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WILL MEET TODAY GRAND LODGE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS CONVENES In Charleston, Where Twelve Com panies of the Uniform Rank Will Go in Camp. Pythians of South Carolina are an ticipating an interesting session of the grand lodge in Charleston this week. The ses&ion will be called to order this morning and ithe four -lodges of Charleston have appointed Joint committees for the entertain ment of the visitors, and the visi tors may expect a royal good time. The twelve companies composing the regiment of the Uniform Rank went to Charleston Monday after noon for its first annual encampment, which will be held on the Arsenal grounds, Porter Military academy, during the meeting of the grand lodge. The following are the or ders under which this encampment will be heid: "1. For the purpose of facilitat ing the prompt organization of the First South Carolina regiment, U. R. K. P., Col. Henry T. Thompson of Columbia is hereby detailed to the temporary command of said regi ment pending the election and com mission of a commanding officer; His orders will b(e respected and obeyed accordingly. "2. Col. Thompson will proceed as soon as conveniently may be, to assign the companies of said regi ment to battalion formation and to order necessary elections for major and to fill any vacancies in the line by reason of said elections. "3. All proceedings initiated and orders issued thereunder will be communicated to these headquarters promptly. "By command of Maj. Gen. Stob bart. ERNEST V. LORENZ, "Adjutant General." The following order was issued by Col. Henry T. Thompson: "1. Pursuant to special orders B, headquarters the major general, commanding the uniform rank, Xnights of Pythias, dated April 8, 1909, the temporary command of the First regiment is hereby assumed. "2. The following appointments are hereby announced: G. A. Neuf fer, Abbeville, major and surgeon; Wm. M. Carter, Batesburg, captain and adjutant; John P. Moseley, Or angeburg, captain and quartermas ter; Geo. B. Timmerman, Batesburg. captain and commissary; Louis J. Bristow, Williamston, captain and chaplain; John W. Corbett, Cam den, captain and assistant surgeon. The company of the Uniform Rank, organized in this city, left on the special train yesterday afternoon that carried down the other eleven companies and went into camp at Charleston as above state. Capt. John P. Mosley had gone down a day or two ahead and when the regiment reached the city the camp was ready for the company. The company is pretty well drilled and is completely uniformed. The following are the names of the officers and members of the 'Orangeburg company: Jno. T. Wise, Captain. J. F. Hunter, First Lieutenant. Geo. A. Schiffley, Second Lieuten ant. F. P. Schiffley, Knight Sergeant. M. W. Rickenbaker, Knight Ser geant. A. N. Avinger, Knight Sergeant. "Walter O'Cain, Knight Sergeant. G. E. Fogle, Knight Sergeant. A. S. Kennedy, N. S. Avinger, J. E. Gramling, R. P. Bruner, J. A. Tyler, E. A. Zeigler, V. D. Funch ess, C. W. Fogle, E. F. Bozard, J. J. Hoffman, A C. Riley, L. S. C. Barton, F. F. Limehouse, W. S. Tyler, J. P. Soseley, McQ. Binnaker, W. R. Bryant, L. G. Funderburk. In addition to the members of the company, Messrs. W. F. Fairey, Robt Lide, J. M. Oliver, W. E. Atkinson, W. H. Dukes and Dr. L. K. Sturkie, delegates to the Grand Lodge, will attend the meeting. Mesdames J. M. Oliver, W. H. Dukes, E. A. Zigler, and J. P. Moseley will accompany their husbands on the trip. All who attend the meeting can rest assur ed or* having a most pleasant time, as Charleston is noted for her hospi tality. Wants Lever's Seat. Testimony was taken Friday at Lexington before T. C. Sturkie, Esq., in the contest of R. H. Richardson, the Sumter negro, for the seat of Congressman A. F. Lever, in the 61st Congress. F. E. Dreher, Esq., rep resented Mr. Lever in the proceed ings, while Richardson appeared in his own behalf. Tho contestant claims that many negroes who were entitled to vote in the general elec tion in Lexington county were re fused the privilege of casting their ballots; that the county board of registration refusal to issue regis tration certificates to a number of negroes who were entitled to regis tration under the law. claiming that th y paid taxes on property to the value of $:::!. A number of witness es for each side were present and testifb d. T'ne same force will be enacted in each county in the dis trict. < :?! Foot Mashed Ulf. The Blackvilie Couri r says: "Steve Scott, a mulatto negro, was run over by a passenger from Char lesion last Saturday night. His left leg was crushed from his foot to knee, lie mounted the rods under the express car as t ie train was mov ing off. intending tu steal a ride as far as White pond, but lost his hold and tryiug to get from under, his leg was caught under the wheels. He was taken to Dr. Chester Smith's office and his log was taken off above the knee. At last accounts he was doing fairly well but very weak from the loss of blood." PROF. J. A. THACKSTON, PH. D. A