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PER CENT DISCOUNT PER * \ ' ' ? CENT DISCOUNT OC Per Cent. Off on all Mien's Suits NO BETTER TIME THAN RIGHT NOW? AT THIS STORE FOR YOUR FALL CLOTHES OC Per Cent. Off on all Boy's Suits ONE DAY ONLY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4th ONE DAY ONLY THE Great Scope of Men's and Boys Clothing of this season, is without a doubt the most impressive, the most stylish lot of clothes ever offered at popular prices. Why pay big prices for clothing when you can buy your fall suits now at a saving of 25 per cent, discount of our popular prices, which means at least 50 per cent, dis count?of other stores prices ? you'll surely be pleased with the new Fall Suits, their beautiful patterns and fine workmanship ? you have never seen such a great variety of garments ? every good style that a man of taste wants is here, in the most fashionable weaves and colors. But see these clothes yourself. Try them on, they all fit, because they are designed and tailored by SPECIALISTS. STORE CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ON ACCOUNT OF HOLIDAY PER T , : . . : CENT DISCOUNT Mothers Who Are Particular, Avail Yourself of This Opportunity H. L. SCHLOSBURG EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY CAMDEN, S. C. THE UNDERSELLING STORE PER CENT DISCOUNT | ROLE OF THE BULL DOG By CHARLES SLOAN REID. Miss Catherine Doskey was noted for doing unconventional things. But there were five men at the White Plains hotel who seriously wanted to marry her, though not all of them wer.e seri ously In love with her, for two' of them were of the insusceptible sort and were thinking onlV of Miss Dos key's beauty and her financial at tractiveness. Three others were In love, enwrap ped and entangled beyond the hope of release, and among these were Trent Qilmore. Trent was just out of college, and, though ho had loved Miss Doskey for some time, the last few weeks had added desperately to his burden, for bur den It was when Miss Catherine Pcr8l8iod in throwing him somer ?wlts, as it were, every time he be so bold as to attempt to offer Wmself and all the prospects of his 4?bltlon at her feet. But one evening Trent saw her baling away from the hotel with a ?to?k in her hand, and he knew she ? oft for a quiet afternoon In some [ lhady doll of the forest not far away; ^ he determined to follow her later 0,1 'n tho evening. It was near sundown when he set Aftor a walk of twenty minutes, J1? had passed entirely through the **8o body of woodland lying north of hotel and had not yet seen any-, of Miss Doskey. And beyond ^ forest was an old apple orchard. Climbing over the fence he dropped to the' ground inside the or j and started across the lot. But * had not gone a dozen yards before it growl, coming from an in fll|tinguiRhable source, suddenly *toote the air and sent a chill along Oilmore'a spine, which was ac ?Par.i?.d by thoao tremors that only tv ?'C? nf a bul1 dOK can lnduce- ' There was just light onough left to this, and Trent made a wild I *J*h for a tree. He' caught the limb ** dracgrd his feet clear of the Just in timo to save his ankle I t*10 Ylctous ?nap pf the biBMt And tho space between Trent and the bull dog utill seemed entirely too small. He reached outward In search of an adjacent limb by which he might steady himself preparatory to climbing higher among the branches, and his hand came down upon a very tiny, warm, pulsating little foot. "Catherine, I've found you," ex claimed Trent, as soon as he could find his voice. "In a most ridiculous situation, Treut," her voice trembled, and a little sob put a period to tho sen tence. "Well, I don't know about that ? It may seem so to those who discover us in the morning." "Oh, you do not mean that wo shall have to stay here all night?" "I hardly think the sentinel down there will relax his vigilance." "I was so foolish to climb up here. But it looked so jolly among the j branches, and I just felt like climbing j ? and I never once thought of a dog." 1 , "Well, it's lucky for me, anyhow. I, have you now where there Isn't the ghost of a chance for you to run away from me, while I am trying to tell you how much I love you." Trent climbed over and found a more comfortable place quite near to Miss Doskey. Muffled growls continued to issue from the dog's throat at intervals. But Trent sat there and talked like a ma chine. For once Miss Doskey was out done and could only sit and listen." Once or twico, at Catherine's solicita tion, Trent climbed down toward the roots of the tree to ascertain whether tho bull dog slept, only to be greeted each time by a bass gutteral of warn ing. Some time during tho night Trent got Miss Doskey's hand in his and kept it. Then, after awhile, the chill of the night atmosphere grew insist ent, Catherine shivered and yawned, her head becaiho tired, her eyes heavy, and Gilmore drew her close to him, cloaked her about with his arms, pillowed her head comfortably upon his shoulder ? and her deep breathing* whispered to him of sweet sleep. The morning sun climbed from his bod and smiled down upon the two in tho tree top, and Catherine's eyes opened wide. For a moment she gazed about her. "Oh, oh, now cornea tho ordeal," said Catherine. "But we shall announce our engage ment at onco, shall we not, sweetest?" 