The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 24, 1913, Image 3
V?K I'AKCKW POHT
Ui H*m?e ?4 lfariu
(ioud Adirlct*. v
I uew paruel po?t systom i,nH
Bat lu operation for more
three weeks, and even at thin
Kig |t l? possible to nee where oer
IrT',, |, .11, ..I < hauge* Jjti the rates
KT other regulations must be made
EVder to increase Abe usefulnoHH
Ki l^uuflf of the service.
po?inl authorities have an
Lauced that t tiiu t-oHt must bo ru_
BJowl, Mild ingestions liavo been
C*l* *? <o Vuw along whi<& this
ETbe done.
Tbe mo?t important and radical
j# (hcs.- iH tbo proposed change In
h? rate on all parcel* mailed for
toliyery?at tbe name office or rural
muU) *v|iere mulled or within a ra
Httgof fifty miles of the same. At
ire#t'ot the rate for thl? /one iu ft
for the flrwt pound and 3
*u(H f?>r each add'-ional pound,
md it in proponed to chauge tbla to
k fl>t rate of f> cents for all size
ackuK??- ?
Another change wiJI probably bo
pade in In the weight limit for pur
ale. At present this limit fa
>ftve? pounds, hut tbla maximum
iy in tbe future he no pound*,
in DOW the limit In (ierioany.
.fbero in one point whore the gov
fatten t expert* fell down; this is
?he ub? of the Bynteni by farmer*
Cod people living ift the rural <1Ih
Ciohi. It whh predicted that there
Could he a Iuiko amount of busi
Efeg between the rural ?nd Hie
|lly dlat rlotM.
Tbe surprising thing iu, only a
which u a dull weapon in agriculture
when the farmer* have little to
Ml| that would appeal to the email
buyer in the city. 8ecoud, lumen*
are alow and careful iu trying out *
new oynteui euoli uh thin, and wUh
to eee the parcel po*t~ method of
hi a i ket in ii worked out on a email
qcaie before they begin to u*e it
widely. Finally, while it waa eaay
enough for the prophet* to ?ay that
the parcel post opened n new umrket
for the farmer by MlQllBg him to
mail umall packages of garden pro
duce direct to l)in cuHioiuerH in the
city, it 1m u different mutter for
t}?o individual farmer, living on hi#
farm In tlu country, to gat liuo
touoh with t im>?u unknown people
iu the city who lutiy be willing und
glad to pay fancy prices for r r?>^?
and early vegatableu,
it lit true that there are people
living In Oto city who would !???
glad to he supplied with a pound
or two of butter a. week, a dozen or
more of freah ??kkw, und u bu?ket of
your oarlle?t vegetable#, it 1b uIbo
true that there are many farmers
wiio could uupply thiu demand ihru
the parcel po?t at a much lower
coat than the city groceries. The
problem that the farmer* muHt solve
is how to know the possible custo
mers in the city.
lOach man must work out thlt* prol>
i- in tor himself, i>ut Home and rw"
offer? theHo uuggestioiiH for t ho aid
of it? readers.
if you have friends in the city,
let them know that you ar?< ready
to send them a lUBlleid amount
coUhlry produce every week by par-;
col pout , Try to get tiiHeo peoplo
an regular customers, and awk them
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unall amount of business lias come
o the city offices frpm the rural
HatrietH, aiid the number of parcels
tandled between the rural stations
las been far below what was expect
;d. It seeniH that the farmers have
lot as yet grasped the possibilities
>pened to them by means of the
>arcel post; or, if they have, ' they
ire not yet in position to make^fflto
){ them.
This is probably duo to several
reasons: First, that the system
?ent into operation January 1,
to tell their friends about yoti.
Advertise In Home and Farm and
In the city papers. Run a small ad
vertisement Informing tho public
that you are ready to ship fresh
country supplies to any person in
the city who will write to you stat
ing their wants..
