The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, August 08, 1913, Image 6
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REMARKABLE 8TORV OF THI
FINDING Of DIAMOND.
Wonderfully Beautiful Jewel AH<-p*<J
*o H?ve Been Found Cong Age, ?ri
Hole in Earth That Had Be?n
Cleft by Thunderbolt,
"Two iJUfrif *r'J year* ago a
family Jived * 8viu lun^t u,vd
cm- vening a terrific #torm b:W*>
from (h* Alps, and arnjd the lnc- -.-.nt
flashed of lightnl&g and pent! of ^ ti
tftr G&Mc u blinding giarfe and a ?!*-?!?
< 'Mog cra*h ?wun g ftrt to r- ' f
?h* touage. Next day the pea?? ? at
he refuPy contemplated the ?in ;..?:g
ru;n.?, noticed a deep fiusure in th- gar
den leading to the root of a pi n e '?> ?
Without knowMnif why he fetch' - "
pickax and begau digging until from
111* depths of the hole u mysterious
blue l?g|>t fchone fitfully" is the 1 -. in
ning of a istrango story from Lyon*
that, says the Paris correspond* '? ' >A
the Ixmdon Standard, reads "Jus' .ike
a fairy tale ? ? .
hurriedly making the sign of the
cross, the man fk-d, hut the fol!> ^ mg
yittorttlhg returning- and saw tip
Curious gham, like a star, from the
depth# of thd furrow cleft by the u .u
derboit. Thrusting his hand dew:, he
brought ou V ix marvelous ??* ?*n*? ~';rj
daring: uncanny rays of light.
Milch disturb* d in hie mind, th* ?h- n
est pr a?ant took if 13 find to tlu ;
ian priest, v ho saiid : "The stone r. ::*,o.
to you from heaV'-n and it is the
of <rod that plac) d It in your
As long aH you keep it you and j'onrg
ivi.il he bare from storms and ? ..i
chances Faithfully respecting- 'he
priest 8 wordd, the stone has he^n
even since religiously preserved by
the succeeding generations of 'he
family. "" . . *
viiut it has never brought much
luck, the' la?r .?urvlvor.s being now
without a penny. The present pos
sessor, a worn^n lony-flve years owl is
married and the mother of twelve ? hil
dren, live of whom are still living,
while a ihlrt??r.th is expected sherly.
A iev. year* ago she and her husband
i'-ft their native village and wen* to
'..-m, ??vhr-ri :1k v slart{.-d-a-small ^
ness' which ? failed. "? continued the.
story. "They then came to Lyons',
wher-< they have since lived a hand
.'-i> month existence. Reduced" t> ' *n.
la, st extremity of want, they dec;d- i
to part w ; * h the famous thumb; t
Moae, and took it to a well known jew
eler..
'?petrihed .with astonishment at
ing such a Fplendld diamond in the
po'sstjhsicn or almost a beggar woman.
?he j?'ueier informed the police, and
v<i till the family had sent' to
Switzerland for documents certifying
that >he diamond had really belonged
to th> n. ft r the la?t L'0?"i years v as
th?- w oman uilow^d to regain posses
sion ^r'.th? { r"cious pebble.
S:- c. then, she has he?-n besieged
from men;::: ;? till night with absurd
offers of 'he hundredth part of the
value of diamorid. which lias been
! examined and ? photographed - by ex
P?-n.- What will probably l^e known
at the 'thui.d'-rbylt' diamond ? if thero
in any truth- in the story and if it
is a mn<- ston* ? is said to show all
th" urmistakable.HignB of a rough dia
1 ru-nd. It i> one o' the biggest. known,
. writhing carats, whereas the
t?rand Mogul diamond only weighed
I -i'J carats.
"It will doubtless soon arrive in
Paris and be submitted to the final
| judgment of experts who cannot err.
Almost every famous diamond has its
own pedigree and story, but none has
ever remained hidden so long in the
keeping of poverty stricken owners
whose secretivenesB is at h-ast as
strange as the reputed manner of the
discovery.
Balzac's Fame.
Notwithstanding the ? lectures and
appreciation*- of Henry James the gen
iii.- o i Kalzac is not understood in all
quarters ?
There is one middle-aged woman
"hr is jarticularly deficient in her
knowledge of French fiction. She was
calling on a friend who owns a very
fine pet of 5 alzac's works. In this
? dition th?- ?;tle of the volume. some
t.i;i?- cali-'-d "The Mair> Skin," is
tra:..?iat?-d -'.'.Id Ass s Sk::.. *
"1 sh ?>:'.] ;:k- to sell th.? hooks."
.-?aid ? ? :..a:. who cwl? them, "but
I a:n afr-? ?J i couldn't anything
f.-r ;h? :i. !? > an excellent edition,
toi a: : < st a h?-ap of money. The
1 : u - - j?'-c:aliy
ath.-r. h? id in her
} .?:.C a* ?hat. :nur..fnr the volume la
I .. : a-- ? Skin." Shr looked
at . t ?. .? !" ' .ou si> .
V- i >he said in all sincerity, "I
is 1 don't know anything
aio .* - ?!if?vr?,r.t bindings of books,
but ! sup.pr-se wild ass's skin is very
good "
Expensive Lemonade.
