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V4|4~?C?~. A mitCHAIITV N&WSPAPER. 4XN7ITXR YMAIT8 *jE JTOPAPKR. people > B?W?P*PER FOR . tfRJXRR im> BUYER. './ ? < -:: - ^C|M89BD EVERY THURSDAY. W. A 8CHROCK. PUBUSHER. w ' ? - 11 V ^ ? ... ; : foncKiraai, ji.no pbi hiui. . OWtaM 9- IP- .May SOU., 1UOO ' jBditor Tl,e People: I am taking the liberty of ask frig you to bring to the attention ajI viour readers sortie Tacts con ^eeruiug mutual nre insurance companies iu South Carolina. 1 wake no argument to show jtlw advisability of such a com piny lu your county but will al ^ww your readers to judge for themselves from the records. flPlie following nameu mutual lire insurance companies are licensed to do business ip^.this State and jol each one is given certaiu hiatal Abbeville?Greenwood Mutual Insurance Association, J. R. *3luke, Secretary-, Abbevilee, 8. jC. Orgauized ^892.' , License d /or Greenwood 'and Abbeville ^counties. Loss^fc paid for 1907, ?7,81678. Expenses 'including salaries etc, $1,849.41. - The cost jof insurance hii& averiiged 60 ?ents ]>er hundrfinj^duj^lars of in* surance per anntin.v Insurance -in force, 2055 ?oli$te8j amount, ?Jlf418,588. ^ Auderson Mutual Fire Insur ^snce Co., J R Y*udj.ver,< Presi /lent, Auderson," Orgau ? Jsed 1896. Licensed for Ander Mn county. L?s?es? j>aid. ,for year ending 0?tpb?> 1, "JQ07,1 ?1,659.76. All expeitees, $2,761. ?2. Average cost pftj^liundred dollars of insurance Js'about 67 joenti. Carolina Mutuall^sufftnce Co., X) G Ducker, President'/ Charles ton, 8. C. Orgauized ; 1850 Licensed for city' #f .Charleston. Losses for year ending July 31, 1900, $2,409 98. All expenses, ?0,}7863. Average cost about cents per one ? hundred dol )ars of insurance;: Insurance in force to the amount $4,404,090 Assets accumulated, $130,093. farmers Mutual >Fire Insur ance Co.*J J Neil Treasurer, twinnsboro, S C. Organ i z e d ^80j&. Licensed .for Fairfi e 1 d .county. Losses fur, year ending August 1. 1908,^$799.. All ex tenses, $204.29. i Cost of insur knee per hund^d" iSolIurs per annum 40 to 60 cefits%. Insurance Ail fo ;ce, 281 policies, ^^mount ?195,839 Cash on hand $6,823.30 Farmers Mutual Insurance As Aociation, W H Simpson, Treas., .. Chester, S C. Licensed for /Chester county. Lpsses paid year ending October 1, 1908, ?488.05 All expenses, $312.70 jCasli on hand $1897.44. Insur ance iu force $350,000. Farmers Mutual Insurance As sociation, W W GatTney/ Secy., jBaffney, S C. Organized 1898.. Licensed for Cherokee and Spar jtanburg Counties. Losses paid for year ending August 1st, 1908 ?1082.12 All expenses $288.23. Assets in band $2,466.80 Cost of Insurance has averaged about 25 fo 80 cents per hundred dollars per unnum. Insurance in force $18 policies. Amount, . $530,458. Farmers Mutual Insurance As sociation, J D Isbell, Treasurer, Wulhallti, 8. C. Organized 1896 Licensed for Oconee county. Losses paid for year ending Aug .4, 1908, $2'165 All expenses, f146.50 Assets in hand $282.40 nsurance in force, 525 policies. Amount $280,000. r? Farmers Mutual Insurance As Selation, H Lide Law, Secy ., artsvllle, S. C. Organized 1894. Licensed for Darlington county. Losses paid for year sliding December 81, 1907, $319, 14 All expenses, $134 96, Aver age cost per hundred dollars of Insurance is from 16 to 33 cents. Insurance in force, 849 policies, amount $865,030 Cash on hand 8 21. "Partners Mutual, Fire-insur ance Oampany, J MGxeer, Sec., Union, 8 C Organised- 1.896. Licensed for Union. losses paid ? for year ending May 1, 1908, ?581 00 All expenses, $702 24 Jbost of insurance per hundred dollars per annum about 25 to 50 jMnts Insurance' in. force $388, p00 Cash on hand, $906 65. Farmer?. Mutual Insurance As sociation, D BJ Iioney, Treasuier, Yorkville, S C. Organized 1894 Licensed for York county. Losses paid for year ending July 81*1908, $1,230 90 All ex penses, $793 84 Insurance in Xorfee, 916 policies, amount $751, 225 Balance on hand, $,331 19. fjHww A9* soclation, L. L Zpettnc, Sicrt