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4 MANY WANT THEM. Calhoaa Caitnty Offices Are Be ing Enthusiastically Sought But a Large Majority of the Candi dates Will Be Disappointed, As There Are Not OlhVcs to Go Around. . Gov. Ansel has ordered a special election to be held on the second Tuesday in April for county officers for Calhoun county, consisting of clerk of court, sheriff, county super intendent of education, judge of pro bate, county supervisor and coroner. These position will be filled until the November elections according to the act passed by tne general assembly. For State Senate. Walter L. Buyck, Esq., St. Mat thews. Dr. Sam. J. Summers, Cameron. For Sheriff. Mr. Olin M. Dantzler, St. Matthews. Mr. William Braddy Hildebrand. Sunny Plain. For Supervisor. Mr. H. J. Crider, St. Matthews. ! Mr. T. Fred Wise, Fort Motte. Mr. John D. Golson, St. Matthews. Mr. Robt. H. Murph, Jamison. For County Treasurer. Mr. H. H. Cauthen, Fort Motte. Mr. P. L. Crider, St. Matthews. Mr. S. E. Owen, St. Matthews. For Clerk of Court. Mr. A. Hamp Wolfe, Advance. Mr. W. A. lsgett, St. Matthews. prlr. J. Archie Wolfe, Advance. For County Auditor. Mr. Jas. H. Haigler, Cameron. Mr. J. Moss Holman, Creston. For Superintendent of Education. Mr. D. S. Murph, Advance. For County Commissioner. Mr. J. W. Knight, St. Matthews. For Coroner. Mr. J. P. Chartrand, St. Matthews. It will be seen that there ar eno lack of candidates to fill the offices. More will be added to the above list before the election comes off. It is a hopeful sign when so many can didates offer to sacrifice themselves on the altar of their country. -The Senator and Representatives will not be elected until the regular primary this Summer. The othe:s will be elected on the second Tues day in April and will hold office until the election next November. It is reasonable to suppose that those elected now will be reelected in the primary. We believe we could pick out the winners in every case, but we wiil not discourage the losers by doing so. Let t'hem have as much fun as they can get out of the running as that is about all they will ever get. The material to select from is good, and there is no reason why a good set of officers could not be chos en from the above list of candidates. That each of them will be satisfied with the result is the wish of The Times and Democrat. ELECTION HELD AT ELLORKE. R. A. Shuler Chosen Intendant for the Twelfth Time. Elloree, February 2S.?Special: The municipal election was held here today with the following result: Intendant, B. A. Shuler; wardens, J. R. Bardin, W. D. Fogle, J. A. Irick and J. S. Ulmer. Two of the old councilmen were re-elected, while Messrs. W. D. Fogle and J. A. Irick take the places of D. W. Felkel and T. J. Wacter, old councilmen, who were candidates for re-election. Mr. B. A. Shuler had no opposition as intendaut and is serving his 12th term in that capacity. Carolina Lague. The proposed schedule for the Car olina League has been made out. The season opens April 30 with Anderson at Charlotte, Greenville at Spartan burg, and Winston-Salem at Greens boro. It closes August 22 with Charlotte playing at Anderson, Spar tanburg at Greenville, and Greens boro at Winston-Salem. One hun dred games will be played, half at home and half on the^road. Double headers will be played on July 4, as follows: Spartanburg at Greenville, Charlotte at Anderson, and Winston Salem at Greensboro. Lent Begins Soon. Lent, the time of penace for those of the Catholic and Episcopal faiths begins tomorrow. The day is Ash Wednesday, and, as usual, will be ob served with fitting services in the churches named. Lent continues through forty days and is observed as a time when the devout of these religions abstain from the pleasures of the world. Good Friday fall on April 17, and Easter Sunday on April 19. Still Holding Cotton. The St. Matthews correspondent of The News and Courier says: "'finan cial pressure has forced many, who were holding last year's crop, to turn loose with a benediction upon the money gamble, j, which is unknown in the prayer books. There is still a great deal behind and in the hands of men who declare they will stick till the roses come in December, if necessary." School Prizes. The South Carolina State Improve ment Association has announced the offer of thirty-five prizes for the schools of the state showing the greatest material improvement in a given time. A few of these prizes ?ught to come to Orangeburg. Better