak Walton.
Nature is volume of which
God is the author.-Moses Har.
Vey.
Matrimony.-the high sea for
which no compass has yet been
invcnted.-Heine.
We love any forms, however
ugly, from which great qualities
shine.-Emerson.
Modesty seldom resides in a
breast that is not enriched with
noble virtues.-Goldsmith.
Mirth is like a flash of light.
ming, that breaks through a
gloom of clouds, and glitters for
a moment; cheerfulness keeps up
a kind of daylight in the mind,
and fills it with a steady and per-
petual serenIty.-AIdlson.
Dispatch is the soul of busi-
ness; and nothing contributes
more to dispatch than method.
Lay down method for every
thing, and stick to it inviolably,
as far as unexpected incidents
may allow.-Lord Chesterfield.
Memory, like a purse, if it be
over-full that it cannot shut. all
will dfop out of il; take heed of
a gluttonous curiosity to feed on
many things, lest the greediness
of the appetite of thy memory
spoil the digestion thereof
Thomas Fuller.
Marriage enlarges the scene of
our happiness and miseries. A
marriage of love is pleasant; a
marriage OF interest. easy; and a
marriage where both meet, hap
epy.h hrharpy marriage has mi
all the pleasures of friendship, all
the enioyments of sense and rea.
son. and, indeed. all the sweets
of life.-Addison.
My idea of the Christian relig-
ion is, that If is an inspiration
and lis vital consequences-an
inspiration and a life-God's life
brealhed into a man and breath
ed through man-the highest
inspiration and the highest life
of every soul which it inhabits;
: and, furthermore, that the soul
which it inhabits can have no
high issue which is not essen.
TALLY religious.-J. G. Holland.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08
A Pleasure ExertiOn

" Why. Nellie dear, said the
liil!. girls teacher, II haven't
seen you for several days."
Nome" replied Nellie; "I've
been on al exertion with nam.
ma"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08
Thomas Nelson Page
The State.

The death of scarcely any oth-
er American could bring to tie
people of the South a keenfr
sense of personal loss and distress,
than that of Mr.. Thomas Nielsen
Page and, though a Virginian
and Southerner of the warmest
feeling aud loyalty. he will be al
most equally mourned in other
parts of the country. With a
pathOs and sweetness hardly
equalled his stories Of the South
brought home TO the country Tie
trials and the sufferings of The
Southern people during and after
the Confederate war, but they
were told with a gentIeness THU
could give no offence-his Ms
ture was so generous and fulIcf
manly goodness that no word Of.
bitterness escaped his pen. It
may. perhaps, be said that no
other Southern writer of fiction
who has taken the period of the
Cos and the years following, ib
people and events. for his thenk
has succeeded quite so well Eli
awakening an understandin6
sympathy for them in other
parts of the country. The sin1E
plicity and beauty of "MaTsss
Chan" and the tales that folIows
ed ii were irresistible in their aps
peal.
AS ambassador 10 Italy durin9
the World war Mr.. Page acquits
ted himself with distinguished
credit and served the RepubIie
with a rare sagacity. His natufI
alness, his frankness. his humoH
were the qualities that not onl3
commanded the confidence az
the Italian people but endeafeSi
him TO them, so that; uEzc1lSf
their bent Of mind
fswiftfy tcaard d!
in the months followt6 5
mistice, their regard Ef0 <
Page was not diminished.
Twice IN the last dozen years
MIR. Page visited Columbia, his
second visit having been made
IN the spring of 1921 when he
delivered two or three addresses.
Many of our people, who came
into brief association with him,
will remember him as the kind
OF man to write "Red Rock" and
"TwoLlttle Confederates" and
they have an affection for him
that no other distinguished visi.
tor of few days could haye in
spired. With the people of Rich
mond and of Virginia and of the
country they sorrow at the death
OF the most loyable and brilliant
gentlemen who served so faith.
fully and TO so great a purpose.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08
Monuments TO the Doctors

Ooctor-"Well, / consider the
medical profession very badly
1 lated. See how few nonu-
rients there are to famous doc
tJrs and surgeons" -,
The Patient-"Oh, doctor! look
al Our cemetery"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-11-08

j}0iIs 81 stem 81 appoiIItE s
nls aud the assassination Of
TIE Civff Service.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-03

Superior Drills-Thos. w. Cav. 1t.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-03
METHODIST CHURCH

