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"DOCTOR SHULER" GETS BEFORE THE RECORDER IN COLUMBIA. The Columbia State Says He Is Be coming a Nuisance and Should Bo Suppressed. ^ The Columbia State says: "D. W. Shuler, more generally known as "Doctor" Shuler. was arraigned be fore Recorder Stanley yesterday on a charge of disorderly conduct. He was arrested by Officer Hiers, the capitol officer, who found him oe having in a manner extraordinary on the State house grounds. Shuler is evidently a liitle unbalanced men tally. *His actions were hardly dis orderly and as the officer testified that he did not thir.; Shuler was drunk he was dismissed with orders to go home immediately. "He had been the central figure on the State house gr-runds for some time. He put a f.ora! tribute on the monument to Gen. Hampton and danced wildly atound it. He also carried cn an animated conversa tion with the bronze figure of the great leader. All the while the stately beaver, which the "Doctor" always wears, was held in his hand. He then repaired to Trinity church, where he says he offered prayers for the success of the meeting of the general asembly, now in session, and for Governor Ansel's administration. "He then came back to the State house and offered a sacrifice to the statue of George Washington, after saluting politely with 'Hello, GecNrge.' This sacrifice was a sack which threw an awfuH 6care into some small boys by moving. It con tained two very small puppies. Just as the erratic individual was about to enter the office of the governor he fell into the toils of the law. He explained yesterday to the re corder that his mission there was a peaceful one, as he wanted to apolo gize to the governor for riding up to his front door some time ago. "It willbe remembered that this same individual rode a horse up on the veranda of the governor's man sion shortly after the State fair and caused great consternation thereby. Great speculation was offered as to the contents of his sack yesterday afternoon until the puppies were discovered. The most general sup position was that he had captured the nature faker, the ground hog, when he appeared at noon on Mich aelmas day, and was holding him captive in his sack. Not the least important item of the "Doctor's" make-up was a small trunk all cov ered with fur, which he carried in his hand in lieu of a hand-bag. He is authority for the statement that It has seen many foreign counties. Shuler is a nuisance here and some thing should be done to suppress him." The "Doctor" Shuler above re ferred to is familiarly known to many in' this county as "D. Weston Shuler," and operates Washington Farm, No. 26, a few miles from this city. He has been an exhibitor at the State Fair for years from this county and has gotten many premi ums for his exhibits. Some years ago he entered the race for Congress, but withdrew before the primary. He use to be an ardent Democrat, but since the advent of Bryanism he has affiliated with the Republican party, and, if we mistate not. attend ed the last Republican State Con vention at a spectator, and if he saw all the proceedings he got his money's worth. He attends St Michaels church every Easter, and has great veneration for the Epis copal church, of which we believe be is a member. He is a. frequent visitor to the city, and his friends here regret to hear of his trouble in Columbia. The "Doctor" has great venera tion for power, and he never allows a locomotive to pass him without raising ins bsaver to it and its driver. He believes in fine hnrs^r; and loves to drive or ride them. He sometimes drives a pair of hors es to a buggy and sometimes he rides on horseback. The "Doctor" must be a good farmer, as he seems to get on without the assistance of the sheriff, which is more than a great many others can do. He is considered a little "queer." and he is generally humored by those who know him and his hobbies, but there is no harm in him. and we are sor ry that the police in Columbia pull ed him. All they have to do is to tell him to move on, and he will move. Death of Mr. Wolfe. The death of Mr. A. H. Wolfe, of the Swansea neighborhood occurred at his home on Wednesday, January the 2?th. in his seventieth year. He was sick for about ten days. He was a member of Andrew Chapel Methodist church for a number of years. He leaves a wife and a number of children and loved ones to mourn Iiis death. Card of Thanks. We wish to express through the columns of your paper our sincere thanks to the many friends and rel atives for their kind attention to us during our recent affliction. We es pecially wish to thank the telephone operators for the prompt service they rendered. Respectfully, John H. Dukes and Family. Pension Board. The County Pension Board will meet on Monday, February 15, at 11 o'clock in the Court House, and again on the first Monday in March, whi'ih . willk be the. last, meeting for tho year.' FIRE AT NORTH. Mrs. Lydia Harley's Boarding House Is Burned Down North, Feb. 4.?Special: Wednes day morning ?.t half-'past three o'clock the inhabitants of North were aroused by signals of fire. Mrs. Lydia Harley's large boarding house was discovered to be on fire, which was soou in ashes. From the Harley boarding house the flames spread to the house of Mr. Sistrunk, occupied until recently by Mr. A. G.