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PRIZrWJNNERS RURAL SCHOOLS WHICH MADE GREATEST PROGRESS. Eight Additional Schools Awarded - i Prizes Because of the Third Ex cellence of Exhibits. The executive committee of the South Carolina School improvement Association met Friday aftemc-n at J o'clock in the otftce of tie State superintendent of education >to] award prize offered by that associa tion" to the rural.schools making-the most material improvement in build ings and grounds. ? The following mombers were pres ent: Miss Mary T. Nance. Colum bia; Miss Lizzie Rogers, Eastover: Miss Theodosia Dargan, State burg: Miss Louisa B. Poppenheim, Charles ton ; Mrs. Dora Dee Walker. Thom as; Miss Loui.,;e Bethea, Latta: Mrs. Ollie Hydrick Schoenberg, Norf' and Mrs. J. D. Coker, HartsviPe. The following details of the meeting we take from the Columbia State:! ' -Ninety-one schools ' entered the competition. The applications, d - scriptlons, drawings and photog rar-hs covered three large tables, so thut the committee had not a little work to giv*s careful consideration to :?!! of the schools. In addition to the 91 schools a great ^-Tnany other schools made im jrovements, but did not continue in the contest until the finish. President Mitchell of the Uhivtersity of South Carolina was very much impressed withHhe won derful improvement shown (an th> exhibits. Under authority or the legislature, the State board of education appro priated $2,000 to be used' by the School Improvement ASo'ic:i<tloh in offering piizps to the rural schools in this Statt makinp- P e greatest improvement during the year. The improvements were to be made be tween November 1, 1 907, and De cember 10, 1908. Under "material improvements" a*>? im:!tided local taxation, consoli dation, new buildings, repairing ami painting (.Id ones, libraries, reading rooms or tables, interior decorations: beautifying yards and better gen eral equipment. Five prizes worth $100 each and 30 prizes worth ;$50 weP3 offered. After the committee had awarded the 35 prizes, according to the annouicemeiit, they were "Sc.. impressed with the merits of some of the othyr schools that they appro priated $200 from their own treas ury to give additional prizes. This money was contributed by members of tue various S^ata and county as sociations' and tue Federation \,f Women's ?Clubs for this puropse. The $100 Prizes. The following schools were award ed prizes of $10i each: Scran ton, Williainsburg county: Richburg Chester county; Providence, Saluda county; Sardn, Sumter county; Pine wood, Clarendon county. The $00 Prizes. The following schools were award ed prizes of $50 each: Pergamos, WilliaT.sburg county; Snyder, Col leton county: Sardinia. Clarendon county, Lees academy, Bamberg county: Ridr.-ville, Oorchester coun ty; Oakvillt. Lexington county; RoL erts, Andersen county; Prospect Wlilliamsburg county; Hercules. Barnw?ll county: Marlboro, Marl boro county; Indian Field, Dorches ter county; Wedgefleld, Sumter coun ty Simpsonville, Greenville county; Pauley Horry county; Graves Sta tion, Georgetown cosnty; Edgemoor. Chester county; Ola. Bamberg coun ty; Oope, Orange'^urg county; Maul din, Greenville county; Poplar Springs, Oconee couf.ty: Garnett. Hampton county Fairview, Lexing ton county: Bethel, Kichland coun ty; St Charles. Sumter county; Elim, Florence county; Smith. Marl boro count"; Excelsior, Newb?-rry county; Wampce, Horry county: Chandler, Grf-enville county; Sunn) South, Lexington county. The committee deeded to give eight additional i rizes of $25 each to school.i which r-ceLved honorabl" mention for the 550 prizes. The AiWliiional Schools. The schools receiving these prizes pre as fellows: Mill Creek, Rich land ?.o' nty: Brown, Wiili'imsburg county; Taylor, Greenville county: Yemassee, Hampton county; Picket Post. Oconee county; Shi'oh. Laur ens county; Ju'ia academy, Orange burg county; Boding Springs. Barn well county. The checks for these prizes will '>e sent out from the ofSce ? f the State superintendent of education at once. The prize mouey is to be used in making additional improvements. Tufe , schools 'will l>e irequested to make ' reports showing now they have spent the money. The formal awards will \io mad ? by the governor at" the meeting of he State School' Improvement Assocoation on De cember 31 Election of Ofticers. Walnut Lodge, No. 17, Woodmen of the World, of this city, held its annual meeting on last Thursday night and elected the following offi cers to serve for the ensuing year: Or B. Rosenger, Con. Commander; Frank