The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, March 13, 1908, Page 8, Image 8
HAPPILY MARRIED.
MR. SIMON H. BROWN AND MISS
IDA J. KOHN MADE ONE.
The Happy Event Takes Place at the
Family Residence in This City on
Wednesday Afternoon.
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
the wedding* of Miss Ida J. Kohn.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Kohn, and Mr. Simon H. Brown, of
New York, was solemnized at the
home of the bride, Rabbi Dr. David
Mark of Atlanta offiiciatlng.
The wedding was a quiet affair'
the proposed reception having be*u
done away with, owing to the sudden
illness of a member of Mr. Brown's
family. Only the immediate family
and the nine members of the Caro
linian club were present at the cere
mony. The Orangeburg Orchestra
played the wedding marches.
Miss Kohn charming in her gown
of white victoria satin, trimmed wirb
Irish chochet lace, carrying a shower
boquet of bridal roses and lillies of
the valley, walked into the parlor on
the arm of her father, Mr. Henry
Kohn, who gave her away. Miss
Henrietta Kohn, sister of the bride
was maid of honor, attired in a
sweet dress of white lingerie. Mr.
Mike Brown, Jr., acted as best man
to the groom.
The parlor, in which room the
ceremony was performed, was beau
tifully decorate? with ferns and flow
ers and tiny white wedding bells.
The bay window, in which the min
ister stood, was transformed into a
bower of green ferns and palms, the
bridal couple standing under a cling
ing vine of little white bells and
green ferns. The whole house was
tastefully decorated, the color scheme
being white and pink. In the dining
room the wedding table was beauti
ful; laden with dainty refreshments,
the same color scheme of pink and
white being' carried out.
The bride was the recipient of
many beautiful and handsome wed
ding gifts from friends far and near.
Among the guests present were
Mrs. Simon Brown of Blackvillc, S.
C.,; Mrs. Isadore Brown and Miss
Rosa Rich ofaBlackville; Mr. Charlie
Brown of Barawell, Mr. Mike Brown,
of Brunswick, Ga.; Mrs. Herman
Brown of Blackville, S. C; Mr. S. K.
Brown, Mrs. Mike Brown and Miss
Estelle Brown of Brunswick, Ga.;
Miss Blosom Adamson of Rome, Ga.;
Miss Blanche Hirsch, of Atlanta, Ga.;
Mr. and Mrs. Phil D. Kohn, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. M. Kohn, Miss Bessie Levy,
Miss Grace Levy, Mr. and Mrs. Au
gust Kohn, Miss Camille Jacobs, Mr.
M. S. Meyers, Mr. Alex, B. Kohn, all
of Columbia, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. F.
Newton Brunson of Sumter, S. C;
Dr. David Marx of Atlanta.
The groom is the son of Mr. am.
Mrs. Mike Brown of BrunswicK, Ga.,
_ loriiierly of Barnwell, S. C. The
bride is the eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Kohn, having been
lorn in Orangeburg Where she has
aiways lived. Sh.' is a popular young
lady cf Orangen*;.'& having a nost of
frieno8 and close adn::vvho wisi.
her happiness in her married life.
The bride and groom left via tl?c
Atlantic Coast Line at 5 o'clock for
Washington where they will remain
for a few days before taking a six
week's tour of Califoru a. Mr. and
Mrs. Brown will be at home after
April 15 at The Belleclaire Hotel,
New York City, where they will make
their future home.
Afternoon Delivery.
Postmaster Webster announces
that there will be an afternoon deliv
ery of mail in the business section on
and after next Monday. The carriers
will leave the office at six o'clock in
the afternoon and will deliver the
mails from the two afternoon trains.
This service was discontinued during
the winter on account of the late ar
rivals of the trains, but as the trains
arrive before dark now the delivery
will be resumed. Postmaster Web
ster, who is always anxious to serve
the public to the very best of his
ability, will extend this a.ternoon de
livery to the residential section of
the city as soon as conditions warrant
him in doing so.
Tliackham Ready for Work.
Bob Thackham. one of Orange
burg's crack pitchers, retained from
last season, was in town Monday. Bob
says he has had several good offers
to play outlaw ball, but intends to
stick to his contract with Orangeburg
and is ready to begin work whenever
the season opens. Thackham was
one of the best pitchers in the State
League last year.
Dispensary Figures.
The report of liquor sale by the
county dispensary for the mouth of
February has just been given out.
