The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 08, 1914, Image 3
ADMIRAL fLETCHER AND HIS FLAGSHIP
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Hear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, commanding (he flrBt division ot the
Atlantic flfiot," has been stationed at Vera Cruz. The battleship Florida 1h hlB
fcatfsdilp.
Some Ages of Tree*,*
Observations and records as to the
general age- of trees have shown that
the piiM* tree attains TOO yearn as a
maximum length Of life; 425 years 1h
tenanted as the allotted span of the
silver Mr: the larch lives, aa a rule,
about 27!? years; the red beech, 245;
'h< 210*. the birch, 200; the
iiHl?, l Tit; the elder, 146; the elm, 130.
The heart of the oak'bHgins to rot
at about the age of 300 yearn. . Of
the holly It in said that there 1b a
specimen 410 years old near Aachaf
tfdnburg, Germany. A count of the
'ttonular rings in a gigantic California
redwood tree showed that It began to
cro'v in A. D. 550. It waa 350 feet
high, with a base circumference of
i 90 feet.
THE "NEW PERFECTION"
LAUNDRESS
Though she works /next to the
stove, within easy reach of her
irons, she keeps cool and com
fortable. That's because she
uses a
Oil Cook
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New Perfection Stoves bake,
broil, roast, toast ? everything
an}' other stove will do, and they
cost less for fuel. No handling
of coal and ashes ? all the cook
ing heat you want, just when
you want it. ; ?
New Perfection Stoves are made in I ,
2, 3, and 4 burner sizes. Also a new
1914 model ? No, 5 Stove, sold com
plete with broiler, toaster, and fireless
oven. Regular oven, broiler and toaster
can be obtained separately for smaller
sizes. " Sad-iron heater and cook-book
free with every stove.
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Wonderful Word.
< OMM<1< IK . ' W li it i h wonderful word
It Js! Upw much It does to make a dc
spondeflt iiiun or wont an fed better,
ilow ?>r i it it huh lifted a business
roan ? <n t of i h. <u-< i poudeuo
aud given hi m another chance. Hay a
helpful word -whenever you can,
whether It be to a child with tear
dimmed face or to a workmen who
has lost hie job or lo a businefta man
who faces serious embarrassments.
It vn 111 pay.? Leslie'^.
Mlllonaire's Business Maxima.
The latfr Philip l> Armour Wgi a
great believer in action. Often when
hiu hog buyers were inclined to hold
off for a few days for prices to come
down, he would exclaim: "The time
to buy theee hogs la when these hoga
are here." At the same time hiu at*
titude with bin selling agente would
be^expreeaed in the following worda:
"The time to do business la when you
aee a margin of profit!"
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Biggest Thing He Could Think Of.
Two employee were dlacueaing what
they would buy the boaa, whoae birth
day waa approaching. Said Mr. Big
gins with enthusiasm: "Wlgglna, old
boy, we bave raised $50, and \v<> want
Bomethlng that will make a show for
the money. Something that will look
big, you know. Can't you suggest
something1?" "Sure," replied Mr. Wig
gina; "buy |50 worth of rice and boil
it."
Meaning of Bronxe Hor?e?' Hoofs.
Equestrian statues on the battlefield
of Gettysburg ull follow a general rule
which sculptors have adopted as an ar
bitrary convention, If two feet of the
horse are In the air the rider wub
killed. If one foot is lifted from the
ground the rider was wounded. If all
four feet are< Hunted on the pediment
then it signifies that the subject of th?
statue was not hurt.
Many Like Solomon.
"I ain't never heard tell that the
Lord paya taxes, or cuts the firewood,
or mends the roof when i,t leaks, or
gets shoes for the children, and all
them things has got to be done, Sol
omon Hatch leaves things he don't
lllfe tb do to tlie Lord. He gefts me
and the Lord mixed up." ? Kate
Langly Bosher In "The House of Hap
piness." '
Costly New York Habit.
The costliest of New York habits is
that of keeping a supply of subway or
L tickets in your pocket. If you have
no ticket you have an even chance of
not being stuck for the fare; If you
have tickets, you say, as the other
man makes for the window: "Come on.
I've got tickets.". It's a bum game;
you simply can't win. ? New York
Tribune.
Once and for All.
A red flannel undershirt will not
prevent rheumatism, declares a promi
nent physician, thereby putting this
venerable garment in the same cate
gory with the sock that won't cure
a sore throat and the leather wristlet
that won't keep the arm from tiring
while digging a, ditch.? Louisville
Times.
Man of True Charity.
The man who is always abusing the
motives of others is never quite cer
tain of his own ? or perhaps he is only
too certain of his own, knowing them
to be selfish and Interested. He who
qan fervently cherish a certain opin
ion and yet believe that a believer in
the exact contrary may be equally sin
cere is the man of a genuine charity.
For Borrowed Books.
So many books Were borrowed and
never returned from the writer's home
that shiB purchased a script stencil
bearing her own name and a "please
return." To date this plan has proven
satisfactory In returning her books in
4a? Ub?.
His Protest.
A little boy come running in from
the garden, where he had been stung
by a bee. "Mamma," he sobbed, "I
think the bees acted real mean; I'd
Just as soon they'd walk oh me, but I
don't like to have 'em sit down."
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Her Two 8teady Jobs.
When a woman really loves a man
she takes equally great delight in
making him comfortable when she
thinks he is miserable and miserable
when she finds him comfortable. ? In
dianapolis Star.
Always a Handy Weapon.
