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t VAST SILENT LAND IN NEVADA UNTROD Unexplored Area Believed to Be Rich in Minerals. Reno, Nev.—Adventurers who seek ♦He solitude of the open spaces, or the mystery of unexplored and unhablted lands should come to Nevada. Nevada smiles like a rose in spots, lies in a l'timing sun the rest of the way. a hundred mlle^ is just around l he comer, and a man Is known by his first name from one end of the state to the other. Nevada has a plentiful share of beauty spots, but U also bus 'thousands of miles of'lonely desert and sagebrush lauds travelled only by the inveterate prospector ttr-bffc peren nial search for underground wealth. A favorite expression of the Nevad an is that “This state has a square man, woman and child for every square mile,” and census bureau fig ures show there is an area of 100.821 square miles with a population of less .than 100,000. There are many sections of Nevada where a hundred miles or more may !»e traveled without any sign whatever of human habitation except perhaps the bleached hones of a skeleton. The parched bones of animals strew parts of ’the desert.—— The lufe^bf the unknown beckons the udventuressome spirit of Forty Mjle Canyon, or “The Silent Land” as it is known to old prosjiectors and the Indians. This .Is an area containing 3.000 square miles that lifts never l>een surveyed, or ixmetrated hy a white man. ' No road readies Into this vast waste of mnlapni ranges and fantastic jum ble of calico hills. It Is tnll of Im>x canyons and there are. so far as known, no ifving springs. Aside from a 4j»w scrubhv.oinon and juni|>er treo*- the region is devoid of vegetation and the heat in mid-summer is intense. Lured hy jts mystery and romance, and stories told by old Indians of great mineral wealth, a few venturesome prospectors have attempted to pene trate this land of desolation. Nil they never proceeded far'or remained long. Tributes of Respect i to Gallant Soldier Timid Wife’s Adventure ^ Just Before the Dawn One of those wives who iiate the .— newspaper business liecnuse her Jour- Comfkdes in Arms Recall Bravery of nalist husband gets home at 3 o’clock 4 in the morning, was recently given good reason to kl£k. She was scared out of her home in the Late George W. Anderson, of Dunbarton. Rare Ruins Discovered in Arizona Desert Tucsofl. Arlx.—Unlns older and more extensive than any previously found in Arizona have been uncovered by a group of archeologists and l*npago In dians near tlie liintoric misshui Sm»» Xavier del Cac. It Is revealed by Dr Ityron Cummings, dean of archeology at the University of Arizona. I tel loved to have been'iiihsibi1e«l at least .l.nott years ago by a simple race «*f Indians who never loft the Slone age, the ruins were unearthed by I’iije ngos and viewed later by a (Mirty of Scientists headed hy Doctor Cumming*. Four pueldos were found near Mar tinez hill, located south of here near the famous mission constructed in UtSM by padres who ventured north ward from Mexico City. Massive ar chitecture indicates the structures may have stmul several stories high. Strategic fortifications and burial clmmlieHi covered by desert sands of many centuries tell the drama of s race of Indians who were always in the neolithic state. Editor, Barnwell People-Sentinel:- { In the late passing away of my old Confederate Comrade, Geo. W. Ander son, of Dunbarton, a good, true and brave soldier of the South, an honor able citizen, and 5incere and humble Christian, went to his future and eternal reward. He was indeed a good soldier of his country; and what is even far more important, he was “A good soldier of Jesus Christ.” • -Mr. Anderson wa s a member of Co. G, 2nd S. C. Artillery (Lamar’s great regiment), serving faithfully on Jame s Island and other places in defense of Charleston, for years. Af ter the evacuation of that city, Feb. 17, 186b, we began our -long hard march up the S. C. Coast and through North Carolina, fighting Sherman one day at Averysboro and three day s at Bentonvillc. We then moved on to Greensboro, _ where, at last, on April 26, 1865, General Joseph E. Johnston and' General ' Sherman agreed on the terms of our final sur render. This was more than two weeks after General Lee’s surrender at Appomatox, Va., on Aprl 9, 1865. In the going of Bro. Geo. W. An derson, so far as I now recall, I am the only surviving member of Co. G, a» referred to above. • Lonesome, indeed, is any solitafy remaining soL dier of any company that served the Confederacy! For me, I am proud of j the record .of our loved old Comrades, and especially of these with whom I stood “shoulder to shoulder” in the conflict of 1861-1865. How glorious will be our final and endle-s reunion “beyond the river!” ROBT. W. SANDERS. Greenville, S. C. Ancient Calendar Check Found at Casa Grande Casa Grande. Arlz.