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SYRUP BARRELS IIAV JUST RECEIVED A CAR LOAD OF SY ?UP barrels, AND OFFER THEM FOR SALE TO those making syrup at home, they are go ing fast. TELEPHONE US AND WE WILL HOLD yOURS LEWIS & CHRISTMAS THE STRICTLY CASH STORE. Phone 180 Camden, S. C. Tin* Balkan Situation. ?i>us from tin* Balkans indicate that BlriirlH has begun the mobilization [h?*r troops ""<1 the same time Ispatehe* from the capitate of the al d nations admit that, whatever may kjhf course of Bulgaria in the fu irf, It "ill not ho active partjcitm ou in the war against Germany and ustrlu. in tho diplomatic battle that in the Baikal Teuton^ states ?Q won out. Karly in the war we explained Why <Wia <-4?ui<i hardly l?o expected to Jnn u common cause With Serbia, reec-e, and Itoumania as long um those itlous retained t lie booty they gain j #t the dose of the second Iiaikan |r It will he remembered that Bul iria, Serbia, and Greece defeated Oft? In the first war, and in this it the Bulgarian troops did the ma ir iiart of the fighting. At Lule J*ur Adrlanople, Kirk Killesh, and ther points, the .impetuoua Bulgars efeateii the Turks, and this success ul overland . campaign on Constanti bplc caused peace to la* made. When the treaty was signed a dlf srenee arose between the three nllies k to the distribution of the spoils edd Py Tifrkey. It seems that pre ious to the outbreak of the war Ser fs, Orene. and IiulKaria had agreed hat the 'larger portion of Macedonia ras to be given' to Bulgurla, while lerliiu was to seek territorial com ttisntlon further west. ?When the rorbl nations blocked the Serbian leve lty creating Albania an lndepend ot state, Serbia became dissatisfied ad demanded a redivlslon. This led :o War. and Oreecfc aided Serbia, bomanla. which had been netitral in be first war, now seized the liorth eastern part of Bulgaria, and Turkey regained part of the land alio had Juat *ei/,e<l. Bulgaria wus entirely out numbered and utterly at the mercy of her ra venous assailants. Hi nee that time Bulgaria's frank at titude lata been ^ue looking towardH regaining these territories which "vfrere Huatched away from her after her sons had home the brunt of a vigor ous war against Turkey. For thin rea- ? son when the Allies promised a Balkan league against Turkey and Auatrla In the present war Bulgaria demanded ns the first condition that the nations make go<Kl the territory they had tak en, and until then she announced, she would not Joiy any concerted action, i Roumanla edrly declared her willing- 1 ness to cede the territory she took, and lately Serbia agreed to partially leturn the Macedonian region she seized, hut Greece has made no offer, and the Bulgarians considered Serbia's return insufficient. Being a pro-German attitude from the first, it was not such a difficult piece of work for . the German diplo mats to prevent Bulgaria, joining rhands with the Allies. This Is impor tant, for as long as Bulgaria remains friendly to Turkey and hpr Teutonic allies an overland, advance upon Con stantinople can not 1h? made. The Teutonic diplomacy of late has been directed more toward securing the ac tive participation of Bulgaria into the war, and whether this has l>een secur ed or not it is too early to say. Mob ilization indicates this, although the calling of the troops together may be merely to preserve a friendly neutral ity with those powers and not to ac tively assist them ?' Orangeburg Times and Democrat. WILL WAS A FOKGKKY. I'll usual (W lie fore Jud|? (jury j Prom l^xtiicfcm. A l.exlnutou corretqiondont to Hit* Columbia State, writing under <I??t?* of HoiK, \ilj trils of the following uuui ? uui "4(caiiKlng the full i in |*? ?rt of my eoiu'lueloii ?s to tin* facta, i am coil Nt ruined to find that the signature to iin- pi 'upitMit win is mil the true slgna lure of Mrs. Kutiua K. Perry." Thus speaks Judge Frank II. (Jury In u de cision handed down l>y liim in the (NNIImM PtfHf w-lll CtlM) from Hal? burg, i" wbloQ tbt contention <>f the legatees under tli?