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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE II. !>. NIMCS R(Utor and Publisher Published ev<Ty Friday at No. I KM) Bi'oilri street Mini ??nt 4*rf?l al Hi" raniden. f )l CnrOltlll . f !???* uh (MH'OIIll class ma il mutter. Frloo. per annum S:.\oo Camden, S. IVbruary I Hi. |99), Donation I now lit full gtv |ii^ In the. I'nlted Xtates. Pyramided prices aiv glrlllg w :i \ In t. (if marked |>ub He realist a nee. The now >-pai?< 1 Inflm hy, however. Is one In which there can Ik- i;.t radical rex Isl.m In prices f r tli - Very K<nm1 reason Hiat iicuv pnpor HiM'vico to both reading pnldl" and advertiser bus been for aiany years undervalued and under- pa l<1. During the war, and since, newspa per price* have advabcod as a last resort under elrcutiistaiMva over which publishers lmve had no control,' * ? . . . It 1h hut honest and fair to state In this connection that there lias been o>> profiteering hy newspaper polish ers, but on the contrary, puhlle ser vice of the first order wider inOst un usual and extraordinary Interference hy government, Thnro onn he n*? reduction today ill newspaper rates, meltlYcr to t '*0 renders or. advert laern In furl lit intiny Instances there musf ' e ^ t ? 1 1 further a d Vn uees In subscript loii mill advertis ing rates to enror Increases in font since October 1 in h? !?<? r mid materials. Truth I*, the htr/airds of newspaper publishing iiri' so great I In* lure to . .vreptloiial and cS'pV'i -lv(; public ser \ lee so etdielng ami ooui|>etltion so keen. f >i 1 1 II Is practically imi>ossible to necninnlaie needed reserves and :?eressar.v 1 ?*-t t ? nuents, t ? say nothing ? f' a ? I (>? | ii : i ! ?? n.ianngerlal eonipeusallou , dividends l'*r( mii th.e* sl.i ndpolnt of production t-iiMl s labor iiihI nowsprinf ? !he news paper publishing business will be nucha ng* <1 in I IK* I oyer IPl!0. There is no tendency i<? I nver wiijto scalps and in. nil pidiaMlit \ newsprint will eon tlnue to so' I < n fonl mots al (ho sa in' avoraire n? in l??U*> if not |o pr-r cent hlgner. There ?"?i 1 1 be 'n> lowering of rates cither to KirlwerllMM' or advertiser. Tlie newspaper huwiness N Malay ? n n mure solid ha si's Hum e< er before in Its history and ii must 'be kept there. In some vases, as we have sahL further Increases In revenues will he n (Pessary to meet the new standards. As a mat 'er of fa -t "lure fVlolrtu* 1. over 300 n.vwMu>i|MM-? have rates on an aviirinji' of about 25 <cnt. It may fx* neeessni'v for other, newspa |H-rs t.u follow this lead, in spite of general iprlee-decllne. In the meant hiu?, It Is the duty of t very newspaper publisher In America to lake stock In order that lie may pre sent a logical dollar-ami -cents reason for ,hls prevailing schedule of ra to<*. instead of some sentimental reason for his prevailing sclvedule of rates. Instead of same ^Mitfmei'tal reason whiHi was the rule some years ago nnd which it Is hoped, has been driven out of newspa tier and -advertising bust-1 it ess tor all time -The I'M 'tor mil Pub- 1 Usher * Seventy^ nl ne persons were killed , and "?SP Injured in railroad a?videiits( in South Carolina last year, the loss of life due to wrecks Hieing the lowest ,of a n i vea r on reeord. a?<eording to the : ' m i ? ? l r i f report i t' the stutc railroad ? ?'.?unui^spni i" . being prepared for i en i?s m 1 s?i|< mi. to i!ic genera! assembly. I our pa "?si'Mi:ers were k'llcd dining the vrnt" while ''J5I pa s?