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MKXJCO CITY Capital of MfxifO Present* Many Nt range mul Interesting Nrrnt*. "In iiM the world onto mii> not find ii ii h > iv i cina rkalalc mpllal than Mexi i'o Ojtj1," Mtiytf W it M a in .It.-t ph Xho W&lHor, 111 H <?< ?l 1 1 III u U I'M 1 1 < ? 1 1 t(. I III ? Nil Hon a I Ucournphlc Koclety, < . >i i ? i ? r 1 1 1 > i k an in tercet cwiUfV of iin* prftfttit Mr\i ran revolution, "Situated In h valhw whose floor Js( ft lull*' ami ii half ii the N ? \ ? ? I <>f the M'u and whoso border* arc Hiir-j rounded hy' lowering mountains: local- 1 ? >? I w here 1 1 m ? Iwanllfill VOlPailVM*, P()? IHicafepotl TxjBflethunll, rear their snow iv pj I Ih-jkN above the |Hain amH stand eternal gtiard over It. lis situ- 1 ution i-. our of rare Ji'unt.v anil uraii , dour. lis ? ') I i i i >i f < * Is mi lil. ftio I < ? 1 1 1 1 M ? I ature raiuicljitf from .'15 to 70 with <i moan of 0."> degrees. No man sleeps without a blanket in Mexico CUt.v. nor needs mii nyoivoHt at n?1d <My. "Prior to the compact Mm lakes of the Mexh nil valley were extensive and tho Iwirge.s of tin* Art tec* sailed unlp torrnpttKHy frAm the pates of Obapul t<*l?*t: t? ? Ixtapalp". A huge ?fiumhcr of canals lritor$ovte<j the ancient' nie I rojK'li.s <?f Tcpochttithiri and connected .with tic fiHh, ?>! In the suburbs, making it a sor ( of now world Venice. "Ill 1H7U tt 'huge Ul'aliilgo canal 30 miles long wan tagun, which was conn pletcd.ln 1P00, at a po?t of about $8, 000,000 America u ? W# completion removed the dynsrer inundations from Mexico City 'and solved the prob " lent which occulted the thoughts and engemlensl the fears of Ihe A/tis-s As far Iwick a* IMP. "Mexico City is the most complete ? mixture of |.he ancient and the modern lo he found In the New "Worjd. The old city might date anywhere from the tenth t-entury, from its ap|>earanoc. I The new; city is ultra modern, and you Mtep from the JHtJi to tilie L'oth ?*eirtur,v hy walking aerops the wt reel , -"The |m rutin ground of Mexico < 'Hy- - Is the Aviemia <le Nnn Francisco. This short street extends from I lie Mexican White llou-e to the Alameda, a>ml is only about 21 feet from curb to" curb. Ilere, at the approach <>f -twi light; every smart equipage in the capital Comes. 1 (ihvii the one side of the street and up l lie other side moves the pro cession at a slow walk, widle every body looks a I everybody else. "As Aviemia de Sail Francisco unites the old and the now cities, so docs 4\w Olntro de Mayo ( Ftfipti 'Of MfiyT unite the en tiled nil, stateliest of all the re liglou* edifices on the coutiincnt, with the theater, most beautiful of all the amusement ]?hiees in America. The Olnco do Mayo Is tihe Wail I street of Sfexlco, and the buildings which line it are modern in every rv?|Ks*t. The Pasco de lia Heforma, extendinu from ChaptrMeixs" to the! Aviemia de .lua re/., a short avenue connecting flic .Inseo with Aviemia de ^iin Francisco, is one of the finest driveways of the " II I . . I WikKUj, I "The elty J* full of Interesting irta<v*. W Inciter it |M> tin- rat India). whiclfc r<H?i-8 It* majestic lower* lo buivcu on fh?' very s#iw?t wlM'W (ho Kftorcd temple of (ho A'//(?*<w atood, la nil wboro tons of thousands of human Fs'liugs were ^iic rJPiced to tho hum j whether it lx? tho Hospital do Jowl built on f Ui* IKo whore Cortex and Mi>nf?"/,uma f 1 r-.t mot, and sni>orted to this day from tiic rove-, mi?