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Children Cry tor Fletcher's 1 1 ni-m-n>^fV>*>'>i'tiiT?ir>i ? " ? ? The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in uso for over thirty years, has bonis the signature of S?4 fhas 5? ?nder his per ???I supervision since it, Infancy. Allow no oqe to deceive you in thi. j|U Counterfeits, Imitations and " Juat-aa-good " are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children ? Experience against Experiment. ? What is CASTOR lA Castorl.i ia a harmlecs substitute % Castor Oil, Paregoric. Diop-i and Soothing Syrups. It la pieaaant. It ' neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. For snore than thirty years it hss been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of food; giving healthy and natural sleeo. The Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend. IwuiNE CASTORIA always In Use For Over 30 tear * The Kind You Have Alw.v. I . """""" e,TvOUaht Should (iuartl Against Losses. Columbia, Oct. 18.-*? Losses of livestock a railroad rights of way in the South tut are double the losses in the West ml Hirer times the losses in tfu* North is!. In South Carolina alone the live to<-S< losses from accidents on railroad ijfhtv ?f vvu.v amount to more than (So.oon a \cnr. 'I'he moiuei7tury ~lowr v not of primary ? consideration, how ler. a* is pointed out hy the Stato ottmil -<<f I Th?' loss ia money oay lie replnre?l. biit tile loss in meat mi! leHtlier. huth of which arc so sorely irnleil ni ilii- t ine, cannot he replaced. To rope with this problem. Which i? . olio of 8oi)th Carolina's war problems, the Council -of ] )efenso has sot to work , to v\<?ge a campaign to awaken interest throughout tho State. There will be named at each railroad station iit tho Stat** a representative of tho Council of Defense, whose dirty. will be to urge upon owners of live stock tho necessity ;~rrf kccpiTTg t-itttle- antl ?'thor *tot-k - off tho rights of way whore tfhey are ex posed to -danger. In addition, every per son v! ho ha* tiled a claim against the railioads for live stock 'killed dui-ing tho past two yea as is being written to rftid a^ked hereafter to exorcise all oare to prevent other losses from resulting. The Correct Proportion of Air to Fuel NO matter whether it is a gasoline en ?ine, an automobile, a farm tractor, or a kitchen range, the case is just the same. Unless enough air is mixed with the fijel gas your engine or range will waste fuel and have less power. On the farm or in the shop, Father's tools arc the most efficient obtainable. He wouldn t use an engine that wasted half its fuel. Ciive Mother an equal chance. Qive her COLE'S SS RANGE This range with its down draft (Hot Blast ) system ov combustion, uses exactly the proper amount of air. The fuel and fuel gases are burned. The fuel gases arc not allowed to escape up the chimney as in all bottom draft ranges. This means that you can any available fuel, and also means no. only a guaranteed fuel saving, but a cleaner, cvener heat and a perfect baking oven. This range to alsc built to last, with mal leable iron in pr.rts that are subject to breakage, an l copper r.lloy iron ir. parts that are subject to rust* These 'catures are not found on any other range of this price. It's a Jim Dandy all right ? come in and see it. ~ ^ .?r?i _i_ Camden Furniture Co. CAMDEN, S.C. Tlu< ml I rv ail* a r<- operating in this ?ttttumt, mill will phuitti t li?- walls of ? i ? j ii ? t ? hiii) other bulldlnp along ?!???> i line* with furnished by the Coun cil uf Defense calliug attention to the Im. vt,,, k l.tscbh ami urging care ami pi . < imtiun Ail effort will be made, through tin1 machinery of thV 4VIUU'*!< of Df'flcn*e, to secure better ami stricter *U?ck laws where the |irtw<i)t laws are inadequate, uiul (p? enforcement of wtocb lawa where tW,v . now e*Urt. U~. w.... NOTICE OF ELECTION btate of Mouth Carolina, Couuty ?f Kershaw. Notice U hereby given that the General Election fur I'nlted States Senator (full term) ami Representatives in Congress, and a Special Election fur United States Senator (short term) will be held at the voting prqclncta fixed by law in the ( ouu tt of Kershaw, on Tuesday, November ftth, 101H, said day being Tuesday fol lowing the first Monday. ?