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40 r< it mi - fted w 11 mi r.ui<n<- ?ni(! ?rru. No r?< /? County of!ic?fa *10.00. iiihinu . ?Onliuary i?n>fc|itt), iimtiriHcrtio/i HtpiKre ; <?*<?}> ? uOM6<jueut jn 60 eentu jMir mjiiarc. Rfimit*anoea by chttckfi, druftn him! j.o*'*] moiir)y oxlt-nt ?iiou)(| 1>6 murk; j>?t vaMv to W. L' MoVOWKlL, OnDlden, S. C. *?* ?????". ' ? ? i...'?? OA MO EN. H. C.. .JAN li, 1U08 Tli? New Y<*ur. ?*A fri?nd 't'inilH al the dot)i; In either ti|/hl*( lo?od hand Hiding ''h:h ui'fH, I hreu hundred and three i?<rc?r?>; VVuiting tostrcw them, daily, o'er tho land. ~ t ft von uh the aowvr. ?jf dropH ho, tread* it in, nud jia?s?8 i?y; It cannot he made fruitful till it die Frit-nd, comu thou lika h friend, .And whether bright thy faro, ' ' ()r dim with cloud* we cannot compre hend ; "\Vo'll hold our patient han In, ua<di in his place, And truHt theo to the end ; Knowing thotl leado-i onward to thoao upbore* Whtro fcbore tire neither dnya, nor irionthf*, nor years" ftlins blulock, in th'ia beautiful poem, givee onr ideas hotter than we can expreaa them. The idea of oapU day being a gif'-, hidden from us until its hour come*, h a pretty thought. So many }?ifn, ho much limn to it ho fur vithei prollt or ln*>, and ho ninny hands are held nut eagerly for the coming dayri, look iog for thorn to bring happineao, or g*in of Home kind. The "pirit Home tiniua grows faint ho fora the un* ; known future, conarquetilly it ia enough to take one day at u time and try to make that good. It in hard enough even then, and aome times it ia bout to (40 hour hy linnr . Owo day ut a time ia the aocrot of every.Tioble life. "One day at a time, taken up hruveiy, with ita du tica faithfully done an they come, x its trials patiently home, ita temp tationa llnnly restated, ita cruim 4 cheerfully carried, ita Jo.ya rightly ,?/ UBcd, and ita gladness gathered Irom every hour aa it passes mi." instead of making many reHolutlona ? , at'the 11 rat of the year to ho quick ?? ly broken, let uh atiive to meet, each V ' day bravely, and take what it brings unquestioning! v. The sunBot gale of lib- will awing shut.upon Homo of uh ere the close of another year. Let ub hvo to the record loft on tliia aithw If our dear onea and friends loavn uh for th? summer land, let not the memory ' of harsh words spoken by uh, add io tho panga of Reparation. ?\.1 Good'byo, old year. After all wo '??' aro lonth to part. Mauv precious :5? memories aa well aw many and things to remember will be forever linkid with thee. Hut time hida 111 part and - however He vorely thou haal chasten ed us, yot wo llnd our hardened fed niga relenting and a apii it of charily porvaden our being. We forgive as wo bopo to lio forgive.1. In human ity and love we bow our adiru arid , \ w?lcome the New Year with naught "but good resolves and high a^pira \ 7 lions that each coming day will see flfUT liven better, purer rind nobler in every act and purpose. . ... A happy New Year to all?the - young, the old, the high, the low ? a ? buppy Now Year,a happini fts arising from and tempered with wiadom, * ' faith, hope and charitv. lit Governor A unci litis announced that he would not oxtoud tlio iim? for the payment of Smtp uacD. Hit exoollenoy tliinki that tho nmnll penalty of 1 per cont in January ntid an additional I pot- cunt, in Frbrti ary was fixed no llia? no hardnhipn jfould bo woiknd on thoso who ar?? unable to pay up by the lirat of the year. Dr. Dawaou, of CliurloBlon? i? to lecture in the Camden Opera Houhu OB "the jotting of January litli, 1008, as will bo aeon by tlio pub Hailed notice of the Kershaw Coun ty Medic al Association, upon tlio Mty important subject of tubereu cnuePB and prevention. It !? useless to say that this matter akould receivo tho most serious] of tho people of this I q|#iftnnity. Tlio Kershaw County llfcdloal Association has done well to Mfeore a lecture from thia emi sloian who for years ?4?barcuLuaic .a ipe and it is hoped that he ntted by a crowded house rt, ?