—Calendar im- .provemeut may, be u hobby of modern ists. but ^records at tbe Casa Grande ruins near here disclose that a per fect system of lime measurement was in use thousands of years ago. , Once a year ut exactly the moment the earth has completed its orbit around the sup the rays of the sun beam through the llohoakam. mark- ing definitely the beginning or end of a year. Tbe llohoakam was the calendar used by the prehistoric peoples who occupied tbe ruins. It is thought smaller divisions of time were.marked hy new moons. ... . Sacks of Gold Save Contractor Loss on Job Tonopah. Nev.-One Nevada con tractor now believes in the old saying. “Gold is where you find It." He took a job for removing old tim bers from an abandoned mine, the work proved more diftiowr* than ex pected and it appeared he was going to lose money on the contract. Removing a section of lagging from an old drift, two sacks of ore tumbled out apparently concealed there by a “high grader" In the boom days. The ore was some of the richest found in the region, and the contractor says his contract turned out to by one of the most profitable he ever had. 1 1 1 !■ 1 1-1 11 H II I I I I 111 I I 1|. Bluejays War With Squirrel for Cruller Highland Lake, Conn.—Three blnejays and a red squirrel have been entertaining the win ter colony here. The show start ed when a cottager tied a crul ler to’ a wire trellis and the squirrel and bluejays discov ered it about the same time. The squirrel assailed tbe Jays and drove them away. The cottager repeated the in vitation to a meal next day and njra anotner snow, ror a month the scene has been repeated day aftey day with hardly a vari ation. ” ’ ■HH-tmim-HHii i mm “Our Grand Old Man.” Bro. George W. Anderson, like the mighty oak in the foiest of humanity, ha 9 fallen beneath the relentless axe of time. Another honoiet! landmark has been removed. Bro. Anderson belonged to. a class now rapidly passing away. His character was measurably the product of a social condition largely passed anfl his life illustrated the philosophy which the sophistry of today may re ject, but cannot obscure, for the Southern gentleman, born and reared under the peculiar influences of ante bellum times, will, live in history as the highest type of man. _ . i The writer has known Bro. Ander- ' son from our boyhood. Together we often visited our father’s mill and on. joyed fishing and bathing 60 years ; ago. He was a good boy and beloved by all who knew him. He early at tached -himself to Joyce Branch Bap tist Church and remained a consistent member to the day of his death, tak ing great interest in. all church mat ter*. -** During the War Between the States he entered the 2nd S. C. Regi ment, Co. E, Capt, Stallings which became, a part of Beauregard’s Ar my and saw active service «*n .Fames Is- m* ■» -• . l > ' ■* land, being later transferred to John son’s Army. He was in the battle of Bentonvillc, N. C., and was with Johnson’? Army at- the surrender. He returned homc'to s ee the devastat ed country loft in the wake of Shei- man’s Invaders. Nothing daunted, he did all in fcb |*ower to rebuild our waste places. In all the walks cf I fc, Bro. Ander son did hi s duty fully ami well, a-* he saw it. He was extremely hospita ble,-especially to the stranger, an 1 was vety sympathetic to the neighbor or friend in misfortune. My tears arc falling a?, memory travel* back into past scenes. He was ever ready to assist the poor and needy, Htth with good advice and materiaJ aid. He was in failing health during the last two or thre e years of his life, and in spite of everything that loving hand* and hearts cculd do he fell- asleep on May 23rd. Funeral ser vices were conducted by the Rev. W. R. Davis and the Rev. Mr. Foreman at Joyce Branch Chjirch. The beaiv --tifurfloml effetings that covered his grave attested the universal love that we all bestow upon his memory. Bro. Anderson, who was the son of the late Hardy Anderson, was pre ceded to the grave some years ago by his devoted wife. He is survived by two sons, Heyward and Gary An* derson, and the following daughters: Mrs. B. F. Baughman, Mrs. L. A. Drummond, Mrs. H. J. Moody, Mrs. Georgia Neece and Mr.