In this way you can connect with
a numoer of customers, and then It
is up to you to hold them by satis
factory service. Do not contract for
more business" than ^you can supply,
because- your customers will soon
J. W. Melton's
Music House
Camden, South Carolina
When on the market for a HIGH GRADE
PIANO, PLAYER-PIANO or REED ORGAN
call at our establishment on South
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Main Street and look over our stock.
"We Carry Everything in Music."
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Write for catalogue, price list and terms.
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Be sure to mention kind of instrument wanted.
Ko to other farmer* if you canuot
Kive them reliable a?rvUe. -
Your farm and your products
uhould havo a dlstlnotlve name, aud
all your buslnosii ami udvortialuK
. 1 1 ' m 1 1 <i tx? done under that immu
Th(? uame will attract the atten
tion of the people who would uever
not toe you otherwise, and it will
give your farm nud your products a
distinction that will not them apart
from other dealers. After you get
your customer* you should keep
them informed ahead of time as
to what supplies you will ho ablo
to furnish them,
For Instance, if you know thtU in
a week you will havo on hand a sup
ply of early strawberries, write to
some of your best customers or tel- j
ephoii. to ' U' im , and tell tlicm that
you win be k1h<i to mmi them a
basket of fine strawborrlea on the
week i < ?i low tun. in t IiIk way you
will probably bo able to sell all i
your iupply before you pick tbomj
and remember that you do thl? and
complete yo^r entire sale without
ever leaving your farm. r gut
ter and other supplies may be sold
in the suiue way.
Tihese may bo packed in paper
cartonn manufactured especially
for this purpose, and they insure
Hafe delivery. A pound of butter
ui\d a dozen ckks so packed will
weigh from three to four pounds,
and the cost <> f mailing will be froip
ii t<? i ?; ooiitVr
Success after this point depends
entirely on the quality of your
Koodw and the satisfaction that you
give your customers; but H is at
leapt worth your whilo to form
buHinusH connections with a few
city folk willing to buy your farm
jpfOdUOU when you have them to
apj^rc. ? J. D. Craig, In Homo and
Farm.
Mr. 11. M. Hudson, formerly of
thin county, but now a prominent
planter of Borkley county, wiih ft
visitor to friends In Camden t t)i?
week. \
Former Clerk of Court, 1,. I. Par
rot of Sumter county, was in Cam
den Monday.
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A lte|H?rt.
The following extract from the
annual report of the Adjutant Gen
eral shows up well for the Kershaw
Guard? and also shown that these
young men take an Interest in their
company and always try to keep it'
up to a high standard:
"Commissioned present, 3; Enlis
ted present, 34; Total present 37}
Total absent, 5; Total present and
absent, 42.
Remarks: A smart looking com
pany, well trained in military tac
tics. Company officers well quali
fied for office. Discipline well un
derstood by th? men. Property In
excellent condition. Records well
kept. Company commander a man
of exceptional military ability."
The inspection of this company
wilt be held on March 13th, ? this
year and preparations are already
under way to make e*en a better
Showing than last year.
WraOKTOH NKWB NOTKH
(Xwuiiiuity is hwwhUMHHl by
of Mr. I*. T. Ilrueo.
Boyktn. 8. C? Jan 32. Our on
tiro community . wuh Haddt-ned on
luhi Wodneaduv uftentuon, Jun. 15,
1913, at 3 o'clock when tho #?mtlo
apliit of Mr. l\ T. liruce wufted
Hh w*y from ourih ?<? ilu> liouvonly
homo "I 1 1 f' 1 1 1 ami love Ho' hud
t>e*n tu foobio health for aeverul I
???*??' ' I ? . >?< the Oltd WU .1 HlictrU
to UU fatutly iuid hoftt <?r frtendn.
Mr Hruco uuiM ; u Ihk.i for many
youra. Ho alao devoted much of
a la t tin.' to Biib4ri toboo) work.
May our Heavenly Father who i
doe* everything for our good ooiu- j
foi l ! I,,.. . w li.t (Ml Ills drill h k< ? II
eat. Ilo ieuvea h widow And tho
following children: Alec, Tom, j
iron. , tovu. yu he!, ciiarii??, John, i
Kate, Clyburh and Sarah.
