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TUB RIVER TUAMRS Jk Cloae-up View A? Described By Geographic Bulletin The Thames, one of the best known at roams i" the world, went on a ram uftge recently and gave the residents #f the usually peaceful valley sights familiar to those who live along such old hands at flooding as the Missis sippi. the Seine and the Yellow River 0f chtnra. Chicken coops and dog ktnuels, garden furniture and even bungalows swirled along where Eng land's holiday crowds normally play un a gentle little river. What the Thames is like ordiuarily told In a bulletin from fhe Wash ington, D. C., headquarter^ of the National Geograpfcc Society. "The Thames seldom has very de ductive floods/' says the bulletin. "It has no. mountains in its basin, only gentlAiitls, and the run-off is uQUsually slow. It is rather a small river as rivera go* only 161 miles long with a drainage basin of about' 5,000 nquare miles. Tho Danube is 10 times, the Mississippi 15 times, and the llhine more than four times as long. Beside '.he, million and a quarter square miles drained by the Mississippi, or even the 76,000 square miles drained by tho Rhine, the Thames basin seems almost insignifi cant. "The birthplace of the Thames is oii!y about 20 miles short of the sea un the western' side of .England, northeast of Bristol and Bath. A umall spring formerly gushed up at what is known as "Thames Head" and trickled in a lazy rill down a meadow. The outflow^ of this head spring is uow piped away to furnish water for the Thames and Severn Canal. But springs abo-und in this region, and about half a mile down the meadow tho infant Thames Is to bo seen in tbfc shape Of a little runnel fully two feet wide. Another half mile, and the Thames as a really respectable brook. Soon its first mill appears, one of the many that dot its banks. By the time Oxford is reached, thanks to many little affluents, the stream Is 150 feet wide, well deserving tho name, 'river/ "The Thames flows through a country rich in historic associations and beautiful rural scenery. The oldest bridge across the stream, fif teen miles above Oxford, was built in the 13th century by monks of a near by abbey. Paradoxically, it is named 'Newbridge.' Already some four centuries old, this structure was the scene of a skirmish in 1644 between Cromwell's forces and those of the Royalists. Not far below Newbridge is the only surviving rope-ferry on the Thames. "At Oxford, still about 60 miles above London, one comes upon a little town known throughout the world, be cause of the men of note who have come from there to shape the des tinies of Great Britain. This has been England's great university town since the 12th century. Traditions arc cherished in Oxford, and equally 60 is architecture. Oxford's old but carefully preserved buildings give it a marked flavor of medievalism. The waters of the Thames, nearly doubled iinj*tee at' Oxford by the infl<>w of ' the Cherwfll, have long been the scene of inter-oolleglate rowing con j testa. "The Thames has a series of a score and a half of locks, an;] through a rather small atream, except near' London, carried a considerable traf fic on barges. By use of tho Thames* an i Severn Canal it is possiblo for barges to go through to ihe west coast of England. J "From Oxford to London, and es pecially between Reading and Wind sor, the Thames flows through some of the most beautiful country in Eng land? This is to London what Long Island and Westchester are to New York. Mansions, palaces, country es tates, parks, colleges and quaint little towns are strung along for mile after mile; while the river itself, here about 200 feet wide, adds with its numerous i bends and lazy flow, a beauty and 'dignity of its Own. At Windsor, 25 miles above London^ is t^e show pal ace of British royalty; and almoat in sight of it downstream is the mod est little meadow-? Runnymede? where the limited status of the British monarchy was fixed for all time when the barons forced King John to sign Magna&hartu. "At 10 or 15 miles above I/ondon the Thames begins to be colored by the great city. Factories have vrept into tho little towns along tho stream, the delightful rural sptfll which has held sway all along is broken. Tide water comes to Teddington, 18 miles above London Bridge, but the strewm does not take on the appearance of an estuary until the muddy banks are reached at the upper edge of Lon don. "Old London Bridge, because of its narrow arches and Wide piers, was almost a dain. It retarded the flow of the