The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 25, 1925, Image 4
THE CANDEN CHRONICLE
II. D. Nile* Editor uW PabUaher
Published every Friday at No. 1109
Broad Street and entered at the Com
den, Sooth Caroling postoffice a?
second claaa mail matter. Price per
. annum >2.06.
Camden. 8. C., Friday, Dec. 25, 1925.
? s
Might)' Small Bivunea*.
We learn thaC a woman 'agent of
the South Carolina tax( commission
woa in Camden one day I ant week and
? wen: into two of our well known drug
jfcOre* and bought a "compact"? j
, whatever that U ? -{to which no stamps
had V< r. affixed. Dropping it into *?
?hand bag *he left the store and later
proved t^.be a female 'fapy" sent out
by ' g;>at State of South Carolina.
Th" I u:<t of the tax involved H'ti
the , - t * \ ud; of 1 r?<i'.s in each in
vt;i. i , an.1 these druggists have been
ordi red to Columbia before the rom
noh Ion and will be subjected to a
tine ft > dojpbt: We refuse to believe
? that we have a druggist in Camden
who would knowingly steal four cents
from the State. Wonder on the other
hand how much it is costing the tax
payt ?V of this State to pay tho sala
ries of these men and women spies
trave ng over the State? Mighty
small business for a commonwealth
to b engaged in.
In this connection we are reproduc
ing the following correspondence ap
per 'ng in the Columbia State of
December 20th and 22nd, respectively;
? To t hi? Rditor of The State:
Has a representative sent out by
the Mate under the direction of the
South Carolina tax commission the
mora! right to assume the rule of a
cheap defective?
Has he the moral right to enter
drug stores, grocery stoats and other
plac? s where goods are sold carrying
tax tamps and try to buy merchan
dise for less than its market value?
he the moral right to argue
with the salesman that he "can not
smoii stamps" and that "he can buy
then at other places for less money"
and i' 1 a^ole the salesman into selling
him :Arile goods free of stamps?
jc ? rt. ?!?ate of South Carolina try'
ine ' " urge and.' -en courage its citizens
to b . e violators of the. law by such
une? a! tactic*? Is th** slate of
Sou Carolina n t >atisfied with the
reverm* accruing from the .sale of
??'.ar. and must it resort to un-:
scru; : lis practice to obtain fines to
ma \ \ f su.vtainiiYg'?
I- right to try to humiliate and
? ss i-ur business men by en
t';c:r-.r "hem to become violators <>f
t_ni? -u-.v .
T . . some of the question*
th;. men of Clio are discuss*
ing 'ig themselves since . they
4iaV-- Named who their visitor wa.i a
few s ago who hurried *from store
to ? ? and sought purchases from
un^i c.'i ing and sometimes new and
srti"- we need clerks.
i detective seemed to have spec
ia ?>n cigarettes, in unbroken car
tof That he caught only one in
:<?' remarkable considering the i
ta ? mployed. We understand that
he : better in neighboring towns,
wh '? b?-;ru i.ling dames sought cbs
m- .? hile he sought cigarettes.
fir-e to have a nire fat job
l;k i and such delightful eompan-?
ioni> > n travel? Hut those who pay
tl > \> of the towns, the schools
an ? state look askance .and won
der ? \ >uch things are allowed to
t R. F. McLROD.
'I : < l" ti c St aii*.
? i : h interest In youi paper
?r i ^ 2U an article by l>r, B. F.
M ' . , regard. nj,' some of the
me ? u*ed bv the Si-uth Carolina
ta* -<mn in cnlleetinjjf statin
I -h to ?ay I have known Dr.
few month* in a business
v ' h. eve if there is a drutf
j. ' -i I'aroiina (ar.d there are
} ' them) who wish to con
f aws of the state, it is I)r.
