Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

A GIRL LIFE SAVER. GRANDMAS. THE SABBATH. Vassar Graduate Joins Corps at Long Beach, N. Y. LEARNED TO SWIM WHEN A CHILD MIhm Norinn Uninilton of New York When They Were Fashionable in the “Good Old Days.” Were you ever a hoy—a real boy i of the ‘barefoot, cheek of tan” type, i a boy with rea bare toes, real stone a boy with real pockets in your 1'urises and real pockets in your trousers where you could keep some- i thing of everything you found? The I reason I ask the question is that some grown up people seem never Is Rare to have lived in that innocent, happy, in n spiraftn Swimmer and linn- irresponsible age, at least they have dlen n float with a MaMer Hand, forgotten It If they did. and are la Wealthy, liandMome and StronH:. ,10 " ,, ’ , t touen and S)mpath> with childhood. Very well, if you were IHodeat In Her Yew Venture. The summer colony at Long Beach, N. Y., has received n thrill that should keep It titillating for the remainder of the season, says the New York Even ing World. A young women has joined the life saving corps at the beach, and it is said she is the first of her sex to un dertake the heroic task of rescue work once a boy such as is above de- ! scribed, 1 have another question to ask you, Did you live when grand mas were fashionable? I do not mean the kind that comes and lives in the home and makes life hard for the youngsters because she cannot | stand noise now any better than she I once could stand still when' she saw a mouse in the room; besides such I grandmas think that bread without butter and jam is good enough for from the Hue of dangerous breakers | children. Such creatures are mothers- thnt pound the K,mds of Long Island's southern shore. The young woman life saver is Miss Norma Hamilton. She is nineteen years old aud a graduate of Vassar. She is spending the summer at Ia u- brook. In the winter she lives with her mother in a fashionable part of New York. It Is said by her friends in-law, instead of grandmas. But when I ask the question I mean the good old fashioned grandma, who used to live in the big old fashioned house, with its big old fashioned rooms, its big old fashioned windows with board shutters, its strange old fashioned pictures looking down from the walls like faces of the past. There were the large old fashioned that she has made this departure in ! trees in the front yard, the large old fashioned rose hushes in the garden the line of feminine effort simply to prove vlmt a woman can do* in difficult emergencies. As she is wealthy, the remuneration means nothing to her. Her qualifications for the Job of life saving are beyond question. Captain Billy Leggett of tlie corps declares she Is a wonderful swimmer and can han dle a lifeboat with a master hand. She can go through a line of breakers like a scared shark, and she has outdistanc ed the strongest men swimmers on the beach in a half mile sprint ■“It's really true that I am a member Oi. the life saving corps,” said Miss Hamilton, who Is as brown as a berry and lifhe and graceful of figure. "I have been able to swim ever since I \ p remember,, and I don’t see any- V.t, vonderful about it. When I was . "'t of a giiu. we spent our sum mers In A ■ i,i , , V , .nine, and 1 learned to swim in the lakes ()f ( , mirM . fref , h water fiwlmnung is.mu.h m. r<ler Umn salt water, so it seems 4U ..+ more women do not swim at Long ffcflcb, “I swim at Long Beach all the time -and sometimes stay in the water all day.” Strange to say, there is nothing of the Amazon type In Miss Hamilton’s makeup. She has broad shoulders that -^Spread out on the shapely Gibson lines, but wilhal her figure is willowy and delicately molded. Her features are j clear cut and her eyes of that gray and the large old fashioned spring just below the barn, from which the water was carried. At the old spring hung the old gourd, like grandmother herself, sweetened by ago and ser vice. Well, if you lived in the golden age just described you can understand something of the emotions that came to me the other day when I visited grandmother in her old home where I used to go when a smaller hoy than I now am. If you will stop to think you will remember as I saw and remembered that day the old fashioned cupboard that used to be full of jams, jellies preserves and other sucb good things. Apple pies, peach pies and berry pies seemed to gibw in that old cupboard by the stacks. Ginger cakes and the good old time pound cake had their constant places in that same old cupboard. Grandmother thought that boy ought to have ! both jam andVbut*, ir nn bread Yo,» vctffrmber, as i recalled the ' other day, how grandma always had an assortment of sweet smelling j homemade salve ready when a bleed ing toe or a bruised heel was brought limping into the house. Her cloths with which she tied up the toe or the heel were so white and clean they seemed to have been bleached for that very