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fltl We have everything from a Brass Plug to a complete Bicycle. Prices right. Come in and see the Rugby Wheel. It's a dandy. Camden Motor Co. The First National Bank OF CAMDEN, S. C. Maw-ii* you ' LQ ijlart. <ihaj.k ;?< <<??.??? ? ?r> \ui.' to Va\?- an atnoui.r s'U fi.-i- r, t *-0' "ni.-s k?- a good ttart?'*' ; All>' ;i- ? *??<><"! t-'tur A dollar i* ' *uffiioiem. if jou wait for '.*? Jar*** runt lr?-fr,r<- -nakin? your .start \ou'Il never do rrr-rPL i! ? ;? ".t, ? , ;? , "TTTTT ??!,'. """""' 1 1 . ? 'mon/<y -which you ran lay \ our -?i ami- on ,Yi riu.y jin on s !;ih? uwv s.i dot.-j V.-.,;- f ( ? v, a ?'. !? h.^lin now. Wo r.aror-sf ?> i' . yoij'r 'Man it :;n;v ' l> >:? i; The First National Bank OF CAMDEN, S. C. i' > a r !, ? In- ilowu k<-op. Tic Kofi's n?r> 1 n t:] % low first ?s' is- i:ia!< ).??>', ^ y it-, low < o: ; a? ? tutiK ?*. \n<i -jx thou^aiifJ >? r*. jfv- w|,vr?* all Kuril r? pairs .>:?* fasutiablo I :n, !?- . o: -? r. i ? -??r\ i? . . 'in- w .". ii Karris now Kuiiat>our> Tour ing i?ar s ? ; ? i n 'I'dwn < ir ?vnn f '? ! ?? ' f . "A i? :: i c, 1 1 1 1 . ' < ',??? *: ?? iiii: all p.i v ' i m: } a r> fro:;; l>. C. > H \ \\ , 1 Ik- l oitl Mall. 1 O. I J iiihI I 1 *"*11 1 1 1 1 4 r *%(.. miiiiUT, s. ? I < I < |'M. 1 1 ? ? \ 1 1, SAFEGUARD AND PRESERVE your i'urs, Blankets, Comforts, He javy 1 landings. Portiers, Carpets, Rugs, Winter Wraps and Clothing by having them thoroughly cleaned by our SPECIAL PROCESS beiore storing for Summer. FOOTER'S DYE WORKS CUMBERLAND, Md. Always Safest and Best FELL FROM THE SKY ft- ' REMARKABLE 8TORV OF THI FINDING Of DIAMOND. Wonderfully Beautiful Jewel AH<-p*<J *o H?ve Been Found Cong Age, ?ri Hole in Earth That Had Be?n Cleft by Thunderbolt, "Two iJUfrif *r'J year* ago a family Jived * 8viu lun^t u,vd cm- vening a terrific #torm b:W*> from (h* Alps, and arnjd the lnc- -.-.nt flashed of lightnl&g and pent! of ^ ti tftr G&Mc u blinding giarfe and a ?!*-?!? < 'Mog cra*h ?wun g ftrt to r- ' f ?h* touage. Next day the pea?? ? at he refuPy contemplated the ?in ;..?:g ru;n.?, noticed a deep fiusure in th- gar den leading to the root of a pi n e '?> ? Without knowMnif why he fetch' - " pickax and begau digging until from 111* depths of the hole u mysterious blue l?g|>t fchone fitfully" is the 1 -. in ning of a istrango story from Lyon* that, says the Paris correspond* '? ' >A the Ixmdon Standard, reads "Jus' .ike a fairy tale ? ? . hurriedly making the sign of the cross, the man fk-d, hut the fol!> ^ mg yittorttlhg returning- and saw tip Curious gham, like a star, from the depth# of thd furrow cleft by the u .u derboit. Thrusting his hand dew:, he brought ou V ix marvelous ??* ?*n*? ~';rj daring: uncanny rays of light. Milch disturb* d in hie mind, th* ?h- n est pr a?ant took if 13 find to tlu ; ian priest, v ho saiid : "The stone r. ::*,o. to you from heaV'-n and it is the of <rod that plac) d It in your As long aH you keep it you and j'onrg ivi.il he bare from storms and ? ..i chances Faithfully respecting- 'he priest 8 wordd, the stone has he^n even since religiously preserved by the succeeding generations of 'he family. "" . . * viiut it has never brought much luck, the' la?r .?urvlvor.s being now without a penny. The present pos sessor, a worn^n lony-flve years owl is married and the mother of twelve ? hil dren, live of whom are still living, while a ihlrt??r.th is expected sherly. A iev. year* ago she and her husband i'-ft their native village and wen* to '..