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nourishing off 0Oda crackers. Use them atnieaJfii Jor iheir food value Eat them between meafa because then are ever crisp and <foodt -At ali crocexst NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY IIKTIIKA Mrl.AlRIN. Nays He Ih Politically Pet rifled and Can't be Brought Hark. Columbia, S. C.v M'i) 4. -"-Lieutenant < Jovernor Andrew J. Buthou in Senator John L. Mi'Lflurln'H announce-, tnent for Lieutenant Governor an ef fort to use the political pulmotor to vitalize what tho Lieutenant Governor .term* a |X)lltlral corpse. Ho declare* the statement of Uie Senator that the' oiMoe of Lieutenant Govenor Is one "which no gnrwu mau wunta and a live one won't have," n coufeaalon of the j>etrlfled state of the Senator, speakluK jK>lltleally, and doe* not think the breath of political life eun lie pumped hack Into hlin. The present oceiipaut of the olfliv of Lieutenant Governor further analyzed the announeeinent of the Senator to bo an effort to further his own Senatorial ambitions and to "put one over" such jK)Mstble opponents as Congressman fap ver, W. 1?. Pollock, forme* fGoper#P,r BIoiinc and others, who are credited with havlnK an eye on the seat now tlll ?sl by Senator Tillman by.'fifettlng ih the race one heat ahead of tlieni. Alid^ the Lieutenant Governor doesn't think It takes a Solomon to lUnire fids out. , He thinks also that the Senator's reference to the otliee of Lieutenant Governor shows a lack of appreciation of many men who have held that.ot&W and he!i>ed to make Illustrious the his tory of the Shite, and says It Is un worthy of "him. Mr. Bet hen >a.vs then* Is ample time before the campaign for him to say whether or nut he will run for re election. but he is "calling" Swuttor McLAurin and -analyzing his announce ment as he sis** it. His statement In full Is: "I am n??i worried over MeLaurin's announcement 'or Lieutenant Gover nor. The ottice belongs to the people and .not to me, and h?fVor any other man who cau comply with lhe rules of i no Democratic party 1ms a right to run. There Is ample time l>efore the campaign oj>eus for me to give t<> the public my views, whether I stan?l f<* Ibis office or some other. "It docs not take a Holomon, how ever. to see that MeLaurin's rival pur |mikc i* to head off Lover, Pollock. Blease and others In an effort to sue I Senator Tillntan in flic Culled Suites Senate "( *? 'UiinK.*?ii?ner McLaurin s state ment tbut the office of Lieutenant G??v . in.. i- is *tn ofli'ee no grown man wants : 1 1 1 < I ii" live man would have,' Is tin wort !. v and a lack of apprecia tion < f many men who have heljied to luake iMu?tri<?UM the history of South Carolina. P.ul di>t ingulshed men like i 'It1- ? "mI|. r Gadhdoc. .lohii Drayton, It ! -!?;? f?! ?!e TreviHe. |> K. Heiinlgau, W. I? Simpson. John (V Sheppard. lanrcne I',. Gary and many others of lii^'li cha racfi?r ami abillij neeil n?> de fence :tt in> hands Chesterfield Kndorse* Stevenson. " W I lere.M ?>, I foil W. r. Steve i :i .mi .liila'e for the Hi?n>e <>t Kepro x??ntati\e^ "f the Cnltisl States, and wlmro'is fn!!> appreciating the ability, the . bar:i>-l? r and attributes of the - mi id W I SieveiiMKi, and fully real izing t ha t I. if- election to congress would n?t .?'d;, retle?i. cr?*<Mt upon Chesterfield Couniv. t?ut upon South Carolina and the Nation as well, we the member* of CbestertV.-ld f \Hinty. I H?m<*Tatlc Convention, In m?**Ming aj<-" xembled, d<> herrivy endorse the can didacy of W. I'. Stevi-nson. and do oommend him to the voters of the 1 if 1 1*. ( ongreAsional District." I certify that the Convention unatd moosly adopted this resolution after if had l>een HCCt>nde<1 t>y many clubs and individual members. ( Signed i W. P. Odooi. flee. of Con venti'Mi. \ ? r?. The writer had the pleasure of a ride to Camden on the rotid hiding from Sumter to (Jamden, the old Charleston road, and I must say It was a great plefuuire, owln# 'to the ?x?dltlon of the road. Kershaw coun ty ?an very pretty roads. ? Rembert J oorreapondent In Sumter Herald. , WAR NEWS NUMMARY. Germans Resume Heavy Fighting at Verdun. The . White Star steamer Cymric, hound from New York to Diver|>ool, Is rejiorted to la? iu 11 slaking condition somewhere at sea. Her owners In Mveri>ool say that they tK'lieve the ves sel was ton>edoed. The Cymric carried no paasengeri*. An on tire system of trenches on the Northern slope of Hill 804, northwest of Verdun, has been captured by the Cermaus, according ti? Berlin, and the French In the lighting suffered extra ordinarily heavy casualties. In addi tion forty officers and l,2fi0 soldiers were made prisoner. Paris reports that to the cast of the hill the Germans were driven from a communication trench which they pre viously had lHMietrated and that to the west of the hill a German assault against French positions at Hill '287 ^rns put down. A heavy bombardment Is in progress against the Avocourt wood and the en elre region of Hill 804 ; while to the <mst of Verdun and in the Woevre, ar tillery activity continue^ vigorously. Around the Thlaumont Farm, north of Verdun, a French attack broke down and 800 men were taken prisoner. The Germans on the Russian front iuuncluHl a?i offensive to the south of Illukst. but met with no success. Mine lighting and bombardments continue at various |M>lnts along this line. ]n Ga 11c I ?i. t<> tli*' northwest of Tarnopol. the ItiiMMinns captured a mine crater. In the lighting In Asia Minor the Russians have comj>elled t lie Turks to withdraw from their entire llrnt line, trneches in the region of Erzingan. Attacks by the Austrlans against the Italians In the Marmoluda, Falzarego uud other sectors, were repulsed. The bombardment In the Adamelo region continues. Here the Italians have de stroyed an Austrian defence work on Col Topete. The Turkish cruiser ltraeslau Is re |x?rted by Pet rograd to have bombard ? ?<1 Kupatoria, in the Crimea. Tl\e town is descrllHKi as an unfortllled station. The Knteate allied line In France has bi-en strengthened by the arrival of Australian and New Zealand t rooj*?, who have taken over a j>orti<>n of the front. Four more leaders in the Irish revolt horn rvccuted. The I.usitauia Tragedy. A > ??;?!? a go, on May 7, 191.r>, txvurred the aio^t tragic i? ? -t of the Euro]>ean war ? the clant Canard liner Lusltai.in was sunk without warning by the tier man submarine I ' -89, as she was sttvim lag past the Head of Kiasale, off the Irish ooast. on her way from New V.?rk to I,lverjx>t?l. la all. 1.210 persons, including 107 American, citizens and 1T?0 small ba l>i?s and children, were drowned. The survivors totalled 704. of whom about wer?* Americans. Among the well-known American who iierished were Chafes Frohman. Alfn^l G wynne Vanderbilt. Llndoa Hates. Jr.. Justus M. Forma n, Elbeft Hubbard and his wife, Papt. J. B. Mil ler. Hert>ert S. Stone, I)r. F. S. Pear son, Charles Kline and Ijithrop Wlth ington. S. Intnle! M. Gasklns, 81 years of age, a young and successful planter of the Kelly town section of Darlington coun ty. died Thursday following Injuriew receive*! In a runaway. He was driv ing a mule In the country near his home when something about the har ness bivamc disarranged. This fright ened the animal and in the runaway which followed, Mr. Gasklns was thrown violently on hi* head and his skull ww fractured. ~ Thursday's War Hununar). . On the weatern front lu Franc?, m> tably In the region of Verdun, which for week*. has been the theatre of the most sanguinary conflict* of the world war. The French, however, have been able to capture portions of a German trench on the west hIojkw of I >e Mort Ilomme aiul to put to naught a Ger man attack near Kttl 287 ami in the wood of MahuW'ourt and Le Mort Hom me, launched In arv endeavor to . ad vance further the German line toward Verdun. From none of the other franta haw any indlcatloa come of material change in the positions of the belligietents. Late reports show the Russians haw been repulsed in an attack , o? --the Germans south of Garbunovkfe ay^far lug heavy casualties. Ou tb& Austro Itallan front the usual infantry at' tacks are still In progress. ^ ' Constantinople chronicles victories for the Turks against the Russfepis in Northern Asia Minoi and north wjeat of M ush and the defeat of the Russians with heavy losses and the capture- of ?