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OFF FOR UNION THE ELLIOTTS LEAVE ON TUES DAY MORNING. Ten Members of the Company WiU Accompany the Truck and Partic ipate in the Races. On Tuesday morning the picked squad of the Elliott Hook and Lad der Company will leave for the Fire men's Tournament, which meets in Union this year. While at the , Tournament they will participate in the races, making a run of two huu : dred' yards and throwing up a fifty foot ladder. They will also appear in the dress parade with the other companies in attendance. . The Elliotts have been practising steadily for several week in order that they may be in the best of condition. From the run they made during the practice on Thursday af ternoon It would seem that they have been amply repaid for their efforts, having made a run of two hundred .yards and throwing up their ladder in just about forty seconds, a time record which we think can not be "beaten by any company in the State. The following members will com pose the squad: S. A. Dukes, acting foreman, F. F. Limehouse, B. M. Dukes, E. A. Zeigler, O . B. Dukes, J. A. Jordan, E. A. Inabinet, Rush Westbury, J. S. Gibson and H. B. Gardner, driver. On yesterday afternoon the com pany gave a dress parade on the Court House Square, after which they had their picture taken. Many complimentary remarks were heard on all sides about the fine appear ance they made in their white uni forms. EXAMINATIONS HELD. "Many Stand fur Entrance and Scholarships. Yesterday morning promptly at the hour set the examination for ?ntrance and scholarships to Clem son and tbe University of South Car olina were held by the County Board of Education. The entrance exami nation to Winthrop was also held. .Below we publish the names, of those standing: Winthrop College. - Miss Bessie O. Livingston, North. Miss Carrie Jennings, Cordova. Miss Vera Thomas, Cope. Miss Natalie Salley, Orangeburg. Miss Gracie Patrick, Bowman. Miss Nellie Farnum, Jamison. Miss Louise Galphin, Vance. Miss Julia Bull, Vance. Miss Annie Ruth Hodges, Ray anond. demson College. Robt. McCants, Cameron. John Calhoun Culler, Raymond. Fred, T. Boyleston, Orangeburg. John J. Salley, Orangeburg. John F. Pearson, Orangeburg. George 11. Bull, Vance. Oscar C. bowman, Orangeburg. Earnest 'S. Till, Orangeburg. Jno. Tatum Zeigler, Cope. Cornelius A. Bochette, Elloree. W. Robert Reeves, Orangeburg. Lenaire F. Wolfe, Orangeburg. N. Garard Thomas, Cope. Jas. Chester Reeves, Orangeburg. Bernice J. Blume, Neeses. Ernest Glover, Orangeburg. South Carolina College. Paul Shuler, Vance. F. Marion Pou, Livingston. G. Heyward Hodges, Raymond. Clyde S. Davis, North. Archie Shiffley, Orangeburg. Thos. P. Horger, Jr., Jamison. Bank of Wagener. The stockholders of the Bank of Wagener met Monday and organized by electing the following board of directors: B. Sherwood-Dunn, J. W. Lybrand, Dr. O. F. Portwood. J. W. Baughman, E. B. Jackson, J. D. Pro thro, Dr. L. B. Etheredge, W. F. Ly brand and P. N. Gunter. The board immediately organized by electing P. N. Gunter, president: Dr. O. F. Portwood, vice president, and E. B. Jackson, temporary cashier. It was also decided to begin business in temporary quarters as soon as the necessary 20 per cent had been paid in; the first call on the capita! stock of $10,000 being made Tuesday so it is expected that the bank will be open for business in a short while. Death of a Good Man. The Dorchester Eagle says Mr. P. C. Way. a prominent citizen of the Holly Hill section, died at his home on Tuesday morning. He had been a long sufferer of Bright's disease and his death was no great surprise to those acquainted with his con dition. Mr. Way was an excellent gentleman and a good citizen. In years gone he had been very promi nent in business circles, but ill health /the past several years has inter fered. He was about 6S years of age and is survived by a widow and several grown sons and daughters. Branchville Beats St. George. Branchville, July I.?Special: The Branchville Juniors defeated St. George yesterday afternoon in a fast game of ball. The feature of the game was the pitching of Folk, he striking out twelve men and yield ing ^nly one hit. Score by innings: R. H. E. Branchville 104 1 10 300? 10 i> 3 St. George..000 100 000? 