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Vol. 13 No. 11 / 1 PAGELAND, S. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22. 1922. - Si.00 per year
OUR BORDER LETTER
, By S. M. Fuoderburk.
For the information of many
of his felatives, and scores of
people who knew him in his
boyhood and young manhood
days, 1 will now undertake by
his consent, to give a short history
ot one Nathan Beaver, who
is now jiving in the middle portion
of Texas, at a town by the
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UttUIC Ut JUUCBUU1V, IU V/WIJ Vila
county, near where he first settled
after coming: to Texas, but
has lived in several different sections
of the state.
Mr. Beaver is now nearing his
82nd birthday and is remarkably
stout and robust, and no one
would judge him to be over 60
years of age. He enlisted in the
war, and as a volunteer served
until he was wounded at the battle
of Manassas in Virginia, when
he was relieved from service till
he was able to go back into service
again. He told me that he
could have remained out the balance
of the war, but his love for
the cause for which so many
not only fought but lost their
lives and this for a cause they
then thought was a righteous
causey but as he said tn me that
nothing has up to this time convinced
him that he was not fighting:
for a just cause, but still believes
that the fight for the Confederacy
was our rights, and any
one now living, who knew Nathan
Beaver knows he was a
brave soldier. He says he nor
his immediate family had anything
in the way of property or
slaves to go into the conflict for,
except they would have been
Conscripted -later on. Says be
jHcLfiftLBMit longer than the first
opportunity to volunteer, and at
the close received his honorable
discharge at Greensboro, N. C.
He says he fought a good fight
but lost. During the war he was
in some of the hard fought battles
and says it was miraculous
how he escaped being killed. He
"now enjoys talking of the years
he spent in the service of his
country, and telling the harrowing
tales of his experiences and.
fVio h<%rHeViine rli? ??*%#v tho
v* iu6 uaiuaui|io uuiiuk iuo on tingle.
To show how much he
loved the cause, it did not matter
what subject he would be talking
about, he would drift into
the sad experiences of what he
went tnrough with in war days.
The writer has never met a man
who seems more interested in
that memorable struggle than
Mr. Beavei*. In the yedr of 1863
he obtained a furlough, came
Dome and married Miss Palmiria
Funderburk a daughter of Henry
and Barbara Funderburk, and
left the next morning and went
back to his command. After the
close of the conflict, returning to
his borne and wife, he remained
\here long enough to make his
third crop, and then by wagon
train, moved to west Mississippi,
and lived near bis brother-in-law,
Sylvester Shute for two years,
then by the same mode of travel,
which was at that time by private
transportation, such as ox
mH firtrfeo uiflonn Via mntra/1 r?n
into Texas near where be now
lives. There were born to hjm
eight children, of wnom there
are now living two sons and one
daughter. These' children all
j live in west Texas and are doing
well. On December 9th 1879 he
I lost his wife. Since posing his
I first wife, he hff married four
I times, leaking five wives all told.
I. By the second union were born
I six children and of that number
I thrM lira livinor. Iwn ?rl? anH
IOOf ion. By the next marriage
was born two children, a sop and
daughter.? A# I have .alteady
Peanut, Father of ISO Children. Q|
Charlotte Observer
It sounds almost like a fairy
tale, this story of the lowly pea- 1
nut, but it has- been left to a oc
Southern chemist, a negro chem- 7, t
ist at that, to delve into its possi- mt
bilities and produce just such an cr
exhibit of the by-products of mt
what we Southerners have for tu)
years regarded as circus fruit. crc
At the Four-County Fair re- of
cently held at Suffork, Va., this ip
wizard of his race showed where tes
it is possible to produce from the pe
peanut such articles as shoe pu
blacking, sweet pickles, toilet cie
soaps, fertilizer, vinegar, break- an
fast food, fuel, face cream and mi
some 140 other varieties of useful ar:
articles. an
Prof. G. W. Carver is chemist is ?
at the Tuskeege Normal and In- of
diis.trial Institute, and his display of
of the peanut by-products was the an
largest ever shown anywhere, pn
and needless to say. attracted pe
wide attention and a variety of tw
comment. thi
For 30 years Professor Carver lal
has been engaged in the develop- thi
ment of useful by-products from in
soy beans, velvet beans, old-fash-., s ]
ioned cow peas, tomatoes and eh
sweet potatoes, and had on dis- to
play, 6u soy bean by-products and T1
116 developed from the sweet G<
potato. pc
This old negro chemist is ex- tic
perimenting all the, time. He de- mi
clares the peanut, for culinary ed
purposes, produced by its rich N<
milk is practically unlimited for lo
making fancy cheese, nut sage, pa
chocolate fillers, cream bon bons de
and many fancy salads. Butter wl
can be made from the peanut ch
milk. - ioi
The hfp storyofthisokL^iamJbe
1st reads like romance in his ear rei
ly struggles for an education. D<
n j. .i? i . _t> u:_ .?
