Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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XEbe people .!?? ?? "ill I 1 A MERCHANT* NEWSPAPER. A COUNTRYMAN '8 NEWSPAPER. * A NEWSPAPER FQR \ ? SELLER AND RUYER. ? "??*? ' ? X' ? PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. ?'. . . - . ' ? W. A SCHROCK. Publisher. ? BOBSCBIPTIOH, S150 PER MHU1. jGamden, 8. C., 23r?l, 1007 .SUMMER SCHOOLS HAVE ?? l- NO MOHEY. ' There will probably be no summer schools this year, ac - cording to a circular letter sent out by the Slate superintendent 'of education, Mr. O. B. Martin. "Up to the killing of tho State disponsary there was contributed from the profits thereof $5,000 to the <K>unty summer school iunds and $1,000 to the fund for Xhe State shmmer school. In ad dition to this he has always re ceived $2,000 from the Peabody school fund for the same work. This summer, however, th^re will be nothing from the dispell ? sary school fuud and the Peabody appropriation amounted to only $1,000, which was given ex pressly for the rural schools. As a result there are no funds for- summer schools and the .State superiutendeut o? educa tion is rather glad of it. It will taean a very large attendance at ihe Jamestown exposition and *Mr. Martin believes that for n year it will be better to suspend the summer institutes and allow the teachers this recreatiou. Accordingly he has sent out the j following letter: _ I ,4I wrote you some time ago that there are no funds with i which to run the summer schools /or this year, and that the best we could hope for would be in stitutes lasting not more than a week. There are uo dispensary guilds for this purpose, and 1 have not received the usual Pea body appropriation for summer schools, so I believe that it will *be best not to undertake to hold 'teachers' institutes. I think 11 oest to advise the teachers to Visit the Jamestown exposition jnstead. The State made an ap toropriation for the exposition, fend it will be worth a great deal ;to the teachers if they attend it,. 1 I can not fiud anything in the Jaw which allows county boards To appropriate money to run 'summer schools or institutes. I think we shall have to refei the whole matter to the legisla iure at its next meeting." From the above it would ap jpear that things are in a very Jiealthy (?) condition from the Standpoint of an advocate o! kboth high and common scnools. ,There is no money for summer schools, so Superintendent Mar tin advises all teachers to at tend the Jamestown Exposition. .We think we see a whole bunch pt them there, just drinking in vast volumes of valuable points that will be of assistance m V Reaching the young ideas how to shoot. We want all tfiose who con tem plate voting to vote out the county dispensaries to drink in ^liis extract, even if they drink ^o thing else, or drinking, drink lender cover of darkness as, we regret to say, many do. Ilere 13 the extract : "Up to the killing of tho dis pensary thero was contributed jrom the profits thereof #5,000 to tho county summer schools, Hnd $1,000 to the fund for the ^tate summer school. " Take our word for it, the word of a man who is neither a fanatic, or, a believer in fanciful theories, if tho county dispensaries "tiro voted out at the approaching election, thero will not only never bo any mouev for either 8tate or county summer schools, but there will bo fewer schools, those wo will have, running a shorter period, and served as a rule by an inferior class of teachers, as good teachers can not 1)0 engaged for the pittance that it will bo necessary to offer * undor a bogus prohibition sys tem which, quite a number, for divers reasons desire to inaugu rate. I Passing tho school question for the present, tho matter of oett?jr roads should engage your attention. Take $10,000outof the present and prospective revenue of Kershaw county- and where are you? The County Board of Commissioners wouldn't have! money enough to devote to road building and repairs to keep a Jiog path clean. Naturally some inouey will be obtained in the the way of fines coHccted from blind tigers, but that item will not bo a drop in the bucket when compared with the amount ac tually necessary to muintain a properly * conducted school sys tem, and to keep up and' improve our roads and bridges. The nbovo is "More food for Thought. NO TKS OP INTttKEST. Rock Hill wants the Southern Railway to run a morning train from Camden to that point. 