South Carolinian Called to a Chair in Florida. Dr. John A.. Thackston. a native of this State, has been called to the chair of philosophy in the Florida university at Gainesville. The Win ona, Minn., Daily Herald, where Dr. Thackston is now teaching, says: "For the third time within two or three years the Winona normal school faculty is called upon to furn ish a professor for a university. It has just been made public that Dr. John A. Thackston, who succeeded Miss Katherine Sprague in the teach ership of mathematics, has been call ed to the chair of philosophy and education in the Uuiversity of Flor ida at Gainesville. % "This is a marked promotion for Dr. Thackston and a position for which he specially prepared himse'f during two years of graduate stuay in the University of New York. During his year in Winona he and his family have endeared themselves to all members of the school and to the members of the community wherever they have made acquain tances outside the school. In ad dition to the class room work in mathematics Dr. Thackston has had general charge of the classification of students in all courses, and has carried on both kinds of work with earnestness and effectiveness." Prof. J. A. Thackston is a brother of Prof. A. J. Thackston, the ef ficient superintendent of the Graded Schools of this city. HOLLY HILL SCHOOL CLOSING. Seven Boys and Girls Receive Cer tificates. The closing exercises of the Holly Hill Graded School were held in the new school auditorium Thursday and Friday evenings. The exercises were enjoyed by a large audience each night. The manner in which the pupils acquitted themselves showed thorough training on the part of their teachers. The addresses of Prof. Clinkscales and Superintendent J. E. Swearin gen were nof^ only entertaining, but highly instructive. County Super intendent C. W. Sanders was present and made a short address Friday evening. The pupils who completed the course and received certificates were as follows: Herbert Kizer, Cullen Murray, Misses Connie Hart, Mat tie Matheny, Minnie Murray, Mat tie Murray and W'inona Way. The year has been one of the most successful in tlye history of the school. With a new building, newly equipped throughout, the work has moved along smoothly, with the fol lowing teachers in charge: D. M. Ellen, principal; Miss Ottolee Gun ter, Miss Pearle Gilmore, Mrs. R. B. Gross, assistants. The amended High School Act will enable this school to receive aid from the State next season. Another grade will be added and possibly another teacher. Passing of a Good Man. It is with regret that we learn of the death of Mr. Thomas W. Oliver, which sad event occurred at his home near Andrew Chapel on last Friday. He was a most excellent citizen, and had many friends all over the State who will regret to bear of his death. He had reached the ripe old age of eighty three years, but up to a short time ago he was active and well preserved. Mrs. Oliver, two daughters and one son survive him. He was a gallant defender of the "Lost Cause." He was also a high Mason, and in his earlier life took an active part in the councils of the order. When he died a good and useful citizen passed into the great beyond. Alleged Thieves Released. A dispatch from Aiken says Charles, Henry and Ben Gaultman and Lonny Price were released from jail last night and the charge of be ing connected with the robbery of the express car between Warren ville and Augusta was withdrawn. W. M. Markie, who was arrested Thursday night, was also released, after being detained a day. The first four named parties are known here in Orangeburg and their friends were satisfied from the start that they had nothing to do with the robbery. He Is a Lucky Man. We clip the following irom the "Knights of the Grip" column in The State: . "Mr. Dick Lane, when not telling the story of his experi ence in Camden, was very attentive to the ladies. But not for one short minute did they cause Dick to forget that ?there is only one girl in all this world for me.' To prove it a fact he side-stepped the banquet to get to her side. The ticket agent at the union depot says Dick passed up mileage for Orangeburg. Along in November, rumor has it." Crcston School Closing. The commencement exercises of Cr-f ston graded school will take place .May 30th and June l.<t. Rev. C. E. Peel, of Cameron, will preach the commencera ut sermon at the school academy on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, May 30th. The final clos ing exercises will take place on Tues day morning at 10:30 o'clock. June 1st, after which there will be ;i picnic. Come one, com.' all, with well filled bankets. Cigarette Smokers. The Farm Journal says out of 2,500 boys recently examined in th*J schools of Kansas, only six cigarette Miokcrs were found to be wha would generally be call ?1 "bright." 'Ion of the remainder were averag' student", win;..