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Remittances l>y checks, drafta and postal money orders should ho made payablw to W. l\. McDOWK (At, f'amdon . S. C. j OAMDKN. H." (3.. J)EC. U l'JOC Thanks. Many of<nur friends have kindly re me m ho red us lecently in tho pay mont of their eiihcrlpt'jlooM to The Chronicle for which wo thank tbem. Yen, most cordial ly do wo thank those citi zens of hoth town and county who havo ho liberally patronised us. Wo assure them that we are allvo to their interests, delivering at their doors a newspaper that in carefully and conscientiously com piled and that is a? excellent an the money wo receive for Bald papei wi.l permit our making it. We trust that wc have pleased an it has been our ono and constant aim. ? Again wc thank them and wiuli each ami every ono a merry Chi ist iiikh and a hitppy and prosperous New Year. Tho Now OtdinaiK'W. Perhaps nnu of tho gtoatost prob IctpH now confronting tho people of the South is that of Inbor. 'tin scarcity of Bamc iH ho mar lend thnt tho question in assuming alarming proportions. TI^m being n free country, nc cm not aland on thu lour 'ddes of town with revolvers in hand and 11: o upon tho party that cares to leave Camion to seek ? mployment elsewl-ert. ? 'In rogro in free to roam where he will o: follow whom In* wit'. If the pb of tho North offer liini higher t-?i* In? i?'? thau lit: i* getting heu- wo cuti or.!; Buhiuit. Hut this much in certain/ tho town Iiuh ii right, to puss micIi ordinance* m it hcch fit for the weltaio andHj?t crest ot' tho people living within the town. Ami ho, witile the laborer may he lurod to distant statea, yot while an id laborer is serving an cmployeo in tho oitv of Camden nnd then is lined away, the party who is guilty of lur ing this servant. has committed a mis demeanor nnd U subject to pun. ah mont. This ordinance which has recently gone intp effect nhould have the hearty ro ?"?????. <** >i?i n>u mm approved ()f tho people of (''aiuden. It may induu ih tit tint newly acquired servant will bo allowed to stay on your prem ises for a while at least? it it be pos Bible to acquire n servant at all. The matter an it Mauds is simply this. The negro from the country comcH to Oamd< n for employment. Your servant has just left you fo' Mas^achinn tit-; in your <iib mum engage another who has recently loft a cotton patch Then comes i h< hours and days of training her into h'?ui? hold work. Perhaps you J u? % ? met with success and y?uugirl la now well acquainted with her dtplc? and perforata same unti durtnril y. I !.i i.s in the late l'VI In I >erembor st n o one oilers her JumI live timua as mucl. na you give her and away to New Hampshire or Skondunk sbo gets In the meanwhile how about 1 1 farmer? What ia he doini: about it? How ia he tiding the phu e of tin hands that have left him to jo t ?< training in Camden's great school of domonticitj ? That's i he question. That's what the fartner waists to know? how ami whepe and when is he t<> got laboi Answer him, supply hiiu n.id you wi ! be hailed as the South' 9 noblest bene ? faetorV\ It is a serious que fttou. I1 becomes moro and more Berious a: lime crawln ou. Every year is a rep iti ti< hi of the same thing? the cominv of tho country negro to Camden foi education and tho subsequent U?ving it for an aspired bi^llt?ni CMVRber in northen regions. -_We endorse kighlylho nation of 11. Wetrosttbal tho aeducer ?etvants will bo dealt viith to t extent. ofyihe laW?\ it petnHa?* and outranked (lor oadng from our b\n da to pocket tho Bib ofico caught ta the ; ? 