The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, December 28, 1909, Page 2, Image 2
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Vot <H> . No. 120
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Nikaragua gets a new ruler poute-j
ly t-.rmed president, but who Is just
as much a king as ever Dick Orox^r
was
Why all these railroad accidents?
The railroads have never been giv
en the license extendad to foot ball
players.
A Brooklyn four-year-old, after j
practising Christmas songs, was J
killed by an automobile. How long.
0. Lord, how long!
Either the world owes Dr. Cook
the highest honors by way of repa
ration or his name is the very high
est multiple of Dennis.
Col. Roosevelt has just entered
upon tho wildest and most dangerous
part of hfs trip. Octopus stocks
will perhaps now rl3e.
Mrs. Brokaw, of New York, un
happy on $30,000 a year, has had
less fun than many a plucky little
stenographer at $300.
Zelaya of Nicaragua has had the
sense to step down and out. The
next we expect to hear is that he
will be a3 hard to find as Dr. Cook.
It is encouraging that Standard
Oil finds only 65 errors in the cir
cuit court decision. On a former
case they found 29,000,000 errors.
If reformed foot ball is not suf-1
ficientiy homScldal to suit thp j
crowds, the colleges may find a good
substitute In the popular Mcrethr.n
waltzes.
The commercial agencies find holi
day business Quite rushing. How
could it be any different with Santa
Claus as the foremost captain of
industry? .
Belgium, historic battle ground,
and "cock-pit of Europe," loses its
king. The neighbors all want Its
territory, but never could agree on
carving the bird.
Plenty of antidotes should be pro
?ided to go along with Christmas.
}ourt plasters will be needed for the
>oys with new knives and X Jamaica
cinger . for overeating.
Some $60.000.000 in Christmas
gifts govs abroad this year. Uncle
Sam not merely gives all comers
:% farm, but he is a general Santa
Clans for Europe.
Ju&t why were none,of the Ameri
can scientists <*os3i.iored competent
to settle the North Pole row? Does
not America produce as much ex
pert opinion as little Denmark?
' Kansas' railroad commission gets
a reduction of 50 cents a berth from
the Pullman Company.' But it is
not learned that they have succeed
ed in modifying the porter's scale of
tipping.
The occean stoamship companies
are getting severely roasted on steer
age conditions. Some of the boats
seem to think that Waat' is good
enough for the cattle is good enoug?
for the Immigrants.
Things look pretty rotten when
it bec-mea necessary to pay one man
$700.000 a year just to make a fev
customs officials give us the square
deal. . However, It looks as If Parr
earned his money all right.
Congress is talking of a wireless
telegraph board to coutrol the air.
It seems too bad that business and
diplomatic messages of great im
portance should get all tangled up
with school boy experimenters.
The postoilice iz criticised for
charging extra for bundles marked,
"Not to be opened unt'I X-mas."
However, the overworked clerks
have all they can do now without
having to decipher any more scrawls.
It may oe needful for Uncle Sam
to give the Nlcaraguans a little fa
therly advice about choosing their
n >xt president. But lei us hope we
are not committing ourselves to pay
ing several millions yearly for an
army establishment down there.
About this time congress usually
gets the notion that If it raises the
wind to pay the government clerks
and distributes the usual number of
public buii-fiugs. the country can
wag aloug another two years more
In spito of many ISth century laws.
The general public would not be
particularly averse to seeing the
trniiimen and conductors get their
10 p r cent increase, but it does
no' w .nt to wait a month for freight
deliv ries while magnate and em
plove >.ro scrapping over the division
pf the tariffs.
Fooling the People.
Abraham Lincoln said: "You can
fool all of the people part .of the
time, and part of the people all of
the time, but you can't fool all of
the people al! of the time." This
declaration is peculiarly applicable
to the present political situation,
says Grit. In all parts of the coun
try, the Aldrlch tariff law and other
legislation for "special Interests."
are being reseated by voters Irrespec
tive of party. The representatives
of "special interests" in both Senate
and House, are being severely criti
cised and roundly denounced. The at
tempt to fool the people has proven
a dismal failure, and a Republican
stewardship at Washington is lia
ble to be terminated at the elections
next fall.
