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XLbc Iteople I W. A. SCHROCK, fcmusHe*. 'liygft ... .1? ?^eagMW ? i-.. ' fVBLlfnED BTBST THURSDAY. PWCUPTW*, Jt.W "m UIOI. |Cw|lm, t, C, April 14, 1004. MVfo??t?d M omt r?*r Vebran* ?, 1m, IMM, at lb? Boat oOet at Cam?h<n. h? Mnuer th? Act of Cottgnw of tlan b * ?> P .k BsV-" THE 8TAT|5 n. THE PEOPLE It seeips thai The People in |to endorsement of W. H. Hearst has stirred up i tempest in a tea pot. We expected opposition from the smaller Journals as their editors, as a rule, are gen tlemen of fair morality and real )/ believe that they are right in advocating other candidates than Hearst. In this course they think they are advocating the cause of right and advancing the chances of success of the Demo cratic party. This is highly commendable as men, but as practical politicians it proves | them to be lamentable failures. When however, we see the ed itor of a greatdaily like The State take np an impossible candidate because of the fact, or mawV.ish aentiment that his most formid able opponent expects to spend money to win passes comprehen sion. There lias never been a candidate before the people who & bas not had to spend money to ? "win, and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, if he did not have it and did not spend it, U< did not HfilK If we had space to spare we would publish the last comments of the State on Cur reply to jtheir's on us of a few days ago, out, as 'we mention in another column, that w? cannot get eighteen columns of matter into v- fourteen columns of space, we ? r "? 4?defer comment on it* to a later Issue. In the meantime we will ;aay that they were witty, but puerile; and caustic, but silly. Sentiment is a beautiful thing jn theory, and in Chautauqua jelrcles, but in practical politics it is a humbug, and any editor that pitches his editorials on - that basis and looks for success ful results should go to teaching a Sunday school class instead of | . writing political editorials, or advocating for office either those "whose opinions are not known, 5>r, if known, are of the back {lumber variety, JTO PROTECT THE PltESI ' DENT. The august Congress of these v United States by their acMon in providing condign punishment lor any one who is guilty of an attempt, whether successful or not, to assassinate the President |s on a par with the action in numerous instances of our late faraented State Legislature. The Congress has writhed in ?pecretand in public over the act recently passed almost from the date of the shooting of Presi- 1 ?dent McKinley, and lo, when the mountain heaved, it brought! forth a mouse. Any man who Jfully makes up his mind to com fnitan act of this character has jtlso fully wade up his mind to ttbide the consequences, and no |aw will deter him from the com . mission of the deed contem plated. If our Senators and Repre sentatives would give their dis tinguished attention more to the improvement, of rivers and har bors, the quick passage of bills establishing free rural delivery, Snd thq erection of government uildings in cities of twenty-live foqrtdred population instead of pix thousand, as now required, fhey would be doing the people p)uch bettor service, aud would furnish some excuse for the ac cumulation of the enormous sur plus now lyjng useless in the p. S. Treasvry. Take Camden as an instance. We. need a government building, f?d cannot get pt because, al though with our suburbs we number more than live thousand souls, we cannot get the building because of the six thousand limit. It does not look fair, and ft is not fair, and we hope that our next Representative in Con gress, whoever he may be, will piake an effort to hnvo the law ^hanged, and that wo will get that post office building. Columbia has reduced her standing army from 11,000 Vo n, 000 ineh. In other words, she : has discharged every one but the officers. , is* ? . . . - MUNICIPAL OWXKMBIP. ' In tiwMd.