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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE Publi?b?d Every Friday ?Vr Annum yl.no H. !>. Niluw, j A. MclKmvll, . . > l'ul>2inii?>i*. v MvDvwvll, . . ) btmil u mc o?i <Um mII mIIh it tlu Pm?)IIm *? ??*?. S??k now N. liroiul Hi. - 'K'lione SAW <*iu<1oii, H. (i, Nov. 2W, 1WI2. Tho election ?f Judge* by direct to to of tho people 1h being agitated. Well, we don't know that the poo fie could do much wome than the fngUlature. ?- Hamburg J^orald. ':*/? i- . -- L - ' Andrew Carnegie celebrated the 77th annlverHary of hl? birth Mon day. Ho wa? too deeply ImmorHod 1a work relating to tho Carnegie corporation, which In to auuunio ?hargo Of all bin philanthropic work, to tako si holiday, but Invited l? of bin < lo?<Ht i'rlondH to ?' lc fcrato tho event with him. at it for? ?ml dinner tonight. Hayn the CharloHton Nowh and Courier.: 'The report from Columbia that a h?w?papor man was robbed of eight dollarn by a pickpocket In Charleston last week in plainly In error, unlom it whh counterfeit ?loney. In the first place no newH paper man ever carried that much Trtonoy with him at one time and, In the Hecond place no plckpocke{. would over bunpect him of having ?o vaet an amount. It munt huvo boon a friend of tho JournallHt'H who wan robbed. "Wubn't It Henry WatterHon w'ho said that ho ncould wander about New York anywhero *1 any time at night and never run i Ik i-IhI< of ' elng held up becuuuc all the highwaymen In that town knew that he wan an editor? Go toL It. wan all a nilHtako." ? NATIONAI, EPILATION 1>Ay Will iw Krnturo of National Com Exposition Hold in January. Columbia, Nov. 25.*? .Calling atten tion <to Nutionul Education Day and Hoys' Day at the Fifth National ? Corn Exposition here next Jahuary, Mr. ,J. E. Swoaringen, State Super intendent of Education, has ad dressed a letter to all county su perintendents of education and county rural Hchool supervisors, recommending a holiday in the county Hchoola to allow teachers, pupils and trustee* to attend the Exposition- on these two days. National Education Day has been fixed for Friday, January $1, t.ho day following being Boys' Day, the latter marking the close of the Ex position School for Prlae Winners which will be attended by a thous and boys from all parte of .the South. - Prominent educators will deliver 'addresses on National Education Day 011 subjects pertinent to school Improvement problems; and a se ries of exhibits demonstrating meth ods and results of . improvement in the rural schools is being, prepared under the direction of President l>. II. Johnson and other members of the Winthrop faculty. Ur. S. C. Mitchell, president of the llnlver* slty of Soutji Carolina, Is In active charge of program arrangements for National Education Day. Superintendent Swearingen opens his letter with the statement that "The. Fifth National Corn Exposi tion to bo ' held in Columbia the last week in January and the first week in February, offers a rare educational opportunity not only to the fartners, but al&o to the teach ers, patrons and pupils of South Carolina.." After speaking of the value of industrial education, and its demonstration in the boys' and Ktrta! clubs, Mr. SW.e&rJng&n says: "It. is highly desirable that, the peo ple of every county, of every school, district, and of every community, should profit by this practical dem onstration of tho wo\jM(7 methods and accomplishments of industrial education. The teachers, trustees, patrons and pupils of every school in your county should be invited to take part in the exercises of "Edu cational Day." Concluding, Mr. Swearingen says: "The program for these two days will furnish you a message to take home. 1 recommend that every school in your county be given a holiday on Friday. January 31, on condition that the teacher and trustees bring at least six pupils to the Exposition on Educational Day and Hoys' Day." For Sale. My lioufee and lot just north o Camden Hotel. I. C. Hough. Trespass Notice. All persons are forbidden to hun squirrels, or birds or to deface tim her by cutting or In any other way on any of my lands or any lands in my possession. H. < \ Hall, Bothune S ('., Nov. 15. ~ Tit. While it seems that the people <>t' Bamberg coulity are disgusted with prohibition and want the dis pensary back, wouldn't It he good policy to make some effort to en force the prohibition law? Condi tions are growing wors?- steadily, and it seems that little effort Is being made to enforce the law "gainst the illegal sale of whiskey. Bamberg Herald. ? hi sri j i> i > i - v 1 1 . UlO < 'ttUW of UiM.d It aid* Mil luiiiiouM) Amount of Iluim The harm the vpeed in?i?la<! ma> do the iium of good roadu wua on< of ihu mLuor, but dUUuet 'nubjuc. ? of di*cu?*lon at the recent Vviwtb lion of the B>uthern Appalachian <?y?