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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE, l*ubmh?'il Kv?'i') l-'rldny, I'vr Annum . , $1.00 h. i>. nii*?, i ' ? ' ? 1 ' 1 < I ' ? . ' K. N. M<I>ow,|l. s ht?(W u h<>.%4 (Um ????> mlitf *1 lk? pMtoiik* ?l J Sow<k Ilou V. llMM.il Kt. ? 'I'lione W ( iiiiiilt'i i S. July 10. ItfH. Tilt' <0|IIII|||UH? soliciting f II in |h for flic Clccfltill of II hotel III < *11 ll|4 It'll If l m 1 1- 1 tliot I hey have pledged II 1 1 < I IIIOIC III fight. It lit lit Kt looks IIX If < *n iikIimi will Noon have ii new coin. l|lf rclal hotel. \V. I', llnird na.vH Mendel l<. Sniltli w III get hh larKt' ii HIciiko vote um any of tli?* Itleasc candidates. We hope I Mi nl Is correct. In 1 1 u* second pri mary Smlt Ii would he a winner and the |KM?pl<' couldn't go far wrong If they elect Mendel Smith governor, It I* disgusting to lioaf a candidate lirliifr the "nigger" Into h Ik remarks while addressing an Intelligent audi eiice as dl<l < '. I). Kortner, Keeking election to the of lice of railroad coin* inirtsioner, We are not ahle to under stand what the "li|g><er" cry haw to do with his fitness for olllce, We Iiojm* tlio voters of iIiIh county will show him they do not want him. "Mendel Smith for (Jovcrj/or, and I*. I >, Smith for Senator" seems to he the Way the iH-ojile will vote in Kershaw county, Mendel Smith has always heen a winner in this county, lie has heen a member of the Mouse of Kcprcsentn I I ves from Kershaw county for twelve years; having received during the imi fire period ahont tni per cent, of the votes cast for the otllce.. Tills should Indicate Ids standing at- Inane. Speaker of the House of ItcprcHcntatlvoH for eight years, having Ikkmi elected three times without opposition. Iniring this whole period has never had a ruling or decision appealed from to t lu? Mouse, and every decision passed on hy the courts has heen sustained, ? ? ? ? r? ? ? 7** -J. ? ? . . At Winnshoro on Monday the asylum trial was brought Into play hy l'olloek, a candidate for Senator against Hlense. lie asked tliis very pertinent ipicstlun: "Is; It any worse to consult assault up on th?' hody of a woman than it is to hlackcn her character and hesmlrch her good name?" Let the defamers of Mr. l/leanora Saunders of York County try to answer that question.- K^k 1 1 i II Record. ('apt; '/.acharhih .1. Drake, who for twenty dive- year*? has had the honor of holding the world's championship for the greatest yield of corn on oite acre r_Tt I hushels and Hi pounds i died itt hi* home near Drake postothce. Marl boro count.v, Tuesday night, awed 71. T. W. Hyde, of IVl/cr, <??"> .year's of age, was killed while walking a rail way track Tuesday, afternoon, (hie of I the most interesting features in coiuiec- I Hon with the case Is the fact that the dead man was the father of Sam Hyde, who was the tirst man in South Caro lina to die in t he electric chair. MONEY OKDKK SYSTKM (HAMiKI) | I'mler Now Killing .May lit* ('ashed j at Any Office. Orders put t invc Into effect the pro visions of t lie act of congress of Feb. <j, l ! ? 1 I. making postal money orders issued after .Inly t payable at any postollieo, lias been Issued together with instructions as to the operation of the new system and a supply of the proper blaink forms. "After., .Inly 1. a money order is payanle at any pOst olliee in the t'idled States, provided it is presented within .'!<> days after the date of Issue. AU.er the expira tion of .">o days it is payable at the otlice of issue or ; 1 1 the otlice specified.! Innumerable requests have been re- ' ceived in the past. it was said at the l department for the establishment of tills: service, and the action now taken is in accordaucc with the policy of the department in liista Hint: even possible postal convenience consistent with safety. A money ovdor payable at any j postal moito\ order otlice is expected to appeal with special force to the traveling public, sale-men. tourists, | theatrical people and others having no permanent post otlice address. 