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YVll Aft-KN WAHHKO AHHOHK. ?IW l'"**""** Hlrht uii 4'??h4 Nwur <1i?rl?*Nt<Mi. Mole Muu> tt score t?f WOllt r??ui rimrlM^W y?itoffd?y to iw.?k at fjjp - hodte* **t Um? tell Whale* ?'?Ht lip oH iho north beach of Folly Island. it was definitely determined tlutt t lio < a rnt *-<??* were whales, of the si?eeles known to MSifarltiK men MS blackllsh. I |?- M'ieulitic iih lilt* Is KlobiiHopbnlio. ,u,?|a>i The Urgent (,f the Mi?N wan from seventeen to eighteen feet long and ahmit twelve foot In jftrtb at the lurrffsit p,u,< teu were very much of a slise, with l wo exception#, which wore smaller. The niinmcr In which the whales met their dealh remains a mystery. l*rof, I*;i |)| >| Kca, dlreotQJ' of tne Charles ton .Muwuiu. who confirmed the he II,. f tluil they wore of the hlack tlsh ppeclcs after n visit to Folly Island vcsto'rdiiy afternoon, said that he was puzzled to explain In a plausible man nor lx>w the tcu denizens of the deep had died, practically Mlmultaneously, ami. .he believed, about the time the boilies were cast on the beach, The tlrst party from Charleston, 1 which Included^ reporter for The : \Vws and Courier, reached Folly Is l.ind early yesterday afternoon. The absence of what was expected to ho an unbearable odor was the llrst thing that was noticed. While in the close vl. lnlty of any particular whale It was easy to distinguish the smell of <Je* rayed tlsh. but at a distance, although a person was to the leeward, in a strong Iwoao. there was no odor, The bodies were about half-embed ded In sand. Wight of the ten were stretched out in a line, at intervals of twenty to thirty yards, covering a dis tance estimated at an eighth of a mile, flj two miles down' Hie beach from the |M?lnl of Folly Island, opposite the Morris Island light. The two other hoilles were farther down the beach. It was remarked that of the eight in the same general vicinity seven of the whales had their heads tainted in the) same direction, northeast. The eighth was stretched mil In the directly oppo site direction. The process of decay had not pro ceeded to any ureal extent. Prof. Ilea said that he (lid not believe that the whales had been on the beach for more than a few days, basing his Judg ment on the stage of the deeomi>osl tlon. lUizzards had attacked the Car-'' < -asses, but they were Intact, with the exception of a few holes, apparently made by the beaks of ^h? vultures. The tough ski tiff of, the.'w^^?j$' Tm be lieved to have' tot d ^^{eroort.s of the buzzards, and IJ,vls c^usrajbred like ly that the cari'ljjn* -shii'd^k. wTtT devour the bodies when the proww&pf d|jconi pusit i? ?n has witched /inch W^UjlfcftiPit , the skins are v 1 1 1 n ^ The whales on Folly IshiffififlFro blunt nosed .siHH'les. Their jaws are set with rather small teeth, .^>t apart from each other by spaces approxi mately one inch long. The eyes are small. The skins are hlack, except when- the oil, oozing from the bodies, and the effect of the elements have rt? sulteil in dlscolorations. Measurements taken ywtonliy of the largest whale in the group were: Dor sal flu, friuu base to tip. ? rt \ In oho HlplH'rs or swimming finds. each. forty inches loug, ami Intl. from tip to tip. across, live f?H?t llirw htolu**. Tin* tail I* In two division* v. As fur u* Uh?. trnmriT: iTieVe win bo no effort to >avo t he <ill or skins fnnii I ho whale* for commercial uses. Tin1 Full) Island enrcty&soN i'ouiptwc tho largest school of whales that has over been roiKU'ted a*hore in waters In this part of tin* country. From (lino to time, at rare Intervals, seaman have report I'd see i t m one, two or as many as fonc of i In* Mark fish., hut no record of a school consisting of ton lueiuber* holm: re|>orted. won nt soil, has boon located, Hefore an examination was made of Iho condition of (ho bodies of tho whale#, It was suggested that tho school had Ix'on caught by t|io heavy seas off this coast ahout two weeks ago, and cast on the beach at that time, lint tin* good state of proserva Hon of tin* remains of the whales has made it seem Improbable that tlmy have been dead and exposed to tho weather for that length of time. Then, the fact that .lt was not until Monday that the bodies were d I Hoovered by Mr, 1 1. H. Brluglowo, kipper of the Morris Island light, al^o seems to be ovldenoe that the disaster to the school Is of more recent date. With favorable weather and sea con ditions prevailing today, the chances are that there will be more people to visit Folly Island today than yester day