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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE.
State of South Carolina,

State of South Carolina,
County of Union.
Court of Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that on the
9th day of April, 1914, at II o'clock,
said County, sn the uodersiened nd Will
make his final settlement as Admin
William Eller, deceased. and that
of said Court, for his final discharge
as such Administrator. F. M. Farr.
This 9Th day of March, 1914.
Published in The Union Times for
30 days. LIFT
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27
NOTICEi

All people are hereby notified not
to trade with or traffic in any way
with my son, Fuller Foster He is a
minor and mentally afflicted. Any
one desregarding this notice will be
held to strict account.
j. B. Foster.
Jonesville, S. c., March 16, 1914.
12-St
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-03-27

Many a girl imagines that her
heart is broken when her liver is out
of order.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-15
A XVII. CENTURY OCCULTIST

y DOOR that was much read in France
."''r Louis XIV. but which has since
o'."'le literary curiosity, though not
- rare apparently as to escape the
,,'""e OF Sputhey. Browning Bulwer
~ ZION, Goethe and Anatole France. the
5000 q" Montlaucon de Nillars's "Comte
" h"b",!s,' has been translated into
I'"S.lsA with voluInlnous commentary
tn' 's published by Harry 3. Ha!nes
,H''ntano'Sl, The translation is ad-
""'"oIr' Il preserves the brightness and
''' sprlgAtiincss OF the French, while
"o translator is well enough acquainted
WIN the subjects dealt with to keep the
s4'"o' meaning clear 1t Is printed
VI one page while ON the page opposite
"Ie commentary. which takes up
many more pages at the end after the
.oA' stops. II seems to be exhaustive,
,o' u noes not merely explain but gives
'u1I the passages that provide the
information, derived from many strange
sources and translated from all Ian
guagcs.
me Abbe d" Nillars was one OF the
MYSTERIOUS Characters that are by no
means infrequent IN French literary
history He appeared In Paris. wrote
ssptably on many topics, was forbid,
~'a 70 preach because OF his unorthodox
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-15
A Good Story of the
Becky Sharp of Russia
---Other Recent Fiction

views. was taken UP by society. criti-
cised Racine and Corneille and was as
sassinated while on a tourney in the
provinces. His fame disappeared with
MIN and no one has taken the trouble
to hunt UP his antecedents or the plain
facts about his life. His "Comte de
Gabalis' presents in dialogue form the
views held about the beliefs Of the sci
entihc mystics Of an age when alchemy
was turning Into chemistry, astrology
into astronomy and other branches of
science tainted with magic into their
modern commonplace form. the day Of
kabbaiists, Rosicrucians and the rest,
the day too of mysticism In religion and
philosophy. of Port Royal and the Quiet
lists. The author appears as a rather
incredulous but eager inquirer. the
Comte. an adept. expounds the philoso-
ply of the mystlcs. This leads to the
discussion of many matters with a
fronkness that must have startled even
liberal churchmen. and that accounts
for the Abbe's being shut out of the
pulpit.
II was a time when the universe was
still composed of four elements. fire. air.
water and earth, each with It's inhabi-
tants, salamandcrs, sylphs. undines and
gnomes, according to the mystics. The
Cumte has much to say about these,
their ethics, their rule Of life, and espe-
cially the contrast to human ideas. The
slight veil did not disguise the satire or
save the Able from ecclesiastical re.
proof. To the modern reader the inter-
est lies in the clear exposition Of the
strange ideas that were current in one
form or another TIL the French Rerolu-
tion: the frame Of mind that made the
careers OF Cagliostro and other noted
adventures possible; that explains. for
instance. Casanova's remarkable i'm
posture on Nine. d'trfe. IL Is also In
tercsting TO note that the clear headed
sceptic!sm Of Voltaipe Is found IN the
Abhe as in many FrenChman before
him.
Apparently occultism Is not dead
This book Is issued by THE Brothers" a
London organization. In PREDATORY
warning they FAY: Let him whose
quest is the qualification OF selfish
intellectualism beware It's pages, for this
Is book Of hidden mystery and power
That may very we'll be. in which case
the commentary will doubtless aid the
seeker. Unfortunately Ne can only
consider 1t as literary production
from which the reader can derive what
he may As such Il Is bright and en-
tortaining; while In the commentarv
has been gathered a store of curious In
formation, much OF which must be In
teresting to readers who have any taste.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-15
wILBRAHAsI. MASS.


