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PfTHMKHfctn KVKltY, KRIDAY ? ; v: BY ? ? ? . , w. Xj. McDOWULL. V t Subscription Hatk* : ? One ywJIJ 0. fix montha, Tft eentaj three' uioytha, 40 conta. , Ratks row Advkhtihino : ? Ordinary transient ?d vcrtisraents, (ir*t insertion $1.00 per square ; each eubsc<|Uont in- j ?ertfon 60centa n?*r square. Obituaries charged for at kiihic rates ai ordinary advertising. Candidates' Card* for County office# $6.00. Congressional $10.00. Buslnoas locals, ft cents per line each in sertion. Alt communications addressed to tliif paper must be Accompanied by th? true name a*id a'ldreas of the writer, in or der to insure attention. |{ ejected man. uaeripts will not bn returned. Rates for contract advertising will be an nounood upon application at thaoffle*. Remittances by chocks, drafts and poatal money orders should he made payable to w. l. McDowell, I Camden, 8. 0. ?'-?J-'".1-1 J. J." ii.'-ll ' J'.L * ' CVMPKN. H. C. JAN. 2. 1903 ?i-'JU-J 1 "' ? A JiUIUliT AND HAl'i'Y MCW YKAIt: 1002 with all of Its varied ex periences, its successes and its fail ures, Its pleasures and its pains, belongs now to the invineable past The benign band of a merciful Providence w^s prodiga) in mani fold blessings to Lite peoplo of this locality during tho year. Plenti ful harvests rewarded tho Isbor of the husbandman, and a ready mar ket enabled him to convert the fruits of his labor into hard ."ash; The artlsUn and mechanic; found remunerative work amongst us; merchants enjoyed a thriving trade, and industrial improvement in our midst was marked. Peace, pros perity and progress has been will) us and wo feel to-day their stimu lating influence. Then let us with cheerful huiri, high resolvo and renewed energy meet the duties and responsibilities { which will dovolvo upon ue?, in this, the- lotest year of recorded time. ' With faith in God and our fellow man, and a fixed purpose governed by an inflexible will much can be accomplished. ? We wish to express our thanks for the vory liberal patronage be stowed upon us during the psat jeart* and wj> atart out upon the Now Year with tho determination to give to our readers a better paper .? tha^they have ever had before. To old $nd young, high and low, rich and .poor, one and all, . The Choinlcle wishes a bright and haypy New Year. SEASON OF PROSPERITY. That the people of every section of our slate are unusually proeper oub is evidenced by tho fact that all of the largo cities and many of the small towns have this fall held bazaar*, fairs or carnivals. Every one of these gala occasions haye been a signal success. Large crowds have attended them, upend ing their money free#. Thocarni val association of Orangeburg had $1200 in tho treasury after pay ing all expenses of the occttsioa. When f" crops are short and money scoTce people stay pretty close at home for they can livo cheaper there than elsewhere. During this fall how ever the merry laugh of the merry - makers! has drowned the wail of a few croekera who have cried "hard ? times" from habit. ? Kdgciiekl Ad vertiser. Governor-elect Iley ward is ex pected to arrivo here on January! 0 ICth to take up his residence dur iug it ! a term as governor. The^ leglblature meets on the 13lh and it is expected thnt the inauguration will take place about two week* later, that being the customary time. W hen Governor MeSwoonv'e term expires ho will return to Hampton where ho has consider able businebs interests. The ?ov ernor, however, dislikes t?