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Established in l?OV. VoL 4?.So. 1^0 Published Three Tiiue? a Week, Tuesday, Thursday aud Saturday. Entered an second-class matter Jan. U, VJLD, nt the pustodice at Or angeburg, S. C, under the Act of Congress of March, 1S7?. Jas. L. Sims, Editor und !*roprietur. Jas. Iklar Sims, - Associate Editor. Subscription Bates. One Year.15150 Six Months.?3 Three Mouth*.?*? Advertising Hates furnished ou application. Remittances should be made by check, money order, registered let ters, or express orders, payable to The Times and Democrat, Orange bur?, 8. C. II Is'not bad luck, but bad judg ment; not 111 conditions but ill think ing, that makes life a failure with many people. To' tyelp others with the one Idea Of being repaid savors of selfishness, but no one can question the disinter estedness of the heip given when there is no possibility of repayment. The season of navigation on the Great tLakes cost 100 lives. From the great number of farm hands that Operate these vessels, they seem to have got out of their perils quite cheaply. Most so-called scientists are hum bugu. If you do not believe it iunt up the records of some of the best of them and see what foolish ihings they believed and taught when they were in the flesh. If in making New Year resolu tions we would be careful to study bur Individual faults and limitation: and make such resolutions as would iend to correct them, there would be less failure In keeping them. ? Life ends in cloud or sunset. If we can flo s ?meihlng to make the close of some one's earthly carei ros eate- and' beautiful we shall in some degree be performing the mission that God has given to each of us. ?t Is possible to so give way to un eocigenlal environments as to lose iieart and drop out of life's battle. Par better is it to let the force and Quality of our own life tell upon our environments. It is the nobler and more heroic way. f3ome people have so little sen3e Of proportion that they manage to iwaste a lot of time, enerzy and tJMoney on insignificant things which ? do not count. The same expenditure ^devoted to really important things would enrich their life and make it :far more Influential. N i it was an ancient philospher who ?cUffaed, "Shoemaker, stick to your fast." But cli as the advice Is it is always in order and never more than today when, because of the great restlessness of the age, so many peo ple drop the business with which they are familiar and in which they are doing well to enter upon unfamiliar fields to meet with probable failure. Several of the employees of the Sugar Trust Implicated In Its frauds have been found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment and fine. That is good so far as it ,roes, but the pub lic will not be satisfied until some of the guilty principals are also punish ed as they deserve. The mesh fine enough to catch the small fry ought not to break to let the big ones through. ' ?'The Chrls'-maa and New Year va cation makes a brief but pleasan1 break in the dally routine of school life which teachers and scholars alike enjoy. The mental relaxation it affords and the rest from the many demands that teaching and learning make enables Instructors and pupIlB to take up the regular school work with renewed earnest ne3s and ultimate benefit. That it is not the refiler who alone la to blame fcr the Increased cost of living \ made clear by t^e pnbltehed statements cf the profits j made* by some of the great wholesale houses. Some light is thrown upon | the higher price of meat by the hosje 1 profit of thirtv three per cent, whhh I Armour & Co., h?vo mv'e during, the past year on the canital Invest?1.1 This fact does not lo*H the consumer to pay the prir. with any better grace. Tu his admirable little book, "Th<> Dark Corner," Zieh McGee tells of a scientist who was ready to teach that tve world was square er round, as required by those who from time to time emplov^d Ms valuable serv ices. We think that those C^oen harten fellows a~e jupt. such scien tists, and allowed th<-ir Judgment swayed by th" test::nony of Harrhl nn1 Loose, both of whom admitted tint they are not entitled to cre dence. That man is net necessarily a] "knocker" who fin's fault with cm*-] t^in cn-Mtiens existing In the town in which he lives. So far frcm be ing ore cf that cl*?