The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 30, 1915, Image 4
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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
; H. IK Nik* ami
K, N. McDoutll
Uubllshed every Fr}<luy at 1100 No.
Jiroad Htreet, and sutured at the Cam
den postottlee an second class mail mat
ter. I'rlee is?r annum $1.00.
Wo are ?lad to receive communica
tions of a reasonable length, but an
Important condition of their publica
tion ta that they aha II In all eases b<?
accompanied by the full imjuio uud
jtxaet address of the sender, obitu
aries, resolutions of reaiMM!t, and church
notices will not la? charged for. Mat
tors of purely a personal nature will
I* charged for at the rate of tlvo cents
a line. Whiskey or patent medicine
advertisements will not t>o accepted at
any price. Itatea for dlspluy adver
tising made known on application.
Camden, H. April 30, 1915.
(Mir sister town of Lancaster has
taken a forward stop-mid lot the con
tract for tliO paving "f her ?trwtK,
Lancaster 1h a smaller inwn than ('mil
lion by far, and MOOII1N to us It' 1 41 ik'
cuHtor can take t IiIh stop Camden might
begin to make an effort along this line.
Many of the progressive towns of the
state have better main streets than
Camden. Nothing' adds more to the
looks of a city than well paved and
well kept streets and we hope that elty
eounell will soon lake some action
along this line. No town can boast of
a prettier main street than Camden In
good weather, bill in bad weather the
same eannot be said. The llnlshlnu of
th<? new postotHee adds greatly to the
two main thoroughfare* of ('amden uud
to Inivo the streets leading to and from
the post office paved would make a si ill
greater improvement.
The matter of flu* Sheriff's olllee for
Kershaw eonnty seems to lie in a tan
? ? gle. An order was Issued by the gov
ernor last week that SherilV W. W.
flileknbee be disfnissed from otliee, but
the sherllV refuses to give up, and the
governor not having appointed Ids sue
ressor. there the matter rests. If was
reported Inst week that Mr. .1 Willis
( 'antey. of the Itoykin -eetloii. had
been appointed to siieeeed Mr. | jiirkil
bee. bill I his seems |o have been merely
a rumor, as no one has been mat Hud
*?f the appoint ment In t his cii\ WI1.7I
will be Ihe ne.M move in Hie mailer
no out* Neenis to know.
From One Wiio Knows.
The following extracts are from Mr.
II'. J. Reynolds, one of the largest users
of newspaper space in this country:
"Newspapeiv are umpiesl ionaldy Ihe
flfaudard form of advertising."
"Newspapers are good advertising
mediums or this company woirid have
found It out before It began divesting
hundreds of thousands of dollars In
their columns annually."
"A manufacturer who has a good
product and will tell the truth about
It in the dally newspapers will make
an unqualified success."
"It would be hard to depreciate the
value of the newspaper as an advertis
ing medium."
Georgetown ami Western Sold.
( ieorgetown. April I'd.? The (ieorge
tnwn and Western railway has been
sold to the Seaboard Air Line. Prest
^dent. Clifford, of the Atlanth* ('oast
Lumber Corpora lion, went to New
York lasf Saturday (<> meet the Sea
board people, and wired from that city
to ollieials here confirming Ihe rumor
printed in ihe News and Courier a
few days auo. The sale ineludcs alt
properties of the iloorgetown A; West
ern- ? the line to I.ane and from An
drew - j^"~4J?-?>t<?ii The Seaboard will
la ' the o|u>ral ion <d' the new prop
erty at once.
<>'.i I e?i 1 1 1 1 m e 1 1 d ; 1 1 ion 1 >-f tli" -Upivme
emirt < !? ?\ eric ?r Manning ha- appoint
eil Ldward Melver. <?(' ("heraw. *?' held
Ihe Augu -I term of court f u Sp.u
tanbiirir roimiy ; .1 Lyle- Clenn.
( 'he-tcr. In hold hie .lul.\ ?-ourt for
.Spartanburg: T Frank Watkin- of
AimI. i-oii. to hold the Ma.\ term of
eoiirt for .Ia-1?-I count \. The-e up
point n t ? -1 1 1 - are ;is special judges iti
pi. f .fudge T. II. Spain, who is ill.
