The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 08, 1920, Image 1
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CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 8, 1920.
VOLUME XXJ|tt
CALLS ON UKMOCKAT8
u Hr'i> Munnre Campaign For CqX
-rlftd Koonevolt. >
job? a*ry ?**?*?
?tic Cuiuiuut<vu>ttu frotal South c*ro"
^ tlH> foUow,u* ?**???*
",h(. iviu.u .nts of South (*uroUna.:
Kv,.,.v u>?? of sense who owqm bin
' piucf Of busies curies ail
Lmn<- ** ,ORS b-v
Tliis is'-ckltal busiueas *?d
J iohii or whuuu who neglects to iu
, 1 1 hi ? 1 1 iituouat ncknx^arjr to -pay
^premium on the i? -V Ik consUWrwl
Z& luaeoa. wi??t if i ^out<rt*n
4 ? ibm t</d?i.v ''v,''-v ***** hoUH<'' -W
i'^ and business In tho South i*
;Uroat"??,(l >vllb ,1%lructlou a,,(1 "Uit
>M a ,uut|l <o>h contribution. you could
ti,or<fau lri*ur*ue?? policy ugaiust loss,
f0?UI you W?U? ?t? 'Certainly you
l9uld 9H<1 ^ly. The campaign be
' m HiailMtt hy th"
' BepubltoHU jnn'tv, threatens the peace
Una tafrpte*?? of *vour boitt*s' tUe P1**'
of your huslu?i? and your very
cirlli^tlon itself. 1 have never krtowu
a meaner, bitterer it ml more contemp
tible stotiomil fight since- the campaign
of 1800.
Republican speakers take as their
,>K'an, "Tii rii the rebels out." and they
>?'ik of the InfUieiMfc of Olir statesmen
in Washington as though they were
gliPii oiiomi'-s. I ' ven the Republican
candidate for President has decended
to the level of the extreme South
hater aiul has .\penly promised If lio is
Fleeted to lake a band by Federal inter
ferfnee with *<> ca Hod Southern out
rign- against tlw blacks, Their hatred
pf PreshliMit WHson is not beoaufce of
lis Atitocra t le ways or his Advocacy of
llio Leap"" "f Nations, hut by reason
of the fact that through the enactment
of ilio Federal Keserve Act, lie Farmers
Loan A< t. and .alter legislation ho Iiiis
deprived Wall Street and the money
leaders of their power lo control the
' fiirrciiey. i !??? hanks of the Country and
to destroy tin* business men and farm
pr< of ilif South 'and West by cansiog
janlcs ;i i will. For tho first time In
sixty year*, the hanks have loaned
money to Wail street at higher rates
if interest limn I hoy pgBt^ in *he^
South. Tills has amused and , dutn
foonded the high financiers of the
" North and they are determined to put
an end to It by furnishing the Republi
can unlimited funds te buy the presi
dency. The t X'timrrn He party can ex-j
pect nothing from Ihe millionaires, but
depends ,upi hi our farmers. Kuboring
wn and business men of the South to
help win the fi^ht. Won't you help us
ave tli?* house, from being burned by
tho republican radicals? All of you
have more weaJtli than at any time
dnoe the war between the States. Tou
owe it to the Democratic party. Don't
h? deceived and go to sleep. This is
'he most vital period iu our history
and we ran only help by sending
money to fight the devil with fire.
Our votes are safe, but funds -are need
ed to send the speakers 'to the West to
roach the men and women whose in
t'rests are the same as ours, and to
eontrarlict the ii??s tbat are Iwing spread
broadcast l>.v th?> nnprincipnled republi
can office ?,.??i<ers. Don't wait too
ifnj. ] >,, jf nmv aIH] ief tlie world
know that you are aw&ke to the dan
?fr- Stand to your leader who is mak
s'lfli a gallant fight in yoor be
l"lf. Semi your dollar today to (Joneral
W, an. I .av the states
Marriage.
