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CEDAR MOU By J. W. Daniel, D. D., in S An old building huib!e in appear ance, still standing oil a high hill about one-half mile above the old homiestead of the late James W. UDan i, 19sl., on the old Greenville and Augusta road, ought to be preserved as a itionument to the great work ac coniplished hvithiin its walls. Cedar Mount Academy, as it was called, was a building of only one room. Educa tors of t ,resent day w9uld smile at its humble appearance and scant furil ishings and lack of equipment for the work for which it was set apart. "Ev t ry tree," however, "is known by its fruits." From 1865 to 1876, when the State was passing through the throes of Re construction; when 'liaurens county was under martial law and negroes and "arpet-baggers ruled the State in the orgies of big stealing and negro insolence, when many of the reputa ble citizens along -the old highway were arrested and ruthlessly carried a-way to prison in Columbia, for no otlier cause, really, than to keep them from casting a ballot in the State and county elections, L. T. H. Daniel, the eldest brother of the writer, kept the school at Cedar Mount open and saved many boys from growing up with out an opportunity to fit themselves for efficient service in life. Every morning the teacher came in, pulled a revolver from his pocket and laid it up on a shelf, and then called the school together to read a lesson from God's holy word. At other times (faithful old Confederate sol diers, who had seen long service In Virginia and followed Lee to the last ditch, came with guns and concealed themselves in the woods near the school room to protect It from insult and rowdies who prowled thrugh the country. That has always impressed me as a concrete instance of getting an education under seriois and excit ing difficulties. However, the school did its work effectively, and as results will reveal, efficiently. From that hut mble schoolroom there went into the world Joseph Travis Johnson. a member of congress and] a federal Judge: W. S. Martin. who has given the larger part of his life to God. a worthy minister whose bow still abides in stren-gth: the late W. It. Whtarton who was for years the super intendent of ite E iswort h Orphanage; Dr. I). W. )aniel, who has given the most of his life to the education of tle (ttonig imtn of '-State tn(I who is to lay anti holorl( I professor in Clemson College and a wvell knowt (lhauttamtIuta lectutre, li). W. W. Datniol, who has given Ithe flower or Iis life to the edu cation of thousands of bright girls in every pa.rt of the state, and1( who dur ing hi, long e'riod of service as pres Pte idenlt of Coll.mnibia College raised the course of study of that. institution to tie equal of any male college in the State. lie still livcs a fearless and edifying tmin is ter of Cirist. Professor .1. W. W4.. Daniel occulies the Ohait of history in -Wesleyant Poemale Collerc at Macon, Ga.: John Carlisle Daniel, LAND SALE State of South Carolina, County of Laurens, IN COUltr OF COMMON PLEAS J. D. COATS, Plaintiff, against STI')VE SUlFlt, JAIIK SUE1R, LOU SUJJITR, ZINA SUBlER, LARKIN SUBIOR, MOSES SUlIt, MAlR SUBIM, and NEAL SU110R, iDefenti ants. Pursuant to a Decree of the Courtt In the above statedi ease, I will sell at pulblic outtcry to the highest bidder, at Laurens, C. Ui., S. C., on Salesdlay In May next 'being Monday the 2nd day of the tmonth, dunring the legal hours for' such sales, the following described lproperty, to wit: All that ertain pa rcel, pliece or tr'act of land containing foutrteen (I-i) acr'es, more or less, bounded by lands of D~uck Youtng, Arthur Youtng, Rhett Crawford et al, being thle piece of land dleedled to Margatret Suberi by thte Trustees of Wadswvorth Est., said laud being, lying and aitutate in County of Laurens, State of Southi Carol ina, and fortmerly owned by Margar'et Sutbet'; Also all tat certain pilece, plarcel or lot of land, lying being atnd situate in Laurens County, South ('-arolina, con taining nine (9) acres, motre or less, bounded by lands; of ilhett Crawford, Dluck Young and the fourtteen aetres of Margaret Subher. Terms of Sale: Casht. Purtchasetr to pay fotr paperis anid revenute sta mp;s. if the Itms of saile arte niot comtplied wit:1 the qn to be re-sold on same or' son1w anubsciuent Salesday put satne terms, at trisk of d efaui lling pu rchasetr. CA. POWEit. (. C. C. P. and G. ., Laut'rtns. S. C. Dateid, this A ilt 11. 