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ysTfb THE MISSING SHOES C Who Had en Wrong Pmlr /UmilUd Thinking That They Felt "Prrtty Tight." Kr. D. of North Pennsylvania street ' *01 of a near tragedy. or aouie- j ? ding akin tp which occurred a 1 I few W* **? on ? morning train ' trfwlut hi from Chicago, relates the j^tDipolls Newa. gt had occupied an upper berth, iod when he arose found that his ?M4 M disappeared. A pair not \ i, , own were where his should have ^n, but they evidently belonged to, the occupant of th? lower berth. The porter was called, but bin most Client search failed to locate the glMisjf yhoes. The train was rapid \j speeding toward Indlauapolls, and rjtij visions of arriving stocking, looted, Mr. D, was in a most unenvl ibis state of mind. About fluff titufi a portly llt,tle man HUDter?'d down the aisle, % stopped IIKi began <*> assemble bis possesions perparatory to detraining. "What's (he excitement?" be Inquired, becom lag Interested In the search. "Why, this man's lost his shoes/' Mid the anxious porter. "You don't isppose you all might V mistook tbew for yours, do you?" Then the portly purty took a look it his feet and discovered that he had. "Well," said he, considerably cha grined, "I thought that the pesky things felt protty tight." Aod then there occurred a . hasty ex change of shoes Just as the train pulled Into the station. ir ~ ? ? ? ? i make skillful auto drivers ? African Natives Conduct Vehicles Along Jungle Tracks After 8hort term of Apprenticeship. It Is natural that slnco' automobiles hare found Ihelr way luto every part of the world, the driver* would vary In appearance, and In attire or lack of attire, according to the customs of the' countries In which the motor car Is called to do service. If you were to walk along the road leading from the west coast <>f equatorial Africa several ' hundred miles Info (he^rii^TTof, for instance, you might see a motor truck, plowlnp through the jungle, and In the chauffeur's seat, driving with pe culiar and cheerful abandon, would be a west African native. And from the appearance of his driver's uniform, It would be evident that the high cost of clothing would bother Mm not one wblt. These natives becdine full fledged chauffeurs within three or four weeks from the time thdy nee their flrat motor vehicle. The trucks, of which there are about 200, maintain regular schedules aa feeders to a large *teamshlp line plying between west African porta and fcurope and Amer ica. They are loaded with men snU supplies on the inland trips, and with COCOa product*, palm ftU. hides, sn<l rubber bound for the coajfrV .. Parasite Spreads Disease, A peculiar disease that Is stilt con fined chiefly to certain river valleys of Japan, hut suggests possibilities of breaking loose as a widespread epi demic, lias been a subject of recent in vestigation. It If* known as "tsut sugainushl," and In transmitted by the "akamushl.v an Ipsect parasite of cer tain field mice. It Is a fever striking ly similar to typhus and Rocky mount ain spotted fevers. The Investlgatdra have learned that Its chief occurrence Is In the months of Juue to October, which Is the time of development of the Insect carriers, and the seuson when the peasant victims of the dis ease are brought Into contact will) the mice. The mortality, though very variable, sometimes exceeds 50 per cent. Under existing conditions, bites by the Insects cannot be wholly avoided, and cutting out the bitten part does not prevent the spread of the virus, while such remedies as Iodine, mercury, arsenic, quinine and 1 dyes have proven Ineffective. The only hope of stamping out the disease seemH to rest In the extermination of the field miee. Repairing UBoat Damages. If British shipbuilding lius not yet reached pre-war figures the wovld has done wonderful things In fillip produc tion In the Inst twelve months. The total tonnage launched was 7,144,940, according to Lloyd's Register* and the British share was 1,620,000 tons. The feature of the returns Is the expan sion of shipbuilding In the United .States and In Japan. The former ap pears at the head of the table with 57 per cent, of the world's output, and more than twice the tonnage built In the United Kingdom. Japan, with 0U\90O tons launched, "Htts 'lTulTt. more shipping in one year than it dh^ in the 22 years to 1013: IU-d Roach, a negro, was shot to death by North Carolina farmers at Roxhoro last Tuesday night for at tempting an attack on a white girl. Like a breeze off the water at sua* T1 down. Ward's Orange-Crush? J bubbling and sparkling with orangey deliciousness ? cools and ? j Iftmshes! * ' Ward's Lem on-Crush? a tempting V lemon drink? Is Orange -Crush'e V double ift delightfulneasf ? ' -?