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by Children Need I a liquid Laxative ] ir temporary reJi?f children wLii unwise doaing with harsh KJhartn-s may, cause bowel strain, eve- set-up irritation in the JJJjeys. A property prepared liquid lawiUvc brings a more natural mpve *-.? There is no .discomfort at the Bw aud m weakness after. You bavc to give the child "a double Bdotf" a cr two ^tor. constipation be safely relieved : kchiJdw? 'Yesf say medical men. i i'Ycsf" say many mothers who have t loikwed this sensible medical advice: 1 II Select a good liquid laxative. 2. ; (jive the dose you find suited to the B,y?tem 3. Gradually reduce the dose, ' B/f*i*':i,r<1' ??til the bowels are movHL naturally without aid. ^?^An approved liquid laxative (one Btbtt is widely used for children) is H}r. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. The Hgild laxative action lit this excellent preparation is the best form of help ; for children ? and grown-ups, top. j Hie dose can be regulated for any i H geor need. HTyour druggist sells Dr. Caldwell's j Syrup Pepsin. lillinger Not First To Use Wood Guns B Columbia, Nov. 6.?Wooden guns Bere effectively used by South CaroKiians more than 150 years before Kim Dillinger employed one to escape Horn an Indiana prison, it was reHntly pointed out by J, Rion McKis*Hick, dean of the school of journalism Bt the University of South Carolina. Hhose utilized in this state took the of cannon in the Revolutionary i | Learning that a British detachment Bpder Col. William Henry Mills was Homing down the Pee Dee river in He summer of 1780, patriots under Btbe lead of James Gillespie and Maj. Tristram Thomas gathered at Hunt's Blolf, about 25 miles below Cheraw, Between Darlington and Marlborough . counties, to intercept the expedition. Ba battery of wooden guhs was hastHjr constructed and placed immediateBl on the bank in a sudden bend of b river." according to the historian, ^ cCrady. "In due season, as the lowly moving flotilla appeared, n lost imposing demonstration was Hade by the gallant Thomas and unHnditiona! surrender demanded." The British authorities charged that there Boas absolute treachery on the part ^ f their militia, who, they contended, tuc in mutiny against Colonel Mills, the American accounts admit that it ,^ks not unlikely that there was am. j Understanding with some of the lcadof the party. "However B^ may have been, no resistance was ttempted and the capture was efIn the same year another British [ commander, Col. Rowland- Rugeley, vd made a stockade around his house m the neighborhood of Camden, and > it had collected 112 men. Col. jH'l'iam Washington, a patriot leader, Ma small force set out to attack ( j18 post. Repeating the device used I Hunt s Bluff, he "threw up a few set of earth into the form of an jrthwork, and mounted behind it li?wne logs with the appearance of gun.s, demanding an immediate "" eJKier," says McGrady. "Rugeley, Reived and frightened by the ap ?w*nee of artillery, obeyed the sum;|*ons, and without -firing a shot, surjBW?red his whole party." Ramsay, ler historian, asserts that just j* Pine log was used and that it, ( **vated a few feet from the earth I by its branches which stuck in the ground, was moulded by the imagination of the garrison into artillery, completely equipped with all the apparatus of death." News of Interest In And Near Bethune Bethune Nov. 6.-Miw Edith ayburn and Mrs. James King comnfimen ted Mrs. Emery Parker, the farmer Miss Ruth Jones, with a delightful kitchen shower at the home of Miss ( lyburn lust Friday afternoon. In a setting of Japanese marigold? and autumn leaves four tables were arranged for heart dice. Mrs. Parker won high score prize. After the games delicious refreshments were served bv the hostesses. The honor guest was the recipient of numerous useful gifts. The "Men of the Church" club gave a Aty supper at the King-Davis hotel last I uesday evening. During the business session the following officers /or ^ie year: President, Neil Truesdale; vice-president, J. N. McLaunn; secretary, J. H. McDaniel. Dr. Barron, Of Columbia, speaker of the evening, was introduced by the Rev. J. N T. Keels, pastor of the Jietnuno I roabv t^rian church. Jius subject Vi as "Dove?God's Dove and Man's Dove. His forceful address was greatly enjoyed. Mr. Keels, of Columbia, father of the Rev. J. N. T. Keels, was a guest at the meeting. Miss Sara Gettys spent the week end. in Camden at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Campbell announce the birth of a son, Charles Eddie, Thursday, November D Born to Mr. and Mrs. Benton King, Monday, October 2fJth; A daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Jake A. Catoe announce the birth of a son, Saturday, November 3. Mrs. Catoe was the former Miss Myrtle Ratcliff. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Young announce the birth of a son during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Daney, of Camden, were the guests Sunday of Mrs. Daney's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith. Mr. and Mrs, Charlie Parker, of Jacksonville, Fla., visited relatives here during the past week. Mrs. Parker will be pleasantly remembered here as Miss Marie Clyburn, haying moved to Florida some years ago. She and Mr. Parker were married the latter part of Qctobeiv^-^' Mrs. Nettie Glace, of Columbia, was the recent guest of Misses Maggie and Nettie Brannon. The teachers in the Bethune schools were one hundred per cent in attendance at the Kershaw County Teachers'Association, which met in Camden last Thursday afternoon. William Estridge and Jake Smith, of the C. C. C. camp at Moncks Corner, spent the week end at their respective homes here. Mrs. Clara Davis and children, Gerry and Johnny, visited Mrs. Davis' mother, Mrs. John McSween, of Darlington, during the week end. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. G. Byrum, of Waxhaw. N. C., were guests of the Z. P. Gordons Sunday. The ladies of the Methodist W. M. U. are observing this as a week of prayer for missions. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Ratcliff spent Wednesday in Chrrrle,ston. Mrs. Wade Atkinson and Miss Mary Brannon were guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Brannon, Friday. Dr. E. Z. Truesdale has been a patient at the Columbia hospital since early last week. His numerous friends sincerely hope he may soon regain his usual health. Miss Annie Ruth Ratcliff, Miss Ruby Davis, W. A. McDowell and Roland Outlaw visited Winthrop college Sunday. The women of the Baptist W. M. U. had a study course last week, the text book used being, "Outriders for the King." Carey Gardner, of Hartsville, spent the week end with his mother, Mrs. G. H. Haney. W. S7F ox, who teaches in the Bethune high school visited his parents in Batesburg recently. Misses Oneida Outlaw and Lillie Mae McQuage gave a.Hallowe'en paVty for the younger set at the home of Miss Outlaw Wednesday evening. The hours were pleasantly spent witn games and other amusements. Refreshments were served by the hostesses. wm No. 436 _tI_ I' STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF TOE I MERCHANTS AND FARMERS BANK i located at bethune, s. cr, at the close . 1 OCTOBER 17, 1934 - ? I - Resource# $31,801.02 wis and Discounts ....".. * ? 2,991.36 drafts (secured by cotton) ....... 9,476.00and stocks owned by Bank 1,818.40 ^niiture and Fixtures ! . . . 1,068.76 House 8,923.84 Real Estate Owned 18,469.86 on hand and duo from Banks 1,560.10 ^Atnges for the Clearing House 84.40 i^Housc Account ......'. 2,530.41 "lection Account * - ' I ... $78,723.14 i total ?: 1 Liabilities $20,000.00 jtfWl Stock Paid in 8,000.00 Patois Fund *'"V/rL 2,936.77 ^divided Profits Less Expenses and Ta,xes P0^ $36,098.60 I 10,432^6 K' *- 828.17 47,359.53 Cashier's and Certified Checks .V/... 426.84 W* to Banks 1 ? * : ... $78,723.14 _total ...#** > ? ? I** Sett, Q.?U.>,-p??tT ot K"*"' ^ B?d I**. JJfoje me came O. B. McRtaPo?* ?utMMt la a wm >*? 4.IT .worn. tk.t U. "bor. *"d b,nt. INm to ud -. thl. Slat ltMIrtiSS Mot^FSSteLr"-*0"-1"I '#. ...... I: ' r River Used as Postman During Siege of Paris 1 During the siege of Paris by the ! German* in 1870 the post office a<1iiiinlhtrutlon hit upon the expedient In addition to the balloons, of enclosing letters in Mnull sine globes, witter i tight and hermetically sealed, and dropping them Into tho Seine. Thero they flouted, If they were not captured by the Germans, down the river to the French lines, where a net stretched across thu river gathered them in, und they were sent on their way. Lmfortunnjely, for the French, tho Germans discovered the character of those zinc floats, and as they could not hope to see and fl^h out hy ordinary means all the letters that went down thus, they stretched across tho river, at Villeneuve Saint Georges, ? net of their own and effectually stopped this system of postal communication. 