Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Tk« Banwcll Peopl«-Sei»U»«U BrawelU S. C, Thoniday, OcUbtr 1, 1W SUCH IS LIFE—Strange! Got to y& GfTriM€f > W K :£y By Charles Sughroe De Soto Material i Taken from Spain New Data Is Discovered by Woman Searcher. -New York. — The contents of a number of old Spanish documents bearing on early American history have been saved, even though the originals may have been destroyed in the Spanish revolution, Miss Irene A. Wright, historian, revealed here after arrival from Lisbon, Por tugal. For twenty-three years Miss Wright has lived in Spain and she has written several books on early voyages to the Caribbean. For the past several months she has been engaged in special research on the life of Feminando de Soto for the United States De Soto Expedition commission, which will celebrate between 1938 and 1942 the fourth centennial of De Soto's expedition into Florida and other parts of the South. Has Copies of Documents. Miss Wright left Spain a short time before the Spanish hostilities began. Hence she does not know whether the original documents into which she delved for facts about De Soto have been destroyed, but she deems it highly probable that some have been lost. Of a number of these Sixteenth-century papers she brought back copies and photostats, but of others of great interest she has no records. Miss Wnght expressed special fear that the collection of old doc uments in the attic of the munici pal building in the village of Jerez de los Caballeros, where De Soto was born, have been destroyed, since severe fighting has been re ported in this area. The papers were all neatly stored in the attic of the building, and the mayor, who was the village blacksmith, gave her every assistance in her re searches. The rest of her work Miss Wright did in the Archive General de Indias, in Seville, which contains an extensive collection of docu ments relating to the discovery, conquest and early government of Spanish America. There is a mine of information there about Ameri can history as yet untouched by re search workers. Miss Wright said, and if the structure should be de stroyed, the loss to historians of early America would be incalcu lable. Establishes Birth Date. By her researches Miss Wright established from original documents that De Soto was born in 1500. She found much material about his early career in Central America and Peru and thinks that he played a much more important part in Pizarro's expedition than historians have given him credit for. The animate of De Soto's charac ter must be revised. Miss , Wright thinks. He has oeen con sidered the “gentleman conquista dor" hitherto, but Spanish docu ments indicate that he treated In dians of Central America and Peru with considerable cruelty and that i he was exceptionally "mean" about money. He financed his expedition to Florida with gold and stiver taken from Indians in Central America and Peru, much of the metal hav ing been adornments of the !n- • diane. Fewer documents exist In Spain about the Florida expedition, i which was considered a fiasco. I about which the survivors were not eager to talk De Soto also was proved to be an unusually success ful "ladies' man.** M*js Wnght •a id FREEDOM By LEONARD A. BARRETT The dictionary defines freedom as the state of being free, liberty; the privilege of en joying particular privileges. The latter idea chal- lenges our thought. Is it or is it not an ad vantage to pos sess a particular or special privi lege which may be denied to the majority of per sons? Arguments may be advanced on both sides of the question. The attitude present ed in this article is that special privileges which eliminate the ele ment of struggle are most decided ly a disadvantage. "The average common human lot is that of the highest privilege." In his book, “Robert Browning,” William Lyon Phelps states that freedom from economic strain gave the poet many advantages. Mr. Phelps writes: "The young poet (still in HE'S GOVERNOR NOW Charlotte Edwards, pretty twenty- one-year-old graduate of Colorado State college, who was the inspira tion and trainer of Glenn Morns, also a graduate of Colorado State, who won fame by taking the Olym pic decathlon with new world's and Olympic records. They will be mar ried shortly after Morns' return from Europe. Losing Candidate Out 3 Pain of Half Soles Chapel Hill. N. C -—An unsuccess ful candidate for the state leg is- , lature listed his campaign coninbu- , Uons as follows: Two haircuts, two batches of an nouncement cards, five nights lodg- mg. cheese, crackers, soft drinks. | tobacco, four rides to neighboring i towns, three pairs of ha If-soles and ! heels 914.fiO in cash from friends and admirers, one light lunch and accompanied