The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 30, 1920, Image 2
BRING THEIR OWN WELCOME
Itobln and Dandelion Loved by ChIL
dion Throughout tho World, and
Eagerly Looked For.
Someone has unit) (lial the dandelUNi
la pre?awliuMiri.v th?* children^ rtower,
for II grows all over the world and la
known and loved by I he III do on?a of
every qui Ion The robin holdf the
same place In. the affeetlon of the chll- <
dren of 1 1 1 Ih eouniry li i .*? arrival In the !
spring being eagerly looked for by <
them. And yet a ehnmilng womau (
?eked recently while i*at?nlng to a
song sparrow mnl a white throat,
^I)ow m robin *lng. too?" Think of all
ahe ha* l?>si || ii.mn, at twlllgjit and
In the stiaiiner shower* ! Poor <*lty
dweller.
And tliut reminds me of an Incident
In a railroad yard In Michigan. A pair
of robins hullt their nest in it freight
ear, and lust an the brood wus hatched
the order came to send the car on to
(Chicago. 'Hie yardmen, after consul
tation. telegraphed tin- aittufttioo to
headquarters, mid the order catne in
atautly back to sidetrack till
the hahlea were able to leave the neat.
The men at both ends of the line were
country boys, without doubt,
Our own pnrltculur robins are back
In f till feather, fat, red and saucy as
*rtr. We ml#s the one who alwayfi
hopped Instead of running, on account ;
of aotna Injury In his youth, and who
was here every summer for four yearn.
? Chicago Dally News.
ECUADOR HAS FEW SCHOOLS.
Colleges in South American Country
Out of All Proportion to Pri
mary Institutions.
If the proportion of white* In th?
population of a country Is to he taken
as nil Indication of Its Intellectual
ntnfus, then one mlKht fairly expect
only ?# very uiodepftte Intellectual
? nehlevoment from KcUador. One of
the smallest of Andean countrlen; with
Its few inountaln towna linked with
the rest of tin* world practically not
otherwise than through lt? one Impor
tant seaport. Its entire imputation 1?
?wly ahout- -?idllUu?i and of tills
number nil are Indians and hlacks ex
cepting the four hundred thousand of
mlx'ed origin and a mere one hundred
;thou*anri whites.
At hesl, the twelve hundred piimnry
aehools, wilti a nominal allendanee
?of eighty -.-thousand. do noi ln.-iii to
aceount for all tli?> children of school
age, and the thirty or forty seomdary
schools have to do with no more than
forty-live hundred pupils, all told,.
TJke -all Andeiin countries, however,
I'Vuador u"l\?"- preferment to all who
nssuui" (o Follow a professional <*n
roer, and for higher instruction she
counts tin- three uni \ rr>it ies of omto,
Guayaquil and t'uencu, with six pro
vincial scIiooJk of trades and profes
sions.
MATERIAL THAT RESISTS ACID
Ntw Substance, Duroprer.e, Is 8* Id to
Be Adapted to a Wide Rang*
of UlH
Recent acl<t<rt?*iatlng material* In
clutfe such notable product* am allien
W*!*, I rtM rlcU-lu till COD, IlK'iu-l im-tiil
Mini various otblr jUioyn, Not iwil
Interesting U duro|?i ? ne, obtained Ii.v
the ebloHnatfon of nibbof. and roalit'
leg r^gcotf Chit readily atla<k rub
her, such as ozone, rillnuiH and iiltrlc
achls, hydrochloric acid, etc. Ueacrlb
lng.lt to the Liverpool soctioti of the
Society ot CllOtUfCftl Industry. Mr. A.
