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THE CAMDEN CHRONICLE H. D. Nile* and s K. N. McDowell l'ublhthera. Published eyery Friday at U'D No Broad Street, and uutered at the Cam d?u pOHtottlCC HM HtM'Olld ehlMH IUHU mat ter. l'rl(? jier a mm id $l.fW). We tire glad to receive communlea tloiiH of a reasonable length, hilt an Important condition of their publica tion 1m that they whall in all cases t>e accompanied hy the full name and exact address of the Mender. Obitu aries, resolutions of reM|Hs t, and church notices will not be charged for. Mat tern of purely a personal nature will he charged for at the rate of five cent* a line. Wblskey or patent medicine advertisement** will not he accepted at any price. Bates for display adver tising made known on application. Camden, S. ('? July fi, 1917. It Is no disgrace to fall down, hut It Is a disgrace t<? make lio effort to get up again. The besf test of a man i*. the way that he conducts himself al the table ?cither dining or |ioker j r-r-r- i1 -u- f Moim'.n may make the marc go, but it isn't worth a happy on a country road when you are out of gasoline. The (iloiious Fourth passed oft' very quietly In C-amden. (Since John B. Is no more, we'll keep that line stand ing. ? Me.oral fishing parties who s|>eiit the day oil' the pond, was the extent of the celebration of the Fourth* in Camden. Life Is certainly full of "ups and downs"?at least flint part of it which is sjient on the 'Columbia ami Cam den highway. Tom Watson is "some" guy we will admit, hut he is treading on dangerous ground now, and at a more danger ous time. If automobiles are responsible ^nr ;?ood roads as It has been claimed, we would like to pec about a thousand more in this county. About the only conveyance that can travel over the Camden and Columbia highway without losing several springs in a 15X11 model oxcart. The concensus of opinion is that the I'ress meeting at Beaufort was lietter than the one held at York. More praise could not Ih> given. Wbaf would we do If wo had a mil lion? Just like any other darn fool who had never seen that much mon ey. we would proceed to sjx?nd it. The old widowers and bachelors are beginning to fake on new life. The young men are all being called to the colors, nnd they will have a chance now. The man who could and would not donate to the Bed Cross fund is worse than a ficriuau spy. One is an enemy f>f Hemoeracy and the other is nn enemy of hiunanitv. We would like to remind the citi zens of W<*st Wateree that "all things come to him who waits." The chain gang Is now working the road between Camden and Columbia. Wanted : More negro houses in the South. The reception that is being given in the North?particularly in Illinois?will encourage some of the negroes to meander Southward. The young man who thinks that he will have time to think of his l?est irirl while he is in the trenches has a whole bit to learn. The chances are he will be too busy fighting to think at all. "The moonshine at Beaufort was beautiful, but it lacked the punch" says the paragraphonc in the Colum bia Bccord. For the r-'iison that there was none, the moonshine was most beautiful. In some sections of the State It is '?hcaiier to kill a man than it is to kill a dog. of course this does not apply to this oounfy, for a murderer is always convicted here?that is if said murderer happens to be a negro. If "I lame Fashion" decree* that women's vklrt^s must be worn any shorter than they are now, we arc going to invest all of our savings in a tig orchard; because it wont be long liefore fig leaves will surely be in de mand. At a meeting ??f the State Press As sociation last week r 111? cdl tors refus ed to send a telegram t<> Washington endorsing the movement f??r National prohibition. It can at least he said to their credit that the editors are not hy | write*. When a negro invar^s a white man's home and commits a crime "he t* lynch ed. When a white man invades a negro's home ami shoots him down he pleads self defense and goes free, fhat is not Webster's definition, hut it is "justice" just the same. "A fellow who owes us four years subscription stopped us on the street and inquired if we had bought a Lib erty Bond." says an txohange. Thank the Ix>rd we (haven't got one on our IkjoIcs who owes u* for four years, nor even two. We make our paper so ? good that a man with a conscience wont l?t hi* aobscrlption run longer than one year. HKAI TIFIX BKAI FOKT. ,vb* of ,,M> adverting matter out hy liu> real estate men of Heaufort ap|*>?r* the word* "Beautiful Heaufort, Hrlde of Che Sea," To m per *oii w ho ha* never vIh|(ih1 this |>art ,.f the -late tlie use of tU?t word t?rl*l?? li>ih the np|?earanee of a jieeu IInr out* to expre?* tin* charm of H city, lull after oih* vlull there and sharing the hospitality of the kimmI !