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FIRST CALL WAS FOR SOAP Nothing German* at Coblenx Would Not Do for That Article Pepper Cam* Next. Oortuan aupplles were felting rather abort when the American army of oc cupation moved h crusts the fthlne at Cohlenz. The population wan eating a <ough black bread which wan nothing more than a l>rnn maNh. wearing paper clothes, and going virtually unwashed, as they had no soap. There In almost nothing the Ger mans won't do for a piece of Ameii <^mii aoap. The washwomen will daro impossible liolea In the dought>oy'a aocka, mend his troueera, scrub hla legging,' and would stand guard In hla plaoo If a an tired they will be rewarded with a portion of this delicacy. Soap taken the preference over clgarettea, chocolate* or chewing gum. The Germans have an Imitation aoap they provide for the populace. It looka like aoap and makea a rich-appearing lather, but it Isn't soap. It doesn't do the work. You might as well try to shave with the foam from their had* tasting beer as that soap. Having no olla or fats In it, It la plain csmon* flage. Another thing the German* are ahy on Is pepper. A person who has al ways had pepper might give It llttlo thought and It probably would be tho last thing Included In an "Iron ration," but go without pepper three years and you'll begin to think that It Is the staff of life. Soap and pepper are to the Germans What pie and lee cream and going home are to the American doughboy*. ' ? The Splker of April, published in France by the United States Army Railway Knglneers. MARY HAD NOT FORGOTTEN Movis Actrcsi Talis Why 8h? Long Has Had Grudge Against Robert Hllliard. Robert Hllliard, actor, hikI hest dressed man In New York theatrical circles, was Introduced to Mtbry Pick ford recently. Ah they shook hands he smiled and said: "My dear Miss PlckfoVd, I have wanted to meet yon for a long time. This Is u pleasure, I assure you." "Thank you. Mr. Hllliard," replied tho movie actress, "but I must say your memory for faces Isn't very good." "Why?" he asked. "Some twenty years ago, when you were playing In 'The Littlest Girl,' In Toronto, you needed a child to be the girl. My mother offered my services. I was little Gladys Smith then. You looked me over ami told me to go home and wash my hands." "No, no!" replied the horrified Hll liard. "I couldn't have said that." "Jiut you did," persisted Miss Pick ford ; "but I told you my hands weren't dlr^y ? they were chapped. You finally rrv& me the Job, but 1 took a dislike to you Just the same." "You did! Why?" "Because," concluded Miss Plckford, "you made me go home and wash my hands, anyway, and I detested soap and water In those days,? "Well, I declare !" *ald Mr. Hllliard, as he arranged hi* boutonnalre. ? R? hohoth Herald. Explained. She wns weeping bitter tears Into her afternoon tea. "Oh, my dear!" she said to her only .friend, "I don't know what 1 shall do. Ted and J huve only been married six months, yet h?~ spends every evening at his club." "Well, don't wurrj . darting," said the other. "Perry's Just the same. Hut I shall never scold him again for spending so miK'U finie at his club."' "Wh\ not?" "Well, last night a burglar got Into the house and my husband knocked him senseless with a poker. I've heard several men speak of him as a poker expert 1 1 has evidently been practicing :i t the club for Just such an eim-i e?