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aortal aub IJminnal W Ul,?d w Miss LOUISE V Nirrwi^^f* the HELPLC88 HOST. tT >? "ul u> muke *? Joke / > J, Or drink * toast ; KUt mine to <ontredkt when (oik r fltrit |>loWe*S boast. | tti mine Xv dst to Jones. the bore; To )?'* ?toi ie* with a roar ad<1. *r?atly daring. uiik for more. X aw the host. ? , wnjB mine to bid the guests elt down J In honeyed tohee, Toc*rve the liver win* for Drown, The breast for Jon ee; f To heap ,>M' V'ateg with dainties rare. To five <?0h mun the gourmet's share ?' /urf uia^s* my dinner fro>m the bare I {en id mil bone*. Illo\ l.i! round ihe evening through, A Hllent ghost, f <fcwpin<? *?tly endured hy few. Ignored by most. But. let (hem flout ine.au they will, 0n? privilege In left ure still? Tha fls (o liquidate the bill. i inn the hoiitt v ? Ixmdon Opinion. Uffvin'h at (iracc Church I>ant Tuesday : ? ?, . ? ? ? T # The Woman's Auxiliary to tin4 Hoard #f Missions of the Columbia Convoca tion <?Mho Episcopal Church wot with I to Camden branch Utrft Tuesday. At 10 o'clock there was a Communion sor tie*4 in the church, after Svhlch Ihe Auxiliary was called to order. Several excellent papers were read and there Here informal discussions of mission* ir)' aubjects. At 3 (1)0 in the afternoon tbe junior auxiliary >uet, and several addresses were madt by state officers. The services 111 the evening were very iDterefltiug, the music was fine, and the Rev, Harold Thomas gave an ex client address. Camden was pleased t<v cordially wel tame a number of charming delegates. Mrs. Alexander Ix>ng, oif Ilocfe Hill, State president of the W6man's Auxil iary made a flue address, and Mrs. Breeden, of Bennettsvllle, vice presi dent of the Oouvocatlpu also pleased a large audience with aii Interesting and timely talk. The meeting was well *t$en<lcd and much Interest and en thusiasm shown throughout. Mrs. Eben MeLeod as Hostess; Tli?V Fair Street Embroidery' Club had an .agreeable Jhoatess in Mrs. Eben Met/NX 1 on Monday afternoon. Like a till in i tso into flowery Japan, were the rooms in their lovely decorations of chrysanthemums and ferns. Miss Ada Trantliain, of Washington, D. O., And Miss Selnm Parrish were guests of the club. Miss Parrish added much to the pleasure of the occasion by giving several beautiful selections on the piano and Miss Trantham received a' warm welcome from her old friends who were delighted to have her back. The ciuli has a membership, of twenty. The hostess served dainty refreshments during the afternoon. Odd Bits of News. Philadelphia,! Pa; ? Six policemen re cently matched coins to see who would adopt an abandoned baby found by an (Acer on a doorstep. Bradford Pa.? A Pennsylvania min ister refuses to marry any more men who cannot show an income of $2,000 or more a year. ~ ? Alton. Mo. ? Justice of the P&ice, George H. Pfeifer recently celebrated his fiftieth birthday by reducing cost of marriage ceremonies from $2 to $1. * Py/."-.- ; ryt'j; i'.U J ? Y With Mr?. H. C. Carrifton. < 'harming till t'vcry detail was the mating or the Ifobktrlt Hill Chapter D. A. It. . on Thursday afternoon with Mrs. II. Carrlaon us tin* loadouH The rooms were f with brtllbt November sunshine ami Mended no decorations save the elegant fur nishing which formed tin appropriate setting for tli?> cluster of \\<iimcii who from the heroes of the Aiuerlcuii Revolution. The regent, Mrs. B. C. von Treackow, was in the chair end Miss I <el la Shan* noil UK secretary pro tem, called the roll ami read the miimtVH of the laid meeting. The study for the afternoon was- Bm ljy Uelger, Old <'oluinbia ami Wiiliaiu .