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EstabUshed in 1869. VoL 40. , ? .No. 69 Published Three Times a Week. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Entered as second-class matter lan. 9, 1909, at the postoffice at Or angeburg, S. C, under...the Act of Congress of March, 1879. - i '-Jf i S? . ?? Jas. L. Sims, Editor and Proprietor. Jas. Izlar Sims, ? Associate Editor. Subscription Bates. One Year .'..$1.50 Six Months.75 Three Months. _.?,40 Advertising Kates furnished on application. - ?,. ? Bemitances should be made.by ? checks, money orders, registered let ??ers, or express orders, payable to The Times and Democrat, Orange burg, S. 0. ? ft The true test of .a man is not what -he has but what hp, is and what he is to the communiiy? - .r. ..Anterior poliomyeltis is the name given.to>a disease that is said to have been fatal *o a number of infants in Winona, Minnesota. Such a name as that might well prove fatal to adults as well as little children. The distance between the promises and performances of some people is exceedingly wide. If only the per formance would get within reason able distance of the promise what a deal would be accomplished. Mr. Rockefeller is opposed to pay ing income tax. Mr. Rockefeller has a chronic and deep seated objection to paying anything the government wants him to pay, and hitherto he has generally managed to escape. Some people are so deficient in in dividuality that they habitually lean upon others. They seldom take the initiative lor do anything v^ithout the support of a stronger personality. If that support Is withdrawn they are left practically helpless. An Associated Press dispatch from Washington says that at the sug gestion of several Republican con gressmen from the West the presi dent has consented not to mention the tariff question on his Western trip. Still trying to fool the peo ple. When men seek to grasp the world they end by losing themeslves. Their greed destroys their sense of respon sibility and consideration for others, -deadens their finer sensibilities and saps true manhood. When such a point is reached a man has lost him self. "If a man didn't have to eat, wear socks, sleep, and bat his eyes, he might find a whole lot to admire in our new tariff law," says the Wash ington Herald. "But he who runs, may read the other things, without hatting his eyes," Ichlmes in the Augusta Chronicle. "Dreadnaught" signifies confi dence, absolute freedom from fear, and a comfortable sense of security. Hut it is a curious fact that the building of Dreadnaught war ships has caused more alarms, war scares and pannicky feeling than anything else in recent years. The man who is so economical of time that he habitually crosses his neighbor's lot in order to save a mo men*-, is just as likely as not to be the man who will spend a whole af ternoon watching g base ball game, ?r spend the entire evening chasing around a pool table. Everybody nearly is now patting the farmer on the back. But this is not the time for him to judge who Is his real friends. He is harvest ing the biggest and. most valuable crop that has ever been grown in any country. He must wait and see who voted for his benefit. The news that Aiken county wmld hold on to the dispensary was no doubt joyful new9 to many thirsty souls In Augusta, who have been drinking .blind tiger poison long cuoug.i to yearn for some of the chemically pure that will soon be dL: r.er.ved at North Augusta again. Senator Dolliver Is quoted as say ing that the tariff bill will be judg ed by what it contains, not by what is now said about it, and that when the people discover what is in it there will be trouble a plenty. Sen ator Dolliver is one of the honest Republicans who voted against the tariff steal. It may be on-y a coincidence, and then again it may not, that John D. Rockefeller's recent large benefac tion was almost immediately follow ed by a rise of one cent in the gal lon on refined oil. In the long run it is usually the pubiic that makes the contributions while the oil mag nate gets the credit. There has been no reduction of the duty on print paper in the tariff law just passed as has been publish ed. There has been reduction in the specific duty on print paper from $6 to $3.75. but to this must be ad ded that 25 per cent ad valorem, which will make the duty on a ton of print paper 25 per cent of its .value. Suppose a ton of print paper is valued at $4'?. the special duty is $3.75. plus 25 per cent of $40. which is $10, making the total duty on a ton of print paper $13.75, as against $6 in the old tariff law. That Is a reduction with a ven geance. The Farmer