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index of the Character of Any Community. HINTS ON PLANTING THEM. <rfv? Each Tree Enough Room So That When Fully Grown Its In-, dividual Beauty Will Not Be Lost. Car? of Young Stock, Street trees and their condition are Sargely an Index, for they have much to do with the character and growth of a city- or town. While they add much to the comfort and pleasure of the inhabitants, the evident determina tion, to be comfortable bespeaks the character of the people. Not only do street trees concern the present, bnt assures one of still better results hi the future. If one bnt takes the trouble to look the matter up it will be found that a majority of the larger cities east of the Mississippi started as well planted, well cared for villages. Often this marvelous growth may be traced back to where some enthusiastic individual or email band of workers determined that their village should be made beau tiful and attractive to home seekers. Many can. if they would, start this work with a swing and gait that could not fail to succeed, thereby adding to the property values of both self and neighbors. "Why stand ye idly by?' Do not overplant streets. Allow each tree sufficient room so that when fully grown its Individual beauty will not be lost Trees so planted always, make the more satisfactory growth. Their root systems start forth equally dis tributed in all directions. If placed too ? close to each other when of large size the space between trees is soon ex hausted of plant food and completely filled with roots: then the feeders make a frantic rush at right angles to the row, seeking plant food wherever most easily obtained. In country districts this often results In these starving trees sending their roots into orchards comparatively near the surface and nearly destroying the nearest row of fruit trees. A most thorough preparation of a deep soil bed for the young trees will start a rooting system down deep in the natural reservoir of plant food, and the feeders will not then push up near the surface to forage because of short rations at home. Roots reaching into and interfering with orchard or garden may in the case of old trees be cut by digging a trench parallel with the row and cutting them off. If the tops are also properly pruued, the tree will not need such an extensive root system to support it If the street tree Is given an occasional feed and cultivation, as is always the case with orchard trees, it might be induced to board at borne for all time. The need of ample room. If we are to secure the best tree de velopment is strikingly shown in the cat, j'of'the common blue gum. a forest tree. When grown in commercial plan tations or shelter belts it sends up a tall, straight shaft with scarcely a branch of any note. When standing alone it develops a handsome, umbra geous form and often makes an ideal shade tree. One of the most serious drawbacks to street tree planting Is the inability to obtain capable men to do the work. In spite of the fact that men on every hand may be found who claim to be trained gardeners, very few are at all competent to plant trees or care for them after planting. Even, the best gardeners are seldom trained in those lines which have to deal with street trees, and a well trained orchardist is to be preferred for the planting, while special training is required for intelli gent pruning. If more good men were available, our larger cities and towns might be encouraged to appoint tree wardens or city foresters. As it is, the authorities feel somewhat helpless, and the matter drifts along, the property owner planting and the wind or wire stringer pruning until no respectable trees are left Some day the city or town awakes to find it has no street trees worthy the name, and a move ment Is made to begin all over again, reclaiming such trees as are still of value, rooting out and replacing old marred stumps, and onlv by a general upheaval is it possible to place the mu nicipality on the road toward the city [ beautiful goal. Young street trees growing vigor ously need attention in a variety of ways. Abnormal and useless growths must be cut off. and so must the top at a proper height, the latter to induce branching into a low heading tree rather than continuing upward Into a spindly and insufficient exclamation point on the landscape view. AH young trees, as a rule, need staking and tying, and no halfway measures should be adopted In this work. Have the stakes strong enough