The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, October 10, 1919, Image 11
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! luute young wou??j
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LZot the young man
"rn,inl worse than over.
If 1 carried a greasy
JT rtwot home," she
1 5 J ???ve to K?t the
* wiu be angry.
J moving Picture house
Lman told of her next
Kone of the large de
* -! have to got some
J. toilet goods," she
u had reached the store.
*Ud I'" b0 back ,u *
^ young man. strolled up
[front Of the store, she
Le, having it put Into
id that the package would
MitT i?reparHtI?n?. Then,
ft own Ingenuity, she
KL- the gallant. "We'll
Km' store for a soda ana
Kome," he suggested,
y it the drug store. Care.
? woman deposited the
MOD the empty chair op->
ZL, man so that he would
Jihllf of its contents,
,?nton with her conver
} |oine one touched her on
R "Lady" a man's voice
pit got your cheese out
leofthe floor."
Wen, she turned to see a
ippllv eating the large
fee.' She also notlred that
|M had hoard iind seen the
cat. She moistened her
ik but he spoke first : "If
jpld use such beauty prep
I tint," ho said, smilingly,
hi find husbands so hard
iditnapolls News.
Mlew M. P.'s
tk changes noticeable In
if commons is the absence
then members are in the
I formerly hats were uni
when members were j
i the lohby." Only the whips
lis the lobby; that marked
?a the others. Now nearly
probers who still retain
par? both glossy .silk top
Mr, Chamberlain and Sir
tobury, hoth make ^reat
It Sir Frederick raises his
i aloister answers one of
Nwwhen. in the fencing
h.tooche In debate. The
the exchequer takes his
|fi?* to speak and puts It
lit front of him, and when
ujpeaker sits with It well
jp his eyes and his feet
\ up on the side of the
ha Morning Post.
If Fitting Advised.
mtj, Pennsylvania, phyr
atasing fast of one week
tttoctlon In food prices.
Ill state that anyone
? an fast a week with
nlti nd that a half-mil
saved by Fayette
Id that time.
ti?M suggest that only wa
* to the six-day fast. In
it proposed ' fast, a phy
tot will positively not In
1 I would be willing to
fast of a week slm
?Mrate the feasibility of
I Its beneficial results phys
fcf. of course, Is to be tak
heaven, that costs little,
'uy persons who desire to
?trial fast I am willing to
doe."
?Retain Old Customs.
|?ynians Invaded Belgium,
fleeing families sought
toten island. New York,
y Mechanics magazine,
settled permanently,
American ways, of
Ringing to certain home
which are of much In
Mghbors. One of these
"df?K8 as draft animals.
?? hitched to two-wheel
*'th milk or vegetables,
?wi'fce hundreds of others
Belgium. The animals
special design, which
J* with eating and drlnk
J/oll?r1 made in part of
?^ts. is used in
to work.
^pod', Guidance.
? Lor.| is (o be rec
Jj ln South Africa. A
ffiously parsed the
^ ratling
to amend the South
^ ' ?*? ? way that It
, '^rpfi-om that the
i? a?knowledged
r Lnlon of South
^?vered Cavern_
jfcj, #roun(1 at Lock
^ ? hole f iftoon feet
W ^ Ending
1 7^ npRr th* Linton
f Ju T* h0Rr wa,er
Wi L *ht ,h-nt th?
Ku y those who nst
?"le by thp out"
^ &rlQ? from an ujv
EARLY BUILDING FOR SUCCESS
Youth's Wl?e Employment of Leisure
Hour* Mean# Everything In Hit
After Life,
If the young man could only ?*?
llmllate very early In hi* life the fact^
that merely to and eat and drink
| and sleep, and then tile. Is not enough,
but that he must roh himself of many
of the pleasures usually taken up by
youliH men If he moans to nmke Ills
lire of the highest possible use to the
world. he would srt his foot on the
pathway to accomplish something
worth wlille. v
There la no harm In billiards or
pool or In dancing, baseball or card
playing. or any one of the scores of
different diversions and recreation*
open to young men. The natural In
clination usually Is to devote a large
part of the leisure hours of young man
hood to ?UCh pleasures. But the youth
who is really earnest In his ambition
to do something worth while will dis
cipline himself to resist such .tempta-v
tlons during his early, formative yearn,
for the whole fate of a man Is largely
determined by how he.utillzes his plas
tic years. He may be restricted by
circumstances, by environment, by
family ties in his selection of his dally
work, but every young man, particu
larly nowadays, has many hours that
he can call his own, and It Is how he
chooses to use these hoifrs that
couuts most and tells most.-? Forbes
Magazine.
