Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FROM LAI RENS TO PIKE'S PEAK (By IL K. Alken.) i minghatu, Aiu.. 12:30 p. in.. Sunday, July 4. i^03. E Ute?* The Advertiser: The .'.hove date will be easy to re member, The s. a. L's Personally CoMd-j ited Tour to the Pncillc Coast is safely thus far on its way. Our fain tonslsts of :> Pullman cars, a <iiile-' ?M a baggage ear. ami its length j ist equals that of the Bir thing' ! in rar sited?which is no ordi nary she. Aboard these comfortable rolling homes are 2'> of the ' best people on earth", called by tu.? uninitiated Ute Elks, bound lor a convention at Los Angl Lest some of these horned anllUi Is ..light .stray too far .Mr. Calles l as --? i corralled in one Pullman it the ditiet' and next to the 1 ar where the hay is kept, i ?haven't been that far for aliea I bagg: . ? suppose ward .. ? sveati In j pone s tiiere ;? thron*, 'i of b* ) widov South Virgil la large as a ??? supplie ?side ' and all senge ? crowd I ?? This ? ees a ?-} with waits : make a belie. count ... . ? big Ii.-; ! evpoi'b sail Idea r Is loo warm! of the rear coaches (the ?all it the old maids* can ? 23 misses, and scattered he others to make up a totai teopl? are married couples lid "stags" or old bachelors. I'ollna has 12 representatives, ' i few and North Carolina a ijority. Our train is running ? icial an l each passenger is I with a book of meal tickets ? dp tickets?baggage transfer.-, else needful. Only one pas ? ) a berth, so there is no ? i i and all Pullman employ s iohm all the way through :. so when we stop, the train ? us. 1 have long wanted to i;> under such conditions and ' Is (Itl ideal way to see the As the sale of tickets for i has yielded something like is sum wit! provide a good I thai Ol the best. It was a !? 'taking but the knowledge, ? ? and energy of <'. II. Gattes '? tboard Was equal to the task. ? re has hot been a hitch or I.V. Some folks there be. who i ishler a than "soft headed" . : l borrow ? 100 ami spend it '. bul the writei is hoi one of Travel Is educating and the ?i> edu tit 1 yonr children is i >n yourself. Nervous, over iver wroUghl mothers have ?hlldren; sickly mothers have ildren an I eduoated mothers n 'sited children. These obser e not original with me but > (hem fully, Cut n little elloct'.oti oil the tail of the ? I s;?v ? conclusion you We "4 insns city to tnorrov, M? i . a, m. There wo tak? ? Slg.i ?>??? olg. trolley trip to poini if Interest with a lecturer aboard. Tuesdn> morning at s o' clock ire due in Denver. Col. Thi -?? ' ?tes by the way will be con tinued 's time i>irnilts. Topekn, Kansas. Monday, July ig Memphis Sunday night at have cm diagonally the great, '.ate of Missouri via the Hook l.sco route. Have passed in- corn, cattle ami mule rals itry. it is gently rolling, timbered and watered but 'Ivated and prosperous look nnfortable homes in a cluster ; the inevitable big red barn: ? ?I- boles in the pastures: f horse and mule colts, mixed: lelds of waxy-green corn: ???apers and 2-hoi'so sulky Some one asked once, "Why s.SOIiri stand at the bead ill miles"? and a South Carolina ? replied. ' Because it is the only safe place to stand ". Near a little station called "L:ist Chance" crossed over the line be tween Kansa8 I hd Missouri ami for (he las! 100 miles have been in the Stale v ever an 1 anon, something broaks loose". Wheal harvesting is in progress, and from the stand Of Shocks Iii thC fields the yield has been good. The main is allowed to gel good ; h i yellow all over, before the reapers enier. Not much work going zu 101' 'jtiess llie.l are taking lioli Leavi ?.?::',o we square Island-', through lag ? spa rse) > well c inn. Of tre ibe v. droves great ,!-horse plows, does ,\| raising cotton) ditch ( on ? pour fellow ?as Hill! lie was i away all by corning. Thai mav save him - v. iio Itti i'w's'7 In iii>ill Alabama and id!ssls#l;ipl many cotton Holds were Overrun with grass and a few seemed have i.n abandoned it. Kansas City is t i u * * Laurens in one respect: Neither Is lo he .indued by j.; nnj, ei station The one here is located ai the base of high bluffs on the Missouri river. IMie trolloy cars Climb art tho way Up on tho surface, then shoot up through a tunnel and . 