(I Itoad convention hold in At laniu. William (J. Birrlue, of Green ville, H. t;., proposed (hut the con vcntton go oil record au oppoucd to undue speeding on the country roada, and advanced wound reUBOiiH, aft followa: "There uro many farmcrh who are oppoged to Hinooth and level road* through their Hectiont) because they know the hotter the road? the fan f tbf minhintJH will run. Tin roadn were lutended for all, the mun in tlie ox' cart an well uh the man In (he auto and they don't believe they ought to he chuuod Into the ditch in order to get out of the way Ojf the Hpeod devil*." ^ . Tho craze for oxcobbIvo Hpeed ifc a problem in tho city an well an in the country, and The CfjiiBtltutlon htiH many times in the paat exprenB ed ' ltuelf in no uncertain terms re garding complication rifting out of it in Atlanta. In the rural districts the evil Ih intensified for the rea son that there are fewer checks upon the reckless chauffeur. There can be no (luoatlon that wanton dlorcgurd o t common uonuc and tho speed regulations oivcouu t.ly highways have militated against ihe cauBo, generally, of good roads lutl This C'onBtUution believes the evil is decidodly on tho decreaae. Accidents ami Hpeed ing, are, of < uii Inseparable from ho widely uy<*d a vHiifle a* tft# auto, but the overwhelming majority -of motorlntB may be relied upon, in BOlf-proBor vatiou if from no other motive, to exert due care in the handling of their machines every where. With regard .to the one time an tagonism of the farmer to autos n radical change han come In hlB viev. ph'nt. Hundreds of thousands o farmgrs own automobiles in thh country. Other thousands expec, Homo day to own thom. The obser vant man of the acres sees ?that th auto 1b almoBt invariably, synony moiiB of good roads, and good roads mean Just about everything to the development of the rural districts. Otit of these various conditions a sort of unwritten agreement <' courtesy and mutual consideration has grown up between the farmei who pays for the road and the mo .torist who uses it. When first the automobile became prevalent in ust prejudice against it was widespread in the country. We believe that to day, however, Mr. Sirrine overesti mates the antipathy of the farmer toward the "buzz wagon." though his resentment against the speet maniac is every bit as much justific as similar sentiment in the cities. At ianta Const itution. Prices I'ifty years Affo. Wo complain of the cost of living and appoint committees, to 1 nvesli gate the causes tliereof. But really wo are not in as bad a situation as the country was some 50 years ago. And there were no investiga tions then. Everybody knew what was the cause then just as everybody knows now that speculators on Wall street are the cause of present conditions. The effects of the war were chang ed in the prosperity following peace. It' we could do away with the gamb ling on Wall street conditions might ho improved today. A writer in the Christian Herald, Kives tho cost of living 4 8 years ago : ,, "I was 'clerk in a general mer chandise -store in 1804. " We sold sugar from 20 to 30 cents per poun during the year. ? Flour -was .$20 per barrel; kefosene, $1.25 per gal lon; rice, 20 cents per pound; and other groceries in proportion. A spool of cotton was 20 cents; brown 4-4 sheeting, 80 cents per yard; cal ico, 50 cents. Four garments of men's underwear cost $10, that would be $2 now. In 1871 1 began a similar business on my own capi tal. I paid at regular wholesale price 11 7-8 per pound for A sugar; $1.65 per pound for best Young Hyson tea and 70 cents for the cheapest. "Maracaibo coffee was 25 cents per pound. I also paid $2G0 for thirty barrels of flour ? none of it .the highest standard. Fish and eggs' were cheaper than now in tho country; all other goods in propor tion to the above prices. I have sold rye from t[ie farm for $1.75 per bushel ; oats for 95 cents. I was in business for 31 ? years sold during that period about half a million dollars worth of general merchandise in a small country stor and was familiar with value, s. T Hold cook stoves for $t?0, which is double the value now. Wagons and farm implements were double the price of Joday." Anderson Mail. Tius pa it kiih po#t - L J l'.?U?(ficc Department l)e*lr?u? ?>? hkJCMrlw^u1wl*/?Mu?tlou. t The pontofflce department 1? de- j ulrouM of i??curii>K certain Inform^' ! don preliminary i? <he Inauguration i of the parcel* p?*t nyeLum oi? Jan*l uary I, and wtille It Is bu?y nscur- j Ing that information 1? l? requesting ; the newspaper* to -help ?