The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 18, 1920, Image 10
TfDC EUtrUANT Tom OlMy
(By 0. A. I> )
'To (unny h turtle au? I * Jor
tofao in one and tb?* sam* thing
*eem to thJuk that u otte I* a
tortoise and m #reaf ?dj (, luu>l?crlM{ fal
low jierfoivc wuHt Ik? a turtle. Ah a
mutter of fa?*t, size ha# nothing to do
w|(h If, a,s a turtle may ho no bigger I
than a buffjilo nickel, while a tor
toise may Is* as mtioh a* a ticvr?M* can
("ill.
Ju many reaped.* the Iwu do re*eu?
ble each other, t ha t they haw the Ham#
ourtviix '"abellx" ax we <mi II them; tn?th
aiv ax toothless as a mouth old l?al>y
an. I Ik?(!> luivr I li** "S" sha|H< neeks
tbut enable tt'i'ui to draw In tin1 head.
it ennnot Im- A real 1 1 ?roi so
bo It big or little. always bas fully <le*
wloped leg* and feot, wherca- a tnr
tie's logs lutve Ihh-ouio flattened from
hjnmkMiik xoiuueh I line In the water, and
tho f<f?t have degenerated Into pad
dles. Turtles seldom leave tho water,
except at certain. M-asOna to crawl out
a lit t lo distance on 1 li<? >hftro to lay
their eggs In I he saijul.' Homo tortoise
also spend a lot of their time in the wa
ter, anl seem to enjoy It too, but If
water Is not accessible, they appear to
got Along Just as well without It. lie
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In otH- of nature'* a?Ui>table children.
Ho adapt* hUuself to hi* Numiuidlug**.
with an ease that 1m refreshing. <trltc
just Winks M* eye* nod take* things
at they ind is thankful when
they come at all. He never Krouihle*
n<> matter what If he ha?
fuodhe cat* If there 1* nothing to eat,
'he fast* an?J *a.v# nothing abotrt It.
If then* U water convenient he tumbles
in mid ha* the time of his life, hut
if hi* lot 1m ra*t in a sandy deaert,i
where ?? v?'?i Qovt falN to form at night,
Be goca right along acting as If he
had rather live there tliah any other
sjmiL on ?urth.
The shell af a lorloUe is not sim
ply a cure ring for the iKwly ilk** tho
hlM'll of a snail, hut strictly xH-aklng,
it Is a part of the animal* wkcJeton,
Ax strange as It miwuh, the^H>por ]m rt
of tho shell is the creature'* ribs;, and
the lower or tunler i>art Ih Its breast
bone. Queer Is It not, for ah animal
to wear if k skeleton on the outalde?
The jKwiton and direction of each rlh
can ho traced on the Inner surface of
the shell. The ribs are covered over
with horny plates which a re Joined to*
get her very much as aro the bornca In
ft human skull, Tho jaws of a tor
toise a iv m hard and keenly edged that
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ttfth would be wiperfluoUa. The un
der Jaw 1? Uluged t6 Ulliselc* *o P0"*'
erful. that wh?u l>o bring* item to
0toet with h naap, it l? almost Iro
powdble to pr.v thorn apart. When be
shut* q?? <?"?'? till***, woroiH
u? forget the .woirtilitM# ?,n<, t><U[|,t
unlock UU J??*. One ??f the mo*t In
t<>rvHtlng iooiwIkt" of III" tortoise fanil
,v> iK (in- ami ** m&m Towow*
peculiar to the OalapafOt Island*
group In the I?aciflo Occaq, atmut <M*>
uill? > off tho c?wst of Keuador, H> the
way: O?l*1?ago*, the ?M?W of the I*
way: fia lanugo*. title name of the lalattd
(ortolan. The*- big reptile* are the
nolo living representatives of a prehis
toric race whoso fossil remain* are
found watterod ovor S<mthern Europe,
India, aa well as North and. South
Africa. For Hundred* W JW thew
uncouth oreftture* have existed In their
inflated Maud boine, with m> <>?e to
molest or make them afraid. Kvpii In
historic time* *0*00 0* H?*J iKl?mlv<
Wv.v densely peopled fy w* two
deroiis slow-moving animals. H 1*
corded that in 1W1. at one place, a*
tuany a* a,?00 had bee.ll counted ty a
single flM-k, ami that I* wan possible
for oil* to walk a hundred yards. stop
pirn# from shell to sbell. But the ease
with wbleb tboy oan be Captured, and
the edible quality of their fl<*h. has
sieved to thin out their numbers until
only a miserable romnart is left. With i
the exception of the ones that have
been t ran sorted to zoological collec
tions In different parts of the world,
the race seems doomed to extinction.
