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If ? PUBLISH kj) KVKRY i'fftfoAY _^BY >. i.i . ... . -y w. Xj. ^"BOWSIjL. Hn?HORiVTiTJ? JtAT??:? <>?); yr?r, tl .60, ?is months, 7a ceots; threw month*. 40 , mmti. , /( ?< ObUtiAiPit?i*'chH,rge(l for ?l sumo rates a# ordinary advertising. OaudidatgH' Card* wr County offices 46,00. Congressional $10,00, ( All comtnunh*ationrf addressed to this paper must he Accompanied hy the true name 4o<l address of the writdr, In or der to tusij re attention.. Kl'ifcted UJUll V?<.ripts will not U- returned* OomiriuniotttiouH will he published when of interest to the general public and not of a defamatory nature. No re sponsibility will bo assumed for the views of correspondent*. BivJlnsiiH locale, A cents per line each in sertion. ?" KiTKH iroa Aovkktibino Ordinary transient advertisments, first insertion $i .00 per square ; each subsequent in-, eertion 60 cents per square. , ? Bates for contract advertising will be an nounced upon application at the office. Remittances by checks, drafts and postal money orders should bo made payable to W. L. McDOWRLL, Oaimlen. 8 O. IAMDKN, 8. p., DK:\ il# 1903 L' J.'il. ill JOSSSSSSSSBLl J ju-ju1 ?U.'lUii'iUg An election will bo afield at De :?lb on Monday, J atrial y 4th, 004, io determine whetne?~,_Q?not jhool district No. 19 shall levy Xn nnual tax of throo mllle for^aoUefil urposos theroln. Money spent In lie cause of education Is well in ested and^lho people of school dls rlet No. 19 will make no mistake a vote this extra levy. > ?? ??????- ? ?" The County teachers' ssaoclation rill meet at the Camden High Ichool building to-morrow, the 2tli. All teachers not already aembers are invited to be present ,nd jodn. All members and those ontemplating joining aro request d to call nt the cilice of the Coun v Supt. of Kdueation and supply hemHcivcs with necessary books rhieb are given freieof charge. The Family nnd tho House [Continued J Yet all homes are not alike Die conditions which hold for one tiraily will not be those b^st suited o develop another. Tho Itome lift? >f the great mansion, in which the Irno of the mother is occupied with recessary soolRhdemands, in which he children havfl u separate wing if the vast houaiS, with their own trrny of ? sei^alrte and attendants, rltjr their own sport?, their aepa ate pleasures, is ^essentially dlf cirfiBTtrom the homo life planned >0- simpler lines, In which the notber is in dally and hourly con act with her children, where th^ touse-hold work is performed byv ?ne or two or no servauip, and vbore there is little thought but hat which centers in the well fare >f the growing young ones. ... Uur? an* two distinctly opposite j tihdn of family existence, deter nined, in most oas^s, by the social itatus of the parent?, which, in its urn is dependent on the parental wealth or the lack of it. Hut a terious wrong is done if'it is con ende<* that ono way is the right vay and the other a crime ogainstj lOu^ety and family. Such a onm )arison indicates only a distorted lotion of tho meaning and reality social conditions. Since civill :ation began, some people have had nine means than others ; some have ilways lived more expensively, than ilhers; some And outertninmcnt md occupation In ways of life that tre strange aud unknown to their vllow-men; some people have al vhvs iiad better houses, larger louses, more splendid house*, than Hirers. And that is the testimony that] irchiteoture boars to human life. I'he size and exteut of tho dwell nsr, its situation and environment dl^inPnt to the manner of people livp iu It; and could the out line within further testimony be given of tho way in which rouse lends Itself to tho family "v*MfltcrprotB It. ^?ho relationship of the faml Wi" house does not end with cotnts. They begin the home ; rt it on it's career t.f family sot tho pace. Tho ohil iffiTielop it. The responsibility ^ ? al I - ? * f ? ???