Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Established in 1869. ^wblished Three Times Each Week. Da Taesc'Lay, Thnrsday and Saturday. Enters d as second-class matter en funary 9, 1909, at the post office ?ft Orangeburg, 8. 0., under the Act $4 Congte&s of March, 1879. faa. L. Slims, Editor and Proprietor, fas. Izif.r Sims, - - Publisher. Subscription Rates. One Tear. ......... 81.50 f&C M?nchs. ..75 Cbroe M onths.40 Bemlttaacee should be made by reg istered letter, check, money order or express order, payable to The limes and Democrat, Orangeburg, S. 0. *. When China possesses a national consciousness greater than it now has she will not submit quite so easily to the dictation of Russia. The' young man who would be ashamed to do a thing if his mother were a1: his side should also be ashamed to do it when she la not there. Whilu some people feebly lament J that they are creatures of clrcum stance there are others of such strong will and so wise that they make cir cumstances their servants. Probably that Wisconsin city that has passed an ordinance taxing bach elors six dollars a year has acted on the principle that luxuries ought to bear the .burden of taxation. He vho so confines everything to himself and his own personal ends, and who consequently takes not the least in terest In the affairs of his own town o;* In the well-being of his fei low creatures is no man?he is only a thing In aaswer to a question as to what ?he thought of Gov. Blease, Senator TUlman said, "He has disappointed me somewhat, but he has had a hard road to travel. You newspaper folks have nagged him continually." As treated the governor with kindness a general thing the newspapers have and consideration. That was an awful catastrophe that happened in New York Saturday afternoon, when one hundred and fifty people lost their lives by a fire -in a shirt waist factory. Most of the victims were young women, which lends additional horror to the awful "holocaust. In this enlightened day jauch sacrifice of human life ought to jbe maiile impossible. Felder gives notice that he is get ting hin Blush gun in good working order, and warns Blease that what he is i;oing to do for him Is simply a plem.y. On the other hand, Blease intima tes that he has some more let ters that will make folks sit up and take notice when they are published. So the merry war goes on. The Times and Democrat will publish all these letters as a matter of news, it makes no difference whose toes may get mashed. Judging from the quantity of il legible writing that one comes across in the space of a week it would seem that with very many people handwrit ing is a lost art. Perhaps the schools are to .blame for it, but when one re flects that handwriting is meant to be read chere ought to be far more at tention given to its improvement in all of our schools. Very little atten tion l? paid to writing in most of our schools. Some people think they are hiding their light under a bushel when, in truth, they have no light to hide. They are of the number who are al ways dissatisfied with the position they hold and their place in life, be cause they mistakenly imagine they have gifts to fit them for some higher sphere. The best way for one to provj his fitness for something high er is; by acceptably performing the duties of his present position. T.':e little girl who exclaimed, "0, mamma, I have swallowed a whole spocnful of sunshine," when the sun shone on the spoon which she was conveying to her mouth, all uncon sciously taught, a lesson that would repay many to learn. Lots of peopie put too little sunshine into their life: they need to frequently take big spoonfuls heaped up. As it is they make a wry face when someone tries to get them to take even homeo pathic doses. To those interested in government ownership, whether they favor it or not, it is suggestive to learn that in (Manitoba, where the government owns and operates the telephones, the revenue from telephones was $ 1 , 300,000 resulting in a surplus of $1 10,000, that the system has had. a marvelous growth since the govern ment took over the lines, and that the number of rural subscribers had ris en from 1,523 to 7030. This is by no means conclusive evidence that gov ernment ownership of public utilities is wise, but it goes to show that such ownership can be made to pay when rightly managed. We hope that all the friends of The Times and Democrat, when they come to town to do their trading, will patronize the business houses that advertise in this paper. Re member that without these liberal merchants, bankers and other enter prising business men, the price of subscription would be at least $3 a y>?ar for such a paper as The Times and Democrat. You'll find, as a ruic. that the men who advertise are wide awake and on the alert and can give yop better bargainst that those who do not advertise. How Hero Worship Arises. The report that Gen. Sector Mac donald, the distinguished British general, is not dead but is engaged in drilling a Chinese army may be dismissed as nothing but a fanciful story. It will be remembered that while under a moral cloud, which subsequent knowledge h.'