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*Vid?y Night M?eUiig.
Mian Ellen Biouglaa Boykln watt
the charming hoateaa on laat Friday
evening to a number of the - girl#
and boys. After many Intereating
games <he gueata enjoyed dainty re
(ref&menttf, constating of sand
wiches, sweeta and fruit punch,
Those iuvlted were Mlaaea Nan
and Rhetta DeLoache, EUlalle Yates,
Nancy Undaay, Katharine and Eliz
abeth Wallace, Margaret Lenoir, Ea
telle and Harbara Eldredge and
Klize Kirkland, and Maatera Win.
a?d Lewis Stoney,, Jim DeLoache,
WUitt Lenoir, Caleb Whltaker, Jno,
vi ? . h, Nettles Lindsay, lirutton de
Loache, Adlckes Kirkland.
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Boy Hcoute on Picnic.
Tempted by the bright aunny day
quite a number of the Boy Scouts
wient out for apicnic laat Saturday.
Their destination was the "Preci
pice," with ita waving pines, its pro
fusion of snowy dOgwood, ita air
fragrant with the yellow Jessamine,
and Kb sunny slopes carpeted with
the pink and white arbutus, while
the nearby stream afforded the
pleasure of ffshing, of which a boy
never tires. They carried a boun
tiful lunch, and came home In the
dusk of the ovenlng well satisfied
with the day.
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BhiloJ). - j
Tomorrow is the anniversary of ,
the battle of Shiloh, and we glvo
considerable space this week to that
important event of history.
On this bloody field the gallant
Albert Sidney Johnston went down
amid the victorious shouts of his
men, and never knew that the day
was lost. Wo hope that every mem
ber of the John D, Kennedy Chap
ter will make a donation to the Shi
loh monument fund. Hand it to
Mrs. E. E. Sill, If it Is only a dime.
Attention U. I). C\s
All who intend attending the un
%eiling of the monument to the
South Carolina Women of the Con
federacy are requested to meet at
Seaboard station on the morning of
the 11th., about one quarter* of an
hour before the first south bound
train is duel *A party of twenty
five or more can secure~extra cheap
rates.
The President of the local chap
ter, Mrs. John Cantey, requests all
members to wear the Chapter badge
Slit- has them for sale at 15 cents
each. Mrs. Cantey is anxious for
the John D. Kennedy to bo well rep
resented in Columbia. They will
receive a warm welcome in the Cap
ital City, and we hope that all who
can n jJl lend their presence to
show appreciation for the cordial in
vitation extended them.
"Wanted
Wanted to buy a roll top desk,
with revolving chair, in good con
dition. Give terms. Address Box.
Camden, S. C.
V. I>. C\ MwUng,
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One of the mout enjoyable affair*
of the pant week watt the meeting
of the John I). Kennedy Chapter U. j
D, C., with Mrs. Kalmond and Mm.
Lang ou Friday afternoon at the.
quaint old home on Juinell lilll.
The sunny afternoon, the fresh
neua of the early spring, and the as
surance of a warm welcome from
the gracious hostesses, tempted ink
ny to attend. Arrangements were
made for the dinner to he given the
Veterans on the 10th of May, and
other matters of business attended
to. A letter was read from Mrs. B.
iiaruch, of Now York, asking for
membership to this chapter and en
closing a handsome donation to the
Shiloh fund. Mrs. C. P. DulJoso de
lighted the 6hapteer with one of
her inimitable songs and Miss Char
lotte 13oy|fln's piano solos have lost
none of their subtle charms. Miss
Leila Shannon read a paper on Shi
loh, which we take pleasure in pub
lishing. Hill-climbing proved an
appetizer to many of the ladies,
and the delicious refreshments serv
ed by the thoughtful hostesses, were
thoroughly enjoypd. The member
ship continues to increase and the
Interest in U. 'D. C, work is unabat
ed. It Is hoped that a large repre
sentation will go* to Columbia next
week.
Tlie Mim'oii lle-Uniou.