tido and made tho river at London in old days a dirty eye-sore. The present London Bridge and tho dozen or more others do not obstruct the flow badly and the river is much cleaner. The appearance of the Thames in the city, too, has been greatly improved in recent decades by the building of extensive quays which have replaced the mud banks that were exposed when the tide was low. "The estuary character of the Thames is apparent at London Bridge, where the stream is 750 feet wide. From London to its mouth, the Thames is one of the world's greatest shipping centers. Quays line the shores and into both banks grWt basins and docks have been carved, where ships are endlessly loaded and unloaded. There is hardly a flag flown that cannot be seen at the masthead of some ship in a casual trip along the lower Thames." Notice to the Medical Fraternity of Kershaw County In making applications for the com mitment of patients to the State Hos pital physicians are^ requested not to use the old commitment blanks, if any they have on hand, as the Board of Regents of the Asylum has adopted a new form and cancelled the old one. i To use the old ones will cause com plications and delay in the commit ment of patients. The new blanks can be obtained at the Probate office. Respectfully, w. l. Mcdowell, Judge of Probate. ^ REAL ESTATE ?-* Homes with large gardens ? Small homes ? Building lots ? Close-in Acreage Camden, perhaps, offers the best values in real estate in the entire South. Un mistakable signs point to substantial ad vances in prices. Choice locations are be ing* rapidly absorbed for permanent homes. CONSULT WITH US BEFORE BUYING We have an unbroken line of satisfied customers running back sixteen years., Our methods are conservative. 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A post card request brings it to you by return maO. H. a HASTINGS CO., 6EED8MEN, ATLANTA, OA. FOUND DEAD IN BED. Discovery Hade That Sanford Starnea Died from Blow on the Head, y On Wednesday morning, February ltf, the report went out from the home of Sanford Starnes, aged te*nant on thr Amos Mutigo lands, near the new KlaL Creek high school building, that he was) found dead by his slaughter early in the morning when she went to his bed to call him to breakfast. Some of. the neighbors having suspi cion of foul play notified Magistrate G. J. Small, who took with him Dr. L. T. Gregory and visited the home to make investigation. There being no outward appearance on the body of any wound or other evidence of vio lence, and no intimation from the in mates of the home of a disturbance of any kind, all information being that nothing unusual had occurred to warrant suspicion t of foul play, the magistrate and physician left in the | belief that death had resulted .from j heart failure. It was while the body was being prepared for burial that the one who was shaving the deceased discovered under the beard of some growth evi dence of a blow having been struck near the temple on one side of the face. The magistrate was again noti fied and learning the information he notified the Lancaster coroner, who came down attended by Sheriff Hunt er and other officers. Dr. Gregory who had also again been summoned, made an incision in the side of the face and discovered that the bone in the side of the head near the ear had been crushed, as if with a hammer or some other blunt instrument. The daughter who acted as' spokesman, maintained that there" had been no disturbance but gave the information that Boyd Vincent, white, and Gus Johnson, ^colored, had spent the night in the home, but sitting up during their stay. So the matter remained shrouded in mystery, the coroner's jury being unable to reach a decision Since, however, Sheriff Hunter, who kept up his investigation, obtained in formation that caused him to arrest the negro Johnson and place him in jail at Lancaster, and the informa tion that has been given The Era re porter is that the daughter now states that the nr;gro made improper ad vances or attempted to assault her, that her father started to her rescue and the negro struck him the blow which inflicted the wounds found upon him. So the matter rests for the present. . There are rumors, however, which, when cleared up, if they prove to be true, will reveal an unsavory state of affairs. Just how much information has been gained or how much is known that is yet to be gathered, is still a mystery, but it is more than likely that the truth will finally be unfolded. ? Kershaw Era. Coon Amputated Leg % Monday night, near