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Wmm' _I J i i xv. ? mmmmBBswepm SEPTEMBER 24. 1915 VOLUME XXVII l.i,lJil!lll.l!njL-r , 'li i>! NUMBER 23. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, STICK TO THK VAHM ? ?? mi I ? 1 f " hm I ,/tviwt ftovmwr Maniiin* Ulvew to P* Cherokee Farmer. I /mm or KUhaVd J Manning t* a I ? iKOii'ver III farm life, Several v?*?! a letter fioiu M. WShm PbllHl*. m Cherokee county fu ??? E^M-tlug for ttdvh'c oil the question ?ftAta* die fur in for the city, The E^ofMr, riitiiips and the kovci moi'.s ^lll^Jr Phillips Letter. I ?i take pleasure in writing you to ? , ,|H. object MAg ?h w whether br ET It would bo advisable for a man of ELu Hi the family* consisting of four CrtV *?!<l 0I,e my Wl'C> HlMl Me,'f fcviiiK J? u loeatlon, on rented EhixI. to Jfeslgn portion of farnjiyg und KuoVi' to town. ? nHk \ ? ? n hs i i personal frio|)d of Line to give thin letter consideration. In,p ?i(e? at my children fringe from 17 EL 7 Hv moving to the city I. would E*re better educational advantages, IjH it Ih my whole desire to g}v? my 1,1,'ililivii h fulr education. IMeatfO give I,.,,. fow minutes of your timu advis EgiueMri to what Is host for my faiu K; JUKI toy?elf. Please give (lie an |wriy reply <>n this Important subject, land I wiil probably he able to help ?(,tiiers by having your letter published |iii our lex al county newspaper* I "I am a i>oor man and have never Lccumulated much of this world's I "Hoping you will give this letter Ivoor Immediate consldoratlon." The Governor's Heply I *J uepejved your letter several days IlfiO have given the question which lyou proposed on reful and thoughtful ?consideration. I appreciate yonr de ls-Ire' for the educational advancement Itf your children, but there are some ??liters which we must seriously con Islder before taking the step you pro hpae. In the outset I must advise you ? to remain on the farm if possible, | "One of the big problems of our Estate at the present time is to make I farm life so profitable and so attrac Lire that It will hold the people in the [country and stop the movement into [our crowded cities. You say you are It snmir farmer and have not accumu lated much of this world's goods. Years [igo I as a young man was feeling practically the same problem that you hre feeling today. My choice-&t that I tirfK? was the farm. I believe that I with the proper effort more ' money, iaore happiness, more contentment is ?to be found among tbe men of South ' ICarollna who till the soil. L "The city has many advantages, to ?offer and also many disadvantages. ||?u must consider, among other things, i I tli'' extra items of expense. In your I firm home you have no electric light I Mils, no coal bills, no high monthly litttals, no extra expenditure for cloth- j ItBf, and many of the other extrava IJMces that go to make up the life of four people in the pities ; on the other I baud, you have your firewood, you have [your food crops, your hog?, cattle and I live stock, and, above all, you have that atmosphere ojf freedom and ? fhde [pendence that can iiot be found In the city. "South Carolina Is making a con stant and wonderful stride lp matters ?rf education and lif improvements in methods of farming. It has been my, hope and my ambition to see' the day when as good educational advantages are offered to the child of the rural and mill communities as are given to the Child ron of our cities. By this I mean good, sound, practical horse sense education without any frills. In your own county educational progress , has btHMi remarkable. If yoyi are not) now living near a good country school, I would advise you to cast about, this fall, and find a piece of land which you will lie able to cultivate success fully, that Is located within a conven ient distance of one of these schools, i When you have found this piece of i land my advice is to purchase same, if j possible. rtn easy terms, paying a lit tle each year. * Then map. out your plans to farm on a business basis ; don't | work your farm in a haphazard, hap Py-Ro-lucky way. "I would advise you to consult; Qerason college farm demonstrators *od ask their advice in farming meth od*, especially winter cover crops so 48 to save expense in fertilizer. Write to the Clemaon authorities and have theta so ml you all of their bulletins, study these bulletins ; study your soil ?nd try to plant and cultivate the crops ??t are best suited to the conditions. Oho of the main troubles with our peo ple is that they have been slaves to *hat Is popularly called the 'one-crop* We all know that forever hhd a - J*? cotton must be our major crop; "Ut our soil Is capable of producing the best of every kind .of food crop. *ou should not forsake cotton, but you *hould use It as your velvet crop? your extra money crop. Raise first IP" . hotne supplies. You should consult your land and consul t with the county farm demon trator and tlnd out Just what food ?row best on your land. Every 2'. South Carolina, millions of Rr? Hent out ?' our State in fi^ for cans and packages f/wJ? ? 