Success, a non-partisan magazine,
recently polled the country on the
political situation. It asked Its life
subscribers some pertinent ques
tions. One of these was: "Do you
believe that your vote for presiden
tial candidate last November was
wisely cast?" To this 5,728 Repub
licans answered "Yes" and 540
"No;" and 2,323 Democrats "Yes,"
and 200 "No." The second question
was: "Are you satisfied with the
first nine months administration of
President Taft?" Republican yeas
3,092, and nays 2,409; Democratic
yeas 500; and nays 2,053. Compar
ing these figures it 1b evident that a
majority of Republicans answering
are not fully satisfied with the Taft
administration. Success eays it is
also significant that of 8,360 Repub
licans answering, 2,092 refused to
answer the first question, and 2,778
the second. Why?
Perhaps the answer can be found
In the replies to the following ques
tions: "Do you approve the position
of Senator Aldrlch in the recent tar
iff legislation?" To this 517 Rebub
licans voted "Yes" and 6,812 "No."
Only 40 Democrats voted either way.
"Do you approve the position of
Speake Cannon in recent tariff leg
islation?" Republicans voting "Yes"
490, "No" 6,485. "Do you approve
President Taft's position on the tar
iff?" Republican yeas 2,102, nays
3,580. The rank and file of the Re
publican party does not approve the.
Aldrlch tariff law. The majority of
the people have not been fooled re
garding this legislation.
If the question has not been an
swered satisfactorily by the above
votes, it certainly has by the ballots
on these questions?"Is it your de
sire that President Taft should sup
port and co-operate with Senator Al
drlch and Speaker Cannon in the
general public policies which they
represent?" The ballot resulted as
follows: "Republicans, 689 "Yes,"
and 6,293 "No," the Democrats not
voting. The climax is reached, how
ever, in 6.219 Republican yeas and
491 noes on the question, "Do you
desire that President Taft oppose
them and their policies?" The peo
ple are fooled regarding neither leg
islation nor those responsible for it.
They fix the responsibility on Sena
tor Aldrlch and Speaker Cannon,
whom, they declare, President Taft
should oppose. ? i
The Success canvass covered all
sections of the country, which voted
practically the same way. If, there
fore, the number voting proportion
ally epresents the sentiment of the
whole country it is evident that a
majority of the people today decid
edly object to the Republican lead
ers and policies. They were fooled
at the Chicago Convention and dur
ing the presidential campaign, but
they are fooled no longer. Only a
part of the people can be fooled part
of the time.
Prosperity ot fhe Farmer.
This year we shall raise 3,000,
000,000 bushelB of corn. It is hard
to realize what that means, says a
writer In Success. It is a harvest
greater than the bumper crop of
1906. These 3,000,000.000 bushels
will be worth to the farmer over
$1,500,000,000. or over three times
as much as the corn was worth 5n
1906. Last year the value of farm
products in the United States was
nearly $8.000,000,000; this year it
will be over $8,000.000,000. This
is more than fhe entire wealth of
America in 1850. In 1850 the
farms of the United States were
worth less than $4,000,000,000, to
day they aro worth $28,000,000,
000. Every day the farms of tho
country are worth $3,400,000 more
than they were the day before.
The farmer is the real money mak
er of this nation. It is his brain
and brawn that makes the United
States the richest nation on the
earth. We agree with the Farmers'
Union Sun that it is a good thing
for the people at large that the
farmers are getting their share of
the general increase in wealth. The
$2S,000,000,000 that they get each
year amounts to only $700 a piece
when It i? distributed over all the
farmers and farm laborers In the
country. But the per capita rate is
growiug and is bound to grow stlli
more.
During the next twenty years we
are going to sec a great revolution
in farming. Agriculture is to be
more intelligent and more intense,
new plants are to be introduced, a
better use is to be made of the land
and an acre will produce twice as
much as it now produces. The bene
fit of this new production should
not be monopolized by railroads
elevator companies and harvest
trusts. It should go to the farmers
and to the people, and it should
show Itself in better food, clothing
and housing and in more wide spread
education for the great mass of us.
