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STATE FARMER** URGES - f Crops as Remedy ction, and In Order to Secure gBefter Prices. President $*. warris, of the State Farmers' Union? ^conies out this sjeek in an appeal, to. ithe farmers tO;. ?e *. duce: the cojrtiia- f^op twenty-five per cent of the 'ted^aow planted in cot ') ton. He urg^s S diversification of crops aa? the remedy for. the alleged o'rer-prodiictio* ot-, cotton. There is nothing particularly new In What Mr. Harris says, but he puts it >^ry-fx?i|5ibie way. "DiveTsi&L-atioh of crops Is the remedy for 9-cent Cotton," says Mr. Harris. "How is the farmer to be able to pripe his cotton ajtd get the price he puts on his'stepifc, which repre sents his labor? \ There are'three things essential. ; First, orgaiize yourselves; secoiid, co-operate to : fcether; third, diversify your croi so ? as to make home-' self-supporting. ""Raise corn, bacon, wheat, oats, hors es, mules and more live stock, so as to make manure to enrich your land, and quit buying so much com mercial fertilizer in order to stay out of debt. The above system will free the.farmers of the bondage they are now in, for the cotton, that has been sold up to the present time has been sold at or about the cost of produc tion: . The speculators and the man ufacturers are saying to you .hat you are making too much col:on. Now, let's take them at their v ord and reduce the cotton crop next year to twenty-five million acres and plant the .other eight million acres ,in food supply crops. This wou11 make about nine * million, three hundred -thousand ibales, and .he farmer would? get as much mc aey ? for the nine miJ^on, mree hundreu thousand bales as we will get for a -twelve million, five hundred thouo ?, aid pale cropl Just remember, farmers, when you make more of a product than you can- o6*nti d1, some one else will take it at your ex pense" and manage it for you for their own inlerest; Now, every me knows that optton, is not on a pa'it/ in price with! anything else. A suit of cotton clothes that you could buy three years ago for $10 now costs; you %1% Cotton should have sold the whole season for 12 cents per pound from1, the time' the 'rsi hale ""was ginned. Now,, who Is to ?blame for it selling from S 1-2 to 9 cents? Noboly except the pro ducer himself,'and do not .put the | blame on any one else, for the farm ers have forced it on the market faster than the speculators wanted it. Never will *the farmers be able to -get. their prices until they make '''home'self-supporting and market the cotton crop as the world needs it. It takes twelve ffiontbs to make a I cotton crop, and 7*e roust take twelve months to marke]; it at a profit^ to .the grower. Broihej: farmer, it is In our hands to remedy this eviL.if. its is, ever remedied. 3nd the sooner we realize it the .sooner it will be done. Remember ?hree things to bo done: First, organize; second, co-1 operate, and .third, diversify crops. Remember this is a. day of organi zation, and all professional and bus iness men are organized. The farm er^ Is also beginning;-, to realize that ( he. is forced to do likewise for his protection. I will give^ below the following statistical report 00 corn, wheat and oats per -capita to feed each person, horse, mule and hog in the cotton belt States. I ask ypu for a close study of this report and you. w'ill readily see why cotton is selling at $i 1*2 to 9 cents. I want to urge everyone who has not sold his cotton to hold on to it unti' the price goes up. You may rest as sured that the farmers over the cot ton belt as going to diversify crop next year, and this will mean re duction of cotton acreages: States. ' ' Corn. Wheat. Oats. Alabama . . .19 1-5 2-5 1 Arkansas . ..34 2 3 . Georgia . . .15 S-10 1 ?-5 Indian ? Territory . .jte.4-5? 5 3-5 11*1-3 Louisiana . . 17 0 1-5 Mississippi .25 1-4 1-2 N. Carolina . 18 2-5 2 3-10 1 3-10 Oklahoma .'.96 - 45 1-2 13 S. Carolina .13 9-10 2 Texas . ....32 2-5 4 S Florida . . ."10 1-2 0 1-2 ? Tennessee . *33 1-2 6 l 3-10 "A study of the above statistics will show the great need of diver sification of crops, and I want you farmers to remember that your cot ton that you are'to raise in'1909 is ?now already priced at less than 9 cents. With Hthis fact before you why will you "keep on in the on -' crop system? The man who diver sifies his crops is a public benefac tor to his country, feeds his family hetter. educates his children better, and when he crosses over the river people will moan a$ his departure. SB. HARRIS. "President S. C. Farmers' Union. "Pendieton. S. C."