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WILL BE VOTED DOWN PROPOSED EDISTO COUNTY WILL r\ ; BE DEFEATED. *- \ By the Vote ofv That Portion of Or angeburg County Emrbaced in the New County Territory. Ther-3 is no chance for Edisto county which is to be voted on De ? cember 15. Mr. J. H.Corbett, a resident of that section of Orange burg county embraced In the pro posed' new county, who wds in the ? city on Wednesday, said that he was confident that the scheme to form Edisto county would get very few vote* in the Orangeburg territory, which would defeat the new county. It: is said that the movement will - fail te get the requisite vote in Aiken Vvalso. We have not heard, how the - -Lexington county folks will vote. s-- Mr. Corbett's statement corrob - orates wh?t we . have beard from other people who iive In th? terri tory from time, to time. There iv about one hundred qualified voters - in the Orangeburg territory of the proposed EdLto county, and one gentleman told us that he did not believe the new county proposition would receive over-five or six of them. This would be a terrible de feat; and from all we can learn the estimate is not far wrong. It seems that the opinion of some Calhqun county folks had much to do with cryetalizing the Orangeburg folks against the new county bqo.vc ment. In answer to enquiries some good, substantial' citizens who had worked and voted for Calhoun coun ty said they were sorry that they had left Orau^cburg county and that ,they/ would like to be back in the old county. This statement no doubt influenced many to vote against Ed isto county. The Times and Democrat hat taken no part in this new county movement one way or the other, ex cept to publish such facts about it as came to our knowledge. It is a matter that the people directly interested must settle for themselves. We would regret to have any of our^ friends In that section of Orange burg leave us, and we are therefore pleased to know that they will de cline to vote themselves out of old Orangeburg county, which is still the best county in South Carolina. SETS FIRE TO GUARD HOUSE. So As He Could Warm His Cold Feet. Our enterprising flttle neighboring town, Rowesville, came very near losing her guard house on Tuesday, all because a negro prisoner had "cold feet." About half-past one o'clock Tuesday Clarence Smith, one of the numerous colored employes of the Blake Lumber Company, of Rowesville, -went into the yard; of " the -chief of police, Mr. Q. M. Smoak,' and asked Mr. Smoak to let him see a certain pistol which he had in his possession. The chief took the cartridges from the pistol' and handed it to the ne gro, who then asked for the care ridges also. When his request was refused he jumped the fence and made off at full speed, carrying the pistol with him. Chief Smoak set ' out after him, calling for help as he w^nt. A ""Tiber of men imme diately joined in the race and a hot pursuit followed. The negro was soon captured in a near-by lane b,' Mr V. P. Shuler, who turned him over to Chief Smoak. Mr. Smoak soon landed him safely in the "lock-up,' but an hour dater a passer-by discovered that tno build ing was on fire. An alarm was given and a crowd gathered, who busied themselves putting out tin fire, while Chief Smoak occupied himself in rescuing the negro 'whi received no injuries other than a severe stifling from the smoke. The negro set the building on fire with an oid newspaper and some old blankets that were in his cel.'. When asked why he did so the negro replied that he was cold and that he set the building on fire in order to warm his feet. The build ing was hot greatly damaged and the negro is now in chains: Happily Married. Dr. GeorgeH. Walter, of this city, and Miss Blanche Green were mar ried at 3 o'clock Wednesday after noon at "Oakhurst," the beautiful country residence of the bride's par ents. Mr. and Mrs. F. Marlon Green, eight miles from the city. Dr. and Mrs. Walter left via the Atlantic Coast Line for a bridal tour, which will embrace Washington. Baltimore. Now York and olho. Northern points. The young couple has the best wish es of a large circle of friends. Meeting of the Conference. The' annual meeting of the South Carolina Conference will convene on Wednesday evening at Laurens. Rev. L. P. McG e, pastor of St. Paul'? church in this city, will go up on Monday morning in order to do some committee work before the Conference convenes. Mr. MrG >: has been pastor of St. Paul's church for three years, and it is the wis.i of the congregation that be Ii? crr.r back next year, which we feel sure will be done. , Attention! Quarters Co. L., 3d Inl'y.. X. G. S. C Special Order No. 5: The members of this eumpatiy will assemble at. Armory on Thursday, Nov. 26, Thanksgiving Day. in f. olive drap uniform, at nine o'clock i. m. Cor target practice on range. Diu-] ner at 12 m. Prizes will lie awarded to the best shois in different gradss. 