The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, May 28, 1920, Image 6
MKXJCO CITY
Capital of MfxifO Present* Many
Nt range mul Interesting Nrrnt*.
"In iiM the world onto mii> not find
ii ii h > iv i cina rkalalc mpllal than Mexi
i'o Ojtj1," Mtiytf W it M a in .It.-t ph Xho
W&lHor, 111 H <?< ?l 1 1 III u U I'M 1 1 < ? 1 1 t(. I III ? Nil
Hon a I Ucournphlc Koclety, < . >i i ? i ? r 1 1 1 > i k
an in tercet cwiUfV of iin* prftfttit Mr\i
ran revolution,
"Situated In h valhw whose floor Js(
ft lull*' ami ii half ii the N ? \ ? ? I <>f
the M'u and whoso border* arc Hiir-j
rounded hy' lowering mountains: local- 1
? >? I w here 1 1 m ? Iwanllfill VOlPailVM*, P()?
IHicafepotl TxjBflethunll, rear their
snow iv pj I Ih-jkN above the |Hain amH
stand eternal gtiard over It. lis situ- 1
ution i-. our of rare Ji'unt.v anil uraii ,
dour. lis ? ') I i i i >i f < * Is mi lil. ftio I < ? 1 1 1 1 M ? I
ature raiuicljitf from .'15 to 70
with <i moan of 0."> degrees. No man
sleeps without a blanket in Mexico
CUt.v. nor needs mii nyoivoHt at n?1d
<My.
"Prior to the compact Mm lakes of
the Mexh nil valley were extensive and
tho Iwirge.s of tin* Art tec* sailed unlp
torrnpttKHy frAm the pates of Obapul
t<*l?*t: t? ? Ixtapalp". A huge ?fiumhcr
of canals lritor$ovte<j the ancient' nie
I rojK'li.s <?f Tcpochttithiri and connected
.with tic fiHh, ?>! In the suburbs, making
it a sor ( of now world Venice.
"Ill 1H7U tt 'huge Ul'aliilgo canal 30
miles long wan tagun, which was conn
pletcd.ln 1P00, at a po?t of about $8,
000,000 America u ? W# completion
removed the dynsrer inundations
from Mexico City 'and solved the prob
" lent which occulted the thoughts and
engemlensl the fears of Ihe A/tis-s As
far Iwick a* IMP.
"Mexico City is the most complete
? mixture of |.he ancient and the modern
lo he found In the New "Worjd. The
old city might date anywhere from the
tenth t-entury, from its ap|>earanoc. I
The new; city is ultra modern, and you
Mtep from the JHtJi to tilie L'oth ?*eirtur,v
hy walking aerops the wt reel ,
-"The |m rutin ground of Mexico < 'Hy- -
Is the Aviemia <le Nnn Francisco. This
short street extends from I lie Mexican
White llou-e to the Alameda, a>ml is
only about 21 feet from curb to" curb.
Ilere, at the approach <>f -twi light;
every smart equipage in the capital
Comes. 1 (ihvii the one side of the street
and up l lie other side moves the pro
cession at a slow walk, widle every
body looks a I everybody else.
"As Aviemia de Sail Francisco unites
the old and the now cities, so docs 4\w
Olntro de Mayo ( Ftfipti 'Of MfiyT unite
the en tiled nil, stateliest of all the re
liglou* edifices on the coutiincnt, with
the theater, most beautiful of all the
amusement ]?hiees in America. The
Olnco do Mayo Is tihe Wail I street of
Sfexlco, and the buildings which line
it are modern in every rv?|Ks*t.
The Pasco de lia Heforma, extendinu
from ChaptrMeixs" to the! Aviemia de
.lua re/., a short avenue connecting flic
.Inseo with Aviemia de ^iin Francisco,
is one of the finest driveways of the
" II I . .
I WikKUj, I
"The elty J* full of Interesting irta<v*.