1'nder the new ruling a money or der. although drawn on a specitied of lice, may be caslnsl at any money or der postotlice within :;<> flays . . f Hum date of its issue, after whi-h time it may l>e paid only at the otlice drawn "?n or repaid at the otlice of issue. As the average time which elapses be tween the issue and payment of a mo ney ? ?r?ler is but 1?? days, the limit of time within which the money order may t >? - paid at any money order ofihv is considered ample, hut should the owner of the order desire to extend that period, ii may be done by the pur chase of a new order for a nominal foe. It is also pointed out that the banks of the country will be benefitted by the new procedure, as in cashing mo ney orders for pa t r? *i i- it will no long er be necessary to incur the expense and suffer the delay involved in for warding the older to the otlice on which it is drawn for reimbursement. There are two John (i s in the race for governor but they differ as widely as the jndes. One Is noted for his courage and convictions while the oth er is an adept in coat-tall swinging. ? Edgefield Advertiser. INCIDENTS OF 1865. As Related in Paper Read by Mrs. Winkler to U. D. C. I "I foul toifg MMI- tin- Will' lliltl dragged It* weary WfTXtU, und by ?'??!>? ujny, I Mir> (li?* jh 'ople of Mill* loved town wi-ic like thorn* throughout (lit* entlrt? MOIltll Well 1 1 Ik)* WOl'll out. KxllUUsted financially, tK'iuft of many of tljt'lr bravest hoiih, i Ik* oil Monk Indeed was ? lurk and gloomy. TIiuh when In feib niury of iluit yuar minors rouched ('juixifit of the iipproucu of a iftfcc Invading uriiiy under <>en. Sherman. The new* WHh received uilli feeling* of ( lie greatest dismay and apprehen sion*, The wildest stories of the cruel ly iiikI brutality of the !?"??< U?in I troops wen- ? ? \ ( it 1 1 1 striking horror to the hearts of our unprotected women and helpless children. Their only guar dians were a hand of in**i i I ??*( \v?***i? 60 ii 1 1? I ?><? years of UK1', who had organiz ed themselves Into a military company, tin Kebruiir\ 17 Sherman burned the ir.lt y of Coluiuhla. Thin act of vandal Ihiii equally, nay kii f | >11 hh.I iik NajMileon's most merciless ca lit | til Ign* whs report' t?d in ('amdeu and the people supl Ris ing that Sherman's forces who were known to he heading In thin direction, would enter the town hy the most di rect road from Columbia and cross the NVateree hy the bridge (uboi.it two miles below where the present bridge stands) set a guard there, one night ii h lt**v. Mr. Hay of the Presbyterlun thun h iiihI Itev. Thus. I >uvls of the Kpiscopal ehureli \yere on picket duty there, they come near shooting eaeh other hy mistake In the dark. Slier* man dhl not cross tlie river where it was thought that he would, hIiico after leaving Columbia his men iiad none in jlie direction of ( 'hunter in order to de stroy f he, railroad, and also to give the Impression Ui the < 'onfederatoH tiiat they were on route for Charlotte. TIiuh they entered Kershaw county near Liberty 1,1111 crossing the river at Peay's Kerry. The army devasted i.lborty I till, burning and pillaging all the houses. Cattle and horses, coyn, provisions, meat, Indeed everything was taken. So great was the tlosola tion that it was said that for miles around that country no rooster could he heard to crow, (hie of our -well to-do farmers, a physician of much prominence in Ids neighborhood had Ids home thus raided, his gin house burned. Ids cows, hogs and hoi'ses stolen, and th the midst t ?f this whole sale robbery, a large ho.\ of line to baeeo was broken into. As the sol diers were proceeding to help them selves to It, the doctor's wife stepped up and said: "l must have some of that tobacco for my husband." "Cer tainly madfim," said the oilicer. "you shall take what you wish of it." The good lady accordingly filled her arms and was about to put it in a safe place, when a dapper ill'tle Yankee stepped up to her and began to snatch it from her saying he wanted some for him self. The lady drew back and admin istered a ringing slap upon his face. The otlicers applauded and she kept the tobacco. Sherman's army presented a front of In miles ami the large body of it never entered Camden. A detatchment of cavalry and a small squad of infantry diti come into the town, entering thru Kirkwood, ami doing some damage. This was on Keb. LM and but for a very hyuvy-raiu, probably more houses would' have been destroyed by lire. A body of troops encamped on Hampton square itnd burned and pillaged to some extent. The lirst place burned was tin' historic old Cornwallls house which stood on Magazine lllll. The reason given for this act of vandalism was that we had kept some federal prisoners there. The depots and many stores were also destroyed. < Mie noble Instance of a christian soldier was that of a I. lout. McQueen, of Illinois, a fed eral ntl'icer. He saved much household furniture and regreted the way ill which Sherman allowed bis troops to behave. I le even put Jiis horse tu the hearse ami assisted In the burial of a holy who died as Sherman entered ( 'atndcn. Two months after Sherman's army left, came Potter's raid. This was even worse, as Potter had with him over 1 ( h h i negro troops and they marched Into town sliming "Hang .IclY Davis on a sour apple tree." Fortunately they did not come very high up In the resi dence portion of the community, l'ot l?