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YOUR ORDERS FOR MEDICINES ON CHRISTMAS EVE WILL RECEIVE THE SAME CAREFUL ATTENTION THAT IT WOULD THE DULL EST DAY IN JULY AT W. ROBIN ZEMP'S DRUG STORE Phone 30. Camden S. C. Do you want Santa Claus to leave a Victrola at your house? Come in and see the various styles of Victors and Victrolas. Tell us which you* like best and we'll pass the word along to good old St. Nick. We'll arrange all the details ? even easy terms if desired ? and see that the instrument is delivered whenever you want it. ? Victrolas $15 to $300. Victors $10 to $100. Camden Furniture Co. PHONE 156 CAMDEN, S. C. The many needs for a good cleanser and disinfectant are best ?nd mtTBt OCO* nomically filled by j MENDLESON'S LYE Its full strength cuts grease in a jiffy from sinks and pans and makes it ideal for diaiiu fee ting poultry houses and curing cholera in hogs. Its purity and strength make it the beat Lye to use, while the extra quantity your money will buy, makes it the cheapest. Twenty ounces of Solid Lye for a Dime in stead of Sixteen. One ten cent can enough to saponify twenty pounds of greaset making taoro ?oap than any other 10c can of lye on the market will make* The pound con makes fifteen pounds of soapw Three Forms ? solid, granulated and boll* Two sizes ? 10c. and 5c. Insist upon Mentileson's Best Lye iMENDUESON! ^CONCENTRATED i I AMENDLESON'SSGft ALBANY, H^l N, lo ozs. wrwjg. Sowell Grocery /yf K. M. llendrlx, Carmlen, W. .]. Christinas, Kershaw, HoUt. lUackman, Kcrsliaw, W. \V. llorton, Kershaw, A. M. Christmas, Camden, MeI.eod & Kelly, Camden W. 11. Gardner, Camden, (I. C. Klrkland, Westvllle, .1. Trnesdale. DeKalh, A. IV Rahon. l-uRoflf. Hte.l, Green Mer. Co., ltoyklns, J. C. Joy nor. Camden, Rte 5, The Blackburn Co., Kershaw, II. W. Northcutt, Betluine, KEKS1IAW COUNTY DEALERS: Wholesale Dealers Co., Kershaw Camden Wholesale Grocery, Camden RF/TA1B DEALERS City Grocery, Cauulon. \V. M. West, Camden, IMayer & Son, Camden, Corhett Bros., Camden, II. S. Moore, Camden, W. C. Hough, Camden, W. T. Smith, Camden. .1. S. Uliame, Camden, Kost1 & Rose, Rlaney, T. 11. llenry. Kershaw, G. K. Cook, Kershaw, . .. & Co., Kershaw, The Peoples Gro. Co., Uethune, Mrs. Nannie Branham, Lugoff, Rte. 1, Camden Coca-Cola Bottling Works, C inulen, Kershaw Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Kershaw, I' vans Bros, Blaney, James Team, Lugo'ff. R. L. Bell, Westvllle, 1- I'. Rahon, Lugoft, W. T. -Davis, r?s.><;it(, J. F. Clark, ln?Kalb, J. A. Rahon, Lugnir, A. Jlamlet. Itethune. J. L. Ilii)H4<n. l.tjpift*, M. 1". Fort. Camden, Falle Co.. Kershaw, I -. C. stover THK AN8WBK OF TUB 80UTH. If Mr. Bryan 1? to ttucceed hi bht tie sign of defeating the Prewtdeut'ii pre parodncMt program by Democratic votea, and so turning tho Democratic party into tbo arena of 1010 bound and gagged for tho fray, bo will bavo to | liavo the South with hiui. The Boutb Ih the backbone and a good deal of the body of the Democratic jmrty In Con greas. its pros|>ectlvo leader, Mr. Kltchin, la with Mr. Bryan In his pa triotic and democratic purpose#. llut Mr. Kltcbln disclaims any Intention to use his leadership to balk the I'resl lent and ways he la against hint only as an Individual, Whether the Southern < 'ougresHiuoii will follow Bryan's flag or the Brosi dent'H, whether they will give Republi cans tho great opportunity of coining to the President's rescue and aaving hia program In the teeth of Democratic >pposltion, remains to be seen. Hut It Ih already evident that If tho reajHM t sentiment in |helr own states as voiced In their newspapers, they will not fol low Mr. Kitchln, who does iiot ask for their votes, nor Mr. Itryan, who loom. Tho tone of the Southern press Is encouragingly outspoken a gainst Mr. Hryau and for the President, It, Ih now a week since the ex -Secretary in sued tho declaration of war, and the response of the luiluentin} papers of tho South has been made with a promptness and decision that leaves nothing to be desired. The Birmingham News declares