Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Published Three Times a Week. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Entered as second-class matter Jan. 1, 11)08, at the postoffice at Or angeburg, S. C, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 187r. Jas. L. Sims, Edit.-; and Proprietor. Jas. Izlar Sims, - Associate Editor. Subscription Rates. Oen Year.$1.50 Six Months.-.' .75 Three Months.40 ' Advertising Rates furnished on application. A good housewife never opens the condensed milk ci-.n with her hus band's razor, nor will a lOving hus band curry the horse with the nuc meg grater. "Am sorry, Mr. Editor, I cannot give you any advertisement; I am troubled with heart disease and my physician says I must quit adver tising so I can have absolute quiet and rest." What an encouragement to others there often is in a kind word or look, and when this is followed up where necessary by a kind act it carries many a man safely over some difficulty aud puts new heart into him. An exchange truly says: "The meanest and most despicable char acter, in any community is that man who is envious of others' prosperity and is always he?"d speaking in a contemptuous manner of his neigh bors and fellow citizens." ? . Yes, it's the little things that hurC. A common every-day measly little fly will make au orthodox Chri?tian swear forty strokes to the minute, while if the same man had his head taken off by a July tornado ha wouidu t say a word about it. The pulling of the beard of Pres ident Fallires ^as certainly an in sult aud an uugentiemanly act, bu it was a vast improvement over the common practice of blowing' up pres idents and kings with bombs o" ending their career with the dagger. What wonderful achievements some people think they would do if '.hey were only some one else. The sensible thing'is for every one to. do the best he can with what he has, big or little, and not waste h? time ?in idle dreaming about the im possible. Life 'is something like a walk along the sea side where bays, in lets aud headlands vary, the sceue and produce changing emotions. We walk along meeting with experiences of many kinds until we reach land's end and see before us nothing but the boundless ocean. We have just heard of a school ma'am introducing a new feature in her school. When one of the girls miss a word the boy who spells It gets permission to kiss her. The re suit is the girls are becoming poor spellers while the boys are improv ing right along. He who, by his conduct, makes good friends on the one hand aud bitter enemies on the other, gives evidence there is something of the bold, independent, upright man in his composition; while the chicken hearted, weak character is capable of making neither friends nor foes. The "whitewash season" is ap proaching and a receipt to make whitewash that will not crumble ?ff may be of use to some one who reads -this. It is the formula used by Uncle Sam at the various government works. Ten parts fresh slacked lime and one part hydraulic cement. Mix well with salt water and apply "thin. The church bell?how its melodies ring, as its tones vibrate and linger. The fashionable belle, with a beau on her string, has a beautiful ring on her finger. A pol'tical ring is a very bad thing?it scoops In the fool and the scholar; but so pleas ing a rang has no earthly thing as the ring of the hard silver dollar. The only honorable and honest way to stop a newspaper is to step into the office and pay up all ar rearage, get a receipt and have your name off the list. To fire your paper back at the publisher marked "refused" when you owe six months or a year, and never go near the office is not only disreptuable, but superlatively dishonest as well. The. poor editor was dying; but when the doctor placed his ear to the patient's heart and muttered 6ad!y. "Poor fellow, circulation al most gone." the editor raised him self and gasped. '"Tis false, we have the largest circulation of any paper in the county!" then sank back upon his pillow, with a triumphant smile upon his face. He was consistent to the end?lying about his circula tion. One of the afflictions the public called upon to bear every time a year draws towards its close, is the number ol" knaves and cranks who prophecy that the world will come to an end on tiie last night ot the yea'-. Of course sensible people give no heed to