Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

f ?he WmfibvA ?m$mt Established in 1869. Vol. 40.?.No. 4. Published Three Times a Week. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Entered as second-class matter Jan. 1, 1908, at the postoffice at Or angeburg, S. C, under the Act of Congress of March, 1879. Jas. L. Sims, Editor and Proprietor. Jos. Izlar Sims, - Associate Editor. Subscription Rates. One Year .$1.50 Six Months.75 Three Months.40 Advertising Rates furnished or. application. Remittances should be made by checks, monoy orders, registered let ters, or express orders, payable to The imes and Democrut, Orangeburg, S. C. The Washington Times doubts it Judge Taft's 'possum and pleasan tries will break the Solid South. Carnegie says "a-illionaires sel dom smile." However, he imported two casks of pure Scotch last year. At present the United States seems to be first in war, first in peace and first in sending aid to the suffering everywhere. It takes money to run a three times-a-week paper, and we must insist on all who have not already done so to come forward and pay up. There are a dozen or more law yers who have ruthlessly exposed themselves with the hope that su preme court lightning will strike them. The paragrapher of The News and Courier is one of the brightest in the country. His stuff deserves to go in the first column and arranged according to size. The News and Courier fears that the blunder of the Senators and Rep resentatives in omitting to set a watch on the President seven years ago is irretrievable. To repeal or not to repeal Is what will bother the legislature when the lien law comes up. If the members had the courage of their conviction they would repeal it. One reason why Roosevelt is trying to prove some prominent men ras cals Is that he knows he has been convicted of being one, and he wants to show to the public that there are others besides himself. Tennessee is to be congratulate ! on the conviction of the night rid ers, i^et her continue the good work by convicting the Coopers for assas sinating Editor Carmack, and shs will retrieve her good name. Even if Tillman cid want to buy public lands we cannot see where he committed any crime. Any cit izen of the United States could ac quire them, and why not Tillman? The readers of The Times and Democrat are enabled to read Sena tor Tillman's great speech the day after it is delivered. This is one advantage in getting a paper three times a week instead of once a week. We will wager a stetson that The Times and Democrat is the only pa per in South Carolina published out side of the larger cities that pub lished Senator Tillman's reply to Roosevelt the day after it was de livered in the United States S2nate. "The so-called Democrats who are trying to snuggle up to Taft," says the Montgomeiy Advertiser, "are doing so for put poses of their own." And, as the State remarks, "these purposes, for the most part, are painfully apparent to the naked eye." Ti e legislature will convene to day. In strict confidence we advise the gentlemen composing It to efecfc such officers as have to be elected, pass the appropriation bills, draw their perdiem and make tracks for home. We most positively do not need any new legislation at this time. It takes money and hard worn for a country paper to publish a long speech like Senator Tillman's the day after its delivery like The Times and Democrat does this morning. If you want to got the news while it is news subscribe for the three times-a-week Times and Democrat. We agree with The News and Courier that "it looks a little strange that the President of a Law and Or der Society in South Carolina should be convicted of manslaughter an I carrying concealed weapons." Liko a great many other so-called reform ers this man preached one thing and practiced another. The enterprising farmer stops not for weather's chilling blast, but sows his oats and gets h;< corn ready, and when the genial sun bleaks forth and the warm south winds blow his grain is ready lo shoot forth and grow, and at harvest time :? fully matured and he is counted one of the Inckv ones whom Dame Nature always fav ors with fine crops while his unfor tunate neighbor, who rests on his oars, crying time enough yet; Wen ders why it i.-- his crops must alway, be a failure, prosperity withheld and life but a burden to bear. Last Year's Tragedies. According to the Chicago Tribune, 3,143 passengers were killed on rail roads in 1908 and 10,296 were se riously injured. These figures do not include any of the railroad em ployes. This, says the Greenville News, is certainly an alarming rec ord and it suggests the necessity of taking steps to prevent such a loss of life. According to the last cen sus, the deaths from alcohollcism were 2,811 for the year in which the census was taken; yet this rec ord is actually surpassed by the num ber of deaths among railroad pas sengers. The homicidal record of 1908 sur passed that of 1907, but did not quite reach that of 1906. There were during the year 8,952 homi cides, over half of which resulted from quarrels; 786 from liquor, 712 by highwaymen, 673 from jealousy and 451 infanticide. The rest wert from various causes. During the year 198 highwaymen were them selves killed, as against 712 trav elers killed by highwaymen. There were only 92 legal executions during the year, of which 56 were in the South and 36 in the North. A ma jority of those executed were whites. The Chicago Tribune's annual statistical record shows an increase in the number of lynchings for the year. In 1907 the record fell to 63, the lowest yet preserved since the war. This year it rises to an even 100, all of which, but three, took place in the South. The distribution was as follows: Alabama, 6; Geor gia, 16; Mississippi, 22; Texas, 21; Kentucky, 10; Tennessee, 8; Flori da, 4; Arkansas, 1; North Carolina. 