WUbTohAm Academy
school which fts boys TOR useful. sane and
successful living. and gives thorough prep
arat!on for college work
Gaylord W, Douglass, HeadmAster. VIII
b9aham, Mass,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-15
Boys Boarding Schools
and Teaching in Them
Master Should Be Accomplished Scholar and Good
Athhte.-.Have Courage. Sympathy and
Feeling of Personal Conservation
BY the REV. ENDICOTT PEABODY, ID. d.
Headmnster Groten school, Groten, Mass.

STRIKING feature in the history
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HIGHTsTowN. NEW JERSEY.
pEDDlE Institute ,HishtstOwn: \. -:

An endowed school for $50 boys onering
thorough preparation for all colleges and for
business: Modern buildings. Co-ac.e Campus
Gymnasiuin, swimming Pool and Athletic
FIELD. Musical Clubs and Instruction. Lower
school for boys II TO IA years. Rates $3.50 TO
$3.50; <sth year opens september .3rd. For
catalog address
K. Nv. sWErLAND. A. NJ. Boz A. H
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-15
BALTIMORE. ND.
wAsHuNGTOS.-D. q.

TRINITY COLLEGE. WASHINGTON, u. g.
For the Higher Education of Women. Anil
ated 20 Catholic University OF America.
Ranked In fret class by Calted States Com
missioner Of Educst ion. Apply TO Secretary
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-15
BRENTwOOD-Ncw York.
NEW ROCHELLE. NEW YORK.

COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE.
New Rochelle, ~ Y.
For cataiosu. address. DEAS. College Of
New Rochelle New Rochelle. ~. Y.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21
Paper Money Loss
Aids Government

Many of our younger citizens have
never seen any OF the little brown
and green fractional currency notes
issued during the Civil war. which
then took the place Of small silver.
The government made a profit on
it, for an immense amount Of 1t
was destroyed or lost, and by an
act passed In 1879 nearly 100000
Of 1t was estimated as thus destroyed
and taken from the statement Of the
public debt.
Now 1t is practically all destroyed.
barring specimens preserved by col
lectors. And yet the monthly state
ment Of the public debt from Wash
ington holds $685.. 4O9.so of fraction
al currency added to the debt. 1t
would be well il another act should
estimate 1t all persisted but half a
million. and reduce the paper debt
Of tho country by over 100000
The present interest-bearing debt is
1854, s3l .630.-New York Independent.
TRENTON, N. AT a loss Of
@477 each tho state has sold its
S76 voting machines to Nelson E.
Funck Of Hoboken. 1t is not known
what tho purchaser intends to do
with them. He paid $23 for each
ono.
They were purchased by New
Jersey during the administration of
Governor Murphy. 1900 to 1905. for
$500 each. They were in use only
about three years when they were
relocated to the state house cellar.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21
EDUCATION Of
NATIVES SAID
TO Be MISTAKE
FORMER FAlRBAkKoAN PRES
ENTe VIEWS TO SEATTLE.
NEWSPAPER.

A. B. Ferguson, known all over AL
aska as Long Fergie." owner OF
valuable mining properties at ldita'
rod, and one of the old-timers OF
the North has rather positive ideas
about the efforts being made to
educate the Indians Of Alaska. Yes
terday at the Frye he put into
speech some of his ideas on the
matter. says the Pr.
Both the government schools and
the secular schools Of Alaska" he
said, with the emphasis OF convic.
ton, ARE going about this matter
of Indian education wrongly, If any.
body can judge by the results.
have seen little Indian kids that
could put me to shame with the
English they can talk, who know
how to speak and sing in Latin. in
addition to knowing how to use their
own tongue, but what do they amount
to-?
Some Of them get to be guides,
and they don't make very good
ones, either: they are too proud to
do any work when it's needed, and
they look with scorn on the other
natives who haven't as much know
ledge and who manage to get an hon
est living by hunting and fishing
without putting on any airs.
Mrs. Ferguson taught at the In
dian school at Nenana during the
winter of 1909-10, at the request of
Archdeacon Stuck and Mr. Betticher.
and she came. during that time, to
love every Indian child in the whole
of Alaska
After that winter, though. she
was asked by the department of
education what she thought Of ef-
forts being made to educate those
people Her letter Is on file in
Washington now. She wrote that
in her opinion most Of the work be-
ing done was mistake. She said
that In educating them their tradi.
tons and all things that they hon.
ored and loved were being taken
away from them, they were raised
above the level of their own people
without being able to enter any
other social level or to associate on
equal terms with white men, and
that eventually most Of them gravi,
tated back from the veneer of civ.
ilization to their own people and
the ways Of their people.
And l could add that their ways
aren't half so uncivilized as those
Of some Christian nations that l
might mention"
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21
New York Germans
Give Gold for Iron

