The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, July 10, 1918, Image 11
* AUNT bTUE'-VIS1TTO CLEM- *
* SON COLLEGE. *
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)car Advertiser Readers:
Whore did I leaveyou last week? In
the old Ca-lhoun home, I believe. The
old house is situated on a hill and
n ' have had an avenue of cedars
leading out frdm it for if you stand
at a certain spot near the house and
look over towards the main building
in a direct line stands a cedar tree and
still further on stands another.
We went to the hot house where
ferns and flowers showed a wealth of
green and color. We went through
the main building into the auditorium
in wyhichl% hangs, directly behind the
stage the two splendid portraits of
John C. CAlhoun and 11. R. Tillnan (I
nigh add here that a duplicate of
Ti f in's portrait hangs on the walls
of the parlor at 'Winthrop). There arc
other portraits among which are Mr.
Clemson and Mr. Simpson, first chair
man of the Board of Trustees. In the
library are coples of pictures fron a
famous gallery In Belgium. Mr. Clcm
son, while a mnillter to Belgium, was
quite a tavorite of the king and was
given permission to have these copies
made. Doubtless 'nany of these price
loss masterpieces are now . I he
hands of tho Gornians, they havlng
secured them wih en they pillaged and
destroyed Belgium.
.\fay I digress here just a ttle?
Maniy, perhaps Were ieo me ant re
gretted that tle collegc wasi called
Clemson and not Calhoun. Yet after
I knew a little of the biography of
Mr. Clemniso'i my mind luas ch:aiged.
Of C' urse' thcI niamei Ca'timn will fl
wayS b0 !nocitCd With thIn g reat
ilnltit ion. The thought of It. how
ever, originated In the heart of the
maui Clemson-ho pal.I off the indebt
edness( of the l'ort 11111 rlperty and
while I stood in ilhat room 1 picturcd
the scene when Clemson, Tillmnan,
Norris aid Simpson met and iscussed
tle agricultural college whichi then
was merely a dream. It was at that
conference the attention of Mr. 'em
s0onl w:s called to a flaw In his will by
Col. Norus. The will was then and
there re-written by Col. Norris and
so well done that it hold in all couirti
after repeated litigation.
Wle had gone u!) a day before we in
tended going, in order to be there for
the oratorical contest in which our
bby represented the Calhoun society.
The medal given for this speaker .is
the only mcdal given by the trusieca
and is accordingly appreciated.
The con testan ts all did well. I had
not heard our lad speak since his high
school dayn at Laurens. I was VUr
prised and delighted with his clo
quence and his evident bent towards
o:'atory. Perhaps a compliment I
heard ju:-st behin:1 me by a lady In
known tq m will tell to his Laurns
co~uty friends ji;t how eloquent he
really as, "Well," rhe -aid, as the
speccel wva, cn'ie,!, "I've scarcely
bri.ailicd since that L:oy started speak
ing'. I had no idea there was a boy
in South Carolina that (ol(1 speak
like that", and I,'of course, heartily,
thou-:h silently, agreed with her!
The sulject of his speceh was "The
Sar of Destiny" and the main thought.
Was that westward, ever westward,
the 10,1r of empire took its way. Now
th star hangs over our own nation
for there is no further <west!
Al"cr lhe contest, there came in the
afternoolln the miliary drill1. It was
ft heIiutiful and Inspiring sight. Bow
Inan nel(d linei with spectators, al
most conmlctely encircled by caris and
the 'a:'!ng or trumpets, the sound
of drums mingled with the tramp of
you thful feet. as tIe,, marched hi
rhythmus across the green sward. The
200 nilsted muen, who were there in
rpet il! training. dressed ln their regu
i!!en ane( .known na. "Overall llrigade"
came marching into the arena and Fat
by comn0ies to see the cadets drill.
I hearr1 the commanris given by the
young v(oices of Carolina's sonmg An
old niother can and will be pardoned
by indulgemnt readers when she admit
tie heart beat a little faster and the
slow (f ride a little stronger when
the battalion mnascd inl review and tile
yon g commoui officer was the lad
she loverd and who had made a worthy
rccord at college.
(To be continued.)
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic
lestroys the malarial germs which ure trantted
o the blood by the Malaria Mosqulto. (A.. o0*.
A CHILD GETS GROSS,
SICK AND FEVERISH
WHEN CONSTWPATED
ce 11m- :.1c .1 r i ' id be- 4..
If ycur little oi('-, torg: i 'entcd.
it is a sare 3ignl the 2I:: , liver
and io'wels ieed !a.: i'rtugh
clcaning at oncr. W .:. y r i
cross. pop'rnh. lintle:. .0. Neesn't
sleezp, e ' r act nat a :-: t reaith
is bad. stomach sour. ryst ;n full of
cold, throar store. or Vf feveriSh. g.;ve
a teaspoonful of "Califrn:i Syrup of
Figs" and in a few VGrrA all the
clogged-up, consti;ated v:.s'e. sour
bile undigested food will '(ntly move
out of the bowels. nd y u ave a1
well, playful ci:d
Sick (h.1ildren nec C o't i coax ti to
like this a mls"mi laxative".