*dut**4?? tb*j people aa to tb? details of tho ' departure. Hhortly before Jauuary 1, 1 tH < j each poatmaiter win be furniHhed w i 1 1 1 one or UOff copies of the of ! flclal parcel poet map of the Dieted . States, showing the uult of area In which hia postofflce ia located and ! the eight postal *one? indicating ! the distances on which the parcel poat ratea of postage ure based I These maps will he securely Inolow' , In u mailing tube and sufficient cop* j les will be Hunt so ,|^at at lefts' . one map will be Immediately avail- J able for each postofflce, branch po?tofflce, and 1 ottered ami local- j n ii ii > (| Mutton. At the tame 'bore will I"' fumlnhed to euch postmaster a sup ply of copleu of the official pared , pout guide, a publlcftUOB that will uhow the nnlt of area in which every postofflce In the United states j 1h located. The guide, will contain full Information at t?> it k useln con- , Junction with tin* map, and will' alao contain tho regulations approve j ?>d l>y t he postmaster general tor j the conduct <?f tho parcel post ser- J vice. Copies of the parcel post map and guide will be forwarded throuK-ij poBtmaBterB to each rural carrier. ThoSe supplies will be lucloued to- j gather IP u substantial Uiien on velope, which uhould be retained by the carriers as a pormanent recep- 1 tacle. On account of the Increase in tho weight limit from four to elev on pounds, it will bo necessary to supply postmasters with scales of adequate capacity. . It Is expect <><1 that every presidential pOBtofflce and the majority of the offices of the fourth class will be properly equipped in this respect by January 1, 1913. Offices of the fourth class that do not receive suitable scales by that date will be supplied as promptly as possible thereafter, and in the meantime .postmasters will be expeteed to meet the emergency with their present weighing facili ties or by such other means as they may be able to devise without ex pense to the department. Tape lines six feet in length for measuring the slzoy of parcel post packages will be furnished to all postmasters. Distinctive parcel post stamps will be issued to each postmaster. On and after January 1, 1913, ordi nary postage stamps will not be valid for postage on fourth-class matter. "The distinctive parcel post stamps must be used on all fourth-class matter beginning January Ii 1813, and that such matter bearing ordi nary postage stamps will bo treat ed as "held for postage." That parcels will be mailable onl> at postofflces, branch postofflces, lettered and local-named stations, and such numbored stations as may bo designated by tho postmaster. That all parcels must bear the return card of the sender; other wise they will not be accepted foi mailing. CITATION. State of South Carolina, i Couuty of Kershaw, By w. L. McDowell, Esquire, Pro- , bate Judge. WHEKJ3AS, .1. M. Sowoll. made i suit to me to grant him Letters , of Administration of tho Estate of and effects of John W. Seegers. j These are therefore to cite and admonish att and singular the kin dred and creditors of tho said John W, Seegers, deceased, that (hey he and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at ] Camden. S. C.t on December 11, nex i after publication thereof, at eleven ; o'clock in the forenoon, to show, cause,- if any they have, why the j said Ad?) in 1st rat log, should not be 1 granted. Given, under my hand, this 26th I day of November, A. D., 1912. w. i.. Mcdowell, Judge of Probate for Kershaw Co. ; Published on the 2 9th day of ; Nov.. and 6th day of December, j 1912, in The Camden Chronicle. FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that one! month from this date? November! 30th, 1912, I will make* to the Pro-; bate Judge of Kershaw County my; final return as administratrix of the j Estate of M. B. Habon. deceased, and apply thereto for letters dlHmls-j 8ory of the same. Florence RabOh, Oct. .10, 1912. Administratrix i All the latest "hits" at 10c p?r sheet. Or W. Crosby. WOltliO'H OIJ>JK8T HUMAN < Thief FlrwUMikw, liliu-kfoot Indian, (torn in |9I1. \ ' - ! Chicago, III., Nov. 19.- Wah Hub Oun, Th? "Chief Firemaker," tilt J 31 -year-old IJiackfoot Indian from Ulacler reservation, In on his way teaat to attend the Unked Btate# | land show. Chief FMreinaker Is the oldoet human feeing In tho worlds having beeu born In the region now known uh Ulacler National I'ark, in 1781, according to well authenticat ed tradition. He wan <the firnt red man In that territory to visit , the Great White lather and his journey t(k the National Capital, when I'res Ident Jefforson wan In the "''White House, wuk a momorable event in hlH lire. i - ' '? v Ho lu regarded In his tribe at) an oracle. At the time of hits birth, wo Indian legend goeij, the father of all splrlU standing on a moun tain Hhot an arrow near his fath er's tepee, ^The prophesy, aa inter preted by the medicine men, 1m that h? would live forever, and , assist the gods In their councils. The aged Indian is a chieftain of his trib? and in