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. K?tui>lisl>cil in IMU. Publhned Three Times Kutii Week. Od Tuesday. Thrrsduyand Saturday. Entered an oecorid-class matter en Januarj U. lOOtt, at the pont ollire ?t Oranirebur}:, S. C. under lue *rt Oi Conum>s of March, 1870. fa?. L. Sims. Editor end Proprietor. 9a?. Izlar Sims, '?>' ? l*ub!isher. Subscription Rates. Ob? Year. ...... . . ?Ii* Six Months. . .. .71 fiSaree Months. Remittances should be made by reg* fctered letter, check, money order or Qspress order, payable to The Times end Democrat, Orangeburg, S. C. It would be a good idea to reduce tha number of congressmen and rates the standard -of-ability- among them. It is said that a wave of old time religion has struck Chicago. We know of no place that needed it worse. unlea3 rt be Hades itself. Two men and one woman com mitted suicido in Pittsburg,'. Pa., on Tuesday. If they lived there, they can hardly be blamed for their ra3h ?ct. * :; The cocain3 habit seems to be growing'rapidly' among the negroes of tho'South. It*'Is'a great de-1 worse cbari' whiskey, and will rulu coy one who nses it for any length ' of time. - The published list of contributors Co the New York Democratic cam paign that Dix was being backed by j Wall street has been proved to be nntrue, like a great many other atater.ients that Roosevelt has made, i -. It Is very unbecoming In Macon, Ga., to be m?kln? faces at Augusta | j for securing a recount of her popu lation and retaining her position &i [ the third city of Georgia. Envy does not pay, either In cities or individ uals. The census report shows that In Ohio thirty-nine out of a total of eighty-eight counties show? "popula- j ?on decreases. It is >a significant fact that the counties- showing de creases are almost exclusively agri cultural. . ? ? ,?; <?.'. . . . .. .... I The appointment of Judge Lamar! to the Supreme Court of the United States will give' satisfaction to the South. President Taft is evident'y friendly to this section. He has now appointed tVo Southern men to the ? highest court in the world. South Carolina stands to lose o ie ? ?of her congressmen when the ne>v apportionment goes into effect. The ( Hops? is too large as' it Is. and tjis number of representatives should not fee Increased. It would be better to i reduce the number to about three j hundred, and keep it at that figure. In a speech at Charlotte last year | JTresident Taft sali: "There is no j more sacred duty that the Evecutive baa than in tae selection of men ? whose appointment and service o,n1 the bench will strengthen it with all j the people at large.** The appoint ments made by Mr, Taft since he has *een President to the bench Indicates that he is living up to that speech. Some one sent us an editorial Clipped from the NewB and Courier advocating the cause of Pink Frank Bin on Saturday. . The postmark was Norway, and we presume was sent by iomo one who agrees with the edl-1 torial. but who failed.to reveal his' or her Identity. Such editorials do | oot change our opinion, which Is' that this murderer should be hung, j According to the census in the State of New York there has been a j lot*1 .ncrease of population In the last ten years of 1.S44.385, but It' bas hewn confined almost exclusively' tc the cities and towns. Fifteen of the sixty-one counties In the State ' show a decrease in population, so those counties in South Carolina that did not make progress during the past ten years need not feel lone-j some.*'' A. Nfw York grande dame bought on $8,000 pear! necklace abroad and j attempted to smuggle It Into this I country by way of New York. When Loeb got through with her case the Jewels bad cost their owner $25,000 .In money not taking account of mental anerulsh. The Charlotte Ob ?error thinks that If Loeb lives long enough he stands a chance of making the American traveling public fairly j honest The project to open up the Edisto elver to navigation has received a' back set that we fear Is fatal. What-! ever may be the outcome, the peo ple of Orangebur1* will never cease to appreciate the Interest CapL E. M. i Adams took In the matter. He is ; aot only an able engineer, but a' most pleasant, affable gentleman, Whose future career in the army will bo patched with .interest by the I many friends he made in this aec-1 (tea. Most people with any regard Tor! the decencies of life will applaud tho action of the Chicago authorities in j prohibiting the puublic presentation ' otf Salome in that city. In addition to | that In th-i play which Is suggestlvo of indecency there is much that ;s repeilant. and altogether It is an appeal to the morbid mind. Of course there Is a ?ood deal of twaddle about: **hlgti art." The truth is that with some people that which ley ca;l "high art" U synonymous w i low moral;: and the Ms her the urt the tower the morals. ? Sumo Old Tariff Steal. 