The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 01, 1916, Image 4
THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE
II. I>. Nile* SS&XI /
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K. N. McDowell.. ... (
itroad Street. and entered ut the Cam
den iHjstoUUc i<h second mail uiat
ter, Piice |>er annum $l.<>0.
We ure Kind to receive communtca
tlotta <>f a reaaonahle ienxth, but an
Important condition of their publica
tion Ih that they ahall in all canea l>?
accompanied by the full nnine and
exact addreaa of th<f sender. obitu
aries icKolnttoiiH of roapect, and churcit
notice* will not lw charged for. Mat
L"* t*?rx of purely a |>eraoual nature will
l>e charficd for at the rate of live cent*
? line. Whlwkey or patent medicine
advertlKementa will not he accepted at
tiny price, Hates fojc dlxplay a?lver
(IhIiik made known oil amplication.
Camden. S. C., December 1, 1916.
Sheriff Hood ami Ills deputy shot to
death tn fnmt of the Fairfield court
house mikI yet i?n York county Juries
way nobody Is guilty. ami the h layers
/arc turned I<m?.sc absolutely free pi en.
The Kershaw Kra eame t<? uh in two
sections this week with excellent write
ups of Kershaw business houses. It
was a first class edition from every
standpoint.
The dtlxeiis of (Jreenville county
1m vc Just cause to he proud of their
sheriff, llendrix Hector not only fer
ret ted out the cruet auto murderers In
that city, single-handed,? hut he was
Jin iii|)crod by other olllcers. While
many <)o not like Hector politically,
they have to admire him us a fearless
otlkutr. In the rvciMit election lie won
out in the first palmary over six or
more opponents.
.IL -v Wat ?h The South!
In the current letter u|x?n the busl
i i ess situation Issued by liahson's Sta
tistical Organization of Ma.'-sachurctts,
world-famous for Its statistical inqui
ries and conclusions, apjH'urn this slg
nlticant statement:
"Watch the south in particular; for
not only are the cotton states rapidly
improving now. hut they will" probably
he the most prosperous after the war
ends."
The Constitution made this predict
ion months ago, and we have been driv
ing It home ever since; but home-made
predictions, regardless of their merit,
are sometimes discounted a ?vay from
home.
It comes now, however, from a source
which must command not only national
but International attention. Nowhere
in the world, perhaps, is there any
organization which makes so intimate
a study of business conditions as 1 tab
son's.
Watch the south after the war! Not
that it must wait until then to enter
it-, era of prosperity, for It has already
done so. will cotton at 20 cents and
its every otln r agricultural product I" j
exceptional demand.
Hut the products of the south arc |
t lie products of peace. In liahson's i
commodity bulletin are listed the prod
ucts which will be affected by pea**e. I
in upward or downward market trend. I
It is remarkably significant that 7;"? |
I km- cent of t he 'products whwse market
price must strengthen with the close
? >f the l*uro|>ean war? includii.<: such
as apples, cotton, cotton seed oil. luflrt
? Iter. oranges. pitch. i>ork. far. tobacco,
t nr|H'iit Ine ? a re products of the south.
Contemplation. therefore, of the |H?s
-IbHities which confront the south, with
the restoration of peace conditions in
Kuropc. almost staler the imagination.
While the necessity for general read
justment. at that time, wirh a drawing
in of business lines, is indicated
throughout north, east and west, the
south must continue to brow in wealth
as peace brings greater and more In
sistent demand for its products.
That true, what do we look forward
to? JWith 20-eent cotton today, where
must It ultimately go? With our banks
already overflowing with the deposits
of farmer and merchant, we hesitate to
predict what there is Mill in store for
us.
We have climlKMl the hill of pros|Mtr
ity. and there were times when It
seemed a long, ha rd pull : but we are
getting at the top to stay!