*> of tho curtate of Cortex ; whether If Ik* the Jockey club, housed in ttio Ixviutiful JloiN* Of Tih's ; whether l( bo (lie bronze equestrian statue of Churles I \' of Spain, d?s*l?t red by II umbohlt to be second nii.V to tho staino of Marcus A melius ai Itoino, or whether It )?o ( 'hi? |?uI|?*|kn% wIWi 1 1 s memories ?f (ho i Anierloin triumph Itn Mexico, there Is 110 vvllli more a 1 1 ra<'l ions from a historic -lan<l|?>inl lliiin Mexico ( -ity. ! "Tho national pttwu shop is one of lite unhpie itWtHutlona of the capital. II whs founded hy l*eclro Jose Homcro <1o Toreros, tilio owner of the fuhnloux I.v ri<*h mines at Hon I d?l Monte. Her 0)01] oy may he borrownd ou chattels at very low rules of intonvst, Vuid every thing is pledged. from a pair of coJ-k's spin* to an automobile ami from a sil vor ring to an Iron safe, The smallest loan made )g II' cents ami thci'largost $4,000. ."From the American ?standpoint bu rial cmdoms in Moxieo are Very strange. A grt^VO muy In* ivnted hi perpetuity or for a term of yea rs. If the latter option Is taken ami -the rent la not paid promptly at each recurring period, tilio Ih>ih*? of (he oochpnnt are ejected and thro wm u|H?n a great bone pHe. Theae boiiex from time to time are cremated. "At Mexico City's great ty of the dead, -whore lUOiOOO i>eople have boon burled, there Is. a tsive widtfli contains hundreds of (ons of human ashes. Tho Mexican law forbids servh'es at the grave- since the separation of churnh and state under Benito Juarez." I h ath of Mrs. J. W. Hose. I Uaney, S. .Mfly U3 ? Mia. Mary Hose, wife of ,|. W. Hose of Blaney, de parted this Mfo on May 10th, She had I mi < sod her three score ami ton years of age, and leaves a husband and five chil dren and t hlrty-niiio graiul children to mourn her deparlure. She was a good wife, a loving mother and a tvhris tian woui'an. being a member of l^lauioy Baptist church. Ilor remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Union Baptist church on May 17th at five o'clock In tho afternoon iu Uk? presence of a large congregation of sorrowing relatives aind friends, the services he ing conducted by. lie v. \V. F. Sutton, j ?pastor of the churoSi. She was a sister of Mrs. Sallie Smith, of this county, who preceded her to the grave by only a few days. Six of her. grand sons noted as pull bearers. Tomorrow at the Majestic See John ny Hay In ''Ritiher's CI090 Shave," a daptcd from (J?h>. McManus' "Bringing I'p Father'' Nowspa|H'r comics. Lletrac TANK TYPE , TRACTOR J ROAD BUILDING R().\|) < ? 1 1 ! r; i ' I < > r> , 1 1 i ii 1 1 \\ ; i \ engineers, street s 1 1 1 iitv 'Nor-; and commissioners in all parts <>l tin- ? *? ? 1 1 1 1 1 r> have taken * j \ i i < ? k 1 \' 1o 1 1 1 ? ' Metrae for r? ?: n I I ? 1 1 i I < I i 1 1 lt and maint< nance work. I; ha- | ? i ? ' ? \ < m 1 i i a h i ! 1 1 \ I ime and time a^rain. In ?i<? T 1 : * ? Wt'lk "I I'lnin six 1<? e i LI 1 J t lloI'SCS Of lllllleS Oil ?jradmu ..nd drainr'niir ma< ln iu ry, doinu: a better .job and 1 1 1 < ? i ? work in a day at a urea! >avin^ over the ? m|' anni d { ?w? ? r. h i< I ? ? i 1 1 n^ed to < dear the l'Miii.' ? . t hew r-'.idv. ])|i.\v tail the r. ?? ks. roots or old r??ad !?t d. i < 1 1 1< ?\ < ? tin* dirt d"\\n i<> trrade and hrinii in h ? a \ \ !i?ad> "f n?ad building matt rial. al<<? t ? ? <hat'? a; i air' r-'.ni- and elearthe din-la <. Mu<i "i -and, ' . a ? ? i ' i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n u i 1 1 . i ' . i i . , \ ? ! i" t It' < '.