- ;ll the test of the 2.500 were found to be poor at their studies, or worthless. Boys, don't you think you ought to cut out cigarette smoking? SOME BIBLE MYTHS EXPLAINED BY W. M. MAUPIN IN THE COMMONER For the Benefit of Young Men Who Won't Believe Things They Can't Fully Understand. And so Rinaldo, says W. M. Mau pin in the Commoner, you don't take any stock in what you call those "religious myths." You are too wise and too knowledgeous to be caught by those old wives' fables. You are not going to accept any thing you can not understand. All right, Rinaldo. We know just how you feel about it. Something j like thirty or thirty-five years ago we knew almost as much as you know now. And we wouldn't be lieve any such stuff as that?then. Good enough, it was, for the simple minded, but they had to show us. You know a whole lot now, Rin aldo; a whole lot more than you will know twenty-five or thirty years from now, if you live that long. And by that time you will not be so in sistent on having the ocular, visible proof submitted. Then you will take a great many things ror granted. But you want the proof) eh? Well, so do we. By the way, did you ever see a watermelon seed? Of course. Well, will you kindly explain how that lit tle black seed can produce the big melon with its lucious core of red, its cushion of white and its skin o f green, together with a few hundred more black seeds like itself? Where is the green in that ripe seed? How does the growing melon draw red heart and white rine and green skin from the black earth and the white rain? When you tell us that we'll take a few minutes off and explain to your satisfaction a whole lot of those "religious myths' that do not now appeal to your youthful knowl edge. A few years ag|pi, Rinaldo, jwe strutted around with a head so full of knowledge that it made up walk lop-sided. We had many a quiet laugh at those deluded old folks who had an abiding faith in a lot of things that appear to you to be noth ing but foolish superstition. All of us boys go through that sort ol things. But you'll get over it if you live long enough. Some of these days, dear boy, you are going to be called upon to stand by the side of some loved one who has spent a lifetime in that abiding faith. And when you see that loved one walking down into t he Valley of the Shadow, with never a qualm of fear, and with a face illumined bj a smile of joy?then is when you are going to receive a rough jolt in your philosophy department. You insist upon having everything ex plained to you, but when you go through that experience you'll be content to accept something without the explanation. Wont' believe anything you can not see, eh? Humph! We've never seen your brains, Rinaldo, but we are not going to insist upon that fact as being proof that you are mentally deficient. We know better. We know you have got brains. And some of these days you are going to give those brains a chance to assert themselves?and then you are not going to be so cock-sure of all these things. You are going to take all you can on reason, and the rest on faith. Yes, we heard you say, Rinaldo, that the Bible was poor reading. But that wa;s |becamse you never read it. Or if you did, you did not read it in the proper spirit. We used to be just like you, my boy. But that was ^ome yjeajrs ago. Now, when we want to read a war story we know to a certainty that we can find none more thrilling than the war stories in the Old Book. There is Gideon, for instance. As a warrior he was what boys of today would call a "beaut." And Joshua?ah, there was a general who knew a thing or two about strategy. And David was the possessor of some knowledge along military lines, thank you. And love stories?say, Rinaldo, did you ever read the story of Ruth and Boaz? Or the story of Jacob's love affair? Don't talk to your old uncle about Laura Jean Llbbey, or Bertha M. Mudd. They never could have framed up as fine a plot as that revealed in the concise story of Jacob's little love affair with Rachel and the subsequent battle of wits between Jacob and his father-in-law, Laban. Political stories? Now we've got it for you, Rinaldo. When we want to read a masterpiece of political lit erature we turn to the book of Esther and read how that Esther thwarted the political schemes of llaaman and put her own favorites in the place of authority. A lot of much-touted political manipulators of modern times would have to go some to keep up with that little Jewess. O. yes; you are about the age when you like poetry, eh? Well, when you can dig up something in the poetic line that hn-s the edge on j the poems of that Hebrew shepherd king, David, we'll admit that we are a bit mistaken in our judgment that, David swept with pa lie fingers the j entire gamut of human emotion. In : the glorious sweep of his divine bar-, monies he parted the clouds ofi doubt and fears and let. in upon , mankind the glorious gleams of the Almighty's smile. You never read real poetry. Rinaldo; unless you have! read the Psalms of David. Perhaps your mind runs to the dramatic. Rinaldo. Well, you'll find J the best there is in the Old Hook. Just read Isaiah. Augustus Thomas and Daniel Frohman and all the rest of the modern dramatists could get, pointers from that wonderful