Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Aimee McPherson Charming Woman Eleanor Kee?e Barton in Greenville Piedmont. Five hundred thousand more or less faithful followers may be wrong, but a group of three South Carolina teachers who returned from the Pacific coast within the past week are inclined to doubt it since they have both seen and interviewed the person whom they fallow?Aimee Sempie McPherson, no-ted and notable evangelist of the Foursquare gospel and a woman of great charm and munncr. Miss Wilma Griffith, who is a teacher in the public schools of Greenville during the winter months, is now on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Austin Griffith at their home on Cothran street, returned within the past week with a party of sixty from a tour of the We?t that included in its itinerary a visit to i/os Angeles, which for at ,. least three members of the party would have been an event of little interest had they not been allowed to see Aimee. MiRs Griffith is perfectly frank to say that she engineered the visit to the home of the evangelist which adjoins the great temple that she has built and made famous throughout the-i country. The party had planned" merely to hear her preach at heri regular Thursday evening service, but a boat trip in the harbor made their' return trip to I?s Angeles so late that the vast congregation which had filled the temple for the service was leaving just as the party from South Carolina arrived. Nothing daunted they approached one of Aimee's helpers and asked if the evangelist had left the temple. They made no effort to conceal their disappointment when they were informed that she had gone to perform a marriage ceremony immediately after she had finished her sermon, and that in all probability should not be seen again that evening. The helper offered to show them ^through the temple, und loath to leave'lest at any time Aimee might return, the party from the South accepted the invitation. The vast auditorium with its series of balconies will seat at least fifty thousand people. It has been built with the money contributed by the followers of the famous evangelist and nlthough there are none of great wealth they have donated funds sufficient for a very elaborate temple. Its great organ and choir loft greatly resemble those in the Mormon temple at Zion City, and the heavy carpets which completely cover every floor and the elaborate appointments throughout the building make it a very impressive place to worship. One of the most interesting places connected ,with the temple is the miracle room. "It resembles very much the modern surgeon's office who has made ? collection oT tlie things Fie FTJT5 nr=" moved from patients' throats, nose, ears or stomach," Miss Griffith said in describing this remarkable place. "The walls are lined with photographs made before and after Aimee has healed the maim, the halt and the blind. Tables and other places hold crutches, braces, plaster casts^ ana ocner uuvn innigT inrrf discarded when Aimee has effected a healing through divine help. The testimonials on the walls give names, street addresses and telephone numbers so that if you are a doubting Thomas you can be assured that the | healing has been really effected." The Five Hundred room is another interesting place. The visitors were led through very quietly because it is here that the followers of Aimee McPherson have regularly scheduled hours to pray, and they found many of them keeping to schedule. The walls of the room are lined with huge placards giving the prayer schedule. The temple is also equipped with a radio room and programs are broadcast every nigtyt. As interesting as was the temple, the visitors from South Carolina kept insisting that they wanted fo see Aimee. that they were entitled td see Ainfee since they had come all the way from South Carolina to see her. Finally the helper consented to sec if she was at home. To their great delight she was and consented to receive her visitors, although it was well after 10 o'clock. Her home, comfortable, very attractive, but not elaborate, adjoins the temple and Aimee received her visitjn her living room. As they were ushered in she arose from her desk where she was signing diplomas for her Bible school in Canada, and her beauty and charm of manner were at once apparent. *AShe is tall, but not too tall, well built, but not too heavy, with a fine face and the loveliest head of real blonde hair,M Miss Griffith said in describing her. 