The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 06, 1917, Image 3
bums ARE PAID
I Hew Kind of School Established
by Factory Owner.
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Boyi Made Self Supporting While Re.
living f ur-Vear Vocational
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Tr*ininD Under New Appren
ticcahip System. ,
Wo new apprenticeship system that
w m? tn i.iru Introduced, In a
Jlirtfonl
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iford fiH-nwy seems to offer
?r the in" i promising of till retue
ihni tiiiv.' been tried by American
managers to preveut labor
,2s men-use factory production.
!*", costs and generally
Sl?lM?it co-operation between
illy empboer and employee that Is
Kensabb- to their mutual prosper
^ ' tu,. Hartford Couraut. Oue
wa'nufacturini: company has taken
n ISO apprentices an a freshman class
!? a four-year combined practical and
theoretical course. Bach year a new
?Lshiuao class will be takeu on, aud in
/our years it is expected that there
vUl be at least 600 apprentices,
The apprenticeship system li In
charge of a supervisor of apprentices,
who Is ?ls,) an experienced teacher,
mechanic and a studont of the human
phase of the problem. He has his head*
Jmgrters In the room which has been
Leclaliy equipped for the boys' use
and serves as a classroom and as a
lunch and reading room. Here the
boys came for a certain period each
week, during working hours, ,to receive
Instruction and training to supplement
| their shop experience. Much *>f this
[instruction is necessarily technical and
very much specialized, but at th6 same
time an effort Is being made to give
the boys u general understanding of
the fundamental principles that under
lie all the mechanical industries and
thus make them more appreciative of
their own branch and the more alert
to Its possibilities. This room also
serves as a social center for the boys
lid every noon they gather to r$ad,
play games and meet with one another^
Hie supervisor is also present and
finds In this hour another avenue of
approach into the boys' interests and
friendships.
Another hold has been got 00 ..th0
I boys through athletics. Teams have
[been organized and gatqes played,
choosing schools for opponents ad far
as possible. Places upon the teams
are depeudent upon shop and class
records and there are nOy "athletic
jscholarships." This all tends to-cre
ate a spirit of loyalty, which Is as de
sirable here as in any institution.
The boys' shop experience is ob
tained in the regular manufacturing
departments of the plant, '^o inshre
an all-around experience the boys are
changed from one department to an
other as their progess warrants. The
minimum <tny in one department Is
six months, and as the boy advances
in his apprenticeship ills stay In a de
partment I* usually lengthened, as he
is then better able U> profit by the
variety of u.u k that he may be "given.
The course of study" Is divided Into
four main parts, mathematics, draw
ing. scictire and-theory of-shOP prac
tice.
The boys are taught to look Upon
their apprenticeship* as a period of
training and to be more interested in
what they learn tlmn in what they
earn. At the same time the. appren
ticeship rates have i>een plarod suffi
ciently high to make the boy Self-sup
porting from the start. The rates for
the four-year machinist apprentice
ship are respectively 14, 16, 17 and 18
cents an hour and the rates for the
other apprenticeships higher than that,
running up to 27 cents an hour In the
S*yeur- In every case a bonus of
*100 is paid upon the successful com
fektkm of the apprenticeship. Tnere
? a material difference between the
tes Of the molders and the othtfr ap
prentices on account of the maturity
?J"** is required by the-nature of the
GOOD DEEDS ARE FORGOTTEN
8lng!V Miutep at' fend Of Useful
? Career Will Obliterate AO the
Goodness of a Lifetime,
The recollection of u single bad
act will miihy times outlive the Rood
of a lifetime. Although we prefer to
believe tlmt the InQjjenee of ti well
spent life Is felt through successive gen
erations, yet It does seem that "the
evil that men do lives after them,"
while "the good Is oft Interred with
their hones." Thy,re are numerous In
Ntanees of persona whose places in his
tory jind In the memories of men are
tlxed by a single misdeed rather than
by the many acts of virtue which have
preceded It. observes a writer in the
Editorial. la the shadow of the evil
the good is forgotten. One mlnstep
chmlng at the end of n career of use
fulness and right living will obliterate
or obscure the goodness of a life
time.
