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DENIED BY LEVER I . . . ?T *t, -v. ? . -'J ,;,y SAYS AETlCLE PROM FARM AND i Fl .RESIDE IS FALSE. -fififrs- ITe Hod No Connection With Meat Trost and the Man Who Says He Did Lies. Lexington, S. C, Aug. 3., 1910. Editor; Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S. C, Dear Sir: I have just seen a copy of your issue of August 2, in which you car ry what you seem to think Is a very serious charge against me with re spect to my efforts to take the tax of '.tea cents a pound off of^oleomarga rine. Again, I have no apologies to offer for my course in this respect. Yon condemn me in one instance for ? voting to put a tax upon ami article v/hieb my people, do not use and in. another "breath for working to take the tax off of an article which - the great majority of working peo pie in The laboring districts do con . same. Consistency thou art indeed a jewel when the prejudices of man enter into it! No objection is found to a legiti mate criticism of my record in Con gress, such criticism is proper and I welcome it. . Of course, you will ' print what I am about to say for otherwise you prove yourself unfair. Oleomargarine, according to the best chemists in the world among them Harvey W. Wiley, the. great pure food advocate of the United Slates and Chief of the Bureau of - Chemiirtry of the United States, is a pure, healthy and wholesome arti cle of food. It ds consumed im the labor districts of the country in its \ colored form in large quantities as a substitute for butter. In the north ! and congested portions of the east ern c.nd western sections of the country, the poorer classes of people, r'ho cannot pay the exorbitant trust made price of butter resort to the ? use of oleomargarine as a substir tute. When this article began to be used in great quantities, it was found that in proportion to the quanity of it used the price of creamery, trust made Dirtter, was reduced and there at once arose a campaign, conducted by the butter interests, to find some way of driv ing tills wholesome food product out of competition with, .their product. ?s UEiuhl they came >tp the Federal Government to find some .way of driving(this food out of the market and they hit upon the plan of using the taxiing power of the Government ?stanalbly ? to collect revenue, but .srith 'the hidden purpose of driv ing out of business, this legitimate in dustry. As a result of this propa ganda we have' what is known as the Grout's bill, which Imposes"-a tax of a quarter of a cent a pound era u.icolored oleomargarine and ,10 cents a pound on colored oleomar garine; the practical effect of which is to reduce the consumption of oleo margarine to practically nothing a/nd to give the creamery trust a complete monopoly in the sale of butter ' The Grout bill proposed to put this ten cents tax on oleomargarine for the purpose of preventing its sale as butter. The testimony, before the committee of which I am a member is that the bill in this respect has utterly failed. The Commissioner of. Internal for Revenue in his re port for 1909 say lag: ."The total number of violations (of the law) discovered during the fiscal year 1909 was approximately twenty-five per c*?nt. more tb*n thc previous year, which up to that time was the record year, while the prosecutions for the twelve months ending June 30, 1909, were approx imately one hundred per cent, more! than ever before in the history of the enforcement of the law." What we are all- interested in is the protection of the public aga?nsf the fraudulent sale of oleomx.'gir.ae' Jor butter. The preserit>*iaw, which j imposes a ten cents per pou^ci tax which the consumer of buii ?r or oleomargarine must pay, is found by the Government officials in charge of the work to be entirely inadequate. Numbers of these bills being before my committee, I began to study them all, and not finding any which met my views, I dr&fted a bill which is pronounced by the Government officials and even the creamery in terests?the butter trust?to be a great improvement over the present law. This bill seeks to prevent the fraudulent sale of oleomargarine for butter by requiring that oleomarga rine should be put up in one-half, one, two and three pound original packages with the word "margarine" indented into the surface of the oleo margarine and that this should be wlapped in parchment paper, upon which the word "margarine" should be printed and this again wrapped with another paper upon which the word "margarine" should be printed, so that, the buyer could not be mis taken as to what he was getting. This, as I said in my statement be fore the Committee on Agriculture, was in the rough, the idea which I had in mind. In addition to this, I required in my bill that all of this should be inspected by the offi cials of the Department of Agricul ture and before any of it could go into consumption and it should be (marked "Inspected and passed," just as in the case of all other foods which are being sold except butter, which seems to be a privileged char acter in the country. In addition to this protection afforded the public against fraud, my bill provided for