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Established it 1800. Punished Three Tim eii Each Week, ite* ItoeiniayrThrr^ Euttied as second-class matter en Amu ?ry- 0, -1000, - at- the- post- office as Orwrgeburg, 8. C,, under the Art $1 Conipre&s of Slarcil, 1870. fat.. :y Simsr-Editor-atad Proprietor, ffa?, l?lar Sims... - - Publisher. Subscription Bates. One i'enr. . ... I . . . flJIO Six Months. ......?., . . .TS ffhree Months. .'.-. . . ... . . .*? Remittances, should l e made by reg istered letter,' chectrih?ney order or e!tnrws order, .payable to. The Times wad Democrat, Oran.seburg, S. C. ? The i best way to Kvold large sins and large blunders le not to fall Into little ones. " The man who wants to go to heav ; enralcne will-never-tfet even a sljht Of .the-pearly, gates.'' :<The .most .unforturate thing about the return of Dr. Ctok is the prob a>llity pf-a revival oi the (Cook-Peary controversy. , fTho surest 'and .(iuickefit;remedy for < the carnival: voi crime that? Is sweeping over, this-country is for -the people'to fear God and keep his com mandments. . :Tl*e -only, .advice rve have to give the. legislature Is to pass only such laws as are absolute y necessary, ad journ jand come home.- The quicker, thta/ia.done, the better. -Shoeaid . Judge Ccpes or Solicitor H?debrand, be electod judge of . this ? circuit by the Legislature-a good of fice will be vacant, for which no .. doubt there will be a.scramble. .No matter how ttrong the habit may be. that one :has formed, It can : be broken. And lf .lt is a bad habit the sooner it* is broken the better. The getting rid of it is simply a mat ter of wlli.aiid persistence. j .?'?-. ,-'? ??? ? -. ? ^ *_?? - -*~? In differing with ethers, even when we.'know we are right, courtesy and regard, for their feelings ought al . . ways to be shown. Too often the sensibilities of others are hurt by rudeness or violence of speech. , The w?.. in whic:i some members of so-called society managed to spend ?the last hours of the. old year and the early hours of the new shows that, many people have an unlimited ?capacity for doing foolish things, and ^thJtn^a worse than foolish.1 ? '- .' The record of embezzlements, for geries and. bank wrecking for 1910 shows a material, increase over 1909, help g in round numbers about $25, O??.oro as compared with $8.000. . 000 in 10p9 and $13,000.0 00 in 1908J What a. record for rascality. The .legislature assembles today. Wo hope the nepot'.Hm that was prac ticed In the last legislature will bo cut out of this one. Neither the mem bers ,of/tbe House- or the Senate should fill the office of page or any '?' other position with their sons, neph ews or cousins. --. ? -? Government exports say that ths boll weevil is a serious menace to the'--whole'cotton belt, claiming thai ' it will eventually resch Its most northernmost and easternmost por : tions. ft v.-lll behoove the farmer? ?'of' Sooth Carolina to begin to pre . pare to give these pest?? a warm re ception when'they reach this State. ? i The statement made by a Spartan . .. turg newspaper that. Mr. Johnson Is the;ohly South'Carolina Congressman in favor- of t'aklbg from the Speaker the' power to appoint committees Is a mistake. Mr. Lover is and always "has 'fcco.1 a strpn?; advocate of hav ing the committees named by the House itself and rot by the Speaker. No son, nephew, cou3in. or othei relative of a member of the legisla ture should be eligible to any 'ap pointive or elective office in either the Senate or the House. In the last Legislature some of these positions were "hogged"' by members for some of their family. Su;:h nepotism should be prohibited by law. and , these places awarded by merit instead j of political pull. We are glad to know that an effort will be made to have the National | Corn Exposition held in Columbia in; connection with the South Atlantic j States Corn Exposition next winter, j South Carolina iE the champion corn' raiser of the wovld, and her capital I city would be a most appropriate j meeting place for the champion corn ' show of the world. By all means' bring it to Columbia. Some of the Wall street organs J are insisting that Mr. Pryan should] not be allowed to dictate to the Dem- j ocratic party. The Commoner says ' "they need not be afraid of his try- j fag to dictate: what they really fear j is that he will use his knowledte of men and politlct l history to prevent i the