Judas Iscarlot Is remembered as the
disciple who betrayed his Savior. Only
.through years of unremitting service
[and martyrdom was Peter able to save
.his name from going down In history
simply as that of the one who denied
his Master. Benedict Arnold's name
suggests nothing hut a betrayer of his
cottntry, yet his acts- of gallantry and
heroism In Its defense might well serve
na an inspiration to the youth and man
tiood of the land. Marechal Bazalne,
who faithfully served France for 40
years, participated In many battles and
campaigns In Spain, Algeria, Italy, the
Crlmeu and Mcxlco, Is solely remem
bered by his capitulation at Met?,
when three marshals, over 6.000 offl
' cera and 173,000 men became prisoner*
? of war. For this act this man, who
bad received the highest military hon
ors ftotn his country, was court-mar
! tlaled and sentenced to degradation
and death, a sentence commuted to 20
years' imprisonment.?Exchange.
STORY TOLD IN AN EPITAPH
Farmer Gives In One Sentence Hla
? Opinion ae to What Caused Fatal
I Automobile Accident.
I An autoihobile accident resulted In
t tlbe death of the driver and the Injury
of two passengers.
| The coroner summoned several wlt
. nesses, among them a farmer living
J near, the scene of the accident. There
I was voluminous testimony regarding
, the high speed at which the car trav
| eled. Witnesses said, too, that the
. road was In bad repnlr. The coroner
; Anally reached the farmer, who lived
near the scene.
"What would you say about this ac
cident, Mr. Swlggert?" the coroner
asked.
I "Well, If I was wrltin' thut young
man's epitaph," the witness drawled,
"I'd say he died try In' to get 60 miles
out of jvitei^-mile road."
? Debt and Progress.
I have- Just read In this morning's
paper the sad account of an tittempt at
suicide, "says a writer In Farm and
Fireside. The doctor^ says t"he man
may live, and I hope so, for he is an
i acquaintance of mine and he has a
wife-and four children who n^ed him.
Poor fellow, he Is Just In his prime
only forty-two?when a man can do so
I much with his life.
' The reason for the act was financial
trouble, with pdor health as a con
tributing cause, and that is why I want
to *say a few word A on the subject of
debt, which so often brings worry and
finally Hi health and dcspwulency. The
' ordinary debt contracted for a useful
? or needful purpose Is looked upon 4n
1 the business world as an important fn
' strument of progress. And yet I know
that even when the fundamentals of
credit are explained to some people
they can see only their personal side
of the matter, which is a dread of get
ting into debt if they are out of It, rind
an oageVqes* U> get out lfthey are in
i it. Sensitive people, Inexperienced In
I money matters, lie awake nights wor
! rying over amall and legitimate debts
j to which their creditora. five scarce!*
| a thought.
NO MORE ART IN THE HOME
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Bungalows and Apartments of -T?day
Have No Plaee for Great Plo
tures of Past
"The future of art will be in mu
houiiih, as the future of the d^ud I*
In cemeteries," John I<. Bulderatou <
quotes (UnirKt1 Moore In The At la ut to.
"Ah 1 have said, after the art of tho j
temple, tho cathedral, and tho paliKjo,
came tho art of the house, >vhloh w#n
the hint phase; for now tho art qf the
bouse Is dead, since people no longer
live In houaes. They are all moving
Into bungalows, or, which Ih tho same
thing, Into apartments?rand In a bun- i
galow there Is no room for art, Wo
have futile attempts at art for the
bungalow, aa we shall havo pretende<l
art for the Pullman ear, for the motor,
for the aeroplane. Tho great pictures
of the past, having hung In houses for
centuries, are passing Into museums,
not only because people are moving
out of houses, hut because new social
Ideas are destroying the greut estates
and maklug It Impossible to keep valu
able art worka from one generation to
another. In Kngland now three death
duties will break up the greatest estate
in the kingdom. You say you still have
houses In America and millionaires
with money enough to buy pictures?
Ah, but think of what they buy I It
takes a lifetime to learn to recognise a
good picture, and how can a man who
has spent his best years making a for
tune expect to know a masterpiece
when ho sees It? When T was In Paris
forty years ago your rich Americans
were buying trash 1"
HOW HISTORY IS DISTORTED
Curious Liberties* Taken by 8cholars
With Events In Other Countries, as
Matter of "Polley."
Curious liberties have been taken
by the scholars of one country with
the history of another, the distortion
being, of course, due In many Instances
to "policy." A striking example is
found In a Russian text-book edited
by a great Russian scholar, Ilpvalskl:
"Louis XVI was a food and peace
fijl king. After a lob* and famous
reign, in whic? he was mpst happy
lp his choice of minister of finance, ne
died quietly In Parts, beloved by a\l bis
people. His death was caused by ?
hemorrhage. -r^ - * ? 'V
"The successor of Louis XVI was his
sen. Louis XVII. During his relgi
the brave, royal army, commanded by
Gen. Napoleon Bonaparte, captured
the largest part of the European con
tinent for the French crown. But the
faithless Napoleon showed tendencies
toward misusing his power* and was
suspected of harboring dishonest de
signs against the legitimate ruler.