1>u a... |n lb" retail district on the table-lauds above tho depot. The residence district.- have some beauti ful homes, neatly all elevated above ii,,. street level and surrounded by Well-kept lawns. Some of the city'; boulevards (of which n citizen told .me they bad 70 mllOS) were oil ee: :< .'. to keep down dust. They use crude rook oil applied by a sprinkler and spread with brushes. One or two applications a summer is said to ef fectually lay all dust, makes the street water proof and unite.; with the gravel to form a reddish brown film. The city is almost as hilly a. Lynoltburg, but the principal streets have been graded and macadamized or bttulithic so that it is a paradise lor automobil ist s. Some of our party could not resist t'.ie temptation to hire a car and motor a while. We are now on the route of the Overland Limited, of the 1'nlon Pacific system, shooting across Kansas to wards Colorado. From Kansas City to Topeka is 68 miles, and we did it in v> minutes. That's a tulle every minute and a quarter. Not bad tor a lollg, heavy train. As night lets fall her sable robe and pins it wirb a star over the wide rolling plains of Kansas, let me say Goodnight! i Manitou, Col., July 9th.?Altlto the altitude of Colorado Springs is 6.000 feet like Denver, it is a city of the plains. The Koekies encircle it and yon can see the snow patches on the highest peaks, but up where the bttow is?is still a Ions way off. The city's size is about that of Columbia. S. C. It contains some handsome hotels and other buildings, beeause this point and its adjoining town of Manitou are ?reit tourist resorts. Manitou is right at the base of Pike's Peak. From it starts the Cog or Ratchet road that carries you up to the sum mit of Pike's Peak. Here are located the well known Iron. Soda, and Sul phur Springs, The Soda Spring is an it e-eoid geyser of carbonated wa ter. If some agency would furnish the SCOtdl whiskey eUOUgll high balls could be quickly made to give every voter in South Carolina. North t'aro llutl, Georgia ami Florida one around in a day. on yesterday (Wednesday) we took what is known as the Short I.in" Trip of a day to the gold field.- of the Cripple Creek district, Why. I don't know, hut l had always thought of Clippie Creek os :\ section of only hilly country Where high grade ore was struck about |." years ago. The fact is. what is now known as Cripple Creek district, embraces the towns Altaian, Victor. Goldllelds and ('ripple ? 'reek, and all ol these are way up above Denver, a mile higher in the l heart of I ltd mountains.. This Short I.in" railroad ht'ltigs down the or* from the mines ami carries tourists it i to this rieh gold yielding area. As the trow would Hy, it is I" miles from Colorado Springs to Cripple Creek. To carry a train up there it is neces sary to wind back and forth lot 10 mile-:. That nives yotl an average of thiee loops to every mile. These loops at certain points are ?dose to gether ami you look down across two lower levels of track you came ovei a few minutes before. The train ( limbs 5,000 feet before Clippie Creek is reached, so that the average grade is about 2 per cent, which means I no feet in each mile. Some of the grades are I per cent, or 200 feet in a mile. This may not convey much of an Idea to tlie average reader (my railroad friends will take it In) hut I will say this: If some of you will net in a |-coach train full of people that lias one ordinary sized engine to pull it and no around some of these Curving trestles on a I !