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l ord Plant Denies Stork Ivene Quite a number of people through out the county have received circular letter* lately Offering to sell the Ford ?ctocjk referred to in the following itch from Now York. Thi? h #ivcn space for the Information of ,ur readers.-* Editor. "New York, March 21,?'A tempor ary injunction restraining the sale of bankers' shares of the Ford Motor < j>:npany of Canada, Ltd., has been .s.suid against the Continental Com pany, and Marshall and Company, ?f thin city, statu attorney general Ottinger announced today. In ask ing tho injunction from the state su preme court, the attorney general's office asserted that betwoen 5,000 iiul 10,000 persons had bought the shares under the impression that rliey were buying Ford Motor Com pany stock. I Ford stock, according to the at torney general, was purchased in the >pen market and banking share* were :sailed against it to bo ?old to tho public at a rate which brought the ptice of the stock above market value. The Ford company, of Canada, has icnied Any interest in the bankers' shares of its stock. More than fifty loiters to Henry Ford asking about file stock were introduced as evidence. A permanent injunction will bo nought." Marion Appell Williams, said to be the wife of a sailor in the Brook lyn navy yard, was arrested in Wash ington charged with the kidnapping of a bady at Charleston, S. C. Strong Men CWt Lift Him D&nville, Va., March 23.?A little man who tips the scales at 180 pounds arrived in Danville yesterday and fit* 1 fered a reward of f 100 for the man or men who can lift him from the ground Th# fact that he is a the? j atricaJ performer did not abate in-1 terest in the slender * 'little m an who tried himself out on a number of strong mon. John Mttkum, an iron thewed fire man who steeled his muscles for 15 years driving a triple hitch fire wagon and rated as about as strong a man as can bo found anywhere and who weighs about 200 pounds, gave the job up as a bad job. Two other men 'helped him to try and lift, the little stranger and they finally gave it up. Allan Correlli, who says that the secret of his forte lies in the manipu lation of muscles, can make himself light or heavy. Malcum held him at arm's longth last night when Correlli relaxed his muscles and he let bin) down with a bump when the young man "tightened himself." Girls herding duckso? geese is not an uncommon sight in certain parts of Europe. PINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, On Monday, May 4th, 1926, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final return as guardian of Blake Wilbur Kelly, he having attained his majority, and on the same date I will apply to the said court for a final dischargo from my trust as said guardian. MBS. KATE KELLY. Camden, S. C.? March 30th, 1926. Of Interest To All Poultry Raisers It is with pleasure that we announce that Mrs. Florence Forbes, nationally known poultry expert, will be at our store Saturday, April 4th, where she will gladly give advice on feeding, raising, and care of chickens, come and avail yourself of this opportunity This Advice Is Free To All We invite you to bring your poultry troubles to her A % The McLeotf-Rush Co. PHONE 44 CAMDEN, S. C. ft G. SANDKB8 T. K. TROTTHR REMARKABLE VALUES jr We are offering 'some of the most remarkable values in the Real Estate field. EASIEST OF TERMS arranged for your convenience We do not Exaggerate CAMDEN RUL ESTATE EXCHANGE PHONE 228 WE SELL LOTS tiad Little Fatr of Boa's Hugging Powerk ?' Among t!?** huge collection of Junult creatures brought to New York by tin IteobC expedltloii front Hrltlsli (lubinu was wlnit Is describe*I MS rln* must ll'l descent tropica) snake ever seen lt> thl* latitude,' 'III*1 snake, which will llnd si home lu tint 'Zoological museum, is over sovcm feet long, and w?s captured by the ladies of the expedition. Miss Uuth, Hose, the historian; Miss hi|hel Coop er, tho artist, ftud Mrs, John Teevan, ? Miss Uo.se. (it deaerlblng the cnpttftA' suit I tlin t the male member* of the party, Including JSergte , Obet.vrkin, tinhoolouisl. Rnd Mr, Teevan. wore iWay in the depths of the Jungle while the young women wow in a subeamp with a Kroiip of native women nod children. Tho welkin was suddenly split with feminine Horeams. ami the whlto Indies boldly mn to the scene of the hullabaloo. Native women of llvltlsh Culana do not know a poison ous snake from tho harmless kind, and they had never seen scintillating rainbow boa before. 