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. CAN'T BE FOUND The friends of Mr. J. H. Jenkins Are Uneasy About Him. He "Came Up to Orangeburg Prom Hte Home Near Rowesville on Wednesday and Has Disappeared. Mysterious disappearances are quite common in large cities, but we very Seldom have to chronicle such events in a town the size of Orangeburg, hut it seems that we are up agaiust such an event now. On last Wed nesday Mr. J. H. Jenkins, who lives about three miles from Rowesville, came to Orangeburg to sell some cotton, and after doing so most mys teriously disappeared. Where he rent, or how he went, no one seems b know ,and his frinds are very un Ixsy about him. As stated above, Mr. Jenkins came to this city on Wednesday morning last and brought three bales of cot ton with him to sell. He himseif brought one bale in a one-horse wa gon and was followed by a negro with two bales on another wagon. After reaching Orangeburg and disposing of his cotton, Mr. Jenkins put up his team he drove to the city at the stable of Mr. N. W. Wertz, saying be would either come back for the team that afternoon or send for it next morning. He failed to do eith er, and on Thursday Mr. Henry Jen kins, of this city, who is a son of the missing man, went to the stable and got the team. On Wednesday afternoon Mr. Jen kins called at the home of his son, Who lives in this city, but did not see him because ne was out. After staying sometime Mr. Jenkins left his son's residence, telling his daugh ter-in-law that he had to me?t a train that night, and if he did not return by bed time not to sit up for him as it would be possibly very late before the train came. He left the house and that is the last time he was seen or heard of in this city. Whers he went or what became of the old gen tleman no one seems to know. Mr. Jenkins, who is about seventy years of age, is well known in this city, and surrounding country, and it would be an easy ma^er to locate .him if he was anywhere in this region alive. It is said one of his teams ran away on Wednesday afternoon, but this had nothing to do with his dis appearance, as he was not in the ve hicle and possibly had nothing to do with that particular team as it was in charge oi a colored driver. - Just what has became of Mr. Jen kins is the mystery that no one seems to be able to solve. His relatives and friends are very much distressed about his disappearance and would be glad to hear from him. In the meantime a strict investigation should be made in the matter, as the old gentleman may have been mur dered and robbed. Since the above was written we learn that Mr- Jenkins was seen at Fort Motte and at Klngsville on Sat urday. The supposition now Is that the old gentleman is laboring under some mind trouble and has wander ed off. We nope he will be located and brought back home, as his fam ily and friends are greatly distressed about him. MUST BE ENFORCED. Postmasters Must See That Publish ers Obey the Law. In speaking of the new ruling of the Postoffie Department in refer to mailing newspapers the Washing ton correspondent, of the Lewiston, Me., Journal says: Of course the ? postoffice depart ment at Washington cannot check up individual subscription lists to learn whether or not. its regulations are being violated, ;but, postmasters in the various cities and towns will be required to study the character of the newspaper circulation going through their offices and keep it Within the prescribed limits. This means, of course, a radical trimming of a good many subscrip tion lists, and the correspon dence of the department already in dicates that comparitively little trouble will be made by the news papers and magazines. As a rule, they have cheerfully accepted the new regulation and are revising their subscription lists accordingly. What Did He Do? Among those for whom Warrants' were sworn out for by.the Old State Dispensary Commission is lion. W. O. Tatum, of this county, who was the last commissioner the State ever had to manage the dispensary. As soon as Mr. Tatum heard of the war rant he went to Columbia and gavel bond. We have never seen Mr. Ta tura's name connected with any fraudulent transaction in connection with the dispensary investigation, and we do not believe he is any way mixed up with it. Calhoun County Map. The News and Courier published On Friday a correct map of the pro posed County of Calhoun, which was sent down by their wide awake Or angeburg correspondent, Mr. L. H. Wannamaker, Jr. The map was ac companied by a fair write up of the Orangeburg side of the new county controversy. An examination of the map will show that the new county is wonderfully and fearfully "laid out.'