M
vri.r.tf .salesman- who trav
? inn half of S<Alth Carolina
i !!?. <>n one r.r more drutf
) her- in every town in my
t . }>r? eve I can truthfully
j-t means have ix-en used
ho-e intentions are ^ood
? ? ' .r or and integrity are
; .'a h,
: < > ever;, other person
. '.rat- we must have taxa
t ? you tax as many arti
-tore, a- are taxed,
. case- requires ' the
' < r errj><>ee and then
i a >m? n <di' to try to
' ' r h s employee into j
v> *.aw, it appears to me
i Palmetto state is en
< ? _r i( n:jf. I say wrong
i ? v.-.- r. . : f ?- .vir.tf t:ie
t:. i t r.. : . < v er -ured
'? 1 1". :?r-. 1 am <>f the
< ? ? TJf * t ' r. rr\h\ so"'"
'?*? -h^uld I if'.ve the
I ' :?r r.<- r> for my
s< . rt r.urr ? * "? ? i f
i Kiip :t and the
t" r : h. m
? : r*j ;; - * r ? ? * ;? f t p r
h it r. ^ht and
*.v ? -V. ? r i; overtime,
"? " .'.a i . - e, . r. >> r - 1
' ? . t ? ua Ari I
? w'f. - v.'e bet-n
i : f ? \ . .a'.r.x some
1 ?'* .
'.??<? ve ry one
i ???? ra*d< r, has
1 -*~in". -<? re?p r - y
; 1 more !o a ! wn ?n l
< ,.u.. a drusr^ist? Tr.< :r :r.
t ">r^i, the.r ide.?'? h jj'
7^ ? pally *-( 4
} ? avc more Laxab.e mer
<? uny other merchants I
Jnu <*. vi.
./'Si tic nc wish to get into a news
(3l>trtfve nf, bat I do feel I
R
WEBm
??Ain't Worth a Dor*"
In one of our Southern mountain
counties there used to be * clerk of
the court who Administered oaths in
his own peculiar fashion-? translat
ing the stilted language of the statute
figures into vigorous, everyday, home
spun English of his own. On one
occasion he was officially "swearing *
a man as the latter's insolvency?
the "debtor's oath.'
"Do you swear,' the clerk asked,
"that you ain't worth a durn and
?never will be?'
"1 can swear about the first part
but I (goti't know much about the
last,' parried the applicant^.
"Well, if you know you ain't worth
a durn now, everybody else knows
you never will be. Kiss the Book! '
.This story has been told as humor
arid :t i* indeed good enough humor.
Hut to us the story also suggests
a pathetic background of tragedy. In
nearly every rural community there,
is some man who so far "has never
tken worth a durn" and consequently
(like the court clerk in the story) he
takes it for granted that he will never
be. He farms in a slipshod way, is a
slave to "time prices,' and never ge^>
ahead. He stay* in a rut largely be
cause he is not trying to 'get out. He
lacks faith in himself. "Everybody
dlse kjfbwh," as the court clerk said,
"that he will never be worth any
thing.
The tragedy of such a life ought
to appeal to all of us? and especially
to tht?. man himself. Just because a
man has gotten tq be thirty.-five,
forty, fifty, or even sixty years old
without amounting to anything ? that
is no reason why he can't yet do
something if he will only take hold
of himself 'and resolve to make the
moirt of the years that are left to him. j
j[n many *uch cases, the wife, by]
showing confidence in her husband ? ]
encouraging him and inspiring him
by her fiith ? pan get him to "turn
over a new leaf." In other cases, the
man's boys and Ktrls by enlisting in
r 1 u b work and getting their father to
along with( them alpng new lines
of progress ? they may be able to turn
the trick. Id some other cases a
! kinsman or neighbor may diplomat
L illy lead the man-In'-the-rut :n:o
adopting this or that new policy until
after awhile he becomes a man-out-of
the-rut, ready for many a new ad*
v nture in progressivene vs.
"Thai there should * nran die
iCNorai.t who had capa it. for knowl
edge/ said Cprlyle, 'th:it I call a
tragedy, even though it should hap
pen more than twenty times a nfinute
-as indeed by some computations it
does.' In like fashion, we should say
tjiat for any man to die in the ruts
of poor, shiftless, out-of-date farm
ing, "not worth a durn," when he had
capacity to make a man of himself ?
that we call a tragedy. Maybe the
m.;:; has failed because nobody has
shown an> faith or confidence in him.
