The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 20, 1911, Image 3
HKN the congress of the
United States at Its last
session appropriated
money for raising the 111
fut.?d battleship Maine it
jnade tin Important pro
viso In connection with
the gigantic wrccklug
project. The stipulation
in question was to the effect that the
.* remains of tho mombers of the Maine's
? '.'ercw ^hlch havo never been account
fiii for shall when recovered bo
brought back to the United Stafe* and
' Amjelnd. jwlUx due honors. Probably It
'has cscap^d the memory of many of
" our read?r? that not nil. of the ship's
company on tho o'.d Maine were ac
counted for after that vessel was
blown up In Havana hnrbor Just on
"tho evo of the Hpantati-American war,
which this tragic incident did so much
f.o precipitate. However, such was the
m o?*
MJTLINQrON
mhohal ceMcrrw
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-^uSSfSJTtSL^i
tlOHOMEW t TO TUP UNKnOWN 0?d0
case. Captain (now Rear Admiral, retired) Sign
bee, who was In command of the vessel on the
fated night, escaped together. with a number o!
f his officers and men, but a large proportion of
?? the ship's company went to watery graves. Fol
lowing the disaster there were recovered the
bodies of 153. *nen of tho Maine's crow, but more
than three score of the men who gave up their
.llvea for their country on that night have never
to this day been accouuted for. . Tho officiate of
the government are all confident that tho remains
of these missing men will bo found in the hold
of .tho wrecked , vessel when she Is raised to tho
?, surface in accordance with the elaborate sal
vage plans now in progresp. Probably only the
'skeletons of the unfortunates will remain, but tho
government. will provide a regulation coffin - for
each and accord tho full honors of tho service in
connection with lntejment In their final resting
"place.
- , It is fitting that the national legislature should
? designate Arlington as the resting plaoe of this
__ final grim muster squad from the long-submerged
Maine. Fcr Arlington Is probably tho most Big
nlflcant of all our" great national 'cemeteries, and
' her? already repose in their last dreamless sleep
those othef herooa of
tho Maine who gave up
their Uvea because of
treachery. The re
mains of the Maine's
men that 'were recov
ered Immediately aftot
the disaster were first
? v Interred In a cemetery
Ht Havana, but arraugehi^>q.t3 .were later made
to transfer them to their native land and they
were reinterrcth at Arlington with nolonin cere*
raony the latter pj?rt of December, 1898, about ten
monthf* after tho Maine went to destruction.
Alroady plans are under way for a splendid
monument to be erected; after the new graves
shall have been made, to all. the victims of the
Maine... Rear Admiral Slgsbee, who was in com
mand of tho tll fctarred vesBel, is interested in the
project and bo are many other prominent public
spirited citizens, including a number of the men
and women who were instrumental In raising tho
money for that stately monument to the Rough
Riders in connection with the placing of which
former President Roo?evelt delivered one of his
beet addresses. Within sight of tho graves of
the Maine victims at Arlington also 1b the tower
ing shaft of tho monument erected by the Na
tional Sooiety of Colonial bames in honor of the
memory ot the heroes of the Spanish-American
war, more than one thousand of whom?victims
of the Cuban fcampalgn of 1898?rest within the
shadow of this lofty tribute.
Indeed the green hillh of Arlthftoft overlook
ing the Potomao rtver just opposite the city oi
Washington are covered with trinuteo In granite
and marble and bronze to the nation's heroeB?
men who fell In three wars. There are notable
general monuments such as those above men
tioned and' tlio famous "monument to the un
known dead," erected over th? unidentified re
mains ot more than two thousand soldiers that
fell on the fields of Bull Hun and other scenes
of conflict in Virginia. And there are also monu
ments over Individual graves which are of tho
greatest interest (o all visitors to the cemetery.
Among theaq latter are the eculptured tributes
over the graves of Gen. Phil. Sheridan, the fa
mous cavalry leader, General Crook, the great
Indian fighter, and the gallant Lawton.
