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MAKES A STATEMENT MR, HYDRICK STATES HIS POSI TION ON DESK SALE. Says He Voted Against the Measure, but on Account of the Associations Attached Purchased His. The following statement has been given to the newspapers by Mr. A? J. Hydrick, Jr., representative from this county, in the House of Repre sentatives, 'explaining his position on the sale of the desks and chiirs: "Permit me to reply to an ic <iuiry recently made in the columns of your valuable paper, with respect rc the vote of the Orangeburg Dele gation, upon the proppsitin of pur -chasing new desks and chairs foe the House of Representatives, and de posing of the old ones.. "The resolution reads as follows* 4Be it resolved by the House of R^j xeseatatives, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representa tives be, and he is hereby, directed to purchase new desks and chai.'S for the House of Representatives, same to be paid for out of ths Con tingent Fund of the House of R^p ' resentatives, and when the new desks and chairs are placed that eaca or the present members of the H.iuse of Representatives be premitW to purchase the desk and chair used by .him at the price of $5.00; and that the desks and chairs which are not purchased by the members of the House of Representatives wi'.'nn thirty days after notice from the Sei goant-at-Arms be turned over to the State Sinking Fund Commission and by them disposed of for the State.' , "Upon consideration of this reso lution I voted to strike out the re solving words, which motion was lost, however, by the overwhelming vote of 65 to 31.?House Journal, 1910. Page 870. "Before this resolution was finally passed it was amended as follows: 'Provided, that any member wishing to purchase the desk and chair that they may do so for the sum of $3,' ?which amendment I also voted against. "You will nutice that I voted against the proposition each time it was presented to the House. It was carried, however, and under its terms the old desks and chairs of the House were to be disposed ot at all events, in one of two ways, namely: first, each member could purchase his own desk and chair for the sum of $3, and second, in the event of the failure of the member .to purchase them, then they would be turned over to the Sinking Fund Commission to be disposed of for the State. "This being the situation, the question which presented itself to ane was whether I should permit this Committee to sell them at random, to junk shops or otherwise, or wheth er I should purchase them myself. I adopted the latter course, not be cause of any intrinsic value of the desk and chair, but because of the eentiment attached to them, which giew out of the fact that I had been the last member to use these arti cles of furniture, which had been so long devoted to the use of a great public office. . The price having been fixed by the majority of the Legisla ture at three dollars, which in my judgment was ample, can it be suc cessfully contended that this com mittee would have asked or obtained a greater sum? "I am always willing and glad to answer the inquiry of any citizen of this country as to any vote I cast as a Representative on any ques tion. Very truly, "A. J. Hydrick, Jr." Notes from Four Holes. An ice cream festival will be giv en at the Four Holes Graded School next Saturday, the 18th for the ben efit of the school. The festival will begin at two o'clock and the public is invited. 'Miss Leda Hungerpiller, who has "been at college the past year, is at home taking uer vacation. Masters Lamie Bozardt and Her man Zeigler were the guests of Mas ter Boyce Bozardt last Sunday. The people of this section are all getting well acquainted with "Gen eral Green" by this time. Small crops in this section are looking fairly good, while others are not so good, but all show a good color.. Mr. Allen Strble, one of our older citizens, has been very ill for the past few weeks. A Sad Death. Mrs. Johnie Barton, Jr., was bur ied at Bethel church Tuesday, after noon at half-past three o'clock. She was a great sufferer for ten weeks, but she bore it without a murmur. Befoiv her marriage, which was only five months ago, she was Miss May Julia Funches. She leaves a father, mother, a devoted husband, and two sisters. Mrs. George Wiekes and Mrs. W. P. Davis, to mourn hvr death. May God's blessing rest upon the be reaved husband and parents. The loved ones and friends have now a great consolation to know she is safe at rest with Jesus. Going to Sumter. The Elliott Truck will leave Mon day, accompanied by Driver Kelly, for Sumter, to be present at the open ing of the- Firemen's Tournament. Messrs. Walter O'Cain, Marion Inab inet, Henry Slater and Adonus Avin ger will leave Tuesday to go over. The tournament is to be held Tues day, Wlednesday and Thursday of ( next week. ( ? ? ?