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i fTMUMDA ) u^s K TRACK* wan* WpntyMuynMtytt Natives and Missionary. We made several short stops or. our journey and arrived early in the morning at beautiful and pictures que Samba Falls.' which as the river was nearly* at flood height, looked very imposing nestling as it does amongst the mountains. Soon every thing was bustle at the big Evely town which covers both sides of the river and mounts up on on each side of you as if it were perched on rocks and dangerous looking crags. Miss Hasken took great pleasure in visiting .the natives and soon made friends with them. In her visits to the various parts of this, mountain town she was generally followed by an admiring throng of youngsters and women and she took great delight in knowing their rea sons for having so many wooden Idols some of which are quite large j and grotesque whilst some of them! are even hideous and specter like. I; would explain what they were and1 she would always smile when I told her they were there to ward off evil spirits diseases and ill luck of all kinds. In fact these people are about the i most superstitious race you coul^i! meet and were all advocates of | voodoolsm in its worst forms. Once i in a while a human skuU would be placed near a house as a fend off for witches which were generally | supposed to be women. Their White Sister. After she had visited the villages! the produced her drawing material; and made some splendid sketches of j the winding river and the lofty; being the first white lady ever seen irt that part of the country, always) looked upon by us traders as a great female explorer an, well as a heroine to trust herself into the heart of Isoga. And the natives often spoke of her as their white sister and such she was as being a perfect lady she treated them all with such human quality and re spect that she completely won them1 over by her kindly actions and words. "From Cincinnati, U. S. A.” We took on board a record load of rubber and our downstream trip wras one of the greatest pleasures I had as a youth and I have often thought about her in her leghorn hat examining the idols of these strange people. She came from the city of Cincinnati, U. S. A. for the benefit of these natives and I could see by her words and actions she would have given her life for their sakes. This was humanity indeed, and as this lady about twelve months after her visit to the Falls died of west coast fever I had the honor of conveying her by sea and river to r Armed only with crude clubs, the little party fought its way out of the savage clutches of the blacks. hills beyond arid she presented me •with one which I sent to England. These were the first sketches of this most dangerous country and were highly valued by all who saw them. They were charcoal sketches in black and white. The witch doctors were very much disturbed as they often asked me what was the white ’ady doing. This I explained to Them but I could see they were very dubious. * Miss Hasken also made a short trip above the falls and told me that seme day this would make a grand spot for a mission station but in reality it was such a stronghold of witchcraft that it was then about the mo6t dangerous spot she could have thought of in. Africa. She was, Your Child’s Dysentery Need not be at all dangerous if treated upon first symp toms. Mothers for more than a generation have put an end to stomach and bowel dis turbances of their children by keeping handy a bottle of Anti-Ferment. It settles the' stomach, soothes the pains, prevents violent paroxysms, tends to regulate the bowels and in the end may avoid Co litis and more serious trou bles. It is harmless and non narcotic but a relief for Dys entery, and Diarrhea and di gestive disorders due to upset stomach and bowels. It may be obtained in separate for mulae, for adults 75c or for children 60c at all drug stor es. Keep it ready for emer gencies adv. %:■ Barraca, the Chief Mission Station | at .Gaboon where she was buried [with silent regrettes. We could not have thought of a burial of a white lady at Kangue, as there is no doubt the Isoga worshipers would have stopped at nothing to get her re ;mains for Fetish, but would he safely and undisturbed in her grave, at Barraca Nina’s Plan of Escape. On my return to Adoninango with Sinclair we found Count de Brazza was on his way and we had orders to do ail in our power to help him which was done. He eventually landed with his quartermaster and several French soldiers both white and black. His native soldiers were from Senegal! and were fine fel lows. In fact we ail got along splen didly. Count de Brazza was a tall gentleman of what seemed middle age although not thirty and was a pensive man who never joked or smiled. His men were armed with the fusil grass, which