Feedeth All. (The Bartimore Manufacture-?' Record is much encouraged by the present industrial prospects of the country, and particularly with the situation on the farm. "The most remarkable fact in our business his tory," says the Record, "is this amazing progress |in agriculture? the present crop condition indicat ing that the agricultural products of the United States the current year will aggregate in value $8,300,000, 000, or more than $500,000,000 in excess of the value of the crops in 1908, and nearly $400,000,000 in excess of the value of the crops of 1307. "The farmers of this country are enjoying greater prosperity than was . .ever known before by the agricul tural Jnterests of this or any other land. During the ten ? years f*om 1880 to 1890 the value of farm products averaged only about one per cent the year, or $250,000,000 for the decade, or only about one half of what the increase in the value of the present year's agricul tural orop will be over that of 1908. Since 19.00 ,the aggregate value of the farm products of this country has been about $23,500,000,000, or more than twenty .times as much as the combined ..capital of all the national banks.in the United States." "Yet," says.The News and Cour ier, "it is a most remarkable fact that the farmers who have created this vast wealth have been com pelled to dance attendance upon 'the Interests,' and to depend largely for the success of their work upon the favor of. those who regulate the prices, and establish the economic policies of the country." The News and Courier might have gone on and called attention to the fact that the Manufacturers' Record, which is now .crowing so loudly about the pros perity of the farmer, in the last election supporifcd (the party that compels the farmers who have creat ed the vast wealth to dance atten dance upon "the Interests." So the farmers are succeeding in spite of the Record and its party. We are told further by the Record that "with the tariff out of the way; with magnificent crops, some har vested and some practically assured, the decks have been cleared for ac tion." The situation is undoubted ly encouraging, but, as The News and Courier says, "the tariff is not out of the way, and will not be out of the way until tho welfare of those who make the crops shall receive equal consideration in the legislative policies of the country with those who manpiulate the crops." The Record knows that the farmers of this country are plundered out of millions of dollars each year by the tariff law for the benefit of the man ufacturers in whose special interests it is published, but it does not care for that, so long aa they make big crops and allow themselves exploit ed by "the Interests," whose special champion the Record is. As The News and Courier says, "we boast over much of the great extent of our territory, and the wonderful prosperity of our manu facturing industries, and the enor mous resources of our capitalists, but in our legislation and in the ad ministration of our affairs we fail to regard the Interests of the peo ple who plant and sow and reap; the only people In this country, and the most prosperous people in the coun try after all, who have never re ceived from the Government any substantial aid in the prosecution of their work." This is all true, and would sound a great deal better if The News and Courier would give its loyal support just before election to the only party that will, if suc cessful, "regard the interests of the people who plant and sow and reap," and which will pass such legislation as will protect them from the plun derers who now rob them through the operation of the tariff and other unjust laws. Preach Tariff Reform. In commenting on the statement of Congressman Champ Clark that "the house Democrats came out of the tariff fight more thoroughly unit ed on that question than they have been in a generation, and the Re publicans came out of t worse shat tered than ever before," concludes that the Republicans may look for trouble if the Democratic party unites and focuses its energies in a steady tariff reform fight. The Times calls attention to the. fact that the votes of the Democrats, both in the House and in the Sen ate, which were given for specific high duties and prompted by per sonal ambition and local interests, in violation of the principles of their party, and in direct opposition to their party platform, will be used to embarrass the Democratic party in any campaign where the tariff is an issue. The Times says "from a Democrat ic point of view, this is much to be regretted; but it can scarcely amount to a very considerable hindrance, <>r