*. Dr. I>nvvh0ii, of ( lmrl<*?foti, to in Win Camden Opera W\usn on TiiImmciilosh ? I'-;111 ? ir -I v. i !i i.m nil ryprfftl^h V "III papM/ kl. ,i. Hi im; vviiJ 3fi>. a po i?l lc it clu i c o it 1 it In;11 lil'/sin, [by \)i li.lifi |)iv\H'iii i.( (* * i >it 11'ai.o '), | III the Opi la iloij'.c in C >. Iiiil i*li, ?K rt o'clock I' A!. .Kr ic.t, II, JtlOS. j Tliiii i?(fll|rr will I I Ulldei the n<4><i>:<.!??? t f tl i- Kiifet.'ivv Com)' i ' : ly Medicil Ai/sijci/ii iii'i, ?i \ lii! if (jiU'Mt id ill!.' Ml Hi If iloMll III f{> nilli ijiid ICS (tlllt geHtli'lllC'll Ulllt llil pljlj lie goueiuliy mi' l oi<11nily invKed to attend. Tuhorciilositf, or fiA il ih bettcr known, consumption, in it dittest* tli 141 in of vuHl importance l<> ovury mail ni*d woman in Rer mhuw County, and uny One can af font to ivu this mutter curliest thought. It is a fact Unit ihin scourge iu h ditfCaSC til Ml Call III! [II C VI 11 It'll. ii In not u lacl that it la Inherited. When thtun fi?i Ih are considered, surety tin! importance of prevent ing il will he Appreciated. Surely overy man ami woman in this county known something of this disease and ita direful resultH, hui perhaps nohiu slat,sties would seiyo to arouse moro intoroBt. Titer* die in the United Slate* about 150,000 people annually from this disease Kail to ate each life an worth say $2,000 which In a low estimate and we^haveun annual Ions In dollars, of <1.100,000,000 Tlnis dries not in elude tlio expanse of the long and tedious illness that precceds the death of ouch victim, nor docs it Include 'he heart-aches and bereave inuiit. Surely tlna ih an important id Httfcf. The negro race in oap.'clally lin bio to havii tli i h d i?ii! ii Hi! mil i' in I lie c'lm-.MiMiH iif opinion nioi'tii? d'>c,loi s Iji al !lu? dlsc'ise in incrcas i'?l? vt ?V rapidly among lin o). VV Imjii lltl? f'ioi mill the iiutil.unions ness of llm disease aio considered sotely l Ik* danger that (t'lnli'miU iim heie ni. home will l>i> realized. Now I >r I) h w no ii in a man who Iiuh luudi! Ill irt disease a Hludy, nod in Iiih l?c, i. ii re ho. will give many! facts concerning t>. that cannot bull be of interest, iind lie will alao ex* I plain the means of preventing it,* fepread. This' lecture wiih delivered by him in (Greenville to a brilliant and fence a few weeks ago and it was pronounced u innsterpieco by all who hoard it. The Kershaw County Medical Association cordially invites every man and woman in Camden to courno out and to bring nil the younger people as this lecture will hoof viihi importance to all. He me m her the dale, Tuesday. ?) an nary II, III0H, at H o'clock it* , iu the Opera Mo'tou I h?i K . Co. Med. Association. I'ei W. .J. II. j We learn that at least two deaths have occurted in this county dur ing the holidays, canned liy whis I key. Due poor fellow in a drunk en stupor fell fioiu o wagon and j lucko Ins necV ; nnol.her one in the I name condition was slabbed to 'f death by Ms intoxicated compari i ion. In this pitiable condition | their souls were unhered into the j presence of then Mukcr. Nmv who j is r< sponsible for the deaths of Ithesu poor unfortunates? Does not ! the butden re^t opon those who; | contested the recent election and j thereby defeated the will of the | ni n J or i ty of I In; honest voters wiio i siid thev did not wunt whiskey sold in Keislittw coun'y? Most as Huredly w? aie our 1 ? InoiIii'i'h keep* ; or " Composhions From-Tho (unidon (Jtndod School. A Slnli.M Tlx' nun Pom- wonderfully bright llinl morning. Not n olond >v:im boom ?