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<JUD4Nfc PAltKBR HAS *PO
After divers grimaces and con
tortions, we bftyp an authoritive
statement frow the Columbia Be
coitf of .Jpne 29pht that the jnoun*
taif bw +t hut heaved, and
tattsto fortk==-* Wpuse. Inotb
0? wofds, the great add only
candidate for President on the
Democratic ticket (according to
Some people) Judge Alton B.
barker, has unsealed his immo
bile lips, and trilled out the fol
towing sapient sentences for the
.<^ei^ictftien of a waiting multi
tape Qf peoaocrats, who had be
?un to ?hink the man could not
Aalk at $11. This is what he is
#aid to have sald^
"I have the utmost confidence
|n the Democratic party and in
the 8t. Louis convention. They
^vill deal with and determine
wisely, all questions pertaining
iq tbe pending Presidential,con
test from a Democratic point of
view. I shall have nothing to
say until the party shall have
#cted in convention. I am grate
ful beyond expression for the
loyal support given me by so
many of my fellow citizens."
That is all, and if such vapid
expressions from one from whom
bo much was expected when he
/lid speak, does not shake the
?odfideoce of the rankest Park
jerite. we would like to know
what would. They sound pre
cisely like the purr of an oily,
third-rate politician, and have
ftothtng of the ring of the states
jpan about them
If, after that, by any mis
chance, Judge Parker should
secure the nomination, wc sin
cerely hope that his rnnning
APtyfc will possess a great deal
tees of the fish, and considerable
more of the mercurial element in
jiis make np, pr we see no hope
fit success. ?
ftOQttwelt has a partner in the
shape of Fairbanks of the ap
parent style of Parker, and we
frave no doubt that Teddy is lay
ing by a choice' assortment of
"swear" words, for use on that
luckless individual when the
pampaign warms up.
THE PEOPLE,
When we began the publica
tion qf ?J'he People, we had a
tqlerably fair idea of the difficul
ties and obstacles that we would
have to overpome, as we were
a hand at newspaper
WOrlt. Remitting all the difficul
ties, &c., however, and believ
ing that there was ample room
jjere fqr the eltyss of newspaper
that We have endeavored to
give you, and with an extremely
limited capital, we made the
feature.
The pesulte have not disap
pointed pur expeptations. From
3 pompar^tively iq$ignificqut be
ginning, the paper has steadily
advanced in favor with the entire
community, and has made ' its
way into twenty-one states. ^
Our subscription list is com
^ftoaod of the best representatives
,qf all classes, and will, with a
jKood crqjj year, pass the 1,000
ttiqtk the first of January
next. results could have
(been at^inc*! $ftly? *>nd the fair
prospects so qetfrly assured ex
cept, w<& think, by the qditorial
policy wo mapped foy our
jwlf at tho beginning x^ud which
policy we have end^ayored to
faithfully follow Thjs ]>olicy
jvas to deal fairly, justly apd
le&riep^Jy with every question
pf public moment on yhich ye
paw, or fought we saip the ffen
<ji al public desired, ncodefl
?nlighteTOent.
By this qpeans, we woun^
<m1 the feetfqjfs of stytye friends
>inia^t&on?^}yf but in no in
stance have we published one
word iq. paUce. We have jittered
$vords qjf (Vfrning, have exploit
,od several patters of nyore or
Jess personal interest, ami may
;<Jo so again, but through all our
typings, we tope all have ob
serftsd that Ityo main object
sought by tys, was the public
good. That 9. P'ajority vdo so
Joolc aft it if ,evidenced by our
?daily increasing subscription
fist, and other favors with winch
ffip Are constantly meeting.
round oec
tkm, ud we tiki tbleopportu
mijr to thank you alt for preMBk,
and wMnMN of ooatbmed sap
por^ Wo will not diagreoe
your pttvonage, and expect to
improve The ltof>le from week
to week.
WOLF. WOLF, BUT ITO WOLP.
