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<> 'I Ym infer of ()vviirrhhi|i. Washington. March, ,'M vi'lu* final act of inoio i luiii llfty year*' effort to lirlntf tin* 1 ?anisli \V??st Inillo* under I lit' American llaK tt'ttn with formal ?vn'inoiilc.v at 11??* Stale l>e iMirtiiM'Mt <<nlay, when l?anl;.h Minister Itrmi with I>aii<I a irttaxtii-.t warrant for $'.?'{VK)<WHK>, the puivha.se |?i ice, ami wireless i?t'>saf;e.s w or?* s??nl tlit* AincHmn mm! Ihtni.sh aiilhorit h"- at rlie i-liiii'ls (?? lower tin- IhmMi lla.u ami riiiM- ih?* Stars ami Stripes t'lillVM. ? I'lliT.'M )olll|^ AIIMTit ;|M. wh<> 11??= ? ?lo\\ ii i he Aiiicrirau lliiy flollt II I ll.ll. I >ILi 1(1 i l>K in .Norwich. .\ \ , ' I' 11< ?->? I: t >, w:t?. rr< | ii I I'd I W'fHiu'stla.v in parch i " ji new May ami linn;; ii ami also 'o ji|h)|.?^I/c piihlh !,\ l?i>f.?iv U.uixi re>Mi n|.s of fh<? town j 1'{*( it Inns ;irr hclnu rlr< uhitnl in A in h'l'Nou l 'i ii pa nh >ii for .1 Tow in** il<>lU'iit.?u. loiiiii'i' i-M-hicf of th?? leink i?f Aiiih s'.ou now si'i'N Iiik I'wo \>-iir? in iIn* Stan* I Vnitcutiary. Wood's Seeds 100-Bav Velvet Beans. 9 This new Velvet Dean Is rapidly forging (<? iho front, both as a for ? age ami soil-improver. At the low price at which these, can b- secured they are really the cheapest of Hummer forage and f?oll-in?provin? crops, ami their use In likely to in crease to a very considerable ex tent in the place of cow peas and soja beans. We strongly recom mend their more extensive use. We are headquurters for Velvet Beans, Cow Peas. Soia Beans, Millet Seed, ilnd all forage and soil-Im proving crops. Write for "Wood's Crop Special** gives prices and full Information. Mailed free on request. T.W.WOOD & SONS. SEEDSMEN, - Richmond, Va. We offer all the most productive varieties of SEED CORN. Wood's Crop Special gives full Information. FARM LOANS We are prepared to nego tiate loans on improved farm lands in Kershaw county at ;i low rate of interest. Loans to run for five years. J. C. MASS ICY I. C. HOUGH Collins Brothers Undertakers for Colored People i. t ohonr ??! V 11 W. DcKulb Si. -RUB OUT FAIN with r.cood oil liniment. That's the surr'ft way to stop them. I he t t'.-t iuhhing liniment is STANG LINIMENT Good for the Ailments of Horses, Mules, Cattle, Etc. Go^J for your own A ches. Fains, Rheumatism, Sprains, Cuts, Burns, Etc. 25c. 50c. $1. At all Dealers. MOM-:* TO i/OlN ~rvf> 1 it: i>ro* I'd f i .1 -j K - '? ? a. A ;>n' *j tii 11 I! <k?*. ? i H"t mom:\ to i.o.w (iv it 1: a i, nSTATK i:\sy TI5I{.MS ??:. < . voiiTro<'k<nt. Dr. E. H. KERRISON Dentist < >Mi< c i?\ cr I'.i ikv's Sti? r'? Ilroail and 1>cK;iII> St* Pli 'iie IVi COLUMBIA LUMBER & MANUFACTURING CO. MILL WORK SASH, DOORS, BLINDS AND LUMBER PLAIN & HUGER STS. Phonr 71 COLUMBIA, S C. DR. R. E. STEVENSON DENTIST OHttt StriWui C?ra*r Br*>d aa<4 DtKtli Stt. Camden, S. C. IN GLORIOUS YOUTH THE BOY AT AN AGE HE LOOKS BACK TO WITH REGRET. When He Balks at Cutting Grass and Takes Himself and Hi? Future in the Most Serious Fashion. lie has just arrived at that ago when nobody understand* III in. ills father wants Ittin to learn a good trade, like carpentry or automobile repairing. hut he has f u 11 > derided that he is going to he either a corporation lawyer or an actor. preferably a moving picture ac tur. 11?* understands vugtn-ly that a corporalion Is a business organization, and lie Is nut much Interested in law, hut he has heard his father speak ad miringly of a corporation lawyer and praise Ills Keenness, and he thinks It would he rather nice to he spoken of in that way. Also he has heard It said that a corporation lawyer must possess a quick Intellect' and a pro found understanding of humali nature, and lie believes he possesses both. For similar reasons In- inclines toward the actors' profession. An actor does not litise much work to do, and ho has heard of some who oarn a thousand dollars tt week. Moreover, actors are much admired- t??* admires one or two that he has seen at the corner theater himself?