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Member of a Strong Financial System ? hii HunU Ihmiik undor iln> sii|K>i \ isiun of tin I niit'il St.:!??- (Jnvomnw'nt makes a link in oiu< of the stioniL'oHt rtnyncktl s.stouis In (ho on tiro country. Tho ('on?|?troller of tho Currency has informed us Hint fiyjf tho W* 4'iuIihk <;:.i, n>u>. ttorn ,M,s no lo-s to any depositor 'u an.\ National Hank of Il,( entire country lie aUo advhes ih.it tho Nation: I tank* have grown moiv hi tlit' |N|8t *i\ years than in tht' prtveilliitf fifty years. Safoguardod l\v the National Bunking Nystoiu and taauaKt*! toy ?.*ureful and cnusermthv offloors and <11 reetor# wo find at Ittwrty to ask yon to bank with ns Our comparative statement Whlctl ain>oars below >hows that wo art* k^plnjc put* with progress. Growth in Three Years RESOURCES Apr. 8, 1918 - - $543,000.00 Apr. 8,1919 - - - $690,000.00 Apr. 8,1920 - - $982,000.00 r Shannon. Pros. H. W. Vftfti "i|i?yhMij fW?Ur 8. C. Taylor, Assistant Cashier If You Knew The Facts of Tire Construction You would understand why it is possible for GOODYEAR to build BETTER TIRES You would accept them as the BEST. Let us show you our line of these famous Tires in 30x3?30x3 1-2?31x4 Clincher Type Our SERVICE assures you full worth from your tires. ' Kershaw Motor Company CaiiHfon. Si C-i Save Your Potatoes BY USING ? . > v ' ' iV. Stonecypher's Potato Bug Killer, at ,first appear .ance of bugs. W? have most of the other protective agents also: Paris Gre en, Lime-Sulphur Compound; powd. Arsenate of Lea d; Bordeaux Mixture and to bacco Soap. . ' ; / ' ? . ' n * W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store Telep hone 30. LABOR HIGH AND UNRELIABLE? GET A CLETRAC . / ? We want to tell you about the kind of work the < '?e^rac is doing for men who figure closely on costs, blowing, harrowing, mowing, harvesting, snaking logs, threshing, and sawing wood. And doing it quickly for less money. Cletrac costs only $1*395. Let Us Tell You More About It. Write THE CAROLINA TRACTOR ? TRUCK CO. 1214 Assembly Street. Columbia, S. C. ALEX. 0. CLAKKSON, BOYKIN, S. C. Sales Manager for Lee, Sumter, Kershaw Counties. ' ?? V. - - Mention The Chronicle When Writing Advertiser* TREES IN DESERT OF SAHARA vr~~.? ^ the Palm, There ts Said to Be Many Varieties. Also ForaQe Plants and Shrubs. Beside* Hi" U-" whi n v.' J 4(Ul)VM m V\MW. various other sort* trees &r? in Ht?* Sniiura from numerous shrubs iiimI liiutui i^Us. ptllu? i|?nU.\ till rubber tree and the eihei. ? ut the tilinurisk. In the southern 8* imnt the l>eumor R^ypttew palm t* found; ltdoes not bear fruit, hut ?!>?? trunk and branches serve various pur poses. The Aplr possesses other nr bomcent sp?,, 't's noi?i>i> iuIiuqwi ?f nil sorts In the most unpromising re glons. Foureau believes that wooded plateaus will exist. The Sahara contains a number of forage plants and shrubs. It was on these that the caravans pastured, and that even the 1,'JOO or U**> camels of the Foureau-T*amy expedi tion and its auxiliary convoys suc ceeded In sustaining themselves. It roust not be forgotten that we *re speaking here of spontaneous vegetation, which grows without de manding help or labor from man. It Is, therefore, an incontestable fact that these pasture lands are capable of a certain degree of Improvement, provided there Is an Initial establish ment of roads of communication. This lmpr^v<>mpnr e?n-be attained by the selection of the best grasses, forage plants and arborescent species. Ac cording to Messrs. L. Trabut and K. Mares, the Saharan plants are very remarkable in their adaptation to a dry climate and a salty earth. The date tree Is adapted to those Saharan regions, which are well provided with water; beneath the date trees cultiva tion of the kitchen garden-la very well developed. In the oases are found the fig tree, the apricot, the peach and the grape. Agriculture succeeds well In the oases of the North as at Bisks. The cultivated cereals are barley, wheat, sorghum and millet; lucerne Is the forage