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Sfo . ?rnts and gtmtm Published Every Thursday At Orangebubg, S. C._ Jas. L. Sims, Editor and Proprietor. James Izlar Sims. Associate Editor. Subscription Bates. One year.$1.00 Six months...50 Three months.35 Advertising Bates. Transient advertisements $1.(0 per inch for fiist insertion and 50 cents for each subsequent insertion Business Notices 10 cents per line for first Insertion and 5 cents per line for subsequent insertions Obituaries, Tributes of Respect, Notic? of Thanks, and all notioes of a personal or politi calnature axe charged for as regularadvertioe Soents. Special Notices, entitled Wanted, Lost, Found, Far Rent, not exceeding twenty-five words, one time, 35 cents; two rimes 50 cents; three times, 75 cents and four times $1.00. Liberal contract made with merchants and otherj who wish to rrn advertisements for ' three months or longer. For rates on contract advertising apply at the office, and they will be carefully farnished. Remittances should be made by checks money orders, registered letters, or express or ders, oayable to The Times and Democrat, Oraneeburg, S. C. The Times and Democrat wishes all a happy and prosperous New Year._ We agree with the News and Courier that whoever beats Martin will be the next United States Sena tor. It will cost you less than three cents a week to get the Twice a Week Times and Democrat. Any feody can afford it at that price. The Times and Democrat makes no apology for demanding that white Democrats be treated with as much consideration as black Repub licans in all elections. The News and Courier was the only South Carolina morning daily that made its appearance at our of fice on the morning aiter Christmas. It was the only pebble on the beach, so to speak. The Republicans always declare that when times are good that the tariff must be let alone. If the reverse of that doctrine is true, this would be a good time for them to go into the revising business. In our judgment the establish ment of a dispensary at North Au eusta bythe Aiken Board of Con trol was a mistake. It is put there principally to catch the Augusta whiskey trade, which, is wrong. Any one who takes The Twice a Wee* Times and Democrat for three, six or twelve months and say after reading it for that length ofctime that y it is not worth what they paid for it the money will be cheerfully refund ed. _ The Comptroller of the Currency wants a central bank at Washington which should issue all the currency. With the rascality unearthed about 3t year ago in the Agricultural Depart ment fresh in their minds the coun try would hardly agree to this. Dr. J, Wm. Flynn, one of the "most distinguished men in the Southern Presbyterian church, died at his home in Columbia on Satur day, aged sixty years. He entered the Confederate army at the age of fourteen and served through the war._ We are heartily in favor of Sena tor Tillman's bill for prohibiting the shipment of liquor into prohibi tion States. Should this bill become a* law it will make whiskey pretty hard to get and prohibition will become a reality where blind tigers now flourish. The death of Rev. j. j. Neville, ?f the South Carolina Conferance, is at great loss to the State and church. He was the last of three brothers, all good and true men. He was born in Charleston just a little more than seventy years ago, and started his ministerial career in 1874. This Republican panic has been most disastrous to business, but don't get discouraged. When you get a chance vote to "turn the ras cals out," That is our only politi cal salvation. The Republicans plun der the people by high taxation and spend the public money for subsi dies to enrich the corporations that put up the campaign iunds to carry the elections. That was an awful tragedy enact ed at Kershaw last week when two young men were killed and a third badly wounded, It is said that whiskey was at the bottom of it. Kershaw is a dry city, but it seems that the demon whiskey will have his victims in prohibition towns as well as dispenaary towns. The question is where