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Camden Man Missing
Since February 11th
W. M Aiexamb-r, prominent ( am
<}en eivn- leader ami hm-ines,- man,
xtrariK?'I> disappeared nil l'cbru.try
II, and has not been -een or heard
from siti' i' that time, mi-mlnr- of
the family announce* ?< ? ?-?.?1 \ .
Mr. A!i -xandi-r, who ?<wi.> the
(amdi-n ' 11 y Laundry A' lh y ' ban
inj^ Company, left 1 arnden l-ebruary
II f (j i <>i u in ba't till a b i-1r.e-' ' i ji.
ami nothing lorn lain Imaid "I mm
since. Ill- wa duvintf a I'.' ', I model
V-K black I'oid .11 ilnh with South
Carolina itale J.ci loe N' ' I1' '.Ml.
When last i-i i . he u..- wearing
a K'ay hat, brown suit ami black
i amC'1-hair overcoat. JI? is live Joet
and 10 im he- in hc:yfh'., wi./h- 100
pounds and has piay ey< and noiirfi'Jiy
ham. He ha upper artificial
teeth with two chipped in front.
Member^ of the family arc apprehensive,
fcariiiK Im has been the victim
of loui play. that he has been
kidnaped, ' / that hi- i- .-ull'i i inp from
a rnne.-.ra.
lie is a mi miii i of the Rotary
club, A iiH'i lean ill rt ion ami till- \a
tiolial A -ii. lat.'-n of Hy?-i.- and |
('leaner.-. Relatives -aid ;a-t mirht I
I
that they ss. I! apjoi-'Uit.- any elTorl- j
those oi jra i i/.at lot, - or oHu-i p< i.-oris
may make in trying to locate .Mr.
All 'xundi-r. Anyone having information
uboi.it his whereabout- has been
requested to notify Mm. W. M. Alexander
of Camden or- Mr.-. W. A. Alexander
of 2J0I Mo!wood I'liue, ( harlot
le, N. c.
$I'J,0(1(1 I-or Jail Time
Spi mirlield, I 1- Spending four)
month.- in tin- penitentiary for a robbery
which another' i onfcs.seil he
ommitted. .Farm A. Long, ,,f ChicuLfo,
may get $luo Inr every day he
-pent in jail, i! a lull intinduced in
he Stale la gi-jature guu.s through.
For im r t.f. Senator (). P. Clood1:11
dod ii ii t \ | mm' led I y at. Laurens
1 tfe'I ' \i-ai-. lie was in the legjs
i .t ' i .oi.i-'i i- t han any other Laurens
" " e\. I- wa-. a to!ill of 22
a . 1-;.,; :i.,j |;,-;n ,k.
1,1 c .-ai.- ,,; t !,, ;1 ,. l-'ar mi-r.s
'' H w ;i s a 1' res'
tor many years. lie
;i lacm adjoining- t he |
' 1 11!; n 11,. , I i, , I 1
Camden Notary Not en
\ very interesting talk on India
war made by M'? Thomas Cludding,
of N, w York, at Thu. .-da)' Itoiary
hen. John Villepignc bad
< ha i of I he pi "g 'am.
Mr-. Cladding touched <"i the im>/.?
o! India, aid it* nvcrs,
iiM.unta.ri-, ? .< -sb?- ?'v" !"1,1 {,{ t>M'
i o 1111 >,? m t Of l lie var.ou, religions,
l- . rn-,1/1- :? d a-1 ' She told of
J a l u a t'ti * ?i ? *
who < ounlfd themselves as
i ca\ on Ih-io and admit the "untoueh}ij,who,-.
,1.1't .onty complex had
rhc/ii in a Mioi - uhx'ik lent state. She
toid <>f t i;iMO moUs wealth of
| .id.an |ii;nu'\ who usually went
to Kngiand foi their education, and
I;,-., n' u i ltd to then native country
to loaf aiound and play polo, and that
trey del not work to help their subjects.
She thought the British rule of
Ijidiit -houid i out inuej as they had
mjid? a magnifhent job, and most of
i(... Indian -uhjects realised it too.