playing of a bunco game on the j voters?and there is goo.i ground for j the fear; they can count on it as a i certainty." Senator Robot L. Oven, of Okla homa, warns the' Democratic party. He very truly says- the Democrats cannot afford to be reactionary, and goes on to say that "tbe people's rule doctrine is the great doctrine with which the-Democrats can sweep tho country. If th:>y fail to make this the issue, if they seek alHanceB with tbe reactionaries, the progressive Re publicans will make this the Issue and will sweep the country." Pink Franklin's Case. In commenting oh the action of Gov. Ansel in commuting the death sentence of Pink Franklin to Imprle onment. for life in the penitentiary the Columbia-Record -says-tie Gov ernor's conclusions In the case "do not appear to be supported by the ?facts ? wis eh - he-relates- in-' his" decree or decision," which, the Record goes on to .demonstrate In a most con clusive manner. "If1'Constable Val entine,"' Bays "ine"Ttecbrd, "holding valid warrant, had a legal right to invade the negro's home and effect his arrest by v force,' -the" klilinij ot Valentine was murder and his slayer should hang. "If Constable Valentine/holding a warrant valid or Invalid, had no legal right to Invader'the'hegro's'home and effect his arrest by force, the. negro had a legal'right to resist such un lawful entrance ? anc. In killing the "onstabiehe was justified, andshould therefore go free. If guilty, the ne gro should hang; i<ot serve a life term in the penitentiary. If not i?uilty, be should neither hang , nor Berve a life sentence. "There is.no manslaughter'in. the case; even If there were, tbe penalty for manslaughter is not life impris onment but imprisonment from two to twenty years. Pink Franklin, no matter the .color of his skin, should 1 either hang, or go free. ? That is all there is to-the killing of the con stable." ? The Record is exactly right, and tve are glad to Eay that the opinion axpressod by It agrees with the opin ion expressed by The Times and Democrat more than once In' this :ase. As the Record says, Franklin ls;elther guilty of - murder or he Ib innocent, and he should either be' aung-. or set free. . There Is no es :aplng that conclusion, from what Gfov.- Ansel himself 'Bays In his ex cuse for commatlng the sentence of Franklin'to life Imprisonment. Brave Firemen. Heroism' Is usually associated in he public mind rv/ltti battle fields, and aany inspiring are the records of ieeds of valor and of struggle. But n these days of peace we are con dnvally being reminded that there ire battles other than those in which nen are pitted against each other In leadly combat. Probably among the nost spectacular are those In which lardy,'fearless'and trained men wres le with the great fires which threaten jroperty .and lives. Intent upon :helr duty and. with no , selfish ihought .of themselves these firemen stand face' to face with, danger in inch' battle,' and of times as in the >very recent catastrophles In Chlca jo, Philadelphia and other cities >rove, they go unfalteringly to their leath. Such heroism is an ipsplra lon to the performance of duty un ter all circumstances and strength ens faith in human nature. Shomld Bo Sifted. Of couras there is an enquiry as to he cause or causes that ied to the leath of so many firemen In the re :ent Chicago .fire. There always Is in inestlgatlon after a catastrophe tnd-.great things are promised at the mtset of what Is going to be done in he way of reform and of the severe mnishment to be meted out to the' juilty ones. But some way or other he Investigation usually lingers on, he report Is smothered or made In >cuous, no guilty one Is punished, tnd no reforms instituted. There la m occasional exception to all this, >ut it is only very occasional, and the dockyard investigation will be one of ;he exceptions If anything of value ?esults from it. Something TJnnsnal. One of the worst of En?Iish rn 11 ?oad accidents happened in that 'cvntfy t?. week or two ago resulting n the loss of abou: thirty lives. The ?insular thing about it Is the fact ;hat the railroad :ompany voluntarily ^stoned responsibility for the a'^cl ient. It seems almost like a miracle :bst any large corporation, or trust should take the blame to Itself. Us ually, It ds tbe other way and the best legal talent Is employed and ?very sabfeftnge resorted to In the effort to show that an accident Is