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ALL SHOULD VOTE DEMOCRATS SHOULD BE SURE AND TURN OUT. Barnes of the Democratic Presiden tial Electors Who Will be Voted in This State. ta the opinoin of the State Dem ocratic chairman. Gen. Wille Jones. \t la very Important that the Denv> trfttic voters of the gtate go to the polls and rote in the general election 4?q.(hB 3d of November. In some of the Congressional districts there will be Republican candidates , for Congress, ?od unless the. Democratic vote is overwhelmingly large there may &e contests for. the seats In Con jnjas. and if the majority in the House is close some of the Democrat ic members may be unseated by tho ?Kepubl leans. But Is is arso important that the Dam jcratic electoral ticket be voted is. order to assure the nine votes of South Carolina to Bryan and Kern. in this ?tato the law does not re quire any designation of party on ?he ticket, which, therefore, contains only the names of the electors with out stating what party they repre sent. In other States the ticket must contain the party name, and in some eases a party emblem, so as to make it easy for the voter to get the ticket he wants to vote, but there is no such law in South Carolina. In order, therefore, that the vot -ers may know the Democratic ticket General Jones has requested the publication of the electoral ticke1 put forward by the Democratic pa ty, aad he will be glad if the county papers will republish this statement, with the names of the Bryan and Kern electors. Those who wish to vote for the Democratic candidate for President and Vice-President, William Jen nings Bryan and John W. Kern, will, ou November 3, put the following electoral ticket in the box: Electors at Large?T. B. Butler, Gaffney; R. H. Timmerman, Bates burg. First District?-J. D. Bivena, Giv han's. Second District?Chas. Carroll Sims, Barnwell. Third District?M. L. Bonham, Anderson. Fourth District?M. L. Bonham, Laurens. Fifth District?S. W. Heath, Heath Springs. Sixth District?R. B. Scarborough, Conway. Seventh District?Jno. T. Sloan, Columbia. Besides the Democratic electoral ticket the Republicans, the Socialists -and probably the Independence League will have electoral tickets to he Voted for at the election on No vember 3; apd for this reason it i3 important that the Democratic voters know who compose the Democratic electoral ticket. ? ? V ?????? Orangeburg County Dispensary. The regular quarterly - report of the Orangeburg counjty dispensary has been made out and the figures In the report as to the sales of tee several dispensaries are as follows: Branchville, $5,278.05; Fort Motte, $3,563.00; Livingston, $4,043.00; St Matthews, $8,019.13; Orangeburg $20,914.59; Springfield. $2.830.92; Eloree, $5,774.65. The total sales for all of the dispensaries was $50. 423.34. This report shows that the sales for the quarter of the Orange burg dispensary equals the sales of all the other dispensaries of the eounty for the month of September very nearly. Shooting Near Woodford. The State say a telephone mes sage was received at Lexington Sat urday from Woodford asking the "sheriff to come po that place at once to arrest some parties who had raised a row last night. The mes sage did not state any particulars. It was learned, however, that one 'man had been wounded and was not expected to live. The trouble oc curred in this county about three miles from Woodford. Deputy Sher iff Miller has loft for the scene. ? Will Begin Work Soon. Street paving continues to be the absorbing topic among the citizens of this city. City council is still at work on the proposition and bids will probably be called for very soon, it is expected that the work of pav ing the main street will be well ad vanced by January 1. Vitrified brick, on a concrete base, will be the material unless council makes anoth er change. The overwhelming senti ment of the people is in favor of brick. The Pension Board. Mr. J. C. Pike has been elertei a member of the County Pension Board to fill the vacancy created by the death of Mr. T. C. AlbergoHl by the Confederate Veterans at a meeting held Saturday. The board then elected Mr. Z. E. Gamling chairman. Must Be Stopped. A standing reward of twenty-five dollars is offered by the City Council for the apprehension (with evidence to convict) of the person or persons who have heretofore or may here after, in any manner, maliciously interfere with the fire alarm system of the City of Orangeburg, by turu-j ing in false fire alarms or otherwise. Won a Scholarship. The trustees of the College of Charleston has awarded the Cohen scholarship to Mr. W. P. Gelzer, of this city, who won it In a competi tive examination . The young man la a son of Mr. John Gelzer, of this oity, and is a bright young man. j We congratulate him on his success.'