- i Cream Pull's. j ?On account of hot weather we will < make cream puffs only once a week 1 and that is every Wednesday. I i? The Orangeburg Steam Bakery. 1 LIST OP LETTERS. j Those Remaining Unclaimed in the Orangebnrg Post Office. The following is the list of. letters remaining unclaimed in the Orange burg Post Office for week ending June 14, 1910. Persons calling for same will please say that they are I "advertised." Mrs: Amanda Bailey. Hodgie Ballard. Charlie Bleach. Georgia Boley. John Caldwell. Carolin? Business College. :Mary Cooper. Mrs. J.'J. Culer. Johnie Dantzler. Rev. G. M. Felder. Artemus Fields. Bertha Franklin. (Louise Green. Henrietta Gype. Nealie Jamison: James K. Kittrell. T. H. Masservey, (2). ' Dr. William L. Metcalfe. Bam Moore.. Gabriel Robinson. i Laura Salley. Thomas Shed. IE. Smith. Rosana Thomas. (Mrs. Gertrude Washington. ? m ? ? NEWS AT NORWAY. Lightning Strikes House. Crops Fairly Good. Crops are looking good since we got a good heavy rain, but it has been rining off and on the whole week, and the farmers are all fight ing to keep &b? grass down. C ? ton that was planted in the fields, after the oats had been cut, is doing nicely and will soon be ready for plowing and chopping. Last Sunday night a week the lightning struck an oak tree and the house of Mr. J. C. Williams. It tore all the bark o?f the trees and o ne of the roots out of the ground. It struck his house also tearing off weather boarding and cealing from the house. Luckily there was no one in the house at the time. There is a good barber in town again. Dr. L. W. Busbee has recent ly opened his dental offices in this town. We hope to soon see Mrs. J. F. Walker, who has been very ill, and Miss Luella Williams, who has been sick with pneumonia for the last week out again soon. ONLY FIVE SAVED. Government Schooner Broken Off Curacao Coast. The government schooner, Van Herdt, has been wrecked on the northeast coast of Curacao. The captain, crew and passengers, with the exception of four sailors and one passenger, were drowned. The lost included the Governor of Buen Ayre. The Van Herdt was bound for Wil lemstad, Curacao from Buen Ayre, a | Dutch est IWndian island on the Vcn ezulan coast, thirty miles east of ; the Island of Curacao. She struck during the thick weather of Sunday night.. News of the disaster was brought to Wiilemstad by the five survivors. The Van Herdt was a small craft engaged in the inter island traffic of the Dutch Antilles. Her pas sengers were residents of the is lands. Providence Notes. iTthe girls and boys of Providence have returned from the different col leges of the state to enjoy their sum mer vacation. Miss Eva Carson Ins returned from Lander College; Miss Gladys Shuler, Miss Alma Kizer and Mr. Harry Shuler from Leesville; Mr. Herman Bull and Miss Ever Lou Shu ler from Edgefield; Mr. Paul Shuler from Orangeburg, and Mr. Sammie Hutto from Sumter. Miss Allie Carson has returned from Barnwell, where she taught the past session; Miss Annie Schuler from Timmonsville, and Miss Viola Sch?ler from Florence county. We are glad to note that Mr. Tom Dantzler, who has been quite sick is gradually improving. Miss Dot Bull Is visiting her Aunt, Mrs. Tom Amaker, of St. Matthews. 'The farmers are somewhat dis couraged with the present out-look of their farms. We all expect to spend a pleasant morning with the children on the 26th. They always seem to enjoy their day. The rain is stil! a fre quent visitor in this esction. Delightful Party. On Tuesday evening Miss Hattie Zeigler gave a party in honor of her guests. Miss Ollie Delgar of Sumter, and Miss Marguerite Howard of Bal timore. A goodly number of young people gathered and enjoyed the eve ning. The affair was a "sample par ty," the most novel feature being, perhaps, that each lady brought a sample of the material of her dress, and these were distributed to the young men. They then had to find the owner of the dress which match ed the sample. After finding the owners, the young men were asked to write a description of her dress, and the young ladies were asked to draw the young man's picture. Miss Walker's portrait of Dr. Cherry, and Mr. Rush Westburry's description of Miss Alma Wannamaker's dress took the