* prescribed by the State Constitution. The qualifications for suffrage are ax followH : . Residence in State for two years. i? the County one year, in the polling Prt>* cuu-t in which the elector offers to vote, four months, und the payment six mouths before tiny election of any poll tax then due and payable. Provided, That min isters In charge of an organised * huren and teachers of public schools shall be entitled to vote after six months' resi dence in the Stute, otherwise mmlitled. Registration ? Payment of all taxes, including poll tax, assessed ami collect ible during the previous year. The pro duction of a certificate pr the receipt of the officer authorised to collect such taxes shall be conclusive proof of the payment thereof. , Before the hour lixed for opening the polls Mauagers and Clerks must take and subscribe to the Constitutional, oath. The Chairman of the Board of Managers can administer the oath t<\ the other Managers and to the Clerk; a Notary public must administer* tTie oath to Chairman. The Managers elt-ct their Chali'inan and Clerk. I'olls at each voting place must be t pened at 7 oVloek a. m., and closed Ht I o'clock p. m.. except In the < ity of Charleston, where they shall be open ed at 7a. in., and closed at 0 p. m. The Managers have the power to nil a vacancy ; and if none of thtf Managers attend, the citizens cap appoint, from among the qualified voters, the Mana gers. who, after being sworn. can con duct the election. At the close of the election, the Man agers und Clerk must-i?meeed puhlicU to open the ballot box and count the ballots therein, and continue without adjournment until the. same is complet ed. and make a? statement of the re sUlt for each office, and sl^n the same. Within three days thereafter, the Chair man of the Board, or some one desig nated by the Board, must deliver to Hie ( 'oniinissioners ,of Election the poll list, the box containing the ballots and Written statements of the result of the election. . ! ? , ?? , ,, . Managers of E.ection ? the following Managers of Election have been appoint ed to hold the election at the various pr?cincts in t lie said County. Camden Opera House ? 11. Truesdel, J. B. Arrants, T. J. Wilson. ItatclifTs Mill? .1. 11. Williams, J. I. RatHifffc. Wni. Thompson. Cassatt ? :L. <>. Funderburk. 11. S. Thompson. H. <'? Robinson. Kershaw? I. il. Hays, F, E. Truesdel, W. A. Shaw. Ration's Cross Roads ? It. A. Jackson, J. M, Smith, English Branhgm. Blaney ? J. C. Kelly. Boykin Rose, (I. E. Hiusoti. . Bethune? 1>. J. Clyburn, B. NN . Bran U$nf (i. II- King. Westville? Herbert Young. \N . E. <>?s kins. R. Bell. Buffalo School House? C. W." Holley, 1>. E. Catoe, S. M. Carncs. Stoneboro ? O. G, Hammond, J- ?? Caston, T. E. Addiaoalr Eugoff? B. A. Bowen, B. T. Harri son. Victor Ward. Three C.'s ? J. IE Barfield. .Tames S. Elder. G. W. Sowell. Liberty Hill? R. C, Jones, N. S. Richards, F. G. Perry. Beaver Dam School House ? H. J. Tidwell. W. N. West, .T. K. Brannon. Mt. Zion Church? *0. O. Myers, J. 8. Dunn, Wm," Brannon Stockton Place ? D. L. Sowell. Jesse Pearcc. J. S. West. Ivirkley's Store ? It. B. Humphries. A. J. Gregory, J. I. Bowers. Raley's Mill? Amos Wesb. Euther Raley. Minor Raley. Shaylor's Hill ? R. !<-. Smyrl. S. W . Hornsby. S. F Kelly " . Stoke'H School Ilott^ ? W. II. " at* kins. Amos <?. llall., James Stokes. Hermitage Mill ? W . T. Player, AN . A. Anderson. W.-T. Hasty. .. I?lne Cre^k Mill ? F. S. Shirley, W. M. West, J. E Robinson Cleveland School House ? E. A. Brown. J. M. Barfield, J. F. West Cantey? E. C. Watts. A. F. Watts. E. E. Holland Shamrock? E. J. Baker, W. F. Es tridge. A inns Hortoi).. The Managers at each precinct named above are requested to rt^legate one of their number to secure the box and blanks for the election at the Messenger office Saturday, November 2. 1018. W. F. NETTLES, G. S. KING. * R. T. MICKEE, Commissioners of Federal Election for Kershaw <'ounty, S. C. (h'tober 17th, 1018. NOTICE OF ELECTION .State of South Carolina, County of Kershaw. ? , ? - j Notice 1* hereby given thnt the (ien eral Election for State and County of ficers will be Held at the voting pre cinet* prescribed by law in said county, on Tuesday, November 5, 1918, said day being Tneaday following the fir*t Monday in November, as prescribed by the Htate Constitution. The qualification for suffrage : Managers of election shall require of every elector offering to vote at a?y election, before allowing him to vote, the production of hix registration cer tificate and proof of the payment of all ta xm*, iucluding |m>1I (ay, assessed ?iuiu?l hint aud collectible during the previous yvur. The production of a certificate or of the receipt of the of* fleer authorised to collect auch taxes, shall bo ?