book? and they have, too. Or, perhaps, you are of a legal J THE TARIFF TAX. How It Is Worked for the iienefit of the Trusts. The following from "W. M. M.," in the Commoner, shows how the tariff tax is fixed up for the benefit of the trust barons and how the con sumer gets it in the neck every time: A tariff on wool and a tariff on brass, A tariff on fur, hides and tallow; A tariff on steel and a tariff on glass; A tariff on crocks, deep and shal low. A tariff on rails and a tariff on rails? A tariff on 2offee's a rumor? Protect everything in the tariff trust ring; \ Put th' cinch on the helpless con sumer. A tariff on Hour and a tariff on salt, A tariff on linen and cotton; A tariff on sugar, and don't call a halt Until not a thing is forgotten. A tariff on clocks, on gloves and on I socks? Just pile up the tariff tax higher? Protect everything in the tariff trust ring; Put til' cinch on the poor helpless buyer! A tariff on clothes and a tariff on boots, A tariff on rubber and copper; | A tariff on lace and a tariff on fruits, On medicine, bottle and stopper. A tariff on thread and a tariff on bread? Hoist the tariff as high as the steeple? Protect everything in the tariff trust ring; Put th' cinch on the poor common people! A tariff on coal and a tariff on tin, A tariff on lumber and paper; A tariff on needle, a tariff on pin; A tariff on shirts?that's the caper. A tariff on rope and a tariff on soap? Hoist the tax to the stars and sur prise 'em? Protect everything in the tariff trust :ring; No thought for the fellow who buys 'em! A tariff on cradle, a tariff on bed, A tariff on shroud and on coffin; A tariff on tombstone to place at his head? Get after him early and often. From cradle to grave gouge the poor, helpless slave? Here's your chance, Tariff Baron; just note 'er? Protect everything in the tariff trust ring; Put th' cinch on the short-sighted voter! A tariff on lead and a tariff on zinc, A tariff on carpet and curtain; A tariff on food and a tariff on drink? You've got them all cornered? that's certain. Tax his; birth and his death, tax his first and last breath? Everything that he needs put the ban on. Play the limit of lust, ev'ry tariff-fed trust, With the help of Payne, Aldrich and Cannon. Crops in the Fork Section. Orangeburg, May 22. Editor Times and Democrat? As I had an occasion to travel through the Fork section for fifteen miles during the last week, and as is my habit, I kept an eye right and left to note the conditions of the crops. I am glad to state that I never saw the farmers as a whole better up with all crops. There is the best stand of cotton, and it is in the best condition?also the corn ?that I ever have seen, at least for the last ten years. Although the cool nights a week ago seemed to have turned the corn a little yellow, most of it planted on the Wiliam son plan, and some being allowed to turn yellow by instruction (which I doubt the wisdom of), i do not think there is any material increase in the acreage of cotton, while there seems to be no decrease in the corn. I would, as an old farmer, advise my brethren to look close to their duties for the next few weeks, as the late rains will not fail to bring forth a fine crop of general grass that has been very slow to show itself so far. Remember then, that small grain is to be harvested, while blackberries and old field plums are are here, and in great demand, which always draws labor. The school clos ings and the merry picnics are ad vertised and will have to be attended to. The oat crop will come up to an average, 1 think. Success to The Times and Demo crat. 1 think its appearance three times a week a wise move on the part of its management. "UNCLE JACK." turn of mind. Ezekial has given a lot of valuable pointers to the crim inal lawyer, and the greatest law pleading recorded in history is that of Paul in his own defense before Agrippa. Some of these long summer even ings, Rinaldo, when you haven't any thing <?!.- to and you i' el blaze and nut of louch with things in gen era!, jusl sit down in ilie quiet of ynur own room, take up the Old Itook, and opening it almost any where .nisi start in and read. You'll I"- surprised how interesting ir is and when you liar, read awhile, you'll find your mind clearer, and your heart cleaner and blood run ning freer. Then you can turn into your little bed and get such a: nigh;'.