SOMETHING MORE THAN PLAY
Qrlppled Soldier Pleasantly Surprised
at Result of Work at Which He
4. Amused Himself.
How a ring got a wounded soldier
a bew oeeunntlon in -life is told by
the federal board for vocational edu
cation, which Is helping the handi
capped men of the army, navy and ma
rine corps get back into the work-a
day world.
A veteran of Belleau wood called
upon the board. His left letf gone, he
appeared ? listless and without hope.
He sat talking to the adviser, now and
then slowly turning a ring on his
finger. The adviser, to get the man's
confidence, asked to see the riiiR. *
The man suddenly became animated.
"I made that," he said. "Hammered
It out of silver myself, und engraved
those figures on the outside. Nothing
but some playing of mine," he added.
The adviser looked at the ring, noted
the engraving, and said:
"How would you like to learn en
graving?"
"Doing this?" said the soldier, fin
gering his ring. "Say, this ain't work
? it's just play."
"Let's have a try at It," replied the
adviser.
The federal board sent the man to
lenrn engraving, and In a few months
be qualified ^or a good job In a jew
elrv store.
Chinese College Girls.
The most picturesque school in Nan
king is Ginllng college, a recently
opened Institution, operated by five
boards, presided over by a faculty of
eight and Including 18 girls. As this
is only the second year of operation,
18 is a goodly number. Last year
there were hardly enough girls to go
nround. The college Is housed tor
the present in a charming old "gung
g^an" or official residence belonging
to the estate of LI Hung Chang, and
once occupied by one of his relatives.
For Chinese women to come Into such
an Inheritance, even by renting it, is
enough to make anyone enthusiastic.
Only two years oif college work are
done at present, but a year's work Is
being added over autumn, so that it
will soon tax the eight teachers to
keep the class work up to the high
standard that has been decided upon.
?Christian Herald.
Rigorous Mourning.
"Germany's week of mourning over
the harshness of our peace terms was
rigorously observed ? nit," said Major
Frederick Palmer, the famous war cor
respondent.
"There's a story about the week of
mourning from Berlin. A Berllnese
assistant theater manager said to the
manager :
" 'Is our burlesque going to observe
the week of mourning, boss?'
" 'Rigorously, sir, rigorously,' the
boss replied. ?
" 'Close down ? is that the idea?' said
the assistant.
"'Close down nothing!' said the
boss. 'We'll put all the chorus girls
in black silk stockings.' "
To Keep Castaways Dry.
Louis O. Anderson has Invented a
"storm cover" for boats which, when
adjusted, covers both boat and rower
so completely that waves and rain will
roll oft It as water rolls off a duck's
back. The suit, which includes a
headpiece, is made full at Its Juncture
with the rubberized cover, says the
Popular Science Monthly, so that the
oarsman may try to paddle with one
of the oars while sitting In the stern
with the tall spread out behind him.
His other oar makes a backbone for
the cover.
No Problem at All.
A small boy was sent to the local
drug store for an empty bottle, and
after waiting his turn the assistant
spotted him and said: "Well, little
man, what can I do for you?"
"Oh,* I want an empty medicine bot
tle," the boy replied.
"I can't let you have one without
?omethlng in it," said the assistant.
To which the little hopeful shyly an
swered : "I suppose it Is merely red
tape, so shore as a cork in." 1
ON DUTY, AS EVER
Ex-Sergeant Merely in Another
Line of Trenches.
. In Fact, One-Time Commander Thought
Him More Valuable in Civil Life
Than During the Hot
Day* in France.
At hroukfiiHt that morning, says h
contributor to London Punch, Jojrce
had announced firmly that If I really
loved* her I , would tuke the pattern
tip to town with me and "see what
I could Tlo." What she failed to real I**1
was that, If I ventured alone into the
midst of ho Intimately feminine a
world as Hlhhy $ Helms' for the pur
pose of matching stuff called pink
georgette, 1 should become virtually
incapable of doing anything at all.
The only redeeming feature about
the whole nerve-racking business wan
that he found me as soon as he did.
"<!ood afternoon, sir!" he. said In a
most Ingratiating vole?; "What can we
have the "pleasure of showing you,
sir?"
He was tall and handsome, with a
perfectly waxed mustache and a fault
less frock coat. Ho bowed before me
with a solicitous curve to his broad
shoulders, and the way he massaged
one hrfnd with the other had a highly
soothing effect.
, "I'lnk georgette, sir? Certainly, sir!"
To my Inexpressible relief, he seemed
to consider it the most llk.eljf In the
world.
"Miss Koblnson !*' he called; "pink
georgette."