terv, Charleston, 8. CL ' &? tsed, 1887. LictsMd for New berry county. Lomm paid for year ending July 1, 1M6, $1, 055 00 All cxmqim, |154 76 Coot per hundred dollars of in surance per annum 10 to 70 oU {Insurance id force, $807,788 |Oaeh on fated, $884 18 German la If utual Fire Insu rance Compauy.. A A Kroeg, Charleston Losses paid foi year ending October 7, 1 9 0 8, $402 All expenses, $2,685 8S Insurance im foroe, 792 polioies, Amount $1,129,900* Assets iu hand, $29,488 72. Hibernian Mutual Fire Insnc ance Company, M F Kennedy, Secretary, Charleston, 8 C Li censed for city of Charleston. Losses paid for year ending Dec 21, 1907, $1,981 40 All expenses, $5,489 85 Assets iu hand, $87, 78974 Iusurauce in force, 1,15C policies amount $1,547 90. Merchants Mutual Fire In surance Company, Zimmerman Davis Sec Charleston, 8 C Li censed for Charleston Losses paid for the year ending Dec 81, 1907, $73 Afi expenses, $566 79. Pee Dee Mutual Fire Insuran ce Compauy, R B Harrelson, Secretary, Multins, S C Organ ized 1906 Licensed for Marion and Horrv,counties. Losses for yeur ending Oct 1, 1908, ?2659 40 All expenses, $1,850 87 Average cost about 79 to 84 cents per an uura. per hundred dollars of insurance. Insurance in fcrcc $323,000 00 F H McM ASTER, Insurance Commissioner ? From the above it will be seen that there are fifteen mu tual fire insurance companies in South Carolina, all of which are in a highly prosperous condition. Why cannot Kershaw county have one also? Commissioner Mc Master re marks in that portion of his let* ter which we cannot afford the space to publish that the princi? pal risks taken by these several companies are rural risks, and that as a rule, no single risk ex ceeds $1,000. ? It strikes us rather forcibly that a company conducting busiuess along this line would pay well. Certainly the cost of insurance is consider ably below the cost of a policy in an old line company, -and there is no reason why it should hot be as safe. May Publish Tax Returns. Comptroller General Jones is us charmed with the suggestion of the mayor of Anderson that tax returns be published as a means of correcting abuses ns a pretty woman with one of these peach basket hats, a politician with a new hobby or a frenzied tiuancier with a new form of graft. He says that if the An derson ideas is carried out in every county in the State it will work, a revolution iu getting property on the tax books at something like just and equita ble figures. And the comptrol ler knows of uo county that stands more in need of immedi ate reform thau Andersop, where the mayor shows city property is on tne books at anywhere from 5 to 75 per cent, of its value. ??It would cost a good deal to publish these returns^ but the expense would bring in hand some returns," said Mr. Jones. ??There is nothing like publicity to correct wrongs, particularly wrongs of this nature. Of Course there is no appropriation for this advertising right now, but 1 believe the papers have patriotism enough to publish at half legal rates, aud if they would agree to do this 1 am con* ridentthe thingcould bo worked." Mr. Jones gives Auditor Gibbes credit for having Columbia resi dential property on a proper basis. He says residence prop erty in Columbia is assessed at full 50 per cent, valuation, though business property, which brings in the returns, is too low in many cases. BIOOK9T FARM ON EARTH. Bald to Be David ItanktM's in MlMotirl?He Guc?s?s It's True* Nearly forty years ago an Ill inois farmer discovered that land on one side of a State line was selling for $20 an acre, while he might buy any amount on the other side of the imagin ary dividing mark for less than one*third that amount. Real estate men told the farmer that no railroad would ever go near the Missouri lands, but ho sold his farm in Illinois and bought all ho could of tbo laud {it $0 an new. Hoi lost ?