did these young men get their whiskey? Wf do not believe, nor have we ever said, that the people of St. Matthews or any part of the pro posed Calhoun County territory, of fered any inducements or encour aged the negroes to vote for the new county. As far as we know the ne gro was let severely alone by both sides, and when he did vote, he vot ed for er against the new county as the white people of his community voted. Bad Precedent to Establish. The Columbia State says if The "Times and Democrat reflects feeling in Orangeburg County regarding the recent election in which Calhoun County was successful, there is much bitterness, regrettable bitterness in the old county." If The State will take the trouble to ascertain the feel ing among the large number of Dem ocrats in the new county who were not allowed to vote on the question as to whether the new county should be formed or not, it will find that there is more bitterness among them than there is in any other part of the old county. These are the people who are fighting for their rights in the courts, and we think they are enti tled to a respectful hearing. The State thinks that "the intima tions and allegations are serious, and should not be made by one South Carolina community against another except under great and just provo cation." That is true, and we claim that the provocation in this case is great and just. Suppose it had been possible for the opponents of the new county to so manipulate its lines as to leave out of its boundaries the vot ing place of over a hundred of its advocates, thus debarring them from voting, don't The State think these disfranchised voters would be justifi ed ingoing to the courts to get their rights. This is exactly the case of the opponents of the new county who are seeking their rights in the courts. "It seems to us," says the State, "that the ills of which Orangeburg complains are chiefly due to the law providing for the formation of new counties and not to the people of Calhoun. They, of course, did the best for themselves that the law al lowed them to do." Orangeburg is not complaining of any ills. The com plaint is made by the Democratic voters who have been denied their rights to vote on a question of vital concern to them, and it is natural that they should have the sympathy and support of the people of Or angeburg and all who believe in justice and fair play. If every one of these disfranchised Democrats were in favor of the new county we would be in honor bound as a Demo cratic paper to take the same posi tion that we now take. The State claims that "if through any technicality the recent election is set aside there would have to be another election, and conceding , all now claimed by the old county" that in the next election the large majority for the new county would carry many of the opponents with it. That would be all right, if all the electors in the territory were allow ed the ?rivilege of voting. No one could then object, and the danger ous precedent of disfranchising white voters would not have been set for other new county organizers to follow. Such a precedent, if al allowed to stand, would surely be followed by other people in other parts of the^Jtate who wanted to es tablish new counties, and the unity ' of the white people in South Caro ' Una would be a thing of the past. Then the negro would be brought in by the two factions of white people and our political condition would be come intollerable. The State must also remember that the majority would not be near so large if it was not for the disfran chisement of so many voters and the moral effect this disfranchisement had on other voters who refused to vote because they knew it would be no use when so many of those op posed to the new county were dis franchised. The great injustice done these disfranchised voters has embit tered them and their friends against the new county to such an extent that nothing could induce them to vote for it. The 'desertions is more likely to be from the advocates than from the opponents of the new coun ty. The Times and Democrat is con