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Social a?4 Personal News By Mill Louisa NeitU* ItHK BLIKBACK <' Sl'KIXKR I'd Ixvn mighty Ininy plowit)' When there came a half a jnvk Of letter# sent ffbm ftallegh, And a*kl?g n?e direct, 'IV wnio and take a hum! with them At spelling In a Uee, [Kor helpin' on u set of folk* They called the Y. M. O, / I'd b?t?n a famous *j>eHer In the days of Auhl l?ang Hyne; Hut Charlie Cook said "Hush It," And 1 wasn't loth to show That the good old blue-bUck speller [is one thing that 1 know. .The house was well nigh crowded [when the time ??aim- for the liee aid, after some persuadin', frhore camo up along with uio 1), and I). X>. doctors U>d M. A's full a score lAnd editors and teachers, _jd of lawyers several more. Twas fuuny then to aw 'em, L\s the hard words camo like hail, puusin' and a stammerln' iiul a turnin* almost pale. Hut law ! It all camo ta me Like it used to long ago, ,md I saw the blue-buck speller,' Wltih each long and oven row. And I gave 'em with the columus, rhe place, tho side, the page, Kor 1 saw those words like faces Of old friends that do not age; Hut those learned folks kept droppLn' Like leaves off any rree, iiid at last there wasn't standln' inn a I>. I), up with roe. ind then there canie, a poser, iiid the doctor the went down, lad a shout went up that startled ilalf the sleetfy folks in town Hut I didn't care for prizes ? rhe thing that made me glad , IVas to down 'em with the blue-baek studied when a lad," / ? Faunlc Heck. V ITT PATRICK'S DANCE IThe dance on the evening of tl?e 6th given attfhe Klrkwood in honor f Ireland's patron saint, was a suc cess ;in every particular Quite a lumber of maids and matrons- clvil ms, and soldiers' enjoyed the occa sion, and entered into the dancing nth enthusiasm, as the orchestra Jlayed the bright chtchy music, and it riot ic airs of Ireland. The favors pere also emblematical of the Emerald de-r-canes made to imitate the black lorn that grows in Irish soil, from ,hich were drawn artistic fans of Eight green. Delicious refreshments insisting of sandwiches, chicken, sal I, coffee, cake and ices Were served. ET WITH MRS. JHN LINDSAY ? The Woman's Missionary Society of |u> Ilaptist Church had an- enjoyable eeting Tuesday afternoon. ? Mrs; N. (Joodale was the leader and gave interesting programme. The study [r the afternoon was Cuba and Pana Linion Prayermeetlng. Cnion l>rayermeetlng will be held the Presbyterian Church on next Wednesday afternoon at 5:15 o'clock, ic congregations of the Methodist iptist ami Presbyterian Churches will Ike part. but. the Episcopal con^rc ttlon will not, as they are observing ?nt. ? " [Firms or Individuals paying o aiders business employees a portion or all ilarios and wage* -doting -the? war riod in which they are In the ser re of the United States may deduct esc amounts from their taxable in lncs, according to a regulation by Commissioner of Internal Revenue. ? ? AJESTIC R O G R A M Today Friday March $2nd. , ?he Smiling At heleclc Artcraft 8ta j DOUGLAS FAI RHAjSLKS IN REACHING FOR THE MOON** ? AI*0-- M A Keystone Comedy Admission 20c - - - Children 10c ? 1 -i- .? .. ? ? - Saturday March 23rd. (Not Yet Announced)** "THE FIGHTING TRAIL* Vita graph .?? Serial of Adventure"" ?V> ?w t * -v . M* jm Monday March Z5tb. 11. Wood's Theatrical Success "THfe GUILTY MAN * t 'roduced by Artcraft And Released as a. Special Production i.' . Admission 20c - - ? Children 10c ?ALSO ? American Red CroaafWar Pictures Tuesday Mawh 2?Uk \ . Jesse L. Lanky Presents Se*sue llayakawa In his greatest success "THE HIDDEN PEARL** Uso a Hurt on Ilolmes Travelogue Wednesday March 21th. Clever and -captivating Ann of iTo?dway fame in * . "MX WIFE** Featuring Ann Murdock a clever Ictrtsa in a clever play full of implicated situations. # Thursday March 28th. Cecil DoMille Present# Rio gorgeous spectacular production Nil; WOMAN GOD FORGOT** With Geraldlne Farrar Admission All Seats 125c MKKTINi; Oh LUIKARY ASSOCIATION TUr regular monthly mcetfng of this Association was held on Monday af ternoon at the l.lbraiy. Mrs. K von