Ejg MISSION ABKIVKS
ndM"rt M "*"* Sillied
Jjj ?(Br?**1" to Am".
-Jfc 1>,JTa?K i?-~*
r* ?? (O the I -SlaUM* ar
mI*,v ?1,H' prdel#l?ueU th^t
.. ^',m. otftctRlly "a* com
. sfrnjfflrtf wWel* Im
,he Wrth'* ""'I the sacred
^ajonkliK'V
here." <I<< IHIV<I Viscount
,f <]<?'? I'xlraordinary
?frftftl?ry. rcsiMiodfiyi to uu
1^ j uel? fwiu the mayor,
K wpivM'iitativt's of Jaiwi), on
' ELm o' frif'MM.v and good will.
"XitUie* in ii <<>iomon cause."
Kf In- adverted i" this na||oiifi?
Jpiv and in meaning - to
uir# jNirtlenlarly *rla?l to lie here
i( this t hue." lie said, 'when
rjca is showing a courage, im?
energy au<l wholehearted
Naturally .Japan Is interested
|irej?aratioiiM. We are glad
"tlioni. N?f 11 sensible person In
, ^ anything I" your prepara
imt tfreat henefii to both eoun
iu the f?lure"
llnrhUe l.??ntr. third assistant
ry of State. an<l Gavin McNab
ill<triio,? sent from Washington with
>nt*tlre* of the army and navy,
il the liner bringing the mission
made |H>rt with the Itislng Sun
[^f Japan tly inir at her fore peak in
Hf her <listliiKHishe<J passengers.
real ceremonies of welcome be
fit the landing place,
w-s <if troops at "present arms"
the street while the Japanese
was played. When Viscount
g iDflde lils declaration of ailegi
?jn<l friendship the cheering be
thumleToii- Mir crowd caught
dfliifiniiH'c <>f his utterances and
,rl*'<iunt. who had been reading
|i tiuHlerate voice from his manu-i
pt, coiitiniKMI in vigorous tones:
|H>rliaps. is neither the time
ttbe plaee f??r a <letailed exposi
nf the plans and hopes which
rf lnspire<l <>ur mission." he said.
l< sufficient that yon see in our
kwicc here this afternoon Japan's
jjtiNof loyalty f.? rlie principles for
ieh America h;is thrown down the
!$? at battle.
Stockton News Notes.
0vkin. s. Autr. 14.?Messrs. Eu
Pearre ;in<I Charlie Howell and
Lort'iwi Huin^aries and Saille
tree motored to Sumter where they
?Dt the week end at t?e home of their
?le Mr. J. <\ Humphries.
r. ami Mrs. Larry Smith and Ut
tlaujrhtfr of Providence sj>ent a
davs )a-t week w|th relatiees
P' i
[34is> I thane Calloway left Saturday
anextended visit to friends and rel
ives in Hartsville and vicinity.
[mi.v Irtint Seairle is visiting relatives
Ruck Hill this week
MRiKihH NN.it"on of the Pisgah soc--i
IK'iit M'vrral days last week at
homo ?>f Mi', and Mrs. \V. It. Oard-1
r here.
Mr-. S. I! la If and little grand
m from Camden attended the meet-1
r sfver:ii d;iy< last week..
The mcwiii:.' .it Swift Creek church
Mtl Friday ni-.'lit with great success.
iere wore live members tliat joined
w ehim-h Wf were very glad to
ve Mr. 1 >.-ilii;?*\ nf Kershaw to help
the siiiiriiilt ami "(?ope that he will
me again.
Mr. and Mr-. F.uirene Owens aud
ttle daughter and Mis# Gladys Wells
f Sumter spent last Friday at the
omc of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Gard
tr here. " s
Miss Sallle Pearee is visiting at the
?we of her mu le Mr. J. C. Hum
iries ihjs week.
Mr. K. M. Workman is spending a
w'days in Westminster.
Master I .a m P.ritton is sending a
liilp with relatives in Camden.
Mr. ami Mr>. K. c. Pearce and child
1 i|>pnt the week end at the home
Mr>. Pearee's parents Mr. and Mrs.
'ltim Owens at HeKalb.
Master Alfred Pearce and sister
Vlma arc spending this week with
'r- ami Mr- Helton Owens at DeKalb.
Jarors For Special Term.