W Inciter it |M> tin- rat India). whiclfc
r<H?i-8 It* majestic lower* lo buivcu on
fh?' very s#iw?t wlM'W (ho Kftorcd temple
of (ho A'//(?*<w atood, la nil wboro tons of
thousands of human Fs'liugs were ^iic
rJPiced to tho hum j whether it lx? tho
Hospital do Jowl built on f Ui* IKo
whore Cortex and Mi>nf?"/,uma f 1 r-.t mot,
and sni>orted to this day from tiic rove-,
mi?*> of tho curtate of Cortex ; whether
If Ik* the Jockey club, housed in ttio
Ixviutiful JloiN* Of Tih's ; whether l( bo
(lie bronze equestrian statue of Churles
I \' of Spain, d?s*l?t red by II umbohlt to
be second nii.V to tho staino of Marcus
A melius ai Itoino, or whether It )?o
( 'hi? |?uI|?*|kn% wIWi 1 1 s memories ?f (ho
i Anierloin triumph Itn Mexico, there Is
110 vvllli more a 1 1 ra<'l ions from a
historic -lan<l|?>inl lliiin Mexico ( -ity.
! "Tho national pttwu shop is one of
lite unhpie itWtHutlona of the capital.
II whs founded hy l*eclro Jose Homcro
<1o Toreros, tilio owner of the fuhnloux
I.v ri<*h mines at Hon I d?l Monte. Her
0)01] oy may he borrownd ou chattels at
very low rules of intonvst, Vuid every
thing is pledged. from a pair of coJ-k's
spin* to an automobile ami from a sil
vor ring to an Iron safe, The smallest
loan made )g II' cents ami thci'largost
$4,000.
."From the American ?standpoint bu
rial cmdoms in Moxieo are Very strange.
A grt^VO muy In* ivnted hi perpetuity
or for a term of yea rs. If the latter
option Is taken ami -the rent la not paid
promptly at each recurring period, tilio
Ih>ih*? of (he oochpnnt are ejected and
thro wm u|H?n a great bone pHe. Theae
boiiex from time to time are cremated.
"At Mexico City's great ty of the
dead, -whore lUOiOOO i>eople have boon
burled, there Is. a tsive widtfli contains
hundreds of (ons of human ashes. Tho
Mexican law forbids servh'es at the
grave- since the separation of churnh
and state under Benito Juarez."
I h ath of Mrs. J. W. Hose.
I Uaney, S. .Mfly U3 ? Mia. Mary
Hose, wife of ,|. W. Hose of Blaney, de
parted this Mfo on May 10th, She had
I mi < sod her three score ami ton years of
age, and leaves a husband and five chil
dren and t hlrty-niiio graiul children
to mourn her deparlure. She was a
good wife, a loving mother and a tvhris
tian woui'an. being a member of l^lauioy
Baptist church. Ilor remains were
laid to rest in the cemetery at Union
Baptist church on May 17th at five
o'clock In tho afternoon iu Uk? presence
of a large congregation of sorrowing
relatives aind friends, the services he
ing conducted by. lie v. \V. F. Sutton, j
?pastor of the churoSi. She was a sister
of Mrs. Sallie Smith, of this county,
who preceded her to the grave by only
a few days. Six of her. grand sons
noted as pull bearers.
Tomorrow at the Majestic See John
ny Hay In ''Ritiher's CI090 Shave," a
daptcd from (J?h>. McManus' "Bringing
I'p Father'' Nowspa|H'r comics.
Lletrac
TANK TYPE ,
TRACTOR J
ROAD BUILDING
R().\|) < ? 1 1 ! r; i ' I < > r> , 1 1 i ii 1 1 \\ ; i \ engineers, street
s 1 1 1 iitv 'Nor-; and commissioners in all parts <>l
tin- ? *? ? 1 1 1 1 1 r> have taken * j \ i i < ? k 1 \' 1o 1 1 1 ? ' Metrae for
r? ?: n I I ? 1 1 i I < I i 1 1 lt and maint< nance work.
I; ha- | ? i ? ' ? \ < m 1 i i a h i ! 1 1 \ I ime and time a^rain. In
?i<? T 1 : * ? Wt'lk "I I'lnin six 1<? e i LI 1 J t lloI'SCS Of lllllleS Oil
?jradmu ..nd drainr'niir ma< ln iu ry, doinu: a better .job
and 1 1 1 < ? i ? work in a day at a urea! >avin^ over the
? m|' anni d { ?w? ? r. h i< I ? ? i 1 1 n^ed to < dear the
l'Miii.' ? . t hew r-'.idv. ])|i.\v tail the r. ?? ks. roots or old
r??ad !?t d. i < 1 1 1< ?\ < ? tin* dirt d"\\n i<> trrade and hrinii
in h ? a \ \ !i?ad> "f n?ad building matt rial. al<<? t ? ?
<hat'? a; i air' r-'.ni- and elearthe din-la <.