% I VUi? ID UQ *CI C Atlll^Utlil ,thero comes a time when expands under the united ^ ? of parents aud children, ??f|.Uest and finest devulop cached whec their union rt? hearty, whole-souled and . e ? " ? ? | ? v--* ? " ... te life reaobea ita full the yonng people be rt an Interest in tire when attach red for localities and room tog are directd towards i ncrott#i n|/ the homlinea* of ilie hou?<*, A cot) V?'t?tcut plfco is ibc first essential ol a pleaaant, comfortable intcjlor; t good |/l n i* distributes the rooim and parts pf I In; house no tit >r ft pcltatiiic and luntbJ'ul diiposiitoi of (be nsults; u go?>d plm n>esn? that I, be rooms me proper I \ disposed and mi. economical dispo sition made of the interior spaoe. The tqulnment *?f tlie kitchen, the furnishing* of the collier, tin arrangement and distribution of tho s*ultary apparatus, the me chanical contrivances that are used, the science empluyt(j~*-all these help in making the house a better one to live in: family life it* eased ; there is moie comfort And more joy. Whether tho dilferen Ution of rooms that is, now some times made i a always for the bet ter is peihaiis doubtful. Every house doea not need ever) sort of h room, nor is it al ways necessary that a separate room shall be provided for dolnj/ every separate thing In. But the idesl house in the one that ta best suited for the family life that is lived within it. And if theae re quirements are healthy and normal, the house becomes a potent agency for good living and good citizen ship. % J. F. IV The storo of Jordan and Carson at Catarrh was totally destroyed by firs la?t Friday night, The lo*s if, several thousand dollars on which there was'? but small insurance,? Kershaw Kra. A complete lino-, of coffins ? all prices ut T. J. A r rants'. Trespass Notice. All persona nrc hereby warned not to trespass on tho lands of the undeisigned by driving, walking, riding or permit tiny their stock on said lands. All who disregard this warning will bo prosecu led. J. T. Cauthen. Aj ft,/ Kershaw, H. .0. Tax jjetufns Fof 1904. dm co of County Auditor ) Kershaw County. V Camden, 8. C., Nov. 81, '03 ) 1 Notion in hereby g^von that the Audi tor's office for receiving Kluto and Ooun t ty tux return# will/So open from Janua ry l?t, iVfH, to -February 20th, 15)04. I (Sundays VxaepTed. ) Tho dates of the appointment at which tjiuo the Auditor or his deputy will visit the uHual places in tho county for receiving returns are given below : r> Bothune, January 4. Raley's Mill, January f>. Kirkley'a Storo. January G. Kershaw, January 7. Wostvllloi January 8. Kussell Place, January 9, Liberty Hill, January 11. Cantey, January 12 liuhon'fl X. Ilortds, January 13. Logoff, January 14, Ulincy, January 18. Xy Am loch, January 10. , Kftlb, January . lioykin, January ID. ? ? IMPORTANT. ~ It is important thattftX payers in mak-1 ing their returns, be careful to state the iachool district ? whethor new or ?)d? In which they reside at the tirno of making returns. 