>n llu* hort/. Mi, hut, though ii<> fore boding ovil whn apparent to unoh -?erlmnt num. natuio hn?! fc?ivon want iih; to tin* I>hiIh iiikI beasts The Ivjiils were twittering anxiously, and wt?r? * hurrving hero and thoro iu a wftv tlmt Ih'mjx>1'.?' agitation. Tho oat tie wcii' lowing in tho distant Holds, intnl tho chioken* vvcro huddled to I g< tin r iumIi r a hIii d Laio m 11:(( .lay everything became still". live ?;tiiiosplirro look on a mur i ky Imo, ano in imn oornor of tho ho I rizon a tiny hlwok cloud was Horn W;th all tho Awifltn'Hs of tho wind I this tiny "peck approached, growing larger and blanker ovory second, un 'til in a fminutes it spread over I 1 ho like an Immense blackbird i hovering and screaming over its i Pr,;>v Simd<niy with one rush t!io than dor began to poal in heavy r.?lb?, the J lightning to flash. looking liko j immense columns of fuo connecting heaven and earth, tho rain to ponr in such torrents that it seemed iiki< an ocean had taken tho place of tho heavens and was pouring its wators (town upou tho onrth. Kach moment tho storm became worso and worse, growing loudor with ovory second. It Rcomod that eithor tho immortal Gods were battling with oach other on Olympus, or that the long fore, ordained doomsday had arrived. It looked impossible for tho earth to resist tho blows of the oombincd forccs of nature. One aftor another tho mighty monarchs of the forest fell lull length on the earth. Tho honse shook ond trembled with ev ery blfcat of wind and looked like the next shock would prove its ruin. . A? wotdunty *w -ft- bad ?o*?e, thie mighty storm departed. leaving ev er? on* giving a sigh of nUtf and YOU KNOW ME. Auction &iie!! On Saturday, January the 4th, and Saturday, January the 11th, 1908, but sale will continue the entire time from the 4th to the 11th. A. At thin huIo 1 he gooda must tfo. They will bo auctioned oflf and Hold straight over the counters at a sacrifice. Now all my friends must come and huy. Tlu'V must, he sold at huilm* priee. Vou all know me and >ou know that there in no fake in this. ! don't put the shell-worn goods out and Hell those only, hut 1 sell everything in the store if \ou will hny them. Oome one, come nil. A hearty welcome to you, ancl wishing you a prosperous New Year, Respectfully, -~?4 J. W. Oj=?ElEB. |h? Remember only 8 days of this sale. About ten <1ajr? laUf ill a u K. J?r?o/ A /nil dm Urier. A mer.cy ninker. K*f|l?it ||AA<Jor. flu# indium ?li?. Del., lotja t'-r IaMo Karlioat Plat ('?l.i ik?. A Urf* jri?l?ier hij?1 a |?x*l ?r Hy the H U NDRKD, THOUSAND <>r MILLION of tho above thsea^nvorito varieties. Grown in tho open field and will island ?cveto cold without Injury. Let money accompany your order; otherwise plants will Ijo shipped C. O. D., uiul you will lmvo to pay return churKex on tho money. l'rlam, f. o. h. Youiik'b Inland. S. O.: MO for fl.OO; 1 to 4,000 nt $1.50 per 1.000; fi to ?,000 ?t $1.26 per l.Oirt; i) to 2l),000 at $1.00 per 1,000. Kprciul prices on larger quantities. Full count and natintnrlion Kuaranteed or money refunded. Folder oil Cabbage Culture l>y G. M. (iiheon mailed free on application. Cheap express rates to all points. Mail your ordera to C. M. GIBSON, Young's Island,?. C.1 ? making a prayer of thanks to the j>r?itootii?