-eMgers were 111 j jnrcil. Si'V'i t ??? ii rrti't ad Jemplo.xesj were killed " dm ing the \ ya r while oS j t>er?on?. were killed ami HH> inpn?it \ trespassing on railroad property or n- 1 ing grade eroding- *1*||. ? a lei mini i ber of these, 'lie report ?;iivs. were grade >ro<?iiig accidont s and were due] iilmoM entirely t.? 'up tor \ eh: 1. v | lldlng with railway trains Tli<- !iie nd ic r ?ti k) ? of the .Xiuerli in Legion in South Carolina during the past \c;ir ha- increased from .'I.immi io < \er 1 iMMi. :nnl i> silll gr-jwing stc-idily, aeeording to a vt ;i t einen I xmi> il la~t nei'k by \V !'? ^ iiki'ts >f i i'ci-iwillr -tate adjutant \v mom;\ I : C|. | i. i ; ?( i . | , . I ' ! 1 1 ? ? i e \? i , . i \ , ; | , , r nt \ ? > r ; ? i 4 *:ti - tiiii.i Mi i *m v o ' ; Vorri?o' or ' '!i i rlof Jc. i - ' I J ? ? ? 1 'I'll I ? i ? 111 f;{ \ < >r of lit!' f * .il rotlds lillt ? .'i 1 i >.i nd ? i i \ v arief > \\ c a :'i ?' ? w j f i i him i "?)? <? i- - ni .re limn half a in ll'?n d 'I l.i i s t ? i he s,i f j . 1 i>tji \ of i . i i ??? >i ! road. I I i . . ti -i t x. i ,? i'ii -hat . - i .. h > l ii?ii i'ii i ' i ? in i ln? ? h ii ?? e > ,r{ii:i!.\ ?:ishtl l:a f .i aiil ,,|, tl. c> It. 'Ou'te-, ?vHntevr*- Tlfirrr *-? vyf-1 'I r-M-r' htijt-t nu i.i fhi> ? 'iiiir.lv .-should b i ui in II i? inor*' dMral.de hu?-l -orfa- . r#?id ii s r TAliK \ I tMih ? Mri/tn Tie- Kiinyus c'iiy Tia?*"< i TtS< flt*rm.Tit Kf??pl?'e <A *t* pr??? liiim. d jn??t years i?g?> yeslrrdii.* . nod now b?o k at the ?'nfoed thinit '*> V " * Wo <?< >nj^ rii t uiii ( c our neighbor, The MexMouKor. ujK)i) tho liiHtu Ila t 1<?ii of a Meruenlhuler linotype muchlm The machine wan put lit (h Ik wock In time to m l tho pm>or up with It and It will prove it valuable addition to the j>flpor. The (toslriictlou (if tile mill li build* in# of the On union hospital wan a hard blow to the institution hut wo aiu Klud tu know thntWhoy have al ready rr opened In tin* annex and are ready to rocolvo patients as usual. Water, Nieani hint and llidit* have been cobneclod Up since the fire. Tho building will he replaced at air early da to hut it will ho up to tbe citizens to reH]Niud Kcneroualy when tho direc tor* call for a donation. Unfortu nately the Insurance did not near oovor the Josm antf the doftolt will have to he rondo up hy piddle subscriptions. An advortlHcuicni waa carrjod In the Charlotte Observer Thursday, January i^Kth, tolling of the disappearance from homo of Charley (\ Marker of Hoatb ftprlnKS. The advertisement wa? In serted hy Ids brother, who dlaerllioH Idm as . Iielng about forty ycaTs of ago, ;?JX feet tall, weight about 1 10 pounds and has dark hair slightly grey. Ho left a wife and -eight children. In-, j formation should he sent to \V F. Maoki'y U"afli Springs, S, Itcpn'Hi'iilaMvd'K in Verbal 'Ml! The Columbia State of Wednesday, I ? " ? siiyn: The morninu hiwIhii w?? enlivened Nomewhat by a Vefbal till between 1 'teprcsentn HveV < Icor^<? (!. AU'.vi nder land M unlock M. Johnson. 1 jot 1 1 of Kershaw <'ount,v. when n senate bill < n mm- up for consideration. The bill was In .amoiHl a section of mi A<at to 'abolish the olli.