NEW YORK. - Old men, young
men, motherly looking women,
young women-some in shabby gar
ments, others we'll dressed-came
from the many ends of New York
to the little store on Second avenue,
to be smilingly welcomed by rosy
checked. fair haired girl. as they
each deposited upon the table be-
silver.
Every visitor was German. Each
received in return for his Jewels,
an iron ring, a Maltese cross on the
center and an inscription in Ger
man on the band. Translated. this
reads: Loyalty to the Fatherland
to evidence. gave I. in troublous
times. gold for this iron"
This exchange of gold and jewels
for iron became famous a hundred
years ago, when many German
women wore them. signifying that
they had pledged their gold or jew
els in the cause of Germany.
Seventeen thousand iron rings
have been distributed to sons and
daughters Of the Fatherland In New
York City. Early next month there
will be an auction sale and all the
donations will be auctioned off. The
proceeds are destined to help the
needy survivors Of those who are
fighting at the front for the honor
and glory Of the Fatherland.
Old gold Of no antique value has
been melted at the United States
assay office Twenty thousand dol
lars has been realized from this.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21
SEATTLE Will
BOOST ALASKA
To TOURISTS
SPIRIT CITY PLANS CAMPAIGN
FOR ADVERTISING THE
SCENERY HERE.

Plans for advertising Alaska s
wonderful scenery and thus promot-
ing tourist travel to this Territory,
are set forth in letter that has
been received here by The
Citizen from Otto A. Case, secre-
tary OF the Seattle Commercial
club.
Accompanying the letter was a
full page advertisement, run by the
Seattle Commercial club in q Seattle
newspaper, boosting Alaska's scenery
as we'll as that Of Puget sound, and
asking the businessmen Of Seattle
to aid the proposed scheme for ad-
vertising the country for the pur.
pose Of getting tourists.
Mr.. Cases letter is as follows:
ION behalf Of the Seattle Com
mercial club. l am herewith enclos-
ing copy OF our page advertisement
which appeared in the Seattle Post
Intelligencer, Tuesday morning. No
vember 18th
Our club will do It's best to put
into effect such plan as set forth
in this advertisement, because we
feel 1t will bring the rich, tourists
Of the East to realization Of the
fact that Alaska presents the grand
est scenery in the world.
"Our idea would be to run several
full-page advertisements in the Sat
urday Evening Post concluding with
Ia beautifully colored, double-page
spread. showing the scenery Of
Alaska and the Northwest, and. Of
course we would Immediately re-
ceive thousands Of inquiries from
people who might contemplate COM
ing West We could then place in
their hands splendid souvenir
booklet without advertising) con-
sisting Of sixty-eight pages Of beau
tifully -colored photographs of Alas
kan and Northwestern scenery.
"By this method, We would not
waste literature, but would get 1t
directly in the hands Of the men
interested. AS it is today, we are
sending out great deal Of literature
and probably only 20 per cent Of it
hits the mark.
would be very pleased to have a
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21
Wowan Want, Needle
Put Into Her Heart

NEW YORK.-Expressing wish
that an electric needle be thrust
into her heart after death, and that
her body be cremated and the ashes
thrown into deep water, the will Of
for probate recently.
Mrs. Stlwell committed suicide
in her apartments in the Walbert,
by inhaling Illuminating gas. She
was the mother Of Mrs. Constance
W. Stonebrager, Of New York, whose
husband was recently granted a d.
vorce, after naming twelve cores
pondents in his suit The will. in
Mrs Stilwells handwriting, also
says:
II wish that no female members
of my family accompany the re-
mains from the house. II 1t should
be while l am in hotel or in an
apartment, I do not wish the body
to be taken down in an elevator,
but to be carried down by hired
employees OF the undertaken. and
that it be conveyed to the crema-
tory in an undertaker's wagon, and
not in a hearse. wish that my
ashes ne pldceu III any very pain
receptacle. and that my nephew.
Harry X. Meyers. take them out to
deep water. and after weighing the
receptacle, drop them into the wa
ter"
The husband OF the dead woman
lis William F. Stilwell. president Of
the Mapos Central Sugar company.
The woman's heart was not punctur-
ed, but other provisions of the will
were carried out.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21
q = q q q q q q q y q
WAR ZONE GEOGRAPHY.
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q q q q q q q o q q q q q q q q
In the path of the Russian armies
in East Prussia lie many German
cities Of great historic interest,
cities which in the course Of his.
tory have more than once been
drenched in the blood Of their de-
tenders.
Koenigsberg. the second capital
Of Prussia, a city nearly as large
as Los Angeles, lies on the Pregel
close to the sea. not more than 70
miles from the Russian frontier. II
has been a fortified city since the
thirteenth century and In its fam.
Gus old schloss Frederick l. and VIII.
lam l. were crowned kings Of Prus.
STA Albert I. founded here In 1874
the great University Of Koenigsberg,
wherein Kant. J. G. Won Herder. Bes'
sci. F. Neumann and Herbart have
taught. The towns part in the
Hanseatic league Is part Of the com
mercial history Of the world.
One Of the most important com
mercial centers of Germany. 1t Is
also one of the most strongly forti
fled cities.
Across the bay OF Danzig. 80 miles
west Of Koenigsberg. lies the forti
fled city Of Danzig. most northern
|of q system of Notifications run
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21
Human Body Found
In Mock Funeral

