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about tea ani) tea-tasters London Shop Reaponsible For Boston Tea Party Still Exists. J . In London, on Leadenhall street, there is a grocery' shop which has had an interesting hUtory. It was founded in 1650 and was the first shop in London to sell tea. This store shipped the tea to Boston which was thrown overboard by the New Engenders dressed as Mohawk Indians? the famous Boston tea party. Tea is one of the most interesting of all common beverages. The great majority of the tea used throughout the world comes from Japan, Formosa, Ceylon, India, China, and the Dutch East Indies. Nearly a third of the tea used in America comes from Ceylon. On an average, each American uses slightly less than a pound of tea a year?about 250 cups. We are acquainted with green tea land black tea. As a matter of fact all tea is green until it is made black by a special process. In making green tea the leaves are steamed as soon as they are gathered; but in making black tea the leaves are allowed to ferment before they are dried. The result is that black tea contains much less tannin than greon tea does. In upper Siam tea is pickled for chewing instead of being used as a drink. The leaves are first sun dried and then steamed to rid them of tannin. Next they are weighted down for fermentation, somewhat as the Germans weight down sauerkraut. The resulting substance is placed in the mouth and kept there until the juices are removed. Individuals with these balls in their cheeks are a never-ending source of amusement for travelers in Upper Siam. Everybody has heard of the teatasters. These are persons, generally from England, who make a profession of tasting tea on the plantations in order to determine its quality. These tea-tasters have to be very carefu. with themselves. They cannot smoke, and for several weeks before they begin work they cannot eat any highly seasoned food, because it might impair their delicate sense of taste. Their work is limited to only a few hours a day and they are paid good salaries. | Small quantities of the tea to be tested are put in cups on a large table and one by one hot water is poured into the cups. After the tea has had time to steep the taster sips some of it, notes its flavor and then grades it accordingly. He is very careful not to swallow any of the tea. In spitfc of this precaution, however, the tea has an injurious effect on his health after a few years and as a rule tea-tasters are short-lived. The uniform quality of the tea bought on the market is largely due to their careful work. Even Uncle Sam employs several teatasters to test the product as it i-J imported.?The Pathfinder. Held Annual MArting The annual meeting of the Camden Building and Loan Aaaociation was held Tuesday and the same officers and boartl of director* with the name of Mr. C, C. Whitaker, Sr., as a director was added. The annuui statement juat issued show* one of the beat reports ever issued by thin association. The officers of this asaoclation are John -T. Nettles, president, John S. Lfndsay, secretary an I treasurer, and Kirkland & Kirklami, so,l|cltorH. Notable Part* Here. Leaving Miami Thursday inforning a^t 5:30 o'clock, tne of the big passenger planes of fhe Eastern Air Kx press was expec wdto^vrive aroun 1 .midday ut the Woodward Field, The ship was piloted by Ed. MerriP Aboard were Walter Hinton, first man to fly the Atlantic; Flinor Smith, holder of women's endurance record A. Pendleton Tulliafero, chief.of airways and airports division Unite 1 States department of commerce; A. N'orwop#, of the Western Union, and P. (J. B. Morris, president of the Early Bird. The party expected to make a quick get-a-way in order ;t<> reach New York before dark. The/ expected to change .pilots at Cam^n when Dr. J. E. Owens would pilot the party on to New York. Dr. Owen has been in Camden for some time as relief pilot. He was formerly" a practicing dentist, but has been do ing commercial flying for about eight years. Has Standard Agency. Mr. H. E. Beard, who for a num ber of years has been operating an independent oil business in Camderi, has disposed of his interests in that concern and has now taken over the Standard Oil Company's interests in Camden. He is carrying in gtock all of the Standard's products. Death of Mr. Baxley William D. Baxley, 66, died at hihome in the northern pprt .pf th?* cfty Monday after a long illness. He was a native of North Carolina and had resided here several years. Surviving him is his widow and one son. The body was taken to McColl, S. C., by the Evans undertaking parlors fo funeral and burial. Service at Baptist Church Rev. J. B.Caston. pastor lof the Camden Baptist church announce for Sunday, October 13, that Mr. J. L. Corzine will .speak on "The Great Commission," at 11:15 o'clock. Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock the pas-, tor will preach. His subject will he "What is the Sunday School." The public is cordially invited to all services. Antioch School News. The high school met' Monday after chapel and organized an athletic association. The officers elected for the first semester are: Marie Sparrow, president; Clyde Dority, vice-president; Mildred Reynolds, secretary; David Cassady, treasurer. Three 4-II club boys, Kenneth Jove, Willie Cassady, and Ben R. Galloway left for Clemson college Monday and stayed until Wednesday to cfompetc against either boys of the state in a judging contest. Miss I,ouise Pate, teacher of the second and third grades underwent a tonsil operation at Bishopvijle on Thursday. During Miss Pate's absence Miss Mae Barnes is teaching the sce<gid and third grades. The honor roll for the first montl has been announced as follows: First Grade, C. V. Galloway, Louise Colvin. William GofT, Jennie Hill and David Pate. Second Grade, Maynelle Johnson. Third Grade, none. Fourth Grade, Ellie Pate. Fifth Grade, Mary Pate, Mae Sinclair. Sixth Grade, Bessie Lee Joy. Seventh Grade, Leo Hasty. Eighth Grade, L. E. Peebles. Ninth Grade, none. Tenth Grade, Marie Sparrow, Connie Mae Shiver, Evelyn Branham. Eleventh Grade, none. At Baltimore, Md? Friday last, 12,000 members of the Knights of Columbus. Jewish and Protestant fraternal orders marched in parade. The fraternal orders represented inclu led the K C.t 2,000 strong; Masons, odd Fellow-, Jr. O. U. A. M.f An. -nu Orde: Hibernians, B'nai Berith. ner Jewish fraternities, Red Men. ! -ks and M . >se. No K. K. K. were ;r. the par adi which was in celebrati. of the "Jo-'th anniversary of the four ng of th? Free State of Maryland. Jo- * Iyonsdale of St. Lou - nas beer. v-te.d president of the A .>rienn i .nkers association. The social. is holding its 55th uat const:*;..n in San Francis. his week. A IN -? Buschko, the German w ho ero*w,.,j the Atlantic as a stow.way or. the Graf Zeppelin, has be. r -enter.. e<l to serve three weeks ir. ;>:son a: Berlin, the charge against h being unlawfully entering the sh.p. The International Paipcr t ?... has arranged to sell its Interest the Boston Herald-Traveler to an innamcd group for $7,000,000. A Buddhist monk serving year sentence in a jail at Rangoon, India, for sedition, died Friday as a result of a hunger strike. ' * -rrtrrr*. .