The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, August 07, 1908, Image 9

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HOW TO VOTE ? ???? FOR COTTON WEIGHER E# THE COMING ELECTION. Tbj? dounty Democratic Executive Committee Has Fixed the Align ment tvf the Clubs of the County. At a recent meeting the County "Democratic Executive Committee decided which clubs should vote for cotton weighers at the different towns ia the county. The clubs of the county will vote for local cotton weighers as follows: At Bowman: Bowman, Cow Cas tle. East Cow .Castle Clubs. At ^ranchville: ' Branchville, Cat tle Creek Clubs. '* At^Cope:. Cope Club. ' At Cordova: Zioii Club. At Elloree: Elloree, Felderville, r .Vs. Horse ftauge, Parlers, Pop lar, Providence Clubs. At Livingston: Livingston Club. At North: Limestone, Long Branch, North, Trinity Clubs. At Norway: Bolen, Norway, Two Mile Swamp Clubs. At Rowesville: Bethel, Bethle hem. Dry Swamp. Edisto, Rowes ville Clubs. A.t Springfield: Hampton, Saw yerdale, Springfield Clubs. At Vanoe: Vance Club. At Woodford: Woodford Club. The following Clubs will only vote for the two Cotton Weighers at. Orangeburg. Citizens of Orange burg, Bast Orange. Jamison, Liberty, Middlepen.Neeces. Orangeburg Court House, St Georges, Tillman. All clubs may vote for the weigh jers at Orangehurg, regardless of their local alignments. "ROBBERY AT EUTAWVILLE. Store of M. Marcus Entered and Some Goods Stloen. On Thursday morning last Mr. M. Marcus, a merchaut of Eutawville wets aroused by the cfiief marshal of the town, who informed him that some one had broken into his store. Mr. Marcus 'hastened down to his place of business and, in approach ing it he saw that the robber had broken a hole in the front of his store, which being of glass, was not .bard to break through. As ue en tered his store and looked around he supi?osed that he had only lost one or two pair of shoes and a suit or two of clothes, but luckily he had just taken stock the day before, so he again checked up his goods and found hat he had lost several suits of clothes, a few pairs of shoes, a hat,, some underwear, socks, stock ings and. some few other things, all amounting u> aoout $!>e, more or locus. The robber has not yet been found. Baaik Occupying New House. The Planters' Bank Wednesday, moved into its new quarters, next dour to the postoffice, in the Orange burg Hotel buiidiug. The banking room is supplied with the latest things in the way of hank fixtures and present a very attractive appear ance. Although the youugesfof this city's financial institutions, having commenced business April 15, while the effects of the recent panic were being felt, the Planters' has made re markable progress and a future ex cellent standing in banking circles in assured. The officers of this bank are: W. C. Wolfe, president; Li. M. Duntou aud Philip Rich, vice presidents; W. G. Sease, cashier; Harry Wright, assistant cashier. Itev. Duncan to Preach. On next Sunday morning in the Methodist Church the Rev. Watson B. Duncan of Sumter will preach on the following subject. "The Drink Fiend." In the evening at the Union service in the same church, his theme will be "Our Fight With Tho Giant" Dr. Duncan comes by (special invitatiou to preach these sermons, aud it is hoped that large congregations will honor, by their presence, ^thU eloquent divine, as he brings messages full of moment ous interest to us just now. Crops Losing Ground. Reports from several sections of the county are to the effect that the crops have 3omewhat deteriorated during the past two weeks on ac count of the small amount or rain tail, while in other places there has been too much rain. While the general condition remains good the recent weather has not been so fav orable for cotton. However, the farmers generally are in good spirits and are anticipating a prosperous season. Students Reunion. The Reunion of students and ex fitudents of Newberry College will be held at the St. Matthews Lutheran Ohurch on Friday, August 14th. ^sea on "Christian Education" will be delivered by Dr. J. A. B. Soherer. Hon. Jno. D. Cappleman and others. The public Is cordially invited to attend. Dinner will be nerved on the grounds. Dispensary Business Larger. The dispensary figures for July, including the five dispensaries in this county and two in Calhoun, show a alight increase over the business done in June. The total saies for July were $12.?07.26. as .compared with $12,437.70 for June. The ?aJes in the city of Orangeburg were: June, $5,385.80; July, $5,671.10. Loud Talking. Considerable attention was at tracted to two men in front of the Court Houae who were doing some very loud talking. Upon investiga tion it was found they were assuring each othor that Globe Tonic was the beat liver aad kidney medicine on the market. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Some Items Picked L'p Here and There. All who use Globe Tonic recom mend It to their friends. Have you tried it? Gov. Ansel has appointed John W. Gibson of Orangeburg "as game war den for Orangeburg County. One of the heaviest rain and' tnunder stroms that we have had this year passed over this city on yesterday afternoon. Globe Tonic cleanses all bilious derargements and impure blood from the system. Samples free or $1 bottles 50c at 14 S. Broughton Street. Rev. E. M. Lightfoot is in Latta aiding in a .revival meeting at that place. On this account there will be no services in the Baptist church on Sunday. We call the attention of our sub scribers to the card of Hon. Johu Gary Evans, who announces himself in this issue for the United States Senate. There will be a gam eof base ball near the resdence of Mr. John W. Shuler on the Five-Chop road on Saturday aftrnoou. Refreshments will be sold. \ ' ??'>'??, i. Mr. W. L. Moseley and wife will leave Monday afternoon for New York. Mr. Moseley goes to purchase fall stock and he expects to be gone several weeks. There has beeu a Farmers' Union organized in Branchvihe by State Organizer MahafEy. Meetings will be held ' on the firsvt Saturday in each month in the city hall at that place. Checks have been issued by the Southern Ralway to the young ladies of Winthrop who lost their trunks in the burning of a baggage car at Rock Hill. The checks are supposed to cover the damage, but as some of the trunks were completely de stroyed, it will hardly do so in all the cases. SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS. Names of Those Who Won Scholar ships to Clonison and Winthrop. At a meeting of the county board of education, held Monday afternoon, the following young men were re commended for appointment to Cne vacancies existing at Clemson college from Orangeburg county: Claude J. Hayden, Cope; Richard W. ,G?alphiu, Vance; J. H. Hayden, Cope; Leroy VV. Davis, North; Theodore A. Jef fords, Orangeburg; alternates, Rus sen S. Wolfe and Roger M. Fairey, Orangeburg. These names have been sent to the State board of education, in whom the appointive power lies, and the fortunate applicants will be of fically notified by that body. Miss Mary E. 0. Inabiuet of this city has been designated by the Win throp authorities as tne successful contestant for the vacancy at tbat institution. This appointment will also be confirmed by the State board of education. Miss Inabinet is a 1908 graduate of the Orangeburg high school and won out over 19 competitors. City Tiix Levy. . To raise funds for which to meet tne city's obligation for the next year, the city council bas levied a tax of 15% mills. The ordinary tax is only 7 mills, the difference being the amount necessary to pay interest on the railroad, water and light, and sewerage bonds issued by the city, also 1 y> mjiis which will be used for street improvement. This is an indication that tne work of paying Main street will be commenced at an early date and that council can not rush this matter through too quickly is the prevailing opinion the business people of the city, who suffer more than any other class on account of the frequent impassable condition of the street during the busy fall monhs. Happily Married. Thd marriage of Mr. Frank F. Limehouse and Miss Elizabeth iT, Ayers was quite a surprise to many of their friends. The ceremony was performed early Monday evening by the Rev. L. P. McGee, at the Metho dist parsonage. Mr. J. M. O'Dowd and Miss Ermine Brunson accom panied the young couple and wit nessed the ceremony. The bride is the pretty and accomplished daugh ter of Mrs. D. W. Ayers of this city. The groom is a native of Summer ville but has been in business here for several years. The couple left on the Southern train and will visit Savannah. Summerville and other points before returning to Orange burg, where they will permanently reside. Colored Teachers. The County Colored Teachers In stitute was held in this city from July 20 to July 31. The Institute was under the directioni of Prof N. C. Nix, of the State Colored Col lege. The attendance at the Institu te was very large, there being about 120 teachers here for instruction. They were instructed in arithmetic, grammar. Algebra and by special request instruction was given in his tory. Mr. I. W. Bowman, and others delivered lectures before the insti tute, during the sessions. Loving Cup Received. There is on exhibition at Sims Book Store the beautiful Silver Lov ing Cup that was presented to Col. Asbury W. Coward by the Board of Visitors of the South Carolina Mili tiary Academy upon his resigning from that institution. To-Day-To-Morrow and every day is the time to take Globe Tonic for the liver and kid neys. Samples free or $1 bottles 50c at 14 S. Broughton Street. DiSPtNSARY CASE OP CALHOUN COUNTY DECIDED BY SUPREME COURT. State's Highest Tribunal Says Dis pensaries at Fort .uotte and St. Matthew's Must Not be Closed. The opinion of the Supreme Court in the Clahoun County dispensary case was filed at Columbia Thursday, the decision having previously been announced. The opinion is written by Justice Jones and is concurred in by the entire Court., ?ae tem porary injunction grantee by Chief Justice Pope Is' nade permanent, and the Orangebmg County board of control is restrained from clos ing the dispensaries in Calhoun County and ordered to continue their operation until a county board for Calhoun is appointed by the Gover nor. Uuder the decision it raw be comes the duty of Governor Ansel I to appoint a board of control for Calhoun. It will be recalled that Governor Ansel, after the counft government of Calhoun was formed, ordered the Orangehurg County board to close t.ie dispensaries "at Fort Motte and St. Matthew's, which places werte formerly in Orangehurg, hut now in the new county of Calhoun. Be fore the order could be complied with, however, Mr. R. H. Welch, of Columbia, ias attorney 'for certain taxpayers of Calhoun, applied to Chief Justice Pope for an injunction against the closing of the dispensar ies. This injunction was granted and is now made permanent. The full text of the opinion of the supreme court is as follows: "The petitioners as citizens and taxpayers of Calhoun county have applied to this court in its original jurisdiction for an injunction re straining aud enjoining the county dispensary . board of Orangeburg county and the dispensers concern ea from closing either of the dis pensaries located at St. Matthews and FoTt Motte. "By the act of 14 Feb., 25 stat, 1279, Calhoun county was created out of portions of Orangehurg and Lexington counties. Dispensaries existed in both the original counties at the time of the formation of Cal houn county and have not been voted out since that time. While no dis pensary was located in that portion of Lexington which became a part of Calhoun, two dispensaries exist ed in that portion of Orangeburg which went into the new county, one of which being establisued at St. Matthew's and the othei at Fort Motte. These dispensaries existed at the time of the approval of the act of 16 Feh, 25 stat., 1, comniomy known as the 'Carey-Cothran act, and sec. 34 of said act provided: 'In any county in this State in whicu the dispensary has not been voted out by and under existing law and until an election is held in such county as provided by this act, any dispensary now established therein snail be continued as a dispensary in said county under this act, etc' Sec. 7 of the act creating Calhoun county provides: 'Until the officers to be elected at the special election hereinbefore presided shall have been elected and all officers required to be appointed shall nave been ap pointed and duly qualified, all the county officers in Orangehurg and Lexington counties respectively shall continue to perform and exercise the duties of their respective offices in territory taken from each of the old counties, etc." Gee. 20 of the said act declared: 'All laws of force in tue other counties of this State are hereby made of force in Calhoun county when not inconsistent with the provisions hereof.' The mem bers of county dispensary boards are declared to be county officers by sec. 6 of the act of 1907. "After the formation of Calhoun county these dispensaries at St. Mat thew's and Fort Motte were managed by the county dispensary board ofOr angeburg until some time before the commencement of this proceeding when that board oredred the per manent closing of these dispensaries. To prevent flieir closing is the object of this proceeding. While conced ing the power of the Orangehurg county dispensary board to tempor arily close the dispensaries as the public good may demand under the authority conferred by sec. 17 of the act of 1907, the petitioners deny the right of the board to perman ently close these dispensaries, con tending that such can onr.v be done under sec. 35 of said act after a vote of the people of the county of Cal houn disestablishing or voting out said dispensaries. There has been no election in Calhoun county since its formation voting for the establish ment of dispensaries therein and no dispensary board has been appoint ed for Calhoun county. "The question presented by the petition and return upon the undis puted facts is whether it is the duty of the dispensary board of Orange hurg county to maintain these dis pensaries in Calhoun county until Che appointment of a dispensary board for Calhoun county or until said dispensaries have been voted out of Calhoun county in the man ner provided lor 'the disestablish ment of dispensaries under the Ca rey-Cothran act of 1<?07. "We think the contention of peti tioners is correct. The result of fhe authorities bearing more or less directly on the principle of law in volved 'may be thus stated. In the absence of legislation inconsistent therewith, whenever a new district is carved out of an old district the local option law which existed in the old district, not only continues in operation in that portion of the old which remains, although with change of name (Jones vs. State, 67 Md., 259; Med ford vs. State, Tex. 74 S. W., 768; State vs. Cooper, 101 N. C, 784). but also in the new district, i certainly when no other territory married ix texas. Mr. L. L. Dant/Ier Weds One of Baylor County Daughters. At the splendid county home of the bride's parents at Seymour, Texas. Mr. L. L. Dantzler, of this city, was married to Miss Mary Haw kins on Thursday evening, July 23rd at nine o'clock. A few most intimate friends were invited to be present and the occasion was characterized by simplicity. We copy the following from the Baylor County Banner: "The bride was attired in a simple but most beautiful dress pf crepe de chine trimmed ? with Oriental lace. The groom wore an evening suit. The lather of the groom, Rev. D. D. Dantzler. of Orangeburg, S. C, per formed the ceremony according to the regular ritual of the Methodist church. ' "The bride in this happy wedding is well known and dearly loved in Seymour. ?he has beeu here most] if the time for the past two years and those who have had the honor of knowing her know her as one- of the finest Jadies they ever met. Her former home was in Waco where she graduated from Baylor Univer sity in 1 904. After this .she* spent two years at Leipsic, Germany, studying music. Upon returning to Americi she spent one year iu ttudy at New York. i?ast winter she and .her sister taugbt a music class in th< public school here. Many music loves in Seymour declare her to have tht sweetest voice they ever heard. "The gnom is professor of lan guages in the State Normal school at Charleston, S. C. He is a gradu ate of Vmderbilt University and then spent; two years studying in Leipsic. Eere it was he met the future Mn." Dantzler, wooed and won her on foreign soil. He is a young man of splendid natural abili ty, of superior education and the highest refinement of character. He has fine prospects bfeore him and Miss Mary's luppiuess will be safe in his hands. "Mr. and M*s. Dantzler were to have left at once for Leipsic, but their boat was Jelayed and they will not sail till Au;. 6. However, they leave Saturday 'or Mexia to visit re latives a few cays before going to Galveston. Tfay will remain in Leipsic a year while Mr. Dantzler takes his Doctor's degree. A leave of absence has been granted hini from Charleston, to' which place he will then return. "A beautiful array of costly pre sents bespok? in some degree the high regard tf friends. The Banner joins a host of people In extending the warmest congratulations and the best of g<od wishes." Globe Tonil cures indigestion and stomach trouile. Samples free or bottles 50c money back if it fails. At 14-S. Broushton (Crum Building). differently aftected is embraced therein. Higgias vs. State, 64 Md.. 419; Prestwood vs. State, 88 Ala.. 235; 19 Ency. Law. 511; 23 Cyc. 95; Black on Intoxicating Liquors, sec. 105. In ex parte Fields (Tex.), 86 S. W. 1022, it was held that the mere adding of new territory to a district in which local optio;i is es tablished did not operate to repeal the local option of th eorginal dis trict. In Lakawanna vs. Stevens. 105 Penn. 4 65, it was held that a special act regulating sheriff's fees for the county of Luzerne continued of force in the county of Lakawanna subsequently formed out of Luzerne county. "In the case at bar there is no leg islation inconsistent with the exist ence of the dispensaries at St. Mat thews and Fort Motte, but, on the contrary, the statutes to which re ference has been made- recognize their existence and provide for their maintainance by the county dispen sary board of Orangeburg until similar officers for Calhoun county are appointed or until the disestab lishment of said dispensaries in the manner provided by statute. The act of 1 907, known as the Carey- Co thran act, is not only a general act affecting the whole State, but by the express terms of the Calhoun couij y act is made of force in that county. When Calhoun county was created the (IjspRixsan'es then established within its territory necessarily went into the new county as any other thing, property or business definitely located within the territory. Every dispensary is located by law at a particular spot or place and it is only at such a place that intoxicating liquors may be lawfully sold in this State. This condition of things' not only became an existing condition in Calhoun county by legslative act, but in legal contemplation was in volved in the consent which the peo ple gave when they voted for crea tion of the new county out of the territory in which dispensaries were established, and no new condition was imposed thereby upon the people of the new county, for it is made up entirely of territory from dispensary counties. "Since Calhoun county Is a county in which dispensaries are lawfully established and have not been voted out under existing law, the governor has power under sec.34 of theCaroy Cothran act. of 1 907 and sec. 3 of the Calhoun county act, to appoint a county dispensary board for Calhoun county, but until this is done, it is the duty of the county dispensary board of Orangeburg county to con tinue the dispensaries at St. Mat thews and Fort Mot to under their pow er in sec. 7 of the Calhoun county act. "It is therefore adjudged that the temporary injunction heretofore issued by thechief Justicebe continu ed and the respondents be, and are hereby, enjoined from permauently closing said dispensaries at St. Mat tnews and Fort Motte and command ed to continue their maintenance un til a county dispensary board for Calhoun county is aptvointed by the governor or until said dispensaries are voted out according to law." MAKK ) WAIN'S JOKF j THIS. ONE HAS A MORAL AND IT SUGGESTS A SERMON. The Text is Advertising and the Talk is on How to Catch and Hold Home Trade. Mark Twain is uu inveterate joker, ns uio ; people have discovered, but ver.v ofteu there Is u distinct moral to one or his Jokes which does uot re quire to be labeled: it can lie seen ? with the naked ere. Man; years ago tue now famous humorist was editor of the Enterprise, a newspaper pub lished at Virginia City. Xev One day he n'eeived a letter from a subscriber who appeared to be a bit superstitious. Th*> subscriber explained that he had found in bis copy of the Enterprise that week a live spider, and he wanted to know whether that meant good luck or bad luck. Editor Mark, who was plain Sam Clemens at that period, sat himself down and wrote a brief reply In his "Answers to Correspondents" column. "That spider." he said, "was merely looking over the columns of the Enterprise to find out what merchant doesn't advertise in his home paper, j The spider wants to go and spin Its I web across the door of that mau's place of business, so that it may have a ioug life of undisturbed serenity." This is the age of* advertising. If you doubt it. just take note of the fact that up to a few mouths ago the circu lation of the leading mail order mouth lies of the United States aggregated 25.000.000 copies. Why? The "litera ture" contained in most of such publi cations Is uot of high class, and there is no such enormous demand for that class of journals merely for reading purposes. Their