tending for a principle, and that principle is that no Democrat should be deprived of his right to vote, when he is qualified to exercise it. If the projectors of any new county have the right to so run the lines of a proposed new county as to disfran chise many of those who are opposed to its formation, and it is used as it was in the Calhoun County election, the days of white unity in South Carolina are numbered. That sort of scheme may be practiced on ne groes, but white men will not submit to such an injustice. If there is any law that legalizes such an injustice the quicker it is repealed the better. Forming New Counties. The right to vote is conferred on all male citizen of the State who com ply with certain conditions imposed by the constitution of the State. This same constitution guarantees that as long as these conditions are complied with the right to vote con ferred by it on any citizen shall not be abridged, unless such citizen is convicted of some crime that would disqualify him from voting. The con stitution is the highest authority we have regarding the political and civ il rights of the people. All acts of the legislature and decisions of the courts must conform to its provisions | or they must be set aside. This same constitution provides for I the creation of new counties out of old ones under certain limitations, and empowers the legislature to sup ply the details for carrying this provision into effect. Under this power the legislature passed an act regulating the formation. of new counties. It is stated in this act that all qualified electors living within the boundaries of a proposed new county shall be entitled to vote on the question of its formation and that they shall vote only at a voting pre cinct within the proposed new coun ty lines. The act also provides that j new county elections shall be held | under the provisions of the general | election law of the State, which pro vides for at least one voting precinct | in each township. Under the provisions of the con stitution and the act of the legisla ture there is but one way to form a new county constitutionally, and that is to take in the whole and not [ a part of any township. Then every qualified elector within the bounda ries of any proposed new county Sr'ould have a voting precinct at which to vote. This, we believe, was the intention of the legislature when I it passed the act in reference to the J formation of new con .ties. Other wise it would have made some pro vision for those electors cut off in fractional parts of townships as those in the Calhoun County election were, to vote. It is just as essential to carry out the provision of the constitution in referance to the rights of electors in forming new counties as it is to car ry out the provisions of the constitu tion in reference to the territory, population and taxable values re quired to form a county. If the con stitutional provision in reference to electors can be ignored why not the others? If township lines had been respect ed in running out the proposed Cal houn County lines every legal voter in the proposed new county would have had a voting precinct at which to vote and there would have been no voters disfranchised. But this was not done. Some of the townships were cut in all sorts of shapes and the voting precincts of a large num ber of qualified voters were left out, thus depriving them of the right to vote. This was a voluntary act of j the projectors of the new county. The shape of the proposed new coun ty would be much better than it is now if the townships had been kept in tact. Therefore, we are forced to the conclusion that some of the town ships were butchered up as they are for the express purpose of depriving certain electors of their constitution al right to vote on the formation of | the new county. Those "Yes" Ballots. As an act of justice to Mr. Olin M. Dantzler. County Supervisor, we publish a card from him in which he says: "I desire to state most posi tively and emphatically that all tick ets sent out by me as supervisor were blank?only the questions being