The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, December 29, 1908, Page 4, Image 5
LOOKING BACKWARD
ORANGSBURG CITY TWENTY
FTVE YEARS OLD.
The Event Appropriately Celebrated
bf the Mayor, City Council and
City Officials.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of
O&Ogeburg being chartered as a
city, and laying aside her swaddlimg
elothes as a "village" was appro
priately celebrated on Thursday
night a-t the City Hall by Mayor
Dukes, the Aldermen, city officials
and representi-atives of the city press.
It was altogether an inform<al affai:
and was an occasion of much lntereri
and pleasure to those who attended
it. A few minutes after eight o'clock
Mayor Dukes called the special meet
ing af the City Council to order and
stated the object of the gathering to
be the celebration of the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the city of Orange
burg, a? the charter making Orange
*? bung <a city went into effect on De
cember 24, 1883.
Alderman Lathrop, who has serv
ed the city long and faithful iu that
posit?on, after making a few appro
priate remarks by way of preface,
introduced a preamble and resolu
tion, relating some of the facts of
general interest about the city:
T*he pcreambfle iand resolutions,
which covers the whole ground, were
heartily endorsed by the Mayor and
the other Aldermen and unanimous
ly adopted and ordered spread on the
minutes of the meeting after being
signed by the Mayor and the Board
of Aldermen. The meeting wa*
then thrown open to any one present
who wished to make any remarc
oonceraing the city's growth in the
past and the outlook for the fu
ture.
Alderman Bowman was the first
speaker and he made a patriotic lit
tle speech. He heartily endorsed
the preamble and resolutions and
related many interesting incidents
of the past, when he use to come to
Orangeburg in his boyhood days.
He said he used to think that the
people of Orangehurg were unsocial
and selfish, but since he has become
a resident of the city he finds he was
mistaken, and that the people of tbis
city are just as sociable and nublic
spirited as the people of any Com
munity he has ever known. He
closed by pledging to do all he coria
to advance the interests of the city
along alt lines.
Alderman Smith .followed Alder
man Bowman in an appropriate l't
tle speech. He paid a glowing trib
ute-to the preis of the city far what
it hM rtone for the advancement and
uplifting of the community. He|
canned each of the three city news-|
papers and threw each of them a
beautiful bouquet of praise ana
"welldone" for their free and un
selfish work for the best interests
of Orangehurg and her people. Al
derman Smith also toucr.ed on the
reports sent out from this city to
Ihe daily papers. He said the s-'4
Tiety column was kept pretty full,
but he thoueht the "hog and hoini
nv" column was somewna* neglected
He said he did not object to the
societv reports, as that was aneel's
food, but he thought the industrial
phases of our city life should he
brought more fully to the attention
?of the outside world through the
columns of the daily papers. Fe
said he did not mean to criticize the
correspondents, who he Knew had
the beat interests of Orangeburg at
heart, but simply to suggest to then,
to give all movements for the up
building of the city more promi
nence.
Alderman Lathrop, wno is a re*e
ran in the city's service as alder
man and arUng mayor, followed A'
dermau Smith in a most interesting
talk, in which he related many In
teresting reminiscences of the past
history of tho city of Orangeburg.
He so id he came to Orange burg a
little-over thirty-two.years ago and
iince that time the city has grown
in ev.ery way most wonderfully.
He spoke of the great strides mad',
by the press of the city. He saht
when he came here there was on
weekly paper, printed ' on a hand
press and gotten out by one man.
while now we had three paper", two
of which bad the-ir type set by ma
chinery and all using fast presses.
Other lines of business had kept
pace with the press and he thought
the city had a bright and glorious
ft ture before her. He said Orange
hurg wap certain to be a fifty or co i
siderable size from the fact thct she
was surrounded by a fine farming
country, populated by many thrifu
intelligent farmers, who would do
their trading here as long as the}
were squarely dealt with as they art
now bv our business men. Alder
man Lathrop's speech was inspir
ing and showed that he has un
bounded confidence in the future of
our little city, which he says will
double her population in the next
twenty-five years or less time.