purpose. There were her big high feather beds, warm home made blankets and coverlets. When you went to bed it was like playing hide-and-seek in the new straw just color that denotes unflinching deter- : the threshers had gone. But, oh, how cozy one did sleep and dream initiation and fearless courage. In a daintily cKt bathing suit open si the throat to show u deep, nut brown tan, her hair done up in a tight coil and her arms swinging free at her side. Long Beach’s new life saver patrols her section of the long stretch of sand of jams, jellies, pies, cakes, soothing syrup and sweet smelling salves. But haw many changes a few years do make. We cease to relish in the same way the good things of the old cupboard. We soon pass the luxu rious age of soothing syrups, per- wlth a nonchalant case that shows her fumed salves, feather beds and home- independence of thought and her disre- gatd of what the frailer of her sex may regard as a prodigious disregard of tiie feminine conventions. Before she was accepted in the role made blankets. My visit to grandma’s was both ; sad and joyous. I was glad to see ! grandma, and the old place again. I But it was sad to see that so many changes had taken place. Grand- of lift saver (’uptaiu Billy Leggett j ma’s step is much slower than it used to be and her voice is not so cherry. Some of the big old trees in the yard are dead and gone. The old house is lame and sad looking; only the old spring and the old gourd at the spring looked like they used to look. But it is natural for these changes, both without and within us, to take place. I suppose it is right. Amos Clary. tried her out with a series of tests ^ which would have stumped the major ity of men who belong to the summer colony. When the surf was running high she was asked to test her speed In getting to a buoy well beyond the line of breakers. “My eyes went popping.” said Cap tain Billy, “when 1 saw the way that girl went through thus;.* waves. She weirf over them like a catamaran driv en by a forty horsepower engine, and she’s got a stroke that beats anything In the feminine swimming line I have ever seen. She can handle a boat like a trained life saver, and 1 feel confi dent that if she us ever called up m to get re d busy her work will lie a sor/ of revelation.” >!i -s Hamilton Is exceedingly modest about her now ondeavor; also she won- | ders that any cm THE VALUE OF SULPHUR. Efficiency in Healing Well Attained by Hancock’s Liquid Sulphur. Used on the face Hancock’s Liquid Sulphur renders the complexion clari fied, beautified and strong. After sulphur bathing, as prepared with Hancock’s Liquid Sulphur, the skin is felt to glow with renewed health and animation. Acne, catarrh, diptheria, itch, should think it | herpes, pimples, prickly heat and strange that she should wish to join in ringworm, with many more ills, art so noble an ef.'ort as that of saving lives. “riome may think it a bit out of the ordinary.” she remarked, “but as long ns I an fitted for the work 1 think that el ! n< h s my nrgnmen. : s to why I enlistiil my services. Thomrh I don’t call i. yseif one of the modern ath letic girls of the century, I neverthe less consider myself an athlete. I can swim rings around a great many of the m n who do the same work I am doing now. and I see no reason why I should not employ my ability in a good cause.” guaranteed a cure by Hancock’s Liq uid Sulphur—Nature’s greatest germi cide. Canker and other soreness of scalp, eyelids, mouth, nose, and , throat yield to its power. Leading pharmacists sell it. Request 1 Booklet from Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co., Baltimore, Md. Varnish and sticky flypaper can be removed from curtains or carpet by alcohol to which a little salt is added. fts Proper Observance Practice. There is great diversity of opinion as to what is a proper observance of the Sabbath. But varied as opinion on this subject may be, practice is more varied still; for many, very many, do not maintain a good con- i science in Sabbath observance. They > do not do as well as they know. This is a subject, however, not to i he decided by either the opinions or p actices of men, but by the revela- j tion of God. We shall endeavor there-! fore to set forth the teaching of God’s ; word on this subject, assured that all ( opinions and practices in conflict therewith are but moral rubbish ,to he rejected as vain, false, and perni cious. It will help us in reaching a correct view of Sabbath observance to con sider the object for which God in stituted the Sabbath. “The Sabbath was made for man.” God who made man made the Sabbath to meet the demands of man’s nature. Man needs the Sabbath as a day of physi cal rest from daily toil. He needs the Sabbath as a day of intellectual rest from the cares of business. Above all he needs the Sabbath day in which to worship his God, and nur ture his spiritual nature, that he may be fitted for life’s duties and heav en’s joys. Hence