such foolish nonsense. But unfortunately, many people are not strongminded :?nd are easily impos ed upon by such silly talk, with the result that on the last day of the year 'here are always a -number of people frightened almost to deatli and who array themselves in white robes to witness the end and hear the souud of the trumpet. Worth of Farm Products. When it comes to tue figures which represent for the current year the phenomenal resources of the Ameri can farm, it is too much like dealin;, with the distances of the fixed stars. T.'ie numerical terms in which the tabulated results of the year's in dustry are expressed are simply be yond the grasp of the human intel lect. ? We thank Secretary Wilson fei' telling us that the total value of all the farm products in the United states is in round numbers $.7,778. 000,000, says the Atlanta Georgian of But how much is this? At the seashore we gaze upon an expanse of water which reaches to the utmost verge of the horizon. But the field of vision which we thus sweep i$ only a_ fraction of "old ocean's gray, and melancholy waste." The New York World endeavors to simplify ?his problem in higher math ematics by telling us how much house rent could be paid with the huge sum in question: This is the process of reduction: If the total value of the year's farm crop .wet*.! put' in the hands of one man he could pay house rent at the rate of $20 per month for 32,000,000 years, a period of time 500,000 time's great er than the age of the earth, accord ing to the Bll.ical reckoning. We may be perhaps a step neare.* the goal. But who, except the Rock efellers and the Carnegies- and- the Yanderbilts, has any conception of tne multiples which still remain! The average man may follow us when we speak of thousands: but when we begin to annex additional ciphers he is lost. Millions and billions are to" nim quantities equally in^ompreht n sible?tne synonyms of measureless infinities. But there are other figures in the secretary's report which will enable us by a process of division to eimplify ihe problem still farther. F.or ex ample, he says that the number of seperate farms in the United States at the present time is estimated at C S00.000. And if this number is divided into the total sum o f the year's faim crop it will be found that the total yield of each farm for me current year averages something over $1,000. The showing is one which speaks better for the industry than for the recompense of the American farmer; but at the same time it emphasizes the enormous magnitude and importance of the American farmer and the wealth he annually creates. If It was not for these farmers and the money he makes what would become of this groat country? Some Straight Talk. The Columbia Record says it does not "admire the truckling spirit of Gen. Rhodes, who spoke for tha Birmingham delegation ithat came down to Augusta to invite President elect Taft to visit that enterprising Alabama city. The editor of the Birmingham News declared hiniseif a Democrat, but he is evidently oue of the weak-kneed sort of which Senator Tillman spoke the other night; for in addressing Mr. Taft he said, 'If you knew the heart and the head of the men of the South, es pecially of Birmingham, you would know that they regard the result of the last election as a' benediction from God Almighty himself to the people of the South over their own protest.' " We agree with the Record wheu it says, ."That is an accusation against the people of the South that should not be permitted to go un rebuked. It Is tantamount to say ing that they acted a hypocritical part in the late election, that while voting the Democratic ticket they were at heart Republicans and hop ed for the election of Mr. Taft, and tlfet they regarded the result as c 'benediction from God Almighty.' The people of Birmingham may have felt that way, though we don't be lieve it; but if they did, they ought to have voted the Republican ticket and not have posed as Democrats. "Such hypocrisy is despicable and we are hot surprised to find Mr. Taft showing it up in its true colors and wondering why these so-called independent Democrats have not had the manhood long before this to openly avow their real political pre dilections. If he is the man we think he Is, we are sure that deep down in his soul he has a feeling of contempt for the men who thus cooly acknowledge