Next to the Sequoias, the big trees of
California, these tortoise {ire probably
tho oldest living things on the globe
todiiy Of course, no one can say
what their span of life really is, hut
It Is stated that there Is a .specimen
still 'living at Port Louis. Marurltlus,
that was brought from the Seychelles
over l.'lO vears ago. The rcdords say
that It was a -very large ?poclmeii when h
trans, ported, and as they are notoriously
slow growers, jhere Is no telling how
m?nv birthdays It has celebrated. The
larger4 males have been known to weigh
400 pounds and over. Their post-like
legs, are massive out of all proportion,
and are wrinkled like those of the ele
pliant. TMrwln, the celebrated natur
alist. visited tho island home of these
Interesting relics of a past age and
gives ma try entertaining details of their
habits. He says they abounded in both
the higher and damper; as well us the
low and arid parts of the Islands.
Where fresh water was plentiful, they
seemed to enjoy wallowing in the mud.
He found well -liea ten paths converging
ut the water-holes. It was these trails
that 1 >01 rayed their presence to the ear
ly Spanish explorers. When they have
to go a long distance for water, they
are said to travel day and night, with
out stopping. About a yawl a minute
or four .miles a day was their speed
limit. As far as is known, they are
the only members of the tortoise famll>,
that have a voice, and they are said **
indulge In hoarse JiellowlngB that can
be heard f<?r long distances. A? this
sound Is only heard during the breeding
season. It is snposed to IK,* their love
song.' The female digs a hole In the
sand, and there she deposits her eggs,
covering them with sand, and patting
it down so smooth, that It. shows no
sign of having boon disturbed. The
eggs are white, round and hard-shelled,
while the egg * of turtles are soft and
leathery. 1 .
Jack lKuupscy. champion heavy
weight prize fighter of the world is
on trial in United Spates court in ?San
Francisco. charged with attempting to
evade the draft law.
Information Wanted
I.'. S. Air -Service is requested by the
Director <xf Air Son- Ire to obtain wide
publicity concerning tlio disappearance
of Lieutenant Sidney P. Thompson, who
was reported shot down in flames ot>
July 5 ,1018, in tho vicinity of St.
Gongoulth, Franco. It is hoped that
former officers of the 9oth Squadron
who know anything about Lieutenant
Tliom pson's la.?tt flight, or who can
sui*ply any information or assistance to
those engaged in searching the records
for facts concerning the fate of this
gallant officer, will communicate with
Mrs. Mary Brown, f>17 lfith Street,
N. W.r Washington, 'I>. C.. and to tke
Director of Air Service. Information
in personal files of offk"ors shows this
place to be located approximately 2
kilometers East of (Vnirciiamps and 15
kilometers Northwest of Mountdidior.
The Adjutant General's Office re
ports merely that Lieutenant Thompson
was killed In action on .Tilly 5, 1918.
No information on hand to show the
locality of his grave.
Notk? To Debtors and Creditor*.
AjII parties Indebted to the estata
of R. A. McOasklll, deceased, are here
by^ notified to make pay mem* to the
imdferaigaed* ?n4 all parties baring
<*taims ^gainst the said estate will pre
sent them dtfly attested within the time
pre?*ertbed by law.