> ifcux Columbia, and'it would not be sur prising if In t li c course of a com paratively short time ho would wind ?up bis affairs Tri thulT- CTGUttty, rc turn to Columbia and ongage in some business here. ? Columbia Kecord. Au interesting question will be presented to tho members-fleet . from Mecklenburg oounty, N. C., to the next legislature within the iu xi few days. This question wilt b? whether or not Charlotte is to do ?way with the saloons to their pres ent restricted form or whether a ~ 4iapentarr will be placed here. At 'f- the present t Ibm there ate 18 ea Wis the city of Charlotte that required to open at 6 and close * A a effort will b? made to tfcwt r Head oat or two d la- , Ul MM jlU. I:. ' a*! Our holiday wun x>uo of the Lx t arid moat plewjntit we bftvo cvi r apent. Our partial freedom from thqJ duties of 'ho olttd? enabled ih l ? luOfet and nrnglo with many of ou. frienda both p! <umh ii t ! y and profit) bly, During onr holiday we bft. not I, -can altogether i'Jbfi, huwcvt A good deal of our time bf.s bee devoted to overhau'ing and t arranging ? ho mechanical dtipa> merit of the offico which wiil cr.nb us to*tx^cuto our work, both j< ? and newspaper, in u quicker nv ( bettor wanner, whioh will be a ben fit to our patrooa u? Well ua to n Thufl wo mart out on lite Now Ya ' with roof wt'il energy, brighter Iiop* and higher aspiration* than ever b for^'. In the Suto senate of Virginia - few day* ago Mr. Mcllwaino <?U'e - eel aJjtill to prohibit kissdug of t <? Hi'% ?? po^THo admiut# toratiou i. oath* in tint court* of that common wealth. Mr. M[cllwalue wtutcd Urn ho waa Induced td offer thi? bill be * cause of the uucleaniinuftR tn th umcfcHancou* ki??iny of tho book, uud the dauber of tiie Bpreading of disc a bet). The advertising inorehttnt {?; roR|)h)u tho rownrri ho U politico ' ^ to this ChrtaituHB huiI Ihoito who do not k nifty the value of prinU'i'd inl" are wondering why .their trade i* uot iih lurgn iih their neighbor* re ceive. ? Slimier Item. HOYS AMI IMtlNiiNO OF FICES. i [FrotnTho Advance.! I'ul a boy with a fair share of brains into u pi iut ing-oillce mjil it will h? a better school tor him. uirte limes out of t<,n, than an\ other. R;?m? of the greatest nut1 most popular write/ w and statei men l.h<; wot Id ever profduced oh ? ai nod t It o bent portion 01 their ? d ucation while boys in piiiiliiig Olli'M^S. It WIIH tilflO I llti bpit it o> energy and ambition was put ie.U t lie in to cause 1 1 Hi IT) to become <li(< tiuguished it tti I useful among thei fcllowmen. His worse. than tine le?H to put hoy a without hrnina o? binhition into a pi inline oflice, foi such boys never amoiint to any thing practical or useful to then; selvi'M or others/ any where, ,nnd Hi woik in t ho way of instruction ex ponded fipon them is completely wasted. The printing office i? tn pl:\cu for a doll \vho-t>itnply dewire^ to go lljero because the woik i'. li^ht, scorns easy to lite onlookei, and the surroundings pleasant. It is a place for woik for the l?r i?? h ' quickwitted youth who is 11 nihil inu to he Hoinehody in the woild, am can. see and understand a rule, theory or practice ooue'irning t lu tiKe of language, without having t be told the ?ame thing sores ot times a day. it is then fore a irooi place for an observing, thinking and studiously-inclined boy, bti not for ono who cares nothing about reading of an instructive character, or learning of any kind. In a good institution printing odice the average boy has a hette? oppoitwuity to learn the rudiment* of the printing than lie has in at outside one for the reason that hi receives more caieful instiuction ir the details of the art thau is pos sible in one where tln\. -great ma jority of employe^ are engaged in .''piece/work,'*1 and will not lit bothered by giving advice or in structions to Mpproniious or hall' loarned workers whom, they gene rally regard as nnioauces, and as likely so become chcup competitors against them in the fu'uie. In "outside establishments'' every man is generally working for himself, and cares little tor the welfare of the hoys who are seeking to lenrn the business. Hoys in a reforma tory print ing-oMloe should tliMtrt fore make the best use of the time t hey am engaged therein, petf<ol themselves aa far as possible, and bo prepared when t h?