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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE ;j 1X , u , , m-:t-- - -f XY ' ? 't-r-' H. IK Niles mid ! rutmsfcera. r*, -4> K. N. McDowell. l'uhlhdied every Friday at 1HH> No. lirtunl Ktro<>t. null ni?tt>?<?d ill tfoo CliUl don iMwtotllco as aeeond eliiss mall mat tor. l*rleo per aiiunai ift.oo. We are glad to rectilye ooinunuilea* jtlons of (l reasonable length, Imt an Important eomlltlon of t li?*tr publica tion In that they shall lit all eases bo ?erompanl??d by t foil imuitt ami exaet address of the Mender. obitu aries, rosol n fjons of reMiHK't, uuil church not let's will not foe charged for. Mat ter* of purely a personal nature wtll l>c eharKotl for at the rate of live emits a Duo. Whiskey or patent medlelne advertisements will not bo aocopted at any prlee. Kates for display adver tising made known oil applleatlon. Camden. S. C\. February 26, 1915. Tho plant of the Now berry Herald ami News was sold last Saturday. Since flu* Milk' at plan has boon devised for continuing tho publication. Col. K. II Anil to conl Inilo as odltor ami the llorald and News Company to bo tho publisher. Tho piihllcatloii will proba bly bo renewed this week. , Some miscreant with a parlor rllle assassinated n chicken belonging to Kditor lliimol. of tho Kershaw Krn, while sa id ehb'kon was ipilotly feeding in his back yard. It was a inoan not, ?i nd tho culprit should have been only too glad to know that the editor owned a chicken instead of killing it. We have rend the compulsory educa tion hill and Intend within the next week or so to give It to our readers In full. It Is quite a lengthy piece of legislation ami it will take quite a lot of study for the average school trustee to see Just what the general assembly was driving at. To our way of look ing nt If It seems that It could have been put in fewer wyrds. In publishing the roll of honor for l lie Camden Graded School last week the superintendent left out several names. The telephone tells us Mint there Is going to be war. bloody war, if the like ever happens again, and we want to tell these teachers that they hud best not leave nut any more names in the future. Many of fin- towns of the state will cut out their horse show this year. The Cnmdeii Horse Show tinder the auspices of the Camden Polo Club will be held lis usual ? the dates being March 17 and 11). and It promises to be better than ever. The premium lists are now being mailed out. The News and Courier says that two cabbage plant growers on Yonge's Is land shipped L\K(X),(HX) cabbage plants on Thursday, ami that 1 to, 000, 000 plants are shlp|>od from Yonge's Is land and Meggetts annually during the Months of January, February and March. * Capt. Charles Petty, associate editor of the Spartanburg Journal, and pos sibly the oldest. no\vspa|MM* man In South Carolina, died at Spartanburg Tuesday at his residence on North Dean street, after a short illness. He was SO years of age. and until ten days ago was regularly af his desk in the newspaper otllce. He was a Cmifed crate soldier and served with distinc tion throughout the War Hot ween the States. He was at Gettysburg and .surrendered af Appomattox Court I louse. Some of the leading papers m-ciii to think that Hussla's game Is to let Germany capture an enormous amount of her prisoners ami in that way help in a manlier t<> starve Germany with out the slaughter of her men From recent reported captures of enormous number <>f |{us*iniis it looks a*. if there may be something to it. The Itoyd Carlisle bill, prohibitinu TtppTnL' in South Carolina, has been pa?--cd by both houses of the general a--i-uibl\ The law prohibits the glv i 1 1 *-r of nioi;t>\ t>> employes of any pub lie pJa.e. C "ii i ? \ .i ? . ? i- - f..r a I \ ce n i n attr.-ntion liave b? ri, i the i*lt\ fen- the pa-t week end' ? 'iii,' i>. get a guarantee for their < ? .?< \ i'ailin-' in their effort to get a -kiI.i ient ?.?iaiantoc they have beei. . i \ ?.rlny to --??! 1 enough season I ~ t . . warrant the attraction coming I.-:- Tlicy have endeavored to get ? ? ?'l\i<- T.easrue behind the propositi'" ? ' l.'ive frill ed. Their idea is to ? ji.trantee of .