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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE "/ ?+*>? ' "Mi."' ? >!",?*?' ?' -y.r H. I>. Nile* and .... / ? K. N. IkMI. { "M# Published every Friday at 1100 No. Broad Street, and filtered at the Cam den pOMtOtttce ms second elan* mall mat ter. Price |ht aunuui $ 1.00. We are Klad to receive communica tion* of a reasonable length, hut an lni|>ortaut condition of their publica tion I* that they shall In all casea 1m* accompanied hy the full liaine and ajuirt address of the sender. < >l>llu arles, resolutions of reflect, and church notices will not he charged for. Mat te? of purely a iiersonal nature will hi* charged for at the rate of live cent* a line. Whiskey or patent medicine advertisements will not l?e accepted ar any price, Hate* for display adver tising made known on application. ( rtimhwi, K. V., May 1?, 1916. The Charlotte observer's Washing ton <*>r respondent sends, tluit jniist ii statement tlmt Prerddent Wilson has stat<sl positively that he will Im? Iii ( "harlot tc for the <vlcl?mtlon on May LM>th, nnh*sM something olllcially kee|*s him from coming. He will not vlnlt (VdumhLa as was expected. K. J. Wat hoik iMunmlaaloner of agri culture of South Carolina was elected prceldent of the National Aaaoclatlon of Com ui Iss loners of Agriculture at n meeting of the organization in Wash lngton last week. Dates to Remember. Itelng election year the following ?lutes will tie of Interest to the voter* of the county : May 17? Htate Convention meets. June II ? Registration Ixstks open. July ?r> ? R<*glst ration books clone. July 2K? Club rolls turned over to Clerk of Court. August 7--County C-on vent Ion meets and names voting places and npjsdnts managers and clerks. August 10 ? C-ounty committee meets and examines club rolls. August 20 ? Primary August J{1 ? County Coininltlcc de clares result. September r>? I,ast date for protests. November '7? <Ie?eftil election. I)o Vou Know That Light promotes cleanliness? A dean mouth is essential t?? iiiMsl health? Physical tiaiiilnu in chlblboiHt Is the foundation of adult health? The U. S. Public Health Service Is sues publications on hygiene and s/uil tatlon for fr?s? distribution? Isolation Is the most ellldent. means of contndllug leprosy? Headache Is Nature's warning that the human maeJifne is running badly? Mullets may kill thousands tiles tens of thousands? Obesity menaces longevity? LOtHiK DIKKCTOKY. Antioch I^odge No. 'J0.'l, A. 1\ M., I meet* on Thursday :iiuht. on or before ' each full mooti. i.. 11. White, W. M. ; W. It. 1>hvIk. S. W. ; 1 1. C. Trapp. J. W. ; I j. A. Shiver, Neeretary. Junior < >. C. A .M . Hlcbard Kirk land Council No. |:;o. meets on Tues day nights, on or before each full moon. .1. K. Campbell, c. ; W. Shl ver. Tt?s*ordlng S?*civturv. Speed mi Roads. , Sunday afternoon the antolsts were abroad In the land. Fine weather for life out of doors. Some of the drivers forgot all alsnit the law against run ning i-airs in excess <>f 1 r> inl!?*s an hour. The result when all the returns were in that night was tliat six otTemi j ers will np|>ear In a uiaglst rate's court j for sp?vdlng. Chief of Rural Police! Reuben (iosnell .said that he made I cases airaiiiMt onl\ a few ? entering ! charg?*s onl\ in Instances where the j cars were clipping <>n' .'{<) miles or more. on the uoad to Piedmont there is a stretch of half a mile that Is par ticularly alluring ti> the drivers. The chief stationed a man at each end of the s?H*tlon and [w?sf??<| himself at a s[>ot in the middle <?f the highway. Stop wateln** welt* iis?m|. so the ottieer Is <vjnlident that he has the evidence with which ?n vlct . -<Jn?enville News. THE GOOD THINGS in our store \\7tuld tempt the most fastidious appetite. If your family is hard to suit, try Ill any kind of naiad dressing, it is simply delirious. This bland dflkiouM oil cohU only a third an murh as imported olive oil anywhere near so good. We have everything to make a naiad, clean, crisp and fresh. TELEPHONE No. 2. I. ..I. ? .1 From Other Papers. POLITICAL HlKNLINm \.