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REEVES MUROER THE WITNESSES TESTIFY WHAT THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. Preliminary Examination of the Five Men Accused of Killing the Game Warden. ' Charged with the brutal murder of Pressley Reeves, the young Dor chester game warden, E. O. Arant, Arnfe McAlhany, Charley McAlhany, Ma>lon Reeves and Tom Fairey were placed on preliminary examination before Magistrate Moorer at St. George on Wednesday morning. As a result of the general interest man ifested in the case the court room "was filled to the utmost capacity. Every available seat was occupied and quite a humber Of the specta tors were forced to remain standing throughout the time. The entire morning session, was consumed in taking the testimony of Dr. J. D. S. Fairey. who performed the autopsy upon the body of young Reeves. Dr. Fairey's testimony was to the effect that nine large buck shot penetrated the head and neck of young Reeves, two of which were sufficient to produce death. He also stated that the condition of the wound showed that Reeves had his head turned from the assassin when he was shot; that according to his judgment, the shot was fired aL close range, although there was no sign of powder marks on the body. Dr. A. R. Johnston, who assisted Dr. Fairey, gave practically the same testimony. He said that he made a casual examination of the spot where the shooting occurred, but could not stai:e positively that he saw any tracks thereabouts. He testified that the grass on the ditch bank was matted as though some one had teen sitting on it. At the conclusion of Dr. Johnston's testimony, the court took a recess for dinner. Julius Connelley, the first witness of the .afternoon session, testified that he was a resident of the section in which the homicide took place, and was well acquainted with (he defendants; that he went to the scene of the killing and discovered a pool of blood and some. tracks. The tracks were about ten or twelve steps from the pool of blood. He traced them for some distance, and found that they were made by ? "pigeon-toed" person. They would fit a No. 9 shoe. The witness was asked whether or not the track cor responded with that of any one in that community, to which the de fense objected, and was sustained by the court. The testimony of Wesley Connnel ley was about the same as that of his son, although he said that he had traced the tracks to within about 250 yards of Arnie McAlhany's house. These were the only witness es examined Wednesday, aud the court adjourned until half-past ten o clock Thursday morning. Additional Testimony. There are a great many witnesses to be examined. The prosecution, it is said, has already subpoenaed about thirty-five witnesses, and it is prob able that additional ones will be sum moned. It is not kuown definitely when the hearing will be concluded. It is probable that more progress can be made henceforth. Court was not convened until midday, which was du to the fact that a number of those interested could not get to St. George before that time. All of the witnesses have been ex cluded from the court room save the' special officers engaged in the matter. The defence wanted these excluded also, but the court allowed them to remain in the room. The defendants were provided with seats in the Bar with their counsel. They all appeared to take a deep interest in the proceedings and were seen smiling occasionally, especially when one of the witnesses demonstrated how a "pigeon-toed" man carried himself. They seemed to be very much amused at this demonstration. A number of their relatives are attend ing the. hearing, among thine being the mother of Marion Reeves and tho father of young Fairey. Con siderable time was consumed by the attorneys in arguing their conten tions. Mr. R. Lon Weeks is conduct ing the prosecution unassisted, while the defence is represented by Mesrs. Thomas M. Raysor. of Orangeburg. John Jones,-of Branchville, and John A. Hiers. of the St. George bar. The Fraternal Age. Lyman Abbot thinks that he sees the dawn of the fraternal age. So the.' thought .in France long ago when they madly followed the slogan of, "Liberty/ 'Equality, Fraternity." So they thought in- the :Dark Ages when the great brotherhoods of the church grew so strongly despite the general darkness and desolation. So they thought in the time of Plato; ?but its a long way yet to the real dawn, and batieship and magazine rifles continue to find purchasers; murders and mob massacres proceed in Russia in a manner anything but fraternal, and here in the United States our brethren of ,tlie meat packing business were detected serv ing the human family with bad meat in most unkind fashion. We Never Did. The Branchville Journal asks: "Have you sent a comic Valentine? If not. don't. There are so many pretty, nice ones which would give real pleasure to the recipient that it seems a pity to waste time, en ergy and money in sending one that may carry a sting with it. Then, too, it is such a cowardly way to "get even." We are glad to 6ay that we never did. We have always re garded it as more of a reflection to send one than to receive one. REAP WHAT HE SOWS. Honor the Boy Who Magnifies His Humble Job. Don't laugh at a boy who magni fies his place. You may see him coming from the postoffice with a big bundle of his employer's letters, which he displays with as much pride as though they were his own. He feels important and looks it, but he iE