The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 10, 1913, Image 6
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Colon, C. Z - -Frequently the offi
cials of tho Republic of Panama ?
tho minor ones?have boon ridi
culed for the combination of stu
pi<lity and pomposity that governs
their conduct. Sometimes the rid
icule Ih not deserved, hut often it In.
Home months ago an American real
dent of the city of l'auama Imported u
pulr of rldhiK hoots from tho states,
and in his manifest Huhmltted to the ;
native customs authorities he so listed
them, with the price, $D.6<). Tho paper (
wus returned to him with curt instruc- J
tlons lo correct it. Not knowing how
he hud erred, he consulted the customs
man and was told the hootH must ho
listed u h two separate articles, thus:
"One riding hoot, value $4.76; one rid
ing hoot, value $4.75." Mr, American
complied silently, and received his
boots.
The Isthmus of Panama does not
belong to tho English, never did, and
there are not many real Englishmen
there. Yet tho presence of a largo
number of Prltlsn subjects* ? the Ja
maican negroes? has forced on tho In
habitants an English custom, that of
vehicles taking tho left side of tho
road. Probably thin is due to the fact
that most of the cab drivers are Ja
maicans. All the people of that island
aro intensely proud of being subjects
of King George, and they are tenacious
rif such British customs as they know.
Every cabby In Panama and Colon -
and their number Is legion ? carries
either a bicycle gong or an automobile
horn with, which to warn other ve
hicles and pedestrians of his approach,
and on a busy day tho noise Is more
unpleasant than that of the' blasting
in tho Culobra cut.
^ Speaking of the blasting reminds mo
that 0110 of tho very high up engineers
on the canal job is exceedingly afraid
of dynamite. I Iti Is also a strict dis
ciplinarian . and , does not allow the
workmen to loaf. Whenever one of
the frequent "doby shots'^ or small
blasts Is to be fired, the nearest' steam
shovel emits a seriee of short, quick
toots atul the men scurry to cover. Ah
soon as Mr. Engineer appears in tho
cut to see that the laborers are losing
no time, the warning whistles are
heard from steam shovels all along the
way and he speedily returns to his of
fice on the hill, leaving the unprodded
workmen to resume their leisurely
gait.
Tourists flocked to the canal zone |
in such Increasing numbers that the
Panama Railway company ? which
means the United States government
?decided to erect a new Washington
hotel in Colon to supplant the old hos
telry of that name. The architect de
signed a handsome four-story struc
ture of concrete and, to take full ad
vantage of the cool breezes from the
Atlantic, provided In his plans for a
large roof garden and two dumb wait
ers running up to It. The builders made
tho roof all right, and put in the dumb
waiters, but when the hotel was Hear
ing completion some one discovered
there was no opening in the roof for
the aforesaid dumb waiters. The nec
essary changes would cost several hun
dred dollars, and tho government of
ficial who passed upon the expendi
tures decided against making them as
tho hotel already had cost more than
had been expected. Consequently
those two dumb waiters run up to tho
celling of the fourth story and there
stop, while the roof garden, haying no
service, remains unopened.
Charlie Ving, a moon-faced celestial,
had prospered on the Isthmus and de
cided not long ago to open an "Ameri
can bar." lie knew some English for
he used to work on tho docks at Can
ton, but when it came to the impor
tant matter of wording his sign he
thought best to consult another China
man. who formerly lived In Chicago.
This was the result of their joint ef
fort :
AMEKICAN* HAH
WE SEKYK WHISKY COCKIES
A NO C,1X R1CKTAILS.
Close to the shore of T a bog a island,
so close, in fact, that they are con
nected at low tide, lies a little, roc ky.
wooded islet know n as Morro. For
many, many years it was owned by a
Spanish family the present repre
sentative of which is a widow of
small means On Morro is a {lowing
spring of excellent water, and one of
the Pacific navigation companies de
sired to acquire tho islet as a water
ing station for its vessels. The widow
was paid a fair price, and as a bonus
was given life passes for herself and
her children on the boats of the com
pany No sooner had the deal been
consummated than thn estimable lady
packet! up her duds, stored her house
hold belongings and with her family
boarded one of the steamships for a
trip The Journey was so pleasant
that they have been traveling enr.'lo
ually on the company's i.h!; i ?. .cr
elnce, and the man who engineered
Out purchase of Morro In wondering
who got the best of It.
I'anama Clty'B water supply 1b de
rived from the Rio Grande reBervolr,
a little lake quite close to the canal.
