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?to ?im^awd ?tm$mt ESTABLISHED IN 1869. Published Three Times Each Week On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Entered as second class matter ou January 9, 1909, at the post onice at Orangebiarg, S. C.? under the Act of Congress- of March, 1879. Jas. L. Kims, - Editor and Prop. Jas. Idar Sims, - - Publisher. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. year. . . . .$1.50 \ One year, by carrier..2.00 Six months.75 Three months.40 Remittances should be made pay able to The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S. C, by registered let ter, check or money order. Don't lone eight of the coming County Fair. Remember that you are cordially irvited to attend the County Fair when it opens. Unless the trusts succeed in pull ing Taft through next year, he will not be reeks ted.. Efght cents cotton means a big ..-?Iv.mp in the price of lands in. this and other cotton counties. Wonder if Italy would have been so quck to jump on the United States or some first class power as she did on poor old Turkey? Turkey may as well begin to pack jup and leave Europe. She has been tolerated there too long now, and the time of her departure is at hand. On behalf of all the people of Or angeburg we extend a warm welcome to the delegates attending the Char leston Presbytery, which is now in session in this city. How about Old Veteran's Day? The noble heroes of "The Lost Cause" shouild not be forgotten by our peo ple. Steps ought to be taken to give them a good time here this fall. It is said that the trusts spent som? sixteen million dollars to defeat Bry an the first time he ran for President, but they will have to spend more than that large sum to re-elect Taft. Our Calhoun county friends will please remember that they have a standing invitation to our county fair. We do not only want them to visit it, but to make exhibits of their fine crops at it too. -? Brer Taft in his travels cut West is 'having a rocky time of it. The Tn surgent Republicans out there don't seem to enthuse over him very much and give him to understand very plainly that they are still Inaurging. Th3 death of Admiral Schley re moves from the scene of action the man who practically ended the Span ish war by destroying their last fleet. He was never given credit by the au thorities at Washington for what he did, but the people did. It is said that the Italians in this couintry want to go over and help their country fight Turkey. We hope they will go and take the "black hand" along with them. This coun try doesn't need them unless they discontinue their murderous ways. Judge Thomas, of Kansas City, re fused to grant a divorce to Glenn C. Burnham from his wife Ada, because she was peevish and continually scolding him. The judge held that the wife has a right to scold her husband if he gives her provocation. Nearly every community has men in it that condemn every project de signed to benefit the place and then complain of a "dead town." They seek to discourage every man that wants to do something and then la ment that there is no public spirit. Such men are a dead weight, an in cumbus upon the community. A disnatch from Charleston tc the Greenville Daily Pied'nont says Gov. Please has threatened to remove Col. Bond, Superintendent of the Citadel, if the cadets of that institution were allowed to visit Atlanta during the celebration of the Governor's Guards of that city. Gcv. Please will never forgive the Governor of Georgia for not surrendering Folder. It is claimed by some that the re cent doubling almost of the price of sugar was a retaliation by the sugar trusts on the public for the fine im posed on it by the courts. Some of the revelations that have been made of the business methods of the trust, show that no scruples of conscience ever deter it from doing what it be lieves will serve its financial ends. In an address at the Missouri Val ley Fair Tuesday night William Jen nings Bryan said he was not a can didate for President. "In addition to the many other reasons why I shall not again run for President," said he, "is that one Republican pres ident having used my Platform in part and another Republican presi dent having used it entirely. I am afraid if I became a candidate again the Republicans would bring the third term charge against me." There is a habit and a delusion among a large number of our peo ple to go to some nearby town or city to shop, believing that they can purchase cheaper. We think these good people may be buncoed by their