*'<? |ile who live there, we are thoroughly convlm-ed that any wortl commonly used In describing m bride would lie lu a<hN|iinte to express 11??? genuine ftospi tullty which uus accorded the editors of the state when they held their an nual roll vent loll therein Thursday ami Friday of last week. About one hundred ineiulK'rs of the a*s<?ciat loll assembled III Coliiuihia on Wednesday, and left There on the Sou thern at 4:15 for Allendale. A special train had heeii arranged for over the C. & W. from Allendale to Iteati fort, and a committee from Heaufort met the party at Allendale and re turned to Heaufort on the sjieclal, serving delicious refreshments on the way. Arriving at Beaufort at ten o'clock that evening, the meml>ers of the association were met hy the citi zens to whose hqiues they had lieen tisslgncd during their visit there, Th^j reprcseutatlve of this pai?er who tit' tended the meeting was particularly fortunate in being assigned to the lieau tiful country home of Mr. ami Mrs. W. It. Eve, former citizens of Camden, who are now living in Beaufort coun ty. Mr. and Mrs. Eve Were among those who met the train and with their large touring ear it was only a mat ter of a few minutes lie fore we had covered tin- distance of six miles from Heaufort to their home. This home is situated on a farm of seventy-five acres, surrounded by a grove of pic turesque moss covered oaks and faces on Broad' Itlver wlilch affords a de lightful sea breeze at all times. Both the farm and house nre equipped with all modern conveniences which make farming there far more enjoyable than on the average farm. Mr. Eve bought this farm shortly after leaving Camden about five years' ago, paying $30,000 for It and states that be sold enough lettuce during tin* first ninety days to pay for it. it will lie a pleasure to his host of friends in tills county to know that he lias l>een so successful in his new undertaking. A short business session was held 011 Thursday morning and in the afternoon the visitors were carried for an auto mobile ride over the county, and it was at Mr. Eve's farm that the principal Mop was'made?the visitors witnessing a demonstration of the overhead Irriga tion which Is used so successfully on the farms of Beaufort county. It was here also that Hlnnehard made a pic ture of what Is considered one of the "best farms in Heaufort county." Thursday, night a meeting was held at the court house where several Infor mal talk-; were made and the visitors were given an opportunity to meet the citizens of Heaufort. < in Friday morning another business session was held at which time officers were elected for the next year, and other matter^ of business were dis]?os ed ,.f. <hi !? i id-iy a 1 tcrnoou. by special per mission of Sicretary of the Navy. Jo scplius Daniels, the members of the association together with a number of Heaufort people were carried for a boat trv lit.1 the river and landed at the gowTiinicnf training -ump where about n.inhi marines are being trained. (.>11 this trip Admiral Heatt.v, of On lies ton was the guest, of honor. I'ihui their arrival >tt the training enmp the older members of the party were allowed to inspect the buildings, while the youhg folks danced in the large gymnasium. On the return trip ?. delightful lunch was served. At !) o'clock that evening the visitors gathered on the lawn of the l?eaut|ful old colonial home of Mrs. A. H. <'hrlstciisen an ojkmi air session was hehl and it was at this meeting that addresses were made by Admiral Heat ty and MaJ. Kilbourne, of (Jen. Wood's staff. Music for this occasion was fur nished by the t'nited States Marine band. After the addresses punch and cake was served by the young ladies of the city. The festivities were brought to a close by a dance at the court house on Friday night, and the visitors left Beaufor Saturday morning, each one resolvng in his heart to say ?whenever the occasion presents itself: "Regardless of the claims made hy any other towns, for genuine hospitality, and the art of making a stranger.Jeel that lu- is welcome, the citizens of Heaufort liave all other towns wav in the background." The oldv way to manage a Inn band: F?*ed the brute. The latest war time economy prac ticed is that the negroes are dispens ing with the services of lawyers. At the last term of court in this county a negro was being prosecuted for stealing, and in addition to the So licitor the prosecution was assisted hy one of the ablest members of the Cam den l?ar. During the trial the negro 4-onducted his own case, examined t)he witnesses and made his own plea to the Jury. The Jury returned a ver dict of not guilty. In a baseball KrtiiM' Mt Washington Saturday the house ?rf Representatives I h*mocrntic team bear the Republicans by a sor?re of 22 to .1. The game last?xl three hoars ami 20 minutes. It is said to have netted $3,000 for the Red Cross fund. Members of the cab inet, Including President Wilson were present. Forty-five errors were regis tered by both teams, said to have pro duced thousands of langtis. Represen tatives Whaley and Nichols of South Carolina played on the Democratic side, i ^' IN FRANCIS ANI) KNWLANP. *** Two <?rmt Nation* Took Nolo of Iode priideiir* !