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jhe world today is demanding of every man the iroum of hts earntng power. * Are you keeping your earning power up to the high standard ? There's alriy one way to do this? . ^ EAT PURE, FUXX-STRENGTlf FOODS Iffe have a reputation tor handling nothing but the ; groceries obtainable. *The best is none too good our customers, and we spare neither expense nor ible to procure it. [?BIRTH OF A NATION" at Camden Opera House In Near Future. Jf. Orililtli'K mighty spectacle "The B u Nation" will be seen. at the , Jlottsee I*e. 10th exactly aa it jlren 1" New York and sev ier cities where It haw made ] [breaking runs. pirtw fort-e In the art of stage iiament is perhaps the most r discaejHMl production eVer made erica. It 1h above all else the tbhig that has been achieved ^producer. Imagine condensing ring details of the most strenous of American history Into aa entertainment of 1MB than hours. You are not told about |g your imagination tested by ti descriptions of what took Instead you wee it by lightning i. It is history revived and shown making. Some of the greatest , that are written large upon the of oar country's fame appear the program. The players who the toIos luivc studied the mi (descriptions of these men both photographs and intimate life jes and with this frame work they these wonderful characters live ey i?ss before your vision in a panorama of achievement. The accom plishment 1h startling. Tho entire action4 ranges over three centuries. It begins with the importing of the first African slave and it ends with the settlement of that question in the free dom of the enslaved, But before this end la reached ttoe mightiest nation In tho world passed through the throes of internecine strife and the high lights of those struggles are vividly brought out. Great battles are fought before your eyes. Cities are destroy ed by Are. Thousands of (horsemen iu wild Tides across bloodstained plains. The human note weaves in and through the entire thread and lendu Itself to the mightiest story ever unfolded. ?J _ Far Beyond The Goal. New York, Nov. 20. ? The national war work cOuncil of the Y. M. C. A. announced here tonight that the grand total of the nation .wide war fund cam paign is $40,209,411. This exceeds by nearly $15,000,000 tho $35,000,000 goal se?t at the beginning of tho campaign on November 12. , ' ?? ,. . At Virginia, Minnesota, three Aus trian*, a woman and two men, were murdered Thursday night because they had subscribed to the Liberty I?an and Red Cross funds. A note was left saying : "This is what you get for be ing against the Kaiser." a r Time rices ? For-^ .? vi ?i < ,xtra Seeing that the rise in prices of all commodities was inevitable, we determined, in buying sUPP y winter goods, to comb the markets for the very best i , quality obtainable in all of lines of Dry Good., Clothing,' Shoe., Hat., Drew Good*, A Notion. ' . ' - We assert with coiifidefiC^ that no more hiffh*c . _ :\V ]L.[ ' ? ->? > - . - ? fines were ever brought to this market. < ? " < ' V t\ You want to stretch your dollars 40 the ?Wtt ?f their buying power? Come to us. You want to be sure you have the best to be had fn its line? Come to- us. ? ? y/';- ? Our motto : "Value, not pfiee'\ ? ARE BURIED ALIVE ? Hindu Ascetics Revived After Three Month* Under Ground. HfKrnwl Missionary Tsils of fUmarfc able Performance of fUltgtou* Fanatlos In India. Rev. Dr. J. O. R. Kwlug, in ImhI unary to India, who recently returned to the United Btatee after 88 years in the Country of the rajahs and mahatmas, Was discussing the miraculous things repotted of the Hindu ascetics and admitted that he has been obliged to tell of some things whloh he has seen, but does not understand. Doctor Ifiwing said : ?It is certainly true that the Hindu magicians perform some tricks which our best sleight-of-hand performers are unable to approach. I have seen some things without being able to ac count for them, but 1 am, neverthe leas, certain that they are all tricks. One of the best of these was so exhibit tion with cards. The performer placed u deck of cards upright In a glass. Then, tftklng another deck, he exposed a card and calling "come, come" several times In his native lan guage, the Identical card which he was exhibiting rose out of the deck In the glass and stood where it could be seen by a large abdience right on top of the deck, the performer at the same time exhibiting the card which he had se lected. 