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(J0NVKIWATION AT HOMft v v/ * . ? liut?iiu'i?M Mm* and Win Wife or tlm Art of tlu> ,Mom>io|fU?\ Tlio Ha vane HuhIim having been utuKt'U I >y I?Ih wife to hi* even* lug ration*, got III* pipe ull<l tobttt Co from the lop of the Grand Itan i <t ? bookcaa?, leaped back In Trie cany chair capital T. you notkv - placed (lib fee! on the green pluah davenport that act* ah bed when retail yea come and wi*h to avoid paying hotel bilh? and nettled buck with hl? p;?p?rn hud magazine, aaya 'l in: NY w Y0rk Trlbuin "v The Bav*ge Man '# wife drew up 1 1,. little HtruiKht backed rocking chair, ImiIH an an Inc#flitv# '?? piak? tiffed houIh continue at their work, and ?ank into It whn a banker of holeproof aocka to darn. . "'Well, waa there anything new down town today?" hJm? Inquired, by way of priming < onven a tlon "Hope Not h i) ?pec)HI." Without looking up. "Have you thought any more about whether we ought to move thin apring or not?" "Hoc-uin-m." Without stopping hl? reading long enough to know what her question waa. .six darned awa> at the ' <<? ? ?I the holeproof aock for a minute and Inquired: ? i ' i bought I WQUld ?0 down and look ai Moinetlilng for a aprlug auit toinur row. ?J ii Mt a grunl. "Do you have any preference uh ?o oolor?" "Hue nli." "Ar?? we uoTfig to U?e automobile Hhow aotne evening thla week?". The Buvage liuaineHHinan looked up with a glare of annoyance. "My dear," nay? he, keeping one eye on hi# papei in order not to loae IiIh place, "it aeeui* to me that if you w#r? at *11 obaarvaut you'd - hav* noticed that i'w reading or .trying 10. How d'you expect ine to road u.f it) talk with you on a tbouaahd aud one ihlnga Hi I at li)4 t>auie ti?ne. Souio i ?? !??<?*, in ph ojiriiitoih cuu take a inc*>*ago and do ?oin*thiug elae ail at on co, ?o i've been told. but i never could, and uow'h about a* good a time a* any for yon to wak? Up to the fact." She didn't way anything more. aud lit tho (our^ ? ' i ft.nf an hour or ?04:; after he'd finished the evening pa pern and gone through hi# morning pap??r again to make aure he hadn't uilHMod anything, he pushed hi* road Iqk matter to the floor, stretched hi.i arms o'erhead and opined;! "if I wiih President of these Unit* <mI St ate* and KOt In wrong as many time* a wek an poor old Hill 'i'aft does I'P, a Hon-of-a-gun If I wouldn' sublet my Contract and chase Myself off to the woods somewhere/ till my term wart up. Kit her t hat or resign, and get a Joh nfe muuagor of a street car line somewhere; then I wouldn't have but one town abus ing me instead of all the towns hlg and ttmaJI and the country popula< lion at^rowu in " She made no reuifOJluo tired by her routine of household duites, tfie monotony of her darning tank had lulled her Into a mild state of slum ber. "By the way, you haven't put on a rainy duy skirt and gone in for that suffragette tl^ug yet, iiave you?" tho Buvhge HUMlneKHnian awk ?d Huddenjy. Still no answer, The gavago Ut)ttlne?ftinan chuck led. "Saw <d' 'J'om (Jitoff on the car tonight." he says, "He Was with 'that little Qofteoj) widow you were telling me about. He's a chump if ho inarrleH her. She's ' THK CANDIDATES and how THEY HTAND. Until further .notice no candidate will bo allowed to cast for pub lication uio;<? subscription voto? (Hpeclal ballotH issued on sub scriptions) than will pine her total moru tban 6,000. votes ahead of th?t loader c?f ( he lust publication. For example, the leader today ban 7,000 votes, and any candidate may publish enough vote? for the next issue of the paper to make her total reach 12,000 votes. Candi date* may turn In an many subBcr lptlons aB they wish but the pub liHhing of votes will be limited by the above ruling. Thla ruling will not , however, apply to the fifty Vote coupons. Candidates may cast for publication 'a* many of these aw they can secure, provided they are sent to The Chronicle office before the explication date print ed on each fifty vote coupon. This rule, limiting the casting of votes, will tie rHrtovi?d later In the contest. l>|Mlii(;t NunilM'r One. This district includes all territory within the incorporate limits . Of the city of Camden. At. least two prizes will go to this district wlih opportunity of winning one (>r both of the grand prizes. Mrs. Leroy S. Davidson, Broad St 43,000 Miss Scdma l'Jirlsh, Mill St . , . , . ...... . . . . ? 