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jXj. roar, $1.50, month*, 40 08 jifcir lino Hitch in flh Iciitlon^ will hfc puhUhhert wlujn I Uite. eut to the general public hi??J udfc Cif a defamatory nature. No ro 0pOUJt>ihility will hn KHHumod for tiie views Of oorraaptaudenlii. O&adidatcn' Card* lor bounty oflletn $6.00. CoDgrct^iorial $10.00, &itkb ?o* Advkjitjrino :?Ordinary ? tra?feh:r?t advertiHinenUi, ftr?t inborilon ,00 per square ; Maclr ?ahn?<|uortt in ^??rtlon 60 c<ml? per Htjnare. Remittance* by eliecfcfl, drafts and pooul money ordftH thonld \n> nsdt- pi?yablw to W. ! ? MoDOWBLL* Oamden* H. O. u Hon OAMDKN. 8. <).. KK1V 21. 1908 John 0* ttlebardv For Gov* . oruor. 1Rcc-^ntly, nnd oftprc*.ial 1 y during the present. session of tho le^inln tore, the friend^ fill over the State of Cftpt. John 0. Kic.bards, Jr., have hcej^ insisting upon hi in to enter the race for Governor. Wo take tho following fro in the George* town Outlook: "The many friends of Hon. John G. Kichnrde, Jr., of Kershaw have been urging him to run for Govei nor. Mr. I<Icliar<la i? one of thr host known and most popular mom her# of tho legislature and has re presented IiIh county for ten y?? nrh without opptyyi tinn. MrRichards if a farmer?a real,live farmer?and h man of unusual ability and Intelli gence. Ho is a very able speaker, n hard worker, and njiovo all, hon est and sincere. HotIhh heen chair man of tho Ways and Means Com mittee, and seryedon nil prominent committees in tho House, and is probably bettor posted on leginlat ivo matters than any other niember in tho General Assembly. Mr. Hlchatds in h practical prohibition 1st. but supported the Disj.etmaiv until tho rottenness w?3 exposed in that institution. Ho supporter! the Dlspenaury, howuver, ?k the flrht step to prohibition nnd now thinks that tho time linn come to have prohibition. Many of 11 m ?h?' who nro not piohibittonisis will \ support Mr. Kichurds. Ho will | make a hot campaign and his * chances to b? elected (lovcrnor are very bright." The F.iriuor l?ot on never foifot that cultiva tion of the earth in the mont impor tant labor rf in'? n. M ??ti may b< uiytlized i.i sonic ci.'j'ivo without ~1>r ogress ii> manufactures nnrl with litllo ?;eonini"ie<! with his diHtunt neighbors, Irit ivituout the cultiva tion of the cart ii he i*. in all coun tries, a H iv';; ?c ''nt! !ir gives up the ell MHO find 'iS?'M . nine If III H O 111 t' place and soeka a living fiotn tin .earth he ia a roaming barbarian. When tillage be^ina other nits fol low. The fai'ineiK iu e tho founder* of civilisation. ? I>?mi< I Wehwtcr. Compositions From Tho Cmudcn Graded School. 1 ME CONFKDKKATK KI< A <! Tho "St arf and Harp," the !ltin , tier which tho (.'onfodoralo soldierh nt first (ought. wan thought to be too nearly like tho I S. tl ig and was thoroforo changed later during the course of tho War. While tho "Stars nnd UarsV wan in use, many serious orrors were made on account, of tin* similarity of the two flags; the Union soldiers sometimes thought that the Confederate Man wrs their own, and the United Stairs ll:i<? was often >ui* -taken for that ot Hie South. Ln or dor to avoid thin, tho War dpnrtment of tho Confederacy asked for sug gestions for tho new tl>*?f. and the - one which wan accepted was design od. by Gen. J'eauroguard. This whn n Grecian cross of blue on n Hold of rod, with a white star for each at ale of the (Jonfedorflev One c.hnnge was made in Hemirogiia/d's 'model, hotnovet. Tho original rdiapo wsp oval: tho llig which was adopted, and used until tho close of tho War, wns rcctanguhtr in t liapo. The first. Confederate Hi;* was ?mado from a silk drons by a bids from Virginia, who wn* willing to saorifice her all on tho alter of patriot ism. And why did the Confederate ?ol diers fight so nobly 'or their flag? Was it because it wan a flag mor" heautiful than tho ordinary? l>id