-m, ??vhr-ri :1k v slart{.-d-a-small ^ ness' which ? failed. "? continued the. story. "They then came to Lyons', wher-< they have since lived a hand .'-i> month existence. Reduced" t> ' *n. la, st extremity of want, they dec;d- i to part w ; * h the famous thumb; t Moae, and took it to a well known jew eler.. '?petrihed .with astonishment at ing such a Fplendld diamond in the po'sstjhsicn or almost a beggar woman. ?he j?'ueier informed the police, and v<i till the family had sent' to Switzerland for documents certifying that >he diamond had really belonged to th> n. ft r the la?t L'0?"i years v as th?- w oman uilow^d to regain posses sion ^r'.th? { r"cious pebble. S:- c. then, she has he?-n besieged from men;::: ;? till night with absurd offers of 'he hundredth part of the value of diamorid. which lias been ! examined and ? photographed - by ex P?-n.- What will probably l^e known at the 'thui.d'-rbylt' diamond ? if thero in any truth- in the story and if it is a mn<- ston* ? is said to show all th" urmistakable.HignB of a rough dia 1 ru-nd. It i> one o' the biggest. known, . writhing carats, whereas the t?rand Mogul diamond only weighed I -i'J carats. "It will doubtless soon arrive in Paris and be submitted to the final | judgment of experts who cannot err. Almost every famous diamond has its own pedigree and story, but none has ever remained hidden so long in the keeping of poverty stricken owners whose secretivenesB is at h-ast as strange as the reputed manner of the discovery. Balzac's Fame. Notwithstanding the ? lectures and appreciation*- of Henry James the gen iii.- o i Kalzac is not understood in all quarters ? There is one middle-aged woman "hr is jarticularly deficient in her knowledge of French fiction. She was calling on a friend who owns a very fine pet of 5 alzac's works. In this ? dition th?- ?;tle of the volume. some t.i;i?- cali-'-d "The Mair> Skin," is tra:..?iat?-d -'.'.Id Ass s Sk::.. * "1 sh ?>:'.] ;:k- to sell th.? hooks." .-?aid ? ? :..a:. who cwl? them, "but I a:n afr-? ?J i couldn't anything f.-r ;h? :i. !? > an excellent edition, toi a: : < st a h?-ap of money. The 1 : u - - j?'-c:aliy ath.-r. h? id in her } .?:.C a* ?hat. :nur..fnr the volume la I .. : a-- ? Skin." Shr looked at . t ?. .? !" ' .ou si> . V- i >he said in all sincerity, "I is 1 don't know anything aio .* - ?!if?vr?,r.t bindings of books, but ! sup.pr-se wild ass's skin is very good " Expensive Lemonade. A fond father whoso youngest child attempted to Mew h-.:r.st*lf up in a fireworks ceULration ha.s just nettled a pi'cuhar ria;r. for dan. ages Thf child ? caught f: re in the street and he was saved fron. Kerious injury by the nimble 'ah'c: a man ?who soused him into a cot. venlent bar rel of liquid A week ipJ^r th.- .'Miner got a bill for $20, which represented the cost of the barrel of ruined lemonade into which the youngster r?ad been plunged The father was willing to pay several tin>-s for the- preser vation of his soi. 1 j" t r > place that valuation on hrr1'! ^'.r?-?t lemon ade struck - ? cf ur.coa acious b"*. ? ' " ? f . FAST OLD NfcW YORK. "So you're back frooi New York. Bir Y??, ftfi' lired out." " Funi u>wq, ain't no nauie fer ft. I law tai kv all night t' 'commodate U^n a* lov<> lU*4f r?H>n*y early In th' ?'v. f.m , I ?