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-STOCK Foom AND CONDITION POWDERS AND "WHAT THEY COST. Bandred? rf Dollars JAre Paid Per f Ton for Some That Does Not Cost Twenty. Tbe large amount cf hard cash paid out by the farmers and other stock owneia of this State for patent steck foods and condition powders renders the f?llest information concerning their composition and merits desira tie. Ir there comFCunds possess any value it must he as either food 01 medicine. At one time the m&nufic torers of many of them made strong claims as to their food value, as indi ' cated by tbe names they bear, bui tbe work of tbe chemist easily show ed bbeir rather low food values, anc it accordingly became necessary fo the manufacturers to modify thel original claims. At present most cf the stock foot manufacturers base their claims fo patronage on the alleged value of thi compounds as condiments and medi eines. It was too easy for the cb.eo.is !>nd feeders to determine their troi Jood value. Apparently be came ne ? cessaiy, in order to maintain Jbhei - tale, to transfer them to the uncer tain and Intangible field of medicine The mystery and popular ignoranc concerning medical practice make it i much more secure field in which v exploit fictitious claims. As medlci nal or condimental agents, it is claim od that these patent compounds pre vent certain diseases, cure alarg variety of others, and enable the ani mals to digest more food and mak better use of it. Let us briefly consider these chime Tbe first step in this will be to ascer tain just what these powders contain Fortunately, the Experiment Station bare furnished this iDfoimatlon ii such a way as to preclude any proba bllity of error. Massachusetts, Con - neoticut and North Carolina publishei bulletins on this subject so nearly a the same time as to make it curtail that the work was done Independent ly and without any knowledge of %om another's results, and the c ose agree ment of their findings gives additions assurance of their accuracy. "During the past year or two, Inter national Steck Food has been rxtei fiivaly advertised and considerable o it j old in this State. For this reason let us select this compound as an ex ample and give its composition a published in the bulletins just referr ed to. According to the Connecticu Experiment Station, Bulletin No. 132 International Stock Food contain: wheat feed, cayenne, salt, cnaicoa and some bitter drug; Massachusetts Bulletin, No. 71, says it contain: wheat offal, pepper, salt, charcoal anc some material rich in protein, anc the December Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculturt says it consists of wheat bran, rec i pepper, charcoal and linseed meal. Ii will be noticed ? that all agree that i wheat product of some sort is the principal ingredient. Pepper anc charcoal are also found by all three while salt and a material rich in pre teln?linseed meal by North Carolin* ?are found by two, and a bitter druj by one. This is, indeed, a remarkable unanimity of results. -We are now in a position to judg< of tbe accuracy of the claims made fo;* these compounds. There aretwc ways of dolcg that. First, after the chemist and tbe m'cro&oopist have told us the ingredients they contain, tha medical man may judge of theh value or eff ot, when used m m?dica practice; from his knowledge of medi cal" science. Judged on this basts, we give it as our professional opitlor, that wheat bran, salt, pepper, oar coal, etc, possess no marked medic! nal virtue for either prevention oj cure of diseases; but if any one does not care to accept our rpininn, we ask him to go to bis family physician, in wbcm he has cot fidecoe, and ask him if thesa substance are of much value ss medloL.es, and we are willing to abic? by ids reply. The second methi d of judging of the value of these coed mental stock foods or cot dition powdtrs is by ac toal trials or feedirg ten's, but it may be seated tbat no trial is either prac tical or worthy the name of a test unless the food and the animals are both weighed, and unless another lot of animals of the same quality, sge, size and condition, and kept and other wise \fed in the same manner, are compared with those received the con cimental foods. Fortunately, several tests of this sort have been made, and while made by those whom tbe man ufacturers sneerlugly term theoretcil feeders, are the only real practical tests made of tbe feeding value of these patent foods. Two tests have been made at the Kansas Experiment Station with dairy cows with the fol lowing results: For tbe first test, thirteen cows were divided Into two lots as nearly equal as pessiole, based on the yield of milk and butter fat for the preced ing month. Tbe two lots received exactly the same kind and amount of feed, except that one-lot was given "Acme Stock Food" according to the manufacturer's directions. The re suit of a one