1921. -t Renew your health by purifyirg your system with Quick anid delightful re. lief for b licuaness. colds, constipatio", headaches, and stomach, liver and blood troub!cs. The genuine are sold oanly in Me nkac IT . ACADEMY outhern Christian Advocate who has for many '.cial-s given his en ergy to the work of teaching. Thous ands of young men and women acknow-ledge a debt of gratitude to him; and least of all Ihe humble writer who has done the -best he could under the circumstances and -with the material at hand. There was a number of other pro fessional men who came out of th: old academy, men who have made the world richer by their services. Among them I mention Dr. W. T. Jones, who has devoted nearly fifty years to the !Iractice of medicine in Greenwood county and who represented that coun ty in the legislature. Amidst all the Oressure of his busy life he has not ceased to give much of his energy to the upbuilding of educational 'inter. ests in his community. Jones' High School was really a continuation of the old Cedar 'Alount academy and was located just across the Saluda from the spot occupied by .the memorable school. Jones illigh School was the alma mater of the present governor of the state. Dr. Will. Townes Jones, located at Ware Shoals, was also a s'udent of the old academy and re ceived his 'proparation for a usefua life under the old oaks at Cedar Mount. Dr. Charles Forster Smith, one among the most eminent educators of America, and now professor of Greek in Michigan University, was not a pupil of my brother at this old school but was really connected by birth ano socially with the old Cedar Mount academy. His fa-ther, Rev. James F. Smith, a son of John Smith, and a brother of Joel. Robert and Thomas F.nith lived just across the Saluda frm the old Smith homestead. He -as a wealthy local preacher and for many years .preached regularly at old King's Chapel which for generation. was the place of worship of the Smiths. Dr. Barney Smith, now of Dillon, for y years or more a successful phy iian, swas also a student of the old acadlemy under the tuition of my olher. Dr. John R. Smith his eldest other, who lost a,limb at Gettysburg aind was cnciilined in a Northern ilprison for m1onthis, caie back pale and emaci ated and caie on ' crutches to old Cedar M ount acadely after his release from prison and received further training for his long and useful pro fession. i II. Watkinsi now one or our lfed ral judtoges, and1( his .brother, Iarnes Watkins, who was for a numher of 11At an ellivient educator in his na ye state, Vere bot h from that con lutiity w i1iel daeII to keelp oien its 'hool in'siteA (if in r i law, anid im1 !Iriisonlitli t of its% citize~ts, negro ri-le and cai ;et-baig cpiressio:. I look bac(k oili Ose old sichool dalys and see :a olil ay of the older boys who had retu rn cd from the a riy "ci pheri ig"u n11 lder tile o fo:s. lor the house was too imall to con itan them all comfortably :tnd the older students .were privileged to preparc theirlson itinder thle old 'Ide treeo - lthout. T(o m11anv living 11e1n the ol( hill oil v:iich the nICadeiy stands will ever Ihe, crownl(d in th eir liearts and memo Ii ''s as a consecrated spot. Prom it Swelit outi many suicessfil 'usihess men to variiouls towns tbrouighout the slate. A few reiain still