Kef evfM ? little jrellew nur
The nsgro Aaron Williams,
charged With rape was given a
preliminary bearing before Mag
istrate McDowell on Tuesday
morning, was safely remanded
to Jail, after which some idiot
managed to get onr officials into
a clear case of "funk," with
whispers of a probable attempt
at lynching on Tuesday night.
80 rapidly did the report spread,
and so religeously was it believ
ed, that the upshot of the matter
was, the prisoner was taken to
the Penitentiary on Tuesday
evening for tafe keeping (save the
mark) acoompanied by the Sheriff
and a file of twenty four soldiers,
the latter going along we sup
pose for company.
Thus is another blot cast on
the fair fame of Kershaw Coun
ty. and that without shadow of
excuse. In the first place there
was not the ghost of reason in
the lynching rumor. In the
second, our jail is smply strong
to protect any prisoner incarcer
ated there. In the third, we
have a jailor of approved cour
age whom it would take a more
courageous crowd of lynchors to
face than could be gathered for
this occasion. In the fourth, we
have a sheriff who, we think
would do his full duty in the
premises. In ttie fifth, we have'
the guards who would like noth
ing better than to flesh their
maiden swords in the defense of
the honor of their county, and
in the sixth, there is the great
body of law-abiding citizens
from the center to the borders,
standing readv to answer the
call of duty.
As matters stand we cannot
help ourselver, but should such
a causeless rumor again arise,
and similar consequences seem
imminent, we will, for one be
one of a party to run down , the
author of the report and .treat
htm to a handsome coat of tar
and feathers.
We do not want to be placed
on record as condemning every
case of unlawful execution, but
from what we can gather, this
is not one of the instances where
punishment by a mob would
teach a lesson, and we do kno^
that this offender will secure
ample justice before the courts.
ui'U WASHINGTON LETTER.
It remain* to be seen what, ef
fect It will have on the doines
in 1908 if Kenator Fairbanks de
livers Indiana and Mr. Roose
velt fails to capture New York.
Colonel Bryan promises to
spring a surprise on theRt. Louis
convention, but it is a safe wasrer
'that he does not propose the
nomination of Cleveland.
Physicians who are studying
the new disease caused by stren
uousness should fret in touch
with the committee on creden
tials at the St. Liouis convention.
"Officeholders and offlceseek
ers were notably absent from the
Chicago convention" ways Sena
tor Depew. There should be a
law prohibiting a roan of the
Senator"* ape from poing away
from home without his specta
cles.
The fear thnt Bryan would
bolt the Rt. Lionisconvention has
been supplanted by the fear that
he won't.
The .Top* call it a "sweeping
victory/* the Russians refer to
it as a masterly retrear/' and
the investigation will propably
show that it was a pipe dveam.
Senator Depew has officially
denied that he remarked, when
he heard that the Republican
ticket was to be Roosevelt and
Fairkanks, MA bunch of firecrack
ers and a lonjr stick of damp
punk." Maybe hf> did not, but
it is pood even for Chauncey.
The Russian populace do not
believe the report* of defeat.
Borne think them too bad and
others too good to be true.
There is a disposition amoung
some of the prominent Demo
crats to refrain from pledging
their support ? until they make
sure that their chances are not
worth nursing.
Some finicky persons are now
asserting that there is a differ
ence between "an honest enfor
cement of the civil service," a$
mentioned in the uepublican*
platform and "an snforcemeai
of a? i^vuest civil s
tocfotar
Quit* a. Jtax i?l informal gat bring
?T llrCUi* tarii plan* lait FrMa|rvf*
??H al Um boMf of Mr. Oharlra rtlian
M#, Jrv, to.vM| niaajr happy rntarna
?fMfiay, Vwr Itl*in4 praapenty to
, who ter? tke buMNra thrnat
blm with beoomlnjr fortltwk, and
ahar to enjoy a ran* muairal trrat far
ntahrd by Miaaca I?rila and Xrta Boy
kin end Mlaa Nona Handrrs ?ho haa
reoantly graduated In nuMie from Win
throp ooTtrgf and la oon?id?rf4 one of
tbe flneat perforator* ever arnt out
from that noted institute.
Mrs. Ctmilc* J. Shannon, Jr.. m4
Mm. Hnbit will probably remain a
month longer at Sfwantf, Tenn.
