The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 23, 1914, Image 7
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lonsl's Mothod of Rebuking Young
Oftlctn Probably More Effective
Than Severity Would Be.
ie poionel uf? German regiment
garrison dulyCtaear a lively city
very much annoyed by the way
young officers went about town In
MlUn clothes? contrary to the regu
tlons of the service, the articles of
ir, and the spirit of Prussian mill
He spolce very sharply about
and threatened the eztremest pen
[ties If anybody were caught doing It
tin. The warning served for a time
it least the offenders were more
ireful.
Presently, however, two younb Heu
^nSnts took a chance. They slipped
vay Into town in modish afternoon
fothes of the latest JQngllsh cut, with
hats on and the rest. Suddenly
jey ran Into the colonel. The next
^lnute they had vanished Into a gro
ir's shop. One minute more and the
)or of the shop opened.
"Qood afternoon, gentlemen," said
ie colonel. The pair stood before
lelr superior silent and dismayed
^hile a grim smile spread over the
oldler's face.
'Young lady," said the colonel, ad
resslng the, shopgirl, "give me two
ire-cent cakes of soap ? and wrap
lem separately." The girl obeyed
id the colonel gravely gave her ten
Then he turned to the young
leers and handed ea,ch of them a
ce.
'Here, gentlemen," he said with a
in, "Just so you sha'n't be put to
expense on my account Good
*y"
And he turned and strode out of
shpp. ? New York Evening Post
URNS RUBBISH INTO MONEY
ither Bane of London, England, Has
Made Enough to Purchase a 8IU
? for Children'? Homo.
Rubbish collected In ; London haa
rovlded enough money to purch&ae a
}te for a children's home. Father
ins, employing two motor vans and
[horse cart (or collecting things most
arsons throw away, makes $10,000
[year for his "Crvsade of Rescue." In
warehouse in Compton street, King's
>ss, he has. three sorters, whose
sk it . Is to empty sacks containing
liferent kinds of refuse and to ?T
inge the material for- sale. Among
ke neglected articles which he has
)und to have real value are old en
Blopes, pamphlets, bits of paper, bro
en bottles, corks, electric bulbs, iar
Ine tins, old stocking*, silver paper,
indie ends, cardboard; and medicine
Jttles. t
Medicine bottles can be sold to doc
>rs for $1.80 a gross, and other bot
are -bought up by a dealer. Bro
an plates are sold and broken up for
)ad foundations. Corks go to linO
im manufacturers, and tin lids are
tlllzed by the British Electron com
my. The zinc and. tin in bottle tops
itch, respectively, 3 cents a pound
id $7. Bp a hundredweight.
Advice to Doctors.
'Be cheerful." That is Sir Squire
Bancroft's adtice to the doctors. Dr.
Stephen Paget, in his "Confesslo
[edici" ? that most companionable of
>ks ? dilates on the same theme,
[f you must stay," he says to the
Foung practitioner who is Invited, to
lea, "do not stay long, ^ind keep tho
loor on your lips. Talk of the -pat
ient, of the weather, or of the propo
sition, which will as surely as the
)read-and-butter be' handed to you,
jhat 'There Is a good deal of Illness
ibout.' Avoid all topics of church and
itate, quote neither poetry nor prose,
ive neither censure nor approval to
lusic and the drama, hide your Ilk*
ig for any art fcut ybuf own. Leave
jhind you, for gossip to lap, a saucer
ll of the milk of* human kindness."
' City Free From Files.
"No flies in'Prague,1" says a resident
In that' city in reply/to Inquiries from
manufacturers of fly-papers Risking for.
Information as to the extension ot
their trade In feohemla, for (there are
not sufficient flies to exterminate. In
restaurants there are very few flies.
Bcreen doors to keep out flies and
other insects are unknown. The build
ings are all constructed of brick* sJtone
or concrere. The pavements and side
walks are mare of granite block. There
are no wooden sidewalks, stairway, or.
buildings in ttie city. Decayed vege
table or animal matter is not openly
exposed to flies, and the struts are
frequently cleaned during each day_v_ _.
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Girl's Miserable Death.
Suffocated In mud was the terrible
death of Maud Kirby Cornwall, a fac
tory girl, of Cambridge, Bngland. She
was out walking wltl\ Arthur Mead, a
barman, on Coe Fen, an open space
between the river and Peterhouse col
lege, when, acoerding to a statement
by the man. they walked into a ditch
which has scarcely a foot of water In
it. He Bays .he sank to his hips im?
mediately. His cries for help were
heard, and two men pulled him out,
but the girl was not found until some
time afterwards. She was then dead,
having been suffocated by mud.