! DIVISION OP COUNTY DEBT. Calhoun County's Share is Twcnty foflr Per Cent. The division of the old county debt has been ut last arranged by the com missioners appointed for the purpose. The commission, which is composed of Messrs. J. S. Verner, of Columbia; W. M. Martin and G. A. Ginyard, of Lexington; T. A. Amaker and J. D. Loryea, of St. Matthews, and A. W. Summers and M. F. Inablnet, of Orangeburg, inet in this c}ty Friday. After being in session a few hours the commission reached a conclusion and made a report to the Governor. The commission found that the entire : debt of the old county was $21,081. 21' and that the. share of Calhoun county was twentyrfaur per cent, of the whole, or $5,059.49. This leaves .$16.021.72 as the indebtedness of Orangeburg county. There was some opposition to th3 settlement on,, these .figures, as it was claimed that the share for Cal houn was too large. This waB what wap. settled up, however, and this. will be the' report which will be made. AT THE THEATRE. The "Runaways Will Be Presented Wednesday Night. "The Runaways" is a brilliant ex ample of the type of entertainment that has been made famous by the New -York Casino; but none of the other celebrated musical plays, that have hailed from tbi.? frolicsome temple of fun and song, has ever achieved a success, in any way, to be compared with that of the Run aways. Most Casino successes hold their sway over the public fancy for a year or two, and then slip grace fully into forgetfulness. But with the Runaways It has been different. Its first Casino engagement lasted for seven long months. Its hold up on New York playgoers was so firm, however, that since then, it has been sent back to Broadway again and again, and while other and newer musical comedies were rising and falling the Runaways has held Its popularity undominished. It Is now in its sixth season en tour, and it.s audiences everywhere are bigger ani more enthusiastic than ever. They will be seen at the Academy of Mu sic Wednesday night, October 28th. and are without doubt the largest musical attraction ever visiting Or angeburg. Prices 25c to $1.50. CALHOUN COUNTY UNIONS. Several Newly Organized and the Names of Their Officers. The following local Unions have been recently organized in Calhoun county: Calhoun County Union, at St. Mat thews, S. C, was organized October 10. The following officers were elected. 3. F. Keller, president. Dr. B. F. Bruce vice-president. J. B. Pricket, secretary-treasurer. John McLaurin, chap 1 in. J. D. Peterkin, conductor. R. J. Rucker, door keeper. Meets on the first Saturday of each month at 11 a. m. at St. Matthews? Woodland Local, Calhoun County, on October 14th. The following of ficers were elected: J. R. Fairey, president. B. R. Griffith, vice-president. G. T. Carson, secretary-treasurer ? J.( J. Waltz, chaplin. J. C. Sandel, conductor. T. B. Heeps, door keeper. Meets first Friday of each month at 3 p. m., at Woodland Academy. Center Hill Local, Calhoun County, organized October 9th. The follow ing officers were elected: S. H. Stabler, j president. A. H. K. Hooker, vice-president. D. S. Murph, secretary-treasurer. Rev. J. L. G. Hooker, chaplin. W. H. Stabler, conductor. V. V. Saylor, door keeper. Meets first Friday of each month at 7:30 p. m., at Center Hill School House. Pine Grove Local, Calhoun Count r, organized October 15th. The follow ing officers were elected: J. O. Stoudemire, president. J. S. Wiles, vice-president. S. W. Stoudemire, secretary-treas urer. I. N. Slawson, chaplin. W. H. Sandel, conductor. G. C. Fogle. door keeper. Meets the forth Saturday of each month at 4 p. m., at Pine Grove School House. Property in Calhoun. We give below the total amount of taxable property of each township j in Calhoun county as per the Audi tor's books. Amelia.$ 960.430 Caw Caw . 332,320 Goodbys. 75,210 Lyons . 502,220 Orange. 83,320 Pine Grove. 306,320 Poplar. 4S.250 Sandy Run. 77,790 Total .?2.391.770 Total amount of taxes to be paid on above, $39,210.22. More Democratic Funds. The Times and Democrat has re ceived the following contributions to the National Democratic campaign fund from the parties named: W. B. Thompson .$1.00 Fred N. Gramling . 1.00 A. P. Avinger.25 Total .$2.25 We have on hand now $1.75, which added to the above makes $4, which we will send to headquar ters this morning. This makes $31 which has been contribute.-, through The Times ani Democrat. _ y ?> A FACING A CRISIS SHALL THE SOUTH SURRENDER $150,000,000 in Gold? (That Is What She Will Do if the Cotton Crop is Sold at Present Prices. The flippant way in which some people speak of the present price of cotton argues that they do not fully appreciate the gravity of the situation. This is intensified when they say that the farmers have put the price o? cotton too high and that -it Is now seeking its natural level. Such people leave the. irppresslon that they are not looking beyond their personal interepts and therefore fail to see the stream of gold, that annually comes to the South fron; foreign countries in exchange Jtor her cotton crop?this amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars, which I is the mainspring to all business life and activity in the South. Cur tail this inflow of gold and we at once- crippel every industry in th?