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NO 40 -1 m w LEAGUE ' ISSUE THE gpppV^: ' v OUR CITY SCHOOLS MRS. B. H. baA . ..? In tb?M Ay? ,na pro. greesive education, our school build* ^?Ta.iSWr*wr wl,h tho? *' *nd more unpreten k St?te. Why this condition prevails la hard to ?a^ Rte ^ *"**? to let -what we considered "wet* enough ' alojoe. U the meafattme, a tour of the State will show us that ' f x *^t?r towna and cities iibe r???,ah2Rd and l9tt ^^blnd. Ih the first place, we need a thor oughly remodeled school building; ?tte enough to accommodate HOLti JiQ?01 **** school pupils. While the outlay for thlg fES^r^fr^ nU?llt' ***m hwu(3r ?t /ie to ?oonomlcal In the end/ Having both schools under one ropf Jwould reduce the coat of P,w|t would be 'J5ltot'| m<* on? competent Janitor S&fiu take oare of the whole building. Furthermore, the building ?2T b* b'Kh school Is ^.pot ButCja-ble for school purposes; the P00r,y "*ht*d *** ?t IB ajmoit ItapOMlWe to heat them even ly^r ventilate them properly in cold what an ideai ?p*t this old building, with tfpaclou? extent of land, would make for Camden's new tourists hotel! ? We do not expect to accomplish* eT?i7*-*lin^^i0nc?. we ?an work with an idtfal, one building, up-to date school always ii* view, and In the meantime; let u a, Improve and utl life what we have afcd bring them as near%s may be to -our ideal. V We note with "pleaaure that the trustees/ will have modern sanitary waterworks Installed In the graded school at an early date; we would be pleased to se6 them go further and give both schools an auditorium that cbuld accommodate the visitors to the exerdses and exhibit)** V^She pu M ,?,We w 0111(1 ?PoWto see new blackboards In &]( class rooi^B? black boards ftf"will nTt cause strain andjn jury to the ey?n of the students. 'The; modern hydro plate jboard Is cheap, esislly put up and gives satisfaction ^o a number of our- school men. Then we want to aee modern drinking fountains on eaoh floor. of the graded school. This need8 new ' window almoBt a11 th? class rooms. twSSKu* * t0 8ee th* the'trtiB ?I superintendent will Add anothePjfifrade to the high school next bringing this sohool up r **igh school ;course ' 1 ' ' 8tate who pans through clasi^ success fully to receive a diploma troml&v State High School Board as well as from the trustees of the Camden BChools. A business course has been mapped out tot this grade also, thus giving those students who will com plete their -wdrk at the High School or People's College, a chanoe to pre P^t for business life, u.V16 vaat extent of land around the high school suggests to us several needs while the pupils aro still oc cupying that building. At present, we understand, the most of the land is rented at a nominal rent for farm ing purposes. Why not use It for the high school students? Give the boys a good baseball diamond and ath letic park and thus remove far from any thought of a repetition of the story of the Expensive Maypole; give the girls a lot for their tomato club work, employ a teacher and utilise the rest with practical work in mod ern scientific farming. Theso improvements seem possible of undertaking at the present time and if they are successfully attempt ed. the greater Bchoohbuilding must follow quickly. Mrs. 13. H. Baum. ACAHICK K 11,1,8 MANY. Ship Forced by Owners to Leave Har hor in Dangerous Condition. . Foreknowledge of the fate of his Bhtp, the Mount Oswald, which with her orew of twenty-four men, wps never hoard of after her departure from Daltlomre for Hamburg on Feb ruary lit 1912, wad shown In a letter from Captain Stannard to his wife, read at Newcastle, Bng., during the board of trade Inquiry into the Iobb Of the vessel. In this , latter, ?ent ashore at 'Baltimore by the pilot, Cap tain fltannard said: "We have twelve feet of water in tho> fore peak and are not yet out of harbor, God knows whether we ah ail eter reafih home. The satlora are now Working at the ptunp?. 1 want ed the ship to be drydocked at New York, but the owners would not al low It" Armjr'n "Mvnchtl Law." Hereafter the detail of every army officer in Washington, except bureau ohtefn will be limited to four years, Secretary Garrison will extend to the Staff dfltoeta and officers of all grades the o$erattoft sf the so-caltad "Man ehu law." y . , ? ?' ? ? "He who hath ted will isad ~ All through the wildemeas; He who hath fed will feetf; He who hath blessed Will bless; He who hath hoard thy cry Will nerer close his ?at; Ho who hath marked thy fata toot ?S J Sigh i t' , , , , Will not forgot thy toar. Ho loveth always, falleth never, 80 rest on tytn, to-day, torovorl "ThOn truat him for to-day. As thina unfailing friend, And lot him load thee all tho way, Who lovoth to ths end; And lot tho morrow rost p In his beloved haadi 4 - His good is better than our hoat, '\v#Ao we ahall undotttand-^ fa Bfy OUR CHURCHES AND THEIR IMPROVEMENTS - /? ? . WOMAN'S SOCIETY COLORED / / .7-4 ?' iffnniTihan. ? . l ?' :? V *' V * ' MRSL 8. E. GORDALE. ... The Baptist Church. t The present church .building stand ing at the corner of Bjroad street -and Lafayette Avenue was bullt in 1907. Have just (this year) Installed a Moller plpe organ at a cost of $2,? 