* Dispensary Sales for November. Although there was a falling off of over $3.000 in this county's liquor sales for November, as com pared with October, the receipts fully up to the average for th> same month in nrevions years. No vember sales amounted to ?is. 277.1 6. against $21.970.04. The business has been but flightly af fected by the withdrawal of the two Calhoun county, dispensaries two months ago. In fact, the per cent of n^t profit hv.s been greater since the sale was confined to th<> five dispensaries of Orangebu "ft county. This is accounted for by the fact that th^ sales dirt net de crease in oronorMon to the amount of expense eliminated. " (XlMPARATIVE STATEMENT Of1 Property Valuation Now and Be fore --'Catting County. County Auditor T. M. McMichael gives out some interesting* figures of property valuation in Orangeburg county before Calhoun was cut off and -what it is now. He giveB t'.Vi valuation of property >in Orangeburg county for 1907, before Calhoun county was cut off, and also for this year. The following comparisons will be read with interest: ; i Value of' Rreal -Estate. 1907.$4,623,400 1908 ... 3,517,110 Decrease.$1,106,29(1 i , Value of . Personal Property. 1907. .. .... ?._$2,611,820 1908 . . A ?. 2,073,980 Decrease.$ 537,840 Value of Railroad Property. 1907.$2,382,850 1908 .. .. .. .:. 1,682,390 Decrease.?. .$ 700.460 L Value of All Taxable Property. 1907 .. ...$9,618,070 1908 .$7,273,480 Decrease.$2,344,590 Three Mill School Tax. 1907 .$28,854.21 1908 . . ?.,_$21,820.44 Decrease._$ 7,033.77 Special School Tax. 1907 .$18,774.49 1908. .... 15,116.47. Decrease.$ 3,658.02 Poll Tax. 1907 .'.?_:.$8,'60? 190S ..'. 6,479 Decrease .. '.'...$"2,128 Taxes From Dogs. / 1907 .'..'..$2,262.50 1908 .. ..;.'...$1,596.0* Decrease.$ 666.50 Number Dogs Returned. 1907 .?.'..4,524 1908 .3,192 Decrease.1,332 LODGE OF SORROW. Memorial Service of the Orangeburg > Lodge of Elks. Orangeburg Lodge^No. 8-97, B. P. O Elks, held their annual Memorial Service Sunday afternoon at half past three o'clock ?n their lodge room. A more beautiful service we have never witnessed? 'It was- both' impressive and appropriate, and those who witnessed it will not for | get soon the .solemity ..of the occa sion. The best talent of the city rendered the musical numbers and the eulogy was delivered by the Hon. Thos. F. Brantlejy. The pro gram was well gotten up and faith fully carried out. The exercises were presided over by' Mr. "Pi. Cal houn Doyle, Exalted Ruler of the lodge., The following is the pro gram: . ? ? Funeral March, Chopin, Lodge and Orchestra. Opening Ode, "Auld Lang Syne," Choir. ? "Largo." Beethoven, Orchestra. "Faith, Hope and Love." Schneker, Mrs. W. G. Smiths' "Treumeree, ScWimarl, Orchestra. "Lead Kindly Light," . Hymnal, Choir. .... ? I "A Bunch of . Violets on Grave," i Bennett, Orchestra. , "Santa "Maria," Faure, Mrs. W. R. Lowman. . Violin obligate by Mr. Henry Kohn. Address and Eulogy, Last Ex alted Ruler, T. F. Brantley. "Apple Blossoms,-' Eenodix, Or chestra. Closing Ode, "Nearer my God to Thee."." .Meets He.e This Week. The Annual Conference ofN A. M. E. church for the lower section of South Carolina convenes in Orange burg at the A. M. E. church on to morrow-morning. The A. .M. E. church has the largest colored mem bership of any church in this State and country. It has two conferences in South Carolina, and is presided over by colored bishops entirely. The conference^ will have several hundred elerifcal and lay- delegates in attendance, and will be enter tained by the colored people of the city and surrounding county. Gave Pastor Pound Party. * The Augulta Herald says; '"As a token of regard and hearty wel come to their new paster, the Bap tist congregation of North Augusta, tendered Rev. E. AI. Lightfoot a pound supper un Friday evening. A large gathering assembled at the home of Mr. \V. F. Sample and from there proceeded t? the pvrsonage. Their arrival was-a pleasant surprise to the pastor and his family and a delightful evening was spent." Mr. Lichtfoot has been well received at his new home and he seems to in; very popular. Pastor and Family Arrives. Rev. O. C. Davis and family, of Clifton Forge. Va . arrived in the city on Friday and entered imme diately anon Iii- duty us pastor of the Baptist church, to which po sition he was called a* few weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Dp vis have two children, and v. e extend their a worm and cord'al welcome to our little city. We hope they will find a residence among up pleasant ai.d be the instrument in 'Ood's hand': of doing a great work here. Train Kan Into Wagon. Tit.