Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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iVE QUEER PETS ,eiy Men in Signal Tower Welcome All Sorts. kkroach That Ukea Tobacco and | prlnk? Ink l? Onf Visitor?' Toad Cam# Rfflularly for Ita Feast of Fliaa. Huston nod Maine railroad slgual Jeruian telto this atory of pets he m his lonely perch above the ^midnight nine months ago u cock ?oh crept out from under the tele Dh desk nnd began to drink out of /inkwell ; Just about that Ume I laid . rfgtr down on the desk and began work the telegraph k?y. [ibe cockroach walked over to my Lr and sueked at the moist end tor fUoud or so, then ran to the lnk II again and took a drink, then came rk to the cigar; he. repeated thla Erfortnance several times and ataf red away drunk as a lord. Every wight around midnight tor the st nine months thla cockroach has rank from the Inkwell o^, my deak iid either sucked the moist end of my j-ar or some moistened tobacco I ace neur the Inkwell for him. One of the boys found a tiny rausk Bt in the marsh back of the signal >wer one day, and he brought It Into ie tower. The muskrat became very iiue and proved a most affectionate et. He slept on the desk near the flegraph Instruments for over two ^ears. Although he went out ver^ ften, he wouldn't stay long, and jnld scratch at the door until some us would* run downstairs and let u in. Unfortunately our pet was led by a freight train while cross j the tracks near the tower one day. ifter the muskrat died we brought q tiny woodchuck that a tratnman Usaptured out on the line, and he ame very much attached to all of sod, like the muskrat, > he became very clever and amusing pet. bock" stayed with us two years, and Inally he disappeared one day. Pos Iglbly some dog got hln\, or bet may have been crushed by a train. For the past 20 years an; English sparrow has nested In the eaves of the tower, and this sparrow flies In and out of the tower at will, ? picks up bread crumbs on the floor and catches an oo casloual cockroach. What worries the tower men Is that our pet spnrrow may some day eat our pet /.cockroach. Last year a toad hopped -qp on to the doorstep of the tower and 'sat there blinking. One of the boys fed him a fly and the toad gobbled It in an Instant, and every nfternoon all sum mer long that toad hopped up on to the step and ate flies as fast as the railroad men would feed them to him. The boys took turns and -fed him In relays; the yardmaster said the boys were neglecting their work to feed the toad; but he became so fascinated watching the performance that he caught flies fer an hour one day and fed the toad. I'm afraid the toad will go hungry this summer If he shows up, for we'ae too busy moving war supplies to bow er with feeding pets around a railroad yard. Every stray dog that ever wandered Into the ward has found a haven in the tower, and several litters of puppies have been born there. We've had cats galore; one cat' In particular was a 'snake catcher, and she brought In a snake nearly every day. Stole Sugar by Bucketfuls. Sugar thieves employed an ingenious method the other day at Launceston, Australln. A quantity of sugar had been bought for export but, ships not holntf Immediately available, It was de-. elded to store the stufT at the port. Ac cordingly huts were built on the wharves, but ns the decking had shrunk somewhat, tarpaulins were first laid down, nnd then the sugar bags pin red on . this. The doors were l?< kfd, nnd a watchman placed In ?-??irge. When the time came to empty the sheds the bottom tier of bags w.'i.. found flat and empty, with a silt in (he under side. Bach silt corre sponded with one In the tarpaulin di rectly over spaces In the planking. The method- of the sugar thieves was sim ph*. When the tide was about half way up the piles, a boat was taken under the wharves as near as possible 'he stores, nnd then It was only a mutter of crawling over the ties, knife and bucket In band, until the right Kpnf whs reached. Brave Act Rewarded. Arthur O. Palmer, a water tender a 1 1 n . lu'fl to the United States ship O'HrUn was overboard and strug gling In the water. A strong ebb tide w?s running and Palmer had all h'* e. do to keep from going down. A* fie moment when he was near ex haustion Dnvld Ooldman, a machin ist'* mate, second class, Jumped over ho?r?! ;ind, beating his way through the rough water, reached the man and hr'.ij'jli: tiin? to safety. He has been j>y the secretary of the unw for this action. Goldman enllst f,d In the navy In 1911 at San Fran cisco. Concrete Ship In Norway. ' rj rr.err inl Agent Norman I*. And ' rvon reports the launching of a 600 ton concrete ship from the Fougner ynr<)s Ht Mos?, Norway. The ship has four water-tight compartments ; the ' '"T'ne, a 220 horsepower Bollnder^mo Tr'r I.; ;.inced aft. The boat has two *'?