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TEfoe people j a merchants newspaper. /L COUNTRYMAN '8 NE?'8PAPER. A NEWSPAPER FOR SELLER AND ItyUYER. ?' * PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. W. A SCHKOCK, Publisher, ?Q3SCRIPT101, $1.50 PER ACTUM. jCanidcit. S C.. Nov. 212ml, lOOG. MORE LIGHT. "jSvery bush conceals arfoe." -/This is a common expression, /or, to be more explicit, a com /non thought these nights. There are more timorous peo ple in this community than we .are giveu credit for having, and while we can't see much cause ?or alarm, we can see that there is no excuse for the stygian darkness that envelops our citi zens on their way to their homes every night. The cost of a few jnore lights on each block will 4be slight, and if only a sprained ankle of one of us is avoided, the money tnus spent will be ,well spent. Simplv as an example, we jtiiay suggest that a citizeu is />q liis way home, half or more tanked up with "Tillman's Best." ?Pe falls into a ditch because of the intense darkness surround <ing him, breaks a limb, it may be his neck. The city is protit ,iug to tiie tune of $10,000 or /nore per annum from the sale of the unxious stuff dispensed At the G. M. I., yet our council seem to begrudge the few paltry dollars that if expended would jaake our sidewalks entirely safe for preacher or layman, the .sober or unsober. 'Think over this, gentlemen of the council and give us "MORE LIGHT." COLLIER'S WEEKLY. Collier's Weekly is a weekly inagazino of wide pronainenco. Jt is extensively quoted by anti jeverything papers throughout -the Union as being the embody jnent exponent of contra every thing that the pro everybody .Considers to be a pretty good thing on an average. As wo are not an anti-every thing editor, wo can't confess to a supremo fooling of admiration lor this magazine. Wo have been a patron of the Collier .Company for moro years than wo can count, and if we have ,ever seen anything in it of an elevating or useful nature that was not bottor told in some other magazine, we can not re member it. It has a habit of jumping on individuals, corpora tions and various industrial en terprises in such manner as to pake its attacks appear plausi ble, but when sifted to the bot tomshows that there is no bot tom to their charges. This editorial is gratutious. 'We have a very slight cause of personal grievance against the X3ollier Company, but we hope that little grievance will not tinge what wo may say in this, or have tinged anything that we may have said in the past. * In our experieuco of thirty years as a newspaper man and editor, wo have frequently had occasion to handle rat hor severe ly individuals, and corporations, but we have never used tho privilege for exploiting any pri vate grievance. Wliilo we do not presume to judge the motives of this company in their vicious attacks on individuals and cor porations, to tho average man it would seem that thore must bo something of animus in those attacks. The reason for this surmise is apparent. It arises from tho very natural surmise that theso individuals and corporations have incurred the enmity of these poople, either becauao tho indi vidual did not bow down to them, or that the corporation did not cater to their cupidity. Tho Collier people say that i'loy spent more than $2,000,000 last year in advertising, and ro-j coivod umre than $1,000,000 in ad vertising patronage. Wouldn't j,ho ordinary man say that that was a pretty good intoroston money invented? We think so. <Ys it is a natural human impulse V<) want more, why snouldn't the I Collier Company attempt to take spite out of those individuals who refused to agree to their ex tra^ vagont demands for advertis ing, and if for nothing else, pan- ' der to a diseased public senti ment in the hounding down of individuals. This diagnosis seem to us to be reasonable as it may strike you. ^ Our particular ^J^asoa for the writing of this Is the fact that a Collier agent was in the city a few days ago, and showed us a batch of about forty contracts for subscriptions. After chat ting with him a few minutes, we offered to bet him that there wasn't ten subscribers on his