80 do we, but wo would much pre fer that the Southern run au afternoon train from Rock Hill to Camden. We believe that the passeuger traffic along the lino would be doubled if such a train was put on. * Oar sister city, Lancaster may be with safety placed in the Bryan column. It's people re cently voted down a proposition to give a thirty year franchise to an electric light company. The supposition is that it wants to operate its own electric plant. ? ? * A little stir is being occasioned by the revival of the idea that the old State dispensary owes the county school fund of the State a little matter of $400,000. Of course they do, but they say they don't, so that ought to set tle it. That is what the people ?.Cut by allowing the profits they made go into the hands of an utterly incapable set Of people, who cheerfully tell us that the sum mentioned is not a liability, but merely an item in book keeping. Had that iittle amount of $400, 000 been kept at home in the counties which made it, the pub lic school officials of the coun ties would not have heard% that it was uot a liability, but simply an item of book keeping. T h ey would have had the money iu huud co be applied to its legiti mate pnrpose. This is what will be done with it under the coun ty dispensary system. * ? ? A mad dog and mad goat scare is bad enough, but when you come onto a small pox scare, it ,is worse. We have a little one on now, but are very much in clined to the opinion that it is the old cry of, wolf when there is no wolf. In case it happens to be a wolf though, all ne cessary precautions have been taken to prevent an epidemic. A Fanciful Theory. Oar esteemed neighbor, The Lexington Dispatch, evidently litis not given the matter of blind tigers very much attention. It has been in a wet county, and has not had to experience the foxy ways of a blind tiger in a legally dry county. That is evi denced by the following: "In speaking of the amount of whiskey that is being shipped into the dry towu of Edgefield, The Edgefield News says: "It seems that no power in the land can head oil or destroy a blind tiger." We beg to differ with our contemporary. If the city fathers of Edgefield, the sheriff and magistratesof thecounty will do their duty, as they are sup posed to do, the blind tigers can be stopped in Edgefield. Get in behind your officers and they will soon make it too hot for the blind tigers. If a man thinks that he can ruu a blind tiger in the town of Lexington lie is mis taken. Sheriff Corley would have liirn before many days. Wo will admit, however, that there are not many Sheriff Cor leys in South Carolina to-day." Wo liavo heard that theory many, many times, and we have seen it printed hundreds of limes. The theory is alright but it is 0110 of the most fanci ful theories that over misled roan. The State of South Carolina since the establishment of the dispensary has paid out hun dreds of thousands of dollars to detectives and special constables, all of whom have had the sup port of the local police and sheriffs, yet there are just as many blind tigers in the state as pver with just as liltle prospect of destroying them as ever. The sheriff of Kdgetjeld does his duty in that line as well as any sheriff in the state, tho sheriff of Lex ington not excepted, but, as fast as ho runs one down uuothor springs up in its place. Tho mayor of Kdgefield, backed by tho sheriff, police and stato con stables and a law and order league organized for the purpose of runnuing down blind tigers, has done his duty; and yet, Edgetield has blind tigers be yond a doubt, and just as many as ever. Personally, we would destroy all the whiskey in the land with out hesitation; but there is do sense in dodging, facts as they exist, and to indulge in fanciful theories of things that cannot be prevented. Wo Imve the facts of jftSMp be fore as and no tlieory will^shange them. The solution of the prob lem has not yet been readied. We fought the state dispeun&xit for years,, and .voted-for thefts*, moval of it from the county