The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 26, 1920, Image 2
HAITI: MAGIC ISLE OF
THE INDIES
l'h-lurc an l?lund more wonderful,
mm i! I m?i ? i? 1 1 l*i 1 1 m ti?? more ileitis M*
dowed by nature ovcu than the fabled
Kles that medieval m;< rliK i s loved to
dream about; u country of pleasant
peaks, chftgintftg vale* aud ferUlc
(dJlliis, an hlyllle land iit) In u sunum i
*CH.
Picture thru u land where flip ttv a
rice of . .conquerors, ruthlessly exploit
ing, bluMtVll promises ol prOjfrOHB j
nlmr llie passions Ol null have run.
riot; where tyrant ul'lff ?i>rani, |OII||
great, some petty, have wuded to
jiowor through pools of blood ; a land
from which tin* tfod^ of |H*a?n* and in
duatry seem to haVv turned a w ay.
Itotli an- picture* of llalli. th? rein
1 1 oiik bet wean whirl* country aud^lhe
l.'ulted Slates are now under dlsrU.H
idon.
To avoid iMiiiu-.li.il it must be e^
plained at the outset thai the name
Haiti I* used sometimes to denote the
entire Island, which In tin- second larg
?nt land muss in I In* West Indies,
sometimes to denote merely tbe Ite
public of Haiti, which occupies tbe
W?8t<|rn third of ItH area. The possi
bilities of ennt nsioii ure Increased by
the fart that tbe island Is also Known
us Santo I >mnlngo ami San Doiulntfo.
names applied likewise to tbe Domlnl
< nn Republic, which oeenpi"*' the east
ern two-thirds of the laud unit..
Tim name llalli Is much used be
? aiise li was the descriptive term,
meaning: "hltb laml." given to the
Klund by Its aborigines. This was the
favorite i.sland of the West Ipdies lo
< 'olumhus, who reserved for it the inosi
rompllineiitnrx name bestowed on i In
lands which he discovered- Hi-span
loin, "little Spain."' Something of ihe
impression which ibis heaulifi?J hiiiI
promising inland made on tin- great
discoverer can he gleaned from his
reference to II as a "Harden of Kden.''
?nd 140111 the fact that hp named l be
point at which he first sei t'ooi In
Haiti, December IV I IM'J. "ihe Vale of
Paradise."
History has been prodigal to the
island of Haiti uml has crowded one
interesting -au<f tragic event after an
,f?ther Into the relatively short span of
years since the eyes of white men first
beheld Its towering peaks. ( m its
northern coast, near the present- ( 'ape
Haltlen. tbe Santa Maria, which bore
Columbus to the new world, was
wrecked on Christmas eve. 14l?2, and
from its broken; historic boards was
^et up by the crew the tlrst structure
??rected by Europeans in Ihe western
hemisphere. This was the fortress of
Navidad, in which the men of the
Santa Maria were killed while Colum
bus was on bis return vOyage to Spain
to report his epoch milking discovery
nf "the Indies."
Karl her 10 the east on ihe northern
< oast oT (he Island Columbus built on
his return the firs! white settlement in
tbe new world. miming the little town
"Isabella" for ihe queen who had
made his voyage ot discovery- possible.
On this second trip C-olumhu* brought
with him 10 Ids miiKic isle 11 grewi fleet
bearing a large force of soldiers and
adventurers. After defeating the na
tive* the conqueror* Journeyed lo ihe
sonih rmei and there laid the foun
dations of the eilv of Santo I 'otuinuo
first pcruianeiit rit\ established I ? \ Ku
ropeaiis in Amcciets. tor man.\ .vcjit's
ihe most important. ompost ot western
'ivilizat ion and forerunner nf the
?oiintles- cities and villages :h?t me
'be seals todax of the industry. com
?tierce iinri culture of I li ?> three
n-n h
CAROLINE ISLANDS: AN
OCEANIC MUSEUM
WlmlevtM' tin- politic* t >ul'ir> of ilio
* foil n?? isliUuN, whit h . I ** p:* u y ? I
from (icrnifliiv. (lie* a'v ImhiiiU i<? tV
object of *? it'hMlii ?ii for ;;?? ti
? i Ht 1 o 1 1 > ! ii i mm*.