{? Provide nee. Ilelon Phelps, Ago 11. Third Year. High School. Luckuow Dec 28, 11)07. This has been a remarkably well kept Christmas at, this place. Thoro have been two (Mirintmiis trees. Ono at, tin* School hollHC of MiflS MlirV 1 ji'o Dominick. a hoau'ifnl and ac fompiiaiieii iiniv t<.iii'iio." from N:".v berry wh?? gavu Ik-i pupils a treat; | and ono lit tin* bucknow church f??r I llio Sunday wrljooi I;il<Ir?li?. There I wiih no rudeness or drunkunncRs at either pliico and lliin in saying aj good deal for hucIi it place as Luck t now hat* been reputed to l?o in tho past Tin! change, in my opinion, in J attributable to the Sunday school: unil free school. I'ltirtydive dollars j is tin' amount, raised a few nights a^o to l>i.y b heater for tlie church aipl other purposes of the Sunday Hcliool. Kino crops have been made all mound hore and the people arc in better circumstances than thoy havo boon for yearn. At the last regular communication Of Iiiicknow Lodge No. '212 A K. M. the following oflicors . wore clrctod j and installed: Harrison 1{ Watkinn,! W M; Geo M Hall, S W; .1 W Hop i kins, J \V; K Wade Hall, Trea?; (J E i Johnson, See and Troas; W W Hop ! kins, S I); ?I C Stokes, .1 I); Charlie Ualoy, Tiler; W M .MeCaskill and .1 ! A Johnson, Stewards A follow came lo the post oftlce j liero a few days ago and asked the price oi stamps. " Two cents each ' replied the postmaster. -'Well thon j you will not Htamp my letter for 1 can get all the stamps 1 want, in t'am I don for ono cent each." Such is life! Our rustic pod hmm picked up the: following rhymes. Thoy are notori^! inal but may servo the puipoaC; 'Taint no uso a working hard, When yon not a ^al in do huekra yard Kvory night at half pant ci^ht I tuk?> my p(and at do huckra gate Aii't wait ter do ^al wid do huekra plate 0 W. Ma'onri. ! Notice Of Application for Final Discharge. \ i No!too iK hereby pven that M. 0 1 .h-lmson. (iuardian of the estate of Leila 1 11 Alexander formerly Leila It. John-j son, formerly h minor, ..will on tlio 7th j day of .lanumv, 11)08, cloven o'el?>ok,l A. M , make application before Hon. \V. 1> Trnnthnm. .lodge of P obato for Ker shaw Conn.v. at his ofiice for a final ilis- i charge ns said Guardian. M. C. JOHNSON, j 1 Veember tit h. 1907. Municipal Bonds Foi Sale., The City of Camden. S. C., invite# bids for Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars of five (5 per cent.) per cont. bonds, to i lie issued for installing sewerage system 1 at Camden, S 0. Coupon bonds to maturo in fortv (40) years and to bear interest at flvo (A) per' cent, per annum, payable semi-annually. i All biilH must he sent to the City Clerk ; and must be accompanied by certified check to guarantee the bids in the atom of F> ptr cvnt. of the Amount of bid, ?aid chock to be roturued if bill is reject ed No bids for leas than |>ar and accrued interest will be considered. Bids to b? closed the l<Vlli day of January, 1908, at 12 o'clock M . i V\ Right reserved to reject all ludt. II. O. OAHRI80N, Mayor, J. j. Qooa&tft, City Clerk. December lftth, 1907. Attention Farmers. Good and desirable landu to rout on cliiiroH or ntrnight rent, Hautn'e Swamp Plantation. Apply to (J. II. Baurn, Camden, S. C. Woman'H Exchange to Open. I will open Woman's Exchange on| Monday, December 2njJ . So anon tickcta 50o. Will receive t.riielcr for tluitJ fillUJ Di)5V' wTJ. E. Iv. Tweed Trespass Notice. All persona are l.erehy strictly