of. Edgfield find would now vote out the blind tigers if we could. There is disputing the fact, that large quantities of whfclcey comes here, and all. othSriKowus in the county for '^prtvrifce per sons. Besides it is said that blind tigers not only exist in this town, but that th6y p}? tbpir trade ull o\er the county. The United States govern*] 'ment with all of its powerful machinery and with men es pecially detailed for the pur pose has utterly failed to break up illicit distilling and blind tigers. It has tried to do that for forty years. Its officers de stroy one distillery, but another at once takes its place. We simply give our contem porary some food for thought. ? Edgefield News. Sam and Jake. After a long interval, we are enabled to give our readers this week a resume of a characteris tic conversation between the two worthies whose natnes fur nish the caption for this articie, the conversauon occurring last Saturday. The fact tliut we are thus enabled must be ascribed solely and entirely to the enter prise and general getupitive ness of oue of our reporters who never lets go by an opportunity to give the people all that is worth knowing in the line of news. In partial reward for his services in this particular in stance we take pleasure in an nouncing a raise in his salary from now aud henceforth of one percent, per week. Saturday, as most of us know, is a great day with a large ma jority of our colored citizens, so Sam and Jake being in the ma jority, found it convenient to come over on last Saturday. Our reporter located them * at a prominent livery stable which shall be nameless as the pro prietor does not advertise iu The People. Jake was earnest ly endeavoring to swap off "Old Pete" for a muel of less indefi nite age, while Sam was stand ing by, ready and willing to back up any and everything that Jake had to say concerning the special and general excellence of that particular mule, Pete. The proprietor of the stable was a bit skeptical as to the manifold virtues of Pete as he isn't a subscriber to The, People, so is not wise to the reputation of the animal as given by us several years ago. However, the combined eloquence of Sam and Jake overcame his scruples and misgivings, and Jake walked off with a youngish mule of more or 1 3ss desirable qualities. After tying the animal in the lot of, (the owner of the lot doesn't advertise with us either) Jake began to feel the effects of the severe strain incident to the successful consummation of the trade, so he said to Sam, "Sam, I is 'most persausted ober dat trade, so I tink wo orter hab suppin wet. You tek dis fifty cent an' ax Doctor Watkin to gib you er liafe pint of Monergram, an' ef dere am eny change, git er bottle ob ginger ale fruin Dr. Leslie Zemp. " Sam soon returned with the needful to which both darkies paid du3 reverence. Our re porter had kept his eye 011 them, and knowing that good liquor and ginger ale are champion tongue oilers, took a position where I10 could gather in any thing worthy of note that might fall from the lips of these t wo philosophers. The following is a digest of what I10 caught : JaUe led off with, "Sam, dis am er purty big country, au' dere am er lot ob all iciud ob people 111 it. Sam re plied: Dat am do truf Jake, but w'y yu put dat 'terogatiou? "I tells yu w'y, Sam. Hit am 'cause I is bin rigler in habin Capin Schrock paper readier "Alrito Jiiko yu jess go erhead. Wat wus dat yu WU8 'bout tor problermaticatc?" "Well, Sam I wus joss guiuo tor remark dat, artor tinkin' ober de way do Cap'n tallc in he paper, us nigger inito putty soon liab ter git up crnudder kin' ob or club." HWha' fer dat, Jake? I dun b'long tor nufif club, an' I doan soo no good in none ob dom. Dey jess put do.white man down on yu, an won dat happin, wliar isyu? , "Dats alrito Sam. Dis club dat I is 'coursing 'bout '11 liab do backin' ob er hole lot ob white men, an' do berry kin' dat do do nigger good, ca'se dey is guine tor git up sum jess like um. It'll be or club ter buy licker. Ebry nigger w'at want tor inj'y de pribliges of dero membership ull liab tor pu*; up ine, so I is conscious to tie i'uc'. Now, yu jes hoi' on nigguli. Yu mus'n roggorato de guminan on do Ho*. do cesses&ory ermount, de seckel