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itfOSlVK BATTUCS OF UIHTOKY. Tbe Slrivil1* of Mwi H?tf . - CtuuiKHJ Ooura? of Event*. I . I y|u? battle fronts of Murope or Lihtr the Ireneh fronts becauae the Lvrtt war llial Is Koiiitf on at present Ix'iiUC foUKhf 1*? trmiVbCM Instead Lf.ouf J" ,h?' ?IHMI as of U?t? Ust ww recalls to uilud L)JIK! of t ho d??cislve battles of the bast. No decisive battle lias yot beeu mtftyt IfctWWtt ttl# <?crman AuHtrlan rpurki^h rtlllaiu-o and their foen, ?ud L prfrMMit it api?ears that no do flsivo I?ji 1 1 1<* "ill h<? fought for a Ion# time to come. It Is doubtful b,m If such a battle which will do jWe wlu'tluT the (Jerman allies or the flritlsli allies Is to become t the leader t Burepe " 111 ever iH'our, but It Is likely that soaie of these days after l great tight when both have ex Utwted themselves there will come n rttlljAtlon that neither can dofeat t. other and the dove of peace will dun again, A review of history back to 5(H) wrs before Jesus Christ caine also hows that many nations have risen, jnd jhtIsIhmI and suggests a poosl lllily that those of the present time iav be obliterated while others rise i their stead. I The battle of Marathon was bught In the year 490 II. C. In this attle the Athenians under the great tflltlades defated the Persians ur? ?r Darius. By this battle free gov - K. M. Kstridge D. HIiumhi Estridge & Hinson I COAL AND WOOD We are handling Coal and wood at the S. A. L. freight iepot and respectfully so icit your orders. Prompt md satisfactory service giv en all orders. 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Here the Car thcglnlans under* Hasdruhal were tie feated by the llomans under Calus UUd Marcus Llvlus and it was dccld ed that the civilization of the world was to be Uoman rather than Car thaginian. Coming down to the time of Christ we find the battle of Wlufold-Iwlppe. fought In the year, A. I). 0, when Teutonic Independence was oHtttbllsh Oil by the defeat of the Romans un der Varus at the hands of the <?er> manic tribes under Ammlnlns. As the result of this battle the line was drawn between the Germanic and l^atlu races. j The next battle of world import / ance was that of Chalons in 451. | Theu the terrible Iluns muler the leadership of Attllla, who was called the "Scourge of God," were defeated by the allied armies of the Komaus and Visigoths. Next In Hue couies the batlo of Tours, lu 728, when the powerful Saracens were defeated by Charles Martel aud Christendom was rescued from Islam. ' A new regime was established lu England by tho Normans as a result of the batle of Hastings which was i foufeht in HXK5. Here the English j aruiy under King Horold, was defeat ed by the Normans under Duke Wil liam, who assumed the crown and the Normans took over tho estates of the old Saxons. The mixture of Nor man and Saxon makes tho strong English speaking people of today. Had it not been for tho Siege of Orleans iu A. D., 1428, France would be like Ireland, merely a part of a monarchy instead of a republic. At this siege tho English were defeated by the French under Joan of Arc, and though this noble girl was later captured by the English and burned to death in the marketplace at Rouen, still the English were never able 'to again get much of a foothold in France, and during Queen Mary* time lost Calais, their last possession in France. Tho defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English In 1588 saved Eng land from domination by the Span iards. and was the fore-runner of the tumble of the once i>owerful Spanish empire. The next decisive battle in the world's history was that of Blenheim i in 1704 when the French and Bava rians under Marshall Tallard were de feated by the English and their al lies under Duke of Marlboro. By this battle Germany was delivered from the domination of France. Russia became a great world jk>w er after t he battle of Pultowa in 1101). For hundreds of years the great country with millions of peo ple and innumerable resources, had. like China, | been sleeping, and knew not her strength nor the position which she could command. At Pul towa, CharlesXII, of Sweden, was defeated by Peter of Russia, and Rus sian power and influence has been do not require breaking-in*. but are easy and comfortable the first day you wear them. You never have the desire to 'Met it out while wearing W. B. 