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Four I ndfriakm Kw (IniiMifii, Camden has IJlO distinction of having about uk many Qudt'rUlwrit un any city of Its hIzc In the country. Within the I >unt few week* Uutrv has been throe firms to branch out in thlH llp?- of hu?l I1CMS. Met 'ormick A. Co.. are now having tin* store of 10, J I, Dibble on liroad Mti*4H*t, rifiiKHlHlM xnd will lx> ready for business tvlthin a jveek. Mr. K. W. Bond, mi At In nt a until, has charge of the business. This Arm will have an ambulance j^rvlce to at lend all calls. The (iamden Undertaking Co., recent ly commission**! |>y the Hoc rotary of Htute, tin h lea>MHJ tin* vacant store next north of the Murchlson Wholesale Co'ft. ?tore and In having same tilled up for an undertaking parlor and show room. Mr. fJ, W. Kvuns, of Hum inert on, H. 0., arrived hero tlitN week and will have oharge of the new company. Mr. li. 1{. McCrclght who lias been doing business here for many years, is at Ids same old stand on north Ifroud *tr<M?t. Collins llros.. I he well known eolored hackman. have purchased a hearse and supplies and arc prepared to care for tie* colored people. in (litis line Jack Johnson's Cur. .Jack Johnson's racing ear, which two years ago was tlic talk of tliQ country, has been purchased by 11. C. Hoscic waits of the Old Sanitarium at I'ralrlo dti Chlen, W|s. This monster racing car was Itulll by the Thomas Flyer Co. The solid aluminum body was cast In one piece in lOnghind, no uniuufac tuier in Ihls country being able to make It at the time. Its mechanism has a six cylinder engine, each of the cylin ders being r> 1-2 by 7. inches which have a capacity of 10ft liorse-i>ower and will send the machine over the ground at a h|mmmI of JM) miles un hour. All the parts of this wonderful speed demon were esiHH-ially miple for Jack Johnson and cost $14,000; However, the reck less career run by Johnson In connec tion with his famous restaurant ,in Chi cago brought about the loss of his rights in this country as well as his wonderful machine, which was attach ed for a debt by tin* Ilcllcuuin Ilrew Ing company of I, a Crosse. Third Week Jurors. J. C. ('roft, Cassatt. I>. I j. Dahney, Camden Eddie Itarfleld, laigoft' F. F. Ya Thorough, Itethune I >. L. Phillips, Kershaw R. It. Faulkenlwrry, Kershaw W. Bird. Kershaw - it. M. West, Cassatt It. .1. Melntyre, Itlanev l?. I,. Truesdel, Westvllle T. c. illusion. Lugoff \v. 10. West, Kershaw It. It. Jones, Liberty Mill I/. T? Dixon, Camden .1. \V. Hllisor Itlaney It. 1>. Gardner, Kershaw .1. 10. .lelTers, Itlaney ? M. II. Heynuin, Camden li. A. Shiver, Camden c. M. Porter, 1<ugofT W. A. Outlaw, Bethune .1. M. Wood, Itlanoy A. S. Gardner, Bethune T. J. Truqsdel, Camden <?. W. Mobley, Kershaw W. M. West, Camden C. T. Trapp, Camden , It, L. Johnson, Bethune . W. J. Dorlty, Camden II. F. Smith, ('amden A. K. Kelly, Lugo# L. W. ltoykln, Boykins J. It. Nelson. Long tow n 10. C. Stokes, Camden Arthur Croft, Casaatt W. It. Truesdel, Kershaw The New Wet and Dry Line-I 'p. . * As ii result of the November elec llons there are now fourteen states In tl^' dry column. They -are Arizona, Colorado, (ij'orjrla, Kansas. Maine Mis sissippi. North ( 'a roll nn. North Dakota. Oklahoma. < Megou, Tennessee. Virginia. Washington and West Virginia. There remain 1T? states in which half the populal h?n live in so-called no li cense territory. They are Alabama. Arkansas. Florida, daho. Indiana, Iowa. Kentucky. l.oulsana. Minnesota, No? braska. New Hampshire. South Caro lina. South Dakota, Texas and Ver mont. There remain eleven states in which L'.'S per centyof the population lives no-llcense territory. The) are Califor nia Deleware, Illinois* "Maryland. Mas sachusetts. Michigan. Missouri, Ohio. Ftah. Wisconsin and Wyoming. At dif ? ferent times In the past 111 states have adopted the policy of prohibition. All