*? hold* and two hatches, each with a two-ton motor winch, i'f- ?*. ?' ? ' MAKES LIVING PEDOLINQ flME Somewhat Peculiar Occupation of ^Vngllah Qlrl la Said to Brfnq Her a Fair Income. Probably no other bill la the world has had so strangely varied a history or played sfl Important u part In the affairs of men as that at Orwiiwlch, In Uuglatal^ The granite lino across the footpath on Its summit Is the .meridian froiu whlvh the longitude ou every British map and chart Is culeu lat4*tT.^N^H . Kntfland sets its time by the meah somt" clock. There Is a la rue galvano-rnaguetlc clock fixed on the outside wall of the observatory and divided Into 24 hours. There are many who believe that this clock Is kept going by the sun. They do not know that the fixed stars are the real time keepers from which Britons check their dally progress. To this galvano-inagnetlc clock in the wall comes every Monday a wom an, Miss Belleville of Maludeuhead, who makes $2,500 a year out of the queerest occupation in the world. She sella the time to London watchmaker.*. Many years ago the then astronomer royal suggested to her father that if he took the corrected time of a certi fied t'hronoineter every week he could no doubt find numerous clients. So Mr. Belleville bought a watch made for the duke of Essex and then worked up a business with It. When he dl.yd his widow sold the time until she reached the age of eltfhty-one, and then she handed over the business to ht?r daughter. When Miss Belleville visits Greenwich at the beginning of every week her chronometer is cor rected and she Is given an official cei^ tlflcate. From that her 50 customers correct their watches and clocks. ? 1 '? ' : ? ? ? - ;? Yanka Always Happy. A regiment of American soldiers, brigaded wi.th an English regiment that had seen much service and act ing under the Immediate orders of an English brigadier general, recently .marched for six hours under a broil ing sun to a point where a German attack was expected, qlthough it failed to materialize, and, while the English sat down and "looked glum" the Amer icans gathered in groups *tnd sang, "Hall! Hail! the Gang's All Here!" The British officer commanding told the newspaper correspondent, ou.vs the Louisville Post, that ho had never seen such troops. They never seemed to get tired and were always in a good humor and could see amusing things In situations which appealed to the sol diers of other nations as anything but funny. "Hail! Hall! the Gang's All Here" may seem to some somewhat of a come down from the stirring music of 'The Campbell's Are Coming" but we -Imag ine before the war Is over It will be ajmost as popular ah air with our allies of the French and English. Bom* Leisure Reported. On several occasions, says Popular Science Monthly, when an executive's assistant desired to converse with his superior the former was busy on the telephone, so he had to wait. To open the door every few minutes for the purpose of looking In or to have the operator notify you when the receiver has been hung up Is'both an noying nnd time-consuming. A private concern has installed an inexpensive device which eliminates the embar rassment The executive's telephone has an ex tra connection which automatically , lights a small blue light at the assist ant's office when the former Is using his phone. As soon .as the executive hangs up the receiver the ll*:ht goes out and the assistant knows that his superior Is accessible. T. This device, which Is very inexpen sive, consists of two pieces connected with wires which run through the cord to the assistant's office. Wild Animal 8hlpments. Yellowstone National park is grow ing In Importance as a propagating nnd distributing center for certain kinds of wild animals. During Febru ary last 55 elk. 13 of which were bulls, wei^e shipped to points in