The Glorious Fourth was quite uni
versally uburrT^ by the you tig people
of t ie town, whose spirit of Indepen
dence took tlte farm of a picnic day in
the wood*. A-large party of the so
ciably inclined left on the 7 oVIock
train for Providence, a danolof picnic
being held there.
Mr. and Mrr. Douglas Boykin acted
as ehaperones to a number otyur young:
ladies and gentlemen. Mi** ytringfel
low and lliu Helen Mclver,of Charles
ton, at present on a visit to Misa I<ot-1
tie and Keila Doykin, being among the'
party. Mr. Jack Roykin, of Charles
ton, who to visiting relatives here, also
accompanied the picnickers.
Another party of young folks made
Mnlberry their Mecca and enjoyed the
day fishing, shooting and playing base
b*tf.
Mr. Kennedy Burrows, of Sumter,
is visiting Mr. A. D. Kennedy.
The Acorn Club ar^d several Matrons
Were invited to meet with Misses Lily
and Florie DePass at their home on
Rectory Hquare on Wednesday, in hon
or of Mrs. Hamilton DelVus. Origin
ality and genuine hospitality are al
ways the keynotes of all entertain
ments given by this popu'ar household
and all look forward U an afternoon of
pleasure.
Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Clarke, formerly
of Camden, now of Atlanta, are receiv
ing the congratulations of their friends
upon the advent Of a fine son and heir.
Mra. Clarke is with her parents in
Memphis, Teun.
The sound of the hammer is heard
on all sides of. the llill this summer.
Mr. Coulter's cottage, Mrs. Miller Boy
kins house and that of Mr. Caleb
Moore all being in the course of erec
tion. Mr. Davis, of New York, will
also build stables at Ilobkirk Inn this
auinuier for his own use next season.
ptcfccD Tflp at Vanbom.
If there is no way by which
a money shark can be compell
ed to lend money to a newspa
per man, then we are in favor of
putting the sharks out of business
altogether.?Atlantat Journal.
(
Two big land compniea, were
commissioned by the secretary
of state yesterday* The people
back of the concern are Pittsburg
capitalists, who have been in cor
respondence with the secretary
of state for over a year. The
first company is known as the
Co-operative Land Co. of Mc
Clellanville, in Charleston coun
ty. The capital is $800,000 and
the petitioners are M. W. and C.
W. Biggs, both of Pittsburg.
The other was known as the
Mathews Land Co., the same
petitioners and the same capital,
the concern to have headquaters
at Tillman, in Hampton county.
The Carolina Kaolin works
which company will work the clay
beds of this couuty, lias decided
to increase its capital from $200,
000 to ?250,000, aud yesterday
tiled a new charter with the sec
retary of state. The incorpora
tors are M. Rich and W. B. Lo
wrance. ?State.
Washington. June 29.?Acting
Secretary Oliver of the war tie-;
partmen) has made the usual an
nual allotment of the $1,000,000
appropriated by congress to pro
vide arms and equipments for the
organized militia of the United
8tates. The money is appor
tioned to southern States as fol
lows:
Alabama $21,942: Arkansas
$17,952; Florida $9,973; Georgia
$25,9112; Kentuckey $25,982;Lou
isiana $17,952; Mississippi $19,
947; North Carolinia $23,9.37;
South Carolina $17,952; Ton
nessee $23,937; Texes $35,905;
Virginia $23,937;
New York, June 30.?Cnarles
P. Murphy, leader of Tammany
hall, made a statement today
as to his attitude with reference
to the nationul Democratic con
vention. He said;
??1 would like to say in view
of the reports that I am booming
a candidate for the national con
vention, that I am booming no
candidate. I am instructed for
Parker, but i have not channe l
from my original poistion. I still
hold that Cleveland, is the strong
est mau that can bo nominated."
"Tammany delegates being
nstmcted for Parker, how can
they go to fcf. Louis and work for
?Clevbland?"Mr. Murphy was
asked.
"l;frm instructed for Parker,"
was the reply. That's all i have
to sav about it.