<.'{<*? and aH over that t' Lea/ue will receive f?0 j>er cent It !<"k^ to us if the attraction is a- ;?> ?? - the promoters tout It to l>o. the ? rn;.ati\ should have no hositnncy ir . ? *i ? i r on their own hook. We lire ad s!n Civic League did not fall /or it. ! Hie Chronicle Is another that ^ I id not I take any stock in it. We are read\ ! and willing at till times tflHbelp any worthy home enterprise, hut do not care to put money in "ahd boost J something that we know absolutely nothing about. WOKK OF Ue<318I4fOft& IJ?t uf Miwijr Important IHUi l*iu?ae?l f4 Ro? tti Hwilnh ? ,tin.:v r The session of th<? KtUM?VHl assembly which adjourned oii MttturiJMiy pttWl many bHH 'of Htntr-trMt? ttttnr rut. A i no UK the many lmjw?rtant bills passed wcf*' til? following : deformation of lliv waUlUlt'lUWHt of the state hospital for th? Insane. Provision for a fund of $1110, (jOO for consecutive year* for the development of Hit' hospltn I property. Compulsory education system. M ??(lldi I tns|>ectlou of school children. The hoard of charities and correc / \ lolls. Knactuient of I >euio( Tilth* party re quirements fur the reform of the prl iiiii r\ system. Adoption of the Australian ballot v,\Htem for the city of Charleston. Adopt l< hi of a mild form of the Tor rens* system as to the resist rat Ion of hind titles. Provision for a tax commission with ample authority for the revision and adjustment of all assessments and taxes In the state. Provision for a bureau to handle welfare work in mill communities and the appointment of a sj?echil agent In charge of tills work. lifforinat Ion and concentration of authority . In various counties notably fircciivlllc.aud Itlchland. Pro|H?sltlon by which communities or counties can tax themselves for the esfahllshinent of public libraries. An Important innovation which pro vhles that the State bank examiner or his assistants make regular expert ex amination of all State and county of fices and Institutions receiving public support. The State undertaking to quarry and mind limestone for sale to farmers at actual cost, the work to be done by convict labor. He-establishment oC the use of Intel*11 changeable mileage, force out of use by the the eiiactVneiit of a law requiring the railroads to adopt mileage bohks In this state for Individual railroads. This will brlnn Into force the sale of old style mileage books, good on all larger railroad systems In, and out of the state. The decided development of the pol icy of bond Issues for permanent, road work as Illustrated by the legislation for (Jreenvllle. Itlchland, Anderson. Chesterfield, l.'nlon and other counties. The adoption of iin appropriation bill that Is in consonance with the de velopment of the State and which at the same time does not show an In crease in the levy over previous years. The reorganization of the Confeder ate Inllrmary. The reorganization of the historical commission so as to take it awa\ from pnl tics as far as possble. The increase in the Confederate pen sion fund from $-J.r><).000 to $:UKI.(MM) and the removal of all property re strictions In the granting of jhmisIoiis. The passage of the Webb lhpior law with reference to the lui|?ortatlon Into this state of whiskey. The adoption and approval of the referendum bill by which the jieople of the state will next September vote on the question1 of statewide prolilhl | t loll. The repeal of the cotton acreage statute. The last three propositions were not a part of the administration propa ganda but have developed in the course of legislation. The only thing that might be call-. t>d freak legislation was the passage of the bill through both Houses pro-; vldlng a punishment for giving tips to | railroad porters, waiters at hotels and ; other public servants. The primary election bill, conipul- j stirj school atti'iidance bill, establish- i ing a state board of charities and cor- j rectioiix. as\ 1 n in bills. 