The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 25, 1913, Image 2
LIVES BV HER WITS.
Only Ita Sense of Humor Saved Thl?
H?n From Decapitation.
I 'oi Hunt*' Hmv, SM I ti'H "Hiiiiiiri.uQitv
It) Mil' itlaww Xuw*. .Ml,, of III V hells
bus bee,, Iwlululnit lis, ,11 In ? pnu.,,(1.
r<M J'*" ?IIV0lVlMl
would have ended ill IIH ?!??<?;? |>i | ;? i Jon
Chin i'M """ ^ " "r" r'*"'
, ? s?-v?.n. rather. for iih eiu
un>'liidri? tiiiN'iMi'iiiHUi I* considerably
It of or.ie|'. llM best HviMjltfc being
? >,,t ",,w ,h fOI'dllKlU. Yet until
rcK-onily tlnit l.un was scheduled on my
book, (IK the premier luyer 'fbut ban
penod In thU wuy: * m
Mvnry iiiornln g i uuido my an
ix-aumn, |? ,|lo garden Nora (the horn
would ho found clucking beside ono of
egg n vviin .hi tiu, forco or iiH I'm')
"'.IS 1 1 1 I'M I "
If liny -or ItK sisters laid claim to the
Lid H MTrC W0,,,,, 1,0 " w1-1'1 n,,lt?r.
J?iid the audacious bird would continue
MM !Tf ?? WhL'" b,,c' l,U(1 clearoU her
Dill or feathers.
Homo tin... ago 1 discovered l.er in
"ft of taking qp |, or Handover tho
production of another hen. and a care
vv",^,,? thereafter disclosed her true
fapaMMtioH. A ?ense ot h|||J|0|. ,H ||(|
dOnbtedly one or them, and thin In be
Jiiir regarded as a saving grucu. for I
mve decided to allow her to continue
living by her w|(h,
' PERSIA'S POET LAUREATE.
HI. Job. Whon H. Had On., w?.
Anything but a Sinecure.
Persia Is the only country beside*
Ki.Klai.d where a poet laureate lias
been officially maintained until re
cently.
Shah Mtiz/.a ffer ol Din in I.HOO abol
ished the | ioh t of honor, which tho
court of Teheran for centuries had
boasted. Hut the duties of the laureate
of old I van were tar moiv onerous
than (hose of his iirltlsh confrere.
1 etiquette demanded (hat when
over the "king of kings" , ,,, h|H
entourage had to Include a dwarf a
Klant a Jester, a historiographer and a
Poet laureate.
The last two were kept busy. fo,..
while the historiographer had to record
for posterity all the doings and saying*
of tho shah (padi shah). the laureate
wnp u|K?n to celebrate a large
proportion ol these In verse. This cus
tom was not ,so had after all. and It
was rigidly observed and followed up',
for the shah.- know I uk thatMiiauv ol
Ills deeds and utterances would be
crystallized Into at, ode. on his Imperial
wandering tell bound to speak and to
v rr" V<? ? thing that Muz
e" Ml" who abolished tile lau
"rVl'r ,,i'1 Philadelphia
An Uncomplimentary Composer.
A young tenor, whose misfortune it
was to be Iil.le.mviy ?u)v wailed
herubiiii cm,., day and asked to be al
owed (o -tvt. a specimen <il bis vocal
his
U!,s u> ?' ->""?> m..| of acouies
s, .penny.
??'Illy a Mother nod. accompanied
- ? ?- -.-H.sru,
" . 1 h"1' , 1 l':"lse. u l,i, h. after
"r W:,s '"?"'?en by the
, .a, ???"'?"?? "I I a 1 1 ering ?<?
I ' S .. ""^lit ?? \ out ua 1 1 \
""..""-"-"'1 t'." aninii
.. .. . ,, """" I'
? Nl ' 'leiiibini" Nor '| |?? dis
\\ I" '"V* :U'"M W!,s s,ow,v 'departing
1 t??ok hi,,, bv both
I I.." ked him fully iM the tac,
' s< ' I'ry . " he said, "verv sorry but
,Mn" r,M'r- 'u' .vou think that the opera
"?>B? sinu win, yon V-s? la's "lir .
?'"(l Adventures- '
Worth the Penalty.
