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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE Published Every Friday i W. L. Mt DOW til Proprietor NU.i-H * M.DOWOJ. FuUUk?r* ; . " : ? ,;uii *g>w'^ | t M4o?4 >Um Mil a??tU? *1 iIm Pm<*4Ik? ?> t Svalb C tiwliai I ?oi? . tiroacl ill ? - 'I'liom* aw h. Oil. 'i<i, HHI. t'iml llit* Im'kI in your <<?iuitiui?il >? ami um* it f?r all. you tin* nurlli to lit'lp Imilil up your I?uhIim*m?. TIk'U Uk>?.< oilier iiVH'S|iii|ii'rN if you ?'U|| Mtluiil |o, r?H* llicill nil If you CUM ? l>ul l|H?? (liu Iwsl Ulltf I il'kl . Thi' lillg known as i ti t f politician will soon In Vililc tin- fanners ?>l wt'iill) ( 'nrolitia ?ay*> i li w lirceiiwnoi! J 'ally .)?>?) riia I . , In New Vork City ? Im*i-#? are prosperous new Kpit |>)* iM published In foreign language*. New Vi.rk city has a total of l?3 dally and I! ii 1 Wfokiy lieWRpflpCltt. We welcome ji good bunch ol county corroHpoudenee this weak 1'oople read with Interest tho ?lo lUKu <>f folks In the dlffereii: WftloiiH and wo hope bur corroh , pondenis will w ill w regularly. KfTorU iifU being made to start all evening daily at Uock lliil. Tin IiuhIih-hh iih'H of l{oci< Hill are be h 1 1 1 1 1 tlio project and n vIiewspapMi man of (1 r?H*H?l?oro hax expressed a sv 1 1 1 1 ii guess. to Invent 4.5,OUII In thv uhturprlHe. Ilock Hill Ik a ? lt> 1hat dottH things and I liO eiilfipiisi will in* doubt be a ;?Uccc^s. The Slal<* l?'Hlr, winch opmis Or toher HOth and I'ont i aeus i hroiml/% November :t hi, will jjllrart largi crowds, l,ow r.Ulrond rates hav< boon advertised) and special trains Are to liu run to lake cure ol' ilii; crowds, Under tin- able staff ot officer# who have charge of tin OVMIJ thlrt SeaHOn, the best rOStllTB are expected in all t h< depart incits ??/ The Btnteiiiont ha.c been made b. one of the nuwspapii.-, of the . v.it* y t hat "SHi^tto.r Tillman nay a thai Ma jor John (J. Richards should hive been elected governor of-- SiTtlTh Car ollna .Ht the' lawt eh*?tioii." In . J n*? - t ice to hotli Senator Tillman ami llovernor llleasu the -.'iiaior'n full HtatwlUelit shun Id haye be. n niven The above fs only a part <>t it ,\Vhat the* Hetittlor- dtd ????> is tl?iw;. " Kifhurds Is not llie India - rubber politician and hypocrite you insin uate he i.". but an honorable and hightoned man, and should have been elected governor hint yeiir, ii ? haiMcti-r and ability had been com Hide rot] by the voters." I.et upkeep the ix'onl straight. Cup I. M. It, Minllli wilK engaged I Iiihi week iu lli? (rial of Joneph j Ounlap for I In- murder of Charleh Middluton iu Huinier. fjiu cu?e ??'??* j Html a great <|?>hI of Interior, Dili' lap wuh acquitted. Speaking of ttio emui tho .Suriitir rorroBponrtout] of Tho State naya; "The feature of I lift trial wan the iloijiient appeal of L Smitli aiu) hi? ex|>Qtii* j Hon of ill** 'unwritten .In#.' ! taluly jiovcr before In ? Blunter ? ohm 1 1 >< 1 1 1 1 I,.. .1 jiiiVii I"< h flayed a? Mr. Hid 1 1 li flayed Collie WoyilM." vor.vu ititu>K u. 1 1.1.1:0. Former < '11 1 111 If 11 Viiiiiik l.u?Jy I >?*u?l ill .Hiiiiiim-rtoii. , ' > A hpe?lul to tin* Columbia Stifle froip Buniinertoi)* H. Anted Out. I !Mli, ways: "On# of I li<? HaddOtff iragedie? whieh Iiuh over orcyiTtMl III Kiln Section ullOi kcd I IllH .<-<t||| 111 u - ally this morning when Mih. Klleii I>?iih Ku-lianluoii, wife of lionry li. Hlchardson, .lr,, waa killed l?y the n<T.ideu|n| discharge of a Hljolguii M her home, about fj vp 111 1 lew west of lowy. Mr. Klrhardtuju picked MP IiIh gun to kill some ehlekeiiH for ilinnbr, and In Hnhrneeftljpg it a cartridge wan discharged, killing Mih. IU<hardson almost instantly. ' "Mrs. Richardson wan llu* dau|(l)' er of Ca|ii . J . I)'. Dean, and a bride of only 1 *? 