'r states. These cans contain Poetically all of which can be m2? m I would Huggcar that y,c1ar yo? put up as much canned fftSi i ?anned fruits and other V (ans- as possible ; a big amount for j 4sav0il hi this manner. Takei town. J100, lf yon should move to whenever your good wife want f8** of tomatoes TO Gmts would ferv i? '^P^lted at the corner gro tatn?, t ?' v Yon should grow sweet po l>otatoe? and all> kinds of there should be a small *&ould nS. 1? nmke your molasses *? T?a Too ,your clover and cow peaa ; oat*. ,ni .platlt some vetch with your belp manner you would tttft y?nr family and your "? ?toc* Urt ,t tfc. WOltli TO COMMKN'CK SOON On flirwj Story Office Itullding Corner of I trend and Dekalb. Work will, begin In a few days upon tlie now oilier it ml store l?l)il<llllK Oil till* v0*'"*-1' "f Itroad aiul DeKalh streets to bo erected I iv Mr. Henry Savage, of Camden, a ik4 Mr. Joseph K, Cmyker. of Boston, Masstu-hoset (.?, a member of the tourist colony who bus boon corning to Camden for several winters. The present building will l??? torn down . immediately, and (n its stead will ho erected a three story offico building and atoro rooms. On the llrst floof will bo a hank building with a Corner entrance. There will he two store rooms facing on liroad street which will probably he occupied hy the two telegraph companies. Facing on JicKalh street will he three large store rooms running hack nearly the entire depth 'of the lot. On the West ern end of the building and entirely separate from the main building will he erected a standard automobile ga rage (^n the second floor there will be nineteen otlice rooms with lavatories and toilet rooms. Every other office tropin will be connecting rooms. Kn tranee to these ofllces will lie by two stairways? ope from Hroad and the other from Dt'Kalb. The entire third floor will bo built for a Masonic temple. The building will be steam heated from the base ment, with hot and cold water through out the building. The entire building will have a frontage of fifty feet on liroad, running hack a depth of one hundred and forty feet on DeKalh. o ?-?MY. It. AV. Mitcham Is the architect and it is the purpose of the owners to have the work done by home con tractors and wherever possible use ma terial made at home ? they having al ready placed the order for brick through the Cpraden Brick Co. As stated above work will begin within a week and it is expected "the new building will be ready for occupancy by February' 1, 1910. Mr. L. C. Shaw who has the renting of the offices and store rooms In charge tells us that al ready two-thirds of the offices have been si>oken for. Located ota the most Important cor ners in the city, facing the postoffice building It will be a great addition -to that section, and will remove an unsightly old building that has stood , there for many years, . !' Some Fine Flour. t ? The Chronicle force- is Indebted to ? Mr. G. H. Lenoir, of the Lakewood Mill, near Hagood, for a sack of the : finest home ground flour we have ever used. This flour was put up In a neat ly prftited sack with the brand of "Perfection" and It is well named. , Since opening his roller mill Mr. Lenoir ? has been running it to lt? full ca j paclty, and it has proved a great con | venlence to the grain growers of this and adjoining counties. To Open Store in Chester. Mr.' and Mrs. A. J. Hellman, of At lanta, who have been visiting their parents, Mr. 'and Mrs. A. Karesh, in tills city, left this week for Chester, S. 0., where Mr. Hellman goes to take charge of a dry goods store in that city, Recently opened up there by Mr. H. L. Schlosburg, of Camden. With his Camden and Kershaw store and the one at Chester, now makes three mercantile establishments being oper ated by Mr. Schlosburg. Taking Part in Rifle Shoot. Capt E. C. von Tresckow, Second Lieutennnt L. T. Mills and private T. K. Trotter will return today from Styx rifle range Iti Lexington county wh^re they have been taking part in the preliminary contests for national rifle shoot to be held at Jacksonville from October 15 to 22 inclusive. The officers and men making the highest 15 scores at this .competition will .be selected as the State team fpr the national matches at Jacksonvyie.' One hialf of this team must be compos ed of enlisted men. If more than sev en officers qualify for this team, only the highest seven will be- selected. To Be Used at . York. The iK)8toffice fixtures formerly used by the Camden office before the erec tion of a government building at Cam den, have been procured tjjgr the office here. ? YorkvUle Enquirer. 