Than Cotton. At present prices peas is a better money crop than cotton. They are worth from $2 to $2.50 per bushel, according to locality. Our farmers should diversify their crops, and that way get ready for the boll weevil, which is steadily marching this way. TEACHER'S -.ASSOCIATION. Will Hold Its Regular Meeting at the 1 ?? Courthouse Saturday. The Teachers' Association of Or angeburg County -will hold its reg ular monthly meeting at the Court house on Saturday, March 14, at 11 o'clock. The following program has ! been arranged by the executive com Imittee: % "How to keep -the plough boy in j school," by Profs. J. G. Lowry, .1. W. I Inabinet. W. S. Peterson. "Discipline," by Profs. C. J. Rast, ' E. H. Houser and Miss M. L. Bryant, j "The Teacher's Duty." by Prots. !G. S. Goodjoin, J. C. Redman and E. C. Willis. We trust that teachers, trustees land patrons will give these most im ? portant subjects their earnest con j sideration, meet with us and join in ! the discussion, so that we all may he i benefited and aroused to a full dis charge of our duties. L. W. Livingston, President. O. C. T. A. SAN ITARY CONDITIONS GOOD Health of Children of City Schools Carefully Looked After. The Board of Health of the city has j given the sanitary conditions of the J city schools a thorough examination and have pronounced them all right. The inspection was made by Dr. Wal ter, Chairman of the Board of Health, and Health Inspector F. A. Scaiffley. As the Evening News says "this has always been one of the most im portant matters that has been attend-I ed to by the Board of Trustees, and they have spared no expense in us ing every precaution to protect the health of the scholars who attend the schools. "The very latest sanitary methods are at all times used by the schools and there has never been any sick ness that has been attributed to the! neglect at these schools." In addition to this we would say j that the matter of the health of the children is carefully looked after by Superintendent Thackston and his ef ficient corps of teachers in the schools. The sanitary systems used is one of the best ever invented, and Is certain to safeguard the health of j all those connected with the schools. TO SELECT COTTON SEED. Congressman Lever Will Come to Or angeburg for the Purpose. Congressman Lever has arranged with the Department of Agriculture to carry on some cotton seed selec tion work in the county of Orange burg. All of the cotton breeding work in the State is being carried on by Mr. L. E. Boykiu, a graduate of Clemson College and a citizen of Lee County. His work ac present is confined to the North East part of the State in Marlboro and Darlington counties. It Is Mr. Lever's idea to have some of the work done in Orangeburg which is the largest cotton growing county in the State and to this end Mr. Boykin will be directed to begin work in this county. The matter of seed selection is very important to cotton growers. It enables them to get rid of light, in ferior seed and the cost of seperation is practically nothing. The experiments so far made by the Department indicate that through proper seed selection the yield can be increased from 10 per cent, per acre and this would mean for the entire South an increase of 1.200,000 bales without any increase of labor or acreage and this means of course a net increase In the value of the cot ton crop of about $60.000,000 per annum. Lecture on Japan. Rev. Jno- A. Brunson will deliver a lecture on Japan at Santee Bap tist church, Elloree, S. C. on Friday evening, March 13th, at eight o'clock. It will be a rare treat for those who have never heard this gifted speaker, and those who have heard him will want to hear him again. Dr. Brun son was a missionary to. Jap?n sev eral years and will speak from per sonal knowledge of "Fair Japan." The small sum of 25 cents for Adults, and 15 cents for children will be taken at the door. The proceeds will go to Missions. , Presiding Eider Smith. Rev. Chas. B. Smith, Presiding El-1 der of this District, preached at St. Paul's Methodist Church on Sunday morning. Mr. Smith used to be the Pastor of this church, and there was a large congregation out to hear him. His sermon was greatly enjoyed by all who heard it. Sermon to Firemen. Rev. J. C. Dietz. Pastor of the Lutheran Church, preached the an nual sermon before the Elliott Hook and Ladder Company Sunday morn ing in the Lutheran church. There was a large congregation and Mr. Dietz preached a most excellent