Everybody has let him feel that he
"ain't worth a durn and ? never will
be." and he has simply given the
wo i Id what it expected and asked of
h i ir. . ? ?
? Is there not within the acquaint- 1
ante of each one of us some man of
this type whom we might encourage,
inspire, awaken, arouse, and so make
ivr - before it is too late? What finer
at ^faction could we +>ave taken than
:h< knowledge of having enable!
some human being to transform a
! i iVIor.g failure 'into an unexpected
Humph and worth- whileness at
east? Should not such a rescue in
leed entitle one to some part in the
promise of the Ancient Prophet:
"And they that be wise shall shine
i *.he brightness of the firmament;
ir.d they that turn many to right
?ru*:av.. as the stars forever and
ever." ? The Progressive Farmer.
Hotel Contract I,et.
Hock Hill, S. C? Dec. 22.? The con- j
tract for construction of the new.
Community Hotel to he located at the '
corner of Oakland avenue and East
Main street here, was let late todAy
? ? the Southeastern Construction
mpany at a price of >201,380. The
contract embraced all work, including
i it.r.tf, electrical, plumbing and ele
a* >r. ?'
The c ontract provides tnat the work
r ?. heKvn as soon as possible after
January 1, 1026, am! that the project
a . be completed within 250 work
* vr ia> s or late in th^ fall of 102o.
M . Ha. .? to t>e or. the site within a
. day*^ and excavation \sork will
h n immediately.
The corporation i? capitalized at
$2"j0,000 and has f>3 stockholders. Th^
: l: is to br s;x stor.es, each to
about 50 rooms and t r? ;r.
u !' a 1 modern features. It has a!
< y b< ( n leaded to .T \V. i \ e y , of
mi' - <( "he \rr.ana commun
? r mmun;'i?'? in I.?ua refuse to
v n au'omr bt'e* and do not believe
:i painting their houses.
h ?u'.d call to The State'* attention
f he things I know from ob
servation.
George D. Fidson.
Harttvllfc.
THIS WEEK
By Arthur Bmbw .
; . ? - :-V -4 '? j . Vi- ^7^. ?' * -
Mr. Brisbane's editorials are pub
lished as expressions ojf opinions
of the world's highest-salarleU
editor and The Chronicle does not
necessarily endorse all of his
views and conclusions.
A gentleman from lire -toast brings
what Jd&~ a glorious proposition
? religion to fit everybody. No
more religious quarrels or prejudice.
It won't happen. Each race want*
to select its own gods, with approved
characteristics.
Some individual said lightly, "An
honest god is the noblest work of
man." The higher the man, the
nobler hia. type of god. ^ Congo
savage worships an idol with a pink
nose.
The nncient Greek said that if cam
els had a god their god would have
four legs and a hump, which is true
We are taught, that God made
man in his own image. There is no
doubt whatever that among pagan
gods in their own image, lending to
him their own hatreds, animosities,
I vengeance, love of gold and silver,
I fondness for, the blood of animals, etc.
There will be no '^religion to suit
I nil men" until you have a different
| race of men. v *
' ? ? * c '
i Fligh fashion decree* tha#t ladies
! from now on must get stockings that
| march their complexions. ^
[' There will be no trouble about that.
! Modern fashion makes it easy for a
| lady to change her complexion to
; match her stockings if she can't find
? exactly the silk stocking she want^,
A girl with no rouge on her face
wins the health prize at Barnard Col*
lege. Miss Elizabeth Metzger, twenty
years old, is five feet and one-half
inches- tali, weighs J 20 pounds. She
wears high heels, but you can't ex
; pect everything. No rouge or lip
stick ever touche.s her skin. She
gives the pores of her face a chance
to breathe, and thfct means hvaith..
Other young women please take
noticfi - A beautiful complexion that
can be bought by the ounce shouldn't
interest any young man worth marry
? "ing.
The human body can get used to
i anything, except too violent changes.
The same man can be health;, under
the Equator, with the thermoin'-.er at
120, or near the North Pole, at 40
i below zero. ^
But you could noi change fr. m the
Equator to the North Pole >ri five
minutes without risking life.