Mu<i "i -and, ' . a ? ? i ' i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n u i 1 1 . i ' . i i . , \ ? ! i" t It' <
'.{??? i i til-- ' 1' < ra?- at.d <? c >\ it I'aet ? ? r< \\ h" > i-e it in j tla- *
! ?t . in- .!???? l? 1 1 if.- t heir j< . ' ! i ti i <) ?e. | f 1 1 ? v ? n .?
file Carolina Tractor & Truck Co
1214 Assembly Street. - -> Columbia, S. (J.
# Alex G. Clarkson, Boykin, S. C. ?
*?:?!? - M.in.urr f'?r I ?-?? suiiurr. iM islmw ( ?
Tile tta(H WMAvtl tfclr?*??tty ?Mt+ ift IHi
;i|i|NMiraitot ill lltiiiqrioii county f<?r t)W
your 11KJ0, |ilili4>iiKli cotton 1m Jiwt now
Ih'Iuj; c1h>i>|H'<L<?u(. One tyroroineut fur
lUdr of nruiMon wns it) Hit topion- Moo
iliiy ami *?\ l?lt?l t?*<l it full ifrowu Mpeci
nu'ii tbrtt iimi iMHMi fnttixi on u cotton
plain liarrily two iiViK'it hitch. TIiIm
fy riiHT,' while only pluming four h -en
Ucivm ?tf rot Ion to *o\cn plows stii't?Hl
I lt;i t the iipiMvirttlicr of 1 1 1 1 >i \v<-evU luid
nl>"Ot . for htm ?<? plow up t he
fourteen hitch of c??t P?u so planted aiui
phi lit some ot'.'MT ?r?|>, TbO cohl w ?ia t h
i'V has hurt tin* cotton to ho tile extent
unyhow it'irtl the ouctook for >1 <-ottou
crop in lliiiupPut eouuty this year Is
ijgtei?tHllii?fly ?Ukuhj% ;
Letters From The People
Some year* Ug<P "Mr < i t3 conn<-|'| liuil
constructed a Horio* of cement crossings
coiHieciteg tlijP ] wi v? nn-nts ??f Matty and
l>eKa)1> ttftvot* At
tttftofe ('rowings vrore tart 'down uwie*
the snperviNioii *>t ?tu engineer, ami
wert? supfH?md to Ik* Toft at a proper
grade a 1 isiat>li.sluN| by e\|>erlmints
ofhijclrway i'xiHTts at varioiw times.
1 am i ? >'? l now thiit it b? proiK^I t<?
raise t ho middle of <'Ikv*? crotMringB t?>
conform with that of tihe stmtts a?
ui they ?iv avow with the iiUM*eaf*t!il
level i-misisl h.v putting Oil them the
si.tl which hiin hcen ha-ified there <hiring
the jvist week or *to. The tpuvrtlou
whhh naturally U raiwHl in my mind,
is: Hiifl a <t*u)>eient engineer been
??( ?i isM'l ted as (.<> th<^? 0rldc? an<l has lie
condmened the gra<le as established
hy the first engineer? <?r art' our
autltoritles going at It blind fohl and
laying up for ouv people further trou
ble ami which -will fra|$en
when the cenieiit. crossing"* are lowered
to the 'level as they now Ktaml. Should
t'hlK new levd they ju'ojk^v to establish
l?r?>ve to l>e t?>o htwh as t?? the lcvifl
of the center of the stm!t.
This matter is one of ?reat concern
to ms, foi- to attempt to raise thoee
walk ways of cement, there Is groit
probability that they wfUl 1>e broken in
the first moving, ami not unlikely en
tirely destroyed In tihe probable Seconal
placing. Thus doing away with the
only comfortable erossing on our mai'ii
thoroughfare during a wot. reason. And,
again ]eoiiodlKlng t he tnih'^Mt. of eon
struct I ve work any of iwllttVi" ever seen
attempts! on our stm't-s. It secant
to he a pity, that Much ail 'act. should
he done unless It Is* "w-i t?h> the advice
of a competent engineer aiwl Mien only
if he canjiot fTnd some remedy that
eoMUl 1m* put into effect without Kcehi
ing net. of vnuda'H/.m.
? ' . ' Tax Payor.
Wants-For Sale
TIRES!. TIRES! ? If you need any
unto tin-s at the old prlcj* call to see'
me. Tills*# also. Alain Street Fkfling
Station and (Jafrige, Camden S. 0.
Nixl.