Notwithstanding the short month, in
clining one holiday, which also came
on Saturday, the figures were very
little less than for the month of Jan
uary, being $22,629.51 and $23,444.
3 4, respectfully. The revenue which
the city derives from the dispensary
is something like $20.000 a year.
Three Fire Alarms.
Three fire alarms were rung in
about t> o'clock Monday afternoon,
one immediately following the other.
Another was sent in about 2:3 0 Tues
day. In each case the cause was
trifling and the blazes, if any, were
extinguished without the aid of the
fire department, which however,
made prompt response in each in
stance.
Will Be There.
Congressman Lever, who is doing
his best to secure an appropriation
for a government building in this
city has arranged to have a hearing
before the committee on public build
ings in Washington on Thursday.
19th instant. Representatives from
Orangeliurg will appear before the
committee and urge the erection of
a government building in this city.
? COUNTY FINANCES.
Those Who Know Say They Are in
Good Shape.
A rumor having been circulated
that the financial affairs of Orange
burg County were not in the most
desirable shape, The' News and
Courier's correspondent had an in
terview with Dr. L. K. Sturkie, coun
ty attorney, in reference to the mat
ter.
Dr. Sturkie stated that there were
no grounds upon which to base such
a report other than that at the 1907
session of the Legislature the tax
levy for this county was. reduced half
a mill under a misapprehension, but
at this year's session of the Legisla
ture the half mill was put back and
in time this deficit will be made up.
Dr. Sturkie further stated that
like every other county, Orangeburg
at times finds it necessary to borrow
money against the taxes which are
collected in the fall. Otherwise than
the usual prevailing conditions the
affairs in this county are in first-class
shape.
The Times and Democrat called
attention to the rumor about the
finances of the county referred to by
the correspondent in its Tuesday's
edition. This rumor had been in cir
culation for some time and we called
attention to it so as the facts in the
case coul.d be brought out as they
have been by the above statement
from Dr. Sturkie. who is in a posi
tion to speak authoritatively on the
subject.
County Supervisor Dantzler, who
will voluntarily retire from the of
fice about the first of April, will pub
lish a full statement of the finances
of the county about that time, which,
we are informed, will lay at rest all
rumors concerning the county finan
ces. This statement will be publish
ed just as soon as County Treasurer
Fair has made up his statement of
the different funds.
In this connection we would state
that in publishing the rumor The
Times and Democrat had no idea of
reflecting on Supervisor Dantzler, or
any other member of the Board of
Commissioners. In handling the
county finances, we believe that these
gentlemen have done the very best
'they could, and as good as any other
set of officials in their place could
have done under similar circumstan
ces.
SERIOUS CHARGE.
Tried to Collect Money Order That
Had Been Paid.
Walter L. Freeman, colored, was
up before United States Commission
er Robt. Lide last Tuesday on a very
serious charge. Freeman was form
erly a student at the State Colored
College and is charged with unlaw
fully attempting to collect a money
order by forging the endorsement of
the rightful payee, Isabella Cauthen,
at present a student at the State
College.
It seems that the order was sent to
the Cauthen girl, who never received
it, but Lad a duplicate issued instead,
which was paid by the Orangeburg
.postoffice. In some manner the orig
inal order fell into the hands of Free
man, who was teaching school in
Adabell, Ga. Freeman endorsed the
order by signing the girl's name and
forwarding it to John Shell, a friend
of his who lives in Rowesville, in
structing him to come to Orangeburg
and collect *he amount, five dollars,
and remit the proceeds to Freeman by
express money order.
When the order was presented at
this office it was discovered that pay
ment had already been made of the
duplicate, whereupon Shell was ques
tioned with the result that informa
tion leading to the arrest of Free
man was secured. Postoffice In
spector S. W. Kingsmore was put in
charge of the case and it was not
long before he had Freeman, who will
have to stand trial in the Federal
Court. In default of bail Freeman
was lodged in jail to await trial.
The Government was represented by
Assistant District Attorney A. Lath
rop and the defence by President
Thos. E. Miller, of the State Colored
College.
Will Go to Washington.
On the 19th instant Postmaster A.
D. Webster and Mr. R. H. Jennings,
president of the Business Men's
League, will go to Washington to
appear before the sub-committee on
public buildings of Congress in the
interest of the bill now pending pro
viding for an appropriation for a
building for Orangeburg. It is prob
able that several other prominent cit
izens will go and lend their assistance
to Congressman Lever, whose efforts
in behalf of this city are highly ap
preciated.