tary den sen' um off, an' yu git back sum kin* ob lickcr in de due cource ob time." "Wlia' fur dat, Jake? Ente dis licker wlia* wo liab now good duff? Ente dat we liab J|nss week good nuff? Dere aint .no senso in dat kin* ob er arger joentation. I know wat yu is grivin' at Jake. Yu tinlc da mite .vote out de 'spensary in dat 'leotionday guineterhub. Le'um do it. Hit wont hu't yu an* me. We kin git ali do likor we want from Unowho blln' tigor, an' *r lot ob white folks do de nqme. Jess let dem dat want tor vote um outgo erhaid. Doy jess hu't demsclf, an' wo'ii doy see dere tax go way up yander, an' de .people drinkin' mo. an* wuss iicker dan obor, den dey learn suppin". "Iitiuk I soe you* pint Sum, an' Jiit 'peAr ter mo ter be er purty good one. ? Lo's hit dat Monergram ergin an' go home." May Poultrj^Wlsdom. April hatched ^chicks should thrive wonderfully during the month of May, but watchful care is necessary to this eud. Indigestion is ono cause of many deaths and is probably the result of lack of grit which is a great aid to digestion. Grit and granulated charcoal should be accessible to the llock from the first. The chicks must .not be over fed. It is a good plan to feed a little at a time, but often. This leaves the chicks hungry enough to induce them to scratch and hunt for themselves which gives tliein the exercise they ueed It is difficult to keep pure water before the small chicks. They drink frequently and their beaks are apt to be covered with food which, of course, is de posited in the drinkiug vessel. It then often becomes tainted making the water unfit for use, particularly for young chicks. The water must be kept pare and the vessels, too, kept iu good condition. Nothing, but frequent scaldfcig will accomplish this last. The sun is becoming hot at noon now and shade should be provided for the flock, both old and young. It is also essential that they be kept in a dry place. Young chicks should never be allowed to run 011 moist land. The health of the chick depends quite as much on the condition of its surroundings as on its food. Therefore lice must be looked out for, too, and the houses kept scrupulously clean. Noth i 11 g will ruin your stock so quickly as lice, if you once let them get a foothold, aud now is the time to begin to fight them. It is a good plan to burn a sulphur candle in the henhouses. Begin with this month and re peat eacn month during the sum mer. Thon once a weelc pour kerosene over the roosts and into the cracks and crevaces of the nest boxes. The old nesting material must bo removed, too, and now, sprinkled with insect powder, put in the boxes. Ol course" the droppings must be cleaned up every morniug. Willi these precautions the lice may be kept in check. Gapes is un ailment which generally attacks chicks be tween the ages of six and'eight weeks. Wet weather favors this trouble and it is not apt to at tack chicks which aro kept out of the damp in good, dry places, in fact, tde healthy, vigorous chicks are usuaiiy able to cough out tho worm in the windpipe that causes this plaguo. A little sulphur mixed in the feed will aid in the cure of this trouble. Bowel trouble is tho cause of many deaths among little spring chicks. This often may be avoided by keeping a dish of bran constantly before them or by giving water in which poke root has beon boiled. This is the month when the market is never overstocked with broilers, but the crow is also fond of a dainty meal and often becomes very bold in his endeavors to securo a foast. Covering tho yard with wiro net ting is tho most perfect protec tion. ? M. L. D. Artists have no trouble in securing models. The famous beauties have discarded corsets and have become models in face and Torn) since taking Hoi lister's Kocky Mountain Tea. Ilo cents, Tea or Tublets. Zemp <fc PePass. Very Low Itate.o to Norfolk mid Return, Account ?Tnniestow n Tcr- Ccn ten n ial lCx |>ohI tlon via Sout hern Railway. Season, sixty day and fifteen day tickets on sale daily, com mencing April 10th fo and in cluding November 30th, 1907. Very low rates will also be made for Military and Brass Hands in uniform, attending tho Exposition. Stop overs will be allowed on Season, Bixfcy day and fifteen day tiekets, same as on Summer tourist tickets. For full and complete infor mation call on Ticket Agents Souths. > Hail way, or write It. W. Huunt, Div., Passenger Agt., Charleston, S. C. Notice. Notice is hereby given that the Ordinance pronibiting dogs run ning at large without uiuzzles, will be strictly enforced from the 1st of May to the 1st of No: vember. BENJ. HAILE, Chief of Police. Money to Loan 0 On Real Estate. Clarke & von Tresckow. a Sore Thw^ for ?w.. A transaction iti ,\ <m? ?nretu>.??r. DilocRucss. si? L n? uduchc, fur tongue, fever, j?11ch acd a tkiouHand other i s tire cau ?