*. Lee All, all Dunbarton. N; A- PATTERSON* ssar Wonder Clocks Evolved by Old-Time Mechanics The first clock, of the type we know today was made by a MHimm-ko at the l»egiiming of the Fourteenth century, and built In a cliiirch tower of hi* na tive city, to the great astonishment of the Inhabitants. A few years Infer i wonder clock made^ts ap|»eurun<-e at Padua. - Besides iiMlieating the hourv thi« was provide,! with mechanism that, showed the c<,urM**of the sun, the rev olutions of the planets, the tailing phases of the moon, the months and T the numerous fetes of the year. In another hundred years ptsiple were marvellng-sit a production which must have been the first alarm clock ever devised. At a stated hour this clock sound,si a little Im»II. at the same mo ment lighting a little wax candle, (low this was done Is a se<Tet that passe,) to the grave with Us inventor, hut it is worth hearing in mind that until a century ago our only means of obtain ing a light wax with a tinder-1*ox Drexel Park. -< .Of a timid nature, she became thor- "OUghly alarmed early one morning when she suddenly awakened, heard a noise in the house, called to her husband and got no response. Deciding the long-feared burglar had arrive,! at last, she clutched her two-year-old son under her arm and fled, clad only in her nightie, across the roof Into- the open bedioom win dow of her neighlmr's twin house. She explained the situation to her neighbors. When they had calmed her down a hit she decided to be real brave and call her home-on the tele phone. A strange, gruff voice answered and she was more certain than ever that a burglar was in her home. Then she learned aiq. had got a wrong number and tried again: Her husband answered this time. Imagine his surprise to hear Ihe voice of bis wife whom he hud every reason to believe was safely tu,-k,Mi away upstairs. . "This is Kdltlii” she xutil. "Is that yoa.Carl?” . “Yes. and w here the heck are you. and why?" Carl wanted to know Then came the dawn.—Philadelphia Record. SUMMER SCHOOL—Session June 8th to July 17th. Great variety Col lege Credit Courses offered—expenses very moderate, mation address Winthrop College, Rock Hill, S. C. For further infor- Dean B. Y. Tyner, Clemson College Scholarship Examinations and Summer Program. Competitive examinations for award of vacant scholarships will be held; by each County Superintendent of Education in South Carina on Fri day, July 10, 1931, beginning at 9:00 a. in. Candidates must meet the en- trance requirements and ynust be residents of the State. A statement of financial condition which will be examined into by the South Carolina Tax'Commission must be presented on or before July 13 to the Registrar. Scholarships are awarded by the State Department of Education to success ful candidates who desire to pursue courses leading to the Bachelor’ of Science Degree in Agriculture or Textiles. Specialization' may be fol lowed in any one of twelve phases of these fields as described in the Clem- i son College catalog. Scholar-ships are worth ^*$100.00 pe r year and free tuition. Summer Program: The Clemson ; Summer School operates from June 9 to July 18, offering courses in Educa tion, Geology, Botany, Chemistry, English Beginners French *a ii d German, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, and Cotton Grading. Fees: For Teachers, $15.00; Regular college courses, $7.50 each; Minimum fee $10.00. Board, room, lights and water $7.00 per week. Cenfe^nces for teachers of Indus trial Education, State Supervisor of Industrial Education cooperating, June 15-24; I^nd Valuation Short Course July 9-11; Summer School: Adult Education Opportunity School, State Supervisor of Adult Schools cooperating, July 23 to August 22. Those desiring scholarship applica- ti?»h blanks or other information should write *7 THE REGISTRAR Clemson College, S. C. Eighth Wonder of the World Milun. the capital of l^>u<lwrtly. is unquestionnhly the hiilnstrhil metrop olis of the country and essentially the sign and symbol of the new Italy. In deed. there are few cities in Europe where Ihe spirit of the Twentieth cen tury is more firmly enthroned: yet It still