list who were subscribers to The> People. Examination revealed the fact that there was but eight ? A sad commentary on our peo ple in the way of supporting their local press. What to Kxpect of Your Editor. Those who commend newspa pers have fallen into the habit of throwing an unnecessary tub to the whale in the words, "I don't agree with all that the editor says." As if any editor were so vain as to expect that, he could briug every one to liis opinion by merely expressing it! As if it were desirable that your news paper's opinions should have been anticipated by yourself ? and so be stale, flat and unprofi table ! No, indeed, .the editor does not expect to rush into a world of diverse voices and bring them all to one. Mr. Dooley and the college graduates make him vain by their magnificent exposition of the press; but not that vain. When you take up a paper do not expect to find the mere shadow and reflection of your own mighty cogitations. If that is all you should get, you would be cheated. But look for the ex pression of an honest and right meaning heart; for opinions that you can match with your own for houcst.v and candor; for in formation uud thought that, cor rect or incorrect, is intelligent, reasonable, and well-m e a n t. That is all you should expect of an editor. There are editors that flourish by having no opinions. They record events and follow the crowd. There are editors that inter pret the mind of the people and reflect it upon them again. They are popular. You like them. But they do you no good. You admire them because they thiulc what you think. Did it ever occur to you that unless you get a new opinion now and then, you will go to seed ? in conceit and vanity? And there are editors who strike right out with their opin ions. They do not ask, "What do the people want?" Their question is, "What is best?" And they are not as unpopular as some thinic. Postmaster Kobbcri, ft. W. Fonts, Postmaster at River ton, la., nearly lost Iiis life and was roblx-d of all comfort, according to his letter, which says : "For 20 years 1 had chronic liver complaint, which led to such a severe case of jaundice that even my finger nails turned yel low; when inydoctor prescribed Elec tric Hitters, which cured me and have kept me well for eleven years." Sure cure for llilliousness, Nvuralgia, Weakness and all stomach, Liver, Kid ney and Kladder derangement. A wondcrltil Tonic. At F. Leslie Zeuip's l)rug Store. r>() cents. Holiday RntOK via. Southern Hallway. Tho Southern Railway will sell Excursion tickets between jail points East of the Mississippi and South of the Ohio and Po tomac Rivers to and from St. Louis and intermediate points. Rate, one fare and one third plus twenty-live cents for round trip. Tickets sold December 20th to 25th, inclusive, December 80th, 81st, 1900 and January 1st 1007, with limit pood to leave desti nation returning not later than midnight January 7th, 1907. l<\>r full information, apply to any Tickat Agent of tho South ern Railway, or write G. B. Allon, Asst. Gen'l Pass. Agent. Atlanta, Ga. R. W. Hunt, Div. Pass. Agont, Charleston, 8. C. Sandy <Jrove Dots. Not much news for you this week, Mr. Editor, but don't like to leave The Peoplo out. Wo have good weather for gather ing crops, and cotton picking will soon be over. I Mr. Wallage Galloway and Miss Argent Galloway visited relatives near this point last Sunday. Mr. H. L. Watklns has his shingle mill in operation and is sawing a lot of shingles. He| can't help hut mako money. A lot of our folks had a good time at Mr. Walk ins' last Satur day night. Mr. ? Hailc picked the banjo. Wo hope to havo him with us again. Nothing furthor now. Best wishes to Tho People. Sandy Grovo Boy. 1 AN INVALVADLE JIOOK. "Lit? and Sikjlni?