1 By order oT Capt. ClalTy. C. J. Inabinet, First Serg't. i THE FIRE FIEND Visits the Hustling Little Town of Cameron Tuesday. Our hustling little neighbor, Cameron, had a close call early Tuesday morning from a fire which at one time threatened to. be quite serious. Tbe chemical engine recently purchased by the town was for the first time uned in actual fire fighting and the work done was all that could be expected. The fire originated in a building used as a restaurant and ware house on 2nd street and soon spread to the dwelling on the north and another warehouse, on the Forth. Both warehouses were used by T. F. Ulmer. The building in which the fire originated'was too close to those next to it for the chemical engine to be used successfully although the members of the fire company did their best, some of them today show ing blisters ?n faces and hands as a result of the heat t which they were exposed. / The firemen then turned their at tention to the saving of Mr/ bimer'.i main store, and but for the chemical engine this 'Store must have gone with the rest. The warehouse of Bull & Taylor, on the opposite side of the street, was saved through the efforts of the bucket brigade, which did good work. The losses were as follows: Mrs. Carrie 0. Dantzler, building, valued at $400, no insurance; E. L. Mc Gowan. building, valued at $5?.u. insurance $300; W. D. Houck, build ing, valued at $400, no insurance: T. F. Ulmer, stock, valued at $1, ,200, insurance $o*0. CONVICT. ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE But Is Run Dowh and Captured ?/With Hounds. William Long, a white convict, es caped from the Richlind county chaingang, near Kingville, Monday at 1 o'clock p. m., while at dinner. He was sent after a bucket of wa ter, and not returning as promptly as usual, it was 'suspected -that he had fled. A search was made and he could not be found. Guard J D. R?ese was sent to camp at Gads den for bloodhounds. Upon the arrival of the dogs, Capt. J.' G Williams, with Mr. Reese, placed the doss on his trail. He way trailed througn Congaree swamp for about half a mile, where he took tne railroad across the trestle and Con garee river bridge, to a negro house, about two miles from Fort Mottey where it was found he had secured a change of clothing. From there he was trailed to a swamp, near Fort Motte, where he was caught about 4:30 o'clock p. m. Monday. He was carried back to the chaingang camp at Gadsden. THANKSGIVING FOR ORPHANS Help the Little Homeless Boys and Girls' Home. We doubt 'if any set of people look forward to Thanksgiving with more delight than the orphans. They know full weU that on that day they will be in many hearts;* and that the prayers of the peopiO who love little children will be made for them. At the Thornwall Orphanage, Clin ton, South Carolina, there are 250 orphans. Of these 150 are from the State of South Carolina, 60 from Georgia and 21 from Florida, the rest from other States. Children from any section of our country, however, are welcome, provided they are fatherless, of tender years and in reed of aid. Once received they are not dismissed, except at their own request, but are educated thor oughly, are taught some good trade and sent out able to take care of themslves without further protection from the Institution. Their support comes from all parts of the country. Provisions, money and anything that can be used in the ordinary family can be used here at the Thronwell Orphanage. The Institution itself is on the cottage system. There are 15 cot tages, with six public buildings for mental, moral, manual and techni cal training. And it continues to grow as new cottages can be erect ed. Send contributions of money to Rev. Wm. P. Jacobs, Clinton, S. C. Provisions to Thornwell Orphan age, Clinton, S. C. Carnival Coming Next Week. The Evening News says the Young American Steam Fire Engine Com pany have made arrangements with the management of the Napier Com bined Shows to hold a carnival in this city next week, and on next Monday the shows will be placed on the old Coitoii Yard, and there will be plenty doing at that place for the entire week. The shows are said to be of a high olas-;, and only clean attractions will be permitted. The proceeds of the carnival will he di vided with the local company, to assist them in defraying their ex penses, and they assure the public of the city a week of wholesome fun. Street Paving. The City Council held a special m i ting Wednesday night to open 1 ids for the paying of Main street. After considering the matter Council adjourned to Thursday afternoon. On opening the bids it was found that these of the Georgia Engineer ing Company, of Augusta, Ca.. and the Southern Paving and Construc tion Company, 