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Valuable Main Street Property for Sale WE HAVE LISTED WITH US FOR QUICK SALE THE B. R, McCREIGHf MERCANTILE PROPERTY, 1129.1131 BROAD -STREET. I ' Lot 66x382 feet, on which ii 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 OUR WHITE LEAD IS ALL TESTED before being sent out. If any im purities are found it is at once re-' jected. The advantage of this pur ity is a smoother surface and a more durable one as well. And it will go much farther too. Next time you paint have us supply the materials. It means money for you. BURfciS & BARRETT Funerals Directed We supply the best of burial goods, con- ? < v ? 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. MC REIGHT, CAMDEN. S. C. Wherever the sign of "Ice Cream" is, (here is the average girl's inter est centered. And who can blame her? What is so cooling and de licious this weather as a heaping plate of our matchless Ice Cream? Old and Young alike find it pleas ant and palatable. Ours is pure, fresh made and delicious, and we have it in all the popular flavors. Standard prices. Best quality. She Needs No Coaxing , Camden Candy Kitchen We Deliver Ice Creem to All Pert* of the City. Phone 78. Camden# S. C. Your Fire Insurance Policy is Sure, Certain, Real , protection if it comet from this agency ? for ALL of our companies are of solid financial strength and their rep utation for fair dealing assure you of a prompt, equitable settlement *in case of a fire loss* ? Insure through us and you eliminate All worry. Prompt, expert service always* WILLIAMS INSURANCE & REALTY COMPANY (Incorporated) 7* ? ^ * 1012 Broad Street ^^amden, S. C. BOWSER'S STUNTS He Consents to Show What He Can Do on Roller Skates. DOESN'T WANT THE PRIZE. But Ht'll Tsar Off ? F?w Pigaon Wings and Thing* to Prow* Who'* Who ?t tho Rink ? It Looked Easy Until 1*inri* Cam* to MaUo Good. By M. QUAD. [Copyright, 1914, by Associated Literary Pr?M.| A K h rule Mr. Bowser sits down after dinner to Ills newspaper JrnL and cigar for an hour or ao. but tbe other evening be made ready to go out. "la It tbe club?" queried Mrs. Bow ser. "1 may go around to tbe club/' be apawered evasively. 6 "Perhaps there's a ward caucua or something?" "Yss. wet) be." Mrs. Bowser didn't press the sub* Ject, and after an Interval of firs min utes Mr. Bowser turned to ber. "I'll tell you where I'm going. I'm going up to Roller ball wttb Barnes. Be's been at me for a month to go with him some night, and I've finally consented. He wants me to show him a trick or two." "A trick or two about what?" "lit roller skating. He's got it bad. you know. Be's been out every night since tbe hali was opened." "But you? you don't know anything about skating." protested Mra. Bowser. Won't Arguo tho Question. , "Excuse me, madam." replied Mr. Bowser Ss he drew himself up, "but 1 beg-to ^Usptrte with you. i don't say that I have bad any great practice, but I've looked Into the theory carefully, and I think I can show Bairnes and all the rest of 'em a few wrinkles." "Are you going to take an ambulance and a surgeon along?" "That will do. Mrs. Bowser. You'd oppose me, ot course, but don't try to be funny. I am going to the haiL.,1 ?ball put on skates and cut pigeon wings, figure eights, crosses and all sorts of scrolls. It will not only be sn outing for me, but will take the stiff ness out of that left knee. You needn't sit up for me." "If yo^ are badly injured t suppose they will take you to the hospital and notify me?" observed Mrs. Bowser as Barnes rang the doorbell. 1 Mr. Bowser choked back a hot reply and passed out Mrs. Bowser got out a roll of plaster and placed it in the ball. "Watch Mo!" 8ays Mr. Bowser. As a boy Mr. Bowser bad "shot the ice skate" to some extent, and he bad confidence that lapse of thirity years would make no difference in bis curlyculng abobt That confidence grew larger and more liberal every minute as he journeyed along with Barnes, and be was. not yet halfway 'to The park when he gleefully and confidentially observed: " ?. ' "Fm not after a prize fOT faiiiey flkAE lng, but I think I'll open the eyes of the crowd a little before I'm through. Til play off at first, but you watch my