plant of the oasis. It Is of n very beautiful variety, with wide leaves and seems very resistant to salt. Industrial cultivation Is now confined to a few plants, such as mad der and a variety of tobacco used for ?miff-?Scientific- American. Estimating Age of Moon. Geological dates can hardly be very precise, yet Prof. W. H. Pickering seeks to reconcile Sir George Darwin s view that the moon was thrown off from the earth less than 60,000,000 vears ago with the figures of rock stu dents showing that the e?r^8 became solidified at least 1,200,000,000 vears ago. Professor Pickering's sug gestlon, ?? stated In Popular Astro" omy. Is Hint the moon was detached while the earth material was still L*uflic4outiy timt far ??o* It circulated around the earth as a cloud of fragments. The tldal ,nJl"p ence of this cloud being small, the earth would have long retained its primitive rotation period of hours. Centrifugal force would ha greatly reduced gravity in the tropics, making It possible to explaln^he^ lstence of reptiles of such huge size ail the Atlantoaaurus and the Dlptodo-. "us and the flight of such heavy rep tiles as the Pterodactyls. It seems^In dicated that the foment* ed in th (/Cretaceous period, which was marked bv a great Invasion of the land by the sea and a tremendous volcanic activity that may have been due to the great tides raised while^ the young "?0enor"nsoM?Mol> ls6found to agree faTrlJ wrtl with Darwin's calculation nf .... ot the moon's birth Greek Ancona. An cod a, ancient t?ort of the Adri atic, built by the Greeks of Syracuse about .380 B. C., is just the place where finds, such as are announced, might be expected. The very name Ancona Is the Greek word for elbow, given to the port because of the shape of Its harbor. And now, after cen turies, peasants In the fields have come across some wonderful painted vases dating from the grand age of Greek art. Escaping the destruction Inflicted by the Goths an/1 the Longa bards, these treasures had lain burled In .the earth until the shovel of a peasant brought them to light. An cona Is as Important now as she ever was, having been during the great war, thp base of the Italian navy. She has had her accommodation enlarged within the last few months by the building of a quay which has been given the name of Cajftaln Pryatt. Dye From 8orghum Watte. The discovery of a new dyestufT In sorghum waste Is announced to the French academy of sciences as of much Importance. From the husks of sweet sorghum and those of sorghum with black seeds the coloring gum Is obtained; it is stated to have many very fine shades of color, ranging from pink to bright red, salmon, scarlet, pearl gray, dark gray, dark brown, and khaki. The colors are described as suitable for wool, silk, leather and vegetable fibers, and for such mate rials are -pronounced proof against sunlight and washing with soap. , - Want Mud Guards on Autos. An effort Is being made In Paria to require all automoMles, and especial ly motortruck*, to be fitted with fend em which shall prevent the splashln* of pedestrians with mud. M. George* Lemarchand, as reported by the Pari* correspondent of the American Med ical association, tells the authorities that these aplashes not only damage clotMn* so expensive at this time but also constitute s menace from the hygienic standpoint. Atrial Gam* Law*. Modern iuveutlous beget now man ners and new laws to govern (tie Changed CUStOm*. The man who iiots flsh wliolciftlo seems about t?? bo out* tlagfted by tli?? aliplane operator who gathers |n wild bird* hy means njf H in't. s??, apparently, th'nk the sports men in one locality of t'amula. As a consequence, an association of them ar* aponsorlug a request to the gov oriunont ,to prohibit the flights of Hlr plain's over marsh lands, atul the use of llylng machines In pursuit, shoot inff. or netting of wild fowl. When warned of anything approaching these birds do not seek cover, but rise immediately Into tlie'alr and obviously become open at once to tho Ingenious contrivances of