weaken the party in ts position, es pecially as it seems likely in the next National elections, when repre sentatives are chosen, that the tariff will be made a definite issue." It is not impossible, thinks the Timrv, that the tariff may again be forced as the issue in the presidential cam paign of 1912. "When Mr. Taft's Secretary of the Treasury told his friends in Chi cago, during the hot debate in the Senate, that unless the tariff was revised substantially downward there would be no cessation of agitation, he told a truth which .Mr. Taft him self would do well to heed .Whether I the agitation will be sufficient to de termine the result or the elections cannot be told in advance. Much will depend on the condition of fate country and the degree of general prosperity which may come, in spite of the betrayal of the Republican promises as to the tariff." The Augusta Chronicle thinks that the attitude of the Times, and other "newspapers, equally as full of faith and hearty In their support of the Republican party In its pledge to revise the tariff, Indicates very plain ly that the Democratic party has now the chance of Its life. A vigor ous campaign of education, inaugu rated and pursued without relaxation would mean great things for the Democratic party In the next few years. "It has become too much the cus tom of the Democrats to accept de feat pilosophically, and let down on their efforts for party power, until the next election stirs them up again. There is a grand flourish, a great blow of trumpets, and a spectacular fight each time, but what is needed is steady work and Incessant pegging for the party principles and tenets. "Perhaps the hope which the Hon. Champ Clark's announcement of the condition of the party at thiB time provides the needed Incentive for a well organized and sustained effort of the party. Certainly to allow procrastination and indifference to steal away such a chance would mean nothing short of suicide through neglect of good health." The Chronicle i3 right. All de serters from Democratic doctrine on the tariff should be retired from Con gress and real Democrats sent in their places. Now it the time to be gin the preaching of tariff reform by the Democratic newspapers all over the country. As the Chronicle says, "what is needed is steady work and Incessent pegging for the party princiles and tenets." No "New" Religion Necessary. Dr. Eliot, ex-presideat of Har vard, announces that we are to have a "new" religion and he proceeds to give the world an outline of it. Dr. Elot says: "It will not be bound by dogma or creed. There will be no super natural element. It will place no reliance on anything but the laws of nature. It will not be based on authority. It will not teach that character can be changed quickly. It will not deal chiefly with sorrow and death, but with joy and life. It will not attempt to reconcile people to present ills by the promise of future compensation. It will attack all forms of evil. Its priests will strive to Improve social and indus trial conditions." The Hoi.. William Jennings Bry an, in discussing this senseless fad of a very sensible man, says "it so happens that this new religion is the very religion that Dr. Eliot has practically monopolized for a life time. Its good features have been borrowed, without credit, from Christianity and its immaterial fea tures need no copyright to prevent their being appropriated. Dr. Eliot may be a great educator, but his prophecies are like other uninspir ed prophecies?half wish and half environment. "It Is no new thing to have peo ple resent the existance of a Divine standard of conduct?some regard it as humiliating to confess that a life can be superior to their own or to admit that there are command ments binding upon the conscience, but the Christian religion has grown in influence in spite of Dr. Elhot, and it will continue to exist even when his death withdraws the stimulus furnished by his opposition. If the scholoraly ex-president would only Include the Bible in his model li brary and READ it, he would find that it does not present a religion which deals 'chiefly with sorrow and death," but that It abounds in "joy and life.' He seems to have over looked the fact that at the birth of the Founder of Christianity angels sang and proclaimed 'Peace on earth and good will toward men.' The old religion is good enough." How it HurU.. One of the private cables received by a New York cotton dealer from Liverpool on Monday said that "the South was an anxious seller of spot cotton at present prices and that daily offerings were large." This was given as a reason why prices would