Arlington was, prior to tho civil war, the home
of Gen. Robert E, Lee. the leader of tho military
forces of the Confederacy, having como to him
through his mar.rlago with the great-granddaugh
ter of tho Widow CuBtls, who married George
Washington The fed'eral government-confiscated
the property during tho war, butj later reimbursed
tho Lee family for it. The old manor house,
which was tho home In turn of several very
prominent citizens of the republic, still stands in
a perfect state of preservation?an ideal example
of tho southern manor houso of tho colonial pe
riod and not a stone's throw from this old dwell
ing is the amphitheater, with a capacity of 5,000
persons, which was erected In 1873 and is the
scene of all memorial exercises, such as those
which wnr be held for the Maine victims, when
the remains of the rear guard of the battleship s
martyrs Bh&ll have been recovered and biought
homo to rest with their shipmates.
A GREENBA CK S TOR Y
HE other day In the Treasury building
a heap of worn-out greenbacks lay
awaiting Nirvana by tho fire route
when, in greenback lingo, of course,
a bill tmggested:
^Let'a kill timo by autoblographlng
a bit> Wake up there, Onebuck! Sup
pose you tell us upon what occasion
In your oplniou your purchasing power was great
est, or least ?" ?
?i | A lop-eared bill yawned and answered:
."I've bought Borne pretty nifty things In my
day. Drlfiks for two boes who'll Just hit town
; after 200 miles of imprisonment In an empty
?freight car, a photograph a girl had taken to send
her soldier boy sick In the Philippines. Once I
paid for a ticket out of Chicago to some Indiana
? tOWP " . ? ; , '
- . "Pretty .good a? 'ar as you went," cut In the
V Interlocutor. "Now we'll hear from Fiver."
; ?. "Well, I urged a messenger boy to walk a
block In IS. minutes?" ?-% --1
"Listen to-the bromide I1' Greek chorused the
A others. "Next!"
. , ? Another one-dollar bill responded. Judging by
, appearance he had the heart of the poet, for even
in that tattered company his raggedness w&s no
. tlceable He spoke softly:
"I once paid, for jtfce pearl of greatest price. A
woman, whom the world had brutped, took me to
a drug store and converted mo into a tiny viol of
The interlocutor cleared his throat suddenly
and called on Old Hundred.
"Vy never' boaght anything worth much, I
must confess," 'responded the hundred-dollar bill,
"and I always got a grouch when I saw myself
bring in so Utile Of tho real goods. Oftenest I've
been spent in suoh foOl ways that I blush at the
remembrance, as for Instan9e, when Reggie left
me in a Broadway shop In exchange for a gilt
basketful of purple blOsboms not to do named in
the same day with the common or garden flowers.
. "At one time I thought I had fallen, into quiet
quarters for good. That was the time when a
horny-handed Jay of the good old homestead spe
cies took me in payment for his crop of 'taters
and let mo sleep out the spring and early sum
mer in a red yarn sock, but one morning in Au
gust. ererthe dawn had flushed the faintest rose,
even before Cbantecler had flapped his wings,
I was yanked out of the sock and deep down
within mo I knew that it was mo for the giddy
whirl *u?aln. .
"After all, it was refreshing to be back where
things were doing and being done at the county
fair. I longod to get out of Jay's trousers pocket,
but Jay was foxy. The barkers barked strenu
ously before I got out of the pocket. However,
cope out I did. and?well,' thinking it over dis
passionately, I believe the privilege of seeing
what was not under the walnut shell oame higher
to Jay than did the fool gilt basket of flowers
to Reggie on Broadway."
Onebuck held up his hand, craving speech.
"Well, Onebuck, what is it?" asked the inter
locutor.
'T once bought the blue chip with which a
good but erring youth staked the last dollar of
his employer's money which he had taken, mean*
.... .. ;
ing to pay It back?the Chip with which the youth
recouped and saved, honor, good naruo, and?"
"Shut up, Onebuck! - This experience nieetln'
is on the level. Two spot, what's tho story of
your biggest purchase?"
The two-dollar bill spoke, deliberately, soberly:
"Upon a certain May morning n young man
with dreams in his eyes grasped mo with trcm
blfng Angers and took me to the city ball. I
could feel his heart beat aB he went, and every
rod or two I heard him say: 'Angel! Joy of my
soul! Beautiful darling, soon to be my own!"
"Arrived at tho improssive atone building my
young man, still trembling, said something in an
inaudible voice to the party behind the desk.
