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ttbe fteople . W. A. SCNROCK. publisher. - ? i.. n >a 'puBLOayp KVgRY THURSDAY; ,S0BSciffn?, $i.M m mnni! W?y 12, 1004. , * 1 * " t ? "KiitMWiMMroiMt-cliiftnatler Krbrwa tr, IN. MM, (K pout offlte# at C?l)id?n, H? ?*0, Utd?r S? Ac t of CoaglMS of Jltrrb 3 ? Bk" ? ' ? ADSUR*> ^lAGlMNOS. . Uoder t&e above heading the Columbia Record pulls the Spar tanburg Journal rather sharply over the coals for stating ,eUtto- , riallx that the Richl&pd county invention in indorsing Parker had stultified th^tp selves. , To t^e position Assumed by /ttva journal we must dissent, :for it is a well known fact that Jiich land conveniens, dominated they are, as a rule, by bo^es, And not representatives of .the peojato, usually do queer things, apd tfeea those bosses fall out " with the balance of the State if JJiey do not follow their lewl. Fortunately for the country,, the time has passed when Col umbia apd Charleston ruled all our 'affairs. We all now work in .comparative harmony. As it happens, we little fellows i.n the ' Interior now hove about as big: a voice Sn State and National affairs as the others, so it does! ?o<> make njqcb difference to us wbplh^r Charleston, Columbia 'or a half dozen other countries ^0 tbe Stutp have been swept off their feet by the barking of the] Ispntimentalicised pruss in ? favor of Parker as the Demucuatic nominee for President. We want to say right now that it is our sober and mature judge ment if Parker is nominated, he 4&4qfeatt>d absolutely and over whelmingly, We have not the slightest idea in the light of re cent eyents that he can carry New York, and as to his carry ing the generally doubtful and important States of Illinois, In diana, California, Michigan and aeverqj others, the proposition ' is absurd. * Judge Parker just cannot do it and Wot, 11. Hearst can, so why should the Democracy of *ihe Nation be so asinine to f)Ut.up ft* candidate who by no ^possibility can be elected to the exclusion of one, who by the cer- j .tain rule governing politics in country can bo. You peo- , pU who are tailcin# Parker and working, in the interest of Park ier, largely . because of the fact that a certain syndicate of news papers in the country have unit ed in the effort to defeat the on Jy wari whojcan wm because of j?beir editorial jealousy of lnm. COURT HOUSK.BOND ACT. Section 4 of tho Act of the legislature providing for the of $55,000 111 bonds, is the .Mttljpn that to use a slung ex pression *>stieks in our craw," and arouses our particular op ' jx>sition. The section of the Act reads substantially as follows: .vThe commissioners are liere authorized, if thry {iron il <nl vi*ubU.t to procure n m>tr nitr for same, and to sell or otherwise dispose of the present court house and site." The situation lies in a nutshell iellow vqtqi'i, A magnificent site already owned by the county And purchased in anticipation of this v*vy contingency, lies ready to the hands of the commission ers, who are by the terms of the Act, as passed, gi ven a free hand iu the selection avd purrtnuc of a new one, When wo have grown a little older in journalistie'work it may be that at any time we inay be able to detect at a glance ?'that nigger in tho wood pile" in any propositiou that may be advanced affecting either our interests or yours, but just now pur scent is not quite good ' enough, so if there is a "nigger"* ID tj)i* you jnust nose linn out for yourself. The queerest part of this sec tion U the giving to the commis sioners the right to sell, or other ' .wise dispose of the old court liousa and site, when we are in formed the property belongs to the City, This wo do not state ' jta a fact as we gathered the in formation casually; and our in formant may be mistaken. It t* something wollwoith looking in to, however, although after hav ing been vacated by the county, we do not believe that $1,000 rpuld bo secured for it. POLITICS. It U not qnr intention in tho conduct of this newspaper dur ing the rapidly approaching po litical season Jx> surfeit you with politics. However, we are run ning a newspaper that will not fcesitate to hava in it from week to week the actual opinions of its editor on current political events. Our idea, derived per hops frot? the experience of all ' successful weekly or daily pub lications Is, that the editor who most clearly defines hip position on any subject is the man whose paper will be most appreciated by the general public.