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H?STU! HDSTL1! WAY TO WDT ONE OP THE PRIZES IS TO GET VOTES. I ? -"*T~/ jQefc Out fca Baraest and Let Tour friends Know Tont Ton Are in the Race to Win. Today will be yesterday tomorrow, toad one "today" is "worth scores of "yesterdays." Ho far no one has 3E?de much of a start in the exciting race, which will be rnn for the mag nificent prizes which The Times and Democrat is offering in its Popularity Contest. i. Soon, however, someone is going to get a feverish interest in collect ing subscriptions, and they will go to everyone they think ot (your friends as well as their own) and ask for aid. Ton should see your friends at once and ask them to help yoa by paying tip or subscribing. Of course the contest has only Icsun, and while a few nominations come in every day why not get yours in before that of some of your friends and get started before they get ahead . of you? It will be just a little more strenuous every day as the time goes -iT. Why not do the successful thing in the simplest way? You could ester late and win the prize you want, but it would be at the expense of a little more hurry, a -. Jittle more worry and the annoyance or having your own friends tell you that they had already given their subscription to some one else, as they did not know you were going to be a candidate. The purpose of the contest is to add to the list of subscribers. We want your aid in getting them. We know we can do the rest. Cnce a subscriber, always a subscriber and it is the votes, and nothing but the votes that will decide who are win ners of the prizes which will be awarded on the closing day of the contest. What we want is the energetic candidates, who will make the race exciting for the contestants and inter esting to the public. We want you to see every one in your section, and induce them to try The Times and Democrat if they are not now taking it, or pay up if they are now taking ft. Some who have sent In inquiries aeem to think that they have not time enough to devote to a success ful campaign. We want to convince yon that these prizes may be won vita votes secured during your leas are moments. You are not asked to neglect your regular occupations. That would be expecting too much. We want to establish the friend liest feeling between every one In this section. We can think of no way to please you so well as to offer you one of these prizes. If we did not treat you .fair and square during the entire congest, we should certain ly loose your regard. Now do not de lay bager, but send in your nomi- , nation. Remember that this contest Is con ducted on th 3 fairest of plans, be cause we do not give any Don?s votes away to any one. So everyone who enters it will have' the same chance to capture one of tno prizes by working for new subscribers or get ting old subscribers to pay up: The candidate who succeeds best at this Will win. The reason why we oppose bonus votes is because it gives those with the most money the greatest advan tage. Bonus votes are generally giv en away for s. certain number of new subscribers, and they are generally offered towards the end of tne con test, when subscribers are hard to get because the field has been pretty well worked over. Some candidate with plenty of money, in order to get the big bonus vote offered for new subscribers, pays for them out of their own pock ets, and gets the bonus votes, and often wins the prize, shutting out the bard-worked candidates who can not afford to put up money for sub scribers out of their own pockets. That is why we will not offer bonus votes for any purpose. No one shall bsve a chance to buy up the prizes in this contest by spending their own money freely, and shutting out the candidates who cannot afford to spend money on the contest, but have to work for what votes they get. There is no objection, or course, to candidates advancing money ror a subscriber if they feel so inclined, but only the regular number of votes will be allowed for such subscribers. All the candidates can rest assured that they will have the same chance to win the prizes in this Popularity Contest. Again we say thero will be no bonus votes. Daughters of American Revolution. The Eutaw Chapter, D. A. It., held their December meeting with Mrs. Dr. T. A. Jeffords Tuesday afternoon. The regent being absent 'Mrs. W. G. Sease acted in her stead. The dele gates brought back very full reports from the annual meeting held in Chester and are enthusiastic over the work for the coming year. A box containing toys, books and clothing will be sent to a needy mountain school