'of Chattarfooga. Te';n.. were almost identical. It was then * determined, that tho brick tn be used Ihc two companies bo tested, and tho one udng the b"st brick wfril be :>warder! the contract I Th ? ' si will b mad ? as soon the testing machine arrlves^which will be in a few days. COTTON PICKER MACHINE THAT WILL REPLACE HAND LABOR. Said to Have Been Invented and Bnilt by Mr. R, S. Wheeler, of Springfield. Mr. E. B. Taylor, of Springfield, has written to Commissioner Watson of a cotton picker made by Mr. tt. S. Wheeler, of Springfield, and sug gested a public demonstration near Columbia. Mr. Watson fixed No vember 25 aB the date for the dem onstration, which can at least do no harm, and the place will be announc ed later. Here is Mr. Taylor's let ter to Mr. Watson: Spirngfield, S. C, Nov. 10, 1908.? Col. E. J. Watson, State Commis sioner of Agriculture, Columbia. S. C.?Dear Sir: I fully believe that the successful cotton picker has come in a machine invented by Mr. R. S. Wheeler, a native of the North, but resident of the South for mahy years He and his father bought some timber near Springfield several years ago, and after his father's death his timber was sold and was made the basis of our lumber operation here. During his absence of a year fron Springfield he has brought out this cotton picker, and has made a dem-, onstration which satisfies 'several good judges here that the. cotton picking machine, long looked for, has arrived. Years ago in North Carolina I heard the expression with regard to cotton picking which was not "pick ing cotton" asi is commonly called, but "picking out cotton." This lat ter phrase accurately expresses the act which must be performed by a machine before it can be pronounced a success. The Wheeler machine picked out the cotton from the boll and does not pick trash. The picking instrument is a leather belt one-hall an .inch wide, carrying wires insert ed in It about as closely as they csn be, and a little less than a rfuarter of an inch long. This leather belt is made to travel very rapidly and after seizing the cotton, -nrows it inttf a chamber fro<p which an ah blast drives It into a cotton sack. I will not describe further than to say that I believe the staple picked by this machine Mill grade higher than hand-picked. I believe you will be glad to co operate with Mr. Wheeler in provid ing opportunity for demonstrating its capacity somewhere near Columbia, where practical planters may see it working, -.nr1 where representatives of the press may conveniently m ;et to record results. The cotton gin was perfected in Georgia by the immortal Whitney. We shall all be glad to have the sue cessful cottoa picker perfected in South Carolina, and it now looks like Mr. Wheeler would share tve tihmortality of Whitney by produc ing a successful cotton picker. The motor for driving the picker is net all that can be desired, but that is a .mere, matter of detail which can be accomplished by anyone in a half dozen ways, and which will be per fected directly now sin/fe the true principle of extracting rotton from the boll has been found. We are hoping that it will be con venient for you to suggest a place for this demonstration during th.: three or four days preceding Thanks giving at some piace near Columbia. We are supposing some place near Columbia would suit better than an'' place near this town, and thus save a journey hither. > Thanking you in advance for vour kind consideration, I am, very truly yours, EDW. B. TAYLOR. Union Meeting. Union No. 2, of the Orangeburg Association wttiii meet with ? ithe Double Branch Baptist church No vember 28 and 29, 1968. Saturday at 10 a. m., Devotional exercises by Moderator. Saturday at 10:30 a. m., enroll ment of delegates. Saturday at 11 a. m., introductory sermon by P. A. Bolin. .Saturday at 12 m., recess. Saturday at 1:30 p. m., Ladies" Missionary Union. Saturday at 3 p. m., Query No. 1* "What is the best method of develop ing y?urlg Christians and making them active workers)" by W. W; Rutland. , ! Query No. 2: "Church discipline, it^ methods and objects," by Paul Hughes. Query No. 3: "Organization of churches into - pastorate/' ? by M. S. Williams. Sunday 10 a. m., Sunday School massnt^eting, by Superintendent of Double Branch Sunday School. Sunday 11 a. m., Missionary ser mon by W. H. Simpson or J. W. Kenney. J. B. SHEPPARD, Clerk. Coming Next Week. It is announced that the attrac tion at the Academy of Music on Thanksgiving night, the 26th, will be the 1. M. C. A. Glee Club of Augusta. This is one of the very best attractions that will come to the Academy during the season, and coming as it does on Thanksgiving, will be greeted by a large audi ence. There are 25 people in the company, twenty-two young men and three 'ladies. One of the ladies *d Mrs. Mary Ranrlall Wall, who sang before an