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. RUB OUT PAIN yftk gnnri nitHnirivnnl Th?fcV tho nuredt way (9 stop them. The be tit rubbing liniment is (too J for the Ailments of Horses, Mule*, Cattle, Etc. (Jowl for your own Aches, Paint, Rheumatiftm. Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Etc. 25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealer*. Wm. L Kirk'and SURVEYOR AND CIVIL ENGINEER OHici' in Crocker Building, Corner Main and DcKalb Streets CAMDEN, S. C. DR. S. ALEXANDER Veterinarian UTTIiK'S HTAIILES. Day Phone 101). Night Phono 'J3. ^ mmmm ? ? MONKY TO iiOAN. ? <it unproved furmu. Eaay teraiu. a j?ih \ to B H. Clarke. Camdon, 8 < 50. DR. H. L. GREGORY Veterinarian Treatment of all Animals. Xljjlil amlpdny cnlla promptly answrrod. Pliovie 201-1.. r A MONfiV TO LOAN <>\ RHAL ESTATE ? EASY . TERMS ^ K. (.i. vonTroticltow. ^ Dr. E. H. KERRISON Dentist ?Oflirr over 1'ruoo's Store Broadband HcKalh Sts. IMioue 185 COLUMBIA LUMBER & MANUFACTURING CO. MILL WORK SASH, DOORS, BLINDS AND LUMBER PLAIN & HUGLR STS. Phone 71 COLUMBIA, S C. DR. R. E. STEVENSON DKNTIST OIIk? Suutkrail Corner Broad ui DeKilb Sit ( a union, S. C. Wood's Seeds. Seed Wheat The 8e#l Wheats we offer aro from the hfebt aiul must productive crops prown in the finest wheat-growing neetions of Vlrgjaia, and are cafefully rvl?nhod bpuato remove all impur and small and Inferior grains, so ? U? supply our customer* only with Hump and well-developed scixl v liaat, which should yiold oonnldera l ly more per aero than ordinary wheat* Imperfectly cleaned. All of our S"fd Wheats are BeJeoted from good yieldiag erops, which with our methods of cleaning, makes the Reed Wheat which we offer very much superior to ordinary seed wheat. Write for Wood's Crop Special giving full information and prices of S??d Wheat, Saad Oata, Wlntar Barlay, Ry? and all s<*Mh for Tail sowing. I'rices and sample* of any seeds desired, mailed on request. T.W.WOOD & SONS. SEZDSMEN, - Richmond, Vt. a? ? ? ? pp? ? ? , - Collins Brothers Undertakers lor Colored People TAiIibi 41 mV. MUIK. L... ? MM mm ^ President's Address to Both Houses Is Quite Short. RAIL TROUBLES COME FIRST 1 - * , 1 Further Legislation on That Line le Strongly Recommended ? Bill Giv ing Foreign Commerce Promo i \ tere PVee Hand Neoeseary. Washington. Pec; 5,-? President Wil son today delivered IiIh message to ibotli house of coheres* In Joint ses sion. Tho address was as follows; Gentlemen of tho Cougrosft ! In f til III 1 1 nu nt tfiln time tho duty laid Upon jut* hy tip* ('institution of coin mtinlcatliiK to you from time to time information of tho state of tho Union nnil recommending to your consldera tlon such legislative measures us may ho judged neceaaury and expedient I shall continue the practice, which I hope haw hoen acceptable to you. of leaving to the reports of the aeveral heads of tho executive departments the olahorntlon of the detailed needs .of the public service and confine myself to those matters of more general pub lie policy with which It seems neces sary and feasible to deal at the pres ent session o^ Jho congress. I realise tho limitations of tlmo tin der which you will necessarily aot at this session and shall make my sug gestions as few as possible; but there wore some thluK" loft undone at the last session which there will now be time to complete and which It seems necessary In the interest of tho public to do at once. In the tlr#t place, It seems to me Im peratively necessary that tho earliest possible consideration and action should l?o accorded tho remaining measures of the program of settle ment and regulation which I had occa sion to recommend to you at the close of your last session In view of the pub lic dangers disclosed by tho unaccom modated difficulties wtych then existed, and which still unhappily contlnne' to exist, between tho mil roads of the country and their locomotive onKineers, conductors, and trainmen. Railway Troubles Firat. I then oiyjncuiled : 1 First, Immediate provision for the , enlargement and administrative reor- ! mini /.lit ion of the Interstate commerce commission along the lines embodied In tli?