'fit is not at all hard to understand how she has mada her Foursquare gospel known round the world and has built up a following , vj s\ ? ICEBERGS STRANGE THINGS They are Born of Big GUtirrn, Themselves Peculiar Klycra As iceberg* are alwhy* Keen floating in the ocean one Would naturally suppose that they were mvae? ice frozen from salt water, but such is not the case. Kvery iceberg, no matter wha^ its size, or how far it is encountered! from land, had its beginning in Jhe snowllakes that fell high up in the mountains, and piled up in the ravines and valleys, where the flakes lost their shape and became granulated, and by successive thawing and freezing finally formed what is known as glacier ice?more porous than frozen water, Glaciers are frozen rivers that can form only in Regions where more snow falls than can melt during the year, so they are found in cold climates, such as the polar regions, and on the slopes of high mountair*, where the snow never njelts, or at least where it only partially melts. The ice-cold water from this snow runs down the gullies apd ruts of the mountain sides, and when it reaches a valley, freezes into a river of solid ice. More snow falls on top of the ice below. This process goes on through the yenrs, the mass becoming thicker with each successive snowfall, and the ice harder and moie compact from the pressure above. - After a while, from it* own Weight, and aided by the thin layer of wa'er underneath, this frozen river begins to move, but so' slowly that it is hardly perceptible. A glacier is said to be the slowest moving solid body in the world, so no wonder for a long time they weie supposed to be stationary. That^ they do move .however, can be easily proved by placing a stone on the surface Sn a line with some object on 'he bank and noting the change of position. Most glaciers move at the rate of from one to two feet in twcntj-foui hours, but in some the movement is so slight as to be hardly noticeable. The great Taku Glacier, of Alaska, is about the friskiest of them all, as it negotiates a speed of ten feet a day. One of the strangest things about a glacier is that, though it seems to be a perfectly solid body, the surface and the middle parts move faster than the bottom and the sides, for the same reason that the middle of a river flows, faster than the sides, which rub against the banks, and are held back by the friction. If a glacier is far inland, it moves down until it reaches a level, where it finally melts and changes into a real river. In fact, most of the rivers of the colder regions have their sources in melting glaciers. But if the glacier ends in the sea, it immediately goes to manufacturing icebergs of all sizes and shapes. As the end of the glacier is slowly pushed out over the sea. its weight causes it to break off, and a mass of ice, per],nl>a >. hig ns or'bigger than a skyscraper, plunges down into the ocean and there is your iceberg. At first it disappears, throwing up of fire thousand souls. When she greets you she- turns the full force of her magnetic smile directly upon you and you forget there is anybody .else in the room. "She asked us about our state, informed us that she had followers throughout the South, and hoped that we werer having a pleasant visit. She also said she was so happy to see us, and when we turned to leave after a visit of perhaps fifteen minutes she insisted on showing us her garden and her platinum monkey. The garden is to the Year of her home, filled with the loveliest flowers and brilliantly lighted with colored arc lamps. Cozy seats and swings are placed in convenient spots. "The monkey is her only pet*" Aimee says, and while she introduced hi mto the South Carolinians he proceeded to climb over her shoulders. The visitors were with the evangelist for about thirty minutes and the time was all too short. She was wearing white, a silk ensemble over which at her service she had placed a black robe that she always wears unless she is dressing th^ part of some Biblical character whom she seeks to portray while she preaches. Her helpers also wear the robe that looks very much like the college academic gown. "She whs lovely," , Miss Griffith declares, "but her akles were a bit thick." Perhaps they got that way during that long walk back from the kidnapers' cottage in Mexico. John T. Roddey Dead Rock Hill, Aug. 11.?John Thomas Roddey, former mayor of Rock Hill, and a public spirited citizen, widely known throughout the Carolina* and other states, died about noon today at a hospital in Black Mountain, N. C., following an illness of several weeks with a complication of troubles. 