audience of 30,000 people recently in Baltimore, her father's (the late Col. Jas. R. Randall.) production. "Maryland, my Mary land." The program is a varied one and consists 'of d)iets, solos, quurtetts and several comic musical sketches. The club has made good wherever It Vs rone; nnd a pleasant evening is assured all who attend this con cert here on the evening of Thanks givings, the 2(1th. WHAT WE NEED TO MAKE ORANGEBURG PROS PEROUS AND HAPPY Is Pointed Out by Colonel W. G. Smith ii the Letter Published Below. At the Cotton Congress, held ui Memphis, Tenn., on November 12. the committee on resolutions recom mended "A. continuation of the agi tation for cotton factories enough [ in the South to manufacture our cotton," which we think an excellent suggestion and prompts us to wriLe the following article. About 28 years ago I started ti learn the cotton mill business, enter ing the employment of the Clifton Mfg, Co., of Spartanburg, S. C, at Its organization under the direction of two of the pioneers of this In dustry in this State, Messrs. Con overs and Twltchell. There was at that time about fourteen cotton mills in South Carolina, and today she is second to Massachusetts iu the manufacture of cotton. There was at that time five cot ton mills in Spartanburg county, with an aggregate number of 9,780 spindlps and today that county has a total of 705,997 spindles, manu facturing by far more cotton than she produces, her crop being abort 50,000 bales, ani her consumption of cotton about 202,000 bales. . Spartanburg. Creenville and An derson have made greater progress in this industry than the other coun ties of our State. It is claimed that the Piedmont section is better adapt ed for the manufacture of cotton than the central or lower section, but we do not agree with this idea, for' the reason that the central and lower parts are not subject to any severe changes of weather, but have a more even temperature throughout the whole year. The principal reason for the suc cess of the Piedmont mills in our opinion is largely due to their abil ity to secure a class of "help" not found in the middle or lower sec tions. The laboring people of the low country are more able to make a living on the farms than those in the up country. There is hardly any time of the year that the land: of the "low country" are not in some way remunerative, and for this reason there is more inducement for the operative -to remain on the farm than there is in the Piedmont sec tion. Then, too, the ' iow country" abounds in fish and game of various kinds which are conducive to an Indolent, lazy life. In 1880 there was $2,776,100 invested in cotton. mills In South Carolina and in 1907 it had increas ed to $3 03,821,919 and the number of spindles had increased from 82. 331 to 3,688,761. The bales of cot ton consumed in 18S0 by the cotton mills of South Carolina were 3 6, 624, not as much as Orangeburg county now grows, but in 1907 the consumption had increased to 774. 905 bales, very nearly as much as the whole crop of the State. Now, let us ?see about Orangeburg county. Today she (including th.' "7Baby County")' produces 75,000 bales of cotton at an average weight, say of 480 pounds, sold at 9 cents per pound, is , worth $3.240,000. Now, suppose she, like Spartanburg, manufactured her own crop, it would be worth something like $6,300,000 To do this she would have to have about 3 62.500 spindles spinning an average number of 20s yarn, at a cost say of. $20.00 per spindle, would be $7,250,000, giving employ ment to about 3,897 hands, and an additional population of 8,660, since only about 45 per cent of the total mill population are eligible for work. This would give us a payroll in Or angeburg of $72,500 per month, or $870,000 per year. You will per ceive that this money would 1 9 kept at home and would not go to Eng land and New England, where the bulk of our cotton is today manu factured. , Of course, it will take many years to accomplish this, but as the com mittee in Memphis said, we should 3tart now with this end in view, and when we have accomplished it we will be an independent people, and vv'all street and the New York Cot ton Exchange will be a thing of the past. I wish to say just here, by way of parenthesis, that Spartanburg county in order to induce outside capital to come in and invest their money in their county, exempted all manufac turing industries from not only city tax, but county tax for a period of ten years, and thei result of It is that she today receives taxes on $5.418,822 from manufacturers atone, or in other wrods Spartanburg county receives $82,319.85 taxe* from the cotton mills of that county, and if Orangeburg had enough spin dles to manufacture her cotton cron, the county would receive sompthing like $65,250. This, of course, Is estimated that the property