Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE Pnhliiht< ?mt9 Friday Per Aiinum fl.OO y W. tu Mclkmell, . . . . Proprietor. II. 1>. Nile#, ) L, A. McDowell, . . > Publisher*. B. N. McDowell, . . > hin< m mmJ ?Im? mI mMii at tW F? tiHbi ai f lliu, )fg|^ ( 1109 N. * '1W 19 (Vuiidwi, 0, Ave* 19? 1.919, If <there were any who from the letter of Senator Tillman to Mr. Sims, of Orangeburg, thought that tjio Beuator wai allgnlog himself ' with either friction they are mis taken. In a more recent letter the Senator says: "I hare already no tified the people of the ?tate in two or three way?, both in newspa pers and by private letters, that I am hands off in the governor's race, and no man or set of men has the authority to use my name as en / dorslug either of the two candidates. I have stated before and I mean it now, that when I chauge my mind aud decide to take sides, I will do *0 over my own signature and give my reasons." ? State Senator William Lawrence Mauldlng, of Greenville, died Tues day last. Senator Maulding has been in public life almost contin uously hi* entire life and few men have made a better record than he has. He wai born in Greenville on the 13th of June, 1846. In 1882 he became a member of the State legislature and In 1884 he wan elected to the State senate. Two years later he was chosen lieuten ant governor and was re-elected In 1888. In 1890 Mr. Mauldlng retir ed from politic* but In 189S he again entered politics and wav elec ted to the legislature. He was re elected In 1902 and two years la ter re-entered the State senate, where he served until the present year, when he decided to retire. a ? Attorney General Lyon has an nounced that he will prosecute his opponent, B. B. Evans, for slander. The statute under which Mr. Lyon's ? action against Evans will he brought is as follows: "Act No. 4 42. Sec tion 1. Be it enacted by the gen eral assembly of the State of South Carolina, any persons who shall wit malicious intent originate, utter or circulate or publish any falbe state ment or matter concerning another, the ?ffeot of which shall tend to injure such person in his or her character or reputation, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punish ed by fine not exceeding $5,000 or by imprisonment for a term not ex ceeding one year or by both . fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court." Every citizen of South Carolina should take a part In the election of hlB state and county officers. In order to vote the party management has laid down certain rules and re quirements that It would be well to remember, for failure to enroll within the prescribed period dis qualifies a resident, from participat ing In the Democratic primary, which In this Btate is equivalent to election. Enrollment on a club roll 1b all that is necessary. The club roll books close five days be fore the primary. In addition to having your name on t"he club rolls, the other requirements are: ? The voter must be a male citizen of the United States; 21 years of age; must, have resided in the State for one year; In the county 60 days pre vious to theprlmary on August 27, and must bo a Democrat. Hixty-Fivo Years Old. Senator B. It. Tillman celebrated hia 65th birthday in Washington on Sunday. It was thought some years ago that -the senator would not live to attain his present age but care ful living, healthful exercise and plen.ty of fresh air have Increased his strength and restored health un til he Is in much better physical condition today than formerly. In Washington Sunday with the senator were Mrs. Tillman and their daughter, Sallie May. The day 'was spent quietly nt home. Senator Tillman first saw the light in his country home in Edge fleld county, near I'arksvllle, Aug. 1 1, 184 7. The first twenty years wore spent in obscurity, the young man devoting his time to work on the farm and study at home. His connection with the Farmers' Al liance later brought him into prom inence and his famous campaign for the governorship followed. Since that time his career is identified with the history of the State, he having served constantly in a pub lic capacity since his entrance into politics. -Columbia Record. Campaign Dntcn. Abbeville, FrUlJiy, August 16. Anderson Saturday, Auust 17. Walhalla, Tuesday, Auggust 20. Pickens, Wednesday, August 21. Greenville, Thursday, August 2 2. ADMI NISTKATOK'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to all par ties indebted to the Estate of the late James M. Kirkley to make Im mediate payment to