but nine for one reason or another. ? abondoned it for local option or con trol by license, California and Ohio, out of the six states In which statewide prohibit lou amendments were voted on this fall, elected to remain in the wet column. In Ohio the new amendment to the con stitution practically places the state in the wet column forever, as it provides that no liquor legislation shall he in troduced into the legislature. The pres ent laws, however, are very strict and are carried nut to the letter. The new amendn)rftt doe* not prohibit the hold lug of wet hnd dry elections in com munities, under the laws that are at 1 iresent In force. The states that have voted dry dur ing the year 1P14 are Arizona. Colo rado, Oregon. Washington and Vir ginia. Watson declared to BE NOT GUILTY BY JURY Colll't of Kt'lMTHl HeMrfloUS Wll* en gaged yesterday in the Mini of (>, If. WatNim for t h?* murder of Kd, (in-g ory in the northern |>ii ri of the county lust year.* Thu until" day was taken ii)> in testimony of tint many wltnesse* and I lie attorneys art* now arguing the CHU*', with a probablli ty of tlx* Jury re tiring till* afternoon A Wfl' Hum* of Uuotitter, art* representing Mr. YVattfon, while M, L, Smith Ik as sisting Solicitor Cobb in tin* prosecu tion. I*at?r ? Tiit* ? ihr whk given In tiie jury about 11. o'rlork ami after delib erating about 20 minutes returned ? verdict of "not guilty/' The following Keotlemen with Mr. J. Y. Baker eoro fiosed the Jury: S. K. (iardner, N. K. MVKinnon, C. A. .Johnson, H. W. Ilorns l>y, W. I* Kinard, V. I>. Katridge, W. K. MoHeloy, H. C. HUifleton, A. C. (ta ker, II. b. KIIIhot and J. C. Williams. Mr. Watson's friends lire congratu lating him on his release from the charge which has imeti hanging over him for some time. " ,.fmt ymmi- . Big Fire at Blaney. I'dancy, S. Nov. Ii'. Mr. I jiiI It. Itowen. ii prominent business man and large planter living six miles north of Blnncy, suffered a heavy loss in the do st met loh by lire Wednesday night of IiIk gin house, na\\- mill and Hhlngle mill, together wlfli fifteen bales of seed cotton and fifty bales of cotton need. Mr. Howen estimates the loss at fully $.'5,000 with no Insurance. There would have been ay additional loss of $.'{,(>00 had It not been for the timely arrival of neighbors and n number of hands living on the plantation who helped to remove about KO bales of cot ton which was pllml In a field adjoin ing the gin house. The loss is quite a serious one to Mr. Bowen and his I friends and neighbors sympathize with him. -???? . U r,. ? ? ? . Product of the Gins. Cotton ginned In. Kershaw county up to November 1 of this year amounted to 18,440 bales as compared with 10,- j 410 hales for the same da,te one year ago, according to report by cotton cen sus enumerator, \V. F. Itussell. Jr. Mr. Lewis Critically 111. The many friends throughout the city and county of Mr. Clias. K. J^ewls will be pained to learn that he Is crit ically ill at his home in this city and we learn that there is very, little hopes of his recovery. < "The Squaw Man." "Tho Squaw Man" is" the title of the pictures to be shown at the opera house tonight. It is by the Paramount ser-? vice, which guarantees It being a good one. Many witnessed the pictures Wed nesday night and were well pleased with Mary IMckford In a '"Hood Little Devil." ? Aluminum Ware Free. Your attention is called to the ad vertisement in another place in todays patter of the Malone-Pearce-Youug Co. An exhibition of the South Bend Mal leable Ranges will be on at their store for one week beginning Monday, No vember Kith, at which time they will give to each purchases of a range a set of aluminum cooking utensils. See their ad In another place. The Play Last Night. v "I'eg o' My Heart" was greeted by a large and appreciative audience at the opera house here last night. Ilea Martin, as a