- Hart, of Orangeburg, which was also completely destroy Fed. Only by the heroic work of the citizens was the houso occupied by I Ifars. Rivers saved. It caught several tlimes but the people stood their ground and finally saved the house from the flames. If there had been a very slight breeze even, the eastern resident part of the town would have been swept away by the fire fiend. Your correspondent has been in formed that Mrs. Harley had about $1,600 insurance cn her house and furniture and Mr. Sistrunk ?400 or $500. Origin of the fire is unknown. North has her full share of fires, but she continues to grow and pros per in spite of them. \V'e hope that the burned houses will soon be re built. One of the great needs of the town is beter facilities for fighting fire. If we were well equipped in that particular we would soon save enough in reduced insurance rates to pay for it all. MORE ANON. ALMOST SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Mule Took Fright at Automobile and Ran Away. The Journal says on Saturday afternoon Mr. E. A Jenkins, of Co lumbia, was going into Branchville in an automobile when he met Mr. Aquilla Drawdy and his daughter in a buggy. The mule that Mr. Drawdy was driving was frightened at the machine and showed signs of running away. Mr. Drawdy hailed the driver of the machine and asked him to stop until he could get by. The machine was stopped and Mr. Drawdy drove to one side of the road and got out of the buggy to hold he mule. While the machine had been stopped the engine was still running, and this noise was more than the trusty son of Balaam could stand and he made prepara tions forthwith Ito move. Miss Drawdy had gotten out of the buggy in the meantime. The driver of the machine seeing the buggy outside of the road started to come on by, and as he did this the mule broke and ran, tearing the buggy completely to pieces and giving both Mr. Draw dy and his daughter several severe bruises and cuts. The accident was caused by the driver of fhe machine not stopping the engine when asked by the party in the buggy. It is lucky that a se rious accident was not met with. The fact that both had gotten out was the only thing that saved them from being seriously and probably fatally injured. YOUNG AMERICA FIRE COMPANY" Hold Annual Meeting and Elect Of ficers for the Year. The annual meeting of the Young America Steam Fire. Engine Com pany was held Wednesday evening at their handsome hall. After the dis patch of routine business the fol lowing officers were elected to serve one year: F. F. Malpass, President. C. M. Van Orsdell. Vice president. I>. C. Hay den. Secretary. A. T. Wannamaker, Treasurer. Joe Marcus, Foreman. Bailer Richards, Assistant Fore man. J. R. Etheridge, Steward. M. G. Salley, Surgeon. S. D. Oliver, Chrpl?in. . Jas. F. Izlar. Solicitor. There was some lit.ie discussion ?.bout getting some new equipment for the company, which we believe .he company ought to do. The Young America Fire Engine Com ?>anv is the oldest fire fighting or ganization in the city, and have done rreat and good work in fighting the fire fiend. Any movement that it makes towards improving its facil ities for lighting fire will be warmly seconded by the public. If the com pany will let the public know what it wants we feel sure that it will be liberally assisted in getting it. The anniversary of the company falling on Sunday this year, it will have its annual banquet on Monday, Feb. 2 2. Messrs. F. F. Malpass, Ed Cannon and D. C. Hayden were appointed a committee to make ar rangements for this happy event. The supper will be served at the hall of the company and will be furnished by some of the lady or ganizations of the city. Gets Tired of Men. A young lady typewriter and ste nographer, after a careful observa tion of the patrons of the office in which she works, says she gets tired of men and their ways. She sayj they are losing that courtesy to wo men that made the South famous the world over. Then she says, they are silly; they talk such nonsense ;is sixteen-year-old girls wouldn't be guilty of. It is all about neckties, new hats, ballets, good dinners, and 50 on. If you think man is the su perior animal, you just spend some time in a business office with assort ed sizes of him. coming and going and you will see. Hurt While Skating. While skating at the rink yester ay afternoon Mr. Cole Gibson frac rued his left wrist. BOLL WEEVIL PtST STILL DOING BUSINESS AT THE OLD STAND. The Department of Agriculture Gives Farmers Some Suggestions as to Best Mode of Fighting It. Our cotton planters will be inter ested in the very latest discoveries of the department of agriculture in Its investigations as to the most effec tive methods of combating the boll weevil. The department has recent ly issued a bulletin on the subject, giving the results of experiments, conducted