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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE PubllftlKMl Kvi'l'jr I'Vlilay, l'or Annum V' ?<?<? If. I>. Ml. M, i K, N. Mi Dowj'll, . ' > E**?h4 u ??<?. id rUu M*ll mtlltl It iW Pwllilill ?! (??4?a, South < llOU N. Ilroml St. ? Tlidm- 16V ('hiihI<ii, S. July 1914. And (lie (Jovcrnor hliunulf has said tlpit Dr. Mcintosh tolls tlx* truth. Dr. Mcintosh HII ys 1 1 in signature 1h fqrged. HO I III* qUestloU Jl rises, who fold . I In* Mil? I'rof. laiecco < of the Hock Hill schools, Iiiih been n | >j m ?l i i t <?< I rural school Inspector to succeed I'rof. \V. K. 'I'll t <?. Paroled hy Coventor I iloii m?* on May ,'M)th of this yea r In order that ho might return to tho bedside <>f IiIk ? I y - lug mother nl tlu* Carolina mill, Will tor ItayoK, a while hoy of 2<) yearn, Is on Co more In (lie tolls of the law. Ho wiih a r rented Sunday morning together with Russell Hell lie, charged with high way rohhery. 'I'he charge wiih brought hy Will Hrahnm, a \voting white .man, of Castoiila, N. ('., who states that he wan held up and rohlwd In the vlelnlty of ('ripple Creek Saturday night hy Helhje and Hayes, Hayes wan sent up from (Jreenvlllo county in HH'2 eharg ed with stealing a horse mid buggy. The Honatorial candhlaloH will he liere next Tuesday and an Ih nearly al wayn the eane Camden and Kershaw county will have an Immense crowd to hear them. It Is hoi>cd that they will Ih? given a respetful hearing and there will he no attempt at howling down. In regard to howling down the Orange burg TimoH and Democrat refers to the well known fact that a JaekaHH enn bray louder than a man enn talk, ho don't put yournelf In a cIuhh with ttltn animal next Tuonday. The llrst hale of cotton for thin sea* Hon came from Lyford, Toxoh, and wan sold on the Houston exchange for $500. or .$1.27 a pound. It. weighed 391! pounds. The anthadmlnlstration supporters met In Columbia last Saturday and ap pointed a committee of three to devise plans for the concentration of the vote in tin' approaching primary, An exchange says that the newspa per that pleased everybody wiih prob ably edited by Adam before he lont one of bin ribH. CongrcHHiiian Withernam, of Missis sippi, has turned back .to the United States, treasury $K2.20, the amount of bin salary for four days, which time he HjH'nt away from "Washington re cently on private business. A tradi tion says there is a law on the statute books providing that a iueml>er of con gress shall not draw pay for the days he is absent and not attending to pub lic business, but the oldest Inhabitant does not remember that the law was ever anything more than a dead letter. .1. T. Williams, who lives near the Cow pons battle ground, in Cherokee county, found in a Held near where lie lives a piece of mineral of very pocu-r liar formation, which had been cut In the shape of a dagger, and which bad no doubt been used by some Indian as a weapon. .Mr.. Williams, although quite :i geologist, was nimble to deter mine Just in what class to place tho mineral. He has quite valuable col leetlon of minerals and metals which he has gathered in this vicinity. The Old Itlue Hack, The Philadelphia Record confesses that personally it has no acquaintance with the nine ltaek Speller, which has just been ordered restored to the pub lic schools in the State of (icorgla. The Record cannot understand why the ac tion of the Legislature in regard to tills speller should be bailed with sucll manifest delight. Having confessed its ignorance of the book, the surprise of The Record may be understood. In the days of Calhoun and other South ern statesmen who made marks as scholars. 1 he Blue Rack was the stand ard authority in all the schools. In the modernizing of the educational system It was relegated to the back ground as old fashioned and therefore a back number. It soon began to be observed that the men and women turn ed out l'rom the colleges were univer sally poor spellers, and some of the States which made an investigation came to the conclusion that the aban donment of the Rlue Rack was largely responsible for it. Ry degrees the Rlllo Rack has been restored in the public schools, but (icorgla was first to make it State wide at one fell swoop. Ill consequence a new r.i. e of good si?ollers is springing up. They may make fun of the Rlue Rack advo cates, but when it comes to the spell ing bee, their class Is always on top. ? Dtt* Observer. TIME DAN an. Tliw.iin. thousands of jieople iu Koutli On roil II It who regard hichhIhiii IIH tin* predominant Issue Ill IIiIh state !l?l* summer, Not U few of these would regard it less <if u iuUf(irti|ii(i for Ulcuse to |h< elected senator, provided no 1 1 |<*n kI i ?? licK'ii iiiO governor, iliuu for Hlcuse to bo defeated for MMiutor, if his successor