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CiOSJSK B*LIM OF OUR OOITOm SUGGESTED BY THE SPINNERS. it WonldBriDg'iboutsenat Sa? in*? in Car and Skip Space in Shipping. As the question ol forcing the rail roads of the country to do something to relieve the situation in regard to the shortage of cars is soon to he one of the important matters before the interstate commerce commission, a solution of the problem may be at hand in the suggestion made a few .ys ago by H. W. HoAllster, chair of the Lancashire cotton inves tigation committee. He came to this country early in November to make further inquiry into the methods of baling and transporting cotton. Ho says tbat tbls is or.e of the most sari ous matten rbat confronts the bus! iness men, of the country today and [tbat it is not confined to any one isate or seotion, but that all are alike Mooted. In the South it Is cotton it is unable to move, in the West I it Is cattle, and in other sections diff erent commodities, but that the same ! shortage is felt every where. To the railroad companies he says it is e qual ly as serious a matter by reason of the enormous capital that would have to bs expended to supply the deficiency oars. Mr. MoAUster further says that the only cure for the present condition of affairs is the initiation of a scheme to effect an improvement in the baling of cotton. ''The form of the bale of cotton made at present,'* he says, "is so irregular and its density so light taat it occupies!too much space., A ?t&c?azd freight oar will under pros ent eruditions carry twonty-flve. bales ; from i he gin to the point of discharge at th j oompre3s: and after compres sion tie same oar will carry fifty bales to tht shipping port. I advocate the establishment of presses at the gin they are capable of baling .cotton to a density of thirty-five pounds per oublo foot and of making tbe bale into such a form of stan-ard dimensions as will enable a freight car to carry 100 bales of cotton instead of the numbar above Li&ted. "The saving to the railway compa nies in capital expenditure, upon freight cars, in depreciation (renewal of plact), in cost cf repair in shorter trains, in the reduction of cost in the matter of delays in having to unship cotton at compress points, and to re ship the same, in the reduction in the number of "short haul trains" and in an increase of "long hauls," in the number of locomotives used to move standard lengths of trains?all these can only be calculated by men versed in railway management. "It is admlted generally that there is no crop in the country of such value whioh ,1s treated so badly in the mat ter cf exposure to weather as the cot ton crop, and attention was drawn to . this at the meeting of the cotton -spinners and planters that took place in Washington last May. Tbe mem bers of the Southern Cotton Assooia tion and others expressed their inten tion to take measures to remedy the evil by building warehouses. If the question of B&ving space is considered in the light o? the comparative space occupied in a freight oar above indi cated, the saving of cost in warehouse aooomodatlon mu?t bs patient to all concerned. "The same conditions apply to own era of steamships. A vessel whose present capacity is, say. 8,000 bales of cotton, would carry 12.000. These savings in the aggregate would amount to millions of dollars annually, and every one connected with the trade, from the producer to the last consum er, would benefit bv the clangs." Happily Harried. Mr. Charles E. Grimes and ft iss Emmie F., daughter of Mr. ani Mrs. H. N. Corker, ware married at the family residence on last Sunaay after noon by the Bov. J. 0. Dietz. Im mediately after the marriage the young couple took a trip to Claries ; ton for a few days. Tho many friends of the ynung couple wishes them a long and happy married life. Mr. Grimes 13 a trustsd member of The Times and Democrat composing room force, and Is an excellent young man, and his bride is a moss charming young lady. Farmers lnstlrntea. s We are requested by Prof. J. N. Harper, of Ciemson College, to state that a Farmers' Institute will be held in this oounty at the places and dates nimftd balow: Springfield, January 12; Branchvllle. January 25; Orange burg, January 26; St. Matthews, Jan uary 29. A train of oars has been pro vided whioh will contain valuable and instructive exhibits, wnioh will prove of great interest to progressive farm ers. Every farmer within reach of the above places should avail himself c! this opportunity to secure what cmld ordinarily be had only at con siderable outlay of time and money, but Is now being offered