month test was that the butter fat produced by the lot receiv ing tbe "Stock Food" cost 14.63, per pound; while the butter fat produced by the lot receiving no condimental food cost 12.3c. per pound. The second test was with twenty cows divided into two lots, as in the the first test, and the result of a two month's test was that the lot reciv :lng "Globe Stock Food" prcduc-d butter "fat at a cost of 7o. per pouod more than the lot which received no such food. The Iowa Experiment Station also made a test of the value of these con dimental foods and several well known concentrated feeding stuffs when add ed to a com ration for the fattening of steers. There were ten lots of twenty-two steers eaoh, selected so as to make them all as near equal as possible. Of the ten lots, three were fed patent stock foods. The lot showing the lowest net profits as the result of ninety-four-days' feeding had received "Standard Stock Food." The lot sbowirg the second lowest net profit hud received ''International Stock Food." In other words, of tbesevtn lote receiving no condimental food, all of them gavs a greater net profit ??^an th? r-ne ncalving International Stock Food. Now, no one will deny that wheat bran, pepper, ialt &i d charcoal may 02 pood for livestock; hut the ques ?inn is, can we affoid to buy tnese materials under a patent nanse and pay from 8200 to 8500 per ton foi them, when they may be bought uo der their good, old fashioned rames at from 820 to 825 per ton? The question often arises, however, Why is it, if these "foods" are al> frauds, that so many honest and ir ? telligent men think tbey have obtain ed profitable results from their use? The answer is not difficult. S cl; animals get well without treatment? in many cases in spite of wrong treat ment. G od food and care are tb< ' best tonics, and it should be remem bered that when a man to the [ point of buying condition powders foi an animal; that is, b comes willing t< pay from 8200 to 8500 a ton for wbeai . bran to feed them, he is ready to givi him the better care and food whicl [ alou * would and does bring about the \ desired Improvement in condition. 5 The Ooumy Males. ? Editor Times and Democrat: In reply to Mr. M. O. Elwins' oar< r of 10th inst, relative to exposure c county mules, beg to answer him tha ' i? Is very unnecessary to dlreot the at \ tention of the County Cjmmissionei 1 to that matter?It is ever on thei ' minds. I have asked vaiious count Supervisors what provision they mak for protecting mules and the invarla ble answer is. bianket them. W 1 have been using blankets for. quit ' awhile and In selecting a camp alw? y 3 try and locate the mule pen Tiber least exposed to cold w}-^. A^-r ? from that where shtds or baiu are ac cessible we always use them with coo ' sent of the owner. More than that 3 a dy (a large piece of very strong an 1 thick cloth) is now used on chain gan No. 1 and one is en route for chai: 1 gang No. 2 1 I j would afford me pleasure to com 6 para mul^s belo' ging to my count 1 with those of any county in the Stat or any property over which the Coue } ty Commissioners have control J Olin M. Dantzler, 1 County supervisor. Mr. Editor: P.ease allow me spac ? in yi ur paper to reply to Mr. M. C I Edwins' card, in reply I would sa , that I hardly think that my gocd am - genial friend, Mr Elwins, wishes t i misrepresent any thing, but for tb benefit of my friend, I would say tha i in addition to good blankets I hav provided for the gang in my charge ? dy, that is stretched In the mule pen t that shelters them from rain, sleet c i snow, and I wish to impress on th i mind of my friend that the wellfar I of those faithful animals, and the in 1 terest of the county ever rest on th l minds of the Commissioners and Sup s ervisor. T. D. A. Livingston, 1 County Commissioner. Lost Bonds Tarn Up The Columbia R cord says smie o i the coupons for the celebrated Oornel ; son bonds have turned up. The statt ' treasurer received them the other daj , with request for interest for the yea] 1901. E&orts are now being made tx trace them, as they are now in the hands of the Palmetto bank, an Inno : am purchaser. The Cornelson bonds , nave an interesting history. There li ; just 810,000 in the lot at d tbey wen held by Mr. Adolph Cornelson ! brother of Mr. Geo. H. Cornelson. 