1 he zinc balls nod their use were pretty nearly forgotten, when about twenty years ago a fisherman found in the Seine, near \ illeneuve, a queer looking globe of zinc. With u largo knife he opened it. and found three hundred letters, still legible, and all dated December, 1870. They Were delivered to the postal authorities and were forwarded to their destination after having been in the river for many years. Odd Floating Islands Grow Tre^s, Vegetables Near the City of Mexico Is the Lake of Xochlmllco, nearly covered with floating gardens, called chlntunpas, on which are raised flowers and vegetables for the city markets. They are formed of floating masses of water I plants, covered with soil, and secured by poplar stakes. The latter take root, and surround tho Islands with living hedges. Among the largest natural floating Islands are those formed by tangled masses of trees and brushwood curried down by great rivers. On the Mississippi and Its tributaries these islands are known as "rafts." One of the most remarkable of these rafts began forming In the Atchafalaya, one o? the lower arms of the Mississippi, In 1778, and gradually Increased until by 1810 It had expended to ten miles In length, over six hundred yards In width, and eight feet In depth. Although It rose and fell with the water, tt was solid enough to support the growth of trees, some of which were sixty feet In height. This vast obstruction was linally removed by the state of Louisiana at great expense. E*rth and Sun Distance The distance bnfwop ?he earth and sun varies from something more than 91 .(KXI.OOO miles to something more than 9-1,000,1X10. The mean distance is calculated to be about 92,81X1,000, The earth is nearest the sun In eurly January and farthest away In early July. That the distance has nothing to do with the seasons may be seen from the fact thnt while It Is winter In the northern hemisphere, It Is summer lrr the southern. The real reason for the seasonal changes Is the fact that the earth's axis Is at an angle (23^ degrees) with relation to Its path around the sun. ,At that season of the year when our northern hemisphere Is tipped toward the sun, Its ' rays fall more directly upon us, and we have summer. Womtn Quiet Sleepers Women get to sleep more quickly and sleep more quietly throughout the night than men. This conclusion made In a recent scientific Investigation is cited by the Iowa state department of health. The Investigation also found that judging by the mnsfular movements, the first hour of sleep for the normal child Is the most active period and the next most active Is the last regular hour of sleep. The normal child Is most quiet during the second one-Half hour after retiring. A "quiet sleeper" may be active for an hoar and the "restless sleeper" for two hours during his sleeping time at night Early Ui? of Mullein Following mankind to America, mullein was cultivated at first because It was thought a good remedy for colds, and pretty women used the soft-rough leaves to rub color Into their cheeks. During the days of witchcraft excitement In New England the long dry stalks, growing In circles about an original plant In pastures and on mountain sides, were called hag-tapers, because people thought that there the witches had held their dances by night and used the dry mullein stalks to light their devll's-broth-maklng and Sabbath dances. The Calendar The French divided the year Into 12 months, of 80 days each. In regular years there were Ave extra days, from the seventeenth to the twentyfirst of (the Gregorian calendar) September, and at the end of every four years there was a sixth extra day. This calendar was In use from November 22. 1793 to December 81. 1806. when It was discarded and the Gregorian calendar re-adopted. ? ?? Mental Disorders Paranoia Is a form of mental disorder characterised by delusions of persecution and of one's own greatness. Dementia precox (precox denoting early llfeV (s a mental disorder arising In late adolescence or early adult Oft, characterised by foeeof lntei eel in and participation In practical and nodal Ufa, Incoherence of thought and aetio?, aadeUker signs. ^ J.1UJU u ?.'mi ii' I wmmm Keeping Doctor j Stork Busy Kansas City, Nov. 3.?That provoibiul bird with the bundle and an inclination to race doctors is tlubUergasted. "l)o you mean to say," he asked as .'he rested wearily on one leg. "there actually are folks who cun't find a job? Brother, I never worked so hurd in all my life as I did