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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE Kwjr FiUv W. L McDowell, , , . . Proprietor. H. O. NIlM,. . > p,bU*~ 1109 N. Braid WL - 'IIwm W> UMMlea, H. U, Doc. I. till. Klghty-two people were killed In 4k>uth Carolina In railroad accidents (or the year ending June SOth. Ov ?r one thoueand wore Injured In accidents during the aame period. The Greenwood Journal slips thla ipne over: "The man who think* that there will never be another Issue oQ your paper published when he 'discontinues his Is not dead yet." An exchange says: "An Oklaho ma woman recently advertised for a husband. Finally, after advertising up to the amount of eleven dollars, she got) one. Tw'o months later he was taken sick with pneumonia and died. The amount of lnsuranoe car ried by the deceased was $6,000." And yet there are those tn our city who say that advertising doesn't pay. Last Friday a short while after t^ie edltfon of Tbe Chronlclo had been mailed our telephone was set to ringing and considerable annoy ance was caused one of our excel lent cltlsens, besides furnishing 'matter for a double headed news Item for a local contemporary, by 'a few misplaced flgues In a local Item. We regret the annoyance but It shows that The Chronicle Is a live wire as an advertising me dium. i An exchange points out thai a woman Ik pretty muoh of a ( dqf* fiunct menagerie as she -often goes about arrayed In* a silkworm dress, jSeaUfkln sack, ostrich feather hat, goat skin shoes, whalebone stays, kid skin gloves, horsehlde belt, tor toise rfhell combs, fish scale trim mings, stuffed canary birds, clam tfhell buttons, Spltx dog muff, or* ?mel's hair underwear, mink tall collarette, alligator hide purse and possibly a rattlesnake necktie. And Vot we lovo them whatever they iwoar. ' Bum tar bad her Bargain Day ou last Thursday and ths crowds war* tbara. It was a mlxtur* of buslnsasi luccau and a country car nival.. Tba ?tore# Milling capacity wara taxed and tba merehanta all raportad It a succes* In avary way. It Is probable that It will be aaade an annual affair. an annual affair. Why can't tbe merchants of Camden bave a bar gain day? TTie newspapers of tbe elty can be depended upon to do tbelr part. Did yoiu ever bear a nan say, "I am taking more paj^en| now than I can read?" Did you ever say that yourself r Wbo la It that bas time to read muchf it Is tba fellow wbo takes many papers. Why .does be have time id readf Because he reads,, and thinks, puts his mind to work Instead of his muscles all the Ume. No man ought to he too buay to apend an hour sometime during the day In reading and studying If our people would read more, they prould think more and think more logically. And} If they( would think more they could see many onortunl ties to better themselves. Tne body must be fed, of course, but the feed lng of the mind Is Just as Important and much oftener neglected. Bo let ua read and think, and never say wa ar?( taking more papera than we can read. ? Pageland News and Scout. TO ADVKRTIBER8. Only twenty more shopping days remain until Christmas. Merchants are already receiving their holiday stocks and the public naturally look to the local newspapers for adver tisements of bargains for Holiday gifts and purchases. The Chroni cle Is preparing one of the hand somest editions ever attempted In Camden and Kershaw county. It will be filled with choicest Christ mas reading and suggestions, and dl&ce it enters nearly every home In Kershaw county It affords an excellent opportunity for merchants to get their wares before the pub lic In time for the holiday trade. Already many pages have been re served, and we Invite others to 'make use of space In this edition. The paper will be dated December 16th and you yet have time to get Hh an ad. Our rates are most rea sonable. For homo raised canned neors and peaches call at The City Gro oes f. GIBRALTAR NEVER IS ASLEEF Ohm tf th# Qmi FiHwm an Kept Twlwd C?Mtantly m the ?urreundlng Wat era* Whll? It haa always beea knowa that Gibraltar, which h liium %o Omt Britain, If om of tha world's itmcf aat forta Tor hoth 4ff?aN aM oCaaaa. It Mama incredible that aa tram? Hf flaat oould ho Mat to tha bottoan ho fors getting wit bio five mil? of CHb r altar. Not eraa a torpado boot could succeed to catering tho bojr oor obaerved on tha blackeet ilgM. Tha moat amlnaot naval ax porta oro o t tha opinion that thla world's grsatsst fortress la almoat Impregnable, Gibraltar never sleeps. Br do/ and night two perfectly equipped atonal nation*, prouaiy nuiiQDf nmiari flat of ownership, swaap tho aoaa around to n dlatanoa of if miles on n clear day, instantly reportln g tho eom In# and