1 1 7 iiattries?Folk and Bethea; Weeks and Shieder: Shieder and Dukes. Has Resigned. Mr. C. A. Davis, who has been employed at the Atlantic Coast Lire Depot here for several years, has resigned fe.nd has [accepted a po sition as bookkeeper in Bamberg. Air. Ray from Denmark succeeds Mr. .Davis. "DUNDEE'S" LETTER Tells of the Farm Conditions, Etc., in Bowman Section. A general rush with a "git-up and-git" move with the plows is be ginning to tell, and the cotton crop is already showing its beneficial re sults. After a week or, so more of comparatively steady plowing, the familiar sound of "gee and haw" will be hushed and the destiny of the crop for the year 1909 will be sealed, so far as plowing is concern ed, and the gaded stock will have comparative rest for a season. Hon. Samuel Dibble is in for another big crop of sweet potatoes, having made a success in cultivat ing, harvesting and feeding them to stock last season. He will increase the acreage planted this year, and doubtless a mach heavier yield will be produced. Farm work has made good pro gress during the past five ro six days, the weather being very favor able for killing grass successfully. The election on the "Liquor Ques tion" i is likely to result in favor of prohibition in this section. If it had gone before the people at a pri mary it is a question whether the "wets" would have won, but in a general election, many being debar red from voting, the "drys" will no doubt win. Some will win votes for prohibition and turn right around and operate a "blind tiger." Quite a number of farms are us ing the patented sweep of ex-Senator L. S. Conner in the cultivation of both corn and cotton and are all pleased with its beautiful work. They can be adjusted to any desired width within a short time. This correspondent was very much struck with a patch of grass, the seed of which came from Cuba, now growing on ex-Senator Conner's plan tation near his yard. It is of luxu rient growth, averaging about four feet in height, and very thick; plant ed on the 14th of April with seed heads now fully developed. The beads are about four inches in length, thickly set with small seed about the size of German millet It is sown broadcast like small grain, and will doubtie.->- produce a tremen dous quantity of good h-y. It ma tures in m!ci: *en wee'r- j.nd eis i ioduce t?- v - ^ps during tbe sum ii tr. Fr.#v? cl t'irvation ami ifce tfst given by e\- Senator Conner, it will no doubt be a valuable acquisi tion to farmers as a hay producer. DUNDEE. MARRIED AT ROCK HILL. Mr. G. T. Rickenbaker and Miss Jessio Black United. At the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Elma Black, on Park avenue, Rock Hill, Wednesday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, Miss Jessie Black became the wife of Mr. G. Tolson Ricken baker, of Cameron, S. C. The cer emony uniting these two lives for life was performed by the groom's brother-in-law, Rev. T. M. Galphin, of Hartsville. Ga. Miss Kate Black, sister of the bride, as maid of honor and Mr. Ashby Rickenbaker, brother of the groom as best man, were the only attendants. The Rock Hill Herald says: The home was a scene of beauty in its decoration of bridal white and aspar agus ferns. Palms and ferns, which served as a background for the arch of green, under which the bridal pair stood, added loveliness to the scene. The bride was becomingly attired in a beautiful gown of white satin with a veil of filmy tulle, caught with lilies of the valley. Mrs. Rickenbaker. as Miss Jessie Black, has many admirers in this community where she has lived all of her life. She is a woman of many noble traits and her friends are numerous. Mr. Rickenbaker is a prosperous farmer \f Orangeburg county and has carried away from this city one of our choicest flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Rickenbaker left on the Southbound train that afternoon for their future home in Cameron. The bride left attired in a beautiful westeria coat suit with hat to match. A host of friends join in with The Herald In whistling for the couple much happiness. Violation of Law. The Manning Times says: "We notice in a number of newspapers the publication of income tax rates, which is a violation of law. Just why these returns should be kept secret from the public we do not know nor do we believe if tested it would hold, but nevertheless until tested it is law, and no auditor, tin der penalty of dismissal from office, is permitted to give out informa tion concerning these returns, and the newspaper which gives public ity to them is liable to a heavy fine. Thus it seems, the public is told by the law. that a public record becomes a private matter when it comes to the things affecting those who have so much of this world's goods that the State requires a spec ial tax to be levied upon the in come thereof." A Coot! Whitewash. A whitewash almost as good as paint for poultry houses, coops, etc.. can be made as follows: To each pound of fresh slaked lime, slaked in hot water. add one-quarter of a pound of Burgundy pitch dissolved by gently heating in a pi^nt of linseed oil; add to the hot lime oik? gallon skimmed milk, then add the mixture of pitch and oil. a little at a tim*-, stirring all the while; finally add three pounds of bolted whiting. If too stout to work well, add more of the milk. The addition of a little clear, fresh brine will add to the wearing qualities of the whitewash. Such a mixture requires a little work to get in shape, but when properly mixed aud applied, is superior to many of the aheap ready-mixed paints. BEATS OPEN BARS HOW