|o DpvWl BaQkuk ?bo I# tht Mn Uiil bo^hti&S eb??p icmf, took i| t^viiW ory of bH pn>?sn?irns in the, neighborhood of Tirklo,' Mo... The inventory showed 25,040 ?ores, 12,000 fattening bogs, 9, 000 esttle, 800 piorses, more than 100 eotta|M, In which the em ployee of tbk;.big. farm. were housed, greet quantities of farm machinery and the like. The total figures to something like $4,000,000 In' value, says Hampton's Magazine. That didn't include 1,000,000 bushels of corn produced annuully or the 150 miles of tiling and ditch es some of which had been drain ing the marsh lands of forty years ago. ??They say. I'm the biggest farmer in the world" says Ran kin, "and I guess its true. Lots of men have more land than I have but they use it for cattle ranges only. Mine is a farm.*' Rankin never raises cattle or furnishes range. He buys the raw steers from the plains and fattens them until worth twice what he pays for the "feeders," as they are called. He never sells corn, because by feeding it to cattle, according to a minute calculation of his own, he gets more ample returus. It is forty miles from the nearest to the most distant of bis farms. Mr. Raukin is Scotch Irish. He was born in Indiana iu rural poverty. He made his start trading a colt for calves and raising the latter into steers. Today he owns an implement factory, a municipal water sys tem, a telephone co.mpauy,. a bauk and other enterprises in addition to his farm. When the notion talces.hira he adds $50,000 or so to the endowment of Tartcio College, a Presbyterian school in his home town, which has kuown , his generosity to the extent o( $250,060. Says Ml Sections are Reconciled Now 1 Herbert, ex-Secretary of the Navy Speaks at Norfolk. Norfolk, May, 14?The Con federate memorial day obser | vance today in Norfolk was made notable by an address by former Secretary of the Navy Herbert and military and civic parade, surpassing any previous like event. "We lost our battle for the in dependence ' of the Confederacy and to that we are rtconciled," said Mr. Herbert. "We all agree it is best that there be but one flag. What we have to be proud and grateful for is that we are at last in the Union with the idea of disunion forever buried and under n flag that is powerful enough to protect us and our descendants against all the nations of the earth. We finally triumphed in all our Slates over the carpet bag and negro rule?the creature of radicalism, office did not benefit, money could not buy, power of government did not awe us and we wort. I am glad to say that we are making in all our State Legisla tures noble U9e of our victory. There is no law among our statutes that does the negro an injustice. New constitutions have been devised for the benefit of both races and I honestly be lieve that now we have reached the solution, in its main out lines, the negro problem which has been the curse of America. Clemson College. Many suggestions have been made about the muddle at Clem son College. We do not propose to offer any solution, nor to con demu any one. It does not make auy difference as to who is right, as the college has its hands deep in the pockets of the state and pulls as much money as it wants, and more than it ought to have. Clemson took his wife's money and property that belonged to his granddaughter and gave it to the state, not to advance edu cation, not for his love for man kind, hot simply to gratify his vanity and private spite. H?? despised his fellow beings and was without religion. He told us several ye*rs before his death THE people ::NE W S AND JOB PRINTING:: Uttar Ms, Mt, ' To .Li"i i > . la v:s> >. r. 1W;: t.