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Established in 1869. Vc4. 40.No. C9 Published Three Times a Week. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Entered as second-class matter Jan. 9, 1909, at the postofflce at Or angeburg, S. C, nuder the Act of Congress of March, 1879. Jaw. L. Sims, Editor and Proprietor. Jas. Izlar Sims, - Associate Editor. Subscription Rates. One Year.$1.50 Sir Months. .V5 Three Months . .. ??.40 Advertising Rates furnished on application. Remittances should be made by check, money order, registered let ters, or express orders, payable to /tie Times and Democrat, Orange burg, S. 0. We regret to hear of the extreme illness of Col. J. T. Bacon, the dis tinguished editor of the Edgefield Chronicle, and hope he will soon be restored to health. The Spartanburg Herald asks: "Why is all this Ben Tillman orato ry, at this time? Who called for the Senator?" If we are to judge by the way the people flock to hear him, we would >say they called for the Senator. When Teddy was holding down the job now held by Billy Taft he was charged with doing the railroads up, but he did not hurt them much, as the Union Pacific announces thai its profits Cor 1908 were $30,440.772. That's how Roosevelt hurt the rail roads. "Mr. Roosevelt will be the candi date of the Republican insurgents in the presidential election three years hence," announces Champ Clark on the lecture platform. The Times and Democrat made a similar prediction six months ago. N Some of the so-called Demot-ralic Congressmen who helped the Repub licans to fasten the thieving tariff law on the people* are now at homo exploiating on the beauties of tariff reform. Such chin music will det ceive no one. Ccnjressmen should be Judged by their acts, not their, chin music. By the closing the dispensary in Orangeburg nearly $18,000 per an num is cut off from the city reve nue. It will take over eleven mills additional taxes to make up this loss. This tax will have to be levied or the city must reduce expenses. What Is the best thing to do? is the Question that puzzles the thoughtful. p**A few brief years makes a bfg change in the opinions of men. A few years ago Senator Tillman was an ardent advocate of the dispensary, but now he is on the water wagon, and The News and Courier, and The State, who use to take a fit almost at the mention of the dispensary, are now advocates of the once hated system. Cut out the booze entirely and you will be better and happier for do ing so. Take some of the money you use to spend for booze and buy some god reading matter for the home. As a starter we would sng gest some good magazine for ?he wife and daughter, an agricultural magazfne for the old man and The Times and Democrat for the whole family. It has teen claimed that whiskey drinking is responsible for all. or no-i'ly all the crime that is commit ted, and that the abolition of the dispensary would reduce the court and other expenses required for the protection of criminals. While this has not been the case in Newherry, Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, and other prohibition counti"s, ve hope it will prove true in Orangi burg county. It used to be preached and taught that the masses in town and coantry ?should b"" r.-u.ent with their station iu life, and seek their reward, if an:' was duo "hen in the hereafter Such doctrine will not do today for everyone now believes that ho has the right to better his preso.ic con dition. Still it is not always ew to attain one's aspiration, for trust and corporation power are in some respects making the conditions of life increasingly difficult. The political and social unrest of much of Europe during the past few months; has not been unlike- th:it which prevailed during the stormy period of 1848-9. As then the up heaval ?a due to discontent with pre vailing social and political cmr'Jr tioua. Bat In popular government, civil and religious liberty and indus trial condrtions Europo has made considerable headway in sixty years. Stfll the present unrest, unreasouo b)e though much of it may be. indi cates that the lot of the people is ye far from what is should be. Every place, small or great, should have a day tn spring or summer on which all the people and the city authorities may engage in a syste matic cleaning up of premises, alleys, streets and vacant lots. Dirt broods flies and disease, and that means dis comfort, ill health and suffering. In the spring before the hot weather comes to the best time for such a city housecieaning, even as preven tion fe? better than cure. But if the spring pas?ed without such an oc casion a day .in summer. devoted to It win work wonders in the way ot cleanlness, health and attractiveness. Special Interest Jubilant. The tariff law just passed by Con gress, and which