41,900 MibB Nell Mop?V, North Bfoad Si.,. 4t,350 Mrs. J. A. Orr, Littleton St. . . . . . 41,350 fytSB Lois Williams,' -Broad St . 41,000 Miss lOtta Zernp, Fair St. . . .. 29.450 Miss lthetta Wilson, Lyttleton, St . .. . . 28,100 MIhs Annie Workman, Chosnut St 26,850 District Number Two. Includes all territory lying west. of the WaLeree ltive*. At least. i.wo prizes will no to thla district with an opportunity to win one or both of thrt grand pMzeBi ; Mrs, II. l<\ iioykin, Lugof f , No. 1 . . 23,300 Mrs. Jas. Team, Lngoff, . . .'. . . ... . . . . . . 23.100 . M.ic.s Ceorghi itabon, Logoff .. .... .. . .. . ? 17,360 Mis* Kate Hell, Lugorf \ ! 14,100 District Number Three. Includes all ? territory lying north of tjio S. A. L. H. II., east of Camden. At least two prizes will go to this district with ppportunlty of winning olio or both of the grand prizes. .\1Ish ChnrloLte May. Shaw, Jefferson, lit. 2 . . . . .. .... . . 41,750 Alls 8 Annie 1 1 m kabee, Cuniden Hi. 3.. . . 4t,0M Mrs. I,. C. I'lyburn, Westvillo . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,500 M I sh Kittle Richards, Liberty Hill .. .. . . ... .. 33,350 Mrs. It. W. Shannon, Jefferson No. 2 . . ?. ... . . 26, 050 Mls? Cornelia llaxley, B'othune, No. 3 26,000 Miss Sarah Mlckle, Camden, N'a 3 ,a 23,850 Miss Mary 10. Young,. Cantey, No! I.. . 10,100 Miss Mattle Ore gory* Kershaw, 4. . . ? . 6.00U District Number Four. includes ail ' errltory lying south of the ,,S. A. L, R. R.? cast ? Camden. Ai least two- prills* will go to this district with opportunity of winoing one or both of the grand prizes. ? Mrs. C. It.. Spradley, Camden No. 2. . . . . . . . . . .... ? ? -.29,650 MIhs "Sarah It. Boyklo. Iloykin 27,400 Miss Sal lie Stokes. Uethune, 1 .. .. .. .. .. ?? 25,200 Miss Rosa Peebles, ? Camden , No. 1 . 22,000 Miss Mary B. McCaskill, Cassatt. . . . . ' . . . . . . 12,20') Miss Ola Davis, Cassatt ? ? 9,100 Miss Kate Mays, Bethune .. ...... .. . .. .. .. .. .. ?? MIhs Blandlna Lewis, 'Camden, lit. 2 .. 5,400 A Telephone for Every Farmer Do y Oil want one ? We will tell you how to get it at small cost. Fill out and return this coupon today. SOUTHERN BELL TEL. & TEL. CO. Atlanta, Ga. Please send me ?our free booklet describing your plan for farmers' telephone service ;it small cost. N ame R. T. IX No. Town and State Address FARMERS' LINE DEPARTMENT SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY "4r S. Pryor St., Atlanta, Gt. ? about old enough to have wheeled Tohi in hi# go-cart wtoeu he wu a kid, and her face look* a* If it'd dropped a Mitch. Tout acta like he wa? working for b?r though No answer yet. * He looked around und saw she wun asleep. "Hugh!" he grunted disgustingly. "Lots of us? for a .man to come houie of ttn evening. Try (?? con verge with your wife and win- curls up like a catty pillur and goes to Mlecj) with her mouth ajar. Very finer that. 1 can stand it. 1 sup pose, hut it'w a blame^ pity that a woman can't take enough Interest in w It it i her husband lia. ><> ay to keep awake when he's talking to ll?r." ' rfr"-'' CHK THK NHWHIMJPIfiR t (?<?