000. Membership of church 330. Have a missionary society engaged in personal servioe, and. a Sunbeam band conducted entlrjbly <by women who hnve raised for missions the past year $1^8.25. The Sunday School of the church has superintendent, secre tary, and one male. teacher. Ten fe male teachers and 126 scholar* and average attendance of 90. The church. Sunday Sohool and mission ary supports three orphans at Connie Maxwell Orph^mige, Greenwood, S. The Rev. Jno. A. Davison will take oharge as pastor of the church the first Sunday In August of the year. Methodist Church. Rev. H. B. Browne, Pastor. Lyttleton street Methodist church stands on Lyttleton avenue. They have spent $7,000 on church im provements ? pipe organ, new win dows, heating outfit and remodeling Interior of ohurch building. Have Sunday school* superintendent, secre tary, with fiotkl enrollment of 200 pupils; average attendance of 100. Adult Bible class numbers 112 and is engaged in r&tathg f 1 00 for missions this year.. ' 'Women V foreign Mis sion Society rafted forjjslmtehs (120. Junior. Glrlf* MiWb^^i^^loing a good work. Par?oia^(W||tociety actively engaged in allvw6Xk that per tains to the -pr^gi^ei of vthe^church and especially personal -sW^IW*-rrvls lting the slok and aiding, those .in need. 'VX* S&V " ?" ?? ? ??(.???' *? ?y?: Presbyterian Church. , "v/i Rev. J. O, Rowas, Pastor. The present church building stands | on DeKalb street In the centre of a wide lot with" the. DeKalb monument In front of the building. Sunday school has enrollment of | 130 with an average attendance of I 95. The Sunday?Bch?ol is graded; has more female teachers than male. ? The ohuroh sold the old Mance and built an' up-to-date modern building On LyttlAtbn avenue.at a cost of six to seveft' thousand dollars. . The church has two women socle tie*. Mission Society rained last year W I , other improvements. Societies are engaged in personal work of visiting | the sick and doing charitable work of the church in helping the needy. The Episcopal Church. Rev. F. H. Harding, Pastor. Grace Episcopal church stands on -the corner of Lyttleton and Laurens streets. They have expended a large amount of money In remodeling church building and erecting a beau tiful rectory on same lot which the old rectory Btood facing KorBhaw Park. The cost of ^ulldlng rectory between Ave and seven thousand dol lars. Sunday school has seventy names on the roll, aA *rage attend ance between forty-five and fifty; have a superintendent and secretary, two male and five female teachers; this, however, does not include the children of the Boykln, neighborhood who belong to this parish. The societies of Grace church par ish are: The Junior order of boys. The Brotherhood of St. Andrews, practically all the men of the congre gation belong to this order. Women's Aid Society is actively engaged in church work of visiting the sick; a committee Is appointed eaoh month for this purpose. The Woman's Aux iliary to the board of Missions of the church: the Junior Auxiliary com posed of the girls of the parish. The Alter Guild, whose duty It is to alter the vestments? etc. The Woman's Auxiliary of 'IJoyklns Is the senior branch "A", the Auxiliary here Is branch "B". Mt. Morlah Babtlst Church. June, 1912, to June 1913. Members: Males 80 Females 1 Rf> Total 2B& Collections: Pastor's salary $550.00 Built fence 14 0.00 Church expenses ISO. 00 Benevolence 120.00 Total $940.00 Missionary floclety: Members 53 Bought Matting for church $50.00 To Woman's Bapt. Miss, and Ed. Con 60.00 Total j . $ 1 10.00 v Hominy School. :cwt?<w lAtruiiftrtieig1. .n Males. . , . t v 2 Females ft 8 Scholars: j. V. . .53 Collected Ott* collections for arch, flun. day Whool. and Missionary a |ar-"-rw!aa: Tsato'r 9. c? K** to, ma, HOSPITAL AND AUXIL IARY ASSOCIATION Mlta WILLIAM M. SHANNON. A The erection of the Camden Hoe Vital seems. to be progressing to the satisfaction of the Board of Direc tors, and will present quite an Im posing appearance when completed, and bidB fair to be ready for deliv ery by the contractors by the first of J October. The construction has progressed to a point where one can form a very in telligent idea of the Interior arrange^ ments throughout, aqd promises to S one of the most complete modern d conveniently arranged hospitals In the State. When completed It will represent an outlay of about $40,000 on the part of Mr. Baruch and the en dowment to be available from the will of Capt.