Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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<sissr IN THKSK days of advanced travel It seems strange to record tho dis covery of a gorge crowded with natural wonders within a few hours' motor ride of a busy city, says London Cirnphlc. Yet such Is the story of Hod Hock canyon, In southern Call* fornla, an enchanted spot, so rich In Its unique beauty, and of such sclen* 1 Uflc Import that the president of the United States Is asked by some of the leading men and organizations of the raclilc coast to set It apart us ? national monument. This romantic, ralnbowhued gorgo contains a wealth of a ma King structure? reared and carved and even painted by the ele ments, and yet comparable only to the classics of ancient and modern archi tecture. Its fossil beds, practically un touched, give promise of paleontolog Ical treasure, and recent finds In Its raves Interest ethnologists. The can.Von is n gash In tho south ern end of the Sierra Nevada moun tains. Its mouth opens upon the northwestern edge of the Mojave des ert. It Is 120 miles from Los Angeles. For nearly a century the prosaic pio neers who passed that remote way paid no heed to Its vivid charm,; It was ihe decision to extend the state high way from Los Angeles to Bishop that led to the discovery of the beauties of this gorge. Until the surveyors re turned and reported the existence of strange and wonderful rock formations no one know of their presence. This Is all the more remarkable when we remember tho American's .love of travel, and that these are tho days of railways and motorcars. Shortly now the canyon with Its many won ders will t>e oil the main trail of civ ilization, and tens of thousands of tourists and others will soon admire it with rapture nnd astonishment. The new roadway approaches to within 50 feet of the scenic marvels which the government Is petitioned to protect nnd preserve. Miracles of Form and Color. That section of the canyon which contains the Inspiring works embraces a little more than four square miles. Is Hcveral miles removed from the desert, and lies at an altitude of 3,000 foet. On approach from either direction a turn brings tho walled-in miracles of form and color suddenly Into view?an entrancing picture; pillars nnd col umns, plain and fluted and chased; pilasters and colonnades, tiny and ti tanic, tier upon tier, mile after mile, far skyward ; arcades, balustrades, cor ridors; temples,* castles, cathedrals, towers, domes, spires, sphinxes, gar goyles?all perfectly molded nnd ex quisitely adorned by the lord of crea tion. Moreover, they arc untouched nnd unmarred as yet by the blundering vandal hand of man; a burled city, an acropolis, nnd Rcores of other fan cies become realities. On an eminence at the canyon's head stands the Tem ple of the Sun, an impressive gray pile, 12fi feet high, approached through it series of terraced entranceways, with partially crumbled walls forming hi) elliptical Inclosure approximately l.*>0 feet In diameter?an Ideal amphi theater. Those who look upon this temple And it difficult to believe that It Is not human handiwork. Near by, dominating the mystic region, rises the massive Sentinel Tower, Imposing rather than beautiful. It Is apparent ly harder and more substantial than Its neighbor. Oeologlsts say It has held Its commanding bulk aloft for thousands of centuries. The walls are pinkish gray, and the ponderous flinty capstones a brilliant red. A mile di agonally opposite Is the colossal pile known as the Acropolis. This is, per haps, the crowning feature. More than 4IS0 feet high and 1,000 fret long and solemnly aloof, it has been likened to the Athenian Acropolis because of a marked resemblance, and as well to the mammoth temple ruins of Baalbec in northern Syrln. Seen from any angle it Is mysterious, awe-compelling, cer tain to leave a lasting Imprint on the mind of all observers. The Closed Cathedral. Still Is another masterpiece In the dosed Cathedral, a study In magnifi cent coloring, so gorgeous and yet so softly harmonious that no wlelder of the brush dares hope to equal It. It Is of tremendous size, with an en trance 2.