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"One of My Best BANKS My examiners always speak in the highest terms of the assets and management of this Bank." : : The First National Bank I OF CAMDEN, S. C. T N y o u r pair of * Crossetts you get a through ticket to the land of Comfort. And you travel in style all the way. The new models are ready. CROSSETT C I? 4/^\r Ll{cU<A4 ^?<^3 ,J I I V-/L. ^>o?a: -e^ay_" TRADE MARK (f $4.50 to fr'.th) rreryzt'herr Lewis A. C'roMoll, inc., Makers, Abington, Mass. S/vlr There's a special Crossett last for people vitli arch \ rouble*. Ask our ajrents about it. ENTERPRISE MERCANTILE CO. SAFEGUARD AND PRLSLRX h y.)ur lurs, Blankets, Comforts, Heavy Mannings. Portiers, Carpets, Rugs, Winter W raps and Clothin * hv hiving them thoroughly cleaned by our SPIX.1AL PROCESS before storing^) for Summer, FOOTER'S DYE WORKS CUMBERLAND, Md. Always Safest and Best ?. M P/C/fA#D J&y//sf#r/rjT &/i<rr //V ot/z&wA <Pvr Colon, C. Z - -Frequently the offi cials of tho Republic of Panama ? tho minor ones?have boon ridi culed for the combination of stu pi<lity and pomposity that governs their conduct. Sometimes the rid icule Ih not deserved, hut often it In. Home months ago an American real dent of the city of l'auama Imported u pulr of rldhiK hoots from tho states, and in his manifest Huhmltted to the ; native customs authorities he so listed them, with the price, $D.6<). Tho paper ( wus returned to him with curt instruc- J tlons lo correct it. Not knowing how he hud erred, he consulted the customs man and was told the hootH must ho listed u h two separate articles, thus: "One riding hoot, value $4.76; one rid ing hoot, value $4.75." Mr, American complied silently, and received his boots. The Isthmus of Panama does not belong to tho English, never did, and there are not many real Englishmen there. Yet tho presence of a largo number of Prltlsn subjects* ? the Ja maican negroes? has forced on tho In habitants an English custom, that of vehicles taking tho left side of tho road. Probably thin is due to the fact that most of the cab drivers are Ja maicans. All the people of that island aro intensely proud of being subjects of King George, and they are tenacious rif such British customs as they know. Every cabby In Panama and Colon - and their number Is legion ? carries either a bicycle gong or an automobile horn with, which to warn other ve hicles and pedestrians of his approach, and on a busy day tho noise Is more unpleasant than that of the' blasting in tho Culobra cut. ^ Speaking of the blasting reminds mo that 0110 of tho very high up engineers on the canal job is exceedingly afraid of dynamite. I Iti Is also a strict dis ciplinarian . and , does not allow the workmen to loaf. Whenever one of the frequent "doby shots'^ or small blasts Is to be fired, the nearest' steam shovel emits a seriee of short, quick toots atul the men scurry to cover. Ah soon as Mr. Engineer appears in tho cut to see that the laborers are losing no time, the warning whistles are heard from steam shovels all along the way and he speedily returns to his of fice on the hill, leaving the unprodded workmen to resume their leisurely gait. Tourists flocked to the canal zone | in such Increasing numbers that the Panama Railway company ? which means the United States government ?decided to erect a new Washington hotel in Colon to supplant the old hos telry of that name. The architect de signed a handsome four-story struc ture of concrete and, to take full ad vantage of the cool breezes from the Atlantic, provided In his plans for a large roof garden and two dumb wait ers running up to It. The builders made tho roof all right, and put in the dumb waiters, but when the hotel was Hear ing completion some one discovered there was no opening in the roof for the aforesaid dumb waiters. The nec essary changes would cost several hun dred dollars, and tho government of ficial who passed upon the expendi tures decided against making them as tho hotel already had cost more than had been expected. Consequently those two dumb waiters run up to tho celling of the fourth story and there stop, while the roof garden, haying no service, remains unopened. Charlie Ving, a moon-faced celestial, had prospered on the Isthmus and de cided not long ago to open an "Ameri can bar." lie knew some English for he used to work on tho docks at Can ton, but when it came to the impor tant matter of wording his sign he thought best to consult another China man. who formerly lived In Chicago. This was the result of their joint ef fort : AMEKICAN* HAH WE SEKYK WHISKY COCKIES A NO C,1X R1CKTAILS. Close to the shore of T a bog a island, so close, in fact, that they are con nected at low tide, lies a little, roc ky. wooded islet know n as Morro. For many, many years it was owned by a Spanish family the present repre sentative of which is a widow of small means On Morro is a {lowing spring of excellent water, and one of the Pacific navigation companies de sired to acquire tho islet as a water ing station for its vessels. The widow was paid a fair price, and as a bonus was given life passes for herself and her children on the boats of the com pany No sooner had the deal been consummated than thn estimable lady packet! up her duds, stored her