own thought. Please reckon your oarfpre and time, if the latter is worth anything. If our town mer chants try to "soak" you or have not what you want, of course, you are ;u stifled to go elsewhere. But first find out by getting prices and see what your home merchants have. Entitled to Acquittal. The trial of the famous label case, which occupied the Court of General Sessions at Columbia the best part of la?t week, ended Monday morning by the jury failing to agree and this causing mistrial. The jury stood ten for. acquittal to two for conviction. The charge was conspiracy to defraud the State out of a certain sum of money in the purchase of labels. The parties being prosecuted by the State are Messrs. W. 0. Tatum, Com missioner, and L. W. Boykin and John Bell Towill, members of the Board of Directors of the State Dis pensary. We read every word of the testimony submitted by the State, and we have no hesitancy in s-aying that none of the testimony connected Mr. Tatum with the conspiracy, if there was one, and that he should have been acquitted ,by the jury. The State established the Pact be yond the shadow of a doubt that there was a huge swindle in the pur chase of the labels, and that over twenty thousand dollars in graft was divided among those who engineered the deal, but it absolutely failed to connect Mr. Tatum with either tho deal or a participation in the divis ion of the graft. It was clearly proven by the testimony of Dennis Weiskopf, head of the firm that se cured the famous label order, and John Earley, salesman for a liquor house, that the ord r for the labels was given by Mr. Boykin in person subject to the approval of Mr. Towill, which approval was later given. It was also proven that one M. A. Goodman, another liquor salesman, was the go between in the deal and handled the graft money and divid ed it out. Weiskopf and Early testified Boy kin and Tatum were in Cincinnati when the order was given by Boykin for the labels, but they both said that Tatum was not present when the ord er was given by Boykin and had nothing to do with that famous transaction. They said Tatum went to Cincinnati to inspect and study bottling plants as the dispensary had determined to establish its own bot tling plant instead of buying bottled goods upon a wholesale scale. Early said Goodman told him he had given Boykin $3,000., Tatum $300 and Tow ill and a man named McCartha sums' which he could not remember. This I Is the only time that Tatum was men tioned as receiving any of the graft money. Both Weiskopf and Early denied paying Boykin, Towill or Tatum any money on this or any other transac tion, but Early admitted that on one occasion he gave Towill a five hun dred dollar diamond ring and loan ed Boykin three or four thousand dollars. Goodman is the only one that said he had given Tatum any money, and thai was the insignificar* sum of three hundred dollars. Both Weiskopf and Early said they knew Goodman well and testified that they would not bj'elieve him on oath. Early went so far as to say that Good man was known as a "low, dirty rascal." As we said above, this maft Goodman is the only one that has ev en Intimated that Tatum was given any money. We have given a short summa'-y of the facts in the case as developed by the witnesses for the State, ar.d it will be seen that the only man that connects Tatum with the label j case at all is Goodman, who both Weiskopf and Early, leading witness es for the State, say they would not ^believe on his oath, and who, accord ing to Early, was generally known as a "low, dirty rascal." With this showing Ta.tjum should have been promptly acquitted by the jury, and had he been tried separate from the other defendants in the case we feel sure that the jury would have done so. The testimony against Boykin and Towill by Early no doubt influ enced two men on the jury to stand out for a conviction of Tatum along with the other defendants. I No man's good name should be I taken from him on the testimony of I a bribe taking go-between like Good man, who the State's own witnesses declared, they would not believe on oath, and who, as one of the State's [witness admitted, was generally re garded as a "low, dirty scoundrel." No doubt Goodman stole the paltry three hundred dollars he claimed to have given Tatum and put it in his own pocket, and then hatched up the story that he gave it to Tatum to fool his fellow boodlers when they I were dividing the graft money. | Admitting for the sake of argu I ment that Tatum was in the conspir acy to rob the State, does any