by heavy advice, and i one heavy lunch accompanied by ( light advice, the latter ^disregarded Beggars Ralde Ante Pueblo. Colo. -/ Local beggars have raised the dr.te No longer do they want a ^nickel for a cup of coffee." Nosy it’a a "dime for a loaf of brea< ^kJ-Tou *w By Lydia Le Baron Walker sefiofS Filet Crochet Set for - the 'Forgotten' Chcrir Hjalmar Petersen, lieutenant gov ernor of Minnesota, became gover nor of the state upon the death of Floyd B. Olson. AMAZE A MINUTE 8CIENTIFACTS ^ BY ARNOLD Rubber worms- Certain marine woe* (PHYLUM NtMERTINA) ONLY TWO FEET LONE, CAM ttfeMD into a Risaow-iact 90 FEET IN LEM6TU. The earth to the sun - The earth is omut '/u>oo OF 1% OF THE Sun'S SUbSTAMOfc hia early twenties) was free from care, free from responsibility, free to bring out the best that was m him " But la such an advantage a criterion of success* That is the question Perhaps success, under such circumstances, is the excep tion rather than the rule. Mr. Phelps expresses this possibility thus: ' Most boys brought up as Browning was. would be utterly un fitted for active duties and struggle of lif?." We think he is right and that Robert Browning was the ex ception and not the rule. It is not the leisure that wealth and social position affords, but the experience of overcoming and mastering life's intricate problems that calls out the deepest and best in us. Many experiences in life are "made perfect through suffering." When adversities like sheeted storms sweep over us, we are made strong for life's encounters. It takes heat to ripen grain; so does it take conflict to release strength. We will never understand the world in which we live, if we are freed from all struggle and sorrow. Each new con test with opposing forces reveals a new summit of character. All suf fering is remedial. Freedom from struggle means a world without progress. Every scientific laboratory is a silent wit ness to the struggle for truth. From long laborious hours spent within its walls have come great discov eries in medicine, engineering, sur gery, and other scientific data. Some of our best literature is the product of suffering and struggle of soul. Many of the highest'concep tions of beauty put into permanent form on canvas and in marble have come through wrestling that has made beauty a joy forever. He who travails for truth, emerges one day into that freedom of spirit that can evaluate the human conceptions of an hour and say with Michel angelo: “Often I have wept, obtain ing what I wished." Tradition in forms us that the first copy of the Magna ChartxTwks firxitten in red ink. The chapters thtft record the achievements of modMrn civilization well might be writt^i in the blood of saints, martyrs, patriots, and heroes The most precious memories we have are those when we were com- 'T'HE homemaker who has a woman come in for a day each week to do the things she finds too much for her, either because she is not strong enough to do these things, or because she has not the opportunity, can get more work done by being prepared for the helper than without such prepara tion. The extra work that is done is not through pressure. It is entirely through preventing waste of time by get ting ready before the worker ar rives. It is an noying to the helper to be kept waiting for need ed things. This is as tiresome as doing the work, provided every thing is in readi ness. The laundress who must wait for soap, bluing, starch or any essential, is irri tated by being held up by such delays. It annoys her to think that the woman of the house should not have enough respect for her la bor to have thinga ready for her. The homemaker is annoyed with herself for not attending to the mat ter before, and is exasperated to And the washing delayed. Some times she is inclined to think the laundress is dilatory, and might go ahead if she would. However either the homemaker or the laundress I feels, good nature is being taxed by the delay. (Teasing Cloth*. It sometimes happens that the I woman to clean, has difficulty in getting sufficient cleaning cloths. The homemaker should see that new aoft cloth is provided when the old cloth la gone There are clean ers who use up cloth as if it were paper to be discarded after use I There are others who wash their j cleaning cloths and hang them out to dry and be m readiness for anoth er time. The homemaker can see that the woman does this. It will take a few momenta longer, but la I worth the time, as it la a measure of preparedness for the next day’s work. Brooms, brushes, mope, pails, clothespins, dusters, household am monia. washing aoda. silver polish. our innate struggle. Sympathy and fellowship are the children of ex- 1 pertence. Freedom from care or ; responsibility would