proud of his place. He is attend ing to business. He likes to have the world know that he is at work for a busy concern. The boy who says "we" identi fies himself with the concern. Its interests are his. He sticks up for its credit and reputation. He takes pleasure in his work and hopes to say.we are in earnest. The boy will reap what he sows if he keeps his grit and sticks to his job. You may take off your hat to him as one of the future solid men of the town. Let his employer do ;the right thing by him; check him" kindly if he shows signs of being too big for his place; counsel him as to his hab its and associates, and occasionally show him a pleasant prospect of ad vancement. A little pride does an honest boy a heap of god. Good honest boy a heap of good. Good A Dirty Lew Rascal. Efforts are being made in Charles ton to locate a scoundrel who is "addressing indecent language and proposals to young women over the telephone and if he keeps up his practise he is certain to be caught. He is sharp to use the phones in public stations, decreasing the like lihood of him being trapped. The whole city is astir over the outrage and there is serious trouble brewing for him when he is caught. Some of the young ladies in the best families of Charleston have been called to the phone in their houses, only to receive most indecent messages, without the villain declaring his per sonality. Sherman's Coming. The Orangeburg correspondent of The News and Courier says: "Fri day is the anniversary of the en trance of Sherman's army into the village of Orangeburg forty-three years ago. Upon the ruins of the little village has grown the beauti ful and hustling city of which more than 7,000 'inhabitants -are today so proud. Among the present in habitants, however, there are few who were old enough to take an ac tive interest in the things that oc curred on that day, and bore the sorrow and deprivations that fol lowed in the wake of this culmina tion of that "cruel war." Must Take Home Paper. ""A. score or more of young girls, at ? Beaverville, Ind., have formed a league to promote refinement among young men and, among other things, have resolved to marry no man who drinks, smokes or chews and who does not take the home paper. Drinking is considered the chief evil, smoking and chewing come next, while the young women assert that when a man does not take the home paper it is evidence of a want of intelligence and that he will prove*" too stingy to provide for a family, educate his children and encourage institutions of learn ing in the community. On the Right Line. The St. Matthews Advocate says, "Messrs. Jas. M. Moss, J R. Fairey, and 0. H. Weinges, returned last Friday from a trip into Kentucky, where they purchased a Spanish jack. Several gentlemen in this sec tion have formed a company and bought this jack, and they hope to be able to raise their own mules and stop the continued drain made upon them for work stock." This is a move on the right line. The money that goes out of this country every year for mules is enormous, and we should raise them a'f home. Changed Hands. The Bijou theater has changed hands and is now under the man agement of Messrs. 0. L. Crum and J. W. Bowman. These gentlemen assure the public that everything will be done to give a clean and creditable show, and that the pictures and songs will be chang ed regularly. Good* service is the aim of the new management, and this is what they intend to give. Go and see the moving pictures and hear the illustrated songs. Delegates Elected. The first Quarterly Conference of St. Paul M. E. Church, South, Or angeburg, was held Wednesday night, and after the transaction of other business the following dele gates and alternates were elected to attend the District Conference, which will meet at an early date at Den mark: Delegates. A. W. Summers. A. C. Dibble and W. C. Crum; alter nates, B. B. Owen and 1. W. Bow man. Country Home Burned. , The Dorchester Eagle says, "The country home Dr. I). F. Moorer sev eral miles from town on the Edisto river, was destroyed by fire one day last week. The origin of the fire is not exactly known. This was a beautiful old-time residence and had been in the Moorer family for sev eral generation!:' The loss is esti mated at $r>.000, while the insurance is only $1,000." Quick Fire Driil. Chief of the Fire Department T. O. S. Dibble, Esq., practiced the pupils of the Sellers Avenue Graded School recently. In a little over three minutes after the alarm was given by Mr. Dibble every one was out of the building. I SKETCH OF HIS LIFE. JUDGE D. E. HYDRICK IS A NA TIVE OP Orangebnrg County, But Has Been Living in Spartanburg for Many Years. The following sketch of Judge Hy drick appear in "Men of Mark in South Carolina: "Daniel Edward Hydrlck was born August 6, 1860, in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He was the son of Jacob H. Hydrick and Margaret Hil derbrand Hydrick. His father was a farmer, a man of marked charac ter, noted for honesty, truthfulness and tenacity of purpose. His mother who was possesed of more than or dinary intellectual attainments, de voted herself to the education and moral training of her children. To her influence, and to the inspiration derived from hef high ideals of life and character, more than to any thing else* Daniel Hydrick attributes what measure of success he has achieved. "Daniel Hydrick's maternal grand father was Jacob Hilderbrand, whose wife was Jemima Leonard. His pa ternal