The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, June 18, 1919, Image 3
LIBERIA IS REACHING OUT
Tribes of That Country, it is Said, Are
Accepting the Teachings of the
Missionaries.
Plenyono Gbe Wolo, a Liberian of
the Kru tribe, who graduated from Co
lunbta universyf, says:
There never has been a scientific
census of Liberia, but the popuition
Is estimated at from 2,000,000.to 3,000,
000, and not more than 15,000 are
Alinerlco-Liberians, the descendants of
liberated slaves. The remainder be
long to tribes which speak four differ
ent languages and offer only nomina.1
subinissIon to the government. The
Krus elect their kings by the selection
of the most available man of the royal
house. In the Jarroway tribe the king
is an absolute monarch for the reign
of six years, and Is then put to death.
Other tribes also follow different cus
toms.
The tribes do not acknowledge the
governxient of Monrovia, because they
feel that it does not protect them. By
treaty the Uiited Stiates government
is reqilred to help the Aierico-Libe
rions against the tribes, and In 11,12
this counlry helped put down a rebel
lion of the Krus.
The constitution of LibeOrit hias i
literney test, which ha41s heretofore ex
cinded most of tihe ntives froi vot
Ing, as the central government is unii
able to unlertake their educntion. The
Giriis are being tatight by Episcopl
missionar-les, and the Fulilngos, who
are Mohanimedans, are also gaining
the franchise. The Krus are very am
bitious and nre also catching II). There
are inore than 50 Liberians of the na
tive tribes studying in the United
States.
WHEN RAILROADS WERE NEW
Engineers it Charge of Construction
Work Had ideas That Now Seem
a Little Peculiar.
Light on strange ideas of pioneer
railroad builders was thrown by Ed
ward S. Jouett, general solicitor of
the L. & N., In a talk before the Ro
tary club at Louisville.
"The Lexington-Frankfort line," said
he, "was built with longitudinal stone
sills capped with a strip of iron, and
the numerous curves, which you have
all noted, are said to have been pur
posely Introduced upon the theory that
they were an advantage in enabling
the conductor the more easily to see
the rear of his train. The coaches
were two-story affairs-women and
children below and men above-and
the motive power was mules to the
top of the hill above Frankfort. The
train was let down the hill Into the
city upon an incline operated by a
stationary engine.
"You may be Interested, in passing,
to learn that with the exception of a
few miles near New Orleans, which
antedated it about a week, this line
from Lexington to Frankfort is the
oldest railroad in the United States
south of the Ohio and west of the
Alleghenles. It was chartered In 18:30
-very early In railroad history, when
we remember that- the irst railroad
In the United States was built In 1826,
and the first locomotive engine was
operate(d In 1829."
Health and M'9ght Count.
Ever'y tlyinjg manii ini the UJnitedl
State a iir service' hats to undergo a
strict medical test pe~rlodically in or
der tihat he mia y he elinssiftIed in one of
four gradies. "'AA" mieni are the few
who can stand air work at altitudes
ahove 20.000 feet. "A" mniif enn stand
the strin between 15,0001 and 20,000
feet, while the "W" class consIsts oft
pilots for dties between 8,100 and
15,000 feet, and the "C" group inicluties
alt iirmen i fit oniily for service between
ground level and 8,000 feet. It has
been foiud that aIrmen of miost irobuist
physiquie en nnot staind the sudden
chnanges of air pressur1e entall ed by
dIvIng and ratpid climnbing fotr ainy
lengthi of t ie. I lenee the frequent
me~dienti exami iantions, car iri ed oult by
experts who have drawn up it eare
fully caiculiated statndard of efllciency.
She Did.
She was a tour-tluisher, partIcularly
as to her abilities in various sports.
"D~o you golf?" lhe asked.
"Oh, I love golf," she answered. "1
play at least 86 holes twice a wveek."
"And how about tennis?"
"I wvon the womati's chiatmpionship
in ouir state."
"And (do you swim?"
