Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ESTA BLISHED IX 1869. Published Miree Times Each Week. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; /?' ' Entered ;is second class matter on January 9, .1909, at the post office at Orangeburg, S. 0., under the Act of Congress o;' March, 1879. Jas. L. Sims, - Editor and Prop., Jas. Izlar Sims, - ? Publisher. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One Year. .$1.50 One Year (by carrier).2.00 Six Months.75 Three Months.. .'.., .40 s Remittances should be made pay able to The Times and Democrat, Orangeburiij, S. C, by registered let ter, check or money order. Mr. L. D. Boone, of Rowesvllle, is a member oi the graduating class at Clemson this year. That is a spurious gentility that loves to disport itself in broadcloth, but which is ashamed to be seen u fustian and overalls. Graduation exercises are now most ly over ad for a year at least all the vexed problems of life have been settled by the graduates. The most beautiful thing in tnt world is a good deed, and the most bea-utlfui 15fe is that which is filled v.jth good and unselfish acts. Some people can serve their coun try (better in prison than at liberty. To set them free would defeat the ends of justice and encourage crime. To regard work as distasteful drudgery Is a mistake All honest work, however lowly, is enobling, up lifting and one of the greatest of blessings. ' i To be convulsed with sobs and grief when reading the pathetic story of seme imaginary hero or heroine in a novel, and yet in actual life to do nothing to relieve the needs of the poor or dry the tear of the mourner, is nothing but vapid sentimentalism. "Senatorial courtesy" has received some hard jolts recently. Perhaps that is jutifc as well, for if the cour tesy h:s been abused in order to de feat progressive legislation or to hin der probinir where it was much need ed the sooner it is ended the better. That is a fooHsh man who, because it is not in him to do great things, refuses to do the little things that are within his power. In truth, man kind Is more blest by the every day common things of the average man than by the dazzling genius.or great acts of a few Individuals. One might be more sanguine of the efficacy of the Supreme Court decis ions aiTiainst the trusts if Wall street would only take the decision more seriously. As it Is, Wall street seems rather to enjoy the situation. Yet, after all, these decisions may be bringing nearer the much, desired end. The only effective way of dealing with danclelions and bad habits Is to kill them. Some people do nothing but let them grow, others lop off the tops, which results In a temporary improvement only, but others go down to the very roots and pull them up. It means1 hard work but it Is thorough, and beat of all Its brings its reward. Political circles In Washington are agog with the discovery that Secre tary of the Navy, Meyer, slipped over to Oyster Bay on Decoration day and had a talk with farmer President Roosevelt A rumor had it that the cabinet officer was sent on a special commission to sound Roosevelt on reciprocity and gain his assistance for the administration. By the way almost every Congres sional speaker quotes the Bible or refers to it when making speeches in the Senate or House, one almost ex pencts to see their heads encircled by a halo. So far as the speakers themselves are concerned, such suota tions may be for effect only, but it shows the Influence of the Bible and Its position in human thought. T. B. Felder has fired twio broad sides inro Gov. Blease in the laat week. He accuses the Governor of everything that is low, dirty and mean, <and says he can prove every charge he makes. If we were Gov. Blease we would give him a chance to do so, and if he failed, we would make him pay dearly for his slan derous charges. If he is innocent, that is the only course for the Gov ernor to pursue. There are churches that would stand better in public estimation and do more effective work if they would not let the money of rich members cover a mulditude of sins. While God is no respector of persons, not unoften the church is, because it con dones offenses by wealthy parishon ers it would not tolerate in poor members. A little more of the atti dute displayed towards the rich Phar isees by Jesus would give us a new tone to the church and strengthen it. That many thousands of babies die every year because of impure milk !s notorious. For this "slaughter of the innocents" careles parents, dishonest milk dealers and the supineness of pure food inspectors are chiefly re sponsible: Human nature is soms times a strange thing. People will weap copiously over the bible story of the massacre of the infants in Bethlehem who contribute by their neglige ace or' indifference to kill many times more children than were found in the.old Judean village. Advance of Democracy. Democracy Is making more rapid strides in England than in any other country in the world. In fact, the real government of England to-day, i3 nearer and more responsive to the will of the people &?n the govern ment in this boasted "land of the brave and the home