Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE Z Publi?k?a Ev?<y Friday |Vr AUBHM .????? H. I>. Nllw, . . I . V. Mil** writ, . . K. N. MtilMUoll, , . cr.- tzr'Vt r; w .?aufc.y..q^ag.^ I'uhliktim. Ul?rW m imwl tWn mil mHm *1 ?U *1 Hon N. Ilnunl hi. - 'I'lioiw 2U < 'ninth n, H. ('., IHt', III, ItflSI. WHAT mt'HKl) THK l l'l{()\|{. Much hag been written by the im of tho State aii*l of the Unlto^) ?Stall h concerning t h i" hpct eh *>f tiovcrnor Ulease at the tlovernor'B Conference in Hichtuond I ant week. I he following a stenographic re port of hit* speech which he haw fur nished i im press of the State for publication, 'i }M. ( has tHM i) the subject of whin dtbeobulon hy the pr<ss of (he out Ire nation and w? give it in its oDllroty below : The views of Oovernor Hleano on insffUMte fin (J divorce \.,i. brougjii forcibly in gn addi <? doll v#r< <i bi for? Uio tiovernop*' conference on Thursday afternoon, Governor Win. H, Mann of Virginia had Just finish ed a #lit?UMtQii of turning tin- trend of population ? from the Iowiih and cities to the country, and referred to tint Ureal work bohig accom plished hy i he Hoys' com clubB, giv-' lug statistics as to tho corn yield (ic<(4npliaheci by these young far ( ;*?v?-rnor Hl? i .? | aid ? "Mr. Chairman, I shall not un dertake to discuss with Hie distin guished governor of Virginia the question of raining corn, because South Carolina holds tho world's roc ord, and aa to tho quality of hla corn, i would not for a moment dis cjiss .Hi at, hccauHO all through pro hibit Ion South Carolina we huvo ex amples of the quality of hla corn, shipped from the capital of J?Ih Htnto by hiB wholesale deal era No Divorce IHm'Wm, "But, Mr. 1'resldont, the other qUpBtion In which South Carolina stands alone, und in which, in my opinion, Bhe la bu per lor to all the States of tho American union, writ ten In ,the fundamental laws of my State by a constitutional convention, composed of men of both races, in IH(>8, and even more emphatically In 181)5 hy whto people of South Carolina, are tho words; "No di vorce from the bonds of matrimony "hall ever he granted.' It may bo Bir, a hardship In some cases, and possibly i. might ? refer to cfises wher? other States .might think it was right, still 1 say to this audlenc this afternoon, that tho only cor rect rule, followed both the Bibical Injunction and the injunction of man, is that which South Carolina follows when sho says; "Those whom Ood hath joined together, let no man put asunder.' If there be one thing in the American union that Is a ding race to American .cj vi tiation, it Is the sale of American womanhood for wealth; If , there b?> jmot her, It is the wholesome and unwarranted granting; of divor ces because, forsooth some woman or some man has not got as much money by their marriage as they expected when the marriage cero mony was performed, 1 am glad that we have no divorce law In South Carolina, personally, and If you will look to the rear of this ball and pick out the best looking red-headed woman in this State, you will -see why I object personally to divorce. Hut, Wr. Chairman, when you lay down the law you will reap the harvest that the distinguished governor of Nevada has pictured to this conference. "My State stands 'alone. We grant no divorces; we reegnloze no divorc es. If a man leaves the State of South Carolina, or a woman, and goes Into another State and obtains a divorce from his wife, he may come back Into South Carolina and Uvo, but if ho again marries and moves, hack within the State with a second wife wo hold htm and his wife .guilty of adultery and punish i hem accordingly; and if there are children born to the union after the divorce the supreme court of South Carolina has stated in their opinion that they are illegitimate and can not Inherit tho property of the par ent. I hat, 1 say, may seem to some of you a hardship; but, my friends. It is far better .that In a few In stances some good woman may sur fer or some man may be caused to suffer, than to lay down a law which would bring, and which is bringing; today, in disrepute the solemn bonds matrimony, which only under any "ondltions or any circumstances should he contracted for love, sanc tioned by a divine power. In Olhcr States. Mi I' resident uiul Mrother (lov ornors. wo do not apply io your States an\ilu"ng wrong. II is your way of looking .at the proposition. We do not moan Tor a moment to condom n yon, nor would South Carolina or South Carolinian* for a moment set itself up as