*ney." ? Kvchange. Rescue Cage. I. esv tlirillinu limn lielng rescued and carried down on a swaying ladder, but much more practical, is a new res eue < age. When the lire ladder Is thrown against a burning building it carries with It a wire cable attached to a steel cane. I.Ike an elevator with out a shaft the rnite hangs from its ptilley at the top of the Itwlder, within easy reach of the windows. It Is low ered by turning the cable drum on the tire truck below, and will carry four passengers v m f ? ? i > popular Mechan ics M ana /inc. Bright Rupert. The lesson was on the rabbit. "The rabbit has long ears, fur on Its body, urol u tail, nothing to speak of. though," the master informed the,, class. The next day he wanted t>> see what they knew about It ' "Now, then, Rupert," !??? barked to a particularly bright youth, "tell me something about the rabbit." "The rabbit has a tall," snul iln pert, eyeing hi* Mlent fellows triuuv pbantly, "but it mustn't t-alk about It." Just So. She wns teaching the word "ele ment"' to a sixth grajtiy^ She had told them Its meaning - -the kuhstnnces of whlgh a thing is composed ? arid then had illustrated her definition by >aylnjj that the elements of- t.he earth were water tVnd *40' TTien she asked - Lhenv to -A rU*? jmja. tonces containing the word* And thli _ la. tL^ cue Henry "Water is one of 'he elements ol milk." PRETTY LEGEND OF CHRIST 014-Polk* Tals Relates That Start Danced and Birds 8any on Day of Hi* Birth. When the child of Nazareth WAS born the nun, ucroMlnff to the Hosnifln legend, "leaped in the heavens and the stars around It danced. A peace came over mountain and forest. Kven the rotten Mtinnp ItwHl UlTSlgllt and healthy on the green hillside. The grass wan heflowefetl wltti open bio* soms, tn cetlt e sweet as myrrh pervad ed upland and forest% birds hhiik on the mountain top and all K<>ve thanks to the great nod." It In naught hut an old-folk title, hut It ha* truth hidden at Its heart, for ? strange, auhtle force, a spirit of gen lal good will, a new-horn kindness, ?eeiu to animate child and man alike when the world pays ita tribute to the "heaven-sent youngling," ??* poet, I>ruiniuond, calls the Infant Christ When the three wlae men rode the east Into the went on their sad-j die-how* were three caaketa filled with fold and frankincense and myrrh, to he Jald at tho feet of the manger cradled hnho of Bethlehem.1 Hegln nlng with this old, old Journey the spirit of giving crept Into the world's heart. As the magi came hearliig gifts, so do# we also; gifts tliat rfr lfeve want, gifts that are sweet and fragrant with friendship, gifts ..that breathe love, gifts that mean service, gifts Inspired still by the star that shone over the City of I>uvld 2,000 years ago. Then hang the green coronet of the Christmas tree with glittering baubles and Jewels of flames ; heap offerings on Its emerald hrartMins; bring Yule logs to the tiring; deck the house with holly and mistletoe, "And all the bells on earth shall ring On Christmas day In the morning." ?Kate Douglas Wlggln. MAKING THE CHRISTMAS LIST Rack Your Drain, Count 'Em Again, ta See That No One's Missed. "There, of course, is Aunt Maria, Aunt Lizzie and Aunt Jane; they're pretty old, but have to go down on the list again; and Uncle Joe and Uncle I'ete aiid good old UnHe Lem ; I wish I really could decide Just what 1 should give them. And Cousin Nell and Cousin Kate and Cousins Belle and Sue, and Cousin May and Codsin Madge must he remembered, too. And Cousin Sam and Cousin Hill, and Cou sins Jack and Ned? I'm sure If I had any more I would go off my head. "There's Grandma Smith and Grand pa Smith, Grandma and Grandpa Jones ? ? what shall I get for folks who have rheumatics in their bones? There's pa and ma and Brother Ilal, and Sisters Maud and Grace; before I get through I think' I'll be In the crazy place. Now what can I give all the girls who al ways give to me? Gladys, Hannah and Hortense and Lulu ? let me see, and Clementine and Jtose and Pearl and half a dozen, more ? iny gracious, 1 must make a trip