('apera, Miss Agues Corliett ,read a poem on Emily Oeiger; Mrs. A. I>. Ad ams read a paper, ami Mrs. S. C. Zeaip read a sketch of Win. < 'allots. The regent reported DeKalh' Park in good condition and also Htateri her In tention of having a gavel made from a piece of the pine tree under which tradition says the gallant Baron de Kalh received his mortal wounds. The otflcera.of the Chapter signed applica tions for membership for the follow ing: Miss Jim Bldredgc, Miss Marga ret Burnet, and MUpidementary for an other ancestor for Mrs. K. C. vonTreso kow. The Chapter regretted very much to accept the resignation of Mrs. Henry Savage, Miss Kate Lenoir was her alternate. Mrs. JaH Wallace <*ould not attend the ?Stat? (Conference at Rock Hill and Mrs. H. <?. Carrlson was elected to represent the Chapter on that occasion. Mrs. A. S. Thomas, of Chera.w, and Sirs. Wm. Aucrum, of Charleston, were guests of the afternoon. Mrs. Mar garet Miller played softly on the piano in the north parlor, while the dainty refreshments were served. Motto for the afternoon : "Let nor low descending sun view from thy hands no worthy action done.^ A Delightful Occasion. On Tuesday afternoon the ladies of Grace Wr/scopal Church gave an in formal tou at the home of Mrs. Brat ton deLoach, in compliment to the del egates who were attending the Wom an's Auxiliary to the Board of Mis sion of the Columbia Convocation of the Kplscopal "church. It was the charming social function to an inter esting meeting which had three ses sions on Tuesday at Grace church. Autumn leaves, and tall vases of queen ly chrysanthemums made an artistic decorations for the spacious old-fash ioned parlors of the Kershaw home. The "cup of cheer" and friendly chat were much enjoyed during the social hour, and of course the guests were all charmed with "Charming Camden." A feeling that was quite reciprocated and If they should ever return they are promised in advance a hearty greet ing .and warm welcome. Mr. and -Mrs. T. Lee Little have moved Into their attractive new home on- Laurens street It Is an uptodate bungalow and very complete In all ar rangement and furnishings. Ne\v Goods Arriving ? ; * ? ' We arecalling your attention this week to a few of the many hew arrivals at this store. Place an order with us for some of our Oat Meal Graham Flour ,. Seeded Raisins Drained Citrons Cleaned Currants Whole Wheat Flour Self -Rising Buckwheat Hominy Grits in Packages^ Potato Chips, fresh and crisp . Roe Herring, a breakfast relish. \ KOI X OF HONOR Kw C'ju??dni (inuWd School for Month Hndliif October HOih. Tin* follow! i ik 1h the honor roll o t the ('atuilvu waded M'h?M>)jH for the month ending <H tol>or HOtli, 11H4: <irude 1 Willie MaeDavis, Kinina Young, Mary Ellen Iluire, Sadie Hayuex, Kuth ItohtiiHoii, Maud Moore*, lOlihu Hi'Monhurg, Abbott <i??odnle, Hen ry Ilanly, Frank llaynes, Jaek Kirk land, Hoykin Hhame, Clarkaon Ithame, Alfred Shanu<?n, Chan. Shannon, Uleh ard tioodale, David Webb. tirade 2 Miriam Krwe, Floren<<e Cain, Elfrleda C>ole, Mildred tiardner, IIIrHeh, Harriet I .Ip.xeoinb, I, Ilia MIIIh, Harrietts Steedman, Kate Young, J. <'. Hlarkwell, All>ert\iH Clarke, Steph en thornier, l^eroy Davidbon,, William Nrttlea. CrUtophef Vtugbin, Jvllui Swltzer, I .evy Shirley, t '**< -1 1 Wlttkow nky, ('afters Zeinp. tirade 8-? Leoh Da via, Arnett 1 Bed ford, Agnes Shannon, Ethel DePass. Emily Woolen. t irade 4- Andrew Hurnet, l.aw'renee Jones, Laurens Mills, Mary Emma Hough, Nellie Kirkland. tirade r? ? Thorn well Hay, ltlehard Kllkland, Kettle Haile; Joyce Steertnmn t 'eelle Trueadale. Hrade 0--Cha|) Barrett. Edwin tiood ale, Isadore Mognlescu, AMee Cain, Au nt's DePass, Susie Halle, Ketta Heath, Kate McCasklll. tirade 7 ? Itebekali Delxmehe, C'hrla tine Jones, Kinma Villeirtgue, .lumen Clyburu. tirade 8 ? Norman Huekahee, Paul Twltty, Mabel Pate, Corinne Lewis, El len Hoykin, Clara Cureton, Ida Mogu leseu. tirade 0 ? Rosalie Block, Katherlne Hogue. tirade 10 ? Ethel Smith, Elizabeth Wallace, Joe McCaRkill, Ellen Hoykin. In Memoriam. The following resolutions were pass ed by the Hohklrk Hill Chapter I). A. It., upon the death of Midfo. Alary M. Whltaker, which occurred Novem l?er 2nd, 1014 : "Our Heavenly Father having called to Himself our young friend and co worker, Mary Whltaker, we wish to express as a Chapter, our sorrow in her death and to place on record the following resolutions : "Resolved, First, that while we have sustained an irreparable loss we recog nize the wisdom of Almighty (Jod and bow our heads in submission to Him who does not willingly afflict or grieve, His children. "Resolved second, That by her death a link in our Chapter chain has been broken, but the memory of her helpful ness and intert?si will ever be held in reverence. ,3 "Resolved, third, That a page in our minute book he inscribed to her mem ory, and copies of these resolutions be sent to the city papers for publication and also to her family. ?' 