1 1 days. Mr. Kiehard^on In wllli grief, uiid In their bereavement he and the fam ily Inivy tin- iiocpimt sympathy 01 1 In* out in* efiimu unity." The you ii#? lady above referred to wii h born and reared la Camden, and Iijih many relative# and frleiult la 1 li Ih <0111114 who w-i 1 1 In- pained to la ai* of lii-r sad death. _____ * \ vein foolish thino. Iveow^e Courier. Wlial is llu' most foolish tiling you *-vwr heard of. a person', or ii ot of people, doiuu? Who d ir< I it? And why was it done ? There are so many foolish things done every day all around us, and we all do so very many I'otilish things ourtudve*, lhat t ho above j nuestioiis are . hard to answer. Nevertheless, taking, llilo consid eration all the foolish things that mih don*, we have I on ml nothing so foolish, io ?uirw;v> of thinkiiiH, as thi- tiling that 1m being done rivo or slix times a day in every city, town, village and hamlvt in the South where a hale of cotton is* bought. Our farmers In the early spring plow their fields, plant cottoic. seed, fertilize and cultivate- 1 I'm' ^ crop, gnth?i- . it ... take it. u> Lhu._g.iu. ? aiitL then offer It for Stile. How? lias the farmer figured his cost of prod net ion ami added his ' per. cent of profit? 1'onsihly he has; hut the probability is. thak lie has never given the matter a thought. And right there is where, it se -ins to us. the most foolish thing iu the world commit Into play. The man Wfoo Iiuh prp4<IMl t !?*? Mnrr turn* to Hie i,?i>.-r ftDd hint; "What l? hi y cijtton worth?" Aful theft tp cap ilit! climax tin- buy' : t?r will probably tell Hih produiici thai, a half hour ago. It wan worth 10 1-2 I'ttnlM u pound, "but," h? may add, "1 dort't Know what it is j worth j.i#i u( Ihitt 1 1 nit'. I'll Ik ,ii from New York ugulu in a few. mill* ulo?," Think of if f Telegraphing to New York a do/en time* a <1uy to rtiiil out wiial (lie Hi tiff that lrt j grown a half a lit ilo away lit worth! | 4nd that, loo, iu the face of the fail that the South manufactures n j largo proportion of thv crop that ! hor fannera, produce | Of all the ridiculous fa itch that | arc daily enucted, ihat' onu will) i ho Southern farmer, (ho Southern col l on buyer and tin* Hlock exchange! manipulator iu ihe leading roi^, j stands al the head. ' ? ? And who iu to blame? The cotton 1 buyer? The speculator? The fariu ? >r? The two former cannot be iila mod, certainly. The buyer aHks the speculator what- to do, ami then doe* If If the farmor lets It 1 in . lie can't force the farmers lo Hull h I h cotton to him at 10 cents when It is worth 14. He only buy# that which' the farmer lets him buy. Who Ik to blame? Steady yourselves farmer frlenda. You have got a good thing. The queutlon is, are yon going to let koi u<* few people in New York or Liverpool tell you what you^South Carolina col ton is worth? It i ii K down the ourla'in on (IiIh dis astrous /ant1. If you think you haven't had enough of it, then you idmply <|o not know when you have enough. ' ? Let i he (luetdiou of .supply and demand lake care of the nit nation. The Southern producer and the Soul lo rn consumer can arrange the pricey iu hiicJv, manner ilk will ke satisfactory and profitable lo both, and at the same time yet the stand ard for the balance of the wprld. lOach of these two great Southern industries is today suffering at the iinmls of rtpeeuTatioh, and both of tliem are flirting with 11. Cut it oil t! i J. H. MOORE Contractor and Builder Camden/ S. C. Estimates fui'iiiKhrd on till rlassou of work, Worn! or Hrlck. Satisfaction (Juaran IctHl. Don't wait to look for a mail, but 'IMiono 137. ' *X)It JiAIiK. I 410 acre* of wood and timbered laud, 6 mi U*h Houlh-oast of Camden. This land Ik divided Into two trad*, <iiti tract containing 2lo acres, the other tract 200 ac.ies. Will be aold ?h a whole or in seperate tracts. Two tenant houses on laud, also My barn and MtabloH. Adjoining this land 1m a church and good pub lic Hi'llOOl. Kasy terms to purchaser. q. I', 1 ) u BOMB, Agt. Iluvo "Itrooks," Camilen, H. rile you Kin Mwa. GUT MOltU MONGV. Are you