I'lie farmer* of ten cotton growing
state- will red nee their acreage but
14. r. per 'cent, ueeording to an estimate
issued b\ ('..op? r & (Iriliin. cotton mer
chant- at Ureeiiville The nyluction
in the ? 1 1 1 a 1 ? t i r > of fertilizer to be used
this season i- ? --! inialed to be jwr .
cent. and the fertilizer reduction "I ,
|H*r cent.
Attorneys for I.eo M Frank have1
tiled a petition with ilovernor Slaton
and the (Jeorgia Pri-on < 'oininission ,
asking that the sentcnee of death iin
IMtseil 11 1 k ?i 1 Frank for the murder of
Marv Pliagan. lie commuted to life im
prisonment.
Major Conoral B. II. Tongue. ..r Ai
ken. has been re-olectod eommander
of (he South Carolina division of the
r. C V., II. II. Newton, of Bennetts
ville, was ehfted commander the
first brigade, nnd C. A. Reed, of An
derson. was re-?H?otod commander of
the second brigade.
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ITEMS OVER THE STATE
Short New* Notw Gathered,
? From Owr Exchange. - ? *
.liumrH Payne McCH?wu,**kwI lfl ymrn
a&myl #<?" (tf A '<>??? ? JarJP'
merchant, wiih electrocuted In tho
basement of II"' Mr< 'own home. one
intlt* cunt of AiulonMiiti at noon Sutur
?lay. \Jrs. Mifown detected tho ?slor
of htirulhg cloth and went Inlo I ho
haftcnicut. Slu* found her hoii oii the
cement |I?m>i- with his clothe* on tiro,
with an electric light cord wr*|i|i?l
it round his body. Hhe attempted to
unwind It from the hoys' body anil wan
knocked down hy the current. Two
iim'ii lii the yard were called and hotli
wore kiiiH-ITod down when they caught
hold of tho boy* laxly. Tin* wlrt? wns
thru Jerked loose from (lie commotion.
Acting upon tho recommendation of
tlit* stale hoard of pardons (Jov. Man
nliiK has wanted a parole during good
behavior lo Parrot t Milam of laiurcns
roiinty, who was eonvletou at the
spring term of court In HMO on the
charge <?f iiKHanll ami hattery with lu
tent t?? kill ami sentenced to servo
eight yea rw In the state |>cnltcnt la ry.
Milam was charged with shooting W,
M. Irhy. a Laurens comity farmer. In
November, IlKWi.
I, lent. P. \. I.. lielUnger, V. S. N.,
ii native ? ?f Cheraw, made Friday at
the naval aeronautic station at Pen
sacola. Kin., what Is believed to he a
new world's record for altitude In a
hydro-aeroplane, lie attained a height
nf Iii.ikhi foot . The ascent consumed
an hour and 'JO minutes. When his
Instruments reached the highest read
ing he conid attain, he shut nil' his mo
tor and glided to earth, descending In
Hi minutes.
Mrs. Tonic Ktrhy, of Spartanburg,
win* was being carried to Columbia
Snnda.v for commitment in the Ktate
hospital for the insane, < jumped thrnj
theear window as the train was speed
ing along between Hlnlrs and Shclton.
Iler injuries Were a slight scalp wound
and inconsiderable abrasions about the
body. The. train was running about
?_T? miles an hour. Mrs. Ki^hy was in
clmrge of her brother. 1 1 . M. WoilT,
who had gone for a drink of water
at the time she lea|>od from the train.
Hon. Charles A. Smini lias returned
. from Jolius Hupkius very much im
proved in health. He and Mrs. Smith
1 are planning to attend the Southern
Itaplist Convention at Houston. Texas,
I on May Nth. ami from there to visit
I In* Panama I'' x posit ion and the wost
; cm cit ies of note.
. " < > 1 1 i 1 1 \ of ma nsla lighter w it li reeoiii
i niendation to mercy in the lowest de
gree" was t lie verdict of the Jury in
t lie case of .lames ,1. Clarke, the young
I white man who shot to death C. I.ovl
, Kish. a prominent planter and well
known member of the Lexington coun
ty grand jury, the homicide occurring
at Smith Hranch school house, ill the
lower section of the county, on the
night of April I. 101 I. This verdict
was reached after' the Jury had delib
erated for more than L'."? hours.