>w that thr various tttiupaigus are under W?y, the l*l<1 i*?lltlcat worker^ after a year's hibernation, ht? abroad, seeking 'to have their palms crossed with lariW*# from Mh- unfortunate trll>e of s?i-k? rs. F??r three M*4ff of silver, they would Utrny their l>e*t friend*. They tvr for wile to the h'?gh <-t bidder 9nU. after they are t>ouglit, let the buyer beware, lent they resell themselves for a few more shekels. sorry vagrants, like the ts^gar* of the Orient, are ubiquitous, for the moment winging the song of the hint candidate vvho gave them the price of u '<mf. Those political poraalte#, however, are not resopnslble for their own ex-, istence. Tho hlame for their being reits on the weaklier** and lunorancfe of ihose who hire them. Employer and employee are ?Mjual in guilt, Tliere l?o venal statesmen who believe that any election Is a purchasable quantity and 1 4 m > often they air oorreet in that aw sumption. Kvery eandldate, ncar'ng election time, is approached by vari >uh members of tills miserable h|ms'I(^i of ui"ii who have tiieir price Some of these landings are men of some stand i i iK ami reputation, hut they tin* oil the block to get what they c?n out of It. The majority of them, nevertheless, are cunning vagrants who never iio an honest day's work and who whine eag erly for the hones that are thrown to them by |H>litlcal aspirants. They can not hrook refusal to dney them Is tq convert them Into hitter enemies, ut tering dire threats that they are jkav erless to exc<?ute. Corruption and venality In is>lities exist In South Carolina as well as 111 New York and Illinois. We nave our petty Inhs4?s and their pilau' vassals, in this proud State, aye. in this coun ty, some men have tlivlr price and are hlre<l to <*orral votes. Some take mo ney under the plea of lielng jmld for lout t liaCv some take It as "expeuBCH," and others takt> It like a circus ticket seller. ? Often, money Is paid over to these genthnncii of fortune as a sort of black* rnali ? that Is, to prevent acquiring their ill will, rather than to secure their friendly otllces. of course, when <>ne candidate buys up workers, It is j>erfectly naturnl for his op|H>neiits to get scared and era* ploy some themselves. Let one candi date pull out a blackjack and the rei?t will sea uijier to tiie smithy. Hut Is the supjMdt of such i?eople really worth anything to anybody? Is It not gen erally the case that such gentry are secretly despised and scorned by the very j arsons whom they represent thfinst'lvi's as controlling, like so many cattle? .Indglng from the samples we have sis'ii. these hirelings carry little weight bemuse they are such conspic uous examples of worthlessness, va' uraney and venality. Surely these sans culottes, these trilling tatterdemalions could never have 'any influence with any de?-ent and <elf- respecting Ameri can citizens. We do not know how th'e ImhIv j w ?1 i tlc is to be rhhle<l of these malodor oils insects, but perha|>s we shall have some day It corrupt practices law. back ed by public sentiment, that will put sin h political [Mindercrs at hard lai>or upon the public highways, there to do hoiu'st work for the llrsl time In their five*.--! Ireenvlllc News. THE WIRELESS MESSAGE. The wireless tehnrrnph wits put to Its most ambitious test with tin* send ing through It of (icrmiiny's elaborate answer to the I * 1 1 1 1 ?*< I State's final note, of course 1 1 ??* < rfi'iiiii i> Government paid the tolls. It is customary in thr ex change of diplomat If message* for the ^?ending country to foot the Mil The l'n(lied State's pays for mich State P*'|H'rs as it may transmit t<> Great Itritaln or Germany. ami similarly these countries pay tolls on messages sent this way, The ordinary commer cial tolls on cable ami wireless mes sages are the same. averaging about ?