~ Burdell it is ' hoped in tiiqe will amount to about $100,000 with an annual fnoome of about $5, 000 or $6,000. These two magnificent donations to charity and to free hospital treat ment to those not in position to pro vide for themselves should inspire the minds of the men and women of Camden. One gentleman whose name we are not at liberty to mention at present, has subscribed $600 to the furnishing account &nd other voluntary sub scrlptlons from friends amount to $500 or more. The Woman's Aid Society has now in hand from their efforts about $1, 600, and It Is estimated that it will require about $6,000 to furnish the building and (put in certain supplies necessary to ita opening, and it is sincerely hoped that there will be no Tallure to raise this amount, A good deal of Interest Is felt in the response from the business men of the city and the county. We have been informed that the committee in charge of this feature of the work has deemed it wise to postpone ask ing for contributions from the busi ness men until the hospital had ad vanced to a certain stage in it* Con struction. We hope this time i/v hear at hand and we trust that we shall not be disappointed in the business men's contributions. One of our neighboring cities has recently erected a Y. M. C. A. build-; ing by voluntary contributions at a; cost. of $40,000. purely our city will not receive these generous donations for the Hospital which have already been mk^e and fail to do ita part In developing this' noble worK. We understand that the Hospital Directors will soon appoint a govern ing board to manage its work when completed. Then the Ladles Aid So ciety and this Oolernnlng 'Bbard will the ladles r for their work for thai future, and on- their t>*ft we chal lenge the men to a full discharge of their responslbllty in thiB undertak ing. ^ The Trinity M. E, Church. Pastor, B. S. A. Williams. The Trinity M, E. Church has two societies for women, the Women's Home Mission Society, has fifty mem bers and they are a very aggressive set of women. This society supports a scholarship of $50 at the Browning Home. " The Independent Charitable Asso ciation has forty members and com pleted the church this year at a cost of |11 2 and looks after repairs around the church. We have two Sunday schools at Trinity. We have on roll 125, aver age attendance, 80. Wtlhln the last two years we organized the Mace donia Church In Kirk wood. Here we had a Sunday school last year of 27, now we have 80. The following table will show con ditions as they are: Church membership: 1911 300 1913 BOO Increase 200 Sunday School: 1911 150 1913 205 Increase 45 Church property: 1911, one church value. .$3,000 1913, two, total 6,000 Increase. . . . $3,000 The work Is In a healthy condition and people are being added to the church almost every Sunday. WHAT THE CIVIC LEAGUE HAS IK>NE TO IMPROVE IA> CAL SANITARY CONDITIONS. In Improving the sanitary condi tions of our town the Civic League has endoavored to keep in mind the limited amount of labor employed ,by the town, and what has boen accom plished haft been on a small scale, yet the results have boen really wonder ful and In consequence wo have one of the cleanest, most sanitary towns In the State. The co-operation of the City Board of Health and the City Council has been all that could be de sired. Last year the Civic League named the first week In March "Clean Up WeekV The wagon loads of tra?h, trndcrgrowths of tree?, Un cans, etc,., to bo Been passing out of tho elty lim its told very plainly tho results of this "Clean Up Weok". The peroent age of sickness was visibly lowered, particularly thftt of malarial fever. The removal of the tin can* and the free use of lime almost exterminated the mosquito. Prises were given In the various wards for the cleanest premises and no owner -with pigs on hi# premises was considered, however clean. This wu the first step taken by the -Civic League to remove pig* tram, the city limits. It Is the inten tlon of the League to oppose any and | every ordinance allowing pigs within the Incorporate limits, "Clean tip Week" 1? an established thine now the go every THE PARKS AND QAJtDgNS ! ? ? . V - ^ ^ jjy .H OF CAJttHHf UNDKll CIVIC LBAGtJI MANAGEMENT. ! ? * I ? ? ?