The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, July 13, 1910, Image 3
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
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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-
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A South Carolinian moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin. He had taken Dr.
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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
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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.
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Take It and Know Its Benefits
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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.’’
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aud the child sank into
—Mrs Nancy M Hanson, Hamburg
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