Willi hlliil till* MlllStlVt* sl.ilif
' tin * \v|l!' l " ' V ? f"\ tiJ'Mii ? III ii 1 1 i ^ > :
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! : i ; i : . i ' I r?< tun^ulur wailed
\i : vjfc[ i (i g **iov c (}?<? w u { i' n of a
T! mr U till I u goon, ?op
inuiil l>> a Iiiv.iUu uu-1 tbiei- tnllcs
louu. In all tills com - 1 ru< I i?>n tlUjfy tin
,.it fttocim w.'ir um-ii. \ i?p.u * ? i n ? \
4 lie; unto'ttcbcU l?y lion tool*.
Uim'i nf tttudy tnin couth metl IhflboJtW
(but tbonc mighty f tliio inonti
. uutiHloio i in- present natlv* i>"i?
ulfiff lptl >?i 41m* ? ii roliuc h.
Origin of the iiiibiiM- *tou? cqImi*
N not Known. Nlien money nee in* to
h?vte" *uppiHu t *h1 ih?' unwloldy xtonu
iti'.ks foi> "HpiMi II change" Jouy before
tin* \vlilt o man arrlviMl. I'hf wtone
"tttoiioy" ninth* from; Hmegton* <>??
? . ? i . ii.- ii |.iutniiii> <v a*t omployfO i"i
fii'imlt iv?? b.^iMnji intiiHi thun for Ken
t-nil < il? 'llnlliill. ll> M-C II l'i t ,\ IKIIM
theft nvuh nvxumJ b.\ lis weight. Spec
taiViiM art' t'ouinl illicit about the l?ouie?<
? >f ?fttl\ 4- < liicftuliiK. 1 " " o . ' . ' ?
Tiicbhl'fi ivefw . not InbaMi <?l, * 1 ??*
Caroline IkI;hhIm number more than
00 <>!' HiP total lAnd hivh of .'{00
viuure mile* :t<?7 -mmihc ?nib-'. Is polit*
Kmj of Mudl District anu G..e 01 His !
Wive*.
prised in i'oiiape. Yap, Kusaif and ilo
golu. or Tttak. lu 1UII l l?e t i?t :i I pop
ulation was about r?r?,<HM ?, and of these
fewer ilia ii -KM) were lOuropenns.
The Islands ?' x. t t*ii<I for about one
thousand mile* east tiiid west.. Tlie.v
lit' more than fifteen hundred miles to
! !??? cuHl of the Philippines and about
* thousand miles north of Now <?ttinea.
ODESSA: PARIS OF THE
UKRAINE
Before l In* war no city ol t lit* Near
Kust miIm* MuehHVest >o iimii r!> i'i'mmii
bled I'aris and Vienna in litv?-? it
ti i ^ It lite as did Odessa, conspictloirs**
in the tighiiux ol' Ukrainians. I'oles
and Bolshevikl.
Odessa liud hundreds of sidewalk
cafes. its municipal opera and Its pal
ates of chance. It had more than half
a million population, yet it is one of
the newest cities in Kurope. Moscow'*
history 4?xtends over u thousand
years, Hint of Odessa only a little be
yond a century.
There is a unique analog between
Odessa and the capital city of Hie
United Stales. Both were started at
ahout the same time ? during the last
decade of the eighteenth ceutury and
hotli were begun because of the far
seeing wisdom oT the <hief executives
of Hit* two nations.