Of Interest to Baptist.
Mr. J. B. White. Clerk of the Or
angeburg Baptist Association left at
the Parsonage, minutes for the fol
lowing, churches:. Salem. Pleasant
Hill, North. Louisville, Getsomana,
Canaan, Willow Swamp. Bowman,
Bethany, Norway. Antioch, Branch
ville, Calvery and Congaree. Un
less the brethren call for these min
utes within the next ten days. I will
forward to either Clerk or Pastor al
their expense. Please come for these
minutes. Respectfully.
E. M. Lightfoot.
Contest for Lever's Seat.
Messrs. Moss & Lide, attorneys for
Congressman Lever, have been noti
fied to appear before the Congression
al committee in the matter of the
contest for Mr. Lever's seat on the
24th instant. Capt. B. H. Moss will
be on hand to care for his client's in
terests, although no fear is entertain
ed as to the outcome, as the same
questions have been decided before
and always adversely to the cause ot
the habitual contestant. Alec Dantz
ler.
Personal.
Rev. and Mrs. Ferguson, of Sal
ley's, who have been visiting in tht
city for a few days, returned to theii
home Tuesday morning.
BOftrflAN LETTER.
RECENT HAPPENINGS IN THAT
WIDE AWAKE TOWN.
Woodmen of the World Entertain
ment a Great Success.?Big Sale of
Fertilizers Noted.
Bowman, March 11th. Special: The
entertainment in the interest of the
W. 0. W. held here last Friday eve
ning was a complete success, and
was very much enjoyed by the vis
itors as well as the '"home folks."
The prize drill conducted by C. C,
E. N. Mittle in the uniform rank was
held at the Graded School Audito
rium in the presence of quite a large
audience. Mr W. C. Wise donated
a medal to the best drilled member
in the uniform rank. Messrs. W. C.
Wise and 0. P. Evans of Bowman
with Mr. T. O. S. Dibble of Orange
burg, were appointed judges. The
committee after a short consultation
decided that Charlie T. Easterlin was
entitled to the prize. Hon. Samuel
Dibble by request presented the med
al with . a few appropriate remarks
as no one but his honor is capable of
doing on such occasions.
At the close of the drill Robert
Lide Esq., of Orangebnrg. by invita
tion made an address in the interest
of the W. O. W. order. Mr. Liue
spoke in his usual attractive style
presenting many truths of interest to
the audience assembled on this oc
casion.
At the close of Mr. Lide's address
it was announced that oysters and
other luxuries would be served by a
committee of ladies on the floor be
low the K. of P. and W. C. W. Lodge halI.
The program was nicely carried
out and a snug little sum was realized
for the W. O. W. Order.
Messrs. Theodore and Harris Shul
er accompanied by Miss Viola Shuler
of the Providence Section were vis
itors at the entertainment.
Merchants are doing a "hand-over
fist" lien business again this year,
but appear to be a little more pru
dent in their dealings. The Banks
are more cautious than usual in put
ting out the "cash" and it is not
likely that they will be caught nap
ping in their line of business.
There seems to be no end in sight
in the delivery and hauling of fertil
izers at Bowman. It. has been said
time and time again and vouched for
as the truth, that more fertilizers are
delivered at Bowman than any town
in Orangeburg County.
To a casual observer it would seem
that there is enough delivered here
to supply half the county. A lot of
it feeds the grass on many a farm
which in turn is never harvested, ex
cept perchance after a killing frost
appears and it become almost worth
less. There is room, much room,
great, room for more intelligent farm
ing along this line.
The gripp entered this section sev
eral weeks ago and was no respect or
of persons as it passed from house
to house very few being able to say
that they escaped its grasp.
Mr. W. C. Wise, of the firm of
Farris & Wise, is making improve
ments on his hotel and store front
that is very becoming indeed, add
ing a front upper piazza that spans
the sidewalk.
Mr. P. Gerlach has erected a neat
cottage on his tract of land near the
town limits and has begun the build
ing of another still nearer town.
Mr. Charlie Rast is also putting
up a neat little building, just out
side the c'orporate limits of Bowman
near Mr. Gerlach's.
The buzz of the flying saw, the
ringing of the hammer on the nail,
and the thump of the brick masons
trowel are familiar sounds that are
heard day by day, indicating that
thrift and energy will always suc
ceed despite the many draw backs
that faces one from time to time.