Millions of u otic S I:cep it ] l-dy he
cause theyi know its L.eca on tIh
stomach, ver and UC-wels is prompt
and sure They also k::w a little giv
en todaf saves a sic (hild onorvow':
Ank Our druggist rwr a bottile of
"Califor c Con
tains directions for Ibi, children of
all ages and for grow n-uip plainly on
the bottle. Beware of counterfcits sold
here. (et tle genuine made by "Cal
ifornia Fig Syrup 'ompany."
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( i-:lJ ry Ti tver-:. ' :E. . -A niec -
r n wouild i0 dii n i ?nhl in:.
c::: - c ,l' V !,: ( o . atj ;hV.! preseit.
Q ie. n-mi ( . W .: ocople a
Iende the al-da.- . ;I ea e ig
'on. !h c fIfh .A r. .
.\1 WVN ill 1 Ab ;, anI family
of [rlz0 r ,I mt Ad ig h t nd
Sund1(ay with r:a o-1: C1smm1 IIn
.6oil It woold do "a :at dnaI of goodl.
,:I>l emn 'S I an War ' xbn 1i
to tile b a--2e to. 'S a gi;" t. ' e
lready hat k r we.Cing wee
The -writcr 0. o/e. a fishing and
Iienic ,At Tamy 5. Ahoals on iho
Fourth. '1 :ir v. a large crowd
and ilenty to eat.
RETE I PAKERS
Plain Facts About the Meat Business
aa
The Fcderal Trade Commission in its recent report on war To this business in war times, with wgar
profits, stated that the five large meat packers have been necessity of paying two oi three times the forme
profitcering and that they have a monopoly of the market. stoe!(, of ring tal he torte Orim
fair return on this, and as has been stated, the Iagrprino
These conclusions, if fair and jut, are matters of eious
concern -not only to those engaged in the meat packing and Lo provide additions and improvements ine y
business but to every othere enormouS demands of our army and navc aountr
The figures given on profits are inisleading- and the state- If you tre a business mai you wvil appreciate ths
r_,these facts. If you are unacqt.iaini~ed With b:.snes tl ti
rent that the packers have a monopoly is unsupported by I o Nvith some bu:iness acquaintancc--- o
the facts. tnv--and ask him to -onqare profits of the pi
1o(j"c IV y ot her lI toe induitry at the pr(~n ie
The packers mnentoned in the reprt stand ready to pro;'e
Th pak2. m2-lotd lcs'n.rayt r-, No evidence is offeredl by the FederaI Trade Coviisininsp
their profets re HasonCC )'a of th stal.cment that the large eePacsars
The incat business is one of the largest American indstrier.er
Any citizen who would familiarize himself with its details ics
must be prepared for large totals;. .t y
The report states that the aggrca profits of fr large
tl~t l~- am~z-ii~ p-o t" of o'!, I'r--" I t W('1w1re nolv trufe they wou'd t (itI IeS ~ ti
packers were $1 40,000,000 for the three war years.i
This slui is Compared with $19,000,000 as the iFatvera.e gevernsr I 'es Thow
annual profit for the three years before the war, miking it I It 1)1!d in t I C, o
appear that the war profLt was $21,000,000 greater thanlat the
the pre-war profit. ev wi-h n; were POil~e to int( rCst you d1o
b vo i IeS s. Of how,&, for instance, the-,y can b rscdbef o
This compares athree-year prftwthaoeyarpoi
Ticoprsa1rolrit wi'1lo a oi-C -yeaf rot-- leos Lhan th'e cost of the live awnial, owing io ;, ia inc y
manifestly unfair method of cornparsc:n. It is not only mis- products, and of the Wonderful Story of the rneA o
leading, but the Federal Trade Commission apparently has
made a mistake in the figures themselves. rrhe five l)ickors mentioned feel jistifled ig
eac.h other to the extent of tegi-ther presenri'gti ulcsae
The aggregate three-year profit of $1 40.000.,000 was earned Ment.
on sales of over fovr and a half billion dollars. It means
about th-ee cents on each dollar of sales---or a mere fraction tie of need; they have met all war time dem
of a cent per pound of product.rii to r
Packers' profits are a negiigible factor in prices of live stock and
meats. No other larger business is conducted upon such small Am u n o pn
m urgins of profit.
Furthermore,- -and( this is very implortant---only a small porticn
of this profit has been paid in dividends. The balance has been.
put b.ick into the businesses. I; had to be, as you realize whenS if& Co pn
you consider' the problems the packers have had to solve, nd
Tolve uicujt--tuisg thesiwarsears.wards, wit higrocotsandy h