'Are you quite sure you are not now playing tho martyr ?"_ 1_ "Not by several bright heavens of happiness, dearest." ?The rescuing party had b?en out sinco early in the night searching for MIsh l>oskey. Among those compos ing it were four young men who very suddenly thereafter found White Plains hotel a very uninteresting place, and they departed therefrom during the day. (Copyright, by Dally Story Pub. Co.) STIRRED HEARTS OF MILLIONS Worshiper* of Buddha Highly Ex cited Over the Finding of the Bones of Their Saint. Of all the treasures unearthed by archaeologist's spade from the hidden recesses of the earth, no find has ever thrilled more human hearts than the recovery of the bones of Gautama Siddartha Buddha from a mound near Peshawar, India's northwest frontier stronghold. The effect of this discovery upon the votaries of Buddhalsm, who are esti mated to number more than 500,000, 000 and form a large percentage of the population of Japan, Formosa, korea, China, Tartary, Slam, Annam, Cam bodia, Tibet, Burma, Nepal, India and Ceylon, and who look upon Buddha as their emancipator, their god of gods, can be appreciated only when it Is considered what a sensation the find ing of the remains of Mohammed would make In the Mohammedan world. The unearthing of the bones of their revered saint, it can be easily imagined, has stirred the Buddhists to the depths of their being in a way that nothing else could have done. What adds Interest to the romantic find, not only for Buddhists, but for men and women of all croeds and ! climes, is the fact that the exact lo- t cation where these particular relics j of Buddha had been interred waa ! shrouded in mystery, hidden in an al- i most Impenetrable mass of oriental le- j gendary lore. No one knew definitely where the shrine had been erected, and consequently the hunt for the pre cious bones was no sinecure, but it had to be based to a large extent on pure guesswork. ? Wide World Maga zine. WHALING INDUSTRY IS DYING Scottish Fishery Boards Each Year Report a Lessening Number of . Captured Ocean Monsters. The old and famous whaling Indus* try of Scotland is rapidly dying out. The annual report of the fishery boards of Scotland gives the total catch of whales in Scottish waters during 1912 at 440, as compared with 503 in 1911. This represents a de cline of 13 per cent, in a year. If the figures are compared with those of three years earlier the decline la 40 per cent. An exceptional number of uperm whalos wero captured ? eighteen, as compared with nine of the previous year. Ono of the eighteen was a fe male, the second female sperm whale caught since whaling was started, al though fifty-flvo males have been taken. Market for Counterfeit*. It Is not generally known that there Is a market abroad for counterfeit coin, and that this undesirable com modity commands a standard sum in exchange for good money. For ex ample counterfeit florins of the best make retail at the rate of $1.50 a doz en, while shillings of superior quality bring $1 a dozen. The better class of foreign counterfeit coins will bear the most minute Inspection and are very eaBily passed, being accepted by a good many of the experts themselves. There are, of course, a more common set of "smashers," who turn out an in ferior kind of coin. These pass at a lower rate amongst the fraudulent fra ternity. From such folks shillings may be had for 26 cents a dozen, while florins of a baser sort demand 38 cents a dozen. The craft of the counterfeiter by reason of the ad mirable detective system now at work against it, is one that requires the most subtle skill and secrecy to Insure success, hence those who enter it are comparatively feW and undoubtedly olever. Wanted to Escape In Time, In a country town In the English midlands there is a man who is so noted for his conversational abilities that his acquaintances avoid giving him unnecessary opportunities to talk. One morning this man rode up to a hotel in the neighborhood just as the guests were finishing breakfast. He dismounted, walked ' in, saluted the landlord in his usual loud tones and declared that he was so cold that he could hardly talk. Just then a nervous traveler who was present stepped up to the land lord and, taking him by the coat, satd: "Mr. L , have my bill brought as soon as possible." "What is the matter, my dear sir?" inquired the anxious landlord. "Has anything happened?" "Nothing, nothing. Only I want to get away! form here before that man thaws." rr ' Do You Whistle? "There are few more unlovely char* acters than the man that whistles," was the frank confession of a Harlem graybeard. "Yet I can't help feeling sorry for him. "Not more than one man in a hun dred that whistles on the street or in other public places can carry an air or has any idea of music; therefore his efforts are nerve-racking. Most whistlers never fall to whistle when on their way homo late at nl&ht. there by murdering sleep. Most milkmen wake people at an unreasonable hour In the morning by whistling. >? "Whistling is chiefly inspired by contentment or high spirits ? and it's pleasing to know that eo many are conditioned thus happily. Hut every man that whistles makes every other person within hearing distance un happy while he is at It. Which is a Vi-at pity and hardship." ? New York ?Jlobe. SPARROW'S ONE GOOD TRAIT Department of ... Agriculture Assert* That Pirate Among Birds Is Emi nently 8uitable as Food. The University of California has de clared war on the English sparrow, and will destroy the eggs and the young and trap all the old ones It can catch. Neither bird lover, ornithologist, nor agricultural scientists have a good word to say for this pirate , among birds, who seems to have no beneficial use except when' he is eaten. 