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NEW LABOR LAW As ft Passed the House on Last Thursday Morning IN PLACE OF OLD LAW Which Has Been Declared Unconstitu tional By Both Federal and State Courts?it Has Been Designed to Stand the Test of the Courts and to Regulate the Labor on the Farms. Besides killing the prohibition bill the House Thursday acted on another very mportant measure, passing to third reading without debate the bill prepared by the judiciary committee providng a labor contract system to take the place of the law declared j unconstitutional by both Federal and State courts. The full text of the bill as it passed the House as fol lows: Section 1; That any person who shall hereafter contract with another to render him personal service of any kind, and shall thereafter fraudulent ly, or with malicious intent to Injure his employer, fail or refuse to ren der such service as agreed upon, shall bo deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 2. That any person who shall hereafter contract to secure from another personal service of any kind and to compensate him there for. and shall thereafter fraudulent ly, or with malicious intent to in jure his employee, fail or refuse to vscure such service or to make com pensation as agreed upon shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 3. That the failure of either party to such contract to per form the obligations assumed by him hereunder. without sufficient cause and to the injury of the other, shall be prima facie evidence, in prosecu tions under sections 1 and 2 that he violated such contract fraudently and with malicious intent to injure the other party. Section 4. That any person who shall hereafter contract with another to render personal service of any kind to him, and shall thereafter fraudulently and with malicious in tent to injure the employer, produce advances in money or other things of value from him, with intent not to render the service agreed upon, and who shall thereafter with like intent fail or refuse to perform the service agreed upon, shall be deem ed guilty of a misdemeanor. Proof of the fact that the employee enter ed into the contract, without suffi cient cause to the injury of the em ployer, shall be prima facie evidence of the offence herein described and declared a misdemeanor Section 5. That any person who shall hereafter contract with anoth er to reoeive from him personal ser vice of any kind, to compensate him therefor and to make advances to him and shall thereafter fraudulent ly and with intent to injure the employee secure the benefit of such service in whole or in part, and with like intent fail or refuse to make the compensation or advances agreed upon, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Proof of the fact that the employer entered into the con tract, received the benefit of the employee's service, in whole or in part, and failed to make the compen sation or advances agreed upon, with out sufficient cause, to the injury of the employer, shall be prima facie evi dence of the offense herein described and declared a misdemeanor. Section 6. The contracts referred to in this act may be either verbal or in writing; if in writing they must be executed with the formalities re quired by section 355 of the Code, A. D., 1902; if verbal, they must be witnessed by at least two disinter ested witnesses; and the terms of I the service contracted for must not exceed one year. Section 7. That upon conviction irr a court of competent jurisdiction of any person charged with any vio lation of this act, the person so con victed shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100, or by imprison ment not exceeding 30 days for each offense. Section 8. That this act is not in tended and shall not be construed to protect any of the parties to, or pun ish the violator of, any contract or matter connected therewith, where the inducement or consideration of such contract is money or other thing of value advanced to the em ployee prior to the actual commence ment of service thereunder All such contracts are hereby prohibited and declared null and void. Section 9. That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 10. 'ihat this act shall go into effect immediately upon ap proval by the governor. t Two Fires. There were two small fires on Sunday. The first occurred about half-past ten o'clock at the home of a colored family on Green street. The fire had made pretty good Head way before the firemen reached the scene, but they soon put it out. The second fire was at the residence o Mrs. Stokes on Church street, but ?was extinguished without the aid oT the fire department. Both fire; were caused by sparks falling on the roof from the chimney. Meeting Postponed. On account of the very inclement weather Friday, the Woman's Tem perance Meeting has been postponed. The meeting will take place this af at the home of Mrs. L. P. McGee. The ladies of all the churches are invited to attend. LIST OF LETTERS. Those Remaining Unclaimed in the Orangeburg Postoflice. List of letters remaining unclaim ed in the Orangeburg Post