The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 15, 1916, Image 2
MAKER OF MISCHIEF
^mnil TAIK1R , IS OFTEN
CAUSE OF TROUBLE.
MMt Ml(und?rat?ndlnyi Are Reault of
Exaggerated Report* Dua to Avar
age Person's Inability to Qlve
Accurate Description*.
H?e Inability to Klve accurate de
?crlptloiiM Im not to bo counted n vice.
That It* h fault frequently due to lin
perfect development of the pov\crn of
observation or of memory. It should
he recognized aa Mueh, and meaMirea
taken to correct it by the cultivation
of Nuch powern uh will enahle thoae
who poaaess t hem to accurately report
to others what tliey have seen or
what they have heard. Moat |?coplo ro
spoct truth and deal re to be truthful,
hut very few worship truth, as they
ahould, by effort a to reach it In their
lutercourae with their fellowinen. A*
much mlachlof may he done In society
by a merely eureleaH t I k t*r with a
poor memory who doea not Intend to
do any harm ax by a malignant liar
who apron da false atorlea with the In
tent to deceive.
Indeed, the majority of misunder
standings ami anoinoaltiea that arlae
In the liiti'rcourao of men may be
tract <1 to exaggerated or tnlaleadltiK
reports of what one baa aald about the
other. It la not ho much what Im aald
us I lie manner and spirit of the re
mark, that ahould be conveyed, ami
one who la Incapable of correctly re
porting the spirit of a conversation
ahould refrain from attempting to con
vey it to another. The exact words
may be reported In audi a way as to
convey u falae Impression, or the spirit
of the remark may be correctly given
without the use of the exact words.
Thla fact Is clearly recognized by
aharp lawyers, who, when the testi
mony la Injurious to them, will not
allow a witness to ylve the Huhstnnce
of ii conversation so as to convey a
true conception of Its spirit, hut Insist
upon the exact words spoken, knowing
that in the effort to gi vy them the
witness will be very likely to obscure
or distort their meaning.-- Irish World.
The Mountain Ash.
Long ago people believed In witches
and evil spirits, who were going about
the country doing harm. They also
believed that the rowan (mountain
ash) had some charm to do away with
their evil powers.
So all the maidens wore the scarlet
berries of the rowan hi their hair, and
the young men carried canes made
fiVjiu Lhi: branches of the same tree.
The housewife hung branches of the
berries over her doorway, while her
good man hung the same about his
iiuru* and atuhle*, na Uut wltchus could
Iihvo uo power over hi* nheep and cat-,
tlo mill horses. ,
For the nii mo purpose (hey kept ?
Kreat hoop of row 1 1 n branches.
Through thin they made the^yjumg
"calves aiuf liiiiiliH jump. Thin act was
to keep sickness and death
uway from them ? ?t leant the good
mun thought ko. Kvery animal had
to Jump through the hoop whether lie
wanted to or not, for the good man
switched his legs with, a rowan switch
until the Jumping wan accomplished.
Increasing the Worker's Efficiency.
Probably the greatest problem which
confronts the Amerlcmi puhltc utility,
ami In fact nil, corporation*. Is how to
bridge the chaHiu cauwed by the en
forced Increase In the coNt of material
end lahor and the decreased price for ?
which the product luuNt he Nold. Varl- i
oum expedients have heeu v4rled, Home
of which huve proven of materlul ad- ,
vantage. The holding company linn
been Instrumental In effecting hotter
methods of financing and manuging, 1
while at the *111110 time It has estah
llHhed more economical inethodH of op
eration ; hut tu the last unalyHlH, a
higher typo of cttlcloncy on the purt
of labor inuHt ho continually Htrlven 1
for />y all sueceHsful cor|>orfitlonN, and
how to obtain this Increased etllclency
In a problem that calls for unrelenting 1
Nttnly.; ? "Insuring Thousands of Pub
lic Service Employees," W. C. Jenk- ;
1 11N, in National MukuxIuo.
Ecclesiastical Dues Enforced.
"I canna get owor It," a Scotch farm
er remarked to his wife. "I put a two- !
shillin' piece in the plate at the kirk :
this morning instead o* ma usual
penny."