*s he may ho d< InE? thft place g~od se*wlce. This is assure^Mv the f^t if he wisely ani persl-'e^tly st-l'-ps fit evils whhh jriwc: t^e rroT"'' t^e r>n^ moke *,,<* town a le~8 <'e?l?>bl? rdore in wWeh to live. It r^nnlres nn argument to pr-.ve t*"?.t the b'^s'. lnt"rr?ts cf a corereunitv c*n neve- b^ rtfvonee1 by Sflvthlng that b**e9J<? i,jsrner>0'?t f~>r law and cr'er, an-1 that welkins t^e moral and social fibre cf Its citizens. Passing cf Royal Families. The want of a direct heir to King Leopold of Belgium reminds us how in the course of time royal families lose their power aaj root uuoittu become extinct In Holland the il lustrous house of Orange whiou so aistiuguiahej itsulf m the sixteenth raj seventeenth. ceaturUs now nangs upon the slender thread of the hie of Queon Wilh&lmina and her infant chj'i?. Tb? Bourbons of Prince, wao ruled for ce&turlts, ana tno Bona partes, whose brief, meteoric c*recr startled the worU, have both falJeo upon evil days. In Sweeten the Vasa dynasty which numbered in its ranks such kings as Gustaras, Adolph us ao? Charles XII practically ceased to be a century ago and was succeed ed by Bernauotte the founder of th? present reigning family. In England the once powerful Plantaganets, the haughty Tudors and the unfortunate Stuarts havo long since passed away as distinct royal lines. In this connection it is a curious fact that not so very many years ago a Plantajanet in direct line from Edward III wj:8 a sexton of a church in London, aad that an Oliver Cromwell, a lineal descendant of the great Protector, was a lawyer in the same great city and that the family is now extinct. The decline and extinction of these and other royal families is asily ac counted for. In many cases revolu tions deposed dynasties and set up others; violent deaths in battle or by assaslnatloa also contributed their share. Then, too, extravagence in living, misrule, dissipated habits and frequent intermarriage naturally re sulted in lowered intellects, hodily weakness, and general unfitness. These causes will not be so promt nent in the future because the peo ples over whom kings now reign will not tolerate it. Old New Year Customs. In age most of the holidays we keep through the year are young as compared with the new year. From the time of the Julian reformation of the calendar, the old Romans kept the flr3t of January as a holiday, f'eiicating it and the whole of the following month to Janus who open ed and closed the gates of the year. Sacrifices were offered to him on twelve altars corresponding to the months cf the year, and people were careful to be on their best behavior that day that It might prove a propi tious augury for the whole year. It was a day of visiting, of family ?ath erng3 and of exchanging of gifts, and also of the reconciling of differences of friends and relatives. These ob servances In our day are associated w'th Christmas rather than with New Year, but the more fully they are observed, whether at the one sea son or the ether, the mere blessed the result. Among other ancient customs of the new year were the cutting and exchanging of branches of mistletoe by the Druids, and the presentation of eggs by the Persians. Give it a Trial. Whether stovalne or the mixture of Btovaine and strychlne, Is as ef fecMve as its discoverer assertB, or whether it is but a fad only partially successful and ultimately to be dis carded,'as other eminent surgeons say, only time and experience can de termine. There is no doubt that very many semi-quack remedies and anes thetics have been heralded with a fo"rlsh of trumpets, have had their little day of popularity and then have been abandoned. But all the same a sympathetic attitude should always be rMsolsye1 to anything that, reason ably promises to deaden or