* i Returns to Germany. Consul Herman L. Spahr has re- < turned to his post at Breslau, Ger many. It will be some time before he visits his native land again. Went to Hear Sousa's Band. | A number of our citizens went up 1 lo Columbia on Friday to hear Sou- y sa's Band. t NO MONEY FOR THE EDISTO. Congress Will Not Spend Money On Rivers This Year. The Washington correspondent of the News and Courier says the Sec retary of War on Saturday sent a communication to Congress, in which he recommended that no money be spent at tbis time on the . north and south forks of the Edisto River in the attempt to make them navigable. It is pointed out that while some advantage might be gained by mak ing these streams navigable for raft ing purposes, the scheme is not of sufficient importance to warrant the expenditure of any money at this time by the Government. SOME FINE BOOKS Given to the Graded School Library by Mrs. Muckenfuss. Mrs. B. F. Muckenfuss has do nated through the Board of Trustees a lot of fine books to'the library of the Graded School, which we are satisfied will be enjoyed by the boys and girls of the school. In the lot of books, which number nearly one hundred, there are some really fine copyright works, and all the others are standard high class books on various subjects. The Board of Trustees, on behalf of the school, expressed its appreciation to Mrs. Muckenfuss for her hansome gift to the library of the school. This is one of the largest donations of books to the library ever made by one in dividual, and we on behalf of the public thank Mrs. Muckenfuss for it. DARING ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY. Norway Merchant's Quick Wit and Courage Saved His Cash. On last Saturday night a very dar ing attempt at robbery was perpetrat ed at Norway, but was frustrated by the quick wit and cool courage of the intended victim. About six o'clock, when most of the merchants and their employes were at supper, three negroes entered Mr. Paul E. Gib son's store on Lexington and Third avenues and demanded his money, one of the negroes thrusting a pis tol in Mr. Gibson's face and threat ening him with death. Mr. Gibson kept his wits about him and pulling out of his pocket his pipe pointed it at the intruders like a pistol, where upon they ran and made good their escape in the darkness. COL. KOHN'S STATEMENT. 'Denies Most Emphatically That He Did Anything Wrong. . . Col. August Kohn made the fol lowing statement for publication: "I was at a board meeting all the afternoon, and the first I heard of the hearing was after it was all over. I have no statement or explanation to make. Mr. Roy voluntarily came to see me and I gave him such sug gestions as I could, all in a legiti mate and honorable way. "I, referred him to Mr. Melton and urged him to turn his affairs to him because I was convinced of his abil ity. I sought to have the bank in which I am a shareholder made the disbursing bank because it meant legitimate business. Governor Hey ward and Mr. Robertson gave Mr, Roy letters commending Mr. Mel ton as a lawyer to people who did not know him, and thew absolutely [ had no other connection with the matter so far as I know. "If it be wrong to undertake tc direct a client to a friend, to act with kindness to an utter stranger and tc speak well for an institution it which I am interested, then I have done so, that's all. No one so fai as I know or heard of even suggest ed or intimated improper Influences on the commission or anyone else. 1 certainly never dreamt of it. "(Signed) August Kohn." 1 Gone to Her Reward. Mrs. Frances Ann Rickenbaker wife of Mr. J. D. Rickenbaker, died at her home near Elloree last Wed nesday week, ago after a protracted illness. Mrs. Rickenbaker was about sixty-five years of age and had been a member of the Methodist Church for many years. She leaves a husband and seven children tc mourn her death. She was highlj esteemed by a large circle of rela tives and friends. Crystal Ice Company. The annual meeting of the Crys tal Ice Company was recently held at ?the sfflee of Messrs. Wolfe & Berrj [in this city. All the officers whe have served so efficiently in the past were re-elected. The affairs of the company were reported as being it fine shape- and they expect a ^'0B porous year's business this >ear This company fills a long felt want ir this city. Change of Schedule. ' There- was a slight chvuee o schedule or> the Southern Kt ihV!l>' which went into effect on 8u. nda>' Train No. 12' from Columbia ?i >inl to Charleston #111 arrive hereat te at 9:4S o'clock. Train No. 13 fro. r Charleston going to Columbia wfl. arrive at 10:55 o'clock. Heretofore these trains passed this city at a lit tle after nine o'clock. One of the Best. i The Fort Mill Times says: 'The! Times and Democrat, of Orangeburg, one of the best newspapers "in the State, has changed from weekly to semi-weekly. May prosperity con tinue Brother Sims' way until he be comes able to issue his paper daily." This is a sracious compliment for which we thank the talented editor :>t' The Times. Price of Cotton. Last week lb. price of cotton ad vanced one cent or more in price, lut it went off a little on Saturday.' kVe have always believed that cotton (vould go up in price about this ime. GOES TO THE PEN. After Being Out Nine Hours the Jury Brings in Verdict I Of Manslaughter Against Henry Gloster, Colored, for Killing Mr, Nathan