Tresckow presided am \Mr. J. A. WittkoWSky as secretary iu the j*bsemv of Mr. T. K. Trot tor. Mrs. Von Tresckow stated that the table gtvc.li by Mrs Utwton and delayed so long iu Hausit bud \fee^ located and 'would be placed Iu building at an early day. Mr. Ny^ttkowsky suggest ed that the association purchase half dozen more chairs. In order that the meeting* would not have to be held elsewhere. This suggestion will bo acted ui*m. The management accept ed with thauks two books from Mrs. Hull ami two books from Miss Perkins, also a cojiy of the l.lfo of Lieut. Gen. R, II. Andersou sent by State 8uperlm tendant of Kduoatlou. The management is pleased to be able to Inform the public that th?v Library Is well patronized, and nour ishing- The room committee retried everything In order and tluj treasurers ivport showed that the finances were In a healthy condition. lJut wo do urge the members of the Association to pay their annual dues, Thj? Library Is au educutlon center, and you could not spend a dollar to a better advan tage than to invest it iu this insti tution. An anpual re]K>rt will be given to the public and every penny account ed for, showing that the funds have been wisely spent. Miss Nevlps of Massachussetts also made a contribu tion in money to the shelf of rented books. The assocbttjlon was pleased to welcome as a new Tfceiuber Rev. M. M. .Benson. itond-llinson. Yesterday at high noon, at the'home of the bride's parents on- Gadsden street. Miss Verne Bond. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. II. Bond, became the bride of Mr. Atha Jamison HlnsaiO Tin; wedding was a very quiet affair, there being no attendants and only the immediate families of the bride ami groom witnessing the ceremony. The bride was most becomingly dressed in .a traveling suit of gray, with a hat and accessories to match. She carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses and lilies of the valley. ?Immediately after the ceremony Mr. ajul Mrs. Iljnson left for a wedding trip through Frolida, after which they will make their Home with the bride's parents. Mrs. H In son is formerly from M# con, moving to this city only a few months* ago, yet in that short time has made many friends here with her winning beauty and charming jhm-soh allty. Mr. Hlnson is a * native of Oamdeai but has made Columbia his home*, for ?the last live years. He is a member of the office force in the Columbia of fice of the Western Union Telegraph company.? Columbia Record, March 0. Why Japan In so Crowded. When we grasp the smallness of Japan and tibe size of -its population we readily understand why, the land is so crowded. Japan projjer is ;i narrow and diminutive country. Its area of roughly 150.000 square miles, is somewhat smaller than that of Cali fornia. while its population i.s twenty times as great. Moreover, like Italy, Japan is chiefly a country of moun tains and its arable land under cul tivation amounts to only some 25,000 sofiare miles, n f? mi area l?-ss than half that of the single State of Iowa. It follows that Japan is the classic, land of intensive agriculture. It* dwarf farms are not really farms at all in our sense of the word,. but. gar dens. Tlieifr are n?, imstures. no barn yards, t>ut merely little squares of land, now covered with water, now tilled with .mud drying in the sun, and now vividly green with the beautiful rice plants. These little patches of terraced and irrigated land have noth ing in common with our 100-acre farms. In Japan the average agricul tural family (and there are 5,500,000 of them) occupy only J. wo and three quarter acres each. Only one family in ten mis as much as five acres (two eho) and over one-third of all rural families have farms of less than one and one-quarter acres. It is morcelle inent carried to a tragic .absurdity. ? Walter B. Woyl, in February Asia. tr- ^ i i William P. Hollowed, of Columbia, | who is said to have . left in an auto : niobife . ftatyrday to visit friends at Charleston, is reported missing by his IJdther, --R. 