> j M1UJ. A. O. ANCHUM. - Camden hap eoveral distinguishing feature that ? make Ks unique among the towns of South Carolina J and sots It apart from mo?t towns of ita Bite, In other Statee, gnd ^no I stranger ever visits it, who la jwtlm- 1 pressed with Its marked characters- 1 tlf(. ' v . . -4 ' vi'J Pint, one Is Impressed ~#lth lta] very wide streets', then with ttsl wealth of noble shade- trees, thou with the unu sua* cleanliness of these I streets and the excellence of their I drainage. Then the dignity and elm- 1 pilcity of Its fine did homes, with] their large, attractive grounds, and I the beauty of the gardens, ealhr forth I his most enthuslastlo kdmlratlon. I These gardens do not consist of <*on-M ventlonal, well-clipped lawns, b^au? I tlful of themselves. In their verdure and orderliness, but of lovely flow- 1 ers, trailing vines and beautiful ever- 1 green hedges and shrubbery, trained I into graceful arches, and all manner! of unique design*.. Nothing shows niore the refinement of the people of J this old town, than the many well- 1 kept gardens of. which It can boast, 1 and rowhereeise in South .Carolina! can some ot them 'be duplicated, In I else, beauty* or th? wealth of Its ever^j green hedges. Take tb? Aoe tourljt J hotel; thfe Court Inn, for Instance* Bltuated in the heart of the town, I but with the.' characteristics of an estate, out' In the country, with its! acres &f .natural forest, Ma wonderful! hedges. Its putsllng "mystic mase"| and Its charming "Lover's Lane", I where there is only a glimmer of sun- 1 shine at midday, and green the year round. How lta greenness, and nat ural .beauty must appeal to and rest I the eyes of the tourists from the "land of snow", who yearly fill the roomB of lts attractive hotel t Wh? other town Id our State can boast of such a charming Louis Four teenth garden, as the old Johnson place, now owned by a wealthy north ern man, who calls it "Holly Hedge" because of Its unique berry-bearing hedges of that beautiful tree? *? ThlB home contains about thirty acres in natural lawns, parks and cultivated gardens, and It Is terraced down a Steep hill, at the back, yto a lake which gives Camden lta water supply. . These are only two of many "Cam den gardens, that oould truthfully be described as "beauty spots", and now we come parks 0f our town. When 1 Camden wee a small settle ment, one of IU distinguished citi zens, Jdfceph Kershaw, with generous town, to be deed for parks and breathing spaces with a proviso that If these spaces were ever used for any other purpose, they would revert to the Kershaw family. For many years these parks, while a notable feature of Camden, and much Valued by Its citizens, were only adorned by their noble trees and were given no special care, until the Civic League came Into existence and-HMjgan the work of beautifying the strebtg__an<l parks of the town. The parks were, naturally, first taken In hand, and their natural beauties have been pre served, and artificial featuree Intro- 1 duced, which have wrought the most wonderful Improvement In their ap- 1 pearance. The Intelligent and taste ful work of the ladles of the League has made the most noticeable differ- 1 ence in the looks of the whole town, but nowhere Is it more evident than In the parks. A room may have beautiful proportions, be well fur- 1 nlBhed and well lighted, yet have no touch of grace and beauty, until I some artistic hand adds flowers and J brlo-a-brac, and little touches that give It a homey, cared-for look, and It is Just that touch that has trans- 1 formed Camden's parks, from breath- 1 ing spaces Into beauty and harmony. I If the town fathers want to have a "City Beautiful", they'd better be safe and wise In giving the devoted members of the Civic League carte I blanche to make what Improvements they deem necessary to this end, and I not unroll so much red tape, when ever they make a call on the city I treasurer. There Is the same dlger- I once between a town kept by men, as there would bo between a bachelor establishment, however well kept, and a home, kept by a refined, artis tic, capable, home-loving housewife ? | ver.bum sap. Whoever expected to see anything to look at and admire at I the Seaboard station, except the tall 1 pines, and the majesty of an Incom- 1 lng vestlbuled train, but now, as the I stranger alights from the train, he I has evidence that thoro are people living in this old town, who love it, and try to improve its waste places! I Their numbers are painfully meager, 1 and those who attend the monthly | meetings regularly, and are wlHJng j to give of their time to the wor t of the Civic League oould almost be numbered on the fingers of your two hands! Think what