>?> In America. Press dispatches say (hit Fwut? ami England both took note of American ln dei>euden<<e day Wednesday ami lavish prai*wwa* given America for her en trance Into the world war. A gigantic military |>arado was the feature in Paris. The head of every ?rJKMf It for W?K UUCOVerCjl WllOII t llO Alll erhan ha ml struck up the. "Marseill aise." The simultaneous apiiearancc of President Polncalre, (Jen, Pershing, Marshal J off re. Ambassador Shai|>c ami other dignitaries at the entrance of the ImlhllnK wan (he signal for tre mendous cheering. Hats were off again ami an impress Ive silence prevailed when the faulons and flags were presented to the Amer ican troop*. The colonel commanding the American tmtaillon advanced and salute! President Polncare. The hands l>egan playing and die cheering broke out again as President Polncare shook hands with tlie members of the official party as the troop* began to tile out of (he court of -honor. An airplane circling a few hundred feet overhead followed the line of march some distance. Thousands of French soldiers on leave from the front \rert limong the masses of peo ple along the route. Hundreds Qt peo pie left the sidewalks and rushed for ward to shake hands with the Ameri can troopers. Other hundreds of French soldiers in trench uniforms, stained and dingy Joined the march ing trooiw on either side in columns and cotinued for miles. Some of them wore bandages on their head*.,, and others had their arms in slings from recent wounds. Children ran forward throwing dowers in front of the marching American trooj>s and flowers were tossed from the sidewalks or came fluttering down from windows. They were caught by the American soldiers, who stuck them in tihe muz zles of their rifles or tucked them In their belts. The crowds removed their head coverings in salute to the Star4 ami Strlj>es as the colors passed along. From every window women and girls waved handkerchiefs or flags, while everywhere along the route sounded the acclaims of the French people. The people called out affectionate ly: "Sammies" and "Teddies." The name Teddy became suddenly popular as an expression of good will, ]>erhaps because it Is easily pronounced by the French. Children from all the primary schools in the quarter were given the hest places. Along part of the Avenue Daumesnil there were thousands of them calling "Teddy, "Teddy," "Ted dy." and throwing flowers. The Ameri can soldiers, affected hy all this en thusiasm, smiled and waved their hand .-it the children. Von Tlrpitz. known as the father of >nbmarlne warfare, and retired in March. 1910. on account of his failing ?health, is said to be at the )k>int of death. Tom Watson's .IcA'ersonttiu. The Ap jK'al to Reason and The American Socialist have been barred from the mails by the ]>ostmaster at Savannah. All of these iwijK'rs npijoaed tlie se lective draft law. Evidence that (ierniany is obtaining vast quantities of food from the Euro l>ean neutral countries has been pre sented to the United States by (Jreat Britain for the American Oovernment's guidance in determining an exj>ort policy. Much of this, the British start' pnr|M>rts to show, is replaced by the neutrals with imports from Ameri ca. Eighty-seven of the (teriuan mer elAint shii>s seized in American ports ?t the outbreak of war were turned over by President Wilson to the >ibip ping board Saturday for oi>eration. The other fourteen already are in l??ssess1on of the navy deimrtment, Henry Ford, the automobile man, has given the Red Cross 1,000 motor ambulances, fully equipi>ed. worth $."><10,000. He lalso taught Ave million dollars of Liberty Bonds. Riotous scenes attended a Socialist intrude at Boston Sunday which was announced as a ]>eace demonstration. The rnnks of the marchers were brok en up by self-organized squads of xini forined soldiers <in<! sailors, red flags and banners hearing Socialistic mottoes were trampled on and literature and furnishings in the Socialist headquar ters in Ilark Square were thrown in to the street and burned. Police re serves stopped the rioting after it had l>een in progress an hour and a half. Many arrests were made. Ike Hough. Kershaw county's new sheriff, continues to give evidence of the fact that he proposes to respect the obligations of his office without waiting to have some one come and push warrants into Ms hands and force him into taking action against crime. He is taking voluntary action in ferreting out violations of law and swearing out warrants, and seems to be starting after the liquor gang and red light habitues as tf he proposed to rid them ont. > lie made a liquor haul n the Westville section not very long ago, capturing several gallons. The Era heartily commends his zeal and has nor hesitancy in predicting that he will make a conscientious and faitttfnl officer.?Kershaw Kra. Bell Is tp Again. Ail our life we have heard that old wheeze about newspaper men be ing awful liars but after spending the last four weeks in bed we hare decided that there may l?e others? members of the medical profession for Instance.?Lancaster News. " ... ...?