Next Sunday the Missionary tourists
will spend the day in India. The pro-
gram during the opening period of
worship in the Sunday school will
give some of the strange costumes
Of this far away land.
Prayer meeting this evening Thurs
day. will be led by the pastor. Sub
ject' Children playing in the streets.
The decorations in the League room
each Sunday evening add to the in
terst very much. Last Sunday, snow
capped mountains appeared in the
distance.
Our Sunday School picnic is set for
August %. This is tlI e big event Of
our summer social calendear. We
expect 600 to go this year.
Next Sunday the pastor will preach
both morning and evening. The morn.
ing subject will be "Jesus' Idea Of
Cod. Evening, "The Man Who Low
ed Fight. You will be welcome all
day.
Sunday will be membership day
If you have moved in the city and this
is the church you desire to work with
we urge you to unite with us Sunday
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-03
HIKING DOWN THE
LONG BROWN PATH
vacationists With Shelter Tents
and Tin Cow Learning to
Walk All Over Again.

Oil It's not the pack that you carry on
your back
Nor the rifle on your shoulder. =.
Nor the five inch crust of khaki-colored
That makes you feel your limbs are
growing older;
And it's not the hike on the hard turnpike
Nor the socks OF sisters that raise the
blooming blisters-
It's the last long mile.
-Plattsbtrgh Marching Song.
Stringing out from the suburban
transit terminals of New York every
Sunday and holiday goes the army of
khaki-clad mixers. There may be an
automobile for every twenty of the
country's population, but host of
city folks disprove the theory of a
future leg-enfeebled citizenry and are
learning to walk all over again.
To the more casual minded, the hike
is just exercise, but to those who
catch its real significance the hike
means a great deal more. 1t is the
cheapest form of recreation and
therefore appeals to those living in
crowded districts and unable to avail
themselves of the more expensive
amusements. And these people, be
1t noted, are just those the country
is so anxious to have spread out and
settled in the farming sections. The
hike, indeed, has possibilities as a
real starter for the "back to the farm
movement.
Doushboy and Boy Scout Lead Way
Just brief survey of the rollicking
groups which move of from the out
lying terminals on holidays estab-
fishes a few general types. There is
! the ex-service man and his friends
who will hear from him the story
Of more serious excursions on the
muddy roads Of France. He tight
ems strap here and another there
on the blanket roll adjustment or the
shelter half" In which the commits
sary Is packed for the midday feast
by the roadside. Expert directions
come from him on the method Of
singing the pack so It will not feel
SO heavy or interfere with the free
body movement. He will pass along
the information, gained in his army
days, of how that same pack was
evolved after numerous experiments
to hnd the easiest way Of carrying
the heaviest load. With results he
now compliments, but which he char
acterized when doughboy ~ q
''blanlety blank total failure"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-03

Now and Then we find somebody
who rises to remark that he doesn't
care for the quality Of the broadcast
ing programs being sent out by the
big radiotelephOne stations around
the country. He claims they are tire
some and trivial. He will find many
who agree with him. All OF which
may be SO, but did they ever stop
to think how marvellous 1t is that they
are able to pick up anything from the
air, trivial or tiresome, as 1t may BET
Besides, It is not compulsory to listen
in" And that same thought can be
applied to any number Of human acI
tivities. II there was nothing at all
in the world there would be nothing
to complain about.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-03

Then there are the boy scout par
ties, adept at everything pertaining
to "shanks mare" travelling and wood
craft. The ex-service man and the
boy scout are pioneers in the hiking
game. Listen to one of them right
off the train and making ready for
twelve mile jaunt: "Get that can
teen over the side. Jimmie, and
1t won't keep bouncing of your leg
every step, Is 1t filled1 Well, then,
we drink. How about the eats? Let's
check 'em off. You got the spuds,
Bill; the bacon Jimmie. Who has the
coffee and the Borden tin cow"
Fright here" announces freckled
comrade of the road, patting his KNAPP
sack "Snitched the mocha and the
can of milk when Sis wasn't looking"
swell, then, let's gop' snaps the
commander of the expedition.
This party is travelling light for real
distance. Another must expect to
make a shorter hitch or else be count
ing greatly on its power Of endur-
ance. Perhaps the camp Is not far
Off because the group Is equipped for
an overnight stay with heavy blanket
rolls. hatchets, lanterns, canvas wa
terpalls, rubber ponchos, kettles, pots,
new tangled firestand, ETC., etc The
blankets are laid out for better
packing of the bags and cans Of food.
When the party commences to load
up the members bristle all over with
camp tools and equipment.
Back to the Farm
The veteran from the crowded city
tenements has found new territory
TO roam and one almost unknown to
his associates. He is introducing them
to this newly discovered land and
teaching them how to be independent
of any transportation but their own
good legs and of any subsistence but
what they can carry and prepare.
walk and cook your own" Is his
motto.
Who will say the leaven thus fer
menting in the city crowds will not
bear fruit in a keener appreciation Of
country delights, especially as these
are added to by increased comforts
on the farm. With his radio hitched
ND, the farmer listens in on the best
entertainment the country has to
offer. Modern home devices wipe out
many hardships formerly imposed
upon isolated jewellers. There is, in
short, a rapid cutting down Of the
differential between farm and city
life.
In the meantime, knowledge must
precede q true appreciation Of what
the country holds. and this is what
the hike supplies. There is more ap-
peal in one apple tree in blossom than
| in reams of printed matter put out to
induce the citizen Of the city to
change his abode to the country. The
hikers constitute . growing army,
equipped with bacon, spuds, coffee
and tin COW for merely days outing
but nevertheless seeing sights that
make them yearn to be among them
all the time. II IL mot too much to
assume that the army may one DAY
recruit the open places
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-03
OBITUARY