Firemen Had a Rlfiht_to Be Vexed. --
They had a flre in Burlington the
other day and when the firemen re
sponded to the alarm and ran to get
out the flre-flghting apparatus they
found, as the Republican says, that
"every wrench, spanner and other
dingbat necessary to get the water
turned on had boen taken ^ from the
hose cart since the lut flre." The
members of tho hoie ? company Are
Indignant.? Kansas City Star.
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Unn?lghborly.
"?boat the meanest man I ever
Knew," said Farmer Corntossel, 'lived
way out west, where the cyclone*
blew."
"Old you have personal experience
with hlmT**
"Sure. A windstorm pioked up my
house and blew the wholo family over
on to his farm."
"Wouldn't he come to your assist
ance 7"
"No. He rushed off and got a law*
yer to bring action against us for tres
pass!"
-Truly Graplp.
There was a change of curates in
the parish, and shortly after one of
the prominent men of the congrega
tion asked hii chauffeur:
"How do you like the. new curate,
Barney?"
"MiddlinV replied Harney, "but he
can't coipe up to tka old one. 'Twas
himself could tell ye all about hell.
Shure, to hear him describln' it, you'd
think he was bred, born and reared
there." ? Harper's Magaslne.
In the Thirties.
An Bnvlous Contemporary (to Miss
Budding) ? And so you are really en
gaged to Mr. Timid Smlthkins?
Miss Budding (quite provokingly) ?
Yes, dear; and I want you to suggest
something sweet and tender to go in
my engagement ring.
, Bnvlous Contemporary? 'If I were In
your place I'd just have the simple
word ? Eureka. ? Puck.
TRU8T AND MONOPOLY.
Tom-^he tells me she has a per
fect trust ,ln you.
, Dick? Well; she has a perfect mo
nopoly 'of me. 1
Late in Life.
Some men tjpn't learn
True Bavolr-falrev
? Until they've loet
?-1 'Bout all their hair. ?
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Her Ailment.
"What's the: matter with yon,
aunty?'*
. "Oh, I'b? sufferln' wif plumbago,
honey."
"IS the doctor doing anything for
you?" ?_ r: ? *
"He said qpaybe he'd give me a epi
demic interjection, yas, honey."
Economy.
? Newlywed-? I'm glad, dear, that you
agree with me that we must econo
mlze. But do you think we can get
along without a cook?
Mrs. Newlywed ? Oh, yes. Well
have all our nfeals sent In ' by a
caterer. ?
; A Cruel Shock.
"There is a rumor that the savings
bank In town is going to close its
doors."
' '/'Good heavens! When?"
"I_gnea* when it gets too cool- to
?eep them ofcen.'*
'! * Vhat'a All.
"I should think the doctors would
be afraid of taking whatever their pa- i
tlents happen to have." ? ?
"You must have a funny doctor;. I
never be&rd of one taking anything
but cash."
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An Objection.
? "Experience," said the ready made
philosopher, "is the best teacher."
"Yes." replied the sardonic person;
"but who wants to depend on a
course o? instruction that keeps you
in school all your life."
A Fact. ?
~ "They are trying the silence cure
for women."
"Then how on earth is any woman
under such treatment going to enjoy
poor health ?"
All He Can Handle.
Mrs. Peck ? Mr. Highflier never
takes his wife out in his automobile.
Peck ? t guess he doesn't care to*
have two unmanageable things on his
h?Ms at one time. .
HER LOST AUTHORITY
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By JANE KKL.LY.
Within the recollect ton of the fam
ily "mother" bud never before been 111,
Hhe hud tied up cut fingers and filled
hot water bags and portioned out
medlolne to- everybody else, but never
bad she taken to her bed and cauaed
theae services to be performed for
her.
Bo when she fell 111 recently the
Loffett family was badly disorganised,
aa though a bomb In good working
order bad dropped and exploded. With
united seal everyone turned to and
took oar? of Mm. Lotrett. When she
waa too 111 to mind they had a lovely
time. Tbey piled on blankets and
then held consultations and took
blankets pff; tbey raised shades and
then decided to lower them; they reg
ulated what she ata and they talked
In subdued tones and kept the light
burning dimly. And when she began
getting better they had grown so to
enjoy their unaccustomed authority
that the Invalid could not cope with
them.