Following iv; a ]|>it of Jurors drawn
*rve at the Special Term of court
Coin mm i p|,.?s f()r Kershaw County
"convene <.u September 3rd, 1017, with
u ze M i. Smith presiding: /
H. I'.Iyfher. Camden
; 15 '"arefmi. Liberty Hill
?? II. Hr?t\vn. Camden
H I!? h-tis|.v. Blaney .
j ? Kirk hi ml. (Camden
a |'M-ue. Camden
'? J Hethune
tayee. Hethune
? K. Kllintt.- Holand
1 I,?:ir-e. Hoykin
t ^?'I,|tyre. Blaney
;? Haley. Hethune
? R. Hramioii. Kershaw
>? I'.aker. Kershaw
A- Sizars. Holand
? I'uRruhl. Cassatt. "
'? H lu veutt. Camden -
{."?? '/-'?urn. Kalh ? V
H r,im(I?n T ? .
? Hrnwn, Camden * ?
? ?? Owons. Camden
i!'"7. I!.? IhMW. I *
Hm . ? w^tviHe
.k?v. i'?wofr '
t- '.nrtiner. Camden r_
ft. t isf!''kln' Blaney
hi"ips. Jefferson
x tarn*, Bethune ~,
i y,\}{w. ramrteq x'
R T *[??*???. Hethi/ne
T I J}'**- ^mden
1 t D rkln- <^?den
it u *i??*
n r lt2vkIn- ~~
tan net t. Kershaw
LIFE IN OUR NAVY
?
- :.1
It Is Not A!l Drill and Prudgery
? For tlie Enlisted Man.
?THE WAY HE SPENDS HIS TIME
Story of a Day'e Routine, With Ita
Dutiee, Work end Recreation, From
Reveille In the Morning Until Tap*
Are Sounded In the Evening.
"All (lit! world loves (he sailor," hut
how few know and undo rotund hint!
The American people have very little
knowledge of the bluejackets who man
the United States navy, their profes
sional steal and enthusiasm, their pride
Iw the service and their unswerving
devotion to flag and country.
/ "Our brave men of the sea." nay*
Franklin I). Hoosevelt, assistant secre
tary of the United States navy, Should
be better known to the American pub
He. All the people of this great repub
lic should be made thoroughly ac
quainted with the human element of
the navy, not merely to popularise It,
for the navy is popular In a vague. Im
personal manner, but to have our titl
ed!!* know more of what the navy
really means to the men who com
pose it."
At 5:30 a. m. the buglers sound the
revelllo, accompanied by a chorus of
boatswains' pip<*i with the added ad
monition, "Up all hammocks!" "Shake
a leg!" etc. The cooks are astir much
earlier, for coffee must he served the
crow. Then, after a short smoke, comes
"Scrub and wash clothes!"
? Then all hands clean ship.
After the ship Is cleaned breakfast
Is served, and the bluejacket is usual
ly ready fur it. Potatoes, ham and
eggs, bread, butter and coffee consti
tute a sample breakfast menu, changed
each day.
After breakfast comes an hour for
smoking and for relaxation, to don the
uniform of the day and get ready for
Inspection at 0:30.
Krom that time until the dinner hour,
11:30, tho time is spent at drill, and
after dinner more drill. There are big
gun drills, bout drills (with both oars
and sails), signaling, small arms prac
tlce, collision drill, tire quarters, aban
don ship, cleaving ship for action and
at night searchlight drills. These drills
are interspersed with 'special duty,
such as coaling ship or landing par
tics, and lectures by division officers or
others on timely professional topics.
Rarely are the men engaged upon
the same task two days in succession,
so the sailor's life has little chance to
become monotonous.
At 4 p. in., "eight bells," is a period
of "knock off all work." Pipes again
are lighted, or the race boat crew has
manned the cutter and is taking a pull
through the fleet. The baseball team
or football squad goes ashore for daily
practice; the bugle sounds swimming
"call, and hundred?! of men are soon In
the water, with a dinghy crew stand
ing by to aid a tired swimmer or a
beginner.
Books of fiction or of travel nre
drawn from the crow's library, while
throughout the ship may be found men
studying for the annual examination
for appointment to the Naval academy,
older men studying for a warrant and
classes in academic studies. Others
p|ay checkers, chess or cards.
