The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, January 02, 1908, Image 9
Tux Notice.
<3HB*e of County Treasurer, ?range*
burg County.
Tax Duplicates will be open at the
<Conr.t House for the Collection of
tTaxes from the 15th day of October
t? tiU' 31 day of December, 1982.
H3? following levies have been made
for the year 1907.
State Tax.4% mills.
County Tax .. .. ?.2
?oadTax.1
Constitutional Set ool.. . .3
School district No. 4.. .S. L. 3 mills.
-School district No. 5.. .S. L. 4 "
-School district No. 7.. .S. L. 4 "
?School district No. 8... S. L. 3 "
School district No. 8.. .B. D. 2 "
School district No. 10.. .S. L. 2 "
-School district No. 11.. .S. L. 2 "
School district No. 12.. .S. L. 2 "
School district No. 13.. .S. L. 2 "
School district No. 18.. .S. L. 3 "
School district No. 18.. .B.D. 2
School district No. 20.. .S. L. 4 "
School district No. 21.. .S. L. 2 "
' School district No. 22.. .S. L. 2 "
School district No. 26.. .S. L. 3 "
School district No. 26.. .B. D. 2 "
School district No. 27.. ,S. L. 1 "
School district No. 28.. .S. L. 3 " *
School district No. 34... S. L. 3 "
School district No; 36.. .S. L. 4 "
School district No. 36.. .B. D. 2 "
School district No. 37.. .S. L. 2 "
School district No. 38..'.S. L. 2 "
. School district No. 40.;. S. L. 2 "
School district No. 41.. .S. L. 4 "
School district No. 42.. .S. H 2 "
School district No. 43.. .S. L. 3 "
School district No. 44... S. L. 3 "
School district No. 46.. .S. L. 3 "
School district No. 47.. .S. L. 1 "
School district No. 48.. .S. L. 4 "
School district No. 55.. .S. L. 3 "
School district No. 64.. .S. L. 3 "
School district No. 65.. .S. L. 2 "
School district No. 65... B. D. 2 "
School district No. 66.. .S. L. 4 "
School district No. 67.. .S. L. 4 "
School district No. 67.. .B. D. 2 "
School district No. 68.. .S. L. 2 "
School district No. 70.. .S. L. 4 "
School district No. 70... B. D. 2 "
School district No. 71... S. L. 3 "
School district No. 72.. .S. L. 3 "
School district No. 74.. .S. L. 4 "
School district No. 75.. .S. L. 2 "
School district No. 83.. .S. L. 3 "
Commutation Tax for the year 1908,
payable from 15th day of October,
1907, to ist day of March, 1908.
A. D. Fair. Treasurer,
19-10. Orangeburg County. S. C.
FOfi SALE
14 new Hay Rakes at cost.
One lot of various kinds of plows
?at cost. 23,000 second hand
ehinglee. in good condition at
'$3.50 per thousand. Also sev
eral dozen benches that were
rsed in the tabenacle. The very
thing to use around your yard
and lawn. Call on
i. b. mm. v
TPhe Eye Is the Window of the Soul.
BOBBINS & NOBLE,
1639 Main St. : Columbia, S. C.
The only exclusive Manufacturing Optical
house in Columbia, where everything that is
Optica' is handled, and vre solicit the patron
age of those that appreciate high class wo? k at
reasonable prices, all work done by ns and ma
terial used guaranteed to give satisfaction, our
?oolebrated specially {[round white crystal
Lenses feel cool and pleasant to the eyes
?once used always used, the citizens of Orange
?burg and surrounding country are specially in
?vited to make our store headquarters when in
the city, don't fail to drop in Fair Week and
wee our beautiful Optical Parlor.
1639 Main Columbia, S. C.
Between Erlich's Shoe Store and Ball &Co.,
-ewelry Store. 10 24-3 mo.
?>.Have your Harness made and Re
paired at
E. J. KING,
Phone 283. 80 E. Russel Street,
Orangeburg, S. C.
THE BANK OF SPRINGFIELD.
Undivided Profits. 12.000.00
Capital...$30,000.00
Officers.
Ii. M. Mlms, President; Jno. McB.
Bean, V. P.; J. B. Smith, Cashier;
[ Edith Phillips, Asst.
|r Directors.
(L. M. Mlms, Jno. Bean, Joe. A.
Berry, L. B. Fulmer, W. P. Hut
to, J. W. Jumper, H. A. Odom,
' T. L. Gleaton, O. C. Salley.
All business intrusted to us re
ceives careful, official attention.
Leave your Surplus funds with us
at four per eent Interest.
LOWMAN & SHOT,
PHYSICHES AND SURGEONS,
City and County Calls Accepted
Office at
Lowman Drug Company,
L Orangeburs, S, C.
CULTIVATING FERNS.
How They Can Be Raited and Kept
Flourishing.
Ferns are among the most graceful
and beautiful of foliage plants. For a
shady nook in the yard, during sum
mer, for a shaded window or for hall
deeoratkm in winter the Perns will be
found desirable plants, says Garden
Magazine.
They like a^ cooler atmosphere than
most plants grown for the window, and
for this reason a cool room or hall
suits them best. A temperature of
from 50 to 65 degrees is warm enough
for most of the greenhouse species.
Keep in a light, moist, shady place and
as soou as the young plants are large
enough pick them out and pot in three
inch pots, placing half a dozen in each
pot As they become larger they may
be potted singly.
When the ferns once are established
in pots do not repot them more than
once a year and that invariably when
the plants are in a dormant state. Un
der no circumstances should the roots
be disturbed while growing. As the
plants become larger the soil should be
more lumpy and coarse and should
consist of one-sixth part of charcoal or
broken crockery, which will keep the
soil porous and sweet.
It is a mistake to use large pots for
ferns. They will thrive with less root
room than the majority of cultivate;
plants, and it is not unusual for florists
to allow the plauts to remain in the
same pot for more than one year. Ir
this event, however, the soil is en
riched during the growing season by
liberal applications of liquid manure.
Great care should be taken' that the
plants do not suffer from dryness at
the roots. This will stunt them and
seriously injure their vitality.
Ferns are not attacked often by in
sects. The young fronds someti-ues
are troubled by green fly, but this, pest
can be effectually destroyed by fumi
gating, syringing and washing with
tobacco water. The scale insect is the
worst foe and is difflcult to dislodge.
Repeated washing with camphor wa
ter or diluted alcohol when the plants
are at rest will be found effectual.
How to Keep Honey.
Honey should always be stored in a
warm place. If kept where it will be
come cold it often granulates or. as the
process Is more commonly described,
candied. Amateurs often place the
produce of their hives In a^cool location
and are surprised at the result When
liquid *honey has granulated, says Sub
urban Life, it may be restored to its
former condition by p'.acing the re
ceptacle In which It is contained in a
dish of hot water. Many people who
buy liquid honey at the stores believe
that the honey has been adulterated if
they find It granulated. As a matter
of fact, this is oue of the best tests of
Its purity. A bottle of so called honey
which has been \largely adulterated
with glucose will granulate but very
little. Of course it does not follow
that because the honey is not found to
be granulated it is not pure, for if kept
In a warm place honey will often con
tinue for a long time perfectly clear.
As a matter of fact, under the new
pure food laws'there is comparatively
little danger of purchasing adulterated
honey. Comb honey has never been
adulterated, in spite of the Assertions
to that effect which often have ap
peared in print. The food value of
honey ought to be better knowu. It
.can be used to great advautage in
cooking and can be especially recom
mended as a substitute for sugar, as it
places almost no tax on the kidneys.
How to Find a Gas Leak.
It Is unfortunately very usual to seek
for a gas leakage with a lighted can
dle, a proceeding which is responsible
for many explosions. Instead open the
windows of the room to let out the
obnoxious gaB and admit the fresh air,
and mix a pound of soap, cut in shav
ings, with three and a half pints of
water and apply this' sticky fluid to
the gas pipe with a brush. The leak
in the pipe will be indicated by bub
bles in the soapy application, and the
damage may be temporarily rectified
by rubbinpr the spot with a cake of
soap, softened by being used, which
will stop the leakage of gas till the
plumber can arrive to execute a per
manent repair.
How to Loosen a Glass Stopper.
There are several ways of loosening
the " glass stoppers of bottles or de
canters. Oue Is to stand the bottle in
hot water; another is to drop a little
oil betvreen the stopper and the de
canter with a feather and set near the
fire. After a time strike the stopper
gently on all sides with a piece of
wood and if it does not move repeat
the process. A strip of flannel around
the neck of the bottle, pulled back
ward and forward to produce friction,
will sometimes loosen stoppers.
How to Make Cheap Kindling.
Spread open sheets of newspaper up
on the floor. Sprinkle a little coarsely
pulverized resin over them, then fohl,
roll and twist tightly Into strands the
proper length for the cook stove. Place
four or five sheets thus prepared in the
fire box, then sprinkle two or three fire
shovelfuls of soft or bituminous coal
over them. Ignite, and in a few mo
ments you will have as nice a fire as
If expensive pine kindling had been
used.
How to Mend an Oriental Rug.
First get yarns of the various shades
found in the rug, examining it care
fully to become familiar with the
stitch nnd shades. If the piece to be
mended is only slightly frayed or
worn, work over it with a stitch corre
sponding to that in which the rug Is
woven. If there is a large hole, baste
a piece of fine canvas on the under
side and work Into this the colors and
designs which ore used in the rug.
Passed Examination Successfully.
James Donahue, New Britain,
Conn., writes: "I tried several kid
ney remedies, and was treated by
our best physicians for diabetes, but
did not improve untl I took Foley's
Kidney Cure. After the second bottle
I showed improvement, and five bot
tles curea me completely. I have
since passed a rigid examination for
life insurance." Foley's Kidney Cure
cures backache and all forms of kid
ney and bladder trouble. Dr. A. C.
Dukes. I
CHINESE BABY.
What Happens In a Celestial Hems
When Child is Born.
On the e > cu.u? w& tuo iifai day after
the oMuy uas un'iveu tue paiwriaiMU
la.o, ttccoruiui; ?rui? C?ine&e Cu&toin,
prosu-at.es muibcu before a joss, and.
louciiiiig ins lie-fed to cue lio^r, voices
tnaunn l? uie goUS Hau LO uu UOiiOi'
abie ancestors lor tne small son wuo
was sent periect 0t uouy auU idU 0?
hea.ui.
On the evening of the second day
the ceremony is repeated, and on tne
third day tue voice ot tne wile joins
taat or tne nusoand in tnanksgiving.
Also on tue third uay a limlteu num
ber of relatives and menus are cuuea
in to witness the first nead-shave. xne
rooms of tne home are decorated for
this occasion with green brancues
of either fir, cedar or spruce, to in
sure fueng-suey, or good luck, to the
house.
Other ornamentations in honor of
the baby are long silk threads, bear
ing little circles, squares and hearts
of gold and scarlet paper. These are
festooned from tne wails and are hung
trom the ceiling.
A few feet away the threads are in
invisible and the gay scraps of paper
appear to be floating in the air. For j
the head-shaving the guests are seat
ed in a semicircle before the joss. The
mother is carried to a seat of honor to
the right of the joss1, and the baby,
swathed in yards of scarlet and purple
silk, is brought in on an elaborate pil- j
low.?Leslie's Weekly.
A Work-Basket Made of a Hat.
Any little girl who wishes to sur
prise mamma with one of the prettiest
work-baskets she ever saw, can ea-ily
do so .by following these directions.
First, get a grass straw hat, as seen
V_/
in figure 1; it will cost five or eight
cents. Soak it in warm water, turn
it inside out, when it will appear as
shown in figure 2; face that part, of
the rim that is turned up with p:nk
satin, holding on the top and bottom,
sew a cord over this to conceal the
stitches, divide the rim into four parts,
bend it half way up and sew it in the
four parts designated, firmly to the
crown to form the four pockets; the
stitches dan be made invisible with a
little pains You will need just a half
a yard of satin for the facing. A bow
of pink ribbon is fastened on one rido
with three long ends. A little.needle
book, thimble-case and emery made
of the ribbon, are attached to these.
Twelve "Dont's.
Don't worry the children.
Don't worry about them. Guardian
angels still exist, even in the twen
tieth century.
Don't lose your temper with the
children.
Don't give way when you have de
cided on any plan for them.
Don't leave them too much with the
servants.
Don't repel their little confidences.
Don't get impatient at their most
unanswerable questions
Don't indulge them foolishly.
Don't forgot to encourage them and
praise their little efforts to please you.
Don't show favoritism, says Wo
man's Life.
Don't disagree about them. Their
father and mother should always be
in unison in their training.
Don't forget that they are Cod's
children, lent to you for a season.
Love and Marriaqe.
Love and marriage have naturally
deep and abiding iuiluence over the
thoughts of woman. When the last
century was young early marriages
were very common and a young girl
was frequently a wife and mother
several years before reaching the age
of 20. Now it is an unusual occur
ranee for a girl to assume such re
sponsibilities until well on in her
twenties, or perhaps thirties, and a
wise change it is, for upon consider
ing girls of 15 and 10 at the present
day it would be an open question as to
whether they would be willing to fore
go all the joy and happiness which
comes at no other period of life and
settle down into the house mother
Let the girls play golf and tennis, let
them row and dance,_ let them read
and study und fit themselves for the
greater work which comes with later
years. Let their judgment mature und
there will be fewer mistakes made in
choosing a life partner and less cause
for divorce.
Where Girls are Cheep.
China is the great slave country of
the world. Of a population of 400,
000,000 there are slaves to the number
of 10,000,000 Every family of means
keeps its girl slaves, and a man's po
sition is usually gauged by the number
he keeps. At any age from three to
fifteen girls are sold, eight being the
age at which most change hands. The
girls arts supposed to do housework', it
reing cheanor to buy than to hire.
Slaves vary in price; $10 is about the
average, but much depends on the
girl's appearance. A good looking
girl will fetch $20 or even $40.?De
troit Tribune.
The finest Coffee Substitute ever
made, has recently been produced by
Dr. Shoop of Racine, Wis. You don't
have to boil it twenty or thirty min
utes. ".Made in a minute" says the
doctor. "Health Coffee" is really the
closest Coffee Imitation ever yet pro
duced. Not a grain of real Coffee in it
either. Health Coffee Imitation is
made from pure toasted cereals or
grains, with malt, nuts, etc. Really it
would fool an expert?were he to
unknowingly drink it for Coffee. A.
L. Dukes.
<a-;
Gems In Verse
(?-;
IN WINTER.
rr: summer passed, the autumn
came;
The world swung- over toward the
night;
The forests robed themselves m
flame.
Then faded slowly Into white.
And, set within a crystal frame
Of frozen streams, the shaggy boles
Of oak and elm with leafless crowns
Were painted stark upon the knolls,
And cots and villages and towns
In tawny red, or strove In vain
To shame the white In which they stood.
The fairest tint was but a stain
Upon the snow that quenched the wood
And paved the street and draped the plain.
?Joslah Gilbert Holland.
GOING AND COMING.
GOING?the great round sun,
Dragging the captive day
Over behind the frowning hill,
Over beyond the bay
Dying.
Coming?the dusky night,
Silently stealing in.
Wrapping himself in the soft warm couch
Where the golden haired day hath been
Lying.
r^OING?the bright, blithe spring.
Blossoms, how fast yc fall!
Shooting out of your starry sky
Into the darkness all
Blindly!
Coming?the mellow days.
Crimson and yellow leaves,
Languishing purple and amber fruits
Kissing the bearded sheaves
Kindly!
GOING?our early friends.
Voice's we loved are dumb.
Footstcpb grow dim In the morning dew;
Fainter the echoes come
Ringing.
Coming to join our march
Shoulder to shoulder pressed?
Gray haired veterans strike their tents
For the faroff purple west?
Singing!
p OING-this old, old life.
Beautiful world, farewell!
Forest and meadow, river and hill,
Ring ye a loving knell
O'er us!
Coming?a nobler life;
Coming?a better land;
Coming?a long, long, nlghtlcss day;
Coming?the grand, grand
Chorus!
?Edward A. Jenks.
THE SUN'S LAST SHADOW.
THYME and eyebright pave the
downs today;
Hard red berries load the haw
thorn bough,
Heavier than the vanished snows of
May
Scarce a span of autumn's left us now.
Thyme and eyebright, pearl and amethyst,
Fine mosaic wrought of summer's hand,
White domed mushrooms glimmer in the
mist.
Crystals gem the cobwebs, strand on
strand.
Owls go hunting In the early night.
Hunting, calling, laughing, to and fro;
While the pale half moon shows her glow
worm light,
Merry and blithe of heart they come
and go.
Though the noonday sun shines warm and
clear,
Thin and frail of petal Is the rose;
The minnesinger of the falling year
Flutes her sweet requiem?the robin
knows.
"Hark!" slngB the robin. "Winter stalks
a-near?
Stark winter In his hodden frock and
hood."
Hush! As the leaves fall, surely you can
hear
His stealthy sandals rustling through
the wood. , .'. ' ,.