*S feet high and lo feet wide, folldly blocked at a depth of 12 feet. Pure white, deep blue, yellow, red, green, and all tile Intervening shades figure In the decorative sthenic, find in places give the suggestion of *talned glass window a. The whole as pect Is of antiquity, enhanced by a erark or fault dlsfenatty throngh tha front?evidence of a slide hefors the processes of erosion began. The ca thedral effect Is ro reullstlc that ene involuntarily listens for bells to In tone the hour or rail to prayera. The Burled City, where masses of humeri cluy broken up like common bricks have crashed down and crushed and covered some of the best examples of pagodas, la a somewhat melancholy sight, reminiscent of Pompeii. But there remain rare pagodas and dainty sculptures, and a gracefully curved parapet on the churchllke rock In the foreground. The Burled City occupies six or eight acres. At this point the wall Is 000 feetln height. The rillde came on the mirier side of the top stratum. Rising nearly 200 feet above the level floor In a deep "pocket" of the canyon Is a stately columnar entrafaeo, lately christened the Royal Gateway. It leads Into a sculptured foyer ex tending back 000 feet, and- having the characteristics of a superb art gallery In which almost any sculptured figure sought may be found. In the center, a considerable distance from the open ing. stands a group of five columns on a tall base, all white as marble. Four hundred feet up on the hard, cor rugated gray slope where the moun tains rise beyond Is perched majes tically a castellated lordly palace, the Cltnriel, which the imagination swiftly associates' wltn some Inaccessible old world height overlooking sapphire tides. It Is a castlo of dreams. Pillars of Hercules. The gigantic Pillars of Herculei, dwarfing those of the Tetnpld of Bacchus, symbolize enduring strength and" defy tl?ie. Light gray and red, with supporting half-lengths at regu lar Intervals, each with Its ornate abatus, they seemingly hold up the Sierra. The White Chapel Is what the name Implies. At each corner tfie walls are buttressed like the old Cali fornia mission. It resiembles In gen eral form some of Mexico's phclent churches. Unlike them, however, It is daintily chased and dec<5rat?ftv with many niches containing appropriate statuettes. Geologically Red Rock?so named be cause that color predominates?dates hack to the later Tertiary period, when the canyon evidently was a. swamp teeming with fauna. Today It Is a fos sil field virtually unexplored and likely to yield abundantly. Cursory search has disclosed remains of camels, horses, elephants, mastodons and other mammalia. At the base of the Tem ple of the Sun William Mulholland, chief engineer of the Los Angeles aqueduct, recently picked up the pet rified heel-bone of the largest sabre toothed tiger ever found. Caves abound, and In one of these was dis covered u collection of Indian pottery worth thousands ot dollars. It con sisted of 47 pieces, placed In orderly fashion against the walls, and covered Inches deep with dust. Some of the pieces were remakably thin and almost glazed, pigments having been applied before burning. The Shoshones and Plutes were the Indian tribes that for merly ranged here, but this pottery now discovered is far superior to any of their known work. Visit Graves of Hero Dead. The British church army has organ ized a series of personally conducted visiting partlen to soldiers' graves In France. The sight of widows, fathers and mothers, some bent with age, burdened with floral tributes to "the glorious dead" starting out from Char ing Cross or Victoria stations on their sad pilgrimage Is hardly less depress ing than were the scenes attending the arrival of the hospital trains in war times. Through the Churcn artny, rela tives of inen who died In France, but who may be unable to meet expenses Incidental to such a trip, are provided free tickets. Drowned Out. "Is Chiggersvllle planning a civic renter?" "No," replied Squire Wltherbee. "We haven't gotten that far along yet, but there was some talk of startln' a community sing." "Didn't the project go through?" "No. The village basso, 8am Job bles, who runs a fish market down on Main street, sang so loud that every body else got disgusted an' quit, so we porter let the matter drop.**?Bir mingham Age-Herald. Wireless for Venezuela, So great Is the propagandist power of the modern press that the wonders of the wireless are commonly taken for granted by the veriest child. Yet the resolution of the Venezuelan gov ernment to Install a wireless apparatus In the environs of Caracas, the capital cttyr~was of such tremendous Impor tance and news value, that It occupied a good psrt of the first page of the Universe 1 on October ie, the account i being printed in large type end "fe?- ! tured." REM. CAREER IN (GAME' i | A Higher Dignity For The Grot iusl* f noes of Farmsrs. ? ? <-> ? .. I Clemson College. Jan. $?"Aa a man | Ihlukvth In his heart, so Is he". 