tho flap: contain sotno mysterious powofAvhlch cauaed it.s foll??wera to fight? No. Thoy fought, for their 1 flag bocause it represented tho land ?iitey loved and tho euuf?u f??r winch they willingly sacrificed t heir homes, their fortunes and their liven. And * bravely thoy fought for it, too. Nev er was there a time hut that,, no mat* t?r whtft tho circumstances wore, the boys in gray valiantly followod their flag to victory or to death. Four 'long years of strife nnd bloodshed did they follow it, and never once was the flag disgraced. Thoso brave men loved and cher iahed their flag, but they, ala?, are becoming few in number: thoy are fftft going to their reward. But thpse who liavo heard the talo from the lipa of those who know will not, car not, forget; and. as long ns there Areti aod women iu th?H South of ours >?ith love of uoblo deeds roper appreciation of true to tiitirfcetrl. ft* Contal* irate flap; will be held eacred to the nemory of thoso who fought for ?hat they considered right Nan Trantham. \ge 16. Third Your, High School. THE CONPKDBHATK FLAG. The Slurs mid Burn, mi it in culled, will ever bo lovod by tho Omioder ? uteu, by that I menu tuns Confeder ates. In 18(!!i the. Fedoradt and tho] Confcderates hud u ''iseimsion on I Slavery an I. Htato 1 {i^ht??, which brought them to u tetrble ulrof^'o, which lusted from 1801 unH! 1 " In which II<(,'onfcdei ates ?ot the worst of it. They fought bravely for it, hilt tho Federals were too atrong forthtm, To hhow what tho Con federates <1 d under equal nurnbois, they mado tho Federals change com manders fivo time?. It in imid ti nt when Leo surrendered at App<>matox hia army had dwindled down to M,(>0u men. 1 ,oe is eaid to be one of the greatest general of modern times. Kulph N. Shannon. Age 11. Grade <5. Senator A. (J. Latimer died yes terday morning about o'clock, at Providence IfoapitnWn Waahington where lie underwent an operation on Sunday. Tint burial will take plate today at 2 o'clock at Helton . Mr. I ,atimcr wan f>7 years of ag'1* Already thero ore candidates for Senator Latimer's place in the Senate. The appointment will be made by the legislature next Wed nesday. So?? of tli? condidatcn for the poaition are: Leiut.-tlov Me Lend, Senator f>?*CJrr:nrl Walker* Mr. Fnuk II. Can, Air. K. M. Uucki r and Mr. J > u,ch l' Caicy. Notice To Cieditois. All juthoim holding claims against the eatato of S. W. Welah, dcceHHed, arc hereby notified to file aanie, ?1 u 1 v at tested. within thirty <hi)M. A ml nil pel Hons indebted to ?ai<l eatate will inultu Hctilcm(nt with the unilerfi^ned. (i.e. W K 1,811, Adin. Kxtate S. NV. Welah, ducfiiHt'd. February 7. 1908. NOTICE. Notiee Ih hereby given that l>i< 11 will be received on Kuturdav, February 22nd, l'.MlS, al \:> o'clock M f.?r repairing 1 ? bell bridge in W ent Wateiee, bid* to be received nl (lie bridge on the above diito and linio. 1 he ri^ht t?? reject, any ami nil bid- is renei vud. M <? WKST. Supervisor Kershaw (/o. Jan. 'J.'i, J t it is. Princess Flora Ih back to (Jam den A 3 a in. Will be pleased to meet her old ftiondo iih well as her now (men. Woild'.s Orealest Palmist, Clairvoyant And Medium "Hy their Deeds Simll Ye Know them," h?\h S ? ripinre, find so it has proved with Flora. ^20,000 for tiny one that can equal her. She tell?i you vour name as noon an you eotue io and also the one you will m irry. Wh<? reads your life fi nil ti.o cradle to tho ;;rivo and is known from nea lo ?ea as ono of tint lost palmists in the world I)uiin?