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WEIGH THEIR HATS. A Pad of Fuaay M*n Who Arm Crank* t In tho Matter of Htadwtar. Ill the back pact of a Broadway hat ter'* atore there 1* a pair of scales that are used only lit (ho cuae of particular demand* by particular customers, Ah a general thing you dou't look for acalea In a hatter's, and the proprietor explained his reason f?<i having them iu (hia way: "You will often lind very funny men when it cornea fo buying a hat, With them the weight of headgear ia of prime importance. An ouuee more or less gives them the OdKcts when they Ijavo made ?t rule of life to wear only such nud auch weight* on their heads. Ho I keep the scale* to convince thein^ It 1m well that I do. It ha* *ettle?r many an argument with a grouch and Mold me many a hat "You may call them queer for want ing the exact weight they call for or within and not over that weight; but, , come to think It over, they are not any queerer than the men who riiHh In here at the l>eglunlug of Hummer demand ing summer headgear because they simply can't endure their heavy winter hata any longer. "Well, they buy a atraw and go away perfectly untitled they arc prepared for Hummer heat. And the hat they buy? Why. hy actual weight on these very scales it often weigh* two to four ounces more than the winter hat they havo been wearing. One of our good customers has regularly shifted from a twelve ounce winter slouch to ji fifteen (Mince Hum hut mI raw and has been happy In the change." It la a f act, however, that thousands of men know ihe truth of what the Broadway batter nays, but still buy heavy straws.? New York Bun. Dabi?? In Samoa. ? Bamoan babies can give points to Europeans apparently. According to A. 8. Middletou In "Sailor and Beach comber." they are much prettier and very intelligent. Moreover: They can awiin at three mouths old; talk, run and sing at a year old. and If a Bamoan bad a child that sucked a dummy (presumably a comforter) at b)x years old and wailed driveling along In it* pram nt an advanced uge, as the children of the wealthy class of England do. they would look upon it as a great curio and smother It for shame on the tlrst starless night." . ? John Bull.. Tlio nickname John Hull Is said to havo appeared first in a satire by Dr. John Arbuthnot called "Law Is a Bot tomless Pit; or, the History of John Bull," published In 1721. Washington Irving mentions the typical flguro as a "sturdy, corpulent, old follow with a red waistcoat, leather breeches and short, oaken cudgel. Many Napoleonic caricatures show John Bull represent ed In this way. FOREIGN DEVILS. Fhe Aniwtr ? Chinwt Official Oiv# ? * British Consul. In Ills hook "Home Idfe In China" Isaac Taylor IJoiidhwid g 1 y en uii account of lliv Chinese superstitions regarding tUf foreigner, one of which has resulted In their calling hint Kuel- 1 (/u, or "dc\ II." A wry jllDtlllilf story, say a he. la luid of a led hatred, red whiskered, blue eyed British consul at (!ifitou who was, us' lire most of the British otth'lals. of an investigative dls ftosltlon end was anxious to know why It was that the Chinese call us of the west "foreign devils." Now he It un derstood that the Chinese Idea of a demon i* that he Is a red haired, red j bearded, blu?? eyed being who quails' at nothing thaf comes In his way | One day when a Chinese official was calling on the eonsul the latter asked him: ? "Why Is It that the Ohlne.se call us devils?" The otllcial at first hesitated, but. be ing pressed, he finally wild. "I do not care to tell you." "But I should take li an a great favor If you would tell me. I am very anx ious to know." "I cannot tell you," said the otllcial. "Why not?" asked the consul. "Because you would he angry If I told you." "By no means. I would not be so unreasonable as to ask you a question and then be offended because you an swered It. On the other hand, I should bo grently obliged to you." Being thus pressed until ho wiih un able to refuse, the official finally eyed the consul from head to foot und said slowly and reluctantly. "Well, it is be cause you look like devils." This natural superstition of the peo ple was taken hold of by the Boxers in 11)00 and circulated still more wide ly by all kinds of placards, both in