-d proved to be well nigh false, General Macdon ald committed suicide In a Parisian hotel. That a story like tha above has risen is due to that hero worship and appeal to imagination which Is by no j means infrequent. Kin? Harold was killed at the battle of Hastings but the credulous hero-worshipers claimed that he escaped from the Wat tle, lived to an extreme old age, and that on the battlefield of Tenchbray he turned the tide of battle in favor of Henry L and his English troops by appearing suddenly upon the fiela of battle clad in armor and by giving the rallying cry, "Englishmen, re member Hastings." In like manner thousands of French soldiers would not believe that Napoleon died at St Helena, but fondly lcoked for the "Little Cor poral' to again lead the French to victory. A similar superstition pre vailed among the Russians, who were convinced in the Crimean War that the "White Czar," as they-called Na poleon, would, command the French troops and seek to avenge the disas trous retreat from Moscow. History records similar stories 01 Barbarossa and other heroes, real or mythical, and they invariably arise from a peculiar mixture of supersti tion, credulity, and hero-worship. Take the many stories published about Marshal Ney. >.'hey were be lieved b} thousands of people, and Is believed yet by thousands. But there seems to be no doubt but that he was murdered in France |by the Bourbons because he was true to Napoleon. "Mending the Roads." There is an unconscious sarcasm In the term, "mending the roads." This process of "mending" is done every year and in general it is a glaring display of "how not to do it." It is an expenditure of time and money which leaves the condition of the roads worse than ever. There has been enough money waster in spoiling roads that if wisely used would, ere this, have made the hlghmays of the country good to travel on in all kinds of weather. It seems strange that farmers, usually so alert to every Im provement in their farms, should, as a rule, be so remiss in the improve ment of the road by which the farm must be reached, and over which ev er hing taken to or from the farm muat be carried. Fortunately in our county the conviction is rapidly grow ing that the money spent in making good roads is the best sort of econ omy and that such roads add greatly to the value of the farm. The scien tific supervision now given our roads have resulted in budding them up to a great state of proficiency, and if it is kept up and the necessary mon ey spent on them they will all soon be in apple-pie order. Supervisor Felder understands how to build good roads, and what is more he is building them. He is the right man in the right place, and we take pleas ure in saying so. What the WorJd Needs. Andrew Carnegie is quite optimis tic over the prospect of universal peace in the near future. He be lieves that the recent suggestion of President Taft in favor of arbitration and the speech in the British parlia ment by Sir Edward Gray endorsing that suggestion, has .brought univer sal peace within measurable distance. Perhaps it has, but it is just as well not to be too sanguine. It is not forgotten that the same belief was expressed 60 years ago on the oc casion of the first. Great Exposition in London. Yet within three years Russia, France, England. Turkey and Sardinia were engaged in war, and that struggle was followed in quick succession by many other wars in cluding our Civil War and the con flict between France and Germany. That events are tending toward gen eral disarmament and universal peace there can be no question, but the day of converting spears and swords into plowshares and pr :ning hooks is still in the distance. But that does not destroy the fact that the greatest need of the world today is universal peace. Let all the nations pray that it will soon come, Census <>f the British Empire. The census of Ihe British Empire ! to be taken on April 2nd will be a I much simpler and less expensive af jfair than was our own. This is be I cause far fewer questions have to be answered, and for the further reason that the count is r>ll made in one,day. The entire army of enumerators on April 2nd calls for and collects the blanks that have been left at each bouse the day previous to be filled out. and to assist in filling out if the householders are at a loss how to do it. !iie comparative fewness of the questions prevents the information being as complete as that given