<><! Advice lo I at iihth From One of Their N urn tier. Now the firne iIiIiik 1 wouid ad vine iin. farmer to do Is to h&ve the editor print for him hoiiic en velopes to use in hi* correspou- j dence, and probably some l0tter Im ,k!m U will coKt but, u trifle more than to buyytho paper and en velope at the Btore and maybe not ho much. When a man getK a let ter' printed neatly on tho paper, ho' concludes that you are at least of enough importance to put your name before the wofld no It c/?n bo Been. * Then get familiar with the editor at? a factor in selllug your stuff. If you give him 15 cents to run you a three line reader in his paper, saying : "Turnip Greens, Onions, Radishes Henry Jones will be in town on Monday with turnip greens, onions and radishes." You will have the people In the residence streets informed of your coming, and ready to buy more quickly than If you argue the ques tion after you arrive. If you ask them In the paper to telephone an order to your house before you start to town, you may ? sell out all the stuff you propose to tako before I'ou have It on your wagon. Tell the people through tho paper that your Klondike strawberries will bo ripe by Wednesday, and sell for 15 cents a quart. Tell them you have killed a l>oef and will deliver bomo desirable pieces of meat no a certain date, at wholesale prices, al ways naming the price. Your paper will help you to sell the cow that you do not find a pur chaser for iimoiiK your Immediate neighbors, It will locate a man who would take a dozen of your eggs for setting at a reasonable price, but who does not know you have them unless you tell him In the paper. The paper is merely a man with a bigger audience than you can get yourself, and it tells the story to all of them. It tells what you want to tell, ai)d It tells it for very little, cost. ? Bion H. Butler in The Progressive Farmer. CITY ANlTcOUNTY^ NEWS PUT IN CONDENSED FORM matters of general inter est SEOUllED 15Y OUR REl'OHTEHS. Mr.* and Mrs. L. (>*. Clyhuru, of Westville, wore in Camden on Wed nesday. They were down in their auto. It 'b a good-natured and lively contest and The Chronicle is add ing a bunch of new readers each week. Mr. Sherrard Kennedy, of Atlan ta, spent several days this week, in this, his old home town. Miss Annie Lee McNeil* of '.Flor ence, is the charming guest of Mrs. 11. 13. Jirowne at the Methodist par sonage. Miss Charlotte Kershaw is vlsit ing friends in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Askew, of Ash vllle, N. C., aro guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. VVr. F\ Malone. Mrs! C. .1. Shannon is visiting in Columbia. j Mrs. Guy Gunter.and little daught er, Jean, of Columbia, are visiting relatives here. Mr. W. II. Radcliffe, of Lucknovv,. was in Camden last Saturday, v 'Mr*. 'It. ,!H. Truusdell, of Westville, was in Camden last Saturday. The last issue of The Lancaster News announced they had installed a. new model linotype machino and already the paper shows signs of improvement. Lancaster will soon have frco mall deliver. There will be two mail carriers appointed. **j?vTV' Mr. and Mrs. John 10. Rhame are visiting the latter's sister, Mrs. Klrven, in Darlington. Capt. J. \V. Ilamel has been ap pointed assistant clerk of the House of Representatives and is, now In Colnmiiin- niK?n the duties of, that office. . ? ? Mr. W. J. Watson, of Kershaw, was in Camden Tuesday. Mr. Wat son is one of the now readers of The Chronicle and is much pleased with the paper. Mr. 10. R. Ray, of Lugoff, was a pleasant caller at The Chronicle of fice on Tuesday. The "Ford" car of The Chronicle has been attracting attention of the contestants since its arrival. Never, never wait for post-mor tem praise. Sp.?ak the kind words which love prompts, and romenlber that words of loving kindness aro the best possible Conic which can be given. Music Pupils. WantetT^-Music pupils by gradu ate of Conservatory of Music at Macon, Ga. Apply to Mrs. F. P. McCain, at 150f? Lyttleton Street or phone 2 62-.T. 37-tf. J. T. Burdell Surveyor and Engineer Office: Camden, S. C. Po?toffice: Lugoff, S. C. Ho Hud a Name. Patrick, lately over, was working In the yards of g railroad. One day he happened to be In the yard office when the force was out. The tele phone rang vigorously several times