Aldennan Weeks made a few re
marks about the progress of the city
in the last few years, and pledged
his be(>t endeavors to help along all
enterprises that tend to build up the
city. He was enthusiastic about the
future of Orr.ngeburg. which he
thought was destined' to be a large
city.
' Editor Sims, cf The Times and
Democrat, said he arose to thank th>
gentlemen who had proceeded hfm
for the kind references they had
uxd< about the press, and he felt
sure that in the future as In tf e
j<xst. the press of the city would '?
found doing what it could to push'
the c;ir of progress along and he'j: j
ing all i*" could to make Orangebur*?
?>ne of the largest and most enter-!
prising cities of the Interior of t?e
State. He said while .it was peas
ant and profitable to contemplate the
great progress made uy the city,
there was a tingo of sadness ?lixed
v.-jth the joy. He went on to say
that every member of the large and
talented Bar tha' he found here
when he made Orangenurg his home
a little over thirty years ago, except
four, had crossed over to the silent
majority. Alderman Lathrop, G'.n.
Tzlar, Col. Glover and Hon. Samuel
Dibble were the only three who has
escaped the corroding tooth of tinirt
and were still .with us in the flesh.
May time deal gently with these
gentlemen who have done so much
for the advancement and uplift of
Oranpeburg. lur Sim's also, said
there were only three merchants
whom he found here thirty years
ago still in business in this city.
Some of them had retived and weie
?still in the flesh, but a large ma
jority of them had gone "to that
mysterious country from whose
bourne no traveler returneth."
Editor Wahnamaker, ef the Sun.
also thanked the gentlemen who had
proceeded him for their kindly ref
erences to the press of the city, and
said-that it would e< er ne found in
the forefront battling for the best
interests of Orantreburg He said
believed Orangeburg had a great
future, and that it was the duty of
every man to put his shoulder to tne
wheel and help along the good work.
Editor Berry, of the Evening
News, said he had come to the meet
ing to report the proceedings and
not make a speech. He. predicted
great prosperity for Orangeburg and
said the press would do its share to
bring it about.
Ex-Mayor Doyle arose In answer
to a call, but said he would not de
tain the meeting by any extended
remarks. He related several Inter
esting reminiscences of the past
Dr. Doyle was followed by Messrs.
A. C. Dibble, W. 8. Thompson and
F. A. Schiffley. They related many
interesting Incidents that occurred
back some years, all of which tend :d
to show the rapid end permanent
growth of the city. These (talks
were all very interesting, but as we
took no notes of them we find that
it is impossible to reproduce anv
srreat por+ions of them. Dr. Doyle
and all the other gentlemen are now,
or have been, connected with the cK"v
government, and have been prime
factors in the city's progress an t
prosperity. It was during Dr.
Doyle's administration as Mayor that
the city made rapid strides in all
directions. It was during this time
that the city acquired the watei
works and electric plant. It was
during this period also that the line
sewerage system we now have was
commenced. This good work goes
right on under Mayor Dukes and his
excellent Board of Aldermen. Some
of the improvements being made on
the streets will stand as a monu
ment to their business foresight, ana
be a blessing to the people of this
city, long after those who projected
and carried them out have passed
from the stage of human action.
These gentlemen were followed
by City Attorney Glaze, who gave a
rbort history of how the charter
making Orangeburg a city was ob
tained. The charter was drawn by
Major Glaze, who has filled the office
of City Attorney for over twenty
five years most acceptable and ably
to the city and the public. He re
lated some incidents in connection
with getting it through the Legdslt
bure when that body was almost
reidy to adjourn that was very In
teresting.
Major Glaze was followed by
Clerk and Treasurer L. H. ^'anna
maker, another city official, who has
won his ?purs by long, faithful and
efficient service. He made an excel
lent speech, touching on many phas
es of the city's progress. He said
there was one line of Industry In
Orangeburg that was somewhat neg
lected by some of our citizens, and
he hoped that there would be an
improvement along that line. He
said we needed more children, ano
that r.o city could make much pro
gress unless the birth rafe was kep*.
considerably above the death rate.
Mr. Wnnnamaker made a good, sen
sible talk along that line, which we
hnp'J will Ivo heed"!.
