The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 19, 1912, Image 8
TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY
OF AN OLD-TIME DARKEY
On the. Kuurmit of Knight'* M Hi, f
in mi humble Ut c!.<? cabin, tbi* *ood
old negro lived for mafiy year*, and j
on Thursday, April 1 1th, death -am*
to end ?be i>11grfrtiaje? of h hundred
and t<m. y-:t r-:. \ r^pWrWriitatlw J
'<>/ The Cbroakie o/'en called at 1
thin huniblv IIUU* fiM.it' in atrlkins j
com rax* to 1 1*#- grandeur that Nu- i
, li^re bad mo lavishly spread around !
It.4 We h ftv# tried r? gt;i some <l?f- j
init.u Informal Son In regard in hi.,
earlier yearn, but nave fal.led to do
ho. Wo know thai be was owned
by ()$nerai (.'hfrtnul, and mn*t have
been a faithful alave, uh in' Inter
lift? he HeerivM 10 know nothing but .
fidelity to every duty lie was the S
father of ivttniy-t bri?e -children, and'
hi* ilnt-c* nda;ith art* among lb?' most
. |br?([> an/) trii I'd ne^roer ri K?
Bbaw county l'p to a few year* i
ago bl? wax a familiar on
I fie idreetK <;r < linden. He camr j
? in with the product of hi* little j
. farm p tl}/Un ?#. chl - kejiH, !
i.tt ilk, butter, *?:.<?. for Hal.-, and h< j
Wjiit alv.a>>, in e'e* tiail'irj*.
There. ix ncurrely a growii inn n /r
woman. horn < ? n < 1 raided in Camden,
but fWiiemhei> hl/i. ..tud \v< have
never yet heard .1 \?ord ifialmd
him li,? v a ? true to !itj> rftcv, l^ut j
be vvft# uUp the whu* nian'e frieud. j
f'erkln# vhi a retuarka- 1
bit; character. Ho ?cem< d to have
lienor and fnte*rit)f far a!/ove out*
of hi* r.tc'f, and hi* station In life.
Altho of such e*treim ;jk?. Ii !?? iui?d
wa.< clear up Jo a fnw mom ha ggo. |
It was I itf^vslinj to hearh 1m tell
of the Ii i i -nine* cji the "old plan
tation," and maay Incident* of by?
ki>hh .11" remembered the fall
Ing of the |t|rf, and the time when
tlu ?# w y re no rallroadt* in thin part
of ' i i country, hilt that the old
wau use d Instead, said that
flu approach of t lie htage was her-:
a!d?ij \,y the. continual blowing of
a bUfifi in Jjig h:irnU gjf a driver;
me incident ot by 'gone day*
v.ouid coine to h!b mind, and teem
i 'nk<* cji fire j>o: ;jf tfcuon of him ;
hii e>e? would sparkle and take oh
ih'.s lift?, and many times he would
v-l.'ijw "Those were happy days!"
Maul> ,'?ri.] polite, greeting It Ih old
while frleuda with the typical "bow'
po^sifoi<tng dignity and force of char
acti-r. produced by constant and
early environment, "King" 1'erklns
v.?? a good in pro, a good man and
? devout chli'btian. And now ."peace
!>;? U) hl? ;.iai?e?!'"
Sriu|i>Ji<;c < r ? IVjkins at Ills Cabin.
MOI:! .;i){ ' VJDJ.V
< 'I i i I ? I it n it ii } p. mii mil 'i ha', fliey J
?Mil) be ( < r< .H illed.
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To i In- K<i I'm* or The Stale
The i ii < ? ! ?>k ? ? 1 Kly Ca'fciiism" was
< 'lipped t I'fiiii : be eolumu.-i of The
St ;i ? (? ,1 heir ;? \ )?
J Hin i"! uiiiin it io you w.'h ;j. ? i
personal re^te s! that you publish-'
the same again i think it deserves
a conspicuous pla?
W < Kirk l ire!.
Mullins, April H
The follow;;. <_? "flv catechism" is t
(1 lnt ri but od to tin; school children ;
of North Carolina:
1. Where i.i the t'lv born? In
manure and filth.
L\ Where does the fly live? In '
every kind of filth.
3. Is anything too filthy for
the fly to eat? No.
4. (a) Where does he ko when
he leaves the vault and the manure
pile and the splt;oon? Into the
kitchen and dining-room. (b)
What does lie do there? lie walka
on the bread, fruit and vegetables:
he wipes his feet, on the butter and
bathe% in the buttermilk.
f>. Does the fly visit the patient
sick with consutnpt ion, typhoid fev
er and cholera infantum? He does
- and may call on you next.
