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1 .'i-J. m... u1-1 Young Woommi Sulfide*. Waahlngtoo, I**'. 11,- Brooding, Co roner Nevltt believe*, over the aefety of n tflrl friend of the Ford |*?ace ex jaulltion, Ktta l'oteri, of Winches ter, Va? <*i n i ?'< I her life with carbolic add. Where Drugs Fail Many chronic, diaeauea fall to respond to drug treatment, ev^Q In tbo blOdR of the Pitt phyvlclani, whereaw acute disease* uaually respond readily. When a diHeaae become* CIlJtONlC, dru^a often Meem to do a* much harm ax they do good, for the ayHtem rchola aKaliiNt them. It la JiiHt thin class of case* which phyHh-imiH send to the health resort* and which derive the greatest henellt from Hhlvar Mineral Wafer, for It dissolves and was)io* out the polnon* from the blood, cleansing mid purifying the whole system. If yon suffer with chronic <jyapep*la, indi gestion, Hick headache, rlienmatlHin, Kail atonCH, kidney or l|vc? dlwea.se, uric acid poisoning or othopwondltldn* dne to impure blood, *tr? not hesitate to accept Mr. Hhlyar'a liberal offer aa printed helow. It offers you the e<julv alent of three week* vltdt to the spring, with no cbftrge for the water If you are not benefitted. Ilia records aliow thai only two In a hundred on the av < ? i 1 ; ' 1 ? , have reported "no baneflolal re HiiltH." This la a wonderful record from a truly wonderful uprlng .Simply hI#?i the following letter: Shlv&r Spring. Uox 1(K) IP, Shelton, C. : Gentlemen : I aeeept your guarantee offer and enclose herewith two dollars^ for ten fftllons of Hhlvar Mineral Water. 1 agree to Klve It a fair trial, in accord ance with Instructions contained in booklet y.oii will send, and If I report "no benefit" you agree to refund the prlee of the water in full upon receipt of two empty demijohna which I agree , to return within .'JO day*. Name AddrcHH Shipping Point (Please write dlntlnctly.) 32-8-4-B Green Grocery ? Telephone 24 We have opened a meat market and green grocery in the stand formerly oc cupied by Campbell Bros., where we will carry at all times a choice line of Fresh Beef, Pork, Veal, Lamb, Mutton and all meats us ually found in an up-to date market. We will make deliveries promptly and there will be no long awits. L. B. Campbell Manager Dr. I. H. AUia?<Ur Dr. R. E. Slmuti Alexander & Stevenson DENTISTS offic* Sootk???t Corner Broad ?nd D?K?lb St*. Dr. E. H. KERRISON Dentist Ofllce In The Matin ItuiUling ~> ? Phone 183 Tombstones & Monuments When in need of Tomb stones and Monuments see me before you place your or der. Representing the Dixie Marble Co., of Canton, Ga. Samples of marble shown. J. D. SINCLAIR, P. O. Box 35. Camden, S. C. J. SUMTER MOORE Cotton. Long Staple Exclusively. 1213 Washington Street, Phone 585 Columbia, S. C. Would advise planting a few acres from select seed, i Uttori to SmU Claui. (JftMT, H. O. Dear Mauta UIuuh: I don't want you to forget me Christ iuhh because I have moved up to GrwT, I'apii ban boon Kick two wwkn. I don't know whether ho will be obit to see you be fore ChrlHliniiH. Hut Santa please bring nlo a big doll and bed, fruit, candy, and nut#. My broUmr want* a bicycle mlKbty bad. Your friw)d?> Elfreida Cole. itctliuiic, S. C. Dear Hnnta : Wo aro two little girls, 5 and M y?*arn old. Wo want you to bring uh u lot of nice things for Christmas. Olga and May Muriel Itraunon. Uoanoke, Va. Dear Hanta Clans : l'lease bring me a sled, a goat and aorno candy and nut#, and Willie and JameH, My little brother* want you to bring them Home candy and nuts and marble* and some fruit too, and Daisy, my sister, wants' you to bring Iter u doll and a carriage, and a Htove and skyrocket, ami cajjdy and fruit, t<s>. Hoping you a inerry Christ maw, Your little friends, llennle, Willie, James and Datoy Cas kiriK. ltfd No. ."i. box 10. Camden, H. C. Dear Santa: I don't' Want to auk you for too much but if you con please bring me, a tea Met, a big doll with black hair and a carriage, Home fruit* and fireworks, I will try timl Ktay awake to meet you. Your little friend, Aubrey Beattle. Lucknow, S. C. Dear Santa:- 1 am a llttlo boy ten years old and my father