S'.t thought !hat due Xo so many
lar.yua/< -. < u-toms, types of religion,
r.ai Ind.a would have a hard time
i ha r.dhng its home r ule,
j The guest visitors were: Charlie
j \ !i-|npue, Joe Shannon and Thomas
(..adoing, ??f New York. The visiti
,ng Kotanans were: Rev. M. C
Muiphy, of Columbia; John Wilson,
of Sumter; Dr. S. B. IhiBoxe, of
li.- hopvilie.
Ml. /ion Club Notea
A meeting of the Mt. Zion H. I), C.
was held at Mrs. W. L. Ilunnicutt's
last. Thursday afternoon, February
21. The meeting was called to order
and the Scripture read. The minutes
read and roll called by the secretary.
A number of club songs were sung.
The' reading of the Flag Pledge in
unison. At this time we were glad
to add new members to our clubThe
subject for the afternoon was,
"Outlook." Miss Fewell gave a
most interesting example on this subject.
Many "helpful things were discussed
in the Outlook by the members.
A distribution of seed was given
to the members, after which a salad
course was served hy the hostess'
daughteis, Mrs. Henry Belvcn, Miss
Mary Louise Hunnicutt and little
Faith Holly.
\ is i tors at t h? meeting were: Mrs.'
Dora Hill, yf Camden, and Mrs. Hoi-1
vin, of the Antioch section. Secretary.
ISLAND '/"LEGENDS
A Docll>i Ceylon Temple Elephant.
Prepared by National Q<-ojrraptilc Society.
\S'u?liInkton. 1). C.?WNU Service.
Til BEE cities of Asia that have
figured prominently In former
Englniid-to-Australlu (lights will
be on the route of the London- |
Melbourne race which will take place .
In October. They are Baghdad, Alia- j
hahud and Singapore.
Baghdad Is near the Persian fron-..
tier, hard by the traditional site of ,
old Eden, man's birthplace. Here on
t the classic soil of Babylon, Nineveh, <
and Opls once flourished the pick of
the human race; here was the center 1
of the world's wealth, power, and civl- '
ll/.utlon. And hack to this ancient region
modern men are turning, to reclaim
its lost areas, open its mines and
oil deposits ? to restore the Harden of
Eden! !
1-mm the dec k of a Tigris steamer
Baghdad looms up boldly, i's yplmidhl
s K ,\ line of ilium". ;; * j I m.naro! - ri-mindi
n g on,- o| soiiii- "midway" <>! \\ 1 !"m
fair 11'? 11? i: \. Aii ii ,.| p.it I?. L i_
con iicct s I tic t wo j.... I - of the c ! \ . .? ;
aratc.l 1.v the veil Tig*\>. un the
west ! >:i 11 k is Id town, i-n'lo-od
Ity date and orange gmvis. Enuri
hero the new Baghdad Mo^ il railway
starts on its long run across the
trackless desert. East of the river, on
the Persian side, is "new" Baghdad, |
with its government oiliees, barracks, ;
consulates, prisons, etc.
Beyond, as far as the eye can roach ,
In every direction, stretches the vast, i
flat, treeless, empty plain of Mesopo- t
tamia?a region once more populous 1
than Belgium.
To "go native" one must paddle
ashore from the steamer in a "goofah,"
n queer, coraclelike craft in use here
since Jonah's day. A goofah is woven
from willows about '? feet in diameter,
is perfectly circular and basket- f
shaped, and Is coated outside with
bitumen. Some say Moses was cut j
adrift in one of these goofahs.
Another strange craft at Baghdad Is ;
the "kelek," a Kurdish invention. The I
keh-k is a raft made of intlated goat
skins, held togeflicf L?y poles and eov- ;
ered with n platform of straw mats. !
|
1 lies,, kclcks come d.iwn tn the city
in hundreds frmn .Mn-ui. bringing i
wed. pottery, grain, and skins.
Not the Baghdad of Ali Baba.
A great wall encircles Baghdad.