forbid den to trespass, for any purpo?o whutso ev??r, upon the lands belonging to I lie children of tho iat?j William It. N? ls>n. deceased, located between Kniylii's llil! and Cuntey Hill. Any diftreuard of ihit notice will bo punished io the full esHni of the Jaw. C. MIOKLB, Guardian Camden, S. C , Dec. 10th. 1".)07. Teachers' Examination. The State Hoard of KJucalion has nr. ranged 'or a special teachers examination Friday. January 17th. 190!jQ i*hia examination will he held in this County at tho Court House, beginning at 9 o'clock. Any teacher who ^wishes accitiflcato may take this examination. W. H. TIJHNEU, Supt. E<l, Keiahaw Co. Camden, S. C., Dee, 18. 1907. Fit\ lietitviis. Ollico of County Auditor, ) Kershaw County, Camden, S. C., Dec. t$, 1007. ^ Notice is liorebv given that tho Audi tor's office for receiving State and County tnx returns will he open from January 1st, 1908, to February 20th, 1908. Tho dates of the appointments at which the Auditor or his deputy will visit the usual places in the County for receiving returns ar? ?iven below: Hethuno. January 8. Water's Mill, January 9. Bower#' School Honao, Jnnii iry, 10. Kirkloy's Store, January II Kershaw, January 14. Wcstville. January lfi. Russell Place, January 16. Liberty Ilill,v January 17. ltabon s Crow Roads, January 20. lllaney, January 21. The law requires that nfl persons own ing property or in any\yiso having charge of suoh property either as agent, husband, guardian, trustda. executor, ad.niuistra tor, Ac., return the same under osth to the Auditor, who requests all poivtnu? to he prompt in innkiotf their returns anil save the 50 pojr cent penalty which will l>e added to the property valuation of all per sons who fail to make return* within the tune prescribed by lnw. INCOME TAX Under an Act ot the legislature nil per sona having ft gro?s income of Twenty, tlvc Hundred Dollars or more are required to make n return of tho same to the Audi tor at the time of making their other io turns, THK POLL TAX. All citizens of this State l>etween the ages of Twenty-one and Sixty year* of age. excepting Confederate soldier* are re quired to pay a Poll Tax of One Dollar a year. All returns sent by mail must be made out on proper blanks and sworn to before some otlleor qualified to administer said oath, otherwise they will not be received at this office as returns. Tho County Board of Equalisation will meet at the office of tho County Audkof ?on the 4ih Tuesday of Maroli, 1W>8. for the purpose of caualliing property, hearing <t?n?plauita ana protonta, wrrrKirssELu Auditor Xanhaw Co. tuX1 mm wkmi 3 i < > .< > <_ >-<. ? C^C Particular attention is given this week to the selection of such goods as will make acceptable Holiday gifts at Christmas Reductions in Our Suit Department. We are offering great reductions in Merj's, Ladies and Chitdrens Suits. Ladies and^bhildren's Cloaks, Jackets and general wearing apparel^ Our prices are the lowest in the City and our qualities are the best. If you are going togeta garment for Christmas, get it at Hirschs'?You can get what you want cheap. Everything is taking; on a Holiday Air. We are ready for the Christmas Rush with a display of Seasonable Merchandise. Do your Shopping at Hirsch Bros. & Co's. and you will spend a Merry Christmas. Ladies New Long Coats. Wo have made lower prices cm our stock of Ladies hand some stylish Coats. You cannot match these values else where in the Oity. $3 48,5 4S, 6 98, 9 48 and on up to 20. 