A Danger to the South.
The Progressive Farmer sounds a
most timely warning, in urging its
readers not to be dazzled by the pros
thai in planning for your 1910 I
gressive Famer tells its eadors: "Cot
ton is high, but don't forget that all
other farm products are also high.
Don't get swept off your feet, there
foe, and go wild about cotton next.
spicg. The average yield this year
was only 156 pounds of lint per
aero; three years ago it was 202
pounds per acre?nearly 33 1-3 per
cent. more. With such a yield per
acre this year, we should hare had
a yield three or four million bales
larger and prices corresponding low
er. Cotton is high, but so are cora
and meat and grain. Don't forget
ent high price of cotton. The Pro
crops."
RULE OF THE SEA.
Whaling Law Applied to a Twice
Caught Cod.
That etiquette ie observed <uat>ns
the fishermen that journey to 'he fish
fng was discovered by an *<a;t*tfiil
angler his first trip the other day
The amateur hooked a codfish, but
his line parted jimt an the fish wa>
above the water. Back fell the codfish,
carrying with him two sinl- er* and
the book.
Twenty minutes later another ang
ler cried eut that h* had captured a
cod with two sinkers and a book
The amateur went up to the augler.
who appeared to be an old *a!t und
asked for his hook and sinkers, r.hich
had his name stamped on thorn. He
was surprised when the old ?alt told
him to take the fish also.
According to the rules generally fol
lowed on the fishing boats th*> second
angler was entitled to the 1nb but
the hooks and sinkers should t>?- re
turned to their owner. The old antfet
explained why he wanted to glv^ up
the flaa.
It seems that he bad followed the |
sea a great part of his life. Worn a j
young man be was a whaler ?t.ud at
cording to whaling law. a dea* whaie I
belongs to the ship whose ssmh- up- j
pears on the harpoon that kilh-d it j
Therefore the old sail figured tlist the I
amateur owned the codhsh n? bad I
taken.
A Big 'Gator Skinned.
An alligator considerably over seven
feet In length attracted much at'en
Uon while lying In front of Ffre IV
partment Headquarters, wbere It wrk
?kinned by several colored firemon.
The 'gator was a beautiful specimen
of its kind, with a well-preserved V*i<
and a beautiful head, according to rb.
standard by which our alligators are
judged. The reptile was shot on the
Hagan plantation, about thirty-six
miles north of Charleston, on Lite
Cooper River, by 9tephen Prase i
keeper of the Hagan tract, famous for
the splendid hunting opportunities
which it presents and for Its lumber
preserves. The rifle oali which pui
an end to the alligator entered the
skull, and left only c small mark
which was hardly to be noticed with
out close observation.
The colored firemen who "pee>?fl"
the 'gator took care that the stesof
situated near the tail of the animal
were not lost. This portion of the ?tlt
gator anatomy is considered as an <?x
ceptionally choice morsel by colored
people.?Charleston News aud Cour
ier.
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s The Cempass.
j The Chinese seem to hove used the
compass, or Its equivalent, at s very
early date to guide them in their
journeys across the vast plains of
Tsrtary. They made little Imsger
whose arm, moved by a freely bus
pended magnet pointed continually
toward the pole. An apparatus of thi?
kind was presented to amba^ar o-?
from Cochin. China, to guide fherj
in their homeward Journey, some
rears before our era. The koowledg
thus possessed seems to hay? s?-adu
ally traveled westward by ineune O'
the Arabs, though it w?? fllv ? Ode
years afterward before It was falrl
applied among the peoples of West
ern Europe.
Availability.
A nobleman was once show'ns a
friend a rare collection of preciou;
atones which he hnd srsthefftd at p-l
great expense aud euormous aoiouu'
of labor. "And yet." he said, "they
yield me no Income."
His friend replied: Tome w'fh m.
and I will show you two stones wh'c)
cost me but ?5 each, yet they yield
me s considerable iuoorne." He loot, j
the owner of the gern?-, to his glistinit
and pointed to two sror millstone
which were always busy grinding out
grist
The Llama's Load.