I.amhle stated (hut It ?*?? 11 t>0 0b?
tallied In th? solid stale ii h a. white
amorphous powder. It In soluble In
henzlue and e? >u I tar naphtha. earbon
tetrachloride, and trlehlorethylenc, but
tin* ordinary viirnlab I* a 10 per cent
solution in tntosloo solTeni naph
thft. This varnish dries quickly, lenv
Ink' a rolorless* transparent tllm. The
very thin film baa been InmiOpaod for
day* in caustic potash, caustic soda,
auunenla and the mineral acids? by
drnehlorlc, nitric ami sulphuric ? with
out si t;n of de< 'ompoHlilon, and It la
(|ult(> Insoluble In alcohol, ether, potro
leum oils, and paraffin. Being also
highly Insulating and very adhesive.,
duroprene 1* adapted for a wide range
of uses. It nerve* a? anil-corrosive
varnish or paint, for lining steel pe
troleum tanks, ami wooden alcohol
vat*, for building up eleetrleal con
densers, a* colorless lacquer for bright
metal work, and as a gas-tight cement.
VOYAGE FAMOUS IN HISTORY
Wooden Paddle Wheel Steamer, the
Golden Age, Paved the Way for
the Mighty Megantic,
Departure from Sydney recently of
the WI1H6 Shir liner Mepiutlc for Liv
erpool hy way of New Zealand, the
Panama rana I. tin; West Indies and
New York, recalls her historic fore
runner of isr.4, saySr llie Ne\v York
Tribune.
The vessel, the (Johh'ii A?e, was n
woo(|en paddle wheel steamer, belong-.
Ihk to the New York and Australian
St earn Navigation company. The In
temlou of the eompnny was to run six
vessels "\ i;i I'ananm," the Panama
rti II r? >11 ? I . capitalized at $7.tHM>,<MM), he
lm: I he connecting link on the then un
divided isthmus with llie West India
l{o\:d Midi Steam Packet company,
iaiiiidn;,' from Southampton.
The Crimean war. yellow fever on
tin- isthmus mimI other causes con
spired iu defeat tin' company's plans.
The ' Johh'ii Aire was Commanded hy
r.ieut. Ihivhl I >. Porter of the I'nlted
States navy, who afterward, hecame
famous as a I'nlon admiral during the
Civil war.
j The C.ohh'ti Age left Melbourne for
1 Panama via Sydney .and Tahiti, May
lN.~'l She reached S.\ dney oif May
11 wltli .".mi passenger*. Her cargo
Included a consignment of yold dust
and she reached Knirhmd ( tt *??> days.
The C letrac Way Makes
Farming Pay
When the armies of the world were clashing on the
battle fields of Kurope. the tank was called into ser
vice to perform tasks that would have been impossible
without its aid. Big guns were moved rapidly from
place to place over rough, wet land, seemingly, impos
sible hills were cilmbe 1, munitions and army supplies
were dragged for miles through sand and swamps.
Thus the tank tractor proved itself by helping to win
the war.
The ('letrac will d > yluir farm work as efficiently
as the (lovernment tank worked on the battle fields
of Kurope. You will f n<l it always ready, always
reliable. it will get your farm work done right and
save ymi both time and money.
No matter what the task may be? plowing, har
rowing. needing, harvesting, logging, road building, or
running any machine attached to belt. No matter how
unfavorable the working conditions ? swamps, mud.
deep sand or steep hillside, you will find the Cletrac
going unfalteringly through with its job. Let us de
monstrate iu>t what a Cletrac can do on your farm.
Write to
Carolina Tractor & Truck Co.
1214 Assembly St. Columbia, S. C.
ALF.X G. CLARKSON, Box 38, CAMDEN, S. C.
Sale* Manager for Lee, Sumter and Kershaw Counties.
OSTRICH AT HOME
Bad Fellow to Tackle in Fight, I*
the Great Bird.
Skulking Hyona Found This Out to It*
S\>rrow~rP?w Croaturts of O*0
Wild Car? to Mix Thing?
? With "PlumM.*
It was that precise hour WtlOiJ the
<11 ntnrit landscape shimmered with
beat, when the restless mirage hniig
on the horizon like visible dreams, and
when the only things alive out on the
pln[nii were t lit* dftUClng "<1 ii st devils
iind they war* Inanimate? ?JU1 in
the ?ky the afiacka floating which
would have turned Into vulture? If
anything hud died.
