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of !>4turen*, has Informally *0liou?ce<) (be* engagement of her couaiu. Mlaa lH>rca* liny t'aluiea, to Mr ffolwrt A.I < '<h?|ht. The wedding will take place in'xt month at tin* homo of {Jhc bride'* uncle, who Hvph Id MtuxiXMll>i?i u*itl will be a quiet hold# affair. Thin Hp* liouucoment in of cordial Intrust throughout Hotith I'amltna. Mlas <'aline* Is widely known In anelal dr ill's uiul educational * iivle*. having Mince her graduation from Wlnthrop college taught In Alhcrmarie, N? (\, In her home town of UuroiiM, and in (V> liunhla. Mr. (Nioper Ih a loading law yer ami was f<?r several yearn solicitor of the Nth Judicial circuit. In the po 11 Meal ami public life of the county anil stale he lias been prominent for several yearn. Notice To nu hiiUf. 1 wish to Hay that 1 uin again ?*? 'sociated with The llucke.ro Cotton Oil Oo. mm their agent for this and ad Joining counties ami to nay to thMM tfcnt have ho liberally patronized ua in the paat that we are using this method of thanking them and All?o to nay that we are asking a contin uance of their confidence and patron age and promise you the same Ml>eral treatment In the future as we hate SI ven In the pa at. And to thotie thai have not aa yet found it convenient to do any butd-, uoaa with um to give us a trJnl and we will do uur beat to make any busineaa transaction with them both pleasant and profitable. Try urt one time. We also wish to state that after the first of .teptetuhet- our office and rtcales will be locates! ut the rear of] Zomp A tfePasa T>rMg Store, the afore roonj fV>fifr<*rly ficmiplcfl by W. R Roberts Meat Market. Please note1 th|s change. My tcrist and feed mills will ulao ho (pea ted at thin place, along with the Vitudehaker hutomoblle agency. Any time yon have cotton and cot ton seed or corn to offer for aalo. or you want to Ifuy or trade for a jf<Sod automobile wo Invite you in to set* us and if you have no business tb transact call on us anyway as we will be glad to talk with you. Heapeef fully, H. L. Moaeley. Agency. HOLSTEIN bull Registered Will bo for service at Westerham P 1 a n t a t i o n. Terms $2.00 cash for season. W. A. RUSH. Manager, Lugoff, S. C. Collins Brothers Undertakers for Colored People Telephone 41 714 W. DeKalb St. LOANS Made on approved country and "City real estate. Long terms, Jow interest. M. Mf. JOHNSON, Atty., Camden, S. C. T>i?. E. H. KERRISON Dentist < Ullcf over Bruop'g Store Broad and I>eKnl!> Sts. 1'hone 186 COLUMBIA LUMBER & MANUFACTURING CO. MILL WORK a SASH, DOORS, BLfND^' AND LUMBER ' PLAIN & HUGER STS. Phone 71 COLUMBIA, S C. ~ ... : DR. R. E. STEVENSON DENTIST Crocker Building Camden, 8. C. WS? ? HatMr* Him Provided It Hi Abundant Und Th.r^l^No^Prlo# Put 'JPhls Im a world of beauty free to all w^> will appreciate It. The poor* ?'Ht man may delight as much la a rose tim anyone, und sometimes mure. The poor man may take pleasure In the heauty of h garden an he passoa tfThls work. He may appreciate the beauty without having the cares. ' The blue ?ky of the heavens above him Im not leas beautiful, lie can ad mire the foliage, the blossoms, the con tour of a tree und can take delight in It quite riM well aw the man of wealth. There Im no place mo barren but that somethlUK Im there to lnuplre the Im agination and elfevate the aoul. If on* sees every beauty, one can All one's life with thoughts that make the mou! ring with their Joy. And seeking beauty everywhere helps to lift the moat dlsutftVeable work from the bog gy plane of drudgery. The endeavor to ubaorb the beauty of MtreamM, hill#.. Arid*. trees, flowers, birds and bees refines the character. Ix>ve of nature's beauty Inspires the soul to love of 'spiritual beAuty. Aud the one who fills one's soul with such love makes hardMhlpa easier to beer aud the world happier.?Milwaukee Journal. LIBRARIES OF REAL SERVICE Cxcluslvdness That Marked Tham 80 ? Many Yeare Practically a Thing ' of ths Past . The Albert can putrtl^llbra^y has'dur* : log the luat' two or three decades un dergone a wonderful change In the (11 rectlon of usefulness. From u reposl tory' of books accessible to a small class of patrons who knew about what they wished, the open-shelf system has grown, and tfo# 1ft fitiodt Tlbrartes the book! JuM ay & tkJfcrte "tor in stead of being only a place v!to'"keep books, tho library Is a place latudy hooka In the aggregate, to galtt iome knowledge df the wealth of pritatefl ln forttiAtlon and entertainment. With this jilbfl ttttito has come