{??? i i til-- ' 1' < ra?- at.d <? c >\ it I'aet ? ? r< \\ h" > i-e it in j tla- * ! ?t . in- .!???? l? 1 1 if.- t heir j< . ' ! i ti i <) ?e. | f 1 1 ? v ? n .? file Carolina Tractor & Truck Co 1214 Assembly Street. - -> Columbia, S. (J. # Alex G. Clarkson, Boykin, S. C. ? *?:?!? - M.in.urr f'?r I ?-?? suiiurr. iM islmw ( ? Tile tta(H WMAvtl tfclr?*??tty ?Mt+ ift IHi ;i|i|NMiraitot ill lltiiiqrioii county f<?r t)W your 11KJ0, |ilili4>iiKli cotton 1m Jiwt now Ih'Iuj; c1h>i>|H'<L<?u(. One tyroroineut fur lUdr of nruiMon wns it) Hit topion- Moo iliiy ami *?\ l?lt?l t?*<l it full ifrowu Mpeci nu'ii tbrtt iimi iMHMi fnttixi on u cotton plain liarrily two iiViK'it hitch. TIiIm fy riiHT,' while only pluming four h -en Ucivm ?tf rot Ion to *o\cn plows stii't?Hl I lt;i t the iipiMvirttlicr of 1 1 1 1 >i \v<-evU luid nl>"Ot . for htm ?<? plow up t he fourteen hitch of c??t P?u so planted aiui phi lit some ot'.'MT ?r?|>, TbO cohl w ?ia t h i'V has hurt tin* cotton to ho tile extent unyhow it'irtl the ouctook for >1 <-ottou crop in lliiiupPut eouuty this year Is ijgtei?tHllii?fly ?Ukuhj% ; Letters From The People Some year* Ug<P "Mr < i t3 conn<-|'| liuil constructed a Horio* of cement crossings coiHieciteg tlijP ] wi v? nn-nts ??f Matty and l>eKa)1> ttftvot* At tttftofe ('rowings vrore tart 'down uwie* the snperviNioii *>t ?tu engineer, ami wert? supfH?md to Ik* Toft at a proper grade a 1 isiat>li.sluN| by e\|>erlmints ofhijclrway i'xiHTts at varioiw times. 1 am i ? >'? l now thiit it b? proiK^I t<? raise t ho middle of <'Ikv*? crotMringB t?> conform with that of tihe stmtts a? ui they ?iv avow with the iiUM*eaf*t!il level i-misisl h.v putting Oil them the si.tl which hiin hcen ha-ified there <hiring the jvist week or *to. The tpuvrtlou whhh naturally U raiwHl in my mind, is: Hiifl a <t*u)>eient engineer been ??( ?i isM'l ted as (.<> th<^? 0rldc? an<l has lie condmened the gra<le as established hy the first engineer? <?r art' our autltoritles going at It blind fohl and laying up for ouv people further trou ble ami which -will fra|$en when the cenieiit. crossing"* are lowered to the 'level as they now Ktaml. Should t'hlK new levd they ju'ojk^v to establish l?r?>ve to l>e t?>o htwh as t?? the lcvifl of the center of the stm!t. This matter is one of ?reat concern to ms, foi- to attempt to raise thoee walk ways of cement, there Is groit probability that they wfUl 1>e broken in the first moving, ami not unlikely en tirely destroyed In tihe probable Seconal placing. Thus doing away with the only comfortable erossing on our mai'ii thoroughfare during a wot. reason. And, again ]eoiiodlKlng t he tnih'^Mt. of eon struct I ve work any of iwllttVi" ever seen attempts! on our stm't-s. It secant to he a pity, that Much ail 'act. should he done unless It Is* "w-i t?h> the advice of a competent engineer aiwl Mien only if he canjiot fTnd some remedy that eoMUl 1m* put into effect without Kcehi ing net. of vnuda'H/.m. ? ' . ' Tax Payor. Wants-For Sale TIRES!. TIRES! ? If you need any unto tin-s at the old prlcj* call to see' me. Tills*# also. Alain Street Fkfling Station and (Jafrige, Camden S. 0. Nixl. WANTED ? Sultisman for Camden and "vicinity. Commission OQiitraot only,' for spare time or full time. We will tend) yon to sell income protection ?through our five adbooll of tuatruc t ion and lielp yon buLld a business of your own. Massachusetts Bonding and In sura we Comiwiny, Accident attd Health Dept. Saginaw, Michigan, Capital $1,500,000. F0K SALE ? Mlilillon Porto Itieo and Nancy Hull potato ]>lants. We are Shipping cjrrHwi a day. Hush your ort^rs. Now Is line time to "put out ptnnt-s for eui4fv eating. f'Jnvty $2 i>er |(KM> by express. .!. E. <rl1lls, UeiU Iwrt, S. ('. 