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* PAKSONN fllfir SI YKARN Man Who HUM Tw# Auto mobile Prlwrn nnd Wofe Car* The llauilct Mewvnger h *ys: Th?* famous Filter Par*ou? case was ooiMdued'fcaturduy by the huImuI* nlon of the defendaut to mcood degree murder.,, JndtH* Adam- *entcnced ldiu to a term of not hvs* thin 'J<> year* nor more than &i years In the iienlten ' tlnry. ThH? on<t* the most noted u?ur tler <i?He trbnl In this aect^OQ of the state In receitf yeara, Tiie trial ht<gau Thursday and 100 men wero ealUnl to Hie Jury jbox be fore* tWelve Jurymen were a<<eepted Part of th?* textlmany Ml lutroduc ed Friday, mid wlicn four I convened thl* morning the defense quit fight ing the cane, toil aewptod h second degree verdict. The 'jO-year sentence followed. Dr. J. K. Hull, of Wewtbrook ?aol tarl-um; Dr. Audvmuu, of Ualelgh, nnd I>r, Tuylor, of Mor^anton, egpefta on mental disease*, were here and text I fled. The two former testified that I'ar Mons wax stHI qieutally uusoi|iid and that It would not do to turn lilm loom;. ? Parsons Is a white man, 24 years old. On August 7. ln*t year he kllk ed a negro Jitney driver, Huck Phill ip*. of HamQct, and stole the ear. He carried It to Durham and sold it for HUfiO. Three week* later !he again came to li&mtat, hlrc<l another Jitney driver, Joe Wilson, and on August 21 killed . him and hid his t?ody In the woods and then stole that ear a few days later a.-i tie was returning from Durham with his wi?H HU contention followed A ?pectal term w*? held beginning in October. with Judge Siacy presiding aud this turned luto a bearing ?? to lib ineutul capacity to stand trial. A week was consumed it) *b e bearing. i>r. Hull and other apeclaUttts testify li'K ? ?? to hi* sanity mid U> the tm\ he had the wind of a 12-year ol<J boy The jury decided he was luaane, ahd he win committed to the criminal Wane department of the peulteutlary at Hal elgh. (it March I)r. Knox pronounced tiini cured. and he was accordingly brought back to Rocklugbam on March 14 for trial. The case wa? called Thursday, hut when Dr?. Hall and Anderson came here this morning aud gave it as their opinion that the man wa* still meu lully Irresponsible. the attorney* for the defeudart deeded to submit to a second degree verdh't. Germany Is trying to export by way of Sweden, 200,000 Maiwr rifles aud Hit' Swedish government ha* been naked to give Its eon sent to their Im portation on the understanding that fbey are intended for re-exp<?rtatlon to Mexico. Application to this end toad heoo made to the foreign office In Stockholm, according to a Stockholm dispatch of Weduesday. The expense* of the British gov eminent alnce. t>be beginning of the war have been placed at more than 155,000,000,000. Airship* that will fly. float ai^l sub merge are indicated for the rtaar fu ture HayH sir Fort^aque Flannery, ltrltlsh marine engineer and shop sur veyor. Products of the The Secret of Bread Making | lies in the qunlity of the flour you use. Un less you are certain of the excellence of the flour, you can never be sure of the success of your bakings. PIEDMONT PURITAN ARGUS SELF-RISING FLOURS *ire the products of fifty years experience in making flours of exceptional excellence and unvarying: quality. Only the best, Red Winter Wheat is used in their manu fauture. That's why these famous brands are being used year after year by careful housewives. Ask Your Grocer For These Famous Brands Today THE PIEDMONT MILLS liNC; IliKli-<>ruile,It<><| Winter Wheat Flour Lynchburg, Va. JUST RECEIVED CAR LOAD OF CHEVROLET <Q?> Touring Cars George T. Little FOR CURE OF ILLS Health Reeorte Have Flouriahed in AN Age*. First Comploto InKltutlM Known Wm en ths Eastern Coast of the Nl*. ponnoauo ? Emptoyod All atoratlvae Now Known. Health renorls are fur from being new-fangled hid?. according to the j follow lug extract from a commuulca tlou to the National Geographic so ciety by l>r. James J. Walsh: "In Komun times there waa a health reeort at Batae, while In the later medieval period health reports grew up at Salerno, not far from Naples, and at Nontpslfer, la France, both of them serving eventually aa the nuclei of medical school*. "The first complete health resort of history waa at Kpldaurus. 