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' ? ? V - V . ? . > ; . v . . O 1 Bank at Home * : >*v \ * . ? ?? ? -? - ' ? ' " IS LOYALTY TO HOME IDEAS, HOME IN STITUTIONS, HOME INDUSTRIES AND HOME FOLKS. THIS BANK OFFERS YOU ALL THE CONVENIENCES AMD SAFETY OF AN IDEAL HOME BANK. A CHECKING ACCOUNT COMES IN HANDY ? ii 1 1 * i i i i Loan & Savings Bank OF CAMDEN, 3. C. STRONG SAFE CONSERVATIVE ?AT? No need to go elsewhere when you can get such , a lar?e selection from one of the largest firms deal ing in General Merchandise. Our stock is large and varied and has been recognized for years as one of the leading firms in this section of the state. / We carry all of the heavy groceries and farm imple ments for the planter as well as the housekeeper. Springs & Shannon CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA Member of Chamber of Commerce Banking at Home No rnattrr how well planned an industry that lias failed to establish faith and confidence in its superstructure i/nd cor porate body, is doomed to fail ure. The First National Bank has faith and confidence in itsel-f , its depositors and its communi ty. It welcomes the business of individuals, firms and cor porations who adhere to these principals. NEW COMMERCE 1 BATTLE FRONT ? ? I Pacific Coast is Becoming One of j the Country's Most Im portant Boundaries. HAS INTERESTING HISTORY Two Priceless Feature* of Coast, San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound, Miaaed by Spanish Explorers |q Their Early Exploration*. WiihhtiiKtj'ii, J), ?'.???with the Hwak ?nlng of the | hi- l^si, the shifting of world Interest to the Pacific, and the rapid growth of its rum mow, th* western rltu of ih? United States whew It touches i he vastest of the world's oceans* is becoming one of the country's- moat Important boundaries." says a bllileflD Issued hy the Washing ton, I>. C., headquarters of the Nat ional Geographic society. "This rippling line of Pacific surf marks the end of the great Aryan migration, which began ages ago In sotmv m .vsterlotiH, unknown land of ? -??nt ni 1 Asia, surged through the deep v alleys of the Himalayas, a?ul? has stnce poured ever westward. a milking the greater pnrt of the world's history as It went. Across this boundary of white colonization the yellow jiehple of the F,ast have shown themselves ready to How in a counter current, making complicated racial problems and giving the wes'fern boundary an ethnic importance which none of the other three boundaries possesses. '?For centuries after the discovery of the Atlantic coast of America, cycii for centuries after Hnlhou flr*t looked upon the Pacific at Panama and after his compatriots sailed ships across Us vast expanse, Mie Pacific const of what is now the United States remained practically unknown. Cabrliio, a Span ish navigator, it Is true, entered San Diego bay near the present Mexican border in l.r>42 and his expedition later sailed north as far as the big byige In the coast line. Hut the two price less features of the* Pacific coast were missed ; San Francisco Hay, one of the greatest, safest, and best of the harbors of the world ; nnd the en trance to Puget Round, whqre hind locked Seattle and a group of other fine harbors now handle a large part of the commerce between America and the Orient. "Tills failure of early navigators to find Sun Francisco Ray. though many of them passed up and down the coast and the Spanish even . made a special effort to discover a satisfactory har bor, constitutes one of the mysteries of the Pacific seaboard. The bay was first sighted from othe land In 1700. more than two hundred years after the Spaniards began their search for a Pacific coast 'harbor, and it wa? six years later when the first ship sailed through the O olden Gate. Where Mountain* Meet the Sea. "Tin' Paelfte eonsf nf the I'nlted Staffs Is markedly different from the Atlantic i'Miof, csfiiM hilly that part of ! the latter south of Massnelmset I s, with I Its relatively low sandy shores nn<) I Itv on tl y I n ir bulwark nf ?nin1 islands and sand spits. San I ? bay. only | ton miles north of the Mexican border, N tin* ??nl.v hay of major Importance i on the Pacific <*ofist of flu* I'nlfed States land locked by n sand -pit Point r.oma, forming tin* northern i boundary of Snn Plego hav, however. I Is a ridij'r sever.il hundred f ?>? ? t liiuh. i and fr<>m 'hex*' northward \<* ('anaila ) with only a few miles of narrow low ! lands between the sea and the hills j or mountains, by way of exception. the roii?t is bold and rutted Parts of It an- what ;jeoloj:lsfa call a 'drowned eoa?t.' whore mount a ln? h;i\t >unk ?o that t ho water meets their M?ep slopes. Parts arc 'uplifted ".ists* where mountains .