- v ?*raduAU) at the school to enter iirsl-clnss out side otlloes ho far advanced as to Hectite respectable positions, wheie there services will be valuable to the oiuployers, and where they will have an opportunity to (earn the more d i 111 cult and rem tin alive tiraneher. (if the art. An ambitious ?md earnest yoUth, of correct habits and moral character, may spend three or four years in h goud re formatory printing-ofrteo wit.ii gr?-ai advantage to hiinst-lf ? 1 u fae?, tw?nty years after he will r?gatd it hb the most proti^fibV period lie bad sjYfcnt. in h s life, and thank his stars that he bad so tine an upper lunity to ,mcI an introduction good a means of earning a respcol able living. XV. F- HI, Comitiiiucs His Nnr>i tivc or HlO St'tMU'S ItHtl Incidents Keen During His Trip io and from t lio Philippines. No. ia. -An 1 suppose the readers of yonr paper are becoming weary of these! dry letters, th?{V will not likely con tinue touch longer. This week I wtlt aay something concerning typhoous, earthquakes, cic. Typhoons U?olla more or 1#*?4 neyercly about ' onto * year, nearly always between April and the Middle of Deccmhor, nod noma* '' OIBM iOD^tH detUBOUot |0, are canted fcwuy? the wooden ii|j (w.r nloiv frontager are blown out*? * whip* um torn frotn^helr rnoorjnjj*, 0 lit n 1 1 craft 1 ad?-n with uxrchaodiafe are wrecked, aul the inh?t w untt? tier from. tUa 6'reeta to in t Jv ? f-nx tlitir premise*, u?d wait in iuunoe at. ;?Uiy tiic conchisiou of the ton; A hurricane of tMn decciip '.i in dcfjolttlcrt Manlli in O'totn : lhft2, <mnd, at tlio uuiiKi litn<v f wind v\ us nccompaiiud by torcnt* of rain, which did yrcni dilutive t<? i be iotr lioi f f the re>?idi uccs wtir< ilOIIRI-n Hlld oflict'ri. A ^ in till llOllli', ciitiii iy made of wood, it fx aald, wii* blown oinr ,ctely ovor, and the. iinti Vf'fl who t. tid taken icfu^M on j, h (; ground llcior were l< ft, without k niouK'iji'a notice, whh the t>ky for a roof. Two Chinamen, who thought 10 economically ponae** i h ri>Kc I v h of [in\ vaui/.ed iron roof? ir.tf, had their heads ucailt covered from! their bodlca by shecia f ?f thia material flvititf through the air. Miuuld in nltjo in constant dant^cr of diHtruVtjon by earthquakes. The moot terloii* ou? wlthidg the I oh' century waa in June 180'f. Tin* fdinck itself Irfatod half a minute, and K 01 Sailing debt in of the up heaved bu'ldinya canned 400 deaths, whilst 2,000 peraona were wounded The toltil Iohh ui> p*4*uerty on that occasion w&a estimated at $8,000,* 000. Official returns show thatlOpub liics edifices were thrown down ; 28 wmo nearly destroyed ; 670 private ?1 wel If nga wtru wrectk$&| end 528 wcru aluioat demolished, Simulta neously, an eorthquoke4cj5;nrred At Crtviu the Port and Ar^eu^l'ht the south pofut of Manila Hay, deatroy in?( bevcrnl public hilding*. Many < 1 tho ruins caused by tbie earth quake a iv still left undiBturbed within the city of Manila, At tb at time, the beat buildings bad heavy tiled roofs, and many continued to, in spite of that severe lesson, until after the shock of 1880, win- n galvanized corrugated iron ro'.tinir came Into general use. In 1880 no lives were lost, but i be dan: age to bouse property wuh considlffthin. ... Prior lo I SOU, the roost serious earthquake recorded, happened in I N n\iMnb?*r, 1010; November 1046: ! August, 1056; in 1075; in 1009; in 171*0 and in 1852 Consequent on the shock oT 1015, all but one Monnetery and two churches. of the public buildings were destroyed, 000 }?