Office for the week ending Feb.3, 1908. Persons calling for these letters will please say they are advertised. A. D. Webster, P. M. Earnest Ayers. Prof. F. J. Best, Miss Maggie Bookard, Mrs. Lizzie Brown, Miss Lizzie Brown.' Willie Chennei, Stephen Coards, Miss Eliza Copeland, William Crum. Mrs. Susan A. Daniels, Miss Mag gie Darby, James Davis, Mrs. Sarah Jane Davis, Frank Davdson. Isaac Edwards, E. D. Elkins. Frank Fougle, Napoleon Funde burg. ? Mrs. Ellen Gilehirst, Florrie Glov er, Miss Rosa Glover. Miss Lottie Hall, Mrs. Hannah, Miss Essie Haines, Mrs. Eve Har rison, Miss Minnie Holmes, Adam Huggins. Miss Ida eJnkins, Violet Johnson, Miss Sallie Johnson, W. J. Jones, Mrs. Annie Jones. James Keitt. Miss Jessie Lawson, Mrs. William Lawton, Mrs. Laura Layton, Irvin Lebrew. Willie McLeod, The Misses Miller, Plez ore.snhJoohr-en-o,sParler ughH Plez Moore. Mrs. A. K. Phelps, Hugh Parier, Mrs. A. H. Phelps, Miss Mary Pure, Lettie Prince. Dr T. M. Riley, Miss Eola Robin son. Wiillie Samuel, Miss Lythia Shui er, Miss Estelle Simmons, P. M. Small, Miss Carrie Summers. Master Joseph Thompson, John Truwell, Belle Tucker. Miss Delorah VanNoor'.en. Miss Rosa Walker, Estella Walker, Mrs. Francis Wamon. Chas. Watson, Mrs. Mafamine Williams, Elizabeth Willison. WILL BE HERE SOON. The Schubert Symphony Club and Lady Quartette. We have it on good authority that negotiations are under way for a per formance in our city about Feb. 24, by that pleasing musical organiza tion?The Schubert Symphony Club and Lady Quartette of Chicago. Many of our readers have heard this popular company and no doubt everyone knows of the high favor in which its eight years of success has placed it. The great variety and popular character of ths company's program has endeared it to the hearts of American music-lovers, un til today it stands undoubtedly first in their affections. Their new program is said to be the best they have ever presented and no doubt their house will be large here if they are secured for an en tertainment. Notice to Subscribers. We wish to get all of our sub scribers paid up in advance, and to that end we are sending notices to many who are in arrears and many who are not. It will be seen by the notices we are offering liberal in ducements to get all subscribers on the paid in advance list. We are virtuall required to do this by the Postoffice Department, and we hope every subscriber will see the neces sity of complying with the new rul ing of the department. All those who are in arrears to any extent on the first of April will have to be dropped. So come up friends, and pay up on the liberal terms we are offering you. Valentine Party. The ladies of the Hospital Asso ciation and those of the Foreign Mis sion Society of the Methodist Church will combine to give a Valentine Par ty on the afternoon of February 14. There will be a post office and fun galore for the little ones, and a plen ty to interest th bis ones. A silver offering will be received at the door for the Hospital Association from friends inclined to donate something to that cause. Light refreshments will be served at a nomnal charge. The place where this entertainment will be held will be announced later. Doing Very Well. Mr. Walter Boyleston, who was shot and dangerously wounded last Tuesday evening just across the riv er bridge and was immediately taken to the Columbia Hospital for treat ment, was operated on last Thurs day. The bullet was found in his right shoulder just below the skin, havng ploughed its way through the left lung. The wound in the hand gives him some trouble. It is thought that the young man will recover. Itucsse Has Gone. Carlton Buesse. who so admirably managed the Orangeburg Base Ball Team last season, will manage the Spartanburg team this season. It is understood that he will get a very handsome salary. Buesse is a gen tleman, and, while we regret to lose him, we are glad that he lias se cuerd a better place than we could afford to give him. We hope he will win the penant for Spartanburg. lecture Postponed. Unavoidable circumstances have prevented Miss Head from reaching the city, and, therefore, her lecture, which was to have been delivered today, has been postponed. The date of her coming will be made known later when citizens will have an opportunity of hearing the subject of Home Mission Work presented by this talented lady. Stowers Signed by Macon. Stowers, who pitched good ball for Orangeburg last season, hrvs been signed by Macon, Ga., and will pitch for that club this season. Stowers is a good pitcher, and we all wish him great saccess in his work for Macon. ( A LONG FELT WANT The City Council Wiii Establish House of Rest Where Visitors from the Country Will Find a Pleasant Resting Place After Shopping. When the City Council determin ed to establish a convenient place in the city where our country friends could find a pleasant and convenient resting place they supplied a long felt want. As we understand it, the place is to be fixed up more especially for ladies and children. They need such a place. There they will find fire where they can warm, and