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a?? ?' THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE il. I>. Nil?? immI / > Publlahera. m. N. McDowell S Published every Friday *t 1H>9 No. Broad Street, and entared at the Cam rfeu (KXttottlce hh second oIhhh mull mat lay., price per annum $1.50. Camden, 8. C., Friday, Feb. 9$? |#j?< j <*ray hHli'H^Hre only honorable when I hoy adorn honest head", bays an ex* / change. Why la a iicwmHipor like a |)Wliy woman? To be perfect it muni he the embodiment of many type** Hh form Ih made up, It In alwaya chftned, though seldom Inclined to be Kiddy. It enjbyn a wood press ; the more rapid the bettor, It has a weakneaH for gos hIi?. Talks a ureal deal, can stand uiore praise, and Its awfully proud of a new dres*.-? Llthonia Journal. Laitt year the farmers were warned to plant sutllcicnt fo?Kl crops to supply their own need* and many of them profited by the warning and are not now worried h> the high priw1 of eorn, oats and forage. The condition* that existed Inst year have been aovntuat ed by the lapse of tluie and the grow* ing needs <>f the allies abd our armies in France, and It Is even more neces sary for the Tiouth to grow Its own food and a surplus. The South can* not suiter for food l( our own people will make (he etTort to feed them >*dves, but the transportation extern of the country will not be able to transport food from the west to l he South In as In rue quantities as In the jears before the war, even If the west has the food to spare. President Wilson's address to Con gress lust week Is Interpreted by the MucnchntT N'euste Naehrlcliten and, the Mcum-hucr Post, two" * ?t* tin* largest newspapers in South (Jermany, as showing a desire lo continue public |H*ace discussions. Editorials front is sues of these papers of February l.'l, rts-olved at Washington by cable and made public by the commit tee on pub lie information, urge the statesmen of the Central Powers to endeavor to come to an understanding with the United States. The Nuestc Naehrlehten says: "The President's speech shows a clear desire to continue the public discus sion between Washington and the Con- ' fral Powers. It is Important to oh-, serve how greatly Wilson differs In! rone aud substance from the declara- 1 tlons of other Entente stHjesmen. To- j day It is easily understood why Ameri ca is not politically represented at Versailles. It is because Wilson's pros ent policy is not the policy of Clem enceau and Moyd <leorge. It should not be dllllcult for HerMing and Czer idn. by dctjnlng more closely their for mer declarations, to come to an agree ment in principle with Wilson. But the latter should also see the Justice of applying this beautiful principle to the Ententes, if agreement with Amer ica can succeed before war machine assume irresistible momentum, the whole Entente will 1h> unhinged." I Senator (Mile James, <>f Kentucky, who ha*l been selected by the admin istration to answer the charge of Sen ator ( 'hamherlain of Oregon that the military establishment bad fallen down said in the Semite Thursday: "Take eo u rape you critics. I ran stand you u|xm each other's shoulders and Wilson will "lower above you all like Wash ington's monument towers above the foundations upon which its granite hase is .laid, The day will come in the providence of (Jod when our vic torious army, with America back of them, will come home In triumph and march down this great avenue pano plied with flowers and love, and love and fears. They will come in review before Wood row Wilson, the man whom not only America, but the civi lized world trusts. Liberty will Ik? > afe ami Americanism will bo secure." , Charleston's navy yard is to have -a , x'reat new dry dock of the tirst class ci>sting $? 1,000, (MX). An estimate for this dock with the specified limit of, cost, and with an initial appropria- j tlon of $ 1 ,500,000 was sent to congress! Monday by Secretary Ihiniels. Ac-| cording to a special dispatch from . Washington to the Charleston News and Courier of Sunday, the urgent de ficiency bill carries an appropriation of about $20,000,000 for development of port terminals and storage facilities at Charleston. The Helm commission recently recommended Charleston as the only port south of Hatteras suit able for development as a first class navy yard. An act of the last general assembly prohibits the use of punch boards or other kinds of boards with numbers ?