Evidently the party behind tho desk was accus
tomed to mind reading. Ho understood what the
young man wanted all right, and after a few pre
liminaries the young man handed mo to the party
behind the desk and received in exchango a slip
of paper. ?
"You think a slip of paper an insignificant pur
chase? Well, you've got several thinks coming
to you. That spring day when the young man
carried me to the city hall, my purchasing power
was greater than it has ever been in a long life
time. I bought more?"
"I know," butted In Onebuck. "What you
bought for your young man Was Happiness with
a blg H!"
Twospot looked at Onebuck sadly, pityingly,
"My boy, your innocence is positively refresh
ing. What I bought for my young man that May
morning In the city hall begins wltb a big H all
rtfbt, but it dossn't end with s."?New York Sun.
'is
In the Knd, There, After AH, Muet Be
the Coarf of Last Resort
Court of Lett Re
? In the Mettor.
? V ?%' V !' ' "Jl'A1 * * lr-T? '-*?T"?
Do not despite the public?neither
Its money nor Ite praiao. In tho last
< pernor^ UBkDnUlir H tho Judgment seat
of all and orery art, Ite praiso is pro
clone as its sincere fcfayer for your
| gtnwwu forclvso?M for t?? unthlDk
h- v . ? - f' . fi~ ^ \
lag wrong It. did you in the past; its
LWodk done. anJjta encouragement to
you togoon tulAllingyoumltin.tlia
futuro. Yea, I plead for the public;
and 1 plead especially for the publlo
of these United States, which is con
tinually bring made the butt of for
eign condescension. A?<tf other coun
tries never lost their geniuses! As
>
If this wore the only country In wfilcfi
geniuses found no home! You ajre
irronfc when you compere the people
of thla country with .the people of
France end other European countries.
to Its detriment. The peonle of this
country are young and In the making.
They are busy making homes, and
Tamni*a tar<r* nation Tor themadTe*.
A growing and a working people)hare
less time for enjoyment than ha*? the
dScd and the Idle. In their pleriauadh
they can but 'ape their elders.? snd
replug, ahow themselves, perhaps^oftsa
ridiculous, allly and gauche. But give
them time and they, too, will learn
3?lsdoin and And a real and living hap
plness. fhe wonder !? thatthey do so
well But Jet them do well or 111, you I
TVill tvftlp them better..uoi by crltlClaJ
ing end decrying, but by offering them
the beat you havr. thorn wittll
your genius, and ao advance tKein to
"a worthy place among the othor dvl
limiona ct. the world. If you .are a:
l true ideallat, aa well aa n true artist
that la the least-you cando.j^Tem jiio
Soott, In the Forum. ;
Talks
HAS PRAISE FOR NEWSPAPERS
Qu?ln?at Men Aro Warned by To
pskan Ag?ln?t Advcrtlatng
AbliMt.
"If you merchants want advertising,
K<> to tho planth that haw built your
city?-tho newspapers. They advertise
you more thun tho little 6x6 display
ad you place In one corner of them
can pay for. They tsometimes say
nice thing* about you, and often they
don't nay thing* about you whjch are
not nice. The newspaper* aro the beat
advertisement a city or u group of
business men possesses."
Thin was (he keynote of a talk de
livered boforo 160 representative busi
ness men of Kansas City, Kan., by J.
M. Hoblnaon, a well-known bualneaa
man of Topcka, Kan., who discussed
the system used by tho buslueSs
houses of that olty In avoiding tho
Advertising Abuses forced on mer
chants by lodges, churches and other
organisations In the form of programs,
etc. Ho said In part:
"We formed our aasoclatlon seven
yeara ago at a committee meeting 6f
the Commercial club, Kach member
of tho committee present had beon
held up that day for from $5 to $10
each by some organization for adver
tising space in a programs for ft so
cial or something of iliG irinu. Wf 4*?
elded right there to eliminate objec
tionable advertising and public sub
scriptions from our- dally business
life, and after dividing advertising un
der tho heads of legitimate and ille
gitimate, we decided that outside.of
the newspapers 06 pe* cent of It was
illegitimate.