'Ihu legislature of Louisiana has tle'cted Judge John R. Thornton to the United States senate to succeed the l3te Senator McSnery. In his address before the legislature Judge Thornton "took a positive stand in advocacy of a protective tariff on sugar and rice." In commenting on Judge Thornton's position on the tariff, the Indianapolis News, one of the leading Independent newspapers of the country, says so does Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania take "a pos itive stand" in favor of protecting steel. {Senator Aid rich is quite as firmly convinced of the necessity of protecting the manufacture of cotton and wool and rubber. Sena- j tor Smoot has no doubt of the wis-l dorn of protecting wool. And now I the new senator from Louisiana pats himself in the Penrose, Aid rich and , JSmoot class. The only difference is' that Aldrlch, Penrose ?ind Smoot1 'would protect ever/ one, while Thornton seems to be content to care for mere local interests. He 1b as! much a protectionist as the othe rs, j and yet he calls himself a Democrat., The News goes on to say that' "the Democratic party will have to make up its mind on which side of this great issue It is going to stand. !lt will havo to choose, and when it does choose there will be-a consid erable shifting of party lines. If the tariff was really an issue in the last campaign, and If the Democrats in that campaign, stood for their old I party faith, Judge Thornton is not a Democrat. - He may call -hlmsell! a Democrat, of course, and the party may for a time admit his claim. But ir principles are really principles, and' If party platforms mean any thing at all, Judge Thornton read himself out of the Democratic party when he declared for protection to su?ar and rice. No party can hon estly fight protection with one hand, and with the other deal out tariff bounties. No, party can expect the people to respect or trust it as long as it occupies such an equivocal posi tion. I "As for Judge Thornton, we should say that when, he asks sena tors to vote for protection to sugar and rice, which, of course, he will r'o, he will In common decency be bound to reciprocate hv vnlfj>?r for the protection of local Industrie? In other States. Thus he is tie? hand and foot. He can not say that his In terests need protection, and that others do not need it, for that is not the question. The question Is one of principle. Further than this, If he asks other senators to take his word for It that his Industries need protection he> will have to take their, word for It that their Industries need j protection. If the dispatches report his address correctly, Judge Thorn ton declared himself to be a protec-. tlonist, and so set hlmBelf in o'Dpo- j sltlon to the oft-repeated declaration cf his party. He is as much of an1 Insurgent against the Democratic party as, Senator La Follette Is! against the Republican party.'' The I News is exactly right. All such men j as Judge Thornton are really atj heart Republicans and they should go to that party. Faith in the Party. Judge Parker gave his views on ? the tariff in a sneech at a dinner given In New York by the Mer chants' Democratic Association. "The presert 'tariff of abominations, " said Judge Parker, "as well as the combinations to restrain trade cre ated In defiance of law in order to' reap the full benefit of the exactions which'the tariff duties permit, have been moBt emphatically condemned by the verdict of the people. "No longer need It be argued that the people are burdened by tbe pres- j ent statute. That fact stands ad-1 mltted by great leaders of the Re-.' publican party (which is responsible for every Increase from an average j of 20 per cent before the war, to an average of 50 per cent) includ ing the present president and his predecessor. Their admissions are to be found In their pleas for a re duction, scheduled by schedule, one at a time. "I have faith that it will be under taken In that spirit and the outcome will prove wise and just. I, for one, | have no fear that the Democratic party will become a mere assistant to the Republican party In its battle for the protected interests as against the people. But If such a misfortune should come, there would spring Into existence a now party having for its. leading purooee the emancipation of all the people from the tariff shackles that oppress them." nard Problem to Sidve. While the census returns show a gratifying Increase of population throughout the country they also show a steady decrease In many ru ral count'es, especially in the middle west. While this decrease is in part due to migration to newer parts of the country it Is due still more tc the incessant cravlntr for city life. According to a census bulletin fully 28.000.000 of the population of the1 United States is centered In cities having poptV^Hons of 25,000,000 and over. The census returns are sufficient to establish the fact that during the last ten