-ouclu*ivc proof of the payment thereof. ion L'.'t7. Code of UM'J, as itiiiriul ed by Act, v No, tl, special session of I9H, S*H*t ion 3HT. There shall be three separate tlMl distinct ballot*, ?S fol low* : Onu ballot for United States Smi ?tor. Representatives iu OfiQirt'M aud Presidential electors; and one ballot for Uovernor. Lieutenant (i?v*?Vuur. State officers, Circuit Solicitors, members of the House of Representative, State Sen ator, OOUht? officers, and one ballot for all Constitutional amendments and spe rial question*, eaeh of throe said hoses t?? be appropriately labelled ; which bal IptM shall he of plain wtdtc paper aud of aueli width and length as to coutain the names of the officer or officers and question or question* to be voted for or upon, clear and even out, without ornament, designation, mutilation, sym bol or mar k of any kiud whatsoever, except the name or names of the per son or ihm'houh voted for aud the office to which such poruou or persons are intended to be chosen, and all special questions which name or names, office or offices, question or qMcstlons shall be written or printed or partly wrltteu or partly printed thereon iu black luk ; and such ballot shall be so folded as to conceal the name or names, question or questions thereon, and m> folded, shall be deposited iu a box to be constructed, kept and disposed of as herein provided by law. and no ballot of any other do ^crlulloti Tound iu either of said boxes shall be counted. Ou all special questions the ballot shall state the question, or questions, and' Khali thereafter have the words '?'Yes" and "No" inserted so that the voter may indicate his vot by striking out one or the other of such words on said ballot, the word not so stricken out to be counted. \v "Before the hour tixed for opening the polls, Managers and Clerks must take aud subscribe the Constitutional oath. The Chairman of the Board of Managers can administer the oath to .the other members and to the 'Clerk; a Notory Public must administer tTie oath to the Chairman. The Managers elect their Chairman and Clerk. I'olls at each voting place m uwt t?e opened ait 7 dYlock a. m. aud closed at. ? o'clock p. m-, except in the City of Charleston, where they shall be opened pt 7 a. m. and closed at 0 p. m. The Managers have the power to fill a vacancy, and if noue of the Managers attend, the citizens can appoint from among the qualified voters, the Managed, who, after being sworn, can conduct the election. .. At the close of the election, the Man nnd -Clerk- -prowxui? publinly. t?> open the ballot boxes und count the ballot* tfiorolu. and continue without ad journment until the suiue is completed, nud make a statement ??f the result for' each office and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the -Chairman of the P?o'?rd. or some one designated by the Hoard, must deliver to the Commis sioner* of Election the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots nud writ ten statements of the results of the election. At the said election qualified electors will vote upon the adoption or reject ion of amendments to the State Consti tution, as provided in the following Joint IteNolutioria : A Joint Resolution to amend Section 7 of Article VIII of the Constitution, Relating to Ponded Indebtedness 'by Adding a Proviso Thereto as to the City of Abbeville. A Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to Section 14a. of Article X of the Constitution by Allowing the City of Charleston Through the City Council, to Assess Abutting Property for Permanent Improvement and to Pay for the Permanent Improvement of the. Intersection of Streets and Curbing and the. Laying of I>rnin* without the. Con sent of Property Owners. A Joint Resolution to Amend Section 5. Article XI of the Constitution, Re lating to School Districts, by Adding a Special' Proviso as to Greenville (bounty. A Joint Resolution to Amend Section 20, Article