I found was a splendid rifle and a French ma chine gun completed his armoury. He brought. along a number of beautiful looking donkeys who sur prised the natives whenever turned loose by their loud braying and kicking anticks, afid the whole in habitants would scurry away when the white mans deer charged through their villages. And this had a more pacific action on these can nibals Uian the look of his soldiers and guns. rje Brazza. De Brazza had to stay with us till his large canoes came from Oc&nda away* up the Ogowe river. I had many a long chat with him and as he spoke both French and English I soon formed a great, friendship with him and he promised I should have his assistance if I followed nim up to establish trading posts. He also told me he intended to put up the French flag at Stanley Pool and there he made his town which is Brazzaville of today. He also sent the news that any of the natives who were slaves would be free on joining him but strange to say, although there were many slaves in that part of Africa, there were very few who joined him, and these who did were men who had been mostly sold away1 from their wives and children. And now this famous explorer made all ready for his trip, the large canoes were maned, the don keys were last to be put on board. And as we fired him a rifle salute he waved us adieu and went oft on' hU expedition. His fleet of large canoes, which were all flat-bottom ed were well manned by Okanda; and Okotas and followed the nertli bank of the river and these people are great singers and kept beautiful! time and melody and this sweet savage music we could hear till they disappeared as It was carried sea ward by the light river breeze. Tills expedition was the means of adding a very large country to France. Plans For Revenge. Sinclair and I now argued the feasibility of following him up and establishing trading outposts in the best localities, this I agreed to do. I made several more trips to the sea and always contrived to meet Nina. She was more than willing to be carried off, by force If necessary; as the poor lass Idnged for freedom! and had begun to realise her posi tion. She had studied English in her spare time and could write fair ly well, but I was careful to put nothing In them which might dis agree with her captors, should any letter miscarry and fall Into their hands. , But she always told me to watch myself as the Black Encoml would take any chance to kill me. as they were determined to get even with me for opening the river up and es pecially for the fight I had won, and although they might not dare to attack .pie openly to always be ware. If anything happened whilst I was away she would always let me know If passible. I asked her If there was #hy like lihood of my beipg attacked from the Jlsh house or In the village but to this she answered no she did not think so as I was always too well armed, and they feared /he more than they loved me, and especially the witch doctors who always were glad of my enormous presents to them, and they all said I was not really a bad man but was naturally fond of fighting. 'She said they really had thought I would leave the ship to save myself and they even had agreed to let me go free if they captured me. My resistance was a great surprise to them and es pecially as they had so many killed. (To be continued.) Belwood Section Events Of Week Mrs. Martha Ann Couch Dies At Age 70 Years. Mr. Wellmon Is Better. Personals. (Special to The Star.) Belwood, May 22.—Mrs. Martha Ami Couch, bom Feb. 25, 1861, died May 4, age 70 years. 3 months, 0 days. She professed faith in Christ at an early age and joined the Cool Springs Baptist church. Later, when the church was organized she mov ed her membership to Pleasant Hill church. She was a faithful member until death. Her husband, James Coucli .preceded her to the grave eight years ago. She is survived by her two sons, Mr, Zero Couch of Be1 - wood and Mr. Hugh Couch of Wil kie county, 9 grand children and a host of friends. Mrs. Couch lived a quiet, simple life but to know her was to love her. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dorgan Greene has been quite sick for sometime but is improving. Miss Madeline Porter spent Wed nesday night with Miss Mae Willis. Misses Annie Richards and Effie Wellmon spent last Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Wright of Beams Mill. Mr. Pink Wellmon, who has been in the Lincolnton hospital for some time is slowly Improving. Misses Mary Lou and Estelene Boggs of Statesville and Miss Ma bel Warlick spent the week with Misses Ethel and Lillie White. Mr. and Mrs. Dock Willis and children and Mr. Mack Wlllisi of Lincolnton spent Sunday afternoon with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Willis. Mrs. Walter Chapman visited Mrs. Roscoe Peeler Monday