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?Iif (Ebertuu (SUfrnntrl? Published on Thursday by STRICRLIN PRINTING CO. Cneraw. S. C J. N. STRICKLIN, Editor and Manager. . tfucceBsor to the Cheraw Reporter which was established July 9, 1885, and entered as Second Class matter' at Cheraw, S. C. The Chronicle is printing today the rules governing the primary as adopted by the State convention last week. We believe this will be of more interest and information to our readers than the usual selections of miscellaneous news items. We are also sending out a few hundred sample copies of The Chronicle. This will be a good copy of the paper for each reader to file away. The main thing in the new rules, or rather the important change is the destroying of all old rons ana me making of new ones. Every man who wants to vote in the primary is'required to sign the club rolls in percon, an dhe must sign the club roll in the club district in which he resides. It will entail a lot of extra work on the secretaries. The thing for every voter to do is to see that he signs the club roll and he will be entitled to vote. Many of the old rolls were incomplete and had names on them of people who had moved away and died. The present plan will give a new registration of voters and if all the voters come forward an dsigni the rolls will give an approximately correct list of a!! the Democratic voters. INSPECT THE ROADS. Uncle Sam now permits road supervisors or commisioners to ride with the. earrlers over the free delivery routes when the road offi ciais are aciuauy engageu m me performance of their duties in connection with the inspection of the highway. The new order gives to district, township and county officials of highways the privilege of using the mail wagons while the carriers aie making their reguwiir rounds. It enables the local officials to inspect many miles of road and inspect them oftener for I'ncle Sam has offered to j pay the transportation cost. Many I inspections will not mean now big | bills for horse or auto hire. This ad\antage shouldj bo taken i wherever possible. Out of Cheraw | the principal country roads are! traversed by the rural mail men. hwfhu-oco thorn nu 1 i't-vi III511?O.?0 liii.H'c , tboir daily rounds to lTnole Sain's rural patrons. These patrons, the j carriers and tlie goverment are' vitally interested in better roads. I In future they will have the blame | upon themselves if a highway is in bad . condition and the local authorities do j not know it. Towns as well are vi-; tally interested in 'lie improvement and maintenance of the hipj:ways and the matter is clearly up to the in-! spectators, supervisors and commis-1 sioners with the added inducement of j free transporta'ion. It is to be hoped that advantages of j the government's new ruling will be! taken in this locality. Local officials must continue ever j vigilant, here is n chance and an aid ! for them to he so. Highways and j their conditions must be kept in mind j always if their maintenance is to be conducted knowingly and I systematically and ',':he government f is showing a desire and willingness to | do its part. Let us put the rural: mail wagon to work at once to aid i better road construction ami repair, i Preside*!* ^Vil.-en. wlio has been i bemoaning his fate at being what In j called a "national exlii'lii',' is a very frank uii'-onvrnMonal man. On one; occasion, in a hurst of modesty, he j recited 'bis 'inn-iick to a gathcrin" of Iiis jr-ends: "As a beauty, f am no' a star; There arc others more handsome by far: d..? s...... i :t AMI'. II!/ IClt C ? Ul/il I III 111 u Jt,, For i ?ni behind it? The peo;i!o i:i fron;. th jnr." TO THE VOTERS OF CHESTER. ! FIELD COUNTY: The State Convention has adopted rules which requires a new enrollment of all voters this year. To enroll you must be a white Democrat, twenty one years old before the next General Election and must have lived within the Sta'.e two years and the Precinct sixty days before the primary. You must enroll personally and sign the roll yourself. You can enroll in only one club? the one nearest to you in your township or club district. Now, it is important for every voter of Chesterfield County to enroll, hence let every club have a representative at Chesterfield Coifrt House on Monday, June 1st, to arrange for this. The books will be there by that time and must be opened by Tuesday, June fith and closed on Tuesday, July 28th, tin us giving seven weeks in which to enroll, and it wi 1 be published where the books will be for each precinct. Let every man go and enroll and see that we have our full vote enrolled. After ti.;is year people who do not move do no:*have to enroll in the country any more, only new voters have to do so, but the cities have to enroll anew every election year. If a voter can not sign his name to the roll he can make his mark. No \YT.iite man is to be denied the right to vote. See that your name is enrolled. See that your club is represented at Chesterfield. C. H., Ju,ne 1st. I was not a member of the convention, hut as your member of the State Committee I want to see every white democrat in this county vote once and have his vote counted and not have it killed by some fellow voting three or four times in the cities and big towns, as have been done heretofore. w, r. si i'j> r,.