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Valuable Main Street ? Property for Sale WE HAVE LISTED WITH US FOR QUICK SALE the B. R. McCREIGH r MERCANTILE PROPERTY, 1129-1131 BROAD STREET. Lot 6^x363 foett on which is situated a commodious, well constructed building. This property it peculiarly well located for any com mercial enterprise ? Hotel, Office Building, Stores, or any other mercantile establishment, being situated ad joining the Court House reservation, and directly in the path of business development. For price and other particulars, see Kennedy & Shaw REAL ESTATE AGENTS MEDICAL COLLEGE !Y,, STATE of SOUTH CAROUNA Charleston, S. C. SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY. Owned and Controlled by the State. Fine New Building ready "for occupancy October 1st, 1914. Advan tageously located opposite Boper Hospital, one of the largest Hospitals in the .South containing 218 beds. Practical work for Senior Students in Medicine and Pharmacy a Special Feature. Large and well equipped La boratories in both Schools. Department of Physiology and Embryology In allillatlon with the Charleston Museum. Nine full time teachers In Laboratory Branches. Six graduated apiwlntments each year In medi cine. For catalog address: Oscar W. Schleeter, Registrar, Charleston, S. C. Funerals . Directed We supply the best of burial goods, con duct funerals and relieve families and friends of many unpleasant duties inci dent to death. We are always prepared to serve those who need our service. B. R. McCREIGHT, CAMDEN, S. C. It Will "Bear" the Test Every article we sell Is above sus ? picion, as to its manufacture, hand ling and packing. The purest sugar and the purest flavorings and other ingredients are selected for the making of our Candies, Chocolates, Caramels and other confections, so that we are enabled to warrant their freshness and purity. But while the qualities are high, the prices are most moderate, Camden Candy Kitchen Phone 78. Camden, S. C. FOR MEN WHO KNOW we are tailoring. Into snappy suits the very finest of cloths in al| va rieties of weave and color. The season's best models are used, the fittings and tailoring of the best. And all at a price which makes ready made clothing unnecessary. McCaskill Bros. WANTED -To Buy Cattle Highest cssk price paid for^oo^-eattle ? fat or poor all roust be free from cattle tick. Camden Beef Cattle Farms E. PERKINS ^Special Partner L L CUION, PwprUlOf OUTLINES PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Mit? Mary Eva Hite Talks of Plant of State Association Coming School Yoar. ('oluillhiu State. Now that most of tilt* rural schools of the Statu ur?* beginning their year's work, Miss Mary Kvu Ilite, president of the South Carolina School Improve Ulellt HHMM'lutloil. who has lift' OfillV lo Columbia, U busy planning to carry Into t so far ns may he the pro gramme of the organization Discussing the plans fur the further ance of vvhh'h h!i*? is laboring, Mis# lllte Haiti : "The organization stands for a mlu* imum school term of nevcii mouths, a local lux in every district, the enroll ment of every child of school ago, the regular ntoondunrc of every pupil, at least one teacher to every 50 pupils, modern buildings with tooiloru equip meat ami heart.V cooperation between the home and the school. "It Is along these lilies that the president of the association, In co-op eration with the county superintend ent of education and the county organ-. Izer, lots worked one week In each of the following counties: Darlington, Kershaw. Cherokee, Lexington. Oconee, Abbeville,- Falrtiold and Edgefield. It is indeed gratifying to. find Midi 1 keen interest shown in the hot torment of Hie country schools an ban been found [in these eight counties. Fair Kxhlblt. "At tiie Stat^ fair next month there will be au educational exhibit under the management of the School Improve ment association. This display will consist of county exhibits from Lau rens. Newberry, Dorchester, Kershaw, Oconee, Anderson and possibly other counties, together with a booth fitted up as a model school room with ideal equipment. Though this is the first attempt at an exhibit of this kind, yd thefe is every reason to believe that It will prove one of the most in teresting features of the fair. "?Clean-tip day/ observed in the schools of South Carolina last year, served as a great factor In the im provement of educational conditions. Again this year, we will observe 'clean up day ijn /the schools on the first Friday in November. Every communi ty, every board of trustees, and every teacher should co-operate In observing this day as early In the season as practicable. Prizes. "Through the support of the State department