through every shop ami store. And there Is Frieda, housemaid girl, and Mary Ann, the eook ? ere I forget I'll put their names right down now In my hook. And, Oh! what shall I_ give to Will? Tee bee, what shall It be? I feel sure that a diamond ring he will present to me. He says he only wants a kiss, and maybe that Is so, but bow to hang it on a tree there Is no way I know. A nice silk four-ln hand mtght do, with stripes of green am! white; I know he wouldn't he like pa and say it was a fright. # "And now I think I'll go to bed and put aside my list ; tomorrow I am sure to think of some one I have "missed. 1 will he bankrupt when I buy the things from ties to muff ? yes, Christmas comes but <rnce a year, and, gracious! thnt's enough." ? Brooklyn Standard T'nion. PRECIOUS MOMENTS WASTED. Mrs. Slumm ? They're not going to tmve the ChriHtmns tree at the church tonight. Not till n?>xt l'ri<l??> night, .1 i in in It* ! .Jlnunle--(i??sh ! Will 1 have to wash i i>r? han<N a^'in nex' week. too? ('Iiristmas i* 1 1??? poker that rak??* the dull iislifs of the past ami brings smoldering memo ries and p'snlves to light for the warmth of mail throughout the \?:ir that follows. It is modern ? lv ill/a lion's greatest Involun tary stimulant. R-al Christmas Joy. >?<?! x>*v?h''w. not only tmaw but .til th?> !<hik yf ir* 0ir7yajgh| Tke-Joy lhaTTtru Clvc Ui o'Jiexi .li th* Jo* ilia : <>f. i>.i 1 1~> u > 1.QOK AFTKR 1I0.MK NKK1>8 Cormipondttnt Thinks lily Hhuuld Miivr < Organization. Among tb?* many "drive#" for raiaiug money for owe ptippotte or otlutr, would it not Ik* well to connkler tHe nmU irt ttotne la our tnitliMt who with no viidble iin auH of ? 1 1 ? ) ... 1 1 and the |>i uvh of Kil t It** ueceMMirlev of life, inuet face the hitter problem of how to sub?lHt? Colti and ImiNCry, unable to work, Ulor* of our brothers and tfi?ter* than we cure to dream ?<f, ar?* tHifferiitg ! Hhall wo overlook the?e while |?ourintf out fuudH for the xu|)|?ort <rf aKtnio "world wide" wchcmc with milHoim uf patron*? It ha? been clearly demonstrated that aluioet any drive succeed* ? going over the to|> ? aM a general t king with a whoop! Why may we not here In our own tovfu, unite to eatablUb a chari table aMoeiaUou oh a ttrtn twwinewi foot la*? Yoarn ago an attempt wan made by Home wiume tender or guilty conadeuce would not allow them to enjoy a good fill, or <1 bountiful ThanfcHgtviug or i 1 liii i*_x! _ ciiuMn.it> dinner for thinking ??' tboM who were Ion# fortunate, t<? form an a* Mociation for the purpone of providing fo^ tin* u^tly. It Nourished, after a fashion. forVqulU* a while, but the foun dation w as not h t )< > 1 1 K enough to endure and it fell through. )Vhat we really need and ought to have Ik a well organized buwi iichs enterprise by the bunine** men of the down, not excluding the women, who ure generally glad to h^lp. Surely we nil .realise that in a town of thin nice, there ix hound to be suffer ing unlex* we take meaHuree to npevent it. One naid the other day: "It i* inigAty hard for people, like us. to get along. 1 can't eat, there nint uothiu' uourtahiu' like.'' ' That is what tbey ought to have- ---Hornet hing nourishing. ?? Individual giving is all very well, aw far um It goew but it in too spasmodic. Kant a week and eat one day. The sin of I>ive* was . indifference. Let uh not be indifferent hut get togeth er promptly to do what we ought to do in thin to wo. Camden, H. C\, Dec. 15, 1919. From other oil lee come# the welcome tiding* thai grmt .crowd* lire nightly greeting W. Vogei'* Atl New AU White Hig Miu*tr*4?, (he buxiuciu* Igxt week havtug toeeu abnormally Urg?t ln duvvd, perhaji*. u<>t alone beennae of thU Citrer connMuy't treat tolWwi^ the rent^uu that umuy u?w %tjZ2 i,<?v?lt#fc ?T? unnuwnwd. 