Marru-tl ;it ih<* homo of Probate
Judge \v |,. McT >nwoll on Thursday
1ji?i t September .'iOth, Mr. Joseph
Murray Smith, of Camden, and Miss
fc'il'ip Unvi.l .Jeffors. of Blaney.
Urates at Kork Hill
I' l'? Hilton, recently of Columbia,
Inn '?rtritmlly <>f WestviUe, Kershaw ?
^'untv. 1i;iv bought the stock goods of
0. C. lW?r & ro.. of this c"ity and will
m <M. Is take charge of the business.'
Mr Tlilinii plan's to run off the present
an<l then remodel the store and i
fhango t Kindness to Kom0 degree,
plan* w i 1 1 be announced later.
TT.ll Record.
Attention, Sir Knights;
are '-ourteously urged ami re
fn attend tj)0 conclave of your
r ^'mmantlcrv Tuesday evening, Oct. 12,
.,ft2Q, at 7 o'eWk. The Temple degree
ho n.t.ferml on a large class. The
;r,fand r^jnmar,der R. E. Sir Rryan E.
"f Columbia, will pay us an ot
^ vi?it M each Sir Knight l*> in
?nif0Yn, an,! ,,n titmv
<'<?urteoualy, your*.
R. T Goodale,
C3ou(m>and?r.
TKADK AT HO.MK
Sf4? That the Produi(n . y?iu Im< ur*
(II South Cai
Columbia. Oct. 2,? la the recent Is
sue of th? South Carolinian It was
stated tliut the South Carolina Develop
iu?'ut Hoard 1m Marling h state wid.?
eamjwign to ask South Curollnlaiii to
buy agricultural products grown lu
South Carolina and manufactured ar
ticles "Mude iu South Carolina" Several
numbers 'have asked t !?*? board to iunke
Investigation as to th^ purchase aud
hhIo of food stuffs ami munufai'tured
articles not produced lu South Carolina
and the possibilities of home cousump-1
tiou of the state's products. <*?o. H.
Wheeler, Manager of tin* Hoard has call
ed attention of fbc citizens To the great
sums of tnouey sent outside the state
for purchase that could be made at
lh>m?\ iu the following statement : South
Carolina is fortunate in havlug printers
engravers and lithographers of the first
class. They deliver tb? goods promptly
and at lesser prices on recount of sav*
Ing transportation. He sure and see if
tjjbi} cheeks and other printed blanks
you are using, were "'Made in South
Carolinu.' " At a meeting several
months ago those preseut who made a
uractlee of patronizing mail order
house >? wore asked to hold up their
'.un ids and It developed that over half
were purchasing merchandise from far
distaut points aud were passing up the
merchants in their iiwa home towns.
K.'W people ever stop to figure up the
sum total loss to themselves and their
neighbors following this practice. When
they send their money to the mail
order houses it leaves the home state
circle, the merchant, the hanker, the
farmer, flu; clerks, and the home Jabor
stand a small chance of ever seeing the
money after it leaves' on its long jour
ney. Communities, Counties and States
grow and tlirlre just to the extent of
th(,ir citizens practice and thrift and
pride and interest the citizens take in*
their home industries. The South
Carolina manufacturer and merchant
nay their taxes to support the home
government, construct and maintain
public improvement and contribute to
iiharitaUlo causes. ? yet some ? of tlK-ir
neighbors insist on patronizing . con
cerns that pnv little or no taxes in
South Carolina, but on the other hand
pay out a per eentage of t?be receipts
from sale* made in the state, to build
up tlfe largei clUes of the north, east
and west. Let us patronize the busi
ness men that mingle 'Hid ileal \vU4t
us." -7. "
Camden Lawyers Win Their Cases.
Attorneys K. 15. Blakcney and M, L.
Smith of this city were at Ohesterfield
last week attending court where they
appeared in the case of the state
against ,r>r. <?eorge W. (iregory and
(ieo. W* Gregory f Jr.. charged with as
sault ami battery and attempt to kill.