coin# of aach r easel. Modem "needle" guns, tho flneet In Europe, are Installed on all tha moat prominent potnta. Thojr are unreach able from tha eea, even aa thajr are in discernible, owlnf to the a kill with which they are planted and draped to mateh the aurroundlng vegetation, while huge acreena drop automatical ly before them aa each shell la fired. They hare a range of If miles and could drop shells on Ceuta, In Africa, opposite, quite comfortably. One gun weighs 110 tons and la capable of throwing a shell welfhlngr three-quartere of a ton. In that mar vel of engineering under great diffi culties, the galleries, are ooooealed guns for every day la the year. Theae galleriea are divided Into three aectlona, entry to which la guarded, while on# la closed even to high officers, containing preaerved stores, munitions of war, rata water (for Gibraltar has no sprlncs) and a oom pie to condensing plant ? all calcu lated to outlast a siege of aeven years. . The firing la the moat mathematical ly perfect Imaginable. The surround ing waters are mapped out Into squaree, upon which oertaln guna are kept ready trained, so that It la al most Impossible to miss. PROSPERITY OF THE NAVAJOS They Hsve Ample Pasturage and Make Money by Their Silver Work. The Navajos are today by long adds the most prosperous Indians In Amer ica. Their vast reserve offera ample pastureage for their sheep and ponies, and though their flocks are a scrub lot, yielding little more than fifty to seventy cents a head in wool on the average, still it costs nothing to keep sheep and goats. Both furnish a sup ply of meat. The hides fetch ready money. So do the wool and the blankets. And the Navajos are the finest silversmiths in America. For merly, they obtained their supply of raw bullion from the Spaniards, but today they melt and hammer down United States currency Into butterfly brooches and snake bracelets and leather belts with the 60-cent coins changed Into flower blossoms with a turquoise center. Ten-cent pieces and quarters pre transformed into neck laces of silver beads or buttons for shirt and moccasins. If you buy these things in the big western cities they are as costly as Chinese or Hindu silver, but on the reserve there is a very simple way of computing the value. First take the value of the coin from which the silver ornament la made. Add a dollar for the silver smith's labor, and also add whatever the value of the turquoise happens to be and you have tho price for which true Navajo sllverwork can be bought out on the reserve. ? Travel Magazine. Planning for Mother. Mrs. Shepherd looked bewildered *hen her sons announced that six of "the boys" wore coming up on tho noon train. "They want to see our camp," said Ted. "Why didn't you tell me this morn ing," Mrs. Shepherd walled, "when the butcher was on the hill?" "Oh, they won't expect to be regu larly entertained," Hal said, oomforta bly. "We'll Just picnic." "Good!" said Ted, approvingly. "They aren't hard to please. Just put some stuff In a basket, and it will be all right, mumsey. Fried chickon'd be great, and just a few ham sandwiches, some of that chocolate layer cake you make, and a few doughnuts or apple puffs, and maybe seed-cakos, if there are any." "There you are, mumsey," said Hal, encouragingly, "everything all planned tor you!" ? Youth'B Companion. Painting Watch Hands. Near the jeweler'e front window eat a young woman painting with an ex ceedingly delicate brush. "She 1b painting the hands on thoae black open-faced watches," the Jewel er said. "A lot of people who buy black watches complain that they can not see the gold hands against the black background. It has never oc curred to the managers to make the watches in the first placo with white hands, so when the customer's re quests It the young woman paints the hands white." Distinction. Senator Lotsmun ? Who la thla Me* Chunkerson thst wants a consulship, and what claim haa he on me for a political job? Private Secretary ? He aays he's the only man who hasn't been mentioned as a candidate for governor at Illi nois. t s Boom! Boom!! Boom!!! That's the way Grant's guns thundered at Vicks burg and Lee's guns thun dered at Fredericksburg. Each of them thundered a littlo louder than tho other fellow at each place and won tho battle. Tho war is over long ago, but booming still wins. Mako this town and tho country around it your battleground, and then boom I If you bootn ' loud enough, peoplo will come from afar off to find out what's up. Then a littlo moro booming will tako them prisoners and add them to tho population. Then they will be^in booming, and other will ing ca^tivcU will come in. This is tho insido his tory of every town on oarth