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Established in 180?. Vol. 41.No. 170 Published Three Times Each Week. On Tuesday, Thursday und Saturday. Entered as second-class matter en January J>, iOOJ), at the post of lice at ?rungebtirg. S. C under the 4rt Of Conaress of .March. 187?. 8m. L. Sims Editor and Proprietor, fas. Izlar Sims, ? - Publisher. Subscription Hates. One Year.$lJ3fl 1 Six Months.I" Three Months.*?* Remittances should be made l>y reg . filtered letter, check, money oi-der oi express order, payable to .The Times and Democrat.Orangcburg, S. C. "Let everyone start to do their Christmas shopping. Before taking any action in the Pink Franklin case Gov. Ansel should look well into it. After doing so, he will let the law. take Its course. Champ Clark of Missouri and J. Frederick C. lalbot of Maryland will te the only members of the Sixty second congress who served in the house when that body last had a Democratic majority. The editorial we published on Thursday from the Columbia Record on the two awi'ul crimes recently committed in this State h^s the right ring to it, and !s most heartily en dorsed by The Times and Democrat. ? Every Democrat, regardless of how lie voted on the recent tariff sched ules, must line up for tariff reform. The people are entitled to this, and It 6hould be given them by the Dem ocrats as soon as possible. The peo ple have been plundered long enough. . It is said that a Confederate sol dier., who died near Matthews Bluff on the Savannah River from wounds Sust as the war was closing, is bur led in a co'ored cemetery not far from Allendale. The Daughters or the Confederacy should investigate the matter, and, if true, have this hero's b?dy taken up and laid with his comrades. *. An eye witness to the brutal mur der of Mr. Pa:l A. Williams on the circus train swore that Wilson, the New York ne^ro who did the shoot ing, replied to Mr. Williams' plea for mercy by wing, "you white peo ple down here are too mean to* ne groes anyway,'' and then shot him In the eye. Instead of this thug be ing hung he goes up for life. From all accounts the murder ?near Brunson. un account of which we publish oa *he first page, 13 an ?fcxceedinly ugly tragedy. The girl ander arrest is said to have admitted that she and Mr. Langford were to gether in somr. woods near her home, -*hen the ne^ro crept up from be hind and struck Mr. Langford with his bludgeon, killing him instantly. . "The city of Anderson, with com mendable enersy and enterprise, has raised $100.000 for the establish ment of a college for girls in that city. This fund hr>3 been offered to the State Baptist Convention now In session at Laurens. No doubt it will be accepted, and with a great church like tbe Baptist behind It the col lege would be made one of the best lu the South. I Senator Tlllman will be' in his Beat when congress meets. He has nearly recovered his health entirely and exnects to take a full hand in all that comes up. In point of ser vice. Senator Tlllman now ranks about seventh on the list of senators and finds himself the ranking demo crat on a number of most Important committees, such as appropriations and national affairs. It is a source of congratulation that the three negroes who brutally murdered Mr. Elihu Move in his own home have been so promptly convict ed and sentenced to death after the consmlsslon of ^tlieir awful crime. They murdered Mr.' Moye on tne night, of October 28 and on Decem ber 16 they will be put to death for their crime. This is the kind of jus tice that will put a stop to crime if anything will stop It. M. Briand. tbe French premier, may consider himself fortunate In having been the victim or a brutal bodily assault by a royalist. M. Bri and has had a strenuous timo of it lately and his government had be come somewhat weakened. The physical attack upon him will be sure to gain him plenty of sympathy and strengthen bis position. Bodily assaults invariably help the cause they are intended to injure. That millionaire in Berlin who in the company of a lot of men and wo men of his own moral stamped dls lobed and plunged into a high tank of water must be the envy of some of the gullded youth of Pitlsburg and Newport. The whole incident in all Us details of laughing and ap plauding spectators and its immoral atmosphere is significant of the de moralizing Influence of wealth and leisure when they are uncontrolled by character and principle. Tho Newberry Obesrver says: j 'There *s so much to do and so lit- I tie timo to do it in, and yet there are I lots of people who do nothing but Ir-of. How they live?well, that is their own business." "But is it?" j ssks the Nfews and Courier, "Has a ! community