obliterate pain and make more successful the many delicate and dangerous opera tions that numerous patients have to endure. The amount of suffering the world has been spared by the use of ether and chloroform as anesthet ics, anl the success of innumerable operations made possible by their em ployment increases the hope that sto valne may be an even greater boon to mankind. Was ? Bed Man. The death of King Leopold of Bel glum removes a man who gainei an unenviable notoriety by the looseness of Mb nrivate life. He belonged to a type cf monarchs far more cemmen a century or more ago than now. He ranhed in the same class with Charles II and George IV of Er.glaui and Louis XV of France. In those days public opinion war? net so potent as today and kings dl.l pretty much as thpy liked both in private an l public life. Happily the standard of morals is higher now anl public opinion counts for mere anl most l'intrs and rther rulers have to act accordingly. For thi3 reason It Is very doubtful whether any country will in future tok-rate a monarch such as L?c pold was. The wor'rl is better eff with such human monsters in th-'ir graves. Th ; g-e:Uest wonder is that any people wo?l 1 have tolerated such i a brute t:s their ruler. A Losing Game. A crook who for years had led the life cf a swindler and thief re cently gave himself up to the author ities, giving as his reason that, "the game was a losing one.*' He is not the first man who h is discovere 1 that and probably will not be the last one. j Yet how true his statement is. Apart fr^.m all mornl question and the un rest of conscience dishonesty in the lors run docs n-t financially pay. Oc casionally a dishonest man prospers. I or seems to prosper, but these very few e-ceptlons only serve to m^p the ntl? more prominent. To makr a clever tvief brains an l ingenuity are needed, and if these qualities were used In rlrht ways how much better eft the nan wmld b<\ finar. "hlly and in other ways. But ther?> will alwtys ba peonle who will not i 8 convinced of this until they have learned by bitter experience. C?SMritl) cULumN Oite-tuUf e-t'ui a W orti Fonnd Ni>:i(V!, t<re* For Bai*?One milch cow and calf. Apply to R. J. Green, Orangeburg, S. C. Fur SaU?A young mare; gentle uriver. C. 1. Green, M.D. 11-26-13 For Sale?The Chiavette residence ? on Broughton street. Apply to L K. Sturkie. Attorney. 12-9-6t For Ssle?-One cotton seed crusher. Apply to J. W. Smoak, Orange bury, S. C. 12-1G-6t ,V?! are cutting 5U or '!0 acres of long leaf yellcw piue aud are pre pared to fill orlers on short no tice. Kittrell & Cleckley, Cope. 8. C. 12-4-tf Kor Sal? or Rent?One house and lot, located at 50 S. Glover St. Two story house with sewerage and water works. Large lot and good outbulldlags. Apply to the prem ises. 10-14-3 nt* For Sale?Having discontinued the hauling of freight for tb? County Dispensary Board, have for e>%lt 10 mules; any one ix the market can save money by Beeing R. J. Jef fords, 110 Whitman St., Orange burg, 3. C. 12-6-tf Fcr Sale?-At Elloree. S. C, car load fino West Tennessee mules and horse. Mules fifteen hands hl;h anl finely broken. Combination saddle and harness horses, farm horses and brood mares, with yearling colts by their sides, both horse and mules coltB. The cheap est stock in the State. Brown and Shuler, Elloree, S. C. 12-3 0-6* Notice, To whom It m*j ^^cern: Take nctlco that the undersigned will apply to the Court of Common Pleas for Orangeburg County, S. C, or to a Juige of said Court at his chambers wltMn the first Judicial circuit on Friday, the 8th day of January, 1910, at 12 o'clock M., or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, for an order appointing the Judge of the Court cf Probate for said county, public guardiau of the estate of Aubry Shuler, infant under the ag2 of fourteen years; that said Infant has no general or testamen tary guardian, and his estate consists of money to the amount of about neven hundred and six dollars with interest thereon, and a tract of land containing seventy-one acres, more or less, being his