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R£V. AND MRS. A. PRESMN BOTD GIVE ACCOUNT OF ThEIR TRIP TO THE NORTH WEST. My dear Mr. Smoak: If I may, I wish to write to my numerous friends through the coluntns of your splendid paper. It will be impossible, with my many duties here prosing upon nte, to sepd each of them a message, speaking of our very delightful and inspiring trip across our great coun try to this wonderful North West. After leaving dear old Walterboro, we had the privilege of spending only a few days in KnoxvHle, Tenn., with Mrs. Boyd’s sisters. leaving there, we passed on to Denver, Col., passing through Kansas City and St. Louis. Mo. Denver is one of the most beautiful cities in our land—its churches, schools and other public buildings show the artistic taste of America’s greatest architects and workmanship. Its public parks are the finest west of Chicago. It is the capital of Colorado and stands on an elevation of 5200 feet above sea level. The majestic mountains, sub lime in their snow-crowned summits, environ her most'romantically. It is cosmopolitan in character and be cause of its picturesque situation, delightful and healing climate, every tongue and nation is represented here. In 1858 the gold hunters first pitehbd their camps at the junction of Cherry Creek. From this small beginning springs “The Queen City of the Plain.’’ Denver is now the largest city between the Missouri River and San Francisco, having a population of 200,000. After touring this city in an auto for »ome time we took our departure for Colorado Springs. Some 33 miles from Denver w’e found our selves at an elevation of some 6,210 feet, in a small village, called Castle Rock. It derives its name from a remarkable rock formation resembl ing an old castle. From this place we had a grand view of Pike’s Peak, some 37 miles in the distance. I need not tell you that Colorado Springs is a fashionable||city about one half the size of Charleston. It is delightfully situated on a plateau some 6,000 feet above sea level. It is a healthy resort to which its well kept park and beautiful hotels con tribute not a little. Its broad ave nues beautiful shade trels, splendid drives and balmy air help to make it one of the most favorite resorts. Some five miles south is Cheyenne Mountain; North and South Cheyen ne Canons. In the gorge of the lat ter are the “Pillars of Hercules”; beyond which are the “Seven ralb.” Not far from this popular resort of the west is the valley of wonders. “The Garden of the Gods ’’ In thih strange, weird solitude are many strange freaks of nature. Theiei- a “Statute of Liberty, a “Cathedra Spire,” a “Bear,” and “SeJ/’ ai d the "Kissing Camols ” besides mai > other curio as forms. Pike’s Peak is the next point ol interest. Starting from Ma ton. j small town at the foot of Pike’; Peak, the ascent to the summit l made. It has become a goal oi those in search of the grand an< beautiful in nature. In 1806 Lieu tenant Zebulon Pike discovered the peak, which now bears his name Its highest point is 14,147 feet, ano is reached by a cogwheel railroad, which is 8 3-4 miles in length. Having enjoyed the grand scenery of Colorado Springs, ^we continued on our trip westward, coming to Pueblo and Canon City. Pueblo is the commercial centre of Southern Colorado. It is a city full of enter prise and push. Hft* i* located one of the largest steel works of its kind in the world. Canon City is rightly named, as it stands at the entrance of the Grand Canons. It is also the center of the .'greatest fruit growing section in* the state. Bo* aides the State Penitentiary is located here. This is a very popular hotel for about 1,600 .persona. Up to this time Boyd and myself paaied a good examication and were permitted to continue our journey. A few hours ride from Canon City found us in' the, heart Vf the mighty Boddes and the Grand Canm, which is tha^moat famous canon in the world. Hera Is alas tha “Royal Gorge,” with its mighty ,*v to speak at The Royal Gorge is on the Denver) and Rio Grande railroad between I Canon City and Salida. which was our next stopping place. This is a prosperous town on the Arkansas River, at the junctioR <,f the stand- | ard guage and the narrow guage 11 »-> ri r>r> _ i:_. ^ t ‘ * \i k\ ik. it ui.c of the most important stations on the whole system. Salida is a very popular resort because of its situa^ ti<»n, beautiful hotels, hot springs and balmy air. Its elevation is • .•)00feet. There are Siany valua ble copper, silver, gold and iron mines, tributary to the city. Leaving Salida we took the nar row guage for a day’s climb up to the very top of the mountains. The trip waS a most inspiring and thrill ing one as we crossed the stupendu- ous precipices and numerous bridges. The day was a cloudless one and the tourists were given an open car, petTnitting a full view of the oer- pendicular wall* of this Grand Canon. From Mount Pass, which was the highest point reached, being 10,860 feet, to the river below, which rushes and swirls in its nar row bed. is over 1 1-4 miles. “No wonder that the mind is wearied and the imagination staggered with the effort to comprehend the sublimity of the scene as one gazes in awe on these miracles in rocks.” The impression is of the awful, the mighty and it certainly is an impres sion never to be forgotten. 