be lower as soon as the con tracts sold by the farmers were due. The fact that, cotton advances in price in the face of these outstanding contracts shows how strong it is. If it was not for these contracts the demand for spot cotton would be much greater, and there is no telling where the price would go. But these outstanding contracts, which many farmers have sold, will keep buyers off the market, unless they can buy cotton at a lower figure than that sold in these contract*. They hope in the meantime that cotton will decline in price. ? Every year the. farmers in the great grain bearing States call loudiy for $50,000 or more hands to help harvest the crops and there is usu ally disappointment because they cannot get them. There would be less difficulty in securing help if the work were permanent, but as t is it scarcely pays people to leave the cities at their own cost for two or three weeks' work in the fields. Probably the solution in most places will be found in smaller farms and more diversified fanning, both of which would mean more permanent hands to each square mile of coun try besides producing better finan cial results. I The Springfield Republican, quot ing the last Senator Hoar, remarks of Mr. Cabel: Richmond's Repub lican postmaster who has been ap pointed commissioner of internal rev enue, that "his ancestors were Dem ocrats, but he "turned his face to the mjorning.' " The State truly says "quite a number of Southern ers whose 'ancestors were Demo crats' have turned their faces to 'the morning' which broke over some fat postmastership or other juicy federal job." *-The-? Scrap Book Its First Lettop. They were playing a game in whk'h some one gives out the initial of some object In the room and the rest of them try to guess the object. So they tried to get the host's gray haired fa ther into It. But he held off. "Sure," said he, "I'm a little bad In me spelling. I'd make no hand at such a game." "Oh, come on!" they pleaded. "You pick out some object, tell us the letter it begins with and we'll guess it." So the old man. cajoled, finally yield ed. "Well," said he, "then I will. The letter is <F.'" They tried and tried to guess what he meant. Knowing his weakness in spelling, his son picked "phonograph." thinking the old gentleman might im agine it began with an "F." But, no. be was wrong. Finally they all had to give It up and appealed to him to tell the article. He looked wise and said: "Well, since yez all give up what the thing Is that begins with an 'F,' I'll tell yez. ? It's the fwhatnot" The Noble Naturo. It Is not growing, like a tree, In bulk doth make man better be. Or standing- long an oak, three hundred year, To fall a log at last, dry, bald and sear. A Illy of a day Is fairer far In May. Although It fall and die that night, It was tlio plant and flower of Unlit. In small proportions we just beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be. ?Ben Jonson. A Bitter Dose. An old negro man was riding on the train and fell asleep with mouth wide open. A mischievous drummer came along, and, having a convenient cap sule of quinine in his pocket, he un corked it and sifted it well on to the old negro's palate and the root of his tongue. The old darky, awakening, be came much disturbed. He vailed for the conductor and asked, "Boss, is dere a doctor on dis here train?" "I don't know," said the conductor. "Are you sick?" "Yas, sah; I sho' Is sick. I sho' is sick." "What Is the matter with you?" "I dunno, sir, but it tastes like I busted my gall." Dusty. Alongside the secretary of state's desk is a great globe, standing over six feet high. One day Mr. Knox con sulted it to see If It were really true that the sun never sets on our do minions nowadays or to learn some thing else of equal Importance. The Pennsylvania statesman is the pink of neatness and was somewhat irritated to find that the big revolving ball soiled bis coat sleeve. "William," he .said sharply to the messenger and laying his finger on the globe, "there is dust there a foot thick." "It's thlcker'n dat, Mr. Secretary," replied the negro, with that familiarity that comes of mingling with greatness. "What do you mean?" demanded the premier. "Why, you'se got yuh fingah on de desert of Sahara." Mr. Knox did badly at trying to sup press a smile. "You'll find some on the Atlantic ocean, too," he remarked as he re turned to his desk. Not an Imitator. Mrs. Jones, a fussy, fidgety old lady, who was called by some folks a busybody, snapped out to her pastor as he set out for a fortnight's vacation: "Satan never takes a vacation, Mr. Steenthly." "Well, my dear Mrs. Jones," the minister