their hypocrisy. "It is true that many Southerners objected to Mr. Bryan s nomination, but it is not true that they preferre-i Mr. Taft's election to his, and Gen. Rhodes or any one else who say3 they did makes a statement wide of the mark. Doubtless some while voting the Democratic ticket yot hoped the Republicans would win. but they were Democrats only in name. "We hope the Taft propaganda will be successful in the South. U> on the whole it would be better for the cleavage between real and pre tended Democrats to take place now, so that the people may know who side with the white man and who with the negro, for there can be n>i Republican party in the South with out its large negro contingent, just as there can be no Democratic party in the South without its being entire ly white. So let us know who's who, the sooner the better. L.-t all who are Taft men, and who hope for pickings under his administra tion, come out and say so. Don't let them call themselves independent Democrats, for mere can be no such person as an independent Democrat that accept favors or office or any thing else from the Republican par ty." An Iowa editor was asked, "Do hogs pay." He replied "a good many do not; they take the paper several years and then have the postmaster send it back marked 'refused' or 'gone west.' " CARE OF A DOG. How He Should Bo Treated to Keep Him In Good Condition. A dog's digestion i.s almost identical -with a man's, except thai it requires twice as much time. Scraps from the table will usually form a properly bal anced ration. Let the dug foods alone. Give the puppy three uieuis a day un til he is eight months old. Then two meals only. Don't let him have all he will eat. says the St. Paul Pioueei Press. A bouse dog should have his heavy meal iu the moruiug and the light oue at uight." Au outdoor dog needs the heavy meal at uight to keep him.warm through' the uight. If a dog is costive stir his sluggish liver by u duse of one-half teaspou'nful each of buckthorn aud castor oil. A spoouful of raw black molasses will act as a mild laxative. This is espe cially good for puppies, for in this they get In soluble form t?e salt they require. Table salt they ure slow to assimilate. Many people overdo the washing of dogs. This is a process rarely needed, because dogs do uot perspire through the skins as we do. but from the tongue. Soap and water robs the hair of necessary oil. The proper way to clean the hair is by brushing with a coarse bandltrusb White dogs are cleaned by rubbing in then brushing out, powdered niague sia. 'Fleas do not breed in tbe hair of dogs, but In sandy soil. They get on the dog. but be suffers more discom fort than pain from their bites. Cedar excelsior as bedding In tbe kennel is a tried aud tested flea ex terminator. If your nearest upholster er cannot let you have a pound of It try rubbing your dog's pelt with n magnesia brick which you have sat urated with 10 cents' worth of spirits of camphor. How to Care For Oriental Rugs. Oriental rugs require little care, but that little must be Intelligent. The pile of a rug slants from the web. just like the hair of a fur. Brushing the wrong way is most harmful, irritating, ruffling and un twisting tbe yarn and forcing dust and dirt Into the texture. Servants should be made to pass the hand back and forth over a rug until the slant of the nap Is understood They should be instructed under pain of dismissal always to sweep with tbe nap. Occasionally moisture Is necessary to remove fine dust that dims tbe luster. This Is best applied in the form of snow or of damp sawdust that the broom or carpet sweeper removes. Furniture and shoes are the arch enemies of rugs Jn the American home. Their sharp edges and corners quickly destroy domestic rugs and try the temper of even fine oriental* They are most Injurious in combina tion with sand and gravel. Let a sharp flint pebble be ground In by n nail studded heel, and damage Is inevitable. Injuries should be carefully repaired. A stitch in time saves the rug. How to Roast a Duck. For a small Thanksgiving dinner ducklings may be substituted for a turkey. Select those whose bills and legs are smooth and yellow. For easy plucking put the ducks in a wash boiler In which there is boiling water. Place them on a couple of blocks of wood which have been put in the boiler for that purpose. Let them steam for