next week. Delightful music and refreshments were enjoyed by those present. The New Presiding Elcer. Rev. M. L. Banks, the new Pre siding Elder of the Orangeburg Dis trict, and his family, will receive a most hearty welcome to OrangeDurg. Mr. and 'Mrs. Banks are no strangers to this city. He was a student at the Sheridan Classical School In.his younger days, and Mrs. Banks was a resident of this city for four years while her father, the late lamented J. Walter Dickson, was Presiding Elder of the Orangeburg District. In the name of all our people we bid them welcome to our hearts and homes. W. A. DUKES ELECTED MAYOR. Other Results of Municipal Election at Branchville. Branchville, December 4.?Special. The municipal election, held here to day to choose a nayor and six alder men to serve for the next two years, resulted as follows: For mayor, W. A. Dukes defeated S. S. Byrd by a vote of 68 to 49, For aldermen, the count showed:' J. D. Byrd, 25; P. C. Dukes, 70; G .W. Miley, 44; C. C Patterson, 33; H. D. Steedly, 58; J. A. Buie, 61; J. W. Black, 69; X. C. JoneB. 29; B. X. Minus, 70; L. .W. Westbury, 58; O. W. Smoak, 88; W. C. Steedly, 29, and B. F. Smoak, 54. O. W. Smoak, P C. Dukes, B. X. Minus, J. W. Black and J. A. Buie are elected ald ermen, and Messrs. L. W. Westbury and H. D. Steedly will run over, two weeks hence, for sixth place on the council. The election passed off quietly, and though there was consid erable rival- it was good-natured. Ten days ago the citizens of Branchville held a mass meeting and adopted strong resolutions, demand ing many improvements In municipal affairs. Stricter enforcement of the ordinances, better police protection, war on "blind *igers" were among the improvements demanded of the new council. Practically every can didate in the race announced himself in favor of the resolutions. Branch ville has begun to stir herself here of late and it is believed that the new council will promote the general wel fare, of the town as well as any coun cil the citizens c -.uld have selected. ANOTHER GOOD ROADS TRAIN. The Atlantic Coast Line Railway to Operate One. That there Is no end of benefit to acrue from good roads is a fact which cannot be denied and a fact which is recognized all over the country. So much importance is at tached to this subject that the two leading railroad systems of the south have taken up the matter of educat ing the people along this lino and have sent out good roads trains. Already one of these trains has visited this city and within a little more than a month another such train will be he.e being sent by the Atlantic Coast Use Railroad. The Southern Railw ay sent such a train here during the summer gone which was operated out of Richmond. The one from the Atlantic Coast Line Railway will be sent out from the same point and is scheduled to reach this city on the morning of Jan. 9. The train will npeud the greater part of the day in this city. The train is made up of several coaches which are fitted up with the latest devices for road building and traveling with the train will be sev eral government experts who will make addresses and show, those, who visit the train just. how. to build roads and how to keep them Intact after they have once been properly constructed. Calhoun County Fair Association. The Calhoun County Fair Associa tion has received a charter and will go to work at once to get ready to hold a County Fair next year. The capital stock of the association is to be $10,000, which will fit up nice grounds for the fair. The officers of the association are Mr. Walter Spig ner, president, Col. J. A. BankB, vice president, and Editor John B. Prick ett, secretary and treasurer. The men put at the head of the enterprise is a guarantee of its success. Good Time for Star Gazing. The Newberr.r Observer says: "The eastern sky is splendid these nights, with the two pianets Mars and Jupi ter and the splendid constellations of th6 Fleiades, or "Seven Stars," Tau rus and Orion, and the brightest star in all the heavens, Sirius. Mars is the ruddy "star" close to the Plei-j ades; Jupiter off to the right and| higher up, and Sirius, rising later, farther to the right. These heavenly bodies form a magnificent sight. In fact this is the best time of the whole year for star-gazing." Daughters of the Confederacy. The Daughf;irs of the Confederacy held a very (-nthuslastlc meeting at the residence of Mrs. W. L. Moseley Wednesday morning. Very good re ports were read by the delegates from the general meeting at Richmond and also by those who attended the annual meeting at Greenwood. After the business was over, the hostess served a delicious salad course. The next meeting will be hel.d with Mrs. W. G. Smith. Plant to Be Moved. It will only be a short time before the city powe station will have to be moved from )ts present location, as the building filled to capacity with machinery and covers the present lot. The new power house will be located upon the railroads, the present one being near the centre of the city, far removed, from railroads. The haul ing of coal from the railroad to the power house is becoming quite an item of expense. New Machinery Arrives. The additional engine and electri cal generator purchased by the com missioners of public works of this city has arrived and will be placed In the power station In a few days. This additional machinery was abso lutely necessary, as the demand for electric current In this city has about surpassed the capacity of tho present machinery generating. Wise or Otherwise. Money talks, but it doesn't stut ter when It gets tight. It usually takes more than one swallow of liquor to make a man feel like a bird. When a man falls off the water wagon he can sympathize with the chap who fa'.lB put of a balloon. GOOD ROADS TRAIN OP THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY DID A SPLENDID WORK. It Taught the People AH Over the South the Advantages to Them of Good Roads. That the good roads movement was given mo?t effecutal Impetus by the Southern Railway's "Road Im i provement Train" which made a sweeping tour through Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Caroli na, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida between May I and October 27, is indicated in figures summariz ing results of the campaign just made public. In the period of six months during which time one to three demonstra tions were given dally, the experts accompanying the train Instructed nearly 50,000 people in the art of building good roads ana Keeping them in repair. The train traveled a distance of nearly 13,5 0 0 miles, stopping at 250 towns which were located in 201 counties. The attend ance at the various meetings rang ed from a little less than 100 to over 1,500. ? This method used In showing the people the advantages of good roads not only afforded an opportunity for them to secure a practical education on,the subject of highway construc tion but was so unique as to form a source of real entertainment for those not directly interested in the movement. The train consisted of three coaches, two of which were specially up for demonstration. One contained working models of good roads showing the various me terlals used In construction, minia ture road machinery shown ?n actual operation, and enlarged protographs showing every phase of the good roads problem. The other uar was equipped with a stereoptlcan and il lustrated lectures were conducted by the government representatives, showing In a very striking manner the advantages of good roads over bad. In some of the counties visited the interest aroused by the train was such that the people went actively to work Improving their roads, voting for bond issues and employing engi neers to give skilled superivision. A representative of the Americcan As sociation for Highway Improvement accompanied the train for a portion of the trip and efficient work was! done in organizing branches of the association In many of the counties.! The Southern Railway handled the train without charge to the govern-j ment or the people in the belief that greater prosperity will result from the construction of improved roads in the South. Without a single ex ception the work of the "Road Im provement Train" was most heartily approved and in every town there were heard unqualified expressions of the value of the work and public spirit shown by the Southern Rail way in bearing the expense. "The Traitor'? in History. The dictionary definition or a trai tor gives but a faint Idea of the real meaning of the word. To realize felly the turpitude of one who be trays his trust and the detestation in which sue a a man Is held it is ne cessary to recall the pages of the paBt. In this country one instinct ively thinks of the name of Bene dict Arnold. In France there were many such as Generals Gernadotte and Marmont. In ancient Rome Cat aline was execrated as a traitor, and no one can ever forget the name of Judas. The traitor who gives the title to the latest play of Recon struction days by Cbannlng Pollock and Thomas Dlxon, is perhaps strict ly speaking a composite character but every Southerner knows that un fortunately there were those who be trayed their comrades of the Klu Klux