grand-mother was an Evans. "Daniel Hydrick's early life was uneventful but pleasant. He enjoy ed good health, was fond of reading, but never took much interest in boy ish or outdoor sports. ? His youth was jiassed in the country on his father's farm. He did all sort? of farm work, and was a clerk in a grocery store, and later in a drag store, seeking always to-do as weil as he could whatever he undertook. "Daniel Hydrick's opportunities for schooling were meagre, the term? being short and irregular, but he was determined to obtain a collegiate ed ucation, and so made the most of the limited opportunities afforded by these schools^ He attended Capt. Hugh S. Thompson's Columbia Male Academy about one-half session. In October, 1S70, when sixteen years of age, he entered the prepararcy de partment of Wofford College at Spartanburg, South Carolina. "Early in the spring of the next year he went home on account of his mother's last sickness. He kept up his studies at home, however, without the aid of a teacher; return ed to Wofford in the fall of 1S77 ar.d entered the freshman class. In Wofford he continued until the com pletion of the junior year, whea he was awarded the medal offered by the Alumni Association for the high est proficiency in general scholar ship. Leaving Wofford Daniel Hy drick went to Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, and pursued a classical and literary course. At the end of his first year he was given a scholarship for proficiency in Greek. He was graduated in May, 1882, with the Degree of A. B. He took with him, also, certificates showing that he. lacked but two branches of having completed the course leading to the Degree of A. M. He was offered a post-graduate fellowship in department of English language and literautre, but declined it. "The studies which have done most for Mr. Hyidrck are the classics. English language, literature and his tory. The masterpieces of thought and expression are, in his judgment, of Inestimable value, and at the head of the list he unhesitatingly places the Bible and Shakespeare. The in fluences of his mother, private study, schools, contact with men, and early companionship may be noted as the forces which have most affected his life. "In October, 1882, he accepted the principalship of the Darlington Male Academy, where he taught for three years. At the end of this time he gave up the school, studied law and in 1886, a? spring term of the Su preme Court, was admitted to the Bar. .He practiced in Spartanburg until elected Circuit Judge. For about eight years he practiced with Capt. John W. Carlisle, as Carlisle & Hydrick. From 1 894 until 1S95 he practiced at Union, S. C, with J. A. Sawyer, as Hydrick & Sawyer, and from the fall of 1S95 to 1900 he practiced with the Hon. Stanyarne wilson at Spartanburg, as Hydrick & Wilson. From 1S95 to 1900 Mr. Hydrick served as county at torney. In 1 897 he was elected to fill the unexpired term in the South Carolina House of Representatives; in 1S9S he was re-elected for a full term; in 1900 he was elected State Senator, and in 1904 was re-elect ed. "As an able, scholarly and con scientious lawyer. Mr. Hydrick won a commanding position at the Bar and in the councils of his State. In 190i>, by an act almost unprecedent ed in the legislative annals of South Carolina, a Judge whose term was expiring was set aside, and on the first ballot Mr. Hydrick was elected Judge of the Seventh judicial cir cuit. "Judge Hydrick is a member of the Masonic Order, of the Knights of Pythias, Red Men and the State Bar Association. Since 1902 he has been Eminent Commander of Spartanburg Commandery, No. ::, Knights Temp lar. He is a member of Oasis Tem ple of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He was also a member of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity at Wof ford College. "Judge Hydrick is a life-long Dem ocrat and a member of the Method ist Episcopal Church, South. He en joys horseback riding and is fond of bird shooting, but he has not de voted much time to outdoor sports. Upon evry young American he would impress the conviction that there is no royal road to success, and the ne cessity of being honest, sober and industrious. These virtues, he be lieves, coupled with even a moderate TICKED UP LOCAL DOTS. \_ News Items of Interest to Everybody, Far and Near. Gentle reader, did you ever have a house painted? We have had several blustering, windy days during the past week. Tomorrow Is St. Valentine's Day. If you send any, send a pretty one. The Methodist about Livingston are just as good as are to be found in the State. The truck of the Elliott Hook and Ladder Company is the handsomest thing of the kind we ever saw. It is a beauty. Stamps of the two cent denomina tion, commemorating the birth of Abraham Lincoln, are now on sale at the postoffice. The names of those, with their standing in The Times and Democrat Prize Contest, will be published in each Tuesday's paper. The work of paving the street's is being pusher' The weather inter feres with it some times, but it will be finished in good time. Two of the lawyers in the Reeves case came near having a fight while the case was being heard. Keep your temper, gentlemen. That kind of thing don't prove anything. VanOrsdell, old reliable artist, will be in Elloree, S. C, February 8 to 13, rain or shine; Holly Hill, S. C, February 15 to 20. Honest, durable work. Remember the dates. Established 1880. The Dorchester Eagle says "there have been