E. Smith. Adviser Lieuten ant: Rol ort Llde, Banker; Aulrow C Dibble. Clerk: Thos. J. Hay den.. Escort; Drs. T. C. Doyle and L. C Shecut. Physicians; J. L. Weeks. Watchman; J. 15. Etheridce Sentry; G. W. Fairey, Manager. The Lodge is tn a flourishing condition. Almost Fatal Accident. One of the rocks of Mr. D. D. Davis' grist mill flew to pieces on Saturday afternoon, badly wounding John Thompson, a colored man. who had carried conn to the mill to be ground. He was hit in the stomach and Dr. A: W, Connor, who is at tending him, has vary little hope of his recovery. The cause of the ac cident is unknown. COUNTY BOARD MEETS And Organizes and Elects Some of the Officials. In pursuance of the ca'.l of Super visor Felder the Township Commis sioners met with him on Monday to organize the County Board and trans act such other business as they ?"hougbt proper. . All the Township Commissioners were present as. fol lows: Samuel Byrd, t. J.' Dukes. W H. Patriok. G-. G. Shuler, W. A. Dantzler, J. A Irick, J. L. Irick, W. M. Funches, T. E. Early, N. N. Hay den; Jr., P.. J. Steadly, J. D. Ashe, W. F. Sandford, J..W." Bonnett. Mc Iver Stuckey, J. J. Douglas, H. W. Fickling;' ? D. B. Wolfe and J. B. Sha> ti. Mr. F. J. D. Felder, the Supervis cr,' presided, and after i.he routine business was gone through with, the tilling of the various oilc-s can a up. Mr. Felder, who claims that the new act creating the present county gov ernment gives him the right to ap point all the offices that were for merly elected by th\ Sup<?rvi.-or and County Commissioners, named C)}. T. F. Brantley for attorney ani Mi M. E. Zeigler for ch-'k as his ap pointees. This caused a clash be tween Mr. Felder and the Township Commissioners. The Township Commissioners a; cepied the nomination of Mr Zeigler as clerk, but 'declined to accept t!.e nomination of Col. ?rari'Jey as at torney, claiming that they had the right to "elect an attorney, and pro c led to eliect Dr. Sturkey to rhu1 office. They also elected Mr. E. C. Hoover supei'ntendent of the po:ir farm. We unlerstand that thjy ba?e their action on an on.''.I n i>-n dered by Assistant Attorney General DeF.mhl. to the effect that these of fices must be filled by rhj full board and not by LI.c Supervisor alone. Supervisor Felder refuses to ac cept this opinion as final, and will carry the mf.tter before some judge for h is decision. The law says th? Supenhor must appoint the olen but it does not provide how thr. at torney is to be elected or appoint'd, and that is what caused the squabble. Only one of the Township Commis sioners, Mr. T. E. Early, voted with Mr. Felder. The other eighteen, with some four exceptions, voter1 against Mr. F-ddor's cons'r uction of The law, ami eiected Dr. Sturkie attorney of the board. ? We understand that Mr. Fleder declines to accep*. the election of Dr. Sturkie as final, still claiming that he has been advised to that effect by one law firm at this Bar ??o it seems !h.i* lawyers differ in their opinion as well as the balance of us. The meeting was real warm at times, and finally adjourned in a not too har monious mood. If neither side yields, and the indications are that they won't, the question will have to b; decided by the Court3. ELLOREE SECRET ORDERS. Pythians and Woodmen of the World Elect Officers. Elloree, Dec. 18.?At a meeting of the. Elloree Lodge, No. 80, Knights of Pythias, held Tuesday night the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: B. A. Shuler. C. C; Dr. A. W. Browning, V. C; J. S. Weeks, prelate; W. I. D. Bardin, master of work; Geo. Har ris Webber, master-at-arms; D. C. Dantzler, K. of R. and S.; C. B. Dantzler, M. of F.; E. F. Ulmer, Ex; 8. P. Shuler, O. G.; E. S. Read. I. G.; E. F. Irick, trustee. A delight ful oyster supper was served and the candidates were given the third degree, after which Mr. Frank P. Cooper, of Charleston, delivered an instructive lecture* on the secret work of the Order. The lodge has about sixty-four members and is in flourishing condition. The Elloree Camp, W. O. W., at a recent meeting elected the following for the ensuing year: Dr. P. L Felder. C. C; J. S. Strock, ad lieu tenant: T. J. Wacter, banker; W. M. Fair, clerk; A. D. Wacter. escort; T. M. Felder, watchman; J. D. Wac ter, secretary; S. G. Bell, S. C. Kemmerlin, J. H. Felder, managers; Dr. P. L. Felder and Dr. A. C. Eas ter, camp physicians. This Order has a membership of about ninety and is also in a very flourishing condition. Honored Our Sanctum. The office of The Times and Dem ocrat was honored for a few rninu* on Saturday by the presence of Miss ^Stella Smoak and Miss Bertie Clif ton, two cultured and charming young ladies, both teachers in the Branchville Graded School. Miss Smoak is also the editor of the Branchville Journal, a bright, well '??ed newspaper. Just how Miss Smoak manages to fill two such exacting positions as teacher and ed itor was a mystery to us untiP we met her Saturday afternoon, but now we understand. Reduced Postage to Germany. The Orangeburg postoffice has re c.