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FOR SALE One Houm and Lot at 1205 Fair Street. House contain* nine room*, including bath ? City water, electric lights and sewerage. Ix>t faces Kast, contains out buildinK*. is 110 feet front by 262 feet deep. Price reasonable. N. C. BOYKIN, Agent CAMDEN, S. C. IthlllM liACk IIOMh. f-'onl I'illjrini Tolls of K\|*r Irinr* oil lli-? I rip. i '<<1 ii id t 'i.i hn - I K -lr u I It' ttn-ii. llt-iit. -iui!i! - v?uj"i r.-tiirn??l t.. ('<<I11111I<IH (Hfi'lat fc in lh<- front j ??*!??? < ?*i i*?n ? J ?? !'? ) - ' 1 1 ? ? | ? Mr. Krthoa wh* *!? k hi iii h fix- time during the <<iii!h.ihi<I I < r. 1 1 1 ^ "many mwiN" he sal. I. ami In- ? tui motorized tin* re t urn nuHift' m ?* "a terrlhle in? r?* The New Y..rk of the Amerlean 1 i n?*. t/u ivhlrh he ret urticl. tueounterpr! n I t?*rritfio storm in mhloeean. when, for thr lack of a wlmlhhleld. praotioullv a!! lifeboat* w en- vvhlpj?e?l from their i'li(M'ks am! I<<st Out- rucmlKT of the iri'w wan * 1 1 j n i j h m 1 into the k?h, t < 1 1 1 In precaution ho ha<I tethers! hlruMelf to the rail with a M f?- roj?e am! ua- res oue<l. * "From tin- <hi\ I loft Now York un til my roturn y e*ter<lay. my trip wax 14 contlnuou* niiiucl "f tr> iasiS but thrti* iiiK oxjxTifncv.s. It '-eern s almost Ilk a mlraolo that I am left t<> toll the story," mh 1*1 Mr Bothea. "I fouml tho hittor eohl in the Scan (iinavian oouhtrle* too mmh for 1110 alxl in Sweden I noarly Miocumhcd to ita rigor. In Stockholm I was serious ly slek for sev.-ritl days. on using mo r<> mix* an oarlii r hoat homo A tej* ril to storm m r m*u .still fr.rthor delay ed my arrival "The trip ..\.-r wax without iiariicii tar IlM Mont, evept f..r tin two lav - ami nights In th" harl.or ?' KIrk'AJil1, when we wore |>ri?'in-r> of a Hnii-h man-of war h is not an on%> U -?! i inu to have r<<r|<*M|<< lurking .1 roiiml fimi j-'intini: their gun* at vou. hut that I* t he jx-nalty all ha\o t<< pay v\ h<> pa.-_s that way the*.,. day* , Knj: la fnl has literally swopt tho sens ami llx**l th?* boundary lino hoVoml uhioli no ship dare rr<?s> until ?ho i:i\?*s tin* word Tho danger /.olio in w hi' h many j miio*- nro afloat a No glvos \.#ij a th-k Huh fooling ami i.s not jf.wd for tho lion >'?? "Wo landed in < h riM ni n ia . \or?a,\, ami found an Interest i ntr people and ? ountrv. Ft s\a- tlio h?-lcht of thr win or .sca-oii ami f\<'r\thinc uiik whif?? with mjou TtioUoiiiiiN were giving their time I ? ? skiing, t lit* great national | x 1 1 T . W hi. h < 'oil s l> t n of -dldillg UUil i jumping fiver Mils Mini III' Mllita ill* of j snow Sweden likewise w as- in the i^ri | ? "f w lii I ?*r. hut at Stockholm there! kiii a warm welcome t>> a tteautifui dial thrifty modern < it> Wages and a r?* high. This U true In all the border neutral countries. Times are ? -< ?? I in Norway. Sweden, 1 Denmark and 11 littini. hut there art* many Interests] that mi/Tit from the war An in Ameri ca, so in t he*e count rh*s, there In Home division of >M><itimei)t on the question of 1 he war Hut It M*eme<l that In Norway, henmark H ltd Holland sympa Ih.v wns with the allies, while In Swe ? leu It was with (ierinany. Sweden ban an old grudge against Itussla, and the other neutral countries are afraid of the growing military |s>wer In (Jcrma ii.v ? of "the dominant bee I.' they Kay. "In ( 'oj?enhageii I loft the Ford party to hurry home. To do this it was ne ci-s.su ry for me t?? have my passport vised for Iwlllgerent countries. Only as a *j>e<*ial courtesy from lierman and Knglish consuls was I ahle to accom plish this, for our country except in ?