1.1 \ com mission, mediciii inspection of school children o.ninii^-ioii to investigate the work man'- compensation act. and the bill. t providing for the examination of all j state office- and institutions by the; State bank examiner, are administra- j Jion measure*, and were recommended : and had the w arm sup|x?rt of t?ov. j Manning He is particularly pleas.il with the results of the session. The house of representatives on } Thursday night refused to agree to a legislative investigation of the Con federate infirmary In Columbia, which was promised l?\ Mr. Martin of Ker -haw. in a concurrent resolution. i The senate on Friday killed a reso lution offered by Senator (ioodwln for an appropriation of $10.tHWi to pay the railroad fare of South Carolina vet emns at 'ending the Confederate re union ii. liichnu 'inl. , A I*.. Flowers, a prominent farmer ? f Florence county, was severely stab !.?ni l.y .b>liti Turner, a drunken negro, farm band last week. The cutting oc c.nred when the farmer remonstrated; ,iii M i* negro on account of his eon- | duct j !, stark, of Hozrnhvlile. Ct.. J in* ite?l every one In the town to a ban- i quet to ?-i-lcbrate his election to the ( general assembly ' ( prof, gunter writes i OF COUNTY SCHOOLS. ? ? MMw*' ' MmU ViHl to Thlt County *??? Give* Pralw to Work at Fou^id It. Wrtttnr nnthn*"Ttntf trf Frtmirnry 1#. 11)15, from Columbia, H. O., I'rof. TjO*hS> < tiiitt??r, State 8i)|wrvlti0r ot Itural Schools, tin k addressed t lio following communication to Oouuty Hti|?orlttteiid uat of Education 0. >V. lUrchmore, re lative to the schools of Ker?haw Coun ty } <* "ft wns a pleasure to the State Su pervisor of Iturnt Sehools to si>eud four days hi the scluH?i& of -yotrt\ county hi the coinpuny of youj*elf and your county rural schCbl NupervUior. The I km >| tie of Kershaw Oouuty. It seems to mo, deserve congratulations for ihe Im provenient thai they have made lu tin* past few years. A study of schlHH con ditions Iu Kershaw County had been made front reports, and newspaiier ac cou nis of ijducatlonal progress In the county had been read, hut tnK 8tate Su|H?rvl?or Is pleased to rei?ort that tlic schools :iio in better cot dll lOn than ho had hoped to find them. In the matter of adequate buildings es|HH'lally, great success haw been achieved We fonrtd several moth- ru school buildings, Ideal as they reprc sent the purpose and needs of the com uiunltles contributing to their erection The present school building law ami appropriation are being used to give |K?ople In various sections over1 the slate Just this type of modern building Your county has prospered greatly hy the appropriation ami your people de serve eoiigratulatloiiH for their alert ness to reap the advantage* that the law provides. We daw several buildings that are well constructed, provide adequate fa cllltles for the projier instruction for the eh I Id red In the community, but are not modern In design. Unfortunately, the building bulletin inul plntw jiftd not been consulted In the erection' of these buildings, but substantially built as they are, and neat In finish, at a small outlay of funds many of these, buildings could be made to conform to modern plans. We visited some communities where the buildings are wholly inadequate and new ones need to be erected. From expressions on the part of the people in these communities, . I feel sure that new buildings will be erected at these places within a short time. As to the teaching, the State Super visor Is pleased to report that he saw during the. week as good teaching In Kershaw County as he has ever seen anywhere. From a study of your re port, the Supervisor is pleased to state also that your salary for competent teachers Is as large as Is to be found iu most of the counties in the State. Classroom elliciency is a need every where and every good teacher is al ways striving to become more ettlelent. As a rule this spirit among your teach ers was as manifest as I have found iu any other county In the State. This condition Is doubtless the residt main ly of your own activity and the con staid study and persistent efforts of your capable supervisor of schools. With the business details of your of fice it is impossible for any superin tendent to give the necessary time and attention to the improvement of the teachers - in classroom Instruction that tills matter