1 must not take time ength of “Mountain of t^c Holy Cross,” “Fagle River Canon”’ or “The J)ouble Tunnell.” All the lady tourists seem to enjoy going through, the tunnels at loa^t I judged so from the smacking sounds I heard. I got a little hungry, but shall not say anythin/ about the young brides that were on the train. The neat stopping place of impor tance was ^alt Lake City. Tms is the city of Mormons. This is a city of much interest, but will only Speak of the great Tabernacle, w hich is the largest building for religious worship in the world. It is 250 feet long by 150 wide and 80 feet high. Its construction was began in 1865 and dedicated in 1867. The arches rest upon 4-f stone piers. The great organ measures 30 by 33 feet and stands 44 feet high, and has 2,648 pipes and 67 stops. Four large water motors ate u>ei to inflate the bellows—400 voices in the choir make a grand harmonious sound- cost $6,000,000. Leaving Salt Lake City Thursday we arrived in Portland, Oregan on Friday at 11 a. m. We arrived here in the City of Rotes, just in time to enj )> somr of th* “Rose Festival.” We spent several days here and were royally entertained by a host of friends. I hatj the pleasure of preaching to my old congregation here and had a most delightful time. After a trip of nearly three weeks of sight’seeing v e arrived in Tacoma, vhieh is a most beautiful city, dtuated on the sloping side of a rreat hi l overlooking the Puget vouitd, which affords an excellent taroor. Lumbering, mining, stock- ai-mig, and sab«»n fishing are * nong its leading industries. At pre.-ent 1 find myself very much •ngaged in church work, and have fallen in love with the city and those with whom I have come to labor. But in spite of our new surround- ngs, we have not lorgotten the kindness, sympathy, and brotherly •ove of the great host of friends in dear old Walterboro. Some how we feel .just a little home sick and long to look into the faces of the conse crated, unselfish men and women with whom we labored for a short time. Being separated from you some 4.000 miles, nevertheless, we pray the blessing to Heaven to be yours, and hope soon to hear of great spiritual prosperity among the churches. We remain, • Yours for Christ and the Church Rev A Preston Boyd, Mrs Elizabeth Niba Boyd. ANNUAL PICNIC AT SNIDERS’ THURS DAY A GRAND SUCCESS GOOD • DINNER GOOD SPEECHES. Th« big farmers picnic, which is held annually at Sniders, was held Thursday, and was a marked success. There were present at least 1000 persons, and the day wa-* spent de lightfully, and in a manner calculated to prove beneficial to those present. The morning was taken up with thtt addresses of Profs. Conradi, Thomas and Keitt of Clemson Col lege, who discussed subjects of. | vital interest to the people of this 1 I community. Prof. Thomas has I ! charge of the wire worm work in i this county, and his remarks weiei given closest attention. The afternoon speakers w*re President L. C. Padgett, of the I County Farmers Union, W. W.J Smeak, editor of The Press and Standard, and J..C. Guilds, head master of the Carlisle Fitting School, Bamberg, S. C. i Dinner was delayed on account of the rain, but only showers, which did not keep the people from re- rqpining on the grounds except for a few minutes at a time. A. F. Conradi, of Clemson College, began his speech with a staU- ! mcnl that if we were to harvest our whe$t crop as we did forty years ago, it would require every man, woman and fchild in the country, be cause then it was done by brawn, now it is done by brain. VNhat we ‘Weed is a mixture of brain and brawn. Every farmer should take at least one good farm paper, and ‘ read government bulletins. Discus sing the need of our soils, he said what we need here is humus, or de cayed vegetable matter. Keep something growing in the winter rye, clover, the vetchos. Prof. Conradi had a blackboard demonstrating the value of roL- ti ms in crops in order to demon- 'strate the way to fight different pests or damaging bugs. These can be controlled by rotation of crops and the presence of humus. The speaker thought more attention siould be given to gardening, and h ? would like to see plenty of honey. Tnere should be numerous apiaries over the county. Business should b* the Watchword on farms. Prof. W. A. Thomas, the wire- I V. From Carolina to Wisconsin t A South Carolinian moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin. He had taken Dr. *» » Hilton’s Life arw,d knew its benefits. He tried to buy it of Wisconsin ^rug- ^ists, but they had never heard of it. So lie wrote hack home for it. • His newly-made Wisconsin friends tried it. They praised it too. Dru^- tjists had many calls for it. The demand grew so great that not long ago we received a $250.00 order for Dr. Hilton’s Life FOR THE LIVER AND KIDNEYS * ' w We had never solicited an order in Wisconsin. It came of its own accord because people had heard of Hilton’s Life and had to have it. Your drugist lias it in 25c, 50c and $1.00 bottles. You should be thank ful that you have it at home,/for it is the greatest medicine in the world for Liver, Kidneys, and Urinary troubles. Prepared and guaranteed by Life Medicine Company, Columbia. The Murray Drug Co., Distributors. * . 