"We have formed an association qf
representative business men, and now,
when a committee from a church,
lodge or other sociul or civic organiza
tion comes into our business houses
for subscriptions or to sell space In
an advertising program, wo refer
them to a secretary, whom we pay to
look up such requests. If the propo
sition is a good one, we subscribe to
it; but the merchants are not both
ered by solicitors or 'forced' to give
money for advertising which does not
bring results by the fear that ft com
petitor doWn the street will get Into
(he good graces of tho solicitors by
giving money.
"In Topelca It ufied lo bo that a
lodge which had a deposit In a bank
would tfo to^ho ofllclaJs{jof the Insti
tution with a program, and they eith
ed had to take $2 or $5 or $10 of ad
vertising or to lose tho account, and
by taking tho subscription tho, bank
officials gave tho solicitors a leverage
on every other bank in town. Wo do
a great deal of charily work nt a
small cost to each member of tho or
ganizatlon.
"In the case of a public enterprise
liko building a new Y. M. C. A,
building, we pledge ourselves to give
$5,000, for Instance, provided the so
liciting committee raises a like
amount from (he business men who
are not members of the organisation
One member of our association, whose
annual assessment Is $24, found that
he was saving so much In, the Aral
tfionth by our plan that ho wrote tho
secretary and Wahted to send an addi
tional $24 to the fund. We never have
lesB than $10,000 In Our treasury, and
never have we failed to contribute
liberally to every -public enterprise,
such as street fairs, conventions and
all forms of charity. Wo allow our
members to advertise In any legitl
mate newspaper, in tho city directory
and to contrlbuto to the Provident
association, but wo fine them If we
catch them advertising In the 'Illegiti
mate' formed-? r
Even the com*
pany advertises its produots.
Think that over.
Know Art of Advertising.
When in 8ervla last Bummer E. M.
Newman, globe trotter and travel lec
turer, saw a number of dolls hanging
In the front windows of cottpggs
throughout the country, and on mak
ing inquiry learned that they had been
placed thero by aspiring widows who
again wanted to enter the bonds of
matrimony, and, according to the cus
tom of the country, placed the dolls
In their windows to notify men that
they were ready to accept proposals.
"It is a curious custom," he agrees,
"but according to our modern Ameri
can commercialism, 'It pays to adver
tise, and If this is true, the wldowB of
Servia have solved the problem of a
definite means by which they can in
vite courtship and a second venture
Into matrimony."
Our Critic*. .
Prof. Brander Matthews, in one of
his brilliant lectures at Columbia cOl%
lege on the draVtia, said:
"Then thero Is the auditor of an
other type,
"A famoys actor, at a Christmas
entertalnmont at a Fifth avenue mil
lionaire's palace, rose to recite Mrn.
Browning's 'Dead Pan.' As be an*
nounced his subject and prepared to
begin, he heard a lady .near him say
distinctly:
" 'What is the next piece? Some
thing funny, I hope. Ob, yes?"The
pead Pan!" Dear me, how oddl Of
course it must be funny?something
about bad coding, I suppose.' "
Advises Unions to Advertise; .
President James M. Ly*cto, of the In
lns quoted to the effect that sensible
advertising of the accomplishments
achieved by trade unions Is advisable.;
He says that it Is Important that the
public'
FIVE POINTS OF TRAOE
Advertielng Is buelnea*.
Advertising Is on* oi th*
five working llnko In th# chain
of *v*rlaatlng profit.
Advertising |? on* of ThO
Flv* Point# of Tr?f(o.
Tho ouoooooful ooniumm?<
Hon of trod*, whatever tho no*
turo of trod* may bs, raqulroo
full approolatlon of The Flv*
Point* of Trod*.
Tho Flr*t Point of Trad* la
something to **ll.
Th* 8*oond Point la a place
to eell It In.
Tho Third business mamtgn
mrnt and adequate working
capital.
Tho Fourth, aalesmsn and
employee*.
Th* Fifth, advertising.
The Idea that good* **ll
themeelvee haa exploded.
Th* merchant who eontlnu**
to labor under the sure-tore
*ult-f*tally apprahenelon, that,
If h* furnlehea the beat of
good*, mak** th* prlc*s to suit
tho publlo, and ha* a conven
iently arranged ator* or war**
room*, th* ch*ap**t grade of
talesmen and saleswomen Is
all that is n*c*ssary In tho **ll?
ing department; will find, ex
cept In exceptional exception*,
that hi* loglo I* too leaky to
hold bu*in**s water.