*? M*C Mtatas, At Imn Crti nSBpi BfMVtf. ' Wl II TW FIHUf. W. A. SCHROCK 'PHONE 91. CAMDEN, S.C. Southern Agricu 1 Jurist . NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. For 40 Yearp the Most Instructive and Enter taining Pap4r for Southern Farm Families 5 cents ayear One copy free ".i ? ~ ? In connection with the above we want to say that we have 10Q free subscriptions to this splendid agricultural journal to the first 100 persons who pay up their subscription and renewal for this year." The Southern Agriculturalist is admittedlv the leading Southern farmer's journal, so don't delay to take advantage of our offer. . . REMEMBER?We have but 100 copies to offer. ? l * * . \ f . L tliut there was h6 room for au honest man iu South Carolina.' "Why," he exclaimed, "if there was ever such a man as Christ, aud if he would come to South Carolina,he could hot be elected to the ofiice of a constable." We omit in relaliug the above the number of oatlis stuck iu at every point. N A college founded by ^uch a man with other people's money through vanity and spit$,' cannot j expect to get 6rf-c smoo t h 1 y. Clemson's sole aim in giving his wife's money to South Carolina was to keep the Calhoun family from owning Port Hill, and he said so with many15 oaths; and to make his spite icomplete, Ike stuck his own name to the col lege, not eue dollar of the money nor one acre of the land he gave ' the state being rightfully or morally his own.-^Edg c fi e|d News. ! EXCURSION RATES To Ashevillo. N. C., and Return. Account Twentieth Annual Meeting National Travelers Protective Association of America. The Southern Railway an nounces very low round trip| rates from ttfll points to Ashe ville, N. C., and return for the above occasion, tickets will be sold May 28th, 29th, and 30th, and- for trains arriving Ashe ville before 3:00 p. m. Muy 31st, limited good to return 30 days frotn date of sale. Rouud trip rates from princi pal points as follows: Blackeburg. $3.10 Blackville .\.........6.701 Branch ville 7.15 Camden . .6 101 Charleston ". 8 95 Chester...; 4 45 Columbia ..5 0$ GafTney 8 40 j Lancaster 5 05 Orangebu rg ????655 ttoolt Hill. 4 801 Spartanburg 2 85 Wiunsboro 5 85 Yorkville 4 00 Special arrangements are be in^ made for handling T. P. A. 's their families and friends in tliei most comfortable and conven-. ient way to and from Asheville. Entertainments of various kinds; side-trips to Lake .Toxaway, June 4th, old fashioned South ern barbecue, trolly rides, grand ball at Battery Park Hotel, etc. Southern Railway officials and passenger representatives will, be present to assist in looking | after the entertainment, provid ing information, etc. For further detailed informa tion apply to ftotrihern Railway ticket agents or address J. C LUSK, Div. Pass. Agent, Charleston, S* C. J. L MEEK, Ass't. Gen. Pass. Agent Atlanta, Ga. HucMon's Am Sea Salve T)m tost Salve In TIN Wtfkk jWHENBEB BACKACHES A Woman Find* All H?r Kneriry . Ambition Slipping Awuy Camden women know how (lie aclie* and'pains that come when tile kidneys fall make life a burden. Backache, hip pains, headaches, dizzy spells, dis tressing urinary troubles, all tell of sick kidneys and wurn you of the stealthy approach of diabetes, dropsy and Bright's disease. Donn's Kidney P1IM {lerm&neiftly cure all theqe dis orders Hereproof of it in a Cain den woman's words: Mrs. S. E. Arrauts, Laurens Street, Camden, S. C., says: For years my kidneys were slug gish and irregular passages of the secretions caused me annoy ance. I had frequent headachs, was restless at uight and felt generally miserable. I at length read about Doan's Kidney Pills and was led to procure a box at Zemp's drug store. I used them as directed and they uot only regulated the passages of the kidney secretion but stopped the headaches and improved my health in every way'. I do not hesitate to recommend Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney trouble." For Sale by all dealers. Price 60c. Poster?Milbnrn Co., Buffalo. N. Y., sole agents lor the United States. Remember the name? Doan's?and take no other. Wlntlirop College?Scliolaralt 1 p and Kit trance Examination. T,he examination for the award of vacant Scholarships in Win throp College and for the ad mission of new students will be held at the Count\ Court House on Friday, July 29,a.m. Ap. pi i cm is must be not less thau fifteen years of age. Whfcn Scholarships are vacant afier July 2nd