/i r The exclusive Ward process blends - /* the oil pressed from the fruit itself >? with best sugar and citric adkf ?] (the natural acid of citrus fruits). ? - -* in bottle $ or at fountain % rm?wJ br O ran?O? h Co.. Ct?k?ss Laboratory* LotAagtlci Carolina Oeea-Cola BettUng Company, BIRDS WON HONOR Pigeons Certainly "Did Their Bit" in the Great War. Aohlovements Acknowledged U Worthy of Mention In Rooordo? Thousand* of Uvss S?.v?d by Msasagea They Carried. Mciniii'i -.hi|> in the A. P. 8. It ft military honor no more man nifty achieve. The A. I*. S. stands for the American pigeon service of tht I'nUt'tl States army. When the hlatory of the greats! of ?II war* Ih written, these American birds will have their mimes In the annals. It will he told how the Huns were organized Into shotgun squads to kill the winged messengers, hut how 98 per cent of them outdistanced the bul lets and "homed" with messages that euabled American artillery to locate and silence the enemy guns, to destroy trains of the foes' ammunition and to save thousands of American Uvea by re-enforcements and timely rescues. MHeavler-than-alr" planes web? not the only ones who sailed ahove the enemy's- heads. The army signal corps had 16.000 pigeons overseas and 10,000 In America- to he sent If they wero needed. Birds carried 400 messages of Incalculable Importance. , and at times when all other means of com munication were unavailable. Mocker." with hlsoyo-dantroyed by a piece of shrapnel and his head a welder of clotted blood, homed In splendid time on the morning of Sep* tember 12, a few minutes after 7 o'clock. In a thick, fog and heavy rain. Never faltering, he bore tidings of a particularly ' Important objective reached and gave the location of sev eral of the enemy's heavy batteries which were doing terrible execution on the advancing American troops. With the Information American ar tillerymen were able to silence the enemy's guns within 20 nilnhtes. The Mocker's wounds were dressed, he ro covered and la now In the loft In J?o tomac park;' No leas vnllnnt Is the record of "President Wilson," a huge blue blr<J of wonderful vitality nnd rapidity of flight. So gallant was his work dur ing the operations of the tauks on the St. Mlhiel front that he received the commendation of the signal officer of the "first corps. He was then trans ferred to tho Mcuse-Argonne sector. < On the' morning of November 5, through heavy rain ami fog, nnd with, a leg shot off. the big blue arrived at his loft with nn Important message. This was bis second flight on this front and he made over 20 kilometers (12% miles). In 21 minutes. "President Wilson" also recovered ami Is now In Ihe Hall of nonor of the American" pigeon service, Perhaps fhe most heroic bird that dlied on the American front .was "Cher Ami." He carried n tremendously Im portant message from Grand Pre, on the Argonne, over 25 miles of hills and dales, to his loft In Rampont. He shot up from behind the Ameri can breastworks like a rocket. His pigeonecr saw him falter and flutter In the air a moment, recover, poise in mid-air for a second nnd then, like a flash of light, shopt away with his head pointing homeward. At Rampont straight out of the sky like a plummet he ?ftfopped, striking his loft breast flrsf'.v *Sergt. Kockler, his trainer, found the message, tube was hanging from the ligaments of his Ifg, and lie had a hole in his breast. "Cher Ami" died from his wounds and his body Is mounted In the Smithsonian institute. , Perhaps the busiest bird on the American front was "Spike." "Spike" is the color of the sky, flies like greased lightning and eluded the Boche bullets. He delivered 52 important messages, never made a mistake and didn't get a scratch. He, too, Is back in Washington. No. 67552 has no name yet. As far as Is known, he was the only German bird captured alive. He was taken by the Americans in the St. Mlhiel drive and is now associating with the Amer ican pigeons In Potomac park. Last of ths Barons. The last holder of the Judicial title of baron tn Great Britain passed with the recent death In Dublin of Chris topher Palles, who was baron of the exchequer in Ireland. The title of baron was abolished when the court of exchequer was merged with the queen's bench, and Lord Chief Baron Palles was the last bearer of It He was the solicitor general for Ire land in 1872, and the same year was promoted attorney general. After holding the latter office for two years, he became lord ehlef baron and held that positron until 1916. He was one of the ablest lawyers en the Irish bench and one of the wittiest, but bad ? great regard for the dignity of hts couct. He was eighty-nine years old when be died. Control Vanadium Production. ' American Interest* ere said to be In complete? control of the vanadium production which Is located in Die Peruvian Andes, from which locality about 95 per cent of the materia! la obtained. Vanadium has now become one of the vital factors of the sfe*J Industry. Four pounds of this materi al added to a too of steel reaulta hi an Increase of 45 per cent In .the strength ef the ateel and at the rape time jMt^uces an alloy which has sat isfactory machining qualities. The ?conooij of Its use la considerable To BulM a CW. Mi>m> <;. \Y Kates and J. It. Wll llttiuH of thv l.tn-khart sivtlon Weir in Camden Monday In ilu1 IntoroM of a ?