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THE DRYS WIN PROHIBITION CARRIES THE . COUNTY BY BIG VOTE. Brery Precinct Votes Out the Dis pensary by a Good Majority Ex cept Cedar Grove. The prohibition movement sweeps Orangeburg county by a large ma Jprity. Every {pre^fincjt voted out . the dispensary except Cedar Grove, ?which voted to retain the dispensary ?by a very small majority. The fol lowing is the vote as it was cast at each polling precinct. Ayers. Prohibition . 68 .Dispensary. 26 Majority for prohibition - 42 Bowman. Prohibition. d*9 Dispensary. 3 Majority for prohibition ... 56 Branchville. Prohibition.74 Dispensary.28 Majority for prohibition ... 46 Cedar Grove. Dispensary. 32 Prohibition. 18 Majority for dispensary .... 14 Cope. Prohibition. 50 Dispensary. 26 Majority for prohibition .... 24 Cordova. Prohibition.. 69 Dispensary.? 7 Majority for prohibition .... 62 Daiitzlers. Prohibition .. .. . 66 Dispensary ... .?. 23 Majority for prohibition .... 43 Ebenerer. Prohibition .. .. ... .. ... 30 Dispensary ... 6 Majority for prohibition_24 I Elloree. Prohibition.117 Dispensary .17 Majority for prohibition ....100 ? FelderviUe. Prohibition.. ... 32 Dispensary .. .. . 26 Majority for prohibition_ 6 Prohibition .. . 47 Dispensary .. .? .. ?. 19 Majority for. prohibition .... 28 Livingston. Prohibition.? ... ... 96 Dispensary. 5 Majority for prohibition .. . 91 North. Prohibition.107 Dispensary.34 Majority for prohibition _ 73 Norway. Prohibition.163 Dispensary.,.20 Majority for prohibition ....143 Orangeburg. Prohibition.191 Dispensary.150 Majority for prohibition .... 41 Phillips. Prohibition. 70 Dispensary. 13 Majority for prohibition .... 57 Raymond. Prohibition. 37 Dispensary . S Majority for prohibition .... 29 Rowesville. Prohibition. 33 Dispensary. 14 Majority for prohibition .... 19 Sawyerdale. Prohibition.31 Dispensary . S Majority for prohibition .. .23 Stokes. Prohibition. 21 Dispensary. 20 Majority for prohibition .... 1 Springfield. Prohibition.12C Dispensary.20 Majority for prohibition . ...10G Yances. Prohibition. 2.?. Dispensary . S Majority for prohibition .... 15 Total Vote. Prohibition.12 0 Dispensary.5 60 Majority for Prohibition. . .. 960 It will be seen that prohibition wins in the county by a very large majority. Norway gives the larg CALHOUN ELECTION. County Goes Prohibition by Small Majority. The election passed off quietly in Calboun on Tuesday with the result that the county goes prohibition by a majority of 12. The total vote cast was 536, of which 262 were for Dispensary and 274 for Prohibition. The following is the vote for and against by precinct: St. Matthews. Dispensary.. . 85 Prohibition. 70 Majority for Dispensary .. .. 12 Fall Branch. Dispensary. 33 Prohibition... 30 Majority for Dispensary. 3 Cameron. Prohibition. 96 Dispensary. 25 Majority for Prohibition.. .. 71 Fort Motte. Dispensary.19 Prohibition.16 Majority for Dispensary .... 3 Lone Star. Dispensary. 62 Prohibition. 10 Majority for Dispensary. 52 Advance. Prohibition.45 Dispensary.15 Majority for Prohibition.30 Sandy Run. Dispensary.23 Prohibition. 4 Majority for Dispensary. 19 CAUGHT A TIGER. A Young Man Arrested for Selling Whiskey. A young whi$e man. by the name I of Alex Jennings, a resident of the lower' Fork, about ten miles from ' Qran,geburg,. ha.s/gotten himself in trouble for. violating the liquor laws [of/the State., !He was arrested late Saturday aAern<oon. on a warrant 'issued by Magistrate, C. P. Brunson (on the charge of selling whiskey in [violation of the prohibition laws. .It seems that Jennings was ,giv en five dollars by. a man. named Ayers to buy two half-pints of whis key fox him. Jennings got the v^hls-1 key and turned it. over to Ayers, but returned, him no change. Five dollars a pint was a little more mon ey than Ayers was willing to pay, for booze, and so he reported the matter to the police department, and the warrant was taken out "for Jen nings, who was arrested and locked up. It is alleged that Jennings got the whiskey from the Edlsto Social Club for Ayers. But the managers of the Edlsto Social Club allege, as their defence, that Jennings is a member of that club and has a pri I vate locker at the club room in this city, and that if Jennings took his whiskey out of his own locker and sold it in violation of law he