*d by constitution and aiu^'tris'.) iv'*". CaHcaiotH Candy CiUliartlr 9 wotl tet/u) new liver stimulant mid ??.?estina. nuic are uy nil uro^iito guurfinb. ? , to cur* c mouey refunded. 1'. 'J. C. aro u sure bint;. Try a box to-da* ; UK, 25c., btk Sui>louw book.ct free. fc*_e our big wf CLEMSON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Scholarship and Entrance Ex aniuatioii to Freshman Class. The examination for the award of scholarships from Kershaw County and ADMISSION TO FRESHMAN CLASS will be held at the County court house on Pi iday, July 5, at 9 a. m. Ap plicants for scholarships may secure blank application forms from the county Superintendent of Education. *These blanks must be tilled out properly and tiled with county Superinten dent before the beginning? af the examination. Those taking the, examination for entrance to the Freshman class and not trying! for a scholarship should tile their application with Presideut Mell. The scholarships are worth $100 aud free tuition. On e scholarship student from each county may select the Textile course, others must take oce of the Agricultural courses. Ex amination paper will be furnish ed, but each applicant should provide himself with scratch paper. The number of scholar ships to be awarded will be an nounced later. P. II. MELL, President, Clemson College, S. C. Tax Notice. City Treasurer's Office, ) Camden, S. C. M ay 0, '07 \ Notice in hereby given that a levy of ten (10) Milld has been made upon all City property, both real and per gonal, within the corporate limits of Hit* City of Cainden, S. C., on the 1st day of January. 1007, ami that the books for the collection of the flame will be opened in the Council Cham ber in the Opera House from Monday, May 27th, 1007 to Saturday June 15th, 1007, after which date the perialty will positively be attached to all delin quents. Costs aud charges will be added after (I o'clock p. in., Saturday, June 15th, 1007. II. G. Carrison, Mayor. J. J. Goodale, Clerk & Treasurer. Notice of Election. Petitions having been filed with me as required by law, signed by more than one fourth of the qualified elec tors of Kershaw County, asking for elections to he held upon the question of the Sale and also upon the question of flie Manufacture of Alcoholic liquors in said County : Notice is hereby given that I have ordered and do hereby onler an elec tion to be held in and for Kershaw County, on Thursday, June 20th, 1007, as provided by law, upon the ques tions: "For Sale" or "Against Sale" of Alcoholic Liquors, and also upon the question of application of one third the Dispensary profits "For School Fund" or "For Roads and Bridges." It is further ordered that upon the said 20th day of June, 1007, an election be also held ill and for Kershaw Coun ty, as provided hy law upon the ques tion of the Manufacture of Alco holic Liquors in said County, at which the qualified electors may vote "For Manufacture" or "Against Manufac ture." The Commissioners ot Election for Kershaw County are hereby notified aud directed to take proper steps for holding thv elections as herein or dered. M. C. WEST, Supervisor K. C. Camden, S. C., May 14, 1007. W. a.. Schrock NOTARY PUBLIC, Notarial Certificate with Seal. Jlny Legal ft lank filled and probated. Wills, Contracts and -A greements, Specialties . Call at or 'Pliofip THE PEOPLE'S OFFICE, Camden, S. C. A Splendid Assortment at KENNEDY'S. One and two horse Plows, Disc and Smoothing Harrows, Cirain Drills; Oats, Home Raised and Texas Rustproof; Wheat and Seed Rye. Hay Presses and Gasoline Engines; Barbed Wire and Fence Wire; Ranges, Stoves, Heaters, B. B. Wickless Oil Stoves; Pipe and Engine