Dundee.
Longest and Shortest Days.
At London and Bremen the long
est day has sixteen and one-half
hours. At Stockholm it is eighteen
and one-half hours in length. At
Hamburg and Dantzig the longest
day has seventeen hours. At St.
Petersburg and Tobolsk, Siberia, the
longest day is nineteen hours and the
shortest five hours. At Tornea, Fin
land, June 21 brings a day nearly 22
hours long and Dec. 2.r> one less than
three hours in length. At Wardbury,
Norway, the longest day lasts from
May 21 to July 22 without interrup
tion and in Spitzbergen the longest
day is three and one-half months.
Death of Mr. If. T. Cherry.
Mr. Henry T. Cherry, a well-to-do
farmer of the Cordova section, who
has suffered for the past four years
from a stroke of paralysis, died .Mon
day morning, aged sixty-four years.
Mr. Cherry was for many years a
member of Ebenezer Baptist Church,
and was a highly respected citizen,
and his death will be regretted by
many friends and relatives. He was
a confederate veteran. Mrs. Cherry
and five children survive him.
Those Unsightly Poles.
If the Civic League would pardon
us for intruding we would suggest
that it take some steps to have tin
numerous electric light, telegraph
and telephone poles painted with
some sort of cheap paint to covet
their unsightly appearance. A little
paint on these poles would go a long
way to help out the general appear
ance of some of the streets of the
city.
Millinery Parlor.
Mrs. A. C. Linstedt will open a Mil
linery Parlor over the store lately oc
cupied by J. C. Pike. Jr. She will car
ry only millinery goods and extend;
to her many friends in city and conn
ty an invitation to visit her when it
need of spring hats. She has just re
turned from the North where sht
bought her complete stock. Every
thing new. Prices will please. Giv<
her a trial.
BLACK PATTI TROUBADOURS
Will Appear at Academy of Music
This Evening.
Mirth, melody and music is the
keynote of the performance to be
given by the famous "Black Patti
Troubadours" at the Academy of
Music on Friday evening, the 13th.
Those sweet singers and ebony color
ed fun makers of Dixie Land have
been recognized for many years as
a high class standard attraction in
all sections of the country. Among
the forty in its ranks are to be found
the most talented Afro-American
singers, dancers and comedians in
the world. In this country the Black
Fatti and the Troubodours, through
their refined and enjoyable stage per
formance, have added largely to the
musical culture of'..he people. Their
revival of the sweet melodies of the
South^?reminiscent of anti-bellum
days?the plantation, the cotton
fields and the levee has been a musi
cal revelation to millions.
The Black Patti t'roubadours will
be seen at the Academy of Music Fri
day evening.
They have been here twice before,
pleased the largest, audiences ever
seen in the local theatre and will
again be greeted by a packed house.
Entire lower floor 75 cents. Balcony
50 and 75.
ATTENTION" BAPTISTS!
.-? Matter i)t' Interest to tin- Members
of That Church.
There is a matter of vital interest
to thirty-six hundred white Baptist
of our county, that 1 wish to write
about through your paper.
It is not generally known that the
debt of five hundred dollars on the
Concrete building of the Orangeburg
Collegiate Institute is being carried
by one man. I do not think it is
fair to him to bear our burden. He
is doing it cheerfully and gladly, and
let it be known that he is not afraid
of loosing one cent, his confidence
in the Baptist folks' honesty is un
bounded.
Our associational Executive Com
mittee at its recent meeting cast two
resolutions of vital interest to all:
First: Resolved that as an Asso
ciation we raise the sum of five hun
dred dollars to be paid on debt for
the Concrete building, the property
of the O. C. I., the said amount be
apportioned in prorata shares among
our churches, the money to be paid
during the year 1908 to T. M. Mc
Michael, Treasurer.
The second resolution needs to be
read before each church of our asso
ciation: Resolved that as an Execu
tive Committee we commend the re
presentatives of both Furman Uni
versity and* Greenville Female Col
lege in ther efforts to raise at least
one hundred thousand dollars for
these schools, and that we invite
Urethren Easterling and St.rinfield
among our churches to raise our
share of the above amount.
I have this day sent a copy of the
above to each of our county papers
that all may read and heed.
E. M. Lightfoot.
Acting Secretary for the Committee.