sane man believe that he would have sold [out for the paltry sum of three hun I dred dollars when he could have eas ily gotten that many thousands? Such an idea is preposterous. We do not believe that Tatum got one cent 'of the money the 'State was buncoed out of in this case, and as a matter of justice we regret that the jury did not say so. The fact that the jury did not say so. however, will not prevent all fair minded men from ac quitting him of the charge made against him. The means used to defeat reci procity over in Canada reveals the facts that campaign lies of a flimsy character often plays an important part in deciding important questions. It is questionable whether the merits or demerits of the reciprocity agree ment did or did not cut much of a figure in the recent Canadian elec tions. That the question itself did is evident for it was used with marvel ous effect as an annexation bogey. Thousands of former liberal voters, especfally in Ontario, voted conserva tive because of the fear that reciproc ity must lead to annexation. That fear, though groundless, was not. unnatural as a weak nation is usually suspicious and nervous as to the intentions of a stronger nation living continguous to it. Another potent cause that led to the down fall of the Laurier government in Quebec under the lead, of Bour assa and Monk. This; anti-Brit ish and anti-navy crusade played hav Cause of the Defeat. cc with maay a liberal strong-hold in the French province. It is well said that politics make strange bedfellows and this was nev er more forcibly seen than in the f.nti-British and extreme pro-British made a temporary alliance to defeat one of the strongest governments Canada has ever had. It succeeded in its purpose but it is hardly likely that the coalition will last. But one thing is certain. Reciprocity between I the two countries is no longer an is sue. It is dead and buried without any possibility of a resurrection for I many a i?ng year to come. CLASSIFIED COLUMN One-half Cent a Word Found Notices Free. For Sale?A second . hand piano In good order at a low figure. Apply to John T. Wise. 8-29-tf Save money by baying your cook stoves, sewing machines, clocks, watches and furniture from G. B. Dominick,, Neeses, S. C. 9-23-3* Buy your trunks, traveling bags, la dies hats, blankets, bed spreads, umbrellas, flour and rice at Dom inick's, Neeses, and save money. Boys Wanted?to work for prizes and on commission selling The Sat urday Evening Post. Apply per sonally at Sims Book Store. Free?Man of mystery, tells past, present, future. Three 2c stamps and birth date, gets a wonderful reading. Prof. Raymond, Peoria, 111. 10-3-2* For Sale?One 30 H. P. Boiler; one 25 H. P. Engine Continental, two 70 saw gins, elevator, press, shaft ing, belts etc. Can be seen at W. L. Mack's farm, Cordova, S. C, or W. F. Smoak, Cordova, S. C. Money to Loan on farm land. Terms of loan one to five years, interest 7 per cent payable annually, amount $200.00 up, beg to Impress upon you that we have any amount of capital. W. B. Martin, Attorney at Law, Orangeburg, S. C. 9-28-tf T. G. Knotts, at Neeses, S. C, will sell for the next ten days Shoes, Dry Goods, and Groceries at cost. All goods marked down at cost. Be sure and come while the sale lasts. Sale commences Saturday, Oct. 7, 1911. 10-5-6* For Sah??One 15-horse power gas oline engine in good condition, has been in use ot ly a short time. Will sell cheap anyone can come and Ir.spect same at my store on Rusell street. Orangebnrg, S. C. J. W Smoak. Rhode Island Reds for sale?Finest strain, pure thoroughbred, strong, healthy, vigorous. Free from die ease. Buy now. Win premiums at State and County fairs. Mrs. J. Wm. Stokes, Orangeburg, S. C. Phone 313. 9-5-tf. Notice^?It will be to the advantage of all who want a grain drill and peahuller to see me before placing their order, a.. I'm still agent for the Farguhur Pennslyvania Grain Drill. It is best on market, and the peahuller a good one. Still offer one hundred bushels of pure apple seed oats for sale. G. G. Shuler, Vances, R. F. D. No. 1, Vance, S. C. 9-26-8t* For Sab-?Georgia farm, 478 acres, 9 imiles of Lumkin, Stewart Co. All clay, grows cotton, corn, peaches, etc. Five dwellings, several new barns, five cows, thirteen hogs, horse, mule, farm Implements, etc., to go with the land. Healthful, beautiful, well-settled country. Good body of original forest. To be sold entire. Twenty dollars per acre cash. Applv to W. H. Itumff, Orangeburg, S. C. 9-19-10* Budded Pecan Trees?I have for Fall delivery a limited number