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The. critical battle of the war was that of Sara toga In 1777, when Ueneral Horatio (jutes vvhlpiHHl the British and Amer lean ludypend^uee really beuan to be a reality although It was not recog nized by (Jrcitt lirlt Ian until several years afterward. The llnal' surrender at York town did not com# until after tin- tU>4lsl\f blVUle at Yorktown. Vttmy was fought In 17UJ. There nn Invading army of Prussians, Aus trtans and Hessians, under the Duke of Brunswick, were defeated by the French Under Kellcrmnn. It was the llrst success of the French repnbllc against foreigners and up to this time Franco had managed to defend herself against all comers. At the present time, however, much French territory Is in the hands of Hermans. October -1, 1805, the famous naval battle of Trafalgar was fought. Here the English defeated the French and put an end of the hopes of Malleoli, the "Man of Destiny" of Invading England. Waterloo was fought In 1815 Hero the French, under Napoleon were defeated by the rum bind fores of Kussia, England, Prussia and Aus tria, and the hope of Napoleon of or eating a world empire with himself as Its ruler was killed forever. Next came Gettysburg In July, INtti, the deciding battle of the War Between the Sections, as a result of which It was determined that the United States should remain united and slaves should be freed. Here the Confederate forces under- General Lee were defeated by the union forces under General Meade. Al though Appomattox did not come un til nearly two years afterward, there Is no doubt that Gettysburg was the beglnlng of the end. The preseut powerful German em pire came Into being with the batle of Sedan, in 1870, which battle de cided the Franco-Prussian war. Next came the battle of Manilla bay In May, 1898 when the United States cleaned up the Spaniards and entered world politics. A check on the European conquest of Asia occured at the battle of Muk den, March 1005, when the ^Russians were defeated by the Japanese and brought the latter into the limelight as a real power. "I hoar you are having a "Take it Hack' campaign in thin town." "Yes," admitted the Plunkvllle cit izen. Have you borrowed something that you have failed to return?" "()li, no. I want to see a man who called me a liar about there years ago." Supervisor's Monthly Report. The following Is a list of claims passed upon nnd ordered paid Ity the Commissioners of Kershaw County In session, Monday, March 0, 1010: (J. L. Dixon, salary 20.8." A. M. Deal, salary 8.33 \V. W. Ilnckahee, salary 230.10 C. W. Birehmore, salary 122. N7 J.-D. Sinclair, salary .".7.. .50.00 I). M. McCasklll, salary 140.25 W. L. McDowell, salary 28.00 Calvin Beckham, salary 25.00 M. C. West, salary .....122.50 W. F< Russet, salary 37.50 Camden Hospital, special tax 300.00 A. W. Burnet, M. D., examining lunatic : 5.00 VV. J. Dunn, M. D., examining lunatics 19.00 Shanks &, Monroe, plumbing io.ou N. It. Goodale, plumbing r>7.00 C. M. Coleman, work at court house 9.00 Estridgo & Hlnson, wood 15.25 Camden Chronicle, advertising and stationery 112.25 G. W. Pabney, supt.. poor house....l0.50 A. B. Rabon, supplies 6.00 J. F. Hateman, supplies 6.25 W. E. Hall, supplies 6.00 Ix?wls & Christmas, supplies 18.50 A. M. Christmas, supplies 10.00 Raruch-Nettles Co., supplies 2.00 W. Gelsenhelmer, supplies 10.50 W. T. Smith, supplies ..... <.33.60 < Camden Drug Co., supplies 7.55 L. M. Hall, supplies 14.70 Pearce-Young, supplies 4.18 Tj. M. West, supplies .. 17.10 Enterprise Mer. Co., supplies .3.00 Clyburn & Davis, supplies 20.50 Burns & Barrett, supplies 54.70 H. U Schlosburg, supplies 113.68 J. L. Hlnson, supplies - ? 21.05 Henry Savage, supplies 55.63 Springs A Shannon, supplies 47.40 Kershaw Mercantile Sc Banking * Co., supplies 94.14 Peoples Supply Co., supplies : 55.91 J. M. Carson Co., supplies 34.46 J. N. MeCeason, surveying road. ...18.00 A. A. West, surveying road ? 