Dad used to say that a sense of
humor was like a shillalah ? "an llli
gant thing to have around handy, es
pecially when the Joke's on you." ?
"Dawn O'Hara."
Only Achievement Counts.
It is better to have one good idea
.and carry it into effect than to have
a score of good ideas and merely talk
about them.
And the Lie Nine Hundred.
The principal difference between a
eat and * lie ia that a cat has only
ulun IIvhs.? Mark TWain.
Penalty of fame.
A famous man caift have a cold
without the whole world finding ft
out
TOOK "KIM" FROM REAL LIFE
Original of Famous Character Kipling
Wrote of Traced by an kdltor
of India.
What a pity thai Kipling does not
d?8? liln' IIICK :<< I II, :, lll.lt It. I. t
wltm-awed! lie could have described
sceneB of Indian life that continually
panned U ruler hlK notice, lie might
have entered the inaBslve palacea of
pompoua rajaha and the humble hom?n
of the poverty stricken peasant* and
told us in his wonderful language
what he Haw there. Instead he haa
spoken Indifferently of what he heard.
Kipling had such wonderful oppor
tunities!
For Instance, take lh? story of
Klin. The character of Kim has
been treated in a similar way to that
of Mamlpt According to Mr. Lord,
the editor of a I>arjeellng newspaper,
the Pall 'Mall, Kim is no other than
Tim Dootan. ,Ir. ' Shortly after the so
called Indian mutiny of 1857 a com
pany of British soldiers were garrl*
soned on the dreary, sunless heights
of SeneshaM, a peak of the Himalayas,
not fnr from Darjeellng. There the
sun shines on an average of three
days a year. an^jPITiare a roinantlQ
Irish sergeant fell In love with a beau
tiful Tibetan girl.
Thf> sergeants name was Tim Doo
lan. He eloped with the Tibetan
beauty and crossed the border to live
with her people on the borderland.
Nothing more was heard of Sergeant
Doolan for another 20 years, when his
son, Tim Doolan, Jr.. was arrested in
the market place of Darjeellng for mur
der. Young Doolan was very fair In
complexion, .with blue Irish eyes and
red hair, although he spoke only Ti
betan. The British authorities looked
him over suspiciously and wondered
at the IrlBh type and Irish name.
Later, papers belonging to Tim Doo
lan, the sergeant, establishing the
origin and identity of the son, were
found, on- the accused who, like Kim,
valu/d the papers as a charm. The
sergeant's rifle and side-arms were
also found afterward In Doolan's hut.
The half caste- son was executed for
murder. The story Is well known all
over India, and from such frail mate
rial Kipling treated Kim.
? But ^Kipling is not an authority on
India, or other things Indian. He la
only a writer of* the life of foreigners
in India ? not of Indian life,? A. R.
Sarath-Roy, in North American Re
view.
Prospecting on Private Estates.
. The question of inducing propecting
upon privtKely owned estates is alsc
one of prime Importance. The laws oi
many countries, holding that mining it
an industry of prime importance pre
bono publico, give to the would-bc
prospector the statutory right undei
certain conditions and limitations 'tc
prospect beneath the surface of pri
vate property. The owner Is protected
' in various ways, and shares in anj
profits which may accrue from such
| development work, but he is not abl?
to prevent it. He must either mine
' the ground himself or permit the ap
plicant to do so; he cannot put th?
"bars on a 10,000-acre ranch and say tc
the world, "There are mines here, but
I forbid anyone to exploit them
. neither shall I work them myself.'
Large tracts of promising mining land
are thus withheld from exploitation lc
this country today, and rich ores ar?
waiting the arrival of the Columbui
who shall disclose their existence tc
the world. The laws of the future
must some time make provision foi
the exploration of all such lands, and.
It is "not too soon to give the subject
serious consideration. ? Engineerini
Magazine.
First Impression*.
Bx-Senator Clarke had just bought
at the Agopian sale in New York 9
wonderful Ispahan rug for $21,000. To
a reporter who declared that he saw
nothing remarkable In the faded an
tlqne rugs and carpets spread about
him, Mr. Clarke said:
"You are not yet familiar with tblt
subject. *It Is so with porcelains, with
Jades, with enamels ? one's opinloni
and criticisms at first are rather ab
surd.
"It Is like the young woman's firs!
view of the sea. She was servant,
she had never seen the sea before, and
her mistress, nodding toward the great
wind-swept expanse of ocean with ita
gulls and flying clouds and distant
sails, said:
" 'There, Mary, is the sea. What do
you think of It?' *
'"Oh, mum,' she cried, it smells just
like oysters/ "
Bogus Bomb.
What appeared to be a suffragette
bomb recently discovered on s
stand at the International Cinemato
graph exhibition at Olasgow.
Attracted by a persistent ticking, an
exhibitor went to the stand and dis
covered there a small square parcel,
on which was written "Votes ? foi
Women."
He dropped the packet Into a pail
of water, but when it was afterwards
opened it proved to be nothing mors
than the inside of a cheap clock and
pieces of paper, on which were writ
ten various suffragette cries.
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Francs Honors a Jew.
According to M. Pierre Chavsnnee,
Henri Bergson. who has just been
_glc&ftd-tCLthe French academy., la the
flrstjpw to be given the famous green
uniform. ,}*. Chavannes says: "Ftom
the year 1634. when Richelieu founded
the learned fellowship, not a single
* Jew har entered the academy; for
Halevy, under the second empire, waa
a Jew by lcscent alode/*
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