Perhaps the oddest coincidence in
the tact that they both were planned
b\ foreign civil engineers of the same
nation. While Major i/Kufant was tie
vising the ' "city of magnificent dis
lames' to he erected on the hanks of
the Potomac, Voland, also a Frenoh
i mi ii. hi id out Odessa on the shore of
tilt* Black sea While I'resident Wash
ingtou was dreaming into ' being the
beautiful city which hear* his name,
t'/.arina t'atlierine the Oreat was spon
soring the iiphitlldin;: oi n municipal
stepping stone toward the chief object
of the Russian BerfV's stealthy tread
? 'oust ant Inopje
I. ike Washington, Odessa "a^ laid
out in the midst of a virtual wilder
lies*' antl swamp. An isolated Turkish
fort Khn ji Key. stood on the site of
the present city at rltf time, IT^M.
w hen it passed io Russia In earlj
years of the t'luisiiau era (?reek colo
nlcts hatl tal^n Hil\ a in ? i;e of the Imx
of Vdessa.
Until live years a^o tlir iwiluay dis
(nine hel wei n Odessfl mid Moscow was
more than h thousand mites, but h new
line via Bakhniatch i educed that dis
lance to Mil tulles I lie si e|< ni-diip
distance between ? ?? f ? - - ^ ;t and I'onstan
1 1 nople i 44 Ihk) mi t es
I'roni il?> hi-ioi\ it <* exuleiit h In
OtlessH w ; i > fat from a txpiral lius
Cl'v Nla'k. I ? :i n (IMImI the otil\ j
I, . -?? it tli i.. ? )il"'Hi i '<? tie ill.- .Iiapt j
; ' ' 1 1 . 1 1 . . - ' i i - - 1 ? t ' !?? -tit ? of .he i
l|'! \ t'l'v III II : I _? I 'u \ ? ? ? (>':?* 1 1 111. [
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THE O.- r !%'M.
skyscrap:::< chup.ches 1
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.lor ' : i j ? t < sjir-jety l.llZJlbcHl
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Hie < ?'U fiiuK'b fn|.!o*?.'?
"Tiefe j* ylegVH'l. pe_?.h:.lPS fi le l?ls J
(k?l',\ i fill t i li re Wy* ou< ? ?' mlri In
Con* .im? iimjiie \\ liu disliked l.ik broth
01' 1)1 <1 <1 i lied Id Itlllli il tlilll <> III''
?noil .i . o, hit of in* kiuj|ij(ii|i Con
?eijucntly i ho nionnrctV tutit* H
trr> < ii n At II ulgh iiiin ? i .nHII Ii1 UIO101
tain In 'i'h?jyui> ami l<-uit<vi " I i't?' h i
erh>?od. jntr.iri four liinuli ? ?? I ..iit -- ago,"
in trhnt seemed to be the ntteHrto**
cOt'lUM o f |l|i! (>ni'lll, . ? '
'? ion?i slcr.V c;i) cil ' *? i i ? ' ?
* i':i, meaning 'domic, It ill (In- ?k.Y
Af(t>f i ho original wu* bulii ?< lii'i ?
gl'OI|pl'd I llt-lll >cl \ OS iiU'IIIKl ilUll >.'1'
Inhabited for a while. Th^y wire
however, dually abandoned, wlih- the
<*\ Ccp | lUJI ol I llice \\ ll i I li til ill
4MKy~
"An we looked in wonder u! who de
t ached pillar of Hlnue we discovered
on its leemlngly unat t uinnhic RuuUuil
a bulldliir. This habitation- of in;iu,
half natural rook and half urilttcJal.