prose and verse. I have one before mo In verse, a part of which, translat ed, read as follows: Tlie devils are not human beings like you. If you doubt what 1 say You may ?eo any day That the eyes of tho devils In color are blue. Mother Love. "Mdther machree." he said, "'tis worn and torn your heart is for love of us all." "Jerome avick," 1 said to that, "'tis worn and torn the hearts of mothers were before me and will be again. Ood help their children if they're not." ?From "Mother Machree," by James B. Connolly. In Scrlbner's. Height of Annoyance. "I'm mad at my wife. To anger her I shall flirt with some other woman." "If you want to make her absolutely furious nslc somo other woman to sew on a. button for you." ? Kansas City Journal. A BATTLE OF JJJE WINDS. Whin Etoreaa and Notua Raga at Each Other on kha Bosporus. By a strange phenomenon, If the south wind prevails the superficial cur- i rent of the Boaporun In reversed, though the inferior current continue* ita aecustonjed courae. 'l'hen the wa- ! terw on the surface are piled tumultu ously back upon one another, and t quays, which are several feet n 1m>\ ?? the ordinary Bosporus level, are flood ed Hud perhaps made Impassable. At auch 1 linen caiqurn nnd smaller bosU do not dare to venture upon the tern pcHtuoiiM surface. (*y Sometimes a strong wind blows northward from the Maruiora. and un other wind as strong blown with equal violence southward from the Black J sea. Then. as 0110 gazes from hoiiic central point like Uoutneli If Issar. he I behold* ships under full sail majestic ally approaching each otht*r from both | directions till at last they are only ; two or three miles apart. Between them lien a belt of moveless sea. into | wtilch they are forced and on which ; they drift helplessly about and per j haps crash into each other'H sides. This is a duel royal between Boreas and Notus and may continue for hours. Gradually the zone of calm Ih forced j north or south. At last one wind wifh j draws like a defeated champion from ! the arena. The ships which it Iwis brought thus far drop their anchors | und wait or else hire pne of the nu merous steam tugs which are paddling j expectantly nbout. The ships which i have come with the victorious wind j triumphantly resume their course, and 1 meanwhile their sallOBB mock and Jeer their fellow mariners whose breeze has failed them.? From "Constantino ple." by I>r. Kdwln A. Grosvenor. Clothes In Colonial Daya. When Salem was settled the Massa chusetts Bay company furnished clothes for all the men who Immigrat ed and settled in. that town. Every man had four pairs of shoes, four pairs of stockings, a pair of Norwich garters, four shirts, two suits of doub lets, a pair of h6?e of leather lined with oilskin, a wooden suit lined with leather, four bands, two handker chiefs, a green cotton waistcoat, a leather belt, a woolen cap, a black hat. two red knit caps, two pairs of gloves, a cloak lined with cotton and an extra . pair of breeches. -J Wills In Argentina. In Argentina the laws provide that a father must leave his children four fl ft lis of his fortune, and a husband, if he has no children, has to leave half of his property to his wife. An? un married son is compelled to leave his parents two-thirds of his property, and only unmarried persons without par-' ents or descendants can make wills disposing of their possessions as they see fit. WE ARE HERE AGAIN U. S. WOOLEN MILLS COMPANY (Worlds Lar gest Tailors) will hold their FALL OPENING SALE AT M. L. GILLIAM'S OLD STAND, MAIN ST. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 15th and 16th TWO DAYS ONLY IF YOU GENTLEMEN BUT ONLY KNEW THE GREAT ARMY OF WELL DRESSED MEN HERE IN CAMDEN, AS WELL AS OVER THE COUNTRY WHO ARE WEARING U. S. WOOLEN MILLS SUITS AT $15.00 YOU WOULD BE THE FIRST CALLERS AT OUR FALL OPENING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. WE WILL GIVE YOU ABSOLUTELY FREE A $10.00 LADIES OR GENTS RAINCOAT WITH' EVERY SUIT OR OVERCOAT AT OUR NEVER CHANGING Price, To One ? $15 ? To All WE GUARANTEE TO DUPLICATE ANY $25.00 to $35.00 SUIT BOUGHT ELSEWHERE. WHAT CONSTITUTES A GOOD SUIT. GOOD MATERIAL, GOOD WORKMANSHIP AND A PERFECT FIT. WELL WITH THESE THREE QUALI TIES COMBINED, AND A SAVING FROM $15.00 to $25.00 ON YOUR