-c <>f county supervisor of Kershaw and to prov lilt- a system .if < unity ^.ivcrnmeiif fur tbnt conn 1 t.v t>y making provision for the ap pointment of two additional member* dl tin- 'lidivnl of county e* tnnilssloners. I The bill was up for a tblnl reading a imI lleprosontutivo Alexander wauled tho bill ici'iiiunii tted, holding tbat the )? imI of i' tiiui y commissioners wa s alron.dy siiilieicntly large. Kepre senta t i ve Johnson w anted tbe mens lire enacted In'o law. and the two rcprcsi ntntlves <if <eisbaw stated their (vises to tbe house. After some debate tbo motion to recommit tin* Mil was passed. which nu-ans flint hi a M likelihood the tneasrne Is killed. More f ha it ir?<UMM> ii. ?w member* ; were received Into white Jlaptlst ehnichos in tbo south'by baptism alone during HILUi. it. wax. , rcpurtud. lu liu: "conferva 1 1 on committee of tbo Baptist j ?7.r?,(Xin,(KW? campaign in sem-uunual J session in I/oulsville. Ky.. last. Tues I day. while the cash eolleetious on sub script Ions to tbe forward movement of the denomination have rc/iched the sum of $1(1,851, 100. (IS, it was reported Art effort to push I lit* further colleo tlon of tho campaign subs-'rlptlens throughout the south will he innde during the months, of Slhrch'lind \piil if is said. I >r .1. I ?. l.ove of Itlcb 1 mond. Va., secret a ry of tho foreUrn i mission boanl, reiported thai SouMiern j 1 tapt 1st s had contributed through that j board $147.1281. 'jo in casti during I i he pasi month In Ibo relief of the j needy families of eastern Kurope and China, while the Itaptist women- of the I south have contri-hntcd six carloads ' ? ? f first vIjhn.-< ejotliltn;, valued at .< I ? M > . - i^in in the neeiiy families of llonmiry A ppi ox i ma fely *1 im>o.imm? in bonds .tint persona! property and real estate will go i ? ? the foreign mis>l.?n hoard ? ? f the Southern Itaptist convention upon i tbe death <>f Miss V'ariaua I?. IJrown jaiul Miss Ilessie F. 'I'ribble. tienefiei j a riex inotei the will of the late <\>1. .f.v. . ? ? \iMvton !5ro\\ ii w Mo rth-'l i? 1 1 1 >? [home In Anderson, Mond.ix I'tie will: mriilr '?public VWditt?sdM\ showed ilmf 1 j<'o|oi.e| Itrown. who nt the lime of lu'v | jih.rh was ranking surviving office , 1 1 j > South ( 'a r.'ilna of the Confederate , .i i iii> also left .Crfi I*0?I in trust for V 1 1 1 del' si?i i I olh-ye and AndersiMl county; ho?"i* il s !."?.( km i lo Connie Maxwell or ? I j "I i :i 1 1 W ,'e nt < recti w< od The oilier hi | ; i|Me?t v* I- t ? ? Mi's J'oill i.l I' i > ? ? f \ ndcrsoi. i \ ?.*??? . \\ -s t row II llln ! lie i'til III, ill ii ? ; i ">1 ? ? 1 1 ti\ President cin'l I T n i ? I - ??i!' I * 1 1 1 f'si J m \ 'l'/!t w' ile he W:i- Hi -a I .. I i ' - . . ? i ???. H i $50--Horses & Mu!es--$50 U \K(.AINN 1 1 I : \ I ? l \ \ i i Suiik* Pricvil Hi^ti X* \\ i ikr 1 1< \ v i ? \i i 1.1: - 1:1,1:1- I!.. I I ? 1 i \ _? M f M-nM A r:?' i!! { '1 1 \JI 1 .1 >? ?K t ! \ ? < ?\ h li Carhartl Plantation Hill, v < . Home Demonstration News I (Hjjf Miss Blanche Tarrant,) \W an e nOW a t I lie t h reshold of another year's work. lCuch year .pre ? i ? i M new it ml wonderful ismwlMlltles, whleh | >1 1 x I experience lias tapght ns c?i ii only be made to produce results when wo hove ?t??f Ji*l ti? plans, end>cl llslied a ml fortified l?v enthusiasm am! \ Islon. t realist*.' that In Kershaw County Hivro ar?* lyany people who have not an yet conu1 tu contact with, anj nhase of Koine I demonstration Work ? It In our duty to reach as many is-o pie an we can reach effectively, and to reach the people who will derive the most benefit from our administra tion. Our worV Is 'primarily construe live and educational, tending as If doCH to improve rural conditions h.v teaching our women and glrla to 4*t>r-j form their ovory clay duties efficient- 1 ly, thereby lessening cares and lighten- 1 lug work. This year new communities will he reached lu order that our work nnty he broadened and strength-, ened In the county. For children between the ages of 1(V and 18 years wo have two clubt*.. (1) !