}<(^ guar oorpo rations with attMdftat yqpomte greed, toe people shovM begin to consider seriously tbeques of municipal ownership of nil tboee enterprises that go to make up a city. Merely as an Illustra tion, we may mention that Cam* den i* badly in need of a street railway. W by v should not tho city inaugurate it, and operate It? It can be done by the city a great deal cheaper than a pri vate ourporatiou can or will do it, and a trolley line has become an absolute necessity. Whut with our tourist hotels, parks, plr.ces of amusement,* und the convenience to business and pro fessional men generally, the trolley line will pay a dividend to the city from the start, and we should have it by the open ing of the next tourist season, if not before, and it should be owned and operated by the city. KniiKt't* Kn<tor*cs If curat. In Wiilium Randolph Heurst, of New York, we recognize one of the foremost Do in oc ruts of the nation. He uses his great opportunities und p^wer in all cases in behalf of the common people without counting the cost to himself. His single-handed legal con test with the Coal Trust, Just successfully concluded in the Su preme Court, is the most signul triumph of Democratic princi ples since the trusts seized the busiuess of the couutry. Wo in dorse the great work he is doing in the interest of his party und the country, and commend his example to {rood Democrats eve rywhere. ? Plank from the plat form adopted by the Kansas State Convention. No statesman of prominence has indorsed Parker. Cleveland has, but he is a back number. Cleveland's indorsement of Par ker offsets the supposed indorse ment of Hearst by Bryan. There is no use fretting about Judge Parker's views on public questions. .They will be made plain in ample time, and they will be more than ever convince the Republ icans that the Demo crats ought not to nominute him. -^Savannah News. Yes, and on election day not a tew Demo crats, too. We are going to be a candi date for election from Wateree club as a delegate to the county convention, a delegate thence to tho State convention, and a end a kin te at the State con vention for one of the delegation to go to the National convention, and we want to say once tor all, that, if elected in the three instances, we propose to cast our vote for W. R. Hearst. Kdi;oriuI Courtesy. Edit >rial courtesy is a good tiling to practice. When an edito rial comment is made, do not cull the other fellow a communist, a nihilist, an auarchistora corrup tionist. Just say that your con temporary ho?, in your judgment, taken a wrong or false position which if persisted in will lay him liable to be one of tlioso things at heart. Wo are somewhat sharp pen ned ourselves, but we have never yet been guilty of cullinga broth er editor a cor ruptionist. That hurts. Anyone may make an er ror of judgrneut or policy at times, but a corruption ist is not a tit person to edit a decent news paper, and we think that is the kind of a paper we are publish ing and editing. Ol'R WASHINGTON NKWH luttkij. " ? A Colorado man has invented the seedless apple. It will never be )M>pulur with the small bov who asks for cores. Some Congressmen may dis tribute fret onion, seeds in the joyous hope of l>eing in good odor with thoM* constituents; but the average man prefers that his breath should smell of old rye at election. The ministers who are want ing Utah rbad out of the Union should close their Hibles lon^r enough to read a few sections of the Constitution. Senator Dietrich insists that ,n. the first place it was not a crime, aud, besides* he didn't do it. Mr. Sinoot's friends are claim ing that he is a poor enough Mormon to make a good Senator. Governor Odell intimates that lie feels bad enough over losinir $100,000 in the shipbuilding trust without stopping to explaiu where he got it. As soon as President Smith, of the Mormon Church, returned to his home in Snlt Lake City n quorum of his wives met him and passed a vote of confidence in him. - Rossis Is said to be preparing totoftow the tscttos adopted by lha Uaitad IH&s la l#w6paolsh American w*r.< As ret, however, veMve Mel hto harry ofd?r% for matnooks or doctor*/ wesr (R9 brigsdfer geseral decors tion* .! - * The knowledge that tbO Jsps lost Severs! torpedo boats in tne bouibsrdraeat pf Port Arthur seems to be an exclusive <posses sion of the Rn*sians. A man In Sioux City had his false teeth stolen from him while he was asleep Another ill effect of sleeping with the mputh open. LATER. The fact that Mr. Cleveland is being criticised will hot spoil his recreations. There is nothing that he seemed to enjoy more than to arouse a turmoil of cen sure, and then go fi suing. Russia is confident of its abil ity to come off victorious, but still thinks that universal peace sugeestion some time ago was an exceedingly good idea. The Japs mav be heathens, but. they fight like Christians. Russia reports that the Vladi vostok squadron is preparing to make a dash. If the commander is wise, he will make his dash away from the Japanese. The earthquake irave Boston such a scare as she has not ex perienced since the days when Cervera's fleet was suspected of being in the immediate viciuity. Cottoiy King Sully may find consolation in the thought that his loss of $17,000,000 represents the vulue of only a half pound of radium. If Mr. Shaw reallv wants to arouse Mr. Cleveland's anjjer he should deliver an address upon the blood thirstiness of duck hunting. The Isthminn cnnal commis sioners may figure it out that. Mr. Roosevelt will not be in of fice when it comes time to re move them. Republican leaders would doubt less be happier if they were as sure of carrying Missouri as they aro of losing New York It is suggested that the Dem ocrats begin to point with pride instead of viewing with alarm. Thev can point with pride to a candidate ? when they get one. Sncfety Notes. Enster invariably ushers inn renewal series ?f pori.il obligations nnd enter tainments. anil the festivities of the pnst week tin* proven Camden to have put on new life in tlint respect. All internet wim rente ml in the Hey wnrd-Shnnnon wedding of Inst Wed nesday even in sr. nml r: relv. I r ever, in the history of our tow i has n laiier eonronrse of fr.en.l* gathered to he. stow (ren nine good wishes and eon irratularion* tlinn assembled on this ?H*nn??ion At Grace Church. On Wednesilny nlglit Mhs Mnrgaret El.lre.lir.. entertained her friend* at an informal danee at Hobkirk Inn, and all deelnre.l (he occasion one long to be remembered. The German was skillfully j?.d |,y Mr. I.. II. Hens with Mis* Margaret El dredge. '1 hose present were Misses ? leywanl. of Columbia. McKinnev Margaret, Annie and Mary Johnson' Carrie Girardeau, or Columbia, France* Roykin and Mary Cnntey; Messrs. Johnson, Richardson, John and L. II ?>eas. K C. yon Tresekow, Hunter and Duncan Lang, Willie I)el?a8gai?, ry Carrison. A Her a period of {nocuous desuetude the Acorn Club has blossomed forth "gam. and nnd an enlarged edition was royally entertained by Mrs. W. S. Itur net and Miss Ilurnet on Friday nfter "oon. The guest* Of Honor were Mrs. Giiit|hrell. of Greenwood. and Miss Nan W it liers, hut the latter, tnurh to the regret of her numberless friend*, was too ill to attend. The score card* v ere **?mctive Eas ter card* hi egg shape, dec >rate.