printed." In justice to The Times and Democrat wc will state that our authority for stating that Mr. Dantzler, as supervisor, sent out the "yes" ballots came from John S. Bowman, Esq., Chairman of the Board of County and State Election Commissioners, who received the ballots from Mr. Dantzler and sent them out with the boxes as he is re quired to do by law. We had heard the matter talked about on the streets but before writing anything about it we went to Mr. Bowman and asked him about it. He informed us that Supervisor Dantzler furnished him two pack ages of ballots to be sent out with the boxes and that the ballots in one package had the word "yes" printed on them in answer to the different questions, and the ballots in the other package had the answer to the questions left blank. It will thus be seen that if an injustice has been done Mr. Dantzler The Times and Democrat is not responsible for it. An Appreciated Compliment. Brother Knight, editor of the Bamberg Herald, in a recent issue of his excellant paper pays The Times ahd Democrat this appreciated compliment in making a correction: "Brother Sims, of the Orangeburg Times and Democrat, is right in say ing his paper was the first weekly in the State to install a linotype ma chine. We had him confused with the semi-weeklies when we wrote the article, and for the time be ing had his paper down in the semiweekly class. The Times and Democrat no doubt has the best newspaper outfit of any weekly in the State. They have no job outfit. But, really, Brother Sims prints more matter in his weekly than many of the semi-weeklies. For several months he has been issuing a seven-column twelve-page paper." In this connection we take pleas ure in saying that Brother Knight Eublishes one of the neatest, and Tightest papers in the State and is fully competent to judge of the merits of a newspaper. For this reason we appreciate the above compliment doubly. v Revised Election Figures. We stated two weeks* ago in our election figures that the opponents of Calhoun County only needed 120 votes to defeat the new county. This would have been correct had these' votes been deducted from the new ' county vote and added ?,0 the opposi tion vote, and this is where we made the error. As a matter of fact, the opposition needed 181 more votes than they got to defeat the new county, or 61 more votes than we stated was necessary. This would have made the total vote 839 instead of 660 as we stated. As 280 votes is more than one-third of 839 that number of votes would have defeat ed the new county. Our attention I was called to this matter last week by a gentleman who is an advocate of Calhoun county but too late for correction in last week's paper as it was printed some earlier than usual on account of Christmas Young Man Found Dead. On Christmas Eve at half-past eight o'clock as the Carolina Mid land train was pulling into the main line of the Southern Railway at Batesburg; the conductor found the lifeless form of a man lying near the track of the main line. Upon in vestigating it proved to be the body of Mr. James Werts, of Lees ville. Mr. Werts was a young married man, who worked for the T. D. Cul lum Company at Batesburg, while he lived at Leesville. It was his custom to ride a wheel to and from his work, the distance being two miles. There are several theories sugges ted. Some suspect foul play from the fact that the young man was apparently robbed, while others thought that the pedal of his wheel struck the end of a crosstie and caused him to fall with such force as to kill him, but from all circum stances it would seem that he was struck by a passing train. When the crew of the train dis covered him he had been dead for some time. The deceased was a hard working man and is survived by a wife and two children. He was a son of Mr. Jesse W. Wertz of the Elloree section and was held in high esteem by a large circle of friends. A Card. Editor Times and Democrat: In this week's issue of your paper you charge that I am guilty of "dis criminating" Inasmuch as I sent out tickets with "yes" printed and none with "no." I desire to state most positively and emphatically that all tickets sent out by me as Supervisor were blank-only the questions being printed. Therefore you have done me a great injustice and truss that you will give this card the publicity it deserves. Olin M. Dantzler, Supervisor. St. Matthews, Dec. 21, 1907 Eclipse of the Sun. There will be eclipse of the sun tomorrow but the sun's light will be completely blotted out to only those observers who are iu the equatorial regions of the Pacific ocean. For about four minutes the sun will be completely hidden from those ob servers. For observation there will be several expeditions sent out to the points which the eclipse will be to tal. No trace of the eclipse will be visible in the United States except in the middle part of the country and even at points within the slightly visible region the moon will be seen at sunset to encroach only on about one-eighth of the sun's disk. A Good Company. The Evening News says: "Long before the time for the cur tain to rise on Monday evening at the Academy of Music, where the Depew-Burdette Stock Company is playing a week's engagement, the "Standing Room Only" sign was hung ouc and the ticket seller at the box office was still selling admission tickets for the lower house, where only room could be had to stand in the aisle. The bill presented Monday night was "An American Girl," and wa;> about the usual run of plays put on by companies of this kind. The players worked hard, and won the applause of the audience. The spe cialties were also very good. Go out touight and see the play. Some Good Advice. "We commend the folliwing frim the Branchville Journal to our yoHng men: "Young man what are you doing for yourself, your town or community? Are you among those who take a social drink of whiskey? Are you among those who get drunk? If so, you will profit by making a resolution the first day of January, 190S, something like this: "Begin ning the first day of January, I will not take a drink of whiskey for twelve months." We venture the assertion that if you will make this resolution and have backbone enough to go one year and not take a drink, it will not be necessary to make a similar resolution iu aJnuary, 1909. The only safe way for a man not to make a drunkard is not to take the first drink. The worst drunkard alive today, began by taking a social drink with some friend. No gentle man will get offended if you refuse to take a social drink with him. A drunkard is a curse to his family, his town or community. There is a great demand for young men who are energetic and sober. LIFE. A little work, a little play, A littie sorrow on the way; A little sigh for what's unwon, A dream of when the race is run. The gleam of hope from morning skies, A little light from love's dear eyesp The opening gates, the setting sun, We close our eyes?and life is done! SOME GOOD BOOKS., Will be Sent to Any One For the Asking. j Mark Those Ymn Want, Tlae? Cut Out and Mail to Your Congress man. The books mentioned below are worth fifty dollars, but you can ,get them free by marking those you want, cut out the list and send to your congressman and he will have them sent to you. 22. The Feeding of Farm Animals. 24. Hog Cholera and Swine Plague 25. Peanuts: Culture and Uses. 27. Flax for Seed and Fibre. 28. Weeds, and How to Kill Them. 29. Souring and Other Changes in Milk. Pp. 22. 32. Silos and Silage. Pp. 30. 33. Peach Growing for Market. 34. Meats. Composition and Cook ing. Pp. 31. 35. Potato Culture. Pp. 24. 36. Cottonseed and Its Products. 39. Onion Culture. Pp. 80. 42. Facts about Milk. Pp. 32. 44. Commercial Fertilizers. 47. Insects Affecting the Cotton Plant. Pp. 32. 48. The Manuring of Cotton. 49. Sheep Feeding. Pp. 24. 1. Standard Varieties of Chick ens. Pp. 48. 52. The Sugar Beet. Pp. 48. 54. Some Common Birds. Pp. 4 8. 55. The Dairy Herd. Pp. 30. 58. The Soy Bean as a Forage Crop. Pp. 24. 59. Bee Keeping. Pp. 48. 60. Methods of Curing Tobacco. 61. Asparagus Culture. Pp. 40. 62. Marketing Farm Produce. 63. Care of Milk on the Farm.. 64. Ducks and Geese. Pp. 55. 