'ly. Hollowed, also by- his Wife, Mm. Agues Tyler Hollowed. The people wbopi he was to have visited in .Chorteetoa-claito they have not. seen *hi to,' state his relatives.. . ? - ?" ? ? . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - * Coming Monday March 25th at the MAjeMk? Gultty Man" the A. H. Wood sensational success. A wonder ful play with nothing to offend thej most deniative, while filled with deli cate iiituatlbnx. - ' ? _ PERSONAL MENTION. . I' Air. F. II, Williams, <*f Cleveland, Ohlo.uud \\vh' Ellen Wilson, of Char lotte. N. t\. sjHMlt a few (luys thlH week with their sister Mrs I.. O. Ftiuderburk, of CUHrtUtt, ^ \^ss Baldwin of New Jersey wljo for a uuiuUn of winter* wtts a guest at the llobkirk liui 1m visiting her nelee Mm. It. li. Pitt*. Mrs. Crawford Arnett ami daugh ter Miss Wilbur MtoCallum visited In Columbia this week. M?*s. U T. Clybum ?.?f Savannah. <?a.^ is visiting relative* In < Vundeii ami I.ugofr. Mr. and Mm. .las. S, Orwu and children <*f Kan Antonio, Texas are guests at H Merest Cottage. Mrs. Green Is the daughter of Mrs. Clarence Mor gan, who has endeared herself to our people during the jsist winter by her untiring effort* In Ited. Cross work, and her willingness to Impart her knowledge to ot hoi's. She has spared neither time or N patience, and when she leaves will have the satisfaction of knowing tlutt she has left behind a number of competent workers as the result of her labors. Mrs. 1 loverly Mlkle sml little daugh ter, Margaret,- of Charleaton are visit ing in Camden. Mrs. Mlkle was be foiv her marriage Miss Margaret Ki ll redgo, and has a number of friends in this, her old heme town, who art* glad to see her. Mrs. John I>. Miller of St. Paul, Minn., Is a visitor here. M>s. Miller and little daughter Murjorie have been here for the past two mouths as the guests of Mrs. Millet's mother Mrs. A. C. Ancrum. Miv and Mrs. John T. Nettles and Mrs. W. It.. Zemp spent Wednesday in Columbia. Mrs. J. Smyrl Halsull and J. Smyrl. Jr. are visiting relatives in Charles* tun. Mrs. JK. II. KerriSon and E, 11. Jr., will leave this week* to Join l>r. Ker rlson in Charleston where they will in the future reside. Dr. Kerrlson having taken a post graduate? course will? specialize in his profession In his native city. Mrs. M. L. Smith Yeft Monday for a ten days visit in Spartanburg. Miss Nan delxrtfch sas returned from a visit to friends in Hnrtsvllle and OreeuvUle. While in Oreenville . she attended -the weddLng of a college friend. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Klrklartd motor ed to Waynes ville this weelfc Mrs. T. J. Kirklaiul and Mrs. Jack Whltaker accompanied them as far as Greenville. Miss Bland Williams spent some time in Charleston during the past week. Miss Ida Hand of Columbia was the week end guest of Miss Jean Lindsay, coming over for the St. Patrick's dunce at the Kirkwood. Mr. Charlie Little spent the week end with home folks. Mrs. N. It. (ioodale and Mrs. J. Sumter It ha me were delegates from the Camden Civic I>eague to the District Federation held In Lancaster on the 21 si, Mrs. Rhame and Mrs. (Joodale were the guests while in I>ancaster of Mrs. Ira B. Jones, Jr. Mrs. E. C. von Tresckow attended the District Federation in Lancaster as a State, officer, and during her stay there was the guest of Mrs. It. K. Wylie. Miss Josephine Herrlott of Massa chusetts who comes to Camden an nually and who lias a wide circle of friends here Is a guest at the, Court Inn. Mrs. Ida S. Ileath exacts to leave tomorrow for a month's stay In Hen derson vi lie. Mis J. S. Khame is visiting rela tives In Charlotte, N. C. ' " MP. W. T. HAll." A TdrmeV resident off Camden but now 'of Sumter, was lu Camden this week. 1 Notice, ? Those parties holding iiekotn for tlR? ruffle of the Japan Scarf, art* asked to be present at my home 904 Kut ledge *St\, on Tuesday, March *J0th. jtvhen the raffle will take place. Mrvs. Joseph Shebeen. What you see in "My Wife" at the Majentic next Wednesday March 27th v A married man whu does not know where to roost. A beautiful bride aud a busted ro mance. r 1 Twin beds traded for a four-poster. A complicated' comedy blended with love