> JAr?t Instrument charged that the sigittjflure to the lust alleged will, us well an th?v entire in strument, won a forgery. The^ileela* ion of George S. Drafts, Judge of pro* ha to, who decided against the propo nenta <?f the last win. "Kven if Mrs. Perry wrote l?er nunic as is alleged, I ?bold that her aft was not the result of Iter own will anil detdie, hut that lit the time she was not iMMMessed of snlliclent mental caiaidty to know what pro|x?rty she hail or to whom she desired It to go at her death." Tin' ruse is nil t iu' more Important by reason of t ho fact that all the par ties connected with the suit are among the moat prominent and influential cit izens of this county, most of them residents of this eounty, most of them residents of the town of Batesburg. Mrs. ICmiua K. Perry died at her home in Batesburg on I>eeemher 4, leaving as her heira-atdaw and next of kin, her hushaud, John L, Pei'ry : one winter, Mrs. Kurilla Wll lani of Coronaca ; one brother) i> W. Guiding of Coronaca, ami the children of u deceased sister, Mrs. Bachaei Hen derson, also of Coronaca. Mrs. Perry had been married three .times. Her lirKt hushand was Benson Smith, a pioneer merchant of "Batesburg; her second husband was Capt. A. I). (Jack) Hates, and Hfler his death she married John b. Perry, She had no children. Soon after the death of Mrs. Perry Dr. M. U. Boatwrlght and S. F. Perry presented an instrument, purporting to he the last will and testament of Mrs. Perry, to George S. Drufts, Judge of probate, to be proved in common form of law, Dr. Boatwrlght and Mr. Perry being named as executors. In this alleged will, purporting to have been executed on November 10, M2. 18 days prior to the death of Mrs. Perry, the following bequests were made : To 'her husband, John L. Per ry, all real and i>ersonal projierty for land during the term of his natural life; after the. death .of her husband $500 was bequeathed to her sister, i Mrs. Willard; the sum of $100 to her brother, David Goldman ; the sum of $100 to her step-grandson, 0. W. Solee, Jr., and in the event that there should not be sufficient personal property to pay the legatees' mentioned, then they should - share in such personal prop erty in the proportion named. After the death of her husband the rest and residue of her; real and personal pro perty was to go to S. F. Perry, Mamie HIGH ART STYLE CLOTHES gy^ldlQuble barrel" OUR conscience Is clear ?vJitk every HIGH' ART sale. You cannot suffer loss when Stou buy tkese clothes. We are behind them, and their makers Strouse & Brothers, of Baltimore, are be hind them. If, perchance, your HIGH ART Suit or Overcoat should go "wrong, we'll make good ? with no red tape to it. /? But ? aside from this vital factor are staled to fashion's latest dictate. To be clad in these clothes is to be v?ell clad. There are authoritative models for edery build ? and we'll fit you, correctly. Stocks are complete? come as visitor ? come as purchaser ? it's "open house" with us all the time. STROUjt tf ftfcos. (AlTlMOKt, MO. ONE OF THE MANY HIGH ART MODELS ?v-'* ^ X . % ' ' * . **? ' .* Hirsch Brothers & Co. CAMDEN, S. C. ? ** '-v?r ??? : 'V T>r" ???*? ? ;r ? ? llofttwrlght, i. T Perry, a u? *? p.,. ter, Dr. M. U. Hout wrlght uiul Mix. Connie ll Perry, her step < hlldren, share mi. I share alike 1'mler U.ls purported will the I fit I k of tin* estate wus given to tin* ?'li i l?t i?'ii of her last husband, John L Terry. Three days hi I or, on December 0, 1012. J, Win. Thurmond ami T. C. ChIIUoii. attorneys for Mrs. Kurtl|ii I Willurd and Geo rue liell Tlminerman, served nojllco o?j Judge I >rafts ami tin* legfttee^ Diiili'r tin- alleged last will of the deceased that they would ask ami demand that K, Perry ami M U> Boat weight, executors of tlw last alleged iuMrument, prove the will In 'due form ??f law." ami at tin* same time charging t hat their client, George Bull Thnincruinu, wax the lawful exe out6r <>f the true will of Mrs. Sparry. Georfrc Hell Tlminerman then pre sen ted to the eonrt an Instrument hearing the dale of August 11), 100K, in which he himself was named as exeeu tor. In thl.s will the testator made the following distributions of her hold ings: "| give and bequeath to my hushami. John I., Perrv, the sum of $1 ,000 and the suite of furniture now used by us in the bed room which we occupy in my dwelling in the town of Batesbnrir to Julian Hates, $.'lf> ; to Annie Huteii, $115; to St. John's Moth* odlHt 