a few minutes, when their feathers can be plucked as easily as those of a chicken. Draw and singe the ducks, wipe them Inside and out with a damp cloth, rub well with pepper and salt and fill them with tbe following cress ing: Two cupfuls of bread crumbs, a minced onion that has been fried in butter, a tnblespoonful of butter and half a cupful of thick stewed toma toes. Baste every few minutes and bake a rich brown. Serve w^tb gib let sauce colored with tomato juice. How to Brighten Old Mahogany. If your mahognuy looks grayish and grimy don't be afraid to give it a good bath. Housewives do not realize the value of soap aud water on old ma hogany. It cleans the wood as noth ing else does. Take a bowl or a bucket of warm water Into which bas been put a tnblespoonful or more of olive oil and a few shavings of castile soap. Use a soft sponge or a fresh piece of cheesecloth. Wring it out In the water, so that you will not ruin the carpet or the floor. Go into all the crevices of the carvings with the cheesecloth wrapped about a small pointed stick. Be sure that every piece of the wood Is dried with fresh cheesecloth or a bit of soft flannel. How to Cure Blisters on Feet. Blisters of the feet, usually at the heel, are due to frlctlou by rough shoes or wrinkled stockings. The fluid should be allowed to escape through a minute hole, made by the point of a sterilized needle, and tbe skin ieft In place. To avoid these blisters the shoes should be well" fitting and tbe stockings quite smooth. Before starting out on a long tramp dust the feet with this powder: Burnt alum, ? grams; salicylic acid. 2% grams; starch, 13 grams; talcum powder. 50 grams. How to Stuff a Turkey. Make a stuffing for turkey of a larpe cupful of crumbs, seasoning with pars ley, sweet marjoram and thyme and moisten with melted butter. Chop twenty small oysters fine and mix with the dressing. If you prefer you may leave the oysters whole. With this stutHn? fill the breast of the turkey. *** ?*?* * **? **?* FOR SALE '* * A fine improved farm, contain- ? jug 108*2 acres, just 20 minutes * drive from courthouse; dwelling, * barn, stables and store house; * farm implements; a Hercules * stump puller. Parties ?vishing * to locate near the city will call * on the undersign for price, * terms, etc. * PHILIP RICH, * Orangeburg, S. C. * ? ? ? * * * * * ? * IVtince??Engine, between 8 and j j h. p. Shingle saw mill planter less than ^0 miies away, T. S. Lee", North. S. C. Notice of Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given thac on the 20th day of January, 19U9, at 12 o'clock noon, I will make my final return to the Probate Judge at his office at the Court House in Orange burg, as executrix of the will ot .Mary Klngman, deceased, and at the same time, will ask for my discharge. JULIA K. McKIE. Executrix. For Sale. 213 acres of fine farming land, 139 acres In high state of cultivation, 50 acres clear of stumps. One nice nine room dwelling, 2 tenant houses, large barn, good stable and other outbuildings .located thereon, 2%j mile's of wire fencing Also 26% acres adjoining the above tract, new four-room cottage, new barn and stable, and poultry yard and houses, and one-half mile from the town of Elloree. S/C. Good reason for selling Apply to .T. C. EVANS, Elloree, S. C. Wanted. ? Clay and Clay Mixed Peas. W will be in the market until April 1st, and are paying full market prices. Address, The H. G. Leidiug Co., Charleston, S. C. Money to Loan. I have arranged to negotiate loans on improved farms at' eight per cent interest, with no charge except for papers. Payable in easy installments. 12-1 5-3m P. T. HILDERBRAND. Notice to Creditors. State of South Carolina County of Orangeburg, In Common Pleas. William A. J. Dukes, et al, Plain [ tiff, agarnst Azzie Dukes, et al, Defendants. By virtue of the judgment in the above stated case all persons hav ing claims against the estate of J. Abram Dukes, deceased, are hereby required to prove their respective demands to me at Orangeburg, S. C, on or before January IS, 1909, or be debarred payment. ROBT. E: COPES. Judge of Probate, as Special Referee December 28, 1908. Executor's Sale. a Notice Is hereby given that pur suant to an order of the Probate Court in and for the county of Cal houn, S. C, I will sell, on Monday, (the eighteenth (ISth) day of Jan uary, 1909, to the highest bidder j for cash, at the late residence of I Dr. J. C. Arant, deceased, in Lyons township in said county and State all the personal porperty belonging to the estate of the said Dr. J. C. Arant, and consisting in part of mules, wagons, cattle, hogs, provis ions, cotton seed, farming imple ments and household and kitchen furniture. Sale will begin at 10 o'clock a. m. WM. L. GLAZE, Qualified Executor. January 2, 1909. l-5-3t Assessment Notice. 