1 - a mighty spray, and than it fcoba id? swinging and swaying from aid* ho ide, untiJ it finds it* equilibrium and floats off, one of the most awe-inapiring objects that sails the seven iA*pfc. icebergs jiometime* take on *Jia j most fantastic shapes, with pinnaces and towers, and with great opening^ through them, spanned by archiy' bridges of wonerful beauty; aid agaiq the surface may be plain Or rounded, like some mountain knqbF One of the most surprising things about an iceberg is ftie proportion that is under water and hidden from sight. If an iceberg is 100 feet high, and of uniform thickness, it has about 700 feet submerged. In other words, ice floats with only one-eighth of its thickness above the surface. * Most of the icebergs encountere4 in the Northf Atlantic come from Greenland, ag that island is mostly covered by a sheet of ice that in some places is a mije thick, and many glaciers move slowly over its surface toward the sea, where their own weight and the action of the water cauife* them to break off in blocks of unbelievable size. These drift across Baffin Bay, arAi* thence into the Atlantic ocean, to b^j come the most deadly peril with which shipping has to contend. Man is powerless before an iceberg; it can not be blown to pieces, it cannot be pushed or hauled, and is even dangerous to approach, as it haSf] an uncanny habit of suddenly toppling over when there seems to be no^ earthly reason for toppling. The on-^ ly way to deal with an iceberg1 is to keep away from it. Many years ago, small fragments of icebergs were lassoed and hauled aboard vessels off the southern coasts of Alaska and carried to San Francisco, where they were sold at $76 a ton. Manufactured ice eventually put an end to the traffic. As icebergs reach warmer waters they gradually melt and disappear, and their freight of boulders drops to the bottom of the ocean.?Peter Grier. General News Notes W hen probate judge McLaurin, at Bennettsville, opened the door of his office vault, he found a box of old papers afire. Ihe fire department^xtinguished the fire which is supposed to have been smouldering in the air tight vault all night. A box of records burned but are said to have been of little value. T'j* German government has decided to place all banks in the country under government control. The population of the Atlanta Federal jprison ? now 3,926, 103 less than a year ago at the same date. Authorities of Neuva Laredo Mexico, are considering plans for taxing bachelors as a revenue measure Wheat dropped to the lowest price wWeC?-? Tuesday in the Chicago wheat pit dropping to 47 3-4 cents per bushel. 1-2^? brndUu h?Id UP the lad-v bookj a bank at Weaverville, X abour$lW y and *0t "Way with - Two nvinfors w?tp killed nt nur_ ling ton, Vt? Tuesday when a wing fell off the plane they were in at a height of 300 feet. fi J;V? Stn,^t fl?ers of the aviation h?i ^ w i h Tex?s, were fatally burned Wednesday when their plane crashed near that city. London was hit by one of the worst rain storms of the year Wednesday night. Underground railway stations ^niany^sections were flooded. volcano, began spoutin'g "ashes""over the country Tuesday following an earthquake on Monday night. A St. Cloud, Mlhn., restaurant man bought a goose for $1, and when the bird was killed he found $2.61 in ?f8 r?nd Pennies in its gizzard. *u Bates> farmer, slayer of three farmers near Lenapah, Okla has been sentenced to serve two life terms for the slaying of two of his victims. The five lawyers who successfully defended Jake Vandefburg in the Gaston county court three or four years ago when he was tried for the wholesale murder of his family, have been granted fees of $500 each, infor $1,000 that they asked King George of England saw the second mate of his own yacht, Brittania, swept from the deck and drowned on Monday as the king was an his way to the annual race of the Cowes regatta. Fat Girls! Here's A Tip For You! All over the world Kruschen Sal's is appealing to girls and women who strive for an attractive, free from fat it?n cann?t fail to win admir-JfT*'8 th - reciP? ^ banishes fat and brings into blossom all the nat ural attractiveness that every wEE an possesses. ' 11 Every morning take one half teaspoon of Kruschen Salts in a glass of hot water before breakfast for "ItT thi" H,??th"J "er>; ;?L? ltj, VK l1"!? dv]r <*?** th? takes off the fat and brings "that ?y and at^nXtSW* of Salt, 4 drVK tUfi?d with result, or mon " hack" t The Necessity of Improved Sanitation Chief among the many important things of life which we all may enjoy and have a right to possess m good health, says A. W. Humphries, Director of QKLerahaw County Jiealth Department. Without a doubt it iu the most valuable asset of any community, yet is often thf mipst. neglected. Safety from contagious diseases auch as typhoid fever, hookworm, diarrheu, etc., is Secured by proper sanitation around the homes and on the premises in rural districts. The disease germs are carried from' the excreta of persons afflicted with intestinal diseases or carriers of the organisms by flies, fingers or water to the mouth of an individual and as1 a result there is an infection with such diseases as hookworm, diarihea, typhoid fever, etc. Therefore we can eusily see the need of sanitary 1 destruction of breeding placds for flies, screening the houses against flies and mosquitoes. Next, it is es-' pential that the water supply be free from contamination or pollution. T}ie most acceptable source is the pUmp and not the open well or spring,; The,' well water may become contaminated* by soiled hands on the chain, ropfe buckets. The spring, always under, a hill catches