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gv w?Unfm, which i? ?o fjuti t-> perfect fortmj att Kfi ut ??f the program with K nr. Vofel'* All N?w, All White Hiu?jrel*, which will be the at th** <>j*vn? Houaw uext Haturday evening. An orche*tir* ?f twelve #olo i?U under the direction of l*rof. JaiueM fi. Piuning. being u*ed in wnuectlon with the dozen or more v*H-alistH to product* tbf grent choral wytnvhonie* in the nov elty in ?oug, The llivitdblc Voire. this bank is the practical place to do your bank ing business, Because.... Practical business men of vision control and man age this bank, men who know the banking re quirements of modern business, and who daily are applying that knowledge constructively in rendering the best banking service. Co-operation with our customers is considered the paramount duty of both the officers and staff of this banK. ? > -?& \ Loan & Savings Bank OF CAMDEN, S. C. Red Cedar Shingles LAST INDEFINITELY WE SELL ONLY THE BEST ANY QUANTITY AT LOW PRICES SHIPMENT JUST RECEIVED DAVIDSON & COMPANY TELEPHONE 104 'The Middle Town Yard'*? Main Street, Next to Court House. We have oil hand a large stock of all kinds of build ing material, including ? Cement, Plaster, Plaster Boards and Creosote Fence Posts. } I J* L. Guy Lumber Co. SAVE MONEY frown Canine your new ami old clothes when jou hate *ppfflr??. , the color. Your apparel is redeemed from the soiled r <r> aml restored to the cleanly, neat, well pressed rarmeot your nert order for proper deaninc. WORKS Cumberland, Maryland YULETIOE BUSY ! TIME FOR CUPID X ? ^ I Some Christmas Love Supersti- \ tions, Customs and Praoticet in the Old World PURSES FOR POOR BRIDES V Money Collected and Presented In a Way 80 ae Not to Offend Qlrle? Flower# Used In Propoeale by Shy Young Natives of Alps. Qood St. Thomaa. serve me right v And send me my true love tonight. V That I may gaae upon hla face, Then htm in my fund arum embrace. After placing a piece of holly under her pillow, many a girl, In the north of Kngland especially, repeats these llnea to herself before retiring to rest on Christmas eve, according to a- writer In London Tit-Bits. Cupid plays an Important part in many of the superstitions and customs that are still extunt at this season. Another queer custom In tho north, although It is not nqw so prevalent as It was, is that of gathering maidens' purses. The money for these purses is collected some wc?ks before Christmas from the inhabitants of the nduing towns, and tliey are given as marriage portuma to the poorest among thoSo girls who nre soon to be married. On Christmas eve a full purse Is quietly thrown In at the girl's window, so that her feelings shall not be wounded by an ostentatious distribution. A Christmas , practice -anion# supers st It Ions girls who wish to dream about their future lovers is that of abstain ing from food or drink or speech dur ing the whole of Christmas eve. Then, after all the family have retired, they make a cake of flour, salt and water, called a "dumb cake." This they eat Just before retiring to bed, In the be lief that their somewhat Indigestible supper will cause them to dream of their future husbands* In tho Alps there exist > several charming Yuletide customs of propos ing marriage by thejanguago of flow- ? era. If a girl accepts a bouquet of edelweiss ..from n man during the period from Christmas day to New Year's eve the action denotes tl.iikt she accepts him as her future husband. Another Christinas custom In Switz erland is for the young man to place a ! flower pot containing a single rose, and j a note on the window sill of the girl's' room when she Is absent from home. He then waits for 11 reply. If the maid accepts the flower before New Year's eve, then the young man boldly enters the house to "ask papa." If, 011 the other hand, the rose is uot touched, tmt Is allowed to fade away, the pro posal Is rejected without a single word of love having been exchanged be tween the Couple. This Is a useful custom for bashful bachelor^! In Sardinia Christinas wooing Is far more complicated. If a Sardinian fa ther has a marriageable daughter, the would-be suitor applies to him for per mission to speak to her by means of a species of telephone that has been