11 ot Will? be fthov/B tho door, this time %V*f place the Jaw under hi# oose whit'h tsboiild loach him that hi 8 im 'h' pflomo hand iu dintaau ful to un the'/ i .?tead of making tin; labor probh-iti fuMor to wojvo ii? r>n 1 y add* to i < m more tlifli'Mi t solution. Not oi, I v' ii thin troublo experi eoo? d with liooso eervanN, an we learn that pretty much the uam<i con. ilii.nn o\ uflaira *? x i h I at i he cotton liiillH, hmUaurlo* aro n<>nt lu te I'rou) (ith'-j* mills toontic! operative* ntoay . To til* no'1 r <?f thu cotton mill Opcifllivi: tlu/t (>f<liMHiie?5 applies with equ'.il strength- ? uarf u ill he < nforccd Tim Tragedy lit (JufTimy. Not only in GulTney did the hoi rible murdef of Mr. Honuut an .1 Mr. I)nviion arou*e Inteime indignation, i Mil kII over tho fctate wuh this dis graceful all'tiirn deplored. Two men in defence of their bwcethearth w ere hIioI down like Ijl'hhIh . A ho tel keeper Inntead of protecting his gucbtH hooame their aggreftHor, milk ing an attempt to crawl through a tranuom of u !ud v'? bed-mom. And when Mr. Ben nut tittid that he <lid not deem hucI) an act L Ii ? act of a gentlemen, lie wnn fired upon and killed, while Mr. Daviuou HUAtaincd wound* that pioved fatal. YVe hi nee 1 1 y truat that the lav/ .will deal with the pei petratCkr? of this crime hh ho ehould b? dealt with. MurderH in South Carolina' hip too frequent. Men must learn t h u t a huaitn life is worth more tliuD the lif-' hf u dog ; wo muni i>'?i ItHVc our fil ia> an fihot down mali* ci'Minly and brutally. Kur th<- justice j due two ij) ?! ii now Mircj jn^ io t be I j d u?t , fi?i tin* c?i tiMt; < ( |ui inanity, for i i tho honor of South ('atolmn uiu> I the law !>?? vindieal? d. ('up l. Sin i til :tl '.?(,oi(;?*lon n Capt.M. L, S 111 ! il Y,\i II) | town thin vv?si'k an tin; otalor of the (hy ?> t.h'? ocoahi')o of i Georjjci o w i, '* f mi tun tii il c< l< l>ra j lion. S;)->aki titf of hi in l Ii o Ooluin bin Si. alt* hh \ a : I ''Sun a' or Lc^rand (J Walko, one of Hut in < ??? t eloquent int o in. 8 >ulh Carolina, inlro.liH-.tMi (.In* orator of tin' <! n v, Jfon. Mnul. Ii Ij. Smith of Cftindeu speaker of th?* li on rcpi# I ?nntitt("-H. Mr. Smith proved Mm* M?i|f to ?>.' i O'IihmI th?! orator of Vth? day. liiw tuiili<t;s v> it |j'>Hliitl oration, hiivfh<{ i ll'* fl ivor of the eloquence of I'run I.luft, the < lahm.-al I learning of Preston and l lie ability ' to adapt these to modern cu&tomn. Such ii n oiaiion cannot lit* ^iven justice in uny oilier Wi^rds tiian itn ! ti wu." (Notice. I wi?h to Rive fair notice llo?t llio ordi nances of tin* city will Im onforcp'i {hiring iXinas mill the holjilavs ,11.' ST TIIE [SAME AS ANY OTIIKIt TIM IO with i tiic exemption of Saturday evening l)et\ j 2;trd, from <? o'clock i> in., when * rs a* iKoiirtl'li* indnltf<'iicu in flre-worku will he i permitted. IU3NJ. II A i LB , I Chief of i'oliee. ! Dee. 20th, I90.>, Christinas J^Coliday Qxcurst'on fficitcs 1<)<>5 (J To All Points Enst of the Mississippi and South of the Ohio ami Potomac (livers via the A tlantic Const Line, Tickets for t.ho public will he soM at one and one third fans pins '25e lor the round trip on^)ec. '-i'2 to 15 1 , and Jan. 1, 1 UOH, final ninrn limit . ?Jtur. 4. Tickets tor Students and Teachers will ho on sale from Doe. 17 to 21 inclusive, with final return limit Jan. 8, upon presen tation and surrender ot ce ) 1 ifi atesigned l>y Supts., Principals or Presidents of the various colleges. Kor further informa tion, call "ii your nearest ticket agent or write, W. .1. CRAIG, General Pass. Aut., Wilmington, NC. Comfort ancT Economy The Wilson respond;; so aocuratcly and ?in failimr! v to ils damoeis that when the room is once wanned, by opening the draft wide you can set the dampers and maintain an absolutely even and healthful temperature. win. a WILSON WOOD HEATER 1 it is just as comfortable in the farthest corner of the room as it is within a few feet of the