'Also to state if it ia the mime district as when last return was made. WHO SHOULD MAKE RETURNS. The law requires that all persons own ing property or in anywise having charge of such property either as agwiL hus hand, guardian, trustee, executotSplmln istraior, &c.. return tho same under oath to the Auditor, who requests all peraons \o he prompt in making their retui ns and save the flo nor coat, penalty, wlitali will be added toQ he property valuation of all persons who fail to mako returns within tho time prescnhgdJrt law. IlOW AND WHAT TO RETURN. Assessors and taxpayers will enter the lirat given name of the taxpayer In full, j ftlao make a separate return for each party for the township the property ia in and where the taxpayer owns realty to insert tho postofllce ' as their plaoo of residency' and those who only own per sonal property to give the party 'a name who owju the land they live on, ami in each and every case to name tho No. of School District the property is in. All personal and real Proporty owned on tho 1st day of January, 1904, must be returned lor taxatfon , and all changes or transfers of real estate noted, In orler to avoid confusion, parties making returns should atato number of acres of land owned at timo of making last returns in columns marked 'Ileal Propeity.1 Any real estate acquired or transferred ainoo last returns should he entered. in columns for that purpose giv iug name of party or parties from whom bought or to whom sold. All new buildings should he returned '"Ileal Property'5 aoquired since last return. IHCOMR TAX r' Under tho recent Act of the Lugtala lire nil persona having a gross income of Tweenty-flve Hundred DolUra or j moro nro require;! to make a return of the ft'iine to the Auditor at the time of! making their other returns. THE POLL TAX. - The new Constitution which went in. to full operation after the flint of Decem ber. 1605, provides for a poll tax of One Dollar upon all citizens of this State between tho agea of Twenty-One and ?JWatr yea**, excepting ConfadoraM aol xjheiu above the age oL IWt? ye.ra. Par tirif m?ktng rotnrna for the fiscal year; 1904 wtlt bear in mind this Constitutional j vision and govern themselves accord ing raaJe'on or be Fabruary neat, I f ?f?r ibat date ? ? vtitaa tuwddi). j iST tbe Ticket Sale? 1 ' $10,000 WOfljTH OF REMNANTS NOT FROM MILLS BUT DIRECT FROM MY STOCK TO BE 80L0 AS GUARANTEED VALUES. ' SALE BECAN SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 88, AND WiLL CONTINUE UNTIL THE ENTIRE IX>'K IS* MADE AWAY Willi. Hitch up your doll ars to the bargain* at (he Mammoth Pink Ticket Remnant S^le ant) you wilUfay it is the biggest load it over pulled before. ICVEKYBODY OOME\j You will have lots of fun besides buying merchandise chi ap andaeeing your old friends whom you possibly have not seen for a time. I guarantee the public to be able, to buy mo^t any article in my store during this pale for nuich less than any other merchant will well \ou a' other times. No goods will be sold at a big profit in order to make up for the many ar ticles tluit will be sold for a song. BARGAIN GATES WIDE OPEN. V ? * t Stop! Hearken to the music! A full bargain chojus to drown all other songs is the sen sation at M. HAUM'S and Myl the way the masses are going to make the welkin ring throughout, this section Saturday, November 28th, Etc, '.s enough to disturb the slumbers of Kip van Winkle. 'r-.r ; ' ? ? ? LL, ; ? ~ . .U .11" \ 1 ? !. ? THE HOME OF LOW PRICES. Boing desirous, therefore, to have all know this song and thatrit may become as familiar to them as "Home, Sweet Home" I have herewith set the following words to music Oomo! Vou can't keep from sinking. ' * : ? V "* _ . . . . i_ - - ?? """? ? ^ ? . , . j ^ .. . . MAM0TR SALE OF SHORT LENGTHS IN DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, ETC. ' ? ? ?, ? ? . 4* ' % "... . - \ * I always had the following low a prices originated in this Mammoth Establishment. No one tries to beat my prices and few succeed in matching them even in part. s ? ^ 1 : ^ 1 ? 