\sv.v Member State Kxeo. Committee. Not Much o' It. "What do v.ui think of tnv new hall dress. Edwin?" "Is that the latest?" "The very latest." "It looks mfmrii'hat like the on..lesfT"' ? ruck. 0 R! EN TAlTcARP^E T S. f 8orna of Those Made of Kashmir Woe. Strongly Res&mble Silk. Generally speaking, the carpets of India can never excel those of I'erslu. a6 the materials used In the former are not of the same superior quality as those employed in the latter country The wool of which many of the hest carpets are nianufactu.ed i- obtained from Kaslimir. Sometimes mrpets which are mistaken for silk ate really of an extremely tine quality of wool known as 'pashm." This is obtained from the stoats of Kashmir and srrows ?I,?1 ol.-iti ln.itwr ;ifr>f orf I'd 1?V the long aad coarser wool. It is as smooth nnil lustrous as silk and is used for the beautiful soft shawls for which Kashmir is famous. Peculiar snihods ere employed by the Indian weaver in converting his original design into a textile, instead of working from a colored drawing or I diagram, the weaver has the pattern translated on paper into rows of symbols. each of which expresses the mini ber of stitches and the color. With this written "key" in his hand the head weaver sits behind his suhorili- ' nates and dictates the pattern to them. ! one row at a time, all through the breadth of the carpet. These weavers generally small hoys ' -sit in front <>t the warp strings and tie in the requisite number of stitehcj* 1 of eiU'h color as called out to them it; the reader from his ciphered scrip. ' These hoys, who perform the actua' ' ,-t'Ocess of weaving the pile, follow day by day the dictations of Mio head man, knowing nothing of the pattern they are preparing, hut gradually building 1 J ?1 ....... ? I.. ...lennt Ak up III II IjU'CII.IIIMill ??.? III, i.iij.t* ? the strings before them.- Ar;re<jnufc. His Question. Optimo-It i> estimated Hint the cob lejre edtieation \vhi< It eosts :?2."?<mi is worth .S-b.fKi(i inter on. I'essinio- But in how many eases does the father Who invests tlie .S-.b!MI ?:et tile .^'J'J.bOO I?rotit V-1 ten vet* Kepnhlienii. Empty Words. "Poos your lover have much to say?" "No. hut that doesn't keep liiiu from talking a great deal.'' T'nquestionnhly the greatest need of lite American eitv today is a hospital service which will not he beyond the niea?<? of the average citizen who de# clines to he an object of charity and who cannot pay the unreasonable charges that are now imposed for private treatment and accommodations. TWO RIVAL SYSTEMS I i By EDNA WARFIELD ( Mr. I'eulield was the proprietor and editor of a newspaper railed the l"n Ion. He had Ids own notions as to 1 bow a newspaper should be mndurted ' His plan was to please many persons as possible. Miss Williams was a ' "new woman" who was supporting 1 herself by teaching. Mr. IVntield met ' her iiii<l was attracted t?? her largely ' on account of her force ot character < and Intellectual abilities. Miss Williams was attrarted to Mr. IVnlield largely on account of admiration for a man in power, for he was a man of authority. Having under him suhcdi tors, clerks, printers, etc. There are as many kinds of newspapers as there are kinds of men. Mr. Penlield's policy was with a view to making his paper pay or what lie '-onsidered the best method of making it pay. Miss Williams' idea of a newspaper was an intellectual engine to mold opinion. That Is what she supposed Mr. I'onfield's paper to be. because she supposed that to be what newspapers are for. They became engaged. One of the triumphs of the Union was the election of the governor of tinstate. for it was generally conceded that the paper's brilliant advocacy of the governor's side and stinging eon demnation of his opponent and his principles had secured the election 5 Hut when the campaign was over the 1 L'uion returned to its independence. ( which meant that it was at liberty to ' please the greatest number, thereby ' securing the greatest circulation and ] consequently the greatest income from j( advertisements. A question of moment came up. in which the governor took a decided j' stand. It was supported by many and ( opposed by an equal number. Miss s Williams supposed that her lover I iviktiM Uf.iml In- till. 111:111 if he til >11 ITllt / Iiim right and oppose him if lie thought ^ iiiin wrong. One day :ui editorial ap- . lu-.-tret] in the I'nion. written in the style of tlie editor in chief. It rend as ' follows; It Is pcrtiaps loo earl.^ to dtse&ver ' whether the governor nns acted wisely In the matter or whether he has been tr discreet. No one will doubt that he has been influenced by the highest motives, thouah t there are those who will deny this, con- , sldering that his object is to fill his pockets Even these will admit that his fire- ' vlous record has been free from making: , money by virtue of the official posi.ions he has held. Tfe-re is but one charge ( against him that has never been.satisfactorily answered, anil Ibis is balanced by many acts that have redounded to the * welfare of the stale. Those who supporl * the governor's policy have the satisfaction of knowing that In the many important 1 political ?