demands. It was a wise step, therefore, that Kershaw county took in placing a competent supervisor in charge of this work. With a con tinuation of tills work in Kershaw County Incompetency in thd teaching corps will be weeded out; the conii>e tent will become more competent, and the classroom work will become more and more efficient. Consolidation of schools Is hardly a great problem in Kershaw County. There are a few that could 1m1 com bined. and doubtless will be combined in a few years, but your "schools are at present so well distributed over the county that this does not seem to be one of your problems. The State Supervisor was especially pleased to tind In almost /?very school so large a percentage of attendance on enrollment. The enrollment of all the pupils in a district and the regu lar attendance of all the pupils is the work of the officials and the teaching force in every community and in every county. The attendance now in the schools would indicate that the average for the county the present scho?astlc year will be considerably improved over the past year. The one great need of Kershaw County. In tlu? opinion of the State Sujiervisor. is a longer sehool term. In the matter of buildings, the quality of teaching, the attendance and inter est of the pupils. Kershaw County is abreast of the- Vending counties in the State. Hut your children cannot !>e educated with less than a 7-month school term. It seems to me, there fore. that the attention and interest of the people should i-e imuie ilate'v centered upon tAu> U?u.^tlwi.vttig ?_>.{ > vi;>. school term. This can he done only by the voting of special taxes. With tie return of normal financial conditions the people will doubtless respond to appeals for longer school terms. I wish to express my apprecla' i>>n of the kindnesses shown the State Su pervisor in every community visited by us. I wish to record also my grat ification at the confidence that the | ico nic of Kershaw County have in the leadership of their county superintend ent. I shall look forward to do any thing within my power to further the Interests of the schools In your charge. There is a likelihood of the govern ment discontinuing a number of rural routes in sparsely settled communities < ho do not make an average of a eer tain number of pieces of mail handled '?'his would mean a decided inconven ience to many of the patrons of the rural routes to have their dally mail r.-t ? -i ! f t ies rut off from their very door A l'ochI way to help out in this matter > \ . i ? ? I ? 1 be to send Iti m subscription b< your county paper or many pa per ns you could afford to take ? It might help mil In .keeping your route going. A Iter Mil professor estimates th?? com mercial value in electricity of a flash >f lightning lasting for one-thousandth >f a second at 20 cents. t Pt*> TWh AftevnoM. A of t*?h> I" for this ?rteet?oon at .1:1#) o'clock. Tim White* __k. a.- h; Mttivj, ii mirr. and A Perkins, will play tho Mine* <5. It. Ml lie, V i\ Roy kin, K V Clausen, and K. U, Whistler. ^ - ? - ; 7 - foburo 0*3*$. Hud!. I. A. Coburu'n U router MliodieU are scheduled to ?pp*?r at the Chui den 0,?.ra House March istli Vn?s com incuts h?\ tlie ahow thla year Jh tin? fHpd ever sent out mi theroud. Many r>f the ?>!?! favor I tea aueb a* Charlie <in no, Nick Hlynn, U*ter I.tu-as and mauy other* famous hi mluatrelay are In t lu* company IIiIh year ami they will lie greeted wltli a full houaO an usual. GENERAL NEWS NOTES. The house <?f representative* <?n Krlday killed tht? Carlisle hill to j>e* mlt Luther K. Hrlee of Siwrtanburg, to practice law without complying \Vtlth nil the requirements of the act relcu la t lug admission to the bar. Ilrlee 1h not yi yea I'm ??l?l mill therefore not ad mlHsahle to practice law. The tim?uvllle county legislative delegation has reduced the salary of Sheriff Rector of HreenvUly frnui $2. too to $1,800 jter year. The eounty wiU pay the sheriff's deputy $1,200 per year and will also provide for a bookkeeper for the sheriff's ottiee at a salary of $.'