zigzags when I get down to business. I'm pretty heavy for, a swan or a ga zelle. but I think I can cut a few dodges ? just a few." It was a fine night, and the rink was crowded. It was not nntil Mr. Boweer saw the jam that he felt any loss of confidence. Most of the skaters were young people, and it suddenly occurred to him that he might ftave grdlrn a little heavy. He was wondering, if he couldp't work that left knee off on Barnes as an excuse when a bad faced young man who was looking on as a spectator turned and fratd: "Don't yer put 'em on. old man." "What do you mean, sir?" demand ed Mr. Bowser. "Don't put on dem skates. Yer too fat and loggy. Yer 'might roil down hill in a barH, but yer can't cut no pigeon wings on dls floor!" Warning Only Spurs Him On. . Mr. Bowser got msd all over, and from that minute his determination was fixed. He would skim that floor as the gull skims the sea, only with a good . deal more grace, and after the skimming act was Over be would make ' that bad faeed young man beg his par don for the insulting words. "How are you going to work ItT" asked Barnes as his skates were ad Justed and at) was ready 3^' . "He*tt work it wtt a fltpflop and ? * XT WAaMrT A QBACKFDIi START dumdum," put In the ba?J farwl youug luau. "Say. cully. when old Pool# Josh gits out doro on u.kutes dete'a goln ? <> l?c it 1 1 111.- (O 1?I i .1.1 liiiinl Look HI the heft on him l.otik It (lir curve* on hi? hind legs I wouldn't tulsa do sight for a hatful of coin." Mr. Bowser was reaching oyt for the young man with the linn Intention of wrecking hid life when a |K>llcemHn Interfered- There wert* flfty people about when a atari wan made from the edge of the floor. It wuau't a graceful atart. It wait u atart with a hlpbo and a hobble, with the left leg dragging behind. The crowd ?!*?< that It waa a bluff by h professional ^kater, and the policeman called out: "Our DnCtf KM ha* got a trick up hla sleeve!" Th* Cynosure of All Eyes. ."Give In. old man, and cut de pigeon wtug!" yelled a third. Mr. Bowaer would have given a mil lion dollars lii caah. a brick houae and a yoke of oxen to have beeu toaat Ing hla toes at hla own Hreaide just then, but he waa In for It and muat carry it through. Aa be wobbled around on the floor he tried to remem ber bow he uaed to atart in to cut a Roman acroll. but memory failed him. The ahouting continued, but there was nothing encouraging. lie Anally de termined to get hla feet together and make a circle of the roonj to drive the weakness out of hla knees. and then the end came. At hla first move his heels shot forward, hla body dangled In apace for an Instant, and then be , came down with a crash and a con cussion. The concussion took place wheu the back of hla bead hit the floor, and It waa just as well for hla peace of mind that he lost conscious ness for the next sixty seconds and didn't bear what was said. When be ca roe ro ne hid bee IT dragged to the door, the skates were removed, and the policeman was saying: "Now; old man, if you*ve any home to go to you'd better git! Your line Is jumping over eight borse8 and an ele phant. and youabould stick to It." "It waa dls way." aald the bad faced young msn. who had cautioned old Mr. Bowser in the beginning. "We was a happy crowd here and all waa going well, when dla old rooster comes along and begins bis brag as bow he kin crisscross and fllpflop and rita*le?<las sle. He blows so much dst we give him a show. De fust ting he does Is to bump tQto Jimmy da Kid. Den he caroms agulnst Foxy Doles, knocks de heels from under two females and skeers de life out'n four Innocent chil dren. We t'ought he waa only hilarl ous. but when he tried, de grand flip flop and lost his legs and got up with hia ears flappln' we seen dat he was only a hill on wheels; As many of dls crowd as favors' giving him de grandi chuck will hold up de right hand." Wants to Know How It Happened. Most of the bands went up. but the policeman interfered and again ad vised Mr. Bowser to cultivate the ac quaintance of his flrestde without un necessary delay. I Mr. Barnes ha id be'd go home with him. but Mr. Bowser glared at him and made threatening gestures. Then Mr. Bowser said he was sorry .about the