0 ? vv. 37* ? ? , " prove your land.^ The farm offers greater opportunity to a man than any profession or trade that I know of in the state, and I would urge you, Mr. Phillips, to remain on the farm where you can he contented and happy.. Find that country school and keep your children there just as long as possi bia It Is a fact that our rural dls trlcts during the' past 10 years have been depleted of a large majority of a sturdy people which has caused a se rious setback to the people of the en tire state. Our people must come to learn that, the basis of all prosperity for all the ]>eople Is a successful farm ing class. Until we get most out of the soil In this state and make more comfortable homes for our wives and daughters, we can not hope to have the better things of this life and to keep our boys and girls on the farm.1^ "I want to see more of our white tenants own their own homes; this is the most imj>ortant problem before ud. 1 trust that as our attention and inter est are centered in the solution of fthia question, we wHI be able soon to hare 9 practicable working plan by which the. desired result can l>e accomplished. "I would like for you to write me from time to time as to just what pro i rfrert you are making ; write me about any problem that may come up. I am Intensely Interested in these questions and you may command my services at any time to give yon the best possible Information that I am able to." THK NKWH AT BKTIIt'NK. Happening* of Interest lu and Around Our Neighbor Town. Helium#, Sept. 2.S. ? 'llw Hethuni* Idgh school opened on Monday morn 4i>K? Hw 20th. The faculty, which U composed of six tOHCliorx, four of Whom are ii?w ones, coupe highly re commended ami t li?* outlook for a sue cewsful iMMjoo is bright Iik1?'<'?i. MImk Sal lie < Ira ha in, of the Catarrh section of < 'hestcrtleld county, and Mr. Sing, Milton, of route 2, were married last Sunday. James West, notary pub lic officiating. Miss Rlla Ilortnn, of r OU Co has accepted a j*?Nkion with Mr. i>. Hyden as saleslady. Miss Katie Mays is now clerking in the jMistoffice here. Hey. J. M. Forbid left Tuesday morn ing for Kastover, where he will attend Presbytery this week. Mrs. ii. A. McDowell and Imhy re turned on Mtmday from CHtmden, where they s|>eid two weeks. During a conversation With Mr. J. A. Stone, cashier of the Hank of Be thune On Tuesday, he informed the >vriter that the hank here lias plenty of money on hand now to lucid far mers <>n cotton. From present indica tions it seems to us that It would pay our farmers to store their cotton In the warehouse here for a higher price and borrow what money tliey need from the hank! 1 Mr. F. O. Carter, of Umar, si>ent a couple of days the past week with the family of his son-in-law, Mr. J. 10. Severance near town. Mr. II*. J. McManus, of route 2 was in town last Saturday and was Show ing three stalks of cotton taken from his field, which had some kind of blight, at least three-fourths of the bolls on the stalks being shriveled and immatured. Mr. McManus said that this cotton a month ago was consider ed the best In his section. Since this blight struck H at least three-fourths or more of the bolls will not open, which will be a heavy loss on Mr, McManus. m has 27 acres in thWl condition. ^ Miss Birdie Belle Yarbrough has ac cepted a position with Messrs. Cly. hurn and Davis as saleslady for the fall seaaon. . The Florence Dally Times says that the cotton seed market Is getting to be pretty lively there and predicts that cotton seed will be selling at $30 per ton within a few weeks, that seed la already selling at that place at $24 a ton. Huh, that's nothlug* Bethune buyers paid $29.00 a ton last week. With the price of cotton soaring to wards 12 cent* a pound, cotton seed at $30. a ton, sweet potatoes, sorghum, home made flour and other good .things plentiful, our farmers should indeed feel flue this fall. A movement is on fo6t to put up a flour mill at Bethune soon, to be ready for business next summer, when < the wheat crop is harvested. Mr. L. M. Waters and family expect to move to Bethune some time soon. They will occupy the Morgan residence in the lower part of town. Miss Eva West left on Tuesday for Hartsvllle, where she will attend Coker College. Miss Addle Mae Kelly apd her brother, Mr. Flynn Kelly, left Tues day for Columbia, the former to at tend the Columbia Female College and the latter the University of South Car olina. - 'k- : Mr. W. E. Davis of the firm of Cly bum and Davis, lias bought the hand some residence formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. 