M-tvor Dukes then made a few ro
?n?rkp. af\or whi.?h all present ad
journed to the Busy Bpp Cafe, where
an oyster supper was served at the
expense of Mayor Dvkes. Th-:re
veie about thirty plates and dt is
needless to say the spread was en
joyed by all who participated in It.
Thus ended one of the. most appro
priate and enjoyable occasions that
it has ever been our good fortnn!
to take part in. The Times and
Democrat will live to see the fiftieth
anniversary of the city, but the
hncd 'that writes this report will
rave lost its cunning long befo.-e
that time rolls around.
Those Who Were Present.
The following are the names of
those who were present and partic
ipated in the interesting occasion:
Hon. J. W. H. Dukes, Mayor.
Messrs. Abial Lathrop, I. W. Bow
man. W. G. Smith, Harry L. Smoak,
J. X. Weeks and N. M. Wertz, Al
dermen.
Mp. L. H. Wannamaker, City
Clerk and Treasurer.
Maj A. C. Dibble, Assistant Sec
r?. tary.
Maj. W. L. Glaze. City Attorney.
Mr. Edward Hawes, Jr., City En
gineer.
Mr. J. B. Ethredge, Street Over
ccrer.
Mr. W. H. Dukes. T. J. Hayden
auo. W B. Thompson, Board of
Health,
Mr. F. A. Shiflley. Health Officer.
Mr. August Fischer, Chief of Po
lice.
Mr. T. 0. S. Dibble. Chief of Fire
Department, and Mr. A. S. Dukes,
Assistant Chief of the Fire Depart
ment.
Messrs. C. Bergaus and Lewis Av
ing'-r, City Works.
Ex-Maybr The?. C. Doyle and J.
L. Sims, Times and Democrat; Mr.
Fred Wannamaker, Orangeburg Pun.
and Mr. Clifford C. Berry, Evening
News.
Mr. GEO. M. KOHN
Becomes Business Manager of tlie
Richmond News-Leader.
The many friends here of Mr.
George M. Kohn will be glad tc
learn that he has rceently been
promoted in business and has been
appointed the business manager <=f
the Richmond News-Leader. Mr
Kohn was formerly connected with
'the Columbia State and 4s well
known and popular bo?h in Colum
bia and Charleston.
The Columbia ~.dte says:
"Air. George M. iwohn, for a num
ber of years connected with the
business office of The S*ate. has been
made business manager of the News
Leader at Richmond, Va. This is
quite a marked promotion.
Mr. Kohn is a son of Mr. Henry
Kohn, of Orangeburg, for .years a
very prominent business man. After
graduating from the South Carolina
University he came to work on Th".
'itrr.e, and by indefatigable energy
and the exercise of keen business
insight and judgment has advanced
steadily.
He has a great many personal and
business friends and his experience
in Colambia in the several steps of
?wirk will fit him for a sphere of use
fulness in Richmond which may
mean even larger things in the fu
ture."
In commenting on Mr. Kohn's pro
motion The News and Courier says.
"Mr. George M. Kohu. who has
been making himself very useful to
The Columbia State as an adver
tising solicitor, has been made bus
iness manager of the Richmond
N'ews-Leader, and is about to win
new laurels for himself in his
new field. The Kohns have a way
of doing big things, in a quiet but
very effective manner. George as all
right, as far as he goes, and the
Richmond paper is fortunate in In
teresting him; but the real Kohn is
August to whom and ...i 'his set we
wish the best things at the present
and all other seasons.'
Orangehurg is proud of her
Kohns. and the many other bright
business men, army and naval of
ficers she has contributed to the
common country.
Lodge to be Formed.
A new Knights of Pythias lodge,
to be known as Thornwell Lodge
No. 202, will be ..instituted at Bar
ton's Hall, eSght miles east from
?the City of Orangeburg, on next
Thursday afternoon, the 31st inst.,
by Grand Chancellor L. S. Mattison,
assisted by District Deputy Grand
Chancellor Robert Lide, and mem
bers of other neighboring lodges.