has been dead nearly two years. I want an overcoat and some fruit, and Home fireworks. I live at Mr. Pate Field?!. Edward 1 1 ti good. Weatvllle, 8. C. Dear Santa Claus: There is five children here ? Ethel, Belle, Irene, Itl na rd Col|ey and John F.? each of uh want a present 1 want a doll and a doll baby carriage. Irene wants a doll tha.Jt will open and shut its eyes, and all kinds of fruits. Itinard .wants some Itomnn candles and some ftrc craekers. Colley wants some candy and apples. John F. wants all of Ms in apples. I am i) yearn old and am in the 4tli grade. Wo have the best teacher in the state I think. We are going to hang our stockings In a row, so please fill them from top to toe. 4 Hope I have not asked too much. Vlso hope the weather will be good so you can come on Christmas eve night. How is Mrs. Santa Claus? Fine, I hope. I have been a good girl this year Wish you good luck in your round this Christmas. Your Little Friend, Ethel II, Truesdale. Camden, S. C. ? Dear Santa Claus: ? I want you to vnso bring me a doll and carriage and a trunk, some fruits, lire works, and a room suit for my dollies. Santa I have been a good little girlie all the year and have obeyed my mother. Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Your little friend, Helen Davis. 1007 Mill Street Camden, S. G. Dear Santa Clans: Please bring me a doll, tea set, and a little dining table, and I want you to bring my sweet little baby brother a rattler and a little horse, I go to bed early at night and obey mother. Your little friend, Ethel Davis. News From West Wateree. IManey^ rfd L Dec.14. ? Wearo to see Brother A. C. Corbett fhas been returned to Camden Supply. Ills un selfish devotion to duty and slneerelty In his preaching has endeared him to bis congregations. The farmers were very successful with sweet potatoes this year, but are having much difficulty In keeping them. T. W. Starnes grew one weighing ten pounds. Trinity Improvement School Society will have a hazarr Wednesday, Dec. '22. They have an Interesting program and will serve lunches, coffee, etc. Talmage Bo wen, of Woffonl College, Carroll Bo wen, of Cluster Springs V ort demy, and Miss Christine Bowen, from Coker College, will return home next week to spend the holidays' with ?heir parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl II. Mowen. Jim Smith of Georgia Dead. Smithsonla. Ga., Dec. 12. ? Col. Jas. M. Smith, the largest Georgia land holder, whose plantations In Ogle thorpe county are unique for the man ner of operation, died suddenly here today, aged seventy years. He was i bachelor and reputed to be worth $4,000,000. Ills idea was to make his estate as free as possible* from otit *lde purchases by the erection of grtfet, oil and fertilizer mills. ft-. - --.rtrr T Komberi New* Note*. Hemhcrt. S. c , !>??? M~Ftne wea Iber for hog killing. Several lmv? al ready killed lino hogs. Thunder and lightning on a cold night In December Ih something un heard of In thin section. Such whh the case last Saturday night. Rev. Mr. Koton, of (Jeorgetown, has accepted (lie cull of I'lHgah, Mt. Oli vet und Mlzpah churches, and will commence his work January Int. This Ih Rev. T. L. Cole's former charge. Fa rip work Iihh about ceased for t li Ih year. Work for next yetyf haw not commenced. MIkh I Ih Raker, one Ot our popnlm young ladles, returned home yeaterday ufter a visit to Rocky lllufT and other plac<>s to the delight of her many friends. (!?urtwy to the Public. Washington, 1). ('., I >??<?. 11. ?To en courage employee* to he courteous In all their dealings with the public, the management of Southern Railway Ih aHklng that reports of example* of courteous nets on the part of em ployeoH he made to It, With thin i>ol Icy In view the following bus been printed on the menu cards in some of the Southern Railway dining cars: "The management of Southern rail way Company expects its employees to distinguish their service to the pub lic by courtesy and request* the' trav oIIhk public to report examples of suc cessful service so that the employees may be encouraged by appreciation pf their efforts." Three Million