^coined most extraordinary, Our gulden
drew ttlttiUtioQ to the high* r precipices,
and an we grow accustomed to their
outlines we nihv on all sides moans
lerles tucked Into the ledge# of the
perpendicular vvHMk. The.v are not all
inhabited today, but tlie^.ure there,
heurlutf testimony that man has
(limbed and built and lived on crags
that seem Impossible for goal* to
'?limb. ?,
"The whole of tin- west ida in of
ThOtwaly lay at our few, and the white
mountains of the ['ludos range ro.se
'Ugged Mini Imposing before us. At
i he base of the rock on wlilch Trinity
la perched, like an eagle's nest, our
guides hallooed and heal with a stick
on a tin can found In the hushes. Soon
an answering call came back, and over
the precipice, some three hundred feet
above us. the. peering fares of several
monks were seen. Then something set
pentlne flew into the air, and us It
dropped perpendicularly wo saw dan
gling fropi a coil of rope what looked
like a small fish net. Down eauie the
cable until it touched the earth at out
feet, and the net proved to be a
large-sized rope bag which opened and
spread out Ua.t on the ground.
"(Hie at ? time we were. Invited to
step Into tbe middle of this net. and
aqua I Turk-fashion. The edges were
?gathered together onto u large Iron
hook, h slioui was gi\en and the uet
soared upward, while Its occupant fell
somewhat like nn orange at the ffot
torn of a market woman's bag.
"The asceiit takes Just three inln
utes. Occasionally the openwork ele
vntor swings Into the rock with h
bump, but the monks >n the top wind
the windlass slowly, rnd the humping
doe* not hurl, ami as n compensation
the view grows more beautiful ever\
second. At last ilie lop was reached."
A MUSICAL ADVENTURE
FOR AMERICA
New spapcr di>patche> state that
llicn* is a plan al'ool to have a na
tional carillon at Washington. 1>. C..
as a tribute to i !??* soldier dead.
Contact with the nn-n and women of
Flanders li?>* directed. American at
f cm ion ??? ?i?e kind of music, vital in
the national lives of these people,,
which cannot even be heard in this
country,,
A carillon Is made up of a set of
lower hells attuned to the intervals
of the chromntic scale, usually cover
ing a range of -four ocluve*. To attain
such ? a range the hell producing the i
lowest note must wulgh several tons, j
while the .smallest weighs scarcely
I went \ pmimts. ,'rin* Nells are conuect
ed to a keyboard ? ?r to a clockwork
mechanism which causes their clap- !
pers to strike. j
Producing mu*?r from ihe hells re- I
quires great skill and dexterity on the
parr of the beiUoaster, for he must use
his feet for the larger hells, and the
muscles of hoth his wrist :md elbow
arc brought Into play in producing the
tremolaudo effect usually given. a
tine carillon Is not the remit of a
chance molding of metal but its mak
ing is jis much an achievement wrought
by a wis#* roinbinat ion of excellent ma
terial and deep thought us a Strode
varlus. l.o\ers of carillon mush- com
part; the t itiics to thosr of n pianoforte
in delicacy and to. an organ in majesty.
When touched by l lie hand of a master
like r>en>n. "he wizard of .Malines, the
ruiikii seem s in ? nine veritably Jrom
the heaven* and 10 settle in pea??? and !
benediction over the Mtrrevinding coun
try
hroui the even rims uf red top[>ed j
roof* and the trees of the sut rounding !
level spfl> e- :ii Mji lines 1 1 1 r- immense
Mat-topped <;<iihi< spire of Si. Horn- ?
bauld once .n.is?- i'|ie . ;i i h'-dral dated
from the i hirteent It ??ntui* .md has
for hundreds of nr> been Unoun the
world over :??r ' h?* r < i?ia rU Me silver)
? 1 1 1 ' i I i t \ ot t- III lis S?* tli'i- h iilteiitloii
had iiecn u * ? n n I'HiMii; t: ilw best
i.; i:- km?! !?;?' it* m.-ikers mniied
u r.'!?.it:i ' !ni ^ . i.<< In- ,, , f<
t>pr:i !ne ' 1 1 ? ? In ?i ? * ? i ? t 'i ? ?? t.. i.. Mud
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, rim's i\h l?e vera tfe>v the town council
'of York htifl reeoiitj/ jh)88C*! h 11 ordl
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lt< voiag<> having an alcoholic oont^ut
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quiring Hu> juuflutM-r la kIko a trill
limit' to t lie vtfiu't that mich iirttcto
i> no! lo Ik' iimmI us u iH'v^rUKO. Acs
(Or?ll?K !?? ih>IUh? official ovkloiKH*
leomo to thorn ever; .lay, t?t
of pat?>pt niHIictnos And ^
I boveratt*'* *rul mo** 0' tv |U(||
drunk* brought into mayor1* ,<>u n J
found <" Urlnklug eltW tech3
p.tuut uaeUlelnw*, Ihey 1
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BURNS & BARRETT, Camden, S. C
MACKEY MERCANTILE CO., Camden, S. C.
