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~ the wmr or t me gypsy strung* Kure That follows the Bent ?f Its Ch?lce. < Frederick J. Haskln. ) the Uloeu Ot a Gypoy king in De troit a few days ago which is silld to Ijnre endangered the succession in h (?yp?y dynasty, was widely gotlcod lu the p?poW nod called i>ut> He attention to that strange race of nomads who 11 vo all over the modern world, and yet arc not In the least a j4i-t of It. In fact, (heir camps, which Ht (Ids lime of the' year are beginning ft APPP'ir ?le?f the roads all over the Cnitod stairs, with their queer tents and painted wagons, their swarthy wo.1 iiit'ii in tra mly silks, seem as out of place among the Jieat American farms and hemes as would an orchard grow ing uimmg daisies. The liypsies are unique juuong peo ples m having roamed all over five voiitim ni* without a country of their own or any ether unifying influence hiiiI > it they have kept intact their hunting', their customs and ways of living. and their racial purity. On the nature of that race science has recent ly shed a good / deal Nof light. The Gypsies arc no longer thought to have come from Dg.vp, as tthoim name would Imply, l'ii c arc known to be derived from northern India. Both their lan guage a i ul their racial type are said to relate them unmistakably to the Hin doos. * l'lu' in> story about them is wiint t-aused a huge section of a race to Guillen ly- adopt 11 nomadic life, and what enables it to continue this life in ail parts of the world for centuries without less ?>f racial Identity. For the U.vpsies Ite^ii to wander in the 10th century, moving from their home pro bably in a body which broke up into smaller and smaller subdivisions and gradually scattered to all parts of the world They were probably driven out of India by the hordes of Genghis Khan. There is nothing remarkable about the start of this migration. His tory is full of similar ones. But usual ly the migrants have settled again at the first favorable opportunity aud have hoe n largely absorbed by the pop ulation about them. Only the Gypsies have kept moving aud have remained unchanged. The Jews of course offer the nearest thing to paarallei, hut the Jews have attached themselves to var ious countries, adopting their lan guages and customs, playiug an im portant part in the making of civiliza tion The Gypsy adopts nothing ahd remains as completely outside of civi lization as the rabbits and birds. It is plnin the secret of Gypsy na ture is In the love of wandering, which scientists call the nomadic im pulse. This component of human na ture has been scientifically studied by Davenport. He decides that the no madic impulse Is native to, all human nature, but hus been largely inhabited in most, individuals because of the nec essities of civilized existence. Most of ?us some time in youth have dreamed <>i long nud adveiittiroiU Journeying*, uud % good many of Us him yleldod to tlbe temptation ut tome time or bther, if the dellquency ftMotidted to ih? more Hum playing hookey ttota school. Many persons keep this desire ull of tUetr Uvea, oveu though ttu'.v m-vfi yield to it. Bom? cannot resist It, Jiud those become trumps, itinerant peddlers, explorers, globe trot tors, or whatever elso their abilities and oppor tunities enable theiu to becomo. There are few of ub, eveu tUo?r most rooted in habit and settled, who cannot feel the romantic appeal of a free roaming lifo. j "The Gypsies, llu-n, are a race of mew who embody thin characteristic of all lnien most Intensely. Think of a Gyp sy as. a personification of your own love of change and adventure, yonr hatred of routine and monotony, the ! wandering dreamy of your youth which you never had the chance or the courage to fulfill, and you will understand him better. The Gypsies might perhaps be ex plained by the fact that a part of a race or tribe had to migrate In that far away day, and that nil of those In 1 whom the nomadic Impulse was strongest naturally volunteered to go. Perhaps circumstances made it impos sible for them to settle anywhere as a whole, and so they kept moving, the less