-ived a bulletin advising the office of the reduced rates of postage to Germany, which go into effect on January 1, next. The rate is applicable to letters mailed for direct transportation to Germany, and not to the mail, for warded via England or Frauce. The bulletin states that| where there is a deficiency of postage the amount will be doubled and collected at the destination of the letter. An Admirable Suggestion. The Charleston Evening Post says "it would be a very good thing if 'the school buildings were fumi gated occasionally whether or not infectious diseases was known to pre vail among the pupils. An ounce of prevention is still worth a pound of fHtre." We think this an admirable suggestion, and it would be a good thing we think of school trustees everywhere would adopt it. CHRISTMAS AND HOME WE SHOULD MAKE EACH OF THEM MEMORABLE. And Kindle In Souls Lights Which Will Shine Radiant and Beauti ful Forever. The following beautiful prose poem is from the pen <?* Mr. A. B. Williams, the accomplished editor of the Richmond News-Leader, and who is well-known in South Carolina. It will do you good to read it: Through many souls the rever berations of the bells of the coming Christmas will fall in the faint and mournful tones of a distant dirge. Hearts will be burdened by sorrow not to be defined nor weighed but so heavy that no human strength may lift it, will be darkened by clouds which none can see, but bringing with them the blackness and chill of a starlet winter midnight. No desert is so lonely, no wild waste of ocean waters so desolate as Christ mas time for the absent from home who have known Christmas times ac home. Wanderer, outcast, stranger or ex ile, each sight and sound of the sea son is a new bitterness. Bv merci less, mysterious transmutations old pleasures of past happiness become present miseries. The more intense, the nearer perfect the joys once known, the deeper and sorer is the lack of them, the more drearv the recollection. The laughter of by gone days is dead and silent, but the ghosts of it come in the sighs which mean more sorrow than any others because nobody hears nor heeds them, the tears which sting more than any others because they do not find vent from the eyes. Each Christmas light for these strange and lonesome hearts throws a darker shadow, the voices from festal homes are mocking remind ers of privation, the exulting thrill ing of the Te Deum becomes an in coherent wail for the lost and gone. In every part of the civilized world people are at home or on their way there for Christmas. How many kinds of- people, how many dif ferent circumstances and conditions they present and yet, how many of them have the same stories, hopes and expectations and will know the same experiences! There are the young men and worn*, who are go ing home after their first indepen dent flights into the big world. Some of them carry bad consciences, the dismally oppressive sense of wrong done, opportunity wasted, failure and disaster threatening. Others? are taking home triumphs over Un tie successes, looking large now. destined to look pitiful and trival when looked back to a few years hence. Older people are returning after long absences, hearts crowded with old retrospections born of renewed thought, of once familiar places, fac es and scenes. Some go back beat en and bruised from the great battle, disconsolate and needing the tender touch of friendly hands, the heal ing balm of loving sympathy and caressing voices. Others, victors on large fields or small, are going to have the pleasure of the winning sweetened and hallowed by the gen erous affection and adulation we find nowhere else as at home, per haps, secretly .looking forward to taking some tribute of the envy and freshly developed honor of old ac quaintance. They are carrying home weariness to be refreshed, sore wounds to be soothed and bound up, mournful stories of defeats to meet consolation, boastful accounts of vic tories to be gloried in. Some arrogant and eager to dis play their success, some ashamed and seeking strength and