froa cf cojt to the farmers of the State. Hand bills will be distributed and further information made public through these columns in tbe next several is sues. S2 Increased Capital Stock. At a meeting of the directors of the St. Matthews Savings bank a few days ago it was unanimously decided, in view of tbe general condition and rapid development of the business of the institution, to incroase the capi tal stock from S25.000 to 880,000. This bank has made wonderful prog ress during tbe last six years, bsiog under the management of some of the most able business men of the seo tion. Dr. W. T. O. Bate? was presi dent until bis recent resignation on account of his health, when he was succeeded by Mr. J. S. Wannamaker, formerly cashier of the bank. They have paid regular dividends during that time, &nd will declare a stock dividend of 100 percent, on Jan. 1, in addition to their regular annual dividend of 8 per cent. The bsnk will sell 830,000 of the stock at par, al though they have a surplus left after j lying recent dividends. SULIEG NSAR 8P?IHGFIELD. Darin? tho Inquest ?n Impertinent Malstu> Waii Beaten. Christmas morning about 10 o'clock Tlney Oha vis, a white man. went, to -the house of Stcphney Cllemsns, a ne gro tenant on tho place of Henry Cooper, about four miles from Spring field, and asked him for a 'mall sum of money due him by the negro, Clem ens told him he did not have the mon ey, and Ohavis, it Is alleged, began cursing him. Clemens shoved Chavis cut of tbe door and picked up his gun, and fol lowed him out into the yard and shot him dead. ChaviB was not armed. The negro *as captured about the house of Mr. Oocpsr, and after much diffi culty got tan to Springfield and deliv ered to Magistrate A. B. Oorbett, who sent him over to Barnwell to prevent the friends of Chavis lynching him. Considerable exoltement was mani fested at the iLqueat, and it was as times as much a? the magistrate could do to keep the friends of Ohavis from taking the law in their own hands. To add to the seriousness-of the situation & very impertinent ?cnlatto by tbe came of Livingston, who has been staying in New York city for the last year or two made himself very impor tant in asking questions, with the re salt that he is nursing a broken head and anointing a well tanned skin to day. Tlney Ciayis was known as a "moonshine" stiller and had figured In a good many difficulties. Oaly a day or two ago Ohavis and Jim Glea Son, another alleged "moonshiner" had fallen out, and had each other Csobs indiosed. Clemens was brought to Orangeburg on Wednesday after noon, and is now in ithe county jail, where he will rema'n uutll his trial. He claims that he acted in self defence and says be is glad to get away from Springfield as some folks up there wanted to hang him at once. When asked if he had killed & white man. is replied that he passed for white, out he did not so consider him. On entering the jail Olemens said he was mighty glad' to get in so comfortable a place, which shows that Jailer Dukes makes it as pleasant as possible for his boarders. ABUSES' DMTHUTBS. Many of Them Will he Held in Lower Counties. Prof. J. N. Harper, director of tho agricultural department, has given out the following schedule of farmers' institutes for the low country coun tries, to be held during January and February: Leeaville, January 4. Bldge Springs, January 5. Johnston, January 7. Granlteville, January 8 Montotrorenei, -January 9. Williston, January 10. Blaokville, January 11. Springfield, January 12. Barnwell. January 14. AUand&le, January 15. Hampton, January 17. Bs&ufort, January 18. Meggett's, January 19. Young's Island, January 21, Summervllle, January 24. St* George, January 25. Branohvllle, January 25. Orangeburg, January 26. St. Matthew's, January 29. Sumter, January .'10. Manning, January 31. Foreston, February 1. Georgetown, February 2. Eingstnse, February 4. Lake Cli&y,'February 5. Fiorenoa, February 6. Marlon, February 7. Wannamaker, February 8. Homewood, February 9, Con way, February 11. Darlington, February 12. Harcsvllie, February 13. Cher**, February 14. Cheaters old, February 15. As heretofore, the exhibit oars will go from one institute to another, ^showing specimens cf farm produce, varieties of oorn, cotton and other or;ps suitable to South Carolina, be sides exhibits from other departments of the College, showing what Clemson boys are taught to dot etc. Store Hoboed at Bowman. Burglars have been at work in tho town of Bowman. Last Thursday night the store of Evans & Easterling,. was entered b breaking the glass out of the front door. The money tilLi were broken open and ?U of the small change taken out. Six dollars in sll ver in one of tbe tills escaped the no tlca of the burglars. The fact that anything stall was left is taken as evidence that the work was not that of a professional. Several gold fi"ed watches were among the things tak en. This is the fiut robbery here in years._' Car Load of Boozr. The Greenville Hews says on Wed nesday before Christmas a solid car load of booze arrived in that city for its paople. The News says the whlB key shipments have been large during the past few days, but the shipment received Saturday was a record break er for this season. The express com panies always make arrangements oarly in Ddoembor to handle the in evitable whiskey shipments for Ohristmas. From now on extra ex press oars will be pressod into service ?o handle the liquor shiuments and \!so handle the Increased business in other lines of shipments. Two Hearts as One. The Christian C larch was the scene of a mos? happy event on Obriatmss Eve at half past four o'clock, when Mr. Walter D. Sturgeon and Miss Guasia Alice, daughter of Mr. snd Mrs. L. E. Biley, were joined in the holy bends of wedlock by Bev. S. D. Oolyer, paBtor of the ohuroh. The church was v?ell filled wiiih the relatives and friends of the young ODuple to witness the interesting owe mony. Immediately after the mar riage the young couple left on tho train for Charleston, wh6re they will speni 3everal dajs. Mr. Sturgeon is a most excellent ycuug man and his bride Is a young lady of many noble qualitios of head and heart, and they begin life under most favorable au spices, and with the best wishes of a hsst of friend3. ' M vKtw 4) ?fl V PROF NEW M AN. ENDORSES SHE "WILLI IftlSoN PL*N. He Ur^e? Farmers to 1 spariment With It tftxt Tear, as it Makes Corn Prof. 0. L. Newman, of Olemson Ooliege, who recently vl?itad Darlinp toa County and tbe Pee Dee sec tion for the purpose of investigating the plan cf growing corn originated by Ear. MoXver Wditamsoa, baa com pleted his report on tbe subject. In part it is as follows: . Tbe peouliar or .-ssentlal William son plan features are: 1. D;ep an-* thorough preparation of seed brd. Tbe S'>il la not only brok en to fully twice tbe depth to which it is usually broken, but is broken much more thorougaly than is tbe oustom. 2. Deep planning of the seed. The seed are placed f jur to sis inches bs low the srill level, and almost or quite (n contact with the subsoil, but cov ered to the usual depth. This aids ia "stunting" or retarding the growth of tbe young corn and of grasses and weeds as weil, sine5 very nearly all the soil proper has been ploughed away from the corn row and into the middles, and no fertilizar has been ap plied. 3. Infrequent and partial cultiva tion in early stages of growth. This is contrary to popular belief and prac tice, and M<*. Williamson styles it "the most difficult point in the whole process," requiring experience and judgment "to know just how muob the stalk should ba stunted, and plen uy of nerve is rcqalred to hold baok vour corn when your neighbors, who fertilize at planting time and cultivate rapidly, have corn twice the size of yours." 4 An increase of 200 per cent or more In the number of stalks pgr sore With rows 6x1 feet the Williamson plan has a little more than 7 300 stalks per acre against a little more than 2 900 if planting is done 5x3 feet, in accordance with the ordinary practice. Theoretically, this would give 73 and 29 bushels per acre, re spectively, and it Boems, from evi dence at hand, that it is bora out in practice, assuming that each stalk will produce an ear, and one hundred ears will shell a bushel of grain. 6. jfostpondlag appl?oation cf fer tilizsrs until corn is given its second cultivation. In ordinary practice this would be about the time corn should be worked the third time. Tbe stalk has been oheoked or "stunted" as de sired, and the fertilizer is applied when the plant needs it for the devel opment of tbe ear. 6. Intentional retardation of early growth of the stalk until its size is reduced one-half or one-fourth its nor mal development. 7. Augmanted development of the ear (fol'o ?ring retardation in stalk de velopment,) by cultivation and heavy applications of fertilizes made at ap propriate Intervals. Sinos the Williamson plan com is planted 4 to 6 inches below the level, and Is laid by 4 to 6 leches above the level, there is 8 to 12 inches of the stock below the soil surface. The sta'k roots or brace roots are below the sur face when the crop is laid by, and probably perform their nutritive func tions bstter than would be if a part of them were exposed to the air. Mr. Williamson recommends tbe following amounts of fertilizsrs ap plied to an acre: For 50 bushels of com peraore: Two hundred pounds of cotton seed meal, 200 pounds of aold ohosphata, 400 pounds of kalnit, 126 pounds of ni trate of soda, 925 pounds, oosiing about 89 For 100 bushels of corn per acre: Four pounds of cotton seed meal, 400 pounds of aold phosphate, 800 pounds of kainlt. 300 pounds cf nitrate of soda, 1,900 poundo, costing about 919 The total cost of fertilizers, cultiv ation, etc. producing 50 bushels on one aore would vary from 815 to 820, and for producing 100 bushels on rne acre from 825 to 830. These valua tions are based on the market price of the fertilizers (assuming the acid phosphate to be 14 per cont gcodB) and the average price of labor. The cost of labor varies in different parts of the State and even oa :nt farms. If the cow pea orop grow with the corn produces one ton of hay, this orop, if left on and in the.ground, Tould add to it about 812 worth of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash. II the cow pea orop would produce two tons of hay, this crop left on and in the ground would add 824 worth of these fertilizer ingredients. How ever, the value of the ow pea for feeding purpose* is double its value for fertilizing purposes. If judicious ly fed to anlmalB this hay will have a feeding value of about 824 per ton, and if all the exoreba is saved and re turned to the soil between 80 and 90 per oent (810 20 par ton) of the fertil izing value of the cow pea hay will be given back to the land. An ordinary crop of oow peas may be made to pay the cost of cultivating the corn, or probatly tbe cost of the fertilizer. A good orop should pay for both. Considerable effort has been made to gather as muoh comparative data as possible so as to have Williamson plan com yields that might justly be compared with yields from the ordi nary method. It 1b highly desirable that as far as possible, and without prejudicing ether, the two crops for comparison be grown on the same charaoter of land and planted at tbe same time, and that the treatment and surroundings of each differ in nu way except as to the peouliar or es ssntial features of diffarenoe exisMrj? between the two plans or methods. Eeports of some three dozan farmers wbo have this year given the William son plan a test have heen brought to the notice of the writer. Some of these were not considered definite enough for consideration, but twenty elghi reported either a comparison of yields from crop3 grown this year by both plans or gave ylolds secured from the ordinary plan in oho past on tbe same land. The two lowest yields re ported from the ordinary method were seven and ten bushels per aore. Tbe two highest yields reported from the ?eise method were forty five and fifty bushels per acre. The two lowest yields reported from the Wiilismscn plan were twenty-seven and thirty bushels' per acre. The two highest yields reported from the same plan were one hundred and one hundred and. twenty bushels per acre. The yields from twenty-eight reporting both the ordinary and the Williamson plan com. ared gives' an average" of 23 25 bushels per acre for the former and 56 42 bushels.per acre for the lat ter. These twenty-eight show a re markable average difference of 33.17 more bushels per acre in favor of the Williamson plan, an Increase of 142 per oent. It cannot, however, in Justice to either method, be said that these comparisons indicate the actual diff erence between the Williamson plan and the ordinary method. Many of the reports give the number of bush els per acre in round numbers, indi cating that the yields were estimated rather than actually determined. In a number of cases tbe yield in 1906 from the Williamson plan was com pared with the yield secured from tbe same land when it was last in corn, tbe compared crops not having been grown the same year There may be other sources of error. On the other baud, a large m? j ority of farmers who bave tried the Williamson plan now enthusiastically accept it and it is the sensation in the communities where the plan has been consistently follow ed. It is hoped that every farmer in the State will give it a fair and im partial trial in 1907. HUSTLING ?OWMAH. Some interesting News in and Around That Town. Bowman, Dec. 25.?Speoial: The cammiGCuQ of ladled in oharge of tht Fair are about ready for the opening on Wednesday evening. Some of the booths are handsomely decorated, in fact all of them make a very credit able appearance Indeed. Several liberal donations have already been oontributed among whioh is a ton of "High Grade Fertillzar" by TheV 0. C. Oompany. This will be auo tloned off to tbe highest bidder od Friday the closing night of the Fair It is likely that several Other Ferti lizer companies will alao rcpond with donations. Preparations are being pubhod with much zeal by the ladies in oharge and much enoouragement is also being received from the outside friends of both Lodges. The success uf the enterprise is now an assured faot. Notwithstanding the bitter cold experienced on Ohristmas eve the merchants in town did a fairly good business, trade being very good indeed. The small boys wroa radiant and bappy faces indulging in fire I works "two numerous to mention until quite a late hour last night. It was said a few days ago that there i was enough "liquor" shipped here up to that time to fill a good sized : "swimming pool" and it still con tinues to oome. Be that as it may taking out a few "hard shell topers" very little bad effects of it has been seen so far. The new pastor, Rev. GL M. Davis preached his first ser mon here on Sunday night last. 0;? ing to the extreme cold the congre gation was no. very large. Those who heard him spoke favorably of the impression made upon them by the preacher. Mr. J. Lawrence Shuler went to Orangeburg yesterday and brought about a dozen head of horses ! baok with him. Mr. Shuler is a good judge of stock as well as a good far mer. Oa last Wednesday night the store of Evans & BjJterlln was entered bj breaking the glass of the front door. The money tills were broken open and a few dollan in small ohange and several watches W6ra tafcen and likely a few other articles that could not be missod. Suspicion pointed at once to a young white boy named Don G-lea ton as the party that .'committed the deed. He was arrested and brought before Magistrate Dukes and upon sufficient evidence being adduced he was bound over to the higher court, and was .?ant to Orangeburg jail: There is scarcely a diyubt- in the minds of any one here but that he is the guilty party. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Berry, of Char leston, with Landess their daughter, are visiting friends in and around town._Dundee. "Where is the Joke. The Western papers are making much of a man who lived entombed for six days. "That's nothing," says the Savannah Press. 1' We have known people who have lived In Charleston lor sixty years." This is a fair sped men I of tberatthat sometimes passes for wt. _ In Eruption Advices have been received from Hawaii, which state that the volca no Kilauea, one of the most active oraters in tbe worla is in a state of eruption. Three enormous cones have been thrown up in a lava lake to a height of over 150 feet. At night the glare from the volcano can be seen or a great distance. It is tho first time in three years that the orater has been bo active. Breed and Butter. Bread and butter is tbe food for muscular work, according to an Eng lish pb ysljlan. The perfect died for those who are neither faddists nor teetotalers is announced as eight oun ces of cooked meat, twenty-fo drounc-1 e8 of bread, eight ounces of potatoer, j two ounces of oheese, t* o ounoes of | bacon, oce ounce of butter, half aj pint of milk an I oae pint of beer a day. Green fruits are desirable addi tiou to any diet. Alobbed the Farmers. Disclosures in conneotion with the *rain trust investigation bef re t.e lot; rs-jate 3(;mmerce Commission at Omaha and Kansas Olty show that bot\aien the railr:aas and th* deal ers a heavy toll was oha ged farmers tor maiketing their grain, says tbe 3maha- Journal- Scockman. Under tbe olrcumstances it is little wonder tbat the farmers kicked and still the 11 covery of tbe graft was not due to objections of the grain raisers, but rather to the falling out of tbe rail roads and elevators over the distribu tion of thj spoils. Simply another case of "when ohieves fall out. eto." dTY COUNCIL !. ? CITY FINANCES AND BOW THEY I STAND. - The Treasurers Monthly Report and Other Matters of General In terest to the Public. Office of City Clerk and Treasurer, Orangeburg. S. C, Nov. 1,1908, To the City Council, Gentlemen: I respectfully submit this report of the linancial transac tions oi my office for the month of October, 1906: Balance cash city funds in treasury Oct. 1.$ 4,292.57 Beceived during the month (16,868.80 Total.$21,16146 Disbursed during the month 2,876.27 Balance city funds on hand ,/ this date .$18,285.19 Balance to acct Com Pub , Works. 1,098.73 Total cash in treasury this,. / date.$19,383.92 SOURCES OF RECEIPTS) General Taxes.Ii 15,161.70 Rents. 11.25 Fines & forfeitures. 254.50 Licenses.?.. 268 00 Sanitary dues. 100 00 Dispensary profits for Sept... 1,067.57 Feeding estray. 150 Coal sold. 4 37 Total.816,868 89 CONSOLIDATED DISBURSEMENTS. Street deprt.$x 2751G Police deprt..... 400 28 Executive deprt. 52121 Water & L deprt, fuel etc. 228 31 City property. 1215 Fire deprt.1. 450 50 Health deprt. 140 77 Note & Int. GoodEoads Mch 1903-1900 . 593 75 Engineering department. 254 14 Total. 2,876 27 DETAILED DISBURSEMENTS. R F Way, hay. $ 5 79 Ayers & William\corn, hay.. 64 62 T F Deas. shoeing nules Sep 3 20 R F Jennings dieting acct for September. 8 00 Postmuster, stamps and box rent.175 Owen & Co, repairs for Street department. 6 00 Owen & Co, repairs for health department. 1 60 East End Reel Co., sped ap propriation for bldg. 150 00 Street pay-roll, week ending Oct. 6. 18 00 Health pay-roll, week ending Oct. 6. 1188 Manley Dukes Rodman. 7 50 Chicago Steel Tape Co., tape for engineer. 5 00 Postmaster, postage stamps.. 100 A C Doyle & Co., Anti-tox serum and Rex. 25 05 I E H & L Co ^No 1, rent for health office 19 J5-1906. 24 00 I E H & L Co No 1, rent po lice hdqrts 1905-1906. 24 00 I E H & Li Co No 1, Reg ap propriation 1906-1907....... 250 00 I E H & L Co No 1, spcl ap propriation 1906. 13 50 Dr CI Green, med attention Ben Winningbam. 5 00 Columbia Lumber & Mfg Co lumber for engineer. 19 44 Deprt Ag., Com. & Immigtn S C cablegram.?. 3 50 Orangeburg Hdw & Fur Co supplies Street deprt. 3 10 Postmaster, box rent chief of police. 50 So Bell Tel & Tel Co, service for Oct & L D message.... 3 08 So Exp Co, cbrg on goods for treasurer. 35 Postmaster, postage stamps. 150 Manley Dukes, rod man. 7 50 John Blanche, ro jman. 20 00 L C Wannamaker, rodman... 7 50 Street pay-roll, week ending Oct 13.?. 23 60 Health pay-roll, week ending Oct 13..'.. 15 00 CLHowell.com. 18 75 Good Roads Mchy Co, Note & Int. 1903-1906. 595 75 Jc hn Cart, ice in full. 16 80 W L Moseley, clothes for An nie Murray. 7 15 Mrs Dollie Douglass and daughter R R fare Darlntn 4 98 Mrs Charles Davi3, sewing for Annie Murray & board. 8 00 Manley Dukes, rodman. 7 50 John Blanche, rodman. 6 20 Street pay-roll, week ending Oct 20. 29 90 Health pay-roll, week ending Oct 20. 8 13 R L Berry & Co, printing for Clerk and Treas. 3 40 Joseph Bradiey, corn. 11 80 John Blanche, rodman. 1 00 R L Berry & Co, ad v E News 5 16 Dr Thos C Doyle, bal salary June, July and part Ausr... 61 00 Theodore Thomas, repairing 2 scores Russell street. 4 40 Orange Cotton Mills, 49.75 tons coal at 83.25. 16168 Manley Dukes, rodman. 7 50 L C Wannamaker, service to engineer. 15 00 Henry Prater, cleaning G House. 7 75 Street pay-roll, week ending Oct 27. 40 40 Health pay-roll, week ending Oco27. 15 00 East End Reel Co, appropria tion for Oct. 27 00 ACLRB Co, frt house nos 1 15 L F Westerlund, care Fire alarm system Oct. 10 00 SALARIES FOB OCTOBER. W L Douglass, hJth officer. " 50 00 .1 13 Eohefidge St overseer sal 50 00 Eclw.iru lid'.vcs Jr. Engineer 150 00 Will:am Wade, janitor. 2 50 A C Dibble asst to clerk & I Irrai. 66 63 WG AIbevgolti chief police 7500 I W 1! Edwins policeman. 49 17 1J It Kelly policeman . 4* 31 i C M Dukes policeman. 48 33 F M D'Mnrs policeman. 49 oo SJ Bozard policeman. - 7!) C B Williamson, spcl poiiee .. 7 R4 B FJenningsspec'lpolice.... 4?? ^2 JamesTillery, spl police. '?'< 33 L J O'Cain, spcl police. 25 42 W L Douglass, spcl police.... 14 Dr Thos C Doyle mayor. 30 00 L H Wannamaker Secty Brd health. 10 0.) L11 Wannamaker Oik & treas 85 00 W L Glaze, City Attorney, annual salary and spl work 260 00 Total in Vouchers Nos. 1 to 60 inclusive.$ 2,876 27 Respectfully submitted. L. H. Wannamaker, Clerk and Treasurer. Office of City Clerk and Treasurer, Orangeburg, S. C, Dec 1,1906. To the Ci?y Council: Gentlemen: 1 respectfully submit this report of the linancial transac tions of my office for the mouth of November, 1906: I Balance city funds Nov 1.$18,28619 Received during month,... 1600 641 TotaL...319,885831 Disburse j during month... 4,543 09 Balance city funds on hand this date.$15,342 74* Balance credit Com Pub Wks/this date. 1,084 34 Total cash on hand Nov 1 $16 426 081 / SOURCES OF RECEIPTS. Gen taxes 1906, Ins Co.$ 64 661 Fines and forfeitures. . 202 00 Licenses. 127 50 Sanitary dues. 100 00 Dispensary profits for Oct.... 1,083 28 Manure. 3 00 Feed of Estrays. 4 50 Coal sold . 15 701 Total.$1,600641 CONSOLIDATED DISBURSEMENTS. Street department. $1,077 57 Police department. 42191 Executive department. 166 52 W & L department. 199 27 City property. 32 75 Int W & L Bonds|& Corns.... 1.002 50 Befund taxes 1906. 112 05 Fire department. 397 30 Health department. 353 60 Immigrants. 129 65 Engineei ing department. 