| w:th tbe graceful ascension li y, an I nine games of six-handed cue, ire were in dulged in, several cutting tor the prize, a chaste set of nxydizeil silver | skirt waist pins, which was gleeriiliy carried off by Miss Margaret Johnson. The consolati >n prize, n box of Hit ler's, wa* won by M iss Cora Cnrriso'n. I hose present, from elsewhere were Mish Emma lleywar.l, Mr*. Brattoii I'eLoaclie and Mrs. Gainbrell. One of the most successful dances of the season was given by the yourg men ?o tl.e visiting young Indie* at the ( on 11 try Club House on , Friday night. I he mu*ic was furnished by t he Kirk wood Trio, nnd was exceptionally fine the (I mi I strains of "Home Sweet Home" hringlngsucli a vociferous ,,r?. test that the m cwumodn' ing perform ers had to ci ve Severn I encores. Tin* Inst or the sacred concerts given by the Trio of the Kirk wood took'plnec u u. In y .night, and was highly enjoyed by the guests ami a lew Cnmden music lovrr*. Mr*. Mandeville snug a magnificent anthem, hut refused to answer the re pented encores which greeted |?.r much to the sorrow of the public who have enjoyed the music. The Trio will lenve for the north this week. The Inst of the guest* will lenv/the I\ irkw.Hid next Hiimlay, but Mr. Krum 1 will renin in a week or so longer, nfter which tune Mr J |> Mcl?i wall and in in I ly will ?IOV(. ,?fo the cottage nest door and take enre of the hotel for the summer. Hy next summer, we are glnd to snv, Camden will have choice greenhouses of ita own, under the supervision and I"1!!'' KnU> ??d Miss Leila Shannon, who are enter prising enough to All this long felt need, and will, without a doubt, make It one of the mo<t ?ucces*fuljventure? embarked upon in Cainden. Qwtv an unusually Hrfe eo mgrvgm lht??*4?MMl MifciipCiMW U Qw^ CbuMta m SuihUj Qffeiju M4?iT??. J?y?i thr tlm ihipi|MiM thr raqHwiUrmitMd. BwImd Caprtrf w%* IIm> |*M *T Ett. llr. GwdiM wbile her#.- > Vnlque InvlfalioM ?rm weed Ibis Wffk to (br ieuni Club ?wrt'w bj Mim Krumbhola for W?d?wi?y after no?n from 4 t?i 180 anil wwwilm tu mj every one bad a mwt enjoy able tfwe and regret* exceedingly tint the fair buateaa leaves so soon for the north. From Kulb. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. ltndfiHrs, of Sum ter. have moved into our town. Mr. and Mr*. S J. T. Ytiunp, who a few months apt enmt* lit' from Califor nia. contemplate coin?r back anon. W> hope, however, that, they aaj yet de cide to remain with ua. Oapt. I.. L. Civ hum and family, who recently settled down ? near here, Ik quite au addition to our community, and are made to feet that we are not foraaken. though this is a small and in slgnlBeant town* ? Our farmers are going down for a hie crop of c? tton tin* year, to the ne eiect of the all important grain crop. We fear they are making * miatake. Mr.J. K.Urewl la doing a nice mer cantile hustneaa at this plane. AUo, Mr. J. A. Watts haa a full store, and ia doing well. Oueaa what prominent merchant of Heath Spring* panned through our town a lew.da.va ago with a good a box full of egir*? Wonder If he la (0111? to quit buying cotton aeed and aelling srooda, and go in tu a wholesale ejrg buaineaa? Well, if this doea not find its way to the waate basket, we' may try aoon again. n : ? ? confab lT. Late. April Otli. To MTli? People.