Joliu. lour years did. was trying to
run tin* lawn iimwi;r, which In- had
been f "fhii I ? ! ? ? i : t < < touch
His iiM'lh.ri came to Ihi: doul: and
told 1 1 i in to slop it. hut .loh'n ran the
iiuhm'I 'l<>\\ n (lii- ^ t rip of lawn ainl
bnek ic-'ain before In* stopped
"Von will have to come into tin*
house iitul stay tor an hour." saltl his
unit her
"Why did ,\ on run that mower after
I told you to stop?" she asked
Well. mamma." said .John. "Id
rather have run if twice and have to
stay in the house ior an hour than not
run it at all" National Monthly
Political Buds.
Wile (readi ni; ?? Isn't this tunny, my
dear.' Iletvi- an artiele whieh says
they have found a new species of birds
in Australia w hieh have lour irus
Now. whniever do you suppose they
w ant lour ie-.;s for?
Husband i.vawuiuu) ? They are prol?
ahly polit ieia us. my love, und h\ this
beautiful eoiit ri \ a nee they are enahled
to stand on hoth shies ot the lence at
file same t iuie ? I .ond>?n M i
Not Li^p His Grandfather.
'Doctor. I'm tfettiiiu nted ? ill >
e\ orlast I ii}.: dunning You oi^i ? t . ?
have more respect for iue t ! > : . ? raat
My ^ratuli at her was one ni t' . ? . : i ? ?- r
sett U-rs "
"Well. I wish you had iuh. :*i! that
<iuallt\' and would settle oarl> I'hi i
de.'phla 1 .eduer
Aerial Note.
The i y nle? If br falls. m\ ?
you're i?<M fo scream <>r fairt. I'e'-v ?
it's just what we all eame to see Tie
Lady? Hut I thought he was L'oinu I"
take up a passenger ? 1 .it'?
Hyde Park's Marble Arch.
The Tuarh'e arch of the north side if
Hyde park. London designed original
ty hy kin? (.Jeorpe IN', to be an en
trance to Buckingham palace, cost fSO.
(XH>
nt WM5 A UUUU SULUItH.
r
And Hi* Los* Wii Deplored by Paul
I . ?he H.lf Mud Cxar.
In W/iles/ew *ki * II fe of I 'it III I. | (it*
hall i inn I m?ii <?f Catherine the <Ji.nl
- tin' following ii imm il 1 1 ( ?' llliiKirii
lh <? "? llii' working*. of in.' dlsorgun
l/?'l| 1 1 1 f 1 1 1 1 il -????III- ill. Il |l| a IV|M?ll
mi mtfltnrv affair* ii l?inlt I ???! it* tin*
Hni| ?t??i I'm ill 1 1 1 1 I ii ii I k.v I In l>l?? klj uf
I li?' Uiis-iiiii vyord foi cornet or cied-h
w ii h carried ov?>i from our paue to a n
l?l tier.
Thi* emperor look || for n projicl
mi m?>. mill. moved by ii caprice. in*
Have order* (Hat KuhIuii Klj *Iioij1(1 be
promoted to tin* rmili of lieutenant
lit* hiiw mi expression <if fiiiljiirriiHh
incut and disappointment on tin* face*
of I In? stuff, who did not dnfv to ex
|iln In Ills error; so tin? next dn.v In* pro
united tin* 111* u f ?>iui nt of tin* day lie
fori* to Hit* rnnk of captain mid Home
days Inter to that of colonel. deiuiind
liiu (hilt (In* officer should he present
ed to hi in nt oin'e There was tfon- y
Htcrnation everywhere. The ofllccH
were turned upside down In search of
the Imaginary Klj
A siihiiltern of tin? name or Home
thing like It w ii h found In one of the
regiments ipmrlered ou the Don lie
wiih sent for. hut Paul grew Impn
t lent, nnd In the end he hud to he told
that Klj had been carried off Hiidden
ly by a stroke.
"That Is n pity," obHorveiKjilie czar.
"Hi' wiih n Kood Holdlor."
THE NAME "ARTHUR."
It Has a Wider Significance Than Is
Generally Supposed.
The New Idle, tin* London organ of
"(In* most ancient lalih," ulves its
lenders the fnfloulug recondite notes
on I he 'inline ''A rt hnr "
liii/ mi iim* is r .1 pi'ouiiuni cd A i i h ii r
*in( A r. I :in r
I 'M* A i.K added I or proiiouin Inu
in .in .: cut tinted 1 1 1 j 1 1 1 n ? ' i
ihi' 1 1 s'hdi'l'd ln> 1 1 \ itself : I lilt Is
I i|V|t"i' III i ?' I I !? I ? ?.';?! ? ?
I' lltlii*^ lilt' lll'ild illld till* see
? ?Hi I | 'ii r( ol l In- mi nil* i* '.'Th '.or "Trill"
w ' l or: " ..