<00 i>er year. Three men were arrested at Tylers vlllo. In Laurens county, last week, el i arm* I with stealing? cotton from a Held and Helling to a merchant. A warrant has been issued for (leorge ('lardy, the merchant \*ho bought the cotton, charging him with buying loose cotton after dark. ^ The ways and means committee of the house on Thursday presented Rep resentative (leorge W. i>lck, of Sum ter, with a glass punch bowl, in token of their esteem. Representative l>lck, who Is the present chairman of the ways and means committee of the house of representatives, will resign his seat shortly to become postmaster of Sumter. ? The "gallon a month" act of the general assembly under the bill look ing to have South Carolina. receive the benefits of the Webb-Kenyon act has been signed by Uov. Manning. The act will go Into effect in 20 days. The forest fire which started Satur day afternoon on I'aris mountain near ( } reenvlile was extinguished by the rain, which fell Tuesday morning. Pos sibly one-fourth of the western face df the mountain was burned otT by the Haines. The extent of the damage is not known, though there were no houses lost, so far as reported. The flames did not reach the "circle" Where most of the summer homes are located. Fire fighters were busy in fighting the flames from the time they started but until the rian came, the, conflagration had not been entirely extinguished. Frank Smith, a negro employed by the Hope Engineering and Construc tion company of Pittsburgh. . was in jured early Wednesday afternoon when the ditch that the company Is digging on Divine street in Columbia caved in. Smith had his right side bruised, internally, it is thought, and was taken to a hospital. Several other negroes who were caught by the cave-in re ceived slight Injuries, which did not incapacitate them In their work. Carter II. Harrison now completing his fifth term as mayor of Chicago, was defeated for the Democratic nom ination by Robert M. Sweitzer, clerk of Cook county. Swejtzer's plurality was estimated at more than 75. 000. A memorial has Just been unveiled in Nottingham, England, cemetery to Harry Paulson, a prize lighter, who, 111 1850, fought Tom Savers for 100 rounds. There arrived at Havre on Decem ber 22, 1014. the American steamer 1 Pinar del Rio, the lirst merchant ves sel flying our ting which lias^ come to that port since January lfc. 1011. The steamer is ,,f 2,5(M gross and 1,007 net tons and brought to this j>ort .'J. 500 tons of retined sugar. Previous to be ing put under American registry it be longed to the American and Cuba Steamship Company and flow the Rrlt ish flag. Sale of Personal Property. State of South Carolina. County nf Kershaw. . j In the Magistrate's Court. S, H. R?*ard. administrator of the Es tate of Ma rv E. Man. deceased. Plaintiff, against Sam Miller. Defendant. ? ? ? V I it pursuance of the distress warrant issued herein. I will sell, at the store house occupied by the snid Sam Mil ler, at Camden. S. C.. during the legal hours <>f sale, on Monday, the 15t.h day of March. 1015. the following per sonal pro|H-rty: AU wares and merchandise, and all fixtures, situated In the store house occupied by Sam Miller, on the West side of ltroad Street, Camden, s. -e. The above property having l?een seiz ed wider vaid distress warrnnt, and having been duly appraised. J. D. SINCLAIR, v Countable. February 25th, 1015. . MAY rOBWONB WO #WI. &y1f "ft .1' t .'V ? . ???*?; *j Johnnon's Chance of Kwehtog Ju utt i ''W : , ; -m ' I r' ? y /V """ " 101 Paso, Tex? J>'eb, \?2. ? Virtual post I tone mont of the ^Jack Joh^jiwJe,gft W'lllanl hoxlng bout wtw admitted Into I today by the promoters. It was be lieved that Johimon could not arrive at Juarea, Mexico, from Havana, by way of any Mexican seai>ort by March 9, Jack Curley, the promoter, declared, however, that ho , believed Johuson would arrive ut JuaYea wltUiu a abort time after the original date. t'aranxa olHcialy have 'announced they will ar* rent Johpson on the ground that he Ls a fugitive from Justice In the United States. ' Johnson cabled from Cuba Unlay that lUv werf impossible to bold the light' in Juarez the bout could be held at Havana. ? Ottrigft however, declared he would not consent. since all, matters had been arranged