All the antelopes and the aebroa
were motionless portions of the shade
under the caudelabrallke euphorbia
trees anil all the birds wort? still.
The silence was the silence of heat
?parched, sizzling, frying heat, which
only the big lizards defied In the open,
or among the rocks that were blister
ing to the touch, i
Then came the voice, resonant, hol
low, booming, powerful, extraordinary,
like some distant war druih beating,
or the bass thunder of a lion, If lion
ever challenged -it midday. Rut
nelthter lion nor natives ever wore'
that conspicuous black and white llv^
ery, or stalked along at that tre
mendous pace as be came alone and
afar across the plains, booming us he
came. It was Plumes,- the cock os
trich, says a writer In London An
swers.
Plumes must have been somewhere
out of sight afar In a hollow, feeding
upon? -oh ! pebbles, for all I know ;
there seemed . nothing else. But the
animal docs not live that can escape
Plumes' super high-power prismatic
binocular eyes, which was why Plumes
came -back now.
When 500 yards away, the giant
bird left off booming; set all sail, so
to speak, which In his case meant
opening stumpy wings adorned with
beautiful plumes sufficient to stock h
shop, and? let himself go.
Till that moment he had merely
walked as fast as most beasts run. a
supercilious Gibson walk. Now he
ran, and the dust smoked out behind
him like the exhaust behind a motor
car. Anyone who thought be could
run faster, or half as fast, for the mat
ter of tliaf, was at full liberty to do
so. * ; ? " ? /J J
The striped hyena did not think be
could, hut he .knew he had to try; and
ho started up; ? invisible till then be
hind a cactus bush ? and raced for his
skulking life. J
Just short of the mimosa scrub,
Plumes caught him tip. The hyena
recoiled upon his own tjiil, snapping
fiercely to fight , the last ftght, But
PI nines, head back, wings spread,
wild eyed, five feet high at the' back,
towered over him like A/.rael, and? ,
be died.
One kick was enough from that ter
ribly armed, twin-clawed foot ? Just
one blasting down-stroke beating as
the sledge-hammer strikes.
Then Plumes stalked away, con
sciously -aware, of course, of bis much
smaller wife, hei'seir (julte invisible,
lying flat on her eight huge eggs bang
in the open, where the hyena bad been
stalking her. Aware, too, now, of
something that bad been a hyena "/be
fore the kick landed, but now was one
no longer. ' ?
Night came swiftly, as It does , In
tfiese parts, racing over the mysterious
plains, and Plumes, feeding far away
on the horizon, put up his tint head
and began to stalk westward in the
dark. The lions and the "thunder were
clamoring together among the hills,
but this time Plumes did not answer.
He bad other work to do.
Slowly the hen ostrich got up,
stretched .and faded' away to feed.
Slowly Plumes let himself down on
the eggs to remain there for the night.
His black plumage made him prac
tically invisible In the dark, and If
there were any who should scent the
nest, and aim at its destruction, the
great male bird was quite capable of
tackling them single-legged, save only
If they be not Hons, wild dog pack,
or one very big leopard.
A Boy*? Judgment.
Torre Haute Hoy Scouts have a very
capable drum corps. Recently two
, m?w member* were recruited from
'lYoop 10, one of T ti r? newer troops.
After they had bad their first re
hearsal wltfl the corps they mine bi\ck
to their own troops to ? ?? II about
it. says th<* Indianapolis News..
They brought their drums with them
and on the other boys' Insistence gave
?hem a drum duet. It certainly was
| n noisy one If not melodious and the
Hiiillerirt' was enthusiastic hihI adndr
i n cr.
After If was over and the two little
drummers were restiuu'. <>no of the
v-mnjresf members of the troop turned
* > one of the school teachers who was
?ent. "1 hnx'e n horn." tto said.
"mi ! can't play It enourh to he in a i
'?and. Hut I do think I could plnv It |
<n n corps for you don't ha\c fi> wat(|h
t>iA there ? nothin' hut the tlme|M j
Qualified.