Garick, Near Cope. The Court of General Sessions was engaged nearly all day Friday with the trial of Henry Gloster, col ored, for the murder of Mr. Nathan Garick, near Cope, a few months ago. The jury after being out for nine hours brought in a verdict of manslaughter against Gloster, and he was sentenced to the penitentiary at hard labor for fifteen years. Gloster was represented by the negro attorneys, J. E. Moorer, of this city, and John Adams, of Allen University, Columbia. The defence challenged the whole array of j uro ir on constitutional grounds, but Judge Memminger overruled the Objection to the jury and the case proceeded. They contend that negroes should be on the juries as well as white pen pie, v The testimony showed that Gloster had rented a piece of land from par ties in this city, who placed the mat ter of collecting rent in the hands of Mr. Garick. The negro refused to pay the rent to Mr. Garick, who ad vised the owners to this effect, whereupon the matter was placed in the hands of Magistrate C. P. Brun son, who sent his constable, Mr. W. H. Champey, who proceeded to the negro's place. While Mr. Champey was talking with Gloster, Mr. Garick came up. Garick, it appears, had a pistol in a leather sheath. He drew the pis tol from his pocket, in the sheath, and Gloster jumped by Mr. Champey, snatched the pistol from Mr. Garick-, stepped back, unsheathed the pistol, and fired on Mr. Garick. The latter walked about twenty steps and fell dead. The defense attempted to show by witness, who was a niece of Gloster, that Garick came up behind Consta ble Champey and as he approached attempted to draw a pistol. The sheriff's constable who took Gloster to the Penitentiary for safe keeping, on the day, after the shooting testifies that Gloster told him on the way to Columbia that he had shol Garick to keep him from shooting Constable Champey, and that Ik would do it again under the samt circumstances. Gloster was taken to the peniten tiary early Saturday morning and h( is now in safe keeping and sound ir the State Penitentiary, where he ii likely to stay until he serves out hi: fifteen years. There are many whe think that Gloster ought to have been'convicted of murder, but an in telligent jury of white citizens whe heard all the testimony in the case thought different, and we will hav< to accept their verdict. It is report ed that one of the juryman held ou for a verdict of murder. GOT OFF LIGHT. William Holman Goes, to the Peni tentiary for Life. The case against William Holmai land Edward Aderson was tried Sat lurday. They were charged with th murder of Richard Lancaster, win lhad only one leg, and one arm. Th< killing was done near Vances somi months ago. According to the evi i dence it'was an atrocious, cold blood ) ed ' murder on the part of Holman who shot his victim while he wa sitting on the side of his bed, an< he most richly deserved hanging, bu Col. Adam H. Moss, who defende< him, by his eloquence, convinced thi jury differently and they brought ii [a verdict, of guilty as to Holmai with a recommendation to mercy land not guilty as to Aderson. Hoi man was sent'to the penitentiarv fo life. They Got Off On Friday afternoon the easi against Wood Fanning, John W Jones and Lucious Carmichael fo murder was tried, and for want o evidence to convict Solicitor Hilde brand did not ask for a verdic against them. Attention Teachers. L The Teachers' Association of Or angeburg County will hold an im portant meeting al the Conn Hour l\on Saturady, Fob. 8, at 11 o'clock Through the efforts of Miss L. T 'jTatum and Sunt. S. R. Meliicham ^1 We have secured Miss Mary T. Nanc to lecture for us. Miss .Nance i State Organizer of the The Rura School Improvement Association o 'South Carolina and we know wha she win iuivt! to say will be of inter est to all who have the inrprovemen of our rural schools at heart. Li us, one and all, come out and tak advantage of this treat sa that w may return to our work inspired t do more for the improvement of on g schools. The association will be r< r organized at the close of this mee a ing. L. W. Livingston. Pres. A Model Reformer. I IWill Burns is not a preacher, y< - has caused fifty men to qu aring or using profane languai 87ft ' our public roads, and here j1. ^ cret, says the Hardy Herat M * -rns so successfully worki Bi iles of our public road 1 (seven m. the Ue nau]ers. There converted % stump> cnuck ho]e , not a rocV seven miles of road> a] crook in th? ,age |fi a thIng of t, profane langt f our rcaders Want past. IT any o f stopping profani try this plan o. v to do s0. they are at ?ben _ vers Honored. Orangcbure Low . , , tv 4 has been eli Hon. T. M. Raysor -he State 13 ted vice-president of ; virst Circ Association from the- 4 . has be and Major W. L. Gl a*. from t chosen General Counsel! same circuit. COUNTY BOARD REVERSED. The State Board of Canvassers De clare the Election Alright. The Calhoun County election case was up before the State Board of Canvassers, which is composed of the State officers. A hare quorum of the board