Enlisted. liondon. Dec. 13. ? At least three mil lion people have answered the call of Tiord Derby aiid enlisted, it is reported In official circles. Conscription in the near future Is not likely as a result of the heavy enlisting. Horace L. Darr Dead. Florence, Dec. 14. ? Horace L. Darr, well known throughout this section as a newspaper man, later as business man of the city and for 12 years audi1 tor of the county, died at his home here last night. Mr. Rarr has been In bad health for some time, and has been confined almost continuously to his room for a year. Mr. Darr camc to Florence first when a very young man as clerk for F. H. Hudson in the first hardware store that was opened in Florence. ; Later he returned to Sumter to assist his father in the . newspaper he was then publishing, the Sumter Advance. In 1895 he came to Florence and began the publication of the Florence Banner, and later he! and H. A. Hrunson acquired The Mes senger and consolidated It with The Banner, and later The Times, which became The Times-Messenger, which they published for several year?, it subsequently reverting to its former owner, H. M. Ayer, and later to The Times company Mr. Darr, after leav ing newspaper work, opened a store in Florence and did a fair business for a number of years, when he enter ed in the race for auditor, and he lias been successful in each succeeding campaign, enjoying the affection and support eaikjclally' of the country peo ple. Woman Hit by Car. . wr>\ , * \; V Mary Shannon, a negro woman, re siding on King street, was run down and badly Injured by an automobile on a crowded Main street Tuesday night. Tin? car was owned by Messrs. A. J j. Watklns and Steve Perry, and was being driven by Mr. Perry, and there, were three or four other occu pants. Witnesses to the accident say it was being driven at a pretty rapid rate when the woman was struck. She was thrown under the car and received r severe wound in her head, and phy sicians state that she is injured In ternally, one of her lungs being badly hurt They state that she will likely recover, unless complications set in. Charges have been preferred ngnlnst Messrs. Watklns and Perry for ex^ ceedlng the speed limit and the case will be heard at the Monday morning session of the Recorder's court. Fight at Cassatt. Mr. John Gardner, a citizen of Cas satt, was brought to the Oamden hos pital Friday morning last suffering from several severe wounds Inflicted by Mr. T. M. C. Mozler, of the same place. The weapons used is said to have been a knife and hatchet It is said that the men quarrelled over a transaction Involving the sale of cot ton seed. Gardner shot at Mozler, w<ho olosed In on him, and took the pistol from his hands, and Inflicted severe wounds with knife and hatchet. Mule's Kick Proves Fata). Rlshopville, Dec. 8. ? Eugene Roykin. the 5-year-old son of Mr. .Tim Roykin, was Instantly killed by being kicked In the head by a mule on Mr. A. 0. Baskln's place near town. Increase in Men and Money Asked. Washington, Dec. 10 ? The Army College will ask for an increase In the standing army to 25&<600 men and a continental army of 500,000, and .ex penditures for eight years starting". 1910 with $3,000,000. Stole Trunk From K?Uw?y. V Chief of Police Whltaker, Constable Sinclair uud 8|>eclal Agent Handera of the Southern railway went In the CatT Htttt ?0etioo one day laat week where they placed under arrent "Huffalo iil" allan "Kid Shlno," a negro, lit* had stolen a trunk from the railway at Columbia and had it transferred to Causa tt. The chief of police here learned from a friend that the negro had a trunk and had been celling jew elry and other articles proralscously. lie got in communication with the Co lumbia station and learned that a trunk had been mlssinft from there since October uud that the owner had filed a claim for $.'100 against the Southern. The trunk cui>ture<l prov ed to be the ouo missing from Colum bia. The officers succeeded in recov urlug tho greater portion of the stolen good*. The negro was carried back to Columbia where he In now in Juil. Death of Mr. J. F. Davis. Mr. James Francis