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IHE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. I). NU1E8 Kdilur and Publinhwr if Publish^! every Friday at No. 1109 Kr<u?d m??| i and entered at the C?m ien, Soutn Carolina postoffice as second cliias mail matter. Price per annum $2.On. Camden S. 4\. Friday, March 27, H>2"> KeckioHH Automobile Driving No yvcikiy newspaper in South Carolina is now permitted to j<o to press 'without recording at least two fatal ne?id<mts (?) caused by drunkra or criminally careless automobile driverH. Each week the matter be comes worse and will continue to j?et wor.ve until such creatures and such drink aVV '.eliminated ? from the hu man problem. 'The pity of it i.s they frequently run into and kill innocent traveler's^-people really of worth and who are important* to the families and communities. And yet apologists t an always be found for such drivers. ?Beaufort Gazette. Physicians of the state have been warned by the South Carolina board of health to be careful not to report doubtful or unknown deaths as due to malaria. The exaggeration of ma laria deaths is ?aid to have had a harmful effect upon several counties of the state. To anybody exegpt a man who loves to go to Columbia and hang around for weeks and weeks,'And who either hasn't any business affairs at homo to claim his attention, or al -lows his business to go smash, tills thing- of the legislature remaining in session until away in the spring must be a disheartening and dis gusting business; and unless there, is <ottie improvement, and that in short order, nobody will want to go to the Legislature1 except statesmen of tin ?ype mentioned. The trouble is that theie aro alnads too many of thai typo in the (iene.-al AssembU ; and the eonscqueiu e i.> that, instead of transacting the state'-, business and going twine, ami thtis gAing bu^iio--? and " he publie generally ;iii oppoiiun* ity t<> kiaiw wha' is what. fh?? \ hang <>n ii)*(rm:nab\\. aii'l keep thing- 'i a stall of s 11 >jK'lisi . Whether i: desirable oi' rot, the M;eds !*<?i .1 l'irsl-e!as.-\ oMtime politiea! revoiu t ion are l>ii::j: -<:\vod in Si.uth t'a'o lina al thi.-., linn-. '?? u-. < he" T?? 1 Kttyot' Vi . I{H p \\ 111? I Im- 1 ';iu???n( ?I . ? i he 1'.. - ? >! ' ? ? I'u I.'/ ? w > ;ire in ?: !* ? ' ' r ? ? wnin:, I 'aj^ra Ml: M < t y W ' 1' j ? ?' 1 V t t . \ I; U : r I ? t?t I " ? i ;<i wh.it : h-- i >nr,'i^ I'.iit*?>it mean to ( awil'.n ..:>? I ' r \<.ui < hii.ii on " l'ii >!. > '?> lv i u'i*at ? ilu? ;it ioti.'ii factor. *>i :ri:i? . th"?i' vvtm :i??? "native I a <<; " ! rr sitihs c! ^loriou- paM, making }*???? h and u in their ynU'U', miials the' Mtirriny ('oloniiiI. Kc\ olut.ii ri, Aijto-l?ei!uni an.I Rei'onst i lit t ioii <Ja'ys t!?*? hisl?u\ nia?!i' by thi'ir forbears. of which we .tie s<> jus 1!\ ptfu*!; aiui t>> tho-c who claim <arml?n as an adopted honn . civic, ;.ato an<1 t:at:onal ? >ri11(? will Ik- m -tilled; i.-.ya'ty country. a-niratioM-. and amh !n-, u\ ! ho Ios'i h iI, alv. ,i di i; i < v.' <?' i. I)i"i\ < s. r.i an Vi'y, i ,i tii ? ;?(;<!).' i ? .n i u '? -i i .! ./.i n? r., I ? > ( i r > i : t n. i. - .. < ?.. 1 * 1 ? ? a ? ' v . .. i r?S ' i n:? < n ? ?. ? : .' t; . ? ?: . \ ni. : .. . . ' ? . . i . ,i: . - . i .. ? <<? lit ' ?I, ? , ? :' ?? a , < . hi!d '. . : <:r. :i: ^ ... : ??? . _w.il.