cheerfully answered, "that is just why I am taking a vacation. I uever did believe in imitating Satan." Sufficient Unto the Day. One summer day a colored man and his family of eight, who depended en tirely on the town for their support, started away from homo, all arrayed In their best, each carrying a bag of goodies. One of their benefactors met thorn on the road. "Well, Uncle Sam, where are you go ing with all your family so dressed up?" was the Inquiry. "Why, boss," said Ram, "doan' you know the circus nm come to town?" "Yes. but I can't afford to go and take all my family." "Well, boss. I tell you, It is Jes' dls away wid m. We done sol* do heatln' stove 'cause de winter am fur off. but de circus am here!" Your Task. Let each one accept his task, a task which should fill his life. It may be very humble; it will not be the less useful. Never mind what it is so long as It exists and keeps yon erect. When you have regulated it without excess. Just the quantity you are nblo to ac complish each day, it will cause you to live In health and in joy. Rosourcef ul. A butter ni:d egg man was visited by a chap who bought four of his best eggs. This chap took the eggs home, put them on to boll, told his wife to take them off at the end of three min utes and then went upstairs to shave. When be came down strain half an hour Inter the eggs were still boiling away. He removed them from the pot. put them In cold water, dried them and gave them to bis little duughtcr. "Tnke there eggs bnek," he said, "to the man and to! 1 him it was ducks' eggs that we wanted. If lie hasn't got ducks' eggs bring the money Iri< k." Never Too Old to .Marry. Claiming that she could have mar ried several younger fellows, but that she thought, her choice the best, Mrs. Evallne Hall, aged eighty one years, who has a son aged sixty two years living, was married to Robert Wright, fifty-one veins old. at Pittsburg, Pa., on Tuesday. When seen by a reporter, the aged bride was calmly smoking a pipe and laughingly remarked that she expect ed to live until she became 100 years of age. GIVEN OUT PLUMS SUPERVISORS FOR THE CENSUS IS BEING NAMED. Three Democrats and One Republi can so Fat: Appointed for South Carolina. The first announcement of census appointments for South Carolina, made Monday morning, created a great deal of interest, as they in dicate the policy of the administra tion. The appointment of supervisor fo this, the seventh congressional, district, has not yet been made. In the first district the supervisor is named Mr. William J. Storen of Charleston, a prominent and success ful business man and Democrat. In the second district the appoin tee is Mr. George Waterhouse of Beaufort, also a Democrat and prom inent in business affairs. His fath er was a New Englander, and a nat ional Republican, but a local Demo crat. In the third district the supervi sor named is Mr. W. Walker Rus sell, a Republican of long standing, who was former postmaster at An derson, Mr. Russell's brother. Mr. D. H. Russell, a Democrat, was an applicant for the place also. Mr. Russell made an efficient postmaster and is a competent man, belonging to a well-known and highly respect ed family. In tbo fifth district the appointee is Dr. Robert Leroy Douglass, of Clie.-vter count/, 3 Democrat, who was backed bv Congressman Finley, against Representative .John Porter Hollis of Ro'k Hill. The apiK.i'rnu m?? for the fourth, sixth and scm n:h districts have n< t been announced. The Columbia Record aays there are a number of applicants in thio district, among them being Alder man E. M. Dupre and Rev. H. A. Whitman of Columbia, both Demo crats, and Mr. Reardon, Sr., of Sum ter, a Republican, and Mr. Leaphart of Lexington, who has never been active in politics, and whose brother is postmaster at Lexington, under the Republican administration. It is reported that the selection is be tween Messrs. Dupre and Leaphart. CLASSIFIED COLUMN One-half Cent a Word Found Notices Free. ?i^^?? Mi?MM 1 Gillette Razor Blades on sale at Sims Book Store. Chester White Pig?11 months old; 265 pounds; stock hog, for sale by J. D. Oliver, No. 4 R. F. D., Orangeburg, S. C. Housekeeper Wanted?For a family of four children; medium sized house. Apply to A. F. Horger, Jamison, S. C. 8-10-3w-pd Wanted?Position by experienced gardner. Understands culture of cotton and 'corn also. Address Lock Box 197, Bamberg, S. C. For Sale?1 complete set of Watch maker's tools, also watches and clocks. Can be seen by calling at 14 Saint John street, Orange burg, S. C. A. D. Powers. Wanted?Every business and profes sional man to see our line of the celebrated "Shaw-Walker" Filing