11 will be remembered that Mr. Adolpt O rnelsnn went from this place some pears ago to Australia, ?here he died He had these bonds with him, anc after his death they c mid not be fcunc Efforts have been made to get tbc legislature to reimburse the heirs ol the estate for the mls-ing bordi. Thit has always been refused. The num bers of the bonds were obtained anc when the 1901 interest coupons wert sent down recently Mr. Geo, H. Co ? nelson, of thiB city, was notified. It is saia that the bonds were brought from Australia by bc me cne and sold on the ^ew York market just aftei Mr. Adolph Cornelson died in 1901. Who sold tbem, or where they got them, is not known. D atti of fctuv. N. L. Wiggins A dispitoh from G-eer^ilie to The State says: "Rsv. N. L. Wiggins the newlv appointed pastor of S . Paul Methodist church, died Saturday after an lliness covering the entire period of bis residence in this city. He did not occupy bis pulpit a sii-gh. time slnci his appointment of this charge In December. Rev. Mr Wig gins came to Greenville from Camer on, his late charge. S.nce he had been in Greenville he had made many friends, notwithstanding the fact he was too 111 the greater portion of the time to leave hi? home. He Is surviv ed by bis wife and two children." Mr. Wiggins bad many friends in tbi. county who will read the above with regret. Tee Oiil Oiaia'ti convention. There will be such a convention next Friday ni?ht, where the o;d maids will discuss ways and means or makin g themselves attractive to the sterner sex. There will be mauy a lau^h. G )od music will be rendered. Toe last part of program will consist of ten magnitljentjpxtures or statu? poses under colored l'ghti. Ticket sale opens Wednesday morning at nine o'clock at Lowmau's Druj: ritore Prices 15, 25 and 35 cents. Curta'n rises at fifteen minutes past eight o'clock. This entertainment is for the benefit of the Paul McMichael Chapter, U. D. C, under direction of Miss AnnaL. Dunkel, of Philadelphia, Pa, _ A. S*d Death. Mrs. W. J. Barrs died at her home at Branchvllle on last Friday, after a brief lliness. She was a member of the Baptist Churob, and exemplified in bei life the religion she professed. She had only lived at Branchvllle a little more than one year, but she had made many friends in her new home. Mrs. Barrs left a husband and four ohildren to mourn her death. They have the consolation of knowing that their loved one is happy in the upper and better world with loved ones gone before. some op the functions uiven last ueek1. Kany fccial Gatherings ^ hat We:e Greatly Enjoyed by Those Who Attended Them. Mrs. H. 0. Wannamttber was the holtest? 10 toe Social Club Friday af ternoon. The guests were twenty in number and tbe pleasures of six hanc ed euchre wera er joyed lor a couple of hours, after which dainty refresb ' ments in two courses were served. ? Those present were Mcshames E 0. ' Duval, H. L. G-elzjr, F. F. Mai pass. : L H Wannamaker, W. a. Hutcuii - * son, a. 0. Llgon. R. H. Jennings, J. ? a. Berry, J. C. Pike, a. H Moss. W. * D. J .fiords, J. Stokes Salley, Fred ? Wanuamak-r, W. P. Pollock, E N * Scovllle, F.-ed M jore, of New York; f Raymond Bry nt. MLses Margaret "> 0'Bryan, M z!e Freeman, Margarel t Daaiela and M. L. Hope. 2 COLONIAL CLUB. j St. Valentine's Day was appro; r'. ately ceebrated Taursday e enlng bj the Colonial Olub at tbe home of Mrs John Cart. The house was elaborate ly decorated in red hearts and crepi 3 paper and from a gipsy tent in thi ,f hall punch was served during the eve ? nlng. Miss Gladys Cart aa Cupid j. ushered in tbe guests. Eight table s were arranged for whist and valentlm r score cards wrre given each pu sb v Delightful refreshment ia severa 'e courses were served. E? joying tbi _ evening were: M-sdames H. 0. Wai e namfker, W. K. Sea^e, J. a. B^rry 6 L H. Wannamaker, W. a. Hutchln s so^. G. M. S?ign;ous, a. H. Moes, W r. 3. L ning, Fred Moore, Misses Doi t and Kate Bull, Jeanie Mae Wanna . maker, Dolly Wannamaker, Ann i. Hay and M?zie Freeman; Messrs W ?l% K. Sease, H C. Wannamaker, J. a Jj Berry, L. H. Wannamaker, W. a r, Hatohfmon G N. Selgntous. a. H ? Moss* W. S. Lining, Norman Salle: James AlWgotti, Henry Slater am ,. John W. Fiirey. y * AN AT HOME. e Mrs. W. D. Jeffords and Mrs. J. 0 I Pike were at home to their man; friends Tuesday afternoon of la* week In LOoor of Mrs. Fred Moon and Miss Maz e Freeman, of Nev Y jrk. The parlors were thrown ii , one and prettily decorated In po ' plants and violets. Six-banded eu \ chre was played and enjiyed. Misi Dollie Wannamaker making the high ? est score, received the silver hat brust r which she gracefully presented U Miss Freeman, one of the guests o: e honor. Miss Mizle Slater cut the con a solatlon, a sliver top salve box. Tw< " courses of delightful refreshment! r were then served the guests. Thosi e present were; Mesdames W. K Sease e G. M. Seignlous, L. H. Wannamaker H. C. Wannamaker; T. a. Jtff ?rds, e W. a. Hutchinson, a. H. Moss, Johr Cart, T. H. Wannamaker, F. F. Mai pass, J. a. Berry, W. 8. Lining, B, H. Jennings. E N. Scovllle, McRay Raymond Bryant, Fred Wannamaker f Fred Moore, J. Stokes Salley, Missei . Kite, and Dot Bull, Jeanle Mae Wan 3 namaker, Dolly Waunamaker, M?zi< Slater, Annie Hay, Felicia Cnisolm Mazie Freeman, Margaret OBryai and Simmons of Charleston. THE DIXIE CLUB. One of the most enjoyable enter tainments of the week was the recep tion given on Wednesday afternoon oy the D xle Club at tbe handsome b. me of Mrs. H. 