the only or the proper guardian of the mor ality of the American nation; but wo are glad of the distinction that we hold; wo are proud that it Ih written In our fundamental law, fto that no legislature, elected possibly by a wave of excitement or from other causes, can rhanKo it; it Is so written that it is impossible to change, and of that we are proud. "Now we can not follow this rule of desertion all the way through, but in South Carolina when a white man deserts Ills wife and children, or if he deserts his w ite and th*\\ are without children, it is a criminal offense to fail to support that wife, or to fail to support the children, .if there be such. Consequently the wlfo can go into a court of justice and prosecute her husband for non support of herself and for non-sup port ' of her children, and we pun ish him as a criminal for falling n> do his duty to that woman. to thofie children, to society and to his State. Therefore, we have hut Mttle trouble on this score. Some times we have a citizen who drifts to Reno; sometimes we have a eitl *eu that crotuteH <o Augmtlu, only Koln* utru?? the Buvunuuh river, uui when H? roalt*e? that wUwi h? coiuuh buck into the State that u tluiluul proaecutlon will hang over ni? ht*id for the desertion of that wornuu, who has sworn, not only oefor* in uii , not only for her love for htm, not only for tho devotion which she bus for bep;> State and <u r mil ton, liut for h?* r belief in tho hereafter and in t lie God that gave her life that she should at u nil b> him in health and in nick ???**. old Bouth Carolina aH>* to him, 'A* she stands by >????. y?>" ??a\?? K?>i to stand by her.' Wo are proud of It; w? love the f|lstlpctlon. "Now, there i* a raro of poople hi my section of the country and I am pointed to th > world sometliwi ,?h theli enemy, hut 1 an not, and If the governorship of South Caro lina il?*poD(l*'<l Upon an election next Tuesday and they would leave it ell! Il'< |y to I lie negro VOte, dls franchising for tin- time the white vote, I could receive without trouble V to 1*0 per cent of the negro vote of the State to he their governor, aiwl notwithstanding that I stand alone in thin conference and in other places of t hit* great nation, not w?" governor of South Carolina, but in my individual capacity be lieving there |h but one punlsh m? at, ;i it < I th?t III lint he speedy, when that negro lay# his hands uptu the person of a white woman. Much a thing as happened a few day? ago In a certain state, can't happen In South Carolina; the boasted hero of the black race jwlio claim# to b6 the superior of the white man in the prize ring could not disgrace Houth Carolina by having himself united to a white woman within its bordera, thank Cod, and if it hud happened J he law provides a punish ment fof him and a punlHhment for her, and tho only roason that the law would bo called In to protect them would l>e the location of tho place In the State In which the crime might have been committed. Otherwise there might be no need for a grand Jury ,to pre Bent a true bill. Mr. Chairman, of that we are proud. "Of course, we cannot apply that to thla individual race, and why not? Because. my friends, you do not understand those people. You condemn us of tho South, tvhd yet Ohio followH tho example; In Spring field they followed It; New Jersey followH it; Pennsylvania will follow It. All other States of tho Ameri can Union will follow It, because, no matter where It bo, North or South, East or West, whenever you touch the Caucasian blood It, in the same, and It will prove itself to be the 'superior and the hiatory of the world has proved it (both Bible and profane history) that whenever tho Inferior race gets In the way of the superior that the superior will rule and control, even though It. be necessary to wipe tho inferior race from the .face of the earth. Some men condemn this, und that Ih their privilege, but in the South ern States we love a woman; wt hold them higher than all thins??, else, and whenever anything steps between a Southern man and the defense of the vlrturo of woman hood of bis nation and bin State, lie will tear It down and walk over It in her defense, regardless of whatever may bo the consequences or whatever may- be bis punishment or the result to himself. "Now, Mr. Chairman, we have a Judge in our State whom 1 consider the ablest man who has over been on the bench there. On one acca sion several indictments were band ed out by the solicitor to the grand Jury, and he sat there