at Juatm Cur ley declared again today that no other boxer would be substituted for Johnson. He said Johnson would need at least a week's training at ?Junrez before the light. This week, with the time required for Johnson's trip thru Mexico, would make It im]H>Hstble for him to tight March (1. Wlllard. is continuing his training at Ids camp on this side of the boundary. Willard To Fight Johnson. ? i. Ml'lijl ^ Jess Wlllard, the ulant of six feet, and seven Inches, who is In truUdug near Yslota, Texas, -for his fight i?f. forty-flw rounds with Jack JobimSn, | Is a perpetual wonder to the Mexicans of the border. WJHard is already Jn ! pretty good condition for the. fight, j He weighs 245 pounds, and be wishes to be reduced to $30. He expects tto t enter the ling with Johnson at. that , %vl,t **' \ I'lti! ml.lv ^ . lf ""< Sl't Uow, >nilithm. ''"hui^x, ^ elder, but not near ho |h,^. h Uui|| WlUur<t. or t TW the ground expect to t*e Wtll?ra win. He b?8 Mbuwu such capability his training they cannot imagine bow a aumller mau will stand In front of him ^ '? Fired Fatal Hhot, He Clatu*& Mount Cut-iiu'l. III., Feb. 'J2. John Williuan, who declared he tired th*? nhot which killed the Confederate oral. All>crt Sydney Johnston at the - batth) of Bhiloh i* dead. Willuiau wax a member of the Forty eighth lHtnoti regiment'. Outlaw Faint And Powder. . . 5 ' [ Toiwka, Kann., Feb. lift,? Kansas wo meu under 45 year* of age who wear twr-rlngn or treat their faces with con luetics "for the purpose of creating a falne Impression" will be guilty of ml* demeanor and U|>on conviction be sab lect to tines, if a bill introduced In the. lower house of tho legislature becomes n law* ,?+ . Fftee powder, perfume, false hair, qnft; bleaching materials for the hair are among tho articles the women would be forbidden to use. The, bill provides that the women may not, have their ears pierced nor wear ear-rings at "parties or In any public place." 1 Anderson Starr, an 11-year-old boy w liose fhther is a tenant on the i>lao: tatlon of I>r. W. B. Hyers. near Rock tlill, wan killed Saturday by being dragged by ft mule. Starr and anoth er. l>oy riding mules with gears on at tempted to race. S^arr was thrown and his foot caught in a part of the gears - with fatal result*. . ? loniiHon and will wnfld; to thoproper a At all times and places beautiful suites of Hair is the envy of all people of all stations. It is not necessary for those in possession of hair to l>ecome bald. ACROUNE Dandruffs enemy, and the chief cause, for falling hair, is scientifically prepared by the countrys leading chem ists, and by actual test ninety per' cent of cases treated with ACROL1NE were cured when' persistently used. AH electrical appliances necessary for the treatment of the scalp with this wonderful dandruff remedy can now be found at the EUREKA BARBER SHOP. A trial will convince the most skeptical of its meffts. For the convenience of the ladie* at their homes the services of Lottie L. Cook has been secured. She it a graduate of Prof. Rohrer's School of Instruction in New York, and holds a diploma in Artistic French- American Hairdressing, Marcel Waving. Manicuring, Facail Mas * * ?' * i J ? *, sage and Care of the Hair and Scalp. Eureka Barber Shop -Telephone 21 1 -J * I. B. English, Proprietor *?. . ?. ./ . sr- n*' L: r.r, ? ? Buy a Ford Car We have* accented the agency from the factory and oljfer this year a. Ford Roadster for $474.00 t delivered, and a Touring Oar for $524.00 delivered. People laughed at' the Wright's with their air-* ship. .They scoffed at Marconi *nd bid wireless. They poked fun at McCormick and his reaper. They i called Columbus a fool, tt seems 'odd now dOMit itV Hundreds of people saw ^"teakettle lid teetle, . yet only Watt and Newton actually cashed in oA . the experience. ' Now is the time for you to cash in on a Ford,-^ Ix>ts of men told you that a ? Fort! was too tight They did not see its future. Now they realize th?t v the Ford has become an absolute KiislpeBs necesslty. Come in and see the new Fords; yau will find "what we tell you wotth your attention, and that It will set you httuking. - Smith's Garage