share and interest In the settlement of the estate of his father, Henry D. Shuler, deceased. Leila C. Bozard, Mother of said Infant. December 23rd, 1909. Letters of Administration. State of South Carolina, County of Orangeburg. By Robert E. Copes, Esquire, Pro bate Judge. Whereas Rosa Shlrer, has m3de suit to me, to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Ellis W. Shirer, decease^ These are therefore to cite an ? admonish all and slnglar the kind red and creditors of the said Ellis W. Shlrer, deceased, that they be and appear before me. In the Court of Probate, to be held at Or angburg C. H., on January 12tb, 1910, next after publication there of, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 2Sth day of December, A. D. 1909. (L.S.) ROBT. E. COPES. Judge of Probate Oil Mill Stock for Sale. We offer for S2le eight (8) shares of the Cipital Stock secured by Cer tificate No. 3 4 cf The Fort Motte Oil Mill Company. This stock may be bought of the undersigned on or before the 15th day of January, 1910, on which day the said eight (8) shares. If nrt rw; sold, will be nt Orangeburg Court Hou30, a; 11 o'clock to the highest bidder for cash. Glaze & He-'^'-t. Attorneys. ?"230-41. Orangeburg. S. C. Houso and Ijot for Sale. Owing to the fact that Mr. E. A. Zo!7l^r has moved from Orangeburg, he will offer for sale his valuable house and lot measuring 180x310. opposite to 'over St., on Railroad avenue, in tii<; citv of Orangeburg. ?ALSO? His farm, containing 48 1-2 acres. 1 1-2 miles from the city limits on the oi l Charleston Poad, Immediate ly after the regular sales on the firs'. Monday In .Tanrary. For further particulars, apply to BrrHsford and Matheny, Orangeburg, S. C. Notice tu Creditors. Pursuant to the judgment in .the CHse of Daniel J. Griffith, et al.. against Hattie E. Livingston, et al.. all persons having claims againsi the estate of Keziah M. Griffith, de j ceased, are hereby require 1 to provi their respective demrnds before th*? undersigned at Orangeburg. S. C. on or before December 31st, 1909. i or be debarred payment. Robt. E. Copes. I Judge of Probate, as Special Referee December 13. 1909. Mrs. S. Joyce, Clarcmont, N. H.. writes: "About a year ago I bought two bottles of Poloy's Kidney Rem edy. It cured me of a severe case ' of kidney trouble of several years ' standing. Tt certainly is a grthnd. I sood medicine, and I heartilv recom jmend it." Lowman Drug Co.; A. C. Dukes. Circuit Court Sale. State or South Carolina. County of Orangeburg. In Common Fleas. Leri A. Gleaton, as A?'miiiistr?tjr, etc., Plaintiff, Against C. A. ?. Williams, et al., DefenJante. By virtue of the judgment in the r.b.ji'c stated c>?e. 1 will sell, at pub lie auction, at Orangeburg Court House, during the legal hours for sales, on the first Monday 'in Jan uary, 1910, be.ug the third day ol i said month, the following described real estate: All that certain tract of land sit uate in Willow township in Orange i burg county, in sai 1 State, contain- 1 ing twenty-one hundred acres, more or less, am bounued north by i~e. Holman bridge road and land of Mrs. j M. O. Sawyer, east by lands of Mrs. I Carolina R. Dowling, south by the | South Edieto river ani west by lands of A. J. Erane, decease 1, and by lands now or lately of B. B. Wil liams. All that tract of land-in Willow township in Orangeburg county, in said Stete, containing one hundred and eighty-are acres, more or less, bounded north by public road lead ing from Holman Brldgs to Orange burg court house, and by lands of E. M. Hughes, east by lands now or lately of B. B. Williams, south by South EJisto river and by lands now or lately of B. B. Williams and west by the South Eilsto river. All that trfcet of land situate In Willow township i' Orangeburg county, in said State, containing six acres, and bounded north and souir. by lande of M. A. Reed and Eliza S. Evans ani lands now or lately of B. B. Williams, ani west by la^ds j of M. A. Reed and Eliza S. Evans, and east by lan Is now or formerly of B. B. Williams. All that tract of land situate