The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 14, 1927, Image 7
'mjlJEST FORM
MONEY IN AMERICA
ft 7V??" Shilling
Kotonial Currency.
B'l'iue Tr??" ?hilling W<l*
ftn(>y llUtd? fOr COI'i'HOII UM) ill
prlraiJ P*rt*OVlarly
v^L tfuglund, and ilutsd 165J(
i,i Bre? SSerbe Ili "The Btor/ cff
i ' ilhTvutl >)> the Chase National
H couiloucd to be struck for
; K, t} )t ?rH thereafter, but all
j>( Wr the t?aia? date. A wuii;
K. |m' tin- luiiue of John ItulT
f : contra< ( lo coin this money,
vftoxurac' ho received oue col**'
/ K^if oUl of a certalu number
v.-V.Kr the colony, By virtue of
} Ktract Hull managed to beJ,..
I very wealthy man and the
in cancel the contract,
< 'V::I ghrewd gontlemau would UOt
jJ?, a la related that at the
MH of Ida daughter he had a baltoftt
up, on one tray of which bin
|ftr stood, while coin we a put
!; Mother Lruy until a balance wuh
H Thut was her dowry?"her
; In coin.
:vBro and during the ltevolutlouV^br
there were aome interesting
^ftssued in America. For exaiuBero
waa u note issued by tiie
Sf Liberty iu Boston In order to
lft Hie cause of freedom. These
- were brought out in 1775, An j
fti specimen, of great rarity, is
H collection, its ,fare value was
Hillings. Paper money was. in
ftu use In the Colonies from Its
Hed use in Massachusetts in 1600.
Hladelphlu checks were made out
H Eighteenth century which did
Hcutlou any bank, but merely
out hh follows:
Hhter of the hank. Please pay
order of," etc.
I reason no bauk/name appeared
ft check whh that In Philadelphia
Hwus only one bank?the Bank of
I America?and so no mistake
possibly arise as (o where to go
ml payment.
H of the most Interesting of the
Hental paper moneys waa an
Hiote Issued In 1780 by the state
Hjsachusetts Bay, now MassachuI
The purpose of this was to
H? the state's quota of the ConHal
army. The note reads 'as fob
I "Pay 250 pounds on the first
Br March, both principal and in
to be puld In the then current
ft <>f the said state in a greater
Bk sum according as five bushels
in, sixty-eight and four-sevenths
Bs of a part of beef, ten pounds
pep's wool and sixteen pounds of
leather, shall then cost, more or
llian 130 pounds current.money at
lien current prices at said* artb
the same being thlrty-two^ times
lie-half Whrft ftre same quantities
same articles would cost fit thS"
I affixed to them bra law-of-thleI
in the year of our.Lord 1777;*
1 'iVy ... * . . ILapland
Girls Studious
Iger for knowledge of the outside
B. Lapland girls. In Hlrma, near
order of Finland, are enthusiastic
Ints In the Y. W. C. A. traveling
l, according to a report from
In Braathen of the World's
g Women's Christian associa
wlth headquarters In London.
I reach the girls of Kir ma the
ers of the winter school traveled
Bles In an open sled on a frozen
B Many of the girls had difficulty
Hehlng the points} where the trpiy
school made temporary stops.
Bhe summer course two young
Hraveled more than 100 miles In
Bbuut. ? . - . r. ?g.
ft W- C. A. courses include!
Bcr?'t, cooking, anatomy, nursing
Bret aid. In a recent report th#.
lint Ion says that within the puft
I its traveling secretaries have
ft* 28 of the countries that have
shing associations of many yeiucs^
jlng.
??- yj?- >1 * ~j
Suburbanite*
Bh Gllmore Walker and Tommy
By, film editors, flave moved Into
ft?an residences and are always
ftRring notes on their respective
?. The other d?y when they met.
