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COL. AULL TELLS OF 1
DE LA HOWE ]
Col. Elbert H. Aull, veteran edi- ^
tof of the Newberry Herald and j
News, in a recent article on his so- j
ojurns and travels In McCormick ^
writes interestingly of the De La t
Howe school and of Lethe: r
'Mr. W. D. Morrah came by in his ]
Buick and in company with Mr. S. t
P. Morrah and Mr. John Wardlaw t
we had the pleasure of a trip to the (
John de la Howe property. This is }
an estate which was left by John de i
lo Howe more than a hundred years I j
iL. ?/Ii .no+mn n-f VOUth 1 /
ago I Or me cuutawun I ^
of that section and a school has ! t
been maintained there all the years, j s
i was his purpose to establish a, j
school of agriculture and he limited 1
the number of pupils to 24, I under- j
stand. It is called "Lethe" which I 1
understand is, being interpreted, i
"Here I rest." The land is on the j
banks of the Little River not far
from the Savannah and contains 1,- i
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over the subject.
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r00 acres of thereabout, and it is
jrovided that at least one-third
ihall remain in woodland. The orlrinal
forest is still there and the
and that is in cultivation is very
jroductive. The state has recently
aken the property over and is
>uilding a big dormitory and
naintaining the school. I have not
ooked up the terms under which
his is done. We drove down
hrough the woodland to the tomb
>f de la Howe and it is near where
lis home stood when he lived in the
'orest of the early days of the rejublic..It
stood on an eminence
>verlooking the ittle River, but
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here is nothing left of it now. It is
.aid that he had built around the
)lace tall timbers of poles so that
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le mignt protect uiiiiscu. num tuc
ittacks of the Indians who roamed
:.he forest in those days. The tomb
s enclosed by four walls of brick
md cemented on the outside, the
vails about ten feet high. There is
nothing to mark the Dlace except
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at a minimum expense. j 11 j ]
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fuse to wear low heels,
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these four walls and the iron gate
which gives entrance and on the
gate is the following inscription:
Rebecca Woodin
Obit. IV Oc;. MDCCCLXXXXVI1I
Joanes De La Howe
fundator
Ob Januarii II MDCCXCVII
Rebecca Woodin was his woman
whom he brought across the seas
with him and they two lived in
this forest among the Indians all to
themselves for years until their
death. I think he was a surveyor or
may be a teacher. I have not had an
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opportunity to iook up me uuwi;.
The tomb should have better attention
if the state is to take charge of
this fine property as it is and I
suppose will establish a good agricultural
school here."
Lethe is a Greek word and
means forgetfulness. In mythologj
it means the river of Oblivion, one
of the streams of the lower region?
celebrated in ancient' mythology,
whose waters had the power of
making those who drank of ' it forget
the whole of their former existence.
Souls befora passing ' into
Elysium drank to forget their
earthly sorrows; souls returning to
the upper world drank to forget the
pleasures of Elysium. I do not know
j'if the name as applied to this
I school has this significance or not,
I or whether the name has anything
I
to do with the river o? Oblivion or
not, or may be Mr, de la Howe felt
that he had passed into Elysium
when he reached this beautiful spot
of nature and that the river which
runs by the place where he casts his
tent was to him Elysium."
GIANT BATTLESHIP
TENNESSEE PLACED
IN COMMISSION
The sjuper-dreadnought Tennessee,
a gray giant of polished
brass and gleaming steel, Friday
was added to sea forces of the United
States.
Native Tennesseeans looked on
with pride as the magnificent new
vessel, which cost $22,000,000, was
commissioned at 2:'o0 p. m. in the
Brooklyn navy yard. The ceremony
j was simple and brief only six minutes
being required to finish it.
I The Tennessee will remain in the
navy yard for a month and then
will steam down the bay and travel
southward to the Panama Canal to
join her sister vessels of the Pa^
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1,000 Watch Ceremony
About 1,00 persons were present
when the Tennessee was commls
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MUIieu. ui U1IS Jiuniuei xuu wuiu
native Tcnnesseans, and the 70 officers
of the ship drew up on the
quarterdeck They stood at salute as
the band played the "hntional anthem.
Rear Admiral John H. McDonald
commandant of the yard, read his
orders from the Bur-jaa of Navigation
directing him to place the Tennessee
in commission. Cap'n:n H H.
Lehigh, commandes- of the ship,
read his orders from Secretary
Daniels. Governor A. H. Roberts of
Tennessee, who took a prominent
part in the recruiting of native
Tcnnesseans for the vessel', was
unable to be present.
Will Have 1,345 Sailors
When her complement is complete
the Tennessee, which ranks
with the largest battleships afloat,
will have a crew of 1,345 men and
75 officers. The vessel has fourteen
decks, is 624 feet long, 97 feet
wide, and has a 32-foot draft. Het
armament consists of twelve 14inch
guns, which can fire a broad
side every thirty seconds; fourteen
5-inch guns and four anti-aircraft
guns.
The Tennessee is propelled by
electricity and her engines can deJ
velop 32,000 horsepower. Her tanks
j will carry 1,000 tons of oil and she
I will have a maximum speed of
| twenty-one knots, or twenty-four
I miles an hour.
RESULT IN DOUBT
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte, N. C., June 6.?With
the votes of approximately two
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thirds of the state's 100 counties
I tabulated, the result of Saturday's
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I For the gubernatorial nomination
1 actual returns compiled by the
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