The meeting will open promptly at
4 o'clock - in the afternoon. All
Pythians of neighboring lodges are
invited to attend and participate, and
It is expected that there will be a
large number on hand to give the
now lodge a good send off in Pyth
iafiism. All Knights are urged to
be there, so that the meeting can
open at the hour above stated.
New County Badly Beaten.
There seems to hare been a de
cided reaction from the new county
craze that was on some time ago.
The proposed nev county of Edlsto
was badly beaten all along the line.
It only got nine votes In Orange
i-urg county out of a possible nun
dn d or more. The vote in Aiken
county was nearly evenly divided,
while in Lexington county the pro
posed new county got only eighty
votes out of a possible three hundred
votes. Instead of getting a two
thirds vote in its favor, as Is re
quired by law, there was recordel
against the new county nearly n
two-thirds vote. This election puts
Edisto county to sleep for all time.
Sidewalks to be Widened.
A special meeting of City Council
was held on Saturday morning to
consider several matters in connec
tion with the improvement of the
streets. The contractors will begin
paving Russell street about Janu
ary 15, but work on the drains is
now being pushed forward. Another
improvement, the result of Satur
?lav's meeting of the council, will be
the widening of the sidewalks for
one block on Russell street, from
Middleton to Broughton streets.
Each walk w?j he widened two and
a half feet, taking in the telephone
and electric light poles.
Prize Winners.
The following are the names ot
the persons who won the prizes or
fered by the proprietors of the skat
ing rink: Miss Kate Newbern,
with Mr. Cecil Culler, won a beau
tiful pair of skates for the best
double skating; Mr. Gus Hollengrcn
won the prize, a signet ring, for the
test fancy and trick skating, and Mr.
John Durr was awared a pair of
silver cuff buttons for being the
must igraceful skater. There were
six entries in each contest.
Hail Storm.
The four rural mail carriers out
of Bowman who left on their re
spective routes Christmas Day just
before the storm came, report bad
weather all around; trees across the
roads in many places, and other ev
idences of the violence of the storm
was plainly to he seen. Carrier No.
1 encountered a second storm ot
wind and rain about 4 p. m. It was
r<lso accompanied by light hail and
some thunder. This hail storm
seems to have been igeneral over the
county.
Tricklsh Weather.
Christmas day the weather vas ot
a freakish variety. The rmorning
was pleasant and balmy, but par
tially cloudy, with only an occasional
glimpse of the sun. In the after
rewn there was some vivid lightning
and loud thunder, which soon
hi ought rain, accompanied by a
heavy wind and fall of hail, remlud
I Ing us of the "good old summer
j lime." The hail stones were about
the size of a green pea.
UNCALLED FOR LETTERS
Now. in the Postoffice in the City of
Orangeburg.
List of letters remaining unclaim
j ed in the Orangeburg Postofiice for
j week ending Dec. 25, 1908. Per
sons caMIng for these letters will
say they are "advertised."
A r>. WEBSTER, P. M.
Miss Donna Adams.
Miss L. Borkint.
Elizabeth Brown.
Eliot Bookert.
Fleming Berry.
V- C. Bergess.
Rev. T. L. Belvin.
Martha Ann Chavis.
Mrs. R. F. Dwight.
Mrs. Margaret Dwight.
Blonnie. Davis.
Alex R. Davis.
Miss Minerva Davis."
Peeter Jloones.
W/m'. Green.
L. M. Garrison.
Minnie Holmes.
C. N. Holder.
John Hodges.
Mrs. Jas. Hill.
Wesley Hines.
Miss Eva Henster.
Miss;Ate. Harrison.
Charlie Jones.
Mrs. May Jennings.
Miss Mamie James.
Mrs. Pauline Lizzie (Spe. Del.)
Sarah Marshall.
Miss Maggie Malinda.
Miss Fmma Mabins.
Eltis NImms.
J. C. Nettles.
J. B. Pirt.
Eiwn. Perrin.
Live Paulin.
Mrs. Ella Syroman.
Miss Annie Simmons.
Rev. D. J. Tu ruin.
Miss Leize Thomas.
H. McWilUams.
Can Cure Hog Cholera.