649 97 Total. $4,543 09 DETAILED DISBURSEMENTS. H Stevens Sons Co, T C pipe 5 031:87 Owen & Co, supplies and re pairs Street dept. 9 35 Owen & Co, shoeing mule. 40 T F Deas, shoing mules, etc October. 3 40 J C Pike, Jr, half dox blank ets police depart. 8 40 Street pay roll, Nov 3rd. 44 20 Health pay roll, Nov 3rd.... 13 75 Mauley Dukes, rodman. 7 50 H G Smith, services toengr 33 25 ?L C Wannamaker. rodman... 7 50 Wannamaker, Smoak & Co, typewriter, etc, for engnr.. 122 00 R J Jeffords, drayage on hose for sprinkler. 2* So Ry Co, frght on Zincs. 1 55 R R Ayers. expense examina tion of dog...-. 17 85 Orangeburg Hrd & Fur Co, supplies foi Oct. 15 90 Orangeburg Hrd & Fur Co, buckets. 65 B W Williams, repairs Sani tary tank and bucket. 11 75 Crystal Ice Co, refund acct tax 1906._. 94 50 The Patriot, printing for Sewerage Com. 8 50 Tbe Patriot, printing copies ordinances. 3 75 So Bell Tel & Tel Co, service for Nov. & 83 John Cart, bal ice. 2 00 Street pav roll Nov 10th. 50 50 Health pay roll Nov 10th. 2125 Mrs C R Fickling, board for immigrants'. 8 00 RE Jennings, dieting acct for Oct. 14 00 Jeffrey v.auley, hack hirp po lice. 75 Andrew J. Ayers, repairing closet. 2 25 Manley Dukes, rodman. 7 50 Postmaster, postage stamps 2 50 W G Albergotti, chief police, R R fare prisoner. 29 Orbg Hrdw & Fur Co, sup plies advanced immigrants 6149 C W Prescott, supplies ad vanced immigrants. 3 90 So Ry Co, frt on hose for splin'Mer. 160 W L Moseley, supplies ad vanced immigrants. 14 25 A M Betsili, material and cabinet for engineer. 30 00 G N Dickson, placing house numbers. 2 00 J W Smoak, two heaters, etc 37 50 Street pay roll Nov 17, white 46 50 Street pay roll Nov 17. colrd 4180 Health pay roll Nov 17. 18 75 Western Electric Co, botter ies for police alarm. 1188 Hanover National Bk, Dec 1906 int W & L bonds & coins. 1,002 50 A J Ayers, bldg fence city hall lot. 3 00 Frede-ick Disinfectant Co, disinfectants . 212 30 P WCantwell, repairing san itary tank. 15 90 G N Dickson, placing house numbers. 6 00 Street pay roll, Nov 24,white 46.50 Street pay roll, Nov 24, colrd 5170 Health pay roll, Nov 24. 22 50 J B Taylor, refund account taxes 1906. 17.55 Y A S F E Co, spcl appro-' priation 1906. 6 75 Mrs C R Fickling, board for immigrar ts. 150 Fred A Schmidt, supplies for engineer. 9S 43 S Dibble, Jr, surveying and plat, new G yard. 2 00 Cement Gravel Co, 12 cars gravel at $7.00. 84 00 A C L R R Co. frt on Street signs. 66 38 Niagara Falls Met St Co, house numbers. 109 16 City Treasurer, expense to Charlestou.?. 22 42 City Treasurer, same to Col.. 4 51 City Treasurer, expenses im migrants Col'a to Orbg. 13 64 East End Reel Co, reg appro priation for Nov. 27 00 Eureka Fire House Co, 500 feet tire bosr. etc. 352 00 Oianije Cotton Mills, 39 tons coal. 132 Ge SALARIES FOn NOVEMBER. Wtn Wade, janitor. 2 50 LF Westerlund, electrician 10 00 J B Kelley, hlth otlior ) mo... 2"> 00 E IIawes,.Ir, engineer (?1.75 cash paid out). 15175 J B Etberridge, strt oversr... 50 00 A C Dibble. assl elk & treas' Oil (17 W G Albergotti, chf police... 75 00 R F Jennings, policeman. 40 00 E C Fairey, policeman. 50 00 vv II Edwin, policeman. 52 49 W L Douglass, policeman. ~j2 50 L J O'Ca.n, policeman... . 8 33 .1 B Kelley, policeman. ? oo K M DeMars, spcl pol'ceman 27 85 S J Bozard, spcl policeman... 52 03 I T Carter, spcl policeman.. 20 70 J C Murphy, spcl policeman.. 1 75 Dr Tncs C Doyle, mayor. 50 00 L n Wannamaker, Sec Bd Health. 10 00 L H Wannamaker, elk ^ trs ^5 00 Total in Vouchers Nos 1 to 74 inclusive.... $4,543.09 Respectfully submitted, L. H. Wannamaker, City Clerk and Treasurer. fhe Ksv. It lHicka 1007 Almanac. The Rev. Irl R. Hioks has been compelled by the popular demand to rename the publication, of his well knowD and popular Almanac for 1907. This splendid Almanao is now ready. For sale by news-dealers, or sent post paid for 25 cts., by Word and Works Publishing Company, 2201 Locust Street, St. Lrais, Mo , publishers cf Word and Works, one of she best dol lar monthly magazines in America. Oae Almanao goes with every sub scription, j 8HG?T NfeWS ITfcMS OF LOCAL INTEREST PICKED UP HERE AND THERE. ? - Recent Happenings in Town and Country Boiled Town, for Bus? Readers. Don't forget the dedication of Hiok or? Grove Baptist Church next Son day. All are invited. ** Messrs, Willie Murphy and Julian Melohars, of Charleston, are on a vis it to Mr. Jas. Iziar Sims. Prof. J. 0. Sheeut, of Augusta, is visiting his son, Dr. Sheout, and bis daughter, Mrs Sease, in this city. Christmas passed off very quietly, and so far as we have hoard there was no serious accident of any kind In this county. For the last week the