and heard the solicitor hand out Indictment after indictment. After a while he turned around and said, 'Mr. So licitor, are these white people or darkles you aro handing out these indictments against?' Tho solicitor said, 'May it please your honor, t hey are against colored people.' The judge looked over to the- grand jury and said: 'Gentlemen, you can find no true bill against these ne groes for the crime for which the solicitor is banding out tbCBe in dictments. Do you want any cot ton raised, this year; do you want your fields cultivated; if so. it will not do to bring in, true bills on these indictments against these negroes.' Tho result was no true bills were found. So, It will be seon that we can't treat them as we do ourselves. We t-rertt them as ser vant s. We pay them honestly for the day's work, and I am proud to stand iiere and make this statement and when 1 speak here 1 know I speak to. the American nation, because it has been heralded all ovo the country and all over the world what my opinions are on these suh ' jocts. "I am proud that 1 have paroled or pardoned more negroes than all the governors of South Carolina put together since 1876, when we re deemed ourselves and went back to vfhlie supremacy In the old State of South Carolina; therefore, 1 say that I am not his enemy, but bis friend, and 1 know him better than you know him. ? But we don't give the nogroes divorce ? " (the speak er was here Interrupted.) Question Asked. By (Joy. Carey of Wyoming; "Got 11 least;, when you were sworn in as governor of South Carolina, did you not swear to uphold the constitu tion and laws'of tho State of South Carolina?" By Gov. Blease: "1 did, sir." By Gov. Carey: "Don't you have a law on the statute books of South Carolina protecting the negro the same as you do the white man.'' By Gov. Blease: "Yes, sir. 1 will answer (ho governor of Wyoming, as 1 answered this question on thp rostrum in South Carolina?-! wish to call upon the newspaper men present not to say that I am excit ed. in South Carolina, thank God, 1 have a record of not only being a fighter, but a eold-blooded fight er) i answer you., sir, by saying 'his; that whenever the constitution my State stops betweon me and the <left? use of tho virtue of the white women of my State, I will resign my commission, tear it up and throw it to tljo breezes and march to the defense of her honor BDQ hur virtue. regardless of wlilt : iuay be the cous^itueuces. "I Would liktt for t he newspaper reporter# here to get this corwxHly t I wan quoted in a campaign speec h to have wild, 'To heU with the eon stltutlon.' Soventy * five thousand white men of my State Indorsed ?? as X said it, and here is the way 1 used it ? I sadl: Mjptfl never ord- 1 er out a company of iutMtlainen or ;? regiment aud order them to <1*> | something which 1 would uot do j myself, and I will uever order out u company of youug meu to shoot j down their uelghhors and friend* to protect a black brute who ha* , committed a crime upon a white woman, and when the constitution <?r my Hia??! stands bftvui ???? gn<? tbe defense of the virtue of tbe j white women of my State, as 1 hava just said, l will reHlKh my commis sion, tear It up and throw It to tbo breeses ami man h to III# ?i? r? d of their honor and their virtue. I this ?>?. treMon, in tbe wordi of M-iii Vlrginiuu, 'Mal<?- th?- in" of It.' And for this expression J j have no apologies to make to nuy j man or sot of nfen." K SHOW COUN How' to Select Haflio for I'utthijc on] IMsplsy, It has been claimed hy some that the success of some corn breeder* j has been due not so much to their ability to produce high yields as to ? their ability to select winning ghow , samples. Now, while a high yield i oj corn Is of primary important to th6 farmer, the ability to seloel h good show sample should not be HllKhted In any way. In selecting u sample, the main Idea to koop In mtml Ih uniformity. Uniformity of shape, size, color, and j indentation In one sample will often I win .over another sample which con | tains a lot of very good ludlvlduul ears which arc not alike. See that the ears are of as nearly the same length and circumference as posHlble. Discard those ears that are not cylindrical In shape, that 1b. see that they are round and that they taper as little as possiblG from butt to tip. Color has reference to both the grains and cobs. In a sample of White corn see that there are no yellow grains or red cobs (unless It be a red cobbed, white variety, which is unusual). In a