comfort, many going because' of the pure, strong yearing of honest and clean hearts for home and home people and, the sharing with them of the Christmas impulses and feelings? the many thousands from every quarter of the earth are bound for homes in every part of it. Poor peo nle who have pinched and accumu lated little by little are using their savings that they may be once more in the simple homes to which their hearts have been turning all the months or years of absence; and the rich are returning to splendors and luxuries, moved by the same beau tiful and holy spirits. For the other thousands who can not go home or who have no hom'? to look to, there is the sadness f desolation, the vain, vague yearning for intimacy and love and the rest fulness and warmth of home and home circles and firesides. No mat ter. It may be fate and it may be fault. It may be estrangement, weakness or wickedness, casual cir cumstances or deliberate choice. However it may be, for all these the Christmas must bring the sense of loss and lacking, of being exclud ed, shut out, apart and deprived, banished from the dearest glory and the sweets light of the time. Most pitiful of all the homeless are those who are homelss at home, who shut their hearts against love and light, warmth and laughter, who environ themselves with cold and darkness, who look from behind their barriers of selfishness, anger or pride, chilling happiness where they can, refusing to share In It. The outcast, ashamed, abandoned, despised, may look with hopeless wistfulncss from the outside through the glowing windows at the cheer within, but the loneliness and mis ery are individual. Those who, be ing part of thfl home circle, spread discomfort and resentments through it. too selflish to keep to themselves the consequents of their own wrong are the worse and most wretched of the enemies the home can know. Hearts go home when bodies can not. From far and near we arc si lently calling to each other, through the darkness of the long night, through the hours of the day dls regarding distance and the obstacles intervening. Old friendships are re called, old affections revived, mem ories rouse t? gentle life. It is in the homes that the great holiday is glorified and sacrificed and given the human association which brings; the divine meaning so close to us. Homes cannot endure and families must scatter. The young mother crooning softly in the firelight to her baby, with its soft cheek pressed against her bosom, knows that pres ently, in the order of nature, 1t must grow up and go away from her. When she is older and looks upon her brood she begins to realize with sinking heart that the' time for breaking the circle and dispersing Us memberB is coming. Each gen eration the boys and girls grown to men and women go forth, carry ing with them the teaohings and the memories, thoughts;, principles, standards and hopes they have gath ered in the home, the thousands of reminiscences of the Christmas times they have known there. And generation after generation the hearts of all these at this time of the year turn back to the homes and journey swiftly along the years, reviewing the Christmas recollection from the earliest dim and blurred impression of the child to the vivid picture of yvsterdav. The dwellings that ^heiter one family after another, and around which so many associations are gath erer in so many memories, present ly decay and fall in or are pulled down and carried away. The fami lies scatter over the earth and dis appear and are forgotten in the r-la^es that knew them. With the bul'ding destroyed and the family It. sheltered gone, the home yet lives; for the hom^ is more than brick, mortar and timber or the assem blage of the dwellers in it. The snirit, the teachings, the impulses, the love and memory make its reali ties and life and are illustrated and expressed in lives and careers through all time and succeeding gen erations. Because the Christmas time is the most noted and remembered of all the year, because of its meaning to all our race and to each of us, it is chosen for planting the deepest and the most enduring impressions, which should be the happiest, sweet est and brightest. Therefore, with patience and self-sacrifice and love, with earnest purpose, with thought for the Christmas seasons of the future when we will not be here and nothing will remain of us but the memories we mak? for ourselves, it is the part of each of us to make ?each Christmas memorable in the home. It is for us to kindle in souls lights which will shine radiant