The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, January 28, 1911, Page 2, Image 2
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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*
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>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
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"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,
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thing to do me any good, until I began to take Cardui.
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am so thankful that I have found something that will do
me good. I feel so much stronger and better than I have
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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
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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.
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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.
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well as beautiful in design and moc
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Steel
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chanical construction is per
fect No wabbling or "rattle
trap trinkets" to be getting
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strength and rigidity.
Although this machine weighs more than 500 lbs., with our
improved Cylinder Boxes and Steel Roller Bearings, it draws
about 100 lbs., lighter than others, and is very easy to oper
ate. Every machine is carefully inspected before leaving our
factory at Dunn, N. C.
THE McKAY STALK CUTTER
has won highest prize at every
Fair where we have exhibited it,
in competition with all other
well known Stalk Cutters.
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OFFICE: Opposite Hotel
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TELEPHONE: 376.
onds, Stocks,
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We Offer For Sale:
3. 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.
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