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CAMP CREEK.
Honor Roll of Camp Greek
School for Month of
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First grade: Edgar Knight,
Ernest Plyler, Cleora Roberts.
Connie Steele.
Advanced first grade: Ed
ma Roberts, Nicely Sweat, Glenn
Plyler, Edith Cook.
Second grade: Eunice Client,
tlonnie Pardue.
Third grade: l. V. Mahaffey.
Mary Lou Blakmon, r. A. Will
liams, Louise Sullivan, Wesley
Knight.
Fourth grade: Lois Client.
Lillian Roberts, Paul Roberts,
Maude Steele, Dwight Plyler,
Floride Sullivan.
Fifth grade: Josie Montgom-
cry, Pauline Montgomery, Nor
ma Roberts, Coulie Graham,
Frantus Enipes.
Seventh grade: Eula Mae
Steele, Fannie Knight, Ida
Steele, Ruth Montgomery, Ona
Mahaffey.
Eighth grade: Efice Morris,
Annie Cook, Nettie Roberts,
Bernice Graham.
Ben B. Lingle, principal; !;
Belle King, assistant.
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COUNTY NEWS
HEATH SPRING.

The Rev. d. P. Montgomery
of Blue Mountain, Miss, was in
town Thursday, shaking hands
with old friends. He, with his
son Paul, is the guest of his
niece, Mrs. j. F. Hammond OF
Oakhurst. Mr.. Montgomery
is in great demand as an evan
gelist, and is assisted in his
work by his son, Paul, who is
an excellent singer.
Mr.. G. Otis Mobley has just
returned from a several days
visit to friends at Greer.
Mrs. Lee Sims of Flint Ridge,
returned from the Fennell In
firmary several days ago, and
is improving in health.
Mr.. S. E. Miles, principal of
the Heath Sphing school has
been sick a part of this week.
Mr.. j. l.. Mobley substituted
for him in the school room dur
in the period of his indisposi-
tion.
Mr.. Langston Williams, re-
Gently of Lebanon, Tenn, is
here and is associated in busi-
ness with his father, Mr.. j. G..
Williams.
Mrs. j. A. Mobley has return
ed to her home here with her
daughter, Mrs. w. G. Ellis, af-
ter an extended visit to her
sons, G. B. Mobley, Columbia,
and F. M. Mobley, Barnwell.
The elegant store room of
Williams and Son on Main
street, is nearing completion,
and will be an attractive addi-
tion to the town.
DR.. f. G. Brasington of Ker-
shaw was here on professional
business Wednesday afternoon.
County Auditor Knight has
been here for the past two days
attending to the duties Of his
office.
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BILLY SUNDAY
ON PREPAREDNESS

there may be doubts about
h-Iiy Sundays theological man.
herS, and some persons even
question his financial methods
put there is no doubt whateve,
Inat ne belongs absolutely and
without condition or mental
reSerVation of any kind to the
most aggressive branch of the
church militant. He is stirrino o.
up Trenton, N. j., lust now and ri
s letting Trenton know with
picturesque frankness what he
thlnks about everything. To
thi,, tt,t sanity pacificators who
Cnlnk 1T a deadly sin for a na.
on to hit back we commend
ms reply to Trenton inouira,.
VINO asked him during one Of
the meetings Sunday if he wa 9
Tor preparedness. ~
Am | for preparedness ?
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ANOTHER WONDERFUL
RECOVERY FROM KID
NEY TROUBLE.

For nearly nine years / was a
great sufferer from what nv doc.
tor said was Kidney trouble and
my blood was out of order; endur-
ing all that time eXcruciating pain
In my back across my bowels.
was drawn down so that / could
only walk with my hands on nv
knees. My doctor said he could do
nothing for me. / tried many kinds
of medicine but all all to no avail
A friend told me about DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root. and as / had tried
everything else that l heard of,
bought a bottle of Swamp-Root
and it did wonders for me. / prize
1T higher than any other medicine
and / shall recommend it to nv
friends. / wish to add right here
that after using Swamp-Roo for two
months / began to straighten I'M
and am now sound and we'll. and
feel like 1 might live a long time
yet to tell what your medicine has
done for me.
Yours very truly,
T. c. CLAY,
loo sugar st. Marion, Ohio.
State of Ohio
Marion County
Personally appeared before me
this 18th day of December, A. D.,
1914, T. c. Clay, who subscribed
TO the above statement and made
oath that the same is true in sub.
stance and in fact.
CHARLES w. HABERMAN.
Notary Public,
Marion Co., Ohio
Letter To
DR.. Kilmer x Co.,
Binghamton, y. ",
Prove What Swamp-Root VIII do
For You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer &
Co, Binghamton. N. Y, for a sam
pie size bottle. 1t will convince
anyone. You will also receive a
booklet of valuable information
telling about the kidneys and blad.
der. When writing, be sure and
mention The Lancaster Semi
Weekly News" Regular fifty cent
and one dollar size bottle for sale
at all drug stores.
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Strength or Weakness.