this year. I "$omo people seem to have the silly idea that after 1 took the quintuplots to the Dionnes at Callander, ! Ontario, last May 28, 1 just settled down to a quiet business. Such ignorance. Let's have a look ut the, I records." And here are some of the things j those records showed: The 23rd baby was born October 24 ! at Sapulpu, Okla., to 38-year-old Mrs. Joe Tom Horn and her 44-yearold husband.' Quadruplets, triplets and two sets of twins have been included among the list. Ten children are living. J. 11. Baucom recently asked the Florida emergency relief administration if pensions for fathers with more than 14 children were not a good idea. .Small wonder. ' He had 21 children and was expecting No. 22 at the time. At Salem, Mass., Mrs. Alton F. Marshall, 24, gave birth last August to her fourth and fifth children within a period two years, seven months and 30 days. In Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, three sisters placed their claim of being Canada's leading mothers by listing 56 births?21, 19 and 16, respectively. In San Francisco, Mrs. Vena Hogland, a grandmother at 31, pointed with pride to five living generations in her family. , John L. Kirlin, 78, became the father of a baby girl in .{Lincoln, Neb., September 22. It was the seventh child for the 35-year-old mother, who had six by a previous marriage. Kavilili, an Eskimo mother, owning a $1,000 fur coat and traveling by airplane, said at Anchorage, Alaska, j this year that she knew she had , "about 20" children but: "I no count them any more?I lose the count. Trouble to have so many?x No much. I like babies." Mike and Rose Latorra took a fam- j ily of 19 from their Chicago suburban I home to the World's fair this year, asserting "the only thing that gives us much trouble: is buying shoes and spaghetti." Little Hope Held For Original Alice Westerham, fcngland, Nov. 4.? Doctors tonight said Mrs. Alice Liddell Hargreavee, the original Alice in Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland," was "about the came." She was reported dying following a heart attack while riding in an automobile about two weeks ago. She has been unconscious off and on for the last 72 hours. Little hope was held for j her recovery. Her sister, Miss Rhoda , Liddell, and her son, Capt. Cayrl Hargre'aves, were at her bed. She is 62. New Zodiac Sign? "Now boys," said the teacher, "tell me the signs of the zodiac. "You first, Thomas." "Taurus, the Bull." "Right! Now you, Haloid, another one." "Cancer, the Crab." "Right again. And now it's your turn, Albert." The boy looked puzzled, hesitated a moment and then blurted out, "Mickey, the Mouse." ? Vancouver Province. After crawling unhurt out of an' overturned school bus, Ma-xine Purvis, 17, high school girl, stumbled into a live electric wire and was killed at Bucyrus, Ohio." Four Pranksters Shot Bessemer City, Nov. 1.?Four Hallowe'en pranksters were sprayed with buckshot by Robert Payne, 14-year-old Bessemer City boy, as they were removing furniture from his mother's porch und two of them were in a hospital today. Young Payne, son of ?Mrs. Ola Payne, was arrested and put under $600 bond; James Davis, 20, lost hie left eye; Leo Tk^rpburg, 18, was shot In the neck and Earl Dixon and T. B. Dabba received minor wounds when Payne loosed the shotgun charge at the group engaged in removing the furniture from the porch of the Payne hqme. , y^Your own druggist is ?uthorix?d\ / "to chetrfully rsfund your monoy \ Lou Tellegen, once popular stage and movie actor, committed suicide at Hollywood, Calif., using a pair of scissors to stab himself in the breast four or five times. Ill health is assigned as a^cause for his act. _ I MRS. JONES TOOK THE RUG I For a couple of months Mn$. Jones has been saving | Poll-Parrot Money. Yesterday she brought in $37.60 | worth of it and exchanged it for a beautiful rug. Now [ | i she is saving for something else, l j I Poll-Parrot Money is valuable. We give it with f I every purchase you make and you can exchange it for H j a number of nice articles that will make handsome ! j ^hrjstmas presents for every member of your funnily. j I TOE BOSTON STORE I | CAMDEN'S BARGAIN CORNER ANNOUNCING I I The Opening of John Langford's I = ONE STOP ESSO SERVICE STATION. " r I Broad Street - North of Post Office 13 , ... ~ I Handling a Complete Line of ll STANDARD OIL PRODUCTS I Including Tires, Batteries, Accessories I I WE INVITE YOf W| I To Call on us at this New Location i