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l,l.ljyfHMp? I PBP?PW4| .1,1 ?IU", 1' " ON A MIXIiHV HIVKK. How MUBooh ftSSS by W?r In Two Nwrt Are lielng Sp^nt. Now York America l.i intoxicated! Intoxicated with iqonoyl Wo arc reel ing through tho laat days of 1010 hi ? i extravagant luxury npree unparalleled In nil world Idntory. "Tho ftiot In." mild no observer, "your Undo Nam Is actually PH lltfht he:t<hd frow AVQ^IMtuhNOW III Bold iih ho would ho If he'd lmblb??d t ?h ? freely of the k<>IiI(*v lU'pild that tlown thene nights In tho chi}mptigno ohu* fornix of Hroudway." While tho pros|M?rlty fever Is luiHon wldo, If has come to a head in Now York** tho world's uionov center. And roeoht whirlwinds In Wall street. t*bo money . <><>11 tor of Now York, aro doclar od to hare revealed In ;i startling man nor tho ox tent tho iVeklosx oxtravn gariee sweeping AiucrlcA. Nothing whorl of tho. prnpoM* a Ik of (loriniuiy and- tin* corikeqiiont partial collapse In Wall street could have ho sharply mIiowii up tho golden skeleton of our prosperity. Tho recent *Hin>p was 1lko the cavliig-ln <>(' a small Portion of a groat iwtlaco, revealing an' ama/lug cross-section ?>f wealth, luxury and. lOctrHvnitttnco within ! In that |H?aoo proposal Hurry for turn's were lost , two nuyi died besides tho ticker* In brokers' offices, live times as many slumps Wore tradod In the week of tho excitement as In tho ?'or responding w??ek of HHfl! Hut tho for tunes lent w?re merely 11 drop out of a bucket of woalth. The big lossos simply served In America In tho last two yearn tcvo being spent, without t*v- 1 on slowing down the spending. Several pnpor fortunes of ovor a mil lion wore reduced to less than #100, UOO lu a con pie of hours. A young bro ker who had made $120,000 in war brides wan pul sfiddeuly Mfl.OOO in the hole ! , A leading Wall stivct man wrote ott' $ 1 , 000,000 from Id* protlts in United States steel! A girl telephone oj>crator who had built up $K00 Into $ 1 M,000 and was liv ing a luxurious bachelor i^-l life on $200 a week Income, lost eveiTthlng and Is now In a sanitarium with nervous prostration. A curb broker, t aught short, tried to sell his *1.100 ear for $r><)0 cash! The significance of those figures Is said to ho lb the fact that the losses have hardly been felt! The.v simply disclose In startling fashion tho a max. Iiik sco|*> of America's war-made for tunes, and of.. Wall street's gambling. The stage th already ladng set for more S|>CCUlatloll MprCCH Oil tin* MttH'k OX change. The money mardues* grows fiercer Mt 111. ami Now York's holiday ex travagance boom* along greater than over, to the Joy of merchant*, hotel kcc|su's, restaura litems and theater managers. The |m|K>rtant feature whleh WO uomlsts point out In the situation la that there han grown up In Amerlci In the pant two y.*ir* a tremendous num ber of large fortunes which yet are not iiultc largo enough to make their own ers m 1,1 1 1 oi ui Ires. These are the |?cople who are now coming to New York from all oyer the nation with their pocket* full of uiouey and are .sjs'itdlng it In the current whirl of extravagance. These are the people who are gambling I in Wall street. If you helleve it Is an idle fairy ; (ale. this jalk iiIkiiiI the unthinkable j extravagance being Indulged in New York, you may give pause hy noting the following Item* advertised in a full page announcement hy a famous New York store as being "sitltuhlc for Ohrlxt iuiis gifts." The Micaia^it Item mentioned in this ad vert lseiuo;it is prloed at $600 and from this modest. figure, they run up to $45,000 ! The first article In the list Is a set of three tajiest ries "woven In tiie best |K?rlod of Auhusson 1 being tlu? price for the set. Next in mention is an entire room, to sell at JHo.OOO ! This In a "Hue (!cor glan paneled room of white pine from a mansion In Argyll street', Uescut Ht., I/ondon. with carved walnacoatlng, cor nices, d(N>rs and window framoN. length, liO feet; height. 