ne muue me ueai ui ui? uppui- uii
tunities and won deserved .sue- in
cess. , . ed
rei
One Best Patb w<
??^? of
There are many paths, but only mi
one best one. In that way God H
leads us. If we fail going in the tin
right way, it is because of something
in ourselves Just so far as
we are willing to obey God's law, pu
so far as we put aside selfishness,' thi
so far as we have cherished the thi
right character and right motives, o?J
so far as we sincerely seek to dp thi
right, we shall be led intb the eit
paths and the places which are ot
best for us. If we fail, it is be- ho
cause we are led astray by our sui
own Wrong desires and motives, ha
as the vessel is deflected from
her course by currents of the sla
ocean.?Belfast Witness. ' no
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Better an ass that carries us, elc
than a horse that throws us.?the
G. Holland. + * joi
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west Texas. His last wife was
a widow, Mrs. Johnnie Davis, an O?
estimable lady, who is educated, po
and could read lor Mr. Beaver, 8iv
who says be enjoys it more than m,
any one could".? It is easily seen
by one that she is very much in- re*
terested in Mr. Beavervs comfort >
and happiness. Mr. and Mrs. be<
Beaver have just been spending. Tl
something like n week with the las
writer and tells me^ that this is in
.the first visi|.of his long life,' with
any of his relatives, which was D<
quite a compliment to us being .
able to entertain him on his first <>
visit to bis many ktosmein He
says that he has traveled exten
sively and made many trips back 25
to hi - old home, but the trips
AOl
were o se& his mother and was
not considered by him a? visits ao
He al>o tells me of his travels sai
throiu iout the country; but al- '
ways ere on busineis. T*1
; Galveston, Tex.,Sept. 14, 1922. gn<
Continued next weety. the
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EMOCRATIC VICTORY
Special Correspondence.
Washington.?The great Demratic
victory of Tuesday'Nov.
accurately forecasted by Chairin
Cordell Hull of the Demoattc
National Committee,
irks. the beginning of the ren
of the people to the Demonic
party and the restoration
that party to complete power
1924. It is more than a pro
it against Republican incomtency
and failure. It is a rediation
of the major poli;s
which the present reactionv
Republican Congress and adnlstration?the
most reactiony
in history?have advocated
d foisted upon the people. It
i repudiation of tarriff-robbery,
tax-shifting and tax-juggling:,
Newberryism, Daughertyism
d Laskensm, of reckless ?p
opriation and extravagant exnditure,
of the alliance beeen
the reactionary leaders of
i Republican party and specprivilege
and of the reenronement
of the spoils system
government departments.
In many of its features the
action was a personal rebuke
President Harding himself,
le Republican candidate for
)vernor of Ohio, who is supped
to have won his nomina>n
by reason of beitfg an adinistration
favorite, was defeat-;
; Senator Frelinghuysen of
ew Jersey, the President's felw-vacationist
and boon comtnion,
was emphatically and
cisively squelched; Newberry,
tio obtained a certificate of
aracter from- President Hprd
Z prior to the trial of the Newpudiated
wherever there were
smocratic majorities; Lodge,
e, administration's spokesman
the hecate, has been humiliatto
a degree which in some
Bpects is worse than his defeat
Duld have been, and a recount
the votes in Massachusetts
ay add to his humiliation,
lere were minor casaulties 10
b presidential coterie.
President Harding had definite*
committed himself to the Reblican
policies and candidates
at were on trial. He spoke for
am by the lipp of his Cabinet
ticero. He gave every sign
t HAAaali
aj uc i c^niucu tuc icauit ?a
her approval- or disapproval
the Republican administran's
acts and omissions. The
preme court of tbe electorate
s given its decision. Mr. Hardz
and tbe Republican Congress
nd condemned for the future
less than for the past.
Dne thing lacking in Tuesday's
lotion was the failure to give
*n * _ a -
; uemocrais a suDsianuai mait
v in the House.. A small Reblican
majority Jn the House,
weyer, is equivalent to a Oemratic
victory. The balance of
werlwill be held by progreses
and radicals who are as
ich opposed to Republican
ictionism as the bemocrats.
Republican redbtionisin has
en checked but not destroyed,
le work so auspiciously begun
t Tuesday will be completed
1924.
escripfion. of a Train of Cars <
Hie lived in a romote region in
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UIIHUU, UUI U11LC UU U II111C HL>
mpanied his father to a village
ar which a Branch line ran.
te morning after his arrival he
n a train go by. For a moment
stared at it wit? astonishment
d then, running into the house
d:
'Fayther, fayther, coom oot!
lere's a smiddy [a blacksmith's
spl ran off wi* a row o' houses,
' irs awa' doon by the back o*
i toon."