66. Meadows and Pastures. Pp. 30. 71.. Essentials in Beef Production. 72. Cattle Ranges of the South west. Pp. 32. 74. Milk as Food. Pp. 3 9. 77. The Liming of Soils. Pp. 24. 80. The Peach Twig Borer. Pp. 16. 81. Corn Culture in the South. 82. The Culture of Tobacco. 83. Tobacco Soils. Pp. 23. 85. Fish as Food. Pp. 32. 86. Thirty Poisonous Plants. 88. Alkali Lands. Pp. 23. 91. Potato Diseases and Treat ment. Pp. 15. 93. Sugrr as Food. Pp. 31. 95. Good Roads for Farmers. 9 6. Raising Sheep for Mutton. 98. Suggestions te Southern Farm ers. Pp. 48. 99. Insect Enemies of Shade Trees. Pp. 30. 100. Hog Raising in the South. 101. Millets. Pp. 30. 102. Southern Forage Plants. 104. Notes of Frost. Pp. 24. 106. Breeds of Dairy Cattle.. 109. Farmers' Reading Courses. Pp. 20. 110. Rice Culture in the United States. Pp. 28. 111. Farmer's Interest in Good Seed. Pp. 24. 112. Bread and Bread-Making. 113. The Apple and How to Grow It. Pp. 32. 118. Grape Growing in the South. 120. Insects Affecting Tobacco. 121. Beans, Peas and Other Le gumes. Pp. 38. 125. Protections of Food Products from Injurious Temperatures. 126. Practical Suggestions for Farm Buildings. Pp. 48. 127. Important Insecticides. 128. Eggs and Their Uses as Food. 129. Sweet Potatoes. Pp. 40. 131. Household Tests for Detec tion of Oleomargarine and Renovat ed Butter. Pp. 10. 132. Insect Enemies of Growing Wheat. Pp. 38. 134. Tree Planting in Rural School Grounds. Pp. 32. 135 Sorghum Syrup Manufacture. Pp. 40. 136. Earth Roads. Pp. 24. 137. The Angora Goat. Pp. 48. 138. Irrigation In Field and Gar den Pp 40 140. Pineapple Growing. Pp. 48. 142. Principles of Nutrition and Nutritive Value of Food. Pp. 4S. 143. Conformation of Beef and Dairy Cattle. Pp. 44. 145. Carbon Bisulphid as an In secticide. Pp. 28. 146. Insecticides and Fungicides. 147. Winter Forage Crops tor the South. Pp. 40. 150. Clearing New Land. Pp. ?4. 151. Dairing in the South. Pp. 48. 152. Scabies in Cattle. Pp. 32. 154. The Home Fruit Garden: Preparation and Care. Pp. 16. 155. How Insects Affect Health in Rural Districts. Pp. 19. 156. The Home Vineyard. Pp. 22. 157. The Propagation of Plants. 159. Scab In Sheep. Pp. 4 8. 161. Practical Suggestions Tor Fruit Growers. Pp. 3 0. 164. Rape as a Forage Crop. 165. Silkworm Culture. Pp. 32. 166. Cheese Making on the Farm. 167. Cassava. Pp. 32. 168. Pearl Millet. Pp. 16. 170. Principles of Horse Feeding. 173. Primer of Forestry. Pp. 48. 174. Broom Corn. Pp. 30. 175. Home Manufacture and Use of Unfermented Grape Juice. Pp. 16 177. Squab Raising. Pp. 32. 179. Horseshoeing. Pp. 30. 181. Pruning. Pp. 39. 182. Poultry as Food. Pp. 40. 183. Meat on the Farm: Butcher ing, Curing and Keeping. Pp. 37. 184. Marketing Live Stock, Pp. 40. 1S5. Beautifying Home Grounds. 1ST. Drainage of Farm Land=. 188. Weeds Used in Medicine. 192. Barnyard Manure. Pp. 32. 194. Alfalfa Seed. Pp. 14. 195. Annual Flowering Plants. 196. Usefulness of the American Toad. Pp. 16. 197. Importation of Game Birds and Eggs for Propagation. Ppp. 30. 198. Strawberries. Pp. 24. 199. Corn Growing. Pp. 32. 200. Turkeys. Pp. 40. 201. Cream Seperator on Western Farms. Pp. 23. 203. Canned Fruitc, Preserves, and Jellies. Pp. 32. 204. The Cultivation of Mush rooms. Pp. 24. 205. Fig Management. Pp. 40. 206. Milk Fever and Its Treat ment. Pp. 16. 208. Varieties of the Fruits Re commended for Planting. Pp. 48. 209. Controlling the Boll Weevil in Cottonseed and at Ginneries. 211. The Use of Paris Green in Controlling the Cotton Boil- Weevil. 213. Raspberries. Pp. 38. 215. Alfalfa Growing. Pp. 40. 216. The Control of the Boll Wee vil. Pp. 32. 217. Essential Steps in Securing an Early Crop of Cotton. Pp. 3 6. 218. The School Garden. Pp 40. 219. Lessons from the Grain Rust Epidemic of 1904. Pp. 24. 220. Tomatoes. Pp. 32. 223. MiP'jellaneous Cotton insects in Texas. Pp. 24. 224. Canadian Field Peas. Pp. 16. 229. The Production of Good Seed Corn. Pp. 24. 231. Spraying for Cucumber and Melon Diseases. Pj. 24. 232. Okra: Its Culture and Uses. 234. The Guinea Fowl. Pp. 24. 235. Preparation of Cement Con crete. Pp. 32. 