The canteen, or ship's store, Is liber
ally patronized. Tobacco, candy, sweet
meats, writing paper, toilet articles
and other needful articles are kept on
sale.
I After supper, at (J. the bluejacket's
.time is his own. There is a concert
by the ship's band, often a few reels
of mpvies. Occasionally there is a
smoker or an Invitation from another
ship to attend a minstrel, show or a
program of boxing and wrestling
bouts. Unless there is some special
event taps are sounded at 0, and the
sailor's day is over, except those on
watch.
% An account of the sailor'6 life would
be incomplete without mentioning the
mascots. The most common pets are
goats, bulldogs, cats, monkeys and par
rots. But many ships have bears, pigs
and strange tropical animals from Cu
ba and Mexico, and some battleships
have even carried kangaroos from Aus
tralia.?Newark Star-Eagle.
Hard Biting.
The shipwrecked sailor sat discon
solate on a lonely raft in the middle
of the trackless ocean. In his hands
he held the last remnants of a pair of
shoes. "Though reduced to the lowest
extremities and completely surrounded
by water," he croaked hoarsely, "I can
8till take to my heels." With these
words he made his semlweekly meal
and spent the remainder of the after
noon picking the nails out of his teeth
?Chicago News.
Racorda In Massachusatta.
Thanku to its complete system of
birth records, begun in 1630 and lm
?jfroved repeatedly since then, Massa
chusetts knows and can verify the .age
of eyery person born In the stated All
births are reglatered within ferty-eight
hours and othor data added within
fifteen daya.?Detroit Free Press.
1 ?
A Nlea Girt.
"I am vlaitiiig alma mater." wrote a
girl to her chum. - 1
**l hare never met Alma," the chum
wrote back, "but If she's a friend of
years ahe's ? friend of mine. I'm sure
?he's an awfuUy nice girl.ft?St. Louis
Post-Dlsf>atch. ,
Childhood has no fojebodings; but,
tbfa, It *s soothed by no memories of
outlived sorrow.-^George fclkrt.
CLEVERNESS OF A THIEF.
He Made th? Job a Thorough On*
Whll# He About It.
The retail is often the recipient
of unreasonable demands for adjust
ment of one sort or auother. but the
follow lug ineldeut rol?t?d by a uiau lu
the business seems to bo a high light
In the* ph^ture, s
In this case tlio theft of u package of
dross goods and silks was made from a
delivery Wagon by a crook, whose'pro
cedure indicated an experienced hand
lit department store methods. He Im
mediately took the package, which had
boon purchased *?. O. 1>., to the cus<
touier who had bought the goods and
was paid the *12 called for by them.
The dress fabrics had been nought for
the purpose of making a suit, and the
customer asked the pseudo delivery
man to take the package aroV?<l to her
dressmaker, whose shop was only a
few blocks away. She paid him a
quarter for doing this, and he skipped
(ground to the dressmaker.
Here was where he began to show
real cleverness. The story he told the
dressmaker upon turning the package
over to her was that her customer had
paid $10 on the good? and wanted.her
to make up the difference, which was
$2, and put it on the bill for the suit.
This account seemed perfectly plausi
ble to the dressmaker, who promptly
paid out the $2, knowing that the
goods were worth a good deal more.
The thief was then Just $14.25 to the
good?$12 as the original payment, 25
cents as a tip and $1) that the dress
maker paid. ?
The store lu this Case was out the
$12, which would seem to be sufficient
punishment for the driver's lack of
vigilance, but the customer was by no
means satisfied to let the matter drop
there. She wanted the store to pay
hack tile $2 the dressmaker had given
out This claim, of Course, could not
be allowed.?New York Times.
PATHETIC OLD AGE.
Hav* Pity For the Man Who Has Out
lived HI* Usefulness.
Whenever age has stricken from a
man his power of usefulness and ac
tivity there is demand for human
sympathy. He may be the inhiate of
a home of luxury or so plnced that his
bodily needs and the companionship
of equals and frlenfe may be all that
is to bo desired, still the old man whose
life work has closed and who must
sit Idly by and watch the sands in the
hour glass run swiftly out is aij object
of profound consideration and should
be given the veneration that his posi
tion and past deserve.
