The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 02, 1920, Image 7
jtOLO BUILDING MATERIAL
I?," in Use for Many Centura*, |?
Merely ? Simple Form <f
Concrete.
A h.tl i> !?'-?? The word. w hich In
complete I* written |i|.se tie
,V heU'A.Y* a I'rtMirh origin and,
in Its u?Miernl appwinjne**. might
]i sugg^t sonic atllitky with the
ri,l ,>f 4ii?i. These preliminary iirt
..scions. however, will he found mis.
dini.'. Tin# Is nothing iMH'Ullarl.v
fliCh In l?He <t welling*, though they
, common enough In some |>)?riM of
iiu ?'. and reference to (hem abounds
Kicih I. literature of tin- eighteenth
it ur> ?
flie word itself, traced to lis l.atln
{la. apparent Ij means n??l liliic more
Jsilc than "battered." Perhaps the
iplest dctlnltioii of pise is provldc<l
I'linv l he Klder, who calls It
irth battered between boards,"
pnlng b.v boards a form such as may
nerd for <oiicrcie In construction
rk
flie Hot.uali sage adds that it was an
' and well-tried system of building
| remarks that Haunlhal used this
lorlal for watch towers on the tops
hills In Spain during his campaign.
V'lio knows whether It was not also
use when Cheops built bis (Jreat
rainld; for ther? are prehistoric
p buildings In New Mexico and Arl
ia which, some say, date back al
gt 10 that period? ?
,'ertalnly history cannot trace the
jtem to Its origin, ami the pise
flings now visible in France, Spain,
jerlca. the British colonies and
(where may give no complete Indl
lon of the extent to which this ma
|nI was employed In other centuries.
Ixchange.
MAN'S TRIBUTE TO MOTHER
t.Sklnned Fiahtar in World War
Pcovcb Worthy Descendant of
Race of Chiefs. ?
roinuled-W it h-Many-Arrows Is an
la? living In Smith Dakota.
coordlng to an Indian custom, the
t thlug an Indian mother sees or
I after her child Is horn may be
pen ns the Infant'* name. The
tt of his birth. In April,-- 1891. (lie
lior saw h warrior wlio had been
inded by many arrows ; hence the
le given f> the new-horn child.
nt?Tin>r the world war in the
jes of the great white father at
ihington, the first thought of this
per-sklnned descendant of a race
hiftfs was of Ills mother, whom he
ipd as Hie beneficiary in his $10.
governmeut war" risk Insurance J
ry.
tie mother's name Is Susan-Loves
Wnr and she lives at Wakpola, S.
She was ?proud that her son was
n>c the first to respond to the call
the United States for soldiers to
for their eountry; she was glad
n lie came hack, unharmed, full of
derful stories of the adventure
ugh which he had passed. And
realized that he had, by allotment
>ay and^by his Insurance policy,
onstrated that all he had was hers,
verythlng he was he owed to her.
winded-Wlth-Many-Arrows might
wiled Indian-Oood-to-Hls-Mother. .
lig Money for- Perfect Potatoea. .
le perfect potato, which resists
it and other "spud" diseases, has
developed, according td Samuel
pr. head of a well-known English
firm.
? refused to give the name of the
hlisf, hut said he paid hi in $12,000
seed potatoes which wouldn't fill
ck measure. ?-?
Fe have bought up all the hy
tzed seed of this expert." said
ir. "The average potato yield ^n
was four tons per acre^ In Kng
Wlth the new seed, six pounds
root, or 33 tons per acre, can he
need. The full results of the per
potato may not he reaped for two
irep years."
New Matrimonial Idea.
neetieut luis a married couple
it apart in two towns, the hride,
h;is ndvHiK-ed Ideas, In one town,
the bridegroom, who has a good
nd a bis: salary, in another. They
p<l to live in separate estahllah
i Hnd to visit each other over
ends or run away together, as
rtf them explains It. for ?several
whenever the tnood seizes them,
have rented a third apartment
few York city, which they will
"in their play time." The hride
s her maiden name and title qf i
It is her idea that uian and"!
hould not live in the same house,
? <et h surfeit of enrh other.?
u <*lohe.
Many O'Brien?.
soldier named John .1. O'Brien,
fcg to tlie war risk bureau about
fsuranee. failed to give his serial
or policy number, but said the
would be easy to Identify as
Ife's name was Mary A. O'Brien,
rch through the bureau files dls
the names of 175 John J.