They were charged with shooting
Claude Griffith, a wfliite man. in August
1910 and the jury is this ease was out
only a short, time.
Later during the week Attorney Smith
was connected with the defense of E. O.
Ingram and T. L Ingram, tried jointly
for the murder of Birch Kirkley on the
streets of Cheraw in Septeml>er 1019.
This ease also resulted iu an acquittal
after the jury Hind been out only a
short while.
Last week Attorney Smith appeared
us counsel for Carlos Corbctt tried at
Orangeburg for 1 lie killing of ihree
men near. Sal ley last year. This case
also resulted fn an acquittal on one
charge, hilt Corbet t was returned to
jail to answer to two other charges of
murder. Later he was released from
the penitentiary on a bond fixed at
$10,020 by Judge M'auhlin. Mr. Smith
will be associated with this cas?> in
future I rials.
Buying Cotton Seed Also.
?In the half page advertisement la*fc
week in The ChronW announcing the
live Htoek company of Cam])hell & Zemp
at the ( >ld I>atham's stables we er
ronously left out the fact that they
are paying the bext market price for
cotton seed in addition to their other
lines.
Fountain Being Removed.
The drinking fountain in the mid
dle of the street at rorner of Broad
and l)**Kalb streets, given t<> the city
by a humane. society a memorial to
lliehard KirkUmd of the Civil \Var(
is being removed from its present loca
tion fo lower Broad strevt opposite the
old l-atham*s stable*. With teams
stopping i/i the middle of this impor
tant hroughfare it made traffic con
gestion and it was on this account that
It had to go from its present location.
HKPTKMBKR IIONOK ROM,
hir Stu<U>ut* of fMiutku Graded *i??l
Htfib Srlioyft For First Mottth.
Grade 1 Marguivt Goodale, Mario
Mm up, Grave Itohlnsou, Alice DePat*,
Kin! V ?iuoilul'1, \>ri 'I'ra |?i*? With
Webster.
Crude 'J. Willk Hallo, i .'a rollno
Houser, Geu?v? Jonea, kveiyn Play?r,
Carolyn MvKaiu. olive Hfttiti, i/enora
Itliawe, Adele Savage, Mattie Shaw,
Archibald Beat tie. Hour/ T.ee Clyburn.
Grade 3.- -Bewtou Buru*? ^Urv?n
ftiH'kalMV, Robert Kennedy, . Duncan
Lang, KhvcJl Hay, Rocbvtyie Sheorn,
Catherine Royklti, Carolyu Buruet,
EllKabetb Cureton, Sarah Forte, Inesc
Garduer, Nauule R. OirdCQr, Neil
Goodtle, Virginal Halle, Lucy Klrk
land, Sarab Mill*, Nancy Pea roe, Caro
Utte Richardson, Maureen Sowvll.
Grade 4.- Molly Blackwol', Evelyn
Bniiv, Virginia DoLoaobe, Edith Good
ale. Robci-ea Zoni'p, Louise Watts.
Grade 5. George Tidwirll, Millie
Porter, Moultrie Burns, Billy Lindsay,
Ola re -Bruce.
d. Harriot Whitakor, Mar
tha West, Mary" McCoy , Paffly Stewart,
Jennie Smlru, Sarah l*e Pass, Mary
Cureton, .lumelle Haile.
Grade 7- ? -None.
Grade N.-- -Christopher Vaughn. Mil
dred Gardner,
Grade 0. ? Emily Wooton, Margaret.
Mills, Basil Unu-o.
Grade JO.---.Mary K. Hough. Estolle
Williams. I. aureus Mills.
Grade 11.? Edna Tiller, Margaret
Jenkins,. Cecil TruesdaV,. Oakmau
Ila.v. ^ * t
RESPONDING TO THK CALL.
Dollar Democracy Campaign Fund Has
Commenced in Earnest.