1 / o Ciotcn/ TJhe bargain Sfeeiis ffiiningf ) ? manupaotuHerb of ? Doors, Sash, Blinds, Moulding, Building Material, Sash Weights and Cord. CHARLESTON, * - - - S. C, Purchase our make<? which we guarantee auperior to any sola South, and thereby save money. Window nnd Fancy Glass a July 4-2. v Tax Notice. Office of Treasurer Kcrahaw Conn-) ty Qaraden, S. C., Sept., 15th, 1908.J In accordance with the act to raiae aupplies lor fiscal year commencing January .1st, 1908, notice Is hereby given that the Tr&naurer's office of Kershaw county will he open for the collentioTrof taxoa l'rom the lfith day of October, 1903, until the 3 let Jay of December, 1903 The rate per oontum for Kershaw coun ty Is us follows : * Mills Stats Taxes 5 School Taxes 8 County Taxes ? . , 4 Rail lioad Tsxea 2)4 Total ^ The following Special levies hare been j madu also : Mills Special School tax DietrlctNo. 1. 8 Special Hohool tax, Vo. " (or intereat on School Bonds '"Graded School Building. Mills | Diatrict'No. 1 ' ? Spodrtf School tax District No. 1, 3 ; : : ; 10, 8 ' . 11,2 ? 12,2 ? - 17, 8 ? rr* ' ' s ? " ? ,"??*? 29, 8 ' ???<<> 26. 2 i The road tax of one dollar can l?e paid tho county Tn?*rturwr from Oct. 16tb? 1903. to March |ht, 1904. All male persons living within oor porate limits of i illcs or towna, students attending any college or sebool of the a^ate. Ministers In charge of regular con ? rogations. teachers employed in public schools, sebool trustoea during their term of office, persons permanently disabled and those actual ty engaged in the quaran* tine service oftliosUte*re exempjfrom tft^ySflSl nmtw pffBOOi GENUINE PERUVIAN GU ANO. A Complete Natural Manure* The Guano deposits aro sihiatqd in the' vockv islands nnd in gullies along the coast rf l'eru. These places have been forjtges iho abode of innumerable sea birds, such ah pelicans, penguins, etc. Here where t1n*ir living and breeding places, as well as their ce^bterios, so tbat.tU$ guano was fonned not only of their excretions, but .also their bodies and the re mains of the fish upon which the birds fed. v We are the Sole Agents in the. United States for the sale of Guano Peruvian Guano, free from all adulteration or chemical j treatment, and we believe it tj be the best all 'round fertilizer known, ' Sports have been persistently spread by sellcrt of various brands of Manufactured Fottilizers that the Peruvian Guano Deposits have long boon exhausted; but we are glad to say ihat there is no foundation f.?r such reports, as is evinced by .he fact that we have imported during the last ye>ir over 10,000 tons of this material and expect to import during the coming year at least double that quantity. Peruvian Guano is a complete, well-balanced, Natuial Ma nure, containing the principal elements of p^nt food in the most suitable condition, and is eompletelv blendetl and inccr po"faf(^4 that it can never be equaled bv any ordinary com pounded Chemical Manure. 7 / All Genuine Peruuian Guano is packed in^ytn weight 200 1 nound Red Burlap Bags, with our name and aftal} sis. pjinted f hereon. v.' ? Y ? . The 6D00 ton cargo which we have just received per steam* ship '*St rath more" analyse^: ? \ 4 4 00 per cent AMMONA- \ 3 82 * u ACTUAL PQTASH 20,50- u " PH.OSPKOIUC ACID Our Price for this material is $30 00 per ton df ~2.000 lbs. packed in red burlap bags delivered f. o. b. cars at New] Vorkor Charleston. Less than ton lots at the rate of $32 50 per ton. We will ship one bag of this Guano as atrial to any :own east of the Mississippi K?verat$3.50 