^n*. and ea<1i of an even AO of
hnd a wife named Mary A.
May Use Concrete Coffin*.
eor(M?ratlon of the town of
thorough. ICngland. is consider
ate of concrete ?*ofl\ns In local
Si'umds as l>elng lighter and
tha,? those made o?f wood.
His Class.
re's Home health expert sa.rs wr
?eed sugar."
i*" -DM i?e one of those guys who
f?y* taking t%e sweetneea oat
IRASCIBLE MEN OF GENIUS
William Moms and Charl** Read*
Notable for Th*ir Exploeiv* Tem
per* and Kindly Heart*.
In |0)U(| recent Kill IU lliC^nCM Mr.
Henry <}, Hari^w?*|l say* that the two
lltera ry men pjf hi* acquaintance who
possessed (lit* kituIi'vI capacity for In
dignation were William Morris ami
Charles ltcade. Morris was perhaps
til? (Dora exploslv*'; hut his tempcra
tuontal outbuilt# wore soon ovijr and
had rarely any sequel. The violence
of Charles lleade. though frequently
It, too. passed like a summer tempest,
was sometimes tHe precursor of a
prolonged literary or legal battle; for
ho had a passion for litigation.
"Assassination Is too gooil for hlrn;
the miscreant ought to he boiled in
oil!" Mr. HarnwHI <uice heard Morris*
roaring as he came into his presence.
Inquiry brought out the fact that the
villain^ for which such punishment
was deemed suitable was the crime of
placing the pockets of a new suit in
their conventional position Instead of
arranging them In a novel and inter
eating manner, suggested by Morris.
But the unimaginative tailor wan not
boiled; moreover, when, shortly af
terward, he fell Into difficulties*, It was
Morris who advanced hhn money
enough to set him on his feet again
I'osslhVy Heade, whd also Was a jgtoA*
erons-hearted man, might at need have
shown equal magnanimity toward a
cobbler who aroused Jds Ire. The man
had been recommended by his friend,
Wllkle Collins, and the next time the
two novelists met Heade lifted his
voice from afar.
?'Confound you!" he shouted Iras
cibly. "That cobbler you wnt to me
Is a fraud?a rascal?a rogue?*
triple-dyed villain! lie ought to be
choked with his own shoe pegs?"
Wllkle Collins, laughing, attempted
some. defense of Ids protege ; but
Reade would not listen. Lifting his
hands to heaven like an Oriental call
ing down the vengeance of the god*,
he declared Impressively, in trim east
ern style:
"May the heels of the conscience
less wretch who recommended such a
cobbler be blistered, and may hi*
Joints he cramped! May bunions vis
It his great toe ami corns sit ufani hi*
little one. and the wrath or die enemy
destroy his sole!"
Then, satisfied with the achievement
of an impromptu curse at once harm
less and horrifying, he accepted Col
lins' Invitation to luncheon, and the
two"walked amicably away together.
?Youth's Companion.
The Tunisian Posts.
The postal courier xervlce of Tunis
which rail between the years 18."?r? and
187,"> Ik described lu the "Revue Tunl
sienne" by Mr. Marcel Gatidolphe. The
service covered the distance between
Tunis and Snsa up to 1868. and then It
was vxfended to Sfnx. The distance
between Tunis and Susa?a dangerous
Journey over not too easy country?
was performed In 24 .hours and at on?
stretch. Only once was the Tunis
courier behind his time, by 12 hours,
and that was Hie result of hair-raising
adventure. In 1804 times were cer
tainly not good for couriers and 'way
laying on the road was not uncommon.
Af that, period there were only two
running out of the three Mohammed?,
who for many years had shared the
duty. Boutefeu. Becasslne and
Chainenu were names bestowed upo^i
them, the first because of his vivacity
the second because of his svelte sp
spearance, and the third because of his
stature. The story of these dauntless
three of the Tunisian postal j*ervlce
in the light of the latest aerial postal
Innovations 18 7>f almost prehistoric
flavor.
We'll Say He Loves Her.
Gwendoline sighed softly, and wept.
"Harold!" she blubbered. "Yon do
not love me."
The young man started violently,
knitted his brow fiercely, and an ex
cited flush enveloped his countenance.