??5?o. WingOlp. f 1 1 ?? aviator1, hat* h^
rop.? n vaudeville nee?"
" \ irHr-villp ace? 1 don't irct you."
' I't-'s brought down the hou?e foi
fl- e ?il'jhis." ? The 1 1 ? >t :i ?? Sector.
Their U?e
s??:! 1 bonder what the pup tent
?rr. V in the army?
Ho ? ? I g ie?*s ;h*?y \ -erp f < ?r th?
i g'vld'er ? who were dog t!red
Gotham.
"K\cr) now a imI then 1 1 II' [?i? acli
ar* pay their rc?i>eoti to New York,"
note* one, "and not only the preach
er. hut ot lid's. irerv> how an ex
f *?< I ? ? i it I officlu I cha rartci i/.e* the town :
"Vulgar of manner*. o\erfcd.
OverdrenHed and underbred,
lion rtle.?s, (jodlea*. Hell's delight.
i ( 1 1 ? i ? * i).\ 1 1 1 1 \ . m to I lewd by nlgnt.
"Dwarfed I lie man. overgrown the
brute.
liuUnl by Ikmii * mi prostitute.
I'll r pic roU'd u ltd pnujtcr clad.
Having, rot ton. money iiiad.
"A kiulruilnv herd In Mhiuuiou'h
IIIOMtl.
A wilderness of human fles|i,
Crazed with avarice. lust aiul rum.
New Voik. th,v name is delirium."
Feeding Fire Fighter*.
Fighting a forest tiro Is the iffeancst
game in the wofld. It takes real men
with well-laid plans to buck it sue*
eeaafully, Getting the lire under con
trol Ho hut one of the big problems.
Feeding the tire fighters 1> of c<pia>
Ifuportauce,
Hundreds of Ares hreak out e nil
year in the most Inaccessible parts of
the national forests. especially In the
wewtenu states. Some start frofu light
ning; others from eamp j|)res earele**
ly left unextinguished by huuters and
fishermen. Fvery one of those fires is
fought by Forest Service otllcers until
It ,1s completely out. regardless of
whether It takes a day. a week, or
mouths. The bigger liui tlrc^tlie great- .
or number of men required to control
it; Frequently 25 or ~>0. or even 100
or more, tire fighters are used on a
single tiro, where there Is nothing hilt
a trail leading to the scene of the con
flagration. The men can usually walk
or rhle t<> the fire camp, hut the great
dlfllcult.v Is to transport the heavy,
cumbersome outfit needed for cooking
and for feeding such a crowd.
Officers of t lie Rooky Mountain dis
trict hnVc solved {his problem by In
venting a nested cooking and mess out-,
tit. which Is not only comipjete I" every
detail, hut also compact and 1 iirlit in
weight. The .'SO- man out lit. commonly
i?^<mI on life 'national forests, .consists
of two units pack ci J in a tin and gal
vaul/.cd-iroii boiler, each by 1U ,by
10 Inches in size. The total weight of
tl'cM' units lias been reduced to 1(50 lbs
and they are balanced so that the w hole
' on (lit can i'e packed oh one horse, withj
one holler sliu.g from each side of the!
pin \ saddle.
< "cn^iderable ingivnilty was reipiir-j
I'd ; get all tiie nt?nsils a ml dishes j
WATEREE MILL NEWS
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i.rft Ho rljclit ^vtundlojc, I-. K Autlemoju. it t. i >a viH. \u tl.