strong And adventurous dropping ' out one by one, until only a band of hardy, born wanderers remained, i The fact that the Gypsy person! fles t<he vagabond and the nomad in all of us doubtless explains the differ ent accounts of him that you get. By most respectable people lie Is regard ed as a cheat, a thief, a kidnapper, and a bad fellow generally. On the I other hand, many distinquished per sons. of whom George Borrow, the English author, is the most famous, have learned the Gypsy language and lived among the Gypsies, and tiiese without exception testify to the sin cerity, kindness and hospitality of the road |H>o])le, and to their jrrcat capac ity for friendship. ! No doubt there Is the instinctive antagonism between respectable set tled life and the life of the Gypsy, but | possibly it is not too much to imagine 1 that respectable settled?ILfe is achiev ed only by repressing and conquering the nomadic impulse the Gypsy repre sents. The Gypsies who come to this country from Ireland and England, on the fact his own other self, the self that he has had to fight ? ttie self that led him to play hookey at school, and | tempted him to go to sea, and even ' now causes him to leave plowing for j fishing once in a while. His attitude I toward this self, an incarnate in the i Gypsy, is one of mingled envy and an : tagonism. He despises the Gypsy and still he hangs around the Gypsy tent and lias his fortune told and swaps ' horses and loses money on the trade. | Needlless to say, some of the Gypsies have earned their bad names. The. | Gypsies from the south of Europe are usually the dirtiest, the most inclined to pilfer and cheat ? though none of them are bo be trugt&l In a horse trade Op the pther hand, sonie are often well to-do, uud their traveling homos arc very clean and comfortable. 'there are all grades of Gypsy as of other so ciety. Some of the better class of Oifpsles own homes and farms where tfiey spend a part of the year, going oh the road perhaps only in summer. These usually send bhelr children to sehooj ? pArt of the time. There is a colony of Gypsies in Washington, who ride about In automobiles and seem always to havo plenty of mouey. Ouo of tlie men of this group was ar? felted by the Washington police on the charge that he had no visible means of support, aud he proved in police court that he had invisible means to the extent of $100,000 in a Washington bankA Some of these well-to-do aud educat ed Gypsies aro said to desert tlie road 11 ft* entirely and settle into profession or trades* Hut even these foci the rail of the road at times and wundcr surreptitiously. Those who have studied the Gyp sies closely are. all of the opinion that they shonld he tolerated and allowed to live their free and easy life as loug as they refrain from actual crime. They say the Gypsy stands for some thing vail uable that the rest of the nice is rapidly losing under the influ ence of civilization ? for the primitive spontaneous love and understanding of nature a$? distinguished from onr highly artificial admiration of sunsets and moon rises, for the joys of change and freedom. It is well that the Gypsy wagon shonld rattle past our doors once in a while. Maybe it will only make us feed snug and superior in onr neat little painted houses, our neat little lives and habit ami work. But maybe it will make us reflect that there are other things in life than dol lars and duties and routines ? tilings I hat a Gypsy know*. FINAL DISCHARGE Notice is hercfoy given that one month from this (late, on Friday July 29th, 1921, I will make to the Probate Court of Kershaw County my final re turn as Administrator of the estate of James Dye, deceased, and on the same date I will apply to the said Court for a final discharge as said Administra tor. ? E. L. F. MAO ILL, Camden, S. C.. June 29th, 1921. University of South Carolina Entrance Examinations. Entrance examinations to the Uni versity of South Carolina will be held by the County Superintendent of Education at the County Court House Friday, July 8, 1921, at 9 a. m. The University offers varied courses of study in