The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-04-17
xDYERTISIEG RATEs'
TIMELY TOPICS.

One would hardly deem these strln-
gent times when, upon scrutlnlZlng the
report of the commissioner OF internal
revenue he learns that during the past
fiscal year no less than 1905, ,O63, QUO cigars
were smoked, which at ten cents eaGn
amounted in value to $l9O, ,5O6,3OO. IN
addition to this there was also consumed
25, ,3l2,43 pounds of tobacco OF the ag-
gregate value Of $l5,ooO,0oo.
An Austrian clockmaker named Jean
Writz is said to have invented rifle with
which from 400 to 450 shots can be fired
each minute. The mechanism of the
weapon has some resemblance to the
movements of watch, and the cart
ridges are so arranged as to form a part
| of lengthened ribbon. The handling OF
the piece is said to be q very, simple
affair; and the inventor is engaged in per-
fecting those parts. proved by expert
ments to be defective, in order that the
| arm may be used in war.
A singular instance of human
credulity Is reported from Munich. The
actress, Adele Spitzeder, who was SEN
fenced there about six months ago to a
term of Imprisonment for having swim
died the public out of many millions by
her banking institutions Uhe Dachauer
Banken). conducted, as she asserted, for
the furtherance of the interests Of the
Roman Catholic religion, tried again,
after her liberation from prison, to earn
n living on the stage. Finding that this
could not be done, she Has returned to
Munich and again opened bank. De
posits, on which she pays eight per cent.
monty interest, are brought to her IN
abundance, and, ofcourse, another catas-
trophe will occur.
The late ameer Of Afghanistan was uni
veryally called the "madman through
out his dominions, and so great was the
awe in which he was held by his sub
jects, the Times of India says, that no
one dared tell him of the defeat OF his
troops on the Peiwar Khotal by the Eng
lish invaders. Shere Ali sat in his coun-
cil-room waiting for news, but no one
ventured to tell him the result. At last,
the mother, of Abdulla Jan sent her lit
tie girl to tell her father. He was talk
ing eagerly as the child entered, and she
tried hard to blurt out her message My.
mother says Lam to tell your highness
-" but the ameer kept putting his hand
on her her mouth; as the discussion was
important. At last lie turned to her,
"Well, what is it, little one ?" The child
came siding up, all eyes upon her, My
mother says am to tell your highness
the Sahibs have crossed the khotal."
An instant stampede from the neighbor-
hood of the ameer closed the council.
Yuma, Cal, has famous rooster, and
this is the way it came about: 1t is en-
phatically self-made bird. The firm
of Sisson 6 Wallace, amongst other
things, sell eggs. It so happened! that
all the eggs were sold out of a particular
can save one. Meantime the sun went
on getting hotter and hotte-, and present.
| ly the egg began to warm up to the situ-
alton. The progress Of the novel solar
CESSATION was watched with al absorb
| ing curiosity by the store people. About
the fine the mercury reached l24 de-
grees in the shade the chicken began to
peck its way out OF the shell, and 1t
| emerged as defiant an infant rooster as
ever wore spurs. 1t grew apace,. and to-
day its habits are rs eccentric as its man
ner of birth. It is exceedingly fierce,
| and will attack man, q dog. or any
thing that comes in it's way. All a. visit
or has to do to insure delivery of bat
tie by this pugnacious rooster is to hold
up his foot, and straightway the bird
will fly Mt him viciously. We have
heard OF many ways of Matching chick.
ems. but a rooster Matched by natural
heat in tin can is little ahead OF oul
previous experiences.