1; South Carolina, 1; Louisiana, 8; Virginia, 1; Illinois, 2; California, 1. The hunting casualj^es show la slight reduction over those of 1907. There were 166 hunters killed, and 126 injured. We find that 368 deaths must be charged up to our sports and pastimes, while the num ber of injured was 3,820. It ap pears that 39 persons were killed on baseball fields and 58 seriously wounded, while 13 football players were killed and 296 injured. Tae roller skate, golf, wrestling, sprint ing, racing, basketball, prize fights scenic railroads, bicycles and bal looning all had their victims. We celebrated the Fourth of July by killing 103 children and injuring 2,812. Rocking the boat cost eight lives, and shooting unloaded pistols cost as many as 41. In reviewing the disasters of the year just passed the most appalling loss of life occurred in Italy, the disaster being greater in magnitude than any yet recorded. This dis aster, aggregating with all others for 1908, totals a loss of life of more than a quarter millions souls. The fire loss in this country for the year amounted to $172,000,000, which was about $20,000,000 more than those of 1907. Chelsea, Mas sachusetts, has the record for a loss of $6,000,000. From wars and ep idemics the world has lost 72,000 persons during the year. The em bezzlers of 190S managed to get away with the neat little sum of $13,555,536. Of the financiers en gaged in these transactions, no less than thirty committed suicide. Making Rapid Strides. The world , is making rapid strides in coming tj a knowledge of certain things thai we use to class as impossibilities. Ray stannard Baker, in writing in the January American Magazine, teils how physic ians are coming to acknowledge that mind and religion play a great part in healing the sick. He says, by way of introduction to his story of Dr. CaUort's remarkable efforts at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Roston: "Man is not only a physical and material animal, but he is also a thinking animal, a religious animal. Mind has a vital influence over the body, and religion may also be a powerful agency in htaling disease. To this discovery the medical pro fession is being driven by the work of the new school of experimental psy chologists and by the spread of pop ular healing cults like Christian Science, and others. Up to the pres ent 5'ear no medical college in the world gave a course in psycho-thera peutics or in psychology; now sev eral strong coursts have been estab lished. "In short, just as the church is beginning to discover that man ha3 ci body as well as a soul, the medical profession is beginning to discover that man has a soul as well as a body. The whole man must be treat ed; and he must be treated not mer ely as an individual and unrelated sick man, but as a competent and essential part of our close-knit so cial life, where one man who is sick endangers the whole city in which he lives." This may sound like foolishness to many people who have given the matter no though:, but it is true, nevertheless. Teddy's Spite Work. When we first saw President Roosevelt's charge against Senator Tillman we put it down to spite work on the part of a very small man who happens to be occupying a very big place. We notice thai others repaid the matter in the same light. We will not believe that S"n ator Tillman has been guilty of do ing anything wrong in the land deal of which be is accused by the hire lings of Roosevelt unless it is prov en by more competent testimony than these secret service men or Roosevelt himself can give. The whole scheme bears the mark of a "put up job," and we believe that Senator Tillman will so prove it when lie gives his side of the mat ter, which he will do in a speech in the Senate this week. In commenting on the matter. The News and Courier calls attention to the fact that "the first statement of his alleged connection with the Oregon land frauds was made by Mr. Tillman himself in his denunciation of what he called this 'swindle* In the Senate last year." As The News and Courier says, "he would not have done this had be been in any sense a silent partner of the people who were orga nizing this deal, and we look with confidence to his abil ity to clear himself of any criminal charge the President has made or can make against him." The News and Courier goes on to say it does "not believe that Presi dent Roosevelt would be a compe* tent witness in any case that might be brought against Senator Tillman," and would "receive any testimony offered against him by the Presi dent's detectives as inspired rather by a spirit on his part to punish an enemy than Lo do justice." That is our belief exactly, and we believe all the facts when they come out. will prove the position of The News and Courier to be correct. In the language of Tha News and Courier we "regret particularly that the President should select this time, when Senator Tillman is not in his usual rugged health, to