* bill recently passed by the bouse of representatives and now awaiting action by the senate; In order that the commission may be enabled to deal with the many great and various duties now devolving upon it with a prompt ness and thoroughness which are, with Its present e?mstltutlon and means of ? notion, practically Impossible. Second, the establishment of an eight-hour day ns the legal basis alike of woik and of wages In the employ-' ment of all railway employees who are ncrual'y engaged in the work of oper m ti ng trains In interstate transportn tlon. Third, the authorization of the ap- . polntment by the president of a small body of men to observe the actual re sults In experience of the adoption of the eight-hour day In railway trans portation alike for the men and for the railroads. Fourth, explicit approval hy the con givs* of the consideration by the In tei-vMfe commerce commission of an Increase of freight rates to meet such additional expenditures by the rall r?>:n!s ys may have been rendered nec essary by the adoption of the eight hour day and which have not been off set by .administrative readjustment* and economies, should the facts dis closed justify the Increase. mftli, an amendment of the existing federal statute which provides for the met 1 1 ji i ion. conciliation, and arbitration of mm h controversies as the* present by adding to it a provision that, in case ttie methods of accommodation now provided for should fall, a full public investigation of the merits of every such dispute shall be InstitMted and completed before a strike or lockout may lawfully be attempted. And. sixth,1 the lodgment In the hands of the executive of the power, In case of military necessity, to take control of such portions and such roll ing stock of the railroads of the coun try as may be required for military ? use and to operate them for military ; | purposes, with authority to draft Into i ..the military service of the Fnlted States such train crews and adminis trative officials as the circumstances require for their safe nnd efficient use. Renews Hl? Recommendations. The second and third of these ree- j oiumendatlons the cpngress Immedlnte ly acted on: It established the eight-' hour day as the legal basis of work and wages in train service and It au thorised the appointment of a com mission to observe and report upon the practical results, deeming these the measures most Immediately needed;: but It postponed action upon the other suggestions until an opportunity should be offered for a more deliberate con- ( siderntlon of them. The fourth rec ommendation r do not deem It neces sary to renew. The power of the In terstate commerce commission to grant an increase of rates oo the ground re ferred to la Indisputably clear and a recommendation by the congress with regard to each a matter might seem to draw In question the scope of the com Mission's authority or Its Inclination to . vf\ ?' . ? < r . do Justice when ehcrv 1m no reason to doubt cither. j Tho other *ug rest^uis? ths Increase tP tho t n !f ? f nTe ~ ci > iiH n i^re'cnim mis sion's uicinhorshlp aud In its facilities for performing Ita multifold. duties. the ' provision for full public Investigation mimI assessment of Ijidustriul dispute*. i and the grant to I executive of the power to control and operate the ifill ways v hen iiwssnry In time of war or other like public necessity ? I now , very earnestly rvn?'W. The necessity foi' such legislation Ih lUnulfes? mid pressing. Those who have Intrusted us wiili the responsibility mikI duly of serving and safeguarding '?hem in such matters would fln?t It hard. I believe to excuse H ftdlure to net upon these grave mutters or tiny unuct'cs?ury postponement of notion upon (hem. Not only does the Interstate com merce commission now tlnd it pruetl ? ully Impossible, w ith ll.s present .tnein bershlp it nil organisation, to perform Its great functions promptly amfjthor oughly, hut It Is not unlikely that it may presently he found advisable to add io lis dalles still others equally heavy and exacting. It must first be perfected as ?u administrative lustra ment. Tho country cannot and should nor consent to remain any longer exposed to profound Industrial disturbance's for lack oT additional moans of arbitra tion and conciliation which tho con gress can easily and promptly supply. And all will agree that