to resist the heaviest windstorm and the cord equally effective. The latter should be large and soft that it may not cut Into the tender bark as well as making a closely knit knot that will not come untied or slip. Frequent and copious Irrigations must be given during tbe first summer following planting, more especially If unusually large holes have not been dug, so as to Induce a free. farreaChing root system. It Is well to remember the old admonition. "As the twig is bent the tree's inclined." A few minutes' pruning when young will remove the necessity of unsightly "hacking" in the future. Keep the Lawn Clipped. Nothing adds a touch of ivfinement to the home place so well :ts a neatly clipped lawn. Of course it tai.es work, but what doesu't that brings any satis faction? CHILD KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Several Other Members of Spartan burg County Family Shocked. The S-year-oId daughter of W. C. Turner, a farmer residing in Spar tanburg county, near Arkwright, was instantly killed by lightning late Wednesday afternoon. The bolt stunned several members of the family and set fire to the house. Mr. Turner's efforts extinguished the "Same*. ? j DEAD MAX AT DOOR. Body of Negro Remained Upright for Several Honrs. The Savannah News says opening the door of his home at midnight Saturday Stephen Williams, colored, lopked into the dead race of Baker Booker, a nei^ man who died ah he knocked at the door for admittance I and remained standing almost up right to greet the man who answer ed his knock. William lives at Meinhard station, He was awakened during Saturday night and went to the door. A man on the outside asked for admission, but was refused, Williams believing the man drunk. The knocking ceased for a while and Williams re turned to his bed. Afterwards it was renewed and Williams went again to the door,opened it and saws a man ap parently leaning against the door jamb. He received no answer to ques tions and a closer look into the man's face showed he was deud. The ne gro remained at Williams' door'un til late Sunday morning, when Coro ner Stanley was notified and went to Meinhard. A jury was impanelled and an inquest held. It was decided that Booker died from dropsey. Boqker is supposed to have walked from his home in South Carolina. He was about 40 years of age. It is believed he knew death was ap proaching and tried to get help when be knocked at Williams' door. Coroner Stanley stated that Booker could hardly have been saved had a physician reached him at that time. ? AN ORDINANCE Requiring All Dogs Running at Large To Be Muzzled. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Orangeburg, in City Council assembled: Section 1. That all dogs of every kiud when running at large within the corporate limits of the City of Orangeburg, during the months of May, June, July, August and Sept ember in each and every year, shall be muzzled with a strong and sub stantial muzzle, which shall ?bo so arranged as to prevent such dog from oitting any person or other animal, and such muzzle and the adjustment thereof shall be subject to the approval of the Chief of Police of the said City. Any dog of any kind found run ning at large within the corporate limits of said City, during the said months, without a suitable and pro per muzzle, shall be caught and plac ed in the Pound, which shall be pro vided for that purpose; and Bhall be kept there until called for by the owner or other persons entitled to the same; Provided that, if any dog so impounded shall not be claimed or called for within forty-eight hours after the same shall have been im pounded, such dog so impounded shall be killed or sold under the di rection of the Chief of Police of said City, and in case of sale the money from such sale shall be paid to the City Clerk and Treasurer of said City for the use of the City: Pro vided Further that the own?r of the said dog so impounded, or other per son entitled thereto, who may de sire to recover the dog. so impounded, or take the same from the said Pound, shall first pay the sum of Two Dollars, for the use of said City in defraying the expenses of keeping said dog while in Pound. Section 2. Any person who shall wilfully permit any dog of any kind to run at large within the corporate limits of the 6aid City of Orange burg without a muzzle during the months prohibited by this Ordinance, shall for each and every offence upon conviction be fined not exceeding ten dollars, be Imprisoned not more than ten days, with or without labor on the streets and ways of said City. Section 3. The City Clerk and Treasurer of the City of Orangeburg is hereby authorized to pay from the funds of the said City fifty cents to any person, other than a reguiar policeman, who shall catch and de liver to the Chief of Police any dog of any kind running at large without a muzzle, in violation of the provi sions of this Ordinance; the impound ing fee not to be paid until the dog Is disposed of as is provided in this Ordinance. Section 4. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police of said City to notify the owner of any dog impound ed under the provisions of this Or dinance, if such owner be known. Section 5. All ordinance or parts of ordinance inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance are here by repealed. Section 6. This ordinance will be of force and effective on and after July 2.r.th, 190S. Done and. ratified in city council in the city of Orangeburg, South Carolina, this the tenth (10) day of July, Anno Domini, nineteen hun dred and eight (1908.) J. W. H. Dukes, Mayor. L. H. Wannamaker, City Clerk and Treasurer. 2t. Drowned in Reedy River. A dispatch from Greenville, says F ank Reed, a negro boy about 12 years old, was drowned in Reedy river late Wednesday afternoon. He plunged into a deep hole in trying to cross the river on some rocks. His body was n?t recovered till Thursday night Glass in Stomach for Eight Years. An autopsy over the remains of Norman Garrison, of Salem, Pa., re vealed that he had carried a piece of glass in his stomach for the past eight years. His stomach had given him constant pain. Fulfilled Her Own Prediction. To fulfill her own prediction tha* she would die June 28, Mrs. Leroy Noble took strychnine and killed herself at Jamestown, N. Y., accord ing to the coroner's finding. ? It's plain that no woman ever thinks she is. PICTURE LECTURE BOOMS. How Some Towns Advertise Their Beauties to Other Towns. There are many methods of getting the attractions and advantages of a town before the out6ide public if the townspeople only care enough about the matter to do something aetive and ar' -:il in that line. Oae "f lx.i ? >:iu : up to date methods of town Loomiug is to have a good talker go irom town to town delivering a "picture lecture" about the place which is to be boomed. The first thing, of course. Is to have about fifty or sixty l?utern slides made from photographs of places of interest in and around the town. The slides may be colored or left in black and white. Colored ones naturally, add to the beauty of the scenes in cases where coloring is indicated. The lecturer, who should be person ally acquainted with each building, bridge, stream, park, landscape or per son represented, devotes a minute's talk to each Bubject as the picture is thrown on the screen. Half a hundred pictures will make an evening's enter tainment of an hour to an hour and a half, sure to be enjoyed by the people of the towns visited. The outfit for a picture lecture costs so little that the expense is scarcely to be considered when a whole communi ty is interested in the project There are towns ha southern Califor nia which maintain regular booming offices in Los Angeles, the metropolis of the district At certain Intervals pic ture lectures are given, the dates being ; advertised in the local press. The ad mission is free. Thousands of tourists from all parts of the country are at-1 tracted to the hall where the show takes place. Many of these are attract ed to the town which Is the subject of the show. Some of them buy lots, start in business, build homes there. The California idea can be applied to any town elsewhere. Put your pic ture lecture man in a suitable bail iu the ncaiest city of considerable size, and it is reasonably certain that before very long inquiries will begiD to come and people will begiu to follow the in quiries. This is?a suggestion easy to work out anywhere. "If nobody does nothin', Dothln' will be done." SPOTLESS INDIANA TOWN. How the Inhabitants of Hope Cleaned It Up. Hope, Ind., observed a cleanup day a short time ago, and an enterprising poet was moved to write the following: Let us. then, be up and doing:. : Each one with a bar of soap. Still achieving, still pursuing? Make a spotless town of Hope. And that!s what they did. The resi dents of the place certainly made Hope a spotless town, and there is a reward of $5 in gold for the smallest piece of dirt to be found inside the corporate limits. The town board