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VISION OF COMING CIRCUS II I* to ?? Fiinil LlttU Willi. H<U Ulterior Purpose in Writing !? Mia Aunt. Dear Auntey? I did not ril? lo you for a long tluio uow witch Is not eredl bul to m?) becawa llonury Hogg told m o ho yooatoo have an aunt very mulch like* you Hud h? did not rilo to her for a Ion# Mhl? and one day hla mother caino lit very Nad and aaid to lleunry your aunt dido yeatwrday and whou ho thought of how whe dido without gotten an ansiir to her lam 'letter it almoat hroak, hja hart and for a long timo he could not eat the real of in dinner. 'i lie (nibble la that when *? aro young and hclthy we do not think of bow our rcllitl vea aro old and aptoo die an.) time at all And bo do not rifo an often aa wo otto and aro lorry afterward when It !h too late: Ifennry Hogg was to! ion me about hia aunt yoatorday and iiow who yoos too Betid )ii/n preauuta nnd aumtlmeH uiunney when thoro. wax a uerkus corn men which the noercyi one now Ih two weeka from Weiifcday. 'J bin iiiakch It all the Madder for llrsitiiry. The price of ticket* to a aer kuu it* n kworler for boys the fit K lis of uh ir d Ilennry'H aunt yooatoo alwaya send hl?n llfty Honae for. two ticketa if he >')o.j|d vvanito take amithor hoy with 1 1 i ill mh they olfon do. 'i iin gorkuH witch in common here two \% e>;k? from Wenoaday iu Hlmmona & bapp H world'a greatest nlckul plat ed ti*i ? it* rliiKH ne pi uh niter pearlesB aeretil marvtil equlno Bonnaatlon and zoojripjclo agorgation with the world fauvMis Itoamtn Hlpperdroam and biI ehrated artuatH In the BiibllmoBt npec ti?'I? s eviir Btaged for the eddlflcation of Mnn witch I copied from the bltls an nearly aa posaibul and it look* ?n If It was goon to be a pretty good ahow. f hi all the hoya are goen ex?ept Ilennry and me witch aro not aurten but hoapful. Two week# from Wena day.? ? -Saturday Evening Post, MERELY MATTER OF BUSINESS "Shop Talk" of Kind, However, That Would Give an Ordinary Man the Shivers. f'o looked ho Rinooth and shiny and altoKe'her so correctly dressed, us if In v. an ready to break Into or out of li i r M>o?irnln?; that it was certain li?? wa'H i\n mdertaker. Ho had that Monar LUa expression that comes to a rrian when 'i ? buys his Hrst assortment of sati:i lined caskets and puts out his si^n "'I tic tnrifY does it. You can he buried now 24 per cent. -cheaper than you eould a year ago. Why delay?" A fat jovial person jumped the c'aiui to hall' the seat in the car.- Ills bhwk Hd gloves, a black Ascot tie ai'd ;> cler.lral collar that buttoned nt the b i> k, with rounded corners lust falHrg to meet, labeled him tu: being' 01 ?!?<? i;-me trade. "hu;oi>ess good? Lots of | ? ?'!?!<? dy ing out your way?" a- i- '?! the jolly one. ? . ' "Orlv fair, nothing to boast of Hut there's an epidemic of typhoid at Jonestown, and there's scarlet fever broke out in the school over at Srnithville. Looks us if there might be something doing pretty soon"* Wrnt Simple English. "Yes." said the ? urnest professor, "what \> e want in literature Is direct a;,d simple Kngllsh." Th<* listeners gravely nodded. , "l-ire-i and simple, " they echoed. "'1 hose conglomerated effusions of vapid Intellects," the professor went en, "ulieh posed in lamentable atti t u 'Irs ;<s the emotional and intellectual hu r.'