PARIS.-Folloving an old local
custom, the politicians at Montre-
Jean. near Toulouse, arranged a
mock funeral for the candidate de-
featsd In the parliamentary election.
A coffin was ordered, and bois-
ferrous crowd in grotesQue dress
went to the railway station to meet
1t. Seeing what they supposed was
the dummy coffin In special van,
four men put it on their shoulders
and carried 1t through the town,
while the others followed, gibing and
making weird noises.
1t was not until one Of the
"mourners" slipped on a piece Of
banana peel and the coffin foil to
the ground and burst. disclosing a
body inside. that the merry makers
discovered their grim mistake. On
seeing the body the startled crowd
fled in all directions.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21
QUEER MATRiMoNY.

The Hitabadi and Basumati, ma
tive Indian papers. publish between
them some curious instances bear
ing on the state of affairs that pre-
walls In the matrimonial market OF
the present day Here is one OF
them: An elderly gentleman OF
Cooch Behar. a widower Of slender
means having manageable daugh-
ter to dispose Of was on the lookout
for a suitable bridegroom. But the
prohibitive rates ruling in the mar
ket were against him, and he at
last hoped that with the dowry he
would obtain from the marriage OF
his only son. he would marry away
his daughter. But as i'll luck would
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21
D0|NCS IN THE
COUNTRIES At
WAR EXPLAINED
SPIES WORRY ENGLANO-SOl.
DiEaS HAVE MANY
COMFORTS.

LONDON, Nov 20 - The English
government seems TO have become
thoroughly alarmed over the spy
question At the outbreak Of the
war when it was reported that Lon
don was filled with the enemys
spies. the stories were belittled.
There has been sufficient proof
since then, however. that not only
London but all OF England and its
possessions. are honeycombed with
pies, so the governments vigil has
been increased. One Of the odd
features In connection with the new
stand taken by the government Is
the fact that the militant suffragists
have pointed out the vital importance
Of greater efficiency in the war
against spies
Reports from France say that the
soldiers Of that country are prepar-
Ing to have some comfort combined
with war during the winter. They
have built baths in the trenches
and are planning improvised stages
for vaudeville amusements. all deep
enough to be safe from the shells
Of the enemy. 1t Is also interesting
to note that the soldiers OF Aus
triaHungary. as we'll as those Of
France and Germany, have extern
sive plans for comfort
COOKING GOOD.
The Austro-H Hungarian soldiers de-
vote their attention especially to the
preparation Of food They carry
field kitchens" in their campaign
against Servia, four to each bat
TALON. These furnish excellent fare.
one hot meal a day. and 60 almost
to the firing line during all engage
ments, big or small.
II has happened repeatedly that
a shell has destroyed the whole
kitchen and scattered It's contents,
killing the cook and his mate. The
average meal consists Of stew and
vegetables and strong black coffee.
Alcohol In any form is not provided
and suffers do not exist within the
whole fighting front Of the army.
London's volunteer police force,
formed since the war. Is making fam
GUS progress. Lord Montague, spe-
cial constabulary and director. has
received and acted favorably upon
some $4,000 applications since the
first part Of August. Among the
first men to enroll themselves were
actors. hundreds OF whom go to
their allotted stations after the the
atre is closed and remain on duty
until in the morning. They work
In three shifts. from to 10. 10
to l and l to 4. when the dawn
makes their presence as extra police
men unnecessary.
1t will surprise many to learn
that Gen. Carl Rennenkampf, who
Is in command Of the Russian army
now attacking Germany in East
Prussia, is a German by descent
habits and education-a Teuton with
out drop Of Slavic blood in his
veins. Alexander I. Of Russia invited
the Rennenkampfs into Russia over
a hundred years ago, and appointed
them the task of teaching the Rus
SLAMS German military tactics. The
head Of the Russian forces in East
Prussia Is the first Of the family to
be born in the land Of the Nusco-
vitee.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21
WRONGFULLY SPANKED.