?Rosamund Marriott Watson.
KEEP STEADY.
IN times like Lhese, when copper slumps
And runs upon the banks begin.
When panic's knocking at the door
The nervous ones may let her In.
Hold fast to principles of right,
Do not give way to deep despair.
Just keep your nerve
And do not swerve
Keep steady there!
THOUGH watered stocks are falling low,
Our factories run day and night;
Though speculators fall today,
The honest traders are all right.
The wheels of commerce buzz all day;
New orders come from everywhere;
Just hold your grip,
s,* Oh, do not slip
Keep steady there!
IN times like these 'tis best to stop
And look about you here;
While smoking chimneys still are seen
And hum of trade strikes on the ear
It matters not what Wall street does
Nor how the speculators scare, \
Just ko your way
From day to day?
Keep steady there!
?Detroit Free Press.
A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE.
1CHES he has and a fair young
wife;
Fortune has favored him well and
oft;
She heaps his board with the
sweets of life;
He sleeps in a bed that Is wide and soft,
But wrinkles are forming around his eyes,
And far away where the mists are gray
His boyhood lies.
Honor Is his; he has won renown;
His place Is high and his fame secure;
The world, when death shall have cut
him down,
Will raise a shaft that shall long en
dure.
But his form Is bent and his eyes are dim.
And the careless joys that should be a
boy's
Are not for him.
Fame and wealth and a lady fair?
Who craves richer rewards than these?
But far In the distant past somewhere
Lie all of his youthful ecstasies!
Pity the man who achieves his goal
When desire has fled and the Ilru is dead
Within his soul.
?Chicago Record-Herald.
THE INFINITE.
mi-IE Infinite always Is silent;
J- It is only the finite speaks.
Our words are Idle wave caps
On the deep that never breaks.
We may question with wand of science,
Explain, decide and discuss,
But only In meditation
The mystery speaks to us.
-John Boyle O'Reilly.
THE TWO PATHS OF VIRTUE.
rp\VO are the pathways by which man
?*? kind can to virtue mount upward.
If tlu>.i shouldst find one barr'd, open the
other will lie.
'Tis by exertion the happy obtain her, the
suffering by patience.
Blest Is the man whose kind fate guides
him along upon both.
?Johann Schiller.
Lands for Sale Near Bowniun.
The Richardson lands, (566
acres) have been divided into ten
tracts, varying in size from 41 acres
to 95 acres, and are offered for sale
o desirable actual settlers, on reason
able terms of cash and credit.
For particulars apply to
I. W. Bowman, Orangeburg, S. C.
or to Samuel Dibble, Bowman, S. C.
Agents for Owners.
W. HAMPTON D?KES,
UNDERTAKER AND PRACTICAL
EMBALMER.
Three Fine Hearses for Both City
and County Service.
M. O. Dantzler
Hardware and Furniture
ORANGEBURG, S. C.
Hardware, Guns, Sporting Goods,
Tinware, Belting, Machine Fittings
Piping Cut and Threded. |
AGENT FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRST CLASS RELIABLE FARM MACHINERY:
Johnston Mowers, Rakes and Disc Harrows.
A fall line of repairs for these machines always carried in stock.
The Celebrated Farmers Favorite Grain Drills.
Red Ripper Hay Presses.
Oliver Chilled Walking Plows.
Oliver Sulky Plows.
American Field Fencing.
Bra
Gin Saw Filers.
I also sell the Great Majestic Range.
WU1 not orach:, Rust of Crystalize. Entire body one Solid Piece of Charcoal Iron, Oiled Lined With
Asbestos Board, not Paper. Not cheapest, but least expensive in long run.
I SIEIEILSr
?e the sweliest garments of
?e The Season?
I ALL THE NEW
I STYLES i F AB?ICS
TN
Fall and Winter Clothing are here.
lome and let us fit you.
The Newest Things in Men's and Boy's
furnishings. Shoes, Hats, Shirts, Un
derware, Suit Cases, Bags, etc.
The Brunson
Clothing Co.
IPlioive *>3.
Cures Biliousness, Sick
Headache, Sour Stom
ach, Torpid Liver and
chiS2n?T2?r laxative Fnut
Cleanses the system
thoroughly and clears
sallow complexions of
pimples and blotches.
It is guaranteed
DR. A- C. DUKES.