* <Our jour nalistic experience only extends over a period of fifteen ? years, but our observation during that period has been that the shuffler and the time server has as a rule come to grief. "We may come to grief through outspokenness, but never from the opposite cause. For instance a good friend of ours entered a strong protest against our posi tion taken un issue or two back on Cleveland and Dryan, we be ing in opposition to both as par ty leaders, and he fuvoring one of them in the most positive man ner. He was a sensible man, though, and it did not take us us long to convince him that the world is made up of men of mauy minds, and that if all agreed on all subjects we would be iu a deplorable state of stag nation. Agree to disagree if you can not agree is a most admirable principle, aud do not fall out about it. The other fellow is )>erhaps as honest in his convic tions as you are, and unless you know to a certainty that ho is trimming shuffling or time-serv ing, cast over him the mantle of charily until such time as you may discover him to be ono or all of the three despicable cha racters mentioned. .TH? COUjqr HOUSK. After our *tatcmrnt the other day in that old Court House, which has well served our grand father, father and yourself up to this time. When lawyers grow leg- weary, when our business men are too busy to ring a tele phone bell, and all otliers dislike to take a three minutes walk in order to transact such business as. may require their prcscnco be/ore some officer of the Court who of necessity has to keep his. oflice thero, we do not think there is much more to be said. As a new argument has been sprung on us, though, since the meeting of the convention, when we made that *tatement, we want to . say that we enjoy a good laugh as much as any one, but don't throw us iuto hysterics. This latest argument is that the offices located in the building are unhealthy, and must of a cer tainty shorten life. So far as our recollection extends back, every officer who has occupied the building lias lived to a green old age, unless put out of office by the people. Why, my frieuds, it is almost as good a life insur ance policy as a paid subsorip t.on to The People. OV It WASHINGTON M*TTI3lt. W. S. beabury, arrested at Pittsburg on the charge of bi gamy, caunot see why the gov ernment should recognize one marriage code for Utah and an otliew for Pennsylvania. Japan is showing a commond ahle enthusiasm in aiding Russia to keep her promise about evac uating Manchuria. It seeins but natural that the noodle trust should call for a larire investment of dough. The trusts are probably blam ing themselves for failing to put prices so high that it would be impossible for the average man to eat too much. The late session of Congress supplied a vast amount of read ing matter, but very little news. The member of Congress can now go back to his home, where some of the folks look ujhhi him us a great man. Homo of the Congressmen will spend tho Kiimmcr repairing their fences, while others will be busy presenting thoir defenses and trying to explain away their oftensos, Oil his way home the Con* gaossmun who figured in thel |M)i?tal scandals ean decide ! whether lie shall o^der a halo or a parachute. In all this talk aVout the Mort mons, no Latter Dav Saint has yet explained whftt relation his mother-in-law has to his saint ship. Tho President would probably like it better if the Republicans did not consume so much space In the Congressional Uecord de? fending his course. General Wood recommends an army order making itcompulsory j (or soldier* to learn to swim. I however, he made his record by Jumping iustMd of swimming. Toe political crop is one tbat is never blighted by unfavorable seasons. ? A Philadelphia woman has Just found a $100 bill in an old Bible Search the Scripture. Senator Aldrich is said to be the best golf player in Congress. The poker championship is still in oispute. The Russians are playing for spring.' while the Jape are hop ing for fall in the Port Arthur district. ! The Japanese are a courteous and considerate nation. But this fact does tot prevent them from