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A Case of Mingled l* acuities My r:?>WAfM) t. FORSYTHK I am ait itrtjHl mi AMMTicai) and till ret eni yell hi furred to mil U?* ii f j v iatu an he*t I rould ill nst ml inu for magazine* When I Intl middle lift* ii letfucy c?nti me to K" abroad with tlic vl<*w lo n y to make h paint ?r of mynylf, I rmill/i*<l that I whm beginning too Into In life t<? hope for ? lilt it hlit't't'KH, <???#? kImHIWI ivttril to Inn ill It* i? brush wlimi llii* imisilcH i? r t> youn? t? ri<l flexible, I studied' ii will If Iri Purl*. 1ml my fears were ffii 1 1 /fd In my eojrii ep* lions I felt every eoiifldejiep. I mi t when I Attempted i<? nut tlluiii on ntiiva* I. failed I determined to cot ii rii Jiouie ky wny of llnly, where I propo*-d t<> Na|/llle III.VHl'lf MIIIOIIK tin* WOI'Uh <tf lll'l I would find there I tn vl ??;? spent niiine' time In J'Morence n ml Itome, I went on down (o Naples. h I intended in fedKf pllSS||J.'f fol* America I found here |ii the most beautiful buy In the world, ? temptation tn make ?nr more t rln I with my brush While I w ii s m t work I full III. My room was with >i widow in u house Unit overlooked thf buy Ourlifjr my sl'k ?ex* I would (rot out of ImmI ii tid. wsit hiK tny^r In nn easy clnili*. wrapped toi ruffH, nit gitzlng out through an open window upon the w'onc before me. What Ih especially llxed In my mind ki the varying views which seemed to be passim* before me like a panorama. At Olio time the water In the hay would lie a deep, then a Ifj/ht green, Ajraln M would tie a deep or a pale hint* There were tlmeH when there were Htreiiks of sliver In it At one lime Mie Island of Ischla. to the north wiird was bnthcd In purplp: then ("aprl. dl reitly before under the Influence of Hie Hett imr Htm, would tie tinned with tK.-nrlet hues My landlady had a son. Kmlllo, nhoiit fourteen years old. In wlioi^) I wuh In terested. because lw allowed a eonsld era hie inherent artistic taste Ills con ce | it Ion's were ?>f little or no value, hut his ability to exeeute them wns eoiisld era hie. "Ah. my 1 wild to hltn. "If I could return to your age and devote myself to art I Could put tho benuti ftil things I am en pti 1?1?? of seeing on ?*invas for tho admiration of the world. Th ese [ijct tiros tho hny affords arc ooinninnphico to yon If they were to you what t hoy are to mo you would ten esteemed a great painter" While I ?? made n<? reply to this. 1 noticed tli;t( It made a great impres sion u|>on hi tn'. I said it before I was taken ill. aiid afterward, when I was su (Tei/i ir: he.eaij.ie in often (o see me.' nut to talk, but merely f? I ??.* with me I remember especially his .doing this when I sat in m.v e.'lsy chair before the window absorbing the different views the bay afforded me ,\s m w in as I recovered I sailed foi Anierl' a and did not revisit Italy foi oivbt years. On mv return I found In ? he National gallery in Naples several paintings of the bay of Naples that prmiuht m'e a strange Mentation They ' represented the bay under different j eondilions that had Impressed me dur | Vin: my IliiH'Ss As no human face is | exactly reproduced In anotner. s<> none ? I thi-so views eonld be exactly du plicated on different days. What os peeia 1 1 y impressed me was that there were tive of these views, each one of which I had seen in nature itself 1 looked for the name of tho artist on ?>e painting, but It was not there. Accosting one of the gallery otllclals. I led liiui to the pictures and nsked about the artist. "Those pictures," he said. "wore pninred by a mere boy. It was sup posed that he would become one of the famous artists of the world, but he pro iuced only these works, which were all executed a! out the same time." "Why is there no name on them?" "I5ecau.se the boy who painted them j would not consent to put his name Hiere." "Why not?" "1 have understood that he had some ottildish whim that he was not entitled any credit for their merit." "l>o you know his name?" "Yes. It is Kmillo Murelll." "Knilllo Mnrelli?" "Yes, signor. Why are you so sur prised V "Eight years ago 1 knew an Emlllo Mnrelli." I replied when 1 had collect ed mv faculties, "a boy who had con f4derable ability to execute, hut not j Ihe true artistic individuality, lie was I a worker, not a dreamer. I cannot ?nderstand how he could have produc ed those pictures." Tho othcial shrugged his shoulders, as the Italians do when they are stumped, and left mo. I tiled to lhul lOmilio, who was now a man, and failed. Moro ye?