- Charleston triin on the South ern Railway ran into and badly :lani aged a wagon at the Sellers Avenue crossing at 1 oVlec't Mondav morn ing. The train was delayed a short tira?. No blame attache?1 to the en :rin?er as the team balked cu the track. THE ?TH?R SIDE OF THE CALHOUN COUNT/ CHURCH TRIAL. 'Mr. John Vaughn, of Jamison. Gives His Version of the Facts in the Case. Having published .the article al luded to by Mr. John Vaughn, of Jamison, we publish his version of the trouble leading up to the trial-, as an act of justice to him. Mr. Vaughn's letter as we find it in the Christian Appeal is as follows: Editor, Christian Appeal: Please allow me space in your val uable paper for the other side of that very attractive Calhoun county church trial. y The correspondent of The News and Courier at St. Matthews said some things I suppose he got at second hand as I am told that he did nox stay till the trial was end ed; but what we believe to be sec ond hand 'matter we will mention further on in this article. The charge preferred by Rev. .T. H. Thacker against me was me licious slander, based on a remark I made, to wit, The South Carolina Conference levies an assessment on the church every year for the pub lication of its minutes which is pro rated to the differed, charges and is collected the same \ a?< . other claims levied on the church, and,, I said, I 'believe selling the minutes after they had been paid for by the Church was rascally business and I have had not light on the subject t i cause me to believe otherwise. 1 only expressed an opinion about a practice without any personalities whatever, and it did not,concern me who the cap fit, for "i have be lieved it "to ?be wrong,'.no matter who did it. But it may be the time has com? if you wish to express an opinion and hold membership in the Meth odist church you"must see the Boss first. Now does it not'seem reas onable that when Rev. Thacker heard of my . remark and felt hurt^ about It if he was the Christian gentlenian he claims to be, and I, at almost, every service, when he came to preach he would have come to me and asked for an exp planation? But no, he did not come; maybe he thought that com ing to an old man and a poor one at that, might injure his dignity as he seenjs to be. stuffed with that in gredient. No, he has not ? said one word about that remark to me verbaliy, though he has talked to other mem bers of the church as to how he was going to do for me. He goes home and writes to me about what he heard, and in reply I told him what I had said, and he then sends a committee to me and I told them what I wrote to Rev. Thacker. They asked, if J. wonld retract and I told them no. They said a trial was necessary and never did make an effort to see if my remark was true or false that I knew of. But in our correspondence Rev. Thacker asked if. I would not retract and apologize and I replied if he would show an Instance where the South Carolina Conference had authorized him to seU the minutes I would re tract and apologize Ibut he could not show it. Then he said he would have to defend the church. In reply I said that if those who 'sell the minutes, constitute -the church I .am sorry for the business. My correspondence with Rev. Thacker was in April. The commit tee's visit was the first of June and the trial September 30th. 1908, just two days before the fourth Quarterly conference. Why? It may he th*-.t it was hard to get a jury as they knew the minutes were against them and when I introduced them in the trial they wanted to exclude them; and when I stated that the assess ment was prorated this year, Rev. Thacker arose and said not minutes, and I told him the Board of Steward?; said there were no eliminations made and he said they did not know it. Now, Mr. 