(llrl'g Florae Demonstration Club (2) H0Xr8 nnd Girl's Poultry Club, A (Mil's Home Demonstration Club Includes a four" year course as follows: 1 year :/:i i dening, 1 year cooking. 1 year ##%$?? liiKv and 1 year general course. A Girls' and Hoys' Poultry Club follows a four year course also. General Kules; I. A grade of 75 per cent, -.must be made In order to pass the year's work. ?J. A cortltlcate will 4k*'' awarded at the end of eaeh year to those who have made the panning grade. A diploma will be awarded at the completion of the four years' course to th'>se who have made a grade of Tr? per ceiit. on each year's work. 1. A few general prizes will be a warded to winners In various clubs. ( Announcements to 4?e made later.) . Ilei'lpo fi?i Chocolate Pie. Past r.v : I (' (I ? hi r ? I lli lard y,i) i mu t * \/j c i*?ild water sin Hour mid salt, cut lard in t li I < Mil i ? i i*i >.i st oi'cy (f meal, add enough water to make soi't dougl-. Handle a* little us possible. Uoll. priek with fork, hake In ipiiek oven. 1 1 "hocolato Filling : I {> ( ' -<u*ri? r ! - t? eifjjs ?J Y l> InitTn ? ? - ? " '7^7 ' :t th enm starch *? .'! th chocolate ? I t vanilla < Jrate and melt cliocolate, heat milk and sugar. then add butter, melted chocolate, l et this boll 2 minutes, add corn starch with cold milk stir ring . to prevent Tittuping " add beaten egj: yolks, neat Whites of eggs shnr. add Jfb sugar, and cover top of pl?\ - Put In oven to set . 1 Farmer* of the middle went aro of fering to iflve. large quantities of corn to reHeve the 'tttiffciinit ingles of Hie \.MI KjIKt. Editor (Uiindi-n ChrooMa: ? Dear Sir; My hiiKhand Maya Hi' loves me; ho H?yn he&onors me, l?ut he won't tx-ha ve. lie stays out late at night*, lie taken other kIHm in for sodas; anil when I notion* (rate he* nays that he uever loved them like he loves me. This U a serious patter ? ?? a iwelve month* hrlde. Hnrely theft* art* ?OB?e more exerlpneed ladles In Gauidou who could advise nit?, through your paper, how to make hint Love. Honor and Behave. ?i - 11 1 'J M?0 n t ???! Wulp.M Adv. Carbide For All Makes of Gat Generators ? Save trouble and delays by buying from T. H. McClain, at Manufac turers prices plus freight to Camden,, T. B. McGJain Cam den, S. G, 43. . (ireenwood, January 14U. The a I- ^ leged robber of tU? pogtofftee ?t Silver Street. kIvIuu t lit' uuum of <>. u. Mu.vm of Florida. \wis turned over to Shoiilt" Cannon Ufoaie of Newberry county and carried to the Ncwtwrhy Jail laxt nluht Mi\ ?iis arrested here, yesterday lir a xmiiii grocery store i>.v Polkwwan Of"' T, Nelson, When arrested Maya hail tu<? razors ami two p^kfti i< ni v??m. in' a package, a yaek containing several tomtit of |M?nnU4i Wrc.. ftyuul jOiitl .fl (plHlitltyof ?