_Ti ?Tiits a word. Hut in the case of Government business there are conces sions. The German answer probably \v;is transmitted at the rate of five or si\ a word ami even at that it inu-t have footed up quite a resecta ble total. The cost, however, is inci dental. It was the sending of the document through the air instead of by cables under the water that invents the | H'rformance with its chief clement of interest. There had been some fears that the sending of the message might have been retarded <>r Interfered with to some extent by unfavorable weather conditions and allowance had been made for this contingency, but ho far as The observer knows, the message was wafted across nnd was received without any further disarrangements or delay than might have Ihm?u ex iH-cted In the ease of a cabled Job. Wonderful are the triumphs of Science! And a few years hence the ]XH>ple will cease to be surprise*! at the marvel of wireless telegraphy as tliey have <-eas??d to think anything extraordinary of holdlirg converge with some friend in another part of the glob<?. ? Charlotte < )bserver. John C. llavden, Jr., of Orangeburg county, sold 121 bales of cotton, net ting him $7. HO. He held the cotton for nearly two years in his own ware house. EXmtSION FARES FROM CAM DEN, S. C.. via ATLANTIC COAST LINE RY. to Saratoga Springs, N. Y., acc ount General Conference Methodist ' <?hurch. Tickets will l>e sold May ftth ami Kith, limited to return until June ?5th. $20.20 to Oriamlo, F1a? account gen eral Assembly . Presbyterian Church. Ticket* will be sold May 15 to 10, in clusive, limited returning until June 3. $29.45 to New York City, account General Federation of Women's Clubs. Tickets will behold Mav 21, 22 and 2."., limited returning until June 5. For further particulars regarding the above and other reduced fare excur sions. a ply to R. L. BKNTON, Ticket Agent. Camden, H. C. ATLANTIC COAST UNK, The Standard Railroad of the south MARRIAGE 14CEN3E5 ? . ? ? ? Recently Issued From the Of fice of Judge of Probote, Ml . Thotnasl J. Timing mil! M1**i Nannie liolle 'lwH#?|*?on, Camden. , Mr. Til IiiiMia Croft, lllsbopvllle, Hiut Miss Isabel Croft, Itethuue, Mr. Jhiwh lira rile, I\?ntlac, ami Mks Currl** IJrown, Hlaney, CVIored. Willie Knox and Nannie Mayhew, ll?>ath Spring 11 road us Patterson ami Curllo White, Liberty 11111. .laiiien ( 'hesmit ami Mangle Ilall, l.ugoff. Columbus Knox ami Nannah Jones, rxmgtown. Willie I<ylen ami Ilattle Taylor, Ml goir. Alteram Klrklaml ami I.ou:H llanks, Wctitvllle. I Annuel Clyburn ami Kstelle Itlake ney, Kershaw. Mr. Porter Suggested. The friends of Mr. J. M. Porter would likW to suggest his name us a candidate for Township Commissioner of Wat tins* Township. If elected ho will till the office to the Is'st of his ability, which we think would Ik* to the satisfaction of the jss>ple. ltoiiy's Mill and Hlaney. There will ls? 08 delegates to the 8 to to Convention whleh meets In Co lurahlu May 17. A reward of $1,000 has Is-en offered for the ca|>ture, dead or alive, of Stove lA?sty, a negro convict trusty, who ^ charged with attempting assault upon a young white woman In Anderson county several days ago. His Magio Bank Account. At one time the famous author Rud iurd Kipling always used to pay his nllls, no matter how small they hap pened to be, by check: After a while lie discovered, to his amazement, that Ids hanking account fJPjwed a much bigger balance than the counterfoils of Ills check book warranted. In fact, al though he was drawing checks for small amounts almost daily. Ids money nt the bank did not seem to dwindle In rhe least. l or a long time lie was tit a loss to .ic-ount for this astonishing fact until ?ue day, happening to visit an office wlieru tho principal was an enthusiastic Mttngrapb collector, he saw one of bis ow it checks framed and hanging on the wall. Then it was that the mystery was ??o!\ ed. It appeared that the local shop keepers found that they could w?t more for Kipling's cheeks by selling Them to autograph hunters than they could by mslilng them at the bank, and thus it wax that, although the author kept on drawing money, his capital remained -ilmost stationary. PRIZE HISTORIC PENS COMPETITION FOR THOSE USED TO SIGN TREATIES. Most Keenly Sought After Will Be the One Used to Affix Signature* to Document That Will End Present War. Who will get the pen with which the peace treaty will be signed which shall end the present war? The collecting of historic pens has been quite a fad tor) some years past, especially in Europe. The pens with which peace treaties are signed bring the highest prices if they happen to find their ways into the market, and there are many collectors who would be willing to givo thousands of dol lars for the pen