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news notes. tfNERAL XiiiiliaK.., Chile, I , rim^rx then' *n y that August ^ I'..-: I, II t of IWll. WUH | vii I'M-Jay. - of r- ? Hr|)U s b.uoiiKh bank in v , .;K M ? ill hu an Oj|t> *tfh in f,,f. Jmn^ ' ' Mcll, of 1 1 1*<?< >k !>? ii , was t,nsl\ f<l uivflor in chief ? liim'U"".' ? tJrttml Army of tho i{tk|?v|bj ic> is : M<linf '?s iiiimial cucaiiip I . i. i .Inn) ?>'i < Miio. \| i i ??rtllt'l- president uf 111,. tj,v| Mi.in- WyrkT* *?f Ann'rica and f (ho !ii?>*i widely known lalnu' f In tKo I'ltlteif States died jr, \ k Mt lilt* l.'"~.t <Ji adu.ite In.s . Mr .Miti'lu'll ?'?> only 10 years The railroad administration will wu rvsi'CvwUy a<HM?pt t In* iiiojwku! ??f tin* I'nltwl Hrothorhood <>f .Mniitt?'iiatuo of Way lOiiniloyow and Uallwawy Shop la biu*'is for a im'vv wurkinj: Kclwtlult'. h<?* 'j^rdinji t?? a i?itul tiofun1 ? ?'li>"i d M>*sioii of t ||i> organi/atiou'* 'tvnwiitioii in I >?'t ?n>1 ? . TliU wans, oftblal* of the brollwrljntxl Mate. t bu t tju?w will bo i??? >trLk?* ?'f ih1-' ui'Kuiwaation tntnt? brr .\<?'d Couple IJurn t<? Death. ? \duutbia. Sept. 17.- (Jioimi Mudltu, a white i)'ii". about US ^ear* 01 ago, aud hi* \vif?% w i>re . burued to death early this inoniitiK when their h<vnu>, several utile* from (-Vilu'iubia, was destroyed by tire. Soiih' one pansiii^ along the ? ??a?i K??t Mr. Mi'dlin out of the '"irnim; h.i^ld inn Imt nut bcfiMt" hf w a - TiitalU in jured. Mrs. Midlin died amid the Haute*, No. 22. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF BANK OF CAMDEN I j flt Camden, S. C., at the Close of Business on I1*'1 Sept. 12th, 1919 Resources. ajds fliid Discounts herlrafts < . ' " *Odo,70S.oi tods mid Stocks owned by the Bank, . _ - lo.o.a.'U rorDlture and Fixtures v....- - - Kil.non.no Ming House M 3^]* Xher Kt'iil Estate owned ,, ? ."T?- ? nw from Hanks and Bankers 2,278.-17 ? ------ i'j y(>. ' tyonioo jtivvc and Other Minor Colli 245.00 [jiocks and Cash Items OVr .Ih^'iirces, viz: IliiihliiiK Account Nr'w Fixture Account Total ? 1,07000 _ 21,000.87 7.720.56 8; so. oo Liabilities. Capital Stock l'aid In 100,000.00 jqrplus Fund 50,000.00 [odlvlded I'rolits. less Current Expenses and Taxes l'aid poHo Banks and Bunkers Dividends I 'n 1 1*4^ dividual Deposits Subject to Check.. ----- .'tS7. 770.00 MnK* l*oposits * ? 2.J)..'04..?1 047. l-t:>..?7 ,.j,.jvul:!t' iiic-lii'linjj certificates for money borrowed ."to.nnn.no Total . ? $oio,r.;t:{.so 07.2SS.OS 2.0 1. S. 21 01 no Istale of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. Il.f.'rc -nine II. <5. Carrison, Jr., Cashier "f flic above named hank, n h? (being duly sworn, says that the above and' foregoing statement is a true ilion of said hank, as shown by the books of said bank. ? ' ?s~ II. (I. Carrison, Jr. Rvcrii to and subscribed before ine thi* 1 T t h day of Sept.. 1010. < II. Yates, Not a r\ Public. IforrM- -Attest .* \V ,\I. Shannon l.i-o Selicllk W. < i Wilson Directors. , No. 9083. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CAMDEN Camden, in the State of South Carolina, at the Close of Business on Sept. 12th, 1919: Resources ?3*0,037.50 ?.."?< >().()( > $300,537.50 2 ?">< io oo 3NS.037.50 3,255.(50 0.000.00 Imiin and discounts Pbtanirr-' liability n . n n t - Total toaix ? Kotes ami bills ri'<Hs<i>untod _ 2 ,">00.00 |tar<lrafK un^-enrcd $3.2;>o.69 ^ mWlOOO Jt'OmtT"' liabiiitv account of "Acceptances I. S. bonds deposited to secure circulation (par value) - H. S. IIuinU ' ?? iif?