> South. Augment it and at once the electric effect is seen and felt in every line of industry. The price of cotton is today 2 1-2 cents per pound less than it was a year ago. If this depresion of price is to continue throughout the season it will mean a loss to the South on 1 a 12,000i000 bale crop of $150,000, 000, a sum equal to more than ha.f of the capital invested in the cotton 1 mills of the entire South; likewise a much greater Sum than will be . spent in the South this year for pub lic education. These illustrations are given to more forcibly illustrate the enormity of the loss of the South, caused by the present depression in prices, and to endeavor to arouse a determina tion among our people, irrespective of vocation, that it shall not be so. For the past few years the South has been enjoying an unprecedented prosperity for the cotton crop. It seems that the cotton-buying world has decreed that this age of Souch ern prosperity shall not longer cou tinue. As evldenc of this there was during the summer a report sent to the cotton factory centers of the world stating the Southern cotton crop would approximate 16,000,000 bales and the prediction made that the price would go to eight and pos sibly as low as 6 cents per pound. Such a report very naturally demor alized the cotton trade and every manufacturer wanting to get in on the ground floor was unwilling to lay up stock, and so curtailed pro duction and bought cotton from hand to mouth .continually looking for lower prices. Another factor in de pressing the price of cotton is the closing of the Lancashire mills in England. These mills are said to represent half the spindle capacity or that country; consequently their closing will very materially affect the price of cotton. Hold for Better Prices. Such briefly is the situation. What are the remedies? An easy questioh to ask, but a far more difficult one to answer. In my opinion, the first thing nec ' essary is for the cotton farmers themselves to determine in all their might and manhood that they will not sell a bale of cotton at present prices except to satisfy existing ob ligations; and then first endeavo" to store the cotton and get advances on it to meet the necessity of the occasion. As long as sufficient cot ton to meet the requirements of the mills is offered there will be no need for them to advance prices. There fore hold the cotton off the market until the surpluB is worked off. If the cotton mill men can not sell their goods they can not be ex pected to buy cotton at its full value, so the thing to do is to not offer any cotton for sale until the trade wants it at a price that will justify the farmer to sell. At the present prices the purely cotton farmers is making no more money on his cotton than he was ten years ago when cotton was selling at 6 cents per pound. At that time corn, meat, labor and other, ib.ngs that the cotton farmer buys was sell ing at but little over half the prices they are now bringing. ?lx-cent cotton at the time multiplied mort gages on the cotton farms of the South. Notwithstanding the few years of good prices we have had have enabled most farmers to pay off the mortgages then incurred, a con tinuation of present prices and con ditions will bring about a repetition of those days. For that reason the manhood of the South should be against low priced cotton. It is not yet time for the South to assume the role of a philanthropist and sell cot ton for a price less than the Cost of) production so as to furnish the worl I j with cheap cotton goods:. Do we want farm values tr. in crease instead of decrease? Do we want factories of various kinds to multiply and enlarge In the South, Do we want to educate our children and beautify our homes, Do we want an air of prosperity all over this Southland of ours, with new life, vigor and activity into ever |ln-t of business, vocation and profession? If so, let in? without regard to vo cation be a unit, loyal to the South and her every interest, and s?.ve to her this $150,000,000 annually by maintaining the nr'.ce of cotton at a remunerative figure so that pros perity may continue to smile on our people. Let not the farmers be fooled an other year by the s'r? n songs of those who teil them the world will take at good prices ill the cotton they can produce; but rather let them first see that their crops are so diversified as to Insure each farm er a sufficiency of corn, meat, and other productions necessary for his home consumption. Do