and beautiful forever; to fill them with music which will live and sing, which will swell to sweet and solemn jubi lation with every coming of the great festival; to beautffy them with affections, aspirations, asso ciations and hopes brilliant and un fading. ' * Death of Mr. Boliver. The announcement of the death of Mr. Henrv E. Boliver, the courte ous and efficient assistant postmaster of this city, carried sorrow and sad ness to the hearts of his many friends in this city and elsewhere. Mr. Boliver had been sick for sev eral months, but it was hoped' that he would eventually get well, but such was not to be, and at six o'clock on Saturday morning he gently passed away, surrounded by his loved ones. Mr. Boliver was born and reared in this city and was 'rnown personally to all of our elder tftizehs, and he was most highly es 'poporl by all for his many noble qualities. He was cut down In the meridian of his life, being only forty years of age. He is survived by a '?? and five children who hava the 'leerest symnathv of the community in their sad bereavement. For many years Mr. Boliver was a mem ber of the" Baptist church and died "s he had lived, an earnest, humble Christian, and his loved ones have the consolation of knowing that he is now safe in the better world. Now Is the Time to Subscribe. The editor sat in his hard bottom chair trying to think of a thought and he ploughed all his imgers about his hair, but not a new topic they brought. He'd written on temper ance, tariff, and trade, and the pros pects of raising a crop, and joked about ice cream and weak lemonade, till his readers had warned him to ston. And, weary of thinking, sleeo come to his eyes, as he pillowed his head on his desk, when the though s while awake h^d refused to arise, came in drops that were strange and grotesque. And as the ideas airily float, he selects the bright one of the tribe, and this is the gem, whila dreaming, he wrote: "Now is the time to subscribe." One of the Best. The remark is often made by visi tors to our town that it is a prosper ous, thriving town. Traveling men especially, speak of the amount of business done here. To our mer chants is due a large share of the credit for the good name the town has abroad. They carry large and well selected stocks, bought in large quantities at close figures for cash, and give their customers the advan tages of the cut prices. Nothing helps to build up a town more than live, energetic business men. Then too our cotton buyers pay the very best prices possible for cotton. A Valuable Find. We were a little surprised a f w 'ays ago to find several hundred dollars lying in the road beside the ?eege at the corner of one of bur >>rnminent business farmer's home, and the more so to find that it had tain there several months unmolest ed, but beginning to look much th" worse for Mie exposure. The money ras in the shape of valuable farm machinery that will have to be re placed by a new one before many '?ears unless cared for better than hat. MAILING PRESENTS UNCLE SAM ISSUES USEFUL IN FORMATION. By Observing a Few Simple Boles Persons May Save Themselves and Postoffice Clerks Trouble. Just now with Christmas less than two weeks off, Kriss Kringle's busy season is coming at a rap'.d rate. Not only have the retail shops everywhere made their preparations already for the yuletlde by display ing their most tempting and attrac tive wares, but there are'many other signs showing the season of good cheer to be near at hand. The head of the house hurries to workshoo, mill and office loaded with the sea son's offering for friends far and near, and takes his place in the long line before the stamp windows at the many postofflces awaiting his turn to weigh his gifts and placj them in Uncle Sam's safe keeping for delivery. And it is just here that Uncle Sam?always kind and generous to his 90,000,000 people?come3 for ward with some timely Christmas suggestions and tells all of his friends, big and little, how to enjoy to the fullest the holiday time. These suggestions are in the form of in formation for Christmas shoppers who send their gifts through the mails from one part of this big country to the other, and by the due observance of these simple rules, persons may save both themselves and the tired-worn-out clerks at the postoffice much needless worry and trouble. Uncle Sam's first chapter in the little primer that he has ,Just is sued, tells the people first to pro vide themselves with a generous sup ply of good, stout cord, plenty of strong wrapping paper, and, if nec