0. O. Terry on Main street, and he and family will move in about Nov. 15th, or Dec. 1st Mr. Al. Rossier, one of the popular yoUng men of the Gates' IJlll section left la?t Saturday evening for Darling ton to spend three or four days. We heard a man say the other day that if farmers could get 10 cents a in >u ml for their cotton they could raise it at a profit. Less than 10 cents a pound they would lose. We agree with our friend that it would pay to make cotton at 10 cents a potind, provided all who raise the staple will pay cash for fertilisers, provisions, etc., other wise the farmers lose. Time prices and 10 cents cotton will not come out even. Raise all the wheat, corn, oats, peas, potatoes, hay and meat you need, pay cash for your fertilizers, then It pays to make cotton at 10 cents a pound. Willis Cabbagestalk and Arleva Pate colore^, were married Sunday after noon, S.T. ^ardner, notary public, tie ing the knot. Cabbagestalk, who wax a widower, says he has been doing his own cooking for some time, therefore he believes "it is not good for man to live alone." Two fellows were here Saturday af ternoon and told the writer that they went squirrel hunting early that morn ing and Killed seven squirrels each. Of course this is a small matter, to mention in the newspaper, but as we are from Missouri, we like to frfe shown the game, especially as we are par ticularly fond of squirrels ourselves. As South Carolina will be a prohi bition state after Jan. 1st, it seems to us that a few energetic fruit tree agents might do a fine business taking orders for apple trees in this territory ? good cider apple trees, for instance. - Hill White, a well .known colored character arouhft 'town,' tells us that he will have a barbecue here on the first Saturday in October that will he the "best ever." A baseball game will be staged at the ball park, a brass band will be on hand and. the "eats" wilt be-first dasa, ~ ? rr- ? Early Parham, a young colored buck, who lived about three miles above town, was up before trial justice Cope land on TnendayVtfn a warrant sworn vat by Hinson Perkins, also colored. Early was 'Reused," according to his mother, one of th4 witnesses who tes tified against him, with breaking a lock on a barn, stealing from the field, swiping a shirt and a pair of cuff but o hW,HIT of optimism Camden Merchants All Htx* ('roMpr*!* For 4.<hhI ltuhlnca>? This FaU. ( nimli ii I u i k passed ( lit ' HtagO of f< >r< ? led pleasant l ies. Kuslncss men no long er ;(!<? greeting one another with thftt smile which signifies that tliey are bearing up Ah best J lu?y can under t lit* condition*. Tjjere Is relaxation tn the glud hand they (five a not Iter uow adays, and a spirit of genuine opti mism relative to business condition* is ovary whore distinctly prevalent. It Is understood that very little cot toii Is being storc<J In I his section at pri'scni . ami that most of. the farmers are availing themselves of ? the good price i ills money Is being put into Ipitiiodlnto circulation and many of tho iiicn iia nis of Camden state that' oJ<l debt* are already beljig attended to, About ii.fXM) hales have been bought hcie since September 1. This estimate Is given out by the cotton ^buyers and In considered most encouraging. When asked his opinion of the busi ness outlook for Cuandcn and Kershaw county, C. J. Shannon, <?f Springs ,v Sh6hnon, general merchants, and presl dent of the First National Itauk, ex pressed himself very optimistically. "PPOHiKH'ts are unquestionably bright," Mr. Shannon said, with emphasis. It Is his opinion that the debt on the pre^ sent crop is the smallest in years. Thin of course means, he says, that there is an unusually large not profit and al ready farmers are either paying their Old del?ts or aiy arranging ' for them satisfactorily since they nee their way clear in, the near future. Mr. Shan non thinks that things are rapidly In coming normal. L. L. Block, a prominent merchant | Of Camden, feels most encouraged over [the outlook, because, ho says, tho peo ; pie at last are going to J>o sitendlng their own money. Last year, he said, many farmers were not able to buy at all. This has necessitated their living git home and as a result they now have their own flour, potatoes, molasses and many other products, which heretofore they have been buying. Naturally this moans that they will have more money frith which to ( pay old debts and buy things more necessary. John Lindsay, of the Loan and Savings Bank, of Camden, sees a great advantage in the increased sise of the XjTihi crop in this section: of the state. This he considers the biggest thing fa voring a good business year. He says that there Is more corn and more small grain than there usually Is and that the farmers are better prepared this year than they, have