surface water with its abundance of filth after -each rain and in addition is contaminated by persons and animals using water' therefrom. The milk vessels should always receive special care and cleanliness to prevent infection getting' into the milk by which diseases are spread. The application of these simple j methods of improvement will mean much to the betterment of living conditions and contribute greatly to the happiness and prosperity of the peov pie of Kershaw county. Anyone desiring any information or suggestions may obtain them from the County Health Unit or Mr. J. C. Randall, the full time inspector con'nected therewith, will be glad to call! upon any one interested in improving their sanitary conditioris. I ' In the Southeast, including iSouth Carolina, the business of Sears-Roebuck is 30 per cent, better than it was last July, and throughout the United States is 20 per cent better than last year at this time, the sales promotion rftanager reports. Baby Drowns In Basin Columbia, Aug. 10.?A 14-monthsold baby, Helen Rye, was drowned on a porch at her home near Eastover this afternoon when she fell head foremost into a basin of water. 1 The thild crawled to the basin when her mother went into the house for a few minutes. I Governor Blackwood signed his last act of the last legislature this week. It was one repealing an old law making the speed limit on curves and bridges six miles per hour, and making a new limit of 20 miles per hour under such conditipns. G. M. Culpepper, furniture sale* man, shot and killed himself at Beq nier, Ala., while he was in the offii of the solicitor Tuesday being quel tioned in connection with the slaj ing of L. K. Horton Sunday night? Census figures show that while tl negrro population of the country dar ing the last decade increased 1<M5 pi cent as compared with 6.5 per ca the previous decade, the white rata increased only 14.8 per cent as eo? pared with 16 per cent the previoai decade. The census bureau ascribi the decrease in the white race ii crease to the falling birth rate u j the decrease in immigration. k??K IN G BACkWARDl T.kt. Kro. lh. *U. .? Th. Chx^lcU H?U? ?d TMrtj Y?. ^1 I 7 JT T _ 71 1 k ' TlliBTY YKAU8 AGO r r \* ks?#i 4* * ^ August 14, 1901 Whitaker & Burnett add millinery department to their store in charge of Miss Belle Thorn peon. , - . I Mrs. Mary I*rig, wife of & "Logan Lang, died at her home here. I I). E. Hinson buys city marke^t and lot south of opera house upon which he will erect two stores. I, Wreck occurs on Seaboard Incur i Cheraw when passenger train runs into washout. One man killed and two injured. | Residence of Charlie Humphries on Laurens street ^completed by J. B. Montgomery, contractor. Residence to be occupied by Gus Hirsch. | C. C. Vaughan having second story added to his residence on eolith Lyttleton street. i Paul Brown ship$ tobacco to Florence market. Mrs. .\V. E. Jolmson and children spending surfrmer at Liberty Hill. Willie C. Williams married to Miss Carrie Rowe. JJofi worms attack cotton in Brogdbn'section of Sumter county. Luke Hpugh, negro, pear Cheraw. lynched by a mob for brutal attack on young lady. ^ Meritim Graham, Sumter negro, killed when he falls under wheels of freight train near Bishopville. Four men killed and many injured in crash of Southern railway bridge over Congaree river near Columbia. | Reports of famine comes from Zapata. county, Texas, where drouth has killed crops and cattle. FIFTBBN YKAH8 AGO *' f ' ? August 18, i9iC H. G. Garrison, of Camden, ^ on flood relief board by Manning. l** '' Mrs. Nannie E. Munn, wife of j J. Munn, died suddenly at her honk t | the mill village. Mrs. Louise Haile Whitaker ! of iMoRafc WhiUker, died suddenly), the Rafting Creek section of flunk* county. Annual picnic announced to be kA at Cantey (Hill. & i Lizzie Johnson, wife of Tom son, janitor at the court house, db. Redding Bolin, young white J. killed near MoBee by accidents! A* from gun. 'l Amos Hough, aged Sfl, died atAi home near Bethune, and buried^a Timrod church. Judge M. L. Smith returns froi J three weeks stay in Portland, On.1 Henry K. Gardner, of Cassatt, i,*.! ries Miss Neta Young, of Westvilka Caleb Ticknor & Son, of Barrington, sends check to CiJ I League of Camden to help out 'S 'flood relief. . <; State candidates for office spe&kjwfl in Camden today. I Rev. Caston, of Lancaster, a&i&fl in};- in revival meeting at DeKdfl church. . fl County campaign opens at Bethel when thirteen candidates for sheifl present their claims for election. S Leon Schlosburg recovering frfl an illness caused by typhoid fever, ifcome Q*g^l ^ajr /i* I I Spending all will never get you anywhere. Set a fixed percentage of your income for living I expenses, clothes, amusements and so on. I Then?bank the balance! It's the surest I road to "getting ahead." jfl We invite your Savings Account. The First National Bank I I The Only National Bank in Kershaw County , 9 .9