SUIT, POS ITIVELY GUARANTEED TO YOU BY ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST REP RESENTATIVE CLOTHING HOUSES IN THE COUNTRY, DON'T YOU THINK IT IS TIME, FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, TO INVESTIGATE OUR STORY. ' COME AND SEE OUR FINE WOOLENS. IT COSTS NOTHING TO LOOK, AND YOU WON'T BE URGED TO BUY. REMEMBER THE PLACE AND DATE, M. L. GILLIAM'S OLD STAND, MAIN STREET, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1STH and 16TH. WILL MAKE OPENING IN KERSHAW MONDAY AND TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH and 19TH., AT J. W. POWERS STORE ON MAIN STREET. U. S. WOOLEN MILLS CO. World's Largest Tailors THE CRUa LOVE TEST By MIRIAM LEE SANBORN. "I don't like your suggestion one bit," HHld Winnie dubiously, buj? Myr tle wan persistent In tier plan. "It might be the making of Elwyn to try jtitm out," and then circumstances aid ed the. precious project, the heedless Myrtle aot reckoning the manner In which it might ?,ffect the emotion of a really worthy young man. For such Elwyn Moss was, In man ner and thought. Winnie had awak ened a new soul in the reckless young fellow, who had checked the "sowing of wild oats" under the influence of lur helpful, sympathizing gentleness. Twice during the next few days El wyn sought and found an opportunity to get Winnie alone, ready to tell her his love. On both occasions, however, ?he managed to flit away before the avowul materialized. This discour aged him. He felt repelled and hurt. In the meantime, Ned Parsons was a good deal In Winnie's compariy. Myr tle, harmless but scheming, managed it so that when Elwyn left the village it was with the convlotion that Winnie Thomas had taken up serlouBly with Ned, and that she regarded himself only as a friend. I More than this, an old chum In formed Elwyn that he had It On jnretty good authority that Winnie and Ned had become engaged. A few days after Elwyn went back to woirk In the city he wrote In his diary: "Any true man who has been under the sweet Influence of the com panionship of such a girl as Winnie, has an ideal to cherish, a guardian angel, the memory of whom will never leave hlra. ''TIS better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.'" If he suffered disappointment, heart break, he kept it to himself. He felt strong in his ability to flght loneliness and keep to the right course. Then a new element entered his life. Ned, too, came to work in the city. Elwyn recalled the evident evasion of Winnie to give him an opportunity to tell lifer of his lov# Their parting had been simply that of friends. She had given him no encouragement. Now in his daily tasks and evening leisure fato seemed to throw him in the way of Ned. The latter was "enjoying life to the full," as he termed it. Little did his friends at home imagine the drift his follies were leading him lnt6. Elwyn saw and deplored. For the sake of the one he might wed, Elwyn felt he must do all he could to win this reckless young man' from the path of waywardness. He became his constant adviser. He was, in fact, his guardian. Once at a great sacrifice of time and money he got Ned*out of a serious gambling scrape, exposure of which would have lost him his position. At another time he took blame upon his own shoulders in behalf of Ned. It led to his losing a month's salary arid an advance in business promo tion. Day after day, however, Elwyn watched, encouraged, reformed tfte ob ject of his solicitude. i ?*. Reward came. It was with a thrill of gladness that Elwyn realized that he had not labored in vain, when Ned said to him one day, grasping his hand fervently, tears in her eyes: "You have saved me, old boy. It all came over me what a true, self-sacri ficing friend you have been. I felt it my duty to straighten out with the house here their misconception re garding mistakes I made and not you. I have written the folks home. I am through with all the old folly and I owe It all to you. Then there is the dear little girl even the folks don't know about ? Flora Day. She'll bless you for your good work, and you'll have to be the best man ? " "Flora Day!" repeated Elwyn in be wilderment. ' "Why, yes, "we have J}een secretly engaged for six months." ( Glad! He was suddenly rous^dHo emotions that