1 believe that this was due to clever manipulation, though I suppose some persons would ascribe It to tel epathy. "I have seen the trick of making a plant grow from a seed before the eyes, and this, too. I believe, is the rf sult of manipulation. A curtain' la placed around the vessel and then' re moved, and the plant shown expanding and growing. ^"Somewhat more difficult to be skep tical about, however, are the perform ances of the Hindu ascetics, and some of these are possibly the results of religious fanaticism. I know of the case of a man who lay 14 years on a bed of spikes. That Is, he was said to have lain there 14 years. Eventual- ' ly, of course, he Idled of his sufferings. I saw the man myself, and there waa no reason to doubt the tales of the leiltfttt of time of his torture. "I know also that the stories of men going into & cataleptic state and being b titled are true. The tongue is pulled on^* as far as 'it can be pulled and then turned back into the victim*# threat and he become* unconscious, #11 animation being apparently suspended, lie "Is burled, and after remaining In t$g ground for a period as long as three months In some cases, he is dug upland resuscitated. "The theory upon which these tor tures are endured Is that on Jr separate existence is a mistaken notion and that only by asceticism is it possible to overcome the mistake and realize ; unity with all things. The teaching which has been evolved by the Hindu ascetics Is very beautiful and very at tractive for a certain type of mind, but? It is after all nothing but a form of atheism. The Christian religion is spreading rapidly in India, especially among the lower classes and we have great difficulty In taking care of the converts. Among the higher.' classes it is spreading, too, although formal as sent to it Is slow on account of the severity of the caste ostracism which follows conversion. The Bngllah gov ernment has the country well In hand and It would seem that the country Is destined for a very rapid development both In Christianity and democracy. Old Emperor Saw Clearly. Id 1875, when France was recover ing from the war of 1870-7I,the Geivj man government, or at least the mili tary party, it was said, was proposing' to crush her once more. When Delane became satisfied as to the a<^urac? of tf& report, he published, qj| May 6, the. story. ."The effect pi^duced by the revelation of the German plot was instantaneous, universal and pro found. Both tho Russian emperor and Queen Victoria appealed to tho German emperor to stay his 'hand. The German emperor denied the truth of the queen's allegations, and a sen tence In his letter is worth recalling today In the reign of his grandson: '*6 one* ts moro thoroughly convinced than the writer that he who provokes a war in Enropewill have the whole of public opinion against him, and will "a jgrdlrigly have no 'ally, no tuntlrale Menvoiiiant, but, ratheiv adversaries.' " No Us* for It Pat walked into the post office, AfWP getting into; the telephone box he called a wrong number. Am there was no etich number the switch at tnt dTd Hot answer him. PAt :ed again, but received no an ? : r ~ ? - -*V v. The lady of the post office opened the door and told him to shont a lit tle louder, which he did, but still no answer. Again she said he would re<|uire to speak louder. Pat got angry at this and turning to the lady paid ; * ~<?egorra, if J could shout any loud er S^wftaldn't^Tufe your bloomln' otdd telephone at allE* ? Tit-Bits. - J HarmVese ^ ? a *1 noticed your neighbor had a rath er' condescending air wb?n addressing ?? ? ? '* - ~ w ? v"r* - - _ "Oh, I don't mlnd.that.- replied Mr. Joh*on. *1 here fc04?et tfowntown 1% the moqsKg ah Hour earlier than be -*? ?- - - ? ? mal ?or? J*-1*" 7 MOKK TROOP* TO EUROPE Humta'a Collapse And lUly'v Kuwtvm Mik? This NewflMiy. \ , London, Nov. W.-r-l* render Lloyd (?sorgo (old the Anglo-American war council In session for the flrat time, that the collapse of HuHMla and the re serve# of Italy, "made It even more , imperative than 1st fore that the United Static send as many troops as possible across the Atlantic an 'early as ih?s aible" "I aui anxious to know how wkmi the first million men can lx? expecUxl In France." The premier explained that British whipping now wan wholly employed In war work, ixartlV for, the allies, partly on the Britain account, adding: "As suming that the submarine hit nation fcotH no worse, the easing of the ik>s1 thms <o the allies depend* entirely Upon the dates on which the Ameri can program for the launching of the six million tons of shipping promised for 1D1H1 comes into practical effect. I have no doubt that with the largest industrial resources of the world a most highly 'trained and adaptable iti-j dustrlal population and an exceptional national gift of arganlKatlon the ac complishment of America in the mat ter of shipbuilding will astonish every body." Dealing wHh the airplftne situation, tJxs