* the Omaha Kxponition aIio read the luind ol l'resi lent Melvinley and predicted lint lie would < 11o by the hand i of an assassin which preilie tion came true. She it wan who, while llUmy an enslavement, at Pitta bury, traced on tho map the famous lleanmont, I'exan, oil Held*, mid lo e.at."d what has since proven to he the greatest, oil lUddn in existence, U t ile in Toronto; Ohio, Princess Flora read the palm of Mr. John Johnson, who was one of the stock holders in an oil prospect, which wns about to lie abandoned. When she voad his hand she said, "You are interested in an enterprise lo- | rated in a westerly direction from Toronto, which will provo hotter! than you expect." Mr. Johnson at once rnnaulted his colleagues, and they went to work with renewed on-: orgy, with the result (hat oil was' soon reached. Princess Flora is a n\tural clair- j voyant and locates stolen and lost articles. Her powers are simply wonderful. She lias been very suc cessful and has foretold the future of some of the most prominent peo ple in America- Her oriental tent ts located on Main St., near DeKslb Ono foature of her reading is the telling of your name. It matters not whether she has ever seen you before or not, she can tell you who yon are. You will regret it if you do not have Jier read your palm While she is i? Camden. Plain Talks on Fertilizers A. 1 Ul!i to f f uit-bl oWdS You use a fertilizer <>f course, l>t t ^1" you use enoughi The yicl< ? per ;u re, pn<liht'?>r<>(itI!n t< 1 rom iiu reases in fai greater piopoi li-jfi thai* t h?'< ost of additional fertilizer. What is an increase in cost ot $'2.00 to ?I<M)0 per acre lor fertilizer The yield will bo a <? c (? r (1 i n g to the >11 tit <plant fo<>.l you f'.iv your trees or plants?you tan de peial or it I hc better th? y an foe! the greater ami more valuable will be your crop. Fertil ize sparingly and you reap sparingly. when the returns 'therefrom : how an iin i of flr>0.00 to fi'JljUJ'Q |>cr acre ? The l>i^ Magnolia Fruit Farms at Duiant, Miss., tented the well-known V irginia Car The fact that over a million tons of Virginia-Carolina I'd tilizer were soli 1 last year proves them to be without equal. ICvery fruit farmer, no matter what method he now uses, should get the Vir ginia - Carolina o'ma rcrtilizer in <1 i f f c r c n t qtumlit ii % on their straw* berry c; rop, Result: when 1,000 lbs. per acrp were used the profit was $75 XX) moreper acre than when 5 0 0 lbs. per Company's new Yt ar Hjook or Almanac. 11 is free to all who arc Inter est c d enough to write for it. Address us to the nearest, city below, acre were used. This is modern intensive cul ture, the method that is doub ling and trebling the crops of all kinds of fruit in cither good or in poor and worn-out land all over the country?and in good soil, too," VIRGINIA-CAROLINA CHEMICAL CO. Richmond, Va. Norfolk, Va. Columbia, S. C, I^urh.im, N. C, Charleston. S. C. Baltimore, Md. Atlanta, Columbia, Ga, Savannah, Ga, Montgomery, Ala. Memphis, Teim. Hhrevtport, La. "Where the Dollar Does Its Duty." ??:<: > -C > < .*? ? fiBOflWOSflsfPW'N* ?Tl?etaa We have opened our doors for business at zero prices spot cash. Wo are daily receiving our heavy poods for our wholesale depai;tt'nent. Gar corn, oats, meal, grits, cracked coruoChickeu /tied and cow Iced, all bought at rock bottom prices, and wo are going to sell tjiein according to the times, which will have to be close. Listen At t hese Prices. No. 1 Timothy Hay $1.10 per cut , best Feed Oats 00c per bushel, Corn 8'i l-2c per bushsl, Bacon C 1*2 to 7 l-'2 per lb. We have all cuts. I>ou't buy until you see ns Good family Lard in 50 lb tins 7 90 per 11? We have it ili all sizes. Hams the best on earth 0 to 12 lbs average, 13c.. Same you have been paying 15 to 'iOc for. Howl this carefully, it will pay you. Dont keep paying two prices. Tliis is why it c you so much to live. Retail Department?Spot Cash. We have as nice a lino of Fancy Groceries as my one, and prices in line with those just quoted A few of our prices*- Granulated Sugar in 25 lb sk $1.30. Best Patent Flour '24 lb sk 70e. frecond Patent Flour 24 lb sk (>5<\ Why do you pay 7f> and 80c for the same goods? We guar antee our goods being the best. MOIjASSKS?Dont think of buying your Molasses until you see ns. 25 bids on the road, all grades and prices from 10 Lral kegs to 50 gal bbls. Don't put off but come and let us fix vou up for what you want. SASH GROCERY COMPANY, D. E. Hinson, Manager. For Sale. THR A NO 11UM LOTS. The live 1 <>th on Fair street offered for salo last week are beginning to move. Some have been sold. The others are still to be bad for cash or on easy terms. Each lot 60x300 feet $150.00 for one?