| and I npledgcd ? ' ui <?? pi **ir SavniL'- ' :>-ri ilicates and Thrift .Stumps actually owned - -*?? ? lon^ other than I '. S. bonds pledged to secure postal ?? ?hk> (M) "annex deposits iT tt^OT ifiti-s, tiiin-i lliiin r. S. I to nds < ti ii pi edged ) . ojVsSSOS *lu#* of hanking house ' furniture and fixtures - - ? wfnl reser\e with Federal Reserve Bank Hi. 772.07 J0.888.0S 3, (150.52 IN. 155. 12 Ptoh in vault and net amounts due fr,,m ? a 1 amount dt.<- from banks and bank,>rs i,u haul- "? ti the same city or tl,wn - T"';i' >>f i a ? ( three items WtsMe i lifck". it 1 1 ? 1 other cash Items, Nm|ti..ii r 1 1 1 1 1 1 with IT. S. TreastlTer - pt'rtv; i,,,,. I1(1j collected -- .vr,s 1 1.", ? < ' ii ? t > iiii i' r's Liberty Itond A Tom! 51.214.08 12,834.10 . .. 10(5.1(5 (54,4.71.34 $375.00 0,(5(5.1.03 2.500.00 700.00 ? 14.01 .*020 f :o2.05 1 RUal v,? k Liabilities. f n : r<: i*? , ?tirr.-n' c n. ?!(?! ?xpenses, interest, and taxes paid ? nt Collected, i-n advance of maturity ! r taxes accrued . outstanding - ' ? N at ionai I tanks - ' -t?i mling ??w n hank outstanding it phi 75.000.00 20,000.00 0.00s OO j.::i S '.IT 5.3 ioo3 2.IHMI.OO 1 OOO.OO ."().< KM). 00 | 200.07 210 22 2. *i7 7 s5 :',.tiss i)| idiia! drp?,sits subject to check r lr.i'.u T' d '**! | sits. .. * ' v rn: >1V"'C>? Deposits ... "*'? ' !?;?* deposits 'a; ? ? me deposits 23s. l.i i . 1 ? 210 007. M 23s. 100.17 is.oO I ?M7.30 21". K'iO 12 h ? T ,, Total 'iited by this bunk ? f this hank purchased nits ? abilities III ( M H I ? M I IO.lHHI.00 | O ."tOO I M I Nil Ml 0.1 KM 1. 00 ,<02'> * i< '2 05 2.500(H) 2.500.00 hi. 1 "loiiiura - nrid discounts nhown above, the amount on which int?rest ! in excess of thosr* permitt?*d by law. exclusive of no r* harg>- D,?t to exceed "HI c?'iits was made, was $1 i? was 17. Carolina, County of Kershaw. ^ Holemnly swear ?John T Maekey, Cashier of the a,)OVf;n\n1?v knowledge and belief V *^ve statement is true to the best^ ? 7 maGkEY. Cashier. I^KTil^ an(] sworn to ^fore ,,,^1- dVv~^pt^r. I"1" -Attwt ^ T l.-tt o J ^liannr.n. J r Heyman It. T Ooodale. Notary I'uhlir 1 >1 rectors. COAST TO COAST (1. S. FOR LEAGUE MILLIONS ACCLAIM WILSON HE SPEEDS ACROSS THE LAND. FEW ASK FOR CHANGE5 Majority Feel That President's Guid ance Should Be Held ? He Regards Pact As Sure to Come Soon. (By Mi. Clemens Now? Bureau) t Aboard President Wilson's Special Train jftom the Capital ut Washing ton to tho far Pacific coast the Pre?V dent of the United States has Jour neyed on tho most unusual expedition ever undertaken by a chief executive of tho nation. To discuss Rational questions, many presidents have toured the land; but Mr. Wilson is laying before America a question which affocts the whole world ? the question of whether or not wo are to join in the League of Na tions; whether wo are to forget our formor Isolation and sluiro with the other peoples of tho earth the respon sibilities of maintaining civilization and preventing, a? ho says we can do, future warfare. Between the capital and the coast the president mado flftee/i spoeches and half a dozen brief talks. All of 100.000 fellow citizens listened to him. Several millions had the ohance to see him, and apparently everyone wanted to s?