The beadle had noticed the mistake j
and In silcnco ho allowed the farmer
to iiiIhh the plato for 23 consecutive j
Sundays.
On the twenty-fourth Sunday the
fanner ugaln Ignored the plate, but i
the old beadle stretched the ladle In (
front of him and. In a loud, tragic
whisper, hoarsely said:
"Your time's up noo, Sandy."
Typical.
"I presume the characters In this
novel all belong to the haute motjde."
"Why so?"
"The son Is In love with a chorus
Klrl, the daughter is having an afTair
with a foreign iiohlcumn, the mother >
Is a woman w ho has never been able to
'find herself and the father has the
?rout."
Missed the Coupons.
1'atlence? Someone sent her a lot of
cigarettes foi\a wedding gift.
I'atrlce ? Hut she doesn't smoke.
"Of course not. it made her mad
clean tnroughj"
"Uut her husband enn smoke them."
"Yes. .Mil what made her so mad
was. they didn't send any coupons with
them."
EXTREME CAUTION. f
"How would you like to tuake one
million dollars lu oik* year out of ?
gold mine?" asked the shifty proiuo
Niv ? ? | | ?u--?
"Nothing would please iiih hotter,**
answered Mr. l)ul>\valte.
'Then, you ui? Just the wau I'm
look I it# for."
"I think not."
??But you Just said ? M
"That I would like to mako one mil
lion dollars out of a gold mine In one
your. Ho I would, hut 1 wouldn't Invest
u dollar In the seheine nnlm the shaft
wiim sunk In my own hack yard, and
euouKh high grade ore were taken out
the llixt day to pay off the mortgage
on my house."
Highly Beneficial.
"Duhamt Is one of the most helpful
neighbors I have ever had."
"You surprise me. No one else
praises hlin."
"It's thlH way. He offer? >uch a
striking object lesson of whut u good
neighbor ought not to he that I am
learning how to l>(? a modol neighbor
myself ? simply by not doing us he
does."
SURE NOT.
No. (reading) ? Suddenly our he
ro found hhn.sell' stepping into the bot
tomless depths ... ! ! ! Shueka,
nuthln' like that ev??r happens to we I
, Alas! Alackl
Ijovo Is upt to make fools
?Of men and u 'inen, too;
Then thcrt- Is another job
For the divorce Jud&e to do.
The Real Thing.
MMy idea of a wise man," said the
youth who imagines he knows things,
"is one who knows when to stop talk
ing."
"A man who possesses the genuine j
brand of wisdom," rejoined the Shei- |
i byvllle Sago, "is one who knows when ]
not to heirin." '
Worth Remembering.
"The 'Amerleun oa#i? Is bald, I no
del stand," km l<l I h*> foreign vl?ltor.
"Quite so." ro|?llod/the military pa
? . I II,.- , ill I is his natural Htnto.
The covitIikj of his head wns not
fiiinrrh<*d off by hosHIo hands after be
readied the uce of maturity."
Soon Disposed Of.
"It In rntuirkuhle what saorltleetl
people will make for (lit) sake <?/ h|h
pearanees," .said I ho t bought I'ul man,
"Thai's so," ait-1' orod the humane
observer, "And shabby relations are
usually ih>* lirsi t<> bo laid on tho al
tar."
One Point of View.
She Hald ? What a wonderfully lm
pojdtiK lljcure Major Borrows has.
Said Mo- -Oh, yes; na luridly.
Said Sht*" ? And why naturally?
Said II? ? Woll, you see, ho Is nourly
Always Imposing on someone.
RIGHT PLACE; WRONG TANK.
"i went into that high-toned Turkish ,
but li establishment, up on 'Steenth
street, lust night."
"Ha! hu ! I'll bet you got stung."
"No. I got soaked."
One Point of View.
"What 1? love?" she asked.
And replied a bachelor bold:
"By It a woman's often bought.
And by It a man is ?old."
Slight Difference.
"I lore coiih'S Hie formidable Mrs.
I'liaer. She reminds nit' of a battle
ship "
"That's i hi* way she impresses mo.
