The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, December 21, 1910, Page PAGE EIGHTEEN, Image 20
JUST SO IT'S IN SOUTH CAROLINA
(P. H. McGowan in the News & Courier.)
Washington, December 17?If one
wants to find tho "bent people on
earth" he should go to South Carolina.
True, this statement might seem a bit
haekneyed at first, but "there's a rea
son."
Six years ago The News ami Couri
er's Washington correspondent left
South Carolina for the National Capi
tal and only once during that six years,
until the last week, was the oppoi ?
tunlty afforded of returning home to
see the marvellous strides that havo
been made ami the almost phenomenal
growth of many small towns all over
?the Palmetto State.
Heginning at Charlotte, where South
Carolina ought really to start, the
erection of cotton mills all along the
line has completely changed that sec
tion during the last six years. Where,
formerly, a few scattered country
stores dotted the way, there are now
big factories with thick smoke Issuing
from their tall chimneys singing with
the music of industry. Hrick and
concrete building have taken the place
of the small wooden ones formerly
there, and. above nil, the magnificent
residences that one sees all along the
line of railroad speak for the Industry
and prosperity of the Carolina people.
Piedmont People.
Dealing first with the upper Caro
linians?or the Piedmont people?It
wns a most agreeable thing to find
that within the last few years they
had made such substantial progress.
Automobiles now dash along the high
ways in the place of the lowly mule
that formerly was king, this, too. tell
ing In unmistakable, terms of the pro
gress In transportation lines.
\ little talk with the people along
the railroad from Charlotte to Lau
ren*, through Spartanburg. soon show,
ed that tbev were vitally Interested in
the question of good roads and that
thev ire expecting the members of the
South Caro"na delegation in Congress
!o accomplish something along this
line for ?hem at an eatly date With
Federal aid the people v 111 be able
not only to haul bigger loads of farm
r tue- to the towns and more of them
everv day. but more automobiles will
find ?K'V way 'lien and tide, Ir turn,
means the erection of more suburban
homes all over the country. Along
with the better river and harbor de
velopment must come better highways
the Carolinians said.
In the upper-countles?an dthe same
thing Is no doubt true of those in the
lower section?the people have more
cash money than they can use. liven
tho negro tenants are in an excellent
financial condition. Here and there
a few "moss-backs" are to be fcttnd?
the kind of fellows who always see
doomsday just ahead and who oppose
anything that looks to progress?but
they are the exception now in South
Carolina. The people are making in
vestments, having faith In their State
end their respective sections and be
lieving that they could do no better
than get in line with the advancing
army of prosperous people.
The Future,
Gaffney, Rlacksburg, Woodruff, Spar
tanburg and Laurens show at a glance
that they are in the march of progress
and that if they maintain their pres
ent prosperous growth they, will be
tween this tlm ? and the taking of the
next census ten years hence, show
what the Piedmont section can do.
Talks, with people from the country
between l.aureiis and Charleston Indi
cate that they are not only generally
satisfied With the present conditions
but that, above all, they are glad they
are living and living too. in old South
Carolina. Columbians are proud of
their skyscrapers and though just a bit
out with Director Durand of the cen
sus bureau because he did not show
they bad a few more people when he
made his official count there recent
ly, are preparing to convince hl.ni, if I
he holds the same plr.co ten years
from now. that he Wftfl badly mistake!!
when he counted only about 26,000
?"hoses in Columbia, whoil ho should j
have given them 35.000 or 10,000, Bui 1
that's getting off the main line to the!
Elding. The Columbians, from what
could be learned, are. not through
building Skyscrapers. They are going
to surprise the people during the next
few years In more ways than one. ami
inayho Charleston, with thor new
"scraper" will have to hustle to keep
up with her sister on the Congarec.
Charleston and Panama,
intelligent Inquiry about Charleston
elicited the reply that she was still on
the map and would be heard from be
fore long. ".lust wait until wo gel our
Panama Canal." one enthusiastic man
said, "then we'll show you a city that
Is u city." Tliis same man said that
Charleston folka had a little crow to!
pick with Director Durand, loo. about
only allowing 3.000 gain during the
last ten years but that, such figures
having been declared official, thoy
were content to show the world here
after tintt such statistics, in the end
count for little and that It la really
what a city I? and what its people are {
that count.