chiefly in Texas. ? The bulletin goe3 much int. detail regarding the experiments, and the remedies employed to rid the field of the weevil, but these may be summed up in brief compass. The following represents practically all that is known about combating the most deadly enemy of the cotton plant: Destroy the v?st majority of the weevils in the fall by uprooting an;, burning the plants. This is the all important step. It results in the death of millions of weevils. It in sures a crop the following season. Destroy many of the weevils that have survived the fire, and are found especially along the hedgerows, fenc es and buildings, by cleaning out such places thoroughly. As far as possible locate cotton fields where damage will be avoid ed, that is. far from timber, hedge rows, seed-storage houses, and other protection for hibernatiug weevils. Prepare the land early and thor oughly in order to obtain an early crop. This means fall ploughing and winter working of the land. Provide wide rows, and plenty of space between the rows and ? the plants in the drill, for the assistance of the natural enemies of the weevil, which do more against the pest than the farmer can do by any known mean's. Check-rowing, wherever practicable, is commended as an ex cellent practice. Early planting of an early-ma turing variety is insisted upon, and the use of fertilizer to hasten the maturity of the crop is advocated. Early chopping to a stand, and ear ly and frequent cultivation are urg ed, although warning is given against cultivating too close to the rows or too deep. If labor is sufficient, pick the first infested squares, and place them iu a wire-screen cage, to that they cau not escape. The paraaities will be able to do so, and thus to continue their work on the side of the farm er. Use an iron or a wooden cross bar to cause the infested squares to fall early to the ground, so that they will be exposed to the impor tant effect of heat and parasite. Do not poison the leaf-worm un less its work begins at an abnormal ly early date in the summer. Do not buy special preparations for the destruction of the weevil, and here it is well to quote the bul letin specifically: "Disappointment and loss is certain to follow. In case of doubt communicate at once with the bureau of entomology or with the entomologist of the State experiment station." The boll weevil has destroyed many millions of dollars worth of cotton and is still doing business at the old stand in Texas and locating new ones. The department of ag riculture has expended vast sums in a vain endeavor to find a method of ridding the cotton farmer of the pest, but with comparatively slight results. The four corners of the earth have been searched by the government scientists for ;iome in sect which would destroy the wee vil, but in vain. It was thought a few years ago that an ant which was found in Guat emala would do the work. This ant appeared to be the natural enemy of the pesky little weevil, and he slew them wherever encountered. Colo nes of the antswere brought to Texas and turned loose. It was ex pected that the valiant weevil-catch ers with so many distinguished eyes ui)on them, would set to work and exterminate the breed of weevils so far as Texas was concerned. But not so. The fierce enemy of the weevil in Guatemala was the weevil's friend in Texas. The two fraternized in a manner which was beautiful to behold. The late "Pop" Merrick, paragrapher of the Wash ington Post, remarked that the ant and weevil "got together on a har mony platform." AN INCH OF KAIN. The Weather Clerk Explains What the Term Means. The rain fell in buckets, the thunder racketed terribly, and the lightning drew zigzag lines of bright gold upon the violet sky. "So you, too, don't know what an inch of rain is exactly," said the weather clerk, as he looked at the rain measuring instrument. Vor;' few people do, it seems. I'll explain it to you. "An acr? is 6,272,640 square inches. An inch of water on an acre is therefore 6,272,640 cubic inches. That amount, at 227 cubic inches to the gallon, equals 23,000 gallons, of 220.000 pounds, or 100 tons. "An inch of rain is, in other words, rain falling at the rate of 100 tons to the acre." May Get Hose Wagon. The Young America.-Steam..; Fire Engine Company ought to get an automatic hose wagon. Then it would be equipped for the best serv ice. BIRDS OUR FRIENDS. But We Treat Them as if They AVere Our Enemies. AH the brids are man's friends ex cept a precious few, and even these few are not as bad as they have been painted, says the Columbia Record. But, as the Record goeB on to say, men in their ignorance treat them as enemiss, and so it behooves these who have some knowledge of their value to come to their defence. We are glad to see that the Audubon Society of South Carolina, which has already made our people better ac quainted with birds, is doing this. Its last annual report is a splendid tribute to our feathered friends that ought to awaken our people to the importance of safe-guarding them against the "snares of the fowler" and their ruthless murder by the sneaking "pot hunter." It is gratifiying to know that the desire for the protection of birds is becoming more 'pronounced and wide-spread, not only because they have been found t boe of incalcuable benefit to the human race, but from \ feeling of sentiment. As our peo ple learn more and more of bird life, of the absolute value birds are in making this a habitable globe, we are confident that net only will right haws be enacted for their protection, out the State will see to it that the laws are rigidly enforced. The vast majority of birds, as has been said, is- harmless, an economic r'orce provided by nautre for man's protection and happiness. The bene ficent birds have been classified, and ?jet apart from the small number that ire more destructive than nelpful. They destroy what, without them, would make this world a desert, in capable of supporting human life. We shall not enter upon a discussion of the billions of insects and worms that they destroy annually, which, if left undestroyed, would make it impossible to raise any sort of crop. Every insect-eating bird is wsrth annually to the farmer more than he knows. Even the much maligned crow is worth his weight in gold. Granting that he pulls up an occas ional grain of corn just sprouted, he destroys pests a thousand fold more destructive to the young corn or wheat or oats or barley then h< is; and the farmer ought cheerfully to grant him this smaller measure of toll for the immense amount o! goed he does. It is said that a bull bat, which men shoot for mere pas time, will destroy in a day thousands of the moths that lay the eggs of cotton caterpillars whose ravages cost cotton planter from $50,000, 000 to $100,000,000 in a single sea son. So we might go on showing the immense value of each kind of birds to the agricultural interests of the country, but if we did so we should have no time to speak for the birds from the standpoint of sentiment. This would be a tame sort of world without the birds, that form those "choirs invisible," about which Tames Lane Allen writes so charm ingly. They are associated with the happiest times of one's life. We never hear a catbird sing that we do not recall boyhood days, when the apple or cherry trees in the yard of the old home were made ?arly in the day, while the dew lrops like gems shone in the grass, vocal witli his jubilant song. And he little house wren, because of its "lonnection with those far off times ?f h?ppy bryaool, has for us po :uiiar charm, and we would no more 'bink or* robbing it of Us life than ive would a child's. So of the blue bird and the robin, though of the latter we have in past ignorance killed many a one, but never after learning that for song they compare favorably with our cardinal bird or or.r shy* brown thrush that loves the lark, dim woods. Even the blue jays, pert and im pudent though they be, which the negroes used to tell us?and we ac cepted their story as gospel truth? carried sand to the Devil every Fri !ay, we love; nor would bo want to 'ill one of them now even had we lever discovered that the negroes were only giving voice to their su perstition They may be classed as the dandies among birds, and yet in spite of their shrill, discordant "!?:'?;, that we used to associate with profanity, they are good company and beautiful to sec. A!>. what a pleasure birds are and how dull life would be without them! Why me?.', want to kill them, we ran net understand. They are both the life and the happiness of the world. Perhaps when we get hold of that truth, a bird's life will be regarded iis a sacred thing. * Change ?>f Location. As will be seen by its advertise ment in another column, the Orange burg IUiggy Company has bought out 'he business formerly run by Sheriff Salley and will in the future run its vehicle business in connection with feed and sales stables at the same stand formerly occupied by Sheriff Salley. The stables are now open to the public, and the vehicle business will be removed there on March 1st, next. In the meantime the company is offering its entire stock of vehicles, wagons, harness, etc., at cost at the old stand on Russell street. The stock is all brand new and consists of up-to-date buggies of such standard makes as the Columbus, Hackney, etc. If you desire anything in this line call upon Mr. Samuel G. Parier who is prepared to please you. no matter what you may wish in his line. Card of Thanks. We wish to express our thanks .la the many relatives and friends for their kindness to us during the illness and death of husband and father. Mrs. A. H. Wolfe and Family. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. 5 PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUB REPORTERS, What Is Happening in the Country as Well as in the Cities and Towns. A full line of Valentines carried at Sims Book Store. Capt. McKewn Albergotti, of Blacksburg, is visiting relatives here for a few days. Miss Nellie Evans, of the Cam eron section, is visiting the family of Mr. J. L. Sims on Amelia street. The Audubon Society is doing good work in preventing the destruction of birds and fish, and it should be liberally sustained by the legislature. Mr. George J. Dexter went to Charleston Thursday morning to at tend the marriage of Mr. Sam Bar shay, which took place on Thursday evening. Capt. and Mrs. W. T. McKewn. of Cedar. Keys. Fla., arrived in the city Thursday morning to attend the fun-' oral of the latter's mother. Mrs. J. H. Dukes. , Eureka Chapter. R. A. M., No. 13, had a splendid banquet on Thursday evening, which was enjoyed by about fifty of the brethren. It was served by the ladies. The meeting of the District Con vention Knights of Pythias, will be held at Branchville Idn Thursday, Feb. 11, and not on the 10th instant as previously announced. Agent Dantzler, of the Atlantic Coast Line, in oompany with . his family, is visiting different points I in Florida. Mr. B. L. Ballard is in charge during his absence. Three little colored children were burned to death by being left at home alone over in Sumter county last Thursday. Such cases of care lessness should be severely punished. We regret to learn that Capt. G. W. Brunson does not improve as his friends hoped he would. He is now partially paralyzed, and it 13 feared that there is but little chance of his permanent recovery. Rev. Geo. E. Davis, pastor of the Baptist church, will preach tomorrow on the following subjects: Morning subject, "The Picture Gallery of the Gospel;" night subject, "Obstacles on the Road to Hell. The farmers are getting ready to pitch another crop, and they should not forget the hog and hominy prop osition. If they want to control the price of their cotton they must make their corn and meat, at home. Dr. J. L. Stokes and Mrs. Mary C. Kelley, both of this city, were mar ried in Augusta on Wednesday by Rev. Mr. Plunket. The couple is now spending their honeymoon at Atlanta and other points of interest. A number of Masons will ?o from this city to St. Matthews on next Monday night to take part in the "raising" of some candidates in Izlar Lodge, of that place. It is hoped that a good delegation will go. Messrs. J. T. Rarron and Frank Hart, of Columbia, who are high up in Masonr;., were in the city Thurs day night on a visit to Eureka Chap ter. The Companions were all glad to see these brothers and hope they will come again. Eureka Chapter, No. 13, R. A. M., is taking in a large number of new members. The members of this chapter hope to make it one of the best, if not the best, in this juridic tion. It has certainly made a good start in that direction. Don't forget to make your tax re turns. The time fore doing so with out the penalty will expire on the 20th inst. See the Auditor and don'l wait until the last day?he can be found at the Court House every day during business hours. Mr. .1. C. Hiott has bought an in terest in the Calhoun Advocate and v.!!l bo associated with Mr. .John R. ? Prkdiat! i:i -its publication. Mr. 'Tioti is member of the St. Mat thews bar. We welcome him to the fraternity, and wish him great suc cess in his new field. Mr. Henry Von Ohsen and family have removed to Savannah, Ca.. where they will in future reside We regret to see them leave an:] hope they will find their residenci in Savannah pleasant. Mr. Von Ohsen's business bin will be con tinued by his partners. Dr. W. It. Lowman has presented a handsome individual communion service to the Orangeburg Baptist church, which will be used for the first time tomorrow morning. The service is very handsome and was given to the church in memory of the donor's father, the late Dr. Jacob Walter Lowman. Small talk, like that which fill> this column, is the small change of life. There are times when a little nonsense is very palatable, and grav ity and sedateness ought to be kick ed down stairs. The world is made up of trifles: and lie who can trifle elegantly and gracefully is a valu able acquisition to mankind. He h a Corinthian column in the faric of society. Punctuality is a habit that can be cultivated ami ought to be. Some one has said that the only way to catch a train is to start in time, and in this pithy sentence lies the gist of the only cure of the habit of punctuality. Two rules grow out of one. One is, "Always begin in time to get ready;" and the other is. "When there are several things to be done, decide which is the most importatnt and do that first." Pun ctuality is a comfortable virtue in the family and in business and en tirely independent upon your will. PRIZES GIVEN AWAY! To Those Who Get Cash Subscribers to The Tines and Democrat. BiG PRIZES GIVEN AWAY FREE! IN ORDER TO STIMULATE MORE ACTIVITY LN OUR SUBSCRIP TION DEPARTMENT WE HAVE DECIDED TO INAUGURATE A GREAT CLUB MAKERS CONTEST, WHICH IS OPEN TO ALL WHO WISH TO ENTER THE SAME? GO TO WORK AND WLS ONE OR MORE OF THE DIFFERENT PRIZES OFFERED. The Times and Democrat, desiring to add many names to Its sub scription list, will give away absolutely free the following valuab'o Prizes under tlie conditions nanud below: PRIZES TO BE GIVEN AWAY. FIRST PRIZE?One Handsome Oak Sideboard. SECOND PRIZE?One Handsome Oak Ladies' Dresser. THIRD PRIZE?One Disc Graphophone