<i enis of fictional realism fall far short of the obvious requirements of c< nt? nij erary demands and violate the tradi' ior.nl methods of the transcend ent i . i 1 1 < 1 > of the Ml i /abet ban era or f'orious memory. Plain and simple Knelish Is the demand of the hour." \\ hereupon ev? rybodv applauded ard went home. ? Cleveland Plain Dealer. Lend Balls Do Not Rebound. Make two equal balls of lead, shoot thi m about on a billiard table, and yoi wnl onserve some actions that seem extraordinary. In the first place, it t hey s'rike each other head on the> come to a dead stop; they do not re bound tor lead has no elasticity. !?" they strike each other at an angle the res. lit is what is called a 'couple;" the billls rotate around each other for a nart of one turn, and each moves off in a straight line tangent to the circle in which they are moving Dyes From Sawdust. For many years tho French have ex tracted coloring dyes from sawdust. The t>aw dust, it appears, is acted upon by sulphur and caustic soda in a fur nace. Sulphuretted hydrogen is lib erated in larjre quantities and the veg etable substance, whatever it may be, is rend? red soluble in water, to which It imparts a strong color, varying with the substance employed These solutions are employed as dyes, which are fixed by passing the fabric through boiling bichromate of potash Unexpected Results. The small man whs fVvlins uncom fortftbly crushed In tlw < -rowded street ciir whrn a brilliant inspiration tithed into h'S head Hm turned to *he big man r.o.ir blm. ' I hope you don't object to riding b"rlrt -> a smallpox patient, do \ou~" he irtfTmrf d af tli?* ear slowed Sown at tho f tf j pir.g plaee. "\o but some of the other passrn g r - t." replied the l>:g man tak:nc. him by ilu> rhould'-rs, h? t !: r? \v the schemer out Into the .or.d THB BAIT, . j "George," Mid Mrs. Hmtth. sltttag I up suddenly tu M. "there'e a burglar lo the place!" "Nonsense!" replied her husband, drowsily, according to I'earson's Week ly. "I'm quite right," *he returned. "I ( cau hear him distinctly crossing the , floor of (he room below. Now" ? ex* j clttdly ? "he's lighting oue of those! cigars 1 gave you for your birthday. 1 heard *hlm pick up the box and put It down ugaln." Then (li^rgo sat up and lintenod. "My Jove, Annie, you're right!" ho answered. "Ho Is! Ho's actually smoking one of those or or -those clgurs " Then tie. nestled once more comfor tably .beneath the blankets. . "do to sleep, Annie," he said com- ? placently. "We'll find tho poor ' wretch In the morning!" Thorough. "What 'did you talk about at your reading circle?" "Cleopatra," replied young Mrs. Tor* kins. "I suppoho tile dlHCURHlon brought grout knowledge Into evidence. '' "I should nay ho. My the way they tore her character up, you might have thought nho was ono of our own neighbors." NOT QUITE SO FOOLISH. Her Father ? Ilavo you and Ned quarreled? His Daughtor-r-1 should say not. My birthday Is next month. _ As Solomonr A political econorr.iht MakcH always thin deduction: He cuts I ho meal i xpc.nwcs down To sav? ci^ar reduction. Municipal Caution. "Haven't you any eloctric lfghtB?" "We had some," replied Sagebrush Sain, '"but wo took 'em down. Thv Crimson (hilch eity council decidei; that when two gents make an agree me 11 1 to Hinot on sight. Main stree; ought .to he k<>i>t dark long enougl to allow those ho inclined to get t. ( little slumber." Looked Like a Scheme. "What's the coolness between you and Wombat?'' 'Ho asked mo to take earo of his parrot th^* summer." "That may have been asking a great deal. However, you agreed. So what't the trouble now?" "He hasn't called for it yet." Open to Conviction. "Some of your constituents are dis agreeing with you," Bald ihe trusted lieutenant. "Well, keep tab on them," replied Senator Sorghum; "when enough dis agree with me to constitute a reliable majority I'm going to turn arouud and agree with them." Complicated Case. "(Jrowcher always looka worried Why doean't he think of something pleasant?" "Well, ho has himself kind of whip sawed. The only thing he thinks of with pleasure is money. And he can't think of yioncy without worying." A SAD LACK. Speeder ? That aa:o of mine doesn't go fast enough Roadster - What's the matter" Speeder ? Sever. il victims have com plained that thc> k i. what struck i h?