three noted de tectives actively at work on the case for some time, and it is thought that something sensational will de velop in the hearing." We would just as leave have the money made by the dispensary in a church as that which old man Rockefeller and Carnegie ground out of half paid miners. The only dif ference is one is whiskey money and the other is blood money. We find in others that for which we seek. .If we look for the bad we find it, and if we look for the good we find that also. To seek the first leads to suspicion, distrust and cyn icism; Lo seek the other io far nobler and promotes-charity, friendship and goodness. They are still winding up the old State dispensary. The chances are it will never be wound up as long as a dollar remains in the treasury. Now they want to investigate the county dispensaries. If they are all like the one in this county no inves tigation is needed. The Dorchester Eagle says: "There has probably never before been as much interest taken in a magistrate's court as is manifested here this week in the case of the five defendants accused of the killing of younr Reeves. The outcome is watched with the kenest interest. The Branchville Journal says: "Miss Caroline Spearman, of Newber ry, has been elected to supply the vacancy still existing in the High School faculty. Miss Spearman is a graduate of Greenville Female Col lege and comes highly recommended. She will doubtless prove a valuable addition to the teaching force. A Very Had Habit. Don't grumble. The most unfor tunate class of people living upon this green earth are the grumblers. They rob home of its joys, society of its dues, and themselves of the best things of life. From the days the children of Israel "grumbled" and were sent on their tedious wan derings "for forty years in the wild erness." up to the present hour the world has been full of grumblers. It is "too hot" or "too cold," "too wet" or "dry." People in reason able circumstances have visions of the poor house, while the rich grum ble that they can't get rich faster. A Cockleburr Experiment. The Greenville News says: "The despised cockleburr bids fair to be come a proud product of cultivation. An experiment of making oil from the weed In a mill erected for the purpose at Vidalia. La., is said to have proved very successful and the fanners in that section have gone in for its gathering on a large scale. The promoters of the plan say the future may develop a cockleburr plantation in place of-cotton." All hail the cockleburr, and may the ex periment in its behalf prove a suc cess. The Woman's Home. The- L & M. paint decorates more than two million American homes. Its beautiful finish and lasting fresh ness distinguishes a residence paint ed with it from, all others. It's Metal Zinc Oxide combined with White Lead which makes it wear and cover like gold. Every 4 gal lons of the L. & M. Paint when mix ed with 3 gallons of Linseed Oil at 65 cents per gallon makes 7 galolns ready for use. Actual cost about $1.2u per gallon. Sold by J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co. Danger Point Passed. Washington, Pel). ID.?The Presi dent today in talks with visitors ex pressed the belief that the danger of rupture with Japan was practi cally over. Many think the war scare all a hoax. degree of ability, with high ideals of the duties and responsibilities of life and a tenacious purpose to do something worth while, will not on ly insure success, but peace, hap piness and wealth. "On October, 24. 18S2. Judge Hy drick married Rosa Lee, daughter of Maj. John A. Lee, of Spartanburg. Four children have been born of this marriage, two girls and two boys. HE FEEDS US ALL THE GREAT IMPORTANCE OF THE FARMER. He Furnishes the Raw Material from Which Our Food and Our Clothes Are Made. Very few people* stop to think of the vast importance the farmer is to the world unless their atten tion is called to it pointedly. This is exactly what the report and recommendation of the country life commission, which President Roosevelt transmitted to congress a few days ago,1 does. The commission held thirty public hearings, in which the farmers from forty different States were repre sented, and one hundred and twenty thousand replies were received from inquirers sent out by the depart ment of agriculture. The Atlanta Journal says the re port brings home to us the impor tance of the farmer in our national Tife. Do wo realize that there are only two ciases of people in the world; people who live on farms and people who live on farmers? Do we realize that ever in the world's history there have been more farmers than there have been of all other people combined? Think, then, that not a mill, mine, factory, shop, theatre or railroad could exist were it not for, the farmer. He furnishes the raw material from which our food and our cloth es are made. All our luxuries repre sent the profit on the farmer's pro duce. !1 There is just man and the earth in all this great problem of life. The earth yields a living to man and exacts his labor :m her price. The farmer applies his labor to the earth and brings forth grain and timber and wool and "leather and meat. Then the rest of us take what the farmer has wrested from nature's storehouse and giving him as little as possible in return, proceed to jug gle with the fruit of the farmer's toil in order that we may each have an excuse for eating three meals, wearing clothes and sleeping shel tered. The mines are needed to furnish material or