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' FACTS A BOOT ANIMALS. An Told Hy James tfdward Hunger ? ford in "Our Dumb Animal*." The lioness, iii timea of j ciil, will come to thy assistance of hor mate, hut not so with the lion, who show., a decided ' yellow MtrnL," ;.u I. v. h? -n in danger will leave his mate to light her own battle*. The lion does not chew its food^ consisting of about twelve pounds of beef a day, when in captivity, but swallows in in Chunks, except when it, lieVs it ojF the bones with its tongue, which is like a sharp rasp, then the meat comes ort' in shreds. So sharp are the spines in its tonguo that three . playful licks on your hand will take & the skin off. In seeking safety fom the attacks of the tiger, hunters have often found a small tree a safe refuge. The tiger it* a powerful swimmer, but not a tree climber. . Its whiskers are stiff quills, like thoso of the porcupine, and ate so sensitive that it depends on them al most entirely for gutda^qe* when prowling in the jungle at night. An elephant's instinct tells him not to cross a bridge that will not hold his weight. This has often occurred against his keeper's judgment. No coaxing or threatening will cause him to cross it, until it has been strength ened, then he will go across it without any coaxing or force. The elephant is provided with twen ty-four enormous teeth, only eight of which, however, four in each jaw, tjre in action at one time. The other two sets, of eight each, are reserve teeth, coming into use a as the others are worn out. The stomach of the hippopotamus, or river horse, will hold about four bushels. Its food consists of roots and water plants in its native land, and liay, carrots and cabbage, in cap tivity. It has llong been supposed that the hippo sweats blood. This mistake arises from the presence on its skin of redish brown oil globules, which serve to keep the -thick -hide nl lonf The hyena has the Strongest jaws in the animal kingdom, and secures the marrow in the bones, left by the lions, by cracking them with its teeth, then .eating not only the marrow, but also the bone, which the powerful acids of its stomach readily dissolve. The hyena is considered a desirable citizen, because it is a thorough-going scavenger. The jaguar rnUhrs fish by tying a log ovt i the wait r, and flipping i In in mil with it:-, claws. One of it* favorite dithea i.. turtles u.Mii turtle . ; }s - I I is tilt- "el tigi'e" of' South America, and the largest of the cut* in the Westcn, Hemisphere. It can bo dlfriJnyulshed by a chain of black sploUlu^ {Uong its back, which are ; waiiiiii^^ui the coac Qf the1 lejpard. J The kangaroo a,t birth lis. scarcely j the size of ti mouse. It is placed by I the Mather in a pou<*h peculiar to the marsupials, where it stays for weeks, Anally growing large enough to crawl out and lu^> around. The opossum is tin- only aiwj^jkl in the WeU.-rn llemi .-lu-re possessing a pouch like th^f; kangaroo. The female kangaroo when being pursued by hunters, will throw out her offspring and leave; thentf to t ht* i r fair. The giraffe ha* very prominent eyes and little depresions behind them so that it can see in every direction, without turning its head. When a giraffe desires to feed on some temp ting grass, it lies down, eats all within its reach, and then move's. I^s hoofs aro very dangerous weapons, but full as -damaging is t^ie use of its head, which it swings from side to side with ^lodge-haipmer force. The. leopard seems to have a mania for destruction, often killing wantonly every sheep in a ilock, where a lion would only kill one for food. Tree tops are the favorite haunts of the leopard; its black rosettes blending so perfectly with its surroundings that it is almost invisible. For this reason, it would not change its spots; even if it. could. The large ape called the gibbon i% perfectly formed to excel in gymnas tics. Its arms and hands are long and powerful; its shoulders and chest are broad, to give exceptional lung power, nrfri- the lower part of ttB body awf legs aro small, so that there 1s no Un necessary weight to carry. By seiz ing a brartch and swinging itself once or t\Viee to gain force, it launches it self though the air thirtv or forty feet to another branch, which it never misses. The gibbon is of a very gen tle nature and >s easily tamed. The stripes on the zebra are a striking example of protective colora tion, for when it lies down in the dry, dust-covered grass of the African plains, the color of the grass matches t^ie ground color of its coat, and grass shadows match its stripes, rendering it almost invisible. If domesticated, it would be vnluahU , I., . huso it ty im-< nuine to the bite of thy poisonous t*?