me and all par ties having claims against the said Estate will present them duly at tested. Thomas R. Kirkley, Executor. August IB, 1912. % K. T AY EL U1VAL. ENGINEER ? ^ ^ . ^ ^ ^ LAND SUUViiVOIt Office over Bank of Humtor 6UMTER, 8. O. "J9 ADVANTAUIW AND BKNKKITH OF THE < <M NTV FAIR. _ lj*v' " 1 1 11 IU.' -v The 1'rtfaident of a Fair Association In one of the progresaive coun ties traversed by Oie lines of the Hoot hern Hallway Cou/pauy Lua aug seated that I write an article for newapaper publication on "The Ad* vantages and Bensfita of the County Fair." It givea me great pleaaure to comply wth thlla auggeatlon for the reason, that In my opinion, the county fair can be made a moat im portant factor in the progreaa and development of tthe locality in which It Is held. At the county fair the visitor aeee what hla own neighbor# are doiug where the condltlona of climate and aoila are almilar to those on hla own farm. The men who have attained the beat reauitar and carried off the premluma are known to him. He can talk with theui, vlalt their farma, and learn just how they have aucceeded. A county fair thua becomes a moat efficient educational inatltution. Thla la eapeclally true where, a? at eome of the. fair* in the Houtheaatern states, lectures are delivered by sxperta in different branchea of agriculture, horticulture, live atock raising and dairying. While am uaement,. features In connection with a fair aid In increasing the attedance, I believe that they ahould be aubordlnated and that the primary aim of tthe managers of county fairs ahould be to make them of educational value to the farmer In aiding him to solvs his practical problem*. A* a reault of the atudy which. I have given to agricultural con dltlona on the Houtheaatern States In connection with the work for farm improvement being carried on by the Southern Hallway compa ny, I have become convinced that the moat Important "problem confont Ing the farmera of our aection at thlf time la that of increaaing their average ylelda per acre. Thla may be aaid to be an all Incluaive prob lem for It Involvea not only cultural roethoda but queatlona aa to the rotation of cropa ao aa to get the beat reaults, aa to yalalng live atock for manure aa well aa for direct profit, and as to the proper uae of the right kind of fertilizers and the application of lime to foil neeeding a lime treatment. ( We have Juat reached the time In the United States' when thla Increaaing average yielda per acre 1* becoming acute. With growth of population, demand for farm products of all kinda la increaaing, and there are no longer vaat areaa of productive landa in the Weat open to farm aettlement. The growing demand muat be met In larg er meaaure than heretofore by the farmera of the older statea, and there la no aection which, bj ita geographical relation to the conaum lng centera and climatic and soil condltlona, Is better aituatsd to pro fit by this condition thtn the JBoutheaatern States. The county fair can be made amo?t efficient agency in the aolu tlon of the problem of Increaaing the ylelda of our Southeastern aoila. Am a means to thla end 1 would auggeat to the managers of theae falra that they require exhibitors to attach to their exhlbita or post up with them placarda giving the moat complete information practica ble aa to the condltlona under which they were produced. For example the educational value of a corn exhibit would be much increased if it should be accompanied by a placard atattng the rotation of crops in which the corn had been grown, describing concisely the charaoter of soil and ? .the methods by which it had been prepared, the date and method of planting, the date and methods of cultivation, the amount of barn yard manure uaed per acre with the time and method its application, the character and amount of commercial fertilisers UBed with the time and method of their application, the yield per acre ob tained, and any other facts of an Instructive nature relative to the production of corn. Similar placards with such changes as might be necessary to adapt them to the different exhibits would add greatly to the practical educational vftlue of the fair. In a brief article of thla kind it is not practicable to discuss all of the ways in which a county fuir can be helpful to a community, but I think there can be no queatlon as to Its great value and I should, bo glad to see an annual fair In every county In the Southeastern States. ? W. W. Flnley, President Sbuthern Railway Company. Political Campaign**. They