was alone responsible and the club had done nothing in violation of the law. If Jennings really sold the liquor to Ayers, membership in the Edisto Social, or any other club, will not help him. It makes no difference where he got the whiskey he has vio lated the prohibition law, and is liable to severe punishment for his act. When he is tried the Edisto Social Club will also be taken into court and its managers will have to prove that Jennings was a member in regular standing, or they will be prosecuted along wtih Jennings for selling whiskey. Jennings was taken before Mag istrate Brunson Monday morning, who bound him over to the higher court. This whiskey selling business should be nipped in the^bud. If an example is made of one or two viola tors of the law, there will be few blind tigers. It all depends on the police and other law officers as to whether the prohibition law will be set at defiance and openly violated. Let the officers do their duty regard less of who is caught in their drag net. There was about the usual amount of drinking and drunkenness here on Saturday. As the dispensary was locked up hard and fast it can't be blamed for it. Crops Arc Good. It is said by those who have seen them that the crops in the vicinity are looking good and are in a flour ishing condition despite the large quantity of rainfall during the last few weeks. The cotton is tending to assume a sappy condition, due zo I the incessant rains of the past week, but the weather of late has been ! exceeding warm and tiptop cotton weather. With a week or two of dry weather the cotton crop will be iu excellent picking condition. * est majority against the dispensary, but Livingston gives the largest per cent against the dispensary, making it the banner precinct in the coun ty. Contrary to general expectation the city of Orangeburg gave prohi bition a majority. The total vote in the county about 2,000, which is nearly 700 less than the vote of the county for presidentai electors last year the vote in the county on that occasion being L'.GSG. The vote in the last Deniorratic primary was about 3.300. This would indicate that not quite three-fifths of the Democratic vote was polled in the election. ., ... VERY MYSTERIOUS FIRE. Supposed to Be Work of Robbers and Incendiaries. The alarm of fire about three o'clock Sunday morning was caused by the burning of the residence of Mr. J. H. Albrelght on Fenwick street. The house and its contents Were entirely consumed, i At the time of the Are there was no one in the uouse, as all the family are away from home up in North Carolina ex cept Mr. Albreight, and he left Sat urday night for Columbia in his au tomobile. He was to go as far as St. Matthews Saturday night, spend the night there, and go on to Co lumbia early the next morning. From all the circumstances con nected with the fire there seems to be no doubt but that the fire was the work of an incendiary. Some old clothes that had been stored in one of the closets were found after the fire thoroughly saturated with ker sene oil. It Is said also that the odor of the oil was quite perceptible by those who first reached the fire. Another fact which Indicated that the house was well soaked in oil was the rapid progress the fire made. It was only a few minutes after Its discovery when the fire had covered the whole house. The general Impression seems to be that the house was entered some time Saturday night by thieves and plundered, and to cover up the rob bery, they oiled the house well and set it on fire about the time they were leaving. This is a very plaus able theory, as there have been a band of robbers at work in nearby towns for several months. They have recently robbed stores and dwellings at Bamberg, Jamison, Swansea and other nearby towns, and no doubt they gave Orangeburg a call Saturday night. By burning the house the thieves destroyed all evidence of the robbery, which would help them to escape. The fire and police departments will thoroughly investigate the fire, and every effort will be made to apprehend and bring to justice the incendiaries whoever they may be. The loss to Mr. Albrelght is quite heavy, as he was only partially cov ered by Insurance. He carried about $3,250 insurance when he lost a house, furniture and Jperstmal af fects at leats $4,500. It is a pretty hard blow, but Mr. Albrelght is young and full of enegry and will soon recoup his loss. We under stand it is his intention to rebuild as soon as possible. He was notified of the fire while at St. Matthews and returned to the city at once. ARRESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE. Rural Madl Carrier of Bomber is Bound Over. 