which shall declare an end to the present war of wars. Usually, however, such pens romain the property of the States concerned. When it became known that peace had been doclared between Japan and Kussian pen manufacturers all over the world sent supplies of their pens to the commissioners who were en gaged in arranging the terms, hoping that the document would be complet ed through the agency of their wares. To avoid any unfair discrimination be tween the pen manufacturers it was decided to use a quill in Bignlng the treaty. It was also a quill pen that was used in signing the treaty of peace between the United States and Spain after the war of 1898. This particular pen was afterward sold for $125. The pen used by the commissioners in signing the memorable Treaty of Paris fell into the hands of the ex Empress Eugenie. Aside from its his toric Interest It is also of great value, for it is mounted in solid gold and in crusted in diamonds. - Aside from the collectors there are many who consider It lucky to possess a pen that has been used in signing the reprieve of a person condemned to death. Applications for pens that have performed such service are often made to the governors of states. Queen Victoria always retained pos session of such pens. One of theso she presented to Mme. Albani, the singer. Pens which have been used by fa mous authors often fetch high prices at auction. Dickens used tho same quill pen to write "Hard Times," "Lit tle Dorrit" and "ftleak House," which was sold some time ago for $17. A valuable pen Is the one which Lincoln presented to a friend Just be fore his death. It was made from s portion of a box which belonged to George Washington, while the box It self had been made from the lid of the desk -belong tof-to the captain of tbq Mayflower. If the printer I ii promptly paid and hi* pocket l>ook kept plethoric by prompt laying patrons, ho l?uf.H bin p%>u to his | ki|ht lu j>eaoe, his para graphs are mora pointed; he | Mints his plcturcM of loosing events in more pleasing ?<olors, and fjie perusal of hi* |Hi|kt 1m a pleasure to the |?ooplo. fills pie<V 4>f proverbial |?)lil?*HO phy in some pli^v where uil persons <???? |K?nviw, wi.vs nu ex? hangc. OIJ) PAPEK AM) K.U*H VALCAHLE. k>. ? ? ? ? < ?.' ," ? Circular Issued ( ailing t'pou Publir to Have Them. * Under tho heading, "Save Your Pa llor and Hags," tilt' 1 N*partu>ont of Commerce has isuod (ho following cir cular : The attention of tin* 1 >epurtmont of Commertv Ik called hy the president of m large pajH-r manufacturing com pany, to ilif fact that there is a seri ous shortage of raw material for the manufacture of pajier, Including rags ami <?1?1 pajMM-H. lie urges tJiat the 'Do|*artuiont should make it known that tho collecting and saving of rags and old iiapers would greatly lietter exist ing conditions for American manufac turers. Something like 15, 000 tons t>f dif ferent kinds of paper and i>aper board are manufactured every day in the United States and a largo proi>ortton of this, after it has served it* purpose, eoUhi Ih' used over again iii sumo class of paper. A large jwrt of it. however, is either burned or otherwise wasted. This, of course, has to lie replaced by new materials. In the early history of the paper Industry publicity was given in tho imi>ortance of saving nigs. It Is of scarcely l??ss importance now. The Department of Commerce Ls glad to bring this matter to tho attention of the public in the hope that practical results may Mow from it. A little at i tentlon to flic saving of rags and old pai>ors will mean' a genuine relief to our paper industry and a diminishing drain ui>on our sources of supply for new materials. A list of dealers in i*i|>er stocks can lie obtulnod from the local Chamber of Commerce or Hoard of Trade. William C. Kedfleld,' Secretary. For Electrical Appliances which in crease comfort In hot weather, s??e Frank I.. Zemp, Camden -4 1 ? WANTED ? Antique Mahogany sofa. table and chairs. Address Drawer * 2(57, Camden, S. C. 3 WANTED ? You to know that I do oxo acetylene Welding. See me when you have Work of this kind to do. ? C. M. Coleman, DoKalb Street. Plants For Sale ? Nancy Ilall Sweet Potato Plants, #1.50 per thousand. W. M. I^.llls. 3tf $9.15 to Birmingham $915. On account of the Annual reunion of United Conf?