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CAMDEN WbllH Every Friday H. D. Nile** *4. A. McDowell, K. N. MrlhmelJ ? IV X. Broad M, 'Mmtm W taifc-'-ge-wy * -.?>? ?:- . ? in.? Uw>?deunt H. V. Oct. 4, 1?12, According to the report Just pub lished by the lA>*lngf.on grand Jury the chain gang In that county is a good place to be. The report states that the convicts have been extrava gently fed on cheese, inaccaroni, thickens, eggs, butter and choice steak at 20c per pound. ? , | Hugh L?ong, mayor of Wagener, and representatlve-eleot of Alkeu sounty l? In the penitentiary at Co lumbia for safe-keeping charged wit Ihe killing of Pickeus Gunter, a prominent citizen of Wagener last Friday, Feeling ran high against I.?ong, and It was only by a clever ruse of the sheriff that be was saved frdbi death at the hands of a mob. Following the street car strlkd on the Augusta-Aiken trolly line rioting occurred In Augusta last week In which several com pan leu pi malltla were ordered and the elty placed under martial law. Three men In attempting to cross Ihe "dead line" were killed and other* Injured. (Cars were operated In Augusta for the first time Wed nesday, but the /only passengers were the Imported moterman and eonductortond three imported depu ties to each car. Former patrons of the car lines are wearing labels pinned on their coats which read "We Walk." i When the State Executive Com mute orders a second primary for State officers provision should be made for paying the expenses inci dent thereto. The county committees have always paid all the expenses of 'the primaries, except the cost of' tickets and return blanks for State officers, b ut the counties having/ al ready held a second primary, their funds are exausted or practically, so, and where the money Is to come from to pay the managers and de fray the other expenses of the elec tion Is a problem that the State Ex ecutive Committee will have to ^aoive. It costs nearly 9200 to hold a primary election in Sumter coun ty and there is no money in the hands of the Sumter County Exec utive Committee to pay the expense. ? Watchman and Southron. .. As To Registration. Areyou prepared to vote in the general election? Every good citi zen ought to be, and every cltixen who feels an lntereet In his State and county ought to have inhls. pos session a registration certificate en titling him to a voice in the selec tion of government officials. if you do not. hold a certificate you canuot vote in thef general elec tion in November, and the first Monday in October (the 7th) will Ibo the last opportunity that will pre sent itself to secure registration certificates. Certificates Issued pre vious to 1008 are Invalid. Primary Election Notice. ? In accordance with tho order of tlie State Democratic Executive Com mittee, a primary election will be held on Tuesday, October 15th, In stant, for the nomination of Candi date for Attorney General. The managers who served at the first primary are" hereby" reqllCBtfiff to Berve again on the 15th. Thos. J. Kirkland Democratic Co. Chairman. C. W." Blrchmor Secretary. . ltlUDOE TO LET. IHdB ~ "will be received"; for the erection of n bridge over Sawney'^ ('reek, on Buck Hill road, in West Wateree, on Ootober 19th, ,at l'l a. m. Plana and Hpeciflcationa shown on day of letting. The right to re ject any or all bids reserved. M. C. WEST, County Supervlnor. Oct. 3, 1012. Ulybura-SeegerH. ' - Married on Wednesday lawt, Oc tober 2, Mr. W. D. Seegors, of Buf falo township, and Mrs. Bessie Cly? burn, of Dethune. The marriage took place at the home of, and wan performed by Rev. W. F. Estrldge. CITY Pressing Club Under New Management Having bought out the City Pressing Club, I wish to inform tho public that after this date it will be in charge of competent men and all work will receive prompt attention. We are agents for the Fred Cauf man Tailoring Co., and have an experienced tailor *o take your measure. Pit and satisfaction guaranteed. Phpne 146. DeKalb St. W m a tUPVWWWIfTiPft. 1 ?ucb uH?2-M^Q^tL??ireeaM?r The weather prophet* of Berks | county. 