are ?tiresome. They give no valuable Information in this state. They are made Just to catch rotes. It is enough to degrade the best man in the county to travel around for several months shaking hands, with every voter and manifesting a decided Interest in him and his family. Honest, upright men may do it, but it knockB all the props of genuine manhood from under them. Even the speeches made are flat, stale and unprofitable, unless they are mean and malicious as they now appear to be in this state campaign. Really a county capaign is not an educational affair. A candidate may visit every precinct in the county and become acquainted with half the voters and never leave a reasonable Word or a helpful sug gestion in his wake. The state campaign, when con ducted like the present one, lowers the dignity of the state and brings it into ridicule. It Is shameful that It should be so. It brings the primary and subsequent campaign into disrepute. Many of our best men will not attend the meetings because they consider them a stain and blot on the honor of the state. The growing turmoil accompany ing our presidential elections is al so an evil that distresses business men. One often hears the speedier election methods of Canada and England favorably commented on by comparison. It will be recalled that the recent election of a parliament in Canada was accomplished in about seven weeks. Our conventions place their can didates in nomination the last of June and the first of July, and four months and a half intervene before the votes are counted. It is a period during which business men look carefully at the old dollar before swapping it for a new one. July and August at the best are pretty t tough months for convention going. It is hard to get deliber ate judgment out of a body of men when they are engaged in concost ing cool drinks, swinging fans, and hunting shady places. It would be difficult to change the convention dates, unless they w^ere carried ov er to about September 1. Politicians often remark, after any kind of a convention, "If the election were tomorrow so and so would get there." Election day is a very different thing. Which means that the sober Judg ment of the people Is frequeently Just opposite to their off hand de cision. There is a certain element of pique and spite in human nature that resents defeat. For the mo ment, the most Important thing ap pears t jeo be to put your foot on the neck of those robbers who have dominated the conventions. Were t he elections to be held si* weeks after the conventions, many citizens would vote principally with the pur pose of hitting some one. Tan Can't do business on that principle. By four months' time, the spite motive is ironed out of the public mind. The bttbles of promise have been pricked. The clowns liavo been laughed out of the ring. Per haps It la none too much timer '? ? Spartanburg Journal. Clemson pollege Bulletin on Dai rying. Few dairymen In South Carolina think of the cows In their herd as anything but cows. They feed what they think the cow should have and -take what milk she gives as a matter of course. The mod ern dairyman regards his herd as a market to which he carries his feed forL_ sale, and he expectB to get the full market value" for his feed. Again the modern dairyman regards each cow In his herd as a special machine which must do cer tain work. Every loom in a cotton factory riiust work to its capacity If the factory is to pay its owner? a good dividend. Just so each cow in the herd must be watched so as to see that she does her full duty. It is a very easy matter either to over feed or under feed a cow, and a great many cows In South Caro lina are today being either under fed or over fed. The beBt way to study the herd is to put In every dairy barn a' record sheet on which is recorded every pound of feed the cow Is fed and every pound of milk she gives in return. A good rule to follow is to give a cow one pound of grain for every three pounds of milk. There are times when this rule 1b not best,, but it can be taken as an average. Some will say that It Is too much trouble to keep a dally record. To these we say keep the record for two days each week. Thl? Is far better than no record at all. At the end of the year th0 dairyman who has kept records for the first time will have many sur-r prises. lie will find that what he thought were some of his best cows did not pay him near so well as some which he thought not so good. He will find that some of hl? herd have been kept at a