of two year old trees from 4 1-2 to S feet high?finest Paper Shell va rieties. Prices from $1.50 to $2.50 f. o. b. Orangeburg. The tap roots of these trees are not cut. The varieties offered have been select ed as best suited to th? climatic conditions of this State. Orders accepted not subject to counter mand. Terms cash. M. O. DantZ ler, Pecanway Place, Orangebnrg, S. C. 9-2S-3-0w Summons for Belief. The State of South Carolina, Coun ty of Orangeburg, Court of Com mon Pleas i Edith Edwards, Claudia Edwards, George W. Edwards, J. P. Edwards, Janie Cokeley, Alice Wright. Eddie Edwards and Fred T. Edwards, Plaintiffs against Bishop Edwards, Sterrett Edwards, Gordon Edwards, .Morris Edwards. A. Hianchi and W. L. Del-lay, Defendants. To the Defendants: You are hereby summoned and re quired to answer the complaint in this action which is filed in the of fice of the Clerk of Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, aiid to serve a copy of your answer to the said complaint on tiio subscriber at their olfie Orangeburg, S. C. within twenty days after the service here of, exclusive of day of such service: and if you fail to answer the com plaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated May 13th. A. D. 1911. Moss & Lide,, Plaintiff's Attorneys. To the absent defendant Bishop Edwards: Please take notice that the sum mons and complaint of which the foreeoing is a copy, was duly filed in the Office of the Clerk of this Court. Moss and Lide, Theato 'Danford" The Man Beh'nd ihe Voice. At the "THEATO" This Week. HERBERT L GAMBATI, Prop. Valuable Plantation for Sale. I am offering to sell as a whole until October the fifteenth, 1911, one of the best cotton plantations in Calhoun County. If not sold as a whole by then I shall cut into small tracts and sell. This plantation is located within one mile of Lone Star, S. C, and the A. C. L. R. R. runs through place, making it an easy matter to arrange ; a plantation siding at almost any point. There are 1264 acres in the tract, 430 of which are in swamp and pasture land, 600 acres now in cul tivation, and about two hundred that can be cultivated very easily. The land is a dark soil, practically level and free of stumps; there are twenty good settlements on the plantation, anl thr average rent for the past twelve years has been 25,000 pounds of lint cotton per annum. I am asking $30,000 for the place, and left as it is entirely to tenants it yields a magnificent return on that amount, but this could be very much increased by push and personal at tention, as the character of this land is the very best and repsonds quick ly to work and fertilizer. For full particulars apply to F. D. Bates, Orangeburg, S. C. 8-31-tf Xotice of Final Discharge and Call to Creditors. On October the 20th, 1911, I will pie my final acount as Executor of the estate of Francis E. Brickie, de ceased, with the Judge of Probate for Orangeburg County; and will there upon ask for my discharge as such Executor. All persons having claims against the estate of Frances E. Brickie will present the asme duly verified, on or before October 20th, 1911,, to the un dersigned, or to J. S. Salley, Attorney or be debarred payment. John V. Brickie, Executor of the estate of Frances E. Brickie, deceased.?9-19-4. For Sale. A very desirable farm of 3 45 acres located one mile east of the city of Orangeburg, S. C. About 150 acres under cultivation, balance in wood land. Fine old settlement, with na tive grove of beautiful oaks; two sto ry S room dwelling, excellent well of water and location very healthy. Can be purchased at private sale untii November 1st., next, when If not sold at private sale the same will be sold at public auction at Orangeurg Court House, S. C. for division. For information apply to Dr. W. IT. T.awton, Vance, S. C. or to A. M. Salley, Orangeburg, S. C. Execu Notlcc t<? Parents and Teachers. Ail old books used in our public school from 19 0 6 to 1911 can be ex changed at any of the depositories in our county. The exchange prices are fixed in the front of each new hook and each person handling the books is requir ed to exchange the hooks as indicated or this front pace of each new book. We desire all teachers to tell their patrons and pupils of the above ex change when new books are needed so that advantage may be taken of the cheap exchange prices and thus reduce the heavy cost of school bocjes for our patrons. L. W. Livingston. Co. Supt. Ed., O. C. Sept. 25. 