WANTED ? Sultisman for Camden and
"vicinity. Commission OQiitraot only,'
for spare time or full time. We will
tend) yon to sell income protection
?through our five adbooll of tuatruc
t ion and lielp yon buLld a business
of your own. Massachusetts Bonding
and In sura we Comiwiny, Accident
attd Health Dept. Saginaw, Michigan,
Capital $1,500,000.
F0K SALE ? Mlilillon Porto Itieo and
Nancy Hull potato ]>lants. We are
Shipping cjrrHwi a day. Hush your
ort^rs. Now Is line time to "put out
ptnnt-s for eui4fv eating. f'Jnvty $2 i>er
|(KM> by express. .!. E. <rl1lls, UeiU
Iwrt, S. ('. 7tf
FOR SALE ? Twenty five white Pekln
ducks. Two to eight weeks old. 50c
and 7/?e <vtch. 1$. .J. Trnesda le, West
vllle. S. C. 8-9-10pd
TAKEN UP ? Two pigs, one red with
with block s]K>ts, tihe other black
wlt.h red spots. Owner cam get. same
by Identifying and puying for tJiis ad
vertisement an<l the keeping of them.
Apply to ChttirMe Sanders, rfd 3,
lk>x 2. Camden, S. C.
WANTED? A com |>e tent douhlo-ci)t ry
liook kooiH-r. Camden. S. C. Man or
woman. Apply in own handwriting,
Drawer 2(52. Camden, K.<\ Htf
TAKEN I'P ? Ited and black s|X)tte*l
pig, al>out two months ol<l. Taken
up about 3 weeks ago. Owner can
have same l?y jmylng exponne. John
I'egues, Jr., 1211 Campbell Street,
Camden, S. C.
CEDAR FENCE POSTS? Large round
vim's. 7 feet long, average 4 i s inches
across small end with plenty of large
? ?lu-s mixed in for gates and corner* ?
'!<; ? ** 1 1 1 1 s each delivered Ln cur lots of
1 h ? iii* in<?re. Draft with bill lailing
;i 1 1 a 1 "I ie< I Fre? I Alibi, I'astover,
S. < VI)
?JIM' AltHIVKI) ? ? hie .a-.- of |..n|
wind ?hl?*ld i)inl ula>s. Ii > higher
Now ihnn when my order was placed,
-o v,... tnc at oiiee if you want one.
t It. Spradle.i. 121^ Main Street spil
| i(l|{ S\LE ? I-atli* for sale. Apply
j Hi- rv Savage. Cnmdon S. t' tf
I' VIN T ? >n\e money, on yo.ir paint
i \vk ;i i m > u t I ho SoiltheM; Co t ?
j ? . ?- 1 ? ? . ( 'o'.v t in** Win. I\ ui_\ at
! ' > M ; Ca nnlt'ii. s. ? '. j: f.
I I II \ N> ? r.nprovoJ mil ? ~ T .? T . c.?sy
I* t w.nTr w . < '.I ? 1 . ? ti ?
' < i '
?\ FI A FT DEANS.? For sale at S3 oO
)?'-r btt^hfl. Fine as stock forxl and
I uoii-U rful soil renovator. W, E,
lli iidrix at IMne Farm, Ovmdcr. S. C.
j W \NTKU ? S? rv>ml lift ml r.rp:ir^ Ad
; .lr.>N J'.-.x 228. Walter Park'-- Cam
<i? n. S ( olt-f
AGENT WANTED ? For Wnrthmore
Hair Preparation. Soe or rail on
Madam K. B. Briton. 1713 ("Jordon
Street. CamJpii. S. C. 20tf
lf*KU?N ioitWfJg V/AKNINm
Say* Thbi In No Hrw to Mvo Out of
Till C?nv
"Art' ivo aily belter off now il>i> i? wo
wero Ijefore the k^oia t war in tiuropc?
Iii many iv*|>ectH we aro, from a finan
cial Htai?(l|M>in(. I-Ivpedally In this ho
with the farmer wlnvse. OWU garden
fuinUlu-w vegetables, wibose owp COW?
provide milk a ii?t hut-tor, whose meat
and jKiuMry ?ud broad are raised on
hi* own pla<??," says < 'oininissloncr
Harris in philosophising oves the sit
nation. +
"Such u fanner us this is al>le to
li >ld |<> his ( l ops produced for canrii,
until fljU<\h '''in' n.s he sees fit to sell
and got a profit far growing it. The
farmers that have practiced this mot li
ft] lia V 0 had an easy time to get ahead
U'titl to lay up sonu' cash by reason
of it he war time prices.