by the United States census, but on int. other hand the simultaneous taking of the census undoubtably makes the count more accurate, as there is not the asme opportunity for padding or for a person to be counted in two or three different ..laces as is some times the case under the method pre vailing in this country. Solving the Problem. It is oftentimes a difficult question what to do with prisoners and tramps. Idleness is bad and on the other hand the honest laboring mar rebels at having cheap prison laboi compete with him. But if the ob.iocl of punishment is corrective something must be done to stimulate and awak en honest desires, and this can be attained to a large extent through the medium of useful labor. In .Mil waukee the plan is to be tried of us ing prisoners to raise all the vegeta blcs used in county institutions. Tin experiment will be watched with keer interest. As to tramps the New Yorl legislature has just voted $1,000,000 to be spent on a farm where the tramps will be set to work. As most tramps have an inborn hatred of work they may be expected to give the farm a wide berth. However, these experiments are worth trying, and if they work out satisfactorily they can be adopted by other cities. WHO MY ABE (Continued from first page.) cretion, which Is little, if at all, con trolled by the Courts Authorities Cited. "That .the discretion is reposed lu the prosecuting officer Independently of the Court in this State is shown in the McKee case and others hereinaf ter referred to. In the case of Rog ers vs. Hill, 22 R. I., page 4D8, it is ^ald: "The practice of entering a nolle prosequi to informations is very ancient, but to indictments it be gan In the latter end of che reign of Charles II.* It is further said in this case that 'there are three periods of a prosecution in which a nolle prose qui may be entered, before a jury is empanelled, while the case is before the jury and after the verdict, in the first, it is perfectly clear that a nol pros may be entered at the pleas ure of the prosecuting officer; such Is the constant practice. It may be that the indictment is defective, and he may wish to procure another; he may discover that the evidence will turn out indifferently from what he expected and he may wish to vary the charge to make it conform to the proof, or he may have good reason for not wishing to prosecute at all. " 'There may be innumerable caus es for discontinuing the prosecution, all of which he may judge upon his official responsibility. In many cases the discontinuance may operate to the prejudice of the defendant, but never to the injury of his iegai rights. It is not to be presumed that this officer will violate his duty or act oppressively.' And it is further said in the case that he exercises that power wholly upon his official re sponsibility, without the advice or permission of the Court. "In the case of the State vs. Thomas, 75 S. C, 479-480, the rule In the McKee case as to the power to enter a nolle prosequi is reaffirmed. In the case of the State vs. Cardoza, 11 S. C, 197, it appears that Richard H. Gleaves, Samuel J. Lee, Josephus Woodruff, A. O. Jones and Francis L. Cardoza were indicted for conspir acy. The Attorney General, the Hon. Jas. Conner, called this case for trial and entered a nolle proseque as to the defendants, Samuel J. Lee Jo sephus Woodruff and A. O. Jones; Richard H. Gleaves not having been arrested, the trial proceeding against Francis Cardoza alone. (See Page 201.) It appears from the case as recorded that Gleaves, Woodruff and Jones were used as State's witnesses. It will also be noted with interest that three of my most distinguished predecessors in office, the Hon. Leroy Youmans, the Hon. James Conner and the Hon. C. R. Miles appeared as at torneys for the State. During Reconstruction. "The following quotation from 'A Voice from South Carolina,' Leland, thrown an Interesting light upon the practice of the prosecuting attorney in this State granting immunity. It is in reference to prosections for frauds committed during the Recon struction: "More than thirty true bills have been found by grand juries of RIchland County, not very much varied In their character, and cover ing a long list of names. Sometimes five or six names would be embraced under the same indictment and some times the same name would be found several times repeated. For instance, the name of Cardoza will be found j on nine-separate indictments. " 'With this explanation, only the following names can now be found on the docket: H. H. Kimpton, D. H. Chamberlain, R. K. Scott, F. J. Moses, N. G. Parker, F. L. Cardoza, Robert Smalls. J. L. Neigle, F. S. Jacobs, (Solomons Bank), B. F. Whittemore, Solomon L. H?ge, Y. J. Powers, Thos. C. Dunn, R. H. Gleaves, Samuel J. Lee, Josephus Woodruff, A. O. Jones