A fond father whoso youngest child
attempted to Mew h-.:r.st*lf up in a
fireworks ceULration ha.s just nettled
a pi'cuhar ria;r. for dan. ages
Thf child ? caught f: re in the
street and he was saved fron. Kerious
injury by the nimble 'ah'c: a man
?who soused him into a cot. venlent bar
rel of liquid
A week ipJ^r th.- .'Miner got a bill
for $20, which represented the cost
of the barrel of ruined lemonade into
which the youngster r?ad been
plunged The father was willing to
pay several tin>-s for the- preser
vation of his soi. 1 j" t r > place that
valuation on hrr1'! ^'.r?-?t lemon
ade struck - ? cf ur.coa
acious b"*. ? ' " ? f .
FAST OLD NfcW YORK.
"So you're back frooi New York.
Bir
Y??, ftfi' lired out."
" Funi u>wq,
ain't no nauie fer ft. I law
tai kv all night t' 'commodate
U^n a* lov<> lU*4f r?H>n*y early In th'
?'v. f.m , I ?(*"*>* 'an' lawyer*
t*i '-n -?t 'J> o'wxk In th morn In t' fix
up them a* ar? in a hurry fer dlvo fee
an can't wait till daylight: an' what
?ite d 'you, think ' '
' What else* '.Vail t wouldn't bo
a'priHed f bear of anything "
An I *a* a fun'ral goin' Jlck?tty
hpllt wjlh an automobile hearae lead
ii.' tb p* r? ? ?fcion an ?**tt?h th pace!'
"Wall Si, 1 ?' they have t' git
th dead oh*/# out v th' way In a hur
ry t give th' live one# room, eh?"~
Judge ...v,
All in the Sound.
Mahy talefe might be told that hinge
on the #ound of hastily #i>oke.n word#
to unaccustomed ears. The only true
one we have heard of late it> thi?:
l^a?t week Charles de Marrack, the
well-known, pianist, s'*?od In front ot
a local theater, be jog i>olite to a eer
tall) socjet; 1 a ? 1 y In order to make
conversation he sani:
Have you st ? n JuliuB Caesar' this
Week?"
"No I haven't," replied the lady.
'?'Where la the { laying
A CRUEL INQUIRY.
(""holly?- I'm fcuah that I don't know
what I -shall do wli.en 1 get out of col
lege. Mot hah wants we to be a mln
jthtah, but I have a* leaning toward
lltrachah.
* Evelyn ? iJld you ever think of be
coming ar: actress?
They Wart One.
Th* 'VT--!.- ?> --'I ri.'. r ' rortn.H about
In ij ivst i ;f v:;-tsrr.!? n'?ur' and far.
At 1 }' ??????? j.v j. I', .jit. .vn .ir-.'l out
lid * : . t'.ti.f i ? . i*' ?4 motor *. a r .
No Quick Work for Him.
Weary W illie ? Tfci*. paper says that
c -.:rv? <\ jaws that may be strapped to
the hand have ho. n patented by a
'.V ivhf/rnr. !nv* v.w.r to enable a man to
h'-i.-k com quickly.
'i '<? idling* Tommie-? Who do you
\sould want to husk corn
quickly ?
Of the Active Transitive Kind.
'That's the first time 1 ever heard
anybody speak of Smidgins as a' work
ing man."
"Hut he is, just the same; and 1
could give you a long list of his trust
ing fellow citizens whom ho has
?worked."
' Position of Advantage.
"How did you come to be sent to
congress0*' said the inquisitive person.
"Well." replied Senator Sorghuin,
"some of my most influential constit
uents concluded I could do better
work for them on the door than 1
could as a regular lobbyist."
The Limit.
C.abe ? Smith is a stingy guy, isn't
he?
Steve ? Should say so. Why, ho
won't even tell a joke at his own ex
pense.
KITCHEN KNOCKS.
Ttie (.'oft oo Pot ? There's some yel- ;
lovs scmt where in you. You're a cow- j
ard !
The ITgg? Sir! What grounds havo
you for making such a statement?
The Coffee Pot ? Coffee ground*. ;
Spring on the Rialto.
The a. ti?ra of th^fyture prato I
A r ^ryTT.f Trvu lunch carve.
Some noon expect to t?tar, they stata;
And some cxpoct to starvo.
Su?plclou?.
'"W ould you go through flre and |
I water for me?"
I "Scft here, Maria, are you a mill- i
tan I suffraKetto?"
Kai Nine, Anyhow.
1 ? "Why do you call that cat PTo
1 larch?"
"On account of his numerous llvm.**
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duct funerals and relieve families and
friends of many unpleasant duties ince
dent to death. We are always prepared
to serve those who need our service.
B.IR.1 McCREIGHT, CAMDEN, s. c.
1 ? t****' WRMJk
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who buyes in limited quantities. We consider we area
little more fortunate ihan some of our competitors, as we
laid in large stocks of MEAT, LARD, SUGAR and
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Wheat Middlings, Distillers Dried Grain, Choice Cotton
Seed Meal and last but greatest of all Dried Beef Pulp,
and three quarters of 1 per ceiht salt. No weed seeds/
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your neighbors talking about this feed if you have a sick
horse or one that is off its feed.
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