Before long?perhaps during the
next live years?the Charleston Navy
Yard is going to be completed. It Is
already. In the Judgment of many peo
ple, one of the finest yards the govern
ment owns. Its topography cannot he
improved upon and the beautiful lines
upon which It is laid out and built
makes a beautiful place at all times
to say nothing of Its usefulness. It
is but natural that such a big yard
as this is going to bo, should meet with
obstacles, but happily, many of these
have now been removed and it is only
a question now of rocking along four
or live years until the yard is dually
completed. Then the eyes of those
who have "knocked" it will be opened.
They will he among the first to rejoice
with the Charleston people on the fact
that a yard has been built that will
stand for ages to come.
Proud of Old City.
Of this undertaking nnd of the fact
that they are Charlestonlans, the Caro
linians met by The News nnd Courier
correspondent while In South Carolina
were justly proud. Tho old "City by
the Sea" has stood the storms of many
years, but she Is now quickly coming
to the front.
But just here it would lie wel lto
drop a hint. Going down to South
Carolina the question was asked on
the train what hotel facilities Charles
ton had and if she could show any
thing like Jacksonville, Savannah,
or the other Florida cities, No one
seemed to know and the Inquirer prob
ably went on way down through tho
Florida Peninsula, in hunt for a really
palatial hotel.
So much for the Carolinians at
homo; what about those who have, for
one reason or another, hecomed exiled
from their natlce State? If the pres
ent residents are proud of their home
what must the exile he Such a ques
tion can only he answered in one way
and that is that the "best people on
earth" live In South Carolina; not
necessarily in Charleston, in Spartan
burg, in Laurens, or In any of the
other places there, but just in South
Carolina. There are no other people
like hers and wherever one may go.
roaming where he will, there Is al
wnys that love of homo of Carolina
that is never satisfied
WINTEN FARMING COURSE.
flcmson College Short Course In
Agriculture.
Clenmon College will offer a short
course In agriculture beginning Jan
uary Ith. 1911, and continuing six
weekss.
The aim will he to give good, prac
tical instruction on: soils, fertilizers,
tillage, farm Implements, cotton and
corn breeding, corn judging, cotton
grading, stock feeding, judging livo
stock, dairy cattle, dairying, and hor
ticultural subjects. Other topics will
he discussed in special lectures. The
expenses will he $10 per month for
hoard, each individual furnishing his
own sheets, pillows, and blankets.
For further particulars write to
\Y. P. Perkins, Direct..
Agricultural Departnvnt.
Clemson Clllege, s C.
.Mrs. hot tie Culhonn.
Cross Hill. Dec. 19.?Mrs. Be. lie
Calhorn), a notice of whose death was
published last week, was the last mem
ber of the William McGowan family.
She was raised at "Rod Hill' in this
township. Her family was prominent
In South Carolina, rsiie was a sister
to the late Capt. j. J., Gen. Sam and
Capt, Homer McGowan. After the
(hath of her husband, she came to
live with her sist:-r. Mrs. Miller, who
died a few years ago. Since that lime
she has made her home With Dr. J.
IL Miller wishing to spend her last
day-- near her girl-hood homo and to
1)0 laid tO rest at old Liberty Springs
where her people are hurled. She has
just "passed over the river" to be With
her Saviour and loved ones in a better
land
A sprained ankle will Usually disa
ble the Injured person for three or
four weeks. This is due to lack of
proper treatment. When Chamber
Iain's Liniment is applied a cure may
bo effected in three or lour days. This
liniment is one of the best and most
remarkable preparations in use. Sold
by Laurens Drug Co.
Christmas Holiday Rales.
The Charleston & Western Carolina
Railway will sell excursion tickets
account of the holidays at very low
rates for the round trip. Tickets on
sale December ir>. 10. 17. 21. 22, 23,
24, 25, and 31, 1010 and Jan I. 1911,
Final limit returning Jan 8, l9U,
For further Information apply to
ticket agents or,
F.rnost Williams,
General Passenger Agent.
829 Broadway, Augusta Ga
Ji M?de Bouquet
Co you. Iny frknd
By capt Jack Chawtom?
CKOm out the larder of my souL
J Ulberr nature's mystic posies Weil
With fruit* and tlowrri, 1 TIN love's bowl
M serve It warm to you. ny frteta.
Tcali tbe sweetest, wildest flowers.
SolPtlnttd as tbe rainbow spray.
And Mug to you from nature s bowers;
Co mingle wlib December gray.
CfjfSti are but echoes of the past,
Co musk set lu memory's chimes i
Che silken sets thai lose has cast.
Co catch the sunshine of my rhymes.
anu isn't It sweet that some kind deed?
s> fl memory throb, a God-sent tear?