of education, the School Jll1i,rove,nen.t a woclatlon is able to of fer $1,250 in prizes to be awarded In 1014. This amount has been divided Into 40 prizes and will be given to the schools of the State showing the great est amount of improvement during the given length of time. There will be 10 first prizes of $50 each, and 30 sec pnd prizes of $25 each. Regulations governing the award of these prizes are as follows : "Improvements must be made be tween October 1, 1913,. nnd December 1, 1914. "Only rural schools can compete for these prizes. Districts barred by the State high school act are ineligible to enter the contest. "Prizes will be awarded by the State executive committee of the School Im provement association Immediately af ter the entries close. "All applications must be sent thru the county superintendent of education, the rural school supervisor, or the county organizer of school improvement associations. "Prizes will be awarded in checks sent from the office of the State super intendent of education ^ to the county sui>erintendent of education. The mon ey will be deposited to the credit of the district in which the prize-winning school is located. This money must CAROLINA BOND & MORT GAGE COMPANY I Authorized Capitol $850,090.00 1008 Union Bank Building COLUMBIA, S. 0. Farm Loans Negotiated throughout South Caro lina on improved farm lands in sums of $3,000.00 and upward on five years time at reasonable interest rates and terms. > w " Call or write for information and application forins and arrange approv al for loans to meet obligations matur ing within the next few months. J. L. Mimnaugh, President H. A. Kahler, Vice President T. B. Stackhouse, Vice President L. ML Hawkins, Secretary and Treas . T. F. Sherwood, Asst. Sec. and Treas. Barron, McKay, Prierson & Moffatt, General Counsel. W. M. SHANNON, Local Counsel for! Kershaw County, Camden, 8. C. _ TEACHERS* EXAMINATION. - The regular fall teachers' examina tion wlTT be held at the court hcm?e on Friday, October 2nd, 1014, beginning at nine o'clock. Those wishing to ob tain' certificates to teach should present themselves at that time for examina tion. The examination will cover the customary subjects: ? English, Gram mar, Geography, Physiology and Hy giene, Arlthmattc, United States His tory, Civics and Current Event*, Ped agogy* Agriculture and Algebra. , C. W. Blrchmore, ? | County Superintendent of Bducgtion for Kershaw County. " ? _ . ? . - GOOD DAIRY COW IS CREATURE OF ANGLES. Dairy Division of Clemton TelU What Boity'i Appearance Should Be, flt'tnson College, '???'{. -The good dairy c?w Ik h creature of augles. lrn (lb** her sister Of tin* l>?vf I \ | h * , ^ 1 1 ? ' should not Ituyi* a well rounded up jtcaraure, )>ul, when at from llio front or from one 'side, should present the ap|>earaurc uf a 'wedge, with lopg, ruinp, ililu wit hers, long barrel ami loan, long bead. These an* some of tin' things to look for when iwlecl lug u dairy cow, am)rdU)g to the dairy division ? ?f ('Ictuson College. A deep, wide ami full barrel or tilde Ik ver\ i 111 1 ?< ?it it 1 1 1 In ii ilalry row. Sim must have plenty of room In which to lunnufaeture milk from fiMKl ami a large barrel Indicates large digestive ' organs. A wide mouth ami long, strong jaws aLso to have a large belly and moih?raVt?ly high tlank. A dairy row's udder should be largt,*' and should extend far front ami haek, whh teals evenly placed and well sep arated. After milking, the udder of a good dairy cow Is very much reduced in si/, e and its skin Is soft und loose. Slnre goi m 1 lung raparlty Is very Iiu IMirtant, the dairy cow's chest must be wide ami deep. There is a subtle something uhout a good dairy cow. that makes her look as If she was a willing and large milk producer. This Is sometimes hest seen In the eyes, which should he large and bright and inlhl. Dairy breeds of cattle are Jersey, (iuernsey, Ayrshire, Holst<*Jftt, Dutch Belted and Brown Swiss. In buying a dairy row, it Is most economical to buy a good one. A cow costing $70 Is likely to give twice us much milk as one cost lug $45 or $30, j while costing but little more to sup port. The l>e.st way to obtain a gtsxi dairy herd Is to buy a pure bred bull with a pedigree that shows his dams and grand dams to have been large producers of milk, and to breed up a herd with him as a foundation, sav ing tho best heifer calves and caring for them well. '' . The Dairy Division of Clemsoh Col lege will at all times be glad to answer any questions relating to dairying. be s|?ent for the further Improvement of the school winning it. ?"All reiK>rts must he made on the printed blanks furnished hy the School Improvement association. "In making application