#t*e rty, ? ?? ? - *-?-??? ? ~r A poisonous snake caji bt? distin guished by the fact that the pupil of its eye ^elliptical, lik<> the ^ t ? * pupil of a common bouse eat. All lion poi i sonous knakes have a circulffT pupil. A snake's mouth can accomodate food ! tea times the; size of its head, because its lower jaw, being in two parti, ! separates ut the chin, and the skin of the throat stretches until tluro is ! rtiom fo the food to pass. After feed ing, thef snake sleeve for weeks* until difestfcffl is complete. * I Jack Kind's (Comedians He^e Next ? Week. Jack King's Comedians will show 'here und^r canvas Monday, Oct. 15th. The following clippings concerning the show is taken from the St. Pet ersburg paper: "Jack King's Comedians beyond ?any doubt one of -tho* cleanest and best con^ianies that ever visited St. Petersburg, have#since Monday night, been playing tojlarge and most ap preciative audiences irv their mam moth tent theatre. . * ? "Their equipment 4<?notea aucceaa and ability, for everything is kept clean and looks good. Better than the equipment is the cast of charac ters used in their daily performances. These people are real actors free from statements and acts of tke inferior degree, that ajy so of teg noted in this class of shows, and the people of St. Petersburg are judges enough to ap preciate a show of this kind. Applause is abundant during each performance and plays are considerably above the average. . v "Every person connected with the show from manager to advance agent, makes it a point to see that the peo ple assembled get the very best re sults possible. Comfortable seats are provided , rowdy or boisterous people are qyluded from the tent and taking the snow as a whole/~we are free in stating -that it is the best yet to visitf St, Petersburg/' V Hurst Released on Bond. Greenwood, Oct. 4. ? O. A. Hurst, the yourig white man who was sen tenced to serve three years on the county chaingang or in the state penitentiary by Judge Henry . Till man yesterda/ in county court, was released on an appeal bond of $1,000 this afternoon for his appearance' at tho March term of court of general sessions here. Hurst returned to his home at Camden last night. STUDENT LOSES MFB. l>u . From Injury Sustained Durinif Fool hall Praclue. Cliiitou, Oct* 8,r~ A pall of sorrow waa east over thd Presbyterian Col ["lege and the city of Clinton tonight l , the death*of Gary Clyde Brown at the Hay's Hospital/ death being duo to injuries sustained Thursday after noon in football practice. Drovyn, right crut ?hi the varsity team, in U*<* srriui mage, fell aud sustained injuries to his spiQai cord, which resulted in a j .n alynis of his entire body. The young player was rushed to the hos pital, where every possible medical attention was given and care taken for hl? comfort. He was operated on Sunday morning by Dr. W. A* Boyd, of Columbia,* abated by Dr. K. E. Aii.-i of ('?m. ster; Or $ <" Days and Dr. I. J. Peake, of this city. Hope was held that the operation would provo beneftqal, but he gradually sank through yesterday and today until the untimely end came tonight shortly after 6 ^>'clock. , Young Brown was a native of Black Mountain; N. 0., in the twenty secoml yqar of his age and a member of the sophomore clasg^at the Pres byterian college. ^ 1 ? 'I- ? Injured in Wild Auto Drive. Columbia, Oct. *7. ? Following a daah .through the principal streets of* Co lumbia eight city blocks in Which one automobile was hit and two others grazed, according to the local police, the car driven by J. C. 'McDonald, of Hamlet, N. C., cashier at Sumter, S. C., for a paving contracting com pany, was demolished and its driver injured. Mr. McDonald, who was taken from beneath the overturned car, remained unconscious for several flours at a local Hospital, where, late tonight, it was said that it ia? not be lieved he is seriously injured. Two Newspaper Men Die. Charleston, Oct. 5. ? J. o. Sullivan, foreman of* the composing room of the News and Courier, was suddenly stricken with a heart attack shortly after reporting for work tonight and died a few minutes later. B. F. Miller of the r^portorial staff of the News and Courier also passed awAjT during the day. The two men wofe warm friends and it is thought Mr. Sullivan was worrying over the death of Mr. Miller. . - TO THE BpHRONICLE | State Fair To Be Good. The 54th annual South Carolina