"Gwendoline!" h<* gasped, as he re
covered from the shock. "Gwendo
line!" he repeated. "You astound me!
When a man deliberately misses the
last car for seven night? In succession,
when he attempts to icarri the latest
Jazz steps Just to please a fair maiden,
when he tolerates the cheek and im
pudence of her rascally young brother,
and constantly sniffs up his nostrils
the bated scent of eau de cologne?to
suggest he is not a victim of Cupid's
bow and arrow is a positive Insult!"?
Houston I'ost.
New Source of Petroleum.
The existence of petroleum, it is re
ported. has been definitely established
near Punta Arenas and In the north
west of Tlerra del Fuego. The fre
quency of the emanations of natural
gas makes it probable that the petrol
iferous deposits are large. The geolo
gist^ have Indicated to certain pro
posed drilling companies the most ap
propriate places for drilling. The
Chilean government takes no part 'In
the actual drilling, but will continue to
further scientific explorations with a
ylew to giving all aid ?o the search for
petroleum. .
Setting a Bad Precedent.
Vialta was playing In the yard and
her mother told her It was time to
come In and prepare for bed.
"I don't want to go to b*d yet,**
pleaded Vialta.
"It'a early yet; let her play * lit
tle longer," Interceded Grandmother.
"No," her mother said firmly, "she
mast come ip now"
Vialta came up the steps as siowly
as peafftde. "Oh. inamrae." she ex
claimed angrily, "why don't you ?6ey
jomr mother?"
ADMITS HE WAS "JUST LOST"
Joke on Veteran Hack Driver Wu
Altogether Too Good a On*
to Be Kept.
l*'or 15 year* George I. King ha*
drty$n ths Kaibvili^Htlntsitiiuri hsck
line, and I s known as th?> A Mart in
driver by every person who has Vis
ited Nashville. Jlf has met both
morning ami afternoon twins at
llelmsbnrg almost every tiny, ?nd ha*
every stone and had place In the road
definitely In his mind.
Recently, so friends of .Mr. Kind
say, he and a haekful of passengers
were lost within a half mile of Nash
ville. and he was two honrs late when
he rfirlved In town. One of the pas
senders told tin* story on the driver
after he had found out that Mr. King
W?? not going to tell why he was late.
When near town h<> drove serosa
Owl creek to let one of the passengers
out, and instead of turning around ha
turned tho h or SOS only half way, aud
then drove into a 40-aore cornfield.
One of the woman passenger*, hearing
the cornstalks popping, asked Mr.
King when they wou!tL_get back on
tho road. He did not answer, but
kept driving around and around in the
cornfield. After a few minutes she
asked him where they were. He
replied, "be d?n 'f I know." The pas
sengers. all strangers, became alarmed
TmdrTtftnr- rftlltnir for help, a ^young
farmer appeared aud showed the
driver how to g?>t out of the cornfield
and on the pike.
After the story had become known
Mr. King said that he had two dash
lanterns on the hack and was Just
lost.?Indianapolis News.
ADDS TO WEALTH OF ITALY
New Variety of Wheat, Known aa
Strampelll, Hat Pwvid Really
Wonderful Success.
A new wheat, specially adapted to
the conditions prevailing In the grain
raising districts of Italy, has Just been
developed by many years of careful
selection by Prof. Nazareno Strainpelll,
director of the experiment .station
at RJetl. to whom the Academy of the
Llncel* Has awarded for It the prize of
the Santoro foundation, given only to
those who discover something,of real
and great benefit to the human race.
The new wain has been named Car
lotta Strampelll. after the devoted
wife who helped materially In the
work of selection. Slgnora Strampelll
In a Roman patrician and a great
grand-daughter of Luclen Bonaparte,
Napoleon's elder brother.
t.ast year Carlotta Strampelll
wheat was sown upon 47,000 acres of
ground nnd yielded an average of .'''T
bushels to tin* acre?about ten bushels
more than such land had yielded hith
erto. ?" t" ~ v
On the plulns of Lombardy. Mollse
and Puglle arc about 940.000 acres
suitable for the new wheat. If the en
tire product of last year were sown
this year, the wheat crop of Italy
would be Increased by a quantity
about equivalent to that Imported an
nually before the war ; In other words,
It would make Italy Independent of
the rest of the world for wheat.