7tf FOR SALE ? Twenty five white Pekln ducks. Two to eight weeks old. 50c and 7/?e <vtch. 1$. .J. Trnesda le, West vllle. S. C. 8-9-10pd TAKEN UP ? Two pigs, one red with with block s]K>ts, tihe other black wlt.h red spots. Owner cam get. same by Identifying and puying for tJiis ad vertisement an<l the keeping of them. Apply to ChttirMe Sanders, rfd 3, lk>x 2. Camden, S. C. WANTED? A com |>e tent douhlo-ci)t ry liook kooiH-r. Camden. S. C. Man or woman. Apply in own handwriting, Drawer 2(52. Camden, K.<\ Htf TAKEN I'P ? Ited and black s|X)tte*l pig, al>out two months ol<l. Taken up about 3 weeks ago. Owner can have same l?y jmylng exponne. John I'egues, Jr., 1211 Campbell Street, Camden, S. C. CEDAR FENCE POSTS? Large round vim's. 7 feet long, average 4 i s inches across small end with plenty of large ? ?lu-s mixed in for gates and corner* ? '!<; ? ** 1 1 1 1 s each delivered Ln cur lots of 1 h ? iii* in<?re. Draft with bill lailing ;i 1 1 a 1 "I ie< I Fre? I Alibi, I'astover, S. < VI) ?JIM' AltHIVKI) ? ? hie .a-.- of |..n| wind ?hl?*ld i)inl ula>s. Ii > higher Now ihnn when my order was placed, -o v,... tnc at oiiee if you want one. t It. Spradle.i. 121^ Main Street spil | i(l|{ S\LE ? I-atli* for sale. Apply j Hi- rv Savage. Cnmdon S. t' tf I' VIN T ? >n\e money, on yo.ir paint i \vk ;i i m > u t I ho SoiltheM; Co t ? j ? . ?- 1 ? ? . ( 'o'.v t in** Win. I\ ui_\ at ! ' > M ; Ca nnlt'ii. s. ? '. j: f. I I II \ N> ? r.nprovoJ mil ? ~ T .? T . c.?sy I* t w.nTr w . < '.I ? 1 . ? ti ? ' < i ' ?\ FI A FT DEANS.? For sale at S3 oO )?'-r btt^hfl. Fine as stock forxl and I uoii-U rful soil renovator. W, E, lli iidrix at IMne Farm, Ovmdcr. S. C. j W \NTKU ? S? rv>ml lift ml r.rp:ir^ Ad ; .lr.>N J'.-.x 228. Walter Park'-- Cam <i? n. S ( olt-f AGENT WANTED ? For Wnrthmore Hair Preparation. Soe or rail on Madam K. B. Briton. 1713 ("Jordon Street. CamJpii. S. C. 20tf lf*KU?N ioitWfJg V/AKNINm Say* Thbi In No Hrw to Mvo Out of Till C?nv "Art' ivo aily belter off now il>i> i? wo wero Ijefore the k^oia t war in tiuropc? Iii many iv*|>ectH we aro, from a finan cial Htai?(l|M>in(. I-Ivpedally In this ho with the farmer wlnvse. OWU garden fuinUlu-w vegetables, wibose owp COW? provide milk a ii?t hut-tor, whose meat and jKiuMry ?ud broad are raised on hi* own pla<??," says < 'oininissloncr Harris in philosophising oves the sit nation. + "Such u fanner us this is al>le to li >ld |<> his ( l ops produced for canrii, until fljU<\h '''in' n.s he sees fit to sell and got a profit far growing it. The farmers that have practiced this mot li ft] lia V 0 had an easy time to get ahead U'titl to lay up sonu' cash by reason of it he war time prices. "Folk* who <*o?tinued to live out of tin <*ans ami j>ai>er sack during the entire war |>erlod havo not laid by much cash. "Thoro aiv some thing* tdiat the law ran t nut) and this is one of them. Vou oa n't legislate iuoro moat and bread; this can bo <h>ne only by uso of wumcIo wnd well directed brain. Now, if there was ever ? time when we need ed an Increase In food product*, both for man and beast, W is now?for we are faring a young famine. Not only 1 1 the United States, but virtually ttoe on biro world. "X want 'to urge upon every farmer tn Soutih (Carolina the great iini>ortaiioe tills year to so arrange aud diversify hb* crop as to make Ills home self-sus taining. The farmer who falls to do tilils and has to buy nt'xt year every thing to eat for his stock and his fami ly will pay the highest prices that have ever been knowtth The party w<bl? thinks tihat living is going to get cheap er in Just fooling himself. 