? >. Is the fly dangerous? He is
man's worst pest ; and more dan
gerous thun wild beasts or rattle
snakes
7. What disease does the fly car
ry? He carries typhoid fever, tu
berculosis and summer complaint.
How? on bis wings and hairy feet.
What Is his correct name? tTyphold
fly
8 Did he ever kill anyone? He
killed more American soldiers in
the Spanish-American war than the
bul!"*s of Spaniards.
it Where are the greatest num
ber of cases i>t typhoid fever, con- 1
sumption and summer complaint?
Where there ire the most flies.
I it Where are the most flies?
Where there' i.- the. most filth.
I l . Why should we kill the fly?
Been line he may kill us.
12. How shall . we kill the fly?
Destroy all the filth al>ont the
house and yard; pour lime into the
vault and on the manure; kill the
fly with a wire-scre?'u paddle. or
sticky paper, or kerosene oil.
13. Kill the flv any way; but
kill the fly.
14. If there is filth anywhere
that you can not remove, call the
office of the lx>ard of health and
ask for relief before you are strick
en with disease ana, perhaps, deatn
A|{<hI Man Killed.
Mr. Mornoo Cauthen was killed at
Kershaw yesterday morning by the
northbound freight from Camden.
The accident occurred near the de
pot where Main street crosses the
railroad. Mr. Cauthen is said to
have been about 70 years of age.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McCutcheon
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. p.
H. Sawyer, and their sons, who are
now located in, business here.
Mrs. P. Leslie Zemp la visiting
relatives on Mt^ Pleasant.
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.M A KINO OI.ASS IIOTTLKS.
Ma:iy Skiliiu' Hor.ds are Hcquircd
in # ti? ? I'Vrming <;f Them.
While t Ik* oldest bottles known
wore of skin, glass bottles contain
ing wine are represented on Egypt
ian monuments dating hack 4,000
years. Bottles of porcelain, alabas
ter g!>!d, silver and bronze were
made as early as the time of the
rharaoh ftf the Exodus, says Harp
er's Weekly. Their elegant design
and superior workmanship furnish
evidence that even at that period
the art of bottle-making was by no
means in its infancy.
The early history of the bottle is,
as a matter of fact, somewhat
shrouded in mystery, for the rea
son doubtless that the true bottle
has never been a thing of great
beauty except in fare instances, but
rather a humble vessel of no partic
ular intrinsic value.
In these days glass bottles are
turned out In enormous quantities.
They are of all sorts, sizes and de
scriptions. In the manufacture of
the ordinary glass bottle of com
merce sand, soapboilers' waste,
brick clay or other material accord
ing to locality, is used.
When run down into a molten
mass the produtc is skimmed and
the first operator, known as the
"gatherer." takes a little of the
glass on the end vOf a heated pipe.
When this has cooled somewhat he
again dips his pipe into the glass,
having "gathered" in the two dips
sufficient material whereof to make
n bottle. This he hands to the
"blower." who, as he blows through
the tube, rolls the product on a
stone, thereby fashioning the bot
tle neck. The roughly shaped mass
is then placed in a mold, and the
operator continues to blow until he
has brought it to the required form.
The bottle is now passod to the
finisher, who, by touching the neck
with a small bit of iron dipped in
water, completely severs it from the
pipe. He attaches the pontee, an
iron instrument tipped with molton
glass, to theb ottom of the bottle,
thus giving It the usual rounded
shape. The next step is to warm
the bottle at -the furnace. The fin
ishvi takes a small quantity of the
product on what is known as a
ring Iron and, turning it around
tiie mouth, forms the ring seen at
the top of the neck. He trims the
neck wltlj shears. In the centerof
one blade is a piece of brass tapered
like a oork which forms the inner
mouth, while the other blAde has
a piece of brass fastened to it for
the purpose of shaping the ring.
An assistant lifts the completed "bot
tle on a fork and It is then taken
to the annealing arch, which con
tains about 10 or 12 gross of bot
tles placed in bins one above the
other.
The above processes are those
employed In the making of even
the cheapest and most ordinary
bottles. It may be Imagined with
what care and labor the workers
operate to produce bottles of the
flneet grade.
The County railroad bonds will bel
?old on Wednesday. ?
The Home Circle Column
J'JtttMiiii UMfiiug ? A C oJumu iMicaUd to Tirt*<i .Moth
. t r* u* Joltt ibv H owe ( ircl?- ?c Kvrniug TUJe.