\>noealed thereon and used for gamb ling in this State, and provides a pen alty therefor. To The M?rt<uuiU of Ker?ltftW County, j 1 I desire to^eall your attention' to | the fact Mint no (Jour ahall be Hold or delivered to m?y <1istoiuer unlpis thk bwi' purchases at Hw1 sanao tunc bivo pound of wheat tlour substitute for I'vi'ry 'is>und of wheat Hour jair-, chased. Wheat flour xub#tltutt?M,*i,? an follows : Hominy, <*orij, KrllM, corn meal, corn Hour, ralllili1 ?*or 11 starch, hafley flour, rolh-d oats, oat iiiful, rl<*e, rice Hour,' buckwheat Hour, potato flour, sweet jH>tato flour, HO.va la?au Hour, f*?to r||a flour and meals. Complaint ha* Ihtu made to U?e that Home merchants have sold |s>ta- i tin's and other vegetables in place of i the substitute* named above. Thia is in violation of the law, and I give I hem nothv now that those who havo faH'U doing ('da will not now have an excuse for contlnuliiK to do no again after this notice. I also understand some consumers are insisting on mer* chants selling thorn artlelea which they claim to be substitute*. This In wrong. No one should aid or abet the com mission of a wrongful act. They might be considered as guilty of violation of the food law as fhe one who doos the selling. 1 would urge, an I have done before, that those law* Ik- obeyed in order that it may not l>e neceaaary for the Food Administrator to prose cute any one for its violation. The above are not only requirements of tlie food administration, but is the law ,?f the land. W. H. dcl/oach, County Food Administrator. T. I. Weston of Shandon has an nounced as a candidate for mayor of Columbia. There are tluve other can didates ? Mayor Crllllth, K. J. Walock, and I). At. lJul're, members of the present. < ? i t > council. A cotton oil eompnny at Tenniviile, <?a., found guilty of violating the fed eral law in that they were keeping on hand a larger amount of #eed than was necessary, and had their license taken awa.V, have been allowed to again o|>erato u]>on paying $T>(>0 to the American lied Cross. A recent act of the general assembly is entitled "An act to prohibit cir cuses and other large tent shows from exhibiting within a radius of live miles of any agricultural fair In the State of South Carolina during the holding of said fair." ' ,\VUl There Ik* A Drive. Those who are most competent to Judge urc of the opinion that Germany Mill soon strike a great Mow In the west . The sensible thing to <lo, there fon', is to expect such a blow and to xt ?m-1 ourselves for ithe ordeal. It Is i iot out of order, however, to suggest the possibility that recent events have so changed the situation that German plans for a great Western drive may be altered. A German drive in the west seemed probable two weeks ago not because there appeared to be :i strong prob ability that such a drive would suc ceed hut rather because the German military lenders seemed to be in a predicament which would force them to make a supreme effort in the west even though the chances were against their success. Something hail to he done to unlet the discontent which \v:h rife in both the central empires; German resources of food and material were getting nearer and nearer to the point of exhaustion; the How of Ameri can reinforcements to the western bat tic front was proceeding steadily. It appeared that, if she were to win at all Germany must win quickly or else there would come internal disaster and her only chance to win seemed to lie in breaking the western line Iwfore America could arrive in full strength Hence a great German offensive In the west seemed certain. Hut since then the situation has changed. We do not know as yet the full effect ? moral, political or eco nomic ? of. the j>e?ee with Ukraine Russia or of the new condition exist ing between- Germany and Bolshevik! Russia. Hut, believing in the policy of looking facts In the face anil con sidering possibilities frankly, we ven ture to suggest that recent develop ments in regard to Russia may have relieved Germany of the necessity of risking an offensive . in the west. If she is now able or expects soon to he able to draw upon the resources of Russia and exploit vast regions of that country to her own political and economic advantage, is sne any longer under any compulsion to hazard every thing upon a 'drive in France? Does either her internal political situation or her economic situation any longer require that she stake everythnlg upon so desperate a chance? Certainly these appear to be reasonable queries; but. as just now remarked, the ex j/Crts think that the drive Is coming and theirs is the best judgment to tie to.