'Shall I have naught that is fair," said He; v "Have naught but the l>ea*ded grain, Though the bredth of these flowers is sweet to me, 1 will give them all bock again." Margaret Jordan Carrlson Agnes D. Corbett Sarah Bel ton Kennedy von Tresckow. , THE CHRISTMAS THOUGHT. Ideas on Christmas giving are rapid ly changing among the sensible. Those who think as they give are looking for a year-round service as tlSe important thing. ? In a week of shopping, with all its Strain, you will not find a better gift thap a year's subscription t?o Youth's Companion. It offers its service, its clean entertainment, its fine suggestive ness week after week ; and the end of the year, which finds many a gift in the attic, dust-covered and forgotten, brings The Companion again, with all the charm of last Christmastide. N'o American monthly at any price offers the same amount of reading, and -none can, offer better jpmlity.^ _ LftML than four cents a week provides this best of Christmas gifts ? $2.00 a year. If you- subscril>e now. all the remain ing issues of the year will l?e sent free, and The Companion Home Calendar. A copy of- the Calendar iS^ftlsosent to those who make a gift subscription. Send for sample copies, and the Fore cast- for 101Q. The^ Youth's Compan ion, 144 Berkeley St.* Boston, Mass. For Miss Luey Lfgon. A pretty afternoon function of the week was given at Mull>erry with Miss Bland Williams as hostess and Miss LUcy I-lgon of Spartanburg, as guest of honor. Miss Llgon is the attractive house guest of Miss Lisa Boykln. An Invitation to this l>eautiful couhtry home is always accepted with pleasure for it, carries with it the promise of a royal good time. The party driving down from town consisted of Mr*. Mil ler Boykin and her guest, Mrs. Uull; Miss Lucia and Lillian Yates, Halite Carrison, ;Jeau . Lindsay, Katherine Zemp, Josie Sullivan and Mr. Newton Boykin. The party also included a number of guests from Boykin*. An informal te** made the sunny hours of the afternoon paw very 'pleasantly ? ] the party returning to town In the glow of the Autumn snnset. ! AN ENGLISH PARODY ON THE KAISER'S WILL, British Jokesmith Make Merry By Devising German Emper or's Will and Testament. A soul heruer lut* Jlint m-olvwl from Kligland a ropy of the alleged last will and testament of Kaiser William of (iBmiuii). No doubt tin* Kuist'i' had lit C lo to do with ( lie writing of till k will, byt w<* ijlvi4 It as h sample of the kind of literature highly civlllxed |kx> ple will turn wot oju-e they get e&eited. Tlit' w ill Ih hiiuIc out In dot' form on one side appearing (Uqno words: "l.ast will and tNtlRMMt of the Kaiser r< voklng all Wills jnmle heretofore ? of.-, tlelal. Made mid signed under the m>hI of the (>, I*, (opposer of peace,)" The opposite side of the "will" reads as follows ? '* ?The Kaiser's dispair. itea iiziog that the end Is iicur, he makes Ids will. From our s)>c4'lnl correspondent In Bsrllu. "It Is rumored iuUermauy that tint Emperor now realtocK that his number la up, and Ih aeeordlngly making Ida will, revoking nil wills made hereto fore. The will Is said lo road iin fol lows : "This Is the Inst will and testament of me, Wilhelni, the superwanker and ruler of the sausage-oa tors, recognis ing that 1 am fairly up against it, and expecting to meet with a violent death at any minute at the hands of brave Johnny Hull, hereby make my Wist will and testament. "I appoint the Emperor of Austria to Ih? my sole executor (by kind jier mlsslon of the allies.) "1, 1 give and bequeath to France the territories of Alsaee and fx>rralne (as this is only a ease of returning stolen property, I don't deserve any Credit f?