'Editor, where does the preacher get his authority to change the regulations of the con ference, whose duty is it to execute and not break? There would be just as much reason in his selling the catalogues of VVofford College to raise educational fund-as the min utes to raise a fund for publishing the minutes. Mr. Editor, if I am not mistaken, the Discipline makes it the duty of the preacher in charge to preside in all the church trials but in this case it was not so. One G. W. Davis came up to preside who said the presiding elder appointed him to preside in this case, and after he had called his court to order I asked him if he sold minutes. He said yes, before the conference, bftt not after. So his case was more heinous than that of those who sold them after conference, to appear ance at least, for in both instances it looked like doing wrong. I told him that if he sold minutes he was not competent to preside in this case, but he presided' all the same, and after the evidence was all submitted, the Rev. ('.. W. Da vis, after conns 1 for the church and myself had addressed tin- jury, .ruled that the church had the right of two appeals to the jnry and I but one. j So you see thc.V took every advantage they could whether righl or wrong. ' I believe that in court;; of justice where the defendant has no oral testimony he is entitled to the closing remarks to the jury, but that was denied me. Now, Mr. Editor, we come to the most shame! ul part of the trial. The congregation ..was asked to re tire and did so. except the, judge and the jury. And such a scene was never witnessed in a four; of jus tice in the worst days of negro rule in South Carolina. I and others otood at the door of the churcli and watchad the conduct of tne judge and one Brother said, why don't you go in there and stop hirh; he has no- business with the jury'/ I said no, let him alone; and this Brother said if you say so I'll go in and stop him, but I said no; they have determined to sacrifice me be fore it should go out to the world that'Revs'. Thacker, Davis and others wers doing' what is believed to be 'mSr?ily wrong. Now, Mr. Editor If you know of any ? Methodist preacher who needsifaelp please send for Rev. G. W. Davis, as I think he is a master of the art. . Now, as to Rev. J. W. Thacker, and any others who participated in the prosecution or the trjal, I cherish no ill feeling toward any, but on the other hand a feeling of sym pathy and love, because I cannot afford to have my relationship with my Savior severed by cherishing a spirit of malice or hatred to the Rev. J. H. Thacker himself. I am truly sorry for him in that he has to an extent lost his hold on the people under his ministry here and It is a misfortune. The people in Prospect1 church and community have known me a number of years and I am glad to say I have the con fidence and respect of most of them. I am told that Rev. Thacker is As tonished that I go -to hear him preach, but he has forgotton that I go no matter who is to preach; I go there to worship God and not the preacher and I go to pray for and help the preacher all I can. The second matter I referred to in the first of this article is this: The St. Matthews correspondent of The,News and Courier said that the jury'after due deliberation fcender ed their verdict, when the fact i3. they never had any deliberation by themselves; the Rev. Davis stayed with them and such an act was a-greflection upon the honesty and intelligenca of the jury and they should have asked him to. re tire because in this country no man has a right'to interfere with jury when, a case is given them for de liberation, s . JOHN VAUGHN. Jamison, S. C. * VERY SAD DEATH. Mrs. George W. Fairey Passes Awuy After Short Illness. The death of Mrs. Maud Fairey, ?the beloved wjfe of Mr. George W. Fairey, wnich occurred at their residence on Middleton street, about seven o'clock Friday evening, is one of peculiar sadness, and touches the deepest emqtlons of our hearts. The passing away of this lovable and beautiful young wife has brougiu great sorrow to large circle o" friends and acquaintences, with whom she wae very popular. Mrs. Fairey was formerly Miss Maud Mc Kown. She was born in Capevllle. Va.. 20 years ago, but had bedn i resident of this city for seven years. Besides a husband and little daugh ter, the latter, only