12 feet; width, is feet." (They will deliver it.) A pair of Auhusson tiniest ry chairs are priced at $*1,500 and a "William and Mary spinnet" will ::eii at $5,000. "A Chi new crystal ball, 1 3-4 Inches In diameter," Is yours (or another's) for $4,000; and you can put a lot of other things In a small stocking in ad dition, If you want, for this ball will til in the toe very comfortably. Thaw In Trouble Again. No* York. Jan. 0.? Harry K. Thaw, who was released 15 months ago from an asyiutn for the insane whore he was sent after he bad killed Stan ford White, was* today Indicted Jiere charged with kidnapping Fred (Jump, Jr.. of Kansas City, )^o.. a youth of H>. and assaulting him with a whip? COL. COPY NEAR DKATH. Pjm?oun Old Scout H*s Only Hhort While To ? Denver, 8. ? Col. William F. Co dy, < i suit nil > Kill) l? dying In Denver ton igh t , faffing death In the name man uer that ho has faced it many tlmon oil t lit* plain* In the West In conflict* that made his name famoua. Thu Colonel heard of the approach of the end of his life today from Dr. J. II. Kant, hla friend. He had auin monod the physician to the homo of his nlHter. where ho la spending Ida laHt houra. When Dr. Mast walked Into Ida loom Col. C<k1>' said: "Doctor, what are m.V chances?" "Thoro la a time. Colonel," nuld Dr. Mast "when every honeat physician nuiHt commend his patient to a higher I tower. "How loutf?'" Col. Cody asked aim* ply. "I can answer that," said the phy sician, "only l?y tolling you your life is liko the hour glas*. The saiul la slipping; the end Is nut far away/' Col, C<sly turned to ids sister, Mra. May Decker. "May," said he, "let the Mlks and Masons take chance of the funeral. " Then the man ,who made history in the Weat when It was young la'gau methodically to arrange hU af falra. . Dr. Mast tonight said death would come within thirty-six honrs. Hundreds of telegrams of riymimthy from men of prominence all over the country came today. Many hoys from different parts of the United Htatea wrote to him. "Won't you pleuao send ine |the ntory of your llfo and all your pleturea, so 1 cuii ho a scout like Buffalo Bill?" one youngster wrote. The letter was taken to Col, Cody. "He Is a typical American yohth," said the Colonel, as hla faco lighted with a smile of happiness. The names of three Mouth Carolina naval officers were In the list of thorn* who have just been promoted whkrt* list fcas made public last week, They are Commander William A. Moffet, now on duty in the Croat Ijakes to l>e captain ; (Commander T. J. Sena on duty In Washington to captain; Lieut. Commander ixnils C. Richard j son, now serving aboard the Anna poll.-, in Mexican waters to be commander. A mass meeting of citizens of Orangeburg, was held last? week look Ing to the foundation of a municipal hospital in Orangeburg. Real Estate and Loans CAMDEN LOAN & REALTY COMPANY Office Man Bldg. H. P. Foust, Manager Telephone 62. Solid Comfort Any time, anywhere, the Perfection Smokeless Oil Heater means comfort insurance. No matter if the bed room's so cold you can see your Dreath -just touch a match to the Perfection and it thaws out the chills before you are ready to dress. For a warm bathroom, a cozy break fast room, or a comfortable living room at the end of the day's work get the Perfection. Clean, handsome, durable. Inexpensive to buy, inexpensive to use. A9k any good department store, hardware or furniture dealer Use Aladdin Security Oil? -tor best re-^ult* STANDARD OIL, COMPANY ' Nrw J*r?ey) HAI.TIMORK WmiliinKion, [). C. Charlotte, N