-^'harleston News & Courier. WOOD'S SEED POTATOES FLOWER SEED and ONION SETS W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store Telephone 30. John WUhrrnpooii Uulftote. ? " Montgomery Mvertlwr. John \yitherHpoon I >uI*??h4' was one of tbo greatest iii**i* Alalatma produced during the two generations la which lu> lived. Ho was <>oc of the greatest mpu <?f letter* (be South has produc ed. Yet by the Irony of fa to, It I* the misfortune of his faun? for It to !*? eon tilled to a comparatively small circle of tho*c who wore permitted to know hlw tun! those who, not knowing him per*oua)ly< had the taste and tho opportunity to examine the pages* of his two book*, ami the critical Hint historical essays and narrative# which ho printed hi tho new?pai>ers ? usual ly The Advertiser- from time to time. Tho affliction of deafness, caused by Hcailct fever, fell upon him In early life. Too couselous of tho ditilculty others had In communicating with him, he wus sensitive and retiring. wUb the result that he made comparative ly few Intimates. Of the wealthy planter clasa of Mareago ' County? though born tin Mouth iCurolina? he was bereft of his fortune In the sev ' entles, a disaster from which IiIh purse did not recover. Thereafter he lived ujk>h the earnings of his |?en, a ihui which If turned to llctlou might have brought him .fortune and easier fame, hut lie had an ideal, and he chose to live by it. fie had the tastes of tho scholar, and come what may he would live the life of a scholar. Ills wants were few and he was content with the small earnings which it Ls the misfortune ? of men to receive who write his character of literature for Americans. Historian and philosopher by natural gift and acquired training and culture, ho preferred to practice the life of thy historian and scholar, disdainful of all else. Mr. Dultosc possessed many of the true elements of greatness ? great as historian, great as philosopher, great in character. A country gentleman of tho old school? In his you^h a lover of tll6>? incomparable smHal diversions and pleasures of the Canehrake people ?dancer and musician before his af fliction lost all tone to his rellned celiacs, familiar. with the spirits of the great scholars of time, personal friend of the great figures bt the secession era endowed with a collossal memory and a wonderfully keen, incisive mind ? he was a unique figure. He was no mere chronicler of events, but an his torian capable of the finest analysis and criticism. And he was a j>olltlcal philosopher and con trovcrsa list of such ability that had be been sjwired physi cal affliction statesmanship had claim ed him? and we think he should have gone high up. No ordinary man could have writ ten the "Life and Times of Yantey" and "General Joe Wheeler and the Army of Tennessee." His "Yancy" is far more than the biography of a great figure. It is un excelled in American literature as a history of our politics from Washing ton's presidency to the downfall of the Confederacy. Samuel McClue, late editor of tho Philadelphia Times, and John Tyler Morgan, thought it the best of American histories. It not only d<>es justice to the name of William Lowndes Yancey and presents that re iuai Rubir luan in a most interesting manner to posterity, but the work eou tains jx'rhaps the finest statement Of the Sou th's cause in 1SG1 that is to be found in any work of its kind. In its study of slavery, as an economic and social force, and its i>en pictures of plantation life in the old South if is altogether noteworthy. His "Wheeler" is no less meritorious, it is remarkable as a military story and an explanation of the causes of ?Confederacy's defeat/ There are passages in both comparable to some of the pages in Oarlyle's "French Revolution," Mr. DuBobo wrote much else. For .'