could be accom plished In a short time, if the work ers could be numbered by hundreds, instead of by tens! Also if red tape could be abolished and the Chamber of Commerce would keep all Its promises! Mrs. A. C. Ancrum. , ? ji.te. ? i Girl* Hhoot* Hemlf. Mlaa Tne* ftabrlnff attempted nul ctde In Jftr.k?onvll1f> Thursday while atifferlnir from melanoholj*. flho had Juat returned from Atlantic Beach, ?whare her parenta had rtnnt her In the hope that the xayettea there would distract har. three month a. The Olrla league haa placed on the various atraata and parka receptaelea for holding tratfh that wotild ha otharwlae scattered OYar tha ground. Thaaa Wire baskets are emptied aa often aa neeeaaary and the refuse hnmad. The help of ererR Individual In otur toVn ta requtred to mkkb it dean and aanltarf; Mm, ftfrtVAtfa M. com* ular< whej also shin*.* Many; cidupu may 1j the te over ti the s? at any hardy such I coweii) anthul are of spots m FLOWER PLATS I (B FOR THE URBAN | WHO 18 PUZZLBD BARB PLACES IN GARDEN. >ts in city yards Mid gar ni to amateur* lmpos 18 for flowers, and too that might welt be all heauty are left bare e inexperienced do not un-| " at sunshine 1* not requtr ilante. Many an unattrao can be made one of the of the yard or garden ted. The man or wo- j ambitious to make every In a small yard attractive 11 learn that it Is not always o pick out the spots where nee for the greater part of grow fldwers. uestlon that Immediately { mind concerns what partic -ers or plants will thrive | ere is no sun exposure and at particular treatment : given the tract that is thus | of direct sunshine. The list that may be drawn upon gardens is far longer than | ^supposed. Few, for exam into account the fact that It materially more numerous 11 host of spring flowers that lid to flourish in shade, hey may bloom In full sun precisely the same spot, nts love to grow under de trees and shrubs, where they m In full sunshine before ge is out on the branches r heads. The remalnded of n they are shade-loving, or .te shade-enduring, ih primrose is among the 'Itnroses that serve well in .tions in early spring. The the oisllp, any yellow poyl nd the Japanese primrose _ ,sy culture and are desirable for ny^fJ|ing on any scale. The violet is sure to thrive In shaded spots. Of^the spring bulbs there as the snowdrop, glory-of-the-snow, grape hyacinth,' wood hyacinth, crocus, tu lip, crown imperial, daffodil and gul nea-hen-flower that may be planted where .shade comes later. Any of th^m will grow in the thin grass un der trees and all are better for a ground/cover. This need not be grass and aa a rule would better not be, thougb daffodils look, particularly well ln&lt. Snpwdrops will come up through , a carpet o{ periwinkle* or bishbp's > w*ed. Siberian squl|l yellow selfs and best daffodils, the] yellow trumpet and the poet's narcls- 1 sus. Bloodroot, -which naturalizes well In rocky places, Is excellent for early sprlfkg; are Dutchman's breeches and squirrel corn. Then there are the foam flower, heart-leaved saxa frage, London pride, .blue bugle, white bugle and the forget-me-not. JPhe first mentioned loose their foli age after .blooming, so may be double cropped with ferns and other plants. For lieigher growth, a foot or so, In partial shade, the sweet willlam, sweet woodruff, Greek valerian, com mon American columbine and 'Penn sylvania anemone are admirable when spring is getting ready to merge Into summer. Closed gentians in September and the evergreen Christ mas rose are excellent the year around. For June there are the pink, -white or yellow foxgloves, monkshood and cardinal flower coming on for later summer. The Japanese toad lily and Japanese anemone ar* of fine high growth for early autumn. Good shrubB are all the native rhododen drons, laurels and aisaleas, -which do better with protection. The common Hllles, of course, should not go -with out mentioning. In double-cropping one should see to it that shaded ground is covered in summer unless tree or shrub branches are so low as to do this. There are combinations for all places, even those where grass refuses to grow. I Southern Attributes. Roanoke Times. At the Southern society meeting at Washington Saturday night, John Sharp Williams, speaking of the South, said: "It is the land that strikes love into you. The Englishman love* his land as he loves his -wife with whom he has lived long, and tried and found true; the Frenohman loves his land in a ? well, in a way peculiar to Frenchmen; but a Southerner loves his land as a boy loves his sweet heart ? he'll do any fool thing she tells him to do. "The flouth has a number of pecu liarities. One