PROHIBITION WORKS IN GOIDSBORO, N. C. "The Consumption of Whiskey is Kar Less Than When We Had Open Saloons," Says the Mayor. Noticing recently an article in The Times and Democrat relating to the condition of affairs in North Caro lina, the undersigned immediately enclosed said article to the Mayor of Goldsboro, N. C, for his perusal and requested him to give the true state of affairs over there. Very soon said Mayor replied, giving a brighter account of things in that city. Below are copies of the article, letter to the Mayor and the Mayor's reply: Copy of Article. "Proved a failure. Bad condition of affairs in North Carolina. Mr. James M. Allen, Jr., says prohibition has worked the wrong way up there. "The Florence Times says Mr. Jas. M. Allen, Jr., of Goldsboro, N. C, was in Florence recently to see his brother from New York and from the army. While in Florence Mr. Al len said that if one wants to know what prohibition really is, they should visit North Carolina now and see the practical workings and the demoralization of labor and business from the blind tiger, in spite of the Pinkerton detectives that are employ ed to run them to earth. Labor is demoralized because all the negroes can make more money as blind tigers than by honest work, and wages are too high, even if one can get a man or woman to work. "He says there is more drunken ness on the streets now that he ever saw in Ooldsboro before, and that the same is true ot other towns in the State. The jug trains and ex press company are doing a big busi ness. Sixty-five gallons of liquor iu one day was counted a dull shipment for Goldsboro. and more money it going out of the community now for liquor than ever before. "Mr. Allen says that he is, anil has always been an advocate of pro hibition, but that he is convinced now that the passage of such a law un supported by the real sentiments of the people, has worked for corrup tion and evil. He thinks likely that the State legislature may repeal it next time and give the people local option, as they had before, and un der which temperance seemed to be advancing." Copy of Letter to the Mayor of Goldsboro, N. C. "Orangeburg, S. C, June 24, 1909. "To the Hon. Mayor, Goldsboro, N. C. "Dear Sir: 1 have just noticed and herewith enclose a clipping from one of our newspapers entitled "Proved a Failure," purporting to state the condition of affirs in your city under prohibition administration. Please read this and advise me at once in addressed envelope whether the facts as stated therein are true; and if so, whether they are caused by the prohibition administration. Please give me any information you can and I would be glad to publish your re ply. Please return enclosed clipping. Thanking you in advance for your kindness in this matter, I am, "Very truly, (Signed) "A. W. SUMMERS." Copy of Reply by the Mayor of Goldsboro, N. C. "Goldesboro, N. C, June 30, 1909. "Mr. A. W. Summers, Orangeburg, S. C. "Dear Sir: Yours received. Re plying to same will say, in regard to prohibition in this city, I feel con fident that there must be some mis understanding as to Mr. Allen's state ment. In my observation, since I have been in a position to know the j facts, there is decidedly less drunk- | enness on the streets. However, it is true that the blind tiger business is practised to some extent, mostly amoifg negroes, notwithstanding they are continually being brought to jus tice and sent to the roads or other punishment. Yet in my opinion '.hey are diminishing. "Yours very truly, (Signed) "JOHN. R. HIGGINS. "Mayor." j It is to be noticed that in above I articles Mr. Allen is reported as , saying 'that the passage of such a | law unsupported by the real senti- j ments of the people, has worked for ; corruption and evil." This clearly; shows that he was speaking of a con- j dition that probably would arise when public sentiment does not sup port the prohibition law. This is not confined to prohibition, but to all I law.-.. The consent of the governed j must be back of the law, or it cannot j be enforced. It is also to be noticed that the Mayor does not think the condition of affairs so bad in Goldsboro, N. C. Perhaps, he is more willing to en force the law there than some of Iiis constituents are. We do not wish a newspaper con- j troversy. but we are very anxious to j get at the truth of the matter, and , when statements are made tending to disparage the administration of | the law under prohibition, we ex pect to ferret out the truth and let \ the people know what the truth is. ' so that they may vote intelligently. "Let us cast off the works of dark- j ness, and let us put on the armor of j light." A. W. SUMMERS. Oran?ehurp. S. C. July 1. 1909. Death of an Infant. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Bryant, of this city, died Thursday morning after a short illness. It is hard to give up these little ones, but we have the sweet consolation of knowing that they are safe on the other side. The bereav ed parents have the sympathy of their many friends. THE TEXAS FEVER HOW CATTLE TICKS SPREAD IT FROM COW TO COW. By Exterminating the Ticks the Dis ease Can Re Stamped Out and the Quarantine Removed. The microscopic parasite which causes the disease known as Texas fever or tick fever of cattle is found in the blood of affected animals and is transferred from one to another by means of the fever tick. A re markable feature of this transaction is that the disease-producing para sites are transmitted thnough the eggs of the tick that draws the blood, and not directly by the old tick, as an engorged tick after dropping from the host (cow) dies without ever attaching itself to another ani mal. But its offspring, produced by the eggs laid after it drops off and before it dies, carry the infection and inoculate the first cow they get on. The length of time elapsing be tween the exposure of susceptible cattle to infection by ticks and the appearance of Texas fever among them is dependent upon the climate and the development of the ticks. Thus, if northern cattle are placed on pastures, highways, or in pens, cars, etc., in summer immediately after the premises have been infest ed with ticks from Southern cattle, Texas fever may occur in from thir ty to sixty days, as the female ticks whjqh drop from Southern 'Cattle -must lay eggs and these must hatch before the Northern animal becomes infested with ticks and thereby inoc ulated with the disease. After the seed ticks become attached to the animal the disease will appear in about ten days in summer or a some what longer period in winter. In fact, the disease may occur before the ticks are large enough to be seen without a very careful search. One objection that has been ad vanced against the fact that the cat tle tick is a carrier of Texas fever is that cattle are sometimes found to be suffering with the disease with out showing the presence of ticks on their bodies. This condition in i the case of Southern cattle may be explained by the fact that the animal already had its blood infected with the parasites and under normal con ditions was resistant to Texas fever; however, as a result of lowered vi tality caused by some other disease, or by exposure, privation, injury, rough handling, etc., this resistance has been reduced and finally over come, and the parasites at last suc ceed in producing the disease. On the other hand, when this disease is observed in Northern animals, the young seed ticks may be so small and so few in number as to be un observed. Under certain conditions, as when living on horses, mules, etc., the ticks lose their infectiousness, and when Southern cattle not previously infected with any but these nonin fectious ticks come in contact with infectious ticks they are just as sus ceptible as cattle raised on tick-free pastures. Many cattle appear perfectly healthy and yet are infested with ticks and have the fever parasite in their blood. Sometimes the own ers can not understand why such animals should be regarded as dang erous to others, and consider It un just that they should be subjected to quarantine restrictions. The fact is that such cattle have usually con tracted the disease in a very mild form at an early age and have be come immune to further attacks, al though still carrying the parasite in their blood. They are dangerous because the fever parasites in their blood may be transmitted at any time to susceptible cattle by ticks. While the disease may be produc ed artificially by inoculating a sus ceptible anuv.Pl v 'he blood of an infected one, it is spreac natural!*' only by the ticks. By exterminating the ticks, therefore, the disease can be stamped out, and the quarantine ian then be removed. The discovery of the part played by the tick in the spread of Texas fever was made by the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture in 1891, and the same principle has since been found to apply to the transmis sion of malaria and yellow fever from man to man by mosquitoes, and to the spread of certain other dis eases. Publications containing full infor mation about the ticks and giving directions for getting rid of them may be obtained tree, on applica tion to the Hureau of Animal Indus try. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. Lever Takes a Vacation. Representative Lever left Wash ington Wednesday night for a ten days' visit to South Carolina. While in the State he will muke a number of speeches in different parts of this Congressional District. The Wash ington correspondent of The News and Courier says Mr. Lever stated Wednesday that while he would like to take a much needed rest, it would be impossible to do so until Con gress concludes Its work on the tariff hill, which, from present indi cations, will be about August 1. Improve the Farm. No farmer ought, to be satisfied with leaving bis farm a little worse off with every crop. He ought to leave it a little better off. He ought to supply the nourishment in one form that he takes from the soil in auother form. Consider the soil of your farm as your bank. You must put into it a little more than you take out of it if you want to preserve your credit and protect your future. COTTON GIN WONDERFUL MACHINE THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE Cotton Ginning by Taking All the Lint From the Seed and Cost Less to Operate. The Norfolk, Va., Ledger-Dis patch tells of a most wonderful cot ton gin that has been invented by a citizen of its town. Here is a de scription of the gin as we find it in the Ledger-Dispatch: It will be of interest to the people of Norfolk to know that a Norfolk man, J. J. McNally, has invented and patented a cotton gin that bids fair to revolutionize the cotton industry of the South. Mr. McNally has been diligently applying himself to the construction of this gin for the last two years, in one of the largest ma chine shops In New England, and now reports he has it perfected. Mr. T. H. Blrdsong, a prominent ginner of Courtland, Va., was in the city to day en route home from Boston, Mass., where he had gone to inspect the working of this gin. When seen by a reporter of the Ledger-Dispatch he seemed very enthusiastic over what he had witnessed, and expressed himself most emphatically as to its merits. Mr. Bridsong said: "The gin Mr. McNally has invented will ,in my opinion, prove to be a complete success and no doubt revo lutionize the cotton ginning indus try of the South. I witnessed its successful operation, saw it rapidly pull seed without breaking a single strand and leaving no linters on the seed and, what is most remarkable, wthout the use of saws, knives or brushes. It is a very simple affair, constructed entirely of metal, and does not require more than one-third the horse-power required by the saw gin."' Mr. Birdsong showed the reporter some cotton seed taken from the Mc Nally gin and stated: "I have seen a great amount of cotton giuned, hut I have never seen the seed strip ped of lint so clean as that which passes through this gin. "The invention Is a process of ginning on entirely new lines from the old, and gins wet cotton as well as dry, and is the only gin I have ever seen that would successfully do this. While in Boston I con ferred with several capitalists who are desirous of taking a financial interest in the project and placing the gin upon the market in time for next season's work. "Mr. McNally is to ship his gin to my ginnery at Courtland next week, where it will be installed and given an endurance and capacity test upon thirty bales of cotton I have held over just for this" purpose. Experts from Boston and elsewhere are anxious to witness its operation and will he on hand when notified, and I have no doubt but what they will see a complete success in the operation of this gin." Mr. T. H. Synon, or this city, who has an interest with Mr. McNally in this gin project, and financing the same, was seen and he said: "The machine which Mr. Birdsong saw op erate is Mr. McNally's fifth construc tion of this gin before he got it per fected, and no doubt is an improve ment upon the fourth one I saw operated last October, when I was called to Boston by Mr. McNally to consider an offer for our gin patents, that was made us by one of the lead ing firms of that city. We decided not to consider any proposition in ad vance of an organization and not until we had machines in operation in ginneries, but we did accept their offer for machines to be sent to Egypt and Peru. The McNally pneu matic gin was recently seen by a party from Mississippi, one of the largest and most expert ginners in the South. He was very much in terested and is now negotiating with with us for the purchase of a number of them. It has been seeu in operation by nearly all the prom inent cotton men of Boston and they stated it should make a saving of at least $") per bale by the increased length of the fibre, and this would mean a saving of $65,000.000 a year to the planters of the South alone." Mr. Synon stated that he would endeavor to have these gins manu factured in Norfolk when the time comes. Besides this gin, Mr. McNally has also invented and patented a contin uous oil press now in successful op eration in a number of oil factories in the South. That Sixth I'air of Twins. The Johnson News-Monitor says: "Last week a short clipping mention ing the birth of the sixth pair of twins found its way into the col umns of The News-Monitor, which remarkable event, happened 'eight miles from Asheville, N. C' and no: 'eight miles: from here,' as our printer fixed it up. The article is going the rounds of the press and is credited to The News-Monitor, and we make this correction in view of the fact that there is no probability of such an occurrence in or near John-ton as our people belong to the race-suicide