-?re c ansa Kranin uu jmss{s>rtS to l>el llgerent countries and orders have been Issued against it. Hut 1 had good luck and this nave me a chance to see (ier inany artd~ FJfUfland at llrst hand In a stat?* of war. "It also gave me the unique expe rlence of netting In and out of (ier inany at the present time. They take nothing for granted. It matters not what credent la Is. passj>orts or letters \ oil hear, nor who you are, you must ; -uhniit to Dm* t?*sf before you pass. And yoi i ran bet that when the (iermanx do a thing It Is clone thoroughly. They talk little and ask hut few questions, hut w'nen they are done with you. you ; know that you Lave been examined. In my ease everv article was taken from my baggage and examined with the utmost ?are. hook* and |?i|>ers and pictures were taken In charge and j?e i"\ Ide of hydrogen and other medi cines 1 had were emptied upon a heap of coal in the belief that they were ? ?ither iui Mble Ink or explosives. The burgage itself was observed with great scrutiny. "At this juncture two officers es corted me to a private dressing room aiwl I was t..|?| to uncover. I took ofT my overcoat, then my ?*<>at and when rhu* dUn4i?d I rtood a|? CMdBH jh-rr ami wM 'flow fttrf *wf g<K"1 Inf.* be Nid. T continued and lafer ntjwjUid m> qoaatkw. To tbe *ktu,' be rvpljt-d When I bad Stripped to tb* ?kin/ tbe NjCUhb* of my feet. my tw<A nmi my hrwTt'werealt flUidiM-d?ay clothes, my shoe*, my over*!"*-*. my MHiri), my purse? nothing escaped. "1 e?we dway IfltflfaWKi uitb G #f uinii efficiency and .vet It was all dflM with courtesy mid order and syahMu uui tiUfttiiHt I also tuauy places and krw i good bit of Ofriuui (.? n? I mingled frwly wttti flic pie, a iid } ft from tbe time I entered ? ?t-rioiiii territory until I left it roy vt hfrcalHitilit ?t?n? vlwuytt kfi'wii, Yon may not like their uictlKMl nf witrfai*, and y < >u may opikmo (heir hard mill rary system. but one thing I- certain. ) ou t an not vl?if German,) a* I did and tw away without feel In g tbat they are a wonderfully skillful ami ef ficient jrtH'pIe. without feelii.^ f?H? that wftte of this efftr-tmcy would be a good thing f?.r America "Kr??m i o-rmanv I passed on thru ilollaiiil by way of The Hague and ? nrvMil the North >ea to I upland. The North sea Ik literally a network of xut>marine* and mines ami no ship tlare> to cross In (he niif lit film ? The mine sweepers folluwcii our ^llip (or miles and I saw the big gun?? shoot ttn'i ?-xT>t# ??!#? mine after mine I passed within sight of Chitond. now held by '>>?' liiTinans. and could hear t lie con tinuous mar of the eannon from the trem-hex near Flushing. "In Knglaud I visited the house of fiords and the house of commons ami heard Lloyd George and Sir F.dward Canton s|*??k on the compulsion enlist meiit measure. Great Britain la be glnnLng to realise that it fx at war and both the |>ower*-that-l?e ami the |>eople seem now resolved to fight t<> a tinb:h, I saw thousands of soldiers in Ger many and England who had Ihvii or were getting ready to no to the front and the general opinion ix that both shies an' planning for a mighty drive in the spring. "Everywhere I went I was shown the greatest consideration and kind n<?ss. The iK?ople in the old countries have great reapect for form and cus tom. I met many officials and j?eople of prominence and Influence. It was also my privilege to meet and Ik* en tertained at luncheon or dinner by all the American ministers and amtmrtra dors in the coun tries I visited. Among these were Albert (J. Schemederman at Chrlstlania, Ira Nelson Morris. at Stockholm, Maurice Francis Kagan at Copenhagen, Henry