-. )? ? ! ' )i tj i -tt s\ >n ' ? - > ? ? ? ' : < . .i ? \ in '> .?',!? I \\ ? .,?11 ? u .; i. . ? , ai. [. : ? j: . >1' ' I .1 . cv ? v '.ho.iyh . ? V,, ? ? . ' i VNiif.il: i'ld- ' , ^ "I M u-l I ). I i(Jc ? . - b < Tr. re . .* Hi! Retord William l*r?nK Murphreo, ?.our.t> ."Uperintondfnt of otiucat-i on-elect of Pickm? county, dVd :n<;? 5sfl*urtfj|y gf pneuirr a"a. SCRAPS AND FACTS Interesting Note* (lathered Kroin Many Sourer*. The phea-tJijMt is tlu* beat earth quake predictor known, the bird crow ijiy before or during evvry slight ahockvaccording to it Japanese writer. A billion. dollars' worth of Liberty bojvds have been converted into .worth less securities, D'ied yak meati pften 100 years old f??' ii- the staple of the Tibetan diet. To feed their population, KngUin I, Scotland and Wales, have to ijnport ninn than nine months" foM sup plies. The ? he! imoyn, a new fiuit dis y^i ed in F.cuadoi, is described as vegetable jt.,. cieam, because tit* its white fleshj which has the consistency of firm ?ustard and the. combined fla vors id' .pineapple,. strawberry, and banana. Unlike the Chinese who prefer male children, the native \fiican welcomes a girl because her work at home is valuable and she has a cash price, when she comes of marriageable age, in cattle, goats, or sheep, The largest clamshell in the world, Weighing twenty pounds, is in the Museum of Natural History, New York City. - I'Yirty of the forty eight states eon sUtiitiiiK.,iJie Union have prohibited prison whipping*. Am uiicollec ted balance of JJi 1 .r?,00(>, 00.0 oil centenary pledges' due the Methodist church (if tin- South prow* that it is more difficult to pay than to promise, "Will you have a drink?" was tin? first question addressed to me in New Voi I hv nn publisher. "Cwk * ? toil, shei'ry; port." ''Hut where do you yet it from?*' I bewail, astonish ed. "I'.iom the rabbi, who lias an ai'owan<-c ot tin gallons of sherry a year for spiritual purposes, of which )\i' retails nine." "A Tour Through America." by Cecil Roberts. The Lapp> train their dogs to act a- living lint watei. bottles, always sleeping between the tent wall and ? human being. to project him from 111 a f I. ().ie third of Scotland has changed Ii - linuuy h the real estate market dm ii'.;'. llu. past six years. K a! e (i. the i.iilroad regulation pro hibiting I In- u>e of intoxicants by cm p'?>\i'-. ha-- been amplified by the New Yoil., N< \v |lamp.-hiie and Hudson !.I . i. :i \ ; i? i lit !uuo na i. ot "cs. \ |!i iti-h aviat?o fly nu over \ i?. l. M'.'-'M ca:ries a letter sewed 'II..- !?;> i -.at stating that if fire ? i. ' ti :ied unhavmi d to t In I!? l >h >? i? , !, i i i -t ue! s \\ ;!' i eci-iX ? | t- i lii.i'i ,i ? : ? or apoj'ovimati i_\ J s i w I n. e- : ?1 n g .i.? ii"' |>( i maiient '.viiM.iir 'ini i things: wealth without i ? ?::i?,? ? i i?. < it ni e without argument, i:<?: ,i Kingdom without government." 1 fin ? Apologues and MoraN ?>I Shaikh Mu-di^al Din. Persian poet of M'.'O. a descendant of Ali. Moham med's .-.oh in-la w . \ew (Ionian stamps are to bear t' ? pot t rait - of noted (iermans. \ orai' i? chicken flying into the 1 'div^Lt of the locomotive of a fast ( in.id.hi p.i s Milliei t rain extinguish i i i a using delay to the train. I'm. chimes from the four huge I- : ;iat make up the new carillor |!.i?,! a a a t^ilebei a n fa i ? ? e ? : na ?? : ho ?e ? >'f the o!r| be 11 * ? ? ' ? ' .I f. ? ? : ! . . m'>?? ? . 