1- la? rooted. htliiillcd Meerisll llolist'3, |
iiiMiiv almost windowless and each sur- I
reiiu l.ng i!< own open court, are a dis
tdii t feature of the older parts oi the j
( 11 \ . tin these flat l*i -1 f s ,\ s'lettd j
the s .aitl.i r t.igids Willi tell) tolas, I
I'111?.v v.-ii.'t and naming worn i
en. 1 ... ::g I ' ri\ e|*. felilev i d fl*?Ua !
Me \ t:: h t w ii. are lei.il the impo.-ing !
fell I "I - ; .! S. 111.Teali! le olliee^ '
ami the s T.apt M"US li'lnt S lit' li( ll
Jews. Armenians. ?,reeks, a: d Syr.aiis j
? the no li w ,o made New l'.agh lad.
But the I'.aglidad of Ali Pud"a's day j
with the sp'and.iir of Ahnhhii'.s enchanted
age. is gone forever. The
palaces, the ino?-i|U<s, and imnat'e * are
mostly in ruins. Even the tomb of
lovely I.ady Zobeide. favorite wife of
Haruti al Kashid. is tumbled down and
decayed. It is Into modern monuments
to New Baghdad?into roads, bridges,
public buildings, irrigation works,
army organisation, dredging the Tigris,
etc.?that the prominent citizens put
their money.
Modern Baghdad is in safe hands
now; no dissipated royalty guards its
gates. Sober, clear-headed men. drilled
in the best schools of modern Europe,
able to hold their own anywhere, ad
minister its affairs. As late us ts'to
the Tigris overflowed its hanks, swept
through Baghdad, and OLroVnod 1,*,ih.hj
people In one night.
Allahabad Attracts Millions.
Normally. Allahabad. India, is a citv
Of 17',OIK) people. It lies in t lie V
shaped region between the Jumna and
Manges rivers, at the meeting place or
the two streams. It is this location
that draws huge crowds to the town
annually; and. at twelve-year inter
vuls, tremendous hordes. Both the
Jumna and tlie Manges are sacred
streams, and thoi/ meeting place is
dojibly sacred. The mysticul Indian
mind finds still a third reason for hoii
ness: It Is believed by the pilgrims
that the Sarnswnti, n river which is
swallowed up by the sands southwest 1
Of Uui Punjab, emerges at tlio Junctio* 1
point of the Jti 1111)a and (Jnnges.
1 Jotli the Ganges and the Jumna are
colfeo-colored streams, heavily laden
with silt. At low water in late winter
a large expanse of dusty sand Is exposed
below tlie Allnhabud fort which
stands on the hUiff overlooking the
continence. It Is on this beach that
tlie millions of pilgrims assembled recently.
The Indian police huve their hands
full during the great religious fair or
Kumhh Mela. AH vehicles are excluded
from the river plain, nnd all
efforts concentrated on maintaining order
among the multitude of men. women,
and children that move about In
the dust, .slip on Hit* wet clay near
the stream hanks, and attain merit by
bathing in the murky waters.
A torrid sun heats down, and to
scr- a its rays little shelters of
ru-i - h.i\ e bei n otvrted on the sands.
1"I. I these > ;( ;i 11 uuililier of people
Wi.ii.ag a minimum of clothing.
An.-., tloia aft.* holy men, their
Jjoi! - >r,e.tr< d v..'!i gray coats of
as!. -. (h o: ;ts of idols are set tip
that the !:ii!lit ul i ia\ e..iitiihute coins.
Among the <roud< go men carrying
water -krns. sprinkling the water in
an effort to lay the dust that millions
of bare feet Stir Up.
The Kumldi Mela Is a niecca for
money makers, and the principal thoroughfare
is lined with mat-shed shops
for the sale of sacri tidal brassware,
tiny brass Idols, holy berries made Into
dark necklaces, and shining brass bottles.
zoned with mellow-tinted copper,
In which holy water can be taken to
remote parts of India by credulous
people. Here and there one tinds men
with small furnaces full of heated
pitch, sealing the water vessels so that
not a germ or an atom*of holiness can
escape.