that amounts to anything moro than a hill of beans. Booming may bo done in many ways, A board of trado can do it. A commercial club or business men's club can do it. You can do it individ ually. If you don't boiiava in thia town, why do you live her? ? If you do boiiava In It, why dont you boom It? Every now family moans money In your pooket If you ar? In bualnaaa hara or own property hara. If you make your living by working hara, avary inoreaae of popula tion tanda to Inoraaaa your wagee, avary naw industry brought to town tanda to anlarge your opportunltiaa for making a good living. Batteries in a battlo boom togothor. If only ono gun booms now and then it helps some, but when they all boom togethor something big is going to happen right off. It'B * just the same with town booming. When wo all boom to gether, the things wo desire to have happen will begin hap pening. Now, supposo you, who read this suggest through the col umns of this paper some method of massing our Doom bat teries and making a noiso that will bring people running into this town to go into business, start a factory, develop some of our natural resources. N. B.? BOOM 1 BOOM1I BOOM 11! WHT DO BOY8 UUVK FAHMY Why 4o boy# leave the tmrml la tbe old faebloae* story book* tbe ro?d to lb* city 1*4 tbo *rmer'f boy to wealth and fame. Today, In real life, mrtry fermer'a bojr know* that bo baa tbo moat certain path to proa polity right through tbe Held*, aaya tbo Kwua City Tlmee. And fama unaccompanied by *e< My, baaldaa being difficult of achievement, baa llttlo attraction. Tbo exodus townward la a pro teat against being regarded aa noth ing mora than a farm Implement, speakers at tbo roeent rural Ufa conference eald: "Boys will contin ue to leave tbo farm aa long aa farm Ufa la leii attractive to tbem than town Ufa, aa long aa tbe acjloola continue to prepare tbem for tbe town, aaf long aa they have no opportunity for owning land/' C. F. Blaatmsn eald. J. 0. Dorian la a widely known fealdont of Knox county. He waa born and reared on a farm. He went to town and atudled law. In time he became proeecutlng attor ney of Knos county. He now is a proeperoua town lawyer, not a far er. Here la hie own teetlmony: "When I waa a boy on the farm wo were compelled to rlee about 4 o'clock every morning, not later than 4: SO o'clock. From the time we got on our clothea until 7: SO o'clock wo fed the livestock and milked the cowe. Then breakfaat. After breakfaat wo worked In the field until 11: SO o'clock, then, af ter apending at; leaat SO minutes in fearing for the tea ma we went to 'dinner. We went back to work at 1 o'clock. After quitting the fields we did chorea until k:S0 or 9:00 o'clock, and then we were advised to go to bed rlgh^ away so that we would be ablo to do a good day's work on the morrow, "The farm boy waa forbidden to go to any socials or entertainments during the week days of the farm ing season, for the reason that it (night interfere with the work. On Sundays lnnooent amusements were forbidden because the older folks urged that It waa wrong. The boy was good for only one thing, and that was the same thing that the horse was good for ? work. The on ly difference! between a I boy and a horse was this: If a horse got ?tired, he waa given a rest. If a boy showed any desire to rest, he waB told to keep on at his Job, that working was good for him." Camden is wonderfully blessed with a mild climate as ovidenced by ] tho many tourists who come here from the north in search of health and to spend a pleasant stay away from the maddening crowds of the great metropolitan cities. Already quite a number of tourists are with | ue and the season promises to be | ?one of the best ijn the history^- of j Jthe beautiful old city. j - WHKJCLKH OAPWWtD. Negro Who teaptd Worn Chain ' Um| $p B? BmiM XMt. ' "Bush" WhMltr, a mulatto ne gro. who killed Another negro h* ?ra| r?er? ego by stabbing htm In the aeck while returning bom* from Camden baa been captured near Sylvan la, OaM according to a tele gram received by county supervisor Weet fron* the sheriff of the Geor gia count/. Wheeler wai tried, convicted and dantenced to several years on the chain gang. He had served only a khort while when he succeeded In making bis escape. Supervisor Weat sent out descriptions of the negro and had never given up hope of capturing the fugitive* Borne time ago he received Information that the negrqf was HVlnr on a ru ral route leading out from Sylva nta. The sheriff was communica ted with, a description furnished and the arrest followed. * Mr. West left Immediately for Ueorgla to bring the negro back. Later. Mr. West returned to Camden yesterday but did not succeed In biflnglng Wheeler with