The second-grade teacfe. vas a
young, timid girl. Amtp.1 .er new
class was Tommy. who tor naughty
deeds. had been many times spanked
by his first-grade teacher send
him to me any time YOU want him
spanked said the latter; II can
manage him."
One morning about week later
Tommy appeared at the first-grade
teachers door. She dropped heI
work, seized him by the arm, drag
ged him to the dressing room, turned
him over her knee and did her duty
When she had finished she said
We'll, Tommy. what have you to
say?"
Please, Miss, my teacher wants
the scissors National Monthly.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21

ming south along the Vistula river
to Thorn. near the border of Poland
Danzig, a city Of nearly 100000 PEG
pie, is the headquarters Of Germany
seventeenth army corps and is strong
ly defended by an elaborate system
Of surrounding Notifications. 1t Is
very ancient city.
Thorn. called the Queen Of the
Vistula" and "the beautiful" had
its blood bath" in 1924, when a
religious war made 1t part of Pc
land. Copernicus was born there
1t also was one Of the great Hanse
towns and its place, commanding
the head Of the Vistula. occasioned
the decision to make 1t a fortress OF
the first class after the congress OF
Vienna created it permanent pos
session of Prussia.-Los Angeles Elk
aminer.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21
REALLY, IS He
To Be BLAMED
FOR THE BILL?
NEWSPAPER AT CAPITAL HAS
SOMETHING TO SAY IN
REGARD TO ALASKA

The Washington Cd. c. Post, Of
Sept s: Alaska might be thought to
be the last country in the world to
yet, according to John Hubbard
Hughes, Of Fairbanks, pioneer OF
that Territory, the coming year will
see a serious falling off in the out
put because OF lack Of labor due to
the war. Delegate Wickersham, Of
Alaska, at the request of Alaskans,
yesterday introduced bill suspend
ing for one year assessment work
on mining claims. This would give
claimants, many Of whom are citi-
zens of European countries and have
been called home to war, opportun-
ity to work out their claims later on.
Under the law 800 worth Of
labor must be expended every year
on each mining claim in Alaska or
it is forfeited to the government
Many OF these claims are held by
Englishmen. Canadians, Austrians,
Germans. and Frenchmen. and in
obedience to the calls Of their coun
try hundreds have left Alaska for
Europe to join their armies. The
result will be scarcity Of labor
that will retard the development Of
the Alaskan country more than any
one can calculate. 1t is to give
those who are compelled to leave
chance to make good later on
that the emergency measure sus-
pending the assessment clause was
introduced by Mr. Wickersham."
Mr.. Hughes. who has been a resi-
dent of Alaska for fourteen years,
returned on August % from England.
where he had been since March.
CONDITIONS BAD.
AT the best, labor conditions in
Alaska have never been good" said
Mr.. Hughes. at the Raleigh, but If
the government does not suspend the
assessment clause in this emergency
the Territory will suffer immeasur-
ably There are hundred Of laborers
in Alaska who have gone out Of the
Territory in response to the urgent
call of their countries. and many
have held claims that will be for
feited unless the United States pro-
tects them. 1t is for the best in
terests Of Alaska, l believe, that
those who have been obliged to
leave shall be encouraged to return
when the war is over.
when l arrived in England last
March there was no thought Of war
in the minds Of the English people. :"
continued Mr.. Hughes. 1.-THE cry Of
wolf with reference to Germany
had been heard so frequently that
the people had come to disregard
it, and when the wolf really came
the English people were unprepared.
They rose to the occasion admirably,
however The authorities assumed
supervision of the German and Aus
trian banks and took charge of
the money on deposit by Ger
mans and Austrians. I was inform
ed that the English authorities must
have a list OF my securities on de-
post in a safe vault, but as was
to sail for the United States the
next day, left my deposit vault
empty. Americans were treated with
the utmost courtesy and considera-
ton by the British officials"
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-21

line from you as to what you think
OF our plans"