>r'w men raided CuiiMlfii April 17,' 1 wtf>, koiiu* day* after <f*u. iWl' aur ! render hI A|?|M>iiit?lt<^Xk Tlw iu'Wn of i in - ? v ? u ? v\ ii 8 of < ourse greatly ill* layed, owing I" ()"' dexp'iictlou <*f the railroad# $im1 luck of tttlwnipblc communication. of ilif ?adne*M that tilled every W?*art ami home, of the wnse of utter denola t)?<ii of on i- l>a?lli' M >irri'?| veteran* an they returned to th? dear old (own, If Im not lay plirjlo*e here to H|>eak. Those of UK who1 came after the war pun neyer reall/.e or appreciate fully their condition. We dill only wonder at tltelr fort It u?h* him) courage thank I nu <Jotl for their nohle example, iih well ax for tlu4 heroes who lay down their lives for in on the hattle Held*. "('oui/th'MM i')VM have conned their Htory, A fount less hearts Krowu brave thereby. us thank the (jod of glory i We had such to die." TRESPASS NOTICE. Notice 1h hereby given that all i>er sons t I'eHpaHnliiK upon the tleldn of Mr*. Heota Hahnond, will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. 1 SCOT A. S ALMOND. Camden, S. C.f June 21), 1014. With The Stat? Press. Mr. Jolin (i. Wchards, candidate for governor. Ik about as far from the truth when he iiHKeptH tliat there Ik a newHpai>er oligarchy In South Carol ill a a k lie Is when lie denlek that lie Ik a coat- tall swinger. We formerly believ ed Mr, Richards was a mighty line gen /t tenia n but have, lately arrived at the conclusion that he Is a consummate demagogue. ? ( iiiffney 1 /edger. ? ? * There ain't no use to say that gal* hint ry Is dead.s'long as there's a fel lrv around sellln' corsets ami oallln' tlieiu Jewel eases. , Mr. and Mrs. .lohu Dough left yls thhly fer the sec show where they'll spend all the money's he saved duiin' the fast yeui\j ? Sain Brock in Green-! ville News. ? * * The average politician cares about ns much about the poor man, for whose votes he both begs and prays, as be! does about the' canals on Mars. One word, from a man of means and in lliience, Will go fi^rt|ier \\ i t b the vote getter, than the coaiblned petitions of all the "poor men" In South Carolina. Just put that "poor man", apjieal in the slop-bucket, and feed It to the swine. ? Marion Star. ? ?' ? Speaking of machines, some folk buy a Ford when it ought to be a Singer. ? Kdgotleld Advertiser. ? . - ? ? ? c Mir good friend Lowndes J. Brown-' ing, candidate for governor ought not I to abuse the newspapers, lie should ' bear in mind that it was by the aid of the newspapers thai he attained much ! of his fame as a "conscientious states ! man. Surely lie appreciates' the boost : ing the have accorded him in thn past ! too much to throw mud at them now i because they see lit to support some one else. ?*? (?aft'iiey Ledger. Wo are for those things that will ! build up our Stale, certainly not for j those things that will disrupt and tear ! asunder the very foundation upon : which good government is built. ? j ( 'hester News. ' ? * * Not within many, many years has t he South Carolina militia been in such la disordered and demoralized condi tion as it has been within the past two ! years. Who Is responsible tor it? ? l-'dgelleid Advertiser. * ? * . . The governor says he hasn't heajd j of any antl-Hlease money. Whyn he ! gets up in these diggins if yfie will listen carefully he might l|/ar of a Jilt lie. ? (Jreenvllle News. J We see now what the om?lal husi I i less was that kept Governor Blcaae from the campaign meeting at Winns borO. lie had a couple of paroles to j issue. ? Orangeburg Times and 1 >emo i crat. L ? ? ? + L We are opposed to compulsory igno rance; we are opposed to making drunken sots out of our boys: we are I opposed to making our people ride over ! roads that feel like they were cotton ! rows': we are opposed to blatant dem agogues going over the country misrep resenting men and measures in order J that they may' fatten at the political trough. Now if this be treason make the best of it. ? (JafTney Ledger. ? ? ? It is amusing to hear a candidate for a state ollicc get upon the stump, befoi*fl an audience of average South , Carolinians, and endeavor to put one over on his opponent by the old, dead, stale "nigger lover" utilisation. The negro was finally eliminated from pol itics in this state in the good year INTO, and the man who tries to ride the nlgger-hobby-horse into public fa vor in 1P14 should be not only hooted at, but should be literally burled at the polls by the people of the state, who are people of the south, and who know best how to handle the negro quest Ion. ? Marlon Star. TILLMAN HAS PICTURE. Show* Reconstruction Legisla ture With Negroes in Body. Washington, July l.