that and the cotton crop will no longer prove to be a mill stone dragging us down WILL STAY TN JAIL. Stalvey Still Claims That He Is Innocent. A dispatch from Aiken to The Augusta Chronicle says Geo. M. Stalvey, the convicted bigamist, has stated that there will be no appeal of his case, and that he will serve his sentence in the Aiken jail, choosing the sentence of six months in the county Jail, and the payment of a fine of five'hundred dollars. When asked by a correspondent about it, he answered: "Jailor Ver non is. the best jailor in-the State, and he iB such a goo dand hospital a gentleman, thatl expect to spend the winter with him." Stalvey is quite cheerful and seems to be resigned to his fate, asserting that he is an innocent man, and is being punished for something of which he is not guilty. Stalvey is a very neat, and well dressed man, and jailor Vernon says he is an idea! prisoner. He is not kept confined ,in a cell, but is allowed at large in the jail. ' He said: "I can't help what some people think about me being guilty, there are just lots of them who don't believe it, and I know it, and God knows it, so I expect to stay here with a clear conscience, know ing I am innocent. I expect to spend a pleasant winter in Aiken, an they say it is quite a nice winter resort. I want to invite any and all of my friends to call upon me at any time. I will be glad to see them.'"* MORE CAMPAIGN FUNDS. Tillman Democratic Club Has Given Twenty-five Dollars. The following additional contri butions has been sent in to the Dem ocratic campaign fund by Tillman Democratic Club. This makes twen ty-five dollars contributed by this club to the National Democratic cam paign fund: C. D. Hydrick. .$ .25 G. V. Porter .25 Koga Bozard .25 W. L. Bozard.25 M. L. Dantzler.25 H. S. Bozard .25 A. M. Bozard .50 N. C. Bozard.25 D. B. Bozard.25 T. B. Stroble.25 J. C. Bozard .25 Philip McCauts .25 G. D. Hinkle .50 Y. P. Shuler.25 H. J. Zeigler .10 Sam Bair .10 A. M. Bruner.50 A. D. Hinkel .25 E. F. Bozard . . .".25 Willie Stroble.25 A. A. Ott .. 1.00 S. L. Shuier . 1.40 Total ._$7.85 Mr. T. L. Rast, of Horse Range Club, sends in twenty-five cents for the same cause. The above was paid to Capt. J. A. Berry, secretary. WARNNG TO MILLINERS. Columbia Merchant Fined for Vio lating Gome Law. Mr. A. G. Douglass, president >f the A. G. Douglas Company, which conducts a fashionable dry golds and millinery . establishment in Colum bia, was fined $2 Thursday by Mag istrate Fowles on a charge of violat ing the game laws of the State. The warrant was sworn out by Secre-1 tary Rice, of the Audubon Society, under the Act of 1905, and states] that Mr. Douglas has in his posses sion and offers for sale the feathers of a non-game bird, which is a vio lation of the statue. The feathers in question are that of a heron on a stylish hat,in the Douglas window, and there are lots of others of the same kind in the stock, which Mr. Douglas will have to dispose of in some legal way. When the case was called in the Magistrate's Court he entered a plea of guilty and paid his fine. If the Audubon Society undertakes] to enforce the law throughout tne] State is is likely that a good many stocks of millinery in other towns than Columbia will be depleted of some of their choicest fall offerings * into penury and want. In this endeavor for better pi ices let the merchant, the banker, the manufacturer and the professional man strike hands with the farmer for they, too, are unwilling to see the South deprived of the millions of dollars so necessary for her growth and development. The news paper men, too, these giants of in fluence and molders of public opln ion, can do the farmers of the South world of good if they will wage a battle for better prices for cotton encouraging the farmers to hold cot ton. Hold cotton! Hold cotton! for better prices. If these people would enter into the fight for better prices for cotton with only one fourth the enthusiasm they are giv ing to the politics of the country it would be but a short while before prices would be far above those of today. The Farmers Alliance, the Farm ers' Union, the Southern Cotton As sociation should all join their forces in endeavoring to withhold cotton from the markets until a much bet ter price is offered. Let these or ganizations suggest days for the farmers to meet at their respective meeting places, and take action. Without unity of purpose and unity of action we can not hope to accom plish anything. But let not the con ditions we are striving for be brought, about by the lawless night rider, out by orderly methods and by sane people who have a vital interest in Southern life, and Southern progress. The time is at band to take action. T. B. PARKER. ? DR J. H. CARLISLE HIS MARVELOUS INFLUENCE 0.