5 "The latency <?f the season, Im'th in the south, and <ln the coin belt states, coinliiued;wlth the scarcity of tabor at tilio preiient,- asjiuro?-. lis 4 1ml. we < wi ll ot make n bumper crop. So 1 Waait to warn all farmers to propfrre for war in time of i>eacc. Now, if there is not enough food to gc? around, what good will your money do? "Money can't buy any food if there is none to Ih? bought, ho take heed, farmer*, while you have time to pre iNire for your <>wn homes. for you (.-an raise these things for less tlian onic half?of wlurt you vrill have to pay for them. Ho, frojn a business -standpoint, It will ipay you handsomely to ral.se them. Remember, when a farmer raises his own supplies, he. 'has h'.ilf financed his <-otton crop." Lancaster Lawyer Marries John T. (J reen, a member of the Lan caster har, was married in Atlauta last week to Mrs. Mary Alice LaMawde of Hlriuinghaw, Ala. Don't get a divorce until you have seen "My Husband's Other Wife" at the Majes4ic next Tuesday. We write Fire, Life, Accident, Live St6ck Hail, Plate Glass, Automobiles, Parcel Post and Burglary Insurance; furnish fidelity and surety bonds and sell Real Estate. We thank those who have so liberally patronized us, $nd will appreciate any busi ness you place with us. LS'i ' 'Ife f:: | 'ri-r&ic '? III k ; " CAMDEN LOAN ? REALTY CO I. c. HOUGH, Manager ' 1 . ? ?? ' ~ Chevrolet "4-90" TOURING CARS AND SEDANS ? $ '' * - . ' ( ? t ' -|| For Immediate Delivery Clever phrases do not make serviceable automobiles. Beautiful pictures do not always make good-look* ing cars. We claim good looks for the bodies and mechani cal efficiency for the chassis, but these claims we want you to confirm by such examinations and tests as shall be satisfactory to you. ? . ? Power, Durability, Convenience, Beauty, Comfort, Easy Riding, Safety, and Simplicity of Design are all embodied in the "CHEVROLET 4-90" With your order placed now, we can make immediate delivery George T. Little THE UNIVERSAL iMarch 3,. 1920, the Ford Motor Co., advanced the prices of Ford cars because of the increased cost of production. No specific announcement was deemed neces sary at the time, but it has developed that misrepresentations arid misquotations of these advanced prices have been and are being given out. So to safeguard tafjf public against the evils of misrepresentation, we herewith give the present prices: RUNABOUT .... $550 TOURING CAR ... $575 wlth <lunl olecfrlc Btar""K BmI in ? 8'ystem ? COUPE - $750 with dual electric Btarting and U lr*: system and demountable rlma ^ SEDAN $875 with dual electric Btafting <w75 ins wystem and demountable rims . ? TRUCK CHASSIS S? $600 -JWL >? ? (With THieumatic tires and demountable rims $C40) ' " ? Tlie?c pricos nro all f.o.b Detroit. - *"??*%? d V * . *v Fordson Tractor $850.00 f. o. b. Dearborn, Mich. . . ??' ... -i? We will be pleased to receive your order, pledging the assurance of tfie bjjffif. possible promptness in delivery. ... . - Kershaw Motor Company TELEPHONE 140 CAMDEN, S. C. Pi L " Insist on Urnuine Ford Parts