>(<f8an Jwie>tH Edltcil by tlU Widow. The people of the United States, who knew the late 8am Jones as ao unexcelled evange list and pulpit orator, will be glad to' learn that his life and say i off s are to be made imperish able in the form of a volume that will be published by J. L. Nich ols 6 Co. , of Atlanta early in December. A few days after the funeral of the great evangelist Mr. A. N. Jenkins, president of Nichols & Co., in company with Mr. J. L Turner, of the Turner-Franklin Printing Company, went to Cartersville and a contract was entered into to push the work to completion at the earliest practi cal moment. The work is under the supervision of Mrs. Jones, who is assisted by the Rev. Walt. Holcomb, the Evangelist's co worker for a number oi years and closest friend, together with a corps of trained writers and compilers. "The Life and Sayings of Sam Jones" contains over 400 pages with fifty full page illustrations. Half morocco, $8.50; cloth, $2.50; edition de luxe, $5.00. Express age prepaid. Agents are coin ing money. A handsome outfit may be had for 50 cents. Circu lars free. Address J. L. Nich ols & Co., 915 Austell building, Atlanta, Ga. A copy of this book should have a place in the library of every christi'xii family of what ever denomination. As will be noted the publishers want agents, so a good opportunity is offered some enterprising man or wo man to make some money, ? Ed. Annual Thanksgiving Procla mation. Governor Hey ward on Satur day issued the following Thanks giving proclamation: In accordance with a wise and time-honored custom, we as a people have annually set aside one day as a day of thanksgiv ing and prayer. This custom has a deep and primal meaning, which should abide in the hearts of those who observe this day. Now, therefore, in full accor dance with this custom and by virtue of legal enactment also, I, D. C. Heyward, governor of South Carolina, do hereby set apart Thursday, Nov. 29, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. And I recommend to all the people of this State on that day to assemble themselves in their places of worship, and in happy and grateful communion around the hearthstones of home also to give thanks to Almighty God for the blessings which His provi dence and His tender mercies have vouchsafed unto us as a people. Let the hope be indulged that this day will be hallowed by that love which should fill grateful hearts and that from homes and hearts may radiate the charity which alike graciously blesses those who give even as it does those who receive. Given under my hand and the great seal of the State of South Caroliua, at our capital, this 17th day ot November, in the year (Seal) of our Lord, 1900, and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty-fust year. D. C. Heyward, Governor. Aiitioch Dots. (Belated Correspondence.) Dear Editor: Please allow me space in your newsy columns for a few dots from this section. We recently had a nice raiu which was lielu ful to gardens. Previously, we had two weeks of flno weather for gathering cotton of which the farmers in this neighbor hood made good use. Picking will soon bo over here. The Antioch school opened on Oct. 29th, with Miss Ora Rodgers as teacher. The Ionia school was also opened on the same dale, Miss Emma Pitkins of Sumter, teacher. Antioch church has called the present pastor, He v. J. W. Davis to serve them another year. Wo hope to see the church completed soon. Kev. T. L. Colo has accepted a call to Mispah church. Servicos will be held there on the first and third Sundays at 11 o'clock n. m., | and 4 o'clock p. m. Hey. S. D. Yates of Darling ton visited relatives and friends here last week. Mr. Frank Boy kin of Sumter has returned home on account of the ill health of his brother. Mr. (ius Taylor has completed his new store and is now ready for business. No marriages to report at this time, but from all accounts, there will be soon. Will ring off with best wishes to the editor and The Peoplo. Violet. A Mountain of Gold could not bring as much happiness to Mrs. liiioia Wilke, or Caroline, Wis., as did one 2oc ho* ot llurklen's Arnica Halve, when It completely cured a run ning soro. on her lejf, which had '.,or luri il her long year*. Oreatest an tiseptic healer of I'iles, Wounds, and Hores. 