LEST YOUR LAND hp you have any you "wish to sell to settlers. "Many Leiters From the North and West lire Flooding the Office of 1 Secretary Watson for Information. The department of agriculture Is receiving hundreds .oil letters from investors and business men in the west and north relative to the farm lands of this state and as a result a revise list of lands for sale will be issued. Commissioner Watson has made the following statement which shows the tide of immigration is turning southward: Watson's Statement. "In view of the provisions of Sec tion 6, of the act creating this de partment and in view of the hun dreds oi' inquiring prospective pur chasers of agricultural lands?farm people in other states of the south, in the east, middle west, and even in the northwest, the department has determined to immediately Isaue as complete a revised list of available properties as can be collected. We are now prepared to furnish to all land owners, real estate concerns and real estate agents, blanks upon which to list properties with the depart ment for publication in the 1911 land list and enter upon the land list hooks of the department, the keep ing of such books being required by law. The blanks referred to clearly designate the information desirea and should be promptly filled and sent to the commissioner of agricul-. ture without delay. It is my purpose to issue, the published laud list im mediately and a post card from any one asking for blanks, indicating the number of pieces of properties it is desired to list, will bring to him nec essary number of blanks. "It has been utterly impossible to adequately answer all of the specific inquiries that have been received during the past few months without a great deal of extra work and hence this list is to-be issued at the earli est possible moment." In accordance with the terms of Section 6, of the act creating this de partment, informaiion is wanted from land owners desiring their lands to be advertised through the department on the following points: 1. location?Stating fully portion of county, distance from railroad line and canters of population. 2. Number of Acres?State wheth er capable of being divided into small tracts. Also state what proportion is cloared and what woodland, and the character of the woods. 3. Nature of the Soil?State ful ly aluo for what the soil Is best suit ed, naming the crops and setting fcnb the average yield per acre for the different crops, together with the average amount of fertilizers us ed la past experience. ?4. The Lay of the Land?State ?whether level or rolling, and indicte drainage facilities. 5; Water Supply?State whether creelis or .branches are on the prop erty and average depth at which ?water is secured in wells. 6. Give a rought plat of land, if passible. (This may be done on the had: of the descriptive sheet on space for that purpose.) 7 Prices?at which you will s?ll the land, in bulk or broken into mail farms, and terms upon which you sell. The prices quoted must be lived up to for a period of three months from the date of listing. S. Lands for Settlement Purposes ?Quote terms for tracts of not less thai 1,000 acres and up to 40,00o acrjs, or more. The larger the tract the easier handled. In giving the information asked for fill the blank spaces under num ber corresponding to the questions on accompanying sheet. Tracts of land which the timber ha:: been freshly cut, which would be suitable for farming operatious, steck raising and fruit growing, par tic alarly such as can be divided into tracts of 100 acres or less, are par tic nlarly desired. If your lands are In che hands of a real estate agent, note the fact in filling the accom panying sheet, and give the address of the agent. Prospective purchasers will be asked to communicate direct with owners or agents. E. J. Watson, Commissioner. * Settlers to the South. Increased activity on the part of the Southern Railway company in the wjrk of attracting settlers to the South is indicated by the announce ment that two additional travelling immigration agents have been ap pointed in the land and industrial department. T. H. Jones, with head quarters at St. Louis, will travel the Central West, and J. B. Finster will have headquarters at Washington, D. C. These new appointees are well equipped with experience and train ing in immigration work and their duties will be to solicit desirable classes to locate in the South. With these additional agents in the field, the work of ibo Southern Railway for the upbuilding and development of Ihe South should be even more ef fective than in the past. Welcome Visitors. Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Key, of Baltimore, Md., are visiting in Or angeburg at the home of Mr. ard Mrs. W. F. Cannon, the latter of whom being their sister. Mr. ?Key is one of the tax assessors for Baltimore, which is quite an impor tant position in a city like Balti more. We extend Mr. and Mrs. Key a warm welcome, and hope they will :nnd it convenient to come down of ten and spend awhile with us. South Carolina has a tender spot in her heart for Maryland and all her good DECIDES ON NEW BOARD. To Finish Winding Up the Old Stete Dispensary. The new Commissioners: John V. Wallace, Charleston. James Stackhou^e, Marion. T. F. Brantley, Orangeburg. F. H. Dominick, Newberry. John L. Mimnavigh, Columbia. The above tamed constitute the new dispensary commission named ,by Gov. Blease Monday. ? This board will take the place of Dr. W. J. Murray of Columbia. Avery Patton of Greenville, J. Steele Brice of Yorkville, John McSween of Tlm monsville and A. N. Wood of Gaffney. The old commission was removed sev eral days ago by Hoy. Blease. Gov. 'Blease was asked Saturday if he had appointed the members of the new dispensary commission. He said that he had not but would do so on Monday. John V. Wallace of Charleston represents the Cable Piano company and is a former member of the house of representative*?. James Stackhouse of Marion Is a former member of the State senate. Thomas F. Brantley of Orangeburg Is a former member of the State sen ate and at one time was candidate for congress. F. H. Dominick is a former law partner-of Gov. Blease and was at one time a mem,b2r of the house of representatives. He lived in Colum bia for a number of years. John L. iMimnaugh is a successful Columbia merchant and a brother of a prominent Newberry business man. Made & Fine Sum. On Friday night there was to have been a lecture-recital given by Prof. Harold A. D?ring, Columbia College, and same was duly advertised. On Wesnesday Prof. Loring telegraphed his inability to be here, on account of illness in his family. Miss Loutie Tatum, with her able assistants got busy immediately, and when the crowd gathered, treated them to three beautiful songs, sung by the school Is chorus, and various piano solos and duets, performed by Miss Hutt's music pupils. After the exercises refreshments, consisting of salads, cakes and chocolates, were served by the pretty young misses of the school. A box of candy, and a cake were '-old by chance, and a voting contest for the most popuiai young lady, ( which resulted in a lie between Miss Irene Rumph, teacher, and Miss Ruth Thomas) all resulted in a neat sum oeing raised, the same being used to make a payment on the piano bought for the school. Mr. R. K. Henery and Mr. J. B. Williams got the cake and box of candy re spectively. AM present enjoyed them selves, and a:t'9 ready for something of the kind a,\ain soon. Visiting the Colleges. Dr. J. LaBruce Ward, rural sanitary inspector of South Caro lina, and a uerhber of the Rocke feller commiesiea for the eradication of the hook-worm disease, lectured on the disease at Wofford recently. He said, among other things, that the dullness tit students was not nec essarily due to their being mentally Inefficient bur. was possibly caused by physical conditions. In other words they might be suffering from the hookworm disease He left at the college enough medicine to treat the entire student body for hook worm. Dr. H. N. Snyder, president of Wofford, in a talk to the s:udenlR in chapel, ssid that the names oi those who failed in their examina tions would be sent to Dr. Ward and they would be treated for hookworm. Gone to His Reward. The many friends of Mr. Paul F. Gramling will be pained lo hear of hia death, which sad event occurred on last Sunday evening, after a short illness with pneumonia. Mr. Gram ling was a most excellent man, and was very successful in all his under takings. He was married twice, and leaves two grown sons by the first, and four cnildren by the second mar riage. He if: also survived by his last wife, who was Miss Bertha Connor before her marriage. Mrs. Gramling and her litt;? ones have the sympa thy of a larrre circle of relatives and friends "in Their sad bereavement. Their loved one has only gone on be fore, and tbey will all meet again in the upper and better world. Have the Hookworm? It is becoming customary to treat college students who fail in their ex aminations for the hookworm, as it is believed that the disease causes a good many luilures. The same plan should be adopted in reference to the city schools. We believe many children are afflicted with this mys terious disease without knowing they have it, and it may account for the failure for some children to keep up with their classes. Why not have an expert on the disease visit our schools ar.;l give his opinion? Given a Little Respite. Granted a parole for 2-1 hours by Governor Blease, John J. .Tones in tended the funeral of Iiis mother in Orangeburg county. lie came to'Or nngeburg Saturday, accompanied by ;i guard of the penitentiary. Jones w;:s convicted for killing Abe Pearls line at Branchville and was - persons, who will develop the