yel low variety see that there are no white grains or white cobs. In fact, even a pink cob la objectionable In yellow corn. The deep, dark red 1b preferrod. The mattej of color is. even carried further than is indi cated In the above sentences, for It is desirable to have the ears of the sample of the same shade of white or of yellow, as the case may be. Hy Indentation we mean the wrinkled portion of the top of the grains. See that the ears are ol the same roughness or smoothness in this respect. A very sharp grained ear is undesirable, so also Is a very smooth grained ear. The next thing to consider is the Individual ears in the sample. Se lect only those which are straight. Have the rows of grains running straight lip and down the ear. Have the rows of grains running uniform ly and evenly out over the butts and tips and to such an extent that the tip Is entirely covered with grains and that a cup shaped cav ity is formed at the butt, whero the ear Is fastened on to the stalk; and be sure to see that the spaces between the rows of grains are as narrow as possible. Finally see that the ears are. solid, that is, they should be so firm that you cannot twist them in your hands or move the grains with your fingers. Now take your knife and remove from the ears all . pieces of husks and silks. Cut out all the portion of the stalk that remains attached to the cob at the butt end. Scrape all the portions of the cob that you cut with the knife so that the cut is, not left smooth and clean. Wrap each ear separately in a piece of newspaper and pack care fully in a box. It you hro so for tunate as lo be. able to arrange your sample In the show room, put the longest car on the right and the next longest next to it and _ so on dpwn, having the shortest ear on the left of 'the sample. Do not kick if the judges don t give your sample first place, but. try to select a better sample next i tine. ' ? Prof. M. ft. Gardiner. Clemson College, S. C. CITATION. State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Hy w. L. McDowell, Esquire, Pro bate Judge. WHEREAS. Mrs. ~Algl$ \. outlaw made suit to me, To grant her Let ters of Administration of the estato of and effeotH of John W. Outlaw. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kin red and creditors of the said John V. Outlaw, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Camden, S. C., on December lt>, next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Admin istration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 29th day of November, A. I)., 1912. , W. L. McDowell, Judge of Probate for Kershaw Co. Published on the 6th and 13th days of December, 1912, in The Camden Chronicle. I-1 o r Sale.. A tract of land containing ninety two (92) acres, situated five and one-half (5 1-2) miles Northwest of the City of Camden. There is ft four room house on this property also a good spring of water. About one-half of this land is cleared up. For terms apply to 1. C. Hough^ or I,. A. Wittkowsky. For Hale. My house and lot Just north o Camden Hotel. I. C. Hough. Blind llo t'au Write Hundred Wordsf - MinuC*. Seattle, Wash., Nor. 21. The t ran scribing of wdre than a million word# in i ho llllUnau ca?u in the : ' <i. i.ti court here w as one of the hardest tasku a typist over under took t>e ?,-au ntt of tho , testimony of iiisuy foreignois, > vt it *as done without an error by a blind youth It was Joe Wood, twenty-one years old and Mind wince be wan seven. its ponsldt H <i one of t li?' most remarkable blind men in the world. Versed lu stenography, hi; cau write more than a hundred words a minute without a mistake, lit: perform* this feat dolly in un law office of Martin J. Macon. When at work Wood sits at his 'ithk and Hvi^nf to ?h<< litUri be i i() 1 1 it n >k i i i > ? ? an tixey roil off a phonograph record. Then hlH fingers Swiftly run over the keys. Margins itnd spac?g are made accurately and hlH letters are without a riaw. Wood can compose long tables of ui ately tibuliUd Ho does 'rapid work an a typlHt when the matter in road aloud to" him. Wood, who lives ten miles out of Heattlc, finds his way ^er Seattle lu a manner that Ih marvellous. Though totally blind he travels the city streets without any aid, goes up and down office buildings and hat* nover met with an accident. The city in laid out in this blln j hoy's bcaln In map form. For, the re?i ho fculdod oy sound. a wind to tho blind man Is like it fog to a sailor. When the wind blown Wood nav trouble, f or It niak?H it Impossible for him to get a true sound. FINAL 1>IS< IIA|IGIC. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, as Guardian of Walter A. Johnson, will on thp 19th day of January, 1 9 1 :t . makO his final re turn as said Guardian and apply to tho Probate Judge of Kershaw coun ty for a final dischargo. Mrs. M. (V .loii n mm i Dec. 6, 1912. ADM I NIHTKATOI t 'H NO TICK. All parties indebted to tho estate of Burwell R. Boykin, deceased, are hereby notified to make immediate payment to me, and all parties hav-j lug claims against the said estate will present them duly attested. SAM'L BOYKIN, Administrator. Camden, S. C., Dec. 10, 1912. TAX NOTICE. Office of .Treasurer Kershaw Co., Camden, S. C., Sept. 26, 1912. j Notice is hereby given that the i books will be open for collecting ; State, County and School Taxes | from October 15th, 1912, to March j 1st., 1913. A penalty of 1 per cent will he added to alt taxes unpaid I January 1st, 1912, 2 per cent. Feb ! uary 1st, 1913, and 7 per cent I March 1st, 1913. ( '? i The rate per centum for Kershaw j county is as follows: Mills. ; St^te taxes . . 5 % County taxes 4 V4 ! Special taxes i Road taxes . . 2 Vi School taxes 3 Total ..... 17% The. following school districts have special levies: Special school tax Dist. No. 1 4% Special school tax Dlst. No. 2 1 '/a Special school tax Dist. No. 4 3 Special school tax Dist. No. 0 4 Special school tax Dist. No. 7 2 Special school tax Dist. No. 8 2 Special school tax Dlst. Nt>. 10 5 Special sch.opl tax Dlst. No. 11 5 Special school tax Dist. No. 12 4 Special school tax Dlst. No. 13 4 Special school tax Dist. No. 15 3 Special school tax Dlst. No. 17 3 Special school tax Dlst. No. 18 3 Special school tax Dist. No. 19 2 Special school tax Dist. No. 2,1 2 Special school tax Dlst. N?> 22 4 Special school tax Dist. No. 24 3 % j Special school tax Dist. No. 25 S Special school tax Dlst. No. 26 2 ' Special school tax Dist. \T?' 27 6 i i Special school tax Dlst. No. 28 2 | Special school tax Dist. No. 4 0 8 Special school tax Dist. No. 4 6 8 Special school tax Dist. No. 47 4 The'poll tax is $1. I All able-bodied mule persons fron the age of twenty-one (21) to sixty (60) yearn, both inclusive, excep residents of the incorporated towns of the county shall pay two dollars ($2) as a road tax, except minist ers of the gospel actually in charg of a congregation, teichers employe in public schools, school trustees and persons permanently disablei in the military service of this Stqte and persons who served in the late war between the States, and all per sons actually employed in the quar nfitine service of this State, and al students who may be attending any school or college at the time when the road tax shall become due. Per sons claiming disabilities mtist ^riis sent certificates from two reputabl physicians of this county. All information aft to taxes wil be furnished upon application, ' "D.~M. McCASKILL, County Treasurer Pay your subscription to The Chronicle and vote for tho young ladies in the Piano contest. j Prosperity seems to cause more discontentthan does h?wl tho more thore ?is to get the more folks imagine they aren't getting their share. SAWYER'S KID ?,s !?u? u| o.u<M >??!' Whwt WK have lor suitable, ?l,|, ,?tH<?t? for y"?. Wptiy "?"* frle,u,M- 0w ,lm ?,f , ,,! goodf ?'"> Utu' ,n o W , i',' Kt?ro is the to I>?y ***** mm |how taut* ?* ,?< fli.oiiM-nt ill the Holoitlon. hut which won't cost * world ?t money. . ' * \\Y run make your tJlii Intiiuis money 00 IiiHIm , t 1 1 1 1 1 < ? to <>l' It l>ru? Htore. Make <>!' it i>''uK WW Y01JW 1>rw8 Store. 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. Which of this hunch avHI you select for the Christmas dinner? See US for Christmas Fown The (Gobble of the Turkey % Now echos tliru the land! The Quack of the Duck May. be hcapd on every handl I Chickens are as numerous .li As Little Grains of Hand! . 'a But the l)onkeyt -4a On Christinas l>ay Is blttlei^ demand t Campbell Bros. IT'S GOOD TO __ - BE WAKMj especially when the th ter is hovering around t&? mark. That Is the time you want, com 1, and plenty of-W Send your order for any lflr of coal you want, and It villi delivered promptly, and will get full value for your ev. Oiii K CAN SUPPLY YOUR W. Any Kind Any Size Any Kind Any Leaf? C OA L COAL WOOD woo^ Special prices made on Coal, Wood and Coke, by Am now sawing wood in lota of 5 cords and up. A ,'nj _ ply of the best Johnson Grass Hay baled for sale. Phofl* order to S. M. MATHIS Office Phone 68. Residence Phone