any place for the man who does nothing to justify his ex- j Jstence, who contributes of his own efforts nothing to the well-being of fhe community?" Chicken* Hearted Juries. The failure to hs.ng the four men ?who were clearly proven, or con fessed to being, the brutal murder ers of young Paul A. Williams on lint ill-fated circus train last Ocoo ber is a miscarriage of Justice that :3 hard to explain. In passing sen tence upon these red handed murder ers Judge Ga?e said he had nev^r heard in a courthouse proof of a ig ore revol ting murder than that which they were found guilty of com jailting, and that they should be gratful to escape with their Hve3. In the face of a "statement like ?hat from the presiding judge. It must have been a chicken hearted .tvry that could recommend such vil lians as these murderers evidently fre to the mercy of any one but the Great Creator himself. It was woven that young Williams, for no cause, was shot then strangled, and his body thrown from a moving :rain, after being robbed, by the four b.cod thirsty thugs who were on trial for the crime. Were such a gang of cutthicats entitled to the mercy of the law? We would say not. Yet the (hioken hearted jury that convicted ihem in fifteen minutes added to I *Leir verdict or guilty a plea for mer cy, which prev-vted the judge from Bassin?? the sentence of death on these cruel, brutal murderers, which !?? knew they rich'y deserved, and ?orced him to send them to the pen itentiary for life. If such murderers its these can escape the gallows, we ?would like to knew what kind of a showing would be required to con vict and hang a man for murder be fore the jury that was so kind to the thugs ; that murdered young Wil liams. It is the custom generally to lay the blame for ths miscarriage of justice on tie lawyers who defend ciim.inals, and on the juderes for grating new trials to crlmlua's on technicalities aud fine spun points of law. Some blame no doubt attaches to the lawyers and judges, but th? great trouble for the miscarriage of justice in our courts is to be found in the jury room, where too many men let sentiment and not justice [govern their actions cs jurymen. The 1 rule should be "let jusltce be done [though the heavens fall." ! Accidents on Ameriican Railroads. The appalling list of deaths and accidents on Americal railroads dur ing the past year indicates that something is wrong somewhere. Of course under any circumstances rail roading is a very dangerous occupa tion and therefore the annual toll of death will alxways be large. But what is significant is the fact that in I spite of the introduction of saftey appliances the list of both dead and wounded shows a very lar?e in crease over the previous year. One thing this indicates is that safety appliances are of little value if employees are reckless or care less about their work. Such con jtiOvances were never designed to supersede care and dilllgence on the part of the men. Another fruitful source of danger is the single line of rail on most of the roads. When all traffic, passenger and freight, go ing in opposite directions has to pass over a single track the danger of end on and other collisions is enor mously increased. These and other facts point to the improvements and more stringent measures that must be adopted if the accidents are to be kept down to anywhere near the number on Eu ropean railroads. It may be added that the indiscriminate walking up on the track by the public, so pre valent in this country, Is responsible for a large number of casualties. Whlie it is prohibited by all reads the prohibition is not generg.lly en forced. In European countries it is otherwise and that partly accounts for 'the less number of accidents on their lines; Discouraging and Disappointing. iTho decision In the Tennessee case against the Standard Oil Company is discouraging, and disappointing to people, in general. Probably there is scarcely a person who believes that the Standard Oil and many other corporations systematically break the law. morally If not legally, but it seems well nigh impossible as mat ters are to secure a, conviction. Ev en in the very rare insiances a cor poration has been round guilty this penalty imposed is usually a mod erate fine for which the company generally recoups itself from the public. Technicalities, intricate and I minute, are allowed to Interfere with ! the course of justice in a way that would not be tolerated in other coun tries. Whether or not many judges are Influenced by their environ ments, as rnsny assert, It Is clear that their decisions almost invariably favor corporation. Whether the remedy will be found in a change In the judiciary or in