other conveniences that ladies f.nd chil dren need while away from home. We are certain that the people in the country will appreciate and make use of the rooms provided for tnem. The rooms will be located in the city building on Russell street near the coruer of Doyle. The Times and Democrat sug gested the establishment of such a place two years ago, and we are glad that is's suggestion is to be carried out. Other cities have such places and they work well, and there is no reason why it would not work well here. The matter was brought up in the City Council meeting by a petition from the Civic League mak ing recommendations for certain im provements. Thc.e recommendations lead to a line of discussion, which lead up to the establishmnt of the Home of Rest for country folks who may visit the city on shopping tours or other business. The matter of de tail was referred by the City Coun cil to the committee on city property, of which the Hon. I. W. Bowman is the Chairman. Mr. Bowman has requested the co operation of the Civic League in the establishment of the House of Rest, and that organiation will do all it can to make the movement a suc cess. A meeting of the committee and representatives of the League will be held on Thursday aiternoon, when the preliminaries for carrying out the wishes of the city Council regarding the matter will be arrang ed. Mrs H. C. Wannamaker and oth er ladies of the Civic League are en thusiastic in the matter and will fully co-operate with the city in the good work. Only the first floor of the bulding will be used, as that will be sufficient for the purposes the city have in view in establishing the house. The city will purchase such furniture as'will be necessary for the fitting up of the several rooms and have it placed In them. Nothing on an elab orat scale will be fixed up, as the idea aimed at is for comfort, and there is no necessity to go to any expense in fitting up the building. The rooms will be in charge of a matron who wiil always be in at tendance to see that those who visit them will be well taken care of. Important Meeting. Some changes in the means of raising money for the proposed Hos pital have recently been advanced, hence a public meeting is desired to further discuss same. Such will be held at the Court House Wednesday afternoon, at half-past 3 o'clock. It Is earnestly hoped that a goodly number will be in attendance. The ladies would be glad to see more in terest and encouragment shown by the physicians of the city and desire that they will all be at the Court House Wednesday afternoon to co operate with them n this work. By order of the President: ? Mrs. A. C. Ligon, Secretary. Gave Leg Bail. Bolsy Jones, who was put on the chain gang sometime ago for vagran cy has knocked the dust of the town from his feet and skipped for parts unknown, where he will stay. It is the plan of Acting Mayor Lathrop in sending parties to work on the streets for vagrancy not to put chains on them, and it is not a hard matter for them to get away, which is the very best thing for them to do so far as the city is concerned. We know of no better plan to get rid of "un desirable citizens." Before Day Clubs. A radical bill was passed by the House of Representatives last Thurs day. It was introduced by Mr. Rack er of Anderson and is said to be aimed principally at what is known as "Before Day Clubs," and other mischief breeding assemblies of ne groes. The bill requires that all such secret societies pay a license and makes attendance upon any so cieties of this kind that does not hold a license a misdemeanor. Six Weeks More Winter. Sunday was "ground hog" day, and as the day was bright and clear he saw his shadow and at once made tracks for his burrow, there to re main for six weeks, because he knows that winter will last just six weeks longer. If Sunday had been cloudy he would have stayed out and winter would be over. The Coldest Day. Sunday was undoubetdly the cold est day we have had this winter. All day Saturday and Sunday hign wind? prevailed. But it became calm to wards nisht on Sunday, but the wind left stinging cold weather behind it, and it is with us still. A Box Party. There will be a box party at the Jamison Graded School building on Tuesday evening next at half-past 7 o'clock. The proceeds will go towards purchasing a piano for the school. The public are cordially Invited to attend and help along the good work. SEA COOKS OP OLDEN TIMES. Some of the Perquisites and Honors That They Claimed. Sea cooks were, and are, very neces sary persons In the internal economy of the ship of war, but there were rogues among them as among all classes of men. There were sea cooks who rose by the aid of Influence and knavery to very lucrative positions. Lord Nottingham, when Lord High Admiral, gave a patent to his own cook to appoint all the cooks in the navy. Stewards, purveyors, cooks and bak ers are classed togetner by one writer as the chief beneficiaries under tne system of peculation and perquisites which at one time made the navy sn happy a hunting ground for the ras cals of the country. But they were