3* speaks Holy Scripture, and all exper* } lence conflnnH its* truth, The most Important consideration. J therefore, for the farmer in his attitude toward bis farm. What doe# he think, about It. what does he think about fanning? Dcfea he love his field# and ; woods ?Does his eye rest with peculiar j fetidness on his sleek mules and fat cattle? Does he feel In his very soul that farming Is a high calling, the only vocation for him? Or does he value fields and woods and cattle In terms merely of money? "Will he sell theiu all for a price, and gladly turn away from them forever Ms he a farmer by chance or by choice? Has he simply ''inheiit ed" a farm? Is he a farmer because he knows no other way of "making a llr ing," because It may seem to him the easiest, most Independent life? JIas ha looked the world and Its businesses In the faoe, and deliberately decided that, us for him, the plow and the fresh earth upturned, and the growing plant have charms above all? Before any further real progress can be made in the development of on* country life,that country life must W saturated with love of the country. Many more farmers there must be, whose determination to stay on the (arm is quite as fixed ae their determla' atlon fo win success, and comttrt an4 happiness, for themselves and their families, by means of their fanning. Suoh farmers will not be bribed by e sudden rise in the prices of farm lands to "sell out" and move to a neighbor ing town. They will not be driven away by labor troubles. They may aell a part of their holdings, but they will still cling to the soil. By the use of modern machinery in the home and on the farm, they will so multiply personal efficiency as to reduce greatly the num ber of laborers, and Increase the output of all who work. These farmers Will bd fully persuaded in their own minds, that they above men in other callings, have opporunlty to raise strong healthy cfcildron, They will appreciate at their true Avorth, the breeze blowing clear and^Pwe over the wheat, the sight of ?(?(??bill feeding slOwly home jrd, the run In the woods after nuts, for the children's growth, both of body and mind. Who but the farmer can furnish in abundance to his children, clean milk*, fresh eggs, tender vegeta bles, home-raised bread and meat? The medical records of the Selective Draft Board,have Just revealed that the healthiest zone In the United States Is from North to South, practically co Incident with the spone of greatest agricultural development, the great Mississippi Valley. May not the more abundant food supply there be the secret of the stronger, * healthier young men ? ' . . "Bread" is the universal human cry. Only the farmer can furnish It. No other occupation fills so fundamental a need. Preacher, lawyer, doctor, mei* chant, manufacturer, banker,?we can not do without them, tout their Import ance to society Is less than the farm er's. The first occupation both In point of time and point of logic Is farming. And the farmer, the real farmer, will realise that he Is. under God, the dl? penser of' the bounties of Nature to his hungry fellowmen. He will value his profession accordingly-. ? - The .^ery practice o! the art ol farming affords opportunity to the farmer to grow to the foil, mentally and sptrttnirtly. He is not dependent on men and things as other men are. He is dependent on cloud and sunshine, on the hlddsa processes of life; that Is, he Is fepend ent on the wisdom, power and goodness of God. He ought to be a bettor man for it. Just because the farm gives this opportunity for closer reflation rtitp with the Lord of life, there Is a higher dir nty a/bout this business than we have ocmmonly accorded it. We have looked at the dirty hand, and the bent hack, and we have called the farmer uncouth and his profession unclean. The world has taught htai to despise his work and himself. It admires the skill of the great surgeon, hut forgets the years he spent In the gruesome work of the dissecting-room. It praises the artist who sings a Bong, or writes a story, or paints a picture, ? but the artist who gave us our breeds of cattle, or strains of wheat or corn, our Improved meth orde of tlllsge, are almost unknown. Yet their reward Is with them. In the quiet, even In the obscurity of thetf farms, Lhay bq liYfid and worked that mankind Is perpetually their deirtor. Your farming holds the possibility of such a career for you. Some recent publication* of Inter est to South Carolina termers ere list ed below and may be obtained free by writing to the Agricultural Editor, Clemson College, 8. C. ' Extension Bulletin 48, "Tobacco Culture in South Carolina.** Extension Bulletin 44, "Fighting the Boll Weevil with Pa*> tures end Fencing." Experiment Sta tion Bulletin -200, "Analyses of Cox* merclal Fertilisers.** Experiment Sta tion Bulletin 201, "Oresotlng Fence Posts."