University of South Carolina Libraries
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE FubUiKid Ev?ry Friday F?r Annum . . , , . , . . . li. I >. Nil.*, / L. A. Mr Dotted, . , > I'ubdwher*. K. N. McDowell, . . ) ? K5 * >g '-%? ?? ^eV - ^ ? EaUr?4 u m<m4 cUm *?<! ?? ik* ?t C*a4*a, S*?<b iioo N. iin>u<i st. - 'I'lione z\t j a? : ?. >??' .??. \ .< H. , ?r ^rucawr^y ,???? ,-? ? /, , xss& <UIII<1<II, B. Not. H, 10 l|l. Til K HAIJfi jUF MK.VTH Now that t b<o h?*uH(< ji ha* come when the farmwrH want to butcher their cattle uiul hoga to mdl oii lh?? Camden market Ihey find thainHolve handicapped by ait ordinance panged loat July requiring all cat I le Hold In Camden to bo butchered at a cen tral Hlaugh(?rl.,g i>fn. The farmem do not think they uhould bo made to pay an extra tax on tbelr pro duce by having it butchered here and many of them are giving Cam don the mo by, and In doifiR ho they do their trading olnewhere and ('am den Im the lOHer thereby. Hmall meat tdiopti have uprung up Just outalde the city IIiuMh and are do ing ?? good bualnesH au they are en* abled to Hell meatB cheaper than the city butchern. It 1b to be hoped that the ultuatlon will Hoon be rem edied for the benefit of the farm ?r? and tho community nt large. Mont'j In I'otttUwH. Mr. A. a. Brown/ ari enterpriBing Sumter county farmer who lives bov ?rftl miles west of the city, was in town Saturday morning with boiii? of the best potatoes Be?n here this fall. He stated that ho had secured his sprouts from Virginia last spring and did not know what variety of yriin the potato belonged to. On one bunch grown from the sprouts 'there were eight nice ' sized potatoes while from a bunch grown from a vine of the samo Hprout there wore eleven potutoeu of a nice size for table use. HcBidcs these two bun ches of potatoes Mr. 13rown had a number of larger sized potatoes, all of which wore quite smooth, differ ing from most, large potatoes which, when extra large, usually split open. Mr. Brown reports having raised abtnowhe.re between f>00 and (100 bushels of potatoes on between an aero and a quarter and an acre and a half this year, this being the best potato crop he has? ever made^. lie states that his corn crpp was also unusually large, averaging about 4 5 bushels to the acre on his place. , Ho reports having plenty of corn, potatoes and pork for the winter, and has no fear of lack of plenty , to lire on. ? Bumter Item. ) Origin Hiiliowe'on. All Hallowe'en eve, the CJOIJ LINS walk! ' The wind cries in fear;, ihe moon laughs away up yonder in the cloud? the cats hiss, the lights flicker and burn- low, the witches peep, the owls hoot and the bats wave their flappy noiseless wings in the still air. It's the night When (he SPOOKS appear to man. Fortune and for tunes are read in signs and (he weird spirit of (he hour Is king of all. Hallowe'en Is the time when all (he world makes merry; delights In 1 1 h shivers of apprehension over sights and sounds and gives itself up to belief in (he supernatural. All Hallowe'en eve falls on (lie last day of October', the day follow* ing All1 Saints' Day, or All Hallows. This is (he date of (he last of the three festivals hold by (he Druids, who' in olden times wore scattered ?v?r JMirthera Europe. They were observed May 1, the time of sowing; June 1 , (he season of ripening of crops and October 31, the harvest season On (he night of October .^1 the Druids assembled at the altars In (heir snowy white robes, and at a given signal* during absolute silence; on (he part of (he multitude, gath." ered to witness the ceremony of solefhnly extinguishing tho fires. New fires were (hen built. As the flames leaped heavenward, (he peo ple snatched burning embers from it, went home; extinguished the old ou -tliiiir hearths and built new orVes. - These wero belleveH To" protect each homestead so long as they remained burning. 1 ' Caught in Hnloon Ropes, While a largo baloon was being inflated for an ascension Thursday at the Cumberland county fair at ' Fayetteville, N. C., James W . Smith.] ?\ 2 years old, a farmer, took an in- ' voluntary fligbf. The hag broke from its moorings and sailed at an altitude of several thousand fe??t,' three miles across Cape Fear river. Smith was caught around the ankle by a rope from the parachute and hung suspended, head / downward. Finally ho reached forward and swung himself up :tnd into the bas ? ? ket of tho baloon. The farmer lan ded safely without a scratch orj bttliBe. | THIS HMM1CHK TW1.NM. ? ii< Ktrung?t ftKory of <? ic i < ftlAllg, lilt' < in us I |? uk*. Home i iuuitf oQo coiiich acroKu u' piece of lioiue-flpun hhUory liiui heatH the con volitional article. Thl# (*' the ?:a?e With the Mory Of ChlUiK and Kiik, the HlameHe IwIiih uh Klven lo tlie Carolina i'yiltiai\ by Hnjor Jamew <1. llalrd, who #peni j two monthti thin Hummer In Hurry county where the twinn grew U|? ?ind woio married, Tbd fact# a*, dim. uj> by Major liajrd are arranged In , readlhle nhape, Til# twin* wore horn' in Hiam in I s l I itml on iIm Ii truv ?l? in thin country with old John j UohlftHon'H elrcua reached the town! of KaliHhury, Th<9r# a native ut Hur- j ry < ounty "got Htuck" on llnin and they accepted an invitation to k? 1 to hln homeon the Ftuh and Ararat river in the county mentioned. They were ho plttitned with the country that, they decided to make it their] home. We let the Major tell thej re?t : ' Eng invested all his money in no- 1 groen and -Chung Invested his in lands, They were unusually inter ested in every undertaking. Hut the war took away the slaves and an equitable division wan made of the lands. They built a comfortable home on the left bank of the Fifh river, which they occupied until Bome little time Just prior to the civil war, when Chang conceived the Idea of getting married. They were grea hunterB, and in their wanderlngB they had gone over into Wilkes whore Chang Bftw the girl for whom he had been longing. He served no tice on Eng of his intention and gave tho command to come and let us visit the homo of the Yates. There was nothing ff>r Eng to do but to obey, ('hang's story of love fell upon a listening ear and in time a tin ion was formed between him and Miss YateB. Tho house hold was now made to number three. A year passed and Eng began to think. The smiles that played upon the face of Chang were too much for Eng. The too must go and tell hiB story. The family of three hod doubtless attracted much attention. "Who is to be the wife of Eng." It did not take Eng long to decido. Another of the Yates girls was left. ?The good qualities embodied in the one must be inherited in the other. So Eng said to Chang. "Coine let me go. a courting too." How many vis its Eng made before he accomplish ed his purpose we are not told, but a little thought would suggest that they were not many. For tho sec ond time Eng and Chang stood in the Yates home before t^e parson. "Hut two women, though they be sisters, in one house is one too many Another home must be built." A beautiful site was on the other side of tho stream. Another home <was built there for Eng. The question then came, "How shall wo divide time between these two homes?" A knotty question, not satisfactorily settled.' Every Monday morning the.ro was a shift from one to the other, rain or sliine. Alternate weeks there was a home on tho banks of the Fish without Eng and Chang. The passing years brought childreu into those homes. Eng was the father in one, and Chang was the father in the other. Mow the discipline of the one ac-. corded with the ideas of tho other; we have not been able to learn. I Doubtless ea'ch father controlled j his own home, for it was known j that each had a will of his own. Nine children came into either home. These have grown up, and are now living in the bounds of Surry count ry ? Amorrg-trrSir. :'.rc soma of thej most substantial men of tho county.) The wife of Chang is still living at i the old homestead, in good health,! with promise of many years. Major Haird learned that the mat-! ter of cutting the binding that held1 them together received considera-j tion from the best talent of Amer- ' ica and Europe. It was the opinion of air physicians consulted that they ? could* not be cut apart and live. ! The connection was vital. So they: passed through life. They were men of very different temperaments, j Each had a will that never failed to! n7wrt H+telfr? It w?? a common ; thing for them to get into very ani-1 mated discussions, agreeing very! frequently to disagree. Blows were sometimes passed. A magistrate is l still living in the county who hail ' one arrested at the request of the 'other and tried for assault. A fine : was imposed with the result that I they went for days without spoak : Ing. i The blood of the foreigner la! distinct In ovory one of the children., ; Black hair, dark eyes, brown com plexion , typical . of their eastern birth. They lived to rather an old age. They died In tho year 1 87 4.! One was often sick without material ? ly affecting the other. They were, distinct personalities. Kach had! his own favorite diot. nolh enjoy ed comparatively good health. Oc ? ion for a doctor wan rare, The mi nfdiaiv (aubc of death U not atuted. They retired early uh wuu their habit, iietore the clear dawn of day Kng a*oke and found Chaug dead. A doctor from Mount Airy wum Humiuoiied in ail ppaaible haute. When lie cmiiy he found the hiood from the dead man hud counsel it? way into the ilvingone. Death wuh | Inevitable. Bo it whh dli m? <i n<>i to separate them. "l^ot them die i?H they had lived Joined together." Their bodlea were taken