pillory him before the country as an accomplice of those who have been trying to appropriate the public launds.' "But," as The News and Courier concludes, "for this element of cru elty in the President's 'disclosure,' we should rejoice at the opportunity which the Senator will now have of 'getting at* the President. It 'is hoped that he will be at his best when, 'by courtesy of the Senator,' he makes his reply to his distinguish ed accuser." Are the Boys Safe? Some timec when the son of a good father and mother commits some crime people are accustomed to say that the son has fallen and brought disgrace upon his honored parents, when as a matter of face, he has not fallen at all. He was raised that way. Right here in this city and county, there are some fathers and mothers who are edu cating their boys and possibly their girls, in a way that will cause these children to go astray and bring the parents a great deal of sorrow and trouble. Of course they do not mean to do so, but they are none the less. Boys are let run wild, are let carouse on the streets until after midnight and are never put to work. It is as natural for the idle boy to go to the bad as it is for them to live. The influence is that way. Instead of the pure God hallowed atmosphere of home many boys are let breathe the unwholesome air of a crowed of loafers and listen to the oaths sworn more often than prayers are offered at home. Parents are responsible for their boys and should surround them with attractive home influences. Train a boy to go in good company and he will go there; let him go wild and his associates will be anything but good. No par ent should ever be forced to ask "where is my wandering boy, to night?" It is their business to know where he is, and that he ''s where he should be. Jtems of Interest. Ether has nothing in common with music, yet it is a great compos er. A new ice cream freezer, by using a glass can, claims to do away with the arduous labor of turning crank and freezing its contents by packing in crushed ice and salt. Stock to Arrive. I will receive a car load of hors es and mules on Saturday, IfJth instant, at Neeces. Call and inspect them before buying J. S. LIVINGSTON, 1-12-21. Neeces, S. C. Girl of Six Months had Fearful Attack of Eczema?Spread All Over Her Face and Eyes Began to Swell ?Scratched Till Blood Came?Relieved in a Night and CURED BY CUTICURA AFTER LONG SUFFERING "When my little girl was six months old I noticed small red spots on her right cheek. I did not pay any attention to them but finally the spots grew so large that I sent for the doc tor who said it was ringworm. He pre scribed an ointment which I used for two weeks, but instead of helping the eruption, the ointment seemed to make it worse. Then I went to a second doctor who after examining the baby said it was eczema. He also gave me an ointment which did not help either. The disease in the meantime spread all over the face and the eyes began to swell. I became very anxious, The itching grew intolerable.' 1 had to tie the baby's hands to the cradle to prevent her scratching. The cheeks were covered with blood and it was a terrible sight to see. I consulted doc tors from September to December, but they were unable to cure the baby. I paid out from twenty to thirty dollars Without relief. "One of my friends told me of th<* Cuticura Remedies ano J sent at once for a set which I begnn to use that even ing. The next morning the baby's face was all white instead of red and you can imagine how surprised 1 was. I cannot find words enough to praise Cuticura and I do not know what would have become of my baby only for it. I used the Cuticura Remedies until the eczema entirely disappeared. The child is now three years old and quite well. 1 used three cakes of Cuticura Soap, two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one bottle of Cuticura Resolvent and I never use any other soap. I always recommend them whenever there is a chance for doing so. I rill send you one of her pictures wh i*h she had taken just after she was hei ed. Mrs. p. E. Gumbin, Sheldon. Ia.. July 13, IOOS." Cuticura Soap (25c.), riimmont (50c.), Resolvent (60c.). and Chocolate Coated Pills (25c.), ore s-n'A throii.-ihiiit tlio world, putter Firtiu' A (."hem. Corp. Bole Props- 1.17 Columbus Avc . Boston. tw-.MuikU Free, Cuticura book u.-i .- ;,m DImmscs. TILLMAN ANSWERS ROOSEVELT. Continued from page 1.) claring that I had not undertaken to purchase any land. What did that have to do with Dorr's transparent and open use of the mails to in duce men to send him money to pur chase land? Door's declaration that I had paid the fees is an ahsolu:e falsehood, and the postof?ce inspec tors, while they searched, 'the records for entries at Coqmlle and noted that Reeder & Watkins had fila l "several hundred applications," nowhere mentioned that any had been filed in my name or for me. Therefore the falsehood is proven on Dorr, and yet the President declar ed: The assault which Senator Till man made upon Mr. Dorr was. according to the inspector, a wan ton assault made to cover up Sen ator Tillman's own transactions. No such statement was made by the inspector. In fact, so earnestly intent on convicting .Senator Tillman is the President, he actually com mits himself to this proposition, to wit: Tillman'voluntarily and with out any compulsion from any source and with nothing to conceal brought up a matter