"Th'ie best I ever did was a halt
mile straight away," she replied.
Somewhat fa tigued lhe changed to
ilteratuire. "And how do you like Kip
ling?" he asked.
"I kipped an hour only y'esterdaty,"
was her unblushing reply.-Journial of
the Amieriean Medleni Association.
Large Offer for Map Haig Used.
Offers up to $1,750 have been re
ceivedl for the map uised by Sir D~oug
las inaig In the dlirectilon of- the. Ittit
ilih arie s on the western front Octo
ber 8 iand three following days, tand
sent to (lie iordl provost of Glasgow's
secretary for disposal in nid1 (f thle
k in g's ttund( totr d isabiled'u oflers antd
menQI. The. map evenitully 1 will lie ipui
tip at auction.
Coilar Button Causes Divorce Suit.
Ati eiusive collari button was respon
sible for Andrew J. lEmmtiert abutsinlg
his wvife. Angelne E'mmtert, according
to her testimony before a master in
chancery in suing for divorce. Shle
said1 when he dropiped lils collar but
ton and she would not search for it
he struck her, A divorce decree is
-ecommiended. - Pittsburgh Chronicle
Taelerranh.
TIBET OPEN 'TO CHRISTIANS
Officials Have invited Missionaries to
Enter Freely into the "For
bidden Land."
Those disciples of Christ who inter
est theniselves in foreIgn mni;slions aire
aroused over an invitation coining to
Amerean disciples from Tilbet, accord
Ing to the Boston Evening Transcript.
This land, occupying tile "roof of the
world," has heretofore een practical
ly closed to all foreigners. ThItit has
been so was due, so Tibet ollicials tell
Americean diseiples, to the influence
1of China. Now Tibet has thrown oft
Chinese control and one of its first acts
is to appeal for Christian missionaries.
The disciples have a mission station
at Batang, one of the farthest West cit
les of China, nearly 3,000 miles up the
Yangste river.
A venturesome Amerlcan doctor,
sent out by the disciples. journeyed
18 days farther west, getting into Ti
bot and into a city wherein disease in
its worst form, unnttended 'and not un
derstood, ravaged the people. The
doctor set up an impromiptu clinIc and
dispensary. Tihe relief was so great
that one of the highest civic ollicials
iII all Tibet begged him11 to siay, or if
he could not do so to return, build a
hospital and official Tibet would help
him.
Now the tdisciples a rgue that here is
a call they are not at llberty to ignore.
Their mnissionatry society has actled to
this effect. An appeal has been niede
for four families, two of them phy
sician familIes, to go. It Is said there
are no hospitals, no churches, no
schools, no Christian ageneles of any
kind in that country of 4,000,000 peo
ple. American ninufactured goods
are beginning to reach Tibet and
Scotch whisky has been there for a
decade or two.
OLD BOXER DIES ON FIELD
Dick Burge, Once Well Known in This
Country Met His Death Fight
ing in France.
Late Private Richurd Burge of the
First Surrey rifles never was a quit
ter, and, despite the fact that lie was
at the half century mark, he enlisted
and died the death of a soldier. le
was once the lightweight champion of
England, and was born December
19, 1805.
Dick Burge was a name well known
to the fight fans on both sides of the
Atlantic 20 years or so ago, chiefly
because of his remarkable battle with
Kid Lavigne for the lightweight chain
plonship of the world. Dick was sev
eral inches tailor than the Saginaw
Kid, and he had a considerable ad
vantage in weight, but, much to his
surprise and that of the English fans,
he was knocked out in the seventeenth
round. He gave a good account of
himself before he fell, however, and
there were times when the Kid had
reason to fear that he had taken on
too good a man. After Burge quit the
ring lie became a fight promoter. That
was in 1900. He enlisted as a volun
teer in the British army in 1915 and
served with the colors for three years.
-Detroit Free Press.
Rulers With Business Instincts.