Van Dyke at The Hague, and Ambassador Page, at I?n don. At Coj?enhagen I was entertain ed hy Sir Henry I^awder, the British minister to Denmark, and at The Hague Dr. Van Dyke invited me to meet Brand Whltlock. who was just returning from America to Brussels. "My trip home was a terrible night mare. We encountered aifurlous storm at sen. which blew from JH) to 100 :nih>s an hour and which continued inn bated for .'10 hours. The lifeboats were swept away, small leaks were j sprung, much crockery and furniture j ?to if en. the ship badly tern and sever- 1 fil passengers and mej?l>ers of the crew , slightly hurt < >ne of the crew was I thrown overboard, but recovered him- 1 self by means of a rope he had fasten- 1 "d to Ids body. Mv cabin mate and 1 *"??1 1 certain that the ship would go down and there were many others who -h:i red in this .opinion. I "Measured by motive and purj?o?e. I the Foril peace expedition did good N.i one can measure influence . No one bus a right to say t hat a movement ?cb a* tiki* 1ft of no avajlt If you be , ~tw* a# 1 do that every koihI word and every good ad done in fskeu Into account and blew** i*paie^ ' v, somewhere at *?iiie time, then think Hi mmtincut far world "'?eaciC however futile It may #eem, ? -*t t>e credited with being worth *MU?. .J\, , ..-/.'H-'t "of lleury Kt>nl a* a hlg hearted, n*elflsh twin. t<*? much can uot U' aid la |?r*l*e. fie has Hot the world, j -I ???|*eelally rich men. m great ex* ! r4u?)?le. He l? willing to ?|K?nd hi* for tune. a* lie 'told me, for peace and he hatt demonstrated to the world hid !?? i iiTcst iii a ^hh| cause. Then, !<?o, the | pnhlte lulled remember tlii*t hia i trace effort* are uot finished hihI no one can 'tell what may yet be accomplished. I heard him say that If he eonld only scratch the surface In the movement. ' f he mild only end the war a day witipr, he would lie willing to make any sacrifice of money and means at TiU command. "At any jute the Ford exjiedltlon ban (utiMil the nations of the earth t<? think ami talk for a little while of ncace. That in itself Is worth while, for it i-arrles with It the wonderful |H?v\(?r of suggestion. In this time of miriness when a world Is ahlaxe with vfir. it is a good thing to think of i?eare. The world would be a much '???Her place in which to live if we had more men of the type of Henry Ford ami there would Ik? an end to war." Ka*tcru Kernhaw Penwulwl Somet Iiiim In Amrust. 1915, we. the citizens of Ka.sf Kershaw, petitioned tin* Hoard of Education for a new dis t rf?-f to b?* granted us and as We un derstand the law. we were entitled to the same, hut as time rolled on we could not hear anything, therefore we wrt?te the clergyman and the gen tleinan of letters to know why the iH-tltlon hv?d not been granted. etc.. hnt alienee was our re?i>onse. Now a new year has dawned upon us with out a district school house, or any as surance of the same. Now our sins have not overtaken us as much as our mistakes have. A district adja cent to ours was formed from a jmrt of school district No. 3. ami has a new house costing about $l,f>00, and an old one which we hel|>ed to build and we wonW have l>ee? thankful to have had In our territory, has been given to the colored i>eople, leaving us destitute of our just earnings and the riirhts of the Innocent and hel?? less children. Now as "unforeseen events , sometimes , blast the finest J plan$, we surely realize that the rod Of Iron Is over us." Remember Uz zlah's pride and punishment. Lesson x. December 5. 