and Four Columbia Records. FOURTH PRIZE?One Handsome Ladies' Rocker. FIFTH PRIZE?One Handsome Small Hall Table. SIXTH PRIZE?One Set of ? Heavy Silver-Plated Knives and Forks. SEVENTH PRIZE?One Teachers' Leather Bound Bible. EIGHTH PRIZE?One Handsome Photograph Albpm with Music Box. HOW TO GET THESE PRIZES. These prizes will be awarded 10 the persons getting the highes? number of votes under the following conditions: To any person wuO gets us live cash yearly subscribers we will give One Set of Six Teaspoons as described elsewhere in this paper and 750 votes on the Free Prizes above mentioned. To any person who gels us four cash yearly subscribers we will give the Majestic Silver Sugar Spcon and buter Knife described else where in this paper and 600 votes on the Free Prizes above mentioned. To any persons who gets us three yearly cash subscribers we will give a pair of Patent Tension Steel Shears as described elsewhere in this paper and 450 votes on the Free Prizes above mentioned. THERE ARE NO BLANKS. It will be noticed that all who engage in this contest win get a pri.ze anynow. If one fails to got votes enough to get oue of the big Free Prizes, they are sure to get a good prize if t^ey get only three subscribers, which almost any one can do. Remember this: That no matter how little you do you will be rewarded for your work. It will thus be seen that there are no blanns, as is the case in many contests. So no one need fear to enter the contest for fear of not be ing able to win one of the big rree Prizes. If you miss all of them you are sure to get one or more of the smaller prizes, which are given to all who secrue three or more subscribers. ATTENTION, OLD SUbSCRIBERS. Any old subscriber who pays his subscription directly to the office can get these prizes by paying in addition to the $1.50, which he pays for one year's subscription to The Times and Democrat, 50c for the Teaspoons, 40c for the Sugar Spoon and butter knife, and 30c for ?.ue Shears. He will also receive one hundred votes in the free prize co i test for every dollar paid in on subscription. Remember that we can only do this for those subscribers who pay their suoscriptions at The Times and Democrat office and not to agents, who are working for the big prizes. Any subscriber, old or new, who has already paid his subscription to January 1, 19i/rf, or beyond, cm get the prizes on me terms men tioned in the paragraph above. This puts all subscribers on the same footing, as it is our purpose to treat all alike. The premiums cost us too much to be absolutely given away at the price we get for lue Times and Democrat and that is .vhy we have to charge all subscribers for them, but the amount we charge is not more than half what these articles would sell for at retail. RULES OF THE CONTEST. The following table shows the number of votes that will be given on old and new for cash payment subscriptions: 2 years .?3.00.300 votes 1 year. 1.50. 150 votes 6 months.75 . 75 votes 3 months.40 . 40 voted The same number of votes will be given old and new subscribers who pay at the office and not to any club maker. This contest begins Jan. 5 and will end on April 15, 1909. Any question that may arise in regard to the conduct of the con test will be determined by the management of The Times and Demo crat and its decision will be absolute and final. Candidates by filing votes agree to this and all other published conditions. A committee of disinterested public men will be chosen to judge tue finish of the contest and will a&emble in The Times and Democr.il office for the purpose immediately at the close of the contest. Votes which have once been issued to a candidate may not be trans ferred to any other. The right is reserved to alter these rules should necessity demand No one connected with The Times and Democrat will be allowed to enter the contest for the free prizes. HOW TO LATER CONTEST. Those who wish to enter this erntest should begin at once so as all can have an even start. A nominating ballot will be published in each issue which, when properly filled out and returned to this office will entitle the person named thereon to enter the contest. Entries may lie made at any time. This contest is open to all persons who choose to enter the contest for the prizes. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. The first prize will bo given to the p?rsen receiving the hishesi number of votes. Tue second to inc. person receiving the next highes1 and so on as to the other prizes. ***** * *** * ?#*??#*#** * *** + * * * ? ? NOMINATION BALLOT. * * 100 votes for * M...'. * P. O. Subject to the nucs of The Times and Democrat Contest. Only one of these ballots credited to each candidate. ***** * ? * * * ********** * *** * *??? * * SUBSCRIPTION BLANK. * * .190. ? * The Times and Democrat, * Orangeburg, S. C * Gentlemen: Enclosed please find S. for. years * subscription to your paper. Please credit the number of votes * to which 1 am entitled to. * .* M. * * * * P. O.'? ? ? ?. * * * * .Votes Y'ours truly, * * * . 0 * ?***? ? ??? ? ??*?****?? * ??? * ??*??