prizes. During the evening de licious refreshments were served. Festival on the Eighteenth. The ice cream festival at Cordova Schoolhouse for the benefit of the 1 Woman's Missionary Society of El> enezer Baptist Church will be held on Saturday the ISth. instead of i the 2Sth, as published in our last > issue. The festival will begin at :! j'clock and last indefinitely. There i ivill be a quilt to be disposed of for he benefit of the Society. The pub- i lie is cordially invited to be present. I < NORTH NEWS ITEMS. Happenings of Interest from in and Around That Place. MJiss Freda Cooper is spending several days in Columbia with rela tives. The Misses Griers of Columbia have been visiting their Uncle, Mr. A. C. Grier. Miss Annie Ulmer, of Woodford, spent a few days with her sister, Miss Janie Ulmer. Contracter Able of Leesville, is rushing the work on the Baptist Parsonage, which he expects to com plete by the first of July. When completed it will be an ornament to that part of town and an honor to the Baptist people of North. Mr. L. L. Chartrand is preparing to build two large brick stores for Mr. J. R. Leysath, on the spot where Mr. Leysath's wooden buildings were before the fire Oast Christmas. iProf. J. W. Ballentlne, who has been principal of the Nort'h school for- two sessions, has been elected Supt. of the PiokenB schools. {Mrs. Alma Jones and her three daughters, Maude, Eloise and Daisy, spent last week in Columbia- with relatives. T.he death angel visited two Ihomes in North last week and claimed as its victim the youngest in those homes. The first visited was Mr. Septson Gant on Friday morning, and the bright little three-year-old boy, Ran dolph, was taken. On Saturday morn ing it visited .Mr. Lee Livingston's and claimed the sweet little girl, Elizabeth, which was the only child of that home, and was father's pride and mother's joy. No longer do we hear their voices nor the prattle of their tiny feet. PRIZES OFFERED. To the Schools of the State for Most Marked Improvement. The South Carolina School Im provement Association offers fifty prizes to the schools of the State for the most decided material improve ment made during a given length of time. Ten of the prizes are to be $100 each, and forty are to be $50 each. Regulations concerning the fifty prizes that are to be awarded by this association are as follows: 1. Improvement must be made be tween November 1, 1909, and Dec ember 10, 1910. 2. Prizes will be awarded to schools where the most decided ma terial improvements have been made during the time mentioned. 3. Under material improvements are included local taxation, consoli dation, new buildings, repairing and painting old ones, libraries reading rooms or tables, interior decorations, beautifying yards, and better general equipment. 4. No school can compete for any of these prizes unless it is a rural school. No town with more than 400 population shall be eligible. 5. All who wish to enter this con test must send names and descrip tions of schools before improvements are made to the president prior to October 1st. 6. All descriptions, photographs and other evidences showing im provements must be sent to the pres ident before December 15, 1910. The chairman of the Board of Trustees of any school that is competing for a prize must approve all descrip tions before and after improvements are made. 7. Blanks will be sent to schools competing for the above prizes with questions to be answered relating to the conditions under which the im provements have been made. S. Prizes will be awarded in checks December 31, 1910. The prizes are to be used for further im provements in the schools receiving them. Address all communications to Mrs. W. L. Daniel, President South Carolina School Improvement Asso ciation, Saluda, S. C. Whiskey Causes Fight. As a result of a difficulty at a ne gro church last Saturday afternoon, and an appeal being made to the "code of scrapping," Peter Guinyard s.hot Davis Spann, both of the con testants being colored. Several i.f Spann's teeth are missing, while a part of 'his jaw was also destroyed by the bullet. Although the wound is very painful it is not considered dangerous. It is said that the quar rel arose over some liquor being sold at the churoh with which the men ?had some interest in. Fireman's Tournament. At a recent meeting of the town Council of St. Matthews it was de cided to send a representative of each fire company to the Annual Tournament in Sumter. St. Matthews has been hard .hit by fire losses re cently but now with a fine water