The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 08, 1912, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
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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
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I.?rir? or Ch*i-tMtoaW?t?n*ld C?bbar.
The Progressive Railroad of the Sout
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Intermediate points. ' " " '' ' V ' Ta
For Columbia and Intermediate pointf.
For Hamlet, Raleigh, Richmond, WMb ^
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c. nXTo pn'?n""Uon ?oe went of write,
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