1 ? I ? !. .! e .? ,4 , . - .I'-mi a II ?ila- i).. : k - ' '.i fit v ; ? a: - u; \t ha' ? oun ? ? .nigh p. i ? n:' v . i'.i '" ' " -uii h .\ I ? ? ? /v..u- o) ! rj ! 1 ? 1 \ u ? i i;".;' ' . " ? ' ? ? he o; . u i na '? t ' T : r > ? m '' e( na k. ('ali* 1 i I ? s -I ,i III- - V\ \1 - !i.l ? i. .1 a mi ? I - >. ? - v \ . i ? r a a. . < i. i l; < ; . i; . . i ^ < In1 > f ,:n n..e. and J.'i fm na: ? ? I ma: k. tin ? w , v i: . ' I- ! .i >!? e, ? , i i.' i \ . :; ? K i ? ! a ? < 1 Iu..\ m.?r? ., I' ll ? a rid?. .J '1 :n . ub - h - I.'. ?; 'h *) ? ;.' . i. i . i ii. , i ..i ' ? - e - .i ?* i 11 ?' * wo > ,-M. ,-d of h ' t I 1 ? K' 'i.. x .1 , of ' f i * pendulum r * a-.. perfect a clock, bc : ?v i h time rn> pendulum c'ock made. Tin prei?enco of time cannot be f? .t, >orn. heard, nor weighed About on#? out of fvery thousand fux puppies is born bairU*?s, and. a! though healthy, remains hairless throughout life. The playing of cards and dice was forbidden in Spain as early as A. I). I.",87 by John I, King of Castile. Kate books are being registered genealogically in the. same manner as blooded stork. 'Die Pathans of the mountains of Afghanistan live without school <, j)olice, lawcourts, taxes and, free from tin- chains of civilization enjoy the blessings of barbarism. Certain African tribes paint their Ihi.Ih1- white Jig a .symbol of mourn ing. The speed of the waves was meas lived on a trip from Southampton to Trinidad. It varied from one mile ail hour to a little more than eight miles an hour. Some 50,000 passengers have flown aeros> the Isnglish Channel since the Armistice, mosj of them traveling in Jb'iti.^h machines. "You ran see a much cleaner show today in a burlesque house than on the legitimate stage- There are three clean musical shows in Chicago that ?i|-e 'turning them away.' They artf drawing bigger houses than any smutty show ever got."?Fred Stone, famous comedian. (las warfare was not unknown to tin* Spartans, who in 4111 B. C., in besieging the cities of Helium and Platea, burned pitch and sulphur un der the walls of the cities to breaK down their defense? by suffocating the defending troops. The first America!) flag ever ex posed to enemy fire was that float ing over Fort Schuyler, near Home, New York, on August 1777. Sixty billion cigarets were smoked in tin- United States in M>24. Windows in York Minster, -Kng l;.ind, have not been washed in more thitii *?(><? years. An interesting court scene waji re cently cnactcd in Chicago 'in a per sonal injury case in which the plain tiff, after four physicians had testi fied that hi* was hopelessly paralyzed threw down his crutches, and, walk inn about the room, revealed that he was an investigator for the defendazu railroad, and charged that he had conspired with an attorney to obtain a verdict fraudulently. It cost t\tenty limes as much to recruit-the 2,100.000 men who fought mi the Union side during the Civil War a^ it did t<> recruit the 4,800,000 ra^-ied li\ the United States in the lah- World War. A device which wends out wireless d i*ti e->visuals from ships automat ically has bcjcn invented. The S. (). S. c;c! ::ri(l