As a result of perfecting a serum
that is an antitoxin against hog chol
era the Missouri Agricultural col
lege issued a statement guaranteeing
the State legislature that with an
appropriation of $45,000 a year it
will save the farmers of Missouri
from $1.000,000 to $5.000.000 an
nually. The agricultural college an
nounced unequivocally that it.now
is prepared to vanquish hog cholera.
The serum is drawn from what is
known as a hyperimmunlzed hop
blood, the fiberlng being removed so
as to prevent clotting. The serum
is treated with small quantities of
carbolic acid. Clemson College
should introduce this serum at once
into South Carolina.
Wonld Work Wonders.
A good resolution which many
people may make with advantage to
themselves and to others should read
something like this, "I am resolved
to at once pay what I owe, and in
future pay as I igo if at all possible."
Such a resolution is always in or
der, but epecially on New Year s
Day. If made and carried out by
ali able to do it the result would
be marvelous. Business men harass
ed by debts and facing the future
with fear would have a great load
removed and joy would enter into
innumerable homes and how smooth
ly the wheels of commerce wouln
revolve.
Don't Make Too Many.
Perhaps new year resolutions
would be better kept if we made
fewer of them. In the fervor of
good intentions which possesses
many people at the beginning of the
year, some make resolutions on ev
erything, little and big. When the
fervor passes and one realizes the
difficulty and even impossibility of
neping all of them, the bars ore
let down and the good resolution.1*
scattered in every direction. Far
better make but one or two resolu
tions covering what is essential in
cue's life, and then spare no effort
o keep them.
Cameron Lodge Officers.
Cameron lodge, No. 89, in regu
nr convention held Tuesday night,
he following officers were eiertet!
for the ensuing year: W. E. Der
ick. C. C: T. C. Moss, V. C; C.
C. Slaughter. P.; C. T. Ulmer. M.
W.; I. H. Zimmerman, K. of R. an.*
R : L. E. Pooser. M. P.: F. I. Culler,
M. E.; P. W. King. M. A.; H. B.
Bain. T. G.: J. M. Jackson, O. G. J.
11. Haigler was elected trustee for
his year. Installation services will
ake place on January 12.
Do You Want an Owl?
We have taken wood, potatoes,
corn, eggs, butter, onions, cabliage.
hickens, stone, lumber, labor, sand,
alico, saur-kraut, second hand cloth
ng. coon skins, and bug juice, scrap
ron, shoe pegs, rawhid's, chinque
pins, tanbark. fice dogs, sorghum.
r>ed, jugware, and wheat straw en
subscription and now a man wants to
now if we would send the paper for
ix months for a large owl. We have
o precedent for refusing, and if wo
an find a man who is out of an owi
rid wants one we'll do it. ?
Can This ille True.
There has been a rumor circu
ated around Orangeburg for several
ays that a white man had attemp'
d to assault a young lady at St.
Matthews on last Thursday night,
f it is true the white Drute should
ave the same punishment meted
ut to him that would be given a
lack fiend for the same crime. It
he story be true let us have the
facts.
Zion Bank Fails.
The Zion Savings Bank, started in
his city sometime ago by colored
ecple, has l>een placed in the hand.
uf a receiver to wind up its affairs.
.Mr. J. St.okes Salley has been named
;is the itjceiver. The last quarterly
statement of this bank indicated
that it was In bad shape and its be
ing closed by the Bank Examiner is
no surprise.
SOME GENTLE HINTS.
To Those Subscribers Who Are a Lit
tle Behind.
There are some good folks who
have peculiar ideas about a news
paper. They regard it, not as a busi
ness, but as a convenience. If the
paper reaches them late, or fails to
give every item of news or its con
duct toward them is in a manner
they do not like, they then very
properly make a business matter of
it, because they have bargained for
something they are not getting. They
make these issues every day in the
year, except the first day, when the
business Idea is forgotten, and the
only thing uppermost is a plea to
get out of paying what they honestly
owe the paper.