the Republican leaders, who engineered it through that body, declare redeems the pledge made by their party to the I people last year, deceives do one. Were every other evidence wanting of its being class legislation, the resolutions of congratulation being passed by special interests, in con vention ail over the, country, would be sufficient to put the people wise, says Grit. These resolutions, both congratulatory and (commendatory, leave no doubt whatever that special ? interests have obtained from Con gress the legislation demanded by them, for further promoting their exploitation 'of the consumer. If special interests have secured what they waijt, Republican pledges to the people have not been redeem ed. The other day the cotton manufac turers met at Bos;on. critically ex amined the cotton schedule of the Aldrich law. .and reached the con clusion that they were better off un der the new law than they were un ! der the Dingley lay. They celebrat ed 'the enactment of ,the Aldrich law by a banquet at which cham pagne flowed like water. A few days later the manufacturers of woolens gathered about the festive I board to celebrate their victory in 'securing the wool schedutes of the Aldrich law. There were not many of them, for woolens for men's suit ings are controlled by less than twenty men, but they made up in hilarity what they lacked in num I hens. The iron and st^et men, the paper and lumber manufacturers, and members of other special Inter ests have held similar celebrations, and all of them have expressed ex ceeding great pleasure concerning the enactment of the Aldrich law. ( Under the Dingley law. a high pro tection measure, some New England cotton mills have paid their ?stock holders annual dvldeuds as high as 40 per cent, reducing the wages of their operatives every time the mar ket showed the slightest, indication of becoming over-stocked. A promi nent manufacturer of men''? woolens admitted to the editor of Grit that every cent of protection under the Dingley law was converted Into profit, and that wage? of employes : remained practically what they wer9 before that law went into effect. Every one knows that iron and steel manufacturers have become multi millionaires in a very few years, while labor conditions in those trades have become so notorious that the aame Congress that enacted the Aldrich law was asked to authorize an invstigation of those conditions. Now, If special interests so pros pered at the expense of the people under the Dingley law with its high protection, what will result from the Aldrich law with its still higher protection? To this question there can be but one answer?capital will prosper more than it has in. the past, and the people will .suffer propor ' tionately. The great welfare of cap ital may constitute "prosperity," but I the country will not have geniune i prosperity until the condition of I every man, woman and child is Im proved. The high protection that the country most needs ia that which will prevent special interests from j exploiting the people, by fixing the highest prices that the people can stand, while earning the lowest wage that can be forced upon them. Fightiling Consumption. Confirming the recent statement of Dr. William Osier, that the anti tuberculosis campaign is no longer a battle for the doctors only, the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis is sues a statement, in which it Is j shown that over 45 per cent of those enlisted in the White Plague War ' are laymen. The National Association's mem \ bershlp, consisting of aearly 2.500 . and representing every State in the Union, Is composed of 54.ft per cent doctors and 45.5 per cent laymen. In the' local and State associations, however, throughout the country, the percentage of laymen averaged con siderably over 50 per ceot. The .National Association declares that ilIiis fact is peculiarly significant, as indicating the great popularity of the autl-tuberculosis movement, j Twenty-five years ago. when the campaign against tuberculosis was started in this country by Dr. Ed ward L. Trudeau, even the doctors laughed at the movement Gradual ly the medical profession realized the possibilities of an organized fight against tuberculosis, and in 1904, the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculo sis was formed by the American Med ical Association. At that time the I>ereentage of laymen in the Asso ciation was only 12.9. and very few persons were interested iu the cam paign against this disease. Today, according to recent figures published by the National Associa tion, churches, schools, labor unions, women's clubs, faternal organiza tions, and State legislatures, inter esting fully S.000.000 people, are all allied fn the campaign against tuber culosis, and in addition lo those, lay