Our .appeal f<?r the Democratic cam
paign fund issued last week has mot
quite a liberal response from several of
our citizens and we expect to he able
to send National Cba-irm.au Marsh quite
a handsome chock within tbe next
week. Semi in your .snbscrihtion to
The Cbroiilcle or drop in at the Ice
Cream parlor of E. L. Mosoloy & Co.,
and you will receive ptoper credit. Tbe
following have sent in their contribu
tions to The Chronicle:
W. A. Edwards $19.00
Dr. .1. T. Hoy > 5.00
W. B. deLoacb _ 5.00
Mend-? L. Smith 5.00
The Camden Chronicle ... 5.00
Douglas A. Boy kin 1.00
Mrs. r it. Tates"^:r..'.:.:: . .. - 1 .00
Those who have left their subscript
t.lons the past week at Mosoloy's place
are as follows:
W. It. DeLoacbe .... 5.00
S. I! Mickle 5.00
E. L. Moselcy ." 5.00
J. M Moseley : 5.00
Dr. AV. J Dunn ' 5.00
s. M. Latham . 5.00
It. S Williams 5.00
T. J. Arrants 5.00
h. H; Schenk j 2.00
W. Sheorn ; ?... 1.00
S. A. Burrier !1.00
A. Clifton McKaln 1.00
David Wolfe - 1.00
D. W. Hall 1.00
. H. C Singleton . 1.00
S M. McCaskill 1.00
J. C. Vlllepigue ..." 1.00
I. A. McDowell 1.00
W A Clarke 1.00
James Sheorn 1.00
M. P Davis 1.00
M. Hillings 1.00
M B Williams - 1.00
THE CIRCUS IS COMING
*
Sparks Shows to Exhibit at Bali Park
Here on Oct. 27th.
Sparks circus. Mll^d bore for the
past two seasons, but each time was
prevented on account of quarantine
against flue. had Choir advance man
her ? fast week to make arrangement#
if.tr their appearance in this city on
Wednesday. October 27th. They will
show at the base ball grounds near the
Seaboard freight depot.
This show lias appeared in Camden
several times mid they have always
pleased their patrons. While it is not
one of the larger sbows. it is ihigh-class
in every particular and their advance
iiKin tells us that it has recently been
equipped with all new horsen nnd puts
up one of the very finest street parades.
The advertising car will refadh the city
in a few days a fid it will not be long
before every vaeaitt bill board will b?
dressed with flaring posters heralding
th" ''ominz of the show.
More Women Resistor.
Addle Grlgaby, Lillian M. (JrlgKby
Bessie I,. Mt^askill. Roma Lyles,
Florid* S. Parker. Kate ? I?. Ward
l/inntH W. Alexander. Hose K.
ander. Callie Williams, have bad their
names. piaeed on tbc registration IMs.
"*-* "* ? I *? iii ? pq ... ? -
rKTlTlON KOK fAVINW
Soou to II* I'l. 'si-iitrii to The !?>??
liol<l? rs of Camden. v
?*> ?'?
P*tl|loUM have btwjj prepared ^nitl
will soon be iu circular Ion among our
oltl*ou8 asking (hat city eouncii of
Camden order an ehvtiou to submit to
J.UJl qualified votfru of Camden (lie qu^
tion of ls^ulu g, for the |>urjM>*? of Im
proving the streets and sidewalks, eou
pou houds to an amount not exceeding
$200,000, ?t u rate of Interest not to
exceed si* per cent per uuuuiu, paya
ble lu forty years after date, with the
privilege of redemption after twenty
years from date. Said coupons to be
Ksuwl iu blocks at different times In
i bp discretion of clt.v council.
Petitions reading "We, the under
<Ikii?hI owners of property abutting up
>n Broad Street of tbo city of ram
den, between Rytledge aud DeKalb
hereby consent to. the city of Camden
1,1 'vying an assessment upon our prop.