Among them is, that down there we believe in God ? a thing that Is somewhat improper now, I know. Another one is, we steer clear of the cjlvoree courts. Still another, we havfc a habit of voting the Democratic ticket. And we have faith, home and charity for all who dAn't differ too much with us." Peculiarities! Attributes, more like. Sttit there is on?r attribute, one grace. Senator Williams forgot to make In his appreciation. That is, that Southern women are content to let tH* men of the family rote the Democratic tloket and run the 8outh'? political affairs; that they have faith, hope and charity In the husband's and brother's Intentions. Buy at Home. Anderson Mall. There are over 2.000 girls in South Carolina engaged la tomato club work. And t, have seen It stat> ed this 6tat? sends awat ry year 9lrf,ft96,00b tor canhed gfc>ods. Itsftp thfc at fatf&V, WORK AND NEEDS OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AS VIEWED BY A MEMBER OF THE CIVIO LEAGUE. Th? Chamber of Commerce has already published through the col umn? of one of our papers the answer to the question, what has the Cham ber of Commerce accomplished? But the C.lvlo League feels that this 1b such ah important organisation and so worthy of commendation and as sistance that they should add their mite toward Its exploitation. The organisation was founded March 10, 1910,. and Its only capital consists Ita dues promised by and collected, . or not collected, from Its members. Through the Chamber of Commerce' all matters pertaining to publlo wel fare are brought before the people, suggestions and plans for a better and greater city are discussed and all enterprises calculated to help the community looked Into and If pos sible brought to the city. Like all organisations In Camden enthusiasm ran high at first, many Joined and at tended the meetings, but indifference soon set their energies and although all agree that It is a wonderful fac tor for go^d the generality of the members are noted for their absence, 1 dues go unpaid and though the bar rest Is ready and the fields full the laborers are pitifully few. The officers need live, faithful co-operators. The Civic League has tried to uphold the hands and work of the Chamber of Commerce by entering into and carry ing out any of Its proposed improve ments; namely, the Rest Room and fixing the Seaboard Park. We sug-| gested getting the government Fish ery plants and the Chamber took it up but was unable to land it. Now, the moBt Important act of the Cham ber of Commerce since they have pro cured is to build a new commercial hotel an absolutely necessary enter-) prise in Camden. But have they suc ceeded? Only a few, the same faith ful few, have subscribed and worked and worked and the scheme is no nearear competlon. What is the matter ylth us? Are we so poor, or so hidebound, or so filled with petty Jealosies, ?o inert, or simply too selfish- to come forward and with a rush make the thing a success? Perhapp the shares were too high for most young men on small salaries and in Anderson, an other go-ahead town, It is the young men who have Invested their savings i and made the place grow. Here there have been bo many losses and failures in undertaking through ig norance, misfortune or self-interest that every one Is afraid to put his] little all in anything "home-raised". - ow the boat on the river >r op _ am pssss Wdden on freight rates. iBut not remembering our failures let each one put his shoulder to the .vheel and with a long pull and a strong pull altogether, Join the Cham ber of Commerce and make Camden 'the coming city of the State with a first class, up-t^ate commercial hotel. v "Look not mournfully; into the past, It cometh not rgaln, : ; Wisely Improve the*present It Is thine. Go forth to meet the future Without fear and with a man y heart." SMITH WILL BE Uf ft ACE. Statement That He Would Not Ron for Senator False. The Washington correspondent of The News and Courier says Senator" E. D. Smith's attention was called to the statement which Governor Dlease is quoted as having made at Dallas, N. C., to the effect that President Wilson was going to give Senator Smith a good Job, and that former Governor Heyward would be the man whom Governor Blease would have to beat for the Senate. Sonator Smith said: "I have a Job given me by a greater power than President Wilson. That same power recognizes what I have done, and am still doing, and I propose to neek no other Job than the one the people have given me." The Junior Senator was In the bent of humor, and seemed to be amazed at the suggestion that ho would not be In the campaign. Police Fight Bootlegger. Two men