years the trend j of the population movement has been I away from the rural districts and to the cities and towns. It Is generally admitted that this depletion of rural districts to still further congest already over-crowded j cities is not good, yet so far no way has been found to check It. It was expected that the Installing o? free) mail delivery, telephones and other j advantages would have the desired effect, but they have not. This is1 all the more singular as the ambition j of most people Is to own land, and the cry of "back to the land" voices that ambition. And it is in that' way and in tbe arresting of the tide! cityward the remedy Is to be found, j and when found it will be attended ) with many blessings for farmers and communities generally. Many plans have been formed only' to be discarded as impractical, and > et it is in some well digested or ganized method the way out will re veal Itself. Whether or not the plan -f farm colonies advocate! by the trovernor of Missouri and others who have made a special study of the subject is the panacea, only time can tell. Some may consider it Uto pian, but it frequently happens that that which in one decade ifi con demned as visionary is accepted as a successful fact In the decade fol lowing. As to the above plan some vseful data Is furnished by Great Britain in the working of its Small Holdings Act which has been In op eration two and a half years, and for {which a further amount of 92,000 acree or 143 square miles are to be ?? Bet apart by the county councils, with a loan of $5,000,000 by the Local Government "Board. It is a su?geBtive fact, that may be duplicated In this country by some Similar Bcheme, that the plan where in operation has been marked ly'successful and that it has also j increased the value of adjoining farm [property. In addition lift the bur den from the tillers of the soil by modifying the tariff. As It now stands it plunders the farmer morn ing, noon and evening. Instead of taxing him to death, the government phould aid the farmer in every way It can. They create all the wealth In thlB country, and they should not bf- held up by the government through the operations of the Iniqui tous tariff to- be plundered by the trusta which it breeds' and foBters. ' -A Sad Death. On Sunday night, Dec. 4th, 1910, at a quarter to nine death angel en tered the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Harley Rast and took their darling baby, Mary Clair. She waB too sweet a bird for this earth. She was two years, one month and ten days old. Ehe was Buch a bright child for her age and she had so much seriBe. She was sick only one week and all that loving hands and tender heart3 could do was done for her, but Go! needed one more angel child amidst his Ehinlng band and bo He bent with a loving smile and clasped her dar ling hand and her sweet spirit winged its heavenward, leaviaj a fond and almost broken-hearted father, mother and aunt to yearn "For the touch of a vanished hand. And the sound of a voice that is stilled." . How sadly you listen for her bahy prattle and laughter! Ah! Listen! Do you not hear her calling you each day nearer to her and to heaven? See her baby hands beckoning you to come! She was laid to rest on Monday afternoon In the Camero:1 cemetery beneath a mound of lovely flowers. Ii is doubly Bad for just a little over three years ago the hivoy of the home was taken. So I com mend you to look to Him who doet.b all things for the best and I pray God's richest blessings upon you all. "The little cradle is empty now. The little clothes laid by; A mother's hope, a father's joy In death's cold arm doth lie.'" A Friend. Notice of Final Discharge. On the 5th day of January. 1911, I will file my final account as admin istrator of the estate of Keziah M. GiifDth with the Probate Judge of Orangcburg County and will there upon ask for my final discharge. F. P. Griffith, Administrator of the estate of Ke ziah M. Griffith, deceased. i Notice. Pursuant to a commission issued unto tho undersigned as Board of Corporators, notice Is hereby given that the books of subscription of and to the Holly Hill Cotton Oil Com pany will be opened at the Bank of Holly" Hill, Holly. Hill, South Caro lina, on Tuesday, December 20th, 1910,; st 10 o'clock, in the fore noon, as provided by law. (Signed). W. L. Dehay, I. W. Bell, T. L. Connor, E. C. Harvey, A. B. Bennett. Ooe-half Cent a Wort) Found Notices Free, Money to Lend?We are in position to negotiate loans on Improved real estate in Orangeburg City and County. Glaze & Herbert. tf Wanted?to buy 1000 bushels corn on the ear. buyer to do th?! haul ing. Address Corn, care Times and Democrat. 