Mcl^aurin's mill, Willie D.. Crossland and Claude W. Chappelear caught a big coon that had one of its right feet off. It had probably been ca"ught in a steel trap and had gnawed ita leg in two in or der to get released. The coon was very poor, and no doubt remained in the steel trap sev eral days before iWperformed the op eration that saved it from starving to death, only t-o fall an easy prey to dogs and hunters. The dead animal, with it? bloody stump of a leg and emaciated body, ia mute evidence of the cruelty of the steel trap. ? Bennettsvi'.le Advocate. % Plan Sanctuary For Wild Life ^ ? Greenville., March 5. ? The Wood-i side interests, which have just pur- 1 chased 66,505 acjes of land at Myrtle Beach, will set aside 15,000 acres of land as a wild life sanctuary for all time, it was definitely learned here today. Every specie of animal, shrubbery, the no,rth temperate zone* will be placed wjthrp the* tract, it was said. Many of these are to be found within the vast area. No hunting will ev?r to allowed oa t5e land and foarrfcPwin care for th? preserve for all tin*. THEY KILL BACH OTHER Whit* Man and Negro Dead After Exchange of Shots - Walterboro, March 9.? News of tha tragic death of W. P, SKmian at Bonny Hall plantation, near Yemas ftoe, Saturday Afternoon, has been re ceived here. The slayer of Mr. Slo man, a negro* Walter Clark, is Also dead, having been shot first by Mr. SlomAn. From reports received here, Mr. SlomAn <had some difficulty with this negro, who it seems bore a bad repu tation in the community, and had warned him to stay off the planta tion which Mr. SlomAn hAd in charge. .Saturday afternoon the negro went to the pUntAtion and Mr. SlomAn taking his rifle went in pursuit of the negro, who was driving a Ford car in company with two other ne groes. When Mr. Sloman came up to the car he aslced Clark of the threats he had heard and shot the negro, the bullet taking effect in the leg and stomach. The negro begged Mr. Sloman not to shoot again, say ing he had killed him. Mr. Sloman passed to the rear of the car and when he had gone some steps, Clark, the other negroes said, turned and fired wit'h a .44 caliber Colt revolver, the shot taking effect in Mr. Slo man's back. He went about ten steps and fell dead. Both were dead when friends of Mr. Sloman came up a few moments after the shooting occurred. The tragedy has caused a sensation in this section, which was the K&mu of the Sloman family, there beinif many relatives arid friends in the HenderSonville section of the county. 1 Suicides in Greece are buried sep arate from persons who die natural deaths. The suicide cemetery is next to the city dump. - ? - ~ ANNOUNCEMENT. FOR MAGISTRATE i I hereby announce myself as a can didaUPfor Magistrate for DeKalb Township, subject to the rulea of the Democratic primary. W. L. DePASS, Jr. FOR TREASURER I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the office of Treasurer of Kershaw County in the coming prim ary, subject to the rules and regula tions of the Democratic party. S. W. HOGUE. For Judge of Probate I hereby announce myself a-s can didate for the office of Judge of Probate for Kershaw County* subject to tbe rules of Democratic primary. SAMUEL N. NICHOLSON. Here They Are? ' p /The Economy Twins Pay your money and take your choice. In either case you'll show wise judgment in picking a Pathfinder. Pathfinders are big tough treaded, good looking tires ? made in the world's largest tire factory for folks who've been trying to get long nrleage out of low priced, unknown brands. No coaxing or coddling these babies. They deliver. The manufacturers, guarantee 'em- ? and so do we. We've got your size ? when you want it ? at a price so low you'll be surprised. REDFEARN MOTOR CO. CAMDEN, S. C. Million Dollar Loss? Hardeeville, March 2. ? The most disastrous fire ever to visit this sec tion totally destroyed the home of R. T. Wilson at Palmetto Bluff just across May river from Bluffton Tues day afternon. The entire residence, which was regarded as the most palatial in the lower part of South Carolina, was destroyed, together with practically all the furnishings. Paintings and furniture, pricelesn in their value wore lost. The damage is estimated at more than a million dollars. How much insurance was carried has not yet been learned. MONEY IS LIFE MONEY IS MADE BY EXPENDING THE POWERS OF LIFE; AND THE MONEY SAVED UP GOES TO PROTECT AND PROLONG YOUR LIFE. A SAV INGS ACCOUNT I ft THIS BANK WILL BE AN ASSET TO LIFE. The First National Bank Of Camden, South Carolina *