-and there are other attrac tions which secretly Influence him, such us beautiful actresses, although he would never admit this even to him self. lie has supreme confidence in Ids en tire fitness for either profession and cannot understand why his father does not encourage his ambitions, says a writer In the Indianapolis News. He secretly believes that his parent is of rather inferior intellect, else he would have a better job and would be able to understand his son and properly gauge his abilities. Of late he has be gun to balk at cutting the grass. He says the sun makes him sick, but the real reason Is that he thinks cutting the grass incompatible with the dig nity of a future man of fame. His mother found him one day in the attic waving an old sword and charging an imaginary enemy, then straightening his naturally stooped shoulders and falling backward with his hand on his heart shouting all the while In his queer voire, wliich at the present time is wavering between a coarse, bull-I Ike bass and a tYiln squeak. He seldom loses sight of the fart that he is going to be either a cor poration lawyer or tin actor, and is continuity r?'hear--ing for one profes sion or the other. When lie Walks he ?. ;\..r^ ii> mutate the debonair graee <>!' his favorite motion-picture hero and be o eonManily testing his powers ??f < r.ix'N-examination on his boy ? oiii; anions They, lor tin* tnost part, take lii::i at liiv own valuation and lis?, n i. 'fully when In- orate* .It) :,i;y baseball t.? poll .lic* of both or which lie think- helms a th"|\.i,-!> '"I 1 vv,,,,r> ,!i> ,l;,ir h ni: ol. j.M ts s' fi?!itioi]>ly and soine 1111 u learfuP' when ordered to have )i imp. and i> in 11 fe\ i r of um ertainty as (n wln'ther it iv more becoming to p:.|i it i :? the middle or on the side, lis., I ,es and >? ?ek* sire very loud and i?. -? t roiwr-* w\i reniely narrow and short lie talks loudly and with the lit nil >M assurance on all questions when anybody will listen to him. I he only thing in the world he cannot un derstand is why his father, and, occa sionally even his mother, smile at him when he is talking most seriously. But he fully understands that he Is misunderstood. Electric Fact .?nd Fancy. The radioactive mind of Charles P. Steln-.net/ does not lead him into ro mantic excursions dealing in a 1-lain innr'oii <ir u Te?dn vein with the flitut*e ot "elect rieit y. He see?. ahead of the present development <>i lighting sys tems and power plants an evolution sufl'iciently wonderful without a startling innovation. Here, lor in stance. is a lamp whirh will give light hy power made a-> It is held in the ban i. and here iv a thishlight which will meditate the autophorogrnphy of shy forest deni/en* Many ure the devices' for destroying the monopoly that tdght has le d in the absence of tie sun. The moving picture is to gain from improved ways of produc ing and projecting the illumination. The uiororear and the railway train tui\e much to gain from intensive ex penmen*. In th? constructive era that must come after the "devil's carnival of demolition' electricity will take n leading role. This is no time for man to plume himself, that he has ?harnessed the lightning." He has merely negun to apprehend the poten tiality of the twentieth century magi cian.? I'll i lade I phi a Ledger. Opposed Decimal System. Among the most determined oppo nents of tie- decimal system was, of ctiurv, Herbert Spencer. Some of his iiio-i eloipietit pamphlets were written againM it. So di'termined, indeed, was he that nothing lie eould do to prevent its introduction should be left undone, that be made a permanent provision for renewing the opposition whenever it might be necessary. He left instrue tiou> th*t his famous pamphlets should he at on<?