to Phila delphia, hut were aftorwarda re covered by , one of the hoiih and brought back to Hurry where they [ are burlod. charlotte Observer, N,u <\ Ouodwiii uh ?'Faglii*1 in "Oliver Twlht." At the Opera House on iioxt Mon ?lay und Ty^esday nights will be shown the recently made motion plcturets of Nat C. Goodwin, as the j grim, sordid '"Kagin" In Dlcken'w story of "Oliver Twist," Mr, Good win has made his own dramatic ver sion of the play, using earlier acting versions, hut relying chiefly op the I one used by Beerbohm Tree In Lon don. This version gives marked prominence to "Kagln," tho "fence" and Instructor of thieves and alao emphasizes the humorous Sslde of thlB uncanny personage. In thiB picture will be noticed all the fam ous artists comprising the all-star cast which aBslsted Mr. Goodwin In l the presentation Of "Oliver Twist" at the New Amsterdam and Kmplre Theatres during the all year run in New York. Owing to the promi nence of tho famouH artists em ployed in this plcture^ ? the entertain raent rises far above the ordinary motion picture exhibition, creating as it does a distinct epoch and plac^ ing it on an equal footing with tho loftiest form of dramatic entertain ment as given In the metropolitan theatres at the very highest prices of admiBsion. Notwithstanding this fact, the pictures will be shown In this city for fifteen and twenty-jflve cents. The present outlook Indicates that .local amusement seekers will' take advantage of this unique and Inter esting performance. It will, doubt less, bo tl^e last and only time that we Bhall see Mr. Goodwin apparent ly In the flesh. Trespass Notice and Reward. All A parties are hereby forbidden to trespass on my landr nortfr-of Gum Swamp for the purpose of cut ting timber or wood. 1 will pay $25.00 reward for evi dence to convict any one for violat ing this notice. J. F. Kirk land. Camden, S. C., Nov. 7. 1912. Card of Thanks. On the Part t>f the Kershaw Coun ty Colored Pair Association, wo wan to extend our sincere thanks to the patrons and friends who contribu I ted largely to the success 'of the fair by sending in their exhibits and also by attending the Pair. We are under many obligations to the white citizens for the inter est they took in our fair which was demonstrated not only by attending > the exhibitions, but by giving many valuable premiums and placing "ads l in our columns an?\ acting as judges The premiums were given out, ac. cording to the decision of special judges, to winners whose names cor responded to the numbers on the exhibits. ? We feel n^uch encouraged and hopo to have a very successful fair next fall. Let everyone begin to prepare to day for tho Fair o." 1918. Our next general meeting of the Association ?will be held at DibBTSfT Hall, Monday evening, Nov. 11. 1912 All members are' requested to be present. ? I T. P. Wylie, President. . ; U. H,_ Halle, Treasurer, J. Horace Thomas, Sect. J. J. Reed, Asst. Sect. Why They Needed Him. .v When Senator Taylor was gover nor of Tennessee he Issued a great many pardons to men nnd women confined in penitentiaries' or jails in that state. lis reputation as ft "pardoning governor" resulted In his being besieged by everybody who had a relative incarcerated. One morning an old negro woAan made her way into t ho executive offices and asked Taylor to pardon hor husband, who was in jail. "What's he in for?" asked the Governor. "Fo' nut bin' but steal in a ham" exclaimed the wife. "You don't want me in pardon him" argued the governor. "If he got out he would o* ly make trouble for you again." " 'Deed I does want him out.ob dat place!" she objected. ."I needs flat man." "Why do you need him?" inquir ed Taylor patiently. "Me an' de chlllon,M"r~she said seriously, "needs another ham.*' HKI) CIIOKK HKAI/ HA lit; ?fume* <>|>|m>iiIm tin Write* HUtry for \ 111 l-TltlM I < |j|l>-,lh < 'lllll|Mll|(n. m 'i "llopO" if Hio I Hie and (he lead ing not# In a now motion picture film which will be released for ex hibition oil Npveinber 10, hy Thom it h A. Edison, working in co-opora tlon with The NutlonuJ Association for i he Study und Prevention of Tu horculoHis. The Kccnurlo of the picture vfii* written especially for *tjie untt-tuberoulo?lB campaign by ?I it iim'h Oppenholm, und the film will he used during (he next ?ix week# uh u special feature of the lied Cross Christina# Seal Hale. , The story, uh portrayed by Mr. Qppenhelm, tells of a young hanker In a little New York town by. the name of John Ilajvoy and of bis bookkeeper ' Wells, with whose daugh ter Kditii Ha; banker in in love. A ft; w weokH before the holiday sea Hon, Harvey one day receives a let ter and some literature from The National Association for the Htudy und Prevention of Tuberculoids, ask ing him to engage in a tuberculoids campaign in hist district, to