The 'social neigh tor Ik not a} way*
the useful neighbor, yet each in hM*
place has special influencea to exert
of equally beneficial consequence*.
The systematic neighbor lit also a
popular one, but she haw to ex?r
ciae coutinouM tact, lest her solac I
ing influence may occasionally be
overcome or utilized at untimely pe
riod*. The inquisitive neighbor in
always u dread to everybody withiu
the reach of her Inquisitive curiosi
ty, as she does not seem to have any
intuitive respect for others' feelings
a.j regards their dlvulgonce of p er
sonul uf fairs to an outsider.
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Let home stand before all ^nher
things* No matter how htfh your
ambition may transcend Us duties,
no matter how far your talents* or
your influence may reach beyond 'ta
doors, before everything else bu>l
a true home. Then from Its walls
shall come forth the true woman
the true woman and the true man,
who shall together rule and bl-na
the land, is this an overwrought pie
ture? We think not. What honor'
can be greater than to found such a
home? What dignity higher than to
rc-lgn It h undisputed mistress?
What Is the ability to speak from
a public platform, to large, Intelli
gent audiences, or the wisdom ihat
may command a seat on tho judge's
bench, compared to that which can
insure and preside over a true home,
that husband and ch41dren "rise and
call her blessed?" To bo the guid
ing star, the ruling spirit in such
a position is higher honor than to
rule an empire.
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"Good morning," with a heariful
wiah for blessings In the tone of- i t h
utterance, cheers the heart of faint
and fearful ones, and softens many
a hard spot that has place by inher
itance or cultivation, in the breasts
of humanity. The love-light, that
beamy from the eye when one is J
greeted by such words as "Good j
Night" lights many a weary bp i ri t to
a chamber of rest and peace and to
a land of pleasant dreams.
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Man, like the fire, is apt tcr tor
ment women by going out at night.
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A step taken for mother is a pearl
topped into your future diadem.
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Of all places, praise should be
most lavishly used in the family cir
cle. How many of us keep all our
words of kindness for strangers, for
those in 'Whom we have not one
spark of vital interest? and to. the
hearts dependent upon us for sym
pathy and appreciation, have scarce
ly one cheery word.
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Make every home where there are
boys, cheerful, comfortable and en
joyable. Remember .the good ex
ample, taught us by the best of
books, let us kill the "fatted calf"
for the prodigals. Then they will
not frequent billiard and drinking
saloons, but will love and enjoy the
friendship of the fireside.
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If the little child gets a bump or
a fall, or a cut or a skinned fihger,
mother will say: "Come to your
mother and let her pet you," and
she will kiss the bumped head and
wrap up the hurt finger with a few
kind words. Then the child knows
you love it, and it will love you' and
always respect you, and when the
years have passed and gone and
they have grown to manhood and
womanhood they will look back to
their childhood days as the. happiest
days of their lies. t
A word of comfort kindly spoken,
Will many a moment cheer;
A word of scorn to a heart that's
broken,
Will cause grief for many a year.
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We help our children most when
we help them to take an honest
view of themselves and this we
can never do by flattering their too
easily flattered self-conceit.
The best way to keep the boys
at home is to make it an object for
them not to go out to seek amuse
ments, for these they will have. Ev
ery farm home ought to be made a
very heaven on earth to its in
mates.
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A cheerful countenance is a duty
we owe to our neighbors and hoV
much more is it necessary in the
home! Our friends can get out of
our way if we are not good com
panions, but our family cannot.
They are helpless victims, shut
up in the same house with us. For
the sake of the children, for - the
sake o* the elders, for the sak?^>f
all humanity, let us cultivate a pleas
ant smile, a hearty laugh, and a
habit of cheerfulness.
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The woman U the heart of Jthft
home. If she la cross, miserable
and diaspirlted, thereM will be little j
life and true happines* within, 1-et
her do her part, but let her refuse
to labor beyond her strength. A
witit, tender mother is of more im
portance than anything else in the
world to youug children. Let ev
ery mother train herself to a wise
neglect of unimportant thing* that
she may be to her own the embodi
ment of sympathy, hope, gentleness,
charity, wisdom and love.
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Let uh take time to be pleasant.
Thesmall courtesies, which we often
omit because they are small,* will
some day look larger to us than
the wealth which we covet, or the
fame for which we struggled.
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He neighborly, be obliging, be
kind and courteous, and then when
Borrow and sickness come you will
have sympathy and help.
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At I lu brock ( 'Impel Showed Flue
Training Wednesday Evening.