hi? younger days wuh a great linntHinan. He has killed three thousand' buffaloes. CITATION. State of South Carolina,. Count} of Kershaw. Uy W. Jj. McDowell, Hsquiro,. I'jo* WHEREAS, Saniuol Boy kin made huit to mo to grant him Letter# of Administration, of the Estate of and effects of liurwell E, Boy kill. ' These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin dred and creditors of tho said Bur woll E. Boykln, deceased, that they be and appear before mo, in tho Court of Probate to be held at Cam den, S. C., on 'December 10th, next aftbi publication thereof, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the I Bald Administration should not bo | granted. i Given under my hand, this 20th ! day of November, A, D., 1912. w. l. Mcdowell, Judge of Probate for Kershaw Co. Published in the Camden Chron icle on the 29th of Nov., and 0th day of December, 1912. I ' ? ? ij ? " . TAX NOTICE. ! Of floe of Treasurer Kershaw Co., Camden, S. C., Sept. 20, 1912. I ' Notice is hereby given that tho ! books will be open for Collecting State, County and School Taxes from October 15th, 1912, to March | 1st., 1913. A penalty of 1 per cent i will be added to all taxes unpaid January 1st, 1913, 2 per cent. Feb j uary 1st, 1913, and 7 per cent j March 1st, 1913. The rate per centum for Kershaw j county is as follows: , Mills. j State taxes . . I 5 % ; County taxes . 4*4 ! Special taxes .... 2 % j Road taxes . . f School taxes 3 Total .... 17%' ? The following school districts i have special levies: i Special school tax Dist. No. 1 4% | Special school tax Dist. No. 2 I Special school tax Dist. No. 4 3 ; Special school tax Dist. No. G 4 Special school tax Dist. No. 7 2 i Special school tax Dist. No. 8 2 | Special school tax Dist. Nb. 10 5 j Special school tax Dist. No, 11 5 Special school tax Dist. No. 12 4 Special school tax Dist. No. 13 4 Special school tax Dist. No. 15 3 Special sclioo. tax Dist. No. 17 3 Special school tax Dist. No. 18 3 Special school tax Dist. No. 19 X Special school tax Dist. No. 21 li Special school tax Dist. No. 22 4 Special school tax Dist. No. 24 3 Special school tax Dist. No. 25 3 Special school tax Dist. No. 20 2 Special school tax Dist. V?. 27 0 Special school tax Dist. No. 28 2 Special school tax Dist. I^o. 40 fc Special school tax Dist. No. 40 8 Special .school tax Dist. No. 47 4 The poll tax is $1. All able-bodied male persons fron the age of twenly-ono (21) to sixty (00) years, both inclusive, excep residents of tho incorporated towns of the county shall pay two dollar^ ($2) as a road tax, except minist ers of tho gospel actually in charg of a congregation, teachers employe in public schools, school trustees and persons permanently dlsable< in the military service of this State and persons who served in tho late war botween the StateS, and all per sons actually employed in the quar antino service of this State, and al students who may be attending any school Or college at the time wlfen the road tax shall become due. Per sons claiming disabilities must pre sent certificates from two reputnbl physicians of this county. All information as to tn>ces wtl f jML-fumished upon application. D. M. McCASKILL, County Treasurer Who, i you overload y<>ur Nlonituii you break one of hkWH, uikI trouble 1h H*?re to follow uuIchh you t?ko koIUo rino in tJni*'. Tll? WQ*ft forms of dyspasia cotno from looting the stomach, something for that bloated m overworked Htomaeh hjmI relieve the pressure you hav? ^ upon It lH>f?>re it it* too 1"U> Wo never fill preemptions with impure or old drugs. / Make OVU l>ruK Store YOUIi Drug Htore. i Sawyer Drug Company Porter - Snowden Co. Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants. 90 E. Bay St., Charleston, S. C. All Cotton Handled on Commission EXTRA STAPLE COTTON A Specialty Would be pleased to receive consignments from you which will receive our very Best Attention. Thing* often returned, hut never ? borrowed? THANKS! The specially appointed i for Universal Thanksgiving not far distant and we are a ing special arrangements to | vi^fe our patrons with .all th good things in our line, wi will help make the Thankii ing dinner abig auccoosl will thank you for your Thu giving orders! Thanks ! IT'S GOOD TO BE WAR) especially when the thennomi ter Is hovering around tie ^ mark. That Is . the you want coal, and plenty o?J Send us your order for any tf of coal you want, and It *1" ' delivered promptly, and J? will get full value for your o* ey. That is our guarantee. CAN SUPPLY YOUR WANT! Any Kind Any Kind Any Uu* COAL COiAL WOOD WOOD Special prioes rnade on Coal, Wobd and "coke, by the d now sawlpg wood In lota of 6 cords and lip. A limited ?? Ply of the beet Johnson Grass Hay baled for sale, Phone yo?' ' ~ 77 ? ' order to vjjT' S. M. MATHIS Office 1'hone'TfT. ":v~ Residence Phone