Oft' comes to cultivate the seed
Chat we are sure 10 sow each year ?
IltlD so, I'm IHuglacj this bouquet
?H Of thaukf uluess and love ia you i
fweetbudsof reciprocity,
Besprinkled with Affection's dew.
II nil with the cheerful Yuletlde,
" Chls Is tbe ho., .-fill wish 1 scud?
Chat love of God and mau abide
With you and yours, my faithful Trleul
\ \c?. i K LAl'RKSS.
Strung* Wanderer Who Has Trawled
nil Over the Continent and at nw
Expense for RaUlOilC rare.
"A No. 1 was in Laurens Friday nf
ter an absence of nearly ten years.
The question arises. 'Who is A No. 1?"
In his own words, printed on the
beautifully colored post card which
he sells to make money to buy a living
with, he is the Champion Tramp of
the World, holding the Tramp Rec
ord from New York to San Francisco
in 11 days and 6 hours: 3,260 miles
As is the custom of his trlbo nl
ronmers. A No. i docs not tell h's
name, it being one of the unwritten
laws of his "profession" never to In
quire the name of another such com
panion. Just A No. 1 is what he goes
by and by what he is known by rail
rond men all over the country, lie,
holds business cards and autographs
of numbers of big railroad men in
all parts of the I'nited States, certi
fying to his character and guarantee
ing him passage on any road if it
ever becomes necessary for him
to show them. It seldom becomes
necessary for him to show them, for, j
like the others who travel from town '
to town and city to city in such man
ner, he rides as best he may and al.
ways free. He has travelled now,
up to the time that he reached Lau
rens Friday. 4S2.713 miles and in all
that time he hasn't spent hut $7.01
for railroad fare. However, he says
that he spends from $1100 to $500 year
ly in assisting voting men who have
wandered nwav from honu and have
become stranded and disheartened to
return to thell homes. This, he says.
!s his principal work and the one Hint
he most delights In. However he
keeps a sharp lookout when down
among tho trucks so that, if there is;
a broken brake, a cracked wheel oi
anything wrong with the cars that
might cause a disaster, he can in
form the men in charge of tho train
and thus prevent a possible wreck, j
He holds certificates from several j
prominent railroad men certifying to
the number of trains he has saved '
in this manner. He has prevented
in this way more than 20 wrecks and
saved hundreds of lives. For this
reason he feels that the railroads are
well repaid for his fare.
A No. l says that from a prize of
$1,000 which he received for his tiarnp
from New York to San Francisco, he
put $7.")0 into the erection of a tomb
stone In the town which he calls his
home. Cambridge Springs, Penn. This
tombstone bears tho simple inscrip
tion:
"A No. I"
"Ti e Rambler"
"At Host at Last"
A No. 1 left on the evening train
for Greenville
KLEYEN million CHOP.
That is (he Estimate of the National
(Rimers Association.
Memphis, Dec. 10.? According to
the report of the National dinners'
association issued here today about
177.000 bales of cotton were ginned
during die period from December I
to December LI, compared with 481.
000 hales in 1009 The report states
thai the crop is per cent, picked
and 0(1 per cent, ginned, indicating a
crop under 11,050,000.
The reports from ginnery, show that
the glnninc will be completed by Jan
uary I.
Tin- report by States follows:
Alabama.1,114,000
Arkansas. 072.00(1
Florida. (10.000
Oeorgla.1,600,000
Lou is I n n r. . . .. 230,000
Mississippi .1,046,000
North Carolina. 058,000
Oklahoma. 861,000
South Carolina.1,080,000
Tennessee.2('">.<!00
Texas.2.802.000
Various. fii.ooo
Total.10.017.000
ills Doctrine.
Some folks, they kinder doubted
Bf he'd religion true;
ll?- never prayed an' shouted
Like other people do,
Rut this here wuz his doctrine.
For all Its si rife, an' sin
Tor make (his woiT a heaven
Tor go (or heaven In!
You never saw him standin'
Thar - in the market place,
An' looking up lor heaven
with snnctermonlotts face:
Mut hol pin' of the fallen ones
A higher place tor win,
He made this worl' a heaven
Tor go ter heaven in.
Thar wuzii'l no long sermoiits
1'roaohed whin ho went tor rest.
Ulli hearts hod helped brought gifts
o' dowers
An' laid 'em on his breast:
An' tlllnkln' of him now, I know
a higher place ho'll win
Who maker, this worl' a heaven
Tor go tor hoftvi n in!
Frank Slanton.
TWO MISSIONARIES SPEAK.