11 ow-'ViT, battleships wear a different
fthu'b' of jai'.'it."
Drastic Measure.
"I-:. doctor -'.ill watehiiif* your j
? I i t ? i , ' ? t ? ? i l < ? ? ' I
"\ . : i l is ' ill and put It
s?l ? i: * ? 5, ^" " " '?> unit eatinu so
Pearce- Y o
We have on hand a most complete stock
tides usually found in a hardware store, but
pecially have we prepared for the Christm**
You will find something here for every
the family.
A Few -Suggestions
Eveready Flashlights
Air Rifles
Shot Guns
Pocket Knives
Tool Chests
Express Wagons
Carving Sets
Boy Scout
Boy Scout
Bath Room
Cuttlery
Stoves
Ranges
Stockton News Notes.
Miss lOthei Humphries of (Tliester
lield is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Humphries.
Miss I thane Galloway spent the
week-end at the home of her uncle,
Mr. It. F. Shirley.
Mrs. K. C. Penree and little children
spent the week-end at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Helton Owens.
Mr. Tom Humphries, who has been
very ilJ, is able to be out again.
Miss I la Bearden and Mrs. K. M.
I Workman spent Saturday in Columbia/
Christmas shopping.
Messrs. Dan, Jesse, and Luther Sow-,
ell spent Sunday at Chesterfield. |
I)r. and Mrs. A. W. Humphries 8]>ent
Sunday at the home of Mr C. N.
? Humphries. |
[ Miss Sallio l'earee the week* ?
I end at her home.
| Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Humphries spent
I Sunday at Mr. C. N. Humphries,
j Mr. J. C. Humphries and family will
move to their new home in Sumter
: Thursday.
; Miss Sallio Sowell spout
with MJsses Ethel nnd Sarah Hi
phries. { ^
I Mr. and Mrs. llobt. Jolly havn
ed near Sumter.
I This will he the last Issue d
Stockton News as the correspond
is leaving* Wishing the retden
Merry Christinas and Happy
year. . - ' ^3
Gets Money on Slick Trick.
Hartsville, Dec. 9. ? Tuesday, Now
her 21, a man walked Into the Veopk
hank with a cotton- ticket purport!
to he from J. R. Younglfc Co., presa
ed the scrap of paper bearlpg the j*
oil inscription, one hale of Cotton,*
pounds, at 20 1-2 cents, which ftgw
called for $152.87. J. H. -Haute* t
cashier, honoretTtfi^dMMhdahd ftii
od over the required amount. No tn
or information of the slick person^
has been found. Mr. Heustess stat
that the party was red headed ii
was ahont 5 feet 0 inches tall. i,
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Schlosburg's
otton
THE SALE WHICH HAS MADE THOUSANDS OF HOMES HAPPY WITH THE GREAT BARGAINS, IN THE NEWEST AND MOST UP-TO-DATE MERCHANDISE;
WHICH HAS BEEN THROWN ON OUR COUNTERS TO THE PUBLIC OF THIS TOWN AND VICINITY. IN SPITE OF THE GREAT ADVANCE ON ALL MERCHAN
DISE, WE SARE OUR PROFITS IN ORDER TO HELP THE PUBLIC DO THEIR CHRISTMAS BUYING AT THE OLD LOW PRICES. A VISIT TO OUR STORE, A
GLANCE AT OUR MERCHANDISE, WILL MEAN MANY HARD DOLLARS BACK INTO YOUR POCKET.
Special
We have just received a lot of boys and girls sport
coats in all sizes and shades, regular $7.50 values. Our
price while they last
$4.98
Shop Early
REMEMBER the Santa Claus clay is getting nearer ev
*
ery day. It is to your advantage to do your Christmas buy
ing early and while the selection of goods s large
50 doz. of ladies' waists of different materials, b<
tifully trimmed, can't be bought after this sale for less
$2.50. In all sizes while they last, for this sale at only
$1.00
"S
, Shop
REMEMBER ? don't wait until
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now and be convinced of our true
others have been.
The Man Who Un
dersells Them All
H. L.
The Man Whose
Word Is Your
Guarantee
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