'IV vuZ2 WH? upiMi^r at 'the < Vr* Houm unUy PWi 90th tfMl *ltt u.i d?^d gret'U"! *>y a etwrfltd huvtw, I f%HAT IS YOUR HEALTH WORTH? v'?"-- . \ A dollar spent in the correct remedy at the proper time may 'save you years of suffering and adversity, If it is not sufficiently serious for you to call in a phy. sician, just remember that we have practically eve* Reliable remedy on the market. Spend a dime aad save a dollar* ? w. Robin Zemp's Drug Store TelapboM 30. SO LADIES SILK WAISTS CREPE de CHINE -AND GEOR GETTE, WHITE, FLESH AND COLORS AT $4.9S Hirsch Bros. & Co. THE BIG STORE Camden, South Carolina ONE LOT VOILE WAISTS,. SAMPLES, WORTH FROM $2.50 TO $3.00, GOING IN THIS SAUE $1.78 Do Y our Christmas Shopping at THE BIG STORE ? ; ? ~ A::] ; f|| ?f - / ? - v. ? ; v-. ? where you will find everything at the most reasonable prices. We have been preparing for the holiday season and you will find our store full of gifts, beautiful as well as practical. Hosiery A beautiful line of Hosiery for Ladies and Men, in Silk and Cotton, at very attractive prices. Men's Silk Hose at 75c, in all colors, worth $1.00. Ladies Silk Hose, black and White, 75c per pair and up. Handkerchiefs Large line of Handkerchiefs to select from. 5c up to $2.00. Neckwear Handsome line of Neckwear, the very thing for a Christmas present. From 50c up. Coat Suits Now is your opportunity to buy your nice Ladies Suit, Coat or Dress. All will go in this sale at a big reduction. Nothing will be reserved. All will be sold at one-third off : $25.00 Suits going at.., - $16.66 $30.00 Suits going at.?. $20.00 $35.00 Suits going at.. $23.33 $40.00 Suits going at $26.65 $50.00 Suits going at $33.32 $65.00 Suits going at... $43.33 $75.00 Suits going at $50.00 Suits and Overcoats Men's and Boys Suits and Overcoats will go in this sale at a big sacrifice. Boys and Young Men's Mackinaw Coats, worth $12.50 at $7.48 One lot of Boys Overcoats, worth $15.00 at. ...$7.50 Mens Overcoats, worth $30.00, at $19.45 Young Mens Suits, new styles, worth $30. at . $22.48 Young Mens fine Suits, worth $50, going at . $37.50 Sweaters A big lot of Sweaters at a great reduction in price. Ladies Dresses Our entire stock of Serge and Tricotine Dresses are going in this sale at one-rfourth off. $18.50 Serge Dresses now for : . $13.88 $25.00 Serge Dresses now for $18.75 $30.00 Serge Tricotine Dresses $22.50 $35.00 Serge Tricotine Dresses - $26.25 $40.00 Serge Tricotine Dresses $30.00 Ladies' Coats Now is the time to b u y a Good Coat at 1-4 rednc* \ tion : J $18.50 Coat at this sale $13.88 $25.00 Coat at this sale.... *. $30.00 Coat at this sale .... $35.00 Coat at this sale $40.00 Coat at this sale..... $50.00 Coat at this sale $37.50 $60.00 Coat at this sale.. $45.00 J . Ladies and Mens Shoes Now is your opportunity to buy Shoes for the whole j entire family cheap. 500 pairs Ladies Shoes, button and lace, the cele brated, Godman's make, mostly in small sizes. Wortn. < $3.00, our sale price . ? * _?Jj 200 pairs Ladies Shoes, Godman's all leather sho^, _ sold at $3.50, sale price ... ' 200 pairs Ladies Brown and dark Tan Shoes, hig cut, worth $6.50, sale price - $ 100 pairs Mens Shoes, broken sizes, ^formerly so for $4.50 and $5.00, going in this sale at Under wfear All Underwear, Ladies, Mens and Boys, marked down for this Sale. Ladies and Children Hats Our entire stock of Ladies and Childrens Hats wtt go in this sale at half price. We have a good many other things for which we haven ti room nor time to mention here. ?THIS SALE IS FOR CASH ONLY? NO GOODS SENT ON APPROVAL, CHARG ED, OR SENT C. O. D. Hirsch Bros. & Co. THE BIG STORE Camden, South Carolina ONLY FOUR MORE SHOPPING DAYS L BEFORE CHRISTMAS. BETTER BE EARLY