THE CIVIC LEAGUE.
Held an Interesting and Profitable
Meeting Tuesday Afternoon.
The Civic League, to which every
man, woman and child in this city,
who believes in making things beau
tiful should belong, held quite an in
teresting meeting on Tuesday after
noon, at which many plans for beauti
fying the city were discussed and
acted on Among other things it was
resolved to continue the work of im
proving the looks of the courthouse
square, and a committee was appoint
ed with Mrs. R. H. ennings as chair
man to look after the work. It is
said some hardy flowering plants will
be put out as well as some other
plants. The work is in good hands
and it will be carefully looked after.
Sometime ago Congressman Lever
was requested to send some flower
seed for distribution by the league.
These seed have been received and
will be given to any person who will
use them to beautify their premises
and thus beautify the city. Mrs. W.
G. Smith and Mrs. W. L. Glaze havf
charge of the distribution of these
seed, and anyone who will properly
use them can get same by applying tu
either of these ladies. Beautiful
flower gardens bei]) to make a beauti
ful city.
We are alnmst ashamed to state the
fact, that the League has only ninety
members. It ought to have five
times that number, as all of us
should be interested in the work ot
the league, which is entirely for the
public. An effort will be made tc
induce others to join the League,and
for that, purpose a committee for eacli
street in the city was appointed tc
solicit new members. We hope there
will lie a large addition to the mem
bers of the league, which is engaged
in a noble work and should be hearti
ly encouraged by all.
Heavy Sales of Fertilizers.
The sales of fertilizers has beer
heavy this year, which is a bad sign
If the receipts for tag lax is any in
dication much more will be used this
year than last. The tag tax is L'"
cents upon each ton of fertilizer ship
ped out, the tax being placed tor tlx
chemical analysis made by the an
thorities at Clemsou. So far this yeai
$117,017.85 lias been receivec
against $112,745.85 for the satn<
time in 1907. The total receipts foi
1907 amounted to $150,984.81
against $112,745.39 for 1906, whicl
was the record year. As will be
seen the receipts are largest at tin:
time of the year although severa
thousand dollars are received in tin
fall.
Removed to Sumter.
Mrs. Z. T. Barbie and little son
Theodore, have gone to Sumte
where they will make their home
Mr. Barbie is now employed in tin
Atlantic Coast Line office in tha
THE KENTUCKY FIASCO
DEMOCRATS WHO VOTED FOR
BRADLEY GUILTY.
Republican Political Headquarters at
the Capital Art* Numerous and
Varied.
By WILLIS J. ABBOT.
The re-election of former Governor
Bradley to be senator of the United
States from Kentucky has created
much regret iu the Democratic party In
Kentucky and in Washington. The
outcome of the Kentucky senatorial
election is a most unfortunate one. The
Democrats harl u plurality of four and
should have elected some candidate.
That they could Dot all unite on Beck
ham is perhaps not without reason.
While Mr. Beckham had his fifty-eight
or sixty votes, there was always a
small faction bitterly opposed to him.
But when at the last moment Governor
Beckham offered to retire and to throw
bis overwhelming votes in f:ivor of any
Democrat the four men who professed
allegiance to the Democratic ticket, but
who refused then to accept his prop isi
tion ami joined in electing a Republic
an, 'Were guilty of parry treason aud
should not again be recognized as mem
bers of (he Democratic party in Ken
tucky. They could have done nothing
more treasonable. If a man elected by
the Democratic party in Kentucky as
a presidential elector should at the last
moment cast bis vote for the Republic
an candidate for president, he could do
D?ttling more dishonorable or more dis
creditable than these men did when
they cast their four votes for a Repub
lican senator.
Here in Washington there are two
explanations given of the action of
these four former Democrats. One is
that if the senatorial election was
"hung up" and the legislature adjourn
ed without electing a senator the next
state election would turn uu the issue
of Beckham and anti-Beckham, and
for that reason these four men, pre
sumably Democrats, cast their votes
for the Republican candidate.
The other suggestion, which was
made to me recently by a Republican
senator, was rather more suggestive.
He called attention to the fact that
Beckham had beaten J. C. S. Black
burn, better known as Joe Blackburn,
for re-election to the senate and that
Blackburn was very bitter about it.