- rssfcss*. ----- Clemaon College Saga Plant Grains Early * ? Clemson College, Oct. 5.? planting, thin heeding mid poor inoculation are the ihost common ctliw of failure to succeed with winter legumes In South Carolina, according to observations and report# by many farmers, nay# T. S. Buie, head of the agronomy division. "nWrder that a winter legume nj$y develop a satisfactory root system before cold leather it is necessary that it be planted earlier than Is often the case/' continues d)r. "Buie. ["Experiments conducted at Clemson College and other places in the state have shown that a much better early season growth, as well as a higher total yield is secured when the winter legume is planted before October "The cost of seed may seem to be eonsbUrnablc, but when compared with t he expected profits one sees that a failure to plant sufficient seed M false economy. From 30 to 40 pounds i>jk Austrian field pea seed, or from 2& to 30 pounds of vetch seed should l>e planted per acre. If rye or oats used this amount may be reduced*stJntewhnt. "If pro|>e|f growth is to be made, inoculation of the legume with the p: uper bacteria is absolutely necessary. On many farms the organisms are present and inoculation is not necessary. The safest ryle to follow, however, is to inoculate either with commercial cultufe or soil unless it is known that this is unnecessary." Union To Meet at Westville The Woman's Missionary Union quarterly meeting of Kershaw Asso- i ciation will be held Saturday, Octo- j ber 12, at Westville. Miss Emma ] Leachman, field worker of the Homo < Mission Hoard and Miss Bewley Hun- < singer, one of our state officers are i among the speakers. An interesting < program has been prepared and it is hoped that all churches will send representatives..?.Mrs. G. A. Creed, Su- , perintendent. , Cotton Ginnings in County. Mr. Thomas T Truesdale announces that cotton ginnings given in by gin- i ners of Kershaw county up to Qcto- i ber 1, 11)29, show that there were 1 2,247 bales as compared with 2,946 ; bales ginned prior to October 1, 1928. < Kershaw County Corn in Fairs - Eight progressive Kershaw County Farmers are competing this year in the state-wide corn contest. The following farmers have entered corn exhibits in the Pee Dee fair in Florence: W. D. MeDowall, R. C. 'McCoy, W. L. Miles, Paul BrowO, Grettys, N. P. Gettys. 'B. C. Truesdale, E. C. Pearce and W. C. Seagle. These corn exhibits will also "be shown in other district fairs in South Carolina and in the state fair in Columbia, says Henry D. Green, the eounty agent. ? / When we consider that the average corn production in South Carolina is only 12 bushels per acre, it behooves us to take certain steps to increase this yield. This can best be done by using legumes, such as hairy vetch, Austrian peas, clovers, &ojfl beans and velvet beans. Approved Ginneries ; The Chamber of Commerce ufl nounces the following approved gfl for the county: Camden Oil mH Swift & Company,. Bhaihle Bros., 1* Wade Ratcliffe, Ca/satt; Wade Fa:-1 cliffe, Bethune; John D. Nelson, BM ney; H. G. Carrison,. Sr., Camdifl Dr. S. M. McCaskill, Camden, if Guion, Lugoff; A G Clarkson, lioytiM W. A. Boykin, B. D. Boykin, BoylriS R. A. Vaugh^n, Camden, rfd; MacVB ey-Jones Co., Liberty Hill;~"C. Ca Whitaker, Camden; . Burns Ginnerya Camden; "Carl Roseborough, Lugoff.j| The body ^pf a full-grown sea ek-J phamt contains about 70. gallons ofl pure oil. Iodine Products Stores ! FRIDAY-SATURDAY SPECIALS (OCTOBER 11, 12) ? . Patronize the stores which are owned j and operated by South Carolinians. Be Jew we quote you a few of our Special | Prices. Pay us a visit and you will find our entire stock, marked down to where i your dollars buy more: I SUGAR?Fine Granulated, 10 lb limit, 10 lbs.,.. 57c ! j Coffee?-Maxwell House, per pound 45c | COFFEE?Hulk, very >ptfclal ^tJHora# Run" per lb 27c S TOM A.TOKS?i-No. 2 C a A Three Cans 25c 9 IfEAKS?Lord FairfaxV-'Lima's, medium, per can 15c i Bean^/vLd Fairfax, Li mas, very small, per can.... 20c Bearif, Ld, Fairfax, Limas, very small, ptTcan.,., 25c | BEANS,/JLd Fairfax, Cut Green Stringiest) <dan 10c BEETS, No, 2 can Lord Fairfax, per can 10c SOAP, Octagon, Be size, eight bars for . .:. 