1000. Notice is hereby given that I, or my deputy, will be at the following named places on the days specified for the purpose of taking returns of property for taxation in Orange burg county for the fiscal year 1909. ?All taxpayers must give the num ber of School District in whim property is located. Especial care should be taken in locating property in or near special school district. School trustees in the different townships are requested to meet the Auditor at these appointments and assist in the proper location of special school and poll taxes. All personal property owned on the first day of January, 1909, must be returned and all transfers of real estate noted. Bowman .. ....Wednesday, Jan. 0 Branchville .Thursday, Jan. 7 Rowesvllle .Friday, Jan. 8 Canaan Church.Saturday, Jan 9 Felderville.Monday, Jan. 11 F. E. Bulls.Tuesday, Jan 12 Vances .Wednesday, Jan. 13 Parlers .Thursday, Jan. 14 Elloree-.Friday, Jan. 15 Livingston .Monday, Jan. 13 Dru Sawyers.Tuesday, Jan. 19 Springfield ....Wednesday, Jan. 20 Gleatoa .Thursday, Jan. 21 Norway .Friday, Jan. 22 Cope .Wednesday, Jan. 27 North .Friday, Jan. 2y Phillips .Saturday, Jan. 30 Orangeburg Court House from Jan. 1st to Feb. 20th, inclusive. Office hours from 9 a. m. to 2 p. m. T. M. McMICHAEL, County Auditor, O. C. Notice of Bids for Dispensary. Notice is hereby given that en Friday, Jan. 8th, 1909, the County Dispensary Board for Orangeburg County, will open bids and make awards for supplies for the quarter ending March 31, 1 909, at their office on the corner of Barton and Dukes streets, in the city of Orange burg, S. C. J. G. Smith. Chairman. T. R. McCants. L. A. Carson. Orangeburg. S. C, Dec. 29. 190S. Notice to Creditors. By virtue of the authority vested in me, all persons having claims agains the estate of Fdgar L. Bair. deceased, are hereby required to prove their respective demands bc for me at Orangeburg, C. C . on or be- J fore January IS, 1909. or be debarr ed payment. ROBT. E. COPES, Judge of Probate, as Special Referee. December 28, 1908. Third'Prize In The Times and Demo erat Voting Contest. Warranted Solid Silver Metal No Plating To Wear Off. . Famous W. B Rogers Brand Bearti lifnlly Finished. Set Consists of Six Tea Spoons. Rogers Silverwars needs no in troduction to the American Public. For more than fifty years the standard, It is recognized the world over as the very best there is made. The name Rogers stamped on a piece of silverware represents the highest type of skill and workmanship and mateiarl. TO ANY PERSON WHO WILL GET US FIVE CASH YEARLY SUBSCRIBERS WE WILL GIVE THIS SET OF SIX TEA SPOONS AND 750 VOTES ON THE FREE PRIZES. MAJESTIC SILVER SPOON AND BUTTER KNIFE. TO ANY PERSON WHO WILL GET US FOUR CASH YEARLY SUBSCRIBERS WE WILL GIVE THE ABOVE SET A ND COO VOTES ON THE BIG FR EE PRIZES. EIGHT-INCH PATENT TENSION STEEL SPRING SHEARS. The shears are manufactured of the very highest grade steel, per fectly tempered and heavily nickel plated on a highly polished surface. The patent tension spring takes up all the wear on the rivet so that the cutting edge will never wear dull. A simple turn of the little thumb screw will adjust the blades to cut anything from the thinnest and most delicate fabric to the heaviest ma terial. .Every woman who has has the exasperating and trying exper ience of attempting to cut with a dull pair of shears will appreciate the value of this new. invention. , . The cutting edge on these shears is indestructible and will nev er wear dull. They will cut anything and everything, from wet tissue paper to a heavy horse, blanket. Note the Patent Spring. It dots away with resharnening entirely. Eight inches in length. TO ANY PERSON WHO WILL GET US THREE YEARLY ( ASH SUB SCRIBERS WE WILL GIVE A PAIR OF THESE PATENT TEN SION STEEL SHEARS AND 4.>0 VOTES ON THE BIG PRIZES. Subscriptions May Be Taken from Old or New Subscribers. SEE PAGE FOUR FOR FULL PARTICULARS OF THE BIG FREE E RIZE CONTEST.