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Established tu 1869. VoL 40.No. 69 Published Three Times a Week. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Entered as second-class matter Jan. 9, 1009, at the postofflce at Ot> angeburg, S. 0n under the Act of Congress, of March, 1879. ? Jas. L. Sims, Editor and Proprietor. Jas. Izlar Sims, - Associate Editor. Subscription Rates. One Year .81.50 Six Months.75 Three Months.49 Advertising Rates furnished on application. - Remittances should be made by check, money order, registered let ters, or express orders, payable to . 'i he Times and Democrat, Orange burg. S. C. President Taft seerns to be in fa vor of most any old scheme that will help the trusts get their hands in the people's pocket. " Mr. Harley says we know that his father was not even, a member of the Baptist church, much less a dea con. We never said he was either. No doubt his father was a most estimable citizen, but we knew no more about his church relations than we know of thousands of other good men. The News and Courier finds ^ it necessary to let it be known that it does not endorse some of the schemes advocated by President Tatt to make it easier for the trusts to get their hands deeper in the people's pockets. We fear that Brer Taft has nailed the last spikes in he coffin of the Taft party launcheu by our Charles ton contemporary. The article Mr. Harley takes us to task for publishing was sent to The State by Mr. W. P. Calhoun of Edge field, aud published in that paper nearly three weeks ago. Why did not Mr. Harley jump on Mr. Cal houn and the State who first origi nated and published the article in stead of The Times and Democrat for making extracts from it? Rev. Mr. Harley charged that newspapers are being bought up by the brewers' association, and because w6' said the revierend gentleman ojught to be more specific and name tho? newspapers thajt have been bought up by the brewers' associa tion,, he wants us crucified. It is the stock in trade of all demagogues to fly blow those newspapers they cannot induce to sing their praises. .. . * .The Rev. Mr. Harley says we have known him from his youth. The reverend gentleman has certainly slipped a cog. We never heard of him uutil a few years' ago. We know it is an unpardonable sin in the 'sight of the gentleman, and a great misfortune to us personally, not to have known such a distin guished gentleman from the time that he donned swaddling clothes, but it can't be helped now. .We fear that Rev. G. W. Gardner, of the Greenwood Journal, has fal len from grace. We notice that he has a half column circus advertise ment and an iUustration showing the street parade of the same cir cus in the last isBue of his paper. We ?believe that Brother Gardner holds that an editor should not ad vertise anything in his paper that he can't endorse in his editorial col umns. Does Brother Gardner en dorse the circus he is advertising? By an ingenious arrangement of figures to meet their own desire, it' is very easy for people to delude themselves into the belief that the world will come to an end on a cer tain date. Considering how .this old world continues to go on undisturb ed in spite of the innumerable times that have so confidently been sec for its break up, the wonder is that the prophets of such woe do not get discouraged and quit. But they do not even in this enlightened twenti eth century. The Rev. Mr. Harley says he will stand by the church and the right if he has to wade through an army of devils neck deep. That is a few more devils than we care to encoun ter at one time, but we do not thiuk the church needs such* power ful deyil fighters as Mr. Harley seems to think he is, as badly as it does pious, consecrated preachers, who w;ill refuse to lay down the preach lug of the gospel for another job. although it may pay him twice as much money. In his diatribe Mr. Harley says, "your attempt to slander me. and especially the name of my deceased father, will not be tolerated." The Times and Democrat denies slander ing either Mr. Harley or his deceas ed father. After we copied wh?.t Mr. CaJhoun wrote about Mr. Harley's Speech saying his father ran a still, we.made the comment that Mr. Har ley .was pretty severe on tho old folks, even if what he said about tbem was true. Nothing slanderous about that comment. Mr. Harley says "I shall stand by my gun in defense of my ancestors; in defense of the church and the right, if I have to wade through an army of devils neck deep." That reminds us of a statement once made by a man that