satisfied that your pres ent position is equal to your ability, or do you think you are capable of something bigger? Many a man hangs ou to a small position when a little training of the right sort would uhow him Just how to make the change to more money and brighter prospects. The first step toward getting better equipped arid a butter position Is tjj write for a catalogue of Draughon's Practical Businebtf College, at Columbia jar Greenville, 8. C., or Augusta, <ia., or Nashville, Teiin. AllTIMTlO (AIKNDAItH. ti Wo have made arrangements with ono of the largest importers and. publishers to handle their 1912 f'alendar line, and now have sam pler ready for examination. Cur line contalus domestic color typos, half Tones, Banners and im ported Cut-outs, Wall Pockets and Banners ? the life-like kind. In fact everything worth while hang lug on a wall. Cur prices are reas onable too, and we hope you will give us an opportunity to show you our lino, before placing your order. WANTED ? A teacher for the Cak land public achool. Address, C. P. Pate, truHtoe, Lucknow, S. C:, Have "Brooks," Cnimlen, 8. O., file your gill suwh, Sash Doors JUST RECEIVED CAR WEATHERB0AD1NG CAR CEILING CAR FLOORING CAR MOULDING CAR SASH. DOORS, BUNDS Thoroughly Kiln Dry Material. Shand Builders Supply Co. 903 DeKALB ST. TELEPHONE 81 ii i ? i ? i. ? 1 i 1 1 f Blinds ' Mouldings * WKHTVIIXK NIOWS NOTES. Social and Personal Items From our Neighboring Town. - ? WeatvMe, 8. C\, Oct. 1&.~ Quite a number of tlio young people of WeslviHo wuro entertained on ia?t Tuesday night ut t)io home of Miss* e:j fiunle and Alma Cauthun, in hour or of their guests, Misses Martha McDowell, of Cuuiden, and Fredda Trueudale, of Kershaw, They were also Joined by Misses Ellen C'roiner and Eunlc-o Cuuthen, and Messrs. J. W.-Hamel and Gordon McMillan, of Kershaw. Mr. and Mrs. It. L. Hell, of West vllle, und Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Trues dell, of Kershaw, made 'a trip to DIAGRA>PH Carbon Papers v BY THE BOX or SINGLE SHEET ? . . <i . . THE CHRONICLE We Are Factory Agents Charlotte last Tuesday lu Mr^ Truesdale's auto, " Wo are glad to not? that Mr. Shelly Truesdule is able to be U|> ajiuia after a severe ease of ty phoid fever. Miss Mary Truesdale hat) accept ed a pOBitJon as milliner ?with M*. H. 12. Hees6, at Kershaw. ?/ ? " ? ? ? Miss Annie Blake Fletcher, of McBee, and Mr. Brazell, of Camden, spent last Sunday at Miss Fletch er's home at .West vi lie. Mr. T. K. Fletcher, of Kershaw spent last Sunday with his parentu, Mr, and Mrs. 1). CI. Fletcher. Mr. Steve Clyburn, of Camden, spent last Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Clyburn. Messrs. T. T. Tfuesdale and N. McDowell, of Caiuden, speut last Sunday at Mr. Truesdale's home; . Mr. W. C. Perry, of Liberty Hill, spent last Saturday and Sunday with his cousin. Mr. Lewis Clyburn, Mr. Lewis Perry, of Liberty Hill, and Misses Lottie and Annie Blanch Clyburn, of West vi lie, who are attending tho Liberty Hill school, spent last Sat urday and Sunday with their par ents, _Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Clyburn Dr. *nd Mrar W. C. McDowell, of Kershaw, spent ' last Sunday in Westvllle,. Misses Susie and Mumio Anthony, of 'Hook Hill, are| at iho^ne fop ;l few days. v ? South Carolina News Notes. Tho glnnory of F. H. Hughes at lUdgeway was destroyed by fire. Fifty-four arrests Vfere made In Oreouville last Saturday, circus day. The city council of Orangeburg has refused to allow the Clansman to show in that city. Opera House ONE NIGHT W ednesday, Oct. 25 READ THE BOOK? SEE THE PLAY AN IDEAL DRAMATIZATION OF THE MOST POPULAR AND ^ FASCINATES mm. OF RESEAT WARS. INTERPRETED BY A MOST CAPABLE ? CAST OF PLAYERS COSTUHE&. geo. tfttffia/aq, /76T//OK OF &REWSTERS MILLIONS THM DRAMATIC SifCCiSS OF THE SfASO/f. SEATS NOW ON SALE. v - ?? -A?- ? - , ^ ; ? ? . V "" . - - ' . > ... ? PRICES: $1.50, $1.00, 75C AND SOC