><?; rent made, you will call into play some knee muscles that are now stiff from non-use. It ever you have the opportunity, take the short Line trip to Cripple Creek. If Is one continuous panorama of gorgeous mountain and canyon sce nery on which you look for '_''_? hours. The view from Point Sublime is well named. No measurements, no pic ture can Rive any hut the faintest conception of the grandeur of the scene on which you look. And yet. while looking down on so much gran deur, there are majestic peaks that tower above you. St. Peter's dome, a huge mass of granite that seems to stand alone, is one of these and I he sentinel mountain of the line. The ascent of St. Peter's Dome is a mat'Vel of engineering skill. The man who located this road was a Vil'gloiflh, ! was told. I am (indertaklUR to describe what I've aeon, hut for facts like distances, altitudes ami such things I tlep< Ii i on gilldP boohs and It. It, folder-. If any tnissiateiuent is made some one better posted can correct, please, Mo one ?an See i! all from a ear Window, li The Advertiser had a cut ihnkhig tleparltuenl I Coithl send yoti sota.? II* lustrations thai would help otii mj poor "COpJ ." What IK years ago was a wild cftt? tie ratine is now (he ?reut Cripple Creek gold prod tit lug region. The combined population of its towns i fiO.OOO people. Approximately two hundred millions of gold have been taken out to date. The Isabella mine has sohl one car load of ore for as much as one hundred and Sixty-three thousand dollars, The Little Clara mine has paid its lessees as much as iiv" hundred thousand dollars i.i 0 months. Pike's Peak. "Cet on top of Pike's peak und see llOW the world is mad?," is an adver NO REASON FOR DOUBT. When we oder to return the n'.nnev paid us if our claim* do not provttrua, we must know exactly what we are talking about when we say Rex.dl "93" Hair Tonic will relieve s:aip irritation, dandruff and falling hair, a-..I prevent baldness. Don't sooft, doubt or hesitate. Try the remedy at our risk. Two size?, 50c. and ?1.00. Laurens Drug Co.. Laurens, S. C. ti>iug catch line but it fills the bill. If you follow the advice and get up at a. in. in order to reach the top just as the sun rises, which we did, you will probably conclude that the world Is made just like one of the deep tin pans in which mother used to brke her big sponge cukes. Pike's Peak is the central, conical, ventilator and you are oil top Ot It. Yoti look down into the awful until the king of day slowly peeps over the outer most rim of the world, and as he glo riously ascends the scene assumes form before your eyes. It is a sen sation of awe. of reverence and of Immensity thai can be felt but not de scribed. Many descriptions of the Peak are extant and 1 shall not add tO Cue current literature of the sub ject. Had 1 at hand Capt. Jack Craw ford's "Buck Jumps In Verse" l would insert a line or two of his unequalled and reverent description of the maud canyon entitled "God's Ante Room.'' Much of this beautiful poem could be applied to Pike's Peak. Let it be re call Id that Pike'S Peak is 1 1.1 IT ft. Illgh?that i. nearly three miles. At ail elevation of eleven thousand feet all timber disappears and the summit is an ice cold pile of boulders, snow and lichens. The temperature as I saw it 0:1 July 8th was 32 degrees. In the lunch room was a la rue coal stove at work and the temptation to hug it was strong. The inhabitants of the rock fort on the summit Stay Up there lor i> months ami then have to retrial before (tie intense coll. TI'.'1 Com road thai carries you up is said never to have bad tin accident thai injured a passenger. Cor the '.as* mile and threi -quarters of the climb, the grade i> -?" per cent. It is thrilling. But 1 must dc'sjst or ! will have violated my promise to spare my readers another description. Ihe t'ardeii et The Nods. The (jurdeu of the (Jods at Manltou i> part 61 li. ? i)tise of Mt, MUtiitOU. l! i- a vast amphitheatre where the red sandstone rocks in resisting the ac* tloti of tiie elements have assumed Unique fore.:.