"No, no, mother,'* Ruth Loffett
would say, soothingly, If Mrs. Loffett
attempted to throw back one of her
bed coverings, "you must keep that
oh. You'll catch cold."
"But I'm really too warm," protest
ed the Invalid.
"Ydu'll feel all right - presently,"
Ruth would say in level tones a a ahe
tucked back the blanket about her
parent. "Just lie still, mother,"
Loffett was exactly as bad. When
she appealed to him he merely shook
his head and aaid, "Now, mother, yon
just lie quiet and let us manage
things."
Rebellion slowly grew In the breast
of the invalid.
As sha felt the returning health in
her veins her eyes oftqn snapped after
she had been routed and laid low by
some solicitous member of the family.
The idea that Ruth, who waa scarcely
past the age when she had been
spanked and put to bed supperless,
-was actually bossing her roused Mrs.
Lo Sett's grim ire.
Likewise that Henry, who only a
short time ago had been refused more
Jam, should be regulating what she
ate and depriving her of what she
wanted bewildered and irritated her.
The day Mrs. Loffett said she want-.'
ed to get up the entire family proceed
ed to shriek in horror. *
"No, mother," said Loffett, anxious
ly, "you stay in bed and get a good
? rest while you have the chance."
"1 should say bo!" added Ruth Lof
fett. "And let me wait on you. I am
so glad to do it. Don't throw that
cover back, mother!"
"And if you get up," put in Henry,
Jr., "you'll be eating all sorts of things
that you shouldn't. You wanted grid
dle cakes this rporning, remember!
Griddle cakes, mother!" Henry spoke
in tones of horror.
Then Ruth lowered the shades five
Inches and Henry absentrmindedly
raised them 16 inches, while Loffett
abstracted the salt cellar on her table
and removed one slice of toast from
her tray. "You must not overeat," ho
reminded her.
"Now, just lie quiet, mother," they
said In chorus as they left her.
Alone, Mrs. Loffett breathed hard
and glared at the ceiling. "Haven't
I got sense enough to know when I'm
well?" she demanded of herself,
finally. Then she smiled grimly to
herself.
"I'll be all right with this macro*,
sine," she told Ruth when that young
person had brought up a scanty lunchi
eon. . "You run along to that card
party this afternoon. I shan't need a
think." "
"I'll tell Mary," said Ruth, dubious
ly, "to keep an eye on you. I don't
like leaving you at all, mother. You'll
be sure to do something foolish." ?
"Oh, no!" promised' Mrs. Loffett,
while she clutched the bed clothes in
order to restrain herself.
When Mary .appearod, according to
promise, to cast her eye upon the in
valid she found Mrs. Loffett up and
dressed.
"How do you do, Mary?" said the in
valid, casually. J'l wish you would go
back downstairs and bake me a lot of
griddle cakes at once. And, bring
plenty of butter and' sirup/ And I'll
have coffeo, too, and you might as well
fry an egg or so while you are about
it. I'm hungry."
" The family, walking In upon Mrs.
Loffett Just as she finished her repast,
fell againfet the wall and then stag
gered toward the telephone.
"You needn't call the doctor," or
dered Mrs. Loffett. ."I Just phoned
him that I was well and he needn't
come around. I'm tired of this fool
ishness. Ruth, you'd better change,
that dress at once. Henry, have you
fixed the furnace? And, father, what
on earth are you wearing that disrepu
table tie for?"
Then the family felt itself slide back
into its several placea with a jolt. -
Mexican Mines Becoming Welts.
Practically all of the mines of Par
ral aro now closed except the Alrara
do. A large party of American* has
recently come out of the country tin
der the leadership of Mr. Dufourcq, en
during much hardship on tho way. Dur
ing a part of the journey they were
In company with the refugees from
Maplml, which p\ace has been entirely
abandoned by foreigners; the mines
are filling with water at the rate of
2,000 gallons a minute. The condition
of the refugees in many cases Is piti
ful. Most of them have lost all their
belongings. Some have lost fortunes.
? Engineering And Mining Jon rim!.
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that condition calls for printer's ink. It's our
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and if you will give us a chance to serve you,
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about this ? just the sensible application of printer's ink.
Can't We Serve You ?