work system, and trained firemen, they do not fear the fire bell as of old. Knocked Them All Out. Last week the Marc.hant Music Co., sold and shipped a fine Piano to a customer in Jacksonville, Fla. Dur ing the same week they sold two in Tiinmonsville, two in Sumter, one in Darlington, one in Hartsville, one in Columbia, one in Denmark and one at Orangeburg. All these were high grade Pianos, and sold iu competi tion with the most progressive busi ness houses in the South. Two Lectures on Agriculture. Hon. E. J. Watson, Commissioner of Agriculture, and Prof. Ira W. Wil liams of the State Department of Agriculture, will each deliver an ad dress.to the teachers of the Summer School at the Court House on Sat urday, June 18lh, beginning at 1L o'clock', a. m. All the members .if the Boys Corn Club, teachers, trus tees, farmers and the public gen erally are invited to attend. I LU VVXLO. L WASHINGTON LETTER. Correspondent Describes (he Events Happening Recently. The President being away from the City this week there is but lit tle political news. The railroad bill has passed the Senate and will pass pas the House .thje coming week. This bill is not satisfactory to any faction but i* is claimed as an administration victory. The Ariz ona and New Mexico state-hood bill and the postal bank bill will likely go over until next session, as July 1st. is now fixed upon as the adjournment date. The Ballinger-Pinchot committee is ready to make its report, and the general opinion is that it will divide on political line and that Jneans there will be no censure of the Sec retary, but with this report is the further general impression that the Secretary will get out of the Cab inet, at an early date. Pinchot has just returned here from a trip abroad to see his former chief, the Ex-Pres ident, and he has some interesting given him by this world conquerer, information and probably promises but what he has is not for the public at this time. In memory of those who fell for the lost cause and wore the Confed erate gray, memorial services are held at Arlington, the National Cem etery, the first Sunday in June of each year. There are buried there 265 Confederates who died in pris on, hospitals and on battle fields in the vicinity of this city, and a tomb marking the spot of the remains of 10,000 unknown; and the martial strains of Dixie echoed through the vales where less than a year ago resounded the notes of the boys in blue on Decoration. This is a trib ut is the men who wore the gray, and is largely* through the sugges tion of President McKinley, who ad vocated the sharing with the South in the care of the graves of the Con federate soldiers. Congress appro priated money and authorized the gathering of those remains into one plot at Arlington, which has been done, and this is laid off into a cir cular plan, divided by four paths running to the center, in which it is intended to erect a monument to these men and their chieftain, Gen. Robt. E. Lee, who at one time made his home on this very property. The Postmaster General is still making an effort to (discover the cause and if possible a remedy for the growing deficit which confronts his departnent. Since he failed to have newspaper postage increased, he has turned his attention to the abuses of the franking privilege, which he finds a source of immense loss to the government, as the us ers of this form of postage frank anything Crom a typewriter to a Jersey Cow. Members are now en gaged in their annual cleaning up of their matters here, and are sending home great quantities of stuff under the frank, on which express or freight should be paid, but the thrif ty member considers this privilege one of the perquisities of the office that he does not propose to miss. Speaker Cannon has not been so much in evidence in the legislative program since the House bowled over him and his Rules Committee. Leg islation has gone on and with much more satiftion to the people, and the hope now is that the protest has been so strong that reforms will come and stay, so that it will not be necessary for a new member to gei the consent of the Speaker before he introduces a bill or asks for its con sideration. The speaker has tiuly been the autocrat of the Hous3, ami backed by his Rules Committee was in absolute control of the entire legislation of the country. For an Hour's Amusement. We thank the people of Orange burg that have visited our place at 57 E. Russell ."">..'eel and assure- you that we ore now getting s^lre tha; will please, an-1 we are sr. e you will