he would secure the rights of the people if be had to ride through blood up to bis stirrups. That man was never called on to swim through his sea of gore and we hope Mr. Harley will never be called on to wade through an army of devils more than knee deep. The Facts in the Case. | No doubt those of our readers who perused the blood and thunder ar ticle of, Mr. Barley's published in The Times and Democrat of last j Thursday thought we were guilty j of a most heinous crime, unless they* ?recalled the innocent article pub-' lished by us on September 25, which called forth the reverend gentleman's bitter diatribe. In order that our readers may havje their memories j refreshed so as they can judge of' our great crime, we will republish j the articles that have so stirred the indignation of the reverend gentle man. On Saturday, September 25, I we published th'e following under the caption "Hard on the Old Folks:" In a communication from Edge field to The State, Mr. W. P. Cal | houn tells of a speech made there 1 by Rev. J. L. Harley, State Super intendent of the Anti-Saloon League, last Sunday afternoon. He says, among other things, Mr. Harley stated, with much vim, "that down in Barnwell county where he was born, his father, a deacon, ran a still, his uncle, a deacon, a bar, and that the mem bers of the church brought their fruit and other things to the still to be turned into brandy. That even the little boys drank and that sometimes when he was sent to pen "the calves he could not tell whether he was going to the fence or the fence was coming to him. He thanked God that those old days were gone and that now we had gentlemen." It will be noticed, we gave the source from where we got the ar ticle, as well as the "name of the gentleman who wrote it. In com menting on the article we said we ' thought Mr. Harley was pretty heavy on the old folks, even if what he said about them was true. Our comment shows that we did not ac cept the statement without some doubt. We also said we did not know that such a condition ever ex isted anywhere in South Carolina among church people, as Mr. Harley says existed at his boyhood home In Barnwell county. We repeated the statement made by Mr. Calhoun, quoted above, that Mr. Harley said when he was a boy he tanked up so on brandy that when, he was sent to pen the calves he could not tell whether he was going to the fence or the fence was com ing to him. and made the comment that while we believe confession is good for the soul, we doubt very much If the parading of his youthful depravity by a man will help any one to a better life. The article which Mr. Harley com plains of, and which he adroitly tries to make the* public believe was written by us, was, as we stated above, written by Mr. W. P. Calhoun, of Edgefieli, and published in the Columbia State nearly three weeks ago. Just why the reverend gentle man ignored it until some one here sent him a copy of The Times and Democrat containing an extract from M;. Calhoun's article, is one phase of Mr. H.arley's indignation that we cannot understand. While we have no desire to 'shirk responsibility for repui'Ushing the extract from the ar ticle ire did, at the same time it seems to us that Mr. Harley should ! seek redress first from the man who wrote the article and who lives at the place where his alleged speech Is said to have been made, before tack ling a newspaper published a hun dred miles away from the scene of the offence for publishing a very small extract from the alleged of fensive article. That is what we would do if we wanted to get at the truth. While The Times and Demo crat has not as exalted an opinion of the Rev. J. L. Harley as he evi dently has of himself, we certainly have no desire to do him an in justice, and would have published any denial he might have made of Mr. Calhoun's article concerning that speech he is alleged to have made at Edigefield. We know nothing of the facts stated* by Mr. Calhoun, but we know him to be an honest, high toned gentleman, and feel sure that if he has done Mr. Harley an injus tice he will gladly correct the same if his attention is called to the mat ter. After the Wrong Man. In his diatribe published in The Times and Democrat last Thursday, Rev. J. L. Harley accuses us of say ing: Rev. J. L. Harley says his fath er was a deacon and ran a still, and his uncle was a deacon and ' ran a bar, and all the church mem bers carried their fruit and other things to the still to be turned into b^ndy. fhen. with a great flourish of trumpets, pretending that he does not