decided that June 11 should be cleanup day. Notices were posited, the town marshal went around and notified everybody, the board of health got busy, and when the sun arose on a Thursday morning brigades of cleaners were at work. It became the duty of every person to clean up his own premises and to pile the gar bage and trash in the street In fronl of his house. The town furnished wagons to make the rounds and haul the trash away. Other men were em ployed to clean the streets, and by evening everything was spick and span. Now the people of Hope intend to keep their town that way. A Business Builder. Advertising Is today the mightiest factor In the business world. It is an evolution of modern industrial compe tition. It is a business builder, with a" potency that goes beyond human de sire. It is something more than a "drummer" knocking at the door of the consumer?something more than mere salesmanship on paper. It is a positive, creative force in business. It booms the town. It builds factories, skyscrapers and railroads. It makes two blades of grass grow in the busi ness world where only one grew be fore. It multiplies human wants and Intensifies human desires. It furnishes excuse to timorous and hesitating ones for possessing the things which under former conditions they could easily get along without. The human mind is so constructed' that it is appreciably af fected by repetition, and, after all, ad vertising is only repetition. Now Way to Get Rid of Dandelions. The unique spectacle of a battle be tween a hobo and the dandelion was recently presented in Iowa Falls, la., as a result of Mayor Bryson's crusade against the weed pest. In hope of rid ding the parks and streets of the dan delions, he decreed that all bums or hoboes who were under fine should work out those fines under police guard by digging dandelion roots. As a re sult there has been a splendid harvest of the weeds. The Sand Garden. [A plea for playgrounds for children.] We sat on alley doorsteps in summer's dreadful heat. We had no place at all to play but in the dirty street. The sun upon the stones was hot; our little feet were bare. We had no shady garden spot nor any pure sweet air. But now we're very happy and play in piles of sand And run about and laugh and shout and swing to beat the band. Wo play at Jacky Horner and can even climb a tree Since the city made a corner of the pub Uc garden t'reu. So we plead with every city in all this Kreat big land To take a little pity and a little pile of sar.il And make a shady corner free in public Rardens gay. Where little children, such as we. can have a place to play. ?Helolse Soisle in Springfield Repub lican. ADMIRAL ROJE.-iVEXSKY DEAD. Commander of Russian Fleet in Bat tic of the Sea of Japan Succumbs. I Vice Admiral Rojesvensky, who commanded the ill-fated Russian fleet which was annihilated by the Japanese in the Sea of Japan in May. 1905, died at Bad Nauaeim, Ger many, Monday. It is believed that the heart affection resulted from in juries received by Admiral Rojesv ensky in the battle of the Sea of Ja-1 W. J. BRYAN IN CHARACTERISTIC POSES. ?TP^HOSE who saw Mr. Bryan during the campaign of 1896 will see from a glance at the accompanying pictures J[ that the Bryan of 1908 is a far different man, in physical appearance. When the young N'ebraskan of thlrty sLx delivered his speech accepting the Democratic nomination in Madison Square Garden. New York, he had a heavy Bhock of dark hair generously covering his forehead, if you should see him today and enjoy a view from the gallery when he is bareheaded, you would discover that there Is a considerable area of baldness toward the back of the head as well as In front. Mr. Bryan also looks considerably stouter than he was when he made the first of his two whirlwind campaigns. Both opponents and adherents agree that the Nebraska o has developed mentally in the past twelve years. His physical aevelopment from a buoyant youtbfulness to a sober maturity is no less marked. As to clothes, Mr. Bryan still has a fondness for loose fitting, comfortable, democratic garb. The famous black alpaca ?acK coat of 1896 has yielded to more conventional cuts, but Mr. Bryan is still a Democrat sartorlally as well as po litically CITY LOTS FOR SALE! MILE 10 Minutes Walk to office. Prices SI00. - and upwards. Invest ment opportunity. 