alrplanists. ltapid-tlr* lug guns, and nettings attached be ueatb the body of the machines, would seem to be an easy means of possfble extermination of the birds, and this It Is sought to avoid. Had to LooK the Part. A perpetually unshaven fellow who runs a uews stand near the winter garden was haled Into court the other day for some trlval charge. He plead* ed his own case and was dimnlssed. The magstrate waa Interested In his excellent address and his knowledge of the law. He explained that he had been admitted to the bar and was a graduate of a big eastern college. "I could only make $1,000 a year with my law," he said, "and I make about $12,000 a year selling newspapers. It may surprise you to see how unkempt I am, but It is business psychology. If I dressed In good clothes people would not purchase from me."?New York Times. Taking the Sting Out. "It seems to me," said the old-fash toned man, "that $75 la a lot of money to pay for a ready made suit of clothes." "Perhaps it is," replied the pur chaser, "but the salesman made the transaction as painless for me as pos sible." "How 80?" "He told me the same suit would probably cost $1Q0 next year."?Bir mingham Age-Herald. "Having a Pull!" Haven't you, time a net again, heard someone say of a man or woman who had reached tin' top of busi ness sueeess, "He has a pull!" Ten to one. the "pull" was a Savings Account, and the thing that helped him climb upward was Pur pose and Persistency?and hot "personal pull." i You've got to depend upon yourself. Where one man gets rich in a day, tjierc are hundreds who get rich slowly by saving constantly and consistently. Try it yourself! Open a Savings Account and see what will happen One dollar is all needed to start. # Tho habit is an easy one to form. WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS Loan & Savings Bank OF CAMDEN, 3. C. STRONG SAFE CONSERVATIVE ADMINISTRATOR'#4 NOTICK AH parties indebted to the e?tate of J. A.% Shaukiin, deceased, are hereby notllhxl to intake payment to K. H. Shaukiin, Administrator, <k>ecr, S. p., and all parties (having ohiims against the said estate will present them duly attested within the time prescribed by law. , K. H. HHANWLIN, Qualified Adminri?trat?r of the ICstate of J. A. Shanklin. Oarnden, S. O., April 7th, 1020. FINAL DIvSCHAKT.K Notice is -hereby ?fftVeir. that one month from this Unto, on Monday, May lOtb, 1020 I will make to the Pro t>?te Oonrt of Kersliaw county my final return an Admlnstrator of the estate of Mrs. Louisa .s. I*ang, deceased, and on the same date 1 ?will apply to the said Court for u final discharge as said Administrator. W. I). McDOWALI/, Camden, H. C., April 5th, J020. Fine Steels form the Sinews of a Everything that is built to en dure must have ,fine sinews. A great ship, a giant Jocotno* tive, a huge bridge, a gigantie building. Search for the sinews in a Maxwell and you discover new steels, line steels, special steel.-, steels inairfiTllfet tired to Maxwell - own formulae. Steels, tor instance, thai make possible that rqrc combination of extreme lightness and brute strength. For a Maxwell is . :<> be light in weight. lis mission is economic transportation. Any superfluous pound to carry around means so much more cost of operation. But the great problem was to get steels of rare quality and great strength. They are found in a Maxwell in axles, shaftings, gears, fratne, crankshaft, connecting rods, etc., etc. * - , They equal, poundfor pound, the steels to be found in any cur mode. Costly as they are, they repay ih( ?ir price many times over in the lifetime of a Maxwell. They **avc. They pay divi dends <>t satisfaction. They make friends, 1 hey are responsible ft?r that rapid rise * of Maxwell the world over. fSearlv -100,000 now in use; 100,000 more in process of construction ; and fully 40 per cent of those who have de cided upon a Maxwell as their Jirst-choice car will not he able to get one this yea^?so over whelming is the demand for tins remarkable ear. Carolina Motor Company (Inc.) Camden, S. C.