men of all classes of society, and in every branch of social and industrial life, are uniting against this one ^ common foe. f Every day sees hundreds cf new recrnits in the war. and every day brings new methods for the fighting of the plague. The National Associa tion predicts that if the present de gree of Interest is maintained, with in five years everybody in the Unit ed States will have been informed on the way to prevent and cure tu berculosis, and concerning the infec tious nature of the disea.se. Two things In particular are needed, and for these the National Association is working in every way. They are, a more complete registration of tu berculosis cases, and the further iso lation of dangerous advanced cases of. consumption. et************* **************'* POSTMASTER ************* ? V ***** ****** *** * Contrary to the prevalent impres sion, the postmaster life is not all sunshine. As is often expressed, the postmaster has little more to occu i py his time than the drawing of his salary, writing an occasional letter, handing out a letter when called for or selling a few stamps, but when a patron attempts to get a regis tered letter or package addressed to another, or to cash a money order not his own without a written en dorsement, a different idea is often obtained. In niost communities, especially in the smaller towns and cities, the postmaster is the sole representa tive of the general government, and the applicantion of '"public servant" peculiarly fits his position. In the postmaster must be confined all the qualities of a business man, the di plomat and general advisor of the public on all matters relating to the postal service. As a business man he must attend to all the details of his office, the management of the clerical force, look after the finances, and be prompt and efficient in all his relations with the Department. As a diplomat, he must ever be ready to convince the patron that the rules and regulations are solely for his interest and protection, though often referred to by the public as "red tape," and in all of his dealing with his p\atroqs, jthe postmaster must exhibit affability, and unfailing cour tesy and good humor, even though his collar becomes moist with per spiration. As advisor, the postmast er must necessarily have a thorough knowledge of the regulations govern ing the postal system, and must be capable of answering inquiries put to him regarding the service in gen eral. The average postmaster, however, should have little difficulty in ren dering efficient service after a year or two of experience, but it must not be overlooked that the most suc cessful and popular postmasters are the one9 who have the spirit of ac commodation inculcated in their makeup, for there is no institution ion earth where opportunities for showing courtesies and accommo dations are as ample as in the local postoffice. And upon the courteous and obliging conduct of the clerk3 and letter carriers toward the pat rons, much of the success of the postmaster's administration depends. If the postmaster is so unfortunate as to be surrounded by discourteous and unaccommodating employes, the complaints are made personally to him, and, while the offending em ploye is directly accountable for his own conduct, the postmaster may nevertheless grow in disfavor with the public by reason of his having an undesirable employe in his ser vice. It, therefore, devolves upon the postmaster to see that his empoyes are obliging and courteous at all times, during office hours and after office hours. Note now the difference between the postmaster of a large city and the postmaster of a small city or town. There is an interesting dis tinction between the two as viewed through the public eye. The metro politan postmaster, by reason of the fact that he is a resident of a great city, where families live in adjoin ing flats without ever getting ac quainted, does not come in touch with the every day patron of his office, and, outside of his business acquaintances and personal friends, the multitude of people served by his office are unknown to him. The situation is reversed, however, with the small city postmaster, who knows practically every man, woman and child within the delivery of his ! office. And, by virtue of this dlnction, it must be "nderstood that the conditions surrounding the largo and small office are widely different. The postmaster Is, therefore, obliged to adapt himself to the conditions I found in his own community, and it is safe to say the postmaster of the small office will have more personal demands upon his time and more courtesies to perform than the post master of a larger city. It is fairly well understood by the public that every United States postoffice is governed by a volume of statutes known as "The