there must be no doubt as to the power of the execu tive to indke Immediate uild unlnter rupted use of the railroads for the con centratlon of the military forces of the j nation wherever they are needed and j whenever they are needed. This Is n program of regulation, pro ventlon and administrative efficiency which argues Its own case in tho mere statement of It. With regard to one of its Items, the increase in the efll cleiicy of die interstate commerce cotu mlsNlon, tho house of representatives has already acted: its action needs only the concurrence of the senate, ? For Control and Operation. I would hesitate to recommend, and j I dare say the congress would hesitate ' to act upon the suggestion should I 1 make it. that any man In ni?y occupa tion should be obliged by Inw to con- I tJnue in an employment which he de- j I sired to leave. To pass a law which ; ! forbade or prevented tho Individual j workman to leave his work, before re- ; reiving the approval of society in do- i fng so would be to adopt a new prln- , clple into our Jurisprudence which I ! take it for granted we are Hot foresaw! | to Introduce. But the proposal that ' i he operation of the rait Whys of the ' country shall not be stopped or inter rupted by the concerted action of or* ! ganlzed bodies of men until a public Investigation shall have been Instituted which shall make the whole question at Issue plain for the judgment of the opinion of the nation is not to propose any such principle. It Is based upon the very different principle that the con certed action of powerful bodies of men shall not be permitted to stop the In dustrial processes of the nation, at any rate before* the -nation, shall' have had an opportunity to acquaint Itself with the merits of the cast? as between em ployee and employer, time to form Its opinion upon an Impartial statement of the merits, and op|w>rtnnlty to con sider nil practicable means of coin Illa tion or arbitration. I can see nothing in that proposition but the Justifiable safeguarding by bg ciety of the necessary processes of Its very life. There** is nothing arbi trary or unjust In U unless It be arbi trarily and unjustly done. It can and should be done with a full and scrupu lous regard for the interests and liber ties of all concerned as well ns for the permanent interests of society Itself. Other Legislation Urged. Three matters of capital tmiK>rtance await tho action of the senate which" have already been acted uih>ii by the house of representatives: the Ml) which seeks to extend greater freedom of combination to those engaged in pro moting the foreign commerce of the country than Is now thought by some to be legal under the terms of the laws agaln#t monopoly; the Mil amending the present organic law of Porto ltlco; and the bill proposing a more thor ough and systematic regulation of the expenditure of money In elections, com monly culled the Corrupt Practices Act. I need not labor my advice that these measures bo enacted into law. Their urgency lies In the manifest circum stances which render their adoption at this time not only opportune hut nec6#? sary. Even delay would serlotitty Jeopard the Iriterests of the country anJ of the goverpmetit. Immediate passage of the bill to m ulate the expenditure of money in elec tions may seem' to be less necessary than the immediate enactment of tho other measures to which I refer; be cause at least two years will elapee before another election in which fed3 era I ofihres a'rtf to be filled ; but It would greatly relieve the public mind If important matter were dealt with while tho circumstances and the thin* gers to the public morals of the pres ent method of obtaining nnd spending campaign funds stand clear under re* cent observation and the methods di expenditure can be frankly studied In the light of present experience; and a delay would have the further very ae> rtous disadvantage of postponing* ac tion until another election was at hand and some ai>eclal object connected with It might be uiougtft to be In the rotod of those who urged It. Action can be. taken now with faeta for guidance and without susptdoa Of partisan purpose. I shall not argUe at length the deatr ability of givtrig a freer hand In the matter of combined and concerted