itw governor should In* it niiiii who would fit (lull olllce uso Ids power along lh?' mime lilies 1 1 1 ii l Hlouite followiHi 11 k governor. I'ii those who think this way tin* ne rloiisiie*^ of tlu* nit tuition Ih beginning to he a parent./* They tire (Irmly con vllicod Unit lit the proven! time a ma jority of thi' voters of the state are ?against Hlease for Henator ami a Ulcus Ite for governor. Hut, the op|>osltiou In embarrassed with such ii superfluity, of good and popular gubernatorial can didates that it Ih very possible? one might aliuoNt assert probable- - that the second rare, ami a second race under present conditions in a certainty, may come between two candidates who are supporters of Ulcuse. Much an out come would not only make It absolute ly certain that HletiHe'H successor will in* a Jileaslto hut' would have no agnail cfTcct in helping him In the second .senatorial primary, it now being gejl* eraily regarded as certain that there will lie a HiM-ond senatorial primary and that Hlease will lie one of the two can* dhlatcH who will have to run over. The situation in the gubernatorial campaign this year Is very much like that which existed Hi the Henatorlal cainpiilgn lu UM)2, That helng the case, It will lie profitable to review the facts an to that campaign. In 11X)2, six men aspired to succeed McLaurin in the Ken ate, They were Hemphill, of Chester; 101 Holt, of Heaufort.;- Johnstone, of No-wherry; Henderson, of Aiken; Lati mer, of Anderson ; and Evans, of Spar tanburg. It is generally regarded as certain that practically none of tlioite who voted for Hemphill, IClliott, Hen derson or .lolnistono in the first race would have voted for either Latimer or Evans in the first primary had any one, two or three of those four with drawn his candldac.y hefore the -ballot ing began. Hut each of those four was monj anxious to he Henator than to pre vent the election of Latimer or Evans, so none withdrew. The reHult was that while Johnstone, llcwphiU, ? Elliott and Henderson, representing one faction, collectively polled ten or fifteen thou sand more votes than Latimer and Ev ans, representing the other faction, polled together, the majority vote, split into four nearly even parts, gave each of the majority candidates a smaller vote than the minority vote, spilt Into two uneven parts, gave each of the two minority candidates, and the conse quence was. that the second primary was between the two minority candi dates, neither of whom was the second choice of any considerable number of those who voted for one of thtf other four candidates in the first race. Conditions arc ri|>e for practically the same tiling to happen in the gu bernatorial campaign this year. There are eleven candidates: Cllnkscales, Mullally, ('oojH'r, Irhy, Hrownlng, I)un ean, Manning, M. 1j. Smith, Uichards, O. A. Smith and Siniins, Duncan and Mnlially are generaly regarded as neg ligible factors, few believing either will poll a thousand votes. There is a gen bral idea that the same is practically true of Slmms. whose vote will bo a little larger lint loeal in Its character, lrby and Uichards are regarded as out and out Websites, while Clinkscalos, Cooper, Browning, Manning and C. A. Smith are regarded as objectionable to the lUeasites. While M. li. Smith lias stated on the stump that he will not vote for lUease for the senate, rumors persist that there Is a possibility of sup port of him by the lUeasites, if condi tions warrant it. The lUeasites are better organized than their opponents and it seems to be a fact that they have much better po litical generalship. They know It is an impossibility for them by concentrating their strength upon one candidate, to elect him in the tlrst primary. Two reasons guarantee this: 1. Their full strength, even If ???".? cent rated, would be Insutlieient. ?. it cannot be concentrated, be cause- all votes cannot be taken from the other lUeasite candidates and be cause not a few lUeasites. through lo cal conditions or friendships, will vote ill (he 11 1 race for xouit' of the oppo sition candidates, That JwlliK (lie case, flu* wise thing |x>lltl?nliy f??r the Uleasltcs to da ami it Ih reasonable to cxjiect t)l(*lUi to (to the patently wise thing |?olll It/ally in to play for ah nearly mii oven division of their wt rcngth as possible between two cumlldatcs they regard aw favora lila to their cause. If till* Ih* done, it Ih not certain, but tt |m highly proha lila, that the MKOIWl race will come be twwtn tone two. Im 1IMHJ, the majority senatorial can didates each had mora ambition than l?at rlotism, mo none wonl<i withdraw. Ih the an me thiiiK true of tha antl lUcase gubernatorial candidate* in 11)1 1? If ko, tha oddH are that the ex (terienee of 1002 will ho raj>aatad. Two of them may safely stay in tha race Jxit not all