been in years. Mr. Lindsay thinks that the high price of cotton warrants the belief that farmers will be able to take care of this year's obligations and pay a large part of last year's. John T. Mackey, of the First Nation al Bank, and one of the leading busi ness men, also sees reasons to feel en couraged. He thinks that with *he cheapness with which the crop has been made this year and the advance In the pHce of cotton, Qjere .should be little trouble among the people In meet ing their obligations. Mr. Mackey con siders, however, that the farmer should continue the course of economy which he has pursued during the last year. In this economy Mr. Mackey sees In time not only a return ofnormal con ditions but a general betterment In af fairs of this section of the country. George T. Little sees ahead of Cam den a successful year not only on ac count of the improved condition of the fanner but alSo oh account of the prospects for one of the t>est tourist seasons in the history of Camden. He says Wthat the Mid-Western Polo clr* cult has already arranged to take.o/er the Country club polo grounds. This circuit is composed of four polo teams, and it is Mr. Little's opinion that this alone gives promise of an unusually good tourist season. - Mayor C. H. Yates, cashier of the Rank of Camden, also expressed him self optimistically, over the business outlook.' Mr. YatOs has been mayor of Camden during the hard times from which she Is just now emerging along with her sister cities. In spite of the times however, there have been many substantial improvements during his administration. Not only has the real estate market been fairly active during the past few months but many buildings hare been erected, about 25 residences having gone up in the last year. This is con sidered by no means bad in the face of existing conditions during that time. Very soon now an office building valued at about $60,000 is to be erect od on the corner of DeKalb and Broad streets. This will replace an old frame building which has ]>een standing on that site for many years. Tho new library is ncarlng completion, and the handsome postofflee has only been com puted comparatively recently. That Camden has done so well In the face oC .dlfttressod times Is taken as a sure sign that she will certainly bloom now that conditions are so much l>etter In the surrounding country. tons without ijermission from Hinson. Perkins, and "wld raisin' de debhfl in mineral." Early's sentence was $26 or :{0 days on' the gang. Not being able to raise the 25 bucks and, Oapt. Munn happening along Ju?t after sentence was pronounced, he was taken lo the chain gang camp, where for the next 30 days he will assist in improving thei public roads of the county. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Willie Rat el life, of the Sandy Grove section on Sunday,- the 10th, a daughter. L_ Mr. J. E. Gardner has been appoint ed agent at Bethune and vicinity for the Progressive Farmer, the leading and best farm papers in the South. Ev ery farmer should subscribe for the Progressive Farmer and those desiring it should see Ml?. Gardner. Hie youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Outlaw, Just below town, is very 111 with pneumonia. \r. .r. . A* Hinted In Tlu* ( 'hronlcle last wiH'k Mr. Louts 1. ( ! ii toil has itiviitly return ed from the grout cult It* producing s?>o ( Ioiis of (ho Wont and Northwest, where ho vtMlted imin.x of | ho fairs and oat tie farms. While there he purchased thirty youilg I. nils to he s,,|, | hi his farm for breeding purposies, They ur flved hero l-'ridny ami were unloaded al Oumlcn ami uoiv (frl VOti to tlio < ? ? 1 1 < < 1 . 1 1 Hoof Cattle Farms i.oar l,u gotf. iiiiiI attracted quite a jot of at teutloii as they |NiHfteti through the elt.v. The cuttle were purchased from Mr. George J. Anstey, one of the largest breeders of llorefords In tho West Mr. Anstey's farm Is loented at Messo mi, Iowa, ami has It stocked with a herd of over three hundred and tlfty l>Ure bred cattle. Never having made a trip to the South, Mr. Anstey deeld ed to accompany tho cattle to Caimlen, niifl made a visit to Mr. Union's farm in West Wateree. lit* also called at /JTlB Chrohtcle ollh'o and talked Inter estjngly of his trip to tho South, lie waid that he was pleasantly surprised at finding a section1 ho favored for all kinds of orops, and that this fc&HlOh was especially adapted to r.tock rals mg, In his state the use of chemical fertilizer Ik practically unknown, ami farmers depend mmn cattle alone to fertilize . the lands. Dr. Walter Sorrel 1, of the Southern Railway veterinary service, whh also a visitor along with Mr. Anstey, and si>oke very highly of the progress be ing umde in the way of cattle produc tion In the