The social side of the coming He
Union of the United .Veterans at
Macon, Ga., May 7-8-9, 1912, will bo
very interesting to the U. D. C's,
for Mrs. Walter D. Lamar as Chair
man of the Woman's Auxiliary . is
making a special effort to eclipse
in a social way any previous re-un
ion, as far as the Daughters are con
corned in the coming event. Mrs.
I.?amar has appointed the following
well known 4rfdies to assist her in
this important part of the work:
Hospitality ? Mrs. E. J. Willing
ham.
City Beautiful. ? Mrs. Walter
Grace. ,
Entertainment of Maids and Spon
sors. ? Mrs. Chas. H. Hall.
Decorations ? Mrs. Jno. A. Selden.
Finance?Mrs. A. Flew Holt.
Music ? Mrs. Jas. JV. Callaway, Jr
Press ? r-Miss Ida Holt.
These Committees are meeting
quite frequent and they are doing
a wonderful amount of active work.
IVJrs. Lamar has also the city di
vided Into 2 5 sections, each of which
has a sub-chairman and the same
aub-committeej}, the whole working
under one head, that of Mrs. La
mar. The U. I). C's will work in
conjunction with the Sons, and
those who attend th 'lte-Union will
find a real GeoTgla Hospitable Wel
come awaiting them upon their arri
val in "The Magnetic Center" of
Dixie.
Information of any kind- desired
by the Daughters will be cheerfully
given by addressing the General Sec
rotary, E. II. Hyman.
Delicious ! Delicate ! Delightful!!
Are the best words to describe our dainty desserts, livery varie
ty that experience has taught us will do honor to your table and
make your meals the delight of your guests and family are here.
If It is fruit, we have carefully preserved its freshness and
flavor ? if it is any other of our big selection of delicacies, you
can be euro It is the. best-? for only the best can maintain our rep
utation. Come and look over our stock.
How Mhiloti Was I. out to tUc Com
federate*,
(Paper Head by Miss Shannon At
Meeting of U.,l>. C.)
Early in April 1862/ G<mer?l
Grant assembled hit> force# tit PlttH
'>urg Landing on the Tennettuee Kl
ver and awaited tUe arrival of JJuell
who wuh inarching overland from
Nashville. Kidney Johnson with di
visions of Polk, Bragg, Hardee and
Breckeuridge, inarched from Corinth
to attack him, with Beauregard aoc
ond in command.
At daylight on April the tith the
< onfederaten struck the enemy's out
powtn and the battle was begun.
With 39,000 moil they attacked
*9,000 In a position of their own
choosing. The attack was a sur
prise. (irant said, "l did not be
lieve Beauregard was such a fool
as. to leave his huse of operations
and attack us in ours."
Hindinan's Mlsslsslpplan's found
Prentiss'# men in camp eating their
bi eakfast and captured a whole bri
gade. The Federal flanks were
turned and driven pell-mell.
At one point they massed their
troops and the desperate fighting
over the position gave it the name
of the "Hornet's Nest." Here be
hind a dense thicket on the crest of
a hill protected by defenses of logs
and brush the flower of Grants ar
my was gathered. As at Frederick#
burg, an open field must be crossed
to assail it. For five hours brigade
after brigade braved the deadly per
il of the assault. Hindman's divis
ion was reduced to fragments; A.
P. Stewart's regiments were decima
ted; Gibson's Louisianians had suf
fered a bloody repulso; and Cheat
ham and Breckenridge had moved
up. Then Sidney Johnston cried;
"Men, we must give them the bay
onet!! I will lead you." and the
line charged with a mighty yell. A
sheet of flamo from the Federal
guns poured destruction into ? their
midst. The line withered, but there
was no pause. The crest was gain
ed, the position taken and the en
emy was in flight. At six o'clock
the Federals had been driven back
to the river. The victorious Con
federates iiau possessed all of hie
encampments but one, nearly all of
his field artillery, thirty flags, three
thousand prisoners and thousands
of small munitions of war.