?'i.v for the purpose of paving Main
Strrtpf, between Rntledge and DeKalb.!
njion condition that ?a!d city pay one-'
half of the cost of the paving of the
iipoi) which our projyerty abuts
as provided for by the act of the Gen
eral Assembly, approved February 14
iaio."
Petitions of n like nature will he
circulated from Arthur's Lane to Rut
ledgo, from DeKalb to Laurens, from
Xaureps to Chegnut. ami from rlie*,
? nit to the Seaboard passenger depot.
Then from Church street on the West
t > (lie Southern passenger depot on the
<'as| end of DeKalb street.
Such an arrangement would give a
continuous paved roadway front the
store ,?f Rhame Bros, on the south to
the Seaboard passenger station on (he
north and from Trinity Methodist
church on (he west to, the Southern'
passenger dc?>ot on the east. I
The petitloYv^vUl soon be Iu circula
tion and wc hope that they will bo
'literally signed. \oa rly every city of
any ?|*e j? M|r Kll,ln, S^tes ' C<UJ
?boast of some_ paving and Camden Is
far behind in this matter. If we make
a *tart with this much outlined It is
.safe ,<o predict 4bat-tho movemcntwlH
spread to all the principal s.hrce(s of
Camil-Mi and the high cost of the up
keep <,f our roadbeds will lw done
away with.
TODAY'S GEOGRAPHY. j
An Interesting News Feature Soon to
Start in The Chronicle. ~
Headers of The Chronicle wlH be In- 1
terested in a new feature soon to start
in this paper entitled "Today's" Geog
raphy. It helps j*ou to keep pace with
the changing of the world and contains
charming stories about new and old
countries, new and old people and
strange places. Information which lu I
the light of kaleidoscopic conditions,
t'he text books cannot Supply. Furnish
ed to our readers iu co-operation with
the National Geographic society and
the United States bureau of education,
()f Primary importance is the fact
that the material contained in the fea
tures is used in school work. It is
made the basis for lessons and special
instruction in geography. In almost
every community throughout the fa nd
pupils will require this material for
study, and they cannot get it excepting
through the columns of the local news
papers. Besides the pupils thousands
<?f others wlH be interested In the fea
ture on account of its attractiveness,
it H merit as reading matter, and be
muse it contains information whioh
the majority of them want and cannot
KW In any other way.
Less Cotton (finned This Year.
According to a report mode public j
l>y the bureau of the census and banded
to us by Mr. L.. A. Shiver, the county
ecu huh enumerator for ginnings, there
were 4,880 bale* of cotton ginned in
Kershaw County prior to September
23, lQ.20t as compared to S.G00 bales
glniypfl for a like period in 1015).
Specia' Services.
There will be preaching at Antiucb
churcb next Sunday, October lOth, at
11 o'clock. All members are requested
to* he present.
('. W. Shiver. Church Clerk.
'rtiree Women Arrested.
Three white women. Inmate* <>f a
house In fhe lower section of the city,
were arrested and placed IP the etty
prison on Monday, and later released
on bond In the aum of $100 each for
their appearance before the city re
corder at a later date. A vagrancy
<*harge was "docketed against . them.
The women were notified several
week* ago to leave the cltjr, but re
mained here after b^ing notified, hence
their arrest.
S.MOKKK ON NKXT TIII1KK1MY.
I'eople Will Have Cfcjuice to L??rn
About Chamber of CotuDirrrti,
At u meeting of tbo campaign ocm
lulctcH* which has undertaken tb?? re
sponsiblliiy for the expansion ami re
organization campaign of the Chamber'
of Coimu?m\ held Wednesday, dftcl
alon wax reached to hold the ft rat of:
the public meetings in amielpstion of
the movement ou Thursday next. ? >i t
11th.
This mcvtlug wlli take the form of
a smoker. To if wiU iuvjtod Citi
/ens, not only of Camden, but of the
county and surrounding district, for
emphasis will be placed in the coining
effort to rebuild the civic-commercial
orgaulzatloft on the vo-openatton sought
1?.V people of the' whole Cam<h?n sec
Hon.