Turbot vllle. Pa. ? William Crittuer.
a shoe dealer, tilting a shoe on John
i lhirlo\f. a customer, grasped the upper
| and bade Ihirlow "push hard." Ibtr
I low pushed hard. < irlttner's grasp -lip
ped. the heel of the new shoe struck
(! I'll tiler's body. breaking three ribs and
causing internal injuries.
Montgomery. W. Va. ? Itob Ross,
state prisoner, working on the high
wax in Kanawha county, has tendered
to Coventor Hatfield an offer to serve
out the time of his friend. I'd. Adklus,
if the governor will give Adkins a par
don Ailkins Is now ill in a local hos
pital. Adkin.s' tune will bo up in 00
clays. I loss' in 1 < ?
Chicago. 111. Toe health depart- j
nicnf has Just discovered the source I
of the great quantities of dust which |
in spite of the clean street-;, till the air!
? hi windy days. From the roof of
three downtown buildings fourteen wa
gon loads of dirt and rubbish- mure
than was swept from four and one
half miles of streets ? -were removed
i 'lie da\ last week. Hereafter the roofs
"f all buildings must he kept clean.
I'iedmont. W. Ya. ? A family passed
through Piedmont on a Baltimore &
t Miio train last week consisting of "J1
members. The father was .'is years
old. the mother ,'M? years and there
were nine pairs of twins Fourteen
of the clilhlren passed free, being un
der the age limit.
SO GUIDE US, GOD.
SO guido up, God, lit air our works and
ways
That heart may feel, hand act, mouth
show "thy praise.
That whenvthey meet who lovo nnd when
they part
Each may be high In hopo and pure In
heart ;
That they who have seen and they who
have but heard
Of thy prrent deeds may both obey thy
word.
? Bailey's "Festua."
THERE IS A HEIGHT.
mil ERE I* a height higher than mortal
thought;
There is a love warmer than mortal love;
There l* a life which taketh not Ita hues
From earth or earthly things and so grow#
pure
Anrl higher than the petty earea of men
And is a biesaed life and glorified.
?Edwin Morrta.
A LEFT HANDED ARTIST.
At
Leonardo da Vinci Ivtn Wrote From
_ ... Atfto 4o Left.' - ? j-~~
A right handed inn it lu making a
drawing puts hi* shading from light
tu left downward. a left
handed limit puts tils slt/idlng from
left to Hg hi, Thin Ik t'Mueciatly no
ticeable in the drawings of Iahuui rdo
? In Vluc-t, who wax left handed- M?
the same wiiy m light handed iimu.
being asked to draw a spiral. mutually/
makes what Is called a "left banded"
Spiral? that Is. one that curves clock j
wise. while the left handed man draws
(1m "right handed" spiral, or that '
which eurves counter clock-wise.
In hln book. "The Curves of Life." j
Theodore Andrea Cook says that s
Sherlock Holmes could tell from the
curves ojf a " curiNMiter'H shavings
whether he was right or left handed, I
us a right handed carpenter Invar hi My ;
drives his plauo a little to the left, j
producing" right handed screws, while
the left handed ca rpenter pushes his
plane a little to the right and produces j
left handed screws.
Screws and corkscrews are right
hand screws uuless made for some
special purpose. I<eft hand screws
can ho bought from any large hard
ware dealer. Collin screws for some j
unexplained reasou are always left
hand screws. Man Is naturally right ;
handed.' and Iuih been suggested !
that this may bo owing to tho position
of his heart on the left side. 80 all
tools aud weapons have been' adapted j
to right handed men. This Is true of j
the adze. plane, scythe, gimlet, auger, j
scissors, snuffers, shears, etc.
The strongly left handed man will
continue to use such tools with his ,
left hand, even though with Incon
venience. but he In whom the left ;
handedness is not n strong bins he- '
comes ambidextrous through the use j
of the right handed contrivances and ?
appliances of everyday life.
Mr. Cook mentions many customs 1
that bavo arisen through the normal j
tight handedness of mnu. Among
these is the rule of driving to the left,
which still obtains in England, Portu
gal, Sweden and parts of Austria, It
aly nnd Switzerland. This is a sur
vival of riding days, when men held
the reins In their left hands in order
to leave their right free to uso their
swords.