** Mr. Editor: I noticed your recent remarks on the llearat. candidacy for the Presidency, and have alao read the commcnta from the State" Vl?e way it ??iocka ton man up a tree'* la tlii?: From all acenunta, Mr. Ilear??t haa plenty of money, hut wh??re la the in flividnnl or newspaper that lia'* the ri?li? to insinuate that he ia romp to ??ae that money to huv liis election, un to** they abanlutelv know it to lie true? And. if It t?e true, in nut the Democratic party fortunate In having such a man to run for the Presidency and furnUti I'M own power to run the band wagon With? Have we to-day. or ever had. n man who has r.o??e a* much for tlie laboring cln??e? n? Wm. H. ITearat?. An:!, if ao. i? if not a proper tlunsr for every one who rtep?Mt?t<t on lnh->r for an exiatence to feel kindly to n friend in need? I ahall not take up much of your val uable ?pftc?. hilt I want- to venture an apportion : Anv !>??ntocratic pipee lhat tak???? aid??a ft^aincf Mr. ITear?t. believ ing !<??? barrel ia coin* to t>e tnrnctl on ?ide ?t own. are pretty apt Jo he lookinsr for a few dollar* to roll tli?*ir wnv, even if they "have fo take a Mind a?rain?t. the boom in ord??r to iret Hie hn*h money later onf But I.'fenr. Mr. Fditor, many \yho have the big head will Ik- sadly disappointed. Your* for Ifearat, W. II. Bartlett. Bo tint no Iteiiis. Bethune,?April '12. ? work on now FTesrfyteririn church will be copnHjenc^l Tuesday. ' It will he remembered that this church was , totally destroyed sometime ajro hy.<a storm. It. on ly hiul about. twenty members, nnd they had jniii completed the church when it was demolished. It cost, about $1,800. If the charitably inclitrcd fwel disposed to help them, it1' will be apprc ciated. ] The old veterafls arc anticipat ing a biir time on the 29th inst. Hon. M. L. Smith will address them, ??^d Dr. B. S. Lucas, of Har!s<i'!n. u ill (iien be present. Wo wou'd he Hii'i t ? have you with us. too. "?e. Editor. Mr. E. N. Yi'rSnr.ou'^i. of Olc olonn, Ark.,i? snondinf ?;om? time with relative n "'1 friends in this section.- Tie loft. ho?o 11 bout twentv vpnr* ?i?'o. and tbi>; is his ficst to his old home. Rev. E. P. S(*o?ririns will nt tend the State Convention of the Epworth League in Chester this month. Dr. J. C. Poster, who litis boon away on a ten davs visit, re turned to town Sunday night. The merchants of Bethune will close their stores at six o'clock through the summer months. Miss Fjinnie Lee has returned from a visit of several weeks nenr Darlington. Miss Lottie McSweon, of Dar lington, is spending the week with relatives at Tillers Perry. BILL. Hotel Clerk: "Your nfune, sir, please. " Tourist: "Chumley." Clork: "How do you spell it." Tourist: "C-h-o-lm-o-e-l-y;" (hotl.v) "how do you spell your own V" Clerk: ".f-o-w-1 ag-n-a-e-s. " Tourist: "What do you call it?" Cleric "Jones." GARLAND'S asr STABLES. New Stables, Fresh Stock, Up-to-Date \ehicles. Call an me on Rut I edge Avenue , just beloiv the Old Pont office. W. A. GAllLAND , Prop'r* 0. M. Fott, The Leading Contractor and Builder In the City of Camden, 8. C. BEE ME FOR PUIS AMD SPECIFICATION BR FORK GIVING OUT ANY CON Til ACT. Anyone wanting work done in my lino can leave their name and address at the office of The People, and I will call on them. Parlor Meat Market, H&athlns Bros. Also Dealers in Staple and Fancy GROCERIES. All Orders Pilled Promptly. ? ? ? - -? ?? ? Free Delivery, We solicit your . PATRONAGE. C. M. Coleman Bicycle and General -*0 Repair Shop, e* Any work handled prop erly THAT REQUIRES THE SERVICES OF A COMPE TENT MACHINIST, Mention "Tiik Pkoi'I.k." NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD OF 5. C. Time Table No. r>. To take Hl'eet Sunday, January 10, IWH.iu 1*2.01 it. m. tiiiMTuwiinir 'l iiiH' Tiihl*' No. I, ilutvil November 2, 1003. IIKTWKKX WII.SOX'* Mlf.f. * HC.MTKH, TllAIXM OOIXO MMTIl. No. 77 No. 73 f.v Sumter I ftO p in 3 30 p III I,v N. W. Junction 4 ft3 p m 3 33 p m l,v Tiudal ft 20 p in :t 47 p in T.v l'acksville ft ft() p in 1 00 p in l,v Silver (I 2ft p hi I 2ft p hi l.v Millard II -10 p in 1 21ft p in l,v Millard ft 00 p in I <v Sii miner ton ft ftO p ui ft I ft p in fiV Davis 7 1ft p in ft ftft p m !,v Jordan 7 30 p m ft 15 i> m Ar Wilson'* Mill 8 00 j> m 7 00 p in TltAIXM OOINO NrtUTII . No. 72 No. 7ft T,v Wilson'* Mill N |o a in ft 00 a m Ar Jordan 0 00 a in ft 20 a m Ar l?av?s Station 0 Ift a in ft Ift h m Ar Summertoii 10 Da m 7 Ift a m Ar Millard 10 20 a m 7 20 a m Ar Millard 10 4ft a ill Ar Silver 1 1 00 a m 7 1ft a in Ar Pack*ville 11 80 a m 8 1ft a m Ar Tindall 11 ftft a m 8 1ft a m Ar N. W. Junction 12 27 p m ? 