Klan after the dissolution of that oath-bound organization. It Is hard to believe that one could have been so ba3e. While "The Traitor" was the logical name for the play and the novel of course everyone Knows that the hero of the story waB the man who was betrayed, a young law yer of, the highest type of Southern manhood. The play fairly soothes with startling situations that have almost made It surpass the spectacu lar success of "The Clansman." "The Traitor" will be the attraction at The Academy of Music, Friday night, December 15lh, 1911. Looking For Angels. The board of education at Fort Cobb, Caddo County, Okla., has de creed that each teacher employed must sign an agreement that he or she will refrain, during the school term, from playing cards, dancing and attending amusements of a friv olous nature; that he or she will not receive or entertain company more than three nights each week, the nights being designated as Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and that he or she will not marry during the term. City Sells Another Lot. At the conclusion of the regular public sales on Monday Major A. C. Dibble offered for sale at the re quest of the city of Orangeburg the lot located on Middieton street ad joining the Academy of Music and used as the city stable lot. The prop erty was bid in by Messrs. Raysor & Summers for K. Finklesteln for $1,500. Badly Hurt in Accident. Capt. Tim Symmes. who for years was a popular passenger conductor on the Southern Railway, was seri ously injured in Charleston on last Saturday by the collision of two street cars. We are glad to learn that while our old friend was se verely hurt will recover. He was a passenger on one of the cars when hurt. LIST OP LETTERS. Those Remaining Unclaimed In the Orangeburg Post Office. The following Is the list of letters remaining unclaimed in the Orange burg, P. 0. for week ending Dec. 5, 1911. Persons calling for same will please say that they are "advertised." A. D. Webster, P. M. A?C. P. Adler, Tood Aiken, Mrs. Catherine Allston, Pearry Antley. B?Lenton Baber, Emma Bates, Wiliam Rracy. D?H. Davis (3), I. H. DeLarge, P. F. Dempsey (3). F?F. S. Fogle. G?Dr. Thornwell Gibson, Mrs. Sallle Gouden, Mrs. Delia Govan. an. H?ThomaB Wesley Hampton, Luve Hock, Stephen Holley. J?Mrs. Sallle Jackson, Mrs. Neal ie Jamison. K?N. Kitro (2). L?iMts. Susie Lemack. M?Walter Mack, Wiley Magolis, Mrs. S. Monsour. R?Mrs. C. A. Reynolds (3), Ver non Rickenbaker, Cleavin Rltch. S?C. A. Simmons, J. F. Smith. T?Vergle Temple. W?Adam Washington, Mrs. E. M. Wercopllt, iMary Wetmore. James Wilson, Rev. W. R. Wilson, Isacca Williams, E. S. Williams. STATISTICAL REPORT Interesting Data Showing the Growth of the Church. At the late Conference of the Methodist Church at Bennettsvllle the Rev. R. E. Turnlpseed, statistical sec retary, made his report, which con tains the following Interesting facts: Local preacherB, 70; members, 91, 130; net gain over last year, 1,679; infanta, baptized, 2,233; adults bap tized, 1,980; Epworth Leagues, 102 senior, and 78 junior; number of Sunday-schools, 717; number of scholars, 58,926; increase over last year, 4,201; amount paid superannu ated ministers, $10,600; missions, foreign, $24,038.58; domestic, $23, 038.19; specials for missions, $7, 735.13; church extension, $8,873.67; American Bible Society, $989.05; pre siding elders, $26,869.63; pastors, $213,093.07; Bishops, $3,381.17. Houses of worship, 764; number of societies, 804; value of churcfhea, %\f. 981,820; number pastoral charges, 251; parsonages, 2f>9; value parson ages, $512,550; educational property, value Wofford College, $356,800; Co lumbia College, $218,450; Lander College, $135,000. Providence Notes. Miss Allie Carson, who teaches In the Branchville Graded School, spent Thanksgiving and the week-end at her home. MisB Llda Carson, a pupil of the Holly Hill High School, spent Thanksgiving at'her father's. Mlsa Clara WIdeman, of Troy, who teaches the East Oak Grove School, spent the week-end with Miss Allie Carson. Mr. Rikard, of Newberry, spent Thanksgiving and the week-end with his brother, who has charge of the Providence School. Miss Amelia Shuler, who attends the Holly Hill High School, spent Thanksgiving with her parents. Prof, and Mrs. Tllman Shealey, who have charge of the Carson School, attended the recital of Mrs. J. J. Stevenson's music pupils at her home at Holly Hill on Friday night and were her guests over Sat urday. MrB. J. W. West, of Spartanburg, who has been on a visit to her daugh ter, Mrs. A. W. Shuler, has returned home. j MIbs Mamie Hutto, of St. George, spent last week with her sister, Mrs. J. F. Shuler. ' Mr. Gordon Carson has a nice, new automobile, which he runs exceeding ly well to have had so Bhorc a time. Miss Lurllne Banister, wno teaches near Duncan Chapel, spent the week end at home. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Shuler, enter tained on Thanksgiving night In bon or of the visitors, which was largely attended and much enjoyed by the young people. Mr. Landy Shealey, who has been in this section for some time, will return home this week to the regret of his many friends. Mr. S. P. Wells, who has been quite sick for ? long time, is improv ing very slowly. Miss Corrie Hart, of Laurens la visiting her sisters, Mesdames Hey wood and Edd Banister. Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Evans, of Cameron, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. Evans' parents. Some of the farmers of this section are real "blue," and are at a loss to know how they can enjoy Xmfis with half of their cotton crop yet ungath ered, and the prospect of getting It picked so discouraging. A great many have reduced their cotton acreage by planting it in oats, which is a good way to relieve the "cotton blues." Entertainment at Providence. The Woodmen Circle, Willow Grove No. 45, located at Providence Church will give an entertainment] on the afternoon and evening of Dec. :i6th for the benefit of tho grove. J An interesting program has been ar ranged, and will commence at 3 o'clock. Oysters, ambrosia, cake, hot chocolate, coffee, etc., will bo served until 7 o'clock, when "East Lynne" will be played In the Woodmen Hall. Admission to the play 25c for adults and 15c for children. The public is cordially invited. Death of a Young Lady. | Miss Nina Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Brown, of tho Norway section, passed away last week In I her twenty-third year. She had Jusf. budded into a beautiful young wo manhood, when tho sad summons came, and she went, leaving behind many sorrowing hearts. Her parents have the sympathy of all. LOCAL NEWS ITfcMS PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY / OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening Here and There. Local Items of Personal Interest to Our Readers. If the people of this section are not supplied with horses it will not be the fault of the horse men. The cold snap has held on pretty well, giving every one a chance to child on Christmas morn. But in all Nearly all the land sold by the Special Master on Monday was bought in by attorneys. Most of the land brought good prices. Rev. Whltteford Smith iMartln, the new. Methodist pastor at Branchvllle, is a strong preacher, and we reel sure that he will do a good work tnere. Now is the time to do your Christ mas shopping. Don't wait until the rush is on, when all the clerks are so busy they can't half serve you. The candidates In our Popularity Contest are doing a good many people a kind act by Inducing them to try The Times and Democrat for a year. Make your plans to attend the Kohn Christmas Sale beginning Sat urday Dec. 9. You caa buy gar ments for all at exceedingly low prices. ThiB year has fifty-three Sundays. This is the first time such has oc curred since 1802 and it will be just 109 years before it happens again. The members of the Jericho Wo man's Foreign Missionary Society will serve oysters at Cameron next Saturday, Dec. 9 th, beginning at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Everybody Is Invited. Rev. J. K. Holman, who Is sent to Rowesville, is a native of Orange burg County, and will feel perfectly ?..*? home with the good people of his charge. He has just joined the Con ference and Is a talented young man. The Woman's Home Mission So ciety of St. Paul's Methodist Church will meet in the Sunday school room Friday afternoon at four o'clock. This being a very important meet ing, all the members are urged to be present Beautiful and right It is that gifts and good wishes should fill the air like snowflakes at Christmas-tide. And beautiful Is the year in its com ing and Its going?most beautiful and blessod because it is always the year of Our Lord. Commissioner E. J. Watson hon ored the Editor of The Times and Democrat with an appointment as delegate to the Irrigation Congress now In session at Chicago. We re gret that other duties prevented our attending the Congress. Merry Christmas has brightened more hearts, has healed more griev ances, has brought more happiness to the lives of men and women, has proved to be the talismanlc sentiment for more home reunions than any other that has ever been hoard in this old world. We