|Uestions with which he has be n . identified he lias te n.illy been right. Duly in two eases lias lie be>-n wrong. When Miss Williams read this lender the l?!?aul ciime into her cheek and an ominous light Hashed in her eye. Was this molding pnhiir opinion'/ She liad not Informed herself of the matter hi i cpiestion and. having no opinion mi ii ! was free to i>o influenced L?y the man ' whoso intellectual strength had won | her. (5rent was her disappointment j l.ater in the day she took up the Senti j lid. a paper that had Mttcrly opposeil the governor's election, and read in an article a clear, logical argument as t. why the governor was right on the piestidn at issue and calling on ah good citizens to support him. That evening when Mr. I'etifiohl ailed on Ii is tiancee lie found that she j had gone to spend the evening with an 1 unit. Sinc e sue left no message for i Iii 111 Lie wiis miffed mid did not mil J again for ;i week. Two days after liis article on tin* governor's policy an islitorial appeared in the I tee under tlie J liead of "On Hutli Sides of the I'elice." piotint: front his own editorial and | romparing it with the one on the same j subject in llie Sentinel. Never had Mr. I'eiilield seen himself so ridieiiled in the columns of any of | lii< competitors. So stiiiiriiur were , >ii:iII\ d! 11:?* pnrases ii<??u uiai cv?-i > | ImmIv wciv: That's the painful- j est stint: thf I See ever nave. fla. ha!" i Inoiiiries were made at the ISee office as tu w!n wrote the article, but no infiiriiiaiiiiii mi the subject was given i mil Mr. 1'eiitield was tint seriously j ti*im 1 mimI alim-.t the artiele. He had his | i'idie.v and eousideretl it the only policy ] n:i wiii'di a newspaper should he run. , hut lie henan to feel uneasy about his | I'aneee. He ex peeled in meet her eas- j tally, hut did m-t One tnoriiliii; the I tee aopeared in a , new dress, and the tirst artiele "ti the I editorial pane was an aniioiineement j that Miss Kii/ahHh Williams had | iiounlit the paper and would Iheiice- , j forward he the editor in eliief. When Mr I'eiilield saw this :t 11 iiouiieetueiit a linht was turned on in his hrain that revealed several things. He knew that by Ids attempt please everybody he had disgusted Ids fiatmee j lie knew that Miss Williams had writ- |< Announcements. Announcements will be inserted linger this head until the primary at the ? following rates: For Congress, ; j | County and State, S3; Magistrates and ' Cotton Weighers, S1.00?cash to ac-! company all cards. I FOK CONGRESS. 1 hereby announce my candidacy for congress in the fifth congressional district I stand on my record as legislator :, In the State, as a supporter of Wood-1 row Wilson for nomination for presidency and of his general policy in i the administration of the government! and legislation promoter. W. F. STEVENSON. | ? ten the article ridiculing him in tin*'d Bee. And lie was destined to IVnrn that there were more ways than one of ] running a newspaper. < When Mr. Penfield met Miss Wil- i j linms again neitlier of them referred i ( to their past relation; they met as pro- j \ prietors and mnnngers of two different1 ' newspapers. The editress adopted a policy of not troubling tier renders with 1 her own opinions, but when she did it was after mature consideration and Investigation. and it usually turned out I in the end that she was right. She ' gradually drew away from her rival { and former fiance, though hotli were i successful under their own peculiar methods. Disastrous Fire in Timnionsvillc. Timmonsville, May 28.?The handmme store of the John MeSween com-1 sany with its contents was entirely! j Iestroyed by fire early this morning.The fire was discovered at 1.05 o'clock The fire deparimen' fought desperatcy for three hours, and it seemed at >ne time that they would be successill. but they wore unable to do more han lengthen the time needed for j omplc'.e destruction cf the beautiful structure that has, since i's erection, jeen the pride of the town and one >f the finest stores in eastern Fouth j Carolina. -The loss is estimated at >130,000, with about 85 per cent insurance. 'roniifieiil - Cliestrr Citizen .Hatejv Itace for Attorney General. Chester. Ma; 28.?A. G. Price. one | )f Chester's most prominent citizens, ind a leader in commercial as veil as religious endeavor in Chester ... ln,l?n annnnrf-All hi< 0311(11- I 'IMIl > , luiio? ttiiuui...vs . lacy for attorney general. Mr. Bricc has been a member of he lower houre of the fie a! a.3icnibly for the past few terras. Written While You Walt. As far as imagination goes, E. Phillips Oppenheim is probably one of our most accomplished authors. lie admits ! that his novels are not constructed j with any effort?they grow. "All I j have to do." says he, "is to think up j the barest outline of a plot, find some j congenial place to settle for a while, get a stenographer who is good at taking rapid-fire dictation, and let 'er go!" The imaginative Mr. Oppenheim got the idea for his latest fat the time of going to press) story, "The Double Life of Alfred Burton," while eating a mutton chop in a Strand restaurant Held Letter Thirty Vears. Max Norman, passenger agent for a large transatlantic steamship line, had j returned to him a letter that he mailed , to Captain Larson of the Swedish bark j Superior more than thirty years ago. j It was addressed tc the captain care of the Swedish and Norwegian consul at Marseille, France, and the envelope bore the postmark, "New York, Octo- ( ber 3, 1883," and "Marseille, October \ 18, 1883." "That was written In Sweden to j Captain Larson," Mr. Norman said re-! cently, "by one of our clerks when 11 was with the firm of Bonham & Boyen-! son. and must have lain all these years in the consul s oflfce in Marseille. It was to request the captain to sell her when he arrived. He never came, and I never heard what became of the Swedish bark Superior." 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