At the outset of his imperial career
the grandfu-the of the former German
kaiser, Fre-der-lek Wiliam, owed his
accumulation ,of mioney to his comn
mecical dlealngs. One of his commner
cial underitakings was to start umilk
rounds, which did exceedlingly well, in
spite of being carriled on sub rosa, for
the German courtiers found that the
imperIal favor was dependent upon
their- patronirsing the imper-ial dairy.
In this way the ol emaperor- created
a huge milk monopoly in various cities,
andi realied a corriespondlingiy large
pr-ollt. Kaiser Wilhelm himiself had
keen commercial instincts, and hadi a
finger in most of the big Germnan uen
dertakings. In Ger-many it was cur
reatly repor-tedl that Ballin wtas mere
ly the figure-head of the North Ger
nman Lloyd line of st eamaships, and
that the kaiser was the real mian at
the helm, and the same thing was saId
of many other mioney-muaking con
cerns.
Avery's Pride.
Conservative-By the way, Avery, I
undIerstand you want the universal
franchise I
Avery-Yes I
Con-Why, man, do you want your
wife to become a polItician?
Avery-It isn't that exactly. Fact
is, she has always been a-politician.
Con.-Well, what is the reason?
Avery-Pride, lpride, my boy-pure,
brute, male prideo I
Con.-H~ow so? I dlon't see the con
nection.
Avery-I don't like the idea of be
ing married to a human beIng who
is classed with the idiots i-London
Tit-Bits.
UnIted States' Fliers.
In lils recent annual report Maj.
Gen. WillIam L,. Kenley, dilrector of
military aeronautIcs, states that 4,980
mna had been graduated as reserve
military aviator-s, the first rating for
pilots, by June 30, last, with 110 homb)
era, 85 honibing PIlots, '164 obser-vers,
880 obser-ver pIlots, and 131 pursuit
pilots. In the year euided last June
80 there were 152 fatalities in train
ing, or an average of one death to
2,684 hours and( 201,000 miles flown.
Stalled engines, usually -due to an
errejr of the pilot, caused 80 deaths;i
collisions, 30; and sideslips, 10. The
report goes on furt-hor to state that
440 balloon officers also had gradu
ated, 1. of whlom were fully qualified
observers during the year.-Scientine
Amrcan.
To Bring Home1to Most of Dead.
Washington, June -lI.-Three-fourths
of the AiernIII dead inl France will
id thir final resting i)lai;c ii Aierl
can soil. Answering an inquiry to
day front Senator Chamberlain as to
the wlshles of relatives, General
March, (hlef of staff, salid It was esti
oinated that replies from relatives 1i1s
far received showed not i1ore thaln 25
per cent who expressed it pi-reeien
hat the soldier's body reilain per
mantly In France.
.W'ith more than 4,00,0OO soldier
dead of Allied ani eneiny coutntries
blurled in lrenelh soil, (Genieral .\larch
Said, thal !IaLioln Was d(esirtoIls of prot)
eieding slowly wil the task of (x
hinIIir It host' that are to go to th('ir
homne la 1d. No dale has yet heetI set
for begintiin IU the rtt i of .\nerican
dearl.
.1. C. Ittrns & Co., the leading har
v:tin givers, sell saute goods for less
nioney; more good(s for same money.
Augusta Brick & Rock Crushing Co.
Phone 1580 412 Watkins St
AUGUSTA, GA.
Crushed brick and rock for concrete work
of all kinds.
WRITE FOR PRICES.
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SPECA IJ UNi SA N11E
360 Palm Beach Suits, for Men, worth $12.00 to $16.00, June Sale
at $8.39, $9.90 and $12.00
2,300 pairs Men's, Women's and Children's White and Palm Beach
Oxfords, all going in June Sale at money-saving prices.
All Straw and Panama Hats going at "Red Hot" June Sale Prices.
The Way to Save Money is to Buy Things for Less. The place to Buy Things for Less
Is at This Store. Hence, this Store can help you Save Money.