-nee under the -<-n have partly emerged. and the r ^!..p<?? are -till lapped by the waves "It I- the mountainous ami hold char i e er <>f the Pacific coast uiiHi sets It ?.fT !n<?-t dlstitptly front the coast of the Atlantic. rrmn a point HO mlb-s north of San FramNco one sails northward for hundreds r>f tndes alongside. hi a rr> and pr??ni"ntoriest finding h:i t-' \ nn\ li dfn'nfbM ?f I ni portanee. ? Numerous Small B.iys "N'.'ith of the main buU'e ..f the Pacific coa>\ <\'ipe Mendocino small bays it re more numerous In < 'm 1 i fo.-n la, Oregon f i r ? ? 1 Wa-hlntft"". and about many of them railroads have heen built and ? oasldi ruble luiiiiin rdal d?* veloptnent has taken p!a< e Finally, at the month of the f'nlumhht river, over .rv<*? miles north of the redden Oflte a ;;nod <!eep water harbor Is reached :i r A?toria Ocean \ eS^ela may e\en nsrend 'he river to Port land n?nily Kin rnPes Inland "More than ^.V ' mile- north of Sat) Francisco Is the ten miles wide >>fralt of .Tuan d?- Fu<-a the entrance to PU?ft so, ir,. | ~.\tur an 'nrerval of i.ear!y On C u here Mritish Columbia front* Ofi the Pacific. the Pacific . On ? a^aln he<? ??me* tei nf or \ >?( the I nlted Statej n* the ?ou i hernmost p?>lnl of A.la*>kfl I* ren< ti?Ml for more * h >? r ? 'hr.usand mile* *'?* t h?* root* o< tt-*? A'n?ka pen In st 1 1 ii the outers of 'he Pacific tatlx the s||f.r? - ..r this terrlfor\ Jind fot an e\ en ?r* i'>r dl-tnnoe -he loon arm nf ?'??? peninsula and rhe M'lctise Inland- off it?? j?oint ??eep oui Ln( ? ; th< ocean." BY-PRODUCTS OF LITERATURE Author***, Planning African T rip# C ?r Ulinly Is Overolgkmg Nothing That Can Be Mail* Useful. INinjc til.* h> pi?*lu<tH ii? the moat characteristic feature of ' distinctly modvrp fjpdu*try. How thoroughly this principle iiiiK Inteai applied to IK* erature come* i?ut itk an interview with m i liit r 1 1 i i 1 1 <4 mill able f'hirago 00 V? I fit wh?? I* inking her five >? ar old da ugh ( ?')' into Africa gorilla bunting with Carl Akclcy's party. TJa* author In quest loci will wake the ,riH. ta ypllect local color, Uil bi*lc uiaterilil In thp fiction industry. The tii m product Will he a OOVt'J, with a iQ(iv{? to follow. Rut not all tin- local cotor vvhl< !i an African trip K bound to >ifi?l run \.t- us?-<i iu a novel, the HUthot* plans to work over tin- wiiste In h iiiiM'l hook. whidi W'tll And a ready sale t,o tliut small hul ?holcl? public which has wearied of fiction. The third and rather special prtaluct will be the story of her small daughter's reaction to the adventure, which Is expected to make another Interesting hook. Kneh of* the three hooka is a sep arate product of the basic local color; each will satisfy a Certain special need,, and reaeli a public of it ? own. Between the fiction render*, the arm chair travelers and the snidentsof Ihe child mind. .this, author pretty well covers the hook-buying elates. Con sidering how little daughter will proh ahl.v react when ?be sights her fir1*! gorilla/ Hie "child reactions" hook jivay fairly !??? colled "utilizing the squeal." - i 'hicngo |Xew s. KNOWS RIGHT TIME TO FISH Man's Many Friends Have Furnished Hinr. Just the Particular Dope, and the Rest Is Easy. "I liaxe the accurate d<>|>e now on ju-t w li?*ii to k<> fishing at the lakes." said a mall' who expects to take a vacation soon. "1 talked to a man last week and he wfrid if 1 wished to <lo any good, to li*h from 12 midnight to six in the morning. He used frogs and spatted for hns.s and "aught lots of bass and also IducKills at that time. Besides it i*n'( hot then. '?Talked to a man Monday and he toll J me-Just when to catch them. 1 learned from him that the time to fish was between sundown and 12 mid night. He caught lots of bass and IJueidlls and crappies at that time. "'i'a Iked to another man and he told me i he best time to fish was from sunup until about 10 o'clock, snd from 4 p. in. until dark. "There was another neighbor of mine who gave me good advice. He never fishes after dark, but says be never, paid any attention to the heat and that he always caught as many fish In the middle of the day as he did early in the inomlng or in the cool of (lie evening. "S<? you see. I know just when to do my fishing." Hints to Young. Authors. John Augustus Scribble wearily ; opened flu* envelope that brought hark j from Its twentieth journey his "Odp I on a < 'ruslVr Caterpillar." There dropped upon the floor this ' letter from the regretful editor: "Hint 1 ? Borrow half a dollar1* worth <>l" stamps. "1 1 i ? 