afternoon. Misses Hazel and Annie Richards spent Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Richards of Fallston. Misses Ruth and Vera Hartman and Pansy Queen visited Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Warllek of Lawndale last Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Sam Starnes spent a few days last week with her mother in Rock Hill, S. C Miss Katie Merrel Richard Is spending sometime with her sister, Mrs. Allen Murray at Beams Mill. Mrs. Clarence Warlick of Vale spent several days last week with her sister. Mrs. B. C. Turner and Mr. Turner. Messrs. Roy Goodman, S. A. Peel er, Roy and Elija Dayberry apeut Saturday in Bridgewater fishing. Mr. Joe Short spent last week with his daughter Mrs. Will Hyder and Mr. Hydpr of Bessemer City. Miss Vera Hartman spent last week with her sister, Mrs. Raymond Warlick of Lawndale. Mr. Franklin Richards Is spend'ng some time with his sister, Mrs. Loyd Guess of Vale. Mrs. Dewey Devine of Fallston visited Mrs. Dorgan Green Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sain and children and Mrs. W. W. Richards and daughter, Miss Ruby, were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will Sain of Vale Friday. Try Star Want Ads. Cherokee County Hard Hit By Hail Storm Plan Relief Organization To Help Farmer* In Stricken Area, Gaffney Ledger. ^ Cutting a swath more than half a mile In width, a hail, rain and wind storm swept destruction across the lower section of Cherokee coun ty from the Wallace Thompson mill on Thickety creek to beyond the home of D. B. Hughes, a distance ol some eight mlle3, about 11 o'clock Tuesday night.. Crops, gardens and growing vegetation of all kinds were either wiped out or severely damaged. Numbers of out-houses and a few barns were destroyed. Window panes In many, residences were smashed out. and the roofs of numbers of dwellings were bad ly damaged. Hail stones were piled kneedeep in drifts at many points through out the area yesterday, it was re ported by persons who visited the scene. Two mules in the barn of Mr. Hughes were so badly hurt that at least one will have to be killed to put it out of misery, it was report ed yesterday. The barn was com pletely destroyed, and Mr. Hughes' home was damaged to such extent that the family had to take refuge in one room. The destruction appeared to be of greater proportions than that In flicted last summer by a hall storm which swept over part of the same section. Upon news of the size of the dis aster reaching Gaffney yesterday several suggestions were advanced for helping the people in the stricken territory’. Hall Inspects Area, ' Hon. W. S. Hall, prominent local attorney, made a tour of the hail storm section yesterday morning. Upon returning to Gaffney he de scribed conditions he observed as follows: “The destructive storm of wind, rain and hall of Tuesday night left ruin In Its wake from the Wallace Thompson mill on Thickety creek as far down as the home of D. Both Hughes On many farms hardly a vestige of crops remain. Grain crops were beaten into the ground, while corn and cotton were obliterated entirely. Gardens were destroyed, orchards injured and Jands washed away by the terrific rainfall. “People In this section have suf fered a real misfortune, and will need assistance. Now is a fitting op portunity for real charity and a practical religion to prove their value. "I have given five dollars to one family and subscribe ten dollars more to aid these people in their distress. “I suggest that the following per sons collect information and dis tribute funds collected among those who have suffered loss: J. C. Gar ner, Walter Webster, A. S. Goude lock and D. B. Hughes. “I am sure The Ledger will glad ly receive donations and turn them over to the committee.” Meeting This Afternoon. Dr. H. L. Frieze, city health of ficer, after hearing Mr. Hall talk about the conditions he observed, yesterday suggested that a general meeting be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon for the purpose of form ing an active local relief organiza tion. He suggested that farmers and landowners who have completed planting volunteer the use of their machinery, stock, and . workmen to go into the stricken territory im mediately to replant the destroyed crops. If time is taken to attempt to get government or other relief, the season will be too far advanced for replanting, he pointed out. Dr Frieze said he has five planters, a number of w’orkmen, and about 60 bushels of cotton see he will give to the cause himself. Dr. Frieze asked that all ?ho will participate in such a movement, and the farmers of the stricken' area meet together at the old court house at 2 o’clock to make ar rangements for immediate action. Local Farmer Out To Get Big Yield. Vance Royster, one of Cleveland county's best known