"Is the re any possibility th*t the
Tammany delegation may be
released from its instruction
after tfce first ballot?"
,#I can't say anything as? to
that** * *
BUhpprlllfik Jana KKr-rThe New
Bra, a weekly paper which is
now being oaf^llaM here,
railed to get r
print Ibe'ttrat i
to time , to
o?" Jaly 1.
intended. Thia.lsdueto
Mxae delay in the ahfeanent of
the outfit. However, tae press
and all the machinery arrived
yeatarday and every thing U
being put in shape for work. Mr
H. A. Moses, the editor, says he
hopes to get oat the first issue
next weok. His ootnposi tors are
here and will begin work as soon
aa the machinery is port in place.
Augusta Chronicle.
Yon could do aUeoat anything
you want to at an Augusta base
ball game. There*a the preacher
and the congregation?you could
have service- There is the judge
and* the jury and the lawyers
?you could hold court. There
are the editors and reporters
?you could get out a newspaper.
There are the young men and
the beautiful girls?you could
have a "party. . There i& the
Democrat and -the Republican
you conld have a difficulty.
There is the umpire and the
kicker? you could navo a prize
fight. There are the bleachers
?you could have ? a town meet
ing.
Alleged Smallpox Care.
In the smallpox epidemic of
1871 Mother Gonsaf^m, matron of
the St. Joseph's orphan asylum
in Philadelphia, administered a
specific which she declared not
only made those taking it im
mune from smallpox, but was a
cure for the disease. Mother
Marie Jo3epha? now connected
with the same hospital, says
that the mixture is still in use
there. It consists of one grain
of sulphate of zinc and one grain
of foxglove, mixed with two ta
blespoonfull of water. This
again when thoroughly dissolved
is added to four ounces of water
and a teaspoonful taken every
hour for 12 hours.
?Main and DeKalb Streets are
becoming forests of telegraph .tel
ephone and electric light poles
Why is this thus. ? It strikes
us that something should or
conld be done to make the dis
figurement less glaring.
?The meeting of the County
Board was distinguished for the
passage of a large number of
bills, ite patience- in listening
singly and as a body to the state
ment of a large and assorted
number of facta by abvocates of
various court bouse schemes,
and the unanimity with which
they put away from them the un
clean thing wHijitheir'tygxt meet
ing. ? ,//
D. Autry
Expert Painter.
IVly work, shows
for itself.
IF IN DOUBT, SEE MY
TESTIMONIALS, GET MY
PRICES, AND GIVE ME
YOUR WORK.
All Work
Guaranteed.
LIFE
SI6KRESS
^?eiDERT
AND
Funeral Benefit
INSURANCE
THIS
national fraternal
TRnton
J. I. D. WOODRUFF,
Supreme Secretary,
MURRAY. KY.
Lumber.
accurately sawed
from nnbled yellow ,pine and
QUICKLY DELIVERED
anywhere in town by
n I*i?nb*r Co
Phone 140. Cutnden, 8. C.
ui>? 7Hmo ? ? v
Summer School.
Summer "Rates.
Classes in Steaprraphy, Typewrit
ing, Bookkeeping, Penmanship, etc., at
REDUCED BATES for complete
Course to graduation.
fOacfeat's
Soitk Carollia BkImss frOigi,
Columbia, S. C, offers to the young
people of the State this excellent op
portunity tb obtain a business educat
ion at a very Small Cost and thus enable
them to secure remunerative positions.
Enter at any time this month. Write
for catalogue and information.
Address
flDacfeat'0
SOUTH CilOLlMA BOSIIRSS COLLEGE,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
0. M. Fort,
The Leading
Contractor
and
Builder
tn the City of Camden, 8. C.
SEE ME FOR
PUIS AID SPECIFICATION
BEFOKK GIVING OUT ANY
CONTRACT.
Anyone wanting work
done in my line can leave
their name and address at
the office of The People, and
I will call on them.
G. Schiadaressi,
Fancy Fruiterer and
Restauranteur.
FRESH
Watermelons.
Call and soe me when
in need of anything in my
line.