Davis, oldest hroii)6V of Mr. W, K, Davis, and one of the oldest citizens of his communi ty, died on November 21, 1015, at his home near Luck now. Mr. Davis was l>od ridden for five years before his death and was a great sufferer, but bore his .sufferings with christian fortitude. After the death of his only daughter his mind became unbalanced and he was sent to the asy lum for one year, but he never com pletely regained his healtih. He wns a member of the Antloch Baptist church from early manhood and served for more than forty years as a deacon In that church. He was buried by the Masons, of which order be was an hon ored member, at Antloch cemetery on November 22nd. He was 72 years old and served throughout the war as a gallunt Confederate soldier. lie leaves a wife, six sons, several grand children and one brother to mourn his death. Mr. Davis was a high toned citizen and a zealous work er In his church. ? Blshopvllle Vindica tor. - ; He Didn't Want to Die. lie was ticketed to undergo a slight oiwratlon at the city hospital. Simple though the operation wat? the man didn't feel quite easy about himself, says the Indlnapolls News. A few minutes before, the anesthetic was to he applied he sent for his physician, who. was to handle the instruments. ; "Please, doctor," he said, "be care ful about me." "Oh, don't worry," the doctor said, With fine assurance. "You'll be all rignt." "Hut I wish you to be careful, doc tor." the patient insisted. "You seem quite anxious about your self." the doctor ' remarked with a smile. . "I am," the patient replied, nervous ly. "I have $900 life Insurance rind I don't like my wife." The sura of $45,588 was reported for State Baptist missions last year and 10, 000 Baptisms were reported. Senator Tillman asks for an appro priation of $11,000,000 to erect a Fed eral uteel plate factory. r ' Supervisor's Monthly Report.'] The following Is a list of Halms passed upon and ordered paid by. tl?e Commissioners of Kershaw County in session Monday, December 6, 1015: W. W. Huckabee, jail fees $102.60 W. F. Russell, salary ;... 88.00 A. M. Deal, salary 8.33 M. C. West, salary 120.65 Calvin Beckham, salary 25.00 D. M. McCaskill, court exp 2,008.80 "Q. L. Dixon, Jr., salary 20.85 iT. D. Sinclair, salary 65.60 W. L. McDowell, salary ..*. 5.8.00 C. W. Bircbmore, salary 138.72 C. K. Hough, work at court house 5.00 Estridge & IUnson, wood 9.00 1 W. L. Hunnlcutt, convoying lu natic to asylum 5.25 Commissioners of Public Works, water and lights 29.50 1 T. B. Bruce, special constable ...'. 2.20 G. W. Dabney, supt. poor house 10.50 S. F. Brasington, Md. 60.00 W. J. Dunn, 8JQCL yr. B. Clvburn, Md 33.00 S. M. McCaskill, Md 11.00 A. W. Burnett, Md 15.00 J. Horace Thomas, Md. 10.75 Wolfe-Elchel Co., supplies 17-60 j Braid & Hutton, supplies 39.00 iiCwis & Christmas, supplies .... 44.80 j McCaskill Bros., supplies 4.00 Earl II. Bowen, supplies 68.37 Springs & Shannon, supplies .... 70.10 .T. M. Carson Co., supplies .. 47.76 Clyburn Drug Co., supplies 31.15 W. Robin Zemp, supplies 23.04 N. A. Bethune, supplies 21.60 | Fulton Bag & Cotton Co., pup plies !. a.... 123 98 Burns & Barrett, supplies 120.98 Pearce-Young, supplies 8.45 S. C. Truesdell, supplies 1231 Rlmrtro Brown, supplies 35.50 John R. Dlnkins, supplies 21.35 Joseph Shebeen, supplies 26.73 D. L. Dabney, road work 4.00 j Town of Bianey, 15.00 W. B. Branham, lumber 2.00 1 W. L. Cask ins, smith work ft66; t. H. Watson, smith work 539 R. C. Bennett, smith work ..1 5.05 Kershaw Oil Mill, road work .... 