in the old collnuunity gjood citizens. If it were possiblle to gather illp ana Icent ill a concrete form tile sit... tW.11 of the influences which went out frill thalt old academy we w'ould taid .withI uncovered head:; and gaze at it with batedl breath. The little streama beginnling iln dlays wheni wveal thy meni we're imade dou bly' poor', with oppreI'ssionl and1 humIliation add oil ani hundred10 fold; and1( ever' *widen lng as the years have rolled( away has enrliieed the state with educators, lawyers, doctors, statesmenl, judges. governlorsi, lecturers, mliniste rs andl au t'hors. I hope I am not imimodest When I stop to lay a little wrieath of for get-mle-niots on0 t-he grave of my saintedl father and~ aflirm that no man had aniy larger shareI' in w-hat was w rought than hile antd thle old teacher his soil, now carry ig hiis hiurden or th reescore I rememiber' when a little boy sit ing on tile logs at a saw il owned by one of oilr nieig'hbors, and Ilistein 1iig to a con11versat ion hetwi~een him and thle owner of the mill. Tlhey had1( beent friendls from boyhloodi andbi othI of them. were of old1 Virginia stock(. "'lien ry, sa 'id miy father, "(luri hope bullidl (11hoo lhoiises to Ceducate theml. Th revolut)111ion that wIll follow this war and.11 oul, defeat .will be further reacingz' thlan all the oltrer effects of t he wari comin red. Wealth as a faic. 1(orI inlthis goIverniment. has haid its dayi :idi the time1 Is nlot far dlistant. when'i thle ipeople1 will rulle and sad( will be -the' p1lighlt of our state if the jieo ple' are not edi 1t(ted."' I havi e thouighlt (if tha 't decla ratilon a thousand times Oice and laId my haiid over my heart aiid w-hlispleed to imysel f, "WXellI spok In, Omainted'( seer, thou did(1t n.,:'ak wiser' ilhan thy d reami could have . hOWn thelie whlen thle vision)1 operned the fit title to thiy though tfulI bra In."' it has bieen so and will be so In still iarge r mllIaSures. The mlani to '-whomi 'hA spioke edulcatedi hIs sonls andi two of them11 have been01 named10( in (lhe roll of woirthy men01 alreadly enumilerated a.s com~ng from1 the~ vicinlity of -Cedar On Lbhis hi Itoric 0old roadl still stnd~ the al(trs wh ich ou r rathers builIt. In1 what was kiiown as the Fork, near thei conlfluenlce of the Reedy and1( P. Inu'Ia r'iver's, e t-blehem Motho0(1!:;t ''hitrch was bil t long before lmy (lay. II rave to Iho ministry W. ii. Whair Io oil(f the SouthIi Carolina Conference. Flive or' six ini les above Bethlehiom sIl! : t'ils King's Ohapel which has 1:'400(' a numberh~i of worthy min 1 A 0rI' an richolar1(1 IS. I maI y siay m1odest4 I v thaI ii 1s wor'thy or recordi that this (Ih l (lhur ih gave threeO 11 minister's to t.he Ml thodi ;; chuIirchI from one fiamilIy and' : hs ones o'(f t helm has been honoilred ijth the dr'gree oif floetor of IDivinity. UOe' degrI(eSi ('ere0 or redl on thles.' I; it!mV r inot by', Met hodhi t lnst itution., Presbyterian colleges. The ministers referred to are the writer and his two brot'hers, Dr. 'W. W. Daniel and 'Dr. J. L. Daniel, all three of us were born members of old King's Chapel church. The old church was organized In the walling year s of -the cighteenth cenl tury, under the ministry of one of the pilolleer Methodist preachers, . a M-r. King, and was located at ih-st direct ly in front of the residence of the late James Clardy, 'Esq. It now stands about four uhudred yards east of the road not far from the old home of the late Harrison Scott. The old building, t'hough erected long prior to the 'W-ar of Secession, is still well preserved. 