*d??rato Veterans, the At lantic Coast I.ine will sell excursion tickets from Camden to Birmingham, Ala., and return for all trains on May 13, 14, 15, 10 and 17, at $9.15, and at proj>ortionately reduced fares from oth er i>oints, limited returning to roach original starting jK>int by or before midnight of May '25th, 1910, but re turn limits may be extended to June 14th, by dejiositlng tickets with spe cial agent at Birmingham, by original purchasers, by 7.00 p. ni.. May 25th and paying 50 cents per ticket at time of deposit. Through Pullman ears will l>e oper ated from Wilmington, Favetteville and Florence, Sunday, May 14th. For further information, tickets, etc., apply to It. I?. Benton, agent, Camden, S. C.. Metro-Drew Comedies TUESDAY, MAY 16TH To those who appreciate good, clean and amusing comedies, free from all suggestiveness and vulgarity, the kind you see so very ?f? we call to your at tention Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew in Metro-Drew Comedies at The Majestic every Tuesday for the next 12 months. The first in is called "NUMBER ONE," and No. 1 it is. MAJESTIC THEATRE You V* tei In Unro FVum MONEY TO IX)AN ON REAU E8TATE ? EA8Y \ TERMS E. O. vooTrMcknw. Electrical Contracting aid Supplies WILL ?. JOHNSON WANTS FOR RENT FOR SALE FIKNINHED KOO.MS ? Pa rt leu desir ing largo comfortable furnished rooms by the week, excellent Hervlce, electric lights, bath, *"to., apply to Mth. Whistler, 120ft Broad Street, Camden, s < 3-4-0 WANTED To buy from live to twen ty live acres of laud In or not over two miles of Camden. John W, Watklnw, 1217 Fair street, Camden, S. C. 3-tf." WANTED ? You to kuow that now 1m the time to have your lawn mower*, loo eream churns, refrigerators and oil stoves put In good repair. ? C. M. Cole man, DeKalb Street. FOK SALE ? One 1914 Model. Overland Five passenger touring ear, thorough ly overhauled. Price $-100. Apply to Henry Savage, Camden, S. C. 3 PERSONAL? Dr. O. M. Oay, Veterina rian, of Kershaw, will be at Lath am's old stables on Broad Street every Monday. RAY ? Have yeu one or more Electric Fans that were used before the; present lighting plant was built? If so, see me, and we can do some business. Frank L. Zemp, phone 188 ' or 30. f 3-4-6p Millions of Sweet Potato Plants For Sale. They are grown and shipped to me by a Pliable Florida grower and I do not hesitate to stand re s|M>nsihle for the condition in which the plants reach my customers. Try the Porto Kico Yam for earliness, the Nancy Ilall for yield, the Tri umph for a market potato. Prices $1.25 per thousand, 10 thousand or more. $1.15 per thousand. A. M. Trotter, phone 231-J. 3 PLANTS FOK SALE? Nancy Hall Po tato plants, Tomato, Egg, Pej. per. Shasta Daisies. Snap Dragon, Coleus, Periwinkle and Asters. Laurens St. (ireenhouse, phone 333- L, Camden, S. C. 2-3p row ef !Wt - a ft*6*" 0?l?Mlal hou**, ,L' modern cnjivquieueee. Beautifully f*. ill till oil throughout with antique furBk ture U?vely grounda. 'lVrius nl?U*. The *ame climate us Cau*w and Aikt-ii iteftorencea given tuJjS qolreq. <>??? hour from Charlotte a2 two from Columbia, Addres* 3^ Cheater, 8. C. ? Fertiliser with PoUah Ten tou, ^ wore to reliable fariu?rH or o?^ chant** at lean than oo#t of tun** ent* today. Oleiuaon College aiy,u. mIh give* U 0.80 |>er cent. hbuhouU 3.70 muriate of potaah, 5.00 \*r ^2 Hulpbate of potash. Addre?a Bo* a ltoykin, S. O. 45-41 MCM\S FO* QUIT A&SOttTMgNT tS a'wIS^, IN THE HISTORY OF THE BUTCHER BUSINESS f ' JL. no finer collection of meat# has erer been dbipUyed to u particular pot tf<? 4 tluin the assortment of n*tt foods >vt* are offering. You can be | aatlarted of the undoubted uutH rneut virtue of our meats by vtoltiif ( .our market. CASH CENTRAL MARKET C. HOVOfl; Pw* rhone No* 1 Camden, S. CI J. H. MAY FIELD Photographer Studio Over Bank of kinds of photographs made in studio and at the homes. All developing done free of charge, tistic flash light home portrait**! A I etc. Over Bank of Camden* Dodge Brothers Car? Can be bought on time payments. ? ? Come in and let us explain plan' to you. Camden Motor Go. DEALERS . '??M HOUSE LOCATED ON 90x280 Feet.