- reprinted, whenever there )yas any seriou> possibility of the au thorities being so far 'Med astray" as t<> eont einphi t e t he adoption of the system His e{feutors "re. no doubt, taking note of ihe present renewed agitation ALL A MATTER OF HEARSAY Negro Prisoner Was Most Careful to J Refrain From Making Any In criminating Admission*. Having had "advice of counsel" be foro taking the witness stand, a negro, i defendant in Justico Caslmlr Welch's | court ut Kansas City was n model of caution when tried on a charge of j drawing a knife In a tight. "Kvor arrested before?" nokctl the defendant prosecutor. "Ah boon Jugged a few times," the defendant admitted. "Kvor been in the penitentiary?" A pausio. "Ah don't uuro knew whether Ah have been In the penitentiary or not?" ' he demanded The ncKro cast an pealing gtanco at his lawyer. "Well, they Hay Ah have." Justico Welch grinned and fell Into the humor. "When do they ?ay you went down the rlvor?" ho uBked. "They all say It be about 12 years ago." "And how long did they say you stayed there?" "Five year, that's what they say." "And according to this rumor, or neighborhood gossip; why wore you Bent down?" "Well, Judge, they done say there be a pocketbook, one too many wives and other thinga as Ah couldn't zackly count for. but 'member. Judge, Ah ain't 'mittln' nothin.' " The defendant will spend six months In the county Jail, but ho did hla host to hood the warning about "Incriminat ing admissions." SERGEANTS AIM WAS TRUE When Ho Bowled Over the Mexican Leader the "Greasers" Lost All Deaire to Continue Conflict. "Dad" Miller, the old one-legged shoemaker of Columbus, llkeB to talk about what the soldiers did, wrltos Gregory Mason In thoOutlook. Mo tells how they came In from the eastern end of the town, each man dropping on his knee and covering an enemy with a cool, unhurried precision, qulto differ ent from the blind, quick shooting of the already weakening Mexicans Gradually the invaders were swept across the plaza and out to the rising ground southwest of the town by the handful of disciplined American regu-J lars. "Ono o' the three Lopez brothers," says the venerable leathor worker "stood on that leotle rise to tho west I o' tho station wavln' a big sword an" tryin' to rally his cowardly compan- ? ioDB. Major Tompkins an' Sergeant Folov were right in front o' my store' watchln" 'em. "'Can you git that feller sergeant?' asked tho major. "'I've never missod. sir.' says the", servant, an' ho gits off his horse.; draws a slow bead an' drops the big ? feller with tho sword. That took the ? heart out o' them." The Argonauts of 1854. On account of a very foolish address, carried over by the lord mayor and merchants <>f London to Louis Na poleon, after tho coup d'etat which made him emperor, and a mischfevous. as well as ludicrous, deputation of Quakers, who, under pretense of being . peacomongers. went to pay homage to tho Emperor Nicholas at St. Peters burgh. and to persuado him that he might do what ho liked with Turkey, i without any danger of English inter-: forence, 1 laid a bill on the table of the house of lords to prohibit tho subjects of this country from having any inter course with foreign governments in public affairs, unless with tho sanc tion of tho crown. I had as a precedent an act of tho American congress, and for the principle I had the high author ity of Mr. Hurke. in denouncing as treasonable the mission by Mr. Fox of Mr Adair, to tho Empress Catherine, at the time of tho Russian armament. ? From Campbell's "Lives of the Lord Chancellors." Thoroughly Disinfected. In the diiys when the Manchu dy nasty was tottering, two students cut off some of their fingers as a protest to the government's delay In granting a parliament. Such forms of protests are to tho Chinese what writing a let tor to the paper is to the Englishman. When these students were taken to the Cnion Medical college the doctors re monstrated with them for misusing their bodies and running tho danger of infection as well. "Oh, you needn't (ear on that point," said theso students, "we boilod the knife first."