'I'M* was a town on' the eastern coast of the Peloponnesus. In the district that Called Argolls In Roman times. "In this free city there grew up a cult of Aesculapius, the Qreek god of health, who had been an old-time phy sician and who seemed to the Greeks of his generation to know so much about the Cure of disease that they thought ttiat he must sarsly continue to help them after bis death; there fore they made a got! of him. ? "The most interesting thing about this great health resort Is that It made use of all the natural means of cute that are sometimes thought In* modern times to ne comparatively recent .In ventions. . "The features of Epldaurus were the abatons, or open-air sleeping apartments; a theater that would seat over 10,000 people, a stadium seating some 12,000, and a hippodrome for amusements In which animals' shared, seating some 6,000. Besides, there were magnificently appointed bathing houses, walks beneath shady trees for the patients iu the warmer weather, and In porticos between magnificent columns and In the beautiful sur roundings of variously arranged flow, er beds mid landscape gardening, In cluding pools and small waterfalls. In Inclement weather." No Hay i?V Philippines. Grasa cannot^belcflfred In the Philip pines, because odBp great humidity. As a consequence w Is cut fresh every day and brought |nto the towns'and cities for sale at a stipulated price per carga, two bundles weighing about 125 pounds. It is cut with a small home made knife, and washed In running water before being placed In the bun dle. American horses cannot lire on it but native horses eat It and grow far. Guinea grass and Bermuda are the commonest kinds of grasses grown for horse roughage In I he Islands. For American horses and mules hay is Imported Into .Manila from Ihe Pa cific coast states and brings about $75 a ton. Oats sell for about ihe same price. On n?v-?int of excessive rains oats ennnot be grown In the islands; rust affects It. Torn grows well; Fili pino farmers can harvest three crops a year from a single piece of ground. To keep It, It is necessary to leave It in the husk; otherwise weevils destroy It. It is tied In bundles and bung on bamboo poles and husked and shelled as needed. Porn. mills are now being established In the Visayan Islands, where the natives prefer cornmeal to rice as a staple food. Really Not Badger at All. It. I. Pocock. curator of mammals to .Ihe London Zoological society, hps dis covered what he says Is a "great hoax upon the Americans, who for more than 400 years have believed they had badgers on their continent." An American badger was taken to Lon don to make an Instructive compari son, was put In a cage with some British badgefS. The British badgers slept all day. the American badger all night. Doctor Pocock investigated and decided the American animal was neither budger, skunk, stoat, nor weasel. He said Its skull and teeth were "wrong" for a badger ? It lacked th'e scent gland ? and Its resemblance to the badger was so superficial he con sidered It of a totally different "tribe." Opening of Panama Canal. A .small steamer,. .Louise, actually passed through the Pahama canal from Atlantic to Pacific on November 17, 1013. On August 1. TOM the first steamer passed from sea water In the Atlantic to sea water iti the Pacific, returning the 'following day. Since that <lste the canal has boon opened to commerce, and Is being used by an av erage of about :?0 steamers a month. Barren Land in Prussia. The area <>f barren land yet to be found In Prussia alone estimated at not less than "i. h m ? acres. Be- : tweeo 1 SoO and 191 approximately i l.DTO.DOO acres were brought under j cultivation. A further .1.7o." inh) acres j of rich soil is yet to be obtained by : drainage. ? - A Cheap Dress Material. The Kir Is at Joplin. M > have dis covered that the white cloth of sugar Macks, cleaned and dyed, makes pretty ? waists and smocks, as well a* milk j strainers and shoe polishers. One ; stenographer has a sugar sack waist embroidered In wool. Dancing Class of One-Legger*. In order to make them proficicnt In ; the riMo .< their artificial legs, th* leg- i less veterans of England are gireti j dancing lessons. J Two negroes were burned to death ou the Cm ir grounds at Pari* Texas last Monday on the charge, of having killed a Mlilir uauu and hia'smu. V,. .- * ' ?M ; ? 1 pfctog . - Not i(t? la hereby given that one month from this data, oo Saturday,! August 2#th, 1020. I will make to tb* probate Court of Ker*haw County my final return as Administrator of the estate of Stephen F. Hough. dectawd, and ou the mum* date I will apply to the aaid Court for u final discharge un said Administrator. T. B. FM3TCHKK. ? Administrator. \i. Camden, 8. July 24th. 1020. Dog Uf<iue. Ail ixtrtie* are notified that if they have not (mid their dog Noeuse. to do so at OQCtt to avoid penalty. . H. C. Singletou. \ I city Clerk. NOTICE, Sealed bids will be received on Septem* ber flth. 1920 for lease of the Theater part of Opera House for a period of J one year frotn Sept. tat, 1920 to August 1 31st. 19-1. Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids, also reserv es the right to u>e the Theater for pub lie eutertaiumeats and public purposes. By order of City Couui'll. H. C. Singleton. Olty Olerk. NOTICE OF ELECTION Qn Question of Kershaw Coun ty Highway Bonds. ?lit accordance with an act entitled "A? set to authorize the Issuance of Bouds and other obligations of Ker shaw County for constructing and Im proving "Highway? and Bridges and to provide for the payment. of such Bonds and other obligation*." approved March 12th. A. D.. 1020, and pursuant to the action of the Board of County Commissioners of said County. notl<H* Is hereby given that an election will be held ou. Tuesday August 31st, 1020. on the question of the Issuance of cou pon 'Bauds by Kershaw County to an aggregate amount not exceeding the principal sum of FOUR HUNDRKD. THOUSAND ( $400,000.00) DOLL Alt 8 for the purpose of constructing or lm* proving highways or bridges in said County. Bonds issued under the provis ions of thl> act shall be payable to I ?(':! n 1 1*. With privilege oF registration, , to l?ear Interest at not exceeding six per cent and mature not exceeding thirty (30 1 years from date thereof. The election, is to be hold according to the law* gjOrernSug general elec tions. and only. qualified. elect ors shall be entitled to vote. who pre sent registration certificate Issued on or after July 1st. 11HS, also proof of pay ment of all taxes assessed for the year 1910. A sufficient supply of ballots both for and against the Issuance of bonds will be furnished nt the polling places. Polls will oi>en at 7 a. m. and close at four u- in. ' The following have been appointed to act as managers at the various polling places : Camden Oi?era House? J. H. Dc Loache, R. J). Williams. W. C. Brown. Wateree (Pine Creek) Cotton Mill? George Mnnn. T. J. Truesdel. .1. A. Shaw. Hermitage Mill ? W. T. Hasty, J. J. Munu, C- L. Bradley. Stockton ? <*. W. Amnions. K. C, Pearce. R. M. Workman: Mt. Zlon Church ? J. B. McCoy. C. U. Myers. W. L. Hunnlcutt. ^ Stokes School House ? W. II. Wat kins, Amos (?. Hall, It. W. Humphries. Cleveland School House ? E. A. Brown. J. Mr Barfield. J. F. West. Bearer Dam School Hott*^ H. O. pieta, W. N.'Weat. Janet Aurtor*>p. ?. RateUff Mill S. B. fUIl, K. A. Wat ktn*. H. J Itatrliff. Ca??att !- O. Fuuderburk. H. 8. Ttiompfcoo.. II. C. Uobtnaou. \\V*tvlll?? Herbert Youug. w. )U Uaakin. J Hlltou Three CV? I- I*. ltobUitiou. J. Bobt. Mvdill. J T. Gay. . Sliaylor# If III ? J. R. Horuaby, U L. Youiitf. R. L. Suiyrl> Caute/?- Henry Ifcrfleld, 8. C- Roae, K. K. .Holland Xtoueboro O. Haujmuml, P. B. Hammond. J. B. Willi* now Buffalo School Houte T. M. Howell, !> I* I'atoe, C. W. Ifolley. I iiln'rr.v Hill ft Joite?. V. (4, Per ry. J. B. JohH-MMl. 1 KlrkW'i* Buw^-D. II. ?iiiawv j Cook. ittlB. ??**? lWthuiw ~l>, T. Yurtwro, M. Q. \V. A Mc*l?ow?lL Mgoff Jaw** Ti'ftm. Victor W*i< hl?* ?- 1. ?. *4 W niter HoMf. lUlxms Of*w UiMdk -J. M U. A. Jncktiou. KoglUU Uranium O. H. 0LBMKNT8, >| w. i.. trroS* C'amnol^ioaer* of Election for Km*** County. H. C. S1NOLKTON. The One Step ?<*. dootwnnt to overlook I* pUnnin# yoor mm <W?_ MEYER DAVIS' ORCHESTRA "Famous for lb Wonderful Dwm? Mu?ic" Wkb MEYER OAVIS' Yo?'U *#?*? A SURE-FIRE SUCCESS Be?r'S~ About Rooking Ri?U Aw.,. MEYER DAVIS' MUSIC "Orchestras Extraordinary iimlliwn Booking Office* tkTnZ weSSi. Hotel Jefferson, Columbia, S. C. ^'MEYER DAVIS" - NOT JUST "DAVIS" FARMERS ATTENTION! OUR GIN HAS BEEN PUT IN FIRST CLASS SHAPE AND WE ARE NOW READY TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR GINNING TrtlS SEASON. PLENTY OF BAGGING^AND TIES ON HAND. WE WILL APPRECIATE YOUR GINNING AND SEED BUSINESS. Camden Oil Mill Wm. KING, Mgr. .? J. H. OSBORNE, Supt Your Tire Bills YOU can save the price of from four to seven inner tubes this year. Put this money in your pocket by fitting out with Lee Puncture-Proof Tires ? extra heavy, finely made tires, road-proofed with the three patent disc-layers, a distinctive Lee feature, absolutely unpuncturable yet pliant and "frictionless." .Your saving in tubes alone will bring down the cost of Lee, Puncture-Proofs to about that of ordinary tires. Put Lee Puncture-Proofs on your car. Know, in advance, exactly what your tire and tube bills will be for the next twelve months. In addition ? you save time, temper and the an noyance of changing tires on the road. KERSHAW MOTOR CO. Camden S. C. - Layer view of LIE Cord Punctuxe-Froof Smile at Mile? "