These same men will meet the
newspaper man with a smille, offer
him a soft drink or a cigar, and then
expect him to say in his paper that
he is the most enterprising and pro
gressive citizen in the 9tate. That
is their idea of business. Now the
newspaper is a business. It Is not
a glory making machine. It can no
more live on sentiment, than can Its
employes. It may surprise you, but
type setters don't work for nothing
and no amount of persuasion will
make them do it, for the simple rea
son that, like the balance of us, they
need a little money to keep the wolfe
away.
It 4s true you may only owe us a
few dollars on subscription, yet if
several hundred subscribers reason
like you, that we collect the news
and print It just for the fun of It,
we would soon be in the hole. The
newspaper business is made up of
small things, and It is Buch Items as
subscriptions which, if collected, en
ables the management to improve its
service and pay off all obligations
promptly, but which If deprived ot
for trival reasons, makes the cash ac
count short and the newspaper man
has to grovel along under a weight
of about sixty pounds to the square
inch. Perhaps you have never given
thought to our subject on this line.
If not, then, if this article serves to
ca.ll your serious attention to it, its
mlission has been accomplished. *
HOLD LEADER'S BODY
To Await Its Resurrection From the
Death Sleep.
Tampa, Fla., December 26.?Teed,
known as Koresh I, founder and nead
of the Koreshan Unity Corporation
ot Western People, who oouighi. a
large tract of land at the toe of Flor
ida ten years ago, died early Tuesday
morning.
The fact of his death was not dis
closed until Thursday, and when in
vestigation was made, devout follow
ers said they were awaiting his rcs
urection, which they expected Christ
mas Day.
While the body of the leader lay
unattended, Victoria Gratia, the sup
posed wife of Teed, assumed the
throne with much solemnity and de
clared that the body should not be
buried until there was a manifesta
tion of Divine will. The Teed sect
nelieve that the population of the
earth Is on the Inner surface of the
globe instead cf outside. *
Household Hints.
The secret of the subtle flavor of
the scalloped oysters prepared by
New England housewives is the ad
dition of a little mace.
A few drops of vinegar in the wa
ter in which eggs are poached will
keep the white in shape and not add
a flavor.
Applies boiled whole until they
show signs of cracking and then
baked until they are brown will noti
present the wrinkled and shriveled
appearance that the usual baked ap
ples does and will ne tender and
juicy.
A palatable variation or corn beef
hash is The boiled end of an ox ton
gue hashed and used as a founda
tion for poached eggs.
For a very easily prepared sweet
san-.'wlch for afternoon tea, spread
a couple of slightly sweet crackers
with chocolate frosting and put them
to,w'her. *
Five cent rans of unsweetened
condensed milk are obtainable in
some jvirts of the city. They are a
boon to the woman with a small
family or the woman who boards
and who wants to serve cocoa, tea or
coffe to her friends on unexpected
occasions.
Passed Off Quietly.
The usual Christmas spirit pre
vailed in this city and country on
Christmas Day, old and young seem
ed to enjoy the occasion, and there
was very little drinking and no
drunkenness that we &aw. No cas
ualties have been reported from any
section of the county, and here the
conduct of all was so good that the
police had nothing to do but join
In with the merry makers and enjoy
the festivities of the day.
A Branchvillc Failure.
Mr. W. M. Warren, of Branchvllle,
has filled a petition In voluntary
bankruptcy. Mr. Warren was a con
tractor and builder, and his failure
will be a (great surprise to his friends
who thought he was prospering. It
is reported that hie liabilities are
something like $25.000.
Won the Doll Baby.
Miss Alma Davis held the lucky
number that drew the handsome
doll that was given nway by Mr.
J. T. Wise, the jeweler and optician.
Miss Alma is a student at Winthrop
and presented the doll to her Ii' Je
sister, Lucile, who Is very proud of
i:.
Football Game Friday Afternoon.
A foot ball game between Orange
hurg and St. Matthews will be play
ed on the State Colored College
p ounds on Friday afternoon, com
mencing at half-past three o'clock
An admission of 25 cents will be
<?!,? rged.
HAPPY HOME*
Have a Wonderful Influence and Is
Power for Good.