machinery to work up the farm product; for railroads and ships to haul it; for coin to measure it with; for wires with which to fence the land or upon which t'o tel egraph market quotations. The brokers gamble in it; the bankers, loan on It; the lawyers ar gue about it; the judges split hairs over it; the doctors care for the bodies of the farmers and the rest of the world which is working over farm produce. The preachers are paid out of the crops to care for our souls. Stop and think if you can con ceive of a human being?including hobos?whose very life does not de pend daily upon the skill and indus try of the farmer. There is no one. President Roosevelt did a really big thing when he appointed his country-life commission?and all the funny men half-soled a lot of old jokes about it. This commission has reported that there are really only three grave needs of the American farmer: First?Co-operate or organiza tion. Second?A new kind of schools for country children;schools that will prepare the pupils for country life rather than for city life, and, Third?Detter means of commu nication; especially good roads and parcels post. Organization will come when the farmer's children take at their real worth?or worthiessness?our jokes about farm life. When they see that we are only jealous. When the fanner realizes his dignity and his independence. The schools can be improved so that they fit a boy to judge rotation of crops as well as to keep conduc tor's cash slip on a trolley car. America will bloom, prosper and Ilourish in the exact ratio that its people become tillers of the soil. When the fresh air of the fields is ies of life to half the world we can all have more luxuries at home. When the fresh ari of the fields is the breath of life to our children instead of the sickly vapor of the tenements the health of the nation will be robust. $j When the' farmer's boy and girl realize that in the city awaits them the crush of industrial competition, the mockery of artificial pleasure and the loss of human fellowship and neighborly love, then the "jay" joke will lose its power. But the farmer is entitled to op portunity, "to recreation, to comfort. All of these he will have, and he must also force an end to the specu lation holding of land: to the steal ing of water power; to the wasting of the forests. In the meantime city people will come to knew that they have as much license to poke fun at the farmer as has that other parasite, the flea to jest at the good-natured mastiff, on whose warm, nutritious body be is a trespasser without title. It Pays to Advertise. Billy Jones, a student in a Geor gia school, writes on the blackboard: "Billy Jones can hug girls better than any boy in the school." The teacher seeing it, called him up. "William, did you write that?" she said. The children waited for Billy to come out. when they began to guy him. "Got a lickin', didn't you?" "No." said Bill. "Get jawed?" "No." "What did she do?" they asked. "Shan't tell," said Bill, "but it pays to advertise." PRIZES GIVEN AWAY! To Those Who Get Cash Subscribers io The Times and Democrat. BIG PRIZES GIVEN AWAY FREE! IN ORDER TO STDILLATE MORE ACTIVITY IN 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 the conditions named 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 Handsom* Small Hall Table. i SIXTH PRIZE?One Set of 0 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 to the persons getting the highest 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 gets 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 prize anyuow. If one fails to get votes enough to get oue of the big Free Prizes, they are sure to get a good prize if ..uey 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 blaniis, 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 tue big i-ree 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 me Shears. He will also receive one hundred votes in the free prize co i test for every dollar paid in on subscrlntion. Remember that we can only do this for those subscribers who pay their suuscriptions 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, 19utf, or beyond, cm get the prizes on tne 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 'iiie 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 retall. t ? RULES OF THE CONTEST. 1 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 votes 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 tne finish of the contest and will a&emble in The Times and Democrat 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 nter the contest for the free prizes. HOW TO L.nTEK CONTEST. Those who wish to enter this ei ntest 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 be made at any time. This contest is open to all persons who choose to enter the contest for tbe prizes. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. The first prize will be given to the p;rson receiving the highest number of votes. Tne second to tut. person receiving the next highest, and so on as to the other prizes. He * * * * * * * * * *?? ?*?>*** * * * * * ? * ? ? ? NOMINATION BALLOT. * * * * 100 votes for ? * * M P. O. * Subject to: the rmcs of The Times and Democrat Contest. * * Only one of these ballots credited to each candidate. * ? ***** * * * * * *.?*?**?*?* * * * * * ***** ***** ? * * * * ********** * *** ? ***** * * * SUBSCRIPTION BLANK. ? * * * .100.. ? 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 I am entitled to M. P. O. .Votes Yours truly,