1'euusylvuulit. who have for? I cut the weather for ytars ft*,d their annual convention at bobacbs- j vllle. thlw county, when by a two third* vote It was agreed that the coming winter will be aft unusually! severe one. Weather prognostica te rs from all aectlona of the county were represented and exchanged I their views on the subject. Mauyj are close followers of the ve^Jr?a11 1 goose bone weather prophet, Ellas Harts, who died several year* ago and who was considered one of the beet weather prophet* of his day. Loyal supporters of goose, bone theory all declare for a severe win ter. They have noticed the cover- 1 lng of feathers on geese born . last | spring and say that they have the! appearauce of being ruffled consld-| erably. This leads them to believe that after many Qt the geese are! killed for the Thanksgiving Day, th? breast bone will show many discolor atlons. Mr. Harts, the aged prophet, ' never made his prediction until the day af I ter Thanksgiving and farmers and others were usually guided by what! he said, |f he sounded the warn ing. "Fill lour coal bins," everybody got busy and the coal merchants ha | all they could do to fill the cellars | of their custofners. . j The annual convention of the] weather prognostlcators was inter esting In every particular. Those in attendance express their views free-l ly. SQjme are guided by the actions of the small animals and reptllee, while others pay close attention to J the trees and shrubbery. Gideon Keller of Brecknock, aged 82 years said: ? ''When I was a boy I learned the signs of the weather man from my I father, who always foretold ^ thel weather with success. We will bavej a cold winter and it jrill not start I late either. I believe the seasons! are changing, thai the summers arel becoming shorter and cooler and the winters longer and more severe. When did we experience such a cola winter as last year? When was a summer cooler than this season? The leaves on the trees began <o color some weeks ago and have al ready started .to fall.i This is an In dication that the winter will be cold "The apple crop this year is ear lier than usual. Tou can depend on nature at, all times. The applee are ripening earlier and will be harvest ed earlier than in previous seasons. Another sign of a cold winter Is the fact that the weeds to grow tall to make provision for the birds and animals that use this food." Cyrus ID. Schmeck of Garfield said "In my opinion the ground hog is the most reliable weather prophet I know of. , At the present time the animal is busy digging his hole deeper. He anticipates a hard win ter and is providing a warm home. Even the chickens and the ducks show signs of a severe winter. Not for. many years have chickens moult ed their feathers. During the past summer there was an exceptionally large rainfall, which is another Indi cation that the winter will be cold, with little rain, much wind and con siderable rough weather." John Drake of Muhlenberg , town ship, whose weather predictions of last fall won for him a widespread reputation as a weather prognOBtl cator, has received fifty-seven letter since September 1, asking .him to foretell the conditions for the ap proaching winter. On December 21, 1911, he predicted a green Christ mas and a cold Spell on January 3 which would last until January 18. His forecasts were so exact that the people regarded him as an author ity -in thl*4lne^ He said- ? ? r? - "A Luzerne county man writes to nie that he Would . like to know whether there will be so much snow before Chrlctmas, as he Is training a pack of hounds and wants to mak an extensive hunting trip. A Wilkes bare woman giving her name as Miss Blanch S. Waldmere enclosed a special- delivery stamp in a letter sent to me and wants to know if Wednesday, November 6, will be a pleasant day. She is engaged to bo married on that day andwants pleas unt weather." When asked how he made his pre dictions Drake said: "That is my secret, I will tell you however, that my predictions, which aro based upon the study of the heavens, have