Young women should .t- number
that ? but they won't. In Kngiand
thousands of girls now havt danger
ous colds and influenza beixuae they
wear "Russian boots" up * their
knees for several hours, the-, i.Nnryje
suddenly to light slippers l?r niter
noon and evening parties. 1 ware of
sudden "changes.
America's biggest city, N v V.?rk,
does things on a big scaii So do
dozens of other American c >. f:x?m
Seattle to Miami and from I'iego
to Portland, Maine.
Our European friends , d .vith
amazement that a young \- i- r.ran,
Arthur' S. Williams, boss c ? ocr
trie light industry, sells in > V rk
City more electricity than . ? i by
twelve European count rie:- . ?;? a
combined population of >",>M0.
The twelve countries th. ??sb
electricity than New York .< ne
are: Greece, Denmark, Lat ' i,'o
slavia, Poland, Hungary ? vy,
Rumania, Turkey, Switzerli. ^.*ed
en and the Netherlands. V >ik
uses r>, 000, 000, 000 kilowat. er
year.
Illinois discovers that a . ? 1,
quietly, makes it possible ?*ce
young I^eopold or Loeb, < : V /
criminal, that might have
\'irtue wondws how
could slip through the II ...
'.a Lure.
The non-virtuous u ' A
much a law of that kir
?.vorth in the hands of "pr.
Many soldiers lie in g r. >
name. What would you
su< h graves? The War
ha< approved this in>cr
"Here re?ts in honore .n
American soldier, known 1
'
A whole radio prcgrar "n
J)-i-adcart frofH East Pit u.i j, , re
ce.ved by London, and tt<? ? -r? ^
to British Indva, thus jo * East
and W>*t through the me~.. of thei
Nipp<m $Hk HeaJery
The Preti and 9tandard, along with
nearly every weekly newspaper iu the
state, recently bit on a big advertise
ment of the Nippon Silk Hosiery Clnb
of a Tennetaee City. There were to J
be three of these advertismenta, but
The Press and Standard ran only two
of them. We were a bit leary of the
advertisement, but decided to put it
in anyway, and if we did not get pay
for it, we would charge it up to ex
perience, and if we did we would be
pleased. Well, it was as we expected.
A letter fi$m the concern m response
to several statements of account and
a letter or two, stated that they were
very sorry not to be able to pay the
account at this time, that they ha J
run the advertisements in good faith
and that they ha<| a great quantity'
of real silk hosiery on hand which !
they had hoped to sell through the
advertising campaign, but that only
about a hundred orders had come irj.i
Welti we havfc negotiated fox a sup
ply of hose, and if they come, which J
we do not expect, we shall be all
heeled for the session of thte legisla
ture. Besides we shall be able to
gratify the longing of wife and i
daughters for some real silk hosiery.
Our stenographer is also much inter
ested in the results of our proposition
to the Nippon Silk Hosiery company.
We advise similar proceedings on the
part of other stickers who bit. ? Wal
terbora Press and Standard.
NEW LAW-^FIRM. _
Under the firm name of Clarke and
Clarke we will engage in the prac
tice Of law in Cainden, S. C. Our
place of business will be found on the
ground floor in what is known as the
"Crocker Building" on DeKalb street,
being the same office hitherto occu
pied by B. B. Clarke, the senior mem
ber of the firm.
B. B. CLARKE,
B. B. CLARKE, JR.
FINAL DISCHARGE.
Notice is hereby given that one
month from this date; on Wednesday^
January 27th, 1926, I will make to
the Probate Court of Kershaw County
my final return as Administratrix of
the estate of John K. Smith, deceas
ed, and on the same date I will apply
to the said Court for a final discharge
as said Administratrix.
MRS. LI LA B. SMITH.
Camden, S. C., December 22, 1925.
Wants-For Sale
FOR SALE OR RENT? For season.
Eight-room brick bungalow. De
sirable location, up-town. Address
House, care The Chronicle, Camden,
S. C.
HELP WANTED.? Clerk-Carrier ex
amination Camden. Salary $1,700.