not all permitted to ply their traae with impunity, says the London Globe, .iud one sea cook got seven years ha*"d labor from Sir John Fielding for a long series of frauds. And in sen encing the man the judge expressed his regret that he could not order aim to be hanged at the hospital 'jates. Pea soup was generally the best ra tion the men had and was certainly the most liked. Potatoes were always served in the skins, sometimes two to each man, and a good uatured cook was frequently prevailed upon to cook cakes and duffs that the men had made for themselves, demanding lor his services either a pot ot grog or a portion of the dish he cooked. Sometimes, however, he could only be bribed by.money, and in that way increased his pay of 35 shillings a month, in addition to which he was nearly always in receipt of a pension of 11s. 8d. per month. Besides these sources of revenues he also made a good deal of money from the sale 01 "slush," the fat scraped from the ship's coppers after each meal hac been served, and half of which was me perquisite. The other half belongec to the ship for greasing the botto.t and running tackle. The ship's cook was, moreover, hon ored with a guard of two marines, who stood sentry over the door of tnc galley during the preparation of meafs ;o preveat unwarranted raids upon the provisions by ship's thieves; ne did not wear a uniform, nor was he expected to keep watch, being allowed io sleep in comfort and comparative privacy throughout the night on the lower gun deck. But on the other hand he had some duties not connect ed with food, among them the prepara tion, when the ship was in port, of a hot poker for firing salutes. And it was an established custom of the navy that the ship was not properly paid off until the pennant was struck by the cook. This opera tion he was expected to perform as the last officer of the ship, and until he had done it no offioer could con sider himself discharged or at liberty to leave the port. This rule leid good though every seaman had lett the ship, and sometimes the cook himself, In a fit of absentmlndedness, went off with out carrying out the task, and had to be routed out again before the incens ed officers could leave for their homes. There will be seamen alive today who have beard the phrase: "Every mau to his station, and the cook to the foresheet," and the landsman who has read Marryat will always connect the man of the galley wltn the famous phrase: "Son of a sea cooki? In addition to the ship's cook, ot course, there were, as now, the mess cooks, men who were appointed by the seamen themselves to be presi dents of the messes for the week, aar who had to receive the provisions ror the mess from the purser at the daily issuing of victuals, and who had tc hand these on to the ship's ccok IE good time. As compensation tor h.c trouble the mess cook drew the cook s, or double, portion of grog, and n? deserved it, for his duties were ardu ous and his critics severe. If he spoiled the duff he was tr!e<; by a jury of the mess, and this jurj was gathered by hoisting a mess swat; or beating a tin dish between decks forward. He was condemned to t?e most painful punishment if founc guiuy. He was also carver for the mess, and in order to prevent favor itism a blindfolded member of the mess was required to call out the name of the person who was to receive the portion as it was placed on the plate. Small or large, that portion was .-riven :o the man named, and probably no more satisfactory method of dealing with the question could have been found. G'-.cct Story Made Gcod. Now that ghost stories are again to the fore, ons from just a century age may lind a place. In this case t^e ghost was officially taken into accouut by a town meeting. Under the date of March 0, 1S0G, tbe Annual Register tells how a butcher of Stretford, m Lancashire, had disappeared during a recent liood, and how rumors spread that an apparil ion had been seen near a certain local pool of water. Some gave it the form of an uncanny dog, ethers tu at of an equally mysteriou3 mail who had uttered blood-curdling yells; and it was told that, even when nothing was seen, cattle refused to drink at the pond, and horses trem bled as they passed it. At last a town meeting was decided to pump the pool dry. It was done, and there, sure enough was the butcher*?London Chronicle. African epicures consider the tongue of a young giraffe a great delicacy. The meat of the animal Is said to taste somewhat like veal. Calhoun County. A bill has been introduced In the 1 Legislature to form Calhoun Coun ty, which will pass unless stopped by an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Should the bill be come a law the people of the new county will elect officers at once and I set up for themselves MAY CAUSE A SMILE. A Column of Light ~Reading]Th at Will Be^njoyed,^-!! By AH Who Like to Read Fnnay and Witty Sayings from the Mfig azines and Papers. Force of Habit. A physician started a model insane asylum and set apnrt one ward espe cially for crazy motorists aud cba.if feurs. Taking a friend through ibe building he pointed out