*tami>s. M l.VM COilfesstHl to entering the poslof.flce, the express of fice ami a store ?t Silver Si reel. Two pistol* were Identified by Sheriff Idea se as having been stolen from Silver St reel Stores, The alleged hufjgtn r claims to "be 32 years old and that he Is from Florida, lie told' of fleers here that he wasJu Canada dur lnj; the war and m>t In the army. Of fleers tu'ltcve h<- is a ?l r;i ft I'vader. SEARCH SOUTH CAROLINA f FOR QUEEN OF PALMAFESTA - ? ' - ?????. ... ' . . Who will represent Kershaw Cniilif.v In !li<- contest for i}u ecu of l'almnfosta (Palmetto State 1'Vstlval) to bo hold In the capital city March 27 to April 27 By mean* of a popu lar Vfitlng contest through local newspapers during the next four wcoks, t-aiidi dates will bo chosen from every <v>un!y In South Carolina who' , will go to Coluuvhla as tlio guest of the J j Palinafosta Assoeiat :<?;<. which organ-, izatioi) will dertTay all evpbnsos. iivf eluding transportation, hotel bills a-ml j enfertalnpieiu. The ypuag women will he clui pcrbucd by. pn inlnent Columbia '; society folks am) will feature In a week of entertainment and soc'al g.iy- ! etv which promise to rival the famous! Now Orleans Marrii Gras. During | t i.v week an election will 'he held in , Columbia to detoriuiuo the most at- j tractive a mj popular young woman j from among tlio delegates assembled j from the various counties. The win-, in r of this contest will bo proclaimed < ? nto^n of l'n I ma fosta. and. will be aw-' :? rd od ,i grand prize flcpjpl sting of a? < omp'el e Spring inusseau of the finest j jippaiel obtainable. One of the lead- ( inn Hi nlay pb Mire companies will film ' ? i eK <pie?'U and her entire court, audi ibis spec ally selected galaxy of South Carolina beauties will bo sent far and i wide via the movie scrcen to advertise i he Palmetto State. Palmafesla is to lie an annual Spring event, hold in the capital city for the entertainment of all tho jH'ople of i ? ? I South Oaroltria. It will bo ? wwnk of i many und. varied' ?t tract-Ions, inelud- { lug the State-wide automobile show ex ! hlhltlng the late models of oars, trucks aiid tractors; the spring stlye show, featuring the latest creations from tlie j realm of fashion by professional i models to flu* Imported from New York ! for the occasion ; daily band concerts | by one of America's premier musical' organizations; floral, trades. auto-! mobile u ml "batty parades; fetT'S danceSj social events and special Vat tractions,: at all theatres with nlgh.tl\ Exhibits of; fireworks in which will be featured specially designed se^ pieces depleting important events in ?Soufh Carolina history. The auto slio?v. v.'yle Show and fireworks display will be stair ed at tin* State Fair Grounds. In order to secure jhe most populir young woman, in Kei'shaW County as candidate for Quoun .. f l>almafesta,. there -is printed below a popularity voting coupon wbicb Is to be filled out and .mailed as per instructions con tained therein. Voting coupons will !?e printed in enHt issue of ibis news paper up to and including the issue ?of March 12th. at which time the votes will he counted and announcement of the winner made. There will be no restriction upon the number of vot.es each person .may cast. Kver.v coii|>o:i clipped from this newspaper is >?Ood ?. for one vote, and a yearly, paid In advance subscription will count 100 votes. VOTING <X>t TON Queen of Palmafesta "1'ALMaJtESTA" wire of The Chronicle. * Oentlcnien : My choice for Queen ?rf|>nln?nfestn is: ? Name ' . ? ? , . . Aitdrn** , ? i .. .... ...... ... i ?/_ # ... * . *- . This cou im >ii good for one vote. A Yearly. P?id-tn-ndvnn<x* Subscription to -The Ohronlclf will count for 1(M> Votes. ? ? THOUGHTS AND THINGS Should you via It the of five uf the Ca flatten and KerAmr County Chamber uf Commerce you will no doubt not lev mi the wall, what you may think a to T>4* h picture, but upon closer exam ination you will Hod It to be mi ur i !