At this Juncture nothing was neec*
ed to complete annihilation of the
Federal army but to j vigorously fol
low up the victory. This was the
situation: (J rant's army had been
driven back from their positions in
to a corner with the Tennessee Ri
ver on one side, a creek and a
swamp on the. other, and the victo
rious Confederates in front. They
I could not cross the river, the swamp
was impassible and the Confedera
aten Irreslstable. They were indeed
"betwixt the devil and the deep
sea "
But, alas! General Johnston had
been shot by a minieball as he sat
ou h'H horse. The artery in his
leg was cut, and because .no one
was near to stop the bleeding, he
quickly bled to death. '
The command devolved upon Gen
eral Beaur sard. Beauregard was
Bick, lying upon an ambulance cot
in the rear. He had not approved
of the attack in the morning, think
ing too much time had been lost.
Without, perhaps, appreciating1 the
state of the battle, he gave orders
to withdraw the troops. Fatal blun
der! to snatch from the army the
fruits of their victory just as they
were about to pluck them. The
army fell back and Grant was saved
from ruin.
There can be no doubt that if Sid
ney Johnston had lived thru the
day, the entire Federal army would
have been captured and destroyed,
and General Grant, in all probabili
ty would never been heard of again,
tout, as Touchstone says, "There's
much virtue in IF."
That night Generat Buell crossed
the river and reinforced the Fed
erals with 22,000 fresh men and
?the next d&y Beauregard retreated
to Corinth. The Federals followed
.with an army of 80,000, so slowly
that it was not until "a month after
the Battle of Shiloh that they ap
peared before the lines at Corinth.
Then, unwilling to hazard an at
tack, Beauregard retreated to Tu
pelo, Miss., and being too ill to at
tend to the duties of the position,
he transferred the command to Gen
eral Bragg.
Death of Mrs. Arnold Frlodhoim.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Marlon Hey man, of this' city, were
saddened on last Tuesday to hear
of the death of Mrs. Heyman's
mother, Mrs. Arnold Frledhelm,
which occurred at her home In Rock
Hill on Monday* April 1st, at 4 p.
m.
Mrs. Frledhelm often visited in*
Camden, where ? she Von many,
friends by her gracious cordial man-'
nor, and many Camden people have
pleasant recollections of the hospi
tality of her charming home, known
in Rock Hill as the "Whit* Palace."
Her death was sudden and a great
blow to her loved ones, to whom
we extend our deepest sympathy.
To Slop id The "Colonln."
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Mru. 'John Cantey, president of
I local chapter, wishes to Inform all
U. L). C'a. who vialt Columbia next
week that the "Colonia" Ik to be
headquarters. Wo understand that
a large r?wpllon la to he given at
one of the clubs on the afternoon
of (he 11th from 3 to U. If you
do not receive all desired Informa
tion before leaving Camden, call at
the "Colonia" *n<l get in touch with
the U. 1>. G.
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Library to be Cloned.
The t'amden library will be clott
ed next Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday. The librarian requests all
aubacrlberu to come In and change
their books by Wedneaday afternoou#
ahe will give out enough books to
last three days, and no one need
be disappointed. Won't you come
now and change your books the
flrat of the week?
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Mih. \ . |t. <i<HHjh*lu Kntertalim.
In honor it> hetf mother, Mrs.
Ix>velt, of Columbia, and Mrs. C.
A. lAMigicks, of Ueaufort, Mrs. N.
R, Goodale delightfully entertained
u small company of elderly ladiea
on lust Friday evening. The rooms
charmingly decorated and fra
grant with Jonquils, violets aiUl hya
cinths that told of the happy spring
time, now on)y a bright memory in
the hearts of those preBent, who
have reached the golden harvest
tlme, rich In experlencea of Joys
Borrows, successes and failures. The
tactful hosteas know Just how to
please and entertain her guests, so
ahe left them to the social hour, and
they chatted of the daya that are
no more, Hut bye and bye the
"spell" was broken, the memories of
by-gone days laid aside, and they
were invited into the dining room
to enjoy the present with all it?
possibilities, and the "present" on
this occasion consisted of a tempt
ing course dinner. Those invited
were the guests of honor ? Mrs. Lov
ett, of Columbia, Mrs. Lengicks, of
Benfort, Mrs* H. L. Thompson, Mrs.
M. hi. Schrock, Mrs. Grader, and
Mrs. y K. Goodale.