careless little Irish >?i rl was the clever little actress who at tracted the greatest attention. The other players were all good and those wln> were fortunate enough to witness this play had nothing but the highest praise for the show. Tlu? seal of oiticial disapproval was placed en the so-called tulterculosls cure brought to this count iv in lPHi, by I>r. Frederick Fiiedinann of Iterlin. by the Failed States government. ? Three million eggs were shipped from Boston i?i London, last week. The ship ment is the largest ever made from Boston. Capt. L. K. ilodler of the 1'. S. avia tion corps, was killed by a fall from an aeroplane, Friday. He was a na tive of Atlanta. <?a. The Panama canal Is agulti open to tratllc. the landslide north of Cold Hill having been cleared. Mrs. N\ it. Wliitehouse and Mrs. Og den Mills Heed of New York have o|>en ?sl a suffrage shop in that city on ; Fifth avenue. Suffrage literature and i deeorations will be offered for sale. Six men were burned to death in a tire which swept through a four-story lodging house at 352 Kighth avenue. New York, Friday. Fifty men were sleeping , la the structure and many 'thrilling rescues were made. The International health commission. ! organized hy the Itockcfeiler Founda tion, has i>|h?ihm| laboratories on the isthmus of Panama, for a systematic campaign against hookworm. Collins NBrothers Undertakers for Colored People T?UpW? 41 714 W. D*K%lk St. GENERAL NEWS NOTES. KradHlMi Md. A negro lii th# Jail refused to >\ tu'n ibnw < fiiKili\e> |<M | n JhII dcllver.v Sat ante) ujjiKjtt itwd uiw the wiri)iiii Hid promised tlu* prisoners - <hj<ken for dinner HuiiUuy. <i. II. Neeley, a former Uock I lilt man, kilU*<| himself and wife in a hotel in HI. l*onis Wednesday. N'eeley'w body will l?e brought to I't.H'k Hill for burial where ho has many relatives llvitifc Th? 1'nlted States battleship Texas wan presented with two silver services at OalVeaton, Tex., Saturday. The funds for the purehaMe of one set were raised by the school children of Texan, and the other by cttlMM of the state. Sullivan, I nd. ? Mrs, Eleanor Coml>es I lu* oldest living white woman In Indl ana, observed her 103th birthday anni versary Sunday at the home of her won, Wiley Cambill. She 1m the mother of eleven children, six boys and live girlM, 57 grandchildren, 147 great grand children, and 17 great great grand children. Mrn. Combe# is apparently in her usual good )u>al\li, C. 1<\ Hampton, a well known and r i'M pec tad man of Florence, committed Hiiielde by Mhootlng hluiMelf twice with ft i>lMt<?i Wed need ay . The Hteamer Jan Illock, laden with food purchased by the American lie I let committee, for the ItelglanM, left Lon don for Rotterdam, Holland, Saturday afternoon. A. H. Hftbb, while sitting lU the oltioe of Dr. .1. N'. Douglas, .at Wlunshoro, killed- himself with a pistol. Jluncetown, Mo. ? In 1852, I!. D. Htcphens, father Of J. I>. Stephens, - of Woodland. Cul? Journeyed across the continent in a prairie schooner. It took Just loo days for tho oxen to haul the slowly moving wagon, llecently,, the old gentleman had the pleasure of go ing over the same route in an automo bile driven by his son. Just fourteen days elapsed from the time that the engine started In Woodland until the machine was brought to a stop at the doorstep of the old homestead in Bunceton. Atlanta women Saturday took deii lilte steps toward a memorial for the late Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, to be known as "The Ellen Wilson fund for the Christian education of Mountain Youths." A national api>cnl for funds will be made. < The large plant of the Southern Cot ton Oil Co., located at Darlington, was destroyed by lire Thursday. The loss will reach $(J,<)00. Ten person^ were injured, 160 made homeless and 17 buildings were de stroyed in a tire that swept out part of West' Brownsville, Pa., Saturday. The