25c at F. Leslie Zvmp't Drug Store. ' FAKMKItS UNION BUXtCAU. Brethren, bo of Good Oifcr ?The Darkest Hour* of tliv Night are Sold to bo J u?t llcfow Day. We have good news coming to cheer you up that chu only bo given you uuder doors. Many theories huvo been ad vanced as to what would be the best plan of getting your cot ton directly to the spinner upon the cheapest plan. But sooner or later many of these have been shown to be theories only and have offered no practical solu tion of the problem of direct trade with the spiuners ol our cotton. All along we have been bambooseled into the belief that it was absolutely necessary to have a tremendous capital put up for this business. Bat after a close study of this business, in cluding personal investigation by some of our best business men, we are convinced that every bale of cotton carries within it self sufficient currency or capital to deliver it to the spinner any where upon the face of the earth. All tins bluff und blow about it being necessary to create a largo capital ? like cotton speculators have to do -before cotton grow ers can have a direct channel of trade with the spinners of the world is a fallacy. (Jloso in vestigation of the cotton trade, as carried on by many, will re veal the fact that producers of | cotton have all along furnished ' the capital in the way of cotton margins itself sufficient to con duct the business. Don't talk any more about the producers of cotton having to have more money than he al ready has in his own cotton bales in order to go into direct deals with spinners. A way is now being opened up to the Farmers' Union for di rect trade with the spinners thai is beyond doubt the most prac tical and cheapest plan ever offered aud is absolutely safe to all parties. Hermitage Mill Tints. We come again asking ad mittance to your columns. M rs. Charlie Raley has returned after a visit to relatives in Chester field. On Sunday, Movember 11th, Miss Mattie Bartield was married to Mr. Dirl Harrison Rev. ? Lemon officiated. We wish these young people much happiness and long life. There is a good deal of sick ness. Mrs. Earnest Robertson, and MissesFannie Tidwell, Cat tie Newman and Maggie Do bruhl are among the siclc. Mrs. Nelson L?omanco presented her husband with a Uue sou ou Nov. 9th. f* We have a very good Sunday school here, and preaching about every Sunday night. Well, we think that we fcill have a few more marriages - to report soon. Tea. A Pleasant Call. We had the pleasure o?f a call the other day by 1>:-. Alfred K. Scholl of Philadelphia, and Mr. Theo. H. Loder of Wynne wood, Pa. These gentlemen are with us for the purpose of inspecting, and perhaps opening up the Davis Hill Gold Mine in West Wateree, and the Rollings Kao lin beds. Both these proper- j ties are reported to us as ex tremely valuable, and will, ir they pass into the right hands, prove a paying investment t:> the company or individual who or that happens to come iuto possession of them. OU1 Factory CI in. This will notify the public generally that the Old Factory Cotton Ginnery is now in full operation. My gins are ovev- j hauled, are known as giving the finest turnout and the best sample of any gins in the county. My price for ginning is ?1 per bale, t buy cotton seed also, and pay the highest market price for for same. Give me a call. Respect fully, R. J. Davis, Manager. | UWDERTAKIN6 CALLS ATTENDED ANY HOUR DAY OR NIGHT. :: :: :: Est. E. O. McCrelfflit. i - 1 1 1 1 19 HOI t ICTPR'Q Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets* i A Busy Medicine for Busy Peeplc. Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vltfor. A stwtflo foe Onnvtlpntlon. Itidlp.Mlort. T,lver and Kidney troubles. Pimple*. ?.<?/? run. Impure I llood, Had Hrcath, SMucrjrl'-h Howels. Hcmlncbc snd HwcUncbe. Its ftocky Mounlnlii Tta In lulv Ict fonn. 35 cent* n bo* Genuine made by UOLU TCK DHtTO Com PA NT Mft.lisnn, Wis. QOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE , Money to Loan on Real Estate After November 1st. GlflRKE & VON TRF.SGK0W REAL ESTATE nu<l Collecting Agent. All perrons having Real Extate for ?sale or relit, are requested to call on it u* f.