three weeks old Mrs. Fairey is survived -by a father and seven sisters, one of whom is Mrs. Elliott Rickenbaker, of this city. The funeral services were held at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon ahd were conducted by the Rev. Messrs. Mo Gee and Holmes, of the Methodist and Episcopal churches, respctively. The remains were laid to rest in Sunnyside Cemetery. The sympa thies of this community go out to the young - husband, who has been so terribly bereaved. STATE COLORED COLLEGE. President Thomas E. Miller Makes His Report. Thomas E. Miller, president of the South Carolina Normal and In dustrial college, at Orangeburg, has submitted his twelfth annual reporc to the board of trustees. The reports show a total of 6S.1 students. No deaths were reported during the pas* year, and health of ihe students nas ocben good. The college fare;* rms ; reduced well, and are sorely in need of fenc es and a pair of mules. The sum of $1,500 is asked for fences, "400 for mules. $1.500 to furnish and equip the n-sw laundry building; $1,200 to finish 12 rooms in Brad ham hall, and $1,500 for the farm This make? a total ?f $6,100. This will be asked in addP.'on to the an nual appropriation of $5,0,0. In the report of the trustees, ll is stated that th"re has been a de ficit of $4,000 to Januarv. 190U, and the president an.1 exerut ve commit tee were obliged to secure Mink advances on their personal and o: ficial names for the running expens es of the college, which will he for virtually six months, by the time the legislature meets. Tim hope is expressed that the general assem bly will take some steps to obviate the necessity of this action in the future. ? * Give it a Trial. There is no business that cannot be increased and benefited by ad vertising. No elass of advertising pays as well as a well written news paper ad. There 's no work you could do that would bring pn as great returns as to use thiry minut -s time each day in the study of ad vertising, il you are In business. Every merch m t should .advertise. Ii is a kind of standing invitatio!! tn the public that you would lie glad to serve them. Give it a trial. Some Big Turnips. Mr. E. C. Hoover, manager of tin poor farm, under-land.-- how to make good crops of vegetables and other things needed by the inmates of the iioor house. We saw sonn turnips he raised that were about as liae as any we ever saw. Several oi them averaged five and a halt pounds each. They were of the com horn and rutabegga variety. They were fine speoinu-ns and shows what can he done right here in the way of raising vegetables. GLAD THEY ARE BACK PRESIDING ELDER: SMITH AND PASTOR DAVIS Are Popular With the People in and About ' Bowman??ther '"' News Items of Interest. Bowman, Dec. 5.?Special: The Methodists of Bowman are well pleased at thereappolntment of Rev. G. (Wi. Davis as pastor of the Orange burg Circuit. Rev. Davis is a strong preacher and has done good work on the" Orangeburg Circuit. The fruits of the revival services which were held at 'the several churches some months ago, in which he was as sisted by the Danner brothers, is still in 'evidence, and the prospects are bright for the accomfrflshment of a still greater spiritual, harvest during the coming year. ' There is a'lso much gratification that Rev. Charlie Smith wiU con tinue to hold the reins of govern ment aft P. E. of the Orangeburg District. Rev. Smith has renewed many old acquaintances as well as made a number of new ones among the members of this district, and it is hoped that this coming year will be one in which the Holy Spirit will manifest, itself In much power during the services held from time to time on the several charges of his work. Merchants continue to send out and haul in old buggies, wagons, etc., closing out a number of liens here and there. The country is fast going from bad to worse in this respect, and unless there is a halt made and the credit system drawn in with much tighter lines, bankruptcy will stare many a lien merchant in the face- a year hence. There seems to be a disposition among a number, of renters to change places for another year, while here and yonder some have left wife and children and are in oblivian, so far as present knowledge is concerned, and otherB will have a hard time getting -{advances! from merchants of money from local banks. Miss Ruby Evans and Lillie Cook spent last Tuesday in Orangeburg 'Mr. S. A. Pair, cashier of the Bowman Loan and Trust Company, was in Orangeburg on business Tues day. Mr.