This week has been quite an
event among the colored population
- the occasion being the dedication
of the large Hubbard hall recently
completed and made possible by a
Northern philanthropist. A repre
sentative of The Chronicle attend
ed the exercises held at Babcoek
Hall on Wednesday evening and
the performance was a huge credit
to Those Taking part.
The first on the program by the
members of the domestic science de
partment, entitled "Mother Earth
and her Vegetable Garden" was
participated in by a number of girls
ranging In ages from sixteen to
eighteen yeacs, and each acted the
part well.
This was followed by "The Mer
ry Workers" of the primary de
partment, small children of the
ages five to six years.
"The Squirrels," motion souk by
wee tiny tots was most amusing
and pleased the audience.
"Busy Little Housemaids," from
the industrial primary departments
in a motion song, exemplifyed the
training of girls in housekeeping in
the ages of twelve to fourteen
yea rs.
In the intermediate department
was a laughable Indian song ' en
titled "Bow Bearers to Chief
Cloud."
A recitation by Cassie Britt, show
ed careful training.
"Little Orphan Annie," by Mag
gie Pickett, was well received.
A recitation by Fred Aaron was
rendered in a creditable manner.
"Rockin' Time," by Chellie Young
Elvira Stewart and Lottie Reynolds,
brought out an applause from the
large audience by their pretty ren
dition.
"Signs of the Cross," by Pearl
Quick, a recitation was well receiv
ed.
The afternoon closed with the
rendition by entire school chorus.
"Roll of the . Lively Drum." The
accompaniments being beautifully
played on piano by (Mrs.) Geo. W.
McLain, Jr.
Lancaster Ha? Aged Xegn?.
We note that "King" Perkins, of
Kershaw county, died a few days
ago, and his age is given at 110.
Uncle Hardy Montgomery when told
of It said: "That's nothing, I'm*
12 0, and ef you don't believe it go
down to de Summreville graveyard
and look on Marse Robert's tomb
stone. Marse Robert and me was
one day's chillun. He was drowned
in the Catawba river and I hoped
fish for him. De truth's de truth,
and a lfe is a lie. I don't ask you
(o believe me. Dey ain't no fool
ishness 'bout dis thing. I knows
what I*8e talkin about. Of oourse
I'se de oldest nigger livin in dese
parts and Marse Robert's tombstone
will prove it. So it will." ? -Lancas
ter News. -
Repair Work
We have just installed
in ?ur shop one of the
largest and finest lathes
ever brought to C&mden,
and are now prepared to
do any kind of repair
work on engines and ma
chinery of all kinds. Mi.
W. O. Hay, who has had
years of experience in this
kind of work, is with us
and he will be glad to
have his friends to call on
him. ? ? * ?
Ciiapc
LITTLE LOCAL LINES OF
CITY AND COUNTY FOLKS
ITKMS TOO HHOBT FOIl 4 HKAU
j 4 gATHKKJbl) AND GHOUJ'BV
I on gricii heading,
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Mi&b Hessie Roberts is visiting at
Jefferson
Senator W. J, Johnson, ot Fair
field, wab a visitor here labL week.
Mrs. W. 1). starling hub returned
from a vUR to relative# in Colum
bia.
Mr. W. CV Twitty, of Heath
Springe, was a vibitor here Thurs
day.
Mr. Crawley and Miss Craw ley. ?>f
Columbia, were vibltorb here last
week.
Mrb. A. M. Richardson, of Atlan
ta, ib vibitinK her brother, Mr, K.
J. Hlssell.
Mra. W. It. Eve, Jr., and child,
who have been vlbltlug reiativeb in
Norfolk, have returned home.
Mrs. J. U. Wallace spent the week
end at Wlwthrop College with Miss
(?lara Wallace, who ib a btudent
t here.
Mis* Quattjebaum, of Wlnn>boro,
Is visiting her friend, Mints Oralie
Mat bib, at her home on LaFayette
avenue.
Maggie Nelson, a colored woman
living on Mr. Herbert K. Hoykln's
place in West Wateree, died yes
terday morning.
K. (i. Whistler, of Columbia^
spent Thursday in Camden, wbere
he came to look' after the sale of
hia bungalo in front of the Club
house. Mr. Whistler says that he
is doing a successful business at the
Colonia, and that the Medical As
sociations of North and South Caro
lina are stopping at his?hotel this
week.
.Miss Jones, of the improvement
department of the Parker Cotton
Mills company, was here on Sunday
and made an address at the Pine
C'reek church and in the afternoon,
organized a Philathia class of Voung
K'rls. A Baraca class was organiz
ed among t lie men on Wednesday
night.