loss in -property Is estimated at $?.250, (MM). One woman was killed aikl another badjy hurt when an automobile at the county fair held at Troy. Ala., last week, left the track and crashed thru a fence into a crowd of si>ectators. Uncle Joe Cannon, received 702 tele grams at his residence in Danville, 111., up to Saturday, congratulating hint up on his elect ton to congress. QUEER JOURNALISTIC FEAT. It Hit the London Times and Boomed the Mancheater Guardian. Ouce there was uu obscure subeditor Of the Manchester Guardian in Eng land. It was a long time ago. and the Guardian was scarcely known outside of its own clt.v. Tbe subeditor bad a bablt of drink Ing ale uutil he was so drowsy that he could not lift his head from his desk. On one occasion th<? composing room was yelling for "copy." as the editorial page was absolutely vacant. Tiie subeditor bad been asleep on his desk for hours and his pen had been idle. The foreman of the com posing room finally succeeded tu arous ing the man and yelled in his ear that something must be done for copy. Whereupon the sleepy one grabbed a pair of shears and clipi>ed one whole column from the editorial page of the Loudon Times At the top he wrote in a crabbed hand: "What du^s the London Times mean by the following V It was printed, column and all. That single quixxical Introduction made the Manchester Guardian famous 1'eople began to ask what tbr THtncy did mean by the editorial, which was on a rath er revolutionary subject. The sub editor slept for several hours, but John E. Wilkle says his paper's greatness began from that uioiiienL? Washing ton Star. "Engaged Man's Panic." "Engaged man s panic is as famil iar a phenomenon as the squawking of a captured chicken or the Hopping of a hooked tish And woman In stinctively anticipates It. feels it be fore It actually begins, deals with It according to her abilities. No woman ever feels t list -this is n slur upon her She knows that It dt>es not Involve tier, but Is only the nervousness of the free at the touch of the matrimonial bridle ?and that bridle, an she known and af be knows, 1st not in her hands. t>nt In the hands of society. Even the man marrying for a home, even the man marrying for children or for money, even the man marrying l>ecause only by marriage can he hope to get some one to associate with him. bear with him. listen to him on terms of his own arranging? even these men feel the nervousness as tbe bridle drops over their heads and the bit presses their quivering lips. ? Krom "Degnarroo's Wife." by David Graham Phillips. ? jrhf , Fire In Springfield. Mo., Saturday re sulted In a fire loss of $265,000. WHY HUSBANDS DESPAIR. Mara'a On* Reason, and It Showi How Really Unimportant a Bifl War la. ?i i \ ilt.ir." lie i||(|(i; "I wiiiiI tt> show you xuiuethli Till* M h wir tun p. which I cur from h iit'WximikM Don't you think It would |i? nhtf for " ? lo follow the rourse of the armies and try to' Ret h l?Htfi hh'ii Of flu* altuiilioii V" "VfH, dear Draw your ?hair a little elosyr. You want to ltuow ?ouiethli)K about the fighting nation*. don't you?" "Yes, dear." "Of course. Now. let's see. Ah. I've got It upside down. There, that'* right. The evening papers say that BUek In Bosnia wan the aceue of a severe engagement between the Monte negrins aud Austrian* Can you dnd BUek?" ?TIow do you apell It. dear?" 'Til look In the paper. Yes, here it Is. General Vokovltch has left BUek and Is marching on Tchalnltch. Just look for Tchalnltch .while you're at t&" "How do you spell It?" Til look." While he looks bit wife stares at the map, picks It up aud turns it over. She at once becomes absorbed In what Bbe sees. "Oh, George," she cries, "look here!" MHave you found It?" "No, no, dear, but listen. 