There are many happy hornet?,
thank God, in every community, and
when they exist there goes out from
them a blessed Influence, which can
hardly be overestimated. "A real
home with a mother in it." whose
hospitable doors are ever open to
those not so blessed, is a wonderful
power for good. If the boys and
girls are made welcome they will not
be slow to tell it and there" will be
an attraction in the sweet tunenities
of home which will draw tnem from
other and less holy influences. It ir
not possible in this wor:d so full of
care and trouble to be always merry.
It is quite possible to be always lov
ing and kind. If the business cares
of the father and the never ending
struggles of the mother together with
dirt and disorder, cooking, washing,
ironing and mending, cannot be ban
ished, they can be wonderfully toned
down by the loving sympathy and
help- which each member of the
household can and should give t'hv?
orher. A home where the golden
rule is lived is the nearest possible
approach to heaven. The day comes
aM too soon when the household is
scattered?the boys and girls, alas!
girls no longer?are gone to make
homes for themselves, elsewhere:
when some perhaps, are laid away
from our sight, out of reach of kind
words or helpful deeds. Happy are
we if no sorrowful thoughts haunt
us, of hasty words and unkind deeds.
ir only pleasant memories remain.
We may, if our means allow, make
our homes beautiful and attractive,
and it is well to do so. But without
the true spirit of home, it will be a
cheerless and desolate mockery?
while the humblest cottage where
love dwells and kindness reiens. may
most beautifully exemplify the sweet
ness and blessedness of home. *
FARMER KILLS HIMSELF.
Because He Did Not Have Money to
Buy Toys.
Quitman, Ga., December S!S;?Be
cause he did not have money enough
f.o provide the usual Christmas toys
for his children C. A. Kisters, a
farmer, near 'here, deliberately plan
ned his own death this morning and
died as he had planned.
Leaving the home where the chil
dren were he walked a short distance
away, fitted his shotgun over a fork
ed atick, pressed his breart against
the muzzle and pushed the trigger
with a stick. The wound was a ter
rible one. His wife and several small
children ran or/ at the sourd of the
shot and found the husband ani fath
er dead. *
AN ALABAMA TRAGhDY.
Deputy Sheriff Shoots and Kills His
Assailant.
Seale, Ala., Dec 25.?John W.
Chambers, deputy sheriff of Russell
County, shot and killed George H.
Thompson, fifty years old, this morn
ing. Thompson and several others
were beating a negro who had cheat
ed a merchant out of a dollar, when
the deputy sheriff cama up and asked
them to desist.
Thompson, it is said, resented the
interference of the officer and drew a
revolver on Chambers ani fired, the
ball passing through the officer's hat
Chambers took the pistol away from
Thompson and started to walk away,
when Thompson cursed the office an'I
threatened his life. At this roint,
is alleged, Thompson a"tem; !ed to
draw another revolver when the otfi
cer shot with the pistol h) had taken
from Thompson, killing the latter <1
most instantly. Chambers was re
leased at once on ball in the sum of
$1.000. "
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 SO
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 qleaner 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 intchlng of
the scalp.
It will make hair grow, and wo
men who desire soft, beautiful and
luxuriant hair can have it in twe
weeks by using this famous, quick
acting preparation. The J. G. Wan
namaker Mfs. 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.
Fanning Requires Brains.
"Rack to the land" is the cry much
heard these days, and it is well to a-a
upon it that the congested condition
of the cities with its attendant evils
of poverty, misery and crime may be
relieved. But many men of slender
means who buy small farms in th.s
expectation of making a living and
enjoy life are bitterly disappointed.
The trouble is they have had no
experience, and scarcely any business
today needs a practical working
knowledge to insure success more
thau farming. If people of small
meant, want io succeed and realize
th ad van Luges of country lifu, they
should find work for a time wi+h
some progressive successful fa
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR
REPORTERS.
What Is Happening in the Country
. as Well as in the Cities and
Towns.
Have you paid for The Times and
Democrat?
Turn over a new leaf, boys, and
resolve to keep it clean.
Considering the time of year there
Is very little drinking in OrangeBurg
at this time.
Only a few days more in which
to pay State and county taxes with
(.u' the penalty.
The Elks distributed baskets
among the poor on Christmas Day.
They cheered many sad hearts.