'Hint wan what they wore screaming about. Under the leadership of Mlsa ltose the ladles closed In on the snake, whose dazzling benuty. Miss Hose In timated, seemed Intended as a protec tive coloration to blind its foe*. Tl?? standard way to capture a hig anake is to grab it by the back of the neck, and If you are an ordinary lady to call for male help. Ornithological ladles never think of calling for help. FJxactly which one grabbed the back of the boa's neck first nose of the grabbers could teU. But all got Arm grips somewhere on the marvelous snake's squirming, length and held on, In an Instunt there wan a great show of rallllnery mixed with prismatic boa hues resembling a May pole celebra tion gone inad. Of course, the ladles said later, they did not fear to be bugged by the boa, or any beau, because he was hardly strong enough to crush one's bonea, and they were determined to- capture htm alive Just to show the men that they were not the whole Jungle shoot ing match. Finally, to the Joy of the startled native women, the boa sur rendered and consented to be colled Up in a box.?Montreal Family Herald. Hungarian Gypsy hi uric Tho music of the Hungarian gypsy has been banded down from father to son for ages aud is distinctive and tra ditional. They huve their own Instru ments, the oldest of which is the Ilackoczy pipe, a kind of small but rough oboe with n half walling, half humorous tone. It would appear to be as much Hungarian as gypsy, however, for the name is taken from that of a field outside liudujwst, where at one time the kings of Hungary opened their parliament or riksdag. It seems likely that the instrument was used either for calling the members together or for ritual purposes connected with the ceremonies of the opening and closing Of the parliament, and so was given the name of the place where It was utilized. Drake?9 Set of Bowie One of the features of the great his torical pageant of Devon, produced at Torquay recently, was the use, In one scene, of the Identical set of bowls with which Drake was playing when the armada came In sight. These bowls are among the treasures of Tor quay museum, says London Ttt-Blts. There are people, however, who doubt their authenticity, or, ruther, the truth of the fnruous anecdote of Drake and his celebrated game on Plymouth Hoe. There Is no contemporary account of the Incident, which was described for the first time In Britain In an Kighteenth-century book. It Ik men tioned, however, In a Spanish political pamphlet published In 1624. Owl, Symbol of Wisdom The owl has been known as the symbol of wisdom since the dawn of history. This bird figures extensively In the legends and folklore of all peo ples of all ages. Among the ancient Greeks Athena was the goddess of wisdom and the patroness of the arts, and her attributes were the serpent, the owl the egls. The mystery surrounding the owl's nocturnal habits and Its targe, almost stationary eyes have probably contributed most toward making it an object of superstition. The ancients thought that If an owl appeared near a sick chamber it was an omen of death.?The Pathfinder. Sauce for Her Nancy, aged seven. In lunching with her mother In n restaurant. Mother (helping herself to sauce)-? Yoti won't like this, dear, It's parsley sauce. Nancy?Obi let me have some, mummy. 1 know i should like It. Mother?Why, yon haven't tasted It. Nnncy?No, but I've read about It in the Bible. , Mother (surprised)?Where? Nancy?Pve been roarilnj? about thf man who wiis sick of the parsley and I want to try it.? Brisbane Mall. German War Mortality An analysis of the German death -rate during the war shows that men between twenty and twenty-fWe year* of nr^ suffered most heflviJV. Be tween 1Win and 1015 the m^mllty rate between tbos?> ag??* J<i#rtpe.i from 4.4 thousand to GtVJV'During tb? Aiwo following year.*' It decreased but rose in 1018 to 5HA For women be tween twenty and twenty-five year* of age i be death rate Increase did not | Mate mtftl 1WT. When tfce *?Ht? of RCWTT roa| ami <??ber aoppllea wst reaching ? . lima* ? ft ' - -?? ? ? A MUTUAL ORGANIZATION?FOUNDED IN 1845 . ? ?' y . V _ ' v ' New York Life Insurance Company 346 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, N. Y. Eightieth Annual Statement To the Policy-holder*: I am addressing tin audience of about seven and a halt* million people. I directly address one and one-half million thoughtful men and women each of whom is re sponsible in some fashion for about four others. My theme is your relation to each other and to your neighbors through the New York Life Insurance Company. I assume that mere figures about the Company have ceased to interest you in the old way. Whether we have in assets more or less than a billion dollan* or do more or less than seven hundred million dollars of new business in a year is inter esting now, chiefly because these once amazing facts tell how widely useful you are as a part of a vast social enterprise which is both beneficent and beneficial. May I in this year of grace try to give you a now thought about yourselves and -^-if I may so put it?about our duty to others. You are the plain people that Lincoln referred to. Few of you are very rich; few are very poor. ? You are always quick to help your neighbor, even at some