Trouble and anxiety are cruel mas.
ters. but wonderful teachers; they
prepare us to understand the deepest
mysteries, they make us strong for
the greatest tasks, they open the way
10 incalculable treasures OF sympathy
and love. In a world which is fash
Toned to aid, enrich, and strengthen
our spirits nothing comes to us de-
void of meaning; everything that
meets us challenges us and compels
US to choose to become stronger or
weaker.
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Huh! You bet your sweet
life! l believe in the biggest
gun and the biggest battleship
and the biggest torpedo that
can spit $50 pounds of gun cot
ron and turn battleship into
bunch of junk. Yes, | believe
N preparedness with a big P,
and I'm not democrat, eth
er" he yelled.
But the biggest hit was when
he pointed to one of the vivid
American flags draped from a
pine post and cried:
I'm these days either be
merican or sail to Europe
one of the two!"
This has not much to do with
religion as ordinarily taught.
we admit, but it is fine Ameri-
canlsm, if not unexceptionable
orthodoxy. We think the gov
ernment might do a wise thing
to hire Billy Sunday to preach
up national preparedness. He
IS a born fighter, and he talks
fight so fascinatingly that even
such a peace lover as Mr.. Brv-
an would be almost sure to hit
The war trial under his minis
tratlons.-Baltimore Sun.
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LIES IDEAL.

To talk with God before |
talk with man; to do my daily
work with sunshine in my face
and honey on my tongue; to be
strong in the presence of temp
tation, alert in the presence of
opportunity, open-eared to call
OF conscience for service or sac
rlflces, open-minded to views of
truth which differ from
mine; to make duty a Joy; to
work and not worry, to be ener-
getic and not fussy; to be true
to myself and false to no man,
diligent to make a living and
earnest to make a life; to cher
ish friendships and guard con-
hdences; to be loyal to princi-
pie at cost of popularity; to
make no promises | cannot keep
and to keep no foolish prom
lses; to be faithful to every
honest obligation; to be sweet
tempered under criticism
charitable in my Judgments
discriminating in my adiec-
tives; to honor no one simplv
because he is rich; to despise
no one simply because he is
poor; to be respectful, not
tic with the sorrowing, gentle
thic with the sorrowing, gentle
to the weak, helpful to the fal
len, courteous to all; to be sim
pie in my tastes; quiet in nv
dress, pure in my speech, tenn
perate in my pastimes; to COM
panion with great books, cher
ish inspiring thoughts, and to
keep my body on friendly terms
with water and fresh air; to
fear nothing but sin, hate moth
ing but hypocrisy, envy nothing
but a clean life, covet nothing
but character-and at last to
leave the world little better
qlesp 9ogJ o. 'Gels Hm IoI
without tremor, with faith in
Christ, who tunnelled the grave
chat | might walk into the larp-
er and perfect life.-Daniel
Hoffman.
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Region of High Winds.

Probably nowhere else does the
wind blow so hard and steadily as in
the Falkland islands. Tree growth is
practically impossible owing to this
popularity, and with such force does
the wind sweep that region at times
that potatoes and turnips have been
known to be blown out of the ground.
Grass, however, grows luxuriantly.
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dancy and they still live.