ser mon. Hunting Season Over. The hunting season for this sec tion is now over and sportsmen had better lay their guns aside. It is said that In one field last week thirty hunters killed eight hundred doves. What a slaughter of the innocents. Preached at Clemson. Rev. E. M. Lightfoot, Pastor of the Baptist Church of this city, preached at Clemson College on Sun day. His pulpit here was filled by Rev. Mr. Austin, of the Orangeburg Collegiate Institute. Got Thirty Days. Isreal Hampton a light fingered colored boy, plead guilty to stealing $17 from the office of Messrs. Brails ford and Holiday and was sent to the chain gang by Judge Brunson for thirty days. BISHOx* DUNCAN dead. Had Been An HI Man for Many 1 Months. Bishop \V. \V. Duncan, of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, died at Spartanburg yesterday morn ing at 9.05 o'clock. Tiie funeral services will be held in Central Methodist church in that city on Wednesday. The hour -for the funeral has not been fixed. Bishop uuncan had been hovering betwen life and death for several days, and it was only by use of stim ulants that his life was prolonged as long as it was. His death, while a great blow to members of his family and the Methodist church, was not unexpected. He had been in bad health for more than a year. Twelve months ago he suffered from abcess on the back of his neck, and his liie was despaired of at that time. He recovered from the attack, but was never restored to health. About three weeks ago he was taken seriously ill and grew weaker until his death. All the members of Iiis family were at his death bed. Bishop Duncan is survived by his wife, two daughiers, Mrs. A. G. Rem bert, wife of Prof. Rembert of Wat ford college, and Mrs. Warren Du Pre. wife of a well-known business man of Spartanburg. His only son, Col. T. C. Duncan, is a former South Carolinian, but now resides in Tenne see. where he is interest?/ in coal mining. LIST OF LETTERS. Those Remaining Unclaimed in the Orangebunr. Postoffice. List of letters remaining unclaim ed In the Orangeburg Post Office for the week ending March 2, 190S. Persons calling for these letters will please say they are advertised. A. D. Webster, P. M. Eugene Ankle, Philip Anthony. James Bailey, Miss Sara Bauson. S. E. Brown. W. A. Cole. J. S. Davis, Miss Carrie Durant. Labasket P. Epps. Miss Ada Ginyard, Jessie and Leila Goodwine, Miss Josephine Green. W. H. Inabinet. Johnie Jenkins, Miss Emma John son, Miss Lizzie Jones. Miss Lizer Martin, Miss Mahal a McRae. Mrs. Maggie Moore, Adam Mutry. Johnson Nelson. Miss Tilder Picket, Mrs. Cora Pot er. Harry Reeds. J. L. Scott, Miss Maggie Smith, Mrs. Anna Stevenson, Miss Flossie Sumpter. Miss Xelie Tolson, Mrs. Laura Tay ler, Aaron Thomas, Mrs. Addania Truwell, A. C. Tucker. Win. Yarbrough. Mrs. Julia Washington. Mrs. Fan nie Wicks, Dearl Williams, Mrs. Mat tie Williams, M. L. Wooten, Julian Wright. ATTENTION FARMERS. More Corn Prizes Will Be Given This Year The Legislature having made pro vision for prizes for the farmers of the State in cereal growing contests to be held agan this year, Commis sioner Watson, who was chairman of the Roard conducting the State Con test in connection with the National Contest iu 190G, and who is occupy ing the same relation in regard to the contest this year, stated recently that though no meeting of the Board had yet been held to arrange for the 1 908 contest he wished to give time ly notce to the farmers of !'ie State that there would be a corn growing contest this year and possibly one ilso for the growing of oats. He said he wished this notice to be pro mulgated promptly in order that the farmers might make their prepara tions for entering in time. He said further that he hoped there would be l larger number of entries than ever :his year arid that arrangements ivould probably be made for an ex hibit of the products of all the Con testants at the next State Fair. Holly Hill Dots. We had some windy weather last sveek, but guess that fanners rather see the wind than rain. We are glad to see Mrs. A. T. loyner. of this place, who has been very sick is able to be up, and we hope to see her out soon. Mr. L. S. Smith, of New Orleans, La., is home on an extended visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Smith, near here. Mrs. M. M. Singletary, of the Sandridge section, who is visiting her son, Capt. A. L. Singletary. at El loree, is very ill, but we trust she will soon be alright again. Mr. C. W. Donan, of Charleston, was