With a polite wave of ?th? band, he
motioned. m<> towuid Llie lady, lie hov
ered about while 1 opened the bit of
tissue paper containing the pattern
and murmured my needs to Miss
Koblnson, Ills very presence gave me
confidence.
When It was all over, he came up
and led me away. As we emerged into
the stronger light near the door I peer
ed at him closely. Then I touched him
on the arm and beckoned him behind
n couple of I'arls models.
I took hold of his hand and wrung
It fervently.
"Sergt. Steel," I said, "you always
d|d have the knack of being In the
light spot at the right moment. I have
not set eyes on you since that hot day
In 101G. when you brought up tho
remnants of 14 platoon and pulled me
'out of that tight corner at Gulllemont*
That was a valuable bit of work,
sergeant, but nothing to this ? simply
nothing!"
The solicitous curve had straighten
?ed out from his broad shoulders, liis
hands has ceased their soothing mas
'sage. His heels were together, his
arms glued to his sides, his eyes glar
ing at a fixed point directly over the
?'top of my head.
"Thought It was you, sir, as soon
as I saw you. lint of course I wasn't
going to say anything till you did." It
was not the ingratiating voice now, but
that rasping half-whisper he always
used for nocturnal conferences In the
front line. "Never heard anything ot
you, sir, since you went down with a
bllghty after Guillemont. Beg your
pardon, sir, but you looked a bit windy
I as you came in Just now, so I thought
I'd keep in support.... Yes, sir, got
my ticket last month? only been back
on my old job a fortnight."
I tapped the parcel that Miss Itobln
? son's own fair hands had made up for
me.
' "This Is a good issue, sergeant?" I
asked. "Sound, reliable, and all that?"
"Couldn't be better, sir. I had my
,eye on hej\ We only drew It ourselves
lately. That's the stuff to give 'em.
a perfect match.... exquisite
blending of color. . . . those art shades
are to be very fashionable this season,
I assure you, sir."
Imperceptibly his hands had resumed
their message, the solicitous curve had
returned to his broad shoulders, his
voice was ingratiating again.
"We have a large range of all daintb
est materials. I believe our charmeuse,
ninons and crepe de chines to be un
rivaled, sir. A little damp underfoot
to-day, sir, but warmer ? much warm
er. Yes, sir! Thank you, sir! Good day,
sir I"
And Sergt. Steel (D. C. M. and four
chevrons) bowed me Into the street.
Huns Have a Town Crfer.
The officers of the regiment have
nothing on the burgomaster of Polch !
when it comes to having a striker. The '
only difference is that he Is a clanger,
for he rings the bell to announce new
tiding to the populace. For instance,
if the square-heads are not on the
square with Americans and a fine Is J
imposed, the tidings of Heinle's hard:
luck must be published broadcast. So
( the chief mogul of Polch crooka his j
finger and explains the mission to the
bell ringer, who in turn goes to each
street corner announcing that Herr
Hassenfeffer has been fined 200 marks
for not having the outside door un
locked. All this time the bell plays a
['clanging accompaniment. ? Barrage,
I : Polch, Germany.
Noisy Wedding.
At one of the Canadian army camps
there was a cowboy wedding lately,
and enough cowboy gear ? radiant
shirts and neckwear with the Inevi
table sheepskin ."trews," not to mention
the slx-shoote^p ? could be found to rig
out an Escorting band which would not
have disgraced the Wild West. Aftei
the ceremony the cowboys, who wer?
nil suitably mounted on untamable
bucking nr.ustangs and bronchos, gave
vent t# fearsome yells, and wildly
?acortad the happy pair ta the_JK>UIaat
wadding on record. *
ANNOUNCEMENT
t , , , , I ,
We have discontinued the sale of feed stuffs as a part of our business and in
stead of it added to our lumber and building material stock a complete stock of
builders hardware and tools, paints, paintbrushes, oils, interior decorations, grates,
etc., in fact we have established a complete lumber and building material business
where you can purchase everything with which to build a house from the first brick
s
to the last shingle. *
BOOTH & MtLEOD, Inc.
*1 44- 146 N. Main St. Sumter, So. Carolina
Office No. 10. Phones: Yard No. 631
THERE is a personal and a
friendly side to the business of
- - selling the Liberty car, that is very
pleasant.
People are usually more than half
in love with the beauty of the Liberty
before they come to us.
When that first favorable feeling is
confirmed by a quality of perform
ance that delights them, it estab
lishes an intimate and cordial rela
tion that is out of the ordinary.
We have perfect confidence that if
you will permit us to place you at the
steering wheel of a Liberty, it will be
the beginning of a long and profit
able association between us.
Liberty Sedan and Coupe now being delivered .
LIBERTY MOTOR SALES CO.
LIBERTY SIX
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