Age 18-45. Men-women. jDon't miss
this opportunity. Coaching course
$5. Write for free booklet and par
ticulars. L. Hampton, Box 1818
AL., Washington, D. C. 39-pd
SALESMAN ? We desire a forceful
and aggressive salesman to sell ou.
high grade calendars and adver
' tising specialties in Camden ami
adjacent. Will consider only men
of reliable character and first class
selling ability. - Send references.
Ealre, Parris & Co., Inc., 123 N.
11th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 39-41sb
MONEY TO LOAN? On improved
real estate. Address deLoach & de
Loach, Attorneys, Camden, S. C.
38-4 1-sb
JUST ARRIVED? One car of B.C.X.
Red Cedar Shingles, price on de
mand, dont be fooled by paying
$7:50 any longer. Camden Lumber
Company, Camden, S. C. 38sb
FOR SALE ? Furnace for heating
water or operating steam plant. In
good condition and at reasonable
price. Apply The Chronicle office.
39-41-pd
TAKEN UP ? One bay mare . mule.
Owner can have same by proving
property, paying for this acivertise
ment and feed bill. Apply to J. L.J
Truesdale, Westville, S. C., Route
No. 2. 39-40- pd
FOR SALE? Window Sash 34"x34",
glassed, $1.75 per pair. Camden
Floral Company, Phone 193.
38-40sb.
AGENTS WANTED ? Sworn proof of
$75. a week. ' $1.50 an hour for
spare time. Introducing Real Guar
anteed Hosiery. 116 styles and
colors. Low prices. Auto furnished
agents. No capital or experience
necessary. Wilknit Hosiery Co.,
Dept. N-33, Greenfield, Ohio.
37-39-pd
FOR SALE ? One store refrigerator,
practically new, in good condition.
Apply to E. H. Dibble, Camden,
S. C. 38-pd
WANTED ? A first-class salesman to
represent the Fxlller Brush Com
pany, in Kershaw County. Address
L. H. McFadden, P. O. Box 160,
Rock Hill, S. C. * 38-40-pd
FOR SALE ? One sixteen horsepower
Tosier steam eng ne, mounted on
wheels, as good as new. Apply to
Henry Savage, Camden, S. C*
38-39 sb
J I ST ARRIVED? One car of B.C.X.
lied Ce<iar Shing.es, price on de
mand, don't be fooled by ' paying
?7.50 any lo:.ge:.- Camden Lumber
Company, Camden 8. C. .18?b
FOR SALE ? Two 19.74 model Ford
touring cars; one light. Chevrolet
| delivery truck. Apply to U. N
J Myers, Broad Street Filling Sia
ti*?n, Camden, S. C. 37-tf
FORD SERVICE ? We handle g*nu
i i?e Ford par's Let us do youi
I repair work. Fxferience^ Ford me
i Mr. J o<
charge of repair shop. Broad Street
Filling Station, Phone 448, U. N.
Myer., Prop. lS^b
An aristocrat in
quality ? but a
democrat in price. That's King
Edward, a truly excellent cigar.
v x ' j*\ ; .
kieazer "Leonard Co.
Distributors .
COLUMBIA, S. C.
j ?? ' O a ? ' . v '?
Seven-room home facing Rectory Park? owner has
given us a price that'l right
Eight-room home facing Monument Park. Another
lovely hoifte to be ip)d at a sacrifice price.
Eight-room new brick bungtoltfw facing original pine
prove offered below replacement cost. *
-? - ? ' v. ? ?? : <V ? ; . > ;???; |
Ten-room dwelling adjoining business property. Can
be bought furnished, very cheap.
Ou/ listings this week include a number of small
j/mes about town that are good investments.
Several small farms near town.
?*?
For Rent
Nine-room furnished Colonial home, heated,
reason $1,250.00
oix-room furnished bungalow, season $800,00
"iye-room furnished bungalow $600.00
LET US TRY TO FILL YOUR NEEDS >
C P. DuBOSE & CO.
First Floor Loan Savings Bank Bldg.
\ . DeKalb St. ? Phone 43 ?
N. C. ARNETT, REALTY DEPARTMENT
Residence Telephone 321
'Do n't forget us when
you need fire insurance
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