The most notable example of a left
handed artist Is I^eona rdo da Vinci. He
also wrote with his left hand and
wrote from right to left. So thut any !
one who wants to read his manuscript s
or the annotations on his drawings
must use a mirror. This, according to
Mr. crook, ts the natural method of the
left handed man.
Presidential Cheeses.
The first monster cheese presented to
a president of which wo can tlnd rec
ord is that offered with great publicity
to Jefferson in 1802. The cheese was
made? one might almost say built? in
Cheshire. Mass.. In a press giving it
the great dimensions of four feet diam
eter and eighteen Inches high. - After:
being successfully pressed It was .
drawn from Cheshire to Washington
in a six horse dray amid popular re t
joking. With regnrd for the dignity of
his of.'.ce. the president Insisted on
footing the bill lo the luno of $200. ,
There Is record of an even greater
cheese presented to President Jackson,
and President Van Buren received a
great cheese every year of his Incum
bncy. With him the custom seems to
have ended.? New York Sun.
Long Drawn Out.
Uncle Jeff, an aged negro driver of
Augusta, was piloting several north-,,,
ern visitors around just after tho first
golf links had been put In there. Un
cle Jeff was a little short in his
knowledge according to St, Andrew,
but long on local prkle.
"How many holes have they?" In-;
quired a visitor, "eighteen?"
Uncle Jeff pulled up to make I1I9 an
swer more Impressive. .
"More'n dat. sub," ho said. "Dey's ;
got a passel er land, aud de holes
ain't bigger' n a tin can. I reckln ;
dey's got a thousand holes already,
sub."? New York Post
First Sumptuary Laws.
Laws regulating eating, drinking
and dressing are almost as old as his- !
tory itself. Nothing like exactness!
can be reached In tho matter, but it is
safe to say that it was in Egypt as far
hack as ikHX) H. C. that the first prac- ?
tlcal sumptuary statutes were passed.
Among the Romans ttliey first appear
ed in the celebrated "twelve tables."
In modern times Charlemagne was the ;
pioneer in sumptuary .legislation.
A Bird That Bestows a Curse. .. '
The stonechat. a "soft billed" bird. ;
Is so cabled from the similarity of Its
alarm note and the striking together
of two pebbles. In some parts of j
Sc-Glh?ild It is Supyuswi iu voiltaiu l* [
drop of tho devil's blood. ^nd Its nest ;
Is never tit ken because (ft the curse
It Is always promising.? Country Life. '
Leisurely Tasmania.
Leisure is. rogardod as so notable ft ,
characteristic of Tasmania that It j
bears the nickname of "the land of ?
lots of time," or "the land of slfcep " j
lot," while Its inhabitants are calle .
"tassies" and "Jam eaters," the latter I
being an allusion to the island's great I
fruit /farms.
On? Argument He Won. v
'Tn, did you ever win n*> argument ,
with ma?"
"Once, mj boy; I convinced her that
I was the man she ought to marry.**? .
Detroit Free Press.
We are always striving for thing*
forbidden and coveting those denied
us.? Ovid.
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DUCKS REQUIRE DRY HOUSES
Old and Young Fowls Should Hava
Comfortable Place to 8leep In?
Dampnaaa la Disease Breeder.
Ducks, both old and young, should
have a dry comfortable place to atajr
In at night. If forced to f*lt on the
damp ground they are liable to tako
crampH and cold In the head. The
latter 1m almost cortaln to turn to
croup.
Provide suitable house# If you wish
to bo successful. The houses need not
be very expensive but they should be
substantial po that they may be used
for the samo purpose several years In
succession.
There Is usually some shed or build
ing that can be. converted Into a duck
house at small expense. Whero only
a small flock Is kept this plan Is ad-,
vlsable.
If the roof is good the rest Is easy.
If the weatherboarding Is pot suffi
ciently close to keep out drafts in
cold, weathor, cover the outside with
tarred paper or strip with lath.
A board floor is better than an earth
floor because the ducks will often stir
up the ground In a very disagreeable
manner where there Is the least sign
of moisture.
In cold weather ducks should be
kept in the house because their feet
are so tender that when they come in
contact with the cold ground they
suffer greatly and hobble along as
though their backs wore broken. How
ever, they should not bo kept housed
more than Is really necessary.
FEED CHICKENS SOUR MILK
Liberal Supply Mixed With Corn Will
Keep Fowls In Healthy and
Growing Condition.