The Stradlvariua Secret.
Will N. C. Holcomh of Newark. N.
J., discover the secret of the violins
made In Cremona? His friends .be
lieve he will. With a persistency that
has \yon him general admiration, Mr.
Holcomb has been studying faithfully
for '25 years or more to learn why the
Stradlvarlus and Guarnerius instru
ments yield their matchless golden
tones.
Mr. Holcomb is firmlycouvlueed that
the old Italian master violin makers
obtained their amazing results In large
t>art through the adroit use of gum co
pal as a finish.
Not long ago he decided to see what
influence varnish had on the tone of
one of his Instruments. Upon removing
the entire finish he was surprised to
find that the voice of the violin had be
come dull and lifeless.
Relic* Given- Cathedral.
The. dead bell of Dunblane (Scot
land) cathedral and the sand-glass for
inerly in use In the pulpit have been
presented to the kirk session by the
family in whose possession they
were f<?r many years. The dead bell
Is dated K'.l.'t, and was used at funer
als in the parish, a small fee heliiR
charged by the kirk session for Its.
u*e. The beadle rang the bell
through the town when he proclaimed
n death, again when the arrangements
for the funeral were to !>.? made
known, and again when he walked at
the head of th?- funertfl procession.
The sand glass dates from 1701!, runs
for about 20 minutes and 't was no un
usual thing for It to be t imed two or
three times during h <errnon. The
gift* are being ??xhiliiU't In a specially
constructed Cast* iu cathedral.
Huns Have a Town Crier.
The officers of the regiment have
nothing on thr burgoinaater of Polch
when It comw to having a striker.
The only difference Is that he Is ?
clanger. f'V he rings the. bell to an
nounce new tiding" to the populace.
For instance, If the square heads are
not on the square with the Americans
ai>J a fine is Imposed, the tidings of
telnle's hard hick must be published
oadcast. So the chief mogul of
I'olch crooks hla finger and explains
tho mlaaion to the bell ringer, who in
turn goes to each street comer
pouncing that Herr Hassenfeffer
been fined 200 marks for not leaving
the ootaide door unlocked. All this
time it:- bell plays a clanging accoaa
paniment.?From Barrage. I'olch, Qm
many.
Notirr of Application for CWtff.
l*Ui-Miuot to authority vested i\\ us
aovi )>> direction of Kofu#*? Bupi*>t
?Uu rvh, a chuivh <?r*?nl*tNl tu\?Mlin* to
the ru]?vs aud practice* ot' thr Missionary
lluptist denomination. uotUv is hereby
given that after this notice i,s pu^lUhH.11
0u?* l.iinv iu the ('(gndca l^brnnich*. u
weekly newspaper pnbliWhe*l at <'aiuden.'
S. t' \\ t' Mill app]\ t" tilt' Jlon w
Hunks Utypi Sivjvtav.v ,tf State (or aj
charier f*?v tlir aU'\?? named t?
MaptM <'huwh
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PLAY
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in A\}erij IIop Woods
FAIR and
<Ihe funniest farce eVer
tOritten. A plau u)ith a
cocktail, complications,
and a luck*!
"Directed bij Henry Otto.
MaxiOelL Karyer, Dinto* (joteral.
SEE IT AT
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AT THE MAJESTIC THEATRIC
Today, Friday April 2nd
Admission 25c Children !&<?
The brHljtv over tlu* Southern utilway
0\Tr riv?M> hn<* boen wrtoivd
ttfiit briug gnnitlj (IniuuKtHt by tirr on
Mar\-\i ?">
"Fair h\hI VVaruifr"' a ttfl*HouR
of mntriinony am! muHundorstaiwHiifc wHh
M?> AIUmvh ?s tU*- star ut th?* Majfitic
tonight. ad*
Here's
The flavor
lasts?and the
electrically
sealed?_
package
brings
to teeth,
appetite,
digestion!
WRIGLEY5
r ; V-V - . ? <f .
to you with all Its
tfoodness perfect
ly preserved.
Sealed
Tifiht^
Kept
Right!
All
EITZMAUR1CE
PRODUCTION
On With TbQ Dance
U
SPECIAL RETURN ENGAGEMENT
AT THE
Majestic Theatre
Tuesday, April 6th
ADMISSION 50c