was present, and those members of the board that were pre sent seemed to be perfectly innocent of any knowledge of the matter they had met to consider and decide. For instance, one of the members wanted to know if all the people in the county had not voted on the question, and why those voters whose voting place was outside the terri tory did not change their registra tion certificates so as they could vote. These questions were asked after the able attorneys on both sides had endeavored to enlighten the board. The verdict of the board was they reversed the county board and de clared the election legal. This decision will not cut any fig ure, as the State board is generally reversed by the Supreme Court where there is a contest. The cas will now be carried to the supreme court which will have to reverse it self or declare the election nu'l and void. MAY CAUSE A SMILE. A Column of Light Reading That Will Be Enjoyed BAMBERG COUNTY EXPENSES Will Either Have to be Reduced or Tax Levy Raised. The Bamberg Herald, in speaking of the finances of its county for next year says "the county board esti mates next year's expenses at $1S, 0G9.90, and the present tax levy will bring in only $11,415.90, so the del egation will probably raise the tax levy one-half mill. There is now on hand something over $0,000 sur plus, but the officials do not .want to run the risk of having to borrow money. "It is likely that the delegation will reduce expenses somewhat. Only two terms of court a year will prob ably be provided for, while the sher iff's salary will be cut to the amount provided in the general law. This act provides that the sheriff of Barn berg county shall receive a salary of $6d0 and 30 cents a day for feed ing prisoners. "The general appropriation act for this county gives the sheriff a salary of $S00 and $150 as jailer, but it also provides that he shall feed the prisoners at cost. The past year the salary of $950 was paid under the special act. and he was paid tor feed ing prisoners under the general law. This matter will no doubt be made to conform to the general law. "Other salaries may also be re duced, and all parties will be re quired to pay a road tax instead of working the roads. These matters are under consideration, and while they may be adopted, there is no certainty that they will be. How ever, the delegation is full) inform ed as to the financial condition of the county, and they will either have to reduce expenses or raise the levy for county purposes." By All Who Like to Read Funny and Witty Sayings from the Mag azines and Papers. Stockton's Chickens. When Frank Stockton started out with his Rudder Grange experiences be undertook to keep chickens. One old motherly Plymouth Kock brought out a brood late in the fall, and Stockton gave her a good deal of attention. He named each of the chicks after some literary friend, among the rest Mary Mapes Dodge. Mrs. Dodge was visit ing the farm some time later, and, hap pening to think of her namesake, she said, "By the way, Frank, how does little Mary Mapes Dodge got along?" "The funny thing about little Mary Mapes Dodge," said be, "is she turns out to be Thomas Bailey Aldrlcb." THOUGH ALL WERE FAELES. Though all creat deads were proved but fables fine; Though earth's old story could be told anew; Though the sweet fashions loved of tliem that sue Were empty as the ruined Delphlon shrine; Though God did never man in words be nign With sense of Ills great fatherhood en due; Though life Immortal were a dream un true. And he that promised ft were not divine; Though soul, though spirit, were not and all hope i Reaching beyond the bourn melted away; Though virtue had no goal and good no scope. But both were doomed to end with this our clay; Though all these were not, to the -un graced heir Would this remain?to live as though they were. ?Jean Ingelow. ?? I Sa?T to the colored man who "had charge of the coats and hats, 'Now, John, I wish you would bring me my hat.* He brought me a bat that had been worn for a long time and was very rusty and shabby, and I said to him: 'This Isn't my hat I wore a good one.' And then he replied. 'Mr. Lincoln, the good ones were all gone two hours ago.' So, John, the good offices are all gone." v Slightly Mixed. Two correspondents wrote to a coun try editor to know respectively the best way of assisting twins through the teething period and how to rid an orchard of grasshoppers. The editor answered both questions faithfully, but unfortunately got the initials mix ed, so that the fond father of tee teeth ing twins was thunderstruck by the following advice: "If you are unfortunate enough to be plagued by these unwelcome little pests, the quickest meaus of settling them is to cover them with straw and set the straw on fire." The man who was bothered with grasshoppers was equally amazed to read: "The host treatment is to give them each a warm bath twice a day and rub their gums with boneset" FAIR NOTICE TO ALL Of Our Subscribers Who Have Not Yet Paid Up. We Arc Sending Out Notices to All in Arrears of Their Indebtedness Asking Settlement. The Bishop's Job. A bishop was staying with a friond in a country house. On Sunday morn ing as be passed through the library he found a small boy curled up in a big chair deeply interested in a book. "Are you going to church, Tom?" he asked. "No, sir," he replied. "Why, I am." "You've got to go. It's your job."