say that 'Theato" Is the place* to 30 for an hour's rest and ent?r tainmfcJ1', Beginning Monday. April 11th we will open up every after noon at 4:30 and run till 10.30 with out a close, and we hope to hava fans in bj that time to keep you cool. Come out out- and all. 5 end 10 cents at "Theato " A Sad Death. Last Sunday night Miss Daisy Ril ey died at the home of her sister. Mrs. T. C. Dukes near Vance. Miss Riley had been sick for about three wi-eks, although she had not been in entirely good health for several mouths. She was about thirty-one years old. Her funeral took place Monday afternoon at Gerizins Church. Baptist S. S. Convention. Tho Sunday School Convention of the Orangeburg Baptist Association will meet at Four Holes Baptist church on Thursday and Friday, be fore the second Sunday in July. A large and interesting meeting is ex pected. All Sunday schools of the convention are urged to send dele gates. Congratulations. Miss Marguerite Dukes of this city has won an enviable hor.or by beine the first girl in Winthrop College to graduate wf'li fi. ';r. To do, this she had to mriran average of over 90 for the f~".r years she was at college. This is a good rec ord and does honor to the young lady and to the town she represent. A Note of Thanks. T take this means of publicly [.hanking all my relatives and friends for their kindness to my mother. Mrs. Rebecca Shuler, during her long illness, which tenninat d in her Jeath on May 15th, T.tin. Mrs. Neelie Shuler. , LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY OUR REPORTERS. What is Happening AH Over the County.?Local Items of Personal Interest to Our Readers. Mrs. Geo. D. Sellars, who has been on an extended visit to Charleston has returned home. Chief T. 0. S. Dibble will be among Orangeburg's representatives at the tournament in Sumter. The North Vance Sandridge school closed last Monday after a success ful- year's work under Miss Beuiah Dukes. The sidewalks all over the streets are bad enough now on account of the bad weather, but the crossings are still worse. Mr. C. Augustus Jones, of Elloree, announces .himself a candidate for re-electicn as Cotton Weigher of El loree, in this issue. Miss Lucile Howell accompanied her uncle, Mr. R. L. Berry, on the trip to Glenn Springs, where the Press Association is being .held. There will be an ice cream festival at Hickory Grove Church, Saturday evening, June 18th, commencing at three o'clock. The public is cordial ly invited. The engagement of Miss Eva Kar esh of Branchville to Mr. Abe Levy of Atlanta has been announced. Miss Karesh is the daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Jake Karesh. Mr. f. F. Barton, Jr., desires to ex press his thanks to the many friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness shown him during the ni nes and death of his wife. The card of Mr. Joseph A. Fan ning, who announces himself a can didate for the office of Township Commissioner for Goodland Town ship, appears in this issue. There will be an ice cream festival at Four Holes School House o1 Sat urday, the ISth, to commence .u two o'clock. The proceeds are ri [the benefit of the school. The pub (lie is cordially invited. Willow, "the model country" camp W. 0. W. will hold its annual picnic on the 14th of July. The program willPbe published later. Everybody is invited and a special invitation is given to all the candidates. The executive committee of the Boys Corn Club, consisting of Roy Gramling, Carlisle Witt, G. H. Whis senhunt, Jr., Grady Ilydrick, Gordon Hungerpiller, will hold an executive meeting at ten o'clock on Saturday, June 18th. Orangeburg is represented at the State Press Association by Col? Jas. L. Sims, of The Times and Democrat; Major? Fred Wannamaker, of the Sun; and Col? R. L. Berry, of the Evening News. Col. Sims is treasurer of the Association. The entire county is suffering bad ly from too much rain. In fact re ports from one neighborhood says out of about 25 acres of cotton only about five will be able to be worked out. The grass has completely taken possession of everything. NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA. If You Have it, Read This Letter.? Mi-o-na is Guaranteed. "I was taken last August with a sever stomach trouble. The doctor said it was nervous dyspepsia. I j took his treatment four weeks, but did not feel any better. I took every thing I heard of. The first day of December, 1908,-I got a box of Ml-j o-na. I took them that afternoon ! and the next day and haven't had one bit of pain in my stomaoh since the 2nd of December. I took five, boxes. Feed well now, and sleep' good."