circulation had been pushed by various methods, in many cases the papers being practically giv en away to carry the advertising of big city establishments and smaller catchpenny schemes to the towu and country districts. These papers with their enormous circulation were sup ported by advertising. The advertis ing even paid for the white paper and the expense of mailing. Advertisers paid a stiff rate because .they were satisfied of the wfde circulation of the sheets. They knew a good thing when they saw it, and they were willing to pay for it. It Is estimated that since the recent ruling of the postoffice department re garding subscription lists and sample copies^no less than 18.000,000 of this enormous circulation has been cut off compulsorlly. Many of the journals with the biggest circulation have sus pended altogether. The local merchant may congratulate himself upon this fact, but there are many reasons why he should not sit down plac'dly and expect to get back such patronage as the mail order peo ple have takou away from him. The biggest concerns lu the cities, which thrive on trade from country districts, by mail orders, print gigantic cata logues and distribute them with a gen erous hand. These catalogues carry price lists and pictures and descrip tions of goods which could not be printed in mail order journals because of the high cost of space and the lack of enough space to accommodate the primed matter. The catalogues are In nowise affected by the postal rulings. Now that the mail order advertising avenues are fewer than they were the catalogue houses are sure to increase their output uf catalogues. They will buy up the names aud addresses of the defuuct subscription aud sample copy lists and flood the country with cata logues. As remarked, this Is an advertising age. The home merchant, if he holds his trade or hopes to Increase it, must be awake and active. Unless he takes measures to keep his business and his bargains before the eyes of the peo ple dwelling in his trade radius he cannot expect prosperity. The home newspaper Is the one medium for dis seminating publicity to the people. Men, women aud children In town and country have acquired the habit of reading advertising matter to find what they want. If they do not dis cover lu the home newspaper any hints as to bargains which may be seen in town with the naked eye, they are Inclined to take their chances on purchasing by mail from the cata logue hints. It may be taken for granted that most people prefer to spend their mon ey in the home town If they can get what they want at reasonable rates. They are always on the lookout for bargains. The catalogue people are very well aware of this fact, and they act accordingly. To combat mall trade the local merchant must realize this fact and get in line with the spirit of the age, which means that he must ad vertise. Care of the Child. During the past few years the best thought of many able men and women has l>ecn given to the care of the child when away from home, but more espe cially in providing school gardens and playgrounds. Many of these and simi lar movements are under way in all parts of our country looking to the amelioration of conditions and sur roundings during the hours of study or rccroatiui. It is probable that every one is productive of good results, and collectively they must be most bene ficial, more so thau we at present may compute. It is highly probable that these public moves are also the quick est, most effective methods of improv ing home conditions, thereby raising our standard of life along all lines. Flower Bedecked Windows. Here Is an idea which could be adapt ed to the beautifying of towns with great advantage. The municipality of Paris offers prizes for the most attrac tive window decorations by using blooming plants, there being several classes In which competitors may strive?that Is. single windows, whole house fronts and the fronts of mercan tile establishments. Berlin's Good Move. It Is announced that the Berlin po lice are taking steps to prevent the de faceuent of streets by electric signs. LIST OF LETTERS. Those Remaining Unclaimed in the Orangeburg Postomce. The following is the list of letters remaining unclaimed iu the Orange burg postoffice for the week ending August 3, 1908. Persons calling for these letters will please say they are advertised. A. D. Webster, P. M. Jack Austin. E. J. Bates, Miss Jessie Bell. B. G. Cook, Culler-Livingston Co. W. W. Davis, J. L. Dickson (Due lc), C. T. Dowling. Paul Felder, Mrs. Jen Fogle. Jessie Gasiton. Mrs. Mattie Hall. James Harrison (Due 4c), Miss Maggie Houser, W. H. Hughes. Ben Jenkins, Miss Mary Johns, E'ady Jones. Mrs. Silvie Knight, j Mrs. C. Lee. Willie Macknight, Miss Maggie Moseley. Mrs. Adline Paulling, Miss Ella Paulin. Mrs. E. D. Robinson. Mrs. Shuler, ; Allen Shule', Miss Alice Simmons, ?E. Smitn. Lilly Trity. Dan Wakinson, Alfred Wiggins, Mrs. Anna Augusta Wilson.. ANNUAL EXCURSION. Twenty Ninth Annual Mountain Ex clusion August 14th, 1008. Very low round trip rates to the principal resorts in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, Washington, D. C. and Norfolk, Va.! including Asheville, Brevard, Flat Rock, Hendersonville, Hot Springs Lenoir, Lincoln, Marion, Saluda, Shelby, Tryon and Waynesville, N. C, also Abbeville, Auderson, Glenn Springs, Greenville; Laurens, Spar tanburg, Walhalla and White Stone Lithia Springs, S. C. Tickets will be on sale to the above mentioueu points for all trains on August 14 th, 1908, from Abbeville, Allendale, An derson, Barnwell, Camden, Chester, Denmark, Greenville, Greenwood, Newberry, Orangeburg, Prosperity, Spartanburg, Sumter and Union, S. C. Tickets will be good returning on any regular train up to and includ ing September 1st, 190"8. Children between five and twelve years of age, half fare. For detailed information, tickets, etc. apply to Southern Railway agents or address, J. C. Lusk, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C, or J. L. Meek. Assistant General Passeuger Agent, Atlanta, Ga. WATCH YOUR TONGUE. If Furred and Coated, it is a Warn ing of Trouble to Come. When it is the morning after the night before, you dn not. have to Iook at your tongue to know that the stomach is upsv-t, the head is aching with dull rhythm, and that all the world looks dreary. The real time to wl'tch the tongue is all of the time. If it is coated with a white fur, or possibly with dark trimmings, even though the- stomach does not tell you by the acute pains of indigestion that it needs help, yet the coating shows that you are get ting into a bad way and that there is need of Mi-o-na. Mi-o-na is so positive, ao sure, so reliable in its curative action upon the stomach that Dr. J. G. Wannama ker Mfg. Co., the local agents, give an absolute guarantee with every 50 cents box thy rell to refund the money unless the remedy gives abso lute and complete satisfaction How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Cattarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Waldlng Rinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. Death of Mrs. Rebecca Price. The B ranch ville Journal says: "News reached here of the sad death of Mrs. Rebecca Price of Walterboro which occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Biana Padgett July 31. She had been critically ill, and her death was not unexpected. She had passed her eightieth year, and the close of a long life, well spent found her with that which "should accompany old age-love, honor, and troops of friends." She leaves sev eral children and a number of grand children and gr;at grand children to mourn her loss. Dr. John Price of Orangeburg is one of her sons and H. 13. Black of Branchville one of her grandsons." A First Class Opportunity. On another page Dr. D. J. Hydrick offers an exceptional opportunity for the purchase of healthy and well lo cated building lots. This property appropriately named Fairview is within the city limits, only a few minutes walk to business center and purchasers will have the benefit of school, light and police protection. Good building lots are getting scarce and these should find ready purchas ers, especially as lumber, labor, and everything that enters iuto the con struction of a home is cheaper now than they have been for several wars past. Call at Sims' Book Store and look over the new copyright books they have received and which they are selling at 60 cents each. MAY CAUSE A SMILE A COLUMN OF LIGHT READING THAT WILL BE ENJOYED By All Who Like to Read Funny and Witty Sayings from the Mag azines and Papers. Before and Atter. Some years ago a young curate, seek ing to be licensed, was bidden by Dr. Temple, archbishop of Canterbury, to, read a few verses of the Bible in order that , his fitness for conducting public worship might be judged. "Not loud