When the llama !p too heavily
loaded, about 1S5 pounds, the w:?e
beast lies down right Iben and thir.e
and goes on a strike: and refuses to
budge a peg despite nnr amount o?
coaxing, beating or swearing ar?>.al
ly knows the weight bis burden sho ile*
be almost to an otmce. or that's whai
they all say In the Andes. Mo?f mer
know when they are overlaid* d. air
they are afraid to tie down.
Macaroni.
The word is derived from the Vine- |
aronl Club, instituted by a ?et o'
flashy men who had traveled In Italy,
and Introduced Italian "Macoherent"
at Almack's table. The Macaroni*
were the most exquisite tops thnt e\o
disgraced the name of man vlcoiii?
insolent, gamblers, drunkards, due',
lers; about 773 the curse of the Van\
hall Gardens
Pity toe Poor Hor*e F'y
Every purchaser of c motor c tr el's
courages the Ihe of the horse ti;.
Some sort of u b ng or By will have to
be Invented to bite nutoa and mak<
them stamp, switch their tails, and
kick up. We -t-in't know what efTec:
a cinder beetle would have or. autos
The question is referred to Judge
Adna P. Gristlebone for an expert
opinion.?Ossawatomie (Kan.I Globe
Martyr3 to Science.
At Lisbon, during the plague. Dr
Camara Pestana was infected while
searching for plague In a person sup
posed to have died of pneumonia. It
was plague: and the intrepid eenreher
died also. He wrote down his bnr
rlbie symptoms to the very end. for
the benefit of medic;:I science
Victim's Wail.
It's all right for a woman to save
time, hut making cherry pies with thp
stones In 'em Is a poor way to do It.
?Detroit Free Press.
Even when It burns your fingers
or a hole in young pocket, money Is J
what they call cold cash. |
CLASSIFIED COLUMN
One-half Cent a Word
Found Notices Free.
For Sale?One milch cow and calf.
Apply to R. J. Green, Orangeburg,
8. C.
For Sale?A young mare; .gentle-,
driver. C. I. Green, M.D. 11-26-13
For Sale?The Chiavette residence
on Broughton street. Apply to
L. K. Sturkie, Attorney. l2-9-6t
For Sale?One cotton seed crusher.
Apply to J. W. Smoak, Orange
bury, S. C. 12-16-6t
Wanted?to sell, a valuable plan
tation of about 200 acres, about'
7 miles from Orangeburg. Ap
ply at this office.
We are cutting 50 or 60 acres of
long leaf yellow pine and are pre
pared to fill orders on short no
tice. Kittrell & Cleckley, Cope,
S. C. 12-4-tf
For Sale or Rent?One house and lot,
located at 50 E. Glover St Two
story house with sewerage and
water works. Large lot and good
outbuildings. Apply to the prem
ises. 10-14-3 m?
For Sale?Having discontinued. the
hauling of freight for the County
Dispensary Board, have for sal 3 10
mules; any one in the market can
save money by seelug R. J. Jef
fords, 110 Whitman St., Orange
burg, S. C. 12-6-tf
1010 ASSESSMENT NOTICE
For Real Estate and Personal
Property.
Notice is hereby given that I,
or my deputy, will be at the fol
lowing named places on the dnys
specified for the purpose- of taking
returns of real and personal proper
ty for taxation in Orangeburg coun
ty for the fiscal year 1910."
All taxpayers must give the num
ber of school district In which prop
ert) is located. Especial care should
be taken in locating property in or
near special school districts. School
trustees in the different townships
are requested to meet the Auditor
at these appointmens and assist In
the proper location of special-school
and poll taxes. ,; '*
All real estate and personal prop*
erty owned on the first day of Janu
ary, 1910, must bo returned and all
tranpfers of real estate noted.