and L. Cass Carpenter. " 'Of these, Parker, L. Cass Car l penter. Cardoza and Smalls have been tried and convicted on one in dictment each; so far, the other crim inals have not been accessible. " 'Immunity has been granted to very many, mostly members of the Legislature, as in the; seventy-five examined in Patterson's case. In oth er rases, as Woodruff's, Jones. Nash's and some others, promises oi restitution wore exacted and com plied with, and thus the State was relieved of a large amount of indebt edness by the surrender of papers. How much, if any. money was re ; funded, has never come to light.' "On page 22S of this book it i* stated that X. G. Parker was tried land convicted in the summer of 1ST.", ?under an indictment of larceny and 'breach of trust with fraudulent in tent: escaped from jail, was recap tured and finally pardoned for that i offence, on the promise to tell all he ! knew. "T have qdoted at length from the above ahthorlties. in order that il j may appear that it has always beer the law and the practice in this State or the prosecuting officer to deter mine who should, and who shouh not be prosecuted, and whom he ) should allow to become State's evi . dence. "Yours very truly, (Signed i "J. Frazer Lyon, "Attorney General." L. M. G. * He Left Politics For Love. ?Ambition did net : atisfy nor die a guilty conscience make a pleasan Icompanion for solitude. Hut the lov< i of a woman could do both, so tb< I hero of "Coniston" began to try to hi ? j worthy of her. Winston Churchill': j novel is a great moral lesson, whole r I some and true. Formerly publishee i at $1.50; now fifty cents Sims ;.| Book Store. :: Tfaeato:: To-days Program "Love of an Enemy." (Kalem) "Shadows of the Past.' (Selig) HERBERT L. GAMBATI, Prop. ACADEMY OF MUSIC Tuesday, March 28 The DeKoven Male Quartette. Piices: 25, 35, 50 and 75c. PHONE 59 Your office wants. If it's used in an office we can furni h it and at the right price. Service prompt. Rices reasonable. SI9IS BOOK STORE. Orangeburg, S. C. CLASSIFIED COLUMN One-half Cent a Word Found Notices Free. Wanted?To buy 100 pigs. R. C. King, Orangeburg, S. C. Dominick of Neeses, S. C, wants chickens and eggs. 3-21-3* For Rent?Cottage on Green Street. Apply to C. W. Prescott, Orange burg, S. C. 3-25-tf Dominick of Neeses, S. C, wants the ladies to look at his line of Spring and Summer Hats before they buy. 3-21-3* Money to Lend?We are In position to negotiate loans on improved real estate In Orangeburg City and County. Glaze & Herbert. tf For Sale?Two hundred bushels of Simpkin's Improved Cotton Seed. $1.00 per bushel f. o. b. North, S. C, by F. A. Wolfe. 3-7-4* For Rent or Sale after May 31, 191 1, house and lot, 110 feet fronting on Russell Street, No. 213. Depth 729 feet. Apply to Geo. V. Zeig ler. For Sale Two line breed sows aad pigs for sale cheap: also one nice cow with young calf. Apply to J. C. Murphy, .Middle township, Bow I man, S. C. 3-21-3* I Wanted?At once, an energetic, reli able white man for general fan.i work. One who can manage labor I preferred. Address T. L. Connor, 1 Ferguson, S. C. 3-2$-3 Wanted?Young girl of good habits as an apprentice in millinery de partment. Splendid opportunity to learn the trade. Address with reference "B. K." care Times and Democrat. j Wanted?One woman in each county ? \ who desires employment in home t town. $15.00 per week. Be in i j dependent and self-supporting. .1. ?! S. Zeigler Company, Como Block. - Chicago, 111. :;-2l-2t 11 3 i Xotice?Anyone having clock repair -! ing to do will oblige me by giving me their patronage. I can now I see well enough to do repairing. Parties can find me at city hall. A. I D. Powers. tf ? - For S;ile?Eggs for hatching. Mam moth Pekin Duck eggs. Price I $1.25 per setting of 11 eggs de t j livered at your house in city or J express office, $1.00 If you send , to my residence for them. J. L. j Phillips, 85 Sellars Ave. 2-11-tf s ~ - j Wanted every nian in the city of Or ] angfeburg to own his home. We have a nice cottage, No. 2.15 East Russell Street on lot 125x729 feet, 1 <s*?x3*S><$*2*3><Sk8^ I YOU LIKE Music. ^Perhaps You Cannot Play any Instrument. Don't Deprive Yourself [any Longer of that Pleasure. Get an Edison Phonograph Th? perfection of that class of Machine. Made by the INVENTOR, THOS. A. EDISON. All Talking Machines are simply adaptations of the great Inventor's idea. IT IS THE BEST. If there were a better one. WE would sell it. It has the LONGEST PLAYING RECORD in the World- The Edison AMBEROL playing 4 to 4 3-4 minutes. It has the exclusive services of the World's GREATEST MUSICIANS and VOCALISTS. The Records include everything fr-m GRAND OPERA to POPULAR SONGS and VAUDEVILLE SKETcHFS. ? It is the ONLY MACHINE having a PERMANENT REPRODUCING POINT. This point does away with the constant changing of nee les incident to other types of Machines. The Records are the CLEAREST made. THERE 11 EDISON PHONOGRAPH F^ EVERY MAN'S POCKET. * Gem $ 15.r0 Fireside $22.00 Standard $30.00 Home $40.00 Triumph $60.00 Alva $85.00 Idelia?l25 Amberola $200 Did You Ever Hear Yourself Talk, Sing or Play? The EDISON will record what you or your friends say, sing or play and clearly reproduce it. WE WILL SHOW YOU, if you call to ?ee us. WE CARRY THE LARGEST SiOCK of RECORDS in SOUTH CAROLINA. - EVERY RECORD EDISON MAKES is in our Stock. CALL or Write Us. Marchant Music Co. ESTABLISHED 1882. 