Viian or Arthur Is. a telrngrammii
(on iind i* show u us It Th < Ml. It
hum its (in* lie: id ol Tlior or Tor i. e..
(In- lii?nd of tin* highest Intelligence.
The Tharus or Tharsus of the east
1h similar to (he Taurls or Tories of
Ireland und Scotland..
They were the religious mendicants
of (lie past who led tin? people rightly
lu the way of the most ancient faith.
YVhh tin* uprooting of the ancient
idealism these mendicants gradually
assumed a political mission because of
their social power among (he Celtic
peoples
'I'lii' word Tory associated with mod
ern politics has come from this. The
word Tory, therefore, lias a similar
meaning to Arthur and implies "the
| parly or people of divine intelligence"
Portugal's Wonderful Climate.
I The climate ol Portugal is the most
wonderful In Kiirope. A polyglot
crowd ot scores of thousands llies an !
nnally to (lie liivicra from every part j
of Kuropc in order to enjoy tin. sup i
posed imixitiium of sunshine, hut often I
to In' undeceived | ? \- weeping skies and (
with (he .cruel mistral as a certainty
At l.ishon. on tin- other hand, cold
weather 'is understood elsewhere is
literally unknown The temperature!
Is not only higher than that of the j
Kiviera. hut Is equable to a degree that !
almost defies belief. What 'this means I
in practical elTect is illustrated by the!
fact that in March last I met an Kim
lish lady on board ship who had staved
six weeks at Mont 'Kstorli. near I. is
boil, and had bathed in the sea every
day in February. Nor was the season
exceptionally warm. ? Scrlhner'a
i
The Pundit's Pun.
, A very disl i nguished Uritlsh man of
science Illld the foible, says Professor
Ibatider Matthews in the Century
Magazine, of inveiitinu thrillinu epi
s?de< and pretendinv: that (lie\ were
ot 1 1 is own experience
<>n o 1 1 e > iccasiou . after In* had -pun
a marvelous yarn, with himself in i he
center of the c?il. a skeptical friend J
looked him in (he .\e and a^Led stern ;
ly. ?Tlitronl. do \<>u mean ii> *ay that
tlu^ real I. \ occurred t ? ? you 7" where i
unon the imaginative man of science I
replied with a twinkle
"Yes it just ociMirred to me!"
Severe Test.
"Does your husband treat yon mi 1
kindly?" asked tlie lawyer
"Certainly not." said the unsubstan
tial woman
"Then w hy do you want a divic.e'.*"
I don't actually want a divorce I .
merely want t.? apply tor one. Then
I <an judge by the kind of a fuss my
hu^-'-and makes w hether he really cares
for "i n? t \S avhiimtou Star.
C i u shed.
"Mi'" <>!ad.\s. can t*. on cook ?" in
Muire.' ''ie i ? inw ? n?( ? t ; \ e suitor cau
tious!\
"I 1 "'ie answered sweetly, "but
I he v.i.ii-,: inaii I n i engaged to as
snre> hi.' that I won't have to" ? Kail i
s:ts ( 'it '. .Intirua I ]
He W.is Hungry.
I?:1' \V;i v 1 mi!? cittci Miniyini; the hill
of. biro with I ivTcr?'si > 'Kro. brine mo
a;: will's nr. '??!?? mm : i jicoe <>t bread'
S \ ? 1 . ? ? - v I ? 1 ' ' ! ? ? (I ! .
Wh.it Ho Wanted.
" 1 - t >ii< :i 'cel . I h ii.d *hop
"Vr.s. sir ?
Wo! ! w :i >) ! n i h* l\>r my watch." ?
S' "t ^ot
l.oi r\?:\ man inin<1 his own busl >
noxs and t'liilenvor to bo what ho was.