Mrs. L. A. Mitchell, of Rhinebeck,
N. y., delighted hor Camden friends
with a visit last week. She left
Wednesday morning for hor home.
Her daughter, Miss Anna, who has
beon visiting here for several weeks
accompanied her.
Mrs. C. A. Lengicks, of Beaufort,
1b visiting her daughter, Mrs. James
Burdell.
Miss Nellie Simpson, one of the
accomplished teachers of Cleveland
School, was in town last Saturday.
She was accompanied by Miss Annie
May Evans, and MiSs Annie West,
two more of Kershaws county's fair
daughters who are winning laurels
In the field of teaching. x
Miss Mary Jlugie ,of Columbia, is
visiting frieixds iiWCamden.
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Moonlight Hide.
An enjoyable moon-light ride was
given at "The Terraces" on Satur
day night. The crowd went out by
the Precipice road. Mrs. Thompson
greeted them upon their arrival, and
after a fe-w minutes rest, served
them with cake and wine. After an
hour at the beautiful country home,
the party journeyed home. The fol
lowing were present: Misses Fred
die Bush, Gladys Baker, of Provi
dence, R. I., Francis and Elizabeth
Woodward, of Buffalo, N. Y., and
MessrB. McWillie Boykin, of Colum
bia, Casper Bush, Mr. Brown, of Co
lumbia, Edward Cantey, of Colum
bia, Thomas Ancrum and Ralph
Shannon.
BiblcH For The Hotel Bed-Rooms.
The Sunday School parade which
is to take place at the State Conven
tion at Greenwood, promises to bo
the most remarkable religious de
monstration ever seen in the state, j
Twenty - five hundred people are to
be in line. The stores will bo close
and all Greenwood will line the side
walks to view, the parade.
The most thrilling moment of the
demonstration will bo when the five
hundred men, from tho Men's Bible
Classes all over the state, each car
rying a Bible, march thru the squar
and stack their bibles. These* bibles
are to bo placed In the bed-room ft
of hotels in South Carolina. While
open-air song sorvico will be held,
led by J. Lincoln Hall, of Philadel
phia. Mr. Hall led tho great Meth
odist Camp Meeting at Ocean Grove,
N. J., last summer when eight and
ten thousand people were in attend
ance.
Kirkland Villa
(COOL SPRINGS)
Open for guests. After
noon T eas every afternoon
from 3:30 to 5:30. Lunch
es and dinners will be
served by giving timely
notice. For further infor
mation call
MRS. S. P. B. SNELL
Phooe 15S Camden, S. C.
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Mr*. Muiiilr DoWiutrtl IVtk.
'Twa? midnight, und (ho glimmering
stura
Kept ceaseles* V I k i 1 o'er the lafld
Where Johnston slept, a peaceful
hloop,
Amidst his brave command,
The tired soldiers, clad iu gray,
Were plunged iu deepest slumber,
Nor dreamed the Federals marched
in force,
An army twice their number.
But hark! Who comes? the chul->
lenge rings?
Out sharply thru the niKht;
And roused the Bleeping soldiers,
who-- ?
Clasped bayonets to fight.
"A messenger from Porter's staff
To our Ceneral here commanding;
Quick! lead lue to him, while 1 talk
The Federals near Crump's landing.'
Then Johnston, with exultant Joy,
Ordered "to move" lifts corps;
And mounted to his famous hay,
He led the dauntless "Four;".'
The "Four battalions," who in song
And history will live,
Moved swiftly, silently along,
Their hearts' best blood to give.
The sun, In gorgeous splendor rose,
Imperial hues diffusing
Of scarlet, gold and purple clouds,
Night's sable robe infusing.
"Fire Wateer" and his rider bold
Still led the march to battle.
Where stalwart soldier boys,
Would die like butchered cattle.
No rovellle broke on the air,
It s cheery, morning call;
But two armies swarmed the forest
dense,
And formed two iiwng walls.
Down rode Johnson thru the flleu,
With ranks Insignia glittering,
And all unconsclouu of the day,
Spring birds were gayly twittering.
And as he passed with Jocund air,
Amidst the soldiers cheering,
To all he gave sotno word of hope,
For the bloody battle Hearing.