>e him, from those who thronged tho streets of tho cities and towns where he stopped, to those who came to tho railsido or stood at little flag stations in remote places, knowing their only reward could bo a fleeting glimpse and a wave of the hand. He has met and talked to all types of citizens? to men big In the busi ness, financial and professional worlds, to farmers and mechanical workers, to Indians and cowboys and foreign born herders and rangers, to soldiers and to mothers who lost soldier-sons in the lute war. What do they all tell him? unani mously tl\ey say they want peace definitely settled, they want no more wars, they want tho. League of Na tions, and most of the American peo- ] pie, it may be fairly said, tell the) President they want the League Just i us it is, without tho reservations or ; amendments which certain seniktorp ^ have insisted upon. Tho majority ol ; citizens say to those who interview them on this tour: "Woodrow Wilson guided us rightly , before and during the war with Qer- j many. Wo entered that war, every- 1 ono agrees, to end all wars, lie Bays i tho league can do that. *We want to do that, so let us keep on trusting him and get tho league into operation as soon as possible. Forget politics." ; Most Americans encountered on tho toun bavo forgotten politics. Repub- j lican Governors and Mayors have In- ( troduced the President to - his audi ence; tho Major part of tho local com- j mittees which have' met him have . been Republicans. They have all said: : "We are nothing but Americans, Mr. ( President." " Mr. Wilson's arguments for the league, briefly summarized, are those! ; There can be no peace, either now j or In tho future, without It. There ; can only be' a regrouping of nations . and a new "Balance of Power," which Is certain to lead to war. There can bo no war in the. future, with, the, league in existence, because no single , nation would defy tho united rest of mankind, and if it did, it could be, brought to terms by an economic boycott, and without the use of arms, j There can be no reduction in the cost of living until the league Is es- ; tabllnhed, for nations will not go ahead with peace timo production un til they know that peaco is definitely assured and that production of war material is no longer necessary. There can bo wonderful prosperity, with the league in existence, for rel ations of labor and capital all over the world will be made closer and more friendly, and tho worker will re ceive a fairer share of what he pro duces These declaration of the president,, logically and eloquently put, have left his hearers thinking and thinking deeply. And Oflto Mr. Wilson has pointed out, the%ople themselves a* differentiated from senators and politi cians Feem to want Just what the president wants, which is America for leadership. , Quite as unusual as tho purpose of the cross country tour Is the manner In which it is being carried out and the completeness of the arrange ments on the nine car train which is bearing the party. At tho rear is tho private car May flower occupied by the President and Mrs Wilson. Next is a compartment car for the secretary- Tumulty Ad miral Grayson. Mr. Wilson's PhyM clan four stenographers, the chief executive clerk and seven secret ser- , vlre men Byond are three compart mont cars which house twenty-one correspondents, five movio men. and a telegraphic and a railroad expert Then there is a dinner, a club car, anr* ; two baKgage cars, one of them oon- | rerted into a business office. Th* i train w ** exactly on time at ere ry j ? top between Washington and t*i , Coa*t _ ? RECORDS REVEAL QUEER GHONY Lawyer Unearths Interesting In formation About "Smock * Marriages/' WERE COMMON CENTURY AGO Orldes Appeared In 6cant Attire to Protect Hatband Prom Liability for Her Debts ? Various Expedient# to Preserve Modesty, Bangor, Maine.