science, literature, history, law and business. The expenses are moderate and many opportunities for self-support are afforded Scholar ships are available. Military training is compulsory for Freshmen and Sopho mores. Reserve Officers' Training Corps. For full particulars write to: President W. S. Currell, University of South Carolina, a Columbia, S. C. June 3 10-24 Quick, Wean heat f ~ for every kind of cooking IT is hard to appreciate the convenience and satisfaction of cooking with the New Per fection until you have actually done so J It's a relief, especially in warm weather, to he rid of carrying coal, wood and ashes, sweep ing up iitter and blacking the Move. And then you don't have to "rush the fire" on baking days and heat up the kitchen. Two burners on the New Perfection will give you ill the heat needed for any kind of baking. You can regu late the heat produced by each burner, warm something gently on one and roast over another tn a New Perfection oven. I he long blue chimney of the New Perfection supplies just the right draught to drive the heat of the white-tipped flame forcibly against all the cooking utensils. The white tipped flame produces the most heat arid does not soot up your kettles and pans. The New Perfection is simple, practical, eco nomical. Supplies heat instantly, aad when you are through just shut it off and save your fuel. You don't have to watch it. No adjustments to take care of. ' A hoy or girl can fill it and clcan it. For the most satisfactory; re sults use Aladdin Security Oil regularly. You always find it clean and efficient. New Perfection Oil Cook Stores are sold at most hardware, furniture and depart' ment stores. STANDARDOILCOMPANY(nevvjkrseY) W PERFECTION Oil Cook Stoves Hoceess With R}? la AllNfcfcik, College, July fl.~ A return of $80 per acre from Abruixl rye. with a crop of eowpeas following to I ui y land rout and roat of production of both crops, Is the record of J. 8. It lee, an Allendale County farmer who has recently harvested Oii bushels from 4 uores? At $3.50 per .bushel, which has already beeu offered. the returns from thin rye will be or $80.00 l>er acre, and Mr. Kloe say* thai this U one crop grown on hlsi farm tliat Is an re to bring fair money. The peas, sown broadest following the rye, will nut only pay rent of land and pro duction cost for both oropn, hut will help to make., the laud, ipore prod no* tlve for noxt year's crops. , An interesting feature of this demonstration in rye was that, having not bought enough seed to sow his on tire planting in pedigreed seed, Mr. IMee bought locally some seed said to he Ahru/.al, hut it proveil so inferior in yield that he did not harvest that part of the crop. ?County Agent " 1>. ltnhortsou re* ports another rvo demonstration., whose yield, though yet threshed, will be as great' as that of Mr. Kiee or greater. Kill Black Hear Near Lexington Lexington, .hum ttO. A tdaek hear weighing 'J 50 pounds was killed yes terday about four miles south of Lexington. A party of Edmund oltl zens had ohased the animal from near Edmund to within a short distance *0f James Lown's home just below Lex ington. It is thought the bear came up from the Kdlsto swamps. ITEMS OVER THE STATE Citizens of Manning are incensed be cause of the promiscuous' scattering of poison on t lie streets for the purpose or killing the dog* that are at large. A desperate effort is being made to destroy the boil weevil in Clarendon county. Cotton fields are thronged with hands and tin ./cups, bottle^' and various kinds of vessels catching boll weevils 'by the thousands. The wee vils are saturated with kerosene and burned. In spite of the weevil and unfavorable weather conditions, crops are promising and farmers are optim istic. The report of Dr. C. Fred Wil liams. superintendent of the state hos pit nl. on the mental condition of Hoy Henderson. 