and he at last decided It ought to be aonswered. lie walked over to the In strument, took down the receiver and] put his mouth to the transmitter, Just as he had seen others do. "Hlllot" be called. "Hello," answered the yoice at the other end of the line. "t& this eight* slx-one-Ave-nlne?" "Aw, g'wan! Phwat d' ye fink Ol am? A box car?" What She Meant. "80 you think I smoke too much?" he asked, Just to keep up a conversa tion that seemed to be languishing. "Not at all," she answered, not very skillfully concealing a yawn. "You said you thought so." "Pardon me. I don't think you are smoking too much." "Didn't you Bay that I'd die if I didn't cut it down?" "Yes ? that's what I said/' It took him a long time to get it, and then he was quite angry. Dangerous Qreund. It waa In \he church yard. The morning sun shone brightly and the dew waa still on the grass. "Ah, this Is the weather that makes things spring up," remarked the passerby casually to an old gentleman seated on a bench. "Hush," replied the old gentleman. "I've got three wives buried here." GIRL8 WILL BE QIRL8. Vivian ? Isn't It bitter cold, dear? Violet ? Terrible. My lips are al most frozen. Vivian ? And where are you going? Violet? Oh! I am going down to get an ice cream soda. Come on and go. An Exclusive Noise. No moro he looketh all forlorn, HLb heart is filled with Joy and mirth; The squawking of his Auto horn Is like no other sound on earth. After That. ? "I despise flattery," she said. "Of course you do," he replied. "So does every other girl who Is beauti ful." "I am glad you liavo the same feel ing that I havo about it. I have never met a handsome, sensible man who didn't feel that way." After that the evening became un usually pleasant. Knew She'd Be Caught. "You think she loveB you?". "I am sure of it. She told me last night that I might have a kiss if I j could catch her." "Rut unless she permitted you to i catch?" "Huh! Sho had on a hobble skirt!" j Natural Hesitation. "Now that your parents have ppt j you through college, why are you wait- j lng before you pick out a career?" "Why," replied the sweet girl gradu ate, "I'm waiting to Bee if someone j won't pick me out." ? Judge. A Suggestion. "John," said Mrs. Slithers, "where can I get a set of resolutions passed by onr civic sorority engrossed?" "1 really don't know, my dear," said Slithers. "Why don't you havo them embroidered ?** ? Judge. A Treat In Store. "ITave you anything laid by for a rainy day. Mr. Bookly ?" | "Indoed 1 have! It's one of the j best novels written In a decade and I can hardly wait till it rains.** In Kind. *" _ " "What did Emily say -when you call ed her a busy bee?" " "Gave mc a stinging retort." will be Shown in Our Windows, Specials Mentioned Abo Are From Regular Stoc THE W1Z Final Announcem Brings to a close a most . cessf ul two weeks business a. to show our appreciation of t grand response we are going offer for a few days a series "LIVE WIRE SPECIALS." 1 first of these will be for Sa day, Jan. 25th, and they w continue on into the next wetf Specials for Saturday we as Follows: * 15 yards new style Dress Ginghams at per yard ? ?/ ?* -vr.yj Ladies' New Long Cloaks dJQ AQ i Ais formerly $18.50 to $22.50 1000 yards Embroideries, per yard. . 7k! - "ijgS $1.00 Bed Spreads at, each .7! 36 inch white Madras at, per yard ll Men's Dress Shirts at - m AH Wool Blankets - - Big Bar gain Wee Be Sure and Read This! ?: * ' ' ?> We have tried our best t< keep accumulations clean* during the past two weeks it seemed impossible to do it they grew on us each day. are going to devote next w to this work and beginnii " A ?| Monday, and continuing until they are sold, we will offer these odd lots, short ends, remnants etc., at just any old price will sell them. All will be dii ? : o. . ? ? , . ? ; .\t? * ' .'V; played on big bargain tables. COMPANY CAMDENXBEST STORE ASK CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA'