ESTABLISHED IN 1809. Published Three Times Each Week Uu Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. N Entered as second class matter on January 9, 1009, at the post office at Orangebnrg, S. C, under the Act of Congress of March, 1870. 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 Remittances should be made pay able to The Times and Democrat,, Orangeburg, S. 0., by registered let-, ter, check or money order. We want at least four contestants in each township for the prizes The Times and Democrat is going to give away. I Earth would be a good deal more heaven-Like if in more homes there was more singing and less complain ing, more cheer e no reduction of) votes, and every OQ3 will have the same chance to win ' any of the prizes by working for them. ; The danger to the state that lies In the concentration of great wealth by a few Individuals is seen in more ways than one. It is seen not only in the direct Influence upoa legisla-, tion but also in the control it gives -over the votes of thousands of men employed in large industrial estab lishments. The Newberry Observer says the "carnival of crime" is no argument for the return of the dispensary. It is an argument, though, for a more honest and more rigid enforcement of the law against the sale of li quor." We think nearly every news paper in the State will agree to this. The Times and Democrat for one does. Branchville has thrown aside her swaddling clothes and will soon be wearing long pants. In the last few years she has improved wonderfully, both as to growth and appearance". She has a fine location for expansion, and she is destined to grow more rap idly now than in the past, as the sur rounding country is more prosperous than ever before. . I The business men of Branchville are to be congratulated on the ban quet they tendered the Edisto river engineers Frilay night, it was hap pily conceived and most successfully carried out. This banquet put Biranchville in the front rank of en tertainers, and will do much to stim ulate her business men and citizens generally to greater things in the fu ture. The Orangcburg County fair opens this morning, anl we hope it will prove a success. County fairs prop erly managed can bo made of wonder ful benefit to all the people of the counties in which they are held. They help In more ways than one. While they stimulate the people to higher and better things in the lines of farm ing and trado, they bring the people together in a social way, which of it self is valuable. Cold weather will soon have a con . sidera.ble portion o? the country in its grip and, as usual, many people through their own neglect, will be unprepared for it. On many a farm the premises will not be in a condi tion to give proper shelter for ani mals, and potatoes and other crops will be caught by the frost. And in the cities there will be Intense suffer ing, much o!' which might be avoided by due precaution and by proper liv ing. The Social Service Convention held at Madison, Misconsin, recently, threshed out some very timely sub jects, and the effect will be apparent in the near future. The contention made by one speaker that while much has been done in recent years to les sen the labors of the farmer very little had been done to lighten the work of the farmer's wife was very much to the point. Machinery has I'een a great aid to the farmer in 'anting, cultivating and harvesting crops but in the household work done ;:; just at>out the way it was ujue liiiy years ago. True, there has been some amelioration, but it is very slight as compared with what the farmer, has received. i What Hope Has the Farmer. The federal department of justice I has' taken to the United States Su preme Court the effort to indict al leged "bulls" on the -New York Cot ton Exchange. Here is an interesting transcript from the Associated Press report of the hearing; it ought to be read and analyzed by southern farm ers, congressmen and business men generally: "Chief Justice White asked if the government considered that a combination to force down the price of a commodity would be a vio lation of law as well as a combina tion to put the prices up as charged 1 in the present indictment. Mr. Leh mann said he was not. familiar enough with the market to reply." j 1 So It seeims the department of jus tice- has concentrated its "familiar ity*.