essary, to prevent damage, some light pasteboard thoxes, after all the. gifts that are to *be sent out through the mails have been bought. Then after the bundles are wrapped and tied and duly marked, provide your self with a set of library scales that will cost not more than half a dol lar. Now your presnets will be divided, according to Uncle Sam's methods of doing business?and he does a con siderable amount of It at times? into two classes, either "third" or "forth," and, perhaps, most of them will fall into the last named classi fication, though books, It must be remembered, comes in the third class. Provide yourself with plenty of stamps and do not forget to se cure a generous supplay of the one cent kind for the odd cents that win be needed to send your gifts out. Take your packages and weigh them carefully on the scales you have previously bought, or perhaps borrowed from a neighbor, and re member that these are the require ments: One cent for each ounce 'or part of an ounce, except seeds, bulbs, roots and plants, which cost only half as much, and which will go to all parts of the United States for one cent each two ounces. See that no packages weigh more than four pounds as that Is the limit, and those in exces of that weight will be rejected. Should you wish to present you' friends with hooks, these will come under the third class, and the re quirements will be one cent for every two ounces?or just half that of the ordinary Christmas gift. The next chapter in the primer tells Uricle Sam's people what to place on the wrapper, envelope ,tag or label in order to insure speedy transportation and delivery. In ad dition to the name and address ofj the addressee, there may be writ ten or printed the name, occupation and residence of the sender, preceded by the word "from," but nothing Rise that would savor of a personal correspondence. There is no objection to placing cards inside the boxes or packages bearing such words as "with love," "merry Christmas," "happy New Year," or some similar greeting suit able to the occasion, but there must be absolutely nothing more. Any addition to this is a vlolacion of th-,> postal regulations, and subjects the sender to a fine of ?1,000 or to Im prisonment for a long period in one of the Government penitentiaries. "We frequently find," said one of Uncle Sam's posto;ffice officials to day, "that many women and children ?and sometimes men also?violate the lawts in sending letters?which are first class matter in packages under fourth class, or lower rates. Of course, there are many cases of this character that we do not pros ecute, because, upon investigation, it is found that the violations have nor. been wilfully oommitted, but are the result of Ignorance. No writing whatever should be placed Inside the ordinary package, but a card bearing a suitable greeting and this can be done in three or four words. Of course, when we have reason to suspect that pepole are doing thi -j to evade the payment of letter pos tage, prosecution follows, and they usually pay the fine, and the case ends there. Many persons who have no intention whatever of violating the law, huriedly prepare their lit tle gifts for their friends in other cities, dash off a note of perhans a half-dozen lines, place it inside the package then depoist It for trans mlttants through the mails. We object to this; it is a violation of the law, and often results in needless prosecutions, hut there are also many instances where the troubl* has come about entirely through ig norance and inattention to the post office rules." ? AGAINST MOSQUITOES. Chicago Savant Discovers 'What We Knew Long Ago. A Chicago savant has discovered what most people in these part have known almost from the begin ning, that the eucalyptus tree is a safeguard against mosquitoes when planted near human habitation. The Charleston Evening Post says in former times the eucalyptus was grown rather extensively in the coast region of South Carolina, because it was supposed to prevent malaria and to discourage the ravenous mos quito. It was not then known that the discouragement of the mosquito tended to the prevention of malaria, and it Is probably not now general ly known that the effect of the eucalyptus upon the mosquito was due to its affinity for water, result ing in a drying out of the ground in the vicinity of its growth, when it was planted in damp soil, v,here the mosquito foregathers and propagates its kind. ** WILL HAVE GOOll) MUSIC. At the State Sunday School Conven tion in February. Rev. G. C. Tullar and Mr. I. L. Meredith, the