do not mean religion and sal.
vation. These things are allow
able and come in very nicely
when the church is able to af.
tord 1t. but not at the expense
j OF Welghtler .matter-salva-
4, Some of the modern church
I buildings. have apartments foI
.cuos; festivities and operatie
singing in the auditorium. usu.
al Sunday services, which are
not IN harmony Nth the old
land marks and sober religious
services. Your readers will
testify as to these things.
Rev. Jno. Rice, formerly of
South Carolina, of the Nilsson
n conference. says that the ap-
pointments are in the open
preachers know before hand
where they will be sent-no
cabinet secrets. He saws it
seemed to work well. 1t did
away with guessing, rumors
and suspicious. l mention this
because it is possible that 9TH
er conferences may favor the
innovation and act upon it.
l presume your representa-
tlves are in their places among
the law makers of your state. |
hope they will have y harmon
ious session and pass Just such
laws and resolutions as will
prove best to the up building of
the state.
1t has concerned me no little
to think that American citizens
VIII take massage on belligerent
hips, in the war region, and
thereby involve the country in
trouble. They do so notwith-
standing they are warned to
the contrary.
1t seems to me the policy of
the government, in such cases,
hould be to offer no protection
TO the sufferers. Senator Jones
Of Washington. denounced as
mpatriotic American citizens
who imperilled the nation bv
taking passage on belligerent
vessels.
All this trouble writing notes
by President Wilson, to foreign
nations, engaged in war. has
been uncalled for. 1t looked to
the protection of our citizens
who heedlessly and against ad-
vice put themselves in danger.
OF course my opinion weighs
nothing, but | have right to
express it.
take it, that your town and
county as well, is moving for
ward along all lines. The
streets in the city are being
paved, a year ago they were al
most impossible, and the chief
road called by some, the
kings high way" is being
worked and kept in order. It
is a big undertaking to keep this
road in order. It's length and
condition, ! know every foot of
1T, tells me it is hard to keep it
up. 1t would be hard to find a
worse road any where than it
is between the court house and
WaXhaw creek. 1t appears,
however, that some OF your
leading men have the matter
in hand and avow that the high
way between Kershaw and
Beala Sizer's place must be
henceforth in good shape and
of course it will be so.
Your county has other roads
which have been worked of
late and consequently your
trade is better. Let the good
work go on. In many respects
Lancaster is looking up mate
rally and otherwise, and / will
be allowed to congratulate your
citizens for the stand taken on
the liquor question and further
tender my new year greetings
and wish for your county and
state a more prosperous year
0916) than the last (1915).
J. w. TWITTY.
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For . Wedding peessst,

Among the brides gins was one aha
&und especially useful. A friend, who
hsd found the government bulletins
wy helpful, sent bor all those OF
special interest to homsmakers and
bound them neatly in a decorated COW
or bearing the title: Suggestions
Prom Uncle Sam" All who saw the
GIFT thought it was a very Clever idea.
Good Housekeeping.
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To Drive Out sisIaria
And Build Up The System

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what You are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label, showing 1t Is
Quinine and Iron III a tasteless form.
The Quinine drives cut malaria, the
Iron builds up .he system. so cents
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Would Mean Much to Country.

The best authorities agree that the
total of the crops raised from seed In
the United States might be doubled
by improved methods OF farming. To
do this would add $4,000, ,0o0. 900 to the
nations wealth and the resources OF
tts farm population.
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No Foolina Goes Here.

A mans stomach will stand a good
zeal or abuse, but when it does turn in
surgent It's the other fellow who has
to seek terms of peace.
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Got Light From Butter.
ngyptians in the third century used
to burn butter in their lamps instead
Of OIL
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The aulnlns That Does Not Affect The Mead

Because OF its tonic and laxative effect LAXA-
TIVE BROMO DUMMIES better than ordinary
Quinfne ana does not cause nervousness nor
ringing In head. Remember the full name and
io9x {or the ssigH9tpLe ofeE. w. GROVE. 2Sc.
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WOODS
Prosperity Seeds.

With bright prospects a.
head for good prices on Veg
etable and all Farm products,
our farmers should feel en-
couraged to plant improved
varieties of seeds, SO as to in
crease their crops.
WOODS VEGETABLE SEEDS,
long known for their supe-
rior quality and productive
ness, have greatly increased
il. demand and popularity
WOODS GRASS, CLOVER and
FARM SEEDS are of tested ger
mination and superior quail
ties. Write for prices.
WOODS DESCRIPTIVE cATALoG
gives valuable information about
all Seeds for the Farm and Garden.
Mailed free on request.
T.W. WOOD e SONS,
SEEDSMEN, Richmond, Va.
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have not yet answered Malcolm
It's letter, little book. I have
been lying here, with dear Alice