Here are a few examples of our power in this direction.
Men's summer Underwear .... .... .... .... .... ..480 Special lot Ladies' White Canvas Oxfords, salc price $1.48
Men's $1.25 Union Suits .... ................ ....98c Men's Straw Hats......................98c to $2.98
Ladies' Gauze Vests .... .... .... .... ............13c Special sale of Mcii's Palm Beach Suits, worth $14.50,
Men's Sox, all colors .... .... .... ................10c . our price...............................$9.90
15c quality Children's Hose (black).... .... .... ....100 Special values in Dress Goods for summer, going at sale
Special lot Men's Work Shirts .... .... .... .... ....750 prices.
Men's Scout Plow Shoes .... .... .... $2.48 up to $3.50 3,500 pairs of Women's and Children's Shoes
Fine Laces and Edgings, per yard .... .... .... 5 to 15c and Slippers going at prices under the market value.
Special~~~~~~ ltBadwieadclr. ..... ...S n ~ Men 's Overalls .... ............ ...... $1.75, $1.98, $2.25
Special lot Braids, white and colors . ... ...e.5 and 10cT
Special values in Embroidery .and Insertions, yard Bc and 10c Boy's Overalls........................98c to $1.48
$2.00 a yard Silks .... .... .... .... .... .... ....$1.69 Boy's Knee Pants.....................0c up to $3.48
$1.25 a yard Silk Poplin .... .... .... .... .... ....89c Boy's Caps..........................25c up to 98,
$1.25 a yard Wool Serge .... .... .... .... .... ....89c II's Caps..........................39C up to $1.95
$2.00 a yard Wool Serge .... .... .... .... .... ....$1.69 $7.50 Ladies' Kid Iumps........................$6.00
1 large Family Bible .... .... .... .... .... .... ..$1.98 $8.00 Men's Kid Oxfords......................$6.50
1 soft back Hand Bible .... .... .... .... .... ....$1.48 Special valuci in Men's Straw and Panama Hats, going
7c cake best Laundry Soap .... .... .... .... .... ....c at....................98c, $1.39, $1.98 up to $5.00
Buggy Whips .... .... .... .. .... ....15c, 25o to 89c Beautiful Sirtwaists-Crepe-de-Cine and Georgette
25c Percale .-. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ....20c Crepe and Silk........$2.48, $3.48, $3.98 t to $5.98
35c Cheviot Shirtings .... .... ......... .... .... 25c Just iri'ivd-Coiie and see them.
Anerbai'h's Cheolbtes, blocks, assorted centers, 7c quality Mceii's J.otir-in-lland Ties (wash) and Silks . .15c up to 79c
specuil sale price .... .... .... .... .... .... ....5c 25v (;iilitV Mcii's Linen Collars..................18C
3-inch ibleaelied Aluslin, special sale price this weok, yd 18c 20! r zili IMen's Linen Collars.................5C
2,000 yards A pron and Dress G inghamls, special sale this s a
week, per yard .-.. .... .... .... .... .... ....lOc Cliil(lrca ............ ........ ........ ..50c
Millinery of tle latest. ereatiols are arriving weekly froim .5.0( Ii glit-lay Clock........................$3.75
our work rooms in Baltimore. Price $1.98 up to $6.39 -E00 slziIt Wa ist----Crepe-de-Chilie and Georgette, spe
Made in Ba ltimore and worn everywhere. cial at...........................$3.48
25e Men's Heavy Oray Sox .... .... .... .... .... ..18c Ladies' Dress Skirts, all kinds froni.........98C up to $8.39
25eLadies' Teavy Ilose .... .... .... .... .... ....18c 'Alen's \Vok SV A;' ilues.........75c up to $1.25
25c quality Bleaching, Sale Price .... .... .... .... ..18c Mlil's big S1n Hatsb........................25c to 48a
45c quality Table Oileloth .... .... .... .... .... ....39c 1 ake Toilet 80:11)............................100
35e quality fine Dress Ginghans.... .... .... ..... .......09e 0v vake Swe.lhear Sop........................7C
30,- q nality Dress and Apron Ginghanis .... .... .... ..20c 7 halls 'i'tiid................................10c
30c qInoality hest Bleaching (No. 70) .... .... .... .... 25 1 paper Needles..............................oe
1 lot Ladles Spring Silk Dresses, special . ... ... .... . 2 sicks liing( speial) .... .... .... .... .... ....
