The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 13, 1912, Image 6
' 1 That Bummer Letter.
" "Cj'ofyovleve, ]>ar(!on mo if I am tt>?
r.ui lou*/'
"Go w
"Whut is that literary work to
>yti(db y<>u devote yourBelf from time
tp * tin)? at odd nu>montH? .Are you
v/n# u y. i ii in n iiiiiqr i smrina
to my fiance in July. I ought to fln?
ikh it up and mail it before Beptem
mn- i
I 1 ?' ?. . ' 'I . ' ? 1 -i"" ! 1 ? ?"
,"Tho policeman who panned a
tyJdlu.uKO was looking very intently
Mtj)o'iir roitage."
. 'it BUppO&e ho detected the vine I
plante'd'.thls spring."
'"Why Bhould that attract his no
' tlco?"
"Don't you see It is u porch-cllm
lier?" '
* Thankful for His Escape.
.. "It's pnelesH to urge mo to marry
you. When I say uo I mean no."
"Always?"
"Invariably."
"Add can nothing ever break your
determination whnn once you make
up your mind?"
"Absolutely Nothing."
"Now that you have graduated,
what aro you going to do?"
"I'd liko to got on a newspaper,"
said the young girl.
"What can a sixteen-year-old girl
do on a newspaper?".
?. '"Beams to me 1 could run the love
lorn department." was the reply.
DOCTOR'S CHANCE TO GET EVEN.
r
Circumstantial Evidence,
8eeme Reasonable.
' Green ? When your (laughter was
taken ko suddenly ill why <H<1 n't you
send for the doctor next door?
Wise ? Nix, my daughter la taking
piano lessons and she practices two
hours every day.
Agitating for Cleanliness.
The Ik.?n orator let loose;,
lie preucbed not (ttscontci'il, but bop?;
Ills mission wan t?? Introduce
A brand new kind ? ? t* toilet .soap.
. .. The Question of Popular Appeal.
? "What was the result of that inves
.ligation?"
"Well,'1 replied the interested party,
"the report. of the majority was a sat
isfactory vindication, hut they didn't
man Age to mnko it as interesting read
ing as the minority opinion."
Appropriate Libation.
" W hat kind of drink would you of
fer our guests?"
"I'd offer that old sea captain port,
give the golf-player tea. suggest 'pop'
to the bashful lover, and as for tho
stock broker, he will naturally take to
water.''
All Avenues Closed.
She ? 1 was reading in some paper
the other day that a pint of milk con
tains simply millions of germs.
He ? By Jove! Well, everything is
so jolly overcrowded nowadays, isn't
It? ? London Tattler.
Nothing Thrown but Words.
"Wife ? "My husband and I had a
quarrel, lie called me a \,ir:<go."
Her FVIend ? ''.Don't you telnd. if
he &o t' away safe- and sound it's pret
ty good evidence that you're not."
Ruinous. '
"What sent your grocer into bank
ruptcy?"
"Selling cantaloupe with a guar
anty."
Extremes Meet.
He ? Keally, you look good enough to
Mas'!
She ? Yen, and you realty look bad
<?ii^;?gh to do i? ! ? Puck.
ru^UHT ON VEGETABLE UltT
Qr$at Warriors o f Homir Wsrs Not
Sufferers Prom Insufficient Do
mestic Help.
Ths heroes of Homer prepared their
food with their ov/u hundti, and were
not, therefore, sufferer# from Insuffi
cient domestics. In tho happy flrn
pllclty of tho Homeric ????, writes Mr.
V. W. Hack wood In "(Jood Oheer,"
th/i great heroes wbo dealt such twv
libit; blows, leaving death und doso
Utlon behind them, when they re
posed after thoU exploits, partook of
a blameless dish of beans or a plato
of homluy lentils.
it may bo dlllioult 10 Imagine Dlo
medeM In (he act of peeling un onlou
or Achilles washing* cubbugo. Hut al
though the wise Ulysses roasted, with
blH own hand*, a sirloin of beef, vege
tables occupied tho most conspicuous
plucou at nil tho groat banquets of an
cient Greece.
Parsley formed tho crown with
which Hercules, ub conqueror of the
Nemettn lion, crowned himself; Ana
croon celebrates the plant as^ho em
blem of joy und festivity. Pubic makes
parsley tho food of coursers; tho war
riors of Homer fed their chargers with
it for br 1 1 If,
The cabb&ge was adorned by the
Egyptians, who ralsod altars to it,
Afterward they made this strange god
ibe tlrst dish In their ropast. Tho
Greeks und ltomuns ascribed to It the
happy quality of preserving from
drunkenness, and looked upon it as a
sovereign remedy against parulysls. .