Southern pros|>erity is reflected not
Y only in cotton and produce prices ami
Y In hank dejioslts. but in general busl
ness, In railroad traffic, in fact, in ev
ery line of legitimate trade and pr<v
ductlve activity.
"Watch the south In particular!" ?
Atlanta Constitution.
Thanksgiving
OLIVE BUTTER
ELKHORN KRAFT
CHEESE ?.
STUFFED OLIVES
GOLDEN DATES
FRUIT CAKES
PLUM PUDDINGS
NUTS, RAISINS
CITRON, CRANBERRIES
CELERY, LETTUCE
FRESH FRUITS
GIVE US YOUR ORDER.
TELEPHONE No. 2.
LANG'S
High Grade Grocery
"QUALITY FIRST"
From Other Paper#.
What Thfy DMnl Him.
At a church meeting In Cleveland re
wttHy Hw .ifwitk^r gnrr the replies of
?iMmf hw 4^ fhe
1 wlnh I had known Ik><oiv I wum '4t".
Tiivw unt tho nineteen answer*
( <lved.
1 vrbdt I l .nl known
NN'hut I >v.i 4 uort n l,i i'o for u living-'- 1
what my llfework would ho.
That my health after .'JO deluded
in a large dejgrw on what 1 ate Ixrfore
I W(|H 21. "V -?>-<?
How to take care of my money. *
The commercial asset of In'lng neat
l\ tiii?l sensibly dressed.
That a uMUi'H habltM are mighty hard
to change after he 1m 21
That a harvest dejHMtds iipon the
seed mow il ? wheat pr<MUices wheat,
thistles bring forth thistles, ragweeds
will sjndl a g?ss| pasture, and wild oatai
one? mowii will Purely produo^all kinds
of misery and unhapplness.
That things worth while require
tliue, imtlence and work.
That you ean't get something for
nothing. '
That the world would give lue Just
about what I diwrved.
That by the sweat of my brow would
I earn my bread.
That a thorough education not only
pays better wages than hard lal?or,
but It brings the beat of everything
elst.
The value <>1 absolute I rut hfulness
In everything.
The folly ? ?t* nut taking other people's
ad v lee.
That everything my mother wanted
nie to do was right.
That my father wasn't such an old
fogy after all ; if 1 had done as he
wished, I would be much better off
physically, mentally and morally.
What It really means to father and
mother to rear their son.
What hardships and dlsappalnt monts
would he entailed by my leaving homo
against my parents* wishes. <|
The greutiic** of the opi>ortuntty of
joy of serving a fellow man. ? Syracuse
INM-Standa rd.
Yes, Worst of All.
Hill Nye had the truth well told
when he said : "A man may use a
wart on the hack of his neck for a
collar button ; ride on the back of a
railroad train to save Interest on .his
money till the conductor nets aroimd ;
stop his watch at night to save wear
ami tear; leave his "I" or "t" wlthoift
a dj>t or cross to save ink ; imsturo
his mother's grave to save corn; hut a
man of this sort Is a gentleman com
pared to the fellow that will take a
ncwspajHT two or three years and when
asked to pay for it puts it into the
olflee and lias it marked "refused." ?
Selected.
The warring nations of Kuropc are
looking well after their food supply
because they have to do so. It is stated
on authority that unless something is
done to prevent, there will he enough
utMrvat ion New York-thW winter ro
horrify the world. New York and oth
er cities as well as the country uener
ally. will have to' pay the price of Am
erican greed in sending food abroad
for high prices. It Is as much ineum
I bent on the Fnited States government
, to something to keep food within
the reach of the poor of our own coun
try us it is inemnbNit ii|w?n the warring
nations to look after their own pour.
? Yorkviile Ktnpilrer.
The (jientlcmaci and t lie (irouoli.
Stand a gent tenia n an+1 a grouch-?dde
liy siiU?, and which will command the
greater resjH'otV
Webster says that a gentleman Is
a man of 'refilled manners and good be
havior." while the grouch is "gruff and
morose."