more drastic laws, or in the brushing away of the absurd and involved technicalities is !ron:?thiiis over which opinions may differ. But certain it Is that so:n" where and somehow a remedy will have to he found that the interests of -the people may be conserved. Count Tolstoi. The practical man looked upon Count Stolstol a3 a dreamer with I exalted but visionary views, while the ide-allst placed him in the fore front as a man who with most laud able purpose has blessed the world, both by his writings and the earnest simplicity of his life. Neither sic!e Is altogether right or wrong. That | Tolstoi was somewhat impractical In his teaching and habits of life j ! cannot be denied. But it must also, I be admitted that he took a firm stand I I for riihteousncss and freedom, es-I j pecla'ly cn behalf of his downtrodden I ; countrymen. His interpretation of | ! the Mormon on the Mount as display- J ed in his life may not have been : the most reasonable, but there is no ! question as to that life being a con-1 tinuous protest against existing In-' equalities and injustice, not only in his own beloved Russia, but in every ccuntry on the globe wnere such ti.lnsB are practiced. Did No Coed. It is said that a large number or people signed a petition in favor of Crippen who was sentenced to death aui hanged for the murder of his wife in London. This is additional nrocf that it is the easiest thing In the world to get people to sign pe Mtions. no matter what their object may be. Many sign Just because they love to put their name on paper, others because they never like to refuse a request, ani still others, es pecially in criminal affairs, because 'hey 2re affected with sentlmental Ism. Probably, the old story of the man who signed a petition to have himself hanged was not very much -1* an exaggeration. But the peti tion failed to save Crippen from the consequences of 'his horrid crime. i SIFLY. In sweet remembrance of my dear Irlend Jane Slfly, who entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of Nov. 4th. 1909. Wio can't realize that one sad year las passed since we bade her fare well. Oh! how hard it was to .give her up, but her illness though brief was painful and in looking upon her peaceful face we could but resign ?her to her Savior, whom we know i'oeth all things well. She was a bright cheerful Christian always carrying a sweet message to the un raved. It was sorrowful to her to leave her sister to whom she was i?o devoted. Oh. how sweetly she fell asleep. Oh, friend, may thy sleep be a calm and undisturbed repose. Friend. lies in Crescent-Filler, under the thumb to be found only on comlipps Self-Fillind Fomatam Pen This simple lit Je Crescent-Filler has made the Conlclin the most per fect and practical fountain pen made. Come in and talk it over. Wc want you to know why tho Conklin i* the best. SIMS BOOK STORE, One-half Cent a Wort Pound Notices Freo. For Sale.?A horse, safe, sound and gentle. Work anywhere. Plow, buggy and wagon. B. M. Fore man. . 11-5-1 m* !I. L. J. Blumc, Neeces, pays highest prices for cotton, cotton seed and ipeas. AI30 keeps a supply cotton j seed, cotton seed meal and hulls. \ For Sale?Five hundred acres land two miles from Cope, on R. R. Side track on place. Will sell at a bargain, J. D. Cleckley, Cope, S. C. 11-2G-5? Lami Sale.?See me for a bargain. I offer in adjoining tracts of 10G and 92 acres with dwellings and barns together or seperate. Theae lands are on Limestone and are fine for cotton and corn. E N. Scoville. 9-29-tf. Wanted?Improved farm of 100 to 150 acres on public road within three miles of Orangeburg. Any one desiring to sell advise fu'iy regarding place, location and price. Frank E. Smith. Orange burg, S. C. 6-30-tt. For Sale.?Georgia Cane Syrup a!, 35 cents per gallon in 35 callon barrels. Also homo made vine gar at 20 cents per gailon, fine grape elder at 35 cents per gallon In 16 gallon kegs. W. H. Davl?, 1308 Taylor Btreet. Columbia, S. C. 10-2 5-81. I Man tut ion for Sale.?One hundred ninety-eight acres of lano" in Cav; Caw Township, Calhoun County, ten miles from Orangeburg, on tbe Kennedy Road. One hundred and fifty acres of tenable land, good dwelilng and tenant houses. This piace can be bought at a bargain on easy term. For particulars ap ply to W. F. Joiner, or BraJles ford & Matheny, Orange burg, S. C. 1 1-32-6" Madam Summers. She queen of beauVv culture and famous hair dresser is now prepar -d to servo all customers with bet Irr satisfaction, having bought an dectric vibrating machine with which she can treat the skin for nearly all diseases. She treats one i erson with the little instrument for nearly all complaints or diseases of the 6kin and blood with