C Norfolk, V? Charleston. W Vu. Richmond, V a Charleston, S. C. UNIQUE CEREMONY ? The Japanese Rite F0r the Battle Slain of the World. IT EMBRACED ALL NATIONS. On a Floating Tomplo In 8utnld# River * priest of Tokyo? With His Flook, Of. fared Prayer# For tho 6oul? of ftol diere Ooad BeoaUie of Waro. , Unusual preparation! were made one morning In Khuj-sunJl. or the Goipg Out ^tli^ Mountain temple, a quulnt little place of worship bidden uway In a labyrinth of crooked streots Jn a Poor quarter of Tokyo?prepu rut ions for a [ celebration, on the Humida river to pray for the repose of the 6oula of all those slain in battle regardless of na tlouallty and to scatter acrupa of paper [ bearing the linage ^>f Jlso Baran over the waves. one for each departed spirit The chief priest, an aged man, with his assistant and the supporters of the temple, had been busy for days In ad vance. and ull was ready.. The red and gold altar of Shussanji was heuped up with offerings aj, rlco and fruit. gttd a plain wooden tablet 'bad been placed there bearing the words:' "To console all those souls who have passed Into the beyond Iteeause of war," The old priest. I)l? iwild head ahiulng. clad In his coarse cotton robe of gray, officiated before the altar, and when the last prayers were uttered the people formed a procession to the fiumida riv er. a short distance away. Near a bridge aif unusual craft was waiting. ? deep cargo Junk roofed over with canvas bearing bold blnck Hud dhlat symbols, and at the bow fluttered a white cotton banner on which was written in large blsck characters: "A service to console the spirits of the whole world's departed ones." Quickly tho parishioners embarked and squatted down upon tho cushions spread over the bottom of the boat, and the priest, the central figure in the re ligious ceremony, as gray and faded as the robes he wore, took up Ids position in front of the altar. A piece of soiled embroidery did duty for an altar cloth, and there was set up a tarnished statue of Jlzo Sama. Just below were three woodeu tablets. The central one read. "Pray for the whole world's departed ones' souls." The others had inserlp tlons asking for prayers for the Jap anese Army and for prayers for the allies of Japan. Tho priest placed some sweet spented squares of Incense upon the coals In a small brass brazier, and as the clouds rose into tho air the boatman with his bumboo pole pushed off from the shore and the holy\nan's voice was heard chanting -all the worshipers, old -wom en and yonng. men and children, mur muring in an undertone. "Name Amida Butsu!" Out upon the fiumlda river the cere mouv of scattering the papers was be gun.' Old and young with their hands full leaned over the' sides of the Junk, throwing away the sacred papers with the effigy of Jlzo Pa ma stamped there on. each meant for the solace of the soul of some soldier slain in battle. Those who have mourned dear ones slain in war would have been touched to the quick by this simple service of humble Japanese i>eoplo given for all that great host of unknown who have laid down their lives for their countries And. while the priest intoned, the in cense rose into the air. the metal and the wooden drums were beaten, the worshipers chanted unceasingly, and -the squares of paper fluttered out of thg boat on all sides and were carried 'away by the wind over the water to make a long wake behind thfe vessel. For three hours the temple Junk floated down the river, the papers fall ing noiselessly over the waves as the banks of the Sumida were passed. A halt was made at noon, when thin white wooden boxes filled with rice and vegetables were brought out. while an old woman brewed the tea over a little charcoal fire. The spot at which the stop had been made was a sacred one, for In that ex act place a Jlzo Suma stone had been burled under the water. Hero after the simple meal a special service was held before the boat returned up stream, and a long, narrow piece of wood was driven into the sandy bot tom of the bay. The inscription upon It read literally as follows: "Herewith the service is held for the whole world its departed soldiers to console."