<1 B. MrOASKILL,
J. O. McCAjSKILL,
t/uaHfied Administrators.
t'Aiaden, K. V.. .Tune Stfc. 1920.
NDKHKI) BY TWO HUSBANDS
Story ?( 1'iiuwuai Devotion Cornea From
\V?4 Virginia
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The death of \Bth. Joseph Powell,
At Fairmon. W. V?., has brought to
light h story of unimralieled devotion
of two ni4* i j , one ?? divorced hu*band
it iul the other her husband at the time
of death.
IVii iyi rs ug o MIsm ltoatrUv Hurl
)flt< Of Graftun. W. Vrt., lnvaine tbe
wife of Fred W. K iii tiii They hp
pea reft to live humbly. 'but three years
ttgo Mrs. Kuehn obtained a divorce and
married Joseph Powell at the same
time making provision for tin* ear? of
her two child ren by her former husband
Kuehn immediately enlisted In the IJ.
S. army and saw service In France.
Returning to the limited States 1?o waft
(Stained In the aorvrce and assigned
to ffecrutiug duty In Montgomery, \W.
Va.
Several months ago Mrs. Powell be
came HI, having contracted tubercu
losis, (following an attack of influenza.
No onirse could the secured and when
It became apparent that she must die,
Powell wired Kuehn, feeling that the
former husband had some rights which
must be respected because of the fact
that he Was the father of Mrs, Powell's
two children.
Neighbors at first were dumbfound
ed at tbe situation in the Powell home.
Then their curiosity turned to admira
tion when they saw the two men work
ing like brothers for the relief "and
comfort of Mrs. Powell. They bore
little resemblance to Tivals. No sacri
fice was too 'great, either of time or
money, or attention and abany a night's
rest was lost while both kept constant
vigil at the bedside of the afflicted
\yoman.
As the days went by and It bourne
apparent that Mrs. Powell must die,
tbfc tears of the two men were min
gled with those of the children. When
the woman died, she died in the arms of
both men, one bending over her oov oue
side of the hod and the other with his
face pressed close to her cheek on the
other. Both men kLsed her as she 'lay
in the casket before she was covered
for the last time'. . v ? . . |
Death of Hatfield.
Mr. J. J. Hatfield died1 at his home
just 'out of the city, about 9:30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon June 3rd, aged 58
after an illness of about five months.
He was treated by several of Sumter's
most skilled physicans and had every
attention that loving relatives and
friends could give.
The funeral services were held at
five o'clock Friday, afternoon by his
pastor, Dr. J no. A. Branson, of Grace
Baptist church, at New- Hope, near
Kembert. of which he was for years a
consistent member and deacon.
The deceased was a sou of the late
W. J. Hatfield and spent the greater
part of his life in Sumter county.
He is survived by his wife, who was
before her marrtffge, ? Miss Ella, Cato,
also of Sumter county, and five daugh
ters and one son..* His children are:
Mrs. W. F. tBaker, -Misses Eva, Lillian
and Emily Hatfiled, and J. J. Jr., all of
Sumter and Airs. W. H. Hatfield, of
Borden, also five brothers : Messrs. Q.
W. and D. A., of Borden J. W. and T.
II . of Camden, and B. F. of Sumter,
and two sisters: Mrs. B. It. Hatfiled,
of Spring IIlll, and Mrs; Joo. S. Ken
nedy, of this city.
The funeral services were attended
by a large concourse of relatives and
friends, and the beautiful floral offer
ings showed the high esteeon in which
he was 'held. Among the most beautiful
of these offerings one was from the
Kftirtutttlug of the Mutator High
?School, of wMoh bis hod wm ? hkmu
lH?r uirtW the <l<H-oa?wl bocame loo til
for hi* *6u $o attend wfcoo), ?
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ins; Bryan H, Buttar t? ,wa^l
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in# about 50 lulimtw.
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