With the help of his majesty the em
peror and autocrat of all the Russians,
his plans were frustrated, and he was
deprived of all his possessions, hon- j
ors and rights to a pension. He was
then exiled to the Island of St. Helena,
where he died."
Chinese -industry Revived.
Chinese manufacturers of vegetable
dyes have been induced to revive the (
manufacture of that product which
had been almost wholly suspended.
Thq higher pAces being paid for these ;
dy?&at present Is said to have made
possible the organization of the busl- j
ness on sounder economic principles, j
Lnrge quantities *of the dyes have al
ready been shipped to the United
Kingdom, where they are said to be
giving satisfaction. There Is prac
tically no limit to the supply, pro
vided the t>rlce paid 1s commensurate
with the cost of production. In Japan,
before the introduction of mineral
dyes, there were probably mor^ dif
ferent vegetable dyes Used than in
any other part of the world. Few of
the dyes, hdwever, were strictly fast,
and the only-thoroughly dependable
black was the one made In the Kyoto
[district and used largely In dyeing
the haori, the short, jacket-like gar
ment worn by the Japanese men and
women alike. The vegetable dyes Were,
long ago supplanted by, mineral ones,
but existing circumstances are said by
American Industries-to be fordag a
return tor the older 'dyes.
World'. Greatest Liar.
Perhaps the moat voluble liar that
ever lived was the Baron Munchausen;
(hat is, the fictftonleed baron. The real
baron-^was ?r*indly soul who llv^d
In Gormnoy, Mid who in nowise de
served the evil reputation that at
tached to him through the use of his
name In a series of highly colored
adventures that appeared In print In
London In 1785.
The authorship of the absurd^ tales
Is a mystery. It Is generally believed
that Rudolph Erich JEtaspe, a ques
tionable character, wrote , the stories
first, but there Is no absolute confirma
tions Following the original series a
number of additional adventures were
written by Isss skilled pen*
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On Kugsnlesi
Prof. Herbert L. Flower said In an
address on eugenics In Boston: Ja
Youth's point of view is better
than age's when it comes to question*
of eugenics.
"Here, for example, Is a diatytgno to
Drove my claim:
"A beautiful girl said on a white
bfeach to her fashionable mother iT .
44 Tea, mother, dear, I like Mr. Oobsa
Golde, but isn't he too old to be con
sidered 3^ble12:4^-&'
"The fashionable mother compress id
her rouged Up*.
u *On the contrary, my love,' she
said; "he is too eHglble to be conaM>
old.'?
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Alt NUREMBERG
By ELLIS BROWNE.
Professor Foldman brought hi*
cl)>1 tinny cur to a standstill before the
of tbo tun, Alt Nuremberg, with
Its concrettf block towers* am! spiked
lr?'ii-bound oaken gaWcs. announced
hospitably oil a board outside that It
served food and soft drinks. Another
placard pictured an amber brown mug
covered with n generous froth that
appealed more strongly to Ids dusty
paiat/e, and, descending with haste, he
was* soon Inside the garden waiting
to I?*? ser\ed at a little \y bite-clothed
iron tublo near a vlne*covered wall,
A deep, steady rour told of the prox*
inilt.v of the ocean, and the professor
waited linputlently, as he wished t<?
finish his Journey and have a cooling
dip in the surf before time to dress
for dinner.
The thought of dinner and evening
brought a tlush of happiness, for he
had kept his car seaward for four hun
dred miles because Hetty-Pershing was
at Oceuu Point with her family. And
an invitation from Mrs. Pershing one
day when summer outiugs were being
discussed was not to be overlooked.
1? "You must come to Ocean Point
when we are there, professor," she had
Insisted. "The golf course there is per
fect and the sailing is fine."
"Yes, indeed. Feldtnan." agreed Tom
Pershing, heartily, slapping the other
' Jovially on the back.
| "Thank you!" he had smiled appre
i datively., "You certainly offer Induce
ments. And you, Miss Betty? Have
I your approval?"
" "Certainly, professor.^ I was Just
wondering how we could get along
through the summer without you 1"
Betty answered brightly.
"The die is cast. I go," be an
nounced gratefully. "I assure yoy I
shall do my best to be useful. I shall
stock up on fresh new Jokes for rainy
days, and make proteges of all the old
?ladies and?" he stopped, tie had
caught Betty s eye and hers dropped
In pretty confusion, far hi* eyes were
laying onfy foo plainly that she was
the cause of his gratitude.