the most satisfactory results. There is no need for any person to remain a suf ferer from skin diseases \<'hen Mad am Summers can be called in and a treatment from her means a sure crre. The following diseases are a f< w of the many ailments she can treat: removing dandruff from the hair, cleansing tbe scalp, eczema and cr.tarrh of the head Is also cur?d by the treatment of Madam Sum mers' Electric machine. The care of one's skin is an absolute necessity to one's health. Get a facial mas sage and you will never regret it. Academy of Music One Night Only Monday, December 5 A. H. WOODS Presents THE SENSATION OF TWO CONTINENTS EXCEEDING THE SPEED LIMIT A MERRY MARATHON OF MIRTH DONT OVERLOOK THIS ONE YOU CANT AFFORD TO MISS IT t>3 Boxes; $2.00, Entire Lower Floor; $1.50. Balcony; 50, 75, and $1.00 SEATS ON SALE SATURDAY. m* ; -.iilgl . Scene from "THE GIRL IN THE TAXI.' "to yea QouiS to tue meeting?" .. ?./n-[,-... s.*5 "Yes, I'll be ready when you come." Women living on farms and in rural districts haven't time to seek and enjoy social pleasures. Distances are too great?the work is too urgent. Women grow lonesome and listless when robbed of these pleasures. The Rnral TeleD&c solves the problem. It enables women to talk with neigh bors and friends and keep alive to the news of the day. Our free booklet tells how you can have a telephone in your home at small cost. Women living in die country should write for it. Address Farmers Line Department SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY SnntSr Pry or St.. Atlanta. G:.. to Ink While the other fellow \crrS!r't./ prepares to load his Filler % fountain pen with a mussy dropper, theConklin hcl] itself to ink r.t tho ncarcs & ink-well and goes writ k?? * merrily on. To iill ^ CONKLIN'S Sclf-Flllind Fotmlaln Pea just dip in any ink and press the Crescent-Killer! No iak besmeared fingers; Writes *o smoothly and easily that you simply hate to stop ? all of w h i c h makes th e Conklin a wonderful pen. SIMS BOOK STORE. in; Estate- Notice. All persons indebted to the estate of Lev! A. Gleaton, deceased, will make payment, and all persons hav FOR SALE 1000 acres, 4 miles Thomas ton, Ga.., Splendid land and good improvements. Good renting property; $25.00 pet acre. Easy terms. 507 acres. 4 miles Gumbert. Ga.: 6 tenant nouses, I resi dence; hi<jh grade land. P mts 15 bales, capable ol do'.nfmucri belter. Gur pr.ee to Decem ber 1st. 1910, is $6500.00. Several fine, profit making farms in Sumter County.*Ga. Wute for list. Southern Land Co., AmcricuM, Ii?.. ( utliiiert, i^s claims against said estate, will present the same properly attested, to Henry F. Gleaton, administrator. Henry F. Gleaton, 10-22-4. Administrator. We've T?rned Over This Store To * Santa Claus!! In fad we made a spacial trip to New York to get his best goods. Some of the advance novelties are now here. It will pay you to come in every day and see them. Paying a small deposit will lay aside any thing you especially lik>-and there are many things you will like. PRESENTS HERE FROM INFANCY TO OLD ?GE , ORANGEBURG, S. C. The festive season is now drawing near and ihe thoughts of one and all are drifting into the happy channel of conferring pleasure to the hearts ? ? others. The aii absorbing question of the next three weeks is: What shall I give? This problem h easily solved by taking a look at the large and vari-. d stock now shown to buch an advantage in my newly fitted up store. MY thoughts are: What shall 1 do to help you in this busy rime of getting ready for the coming Christmas season? I sim ply offer for your inspection a beautiful and great array of Christmas goods; Watches, Clocks, Lockets, Chains, La valieres, Rings, Pins, Cuff Buttons, Silver Purses, Thimbles; gold and silver, Bracelets, and everything in the jewelry line. Novelties,' handsome Leather Hand Bags, Card Cases, Play ing Cards in cases, Wallets, Bill Books, Cigar Cases, jewel Box?s, Mirrors, hand painted China, Cut Glass, Silverware, etc. Something can be found to suit father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife and last but not least, sweetheart. Prices are right and courteous attention will be shown to all. !: Watch windows for display of new goods. JEWELLER and OPTOMETRIST 50 East Russell St.Orangeburg S. C. WHY WILL YOU Let Wife and Children carry the risk any long- j er? Be a Man give them the protection you _should to-day. t Ever Occur to You That neighborly sympathy for the widow is good; but the company's draft is better? Write, Phone or call on ZEIGLER & DIBBLE, Agents for the Equitable Life, New York. Don't Be Humbucraed Have Nothing But an Equitable Pclicy Hsnfii Sims Book Store for the Best Stationery