h. Willow township in Orangeburg county, In said State, containing one hundred and twenty-five acres, more or less, and bounded north oy lands of M. E. Garick and lan 1b formerly cf J. M. Way, east by lands of F. E. Garick and of the Florida Central and Peninsular railroad, south by lands of P. W. Garick and Ida J. Rowc-11, and west, by ladns of P. W. Garick, P. E. Gib son and the run of Willow Swamp creek. All that tract of land situate in Willow township In Orangeburg county, In said State, containing for ty four acres, more or less, and bounded north by lands now or late ly of B. B. Williams tnd estate lauds of A. J. Evans, deceased; east by lands now or lately of B. B. Wil Hams, and west by lands of the estate of A. J. Evans, deceased. All that certain tract or planta tion of land known as the "Mar tin Place,' containing two thou sand (2,000) acreB, more or less, lying and being the Fork of Edlsto, In the county of Orangeburg, in said State, and bounded by lands now or lately of 'John R. Milhous. Daniel -Young, Cephu3 Rutland, Tom GIbBcn, G. R. Summers. J. F. Hut to and by the South Edisto river. TERMS: Cash?the purchaser or purchasers to pay for all papers and all taxas falling due after the day of sale; and in case the purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale, said premises will be resold cn the same or some sub sequent salesday, on the same terms, and at the risk of the former pur zha'.f-r or purchasers. Robt. E. Copes. Judge of Probate, as Special Referee. December 14, 1909. Circuit Court Sale. State of South Carolina. County of Orangeburg. In Cpmmon Pleas. A. Clarence Ligon, Plaintiff, Against Thomas D. Fender, Defendant. 3y virtue of the judgment in the above stated case. I will sell, at pub lie auction, at Orangeburg Court House, during the legal hours for sales, on the first Monday in Jan uary, 1910, being the third day of nald month, the following described '?eal estate: All that certain parcel or tract of land, situate, lying and be Ing in said county and State, con taining twelve and three-quarter (12 3-4) acres, known as the Wash ington tract, and boundei by lands now or formerly of Louis Berry, Daniel Smoak and Samuel Dibble; being one of the tracts conveyed to me, the said T. D. Fender, by the Edisto Savings Bank, by its deed dated April 14, 1900. All that other parcel or tract of land in sail county and State, con taining sixteen and sixty-two one hundredths (16.62) acres, bounded by lanis new or formerly of Louts Berry and Samuel Dibble, and be ing one uf the tracts of land con veyed to ir.e, the said T. I). Fender, by the sail E'.isr.o Savings Pank, by Its deol dated April 14. 1 900. All that certain other tract or parcel cf land, situate, lying and 1 being in sail county and'State, con taining sixteen and eighty-seven one hundredth (16.$7) acres, ani bound el by lands of Samuel Dbiblc, Mrs. Falrey, Rachel Hamilton and lands! formerly of the estate of E. T. It. Smoke, deceased; boin-; one of the j tracts conveyed to me, tho said Thos. D. Fender, by the said E list" Savings Mack, by its deed hearing date of April 1 4, 1 900, and record ed in the offi'e of the C. C. C. P. and R. M. C. for sail Orangeburg county in Deed Book No. 37, at page C,?A. TERMS: Cash?the purchaser or purchasers to pay for all papers and all taxes I.L'mg due after the day of sale; and In case the purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale, said premises wj'l lie resold on the same or some sub sequent salesday. on the same terms, and at ihe risk of the former pur cnax: or purchasers. Rnbt. E. Copes, Judge of Probate, as Special Referee. December 14, 1909. I Li VINGS I ON SCO. BUYERS OF COTTON SEED I AND COW PEAS We Pay Highest Market Prices Warehouse A. C. L. Tracks Office 21 Broughton Street Phone 307 KOK %'llt It tIKAI/I'H. That'll iki? i?f the things we are doing business for, aud of course hu Mentally, to uet a living. In buying our drugs,&c we get lhost* which nre pure ami patent, even though they often cosi us evfra.We buy them for restoring health?yours and