Fittings; JAPALAC. ? Harness ! Harness ! ! Harness ! ! ! Hunting Coats, Pants and Nets; Leather and Canvas Leggings. Grocery Department. Kingan's.Hams, Breakfast Bacon, &c, Ac. Wheat Brann, a new and very fine Chicken Food. A. D. KENNEBY AIR LINE RAILWAY. NORTH-SOUTHEaST-WEST Two Daily Pullman Vestibuled Limited Trains Between NORTH AND SOUTH. First- CI ass Dining Cars. The I J EST RATES ami ROUTE to nil Eastern Cities via RICH MOND ami WASHINGTON, or via NORFOLK and steamers ? To ATLANTA. NASHVILLE, MEMPHIS, LOUISVILLE, ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO, NEW ORLEANS, and all points Son lit and Southwest ? To SAVANNAH and JACKSONVILLE and all. points in FLORIDA and CI" It A. POSITIVELY THE SHORTEST LINE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH. ^ lions, etc., apply to any agent of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, ^ or W. L. Burroughs, Travelling Passenger Agent, Columbia, 8. C. f Clias. F. Stewart, Asst. Geitl. Pass. Agt. i Savannah, Ga. i For detailed information, rates, schedule*, Pullman rest* rvn TYNERVS I>YS?'KPSIA kkm i:dy. A Guaranteed Cure. If you suffer frwm Dyspepsia or In digestion in any form, gas, belching, bitter tiste, offensive bad breath, dizzy spells, sour stomach, heart flutter, nau sia, gastritis, loathing of food, pains or swelling in the tdomach. bark or side, deep-seated kidney or liver trouble, then they will disappear in a short time after taking Tyner's Dih pepsia Remedy, made especially t;> cure Dispepsia, Indigestion ami all Stomach Troubles, even of the worst cases. Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy ex pels the gases and sweetens the brent ii. It cures Sick Headache, Colic and Constipation at once. Druggists or by express GO cents a bottle. Money refunded if it fails to cure. Medical advice and circular free by writting to Tyner Remedy Co,, Agusta, On. WOOD SAWEI) BY MACHINERY. ANY LENGTH. Why worry over stovo wood being too long? Why warp and ruin a valuable stove or range by being forced to leave the doors open because of wood be ing cut the wrong length? WE HAVE T11E REMEDY. 'Phone 17, or call on Whitaker & Burnet. ft SPLENDID PASTURE,. This will notify the public that I have a splendid pasture for horses and cattle on my farm at Belmont, and will be tflad to have you send your stock to ine. I give this department my per sonal supervision, and pen the stock every evening which in sures their safety from accident. Either see or write me. Respectfully, John VVhi taker, Jr. our? Cold In Hoad. Kcrmottn ChocolMon I,a*atlvr y??inlne. raay a tnke and quIcU C'ire cold iti hood and tor* Williams & Steed man, Fire, Accident and Health INSURANCE. Surety KoihIh, Office over store of J. C. Coreton A Co. The Ono Day Cold Cure. For colds niul sore throat u?t Kcimott's Choco> late* I.axatlvc Ouitiinc, F.asily tak.cn an cand f ?v| n'l'"kly cure. CiiH'H lllood, Skin I>Ihojiso* C'nii cci*. (irotiM'Mt lllood Puri fier Free. If your blood is impure, (Inn, (IN eauwl, hot or roll of humor*, if yon have blood poison, cancer, carbuncles, eating sores, scrofula, cczrinn, 1 1 <*lt i fi ffr , rising niid humps, scabby, pimply skin, bone pains, cat irrh, rheumatism, or any hl.iod or skin disease, take Bot Rule Blood Balm ( I;. B. It.) Hoon nil sores heal, aclics and pains stop nod the blood is made pure and rich. l>riiffK>?ts or by express fl per largo bottle. Kninple free by writing Hloml Balm ( o., Atlanta, (la. B, B. B. Is ??s pcclal ly advised for chronic, deep* seated cases, as it cures after all else fails. At l'\ Leslie Zenip'n. 1 ? ? ? .k HOLUSTER'3 Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets . . A Busy M?diclne tor Busy Teople. Brlncrs Qo'rtfn Health and Renewed Vitfor. A uprHfle for ( oust I nation. Indltrr-tlon, T,tv?r and Kidney trouble*. I'lmples. Kiwroit, Imimr* lllood. Had llrenlh, Hluptflvh Bowels. IletiUtjoUo and llnekaebo. Its Hocky Mountain Tea In tnlr lot fo?-m. 3ft rents a box. Genuine made by liou.i tkh Drug Compart. MmAlson, Wis. GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPlf UNDERTAKING CALLS ATTENDED ANY HOUR DAY OR NIGHT. :: :: :: Est. E. O. McCreigrlit. W. CERTAIN, Ladies' and Gents' Tailoring of All Descriptions. 'PHONE 294. Opposite DeKalb Hotel.