the pleasant visitor of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Smith last week. Winks. Presented Bell to Sunday School. In a few but well choosen words, 3upt. A. C. Dibble of St. Paul's Meth odist Church Sunday afternoon ex pressed his appreciation and thanks to the ladies of the Basket Band for their donation to the Sunday School in the way of a class room bell, which they had presented to him re cently. The bell was a large one, land a more needed article could not have ben choosen for the useof the Superintendent. After this Mr. I. W. Bowman offered resolutions in regard to the presentations of the bell and thanked the ladies for their thourht fulness. Pawed by a Horse. Mr. Fordham Bailey, employed at the stable of Mr. Mack Salley was pretty badly used by a mule yesterday morning. The mule reared up and taucht Mr. Salley and gave a heavy hlow on the jaw with his front loot. \lthourh the accident w;! not v en terics, it was very painful. MAY CAUSE A SMILE A Column of Light Reallng That Will Be Enjoyed By All Who Like to Read Funny and Witty Sayings from the Mag zincs and Papers. A Hard Task. With a scowling brow the vaudeville agent awaited the next applicant. A long, lanky individual came to his desk and iu funereal tones said, "Good day, sir." "Well, what do you ?want?" "I need a job just now about as much as anything else," answered the lean person. "Ever had any experience?" "Oh, indeed. I have been with"? "Chop it short. I know you've been with all the big stars from Hamlet to omelet. That doesn't cut any freeze with me. What's your line?" "1?I?I'm a?a?a comedian." "Well, then, make me laugh."?Lip pincott's. t Thrifty Tenement Dwellers. Congressman Jacob Huppert of New j York represents one of the most con gested districts in the metropolis. Thinking the people who live iu tene ments might want to plant seeds in boxes on the window sills and fire es capes, he sent an assortment of his j quota of garden seeds to the inhab itants of a model tenement just built i by a friend of his. Later he received a letter reading: My Dear Ruppert?Please send no more ', seeds to the people who live in my modal I tenements. I went there today, and I find they are j all raising cabbatjos, cucumbers and to matoes in the bathtubs. Fun With the Conductor. He boarded the train at St. Paul, bound for Seattle. As the conductor passed through the car he asked how far it was from St. Paul to Seattle. "Sixteen hundred and twenty miles," the official answered. The next time the conductor came along the man again asked him how far it was from Seattle to St. Paul. "See here, my man," said the conductor pompously, "it's 1,620 miles from St. Paul to Seat tie, and it's 1.(120 miles from Seattle to St. Paul." "Maybe so," said the little man mod estly. "I didn't know. You see. It's only seven days from Christmas to New Year's, but It's a long time froin New Year's to Christmas."?Ladies' riome Journal. My World. I live in two worlds, one in which 1 must consider the weather and clothes and meals and bias coming due and a host of duties and obligations, some of which weary me. It isn't really a had world, and I haven't much ground to complain of it. It is comparatively a poor world, however, when set agr.inst thut other world into which I retire with every opportunity?the glorious, free and perfect world of my imagina tion. The common world, the world of meals and clothes and weather. I share with everybody. No preference or spe j cial consideration Is given to me. I often get a kick or a cuff that I de spise, even though I know that I earn ed it. But the other world is all my own. I am its creator, king and mas ter. Nothing happens in It that does not please me; nothing exists without my consent. It revolves around me; I am its sun and center; all else is sub ordinate. There is no order, system or law in it that gives me the slightest trouble, for 1 alter, change or abolish these at ray pleasure. Of course I es cape whenever I can from the common everyday world in which I am so In significant into the world which is wholly my own.?Orlando J. Smith. Always One or the Other. "But why did you leave your last placeV" the lady asked of the would be cook. "To tell the truth, mum. I just couldn't stand the way the master an' the missus used to quarrel, mum." "Dear me! Do you mean to say that they actually used to quarrel?" "Vis, mum, all the time. When it wasn't me an' him, \t was me an' her." -Everybody's. Why the Blade Is Curved. Corporal Sandhurst was drilling r batch of raw recruits. "Why is it," he said to a bright look ing chap, "that the Made of your saber is curved instead of straight?" "The blade is curved," the recruit an swered, "iu order to give more force tc the blow." "Nonsense!" said the corporal. "The blade is curved so as to lit the scab bard. If it was straight, how would you get It Into the curved scabbard, you idiot?" The Waiter's Preference. At a dinner oue day some men were discussing the merit.