radiate*4lie atmosphere "f a bril liant a nil glowing past and many great and ancient buildings remain to (tear witness to the golden age of art. The marvelous cathedral of white marlde Is tlie ejghth wonder Of the world. Five centuries of effort and tbe genius of a whole series of gifted architects have gone into its making. The grenl edifice was begun in 1386 and reached Its present form due to the generosity of Napoleon. The cathedrala verit able architectural encyclopedia. :t product of all the ages. Keai’ Victory Over Turkey Keas (large dull griMMi parrots na tive to the south island of New Zea land). are the most comical of opr birds. A pdrty pf them were recently sitling up at tlie Hermitage watching the umvrapning of a crate containing a turkey. ; ^'heu the majestic turkey stalked out, determined to show the country fellows how they, did it In town, the kcaa began to screech ''He lm !" most derisively. The turkey gob bled hack at them, but so persistent was their squawking and ridicule that soon he conld gobble no more. The Leas came hack day after day to tease him, until he became thoroughly sub missive. and accustomed to their jokes.—Christchurch (N. Z.) Press. Scriptural Book* “Ecclesiastes” ««d “Kccleriinatieus” are the names of different portions of I lie Scriptures. The former is accept ed hy both Catholics and lYott'stauts as one of the essential ami canonical books of the Bible. “Ecc|esiasticus.“ or “Wisdom of Jesus. Son of Sirach” as It is also called, is the name of a portion of the Catholic Bible. It was included in the canon fixed by the Cotui<£ of Trent 0545-1563) and Is classified as one o e deuterocanoni- Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. The examination for the award of vacant Scholarships 'fifl Winthrop Col lege and for admission of new stu dents will be held at every County Courthouse in the State on Wednes day,-June 24th and Thursday, June 23th, at 9 a. m. This examination will be held whether there arc vacant Scholarships or not, ax vacancies may occur after the examination. Appli cants must not be less than sixteen year* bf age. When scholarships are vacant after June 25th, they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination, piovid- ing they meet the conditions govern ing th? award. All who wi-h Scholar ships should attend the examination whether there are vacancies reported or not. Applicants for Scholarships should write to President Kinard be fore the examination for Scholarship blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and fiee tuition. For further information and catalogue, also information con cerning Summer School, address Pres ident J. P. Kinard, Rock Hill, South Carolina. ‘tiros Barnwell, <-al hooks. Protestwn.s regard Ecclesi asticus as one of the Apocrapha and consequently, although they read it for inspiration and edification, they do not use it to fix points of doctrine.—Path finder Magazine. ADVERTISE IN . The People- Sentinel. I « Queer-Looking Crocod et Some of tin* queerest-looking croco diles in the world have been received at the British wn. They are of the kind known as gharialx, and emmj from Borneo. They are most fantas tic in appearance, as their alarming I'Hiking, .well-armed -jaws are drawn out hiu>. long; narrow snouts, swell ing at the Yips. 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CERTIFICATE RENEWALS Teachers making this trip will have their Certificates renewed on the basis of this trip. Educational leaders of Sooth Carolina have endorsed thi.* trip a* one of unusual value to the teachers. (Governor and Mrs. Blackwood and Hon and Mrs. James H. Hope will be guests of honor. Special Pullman train will leave Spartanburg on July 17th. Via SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM Reservations should be made promptly. For exceptionally low coat price and complete details, address Tour Manager, Spartanburg Hersld- Joumal, Spartanburg, S. C^ o r W. E. McGee, G. P. A., Southern Railway System, Columbia, S. C. Going to Tybee or Jacksonville Beach? STOP AT HOTEL SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, GA. HOTEL SEMINOLE JACKSONVILLE, FLA. . RATES: r WITHOUT BATH Sl-M UP WITH BATH $2.56 UP IN EVERY ROOM ELECTRIC CEILING FAN. SOFT WATER. * RADIO-LOUD SPEAKER — RATES POSTED ON DOOR. MODERN > : FIREPROOF MOST CENTRAL LOCATIONS. CHAS. B. 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