they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination, pro vided they meet the conditions governing the award. Appli cants for Scholarships should write| to President Johnson be fore the examinaiion for Schol arship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next ses sion will open September 15th, 1909. For further information and catalogue, address Prei. D. B. Jonpson, Hock Hill, s. c. Kills Her Poo Of 20 Years. "The most merciless enemy I had for 20 years, declares Mrs. James Duncan, of Haynesville, Me., "was Dyspepsia. I suffered intensely after esting or drinking and could acarcely sleep. After many remedies had Tailed nnd several doctors gave tne up, 1 tried Electric Hit*.er*\ which cured me-com pletely. Now I oan eat anytln *g. I am 70 years old and am overjoyed to get my health nnd strength hnok again." Por Indigestion, F,o.?s of Ap pe-ite, Kidney Troubles, I,aine Hack, Female Complaints, its iinequnled. Only 25c at Cainden Drug Company, F. M. Zemp A Del'ats, Francis L, Zemp drug store. Bucklen'i Arnica Salve The Sert S*ve In Ik* WerM. THE FISHING SEASON is now on Call on me for<anything in the fine OF FISHING TACKLE. Baited Wire and Field Fencing. FERTILIZERS I am also prepared to furnish you with anytfaf ? HARDWARE, FARM SUPPLIES, ni GENERAL MERCHANDISE. Price and Quaity talk. I Have Both. GIVE ME A CALL Bttfau* S. C. Charlotte's Celebration All Planned Greatest Day Will Be Taft's of Course. Charlotte, May 10 (Special? Official announcement is made of the program for the celebra tiou of May 20," in honor of the 184th anniversary of the Meek lenburg Declaration of Inde pendence. On that day Presi dent Taft will visit Charlotte and inaKe an address. The details of "President's Day" follows: 10 a. m.?A salute of 21 guns by Charlotte Artillery on arrival of the president's train. Special com in i it ee to receive the presi dent and Mrs. Taft at the station and escort to Selwyn Hotel, where they will be welcomed by Gov. W W. Kitchen of North Carolina, Senators Simmons and Overman, and the mayor of Charlotte 11 a. m.?President and Mrs Taft to receive reception com mittee and all committeemen and their wives at the Selwyn Hotel. 12 ra.?Old soldiers toescoit President and Mrs. Taft anil Mrs. Stonewall JacUson, the governor of t he State, and mayor of Charlotte and distinguished visitors to the reviewing stand to review the grand parade. 2:80 p. m.?May musical festi val at the auditorium. 8:30 p. in.?President Taft to address the public /rom review ing stand. 4:80 p. oi.? United States cav alry drill and military maneu vers, concert by United States regimental band at fair grounds. 4:80 p. m.?League baseball. 5:30 p. in.?President Taft to specially ' address the colored pt.ople and students of Biddle university. 6. p. m.?Exhibition drill by Charlotte drum corps in front of reviewing >1.;ind. 7 p. m.?Concert by United States regimental and Concord and ClifTsido bands. 8 to 9:30 p. in. ? President and Mrs. Taft to receive the public in t.he large parlor of Helwj n hotel. 9:30 p. rn.? May musical fes tival at auditorium W. BRATTON DeLOAHC ATTORNEY AT LAW Camden. S. C. REAL ESTATE nti?l Collecting1 A^eut. All persons having Ke?l Estate for sale or relit, nre requested to call oil me fur information. Those *l?hing to buy or rent Real Estate, are alto requested to rail on me. All claims placed in my hind* for <'.ollection will receive prompt atten tion. Call on me at Mr. W. A. Srhreok'a office (The People's olhce,) Camden, 8. U. G. G. Alexander. KILL the COUCH and CURE TH? LUNC8 wvth Dr. King's New Discovery FOR PRICK BOo A CtJOU Trial BottJ# Frn AND ALL THROAT AND IUNQ TROUBLES. GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY] OK MONEY B.EFUHDKD. Dr. I. H. Alexander DENTIST. Oflice one door North of ??The People.' . oil ?aw?iim m UNDERTAKING CALLS ATTENDED ANY HOUR DAY OR NIGHT. :: t: :: Est. E. O. McCrelfcht. Best Designs. Est. E. O. McCreipM. MONUMENTS AND TOMBSTONES. ?? ?. ? ?? 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