\rs have passed since then, during which 1 have taken a deep interest In those subtle conditions which on rare occasions In tficate a mingling of two different souls. I have put upon the incident 1 ' have related an Interpretation of my ?wn. though I confess it is n mere sug ge?tlon. 1 consider it possible that, while my personality was weak ami pliable through Illness, there was some thing in I-'milio that enabled him to draw from me my appreciation of the beautiful scene* I In the bsy oi i Naples, and lie was competent In him j t**!f to transfer them to the canvas i i holieve the day will come when cer . hiln laws upon whl< h such intermin J fling depends will be known, just as the electric laws gliding wireless te legraphy are known. OLD HATS PUT TO GOOD USE Dfcparded Httdwur Finally Wind* Up In Hpm?* for the Aged * and Unfortunate. A man wearing a d erby hat w?n* Into a New York hut store the other day to purchase a hat. When he had aolected one (hat nulled him hu hand ed the clerk the money for the nevr hat, together wttli the dorby. "Here, take this," aald the purchas er. "I have hoiiih bundles to carry home and J do not want to add any thing to iny burden. Olye me a check and I will call in for tho hat on Mon day." The clerk gavo u check to the mau and then remarked to a customer who hud overheard the con vernation: "lie will never return for that old hat. It Ih ho old that he wouldn't he bothered carrying it home, mo ho de cided to leave it hero, excusing his act by declaring that he had other' bundles to ear ry. (Jiving him a check wan Jftjnt a mere formality; that's why we made up the check* out of cheap material." "M-en muHt leave a large number of old huts hero in a season?" Inquired the customer. "Yea, they do," responded the clerk, "but we have a method of disposing of thorn" "How?" inquired the Interested cus tomer. "Weil, we hold all the hatH left ua until tho end of the season. Then we aond them to old men's homes, where there Is always a demand for such headgear. The officers of the Institu tlona divide the old hatH among the inmates, wlw> are delighted to get thom. Isn't that a better plan than throwing them In tho waste heap?" SHIRK THEIR NATURAL DUTIES Females of Many 8peciea Leave to Their Matea the Work of Rear* Iny the Young. It Ih the malo atickleback who bulidB tho noHt; thou goes out and drives tho female in to lay her eggs; then atraightway drives hor out to prevent her eating them; then puts himself on guard to protect them from their other enomles, until tho young shall hatch and bo able to swim away by themselves, declares a writer in tho Atlantic Monthly. It is the malo toadflsh (liatrachua Tan) that crawls Into tho nestholo and takes charge of tho numerous family. Ho may dig tho hole, too, an tho malo stickleback buildB tho nest. I do not know a? to that. Hut I do know that 1 onco raised a stone in the edge of tho tide along the shoro of Naushon island in Buzzard's bay, to find ltB under surfaco covered with round, droplike, amber egga, and in the shallow cavity beneath, an old male toadilsh, slimy and croaking, and with a countenance ugly enough to tie a prowling eel into a hard knot. I have done tills scores of times. Tho female deposits the eggs, glues them fast with much nicely to tho under surface of tin' rock, as a femalo might, and finishes her work. Departing at once she leaves the coming brood to the care of tin; male, who from tills time, without relief or even food In all probability, assumes tho role and all the responsibilities of mother. Reading. "Our bodies are what we eat," as serts an evening newspaper, and con tinues: "Our minds are ? what we read." An exaggeration like this may servo to emphasize the importance of eating wholesome food and reading clean books. Scientifically, it