nave uOL yet Malcolm
It's letter, little book. I have
been lying here. with dear Alice
IKE care of me, luxuriating on the
4eat knowledge Of getting we'll.
j No matter how much we try not
to be egotistical, we human beings are
more or less s%elf-centered. It Is only
after countless ages of agony and
growth when the animal develops a
@esoulf and becomes human, that he be.
gins to think Of the world about him
asIapart from himself.
When we are in physical or men.
tai pain, we go back to old instincts.
Allithe world is only a part of us in.
stead OF u being a part of the world.
Ithink perhaps in the last year l
have lived too much In that world Of
pain to have been quite human, but I
am going to come back" Coming
back to ones old self Is like com.
Ing back to ones old home-rather
disappointing In a way.
While we have been away we have
been investing the old home, the old
existence, the old self with o kind OF
romance. And 1t Is always with some
disappointment that we open the door
TO our long.closed home, or shut.up
soul, and enter the more or less
dusty. airless domicile.
Little book, ! have been finding out
since I have had this operation that
souls as well as homes, to keep sweet.
must be kept open to the air and peo.
plel about them.
! am glad, little book, l never &C.
cepted my illness with passive &C.
C~niescence. for that would have been
Q decay before death. Even while
was lying like a log I seized every
minute Of life and sometimes Joyful.
" sometimes despairingly pressed all
the wine out Of It and drank It eager.
~ were It sweet or bitter. Every
days dull routine was enlivened by
the mere mechanism Of existence.
which ] made as interesting as pos
tssirle.
K me thing, little book, I am looking
Y forward to most, when I shall be well
enough to walk, 10 not to, dance or 70
but among my own kind; It Is to net
into q bath tub Of hot water and let
my whole body feel its grateful, sooth.
ing power.
Such q silly confession I would NOT
dare to make TO any one but you. lit
fle book, but I am, so tired Of being
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HEALTH QUESTIONS ANSWERED
A. NJ. T. asks how to prepare oat.
meal water for a baby.
Two tablespoons Of oatmeal in two
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DON only a few PAGES behind his

soon only a few PAGES behind his
friend.
Hello, there! That you, Billy?"
he called.
Billy stopped. Hello, John! What
on earth are you doing here at this
hour Of the night?"
Same as you, l guess. Going east
on the S:45?"
"You guessed right"
There was silence. Neither dared
to express surprise at his neighbours
choice Of trains when no less than six
expresses stopped there during civil
lied hours. The best train Of all
stopped at 10 p. m.
Decided at the last minute to join
the boys" explained John finally.
$50 did l." laughed Billy nervous
ly. II never thought Of you going,
or I might have mentioned 1t. But
I'm awfully glad, old fellow!" hearth
ly. John thought he detected sym.
pathy.
"0h," returned John, "I don't sup.
pose I'd have given In at all only
Henrietta insisted. She wouldn't
give me a minutes peace last night.
She kept reminding me Of how long
it had been since ] had seen any OF
the boys and how much I needed the
change and so on, till 1t kind of got
into my head that she was right. And
so l started packing at midnight, and
here I am"
Uh hum" Billy acknowledged
doubtfully.
The two men strobe along in 81.
lence for a minute, the houses and
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CARS, flask, safety razor and stomach
pills. Nothing would have been want
ing. But as II was he hefted the bag
from one hand to the other with a
sort Of savage joy, knowing that he
had packed the conglomeration 1t
contained In two minutes aud q half
by his stop watch and got In every
thing he didn't need and nothing he
did.
In plain words. Billy was tired Of
perfection and affection. He hoped
by a few days Of anxiety on Maud's
part to receive the thorough rating
/ he deserved when he came back
anything but eternal. smiling affec-
ton.
"Weil," he broke the silence, 81
might as well tell you why l came at
this hour OF the night. I was afraid
if I'd suggest coming, Maud would
Just raise general bedlam. So, as
didn't want to worry her. l slid.
See!"
John stopped short in his tracks.
Look here, Bill. that's hard to swal.
low. can't imagine Mrs. C. being
anything but a perpetual dyed-in-the.
wool angel. I don't believe she could
get mad!"
"Mad!" Your Henrietta isn't one,
two, three to her when her temper's
up"
"Herietta! What do you mean? !
never knew anyone with a more bal.
anced disposition. She's the sweetest,
most amiable girl you can imagine,
and II she hadn't been the prize she
is she'd have left a miserable hot
tempered scalawag like mt long ago.
Humphi" snorted John.
Excuse mel" sighed Billy. The
fact was he could hardly understand
his neighbours sudden fury. Secretly
he had always envied him Henrietta's
disposition. II only Maud would &c
off at a tangent sometimes SO he
could coax her back! II she'd only
fight so they could kiss and make up!
Anything to take away the deadly
monotony Of perfection!
They turned a corner and the
bright light OF the station doomed
ahead.
The two men entered the waiting
room just as the hands of the bis
electric clock pointed to five minutes
of train time.
But John was thinking of Other
things than the time and made no ef,
fort to purchase his ticket. 1t occur.
red to him that he had more thar
half meant what he had said to Billy
81 suppose 1t has been my fault most.
ly," he argued. "I'll bet I am hard
to get along with, and here I've beer
putting the blame on Henrietta. Be.
sides, I'd as soon get sick and tired
of her II she was always the same
like Maud Crinkle!"
"Billy! I'm going home" he sud.
denly declared. I'm not feeling very
WE'LL"
And Billy, suddenly realizing that
Maud might discover his absence and
worry herself sick, said eagerly:
"Then I'm not going a step, either
I'll not desert you now"
And when the big express thunder,
ed in, the two men might have beer
seen hurrying away into the dim Wis
: Ia Of the sleeping suburb.
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:: CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE ::
washed with a rag and piece Of soap
and dried piecemeal,