'r* Take It and Know Its Benefits I 4' DRAFNEflO CANNOT BE CURED by local appHofttuxu. m th*y cmboC rMOh the dteeeaed porttoi at the ear, There leoalyoM way to owe deofoew. aad that tehy oooetlmtiooel temhdiee. Deefneei w caeeed-hy aa toflaraed oon- dltton of the Moeoas Beta* of the Tebe. When thta tabe la flawed r<m here a rembUng eoaad or tayerfeet beariog. aad whea It le ea* ttrety cloeed. Deafaeea to the rwali aaleee the liRanwetloa eaa he Mtored to lie _Aauf taa If CatarrhTwhkhtoaDthiag hat aa la- worm man, was next introduced. He has four locations for studying the worm—one near Walterboro, one at Sniders and two near Pine Grove church. Where the com was planted after rye, and a good amount of fertilizer used, it was found that the com had been in jured very little by the wire worm. For this reason the speaker wished t > get the names of every person interested who will try the rye plan of treatment next fall. M. H. Carter gave an experience he had on a five-acre field. He planted oats followed by cow peas.. This year the worm hasn’t allowed his com to come up. Mr. Carter believed he can make better corn by using green cotton seed than by using any other method. G. J. Yarn was anxious to co operate with anyone in working out this pqpblem. Rfv J. P. Graham said he found several persons who did not know a wire worm. The speaker had corn and some worms in a bottle which were exhibited. Prof Conradi was requested by Prof Thomas to describe the differ ent kinds of wire worms. There are many kinds worms that are not wire worms, but the kind of worm we are interested in is the worm as found in this neighborhood. Clem son College is trying.to arrange for a man to spend the whole time here to study the worm. The Board of Trustees met on July 13, and If suc cessful the man assigned will come here at once. Prof. T. E. Keitt from Clemson College, whose talk was on fertilizers miH hotla. He nmphesiTsd the im portance of rotation. A fallow- rooted plant fonld not follow n ■hollow-rooted crop. nor. n crop n deep rotted; __Sheldnd of ntimUor crop.* Prof Keitt helievee in mixing for* siw— at Hew* kaowi whatisin the the eonrimfon of Prat Veto’s ad- m-Omm w*Mi provided. From the appearance of the dinner on these tables, one was j struck with the fact that the wire worm had not affected the dinner. President L. C. Padgett, of the county farmers union, was the. first speaker in the afternoon He l>e- lieved the principles of the union, were immortal. We must learn to co-operate with each other in small matters as well as large ones. If you and your neighbor are one- horse farmers get together and buy a two-horse plow and you plow one day and your neighbor one. We need to co-operate in educa tional matters There should be better school houses, and better teachers. The speaker pictured the one-room little school house in the country. These should be replaced with better and larger houses. Mr Padgett thinks the work of the farmers union is to make the world a better place to live in. If there are reforms needed, and there are, they should be made in order to make life better. W. W. Smoak, of WaTterboro, was the next speaker. Mr. Smoak dealt with educational matters, showing how importaifr that every boy and girl should have a good education, as they will enter into competition with educated men and women ef other sections. Prof. J. C. Guilds, of Bamterg, was then introduced and made an educational address. He asked the questions: What am I goitig to do with my life? To the parents, what are you going to do with your boy or youi* girl? It is a mistake to place uppermost in the mind the thought that is a nyeans to make a living—the question should *be how to make a life. “My child wu horned terribly about the face, neck and cheat I applied Dr some *111011111’ Eclectic Oil. The paia, ceased a restful sleep.’’ * NY aud the child sank into —Mrs Nancy M Hanson, Hamburg I HAVE SOLE AGENCY FOR THE 1910 Model BRUSH AUTOMOBILE FOR COLLETON COUNTY ^[It climbed Pike’s Peak in 8 hours, every inch of the way under its-own power. ^Price delivered $525.00|| in any part of the county. f WU1 take pleasure in giving instructions to all purenasers at any time. £ W. A. DURANT CottageviQe, S. C mm ' LUMBER, ROUGH AND DRESSED Flooring, Ceiling, Weatherboarding, Sheeting, Mouldings, Casings, Etc. r-a We give you good grades and our PRICES ARE REASONABLE. Get our prices before placing your next order. 4. Colleton Merc w & Meg. Co. RITTER, S. C Gas we 11 & Brewer City Market * Savannah, Ga. Produce Commission Merchants ' — Solicits consignments of Poultry, Egg, Dressed Hogs and Calves, I rial:; and Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Onions, Celery, Cabbages, Oranges, Apples, Peaches, Pineapples, Waterrrielons, Strawberries, Hides. Furs, Beeswax, Tallow. We are giving our consignors prompt payments, highest market rates, full weights and measures. We Need More Shippers. Will YOU Not^e One? Long Distance Phone 2813. M. JftFFa The Most Reasonable Seller ^ *4 ‘ _ Closes Out Summer Goods At Practically No Profit DRY GOODS ETC. CLOTHING .SHOES lace embroidery OFFER GOOD FOR ONE MONTH MAIN ST. WALTERBORO. S.G ' I U t 1 - ■» 1 .-ai I f-1 < ' $ ♦r fi Ji ■ «*. To ebUla thnl Rigbest Cash Price f -A * for Tear Cattle, Calves, * , f ■ Lambs, BtCe« Writ* to NELSON ! MUNZENMAEK n. CMUESTON. S. C. Givfl Engineer aid Surveyor. I will be located at my hone nttr Williams for the prarant. md will be pleaaed eto eommuakete with than wishing sanreying^ anyi M. B. Garris,