dis ease." Dr. Flexner went on to explain that the germ of infantile paralysis enters the brain and spinal cord chiefly; if not exclusively, by way of the nasal passages. In the course of the disease, he said, the germ is also thrown off from the brain through the nose and mouth. Hence, protection can be best se cured by disinfecting or destroying the secretions of the nose and mouth of those ill of the disease, and by pre venting the contamination of persons or objects with these secretions. Es pecial pains should be taken to main tain in a state of cleanliness the hands, nose and mouth of all chil dren exposed to the disease, either directly or indirectly, j "For how long a time is a patient in danger of spreading the infec tion?" Dr. Flexner was asked. "This question can not be an swered with absolute precision at present," he replied, "but it is be lieved that during the first three or four weeks of the disease the danger of transfer is greatest, and hence pa tient should be carefully isolated during this period and the discharges from the nose and mouth carefully disinfected or destroyed for the pe riod, and, if possible, for many weeks I afterward. . v "There is reason for believing that, even after the acute symptoms of the disease have passed, the infection ! may in some instances be still trans mitted by the patient by means of t the nasal secretions. It is for this j reason that the secretions should bo I cared for over a longer period than[ j is embraced in the acute stages of j the malady." "What, are the main sources of in J feetion?" "Infantile paralysis is chiefly aj i disease of children, but it sometimes' ! attacks adults," Dr. Flexner said, j Since the germ causing it is carried; ! by those who have been ill, as well a* [by persons who have been in immed iate contact with the patients, it is] 'not surprising to find that the begin I nings of many epidemics have been j traced to schools where many chit-, idren are assembled; but any consid erable gathering of persons. wh'Ch .includes many children who are ! brought together during the preva lence of the disease, may lie the means of spreading it widely. "Thus it has been observed tint ' country fairs, Fourth of July cele-j ?brat ions and like events have all j ' proved to be such centres of distribu tion of the infect ion." ! The period of greatest prevalence: of the disease, Dr. Flexner explained, I , . is in the summer. As an epidemic i i: is a summer disease; that is. al most all cases arise in the summer months, and by far the greatest number in July, August and Septem- ? ? her. However, the disease does not j wholly disappear at other seasons,) ? but a small number of cases arise inj ! the spring and fall months, and even j I in the winter months. Whenever a I BEWARE OF HIGH HEELS. They Pile Up Innumerable Woes for Their Fair Wearers. Girls who wear high-heeled shoes are laying up for themselves a cer tain heritage of misery and broken health and destroying their chances for the crowning triumph of woman hood?home making and bearing children. This is the declaration of Dr. Caroline Hedges, a prominent specialist of Chicago. She said it was criminal for wait esses and other working girls to wear high-heeled shoes. Waitresses, working ten hours a day, walk an average of ten miles, bearing heavy burdens of dishes and food, and limping about as if they were strapped to stilts when they cripple themselves with high heels. Dr. Hedges said it was a disgrace for any country to make its young wo men weary. She pleaded for more time and easier work for girls, but urged the girls to discard high heels and similar follies, which perma nently crippled and practically un sexed them. DECIDES AGAINST GOVERNOR. Court Says He Can't Appoint With out Recommendation. Judge Gary Saturdayi,enjoined the township commissioners of Beaufort county who were appointed by Gov ernor Blease from taking office. The commissioners were appointed by Governor Blease without the recom mendation of the Beaufort county delegation. "I will let the opinion of the su preme court stand," said the gov ernor Saturday, when asked if he would resist the order. A perma nent injunction was issued upon an order to show cause. This decision will have an import ant hearing upon the other appoint ments made by the governor in dis regard of the recommendation of the delegations. The South's Annual Yield. $2,690,000,00 from its factories. $2,600,000,000 from its farms. $440,000,000 from its forests. $280,000,000 from its mines. $1,000,000,000 of cotton with seed. $730,000,000 of grain. $200,000,000 of live stock. $175,000,000 of dairy products. $170,000,000 of poultry products. $150,000,000 of fruit and vegeta bles. $69,000,000 of tobacco. $50,000,000 of sugar products. $628,0.00,000 of exports. 24,000,000,000 feet of lumber. 1.250,000,000 pounds of cotton goods. ?1,104,000,000 bushels of cereal6. 