'A ?> .. r' f si Hft A dispatch from Bamberg says "J. M.( Steedly, who has been mall carrier on rural route No. 1 for about 12 years, was_ arrested about four miles from Bamberg Saturday. He was. taken to Orangeburg by a Unit ed States marshal and will be given a preliminary in that city Monday. Up to a few years ago Steedly was considered good for his contracts and seeded to do well." As stated above, Monday after noon United States Commissioner A. A. Brantley had a preliminary hear ing In, the case of J. M. Steedly, charged with embezalement. The amount alleged' to have been embez zled was $7.60. The commissioner bound the defendant over for the United States district court at Char leston and fixed his bond as $500. The bond was secured. This is a serious charge, and un less Steedly can prove his Innocence, which we sincerely hope he can do, he has gotten himself Into a bad mess. We have seen no statement as to how he committed the alleged crime, but suppose It was in connec tion with his work as a rural mail -carrier. We hope when the time comes he will b? enabled to establish his innocence beyond any doubt. Bugged the Sellers. Now that the cotton farmers are falling Into the practice of selling their cotton for future delivery, the opening of the cotton season finds prices well sustained. The Madison, Ga., Madisonian says: "Cotton is now nearly 13 cents a pound. Over six thousand bales have already been sold here for fall delivery at prices ranging from ten to twelve cents. Mucsh of it sold for 10 cents. Thou sands of bales have been sold at other markets of the country at pric es much bolew the present price." We have heard of some cotton being sold here for future delivery at ten cents. * Twenty to Naught. In a very one sided game of ball between Branchville and Smoaks, S. C, Friday afternoon, Branchville easily defeated Smoaks by a score of 2 0 to 0. The feature of the game was the hitting of the Branchville team, who knocked three of Smoaks' pitchers out of the box, while Folk for Branchville kept his hits scat tered. ? Heat in St. Louis. We have it warm in South Caro lina, but nothing to compare with the big cities of the North and West. In St. Louis on Saturday there were seven deaths and thirty-tight, pros trations from the heat. The weath er bureau reported a temperature of 96. The government Kiosk show ed a temperature of 102 at the streei level. * Should Not Kick. No man who voted to close up the dispensary ought to kick when his taxes are raised a little, because they will have to be raised to meet the deficiency caused by the closing of the dispensary. " y j, J^k^l C0T1 ON IS WGHtR THERE SEEMS TO BE A GENERAL UPWARD TENDENCY. Fluctuations Were More or Less Ner vous, But on the Whole Prices Tended to Bnprove. The New York cotton market was very quiet Monday, but while fluctu ations were more or less irregular, the general ruling of prices was high er and the market closed steady at a net advance of 3 to 9 points. The market opened steady at an advance of 3 to 5 points in'response to steady late cables from Liverpool, reports of renewed clear hot weather in the Southwest and expectations of a bull ish private condition report at mid day. There was not any aggressive bull support, however, and the market sagged off during the morning under scattering liquidation and bear pres sure until prices were within 3 or 4 points of Saturday's finals. The private condition report prov ed even more bullish than expected, making the condition 70 per cent against the report of 75 by the same authority toward the end of July and the market was steadier during the afternoon, selling at about the highest point of the day. This improvement was not fully maintained, however, and the market at times was so narrow that a com parativly small order would influence either way. The detailed Texas report [ showed no rain over Sunday and I high temperatures at many points, [ and the forecast was for clear weath | er generally in the