>r it, ami am not likely to get it either.) ? "2. To Nervia I give Austria. ".'I. To Kussia f give Turkey, for the Czar's Christmas dinner. "4. To llelgulm I should like to give all the thick ears, hlaek eyes and broken noses that she presented me with when I politely trespassed on her territory. __ "fl. To Admiral Jellicoe 1 give evil /fay dreadnought*, submarines, torpedo boat destroyers "and fleet of fimkers generally; what's ^left of them. He's bound to luive them In the end, So this Is only anticipating events. "<). To John Bull I give what's left of my army, as liis General French seem? ho handy at "turning my men In to sausage, meat, t supi>ose he means to finish the Job with \his Kitchener, the champion German sausage cooker. "7. To the BHtlsh museum I leave my famous moustaches, souvenir of the greatest wanker In tills or any other Oj- , . age. "S. To Mrs. Pankhurst and the wild women I le&vc my rnalhjd fist, theylil find it useful, tlO doubt, when t*u\v re sume their military tactics. "!). To Sir' Ernest Shackleton I leave the Pole. J've been up it foV so long that I regard it as 'my own prop erty. (Signed) "H. I. Wilhelm, "L/Ord of the l*aud, Sea and Air. "Not' forgetting the Sausage and Ima ger Beer. "Signed by the above named Wil helm as his last will in the presence of us, his ministers, and keepers pre sent at the same time, Who in his pre sence and in the presence of each oth er, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses. "Karon von Sauerkraut, "Graf von Munichlagerbier.'.' Important Fashion' Announcement. We take great pleasure in announc ing to our'readers that beginning with our next, issue tve will publish the, flrst of a series of weekly articles on women's and children's fashions. These articles will be illustrated with artistic drawings of the very newest style# and will fie written for this' paper by one of the^best known fashion authorities in New York City. Thvee exclusive and interesting let tors will provide the ladles of Camden and vicinity with authentic fashion in formation of exceptional, value. Watch for the flrijt article. PERSONAL. Miss Wrennie Boykin. of Boykins, waa the week-end guest of Mlsd Nancy T,in?ttray; Miss Lois Williams, who is a student at Winthrop College, is spending a few days with home folks. ^ ' Miss Easter Connier, of Charleston, who has been visiting Mrs. J. J. Good ale, has returned home. . Miss Mildred Goodale, who is a stu dent at Coker College, spent the week end with her parents in Camden. . Mrs. William Arthur and daughter, Mlas Grace Arthur, of Eastov^b are the guests of Mrs. John W. Corln*ft. Mrs. S. E. Goodale has gone to New l>erry to attend the State Convention of the Baptist Wowan's Missionary Union. , Louslvllle, Ky. ? Two slaughter house proprietor* of Ixjuisville have been lin ed $100 each and .stnteuqfd to "fifty daya in jail for selling homo moat for food. '? ^ 7*' , "i NKNTKNiKI) 44 YKAKiS AGO And Just logins Serving Four Months III .HldtThMI Jail. An<I?'i.-,<iii Mall. A sealed seat 6UOO, musty <i n?l dusty with age, left by Judge Jauu>* Aldrleh wlili ilu* rlerk of OQHtrl of Aiii|?>rsou count.v in .1 nut', l Mill. iii"!'' t tin it jR yeifrs ago, was by (Murk of Couri I Vacuum Inst wwk. MUil ? li?* do* feadaut, Jefferson VlNlx, a white uiun, ii I h hi t 00 years of Hge, began the nor Vldfl of Ills SOIlt??|CO. Ji'ITuikoii Nix niui Hud llrooks, two white moil, wore eonvlctijiL ou the charge of iiKsault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. They skipped from tin* state right after their oon vlctloilg and lief ore tho presiding judge had passed . Kcnteuces upon them. Nix tied to Oklalionia, and has been engaged In fanu^ig since going away. ltrooks also w?n( \v?*it, pnd Nix says that in* met Brooks some time after tin* dial and that Hrooks declared ho (llrooks) had been acquitted of tho charge. i\x*"a mat tor of faet both moil wi'h' .convicted ami sealed sentciu*)s \vere loft for them. Soino time ii go a baby wan klllod in (Jreeuvllle county, and Nix, who wag over there about that time, wiih ar rested and churged with being an ac cessory to tin* murder. Ills case came to trial a few days ago lu <!reenvllh\ and he wan acquitted. SluiljV Ashley, knowing of the *eai ? '<1 sentence here aw ailing Nix , hml M'i\ detained, uikI went v Hit* Hint brought lit m l>a<k, aw a prisoner. Mix. In I In* Ashley ap|>eart*liii tnFclerk'm ulOiti to hear his ??!???