deprive the world of the achievement of charac- . ter "which cannot be made with- j out obstacles, struggles, and tor ment." If the human race ever j arrives at perfection, it will be through suffering and not through freedom from pain. In heaven there could be no "perfect round" were it not for the "broken arcs on earth." ) Freedom today is something more than being let alone. Human free dom consists in finding the right ad- | justments of human interests, hu man activities, and human energies. c Wsatern Kewapaper Union. and all the things of whatever son. the special work requires, should be on hand and where the worker can find them without delay. Such attentions to the worker’s needs shows an efficiency in the home maker, that gains respect of the helper, while it mdfces it possible for the worker to get the most done in the given time. Help the Hostess. When you are helping someone do any work, it is necessary to do it as nearly as possible in the way the other person wants it done. It is well to remember this during visits when you desire to be a helpful guest. Every homemaker has her own pet way of doing things, and if you know what it is, it is for you to do it her way unless she expresses no preferences. There are women who prefer their guests to do, in their own way, whatever little tasks they offer to, possibly because the hostess real izes the guest is expert and effi cient, or possibly because she likes to learn new ways. But most home makers have certain definite meth ods of work, and plans of accom plishment, and appreciate it when a guest does things the way she, as homemaker, prefers. To be specific, I know of one homemaker who likes her beds made without turning down the top sheet before putting on the daytime spread She is apt to tell her friends who visit her and want to help, that this way is what she likes. So whatever the friend prefers, it la for her to make the beds thus. • a»n *>»——>• —who *—-n— Pattern 1224 r' Filet crochet in a fresh, new design, is an easy way to bring new life and loveliness to the “for gotten" chair. Scarf ends can also be made this easy way. Use string. Pattern 1224 contains directions and charts for making the set shown; illustrations of stitches; materials needed. Send 15 cents in stamps or coins (coins preferred) for this pattern to The Sewing Circle Need leer aft Department, 82 Eighth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Write plainly pattern number, your name and address. Week's Supply of Postum Free Head the offer made by the Postum Company In another part of this pa per. They will send x full week’s sup ply of health giving Postum free te anyone who writes for 1L—Adv. TOWN OR COUNTRY Simplicity The further men wander from simplicity, the further they are from truth.—Dr. Bowring. iMuftif* PfRFFCT HOMF DRY CIFAHFP 10: 40< 6S< Botth s Ail. OUKC-Ci^TS I MUFTI SMOC WHIT* You may defeat an enemy, but then you have a bitter foe for Ufa. Miss REELEEF says: CAPO DINE relieve* HEADACHE kker been It* llqaid Black and white m this two-piece suit is chic for town or country. It is tailored of a knitted fabric made | of dull "velvet” yarn. The high rolled coUar and pockets are of angora and silk. The buttons and buckle are carved coal. One can be a hypocrite by mere ly being silent. Reflected Sunshine If a floor is painted a medium 1 chrome yellow, it will, by reflection, give white oi*cream painted walls a charming, sunshiny effect Printing Susan B. Anthony Stamps Ift F At a ceremony in the bureau of engraving and printing, government officials and members of various women's clubs watched the first run of the Susan B. Anthony memorial stamp. This stamp, which honors the champion of women's suffrage, went on sale on the sixteenth anni versary of the ratification of the nineteenth amendment to the Constitu tion. The photograph shows, left to right: Alvin W Hall, director of the bureau of engraving and printing. Representative Louis Ludlow at Indiana. Mrs. Robert Adamoon, chairman of the Busan B. Anthony memorial committee, and Clinton C Eiienberger. acting pMUnaatar Leaa Monthly Discomfort Many women, who formerly suf fered from a weak, run-down con dition as a result of poor assimila tion of food, say they benefited by taking CARDUI, a special medicine for women. They found It helped to Increase the appetite and Improve digestion, thereby bringing them more strength from their food. Naturally there is less discomfort at monthly periods when the system has been strengthened and the vari ous functions restored and regulated. Cardul, praised by thousands of women, ti well worth trying. Of course. If not benefited, consult a physician. Dullest Moment It is always dullest just before the yawn. $ S Q WEALTH AND HEALTH