7.50 8. F. Braslngton, lumber 77.48 J. It. Belk, lumber 69.76 L. J. Baker, lumber 49.46 J. Catoe, lumber .21.80 C. W. Horton, work on bridge 11.26 Thos. J. Williams, blacksmith wk...3.75 W. L. Gaskins, blacksmith work....ll.00 Calvin Falls, work on bridge 25.00 lu' 8. Brown, supt hired gang.. ..101.07 J. Fa ul ken berry, supt. hired gang * 112.92 J. M. Grigsby, supt hired gang... .97.45 H. E. Mnnn, supt. chain gang ....188.00 T. T. Bookman, work on road 16.00 J. A. Rabon, supplies -f. 10.00J N. B. Wilson, blacksmith work 1.50 Total ...... $2,691.37 M. a WEST, - Ocmnty KX-KRN HAVW ? HCMI AT ?5. Was Democratic Candidate for Vlco ri. Miinit in IV|M. Washington, March U- Former United Xt a I *"h Senator Hertry Hansa way Davis, of West Virginia. presidential candidate, on the Parker Democratic I t.ckut In 1 004. *1 1?*? ) hero at t : -lit a, in. ttwljis after a hrlet Illness. He was 0'* years old. Mr l)a vtrt \v?m stricken with |-o about a fortnight ago whtle on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. Stephen H. 101 kins, and on account of his advanced age, was unable to withstand the at t aek Henry Cassaway DavD wit nesv(;tl atul participated . In the great political epochs of American progre** for. tn'ore than threee tpiurtcrs of a ecu tur\ lie was the "old fashioned gc4e tleinan'4 In the Senate. His utterances were thosf of the old JetTersonlan ?lays It is significant that, ho was born in llu> ame year, lS'J.'l, at Woodstook, Md. thai !ht? Monro Doctrine became a fundamental principle In American politics. During his distinguished oa reor ho fought to mantaln It. Ho la tor represented tho Urtltctl Statos at two Tan American conferences at which |?y his personality and speeches ho strove to strengthen the bonds of 'friendship between North and South America. Senator Davis' active polltloal ca reer began the year after the Civil War. * lfe was elected a member of the I lonso of Delegates of the new State of West Virginia, and next served as State Senator. West Virginia sent him to the Unit ed States Senate aft Its first Demov eratle representative In 1871. Deserved two terms with distinction. Do cease lessly urged Congress to help the farmers by establishing an agricultu ral department. His own bills failed in passing, but he lived to see the day when his far-sightedness was rec ognized. A familiar llKure in Presidential conventions Senator Davis led his del egates from West Virginia to the nom ination hall on seven occasions, prob ably a record for such service. ? A year after he had retired volun tarily from the Senate, he was urged to become candidate for Vice Presi dent on the ticket with (3 rover Cleve land. lie declined. lie accepted the nomination, however, as running mate with Alton B. Parker and thus be came the oldest candidate, aged 81, ever selected for the otlice. The venerable Senator was not only a Democrat in politics, but he was a Democrat in nature. He was a cham pion of liberty. "Imperialism i:? hurtful and abhor rent in a free government," he declared when accepting the nomination for N ice President in the St. Louis con vention of 1004. "The jiolicy of Im perialism is always dangerous to lib erty." The great wealth Senator I>avis. estimated at $30,000,000, was acquired liy his fnr-sightedness and Ids ability i.i take advantage of opportunities. lie was the eldest of five children, and at an early age, ^n his father's death, he came the bread-winner of the family. At 11 years of age he was a farm hand ? on a Maryland plantation, having re linquished opportunities for an educa tion in favor of his younger children. Ills great business career began when he became hrakeinan on a freight train, nis raise was rapid. At that time railroad trains did not run at night ? it was too dangerous. ' At tlie. approach of dusk* they made for the nearest stations and waited for sun rise. "It? is a waste of time," insisted young Davis who was then master of transportation. fie startled the veteran operators hy sending out the first night train iitrtween Baltimore and Cnm!>er,?nd It, marked a new epoch in railroading. Davis increased his wealth and fame rapidly. As a merchant, he made a small fortune. Then as a landholder In West Virginia he came into pos Tbe Fanners' Favorite Combined Corn and Cotton Drills are par-excellence the best implements of their kind. Very strong, made entirely of steeL Can be set to drill or plant in hills any number of grains desired. We can furnish this ma chine with or without ferti lizer attachment and with disk or runner opener. Price very reasonable. Write for prices and special circular. Catalog of Farm Iwplfiiti, GmoIIm Knglnea and all up-to date Wmrm Suppllaa mailed upon reqoeat. Tbe Implement Co., 1302 Main St., - Richmond, Va. somsIou of coal hunts whloh woro do Mln??