and kluse^ -1 ? ? v ... ? \ Dr.. 8. C. Baker, a well known and generally beloved physician of Sumter, died in that city Wednesday of pneu monia. He had been a Captain in a medical corps at Camp ^Wheeler and was at home on a furlough. ? j i i ?iii ' The prospect for the 1918 wheat, crop in Japan Is said^o be very good by a report to the Department of Commerce. The 1917 crop Is estimated ,at nearly 35,000,000 bushefck^ TWO YAKII DKKS8 (UdiHshiwiiMl DrfMfH For TIk1 Sum mer Wahdro*><\ Now York. March From lN*lu? 1 loach, th?t winter playground, coines interesting fashion news. Kvcrfthliu: U ewcdluKly sfcnqde, the Umwou *?f conservation for the tft>od of the na tion has heun thoroughly learned, and the designs shown l?y the Now York lioUM't* i hut have brunches. there are uuusnally attractive. There is quite a fail for quilting silks ami satins ami even* cotton materials* hq as to givt* an old-time effect ab solutely fetching. This Ih ??vm a great deal on hats- ? the brims, of course, and tho crowns, u?o. Then there aro patches ?>f this quilting effect on the tunics of skirts aiul other unusual places. It is absolutely delightful on a cold snowy February to stumble uix?n any thing that will trans|?ort one, in the twinkling of an eye, to the fairyland of Hprlug. The shojn* on Fifth Avenue art* flowing with color ? Jonquil yd '1 1 Mct'ALk Achieving Smartness With Two Yards of Material low, uppio green, dove gray as a foil, the deep blue of the hyacinth. The sleeveless jacket, which seems to have struck ji new note in semi-sports clothes may l>c of tawny copper or ruby red. Colonel coats a re being shown (and worn now at Palm Beach) with white flannel skirts. White serge, too, is to be much featured^ and the straight pleated skirt that may be easily laun dered will be a favorite for tub mate rials. The knitted sw?&ter of last year has given place to the sleeveless jacket or sweater of silk or wool. They are colorful, too, and are most boom ing. Wool and silk Jersey are l>eing used a great, deal for this purpose. If you are the type that looks well in old-fashioned costumes, now is your chance. You simply must liave in your summer wardrobe an organdie dress that harks back to 1850 or so. The slightly full skirt, and quaintly tight waist may of one color, say robin e^g blue, wit li a kerchief or pleated rutfie of yellow around the neck. <Jing hain, too, is greutly used for these dresses. a glorified gingham combined with organdie. Silk inull has retim ed to favor, for it lends itself .so charmingly to the clinging skirt of today. Indeed the straight line is still the dominating - factor of the mode. The skirts are narrow, waistline change able. sleeves long and tight or short ami puffy; collars, too. may l>e either worn high or low. This is the .day of individuality, so ehoowe your style and stick to it. You have the sanc tion of Dame Fashion herself. Did you ever thLnk it possible for you to^have a dross made from two yard>; of material? Sounds like magic, does it not? But. the explanation is very simple, explanations usually are. The Government of the United States asked that wool be conserved, so clever people set to work to see exactly how little material was neces-^ Nary for a dress really smart and practical. The result is shown here, made# from two yards of flfty-four tach material. Of course, .the collar is extra, but it can either be made of the same material, if more is fciro vided, or a contrasting color. A dress of this type can be made of moo], seirge or gaifcadine. or the heavier cot- j ton materials. There is a pocket ? a great concession you must admit ? on ly on ope, jrtde. "When a man marries he wants a wife*. See Ann Murdock the popular Charles Frobman star in MMV WIFE" at T?e Majestic next Wednesday. 7 ' , PKST OF TIIK MOVIH Th* M??? Wlio Kinds \IoimI (he K\. , plana tor. v ParttgnipliK. *C .. * ? M ? - ggfv Klfteoo years ago there l?cgun a mi tlou whle protest against what \vu^ known ax the "theatre pw?t" the jhm? stuj who |*-r?lstcd In talking in a haul whls|M>r while the sh6w was in prog ress. Hvery ?n?