premier said : ? "Command of the air in the battle line 1* almost essential as command; o| H>e sea. The people of the United Htates jxKssess to an unusual degree qualities of enterprise and daring necessary to the creation of success ful' airmen. The American cliaiate also lends Itself to tjic development of the air service, because It is clearer and more equable than the climate of tbo British Isles. This Is of special value because the training of pilots, the creation of flying unit* and the bnildlh-g of air-domes are as ^sscntial to the creation of an al* service as the building of airplane* themselves.' Referring to food the premier said' that the allies were becoming increas ing dependent upon what the North American continent could produce and assured the mission that llie mosf dras tic restrictions were nbout to 1 h> im posed upou the i>eople of the British Isles, partly in order to assist the *?1-| lies, partly In order to leave more roonKfor the carriage of men and mu nitions to the bnt>tle fronts. ?? The pre mier said he regarded the tightening tif the blockade as of next, importance. "Close co-partners between the l i.ited States and the i lowers of west ern Europe can bring still greater economic pressure to bear on the cen tral powers during, tfie WM*" he said. The premier then thanked! -t^e mis sion for the great services rendered by the United States navy* . In reply. Admiral Benson, on be half of the mission, said that the mis sion was learning many lessons from the allies and expressed the gratitude of Its members for the manner with ?vhlch all sources of Information had icon thrown. open to them. "The. United States is heart and soul In the war," he said, "and the ountry absolutely endorses the state ment of PreMdeiwt \Viison that none ? B SALE LADIES COAT SUITS II i\ i" .Hi i ' n mm iin . | m| ' ?? in . "?>" Friday, Nov. 30th SUITS $12.50 to $40.00 ' * ' '?*. Two expert fitters, a lady* and gentleman, will be here all day and we Kujirantee eVery suit to give a perfect fit. This will be an excellent oportunity for the la dies of ^Bethune and surrounding country to buy a fine coat suit at a very low price. Remember the date ? Friday, Nov. 80 ... ' ? th i ' H. E HYATT BETHUNE, S. C. of its resources would bo spared, its men and whips or work, In order to win the war." Admiral Benson then gave the con ference information as to what the United States lias done and Is doing, not only in training armies in build ing fleets and In .the manufacture of munitions hot in food economy find ?t.We construction of aircraft. Notice. There will Ik> a Thanksgiving exer cise given at 1'lne drove Sehool House Wednesday night Nov. 28th. Exercise beginning promptly at 6:30. After ex orcises supper will lie served for Ikui efl t of >k*1kx>1. Klali Belle lily tlier, Bculaih Blyther, Ida IlawlLnson, Tmehers. . y ? i ? . I>r. F. 11. Me.Laod of Florence has jls?en appointed a member of the board of regents of the State Hospital for the Insane to fill out the unexpired term of Dr. S. C.. Baker of Sumter, TwrtRnert. DrrBatff wan iwHmlly caHl cd Into servk'e of the National Army And Is now stationed at Camp Wheeler, Macon, (Ja, EXECUTION SALE South Carolina, Kerahaw OomUy. Under and by virtue of a tax tCMcth; tlon lwmnl by I). M. McCasklll, bounty Treasurer and directed to the ?herllT of Kershaw County for collection of delinquent taxes aKHinut one fHbhes Carter for the year 1015 I hate aeiz ed and taken iwasession of the follow ing described jiensonal property which 1 will <>ffer for sale, on the 10th. day of Dec/ 1017, wlthtii'tJhe lei?al hours of sale at the corner of Kutledge and Church Htreetn in Camden. S. 0,>; to .satisfy said <\xecution : '1 dose, double cane chairs, 1 mission chair; 11 wood seait chain; & ?en ter tables; 5 smoothing irons; 1 laun dry ii*>i>; 1 pltdher and basin ; 2 wail mirrors : 1 kitchen safe; 1 lot of dWhes : 1 jihbw 1 hat rack ; 1 InMI ease : ?J wall pictures; 1 heater; 1 *tep lad der; 1 pair scale*; t kitchen taWe. I. C. HOUGH. Sheriff Kershaw CoUuty. Nov. Ui>, 1017. ?Ef / ~*r -> in fl ' * ' _ ' " ' 77 ~Wi'~ -VT ??-. ?? - T - ? - . -sj.-v. . A Certificate of Happiness the music-lover's Christmas F7 ' V ?i ? ?; > j . -i - . ; , . . .. means of the Victor {Sift Certificate reproduced above, you can give Victor Records to your relatives or friends, and they can choose the records themselves. Or jfou can in the same >^ay give them a Viojjola, and they can choose the instrument thtjmsetyes. ~ Properly filled out and signed, a Victor Gift Certificate is good (or ?& <^Mr9k:itifSb jH. .. * i V; ,<X'- y J ** j?7~. 12S i an y amount you specify. Yo?cw? ever you wish. 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