<>me prisoners near Mount Bathlie. The recent attack by the Turkish cruiser Breslau against Russian fyack S<vt jK?rtw Is declared by Conatanti nople to have been made as a< roflnrtsal against the Russian fleet "which >)|Pm barded open towns and .villagcwp.ou the Anatolian coast." , r. The bombardment by the Teutonic allies of points on the Dolran-Gievgeli sector of the Macedonian front i>on ttnuos, according to nnotticial advices. { The Germans, these rejx>rts say, after j having ftlwown numerous shells ijitoj the town of Mayada, occupied the place, but were compelled to evacuate;; under a French counter attack. 'Jjfeup erous 17-inch guns are being placed ] along this front by the Germans, jv. A royal commission has beeU4;ap- | j>oint??d to investigate the Irish : rebel lion. which now seemingly lias been entirely put down. Premier Asquith luis informed the House of Commons tliat there seems to be no necessity for any more extreme measures against | the rebels. Del Mite on the Irish situa tion has been post|>oned In the House of Comoinns, jiending which no execu tion of loaders iii the revol* w ill take place. ~ 7t Haron Wlm borne, lord lieu tenant, of | Ireland, has resigned. As the only way In which the pre parations for self-government iK>ssi6ly ???n 1*? realised, the Irish Parliament ary party In n manifesto has called u(x>u the jieople of Ireland to support the constitutional move and oppooe the "Insane incurse of Irish policy." f~ Germany, in a note to the United States, has admitted that the Gcr submarine torjiedoed tlie French croas-j clu\ unci steamer Sussex. The subma rine commander is declared not to have! acted, according to instructions,, .and] It is stated that he has been "approxl mately punished." Prof. K. I>. Green, teacher of vocal musk*, who lives near Spartanburg, visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. .T. E. Gastrin, of the Flat Rock section the | >nst week. N ? Married. Tommle Reynolds and Cornelia Pay ton, colored, both of Camden, we) "T* ' ' married Wednesday night at the f?rl dence of Mr. W. I* McDowell, Judge of Probate. ~ Gen. A. I* Mills, chief of staff of militia affairs of .the United States war department baa notified Adjutant General Moore that 'South Carolina will be allowed two troops of the cavalry branch of the militia. On account of UJ health, Rev. Tbooa hx H. Leitch baa resigned as editor of The Way of Faith. Hi* successor will be selected *900. AT TWf ."AKTA.T TASK. > ri attended the theatdr fast night.** the dry # goodn dfdrk.' "and the play was simply out o^ sight." " ~ wm the nature b f ft?" aafrmt the lUtle blondo stenographer. "It wan a melodrama," answered tli? yardstick manipulator , "The laat sce^e watt quite realistic; just as three burglars crawl in at the kitchen, win dow. the clock strikes 1, and ? " "Pardon me." Interrupted the ath letic boarder, "but which one did the clock strike?" Friendly Criticism. ; Pennibs- Two of my latest poems appeared in the last issue* Of Mo Duff's magazine. Inkefton? Yes, 1 noticed thom. I'ennlbs ? Would you mind giving me your opinion of thom? Inkerton? Well, to be candid, I thought the one was awfully simple and the-^other simply awful. Moses and the Tablets. . .. * "What was the mattor with Moses, pop?" asked the small son of a phy sician. "Why do you ask?" queried the fa ther. "Our Sunday school teacher said God gave blm two tablets of stoue," replied the youngster, "and I won dered what ailed him." ACCEPTING AN APOLOGY. ?? ?? "I beg you pardon for stepping on your foot." . . v"It I were a centipede and had a corn on every toe of every foot, I'd find blamed fools enough to stand on i them all." \ . , ? ... Satisfied. A man will eat. then, settf* back And light his favorite cigar. Though fame and fortune he may laok. Right then he feels 'way over par. Might Kava Been Useful. Mrs. Flatbush ? This paper says a man that weighs 160 pounds contains enough Urease to make 76 