<'!?' . '11111 irii "Thought* ?ami Tiding*." The editor' of the Chronicle was so much iuiprcMKMl after reading thin that Jtus naked Dennlaahiu of i . . i . iai> treaaure? to print It for Hit? benefit of ili?' nxntyrw'oi' the Chron lele, 1 1 mh follow* : "V)"' ?HLslnt's.'* of living, w I u'ti boiled down t" Ita clef real eB*en?v ami all froth vklmtned off, la Just a natter of thinking, k '?Much oho of ns la continually think ill j bleu* i f our own and swapping '?t ? the idc is of others. If thl'ere : -i faiulue "f outalde ideas we shriveA nt) ftiiiMf'! yes. Children with *uohody to phiv vvith' nr- unhappy and umnanage . utile. ; ?' ,:;u ' ? . ? ?????? - ? ;; ?'J'Yom thinking with our heude to ty!l>0 "vitli our 'hitiidH Is ihut a little .1, tlnn our thought^ become "It Is because men of Aim erica are i > un I ? i * iTt'tl in (heir thinking and , ? ?i that ilils foinilry !>? such a fine plane to live tm It Is also because tin sc thoughts it re so freely radiated ! ami .spread broadcast, that this eountry la such.a fine pl{l?e to live in. "The originator of nn Idea is not | iHi'iffli hett*r <>f>f than when he origl ?nii led il till he ?ets scjnieone else to s?!i- r'? i< ami en.loy It and benefit by It. : "The man or wool An surrounded by ! letter thoughts and things 'but who j (?;i ys n if the Slightest attention to I Mem is not much better off than the One with 'nobody to play with.' "Thoughts prompted Mie, ci'tigeu* of Camden an"d Kershaw County to or ganize Ol'It Chamber of Commerce? t bought* thai will eventually become tilings that go to the making of A ttllEATKK CAMDEN AND KF5R SIIAW ooi'NTY and a bettor place for us to live 111; '? "Tf you have thought or ah Idea r1j is absolutely worthiest to us and ' worthies* to yon so long aa yOttTlo not Invite others to share If with you. Sharing your tflinghts and ideas is what builds h Chamber of Commerce, and failure to jfliare them tears It dowu. "To bring the matter down to a | final analysis, til# Camden and -Ker shaw County Chamber of Commerce Is YOUR CliauJlver of t/oVnmencc^-GUIt ciwfflbcr or nammerce. Its success or its failure depends upon "YOU ? des I tends upon your co-operntion to de vckrji thoughts and Ideas Into things." Charles Wilkes, alleged robber, con vlcted at Hoanoke, Va^- Saturday of having burglar tools in his possession, was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. The British submarine K-5 was lost oIT Thud's Bud Inst Thursday with six I others and 51 men on board. What The New York Life Did IN 1920 New York Life's New Paid insurance (exclusive of dividend and all other additions) is over .... ) Exceeding the Paid Business of 1919 by over At the close of 1920 the total outstanding insurance in force is about - ... ... $693,000,000 $162,000,000 $3,550,000,000 In the Twelve Months of 1920 the New York Life Has Paid: In Death Losses on the lives of more than 1 3,000 Mil U oJkd _ _ ut n^i policy-holders, over - Do In Maturing Policies and other cash benefits to living JQ Mil policv-holders. about ? Do - ~ > I* ? In Dividends this mutual company paid to its policy-hold- Ol Mil ers (included in the 78 Millions above) over ^ A Do] In Loans at interest direct to its policy-holders, on the 0/V~Mi sole security of their policies, without fee or charge - Do ion ars ion ars ion ars ion lars L. C. SHAW, Agt. Camden, S.