It Is easy for any man to he a gen
tleman. and lie has niueli to gain and
nothing to lose.
It Is equally easy to he a grouch,
while everything to lose and nothing
to gain.
The gentleman lias many friends
and hut few enemies, while the grouch
has many enemies and _ hut few
friends.
<?od smiles upon the gentleman,
while the devil smiles at the grouch.
Life is bright to the gentleman,
while to the grouch it is full of gall.
lie a gentleman if you can, hut don't
be u groch. ? (Jreer Observer.
Chauffer's Licenses.
The Hecord more than once Inis ad
\ a 1 1 ? ?< m 1 the claim that drivers of au
tomobiles should be required to stand
a civil service examination and should
lie required to put up surety l>oud to
indemnify those whom they might in
jure. On this line the Macon, Ga,
News has the following strong argu
ment :
"Novice* are allowed on the public
ways in command of a pawerful loc
omotive capable of smashing a strong
fence to atoms. There is no safeguard
hut their own caution and Judgment.
The caution may be. all right, but their
experience is limited. They do not
realise how fast they are .going or
how quickly the materials for a grand
smash arrange themselves. Arriving
at some tight s|*>t, their presence of
mind gives way, and they push the
accelerator instead .of putting their
foot on ^ttoe brake. It is fortunate if
they, and not the innocent victims,
are the ones to go to the hospital.
"Still the roads would l>e a k>t
safer if green drivers were compelled
by all the states to take a longer
course of tutelage- It does not fake
long to learn to drive an automobile
with a fair degree of skill. A month's
practice, several times a week, should
make most people competent. It
would not hurt them to demonstrate
this competence before being turned
loose at their i>owerful throttle. ?
lumbla Record.
A gentleman from KHorence, Mr. Fra
slcr, passing through IMshopvllle a few
weeks ago, dropped in to see us and
stated that he had lost a lwir of auto
mobile tires. He Invested 25c in a
throe line notice in the Vindicator, f-ast
work he called again and stated that
one of our colored subscribers saw the
notice and wrote to him that be had
the tires. The tires *rere valued at
$40 and by an Investment of 25c, -he
foiind them. That little 25c made two
hearts glad, Mr. Frasler and the ne^ro
to whom he made a present of $5. ?
Hlshopville Vindicator. T
LITTLE TO CHOOSE
\ . - ? -ir**- ? " t- " jy.' t~ ? T * ?
? ? .HPI "? V. / .
ATTM Alt. M?N AW VCHY MUCH I
AUKB IW HABII*.
A* Proof, Jack Dlmp??ton, After 8?rv.
Ing aa a Model for More Than<
Twenty Year*, Fell Down
With a Crash.
r '
Mrs. Whlttler hud lived with her h#?
IuiikI in h practically continuous man
ner fur nearly '-i9 years. During ttys
period of time they hud been on a
practically continuous basis of friend
ship \vltli the Dlmpletoos, who lived
juHt fur enough away to inako such **
friendship h practical uftulr.
"There nre always momenta whin t'Jie
worm turns, This was one of them.
Mrs. Whlttler had suld, after huv
ing reminded her husband that he had
not fixed the lock on the rear door (us
; he had promised to do four days previ
ously: ,
"Imagine Jack Dimpleton keeping
Sallle waiting like ^hut I"
! Whlttler- glared. An outsider, tin
aware of the long history of his wrongs
in this particular direction, would
have failed to underhand his sudden
outburst.
"Look here !" he exclulined "that's
enough. I'm not Koing to stand that
any more."
"Stand what," said Mrs. Whlttler.
Just as if she didn't know what he
meant.
"For twenty yours you have v been
comparing me with Jack Dimpleton.
Kvery time I've failed to meet your dis
torted demands you've been saying
thut same tiling ? holding him up ns a
model. It's too. much.- You ought to
have married him."
"As if I hadn't heard that before!