the Tault of oihers, an act of divine prov idence, or something else, and that the corporation Is as Innocent as an infant child. Thumb Rings. That demand made by some ladles in an eastern state that married men be compelled by law to wear thumb rings has at least the merit of novei ty, but It would not work. M;n are such wicked, designing creatures that they would find some way to circum vent the lav; and continue to flirt with and make love to unsuspecting females. Vot the Idea has great pos sibilities. Why not, for instance, enlarge it aud compel a man to wear a ring for every marriage he has con tracted. In some districts with some men tne two thumbs would scarcely be large enough to carry all the rings. The State seems to think that be cause a white man might have es caped punishment under the testi mony that convicted Franklin of murder, that tho negro should be excused. It is hard to convict a white man In this State on any kind of testimony, but becr-.use of thi? fact, we do not think that either jus-! tlce or wisdom demands that negro j criminals should be allowed to es-j cape because whito men are not con-1 victed of crime. Rather than lower | the standard of justice so as negroes j can escape deserved punishment, lot | us strive to raise It so as it will j reach and punish th? white man I irulRy of crime as well as the negro criminal. The orofits of the Riohiand county dispenf-ery for the last year was $19.5,932.62. This Indicates a very large ,use of boozn, but not more than was used in other parts of the State where there are no dispensaries. Ulli COLUMN One-half Ovmt a Wort Pound Notices Ifree. For Sale?One rubber tire top buggy, almost as good as n;3w. A bar gain. L. K. Sturkle. Money to lend?We are In position, to negotiate, loans., on Improved, real estate In Orangeburg City and. County. Glaze" &' Herbert.- rff. Wanted?A white man with family to run a two or three horue con tract farm. Apply at once Paul A. Gleaton. '12-17-10 s For Sale?64 acres'about'two mileB of Jamisou, known ag the "Antley Mill Pla-e." Cheap ;lor ca?h. p. F. Hariey, Jamison, S. C 1-3-4* for Sale-^-Two f ve-roora dwellings in the city of Orangeburg. Kor further information apply to Stiles R. Mellichamp. Notice?Anyone having clock repair ' ing to do will oblige me by giving me their patronage. I can now see well enotigb to do repairing. Parties can find me at city hall. A. D. Powers. tf Legal' Wanks, Notes and Mortgages, Labor Contracts,' Share Crop, Leases, Titles, Bonds, Mortgages and all general legal blanks. W. F. Cannon, at Cannon Bros. Fruit Store. 1-3-4" For Sal* or" Rent?42 acres in town of Jamison', between railroad and j public road, wlfti 5-room dwell- , ing,'tenant house and. barn. About 35 acres'in cultivation. Will sell. at a bargain for. caBh'. Apply P. F. Hariey, Jamison, S. C. 1-3-4* "Complete Line.,, DOORS, SASH and BLINDS, LIME CEMENT and PLASTER. Set Our Price Before Buying: HAY, CORN, OATS and RIC? I FLOUR. , Our Feed for Horess, Cows anc Chickens are made from clean >wee ; grain. Freeh Onpply of TURNIP and RUT- j ABAGA Seeds ALFALFA tat ' CLOVER. Ayers & Wfllunas Present and Relieve Hea dache "It gives me greal: pleasure to be able to refer to Dr. Miles* Anti-Pain Pills as the best rem edy we have yet had in our house for the prevention and cure of headache. My wife who has been a constant sufferer for a number of years with above i complaint joins me in the hope that they may fall into the hands of all sufferers." JOHN BUSH, Wai:ervleit, Me. Used Them Four Years. "Dr. Miles' An1:i-Pain Pills are the best I ever tried for the relief of headache. I have used them for nearly four years and they never fail to give me relief. I have tried many other rem edies, but have never found any better.'