The quality of salesmanship
has as much to dd with profit
able trade aa the quality of
good a.
POLITENESS BUSINESS ASSET
Cultivating a Pleasant Disposition Sur
est and Beit Way to Win
Appreciation.
"Politeness It a business mhv^sv
the command of every girl vwbo must
earn her own living," nays Anna
Btopno Richardson in tho Woman's
Hume Companion.
"Hhe may not be ns expert with t,he
typewriter, the sewing machine, or
the drafting tools as her fellow-work
er, but she can always hpld her own
when It corneB to courtcsy. She may
not be able to wear on smart tailored
suits and blouses ah the girl at the
next desk, but she can be Just as po-.
life or niore so. Hhe may lack the
strong personality which Is such a fac
tor In snoring business success, but
if she will cultivate politeness, the
much coveted personality will develop.
"You can say 'good morning' to the
elevator starter, or the elevator oper
ator, In a way that will make him
flay to chum after you pass, "There
goes a lady, n real lady."
' You can say good morning' to the
little red headed office boy who put*
down your time, in a way that will
make him say to the'little cath girl o?*
messeftger with whom ho Is always
scrapping: "Sny, if you was like her,
I'd marry you some day.'
"You Bay 'good morning' to your em
?ployer In a way that will make hlra
realize that you are a credit to his
establishment, a womanly girl, not a
human machine whose sole office Is
to turn out so many circulars a day.
"You can eay good morning* and
'thank you' and 'please' as you go
through your day's work, to the fresh
young file clerk, to the Irritable call
er, to the nian in searcb-of-a job, In the
same simple,. unaffected, sincere way,
until politeness becomes a habit and
the drudgery of earning your own 11*'
ing is transformed Into the Joy of In
dependence, and those amonc whom
you work look for youf coming with
pleasure, which, after all, 1s one of
the rewards of living. We all love ap
preciation, and politeness wins appre
ciation as the sun draws flowers from
the earth." ?
Advertising In Its last analy
st* la simply a matter of car
rying Information to the read*
er. It la education pure and
simple.
Use Modern Method*. 7
~ Advertising mediums was the chief
topic of discussion at the regular meet
ing of the Binghamton (N. Y.) . Mer
chants and Advertisers' association re
cently at the Court inn. Concerning
the value of the newspaper, William
McMahon, advertising manager of
Slsson Bros., Weldon Co., said In
part: "In my estimation the hand
bill and the rest of its kind bear
much the same relation to the rec
ognized best means of publicity' as
the old-fashioned muzzle-loading blun
derbusses of the past do to the rap
id fire magazine guns of the present
day. if you were going out gunning
today you wouldn't select a blunder
buBs. Then why, In hunting up pew
business, do you use those same
methods?
Circulars in Chinese.
Advertising circulars in Chinese, Is
sued by the Singer Sewing Machine
company and Standard OH company,
together with translations, have been
forwarded by Vice-Consul General Stu
art J. Fuller .from Hongkong. These
Illustrate up-to-date, progressive meth
ods of reaching out for trade in South
China, followed with success by Amer
ican houses. From correspondence re
ceived at the bureau of manufactures
it would seem that other Arms are
about to adopt a similar course In
reaching the 400,000,000 Chinese. The
circulars; according to a consular re
port, will be loaned to Interested
firms. ? . .
Knowledge.
Knowledge Is indeed that Which
next tp virtue, truly and essentially
ritm nno P3?n above another. It <te
1ah?a one halt of the human soul. It
&aScM belhl pleasant to na, flttf thh
mind with entertaining views, iftd ad?
ministers to K a perpetual serif# of
gratification. It gives eaae to solitude
E^acetulne&a to rctlrem?at--Ad? ,
dlaoa. -..-a
doeSl Plsplay Hetp?
Every user of your goods that goes
by the store la a possible customer
and amenable to the li^fluenc# of your
windows. Ars yon jprf*iag your *1*
MMi
WORK OF LAW-MAKE
The South Carotin* Solons are
at work dispatching the buslnei
for# tbtm,
Dr. Crouton, senator from It
ton, has Introduced in the ami
bill to provide for a State hl?
commissioner.