never 'failed. On July 13 at 2:30 a. m., I got my in formation about the blizzard due in February. Of course I had to do some figuring and anybody makes mistakes in calculations sometimes. During the night of August 15th, while watching certain planets I reached the conclusion that Janu ary would be a very cold month. I am so wrapped up in astronomy tha I never found time" to get marrlted. That is why I am abachelor." Quite a number of other weather Hacker Mf'g. Co. Successors To GEO. 8. HACKER A SON We Manufacture? Doors/ Sash and Blinds, Columns and Bjtfunters, Grilles and Gable Ornaments, s Screen Doors and Window*. ? r ? ,f. I We Deal In ? Glass, Sash Oord and Weights. v> CHARLESTON 8. O. r4 ? ?>%? ' > ' ^ ?? .> ? V fV V prophet* ' mad* U wa. reported in eut?U?? that musk-rat* have begun building ear ly; that corn husks ar? thick, with the stalka leaning to the wegtetha* geese, ducks and chicken* are grow ing a thick down under their feath er* and a bouy *ut?tance on their feet;, that squirrels are prepared to lay up uuusual supplies of proven der; that toadatools on old log* have many w rink lee and thn| owl* have retired to the wood# much ear lier than uttual. The many varieties of weather] experienced by residents of thle sec tion during the paet nix moutha hav cauaed much annoyance to many of Mm weather prophete and some ar?? unabie to tell where the? are at. Some fear that they are wot slslug up conditions properly and seeiu much et sea as to causes reepou-j sibie for the many cbangee. Con?e-j quently a few are more cautious than usual In advancing new theories The goose bone authorltiee, agree, however, that the winter will be *e-! vere, but will not be able to make! a full prediction until after Thank* giving Day. . Berks county has produced such a vast number ofself-etyled weather prophets that referehee to k in! newspaper accounts haa become a common occurrence. They are more numerous than the wid famed "hex ? era!," or witch doctor* tome of ttao prophets hit the nail < the head, while others miss It . their pre dictions by a mils. Philadelphia Ktcorda. - ? - I UKNOUNCK (;TKK KKAI/UH. National Oruaade AfMaat tie ?>( Fake Rcwedka for Oonsamptloii. FVom thousand# of pulpit* in all part? of the United State*, fake cure* for consumption will "be ex posed and denounced on lHibercu losls Day, October' 37th. This l* part of the program for the movement announced today by the National As sociation for the Study and Preven tion of Tuberculosis. Literature giving Information on fradulent and ^alleged "cures" for consumption will be sent to clergy men all over "the country, and an organized crusade against the traf fic in these drugs and devfam will be instituted. The literature will be sent to ministers either directly from the National Association of fices in New Tork or through the many state and local antituberculo sis associations scattered through out the country. It is estimated that bver 100,000 . clergymen will be reached in this way. From actual record a on file In the office of The National Associa tion, Is Is estimated that the vdtume of business done annually by the va rious concerns who sell fake reme dies for tuberculosis amounts to well over $15,000,000. The number of these remedies now being used as so-called "cures" is over 500. Three classes of "cures" >a*e dis tinguished by 'the National Associa tion. In the first class kre included hundreds of devices ? and drugs which can be b^ugbt for any sum ranging from ten cents to five xdol lars at a drug Store. The second class of Retires" include the "insti tutes," "professors," or companies of "doctors," who for a considora* tion guarantee to cure consumption by some secret method of which they are the sole proprietors. There are nearly one hundred-fifty of thes institute frauds in the United States -cheating the people out of millions of dollars annually. In the third, class of "cures", are ! placed a number of home-made rem edies, which either through Ignor ance or superstition have been ad vanced as treatments for tuberculo sis. Some