-1??x 0K7" r1* , t Linotype operator* will cheerfirtly put up with the** awful UuhhInii names If th?y will the stuffing out uf the brutal Germans, The weekly shipping nummary Ik sued Wednesday ^itwn that tlfteeii British merchant shliw of mor<t than 1,000 tons were sunk am! tlv*? vessels of less than that tonnage, Eleven lUhin^ vessels also were lont. Many rrihouera Taken. The soldiers of revolutionary Russia maintained ther attempts 4o break through the AustroUerrhan Huea iy Eastern Gallcla. Cheered hy the ivhiiIIk of the lighting during the first three days uf July, (Jen. Bruuslloff's men con tinue their efforts, esjieclally In the region <?f Brezaisany ami are throwing fresh forces against the Teutoua' posi tIons. During Sunday ami Monday, the first two days of the new drive, the Russians raptured ;t00 of lire in and 18,000 men and on Tuesday aiul Wed nesday probably added jeveral more thousand to the total. To Preaent Flag and Bible. Kit-hard Kirk land Council No.' 180 J. <>. U. A. M. will dedicate Gum* berry school hy presenting the Ameri can flag and Holy Bible on {Saturday, July the 21st at 10 o'clock A. M. We have the promise of Hon. Z. V. hong of xtatesville, N. C. to make an address on this occasion. J. E. Campbell, C Thanks to Ml*. DeLoadie. I wish to thank Mr. W. R. DeLoache in the name of the Ked Cross mem* bersliip committee for so generously taking us lo Bethuue in Id's large and very handsome Jeffrey car which add ed much to the pleasure and "comfort of the trip for It Is a most delight ful riding car. We took lunch along and a Jug of Camden's pure spring water. After the meeting Hie ladies handed us cake and punch which we much enjoyed after our long ride. Our party seemed in for a good time on our return trip. The girls comprised notes and each one had some joke to tell on the other which ended in peals of laughter. Then patriotic songs were sung until we ar rived n the streets of Camden. Be fore our meeting adjourned we passed a resolution of thanks to our kind and genial friend who greatly to the re grot of the girls is a married man. Ked Cross Membership Com. Half holidays will be observed on Thursdays by the stores of Columbia during the summer months. K. L. S-hclton a young white farm er of Greenville county, was struck [ by a bolt of lightning while forking in a Held Thursday evening and Was instantly killed. Up to Thursday 20.200 automobiles had been registered by the state high way commission, it is estimated that there are about 8.000 machines in the state not yet registered. The South Carolina Railroad coin mission has decided that bhe Sealmard Air Line Railway must build a lietter station at Chester, at an early date. It is thought the station will cost ain proxiniatelv $20,000. Corimral James Norman Hall, of Colfax. Iowa, reported killed in an air duel in France, has fortunately escaped death, though it is said he Is badly wounded. He was shot fhrougfli l>oth lungs. A j/lav woman of Middletown, Ohio, donated a hen and one down eggs to tilie Red Cross ofticOals at Washington. The committee auctioned tin* eggs for $1,730 Hmi Hie hen for $200. '11 le town of Rock Creek, Oregon, was practically swept awaj* Thursday when a dam broke Almost every build Jng was destroyed. No loss of life is rejionted. Tffe Greek government has broken relations with Germany and war is considered the next step. A Mighty Cheap Trip. William lHvight, who left here" in 1915 with nlnety-flve cents as his sole capital, for Atlanta, enroute to Frisco, returned home Sunday. While away he visited eighteen states and Cartada and throughout the whole trip had a most wonderful .and amusing exper ience.?Rock Hill Record. CITY BARBER SHOP Adopts this method of thanking the public for the patronage they havo received since opening np business in Camden. y Their patronage has steadily In creased and every effort will be put forth to Please Our - Customers We are gratified with the imtro nage bestowed upon us, and re spectfully solicit the i>atronage of those who have not as yet become regular customers. We are here to stay and we want your busi ness. We employ only white lmr bers. ? W. J. Hopkins, Proprietor On Door Abort ?