*- r??>n? wore killed, and the Govim nor-Oeueral was extricated from the ruins of the Palace. During my stay in the Philip pines I witnessed several severe typhoons and a few slight earth quake shocks. Ouno while running <>n tho Dogupnu an 1 Mnnila llail rciatl juat beforo we pulled out of ' the Kondo station, tho mall cat i rucked nearly as much as if the | train was running. ] l'i?Hides typhoons and eartli iquakes, tho ravages wf dieaae de j stroyed numbers of lives. Th? ' most prevalent diseases being, smallpox, bubonic plague Mind 'chi-dcrn. The reports of the latter Idiacase binct- last March, till Oe i I ? ? I) ;? i 28, 1002 look something like this: Total ct?8i'? reported up to Ont. 28, 1002, 101,505 ; Deaths, 00,010; miikii.g ti mortality of 04 per cent. Up to the the time I caniw aw?j, .June '28, between 25 aud 30 Ameri nana hail succumbed to the drea<l dit.ei.se. It is uot contngeoua bn< infectious, the gorrn ia generally taken Into'thu stomach by eating oi drinking. The aimptoma are vtrv. lent cramps in the ?stomach au<i Umbo, with ? deairo to vomit Sometimes fatal, in 15 minute a. If j the patient can survive 8 hours ' there in h chance of recovery, when I haying ^TirpeT "treatment. ? To he continued. Cabbaffo Plnnt3 for Sale | Tbo hardiest, largest earliest and ! bent Known varieties, principally Sue j cession and largo Typo' NVakcfleld : 1'ilc h f. o. h., hero at $1 fiO pei ! ti.ou-Mind ; 5()00 at $1-25 per thousand, '.Special price* on laruro lots. Ad 1 Iroia Norman II. Biitoh, j Meggct',.S. C. i (lordoti Telephone from Charlca ; ton. A Guarantco With Evory Puiclmae. We gnatanfoo every article sold by v?, :?t no matter what price,' to give satisfaction. Same with repair woik. Weinberg liroa. j- Bridge to Let. Tii County coivtmiKtionera will be tit | Uh. JI MriilffO on Thursd*y, January ' K>tii, 1 l>02, ?t 12 o'clock M., for the pur j i-i >;u: oi receiving bid.i for repairing sa?.d ' liri'Lf. Plana and ape.e.itlcatidna made j known oo?l*y of lotting. J. B PHELPS, Supervisor. MONEY TO LOAN. On first Mortgage* on improved farm# i:t seven per cent, interest on auma of ' $1000.00 and over, ami eiirhi per oent n sums of leas than $1000,00, No coin uia^iona 'charged- Kaay terms. Ap ply to L. A. Wittkowaky, Camden, S. C. or <). L. Winkler, 41 Park How, Sept 12. New York, | CAMDEN RESTAURANT. I wftlv to announce to my friend* and .10 public centrally that I have uaovvd <\y rintaurant from low?r Mala street to iit buildinffon upper Mfta street re. ently vacated by Mr?. ?. A.. Parker here I wilt be glad to and serve hem with the best the market aiforto -o*d at morale, prlee* W. T. HAMMOND. jQcok TJo 2/our ^TltOT'CSt* % took 0 ism wA Us 09 m us U) z. HI U) is considered a good thing to bav*?. Properly ussd it loads n m?vn t?> our. storcand he buys irom the stock of good things therein, Have#. money, and ' Gfows ftlc'h. We have a full lino of New GoOds, embraced in our stock tjf Genenil Merchandise., Wo pay especial attention to our Hardware Department. Anew line Table and lAqctUct Cutlery, clause, Shears and Scissors. Everything waratrted. Fine line Saws Engine and Pipe Sittings, Belting , Rubber (ijoods and Leather Lacing. Engine Oils. Handles. Iiridles, &c.' ^iJa-gging, Ties, and Cot ton Sheets at bottom prices. Seed live, Barley and Oats. Fancy and Heavy Groceries. Wagpn and Wagon Material. Last but not least The Pince of Mowers?the Deering. A. D. KENNEDY? Jk.