-and Mrs. J. J. Hutto were in Orangeburg also Tuesday, Messrs. H. D. M. Otto & Son sent up 12 bales of cotton to Orangeburg this week, receiving better prices than could be paid in the local mar ket here. Mr. A. D. Conner and family, who has been living in- Florida for sev eral years, returned to old Orange burg county several days ago. Mr. Conner is a son of ex-Senator L.^S. Conner and. will remain with his father' till he secures a farm in this or some other section of the State. There is no place like old South Carolina and no better place all round than Orangeburg county, with her varied soils. DUNDEE. GINNEILS1 ASSOCIATION REPORT. Total Ci-op Estimated at More Than Twelve Million Bales. In the annual report of the Nat ional Ginners' Association, issued Suaday, the total number of bales of cottoa ginned to December 1, is placed at 1,004,000, and the tota; crop .for the season is estimated \t 12,873,000 bales, exclusive of iinters or repacks. The report by States fol bws: Amount Ginned. Total State. Dec. 1. crop. Alabama.1,1-73.000 1,33 0.000 Arkansas .. . 781.000 9fi?,0(>? Florida. 59,000 71.000 Georgia .. .. 1,763,000 1.927.000 Louisiana. .. . 389,000 452.000 Mississippi . .1,318,000 1,635,000 .Missouri .. .. 17.000 57,000 North Carolina 549,000 658,000 Oklahoma . . . 433.000 605,000 South Carolina 1.0G1.000 1.277,000 Tennessee . . . 2S6.000 330,000 Texas.3,1S8.000 3,614,000 Virginia and Kentucky .'. 8,000 10.000 Total .. ..11,064,000 12,873,000 Fast Lynne Tonight. This evening at the* Academy of Music v ill lie sson of'the greatest plays that has over, been presented to t!i theater going public of this country, "Fast Lynne." The pin) presents the story of a woman who ^oved aiid lost, and appeals to the heart of every man and woman. The play will be presented by a company of well known actors, and they have received favorable comment every where they have appeared. The play is one which always draws a larg< patronage. The prices tonight are from twenty-five to seventy-live cents. Death of a Baby. The Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Hutto. of Norway, diel on last Tuesday, aged four months. It was a sweet little bud. and lias been transplanted to the hom-3 above, where it will await the com ing of loved ones left, behind. Air. and Mrs. Hutto 'banks their friends for their kindness duiiiiur tin- sick ness of t he lit tl ? one. Keeping Boys on Farm. Do you talk with your boys about the business of the farm'.' Is you;' daughter satisfied? Is your home such a one as* she can invite her young company to without, being ashamed? Fathers and mothers. ar< you companionable with your sons and daughters, or must they sneak away from home in order to have an enjoyable /time? FOUR ECLIPSES NEXT YEAR. The Calendar Presents Some Inter estting Pacts and Figures. - ? i With the issue of the calendars for; 1909, many of our people are studying the ' facts and figures of the tables, nothing among other things that there will .be- four ellips es next year. They will be equally divident between the sun and the moon. Three of the number, total eclipse of the sun, a total eclipse'of moon, another eclipse of the moon, will be visible in this section, while the fourth, a partial eclipse of the sun; will not be visible in this country. A total eclipse of the sun, which will occur on June 17, will be vis ible to the United States, with the exception of a small part of the Pa cific States. A total eclipse of the moon is schedflled for November 26 and 2ri, whioh will be in the nature, of a Thanksgiving offering. A partial eclipse of the sun, De cember 12-13, will not be visible *e the people of the United States, an i a chance to see Old Sol partially hide his face will be denied us. Th'e new almanac reveals a num ber of other interesting things. Among the number, New Year's Day falls on Friday. Washington's Birthday on Monday and July 4 on Sunday. Of course Monday'will be utilized, but what is the Fourth of July without the 4th? Lee's birth day on Tuesday, Thanksgiving day will be Thursday (sure), November 25. Christmas day will be on Sun day and the little folks will have to