of these are onions, lem ons, rattlesnake poison, coal dust, lime dust, pigs* blood, dog oil, miUc "stripplngs," and even alcohol. None of these remedies will cure consumption, declares The National Association. No drug, gaB or other material lias yet been discovered, jfthich. when eaten, inhaled or injett* ed into tlic syMem, will kill the germs of tuberculosis without doing serious injury to the body. The Only real cure for Tuberculosis recognis ed by The National Association con sists of tho combination of fresh air, good food, and rest taken under1 the direction of a competent physician. How Did You Die. Did you tackle that trouble that came your way With a resoluto heart and cheerful. Or hode your face from the light of day With a craven soul and fearful? Oh, a trouble is a ton, or a trouble is an ounce, ? V 1 Or 'a trouble is what you make it. And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts, But only ? how did you take it. You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face. It's nothing against you to fall down flat, V But to lie there ? that's disgrace, V The harder you're thrown, why, .the harder you bounce; Be proud of your blackened eye! It isn't the fact that you're licked that counts; >?'.:?*? It's how did you fight ? and why? And though you be done to the death, what then? If you battled the best you could. If you played our part in the world of men, Why The Critic will call it good, v Death comes with a crawl, or ?Omes with a pounce, And whether he is slow, or Bprjr. It isn't the fact that you're dead y that counts, * But only ? how did you die? I ? Selected^ ? * ? Pictures tonight at Opera House. IjAST notice. & V All persons liable to the commu tation tax in Camden are hereby notified to pa? up at once. fiiitfojii will be issued against llnquents on and after Octob 1*1*. , V By order of Council. WMM O.O.Alexander, TMHWir,1 ' HOW MICH IK>KJ* VT\ KNOW? ;? ;? \ 1- r- >? . 40 ' "If \ t i- ? S 1U iiturltHblc Hnvwlwlfo of ? ?<???' . f \ "I lit. Cha#t#r, 8u C., "Lantern"had the following to ?ay o t "Ita," who with ?t fine company will open a week'# engagement Monday night at the Opera Houae: How doe* iihe do It? L>oea uhe really know anything more ihan common re pprt. about your affaire, or mine? ti there any danger of her telling It? A large number of people who were at the opera houae lust night, and heard this young girl dibcuBB with perfect readiness and familiarity intimate uffairs qf Ches ter people, left the theatre with rather an unusual and not entirely comfortable feeling that they had witnessed something decidedly un canny. The theory has been advanc ed tlm-t her knowledge of local af fairs is "faked" by getting up in ad vance A bunch of 'odds and ends of information concerning Cheater and Chester people, and working -this In formation cleverly into her replies! to written question*. But how does: this account for her knowing a man's full name from a question signed byj only one initial, and then proceeding to make rather shrewd comments) upon matters that are riot generally! knowu even in Chester? That she did thls .laBt night there can be no question: Clow. V. Bo/kin Become** Major, j Capt. Charles Valk Boykin, ordi-, nance department, N. G. 8. C., hasi been notified by the adjutant gen eral that he has successfully passed his examination and has been pro motedl to major and assigned to dtity atf? brigade inspector of small ; arms practcle of .the stafft of Brig, j Oe'n. Willie Jones, the commanding general of the national guard of South Carolina. , | Major Boykin succeeds Major T. 1 T. Hyde, who recently resigned ont account, of pressure or business. In- this appointment the National Guard is to be congratulated as; Major Boykin is the formost expo-^ nent of rifle practice in this State. He first entered the service as a private in the Sumter Guards, Com pany A, Third infantry, and ? then' was successfully promoted lirst lieu tenant and captain in the ordnance department, being detailed afc Ma jor Hyde's principal assistant. Major Boykin* has been on all