enough," was the criticism of the bishop when the young man had finished. "Oh. Tm sorry to hear that, my lord." replied the curate. "A lady in the church yesterday told me I could be beard most plainly all over." "Ah! You are engaged?" suddenly asked Dr. Temple. "Yes. my lord." The bishop smiled grimly and said: "Now. listen to me. young man. While you are engaged don't believe every thing the lady tells you. but." he add ed, with a deep chuckle, "after you are married believe every word she says." Not Guilty. It is not always a guilty conscience that is taken by surprise, for sometimes the most innocent of men will start at a suspicions word. The following inci dent, which occurred in a hardware shop, is illuminating: An elderly lady, dressed severely In gray and carrying what looked very much like a bundle of tracts, approach ed the counter. A clerk hastened to serve her. "What can I do for you. madam?" She leaned toward Dim. "Have you?er?any little vises?" she Inquired.?Youth's Companion. Left to His Fate. On returning from the barn early one morning the old man found his wife in tears. "What'cher cryin' about, Melissy?" he inquired. " 'Nother?one? uv our darters?was stole las* night," she sobbed. "The red headed un?" he asked la conically. "Yes?pore Mag?she was the best gal" "Bog Scuttles?" "Uv course. Hasn't been no other feller waftin' on her. Ain't you goln' to pursue after 'em an arrest 'im?" "Uv course not," he replied sternly. "I'm not under obligations to help Bob Scuttles out uv no difficulty. Let him go ahead and work out bis sentence, same's I've been a-do.n' fur the las* forty year." ? Fat One, Too. In one of his farces Glen MacDon ough had written two or three lines to b" snoken bv a chorus girl. The lines wore given ToTa "gTeeu, neauy-at?atcur who looked well and would do. At tho rehearsal the girl made her way to BlacDonougb, who held the book, and said: "Mr. MacDonougb, I have a line lu the first act and one In the third. Couldn't you write me one for the sec ond act too?" MacDonougb thought a minute, look ed at the girl and said: "Yes. In the banquet scene you en ter and say, 'Here Is the ham.'" "Oh, do I bring the ham on with me?" "No, ray dear. It is not a speech. It Is a confession." Smila Early and Often. "Smile early and often. The more blue you feel the more you must smile." says a physician. "The philos ophy of the smile cure lies in the fact that, the body being the means by which the mind expresses itself, there must bo co-operation. If the body re fuses to express the mental suggestion of depression the mind will change its attitude aud accept the body's sugges tion of joyousness. If. on the contrary, the physical admits the mental 'blue ness.' the body in a short time becomes languid, the head feels dull and often aching, the blood flows sluggishly, and actual sickness results In some degree. The facial muscles being those through which the greatest play of expression Is possible, It follows that their reac tion upon the mind is quickest The mere effect of smile produces a revul sion of feeling, and the artificial soon becomes a real laugh." Why He Joined the Sunday School. "Tommy," said a young lady visitor at his home, "why not come to our Sabbath school? Several of your little ? friends joined us lately." Tommy hesitated a moment Then suddenly he exclaimed, "Does a little red headed krd by the name of Jimmy Brown go to your school?" "Yes, indeed," replied the new teach er. "Well, then," said Tommy, with an air of Interest, "I'll be there next Sun day, you bet I've been laying for that kid for three weeks and never knew where to find him."?Judge's Library. A Town Boom Slogan. Now's the time to boom tho town Get busy! Sing her praises up and down Get busy! Pest old burg there Is on earth la tho burg that gave you birth. Tell your neighbors what It's worth Got busy! Other towns aro crowding U3? Get busyh Make a furoro, r-'aka a fuss Get busy: Never let the grass be green In the streets, it might be seen! Mow It with the boom machine Get busy! What's the use to sit and mope? Get busy! Hustle, rustle! That'B tho dope! Get busy! Aro thero drones within the hive? Chuck 'em out! They're not alive! Busy t.es alone may thrive. Get busy! Tackle prpjects that progress Get busy! Do we want Improvements? YES! Get busy! Do we want to spread and grow Bigger? SUREST THING YOU KNOW! Show the world outside it's so? GET BUSYl ROBERTUS LOVE.