for a prize, the ^clean up drtyT seore card, a photo graph, and any evidences of improve ments should accompany the regular prize score card;* "I>ast year, in response to our offer I of prizes we received applications from 147 schools, whose valuation of im provements aggregated $207,770.55. Is it too much to hope for at least a 50 per cent. Increase this year?" ? ? ; { ? , . Fake Cholera Cures. Farmers have no oue hut themselves to blame If they use fake hog cholera cures. The veterinary division of Clemson College has warned against them repeatedly. Every socalled cure lor hog cholera which it has examined has been a fake. When some of your hogs get cholera the only course to take Is to separate the sick ones from the herd and notify your county dem onstration agent or send to Dr. M- Ray Powers, Clemson College, for serum with which to inoculate the well hogs, Congressman llagsdale has Instruct ed a friend In Florence to buy 100 bales of cotton for him at ten cents the pound. ? "There's a Reason." Why do we raise our hats so high, And smite-so - sweet when the-glrls go by; Then turn and look with a wishful eye? Pray tell me w&y Before I die? Then when the old folks pass our way, With pallid face and hair of gray, We with pert arrogance turn away. If you can say, Tell me today? Why do we bow to the man with gold ; Our extra efforts at his feet unfold, Tho' he hands us back a mitt that's cold? The question's bold, But the answer's old. Then there's the man that's minus dough, Poor indeed, but white as snow; He's noticed not on this earth below, It's a tale of woe, -1. - But, my friend, it's so! James W. Heatherly. Saluda, N. C. Notice of Opening of Books of Subscription. ' Notice is hereby given that the books ofsubeCrlptlou to the capital stock of The Camden Cotton Storage Co. wijl bo open at the office of Melxcd &. Kol- | 1 y, at Camden, S, C-, at 12 m? on Sat urday, September 26th, 1014. vtThe proposed corporation will have* a cap ital stock of five thousand dollars, [*5,000] divided into fifty [50] shares with par value of one hundred [flOO] each, and will be empowered to do a general warehouse business at Cam den, 8. O. ' -.f rv r 31 ? . T. M. BeatUe U- H. McLeod^ ySifcHlipi; s. 0* Sept 22, 1914. ; ? . We Have Ever Striven ?' v y '-.v.- ' .? . ; .1^ 9 . to give our customers the benefit of our knowledge of securing merchandise that would please. The war and low price of cotton makes one more careful of spending money. But we all have to make purchases of the neces saries, therefore you can make money by trading with us. Get our prices pn Flour, Lard, Bacon, Sugar, Coffee etc., as we purchase in large quantities and pay cash. Your cotton will have to be picked, ginned and packed. You could not do better than get our prices on Cotton Sheets, Bagging, Ties, Scale Beams, etc. Remember our motto: "Quick sales and small profits. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. SPRINGS & SHANNON THE STORE THAT CARRIES THE STOCK POWERS CARPET CLEANING AND RUG COMPANY The most mpdorn and best equipped plant in the state for rug and car pet cleaning. Our Kcourlng process iimkeu your carpet look new. Carpetr altered ana remade. Out of town work given prompt attention. we guarantee our work to be the best. VVrlte us for estimates stating the quality and site of rugs. Powers Carpet Cleaning and Rug Company, 150 Wont worth Street, Charleston, S, C. The "Sunbeam" Mazda Lamp- ? "National Quality" Most efficient Lamp made. The almost unbreakable kind. Drawn wire Aliment. A better and brighter light at 1-3 the cost. Throw away your old carbon Ailment lamps and All every socket In your house with the new National Mazda and get the full ben-> eflt and pleasure of our Municipal Light at about 1*8 the cost of using your old ones. You can't afford not to. \ All sizes from 10 watt to 250 watt. g W. ROBIN ZEMP'S DRUG STORE TELEPHONE NUMBER 30 casioned by the war and the ina bility to sell cotton at prices that would enable the payments of ob r ;v: [: ^ ..." ??*,*' -JV-'-i-. T'yi-s: ?? ' J _ ? . c ligations, I will meet my custom ers half way and allow 10c per pound for all cotton grading mid dling or above that is applied on their accounts with me. V ? ' ' * ' ? TO This holds good until Nov. 1st. y *" '"**'? r c? : "**"*'? " >? "V- ? ? j * _ v-} . :tTw,/.v'> Youurs very truly, W. C. MOORE. e pi 10 .vand^ ? 4 ,n- 6-p* ? >? & wiJuiir fe^SSfei4 !3i COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO., 823 Gwv.l. SlrMt, Columhl., S. C. It is wiiic to feW tho most palatable feeds In the morning leaving the leas acceptable feeds for evening, or put ting them outside the bam. in racks. : - fflCTii 1L i'ii iffii 111X7* ? 'v . ^ V--?- - 1