all our customer*.' You may not be able to Judge (lie (|tiuUty of rf"ugs, but our long experience en* ablus us to discriminate. Trust us when you need mcdh ine and your confi dence wM) never be mis* placed. A. Calhoun Doyle & Co. "THE POPULAR DRPG STORE" FOR SALE 1,500 acres highly improved farm land? with in 4 miles of Orangeburg. New dwelling, ban) and servant houses. Will sell as a whole or cut to suit nur chaser. Terms reasonable. Only a small cash nay ment necessary. K. SEASE Fire Insurance. I2LAR & SALLE i We represent the The Home Insurance Co. Liverpool and Rondon and Gloh. German American Continental Northern Assurance Phoenix and Georgia Home. The Strongest rvomblnatlon 1b th? | Ifexnmcthylenftetraniinc. The ahove is the name of a Ger man rheuiieal. which is one of the! many valuable ingredients of Foley's Kidney Remedy. Hexamethylene tetramine i? rocoKni/.?,d as a uric, acid solvent and nnt;p?ptie for the urine. Take Foley's Kidney Rome dy as =oon as you notice any irre?-1 ularlties and avoid a serious mala-! I dy. Lowman Drug Co.; A. C. Dukes. Between the written and the un written law justice has no easy task. Up Before the Rar. N. H. Brown, an attorney, of Plttsfield, Vt.. writes: "We have used Dr. King's New Life Pills for years and find them ruoh a good fam ily medicine we wouldn't be without them." For Chills. Constipation Biliousness or Sick Headache th<-y work wonders. 2">c at the J. G. Wannainaker Mfg. Company. . -"in 1 1 i ; i A Guidepost to Increased Profits Iff If you bare nrvir used Peruvian Guano you hare never realized the greatest possible yields from your soil. Peruvian Giiano is the excre ment of birds thit inhibit t?a r K"-y coasts of Peru and adja cent islands. These birds liv? on f>-<h, henco this fertilizer is especially rich in ceruin elements. These elements ire in differ ent forms some slowly &ud some quickly active, which thc.3 furnish nourishment to the plant from start to maturit-. Peruvian Guano is digested fish and should not be con fused with inferior products like bat guano, etc. Many of our farmers have used Peruvian Guano and know what enormous crops it will produce. We have a beautifully illus trated book which tells cf this wonderful product of nature. A copy belongs to YOU. Write for it to-day. PERUVIAN GUANO CORPORATION CHARLESTON. S, C R. FULTON DUKES, Agent, : Orangeburg, S. C. Emergency The Telephone is the quickest means of se curing relief or calling assistance. In rural districts the doctor or the neighbors can be sum moned in less lime than it takes to hitch a horse Connection with the Bell System puts you in touch with the whole country. You need a telephone in your home. Write to nearest Cell Telephone Manager for pamphlet, or address Farmers' Line Ecpartaenl Southern Sell Telephone and Telegraph Co. ,2* South Pryor Street ATLANTA GEORGIA THE PEOPLE'S BANK ORANGEBUG, S- C. CAPITAL STOCK.$?0.000.00 SURPLUS. 20.000.00 STOCKHOLDERS' LIA BILITY . ?0.000.00 PROTECTION TO DE I'OSITOItS.$80.000.00 D. (). Herbert.President It. F. Mucken fuss.Vlce-1'resldent J. W. Culler.Cashier A. T. Wannamaker.. ..Asst. Cashier DIRECTORS. W. C. Cruni ,1. T. Klckenhnker G. L. SaNey I). O. Herbert II A. M. Sallcy \V. L. (.'In/.e Lobt. E. Copes. V. Murkeufusa II. C. Wannamaker. 4 per cent Interest ptiiri in Savings Department. Absolute security guaranteed to Depositors. Arc you in shape to win in the battle for business? Are your private records, documents and corcespondcncc where you can get them instantly? These new Shaw-Walker filing devices will help you, as they are helping ethers. . . . ft, l*??f*$[ "Finger Tip" Sectional Filing Device* ^'-'?".'.!?f are Jurt wna' vou nee<l- You can have just what you want in a stack large or small and at a cost v&'.'^a sulP?'ndy l?w- You can start small and tionets indefinitely as your inCSS grOWS. Atk us to demomtrate - - > 1 .?r.'.vv^i businos Sims Book Store, ORA.XGKUUltG, S. C. Local Post Card Views 15 different varieties, print ed in four colors, ihtee for 5 cents, also fancy and comic cards on sale at SIMS BOOK STORE.