in the Senate which ?e need not have done to cover up transactions which were absolutely unknown to anyone except himself and his correspondents, Reeder & Watkins, and were entirely honor able and clean. My exposure closed out the swindlers. Dorr, when his mail was not delivered, retired from the land business and became a fruit grower, as reported by the inspectors. The swindlers had secured a good many thousands of dollars before the exposure in the Senate stopped people from being duped, and yet. Theodore Roosevelt, who poses as the only remaining bonest man in public life, in the ISkce of these facts has felt called upon to attack the character of a man whose integ rity has nev >r before been ques tioned, and whose official position is second only to his own. In doing this he makes a false declaration, for the inspectors no where say any such thing as above quoted, which can be proven by aa examination of their report. Now, about the lying: My letter of February 15, of winch the Presi dent secured a Photographien copy, antedates^ by four day.'i my statement in the Senate that I nad not bough.: any land, or undertaken to buy any, and the President considers this pos itive proof of falsehood. I did nor say I had not considered the pur chase of land; I did not say I had not contemplated purchase of land, because I had done both. In my conversation with the Attorney-Gen eral in regard to the resolution which I introduced, and which he himself prepared after we had talked over the whole land Situation, I dis tinctly remember telling him that my interest in the matter had been first aroused by my desire to pur chase some of the timber land, and that my coming to him was due to the fact that I discovered upon in vestigation that I could not buy it even by a lawsuit, because I was ad vised by very able lawyers in th? West, among them tlie Hon. George Turner, of Washington, that in at tacking the holders of those lan l grants no one would-have any stand ing in court except the grantor, the Government itself. See Nichols v. Southern Oregon Co., Federal Re porter, vol. 135, p. 23 4.) I was perhaps disingenuous; bill a moment's thought will convince any honest-minded man that?as I had hot signed any papers, had not paid any money, had taken nobody s receipt, usual processes by which one "undertakes" to buy land?I was speaking accurately and not falsely Everything hinges on the meaning of the word "undertaken" and my use of it. Did I mean to conceal the fact that I was anxious to buy some of this land? Not at all. Did I mean to attack Dorr as a swindler when I myself was engaged in a dis honest and dishonorable transact ion? That is what the President would have the people believe. Can I be justly charged with falsehood when if I had told the Senate of the entire transaction it would have made no difference whatever, while I would have been charged with in truding my private affairs into a public discussion? Just what law did I break? What wrong did I do or contemplate? According to the report of the Attorney-Genera., in answer to the resolution which 1 introduced and which passed the 9enate, Harriman, the President's dear friend, still holds in defiance of law upward of 2.000,000 acres of the best lands of Oregon and Call fornia and refuses to sell them at any price. I never expected, and could not under the terms of the law as I construed it. get more than seven greater sections for myself and family, one for my private sec retary, and one for Mr. Lee, making nine in all. This, in the aggregate: would mean that I would obtain through my activity here, as the President's charge is. nine quarter sections, or fourteen hundred and forty acres, at a cost of $4.500. W ;i th.- President undertake to say that I have lost my right to buy land In - cause i am a Senator? Can the President deny that my activity se cured the passage of the resolution instructing the Attorney-General bring suit for the recovery of thi-i land for tin- use of actual settlers? If Harriman and ethers like him art made to disgorge by reason of these suits, shall the fact that I was en deavoring to buy a little pittance ,:f the land be used as tie- basis of a charge of being a liar and a corrup; Senator?to be digraced? To sum up, this is a brief re sume of the entire transaction: While in Spokane, Wash., in Octo ber, 1907. I first heard that there were timber land- in Oregon which were being bought :hrough Reeder ? {Continued on page 3.) Third Prize In The Times and Demo erat Voting Contest. Warranted Solid Silver Metal No Plating To Wear Off. mm Famous W. B Rogers Brand Bearti tif all y 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 matelarl. TO ANY PERSON WHO WILL GET US FIVE CASH YEARLY SUBSCRIBERS WE "WILL GIVE THIS SET OF SIX TEA SPOONS AND 730 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 AND 000 VOTES ON THE BIG FREE 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 ten .ion spring takes up all the wear on the rivet so that the cutting edge -will never wear dull. ? 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 does away with reshnrpening entirely. Eight Inches in length. TO ANY PERSON WHO WILL GET US THREE YEARLY CASH SUB SCRIBERS WE WILL GIVE A PAIR OF THESE PATENT TEN SION STEEL SHEARS AND 150 VOTES ON THE BIG PRIZES. Subscriptions May Be Taken from or New Subscribers. SEE PAGE FOUR FOR FULL PARTICULARS OF THE BIG FREE PRIZE CONTEST.