Alexander found tho onion in Kgypt,
where the Hebrews had learned to like
It. Ho had It cultivated in Grecce,
and given at) food to his troops, in
the belief that it excited martial ar
dor. Whosoever wishes to preserve
bin health, says an ancient saw, should
eat every morning, beforo breakfast,
young onions and honey. Hut this
does not sound like a very tempting
preservative.
Asia Is said to be tho native soil of
the asparagus. Yet the Romans culti
vated It with such marvelous success
that tho stalks raised at Huvcnna are
said to have weighed three pounds
eaoh, and we are asked to believe that
the African variety, grown In Libya,
reached a height of 12 feet. -
TAKE INTEREST IN ANCESTRY
Americans Coming to Believe Study
of Genealogy Is of 8ome Con
sequence.
The growing interest in ancestry in
dicates that Americans are fast com
ing to believe that it is of some conse
quence to know from whom they are
desconded. L<ong lines of ancestry
are revealed In each person,' and this
ancestry, if understood, will assist
materially In various directions.
It is a pride which deserves en
couragement, Ono cannot know too
much nbout himself, and in 'acquiring
a knowledgo of Ills ancestors he la
learning the mo3t Important facts
about his own personality. This has
been demonstrated so many times
that it Is needless to enter into ex
tended argument to prove tho asser
tion.
Genealogy is the most fascinating
"branch of history. And well it may
be. since it is the one branch which
has life. Everything else .may bo a
mere catalogue of dates, but geneal
ogy introduces the student to the ac
tual personages and offers him the
most complete means of obtaining an
accurate understanding of the occur
rences of the past. Theso are only
a few observations regarding this
study of ancestry, a study which is
becoming more and moro popular, and
In. in numerous ways, revolutionizing
the modern comprehension of events
in (he historic past.? Magazine of
American History.
Along the Peruvian Coast.
Off shore ? there was neither bay
nor bight in (he even line of surf ? a
deserted brjgantlne at anchor dipped
slowly with (ho long Pacific swells, ita
yards and decks whlted like a leper
from (he unmolested frlgato birds and
sea fowl tha( made it home. Heyond,
hero and (here, a pa(ched sail of no
particular sise or shape was barely
filled by (he lightest of breezes; occa
sionally as- one crept past tho outfit
developed into a raft on the after part
of which ralsod a rough platform of
palm on which was housed (he Indian
fisherman and his crew or family. A
few abandoned square tins? the well
known export iirta of Rockefeller ? ?
heir: tho drinking water, an earthen
:?ot their food, and on this flimsy eon
trap'Jon they would pu( cut miles to
rxMi. in beating to windward a looso
board or peace from a packing ease is
pohrd through the crevlccs to act ao a
epuicrhoard. ? Outing.
A Drummer Doy Astray.
A Scotch story Is that of a diminu
tive (ln.v.tr.or in a local brass band,
j v. ho "wan in tho habit wlwm out parad
'ng wiMt t? mmrndcs or walking by
i:m! and not hy sight, owing to bis
rue. belnji so high that he was unable
:?> s?m> over it. The band, on Saturday
afternoons. pnradnd usually in one dl
? < li'in, but the other day the leader
lourht )w would change tho route a
j H'tio, n r; < ? ; iirncd down a by-street.
1 1 h? drummer, unaware of this rr.ove
iiM'ni. km v 11 l?is accustomed vay,
drunmiiiiK a^ hard as ever lie o< aid.
By and by. after finishing his part,
anu not .hearing tho othcrr. he moi>
pe?i, and. pushing his dram to on?
si do. ho looked to soe what was tho
mat! or. His astonishment may be
imagined atjinding that he v.au alone.
"Ilae!" ho cried to some bystanders,
"has ony o' ye seen a band berea
boot?" ? The Argonaut.
SCHOOL FOlt liOYK
M:>uth C?rclln* Kxp^rimtntt Ht?Uo?
Kauloi'M ? riuu,
. A great deal Una boon auld and
w rill tin roga ruing the National Corn
Exposition ochool for Boys to tie
*> *? j ?J in coautolloii with tit.' National
Corn Kkpoiiniott, Columbia, $ ?
Jan. 3<*~ February #th, 1 u I a , but
thoro uro probably many people wh^
ar? not . familiar with iho details.