that a great number of liryan Democrat* have lost their "confidence and regard" for him because of bis eourse in the last year : < "He Is unsound, unsafe, impracti cal. The bulk of Alabama Democrat* thoroughly share this opinion. Bun-N dreds of men who formerly admired Mr. Hryau extravagantly have been heard in the last few months to criti cise his blunders and to express their lack of sympathy for him." Conceding that Bryan may believe in bis theory that It Is safe to wait Unarmed for a possible war because none will ever come, The Houston Chronicle replies*: "We cannot afford to jeopardize this great country for what Mr. Bryan thinks may be good.' We cannot afford to plunge the Democratic party Into disrepute for the sake of his ideals. After his world-wide trip several years ago, he came back proclaiming to us the practical impossibility of another great war." The same view Is taken by The Austin American, which pictures his plan as that of having our Nation ix>se "as a shining example of the virtuous lwautltudes of unarmed righteousness, with the view of Convincing our sav rtge enemies of the error of their way In resorting to unarmed conflicts." "Mr. Bryan," says the Montgomery Advertiser, "believes in peace every where, except In the Democratic par ty." All along, It says, he has been preparing for his declaration of war by speaking of the President himself "with a faint praise," and In the next breath criticising savagely the policies deemed necessary by the President to preserve the honor of the American Nation." As for ids Ideas themselves It analyzes the reason for them with an acuteness and truth which are in stantly recognizable by any man who knows Mr. Bryan personally : "Rut no man In the history of the country ever arose to a position of National leadership who was as ig- i norant of the history, the struggles, I and the aspirations of his people. He^ seems to have read no book dealing with human struggles except the Bible, and of that he has been a thorough student. But ho does noT know what his people underwent in <the past; he is Ignorant of the record of his own country ; he knows not the details of the long struggle upward for human freedom." ? The Charleston News and Courier, too, says that Bryan has been "obvious ly heading" toward a conflict with the President ever since he left the Cab inet. "lie Is," It says, "the declared leader of a faction arrayed against Wood row Wilson and hi\H struck the first blow In a political warfare having as Its aim the defeat of the President." The Dallas News and The Arkansas Gazette point out to Mr. Bryan that bis argument for "winning respect not by carrying arms, but by an upright, honorable course," is one for disband ing our Army and scrapping our Navy altogether. The Charlotte Observer mercifully dismisses him as "a man of many good Intentions, but of umloubt- j edly weak and faulty political judg ment," and this pai>cr points out to Mr. Kltehin, also, the false position In which he is placing himself. It would not have Mr. Kltchln untrue to his convictions, but It points out lhat a leader entertaining such convictions would be "a manifest misfit" and his leadership would "involve embarrass ments dangerous to the party and the country. "There might be," delicately suggests the Observer, which is pub lished In Mr. KltchlnVs state, "a way out of It by a sacrifice of his ambi tions to the preservation of his convic tions." If Southern Congressmen listen to Southern newspaper*, the Republicans will nut have the credit of Having the President (rout hi* own party, ~ New York Tltnee. The Christmas Pudding Halloo I a great deal of ateaml The pudding wan eut of UnJ copper, A fttnel) like h wash bin day! That wuh the cloth. A smell like nn eut lug house and a pan try cook'a next deor to each other, with u laundress' next dour tu that! That, wax the podding In half a minute Mrs. Cratehlt entered, flushed, hut snail lug proudly, with the puddlug like h speckled cannon bull. so hard and firm. Idii/lirK In half Of half a