0. Wannamaker. The whole lower floor was decorated in hearts and thrown open to the guests. In the dining room red wa the color scheme and St. Valentine's Day was faithfully carried out Red hearts were festooned from the chan delier to the four corners of the table and also festooned the tablecloth Mm. Fred Wamamaker served fruit puren and pouring the ce flee were Mrs E N. Scovlte and Mrs. John S. Bowm.au. a delightful salad course was serv..d and several interesting contests wert enjoyed. Mesiames E C. Dibble, T. A. Jeffords aud L. H. Wannamaker carrying off the prizes. Some of those pres -nt were: Me dames W. K. Ssase, J. E Bull E C. Duval, W. G. Alber KOttl, A H. M.ss, W. A. Hutchinson, F. H. Waunamaker, G. M. Seiirnlous, F.ed Wannamaker, T. A. Jt fiords, E. 0. D.bble, H. L. Ga.zjr, F. F Milpass, J. L Whittaker, T. A. F-i r. y. W. 1?. Mel'on, A. C. Llgon, N H. Bull, S. H. Crum, J. A. Salley, J. S. B jwmao.L. P. McGee, J. M. Web >, Stokes Salley, E N. Scovhle, She.ley Scuvllle, J. E. Glover, Raymona Bryant, W. G. Smith, Fred Moore. W. D. Jeffords, L H. Wannamaker, R. H. Jennings, W. L Moseley, John Cart, E. Wannamaker, and Miss?.* M L Hope, Margaret D mlels, L. C. Sieiidan, Fannie Bi-ckman, Kittle Albergiitti, Hay, Slater, Simmons. R ens, Tncmson, O'Bryan and Lula Barvln. Burned to JDeatb. A sad and painful accident occurred in this city on Monday of last, week which resulted the following Thurs day In the death of Margaret D ck son, relict of tbe late Henry D ckson, a highly respected and well to-co col ored citlzm of this city. The unfoi tunate woman, who was quite a?ed, attemp'ed to burn out a chimney with some old newspapers, whan her dress caught on fire, aud before it could be ex'.iu^rlshed she was so oadly burned that she died a few days after the oc currence. The deceased was a good woman, and her tragic death is lam ented by all of our citoz-ens who knew her. _ Fatally Burne?. At an early hour Wednesdav morn ing the infant child of Mr. John B. Cleary, of the Trinity section of New berry county, was fatally burned, the child succumbiug to tbe ii juries at noon. The child was playiog before a fire in the house, the mother being absent from the room at the time. In some way the clothes of the little boy caught fire and before the flames could be extinguished the body bad been terribly burned. Death relieved the little fellow from his sufierlng at about 11 o'clock of tbe same day. Women love a clear, healthy com plexion. Pare blood makes it. Bur dock's Blood Bitters makes pure blood. bOUTHKK? COTTON ASSOCiATlOff An Interesting Meeting_He)d at St. Matthews. An interesting meeting of the Smtherr dtton Association was held ah St. Matthews last Friday, with President J. E. Wannamalier presid ing. After a few introductory remarks President Wi n.iamaker calif d on Mr H. A Raybor io give his views i f the situation. In complying Mr. Ray?or denied being a bear, but old not see much chance of cotfcn going up unless the farmers In the Southwest would hold their cotton as the farmers of chin section of the country was doing. President Warn^maker said he was glad to hear that Mr. Rayaor was not a bear. The farmer and spinner ought to fir the price of their co.,ton and not the speculator and gambler. Had it not been for the meeting at New Or leans last y< ar, the price of cotton i would not be as hteh as it is now. It ? ia only by standing together that the ' farmer can fit the price of cotton. If New England nad the monopoly of cotton production that the S juth has , she would show ue how to make mon . ey out of It. President Wannamaker then introduced Prof. Benson, former [ ly of Olemsm C liege but now con j nected with the United States Depart I ment of Agriculture. Prof. Benson said that while he was down here on oilier businets, he was s -rlad to speak a word to the meeting B on divers: fication of crops, which he thought was the true solution of the j low price of cotton. He said while s the National Agricultural Dapartmeui . wan in tbf r rugh sympathy and accord with toe Soutnern Cotton Association ! its work was along different lines. Ii was his business to go about trying tc ? Induce the farmers to diversify ttieii . crops. The Professor made a splen e did speech, advising the farmers tc plant grain and grasses and raise stock of all kinds. We wish every farmei ' in Orangeburg County could havt heard bis excellent speech. y President Wanaamakc-r then lnt.ro j duced Dr. W. W. Ray, President ol the Rich land County Cotum Associa tion, who made one of his usual bright and witty spe-. ches, which was ? thoroughly enjoyed by all wno heard V it. The Doctor said the panacea foi 1 most of our tronbles was membership, 2 in the Southern Cotton Association. 7 Everybody could be in the association 3 and they should be in it. He said he 1 regarded it as a reflection on the farm ers for any one to say that tbey would ? not stick rogether and demand theii " rights- Ei interspersed hin speeob 1 with anecdotes, whlc l kept the crowd 3 in a most excellent humor. Tne DuCtoi f la a most genial gentleman, as well as a most entertaining speaker. 3 President Wannamaker gave his 4 reasons for saying that the remnant 3 of the crop now on baud shomJ not be > Hold for less than fifteen cents pei ? pound. He also called attention to a ?v card he was sending out to the land 1 owners of the county asking for cer tain information regarding next years ' crop, whloh is fully explained in > another column. A resolution was ? adopted by the meeting pledging a re ? auction of acreage. After wnich the meeting was declared adjourned. Wantlc B?ek. l Recommendations that legal pro ceedings b3 instituted to recover campaign contributions made by the Naw Yurie Life Insurance company "are submitted to the trustees ol that company by the special investi gating committee headed by Thomas P. Fowler at New York on Wednes day, The report states that there is no record on the books of the company to show that campaign contributions were given, but that Information was obtained from the testimony of Presi dent McCall and Vice President GLorge W. Perkins, on the stand be fore the Armstrong commitcee. Tue fo!|n lug recommendation is then a: de: ' Yuvlt committee therefore recom mends tnat special compel be retain ed for with to inst itute such legai proceedings as may benec?Si?ary to re cover the sums so corurbuf d from juoh officers and trustees of t;:e com pany as in the judgment of counsel art liable therefor." Tue campaign contributions r. ferr .-,d to were made for R pubiicau campaign purposes aud aggregated ?148,702 divided as follows: 850, 0QO In 1896. 50,000 in 1900 aud 848, 702 in 1904. Seriously Hurl. Lawrence Haigler, a colored br'ck 'ayrr of this city, but who has been living at St. Matthews for some months, got caught in the machln '.ry of i he oil mill at C imcron or, Thursday and was severely injured. ?t seems that Halgler and another bricklayer went to Cameron to do s< ma brick work and wens to the oil mill to visit a f'imd who was em ploy^ there. Io pa sing Hiigler got, caught in one of the belts and would r>ave been killed instantly but for the fact that, the V]t g'V ?av. 1 Orangebur^ needs a day electric current for running p 11 s.?rtfl of ma chinery. We belli-ve It wculi pa-'hand Sfmeiy if the Commissioners of Public Works w-.uld supply It. Wheu the Messrs Adden owned the electric lighting plant they supplied a dav current to all who wanted it. There Is much greater use for it now than there was then, and we believe it would bring many small industries to tnls city, Stnbb- d to Death. Charlie Ensrsoa, a firmer was stabied to death on the streets cf Lamar, Darlington count?, on Satur day night. Io is not known who did it, but two nogroes are suspected and are under arrest. Kllied Bis Brother. Two negro boys, .Babe and Jelk Pitts, brothers, aged 18 and 20, got into a difficulty in Pic<ens county on Sunday night when Babe shot and killed Jelk with a pistol B^th were under the influence of liquor. Every lady whe once takes McOaPs Magazine will never do with-out it ? You can get yours free by trading ten dollars with J. C. Rinsdale. Whenyou wish a Thresher remem ber J. W. Smoak sells the best. TENANTS AND SHARE CROPPE?9 . OF ORANGE8URG COUNTY, -^ * Bead the Article De Sure to Answer the Postal Cards. Tbe f dlo ving article from Mr. J. E. Waanamaker, President of the I Cotton Association explains itself; On j all sides people who love to wag their tocgaes, reinforced by the professional bears, are saying, "Tbe farmers are going to plant the whole earth in cot ton tbls year, the farmers are going to plant tbe roads and fence corners in ootton," to ad nauseam. Now, I do not believe tnls. Our farmers are not all fools. Our bliter experience has cost us millions. We have paid for it let us profit by It. We all kaow then Is much more clear money in a small crop of cotton than in a "bumper" crop. Experience and wisdom unite in urging us again and again to limit prcductlon by curtailing tbe acreage. The supply of cotton must be in keep ing with the world demand; other wise we are at the mercy of ?ur ene mies. Therefore, to find out who are out frlen?s and to settle the qu-wtlou of acreage and other important qies tions necessary to the good of an our people, whire and black, I will, about " oue 24th of February, man to each and every land owner in the Cjunty a postal card with paid return postal I reply attached. I write to the lino owners, because tbe came and post offic: or each land Oivoer is known and because ic seems to me to b the cheap , est, the simplest and most effactive way to obtain va'uib e and Impor tant information desired. All tenauta and 8-are-cropp'jrs are earnestly re quested and urg_d to heartily co cperate with land owners totheeid tnat the plan may be a complete sue ces3. Aud all iand owners are earn estly requested to take this matter up promptly with tenants and shar: croppers, and prepare themselves and to arswer intelligently the questions asked and to mail the reply pC3tal or or aoouo the 4?h of March. The re ply vossal is uirtc.ed to the President i of Orangeburg Cotton Assoc.aii.n; on tne reverse side are questions to be I answered and blank soaoes to be filled , out under tbe years 1804, 19-5. 