\ * YOUNG MEN. Possibly the Great Business of Teach ing May Get Some Hint From This Simple Store. If you were to go to the town of Spartanburg, S. C, says Worlds Work, and spend an evening in the house of any man who lives there, the converatlon would be sure to turn to Dr. Carlisle; and. If you should happen to go to the home of any one who has a direct personal interest in Wpfford college .which is situated at one end of the town, the chances are that most of the talk of the evening would be about Dr. Carlisle. If you happened to be at the college at a commencemehc time, you would hear a reverent anl affectionate allusion to Dr. Carlisle in every public address, and you palf- see every ciabs that comes back to its reunion go to his house m a body to express their affectionate obli gation to him. And who is Dr. Carlisle? A man who went to the college as a teacher of "astronomy and moral science" in 1854, when It was founded, and who has been there ever since, i part of the time as teacher, a pare of the times as president and again as teacher. He still meets his class es once or twice a week even at his advanced age. Doubtless neither] philosophers nor astronomers regard him as a great contributor to their departments of learning. Yet it is doubtful whether there be an astron omer or philosopher at any institu tion or in any community in our whole land who has exerted so strong an influence upon the young men who have come in contact with him. They do not say that he taught them astronomy or that he taught them philosophy, but they do all bear testimony to his giving them in great er measure than any other man a right adjustment to life and a moral uplift?a kind of influence that the oldest of his pupils, who are now themselves far on in middle life, remember with an affection that has grown since their youth; and, throughout the area of the college's influence, men and women say, "Wo mu3t send our sons to Wofford col lege because Dr. Carlisle is there." He is now an old gentleman, of great dignity of character and o<: speech, of wide if desultory reading, but not of the modern type of schol arship. He is not an orator, and yet, until a few years ago, he had ths habit of delivering a public lecture once a year or oftener in the town, and anybody who did not go to hear him lost standing in the community by his absence. These lectures were lay esrmon, but everybody received them as a sort of half-inspired de liverance. He has never held a pub lic office, except that he was a mem ber of the Secession convention la South Carolina and is the only sur viving member but one, and he Is said to have called this adventure a piece of boys foolishness. He wa* never a preacher, but always only a teacher, and what he taught best was neither science nor literature, but character. The story is told of a man in Texas who met a visitor from Spar tanburg. The first question he asked was, "Do you know Dr. Carlisle?" ?'Yes," said the other. "Are yo-i going bacV to Spartanburg?" "Yes." "Well, I wish you would give Dr. Carlisle by most affection ate regards, remind him that I was dismissed from college for miscon duct in spite of bis effort to save me, tell him that I came to Texas and for several years I tried my best to go to the devil by various roads, but that I did not succeed, because before I got far I aiways saw his fing-?', pointed at me and heard his voice, and they restrained me. He may hi glad to hear this." Possibly the great business of teaching may get some .hint from this simple story. * Mrs. J. D. Golson Dead. harrass you by declaring that you will section, died in Columbia the first of lagt week and her remains were brought down for interment. She was a consistant member of the Methodist church. She was highly esteemed by a large circle of rela tives and friends, who sincerely mourn her death. She leaves a hus band and ten children, the youngest being twins about six weeks old. We extend our heartiest sympa thies to the bereaved family in this sad affliction. Spot Cash Bargains at Wannamaker, Smoak & Co. Guaranteed Iron Bed .$ 2.80 Retempered Steel Springs. . . 2.50 Cotton Top Mattress. 2.80 Pair Feather Pillows . 1.40 Solid Oak Washstand . 2.80 Kitchen Safe . 2.r>!> Union Art Square, 9x12_ 4.80 Smyrna Rug. :?0x60 . 