In use for the purpose for centuries of Chrlstmases. It* Is a long atring with a wooden knob, at each end. , The girl drops one I knob out of her window and, the shut ters being closed, places the other knob to her ear. Down below her would-be lover pours words of undying devotion Into his knobl ' On every New Year's day In Rouma nia a fair of t marriageable girls Is held. The girls are all drawn up in one line and the men In another, with the parents of both behind them. If a young man likes the look of any par ticular girl he steps out of his line, goes up to her and enters Into conver sation. If he Is favorably received by the girl, his parents and her parents compare notes as to the marriage set tlement and similar practical matters. ^lany quaint superstitions are ass<f dated with the festive season in vari ous parts of Britain. In Hertfordshire the wearing of new shoes on Christ mas day is considered to be very un lucky; while in other parts It is thought to be Inviting ill luck to allow any new leather In the house during the whole of Christmas week. Some folk say that "a green Christmas makes a fat churchyard," but in Dev onshire they say .that a green Christ mas makes a prosperous year. Superstitious people assert that one should be careful about the choice of the holly for the decorations. Part Rhould be smooth and part prickly. Then, providing both kinds are carried into the house at the same time, all will be well. But should the prickly variety be taken In first, then the hus band will rule the household during the coming year; if the smooth Is brought In first the wife will be "top dog." A BELL. Had I the power To cast a bell thai should from soma grand tower, At the first Chrlstmaa hour, Outrlng, And fling A jubilant message wtde. The forged metala should he thus allied: Not Iron of pride. But soft humility, and rlch-velned hope Cleft from * aunny slope; And there should ba White charity. And silvery love, that knovi rot doubt nor fear. To 'IBflK# TIjf peat more eieoe; And then to firm If fix the fine alloy, The rs should be Joy.' 1 ? CBnton (bollard. ROYSTERs FERTILIZER We have the Fish TO FARMERS who know the value of fish and want it in their Fertilizer, we announce that we have laid in an ample supply of fish scrap to meet all demands. If you want the genuine, original Fish Scrap Fertilizer, insist on ROYSTER'S FERTILIZER # TRADEMARK RCOI8TTRED The Fertilizer That Made Fish Scrap Famous F. S. ROYSTER GUANO COMPANY ?v ? V * ? * ~ * " Norfolk, Va. Richmond* y a. Lynchburg, Va. Tarboro, N. C. Charlotte, N. C. Washington, N. C. Columbia, S. C. Spartanburg, S. C. Atlanta, Ga. Macon, Ga. Columbus, Ga. Montgomery, Ala. Baltimore, Md. Toledo, Ohio. ONK l>l<;.\l). ANOTHER SHOT Youthful liaiidit Kills Owner and Itoha Shop. \Vi? filling to ii. Dec. 14. ? Kiitcrting uu automobile tin* repair shop here today, John MicHcury, wlio Rave 8t. Louin an hi* home and nineteen at* his age, tdiot and killed Wallace W. Mulcare, tin1 pro prietor, mlibed Muk'aro of k munll huiu of money, and later, before dcteetiveH in the tin km Htntion could arrwt hiin, wl?ot u nil probably fatally woiiuded JatnoH 10. Armstrong. a city detective. On entering the repair shop . Mc HeUry. nrvrtrdinjt to J nine* Kheldon, u witiu'Ms, demanded the. eon ton tN ?kT the cai?h re^i^ter. Mulcare, under pretext of delivering the money, tired at the youthful bandit who dodged behind a xhowease and then shot Mu Ira re through the heart. Sheldon accompanied i>olie<> and de tective* t<> the union atation in search of Mtllen ry, who. when noticing tin* ottirorH broke from h crowd mid run into the eonevutwe. There cornerd by th<> lo* liml throe nhoLs. onu of whioh Htruck Detertlve ArmHtronjc in the n torn acli. Later, ut headquarters, ^ Me* Henry 5k naid to lra-ve told the nuthorl? ties that he id aimed the holdltp with a view to obtaining sufficient funds tr> leave the city, having arrived here sev eral days ago from Oharlottewviilc, Va. HOLIDAY GOODS 4 ~ N % . WE HAVE A FULL STOCK OF HOLIDAY GOODS THAT WILL MAKE APPROPRIATE GIFTS FROM THE TINY TOTS TOYS TO OLD FOLK'S REMINDERS OF THE . SEASON. WE INVITE YOU TO CALL AND INSPECT OUR STOCK AND PRICES BEFORE MAKING YOUR PUR CHASES. Camden Drug Co. Incorporated