-j I.J. Xifcailw*iy. * Two daily Pullman Wstibuled Limited Trains between South. iiiul New York. Fir*?t-oIasa Dining Car service. The best ; rat en and route to all lOastern citing via Richnumdjind Washington, or via Norfolk and steamers ? to Atlanta, Nash ville, Memphis, Louisville, St. LouisChicao-o, New Orleans nd all points South and Southwest ? To Savannah and Jacksonville and all joints in Florida and Cuba. For detailed infermation, rate?, schedules, Pullman Reservations, &c , apply any agent of The Seaboard Air Line Railway or to J. j. Puller, Travelling ifissenger Agent. Columbia, S. C. O. B. W A L WO RT K; "? ? ? Asst. GgnT. Pass. Agt., Savannah, Ca. ROAD TAX. Notice if) herebv given jiliSt tl.o [ ay turrit of a .ooni tn utatlQft] road tax o cne dollar ($t) Will exempt the tmrty paying it from all road duty during the your 1903. and that this tax iH payable from October loth , 1G02, to February 1st, 1903. \V. It, HOC till Treaburt-r, Ii. C. Oct. 3, 1902. Try an ad. in The Chronicle. Tourist Train. To induce tourist from' the East, North and West to visit Florida and other South ern resorts, each year the Southern Kail way undertakes to do n lit tie more than in previous years to make tho resort* of Florida and tho South more attract ive l? the people of the Fast, North and West and this season have put in service tJip bosi loures*. trainp that have ever been operated in t lie South. The flrsf of these trains established is "The .Chicago & Florida Special," first trip Southbound. January ftth, 1908. This train will -have through sleepers from Chicago, Pittsburg,/ Cleveland, Detroit, - Oiueiuunti and Ijrfuisville, and or* run through to St. Augustino in very quick lime, strain- 'w ill consist of very best Pull. - man car#, dinning cars, and club cars, etc. Hot ween Chattanooga, Tenn., and Jackson ville, Fla ,, there will bo also provided on ? Ms train a first-class * conch, which will be of much accommodation to travel between Chattanooga, Atlanta. Micon and Jacksonville. Rorween Chattanooga aid Jacksonville; the train will only stop nt ltomc, Atlanta and Macon Northbound, this train will leave St. Angusiino ft a. m. ; Jacksonville 9 20 a m ; pass Atlanta 6 20 p. m. Arrive (Jin. cinnnti next morning, ar which place tho sleeping enre diverge to various line*, re-H'liingtJUicago. Detroit, Cleveland. Pitts hurgt the samjb afternoon. This ?'Chicaijo & Florida Special ' was inau^irated by the Southern- luiilway two seasons ago, but this ??>ason tho train will he better than ever before, and will do much towards di verting the people from Chicago and the Northwest to resorts of Florida, instead of as heretofore they going to Mexico, Cali fornia, ?>ld. Soutl\M|^^lailway also operates train known Florida Limited," which is a throush train from Cincinnati to St. Augustino, ftchclduo time of train betweou Cincinnati and Jacksonville is tweouty four hours. The run from Jacksonville t^i St. Augustine is made in an hour. This train has through sleeper from <- incinnaii to Mt. Augustino; Chicaga to St Angus* tinw via X.cuisville: Kansas City to Jack sonville via Mcmphig. Birmingham and Atlanta. Norj h bound , tills train wm leave Su Augustine fl 10 a in. : Jacksonville 7 4 > p. m. Arrive Atlanta next morning; nrrivo Cincinnati same afternoon. From the East Southern Railway will rs. tahlish first trip Southbound. Juuuary 12ih 190.fi their fanous "Palm liinitcd." wliit h is probably the finest thou rest traiii In the world ThU train Southbound will ienvej Now York (dally exoept Sundap) IsMO noon. Arrive Sacksonvilfo - 20 p. m. ; St 8 SO p. ra Northbound, this tTtttff"" Wttt leave St. Augnstinfttdftiiy except Sundays) 11 10 a. m.; Jacksonville 12 SO p. m.; arrive Now York 4 18 *. in, This train, the "Palm Liniitad** in addition to double dailyjier vioe operated alUyear-round between Kew Vork and Jacksonville Tta the Southern ttailwao. * U Is dard to doecribe the lg)a?. ?lifloeuce of these speoUl Florida trains run by the Soothenf Kail way; about all hat cm be said of them is, that they are coanpoerd oa he finest oars that the Pull, man Ooipftnyoaatfikh Wv U. Ttylo*, a. o. r, v~ ffllx ??? bvn r taiiiniiy Real Estate Agent and Collector. Will do any aud all kinds oi collecting at a very reasonable commission. J. Steectman, (Sot to /i SBuyer. Office at H. G. ?Platform in Reir. Crnost SSrastnytoi VXfi tpiciaw awb Sm^c< Camden, S. C. Offioe in Bank of Camden Build Residence, Fair street. (S. N. Residence.