delivered. Special [ rice on car load lota and o ver. II. G. Garrison, of Oamden, is our a^nt for the sale of Gu ?mo in Kershaw county. Edmund Mortimer & Co., Sole Agentforihe United State*. Referring to ahov^ X beg to say I am taking orders forJan uiry, February and Mrrch d livery. The supply is limited, those who expect to buyjfe requested, to let me kave^heir orders now. ? ? f' ~ - H, <j? r Carri?on , -J. . ? . . ' ' J/tmwuncoment. Having just ivtunud from tho Northern markets I wish to ? iinoui.ee that while there l| noeurpd n:anj^/l;&r^arfMi and bought one of the lar^ent mid brst M-leeti'd 1 t o<c|" ?:vev. brought to Camden, consisting of DRY HOODS, CLOTHING, HATS, BOOTS AND SHOES, GROCERIES AND FURNITURE. : Z'~ sy ? &???? When in need til* anything in the above lines csticand SCO ' me a ii<1 1 guarantee that 1 can please you. A dollar wiU go ao far at in v store I ant Mire you will la' yMid yw came. Ko presenting Wamiainiker & Brown of Phtlaffiffliia, I make a specialty ot handling mftle-to-ordsr suiter ftoflathifc well-known house. In all <;a.<ea a perfect lit and satisfaction guaranteed. O.ordially inviting ONE AND ALL to come to * 1 am . . Very Truly Yours, 2? avid Wolfe* &or j/foulcting > 'U/eatharboafdir ljurn 9/Jork See any J&tiefi tiop.pi READ EVERY LINE IF YOU DO NOT Yl WILL MISS SOMETHING YOU ARE NEED OF. Keep your money at home, then yon w?ll havo no reason to cngQptai hard timos. Yonr needs can be supplied in your own city just as ci| as yon can order;them from any other city. S?me people believe ng oft for everything they want. A little argument right here. we all sejid off ^nd get what wo waijt What a city we would hojyel vali^n would soon l?o on n*. lot us help each ^pthor. NoW:-*^ ? nessf J nat come and ?ce my stock of furniture, fchb- largest and b^i ' " jg_ 'V : ? .? : ... v^ Hortment that ha3 ever been in Camden. Appreciating the faQj?that iupi is ncircc, I am determined to make prices to ?uitr the times./- Htrre I have : Med Hoom Suits. Parlor $uit3, Wardrobes, Dining T&blfts, Sideboavdi China Closet*, * !___ - ~Z " ALL USEFUL ARTICLES. Book Cases. Couches, lied Lounges, Morris Chairs, Mayings, llpgn; -t'CP, Window Shades, Toilet Set*, Laqips., Clocks, Mirrors* eo moke borne comfurtahJe. ' ? COOKING STOVES, RANGES, HEATEf ? ' v.. STOVES, ife a largo assortment of thcac. - S Reed Rockers, Children*)' Chairs and Rockera, Cinlng chair? A nioe line of Chiffoneere. Odd Drcmt^Qdd. .Washat&uds, Kitchen Safes, . ' Clothes Baskets, W ork Baskets, Lunch Baskets, General use gradep, C- : Pillows, feathers and Cotton Comforts, .Blankets, Mattresses, aO grades, :}V/4&gp_ Art Squares, Door Mats, Baby Carriages, Go Carts, Chair Seats, Now Horae Sewing Machines, Machine Oil. . <Uee, Machine Bands, Machine Hubbcrp, ' and auy attachmeu Machines, if not on hand, will be or<l?red at once, Center Tables. Pictures, Easel#, Picture Cords, Picture Nail*, Childrens Cribs, Childrens Cradled, Commodes, Furniture Polish, IronrJBeds, Bed Kprinj^, ^frijTr Tibtej^ Lace Curtains, Curtain Rods, Drapory Pins, Clothes Wringers, Patent Churns, When you need. anything in our line I will be ^lad to hi Prices and quality of Roodsjwill iutereat yon ? -and will there is no use to send away from homo fer goods. Vory Respectfully, Air Lino llaiiway IMorth-South-East-We Two Daily Pullman Yesiibnled Limii Trains Between*- South and New Yp iMiifirriii The Boat Hates and Routed Citifea Via RICHMOND ??4 IWGTON, or Via NORFO steamers. Xo Atlanta, Nash vi He, Louisville, St, Louis, Chicago, ! leans, and nn~PoiliTi""Sottth wS 1 ? To . Savatmab^nd Jfteksonv?k povhis in Florida and Cub*.