$350.00 for the others. Growing fruit trees and shrubbery. They slope to the back assuring good drainage. Fire hydrant just it. front. All taxes paid and no eosjt for papers. ? -t- -J - ?-! A twelve-room dwelling on DeKalb St. House in good location, and in good repair. Two stories and brick base ment. T\fro-rooin servant's house in yard and two-room ten ant house in field on back street. Barns and stables and trend shade trees. Lot runs through to Rut ledge street. Price $1000.00. Two-?tory frame dwelling on Broad street adjoining the Victoria Hotel. Good frontage on Broad street and p!eut\ of depth. Four tenant houses on premises. .Fine cooking! range, floor coverings, shades and bath fixtures go w ith hsuse.! Price #:?5i)() ()(). The old Odd Fellows Hall on Rutlodge street. Has a front i ago of about (?0 feet and a depth of nearly "200 feet. Hal! has a large rooms and 2 small. 2-rooin servant's house in tin-1 yard. Fine shade trees. J?ripe #1100.00. For Rent. 2-story six-room dwelling on Main street. Ample premises in good condition. Water and electric lights in house. Price $lf>.00. A commodious livery stable on DoKalb street near Main. c. c. MOORE. J Undertaking, CALLS ATTENDED ANY HOUR DAY OK NIGHT EST. E. O. MCCREIGHT. ItiMftlft'J IfJs [H I We Have Just Completed .Stock taking And Find Our Stock is En tirely Too Large For This Season Of The Year. In Order To Reduce Same We Are Going To Offer To The Trading Public The Entire Stock Of Winter Goods At Com. A/r '.'his is The Greatest Opportunity V W : CU a M_> r I ll/JI VIHOO I *. < ' Goods at Such Ridiculously Low Prices. Evefythipg will be inafkcd plaip figures. ALL GOODS WILL BR SOLI) FOR CASH ONLY. 0 NOTHING CHARGED OR SENT ON APPROBATION. SALE BEGINS g am |wi mm |wi inB wmm p \a PLACE AND DATE The >o STORE Hirsch Brothers & Go. s o manse ChiL.. A ti.t-i'finjr t<> fh>in/?o the Chuitorcf h. I'.iptim ( |i>:n'!i of Cain?U>n. 8 0,, of .1 (If.) for s??n-lay , Mfitrh H|h, IU08, ; t j I., r. M ;<( inn Church, corner in ?? !;i ?' li i I I'UVOtlC IhCltlhl < i(. J, 10WIS, v. w 11,sow ?' (?: < -MOD \ |,K, .. * )> It Im J.;,. o. J it.. IK'Hl'OIS, i. :? ? iDott. Notice. mi- ??! i;r i I) y, to advise the i; "i I ?' t Hliuich Hup ?* I . :..J v. i' l.tVt- !? >M!;! ( .Miinc htisi i. I . ;i )? ' i y 1st, ? |i open \ it!i Mi,! ?' ? i f it > ? i" * v <? ciipife.l i. "-liU-fai f . A w- ti? Hi il?t* oM ouoir oph, v, I iri'l.i n our . i i-tlilcn*. f.iul ('oht . ....... I.: ii lM H ? t i I?-111v1.1 Willi t ?? i i ....'.<11 ;; .ill ' iti 11 ir lid* Hi llir Cm it ir? i >u,|' \ Co. lor ilifir |?n l hutinu**, ii.<1 hoping for a e.uilinuanco of t lie : time, |{? spcftlulh', r. a. ij >vkix, II. c. SlIACKLKW^UD, I !ni C: si <leti Kii|)|>!y Co. ? \\i x u S.vi is a*u&. mu-.i- of < 'omit v Ainliiof, i K< rsliaw County. v i*ll, S . < I let:, (i, 11 07. ) ('.IllUlf N il.. !- lt*i?!ty i?iven that tho Audi, in'- oilier for n>< < hintf Shit*- ami County th\ ivt.u..- will In* ojii ii Iroin January Im, 1Mb, lo J:?rnary~0tIt, 190#. ? .J ill ? appointments at whir.-h li-^mDi'"1 or Ii is deputy will vi?ii the n-ti i!?yrftit;<'.- in tl.c County for rtceiying let urns aiv jciveil Im'Iow : IWI'.inc January 8. K.iV Mill, .Ic'iiiM'v fi. I'owi iV>i?'.ho .1 IfoiiHO, January, 10. y'i-I an nary II. Kef-haw. Iinnary 14. Wi'-tvilli. .lannary l.">. .! IM ii*-'. .'anuarv 1(5. ! ? ! I 11 111. .I.t'l'l'll v 17. k-?V 's Cro-.