'Choice sale of dress remnants at Booele's. Take your pick at 7 cents a yard.' I must go down the very first thing in morning!" He stares at her. - Then he picks up the map and flings it Into tl& wastebasket. ? Cleveland Plain Dealer. Encouraging an Abaontaa. "So they docked you for staying away from congress?" said Farmer Oorntossel. "Yes," replied the statesman. "And lfs all wrong." "That's what 1 think. After flndlh' out what you're liable to say of do they ought to pay you extra."? Wash ington Star. Explained. His Flanoee? Tell me, count, why do yon alwaya kiss my left hand? The Count? You are left handed, are you not? His Fiancee ? Yea. The Count? Then that Is se hand with which you sign tfe checks, is it not-?? Puck. The Kindest Action. "Papa," said the daughter, "Jack is coming tonight to ask your consent to our marriage. Be kind to him. won't you?" "Certainly, my child," said the stern parent. "I'll do the kindest act I can. I'll tell hlui he can't have you."? Ex change. Something Worth While. Church? Boy's home from college. I see. Gotham? Oh, yes. "Bring home a diploma with him?" "No. but he brought home a corking good recommendation from the college coach."? Yonkers Statesman. . What D 'ye Think of That? "I don't know what to name my new hunting horse." "Why don't you call him Sensitive?" "Why Sensitive?" "Because I notice he so easily takes a fence.? Baltimore American. . Rather Near. "Do you know that severe looking woman?" "In a way. She is a relative of my children." "How near?" "Their mother."? Life. No Hip Pocket. Romantic? Why' Is Cupid always pic tured us carrying l>ow and arrow? Sensible Maid? Be bus no facilities for carrying a gun.? Washington Star. Ths Curie of Too Much Beauty. "What a ln*autiful glri your daugb-_ ter is!*' _ "Ten. bo lH'ituti/ul that I've given up hope tbm she'll ever wash the dishes for on* when she grows up."? Detroit Free Press. ? Careful Wife. "Wife. I wish you'd buy me a couple of five cent collar buttons. I need 'em ' badly " "All right, .lost as soon h** some body has n snie."? Kansas City Jour nal. Defending Mother. "Papa, momma says that one-half the world doesn't know how the other half lire*." t , | "Well, shf shouldn't blame herself, dear. It Isn't her fanltM? Philadelphia Mew. 1 Write your ad like you would talk to your party and teH the whole truth. Notice the following: f![ FOR RENT? Roor?. Talephoa. 624 ^jj o* apply 120 L?k? Aveaua. FOR RENT ? Nica Life (?oi 100a. cloteU, lunoiitg water, elactaic liohU. Xjot venitnl to cu line ud wood irrtwif ntv M initiate prZe. Apply l2uLaka Avert iw. Cfl Which ad would you answer? tj Don't cut the ad too sliort. It is false economy. Wants ? 'For Sale ? Rents ^dt? inserted under this heading for 1 cent per word. No ad taken for lens than' 25 cents. f Wanted? Oood $ow giving not less than, three gallon* daily. State price. Address Box 253, Camden, S. C. WANTED ? to buy about 100 Turkey**. Must weigh 10 pounds or over. G. F. flush, phone 222-J, Camden, 8. V% ? ao-2t. FOR RENT ? A furnished room to two gentlemen. Apply to Mrs. W. S. Alexander. (510 Hampton St., Gam den, S. C. ' It. . ? ... i. , , in LOST ? A brown and white mule hound puppy, about 7 months old. Reward If returned to A. G. Whitaker, .Gam den, S. C. ..30 W. O. HAY has added to his equip ment, a Ford magnet recharging inT strument, which will make Ford ^miigr nets as good as new and the work can be done without dlsmalteling the motor as heretofore. W. O. HAY'S SHOP, Camden, S. G. ^ 30-8t For Rent ? One store with rooms in rear; One 2-story house; also three rooms furnished or unfurnished, suit able for light house keeping. Apply 1200 Oth Avenue, Broad, Camden, S. O. FOR SALE ? New crop pure Georgia Cane Syrup, in barrels, kegs and can. Write for prices. W. H. Davis, Au gusta, Ga. 25-36 SEED OATS FOR SALE? Wester ham Plantation offers extra tine home grown prolific seed Oats at 75c per bushel in 25 bushel lots ; 80c. per bushel in less quantity. Seed oats raised in this locality make a much greater yield than shipped seed. Henry Savage, Prop., Camden, S. <Y; W. A. Rush, Mgr., Lugoff, S. C. 30-4t. FOR SALE? Stove Wood at $2.00 per large two-horse wagon load. Henry Savage, Camden, S. C. 30-2t. pwoorr news notks. . I.UK??n, H. 0.? Nov. 10. ? A very pitHtf lM>U?f W*mW1??K WMK soleuinl/l'd hciv \Vedne?day at 2 ;2M> o'elm-k, when Mbn Noiiie Kiifd of thl? place, Imh'hiur tta l?rl*l?