Devices. Suit any business, large or small. Sims Book Store, Or angeburg, S. C. For Sale?One hundred bushels Toole Cotton Seed, raised in Or angeburg County. This stood a high test at. Georgia Experiment Station last season. Ayers & Wil liams, Orangeburg, S. C. Second-hand School Books Wanted? If you have any school books used during the last session In the pub lic schools that you wish to sell, bring them to Sims' Book Store. They will give you cash. For Sale?My place .in . Cowcastle Township on the Georges Station road, five miles from Bowman, containing 246 acres. Parties in terested c?ll on or wrica me. T. M. Riley, Bowman, S. C. 2t DomJnick, of Neeses, S. C, pays 1 S cents a dozen for eggs. Chick ens wanted. Will sell folding bco springs at $1.50 each. Buy your furniture from him. Men's, la dies' and chidren's slippers mark ed down to cost. Owing to ill health and conseqeut enforced absence from the city, a minister of Orangeburg will sell his horse at a bargain. This is a Kentucky mare, past six years old, and as sound as can be in every particular. May be seen at Bryant Brothers Stables. Executor's Call to Creditors. All persons having claims against (lie estate of W. S. Ashe. deceased, are hereby required to prove their respective demands, hfore the under signed on or before September 19th, or he debarred payment. W. H. ASH. .101IX S. ANTLEY, Executors of W. S. Ashe, deceased. Executor's Notice of Discharge. | On September 19th. 1909, we will file with the Judge of Probate, of Orangeburg county. S. C. our final account as Executors of the last will ; I and testament of W. S. Ashe, de-! I ! 'ceased, and will thereupon ask for our discharge as such executors. W. II. ASHE, JOHN S. ANTLEY. Executors of W. S. Ashe, deceased. YES WHY PAY WORE? Best Granulated Sugar 20 lbs., for $1.00, Any Time, Any Day, to Any body. Best Flour Made, 90c the sack. Other goods at prices that will make you smile. The fall season is close at hand and it is to your inter est to know where to spend your mon ey. Will have quo tations of other goods next week. PRESCOTT'S Phone 153 New Laces and Collars We have just received a new lot of dainty val laces and Insertions to match at.5 and 10c Also new lot of baby Irish laces with Insertions to ma.ch at 5 and 10c We have also a new lot of lace trimmed Dutch collars at 10 and 25c. Keep cool and comfortable by get ting some of these collars. Our ribbon stock has been replen ished with new crisp ribbons at prices to suit everybody. You realize that our ribbons have always been cheap er in price than elsewhere. Agent for The Ladies Home Journal Patterns. Edisto Dry Good Co. Hayden & Briggmann, Mgrs. 58 W. Russell St. Phone 128 We Have Them The greatest as sortment of Bug gies, Surries, Wag ons, Harness, Lap Robes and Umbrel las ever brought to this city which we propose to sell low down. Call and see our line before buy ing. L. E. in LEY. OOOOOOOOOOOOO tX)000<>000000000 n o 0 0 0 0 0 READ THE O (> O o CX1TTON REPORT O o O 0 ON* THE O O O O FOURTH PAGE O 0 O O 0 O 0 OOOOOOOOOOOOO ooooooooooooooo P. 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THE FALL NEEDS We are getting in our Fail Stock of goods. If you must fit your boy and girl out for school we can assist you very much. Bed Sheets, for single or double beds. White Spreads for. school use, both sizes. Pillow cases, 10c, 12 l-2c and 15c each. Good Towels for service, lOo each. White Madras for Shirts and Waists. Percales and Ginghams for suits. We have received also our fall line of shoes for men and ladles. We carry the Crawford and Beacon light shoe for men. $3.00 to $4.00 a pair. The Salsly Shoe and Ameri can Girl for ladles, $2.00 to $3.50 a pair. These lines embrace all the prices that make style, service and comfort. I leave for the northern mar kets August 16th and will finish my purchase of new, up-to-date fall goods. Can we expect a visit from you? DOING BUSINESS FOR YOUR HEALTH. That's one of the things we are doing business for, and of course incidentally, to get a living. In buying our drugs,&c we get those which are pore and patent, even though they often cost us extra.We bny them for restoring health?yours and aU our customers/ You may not be able to Judge the quality of drugs, but our long experience en" abies us to discriminate. Trust us when you need medicine and your confi dence will never be mhr placed. A. Calhoun Doyle & Co. "THE POPULAR DRUG STORE." Fire Insurance. IZLAR & SALLEY We represent the The Home Insurance Co. Liverpool and London and Globo German American Continental ?ob Northern Assurance Phoenix and Georgia Home. The Strongest Combination la ths State.