house hold belongings and with her family boarded one of the steamships for a trip The Journey was so pleasant that they have been traveling enr.'lo ually on the company's i.h!; i ?. .cr elnce, and the man who engineered Out purchase of Morro In wondering who got the best of It. I'anama Clty'B water supply 1b de rived from the Rio Grande reBervolr, a little lake quite close to the canal. For obviouH reason# bathing or wad ing In it 1h forbidden, and all around it are hIkus stating that fact. Recently tho wife of a member of the canal commission wan entertaining friends from the states, and In the coufrse of their wanderings one day they came upon the reservoir. They were tired and duaLy and tho oool water looked bo inviting that they all took off their shoes and stockings and went in wad ing. Unfortunately for them, one of tho efficient zone policemen came upon them and arrested the whole party. They were taken before the nearest magistrate, and deHplte the pleading of the commlHBloner, who had beeo hastily called to tho rescue, each one was compelled to pay a fine and listen to a sharp lecture on 1/m-breaklng and sanitation. ~ ; Xr' In one respect at least^ Panama ie like no other Latin-American city ,that I have seen. It has no distinctively residence quarter. H.Now that ?weMi&ye seen where the people do busir/esa,' let'e seo where they live,7'siid 1 to my amateur guide. "You have been seeing that too," was the reply. "The people live over tho shops in all parts of the city ? all the people, Including the wealthy onee. The latter, however, also ihav? beauti ful country places in the savanna lands a few miles away, and spend much of tho year there." j The asylum for the insane on Ancon Hill is inhabited mainly by negroes from Jamaica and Barbados. These I colored folk seem to go crazy in large | numbers, and 1 asked a doctor there ! the reason. "Rum and religion" was his torso reply. "They use a* lot of j both, and not luueli is needed to throw ! them off their mental balance." Ope of the Jamaicans in tho asylum . spends every evening sending vocal ! "windows messages'' to the governor One Pair of the Immense Gates of the Gatun Locks, Seen From the Floor of the Lock Chamber. of liis homo island, telling him how badly his compatriots aro being treat ed on tho isthmus. He utters the ?words of the messages with a sputter ing explosiveness that is curiously liko the sound of the wireless sender. Visits of congressional Investigating committees aro no novelty to the peo ple who are making tho canal. Neither are they any pleasure. It is the gen eral belief down t?here that these are mere junkets, and it must bo admitted that the visitors often show a colossal ignorance concerning the canal. Col onel Sibert, engineer in charge of the Atlantic division, one day spent hours showing a congressman over the Ga tun lockn and explaining it all to him. When the colonel concluded his little lecture the lawmaker clasped his hands behind him, gazed about and re marked ponderously: "Well! So this Is the famous Oulebra cut! I'm glad I've seen it and learned more about it," Poor Colonel Sibert collapsed Nobody now lives where once stood tho^proud cfty of Old Panama ? that is, nobody except one old native wom an who has a little shack by the beach and sells liquid refreshment to tho thirsty tourist Her stock includes various soft drinks, beer and, hang ing from the walls by strings, bottles of Imported champagne. These last look as though they had been bang ing there since the day when M^)r Kan and his buccaneers departed (rem the ruined city. Good Crops ? O ? * V* Good Prices Make everyone feel like they can afford to upend a few dol lars after a year of toll and labor In (nuking the crops that pro duce the money. After carefully golnjf ovor the Bltuution and studying the wants of ourcuBtomortt we feel sure that w? am hotter prepared than ever to cater to the wants of the most critical buyerm. We handle a general line of HEAVY liltOOKRIKH, IIOIWK, COW and POUIiTliY I KKDH? 8KKO ORAIN OF Alii/ KINO. You will I oho money If you, dtfn't got our prices on Bagging and Tien; Cotton Sheets and Picker# Hacks. This season will bo the groatost in tho history of Wukoil and Buggy trado and we have prepared for thin by laying in a large ?tock of piedmont Wagons, which need no introduction an they have been tried and tested. ? A word to tho Buggy purchaser: When buying a BuKgy you want one that gives tho wear and at the same time looks tho best. Wo have tho agency for the HOCK HIkL.Bug~ gy Co. and tho TAYU)H~C ANNADV Buggy Co. Tho mowing season is at hand ? you wlB want an Osborne* Mower and a lied Hipper Hay l'roBB. Fwll Id no of Farm - Implement*. Highest market price paid for Cotton. See us SPRINGS & SHANNON We have just received a ship ment of bicycles of the best makes, which we will have on sale at popular prices. Come and see them. Have your automobile filled at our Bowser fill ing station ? it's so easy. Malone -Pearce -Young HARDWARE CO. 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. R. McCREIGHT, CAMDEN, S. C. TO THE PUBLIC I am still in the Drayage business and solicit your work. AH orders for Coal. and Wood you will kindly J _ive to The Camden Fuel Co., as 1 have sold that part of my business. J. B. ZEMP