*How bleat tho rlghtooua, whou
v ' jho die*,
?Where alnka a weury houI to rent,
How mildly hoama tho cloalug
I ?y?>?.
How gently heave* the expiring
br?uth."
Thoae who* attended tho Shiver
Hatfield wedding at I'iaaah on laat
Wod nohdn y evening were Mra, (.J.
W, AnimoiiH, MIbbcb Maud (lard nor,
Mamlo UtlllH, Hnttlt* tluBBey, Jo?b?*?
Owena and Fugeuo Owouh.
Mr. Ed Sowell haa returned from
A viait to relatlvea at' Kerahuw.
MctUiiH. W, Hoaglo and J. <*?
HumphrioR wore In C'aindon on laat
Friday.
Kugeno I'eareo apent laat week
end at tho home of IiIb father Mr.
B. M. I'oarco, Sr. '
MIbb Hattio Iluaaey Bpent laat
week-end in Camden with MIbb Anna
Kato Alford on Fair Street.
MIbb JobbIo Owena Jb apendlng
thia week with rolativeB in Ker
ahaw.
p vkcnlh post ui<:coiti>.
< 'hat l< sl?)|| 1 ,<><1 Sunt |, Carolina
cities Willi a,88tf ru?k?g<s.
Washington, Jan. 18. ? During the
first week of the operation of tho
parcels j)oh( law Charleston led tho
citlen of South Carolinu, handling
3,33;'. parcels, 1,000 of which wore
outgoing.
Columbia cnmo next with a total
2,51m, of which 1,159 wore out
going. The first week really con
sisted of hut five full days, as ono
day was Sunday and another day a
holiday. others cities and towns lu
South Carolina reported the follow
ing totals:
Spartanburg, 1,454; Greenville,
1,3 26, (Jijeenwood, 610; Orangeburg,
666; Sumter, 689; Florence, 311;
Anderson, r>34; Aiken, 209; Chester,
329; Oeorgotown, 208; Newberry,
315; Union, 197; Laurens, 176;
Rock Hill, 416; Camden, 342. <
Case Transferred.
The term Of general session#
court at An&ersou closed last Satur
day aiglet. Before adjournment was
^reoiflietr Judge Shipp signed an?or
der transferring the ease of Si P.
Taylor, as administrator of tho es
tate of S. M, Taylor, deceased, vs.
the Southern camp of tho Woodmen
of the World, from this court to
the district court of the United
States for the Western district of
South Carolina. The suit was In
stituted beofTuse of the death of S.
M. Taylor, member of a deogree
'team of . Benson camp, Woodmen of
I the World, near Honea Path, which
occurred last July during the initia
tion of Furmari Bagwell. It will bo
recalled that Bagwell fired on Tay
Jor, -who was leading the initiation.
Damages to the amount of $20,000
are asked . The petition for the
"tllinsTer was made by (Quaitlebaum
& Cochran, local attorneys, for the
Woodmen of the World.
IDEAL AGK TO WED 25.
At 30 Man Count* Cost, Silly ?t 20,
Thinks Professor.
Prof. Dallas Lore Sharp of the
department of English at Boston
university inclines to 25 years as the
ideal age at which men should mar
ry. He scoffs at 20' and 30.
"There is nothing particularly
God-fearing or discreet or reverent
about 30," says Dr. Sliarpe. "Thir
ty is the timid age. Twenty is the
ageless age, the silly, milky, tass
eled age, when a boy is still liable
to be croupy and to need castor
oil and his mother.
"When ?, man reaches 30, how
ever, he knows that he is not a
poet and a captain of industry and
that the moon is not made of cheese
and that love in a cottage la not
the same thing at all as love in the
suburbs or in a city flat. Ho knows
just enough at 30 to count the cost.
A.; man who has figured all the way
to; 30 will figure on to 31. As a
matrimontal proposition a nian mAy
be at .his best-4>etween 30 or- 4&>
but as a genealogical proposition
he is a dead trei> already. A man
may perchance come to fatherhood,
marrying at 30, once, even twice,
indeed, as the records show, but 30
is too late to form the habit of it.