ef fort to those who shafl undertake the essential enterprise of bulldiag up mm r | export ? trade. That enterprise will . ?? r-r present! y, will Immediately assume. bas Indeed v I ready assumed, m magni tude unpreOedeub'd In our experience. We hnvo not tftn npegsgftry tnsTrqni en tail ties fur Its presecutlon; It ia i deemed to be doubtful whether they f could be created upon an adequate scale under our prevent lawn. We j should clear away all legal obstacle* and create a basis of undoubted luw for it whirl) will (five freedom without permitting unregu luted license. T|ie tiling must be done now. because the | op|H>rtunlty Is here and may escape us i if \\e hesitate or delay. Porto Rico's Needs. Tim argument for the proposed mm-ndim mis of the orgaulc law of I'or 10 Uieo is brief und conclusive. The present laws governing the Island und regulating 'he rights und privileges of its people are not just. We have cre ated expectations of extended privi lege which we have uot hutlsUud. There is uneasiness among the people ??i (lie i slit nti and even a suspicious douhi with regard to our intentions tonceruiug them wldiA tin* adoption of i he pending measure would happily re move. We do not doubt what we wish to do in any essential particular. We on,. lit to do it at once. There are other matters already ad* t \ a iiced to the stage of conference be i en the two houses of which it Is not necessary that 1 should speak. Some practicable basis of agreement I eouceruiug tlhetn will no doubt be found ; and action taken upon them. Inasmuch as thU Is, gentlemen, prob ably the last occasion 1 shall have to address the Sixty-fourth congress. I | hope that you will permit the to say : with what genuine pleasure and satls ? faction I have co-operated with you In j the many measures of constructive pol icy with which you have enriched the ' legislative annals of the country, it ! has been a privilege to labor in such company. 1 take tho liberty of con t gratulatirig you upou the completion of i a record of rare servlceableness and J distinction. Sound to Make Good. Tho well-dressed stranger stepped | Into the drug store and, passing by the hoy who usually attended to casual l customers, approached the proprietor, who was arranging some goods in the show case. "Mr. C . 1 presume?" he re marked, pleasantly, and the druggist turned and bowed gravely. "I have heard my friend, "Mr. Quorn, speak of you often," said the brisk man. i"He told me if ever I needed anything in this line to come to you. He spoke of you us a man on whom one could rely with perfect confidence, who had only Hit* b?Nt of evrything and with whom It was always a pleasure to deal." "Mr. Quorn is very kind," answered the other, beaming with gratification. "He is one of by best customers. What can 1 do for you this morning?" "Well ? er ? this morning, as It hap pens," said the stranger, with Just a little briskness, "this morning I should like. If you will allow me, to consult your directory." "Certainly," was the calm reply. "We also have a good selection of one and two-cent stamps as well as railway - time tables, If you need anything of that kind." Franklin Object* Seriously. She isn't very large, that's true, but beiti^ a county seat, and boasting of u college, several factories, fiour mills, railways, interurbuus and her lately acquired Masonic home, Franklin feels that she is iw?t a town to be passed lightly by, in fact, she knows her 1m .portance, and thought that everyone In the state realized it until she was taken down a bit lately. During the big conference of the Methodist churches held recently in the town a meeting of the Indianapolis presbytery was In session at the same time at Hopewell, a country church in a pros perous farming community a few miles out. One of the Presbyterian delegates, on leaving the train Joined In the throng headed for the Method ist church. When it came to regis tering, some of his inquiries caused someone to suggest that probably he was in the wrong place, and he asked Innocently : "Isn't this Hopewell?" "No, this is Franklin," was the proud reply. ? Indianapolis News. Rather Embarrassing. Irvin Cobb* the war correspondent, home from Kurope long enough recent ly to gel his breath' and look over the