washed with a rag and piece Of SOAP
and dried piecemeal.
I long for that tub and the feel Of
that water a. does the thirsty desert
traveller long for the trickle OF cool
water down his parched throat. I
want to splash my hands in 1t like
a child and then lie fiat on my back
with my head against the hard white
enamel Of the tub until my hair gets
a little wet in the back. And then l
want to stand UP straight and turn on
the shower, to feel its pricking tonic
all over my body-to grasp and catch
my breath at its chill!
AS I tell you this, little book, It
seems to me that only when I take my
first bath in a tub will I feel real well
again.
I am afraid I am like some wild
animal that waits impatiently for the
spring TO come that it may rush to
the river, which has been for months
frozen over, and frolic in the still
cold water.
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Grace sunday School

New Sunday School officers we1a
elected yesterday morning at Graca
Lutheran Sunday school, and william
shafferman. son Of John shafferman.
was selected as the superintendent.
John Shafferman has acted as super
intendent at this church for the past
twelve years. The following are tho
other new officers for the year:
Assistant superintendent, Prot. d. II,
Colebank; secretary, 3. 7. tCaasell;
assistant secretary, Frank stanhag-
en-; organist, Miss Emma McKcwn:
assistants. Misses FrancesfKneisel and
Ruth shafferman. The question Of
librarian and the infant Department
was left for a special meeting when
the Sunday school Is to be fully or.
ganized and the association to deal
with those problems. Chorister. Mr..
G. H. Bloom. ~
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trees looming dark and ghostly in the
chilling mist OF very early morning.
Billy Crlnkle found 1t hard to ex-
plain his surreptitious departure, for
he was only guilty Of seeking a SEN
sation. He knew Maud would not
only have consented to his trip, but
would have driven him mad with af-
fe%ctionate little attentions prior to
his departure. She would have pack
cd his bag with everything he needed
just when and where he wanted
them. She would have forgotten
nothing. his fayorite shirts and ties
and socks, the magazine he liked, CT
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ly used will also help to clean them
up. 1t should be sprinkled into cracks
and creyiees or cupboards where cock
reaches are apt to take up their abode.
Various poisons destroy bedbugs
when they can be applied to them but
tho application often is very diff.
cult. They are active at night, but
with the return Of day they sock hid.
ing in cracks, crevices and hooks in
furniture walls and floors.
Benzine and gasoline are efficient
in getting rid Of the pest but danger.
GUS unless used very carefully. Kero.
sene is destructive to the mature in.
sects and their eggs. A room may
be fred Of them by sulphur fumiga.
tion.
The nuisance caused by the com.
mon mosquito might easily be abated
in many places. Stagnant water
should not be allowed to remain where
1t al be removed. Very small guam.
titles of water may serve as Matching
places, such as cesspools. watering
troughs or even watering pans for
chickens or pets.
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Some Of the most serious diseases
Of nan are caused or transmitted by
tn,ank. |"
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piece and falls IN straight lines from
the shoulder.
The Empire belt OF black velvet rib
bon with two bows in back is the only
excuse for calling 1t a dress. It's made
of pink and blue gingham. The sun,
bonnet is blue; the school bag white
and blue wicker.
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For a pert little person who will be
toddling off to kindergarten soon,
Nine. Becker OF the Fashion Art
League Of America has designed a
cunning little apron.dress.
It's mostly apron. 1t Is all in q