*- with, its study of the cotton mar ket, solely upon a crusade to dis courage all efforts to protect the price jof cotton, says the Atlanta Constitu tion. That is the flat announcement made by It representative to the highest tribunal in the land. Opj>or tunitles galore offered to the govern ment to investigate andN prosecute cotton bear movements that meant the loss of millions of dollars to the producers of the southern states? the one class of American producers who have suffered most from market I juggling and card-sta,cking apparent to. a first-year law student. I Yet these opportunities have been Ignored, the spectacle of hundreds of thousands of toll-grimed, mortgage [ridden farmers considered as negli gible, while the government gaily makes Its debut as market censor and "price-protector" by instituting pros ecutions against men who were seek ing to maintain the market./ \ An additional ugly feature of the situation is the seeming reliable re port that the government did rot take one step in the premises until urged by bear gamblers who were on the "short side" of the market, and who had all to gain by instigating legal proceedings against men and who held their contracts. No more pleas ant is the further report that officials of the department of justice had pre viously been aligned in high capaci ties with cotton exchange firms. These phases are, however, mere episodes, as again3t the glaring ad mission made by the department of justice that it considers the interests of the producer as of so little mo ment that it has, apparently, given not one thought to ways aud means to protect them. In the face of such conditions, what hope has the cotton farmer? With the government Itself seemingly stacking the cards against him, to what source can he look for ijelief? , Congress should take cognizance of thlfl.matter! The Issue is non-parti san. What has happened to the cot ton farmer, may happen at any time to the wheat, the corn grower, the producer of any staple quoted In the country's markets. It is time to find out .whether the department of jus tice is holding the wales level, or whether it is giving them a tilt away from the man who toils. Probe" Protoe deeply and without discrimina tion ! m ? ? ft Vicious Tastes and Examples. When a society woman makes such ' a pet of a monkey as to provide for it 'a superbly furnished room an Ivory j bed for It to sleep upon, silver dishes for it to eat from and half a dozen or more servants ..c wait upon It, it indi cates not, simply a weak mind, and a foolish hobby, but it is one of these straws which shows the trend of life among people who are possessed of far more money than sense, and who have no idea of their obligations to the world. Such people 'by their man 1 ner of life are imitating the practises of the idle ricn during the degenerate days of ancient Rome, and which practices were largely responsible for her decadence. It is not to be sup posed that the idle rich in this coun try will exert so great an influence, but undoubtedly they get many imi tators and, what is perhaps of more concern they cause a vast amount of .'very natural discontent. If a social Revolution ever does occur in this country the responsibility for it will lie mainly with the class that makes more of monkeys and dogs than of children, which tuins night into day, which misuses wealth, and has no scruples in smashing to pieces the I decalogue. Most Hopeful Sign. The fact that Phila?f^ hia has elected a reform mayor and city coun cil is one of the most hopeful political signs of the times. There are all kinds of reformers. Some are re formers for principle's sake, and oth ers just as a matter of policy. The first having at heart the removal of abuses ami the enactment of legisla tion for tho common good are sin cere and consistent in their efforts. They may make mistakes sometimes but those mistakes are of the judg ment and not of the heart. The re formers for policy only are move! solely by selfish considerations, and if the end is reached the mask of re form is thrown off speedily. Both kinds were seeking office in Phila delphia, but she elected the real Te I formers to the great surprise of the whole country. That the insincere pose in the garb of reform is itself eloquent testimony to the influence of the movement to purify politics in city, state and nation. Philadelphia had the good sense to elect the genu ine reformer and we congratulate her. Decline of Great Families. The claim of royal descent by some