He also pointed out that former Sen
ator Blackburn, who had been a Dem
ocratic leader in the United Slates sen
ate, had received from the Roosevelt
administration a public oflice which
pays him $15.000 a year. "Should not
Blackburn give a little quid pro quo
for that?" asked the man who spoke
to me. "I notice that the votes nomi
nally Democratic, but which finally
went to the Republican candidate,
were all Blackburn votes. Of course
he held off before making payment for
his comfortable job on the Panama
canal commission long enough to make
It appear that he was not really inter
ested, but the final result is very*sug
gestive to me. It looks as if he was
getting even with the new power in
Kentucky which drove him out of the
senate."
The story seems plausible. I do not
myself stand for It. but it is being
talked about in the cloakrooms of both
the house and the senate. Many prom
inent men In public life believe that
this is the true explanation of the Ken
tucky tiasco.
That Second Elective Term.
Washington is getting very much
jaded about political headquarters. Of
course the Republican party. l>eing al
ways rich and having reduced the mat
ter of raising funds to a system, always
has Itri headquarters niaiuhiined here
and a well paid and comfortable lot of
clerks, stenographers, secretaries and
assistant chairmen in charge. How
ever poor the country may be. however
empty that famous dinner pail, the peo
ple who -work for the Republican na
tional committee are prosperous, well
paid and sure of a permanent job. But
that is not the point. We are getting
here in Washington more kinds of po
litical headquarters than ever known
to politics. Right next to the Repub
lican headquarters is a suit of rooms
filled with press agents, cartoonists,
stenographers and secretaries, all paid
by the Hon. Jonathan Bourne, senator
from the state of Oregon, and all work
?lug with one accord for Hie renomina
tion of Theodore Roosevelt. In an
other building only two blocks away
headquarters were established for Sen
ator Knox aud maintained for some
time, though it Is to be noted regret
fully that now the Knox headquarters
are not as active as they were six
weeks ago. In a third building the
Cannon headquarters have been start
ed, although the real headquarters of
the speaker are in the speaker's room
at the capltol. Nobody can possibly
touch the influence which is exerted
when a country congressman with his
two delegates In his pocket is asked to
call on t'ae speaker. The Fairbanks
boom is being conducted from a suit of
rooms ina hotel widely known through
out the United Stales. It is more
quietly pressed, more modestly pushed,
than either of the others. My own judg
ment is thai it is not making much
headway and that Mr. Fairbanks him
self does uot regard this year as a pro
pitious one lor his election. But of all
the noisy, brass bund candidacies now
lie big urged that of the president him
self is the loudest. Senator Bourne,
who is pressing it. insists that be is d.>
ing it on his own responsibility and
that he has never asked the president
concerning it. I have im doubl Ihat
this is irue. Xolwdy in the senate,
however, whom 1 have talked to doubts
that Bourne's actions, though seeming
ly hostile to the avowed presidential
policy, are looked upon with approval
and even with delight by the president
himself.
The Navy and Its Cost.
The most Important news story
which has gone out of Washington
during this session of congress was
that of the correspondent of the New
York World who secured from I'epre
sontativc Lilley of Connecticut id?
charges against what has become tc
be known as the submarine boat lobby,
The efforts made to suppress an iu
vestigation of the mtitiers iuo.tjved ic
Mr. TJlTey's statement have been per
sistent, but no longer seem likely to
be effective. An investigation will be
held, and the country will finally dis
cover what is the influence that leads
the United States government to pur
chase submarine boats of doubtful
utility which within one year of serv
ice cost half as much for repairs as
they did to build.
Furthermore, the charges made by
Mr. Keuterdahl. the marine artist and
a student, though unofficial, of navy
affairs, hare at last attracted the at
tention of the senate committee on na
val expenditures.
Perhaps it is not for the civilian to
pass judgment on the ships of the
United States navy. All he has to do
is to pay the taxes which defray its
cost, an expenditure which this year
will exceed $120,000,000. But. after all,
the civilian has a right to listen to the
criticisms of experts, and these criti
cisms arc not at all favorabfe to the
present form of naval organization.
Even though the American people are
of notoriously short memory, they may
remember when the steel works of the
eminent philanthropist. Mr. Carnegie,
were discovered to be selling armor
plate full of blowholes to the navy.
There was an outcry, but the armor
plate scandal has been buried under a
deluge of Carnegie libraries. Now
comes the scandal of the submarines
and following quickly upon it the tes
timony of a responsib' ? navy officer
that the speed of the ships shown on
their tests is; never eqttale l by 25 per
cent in actual service w!i u they have
coal and ammunition on board.