Lewis N. Ellexson was born in
Washington County, Indiana, Nov
ember 2, 1845, died July 20, 1922,
aged rs years, months and 27 days.
He served in the Civil war in 149th
Ind Vol. Inf, and also in the 133rd
iii. Vol. Inf.
He received a wound while in the
service of his country which left him
a cripple and eventually caused him to
be operated upon, which at his adj
vanced age, caused his death.
He went west in 1866, located in
Cherokee county Kansas, and drove a
government freight team of oxen
across the plains when the Indians
roamed the prairies and the buffalo
were plentiful.
He was married to Theda Eliza
beth Curtis, November II, 1870. To
this union, ten children were born, s
Of which are still living to mourn the
loss of their father, Mrs. John ledsoe,
jacksonville, Ia, Mrs. Cora Holman,
Dalhart, Texas, Mrs. Ivy Williams,
Clarendon, Texas, Mrs. Jessie Wilson,
Jacksonville, Ind, Mr.. Jenny Ellex-
son and Frank Ellexson, both of To-
rena, Lewis B. of Hugoton and Mrs.
Davina Tepner of Dombey, also II
grandchildren and two great grand
children.
Thirty nine years ago he Joined
the Christian Church in Eldorado,
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Superior Drills-Thos. W. Cav. 7t2
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-03

Mrs. c. v. Rice, accompanied by
Mrs. Rice's brother, Mr.. Harry Dug
ger, of Mammon, Oklahoma, returned
Wednesday from several days visit
with friends and relativs at Harmon,
and Brinkman. Oklahoma.
R. E. Wilsey of Haley, Kansas,
spent Monday in Liberal looking at
lands with Griffith & Baughman, and
Tuesday in company with their mana
ger, Mr.. Goss, at Satanic in Haskell
and Grant Counties. He is very much
impressed with an idea of selling his
farm and moving to this section, and
selling his farm and moving to this
section of the state in the future. We
will be glad to welcome him as a new
resident here.
"Rite it with Ray"
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-03

wANTED-3 pretty good FOrds
Chas. W. Rogers, (Slivers) George
Building.
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SteUenS Go. Items

"A nice rain fell here Monday even
ing.
Mrs. c. L. Nix and children, Mrs.
Marion Stops asd children called at
the Frank Levey home Wednesday.
Mr.. Carl Nix and wife were call
ers at the c. L. Nix home Friday
evening.
Bessie Stops spent Wednesday
and Thursday with Mrs. Ora Levey.
Mr.. Eugene Mills called at the
Frank Levey home Sunday.
Mr.. c. L. Nix and Mr.. Marion
Stoops went pluming Thursday.
Nellie Logger called at the Stops
home Friday.
The dance at Loger's was we'll at
tended Saturday night. Ice cream
and cake were served.
The Zion Sunday School went on
a picnic Wednesday to Arkalon.
They met at the Albert Welsch home
where IA car loads, besides the kid
truck enjoyed the day.
Leonard Dale and mother called
at Frank Levey's Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Eugene Mills and baby are
getting along very nicely.
Lester Logger spent Saturday night
and Sunday with George Harper.
Fern Harper spent the week end
with Miss Nellie Adams near Lib
eral.
Mr.. Ben Cook and family and
Miss Ruth Levey spent Sunday at
the Logger home.
Miss Bessie Stops spent Sunday
with Miss Buelah Wayland.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-08-03

Kansas, and was a faithful member
of that denomination until his death.
Mr.. Ellexson located near Dombey,
August is, 1908 and lived there until
the time of his death, July 20, 1922,
at the Liberal Hospital, Liberal, Kan
sas. Interment was made in the Lib
eral cemetery in the G. A. R. lot.