weather has been bitter cold, and the end is not vet in sight. It Is good for those who have hogs to kill. Happy New Year to all. Some of our subscribers who are considerably in ai rears, would have been happier uad tbey paid what they owe. We ate an English walnut last Week tbat grew on a tree planted about nine years ago by Mrs. J. R. Barber, at her home near St. Mat thews. It was most delightfully flavored. There was a small fir* in the Sew ing Home of Olaflln University on Wednesday. The tire had made some headway when it was first discovered, but was soon extinguished by the effi cient fire d apartment. According to B.xdstrcct'fl, the av erage inorease in prices during the past ten yeara has been 55 per cent. Which explains why the marvelous prosperity of the country is only aa academic matter to maDy people. Bennettsvllle has sent a check to tha Bev. Crelgoton with some very strik ing resolutions on the recent action of the Mtithodi?t conference, being the second county to come to the as sistance of this deposed minister edi fcar At the recent meeting of Pine Tree oamp, Woodmen of the Worli, of Rowenvlllo, the following officers were elected for next year: V, P. Sbu ler, 0. 0.; T. D, Williams, Jr., A.L.; 0. L. Cram, olerk; J. F. Simmons,, banker; E. S. Dukes watchman; J. S. Antley, sentry; manager, T. W. Duk s, three years. Tne time for paying state and county taxes is nearly out. After the first of January the penalty will be added, which is one per cent. After the first of February the pen alty will bs two per cent, and after March 1 the amount will be consider ably increased. Better see to this mat tar by next Monday. The fallowing officers have been elected to serve New Hops Lodge, K. of P., of Boweavllle, for tho eusuing year: V. P. Shuler, 0. C, W. E. Smith, V. C , E N. Chisolm, P., T. G. Robinson, M. of W., D. L. Cox, M. of A., H. Sohenoff, M. of B., B. 0. Crum, E. of R. S. and M. of F.? O W. Hartnem, LG., G. H. Inab net, 0. G. At the last regular communication of Oliver Lodge, No. 133. A. F. M., the following officers were eleoted to serve the en?uing Masonic year: J. 0. Bedmon, W. M.; B. 0. Herlong, S. W.; J. M. Kaminer, J. W ; A. H. Wolfe, Secretary; T. L. Williams, Treasurer; J. W. Leighton. S. D ; E. H. Graves, J. D.; W. D. Wise, Tyler; J. B. Horlong and L. H. Williams, Stewards. We have a contract! with the Mer ganthaler Linotype Maohine Comp any for one of their machines. Under the oontraot the maohine was to have oeen delivered on December 1. They begged off until January I, and now they say that on account of the sear city of labor they will be unable to furnish it before Fab. 1. They say their factory is working night and day to fill the orders they have and they are doing all tbey oan to fill their con tracts as speedily as possible. The Florence Times says "if the lien law Is not repealed In the next se?aion of the legislature it will not be because of the North eastern sec tion of tne state for all parts of this country go up pleas to have it done. A meeting of the citizens cf WU liamBburg oounty has been called to take suoh action and Lse county has already trken it, whitle expressions of no unosrtaln sound ha ^e been heard from the public in otber counties." A great many in Orangeburg County want the law repealed. Dr. Charles Hallette Judson, for fifty-four years a member of tbe fac ulty of Furman University, was noti fied Monday of bis election as a bene ficiary under the Carnegie foundation fund. Tbe president of the board of trosteeu of the fund notified Dr. Jud son thr.t he would receive an annuity of (1,000 aB long as he lived, and said that, though Dr Judson was connect ed with a denominational school, the board recognized his long and valu able sei vice In the cause of education, and dec ided to make an exception in the cane of the Furman professor, along with that of Dr James H. Car Iis'o, president emeritus of Wofford College. #100 Reward, tflOO. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn tbat there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure 13 tbe only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarra being a constitutional disease,, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cnre is taken internal ly acting direotly upon tbe blood and mucous surfaces of the system, there by destroying tbe foundation cf the 'disease, and giving the patient [strength by building up the constitu tion and assisting nature in doing its ' work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney, a Co., Toledo, 0. Solci by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for- cm ttipiaton.