( Hy A. O. HMITir, MlnnOsotd Experiment j
Station.)
Sour milk is utilized In one of the
best possible ways by feeding it to
chickens. Those who think that they
get greater returns by feeding it to
hogs should remember that the flesh
of chickens brings at least twice as
much on the market as that of hogs.
Milk and corn are both liked by.
chickens, and a proper mixture of tho
two makes one of the best and most
appetizing rations for the season when
the days are warm and the nights
cool. For the best results the corn
should be cracked and soaked several
holirs in either sweet or sour skimmed
milk or in buttermilk.' The corn may i
bo put In palls In tho morning and }
the milk poured on until < the top of
the corn is submerged two or three
Inches. When this has been absorbed
more should be added at intervals
during the day and the> mixture will
bo excellent for feeding by night.
A liberal supply of this ration will
keep the chickens growing rapidly and
insure their being constantly plump
and in excellent condition for the
market. Try it once and the fowls
will tell you whether they like it. Try
it two weeks or a month and they
will show you whether It is a good
and economical feed.
FOR CARRYING EGGS SAFELY
Oregon Man Invents Frame Divided
Into Plurality of Compartments,
With Flexible Sling.
In illustrating and describing an egg
holder. Invented by Henry S. "West
brook of Portland, Ore., Scientific
American says:
The invention relates to egg hold
ers, and more particularly to a device
Egg Holder.
whereby eggs ihay bo safely held in
carrying, shipment, storage, or in
otherwise handling the same. It pro
vides a frarr.ti divided into a plurality
of compartments, each compartment
having a flexible egg ?Mng so disposed
and held within the frame that the
egg carried thereby is prevetfed from
contact either with any portion of the
frangf or any other egg held \ hereby.
CAN INVENT NO SUBSTITUTE
Science Not Yet Able to Find Any
thing to Take Place of Egg
Food Controls Flavor.
To date science has been unable to
invent a substitute for the egg. The
older the egg, the less is that sweet,
rich flavor noticapbl*.
It is of more ftnportance to know
the average of the flock.
There is nothing in the theory that
the "sweet, rich flavor" of the egg
belongs to the breed.
That condition is alone brought
about by the quality of the food given
to the fowls.
Three Splendid Breed#.
White Wyandotte* for broiler* and
winter eggs; Light Hrahmas for roast
ers and winter eggs; and White Leg
horns for summer eggs, make a good
combination for a large farm. x
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The Better
'* itll- J"' ' '""' ' -a ? ' ^' v '
The beat and moat economical f*y to buy It is to go
t? u place that makes a specialty of handling it.
; 'I ' ?Jl * .
Our business is the selling of Flour, *eed, ami Grain,
. -./? .,v .?*-* r* t y '? ?
and we give you the best value anil tWe best service to
be had in this town, because our exclusive business is
the selling of Flour, Feed and Grain. Buy it the better
SPRINGS & SHANNON
THE STORE THAT CARRIES THE STOCK
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BANK
W/TM
US
CONFIDENCE,
We make our bank a HOME LIKE place for those
who do their business with us. We would like to
have you come in and discuss finances with us whether
or not you are yet banking with us.
We always have time to "listen" and shall at all
times be pleased to give you free of charge our opin
ion of any proposition you may be figuring on going
into. Maybe we can HELP you. ^
Make OUR bank YOUR bank.
We pay four per cent interest on savings deposits.
The First National Bank
OF CAMDEN, S. C,
in this country each year ii
tremendous, _ The best o:
fire-fighting equipment can
not prevent it. ? Millions o;
dollars are lost through lach
of insurance. If you are f
practical man you can frgui1*
out yourself the advantage!
of being insured. The cos
is so small compared to th<
protection orfered. See ui
to-day. Delays are danger
ous. /
DuBose & Boy kin |
Real Estate and Fire Insurance
Telephone No. 43 * Camden, S?J
Watch Your Irish Potatoes
" ft V _ j. V ~ " ? j
and at the first appearance of Bugs use Stonecypherf
Potato Bug Killer ? 25c cans.
We alto have Paris Green in 1-4 Ib.'boxes, 10c* Seedj
of all lands for your garden.
a r|
W. ROBIN ZEMP'S DRUG STOI
Phone 30.
Camdto S. C.