28c " SOAP, P. & G// 5 cents size, eight bar* for 28c j MILK?Carnation Tall, three cans for 25c | MILK?Carnation, baby, 6 cans for 25c j, Apple Butter, maiden Blush, 38 oz jar, per jar .... 25c Pork & Beans, JBull Iletul Brand, in Tomato _Shtic6, three cans for 25c ? KETCHUP, Bull Head brand, 14 oz bottle, per bat 18c SALMON?Loyal Pink, 2 cans 29c Peanut Butter, Gold Arrow, large 16 oz barrel .... 20c MALT?Blue Ribbon, per can 59c STAR WASHING POWDER, eight packages 28c MACARONI, Golden Age, 7 ^ounce pkg, per pkg 5c Patronize Your Iodine Products Stores AND THE HOME BOYS AT , 1028A Broad Street 549 DeKalb Street W. L. Gettys, Manager T. C. Gladden, Manager Announcing Plain Facts Uncle Joe Spivvins dropped in the other day and was telling us that when he was a baby they used to keep him amused all day by putting molasses on his finger tips and giving him a feather to play with. "Yet, I was a cute baby at that," he said, TIere are a few ?plain facts also: KRKAM KRUSXT bread builds health and strength, Eat plehty of it. You'll fin4 KREAiM KRUST bread wholesome and a,pi>etizing. Every loaf of generous size. Electrik Maid Bake Shop FLOWER BULBS HYACINTHS?Large 12 l-2r NARCISSUS?Large Paper White . .10c TULIPS?Selected Darwin 5c LAWN GRASS | Rye, Evergreen, Winter Mixture. Guarj anteed to Germinate. Prices just right c Flower Seeds and Vegetable Seed W. ROBIN ZEMFS DRUG STORE Telephone 30 Quick PelireVy I'. 1 11 - ^ ' J "?? ? .? ?; . * - 9 .%sVXT? . .~4 Hairy Vetch! SEED I iJJUIJL/ |9;c per pound I F. O. B. Charleston . j f. Immediate shipment of high quality I Send orders either direct s to us or I through Mr. Henry I). Green, your Coufr If ty Agent. . I Inquiries invited for anything-else in i the Seed Line. . * W. H. Mixson Seed Company I Largest Wholesale Seedsmen Southeast CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA I * " / lv-;, ' Ill 4 ** -H 111 - - ^ J .'j-j ] Charier No. 9,083 Reserve District No. 5 vH I Statement of Condition of I The First National Bank I In the State of South Carolina at the Close of Business on Oct.' 4, 1929 II RESOURCES 'I !| Loans and Discounts $462,235.29, j j Overdrafts 1,770.48" ' I I | United States Government securities owned 52,700.00 - '? J j Other bonds, stocks, aiid securities owned 138,664.14-*:. III Banking House, $29,858.26; Fur. and Fixtures $3,949.52 f 33,807.76; " "7; I I | Real estate owned other than banking house 4,867.| I | Reserve with Federal Reserve Bank ..., 17,333.61 II I Cash and due from banks 32,940.51 ' J II Outside checks and other cash'ltems ; 4,287/75* ? - I j Redemption fund with U. S. Treas and due from U. S. Treas 2,500.00.. ... ?g|l i | Other assets 373.54 jl || Total $751,480.24 | | i LIABILITIES , 11 II Capital stock paid in $75,000.00 j jj Surplus 25,000JD0 H f Undivided profits?net 9,067.87 m j Reserves for dividends, contingences, etc 9,046.21 *^| Circulating notes outstanding 50,000*00 : "D ue banlcs, including certified and cashiers' checks outsandirijg 169.74 El J Demand deposits 146,243.53 i Time deposits 350,985.89 i I Bills payable and rediscounts - 85,967.00 ji Total p._ $751,480.24 I STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA I II COUNTY OF KERSHAW I, S. W. .Van Landingham, Cashifer of the above named bank, do ^JI j solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my know- I I | ledge and belief. a I S. W. VanLANDINGHAM, Cashier ? ^ ; I Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of Oct., 1929 R. T. GOOD ALE, Notary Public ! || Correct?Attest: s I . C. J. SHANNON, JR., j j L. A. WITTKOWSKY u Directors II ji| JOHN T. MACKEY M