Of all rtuinan beings who through ad
vancing years or bodily affliction have
reached the limit of usefulness man 1h
the most pitiable. His has been the
work of actual accomplishment. lie
has depended on his strength as a
great fortress and has been lavish in
its use. Unlike the woman or the
child or the mentally and physically;
nfUInfrul dnrlii;^ llfo linn been the
world builder and the home maker. On
his shoulders have rested the great
tasks of life, the creation of a home.
the support of a family and the achieve
ment of great things in business and
society.
To lay these tilings all aside at the
behest of Time's beckoning flnper and
the approaching decav In mind and
body Is a tragic tiling, however much
we may glorify the peace and calm
that. Is said to come In the sunset days
of life. The old man is largely a
stranger in a land made strange by
the absence of many of those with
whom he began the Journey.?Pitts
burgh Gazette Times.
Deaths From Athletio Sport*.
Dr. Robert B. Cough I in of New York
city, writing in the New York Medical
Journal, says 043 lives were sacrificed
on the fields of athletic sport in the
ten years ending with, but not includ
ing, the year 19i6.
"Baseball heads the list with 284 fa
talities," he says. "Football is second
with 215, auto racing third with 128,
boxing fourth with 100. Seventy-seven
cyclers and fifty-four Jockeys lost their
lives, fifteen wrestlers perished on the
mat, fourteen persons lost their lives
playing golf, nine were killed at bowl
ing and one died while playing lawn
tennis." ^
Influence of Amerioa.
It is a fact that no matter how back
ward, how crude, how ignorant, how
illiterate, are the workers and aliens
who come to your shops something In
the American life and environments
puts a civic Intelligence and sense of
Independence Into the workers which
etery executive must understand and
co-operate with.?Meyer Bloom field In
Industrial Management.
Fighters.
Nearly all successful business men
possess fighting qualities. Commodore
Vanderbllt was a fighter. Harrlman,
Hill and Morgan were fighters. Men
who aspire to do big things must have
daring, must have courage, must have
self confidence. They must be pre
pared to accept risks. They must ex*
hlbit boldness when others show timid
ity.?Leslie's. 1 9
How She Changed. x
"I suppose the young men do not re
gard Miss BarrowclilT as so handsome
now that her father has lost' his
tiHJrte/," ?:??y- ???.
"Well, they don't think she has such
a fine figure as she once ha<Lr<?Pear
son's Weekly. w
His Nerve.
"The floorwalker called me down for
being late this mornln*." . _
"He's got a nerve expecthi' us girls
to dance till 3 In the mornln' and get
here at 8."?Browning's Magazine.
OKIVK AOAINST RUSSIANS
'? * ?
Ami Roumanians in Mol(l?via Contin
ue** Willi Loss to Ku^iatitt.
Infantry filialiik on the western
front and especially tn Flanders has
not been marked jlurlng tin' l,ast iwon
ty-four flours. In southern Moldavia
tho Teuton drive aiWMid the Russians
ami Roumanians progresses
In Flanders the AngloFrench ami
German Ir?n?|?s apparently are resting
In preparation for further Infantry ac
tivity . The Germans can hardly j>er
mlt the British to hold the Important
salient en si of Ypres ami between 1*11
kem ami llollehckc without first mak
ing additional effort* to straighten out
the front. Hy widen lug the salient,
Field Marshal I lit 1^ adds to the Inse
curity of the German line from Dlx
tunde ninth to the coatd as well as tin*
front Houthwurd toward Ix?as.
French I l oops again have repulsed
(lofuian efforts along the Alsne front.,
Sunday night and on Monday the
Teutons tried to recapture the ground
lost to the French south of AJllos. The
French threw hack all the attacks.
East of the positions the French took
the offensive and succeeded -In making
a small adx'ance, Elsewhere on tlie
French front the artillery tightlug con
tinues violent.
The Russians and Rumanians hav
ing been forced to give up the Fok
ahaul-Marasechti line and retire to
the SCreth river. Field Marshal von
Mackensen has captured l'antziu. a
railway town west of Marasechti. Hy
taking the town the Teutons proba
bly have out the railway line north,
lui(H*rlllug the Russian* ami Ruma
nlans tightlug in western Moldavia
around Oena as the railroad north
from Marasechti was one of their two
means of obtaining supplies and rein
forcements,
derma it aeroplanes which raided
be southeast coast of England Sun
day aparently had London as t'helr
objective but the prompt defense by
British airplanes and anti-aircraft
guns compelled them to abandon that
plan, In the pursuit two of the raid
ers were brought down by British alls
men. Berlin admits the loss of one'
machine and Amsterdam reports that,
a German airplane was forced to land
lu Mutch territory Sunday, evidently
while returning from England.'