know we published the above paragraph on the authority of an honorable, high-toned gentleman, who published it in The State over two weeks ago. the Rev. Mr. Harley makes this grand stand play: Now. Sir, I call upon you to tell when you ever heard me, or knew me to ever make any such statement, anywhere or at any time. Mr. Harley knows that this is a I safe challenge, because he knows i that we never claimed to have heard him make any such a statement. Hut Mr. Harley knows who did charge him in the columns of the Columbia State with making the statement that he tries to saddle on us. As a refresher for Mr. Harley's memory we will state that the state ment was made by Mr. W. P. Cal houn. of Edigefield, over his own signature. Mr. Harley should get a retraction from Mr. Calhoun if he wants to set himself right, as that gentleman originated the charge. A retraction from a paper that only published an extract of the origi nal article would amount to noth ing, as it would leave the original charge unretracted. We Demand the Proof. In his scurrilous screed published in the last issue of The Times and Democrat the Rev. J. L. Harley makes this slanderous and untruthful charge against The Times and Demo crat: "All I ask of you and the other few papers that are fighting the prohibition movement in this State, is to publish the truth. Your attempt to Btab the Super intendent of the Anti-Saloon League and thereby hurt the cause, is understood." The charge contained in the above paragraph is specific, and, of course, no high-toned, honorable gentleman would make such a charge unless he had the data to prove it if call ed on to do so. Mr. Harley accuses The Times and Democrat of fight ing the prohibition movement in this State. We pronounce this state ment an absolute, unqualified, false hood, and we demand that Mr. Har ley make good his charge by the proof or stand a confessed falsfier of the' truth. We do not propose to allow Mr. Harley or any other man to wilfully misrepresent The Times and Democrat without demanding his proof. The prohibition movement is a much bigger thing than the bom bastic Superintendent of the Anti Saloon League, as big and important as he thinks he is. If we wanted to attack it, we would strike at a more vital part of the organization than we conceive a well-paid agent of the organization to be. GALLANT FOES HONORED. Memorial Unveiled to Soldiers Buried at Newbern. In the presence of Gov. Pothier, of Rhode Island, and other State and government officials and a num ber of veterans, the monument erect ed in the national cemetery' to the volunteer soldiers of Rhode Island, who fell during the civil war at New bern, N. C., v s dedicated Wednes day. The monument was delivered to the commission by the sculptor, Hon. William W. Douglas, chairman of the monument commission, in an ap propriate address, presenting the monument to the Governor of Rhode Island, who In turn, presented it to the United States. The superinten dent of the cemetery accepted the monument on behalf of the United States. School children sang nat ional hymns during the exercises. In the evening the Daughters of the Confederacy tendered a reception to the visitors. VARN'S REMEDY CURES Cures Backache, Lumbago, Bladder and Kidney Trouble, and Rheumatism. Branchville, S. C, Aug. 17, 1909. Charleston Drug Manufacturing Co., Charleston. S. C. Dear Sirs: For a number of years I have been a great sufferer of Rheumatism and Backache. About two months ago I heard of Varn's Rheumatic Remedy being fine, and a sure cure for Rheu matism and Backache, and I went to the Wimberly Drug Co. at once and got a bottle. I have taken two bot tles, and I am proud to say that I am just as clear of Rheumatism and Backache as I ever was. I am 62 years old, and I consider this med icine wonderful to cure a man at my age. You, nor any one else, can recommend it too highly. I consider it a great blessing to humanity that this remedy has been discovered. I gained six po?ndB while I was taking two bottles. Yours respectfully, A. H. Bruce. For sale by all druggists. 100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease that sclenle has been able to cure In all Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional dis ease, requires a constitutional treat ment. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foun dation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature In doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O. Sold by all druggists, 7fic. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. Notice. To members Co. L, 3rd regiment. N. G. S. C: You are ordered to attend meeting of company Saturday, Oct. 9, at :; p. m., at armory with out uniforms. Business of impor tance. J. U. Claffey, Capt. D C Hayden. 1st. Sergt. Notice. In the future all announcemnts Of shows, etc., at the Academy of Music will be made in The Times and Democrat and the Orangeburg Sun. J. M. O'Dowd, Manager. OBITUARY In Memory of Augustus S. Hydrick. who died October 9, 190S. He was my friend. L. H. Wannamaker. A Baptist preacher at Ea?t Lake-. Ala., named J. M. McCord, was inrn ly able to attend to his dut'es. A friend put him on Johnson's Tonic, and in three weeks he wro*<? he was well and heavier than he had h^en In 15 years. The half-well kind can put on fle&h only by driving out maiarla. Bankruptcy Notice. United States of America. District of South Carolina. In the District Court, in Bankruptcy. In the Matter of W. M. Warren, Bankrupt The Bank of BranchviUe, of Branch vllle. South Carolina, a Banking Corporation of said State, Plain tiff, ?Against? W. M. Warren, Bankrupt, and J. J. Jones, Trustee in Bankruptcy, Defendants. By virtue of a judgment of the United States Court in the above entitled proceedings, I, John J. Jones, Trustee for the creditors in bank ruptcy of W. M. Warren, bankrupt, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, at Orangeburg Court House, at eleven o'clock in the fore noon, on the first Monday in Novem ber, 1909, the following described real estate: I All that certain lot or parcel of land, with buildings thereon, situated in the town of BranchviUe, in the county of Orangeburg, in said State. i and bounded on the north by the I Southern Railway and measuring thereon three hundred (300) feet, more or less; on the east by lot of J. B. Folk and measuring thereon one hundred and seventy-five (175) feet, more or le&s on the South by lot of W. P. Appleby and Alice J3yrd and measuring ithereon two hundred (200) feet, more or less, thence along the lot of W. P. Ap pleby fifty (50) feet, more or less, thence along the lot of Chappell one hundred (100) feet, more or less; and on the west by Pond Street and measuring thereon two hundred and twenty-five (225) feet, more or les?; . the same originally being in three lots. I Also, al! that certain other lot of land, situate in the town of Branch I vllle, in the county of Orangeburg, in said State, bounded on the north by Railroad avenue and measuring thereon ,two huDlred .(200) feet, more or less; on the east by Fairey i street and measuring, thereon one j hundred and seventy-five (175) I feet, more or less; on the south by i lot of J. W. Black, formerly of W. j M. Warren, and measuring thereon 'two hundred (200) feet, more c less, and on the west by lot of Mrs. Susie Strobel and measuring thereon : one hundred and seventy-five (175 ) feet, more or less. Terms, Cash; and if the purchaser or purchasers fail to comply wi.'.n the terms of sale, the premises will be re-sold on the same salesday, on the same terms and at the risk of the former purchaser or purchasers and purchasers to pay for papers. J. J. JONES, Trustee in Bankruptcy. September 30, 1909. The most provoking thing is what a lot more straight thinking a wo man can do with her heart than a man with his head. Many a man leads the simple life ?behind the bars. The One Event in South Carolina attended by every man, woman and child The State Fair Columbia, S. C. November 1 to 6,1909 JOHN G. MOBLEY, President A. W. LOVE, Secretary The Finest Exhibits The Record Attendance The Best Races Reduced Railroad Rates PRESIDENT TAFT WILL BE PRESENT Come to the State Fair There Will Be a Welcome For You The Floyd Featherston Musical Entertainment Lyceum Attraction Academy of Music THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 The Richmond (Va.) Times-Dis patch had the following to say of the Floyd Featherston Musical En tertainment: The performance giv en last night at the Y. M. C. A. au ditorium by the Floyd Featherston Co. was of exceptional merit and fully deserved the repeated applause given by the audience. Mr. Featherston's capacity for making sweet music on every kind of instrument, singing comic songs, and telling amusing stories appears to be unlimited. His entertainment was one of the best ever offered in this city. PE-H USED FOB DUET CHI. We Bought at Qen. A. F. Hawley, of Washing* :0?? ton, D. C, writes: "/ have usedPe M$$Mrun& and find It very beneficial ?