with particu lar pride the automobile ward and called attention to its elegant furnish ings and equipment. "But," said tbe friend, "the p'ace is empty. I don't see any patients." "Oh. they are all under the cots Ill ing the slats." HOME. But where to find that happiest spot he low? , Who ran direct when all pTft-'nd to kn'.w? The shudd'ring tenant of the frigid zone Boldly proclaims that happiest spot tils own. Extols the treasures of his stormy seas And hio long nights of revelry and ease. The nalced negro, panting at the line, Boasts of his golden sands and paimy wine. Basks in the glare or stems the t;pid wave And thankfl hi8 gods for all the good ihey gave. Such is the patriot's boast where'er we roam. His first, best country ever Is a t home. And yet perhaps If countries we compare And estimate the bleaslnga which ihey share. Though patriots flatter, still shall wisdom find An equal portion dealt to all mankind. As different good, by art or nature tr-ven. To different nations makes their blessing even. ?'Goldsnjith. Just Think of It! When the congressman aud hits wife loft the train at Washington on their return from Baltimore his wife discov ered that her umbrella, which had been intrusted to the care of her husband, was missing. "Where's my umbrella?" she de manded. "I'm afraid I've forgotten it. my dear." meekly answered the congress man. "It must still Ih? in the train." "In the train! Aud to think that the affairs of the nation are intrusted to a man who doesn't know enough to take care of a woman's umbrella!"?Ladies' Home Journal. Phrases Explained. "Pity is akin to love." And a mighty poor relation. "Every man has his price." Except ing always those who give themselves away. "A complication of diseases." What n man dies of when the doctors don't know. "Riches have wings." But tbe mil lionaires' sous usually open the cage doors. "Iguorance Is ?." It must be. judgiug from the happy expressions of the majority. "Love laughs at locksmiths." With a milliner, grocer and iceman, how ever, he is usually serious. "Truth Is stranger than fiction." or does it only seem so because we have less chance to got well acquainted with it??Lippincott's. The Meekest Man. "Which of you children can tell me who was the meekest man?" asked a Sunday school teacher. None of them raised n hand. Finally little Johnny Fizzletbp raised his band above his curly head. "There." said the teacher, "you ought all to be ashamed of yourselves. You great big boys have boon coning to Sunday school for months and months, and here is little Johnny Fizzletop. poor little fellow, ho never has had any advantages and has only been coming lo Sunday school for the past two weeks, aud yet he knows more about the Bible than all the rest of you. I become perfectly discouraged when I think of it I come here every Sunday and toil for you. aud jet you can't auswer so simple a question as what is the name of the meekest man in the Bible. Just look at little John ny there, holding up his hand, while you hang your heads. You're a good little boy, Johnny, and your teacher is proud of you. Now speak up good and loud and tell these great big boys who was the meekest man. Speak up, Johnny." "Please, ma'am, may I go out?" Not Up to Papa's Expectations. Little Betty had been playing quietly on the porch oue afternoon unnoticed by her father and a friend, who were discussing the recent panic. When the guest had gone and bedtime had come. Betty knelt to say her prayers. A paiiso followed the usual petitions in behalf of "papa an' mamma an' Aunt Mary an' Uncle Tom an' Rover an' Bridget." Finally, with great earnest ness, she resumed: "Au' now, <;<<d, please ta'<e great care of yourself, 'cause if anything should happen to you we'd only have Mr. Roosevelt, and he hasn't conic u;> to papa's expectations."?Everybody's. A Woman's Reason. Peter Benson was not only very much in luve with Miss Mabel Went worth. but very anxious to tell her sn. lie bad met her at a seaside resort, and the time and the place and tbe ex traordinary beauty of the young lady had done their fatal work. But, though he had called several times, he had never found her alone. It there fore became necessary for him to adopt au expedient and one which would cost as little as possible, for Peter Benson was extremely cautious In expend it lire. Miss Mabel's home was not far from tbe park. What could' be more effective for his purpose than a walk In that verdant locality? "Will yon." he managed to whisper one evening, "take a walk with me In tbe park tomorrow ufteruoou? There was something 1 wanted to say to you. and"? "Can't you say It here?" "Hardly. We may be interrupted at any moment." "1 tell you what," she said. "Let as take luncheon at "The SVFtzerland. Ith quite proper, you know. And then we might go to the matinee. Let's see. I should so like to see 'The Bird's Nest' They say it's fine. You can talk to me between the acts." "But others would hear us." "Very well. then. We might walk through the park. It will be dusk by that time. A?d. oh. Mr. Penson. par don me for speaking of it. but it might ratn. In which