heater. This means health and comfort. The patent Hot l?last Down-Draft, found-' only in the Wilson, consumes every particle of burnable elements in the wood, thus giving greater heat with one-half the fuel. n \ For Sii!i> l>y W GEISliNMEIMER. coui&Bitn? ? clotuim Fon Mejv &?? WV- W&Yi A large stock of Fall and Winter Dryv Goods, Clothing, Hats and a splehdid line of Ladies Goods of ev ery description. Call and see me. DAVID WOLFE. .. . W ... ? ' ? - 'I Will Hud every < It* j ?: ? ? t moot complete here willi juat ihe righM hin^M for the Holidiy Purchasers Our hue of Table Linens, .Napkins Handkerchief*, Hosiery, Cloves Umbrellas, Etc, uro replete with 1 1m* vciv lust of makes :?nd the very bent values. We will iYom this data oh #ive special sales each day until Saturday, 1 '.?ecinbor '213 rd, 1905. Wo want the crowd as usual and the only way to have thorn is by giv ing certain inducements that cannot be matched anywhere else. , We are showing the newest designs in Pillow Tops, ?ShaiiiM, Bureau Scarfs, Etc 0 Mattins , lilies and Art Squares, Kino Parlor . Chairs, Children's Chairs, Trunk* and ]>ress Suit Cases, Blankets and Comforts, Clothing and Shoes. '' | ?Some great values i .* < Ladies' Jackets. We must close out this department bef.>ro .J 'liu iry 1st. In oraer to do this we have marked every garment down from 'J 5 to 130 per cent,. I7ave received another shipment of those Pictures we have been selling rto cheap. Prices 79, 98, ancljjjU 15. Children's "NO ? NO ? HOLE" Hosiery, all sizes, 10c,' The host that is made for this price. ? I i ? HEADQUARTERS FOR HARDWARE Both as to assortment ;ind prices. GARLAND ST( ) V E S. IV st, Luii^e on the ?la,,kot) tiiomuylil y tested and tried by son;-' o| tln? I i<?- 1 hou, sek comits in Camden. FARM IMPLEMENTS. A1 1< i i n 1 ? . Buy t ho Moline Disc Harrow and Cultivator. Kiiost 1 1 arrowJmtido to p-*niiwg round. I3est line of/Guns in th* Oify. Constantly ordering. Full lin jri pe and Engine Jilt iu<>s. Cm Mil!>ii|n wagons jus! i rv-v ' n Ho iu 1 (Is to his ahead y lull Hue of ^irocorieg, choice llonic iiiiido M o I a^SS e s ./v e i ? v palatable. --S A. D. KENNEDY. ? Ufh/ta/cer and Gurnet. V Come 1 o see us, when y.?u want anything in dry goods, no lions, shoes, huts, cm ps aril u- nts furnishings. We want your business. and to yet it, we linve the goods at the lowest prices. Now it is up to yon to see our stock and get prices before buying elsewhere. If you will call and give us a few minutes we will nrovo just what we sav. DRESS GOODS. In our dress goods you can find all of the latest styles aild colors Kunming in prints from 25c. to $1 .oO per yard. See our all w ool flannels 27 in. wi le in all colors at, 25c. per yard. (let our pricos on all domestic goods, the difference in them j and what von are paying will surprise you. NOTIONS. ' | Wo have a lull line of staple and all of the latest novelties. ! ('all and we will cheerfully show you all of the latest styles. RUGS, ART SQUARES. Drop in and see us, wo have our competitors skinned on the BLANKETS, COMFORTS. We have always load in this line UTTd this season we are out of sight to the front, eon to sec, and you will say so tot). HATS, GAPS. Ask the well-dressed young man where he got his hat, or cap, aud he will tell you Whitaker & Burnet's. If you want to -he "in it," buy from us. Always the lowest price. SHOES, SHOES. To get comfort and save money wear the Barry Shoe, sold only by us in the city very pair guaranteed. If tliey <lont give perfect satisfaction we will give you a new pair or your money back. We mean business. A ) e k is for you to givo us a chance. Lowest price and n<pi- e dealings i? our motto. Very RrappctfulH, Tl/hitd/cer dc Siurnet I J Special Fall Announcemi M Cotton is