Foreign Fruits of All
Kinds a Specialty=
As cheap as the cheap
est, and cheaper than the
most. AJ1 fruit sold by me
guaranteed to be free from
Tarantulas and other nox
ious insects or reptiles.
Call on me when in need.
PlIONE 151.
Wall Paper
DECORATORS
NOW IN CAMDEN
Ot B. Lucas Webb's Art Empo
rium, Columbia S. G.
Get your work done now while
it is cheai)est and you can get
what you want. Largest and
most select stock to select from,
best men employed to hang it.
Drop me a postal. "Will gladly
estmate on your work and show
samples.
Address.
B. Locts Webb's Art Emportan,
Columbia, S.C.
Money to Loan.
On farm lands in *ums ot $300 up it
A percent; in minn of 91,000 up at 7
per cent. No commlMton charged,
8. Loo a it Lano.
Restaurant.
"Winyali James*, the old
and well-known Restaurant
eur of oar city has discon
tinued bis restaurant for the
present. New location will
bo announced later. "Nine'*
will be glad to have all his old
patrons call on him there.
Mealsat all hours, Npw pat
ronage solicited.
CUT.
. PBI8EXTSO MX
D. J?. MUMCHISWr,
A CANDIDATE for
Goronr ol Ktrslav
If Elected I wtl fWe spnctol Mftntfcn to
eases of sudden destte, so do not die
intil altar my
1 earnestly solicit yow support.
Re
D.F.C.
TIm above b a SPECIMEN OP OAlWmutiMtiff
out tor CAN DIDATE8.
Spring Clothing.
Summer Clothing.
Latest Styles.
Perfect Fit.
All Going a* SUMMER PRICES.
"t
I have the most complete line of samples ot Made
to Order Goods that can be found in any city. Tb*
Agency for Wanamaker and Brown** goods is,
held by me. Their goods need no recommendation.
Perfect fit guaranteed. Give me a call before plac
ing your orders elsewhere.
D.WOLFE.
A. D. Kennedy.
Hardware and
General Mer
chandise.
A Complete Line of Farmers'
Supplies.
?M "I
Mention "Thk. Prom.*."
E. S. NETTLES & SON.
Wo hereby announce to
the public that wo have open
ed a First-Class
MEAT MARKET
in the
Store formerly Occupied by1
Mr. J. ?. Vauglian,
where we will be glad to
seive you with anything in
the line of fresh meats.
Wo carry also a full line
of Staple and Fancy
GROCERIES,
and extend to you a cordial
request to call on us.
Everything Fresh.
Everything Fine.
XLhc SSurefca,
ANTISEPTIC BARBER SHOP,
1. B. English,
proprietor.
mths. n?r & csu*.
A?m
Your Patronaoe Solicited.
Tailoring!
Tailoring!
Tailoring!
Have your clothes made, al
tered, cleaned, pressed, neatly
repaired and patterns cut out on
short notice.
I will call for and deliver work
in any part of town and will send
for clothes in the country noarby.
I am now prepared to treat
my customers better and work
for smaller prices as I have more
help and better help. 1 also have
a Ladies Department for the
purpose of makiug, altering, re
pairing, cleaning and dyeing la
dies skirts. I would be glad if
all ot my friends in the country
would please take notice of same.
Yours for business,
A. 6. ISLAR,
Practical Tailor.
Shop on LAW UAN(JE, near
old postofTicu. CuiiHleii, N, C.
|0. L. HURLEY
Carving,
cabinet
MAKING,
POLISHING
AND
UPHOLSTERING
Antique Furniture
BOUGHT & SOU).
Store in
CLYBURN BLOCK,
Main SL Camden, So. Car
C. M. Coleman
Bicycle and General
-*q Repair Shop.
Any work handled prop
erly THAT REQUIRES THE
SERVICES OF A COMPE
TENT MACHINIST.
Mention "Tn? Promt."
Parlor Meat Market,
Wtatbinft JSroe.
Also Dealers in
Staple and Fancy
GROCERIES.
All lOrdets Filled
Promptly.
Free Delivery.
We solicit
YOUR
PATRONAGE*