So the ferohlngs htf gone and the
professor had followed.
The professor changed his mind and
ordered orangeade. After all, Alt Nu
remberg wasn't Heidelberg and,*he
was no longer a German student..
Those were good old days, thoiigh.
That was where he had met TonfcrPerr
shlng twentyyeara ago. Now he was
nearly fort^' Heidelberg I How far
awaj?how long ago It seemed I And
pretty little Elsa, flaxen-haired and
^cmure! That had been quite an af
When he came to America he
told her he would make his fortune
und return whon he was rich.
He finished his sandwich and got up
to go. More people had come in and a
little orchestra had come from some
where and started to play.
The curtain at the rear of the little
stage parted and four singers came out
dressed in native costume and picked
up the air ot the players. The profes
sor started to his feet, for the flaxen
liolreci soprano In her velvet bodice
war none other than the girl he had
been thinking about?Elsa I
He sat staring, confused, his
thoughts a chaos. The song ended
and the singers sat down listlessly.
The professor made his way to the
platform and Ifilsa lowered her eyes
froup the top of the^ wall. "Emmet I
Du Emmet I" she crunk
"Yes Elsa. -It's Emmet! Can yon
come down?"
?Yw," jBhe% answered, giving him her
hand anxfjumplug to the ground.
They ?at down and he scanned her
face closely. "It's odd to find you here.
How long have you been In Ameri
ca?"
.^Sixteen years."
"Heavens I And I not to know it.
What"-?heavily?"what did you come
fort" He dreadedher answer.
She laughed. "I had to. 'My hus
band came."
"So you are married I" with relief.
"Sure 1 am. Fritz and I are doing
fine. We have a cafe in Jersey City
an<T come here in summer. This i? a
good money-maker. But tell me about
yourself. You're a fine-looking man.
Emmet. No one would think you were
a day o*er thirty. Are you married,
ana are you making plenty of money r'
She leaned over the table and
scanned him closely for earmarks of
prosperity. There was no diamond in
tils tie and none on his hands. She
shook her head. "You must do better
and;ft* rich. Come and taBc to my
VfltM, Maybe he can put you in the
way; of something I" ,
Elsa, with tor dreamy bine eyes
and cheeks jut rosea and cream, hirf
no sou) above the silver quarters that
fell into Fritz's money box! He un
derstood now why he had not gone
hack to her He thought of sensitive
high-strung Betty, her- dark under
standing eyes and her quick sympa-^
thetic smile. He got up and held out
his hand.
"No, J(haUk you, Elsa i There
other things beside money, but I will
come and see yon again. I'm not mar
ried yet, but wish me lack, Elsa. I'm
going to ask her tonight."
She nodded. "That's good. Emmet
I do wish you luck. But hurry up and
gH rich. America Is a great country,"
as he shook her hand warmly and
'hurried away.
"And they say Americans are mere*.
ftary,w be exclaimed as he started the
engine. .-"Betty, dear, be kind!"
(Copyright, 1MS. by th? McCtur* N?wsp*
yr gyiiaesn.)
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SYSTEM OF BANKS
Do your banking in
our
National Bank
When you do your baokinx with us you ,rio It with a Mem*
ber Hank of the Federal Reserve system of banks. Our bank litul
to ?how It \vk? * HtroiiK bank before it rould liwomo u memher.
We are one of a vast army of banks which stand together four'
the protection of our depositors.
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Our bank can lake Its securities to our Central Reserve ltank
at any time and get money. When your money Is in our bank
you ran get it when you want It.
PUT YOI'R MONK* IN OUR BANK
The First National Bank
OF CAMDEN, S. C.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
la tlic acalo of advancing business costs ford travel
continues the same positive economy. City and country
salesmen, manufacturers, merchants, professional men?
every demnnd for motor ear transi>ortatlon Is satis
fied in the Ford car at about two cents a mile to operate
and maintain. Over 1, ,000 Ford cars are making
nerformance and profits every day. Runabout $.'145,
Touring Car $.'300. CoUj>elet $505, Town Car $500, Sedan
$045?all .f. o. b. Detroit. Place your order now.
KERSHAW MOTOR CO.
Phone No. 140 East DeKalb St.
It is up to yau to "do your bit." On your work
this year will., hinge to a great extent the victory or
defeat of our national arms.
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for a strenous summer campaign. You can't do effi
cient work with old and out-of dftte twkt
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Let us show you the finest line of labor saving
farm implements ever brought to this town. Some of
them mak# crop harvesting a real pleasure.
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