?World Outlook. Dyo of a Thousand Years. Now that the difficulty of procuring dyofl is growing so acuto, American manufacturers are looking about for now methods of coloring. A return to the ancient earth dyes has been sug- , gosted, and to this end a collection of Peruvian fabrics, the designs of which are said to be a thousand years old, are being examined and analyzed. ; One fragment Is of green and brown stripes, and tho colors are as vivid as if they had been set yesterday. Women Urged to Raise Chickens. Householders throughout England are being urged to keep a few chick ens to increase the home production of eggs Each year in normal tlmos England imports 258,000,000 eggs. The women's section of tho National Poultry society, which Is bohind the movement, declares that much waste could b? avoided if householders had a few chickens to which to throw scraps from the table. . ' '1 ? ? KYK.S OPEN FOB HP IKS (iovmimcnt Invoke# the A ill of All of lis Employees. Virtually- llu? !i?lir?* font* of the* l?VI oral government's civilian employoOn, QPI'WSiUUltt'iy 5lHt,lKHi UK-ii und vv?4tt?ui f <*iiKiiK<>(i in every branch of ser?'l<v, l I hi* l>cxui nuiiiiuoikmI (<? aid the lw?u of investigation and the : oeret servhv in the dotet lion uf splcN and ti;?* up* prehcMiwinn of jktn.?ms engaged in plots, in!rigucs and other activities against tin* interest* of the I'nltwl State>, >:\y- a Washington dispatch. In ii(!!:ii>ii 11 it? government lias sought tin' active cooperation of the ' Im>1 i<x% aii>l ?!*?!?.*? *1 i\?? forces *? f cvvry town a IK I < ity of consequence throUglu I out (he '-oiMiirv, Ilumircds of loiters rt?qucst iiig such ri'-o|n'raiion have boon mixiIUmI broadcast b\ the department of"* justice, and roplle> pledging m?? stinted aid arc coming hack in great number- by telogrnpn and mall Tito largest single force which the government lias onrolhsl in Its Na tion-wldo sjiy hum, with the possible oxcoptl?>n of the municipal |H>lice and jdotipctlve fi-rcos, is the aliny of po: t nuiMt<T>. all of whom have Immmi In structed to ihtiiiit no clue as to the idoiit11> of suspected individuals and their activities to go unreported. I'll dor the po.-.tmasters are working the W'tter carrier* in (lie cities and the rural free delivery carriers in die count i \. a force all t?>io? or about .'loo, 4KH> men > Instructions l>> the Federal employes mil f<>r the prompt reporting to dos limited authorities of all information, no inaiti-r how minor it a p| tears which might voeni t<? furnish clues In fontM ing out agents of foreign governments. 1'nder this liead eoines letters pass ing through the mails, telegrams, and oven overhead scraps of conversation Indicating activity against tno govern ment. Such Information promptly will he forwarded to the proper investigating Ixxly at Washington. the name of the Informant held secret, and an inquiry quietly Itogun wheivver, in the opinion of ollieials entrusted. with such work, InventigatIon is warranted. Although no request for eo-upera tion has boon addressed to live general public, ollieials wvlcome and hold in Nitride.*-' confidence co-oi?eratlcu on the part of all private citizens looking to Ihtt preventing Jii*tivlt?v% harmful to tho National interest. A numlter of private citizens, ImiH'lled by pa triotic motives. uiroady have furnlsb o<| much private information of this character, it was shid, nnd havo a hits) materially in the work of the two bu reaus heretofore engaged in enforc ing I ho maintenance of American neu trulit,v. (Mtlelais want to encourage citizens to couunuuleate such ijiforma iion through fulled States attorneys <>r direct to ttic* department of justice in Washington. Tim idea of enlisting virtually all government employes In this work originated with ttic department of justice and was promptb approved Ii.s the In ails of the va*toui? govern incut departments. Instructions iutve lict'ii sent to most of I In* employes concerned. ii 1h understood tluit other employe* will he Instructed within tlm lieM few duys, In calling upon its civilian em ployes to aid in 111?