to take advantage of an oppor tunity that lias not been presented here before, according to old citizens. Yesterday, some parties went directly from tho city by boats, while others wont to , lames Inland by automobile, and .wont from there to Folly Island by boat,? Wednesday's News and Courier. Chameleon Gem. Heliodore 1b the newest gem, and It differs from all others in its remark able faculty of changing color. Heliodore is a brand new discovery. It was accidentally unearthed by Ger man prospectors searching for other precious stones in (German East Africa. No one knew what the gem was when it was first brought to light, but it did not tak& long to learn that they had added a new star to the bright firma ment of gems. It is the first new gem discovery that ha3 been made in mod ern times, and ipRny have thought that there were no more new gems to dis cover.. f Si^pips ot the stones were sent pomgfftin^b ago to the kaiser, a$d he Seli&.hted wltfi them^?ie> had 'soV?ijp tfeliodor^ sft>neB4? sef^fth dia rnotjitls and pearls and made into a ^rosB for the empress. The predomi nating color of heliodore in daytime is a brilliant golden yellow. In artificial Ught it changes to a beautiful green. In scmidarkness it shines like a dia mond. In The CmmU A tatter to Tho t'lmuih U- from \li IV C. Xeiup, who has boon stationed ??i\ ] the .Mexican lamlvr us u member uf j tho I'Jtti Cavalry, tolls u* that he ha*1 L'liui trimwf^hnf < %????>?? i, hmnnw, its j t In* ( 'a ilii I Zone. "* . J Tried to Drown Crle?. That in point of harmony a talking machine Is superior to a fretful baby j and that tho owner of the machine! kas the legal right to operate his prop erty In opposition to and In defense j of t l?o baby la the aubatance of a do j cision rendered by a New York mag 1st rate. He dismissed the summons ; obtained by the mother of the. baby,! compelling the appearan.ee tn euvM't of j a woman neighbor to futTawer to u com i plaint of having . Endangered t ho j health of the baby- by continuously op erating a phonograph near the child's nursery window. The defendant plead od guilty, but claimed extenuating cir eumstances. The baby, sho said, cried frequently for hours. In desperation she Anally cranked up tho machine in readiness for each outburst, and the discord in the "two flats" was tho re suit. Other tenants corroborated her, professing a preference for tho ma chine as against the crying of the baby. To Heduce 'Number 6T Drugs. It is practically impossible for the I avorage physician to familiarize him self with the four thousand or five ! thousand drugB and drug preparations In everyday uso In this country. The number of such aubatanoea also mill tates against -their intelligent use by the practicing physician and their cor rect preparation and dispensing by pharmacists. In order to meet this sit uation, a committee of tho American Medical association some time ago drew ap a list of about four hundred and fifty drugs and preparations, se lected on account of their wide ubo, with a view to concentrating tho atten tion of .everybody concerned upon theso important medicines. According to the public health reports, a revi sion of this list has just been under taken, and criticism of the list is now constituted is sought by the American Medical association. Nothing Unusual. "So girls are making ammunition now in England. But are they not afraid of explosions in the powder works?" "Not "St all. Girls, you know, are used to handling powder puffs." Pocketbook War. Bill ? I see tho warring nations are spending 96 per cent of incomes for war. Jil! ? Perhaps General Shorman was referring to a pocketbook war when he made his famous remark. To The Camden People : IT IS OUR DESIRE THIS SEASON TO FURNISH YOU THE BEST ICE DE LI VERY SERVICE EVER GIVEN IN CAMDEN, AND OUR ^DEA IN INSERTING THIS ADVERTISEMENT IS TO ASK YOUR CO-OPERATION AND HELP TO THAT END. BECAUSE OF THE SCATTERED CHARACTER OF THE RESIDENCE DIS TRICT, CAMDEN PRESENTS A VERY DIFFICULT PROBLEM IN ICE DELIVERY, BUT THIS CONDITION CAN BE GREATLY OVERCOME BY THE AID OF ICE PURCHASERS IN NOT KEEPING THE WAGON WAITING LONGER THAN IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, AND BY REPORTING TO THE ICE COMPANY PROMPTLY ANY LACK OF COURTESY OR INTEREST ON THE PART OF EM PLOYEES. WE WANT YOU TO GET FULL WEIGHTS, AND ASK THAT YOU CALL US IN EVERY INSTANCE IN WHICH YOU ARE SHORT - WEIGHTED. EACH WAGON IS FURNISHED WITH ACCURATE SCALES, AND IT IS YOUR PRIVILEGE TO-MAKE THE DELIVERYMAN SHOW YOU THE WEIGHTS GIVEN V?U. OUR ONLY WAY OF KNOWING THE