A bill to establish "the Btato
of charatlea" will be Introduoed
house by Frank B. Clary. This'
bill favored by the State socU
cburltie* and corrections, of
Rev. A. T. Jamison la prea
Senator Clifton of Sumter, h
troduced u hill to provide for a
rniBHlon to investigate and repoi
organization, conduct, operatioi
feet arid purport pf relief depart
of common currier* and other ?
organisations.
A system of protection and c
vution of South Caroling'a t n
resources Is provided for In a I
be Introduced In the house by
well M. Ayer, representative
Florence county. The bill cal
the appointment of a conaer
commission of eight members, t
tablia^iment of the office of Sta
ester, to be held by the State cc
Blotter of agriculture, and outll
system of defense both ugaina
datory interests and against
army of the-, thoughtless. Th
goes Into aome detail in dlrectl
organisation of a State fire
merit. The bill makes dangeroi
of carelessness or wilful negl
misdemeanors and provides fc
punishment of offenders.
The State forester shall be
fire warden, the bill Bays, an<
have as deputies the county
visors In each county. Each
shall receive $100 annually li
tlon to his salary aa aupervlsoi
The act authorizes the appoi
of other deputies, employes of
companies, to be paid by the
flL . f.lHMni whn
serve without -pay except
actually fighting fire. The pa
working shall be $2 per da
fire wardens are to take due
tlons to prevent fires, as we
fight them after tbey are set
are also to report on fires and
eral forest conditions.
The bill would outlaw the
of stringing electric wires
It provides a line of. $26 to
each violation of this sectlb
Seventy-five per cent Of f
ceived from wardens in fines
to the forestry department a
malnlng 26 per cent to th
fund.
The bill provides an ?pj?r|
of $1,000 for the expenses
llshlng the department and
a detailed report on forest
in South Carolina to be
year.
" The act Is to take^eff
ately upon its appirpval by
efnor, -J
Some New House Bl
Mr. Mowe?, relating to
Mr. Casque, to make an
atatement of account prima
dence of correctnesis of a?
magistrate court.
Mr. Brice, to-exempt pre
d ru ggls Is" frSTBTjuyy autre
Mr. Brlce, to amend the
preemptory challenges so
prosecution will hivo mor<
nlty in striking off unsi
jurors.
Mr. Brice, a mnrrige licer
To require Clemson Al
and Meohanlcal college to
fertilizers on demand of
without requiring purchaser)
niah name of manufacturer \
ufacturers' analysis of;said x
Report Oil Bills.
A divided ieport was rett
the judiciary .committee oh
llsle's bill to require marriage
in this State. Senator Carllsli
the majority favorable repo*J
Senator Lide returned tho
unfavorable report.
A favorable report wan made
judiciary committee on Senate
livan's bill protecting keepers
tela - and - boarding
committee on medical affaire
ed favorably on- Senator C
bill proposing to, make It, a
meanor to spit upon, the floor 6
senger coaches and cars. ''j|
Senator Croft's bill to ra
amendment to the conetltuti6&.
Ing to the associate justices o
supreme court was reported
ably.
Senator Carlisle offered a Join
olutlon to provide for a comml
to Investigate the "Torrens sys
of land registration, to prepare
for Its adoption and to report'
next annual session ofr the gene:
stfmbly. Thq commission will co
of five members, two appointed
the senate and three from the; ho:
An unfavorable report came i
the finance committee on Sen;
Whart$n's bill proposing to lnsti
a State license of $50,000 for circt
showing In South Carolina.
A dividend report, the majority
port being unfavorable and the
nority favorabfe, was returned by ??
Judiciary committee of tho senate
Senator Carlisle's Joint resolution
request t^e attorney general to <
miss the appeal in th^'merger' si
Senator Clifton of Sumter returi
the majority unfavorable" report
8ems Senate Bills.
Sullivan;; A bill to requ
telephone companies to fuptyh
nections to their subscribers '
extra charges and to . pro
alty fqr refusal
" Mr. Mauldin; A bill to
exhibition of
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