the &ferfenee Aiqrtlon, 'llnd the whole development hag he^n iiC?tomj*tyllled by a tendency toward taking" ^tfcTbooks to thb people. The librarian during this {line has grown from a bookish person, rfcther Inclined to resent the Intrusion Of pa trons on the ground that they left'gaps In the shelves, to the true public'serv ant, who If the public dries not Ctome to him with Its needs takes upon himself the business of discovering what he can do for the public and then doing It. Such is the modern librarian. Platinum Filaments. The Troy Record recently reprinted a brief article frotn the Companion on the use of spider webs for the cross some objections to uwlaf spider ' r??j tbe thread* are not absolutely opaque in jr bright tight and are alee affected by changes tn the humidity of ttje atmoaphfcre. A Arm of Instru ment manufacturers In Troy therefore decided to substitute fine-drawn plat inum ^ire for spider web, and after iusny experlmenttlsuccaeded in draw ing a wire even liner than the apider web. Tbe croHS hairs ? of telescopes when made of Haider web are UHually about one ten-thousandth of an Inch iu diameter, but the *tVoy firm has drawn platinum wire as flue as one fifty-thou sandth of an Inch. Naturally, wire of that diameter la Invisible to the naked eye and can be handled and feet In po sition oply by tbe aid of a magnifying glatta.?Youlb'a Companion. ttooiat Wasp. We are often ur?ed to "study the apt or tbe bee to learu tbe Vafcl^' ot IndUS try and efllclepcy, but these hrt hot the only Insects who know hhw to work in organisations. The fcodal or paper-nest building wasps live lb col onies and have a large humbefc/4f workers, a few males and a number of queens, for eaoh colony. They build their nests of the paper which they manufacture out of >Vood pulp, leather ing It from desck branches, twig* and old fence wood, ifrlth jaw* that nro provided with pltfcer0. It lg water proof pap^r, too. Tbe qfreent Jive long and are hd,rd workers. They'hfde through tho winter (ix sheltered placed, but never in ttu Ir owu nests, and tll^y come for^h lu the (spring to help build new nests and lay more eggs, One in each tdx-sided cell of the pnper comb. These paper makers go ahepd of bees and ants In sdme df their nlttthdds, for, naturalists say, they do things with leas fluster and more precision. geefng uheserr. "A sense of 'the dramatic is, of course, closely connected with a sense of humor. If yod have this faculty for getting outside yoUrself and criticizing yourself, you will be pretty Sure to see whether you look ridiculous. If you are a real artist In the exercise of the gift, you will also 6ee yourself in your right perspective tolth regard to other' people. The aVtlst must not be 'an egoist. lie must hot allow the lime light to be centered on himself, lie will see himself, not as the hero of the story, but as one of the characters ?the hero, perhaps, of one chapter, but equally a minor character In the others. The greatest artist of all, prob ably, is the man who prays, and tries to see the story as the author designed it. He will have the truest sense of proportion, the most adequate sense of humor of all. Undoubtedly prayer is the highest form of exercising this sense of the dramatic.?From "A Stu dent In Arms." HONEYMOON DAYS By KIN HUBBARD Then Comes th' Photo Studio an' They Git Took T'gether Settln' in a Dummy Airplane, th' Groom With a Se-gar In His Mouth an' His Hat Tilted Back. Weddln' couples are beglnnln' t* re turn t' ther ole stampin' grounds?t' th' scenes o' ther engagement days, th' happiest days they'll ever know agin. They ure tired an', grimy and disillu sioned. Some have bathed In th' vrystal waters o' Cedar Point, some have walked solemn-faced thro' th' historic precincts o* George Washln' ton's ole home at Mt. Vernon, some ha-\e crawled thro1 th' <4ud o* Mam moth Cave, some have iMfngled In th' gayety o' Atlantic City, while some hare returned1 Bun-bfrcrtvhed from th' croquet grounds of tetand resorts. A hot, stlfcky A1tf^ddin' trip In mid summer must bebeantiful experience ?all ' th* way t* Nlagary Falls in a veller day c'oach, half embedded In egg shells nn' splllln' baked beans on th' red plush seats at ever' lurch o' th' train. A groom dressed In a tight fit tin' black forced sale suit covered with cinders an 'a big brown derby bat that won't hang anywhere an' a high one ply La Verdud collar an' a unmanage able necktie. An' n bride pinned t' rether In a travelln* suit o* blue serge that turns red on th' shoulder next t' th' window an' a hat o' her own crea tion. They spend th* first day at th' Palls among th' souvenir pustal tooths an' Ice cream cone bazars. Then comes th' photo studio nn' they jit took t'gethrr settln' In a dummy tcroplane, th' groom with a se-gar in Ais mouth an* his hat tilted back. Th' trifle places her left hand on his shoul der (ring showln') an' in her other fiand she clutches h red goblet bearin' th' inscription, "From Cecil t' Myrt. Niagary Falls. 