-, of different spe cies of game. One preferred ennvap back duck, another woodcock, aud still another thought a quail the most deli cious article of food. The discussion and the dinner ended at about the same time. "Well, Frank," said one of the men. turning to the waiter at his elbow, who was as good a listener as he was a 1 wilier, "what kind of game do you like best?" "Well. ma.ssa. to tell you the trufe. almost any kind of game'll suit me. but what I like best Is an American eagle served on a silver dollar." She Wanted to Know. It was at a New York Symphony or chestra concert conducted by Walter Damrosch. The audience was antici pating an exquisite rendition of choice selections from some famous compos ers, conspicuous among whom was Ric?ard Wagner, the opening number In this instance being one of Mb com positions. As was usual, tbe leading perform ers of the orchestra ss they appeared upon the platform were met with en thusiastic applause, the climax being reached with the appearance of Mr. Damrosch hjmsclf. When the excitement had somewhat subsided and the concert was about to begin a well dressed woman., seated quite c'ear the fron? turned to the wo man beside her and said In an audible voice. "Pardon me, but would you kindly tell me which one is Wagner?' Correct. "Now. can any of you tell me what Is water?" asked the;teacher at the end of an object lesson. "Please, teacher, water's what turns black when you put your hands In It!" j Infantile Knowledge. Little Rosalie, aired-six. was watch ing her mother label some glasses of preserves. ".Mother." said she suddenly, "what kind of preserves does God make?" I "Why, God doesn't make preserves. Rosalie." "Yes, he does, mother. I say it every Sunday in Sunday school. The teacher says. "Why should you love and serve God?' and we say. 'Because he makes preserves and redeems us.' "?Lippin cott's. Some Thoughts on Love. It is difficult to know at what mo ment love begins. It is less difficult to know it has begun. A thousand her alds proclaim it to the listening air: a thousand messengers betray it to the eye. Tone: act. attitude and look, the signals upon the countenance, the elec tric telegraph of touch?all these be I tray the yielding citadel before the word itself is uttered which, like the key surrendered, opens every avenue and gate of entrance and renders re treat Impossible.?Longfellow. To write a good love letter you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say and to finish without knowing what you have written.? Rousseau. The first symptom of true love In a young man is timidity; in a girl it is boldness. T*ie two sexes have a tend ency to approach, and each assumes the qualities of the other.?Hugo. His Preference. A little boy was sitting on one of the benches in Central park. New York, watching people ride the donkeys. An exceedingly fat woman hired a donkey i.nd was about to mount when she saw the small boy and said to bim. "Little boy. don't you want me to hire a don key for you too?" "No, thank you. I'd rather sit here and laugh."?Ladies' Home Journal. A Baptismal Episode. An eminent judge when asked about the facility with which lie turned from one case to another replied that he had learned that from what he saw at a baptism of colored people when he. was a boy. The weather was verj cold, so that to immerse tlie candidates they were obliged to cut away the ice. It befell that when one of the female converts wns dipped hack into the wa ter the cold made her squirm about, and in a moment she bad slipped from the preacher's hands and was down the stream under the ice. The preach er, however, was not disconcerted. Looking up with perfect calmness at the crowd on Hie bank, he said; "Breth ren, this sister hath departed. Hand me down another." Dumas and the Thermometer. One day when Dumas pore was man ager of the Theatre Historique he hap pened to meet an old friend whom he had not seen for thirty years. "Where are you going to dine to night?" he asked the u-iend. "Tonight I shall dine oowhere," was the answer. "Oh, no," said Dumas; "you arc mis taken. You will dine with me." And lie led the friend into his house and gave him the upper place at Iiis table. Evidently the poor man had not had such a dinner for a long time. So the generous hearted Dumas at the end of the meal casually remarked: "It is a matter of course tli.it I ex pect you tomorrow at the same time." The friend came the next day and the day after this, and so on for ten years up to his death. One day he told Dumas that as he was eating bread that he did not earn this ar rangement could not continue. "If I am not able honestly to earn my meals, I shall not come again. Tell me in what way I can lie of service 10 you." Pumas thought a moment, then said: "You can do me a great favor. You may go to the new bridge every day and take the temperature by Cheva lier's thermometer. The temperature, you must know, is of great moment in the matter of the sale of tickets. Could you do this?" The poor fellow answered affirma tively and from that time on reported to Dumas every day: "At noon the thermometer showed so aud so many degrees in the shade." Aud Dumas, who of course did not care iu the least about the tempera ture, replied with the same regularity: "I am very much obliged. If you only knew what a service you are do ing me:"?narper's. He Won the Dog. A minister, walking along the street one day. saw a crowd of boys sitting in a ring, with a small dog in the cen ter. When he came up to them he asked: "What are you doing to the doc?" One little boy said. "Whoever tells the biggest lie wilts it." "I am surprised at you little boys, fur when I was like you 1 never told a lie." There was a silence for awhile, until one of the boys shouted, "Hand him up the dog!" THARS. Not In the time of pleasure Hope doth Bel her how. But in the sky of s:>rrow, Ov*r the vale of woe. Through gloom and shadow look we On beyond ...ic years. The soul would have no rainbow Had the eyes no tears. _ ?Century. Woodmen Will Drill. The Uniform Rank of the Wood men of the World will have an indi vidual competitive drill at the school , auditorium at Bowman on next Fri- , day evening at eight o'clock. After | the drill oysters will be served to i the public for the benefit of the i Uniform Rank. No admission fee ] will be charged and the public is j cordially invted to attend. i THE SICKROOM. How to Disinfect it Thoroughly After Contagious Diseases. Thorough disinfection after contagious diseases means the burning 'of. such things as carpets, mattresses, comforts, blankets and curtains unless it is pos sible to subject them to the action of steam. With the room stripped of all draperies, etc.. wash all the furniture with bichloride of mercury in solution. To make the solution pour a gallon of boiling rainwater upon four ounces of salt, stir it till dissolved, let cool and dilute it one-half. After washing with It thoroughly, rinse in tepid water and rub dry. When the things are outside wash the paint and walls with the same solutiou; also put plenty of it in the water for washing windows, if there is a closet wash it all over inside and afterward fill any cracks with soft putty. Wash the floor, slopping it free ly with the bichloride first, as danger lurks in every grain of dust, says the Delineator. After the washing?not sooner?often windows from the top and let stand a few minutes. Shut them tigbt. and paste paper over the cracks about them; also over any cracks In the wall and a double sheet over the fireplace Tack a strip of tin around the inner edge of the door, so that when the door Klints the tin will close the crack. Next put a big iron pan in tin- iddle of the floor, set an iron skillet i.. the middle of It. and put into the sltille! a pound "f (lowers of sulphur. P?m n ounce of alcohol on the sulphur. : i > i short fuse. light it and go outbid". 