loss, while others have just paid for their keep. . l As examples, herds in this state will be used. Herd No. 1 was kept at a profit of $12 4.00 per cow, while herd No. 2 was kept at a profit of $17.00 per cow. In an other herd the best cow gave 260 more pounds of butter in one year than the poorest cow and at a cost of only $8.00 more for feed. These illustrations simply prove that , unless the dairyman knows ?what he gives his cows and what his cows give him, he is running a very uncertain business, and the milk scales and record street give a very handsome return for the trouble it takes to keep a record. WANTED. Music pupils. For terms ap?? ply to Hiss Kate DuBose, Lyt* tletoa street, graduate school of Music and Art, Columbia, B.dBfc (Prof. Paul deLaunay, Dlreotor.> ADMINItiTflATOH'H NOTIOK. All parties indebted to tbe estate of Huamitt Broom, deceased, ttrw ho re by notified to make immediate payment to me, and all parties hav lug claim* against the eaid estate will present them duly attested. S. I>. BROOM. Administrator. Kstate of Mrs. Suauna liroom. August 10, 1912 BIOS INV|TKI> TO l?U J M> BOHOOL HOI/HK. Notice !? hereby given that bids are invited foe the building of a ?two-room one-utory school building at Bhaylor'e Hill in School District No. 9. Jilue prints and specifica tions can be seen at the County Su perintendent's office. Uids will be received until Saturday* August 14, and the Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. 10 K. Holland, Chairman, Hoard of Trustees, Dis trict No. 9. I August 14, 191S. yXt . Wiwt U Um> burnt lilt for ? hun gry dim to Uke? A Cake Walk. Take a Walk ' 7 ' v. - # , " To onr M*t HUoy If, U1 t>Mj walk {F0??110*1 w\ tt hard walk from any \ Once hero you will h?f* ,our( cholca from a cholca coU?ctk*l of Cbolca MaaU, ' Campbell Bros, 8e? the Motion PJcturw All Neat Wwt At Ute w<ml We are more than pleased with our thirty days of business. . If we had been told that we could have done even half as well we would have thought it a nut ter of impossibility. But figures do not fake ? we have them, k view of these facts we have decided to continue our marvelous sale of Men's Shoes and Oxfords for thirty days more, at the following prices: ? * ? ' ' ? ' All Men's Shoes and Oxfords, formerly $5.00 will be sold at All Men's Shoes and Oxfords, formerly $4.50 will be sold at % * r_T 7 " " ? ~ ? *T ' ?**?'- ? All Men's Shoes and Oxfords, formerly $4.00 will be sold at All Men's Shoes and Oxfords, formerly $3.50 will be sold at All Men's Shoes and Oxfords, formerly $3.00 will be sold at All Men's Shoes and Oxfords, formerly $2.50 mil be sold at $3.98 $3.25 $3.15 $2.95 $2.45 $1.85 We are going to offer the entire stock of Ladies and Children's Shoes and Oxfords during the month of August at just what they cost ufc* Now, if you are in need of anything in a frst class shoe ? one that you will not be ashamed to wear | ? one that looks good and will wear better than any shoe you ever wore foi^he money, now is the time to buy. These goods are all of high-class stuff. No old ? stock, no shoddy goods. All goods are new and up to date. Come and be coo* vinced that such shoes were never before offered at such ridiculously low pricei. We will positively close this offer after August 30th. So if yon need anything in this line and want to buy it at a real genuine bargain now is the time. McCASKILL BROTHERS ?'? *- 1 ? - CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA Make Your Decision If you intend clearing your land, the best and only time is NOW. Begin work just as soon as other farp* duties permit. Every year; every month, every dayot a* lay makes the clearing just that much harder. # Will you continue to pay taxes and interest on your stump land inve*$5$ WilINyou still let the land "loaf," when it could easily be producing the best crops on your farm? Will you haye land that's worth nothing and less than nothing taxes and interest, or will you have rich, prosperous acres tnat you can convfrtl^ ready cash any time you wish) Will you wait and let the sprouts and brush 8??* up or will you clear it now while it's comparatively easy? * u rich Get your Hercules Stump Puller now and begin at once the gathering or the returns it will bring you. Tnis is an offer with big dollar profits in it for you practical business man's offer to the practical business farmer. u It's the chance of a life time for you. It is an established fact that the H< ' is good for a full days work of stump pulling every day for three years. , * - L. C.