-- sleep as never came to the young "sport." who took in the town and painted things ermine in the exuberance of youthful joy. We know what we are talking about, Rinaldo. Your uncle has been through the mill. ? MR. LEVER'S LETTER (Continued from page 3.) your progress, and .was very agreea bly surprised when the thing that you wanted done was done. "Your friend, (Signed ( "CHAMP CLARK." Receiving no encouragement from Mr. Clark, I went to Congressman Weeks, with whom I have been close ly associated on the Agricultural Committee and in the numerous con tests that we have had in behalf of the forest reserves in the Appala chian and White mountains, and asked him to go with me to the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Mr. Payne. This he did. I shall not ask you to print all of his letter because it is too long. I give you these excerpts from ic and am ready to present the originals if you want them: "I recall very well that you came to me about this matter, and that I went with you to see Mr. Payne, the chairman of the Ways and Means Corunriuet, and that we were in frequent communication until it was decided to bring in an amendment which would remove the duty from these articles. While it will be im possible for me to say who first made the suggestion, I am confident that you were among the first, if not the first, to undertake the fight, and that you were most active in bringing about the result which was finally obtained." I also got in touch with Congress man Cocks, from New York State, who is also a member of the Agri cultural Committee and a warm per sonal friend of mine, and I want you to print the following from his letter: "You first called my atention to this and we at once took the matter up with the committee and I feel quite sure that, except for the fact that you called attention to it, these fertilizer ingerdients would have been subject to retalitory du ties on the part of Germany, had we ever had any tariff war with that country. I am very glad to testify to the good work that you did in this matter, as in many others rel ative to our work on the committte of agriculture, and I hope that your people will realize that you are one of the men who are working for some real benefit to the agricultural Inter ests of the country." . Another of my Republican friends, and our friendship is due largely to our association in the fights that we have made for forest reserves, is Congressman Currier of New Hamp shire. I got in touch with him and I desire you to print his letter: "So far as I know, you were the first member of Congress to take up the matter of removing the duty on potash salts, and you are, it seems to me, entitled to the credit for in itiating this movement in the house of representatives. The first sug gestion that regarding this matter that i heard from any source was when you came to me and asked me to aid you in the movement. After you had evplained the matter to me I told you that I would do anything that I could, and I at once saw mem bers of the committee on Ways and Means; and I felt sure that this was the first time that the matter was called to their attention. In my opinion, no member of congress did so much to secure the removal of the duty on salts of potash as you did." Of course, I saw every member of the Ways and Means Committee per sonally, and had my friends see them personally, but it was through cer tain men upon the committee upon whom I depi nded to see to it that the proper amendments wfcre put through the committee. One of these was Congressman Fordncy, and 1 ask you to print from his letter the following: "1 regret very much that anyone should attempt to deprive you of the credit that you are entitled to, for the placing of potash salts and basic slag on the free list in the Payne tariff bill. This was done through efforts on my part entirely at your request. A appealed to the committee on Ways and Means at your r> quest and used the argument as presented to me by you, and the committee yielded to the argument and the justice of your claim, and you are entitled to the credit more than any other person. It is true that some other members from other parts of the country also suggested that those articles be placed upon the free list, but it was your earnest appeal that brought about the re sult." - < *? H3$ Another one. is Congressman Cush man of Washington. Please print the following: "After this bill was reported t(i the house and before the bill was passed the Ways and Means Com mittee offered a committee amend ment in the house causing the re moval of these fertilizer ingredi ents from the dutiable list. There is no doubt whatever, in my mind, that your persistent efforts In this direction had a gr< at deal to do with this action?indeed I wight almost say thai the result was due to your persistency." Also the following from Hon. Nicholas Longworth: "Certainly, so far as 1 am concern ed, no one but you spoke to me about the proposition of putting potash j sails, aim basii stag oil tue iro i list. It was entirely upon your rep resentations that l acted iu the com mittee." And this from Hon. K. 1). Crum packer: "You were the fir:-t. mail thai call ed my attention to the facl thai pot ash salts and basic siag w rc includ ed In the list of articles thai were to bear the maximum rate for retali atory purposes, and to you is large ly due the credit for having those articles r- mbved flrom that list. After you suggested the matter to me I called the matter to the at tention of the chairman and other members of the Ways and Means Committee and both potash salts and basic slag -were taken from the list, of articles selected to bear the maximum rate of duty. It is simple justice to you to have this fact known." And thi9 from Hon. Jos. H. Gaines: "I know very well that you first brought the importance of these items to my attention and that your work was effective with the entire Witays and Meanp Committee. In my opinion your representation of the importance of placing these pro ducts in the free list, resulted in that action. Certainly no well informed person here, whether he be your political friend or not, would dis pute this." All of this list of letters are from 3?LEVER members of the Ways and Means Committee who had to deal with this matter. I did not write any other members of the Committee because I had made my efforts through these gentlemen, whose letters I have quoted and who therefore are famil iar with the situation. I am sure that these letters convince any rea sonable fair minded man that the Re publican members of the Ways and Means Committee regarded me as having instituted the fight which was most largely responsible for the result, but I wish it distinctly understood that I have said repeat edly, that every member of the South Carolina delegation and every South ern member whose attention was called to the matter, gave active and efficient aid. These letters ought to settle the question raised by your j correspondent that it was Mr. Bow ers and others who first called at tention to the fact that these fertiliz er ingredients were made dutiable, but for fear that they have not done so I wish you to print the follow ing, and I send you copy, letter of Hon. E. J. Bowers himself, which can leave no .further doubt in the minds of any that your correspondent is absolutely mistaken in his state ment both as to Mr. Bowers being j the first to "call attention to it," and that "later Mr. Lever became active." You will see that Mr. Lever was the first man to become active and that Mr. Bowers follow ed his lead and Mr. Bowers says so: "Bay St. Louis, Miss., April 29. "Hon. A. F. Lever, Washington, D.. C. "My Dear Mr. Lever: I have your letter of the 26th inst., calling my attention to the publication in your State of certain articles with refer ence to the movement to put potash salts and basic slag on the free list; and especially to the statement that I first called attention to the fact that by the Payne bill as first re ported they were subjected to the maximum and minimum provisions of said bill and it affords me pleasure to give.you a statement of the whole matter, insofar as my knowledge of and connection with it extends. "My attention was first called to the provision in question by you. As I recall the matter, you came to my office one morning during the consideration of the tariff bill and after stating the facts and comment ing upon the loss and expense that would be entailed upon the agricul tural States by the provisions of the Payne bill on these items, suggest ed that I join you in a movement to have them stricken from the meas ure. We examined the bill togeth er, and finding that you were cor rect I at once replied that I would do all in my power and we immediate ly left the office building to work to have the matter corrected. My recollection is that you had perhaps already spoken to some members of the Ways and Means Committee on the subject and when we separated it was. with the understanding that each should see as many as. possible, and do everything possible to remove what we considered an injustice and burden upon our constituents. "I did see several members and received favorable assurances from them, and you did the same as I ascertained not only in the course of ray own efforts, but from confer ences which we had later the same day and on the following days. I recall one conference in particular, had in the cloak room after we w re assured that the matter would be righted, to which you called me an? at which another gentleman was present, in which we discussed, and determined upon the proper verbiage and provisions to correct the bill. Of course we both did all in our power in the premises, but there can be no sort of doubt that you first called attention to the matter, and that I joined after you had discov ered the situation. I want to make that statement as strong as possible. In all our efforts I always regarded you as having initiated the fight, and you certainly led in the movement, if for no other reason, because of that fact and because you first discovered ili<> necessity for it. "Of course, it is needless for me to assure you thai the publications re ferred to are, if possible, a greater surprise to me than to you and were I neither justified or inspired by any statement or utterance of mine. "With assurance of regard, I am, "Sincerely yours, (Signed) "E. J. BOWERS." Your correspondent makes the statement that Mr. Lever gave out interviews on the subject to tli ? newspapers. Mr. Lever gave oul only one interview, and that because i !; be?ovoil it proper to call the ut i tonl ion of t he people at home to this matter thai they might interest their representatives through letters and telegrams which In turn would have their effect upon the Commit tee of Ways and M ans. in his clos ' ing pnrnpraph. ho attempts '<? give the impression that 1 had endeav ored to have him .