the repeal of all taxes on oleomar garine, so that the man who wanted colored oleomargarine might buy it without having to pay a tribute of ten cents a pound to the Federal Government and in addition enhanc ing the value to the extent of ten cents a pound of the trust made but ter of the north-west. What were my purposes? First, to enact a law which would protect the public, against a fraud. What does the. Government official say about my InTl? In the cross-examination of Dr/ Charles A Crampton of the Bu reau of Internal Revenue, whochaa the enforcement of this law, this ap pears: : "Mr. Lever. Let me ask you this question, Doctor. If we were to pass a law requiring' colored oleomarga rine to be put up in original pack ages five pounds,* fifcree&pounds, two pounds or one pound, with the word 'oleomargarine^ imprinted in the package, then* imprinted on the outside cover, and then imprinted again on the outer wrapper, would it not be possible to enforce such a law? "Dr. Crampton: I think such a law would be more readily enforcible as to the provisions for insuring its sale to the consumer under its true maine.. Undoubtedly it would con duce to that end. "iMr. Lever: Of course, the same line of duty would go against the wholesale dealer ;and the like of that. You believe such a law would be practical, do you? "Dr. Crampton: Oh! yes, entirely so. "Mr. Lever:, Entirely so; and it would prevent the frauds that are now being committed under the pres ent law? "Mr. Burleson: Especially if you reduce the tax on the colored and uncolored oleomargarine? "Mr. Lever: Especially if you re duce or completely eliminate the tax. "Dr. Crampton: I should think such a law could be enforced and would probably simplify it in the way specified." Here is the Government official, charged with the enforcement of the law, who mider oath, says that my bdll is better to prevent fraud in the sale of oleomargarine than the pres ent law, even though my bill repeals the tax of ten cents a pound on this human food product which the poor people of the country and the large cities have to eat. Not only this, but in my cross-examination of Mr. J. J. Glover, Secretary of the Wis consin Dairymen's Association and Assistant Editor of Hoard's Dairy man, the official organ of the dairy trust, I forced him to this admis sion. "Mr. Lever. Do you think there would be any serious violation of such a law as I have outlined here? if we put the penalty so severe as to caution a man very much agarast such violation? -"Mr. Glover. I think ft would lessen it. Mr. Lever.- As a matter ..of fact, do you not think, if we put oleomar garine under the meat inspection law, wjth the penalties' qf.lthe.'faeat inspection law, Ve. can . very ? greatly reduce the frauds' that :are how being committe3 '?nder the present law? Mr.. GMtver.. I^believe it~vwould help matters. I believe It would." Here you have a Government offi cial, jjr. .Crampton, and Mr. Glover, representing the butter interest which is controlled by the Elgin Trust, both agreeing that my bill is better than present law and yet, the butter trust Is making a terrific and desperate fight to prevent the repeal of the tax'on oleomargarine because it is afraid that this will hurt their business in the North, East and West and force them to sell their products to the consuming public at a reason able and hot an exorbitant price. To prevent fraud therefore, as I-said in my statement before the commit tee, was one object of my bill and thejsecon'd object Is to give the peo ple what is "pronounced b& every ex pert and chemist .the world over a pure, clean, wholesome product which is being bought in great "quan tities without the burden of ten cents a pound tax upon It-^to "make human food cheaper, and if that be a crime, I am guilty. .Another thing, cotton seed oil constitutes twenty-five per cent, of the make-up of oleomargarine and cotton seed oil is a southern product and is entitled to fair treatment un der the law. If it were a northern, eastern or western article J. warrant there would be. no attempt to tax it out of existence, but it is a south ern article coming into competition with the products of these sections and hence the taxing power of the Federal Government Js leveled against it. It is an outrageous per vesioia of the power of Congress. There was a time in my memory, when cotton seed were burned to get them out of the way and now they constitute a third of the value of the entire cotton crop of the South be cause we have found a market for meal and for oil, the latter of which is consumed largely in the produc tion of oleomargarine. Shall we leg islate against ourselves because some dirty muck-raker may accuse you of working for a trust? I have never been afraid to do my duty to the people at laree and especially to the people of my section in the face of all of the dirt-dipped-darts, of all the muck-rakers who make their living upon the ruined reputations of decent and honorable men. I want ed to repeal this tax to protect the public against fraud, to give the poor man of the laboring districts a cheap article of food and at the same time to help every cotton producer in the