? London Times. Paralyzed Him. "L>on't tell me you can't fli^d work," said the hard faced housekeeper. ^ -"Well. mum." replied- the tramp at the door, "It's true a man offered me a job only las' wook. but 1 couldn't take It." "And why^not ?" "I wuy. paralyzed." "You n?wm nil right now." "Yessum. Ycr see. I wuz paralyzed wld fright "-nirmlngham Age-Herald. Both Departed. "You don't often see an old fash ioned whlttler nowndays." "No. The type Is dying out; also the diminutive bad man who used to pull out a bowte knife and threaten to whittle his foe down to bis slxe." ? Bir mingham Age-Herald. Free Vara*. Willie? What's vera llbre, dad? Crab- | ?haw ? Something yon wouldn't know wai poetry unless yon were told.? New York Times. The true shape of thm earth still ?walti accurate detaraaf ? ** ? * * Big BwlOen H M letter Ottw. Washington, I). Q.~More than two ard u <juarloi million dollarr.' worth of check*, draft*, mouey order*, uud other valuable |?*i>erH were found h* uudellr* I cred lot Urn by the dead letter ottlce during the lu*t year and practically all wore restored to their owner*. First Assistant Postmaster (leneral Daniel O, Itoper, iu hta annual rei?ort announces (hut tho dead letter division bundled 10,KUi),800 lottery and P&wfo1 the year, a alight Increase over the prevlou ? year. One third of these letter* and INircel*. or 3,077., 104, whh delivered; 101, 4H5 < ? m ? i n 1 1 it-o thing* of value with out clue to their Menders and wore held for claimant* ; 41,77fl were *tlll being Investigated. In addition to the valuable papers, with a face value of $&.HOtt,HO, found In undelivered letter#, many contained stamps and some currency wan found loose. In tho malls. The stamp* and currensy unclaluied. together. with pro ceed from the sale of article** of mor clumdlHe removed from undelivered let tern, aggregated $5,1,000, and $11,000 w*h rwlUfd of ft new pott Uvtlon <4 oii makl uk tftft KwaSS RMot In wiSfflP - Ul*u( trocwrty & wwari #on??whftt << jU-attv* tter akwidujt for * ilfty ho U? ?# Ul* "rtnM> Moi - - that ho WH*|itly rattuv] from Ku*opv, 1?P(Muk f. Frgoa tlu'rt* be ^uv? ; tluuta, t\onw into Soul e rofu??? however, to dl> the tiH'Ul?*ut? with vi\v nod to t*i ttmneciod Ho U evUWntty a ap|X?urH to be at>out The olUoorw^ay M k1 r.o? of l?etnjc wolt etluwt laud riinr found on hi n I Rum?t ha* ' ? *>? i ... , and clal' tJilH iimn New Ufl drifts < Carolina ouhh un Up !<*? thin ll olgnor yearn < Th? nofautl w*UT found on hl? Mon nft4i? ?rw*t *u?? boen m??n ?h the^rty of W. T. IWtxkr whowo ? Or* ??? We keep a line of Hard waif t we do not hesitate guarantee as a No. 1 in everykct. And remember that the prices are no higher foany dealers charge for greatly inferior goods. g? We Want TSell Yoi I a wagon, a buggy, a set of ness, or a set of plow harnej harrow, an uptodate cultivj row, or plow. larncfss, a fruggy hais V a new diee plow or - rood spike-tooth haiv Just remember that we sfything for the farm I .'V. ^ ? m 1 Springs Shannon i ?: * Increase ft V- ? -9a Cftrisfoias: You can also begin increase your deposit IN FIFTY 1-Cent 2-Cent 5-Cent 10-Cent You can put in $ have $50 or $100 or We add 4 per cent Come in, ask The number of year. This we a( isfy ever yone vvhj forts to buy our J satisfy you and 4 prolt. If you arJ least. Phone usf and our prfem pf W. robP's drug STO