'Uje fiiMt queMtion to consider h
what 1m t hits moiiooI to be? it lit to
ho a #.iur?:u of Information and In
MplraUdn and at tn?* same time an
outing for iho prize winning boy*
of the Boy'n Corn Club of iho en- j
"k- South. An effort in UuHin mailt
to have every county in each south
ern ntate vend the two boys muk- !
lug liie best rotxjrds. Those will
b# properly cared for and well ?u
per vised in Columbia. Each day
they wilt 1>0/ divided into squads
and given instruction by Iho ex* j
parts in charge of the exhibits from
the different states. a pliMFuro
trip to Charleston ?tnd a cruise
around Iho points of interest at |
giving the boys an opportunity to
tho city has been planned, %thus
see the historic place, At tho close 1
Of the week's school, tho boys will
be given diplomas or certificates
showing that each boy has takon
tho work prescribe d. <>n the 1 ; ?
plgbt of the school, the city of Co
lumbia will give a banquet to all
the boys attending, where the toast
mastcr win be the boy holding th<
i" i record in tho entire south.
Hero they will havo an opportunity !
to meet boys from all the southern
states and many <>i' the northern
kh well* They Will study tho exhib
it* or ali the states represented,
thus getting direct information an
to tho products of those states, j
The probloms being worked out by |
different Experiment Stations will
he studied and the importance of
each problem stressed. These are
only a very few of the things the
boya will get from this school, The
Inspiration given tlm boyshero will
bo worth fully as much as a year's
work In the ordinary school.
Tho school will bo conducted
along Bernl-mllltary llnoH, members
of tho Senior Class of Clemson Col
logo acting as officers. The school
will be under the direct charge of
Mr. J. 13. Hobdy, an experienced
man from Alabama. A regular sched
ule will be made out and every boy
expected to follow same. Details
of this schedule will bo published
later.
Many of the counties in South
Carolina have already arranged fov
tho two prize winning boys to a'
tend (his school. Those having no
tified this office are as follows:
Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Barn
well, Cherokee, Chester; Chester
field, Clarendon, Darlington, Edge
field. Fairfield, Florence, Greenville,
llampfcn, Horry, Laurens, Lee,
Marlboro, Orangeburg, Oconee, Rich
land, Sumter, Union and Williams-,
burg. Other counties may have ar
ranged for tho boys but havo not
reported to this * office.
In making the arrangements all
that is necessary will bo to obtain
funds for transportation both ways
from the county seat to Columbia
and a fund of one dollar per day
while the boys are in Columbia.
Tho boys will be required to bring
blankets, towels, etc. Kates from
each county seat may be obtained
by applying to Ceo. II. Stephenson,
Gen. Mgr. Palmetto Bank Building,
Columbia, S. C. As soon as arrange
ments aro made the Special Agent
in charge of Boy's Corn Clubs,
Clemson College, S. C., should be no
tified. Any further information re
garding this school may be had by
writing the above 'agents.
C. B. Haddeu,
- Special Agent.
Humphries- lOrictug.
This morning at 10 o'clock at the
j'esi'denee -of the Ilev. J. T. .Boouo,
pastor of the First Christian; church,
a pretty but quiet wedding J' was
solemnized, the contracting parties
being Miss Annie Elizabeth Frietag
and Mr, Joseph Hilery Humphries.
The impressive ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. Boone.
The. bride, who is a most attrac
tive young woman, is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. ' W. F. Freitag, of
Camden, S. C.,andher many friends
will be Interested to learn of her
iharriage. She is the niece of Mr.
Edward Nlles, of this city, and has
made her home with him for the
pisst two years.
Mr. Humphries is a representative
young business man . of this city,
and is yery. popular in * real estate
circles. 1 {is many friends wish
this young couple every future hap
piness and success.
Mr* and: Mrs. Humphries are at
home to their friends on Highway
and Edge wood avenues.- : Jackson*
villt>, (Fla.) Metropolis.
Admitted to The Ihir.
It will bo gratifying to the many
friends of Mr. I. C. Hough, Clorlc
of Court of Kershaw County, to
learn -that he appeared before the
State Board of Examiners in Colum
bia last week and successfully pass
ed the examination to practice law
and was regularly enrolled as an
attorney. Few young men havo
made better or more substantial pro
gross than Mr. Hough. The profes
sion he has chosen is - a high and
honorable one, requiring men of
the highest type of manhood, wihch
embraces character, honor and abil
ity. Mr. Hough possesses all this
and we are sure that his life work
will reflect credit upon hmself and
the profession.
Making Improvements.
Mr. (J. W. Crosby la making some
decided improvements to his ice
cream parlor and pool room, in a
few days he. will install a new and
modern soda fount which will add
much to hi? already ncaf nn<l popu
lar place.
!?' or S a I ??.
l*;U os< improve! Bdifcon Parlor- ?
Grand Phonograph, used but snort
time.. Will ?ell at a bargain. Ap
ply to (\ E. Holland, a! Chronicle
office.