of the free" is. Step by step the demands of the peo plefor a greater share in the govern ment te granted <by the powers that ?be. The king Is noi.hing more than a mere figurehead and the so-called nobility is preserve* as a relict of the d3ys that are not The plan of the British govern ment too pay. member* of Parliament a salary of $2,060 a year reminds us that time has well nigh brought about the realization of the old Char tist demands. In its day, some six ty-five years ago, Chartism was re garded as extremely revolutionary and its leaders were branded as dan gerous demagogues. Yet of the five pointB of the charter?vote by ballot, annual parliaments, no-property qual ification for members of parliament, payment for members of parliament, and equal electoral districts?vote by ballot and no-property qualification have long since been granted. Every distribution of seats haB ibeen in the directioi. of equal elector al districts, payment of members Is practically assured, and the govern ment proposes to, reduce the term from seven years to three. In this near realization of all the old points one can see how political advance ment keeps pace with the growing powers of the people. Not only in England, 'but in every country, there is 'a shif ting of political power and re sponsibilities from the few' to the many, and all ths means a truer form of representative government. \ m ?~? Where Mosquitos Breed. If any one should take a stroll around our little city everywhere might be noticed the Insignificant tin can layng aparemtly harmlessly on the ground about the front and back yards ready to catch the refreshing rain as it descends from above. Once caught that rain water becomes the choicest of' all breeding places for mosquitos. One o'd tin can full of rain water will raise mosquitos enough to make a dozen families miserable all summer. See to it that all these old tin eans are carted asray. As the Charlotte Observer says the indiscriminate scattering of worth less tin cans in back yards and on va cant lot is due primarily to thought lessness but it is none the less inju rious on that account. Recent scien tific investigations have pretty well established the best way to fight mos quitos Is by eliminating their breed log places and thi3 cannot be done as long as house-wives allow cans to he dumped in haphazard fashion. This spells in the*0ong run much annoy ance, and no little sickness both ot which are absolutely preventable. The cdtUen who Is really interested in public matters should see to it that his own premises are not Uttered In this dangerous fashion. A good example dn'this respect will in all flfkelyhood prove contagious. The collecting of the csns and tbe seeing to it'that no more c.re thrown around will require some little labor, but probably not so much in the aggre gate as a sinigile case of fever which might come as a result of the mos quitos thus enabled to breed. And this view of the case is confined solely to the sanitary aspect of the tin can situation. The Careers of Two Men. The lives of men like George Wash ington and Pazari Diaz give us a con trast that can.be studied with interest and profit by the students of human events. When Washington took leave of his army it was into honor able retirement from which he was again called to serve his country, first as President of the Constituional Con vention and then i s President of the United States. T'laz recently bade farewell to his army to igo Into exile 'after serving as President of Mexico many years. ' i i In courage, ability and service to his country, there was something in ctommon between Washington and Diaz. But Washington was much the igreater man, nobly unselfish, and ?naffected by the tower of office. Di az might have remained honored and loved in his native land if he had shown the same unselfishness, but, unfortunately, office and the power it brings evolved a lust for arbitrary rule which led to his downfall. Washington could move with events -and in all things his coun try was first. Diaz in his latter years was unprogressive and he put him self before his country. One man died full of honors and his name Is imperishalble, while the other man, in spite of the acknowledged good he has done Mexico, closes his years in defeat and exile. He is even afraid to remain in his native country, but seeks an asylum ;n foreign lands. -?~<? ? Let Us Tidy Up a Bit. Now is the time to help realize the dream of the "City Beautiful." It Is something in which evary citizen can do his part by keeping his premises clean Tidiness and good taste are catchlnjg and the good example one man sets is likely to be followed by his neighbor. 