{<) years he was a contributor to the columns of the press. In recent years he wrote a groat deal for The Adver tiser, which feels a deep personal loss at his tragic taking away. He wrote also many historical articles for the permanent records of the State depart ment of archives and history. an<L.JL? few months ago he prepared the "Ala- 1 bamu" article for a volume Ameri- 1 can encyclopedia which Is expected to appear shortly. On accepting his manu script the editor of the encyclopedia ! wrote the autltor that his contribution was the best article of Its kind he bad ever seen. Mr. DuBose was deeply stirred by the political events of recent times. In lete months he wrote many articles for The Advertiser, srgned variously as "Dumlan," "Alabama'' and "J.W.D." warning" I>emocrats of the revolution ary doctrine of those who would now immolate State lines. One of the best of his essays appeared on this page yes terday, in the same Issue of the paper which carried the announcement ot his accidental death by the stroke of the freight train of whose approach* he coiild not be aware. It was his last intercourse with the public. Could this classic octogenarian have chosen his valedictory we know that he could not have hesitated to choose the theme of State rights, nor failed to rccite a litief for that South he loved so passionately without hating any other country. ' I Home maudlin inclined culprit sent The Chronicle force a number of scath- ! lng comic valentine* last Thursday. We also understand that quite a num ber were mailed out in Camden. If the d^es we got is an index to what th\> culprit thinks of us we do not stand high in their estimation. If we ever find <hit the guilty party we are going. to have a finst class funeral over him and invite our better friend* to attend. i Janus B. Duko, of New York has been barred from using his private car and has tc travel on regular trains like other KVKKYONK CAN WIOP Program If Cwrkd Out W)l) GrtM Dml to Nation. i ? V few months ago many of uh were earnestly asking ouraelve* 'what can I <io to lielp tbU wa^ work that will let roe f<?el tiiat roy effort* are of reul ooi??oq??!wx*t" "Any true blue American can easily answer that <|Ues llon now." ?ayn a prominent writer. "There's ho much for all of u s, lu fact, tbat our days are crowded from riding till late at night and we have a feeling that somehow our buslueaseH are coming to be secondary. And tbat l* really the situation for the finish ing up of thl? war buslueaa must bave priority over every other general un dcrtaflng. Consider the months ahead with spriug and another growing sea* nun only a few weekH a-way.'" Thluk of the Innumerable ways In which met), women and children of thin com munity can assist in the liatjfch'a war, program. , "There's gardens, vacant lots, back yardH and all available open spaceh with fertile ho1) at hand. Tpwns|>eo 1>le ought to get busy these balmy, spring-like day*. And consider what the demand this year and noxt win ter will be for all kinds of poultry i and eggs.* Every settbi' ben should be encouraged and assisted, aud the incubators worked In double shifts. Kvery houaebobl cab HaJtbfully ob serve the wheat less, meatless anil pork less days and meals' with the full sat isfaction of knowing that each small .sacrifice Is putting more food at the command of the i>oopl(,\s who are face to face with tho suffering and depriva tion < ^t* actual warfare. "The farmers of the nation will con tinue to feed a hungry world, and they should plan their farming operations along lines that will Insure the great est possible yield from the biggest acreage they can possibly take care of. This must begin with unusual care in selection of seeds; it must he attended to early, for good seed is a scarcity. Let them look over their machinery and equipment. Parts, and new machines must be 'ordered early; have them on ?hand before they are needed. , Itj's good business to buy labor-saving machinery that, will off set as much as possible the labor short age which will be felt this year. Banks will gladly adva'hoe JmoJuey for all farming and livestock operations. The farmer's business Is the soundest of them all. "We are Ining called ui>on to make some sacrifices and we do much more and we will. Meantime, let every one with twenty-five cents or more of idle money buy war savings stamps. It's a splendid form of investment, incu lates the thrift and savings habit, pays 1 i>er cent, compound interest when turned mto war savings certificates and every j>enny goes Into the nation's purse out of which eventually it will all be returned promptly on the day your lowns mat tire." $146,000 WORTH OF HOC?S 1 Peanut Crop Han Worked a Wonderful Revolution in Farming. Ozark. Ala. ? Farmers of this section! SO1.?! Mcrhtoftij thnuuinwl wnPth I of hogs here today at th<> greatest "Hog Days" sale ever held it) this territory. Seven hundred hogs were sold and the buyer was I*. M. Metoalf, of Hart ford, Alabama, who