00; come and see them, you are sure to buy. Children's Bear Skin Coats Made of iho Best Boar Skin, very stylish. Sizes 3, 4, f>, 0, yo.us in white and red, worth 5, 00 Porthia week you can go one for 2 98 We alaoliavo big|bargains in Linen. Household Good*. Fancy Work, Handkerchiefs, Handbags, a handsome line of Gent's Neckwear (just arrived) And everything that you could want for a nice Christmas present at remarkably low drices, you will find at The Big Store of Hirsch Brothers & Co. lax Executions. Uiuh'r ill \!.t a- i t k11it>3>'v i - .'XecutioiiH 10 in ? iliivi I will |?i??<-<-? t to K?-ll, liofori' i ti?-? t >>i.! 11? > i.4?-in li.<? (Jity of ('iiinclou. on tin- lirMoixlnv in JuiHiury, J'.'OK, during 11 ?? hotnuof Utile, tUo following <lc: I'i'ihnl io;tl : to-wit: 1 Iioiihi' ami lot in CaiiwU-u I .mimic 1 Noriii by lot-of liarrv **nr?*i? ?i*, I* ant 1*v Church W<nt by lot of T. M. patrick Si IJro.H , South by lot of John Marfell Levied unou and to ho boM as th? property of 'l. H. W'ilaou. Toirn^ of Sa!.??('hhIi J. S. TKANT11AM s. K. (' Dec II, 1907. m mmM Repairs of ull kind Promptly (lone on all kindsof Velii eles. Farming imple ments a specialty. CAMDEN CARRIAGE WORKS 11. M. HAMPTON, Proprietor. MM MI 8. HACKER & m ? *iANUFACTUR KRH OF? Doors, Sash, Blinds, Moulding, Ruilding Material ash Weights and Cord. CHARLESTON, - - - - S. 0. Purchase our makes, which we guarantee tmpevior to any sold South, and thereby 3ave money. Window and Fancy Ghiss a specialty ?July 4 7 iinii <i? Office of Treasurer of Kershaw County) Camden, S. C., Sept. (>, 1!>07. \ In accordance with the Act to raise supplies lor the ft soul year commciicinK January 1 nt , 190?>; notice is hereby given that the books will he open for collect* iiiK 8taie. county and school taxes from October lo, 1!>(>7, to March 1 at, 1908. A penalty of I per cent will he added on all taxes unpaid by January 1st. .11)03. A penalty of two per cent on till unpaid by Fob. 1st, l!iu8, A ponalty of seven per cent will l?o added on all unpaid Si arch 1st, 1008 Tho rnte ner cciiltim for Kerbhnw county is us lojlowa : MillH.^ Statu taxes. 4 1-2 School tuxes, 3 County taxes, 31-4 lUilro.nl taxes. 1 3 t Court House 15i> < 1-4 Head, b Total. 13 3-4 The tallowing special levies have been made also: Special School tax. District No, l, for interest on School Bonds (haded School Boil.liny, Milln. I>\Htri;i N'i#. J, , 3^ Special School tax PiMt, No. 1, 3 ,y 14 ,, .. 7> a * 10, 2 " II,- 2 12> %2 .? ?. 17> ft ,> 18> 8 " '? ?? ?? 19, 2 ?? " " 22, 2 .. .. .? >r o(jt g " 27. ^ >> .? ?. .? 40| 7 riie road tax of two dollars can ho pnl.l the Connty Treasurer from Qctobei 15th. 1907, to March 1st, 1008. All iumU? persona living within tho corporato limits of cities or towns, ftfu dents attending any college, or school of tho State. Ministers in charge of regu lar oongregations, teachers employed iu public schools, school trustee* during their term of office, persons permanent ly disabled and those aotualiy engaged In the quarantine service of the atnlto are exempt from the payment of rorfd tax. All other male persons liftween the ages of IS and &0 years nre jfeonirod' to pay *hu1 road tux or work not less than sis duys during tho year. The poll tux is $1. All information as to taxes will be! furnished upon application. Id sending for Tax amounts and Rp? ccipts, stiilc with whom th* Taxpayer lived in January last, and if known <fcy two names, give both, ami be sure to give Township and No. of School District, No lists of names for tax receipts wtfl he reciered unless H>e amount of lax money is deposited with tho said Mat. This rule will be strictly enforoed. .?