Well, Jack Dimpleton would have'Jcept
his promise. He would have fixed thut
lock?" v ? ' 1
"Stop!" There tfas a dangerous
look in Whit tier's eyes. "We're going
over there tonight, aren't \ve?"
"Yes."
"Well, we'll see. I propose to find
out just how much better he Is than
T. We'll settle this thing once and for
all." ,
"Pooh}" Mrs. Whittlervwasn't at all
alarmedj Hadn't he said thrffc same
thing upon numerous occasions, arid
had anything ever come of it? She
merely laughed ? and they parted for
the time being.
They arrived ut the Dlmpleton's at
7:15. It was a dinner engagement.
Whlttler pressed the door bell.
"Just on time," he said, looking at
his watch. "If it hadn't been for roe ? "
. VI didn't hear that l?Hl ring-,'' said
Mrs. Whlttler. "You always do hear
it rliiK. Don't I know that?"
"Well, I rang it all right." said Whlt
tler. "I'm not going to insult people
by making them think the house is on
fire."
Mrs. Whittler pressed the button.
She had n<> sucH sentiments-t-belng a
woman in easy mental clrouihstances.
"There!" she exclaimed. "You
didn't ln-ar anything, did you? That
bell is out of order." She began
"knocking. ~ ~~
Hurried steps inside; the door
thrown open. Mrs. Dimpleton In
front, ller husband in rear. Maid
coming forward in distance.
"My dears! I was watching for you.
Hope you haven't been waiting. No, the
bell doesn't ring. Of course ? "
Mrs. Dimpleton turned to her apoUV
getlc, submerged matrimonial tenth.
"He knew about It. Didn't I tell him
to see the electrician ! But that's
the way Jack always does. Now,
John," turning to Whlttler, "wouldn't
have failed to fix it immediutely.
I wish, my dear," turning to her hus
band aguln, "that you were only more
like John."
"Look here!" assorted Dimpleton,
Whlttler stopped him.
"Just a moment, old man." He turned
to Mrs. Dimpleton :
"Excuse me, Sallie," he said, "you've
been holding me up as a model to Jack
for about twenty years, haven't you?"
"I certainly have. If ? "
Mrs. Dimpleton gasped. So did Mrs.
Whlttler. Then In a flash they all
teeemed to understand at once."
"I guess It's a standoff." said Whlt
tler, with a cheap Insulting tone of
triumph In his stridulant voice.
"Yes," .replied Dimpleton almost
leering, "but suppose I had fixed that
bell ? why this thiug might have gone
on forever." ? Chesterton Todd, 1$
Judge. ~
Typical American Gentleman.
A pleasant retort was that once giv
en by Admiral Marsden many years
ago at a dinner An Malta. It was gilt
en on the Fourth of July by him to the
American officers on a man-of-war, and
all the English officers in the hnrbq?
were guests. They were no better
bred than many ^Englishmen of that
day, for when the regulor toast, "The
day we celebrate," was reod, they set
down their glasses un tasted. The ven
erable host added, gently: "The day,
gentlemen, \vhen England celebrates
the coming of age of her eldest daugh*
ter." Every facd cleared, and the
toast was drunk with hearty cheers.
Splendid Pose.
"How would you like to be the cap*
tain of a submarine liner?"
"Tho Idea doesn't appeal to me at
nil," answered the man who Is fond of
display.
- "Well, why notf*
"For me half the fun of being the
captain of an ocean liner would be to
stand on the bridge and sweep thft
sea with my glasses In full view< off
hundreds of admiring passengers scat*
tered about oa the tipper deck."
Origin ?f |T*lt.