23 6. Incubation and Incubators. 238. Citrus Fruit Growing in the Gulf States. Pp. 48. 239. The Corrosion of Fence Wire. 240. Inoculation of Legumes. Pp. 8. 241. Butter Making on the Farm. 242. An Example of Model Farm ing. Pp. 16. 243. Fungicides and Their Use in Preventing Diseases of Fruits. 245. Renovation of Worn-Out Soils.. 246. Saccharine Sorghums for For age. Pp. 37. 247. The Control of the Codling Moth and Apple Scab. Pp. 21. 248. The Lawn. Pp. 20. 249. Cereal Breakfast Foods. 250. The Prevention of Wheat Smut and Loose Smut of Oats. 253. The Germination of Seed Corn. Pp. 16. 254. Cucumbers. Pp. 30. 255. The Home Vegetable Garden. 256. Preparation of Vegetables for the Table. Pp. 4 8. 257. Soil Fertility. Pp. 39. 258. Texas of Tick Fever and Its Prevention. Pp. 45. 260. Seed of Red Clover and Its Impurities. Pp. 24. 261. The Cattle Tick. Pp. 22. 264. The Brown-Tail Moth and How to Control It. Pp. 22. 266. Management of Soils to Con serve Moisture. Pp. 30. 268. Industrial Alcohol: Sources and Manufacture. Pp. 45. 269. iLuustrial Alcohol: Uses and Statistics. Pp. 29. 270. Modern Conveniences for the Farm Home. Pp. 48. 272. A Successful Hog and Seed Corn Farm. Pp. 16. 277. The Use of Alcohol and Gaso line in Farm Engines. Page 404. 278. Leguminous Crops for Green Manuring. Pp. 27. 279. A Method of Eradicating Johnson Grass. Pp. 16: 280. A Profitable Tenant Dairy Farm. Pp. 16. '282. Celery. Pp. 36. 284. Insects and Fungous Enem ies of the Grape East of the Rocky Mountains. Pp. 48. 285. The Advantage of Planting Heavy Cottonseed. Pp. 16. 286. Comparative Value of Whole Cottonseed and Cottonseed Meal in Fertillizing Cotton. Pp. 14. 287. Poultry Management. 288. Nonsaccharine Sorghums. 289. Beans. Pp. 28. 290. The Cotton Boll Worm. 291. Evaporation of Apples. 292. Cost of Filling Silos. Pp. 15. 293. Use of Fruit as Food. Pp. 38. 295. Potatoes and Other Root Crops as Food. Pp. 45. 297. Methods of Destroying Rats. 298. Food Value of Corn and Corn Products. Pp. 40. 299. Diversified Farming Under the Plantation System. Pp. 14. 300. Some Important Grasses and Forage Plants for the Gulf Coast Region Pp. 15. 301. Home-Grown Tea. Pp. 16. 302. Sea Island Cotton: Its Cul ture, Improvement, and Diseases. 303. Corn Harvesting Machinery 304. Growing and Curing Hops. 306. Dodder in Relation to Farm Seeds. Pp. 27. 308. Game Laws for 1907. Pp. 52. Xot ice. All persons are hereby forbidden to hunt, fish or trespass in any way upon our lands in Pine Grove town ship. Amelia township, Orange town ship and in St. John's parish, Berke ley County. U. G. Bryant, 3-2-41. T. B. Bryant. To Rent A Six room dwelling. Barn and stables and a few acres of land. Six miles from Orangeburg on Bamberg road. Formerly known as the "Edis to Parsonage." For particulars ap ply to B. B. Barton, Orangeburg, S. C. 1-2-4L* For Sale. 106 acres land 9 miles from Or angeburg, Limesstone section, 60 aecrs cleared, large new dwelling and new outbuildings. Price $2,500. Big bargain. L. K. Sturkie, Atty , 10-17. Orangeburg, S. C. Notice of Discharge. On January 20th, 1908, I will file with the Judge of Probate for Or angeburg County, S. C, my final ac count as Executor or the last will of John P. Speigener, deceased, and will thereupon ask for my discharge as such executor. Dec. 20, 1907. Paul F. Speigener. Notice of Settlement. On the tenth day of January, 190S I will file my final account as ad ministrator de bonis non of the es tate of Elemuel I. Hutto, deceased, with tho Judge of Probate for Or angeburg County, South Carolina, and will thereupon ask for letters of discharge as such administrator. Dec. 14, 1907.4 . George W. Hutto, Administrator de bonis non of es tate of Elemuel I. Hutto, deceas ed. Cabbage Plants! Cabbage Planter - One mill-.on Cabbage Plants iot sale by C. W. Prescott. Bu; at home and save express charges.. Prices same as those quoted by the growers. 500. $1.00; 1,000, $1.60; 5,000, $1.25; 10,000, $1.00 per 1,000. Best island plants grow* from the best seed obtainable. 