$&\for kidney trouble, and especially good for coughs, colds and catarrh al troub les." the Right Time Kidney Trouble for Nearly Thirty Years. William Bailey, Past Col. Eno. No. fin, Union Veteran Legion, and prom inently identified with many of the gret*t Ia'-or protective associations in Chicago and New York, and secretary of one of the largest associations in the former city, had for nearly thirty years been afflicted wiih kidney troubles. Within a short period he ha* been persuaded to try Peruna, and his present healthy condition is attributed to lit-; judicious use of that great remedy. Washington climate is notoriously bid for kidney and liver troubles, yet by a Judicious use of the remedy he w now quite cured and in excellent physical condition. This brief statement of facts, without exaggeration or hyperbole, appears to tell the whole story, which the Peruna Company is authorized to use, If . it so chooses, believing, as I do, that by so doing it will bo for the general ) good. William Bailey,58 I St., N. E., Washington, D. C. Kidneys Affected?Back Weak. Mr. M. Broderick, Secretary and Treasurer Local Union No. -10?, Inter national Brotherhood of Teamsters, writes from 435 E. -Kith St., Chicago, III., as follows: "1 have been suffering from a weak hack and kidney trouble for some time, ?nd have been able to find relief only through the use of Peruna. "During the winter season I usually keep a bottle of your medicine in the house, and by taking a dose at night I am feeling fine the next morning. "Some of my friends assure me that Peruna is equally as good for their var ious ailments as it is for my complaint; but I do know that for kidney trouble and suffering from a weak back it has no equal." Cold Settled in Kidneys. Mr. Joseph Klee, 21.') East 4th St., Topeka. Kas., writes: ".My W'.fe took Peruna for liver trouble *ad a run-down condition incident to the same. A few bottles built up her health and strength. "I took Peruna for ? cold which set* tied in my kidneys, giving me mnch pain. In two weeks I was much better, and in a few months I was well." Tor Liver and Kidneys. Mr. W. H. Armistead, Cumberland. C. H., Va., writes: "Your Peruna has cured me of chronic catarrh of long standing I thank you so much for your advice. I think it is a groat medicine. It will do all that you recommend it to do. Besides, I can loeommend it to cure all liver and kid ney troubles." Chronic Kidney Trouble. Judge 0. J. Park, R. P. D. 1, Buckhead, Ga., writes: "For a long time T was troubled with catarrh of the kidneys, and after taking Peruna I feel like a new man. I think it the greatest catarrh medicine of the ace. and believe it will cure any case of catarrh on record." Never before have we bought our stock under more favorable con ditions. There are decided advances in the prices of cotton and wool goods. We having purchased our entire line before the advance, we are in a position to give our customers I the advantage of these cheap prices. The price of shoes have also ad vanced. This line we also purchas ed before the price advanced. When shopping drop in and let us show you some values that will suit you In price and quality. Agents for The LadUes' Home Journal Patterns. Edisto Dry Qood Co. Hayden & Briggmann, Mgra. 58 W. Russell St. Phone 128 Cheap For Cash We have on hand about 50 nice Repaired and Re painted Buggies, which we will sell for LESS THAN COST for the next 30 days. Now is your chance to get a Buggy Cheap at L. E. Riley's. H. N. JENKINS, Contractor and Builder. Plans and specifications furnished. All work guaranteed. City refer ences given. 26 Palmetto Street, ORANGE BURG, :: B.C. Special Hard= ware Sale! Slash in Prices?==Stock of the burg Hardware Co. on Sale at Half Price. Having bought out the stock of The Orangebarg Hardware and Furniture Co. at a very low figure I will sell the following at one-half price: One and two horse turn plows. Scale beams and post hole diggers. Trace chains, stay chains, brest chains. Collars, collar pads, and all other goods at cost. The following plow points: Avery, Lynchbnrg, Sy racuse, Kentucky poney, and all plow fixtures. Some rare bargains in stoves, furniture, window shades, suit cases and hand satchels. SEE I have no connection whatsoever with the Orange burg Hardware and Furniture Co. s old accounts, so don't be afraid of having those old accounts presented to you for collection. Absolutely no one owes us any thing. 0<K S. A. BLACKMON ORANGEBURG, S. C. ?a Cures Coughs, Colds, Croup, La Grippe. Asthma, Throat and Lung Troubles. Prevent* Pneumonia and Con?umpt>'% LOWMAN DRUG CO. THE ORIGIN?R LAXATIVE HONEY and TAB} in the ^LLOW PACKAOfr A. CL DUKE*