western belt. Southern spot markets officially reported early were were generally unchanged. One of the private ca bles received from (Liverpool said i the South was an anxious seller of spot at present prices and that daily offerings were large, but another ca ble reported that the Manchester market was improving slowly and that the tone was more cheerful. Receipts at the port Monday 1.238 bales, against 1,207 last week and 4,817 last year. For the week 15, 000 bales, against 11,028 last week and 43,907 last year. CX>TTON QUOTATIONS. Local spots were selling at 11 1-4 cents, with a steady tone. New York Futures. Open Close. Jan.12.20 12.26-27 March.12.21 12.22-28 October.12.22-26 12.29-30 December ...12.21 12.24-28 MAYOR'S COURT. Gambling the Chief Attraction, Lar ceny a Specialty. On Monday morning the first case was that of Willie Hampton, charged with larceny. Willie was in a local grocery store last Sat urday night, and while everybody was busy, he began to take several boxes of crackers and put them in his pocket. No doubt Willie was very hungry, but he'll miss the fig newtons, zuzus, etc., before he comes off the gang, where he landed for twelve days. Of course Hampton could have paid $5 and escaped the gang, but he thought that $1.25 was most too high for a box of crackers. Jessie Owens, Moss Tollison, Hen ry Jenkins, Joe Sharp, Tom Brun son, Ed Howard, J!m Brown, all charged with gambling wer,e next brought forward. Owens, Jenkins, Brunson and Brown were not present and each forfeited $5 bail. The others piead guilty and received $5 or twelve days. John Wesley and Henry Govan, who also had a friendly game, were next called. They were very re pentant and plead guilty. $5 or twelve days. As the whole crowd looked broke, we guess they will be seen on the streets in the next rew days. Bowman Defeats Cattle Creek. Bowman, Aug. 13.?Special: Cat tle Creek was defeated by Bowman in a very pretty game of ball played on the latter's diamond this after noon, score being 7 to 4. Evans pitched a good game for Bowman, and got three hits out of four times at the bat. Smith, B., played star ball at short and Stroman's work behind the bat was perfect. The features of the game was the heavy batting and excellent fielding of the locals. Hut for a wild throw to third and two costly errors the visitors would have been shut out. Batteris for Plowman, Evans and Stroman; Cattle Creek, Thompson and Thompson. Time of game, one hour and thirty minutes. Death of an Infant. Ruth -Meredith, the infant daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Stnoak. passed away a!, an early hour on Sunday morning, after an i !noss of j several months from teething and complications. She was a sweet lit- 1 tie bud, too pure for this world, and ' h> she has been taken to the bosom ' of Him who said "Suffer little chil dren to come unto me." Mr. and I Mrs. Snioak have the sympathy of their many friends in thier sad be reavemt et. Big Sale of Cotton. Bowman, Aug. 1(5.?Special: Ex Senator Conner - >l I U2 bales jf i- >r ton a few days ago. some of which has been stored for some time, awaiting better prices. He "hit the nail on the head this time." Some is still held, and Senator Conner thinks he may have missed by not selling it all. This pretty near winds up all of the old cotton held in this section. CHURCH WORK AT NORTH. Ladies' Missionary Society Doing Good Work. North, Aug. 11.?Special: Not-j withstanding the fact that we have no resident pastor in our town, we feel sure that "the Angel of the Lord encampeth about those that love him." Our pastor, Rev. J. R. Smith, preaches for us twice a month, and his visits are ever wel come. We have just passed through a protracted meeting, in which we greately enjoyed the earnest and ef hcient preaching of Brother Curtis, of Walterborough. There were three addtions to the church, viz., Misses Marie Fogle, Ruth and Ethel Jones. It was indeed a beautiful slghf, on the fourth Sunday morning, to sen Hiese three girls go into the beauti ful stream of Bull Swamp and fol low their Lord in Baptism. They were as calm and serene as I imag ine our Savior was, when he said "Suffer it to be so now for thus i! hecometh us to fulfill all righteous ness." Although we have had some ob stacles to face and some upleasan*. things to battle with, yet our Wo man's Missionary Society is still striving to hold its own. There are those who are ever in their places at the appointed hour. Among these are our faithful treasurer, Mrs. J. A. Mack and Mrs. J. B. Plunket, Mrs. Sharp, etc. Our vice-president, Mrs. Ethel Johnson, and our secretary, Mrs. Wilkerson, also Mesdames Whetstone and Cooper have render ed faithful service. Mrs. Paul Fri day, one of our faithful ones, has just recovered from a case of ty phoid fever. We are glad towel come her back. We have had three entertain ments. Two ice Scream festivals gotten -up by Mrs. Ethel Johnson, and a stocking party by Mrs. Ligon Reeves. All of our members con tributed liberally and worked faith fully for these entertainments, in which we raised enough money to buy a pulpit, also song books for the church. Our contributions for Home, State and Foreign Missions, etc., have not as yet reached the standard which we would like them to reach, but we are hoping in Jes us and by His power to accomplish greater things in future. This is a grand and glorious privilege we have of helping to_ give the gospel to those who know not of a Savior's love. We hope that those who have been careless in the past will awake, arise and bring themselves to a fu.l realization of th/ig great privilege and duty. MRS. ROSER( ULMER, Pres. NEWS FROM BOWMAN. Third Quarterly Conference of Or angeburg District. Held. Bowman, Aug. 16.?Special: The third quarterly conference of the Or angeburg circuit was held at Shiloh church Saturday and Sunday. The conference was called to order on Saturday, after an excellent sermon by Presiding Elder Charles Smith, who occupied the chair. About the usual number of official representa tives of the several churches were present. The regular routine of business began immediately after the sermon, with Rev. Mr. Smith presiding with the ease and dignity of a Bishop. Collections were somewhat behind, but the assessments for pastors, pre siding elder and other claims will doubtless be met in full by or before the annual conference convenes. The Orangeburg circuit never fails to pay all claims In full. A protracted meeting commenced yesterday at Ebenezer church, in charge of Rev Samuel Danner, who is being assisted In the song service by Mr. Brewington, wno accompanies him. These revival services will continue during the present week and possibly longer, If the interest in the meeting is of sufficient encour agement to do so. Rev. Mr. Dan ner held very interesting revival services there last summer, assisted by Pastor G. W. Davis. Revival services have been also scheduled to commence at Bowman the first of September. An election for the innauguration of a high school at Bowman will be held on the 21st (next Saturday) of this month and will probably be carried with but few, if any, descent ing votes. Messrs. Marrion Smith and Mar rion Knight got up a "straw ride" Saturday afternoon with the fol lowing young ladies in company: .Misses Rena Smith, Carrie Knight, Ethel Evans and Julia Cant ley. They took in the game of ball at Central School House. The trip was very much enjoyed by the party. Cotton picking will be commenced by some of our farmers this week. Cotton is beginning to open in spots but not in sufficient quantity to make much headway at this work." With favorable weather, however, the nickles, dimes, quarters, half dollars and dollars will fast change hands in the near "sweel by and by," as the fleecy staple is being gathered and hauled In from the many fields. This is a "jubilee" time with many of the little "pickaninnies," and others, too, who often run races as who can pick the most. Mr. Jacob P. Shuler. of the Prov idence section, was in town a day or two ago and reports fine crops in his neighborhood, '".lake" is on< of the successful farmers of that section of the county: raises plenty of ho!;s, consequently "hog and hominy" is never scarce with him ? an inheritance handed down from father and grand-father, who never knew what it was to buy corn or bacon. Miss Ethel Evans left this morn ing for a visi* of tome days at St. Matthews. DUNDEE. TELLS OP THE FIGHT. In Which Lieutenant John Kennedy Was Wounded. The following letter to Mrs. S. C. Kennedy, of this city, from the Philippines, telling her of the wound ing of her son, Lieutenant John Kennedy, U. S. A., in