> in. whic h m?a:-.- .? I inhering death. And 1 am not cri' ! Proof Inf i * ; i b 1 r . Ili> is ,i : n t p. . ... ? ? ' . H offer !.'.ri Sp- ?t on t !v- j ? ? ' .... Oncc V. or-. Oid Friend ? Wha! A mar ri.it* ??? 1 thoucht me thr ! >:? ? o' ym:r life had gone out. W'idovvr ? Yes , hut I'm pr.'np to ^tr.ke another match -- Princeton Tiger ttKfcV. ,?.<*** , V * i= _ .. ? ? txi -n >.n ?n,i ^ ? ii iiiWm?M Ifou be both Judge and Jury Lot the Trial last Thirty Days ,$*, Buy a pair of " Headlight" overalls at our ?tore today. If thirty days of the hardest wear does L_, . ^ riot convince you that th^se are the best overalls you 1 ? , ? _ - _ Vr v.'-' 1$?!, ever bought, bring them back and get your money. v There will be no argument. You are the Supreme Court in this case. Your decision will be favorable? or we will stand the costs. L SCHENK & COMPANY CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA Don't Throw It Away Bring Your Broken Parts to W. 0. HAY'S GARAGE at Singleton s Old Bakery stand and have them weld ed ? made stronger than new by the Oxy-Acety lene Welding Process. This process saves the cost of automobile parts, to say nothing of the annoyance of, delaysj4in4 or dering new. NOTHING HARMFUL IN BABY COUGH SYRUP You must be particular ? exact ing, when choosing a remedy for Hahy's cough. There are so many remedies containing habit - forming' -drugs that baby's health will be great ly impaired unless you know ab solutely just what tho remedy contains and the action of each ingredient, so you can be sure it 1* harmless. NYAL'S BAIIY COUGH SY11U1* is sold by us on a positive guar anty? we know the contents and the action and know that it will do as represented. It breaks up a cough in short order, protects the membranes of the throat a gainst irritation and infection, rids the throat of all ^injurious deposits, and prevents further ac cumulations. Contains no habit - forming drugs, and can 1h- given with perfect safety ? baby will like it, too. Twenty-five <'ent? I lie Bottle. Whatever a pood drug store ought to have ? and many things that other drug stores don't keep you'll find here. Come to us first and >ou'll get what you want. CAMDEN DRUG COMPANY To the Public. This is to announce that I am no longer ?with the Standard Oil Co., but can still supply your needs In oils, RTSolino, etc., as 1 now repre sent the Gulf Refining Co. | J. IJ. Zemp. ' TAX NOTICE. Office of Treasurer Kershaw Co., Camden, S. C., Sept. 30, 1913. Notice is hereby given that the books will be open for collecting of S ate, County and School Taxes fron October 10th, 19f3, to March 1st, 1914. A penalty of 1 per cent will,, be added to all taxes unpaid Jan-* uary 1st, 1914, 2 per cent Febru ary 1st, 1914, and 7 per cent March 1st, 1?14. . The rate per centum for Kershaw county is as follows: Mills. S:ate taxes 6 V* County Taxes . . . . 4 >4 Special taxes . 2 9* Road taxes 2 j School taxes 3 Special sj^tool taxes 1 Total 18% The following school districts hav? special levies: Special school tax, Diat. NO. 1, 4 % Special school tax, Dist. No. 2, 1 l/j Special school tax, Dist. No. 4, 3 Special school tax, Dist. No. 6, 4 Special Bchool tax, Dist. No. 7, 2 Special school tax, Dist. No. 3, 2 Special school tax, Dist. No. 9, 2 Special school tax, Dist. No. 10, 5 Special school tax, Dist. No. 11, 5 Special school tax. Dist. No. 12, 4 Special school tax, Dist. No. 13, 4 Special school tax, Dist. No. 15, 3 Special school tax, DiBt. No. 17, 3 Special school tax, Dist. No. 18, 3 Special school tax, Dist. No. 19, 4 Special school tax, Dist. No. 21, 2 Special school tax, Dist. No. 2 2, 4 Special school tax, Dist. No. 24, 3 Special school tax, Dist. No. 25, 3 Special school tax, D*&t- No. 27, 6 Special school tax, Dist. No. 28, 2 Special school tax, Dist. No. 29, 4 Special school tax, Dist. No. 3 0, 2 Special school tax, DiBt. No. 40, 11 Special school tax, Dist. No. 4 6, 8 Special school tax, Dist. No. 47, 4 > The poll tax is $1. All able bodied male persons from the age of twenty-one {21) to six ty (60) years, both inclusive, except i\sident8 of the incorporated towns of tho county, shall pay two dollar.