Americans calls attention to the sin gular decay of once great and power ful royal families. No race in Eu rope surpassed the Plantagenets in royal position and personal achieve ments and yet in 16.')7 the great great grandson of Margaret Plantag enet, daughter and heiress of George, Duke of Clarence, was a shoe-maker in Newport, England and as recently as thirty years ago a lineal descen dant of Edward III was a sexton of a London parinsh church. Within a cen tury after the death of Oliver Crom well his great-great grandson, the last male heir, was a London attorney. While these caseo show a decline in official and social position they do not necessarily Bhow a decline in moral worth or mental power. A shoemak er, or sexton, or lawyer may in this I respect be the peer of the most dis tinguished of such families. A NEW SCHEDULE. For Farmers* Unioia Meetings An nounced by Organizer. State Organizer Ben. F. Keller, of the Farmers' Union has sent the fol lowing list of meetings with the dates and requested them to be published, ft is desired that as many farmers as possible be present at eacn of the meetings. The schedule follows: East Orange?Saturday, Nov. 25, 3. P. M. Middlepen?Saturday, Nov. 25, 8 P. M. Prospect?Saturday, Dec. 2, 3 P. M. Dorange?Saturday, Dec 2, 8 P. If. Cordova?Tuesday, Dec. 5, 3 P. M. Canaan?Thursday, Dec. 7, 3 P. -M. Dry Swamp?Thursday, Dec. 7, 8 P. M. Cope?Friday, Dec. 8, 8 P. M. Orange?Wednesday, Dec. 13, 11 A. M. Trinity?Thursday, Dec. 14, 3 P. M. Limestone, Friday, Dec. 15, 3 P. m. North?Saturday, Dec. 16, 3 P. If. Holly Hill?Wednesday, Dec. 20, 3 P. M. ' Shuler?Thursday, Dec. 21, 3 P. M. Providence? Friday, Dec. 22, 3 P. M. CLASSIFIED COLUMN One-half Cent a Word Found Notices Free. Buy Your Display Vehicles?from Sifly and Frith and ta'id the I Blue Ribbon. For Sale?An Oliver Typewriter, very little used. Will be sold cheap. Mrs. W. C. Evans, Elloree. For Sale?Residence 95 Whitman ' street. Modern conveniences, sew erage and ..ights. Terms reason able. Appjy W. W. Wannama ker. 10-14-tf. For Sale?Five room house and lot in the town of Norway, S. C. For particulars call on Dr. C. H. Able, Norway, S. C, or H. H. Holder. Bethune, S. C. 10-12-16 Wanted?a ir an with family to run two, three or four horse contract farm. Apply at once. Paul A. Glea ton, Spring.-fleld, S. C. 10-31-6. Wanted?A (male teacher for Hilt Field colored school in District No. 10, Calhoun, County. Salary $25 per month. Apply with stamp to D. W. Haigler, Cameron, S. C. For Sale?^-One good saw mill and saw. One good 20 H. P. boiler and engine. One good Timber Cart and everything used around a mill. Apply to J. W. Srooak or Mrs. F. P. Langloy. Fine Farm For Sale?Will sell my farm seven miles from Orange burg, one> and a half miles from Jamison, S. C. Land consists of 350 acres. 225 cleared and in high stata of cultivation. Seven room dwelling. Five tennant hous es. Thoroughly equipped with out buildings gin etc. Only enough cash wanted to insure sale. Bal ance on easy terms. Apply- to E. J. Wannamaker, Orangeburg, S. C. State of South Carolina. County of Orangeburg, In Common Pleas. Home Building,and Loan Association, Plaintiff, vs. James S. Brown, De fendant. By virtue of a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas in the above entitled acrion, I will sell at Orange burg Court House on the first Monday in December, next, during the legal hours for sale, the following de scribed real estate: All tha". certain piece or lot of land situate, lyinir and beim: in the Eastern side of Tread well Street in the City and County of Orangeburg. I State aforesaid, and fronting and I measuring on said street sixty foot, more or li?ss, and running back and , measuring on the respective side lines two hundred (20m feet, and meas luring on the -back line sixty (fiO) I feet. Bounded by the said Treadwell Street: by lots of William Brown, Joe Clover, Jake Heicler, and the Estate of-Webster. And ?being same lot devised to defendant James S. Brown by the late N. A. Bull deceased. Terms?Cash. Purchasers *to pay for all papers and nil taxes payable after day of sale; and in case the pur chaser shall fall to complv with the terms of uale. then the said premises will he resold on the same or some subsequent salesday, on the same terms and at the risk of the former purchaser. Andrew C. Dibble. Judee of Probate, as Snecial Referee. November 10th, 1911. -1 State of South Carolina, County of