a fight with ? | band of outlaws at Jolo, will be read with interest: Post of Jolo, P. I., July 5, 1908. My Dear Mrs. Kennedy: Long before this letter reaches you, you will have heard about the little affair down here , in which John was wounded. He is doing nicely now and I predict that he will be up and about in a couple of weeks or ,less. He wdH V^bably write you himself in a few days, so I will leave the details to him. He was cut in the neck with a bolo, but only the muscles were cut, so he will be all right. John distinguished himself by calling for volunteers and going right up into the mouth of the cave where the outlaws were hidden. I'm glad he had a chance to do such good work. Of course it was unfortu nate that he was cut, but we can be thankful that it was no worse. It was a fierce fight. Jikiri with six followers had taken refuge in this cave?an ideal place to defend and with wonderful natural defences. It was finally decided to rush the place. When the soldiers were at the mouth of the cave the outlaws made a bold rush. They cut seven or eight men but were all killed. Altogether two of our men were kill ed and nineteen wounded. Wilson, an '04 man, of the 6th, was also cut and is i na rather criti cal condition, but John is all right. He can tell you mucn more and r presume he will be writing in a few days. Sincerely, LAWRENCE W. McINTOSH. P. S. This affair occurred on July 4th, 1909. WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION Of the Second Division of the Or angeburg Association. The Woman's Missionary Union of the Second Division of the Or angeburg Association will meet with the missionary society of the Nor way Baptist church on the Saturday afternoon before the fifth Sunday In August at two o'clock. The fol lowing program will be carried out: 1. Devotional exercises conducted by the president. 2. Reading of the minutes of the last meeting and reports from the societies. 3. A comment on Isiah 38-12 and 59-6 by the president. 4. A recitation, "Measuring the Strands of Life," by Miss Myrtis Spradley. 5 . A solo by Miss Lila Allen Weathersbee. 6. Our State Missionaries and their work, by Mrs. J. Wi Barnes. 7. Miscellaneous matters taken and discussed. AU societies are earnestly request ed to send delegates to the meet ing. MRS. J. W. BARNS, MRS. D. S. TYLER, Commitee. UNCALLED FOR LETTERS. Those Remaining at the, Postofflce in Orangeburg. List of letters remaining unclaim ed in the Orangeburg Postofflce for the week ending Aug. 19, 1909. Per sons calling for same will please say that they are "advertised." A. D. WEBSTER, P. M. Mary J. Ancrum. Henrietta Carn. H. C. Dantzler. Mrs. Mary Dowling. Mrs. Mary Felder. Annie May Franklin. Nealia Franklin. Bertha Haynes. Mrs. Pauline Holmon. Louise B. Lawrence. Washington McDonald. F. H. Moorer. Dan Stepherson. Dick Sullivan. Cornelius Williams. Caleb Wolfe. L. P. Zeigler. A Pleasant Occasion. Elloree, Aug. IG.?Special: On the evening of August 13, Miss Emi ly Etheredge was "at home" to her many friends. The porch was beautifully lighted with Japanese lanterns, and the two parlors were thrown open. Many games were played. Then the guests were invited into the large dining room, where beautiful ferns and hot house plants were in abundance. Delightful cakes and cream were served. Those who had the pleas ure of attending this "swell, ele gant' affair were. Misses Zola and Floise Parier, Sophie Brunson, Mar ney Hornady. Lena Ballard, Sadie Lesley, Daisy I rick, Annie Lou Stoudermire, of Cameron; Messrs. E. T. rimer. E. S. Itaxter. P. P. Hungerpiller, J. T. Owen. Dr. .1. T. Green. Hazier Green, J. C. Hunger pi] Nt. Roy Lesley, I'. L. Felder, 1). S. Rerry, Guilford and George Ethe ridge. ONE PRESENT. Sever Mail Storni. The place fif Mr. Mel lard Wolfe, who lives about seven miles from this city in the Fork, was visited by a severe hail storm on Wednes day. Several largo trees were blown down and both cotton and corn was damaged by the hail. Messrs. Dukes and Charapy who live right near Air. Wolfe bad their crops considerably damaged by the same storm. We hope the damage will not prove as bad as it was first thought to be. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR REPORTERS. What la Happening in the Country as Well as in the Cities and' Towns. -Mr. W. Archie Schiffley Is visit ing friends in the Cameron sectom.. A good deal of fodder has been lost on account of the frequent rains. If you are addicted to the whis key habit now is a good time to quit. Mr. Ashley E. Merrimon, of Sum ter, is spending some time with Rev.. B. M. Foreman. If it is all the same to the weather people, we will take thac "cool week in August" right now. Sims' Book Store has been painted and brightened up in the interior,, which improves it very much. Mr. Clifford Dukes has rebuilt his. two stores at Branchville that were destroyed by fire some time ago. 'Mrs. W. N. Lietch and children,, of Eastman, Ga., are on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C Heaner. If you have been spending any money for whiskey, swear off and. put that money in home comforts for the wife and children. Sims' Book Store has just receiv ed a large consignment of standard books for young and aid. Call md see them. They are sold at popular prices. A few days ago lour bales of cot ton, 4 years old, were sold by Mr_ Paul Grambling for Mrs. Cornelia. Shuler to Mr. J. F. Mewborne at 12 1-4 cents a pound. Constable Byrd, who shot and killed Ben Row at Branchville a few weeks ago, has given a bond for SI,000 for his appearance at the next term of court. Mr. W. L. Heaner, a itudent of the S. C. M. C. for the last three years, is now at the Roper Hospital relieving Dr. D. U. Matthews. We wish this worthy youag man success. Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Black and children of Walterboro are visiting; at the home of their son, Howell, in Branchville. Dr. Black is he ef ficient county superintendent of ed ucation of Colleton county. The election is over and whiskey Is voted out, and it can't do any harm now to say that the tax levy in this county will have to be rais ed about two mills or more to meet the loss of the dispensary funds in county and school affairs. The Citadel Academy Is very pop ular with the boys, and there were a-number who stood the examination Friday for the vacancy in that in stitution from this county. Our only regret Is that all the boys who> seek these scholarships can't get them. Whatever you do, don't touch blind tiger whiskey. It may be called by that name, but it is more apt to be composed of some drug: that is more deadly than the worst whiskey, bad as that is. So don't drink the vile stuff unless you want to go crazy. A rural mall carrier from Bam berg county was given a hearing before United States Commissioner A. A. Brantley Monday morning on the charge of embezzling a small sum of money. The defendant gave a bond of $500 for his appearance at the United States court. THE JEWISH NEW YEAR. Mark the Beginning of the Ten Peni tential Days. The year of 5670, in the Jewish Calendar, is drawing to a close, Sep tember 15 will be New Year's Day, and will mark the beginning of the ten penitential days, the last of which is known and observed as Yom Klppur or the Day of Atone ment. As the religion of the Jews does not recognize the divinity of Christ, their calendar dates from the Creation, as recorded in Bible his tory. As the term Implies the Peniten tial season is one in which the good Jew Is given an opportunity under the teaching of his religion to make an enumerated confession of his sins, and pray the forgiveness of the Eternal. If during that time he overlooks any sin which he commit ted in the year just ended, he has an opportunity on the last, or Day of Atonement. By fasting and excluding all earth ly thoughts, the believer devotes his whole mind to a review of his year's work, and profound contemplation of the Eternal. He confesses all the small mistakes, forgotten, perhaps, n the recollection of graver wrong doing and invokes Divine forgive ness. The service'continues all day. It is very beautiful and characterized by many symbolic passages. It is to the believer one of the most sig nificant, and important events of the religious calendar, and is observed generally by those of the Jewish faith. * Pointed Paragraphs. Summer retreat?"Have anoth er'' At the dentist's most people have an open countenance. The man who molds public opin ion should not let his ideas get mol dy. In his salad days a young man may act crabbed and be called a lobster. The man who thinks he knows it all doesn't know half that others I do not think of him.