1-2-tf. Musi; Pay in Advance. It has been decided by our re spective companies to discontinue the credit system, and beginning January 1st, 1908, no freight will be delivered until freight charges have been paid. W. F. Cooper, Agt. Southern Railway. S. A. Dantzler, Agt. Atlantic Coast Line. Special Teachers' Examination. There will be a Special Examina tiin on Friday, January 17th, for teachers who are wanted for Schools, but who have no certificates. The - examination will commence at 9.oO o'clock a. m. The white applicants will be ex amined at the Court House and the colored at the State College. Stiles R. Mellichamp, l-2-3t. Chr. B'd. Education, O. C. Notce to Creditors. All persons holding, claims against the estate of Luther Kennedy, de ceased, will present them, properly proven, and all persons indebted to said estate will make payment to; Raysor & Summers, Attorneys, Or angeburg, S. C, on or before the; thirteenth day of January, 1908. T. M. Richards, Duly qualfied Administrator of estate of Luther Kennedy, Deceased. Dec. 26, 1907. l-2-4t. Notice to the Public. Having pure nased 'the entire bus iness of "The Co-operative Store," I will continue in my own name Thanking my patrons for past fa vors, I respectively solicit a contin ance of the same and promise my best effori-s to serve the public with; honest dealing and the best prices consistent with sound business. Respectively, Lewis G. Funderburk. Notice of Dissolution. The copartnership heretofore ex isting between the undersigned, un der the name and style and je Co operative Store," is this day dis solved by mutual consent, Lewis G Funderburk having purchased the: entire business will continue ther. same in his own name. All persons holding claim* against the said company and part nership will present the same to* Lewis G. Funderburk, and all per sons indebted to the safe must piake payment to him, Lewis G. Funderburk, T. M. Richards. l-2tf STATE?*.<SNT OF THE CONDITION of The Cotton Bank, located at Rowesvil'le, S. C, at the close of bus iness Dec. 16, 1907. Resources. Loans and Discounts . ..$25,682.7* Banking House. 1,700.0ft Furniture and Fixtures.. 879.6ft1 Due From Banks and Bankers. 7,521.92 Currency. 426.00 Silver. Nickels and Pen nies . 45.6ft Total.$36,205.8G< Liabilities. Capital Stock Paid in..$15,tOMft Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and Taxes Paid. 1,077.71 Individual Deposits Sub ject to Check. 11.800.SI Savings Deposits .. .. 1,827.7ft Bills Payable. 6,506.6ft Total.$36,206.80 State of South Carolina County of Orangsburg. Before me came J. H. Moore, Cashier cf The Cotton Bank,who,be ing duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition of said Bank as shown by the books of file In said Bank. J. H. Moore, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 30th day of December, 1907. [L. S.] Thos. M. Dukes, Correct Attest Notary Public, S.C. W. F. Stok'jj. V. P. Shuler, \V. P. Dukes, Directors. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION of The Bank of Springfield, lo cated at Springfield, S. C, at the close of business Dec. 16, 1907. Resources. Loans and Discounts ..$77,679.28 Overdrafts. 1,053.45 Ranking House. 1.675.00 Furniture and Fixtures 2,000.00 Due from Banks and Hankers. 14.977.82 Currency. 2,419.00 Gold. 415.00 Silver, NIckles and Pen nies. 772.66 Checks and Cash Items 3 49.20 Total.$101,341.41 Liabilities Capital Stick Paid in.. $30,000.60 Surplus Fund. 9,570.2? Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and Taxes Paid. 4,201.04. Due to Banks and Bank ers . 493.09 Individual Deposits Sub ject to Check. 30.735.2S Savings Deposits .. .. 24.037.91 Time Certificates .. .. 1,100.00 Cashier's Checks. 1,203.S3 Total.$101,341.41 State of South Carolina. County of Orangeburg. Before me came J. B. Smith Cash ier of Bank of Springfield, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement Is a true condition of said Bank, as shown by the books of file in said! Bank. J. B. Smith, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before this 18th day of December, 1907.. ' (L. S.) E. J. Boland, Correct Attest Notary Public, S. CL J. McB. Bean, T. L. Gleaton, J. W. Fulmer, Directors.