1906. as to cotton acreage planted and to be planted, aad numoer of plows to cultivate same in 1906; also statistics as to acreage in corn, ca:.s and other crops for 1905 and 1906. A blank space is to be fi led with acreage plant ed by land owner, and a separate blank space for renters and share croppers. When the returns are all in I con fidently expect a substantial reduction in cotton aoreage from last year of at least 8 or 10 per cent. I have sub mitted my postal card scheme to the state officers of the Southern Ootton Association. They heartily approve of It, aod I bava every reason 10 be deye it will be made effective not only throughout this Btate, but In ever} county of the entire cotton belt. Cot ton growers, stand together! J. E Wannamaker, Pres. Orangeburg Cotton a.u8-cia-.ion. Gone to bio R wwrd. Mr. ?. ti. Gardner died at his home near North ou Sunday evening after ? long illness with Brlg?ts disease. Mr. Gardner was a moso excellent man and had many friends all over this county who will regret to learu of his death. He was a .member of the Methodist Onure/J and was aomdst-ntCnristten man. lie was abuut fifty aeven year.-* ufaga flls wife aud atv -n children survive him. These loved ones bav..* the sweet consolation of Knowing that in the land Lbat Is faire.r than day there will be a glorious reunion. 'a S >rn Fellow. The sorriest man on earth is the fellow, who will sit aronnd and cuss his own town If I l'ved astride of the nonh pole 1 would call it home and bi ready to boost it up. If I could not say anything nice ahmt it I would say that my Ice bill didn't crime hig'i: I would not stay in a town I had to ens.-?not while the world Is zs b\a ?s I*! Is iow. V ill H. v / r?. Stand. The Minneapolis Journal says that one microbe br ?ds 140 000,000 in a day. Tbls s 'ems incredible, but the d-^uce r.'f It in wa evi't dispute it. We hav^n'; counted them, and until we can take a day eff 'rom business mat rrrs to do thh bit of c*n<us work thp Journal's count will have to stand. Tak^ * Ozy Off. Wives and husbinds should take s'me pleasure, as tuuy tio along, and not d^genr-rat6: Into mare toiling ma cilines. R creation 1h necessary to keep the heart In It* place, and to g?t along without It is a big mistake. Dr. Taylor's lectures ^e'e greatly enjoyed by all who brard them. Thor-1 is 0" te'l'ng hnw ra'ic'i goo^ can he -rC. moll-hed by the work Dr. Taylor i rloing._ Impossible to foresee an accident. Not impossible to be prepared for it. Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil. Monarch over pain. _ We invltf! sp' c'al attention to the advertisement of the Scrap Book ?n r,he third page. This Is a uew ma^a] zine and a most exc?ll?nt one 4t is too Two million Americans suffer the torturing p wigs of dvsuepsis. No need to. Burdock Blood Bitters cures. At any drug store. A little colorrd girl was accidental ly burned to death on Mr. J. D. Fogies place In the Fnrk recently. Only one remedy In the world tbat will at once Btop ichin^ss of the skin In any part of the hotly; D ?an'h Oint ment. At anv drm; Btore, 50 cents. This is a cold cold world but you can get some comfort by getting the best underwear, to be found at J. O. Ransdalj._ Clothing in abundance to please the 4 year old boy to the fond old Grand pa. J. O.Ransdale. M?AB1R at i;E??lOy. A Negro Boy KMda Nf gro Man For Bis Money. Oa last Saturday afterncon just be fore dark George Hopkins, a negro boy, shot and killed Joe Brown, a ne gro man, at Oreston on the Atlantic Coast Line Railway. Brown was em ployed by tne railroad to attend to the pump, and was In what is known as tbe pump house when H jpkins shot him. The ball passed, through the b >dy of Brown and he died almost Instant ly. Hrpklns when he did the shoot ing was on the outside of the house and shot thronsrh a *?*\\ opening in she wall, B;ovm, bi3 victim, not te ing aware of his presi ncs. The object ? f the murder was robbery, as Brown had been paid off that day. When killed, however, he only had five cents on his person as he had paid up some debts before be was shot. Hopkins, who is about sixteen years of age, ie what may be termed a bad rascal. It is said tbat he had at different times -hrpatened to kill other pe >ple in and around Creston. His vlotim wa? an honest, hardworking man, and we hope tbe law will avenge his cruel death by hanging Hopkms. Mr. Mu - ray, the railroad agent at Ciostoo, wired Sheriff D?kes of the murder, and it was not long before he bad Hopkins in the county Jail, where he will remain uoti! court m^ts in May. CnmiuttiHlitnera it p >rt. Office of Sec. Com. Pub. W orks, Orangeburg, S. C, Feb. 1,1906. I To the City Council and Commission ers Public Works: I respectfully submit this report of j the receipts aud disbursements of my I office of Secretary Commissioner Pub lic Works, for the month of January, 1906: No balance brought from De cember. Received during tbe month...8 1,400 96 Disbursed during the month. 