3 00 L. D. Watts, smith work 2.00 1 Wesley .Tackson, road work 1.50 S. W. Mobley, supt hired gang 106.63 O. W. Mobley, supt hired gang ..90.67 H. E. Munn, supt. chain gang 202.72 Geo. T. Little, mules 500.00 W. G. Davis, lumber ... !. R. Belk, lumber 106.15 W. B. Branham, wood 6.00 H. It Tiller, supplies 7.80 ' *#tal m7c xv^r80'45 Ckmntjr HuimrvWvr. CITY TAX EXECUTIONS. , ^ . Under And by virtue of tax execu tlonti directed by Jbe City Clerk nnd Treasurer of the City of Camden, I will Hell at public outcry before the Opera Ilouae In Camden, during the legal bOUJfi of Hule, on the first Mon day In January, !010, the following deuerlhed city projwrty : Lot of Allen MoHeley, bounde<l north by land* of L T. Mills, south l?y landH of Sarah Whlttfhorn, cant by landu of Reneat Dow, went by (Sordini street of Camden. To lie Bold for taxes. M Lot of Richmond Colemau, bounded north by lands of Mabel Colewan, eaat l>y landa of Clyburn ewtate, west by Campltell atreet, aouth by landH of Sink Wood. To be Hold fgr taxoa for yeurs 11)12, 1013, 1014. Lot of Taylor RclLon, bounded cunt by Broad street, north by landa of If. I j, Hehlosburg, went by landa of H. \i. K< hlonhurg, south by Utnda ot Mar garet Wiley. To be Hold /or taxes for year 191 1. Lot of M. F. Chlpley, bounded east by landa of McLaughlin, north by lundH of Timbers, wwt by lauds of Timbers, south by Rutledge street. To bo Hold for taxes for years 1013, 1914, Lot of A. L. Hheorn, bounded north by lands of K. C. Stokes, nouth by landH of Th6mas Wilson, cH?t by lands of pgboriie, west by Mill street. To be gold for taxes for years 1013, 1014. {Cstate of Jane Benson, bounded east by Northwestern Railroad, west by Camden Wholesale Grocery Com pany, south by lands ot Rev. Brown, north by DeKalb street To bt for taxes for year* 1013, 1014 Ix>t of Ten a Tovy. bounded Il0| lands of B. von Trtttvkow, lauds of Evaus OoUliiH, ea?t b* of Kvans Collins, went by <?. street. To bo Mold for taxe? fw J A) t of Wiley and Benton bounded by laud*, of 0. l>. ,mn1 by lands of Golf Link*, h(Hlll lands of Caleb Ticknor, west by ntreet. To be koUI for taxes for I^ot of Allen Deun, lx>t No. 2, 1 ed by proi>erty of Mr*. U p. north by Ix>t No. 1, Jobu R. property, east by 10 foot Urtv sejrn rating It from J. A. von Tre* south by lot. No; 8, Mary iHms erty, went by Broad street To bi (or taxes fdr 1010. Lot of It. 11. Team, bounded and north by 8 fool alley way, by Mouument Hquare and 1. Hr ander, west by T. It. Team. \ Hold for taxes for year 1914. property of John and Tena Or bounded east by Murket Htreet, 1 by (Jib Herlben, south by landH of ( den Oil Co., went by lands of Ji Brisbane. To be sold for taxe?. A. Q. WIllTAKKR, Chief of NOTICE. Notice iH hereby gtven that 110 Fir works will be allowed to bo Hliot w In one block from Main Street, uu [>01111 It y of law A. 0. WIUTAKRU, Chief of IMlw Oniuden, S. Dee. 17, 10^5. Miss M. E^. Gerald will give her customers the ben efit of low prices on all Fall and Winter Millinery while the seiason is at its height. Her customers will have the pleasure and satisfaction of wearing the Hats for several months, and she will be gratified to carry over no stock for another season. All Fall and Winter Millinery will be sold at asto? ishingly low prices. Beautiful patterns, prices cut in ? half, shapes to suit every lady, and trimmings of every description in feathers, wings* birds and flowers. ..... . ... ?, ' / .**" "? Come while the stock is full and you have a beautiful assortment to select from. ' ? 8 1 M1 Miss M. E. Gerald L_l? ? -J! ATTRACTIVE WINTER VACATION TOURS ?To? FLORIDA, CUBA, THE WEST INDIES, PANAMA CANAL,! MARDI GRAS NEW ORLEANS, NEW YORK and BERMUDAJ Operated During .. ^ CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. JANUARY, rFRftUftWY MARCM Tour, of Ten, Fifteen, Twenty and Thirty Days Durational ering Many Points of Great Attractiveness and Histori cal Interest. We have a Tour at extremefelow cost including penses to Florida and Cuba^ December 27th to January 7th,H especially attractive and of unlimited educational value P^tumty^ ^ *md_student^ ^duginpr thafr vp^nHnn ? fhetr only opj A TOUR OF world's greatest Winter Resorts, during tb?B ncighth of their season ; through the beautiful tropical coun* try in nearby Foreign Lands; Steamship Voyages in Souther^ oeas; and the Isthmus of Panama, during the winter montwB pleas"16' a^ording an opportunity for great comfort & WRITE FOR BOOKLET AND LITERATURE We are sure one of our many attractive AH-Expen??-I*l eluded, Personally Conducted and Chaperoned Tours at ? Reasonable Cost will interest you. GATTIS TOURS Tourist Agents, Seaboard Air Line Railway, Raleigh# N.J Before the "Stroll" 2 In 1 Qlvas the bMt ?hln? i Do??h<