> rend. llv remarked hs lie CHIUO in the door that ho supposed his would Im> iwKillt one year oil tin* chain gang. The pu|ier waa iimat imI ami ? 1 1 m ? 1 1 ? m I , ami Nix lunched out right, *o happy wbm in?, for tin* sentence wm only four months to he nerved in the cntutfy Jail. Ho an id iiiut the sentence whn much lighter than in* had even ho|H>d for, ami ho asked to be taken I" til*' J?il I ill I ??! > Ml that he wight Ih-kIii his siTvii .' Brooks Is still at lurgc. S<viu<" of tttene days he will be Mipturwl aud ho will ho hrought^huck here Juat like , Nix wrtH brought mid he will ho re quired to aatlxfy the law, itoawoll, I nd. ? Wednwday, Nov. 4 whh pigeon day in the hp vera 1 sur rounding CouiifcioUp Kvcry man and hoy who could get a nbot gun assisted in the extermination of the pigeons, which are mild to bo the chief currier# of the hog ?'holeru kciiiih. South Uend, Nub. ? Ton yeara ugo, Frank Ilerae, hrakeman, loat a leg when his foot- wuh caught in a switch and he was run over by an engine. Re tvntly lie lost hia cork leg in the auuie aort of an accident at the same awitch. No. 9083. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK at Camden, in the State of South Carolina, at. the Close of Business, October 31st, 1914. Resources Loan* ?nd Discounts $214,582.27 Overdraft, secured and unsecured ................ 5,483141 U. 8. Bonds deposited to secure circulation 50,000.00 Commercial pai>er deposited to secure circulation 10,732.88 Other Bonds to secure Postal Savings 2,000.00 Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures 1,650.18 Due from National Banks (not reserve, agents) 8,572.00 Due from State and Private Banks aiid\Banker?, Trust. Companies and Savings .-. i 310.05 Due from approved Reserve Agents in Central Reserve- > * Cities. ..$8,212.12 ; In other Reserve Cities - $1/221.35 .............. . . . 0,4113.47 Checks and other Cash Items .......v....... . 3,057.28 Notes of other National Banks 1,600.00 Fractional Paper Currency, Nickels, and Onts . 157.48 Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz : Specie 4,511.00 -Legal-tender notes 500.00 5,011.00 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent, of circulation) ... 3,200,00 T^tal $324,500. 02 Liabilities. Capitul stock puld in : ..... ..; 50,000.00 Surplus fund l6, 000.00 Undivided Profits, less Expenses and Taxes prtld .23,003.28 National Bank Notes outstanding 04.000.00 ?Due. to other National Banks . 54.80 Individual deposits subject to check :v 110,168.04 Certified Checks : 12.50 Cashier's checks outstanding 2,000.40 Postal Savings deposits 400.87 B11J* payable, including obligations representing money borrowed ....55,000.00 Total .Eli $324,500.02 State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw, - V I, John T. Mackey, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. JOHN T. MACKEY, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 0th day of November, 1014. John yt. 'Lindsay, Notary Public. Correct ? Attest: \..i V C. J. shannon, Jr. - ? M, H. Ileyman, Directors. ' , L.vA. Wittkowsky. ' IT'S THE MORTAR THAT COUNTS as well as the bricks In building operations. Mortar made with our lime or cement will last for , ages. So if you want a durable building, one that will defy time itself, use our mortar making materials and be sure. BURNS & BARRETT / ROOFING-ROOFING-ROOFING $3.00 PER SQUARE 10 ftStlen* W^M^alvanirodT^ugafed V -Crimped Roofing in 6. 7, 8 and CU.t 1A - ' 1. . ooi lengths. * ^ Sticks 10 cents per square extra. Only required with V-Crimped Roofing. COLUMBIA SUPPLY COMPANY, S23 Cwr? U St., ColambU, S. C. Camden Undertaking Co. C. W. EVANS. Manager FUNERAL DIRECTORS and LICENSED EMBALMERS ? ; ? - City, and Country Calls Attended Promptly DAY OR NIGHT Office and Show Room It 1103 Broad Street Day Phone 16 Night Phone 297-L