swayed his soul in an Indefinable whirl. Ned read some hid den mystery under his strange man ner. He got the truth out of him. "Thought I was favored by Win nie?" ho laughed. "Why, man, I'm a hopeless scapegrace in her estimation! ;I see it all ? oh, you noble, noble fel low! For Winnie's sake you tried to make a better man of me, so I would be worthy of her!" >>, Winnie cried like a child when Myrtle read to her a letter written by her brother. She reproached herself, she declared she was unworthy of the brave hearted man whom she had put to a cruel, crucial test. "I shall never dare to face him again," she sobbed. "Oh, Myrtle, it was wicked!" "It was grand!" cried Myrtle. "Tell your mother all about it, while I tell mine of her boy, the new brother and son we are going to have after this ? and all through Elwyn Moss!" When BfNvyn got off the trahi at his home town a week later, it was Myrtle who met him at the depot. She told him the whole story. There was somebody waiting for him, she said, and Elwyn knew who it was. "Forgive!" was the first fluttering word that greeted him from Winnie's llpa- J , "I have blessed you when I thought your heart had turned away from me," said KIwyn. How much more, now that I know you are all my own!" ? (Copyright. 191&, by W. O. Chapman) WANTED The farmer* of Kershaw County to know that have a full stock of Bagging and Ties, Cotton Sheets and Cotton Pickers Bag*. The South is in the saddle and Kershaw county U one of the best counties in this state and making r r ?mt. er strides lhaii any of our neighboring counties. ThU year will be the greatest harvest year we have ever ex. perienced. Kershaw County has raised 36,000 bales of cotton in one year and this year will make a large Cot. ton crop, Oram crop. Hay and 1 otatoe crop. Hogs will follow corn and there is a tremendous corn crop, GET READY FOR THE BIG HARVEST v You will want a mower. We are agents for th? Emerson Standard Mower... The mower that is lighten on mules and has many advantages over all other mow ers. Come in and we will demonstrate to you the many features. CANE MILLS More Sugar Cane and more Syrup. The Chatta. nooga mill is the one that has the reputation, we havs the agency for this mill and carry a stock of these nulls. We carry a full line of heavy Groceries and Farm, ers Supplies. If prices, service and courteous treat ment count for anything, make this store your head, quarters atad we will be pleased to count you as one of our customers. SPRINGS Be SHANNON THEjSTORE THAT CARRIES THE STOCK Roman and Dutch Hyacinth Bulbs * '?"** ".T" !*"T' "^r" t**"" * . .. ,* 't, . \ '? ' ; ? 0 * v ? NICE SIZE BULBS 6?c DOZEN. OTHER FLOWER BULBS. Sweet Pea Seed, Pansy Seed, Onion Sets, Garden Seed IK ' . W. ROBIN ZEMP'SI DRUG STORE Phonev30. * ? ? Camden S. C. ,, ; . ? .V v ? " , " ? : . .. -v.. V ?* . ? . ' Farm Property For Sale 1,373 acres, 10 miles north of Camden, .4 miles west of DeKalb, 4 miles from church, half mile from school. 350 acres in cultivation, three separate pastures with 75 acres In each. One of the finest or chards in the county. About one million feet good long leaf timber. One 8 room dwelling. 18 tenant houses. Property of H. Barfleld. Prlc^ $20 per acre. Terms easy. 321 1-4 acres, 12 miles north of Camdeu, 4 mifes west of DeKalb, 4 miles from?church, 1 1-2 miles from school, 140 acres in cultivation, one good five room dwelling, three tenant houses, one gin, saw, iftill and shingle mill, for only $25 per acre. Easy terms or will trade for , good town property. Now owned by R. E. Sill & Bro. 40 acres 6 miles Southeast of Camden, 25 acres in cultivation, goQd orchard, one good three room dwelling, dost $400. Can be bought for $850. Now owned by Charlie Holland.' i V . ? < LIST YOUR WANTS WITH US L C. SHAW REAL ESTATE, RENTS AND INSURANCE V . - . ?' : ... tOR SALE ? Pure Bred HEREFORD Cattle "The Kind That Pay." We are .offering for sale 66 head of big bone bulls of breeding age of highest quality and breeding. Camden Beef Cattle Farms L.UGOFF, SOUTH CAROLINA FRED E. PERKINS, Special Partner HENRY CUNNINGHAM, M^r. J. W. MeCORMICK, Prop. * x E. W. BOND, M C CO RMICK & CO. f * ' ? Funeral Directors and Embalmers Nlfht Phone *?W. AMBULANCE SERVICE. * Country Call* Aniwwtd Promptly Day or Nignt.