#r information. Those wishing to buy or rent Real Estate, are also requested to call on me. All claims placed in my hands for collection will receive prompt atten tion. Call on me at Mr. W. A. Schrock'a ollloe (The People's otUce,) Camden, ri. C. G. O. Alexander. MONUMENTS ANI> TOMBSTONES. Vei 'tn o n t Marble Co 9 s. Best Designs. Est. E. O. MeCreight. Dr. E. G. Kirven Dental Surgeon. OFFICE OVER DR. F. LESLIE ZEMP'B. DENTAL CARD. The undet signed respectfully informs his friouds and patrons that he has resumed his practice. I. H. Alexander, D. D. S. Ottico hours from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. p W CO ?? p s sr a-*\ c* O 0) o s ? o 03 c S3 rcQ ??? a rf n> < p Williams & Stecdman, Fire, Accident and Health INSURANCE. Surety liomls. Office over store of J. C. Cnreton & Co. ECZEMA and PILE CURE FRFF Knowing what ft. whs to puffer ; 1 "LL I will ?ive Fit 10 K of CIIAKOK I to any nlllirifd a positive <:ur?? for K? j zeiuu, Salt Klii'iitii, KryHipvlad, 1'tlen :i 1 1 ?1 S'kiii iMsenseg. Instant rrli?*f. l?on't xutlVr longer. Write F. W. W 1 1,|(! A Mrt, 400 Manhattan Avenue, Ni'W York. Enclose Siani p. , WHAT THE KETTLE 6HTG8* Kettle, oh, kettle, get onto your Job, 8ing us a song from your perch on ths hob. 1 A kettle (see poets) should blithesomely sing No matter just what; give us any old thing. ' " What shall I sing about ? what shall It be?" Kettle, oh, kettle, just sing about tea. " I've heated the water for many a brand, I've sampled the tea-lsavss from many a land : I've snuffed at their savor and tested ths brew, And I like CHA8K * SANBORN'S Us best, honest true I" . ^ Kettle, oh. kettle, now why do yon blow For this kind so stoutly ? and how do yon know ? " I've seen 'em uncurl when ths water'# been hot, Releasing their fragrance and spies In ths pot, | Each leaf like a Jealously clutchsd littls hand That held a rich gift from the far Orlsnt land. I'vs seen 'em diffuse all their richness there stored As my spout its libstlon upon them haa poured, I've sniffed the bouquet through my long, eager nose, And know it's aa sweet aa the Orient-land rose. And I say once again, and you listen to nis. pe sure CHASE A SANBORN import all your tea." For silo by H. L. Watkins, Sole Afl^nt, 'I'lione No. 71 TO THE PUBLIC. A rumor being currcnt that tit iho cxpirutiou of the great sale of ray surplus stock, now being conducted by Uilmore & Company, I will leave Camden, I want to say that the ru mor is false. I have a long lease on the premises now occupied by me, and expect uot only to live it out, but to occupy it out. Levy the Clothier expects to be a fixture in Camden, uud will be as long as he continues to enjoy the patronage that has been accorded him hereto fore. This sale, about which so much is being said, and which has been so handsomely patronized, is simply what it professes to be, A FORCED SALE OP SUR PLUS STOCK, TO MEET PROMPT LY THE CLAIMS OF THOSE I OWE. Nothing more, nothing less. Messrs. Gilmorc & Co., arc handling this stock beautifully, uud all is right. If anything in the way of a rumor reaches you again that I am going to leave the city of Cauiden at the expiratiou of this sale, please brand it as a false rumor, or a false hood. I expect to bo with you mauy years to offer you the choicest bar gains in Clothing, Gents furnishings, &c., &c., that you have ever had of fered you by any merchant. Faithfully yours, NATHAN LEYY. Get your Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Envelopes, and all printed matter from this of;ice ? The People. Columbia Liquor Company, DKALKKS IN Higli Grade "Wines and Liquors. Penn: y'vania and Maryland Ryes, and Kentucky Bourbons. Tennessee, North Carolina ai d Georgia Corn Liquors. All kinds of NATIVE AND IMPORTED WINES. We conduct a General Mail Order Business, and Solicit Your Patronage. I3ox 53^, Augusta, Ga. Tax Notice. Ofllce of Treasurer oj Kersliaw Conn. S ty, Camden, S. C., Sept. 1 1, 101)0. '( In accordance with the Act to raise supplies for the fiscal year commenc ing January ls>t, UK)">, notice is hereby given I hat the books will he open for collecting State, comity and school taxes from October 15, iiK>U, to March 1st, 14M?7 - A penalty of 1 per cent will be added on all taxes unpaid by Janu ary 1st, 11M>7.