*- Bangor Itnvyfr attending court In tho ancient town of Wl.'jjL'asavt, Lincoln county, recently wont rummaging In the Colonial court record a pf the place ond In the course of his reading efiiuo across the ofllolal registration of ti "smock marriage." Not knowing what ?? smock marriage was, the lawyer looked farther, and pot considerable light upon a strange, custom prevalent In England a cen tury. op more ago and also to some ex tent In itio American colonies. Smock marriages were weddings whore tho bride appeared 'dressed In a white sheet or chemise. The reason for such a garb was tlio belief that If a man married a woman who was In debt he could bo held .liable for her Indebtedness if ho received with bot any of her property; and also, that If a woman married a man who was In debt, his creditors could not take her property to satisfy their claims If he had received nothing from her at marriage.. , . In England, snys an nntluunrlan. there was at leant one case where a bride was clothed In purls nnturnllbus while the ceremony was belnc per formed In the great church at 111 rm Ing ham. The minister at first refused to perform the ceremony, but. finding nothing In the rubric that would ex cuse him, he finally married the pair. To carry out the law fully ns the people understood It. the ceremony should always, hum been performed as It was In the church at Birmingham. In the caso noted.., but. modesty for bidding various oxnedlents were used to accomplish tin- desired end without the unnleavjint features. Sometimes the .bride stood In a closet and put per hand through a hole In the door; sometimes she stood be hind a cloth seroen and put her hand out at one side; niraln, she wound about her a white sheet furnished by the bridegroom, and sometimes she stood In her chemise or smock. Event ually. in Essex county at least, all Im modesty was avoided by the groom furnishing all the clothes worn by the bride, retnlnlng title to the same In. himself. This he did In the presence of witnesses, that ho might be able to prove the fact In case he was sued for any debts, she might have con tracted. A marriage of this kind occurred at Bradford In 1773, and the following. Is a true copy of the record of the same: Bradford. Dec. ye 24. 1773. This may certlfie whomsoever It may (vmoerne that .Tames Bailey of Brad ford who was married to the widow Mary Bacon Nov. 22 last past by me ye subscriber then declared that he took said person without anythfng of estate and that Lydla the wife of El Inzer Burbank & Mary the wife of 'Thomas Stlckney and Margaret the wife of Caleb Burbank all of Bradford were witnesses fhat the clothes she then had on were of his providing and bestowed upon her. WILLIAM BALCH, Minister of ye Gospel. It Is noted by the same writer that In all cases of smock marrlagOH that have come to his notice the brides have been widows. It Is thought that during the reign of George III there were many smock marriages In Maine, then a part of tho province of Massachusetts Bay, chief ly in the counties of Lincoln and York, or in the territory which Is now so known. Practice Died Before Revolution. There Is nothing to show that the practice outlived tho revolution. In Maine, up to 18f>2, ? husband was lia ble for d?bts of his wife contracted before marriage, and no such subter fuge as tho smock marriage could re lieve him. Smock marriages were frequently performed In Vermont jftbout a century ago. They were en 1 1 my lumonfcble to both the i )ii rt I ci lut tj t s. 4 ^ ?r ^hoy jint wholly eotlfci derations of financial ami"1 Selfish Interest. Accord ing to tradition, they all turned our happily, and well they might. The principle Involved in them may be said to have triumphed in our social life ? the great majority of marriages being now smock marriages In the sense that the parties are financially Independent of each other. By the way, one of the earliest and strongest arguments for woman suf frage was the necessity of relieving women from tin- financial bondage that they were under to their husbands .'