C(VUi HKllVli'K KXA^llNATlOX
! Fur 1Ullw?y Mull ('lurk (Mule) to
bt? Held Jaiium > ||, lUliJ,
Thi United fcHutca Civil Service
I CommUMoii uitiiuuiii oh mi open com
petitive examination for railway
mull ciork, for uieu only on Janu
ary 11, 1014, ut all place* ut whirh
city delivery Hervlce hutt been e?
LltUlllibK) In the Kiat*M of Alabama,
! Arkaiiuau, Delaware, Florida, Geor
I gift, Louisiana, Maim;, M?nne#oia,
>? .. Hani pwiili ?, Nun ii Carolina,
ithode Inland, and South Carolina.
From the register of eligible* r<h
tult i n k i roro i lit* I'A.un in. 1 1 top < 91
tifcaillon will bo made to fill vacun
j clea ub they muy occur In tftilH po
i Hi' ion in tiio Hiate# named above
| at |800 per annum, unlove It in
, found to he in the Interest of the
i Hervlce to fill any vacancy l?y re
i inwtutomont, tranbfer, or promotion.
Only perboiiH who are actual bona
fide robiucnib of the HtaU u uUltt^U
aijovo will ho admitted to till# ?v
' am In At ion.
Competitors will bo examined
W) the following subjects, which, will
have tho relative weights Indicated:
NubJtcU. Wis.
Spoiling 20 words of more
it) tin &Y9r&&$ dJmicully "?
Arithmetic- fundamental ' rules,
fruotioiiHr percentage, Interest, dis
count, analysis, and statement of
stthple uerou n I 2 ? '
, Penmanship -the legibility, rap
idity, neatness, general uppeuft
a nee. I'ic., pi 1 1 h ? compoiitor'B
handwriting in the pub J get <>r the
ropdrt writ Ibg . . . i ?>
Report writing- -test in writ
i ng in letter from a report noi
more than 200 words In length;
.sninmiiiizinK and arr&hging la
logical order n series of fact m in
cluded In a given Statement of
400 or 500 words 25
Copying and correcting" manu
script test In making a smooth,
corrected copy of a draft of manu
serlpt which includes eraBureB,
misspelled words, errors in syn
tax, .otc. .... . . .. . , , . . 15
. Government and civil govern
ment of the United States ....10]
Total 100
Applicants must have reached
their eighteenth but not their, thir
ty-fifth birthday on tho date of the
examination, must measure at least
5 feet 5 laches In height, without,
boots or shoes, and must weigh at
least 130 pounds in ordinary cloth
ing, without overcoat or hat.
As the eligible register for rail
way mall clerk for. the States for.
which this examination 1b to be
held has 'bteen depleted, the oppor
tunities for the appointment of quail
fled persons are excellent.
This examination is open to all
male persons who are citizens of or
owe allegiance tp tho United States
and who meet the requirements.
Persona who meet the require
ments and desire this examination
should at once apply for Forms
304 and 1407 to the United States
Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton, D. C., or to the secretary of
tho board of examiners, post office,
Boston, Mass., Philadelphia, Pa.,
Atlanta, Ga., St. Paul, Minn., cus
tomhouse, New Orleans, La., or old
customhouse, St. Louis, Mo. No
application will be accepted unless
properly executed, including the
medical certificate,- and filed' With
the Commission at Washington. }h
applying for this examination the
exact title as given at. the head of
this announcement should be used.
As examination papers are ship
ped direct from the Commission to
tl\? places of examination, it. Is
necessary that applications be re
ceived in ample time to arrange for
the examination desired at the
place indicated by the applicant.
The Commission will therefore ar
range to examine any applicant
whose application is received in
time to permit the shipment of the
necessary papers.
Issued November 30, 1912.
GINNING DAYS!
Commencing this week we
will run our Ginnery only
on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday of each week.
Camden Oil Mill
W. R. Eve, Jr., Mgr.
For Rent
200 Acres Land Near
Town. Apply to
T. C. DuBOSE
CAMDEN, S. C.
J. T Burdell
Surveyor and Engineer
Camden, S. C.
1
Of the Season's Most Up-to-Date
MILLINERY
/
the Styles are New and Snappy
The Prices Are Right 1
Novelties of all Kinids and Prices |
CHOICE STEAKS
AND
PORK SAUSAGE
Can Now Be Found
AT
DeLQACHE & COMPANY
Near Hermitage Mill
Phone 221 -J.
Notice
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Before placing your order for,
COAL, see
J.B.ZEMP
Having bought o.ut
the stock of A. D. Ken
nedy we will qffer for
the next 30 days the
* 4> *
entire stock of_ Dry
Qoods and Notions at
cost. Also all Heating
Stoves at manufactur
er's cost. \
Mai one - Pearce - Y ouni
Hardware Company