is valuolees. Mastication and digestion are process es as essential to getting the full val uo out of literature, as they are to get ting the full value out of dinner. A thoughtful man benefits more largely from reading Jainos Opponholm or Heonard Merrick than a fool does from reading Meredith and Shakespeare. A discriminating mind puts ono issue of this paper to a better use than a slov enly mind can do with 7I> monthly magazines. We don't need to read more half so much as we neod to read moro intelligently. Settled Knotty Law Point. Law Notos reports a case before a justice of the peace in Oklahoma City tn which opposing counsel wero en gaged in a spirited argument as to whether a certain objection to the introduction of testimony should be sustained by the justice. The justico tried to induce the attorneys to come to an agreement on the question, and ono of them replied that It was im possible and insisted that the court rule on tho objection. The question was then repeated to the witness, and the Justice, aftor pondering the mat ter for some time, turned to the ob jecting attorney and said, "To savo further argument I will let tho wit ness answer the question, but I will not consider his answer." Individualism. A condition of soclofy that will per mit the Individual to acquire tho full measure of reward for labor, bo It tlone with brain or brawn; that will restralu the strong from Impinging on the weak; that will nurture a kindly humanity for the helpless and afllicted; that will not coddle in In dolence the degenerate progeny of worthy parents; that will assure to tho thrifty tho necessities and a fair share of the pleasures of life, and yet permit of an accumulation to this end; and that they may provide for themselves and their dear ones acainst the time of the lengthening shtido*?, whnn the day's work shall ha\^ he.>n dono^?^ohtt B. Mlllor. CHRISTMAS BAGS AND FANS ARE HANDSOME By JULIA BOTTOMLEY. Tho immense variety In ribbons por? , mil* ait unending variety in fancy bags, and they will play their usual prominent part at Christmas tlino. The j rich brocades and heavy wcavttH in plain ribbons are um-d for opera bags and for the handsome shopping bags whlcli city women find It convenient to carry with them when they have small purchases to make and Intend carrying them home, Hlbbonn in light er weight, such as the Uresdens, In taffeta, which are found In no many beautiful designs, are chosen for all those bags that form accessories to : the furnishings of the home. Among these, those with flowered patterns on a plain nilk ground haviijg wide bor ders of gauze are the newest and moat beautiful of the season's offerings. ? riUith a ribbon Is Hhown her? .In tho pretty corset bag pictured. A new design in a shopping bag which may bo made long enough to answer for a music roll as well, is pic- j tureU. It is made of brovVn ribbon and a figured ribbon stitched together, A narrow silver braid Is placed over the stitching. The top of the bag is edged with the same braid and a lit tle finish of silver ball trimming is placed along the bottom. * The bag is not gathered at the top, but Is pro vided with four cords by which It is held. It is laid in a few plaits at each Bide, held in placo by an ornament j mado of the silver cord. A substantial ribbon Is required for this novel de sign. - A collar bag of figured silk suitable as a gift to a man is provided with a pasteboard bottom, with sideB two or three inches high. The lid of a 1 round, oblong box is used for this foundation. It is covered with the silk. A strip of silk ten inches wide forms the bag; one edge is sewed to the bottom around which the silk fits smoothly. The upper edge is gather ed on an elastic cord run in a casing in the horn. Silver cord provides hangers and the bag is furnished with an ornament made of it at each side and a bit of silver braid outlining the support at the bottom. This is a con venience that any man will appre ciate. The fine art of Japan puts oven the least expensivo of Japanese fans in a class by thomaelves. If one must look for gifts which have an artis tic value to make them attractive, and at the