the latitude and. longitude of the ;,:.j icki a \ u.s.sc!. aic given. The 1'inct intelligence test proves ;nat hoys frftm Hindu, Mohammedan, and so .railed outcast families are as intelligent as are the boys of the Krahman caste. President Coolidge had a new su't -made in Newburgh, New York, in a union shop and each garment bears the union label, according to the Gar ment Worker. Rabies were known even in Aris totle's time, he having written an article about the disease, A recent ice crack in Lake Men-, dota was s?? severe its to shake all tht buildings along the lake from, in iudij;^ the great University of Wi (nji >rn ! brarv. Ac a v <?? a ge of m-m ;i . eight carth ? p.iak'.-- ;.'c s i-corded weeki\ a* tile Haua:n \ o!e inn l)l>-t iv.itmj ( ciiba v wis puhii.?hed ;it Iftilon ?? I1 t'. Ue gland. n ;he e.g-tecnth " i?;. . 'I.i- u ;i?ti r i !' ' I:i- pa rush : I"'.'.' h.i,\ r;i_r that a'! nnmarriod I'i . - ?: ? m- : i 11 an 17 yea i?? mil ;t \< ri >? l .. Ya ? giaduat< u :i be n Iiim'iI admission t?? Yale !t" la passes the examinations. \YIo*iem s')epherd- of i -. wear a '"fit: s-'ranfl of hair on th<- other w . s i diavi head. Ii\ meai: - of thi: st i a mi the faithful hope to h.- pulled nn ' ? ? '.i a\ er. 1 it-- iJa.-tjUe >rvp>u-.? i m? ted ? re - ma: i iag< by throwing i jar ?o wn i . ?c . unt ng ' r.i frag n t ? 1 h < a: : ..? I 'I s.. I;., 1 y. .: <iai.ger r.tiielv t"P?nl:ng <>%??!. \ ii i ;? ' m ? " lug men* t'rrwi a i ei a;; ' ,?!i ij: '.'o ba.-e permits in f tiatK l.s of uate: which ?ofti-p the , *. I 1 * ' i i ,.'.| - i I .. ' ' ? ? \ II . I U ' 'it t he *' i ' I'.a;, i* ,. h< ' n Sut^.ia;. a as ?: b aiii e !? ' ! ' : . \ <*b: :: a s ... c as l.'JO i 1 K (i ? ? ? ? i : w< :. pre ? ;? , 11> Ki. ?;h: - ; b, K'.ni!i.i I <i!m , w r, i "i ; :n ?. r, ' a - 1 i a n<: a i k> pt n pas iuii - (? ? l ? ? ? ' \ a'? ? u1 of fence*. About Jo p? . ? ? t,t i :' tra rural population of Kus.?;a is now ? . rolled in eo-opcrativc enterprises. hue to a process called compensa tory growth, if one kidney of a dog S* removed, flie remaining kidney -will almost double in *\xc within four or five week*. I>u?* to the weather last year, the ! female flowers on England's hazel nut bushes bloHSomeU before the male flowers, resulting in a crop failure. (Jorillas and all the animali of nu? j t11re native to the region are pro. ! tee ted in a tuact of territory "J5Q square miles in area in the Ilelgian Congo State. An eighth of the deaths in the leg intuition areas of the United Mates are caused by heart diseases, this b" mg the most common cause of death. FINAL DISCH AKCK Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on Tuesday, April 28th, I92fy, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as Administrator of the j estate of Kli Arledge, deceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said Administrator. L. C. CLYHUKN. Camden, S. C., March 2t>, li)2.r> Wants?For Sale WANTED?To buy automobile in good condition of some standard make or would exchange equal value in real estate for nearly now car. Prefer Dodge, Ruick or Essex car. Address Camden Real Kstate Exchange Co., Camden, S. C. or telephone 226. 