100,000,000 tons of coal. 25,000,000 barrels of petroleum. 9,000,000 tons of coke. 6,400,000 tons of iron ore. 3,200,000 tons of pig iron. 2,3 95,000 tons of phosphate rock. 350,000 tons of sulphur. Teachers' Agency. Messrs. L. G. Southard and W. S. Derrick, both practical teachers with considerable experience, have de termined to open a Teachers' Agency in this city. The object of the agen cy will be to bring vacant schools anu Idle teachers together, and can be made of great service to both schools and teachers. The gentlemen launch ing thjs new enterprise are young and energetic, and there Is no reason why it should not prove a success. case arises, whether in summer or in winter, it should be isolated and treated with great care and prompti tude to avoid the infection of others. "Is infantile paralysis a new dis ease?" "It is not a new disease," Dr. Flex ner said, "but the epidemics of it are new to this country. The disease has arisen In this country from time to time for almost half a century, but in very rare instances have any con siderable number of cases been grouped together until the last throe or four years. "The present epidemic first ap peared around Boston and New York about three years ago, and has grad ually, continuously and insidiously extended over North America from ocean to ocean and from Canada to Cuba. Prior to this period the epi demics were limited to Norway and Sweden, where they have been pre vailing regularly for more than aj quarter of a century. The present epidemic in America is part of the general epidemic, or pandemic so called, of the disease affecting a large part of the civilized world. The dis ease is prevailing in many European countries at the present time, as in the United States and Canada." Then Dr. Plexner went on to de-! scribe the available means of com-j bating the disease: "At the present time," ho said, i "there is no specific remedy or cur? ; for infantile paralysis. The disease once established can not, therefore, ? be controlled by the application of any remedy known to medical sci ence. Luckily, the disease is not a highly fatal on.', although it is one of the saddest of diseases because of the large amount of crippling it causes. On the other band, the out look lias 'urn cr.->:ii:y lni;;!it n,d l.y r?asort of (lie recent knowle lye which has been acquired concerning the nature of the cause of fb^ disease and the mode of its transmission. "Tlii.- knowledge permits the ap plication of intelligent preventive measures, which, if effectively em ployed, will serve to diminish the! number of persons affected with it. . The most scientific, as well as Hie most humane, method of dealing with any disease, is to prevent rather than to attempt to cure it. Hence, the effort to control this terrible dis ease should be in the direction of: prevention. The various States are' making a determined effort to deal with the malady through prevention, since they have required notification and quarantining of the disease." * | LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL OY^R TOWN BY OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening Here and There. Local Items of Personal Interest to Our Readers. Oh, you gripp. Please skip us next time. We had another nice little shower the other night. We saw a straw hat out the other day. It was picked too soon. Civil court opened yesterday morn in with Judge Memminger presiding. The Times and Democrat publishes all the news, regardless of who it hurts or helps. Mrs. Margaret Stevens, of Rock Hill, is in the city on a visit to her parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Bays. Capt. Thomas Herbert, of Murphy, N. O, is in the city on an extended visit to his sister, Mrs. W. H. Bays. Mr. Fred H. Gramling has been quite sick for some little time. One or two of his children are sick also. All the teachers of the city schools will attend the meeting of the State Teachers' Association in Columbia next Friday. We call attention to the Spring cpening going on at Ransdale's. He aas bargains to offer as usual. See his ad on this page. The Sunday School committee meets this afternoon at the old church at half-past 5 o'clock. All ire urged to attend. Invitations have been received by the young people of this city to a dance in St. Matthews given by the St. Matthews orchestra tonight. In the last appropriation bill Or angeburg got $30,000 for the begin ning of . her postofflce. It won't bt long before we see it in reality. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Jennings, late of Cope, have taken up their resi dence in Orangeburg. We extend them a warm welcome to our little city. Orangeburg will have a stretch of lights from Doyle street to Broughton on Russell street, and also for a little way down Broughton street to wards the Coast Line depot. The ladies of the Dixie Club are going to sell some very beautiful palms and ferns, sometime in the near future, and all ladles are re quested to see them. Time and place will be announced In a few days. The editor of The Times and Dem ocrat has .been trying to serve the people of Orangeburg County for che past thirty-three years, and he ap preciates more than words can tell their many acts of kindness to him. Our weather prophet says: "Look for a cold spell the 12th to 16th of April." He knows nothing about what the weather will be, but you will look out for a cold wave, any way. Mr. Robert Wilson spent Sunday in the city with his father, Dr. J. H. Wilson. Mr. Wilson is manager of Newberry College baseball team 'this year. He is a member of the senior class. While the subject is up, why not consider putting the White Way around the court house square. We feel sure the business men along that portion will help the same as the merchants on Russell street. The funeral of Mr. Paul F. Gram ling took place Monday afternoon [rom his late residence in Moddleton md his remains were laid to rest in the Gramling burying ground in the presence of a large number of friends. In the State Oratorical contest Orangeburg will have two of her for mer schoolboys engaged. Mr. Ash ley E Merriman has been chosen to represent the Citadel. The other is vV. V. Dibble, who will represent Wofford. The Orangeburg High School base ball team will play a game this af ternoon with that of the Orangeburg College. A game between these two Learns last Wednesday resulted in a victory for the latter by a score of seven to six. The Spartanburg Journal says some farmers were planting corn Friday. They are just a little too quick on trigger. April the 5th to 15th is early enough to plant corn, and if it is put off till the first of May it will stand a better chance than that planted now. ("ope Woodmen Meet. On Thursday night Cypress Camp. No. 161, W. 0. W.. at. Cope, held its regular meeting, with a fairly good attendance. Consul Commander E. E. Bitter, who was a delegate to the state Convention, in giving an ac count of Iiis stewardship treated tne sovereigns present to a very intcrest ing'and instructive talk, which ivaa really enjoyed, it is expected by the next meeting thai several good pieces of timber will be Laken into the for es', as all arrangements having been made, they only await '.lie return of their policies. l-'ifly-Jilim Vears Ohl. wiib the current issue, the Rani well Sentinel reaches it- flfty-nintb mile-stone of honorable service in the journalistic field. U is under thf capable and efficient management of !:. Boyd Colo, win) has proved him self a first-class newspaper man. We hope it will li\ ? forever as a good newspaper should never die. That Cold Wave. The cold wave that was predicted for Wednesday and Thursday of last week was only a gentle, delightful March zephyr down this way, but in some states of the northwo'-... the temperature dropped 70 degrees in 1$ hours. The wind cut up all sorts of capers in New York. THINK OF IT!! A CHILD'S DRESS FOR ONLY 85C. We now have a sale of Children's Dresses. We bought plenty of them but you had better hurry and get what you want now. This is one of our many surprises for you. They are the cleanest prel tiest daintiest dresses you ever saw. ah the customers say "Just too sweet for anything." In blue, lavender, pink, white, brown; trimmed with chambray, or buttons, or sailor effect, and they are made of gingham, percale, lawn or chambraj. Every one fresh and new. Sizes 2 to 14. Prices range, quality considered:--85c, $1.00, $1.25 to $4.00. COUPON OFFER: 10c on each $1.00 This coupon is gcod for 10c on each and every dollar you buy of Chil dren's Dresses only. To introduce the good goods.?Theodore Kohn. THEODORE KOKN-originator Having a well equipped place for Millinery, we have decid ed to make that fine our chief attraction for the comirg sea son. Our goods are now in and we are in a position to X serve you at any time. We have w ith us Miss Mattie Brew er, a Milliner of many years experience, who will be glad to have you call and inspect our line. Remember, everything , j> new, high-class and up-to-date, and best of all prices not too extravagant ::::::::::::::: Watch for the date of Opening. J. C. RANSDALE. Dear Friend: I like racky crackers very much. The trouble with many cackers is they wont crack. You can get nice crisp crackers in this town if you know where to go. Then your mama can buy lots of: things for the table and save herself the trouble of baking. My mama does. Isn't it cheaper io buy these things than to bake them? Nabiscos, Graham, Saltines, Cameo, after dinner, Fig Newtons, Zu Zu, Oysteretts, Lady Fingers, and Cheese Wafers. Your Friend, JACOB. P. S.?You can get all of these baked things at 8 O IHK FOOD STORE. i rmti - o vTXB m tarn w ?o? i i up PI Vr Orangebiirg, South Carolina. 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