same time may bo had at a small price, the products of the Jap anese are more likely than any others ; to meet tlio requirements of flno taste. | Hero is a little group of fans which ; illustrate this fact. A fan with white enamol sticks, fin ished out with gold, has a shaded ground in clour, beautiful blue, merg ing with white Carved sandal wood makes a fan for a lifetime, which depends for or namentation upon th? way in which the sticks aro cut out In a laco pat torn They are held together by a . narrow ribbon. The faint and deli cious odor of the wood makes this a lan to treasure. Nothing but a satin-like paper and brown wood sticks form the ground upon which ?o:ne artist has diijtin- . guish.'d himself In the last fan. Such fan* ma> b?> found ranging ' In price from hFcui r?0 cent a to $2. For Sale *J 126 acre* ?f land 9 miles South East of Camden; 50 acres open and gnder cultivation and under wir^; about $700 worth of long and short leaf timber on tract; good stream running water, also peach and apple orchard; one 4 room dwelling worth $1200, one 4 room tenant house, Will sell for $2,500. CJ We also have listed with us for sale a valuableTarm of several hun dred acres within two miles of Camden; this can be bought at a bargain and on easy terms. Price and terms on application. <| 100 acres at Knights I lill, commonly known as the Turpin Certain Place. This farm consists of 60 acres of open land and 40 acres of fine tim ber; one four room house on place. Price $2,000 and make terms to suit. ffl The Doby place, containing 450 acres 3 miles of Blaney; 250 acres open land ? a part of this under culiivation; 100 acres pasture land under wire; some good open creek land, plenty of wood and some timber on the place; good buildings; one overseers house; 6 tenant houses and two barns Twenty-five mile creek runs through this property. Price $7,500.00 Terms: cash, balance in three years at usual rate of interest, ?J 361 acres of land on Town Creek, four miles South of Camden; 60 acres open land; two tenant houses, Will sell at a bargain. Plat of same can be seen at our office. CJ 252 acres 9 miles East of Camden and known as the Turner place; 40 acres open land; I I acres pasture land under wire; plenty of timber; one 3 joom dwelling and one tenant house. For quick sale will sell at $10 per acre. ?J Farm of 120 acres 2 miles North of Camdhnj 75 acres open and un der cultivation; 3 tenant houses, cotton house, barn and stables. Price $35 per acre ? terms if desired. This is a good proposition for any one desir ing a small farm with improvements. ?J 154^ acres of land 7 miles North of Camden on South side Lock hart road; two temant houses; 35 or 40 acres under cultivation; plenty of wood and about 50,000 feet of timber. Price $16.50 per acre. C. P. DuBOSE & COMPANY REAL ESTATE 1 '"'^^felNAl. DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that one month from this date, on Friday, December 5, 1U13, I will apply to the Probate Judge of Kershaw County for a final discharge as Ad ministrator' of the estate of II. Thornwell Thomas, deceased. B. L. Norwood, M. I-)., Administ rator. Canulen, S. C., Nov. 7. 1913. Just arrived, a fine selection of Kern's Chocolates and Hon Bons. These candies are as finew as you ever ate. Try them and be con vinced. Crosby's Ice Cream Parlor. Dr. E. H. KERRISON DENTIST Successor to Dr. L. W. Alston Office In the Mann liiiilding Phone 1K-"> Bicycle Repairing Tube Vulcanizing Work that Satisfies is the only kind we do. If you are hard to satis fy, bring your work to us. To Deliver Promptly is Our Rule. H. E. BEARD & CO. 921 Broad St. Camden, S. C. When you eat Kern's candles you will t??H your friend it Is the best you ever put in your mouth, for there are none better. G. W. Cros by's ice Cream Parlor. that wipes out your property is offset to a substantial degree by the insurance you carry ? if it's insurance that is in a strong, reliable company that will pay your claim promptly and fairly. Only such companies as these are repre sented here ? and the rates are no higher than those of questionable concerns, ' ? 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