is re turned at 60 per cent of the capital stock. We have today enough banks in the county to last us for twenty five years to come, and the attention of our people should be turned to pay rolls, as the success of any town or county is based upon its pay rolls. If you would start at Charlotte. N. C. and go to Atlanta, over the Soutliern Railway you would see one continuation of mills in both large and small towns. There is no rea son why we should not have a mill at Ft. Motte, St. Matthews, Norway, Springfield, Cameron. Elloree and so on throughout the county. Orangjeburg could stand several more. The stock holders should not look at his investment from a dividend standnoii!L, bin in a broader way, remembering that such investments enhance the value of every product HIGH DEATH RATE WHAT A STUDY OF SOUTHERN CITIES SHOW. Some Facts None of Us Like to Ad mit, But They Are Facts and "We Must Face Them. The Country Life Commission re cently held meetings at Spartanburg and Greenville in this State. ? We believe that the Commission will ac complish untold good by directing the attention not only of the National Government, but of our own home people to the pressing needs of ru ral life and the possibilities of rural development. ? The Progressiv 2 Farmer says the Commission is crit icised because in urging the need of better rural sanitation and hygiene Dr. Stiles pointed out the excessive death-rate in our rural districts as compared with other sections of the country. For instance, rfe mentions ty phoid fever in emphasizing the truth (.of so much moment to us) that 90 per cent of the cases and the deaths from this dread disease might bo prevented by proper sanitary pre cautions. And he is right. The average number of deaths from ty phoid in the United States is 35 in each 1,000 deaths, while in the Gulf Coast region it is 45, in Soiuh Cenral Appalachian region 63, in the Southern Interior plateau (South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mis sissippi sections) 76, and in the Southwestern Central region (parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas^ 79 per cent. Wherever the negro population is high, as Dr. Stiles, points out, the lack of sanitary precautions insures a high death rate from typhoid. The negroe's carelessness, and our own, as Dr. Styles points out, in the matter of typhoid fever, hook worm disease, etc., in murdering the white women and children of thr South. Here are some figures that should make us blush. The bald truth is that our death-rate from ty phoid fever and other preventable diseases is shocking and inexcusably high, a burning shame to our people amounting to nothing less than a sectional crime. The figures below are for several Southern cities for which the United States Census professes to have trulv accurate mortality statistics, and we are going to take in alphapetica.1 order just as they come in the census' tables, every Southern city included in the registration area with their death-rate per 1,000 of population for both races, and compare each one of these Southern cities with the two cities in other sections immedi ately following in alphabetical or der?just as named in the census list. Here 'then is the showing: Death Rate Per 1,000 Population. For For Name of City White. NegD. Atlanta, Ga.2.1 31 Atlantic City, N. J.18 12 Attleboro, Mass.14 * Baltimore, Md. ,1? 31 Bangor, Me.16 * Barre, Vt.18 * Jacksonville, Fla. .. ...25 31 Jacksonville, HI. [. ..'..22 19 Jamestown, N. Y.12 * Lynehburg, Va.21 30 Lynn, Mass.16 18 McKeesport, Pa.17 24 Nushville, Tenn.-.20 32 Natchez, Miss .27 48 Watick, Mass.14 * Nangatuck, Conn.17 * Newport, Ky.20 ? Newport, R. 1.18 23 Norfolk, Va.18 23 Norrlston, Pa.23 27 North Adams, Mass. ...13 * Raleigh, N. C. . .?.22 23 Reading, Pa.17 31 Revere, Mass.15 * Richmond, Va.24 38 Rochester, N. H.22 * Rochester, N. Y.15 26 San Antonio, Tex.23 22 San Diego, Cal. 22 27 San Francisco, Cal.19 35 Savannah, Ga.24 43 Schenectady, N. Y.15 * Scranton, Pa.20 14 Shreveport, La.32 50 Sioux City, la.13 * Somerville, Mass.15 * Wilmington, N. C.10 34 Windham, Conn.16 ? Winona, Minn.14 * (?Too Pew negroes to report.) These are the .figures whose ac curacy the Government stands for, and, as the Progressive Farmer says, the Southern man who can look them In the face and still argue for a Iis less, do-np-thing policy Is the m.-.n who murders present and future gen erations by criminal carelessness. , Dr. Stiles is a man who with rare self-devotion proposes to give his life to the effort to reduce this fearful Southern death rate?