Postal Laws and Regulations," and it is contemplated by the Department that every postmaster will carefully observe the rules fcf conduct set forth therein. When a question aris es in the mind of a postmaster as to the right course to pursuse in the handling of certain matters per taining to his office, he naturally seeks instructions from the postal authorities in Washington by whom he is Invariably directed to read and follow a certain numbered sec tion of the regulations governing the point at issue. There are, however, questions constantly arising which are not covered by this book of reg ulations of its amendments, and there are occasions when a strict enforcement of the regulations re sults in great inconvenience to the patron. It is then that the post master must exercise discretion, for he realizes his position as a sort of "bumper" between the regulations and the public, and must necessarily take kitcks from both sides. To depart from the regulations ho makes himself liable, to comply with the regulations he often pets the HI will of the patrons. When exigences arise which seem to re quire a deviation from the regula tions, it then becomes a matter of keen judgment on the part of the postmaster as to the amount of risk he is incuring in alleviating the wants of the patron, and while cog nizant of his own responsibility to i the Government, he measures also - *. ********** * t ******* *?-?**** AND PATRON. : : * * ********** ***** I ****** 4' ****** :i ? the responsibility of his patron, and it is an unwise postmaster who will take any chances with an irresponsible patron. These are not flagrant violations, and in fact, in some cases are not violations at all. In fact, is is the self-asaimed at titude of the postmaster as the "bumper" between the Department and the public, the mere over-riding of a technicality, as it were, in or der to help out a patron in distress. And it is a singular fact that in nine cases out of ten the patron is I perfectly unconscious of the gener ous construtions placed upon the regulations by the postmaster who is outwardly glad he has obliged his patron, yet correspondingly annoyed at the interior sensation which fol lows accommodations in variance with printed instructions. The post office is, however, a strictly business institution, and as emergencies arise in every line of business, the post master who fails to recognize an emergency when he meets one gives no cerdit to his administration. Bill Jones, a well-to-do farmer, who lives 12 miles> from town and does not have rural delivery service, comes to the postoffice for his mail, and is given a notice for a registered let ter addressed to Mrs. Jones. It con tains important information that Mrs. Jones' has been expecting, but she is unable to come to town, and Mr. Jones is allowed to sign for the letter without written order from his wife, who is the addressee. This action is noc in accordance with the regulations., but it is an emergency, and in the event that the letter does not reach Mrs. Jones the postmaster is sponsible to the government. A register parcel is sent to the bride on her wedding day. The ceremony i is about to be performed, and it is 1 desired to have all the wedding pres ents arrayed for the inspection of the guests. In the absence of proper authority of the addressee, the fath er or brother is permitted to receipt, for the parcel. Even after delivery as above desribed, the postmaster will insist upon registry orders be ing made out by the person address ed to filed in the office as a matter of record and protection to the postmaster and the government, but the delivery of a registered article in advance of written authority is a violation just the same, and the l^os?master iis held responsible in the event of wrong delivery by the receipter. There are two instances where the postmaster assumes the role of "bumper" between the regu lations and the patron. I It must be understood that post masters in the conduct of their of fices must be guided largely by their own judgment. Many of the regu lations promulgated by the Depart ment were especially designed for for the big offices and as the environ ments of the large city postoffice are largely different from the small city office, certain sections of the postal statutes are inconsistent with the needs and conditions of the smaller office. Every postoffice In spectos is familiar wlith the con nector is familiar with the con es within his territory, and advises the postmaster accordingly. If post masters confine themselves to a strict interpretation according to the letter of the regulations, it would result in much embarrassment to the service. In concluding the phase of the re lationship between [the postmaster and the public, no criticism of the regulations is