A large crowd from Camden and
Kershaw county is expected to at
tended the school rally and picnic
at Blaney on Saturday. Many visi
tors from Columbia and from por
tions of Richland and' Fairfield
counties areexpected. The exercises
will be in charge of Prof. C. G.
Williams, who has been principal of
the Blaney school during the past
session.
Mr. C. L. Winkler, formerly of
Camden, but late of New York- and
who has been spending the winter
here, has decided to live here^ again.
He will be located in the Watkins'
building on the corner of Main and
DeKalb streets. Mr. Winkler does,
not need an introduction here, as
he practiced law in Camden for nha
nv years and is well knowni through
out the county. Camden is always
glad to welcome her returning citi
zens.
Superintendent of Education, I.' J.
McKenzie, was at Westville Wednes
day in conference with the school
trustees to perfect plans to erect a
school building at that place, and
soon a beautiful building will add
to the attractiveness of the commu
nity. From Westville Mr. McKen
zie went over to Mr. Elerbee Jor
dan's to look over sight In connec
tion with the establishment of a
much needed school on the Lock
hart road near Mr. Aaron Boone's.
Atinoat
good work being
chapter of the Unit*) Dautv?.*
ttLQ Confederacy. \ maiuwr
aee&i* to have bev, o^terwjf.
I them tn their tealou*
replacing of the dove Uu A
lament to the Ooofe^trau^^f
ut Monumental B<juur?. TiJTg
mem looks fnt-<H,
biautltt, and It ha? Wen ^ 'I
| tor at leant ten year* ?ril *
lof the dove Was broken fcy
kicking a football agalimt U ^
clilevoua act they doubilei? ^
I realize the damage thatSgro
suit. The hundred* uf J"*
Lwho are to our mldm c>ery yjJ
[doubt notice the ih<-'u,up|tu |3
lance of the monumental
I. The minstrel company
Monday afterooon tor Koay
where they will give a perfor^!
that night In the bchooUiujgl
for the benefit of the KerablJj
Hchoola. Fifteen ygtihg ^ ,
make the t ? ?i> The lx>>b ^ j
[vised the show and w>Uct?4 J
Jokes and hope to give the Ketj
citizens a good shot, li. i, J,
kins, manager of the show v?uj
with the boys. They will ijw
give a show at Hlsbopvll)*!
I week also, and there is a pomui
ty of their repeating it at tlj|
I era house at an- early date. 3
I ahow has been changed aud wtt:
doubt pleaae the people again. I
performance at lii^hopvUle ?
I given for the benefit ofKl
ber of Commerce, whic^hai
recently organized there, *
TESTING hiS STRONG
Conceited Club Man Caught la
tempt to Prove Superiority <#|
Mental Power*.
At one of the clubs the
two members were arguing ?
power. The conceited man,
In the habit of boring all pret,
his pointless tales, huIU that -
was stronger than his frlend'a
"You are wrong there," ud
quiet man, "and I will prove it]
way. You go and stand in tli
ner, and I will will you'to cos
of it. You will against me, ai
you that I will have you from u
ner before I have commanded,
second time."
The smart one took the bet, la|L
himself In the corner. The quiet J
said, in a commanding voice:.? I
"Come out of that corner!" .
The otb<?r grinned ar.4 she4?
head. The quiet man Bat dow&J
looked at him steadily. F1?e mini
passed, and . then the man of will J
?with n sneer: ?
"Hadn't ; ou better give it ai
don't feel any influence at all, ui
can't stand here all the evening.*!
"There is no hurry," said the m
man, "and I have a very comfort
^eat. There is no time Ihnit ?ji
that you are to come out before I
you twice, and as I don't intent
ask you again until this day ved
think you will feel the lnfluencf
'fore then."
The smart one came out
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Not a Lucky Word.
"It 1b not a lucky word, this M
Impossible; no good comes to th
that have it so often in their WW
? Carlyle.
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Pride.
"Say, Weary, I see that somt JI
In congress is going to ask th' J
ernment to give work to every*
"Say, what do you think of that! 1
you can tell th' feller if yon see J
that I've got a little too much Jl
to depand f r me livln' oa th' tod
of anybody's government" |
COMFORT OF THESADDU
has everything to do with t
pleasure of the ride, pur m
dies are as comfortable i
"gradfnahters chair," even tfl
a long hard ride. Stop in I
see our line, also our fine t
ness. We'd like to show ywl
set that your horse wonld
predate.
w. w. KII
Seaboard
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MAY 5th, 6th,
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