Allahabad is old. In the enclosure
of the fort is a pillar erected by Asoka,
the great l'.uddhist king, during the
Third century It. C. It may have been
moved to the spot later, however, so
li is not conclusive evidence that A
town existed on the site of Allahabad
during Asoka's reign. The llrst town
known to history on this site was
lTayag, about which a Chinese traveler
wrote in Too a. d. The Hindus
still call the town I'rayag. "the
place of sacrifice." It received the
name by which it is now known to
the world from its Mohammedan
conquerors in
Singapore a Great Free Port.
Singapore is an island 27 miles long
by 1 1 utile and ,iast misses |i?.jng tin*
Southernmost point of the continent of
Asia by a half ni.lc water channel. It
:.t the fumed p..ait of the Strait of
Ma'acca which extends h twecn the
Malay peninsula and the island of
Sumatra, the great water highroad between
India and China.
l.ittle more than a hundred years ago
the island, owned by the sultan of
Johore on the nearby mainland, wax
a deserted jungle save for a little fishing
village. Ships In the China trade
passed it by as they passed many another
Jungle shore; llu; only ports of
call In that region of the world were
those on the I Mitch islands of Sumatra
and Java. Hut these ports took
a big toll in fees, and Sir Stamford
Itnffios. an otlicia! of the r.ast India
company, begun t>> dream of a free
Hriiish port that would facilitate
trauu. In 1S19 he obtained the seemingly
worthless island of Singapore
for his company for a small fee. Developments
soon proved him a prophet,
for within two years the little tradit
g center he established had a population
of lujKXt. It was 1K22 before
the British government consented to
tkki' an interest In the place.
In the little more than n hundred
years since it was founded, the Jungle
o' Singapore has given place to a huge
< ity ?>f close to foiMtoo population, carrying
on trade normally valued at a
billion dollars annually?one of the
metropolises of the British empire.
Its quays and anchorages serve thou
sands of craft of all sorts and sizes,
from the picturesque, graceful Malay
sampans and the stodgy Chinese Junks
to the familiar freighters of the West,
and what Kipling asserts are the
"lady like" liners. They build op Singspore's
shipping to the tremendous total
of 17,000.000 tons yearjjr.
Lost People of Guinea
Plateau to Stay Nude
Loudon. The newly discovere-d race
on tin? Now Guinea plateau is to remain
nudist.
That Is as far as tin* ml*?loner* are
concerned. for tin <*x|??*tl(ti??n bearing
civilization to a newly discovered race
of people living It) complete Isolation
from the rest of the world on a plateau
In New Guinea, Is excluding clothes
from among lis gifts.
Itev. V. II Hherwin of (iosport, who
has left home to take religious and
medical comforts to the "OO.OttO inhabitants
of the new territory, expressed
himself strongly on the point.
"One of our policies Is to flgbt
.1 trainst clothing natives. 'I he big mis
take* western civilization has made la
to put natives into clothes.
'"These people ordinarily have a high
standard of morality, walking about
often naked, and tire not possessed
by the sexual exaggeration# that we
have in civilization.
"Moreover, in humid heat the more
the body is exposed the better from
the medleul point of view."
Italy Will Taste Its
Wines From Touring Van
Itome.?Some thousand* of Italians
will have their palates wooed with the
tlnest wines of this country when the
government sets about Its fall campaign
to make Italy more "wine conscious."
In order to put a reul kick into Its
wine-boosting efforts the government
has ordered the construction of a motor
truck equipped with the most upto-date
refrigerators and tasting booths, j
which will tour the country giving the !
Italian In the street a first-hand ac- !
quaintunce with his native wines. The
truck will be labeled with the slogan,
"Drink More Wine."
The most exquisite examples of Italian
wines will he carried in the truck.
This propaganda tour Is being organized
Jointly by the ministries of kueriur
and agriculture.
Before boasting of your ancestors
hide the photograph album.
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SCIENCE NIBBLES
,. , . ... . 4
Dr. Edwin Hubble, Mount Wu?oa
astronomer, says it ia possible that
there uro one billion inhabits pi4JW
ets in the universe.
Russia Is preparing to extract ra<j. \
iuin from the watera near Teheieken.
island in the Caspaian sea.
A Japanese scientist has discover- J
ed a serum which greatly reduce#
scars caused by smallpox.
Dr. D. L. Shapiro, of the American
Museum of Natural History, believes
man will continue to grow larger und
more intelligent.
Most people who think they .suffer
from acidosis don't have it at all. \
Dr. Charles T. Way, of Cleveland,
says, those who do have it don't
walk the streets.
Nicotine, science says, increase#
the sugar content of the blood.
Fragments of a New Testament
manuscript believed to be 50 years
older than any other known, are now
in possession of the British Museum.
The star Betelgeuse, in the con-tellation
Orion, has a diameter of 270,000,000
miles?three times the di#tance
from the earth to the sun.
Two women were beheaded at UerS
lin this week, following conviction on
charges of being spitts. They had
sold military secrets.
William Randall, coachman for the
lute Queen Victoria for 30 years, died
at Bristol, England, at the ago of
88 years.
A snail must always be referred
to as "it," for the creature is male
and female by turns.
Polish hospitals issue choloroformed
pajamas to insomnia patients.
Airplanes operating in the northern
mining districts carry as much
us 3,000 pounds of high grade ore
to the smelters on a single flight.
Two San Antonio, Tex., boys have
assembled a plane that really flies"
at a cost of $80. The power plant
consists of a converted motorcycle
engine which can be assembled with!
in 30 minutes.
I .
ANNOUNCING I
A Change of Policy |
On account of the added coat of operating a credit
business we wish to announce to our patrons and j
the public in general that beginning today our store j
will be run on a
CASH BASIS I
This change has been made with the interest of
, the customer in mind, as it will enable us to sell the
I same high grade products for less money. j
B i
I LOOK OVER THESE PUK ES l1
1 N. B. C. RITZ CRACKERS, lb. .. 23c |
1 HEINZ SOUP. Eg. Can, 2 for .... 27c |
I BUTTER, lb. 41c I
I COFFEE, lb 32c I
I CORN FLAKES, 2 for 15c I
I FANCY BLUE ROSE RICE, lb. .. 5c I
I JELLO, Per Package be I
I PORK & BEANS, (i for 29c I
I SUGAR, 5 lbs 25c I
I TOMATOES, 3 Cans 25c I
I APPLE SAUCE, 3 for ... 29c I
I SKINNER'S MACARONI, 2 for. 15c I
B Other items at proportionately low prices. j
I Lang's Grocery |
KAXAGER'S WEEK
HEADLINE SPECIAL
8 o'Clock COFFEE 2 >? 35?
RED CIRCLE- m. -20c
BOKAR - ib - 25c 1
SPAGHETTI ENCORE 3 Cans 19c
<IUAKKR MAID
APPLE SAUCE 2 cans 19c !
BLACKEYE PEAS 3 lbs. 19c J
SALMON CHUM 2 No. 1 Cans 19c
Ql'AKER MAID
COCOA 2 l-lb. cans 19c
PARKERHOUSE ROLLS Dozen 6c IROUND
ROLLS Dozen Scl
PULLMAN !l,r....8ci^r..lOc|
SI ('I'D OK I V<l K I'D
Sl'NSWKK'f IEM)U(l/.i:i) '
PRUNES 1L lb. pkg. 19c
BBSQUIC3C Large Size 35c
CAMPIiKI.L'S TOMATO
JUICE 3 14 oz. Cans 19c I
BEANS iona 4 1G-oz Cans 19c
NBC SKYFI.AKF.
W A F E R S Package 19c
Baker's CHOCOLATE 23?
CALUMET Bakin Powder cm 23c ||
1 Instant Postum, OQc
small can ^ t/
Log Cabin O^C
Syrup, 12 or. bot. *?<0
Grapenut *| I
Flakes, pkg A." j i
Maxwell House QCc I
Coffee, lb Ow I
j FANCY STRINGLESS BEANS, 2 lbs 15c j j
I TENDER YELLOW SQUASH, lb 10c . _1,
LETTUCE, Sixe 5, Head 8c v I: . i.
I No. 1 NEW POTATOES, 5 lbs. for 38c J M
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