intended, but in main taining the spirit of the law as em bodied in the regulations, the post master must exercise judgment in their interpretation. The regula tions were not made in a day. They are the result demonstrated by years of experience in the conduct of the postal system, and were created for the protection of the public who make the strongest protest against their strict enforcement in Individ ual instances. And this suggests the postmaster must use his discre tion, as occasion arises, io fit the unyielding edge of the Department's orders into the groove of the pat ronts demands, and It is his success In uniting and making a smooth joint of these apparently irreconcil able phases which measure his suc cess as a public servant. Postmaster make mistakes. They can not help it, however earnest they are in their desire to prevent them. They are like all other men. The first man ever created made a mis take when he rambled into the Gar den of Eden, and ever since Adam's time the habit of making mistakes hns fastened itself so strongly upon the human race that it is impos sible to throw it off. The doctor's mistake is buried, the lawyers is sent to jail, but the postmaster can not ! so readily dispose of his. If the ' guardian angel hovered around the interior of the postoffice during the ' distribution of mails, I believe un occasional letter would stray Into i fbr> wrong box in spite of her vigi lance. The mis-boxing of a letter or pnrcel is as sure to occur in a post office as nicht follows day. notwith standing the extreme care exercised by the employes, and an error of this kind is not discovered until the missive is handed in through the window, accompanied perhaps by a "?w unnecessary remarks on how to -nn a po-toffiee. Mistakes of this "haracter are due to the rapid hand "nfr of the mails, counled perhaps with a little absent mindedness, and the postmaster should constantly preach against them. Postmasters should take a pride j In their offices. The floors and win-j dows should be kept clean. Clerks : and carriers 's-hould be obliging. | These are matters appreciated by the ! patrons, ad even the fellows who (Continued on Page 3.) : m ERUPTION Broke Out on Hips and Legs?Was So Sore, Irritating and Painful that Little Sufferer Could Not * Sleep?Scratched Constantly and Kept Growing Worse. CUTICURA'S EFFECT QUICK AND PERMANENT ""When about two and a half years old ray daughter broke out on her hips and the upper parte of her logs with a very irritating and painful eruption. It began in October; the first I noticed was a little red surface r.nd a constant desire on her part to scratch her limbs. She couid not sleep and the eruptions got 6ore, and yellow water came out of them. I had two doctors treat her, but she grew worse under their treatment. Then I bought the Cuticura Soap, Cuti cura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent, and only used them two weeks when, she was entirely well. This was in Febru ary. She has never had another rough place on her skin, and she is now four teen years old. I used only half the bottle of Cuticura Resolvent and less than a box of Cuticura Ointment. Mrs. R. R. Whitaker, Winchester, Team, Sept. 22, 1908." WOMEN Everywhere Use Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment For preserving, purifying and beautify ing the Bkin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts, scales and dan druff, for dry, thin and falling hair, for softening, whitening and soothing red, rough and sore hands, for annoying irrita : tions and ulcerative weaknesses, and for .. many sanative, anti septic purposes ns well as for all the uses of the toilet, bath and nursery. Guaran teed absolutely pure and may he used from the hour of birth. Complet? FTtemal and Internal Treatment for Fvery Humor of Infanta. Children anil AtlultH ron BlstH of Cuticura Soan (2.r>r.) to Cleanse tlio Skin. Cuticura Ointment (.'.nc.) to Heal the Skin andCutl eurn Resolvent (SOe.). (or In the form of riioroWtc Coated Tills 2!>r. per vial of 60) to Purify the mood. Sold throuchout the world. Potter Dms ? Cliein. Coro.. Sole Props.. Boston, Mass. UrMolled Free Cuticura Book on Siln Diseases. COMPARE THESE PRICES! WITH THOSE WHERE YOU ARE NOW BUYING AND SEE IF ITS NOT TO YOUR ADVANTAGE TO TRADE' WITH US. Granulated Sugar .5%c lb. Light Brown Sugar.5c lb. Rice.7^c, 10c and 12c qt. Coffee (Green) 10c, 12c and 15c lb. Coffee (parched and ground.... .15c, 20c, 25c and 35c lb. Meal, very best.25c peck Grist, very best .25c peck Floor, 12-lb. sacks....45c and 55c Flour, 24-lb. sacks . .90c and $1.05 Lard.10c and 13c lb. Butter, very best.35c lb. Hams, very best.15}?c lb. Picnic Hams, very best ....11c lb. Boneless strip.17c lb* Cheese, very best.20c lb. 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