Ber said :
Bllke my place better and Jbetftt's
Krent In ;li* mornlpg to hem*
eaves wldfipe?ng/^Mw yotir
ft*
like that parr bf-ttr admitted
By. "bit it sure gets\my goat tb
the lawn mowq.M-~|^s Angeles
E
ft*? to Church by:RmtUp
ftj?lug up for the Stinday radto
m services is the weekly obHoe
at the ranch homo of Hartbf
sr. about twenty-flVa* mites 'from
Bin!' Texas- Therenb church
Bservlo^'V K? the Parniepl? tune
Bis If ,,roac,0"8t from various
B for ut/nr,ner that
Kr.,1 L orf,a?ton asstfres serfBus
Rervi',<M obsenr|n?r ^ the
Es trn 7" flnd tb^y *?<>?**
Hid damrhf* fOT the HtHe ?lneKLV'^r",e
m*** ?pl?al Is ewimnted ai^l
E frrlu, ^P'tallzatlon'fi
Buctiir*. W.281.000. Tho
Bin f ho rS *t*own particular
Bnali i? I>'J0<,ttct,on of various lines
Ch h medl,rai copper
to iHlMyBOO in rffir* aM|
lb H3,7M3OO |n 19jMJ ^
ft -
tijhere Are Lirr:ita Even
to Executive Ability
Ortchton, until hi* health Ue?erted
him, WM e* MtltmuittiiMKfr. Then he
went to the country end 'became an
apiarist. You know, he k^.t bee*-or
rather, tho bcca kept him Hie "WogflQindule"
honey was m,ld Ht many of
the better place*. Hut some pei.pl*
bought the adjoining farm and atari
ed another uployy, rrlchtau'* hee? u?
longer tuJpycd h luunophly ?f rh?
flower* and blossom* Uualtiva* beKan
to full off.
So Crlchton did the usual thing,
lie held u round-table conference, llo
told the bee* they must hustle up
more buiing**; they must get on their
toe*. ThdHk** aeemed grieved, but
they buzzed off. filled with uerlou*
purpo.se and augmented resolve.
fttlll Crlchton was not satisfied. Tie
organized an luterhlv* contest and
spurred them on. He posted graphs
and tabulated return*. He told them
of bu*luosa cycles. The be**, of
course, found ull t^i* confuslug, but
they tried to make good. Their wing*
became frayed; they no longer
hummed at their work.
One day Crlchton posted this clr
cular letter: "It has come to my nodes
that outlying territory In North
Forty la being neglected. We need
that business. (Jo out and get It."
That night while Crlchton slept, unusual
agitation might have been seen
among the hives. Some of the bolder
.^?"!?d. from door to door, and
the rest streamed to the rendezvous.
Scouts came back from Crlchton'*
room and reported the window open.
Across the garden, up the wall, over
the stll and under the bedclothes thousands
of bees crawled steadily. At a
given signal they bured their poisoned
stilettos and plunged them to the hilt
In the flesh of the ex-salesmanager.
He died at dawn.
Delightfully Intelligent crerilurea,
bees 1?Kansas City star.
Bo Slow in Judgment
We are not always aware of the
scars and we don't see the wounds
of many a life we are tempted to condemn.
If wtf knew all we might forgive
all. We think we know, and dls[
cover that much has been hidden from
[ Us. Had we the trials of some it is
quite possible that our achievements
would be fewer than theirs.
There may be a score of unpleasant
things about a man, but so long as
there Is one good feature It Is worth
our while to And It. Try for one week
to put the one good fact of another*!
life by the side of the many things
which you dislike and you will be
surprised how happy you'll be.
There is still far more good In the
world than badness. As we look round
we can And many a gem In rough
places and* many a flovfef among the
weeds.?London Tlt-Blts.
*V- C* ' ?* - . r.
- . Excess Optimum
r Hdtei iPprd tells this story apropos I
! of optimism:
"A bald-headed man went Into a
barber shop and asked the barber If
he had any good preparations for
growing hair. ?
- V 'Here; -sir/ said the barber, who
was bald-headed himself, 'Is an excellent
thing.* He took a bottle of
pink liquid from a shelf. 'My own Invention,
sir. Warranted to grow hair
on the baldest head. The large-slse
bottle Is worth Ave slmoleons. The
eompiete cure of six bottles would
cost you twenty-five.*
" 'All right; I'll take the complete
cure,' said the man.