South who has cotton seed for sale by giving him a market for a part of his seed. If that be treas on, I am guilty. So much for thi-5 phase of the question. One, 'Mr. Welliver, whom I do not know, writing to a Springfield, Ohio, news-pap^r which is against the rj peal of the tax on oleomargarine be cause it represents a butter people, makes certain charges among which are the following: That the litera ture that I was sending out was pre pared by Armour and Swift. This statement is a lie out of the whole cloth aind the man who maktS it is a liar and the man who repeats it is not much less. I send you under seperate coper a copy of the hear ings before ray Committee in which | MAKING GOOD SHOWING THE COUNTY'S FINANCES ARE IS APPLE PIE ORDER. The Auritors and Treasurer's Books Are CarcfuHy Gone Over by the i Comptroller-General.. The Orangeburg correspondent of the State says the excellent financial condition of Orangeburg county was attested to by Comptroller-General A. W Jones on Monday afternoon, when he made his final settlement between the State and the Orange burg county auditor, treasurer, su perintendent, of education and su pervisor. Mr. Jones found the coun ty books and finances in such con dition that he was enabled to gb over the figures in about "two hours instead of two days, as in most coun ties. The annual settlement that is made between the auditor and treas urer comprises the year beginning June 30, 1309, to June 30, 1910. The aggregate figures gone over by the comptroller general were gone over item by item by the auditor and the committee from the grand jury. The cash balances in the treasurer's hands on June 30, 1910, were: For State purposes, $327.09; county purposes, $180.30; school bonds, $21,889.81; school purposes, $24,249.96. The school bonds are distributed among the schools as follows: Hol ly Hill, $414.03; Branchville, $3; 427.50; Orangeburg, $16,427.88; North, $424.52; Springfield, $513. 76; Bowman, $433.38; Elloree, $248.74. The total resources of the county for the past year were $49,414.55. The back indebtedness shown amounts to $9,343.46. The net re sources for the county was $40,071, 09. The net expenditures of the county amounted to $56,277.78. The money borrowed for the county against taxes of 1910 up to June 30, 1910, amounts to $16,3 8ly This amount, less the $180.31 on hand for county purposes, makes the ac-i tu?l indebtedness of the county at this time. $1.6,206.69. This will all be paid when the taxes are collected in the fall. The commutation road tax in creased in this county from $5,316 of last year to $9,373.50 this year. Eleven thousand dollars was expend ed for chaingang road building pur poses during 12 months and $9,000 expended by the township commis sioners for road building during a like period. The commutation tax was raised from $1 to $1.50 last year and through the close attention of the township commissioners the great increase in this tax over last year!is accounted for. Orangeburg county received from the State for school extension $2, 026.70 this year and $3,000 for high schools. As a farewell shot from the great revenue producer, the ccounty dispensary, Orangeburg county, received $1D,809.24, and a like amount was divided among the schools and dispensary owns ac cording to their share. The loss of the county dispensary revenue will be a big item in this county. you will find; my statement and which I am sure you will, agree in a large measure is an extemporan jeous statement taken down in short hand. Of course, I had my facts as I have in every speech I make. You will notice in reading these hearings that no one representing Armour and Swift appeared before the committee in behalf of the repeal of this tax or in support of the bill that I in troduced or that was introduced by Mr. Burleson. The fact is, ajs I un derstand, the big packers of the country are fighting the repeal of this tax or are indifferent as to the result for the reason that they, the packers, are the biggest dealers in butter in the country and it matters not to them what the tax is for the consumer pays it. The men who ap peared before our committee in be half of my bill which is similar to a half dozen were representatives of the labor unions of the coumtry, pleading for the labor people, Mr. Jelke, representing his firm of oleo margarine producers, Mr. Trimble, representing the cotton seed oil peo ple?the Crushers' Association of the South; Mr. Courrier, represent ing the Retaail Grocers association, and Mr. McCarthy representing the Retail Butchers' Association, the latter association which is now mak ing the fight against the big packers If any representative of Armour or Swift appeared before the committee, he did it in disguise, but even if he had come in the open, that fact would not have frightened me into refusing to do my duty to the peo ple of this country and to those of my own section. Muck-rakers and irresponsible scribblers can't fright en me out of the course of what seems to be justice and right by any such tactics as appear in your copied statement. It is true, I sent out the letter which you copied. What harm is there In that? I was making