Orantreburg, In Common Pleas. Alexander R. Thann, etc.. Plaintiff, against Augusta Tharin, Defend ant. By virtue of .a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas in the above entitled action I will sell at Orange burg Co irt House on the first Mon day in December, next, during the le gal hours for sale, the following de scribed real estate: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land situate, lying and being in Zion township, Orangeburg Coun ty, in the State of South Carolina, containing one hundred and eighty two (1S2) acres, more or less, and hounded by lands of J. D. Whisen hunt. Estate of Jacob Lee. N. X. Hay den, Mrs. M. C Dibble. Estate of Ad am Clover Boitin and others, known Terms?Cash. Purchasers to pay as "Popular Springs" Place. Make KOHN'S STORE your headquarters during the FAIR Go to KOHN'S STORE where you always trade. KOHN TAKES ALL THE FIRST PREMIUMS The majority of the ladies of Orangeburg County who are expert shoppers have voted that Kobn is clearly entitled to first prem ium in everything pertaining to Coat Suits, Cloaks, Skirts, Hats, Silks, Shoes, Gloves and Neckwea * Thous inds of our good friends will come to see thes> First Prize Winners and to make the wee : both interesting and attractive we will givi in our ready to wear department, catalogue goods excepted, a SPECIAL 10 PER CENT D SCOT.'NT. This means a handsome ?ave on your tail ored suit, your beautiful coat, your handsome skirt, your lovely dress or your pretty under skirt. (?ome t,? the Fair, Come to our store. Be one of fie happy, well satisfied customers that dai'.y throng our big sunshine store. An unusually attractive Souv enir given to each cus tomer du ing the Fair. Ask for it! KOHN'S bargains will save you enough to pay your rail road fare L. BENNETT & CO. L. BENNETT GEO. E. SALLEY Auto lies The People of This Section of South Carolina Are offered unrivalled opportun!- || ties to secure high grade PIANOS, ORGANS and EDISON PHONO GRAPHS at exceodiTigly l.-w pr'ce.' and upon unusually liberal terns by a company which has had i\i years experience in the Music business and has placed hundres upon hunreds of instruments in the best home, in the State. KNABE, KRANICH, and BACH, BUSH and LANE, HAINES BROS., WESER BROS., TONK and Marchant PIANOS, PUTNAM ORGANS and ELISON ]PHONOGRAPHS jare our leaders. Call or write us for information and catalogues. When better cars are built nUICK WiU build them Marchant Music Co., ESTABLISHED 18S2. 53 EAST RUSSELL ST. ORANGEBURG, S. 0 for all taxes payable after day of sale; and in case the purchaser shall ' fail to comply with the terms of sale, then the said premises will be resold on the 6arae or some subsequent salesday, on the same terms and at the risk of tho former purchaser. Andrew C. Dibble, [judge of Probate, as Special Referee. November 10th, 1911. Business Locals. The Western Horse and Mule Co. nnounce their second auction sale f fifty head horses and mules on the first Monday in December. Wait for the second grand auction ale of fifty head horses and mules that will be sold without reserve to the big dollar by the Western Horse and Mule Company, first Monday in December. There was positively no by bid ding but every horse an mule put up y the Western Horse an Mule Co. as sold a:, represented to the big dollar. Don't fail to attend their xt grand auction sale of fifty head t Fairey Bros. Stable, Orangeburg, C. on December 4th, which is the first Monday of the month. Obituary. Smith?In loving rememberance of Thos. L. Smith who fell asleep iu Jesus, Nov. 3, 1910. Twelve months ago our loving fath er was taken from us. We will not mourn for him as one lost, but will think of him as only gone before to draw us nearer each day to that home where there is no parting. To-day our troubled hearts are sad, Our eyes are dim with tears, For God has taken from us the lov ed one We though was ours for years. One sad, sad long year! Oh! how we miss him; Friends may think tho wound ia healed. But thfre is none who knows the sor row, Deep within our hearts concealed. When they ask ub do we miss him, How it fills our heart with pain. But his voice se^ms sweetly saying, Dearest ones, we shall meet again. Daughter. You see them everywhere. See them at L BENNETT & CO. Laugh in Every Line and the Lines Are Close Together. THE Girl FROM Rector's The Sensational Comedy of jthe Season, a Capable Cast, clever Lines, Witty Dialogue