'hnreh of Hatmliuric, $100; to the- Bale* burg Haptlst. church, $200. This Instrument further sets out: "Af t?'r tin* foregoing provisions of this my last will and testament have been ful ly compiled with all the costs and ex penses of winding tip my estate have been |>al<l, including the executors fees, and costs to which lie may he ?put in winding up my estate, I will and direct that the balance of my es tate be divided inb> three equal shares, and I give and Iwqueath one share thereof to my brother, I). \V. Cobllnj:. of Coronuctt. tt. one share thereof to my sister, Mrs. Kurllla Wlllard, of Coronani, S. ('., uml t>ho. remaining share thereof 1 give itnd bequeath to my klxter, Mrs. ltachael Henderson, of Oorohiua, 8. C." Tile holders of the estate, under both of the wills brought witnesses Into the probate court to sustain their conten tion ami to refute the evidence of the opi>osliig parties. A number of hear ings were had before the probate Judge, witnesses after witnesses testi fying for and. in behalf of the several parties; and it wan not until January HO, 1W15, that Judge Drafts reached his decision, setting aside , the .alleged last instrument ui>on the ground that Mrs. lVrry was not capacitated at the time <>f the execution of the last al leged paper. The claimants under the last alleged paper appealed to the circuit court and the appeal came on to he hoard before Judge Frank B. Gary at the June term of court this year, when arguments of counsel were heard. It is understood that the attorneys for the claimants under the alleged last will will now appeal to the state su preme court from the decision of Judge Gary. It will take some time to perfect the pa|>ers. The estate, it . is said, is worth in the neighborhood of $15,000, besides some $8,000 or $5,000 now on deposit in one of the banks of Hatesburg to the credit of the judge of probate, pending a tinal settlement of the case. How to Prevent War. The Fort Mill Times Invents a Kcheme to stop. the war. "Let's pass u law" says The 'Times. "requiring the mjllionaircs to form the tlrst line of defense * * * then they could prompt ly huy off the enelny and we wouldn't have to tight." (*oo<l scheme, but a former Dillon business man goes The Times one better, lie has a scheme that will prevent war. Talking with the editor of The Herald some months ago he said : "Let's prevent war by reversing the rules of warfare and forming our lines of battle in this manner: Kings, emperors and presi dents first ; diplomats and confidential a gen ts : second ; cabinet members, sen ators and congressmen third; bankers and manufacturers fourth, then pay the laboring classes their usual wages to stay at home and make supplies for the army." This plan, thinks tills clear-thinking gentleman, will put a stop to the wars, and we believe lie is right.-*-? Dillon Herald. In The Garden of Eden. The battle ground in Egypt, where the British forces are opposing the Turks is. the site which archeoligists claim to lie the spot where tin? Gar den of Eden existed countless centu ries ago. The exact ]Kisition lies be tween AnmVh and Mitt, on the upper l'/Upliraties, which is now the center of .the- Turko-Rrltlsli struggle. The former home of Adam and Eve re sounds to the roar of howitzers and. t lie tramp of armed men. Many sacred scenes of. Bible history nre involved in the British campaign against the Turks In Palestine. One of the most sacred lakes in the world, the Sea of Gemiesaret, or the Lake of fiaUlIfee; is in the war zone. it lies not far from Nazareth, and It was from it that BE Pet e^' and the fisher men of the country gathered their live lihood. Here vwas also the town of Capernaum, famous for its miracle rec ords. The hills around Nazareth are now foriffled by the Turks, and the sa<Ted nilns of Capernaum are .threatened by mines and air bombs. The sites where Moses received the T< n Commandments and where all the stirring events of the Israelite wan derings in the wilderness occurred have <een the horrors of war. The Turks are conducting their campaign with Ut ter indifference to the claims of sacred buildings and territory to be spared from destruction. The village of Gnza. where Samson carried away the city irates. and the town of Hebron, where Abraham , was burled, He In the path <>f the Turkish army, and It is doubt ful whether the soldiers will refrain from destroying these ancient sites. New York. N. Y. ? Mrsv .Teannette Schwartz. 