niado Thoroa n
i
Exposed
'? v ? " ? ' ';W
Hy THOMAS R DBANt
Oiiu morning tn August a party of
muu siai'ted from CJmmoul* lit elindt
Kf out Blanc. There |r ere Joseph W illi
el*H. a youiiK In wyei from I'ldJudel
phia; Kdward Swift, ii recent grad
mi I c of m New Knghtnd ohIwi hIi v
un<l Koswell Baker, a bly. elegant loot,
i 1 1 K fellow, who was the impersonation
of manly strength
About noun Huker and om< of tin*
KUldes CUKIU into I he hotel, flu* gllhte
toy king very nomh<!' and Baker im*rh
agitated They reportod that at the
time the hiiow gquall came up |lu\\
were ascending a razor shaped rock,
tho edge of which was tint from one to
two feet whio. Tho II r?t man In the
rope line was Koenlg. tho guide who
returned. Tho second was Maker, then
Withers, Swift and the other guide,
Schufolt. Withers slipped and went
down on one side of tho declivity,
ging the man before him and the one
behind Idm on una aide of the edge,
while tho Hhock threw Baker and Koe
nig down on the o|>posite side. Maker
said that the rope broke and those In
his rear had none down, he knew not
where, because it was snowing so hard
he could not see a dozen feet below
I him
All listened to (lie l'?.?*-| til I of (lit- lit*
cldoiit with blanched faces. Tin* In ml
lord. Curl fiocker. stepped forward j
tin* only perfcon present who seemed .in
grasp the situation. Seizing the rope
thai -.N ils in 1 1 m ' hands of ) ho uuldo. I ? ? *
looked in k* end ill row II down and
hm i ii'd ?w;;i,v lo in, jip a i;os..ue
pa.n>. When hull ;i d<?/,iMi volunteers
h id been ? *? Ceried ilio.v *<l :n*l ?m I 1 1 1 ? I lie
iiioit?r -in. pi'oti'il ) > i ; ? t ? ? ? ? i ? ? i'hIi'C
(li'iliircil th;il ill full! in.' In- h:id hurt
Id- side niid feared ill it lio would not
ho able lo 1 1 1 1 1 k e lh<- distance
Sui i ii- ship rise was manifested I h i t
one who h:id n ppea r?.*? 1 lo he the A.jax
of ' till* pill'l .V.- W'llo liitd been his rum
niiimler no down into a null', should
ho willing to remain behind when nth
ers wow g?dug to I ho rescue As kooii
ns the rescuers had gone linker went |
to his room, remained there an hour, j
then left the hotel He soon returned. |
stating that he had received a telegram
to go immediately to Paris, where his j
mother was lying at tin; point of death.
Within hail' au hour lie liad left Cha- |
monlx.
Meanwhile the resciio party, guided ;
by Koenig. ascended to the place of
the accident, arriving there about -I j
o'clock in the afternoon. The sky was |
clear, and there was no d i tli? * u I ( y in!
looklnir down into a crevasse into I
which l he nii'ii they sought must ha.vc 1
fallen I ?ut it was not a straight do
scent, and the opening was narrow, so
they < on Id not tell how deep it was.
The landlord of the hotel volunteered
to lie lowered for an exploration. A I
rope was i jed around hiui under the i
arm>. he was gj^en an alpenstock for ;
y lender :i ; id was let down slowly into)
t lie < l'e\ :lsse.
lie had not deseeiidcd more than i
fori> I eel before he hfcird a faint ha I- ?
loo. On being lowered another twen
ty feet lie reaehed I lie snow, sinkum
into it to his knees. lie was within
three or four yards of Swift, whoso!
head was protruding from the snow on I
which lie had fallen. l'eOUer g?>t a j
second rope he had brought dow n with |
him under Swift's shoulders, gave a
signal, and. Swift was drawn up.
Not a dozen feet away the landlord
found Withers, lie was lying uncon
scious with his head and one leg above
the snow. The rescuer had a flask of
brandy with him and poured a quanti
ty down Withers' throat. lie opened
his e,\ es llerkcr called for the 'l ope to
be lowered and Withers was p>d'ed
Up The-e onl.v remained the ;;..;de.
W ho had - ? : 1 1 i . i i ? ! : I -Jfeliu'th III I > . I - ? tO |
? -I..'' el . . I
..... I .... .: . ' . ? I ?? r 1 1 II '
i II lb I. I he the 1
VI ?? . ild . ? ! ' I ee. hejnu ilea \ le: t li;l II '
l\ ? j ? ? 1 1 ; ! 1 1 - 1 1 ! i i ei ?.?!??. ? eiv " \ i-r !