* ($2) as a road tax. except ministers of the gospel actually in charge of a congregation, teachers employed in public schools, school trustees atul persons permanently disabled In the military servjce of this state and persons who served in the la'e war between tho States, and all persons actually employed in the quarantine service of this state, and all students who may be at tending school or college at the time when the said road tax shall become due. Persons claiming dis abilities must present certificates from two reputable physicians of th s county. Ml Information as to taxes will be furnished upon application. P. M. MrCnsklll. County Treasurer. Alabama Advice. If you have no section harrow, then ? sell your shotgun and buy one. Wo '? arc fond of hunting ourselves, but a farmer who Is too poor to own a .^ar row, or a lawyer who la too poor to buy a hook. Is certainly not in a finan cial condition to possess the imple ments of a sportsman Feel yourself for your fight with fortune, and get , a harrow. FOR ROOFS AND SI DE WALLS superior TO WOOD T^HE best looking *nd best wearing roof on tue market. Cannot warp, crack or blow ofY. Laid in single pieces liko wood shingles. Has thick butt end and blind nailing. Nothing else like it in the world. Will last a lifetime. Vf ADE in two handsome colors/, iri: red or slate. Requires no painting. Improves the appear ance of the building. Especially adapted for Resi dences, Bungalows, Club Build ings and wherever color effects are desired. DAVIDSON LIMBER COMPANY, Agents L/ODGE 1)1 HECTOR Y Rising Star Chapter No. 4, K. A. M., meets third Tuesday la each month. R. T. Goodale, E. II. P.; C. H. Griffin, K.; L. T. Mills, Scr.be, C. P. LuBose, Secretary. Kershaw Lodge No. 2U, A. F. M., meets first Tuesday In each month. N. R. Goodale, W. M.; W. Geieenhe nier, Treas.; N. C. Arneit, Secretary. Jr. O. U. A. M., meets fourth Fri day night in each month. C. W. Birchmore, C.; J. F. Bateman. R. S. Live Oak Camp No. 4 9, W. O. W., meets first Thursday night in each month. C. \V. Birchmore, C. C., W. E. Johnson, Clerk. OeKalb Lodge No. 4 1. K. of P.. ftieeis secnod and fourth Mon day nights in each month. W G. Wilson, C. M. H. Heyman, K. of R. & S. Poplar Camp No. 3G9, W. O. W., meets Monday night on or before tho full moon in each month. T. J. Munnerlyn, C. C.; B. 10. Spar- , row, Clerk. Antioch Lodge, No. 293, A. F. M., i meets Thursday night on or be fore full moon in each month. I). W. Joy. W. M.; W. R. Davis, S. W.; L. H. White, J. W. Richard Klrkland Council. No. 130, Jr. O. U. A. M., (Antioch) moets First Thursday night after full moon in each month. B. C. Cook C.; C. W. Shiver, R. S. Lafayette Council No 2, R. & S. M., meets second Tuesday in each month. C. H. Griffin. T. I. M.; R T. Goodnle. R 1. I). M; J C. Rowan, T. P. C. W.; A. W. Bur nett, Recorder. i COLUMBIA LUMBER & MANUFACTURING CO. MILL WORK SASH, DOORS, BLINDS AND LUMBER PLAIN & HUGER STS. Phone 71 COLUMBIA, S. C. Dr. 1. H. AUuiJtr Dr. K. E. Stmana ? t* 3 Alexander & Stevenson DENTISTS Offic? 5onlVf??t Coratr Br??4 im! D?Kift Dr. E. H. KERRISON -7 DENTIST Succofcsor/to Dr. L. W. Alsto? Office In the Mnnn Untitling Phone ^ money to wan , ^ ON Heal estate ?t easy TERMS K. C. voiiTroackow. MONEY TO LOAN. On Improved farms, ififtay Apply to B. B. Clarke. Camde C.