80 much of a post has the English sparfow become in all parts of the country that some tlmo ago the fed eral department of agriculture put out a bulletin urging Its destruction, tell ing how to destroy It, and incidentally how to cook it. In a few cities the only authorized use of a shotgun "within the city limits is to kill the English sparrow when they cannot otherwise be reached. On the grounds of cleanliness alone the English sparrow ought to be ex terminated in cities 'because It is of filthy habits and befouls every place whore It nests. The department of agriculture main tains that the English sparrow Is not only edible, but that it is a fat, Juicy and savory morsel, and if better known, would be sought out by every one "who likes birds. It will be a good thing to put this to' the test. There is no law or regu lation against killing English spar rows. Any boy who can make or dinary -bird traps can help supply 1 the family with delicate fresh meat by trapping the feathered nuisance, and having them fried or baked, and see if the department of agriculture is not right. ; ~ ' NOT BORNE OUT BY RECORDS ? 4 Assertion Recently Made That Cancer It-Gontagloui Has Yet to Be Ao* knowledged ss Fact. ' / The most recent announcement of a cancer "cure" from Europe says that the inventor has declared that "he has proved through experiments and repeated tests that the disease is, contagious and brought about by the presence of a parastte." Lost such an announcement should disturb those WI10 are closely associated with patients suffering from cancer or add to the dread of tho disease, or make sufferers from it more uncomfortable than they are already because of their affliction, it may be well to emptier slzo actual medical knowledge of this phase of the disease. There are absolutely no cases on record in which cancer has ever been transferred from one human being to another, thongh physicians, hare often inoculated .thsiaBUfjii with portions of cancerous tumors. Nurses who spend their lives caring for cancer pa tients in certain institutions where these cases are taken exclusively do? not suffer from tho affection more than tho general run of the popula tion. t So many new cancer "cures" are an nounced ? it is a barren year when at least three Buch cureB are not brought to the notice of the public ? that skep ticism is the only rational attitude uu tll a largo number of tests have been made. It is important, however, that the sensational announcements of thcso real or supposed advances in medlcintT should not add to the suffer ing of patlentA who are already under the burden of what is probably the most serious of human afflictions. Before Arnold ".Arrived." Matthew Arnold once had to pro test against an income tax assess ment, and did so in person. On De-' cember 4, 18.70, Arnold wrote to his mother: "My interview with tho in come tax commissioners the other day, who had assessed my profits at ?1,000 ($6,000) a year, on the plea that I was a most distinguished lit* erary man, my works mentioned' everywhere, and must have a wide clr? culatlon, would have amused you. 'You see before ' you, gentlomon,' I said, 'what you have often heard of? an unpopular author.' It was great fun, -though going tq Edgware was a bore. The assessment was finally cut down to ?200 a year, and I told them I should have to write more articles to prevent my being a loser by sub mitting to even that assessment, upon which the chairman politely said: Then the public will have reason to be much obliged to us.'" Wonderful Dexterity. What appears to be superhuman skill 1b at timed attained by the train lng of a special sense or of special* parts of the human mechanism. In this relation there Is reported the sur-i prising feat of a workman in one qt the great needle factories. The workman took a common sew-' lng needle of medium sice, ? one and five-eighths Inches in length, and; drilled a hole through its entire length,) from eye to point, barely largo enough, to ^Uow the passing of a very fine hair. It is hardly possible to conceive1 Of a more, exquisite mastory of eye,, >muscles and the directing brain.? Har per's Weekly. tt* New Theory of Golf. Marshall Whltlach, a national figure in golf two or throe years ago, and! Who recontly established a new com petitive record oil the Oakland' course, declares that : Golf and brains do not seem to assimilate. Griod golf] Is played through tho lower nerve*! centers and motor channels, while] poor golf is due to the direct interfeiH a nee of the br^ln, or consciousness. .