53 East Russell St.Orangeburg, S. C. just the right distance from the city on Main street. Special prices for a quick sale. See me quick. F. R. Simpson Real Estate Co., 33 West Russell St. Wanted tc sell a nice nine room house No. 25 East Russel Street on lot 110 x 729 feet, known as the Or angeburg Hospital Property. High, dry and healthy and will not stay on the market long at the price we are now offering. See me quick. F. R. Simpson Real Estate Co., 33 West Russell St., Orangeburg, S. C. For Judge of Probate and Special Referee. At the suggestion of several of my friends, I hereby announce that I am j a candidate for Judge of Probate and Special Referee. Should you Bee fit to entrust this office to me I Leg to assure you that I shall use my . best efforts to discharge the duties of this important position carefully and ef ficiently. Yours very truly, L. K. Sturkle. Don't Wait I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Judfe of Probate and Special Referee for Orangeburg County, made vacant by the election of Judge Robert S. Copes to the Cir cuit Bench. Andrew C. Dibble. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Judge of Probate and Special Referee of Orangeburg coun ty, and pledge my best services, to :;he people if elected. Edward B. Friday. Millinery Opening at Neeses. MARCH 31 TO APRIL 1 You Are Cordial'y Invited. Miss Mattie Cleveland will take pleasure in showing you our line of fashionable Hats in the la'est styles. Prices to suit everybody. Mrs. F. A. Blume, NEESES, S. C. for next fall and higher prices. Or angeburg dirt is on the move. Buy now and reap the profit yourself. How many people can you count on your fingers that have lost their mon ey in buying Real Estate. Think of how Orangeburg County is increasing in population every year. And do you think they will ever leave this -mrtrt old county of Orangeburg, thinking they can buy better farms that will produce bet ter cotton, corn, wheut or oats than this grand old county? How much Real Estate have you heard of being made in this county? Now I have one of the best farms for a quick sale there is in the coon* ty. This farm is close tip, propert> on one of the best country roads in the State, five miles south of Orange burg on the Charleston road. About one million feet of good pine lumber und one good saw mill and cotton gin in good repair, 603 acres, 100 acres in cultivation. Will make a bale oi cotton to every acre if properly cul tivated, near a good school which runs nine months in the year, one mile of a good Methodist church, preaching every Sunday. Don't do lay if you want it. Will seU you part or all of this property. Special price if sold quick. F. R. Simpson Real Estate Co No. 33 West Russell St. Note books at 3 0 cents. Time books (weekly or I OFFICE SUPPLIES Is your office well supplied with the necessaries of business life? Have you a f?ll supply of all things needed in a Drst class office?ink, sealing wax, tiles, pens, paper clips, ink wells, paste, etc.'.' If you have not, we are ready to supply that need. Here are a few things that every fust class office needs: "Do you keep your accounts straight?" T,i so, you doubtless lind yourself from time to time in need of draft books, note books, receipt books, time books, etc. We carry a full supply. Draft hooks, at in. 15 and 30 cents. Receipt books, at 5, 10 and 25 cents, monthly) at 5 cents. "Have you a good filing system?" If not, you should, as it is the first need of any up-to-date office. Keep your correspond ence. We offer some of the best files at $1.00. Paste boaru cover. 3D cents. Call and let us show you the famous Shaw Walker cabinet filing devices. It will pay you to invest. '"Some other needs." String ta?s?S cents per 100. 'n tickets?10 cents per 100. sallng wax?8 cents per stick. Marking crayon?5 cents per stick. The "Cinch" paper clip, 10 cents per 250. The "Niagara" paper clip?15 cents per 100. Dennison's paper fasteners?5 cents per box. Shade your eyes with a "Light. Shade," 10 cents each. Pencils and pen holders, leather, holding two and three, 10 cents. Ink wells, single, 20 cents up. Double, with gilt, bottom, 50 cts. WATCH OI K SPACE EACH ISSUE. IT MAY SAVE YOl" MONEY {SIMS BOOK STORE.