Tin- criticisms ot the ammunition
hoists and the danger of cxp! >??">? i in
turrets are sufficiently well known to i
ueed no repetition here. Of course the
lunger of explosion In a floating steel
tank half filled with the most power
ful explosives ever known Is not to be
lightly estimated or possibly guarded
ngainst. To my tuiud, a rather amus
ing incident of the first senatorial in
quiry into the naval situation was
when Senator Hale solemnly asked an
Officer on the stand whether the dan
ger of turret explosions, like those in
the Georgia and the Indiana, was not
due to "the mauia for rapid tiring."
The witness mildly replied that he
could hardly regard the endeavor fo:
rapid firing aud accurate aim as a
mania.
This investigation is not going to
prove the American navy unworthy of
the pride and tin? confidence with
which the people regard it. It is likely
to prove, however, that the organiza
tion of the navy department, the stay
at home men and the desk men and the
civilians who lei contracts, is honey
combed with Indolence, inefficiency and
graft But even If it does show it that
condition will never be corrected until
there is a complete change In the poli
tics of the administration.
Public Service and Politics.
The pnMic service should be divorced
from politics. No government office should
be used to control the results of any elec
tion whatsoever, whether it Is an elec
tion for state or federal officers or a pri
mary held for the purpose of electing
delegates to a nominating convention. No
officeholder belonging to a dominant party
should act In any way which would cause
a scandal or create friction in any office
if the person belonged to the party in op
position. Under the spoils system the
theory is that politics belong especially
to the officeholders. Under the merit sys
tem, the theory Is that polities belong to
the people and that the people are quite
capable of managing their own affairs
without Interference and di-'tatlon on the
part of those whom they have chosen to
serve the whole public In merely admin
istrative positions.
Who do you think expressed these
admirable views?the late George Wil
liam Curtis, the original and most ef
fective civil service reformer in the
United States, or William Dudley
Foulke, the prcseut head of the civil
service reform movement iu this coun
try? Not a bit. It was Theodore
Roosevelt, who at the time was a
member of the civil service commis
sion. IIow curious the contrast be
tween his utterances as a reformer and
his actions today as president. The
secretary of war, his candidate for the
presidency, bus not in three months
been in his office ten days. Though a
public servant, he has neglected his
duties to pursue politics. The first as
sistant postmaster general was allow
ed to travel through the south for po
litical purposes and on his return
handed in a nominal resignation iu or
der to couduct the Taft campaign.
Few officeholders belonging to the
Roosevelt party are today doing any
thing except work to get delegates to
Chicago who will carry out the Roose
velt programme, whether it means the
nomination of Taft or a carefully
planned stampede to Roosevelt. Never
has the power of patronage been used
so unblushiugly for political purposes
as it has under this former civil serv
ice reformer. Will it pay politically?
Don't forget that In 1S02 Benjamin
Harrison secured bis renominatlon for
the presidency by compelling federal
officeholders to deliver delegations from
their slates. He was overwhelmingly
defeated. The history of that election
may be Instructive to the president
and bis protege, the absentee secretary
of war.
Washington. D. C.
Mrs. Rebecca Funderl>erg Dead
.Mrs. Rebecca Funderberg, an old
an highly respected resident of this
j city died at I lie home of .Mr. .1. B.
Smoak, whore she had resided for
some time. She had been in bad
J health for about a year or more be
fore her death. She had na family,
except an adopted son, Mr. Harry
Funderberg, who now lives in Texas.
Mrs Funderberg was at one time pos
sessed of considerable property, bin
some how or other lost most of it
before her death She was quite an
old lady.
Honest PhotograpJis.
Van Orsdell, the artist, who estab
lished himself here in IS80. will be
at Livingston from March 12 :o 21
and at Swansea from March to
April :!. Honest photographs, rain
or shine.
Veterans Notice.
Veterans desiring Crosses of Hon
or can get application blanks for
same by calling at office of Mr. T.
M. McMichacl. Auditor. Call at
once, as Crosses are to be delivered
by May 10th.
Mrs. E. R. Pauling,
President Paul McMlchael Chapter,
CENTRALIZING TRADE
MAIL ORDER GROWTH A NATION
AL MENACE.
Pertinent. Facts Pointed Out by a
Student of This Serious Problem?
i
Population Follows Cash.