quartern of U; ultcd brandy and bedigfrt with Christ man holly. At In nt the dinner wan all done, the cloth wan cleared, the hearth Hwept and the tiro iade up The compound In the Juk being tasted and considered per feet, up pi ex and oranges were |>ut. upon the tahlo and u shovelful of chcHtnutH o.u t lie lire. Then all the Cratehlt fam ily drew round the hearth in what Boh Cratehlt tilled a circle, meaning half ti ont?, uud at Boh Cratchlt's elbow stood the family display of glass- two tumblers and a custard cup without u handlo These held the hot stuff frdm the Jug. however, as well as golden Koblett* would have done, and Bob served it out with beaming looks, while the chest nuts on the tiro sputtered uud cracked nolKlly. Then Bob pro.wsed: "A m^rry Christmas to us all, mv dears. God bless us!" Which nil the family re-echoed. "God bless us every one!" said Tln\ Tim. the last of all. ? From "Christmas Carol," by Charles Dickens. Now York, N. Y. ? Fred Kattmerer \jy 1 1 1 In) plain Fred Barton after this \v(*>k. He explained to the court, when apiH'allng for a change of name, that lu\ was In business in China, and that the Chinese characters spelling his ?mine were pronounced Go-da-me. He objected to the profanity. A Few Hours Real Pleasure in the Evening The bright light of the Rayo. lamp makes reading and sewing real pleas ures these evenings. Rayt? Lamps The Rayo gives a steady light that can't hurt the eyes. It requires almost no attention. Its simplicity of design makes it easy to keep clean. You don't have to re- - move the shade to light it ? just lift the gallery and toufch a match. Most con venient ? most efficient ? most economical. Use Aladdin Security Oil or Diamond White on to obtain best results in Oil Stoves , Lamps and Heaters. The Rayo is only one of our many products especially suitable for use on tiie farm. Standard Household Lubricant Standard Hand Separator Oil Parowax Mica Axle Grease Eureka Harness Oil Matchless Liquid Gloss If your dealer does not carry them, write to our nearest station. STANDARD OIL COMPANY INtw J?rMy) * BALTIMORE Washington, D. C. Charlotte, N. C. Norfolk. Va. Cbarititoa, W, V*. Richmond. Va. Cbarteaton. S. C. AN IRREPRESSIBLE BOY 71 '1 W ?fl WORRIED the cat, ho played rat-tat-tut On the roller skate* a full hour by the clock. He tried roller skates where dishes and plates In Jeopardy lay, till some fell wltn a uhocki With an Indian yell on the doll's house he fell; And added poor dolly's scalp to his belt; Then knocked off Its toes and Its fair Gre cian nose Which same was of wax?he proceeded to melt. IWo tubs he upset without one regret; lie stood on hi* head till his face It turned blue; A. curtain he tore and then sighed for more Inventively mischievous things he might do. He hid granny's specs, but that ? didn't vex; Her face brightened up with his fun and his noise. "One svyeet kiss repaid all," so^Bhe said, Resignedly adding that "boys will be boys" But strangest of alt at night's quiet fall How meekly, how placidly, this rogue would say: "Oood-nlght, mamma dear. Good-night, papa dear. "I've tried hard to be such a good boy to ' day!" EAT REMAINS OF CANDLES Christmas 8ervlcea Among the Eski mos of Labrador? Part Most En Joyed by the Children. Somebody has said that when the world was being made the* Creator gathered up all the waste material he had left over and made Labrador out of it. Some people say the Creator never intended it to be inhabited But inhabited it Is with a Bturdy, taciturn band of Eskimos, who, thanks to the Moravian missionaries who have pene trated to that country, celebrate Christmas in their own peculiar way. As service time in the church draws near all the inhabitants, old and young, the men on one side and the women on the other, are waiting In eagor expectation. It is quite dark by four o'clock and the bell rings. All come trooping In clad In the beat clothes they can muster. No one stays at home from these services unless he is sick or lame, and whenever it is possible sleighs are used to bring these