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Established in 1S69. Published Three ..Times Bach Week. )Q9 Tuesday, Thursday and Sntorday.. V Entered as second-class matter en 'Snauary 9. 1909, at the post office! fit Orangeburg, S. CM under , the Act j :ef Congret.? ol March, 1879. }[' ?} ffas. L. Six'is, Editor and Proprietor. 1 Jaa. Izlar Sims, - - Puoiisher. '?jpm^ Subscription Rates. ? ?Be Year. . . . . . ... . ?1.30 %ix Months. ........ - .*r> ?* Chree Months. . .(. ..... '.40 Remittances should be made by reg fstered letter, check, money order oi express oi der, payable to The Times oat! Siemocrat, OrangebarK, S. C. So far the Democratic legislators elected last fall have iacted wisely in choosing United States senators. It is encouraging. , The Spartanburg Journal hits .the' nail plumb on the head when it says no real Democrat has an'thing to fear from Mr. Bryan. It is those who are Democrats between elections and vote the Republican; ticket at the' elections who are most opposed to Mr. Bryan. . The Herald says "Spartanburg has built a Confederate monument, but she 'can't. g*t anybody to write the inscription to go on it." This is ? somewhat remarkable ? when one thinks OL' che many eminent schol \ ars in Spartanburg. Why not select ? a committee of them to-perform this patriotic duty. , ? The Nftws and Courier says "the discovery of a vlcorporodictataurus in the Ashley river has aroused a great den; of curiosity, some presum ing that 't came in to see how. the Boulevard was getting along." This ?Charleston visitor j must, be a' first cousin to the gurguscutus that was discovered out West some years ago. We can't see where the Torrens law would hurt the lawyers if it was ehacte l. It would relieve them of the responsibility of searching for and guaranteeing titles' to land, as under the Torrens law. the State would do that.' We see no reason why any; lawyer should oppose the bill for fear of its hurting his busi-, 1 .ness. '?' ? The revocation of the commissions of all notaries public was a'summary proceeding; and probably not neces sary, but we agree, with the Sumter j| Watchman and Southron that Gov . <ernor Blease's. suggestion. that no-1 -taries public be. hereafter commis sioned for a limited term, instead of ' lor life, , seems to be wise and well considered. The Columbia Record says "the babyish conduct of . the Republican senators in the' West Virginia gen eral assembly, in absenting" them selves from the sessions in order that Democrats might net1 be elected to the federal senate, merely empha sizes the necessity; for the. election of senators by popular vote." Well said. - -??r > ': Senator-elect Martine, of New Jer-. \ sey, gave out* a statement after his / election, in which he said his can ?'? didacy "personified an eternal truth of government which was vitalized by public opinion." The victory, he said, was not that of an individual .but of the people and added that he did not spend one dollar in seek ing his election. The Spartanburg Journal ujinks . about "the best answer of the dls-; pensary windlng-up commission to Governor Blease's attack Is to point to the many thousands of dollars the commission made dishonest liquor houses disgorge, the fruits of over charges allowed by Governor Blease's - friends who were doing the whiskey purchasing for the State dispensary." A dispatch from the Philippines says General Pershing, commander of the department of Mindanao, has ended the punitive campaign in -the Da.vao district, having killed or cap tured all the marauders and dis persed ajl the lawless Manabo bands. Just such dispatches as the -above use to be sent out by Spain when sbe owned the islands. We then con demned them. Without disparaging the claims of any other gentleman mentioned for the. position, we do not hesitate to say if we had a vote in the Associate Justice election -we would cast it for Circuit Judge Dick Watts. He is not only a good, sound lawyer, but his long training on the circuit bench eminently fits him for mem bership in'our highest legal tribun al. The State senate is right in vot ing against appealing the merger suit against the Southern Railwaj'. It would be a useless expense to the State as well as the Southern, and could not possibly do any good. We are now having the best railroad ser vice in this section we have ever had., and we want the Southern to be let alone in its excellent management of the line from ColumbFa to Charles ton. The Spartanburg Journal says "those newspapers, ostensibly dem ocratic, which are sneering at and nagging at Mr. Bryan are engaged in poor business. Mr. Bryan three times received more votes than any Democrat ever got for the presiden cy. He will be an influential factor in the election of the next president, although he himself will not be a candidate. The Journal is right. Bryan is yet a power in the party. As an Editor Sees It. We present below the view of an. outside newspaper on the Jones case. It is from the Lake City News, which, is edited by, the Rev. W. S, Stokes, at one time a member of the South Carolina Conference of the Metho dist church, but who had to give up pulpit work because of serious throat trouble. Many who heard the tes timony in. the case^agree with much that the News says, especially as to