'Vi the door. In five minutes loo!. :?!? to make sure the sulphur is well alire. It will fill the room with thick, stifling smuke. It will also bleach out and de stroy any colors on walls or ceilings. Leave I he room shut for twen'r-four hours, then open and air well. em ber that bichloride of mercury la dead ly poison. How to Freshen Up Furs. Owners of furs may have received them from the summer storage and found them dead looking and lusterless. a condition in which even handsome furs are not attractive. This is usual ly due to the fact, says the Technical World Magazine, that the fur is sim ply soiled, and it may be cleaned and brightened to a remarkable extent by a simple method without the slightest danger of injury to the article. This Is the method employed by the Kas sians, who are certainly the most ex tensive users of and probably the best informed on the subject of furs of any nation. Rye bran should be heated in an iron or earthenware vessel, being stirred all the while until it has be come as hot as Is bearable to the hand. The bran should then be poured upon the fur in liberal quantities and thor oughly rubbed in. The fur should then be brushed with a clean brush or shak en and pounded until all the particles of bran have been removed. The re sult of this treatment will be that all dark furs have regained their freshness and luster and that white furs appear like new. How to Grow Palms Successfully. There is uo secret or knack about successfully growing a palm. Only a knowledge of its habits and require ments is needed, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Good drainage must be provided, the proper kind of soil and a comprehension as to how to water the plant properly. When the leaves of a palm turn brow at the tip. first of all examine the soil in which it Is growing. In the majority of cases it Will be found that it is wet and clog god. Take immediate steps to repot the plant, provide plenty of good drain age and a sandy and rather heavy soil. Water it well, then place the plant in a good strong light out of the rays of the sun. Give it very little water after the first drenching until the plant shows signs of growth. The chief se cret of success with palms is to keep them out of the direct sunlight, but in a strong light, and to water them only when the soil is dry ou the surface. Ouce every fortnight the palm should be taken to the bathroom and be given a thorough drenching of the foliage. How to Put on a Corset. Fasten the abdominal hooks first, lii'liug the body with a long breath ut I lie same time and holding the head well back. This holds superfluous flesh in the right place iustead of crowding it downward, which can only be ex cessively ugly as well as injurious, says the New York American. After the top of the front is hooked draw the looped laces from eyelets slightly be low the waist, pulling the bottom of the corset much tighter than the top. Through this simple means healthy breathing is permitted, for bodices are so loose that it is only at the waist and hips the figure needs to he held taut How to Save Trousers. To save men's trousers cut a broom stick so it will fit under the lowest shelf In the clothes closet, cover with cotton batting about three or four thicknesses, then with black cambric, | and sew this down tight. Make a loop' on either end. Tack two tacks ou the shelf in the closet so the stick will hang about three or four inches down Fold men's and boys' trousers by creases, and they will look like new every time by hanging them across the covered stick. I How to Wash Ivory Ornaments. Wash ivory ornaments well iu soap ind water, using a soft toothbrush to remove the dust from any fine work that may be upon them. Dry them by Hitting them in bright sunshine, keep ing them constantly wet with soapy water for several days while they are in the sun. Finally wash and rinse tliem again. If the Ivory Is much rtained. but not -'ery deeply, rub the surface with finely ground pumice 3toue and water, moisten it well and lay In the sun to bleach. Gone to Rest. Mrs. James Fairey, of the Rowes dlle section, passed away on Satur lay morning after a long lingering llnesss, which she bore with Chris ian fortitude and resignation. Her ?emains were laid to rest at New rlope Church on last Sunday in the iresence of a large concourse of rel itives and friends. HOG?NDI?NY.' Is The Only Safet , of the South ern Farmer. Xo Cotton Being Held by the Texas Farmers, Says E. L. Archer, of Spartanburg. The Spartanburg Herald says: E. L. Archer, president of the County Cotton Growers' Association was in the city recently. Mr. Archer is just back from Dallas, Texas, where he attended as a delegate the big con vention of the Southern Cotton Grow ers' Association. When asked by a representative of The Herald con cerning the convention, Mr. Archer said: "There were delegates from every Southern State and they all stressed the necessity of reduction of acreage by diversification. They also advocated taking better care of cot ton, and giving more thought to the marketing of the