proof sheets of n new book, attended an authors' banquet in New V/?rk. A deaf man sat next to Cobb. Far ther down the table another mfan told a funny story, and when he finished, the deaf man taughed and applauded louder and longer than any of the rest. "Good old boy!" shouted the deaf ruau. "That reminds mo of a story," he added to those near by. "Get up and tell It, Charlie," cried several. The ^foastmnster sanctioned the suggestion. Then the deaf man got up and told the same Story the other man had told. He Was on the^-Job. , The undertaker urorfe ami said to the mourners assembled : ? "If anyone present wishes to say a few words of tribute to the deceased, now Is the time, when the family will k be glad to hear such." A stillness prevailed, and after a few moments of silence It was broken by a young man, who arose and | asked : "Do I understand t?at no one wishes to make any remarks?" "It would appear so," replied tb? undertalfrr. "Tb*n," asked the joung man, as a Ught came into his eyes, "may I b* pettnltted to make a few MBlrll about southern California and Its Wti derful climate?" - ?- v- J i&l ^ V " ~ ? S0UMKR8 WKKK OlITDONfl 'i Thsdft Item Tiirni UHla i , ? t " ? '? v'V- ,;v :*&l' ? WHuii Theda Bam, the William Fox star, was told that I ie* next part wuh to Im> that of Cigarette In \ Hilda's "Under Two Flags" ahu Uterully Jumped for Jty. lX'splto tho current fashion not to read Victorian litera ture, Mian Kara had read "Under Two Flags," and wile knew that Cigarette was a soldier girl , of Oat great African deaert, Theda Kara llkea soldlera. She Is always liked by Mdlers. She has a story to tell al>out a visit site made to a summer camp down South. It was the oijly time, she saya, that who'd ever heart! of a girl commanding ji squad of United States troop**, ? and Theda llara was the girl. Miss llara had been the guest uf a I Klrl friend who lived near tho on* campuient. Together they paid dally visits to the parade grounds, In the afternoons, to watch dress parade. Sometimes they Would go earlier In lite day, and talk with 'the brother of her friend, who was a colonel. In this way, Miss JLiara came to know several members of the camp. <?ne morning, when she vhdtml them, with her friend, she found a complete company, commanded by the. colonel ahe knew, lined up to receive her. She laughed gaily when she saw them, and wanted to take the affair as a joke, but the colouel advanced toward her, saluted, and said : "We're ready for you to take com ? tin tUe ? knw they were try lug b> of ber. Sti Mhe lookwj it and saltU , "Take your pi aw, hU." A Iwrely jicreeptlb|? u aeroh*,hln face, as be kI the rows. Then Thed^HM he* friends tlun *he ?w',i ^ J attentive lu her vi-it* (o uien. ?'IliKht Mhoultler urmii^ b^, lu ns military a tuia* as J i-oiijure. The movement "PrOHOUt anus !" she oall^, troop obeyed. ? I 'I'lu'ii. In rapid suoewgw KJ | down the muuuel tif arnw, 1 men sweat to execute, her n i an quickly as she called u ! After about tlvg mbam* , strenous exercise, shv tniw<i , the order. Then she iook?4 , I enlonel. -^4| I ' "Colonel. dlfon iss the c-ouiiamJ 1 and tin no i aw ly. ' '"1 The company did uot i, .,: J intf. It broke >\\\ at <nu?/ifl on the ground an I the foetyj v bere it c<?nhl thai a h?u, pony Witti completely n.^jj Thedit Barn v." umllUut-, turuH?* too trick ?-? tlu"i> ? Then one of the men sauaUdfl ly and painfully to ber. ^ "You've convinced uk\* l ?'The ll<U?t chance I get tn4 suffruKC, rim not roIuk to <fe| I "Under /r wo Flags" cou^ JdaJe?tK,y>l<>'?<h\y, 1%, Httf Whether your gift will be "just a gift" aud impress the recipient as such or carry to him or her the sinceiy ^bri^mas expression of ji regard, is entirely a matter of where your gift comes from. Our ai on any gift signifies the quality you Intend. Many articles for you to select from. Buy your gifts early and I them early. Come hi and look over our line of Jewelry and Christ* Novelties of many kinds. i-i| i i ? 1 'l** G. L. BLACKWELL A 'r t. 3 > ' ? \ Jeweler and Optician "* ' ' Camden, 5. C. whi( cdand. T en Victor Records should be in every Ho Here common ? 1 with a beat _ ... ? s..w by music-Jovers of widely differing tastes. INJumbtf S" , ..jj1. |fl . 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