52-sb WANTED?One small used safe. Ad dress U. N. Myers, Broad Stifet Filling1 Station, Camden, S. C. 52 sb FOR RKNT?Two office rooms on corner of Broad and DcKalb street. Apply at DeKalb Pharmacy, Cam den. S. . C. 52 sb HAVK YOUR?Oil stoves repaired for summer use. C. M. Coleman, Camden, S. C. PURE CLEVELAND Cotton Seed, ? dclinted for sale. I)r. S. F. Bras ingtori, Camden, S. C. 52pd WANTED?Will lease or rent for one or two years five or six room dwelling in desirable location by responsible family with no child ren. Can furnish satisfactory ref ? erences. Address "N. C." care The Chronicle. ' 51-52-pd I'ORl) COUPES-Excellent condition i 11 every respect, offered at a bar gain. Address Little Motor Com pany, Camden, S. C. 52 p<l SHINGLES FOR SALE?Apply to Dr. S. F. Brasington, Camden, S. C. LOST?Grandfathers Love Letters.? You keep the letter and send me the envelope with the stamps on it, send anything in old U. S. or Confederate stamps. But be sure and leave them on the envelope. I nay cash for all 1 use. J. 11. Bailey, Box 52, Gastonia, N. C. 52-1-2-sb NOW IS THE TIME to have your re frigerator and ice boxes repaired and relined. ('. M. Coleman, Cam den, S. C. FOR SALE?Salsbury cotton seed, one year from originator. For prices, etc. phone 100 or sec me. J. H. Zemp. 51-52-sb FORD TOURING CAR $35.?and it runs. Address Little Motor Com pany, Camden, S. C. 52 pd POULTRY?Live broilers, weighing from 1 1-2 to 2 pounds for sale at 1*513 north Main street, Phone 300-W. . 52 pd OFFICE ROOMS for lent in Crocker Savage building. Apply to B. B. Clarke, attorney, Camden. S. C. ?19 sb A HUPI' TOURING CAR?New bat tery and tires good for $150. Ad dress Little Motor Company, Cam den, S. C. 52 pd FOR SALE?Three milk cows for sale or exchange for fat beef cat tle. Apply to B. M. Hall, Route 2, Camden, S. C. 52 pd FOR SALE?Ninety day velvet beans $3.00 per bushel freight paid any point in South Carolina. Peas $4.85 per bushel freight paid. Address Rembert Plant & Seed Company, Rembert, S. C. 50-52-pd FIN E PASSENGER TOURING CAR -All tires good, for $100. Address Little Motor Company, Camden. S. C. 52 pd FOUND ? Pocket book containing small sum of money. Owner can have same by applying at this of fic e and paying for this ad and de scribing property. PEANUTS?For seed, for feed. Valu able for the family. Especially val uable lor growing children. Five bush* N and over $1.50 per bushel, f. o. b. C^amden. Half bushel by parcci post for $1.00. One fourth bushel by parcel post fjOc. \V. A. Edwnrdd, Rt. 1. Westville, S. C. 49tf DODGE SEDAN?A wonderful buy for some one. Late model and fully equpiped. Address Little Motoi Company, Camden. S. C. 52 pd FOR SAI.E?L?.ng leaf hi-ait pine C. If Barrett, Camden, S. C-. 52-4-pd I'OR RENT?Two houses on Rroad stre?-t. Apply t.> 1.. A. Wittkowsky, <;imd?n, S. C. 50 sb FORD SEDAN ?A aa! buy. slightly u?ed, not abused. Address Little Motor Company. Camden, S. C. ?~>2 pd Ih IN NEED of a m-w battery a rea- I sonable allowarce will be made in ??xrhang^ or you: old battery. I'.ro.wi y.rt-ft Killing Station, U. N proprietor. .p.i vh AMI R RIVER PRIVET for H<^kom Evr rcreen plants well rooted Per thousand, one year old. $6.00; two years oid $10; three years old $13.00. In lots (if ]0,000 or more, one year old $5 pi-r thousand; two years old $8.00 per thousand; threo years old $10 per thousand. Ad dress T. R. Hamlin. Sumter Form Nursories, Mt. Pleasant, S C. 50- i pd ? ?.. WANTED?N?. 1 pine logs. Highest ca*h prices paid; year round de mmnd. Sumter Planing MKAp aad Immk+r Co? Attention E. S. Booth, s c. 29-er HOMES FOR SALE Six room bungalow, double concrete wall con struction, large corner lot, south and east exposure charming outlook, best residence section. You will recognize a real value at $5,250.00. Eleven room brick residence, ideally located exclusive rooming house with large rooms for tea room and shop, could not be replaced for $15,000, largfi lot, fronts south, our price for quick sale is only $10,000 We have a number of beautiful old homes with ?the tvpical Southern atmosphere which we will take pleasure in showing you. The prices are reasonable. FARMS FOR SALE 100 acre farm two miles north of Camden, young orchard, IJ5 acres in cultivation, 65 acres pasture and woods, two clear water streams, large new born and good servant house. If interested see us at once. The price is one you will not ask us to reduce. BUILDING LOT Let us help you select a homesite. You may have the impression that lots arc high. We are fortunate to offer a few well located lots at most reasonable figures. Let us prove it. Tell us what you want and we will try to find it. We will not take up your time trying to sell you prop erty that does not suit you. C. P. DuBOSE & CO. PHONE 43 After 6 p. m. call N. C. Arnett, Phone 321 Don't forgjst ua when you need Fire Insurance. WIllTTON GENUINE PART? CO,, Columbia, S. C., Tho largest Parts Distributors in Umj entire South. A complete stock of genuine and " replacement partH for all cars and trucks. aug. 7-sb SHOE REPAIRING?Call at the Red Boot Shop, 619 Rutledge street, Camden, S. C. for shoe repairing A. M. Jones, proprietor. 50-6-?b FOR HIGH CLASS Electric Wiring call Will E. Johnson. Stockroom at H. E. Beard's Service Station,, phone 486. 3-pd j FOR SALE?-Several used Ford can and tracks, some late models. Terras and prices right. Broad Street Filling Station, U. N. Myers, Proprietor. 49 sl> HEMSTITCHING and Picoting; mat and prompt service, 84 cents jxy yard for cotton goods. Miss Kebecca Jones, Kersha-w, S. C. FOR REPAIRS?We specialize on re pairing Ford cars. Mr. Joe Pet tigrew is in charge of repair de partment. Broad Street Filling Station. 49 sb ?The World's Best by Every Te?t" FOODS It is a duty to provide good wholesome food for one's family and economy to furnish good nutri tious food for one's stock. It is equally important to feed one's crops with the best plant foods, pre pared in such forms and condition as to be readily available to the tender plant rootlets. The best plant foods are more carefully selected and more scientifically prepared and compounded than foods for man or beast. "AA QUALITY" FERTILIZERS comprise all the essential factors of the best plant foods that practical experience and scientific re search of over half a century have developed. To insure the largest yield and best quality of all crops use "AA QUALITY" FERTILIZERS PEST KMOU'N' TO YOU UNDER THE rOLI OWINt . HP.AND NAMES "AA" ASHEPOO POCOMOKE COE-MORTIMER Manufactured by The American Agricultural Chemical Company Cd?mhi? Saiei Department PALMETTO BUILDING, COLUMBIA, S, C? Ow Agricultural SrntM lm?n arid My mW* r*?r (mUm pcoblwa*. T Lj. (ot rh**r Cro? Buttafa*. A4J<r*?< R Suit 9trc?c. Ihma, ? i ?