All persons whose Incomes exceed
$2,500.00 per annum fclear of busi
ness expenses) are liable ' to the
State Income tax. Blanks for in
come tax returns will be furnished
upon application to the Auditor:
Bowman, Wednesday./.V..'.. Jan. '-6
Branchville, Thursday." i
Rowesville, Friday .?. " 7
Canaan Church, Saturday_" ? 8
Felderville, Monday. " 10
E. E. Bull's, Tuesday. '-11
Vances, Wednesday. " 12.
Parlers, Thursday ......_ "? 13
Elloree. Friday .. .14
Livingston, Monday. ". 17
Dru Sawyer's, Tuesday .'... .-. " 18
Springfield, Wednesday. " 19
Gleaton, Thursday. " 20
Norway, Friday. " 21
Cope, Tuesday i..... " 26
Woodford, Thursday. " 27
North, Friday . " 28
Phillips, Saturday. " 29
Orangeburg Court House from Jan.
1st to Feb. 20th, inclusive. Office
hours 9 a. m. to 2 p. m.
T. M. MoMICHAEL.
County Auditor, O. C.
Executor's Sale.
Notice is hereby given that on
Thursday, the 30th day of Decem
ber, 1909, the undersigned will sell
at the Culler place, In the county
of Calhoun, In said State, the fol
lowing machinery belonging to the
estate of the late John L. Moorer.
One 20-hors boiler; one 15-horse
engine; two gins, one Winshlp cot
ton press; shafting, pulley, etc
Sale will begin at 11 o'clock a.
m.. on that day. Terms, cash.
?ALSO?
On the same day at the planta
tion of the late Henry Moorer, in
the county of Orangeburg, we will
sell Immediately after the nbove
sale: One 15-horse power boiler;
one engine; one gin; one Bobs cot
ton press; one cane mill, shafting,
pulleys, etc. Terms, cash.
W. E. FOGLE.
C. W. CULLER,
WM. L. GLAZE.
Executors of John L. Moorer, De
ceased. 12-14-2t
Executor's Sale.
Under and by virtue ui an order
of the Probate Court. I will sell,
in front of the Court House, at pub
lic auction, for cash, on the twenty
second day of December, 1909, ten
shares of the capital stock of the
Farmers' and Merchants' ?'mk of
the City of Orangeburg, and one
share of capital stock of the Edlsto
Savings Hank of the City of Orange
burg, belonging to th<- estate of the
said R. Frank Way. and 1 will also
sell certain notes and accounts be
longing to said estate. Sale tu com
mence at eleven o'clock a. m.
LAWRENCE G. WAT,
Qualifltd Executor of the Estate of
U. Frank Way. Deceased.
Notice.
The Trustees of the State Colored
College of Orangeburg, S. C? re
quest furniture dealers to send in
binds to Dr. W. K. Lowman, Or
angeburg, S. C, on the following:
50 single iron bedsteads (for stu
dents), with the privilege of 300.
100 dining room chairs, with the
privilege of 3 00, f. o. b. Orangeburg
cash on delivery. State when de
livery will be made.
Regard Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment
as unrivaled for Preserv
ing, Purifying and Beau
tifying the Skin, Scalp,
Hair and Hands, for Sana
tive, Antiseptic Cleansing
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and WAGONS
Harness, Buggyrobes and all acces
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right
General
Merchandise
?ALSO?
Lumber
of all kinds, rough and dressed.
Special attention to shipping orders.
Turned and
ScroH Work
Give Me a Call.
M. S. Williams,
NEESES. S. C.
Hacker Mfg. Company
Charleston, S. C.
MANUPACTUfiEKS
DOORS, SASH AND BUNDS.
BALUSTERS, COUFMNR AND ETC.
WINDOW AND 1MX)R 8CRKKNR.
For Lowest
Cash Prices On
Dry Goods,
Groceries,
Shoes,
Hardware,
In fact general merchandise also
highest cash prices on PLAS see
L B. BOLIN,
NEESES, S. C.
UPHOLSTERY
Furniture of all kinds?Antique
specialty and one thousand sam
ples bear inspection?Work: to or
der and on time. Also organs
and pianos.
O'Bryant & Bryant
10 Amelia St., Orangeburg, S. 0.
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