"Folk* who <*o?tinued to live out of
tin <*ans ami j>ai>er sack during the
entire war |>erlod havo not laid by
much cash.
"Thoro aiv some thing* tdiat the law
ran t nut) and this is one of them.
Vou oa n't legislate iuoro moat and
bread; this can bo <h>ne only by uso of
wumcIo wnd well directed brain. Now,
if there was ever ? time when we need
ed an Increase In food product*, both
for man and beast, W is now?for we
are faring a young famine. Not only
1 1 the United States, but virtually ttoe
on biro world.
"X want 'to urge upon every farmer
tn Soutih (Carolina the great iini>ortaiioe
tills year to so arrange aud diversify
hb* crop as to make Ills home self-sus
taining. The farmer who falls to do
tilils and has to buy nt'xt year every
thing to eat for his stock and his fami
ly will pay the highest prices that have
ever been knowtth The party w<bl?
thinks tihat living is going to get cheap
er in Just fooling himself. 5
"The latency <?f the season, Im'th in
the south, and <ln the coin belt states,
coinliiued;wlth the scarcity of tabor at
tilio preiient,- asjiuro?-. lis 4 1ml. we < wi
ll ot make n bumper crop. So 1 Waait
to warn all farmers to propfrre for war
in time of i>eacc. Now, if there is not
enough food to gc? around, what good
will your money do?
"Money can't buy any food if there
is none to Ih? bought, ho take heed,
farmer*, while you have time to pre
iNire for your <>wn homes. for you (.-an
raise these things for less tlian onic
half?of wlurt you vrill have to pay for
them. Ho, frojn a business -standpoint,
It will ipay you handsomely to ral.se
them. Remember, when a farmer raises
his own supplies, he. 'has h'.ilf financed
his <-otton crop."
Lancaster Lawyer Marries
John T. (J reen, a member of the Lan
caster har, was married in Atlauta last
week to Mrs. Mary Alice LaMawde of
Hlriuinghaw, Ala.
Don't get a divorce until you have
seen "My Husband's Other Wife" at
the Majes4ic next Tuesday.
We write Fire, Life, Accident, Live St6ck
Hail, Plate Glass, Automobiles, Parcel Post
and Burglary Insurance; furnish fidelity and
surety bonds and sell Real Estate.
We thank those who have so liberally
patronized us, $nd will appreciate any busi
ness you place with us.
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CAMDEN LOAN ? REALTY CO
I. c. HOUGH, Manager
' 1 . ? ?? ' ~
Chevrolet "4-90"
TOURING CARS
AND SEDANS
? $ '' * - . ' ( ? t ' -||
For Immediate Delivery
Clever phrases do not make serviceable automobiles.
Beautiful pictures do not always make good-look*
ing cars.
We claim good looks for the bodies and mechani
cal efficiency for the chassis, but these claims we want
you to confirm by such examinations and tests as
shall be satisfactory to you. ? . ?
Power, Durability, Convenience, Beauty, Comfort, Easy
Riding, Safety, and Simplicity of Design
are all embodied in the
"CHEVROLET 4-90"
With your order placed now, we can make
immediate delivery
George T. Little
THE UNIVERSAL
iMarch 3,. 1920, the Ford Motor Co., advanced the prices of Ford cars because
of the increased cost of production. No specific announcement was deemed neces
sary at the time, but it has developed that misrepresentations arid misquotations
of these advanced prices have been and are being given out. So to safeguard tafjf
public against the evils of misrepresentation, we herewith give the present prices:
RUNABOUT .... $550
TOURING CAR ... $575 wlth <lunl olecfrlc Btar""K BmI
in ? 8'ystem ?
COUPE - $750 with dual electric Btarting and U
lr*: system and demountable rlma ^
SEDAN $875 with dual electric Btafting <w75
ins wystem and demountable rims
. ?
TRUCK CHASSIS S? $600
-JWL
>? ?
(With THieumatic tires and demountable rims $C40) ' " ?
Tlie?c pricos nro all f.o.b Detroit. - *"??*%?
d V * . *v
Fordson Tractor $850.00 f. o. b. Dearborn, Mich.
. . ??' ... -i?
We will be pleased to receive your order, pledging the assurance of tfie bjjffif.
possible promptness in delivery. ... . -
Kershaw Motor Company
TELEPHONE 140 CAMDEN, S. C. Pi L "
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