case I should prefer an electric cab." Peter that night prayed that It would be pleasant the next day. But. alas. Providence was not with him. How It rained! Promptly at 12 he and bis electric cab were at Mabel's house. In twenty ".Inutes more they were seated in the front window of the Switzer land restaurant. Miss Mabel took up the card, and before Peter had time to breathe she had ordered uearly $1!0 worth of (insubstantial food. He paid the bill, however, and off to the mati nee they went. Still it rained. "1 am afraid." said Peter as they came out, "that we can't have that walk in the park." "What's the matter with the cab?" "You are right." They entered the cab. He turned to her. "Mabel, dear." be said. "I love you. I Will you be mine?" Mabel did uot reply till the cab was almost at her door. "1 am sorry, but I never can be yours. Relieve me. it is Impossible Say no more about It." The cab slopped. They both got out. Peter paid the driver and walked up the steps. "Why won't you have me?" he asked. "Because. Peter, you are altogether too extravagant." ?Lippincott's. A Poem of the Moment. One day an acquaintance of Eugene Field's boyhood, a tall, gangling look ing MIssourian. came Into the author's newspaper office and made himself known. After cordial greetings and a few moments of conversation Mr. Field clapped his hand to his brow, as sumed a wild expression and. speaking sharply to his roommate as if be were an amauuensie, said. "Take this poem down." The amanuensis cleared the deck of his desk for action, and Mr. Field be gan to dictate a poem. It was a beau tiful little lyric upon which he bad de voted weeks of painstaking work, but he reeled it off as If it had just pop ped into his mind and, to increase the wonderment in the mind of hie guest, turned two or three times Iu the course of the dictation and chatted with him about their boyhood frolics. The eyes of the MIssourian stood out in amazement as at the close of the dictation the amanuensis read the charmingly finished poem, and Mr. Field, in a tone of command, said: "Send it up to the printer. Have it put in tomorrow morning's paper." The next morulug the MIssourian. proud of his acquaintance with so won derful a man as Mr. Field had shown himself to be. read the poem and set out to tell everybody who would listen how an inspired genius writes poetry. An Easy Job. A man living iu a New England vil lage lost a horse and went down to the public square and offered a reward of $5 to whoever could bring nlm back A half witted fellow volunteered to find the horse, and. sure enough, he returned in half an hour leading him by bis bridle. The owner on passing the $5 to him asked: "Tell me, bow did you find the horse?" "Waal. I thought to myself where would I go If I was a boss, and I went there, and he had."?Everybody's. Her Revenge. A woman entered a railway train and happened to take a seat iu front of a newly married couple. She was hardly seated before they began mak ing remarks about her, which some of the passengers must have beard. She turned her bead, noticed that the bride was considerably older than the bridegroom and lu the smoothest of toues said: "Madam, will you please have your sou remove his feet from the back of my chair?"?Ladies' Home Journal. "Us Royalties." One day while on albunt with a num ber of royal guests the old kaiser grew tired and decided to go home quietly. Two of his guests, noticing this, ac companied him. They had walked along the road some distance when a farmer with his wagon overtook them. One of the gentlemen asked him to take them along. The farmer consent ed, and the three climbed into the wagon. Curiosity soon got the better of the countryman, and turning to one of the gentlemen be asked: "And who might you be?" "I am the Grand Duke of Mecklen burg." "Good!" cried the farmer, laughing. And turning to the second gentleman lie asked. "And w?o are you?" "I am tbe king of Rnxony." "Why, this is getting better." said the farmer. Finally be turned to the third. "Well, nnd who are you?" "I am William, emperor of Ger many." "Well, this l eafs all!" said the coun tryman. "And now lot me Introduce myself. I am Frederick the Great! And now get along." he said, hitting his horse. "You must prance a little In honor of es royalties!" Ackirg Hir Pardon. While Beckmann, the great comic actor, was playiug at Berlin bis friends persuaded him one day to imitate Frankel, the journalist and critic, lie did it both in looks and manners so well that at the close of the act tbe au dience called for Frankel. Tbe of fended critic brought suit, and Beck mann was sentenced to ask the com plainant's pardjn In the presence of witnesses at the plaintiff's home. At the appointed hour Frankel, surround ed by his family and a number of frleuds, was awaiting for the penitent At last the door opened, Beckmann put his head in and usked: "Does Mr. Maler live here?" "Oh. no," replied Frankel, "he lives next door." "Ah. then, I beg your pardon!" said Beckmann, who. having thus done penance, retreated quickly. HISTORIC MEETING Of Senator Tillman and Rocke feller on a