four states ? Idaho, Illinois, Texas and Minnesota. The Yellowstone contains more wild animals In a state of nature than any other preserve In the world. It Is the policy of the department of the in terior to part with superfluous elk, mnle buffalo, beaver and bear to federal, state, county and municipal authori ties, for exhibition .and propagation, where laws exist which will properly protect them. Tea Dealers' Troubles. Tea dealers claim that since the be ginning of the war their profits have dwindled considerably. Since 1914 oeean freights have inereased more than 000 per cent; and In ad dition to the increase In freight rates there Is a high rate of war insurance quite apart from marine insurance. The cost of tea at the gardens in Cey lon and India has also increased, prin cipally because the British govern ment takes a large part of the output. A Canadian tea dealer said lately that tea consumers in Canada were better served in quality for price than any other country in the world. Beet Save Sugar. "In this year of war. with a short age of sugar, more farmers will find It profitable to keep bees, and the man who now keeps bees will find It profitable to give them better car<?," "Bays Farm and Fireside, adding : "Tons of ' ;honey go to ' waste every year through lack of bees and through fail ure to rare for bees In the moat clent way. But this year is no year for waste," FIXED PRICE FOB GINNING COTTON Administration Name* Price Which May Be Charged In South Cai*ollna? $3.50 for ? Bale of 500 ?<uinda, $1.50 for Bagging and Tlaa. OoluinJbtaf- The Food AdminJatr* tlon haa fixed the price which may bo changed for ginning la South Carolina. This (Ued price becomes effect 1 to Im mediately, and la as follows: For ginning a bale of 500 pounda ol lint cotton or lass, $1.50 per bale, for each additional 100 pounds of lint cot ton. at the rata of 70 oenta per lot pounds. Whan bagging and tloa art fumtahed by ginnar, $1.50 additional. The farmer shall hava the prWMac* ?f furnishing his own, bagging and ties. less snem needed to SWEETEN TED THIN COFFEE flare the waste. 100 million cups of coffoe ara used dally In the United States. 700 million cups of tea are used daily In the United 8tatea. 170 million cups of tea and coffee. If even au average of half a toa apoon of pugar par cup Is left undis solved at the bottom of the cups of tea and coffee, the waate would be 1,? 700.000 pounds of Bugar dally. Stir your sugar until It dissolves. Leas sugar is needed when It dia< solve*. It is estimated that one-third to one half of all sugars used in homes is used in tea and coffee. Think it over. How is It in your home? Isn't there a chance for sav ing? II1 I III MAXIMUM Preservation of Fruit With . MINIMUM Sugar. The sugar shortage Is one of the In conveniences of the war. It la not a tragedy. A little consideration and resourcefulness will quickly help to lessen the Inconvenience. Housewives who have been accus tomed to preserving fruits with quan tities of sugar should not view the present sugar shortage as a death knell to their plans for Conserving the fruit surplus. It is important that these fruits be saved for winter use. Housewives who have been accus tomed to preserving fruits with quan tities of Bugar should not view the present sugar shortage as a daath knell to their plans for conserving the fruit aurplus. It is important that these fruits be saved for winter use. Sugar is desirable in preserving fruit, but it is not necessary to itk suc cess. There are three things which the housewife should do to holp In the sugar conservation program: 1. Preserve a part of the fruit by methods requiring no sugar. * 2. Preserve a part of the fruit with n greatly reduced supply of sugar. 