were killed and two oth ers seriously wounded in a fight at Champaign, 111., Sunday betwe^Atorf police and alleged Illicit liquoi^u ers. \ Meningitis In Lexington. A new case of splro-menlngltls Is reported near Lexington. The victim is the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Lindley, about four miles from Lexington. WHAT THE REST ROOM AS VIEWED BY A MEMBER OF CIVIC LEAGUE. HAS MEANT AND CAI'^ 'V ^ \3V$OR CITY AND COUNTRY. It was largely due to the Indefati gable efforts of the President of the Civic League, that a Rest Room was opened up during the Christmas holi days of 1912. It is conveniently located above the ?Bank of Camden, and it's two, bright eommodlouB rooms offer many attrac tions to the tired "shoppers". The reception room looks very Inviting with Its writing tables, comfortable! chairs, lounge and book-case filled with many of the popular magazines. Also on the center table, can be found the dally newspapers of the State and the newspapers of the city. There 1b a nursery fitted up with cribs, so mothers may take their lit tle ones where they will receive every attention. A maid Is In charge, wJtVQBjL duty Is to look after the com fort of every visitor, ? The furnishings were donated by the Civic League and the ladles of C&mden. Though the "Rest Room" Is con ducted on a very dconomical plan, still there Is not sufficient funds for its "up keeps". It Is maintained by ! contribution from most of the mer 1 chants. Some have been quite gen erous, but the burden falls upon a few. That It is an acquisition to the community can be easily verified by the Register, which contains the names of people from far and near. Camden should feel proud of the Rest Room and should strive to make it a permanent succeBB. The Civic League Is using every ef fort to interest every one In Its be half, and, unless the League has the co-operation of the entire community all efforts will prove a failure. It is a public benefit, therefore the city should contribute towards Its support. A liberal donation from tho city would encourage the Civic League and would <be an acknowledgement of the city's appreciation of what the League has done and is Btlll doing for the city and community. M. W. Raruch. MISSIONARY CONFERENCE. Interesting Communication About General Meeting. The general missionary meeting at the Southern Assembly grounds near Waynesvllle, Qa<, was a memorablo occasion. Several articles in' the ISojlthern Christian Advocate of this' ;o3 vn??ch<- 1 | os and th6not*ble things done at this] meeting. ' About thirty-five South Carolina preachers, and a number of laymen were in attendance, and Rev. J. K. Holman, of Rowesvllle writes that It was the greatest meeting he ever attended. All sides of bot-h.-H.gme and For eign Mlsdlons were considered, and inspiring speeches were made by preachers, laymen and women. Dr. E. O. Watson, who Is at the head of the Industrial School, to bo opened In Horry in the fall, spoke on the needs of the Southern Lowlanders. An offering was made for missions amount to $151,000. HUNG GIRL UP BY CHAIN. Then Georgia Father Beat Her With Butt End of a Whip. ChargeB that he fastened a chain around the neck of his fifteen-year old daughter, suspended her from a meat hook In hlfl butcher shop and then beat her with the butt end of a whip until the blood flowed from her wounds, were made against J. J. Johnson In Court at Augusta, Cla. Policeman R. M. Moore, who ar rested Johnson, said that when he reached the Johnson meat market he found the daughter, ? Nellie, hanging from a meat hook, suspended ,by a chain which had been wrapped twice around her neck and locked. Moore said that the girl's arms and neck showed evidences of sevore boating. She was exhausted when released. Johnson said he had to beat the girl to control her. Prize for Crop Rotation, Manager Frampton of the agricul tural department of the Chamber of Commerce of Charleston has recolved iupheck for two hundred dollars from tlw? banks of Charleston for the en I courfcgement of crop rotation In that I count^s. Kills Baseball Scorer, from the bat of a player between fraternal order | basabUy teVrhs ^t Jersey City, N. J., struck tho V^rer, Harry C. Harved, on the head, causing his death. * mm wvm mm*. HOW THE WOMEN OF KERSHAW COUNTY COUNT"* CAN MAKE THE KMW COUNTY FAIR A > ' GREATER SUCCESS* ? ? MRS. E. A. RRO\VN. The question has been aBked. "What can they do, or what can we do?" If ^aoh woman would feel that she was personally responsible In a measure for^vhe success or falling of our fair and determine to do their part to make it a success, I believe we could do as well as any county in South