* JOSEPH FRANKOWTCK, 854 Trombly Aw, Detroit, Mich. There is no remedy that will more quickly relieve any form of headache than Dr. Miles" Ants-Pain Pills.. The best' feature of this re markable remedy is the fact that it does not derange the stomach or leave any disagreeable after effects. Drugg'sta everywhere ?HI them. If flrst packape falhi to benefit, your drug gist will return vour mcnev. MILE'S MEDICAL CO., Elkhart. ln<t ?GO TO BATES & DARBY L Matthews. --FOR They handle the breedy kind. We j guarantee everything, and our guar Jantee means something. I - Drs. P^rryclear & Sifly ?Dentists? '.Specialists in Operative Dentistry, I Crown and llridge work and Tlate I work. | We gunranec to saw nil teeth and | roots that uro uwfml in Crown and i RHdse work. ! All work entrusted to us will be ox jecuted with the utmost care and the 1 least possible pain. "Everythirj g at a Druff Store ?tt aye. ThlB is the compliment that one of our .patrons paid us. It Is so true of the,real method j^ehind bur bus iness that we are quoting it. Primarily Ihis-Jjuslnecs makes the prescription department the main object of .its cafe, j Experts check every prescription and our large files show that j our. care Is not In vain. Every new and worthy drug is immediately bought and placed on our shelves so that we . need never say "we are juBt out of It," but we say, "We have It now." Then these departments are al ways, busy because of one final fact: "Good Goods for. Your Money"?first and last... .; ;. ? Paints and Varnishes. Cut Glass and Cutlery. Cigars and Tobacco.. Stationery and Supplies. Huyler's Candies: only agency. J. Ii. Wamoainaker MTg Co Orangeburg, S. C. We begin the New.Year thank ul for the patronage of our friends ind the public?and we wish all a Happy, Prosperous New Year and nany of *em. If your apparel isn't just right to aegin the year 1911 mi we're ready :o. supply you with the best to be bad?and at the most favorable prices. Renneker & Riggs THE FASHION SHOP. That's Right KEEP US BUSY We like it. You people do too, we guess, judging by the good feeling and enthusiasm evidenc ed while shopping here. Our stocks are again complete, as we began filling in the wea: ?ipots as soon as Christinas was over. I This vear of "1911" we expect Jo pay more than usual atten tion to ouf watch department , and assure you that we C2n sup | j ply your wants in that line, at any time. Our Sterling Silverware depart ment is anotKi r that is always unusually complete, and it de serves )*our fullest consideration as it is surpassed by none in the Sta e for quality and variety. All our other lines will be kept up to their full standard and if you will visit our store one time, vou will know what that means. So willing you a very Happy New Year and hoping lo see you manv times during the com ing year we are Faithfully Yours, H. Spahr & Son The Jewelers. Oranoeburg, S. G. Established 1807. We Invite all who are anticipating buying an AUTOMOBILE to call and see our New Hudson before buying elsewhere. L. E. RILEY. AGENT. Mr. Royster believed that success awaited the Manufacturer of Fertilizers who w?uld place qualify above other considerations. This was Mr. Royster's idea Twenty-seven years ago and this is his idea to-day; the result has been that it requires Eight . Factories to supply the demand for Royster Fertilizers* F. S. ROYSTER GUANO COMPANY. FACTORIES AND SALES OFFICES. NORFOLK. VA. TARBORO. N. C. COLUMBIA, O. C. EPARTANwURQ. O. O. WACOM. CA. OOLUMCJUC. CA. MONTQOMCRY, ALA. DAL7IMOr.Z, LID, Is Still Going On. We are busy every day. Our counters are full of Remnants of our Dres* Gooh, Silks, Poplins, Mad ras, Ginghams, all marked at about half the real value. . These are all new goods from trie Fall season. So don't delay. . v. 1 case of Ara'ricun Calicos, the very bs5t qua1ity\ light'colors. Spring 1911. at 5c. All Clo hing, we offer you at cost. Can you afford to miss ths op: ortuni y? We make special prices on Bleachings, Sheetings and Cambrics. II interes:ed we ask you to drcp in. . . c The Sale will continue two weeks. We intend to close out these Remnants, so come for your share. l Vim P. M.PSmoak, President R. H. Jennings, Secretary I ? ". ,- -?? - - ?< ... .. ? I Announce that they will commence operation about I Januar- 1st., and will be prepared to furnish high I grade Fertilizer^ at competitive prices. There are many good reasons why you should buy your Fertil izers from TILEE Are: FIRST:--You get Fertilizers manufactured from the bes materials that can be procured. SECOND:-You have the opportunity of coming to our factory and seeing for yourself what materials go into your Fertilizers. THlRD:--You are leaving your money at home, in stead of sending it off to help build up other com munities in which you have no interest. -Try Our i SOLUBLE FISH GUANO and COTTON GROWER. Our Factory is located at corner of Dukes Avenue and Crystal Street, near warehouse of Jennings and Smoak. e extend a cor Jial invitation to all users of Fer ilizers to call at cur plant and inspect same. G FERTILIZER CO.