crash and the. collision and asked bow it happened, but Mrr Barnes waved him aside and l$ft the hail alone. There were fourteen different aches In his back, and his head seemed to be ifour times too large and full of wheels, but he wouldn't take a hack. It was an hour before be reached home. Mrs. Bowser was still up. and she met him at the door. One look at him told the story. "Woman"-? he began as he held on to a peg of the halt tree with one hand, but she stopped him with a gesture Then she gently deposited him on the lounge and said: "You. evidently fell out of a tree. Just lie quiet and 1 will do all I can. It may take years to reduce this bump on your headr and 1 notice that you are lop shouldered and have one leg twisted out of shape, but don't worry. It's all in the pigeon wings, you know.** It Hilpt a Ut~ Eve, for the first time in their mar ried life, was telling Adam just what she thought of 6tm. "This hi the original rib roast," chuck led Adam. ? ?And that was the beginning of the saving grace of humor.? Judge. A ' Solicitous. "Is your, wife fond of dancing T "Not as fond as I wish *he was," re plied Meek ton. "Henrietta ought to have more relaxation.' I hate to see a woman so Intellectual that she'd rather talk than tango."? Washington Star. ^ Her Coup. "That's a regular military maneuver you are performing on that hat, Caro line.** "What do you mean?" - "I notice yon are turning the left wing.**? Baltimore American. '?U ~ V-* il? V.- ?** ' v" J Some Come Back. "Providence intended me for a lead er of fashion." "Providenco Intended you for a fool." "Well, whether Providence did or not, you got me."? Houston Post. A Good Neighbor. "He's a good neighbor." "That sor "Yep. He's always willing to tend th? things we're too stingy to buy our selves."? Detroit Free Press. 6 Knew* Everything. WSgtt-l'aw. what do fclghtmaro* live oaf y - 2. v Psw? Welsh rabbits, lobsters sad Winter is Near at Hand and You Will Want SHOES School Shoe* for the little boys ? hard to wear out are the kind of Shoes which we sell for school or play ? well put together with good material, and LOW PRICES are the inducements/ which draw the parents to this store. HERMAN'S U. S. ARMY SHOES -4\ ?'?'r^^rrrrrr^; , - . v'- "J-~nr>rr .... ?? . . ? "'v ' ?'?. *: ir.'i Three essential features: 1. Comfort. 2. Good Style. 3. Long Service. We GUARANTEE SATISFACTION, r . ' Two million pairs of Herman's U. S. Army Shoes have been worn by U. S. Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Militiamen. Will be glad to have you inspect our stock. SPRINGS & SHANNON fHE STORE THAT CARRIES THE STOCK WANTED -To Buy Cattle Highest cash price for good cattle ? fat or poor ? all must be free from cattle tick. Camden Beef Cattle Farms FRED E. PERKINS, Spatial Partner L. I. GUION, Proprietor, Flower Bulbs FOR FORCING OR OUT-DOOR PLANTING: HYACINTHS, NARCISUS, JONQUILS, TULIPS, OXALIS AND EASTER LILIES. ? ? ? :? iv . ... - Vegetable Seed and Onion Sets for the winter garden. W. ROBIN ZEMP'S DRUG STORE TELEPHONE NUMBER 30 ? s m AND PREVENT LOSS BY FIRE OR THEFT. BANK ABLE RECEIPTS ISSUED FOR EACH LOT OR BALE. WE CARRY THE INSURANCE: |||| OLD POWER HOUSE PROPERTY, ON DeKAJ^ SJ NEAR SOUTHERN RAILWAY. RATES REASONA B| ? CONSULT US FOR SPACE. Security Warehouse Company (Bonded Cotton Warehouse.) A. J. DICKENSON, MANAGER. POWERS CARPET CLEANING AND RUG COMPANY Tlie most modern and best equipped plant in the state tor rug and car pet cleaning. Our scouring process makes your carpet look new. Carpets altered and remade. Out of town work given prompt attention. We guarantee our work to be the best. Powers Carpet Cleaning and Rug Company, 159 Wentworth Street, Charleston, S. C, "HELLO! OLD MAN, where did you get that swell new suit? At ItYeC ASKIIX B ROTH KRS of course. I thought so. No body else fits one so perfectly or turns out garments of more dlstlnc tion. Think I'll drop In and order one myself.** Come along, we are ready for you. McCaskill Bros. ROOFING--ROOF1NG--ROOF1NG $3.00 PER SQUARE Flrst-eUM G*hr*nised Corrugated and V -Crimped Roofing In 6, 7? 8 10 foot lengths. stick! 10 oents p ?r ?qunrc extra. COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY, 823 Cwta&St, 2*3