the "severity of the1 punishment in flicted on Jones. But here is what the News says about the case: "The case of John J. Jones, con victed of killing Pearlstine at the town ? of Branchville appears to De another one of those demonstrations of co.wardice which our courts are continually giving?jumping on the weak, and defenseless with both feet and lifting the hat to ithe strong regardless of guilt or innocence. Ne groes and, weak white^ men have . a poor show. Jones is. a ,timid, spare built, frail, humble man. We doubt that if he- ever acted with boldness and impudence toward any man. Perlstine was a stout, heavy set man and. we judge, quite forward and aggressive in his bearing' generally. , "It seems that he or-the Pearl stine business was poor pay and a creditor had put a" claim in the hands oi: two seperate concerns to collect. Jones collected and for warded the money promptly and then the -^ther .concern sent in. a dun for the same- money. , Pearlstine, doubt less, thoughtless, and hot-headed, jumped to.the conclusion that Jones hadn't remitted. It seems he re sented Jones' continual dun for moneys due anyway, so he, big stal wart man, fell foul of the weak lit tle man .and beat him terrifically. We really doubt that Jones was re sponsible for shooting. We have no doubt that timid, weakly creature that he is, was in mortal fear. Of course, he should not have had that >gun. Just what would have been the result to himself we do not know but he would not have shot however frightened and hurt. 1 "And we doubt that Pearlstine would have received any punishment, but Jones, the friendless, would not have been in the fix he now is. He was convicted of manslaughter and Judge Memminger soaked him for ten years. If we were in the habit of betting we would risk two to one that if Pearlstine had killed Jones he would never have gotten convict ed. And if he had he would never have gotten over two years in pris-, on. Wash Hunter killed Copeland, so the jury said without cause over a\game of cards and got only eight years. Bingham and Avant butch ered a poor, innocent woman, sitting by the seaside and got only three years. But timid, shrinking, friend less Jones gets ten years. It hap pened he killed a man who had friends." . j Jones was not entirely friendless, as the News seems to think. While possible he did not have as many or as influential friends as the man he killed, still he had some good, loyal and true friends who stood by him j to the last. Some of the very' best j people in Branchville came up and testified In his. behalf. It was real-; Iy a!case of manslaughter, and the' verdict of the jury was a correct o?ie. The only criticism we have heard on ' the case was that the sentence was too severe when all the clrcum- , stances connected with the case are ? considered. Judge Memminger evi- i dently thought so, as he told- Joaes that in a few years be would sign ? j petition for commutation of his sen tence. A sentence of three to ihre years would nave been enough. Judge Robert E. Copes. The News and Courier pays an un stinted and deserved tribute to the new judge of this circuit. Here Is what it says about him: "Robert E. Copes, of Orange burg, elected Wed nesday by the General Assembly Judge of the First Circuit, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Charles G. Dantzler, is one of the youngest men ever elected to the Bench in South Carolina, being but slightly more than 35 years of age. "Judge Cope's education, be>gun in the schools at Orangeburg, was completed au Wofford College. He read law under Raysor and Summers, the well known Orangeburg firm, and was admitted to the Bar in 1 896. After serving one term as County Treasurer, succeeding his lamented father, Judge Copes was, in 1902, elected probate judte and master, which office *ie since has held con tinuously, having been reelected in 1910. "Although in the actual practice of his profession Judge Cope;;' ex perience h is been somewhat limited, on account of his early entrance in to politics, his duties as judge of probate and master of one of the largest and most important counties in the State, where frequently he was called upon to solve intricate legal problems, have undoubtedly served to give his mind a judicial training and perhaps better equip him for tits' new duties than if he were called directly from the ranks of active practitioners. "A student and a thinker, of un spotted character, of a quiet dispo sition, and possessing an attractive personality. Judge Copes is bound to be well received in every part of the State where his duties will call him and will add dignity and ability to the Bench of South Carolina." The Times and Democrat most heart ily endorses every word said above about Judge Copes. Every word of it is litera-ily true. Hookworm Spreading. Five million Americans have hookworm. This is the fact of pri mary importance disclosed through the investigation of the origin and progress of the disease by the corps of experts o? the Rockefeller com mission. Hookworm is spreading. The commission has discovered evi dences of the development of this parasite in Arizona, California and j other Western States. I Ignorance is the principal difficul ty the physicians are meeting in the .South. The only -way -to stop the spread of the disease is by teaching the poorer people to keep themselves clean and introduce sanitation into their homes and schools and fac tories. That the hookworm germs are being carried almost every day into naw territories has been estab lished by the commisislon. The fund of $1,000,000 donated by John D. Rockefeller for the erad ication of the ' disease was given to extend over a period of five years. Members of the commission say. it will take.at least 20 years to begii to stamp out the disease. CLASSIFIED COLUMN One-half Centt a Word Found Notices Frea. Wanted? Cook and housekeeper; one to cook for J. P. Hu'tto, R. F. D. No. 1, Norway, S.