10-year-old youth charged with the murder of his five and seven year old playmates, will be opened a} the slimmer term of court of general session, which convenes at Gaffney Jul^llth. ' A^he^foT living near Ilidgeway. while driving with two other negro men in a one-horse wagon Friday, was instantly killed by lightning. The mule drawing the cart was also kill ed. All three of the men were thrown from the wagon, two of them sus taining severe shocks but afterward re covering. Heyward Crenshaw, aged 18 years, who was arrested and held In Chester charged with having stolen a Ford touring car belonging to E. A. Iiobb of Gaffney, has admitted stealing the car and also admits that he has worn handcuffs befort. ? Five gallons of modern liquor was seized by two officers several miles below Columbia last week. The liquor was about fifty yards from a public road in a briar patch. Illack berry parties in that neighborhood evidently did not have a very good' sense of smell, as it Is claimed that several hunters tolled near the spot where the popular fljiid was stored. A moonshiners' wrinkle ? that of burying the mash ? has been discov ered by officers. of York. The officers (iiptured a fi(t gallon still in ;i lonely and deserted . sect ion. but there was ahiiuda nt evidence that it had lately been the scene <?f activity. The of ficers were confident that some mash was roncenled nearby, but were hard put to find it. Finally the cache was discovered, the fresh turned earth being nicely concealed with leaves. officers of Gaffney captured two distilleries last week, one within two miles <?f Gaffney. the other was about 1." miles distant. Fire destroyed a ginnery at Iva. near Anderson Saturday morning. This uin was equipped with the new est and most complete line of machin ery. last fall. The origin of the fire i?- said to have been a spark from a passing train, while some attribute i: to a spark from one of the large motors which operate the gin. The new tobacco alemmery plant i< i Sumter is now ready for oj>erat i< n. The China-American Tobacco A TrHdlng Co., are the operator's of this concern. Warehousemen art now on the ground and the 1921 to bacco crop -will soon l?eg!n to move. A verdict of not guilty was render ed Friday of last week by a Jnry af r'es'.oii iu, tiw; -cgm- "f the *t*tc against Merrill Smatbcrs, a 15 year old hoy, charged with manslaughter, in the fatal striking down >%lth an automobile he was driving of Julia Cirosky. a five year old girl. Thomas* W. Hardwick succeed*! Hugh M. Dorsey a* governor of Geor gia la?t Saturday. . Prohibition officers made a raid on New Orient)* breweries la*t week and took 4.451 ctot>e$. 1.040 barrel 8 MS casks and a lar>je number of loose bottles of heer. It was the biggest seizure In the history of liquor law enforcement, Sugar 7v per pound. -Stokes A ISyans. FINAL DISdl.VKtiK Notice Is horoby given that M, Heath, guardian of t ho estates of John IV Heath and Henrietta Me NV 1 1 1 It* Heath, now Henrietta Heath Mol>o\v?>U. minors, Iwitli this ?tii> made UlUUiCttllQtt unto wo for a final dis charge as-1 said guardian. and that August Oth. Urjt. at tl o'clock,- In the forenoon has been appointed for the hettring of suld potltJiwi at the I'robat e office In Camden. N. C. \V. I,. MelxUVI'XI,, Judge Of l'robate Kershaw1* County ('unnleu. S. t\, July 2nd. 1021. COUNTY CLAIMS PAID Following is a list of claims passed ' upon a ml ordered paid by. the Hoard , o t Commissioners of Kei'slntw County at their meeting Iti'ld .Inly 5. 1021. G. 1,. Ulxon, J i';, salary, $11.70 G. C, NNVisli, salary and fn^, T72."I7 \V. F. Unssell. salary ami elerk !.".(? .Vi .1. II. Mel.eod. salary and criminal work . .. 1 1 r? 00 j .1. 1 1, i'lylmrn. salary ami -inciden tal . '*70.70 j .1, II. Clyburn, clerk salary 50.00 j Tom Johnson, janitor. 10.O0; B. F. Kpurrow, salary and po> tawv jn.jiri ; 1>. M. MeCask-'lll. salary and clerk salary 88.88 1. J. MeKen/.ie. >V9|iry and pos tage; ..' ' *110.88 \V. l'i. Mei>owcil, salary > nnd In- . nacy. . 58. Ui Blanche Tarrant, salary home dem onstration agent. .... .. ......... 50.51 F M. Wooten. Salary chairman Commissioners. . 100,00 C. N. Humphries, salary commis sioner. . 50.00 YY. K. Davis salary commissioner .">0.00 .M. \V. Hough. salary coiiimiss ioner . 50. Oo C. A. Johnson, salary commis sioner. 