For obviouH reason# bathing or wad
ing In it 1h forbidden, and all around it
are hIkus stating that fact. Recently
tho wife of a member of the canal
commission wan entertaining friends
from the states, and In the coufrse of
their wanderings one day they came
upon the reservoir. They were tired
and duaLy and tho oool water looked
bo inviting that they all took off their
shoes and stockings and went in wad
ing. Unfortunately for them, one of
tho efficient zone policemen came upon
them and arrested the whole party.
They were taken before the nearest
magistrate, and deHplte the pleading
of the commlHBloner, who had beeo
hastily called to tho rescue, each one
was compelled to pay a fine and listen
to a sharp lecture on 1/m-breaklng and
sanitation. ~
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In one respect at least^ Panama ie
like no other Latin-American city ,that
I have seen. It has no distinctively
residence quarter. H.Now that ?weMi&ye
seen where the people do busir/esa,'
let'e seo where they live,7'siid 1 to my
amateur guide.
"You have been seeing that too,"
was the reply. "The people live over
tho shops in all parts of the city ? all
the people, Including the wealthy onee.
The latter, however, also ihav? beauti
ful country places in the savanna lands
a few miles away, and spend much of
tho year there."
j The asylum for the insane on Ancon
Hill is inhabited mainly by negroes
from Jamaica and Barbados. These
I colored folk seem to go crazy in large
| numbers, and 1 asked a doctor there
! the reason. "Rum and religion" was
his torso reply. "They use a* lot of
j both, and not luueli is needed to throw
! them off their mental balance."
Ope of the Jamaicans in tho asylum
. spends every evening sending vocal
! "windows messages'' to the governor
One Pair of the Immense Gates of the
Gatun Locks, Seen From the Floor
of the Lock Chamber.
of liis homo island, telling him how
badly his compatriots aro being treat
ed on tho isthmus. He utters the
?words of the messages with a sputter
ing explosiveness that is curiously liko
the sound of the wireless sender.
Visits of congressional Investigating
committees aro no novelty to the peo
ple who are making tho canal. Neither
are they any pleasure. It is the gen
eral belief down t?here that these are
mere junkets, and it must bo admitted
that the visitors often show a colossal
ignorance concerning the canal. Col
onel Sibert, engineer in charge of the
Atlantic division, one day spent hours
showing a congressman over the Ga
tun lockn and explaining it all to him.
When the colonel concluded his little
lecture the lawmaker clasped his
hands behind him, gazed about and re
marked ponderously: "Well! So this
Is the famous Oulebra cut! I'm glad
I've seen it and learned more about
it,"
Poor Colonel Sibert collapsed
Nobody now lives where once stood
tho^proud cfty of Old Panama ? that
is, nobody except one old native wom
an who has a little shack by the beach
and sells liquid refreshment to tho
thirsty tourist Her stock includes
various soft drinks, beer and, hang
ing from the walls by strings, bottles
of Imported champagne. These last
look as though they had been bang
ing there since the day when M^)r
Kan and his buccaneers departed
(rem the ruined city.
Good Crops ?
O ? * V*
Good Prices
Make everyone feel like they can afford to upend a few dol
lars after a year of toll and labor In (nuking the crops that pro
duce the money. After carefully golnjf ovor the Bltuution and
studying the wants of ourcuBtomortt we feel sure that w? am
hotter prepared than ever to cater to the wants of the most
critical buyerm. We handle a general line of
HEAVY liltOOKRIKH, IIOIWK, COW and POUIiTliY I KKDH?
8KKO ORAIN OF Alii/ KINO.
You will I oho money If you, dtfn't got our prices on Bagging
and Tien; Cotton Sheets and Picker# Hacks.
This season will bo the groatost in tho history of Wukoil
and Buggy trado and we have prepared for thin by laying in
a large ?tock of piedmont Wagons, which need no introduction
an they have been tried and tested.
? A word to tho Buggy purchaser: When buying a BuKgy
you want one that gives tho wear and at the same time
looks tho best. Wo have tho agency for the HOCK HIkL.Bug~
gy Co. and tho TAYU)H~C ANNADV Buggy Co.
Tho mowing season is at hand ? you wlB want an Osborne*
Mower and a lied Hipper Hay l'roBB.
Fwll Id no of Farm - Implement*.
Highest market price paid for Cotton. See us
SPRINGS & SHANNON
We have just received a ship
ment of bicycles of the best
makes, which we will have on
sale at popular prices. Come
and see them.
Have your automobile
filled at our Bowser fill
ing station ? it's so easy.
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Funerals Directed
We' supply the best of burial goods, con
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. R. McCREIGHT, CAMDEN, S. C.
TO THE PUBLIC
I am still in the Drayage business and solicit
your work. AH orders for Coal. and Wood
you will kindly J _ive to The Camden Fuel
Co., as 1 have sold that part of my business.
J. B. ZEMP