The centralization of trade in the
great cities of the country resulting
from the growth of the mail order
business Is a natioual menace of far
reaching proportions, says a writer In
Maxwell's Talisman.
Population follows trade. If the
business Is done in the country town
and village of supplying the needs of
the countryside for merchandise and
manufactured articles of all kinds, the
people who carry on the trade, the
merchant and his helpers will live In
tbe town or village.
If. on the other band, the trade Is
doue by mail, cuttiug out tbe country
merchant, the latter Is finally driven
out of business, bis store ceases to ex
j 1st, his village home is abandoned, and
If he should continue In the trade be
I and bis assistants must move to the
J city and become employees for some
! great centralized mail trade instltu
I tiou, fitting like cogs into one great
i wheel, with which they must day after
j day revolve.
! The country merchant, with his self
i reliance, his sturdy individuality, nls
broad acquaintance, his knowledge of
1 local affairs and needs, bis support for
local institutions, his civic usefulness,
his neighborly offices, his public serv
ices and his co-operation in movements
for local improvement, has been up
rooted and driven away. There is no
one to take his place. The trade that
gave him bis vocation has gone, and
with it has gone tbe prosperity of the
town or village which was bis home.
The mail trade has destroyed him.
The village life and the citizenship
developed by it constitute the only
hope of perpetuity for the free insti
tutions of this country. The most
grave and serious dangers that now
menace its future result from the over
growth of our great cities and the con
sequent degeneration of the average
citizenship of the nation.
In tbe place of the "plain people"
whose country environment has made
them stable, steady headed, self reliant
and independent In action, thought and
character we have the volatile city
multitude, a floating population, an
chored to nothing, either mentally or
physically, and blown about by every
breeze of popular prejudice or passion
?ready for any rash experiment, social
or political.
The adjacent village or the nearby
town which furnishes for the farmer
the social side to his life that the iso
lation of the farm denies to him is a
potent factor in the development of
the fully rounded out, broad and pa
I triollc character that makes the Ameri
can farmer the bulwark of the nation's
stability. Not the farmer alone, bnt
the whole life and environment of the
community of which he Is a part, the
country merchant, the editor of the
home paper, the preacher, the village
schoolmaster, the country doctor and
all the men of many vocations who
form the village community, bound to
gether by ties of close neighborly af
fection and friendly Intercourse as
well as the feeling of mutual regard
born of mutual Interdependence In
their lives, create a social circle weld
ed together by closer personal bonds
than are possible among dwellers in
cities. The whole circle of citizenship
In tbe country village or town has the
same elements of quiet faith In the
final triumph of the good and a loyal
devotion to country and the principles
for which our nation stands as Lin
coln declared them on the battlefield
of Gettysburg.
The well stocked general store of
the country town, which the mall trade
would destroy. Is a great educational
Influence In itself, with Its variety of
goods gathered from many places and
supplying many varied needs. The
mental Interest Is awakened and stim
ulated by the opportunity It gives to
see with one's own eyes the thing that
will best supply a need and discuss Irs
merits and cost with the merchant or
his salesman. The social side of hu
man nature Is developed by the per
I sonal contact Involved in such inter
I course, and the trip to town or village
to make the purchase is oftentimes
one of the most agreeable breaks In
the monotony of farm life fer the
farmer anil his family. They meet
there a whole circle of friends, whose
neighborly greetings give an added
cbeeriness to tlie homely happenings
of the day. Blot all this out of the
farmer's life and you take from it
something that has a human and so
cial value that cannot be measured by
'? money any more than family affec
tion can be no measured.
Schools, cnurclies, libraries, social In
tercourse and entertainments nud all
that is educational and social In the
: rural Ii*"? cluster around the village.
1 It is . social center of the country
side, and it is the trade that comes to
it that supports the village or the
, town.
Deafness Cannot be Cured.
I by local application, as they cannot
reach the diseased portions of the
ear. There is only one way to cure
deafness, aud tnat is by constitution
al remedies, ueafness is caused by
an Inflamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is Inflamed you have a rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed. Deaf
: ness Is the result, and unless the in
1 Rammatlon can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal con
dition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by Catarrh, which Is nothing but an
surfaces.
We will give $100 for any case of
Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Hall'". Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. :
F. J. Chenney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Card of Thanks.
The family of Mr. H. T. Cherry re
quests us to return their heartfelt
thanks to those who rendereo them
valuable services during his illness
and death.