him. The negro played a smoothe game on the Georgia sheriff. Wheeler had been llivlng with bis brother at the a*bove named place, and was evi dently looking for the sheriff. Mis brother met him when he reached the house and in reply the Querry if be was Wheeler answer ed In the affirmative. In the meantime Bush Wheeler, the man wanted, had made good his escape. There was no charge against the elder Wheeler and he was releas ed from custody. FINAL DISCHAIMJE. Notice is hereby given that one month^ from this date, on Saturday, December, 30th, 1911, at 12 o'clock ?n., I will apply to the Judge of Probate for Kershaw County for a final discharge as Administrator of the Estate of W. T. McLaurln. L. W. WEST, Administrate^-.';,' Nov. 30, 1911. ? 1 mo. FINAL DISCHARGE. Notloe is hereby given that on 8aturday, December 9, 1911, I will apply to the Judge of Probate of JKershaw County for a final dis charge as Administratrix of the es tate of James E. Hendrlx, deceased. MARY F. HENDRIX, Administratrix. Nov. 9, 1911 ? lmo. . Shoots, Clothing, an<l ITata at H. Switzer's Big Sale. For Sale. 126 acres, 10 miles east of Cam den. 3 5 acres cleared and balance In timber land. Two dwellings and two barns. For terms apply to J. F. Nunnery, route 6, Camden, S. C. J. a MOORE Contractor and Builder Camden, 3. C. lMlwntw fvnUbcd om all riMiii of work. Wood or Bfiok* HiUifnoUoR Omimm Mid. Dom'i wiiM to look for ? ?Mt bat 'ftwM I9f. KXKOUTOH0' NOROK. Notice is hereby given to all par Um Indebted* toj the EaUta of Ellen Anderson, deceased, to make Imme diate payment to the undersigned, end all parties having claim* against the Mid Estate #111 present them duly attested. T. D. Ruff, David Wltherspoon, Qualified Executors. Not. 29', 1911.? ? tl. TAX NOTICE. Office of Treasurer Kershaw Co., Camden 8 C? Sept. If, 1911. ' Notice Is hereby given that the book* will be open for collecting Stats, County and School Taxes from October 16th, 1911, to March lit, 1919. A Penalty of 1 per cent, will be added to all taxes unpaid January 1st, 1919. 9 per eent. Feb ruary lit, 1919, and 7 per cent. (March 1st. 1919. The rate per oentum for Kershaw Oounty Is as follows: Mills. ^tate taxes , . ... . . e e e>? ? % County taxes . . . . ? 4% Special taxes . 9 hi Koad taxes ... ... . . ... ... , i'H School taxes ../ t Total ?,.??, ... ... .t 17% The following School districts have special levies: . Special school tax Dlst. No. 1" - 4 % Special school tax Dlst. No. 9 1% Special school tax Dlst. No. 4 3 Special school tax Dlst. No. ? 4 Special school tax Dlst. No. 7 2 Special school tax Dlst. No. 9 2 Special school tax Dlst. No. 10 6 Special school 4ax Dlst. No. 11 6 Special school tax Dlst. No. 12 2 Special school tax Dlst. No. 18 4 Special school tax Dlst. No. It I Special school tax Dlst. No. 17 3 Special school tax Dlst. No. 18 8 Special school tax Dlst. No. 19 2 Special school tax Dlst. No, 21 1 Special school tax Dlst. No. 22 2 Special school tax Dlst. No. 24 8 Special school tax Dlst. No. 26 2 Special school tax Dlst. No. 27 6 Special school tax Dlst. No. 28 2 Special school tax Dlst. No. 40 8 Special school tax DlBt. No. 46 8 The poll tax 1b $1. All able-bodied male persons liv ing In Kershaw county between "tW ages of 21 and 55 years of age are liable to a road tax ef two dollars which shall be paid when they pay the State and County taxes for. the present year. \ All Information as to taxtos will be furnished upon application. D. M. McCASKILL, County Treasurer. I An Extension Bell Telephone In the residence, if the main Bell / telephone is downstairs, An Extension Tele phone upstairs will add greatly to the use fulness and convenience of the service. Upstairs or downstairs, a telephone will be close at hand and the necessity of stair climbing eliminated. Incoming and outgoing night mes sages are often emergency or highly im portant calls. An Extension Wall Tele phone upstairs in or near the sleeping apartment will save much time and add greatly to your comfort and protection. In the office. An Extension Tele phone on your desk will save you much time and annoyance. It is most incon venient to be constantly called on to leave your desk to answer a telephone call at a telephone located in some other room, or at some point far removed froa?*the work in hand. With An Extension Telephone onyotir desk, telephone calls can be sent and re ceived conveniently with practically no loss of time. * With its aid you will be able to accomplish more during the btt?y office hours. WALL EXTENSIONS IN RESIDENCES ? ? $1,00 PER MONTH EXTENSION SETS IN OFFICES - - ? - $ 1.50 PER MONTH Call Contract Department Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company - i " H * * ? \