CLASS OF SERVICE THAT YOU RECEIVE IS BY YOUR TELLING US. ALL COMPLAINTS WILL BE RECEIVED COURTEOUSLY AND THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. OUR PLANT WILL COMMENCE OPERATION ABOUT APRIL 10TH. ICE MANUFACTURED BY US IS MADE FROM THE SAME CITY WATER FURN ISHED YOUR HOMES! BUT IS THOROUGHLY FILTERED SEVERAL TIMES BE FORE FREEZING, MAKING IT PURER THAN THE WATER YOU DRINK. OUR CORPORATION IS A CAMDEN ENTERPRISE, PAYING TAXES ON LARGE PROPERTY HOLDINGS IN THIS CITY. WORKING CAMDEN MEN, AND TURNING LOOSE IN CAMDEN A VERY NEAT S?M EACH WEEK IN PAY ROLLS AND SUPPLY BILLS. WE FURNISH SERVICE ALL WINTER AT A LOSS ?N ORDER THAT YOU MtfAY HAVE ICE. ''WE FEEL THAT WE ARfe ENTITLED TO YOUR CONSIDERATION. Ik Carolina Ice Company R. M. KENNEDY, JR, Manager Saturday, April 1st AT THREE O'CLOCK THE big event for which hun dreds of Camden women* are wait ing will take place. Mr. M. E. Walker, an expert from The FREE Sewing Ma chine Company, will be here, and when he does come ? There Will Be Something Doing Every Minute f* " ' * He is going to tell the story of that wonderful invention that is replacing the old style sew ing machine wherever it is shown. It is a perfect sewing machine, so wonderfully improved that it has double the ef ficiency of the <>ld style sewing: machine, and yet at the same time is a t'U-ly beauti ful piece of furniture. ? 1 1 ? ? 1 i ? ? ? - AT 3 O'CLOCK WE ARE GOING TO GIVE AWAY one of these Sewing Machines ABSOLUTELY FREE. We want to give you a coupon. Call and get a coupon, and be at this store ?t 3 o'clock Saturday. You may be the holder of the lucky number. : i ; During the demonstration s?le we will buy your old machine at a liberal prjfce, and apply it on ine specially reduced price of this wonderful new model "The Fpfe." CAMDEN FURNITURE COMPANY Telephone 156 Camden, S. C. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE THRIFT Notable Examples of Men Who Were Celebrated for Looking After Candle Ends. In his own day, Thomas Guy's econ omies were so famous that folk went to consult him, and, with others, a notorious miser, who felt his own cheese paring outdone by the master. He found Guy writing by the light of a farthing dip, and stated his errand. "Oh, is that all?" said Guy; "then we can talk as well in the dark," and blew out the candle as a first practi cal lesson in the art of saving. " The statesman who gavo most thought to small economies as well as great was undoubtedly Gladstone, who was as thrifty in the public household as in his own, the London Chronicle observes. So he appealed to the for eign office for a retrenchment in fly leaves and thick folio sheets used for docketing only* and the same for mere covering dispatches without descrip tion; for, as Lord Morley says, "all these had to be bound, and the bound books wanted bookcases, and the book cases wanted buildings, an<T thfc" 1T braries wanted librarians." When on the mission to Corfu, Glad 8toi_e made his staff scratch out the address on the parchment label of the dispatch bags and use the same la bels in returning the bags to London. A supremo example of thrift was Rev. Hobert Walker ? the "Wonderful Walker," who gained appreciative mention in the "Excursion." His wife * brought him a fortuno of $200, and on the Interest of this and his $26 an nually Walker reared a family of eight. When, after 20 years, his stipond was raised to $90 a year he contrived to save. And not only did the family "live well, though plainly," but as he declared with justifiable pride, his children never lacked any of the nec essaries of life and were given an ed ucation to fit them for any rank" of so ciety, the boys, indeed, going to one of the universities. WON HIS ITALIAN AUDIENCE Maeterlinck Tells How Jules Destree Made Friends for Belgium's Cause In City of Naples. Maurice Maeterlinck, the great lit terateur of Belgium, tells in London Everyman's of visits which he paid Italy In a propaganda conducted by two Belgian deputies, Jules Destree and George Lorand, and describes Ital ian audiences. He says the Italian Is generous, courteous, hospitable, ex uberant, enthusiastic, but very proud and touchy; that he knows his worth; that he knows that his is the oldest civilisation, and ha recognizes the rlfht_of no other ruction to teach him his duty. Describing a mooting ut Naples, ho says: "At tho last moment wo had been warned that, though we might speak of Bolgium and her Buf fering, any definite allusion to war or overviolent attack on the people from beyond the Rhine would excite controversy