III of the Constitution, ? by Inserting, after the Words "Viva Voce" the Wi?rds**'Except by Unanimous Con Kent," A Joint 'Resolution Proposing an Amendment to Artit'le X of the Consti tution by Adding Thereto Section 10, to Empower the City of Abbeville to Assess Abutting Property for Perma nent Improvements. A Joint Resolution to Amend Article X (10) of'thp Constitution b.v Adding Thereto a Section 17 to Km power Any [ or AH Incorporated Cities and Towui to Ammh Abutting Property for Per manent Improvements. A Joint Resolution to Amend Kection 7 Article VIII of the Constitution, Re. Inting to Municipal Bonded Indebted ness, by Adding n Proviso Thereto a# Jo . thy <,'ity of .Orangeburg. A Joint Resolution" Proposing to Amend Section 17 of Article, VT 1 1 1 of the Constitution Relating to .Municipal i Bonded Indebtedness. A Joint Resolution to Amend Section 7 of Article VIII nnd flection 5 of Article X, of the Constitution, so as in Kxernpt the Cities of Rock Hill and Florence, from the Provisions Thereof. A Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to Article X of the Consti tution by Adding Thereto Section 10, to Km power the Town of Pendleton to* Assegs Abutting Property for Permanent Improvement*. Elect Ion Managers The followiug Managers of Election liflve been appointed to hold the election at the varioup precincts in the said County : f Camden Opera House ? J. R. I)e Lnache, R. I). Williams. W. C. Hrown. Ratciiff's Mill ? S. B. Hall. N. A. Wat kins, H. J. RatclifT. y Cassatt ? Steve West, I>. T. Hiack , mon, T i. C. Falkn er. Kersh*w-:-^r. A. McCaskill, Cook, H. H. Reese. Raboh'a Cross Roads ? J. L, Ilinson, Kddie Rabon, English Brannon. Blaney-? L. B. Sessions, W. II. Wood, .1 . S. Ross Rethune ? I). T. Varbrough. M. 0. King, W. A. McDowell. Westvllle ? W. C. Thomas. J. A. Mc Dowell, J. C. Hilton. Buffalo School House ? J. M. Howell, C. A. Johnson, W. P. So well. Stoneboro ? J. B. Williams, S. N. Ham mo ad. J. W.- Storer.i WartimeEconomy ? ^ MM Need Not Prevent You From Dressing Becomingly For good dressing is the result of taste and dis crimination in the selection of garment* that fittingly reflect the wearer's personality. Our line of ladies suits is extensive enough to per mit a wide range of choice, while the quality, as usual, is of the highest standard. 1 You'll find bargains here, too, careful buying mak ing it possible for us to offer many attractive styles at ante-war prices. ; . " ? \ . T""' ? ? ...:v Shop early! in the Season, > in the week, in tho day, and' get the best in service and goods. Baruch-Nettles Co. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA Lugoflf? -W. L. Kiunrri, W. II. Hran n on, JauicH Team Three C'h ? L. F\ Hobinfton, J. Hubert M tiffiM, J. T. Gay Liberty Hill? L. 1'. Thompson, II. B. Jouok, A. \\\ Cunningham. Beaver I)nin School House ? It. C. Pitts .1. S. Hyatt. C. K. Price Alt. Zion Church ? J. P. McCoy, J/ H. West. \V. L. Hunnicutt Stockton Place ? (1. W. Amnionx, K. M. Workman. R. C. Pearce* Kirkley's Store ? D. M. Kirkley, II. T. Hortori, Frank Young Iialcy'H Mill? Z. P.. Gordon, W. 1>. FKtridffe, Ht J. McManu*. ?Sha.vlor's Hill? J. It. Ilor&aby, L, L. Young. Henry Sinyrl Stoke's .School Houho? L. C. Pate, W. M. Outlaw, It. W. Humphries. f~ Hermitage Cotton Mill ? J. J. Munn, C. ft. Baker, C. L. Bradley ? X Pine Creek Cotton Mill ? George Munn, T. J. Trxrendel, J. A. Shaw, ix Clevelaud School House? F. H* Ar rhnta, A. M. McCflflklll, A. 11. Shiver. Cantcy? H. C, Hone, floury BirSeld, J. E. Cnvdi . , Shamrock ? H. T. JohfiHon, P. L. Mc Xa ugh ton. J. K, liaker. The Managers ut each precinct named ubovo nre requested to delegate one of their number to Keen re boxes and blank* for the eleetion at the Court Honae Sat* nrday November 2nd, 11)18. . W. Ti. STOKES. D. (i. FLETCHER, Q; 11. CLEMENTS, Commit loners of State and County , Elections for Ketahaw County, 8. C. October lflth. 1018. Collins Brothers Undertakers for Colored People J , Telephone 41 . 714 W. DeKalb St. IF YOUR EYES TROUBLE YOU don't put off having1 them examined. . Delays are dangerous and neglect ? * o may cause permanent eye trouble. We will examine your eyes and charge you nothing; you merely pay the cost of the glasses if glasses are necessary; if they are^ not you may rely on us to tell you so. \ t I' v _ *