1.10 Our Oak Bedroom Suits at.. 25.00 is a wonder. To get these prices call attention to this ad. and pay spot cash. Wunnamaker, Smoak & Co. A Valuable Book. The Times and Democrat has the pleasure of acknowledging a copy of the thirty-fifth edition of Lathan Alexander & Company's annual pub lication "Cotton Movement and Flue tuation." This has become a stand ard book of reference and It con tains invaluable information on all matter pertaining to the growth, sale and delivery of cotton, ir. is a hand some volume. The publication is issued for gratutiouB distribution among the Arm's customers and lu not for sale. SENSATION IN SUMMERYILLE. Mr. Taylor Attacks Mr. De Hon With a Horsewhip. A dispatch from Summerville tells of a sensational cccurrance in which Mr. W. H. .DeHon was attacked hy Mr. A.. W. Taylor with a horsewhip on hist Saturday about midday. Mr. Taylor was accompanied by two of his sons, Robert and Clark, both of whom were armed with double barrelled shotguns and both of whom it is alleged, stood by and are said to have warned bystanders not to in terfere while their father attempted to horsewhip Mr. DeHon. Statements made by some of the participants in the affair and by iook ersron differ materially as to the re sult of the attempt,, Mr. Taylor claiming, it is said, to. have used his.whip; while It is claimed oh th* i other hand that the attempt was practically unsuccessful.. . l . Be that as it may, there seems be no doubt that early in the as s^ault Mr. DeHon seized the whip and clinched with'his assailant, re tnined his bold on the whip until M Taylor and himself were separated by a gentleman, who early arrived on the scene. The affair is said to be the on come of a recent trial, in which Mr DeHon was charged with libel an which was non-suited in the Cou at the county seat of Dorchester on Friday last, Judge Robert Aldrich presiding. USES FOR OLD PAPERS. Some Things They Can be Uused For With Profit. To fill cracks in wooden floors put one-half pound newspapers in thre quarts water and soak three nay then add one tablespoonful powdere alum and one quart wheat flour; st and bell until like calke dough; coi and fill cracks. It will harden like cement. To fill rat holes use the above re cipe, but add, when cool, a liberal allowance of red pepper. To make rat proof floors for hen houses use the above, mixing in one quart of sand and gravel. To dry shoes, fill with crumple newspapers, renewing as the pape absorbs the moisture. To clean and polish windows, mir rors, etc., dip papers in cold tea. To clean carpets, wet a newspaper with ammonia and water; squeeze tear into bits, throw on the floor and sweep from wall to the opposite sidi To keep fire all night in a range stove or grate, lay a folded newo paper on the coal. In the morning the paper ashes will be removed more easily than coal ashes. A SURPRISED MINISTER. "For many years I have been a sufferer from bronchial catarrh, and had despaired of anything like a cure. Judge of my pleasant sur prise when I first used Hyomei which brought complete relief. Hyo mel has been a veritable godsend.' ?Rev. Charles Hartley, Sardinia Ohio. m Thousands of catarrh sufferer? have given up in despair. They have tried/ stomach dosing, snuff, sprays and douches without success, and now believe catarrh to be incurable. But J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co , the druggists, holds out hope to ail distressed. He sellB a remedy called Hyomei which is guaranteed for catarrh, colds, coughs, bronchitis, asthma and croup. Hyomei (pronounced High-o-me) is medicated air, full of the healthy virtues of the mountain pines. You breathe in the delightful antiseptic air, and as it passes over the in flamed and germ ridden membrane, it allays the inflammation, kills the germs, and drives out the disease. The complete Hyomei outfit, in cluding a hard rubber inhaler, costs but $1.00, and an extra bottle of Hyomei, if afterwards needed, costs but 50 cents. See J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co. about it today. Keep Money in the Bank. The home of George Dyer, an in dustrious and thrifty negro of Ath ens, Ga., was burned a few days ago. Dyer carried no insurance. He had $150, which he had saved up. and this was burned with the building. This occurrence should teach two lessons. Every house should be in sured against fire, and a man should keep his money in a bank. It is not safe to keep mone> around the house on account of the temptation it affords to burglars and then, too, there is always danger of it being burned just as this negroe s savings were burned. And a fire insurance policy will cost only ;; few cents a year on each hup"n d dollars' worth of property insured.* Excursion Rates to Columbia, S. C, and Return via Southern Ry. Account South Carolina Colored State Fair the Southern Railway announces very low round trip rates from all points in South Carolina to Columbia, S. C, tickets to be sold November 7th to 13th Inclusive. an;i for trains scheduled to arrive at Columbia before noon of November 11th. 1908, limited for return until November 16th. 1908. For rates, detailed information, etc., apply to Southern Railway ticket agents or address, J. C. LUSK. D. P. A.. Charleston, S. C. J. L. M EE KS, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. Might Have Been Expected. The Charlotte Observer says a one armed and one-legged man of Dur ham county, drunk and driving a blind horse, whleh fell down an em bankment, was dumped into a mud hole and