well known New York musical director, will conduct the musical featme of the Sta'es Sunday School Convention which is to be held at Orangeburg on February 16-17-1S. This arrangement has just been completed by General Sec retary L. M. Way of Pelzer, who has authoried the giving out of news. A dispatch from Unicn says the. music at the State convention of Sunday School workers held in that city list April was one of the.great tures, attiactions aiH sources of help and inspiration of the whole* meeting and the singing was largely due to the splendid work done by di rectors, Rev. G. C, Tullar and Mr. I f. Meredith of New York, so that the announcement that tney will be at the Orangeburg ?"'onverlion next February will stimulate State wide interest in the gathering, and un questionably increase the attendance and official results. Dandruff Can be Easily Cured. In fact, J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co., the druggists, have a wonder fully efficient hair restorer called Parisian Sage which costs only 50 cents a bottle that is guaranteed to cure dandruff In two weeks or money back. Parisian Sage is the discovery of one of the world's greatest scien tists, who, knowing the value of Sage as a scalp cleaner ? and hair restorer, combined it with other in gredients in proper proportions, and the result is the most wonderful hair tonic in the world. Parisian Sage is a most pleasant, daintily perfumed hair dressing, and besides curing dandruff, your drug gist will return your money'if it fails to stop falling hair or intching of the scalp. It will make hair grow, and wo men who desire soft, beautifui and luxuriant hair can have it in twc weeks by using this famous, quick acting preparation. The J. G. Wan namaker Mfg. Co. sells it under a guarantee. You take no risk. Don't let any druggist tell you he has something just as good a< Parisian Sage. If you do not live within trading distance of the J G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co. you can get a bottle for 50 cents, all express charges prepaid, from Giroux Mfg. Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Helpers Sunday School. The celebration of the Helper's Sunday School at the Courthouse on Sunday afternoon was a most pleas ant occasion, and was) thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended it. After singing and prayer, Mr. M. O. Dantzler made an appropriate ad dress for the occasion. After this Christmas presents were dis* ributcd to the children and older pjophi, too. Few of our people know what this Sunday School has done for the folks who attend it. Mr. Harry Von Ohsen, and those associated with him in carrying on this noble work, are entitled fo the thanks and sup port of all our people. We are sorry that more of our citizen* weie uot out Sunday afternoon to see what f. grand work these consecrated men and women are doing |to uplift others. A Word to Parepts. The graded schools deserve more attention than is usually given them. Parents, as a rule, regard their entire duty in this connection discharged in paying their tax and properly cloth ing and sending their children to school. There is reason to fear that many look upon the school room as a nursery to relieve them of their troublesome children. The public schools caunot accomplish the full measure of their possibilities unless the parents join with teachers and directors in attention to pupils. Superintendent Thackston and the teachers would be glad to have the' parents visit the schools any time. Will Hold a Bazaar. The ladies of the Providence Wo rth's Foreign Mis^-ionary Socio.y will hold a bazaar and give an enter tainment at Providence church mi Tuesday, Dec. the .'Jth Exercises immencing :it 1 p. in. and last in. through to 10 p. m. An interesting and varied program is in store for all. A small admission fee will be charged, the proceeds ?t which to be used for the .benefit of the so ciety. I he public is cordia'.l) in vited. . For Sale. Fifty 1.50) tons improved Pet"fkin Cotton P-ed at T.O cents per bushel. Qr will exchange one bushel for two of the orc'inary seed. These seed will al! be disoosed o* by the ^->th of January. Apply to T. I H. Wannamaker, Orangeburg, S. C. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. 