? Ladies' Home Journal. GIVEN LARGER FIELD. Mr. W. R. Elliott Comes to the Coun ty of Orangcburg. The Winnsboro News and Herald says: "Mr. W. R. Elliott left Monday for Orangeburg, where he goes to assist in making arrangements for the Farm Demonstration work in that county. While Orangeburg is not one of the eight conuties in South Carolina selected for the intensive carrying on of this work to such an extent as to have a special county agent, yet an effort will be made to have quite a number of these de monstration farms to be visited at intervals in that and other counties 1;;' representatives of the govern ment. "The selection of Mr. Elliott for this position of helping in some of the nearby counties, where there is no regular agent, was made by Mr. j. P. Caldwell, the state agent ii Georgia for this same work. Mr Campell was here the past week, con ferring with Mr.i ElLott in regard to assisting in these other counties. This will in no wise interfere with his work here in Fairfield. He has now more than 80 farmers, who have signed up for demonstration work. Mr. Elliott being selected for ad ditional svork beyond his homo coun ty at tliis time will be decidedly in his favor for being chosen a log ular field man, when the work is en lafged in this state, as it will bo wit'fifn another year." ? An Honest Opinion. Mrs. Rngglos of South i'ittsburg vis ited the Carnegie institute- and bad been much interested in the statuary on exhibition there. On giving an account of the trip to a neighbor she said. "I have seen that fellow what they call Adonis, and I've seen Rugbies, and of the two give me Ruggles."?Lippjncott's. Natural Enough. A stuttering man was once arraigned before a magistrate. "What Is your name?'' asked the magistrate. "S-s-s-s-sis-s-s-s," began the prisoner. "What's that?" "S-s-s-s-sis-s-s-s," hissed the stutterer. "His name's SIsson," interrupted the policeman who had made the arrest. "Ho stutters." "So it seems. What's he charged with?" "I don't know, your honor," said the policeman. "It sf. ~a to be soda wa ter?' Neck and Neck. The lawyer for the plaintiff had fin ished his argument, and counsel for the defense stepped forward to speak, wheu the new judge Interrupted him. His eyes were filled with wonder and ttdmlration for the plea of the plain tiff. "Defendant need not speak," he said. "Plaintiff wins." "But, your honor," said the attorney, "at least let me present my case." "Well, go on, then." The lawyer went ahead. When he had finished the judge gaped in even greater astonishment. "Don't it beat all!" he exclaimed. "Now defendant wins." New Testament Wisdom. Little Mabel's grandfather had been reading the New Testament to her. and the parables seemed to arrest her attention. Her mother, going into the kitchen about dinner time,# overheard Mabel talking iu a peremptory man ner to the servants. When asked what she bad been saying, she replied: "Oh, nothing. I was only telling those wicked and slothful servants to hurry up dinner."?Lippincott's. Simple and Logical. - A teacher observed what ho thought a lack of patriotic enthusiasm In one of the boys under his instruction. "Now, Tommy," said be, "tell us what you "would think If you saw the stars and stripes waving over the field of battle." "I should think that the wind wos blowing."?Ladles' Home Journal. Her Redeeming Feature. An only son had just told the family that be was engaged and to whom. Ma?What, that girl? Why, she squints. Sister?She has absolutely no style Auntie?Red headed, Jsu't she? Grandma?I'm afraid she's fidgety. Uncle?She hasn't any money. First Cousin?She doesn't look strong. Second Cousin?She's stuck up. Third Cousin?She's an extravagant thing. The Sou (thoughtfully)?Well, she s got one redeeming feature, anyhow. Chorus-What's that? The Soni?She hasn't a relative earth. Pa?Grab her, my boy; grab her! . Excluded From the Mails. The Postoffice Department is get tiug very strick about newspaper pos tage. A dispatch from Anderson says the South Carolina Pythian, the journal established by the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias at tin meeting in Anderson last May. and which has been published monthly ever since, is in trouble with the postoffice department and may be temporarily suspended. Tlie grand lodge levied an assess ment of 25 cents on each member of the order in the State for the sup port of the Pythian, and ordered the paper sent to each member without further cost. The postoffice depart ment has ruled that this is not a bona fide subscription list and that the paper is not therefore entitled to the newspaper postage rates. The publishers of the paper say they cannot afford to pay the higher postage