farmers, is lav ing his plans to produce his usual high yields Of cotton and corn. He was In my office on May 14th to purchase his supply of Chilean ni trate of soda. Mr. Royster, who has been farm ing for 25 years, says that the uce of good fertilizer Is one of the best ways to keep “down the cost of crop production. As the acre yields In crease the cost of a pound of cot ton or a bushel of com is Invariably reduced. He has found that soils in this community are low in nitrogen and as a result he has obtained out standing increases from the use of quick-acting nitrogen. He has used Chilean nitrate since 1908. Mr- Royster has 125 acres under cultivation. This year he will plant 75 acres of cotton and 50 acres of com. Better get yours too. C. C FALLS, Dealer, adv • i * Again a Bride Helen Twelvetrees, screen actress (above), who recently secured a divorce from Clark Twelvetrees, has become ^he bride of Frank Woody, Hollywoou realtor. She said \ier second voyage on the matrimonial bark does not mear : at she will abandon her career in motion pictures. Plenty of Democrats are trying to take away Mr. Raskob's leadership, but stlh no one threatens to relieve him of the party debt.—Washing ton Poet. youx GtfamrClppk //* Don’t Rasp Your Throat With Harsh Irritants "Reach for a ' LUCKY instead” Nowl Please!—Actually put your finger on your Adam’s Apple. Touch It—your Adam’s Apple— Do you know you are ac tually touching your larynx?— This is your voice box—It contains your vocal chords. When you consider your Adam’s Apple/ you are considering your throat—your j vocal chords. Don’t rasp your throat with harsh irritants — Reach for a LUCKY instead -Remember, LUCKY STRIKE Is the only cigarette in America that through its ex clusive "TOASTING" process expels cer tain harsh irritants present in all row to baccos. These expelled irritants are sold to manufacturers of chemical compounds. They are not present in your LUCKY STRIKE, and so we say "Consider your Adam’s Apple." “It’s toasted” Including the use of Ultra Violet Rays Sunshine Mellows—Heot Purifies Your Throat Protection—against irritation—against cough Upper Cleveland News Of Interest (Special To The Star.' Casar, R-l, May 22.—Farmers are not working their crops quite so much at present due to the recent gully washing rains Lightning struck near Lee's Chapel Wednes day. but no damage done. Large crowds attended memorial services held at Zion Sunday and at Lee's Chapel In the afternoon. Mr. Clayton had a wreck with hli truck Monday near Bolin Gap but did not damage It very much. Mr. and Mrs. John 8. Hunt and son Clem attended memorial ser vice# at Palm Tree Sunday. Mr. A. W. and John Whlsnant went on a fishing trip to First Broad river Tuesday and caught about twenty fish. Mrs. Eliza Weaver of Lawndale R. F. D„ visited her son Mr. Vernon Weaver Friday and Saturday. Mias Daphtne Hunt attended pray er meeting at Klsgah Sunday ntght. Mrs. Zero Mull visited her daugh ter Mrs. Onsey Hoyle of Casar on Tuesday night. Among those calling at the home of C. W. Self Sunday were Mr. anti Mrs. John Dayberry of Shelby*and Mr. Jim Brackett of Henrietta. Misses Jessie Pearl and Winnie Whlsnant spent Wednesday after noon with Lucille and Nina Self. Mrs. Myrtle Whlsnant motored to Dr. J. F. Whlsnant's at Henrietta Monday to have dental work done. Mrs. A. C. Brackett of Casar spent Sunday with her motiver Mrs. Dull Whlsnant. Mrs. Alice Morris of near Casar has been spending some time with her mother Mrs. W. K. Hunt. Miss Mattie Blankenship spent the week end with Leola and Mary D Price. Mrs. Lonnie Price spent the week end with her sister Mrs. Zona Blan kenship of Golden Valley section. Mrs. Rcnna Bradshaw of Casar spent Wednesday with her sister Mrs.. Zero Mull. We Accept Money On Certificate And Pay 6% Interest. PAYABLE OR COMPOUNDED QUARTERLY, We Loan Money on Good Endorsement or First Mort gage Payable in Weekly or Monthly Payments, H' . Cumulative Preferred Stock and Common B. Stock May be Obtained at Par ($100) per Share, by Applying at Our Offic,e. Non-Taxablc and Non-Assessable. Three Years Without Missing a Quarterly Dividend. Three Years Without a Loss. M. & J. FINANCE CORPORATION Phone 386 Shelhy, N. C. - Office: Thompson & Co. Every Young Man Should Be Successful If, at the beginning of his career, he possessed the valuable knowledge gained through years of banking ex perience. 4 This bank offers ... ample re sources in accumulated knowledge and experience to young graduates who this season will begin their ca reers under the guiding counsel of those who have been successful. The officers of this bank invite you to come in and discuss your plans with them. Union Trust Co. f “IN UNION THERE IS STRENGTH” J For Greater Results In Selling—Try Star Adv.
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