Up! Wool Is Up! Leatin XT' Is Up! But Still HirscH's Prices -~wr'? Remain I lie Samel ife ' ? : g ((BCiat? cat ui rr^r'jt Wo art; proud of our position this Fall because 1t enabl us (o show iii a substantial manner ho wo appreciate vo patronage. Never before, possibly ncv again, have we i>ei able to be of Hticli great saving to yon uh we are t li is Fa Karly when wool and leather began to go up we began bul ing J) rest Goods. Clothing, Over ats, Clonks and J acker Jeans and all woolen poods, as w 1 as Shoes, simply t o be a position to hold down the price this Fall. In June wh cotton went up we bought thousands of dollars worth ofJ)ril Sheeting, Canton Flannels, Outings, Plaids, Hosiery a Underwear and tre planked our money down. Hirscb's prices must be the lowest. No other store Camden can show you Much an immense stock nor can th match our prices. We have bought enough goods to suppj I i t e adjoining cou'ttics as well as Oamden/ MEET ME AT HIRSCH'S, TH Money-Saving Store of Camden. Fresh from New York, a magniflicent display of the Intel Woolen Frabrics in black and colored. Now is a splendid o| portunity to select y ur new Fall skirt. You can uthke yb\ select ion from amongvfjie choice black goods of jAmeriol Fashions cling to these goods. ITenriettas, Brilliantim 6 ai| line Serges will be especially fashionable. 1'ake Yoi;ir CSIholce 4 5 inch Urilliani ine, high luster, beautiful blsck, v.eaj nicely, extremely popular. A wonder for v 50 Cents. \ 1 50 inch Sicilian. This weave is especia v good for ffepiti skirts, 'l'be. goods is strong, durable and rt t,y. Kxcellentj 00 Cents. 45 inch Cheviot Serge. Nothing give greater satisfaction Splendid for suits or skirts. We still can sell at olfi price ? 50 C'ents. 4 "4 inch Henrietta, a beautiful blank especially stylish thi season to produce the shirred effect; sp?.ci;J ? g 50 Cents. 40 inch all wool iSerge, the French weave ! i _r v weg , ??, very handsome and. very popular, an excellent' aluo 50 Cents. ?10 inch rVn^unn, one of the successes especially. ?' (..* ] t < skirts, a brilliant, black and pretty weave, splendid , CO Cents. ^ngnillicent line of extra wide nd extra fi 1 ten lie tt as, Panama, and Ihilliantin , txedUnt >a 75 - Cents. A handsome assortment, nt excellent lirillianthios. Henri ettas, Serges, Panamas and high novelty wears, all of the !-ver\ latest European importations, each piece a splendid vain Remarkable goods at $1. per yd. We are sbow<nig this season the largest and most coe line of tailor made suits that was ever brought to Ca* ' . In all the latest styles at prices from #5 to $25. We are showing an immense line of Ladies Cravenetts On which have proven so popular. Prices from 7.60 to 15. 0 We are receiving daily Ladies and Children* Jacket Cloaks bought from te bet man ufae.nn < v.? i 21 th hio o />ii June 22inl, 1 f > 0 "2 . "Tito cor onation of King E<iw;u\V' High art clothes arc roy 11 y good clothes, lit, to ::raco the hack of a King ?iflmr "liang*' alone or "fit" alone makes a man well dre.se J. 1 1 is a com bination of the two that ac t-mo plishes it. Stro vise's Art clothes lmng I f rits nud fit. your-figure. There is no 1 >iHlnrin<4 hert> un?l ??^-ssvgging thero (.illicr whca vou Blip t'?n or after y.oRj keep on ^hirig, Cravats, and all tb? Uttlo ari<jl"8 of Dross to go witl "High Art Clothes." HIRSQH "Mies Slay, oi:r head Milliner, and her nssislanta . preparing for our numerous customers the most beautl up-to-date lliK'^nr t be fond in the city. . - . " - ?" - - ? , m ,** '? ' ^ DRESS MAKING DEPARTMENT. Our dressmaking department, which it* again in oj Miss Roweta is riow open, and ready lor business. P.]| orders before the rush is on. TeU }our friend to meet you at U.o Big Store. * . ^ Respectfully, ' ife