-C. 1-28-4* _ _____ >foney to Lend?Wo are In position to negotiate loans on improved real estate In Oraiigeburg City and County. Glaze & Herbert. . t? For Sale?Two f.ve-room dwellings In the city of further inform* R. Mellichamp. In the city of#Orangebnrg. For further information apply to Stiles For Rent?-A. good place for rent in Edisto Township. For further in formation apply to Laura Hickson, lOrangeburg, S.. C, R. F. D. No. 5, Box 72. S Notice?Anyone having clock repair ing to do will oblige me by giving me their patronage.. I can now see well enough to do repairing. Parties can find me at city hall: A. D. Powers. .tf Strayed?One Black Mare Mule, one Sorrel Horse Co'Jt, one Dark Bay Mare Colt, one Bay Horse. Owner can get same by calling on J. S. Rollins, Bolen, SJ C. 1-26-1 The earlier laying: pullets are hatched the better chance for winter lay ers. J. M. and B. K. Steadman, St. Matthews, S. C, will sell you eggs from pure bred Barred Ply mouth Rocks and Single Comb Rhode Island Reds at $1.00 per sitting. , 1-26-2* FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE AND SPECIAL REFREE. I hereby announce myself as a canidate for Judge of Probate and Special Referee for Oraageburg countv, made vacant by the elec tion of Judge Robert E Copes to the Circuit Bench. Andrew C. Dibble. ACADEMY OF MUSIC Thursday,, Feb. 2nd JOS. M. WEBER, PRESENTS The Daintiest and Prettiest Play in Years By Edw. Loefce. Music by Jos. C. Breil A Charming Comedy With Delightful Music That Touch es The Heart Strings. New York Cast and Production. Seats on Sale Feb. 1 ? _ Lower Floor $1.50! ^S. Bal. $1.1)0 and 50c -GO TO t. Matthews. ~-FOR~ Thcy handle the breedy kind. We guarantee everything, and our guar antee means something. Improved Tool. Improved Moss Seed. Peterkin Improv ed and Money Mak er. Only a small quantity on hand, and prices cheap. Ayers & Williams, Orangeburg, S. C. ' Scene from Act 3 in the great play "THE CLIMAX." A . * Tag "I am a good example,'" writes Mrs. R. L Bell, of McAlester, Okla., "of what Cardui will do for suffering women. "I suffered with my head and back, for over six years, and although I tried everything, I never could get any thing to do me any good, until I began to take Cardui. "Cardui has surely helped me and built me up and I am so thankful that I have found something that will do me good. I feel so much stronger and better than I have in a Icng time." It is well to make up your mind before you are siek what medicine you will take when you are sick. You will be glad to take it when you are tired, mis erable and when life seems a weary grind. It will put new thoughts into your head, fresh courage into your mind. If not sick now, at least burn Cardui on to the pages of your memory, so that when you are sick you will ask for it- without thinking. If sick or weak, get a bottle today. At all druggists. Write to: Ladies' Advisory Dept_ Chsitanoca* Medicine (X Chattsnnooga, Teea. for Special Instructions, and 64-pose book, "Hocne Treatment (or Women," seat free. WE wi pay 50 cents a pair next week for your Od Shoes, pro vided you wi wear them into our store and purchase a pair of our shoes. I Orangeburg and Rowesville, S. C Si COPrft'CMT* A GREAT BURDEN. To buy a poor piano is to pui burden upon yourself which you ? ? sure to regret. Such an Intrude Is an endless source of diaappoin. ment. Get the best. The Kranh & Back pianos are r.he highest atam. ard of excellence. Perfection, cor. structlon, touch, tone and action, i well as beautiful in design and moc erately priced, too. Cash or InBtaU ment8. Guarantee with every onr THE MARCHANT MUSIC CO. 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A nice plantation with dwelling and outbuildings in the Limestone Section, containing 140 acres. 4. A plantation in upper Limestone containing 146 acres. Price $1,700. 5. A Real Estate Mortgage for 2,000 covgilt edge security. . 8. A block of stock in one of the old established Banks of Orangeburg. 9. A plantation containing 850 acres in the Eastern portion of Orangeburg county. ! 0. One hundred and sixty acres in Eastern portion of Orangeburg county. ^ 11. Another large block of Bank stock in one of the es tablished Banks of Orangeburg county. 12. A plantation in the Limestone Section containing one hundred acres near the proposed new Railroad. 13. Ninety Six acres in upper Limestone, known as the Robinson place. 14. The Joyner Place in upper Limestone containing 100 acres. i 5. In Edisto township 135 acres. Good Place. Cheap, Let us collect your Rents. ORANGEBURG, S. C. All the latest Magazines ON SALE AT SIMS BOOK STORE 4) I. lisiill 3: : Oran g