12 a m Ar Sumter 12 80 p ui 0 1ft a m 'No*. 7ft ami J 7 between V/ilson's Mill ?fc Snmter daily except Sunday. 'IIKTWKKN klll.l.AIII> * ST. I'Atl,. No. 73 No. 7ft l.v Millard 4 3ft p m 10 20 a m Ar St. 1'aul 4 10 p m 10 80 a m No. 72 No. 71 T,v St. Paul 10 3ft a m 4 ftO p in Ar Millard 10 4ft a in ft 00 p m HKTWKKN fMMTKH A CAMDKX. TKAIXH OOIXO IMH'Ttl, No. <!8 No. 70 I,v Camden 4 1ft p lit 7 00 a in Sou. Ity? Junction 4 2ft p in 7 10 a m Ar Kllerbee 4 3* p ni 7 30 a m Itembert* I 43 p m 7 40 a m Ar llorden 4 ftn p m h no a m Ar OalzHI ft 13 p m H 2ft a in Ar N. W. Junction ft 43 p in 8 ftx a m Ar Sumter ft 4ft p m 0 00 a m THAIS* OOIXO XOHTII. No. ft? No. 71 l,Y Sumter ft 2ft p in 0 8ft a m N. W. Junction ft 27 j? m 0 8s a m llalzell ft 47 |? m 0 ftO a m llorden 7 Oft p in 10 10 *. m Itembert S 7 23 p in 10 21 ? m Kllerbee 7 30 p in 10 81 a in Sou. Ky. Junction 7 ftO p m 11 00 a m Ar Camden 8 00 p m 11 10 a tn No. ftft leave* Camden Mon., Wed. and Friday at 1 p in, ar. Hiimter 3.10. No. ft7 leave* Sumter Tue*., Ttiur*. Sat. 11 00 n m, ar. Camden 2 00 p in. THOMAS WILSON, President. Spring Clothing. ? ? / Latest Styles. -?e a* Perfect Fit. I have the most complete line of Spring samples of ' made- to-order g?>ods that can be found in any city. The firm of Wannamaker and Brown has a world wide reputation and I have the exclusive agency for Cam den and Kershaw County. Give me a call before plac ing your orders elsewhere. Perfect fit guaiantecd. D. WOLFE, Mention "Thk Propi K." Commercial Savings Bank and Trust Company, Camden, ?3. O. CAPITAL $25,000.00. We announce that wo are now open for business, located in Capers' Building, one door south of Postoflice, and have every facility for promptly and efficiently conducting a general banking business. Accounts of individuals, firms and eorporat ions solicited. Loans made on approved securities. Interest allowed on dojwsits in Savings Department. We extend to our patrons the most liberal accommoda tions consistent with good, safe and soun.' i tanking rules. ^w% Officers. E. S. VAUX, Pres. DAVID R. WILLIAMS, JR., V.-Pkes. JOHN T. MACKEY, Cash I Bit. Directors. E. S. VAUX, G. H. BAUM, JOHN T. MACKEY, W. R. HOUGH, DAVID R. WILLIAMS. A. D. Kennedy. Hardware and General Mer chandise. A Complete Supplies. Mention "Tnr I*koi'I.k." Line of Farmers' XLhc Eureka, ANTISEPTIC BARBER SHOP, If. 36. English, .proprietor. B^TinlSc, N2T if C?L&. ? I i r CHIROPODY. I I *i r AM 3* n^55m e. Your Patronaoe Solicited. T. J. Arrants, HARDWARE and FURNITURE. Mention "Tiir Provi.r." Trt t?r? Cnnntlimtlofi ToMf?f. TlOce C;imir?ts CnniW Cuthnrtlc. 10c or W*. UC.U.C. (Mil io?uru, druggiuU rofuna nivuuf. E. Sahiadaressi, Fancu Fruiterer and Restauranteur. Call and see me when in need of anything in my lino. Foreign Fruit* of All Kinds a Specialty. As cheap as the cheap est, and cheaper than the most. All fruit sold by mo guaranteed to ho free from Tarantulas and other nox ious insects or reptiles. Call on me when in need. 1'IIOXE 151. Ube fl>enn Mutual Xife Unsurance Company. Assets Jan. 1, 1904, $61,116,235.48. Most attractive forms of contracts issued. Investigate this compa ny when buying protection. J. B. Wallace. AGENT. Office nt Bank of Camden*