12-^5-2. We have just received a carload of fine cyprus shingles. All hearts $5.25, Primer. $4.25. Dixie Lum ber Company, Orangeburg, S. C For Sale?Two f've-room dwellings in the city of Orangeburg. For further Information apply to Stiles R. Meillchamp. For Sale or Trade?Fifteen or twen ty head horses and mules. Also 1,000 bushels ear corn for sale cheap. Apply Green-Brabham Co., Cope. S. C. 12-15-2 Wanted?Improved farm of 100 to 160 acres on public road within three miles of Orangebuvg. Any one desiring to sell advise fu'iy regarding place, location and price. Frank E. Smith. Orange burg. S. C. 6-30-tf. Shoo?iIl<- Match?On Monday, Dec. 2fi. beginning at 10 o'clock, nt the p'.ore of W. S. Lee. Jr.. about six ! miles from Orangehur? on the! Ninety Six road. There will bo ahout 20 turkeys, 50 chickens and five or six small hogs. The public is invited. 12-9-5 ' Out of the Mouths of Babies. "Tcmniy," said his mcther, "go into ?.he freut room, and see if grandpa is lElee;'." Tommy found the old gentleman 'mcring. "Yes, mamma," he reported, "he's asleep all but his ncse." ?Now, Willie," said the teacher to a ?cell pupil, "can you tell me what dy namite is used for?" "Yes, ma'm," answered Willie. "It's useo to blaspheme things with." "Mamma," questioned 5-year-old Net Mo. "am I as tall aa you are!" ?*Ko, dear," was the reply. "Your aca& (inly ccmes to my waist" "Wall." continued Nettie. "I'm Just as shorn anyway. My feet are as far dovrc as yours." Harold, ared 5, had been sent to pur chase a pair of shoestrings for his mother. "How long does she want them?" asked the proprietor. "Oh. a long time,' answered Harold^ "Till they wear out, i guess."?Chicago News. He Was Amazed. An Englishman was asked to speak at a club dinner In Chicago. He arose, stuck bis monocle In his eye and told this story: . "I was In Chicago at a dinnah, you know," said he, "wheah they were to give a prize for the best story. One fellah get up . arid' told a story and sat down, another tcld an other story and sat down, don't you know, then they asked me to tell a story. I arose and began; 'I am an Engliehman with a sense of humor!' And to my amazement they gave me the prize before I could say another word. You see w'hat 1 mean?"' ? New Kind of husband. An angry woman amed with a big revolver and searching for one of those, "Oh, you kid" husbands and his affinity created no little excitement in the western part of town last Saturday night. The belligerent one was tinal ly pacified after she had ?bet through the doer of a dwelling bouse ana marched her spouse home at the point of the aforesaid gun.?Princeton (Kan.) Telegraph: * He Had a Preference. A would-be author called on Mr. Fields cn day at his office iu the old time Boston publishing house of Tick-, ner & Fields. Evidently the young man did not like Mr. Fields' appear ance, for this was the conversation that took place: "Is this Mr.. Fields?" "It is, sir." "Mr: James T. Fields?" "I am he." "Well, t?en, I'd like to see Mr. Ticknor!"?The Argonaut wa.ttxno.. ... ? . . . ? Jtnka?Is that invention of youn prac tical? ; . f . . -. ,- ?; tuiiits?Can't t?U, X tasren't put ?ay of the stock In the company oa Um rr.tr S-.ot yet. Out of the Mouths of Babes. Little Bess and-her.father were sev eral blocks from borne. "Shall we take a car or walk?" he asked. "I'd rather walk if 'oo will tarrj me, replied the little miss. Helen, who was visiting in the coun try, wanted to pick some raspberries. "But, I am afraid they are not ripe yet," protested her grandmotaer. "Oh, yes. they are. grandma," said Helen, "the stoppers come out Just as easy." Seeing a man In the basket of the balloon as it rose, Walter said: "Mamma, don't you suppose God will be angry when he sees that man com ing up to heaven alive?" Tough ,on Sandy. "Lady," began Sandy Pikes, as he stopped at the wayside cottage, "two weeks ago I passed here and you told me to emulate the busy ant.", ~Yes, my poor man," responded the housewife, "and did you?" , "1 did mum. to me Borrow. When I paused a picnic in tbe grove I watched de busy ant tackling de ice cream and cakee and when I tried it de men lick ed men, de boys stoned me and de dogs chased me. No more imitating de puay ant for me, mum."?Chicago News. Not Above Suspicion. Harker?Isn't your friend Wedderly rather inclined to exaggerate at times? Parker?Well, he's the father of a baby that is just beginning to say cut*> things.?Chicago News. "Pop!" "Yes, my son." "What is an ultimate consumer?*' "Oh, the ultimate consumer; mj boy. is the one that gets the hash."? Youkers Statesman. Notice of Final DlHcharRe. On the 23rd day of December. 1910, I will file my final account as administrator of the estate of Levi A. Gleaton, deceased, with the Judge of Probate for this county, and will thereupon ask for my final discharge. 