God’s command, “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.” The key to the proper ob servance of the Sabbath is found in the word “holy.” It is a day set apart by God Himself for holy pur poses. Nothing purely secular must he allowed to intrude into it. It is sacred time and must bo devoted only to sacred uses. It is conse crated time to he spent with God in the varied exercises of His worship. It is a minature heaven on earth, type of the heavenly rest, holy time de signed to he spent by the children of men in sweet fellowship with their Father in heaven. The Sabbath Is properly observed when it is spent in such exercises as tend to draw the soul toward God, and give expression to its devotion to Him. Whatever therefore hinders fellowship with God is forbidden on the Sabbath day, and whatever aids it is required. This is the teaching of the prophet, Isaiah 58:13. “If thou turn thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the i.*»i ri honoratd 0 ' omi Mialt. honor Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speak ing thine own words.” Here all se cular and worldly work, pleasure and conversation are forbidden, be cause those interfere with the soul’s fellowship and communion with God; and when any of these are indulged in. the Sabbath Is trodden under foot, and man suffers untold loss. The virus of Sabbath desecration is selfishness. We employ God’s day in doing our own ways, finding our own pleasure, speaking our own words, and so God’s ways, pleasure, and words are disregarded. In these three ways God’s holy day is con stantly trodden under foot by the children of men. The secret of proper Sabbath ob servance will not be learned till we get out of self into Christ. It is easy to keep the Sabbath holy when God is enthroned in the heart. Time does not drag when we are with those we love. If we love God we will find the Sabbath spent in His presence a de light. The holy exercises of that day will not be irksome. We will find it easy to keep the day holy honoring Him by doing His ways and not our own; finding pleasure in His worship and service and not in world ly things; speaking His words and thinking His thoughts, and not our own. So the rich blessing of the Sab bath properly observed will be ours. “Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feel thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.” W. B. Arrowood. at the same place, No. 3?i Rutledge St. I am ready to do your work O. K. New build ing, 2,400 feet >or space; general repair, from forge to last coat of paint. Wagons, buggies, carts, &c; any part repaired or new part put in. Tire setting a specialty. Gooil stalls and water for your stock. I am here to serve you. W. T. Thompson, Cr. D. P. THOMSON, Dentist. Over Cherokee Drug Co. Phone 55. World's Fair St. Louis, Mo. Via J. F. GARRETT, Dentist. Office Over The Battery. ’Phone 82 Southern Railway. BEST LINE, CHOICE OF ROUTES, THROUGH BULL- MAN SLEEPERS AND DINING CARS. Stop-overs allowed at Western North Carolina Summer re sorts and other points. dr. w. k. gunter, Low excursion rate tickets on sale from Galfney as follows: D IS NJ T I t?» TP Cpocnti Tirtotc A Office in star Theatre Building. suty Day Tickets:::::. $ |3; !§ Fifteen Day Tickets.. oa. a.cz Phone No. 20. 24,65 Crown and Bridge Work a specialty. C. Eskridge B 4 U Hiiveyour lilackMir Ulilue Douti. All Smithing, Iron and Wood Work done in first-class style and at reasonable rates. (Fortenberrys’ old stand.) WANTED! All youi clothes that need brightening up, brine them to us. We will make them look fresh and new. All work done by expert tailors. See us and join our pressing club. ROBINSON & JONES, Tailors, Over W. U. Telegraph Office. Phone No. 4U. I or fail information or World’s Fair Literature, apply to any Agent Southern Railway, or R. W. HUNT, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, South Carolina. WESTERN & ATLANTIC RY. -AND- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway William S. Hall. J a. James A. Willis -TO- HALL & WILLIS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. STAU THEATRE SLUG. A l-c IM K Y, j-,. Notary Public In office. Prompt attention <lven to all business. Dr. S. H. Griffith, PHYSICAN - SURGEON - OCULIST. Former pupil of the celebra ted Oculist, Dr. Julian J. Chisolm, ot Baltimore. Has also taken special post-grad uate course in the Kye, Far, Nose and Throat Hospital of Baltimore. 