hoping for a few accidents on the Siberian railway. Grover Cleveland must feel that the present situatiou of the Democratic party is enough to tempt any man to quit work aud go tishing. Society Noten. The mvmDero of the Young Matrons Club spent several hours of Saturday afternoon most pleasantly as t lie guests of Mrs. Robert McMillan Kennedy, at her lr.?tne on Itectory Square. Mrs. Kennedy was ably assisted in doing the honors by her sister, Miss Caroline Hunter, of Alexandla, Va., and Mrs. James Blakeney, and, although many members were absent, the exciting game of six-handed euchre kept every one present interested. After several games hud been enjoyed, delicate and refreshing refreshments were served and the guests said goodbye with re gret. Mrs. Wm. Shannon and little daugh ter, Harriet, left on Saturday morning for a short visit to relatives in Colum bia. Mr. Shannon is north on busi ness. and Miss Kmma Shannon will join ber mother in Columbia after a most enjoyable visit to Miss Gladys Fleming, of Spartanburg. Mrs. .lames Heath spent Sunday in Columbia with relatives. Having pur chased the Truesdel cottage on Lau rens street, Mrs, lleatli and family will move into their new home in June, when Mrs. Frank Boykin will return td Camden to open her house for her daughters, Misses Lottie and Leila, who are now at Wintliropaud the Con federate Home respectively. Miss Audubon and Mrs. Tyler and family, who have spent several months at llobkirk Inn, and made many friends among the Caimleniaiis, will leave for the north this week, when llobkirk will close. The Camden Chapter of the United Daughters of I ho Confederacy met with Mrs, .lolin I). Kennedy on Monday night and in suite of threatening wea ther, quite a number were present and after all business was disposed of, quite a social gathering took place. Mrs. Burnet, as President of the State Division of the U. P,.C? having selected Memorial Pay as a fitting oc casion tor the school children to make an offering to the Wade Hampton Mon ument fund, Mr. Kennedy made a few fitting remarks and an appeal to the children, and no doubt quite a neat sum will thus be raised. The children of the school have been practicing the Bonnie Blue Flag, as Mrs. Karle, Chairman for the piusic for Memorial Day, requested, and were thereby enabled to take a more vital part in the exercises of the afternoon. The last meeting of the County | School Teachers will take place on Sat urday, the 1 It li instant, at the High School Building, at 1 o'clock, and it is hoped that every one interested will attend. Mr. Clarence Banks, of Ohio, who has spent tlie winter with his aunt, Mrs. Adams, returned home, greatly benefitted by our superb climate, on Tuesday* much to the regret of his nu merous friends, who hope to have him back again in the near future. The cottage being built byJMr. Coul ter, of New York, on llobkirk Hill, is progressing rapidly and will be quite an attractive addition to tiie Hill, es pecially when the grounds are cleared and laid out artistically, with a sunken garden in front. Mnlvorit Hill Kciiim. Mr. Kditor: We come again with n lilt 1'.* talk for Tin* People. Haiti hns fallen at hist and how the farmers did slmut to hear t lit* hip drop* rattle once more. f'ottoo chopping will be the or der of the day next week. Mi ss I >ai?y Tidwell of Ileaverdam is visiting relatives here. Miss Nora I'riee, of Cassatt, paid a flying visit to this scction last week. Mess. Wondsaml I'earce, ol ('ai)idcn, called on some of our fair ones last Week. Two of our warmest sport* were mourning not long since hut as we have seen no crepe on thefr hats, we guess they will get over the spat. Messrs..!. i). In Itraunoii and W. 11. Caskins went river lishing last week. It was Mr. tJaskios' Hist experience with carp, and he had the pleasure of seeing his tlrst set hook going down the r.ver at a high rate of speed. That did not suit Mr. <>., however, so he chased the fl?h three quarters of a mile and caught him at the iron bridge. Ho weighed eight pounds. W? wish to correct a slight error in ours of Inst week. Mi*s ('oieman will teach the unexpired term of our school instead of the next term. We close with best wishes tor The People. ltufl'alo Kill. SCCURC PATENT JuffllP* *n('r?Por? aa to p?t?nt ?' . ?