One or more speakers ffptU out of
town will make short addresses, there
will be a brief explanation of t Ik*
plans for the now chamber wnd those
who uiay attend will be given oppor
tunity to expresa their views or to ask
for information. The committee in
f l'->r?e makes the emphatic statement
that no effort whatever >vl1] be made to
enlist membership in (he organization
at this or any other preliminary moot
ing.
?The campaign committee consists of
H. K. llallett, chairman; \\\ a. Hqv.
kin. Mrs. I,. A. Klrktond. Mrs. lOdwin
Muller> J{. it. iMtts c r whitHker,
L. A- WiMkowsky and W. Robin Zemp.
Oilier committees will b<< named within
'? f -w days and the active preparations
for t he. expansion campaign will be
pushed with vigor, according Jo mem
bers id' the chief committee
Regarding the plan to Include the
whole of Kershaw county In' the scope
Jtud activities of tho new Chamber of
( omnieree. the statement was made at
the campaign headquarters yesterday,
tliaf this has been determined upon be
< iiust of t condition existing 'here and
the fine opportunity presented for ere.
atlUg a new oj'ga nidation whkli shall
hay ?ipiit Influences for advancement.
< aiuden, as the natural center of
n large el vie and li ? de areu. has~ finr
chance to build up a chamber of com
merce which will be quite unlike most
??Tin,?S(i iV ,h,S counh,.v?% it was said
rhc relation between the people of the
c?fy and of the .country are cordial.
There Is none of that condition some
times found elsewhere described as a
feeling ?f isolation cither tn ?fm ^mUv
"I the clfy. We certainly ought to
!]'' ? fh'? for advantage of all
.r! QI ot th0 district.
"The business men of Camden ore
absolutely dependent upon the people
M the coqn *,f just as they, are upon
lie people of the city. They realise
this relationship. The 4>eople of the
county In turn are dependent upon
those of the ity. Thore is an inter
dependence ( which a I) recoguize.- There,
fore in the creation Gf a new Chamber
of Commerce, we want to make it
county-wide." -
li is said to be probable fbat when
tht new by-laws arc gdopted, the nanrn
or the organization will l,e changed to
Hie .Chamber of Commerce of Camden
and Kershaw county, or some similar
words, Indicating that the countv is an
integral part of the association.
Within a fyw days announcement- of
tho smoker will ho J, Those
?l?.war? """ "" Oil IZOHS will
I?|) to lo prewnt ami begin ir?r?
ot ?>"=? oommunilv a,.
?'K-l?l,on wjllch IS a I ready ?,?|rr
Cotton Association Me<1inf.
There wifll be an important meeting
of the Cotton association on Saturday,
Oetober Oth, 12 o'ooUk at the Court
house. Kershaw coutity will organize
their division of the Export Corpora
tion. All farmers wishing to ship cot
ton to Europe for better prices will do
well to attend this meeting.
Jj. W. Boykin.
Chairman Kershaw County Cotton As
sociation.
Farm I^and Sold.
The Adauison tract of 7.V) acres legat
ed '?iglit miles north of (.'aiuden was
sold la?t week to Henry lavage.
The Whitnker tract of 1!50 acres, five
miles w?'*t of Camden was KoUl to J. R.
i.Mnkins. '
Rot li sales were made through the
C. P. I?uR>.?f A <'<?., real estate agency,
and represent in the aggregate $U?.2O0.
By Another Name.
"Want a wishbone for a Ford Car,"
said n northern man as be entered the
Kershaw Motor Co'*, garage. _ Mr. Mr
Kenzie, the proprietor, did not want to j
profess ignoranee, so Mr.. McKensie
turned him over to Mr. Trapp, the;
service man, with the result that Mr.!
*
Trapp procured a radius rod, which
proved to be what the stranger Wanted.]