-> ml out a story in accord with my own views. The truth of the matter is that I did not know that Mr. Daniel was your representative here until I saw his statement over his own signature. I do not think that I have seen the young man but once -during this j whole year. He is not a correspon , dent who keeps in touch with mem LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR REPORTERS. What Is Happening in the Country as Well as in the Cities and Towns. The rains seem to be over for the present. Mr. D. C. Hayden has gone on a trip to Charleston. Miss Elise Brown, of Anderson, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. M. Alhergotti, on Amelia street. The commencement exercises prop er of the Orangeburg Collegiate In stitute will take place tonight. The weather has been decidedly cool the last few days, but then the good old summer time is just ahead. The commencement exercises of the Graded School will take place Thursday and Friday evenings of, this week at the Opera House. The t'mes and Democrat is in debted to Mr. W. Archie Schiffley, of the graduating class, for au invita tion to the commencement exercises of the Graded School. The Orangeburg Graded Schools graduates eight boys this year and eight girls. Herif??ore /the girls have outnumbered the boys, but this year the boys have pulled up. There were about ten law breakers up before His Honor, Mayor Dukes, on Monday morning. About $3 5 were turned over to the city treasur er, the amount being collected by fines and forfeitures. A surprise party was gn en Miss Mary Chisolm at her home on Broughton ^street on last Friday evening by a party of young folks. Miss Chisolm has recently moved to our city from Valley Forge, Va. There were about seven couples wao enjoyed the occasion. If any little word of anine May make a life the brighter, If any little song of mine May make a heart the lighter, God help me speak the little word And take my bit of singing And drop it in some lonely vale, To set the echoes ringing. Going to Be Married. Friends and admirers over the State?and she has hundreds in ev ery county in the State, through her several years' work as president of the State School Improvement As sociation?of Miss Mary T. Nance, will learn with interest that she is to be married. The lucky man is Mr. William L. Daniel of Saluda, a graduate of Furman and a promis ing young member of the Legisla ture. The ceremony takes place on June 16 at Miss Nance's home, Cross Hill, Laurens county. Miss Nance resigned as president of the Improvement Association several months ago. Pointed Paragraphs. Speaking of love letters, there Is none some people love so much as a capital "I." Personal application often is the secret of success. It Is so with a porous plaster. There may be music in the auto harp, but no woman auto harp too much chin music. The man of letters who shows the stamp of ill fortune must be enveloped in gloom. BODY FOUND IN A POND. How It Got There No One Seems to Be Able to Tell. A dispatch to The News and Cour ier from Chester says Coroner W. M. Leckie was called to Great Falls Friday morning to hold an inquest over the remains of John Chisholni, colored, whose body was found in a pond Thursday morning and who appeared, from contusions On the back of his neck and from other marks of violence,* to have been murdered and thrown into the pond. A number of witnesses were ex amined, but no very satisfactory tes timony was adduced. The jury, with .Mr. S. B. Crawford as foreman, brought in the following verdict: "That the said John Chisholm came to his death from being struck on the back part of his neck with some blunt instrument, and i then body found in pond by party or parties unknown to this jury." Chisholm was last seen alive Sat urday night. The testimony showed that he was a member of a party that had spent the greater part or the night gambling, although he was said to have taken no part in Iii?; proceedings. It was difficult to got any connected testimony out of the negroes, who were examined, and it will be almost impossible to find out whether Chisholm was murdered and : brown into the pond or stum bled in while drunk or accidentally and was drowned. * hers of his own delegation in the sense that the correspondent? of the News and Courier, the Record and the State do, for he is an employee of the Southern Railway Company and, I presume, has duties during the day which prevent his being at the Capitol when ntomb rs are most accessible. In closing permit me to say that I am sorry to feel called up on to take so much of your space; and agnin, I want to disclaim as emphatically as 1 can the Id a than I haie ever claimed the entire credit for the success of these efforts. I tbfnk that you will agree after read ing these letters, that I may claim I at least some share of the credit, and I believe that to the unprejudic pfl mind, these letters will carry the conviction that the largest part of the credit belongs to me. "Very truly, "A. F. LEVER." j