sacrifice to yourself. If your neighbor is ill you sympathize . with him, and if you know of some, way in which you can help him you eagerly offer your services. If diptheria threatens him and his family and you know that he does not understand about the diptheria serum, you almost force bim to get it and get it quickly. You do the same about typhoid or pneumonia or scarlet fever. If you are a farmer you tell your fellow-farmer of any process you know by which his crop may be increased or how his methods of marketing may be improved. You are moved by the same impulse if you are a physician or a lawyer or a merchant or a teadher or a mechanic or a clerk or a day laborer. You do these things spontaneously. You expect no rewtird. You know your neighbor would gladly do the same for your In other words, your neighbors' welfare has become a part of your own life; your welfare is their concern, too. This we call the milk of human kindness. 4You could perform your greatest neighborly service in 1925, almost work a miracle in beneficence, if you would recognize the remedial power of life insurance in your relations with your neighbor. You hesitate because you think that whether or not your neighbor insures his life is his private affair. Insuring his life is no more your neighbor's private affair than is the condition of his health. Improvidence is just as real and just as dangerous as disease. The poverty ~which follows both is worse than either. The future welfare of your neighbor's children and his own security in old age are your concern. You have observed the beneficent work of life insurance. Why not talk seriously to your neighbor about what you know? Has it brought you peace of mind? Tell him so. Has it taught you to save money ? Show him how. Are you getting ;more out of life for yourself and your wife be cause you know your children will be provided for? Explain that to him. You will generally 'have a sympathetic auditor because he himself has seen widows saved from dire poverty, families kept together and children educated by life insurance. You and your neighbor have seen life inauiance help your community and state in other ways; by loans on farms, homes, business buildings, the purchase of the bonds of your town or county or state?through the purchase of railroad bonds and the bonds of the great public utility corporations that are so rapidly increasing human efficiency and human comfort. Send for one of our agents. Introduce him to your neighbor. In brief follow the neighborly imlpulse here as you would in other things?on the perfectly sound theory that your neighbor's welfare is your concern. If in 1925 you each did this neighborly act and added one person like yourself to our membership you would about double the outstanding insurance of the com pany. This would be a great piece of public service; it would be a' fine neigh borly thing to do, and it would directly benefit you because, if the company's out standing risks were doubled, its fixed charges would relatively decrease, and this saving would# lower the cost of your life insurance. * This is a policy-holders' company. It exists because you are provident, Its strength and security are unrivaled. Its assets belong to you. Your neighbor doesn't clearly know all that. He doesn't realize that you are a joint and several owner of more than a billion dollars. He probably doesn't fully ? understand what a prudent and desirable neighbor you are. Tell him all about it. ' DARWIN P. K.INGSLEY, President. " Outstanding Insurance Dec. 31, 1925 $4,695,000,000.00 New business paid for in 1924 746,000,000.00 Earning power of assets, including cash in banlc9 Dec. 31, 1924 (per d.) 5.06 Investments made in 1924 (excluding loans on policies) 122,000,000.00 Paid to and on account of beneficiaries and policy-holders in 1924 .. 169,000,000.00 BALANCE SHEET, JANUARY 1, 1923 Bonds at Market Value as determined by the Insurance Dept., State of New Yorlc * ASSETS Real Estate Owned $7,314,032.75 First Mortgage Loan*? On Farms 68,143,085.50 On Residential and Business Properties 230,422,054.50 I.oans on Policies 168,308,446.91 Boods of the United States 84,354,410.00 Railroad Bonds 303,504,995.93 Bonds of other Governments, of state and municipalities 109,255,521.45 Public Utility Bonds 43,251,785.00 Cash, including branch office balances 5,804,721.62 Other Assets 35,537,156.76 Total $1,05^896,210.42 LIABILITIES Policy Reserve $820,467,244.00 Other Policy tiihiHtiw .. 30,982,800.09 Dividends left with company to Accumulate at Int. .. 18,126,659.14 Premiums, Interest and rentals prepaid 2,959,86736 Taxes, salaries, accounts, etc., due or accrued .... 10,581,658.07 Additional reserves 10,350,417.00 Dividends payable 1925 54,136,79&24 Reserve for deferred divi. 7,108,161.00 General contingency funds not included above 101,212,611.52 Total $1,055,896,210.42 L. C. Shaw, Agent CAMDEN, SC.