-) Cures Blood. Skin Trouble?, Blood Poison. Greatest Blood F Free. If your blood is impure, thin, d{| hot or full of humors, if you hftVI poison, cancer, carbuncles, ontlx scrofula. eczem?\ itching, rial lumps, scabby, pimsly akin, boi catarrh, rheumatism. OfHlny oth< or skin disease, tako Botanic Balm ill. B. aecording to d Soon all ?ores heal, achs an<lpi i the blood is njado pure and rlohj tbo ?kin free from every ernri giving the rich glow ol perfect! to the skin. At the same time,* improves the digestion. cures dyi strengthens weak kidneys. Jm medicine j for old people, it plv( new, vi^jrons blood. ))ruggist, large bottle, with directions fop cure. Sample free and prepaid by writ, ing Blood balm Co., Atlantu, Ga. De scribe trouble and spccial free medical advico sl?o sent Ih sealed letter. B. B. B. is especially advised for chronic. dopp-Rontod eases of impuie blood and skin disease, mid euro after hll cite fail a. ? MA.NUFACTURMUB OF? Doors, Sash, PareliaMOQi: we gnaranteo sn sold South, and money. Window and ?pvoialtf i * Camden's Grea v Jrirsch S&ros. The fastest growing house in Ci markable run oi progress. The ri| Belling Keeps the wheel turning bei profits, and quick turnovers is our ; jty to he waking up to* our superior. ' Count with your fingers the mereL our plans since we have been in Cnnj That's right toys, if a man < follower, then some one else w,iU h he competitors* Hgh for the good ol charge you what I hoy pleased. H i big business has put that antu(ut*ti We ? re need to busy days, tttit i 6 ok us oft'ourfVet. A lpok into* you what store it^tloiug the ttiisinek People naturally seek the Jarg^sfe stoek to make their selections. Hi the largest by far in Camden. ? goods. Saturday night aqd Mondal Thirty-seven Hundred Dollars w< Just follow the crowds, sad at. Owing to the immense sales we havedecided to go North in a fcw - - have decided to make h\g out, pricx|| order to t *? ?: BIG GUT PRICE OR! 54 in. Broad-cloths all loading 95c. 00 in. Blk-Choviot Berge, wori s 52 in. Panama Cloth, all color*, . 42 in. Melrose all loading shades, 44 in. lilk Henrietta at OOc worth Big cut In rei^pnd white iinniiet^. jSiderdowa iir-all colors at 25c woi Here is your chance to buy a Silk / 36 in. Blk Taffeta at $1.00 worth. 27 in Blk Pan Do Soir at $1.10 i 27 In Elannol Taffeta all coiors im wear, Sat 1.00 worth 1.25. ? - J Big lcUx Taffeta Silks, Uack and; all worth '25 per cent, more mo! s; LADIES' SHIRT 1 In Silks bo geon to nd Velvets alleoor,. e appreciated select frou, all sizes CUT IN LADIES TM Tt^o* niade Suits at 7.5 Tailor made Suits r<w irsch's., Almost eVerybod?ki>W Is season. We keepfcroif-toaj m its nose to Camden is bringing; kpt horse shoes. We are sjIo * ? Go's Black Bottom Shoes, l<)r | K- guaranteed to 'give, sat is^tfi ?xehange. Sole agents for tho In en; nothing beftor on the rn&rlq v"TVe handle more clothing than all of Oamden put together. Nothing better n Stvause & Bros' High Art Ofetblng. We sunince jmluiv with orery .sijit. . ? Men's Busineirs ^iClktr3^M 6.:00?i Wen's Fine Suitsllt 7^(^10 <)0t 7l50r: worth 25 per cent. more. - Boys* Suits from 50c up to ?.00. We t to-our bo\ s suits at 2jOO> 2.50ajjd8.00. be seeri to be appreciated. The best values ! market. - ? l Su_. - ? > ? r "" ?