South. Hellevelng that it would he of great Interest to our readers The Chronicle asked Mr. <Julon for an account of his trip, und 'tlity Is what he givea us: "I went primarily on ail educational trip to learn something of conditions under which the world's greatest live stock are produced. I, visited tho great est stock raisers of Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa and Kansas. It is In these states that our best high est bred live stock are produced. At the state fair of Iowa hi I)es Moines I witnessed the grand parade of live stock, consisting of the very heat herds of cattle and the beat horses in Ameri ca. The live stock represented an in vestment of over $1,250,000. These horses and cattle are produced through intelligent management and untiring care. As a rule they are produced on land valued at from $150 to $200 per acre. "I met an old gentleman from Iowa who told me that forty years ago every farm In Iowa had been homesteaded 1 on an average of four times? that farming In that country was one big gamble with Uncle Bam, wltli odds four to one in favor of Uncle Sam, until ad versity and misfortune drove them to live stoek and that after they went into live stock the odds turned to ten to one against Uncle Sam. Many, many thousands of acres of oats, wheat and barley I saw that had never been har vested?the wet weather prohibited the farmers gathering all their grain. The man with live stock simply open ed the gate, drove lii his hogs and cat tle and got 50 per cent of the value of his crop, whereas (the man who would be an all cotton farmer with us) the all grain farmer with no live stock lost a large part of his years work. "Already over this great' Northwest they have had light frosts (about sec ond) and much of their corn Just com ing in roafeting car stage. If the front does come too soon for the corn to ma ture, what then? Will these farmers lose this crop? A few will, but not the stock raisers. Silos will be filled and some corn cut and put into shocks for winter feeding. Hogs will be turned in to "hog loff" thousands -of acres. "As one rides over this country the first thing you are eonvinced\jf1s that the people are prosperous and content ed. We soon learn that we are In a land of automobiles, painted farm houses and big barns. It would ho a I great mistake should we think that all people In this country are prosperous On the other hnnd there are thous ands leaving the farms every yefifj. Some there are w ho stilt try to make their living by raising only grain by a one crop system. It takw but a few years for him to give up and his neigh bor buys the farm. Thus in Iowa are the .farms growing larger year by year and the rural population decreases year by year. As I turned homeward I tried hard, to get some practical les sons from what I had seen and heard. Of this I am sure: in the South we have been studying chemical fertili zers ? in the West they have been mas tering the live stock situation and stu dying . agriculture. The sooner we can get our farms running on a live stock basis, the sooner we can become an agricultural country* Of one thing I am convinced beyond any question, and that 4s- that our Southern lands are the cheapest on this continent to day and that they can be made to pro duce with the best lands In Iowa. 1 learned that on the $100 to $150 acre land from 1 1-2 to 3 acres were re quired to graze a cow: In Kershaw County we have thousands of acres that can be made to graze two cows to the acre. Another thing, the South la latent With opportunities, cheap rands, long seasons add a mild climate. What we need Is a fCw able stockmen to pftve the way to show our people the road to prosperity lies not In the abundance bf cotton we can raise but rather in the quantity and quality of live stock and then cotton enough to utilize the manure derived from ,the keep of cattle, etc. Then will our soils again become fertile. I believe the day Is near at hand when 'we are to change our system of farming, and with this change will also coma a change In our credit system, and a change in our labor conditions. "Several yearn ago I started the I breeding of pure bretf Hereford cattle. * WKNTKKN CATTM? MAN HKKK. Mr. Union IYIIk ?f HU Trip to Tl?*? <?IVHt WVstcrtl SwtiiMIN, / , DK. V. I4SHIJK ZKMt* I)tC;VI). Km-ruinhed to .tppoplexy A Her Linger - hit; From Tuesday to KHda). Dr. Francis U'kIIo /.finii died Frl dyy evening at eleven o'clock at his litiiiic op Fair street after a stroke of apltoplcxy while at a theatre lasl Tuom clay ??