*~-x?fiator. Till uiitii ((Kitty handed the following niton <hI statement to i lu* New* and Courier v<ur('H|H?ii(h'iit with Inference to a rt> inarkahlc photograph whlcli the Sena tor Is sending to the clerk's oltlee in every South Carolina county; "When lit Houtli Carolina Inst April, returning to ^Washington from Clem k<iii College, 1 h topped In Greenville to s??e my nelee. While there Mr. I>. M. Mel tee showed me a photograph two i>> three inches in *ize, of tin* lice. ?ni Ht ruction Legislature of IKtJK, tin* li rnt we had. There woro far more negroes In It than white men. I borrowed It iiiiiI brought K 1*' Washington and had it enlarged. I have had it francl. and Intend to send one to every com fy to Ik* hung in Jtlie clerk's o 111 CO, ?i that those people may wee It who have a mind to. "Governor HI ease and Mr. Fortner arc howling ahont the negroes having white teacher* and the danger to our civilization from that source. 1 am in dined to believe the Southern people made ii great mistake when they <Md not take chit fgc of (the negro's educa tion and put them all under white teachers instead of colored teachers. However that may lie, the one real danger, and a great one It is, to South Carolina's civilization Hen In a possi ble division among the white people llremselves, making the negroes the balance of power and the controlling factor lu politics. As long as the white people stand shoulder to shoulder and light It out among themselves wtQneed never fear. The new rules i*loptcd at the last state convention to govern the primary insure an honest vote, and every good Democrat will abide the re sult, whatever It be. There is little possibility <>f our having ever again as had a Governor as 11 lease has been. "South Carolina can even stand lllease in the Senate, however nausea ting It will be to some of us, but would never recdver from an appeal by the Hlcasltes' or any others to the negro vofe. Should that occur our civiliza tion would he doomed. An Indetinite "era of good stealing" would come again, and In the course of time an other "ringed, streaked and striped" Legislature would assemble in Colum bia." The photograph to which the Sen ator refers has attracted much at ten- [ lion from visitors to his otllce in the' Capitol." Without exception every he holder who lias commented upon the! picture has declared t.iat It presented j more eloquently than any number of speeches or books could do the horri ble conditions under which the state labored in the period of "Reconstruc tion " How It Works In New Jersey. I-Mitor The Chronicle: Here is a letter from an official in Woodrow Wilson's State, replying to questions on a matter whhth is interesting South Carolinians : State of New Jersey 1 >ept. of Public Instruction Trentoib June 2, 1SH4. Mr. i:. H. Blake, Greenwood, S. C. My Dear Si*-^/ 1 most certainly be lieve that education has made greater progress in this state under compul sory education than before such a law was passed. It would be a very unpopular move on the part of anyone In New" Jersey to propose to repeal the compulsory ed ucation law. 1 have no dou^t that compulsory ed ucation would advance materially the I progress of the white people In South 1 Ca rollna. Very truly yours, A. I,. Kendall, Commissioner of Education. < >f replies received from twenty-four other states all express practically the same opinion in different words. Yours very truly,. H. Blake. Greenwood, S. C., July S, 11)11. Misunderstood. i % "What is you gwinter do, ,now you done los' you job?" "S|K>cks I'll go into de chicken busi ness." "I s talking 'bout work. I ain't axln' you bout yob pleasures." ? Washington Star. Born ? on June 2t)th. to Rev and Mrs. J. W. Smith, of Antioch, a son. Wouldn't You [Enjoy a Cold, Delicious Dish? Would't you like to have placed l>efore you a tempting, frozen delhacy that would make you forget the fatigue and heat of sum mer'* You tan have it,., It's no further away than your Hoda foun tain. It'H always there; always deltciously Hiuooth and rich; u). ways appropriate for every occasion and every Kuest. It Is Rogers' Ice Cream The most tempting dish ever nerved. 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