this fight to win it because it is right that I should win it and I wanted help and I took the only means I knew of getting it; I called for it from the people who are interested in it. I made no secret of it, the letter was prepared by me and was sent out under the direction of the I Hon. South Trimble, for six years Democratic member of Congress from Kentucky, a candidate two years ago on the Democratic ticket for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky arad now Assistant Secretary of the Democratic National Committee, who furnished the names of the people to whom the letters were sent, saw that the envelopes were properly ad dressed and looked after the details. He was on the Agricultural Com mittee with me for four year and at HOLLY HILL KOTES. Ball Game Won by Holly Hill Boys. Personal Items. Holly Hill, Aug:- 5th-^-Special: A team of small boys came over from Harleyville' yesterday to cross bats willHolly Hill'B hopes of the futur?. The game was won by the home boyB by a score of nine to six. Most of the little fellows played real good ball, but special mention' should be made of Jacob Wiggins, who played first with the head work of a pro fessional, also of Robbie Lawton, who pitched fine ball, keeping his head leve' at all time, striking out men with the bases full. H. Kizer stared with the stick, putting it over the fence at any old time. For the visitors we wiBh to make special mention of little -Willie Baker, who played short stop to a flniBh. As a whole the game was fast and snappy all the way through. The third quarterly conference of the Providence Circuit will be held J here today. Mr. A. B. Bennett returned home after spending some time at Glenn Springs, and will leave with his fam ily Monday for the mountains of North Carolina. ?Misses Kittle. Nolte, of Charleston, and Mahle Muckenfuss, of Ridge ville, are spending time with their aunt, Mrs. J. F. Way. The many friends of Mr. S. C. Rhame are glad to see him out again. The cr'pp in ?urote pa"'' ?'?f this section have made very rapid im provements in the last few weeks, some Melds of cotton would do cred it to a much better season than what we have had. ? ?? ? HOW MR, PAIREY DIED. Lost His Life by Suffocating in the . Line of Duty. A dispatch from Provincetown, Mass.. near where the sad accident happened, says thirty fathoms deep in the waters of Cape Cod in search ? of sunken torpedo, George William iFairey, a gunner's mate on the bat tleship Connecticut, whose home was at Orangeburg, S. ft, lost his life Tuesday, according to word brought shore from the fleet. The Connec ticut was engaged in torpedo prac tice when one of the missiles was lost and Fairey was sent out with a boat's crew and divi'Dg apparatus to recover It. On his way to the bottom of the I bay he signaled "o. k." There was a pause for a moment when he reach I ed bottom and then came a faint sig nal of danger. His comrades pull ed the diver to the surface bb quick ly as possible. Hurriedly opening the armor they found him uncon scious, but still breathing. All ef forts to resuscitate him failed. The cause. of- the accident is not ksnown, but It is /presumed .there must have been trouble in the trans mission of air. The body was .ship ped Wednesday to Fairey's sister, Mrs. E. R. Paulling', Orangeburg, S. C. Several Were Caught. An agent of the revenue depart ment came to this city Thrusday and collected various-sums from several of our merchants for selling a soft drink that was guaranteed to them as not containing alcohol. The par ty from whom the stuff was bought ought to refund the money collected from the innocent victims of the law here. this time is representing the South ern Crushers' Association, which passed resolutions a few weeks ago at Wrightsvllle, N. ft, endorsing Senator Smith and myself for our work fa behalf of this legislation. Of course, I presume anybody knows I did not write, with my own hand, the couple thousand letters; I pre pared the original, Mr. Trimble then had them mimeographed for me and those letters with the statements of Mr. Burleson and me before the Committee were sent out under Mr. Burleson's frank and mine, as was our right to send them out under the law. Is there any crime in that, except such crime as exists in the putrid brain and imagination of a man who makes his living delving in dirty dirt. I do not know from what point Mr. Trimble sent these letters and statements out. I don't care from what point they were sent out. My purpose was to do as other men have done in Congress?Dr. Stokes, and a thousand others?reach the people who were most interested in the same purpose in which I was in terested. Every act of mine in con nection with this legislation was legitimate and in accordance with what has been done time and time over again and is being done every day in Washington by those who ac complish things. I have no apolo gies for my course. I am proud to be pillored, attacked, lied upon and denounced when such assaults eman ate for the reason that I have stood by the working people of the coun try, the protection of the public against fraud, and the interest of the South. It is am. honor. Jn closing, let me say, that I do not recall >a single Southern repre sentative in the last twenty years who, when called upon to act has not voted against, this iniquitous tax upon the table, this unjust discrimi nation against a Southern industry. My immediate predecessors in Con gress, the Hon. J. \V. Stokes and the Hon. Samuel Dibble, both voted to repeal this tax, but because of the malicious hate or narrow ignor ance of certain persons when I do what other Southern men have con stantly done for twenty years, my character must be assailed through the copied sewer pipes of a Northern muck-raker, who emptied his sew erage into the channels of a North ern news-paper. A copy of this has been sent to the Orangeburg Sun. Very truly, Uic. L-W. A. F. Lever. 