18 valuable Building Lots on Fairview (the su burb beautiful) for sale, located and having ?uch measurements as shown above. First buyers get best bar gains. For terms see DR. I). J. HYDRICK Estate Notice. All persons having claims against the estate of J. J. Hungerpiller, Jr., deceased, will present the same, properly attested, and all persons in debted to the said estate will make payment to the undersigned J. J. Hungerpiller, Admr. Land for Sale, 346 acres of land fronting on Col umbia and stage roads, 2% miles north of city, for sale. For further information apply to Sifly and Frith. Orangeburg. S. C. 9-26-tf. For Sale. Fine' Brown Leghorn Cockerds at $2.00. Hens, $1.00 and eggs $1.00 per sitting of 15 eggs. Apply to A. A. Way, Proprietor of Elloree Poul try Farm, Elloree, S. C. 5-22-6m* No! We Do Not Deal In Ice But we will say that we have cool est, most comfortable store in Mid die Carolina to shop in. Shopping, is a pleasure in this cod mo dious store with its broad aisles and pleasant and accom modating at tendants. Go to Kohn's these hot days if you want satis faction- . A FEW ITEMS. BLACK BATISTE?The finest goods for Summer. Will soft crock or fade. Perspiration and water proof. Most reasonable at 15r to 20c a yard. "LINONTTEV?The newest material for shirts and coats. Wears and washes like linen. We have it in plain colors and striped effects. Our price ?15a yard. BEAUTIFUL WHITE LAWNS?Sheer and well made. All prices and widths, 10, 12&C, 15c a yard. STRAW SAILORS?Plenty of the "good" kind we inawe a specialty of. All sizes and brim widths. We can fit your face as well as we can fit your feet with our famous OXFOR1JS. Straw sailors range from 25c to f 1.75. MAIL ORDERS FILLED. KOHN'S EMPOR ORANGEBUEG, S. C. Hfl We are Local Dealers for the Renowned REMTICO TYPEWRITER SUPPLIES Manufactured by the Remington Typewriter Company (Incorporated) Remtico Paragon Ribbons ?in all colors and for all makes of typewriters. Remtico Paragon, Red Seal anrl Billing Carbons?of different weights suited for a!! classes of work. All Remtico Typewriter Supplies are known as the fiighest Grade Good Manufactured. SIMS BOOK STORE. AWARDS FOR QUARTER. July 15, 1908. The following i awards for whiskies and beer for the ensuing quar ter, July, August and September, were made this day by the Orangeburg County Dispensary Board. Sherbrooke Distilling Company, Cincinnatti, Ohio. Buying Price. Selling Price. \ 100 Bbls. S pirit3, 188 per cent., at.$1.45 5 Bbls. Spring '04 Rye, @.2.00 $3.10 TERMS: 90 days, F. O. B., Orangeburg, S. C, from Government Bonded Warehouse. A. M. Jordan Co., Baltimore, Md. Buying Price. Selling Price. 75 Bbls. Corn, 2 Star, 100 perct proof, at...$1.48 $250 TERMS: 90 days, F. O. B., Orangeburg, S. C, from Government Bonded Warehouse. E. A Sannders Sons Co., Richmond,. Va. Buying Price. Selling Price. 50 Bbls. Va. Mt. Corn, @.$1.85 $3.00 3 Bbls. Peach Brandy, @.$3.00 $4.50 TERMS: 90 days, F. O. B., Orangeburg, S. C, from Government Bonded Warehouse. Meyer Pitts & Co., Baltimore, Md. 2 Bbls. Feltons Rum, 5 Bbls. Stewart Rye, 5 Bbls. Pikesville Rye, TERMS: 90 days, F. O. B. Warehouse. ?| Buying Price. Selling Price. @ ....$1.63 $2.75 @.$2.35 $3.25 @.$2.35 $3.25 Orangeburg, S. C, from Government Bonded Belroy Distilling Co., Louisville, Ky. Buying Price. Selling Price. 10 Bbls. Spring '04 Bourbon, @.$2.00 $3.10 TERMS: 90 days, F. 0. B., Orangeburg, S. C, from Government Bonded Warehouse. Peoples Distilling Co., Cincinnatti Ohio. 5 Bbls. Mt. Vernon, 5 Bbls. Alcohol, 181 TERMS: 90 days, F. O. Wareaouse. Buying Price. Selling Price. @.:.$2.32% $3.50 per cent, @.$1.67 $3.j0 B., Orangeburg, S. C, from Government Bonded Jos. Sehlits Brewin ?* 1'.., .Milwaukee, Wis. Buying Price. Selling Price. 2 Cars IV I iieer, @ qts.$9.55 qt, 20c. $14.40 Pts.$9.95 pt, 15c $18.00 TERMS: :?? ? ?>:. F. O. B., Orangeburg, S. C, from Government Bonded \> . chouse. .'f.i'vuser Bush Brewing Association,. St. Louis, Mo. Buying Price. Selling Price. 2 Cars Bottled Beer, @ Qts.$10.38 qt, 25c $18.00 .Jf.*VPts.$10.88 pt, 15c $18.00 TERMS: 90 days, F. O. B.. Orangeburg, S. C, from Government Bonded Warehouse. Ilosskam Gerstley & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. Buying Pric?. Selling Price. 5 Cs Saratoga Special, Qts. ?.$13.75 $18.00 10 Cs Saratoga Special, Pts, @.$14.50 $20.40 10 Cs Saratoga Special, %pts, (ft.$15.25 $24.00 Strauss Pritz & Co., Cincinnatti, O. Buying Price. 5 Cs Lewis 66, Qts, ft.$11.50 10 Cs. Lewis 66, Pts, @.$11.50 10 Cs. Lewis 66, % Pts., <fp.$12.50 TERMS: 90 days, Warehouse. Selling Price. $15.00 $1S.00 $19.20 F. O. Ii., Orangeburg, S. C, from Government Bonded Post Cards at Sims' Book Store.