?Mrs. M. E. Maxfield, R. F. i D. 2, Avoca, N. Y. Mi-o-na is surely the best pre-! scriptioa for indigestion ever writ ten. [If relieves after dinner distress, belching of gas, foul breath, heart burn, etc., in five minutes. It is guaranteed to permantly cure indigestion, acute or chronic, or any disease of the stomach or money back. Mi-o-na stomach tablets are sold by J. G. Wannamaker Mfg. Co., and leading druggists everywhere at 50 cents a large box. Lived Happy Ever After. "Yes, my friend, I was abou tto many a countess when I suddenly learned that she spent more than 10, 000 marks a year on her dressmaker." "Then what did you do?" "Why, 1 married the dres?maker.' ?Meggendorfer blaetter. Different Girl. "Do you know Mrs. Smith?" "Dear, mo, yes! I knew her when shp was a debutante." ?'Then itacan't he the same one 1 mean. Hernnafden name was Snooks.' In is?.9 Velpeau, one of the greatest surgeons of his time, wrote as follow- : "The escape from pain in surgic .1 operations is a chimera whicn it ts id.e to follow up today. Knife' and 'paiu' in surgery are two words wh.ch are al ways inseperable in tne minds of pa tients, and this necessary association must be conceded." Prof. Korn, of Munich, has estab lished stations of distance photography at Berlin, Munich, Paris, London, Co penhagen and Stockholm. He be lieves it will soon be possible to take pictures at a distance not only of in dividuals but of groups and scenes. Kinks?Do you mean to say you have the ad van laue of a college education? Blinks?Vu-:. Kinks?1,'itl you never went to col lege. Blinks- No matter; "if wifo I "SMILES" Smile awhile? And while you smile, Another smiles? An-1 soon there's miles and miles Of Smiles. And life's worth while Because you smile? Then Call at CRAIG'S PURE FOOD STORE, And there's another Smile coming. S?e the tcmpting display of Good things to eat. Some more smiles! Buy a good supply of Oboice GROCERIES, and T?ke them home? Then your wife will smile. Buy the best quality of pure foods found sat this store and" you'll find your bills are smaller than usual Then you'll smile. Come in and pay your, bills promptly to keep thing6 moving And we'll smile some too. So smile awhile And others happier And others hapier ? Because you smile. J. A. CRAIG The Pure Food Store 'PHONE 15 ANY STYLE YOU wish THE WISH BONE ON PIANOS "breaks even" here, for whether your choice points to the upright, the grand square, or the baby grand, we can supply you with an instrument?multiples of it?that will make you our business and musical friends for "a day and a year"?longer, too. Follow the names of the best makes we handler Knabe, Kranich & Bach, Haines Bros., etc. Marchant Music Co. ORANGEBURG, S. C. FOR A DAINTY SLEEPING ROOM extraordinary Inducements are offer ed in a wide choice of elega?it cham ber suits at M. O. DANTZLER'S. While the beauty and style of life furniture is of exceptional charm, an added inducement is given in the re markably low prives for exceedingly high quality. DANTZLER'S Furniture DVp't IT DOESN'T NEED AN AXE to convince intelligent people that we are in the position to suopl'y all needs promptly, carefully, cour jouB ly for most peope in Orangeburg County know that we have a goed stock of tools, nails, screws and evcy other little thing and big thing they have a right, to expect to finJ in a first class hardware store, waicu our one is. M. O. Dantzler fQweq.. HAVE YOU MONEY lit the BANK? What happens to it when you'are disabled by accident^orX illness? ^.Doctor's bills,medicines,etc.,EATUP^savingsrapidly.j ^/You pay a small annual premium andj LWE PAY^YO? a~stated income when you are ill.or injured/at] [a time when your^regular i n co me ceases jxndjou^Tteed_ mo nej^t oj Ltake_care,oijncreased^expenscgf^ Jlsn't it worth a few dollars a year to feel thaf*if yoiTare ill ?< . ?* _i_* _? . i ?nr_11 or'injured you" will not have to use up ybursavings?j|We sell the [most liberal policieson the market and settle all daims promptly^ NoreVtap^no^uibbling^oveAw^ .ojjhe strongest^jmpaniejj^ KEEP; YOUR' THE BANK! ZEIGLER AND DIBBLE, Agents. f^U S D 0 j "ffORRYlNfj Mr. F. N. Rickenbaker, of Orangeburg, now represents The Southern Marble & Granite Co. of Spartanburg, S. C. The Leading Manufacturers and Dealers in Monuments, Coping and Headstones This firm has erected some of the largest and most handsome mon uments in the Orangeburg Cemetary, and we ask your careful inspection of sme. See their designs and get their prices.