class." Mayor's Court. There were no cases on Thursday morning and 'only one yesterday. C. Myers and Clinton Glover stand ing charged with fighting and curs ing plead guilty. According to the testimony that could be understood Clarence got $4 or ten days, while Clinton drew 56 or fifteen days. Both Clinton and Clarence spoke a different dialect and it was exceed ingly hard to catch the facts In the case, but we are positive that there was a fight somewhere. UNCLE JACK WRITES. Tells of His Visit to Cottagerflle Section. I am just back from another pleas ure visit from tLe low country, where, of course, I had a nice time, saw many old friends and made many new ones. I shall not ask space to detail my many pleasures at the different stop ping places, as I have on a former visit tried to do justice to those hospitable people. It is the crop condition that now interest me most and that is down ward, for when I saw them right and left of the road between here and Cottageville ten days ago. I thought it would, as a whole, make an average crop, but on my re turn, I concluded otherwise. I do not think I ever saw a more rapid falling off in corn, while cotton is standing still and getting a little sicker. General Green is not isleep by any means, and is there to stay in force. I had a safe journey through Branchville, going and coming. I stopped at the Journal office, and made some discoveries that shall no longer perplex us. Had a pleasant chat that seemed to please one of our best lawyers from here, w*ho slipped upon me and will tell his own tale, so will not say any more. Anyway i did just what I said I would do on my return. Namely, brought, some one home with me from Colleton. I would like to give you my idea of the good or bad effects of the Williamson plan of planting corn, as my own crop does not warrant me giving much advice to those who pass that way. Miss Laurie May Smoak. of Round. S. C, is visiting friends and rela tives here for a few days. A. F. Lever is all righr. sure. UNCLE JACK. BARACA NOTES. The Baraca Class of the Mill Schools Elects Officers. At a meeting held at St. John's Chapel on Monday evening of tbe Baraca Class of the Mill Schools several new names were added to the roll and the following officers were elected: President, D. W. Andrews; Secreary and Treasurer. A. E. Davis. The following committees were also appointed: Membership Committee ? Belton Smith, Marry Garison, LeRoy Powers, Tom Douglas, J. M. Kinsey, Cleveland Vaughn and J. T. Adams. Devotional Committee?A. E. Da vis, J. M. Kinsey, R. E. Taylor and Belton Smith. Missionary Committee?Z. B. Vau ghn and G. T. Adams. Social Committee?Barry Garison, James Davis, Wilford Davis, W. H. Roberts and B. F. Mills. The next meeting will be on Mon day evening. July 5, at eight o'clock at St. John's Chapel, Orangeburg .Manfact tiring Company. Reporter. VIOLATED DISPENSARY ACT. Warrants Issued Yesterday for the Arrest of Several Offenders. On yesterday mdrnling warrants were sworn out before Magistrate Brunson by Capt. J. H. Claffy of the County Dispensary for several parties charging them with violation of the dispensary act. The warrants sworn out and the time and place of the alleged viola tions were as follows: Luther Townsden, selling liquor at the town of North on or about June 15. Miller Ff ick and Soloman, sell ing liquor at Furtick's Place on or about April 1 .r>. Clorine Jones, selling liquor at the town of North on or about June la. Pit-tty Good Rat Story. Ajlty-r an investigation coveting two weeks, William Krohback, of Philadelphia, has learned the rea son he has been receiving only two or three eggs a day from his (lock of sixty hens, and incidentally found out something about the inventive capacity of rats. He heard a noise in his chicken house, and. quietly making his way there, he saw two big rats in the act. of making away with a newly-laid egg. One of the rodents was lying Hat on its back with the egg tightly clutched in its four paws, while the other rat drag ging it along by the tail. Krohbnch was so impressed by the sight that he watched the rodents for three min utes, during w hich time they carried the egg twenty yards along the fenci until they came to a hole in the ground, into which they took the egg. One of the rats became tired while carrying the e?g and changed places with its fellow. Premiums on Young Babies. The first apartment house in the United States, where tenants without children will not be accepted, wil be erected in St. Louis, in a most ex clusive part of the town, adjacent to two apartments where families with children are barred. Every girl born in the structure wil! earn a month's rent free for its parents, and to the couple blessed with a baby boy two months' re ceipts will be given. Threatens the Judge With Death. Judge J. E. Jones, of the circuit court, at Union City. Tenn.. who pre sided at the recent night rider trial*, received a threatening letter from St. Louis. Mo.. tsH'ns nun that lie would be assassinated if it took ten years; that the entire jury that found the eight night riders guilty would also be killed, and the court house at Union City would be blown up. The Judge attached little im portance to the communication. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR REPORTERS. Whai is Happening in the Country as Well as in the Cities and Towns. Next week The Times and Demo crat will be run entirely by the boys. On account of the illness of the pastor, there will be no services at the Baptist church Sunday. As the Fourth of July falls on Sunday this year all the banks in this city will be closed on Monday. A good soap, 14-oz., first class aDd fresh, for 3c a cake; less than manu facturers' price. Bolen, 15 N. Mid dleton. Superintendent of Streets Ethridge has put Academy street leading to Sunnyslde Cemetery in fine con dition. Miss Lucile Melton, who has been at college for the past year in New York, ?s at home for the summer vocation. The News and Courier says the question at the August election will be "blind tiger of dispensary." That is about the size of it. The corridors on the lower floor of the court house are being toucbed up with paint and kalsomlne, which they needed quite badly. An Indiana man died from tie effects of the bites of chiggers and drugs administered fto relieve his sufferings. So you had better keep clear of chiggers. Let no girl make promiscuous ac quaintances. She will be considered an "easy mark if she persists in the practice. This chunk of wisdom is from the Anderson Mail. The Augusta Herald says as proof of the unselfishness of editors it may be cited how they unanimously sup port the good roads movement, when none of them owns an automobile and few even a buggy. The sidewalks on Amelia street is now being completed by Superin tendent of Streets Ethridge. He has certainly improved the condition of Amelia and other streets in that pec tion of the town no little. The news agencies up North have launched another prosperity boom, but we fear it will peter out be fo:e it reaches Orangeburg. These rrosperity booms are being launch ed about every three months. The Editor of The Times and Democrat leaves early Monday morn ign for Greenville to attend the meet ing of the State Press Association, which meets in that city on Tues day. He will be accompanied by the wife and baby. Messrs. J. L. Phillips and Eugene Atkinson have gone over to BlacK ville to look {nto the canteloupe bus iness. We believe canteloupes can be grown profitably here as well as over there, an i we hope these gout'e uion will give ? a tri il. Capt. W. W. Wanamaker acted as chairman of the school meeting at the court house Wednesday evening and Mr. R. F. Bryant acted as secre tary. As stated in our last issue tax of five mills was unanimously voted. We had a pleasant call from Mr. S. I). Dantzler, of Autaugersville. Ala., yesterday morning. It has been seven years since he was here be fore. He says he notices a very steady growth of the city since his last visit. Next Monday the registration books will be open to allow all those who have not registered to get a regis tration certificate before the special election in August. This will be the last opportunity you will have and if you wish to vote on the 17th of August you must be registered. The New berry Observer says "the editors must be very careful when they go to the press meeting in Green ville. Sneak thieves infest that city, and have already picked the pockets of the city's mayor and chief of po lice. The editors s-hould use checks and not carry much money in their pockets." A store at Hamberg was entered by thieves on Wednesday night and robbed of one thousand dollars worth of goods. The goods were carried away in grist and meal sacks, the meal and grist having been emptied out on the lloor. Efforts are being made to apprehend the thieves. The Augusta Herald says "atten tion is directed to the fact that nev eral churches in South Carolina have been struck by lightning this sum mer, but not a single dispensary." Easily accounted for. The dispen saries are brimfull of lightning all the time, which neutralizes the other lightning bolts. In commenting -.ri the fact that tin:-' are over one hundred teacher* a. th.> fumro? r school at Wot >-d College the dewberry Observer s'iys that is a very hopeful sign of edu catioal advancement. If the teache/t v.ere paid better salaries more of them would attend theso suramir schools to better fit them for thei. responsible work. Standing Up For Him. "Miriam, isn't that young Fergus coming to our house pretty often now?" "I suppose he is, mamma." "Do you know anything about him? what ts ho worth, for In stance?" "Well, he's worth any dozen of the ordinary young men of my acquain tance.'' "Yes. hut"? "And he's worth $100 a week to the firm be works for, even if he does get only $25 now."?Chicago Tiibtire.