3. Preserve a part of tho., fruit by replacing some of the sugar ordinar ily used with other sweeteners. When canning without sugar frulta may be put up by the ustfal methods, using for the liquid, water alone li* stead of sirup. Unsweetened fruit Juice may be used in place of sirup. Unsweetened fruit juice may be concentrated to a thin sirup and used in place of sugar. Fruit may be canned with one-half or one-fourth the usual amoAnt of su? gar. The sweetness of the sirup in which fruits are canned may be re duced In making jams, marmalades and butters, reduce the volume of fruM pulp one-third to one-half by boiling, then measure and add only one-half ??gar by weight Instead of the cus tomary three-fehrths. Other sweeteners may be used la etead of sugar. Honey ? If honey is obtainable it m ay be used weight for weight to ro> place part or all of the sugar in aay given recipe except In Jelly making. Three-fourths of a 6up of kocMy weighs about aa much as a cup of sugar. Molasses ? Molasses may be used as a substitute for sugar with such strong flavored fruits as plums and cranber ries. The flavor of molasses remains prominent. ?orghum? All grain sirups are liko molasses, giving a decided flavor to the product. Qlucose or Corn Sirup ? The?e sirups may be ussd to replace three-fourths of the sugar by weight In any glvea recipe except Jelly making. Three fourths of ft cup of, these stmps weighs c'oout as much ae a cup el sugar Sugar Is 1 1-1 to 2 tlsnee ag sweet as these sirups. I - ... S LEGAL ADVERTISING. CITATION..' ' State i*f South Carolina County of Kershaw By W 1 .Mil V * \v i ? 1 1 . r.viuii'i . Profit .1 ndge. Whereas, Uv>v. \V, \\ t'stridge, made suit to me to grant Utlfl Letter* of Ad* luihiotrittiou of tlio Estate of aud offwU of NX'. M Est ridge. Tlit'hf are, Therefore, .1*1, <110 and ad? uioi?i>h all and singular the kindred and rwlitof* of the said \V. M. Kutfldfo. dweii s<mL that they be and appear be fore me, in the Court of I'robito, to bo held at Cauuivu, S. C., on September 7th next after publication thereof, tit 1 1 o'eloek iti the foreunou. to sho>V cause, if any they have. why the said Adiuini tratiou should uot bo granted. Given under my Hand, this 'JUh day of A lift UKt, A. I?.. lllfl W. h. McDOWELL. Judge of Probate for Kershaw County. Published on the .HOth day of August aud the tith day of tfepteoiber, 1018, in the Cntndeu Chronicle and posted at tfye Court HottM *t? ?c? f for the time preaerlb ed by law.*1 CITATION Stat>; tvf South Carolina County of Kershaw fly W. I.. McDowell. Esquire. Probate Judge. Wheyeas, H. A. Moore made suit to ( me to* xraut "him Letters of Administra tion of the Estate of hml effects -of D. (J. Moore. These are. Therefore, to rite and ad monish all and tdnga^ar the kindred and creditors of the *aid ll. (1. Moore. de-J ceased,, that they he aud appear before me. ill thi* Court of Probate, to lie held at < linden. S. C.. on September Oth next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock In the forenoon, to show cause, if any the\ have, why the said Administration should not be granted. tHvim under my Hand, this 20th day of Augdtft. A. I>.. 1018. W, L. McDOWELL, s Judge i ?f Probate for Kershaw County. Published on the JlOth day of Aug* us't and the (Ith day of September,. 1018. in the Camden Chronicle and "posted at the Court House door f*w the time pre scribed by law. FINAL I>IS( HAI?;L Notice i liereby given that one month from this date, on Friday. September UTth. 1H1S. I will make to the Pro bate Coure of Kershaw County my final return iiv Guardian of the. estates of Paid K. Jones, Mary Jeatiette Jones, l.ouist- Kockling Jones and Arthur l<. Jone?., minors, and on the same date I will apply to the said Court for a filial discharge - as said (iuardiaii. J. H. CU<?\V. Caindcu. S. C.. August I'll. UM^. citation ' Stale of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. By \V. Ii. McDowell, Esquire, Pro bate Judge. Whereas, I). M. McCaskill made suit to me to grant him Letters of Adminis tration of the Estate of and effects of W .T. McCaskill. These are. Therefore, to cite ami ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said \V, T. McCaskill. deceased, that they be and appear before nie, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Camden, H. C. on August IlOth, next after publication thereof at 11 o'clock in thp forenoon to show cause, 'if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 16th day of August. A. D. 1918. w. l Mcdowell, Judge of Probate for Kershaw County. Published on the 2'ird and TlOth days of August. 11)18, in the Catudcu Chron-| icle and posted at the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. Notice To Debtors and Creditors. All parties indebted to the estate of Kdward 1>. MeLeod, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the under YOUR Has More Cents WHEN INVESTED WITH US. WE HAVE SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR INCREASING THE BUYING POW ER OF YOUR MONEY; A NUMBER OF LUCKY STRIKES IN BUYING ENABLED US TO PUT INTO OUR HOUSE A LINE OF GOODS THAT FOR QUALTY AND PRICE CAN'T BE DUPLICATED IN THIS TOWN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO QUIT BUYING. BUY RIGHT. THAT YOU WILL DO IF YOU rOME TO US WITH YOUR WANTS. VJ ' Baruch-N ettles Co. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA signed, and ull parties, (if any) having claims against t lie said estate will present theni duly attested within the time pre scribed l>y law. .T. H. McTjEOD, Administrator debonis una. Cauiden. S. C., Aug. 7, 1018. "final discharge Notice is hereby Klveu that one mouth from, this date, oil Saturday August .".1st, 1018, 1 will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my tinal re turn us Administrator of the estate of John Jenkins, deceased, and on tlugKame date I will apply to the said i^ourt for u final discharge as sriid Adminis trator. HKNJAMIN JENKINS, Administrator. Camden, S. C.f July 27th. 1018. registration notice. The Ltookn of 'ltegistratlou for Ker shaw County are now open at the Court House, in the Clerk of Court's office, and will remain open every day except Sunday, iu\til August 'lint. Attention in called to the fact that in order to vote in the (leneral Election thin year it will he necessary to have a registration cer tificate issued during July or August, as a certificate issued prior to that time will not bo good, also that iu order to* secure a certificate it he uecessary to produce , a tax receipt. BOAHI) OF REGISTRATION For Kershaw County. July ?. 11)18. " OPKKA IIOI NK STORK AND THEATRE FOR RENT. The Opera House Store and Warehouse is now for rent. Also the Theatre part of the Opera House for rent for one year beginning August 1st, 1918. Apply to H. F. lirnsingtoit", Mayor." ? .* July 8, 1918. One House And I/Ot on the Southeast Corner of Hifilf and Fair Streets Contains live rooms, hall, pantry, and one hath room. Also servant's toilet. This house Is practically new, hrtviug l>een erected in 191/5. The building could not be erected now at the prire asked for tho entire property. Lot measures 7"? feet front on Fair Street by 120 feet deep. The above can be purchased nt a very reasonable figure. \ One House and Ix>t on the South Side of Halle Street. Just off Fair Street, Immediately in rear of above described property. I >??*< ription of the house exactly as above.: except no servant's toilet. I/ot measures 80 feet on Halle street 75 feet deep. Can be purchased reasonably, ' ' . j One House and Lot on the Southwest Corner of Haile and Mill Streets i Contains Four rooms, largo hall, kitchen and small room used for butters pantry. Nice size lot. J?rice reasonable. / > , Farm Containing Fifty-Five Acre*, Four Miles North of Cainden. i / Building* '? Two dwellings of four rooms each;' two barns; two stables; one cottbh house. _t Two wells on place. The buildings on this place could not be erected for the price asked for the entire pfoperty. For any one seeking a small farm this is an exceptional opportunity. Tx>ok the property, over and mak6 us an offer, I'lantatlnn Containing 425 Acres, Situate Four Miles Northeast of Camdyn on l%fty ffjll TfofMf One hundred and seventy-five a^res under cultivation, balance in woods. Some long and short leal pine saw timber. About one hundred and twenty-five acres in pasture for hogs and cattle, and about two hundred acres more under wire fence. Two never failing streams of running water on the place. - ? A *' ?' " "*V Buildings: One five room dwelling, one three room tenant bouse, one four room tenant House, one -two room tenant house, two large barns, one large cotton house, all built on brick pillars. It will be well for any one contemplating the purchase of a plantation of this size to look this property over before buying elesewhere. The property is situated on main highway leading into the City of Gam den. We invited you to look this property over. Inspection can be had at any time. ' We write Fire, Life, Areident, Health, Plate Glass, Steam Boiler, 'Automobile, Employer's Liability, Live stock, Hall. Burglary, Tornado, Surety Bonds, and all other lines of INSURANCE. /T.* ? _ ' ?' -L i'-Y THE CAMDEN LOAN & REALTY COMPANY ' 1015 1-2 Broad St J LOCK WOOD MURPHY. Mgr. ' CAMDEN, S. C. * ? ' ? : I