10ft years old. who weigh ed less than twenty-five pounds died r<Hienny: She was two ami a* half feet tail. At a party held Just before her death, she recited and danced. Of late she had the habit of awakening during the night and calling for. a Shel by villev Ind.? the Tx>n Mull farms near Manilla have the record apple. It is sixteen inches in circum ference and weighs 26 ounces. . ? - IIAHKS HIS llhAKT IN PILP1T. I'rNMhw Admits liovr of Money Made Him Impart From Ills Ideals. , Tin* Hov. Dr. Newell 1 > \\ 1 n h t I Mills, pastor of floury Wur4 llcoHterH his toric! l'lyinout h Church, Itrooklyh, m(?hmI before lils congregation yiwt^r ?la y morning, and con forked (hut ti?> hud fulleu short of his Ideals of what a |irt?uil'Uor of tin- < i o; . | n ' | should bo. In giving Ids time and attention to bUMinuiM and mtttortnl phMiwrlty, he sahl, ho had strayed Vrom t In* path a minister of the <Joxjk?1 should follow. Doctor lllllls' voice choked with emotion as he mid Ids statement to tho coiiKt'ogutlnn, and when he had finished, In* wiped tears from his eyes. No such scone bus boon ouaolod In ltr?M?kl> ii'k famous church since IK7-I, when I It'ii ry Ward lloooher ocoupltHl tho |>ui)kit and preached sermons Im passioned in thojr vigor and eloquence during all the Mine that I ho Theodore Tllton scandal was occupying tho at tention of tho courts and tho public. In making a hrlof and general ox plauation of his hustnoss ventures. Dr. HIIIIh said that at tho present (Into he was in a position to wipe out all of Ids obligations and "start life anew," ami lie' promised bis |>ooplo de\otcd Mjffvlyo as their pastor. It wus learned after tho sorvh-e that ho was ready to sell Ids handsome homo at 2.'i Monroe I'laoo, Brooklyn, as a eontrlhutlon to tho payment of his debts, which, It Is said, amount to it I tout $KO,UOO or I >?M'tor llillls' , stateineiit ami his sermon, which followed It. wore made at tllD pastor's llist opportunity of meeting Ids |km>J)Io since the gossip and dissatisfaction aroused In the migration bocauae of his business adventure .began to menace the unity ! of tho parish. Doctor Illllls was out of tho city on a looturo tour all last Muiumrr, ami yesterday was his first appearance after tho long leu ye of ah ^onco granted him by Ids oongroga tlon. The church was full, but not crowd ed. About 85 per cent of those pres ent seemod to receive their pastoi's statement as complete satisfaction for them, for after tho service they went to the ba?e yf the pulpit and greeted Doctor mills warmly. The remain der of the congregation departed after the service in the usual fashion. Hut that there tire still discontented ones among Doctor mills' Hock was made evident. There are those to whom the minister's statement was not satisfactory, but what they intend to do or how great their lnlluenee is could not be learned. Certain It is that Doctor 111111s doeiniHt Intend to Jroslgn his leadership of the church, 'and his friends do not anticipate any serious defections from the congrega tion. ?-New T?rk Times. Jut* Wins Over Cotton. Washington, Hept. 28. ? -Jute instead of cotton twine will be used by tbe Postotllce Department during tbe yenr beginning Noveinlver 1. for tying let ters. Tbe contract, for, furnishing Jute ban been awarded tbe Ludlow Manu facturing Association of Host on, Mass., at $0,000 a pound deemed to he tbe lowest bid for furnishing either Jute or cotton submitted, to the Department. Cotton Is being used this year at f,1828. r . flie cotton twine bidders were: Hoamnnnt Mfg. fcfpnrtiinbu rff, S. O., at $0.1087 : (ilencoe Cotton Mills; Columbia. S. (\. at $0,1000', and the Lancaster C.otton Mills. Lancaster, S. C.t at $0.1575. Subsequent to the o]K>idng of the bids tbe Lancaster Mills was permitted upon Its request to withdraw Its bid. During tbe year li.500.00 pounds of .fute twine will be used by tbe De partment. Cotton now Is being used. The' jute contract amounts to $247, 000. TIIE COW AND HER PRODUCT. Clemson College Weekly Notes For Farmer and Dairyman. (These