53(137 Balance.3 670 59 Transferred back to City Treas. Acct. 203 61 Balance in hand to this date...;.? 666 98 Sources of Receipts. Water rents.$ 349 48 JJS. Current.'.. 820 88 I Materials. 230 o0 Total.i,.;.?1.400 96 Detailed Disbursements. A. OL. R. R. Co , freight on Hydrants.$ 18 53 Orangeburg Hrd & Fur Co sup plies Nov. and Dec. 6 98 H. VonOhsen, repairs for P. House Seit to Dec. 66 00 So. Railway Co , freight on Oil.. 3 04 L. Bennet. Work on engine Dec 4 00 A.C. L. R. R. Co., freight on Oil tanks. 9 31 E. B. Brown, digging ditch San dle tap.75 A C L. R. R. Co. freight on water meters. 2 13 Wannamaker, Smoak & Co. lamps for station. 12 07 Addison Su mers, digging ditch Scoville tap.75 Ayers & Williams, cement and salt. 7 85 Jas. L. Sims, Stationery, 1905... 2 30 So Express Co., charge on gas kets and belting. 1 80 S. H. Thomson, labor at P. il... 14 00 Doubleday-Hill Electric Co. Materialsand Supplies. 42 33 Spring?eid Elevator and Pump Co-Feed pump parts. 7 00 S. F. Bowser & Co. oil tanks & pumps.. 109 25 So. Railway Co freight oh oils 2 88 So. Ex. Co. i harge on brushes. .80 Steel City Electric "o buihings .92 Power House pay roll. 277 68 Total in vouchers Nos 1 to 21 inclusive......8530 37 Respectfully submitted, L. H. vVannamaker, Sec. Catarrh Cnnnoi b i Oared. wPh Local Applications, as they cant ot reauu tbe seat of tne disease. Catarrh is a blocd or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it, yon must take Internal r medies. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is tal en internally, and acts dlrejtl? on the bKiod'snd mucou* surfaces. Hall's Ca a-rh Cure is not ?i quack medicine. It was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years and is a regular pre scrlp;ion. It Is composed o* rbe best tonics known, combmpd with toe best blood purifiers, acting directly or tne mucous surfaces. Toe perfect combination of the two ingredient> is what produces such results in cur log Catarrh. Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., propa., Toledo, O Seid bv Drutrglsts. pr'ce 75c. Take Hall's Family Phis for consti pation. _ Public !b Aroused. Th ! public is aroused to a knowl edge of the curative merits of thi-t medicinal t >nlc, E ectiio Bitters, fo: *'Ck st< mach, liver and kidneys. Mary H Walters, of 546 S?. Clalr Ave., Cclui-bus, O., writes 1 Fir Fev era) m nt'is, I was giv-m up to die I turd fevar snd ague, my nerves were -<recke '; I could nut sleep, and m\ snnrpac'i wa* bo we?k, from useles doctors' drugs, that I could not eat Soon after beginning to take Electric Bitters 1 obtained relief, and in a short time I was entlre'y curfc." Guaranteed at Wann-imaker Mfg. Uo's drutf store; price 50c, Happily Married. Oa Wednesday evening of last week W H RDuss^au, the local manager of the t-lephone exchange, and MIsr Belle Mackay were married, the R>v. J. L. S 111 >y ctil ciarlr g Tne marr.age, which toxk pl.ic' at tne bride'- hote, was a very quiet one, only the near rrlative3 0f tue contracting parties he ing present. Trn bride Is a daughter of Mr. W A Mickay, of th's city, and is a most cnarming young lady. Toe happy youog cmple will be at nnme to their friends at Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Falrey, with whom they will reside. Pirating Foleys Honey and Tar. Foley & Co., Chicago, originated Honey and Tar as a throat and lung remedy, and on account of the great merit and p pularity of Foloy's Honey and Tar many imitations are offer it for the genuine. These worthless imitations have similar sounding names Beware of them. The genuine Foley's Honey and Tar is In a yellow package. Ask for it and refuse any substitute.' It is the best remedy for coughs and colds. A. O. Dukes. SHO?T NEWS Of1 LOCAL INTEREST PICKED UP HERE AND THERE. Recent Happenings in Town aud Country Boiled Town for Eusy Baaders. All the banks will be closed today. Tbe police captured over two dozen colon d gamblers on Saturday nlgnt, and locked them up. Any one plotting up a pair of ladles b.'aok kid gloves will please leave tnem at this eta :e, They were dropped on Bussel street. Cards are out announcing the mar- - riage of Miss Felicia ?. Sandel? daughter of Mrs. E. Y. Sandel, of the Pine Grove section, to Dr. Georere B. Barringer, of S amter, on Feb. 28. Mr. Russell Zimmerman Is remodel ing the old Herman house at St. Mat thews, which he bought some time ago. It