1915, "Golden text : "A man's pride shall bring; him low : but honor shall uphold the humble In ? spirit," Prov. xxix, 23. ! Now let us remember the arrogant act Uzziah i>orformed in entering the j holy place. We l>eg that justice and j equity will be meted out to the chil j dren of East Kershaw. A. C. Baker .J IK Pate Isaac F. Holland. I The income tax was declared consti tutional by the Supreme Court in unan imous decision which swept aside ev ery contention raised against it and. I in the opinion of congressional leaders opened the way for increasing the tax i rate on great fortunes to help jmy for | national defense. I at ReasonableRates v ?> That piece of Jewelry you broke can be made good as new at a nominal cost... Bring it in here today and let us give you a price on it. We can mend any thing in reason ? stones reset and jewelry altered to suit your fancy. Cji? t *? Jeweler and Optician Camden, S. C THE GAI4X)PER Will be The Offering at The Majestic Theatre Monday Evening. The story de**ln with a divorced war correspondent who divides his time between dodging alimony, hunting dl vorced wives and various creditors. As a means of relief from his financial troubles he makes love to a brewer's widow, proposes and is accepted. War breaks out between Turkey and Greece and he seizes the opportunity to dodge his trouble and a fiancee who does not appeal to him to go out as a war cor respondent in Greece. It happens that & young American millionaire at the same time Is sailing for Africa to hunt big game. On the same steamer are two charming girls who arc going to the front as Ked Cross nurses. One of them turns out to be the war cor respondent's latest wife; the million aire Immediately falls In love with the other. Arriving in Greece, the war ci>rrvsi>ondent finds dodging his form er wife too strenous ami resigns his position. The millionaire offers to take his name and act as correspondent for him. From then on there are all sorts of comical misunderstandings and sit uations. Scene after scene is a riot <>f laughter up to the very end where misunderstandings are cleared up, the millionaire is accepted by the Red Cross nurse, and the war correspond ent reunited with Ills former wife. ? adv. TIMELY POINTERS FOR ORCHARD AND GARDEN (Clemson College Bulletin.) Th La Is a good time fur root grafting. Winter spraying can be done more effectively If the fruit trees are prun ed before the spray is applied Plant garden peas as soot as thf ground is In condition to be worked, ^ using one of the hardy round-seeded varieties. How should a grape vine be pruned' at the time of transplanting? is a; question asked. Out back tp within four iaehesof the ground. I>o not neglect the shade trees. Go over them "carefully now and remove all dead or decaylQg branches. Make smooth cuts close: to the body of the tree and paint wounds with paint of an inconspicuous color. Do not let the tree-planting season pass without setting out some shade, trees and shrubbery about the home grounds. They improve the appear-, a nee and value of any home. If you are in doubt as to the best mehod of pruning a particular kind of; tree, write to the State Experiment j .Station and ask about It. Such InfofcJ mat ion will be' gladly given. Every South Carolina farm home should have a garden that will pro* duce fresh vegetables every day in the year. Are you planning to have such_ ? year? it can T>e aohe. Cfiesty deNut" CHfi$TY MEETS HIS MATCH. -77?S7\ k " ^ M ? *? 1 5 ?CTi ' : W.'-J\T Su\? TO ;?. \ ^'nuonle., hb R -R or. vew-VORK / MUCH OBLIGED TC MEET YOU IT' RUH l NOSc Wc SHALL EE VERY GOOD FRfENOSj YJUSflf^ VJ VteeFN 110H-H, YES! WHY ? 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