Not near as many explosives were
used this Christmas as is usually tho
case, and we take pleasure in noting
the fact.
Mayor Dukes fined a man ?10 for
firing a gun on the streets. The
Mayor is determined to break up
this dangerous habit.
In as much as the rural free de
livery brings mail to your box ev
ery day you will need the thrve
times-a-week Times and Democrat.
There is some complaint about
some parties shooting pistols In thi
streets Christmas Day. Tliis is a dan
gerous practice and should be dis
continued.
Now that the problem of deep wa
ter navigation is in court, it Is a
good time for the" farmers to push
their claims for national aid for good
wagon roads.
Major W. L. Glaze, while corre
spondent ol The News and Courier,
nicknamed Orangeburg the "City on
the Edisto," many years ago, and
It has stuck ever since.
The wind blew a gale here all
Christmas night, but quieted down
about daylight, leaving us fair ana
cold weather, with temperature a
few degrees above the freezing
point.
The best way of showing others
they are wrong Is by ourselves do
ing right. A true, upright. life mark
ed by charity and moderation is tlu
n ost convincing argument one can
present
The City Council will not require
all wires to be put under ground
just yet, but tit Is one of the lm
piovements that cannot very long be
delayed if we wish to keep up wltn
other progressive cities.
Several of our "oldest cltlzens
say that they cannot recollect ever
having heard thunder on Christens
Day, until last Friday, when we had
thunder and lightening of the good
old summer time variety.
Dr. C. F. Williams, secretary of
the State Board of Health, was in
thf cltf on Saturday. He was shown
over the city by Dr. L. C. Shecut
and Mr. W. H. Dukes, members of
the local board of health.
If the spending of $500,000,000 in
lmproveing the rivers of our coun
try will save $180,000,000 in trans
portation, as is claimed, the same
sum spent on the wagon roads will
save twice that much to the farmer.
The City Council has re-establish
ed the position of assistant city
engineer, which was abolished some
time ago. It will be filled by Mr.
In C. Wannamaker, who most ef
ficiently served the city in the po
sition before it was abolished.
For success in Tife one must be
leady for opportunities when they
come. Some men are always unpre
ptired and when the opportunities
appear they are never In a positl-m
to improve them. We throw this
out as a suggestion to our young
men.
The recWess handling of sky
rockets on Russell street Thursday
night came very near causing a seri
ous fire. The rocket entered one of
the show windows of .Mr. John T.
Wise and set its contents on fire.
Luckily Mr. Wise was right there and
extinguished the fire.
A correspondent says: "Christ
mas at Bowman was very quiet, In
deed, with no mishaps or accidents
reported so far. Considerable
"booze' has been coming here rrom
day to day, but there was a conspic
uous alisence of drunkenness. Not
a single drunken person was to .bo
seen anywhere.
A church entertainment will be
ijiven at Gerzlng church near Vance
on Thursday morning, Dec. 31. com
mencing at 11 o'clock. There will
hj no admission fee charged, but the
ladies will sell refreshments, in
cluding oysters, for the purpose of
laising money to carpet the church.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Invitations to the marriage of Mr.
Themas E. Wilson and Miss Bertha
Leseene Brices have been received In
i ais city. Miss Briggs Is the daugn
tpr of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Brings, of
Manning, S. C, and is a handsome,
charming young lady. The marriage
"ill take place at the First Baptist
cr nrch, Manning, on Tuesday, Jan
uary 5.
Mr. W. F. Williamson, of Neeses,
left at pur office Monday two large
turnips. One weighing over twelve
pounds and the other weighing
marly nine pounds. Mr. J. P.
Avingpr, of this city, left a rutabeg
ga that weighed twelve pounds.
\\ ben ?nch turnips as these can be
i ilsed In Oraniireburg county, why
should we buy them abroad.
Robert O. Thackam, Jr., who was
one of Orangeburg's crack pitchers
the first of the present year, and
who was sold to Spartanburg, ha.?
beer, drafted from the base ball
club of that city by *he Reading, Pa,
club, which is in a class B league.
Thackbam's friends here will be glad
to hear of his promotion in the base
ball world, and would like to see
him reach the top.