rates demanded by the post office department, which would be one cent per copy for each issue. On and after April 1 all papers will have to have a practically paid up subscription list or they will be ex cluded from the mails. Badly Burned. While playing around a wash pot on Saturday the dress of a litrle girl of Willie Adams, a colored resident of the Fork, caught fire and she was so badly burned that she can hardly live. The girl was about three years old. About Eleven Head. An evangelist journeying through darkest South Carolina stopped at a cabin swarming with children and ask ed of the young negress who responded to Ins kuock how many children she had. ' "Weil, I've burled some, of co'se, but livin* I reckon I got 'bout 'leven head." Any Other Name Would Do as Wei!. A dignified gentleman was tryfng -o read in a crowded railroad train. Among the passengers was a lady with a sprightly little blue eyed girl with gold en hair and an Inquisitive tongue. She asked the dignified gentleman numer ous questions, played with his watch chain and endeavored to determine by means of the buttons on his waistcoat whether he was rich man, poor man, beggar man or Chief. The mother fairly beamed upon him. He was becoming nervous and, turn ing'to the lady, said: "Madam, what do you call this sweet little child':" "Ethel." roplled the mother, with a smile. "Please call her, then."?Everybody's. Longworlh and Longfellow. Shortly before his marriage to Alice Roosevelt Congressman Longworth was presented at a, large reception to Sam uel Longfellow, a brother of the poet. Longworth was just then lu a some what rattled condition because of the notoriety showered upon him by a gratuitous press. He did not know what to say, and so he said only: "Our names are almost similar, aren't they?" Mr. Longfellow smiled kindly. "Yes," he quickly quoted; "'worth makes the man and the lack of it the fellow.'" Gallantry In Church. One Sunday during high mass at 12 In the chapel of the little village of Glen gariff three ladles of the Protestant faith were obliged to take shelter from one of those heavy summer showers which so frequently occur in the south of Ireland. The officiating priest, knowing who they were and wishing to appear respectful to them, stooped down to his attendant or clerk, who was on his knees, and whispered to him. "Three chairs for the Protestant ladies." The clerk mistook the words, stood up and shouted out to the con gregation, "Three cheers for the Prot estant ladies!" which the congregation Immediately took up and gave three hearty cheers, while the clergyman stood dumfounded. AT THE THEATER. You Can't Paint the Lily. A girl was asked to explain why men never kiss each other, while women do. She replied, "Men have something better to kiss; women haven't." The Good Ones Were Gone. In 18(13, after the fall of Vlcksburg. a man came to Lincoln seeking an of fice. He had known Uncolu very well In the early fifties, but bad drifted south. He wanted an office nnd a good one, and he was very Importu nate. At last Mr. Lincoln said to him: "John, when I was a young man about the time I first went to Springfield to live, I was Invited to a dance, and I was very proml of the invitation. T remember that 1 bought u new bat ami n very good one, for It <-ost me more than any other hut I had ever bought, and I w:is very proud to wear it to the dance. Well, 1 enjoyed my self so much at this hop that I stayed very late, about the last one to leave, as I' remember, and as I was ready to 'When Smith Came Home" Will Be Presented Thursday Evening. "When Smith Came Home," a arce comedy which appears here on Thursday evening, comes highly re commended and from a funny stand joint, promises to be one of the treats of the season. There is quite a good plot running through "When Smith Came Home." in addition to which eight or ten of the latest mus eal numbers will be introduced. In act, it will be a continuous per Ormauce, several pleasing special ios being arranged to relievo tli" ong waits between the acts. The ower floor will be 50 and 7", cents, ami the gallery lT> and 50 cents. During the last few weeks, the company has been playing Virginia and North Carolina, and clippings from papers in these states all refer to the company in a most creditable manner. A recent ruling of the Postoffice Department is to the effect that un less subscriptions to newspapers are expressly renewed after the term for which they are paid within a given time they shall not be counted in tke list of legitimate subscribers, and copies mailed on account thereof shall not be accepted for transmis sion in .ne mails at tne second-cltss postage rate of one cent per pound, but must be mailed at the rate of one cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof prepaid by stamps affixed. The government has made this rule for its own protection, to keep from loading down the mails with advertising sheets, scattered broad cast over the land, and which are not paid for. Newspapers are ad mitted to the mails at a lower rate of postage than any' other class of matter, becaues the founders of our government looked upon newspapers as educators and guardian of the people's liberties. The postage was made low to encourage the circula tion of papers and to allow the peo ple to get them at a low price. But in this day of advertising, many peo ple have been taking advantage of the law to send out their advertising matter free. The government now intends to stop this as much as pos sible. Newspapers enjoy very liberal terms as to postage, and that Is one reason why they are sold so cheap. There is no charge for postage on papers delivered in the county and for papers out of the county the rate is only one cent a pound. But for t.iose liberal rates to papers and per iodicals afforded this second class classification the excess postage would eat up all the profits of many magazines and papers and put them out of business. The government has been badly imposed on by adver tising sheets that have no right to be circulated through the mails at second class rates. These advertis ing sheets had no regular list of subscribers and sent their worthless sheets to anybody that would take them out of the postoffice. When overhauled by the Postoffice Department these advertising sheets would exhibit a subscription list of names, none of whom had ever sub scribed or paid a cent for them and under the then rules of the Post office Department they were entitled to the same low rate of postage en joyed by legitimate newspapers. Af ter trying many plans to get rid of these advertising sheets without success, the Postoffice Department has finally hit upon a plan thafwiM put them out of business and save millions of dollars to the govern ment. This plan is to require all newspapers that want to enjoy the low rate of postage to have a practi cally paid in advance subscription list. As these advertising sheets are sent free to all, they have no paid up subscription list, and will not be allowed the low rate of postage. To make this rule effective the Postoffice Department had to put all publica tions on the same footing and re quire them to have a paid up sub scription list to enjoy the low pos tage rate. We have gone into a full explana tion of the matter so as our subscrib-. ers will thoroughly understand It and see that we have no choice in the premises. At present the cost of mailing a. paper to a subscriber in arrears is nothing at all In the coun ty and is only a very small item for the papers mailed out of the coun ty. But just as soon as this ruling goes Into effect, which will be in a very few days now, on each paper that goes to delinquent subscriber there will be a charge of one cent postage to be paid by stamp affixed\ the same as on a letter. We would have to pay $1.04 postage per year on all papers sent to subscribers who are in arrears. This simply means that we will have to cut off all sub scribers who are in arrears and con form to the new rule of the Postof fice Department. Tn the future, where we might otherwise be willing to favor sub scribers by allowing subscriptions to run on, we are compelled not to do. so or to pay a rate of postage that is wholly out of the question. So the only thing left for us to do is to conform to this new postal regula tion. We are therefore sending out statements to all whose subscriptions are not. paid up, calling their attne tion to ibis very Important matter and informing hem of the action that it will be necessary for us to take in the event that they fail to I respond. We trust that they will show their best, appreciation of our indulgence in the past by making it possible for us to continue to send them The Times and Democrat. <io und S?v "Dot." Go to Rickenbaker's Hall, Cam eron, on Friday evening next, to see "Dot, the Miner's Daughter," a drama played by the young people of that community. The admission is 25 'and 15 cents. The proceeds of the play will be used for the benefit of the Cedar Grove School. Wont Yon Help Vs. We want to raise at least one thousand dollars during the months of February and March and we hope every subscriber who owes us will settle as soon as possible. Magazines at Cheap Kates. Magazine readers will do well to send for clubbing rates of the lead ing magazines to the Orangeburg Subscription Agency before placing their prders. Our Best Bow. We make our best bow to the Greenwood Index for the following appreciated compliment: "The Or angeburg Times and Democrat is now issued as a semi-weekly. Editor and Proprietor Sims issues one of the best papers in the State from one of the biggest and best equipped plants In the country." When papers like the index speak of us like that we feel that we have not labored In vain to give the people of Orangeburg an up-to-date paper. Severe Case of Grip. Mr. L. IT. VVannamaker, Jr., has been confined to his home several days with a sevree case of grlpp. We hope he will soon be out. Valentines! Valentines! Sims' Book Store has a lot of handsome Valentines on sale. Call before they are picked over.