Dr. and Mrs. Price, Returned Frew
China. Visit Clinton.
Clinton. Dec. 20.?The vtsR Sund, y
of Dr. und Mrs. Frank A. Price, mis
sionaries of the Southern Presbyterian
church In China, was a treat to the
Presbyterians of Clinton, Deapite t...
Inclement weather excellent cong: ?
gat Ion 8 heard Dr. Price Sunday motiv
ing, In the First church and again in
the afternoon at the Carolina Memo,
rial. Despite tbe downpour a fall
good congregation turned out Sunday
night. All who heard Dr. Price we
delighted with his sermons and l\
in lenttti ion of conditions In China,
On Sunday afternoon Mrs. Price ?jpoi
to the ladies and girls of the chur
and her talk was thrilling. To In i
that frail-looking little woman tidl in
a most matter-of-fact way of h.ivittv
tn< ;??(! a1' sorts of contagious diseas
extra? ted two hundred teeth, and p<
formed a number of minor operatic; -
on 'he Chinese, without anv help, pan
of the time, and with only a native
helper at best was to realize what
mission work is when a person of abil
ity put brain and power into it. IK.
Ing their stay In Clinton Mr. and M
Price visited their old friends, Dr. a: d
Mrs. Ream
The Tho'nwoll Orphanage has ?
eently had the gi?t oi *2,'i00 to ere i
a sut er in tendon t's cottage, Hesld. -
this (25,000 has been given by twry
warm friends of the institution for ....
endowment of the President's chair
A considerable sum htis been added
to the general endowment fund durh
the year.
The Clinton Pharmacy is ready to
re-open after *ho Iii?' in the new store
on east Main street, belonging to Capt.
I. W. Copeland. W. O. Hoberts open
ed last week in Mr. lt. 1.. Wright's
store on Musgrove street.
The third number of the lyceum
course wll he given in the Utopia Hall
on Wednesday night.
.Miss Fronde Kennedy gave a Christ
mas party to the students of the
Thornwell college and some of their
friends on Monday evening, about
sixty-live guests being present.
MONEY KOK HIGH SCHOOLS.
Thirty Thousand Dollars Appropriat
ed for the Current Year.
Columbia, Dee. 20.?At a meeting oi
the State hoard of education approv
hnately $.'{0.ooo was apportioned
.'inning the high schools of the State,
accepted for State ;.:U during the
scholastic year 1910 and 1011 It i>
customary for the Governor and Sta'o
Superintendent of Education to pa)
these apportionments before Christ
mas, but owing to the lack of funds'
in the State treasury the payment <
this year must be deferred until' early
in January. This will occasion a tea
porary hardship on high school tea'i
ers. who will be unable to draw |h<
salaries before Christmas. Ever)
claim will be met as soon as tax i
lections become more general.
High school teachers employed wll
out valid certificates should writ ? til
once to iho county superintendent
of education, requesting a special ex.
animation as soon as convenient. Thb
request to the county superintendents
Of education will be transmitted U
the State superintendent, who Will
arrange with him for an examinntloi
in order that no school may be tl<
privod of its appropriation.
The State board of education d fl
not order an extra examination
throughout the State, but has pro
sided this means of qualifying ever.'
teacher now desiring to secure a < ?
tltlcato. Slate Superintendent or I'M '
cation Swcarlngen will send notices
to the county superintendents bofon
the end of the week,
i The payment of the prizes recent I >
awarded by the school Improvement
association will be made as soon ?
the official report of the president
filed with the State superintendent Ol
educat ion.
.Mrs. Polly Thompson.
CrOSH Hill. Dec. lit.?.Mrs. Poll)
Thompson died last Monday and
was buried Tuesday at the Prosbytei
inn cemetery, She leaves sovoral
children and grandchildren, two si
lers and one lnotiier. Mr. David
Whlteford. Mar parents were nmom
a number of Scotch-Irish Presbyter: .'
who came over from Antrim conn''
Ireland, about the year 1800. The
Whltofords, McGowans, McWIlllnnis,
BaXtOI'S, Austins and others can.'
about the same time.
KELL DOWN STAIRWAY,
Cant. .1. W. Cngle of Greenville ????
Kvpected to I.he,
Greenville, Dec. 20.?Cant, J, W
Cltgle, one of GreenVlllo's most prom
incut cltl/.ens, is lying near death to
day as a result of a fall down a stall'
way in a business building yesterday.
Physicians slate there Ig no hope for
his recovery and that he probably
COIlUOt sur\ IVO the .!. y.