* ?tT"l 'or ipvclal offer to w?f 2f? ?tpp,7|h* 'or patent; It MPKaffiSS I UTTLI tIM VliU. TILLED. The once famous advioe of Horace Greeley to the young man to "go Went" is no* almost obsolete. It Is a well known fact that practically all the western farm land has been taken up, and it remains fbr the farme^to till and improve the acres he now has, let them be ever so few. There is a limit -to the increase in population. The growth and spreading ont of cities and vil lages trenched upon broad acres, which have become too valuable for farming purposes. Then the farmers* sons and daughters 1 have married, the old homestead has been divided, its former broad fields now matting a small farm which must support a fam ily.' These conditions are not only especially noticeable in the eastern section of our ? country, but the great middle west is be ginning to investigate "inten sive farming. Even in the far ther west, we note settlers are encroaching on to and dividing the ranch lands. And what will all this mean? It means there must be a cheek in our extravagant method of farming. It means there must be an increased' productiveness of land, a more thorough tillage, a better selection of seed, a main taining of soil fertility. Put a Chinaman at work on a city lot :>Qxl50 feet, and he will make $200 to $300 out of the gar den truck he raises on it. Ho digs and hoes and pulverizes the soil, mauures and fertilizers it, then he does more digging and hoeing before he plants his seed, After that he is always at it, hoeing, weeding, watering and feoding. Although the China man is a clean, close cultivator, his Japanese neighbor is the quiutesenco of small farmers. Then we are told of other east ern countries, where fields have been in close cultivation, with a constant succession of varied crops, tor hundreds of years, without the slightest diminution in their fertility, the quantity and quality of the crop grown being invariably the same. The secret of it is, the Oriental farm er always returns, in manures and commercial fertilizers, al most exactly what he has tak?>n off, the inoome and the expendi ture of the soils are always kept evenly balanced. Although our population is not sufttciently a teeming one to make it necessa ry to economize every inch of ground, as dp the Orientals, yet there arc nuwjy things ol value to bo learned, froip their system of culture, as .far as small farms are coTura-nojij When i .wo break up arid till a plot ground we begin by extract ing from it a number of harvests, without* returning any of the plants food removed, aud we be gin fertilizing only when the soil is exhausted. But the Oriental regards a Virgin soil as so much capital., which he has not the slightest intention of impairing, and from the very outset, he takes care to establish u proper balance between crop and nian niv, maintaining intact the pro ductive capacity ot the soil. How can wo iimint'tin the fer tility, the producing capacity <>f our soils? First, preserving good physical conditions, then by putting back upon t hc? land all the fertility which is taken off. Not some of it, not most of it, but all of it, The producing capacity of all soils is measured by tho available supply of three elements, potash, phosphoric acid, nitrogen These three ele ments are required by all agricultural plants in very con siderable quantities, and a con tinuous cropping will in time ex haust th<vmost fertile soil, unless these elements are returned. Can they bo returned by barn yard manure? Yes, but it will require more manure to supply one farm than can be produced on that farm alone. At the full market price of phosphorus, 112 cents a pound, a ton of fresh mauure is worth about 124 cents for its phosphorus content. As a 100-bushel corn crop requires twenty-four pounds of phos phorus, it would require twelve tons of manure to the acre to supply that ono ingredient. And how many farms can produce twelve tons oT manure for every acre? In returning the elements of plant food to the soil, remem ber all three* must be present to insure a maximum crop. If there is only enough ]>otash in the soil , to jrrow but eight bushels of I grain per acre, only eight bush I els will bo produced, no matter how abundant the other two in gredients are. One material positively cannot do the work of another. Therefore, in