publish on the first page the complete list of the Methodist Con ference appointments for the next year. This Is always Interesting, as it shows who will ?11 the pulpits of the Methodist Churches In this sec tion und where the old pastors were sent Our tenderest sympathy goes out to our young friend, Col. A. H. Mar chant, who is now passing through the deep waters of affliction caused by the severe Illness of his wife. We pray that the Heavenly Father, in His mercy, will spare her to him, and restore her to complete health. Where in all humanity is there greater longing, dearer expectation, sweeter hope than in the heart of a child on Christmas morn. But n all the earth there is no look so sad, no sob so stabbing as are called forth by the empty stocking. We hope there will be no empty stockings. We hope the report that Capt. N. N Hayden has rented his place over In the Fork and will remove to this city is true. Orangeburg County has no truer or more patriotic citizen within her borders than Capt. N. N. Hayden, and Orangeburg would be delighted to enroll him among her residents. Orangeburg Boys at Carolina. University of South Carolina, Dec. 4.?Special?Like at all other col leges Orangeburg County is well rep resented at Carolina. There are twenty young men and one young lady here from that County. This is third to the largest delegation from from any one County. The young men are determined to make it the largest next year. They met this morning to organize the Orange burg County Club and elected officers with tho following results: M. A. Shuler, president; W. A. Schiffley, vice-president; R. B. Williams, secre tary and treasurer; C. S. Davi?, his torian; Miss Pearl Price, sponsor; G. W. Hungerplller, water boy, and L. E. Cogburn, chaplain. The following Is a list of the members: Miss Pearl Price, Messrs. L. E. Cogburn, H. R. Croslanil, C. S. Davis, A. D. Dean, W. C. Edwards. B. T. Garrick, A. P. Cue, A. H. Hayden, Jr., T. P. Horger, Jr., G. W. Hungerplller, H. J. W. Kizer, H. IT. Lee, J. H. Murray, IT. W. Pearcy, F. H. RIley, \\\ A. Schif fley, M. A. Shuler, G. A. Shumaker, W. D. Steedly, B. II. Williams. Out of the Vinegar Jur. When In doubt ask your wife. The preached can tie a knot a3 well as a sailor. Politics are often the most both ersome kind of ticks. Man proposes, but very often It la papa who disposes. But most people who do the right thing at the right time earn a lot of money they never get. l p^^^^160^^'"3 "^^^^^^^"^'^^ Moderate Price 'i ^ J^^^^^^ Rusaell Street. Orangebur^^^^^ j Christinas Sale Sale Begins Satur day, December H "I came 50 miles to fit myself to a KOHN suit"?-was said to us the other day. Think what you will |do to take advantage of these "live wire" bargains. You will come 25 or 50 miles to save from $5.00 to $15.00 on your gar ments for the family. On account of the extremely low cash prices which these garments will be sold for, we will make no alterations nor send goods on ap proval. Fifty Suits at $10.00 This extremely moderate price for high tone, high? grade strictly tailored suits. These are made of guaranteed! all wool cheviots, double and twist wool serge, strictly all wool mann? ' effects in all of the popular colors of today including navy, black, grey, brown and garnet. ' No suit in this lot is worth less than 1? 15.00, some arc being sold today for $20.00. At the remarkable Xmas Sale price the entire lot will be sold in a few days. CHRISTMAS SALE PRICE.. .. $10.00^ Children's Coats and Dresses Fifty Childrens All Wool Coats, sizes 2 to 6. This lot includes splendid values in Broad Cloth, Corduroy, Chin chillat coats that are sold from $2.00 and up. CHRISTMAS SALE PRICE.. .. $1.00 Twenty Richmore Bearskin Coats in white, red, navy, sizes 1 to 6, values up to $2.50. CHRISTMAS SALE PRICE.. .. $1.65 Fifty Splendid Well Tailored Children's Coats in fine all wool Kersey Cheviots and fancy woolens. Sizes 6 to 14. Colors: tan, black, grey, brown and navy. Coats sold regularly $5.00 to ?6.00. CHRISTMAS SALE PRICE.. .. $3.00 Ladies Cloaks and Dresses 25 Tan, Black and Oxford mixture Coats. Made of good quality Kersey, well tailored and serviceable, $S.0Q and $10.00 values. CHRISTMAS SALE PRICE.. .. $5.00 20 All Wool Black Cheviot Coats made with the broad, up-to-date lapel collar, finish and fit of a $20.00 garment. CHRISTMAS SALE PRICE.. .. $7.50 10 New Stylish models of one piece dresses, made of all wool guaranteed material, neat and comfortable. Consid ered very cheap at $7.50. CHRISTMAS SALE PRICE.. .. $5.00 Sv/eaters For All VJ SA ?....11 Str?.t,_gwggtwfr* C. SS ^B** **?U hit***. Or.nt.tw?. 3. C._