* I'nails, .laiiiiarv 20. Bl.uTi'Vi Ji!iHia; v L'l. Tin' law re fs :i]| |>civons own ; piu|vrly tiAin anywi-e having charge ', f -tidi jti'jm? ilv <'iilior as ui^'iit, liusl>amlt ?.oiaidian, trustee. rxi'cutoi, administra tor. .v??.. return tlu> samo under oath to (hi* \uditor. wh<> r<'(|iii'>is all |?m'.?uiis lo in> j)t. ni|>: in making their. roturiib n|i<| .-.ivc '.In ."?() percent pcmilty which will I u .i< 111 I t.i ' !>;? property valuation of all |?<*?? ? ?on- vti.'f;iil i<> make returns within tlio tint"' it!fscrsltpd liv law. TAX I lull r an A<| "t ihc I.ejjislnluro all por ?mmm havint; i rrro m iticom" of Twenty li\ 1111 ihIt'fil Hollar*-or niol'i' arc required 1m iii iU? ? .. return of the same to the Audi tor .a she time of makinjt tlutif other ir>" tnriii. Till! I'OM. TAX. \ Iri.iz of this SlaU' U-twom the* < f T .v. v oiio and Sixty years of . s ? M " nf.-dorate Ai?tftt''i\s art1 ro I ' ? | . \ i I'ul! Tax ?'i Mne I'-Mlar a \i nr \l! : ' :j: n 'til l'V mail inn ' l< m i '? ???i' ? ti ; 1'1;:'11;-? and sworn to Keibro !V, . : .|'ia)iilrsl to adtniit.sl. ; said ? t! i. . .f i: ?* ?' w i ? they willjiotJie. r?'r.:iv??| il t; ; r' i. uirtis, T! ? '< '''it . l> aid <'f 1'ijn at :? 'ii w i I : .Miii'. I!i; ..r !!ii' <. oiint v Aiiditor ih. Tii. -.l.y ..| March, 1 !??.:?. I. r :l:t? |it;t |u>i. -if cf|ii ili/iti'jr property. It. unnj ?-<'iii|>!:iiiii < ;tin! firott W. V. KITsSl'.Id,, Audit ir l\? r-li.iw Co. , LADIES WuU'lt rfnl remedy for l"m nrrli< >? i, ift tUination. iMcei.ttion, nI?crs. tum? >t. tall iiij; of womb an I all female disorder*;. Send two-cent sIiiiiim for free trial |;at k ajjir-. Mr.s. .1. <Hilton, NVcsiville. S. Jhu JO-8. Ill 'j, )Uice of Treasurer of Kershaw County) Camden, S. (5., Sept. (>, 1907. \ hi accordance with the Act to raise supplies lor tho tiseal year commencing .January lot, 1900, notice is hereby given that'the books w ill bo open for collect ing Sitnte, county and school taxes fr? m October li'i. 1907". to March 1ft. V penalty of 1 per ccnt will bo added on all taxes unpaid by January 1st, H!o8. A penalty of two per cent on all unpaid by Feb. 1st, H108, A penalty of seven per cent will bo added on all unpaid March 1st. 1?<>H Tho rate per ccntuin for Ktrslisw county is as'lollows : Mills. State taxes. '1 School taxes, 15 (bounty taxes, !? 1-1 1'ail road taxes, 1 55 -t ('unit Mouse l?o <' l-l I load, 1 Total. i:::m 'l'hc lol lowing special levies liavo been made also : Special School tax. IMstrict N". 1. for interest on School Rbnds (trailed School building. Wills. District No. 1, J.( Special School tax !>ist, No. 1, ;? <? - ?' L\ 1,} " " " " " 4, .. .. i. .? 10,' '1 ' 'II, v .... |j( 2 ? ? ?? ? ? / ? ?> j ?? ?? . ?? " ?? " " p.i, -j .. O .. ?> >. !>., ., " * ?? 'j<;| ~a .1 .. ?. '? U ,yt ,, " " " '? " 10,' 7 Tlie road lax of two dollars can bo paiil l lie County Treasurer from October 161 h. 11)07. to March 1st, IHOS. Ail male persons living within tho corporate limits of cities or towns, stu dents attending any college or sclu.ol of llie State. Ministers in charge of regu I lar congregations, teachers oinploved in public schools, school (trustees during their term of oflice, persons permanent ly disabled and those iv tmilly engaged in the quarantine service of tho state aro exeiimt from the payment of road tax. All other male persons hot ween the ages of IS and '<0 years are required to pay said rf>ail tax or work not less than six days during tho year. Tho poll tax is $1. All information as to taxes will bo furnished upon application. In sending for Tax amounts an 1 Re ceipt#. Mute with whonP iho Taxpayer lived in January last, and if known by two names, vivo both, fcnd be euro to Rivo Township and No. of School Dia'ricU No lints of names for tax receipts *111 ho rccicved unless tho smountof ifc* money is deposited with the a*id ?Ut. This mlo will be strictly enforced. D. M. M< Oaeklll, -Oxttrtnu,