"And he chuckled happily, looked
round the shefves and $dd$d;
" 'By the- way, you wrap me
Mjp.^e^of those patent electric hafr _
'' "*"^>1, rftim 11 I in,^-- ?r- I
ChftOMm in the PluralDr.
Frank VUetelly, editor ot Funk
A Wagnails, .aye that "the plural of
cheese Is cheeses. It dates from 1800,
*ad may be found in' Langland's
THflioh of Flora Plowman*?>Twey
grehe clieaes.* The plQral Is used In
Instances where various varieties are
considered, or numbers are specified:
Chuddar, Dutch, Rdam and many othtaST
rrhe farmer had fid cheeses in
hli cheeseroom.' Ip speaking pf the
article In its -atfributlfe iaetise or refrwrinf
to ll In bulk, the singular form
cfr tfcs Word ls eorrect, thus: *Qhea#e
sandwiches'; 'gregt quautltfea of
Aeese'l 'the cheese market'"
AJmffToak
Hanry James was once dining with
Theodora Goo'k, euthor of "The Sunlit
tfgbra," Of; the letter's birthday,
lifting hi. glass of port, he rose with
"My dear Theodore," he began, "I
hold in (by, hand *. glass, perhaps I
should say goblet, fllled to the brim
. with a nuld which has a poisonous
-and practically fatal effect on every
tterve of my body; but I am asked to
propose your health and If you Imagine?if
your friends here luinglno that
by one scintilla Jt may be .ameliorated,
I will drink it'to the dregs."?
Mttftburgh^Chrordcle^
Sort* Ci gar a Quickly
\ Sixty times a minute a new cigarsorting
machine picks up a cigar, looks
at It and selects the compartment
where It belongs, according to the j
shade1 of Its broWn colortng. Mechanism
then deposits it in the proper
place. The new d?hrfbe, which Is being
utilised by several cigar manufacturers,
la actuated by a photoelectric cell
similar to those used. In television.
Light from the cigar falls on the sensitive
alkali metal ooafbtg Inside the
celh resulting In n shower of electrons
which, property controlled In ma .
electric circuit, act on a r*?a* circuit.
Lfcar^sairi swri n 11 m i .n8"' ' - ?- fk
grr r? ' r .
THE MAYFU)WKK PAS8KNUKU8
List of Ihow Who KiitablibM First
American Settlement
The Mayflower sot m>! from Plymouth,
Finland, on September d,
1620, and after a stormy voyage landed
Noveml er 21, 1621), ut Plymouth,
Mas*., at u point where Plymouth
ltock, a )iUK?j granite U?uUler, stands
at the water's edge.
The names of the Mayflower's passengers
are listed in Ames' "The
Mayflower and Her Log," 60 adult
colonists, two seamen, nine servants,
11 girls and 21 hoys. Half of the;
company died during the colony's
first year. These ure indicated by a
star ( ). The figures indicate the
approximate ages ut the time of the
landing, so far as they are known.
Adult colonists?-John Carver*,
about his wife, Katherine*; William
Brudfoiti, 30; his wife, Dorothy*,
23; Edward Winslow, 26; his
wife, Elizabeth*, about 23; William 1
Brewster, about 54; his wife, Mary,
about 51; Isaac Allerton, 32; hisj
wife, Mary*; Samuel Fuller, surgeon,
about 30; Capt. My las Blandish, 30;
his wife, Hose, younger than Myles;
Christopher Martin4, about 40; hU
wife*; William Mullens*, over 42; his
wife, Alice*; W illiam White*, about
30; bis wife, Susanna, about 23;*
Stephen Hopkins, over 36; his wife,
Elisabeth; Richard Warren, over 46;
John liowlaiul, 27; George Soule,
about at; John Crackstotie*, about
36; Francis Cooke, about 38; John
Hillington, ovei 30; his wife, Helen;
Edward Tilley*. alnrnt 30; his wife,
Ann*; John Tilley*, over 36; his wife,
Bridget*; Thomas Rogers*, over 30;
Thomas Tinkei*, over 21; his wife*;
John Rigdale*. over 21; his wife,
Alice*; James < hilton*, about 10; his
wife, Susanna*; Edward Fuller *, over
26; his wife*; John Turner*, over 30;
Francis Fa ton, about 26; his wife,
Sarah*; Moses Fletcher*, over 30;
John Goodman*, over 21; Thomas
Williams*, over 21; Degony Priest*,
41; Fdmond Margeson*, over 21;
John Alderton*. over 21; Peter
Browne, probably over 26; Gilbert
Winslow, 20; Edward Dotey or
poten, over 21} Richard Clarke*, over ,
21; Thomas English*; Richard Gardiner,
over 21; John Alden, over 21;
Edward Leister, over 21.