1'JlT." How happy they | sre!?She can t see th' Falls fer her new ring, whib' his hrenst swells with ' a feelin' o' security as he notices, hid den between two ooes, a live that hasn't been broken. Look before they strike th1 state line on th' return trip th' groom falls lnt' a meditative state an' begin* t* realize fer th' first time that he'll have t' be some contortionist t' make both ends meet on his weekly wage. Ho begins t' feel that he should have held off fer another year?till he had an other suit o' elothes. He wonders if bis bride Is stocked up on clothes an' If her teeth are plugged. As he enume rates th' extra added features o' mar ried life th' fear that he'll be reduced t' stogies seizes him an th' sceneryt along th' route loses its charm. Thea. th' ole happy past looms up?when h$ l>oarded at home fer nothin' an' didiv't have anything on his mind but his haip an' a little dash o' violet water. Ho\y he used t' lean agin th' courthouse fence in th' evenln' an' smoke long, fragrant La Zuras till it wuz dark enough t' *et on her verandy among th' sweet snu-llin' honeysuckles an* talk o' love. Il<>w he whistled "Sweet Marie" till th' way home, an' how hltf dear ole mother's voice called down t* him not t strike matches on th' hall wall paper. How be crept lnt' Ills chamber an' put his tuberose button-' %/ bole bouquet tenderly hetvfeen th well thumbed pages o' "Which Ix>ve<t Him Best." Then he looks at his brid^ She is fast asleep an' a half eateQ wedge o' custard pie reposes amon^ th' banana p?-els in her lsp. Her llttlfe feet are corked lip on thcr pasteboard suitcase an' a sweet smile lights ftp her girlish face. She Is :!reamln' th' future. ' Copy right, Adams N>w?pnprr Service.) ? ? i ;k" J *mmwmmm.rw wmm% !n'A >? ^ ;itwn MB mm )fftl ??' ? .#?.-? ^ .m ir ? ci ' ? ^ . "T< List with what you Will have and name 1 date can sfoip.N Also in, market for corn, j Will pay highest market price. {i] 1 I' !?? COLUMBIA, S. C. LEE COUNTY NEWS Itvrnri of Interest <i?4li?red Krom Bish otiville Vindicator. Mi. .J. !?'. Heaves, who held a nice. IHisition lit Macon, (tu., decided to conic back to Ills old native State. Out of ;i <-lass of forty eight who went before the (ieorgia Pharmaceutical Hoard, lie stood ,'Jrd on examination. < >11 r 1-ee County ho.vs in every line of business or profession when they go abroad always show up with honors. He will bu at home for two or three weeks. .Mr. S IJ. Webster has resigned his position as hookkoeitcr for Mr. W. ('. Uogci > :i11< 1 has accepted a posi tion wiili the bank at Tiinnioiisville .of which Mr. ('. A. Smith is president. He .in.I Mr< Webster left yesterday for their new home. Mr .1 T. Mtl.endon who was badlv hurt by ;i fall from his wauon three week< airo is still eontincil to his bt'il. bin _gradna Ih?^etrrn?"" nuek i lie u*e of hi> leg. The friend< of Mr N'orniiin Arrant* will lie sorrv to hear that he had to have his left arm amputated a few ii!< lies from the elbow on account of a cinccr on the hand. The operation w;i> "lone b\ 1?r llarvex M< f.nre sin ? ? s,sfllll\ tllif! he wa< "111 "ii the >trec! le<* than a week. The canvass in l,ee County in the interest of planting wheat is about '"inpleteil. Chairman WoodxVard and h:< couiuiittee are highly pleased wit-U ibi? success of the lanvass. There are in the county of I,ee about four thous and plows and from the pledges re ceived by The coifimittee there will i?- planted this year over thirty-five hundred acres in wheat. The wheat planted in HUH was eighteen hundred :n res ami from the pledges made for !!?17 shows an increase of about. JH> P? r cent, over 11)10. Mr. and Mrs. S. < >. Ma this and ? a lighter. Grace, left foi And'ewv Monday morning to attend the wed ling of their Hon. Otto, to Miss Ix'ssie M>ie Tart of that place. Tuesday even ing. Messrs. Wilbur Tlsdale and Harry Smith have bought out the garage f ormerly operated h.v Mr. O. T. Mr l-eod on t^hurch street. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. McCuteheon eel ebrated their crystal wedding last Tues day evening by entertaining a number of their friends. It was u most en joyable occasion. The friends of Mrs. Wilkes Scar borough will be glad to know she has returned from the Florence Hospital much improved by a recent operation. At a meeting of the citizens aud qualified voters of Blshopville schiol district held in the court house Friday night it was unanimously voted that the trustees be empowered to borrow $ KMX 10 to .supplement the funds now in hand forvthe high school building. h ' X Mr. W. Heat ley Scott, father of Mr. I \v. M. Scott. died at his home in Sumter last Thursday Sept. 27. 1017. Mr. Scott hail been in declining health for several months, but was taken ill about tu<> weeks before his death which was not unexpected. He was horn and raised in the Mt. Zion sec tion hut moved to Sumter about 2ft year* ago in order to <>l>Jj]_Lii__better -odue/TTTohal advantages for his child ren. He wa^a life long member of the Presbyterian church and a gallant soldier of the Confederacy, having served in Gardner's Battery. He is -urvlved by his wife. Ave sons and tw.? daughters. The funeral services were held at Mt. Zion. conducted by Itcv. .1. P. Marion of Sumter, assist ed by Hew L. L". I.cgsters of Bishop villtf. Returned After Fifteen Years. Mr. C. V. Marshall of Fort jCobb, -Oklahoma, in-other of Mr. Hart Mar shall, who left South Carolina 30 years ago. is out on a visit to his old home and relatives for the first time since he left to seek a livelihood in the far west- 'He was a young roan then and made up his mind to find a coun try where lie could make a crop with out nslng artificial fertilizers. He talks nlost interei*tingly of Texas and Oklahoma, where he has spent his last 30 years. He first Went to Texas where he lived for 30 yearR at Col orado City and six yearn ago he moved to Fort Cityb, Oklahoma. He married in Texas a Florida lady and has three sons living in Oklahoma. The drought he says out West is so great that fifty or more counties in Texas have already applied for government aid. He passed through thousands of acres in Texas on his way here where the fields are as bare of crops as the publics. roads.'' Have not had rain enough to even > bring the crops up aftetf being planted last .spring. Cat. tie mules ?nd horses on the ranches have died by the thousands owing to the streams drying up and the'rail road factlltles .so poor that half could not be shipped.* In Oklahoma where he -lives juust about a third of a corn crop will be made but ?lnce the rains started in Juno the kaflr corn and Jate planted corn will save the farm ers. Although he liven about 12 miles from the R?m1 river famous cotton lands very little is planted in his section, because fchey can't ?et it picked and live stock and grain pays so well. When they do linve anythiug like a season they make enough one year to last two or three. Ho is amazed nt the great transformation around his old home and county; says every country had its advantages and (lis ?Mrr-Marshall WyiTTiewill be out several weeks before he re turns. Stockton News Notes. Hoykin, S. C.f Oct. J).?Mr. and Mrs. Henry Owens s|>ent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. K. <\ I'earce. Mr. Landv Young, of WestvHie sjjent last week with her daughter Mrs. Da vid Gillis. Mr. Kendal (JUlis. of Rembert spent the week eml with Mr. George Turner. Mrs. Larry Smith of Providence, spent last week witVi her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Gillis. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Galloway and children spent last Sunday visiting relatives in Hartsvllle. Mrs. Joe Wiley, of Sumter spent a few days last week with her mother Mrs. Elizabeth Sowell. Mr. Arnold Workman spent the week end in Rock Hill. His trip was to accompany iiiw grandmother Mrs. Neely who will spend the winter with her daughter Mrs. Ed. Workman. v Miss Annie Wilson and sister of Lan easier spent Monday with Mrs. E. C. Pearce. . Mr. and Mr* W. A. Rush and little son J. T. spent. Sunday visiting rela tives In tills section. ~ Mr. D. J. Gillis spent last Thursday at: Lugoff. -- The League met last Friday night With Mr. E, C. Pearce. ALMOST TNVARIABLY<THEY ARE MEN WHO OWN THEIR OWN HOMES. A GOOD HOME IS AN ANCHOR. "IT IS PROOF OP/STAWtTTy AND .'PER MANENCY. BUY A HOME IDENTIFY YOURSELF WITH THE 'PERMANENT LIFE OF YOUR ? COMMUN-j ITY WE BUY AND SELL HOMES. WE PROBABLY HAVE JUST WHAT YOU] WANT. OR WE HAVE A CUSTOMER WHEN YOU WANT'TO-SELL* - IF IT IS ANY KIND OF REAL ESTATE,< SEE US. ?si CAMDEN LOAN & Office Man Bldg. A. J. Beattie, Manager . Telephone 62.