1 LOCAL NEWS ITEMS PICKED UP ALL OVER TOWN BY ' OUR REPORTERS. What is Happening All Over the County.?Local Items- of Personal Interest to Our Readers. Miss Nellie Parnum, of "Farnums" is visiting in the city for several days. Miss Rosa Dantzler, of Autaug? ville, Ala., is visiting Mrs. James L. Sims', on Amelia street. Dr. and Mrs. F. H. Williams, of Sumter, are visiting Mrs. W. E. Wil liams on Broughton street. Wonder if this is the cool week in August. If it is we are sorry it came so soon. Ws will need it later. !Mlss Isabelle Wannamaker has re turned to the city after a visit of several weeks to relatives in and near North. Dont fail to read on the second page what Senators Tlllman, Smith and other prominent Democrats say ?about the lumber vote. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Adden have re moved to Mullins, where Mr. Adden will engage in the mercantile busi ness. The Times and Democrat wishes him good luck. Mr. Coleson, a gallant old Confed erate veteran, is visiting his old comrade, Capt. John S. Whetstone, at Rowesville. Mr. Coleson has been manager of the West Point Rice Mills for many years, and is a highly esteeme'd citizen of Charleston. The body of Mr. George William Fairey, who lost his life while div ing off the coast of Massachusetts Monday, is exepcted on the early train this morning. If it arrives the funeral will be held at the residence of Mr. T. F. Brantley, on E. Russell Street, at 11 o'clock. MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Two Cases of Interest Among Those Decided Thursday. Last Thursday quite a number of cases were up before Magistrate Brunson, two of them being partic ularly interesting. The first of these was the State vs. Dan Anderson, who was" charged with assault and bat ter. Anderson plead guilty and was sentenced to thirty days of a fine of $15.00. The next case was that of Alma Duncan, charged with arson. The father of the girl, who 1b old eleven years old, Dan Duncan stated that she was unmanageable and that he could do nothing with her, and here after would not be responsible for her acts. The Magistrate recom mended to the Solicitor that she be sent to a reformatory. Improve Elloree School. It is the determination of the trustees and patrons cf the Ellon:t high and graded school to make it one of the best in the State. Geo. H. Webber has been secured as su perintendnet and he is now working on a plan for a reorganization of the school. T-ne courses are to be re adjusted, and strengthened. During the coming session courses will be offered leading to college entrance, business and agriculture. There are a number of improvements contem plated around the- present building so as to place it in good condition for the scholastic year. The faculty elected for the ensuing year are as follows. Principal, G. H. Webber, & is. Reed, J. W. Mack, Miss M. P. Johnson and Mrs. Lillian W. Web ber, with another teacher yet to be elected. Robbers at Midway. The Bamberg Times says last night robbers entered the depot at Midway, the entrance being made by breaking a window pane. It is sup posed that two tramps committed the deed. When the agent, Mr. H. R. Duensing, went to the office on Friday morning he discovered that the lock on the ticket case had been picked, but found that none of the tickets were missing. Mr. Duen sing came- to Bamberg and notified heardquarters as to what had .hap pened, and an attempt will be made to capture the guilty party or par ties. Prescott's Locals. Best kerosene oil, 10 cents gallon at Prescotts. Best granulated sugar, Franklin brand, IS pounds for $1.00 at Pres cotts. Cut prices all along the line at C. W. Prescott's. It will cost you money to give us the "go by." Prescott's. We are not chasing big profits; small profits will satisfy us. Pres cott. We still have plenty of Mason's Jars, all sizes, jar caps and rubbers at cut prices. At Prescotts. If you care to economize make your purchases of groceries at Pres cott's, the leader of low prices. Meeting of Farmers Union. The regular monthly meeting of the Farmers Union of Orangeburg County will be held at the Court House on Tuesday, August 9th, at 11 oclock a. m. This will be a very interesting meeting of tbe union, as there are several committees to re port, and some important business to transact. Winthrop Scholarships. Superintendent of Education L. W. Livingston has just been notified that the scholarships