M||"> VtUlUlicv. Mg<? tf pool UJUUk
lias compelled to triivi'l u)*>h u long
?ml arduous Journey. 1 1 1h road wtfy
locky. 1 1 1 h sandals wvrv worii. and he
Mlffered a^oulc* "us lit* "inujgeii
upa^i ihh dirtmii ? Une ?w.? ??>? w*
Hilt b.v the Wayside repilng u sheep
Willi' U|? to Uliu. bll'UtlUg ill !(>?? UHMI
f rioiitll v (if hi|i ion The ypH d hi*')! K | it* I
ted lliy sheep and was grateful for Its
dumb friendliness. when suddenly flit*
had an Inspiration lie took out IiIk
kIicii t tf knl ft?. sheared two huudfuls of
wool from I li?' sheep imii) placed one
In the heel of either sandal Tin* I
afternoon us he trudged along his feet
seemed lluht. hln step springy. The
wool took the Jar from hi# spine, the
Impact of tho atony road from his
aching, Hwolleti feet.
The next morning as he (darted out
he thought to rearrange the wool pad*
ding and discovered that the friction
and the movement of his feet In the
buytfals had reduced tho wool to a sort
of a cloth. Thua was discovered felt
which to this day in one of the most
effective substances ever discovered
for padding purposes.
How 8aooharln Was Oisoovsrsd.
Saccharin Is the most valuable sub
stitute for sugar wo know. Yet it.
liko many other present day Inven
tions. hud a rather unlikely beglnulng.
It can be taken with Impunity by din
betlc patients, to whom ordinary augur
Is death, and It Is ninny times sweeter
than that commodity And, strangely
enough, It has only been known to
science since 1887.
That year Dr. Fahlberg was employ
ed upon the all Important subject of
coal tar derivatives at the Johns Hop
kins university. Sitting one evening
at ten. he was surprised to And how
sweet his bread and butter tusted. lie
traced the- xweetness fo his lingers,
then to his coat sleeves ami tlnully to
one of the bowls of derivatives In his
laboratory. Experiments upon himself
and animals proved alike the harmless
ness'bf the compound and its extreme
sweetness. And saccharin was "dla
covered." ? Exchango
Marines and Their Fingers.
Meu with long, tapering "piano" fln
gers are apt to desert after short serv
lee. while those having stubby digits,
denoting stability of character and ut
ter lack of the artistic temperament,
usually stand by their oaths and make
the best marines, according to linger
print experts at headquarters of the
United States marine corps. Although
desertions from the corps are light at
all times, it has l>een found that ac
tors. sign writers and, strange to say.
waiters furnish the largest number of
deserters. Itecords. including .finger
prints, of all men enlisted in the ma
rine corps are kept at headquarters for
purposes of identification. and there
are cases on record where bodies with
linger tips Intact have been positively
identified through the finger print me
dium.
Quito Common,
"It's strange what interest small
boys and girls take in boasting about
the possessions of themselves and their
fa ml lies
Mollic. aged nine, and Nancy, a year
younger, were trying to outmatch each
other at this game, and Mollie was
several points ahead iij the contest.
"Oh. ) on should see my mother's
fan!" she boasted, ^thinking to make
her victory < omplete. "It's lovely? all
hand painted!"
Nancy tossed a scornful bead.
"Pooh!" she retorted. "That's noth
ing. SO's our purden fence."
Bold Court Fool.
Ferdinand 11. was a mau of very un
certain moods and would allow his
Jester to take liberties wlta him one
hour while resentbig any familiarity
the next.. One day he turned round
oif Jonas, his favorite fool, and thun
dered: "Fellow, be silent! 1 never
stoop to talk to a fool!"
"Never mind that." answered Jonas.
"I do. So please listen to me In your
turn.r
To Make Sure.
"Won't you please leave the light
burning in the hall, mother?" pleaded
little Robert as he was being put to
bed.
"Nonsense, Bobbie," was the reply.
"Sorely you know there isn't anything
to be afraid of in the dark."
"Yes, 1 know, but can't you leave a
teeny weeny light so I can see there
Isn't anything there?"? Exchange.
Bob Burdstts'n Aside.