candles and a pound of soap. * ( Mr. Flatbush ? There, dear; that's the sort of man yon ought to have married. - 1 ? Spiteful. ? Muriel ? And did ho ijemember you? Maria ? Oh, yes. He said he never forgot a face. ? "That accounts for it.H ? "For what?" ? heard he had the nightmare the other night." More Coming, Bacon ? Don't you think Flbbs tells some flah stories? Egbert ? I. should say he does, and he's taking steps to tell more. "How so?" 1 "He's having a phonograph Installed In the house." - After the Honeymoon 8lumped. "You talk like an idiot," angrily ex claimed the husband. - "I know, dear," calmly asserted his better two-thirds. "You see, I don't want to take an unfair advantage of you." EXCHANGE OF TROUBLES. "Jones has found a cure for tire trouble." ~ "Bh! What's thatr* "He's bought a motorboat." The Literary Farmer, i The bulletins keep coming out. Their teachings Qft maim. For crops are Ane to talk about. But ml*hty hard to raise. Leap Year Note. Drummer ? Does your stenographer belong to the union? Merchant ? Not at present; but she ta to be married next month. The fteaeon. , He ?Mr. Juggles la very much ?*? posed ta the single tax. She ? Of course, he 1a. Dtdat yoa kaiv be (s a confirmed bachelor f It'# a float* whave fur tjie poor uiuit Who* wife tia? a ra?ir UniK'"* !!<**? !h an ?tlmiuauT-tf tfcvt* la anything it to uMimilattv p Evfry fvunimc attumjattA tfjsto thluk V|? popiettktug to t>oa?t about i)*Kt day. Tiu-iv to lUwuyH room ai u* ! ?au)H> ho many w<h?H1 ^ the wiu* wll*r I ju '?ft*T yvarti a umn H^ulr* -"?jS ? """ BEGINNING All Pattern* of Hati and Untrimmed Shapes for dies, Misses and Children to be sold at Half Price, ginning Wednesday, May 10th. Remember these goods are not odds and end*, k is an opportunity for you to yet the very best at to ceedingly low price. ' Make us a call a hd look over the stock whether wish to buy or not. To come early means that you get the choice of real bargains.. A pretty fan will be gtven 'to each customer ma! a purchase of a Hat* 4 vv '.v? ti; Phone 30 BOTH GOOD ???? ?> -.<>?_ tK.1 ?? Rich, pure product*,' dttnly put together, ICE CREAM Made from tested dairy products in a sanitary I TJ W. ROBIN 2XMFS DRUG DELIVER y'YoS'OI T I S F A CT0B1 KM?i Mnr,? > o*r> ? . . ii ' .t REPORT OFT^E CONDITION OF THE first ^tP(AL bank OF CAMDEN r?"r ? -"*15 at Camden, in the SUU^f iSowth. .jCtrpliMt at the 1 - Business on May 1st* 1916. Vtl -TO Resources J>VC 5*' 'JffJH* *? Loans and discounts Overdrafts, unsecured TT. S. bonds deposited to Bocuro circulation f oar value) ? """3J Bonds other than U. S. bori'dS &g&^'*^re postal savings deposits Subscription to stock of Federal Reserve bank -3,000.00 I/ess Amount unpaid 1300.00 j Furniture and fixtures , Net amount due from Federilr Reskr^e fcaVHf ..... Net amount due from approved reserve agents in New ^ ] York, Chicago, und St. Louis }.:/.*? ftflOLw- 4 Not amount due from approved- reserve agent* in Atftilrj other reserve cities ; l8,01?-? ^ Net amount due from banks and banketw -tf other than above) Other checks on banks in same city or toWn as reporting Outside checks and other cash items, ?SfS : Fractional currency, nickels, and ceuts 1 Notes of other national banks x Coin and certificates l^Kal tender notes ~ Uejlempypw fund with L\ S. Treasurer and' <h* Other assets, if any *?*.*.; - ^ Total " Liabilities. Capital stock paid in .. Surplus fund Undivided Profits 32,3ie.jff~ 1 A lteserv for Unearned Dls li, 000.00:. 4^10-^ Less current expenses, Interest, and taxes paid. Circulating notes outstanding ^...w.-.ww* ? Demand deposits: Individual deposits subject to check ? Certified checks t - r. - ? ....... II |] U. Cashier's checks outstanding Postal savings deposits ? ??? Total demand deposits, .. Time deposits: Other time deposits . Total " ? I State qf Sooth Carolina, County of Kershaw. y fl 1, John T. Mackey, Cashier of the above-oa*^ W that the above stilsmmt la true to the but of my ? ? JOHN T. Subscribed and sworn to bsfore me this Mb day Correct ? Attest: 'John 9. ~ O. J. Shannon, Jr. L. A. Wittkowsky "Tl ^ DlrectOI*. M. H. Herman