-. Notable are the 'late way Columns 330 ft. hlglL the Bul anc'd Bock, the Washerwoman, Mush room Park and others. We leave today at noon for the Roy al florge of the Arkansas' river and oilier Colorado scenery. Altr YOr THINKING OF Investing ill real estate? Or are you merely looking for a home or place of business to rent? We will assist I you. Whatever your needs, and we 1 can faithfully promise you a bargain j in what lines we do business for you. SOME II01 sis 1 <m SALE thai are gems of fine building and attractive in appearance and arrange ment. Terms to stilt. Better see our list. ANDERSON & BUK ELY. Totlil Building; Laurens, s. c Picture Frames Any size, any style, any price. Line of neat oval Frames assorted sizes and finished suitable for Photographs. NICHOLS STUDIO ELECTRIC ^jjOTS0" BITTERS AND KiD.NBYi CHARLESTON AND WESTERN CARO LINA - RAILROAD. Arrival and Departure i>f Trains. Laurens, South Carolina. EFFECTIVE APRIL I, 1909. WEST BOUND. No. l. Leave Augusta.10:10 a m No. L Leave Laurena . 2:32 p inj No. l. Arrive Sparenburg.. 4:05 pm No. 5. Leave Greenwood.... 6:50 a m No. 5. Leave Laurens. 7:55 a ml No. r>. ArriveSpartanburg.. 9.30am! No. 53. Leave Greenville.12:20 p m' No. 53. Arrive Laurens. 1:45 pm No.*86. Leave Greenville .... I:S0 p m No.*80. Arrive Lauren*. 0:25 p nil SOUTH BOUND. No. 2. Leave Spartanburg ... 12:20 p m No. 2. Leave Laurens. 2:32 p m No. 2. Arrive Augusta. ?'>:'.?"> j> m No. 6. Leave Spartanburg ... 5:00 p m ! No. Leave Laurent . 6:35 p m No. 6. Arrive Greenwood .... 7:50 U rn No."ST. Leave Laurens. 8:10 a ml No. 'ST. Arrive Greenville... 10:20 a m No. 52. Leave Laurens. 2:55 pm No. 52. Arrive Greenville .... 4:')') p rn Trains '80 ami *87 daily except Sunday. Tti-weekly through Pullman Parlor Car service between Augusta and Asheville on trains Nos. l and J: North bound, Tuesdays, Saturdays; Southbound. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. C. H. CASQUE, Agent, Laurens. S. C. C. T. BRYAN, Gen. Agt., Greenville. S. C. A. W, ANDERSON, Gen. Supt., ERNEST WILLIAMS. G P.A., Augusta. Ga. Simpson, Cooper ?Sc Babb, Attorneys at Law. Will practice in all State Courts, prompt attention given to all business EATABLEsloF" HOT WEATHER Crackers Nabisco Wafers, XeWtotiSj Five < v'.ock 'iYa. Cliche Sandwich, lUttter Thins, S ?c:.i! '\%. Canned Goods Potted Haiti, Potted 1 ouguo, Chipped Beef, Lunch Tougtte, (Try tliese articles for Picnic). Hytnans Pickles, Queen Olives, Salad Dressing Sauces. Junket Tablets, Jello Ice Cream Tablets, Choice Peaches, Pie i'caches. A fine blended Tea, for ice jj Tea I >riukei s. Monograu and Porto Rica Coffee. Wahaffey 6: Babb PHONE Jtl LAURENS. S. C. Lost an old Watch Reward offered by Fleming Bros There is uow l?st iti cotiiitv an old Walthaiii. Howard .. t; 'a : ? i Co'.h Let m li ivc the number of your watch, lio Wallet whetl 01 where littiigtli. See our show window tot prices and rules of CotileM. Fleming Bros. JEWELERS. If yotj tire hultdlhflj a new hotise or thinking of putting in any new Man tels. Tile and Grates, he .-ure to see our line and let us figure with you before you buy ts we can save you money. S. M. & F. H. WllkeS & Co. BIG BARGAINS AT Hopkins' $2.00 Men's Oxfords Patent or Tan. $1.49 $?2.00 Ladies Oxfords Patent or Tan, $1. 19 $1.50 Mens Oxfords Patent or Tan, $1.19 $1.50 Ladies Oxfords Patent or Tan, $1.19 Big; Bargains are offered for Saturday July 10th Too many bargains to mention them all so don't miss coming July 10rd. J. L. Hopkins Laurens, S. C. Land and Water! Sec tue about selling thn lying before you b: ' ? ! :an get ><? Inn eh P. 5. Jeans CLIN TON. S. C. Uell Phone, No. ~r> i? ??? A A A A A A A ? A A A A A A A A J ?I j- *? i-! : ? 5" ?5 w ' ? 5 ?9, ? ?9. terms ? Southern Co-Operative 5 Collection Agency | ij Gray Court, 5. C. J |R va this firm will ? [>: >:nj>t Si ?5 s cx>ocmdoooo**^^ ? Coal Bu\ now and ?{et the best, $5.00, 4- per ton. *# it it J A ?ood supply of Corn and heavy gro- ^ ?4? ceries, best prices. Q g Laurens \\ holesale Grocery Co. 0 Coke Gray, g $ I'ik >t< xaiAi'iis: X 8 Go to the McCord Studio for Line Photos and High Grade Portraits. The very !>e>t material Is used ftiki tlie littest de? signs iii I'oldet's, Hangers and Cards are supplied. The juices itte a> Iowa;? is consistent with good work. Conic to see its, \-t >\\t patronage is appreciate i. Kcspectl The McCord Studio o