'But even if it is not he has the reward which comes from knowing that his own effort has con tributed to making his town a better place to live in. In civic and other improvements there is sometimes a tendency to wait upon official action or the work of some to be appointed committee. But perhaps best resuus usually flow from intelligent private action. Mo^e than one city In our land has been transformed In exter nal appearance .because of the good taste, industry and enthusiasm of some one man whose example at last became contagioun. Running down one's town does not call for any brains or ability. It is easily done. Refuse to help any pro ject for its advancement and criticise those who do and question their mo lives. Stand habitually on the street corners and compla'n how dead the town is. Refuse to take the local pa pers, growl that the busines men are slow, and send away to mail order houses for everything1 wanted?from a cook stove or buggy to a packet of. needles. Such methods will kill a town as dead as a door nail pro vided t?i^re are enough kickers en gaged in the disreputable business. It is significant that when great l-,ombiniations of capital are faced with an investigation as to their bus iness methods almost invariably they exclaim that any such action will mean a lowering of wages. That is a club designed to provent inquiry. As a rule dividends coald be lowered and still mean large profits, but such reduction no trust magnate will vol untarily agree to do. If any reduc tion iB imperative it is so much eas ier to take it out of the wages. But generally the threat is a threat and nothing more, even if the enquiry is made. CLASSIFIED COLUMN One-half Cent a Word Found Notices Free. Take your baby to Domlnick's at Neeses, S. C, and he will give it a gold rin,g guaranteed five years fre<3, if it is under 12 months old. Ice! Ice! Ice! I have opened my lee House for the summer and will be pleased to serve my old as well as new patrons with ice. Smoak Bros., Cordova, S. C. 6-5-3 Farm hand wanted at once, either married or single. Can furnish house to live in. Good wages to the right party. S. J. Derry, R. F. D. No. 1, Sally, SC. 4t * Have your grates reset in summer time. Do riot wait for cold weath er to do the work. Large stock of grates on hand. Dukes and Rhodes. tf. Ice! Ice! Ice! I have opened my Ice House for the summer and will be pleased to serve my old as well as new patrons with ice. Look out for my wagon. J. B. Kelley. Wanted?Men to learn cotton busi ness in our j.sample rooms; two weeks to complete course; high sal aried position secured. Charlotte Cotton School, Charlotte, N. C. For Rent or Sale after May 31, 1911, house and lot, 110 feet fronting on Russell Street, No. 213. Depch 729 feet Apply to Geo. V. Zelg ler. For Sale.?On? Jersey milk cow, with young calf. One Jersey heifer two years old. All in good condi tion for particulars apply to W. W. Barrs, St.'Matthews, S. C. Notice?Anyone having clock repair ing to do will oblige me by giving me their patronage. I can now nee well enough to do repairing. Parties can find me at city hall. A. D. Powere. tf| Hardwood mantels, Tiles, Frames and Grates. Large stock to se lect from. Write for catalogue and pri.ces. Prompt shipmentf. Dukes and Rhodes, Orangieburg, S. C. tf. I Winter Cabbage Plants for sale by | the thousand. $1.00 per thousand o b. Holly Hill, and also five hui. dred bushels of Applus Oat seed a.t 75 cents per bushel. G. G. Shuler, IL. F. D. No. 1, Vance, S. C. 6-10-31* |For Sale?One 30 H. P. Boiler; one 25 H. P. Engine Continental, two] 70 saw gins, elevator, press, shaft ing, belts etc. Can be seen nt W. L. Mack's farm, Cordova, S. C, or W. F. Smoak, Cordova, S. C. K-23-12 For Sale.?Live installment furniture business at Charleston, hard goods only, owner must retire account af hoalth. Full investigation invited. Address "Furniture," Box 40S, Charleston, S. C. 5-23-P* I For Sale?Eggs for hatching. Mam moth Pekin Duck eggs. Price $1.25 per setting of 11 eggs de livered at your house in city or express office, $1.00 If you send to my residence for them. J. L. Phillips, 85 Sellars Ave. 2-ll-tf Dukes and Rhodes, Marble works, Italian and Vermont marble, the best monumental store. All work finished at Orangeburg, S. C. Large stock to select from home enterprise. So see us before you place your order. Can save you money. Dukes and Rhodes, tf Found drifted up on bank of South Edisto, near S. A. L. R. R. bridge, 1 good boat about 17 feet long with 4 seats; longchain: fish box in middle; painted green. Owner can get same by calling at V. J. Gue, Norway, S. C. Ford. Do you know that the Ford car made an average of 47 miles per hour in tho recent hill climb ing race at Orange,burg. Do you know that it won over cars of much greater price and power. Do you know that every fifth car sold in this country is a Ford Mode' T? Do you know why there is such a demand for the Ford Model T? It is because the Model T Ford is a car of beauty, light weight, pow er speed, and lasting qualities, and a price within t'.e reach of every one. See G. C. Bolen, Neeses, S. C. 3t Notice to Trespassers. All persons are hereby warned not to hunt, fish, or trespass In any way on my lands. J. D. Oliver. To-days Program "By a Woman's Wit." An American War Story. ? and? "MONSIEUR." (Drama.). HERBERT L. GAMBATI, Prop. Detroit Kerosine Engine. STARTS WITHOUT CRANKING. Runs on common Kerosine Oil. To all prospective purchasers of Gasoline Engines: I have the exclusive agency fa*' the Detroit Kerosine Engine, and offer you: an engine complete, ready to run when you receive it; entire freedom from