\' Ho hail been in poor health f??r several yoHhi and Imd iv IIumI from active business when lie sold Ills (Jl'ilg Interest to his son, NV. Kohln Zopip. ?? few years ago. For 1 1 1 a 1 1 \ .m'iiis Dr. Zemp wys Olio of Cam don's loading druggist** continuing tho business fonmhM by Ids father the I >i t * * Dr. Francis I,* Zomp. Dr. Zomp was 4>nru hi Caimlou Do 1, INftO. and In 1*T~ was mar rlod to Miss lOmily I la iiillii. of Charles (on. who together with tiu> following child run survive him : Miss lCaiily l<, Zeinp, Mrs. Uoht. It. and NV. Uoblti Zomp, of Camden, ami Frank I., Zeinp, of Durham, N. C. Dr. Zomp was a Vftmiber of one of Camden's oldest and indftt highly re spected foinllloH Blld was hold in high osleont hy all who know ldni. Ho al ways took an aotlvo Interest in every thing pertaining to the welfare of Cain dptt. Hp served tho city as alderman, and from IMMt to IQQ0 served the city as mayor declining to serve a third torni. Dr. Zomp was very prominent In Masonic circles, having gerved as wor shipful master of tho lodgo bero for fifteen yearn. Tbe fnnernl took place froiu the residence on Friday afternoon and the hnrial was at the Quaker cemetery, services heing conducted hy his pastor, the Hi'v. c. It. Smith, of the Metho dist church, and the following gentle men acted tin pallbearers : H. B. De I/oaohe, YV. It. Del/oaelie, Itohert Team, .1. B. Zomp, D. A. Boy kin and J. J. Workman. As the funeral party pro ceeded to the cemetery the city boll was tolled as n mark of rewpectrto one of (Camden's host citizens. SAYS 1IANKS WILL AID Camden Ituik I'resldent Comments On McLaurln'a Statement. "I am very much surprised at Mr. McLaurin's statement, and at a Iohh understand upon what he bases it." s;t Id C. J. Shannon, Jr., president of the First National Ilank of Camden, In commenting on the charges of John L. McLaurin, state warehouse commls sloner, that certain bankers in this "atate'tvere trying to hamper the financ ing of the cotton crop. "He is probably aware," Mr. Hlian non continued, "of the conference of Southern bankers in Halvoston In Au gust, in which ' resolutions were adopt ee! declaring that 4lt la the. duty of the Houth to assist* the producer in ob taining a fair value for. the crop of 1015, by gradual sale of same.' Later at Birmingham, the president of the Htate Bankers' association, after a con ference' with Mr,' Harding, ;reattlrmed these resolutions. "The president of the Houth Caro lina Bankers' association, Mr. J. W. Simpson, and aeveral of the othervHtate presidents sent out circular letters to their member banks urging them to assist In this movement in every way possible. I have yet to hear of a bank In Houth Carolina expressing its un willingness to co-oi)erate to the extent of Its ability. If ther^ are any who are disinclined to help, they have kept their opinions from the other mem bers. i "Last year the hanks of the state throw themselves between the farm ers and the wave that threatened to swamp them, and saved the situation. The same spirit is in existence this season. Ho far ha my own institution Is concerned, it has always labored to better the agricultural interests of ite county. I can say without fear \>f con ; tradlcttoh that there are no more pa triotic or public spirited men in the | Htate than the bankers." Big Fleet to Visit Charleston. Washngton, I). C., Sept. 16. ? The vlnlt of the Atlantic fleet to Charleston* S. C., on Deceinl>er 13th, during the an nual meeting of Flie Southern Commer cial Congress has been arranged. Mayor Grace and a Charleston delegation with Southern Senators induced Secretary Daniels to have the fleet stop. A de tachment of troojw probably will also be sent Secretaries Daniels and Gar rison are to address the congress. Debates to National Congress. Governor Manning has appointed the following named men from Kershaw county an delegates to the Partners' National Congress to bo held at Oma ha, Neb., from Septomher 28 to Octo ber 1 Inclusive: Geo. T. little, Cam den ; Eugene A. Brown, Camden ; R. B. Elliott, Camden; W. U. Clyburn, Kershaw; and Chas. Sanders,. BoykJn. Big Dealer. We call your attention to the dis play advertisement In this issue of S. L Till, of Sumter. He Is conduct ing quite an extorsive advertising cam paign and is buildfhg up a large busi ness in the piano line. Write him for a catalogue. Many told me we would never sell the off" Spring at reasonable prlcos. CfltT the contrary we need at least 200 heftd more of, pure bred cows to supply tho demand for pure bred bulls. We have' sold most all of our own breeding and were forced to import from the West .to supply our.jlpmsnfl. t ? "At l>esMoincs the tbiug that waa most convincing to roe that the South in a cattle country was the fact that the most conspicuous, the most uni form and the best finished herd of cat tle there was a herd of SoiUhern Here ford cattle, owned ami bred *in the South. This herd has invaded tho so called corn belt and had won high honors."