will be one of the handsom est residences in the county when completed. Mr. B. W. Fogle and others are in teresting themselves in getting up a telephone line from Capt. John L. Moorer's place to Jamison. This win bs a great convenience to the people liyl: g along its line. The Times and Democrat carries more foreign advertisements than all the other papers in the county com b ned. Foreign advertisers known where to place their advertisements to obtain the bast results. Mr. H. P. Gleaton and Miss L'zzle Jamison were married on the evaning of the 18 Dh instant at the residence of the brides father at N3ecP3 by S. J. Tlndal. Tne happy couple is be ing congratulated by their friends, ' Several handsome residences are be ing erected in different sections of this city, Mr. T- A. Fairey, Dr. 0. B Low min, Col. W. G. Smith and Capt. M. O. Dantzler are building residences to the localities in which they are lco ted. Mr. M. M. Matts, who lives a few miles below St. Matthews, lost one of his barns by fire on Wednesday night' of last week. This is a serious loss to Mr. Matts as he loss a large quantity of bay and fodder in addition to the building. Messrs. Bryant Brothers have just received one cur load o{ big, fine mules, which they will sell cheap. These gentlemen are old, reliable stock deal ers, and if you want a good mule you should call and see them before plac ing your order. There is much j hooting on Amelia street by boys with parlor rifles, which endangers the lives of people having to pass near where it is going on. We call attention of the police to this oangerous custom and hope they will find some way to abate it. Cards have been issued by Mrs. A. 0. L gon to a large reception at her home on Amelia street, from 5 to 6:40 today. This is given as a parting compliment to Moultrie Chapter, D, A. R., her term of regency, which she has filled so capable and untiringly, having expired. We were delighted on a recent visit to St. Matthews to see how much the town had grown sines our last visit several years ago. This is easily ac counted for. St. Matthews has an en terprising pushing set of business men, who are ever ready to werk for the up building of their little city. It will be exceedingly interesting to every body to call at the Marchantj Music CVs ware rooms and see those High Grade Kradich & Bach Pianos. They are of the highest degree of excellence, artistic in appear&tca and perfect in tone. Mr. Marchant will be pleased to see any and every body. Beginning on next-Monday, at tbe Presbyterian c u/cn, Ri". R. G. Mines, of Greenwood, Synodic Evangelist, will hold a series of meetings. Rsv. McL^es has been to this c:ty before and bis meetings will no doubt do much good and be very much enjoyed by all who attend. In 1904, the banner cotton year, the county producing the largest quantity of c ?tton was Ellis cmnty, Texas, which produced 125,844 bales. Tue ?pxt largest yield by any county was 87 991 bales; and that was by Orsnge burg courty, South Carolina. Boliver c uot y, Mississippi, came third, with 82,123 bales. We are under obligations to Mine Host Cain, of the St. Matthews Ho tel, for cuurttsies extended to us whili on s visit to that thriving little city last Friday. Tne hotel is handsomely furnished and well-kept In ail depart ments. We can now understand why rhe traveling public like to stop over in St. Matthews. v Tue Oraogeburg'and St. Matthews Telephone Company p op' sed to in crease its capital st. c?sto 3U 000. It is the purpose of ti e company to im prove existing lines and to give St. Matthews an up-to-date local tele ph ine exchar ge. Dr. L. M. Able and Mr. T. A. Amaker are at the head of tne reorganized company, which is a guarantee of its success. The old St. Matthews Recorder has passed out of existence. The good will and material of that paper was pur cnased by Messrs. Pilckett & Cain who ba^e esoabllshed "The Commer cial Advance," a bright, new y paper. Tney have bought a new outfit, and there is no reason why these gentle men should not do well We welcome "The Cummerclal Advance" to the ranks of c iuntry Journalism. The Arthur Hardware Company of St. Matthews is an up-to date busi ness concern. At St. Matdbews it has a large handsome store, which indi cates thrift and prosperity on every hand, The oompany bas recently op ened a branoh store at Elloree for the convenience of its customers in that section. The men at the head of this company are to be congratulated on tbe success they are achieving. We publish on the sixtbj page the plan used by Mr. E. M. Wdliamson, of Darlington County, for making a large corn crop on a small area. This plan is a method wrrked out by Mr. Wil liamson through yesreof costly exper imental tests. It is not a fanolful theory but has back of it ten years of <" ccessftd farming. Every farmer in Orangeburg County should give the pjtn a trial aon small ecale at least.