Sailors hired for one year?William
Trevor, probably about 21; Ely.
probably ubout 21.
Servants and employes?Joha
llooke, a boy*; Roger Wilder*, probably
over 21; Solomon Prowder*,
probably under 21; Edward Thampson*
probably under 21; Elias Story*,
probably under 21; William llolbeck*,
probably under 21; Robert Carter*,
probably under 21; John I.angemoro*,
probably under 21; William l.utbam,
about 10.
Girls?Priseillu Mullens, over 10;
Mary Chilton, Mrs. Carver's maid,
perhaps about 20; Elisabeth Tilley,
13, daughter of John; Desire Minter,
about 10; Remember Allorton, about
0; Constance Hopkins, about 11;
Demaris Hopkins; Mary Allerton,
about 4; Humility Cooper; Ellen
More*. f
Hoys? Love Brewster, ubout 7;
Wrestling Brewster; Joseph Mullens*,
over 10; Bartholomew Allerton, about
8; John Crackatone, Jr.; Giles lloyklua,
iibout IB; ? Turner*; Turuur*,
2nd; John Uillington, Jr., about If; ,
Francis Hillington, about 14; JoaupH '
Rogers; John Cooke, about 10; Kkk
aid More, about 0; Jaipur More0, "j.
little boy"; his brother*; llenry
Simpson, 6; Besolved White, 0; ??
Tinker*; Samuel Fuller,v,4MrfT ot
ward, about 5; Samuel Katon, inlartt;
Ocuanu* Hopkins, infant.
Besides these, the Mayflower had
at the beginning another passeugur,
William Button, who died on the voyugo.
And while .she lay at Capo Cod
harbor a son, Peregrine, was horn ??
Susanna und William White.
Pistol Duel Bespits Fatally.
r
Florence, Jan. 10. - Joe KoIktUok
is dead and Webster Fra/ier is futal
ly wounded as u result of a pistol duel
between the two negro men in a house
near the Mars Bluit' bridge late Sun
day. Robertson was sht)t three times
while only one of the bullets from hi*
weapon hit Frazier. The shooting
followed an argument over a trivial
matter.
? ?- - - ;
thea.es. Sensation
of America's Greatest Industry J
I, .The
Chevrolet Coach \
Improved in Quality \
?y$t reduced to
$595
f. o. b. Flint, Mich.
J '
FORMER PRICE $645
[Beautiful Chevrolet
v im fliiwto Hitfu
NEW LOW PRICES
COACH " .$595
v Femr :fric? $649
COUPE $625
< Former Price $645
SEDAN $695
V x-,' i . Former Price $73.5 ?
UUNpAU $745 I
Former Price $766
Touring Car $525
Pries includes balloon tires and
steel disc wheels. Former price
$535 with balloon tires only.
f . . ?*
:> The fMP
Roadster / '
Price Includes balloon tires and
steel disc wheels. .Former pries
$535 with balloon tires only.
The Sport .
Cabriolet tb/la)
''Wsa*.
Entirely new model with
ruriable seat.
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- .. *y? AV'^. -i, '/ ' y . *
1-Ton Truck ajaf
(Chassis only) Ip4/J
1-2 Tod Truck
(Chassis only) f J/J
Balloon tires now standard m
on all models.
All Prices F. O. B, Flint, Mich.
New and Marvelously Beautiful Fisher Bodies
^a host of Mechanical Improvements?New
Features found only on the costliest cars
- PLUS AN AMAZING REDUCTION IN PRICES
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CAMDEN, S. C.
QUALITY AT L O W COST
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