* of Air. I'M. Jackson, of Fulls- The* werv married by Mr. Wiu IllliKllHUl, 111 th<# prcseiwu of only tt fi>w relative* and friends. Immediately Hf i, i iii. ' t i. inuiiy an iiiUwrattt dliuMi given the bridal piriy at the boa* I of tl??> brlttaa mother, The happy h?m ifffe then motored away to their homo at'^Treut Fa I la. . Mrs, Hugh MoCulluin *i>ent last Weil l?V'Md|H> 1" Camden. Mr*. W, 1*. I>avla< of C'uimleu, Mi*m t he week end here last wt*?k at the hoiiie of Rev. J. Davla. ' Mr, Torn Whltaker, of Camden, wu? a visitor hero last week. Mrs. J a men Team wan In ColugibU oh Saturday last. Mr. H^nry Porter, of Camden, wan i visitor here last Wednesday. ?" Mr. liufus Thurmond was^h Cu? | den oh HaturdHyr* . ? Koefilgsfeerg Bottled Up. London, Novf.10.? Tin* German erula ev Kiwidgsborg, , which disabled the British cruiser Pegasus some weak* ago, has been bottled ??i? at Fnliu Island on the <3toa*t of Gtjrmnn East Africa, by the blocking of the channel t th* harbor. ? Mafjorh* Jiavin, the 17 mouths old daughter of Mr. and >lrn. C. C. Davis, has a freak tooth. A few days ago her mother noticed a dark -*i>ot on one of the baby's teeth and took bier to a dentist. The dark spot was found to be a perfect silver tilling. As the baby had never vtalted a dentist before, the tilling Is looked upon H? a gre^t curiosity. Administrator's Notice. All parties indebted to the estate of J. W. Poston, deceased, are hereby no tified to make payment to the under signed, and all parties, If any, baring ,olaims against the said estate will pre sent them duly attested within the time prescribed by law. B. R. McCrelgbt, Administrator. Camden, 8. C., Oct. 22, 1014. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. All parties indebted to the estate of Henry Boykin, deceased, are hereby notified to, make payment to the under signed, and all parties having claim against said estate will present them duly verified within the time prescrib ed by law. , HORACE BOYKIN, Qualified Executor of Estate of IJenrj Boykin. Camden, S. C., Oct. 22, 1014. Notice to Debtors and Creditor!. All parties indebted to the Estate of Mrs. Ellen D. Boykin, deceased, are hereby notified to make payment to the undersigned, and all parties, (If any) having claims against the Estate wilt present them duly verified within the time prescribed by law. D. A. Boykin - H. D. Boykin J. T. Hay Executor*. Camden, S. C., Oct. 22, 1014. J. W. McCORMlCK, Prop. V E. W. BOND, M.n.f.r ? : =? ? ? IHrGInrmkk $c (En. Funeral Directors aad Embalmers * ! ' ? '"** ? ' ? ? i vl . U '?* v : * V ' V ' ? '/'A AMBULANCE SERVICE > Calls Attended Anywhere Day or Night TELEPHONE 70 1049 Main Street CAMDEN, S. C. Hang your slipholder 911 the kitchen wall, Mw* Housekeeper, or wherever it it most eonven . ient. It is part of > *> I The One Writing Method of handling accounts. By theu* of The McCaskey System we furnish each customer with a sale slip after every purchase. This Mle ali^ shows what was bought, the price paid for each item' and the.last previous balance, all footed up. Our customers have the Same re<?ord of their accounts sM we, and in the same handwriting. Our customers always knov* what they owe, their accounts cannot 'grow over night. The McCaskey System protects you against erro: . ? saves time and labor for us. We would like to have an opportunity < f e::piair.ing McCaskey System to you. W ATKINS' PARLOR MEAT MARKET W. R. W ATKINS, Proprietor