five or six of thain, according as M. I j. Smith Ik classed. Of course, the trouble would be to determine which of them should withdraw. If all stay in tha race there Ih great danger that all of them will la> defeated, de Hplta the fact that they will cojjectlve ly poll mora vote# than their opponantn. The trouble Ih hh to how to dctarmim' which Hhotild withdraw. That must be laft to their Indlvidutl patriotism. If any of them are more anxioiiH to de feat J) I cantata than to hwome gover nor, they will take careful stwk of their prohahla strength in the tlrst pri mary and act accordingly. The man or man among them who says- he will withdraw rathar than Indirectly con tribute to a triumph of HleaHlsm in the gubernatorial race will not by elected governor this. year, but he will ho win the heartH of antl-lllcasitcs that he will be certain of their nnita<l support Of his political aspirations at a more pro pltnons Hcason. There will be election yearn othar than ,11*14. If selfishly all the nntl-IUeaselte gubernatorial Candi da las stick In 'the race thlH year ami tha outcome of their conduct shal be a second race between two IMeasites, all of them should he burled so deep politically that they will never again ha. heard of as real factors In South Carolina politics,? Greenville Piedmont. Rewards For Assassin. Columbia, July 23.-? -A reward of $5,000 for the arrest and conviction of , the man who ertrly today shot Dr. James II. Mcintosh, well known phy- ! slclan of Columbia, was offered late.' today by ,T. W. Norwood, a Greenville banker. Citizens of Columbia launched a campaign to raise $1,000 for the ar- i rest of the assailant, who is supposed | to have escaped In an automobile. The shooting was the Immediate sub- j ject for attacks on lawlessness in South Carolina by candidates for the United i States Senate speaking here. Governor { niease In his si>eech today expressed ( regret that Doctor Mcintosh had been : the victim of such an attack. Doctor Mcintosh was recently drawn into the senatorial situation because of his opin ion in a well known parole case. rOMl'l 1SOKY EDUCATION What State Superintendent of Teiinen Sftyh About I -aw. Editor ('hr<i)i|cU); TIipw Ik an lion* ??Mf man who down 't want to be satls lltM I . Hi* wants to go to ilMVi'll main ly IttM'iifiKH lu* I lilnkH he i'ii n't get there, hut if St. IVtor should suddenly open the door mill say "Walk In, I've found m neat fur you nt hint," thin same fel low would tin iik around the gate and argue that the seat in Iff tit not la* good enough. . So now when it is clear that an av erage of six tnorc pupils in each school in South Carolina would take care of the 40,000 ehlldrci) that a compulsory attendance law would put into the schools, everybody will admit that our schools are ready for them now, unless perhaps it Ih> the man who would stop outside the |s>arly Kates In the rain to iilttke sure that the seats wer^ Just right and there was no leak in the roof of heaven. Those parents who love their chil dren most are 'the kind who would rather see them sit on dry goods lioxes or nail kegs, learning something, until ; benches or desks could he made, than to think of their children sitting at the rock pile later on, through Ignorance, or at host sweating for a lifetime as tin? laborer of the playmate who got , more education. Ihit, Mr, Editor, why j argue when narly all our people are ' now agreeing that we must have com- J pulsory education? Our Southern neighbors in Tennessee ! passed a state wide law last year and hptre Is what State Superintendent S. .IT. Thompson says , about it in a letter : of July 10th.; "1 do believe that education in Ten nessee has made greater progress un- ? der the compulsory education law. j However, this has been In effeet only j one year. Many of our County Super- J intendents have reported to this office that their average dally attendance was increased during the year about 20 |>er cent. "I am unable to say, at this time, i about the attendance of the Negroes, j but I am inclined to think that the in- ' crease in average dally attendance was ' greater proportionately among the whites than it was among the Negroew. "Our people, In general, seem very j well pleased with the compulsory law , and arc not trying to get it repealed." I E. H. IJlake. Greenwood, S^ C., July 20. State Campaign Dates. Charleston ? Friday, July 24. St. George? -Tuesday, July 28. Orangeburg ? Wednesday, July 20. ! St. Matthews ? Thursday, July 30. j Winnsboro ? Monday, August 3. Chester ? Tuesday, August 4. l>aneaster ? Wednesday, August 5. Yorkville ? Thursday, August 6. GafTney ? Friday, August 7. Spartanburg? Saturday, August 8. Union ? Tuesday, August 11. Newberry ? Wednesday, August 12. Laurens? Thursday, August 14. Abbeville ? Saturday, August 15. Anderson ? Monday, August 17. Walhalla ? Tuesday, August 18. l'ickens ? Wednesday, August 19. Greenville ? Thursday, August 20. <)pfii Cotton I toll \W w4*io shown this week the Urwt OJM'II cottoll boll of tbu KOHHOll. U W?s from tint Itcilshaw Dairy Farm and Hp |M>ur?Hl on .Inly 211b. Tbo field from which It ?nuie wart tin unusually fine oue. Notlee. This I* to notify tbo public I bat af tor Saturday, August 1st, 1 will dls continue my bakery. Thanking you for past patronage, and soliciting a con tUjuance <?r same for my grocery bus liu*ss, which I exp<ict to enlarge and im|U'ovo, 1 bi'K to remain, You I'M very truly, W. % SMITH. Assessments Kittid. Tbo subcommittee appointed by tbo County Executive Committee to fix uh scssments for candidates for County offices, met at eleven o'clock, July 18tb, 11)14, in the ollice of L. A. Wlttkowsky, County cbalrman.. I i This committee llxed tbe assessments as follows ! I louse of Hcprosen tut Ives, $12.00 eacb. Senate, $25.00 each. Judge of l'robate $25.00 each. Treasurer $25.00 each. ' Auditor, $25.00 each. Magistrate DeKalb Township, $7.50 ! each ; the rest of the county, $2.50 each. Township Commissioners, $2.50 each. ' This assessment must be paid to the County ( liuirman on or before twelve | o'clock, August Kith, 11)14. Any candidate failing to make pay ment by the time above stated will not be allowed to run In the Primary. i L. . A. WITTKOW8KY, I'lutirman Co. Dem, Ex. Com. Laurens T. Mills, Sec'y Co. Dem. Ex, Com. Camden, S. C., July 18, 1014. County Campaign Dates. August 17 ? Uethune August 18 ? Kershaw August 19 ? Westvillo ' August 20 ? Ita boa's CrOss Koads August 21 ? Hlaiiey August 22 ? Camden August 22 ? Night at School House ' between Mills. ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Hank of Camden will be held at the Ilank ollice on Monday, August 3rd, 1914, at 5 o'clock p. m. C. H. Yates, Cashier. ' BIG CUT PRICE SALE. All Low Shoes, and Summer Goods must go. We are offer ing big values. McCaskill Bros. MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE ? EA8Y TERMS E. C. vonTreackow. MKWKltAUK IN TIIK COUNTER* On? great problem peculiar to ^ rural district* lit that or tin- \> jKwal, of poisonous organic refill tud* similar waaUi matter. In the such matter completely ami a?ti*S torlly taken care of In the modern sew orage systems, and thus the city Ih en aided to preserved cleanliness which la its greatest aid to fighting dU^ When such matter la aitywcd to stand In th?! open, hh every rural roalHS known, it inn-onies a swarming pjaoe for files and a hot-bed for dlafaat ger;na; It pollutes the aoll and drink, ing water, und la always an unsightly and emharraaaing nuisance. Such e^. dltlona are generally the cause of wick* nt'KM and disease. The Sanitary Heptic Tank, especial)* designed along approved linea for u*e in the rural diatrleta, and manufactur ed by Weaton & Jtrooker, Goluinhia, s Q., completely (lolvee the problem of sowftge disposal for the rural home. It Ih of small alze; made of reinforced concrete; alraple, eaay to lnatall, never gots out of order or needs attention, Placed Just beneath the aurface, and connected with the houae by a short pipe line, it aecurely keeps the poUon ouh organic matter enclosed untfl, by natural processes, It disintegrates, and then aeepa out luto the ground, harm leaa mineral matter und water. There la no odor, no aoll pollution. Approved by health authorities. Ita coat la auiall. It affords all the " conveniences and the full protection of the city sewerage system. It is well worth your while to know all about this Sanitary Septic Tank, and you * can do so by simply writing to Weaton > & Hooker, Columbia, S. C. ? Adv. FINAL DISCHARGE. Notice Is hereby given that one month from tills date on Saturday, the first day of August, 1014, I will render a final account of my acting* and doings as Administratrix of the estate of F. It. Alexander, deceased, to the Probate Court of Kershaw coun ty, and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as such Admlnstratrix. All persons having demands against said estate will present them for pay ment on or before that day, proven and authenticated, or be forever barr ed. Mrs. Belle Alexander, Administratrix. Camden, S. C., July 1, 1014. i ' Vocal Music Teacher. Miss Vivian McCutcheon will be hi Camden during the summer and will be glad to take a few pupils In voice. Anyone Interested can phone her No. 40, or call at Dr. Sawyer's resi dence on Lyttleton street. The York News tells In Its last issue of six prisoners being carried to the penitentiary,, and public works of that county. What's the use? Here's A Monument We Built A generation hence it will still be the same beauti ful tribute of love and remembrance thatit is today. 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