1 1 J ? Don't begin to write till you feel you must. Such ;iu attack Is heralded by dizziness, llstlessness and pains j 1 1 the hack. "Hint .'{?Then write down just enough words to relieve your pent-up emot i< 'i'*. "Hint I Krase every second word, j "Hint farefully erase aJI the re- ' mainini: w or<l? "Ihnt ? > Sell the, stamps." ? I'ittB- ] burgh Sun. Disappearing Eagle. Amci j< . n? ha \ ?? made war to MK'h | an ? - v t *?i 1 1 uj't.n the national bird tin* Aincl i' an i ;i;'ie that few ?peci meus of liie species ait* left ill the 1 Kast. .Hid \diri) one of these birds does show itself the first impulse of the man or hoy who sips it is to shoot to kill. 'let the eagle is a harmless hird ami ihn's iil lo nobody. Now and then a hald-head eagle fliev over the national capital and a few are to i<e seen in the region of Washington. Inu they ha^e become r.iie l.:i*t spring a large and handsome mi? ruber of the specie* was shot anil killed in i he wood*- hindering Neabsco > reck. uhoiu thirty miles below Washington and close tt? the junction i>f Mmt creek and ilif I'ofomac river. Beruit'i Housing Problem, 1 he return of many Syrians from North and South America, 'he pres ence of the French army of occupa tion, ci\i| officers, Kuropean commer cial ira\ilers, tourists and refugees ha\e together c aused an unprecedented housing shortage :n iiclrm which Is hecoining a serloun problem The local government has attempted to control the rent*; hy a decree but tho upward trend continues. The se\erai hotels devervinf of nDei> tlon ? an a? commodate only about 26u : persons in all The ? ity, with a popu Intlr.n nf T'kwww* ha? liO fir^l Liaa* ho- . tel ? ('iiiimieri e Reports. Canada Liberal to Its Veteran*. The gra'uity pa d b\ j he Oar.ad'.an government to her World war T**?rans *mis I > \ far the rno^t liberal of ali ;h?< allies A married man. ?i'!i 'Jiri-e year" s rvu'i' received a tii.n.u.i.ra of ><WK), it ' id t single man SHJi'i, w),.l? th* cfV ?-* ..rid noncommissioned officer* r? i-miiI more, ? crordftg '? <h*tr tbii - " ' 5 ? ? . Children Cry lor Fl*tch.r'? -.-.5 ' The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over thirty years, has borne the signature of ^ - and has been made under his per ]/*( sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and *4 Just-as-good ? are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children ? Experience against Experiment. Never attempt to relieve your baby with * remedy that you would uae for yourself. What is QASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute tor Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. - It la pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, l Wind Colic and i Diarrhoea ; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sletp? The Children's Comfort ? The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA AtWAYS > Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought IK c C NTAUH OOMMNY.NKWYOWKCITV, IMPROVED SERVICE Via Southern Railway System A romp lete Double Track Line From Atlanta to Washington ONE HOI K AM) 'VKS .Ml.M'TKS <K ICKRR TIME Augusta and Columbia to New York rffectiVe srxniv akji st 1921 No. ;iL> No. 36 Augusta S|)Ofial ' I^eave Augusta, 12:15 p. m. Ijeave Columbia. 3:20 p. m. ? 5:10 a. ui.. l/eave Kork Hill, 6:22 p. in. 8:05 a. in. I^?ave Charlotte, 7:25 p. ni. 10:15 a,, m. Arrive Washington. 7:110 a. n> 11:00 p. in. Arrive New York, 1:30 p. in. .. 6:45 a. m. I'jirly morning (-?unmet i<?n< mn<ic at Washington for Huffalo, l'ith lwrg and all Western New Y'?rk.an?J IVnns.\ Ivania jxtiiits. Tin-: \n;t sta spkcjal is rw.\i?n s i-oh its kk?; clarity < "?ni wnmnt >M?? line ? -omipe. i??n? at junction jMiints. Ilf_'li iMiac-Ju-s i<> Washington. Pullman drawing room ^ ii.tr ?-ar< to Now York. Dining <;ir* for all nmals. Travel on t h?* Southern Kail\\o\ for ronvenience i;ml comfort. CA1.I, ON TICKKT AOKNTS FOK I I l.h INFORMATION. PIU/ MAN KKSKKV \TIONS. KTC., OK \V. K. MH.KK. S. II. Md.AIN, Division Passenger Vgent. District Passenger Agent, Columbia, S. ('. * Columbia, S. C. Chevrolet "490" Touring Car Was $925.00 Delivered Camden Now $725.00, All Charges Paid REDUCED $200* I he Lowest Priced Completely Equipped Automobile on the Market. BUY NOW George T. Little DISTRIBUTOR Goodrich Tires ? Quaker Slate Oil ? Willard Batteries RELIABLE SERVICE ON ALL CARS Member of Cham b ?r of Commerce