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moral' issues
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A Great Fact
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A man may not accept Chris- }
tianity as the basis of his life, but
there is one thing: he can not de
ny?that the religion of the cross j
is the only one that exhibits a
passiop for saving the lost. Oth- ,
er religions may have their fierce ]
propaganda for gaining converts
stad making conqu ests. but Christianity
stands aJone in its mission i
to the sinftil. the sorrowful, the '
despairing. Christ alone manifests
tenderness and love for the <
Weary and heavy laden. He
alone says of the sinner, "when
he was a great way off his father
saw him and had compassion
ahd ran and fell on his neck and
kissed him."?Michigan Presbyterian.
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Ike Lessons Titnahl Bv Trials
.We never haye more than we
am bear. The present hour we
are aiways able to endure. As
ear day, so is our strength. If
the trials of many years were
gathered into one, they would
overwhelm us; therefore, in pity
topur little strength, God sends
fity one, then another, then removes
both, an d lays on a third,
heavier, perhaps, than' either;
but all is so widely measured to
Strength that the bruised reed
,inever broken. We do not
edpugh look?at our trials in this
ptyjMinuous and successive view.
I^ch one is seat to teach us
pjBtething, and altogether they
hafre a lesson which is beyond
t?V>wer of any to teach alone.
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v>It is never wise to live in the
past. There are, indeed, some
uses of our past which are help- i
fiil, and which bring blessing.
We should remember our past
lost condition to keep us humble
and faithful. We should remem- ,
ber past failures anri mistakes, <
that we mdy not repeat them.
We should,remember'past mercies,
that we may have confi
deuce in uew needs or trials in
tiie future. We should remem- 1
ber past comforts, that there may '
be stars in our sky when night
comes again. But while there '
are these true uses of memory, *
we should guard against living
in the past. We should draw
our life's inspiration^ not from
memory, but from hope4, -not '
from whi.it is gone, but from ;
- what ip yet to come.?-J. R. Miller.
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. Cod's Unnoticed Gifts
God's best gifts are not even J
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sccu uy iuusc wuu uu uui mane
it the constant purpose of their
life to receive them. It takes
spiritual alertness to know anything
of what is going on in the
spiritual world of God's richest
workings. Without such alertness
and purpose in% our lives,
We shall no more be aware of
the wealth of spintual blessing and
opportunity fhat^God offers
us all the time thari a blind man going
through the Grand Canyon
would be of the glories about
him. has been said that "God
never tabula His choicest gifts;"
they are offered so quietly that P
they are unnoticed save by the 0
few whose lives are concenlrai- J
ed in an intensity of purpose to
know Him and to do His will.
But vve may all let Christ create
in us this keenness o( vision to
reco ;oue our blessings, and give .
us die purpose and the power to J!
lay bold on them.?Sunday \
Scli ol Times. ' ?
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N dure teaches beasts to know f|
their ft lends.?Shakespeare. . tt
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Jury List
FIRST WEEK
Cheraw?J. F. McBride, W. H.
Calder, D. W. Moore, R. K.
Berry, I. F. Harper.
Court House?E. C. Rivers, W.
f. Moore, B. F. Griggs, Geo. W.
Bddins, J. D. Fincher, D. Vaughn.
Mt. Croghan?T. B. Smith, R.
f. Mangum, J. W. Lowery, C. C.
Burck, Ln B. Sellers.
Old Store?C. L. Hicks, R. E.
Richardson, B. F. Clark, R. M.
Sanders, S. F. Ingram, B. R. Funderburk.
Jefferson?H. M. Sellers, B. R.
Threatt, W. D. Watkins, W. C.
K.T* _ 1 _
INlCDOlSOn.
A11 gator?E. C. Horton, Baxter
Blgckwell, R. M. Beasley.
Cole Hill?John Wesley Bofcn,
A. J. Lewis, J. T. Deese.
Steer Pen?H. B. Roscoe, W.
B. Brown.
Pee Dee?J. B. Chapman, M.
A. Biles.
SECOND WEEK
Cheraw?W. Ed. Reid, Geo.
WaltefS, W. E. Hunt, Jr., E. J.
Waddel, G. E. Knight.
Court House?J. Oscar Parker,
Ira C. Redfearn, M. A. Sellers,
Ray J. White, Percy Rivers, D.
A. White.
Mt. Croghan?Luther M. Sellers,
J. W. Funderburk, C.- E.
Barker, J. T. Thurman.
Olrl CtnrA?Ciuf T U/AH> T
Vtu WtVIV VJUJ U* ff otto, u.
E. Courtney, D. W. Mangum, M.
L. Davis, Brown Agerton,
Jefferson?W. S. Jenkins, S.A.