made the biggest bids for this great lot of porkers. The farmers eame to Ozark from all directions for this event, and the crowd was Immense despite the fact that it | 'rained all day. Shortly after noon the jam to the banks was like a run on the banks? only the Jam was caused , by the farmers rushing in to deposit their money, not to draw it. The Ozark City National Hank had to han dle money in bales to keep up with the desopits from this great sale. The hogs of this sale werf> the best ever offered in such a large lot in this section of the wtate. The fact that good, well finished hogs bring so much more at these sales than runts or poor ly fed animals has put the farmers to feeding and finishing hogs as never before." From September 1 to the present date the livestock association here has sold hogs to the enormous total of $140,498*.44. Bank deposits have in creased more than 1(50 per' cent, within the last six months. Even In the best cotton years nothing like this has ever been experienced in this territoi^. L. F. Sessions and other prominent stockmen said today that there was vir-: tually no limit to what the farmers of this territory-could make otlt of hog. and ^ , * NOTKW^ To The Democratic VoterB of the City ot Camden. The voters of the several Wards will meet at the Recorders Court Room on Tuesday Feb. 26th, at 6:30 P. M., for the purpose of organizing Into Ward Clubs. Rach Ward Club shall organize by the election of a President, a Secretary, and a representative on the executive committee. Immediately arter the organlzaflon of the Ward Clubs, the presidents and the representatives Just elected will meet to elect a member of the execu tive committee at large and further organize by the election of a city Chairman and Secretary, and attend to any further business as to the ar rangements of the primary election which will be held on the third Tues day in March, being the ltfth day of the month. J. F. Ba torn an, Chairman, C. W. Itirehmofre, Secretary. Camden, S. C.,- Feb 21, 1918 FOR SALE ? Fonr weeks old hand fed heifer calf. Mother 7-8 Jersey npw milking four gallons a day, also w?v era' two year old grade Jeiaeys. Mulberry. Book FREE! ?i . ' IT M U-> Useful to every owner of dairy cow , beef cattle , work oxon, horses and merle# 'TOLLS you how to pre | pare mixed feeq ? ?ctenimcauy. Gives the right for-^ mull for every combination of feeds used in the South. Tellt the percentage of protein ami carbohy drates. Directs what amount ? - of each mixture to feed for main tenancc, for milk production, for fattening and for work. This book alto contains an interesting chapter on mixed feeds ?2* cows ?MM ?M*jl COTTONSCCO HULLS LINTLKAt 1 Shows why these delinted hulls have greater forage value than the old style hulls, why they allow better assimila tion of food, why they go farther, why they take less space for storage, why they are easy to handle, why they mix well with other food, why cattle relish them, ,why they cost much less than old style hulls and why thou sands of feeders are enthusiastic about them. The mixed feed formulas show how to combine Buckeye Hulls properly with concentrates and other feeds. Mr. W. B. Lifford, Troy, Ala., prefers Buckeye Hulls to old stule hulls . He som* that they are less trouble to feed , axe better for the digestive organs and seem to agree with the cows better. 4 To secure the be it results and to derelop the ensilage odor, wet the hmlle thoroughly twelve hours before feeding. It is easy to do this by wetting them down night and morning for the next feeding. If at any time this cannot be done, wet down at least thirty minutes. If you prefer to feed the hulls dry, use only half as much by bulk as of old stylo bulls. - Send to the Nearest Mill for Your Copy of the Book Dept. K The Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. Atlanta , Birmingham CroonwooJ^ Liitlm Rock MmmjMs Augaiia Charlotte Jackson Macon ? -Jfemfm fr? Second Week. K. A. Bruce, Camden H. A. Humphries, Longto'wn A. ('. Gregory, Kershaw Henry liny, Lugoff U. ? L. Jones, Bethune G C. Williams, Kershaw B. II. Coats, Kershaw L. A. Perry, Westvllle W. H. It off, Blaney L. Randolph, Bethune H. A. Baley, Bethune Iiiram Nettles, Jr., Lugoff G, M. Anthony, Westvlllo Burrel Barlield, Cantey liCvi Moore, Blaney W. B. Mangi\m, Bethune J. T. Ilorton, Westville J. B. Burgess, Camden 1*. M Roberts, Camden W. I). Seegars, Bethune .f. P. i/owis, Camden f B. S. Catoe, Jefferson ^ I). \V. Joy, Camden J. M. Snipes, Kershaw J. B. Cureton, Camden Charlie Holland, Camdeu L. J. Baker, Bethune W, M. Brannon, ^Cassatt II. C. Mel^ndon, Camden F. R Hall, Bethune L. C. Clyburn, "Westville E. A. Brown, Camden . C. M. Braughton, Kershaw P. D. Stokes, Camden J. M. Roberts, Kershaw W. H. McCasklU, I^jeknow Serving Thirty Days. "C j Charlie Thompson, alias Tom HcCuP len, alias Charlie MeCullen was sen tenced by Magistrate Nicholson one day last week to serve thirty days on the county gang. Thompson had hired to a man by the name of Jim Young and told Yo\mg that he wanted $5 with which to pay a board bill in Cqmden* Young, who resides several miles in the country, waltwf a reasonable length of time for the negro to return* a**d then put officer Stewart on his trail He "was captured abottt live miles, be low Camden while walking the rail way track towards Sumter. A con cealed weapon was found upon the, ne gro and he was given thirty days on this charge. Officer Stewart believes that the negro is a schooled crook and Is wanted somewhere for some crime. He tallies a description sent out by the Sheriff of Chester several days ago. He is a dark ginger cake color ed negro, with one gold tooth and scar on the cheek. The officers will bej glad to get in correspondence with those wanting this negro. NOTICE ? For a nice, cheap <v?fflin or easket call at Billing's Bros., Ar mnfs -pld stand. f' AUTOMOBILE OWNERS ? We have) in stock a most complete line of automobile supplies including Wll lard batteries, United States and .. Fixk tires. Oeunine Ford parts. Ti tanic and Vulcan springs to fit most all cars. Our repair, shops are sec ond to none, even in larger cities and we make a specialty of Ford parts and repair work. If you have any overhauling to do, now is the time while the roads are bad and; our shops are not so crowded. W. (). Hay's Oarage, Camden, 8. 0. 43-4-5-0. * ? ? TO THE PUBLIC ? Will have q new wood saw rig in operation very soon. If yon have any wood to be sawed notify Box 221. You will re ceive prompt attention. - \ - ' ' v 1 Wants-For Sale STRAYED ? Bull dog, whit^-wlth yel low spots, ear* and tall out, weigh# about 50 pounds. Strayed 'from my yard Saturday night. Finder will please notify W. T. Atkinson, 1609 Lyttleton Street. ^lti^pd. _ 8TRAYBIM)ue red mule from stabler near Cool Springs. Finder please notify H. L. Itichey, at Camden Wholesale Crocery Camden, S. C. FOUND- ? Pair of ladies black klu. gloves. Owner can get same by calling at this office and paying for ad. WANTED? A second hand buggy. Will meet you at Workman Grocery Co., Saturday morning Feb, 23rd at 10/ o'clock. Carlos Brown, Jr. lti.v TIRES! TIRES!? On account of fac- ) tory shortage in 32x3 1-2 non-skids we arc selling 33x4, the oversixe _ non-skids at a greatly reduced pride for a limited time only, or until ths factory can catch up. This over- - size will last about twice as long j as the regular size. . W. O. Hay's . <?arage. , 2tL ^ FOR RENT^wo iouifea on"THr St: " . and store room south of G. W. Cros? by's pool room. Jas. H. Burns. 45&=< t Friday afternoon Feb. 15th, . between Mills Street and Majestic | ThoatrVold Oameo pln. Finder will p. :be rewarded If returned to Mrs B?ai ? DeLoache 45-47 J ?r-i* -2 ] \V^NTED-iA grown colored man. r ftrork light and good wages. Apply y jtojpr. J, W. Sharp, at I4ttk? ;; Stable. ltl. F0R SALE? Two good horses, will tyojrk enyVhere, om? top buggy, oo? J, open buggy, two cows. Wish to dto- ' . pose of these on or before Saturday night, Feb. 28rd-. Cap be seen in ' <&mden. ^ E. D. Bostlck ' lP<? ; ? ? - " '9 ' 1 ] FOR SALE At Once ? One baby cat- ! rlage in goqd condition. Phone7 ' 206-J. lpd. I S. j FOR SALE ? Improved Pulluot big boll five lock cotton seed at $2 per bash* ; el. Apply to M. W. Hough, Camden, S. C., Route 8. 444&V& i ? ? fPOB SALE? Tvyenty thousand good bifeks for sale at my late peeidence at $0 per thousand. W. B. Gordan. . Phone No. 36. ltf. , AUTOMOBILE OWNERS Attention Having secured*' several more Me chanics, we are in better position to serve you than previously. ?*? . .0. Ha Garttge. 4t L ? .. ? . ? ^ for starting Area. 50c per bale, ?? ?. mqny as you want as long as they last Appljr at The Chronicle office p ? i ? ? ? FOR SALE? Shetland pony, 8 ye*** old. Beautiful little mare, genj^ kind disposition, no bad habits. Also pony-cart and ' harnass. First cU* condition. Price reasonable. Elisabeth Ehgllsb. Rte B. Columbia, 9, a ? . \ : 42-c? J