-??V '?* - --- * ? Is your barn a # cotton warehouse? W rHEN you ?tore a ton of old style cottonseed hulls W you give space to almost 500 pounds of lint and all the extra bulk that the lint causes. When you store a ton of H ULLS UNTLMi you give space to 2000 pounds of real roughage, free from lint, compact, concentrated, solid. Buckeye Hulls save half your storage space or enable you to carry twice as much roughage. Other Advantages 2000 pounds of roughage value Better assimilation vf other food. to the ton?not 1500. No trash or dust. Priced much less per ton. Sacked?easy to handle. Every pound gx>ee farther. Mi* well with other forage. ? Mr. John Wicker, Format, Miss., says: ? that his first experience in finding Buckeye Hulls was unsatisfactory As ha fed them improperly. He now soaks the hulls ov4r night, then feeds them and has very satisfactory results. Mr. Wicker states that these huus are more economical than the old style hulls and thinks that they ao almost twice as far as the old style hulls at a considerably less cost to begin with. To secure the best results and to develop tfce ensilage odor, wet the haB? thoroughly twelve hours before feeding. It is easy to do this by wetting them down night and moraine lor the next feeding. If at any thus this cannot be dene, wot dawn at least thirty minutes. If jou prth$ U feed tho hulls dry, use edy half as much by Mk as of old style huffs. Book of mixed Feed* Free Give* the right formula for every combination of feeds used in the South. Telle how much to feed^for maintenance, for milk, for fat tening, for work. Describes Buckeye Hulls and gives directions for using them properly. Send for your copy Jp the nearest miB, D*pt. k The Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. &?.( Atlanta Birmingham Gr**nwooJ Lit tU fleet, MempKU Augustm Charlotte . Mmeern Seimm He Was Equal To It. A student who could not sound the. letter "R" was given the following sentence to read: "Robert gave Richard a rap in the ribs for roasting the rabbit so rare.' He studied it in silence a minute, then glibly rendered it as follows: "Bobby gave Dick a thump in the side, for cooking the bunny so little." ?Current Events. CITATION. State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw By W. L. McDowell, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, John D. McLain made .suit to me to grant him Letters of Admin istration of the Estate of and effect* of George W. McLain. These are, therefore, to cite and ad monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said George McLain, deceased,' that ? they be and appear before me ih the Court of Probate, to be hid at Camden, S. C., on July 17th next after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. ' Given under my Hand, this 3rd day of July A. D. 1917. w, l. Mcdowell, Judge of Probate for Kershaw County. Published on the 6th and 18th days of July, 1917, in the Camden Chron icle an.4 posted at the Court House door for the time prescribed by law. _?? Charles D, Jones, of Lancaster,j been eledted president of the Carolina Banker's association, meeting was held bits year at son College. The Mayor of Havre, France, hit called upon the i>opulnce to ctem July 4th 111 Hiat city. Stockton News Notes. Hoykln, S. C:, July 3.?Mr. EU?r Gitlls, of Manning, and Mr. and Vn, Larry Smith, and daughter, EvetyM Providence, si>ent Saturday night ft tk| home of their parents, Mr. and Ma John Gillis here. Miss Louella Blackwell, of Dartifc ton, is spending^ while with Miss M lie Pearce. - . Miss Mae Turner, who bas fe# amending a while with*her aunt Providence has returned home. Mr. B. M. Pearce and children, ft gene, Sallie and Chapman, spent Hi week-end with relatives at Dariingtoi The Epworth league "vjneets at d home of Mr, and Mrs. B. M. PetB Friday night, July 6th. Mr. Bbby Gillis, accompanied by M and Mrs. Larry Smith. Mrs. Annie T? nei* and Mrs. John Gillis, motored 1 JjUgoff; where tl?ey apent BfcadajrwH Mr. and Mrp. W. A. Rush. Master Arnold Workman spent 1* week at Sumter with Hugh Hnmpbrt Mrs. Jessie Gill is and children, fra Rembert, were visitors at the hoot Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Gardner 1M Thuradav. - J Master Hugh Humphries, of SonW is visiting at the home of hla one Mr. B. M. Pearce. here. It Wiped " - tte~ How often we hear the above exclamati v^J some destructive fire! And it is frequently f? by the remark, "No, he had no insurance; poor f? A Why Carry Insurance. FOR PROTECTION TO YOUR BUSINESS, 4 TO INSURE YOUR PtfXCE OF MIND. - liable If you are insured in any of our old, re ^ tried companies you have protection and ~ t, I See 08 without delay." -?f~r ?rrr Williams Fik Insurance 1012 Broad St. J