5 PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening in the Country as Well as in the Cities and Towns. Santa Claus will be along on Fri day morning, children. See that all the little ones are remembered on Christmas. The Times and Democrat proposes to keep up with the procession or get out. The Times and. Democrat wishes every one, friend and foe, a merry, mer.ry Christmas. If our business keeps on growing we will be compelled to put in another linotype machine. The Times and Democrat must be - very popular if we judge by the new subscribers we are enrolling. The Sunday School of St. Paul s Methodist church will have their Christmas Tree exercises on Monday afternoon, Dec. 28, at six o'clock.' The Commissioners of Public Works contemplate great improve ments in the water supply of the city. They will put in new pumps. The Or?ngeburg Dry Goods Com pany's sale will close on Thursday. Call at once if you wish to secure some of the bargains they are of fering. 'All the city banks will he closed Saturday as well as Friday of tnis week. This will give -the hard work ed cashiers and clerks a much need ed rest. A. C. Doyle & Co. have decorated their drug store with a big Christ mas tree, which is beautifully lighted at night with small electric light? of various colors. \^ We call attention to the ad of Sims Book Store on t he second page. They are offering some ex ceptional values in popular priced copyright books. The Graded School closes Wednes day for the Christmas holidays. We wish the superintendent, the teach ers and all the children a pleasant, happy holiday. We thank tho-~e subscribers who have called' in and settled for their paper, and invite those who have not done so to follow the good ex ample set them by those who have. Mr. Stanmore S. Lee and Miss Maud Walton, of the Fork, were quietly married on Sunday afternoon by Rev. J. W. Kenny. The young couple have the best wishes of their many friends. Mr. J. D. Oliver oresiented us on Monday with a chip from a red oak that was 151 years old, accord ing to the marks on It. It was cut down on Mr. Oliver's place about one mile from this place. All the yards in rear of the stores should be thoroughly cleaned up of all paper and other inflamable mat ter before Christmas, and thus avoid, as far as possible, any danger from fire works during the holidays^ Rev. J. L. McLees sent us some fine ruttabegas on Saturday, which were raised on his place, which is under the supervision of Mr. W. S. Tyler. One of the ruttabegas weigh d eight pounds. An idyl of the Kentucky hills, "My Dixie Girl", is one of the early at tractions to appear at the Academy of Music. It is best described as h comedy-drama, with a tinge of the melo-dramatic, and is full of wit, e*c. We call attention to the notice 'riven by the banks of the city that they will be closed Saturday, De cember 26th, 1908. owing to the fact that Christmas comes on Fri day. Remember this and govern yourselves accordingly. Messrs. Avers & Williams have is sued one of the best and most use ful calendars we have seen in a long time. Besides a good, clean printeo calendar there is a colored map of the State and the population of the different towns in the State. They fcill please accept our thanks for a copy. M the citizens of the town should co-operate with Alderman Wertz in his efforts to have the city thor oughly cleaned up for Christmas. He requests that all householders have their yards thoroughly cleaned and put out the trash not later than Wednesday. On account of the gen eral use of fite works all premijes should be thoroughly cleaned up.. Last Christmas some men or boys did considerable shooting with pis tols or rifles in the yard in rear of the block of stores in which The Times and Democrat is located. We could not find out who did it, but we want to warn every one that it will not be allowed this year. Thfc police will be requested to investi gate any shooting they may hear on these premises and arrest those wbo may be engaged in it. There is more Catarrh in this sec tion of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to bo Incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local dis ease and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Scienc has proven ca tarrh to be a constitutional disease and therefore require.-- constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only consti tutional cure ?>n the market. It is taken Internally in doses from 11 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts di rectly on the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. They offer ona hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure. Send for circular and tes timonials. Address: F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo. Ohio. Sold by Drug gists. 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.