Carolina. We have had three very creditable fairs but why not make the Fair of 1913 much better and now is the time to begin work with that aim In view. Our fruits have begun to ripen and the vegeta bles are maturing, so let us get our Jellies, preserves, pickles and num erous other household exhibits ready, then we yrill be able to make a great many more entries than ever before. Don't wait for the other lady to do her best. Suppose we all do our best. Should any ono need new recipes, write our Congressman, Hon. D. E. Flnley, Washington, D. C. for Bulle tin No. 203 ? Canned Fruits, Pre serves and Jellies, and he will be glad to send It and other helpful ones. We have always had ono beautiful exhibit of.Tsanned fruits and vegetable put up with a canning outfit. I know several ladies who have bought can ners this year, so why not have sev eral exhibits of that sort? Enter a good natured rivalry. I do not mean to overlook the fancy work and flow er exhibit; they have been lovely, but we want more of such exhibits. The fancy work, flower and vegetablo ex hibits wore decidedly bettor than the culinary department in the Fair of 1912. Housekeepers, do not let that be the caso this year. As to our school work, we want every school In Kershaw County to have a large exhibit. Now let every teacher begin In timo and havo tho work ready: especially the rural schools. I feel sure, Teachers, if you will provide the material and en courage the children a little, they will be delighted to do the work. You know a little commendation will make grown people work more will ingly. Mr. L. T. Little, Secretary of the Fair Association, haft received a let ter from the Woman's Home Com panion offering two medals to be giv en In a baby contest, one for the town baiby and the other for the rural bab/. This contest is to be held one day during the Fair. It's not the pretty or the beBt dressed babies who will get thfese medals, but tbg&titftfMt bles who will capture the medajs (for if you are healthy you are good to look upon). Should your baby not win a medal, you will be given a cer tificate, showing where its defects are and thus you will be better able to care for baby than ever before. Moth ers catch the enthusiasm and bring the babies. Hurrah! for the babies, our babies. Especially do we urge the country ladles to enter heartily into this contest. The Beby Contests are meeting with great success In oth er counties and states so we most not be behind. One thing more, County Ladles, do not let our Town ladies "beat us," they cannot If we only try. Yours for a larger fair and better babies. Mrs. Eugene A. Brown, FOURTH OF JULY IN OLD CAMDEN. Some of us can still remembor an Ihough It were but yesterday, the hot, hot July nights, growing cooler towards morning, and you were Just about to cease restless tosslngs and sink Into the first real sleep ? when Gracious Heavens! what was that? You start wide-awake with the Im pression that something awful has happened, when you suddenly re member that, the glorious Fourth In being ushered In to tho roar of can non and the clang of bells. Good-bye sleep! You sit up In bed and clap your hands 1o your ears with a shriek at every boom of the old Rev olutionary gun! Perhaps you were too young to understand Just why everybody should be roused before day by such noisy demonstrations, but you were Impressed with a sense of the impor tance of an occasion that could be celebrated so. I^ater In the day tho equally patriotic, though less noisy, part of the exercises took place. Tho Presbyterian Church was the groat rallying place for the speech making, and other appropriate cere monies which were all unspeakably solemn,' grand and improssivo! What thrills of excitement shlvorod thru' you when from your porch In one of tho hlgh-^backod pews, you craned your neck to see tho great procession whose approach had boen heralded by tho drumbeat, cnine pouring through the open front doors, all In full re gaWa. Tho organ In tho gallery pealed forth ? hundreds of men's voices broke Into patriotic songs, and en thusiasm reached its highest pitch. Oh, those sweltering days! fluch mopping of red faces and fluttering of fans while the orator held forth. Rut nobody really minded. When all the important functions had boen duly observed, we wont home to pat1* take of tho green goose and Apple sauce, which was the leading dlah tor a Fourth of July dinner, and It waa generally on that day that the first, watermelons of the seaaon wewr cut. In the afternoon everybody got In to carriage* aftd drove down to/' Aunt 8alley Brown'd" to cool off oft eh&r I bet and It* ofcam. I Misa O. D. Kerahaw.