CiinliiiciX J. J, Samlvrs It. 1?\ KoMnson, A. X. Uowcllvn, Hex \\ V "'ll1' ^
siHlntf W. H. DoiKy. J. Sliii W \ , Yn.uv.v TluoaH, H K ' ||,,? i, V?
linihl. J. <\ Hukt-r. ? <Ht>, lv
Tin* a|mve picture Is h ?? 1 1 > 1 1 1 > <?f Wa
terloo . i 1 ( 1 r il n 1 1 m wosc \\olk ill I lit* V i 1
lajte lias become broadly known and a
s'mllar 8j'?tPin l??*ln>i at (lopt ??< I h\ sc\
t i n I mills in this state and ii> % the
North. It Is tho planning ami law
making of this group which makes
tlic Waii'iiH' .Mill mi Ideal villas to
llvo III. It is the?e men to whom a
great deal of credit Is due for the
uiMiid I line on the fdh of .Inly. Wc
do not overlook. however, the men who
stood s<> loyally with these men on
commit tec*-. At the last meeting of the
aldermen. Tuvsday, .Inly 201 h. the
hoys of the village wpr? Invited to
*lt In tbo mooting with these aldiiL'ineti
!?? uet an iden of the problems tint
Hey take up and the goal for which
they are striving. The young citizens
were Impressed and It is hoped tluit
xeoil was sown thai night fin- a 'jun
ior Hoard of Aldermen.
After the meeting p'f'^luuents were
vowed and an inspiring address was
made by Mr. Jess Moore .who has been
elected from IMock 700 to fill the viu
'?anc.v caused by the* moving -iwav .of
o\ aldormnn Ike |)o|t'*uhl. *
Klrst H-iseimin ll ind llorrlly sprain
ed lil ankle badl.v at 'Columbia in
the I'acif'e game, ll's ankle l as been
treated and although lie will not he
able to run Wlth-ihp sa tno old~Tliiur
s|cmI for some time we hope to <t?oo
liini < 1? m? the eolors of Waterce Mill
iii the coming irmrie.
(Mr. \V. r. Johnson. foreman of the
Weave llooin. and Sir. John ('. Shirley.
foreman of tlm C'lolli li < " ? m ri'turiu-d
from a trip to Boston uftor having ,
helpful and enjoyable stay of ten <w
They have the highest word* of prai^
for the I^kwood-Grcene orgattliatlo*
of wheh they feel more tUau ever i
part of. ,\V|I feel these trip* tuw uu.
tolU Value l?t?tl? from a business stand,
point ami pleasure titaiulpolnt/No man
ku?>\\s It all. The exchanging of ideu
between the men from the South ami
the men from the North helps both.
801110 of the suggestions which the*
men have brought buck will 1* UN
hy the^e-mcn In their respective room*
aiitl undoubtedly some of tbcin will
prove profit able. yir. \\. T. Player
Yard Kureiuam unil Mr. John Saumfav
chief mechanic arc looklnn forward to
their trip shortly. It Is with prlfo
thjit we road the Boston letters refer
ring to the sterling qualities of tiu. r,.,v
rosontatlves sent from Wnteree Mill
. Mr. .lohn 1>. Shaw Is plaimlng oa
nolntf to Charleston Aligns! 3rd. to
consult Prof. Van Wuldon, heart
specialist, ,We all hope that Mr. Shaw
will Kjit fojuo help and Ijave. n su,-.
cessful trip.
You are the sculptor of your owa
existence.
. The. Koal you set is the' model by
wj'leh you work timl the present fi
? cln.v, .with wiiUUyoa trrr
work lap: ? molding your to morrow by
your deeds of today.
You can't remodel the past? tbe fa
lure Is only yoMrs to anticipate?bat
NOW. is your tlme-^iiid my tliw ? to
shape us \nm> wlj.1.
nt'Cdi'd i:i o'?okini: mid fVodtnjj: a crew
of .'!<> men. into tlicse two boilers. By
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can-ful nesting. Imweycr. tills wa^jic
<-<itiiM'i^li<'d. The holier also servos ns
,-i (?(Milclinr nti'iisi!. ji-i . ? I t lie oovor ns n
disli|Ki n.
The second nil It Is houseil In u ;n|.
vani/ed-iron boiler which is iu^ urfjT
for eOOklUK. -but serve* fur washing
clothes or hcutlrig water, the corcr bf
ing used as a washpan. ? Wallace Hut
chinson lu. August Popular Mcchauicv
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