* work of Die bu reau of inventIgniion tlic government w ill rely chiefly upon I lie Held force of ail its varied activities, men whose daily work brings them lit constant touch with the imbllc. This includes j in addition to postmasters and letter { curriers, the Held forces of the do- j partmenl of the interior, the Federal trade commission, the deimrtmcnt of agriculture, the interstate commerce commission. Die iifeernal revenue and customs bureau of i!h? treasury de partuieiit, department of commerce workers and Invotlgators and oilier 4>lliclals of the department of lahor. The co-opera tIon of trained detec tlvcs and otlur employes of municipal police forces will result, olllclals Ih? lleve In obtaining a vast amount of Information of great value to the gov ernment. Under the deimrtmenl's program, virtually every ix#U<x>,!uun1 plain clothes men and ileteetlves? other than private detectives?in the country will l?e assisting indirectly in j the work of the government's Investl gatiiig beivaus. The total of this vast force has not been estimated. Columbia has subscribed $10,(KM) to wards the $50,000 expected of her In the Methodist lOducational campaign. Assistant Secretary- of Agriculture, Carl Vrooman. will make a tour of the Southern States in an effort to stimu late the production of food crops. KKillT HOI KS \ |)\Y For Western I'nioii OlHrnUur* \n<| Gitiifc lKpartiiuius. ( ?<? i ^ '? The Camden' employee?) of utt) w^j,, ??r?i llnion Telegraph Company will Included iu tne eight-hour workday which i>eeoines effective Ma> 1, us uu. result of an order issued l.y the olllces of the <*ompt|i?y Tuesday. 'j|?. official ofder Is; Effective May I, 1017, truttu* ml(j commercial department employ ??<>* n\ functional mili 11 and functional branch otlhvs will l>e paid on u ha?ls or hour* for a day's work, effective as <.f HUIm, date, operators and such other nn ployees as such nnn-fuuctionhl oftht* as may he arranged will l?<? paid on an eight-hour basis. Effective as *ume date |?lMnt department Kang ?*in ployees and such others, \vlu?s<? work admits of definite hour of duty, will i*. paid on an eight-hour basis." Thin order, however, does not in elude messenger boys, as his work i* done on the commission basis. The annual report of the bushiest of the company was given out at the same time that the eight-hour order was issued and shows the largem volume of business in the history of the company, gross eperutlng revenues aggregating $01,1)111,110, an Increase of $10,747,045 or 21 per cent. This i> partially effect, however by an inrreuf* of $7,7r?r?..,{K0, or 1K.J> jkm- ccut in ope rating expenses. Net Income of the year, before paying divhkiiuls, w?<> $2,227,814, an Increase of 21.0, the sur plus after transferring $1,000,000 tv reserve for maintenance and allowing for regular and extra dividends of fi j>er cent Increasing .'10.1 per cent to ?i,<185,100. The body of Percy Dantzler, whe was killed In a planing mill accident at Karberton, 'Ohio, Monday of last week, was burled at Jericho M. E. church, near Cameron Thursday. Tin' young man was 21 years of age. Eugene lloykin, son of S. P. Hoykhi of Anderson, is said to be in the hand* of the (Jermans as a prisoner of war, having been taken off the Esmeralda*, when that vessel was recently sunk bjr the Oermttn raider Moewe. "When you pay more than Fisk prices you pay for some thing that does not exist." DON'T forget that, when you buy your new tires. Subject Fisk Non-Skids to a comparative road test and learn why you can't buy more real dollar for-dollar tire value. w&'w dies, usarjr JKf Jit, Non-Skids Standard of Tire Value have the quality to give you genuine tire satisfaction. Ftsk Tires For Sale By W. O. Hay Camden THE FOE OF ? FIXED CAPITAL Any possible investment of your capital in such properties as buildings, marchin ery or stocks of merchandise is UNSOUND AND UNSAFE. ( Unless you are carrying adequate Fire Insurance in companies whose financial status guarantees the reliability of their insurance contracts. WHY STAND IN JEOPARDY? Protect yourself by insuring through this agency. We represent a number of the Old Line Fire Insurance companies whose combined home office assets total over one hundred million dollars. The loss-paying record of these companies is EXCELLENT, both under ordinary conditions and in settling claims which have arisen in conflagrations. C. P. DuBOSE & COMPANY REAL ESTATE INSURANCE CROCKER BUILDING . 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