*ft> "WiT-iv" proportions In our cities being but typical of similar conditions in our country districts?and there is no man in Amferica today who more heartily deserves the co-oneratinn of every agency in the Southern States. It is not climate- that makes our Southern death rate ?0 high. It is lack of sanitary precautions upon the part of our large negro popu lation and also upon the parr or a large white population an well. Tn the name of human life, let us set about remedying these conditions. The Price of Cotton. Cot'os is --.till boiuing its own around nine cents, 'ike tone of the market is good, and careful watchers of the market are of the opinion that the price will be better soon. Of course no om- know-, bul it Is 2P" erarally bhelf. ved the price will go up instead of down . of the farmer. T'ue members of tin; legislature should foster such enterprises and uul be cuiitittuaiiy legislating a^aiiibi them and shutting out outside capital. W. G. SMITH. UNCLAIMED LETTERS Now Remaining in the Orangeburg PostoiGce. ? List of letter remaining unclaimed in the Oraugeburg Po&tofflce for week ending November 18, 1908. Persons calling for these letters will say they are "Advertised." A: D. WEBSTER, P. M. George Berry. I. Bowman. Jos. Boons. Adam Caldwell. Fred Chenning. A. W. Corley. Mrs. Serena Davis. Isaac Dowling. Miss Martha Fulton. Mose Gadson. A. G. Gardner. Wm. Giles. Miss Selena Hamilton. Miss Maggie 0. Hardy. Joe Harley. Mrs. Joseph Harper. A. T. Hollingsworth. Miss Leuner Ives. Eddie Johnson. Lemuel C. Lewis. Miss'M. E. Madison. r John Martin. Laurence McCord. Mrs. Hattie Murry. John David Parier. Miss Lula Poness. E. T. Richardson. Miss Louise Seabrooks. Mrs. May Gila Smitn. Walter Smith. Evans Stewart. Mrs. Lillie Trothe. Miss Olli? Tucker. Baskom Walker. Mrs. Carrie Walker. Miss Addie Williams. Paul Wright. Jamea Wright. WHY BE BALD When Parisian Sage is Guaranteed to Stop Falling Hair, or Money Back? A*luxuriant head of hair is God's birthright to every man?to every woman. If your hair is falling out, if h is turning gray, if it is full of dan druff, if it is harsh and uncontroll able, then it is diseased, and prompt action should be taken. Parisian Sage is a real hair re storer; it will darken faded hair; it will stop dandruff in one week by promptly killing the germs that in fest the roots of the hair. Parisian tsage is the most delight ful hair dressing in world; it ? pleasant, invigorating and refresh ing. It makwo the hair soft, beau tiful and luxurious. Wherever Par isian Sage is known, it is the ladies' favorite hair dressing. We urge all women who desire beautiful hair, to try Parisian Sage. If, after using one bottle, you do not say it is ithe most delightful hair dressing you ever used, you can have your money back. The price is only 50 cents a bottle at the J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co., or by express, charges prepaid, from Giroux Mfg. Co., Buffalo, N. Y. IS THIS A SQUARE DEAL? That's the squarest kind of a square deal as every fair minded man knows. But the J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co. can afford to make this offer be cause: Lhcv kuu>v thai. mi-p-no tablets are a worthy stomach remedy, and that the maker's will beck up the generous offer. And so we say to all readers or The Times and Deidocrat suffering or ailing /with any stomach trouble, try Mi-o-na. It has such a mighty and powerful influence on the stom ach that it immediately refreshes and relieves, then invigorates and curev It strengthens the stomach walla, puts tbe stomach in such perfect oondition that it can digest food without pain or other distressing symptoms. It cures by removing the cause, and it removes the cause 9G times in a hundred. A large box of Mi-o-na tablets only costs 50 Cents, and relief will come in 24 hours. "Mi-o-na tablets are truly great for anyone that has stomach trouble. I can not praise them too highly for what they have done for me."?Mrs. W. D. Bennett, Bucksport. Me. "World's Temperance Sunday." On Sunday, Novtsniber 29th, "World's -Temperance Sunday," ap propriate exercises will be held iu the Methodist church morning and evening. This day will be observe 1 throughout all Christendom, and in all mission fields. Rev. L. P. Mc Gce will be absent at conference, bet others have kindly promised tu lend a baud :n maatng the occasion profitable. Temperance work i greatly needed) in Orangeburg, so let all help to make this a grand and 'bucceooiui Temperance Rally. .MRS. E. S. HERBERT. Old Fashioned Husking Bee. j "The Old Fashioned Husking Bee" is the title of a play that will I-j i given by the students of 0. C. i.| next Friday night. The play has been gotten up under the direction of Miss Goodman, the efficient teacher of expression at the Cc.i lege. .j. pleasant evening ij in bio:v f;:r all who att? nd. There are 2'< young people in the play ami the rehersals have been going on ful some two weeks. A small admis sion fee will be charged, the pro ceeds to go for the benofif of the young ladies' literary society. If a man doesn t want to be spoil ed with success let him get a job with the Weathi r Bureau. _a_ Most men would rather take their chances with a plague :han with a short haired woman. Mfg. Co., the Drug gist, will Give You Your ? Money Back if MI-O-NA Does Not Cure Dyspepsia. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR ?REPORTERS. What Is Happening in the Country as Well as in the "Cities and Towns. Read all the advertisements in this issue. Read E. D. Reeves* advertisement on the fifth page. Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, and it should he made a general holiday by all of our people. Don't forget that Sims'. Book Store has the largest line of blank books ever brought to this market. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wannamaker, accompanied by their guest, Miss Saffold, went to Charleston Wednes day to take in the Gala Week. Ou the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day quite a crowd is expected at Goodby's School House, .when oysters and other refreshments will be serv ed by the Sunshine Society. The Music Trade Review says "the agency for the Knabe piano in Ov angeburg, S. C, has been secured by the Marchant Music Company. The deal was closed by H. T. Rayner, the Knabe traveler." An entertainment will be given at upper Limestone school on Thanks giving night for the purpose of rais ing money for a school library. Ad mission 10 and 15 cents. Refresh ments will be served. The public is cordially invited. Marvin M. Mann , Esq., of St.' Matthews, is a candidate for Clerk of the State Senate. Mr. Mann has bean assistant clerk of the Senate for the past three years and for this reason he has the experience and qualifications for the office. The pastor of a church at Syra cause, N. Y., has solved the hat p'rob^m. He Us having mirrors placed in the pew? so the ladles may arrange their, hair after taking off their hats. How would such a scheme work in Orangeburg? Postmaster Webster will hold ai examination on Saturday to fill the vacancy in the rural mail route from Bowman, occasioned by the resigna tion of Carrier Bishop, who has re^ moved to Charleston, as stated in Tuesday's Times and Democrat. Sumter is most handsomely enter taining the frtate Convention of the D. A. R. this we?k. The following ladies represent the Orangeburg Chapter: Miss Mary McMichael Mrs'. A. C. Ligon, Mrs. E. D. Reeves, Mrs. John Cart and Mrs. Fred Wanna maker. Mr. James Izlar Sims was the only one of The Times and Democrat family who took in Gala Week in Charleston this week. He says it was all good, and he enjoyed it. He says he was fully repaid for taking the trip if he had seen nothing but the airship in operation. > The Ladies' Missionary Society oL Ebenezer Baptist church, Cordova, will serve a Thanksgiving supper at the home of Mr. J. P. Smoak on Thanksgiving Day, "beginning at sevent o'clock. Old and young are cordially invited. The proceeds of the supper will go to the parsonage fund. ' While awaiting trial for vagrancy before his Honor, Mayor Dukes, oa Wednesday morning, a colored gentleman of elegant leisure gave the police the slip and is now wend ing his way to other climes. ,We are not so sure but that this is the best disposition that cou'.d have been ma le of the case. The. lecture of Mr. Luther M. Tesh, field secretary of the Sunday School Association, at the Baptist church Tuesday night, was greatly enjoyed by all who heard it. The audience should have been many times larger than it was. Mr. Tesh is a splendid speaker, and he Is en gaged in a grand work. Paper money is popularly sup posed to be a carrier of infections diseases. No doubt microbes do find a resting place on many of the bills now in circulation, but our subscribers need not hold back pay ing up on that account. We wi!l gladly assume all risk in handling any paper money they may use. The meeting of the farmers in New Orleans and Memphis to devise means to help the price of cotton is already having the desired effect. Cotton sold here on Wednesday for nine cents per pound, and if the farmers will stick together and car ry out the program mapped out by I he above meet ings it will go mudi higher. Mr. T. O. S Dibble, Chief of the Fire Department, tested the fire drill of the Sellers Avenue School on Tuesday and found it most ef ficient. The Are bell was tapped an.l in one minute and forty-five seconds the building was complete!} emptied of every living soul. We congratu late Superintendent Thackstcu ..ud the teachers on the proficiency tho children exhibited i:i this fire teat, which unknown to them until the bell tapped the five alarm. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any cacc of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cur.-. F. J. Chenney & Co., Toledo. 0. I We, the undersigned, have kuowu F. J. 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