ad justments and complications; a reliable engine that starts without cranking, reverses and runs equally well in either direction, an engine which is cold weather proof; an engine which runs on common Jwero ,u - sine Oil (lamp oil) better than ordinary engines run on gaso line. Absolutely steady power; absolute reliability. Full con trol over engine speed while engine is running, entire ab sence of gears, sprockets or cams. The only engine that women and children can safe ly run. Just the thing to run anything from a sewing ma chine to a ginnery up to 50 horse power. Write me your wants. Dr. J. II. E. Milhouse, Notice of Special Tax Election. A petition having been filed as re quired by law, an election is hereby ordered to be held in the schoolhouse at Neeces, district No. 68, Orange burg county, S. C, on Tuesday, June 27, 1911, for the purpose of voting on the question of an additional spe cial tax of three mills to be used for school purposes in said district. Said election to be conducted ac cording to section 1208 of the school law. D. W. Tyler, W. R. Williams, L. B. Bolin, Trustee. A Message On Parchment Was Found in the Figurehead of an Old Vessel. And it lead to a merry adventure Into the interior of Africa. A young army man and a pretty girl were in volved in the discovery and a ro mance ensued that caused Louis Tracy to write "The Message." Now at Sims* Book Store for fifty cents. Examine These Splendid Bargains. ? <? They Are Real Genuine Bargains in Every Respect. | Your Opportunity to Buy a Good Instru ment at a Low Price. s A recent inventory of our stock shows that we have on hand the following SLIGHTLY USED and SEC- ? OND HAND Pianos and Organs in our Warerooms. Some of these were accepted by us in part payment for better and higher priced Instruments. Others were on rent for a short while. ~ PIANOS. 1 Newman Square 61-4 Octaves, good condition, $40 | 1 Arion Upright, used some time, but in good order | . $75 1 Large Mathushek, Square, 7 1-3 Octaves, magnifi cent order ..*.$125 I 1 Farrand, Upright, almost new, original price $400 now..? ? $275 f ORGANS. 1 BRIDGEPORT, cost when new $ 85 now $45 1 BRIDGEPORT, cost v\ hen new 90 now 40 I BRIDGEPORT, cost when new 90 now 50 1 CARPENTER, cost when new 65 now 50 1 CARPENTER, cost when new 75 now 45 I BURDETTE, cost when new 100 now 10 1 MASON & HAMLIN, cost when new 125 now 30 1 WATERLOO, cost when new 85 now 35 1 BECKW1TH, cost when new 50 now 25 1 FARRAND, cost when new 75 now 45 1 PUTNAM, cost when new 75 now 30 THESE ARE THE GREATEST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT BARGAINS EVER OFFERED IN THIS SECTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA. CALL OR WRITE US. archant Music Co. I ESTABLISHED 1882. 53 East Russell St.Orangeburg, S. C. 1*? PLANT Pure Simpkins Cotton See The Earliest and most Prolific Cotton in the World for Stuhle Land. "Everything That a Drug Store Should Have" This is the compliment that one of our patrons paid us. It is so true of the real method behind our bus iness that we are quoting it. Primarily this business makes thp prescription department the main object of Ub care. Experts check every prescription and our large files show that our care is not in vain. Every new and worthy drug is immediately bought and placed on our shelves so that we need never say "we are just out of it," but we say, "We have it now." Then these departments are al ways busy because of one final fact: "Good Goods for Your Money"?fint and last. Paints and Varnishes. Cut Glass and Cutlery. Cigars and Tobacco. Stationery and Supplies. Huyler's Candies: only agency. J. fi. Wannamaker ffl'fg Co Orangeburg, S. C. for next fall and higher prices. Or angeburg dirt is on the move. Buy now und 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 yenr. And do you think they will ever leave this grand old county of Orangeburg, thinking they can buy better farms that will produce bet ter cotton, corn, wheat or oats than this grand old county? How much Real Estate have yon hea.rd of being made in this county? Now I have one of the best farms for a quick sale there is in the coun ty. This farm is close up, property on one of the best country roads in the State, five miles south cf Orange burg on the Charleston road. About one million feet of good pine lumbei and one good saw mill and cotton gin in good repair, 003 acres, 100 acres in cultivation. Will make e bale oi cotton to every aero if properly cul tivated, near a good school which runs nine months1 in the year, one j mile of a good Methodist church, preaching every Sunday. Don't de lay If you want it. Will scU yoa part or all of this property. Special price if sold quick. F. R. Simpson Real Estate Co. If You Want the Best Stationery -GO TO Sims Book Store - - - 49 E. Russell St A PLEASING REFLECTION OUR SUPERB STOCK SETTLE ALL DIFFER ENCES?we know what will suit one chap will not please the other, hence the variety here! We know you'll be able to look at your best if you're togged out in our furnishings. Now is ths time to stock up foi the summer and for your trip. NECKWEAR SHIRTS HOSIERY COLLARS Renneker & Riggs THE FASHION SHOP.