> reooguixed that talk ative person us an lutoleralHc nuisance, ami the campaimi for his' suppression a httost eliminated Uliu. That was U'foiv the days <tr motion plctuivs, and the conversation of the theatre pest were ?nui lined to idle gos sip, to comment on t )h> play, to discus sion of persons nearby, and such trl tbO Hut now ujitfther kind of theatre pest . is ajnoug us, born of t ho picture slu>w. This i^'st Is tho one who rt?uds aloud the suh- titles ami explanatory paragraphs that are thrown upon the screen between acts, and who reads them .aloud for the lieneflt of all around within a radius of ten or twenty feet. "Fanny l.uwson is rescued from drowning by Stephen Kin?. visitor to tho village, and falls in love with him" he reads. You settle bark In your Seat and wateh the screen, which s?h>u shifts and another legend Is Hashed uinm the screen. You ean read as well as the pest who sits behind you, but he re lievos you of this trouble: She makes tlte acquaintance of (Captain Cross of the moutded police, \v\ho falls in love with her but she has already given her affection* to Kln^" he reutls aloud In a monotone. You squirm und grit y6vuv teeth. You turn and try and impale the pest with a fierce look but the lights are turned low and the pest can't see that terrible threat, in your eyes. Anyway he is impervious to scorn or ridicule. He tldnks you are admiring liiui, and he reads the next legend louder : "Claudia's husband diwovers that KLng is a crook/' etc. Ami so it goes to the end. Only a mighty effort will succeed in dlseourag lng him in silence. ? Kansas Oty Star. Beware of Travelling Kye SperUltMts. This Is tho winw?n when traveling fakers make the most of their deplor able singulation. lk>wnjv of thorn. Men who ir?s? an eye nimh'Iji lists art* especially active. They look slock and well dressed usually, and sn\ they are real rioelorx, Iamivc IIumu atoms Soft are tlielr words us spring xephyrs a n<t sweet ait' their pertnut hIou ,hh honey dew. lteputablo phy sicians and HpoclullHts do not l>og jvat* ton age. Toll tho fraud* that yon know their trivks and will huve nothing of I lUUll. Should a would 1m> oculist succccd iii tf>>fng so far at* to test your oyes, he will toll you you nood glasses and probably expensive troatuiont. Toll him you will eon, suit your doctor In town, and If ho say* you need tho glasses or attention, you may en 11 on him. Of courso tho erook will say this is your la*t ohunoo, as he Is leav ing tho country. (rive htm no uionoy. part with no Jowolry, and wUh him <?od-spcod, ? Progressive Farmer. Farm l ands Sold. Tho farm iii* Mr. Menry Truesdalo, located near l.ngotY, In West Wateroo containing ttfiO none*. was Hold this wook to Mr. Leroy Woolen and Dr. it. 10. Stevenson. Tho farm of Haj>t, W. M. Shannon, located live miles Oast of Camdc^. con taining 1011 acres, was sohl to Mo^srs. 4ioo. E. r nun p ton and W. C. Skolly, of Mas^u huHsotU. lloth of those sa 1<h* were made thru the agency of <\ IV I >uHoso & Co. and represents u drul of $20,750. A division of "betterments and ad dlfTous" has been added. to tho rail road administration in charge of .Tmlge ltobort S. lx>vett. The division will have Jurisdiction of betterments and additions to iiallroad linos throughout tho country. i .? . . . v . Notice ! Notice ! On and after-April 1st, 1018, our store will be conducted on a strictly cash basis. This is done on ac count of the advanced prices, and. an effort on our part to reduce the cost of selling for the benefit of our cus tomers. CAMDEN CANDY K1TCKEN Beleos Brothers FRANKLIN and HUPMOBILE AUTOMOBILES EACH IN A CLASS "BY ITSELF GEO. T. LITTLE, Distributor * v ? Paul Rehnborg's REMEMBRANCE SHOP ON FAIR STREET ' ? . * x' ' - v ' ^ ? J'4^- '* . ? $h33 ?. ? l Y . ? 2 . Jj Is now open for the 1918 season with a fine line of Good Shepherd ?Jfc Lion Brand Yarns. Also knit^ng needles and an interesting assortment of Novelties in " ' ? ? ? - ---? ? *' ? - Jewelry. % Home and Overseas THE F.F.OALXJEV CORPORATIONS, U M IT CO, SUr/TALO. /v. v. LIQUIDS and PASTES -For it A Usck.wfilte.tan.dark brown. or ox-blood shoes.