and only damage our cause. Being myself no orator, I had only my miserable written address, which, of course, could not be changed the last moment, and might prove dangerous. It was necessary to prepare the land. Dostroe mounted the platform and In a masterly im provisation began by establishing a long, patient, skillful parallel between Flemish and Italian art, between the great painters of Florence and Venice and those of Flanders and Brabant; and from there he glided almost in sensibly to the actual distress in Bel glum today. He was applauded; the barriers were broken through. Nothing was to be added to what he had said, but he could have said anything to them then." One 8ide Later. L?ou Guernsey, who has been a tele graph operator for the Pennsylvania lines at Columbus for 25 years, had an unusual expedience Just because lome freight cars hopped the track and blocked traffic for a while. Guern sey started to shave, becauso all of the trains had been dispatched, and he knew ho would have some spare time on his hands, rfo had com pletely bared the north side of his face of whiskers when* the telegraph instru ment began to clatter. Guernsey hast ily put down his razor and an-* swered the call. For nearly four hours he was kept at the key, sending and receiving messages. Tho lather dried on the south side of his face, but he t could not think about that because ' there was more Important business on hand.' By the time ho got through with the hurry-up work and started to shave tho other side of his face, it is said the beard began to show up on the side first shaved. ? Indianapolis News. I Joffre of Peasant Blood. No definite information Is available as to the ancestors of General Joffre. In one account he is described as de scended from the hard-headed "rough and ready" raco of Catalonian peas ants who have lived for ages along the Mediterranean hinterland on both the French and Spanish sides of the mountains. It is supposed that he has some trace of Spanish blood in his veins, while he is said to speak the Catalonian di&lect quite fluently. Kumtor expecets to s|>end $225,000 In street Improvement work. Helen Kellar, the famous blind girl, wHl speak in Charleston April 19th. 1 Alwoys Ready to Oblige, Gruff Policeman (to tipsy old p?rty , who is singing In tho car) ? You must I either stop that noise or accompany mo. Tipsy Old Party ? Accompany you? Why, certainly. Just hum a tune first; we can then go ahead togother. ? Ne braska Awgwan. Johnny Knew the 8ex. Father ? Whore Is your mother, Johnny? Johnny ? She's out In the back yard doing a whittling stunt. Father ? Are you sure Bhe's whit tling ?v Johnny ? Of course I am; she's try lug to sharpen a pencil. Good Roads and Bicycles. Tho expected revival in the popu larity of the bicycle is here ? perhaps as ono result of the general improve ment in roads. Last year -400,000 bi cycles were sold In this country, the larger! number in any year since 1896, when the wheel reached Its greatest popular favor. ? Youth's Companion. Old Horse Well Fed. There is an old mongrel horse of the pavements living as luxuriously as any blue-blooded, fast-stepping racer, In th? niltmore hotel. He occupies one ol tho best rooms in the hotel. His daily duty is to drag the Ice-scraping ma chine over the Ice in the Blltmore ic? gardens. Tho men and women whe come to skato and idle and drink tea * feed him tidbits and scratch his head or pat his neck, and the horse, clumsy ? and unused to those carresses, pati his carefully wrapped hoofs on th? rugs and swishes a time-bitten tall Ho drags tho ice machine carefully as if realizing his responsibilities, and ho goes gently through the corridors, and Is quiet in his room, never keep ing- late hours or leaving the light burning. When the spring comes th? poor old skate will go back to the workaday world, a dray and prob ably a harsh whip and harshei curses, but Just now he's living the life. ? New York Times. t 8aves Home to Aid 8tork. Mayor Sebastian was called early in the afternoon by a woman living along the arroyo near Avenue Forty Xbree, who said that the stork Is ex pected at her house soon, and she was afraid the flood would sweep her house away before the interesting bird arrived. "I know you will do something fot us," the woman said. And the mayor did do something. He called Commissioner O'Brien of tho board of public works and within an hour a gang of men had attached cables to the house and thrown up m temporary embankment yrhlch divert ed the flood from the little oott*gs.? Los Angeles T\mm, ?