3My father, James W. Dan iel, 'Esq., and James Clardy, Just re rred -to, superintended the building :f this structure when they were young men. It was the church of the Smiths, Scotts, Jones, Clardys, Mar. tins, Goddards and Daniels; and was isually supplied .by the most pronli lient members of .the South Carolina ,onference. Prior to the Civil War there was a large camping ground con icoted .with it where great camp meet ngs were annually .held. In its con ;regatioi ivere the wealthy, refined nd cultured of that day. Five miles above King's Chapel was larmony Protestant Methodist church, mnd three miles up the road from that oInt and a mile east of the main road vas Mount Bet'hel, one of the most amous camping grounds in the Pied nont -belt. There the wealthy plantert, tssenibled during the week embrac nig the second Sunday in August, with t great company of cooks, waiting nalds and coachmen. Open house was cept in every tent. Feasting -was the >rder of the day. The clans gathered rom the two lower churches with riends from Cokesbury, Greenville LAURENS DRIQ CO. To th who guess ALONG about thi ing neighbors With folks expectir there comes the ques U. S. Tires are a: nowadays. The U. S. Tire tire buyers. Those who s tart< bought anything els Those who came with "bargains," "re tires. Getting one hund buying is a straight guess-work or a gal The most essenti local U. S. Tire deal completely sized lin< He gets his U. S. U. S. Tire Factory established and mai U. S. Tire makers. He is the man wi stuff shipped to him sell, but ne w tires < Giving the same c to the owner of the owner gets. With e whether he lives in centers of populatio: Uni 1'Unit. and all the surroundin# country anc worshipped God and feasted on the fal of the land. .Btawuen, services and fc asting social Onvorse held high carnival, but the pleasures of social life were never allowed to conflict witi the hours of worship. Great )rreacher attended, among whom I recall Dr Mle8wain, Dr. Fleming, R. D. Smarl in his young days (Dear Richard, hon (Continued on 'age Nine.) - Mono ba'without question If H BSalve fall* In the * tret ent of ITCH ECZEMA,' * RiINGWORM. TAtTTER or othor ItchInw skin disease&. Try a VS cent box at our risk. La :rens Drug Co. Ask For Hay Sizes Fro VANC Wholesale Distri motori h a-gs .qu ri ing aboi s time of year a man finds his m getting anxious about their ig old tires to "pop" any mi tiorn of what kind of new ones tc nswering a lot of questions lik< * * * following embraces two kint ed with quality first, and have i e but the quality standard ti to quality first only after dab bates," "job lot" and "surplus s * * * red cents value on the dollar il -forward business proposition, ne of wits. al man f'or you to know today er who is concentrating on of U. S. Tires. Tires straight from his neighb Branch -- one of 92 such Brai ntained all over the country b * * * io can give you fresh, live tires from some point where it di, >f current production. uality, selection and price-adva: medium weight car as the bil qual service and; buying oppori the smaller localities or the gi ted St d States UREKA DRUG W. Y. McNIEL[ o W E'N BROS. MARBLE & GRANITE CO. MANUFACTURERS ERIDCTORlS Dealers In everything for the -eme - - . tery. The largest and best equipped mon umental mills In the Carolinas. GREENWOOD, - .- S. C. -A Tampa Acigars "Made in Tampa" m 10 Cents to 3 For 50 Cents Ej-CLARDY CO. butors Greenville, S. C. .4.V. Oit otor tires, nute, ,buy. this THE U. S. NOBBY TREAD Where the going Is specially heavy with snow, mud or sand, in hilly country where maximum Is of traction on the rpad is a factor, no other tire tread yet devised is quite so effective, or so wholly approved by motoring opinion, as the lever U. S. Nobby Tread. re. Its very simplicity-two diagonal rows of ob long studs, interlocking in their grip on the road bling -is the result of all the years of U.S. Rubber ex. tock" perience with every type of road the world over. i tire - not is the i full, oring . iches y the -not i not itage 7 Car ,Y car The moat esential man lba unity uto know today in the itre uirn*aa is your local U. S. ,eater Tire flaer.'0 ates Tires Rubber Company CO., Laurens S. C. Waterloo, S. C.