A ?
? M.Al.l- TOWN HA1TBNINGH.
Folk are Folks AH Over tM Rutlro
Country.
(By Hoiu'tt c^ui lU'ii . )
When on* travel about he U^iriid ?
number of very interesting things. H*
learns, first of all, that folks are
From Maine to Toxas it ml from Florida
to Washington, In big tojkvns and small,
folks are actuated by the samo hope
sod ambitious and faiths and f?ara.
Thoy are striving to got money, to earn
fame, to win sweethearts and to mak*
hOIMCS..
Their standards vary but little, and ,
fhe quality uion call culture, which
Is but acquaintance with books and
good manners, is not less universal /
than the use of talcum powder.
The elty num. who has learned to
dodge surface car* and taxleabs, fwhi
that he Is wiser than his country bro
ther. The oouutrymuu, who has loavn^
jed to dodge the buslufss end of a mule
feels that he Is less wicked than the
city man.
The provincialism that is common
to both city and country keeps each
of them In Ignorance of the other's
vlrhires, ami out of this ignorance
grows the assumption of superiority
and the myth that city dwellers and
country dwellers are distinct breeds.
The city man and the countryman
are, in fact, brothers trained toi dif
ferent schools. The difference between
them is superficial ; their common) par
entage is in their bono and blood.
The ignorance of The one concern
ing many things -\ls balanced ,by the
ignorance .of Mie other concerning as "
many more. One gets from life many
things the other misses, but misses
other things of equal value. If one
appears to have higher seat, rest as
sured he pays a price for it.
The city man is prey to the atmos
phere in which he lives, It is an at
mosphere of haste. Hecauso others'
hurry, he hurries. He canters rather
than walks. * He speaks rapidly and
sharply, lie Is a machine, geared, to
match the speed of other machines
about him.
The atmosphere that persuades him
to travel in high has a similar effect
upon bis spending . He spends in high.
Iking a city man. he must live up to
the city. He dresses well because bis
associates dress well. He lives up to
a Ktaudiml. not down to his purse. And
becayse he dresses well and lives well
4WWl-#pejHtsvfrReir to hold his end up.
the high cost of living 'has him by the
scruff of the neck and is making his
life a burden!
The countryman
But let us begin at the beginning.
One cannot wholly understand a piece
bt oak flooring until lie has seen an
oak tree.. L,
Our town .Is. in many particulars,
as like other American small towns
as one pea is 'like another. We liAve
water and sewer systems and electric
lights, but our streets are unpaved and
our sidewalks are but dirt? ? ? shaded
dirt walks pressed bard by generations.
None of our buildings are more than
two stories high. When we Wish to
brag about our town we telfl bow much
the new school house cost. The school
and the churches are the main centers
of our. community life.
We have four mail trains each day. ?
When the mail hags nre brought over
from the station wo gather iti the lobby
[of the post office and talk until tho
general delivery widow is opened. The
postmaster distributes the dally papers
first, in order that those of us who
have lock boxes may get in touch wkh
t he outside world without delay. If
there is a screaming of unusual import
someone in tho lobby will begin to read
aloud and the others will listen. Then
we dlacuss the news while waiting for
our 'letters. The letters are distributed
after the newspapers, and the circulars
last. When one Is In a hurry to got
baofc to his shop or office, ahd stispocts
that the post master has begun to dis
tribute circulars, be rails back through
the partition to ask whether the letters
arc up. and, being assured that they are
closes his look box and goes about his
business, foMowed by those who have
no interest in mail matter bearing
one-cent stamps.
On Sundays the first - train eome*
before we are out of bed and tho
second while wo are at church: but
the afternoon trains find u* Idle- and wr
walk dowti to the station to watch them
come in.
Of course the trains are frequently
late, and while waiting for them we
talk. We are all dressed up for Sun
day. and It is a sort of social function.
There are nover any ladles present, ?x
rejrt those who expect guests or those
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