notes nre prepared weekly l>y the. Dairy Division of Clemson Col lege which will he gTad to answer any questions pertaining to dairying.) The Babcok test was first announced t<? the world in 1890. The greatest source of infection in milk comes from the body of the ani mal and the air of the stable. ? Anything that will make it easier to clean the stable Will aid in the produc tion of pure milk. The concrete floor is by long odds tlie most sanitary for a dairy barn and should be" used wherever possible. . In building a dairy barn, remember that one is providing ii place where human food is to be produced. IOarly breeding stunts growth. Heif ers should be bred to drop their calves when about two years old or older. " , As a rule, It is desirable to have cows go dry at leant a month before calving. This has a beneficial effect on ihi! calf. "**' "Dehorning IS'ff good practice. It makes cows quiet, and . docile and fyives tliem much pain that may 1k? inflicted when horns are retained. Dairy cows have little spare flesh to protect, them from the cold. Comfort able housing in winter Is, therefore, very iiu|>ortairt. The liquid manure of a eow is much moro valuable than the solid. It can be saved by having water-tight floor ing and clean straw bedding. . Using the milk scales Is one "weigh" .toward dairy success. v Sklmmilk makes pork, veal, .and; poultry of a high grade. \ There is practically no food quite so generally wholesome as pure milk. In planning a dairy barn, allow not less than foujj? square feet of light space for eaeh ^<>w. Try to have the cows" calve in fall rather than In spring. There are many advantages In this. Never trifle with a bull. Treat him gently, but treat him firmly. I^et him have no doubt that you are his master. Cows, while In heat, should be kept set >a rate -from the rest of 4 lu* herd. This will avoid disturbances. The manure spreader has the double advantage of paying, for itself In sav ing, of labor and insuring an even dis tribution of manure' on a field. Overfeeding, lack of exercise, Im pure alr^ constipation, and drinking cold water are probably th? moat com mon cause# of milk fever. TIRE TAXES won't lu> heavy. If you have ua do your repair work. Wo havo a llWit ' rlahH iM|Utp>nont it ml uro prepared (o give you yroiijj.l and naturae tory workmanship In Bicycle Repairing Unralhiblo repairn would ruin our chniieo for hijq^osb. Wo must do (U?lK?ndaldo work to hold our trade. I'rjeoK always moderate. H. E. BEARD Wood's Special Grass aia Clover Seed Mixtures ?own aarly In tha fall yield full crop* of hay or craz ing the following yaar. There is no question but what our Special Grass and Clover Mixturesyield much better crops ofhay, and the meadows or pastures will keep in good, productive condition very much longer than where only two or three varieties of grass or clover are sown. Our Daacrlptlva Pall Catalog gives full Information In regard to these mixtures and all other Qraaa and Clovar Seeds, Seed Whaat, Oats, ftye, Barley, etc* for Pall sowing. Catalog mailed free on request. Write for |t and prices on any seeds you require. T.W.WOOD ?SONS. SEEDSMEN, ? Richmond, Vs. J. SUMTER MOORE i . v j . ? ? v 5 Cotton. Long Staple Exclusively. 1213 Washington Street, Phone '585 Columbia, S. C. Would advise planting a few acres from select seed. PIANO SACRIFICE Wo Uave flno piano in u liomo near (itundon. To ?avo cost Of ruturningr. wo o(Tor tromcndoua discount ana most liburaJ terms to Unit who Applies flllulilly used but la pm-fact condition; iroixt uoew. BUcsavlnjrl and splendid (Juality. Address J. A. STEWART* ' Box 1007, XTUITTA. 0*. COLUMBIA LUMBER & MANUFACTURING CO MILL WORK SASH, DOORS, BLINDS AND LUMBER PLAIN & HUGER STS. Phone COLUMBIA* S. C. J. H. MAYFIELD Photographer ? Studio Over Hank of Camden. All Kinds of photographs made in the studio and at the homes.- All Kodak developing done free of charge. Ar tistic Hash light home portraiture, etc. Over Bank of Camden. MONEY, ifcO IX) AN ON REAL ESTATE ? EASY TERMS K. O. vonTre?ckow. Dr. I. H. Alexander Dr. R. E. SUtcbiob Alexander & Stevenson ? * DENTISTS Otfic* Soilhtitt Coratr Broad aid D?Kalb S?a., Dr. E. H. KERRISON DENTIST Successor to Dr. L. W. Alston Office In the Mson Building Phone 18ft