When Bob Burdette was addressing
the graduating class of a large eastern
college for "wortren ho began his re
marks with the usual salutation.
"Young ladles of '97." Then in a hor
rified aside be added. "That's an aw
ful age for a girl!"
Envelopes.
Envelopes were practically unknown
before 1725. About that time one was
se9? seml-occaslODally. As late as 1850
letters were often sent folded and seal
ed. Envelopes may be said to have
come into use Rhortlv after 1844.? Ex
change.
Bad^r Timed.
Nephew? 1 tiled to get a raise today,
aunt, but the boss refused It. Mrs.
Blnnderby? Too bad. Dicky! Perhaps
you didn't approach him at the zoolog
leal moment ? Boston Transcript
Atlss Rejoices.
Atlas bore the world oifhis shoulders. I
"It is much easier than having It on
your conscience." he explained. ? New
York 8un.
The virtue of Justice consists Ln
?ration as regulated by wisdom.
totJe.
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PHONE 52 -7- "CAMDEN, S C.
TAX NOTICE.
Ofllce of Treasurer, Kershaw Co.,
Camden, S. C., Sept 20, 1910. ;
Notice is hereby given that the books
will be open for collecting State, Coun
ty ami School taxes from October 15th,
1910, to March 15th, 1917. A penalty
of 1 i>er cent, will be added to ail*
taxes unpaid Jan. 1st, 1917 ; 2 per ceui.
Feb. 1, 1917 ; 3 per cent. March 1, 1917.
The rate per centum- for Kershaw
county is as follows:
Mills
State taxes ;. 6%
County taxes v ) ^
Special taxes ) 11
Koad taxes )
School taxes 3
Total ,.-20%
The following school districts li^ve
special levies:
Special school tax District No. 1 5
Special school tax District No. 2.. ........4
Special school tax District No. 4 4
Special school tax District No. C 4
Special school tax District No. 7 4
Special school tax District No. 8 4
Special school tax District No. 9 4
Special schocl tax District No. 10.^ ? 5
Special school tax District No. 11.: 13
Special school' tax District No. 12 7
Special school tax District No. 13 4
Special school tax District No. 14 3
Spccial school tax District No. 15 3
Special sclipol tax District No. 17 3
Special school tax District No. 18.. ......4
Special school tax District No. 10-,...!Ii
"Special scliool tax District No. 20 4 !
Special school tax District No. 21 J2.
Special school tax District No. 22 7
Special school tax District No. 23 3
Special school tax District No. 24 4
Special school tax District No. 25 4
Special school tax District No. 20.. 4
Special school tax District No. 27....0
Special school tax District No. 28?0
Special school tax District No. 20....4
Special school tax District No. 30....2
Special school tax District No. 37....2
Special school tax District No. 31. ...0
Special school tax District No. S2....4
Special school tax District No. 3S....4
Special school tax District No. 34....4
Special school tax District No. S5....4
Special school tax District No. 80....4
Special school tax District No 40..11
Special school tax District No. 40.?.8
Special school tax District No. 47?.4
The poll tax is $1.00.
All able-bodied male persons from
(he age of twenty-one (21) to sta;ty
(00) years, both inclusive, except resi
dents of the incorporated towns of the
county shall pay S2.00 as a road Jtx I*,
except ministers of the gospel actually
in charge of a congregation, teachers
employed in public schools, school trus
tees and persons permanently disabled
In, the military service of this State,
and persons who served ^ hj
war , between the States, mm
sons act ua I ly employed in tfeW
tiiuj servkv of this State arrtrt
I dents who may be attendtof gj|
college at the time when nty
tax shall become due. Persons <(
ln? -disabilities must presented
from two reputable pbygiclau 4
county. VC
All information- as to taxes 'i
furnished upon application.
D. M. MK'AXKILl
Coontjr Tretn
? T?i
M. H. Hlott of Round, Colletoe
tv, sold (MX) bales of cotton ra
for $60,000.
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