(*"*>* 'an' lawyer* t*i '-n -?t 'J> o'wxk In th morn In t' fix up them a* ar? in a hurry fer dlvo fee an can't wait till daylight: an' what ?ite d 'you, think ' ' ' What else* '.Vail t wouldn't bo a'priHed f bear of anything " An I *a* a fun'ral goin' Jlck?tty hpllt wjlh an automobile hearae lead ii.' tb p* r? ? ?fcion an ?**tt?h th pace!' "Wall Si, 1 ?' they have t' git th dead oh*/# out v th' way In a hur ry t give th' live one# room, eh?"~ Judge ...v, All in the Sound. Mahy talefe might be told that hinge on the #ound of hastily #i>oke.n word# to unaccustomed ears. The only true one we have heard of late it> thi?: l^a?t week Charles de Marrack, the well-known, pianist, s'*?od In front ot a local theater, be jog i>olite to a eer tall) socjet; 1 a ? 1 y In order to make conversation he sani: Have you st ? n JuliuB Caesar' this Week?" "No I haven't," replied the lady. '?'Where la the { laying A CRUEL INQUIRY. (""holly?- I'm fcuah that I don't know what I -shall do wli.en 1 get out of col lege. Mot hah wants we to be a mln jthtah, but I have a* leaning toward lltrachah. * Evelyn ? iJld you ever think of be coming ar: actress? They Wart One. Th* 'VT--!.- ?> --'I ri.'. r ' rortn.H about In ij ivst i ;f v:;-tsrr.!? n'?ur' and far. At 1 }' ??????? j.v j. I', .jit. .vn .ir-.'l out lid * : . t'.ti.f i ? . i*' ?4 motor *. a r . No Quick Work for Him. Weary W illie ? Tfci*. paper says that c -.:rv? <\ jaws that may be strapped to the hand have ho. n patented by a '.V ivhf/rnr. !nv* v.w.r to enable a man to h'-i.-k com quickly. 'i '<? idling* Tommie-? Who do you \sould want to husk corn quickly ? Of the Active Transitive Kind. 'That's the first time 1 ever heard anybody speak of Smidgins as a' work ing man." "Hut he is, just the same; and 1 could give you a long list of his trust ing fellow citizens whom ho has ?worked." ' Position of Advantage. "How did you come to be sent to congress0*' said the inquisitive person. "Well." replied Senator Sorghuin, "some of my most influential constit uents concluded I could do better work for them on the door than 1 could as a regular lobbyist." The Limit. C.abe ? Smith is a stingy guy, isn't he? Steve ? Should say so. Why, ho won't even tell a joke at his own ex pense. KITCHEN KNOCKS. Ttie (.'oft oo Pot ? There's some yel- ; lovs scmt where in you. You're a cow- j ard ! The ITgg? Sir! What grounds havo you for making such a statement? The Coffee Pot ? Coffee ground*. ; Spring on the Rialto. The a. ti?ra of th^fyture prato I A r ^ryTT.f Trvu lunch carve. Some noon expect to t?tar, they stata; And some cxpoct to starvo. Su?plclou?. '"W ould you go through flre and | I water for me?" I "Scft here, Maria, are you a mill- i tan I suffraKetto?" Kai Nine, Anyhow. 1 ? "Why do you call that cat PTo 1 larch?" "On account of his numerous llvm.** Funerals Directed We supply the best of burial goods, con duct funerals and relieve families and friends of many unpleasant duties ince dent to death. We are always prepared to serve those who need our service. B.IR.1 McCREIGHT, CAMDEN, s. c. 1 ? t****' WRMJk LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! When you want GROCERIES and want your dollars to to lengthened out, purchase from those who buy in large quantities, as it is a well established fact : "The Large Buyer With the Cash Gets Lower Prices" than one who buyes in limited quantities. 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