product, rather than to increase the number of bales. "As a result of my visit to Dallas I wish to say specially to the farm ers, that I saw very few patches of small grain?no fields. The Texas tennant is no better off that the ten nant here. He is. naturally a cotton farmer, and he buys his bread and meat in town, likewise the corn for his mule. I saw no barns or corn ! cribs and very poor houses. "All the cotton made by tennants is sold as soon as gathered to satis fy the store account. I saw very little cotton; none at the gins, none at the depots. All I saw of the sta ple was a few balesiying on the ground in fenced lots, which are the Texas warehouses." When asked how much cotton the Texas farmers were holding, Mr. Archer replied: "Virtually none. There is more land than anything else in Texas. There is no help to be expected from that quarter so far as the holding movement is concerned. Last year she planted one million and three hundred thousand acres more in cotton than in i;?06. Okmhoma planted 068.000 more acres in cot ton in 1907 than in 1906; Georgia 667,000 more; South Carolina, 140, 000 more. Had not the boll weevil And the dry weather ruined the Tex as crop ther would have been a thirty million bale output. "I wish to warn the farmers to reduce the cotton acreage," said Mr. Archer. "If it is not done generally cotton will be sold next fall for eight cents or less. No organization can make a farmer succeed who will not raise home supplies. "For forty years the farmers have been submissive slaves for the think ing man by buying such things as were not necessary, or things that he could have made at home. It is time that the chains of slavery be broken, and the only way to break them is to ra^se more hog and homi ny. How to Mend Matting. Often in moving a heavy piece of furniture the matting on the floor wilt have au ugly hole torn in It, says tho Chicago News. The torn place is usu ally where it is the most noticeable and cannot be covered wPh a rug. There is an excellent way to remedy this defect by darning the place with raffia of colors to match the matting I straw. It is much better than threads, j and the work can be neatly done. It I may be ueccssary to run heavy cord* across the work through which the j raffia is to be woven. The threuds are sewed in place with a large darning ueedle. Torn places on the edge of matting can be remedied in the same manner. It is best to sew matting to gether with a loose stitch, usiug very heavy linen thread for the purpose, but where this cannot be doue then use the regular mattiug tacks or ordinary tacks, placing first one side, then the opposite side, to prevent the baggy ap pearance which so often occurs. Nev er use a claw hammer to lift tacks from matting, since it invariably breaks the straw. Get an old bluut chisel, place it beneath the matting and tack bead, pouud gently with the hammer a:id pry the lack up. This will draw the tack out straight and leave the matting unbroken. How to Dust Furniture Property. Soft cloths make the best dusters. In dusting any piece of furniture l>egin at the top and dust down, wiping care fully with the cloth, which can be fre quently shaken. A great many people seem to have no idea what dusting Is Intended to accomplish, and iustead of wiping off and removing the dust It i3 simply flirted off into the air and soon settles down upon the articles dusted. If carefully taken up by the cloth. It can be shaken out of the window into the open air. If the furniture will per mit the use of a damp cloth, that will more easily take up the dust, aud it can be washed out in a pail of suds. It is far easier to save work by cover ing up nice furniture while sweeping than to clean the dust out. besides leaving the furniture far better in the long run. Farm Work Behind. The St. Matthews correspondent of The News and Courier says "the rainy, disagreeable weather has greatly retarded farming operations, and the movement of fertilizers has been, it is -aid, far hhind that of former years. Short crops and the constantly increasing price of these fertilizers have about put them?ex cept In small quantities?beyond the rear of the weaker and dependent renters and farmers." Will be at North. Dr. J. H. Perreyclpar. Dentist, will be in North S. C. Tuesday and Wed nesday, March 10 and 11. Office ntl Plunkett's Hotel. Not Much Land Sold. The regular first Monday iand sales of the Master were considerably cc' down thh month as shown by *yf> sales made yesterday.