10-22-4. Administrator. Henry F. Gleaton, "Drink "Hot Tom IT "TOUCHES THE SPOT." fi cents a glass at all f^roce**. i,lVe solved ihe Conklin's Self-Filling Foun tain Pen is the grift, of gifts for all who write?the women io! as well as the men folks. Filled Instantly by dipping in any Ink and pressing Crescent-Filler. No mussy dropper-filler, no pumping, no parts to unscrew, nothing complicated. No inky fingers or soiled clothing. Sell-filling , Fountain Pen 19 a veritable marvci of convenience and will prove a source of satisfaction to the user ever;' day for years. Writes . Tvith wonderful smoothness and ease. No other fountain pen so good. Give the best In. Xmas boxes. SIMS HOOK STORE, We Invite all who are anticipating buying an AUTOMOBILE to call andjsee our New Hudson before buying elsewhere. L. E. RILEY. AGENT. Why Not^Select From Wannamaker's oliday St< ck N?w ? By careful and timely buying we can offer ojr friends an early selec tion of Clr.almas and Holiday Nov elties. Check over the following list and j then come and choose lor yourself. Early buying pays and a deposit will put aside anything you especially like. Waterman's Pens, $2.50 to $10. I Cut Glass; in profusion, pitchers; tumblers, fruit and salad dishes; all dainty and new designs. j Ggars; boxed and loose, the best j and choicest brands. I Comb and Brush Sets. Manicure Sets; a great variety. Boxed Stationery?very "good. Smoking Sets. Shaving Sets. OF COURSE:~The splendid] Huyler Candies. So fresh and good; ell fresh. J. G. Wanna maker M'f 'g Co. ! VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. We have for 6ale the following properties: CLARENDON COUNTY. Three tracts, 900 acres, 4 4 acres and 50 acrtu respectively, about six miles South of Davis Station. Some limber, out almost all .can be culti vated. DORCHESTER COrXTY. About 2300 acres 2 miles of Byrds station. About 3.000.000 feet of timber. 225 acres clear. 1800 acre* can be cleared ac:l cuttlva*t.a. Aiso lands In Berkeley County, Kershaw County and Orangeburg County. For particulars as to prices etc.. apply to Messrs; Burke. River.i & Erkmann. 3 2 broad Street. Char leston. S. C 11-11-6. "Complete Line." DOORS. 8ASH and BLINDS. LD8F CEMENT and PLASTER Get Our Price Before Buying: HAY. CORN. OATS and RICE FLOUR. Our Feed for Horses, Cows and Chickens are made from clean *we*. grain. Fresh Supply of TURNIP and RUT AR AG A Seeds ALFALFA ni* CLOVER. Ayers & Williams The festive season is now drawing near and the thoughts of one and all are drifting into the happy channel of conferring pleasure to the hearts uf others. The ail absorbing question of the next three weeks is: What shall 1 give? This problem is easily solved by taking a look at the large and varied stock now shown to euch an advantage in my newly fitted up store. MY thoughts are: What shall I do to help you in this busy time of getting ready for the coning Christmas season? 1 sim ply offer for your inspection a beautiful and great airray of Christmas goods; Watches, Clocks, Lockets, Chains, La valieres, Rings, Pins, Cuff Buttons, Silver Purses, Tliimbles; gold and silver, Bracelets, and everything in the jewelry line. Novelties, handsorne Leather Hand Bags, Card Cases, Play ing Cards in cases, Wallets, Bill Hooks, Cigar Case*, jawel Boxes, Mirrors, hand pa'n'ed China, Cut Glass, Silverware, etc. Something can be found to suit fother, rxother, brother, sister, husband, wile and last but not least, sweethears. 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. Our Motto This Year is~"THEBEST YET." s is Jest [Getting ready has kept us pretty busy for the last while back. We are going to be able to show you people our best-yet Christa? display this year. It is going to be larger than before, and better selected. It is going to be more attractive, too, and in every way more worthy o your very best ii.terest. This ad is just to acquaint you with our intentions. We are now prepared to print the word "READY," wh;:ch means thai everything is ready for you, down to the smallest item. If you will bring } our wan1..- in our line to us, we promise to let you do your choosing from a stock that will represent ihe latest thoughts in> Holiday Jewelry. Don't forget to call SPAHR & THE JEWELERS Orangeburg, S. C. ESTABLISHED 1897. RE! FURNITURE! FURNIH YOUR HOME NOW. IJWhile we offer you the best assorted stock in the county to select irtm. PRIES ARE LOWER THAN EVER. Just a vii-it to our store wilFconvince you that we have the goods. A big line of Pcd Room uits, H ill Ratks, ideboarcls, Ex Ta bles, Odd^Dressers and a full line of Fosters Idea! Springs. Foster's IDEAL Luxurious Ease for a Lifetime Spring Bed' Never Sags j Free Dealers' Electro No. 6a Beds and Cribs, Ait quares and Rugs. WE HAVE THEM. A GREAT BURDEN. To buy a poor piano ib to pat - burden upon yourself which you>?. sure to regret. Such un lntrnmenl is an endless source of disappoint ment. Get the best. The Kranich & Back pianos.are the highest stand* ard of excellence. Perfection, con gfructlon, touch, tone and action, a* well as beautiful in desij-'Ti and mod erately priced, too. Cash or lnstaD> inents. Guarantee witb every one. THE MARCHANT MUSIC CO. Sims Book Store for the best Stationery