- A penalty of two per c^nt on all unpaid by Feb. 1st. 11>07. A penalty of seven per cent will be ad ded on all unpaid Mrrch 1st, 1007. Tlic rate per centum for Kershaw county is us follows : General State tax, Constitutional School tax, General County tax, Kailroad tax. Court House Bonds, Conditional lioad tax Total, The following special levies been made also : District No. 1, Special School tax I?ist. No. 1, t? *1 ftft tft vt ?> " ? '? " ?, it ii ?? it it j 2 ?? ?? ?? " " 10, ' 2 tt it tt n it j | 2 .1 tt it tt .t 12^ 2 t. tt tt tt it 17) }{ tt It It ll II JV( jj tt ti it 11 ii j,,' 2 it tt it 11 it .?.>? ?) ? t .? ti ti t. 2?, 2 tt tt 11 11 1. 27 2 tt .1 I. it 11 J0't Graded School Bonds " " 51 The road tax of two dollars can be paid the County Treasiiter from Octo ber, 15, IttOO, to March 1st, 1007. All male persons living within the corporate limits of cities or towns, stu dents attending any college or school of the State, Ministers in charge of regular congregations, teachers em ployed in public schools, school trus tees during their term of ofllce, per sons permanently disabled and those actually engaged in the quarantine service of the state are exempt from the payment of road tax. All other male persons between the ages of IS and 60 required to pay said road tnx or work not less than six days during the year. The poll tax is $1. All information as to taxes will be furnished upon application. No lists of names for tax receipts will be received unless the amount of tax money is deposited with the said list. This rule will bestrctly enforced. I). M . M cCnskill, County Treas. Poor House Farm for Rent. Notice is hereby given lhat on Wednesday, December 5th, (day of next meeting of the County Hoard) the Poor House farm will be rented for the year, 1907, to the highest bidder. The Board reserves the right to re ject any or all bids. By order of the County Board. J. M. Howell, Supervisor. Nov. 1,7, 1900. Summons tor Relief. Stafr of Smith Carolina. ?.,./? . t r m County ?r kcrtbav. * ,B f,,ar' ?f ?U" Mabel Coleman, Plaintiff. Against Amelia Powns, Richard Coleman and J nines Coleman, Defendants. Sit uitiioi'i* for Ih'lli'f. To Defendants above named : Yon are hereby summoned nnd re quired to answer the complaint io this net ion, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said c miplaint on l he subscribers a( their ofllce in the City of Camden, S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; nnd if you tail to answer the complaint within the tune aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated Camden, S. Oct. 2;ird lUOfl. K i rK la nd & Smith, Plain t ill's Attorneys, To the defendants James Coleman, Amelia Downs and Richard Colem mi : Take notice that the complaint i it this action was liled in the ollb-e of the ? lerk or Court of Common Pleas for Kershaw County at Camden, S this Nov. 7th, A. D., 1000. Kirkland & Smith, Plaintiff's Attorney. Published in The People Nov. Kih '0(5. Summons for Relief. Slittf "f '"J1? fj.r"lini- '? In tbr Coart of CiMoa PIras. tonal) of Kmhaw. } .Valid ('olriiutiif I'lu i nl !jJ\ A <fa umt Aim tin fhw'n*, Hiclinrri Ciitcman, nutl < ill)/ iinhnoi>'n hrii'H nl lair of . Initio ? ( 'oleum h, Ihfcnilitii1*. Summon* fur Hrlief. To the Defendants above named : You are hereby summoned and re quired to ansver the complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint oil the subscribers at their ofllce in the City of Camden* S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclu sive of the day af such service; and if you fail to answer tno complaint with in the t ime aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated Camden, S. O., Oct. 2Urd, A, 1). I WO. Kirkland & Smit h, Ph.ii 1 1 IPs Attorneys. To the parties defendant above named as unknown heirs of .lamca Coleman, Amelia Down* and Richard Coleman : Take notice that the complaint In thi* action was flh?d in tho ofllce of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas for Kershaw County at Camden, S. C. th>* Oct. 21th A. D., 1000. Kirkland <fc Smith, Plaintiffs Attorneys. Published in The People Oct. 2ft, '0<l. fit ?n?t smokt- toor i.itf ? ?.*. i'r vi!?. totmcc < en* .iv nnd forever lit-tn#! i"ti m! ?f ll'e, n srvc umi v I if or, tnUo luc. v. j woiii) i>; lu ., ftiut maUov v/coV ifliwt jlro. All uOo ' ?t. K>mrv ?tcO i'.. t .'*?uj?lc rrg# H. r i u r.om VAif.