Fine quality Silk Taffeta, well made, latest styles. Come' n
quick and get your size. n
Speial dose out of 1 lot Callico, worth 20c, sale price . .10c
6 boxes Matcews, worth 42e, Sale Price .... .... .... ..25ca sil(l( d 25
6 cakes JiLanndlry Soa p, Sale Priice..... .... .. ...... ..25c 7cpolbshra................
Speciall Sale of Men 's WYork Sbhirts, wvorthI $1 .25, Sale 2p esIn il................S
Price.----.----..-.-.---.......... .... .........95c 15botebsShelli1.............3
Special Sale of Men 's Overalls. A. ('. b . and~ 1. Special, e*ar'acettaePo er...........5
worth $2.35, Sale Prie -.--.-........ ...........$1.98 5enTlzniP dr..............o
15ec quality 3Men's Sox, Sale Price ... ..... .... .... ..10c 1 ccn'acu vcr..............c
35c qunality Men's I lose.----........ ...............25c ScaCogt'Pwd..............8
$1.50 Alarm Clock.----.---.-...... .............$1.15 2ebtl atrOl...............0
Special values in Ladies' and Children's 1ose(.. ........ 1r.: 5 oteTretn...............
Other Hose, all prices 20c np to $1.19 for thle $.50 A kind. 8cjrMte' o av-crsclsa( lellii 3
Men's Work Pants, Sale Priej'.... ........$1.75 uip to $3.98 hnkrhes...... . . .c ~ n 5
Men's Dress Panlits, Sale Price $2.98 up to $4.98 for the Seillto ais hrwit,~~'l 15....11
$6.00 kind. YugLde'WieMdySis pca......59
Special sale Men's Underwear .---........ .... .... .... ..39c 1 adlmt-odClc t pryr.....10
$pecial sale Fancy Lawns andt Muslins ..------. .. .. ..12 I1- Cluod trh..................c
Men's Dress Shirts, Sole Price 75c. 98c. $1.25, $1.69 fr.GlsLupSac................7
the $2.25 kind. Buy your Sh irt s now.Soeeg CiartI(c).............7
$1.00 WVampoles ('(od Liver Oil. the ii n--ine~ voni nei(l1lreug872ice...............$29
now to bulildl you uip--.... .... .... .... ........90c 'PniisOfodwieadbck..........c
$1.00 McElree 's Wine oif Cardui, woman'.s best friend . .84c 111(1 hl lpes.............19
Special valus in the basement.-Tin, Glass, Crockery spcaltLdi'WheSiprsis3to...$12
Enameled Ware.Ldi'fieWie rssOfrsgila.....$24
I lot A itron (G inghaims, worth 20c, goo~l qiality..... ...... ..Oc ale'Ofrs(o u lc n a 19 nt
(tood yar d-wl<de llcaching - ----. ...... . . .20c ia'. ioai 0o~ Sos pca 65
Lde' late4 t eat ion in flats .$1 .... ..$222o563
La~lies $2 25 toS$6c39l lot ibnaies' WitlleCnvas Oxfbords sale prce and4
Silk SMensiStrawHts ....5 7 rieTiltSa ......... .... .. to$29
l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ pcilsl fAe' alm Beach Suits, worthv $14.150,OlCpue $090 2Pdpc o liisS
No.1 tor 20 W stLa en Sree; o.anSor Nopprhgie of Squres n Bumrket valoc.
LAU EN ,'sUT OverL INA. ... .. ...$.7,$.822