State Fair wil be held in Columbia October 22-27, six days and six nights. Fair officials are confident that it is to be the greatest exhibition over of fered by this association and believe that the .attendance will break all records. From all sections of the state most encouraging reports come. Tlte en tries are .unusually large, exhibits space is atia premium, fine cattlfi and swine have been entered from all sec | tions of the country, the poultry show will be one of the best ever eeen in the south, horse-racing has been care fully planned, there will'Jje a regular feast of football With Carolina-Clem son and D&vidson and Furman, offer ing athletic events. ? In ^addition to these things the gov ortimont til HprutJnCr th?? rti?nlny it h?iH at the national dairy show and many other additional features. Attractive night programs have been arrangd at considerable expense and from all sides the fair of 1D23 gives promise of being one of which the entire state will be poud. The railroads have offered reduced rates, free parking space has been provided for automobiles, steps have been taken to eliminate dust and other things have been done for the conven ience of the visitors. ' . R. M. ?ooper, Jr., Wisacky, is pres ident of the fair society and 1). F, Kind of Lexington is the secretary. * The DucksVGo4 His Cotton. An old darkey wanted to get credit at the country store when tho pro prietor asked "how come" he Wanted tiredit when he had a good crop of cotton. "Bos, it was dis way. Dfe ducks got 'bout all <tet cotton." "What do you mean the ducks got . it?" "Well, you see-," explained the old man, "I sent dat cotton up.tp Mem- . phis an1 4ey~ deducts the freight; fin* -? dey deducts thd storage charges, dey deducts the commission, an' doy deducts the tabces? yes, sah, dfe ducts got tfbout all tlat cotton an' dat's why I'm li^ro TfHvort , ? ; ; Ralph Douglas,! fomerly , president of a linoleugr company, and fejjuteff ~ to be worth one million dollars at one 4 time, was arfested in New Yok Tues day on a charge of embezzling $17,000 from a San Fancisco concern. The city of Charleston, W. Va.,has t ? entered the retail gasbline trade and proposes to sell gas at cost in order to force down tha price of retailers. Our Storje has always been known as Camden9 s We are listing below a few of the many specials that our store is crowded full of ? ~ , . a \ * * ft* i Greatest Bargain Givers . We know that our prices are the lowest that can b& had . A visit is all we ask . Our Prices will convinceyou 250 Men's antl Your^r Men's Suits - all sizes and styles, values up to $29.50. Schlosburg-'s Price ? $ 14.95 10 cases Children's Tan Scufflers, sizes 8 to 2, a $3.00 value. Schlosburg's Price $1.79 75 Children's Coats, all fine quality, all sizes, values up to^$10.00. Schloshui'g-'s Price $ 4.98 2 cases line Dress Gingham, all new checks and patterns. 25c value Schlosburg's Price - 15c yd. 3 cases Men's Fine Dress Shoes, 3 styles, all sizes, a ?5.00 value. Schlosburg-'s Price $ 2.69 pr. 200 All Wool Army Blankets. They are worth $5.00. Schlosburg-'s Price $2.74 100 dozen Ladies' Silk Hose, all colors, firsts, 75c value. Schhlosburg-'s Price 39c pr 2?ases Household Cloth, all new. patterns Fine for covering's and play clothes, 25c value. . Schlosburg's Price . . .. 15c yd 50 dozen Men's Heavy Slipova Sweaters, all sizes, $2.75 value, Schlosburg's Price $1.79 ' ii 3 cases Men's Solid Leather Army Shoes, guaranteed to you. Real $5.50 value. Schlosburg's Price . ; $2?8 pr . 50 dozen Men's Blue Overalls and Jump ers, all sizes. $1.50 value. Schlosburg's Price 98c 3 cases Children's Black an$ Tan Button Shoes, sizes 5 to 8, $1.50 value. Schlosburg-'s Price 79c pr 150 pair Men's Heavy Army Work Shoes, all leather, $4.50 value. Schlosburg's Price $2.50 5 cases Women's Black' Work Shoes, oak soles, all sizes, $3.50 value. Schlosburg's Price $1.98 pr. 50 do^en Women's Fine .'Slipova Sweat ers, all colors and styles, $3.50 value. +1 Schlosburg's Price *..... $i&8 300 pairs Men's Heavy Khaki Trousers, all siz?s, $3.75 value. Schlosburg's Price . . .? . $1.74 One lot Women's Fine Hats, all styles and colors, value Up to $7.00. ' * Schlosburg's Price : . . . . $2M 25 dozen Boys' Overalls, the good grade of Blue Denim , $1.25 value. Schlosburg's Price 89c pr ? 1 lot of Ladies' Underwear all sizes, a dol lar value. Schlosburg's Price 48c 15 cases Women's Fine Mahogany and Kid High Top Shoes, real $5.00 values. Schlosburg's Price . . . . $2J98 944-48 S. BROAD STREET "the price is the THING" -?v CAMDEN, SOUTH