0 Glasses Fitted Accurately and Scientifically. rt^*Office in Cherokee Drug Co., B’ldg. St. Louis and all points West and Northwest. Three solid trains daily with Pullman Palace Sleep ing Cars, Atlanta to St. Louis, without change. Only through car service, Atlanta to Chicago, with out change. Close connections made at Atlanta with the Sea board Air Line Railway, Central of Georgia Rail way and the Southern Railway trains. For map folders or other information write to Thos. R. Jones, T. P. A., No. 1 North Pryor St., Atlanta, Ga. H. F. Smith, Traffic Mgr., Chas. E. Harman, Gen. P. Agt, Are You Administrator FOR Building and Plastering Lime, Coal, and Plaster Hair, Plaster Paris, Shingles, Portland Cement, Dynamite, Blasting Powder, Fuse and Dynamite Caps, call on LIMESTONE SPRINGS LIME WORKS. CARROLL & CO., Lessees. Telephone 67. The Builders Supply Go. Successors to L. Baker. Will furnish you Building Material of the best that the markets afford and at the lowest living prices. No. 1 heart pine Shingles and Laths, and Devo’s cele brated Paints—guaranteed to go further aud last longer than any other in the market. When in need of anything in the building line, call and see us; we’ll treat you courteously and mace your es timates for nothing. tv. Baker*, Vice-President and Manager. and have the settlement of an estate? If so, request of the Judge of Probate that your|advertisement be placed in :: :: ■ ■ ■ ■ H H It has the largest circulation of any paper in the Fifth South Carolina Congressional District. RUBBER STAMPS Are my long suit. I make any kind except the bad oues. I furnish a Nam Stamp and an Indelible Pad for Marking Linen for 40 CENTS I have some other good things. J. WILSOIV CSIUKtSSS, Typewriters, Office Supplies, Ktc. 1334 MAIN STREET. COLUMBIA, S. C The Gaffney Gify Land and Improvement Go. Offers for sale Builclliij? Lots iu this flourishing town, Gaffney; also Farms ne by and In reach of the Schools of Limestone Springs and of this place, in lots of 30 to 100 acres on liberal time rates; also Agricultural Lands to rent for Farm purposes For full particulars apply to J. V. SARRATT, Agent. N. B.—All persons are forbidden to enter on. walk or ride through or over the lands of this company, cutting and removing timber, fishing or hunting, under penalty of law. Sour Stomach. When the quantity of food taken is too large or the quality too rich, sour stomach is likely to follow, and i especially so if the digestion has been j weakened by constipation. Eat slow ly and not too freely of easily digest Kaloer's Aatoinobile Colors. The German Automobile club is near ly bursting with pride and importance. food. Masticate the food thorough- Tho kaiser has “graciously consented” B’- Let five hours elapse between to fasten the club’s sign to bis auto, m <f s > ^ . vo ». a fullness * L , *« * „ ’ and weight in the region of the stoin- wltb the proviso that a crown bo aeh after eating, take Chamberlain’s placed over the initials, says a special stomach and Liver Tablets and the Berlin cablegram to the Rt. Ixmis 80 ur stomach may he avoided. For Globe-Democrat His majesty further | 8a le by Cherokee Drug Co., Gaffney; promised to wear the club’s “auto cap” L. D. Allison, Cowpens. at some occasion to be specified later. In view of these “privileges,” the em peror announced that he had decided | to paint his automobiles yellow and blue, which means that no one else durst adopt these colors. Further, ho j will dress his chauffeur and huntsman —no automobile would be complete without a huntsman—In brown leather and ditto cap, edginl with a silver | band bearing black eagles. Bleach faded muslin garments with chloride of lime, using one table- spoonful to one quart of water. Our country friends should never fail To buy or order through the mall “Teethina,” for it surely fills The bill, for teething children’s ills. “Teethina” Aids Digestion, Regu lates the bowels of children of any ago and makes teething easy, and If the glass stopper of a bottle is COBl8 on ly cents at Druggists. never .uT* “ W '" FOR ALL COUNTY NEWS. IM- PORTANT HAPPENINGS IN THE Moistened tea leaves applied to a STATE AND EVENTS OF INTEREST bum will relieve the inflammation and IN FOREIGN LANDS, TAKE AND prevent a scar. READ THE LEDGER. YaryLittle need lie said about our :: Photographs t o those who have seen them. Their beauty and fine finish lift them high alx»ve the work of the ordinary photo grapher. :: :. We can make an artistic picture of anyone. Every individual has some feature or expressionwhich makes him at- tractive. We find this and catch it with the camera. June H. Carr, Phone 176. Residence, 171. 625 Limestone Street. The Penalty may lie death, if you neglect yourK IDN EYS You should keep watch on them and if you feel the slightest symp tom of any trouble that could lie traced to them “nip it in the bud” with HOT SPRINGS KIDNEY AND BLAD DER CURE. This wonderful prepa ration positively cures all Kidney, Liver and Bladder diseases. It cures after all others have failed. 50c a bot tle. For sale by. S.B. Crawley & Co. 813 Limkstonk St. Drugs, Perfumes and Stationery Prescriptions Properly Filled and Promptly Delivered A Big Saving We are now in our new stable and have greatly reduced our expenses, consequently we are in a position to sell horses, mules, buggies, harness and wagons much cheaper than ever before. BANNER 8 A the most healing eelve In the world. =The Gaffney Live Stock Co. Subscribe for The Ledger, SLOOa year