Cambell, J. F. Mungo, A. J. Kirkley.
Aligator?D. A. Morrison, H.
R. McLeod, N. W. Seegars.
Cole Hill?I. B. Merriman, G.
^haw.R: E, Sowell^Hoyt'
^'Steer I>en?R. C. Brtker, J,
Warren Johnson.
Pee Dee?A. W. Ay cock, J, T.
Chapman.
Over the Hills aI IMkv
Guy Funderburk.
The greenest grass I ever knew,
The skies that seem the brightest blue
Are over the hills of Dudley.
the prettiest flowers that ever grew,
The softest winds that ever blew,
Sway over the hills of Dudley.
The loveliest birds that ever sing,
The weleomest bells that ever ring,
Sound over the hills of Dudley;
The dearest calls of Whip-o-wills
Dome from forests among those hills,
Just over the hills of-Dudley.
The brightest moon that shines at night,
The truest love?the world's delight,
Shiqes over the hills of Dudley.
The wisest thoughts that mortals know,
The clearest streams that ever flow,
Move over the hills of Dudley.
Phe noblest boys that ever were,
The truest girls found anywhere, .
Live over the hills of Dudley.
Phe happiest people that ever live,
Che sweetest life that earth oan give,
Are over the hills of Dudley.
How He Judged Character
"So you want a situation?**
laid the business man.
"Yes. sir,1* replied the appli?nt."
"Hum?do you ever 00 fishok?**
"Occasionally."
"When were you fishing last?**
"Day before yesterday.**
"Catch anything?"
"Not a thing."
"Yon can come to work next
doudpy, if you like. It you keep
m telling the truth like that you
nay be a partner in the tirm one i
>f these days." I
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Artfnl Alliteration i
H. re is a specimen of dramat- !
c ci iticism ns she is written in 1
Chicago: "The first scene of 1
tie second act shows a forest of 1
hosphorescent fungi* full of 1
iscinating phantasmagorical 1
ire I lies, fitfully flitting fast and J
iiriously" <
IT IS SAID
A man dishonored is worse
than dead ?Cervantes.
Three may keep a secret, if
two of them are dead.?Benjamin
Franklin.
Who lives for humanity must
be content to lose himself.?O.
B. Frotbingham.
v A cruel story runs on wheels,
and every hand oils the wheels
as they run.?Ouida.
Sabbath-days,?quiet islands on
the tossing sea of life.?Samuel
Willoughby Dutfield.
A man who is not ashamed of
himself need not be ashamed
of his early condition.?Daniel
Webster.
A man without self-restraint
is like a barrel without hoops,
and tumbles to pieces.?Henry
Ward Beecher.
Now then we are ambassadors
for Christ, as though God did beseech
you by us: we pray you in
Christ's stead, be ye reconciled
to God.?Bible.
None are so fond of secrets as
those who do not mean to keep
them; sucb persons covet secrets
as a spendthrift covets money,
tor the purpose of circulation.?
Colton.
The body of all true religion
consists, to be sure, in obedience
to toe win ot toe sovereign ot
the world, in a confidence in his
declarations, and in imitation of
his perfections.?Burke.
The Saviour comes in the
strength of righteousness. Rightmia$8r^(i?eouMes8-l6
thor- ,
ough, it is the Very spirit of unsparing
truth.? Phillips Brooks.
There is nothing so small but
that we may honor God by asking
his guidance of it, or insult
him by taking it into our own
hands; and what is true of Deity
is equally true cf bis revelation.
?Ruskin.
Silence is the element in which
great things fashion themselves
together, that, at length, they
may emerge, full-formed and
majestic, into the daylight of life,
which they are henceforth to
rule.?Carlyle.
Romance, like a ghost, eludes
touching. It is always where
you were, not where you are.
The interview or the conversation
was prose at the time, but it
is poetry in memory.?George
William Curtis.
Words, money, all things dise
are comparatively easy to give.
away; but when a man makes a
Kift of his daily life and practice,
it is plain that the truth, whate^er
it may be, has taken possession
of him.?Lowell.
Religion is not a method, it is
a life, a higher and supernatural
life, mystical in its root and practical
in its fruits; a communion
with God, a calm and deep enthusiasm,
a love which radiates,
a force which acts, a happiness
which overflows.?Amiel.
We hear in thwse days a great
deal respecting Rights, ? the
rights of private judgment, the
rights of labor, the rights of prop
erty, and the rights of man.
Rights are grand things, divine
things in this world of God's;
but the Way in which we expound
these rights, alas! seems
to me to be the very incarnation
of selfishness. I can see nothing
very noble in a man who is
Forever going about calling for
his own rights. Alas! alas! for
Ihe man who feels nothing more
rrand in this wondrous, divine
world than hiwown rights.?Frederick
W. Robertson.
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