th? State teams that have gone to Sea Girt, N. J., and Camp Perry, ' Ohio, and has almost invariably lead the team as the highest score. t -Major Boykin is one of ^the most popular men In the national guard service and 'the * announcement of his appointment will give general satisfaction among the officers and men with whom he will serve. He Is one of the most active and inter-: ested workers In the* service, and aside from respect on merit In ord nance work, which clearly entitles him to this office, his generally hard and faithful work in promot ing the cause of the national guard further urged his appointment"" A more satisfactory appointment to the national guardsmen could not have .made. ? Charleston Post. ia>vok wfacoroar Klalng Htar Vlinptvr No. 4, B.' A. M? meets third Tuesday lu *1101) month. J. B, Wallace, K. H. P.; N. It. Goodale, 'BcribS; J. W. Wil son, Secretary. Keruhaw Lodge No. 99, A. K M., meet# first Tuesday in each month. R. T. Good*!*, W. II.; ' W. Gelsenheimer, Trea*. ; J. W. Wilson, Secretary. Camden Lodge No. 119 I. O. O. P.; meet* second and fourth Tuesday In each month. B. T. Goodalu, N. O.; C. W. iiirebmore, V. G.; 1, C. Hough. Secretary. Jr. O. U. A, M.. meets ' fourth Frl dsy night in each month. C. W. Birchmore, J. F. Uateman, It H Live Oak Camp No. 49, W. O. W.. meets " first Thursday night in each month. C. W. Birchmore, 0. C? W. B. Johnson, Clerk. LtoKalb Lodge No. 41, K. of P., meets second and fourth Thurs day nights in each month. W. O. Wilson, C, C.; M. H. Heyman, 1 K of B. ft a - the full moon in ?. Bpmtow. c."c?* ?"Ho. Otork. T '? '? * no. e. No. 6$ Lmth No. 84 Leave* No. Jfa. Ht Leaveu No. 48 L??v?* . Houiluru .o-mwbj.. ^ Northbound. No. 11* !??*?? |.? v No" UT No. 11B l**ve# . , . . 10 . H ^ No. 1U Ml* N. *. lUilw., of ? Northbound. No. J ArrWe# lt:l* ^-4 1 No. (J Arrives . . . , . . M|.Q T Bouthbound. [No. 5 LOftV** 4:to %, 1 No, % ]???? . . . . . . tit* ?>' ? . K 1 wish to^nnounce that I have enlarged my stabl* <? Kutledge street, by hayin* quite an extension and additloa | 'for the accommodation of my stock of buggies and wagom. ' : ' . ' ? ? \ ' :** '1 1 Want Your Business I |_- - ' - - ? ? ,M dll vl in this line as well a* in the stock line. *l am handling ?? a number of well known ? . . - *r'. . " ' ?i j msi Vi Buggies and Wagons ? ' / .-* ?? . ;'> ?? - V: -'cry ? ' V" ? ' ' 5 " ? ' V- "'"*&?! I ? ^ - v/Jsl ? ^ > / ? V* -?/v &jSa < ? I eall your attention to. the '?Virginia" and "Roland" Bo*. glee. which I handle. Also the famous "Studebaker" and ' . "LouiBburg" Wagons. These are the best grades on ths ~ ?' ' | market. -- ?? . . . ' . s; ? An U p-to- Date Stpck of Harness When in the market for a good buggy, a good wafcon,! or for horses and mules be sure and see me. I am cater- ] ing to the needs of the public, and want you for a custo mer. '' Call and see me. f . ? ? - f ' a... " ? ? ??CTKjg| W. C. MOORE " :>" . "?'? v.; * . ?% /. . a. . ' . ? ? v *.' f ? ' ? I' -VW Make Your Decision Now! If you intend clearing your land, the best and only time is NOW. " Begin wort; just as soon as other farm duties permit. Every year; every month, every day of oe* lay makes the clearing just that much harder. Will you continue to pay> taxes and interest on your stump land investm? Will you still let the land "loaf,'* when, it c'ould easily be producing the best crop? your farm? Will you have land that's worth nothing ana lew than nothing throa taxes and interest, or will you have rich, prosperous acres that you can convert ? ready cash any time you wish? Will you wait and let the sprout* and brush 1 up or will you clear it now while it's comparatively easy? Get your Hercules Stump Puller how and begin at once the gathering of returns it will bring you. Tnis is an offer with big dollar profits in it for practical business man's offer to the practical business farmer. ' ' ? It's the chance of a life time for you. It is an established fact that the H< is good for.a full days work of stumjl pulling every day for threeyejurs. L. C. SHAW, Agent, Routef2, - JEFFERSON, S. C