<l to make htm a |>rl?uv of weultli. Two tow iin tu WYsi Virginia owo tholr exlsiomv ami hroN|?erlty to the multi millionaire statesman, One hours hts name, DhvU, and the other the uuiuo of hts koii In law ami political | oj 'I Hiin'ii t , Sou ii tor tOlkliiN. In the hit- J tor ottv Ntaiu! maity memorials, Uoh p.ltals, schools, eh 1 hi r en's homes aiul ohunluvs, coniuu;uinrntlvo of his, none r>j unity. HKVVY INFANTRY FI(J1!T1N(J. (iernmns Make Several I>?*?|M?rato At tacks on Krotich l.lues. FJxtreiuely hoa vy Infantry lighting ha* taken place northwest of Vertlun, mimI tin the outskirts ?>f (he Hols ties liiitics, to the north of tho Alsno with the (Jonuans In !u?f li nylons the ag gressorx. lOlscwhere along (ho line, artillery duels of groat proportions ur.o under way. In the sector between HcthluoonT't and ('uuileres, northwest of Yorduh, tho Intense artillery boinhurdnient' of tho t Jonuans was followed hy an in fantry attack, hut over tho entire front of throe miles It was repulsed hy tho French with serious losses, eNc<?pt be tween Hcthlncourt anil LoMort lloiuiue where the (ioriaauH gained a footing at two points In the French trenches. The (lennans, three times, to the north of the Alsne, threw their troops against the French positions north west of the Hols diss Hut ten, hut none I of tho attacks proved successful. In tho forest of Argoune (ho French guns effectively shelled (iormaii poal t ions. North and oast of Verdun the artillery duelHNeoiitlnue. To tho north of St. Mihiol. In Lorraine and in tho Vosgos Mountains, tho guns of both Hldos havo hoon active. A largo num- 1 her of tights In tho air havo takon place around Verdun. In those four (Jorman aircraft havo hoon brought down. French aviators have again bombarded the station of Hrleulles, be hind the Gorman linos north of Verduii. Tho llrltlsh evidently are breaking up the opposition of the Henussl trlhe? nien, led by Turkish otlloors In western" Egypt. An official roi>ort from Major (toneral Peyton, commander of tho Hrltish forces, says the occupation of Solium on tho Egyptian-Tripoli front ier, Is imminent, that tho Sheik Ha ran has surrendered and Is in the lirltlsh camp and that tho head men of the Aulad All tribe are asking for pardons. The Russians are still harassing the Turks on the Caucasus front aild have made further progress against the Teu tons in East Gallcia. They entered | (Jerinan trenches In tho region of Riga, tilled the (Hvupaut* and returned to heir own imsUIous without autTorlujic tny loss. The HtHH# are keeping up their drong Infantry oftfenalve, begun sev eral days ago, on the Inouko front Especially tleri'0 1m v t* boon the attacks t round San Martlno. II or?, Home says lii> Italians raptured l>ante Pol (\rov Ik'IIo. the pivot In the Avntrlan do rensea, and In the same region storm m1 two other places and wilinl A us irlau trenches. Vienna, on tlu* other baud, declares (hat near San Martlno tbo Italians teveu times attempted to storm the Austrian positions, hut wore repulse/! with heavy casualties. The Austrian Kinhasay In Merlin ae iHises an ICntcnto Allied submarine with havlnu attempted In the Adrbttle Sea olT the roast of Kalnmtla to tor pedo, without warning. two An frlan passenger steamers, The Nt eft liters escaped only hy skillful maneuver lug. In ^explaining the entry of Portugal Into the war, the Hrlllsh FeeiN?tar.\ for Foreign AtTalrs, Sir Ndward <5re> Informed the House of tloiumons that the British ( Jo.vernment hud ul'ged Portugal to requisition I.Uq tierman ships a rigid 'Inherent In every for e|gn State and one that rould not be challenged hy any foreign power, lu?. declared. fort iiMKi 1 promised to Indemnify the owners of tho vessels, hut, said the Foreign Secretary of Oermany saw tit to declare war. thus altering the whole position with re sp*?i't to the payment of eompensa tlon. Mrs. Jane Neal, the oldent person In Cheater eonnty died at her home near Klackstock on Ma^fc 1. She was a native of County Antrim, Ire Innd, and was 102 yen rw i?f ago. Sho came to this country at the age of six years and at that Hw* Jit took three months to. make th* trip across the Atlantic In the slow #*all boats MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE ? EAST TERMS E. (J. vonTrt'dckow. 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