drowned in twenty inches of water. A gentleman laboring un der all those handicaps could hardly have expected a more kindly fate. ? LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED CP ALL ABOuT BY OUR. REPORTER. What Is Happening in the Country us Well as in the Cities and Towns. Not much cotton is being sold In this market now. Every Democrat should vote In" the general election next Tuesday. Sims' Book Store is the place to buy; blank books and other office needs. . ,. Oyer eight thousand bales of cot ton has been marketed at this plac# already. ,. .?; Hon. John E. Wannamaker, of St Matthews. gave us a pleacant calf on Friday. .. . ity We are indebted to Mr. P. S. J>> Wertz for a lot of sweet potatoes. They were targe one?. ; ( It. is estimated that a,fc least si**? per cent of the cotton in this coun ty has been marketed. . ; . The State Fair Is now in full Ulasf. Many, from this section will attend from this city and county.. ! Rlngland Brothers' great circus la booked for Orangeburg on November 28, and the small boy Is again hap py. 1 The Standard warehouse is the place to store your cotton. It will be perfectly safe and will not, cow. you much. There were jo fvw children in at tendance, on school on Wednesday that it was thought best to suspend for the day. i We would remind our subscribers who have not settled yet that we need every dollar due us to make both ends meet. The Republicans had a rally at St. Matthews on Friday, at which ?. H. Richardson, their candidate for Congress, spoke. When the new hotel Is finished If. will compare with the best in the State. It is a monument to ,tbe push and enterprise of W. C. Wolfe, Esq. Fort Motte has a ladles' Bryan, and Kern Club. Last week the club contributed one bale of cotton to the National Democratic campaign fund. Miss May Matheson, of Bennetts ville, who has. been visiting her 'sister, Mrs. W. W. Wannamaker, in this city, returned to her home Fri day afternoon. In the last few days His Honor, Mayor Dukes, has had several per sons before him on one charge and anotner. Most of them contributed either cash or labor to the city. Saturday afternoon Hon. Thos. F. Brantley left this city for Parkers burg, W. Va., where he went to re port in compliance with the request from the National Headquarters. The Times and Democrat has col lected fhirty-one dollars for the National Democratic campaign fund,, all of which has been forwarded to headquarters through The Columbia State. The first indoor concert of the Orajigeburg Military Band was given at the Opera House on Friday evening. The program was an at tractive one, and was enjoyed by a good audience . Mr. T. B. Stackhouse, president of the Standard Warehouse Company, gave us a business call on Saturday. He is anxious for the farmers to make use of his warehouse in th's city to store his cotton. All school children or college stu dents who will call at the office of Llles &? Llles, State Agents Jeffer son Standard Life Insurance Com pany, will be supplied with blotters. This promise holds good during tha next ten days. Rev. Robert Adams, D. D., presi dent of tho Presbyterian College of South Carolina, preached at the Pres byterian church on Sunday morning and at the Methodist church Sunday night. On bpth occasions Mr. Adams preached fine sermons. Mr. George V. Zeiglcr has been elected to fill the vacancy on the Hoard of Graded School Trustees created by the death of Dr. A. 8. Hydrlck. The law makes it the duty of the surviving members of the Hoard to fill all vacancies between elections and they selected M\ Zeigler as above stated. Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes, a young white couple, aired their mat* rimonial troubles in Judge Brun son's court Saturday morning. Mrs. Hughes charged her husband with heating her aud wanted him put under a peace bond. She said she would never have married Hughes had it not been for his sweet talk, which hypnotized her. On yesterday morning Garfie'd Summers, colored, stabbed a woman. Vic Flinches, also colored, and It Is thought that the wound will prove serious. The cutting occurred on the idace of Mr. Ray Baldwin, which is icross the river. It will be remem bered that about six months ago the nroman, Vic Funches, burled an axe n Summer's head, and it Is supposed :hat this led to the occurrence of yes terday morning. Senator Tillnian Invited. Members of the executive com mittee of the State Teacher's Asso dation has unanimously agreed to nvite Senator Til I man. who has re urned from his extended trip ibroad, to deliver one of the princi pal addresses before the big meet ng or the teachers to be held in Co umbia the last week In December, rle will be asked to deliver an ad iress on any educational subject hat suits his choice, but they would particularly like to hear his obser vations on matters educational., I? Surope.