form a committee to sell Ued Cross Christ man Seals, and to work for the er ection of a local sanatorium./ He shows the material to hie old hook keeper and both the ineu laugh at the Idea that a country district need engage in such a fight. Tubercu losis, they believe, |h a thing only of the city slums. Carolees am} unthinking, however, WellH puts Home of the pamphlets In his pocket and forgets the incident. Meanwhile Edith is trying to con coul -.from her father and lover the annoying cough which she has de veloped und also the knowledge given her privately by the old fam ily physician that she has .tubercu losis. She struggles hard 'against her love for Harvey and her father, especially when the banker shows her the new home which he is building for them. She is about resolved not to yield to the "reactor's advice recommending that she go to a sanatorium, when one evening she accidently discovers the tuberculo sis literature j in her father's pocket. As she reads of (ho dangers to .which she is exposing those whom she loves, -and of the hope of a cure that may be hers, If ah# will go to a sanatorium, she finally conquers her immediate desire and resolves to live for health and a cure. She writes a note to her fatherland H.o Harvey releasing him from their en gagement and leaves home secretly for New York to see What chances she has of being cured, for there is no sanatorium nearer to her home than a day's Journey. It Is the bitter realization of the truth that tuberculosis lurks every where, oven in their own homes, that spurs Harvey and Wells to arouse their townsfolk to the need of preventing this disease und erect ing a sanatorium. And all the while they are searching for Edith, until one day by chance they find her name 011 the records of Belle vue Hospital Tuberculosis Clinic. They trace her to the ferryboat day camp at that institution and finally to her own miserable hall bedroom. It Is not a difficult task' to persuade Edith to go hosie and take the cure in the now sanatorium 011 -the out skirts of* the town. Here she com pletely recovers her health and as an indication of her future mode of life 011 entering" her new home for (he first time, a happy bride, she throws the windows wide open to let in the fresh air. <?oing to Law. Old Wax and I lived side by side "t?h never had 'a row, until one day he lammed -*he hide of my old "brTnr" dlo cow. He said she ate a suit of clothes that hung upon his line, and so I biffed him on the nose and he soaked me on mine. We owned our homes, weje out of debt, had money in the bank, that day he lammed my, brindle pet, and I gave him a spank. A while we stood around and cussed and wag ged the fluent Jaw, until surcharged with deep disgust, we turned and went to law. Oh, that was bpm and beastly sport! Our lawyei'3, smooth and deft,, conveyed the case from court to court, and taxed us right and "left:- ? Nmv ?4 4h^ ? poor-, farm Wax and I put in our fading years; I lean on him and heave a sigh and he bursts* into tears. Sometimes Nve ramble up the road, where once we did our biz; a law yer lives in my abode, another lives in his. Then to the poorhouse back we go, and seek our couch of straw, and think of joys we used to know before we went to Jaw. -r Walt Ma sod*. ? Orders Taken for Cake. Special orders for Lady Balti more and Lord Baltimore Cake can be placed by telephoning No. 40. . F o u n <1 . Overcoat, on road leading east of CArodea. Owner ?an have same by fraying for this ad. " ? ?? On your Yards, Plantation or in Barns. Any Bank will take our Policies as security. ' Rates on application. Williams Insurance & Realty Company D. R. Williams, President C. H. Griffin, Manager ON Jonannet's Frost Proof Cabbage Plan Are known as the best to b? had anywhere by thooi* of experienced buyers, and ar s offered w LOWER than you pay for comc ion, Inferior plant*.' HAVE ALL VARIETIES. Plants! tied in bunch? oj PRICES: 75 cents for 500 lots j *1.00 per lW| gg over 85 cents per 1000. _ ; uli J0UANNFTS EARLY GIANT XlGINTHJIl ROOTS, one year and two year old, $4 per 1000?"f** COUNT. AMD SATISFACTION OOARAJO*** Low rates by Southern Express Co. Cash with order, r0 For a profitable crop send your orders early w ^ ALFRJED JOUANNtT, Box in. mt. rUWMM I.?rir? or Ch*i-tMtoaW?t?n*ld C?bbar. The Progressive Railroad of the Sout I'V.C'AMDKN 11:15 A. M. 11 : 35 P. M. 10:20 A. M7 6:47 A. M. 7:25 P. M. 57 18 p. mT ALL TRA1N8 DAIIA'. ^ For Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville. . ? r Intermediate points. ' " " '' ' V ' Ta For Columbia and Intermediate pointf. For Hamlet, Raleigh, Richmond, WMb ^ "New York and \NbftliCTft polu tp?. - -- ? For Hamlet and Intermedial? points. Jnana equlpped w,th electric tlghUft steel f c. nXTo pn'?n""Uon ?oe went of write, . v?;w\^DP^j -J