1911. Notice. Important information for Louise McCord, and J. N. Haider residing in Orange.burg District, South Caro lina, about the year 1S70. If these parties are dead, their heirs, execu tors or admislstrators will please communicate with E. S. Croft. At torney at Law, 523 Grant Building, of J. McSwain Woods, Attorney at I Law, 1222 Smpire Building. Atlanta, Georgia. Plaintiff's Attorneys. Attest: Cr. L. Salley, (Seal) C. C. P. 9-2-6t-S E. N. Scoville If you want a Ladies' Tailor-Made Suit or Skirt, something with a style of It's own and different from the "Hand-me-downs" and regular store stocks you are respectfully invited to call and see the latest new styles and materials, from $15.00 to $30.00 a suit. These suits and skirts are made to your order and delivered promptly. Fit and satisfaction guar anteed. Toothache and La-Grippe don't cause half as much swearing as poor hose. Wear Holeproof Hose and avoid blashphemy. We carry a full line for men, women and children. Prices for plain and mercerized cot ton range from $1.50 up to $3.00 for six pairs, guaranteed for six months. Silks for men are S2.00 for hree pair.t, guaranteed for three mos. and for women, $3.00 for three pairs, guaranteed for three months. Wall Paper and Decorations I have in display the largest sock of Wall Paper that has ever ^een shown in Orangeburg. Prices om 6c to 3 0c per roll. Bagging and Ties New Arrow Tires. New Jute Bagging. Second hand Bagging and Tires. Prices, the lowest. IE. N. Scoville HER FRIEND'S GOOD ADVICE r The Results Made This Newburg Lady Glad She Followed Suggestion. Newburg, Ala.?"For more than a year," writes Myrtle Cothrum, of this place, "I suffered with terrible pains in my back and head. I had a sallow complexion, and my face was covered with pimples. Our family doctor only gave me temporary relief. A friend of mine advised me to try Cardui, so I began taking it, at once, and with the best results, for I was cured after taking two bottles. My mother and my aunt have also used Cardul and were greatly benefited. I shall always praise Cardui to sick and suffering women." Cardui Is a purely vegetable, per fectly harmless, tonic remedy for wo men, and will benefit young and old. Its ingredients are mild herbs, hav ing a gentle, tonic effect, on the wo manly constitution. Cardui has helped a million women back to health and strength. Have you tried it? If not, please do. It may be just what you need. N. B ? Write to: Ladles' Advisory Dept.. Chatta nooga Medicine Co.. Chattanooga. Tenn.. (or Special Instructions, and M-page book. " Hume Treatment for Women," sent in plain wrapper, on request. Do you know that more than one-fourth of the automobiles sold in the WORLD to day are Ford Model T cars. There must be a reason for such i.nmense sales. It will pay you to investigate this matter before you buy. G. C. Bolen, Agents for Orangburg County. Neeses, - - South Carolina. John H. Schacte Dealer in Groceries of All Kinds Fruits and Vegeta bles in Season. GIVE HIM A CALL THE MIGHTY Haag Shows Orangeburg, Tuesday, Oct. 17. See the Racing Camels The Sumersalt Elephant The crowning amusement glory of the South. The South's only and truly representative of the show world, owned (operated and controlled by Earnest Haag, a southerner. See the parade. It must be seen as it cannot be justly described. Have You An Idea of buying a piano any time soon? Do you expect to buy one within the next few months? If so, we present you NOW the best oppor tunity you will have in a long lime. Call to see us or write us for full details. We have on hand now in our warerooms in Orangeburg t*>e larg est stock of strictly HIGH GRADE PIANOS in Saudi Car olina. We bought in large quant ities and we are prepared to sell at figures and upon terms which will astonish you. Don't pay tremen dous profits to dealers away from home, when you can buy better in struments for less money right here from a home dealer, who is near at hand to fulfill every guarantee we make. WE claim to know something about pianos. Come to see us and let us TALK PIANO WITH YOU before you buy. A person al visit to our warerooms will sur prise you with the number, beauty and tonal qualities of our high grade instruments. ?v :'>r archant Music Co ESTABLISHED 1882. O 53 E. Bussell Street. ....0.Orangeburg. S. C. ! Dear Friend: Mama says you ought to trade at a store that sends your goods home quick. They have two Phones at the PURE FOOD STORE, so Central can't fell you "line's busy" any more. You can always get c CHEESE PURE FOOD STORE. when you are in a hurry for things tor dinner. Your friend, JACOB: I Popular Novels, 50c. Sims Book Store