disabled ones 'to church. For the little children the happiest part of tho services comes later when each child receives a lighted candle, symbolizing the light of the world. Each candlo stands in a white turnip which sorves as a candlestick. Most of the candles are made from deer tallow which the Eskimos bring to the missionaries. After the services the children eat not only the turnip, but what is left of the candle as well. One year only about .en persons, mostly men, could come ' from the h'earest island. The ice had been driven together, and rather than miss the Christmas service they had risks?" their lives in crossing over on that moving, heaving, broken ice to the mainland. Then they had to ' climb the mountains and walk through the deep snow until they reached the mis sion station after twenty-three hours of danger and a fearfully exhausting march through the snow. ' <?> How happy they v^ere to be in time to celebrato the Christmas festival In tho house of their God! About six days later, when the ice hud formed, all the rest of the people came, but oh! so sad and downhearted. Like little children they told the mission aries their tale of scrrow. They de scribed how sad they all had been when they found that It would be lm* possible to come to the mission sta tion for the Christmas service. "Christmas Past." It was indeed a gracious time, end as we read of the revels and cere monies and find foolish beliefs of Christmas PaBt, we might regret whet we have lost In this tamer end less picturesque age, it we did not know that never before in history was Christmas kept so truly and heartily In the spirit of the day aa It Is now. We have dropped a good many rode and some pretty customs, but we hare gained a broadening spirit of almost universal charity, a feeling of real brotherhood, that la perhaps none the less real that it Is held in check a good deal during the rest of the year. Charlee ' Dudley Warner. v ' A French Custom. n In France children place their shoee before the mantlepiece, in an ticipation of a visit from Father Christmas. ML SSfctjrtUgo 11 K. HhJ 1 Estridge & Hinsog COAL AND WOOD We are handling Cod ?b4| wood at the S. A. L. freight? depot and respectfully *3 licit your orders. Prompt] and eatisfactory service giv.| en alLorders. Machine to. Cut Wood We also have a machine to cut wood in your own yard. Rates reasonable. Call us up for anything you need.) Phonos: , Yard 28 Residence 21051 .. Christmas Holiday Rates .. VIA Seaboard Air line ''The Progressive Railway of the South" BETWEEN ALL STATIONS Dates of sale Dec. 17th to 25th inclusive, with final lijnit January 10, 1916. Visit friends and the OLD HOME during the Holidays, ?. For fuir information, 86} nearest Seaboard Agt. or writi C. W. SMALL, D. P. A., Savannah, Ga. FRESH Groceries We have opened a new Grocery in the building on Main Street, formerly occu pied by the Gilliam Tailor- 1 ing Co., and propose to car ry in stock everything to bej found in a first class Gro-i eery. Our goods are new [ and fresh/ We will cariyl allJrinds of fruits and vege tables, and are bidding for a share of your grocery trade, and promise to serve you promptly and faithfully. DAVIS & CO. Camden, S. C. ?J CHOICE CUTS OF MEATS ? We are selling on Rutledge street, I n*ar Weotern Union Office, the v?| choicest native meats,' and are ask- 1 ine yon to look over the foUowfacf prH&ees for Cash: 4 Beef' 10. 12%, and 15cpoond Obolee Stew Beef 12%c pound Choice Steak or Roast Choice Pork 17 and 18e Pork and Beef Sausage mlxed...^c All Pork Sailsage. special order. JSf - All of our meats are from the very highest class young native cat tle, that have been stall fed, aw you can't find belter. We will not purchase an old cow for use' in market. A trial order will vati* you a regular and satisfied costo mer of this market CASH CENTRAL MAR0 ' * ' ji'* . Phone No. 1 Camden, 8. C J. H. MAYFIElD <DO Photographer Stndlo Over Bank of 0? jjjl etc. 1 Orer Bank of Cam^ monry to >A gtl BRMS B. O. : k- -y - I * > fH "ON REAL ESTATES -35 TKKMS