"Look along your guns, flro low!
My lads bo worthy of your sires,
Today we conquer or we dlo!
Let oourage build her quenchless
firen."
"You fight upon your native heath?
Tennesseeans, you will not quail ?
Before the hottest fire of shell,
Or leaden bullets' deadly trail."
So thus, Home admonition kind
To each state's troops he gave,
And said "You'll never falter men.
While the Stars and Bars wave!"
Then In the clash of deadly strife,
'Midst roar of cannon and shell,
Confederate gray and Federal blue,
Met In conflict, worse than hell.
Oh! the tides of blood, of ruby
blood, ?
That flowed from the fallen Blue,
And the crimson flood, from our
lwys in Cray,
Drained from their staunch hearts
true.
It ran, a sinuous stream of red,
Poured In a near-by pond;
The rich, red blood, the host of the
South,
The pride of women, they held so
pure.
Life seemed a trifle to give,
To keep the standard of state and
home,
Tho free right U> "live and let
live."
Yes, the crystal .deptha, which mlr
rowed forth t
A world uo fair uml bright
Ou that early morn, wua turned to
gore,
A Bloody Pond, that night.
Filled brimming with the ruby tide
From Houi horn heart* that flowed;
The priceless hlood of Johnston too
In sacriflco bestowed. ?
When victory seemed within the
grasp
Of the Confederate!*, who fought
like fiends,
The hum grew pule In augulahod
fright,
Behind tho delist* nmoko bo reened?
From hlunchlng faces, cold In death,
The dying Bluo, tho <ly Iiik Gray,
Dauntless Johnston too, went down
And victory turned with waning day.
Their chieftain alaiji, confuHion held
The Confederates in it h thrall;
'Till Bragg, with splendid valor rode
With rally voice to all.
"What, ho! boya, rally to your guna,
We'll not desert our land,"
Hut the day was lost, when Beau
regard
Appeared and took command.
The order given, was "quick, re
treat."
Ami thlB terrible blunder coat? -
The Confederates their Waterloo,
And the cauao of the South' waa loat.
With thouannda of troopa, reinforc
ed,
Those of Grant, of Wallace, and
Buell,
A carnage, ne'er before surpassed
Knaued, bo deadly cruel.
The grassy aod waB wet with gore
And hungrily drank the draught;
While the peach blooma drifted
aoftly down,
And their porfume seemed to waft
An Incense to Jhe dying onea,
Brother 'gainst brothor arrayed,
While Shlloh aeemed a volcoloaa
prayer
Ah tho murmuring grasses awayed.
Oh! rich llbatlona poured In vain,
Oli! breaking hearts, sad da'ya;
Theao are tho trophies of dread
war,
Thla 1h the toll It paya.
There, near tho lowly church of
? God
Bleep countless aoldlera brave;
The towering granite marks, tho
North,
But naught tho Southern graves.
Southern women, where e'er you
dwell -V
Fast, North, f fir South, or West,
Remember thla, a sacred truBt,
Not duty's stern behest.
Lot's make of It a privilege
A memorial to ralao;
And toll tho Southern soldiers'
deed a,
Glvo thorn just meed of praise. -<
Mothinka tho dome of cryatal akloa
Will beam more softly bluo,
And paint with richer hues the flow
ers
Bright with diamond dow.
Mothinka, as side by side they He,
Tho boys in bluo would fool ?
A joy thee world should recognize,
Foes worthy of their ateel.
One or two generations ago most farm animals roamed at
Iiunpuj8 oathj om }nq y found that this did not pay.
The barn yard fowls have been the last to feel the effects of
business methods on tho farm but dt last they have to get In
their place (In the poultry yard) and stay there.
The farmer who reads the magazines knows that today ma
ny a chicken farm of a few acres pays a bigger profit than a
big farm did a few years ago. Every farmer keeps chickens be
cause It pays and it will pay lots better* and the farm will look
better If they aro kept in the poultry yard*
They are about the most profitable animals on the farm and
it takes less space and less expense to keep them.
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Enough of our poultry fencing to keep your fowls properly
will oost very little and will be the best investment you ever
made on the farm.
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A. D. KENNEDY