f
The Facts of the Telephone
Situation in South Carolina
By J. Epps Brown, President. , Jk ???
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Other Increased Costs of Operation
Coincident with the increase in the coat of labor. an shown In tha Company's
telephone material and equipment has steadily Increased.
The advance In telephone material prices is shown by tha following partial list
telephone plant:
wage bill Iba colt oil
of the principal unttt d(
Pol#
1914
5.70
10, ?6
28.79
4S.90
1 JO ft Class C Cheat out
1 30 ft. Class CP Pole
1 Pet. Mi. No. 12 Iron Wtra
1 Cel. Mi. No. 12 Copper Wlra
1000 ft. 1UO PI. 22 Ga. Aarial Cable 389.30
1000 ft 600 pr. 21 (la. U. G. Cable H49.44
100 ft. 4 duct dingle Clay Conduit installed under Asphalt Pavement ... J9I.8I
1 subscriber s Drop installed .. ?
1 subscriber's Station installed wall *et 13.90
1 subai nber's Station installed desk eet 15.41
1 section No. 1 subscriber's Switchboard installed 7430.00
1 section No. 1 Toll Switchboard installed 1994.00
Buildings p?r cubic foot ?
?
1920
lt.fO
19.00
70.?
1C0.00
697.44
1,791*
128 41
7.00
19.10
lift
17,140.00
5,240.00
.60
Pari
of to*
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Toda\ ilie average price of nil plant ma
ter. al is iiuwe than 97 per cpn> higher than
In 1911
There i< no present indication that these
prices will be lower
The combined effect of ;h<* increase in its
wa*;. hill, and t h<> prices of material, means
that it costs the Company nioi< than $200
to c<>n#ruct. maintain and operate the same
amount of plant that formerly com $100
The coat of construction concern.- the own
er- <>f the pr< perty. beins nairi for out of
the cad'aj a?<ouni of the Company
The ??????< i ? f replacement of the present
T'inn * ? f.ncernfi the owners * >f the property,
being pi d for ou' of the replacement re
ffrr-yr fiir.d
,)!:<? all of this fund wa- created
npon ,i tj;: of pre war co?t* Present-day
cd- * . r inadequate *o 'haf It must
Le r . ? i ; ?*d by n?'v capital when re
' '*n) 8 o ( g arw made at pre?ent day co?ta. *
nf * n? ???1 ?r currant maintenance
hIJ P * conc?rm the telephone
nr tu an PXpen8e of operation, paid for out
, . 0 ?*rnJni:8 of the Company at current
materlai coata.
Annua} contributions to the replacement
11 n' '()r 1 ke. Plnnt constructed today and to
morrow, concerns the telephone user, beta* ..
a?> expense of operation, paid for out of the
arnlngf of tli? Company; based upon the
coata of labor and material when the plant -
constructed.
The proaa earnings of the Company muit^
? ?Wflclept for tho daily, current operation
and maintenance of the plant, and to create
?? aderjua tit replacement fund to replace <&? '?
I"*'" ar tl)f%ind of Its service life.
7 can efficient and conll#*
uoua servloo tye uad by the public, or tb?
Prof?/?rty of U^lownen* be protevtpd.
The next advertisement will tell you why and what you cJi?n
aervice for the immediate futui
do to
ln?ur*
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