- *. -o. Attractive and sanitary buildings are a business asset io any farm, they ettggest healthy livestock. ? ote?wd machinery always rssdy for aa4 other ferm equipment and upplle# well cared fer. The ;de?Jgn? of I*eralan cirptU hiw Ih'vii handed dowu <rom? remote ages. Kucli family keeps it* own design, no two cg-rpeta being alike for fear of tho evil eye. . FfNAL DISCHARGE ~NV?llce la 'hereby given that one month from this date, on Saturday February I Hhi m I will make to the Probate Court of Kerrfhaw County my Huul ?? - III. II it s A'liniuM rut??r 0# the Ofttgtf of "Mrs. Kmihim J. Alford, dec?****!, ??<! 00 mi.' (late 1 will uim>I.v to the said Court for a final discharge ua sgid Ad ?nini*trator. J, i> AT4TOR|>. Camden, Hi. 0,, January l.Hth, 1U20., ESTATE SALE St*Ue of South Carolina, ? County of Kerabaw. Under aud by virtue of an Order granted by W. L. McDowell, Judge of Probate of Ivershaw County, State afore said. I us Administrator of the Estate of Wulteir MIukou, deceased, I will sell to th.< higbest bidder for cash, at the Opera House corner In the City Of Caw tden', 8. on Saturday, January 24tb, 1020, commencing at 12 O'clock M., the following perHonal property belonging to the Estate of the said Walter Hluson, towit: 2 Saw Mill Carts, $ Wagons, 9 Mules, 2 O^en, 1 20-horse Engine, 1 40-horse boiler, 1 Saw Mill (complete), I Dodge Automobile and 1 Truck and Trailer. Prospective buyers can see the saw ?mill which is located, on the Camdeu BUhopville public road.Mftp miles north east of Antioch Baptist Church, any time before day of iale. All property aR listed above can be aeen at the Opera House corner day of sale. J. Ii. HIN80N, Administrator Estate of Walter IIi080n. GEORGIA FARM BARGAINS 0?e mile fro?n good town near Savan nah? a nix home farm under high state of cultivation; four tenant bouses with good tenants; fine land, well drained, good improvements. A real farm for only $05 per acre. 172 acres one rnilie of railrooad ; two flyfiifcftifiiS three tcimnt bo twee, barns and outbuildings. Lots of good timber, and only $8000. 435 acres 20 miles from Savannah wifrh paved road fifteen miles of way; 00 cleared and 224 fenced; good improve ments. ?yt) per acre. * THE KEENEST PALATE CANNOT DETECT "THED1FFERENCI ? .T.T>Tr->T TAT liTl VAi&r ?w* ? -(LtotiT) PALE and SPECIAL <?***> U NOT a W b?r" tfcat ferment* AFTER drinking, but a thoroughly fermented LAGERED BREW aged in the vata four months; made from barley and hopa ONLY, just like the brews of forty yeart ago) but afterward by our new Patent Vacuum Process First operated Nor. 5, 191$, by us. (Instead of COOKING by BOILINQ), tha high wines ONLY art removed, and not ona atom of brewing flavor, snap or aroma taken out: Hencalt ia delightfully if EXHILARATING kit ? SUPPLY YOURSELF WITH - MINNEHAHA WITHOUT DELAY. * ? " " " ' QQXsDKN GRAIN JUICE COMPANY Mlnneapolla, U. 8. A. We ship to any part of the U. 8. J .'J351 acres seventeen miles from Sa vannah, with paved mad iu two milet? of property; railrooad on one side and public high/fray through center, 800 acres cultivated and fenced; a^vorail tenant houses; 7 million foet of timber. $20 per acre. 250 acres about 25 m^es from Savanr. nub, right af railroad station. 150 cul tivated and feuced.Fine te-ud, good improvements. $05 per aere. V Two adjoining tracts in Liberty Coun ? iiuav m,iu wiiJ . <S5l>0 acmos; suit w?td$lf*5raiouf^ ru side of property; near railro*4 In? <>r (auditions in Southjj ;S finest proposition on market for #i raising, ^iu'ral farming, or coujd i U.v d. v <ipod into trucking $? similar to Vounga Ififaml. Ohea|? %-orth investigating; R. Ij. COOPBH S:tv:?.imh Georgia ^ ?<??? ? 4042 J I " Tou Can . Always Tell a Chalmers By Its Uninterrupted Ease of Action . ??? to HETHER y o u. h a v.e ever driven a present day Chalmers or not there is one thing about; it you cannot help but observe: its uninterrupted ease of action. Drive alongside of one in traffic or fdlow one in a country .road and you will note a silence, a smoothness, an ease, an effortless action that will command your attention. This high efficiency in a Chalmers is due to a lack of vibration. The crank shaft, t on, and connecting locj are balanced, both in motion and static, to the fraction of an ounce. To make doubly sure Quality fiirtf a "cloud" and RatnVhorn - furnishes each cylinder with air equal and4 even "charge." The result is there are no uneven explosions. This evenness makes for ihigh efficiency in the Chalmers engine and pro* vides an action that gives a new comfort, a new satisfaction, a new senepe of security in a motorcar. Also it means not only better performance but more regular perform* ance, as vibration is the source of most trouble. Borrow a friend!s Chalmers for a few miles, ^tnd yuu, too, will say it is one of the few great cars of the world. ? z?r.'i Geo. T. little, Camden, S. C.