50.00 J. V. Young, salary commissioner 50.00 J. L. Hlnsoii. salary cornmis * sioner, 50.00 Laurens T. Mills, county board education. ..... 3fl;00 X. P. Gettys. county hoard educa tion 48.00 S. N. Nicholson, salary magis trate, 75.00 \V. L. Stokes, salary constable 75.00 S. K. Hinson, salary magistrate 50.00 T M. Keith, salary constable 50.00 L. I*. Thompson, salary magis trate 50.00 A. L. Cook, salary magistrate. 50.00 G. X. Jones, salary criminal Work, 65.75 J. 10. Copeland. salary magistrate 50.00 C. C. Padgett, salary const a<ble, 50.00 B. F. Roberts, salary magistrate 50.00 City of Camden, water and lights 24-.70 Southern Bell Telephone Co.. phone rent 15.6.r? Farnest Frletag. mechanic and helper 185.00 0. W. Turner, hired gang 273.75 S. U. Klrklaud, electric fans iu atalled. 275.00 Thomas E< Dunbar, salary bond account, . 125.00 StewarUlonoa & Co., ro?d work; two Milt. 3,815.50 J. I). Gregory, salary and ex pense, 174.22 J. !?. Opogpry, sal ay 2 mill, ..... 83.3ft T I.. Whltaker. work bond ac count, 32.00 Charlie (ilrndeau. work hoiul ac count . . 26.00 Kershaw Telephone Co.. phone rent, 18.30 f?. \V. Mobley, hired gang 414.85 S. s. Ctyburn, >alar\ magistrate 50.00 Wnr, stoko, salary countable, 50.06 Hugging vV lluggiioi, shop work. 211.00 Truosdalo Oarage, auto supplies, 10.00 King, beans for ghng, ? 1.15 standard Tout' ami Attning Co., express. 7.2S Horns & Ha croft; supplier. (17.08 Mackey Mercantile Co.. supplies 0.20 \\ A Mel>o\vell, shop work, 10.00 It c. Heuhctt, shop supplies. 10.5<? 1< C. Heunett, shop supplies. I ? .7T? S C /em p. Mil. examination' lu v naey, .. 5.00 ,1. \V. Coi<bett. examination In Itacy. 15.00 Springs Shannon, supplies. 7S>8o Si n i 0 llluhway Ueparmouf. draft lug, bond uocouut. 102,0^ Uttrford Motor Truck Co.. niito supplies. \ . . .v 191.57 .1. M. Smith, difference mule trade. . 1 75.00 .1 s. UitVsoh, hiiuber . O.lO \V. ( \ Scarborough- sprlug for I Ford, . 5.50 (J C. FalU. lumber and work. I. to |l>lxon Grocery, supplies. 1.70 | ('i.imieu Hospital, Hospital i t'nmfs. 500,00. \Y A. Hranlmm. salary magis trate. 50.00 (> A. Hraiihatu. salary constable 50.00 C. W. Hlrchmore. printing ... . 15(1.50 'Camden Chronicle, printing .. 101.50 jr. I.. McNangbton. corn for gang 55.00 II. M. Ogbnru. salary constable 51.00 < ' i t jv Filling Station, gas ami oil 101.12 A F. Splgncr, salary solicitor. 50. (M> Jm?. K Anil, salary stenographer 10.00 Stevens <V- l>avis, supplies gang 200.74 C. M. Mahaffey, salary hired ga tig. ... 349.00 II. F. Mtinn; salary chain gttng 17S.0*' Kershaw Motor Co., aula sup plies 72.45 John M. Wat kins, road work 25.00 jCoiintv Sinking Fttml,- transfer i funds 4.000.00 Lewis S | ?ears, erpense criminal 120.00 I F If Floyd, salary constable ... 50.00 |.T. r>. Gregory, express <?.... 20.00 F M. Woofiai, (V O. IV and ox ; . press. *48.22 Total. ?15,783.(>S Recapitulation : Xalnry of officials of county $2,520.78 Expenses from DcKnHi bonds 285.08 Road work. 2 mill levy 3.808.8'? Transfer of fund to sinking } fmul 4.000.00 Hospital Fund. ... 500.00 . Expenses of chain Bung 047.41 Other ordinary countv expenses 3.925.58 'fttal $15,783.08 B. E. SPARROW, Clerk County Board Commissioners. FRUIT JARS With Sugar so cheap you should put up plenty of fruit for winter use. We can't sell you the sugar, but we can save you money on half-gallon fruit jars, glass clamp on tops, 'at $1.40 dozen. This is the best jar made. They come to us filled witJh fountain fruits and syrups. Best Red Rubbers 10c per dozen. Wood's Pre serving Powder, 25c per package. W. Robin Zemp's Drug Store Telephone HO West 8i<k' Broad St. THE KEY TO SAFETY A FIRE INSURANCE POLICY IS YOUR KEY TO SAFETY. IT SAFEGUARDS YOUR INVESTMENT. IN CASE OF FIRE YOU ARE ASSURED OF PROMPT PAYMENT OF LOSS. PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST FINANCIAL LOSS FROM FIRE. SECURE A SOUND POLICY NOW. COME HERE FOR IT. Camden Loan & Realty Company L. C. BERRY, Manager WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY By Making Your Old Clothing viceabie We are doinj: it for thousands of others ? why not for you? We believe a trial will convince you. FOOTER'S DYE WORKS Cumberland, Md. - ? ?