keep quiet when they^see what San ta Claus has brought. Labor Day of course will be on a Monday, and the date will be Sep tember 6. Memorial Day will be on Monday. The superstitious cnes will have ' an easy time next year, as only one Friday will be on the 13th. Thh unfortunate month is p'oor August. There will be several narrow escapes, however, as many thirteenths are Thursday and Saturday. V*? WHY SUFFER? Breathe Hyomei and Kill the Iioath some 1 Catarrh Germ. Just as long as you have catarrh your nose will itch, your breath will be foul, you will hawk and spit, and you will do other disgusting things because you can't help your seff. ( The germs of catarrh have got you in their power; they are continually and persistently digging into and irritating the mucous mem brane of your nose and throat. They are now making your life miserable; in time they will sap your entire system of its energy, its strength, its vigor and vitality. But there is one remedy that will kill the germs and cure catarrh, and that is Hyomei, the Australian dry air treatment. The J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co., the druggists, will guarantee Hyo mei to cure catarrh, or money back. Don't delay this pleasant antisceptic treatment. Breathe in' Hyomei and kill the germs. The J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co. will sell you a complete Hyomei out fit, including ir.ualer, for only $1.00. It is alo guaranteed to cure bronchi tis, asthma, coughs, hay fever and croup. Little Things Worth Knowing. A glass of hot water before break fast is a cleanser and tonic for the entire system. For an oily, greasy skin, squeeze half a lemon into the water; drink without adding sugar. Olive oil. taken Internally, is ex cellent for biliousness-, and wilt, do much to improve a yellow, pimp]id skin. Commence by taking a spoon ful before breakfast and one at bed time. . For the baggy appearance under the eyes, rub grently with the tips of the fingers dipped in alcohol. Afterward massage in the same way with cold cream. When shampooing never rub the soap directly on the hair, as it gums and is almost impossible to rub or rinse off. Always have the soap in ?onie liquid form. For a soft painful corn try the old-fashioned remedy of binding it nightly in common baking soad moistened with a little water. The most stubborn and painful corns will disappear after three weeks of this treatment. Bushy, irregular eyebrows should be brushed lightly with a camel's hair brush dipped in olive oil. The same treatment is good for stiff and harsh eyebrows, and is said to make, them grow. In massaging wrinkles use thjp tips' of th" fingers and thumb, al ways working across the line; never follow the lines of the creases. Hot water, if taken a cupful on rising and another when going to bed, will help to reduce the weight uf a stout, person. Cold water unless taken with meals, will not increase flesh, but has a tendency to harden and make it firmer. A pallid skin indicates an anemic condiriou of the blood, the lack of the ivd corpuscles; a good iron tonic is a necessity to improve such s complexion. We, none of us. eat as much fmil as we should, and if grapes and ap ples wire always substituted for heavy puddings and pies most of the beauty culturists would have to re tire from business. While drinking these juices of course, so much water could not and need not be taken. Repairing Run Bonn Soil. Clover and the legumi s will not restore an old ami run down soil un less thej are supplemented by man ure or f< rtllizers. A w 11 managed system of dairy farming where every thing grows on the farm is fed out is the best and will produce more good manure than any other system of farming adapted to a large por tion of the country. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS, PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening in the Country as Well as in the Cities andb Towns. There was big crowd in town yes terday. The usual amount of horse swap ping was indulged in yesterday. Mr. Dennis Gllmore, of Holly Hill, spent Sunday and Monday wita. Mr. J. L. Sims. - Yesterday was a' sloppy day, hut it di-d not keep people from moving: about the streets freely. The weather is very changeable., but it will settle down to steady! business after Christmas. Settle up for your paper as sooii. as you can. We need the money to pay our honest debts. The Hon. Samuel Dibble and Col.' W. G. Smith left last evening for Washington to attend the Southern Commercial Congress. The members of the police force? have appeared in th-dr new hel met? and uniforms, and they present a handsome arpearunce. The city is having some gflod per manent work done on 'Amelia street. When finished it will Statfd, and save the taxpayers money. All the land sales made here yes terday amounted to some $38,000. The lands did not sell as high as they did some time ago. A tenant house on the farm of Mrs. W. W. Taylor, just outside th?> limits of the city on the Bull Swamp road, was destroyed by fire about five o'clock on Friday morning. The Walsn Directory Publishing Company, of Charleston, S. C, has six men in'town getting up data for the new city directory, which will, be published early in the New Year. The Majestic Mfg. Co., of St. Louis,- Mo., has a man at M. O. Duntzler's store this week, showing the Majestic Range in actual op eration, baking and serving bis cuits to the large crowds. It costs considerable money to get up a city directory, and the mer chants are earnestly requested to help out the publishers by taking advertising space in the directory that is to be Issued soon. Mr. Taft mjght save.hiin?elJ^a^b^: oT worry if he would let Ttfe"news papers choose his cabinet for him. They are evidently willing to do it, but the trouble is, that no two lists of appointees exactly agree. Messrs J. J. and W. A. Snow, of Charleston, representing the Peru vian Guano Corporation, gave us a call yesterday. Mr. W. A. Snow will reside here permanently to repre sent the Corporation and distributo-i its goods among the farmers. We are asked as to the origin of the saying, "He isn't in it." It was. first used by an editor who died and went to heaven and looked around for the man who took his paper threa years and left it in the postoffice marked "refused." "East Lynne," a noteworthy pro duction by a company of well-known (placers will be presented at the Academy of Music tonight. "East Lynne" is a great moral dramja. ?ai should be played to a packed house in Orangeburg. Rev. L. P. McGee, who was re turned to St. Paul by the Conference, was greeted Sunday morning by a large congregation^ to .whom h? preached a splendid sermon. ,Mr. MoGee and his congregation are looking forward to a prosperous ami profitable year. ' We agree entirely with the Or angeburg correspondent of The News and Courier that this county's liquor affairs are in the hands of honest and capable men, who pay close at tention to every (detail of the bus iness, therein- saving many dollars, to the taxpayers-. The other day a man happened to stroll into a store where they didn't advertise, and wa*> looking around among the relics of ancient days stored there, when he ran across a. man who was wanted on a charge of murder, and who had remained safe ly hidden there for years Men sometimes broach the subject of saving to their wives. It is re corded that once upon a time, one said, "My dear, we'll have to ne more economical." And she repHe?', "Yes, lei's smoke le?s tobacco;" and that ended the conversation, but diif not begin the economy. Keitt Cummings in a baggy and Col 1). Weston Sbnler in a buggy collided on Russell street and the Colonel's busrg} was t'irn d over, bruising him a little and hurling his hand. We did. not learn ho ? the ac cident happened. The Colonel was. driving his pair of ponies. The alarm of fire on Saturday morning about nine o'clock was. caused by the burning of some oil that a girl was using to start a tire in a stove in the building next to the house of the East End Reel Company on Railroad Avenue, but it might have been a serious fire. The new police uniforms are a credit to the city as weil as to tu-? Cent's Clothing Company, who furnished them. The uniforms are equal in appearance to any used in the larger cities. The Gent's Clothing Company handle the very bosl in their line. Civ.' them a caii and he convinced. The Three-Times-a-Week Times and Democrat was discussed on ail sides Monday. Several gentlemen said they would warmly welcome K From tie.- complimentary remark** made to us about the proposed change we expect it to run up our list of subscribers to three thousand in a "short time.