for this county to Winthrop had been won by LVlisses Susie Albergotti and Lucile Melton, both of this city. We congratulate these young ladies. OFFICIAL TIDINGS. Mrs. Pnullirig Receives Letter From Commanding Officer. The first official news of Gunner Fairey's sad death was received yes derday by his sister, Mrs. E. R. Paul ling. In his letter, Captain Rush, Commander of the U. S. S. Connec ticut, spoke very highly of Mr. Fair ey. The letter follows: U. S. S. Connecticut, Cape Cod Bay, Mass., August 1, 1910. ?Mrs. E. R. Paulling, Orangeburg, S. C, My dear Madam: With regret I have to announce to you the death on board today in the line of .his duty of your brother, George W. Fairey, gunner's mate second class. At the time of death he was en gaged in diving for a lost torpedo, and he did his work well, but al though every possible precaution was taken regarding his safety, he died about one hour after coming out of the.water, never regaining conscious ness and without any suffering what ever. In the boat with him at the time were several experienced attendants of his own rating, who tended his lines,'the Chief, Gunner immediately superintended the work?all of these men were qualified divers. In addi tion to the above there were in the boat the ordinance officer of the ship and, as an extra precaution a hos pital apprentice with first-aid box. The boat was properly equipped, the weather bright, and cool, and the sea smooth. It is impossible now, and perhaps always will be to exactly determine the cause of death, as he was in excellent health and no fault could be found with the apparauts, or the performance of duty of any of those who were with him in the boat. Your brother was a man in ex cellent standing on board, and one who did his duty well, he was a credit' to tne. shipk and to the service, and both will feel his loss. I extend to you the sympathy of the officers and men, and beg you to believe me, Very sincerely yours, N. R. Rush, Captain Commanding. Ont of the Ginger Jar. It is bad enough to be-wrong, but twice as humiliating to be obliged to admit it. Don't forget that when It comes to raising things the yeast cake is not a bad second. The soap-bubble is a very pretty thing till it bursts; and that is true of all our bubbles. A little book is a booklet, a little brook a brooklet, and therefore a little chicken, Is a chick let. There are men who would rather follow a stump-tail dog around in the brush all day than to rolio'w go~r. advice a minute. "Tom went West to make his for tune. Did he make a hit? "Yes, he is hitting stones with a sledge on a new turnpike." Death of a Young Ludy. Miss Lizzie Jamison, daughter of Mr. Henry Jamison, of'the Fork, died on last Tuesday from tyfoid fever, from whicb disease her mother died just about one month ago. Miss Jamison was only eighteen years of a?e, and was highly esteemed by a large circle of relatives and friends. The remains were laid to rest from St. George Church. It is hard to give up one so young but her loved ones here have the consolation of knowing that she has only gone be fore and that some day she will greet them in the beautiful home beyond the stars. Notice to Teachers and Trustees. All teachers who attended our Summer School and took as many as three subjects and stood examina tion or same are entitled to a renew al of their certificates. We suggest that our trustees see that all of their teachers have their certificates registered in this office. The school law requires th'at all pub lic school teachers shall have their certificates registered in this office. L. W. Livingston, 2t. Supt. Education. 0. C. 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B.STERN 8cSO/S /JEW YORKo EXCLUSIVE CUSTOM WE'VE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU Our new woolens, together with New York's latest style sheet have just arrived they look immense better than we've ever seen, Brown, Grey and all the new colors in all the newest patterns. See our window display. Renneker & Riggs j Always a Dollars Worth for Your Dollar Beware of Fakirs AND Ask Yourself a few Questions If a strange maa who claimed to be a Doctor knocked at your door and asked you if any one was sick and if you wanted his services, wouldn't you nay "no thank you, not you." But Bend post haste for your regular family physician? When your watch is broken, do yoa give it to a peddler to repair? No. You take it to some reliable Jeweler who guarantees his work. If you are particular about these things why not be so with your eyes?-. When they need glasseE? Have them examined and correctly fitted, with the proper lenses and frames, by I competent Optometist and Optician, who is permanently located here la this city and who guarantees laf isfaction. Jno. T. Wise JEWELER AND OPTOMETIST. 50 East Russet St., Orangeburg, S. 0. Hundreds of satisfied ? Customers in this County. Ack them. Merchant Tailor Suits made to order from $14.00 up. Trousers $4.50 and up. Clean ing, dyeing, repairing, altering and pressing neatly done. Give us a trial and you will be pleased with our prices, workman ship and quality of material. J. W. DANIELS 6 S Church St Orangeburg, S. C