?<> years ago. Alt that a woman had then practically belonged to her husband. Wendell Phillips, iri his address nt the first national woman suffrage conven tion, held nt Worcester In October, 1^51, called attention to a curious case that had lately occurred In this state. A man married a woman who had $.*>0,000 of her own. Inherited from her father. Dying about a year after his marriage, f h I m man left a remarkably generr>u* vind manly will ? he Jeft these $f>0.000 to his wife, so K>ng ao Should remain a widow t : Afior a four tliiy* mnvoiitioii in Waah- 1 J itiytoii i lie . Kodcrulion of Kailroml 1 \V<nktM>, tvinprUiiiK ."?<,?,* M M > men not ill lb'1 Iii'oiImtIuhmIn imuI craft*. formally j \ >? l ??<! to a?vcpt TrcsidiMit WiUohV* pro i t it'll o||. wagivs on pn'M'Utt'd tvl tll<> , ih? pim'ii/?Mnl urging '*n C'oiigroHiK an ?in< plttM'^' pro(it>ii;u'iiiK plan urged a 1 1 rail*; win ?'n t<? Hwt rfpri^ontnrjvot] r.? for I ) 1 1 * 1 1 1 in it. I H;. K I o v ??, (HM'poi'Htioii sccrotnry ! for ilic fiUvigii uiUsiou' liMiird of tin1 Sciitlu'rii Itapti-M convrnt ion, left KU'.h- 1 i ii ?< ml \\'i ilncsila> for Xi?w York; from' whit'li port lie will *ail on ' | lie Atlri alir with l>r. |\ Cocky, of <?iwiivilt?\ ' and lh, Kvcrrtt (Jill, a niniUsionary to IUil\, homt* on ii furloiiKli, ? f<ir a four month* Mirvi\V of rojigiou* utMHts in Ku l"Opl>. ... .lames \V. OsborwPi former assistant di>M>'U?t attornoy of Now York ant! wide l.? known iin a oriminn) !i?wyt'r, whs found dead in Lm^I in his apartment at n lift ?l in Now York. Tl>?- bo<W w<i> discovered l\\ ?? i k sou when ho return <?(1 to the hotel aftor sp< tiding Katur, STj?v uTgiit with roitUlv^; Mr*. O^UbtuO had gone t ii visit her father. The (.-ay so of death was given as angina pin-torls, Mr. t M?orne,1 who was til years old, was horn in Charlotte, N, Ho cami' to Ww, Yoi-k wlieu ho was 2.1 your* olW and live y ea rx later eutorod thy ?'i>l riot at loj noy's other. , 1 1 ?? sopvof! un der st|?xv>sivo diMtriot attorneys for VI years, lator ontoriutf private practice. Ilo hoi p<*| N i'w York proswfuto Marry K. Thaw. Want all the farmers to know that we have as our agents in Cam--. den and surrounding territory Baruch-Nettles Co. who will be glad to have you give them a call arid a chance at your seed, whether in wagon load lots or car lot. ? We will al ways pay the highest mar ket price. Scales and Warehouse in Rear of Their Store Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. PHONE 22 All that a beverage should be ?and MORE! A DELICIOUS fruity tang that re freshes you and "makes you glad you're thirsty." EJglightfui to the pal Hteu ^n4 healthfully nutritious besides, .?4jeca*^4i*s .made, from gxain&and fruits. The Summer's beat beverage Authorities agree that Bludwino con tains vitamines. These indispensable constituents of food are found in grains and fruits.' Bludwine, prepared from fruits and grains, supplies them. 77m Bludwin* formula it owned, proUc-Ud and tfuaranUsd by The Bludwine Co. AtW??, Ga. A1w*t* tn th* p*t*nt/d Btodwin* Uottia Telephone your grocer for a case today MERCHANTS BLUDWIN E BOTTLING WORKS, Camde n, S. C. - 5 - , - ^