Five Americans and fourteen others
?ere killed when the British steamer
City of Athens struck a mine last Fri
day near Capetown. South Africa.
?Four of the Americans lost jvere mis
sionaries. The American hark Chris
tian has been sunk off Azores by
a (ierman submarine. Tin* crew was
landed safely. \
GOING TO FRANCE '
Plans For Sending Division Of National
Guard Perfected
Washington^ Aug. 14,?Plans for
sending the first contingent of the Na
tional Guard troop** to France* have
I?<? i? it?perfected.?with?the organization
of a division including men from lid
States and the District of Columbia.
The selections covvr all sections of
the country. The division includes the
Georgia guard. South Carolina 'and
Florida are not Included.
The division will In* known as the
forty-second. The division conforms
to the new plan of reducing the num
ber to twenty .thousand. It will be
commanded by Brigadier General W.
A. Mann. The eighty-fourth infantry
brigade comprises the Hundred and
Fifty first machine gun company, form
ed of Companies B. C. and F? Second
Georgia Infantry. The engineers' regi
ment will be known as Hundred Sev
enteentli. It Includes the first sepa
rate South Carolina hatallion of en
gineers.
Clear Ah A Crystal.
Before I went to burlesque shows
It puzzled iue somehow
Why t*aeh girl wore n flimsy,'gown?
But I see through It now.
Which- Come* to The
Two IMys Wfd. and Thars.
Aug. 22nd and 23rd.
$500.00 REWAkD -
Five Hundred Dollars reward will
1*? paid by the Southern Railway Sys
tem lor the arrest and conviction of
kthe perspn or persons who removed
spikes, bolts and angle bars resulting
in tho derailment of passenger train
No. 2d near Henderson vine, N. C.. Tues
day moijrtmr June 1017. .
?All communications pertaining tc^thls
subject should be addressed to Mr. JT.
W. Connelly, Chief Special Agent,
Southern Hallway System, Charlotte,
N. C.
If arrested, wire him or Sheriff N.
W. Wallace. Charlotte, N. C.
^ W. N. Foreocre,
General Manager.
SAVE YOUR
HAY
Mules, Horses, Cows and Hogs have to be fed and
it is very important that we save every blade of grass
for winter supply of rough food. . Now is the time to
give this your attention. >s
When you think of farm implements remember we
are agents for Emerson Standard Mowers, Horse Hakes,
<5rain Drills, etc.
?
More small grain will be planted than ever before
in this county., It is absolutely necessary to cast aside
the old methods and adopt new methods and labor sav
ing devices in order to make two bushels of grain grow
where only one grew before.
The Government is calling on the Farmers to rpake
foodstuffs. You cannot make crops with obselete tools.
Come in and we will show you our up-to-date line of
farm implements.
Springs & Shannon
The Store That Carries The Stock.
HE UNIVERSAL CAR
In tin* scale of advancing business costs Kurd travel
continues the same positive economy. City ami country
salesmen, manufacturers, merchants, professional men?
every ilemnnd for motor car transportation Is satis
lied in the Ford car at about two cents a mile to operate
and maintain. Over 1 .TfMj.OOO Ford cars are making
performance and profits every (lay. Runabout $.'l4r>,
Touring Car Coupelet $.*05, Town Car $500, Sedan
$wr??all f. o. b. Ivtrolt. Place youreorder now.
KERSHAW MOTOR CO.
Phone No. 140 Tast L>^K.albSt.
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SYSTEM OF BANKS
Do your banking in
our
National Bank
When you do your banking with us you do It with a Mem
ber Bank of the Federal Reserve ay stem of banks. Our bank had
to show ft wan a strong bank before It could become a member.
* K -*r. ? r'
We are one of a vast army of banks whieh stand together for
the protection of our depositors. ?
Our bank ran take Its securities to our Central Reserve Bank
at any time and get money. When your money is in our bank
you eaii get it .when you w^at it. 1 ? ? ?
PUT YOUR MONEY IN OUB BANK
:?, _
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OF CAMDEN, & C