buying a fertilizer, a superphosphate, or bone should not lie considered a "complete" fertilizer. This question of soil fertility is one that must receive careful consideration. We have arrived at the time when sixty acres must produce as much as a hundred did, and thirty as. much as sixty. There is no mys tery connected with this increas ed productiveness: it means a higher and closer cultivation: it, means returning the elements of plant food that have been re moved; it means a little funnj woll tilled. ' 4-Man Bros. Feed, Sale and Livery STABLES. Give us a call when in NEED OF ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU. Stables on DeKalb St. Just above WORKMAN HOUSE Parlor Meat Market, mHathins Bros. Also Dealers in Staple and Fancy GROCERIES. \ All [Orders Filled Promptly. Free Delivery. We solicit . YOUR PATRONAGE. 0. M. Fort, The Leading Contractor and Builder in the City of Camden, 8. C. SEE ME FOR PLANS AMD SPECIFICATIONS llKFOltK GIVING OUT ANY <? CONTRACT. A nyone wanting work done in my line can leave their name and address at the office of The People, and I will call on them. D. Autry Expert Painter. IVIy work shows For itself. it*. ?}& ?r: m yn MVx Mix HVX r< *\ >UX r< V* IF IN DOUBT, SEE MY TESTIMONIALS, GET MY PRICES, AND GIVE ME YOUR WORK. All Work Guaranteed. E. Schiadaressi, Fanou Fruiterer and Restauranteur. Call and see me when in need of anything in my line. Foreign Fruit* of All Kind* n Specialty. As cheap as the cheap est, and cheaper than the most. All fruit sold by mo guaranteed to l>e free from Tarantulas and other nox ious insects or reptiles. Call on me when in noed. PHONE mi. Spring Clothing. Latest Styles. Perfect Fit. I liaye the most complete line of Spring samples of made-fco-order goods that can be found in any city. The firm of Wannamaker and Brown has a world wide reputation and I have the exclusive agency for Cam den and Kershaw County. Give me a call before plac ing your orders elsewhere. Perfect fit guaranteed. D. WOLFE, Mention "Thk Pkopi.k.** A. D. Kennedy. Hardware and General Mer chandise. A Complete Line of Farmers' 4 Supplies. Mention "Tiir Pkoi'I.k." E. S. NETTLES & SON. Wo hereby announce to the public that wo have open ed a First-Class MEAT MARKET in the Store formerly Occupied by Mr. J. E. Vauglian, where wo will be glad to serve you with anything in tho line of fresh meats. We carry also a full lino of Staple and Fancy GROCERIES, and extend to you a cordial request to call on us. Everything Freak. . Everything Fine, j Mention "Tiik* Picons.'* j ? - . ? . ?? -J1! u TLhc JSureka, ANTISEPTIC BARBER SHOP, 1. JB. English, proprietor. BATHS, W2T if C2LB, J L i i j i i i* POID)T ?22 PA fMSSA^E. Your Patronaae Solicited. Tailoring! Tailoring! Tailoring! Have your clothos made, al tered, cleaned, pressed, neatly repaired jind patterns cut out oil short not ice. I will call for and deliver work in any part of town and will send for clothes in the country nearby. I am now prepared to treat my customers better and work for smaller prices as I have more help and better help. I also have a L.ADIKH Dkpautmknt for the pur]H>se of making, altering, re pairing, cleaning and dyeing la dies skirts. I would be jrlad if all ot my friends in the country would please take notice of same. t Yours for business, A. 6. ISLAR, Practical Tailor. Shop on LAW UANOE, nenr old i>ostoftice. Camden, 8. C. Restaurant. Winy ah J anion, the old and well-known Rest an ran t eur of oar city has romovod to Jlroad Street just north of Mr. Moscoe Johnson's pi ri der shop. "Nine'* will he ghid to have all his old pat rons call on him there. Meals at all hours. New patron age solicited. 0. L. HURLEY CarvinG, cabinet MAKING, POLISHING AND UPHOLSTERING Antique Furniture BOUGHT & SOLI). Store in j CL.YBUBN BLOCK, Main St. Camden, S?. Gar Mar. 17, 11104. ? 2 mo. , ' C. M. Coleman Bicycle and General -43 ltepalr Sliop. y Any work handled prop erly THAT REQUIRES THE SERVICES OE A COMPE TENT MACHINIST. j Mention "Tii k I'koim.k." ZTbc fl>enn mutual SLifc Insurance Company. Assets Jan. t? 1904, $61,116,235.48. Most attractive] forms of contracts issued. Investigate tin's com pa* ny when buying protection. J. B. Wallace. AGENT. Office at Bank of Camden. T. J. Arrants, HARDWARE and FURNITURE. I Mention "Tur I'kopi.k."