1 1 ... 1 1 1 < : 1 1 u I: i in. and I ' i kei w a - I >ei nu
? li ?jued over I ?? sa\e htm?el| he eiil
the repe
"And fr.i \ ed tile end to make i' ap- j
pear that it had broken." added i
I . ket
K eeni^ declared that he had not seen
r.:!o ; cut the lop.. Indeed, this from '
th? relative positions would have [
been ;:..po-?>iii!e lie admitted to have
seen ! : ; : i i;a\ the end of the rope, but
he had ?? !? -voided tills because after
the we...;.: had been Ifken from I he
opposite - .!.? he Would ha\o gone down
several handled feet had not I'aker '
?.riven hitli a hand and helped him up OU
t he od'-To
Win n the ris, .... partv reiurned to i
the hotel and foiMi that Baker was
missim: so ureal t!:e indignation
that it was priipoved (hat they U" after
him and hi inu him ha- k llut I'.aker
was d< ?';!?! l?'-s by this tjtUo ill (i.ncva
and wouM have left thee before iheV
could rea.-h h:in
Several vears after tln> W t: e-s met
I'aker siri;ttii:?. with a i 1. nl ho
:ni;m n I > but'>inh"!e. down I'ennsyl
\ai ia avenue, swsnm: a silver he id
ed , .? i e Withers ti\ed hi- u'la: e on
tin' man in a cold stare llaker paled.
There was no word spoken, hut With
ers felt that he ! id avenged the in
tend- 1 sacrifice
Valuable Farm Property
For Sale
CJJ 126 acres of land 9 miles South Last of Camden; 50 acres open and
under cultivation and under, wire; about $700 worth of long and short leaf
timber on tract; good stream running water, also peach and apple orchard;
one 4j;oorn dwelling worth $1200, one 4 room tenant house. Will sell for
$2,500.
We also have listed with us for sale a valuable'farm of|several hun
dred acres within two miles of Camden; this can be bought at a bargain
and on easy terms. Price and terms on application.
?J 100 acres at Knights Hill, commonly known as the Turpin Certain
Place, This farm consists of 60 acres of open land and 40 acres of finejtim
ber; one four room house on place. Price $2,000 and make terms to suit.
?J The Doby place, containing 450 acres 3 miles of Blaney; 250 acres
open land ? a part of this under cultivation; 100 acres pasture land under
wire; some good open creek land, plenty of wood and some timber on the
place; good buildings; one overseers house; 6 tenant houses and two barns
Twenty-five mile creek runs through this property. Price $7,500.00
Terms: x/? cash, balance in three years at usual rate of interest.
CJ 361 acres of land on Town Creek, four miles South of Camden; 60
acres open land; two tenant houses, Will sell at a bargain. Plat of same
can be seen at our office.
?J 252 acres 9 miles East of Camden and known as the Turner place;
40 acres open land; I 1 acres pasture land under wire; plenty of timber;
one 3 room dwelling and one tenant house. For quick sale will sell at $10
per acre.
^ Farm of 120 acres 2 miles North of Camden; 75 acres open and un
der cultivation; 3 tenant houses, cotton house, barn and stables. Price $35
per acre ? terms if desired. This is a good proposition for any one desir
ing a small farm with improvements.
?I 154^ acres of land 7 miles North of Camden on South side Lock
hart road; two temant houses; 35 or 40 acres under cultivation; plenty of
wood and about 50,000 feet of timber. Price $16.50 per acre.
C. P DuBOSE & COMPANY
REAL ESTATE
FIX AD DISCHARGE.
Notice is hereby given that. one
month from this date, 011 Friday,
December f>, HHIi, 1 will apply to
the Probate Judge of Kershaw
County for a final discharge as Ad
ministrator of the estate of II.
Thornwell Thomas, deceased.
15. I j. Norwood, M. D.,
Administrator.
< amden, S. C., Nov. 7, 1013.
Just arrived, a fine selection of
Kern's Chocolates and lion lions.
These candies are as fine as you
ever ate. Try them and be con
vinced.
Crosby's Ice Cream Parlor.
Dr. E. H. KERRISON
dentist
Successor to Dr. L. W. Alston
Office in the
Muiiii lluildiiiK Phone 18<~>
Bicycle Repairing
Tube Vulcanizing
Work that Satisfies is
the only kind we do.
It yon are hard to satis
t whring your work to lis.
I o Deliver Promptly
is Our Rule.
H. E. BEARD & CO.
921 Broad St. Camden, S. C.
When you oat Kern's candles you
will (oil your friend it is the best
you over put in your mouth, for
there are none better. G. W. Cros
by's Ice Cream Parlor.
Are You Dependant
On a Salary for an Income ?
HEALTH INSURANCE
Is an absolute neces
sity for you as with such
a policy you can make ,
certain of. a definite',
amount each week you
are laid up ? better in
quire today and ac
quaint yourself with the
liberal terms of these
policies.
WILLIAMS INSURANCE & REALTY COMPANY
( Incorporate*!. )
1012 Broad Street Camden, South Carolina
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