"Marriage is not a 'matrimonial
proposition,' but a family affair
first and las^ and should be entered
into at a time best calculated to
promote the increase of tyibs About
the groaning board. I am inclined
to put' the ideal marriage time at
25." ? New York Sun.
!
Auditor R?$aell was out in th?
country several days this week tak
ing tax returns. During his ab
sence, Mr- J. J. Goodale was in the
'Auditor's office.
Mr. John Coats . Drowned.
Mr. John Coats, who lived on
Mr. I>. D. Jones' plantation abont
two miles east of Kershaw, had an
epileptic stroke last Friday morn
ing. He fell In a small stream,
near which he was working, and
^as drowned before he could be
rescued. Mr. -Ooals ww. about 80.
years of age and is survived by
his wife and five children. ~ The re
mains werd^" Interred at Hickory
Head phurch yard on Saturday af
ternoon. .. *
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Car Load of Ford Cars
Just Received*
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We also carry in stock complete line of
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parts for Ford cars
D. C. Shaw, Agent
SUMTER, S C.
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AND HIDES
HIGHEST M*SKET PRICE PAID"
FOR RAW FURS AND HIDES
Wool on Commitsion.
Hit mentioning this ad.
Writ* for price
JOHN WHITE & CO.
Established 1887
LOUISVILLE, KY.
Atlantic Coast Line EoScted Tour
TO
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VIA THE OVER-SEA RAILROAD? Over the Florida Keys
Is Offered at a Comparatively
SMALL COST
The cruise will be on the Now Steamship Evangeline, of the P. &
O. S. S. Co. (Length 364 ft., with 262 staterooma) sallingg from Key
West January 7, 1913.
Other sailings? Jan. 21, Feb. 4 and 18, March 4, and 18. April
1 and 15.
For full information, the approximate eost of the trip from any
point desired, and for schedules and reservations on trains and on
the ship, address the understgned, who will accompany the party.
P. M. -JOLLY, Traffic Agent, Atlantic Coast Line', WILMINGTON, N. O*
7 (Havana Office, Jan. 17 to Midsummer ? Pardo 6D
It will only coat a postal card., worth ONE CENT to get the partlcu
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Low Rates Via Seaboard Air Line
TO
COLUMBIA, - SOUTH - CAROLINA
ACCOUNT :
FIFTH ANNUAL CORN EXPOSITION ; FEBRUAR^ 9th?i9? 3
t? ticket? -from South Carolina points on tfflle dally from "'Jan. 27th
to Feb. 8th inclusive, limited for the return until Feb. 9th. These
tickets will include* one admission to Corn Exposition/
Tickets from other points on sale Jan. 20tli, 23rd, 25th, 87th, 31st,
Feb. 3rd, 5th, 7th, 1913. Limited to reach original starting point re
turning not later than^midriight of Feb. 12th, 1913.
SIDE TRIP EXCURSIONS.
*? " Side trips will, bo sold from Columbia to points in South Carolina.
For detailed information and rates, call on nearest Seaboard
Agent or write
O. G. Donny, C. J. S. JBUchbor?er> T.P.A. C. W. Small, D. Pr'AV
Columbia, 8. C. Savannah, Ga. Savannah, Ga.
Jouannet's Frost Proof Cabbage Plants
Are known as the best to be bad anywhere by thousands
?L??E!erIenced t>uy*r*# And are offered to you at prices
common, Inferior pianWWlIJt
MBiaib. - Plants tied in bunches of 25.
r BICES: 75 cehts for 500 lots j $J.OO per lOOOj 5000 and
over 85 cents per 1000.
JOJJANNETS EAtLY GIANT ARGENTEUIL ASPARAGUS
I DOTS, one year and two year old, $4 per 1000, $1 per 100.
?.: COUNT AND OATtAr ACTION OU^MttKD
Low rates by Southern Express Co. Cash with order, please.
Por a profitable crop sead yoor orders earty to
AtfftED J0UANNET, l*i l?. MT. pleasant, S. C.