Pullman Car. The True Version of the Meeting as Given by the Senior Sena, jt Him self for Publication. Mr. Zack McGee, the Washington correspondent of the Columbia State sends to that paper the true version of the historic meeting between Sen ator Tillman and John D. Rockefel ler on a Pullman car. Mr. McGee says the Senator has just returned to Washington and tells about the meeting enthusiastically. Rockefel ler so?"Tht the inte-vilew. Senator Tillman wants this cleai'jy understood because some of his colleagues in the senate, who read the dispatches about th meting have been twitting the Senator about hobnobbling with plutocracy. Here is the way the in terview happened as told by the Sen ator himself. "A fellow came to my seat in a Pullman car," explained tne senator, "and spoke to me. He had sunshine in his face, and I said to myself this fellow whoever he is is an optimist. I supposed it was some fellow who had heard me speak in the senate or at some of the chautauquas. "I'm Mr. Rockefeller," he said very simp'y. Of course, I recognized hiro, and of course I invited him to take a seat beside me. He sat down and we talked until I reached my sta tion, which was about an hour, I should say. "Mr Rockefeller did not mention legislation, the recent panic nor in any way intimate that he had any money than I had, and you may be sure I did not say anything about it. I say this because the story sent out about our meeting did Mr. Rockefeller an injustice. "I got in some talk, though, on my own hook. Mr. Rockefeller seemed to be interested in the coun try through which we were passing and he piled me with questions as to the value of the land and the character of the people. That was my opportunity. 1 remembered that he had been credited with giving away $35,000,000 for educational purposes last year, and I called at tention to the expressions of Andrew Carnegie and philanthropists of that ilk in favor of giving more money to Tuskegee and other schools for the negroes. I told Mr. Rockefeller that there were ml lions of whites in the South, whites descended from pure English and Irish and Scotch, who were living there povety strick en and ignorant, poor because of their ignorance, and that the North ern millionaires never thought of helping them. Mr. Rockefeller seem ed to be interested and I warmed up to the subject injecting some vitriolic Tillmanisms into the conversation here and there." The senator paused in his story in order to complete a laugh that inter fered with his flow of language. He was exploding like a gasoline motor exhause as he continued: "You know, Mr. Rockefeller is so used to giving orders that he just exclaimed in an ordinary tone, as if there was all there was to it: " 'That will have to be remidied, Such a condition must not be.' "Well, sir, t sounded so much like Theodore Roosevelt that I couldn't help thinking how much I'd like to get those two fellows together. "We went on talking and I told him how the New York moneyed crowd run our Southern railroad. I had a chance to get iu a good rap at the condtion of the Southern at the Junction near Aken, S. C. The train comes down there with Pullman cars for the millionaires bound for Aiken and day coaches for the poor people going on down the lue. The poor people get out and sit around an old way station while the train carries the millionaires?I think I called them d? nillionaires n talking to Mr. Rockerfeiler?on to Aiken. Then the train comes back and picks up the poor people. The train is scheduled to run right through and the railroad folders do not announce this discrimination in favor of the rich folks. "We talked on, Mr. Rockefeller seemingly interested, until I readied my station. I got out and that is the last I saw of him. I didn't men tion Standard Oil and neither did he." Miss Nance Coming. Miss Mary Nance, President of the State School Improvement Associa tion, has been invite! by the Orange burg Teachers Association to deliver a lecture here. In response t:i this in vitation Miss Nance will make an ad dress at the Court House next Sat urday morning at half-past 10 o'clock. Her lecture will be on ed ucational and school improvement lines. To comment on her power as a speaker would be useless as she has a State reputation. It behooves every one Interested in education to attend and it is earnestly hoped that all of the Graded School te:.chcrs will be there to hear .Mi s N'a;r:e and extend a hearty welcome to her while in our midst. The members of the various ladies clubs will find that their time will be well spent in hear ing this address. Miss Nance will be heard at St. Matthews Friday night. Reaching Out Afler Business We have reveived the following confidential letter from a North Car olina whiskey house: "I enclose price list and would be pleased to fill all the orders you can send me. I will send you invoice at full prices, also statement first of each month at full prices, but when you remit you may deduct 10 per cent, and I will receipt you in full. Hope to have all the business you can send me." Wonder if this concern has many agents in this State?