-hurt-h tln?y aiv tfoUuf to build lir that ?h*|1ou~ known a* Itvfujft' oliutvh. TUo com m unity i? iyiiu|Mw*d of mighty flood |M'o|>)o, hut nonv fop wealthy. and lh?\v have Im**'ii JiHkinv,' outside h<?l|? us llu> vqkI of the ItnlldhiK In lo Ih? Uivater than was contemplated. It 1* :? tuwt worthy object and llu?y will be thankful for an.v nelp that could Ih' given 1 1 1** i ii . While here (hoy iv i-i'l vt?*l donation* from the following i ii ins iind i ii< 1 1 \ IduuU .1 M < Ivlmrn. ? flo.OO W. I,. Mcl towel I. \ ft.00 \V. l\ Russell. fl.00 Th?? <'hii??U?u t'l?r<?ol??l*?. Tho* J. Klrklaiul. U. p, Itl'tHI). S. II. OwwIuk. W. R, Wut kitis, Oftimiou PurnHuro rt>., M. M. Kvmu, S. A. M< ( '.(skill . ( \V. P. Nvttlw. Ca*h. C. \Y. HtrcUinorc. A. A. West P. M., JONON, \V. 11. lVa i\v. i jH. IV IM.oaoItt'. !<, SvlUMlk A 11. I.. Sfhlosburg, YoKfc'mon. vponmt worth <?f l.llx'rr.v from tht? bank of Ma <'ii ii. ia?ar UoihU\('mou. N. Ia?t Sal- ? * - ----- > -- - 1 , .*??' ? ?. I ?Sr Guara"teed Casing Repair Saves Money We have recently installed ths latest devices for tiro casing repair, consisting of up-to-the minute sec tion moulds, re-treading moulds, side wall and bead vulcanizer. With this equipment we are able to take care of the most complicated casing troubles;, rim' cuta JlPA fr-id e w flll-Jirea ka . 1 jQur? war lc ? will save you money. Send us your casings for inspection and we will quote price on a guaranteed job. We have a special proposition for dealers and garages. Write us. Capital City Garage & Tire Co. 1218-1224 LADY ST. Columbia, South Carolina <(|IUQH AND HIS COKNKI) WMST, Ooe of the most widely known elta i HCtorM III tlu* United Htnto#* Is Jlgg*. We are nut sure of his Initial*: few If any |?eople know tilm by a Hirst name, but they all know liitn a to In Minutely acquainted with him. know lilx likes ami dUllkcs and inn-Hilarities. Likewise, hi* wife U well kjitown. Bv eryone knows that her one tie si re Is U> get In ami stay In society. .Ilggs' foremost iHHHillarlty is his fondues* j for corned l>eof ami calthuge. lie would go lo almohi hn.\ length for Ills favor lie dish, but It would never do In the world |*> have I ho neighbors deled (lio odor of corned hoof nhd cabbage; mo j never ! And Maggie Mrs. Jlggn?real | ly U fi>ud of corned tH'Of ami cabbage j or. rather, was when .llgg* wax a ' hod-currler and before he fell heir to his millions. It wouldn't do, now. to | admit a fondness for such a "low j brow" dl>h, t Hut Maggie would be ula<l j to have a phjte If sure no duke, count, I or any of her society friends would I or cotlld km?vv aboul It.' I'rctense Is |a great thing. Uttt It never gels an,\ body anywhere. i- There are lots of us who are really | fond i?f some imrtlcular dish ; oil Inns, ! for Instance. Hut we wouldn't dare |, CMvf them for fear someone will detect | tln> odor; not only onhius. but many l other things. For us., we are going to continue to regard stew-beef and grits as an Ideal tllsh also onions. There are lots of .Nggcs and Mag glen In this broad land of ours.-' -Lan caster News. Revival ut AnHoeh. Keelvnl service* will begin at An ttoch' Hapttst Church Sunday, August, 1st, ami continue through the week. Services dally at eleven /a. in. and *?|ght p, ni. Itev. II. J. Wood, assisted by the pastor. will be In clmrge of the I meeting. Mr. Wood Is a man of pleas ing personality, a gifted speaker and -TT"sTToiTj?; ea Ae.esfn^spel preacherr W pub'lt- 's cordially Invited to attend these services. $2.00 cash and$ 1 .00 weekly cl?b dues ^?yyV73'' ^ ?*? * ' ? % m 'g$ % 9 ' * * ' "f The whole purpose of this Club is to make new friends for this store and to please our many established customers. We were able to secure a number of Aluminum Sets at an unusually low price, these will be distributed without profit, for advertising purposes. THE CLUB CONDITIONS Call at our store for a membership card ; p&y $2.00 cash dues and the set will be delivered to you, then pay us $1.00 more* each week for 17 weeks and then a final payment of 36 cehts until the wholesale cost price of $19.36 has been paid. The regular retail value of a set like this is about $30.00. The set consist* of: The following pieces of Quality Brand Aluminum Ware (guaranteed for twenty years) < Sr \ wjl quart Tea Kettle. One I 1-2 quart Bauce Pan . One 7 cup C offee Percolator One 2 quart Sauce Pan -vr - - "One 3 quart CWonfal Sauce Pan One Set: Carving Knife, Butcher One ? ?itft PliiyiH Kettle < Knife, Paring Knife One 1 quart Sauce Pan *One "Pride of the Kitchen** Outfit. ?NOTE ? This Outfit conalstft of a large 0 quart Kettle and cover, a 2 4|uaft Pudding Pan, and a 2 quart ander or Strainer. By combining these three utensils you will hive a ?plendid Double Boiler,. vl a. Pot Roaster, a Steam Cooker, or a eovered-f!a??eroh? and many other different eomhinatlons can I i?e snade. THE CAMDEN FURNITURE CO. PHONE 156 CAMDEN, S. C. ? i "** ; Jv..t ?? ??'