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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-04-13
Corner Stone Laying.

Branchville, April IL, Special
Fain would I pause to descant upon
the elaborate preparations which are
now being made for the grand festive
day at Branchyille. which will be
celebrated with imposing ceremonies,
on next Friday April the Is. The
event in question will be the grandest
of the season, and the public general
ly is invited to attend, the exercises
of the laying of the Corner Stone Of
the Methodist Episcopal church at
Branchville, about IL o'clock a. m.
Bishop W. W. Duncan will lay the
corner stone and deliver the address
The masons, Knights Of Pythias,
Woodmen of the World, Knights Of
Honor, Eastern Star, Woodmen
Circle, and other Orders, from
Branchville, Orangeburg, st. Mat
thews, Bowman, Reevesville, St.
Georges, Smoaks, Bamberg, Black
vile, and other places have been in
vited, and will march in the process
sion to the music Of brass band.
Procession forms at Town Hall at 1890
o'clock a. m. Governor Hayward has
been invited to make an address.
Bishop Duncan will make a public
address to the Fraternal Orders at I
o'clock p. m. in the Town Hall. Din
ner will be served by the ladies. The
Methodist Church which is now in the
course of erection here, will be typi-
cal structure in point Of comfort and
modern architecture. Rev. S. A.
Nettles, our preacher in charge, is a
man brimful of energy and enterprise,
and he with the united efforts Of the
building committee. have accomplish
ed great work, in causing to be
reared such durable monument to
the memory of the Methodist per-
Suasion. Bishop Duncan's address on
next Friday will be the charm and
feature of the occasion his reputation
as finished orator needs no comments
from us. But suffice it to say, that
his audience will receive rare treat
from the mouth of great man, who
is endowed with the gift Of fluent
speech. J. M. B.
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Rev. t. II. Leitch in st. Matthew'S.

Beginning on next Monday night,
the 18th, Rev...T. II. Leitch will con-
duct services in the Methodist church
at St. Matthews. Services will be
at II o'clock in the day and o'clock
at night. Prominence will be given
to singing, which will be conducted
by Mr.. Marshall. The public is cor
daily invited.
J. e. MAHAFFEY, Pastor.
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[CH Glaze. census enumera-

G II Glaze, census enumera-
tor, Ward 5..................... l6 30
S A Dukes, census enume-
rator, Ward 1.."..........,. IA II
w P Brunson, census enum-
orator, Ward 3d.. ........ 20 43
DR. D D Salley, vaccinating
children. n........................... 80
P W Cantwell, repairs sani-
tary TANK. ............ 90
Street payroll, week ending
March l2..........,.........."... 5l OO
Orangeburg Hardware &
Furniture Co., supplies
December to March. ......... 13 10
j T Parks, contract adver-
tising and job work......... % Is
4 G L r r Co, freight on
scars gravel. l36 90
Street pay roll, week ending
March 19........................ 4o "a
A. G. L. R. R. Co., freight on
cars gravel. l.................... 6o OO
G H Cornelson, 4l.35 tins coal l4S S6
A l. Dukes, supplies police
department ........,.........- So
A L Dukes, supplies for sick,
Health department....... 8 10
A L Dukes, r H Jennings,
Aldermen, TX to Robbins. 60
A G L R r Co, freight on
l. 4carS gravel. l.................... Is 90
Street pay roll, week ending
Mch26.. 6............................. Al 70
A G L Ry Co., freight on
sprayers, Health Dept. ! 81
DR. A G Dukes, horse powder 2 90
S Mackay attention to fire !
alarm for March. ............. 500
T DcMars, Asst to Secretary
salary for Mch. .............. so 90
J 3 Etheridgc, street over
seer and engineer. 30 90
| DR. ThOs G DOyle. MayOr...... 30 90
T DeMars. dieting acct. Mch Ii 80
J B Kelly, heath inspector,
salary for March. 30 90
SALARIES OF POLICEMEN FOR MICH.
| A Fischer, Chief .................. TO 90
81 Board ......... 7 so
W L Douglas. as.................. 45 10
] H Albrecht ................ 40 %
| + NJ DeMarS. ............... 10 w
w H Edwins.. ns.................. 45 10
Jas Tillery, special. 81 5o
L Fl Wannamaker, Secy Bd
OF Health ....................... lO OU
L II Wannamaker, Clerk &
Treas, salary for Mch..... 10 90
Total in vouchers Nos to
81 inclusive ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S2,CCS 7S
Respectfully Submitted,
L. H. WANNAMAKER,
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Glenn Springs Mineral Water, Carlo
mated Water and Ginger Ale. FOl
sale by Il. N. Thomas.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-04-13

Never say die! Try L. L. L.
Buy Lowman's Liver Lifters.
Take Lowman'S Liver Lifters.
Use Lowman's Liver Lifters.
Try Lowman's Liver Lifters.
Harris Lithia Water. For sale at
Drs. LOwman g. Lowman,
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When you need Mineral Water ask
DR.. j. G. Wannamaker for the famous
Glenn Springs Mineral Water.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1904-04-13

It's the little colds that grow into
big colds; the big colds that end in con-
sumption and death. Watch the little
colds. DR.. Woods Norway Pine syrup.
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Try Glenn Springs Carbonated Wa
ter and Ginger ale and Still Water.
For sale by Drs. Lowman & Lowman.
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Total in vouchers Nos. ! tO23. $56l 0
Respectfully submitted,
L. Ii. WANNAMAKER,
SnrrptJrv
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IOGaI N VOuClerS N OS 70
81 inclusive .................... 50 ,CCS 7S
Respectfully Submitted,
LII. WANNAMAKER,
City Clerk and Treas.
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Office Secretary Commissioners Public
Works, Ora7 geburg, S. c., April l.
To the City Council and Commission
ers of Public Works.
Gentlemen: l respectfully submit
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

Three, with its two wide sluices
through which veritable food could
be loosened at will: then four miles far
Their lay the rollway of Sadler & Smith,
the up river firm, and above them tum-
bled over a forty-fiye foot ledge the
beautiful Siscoe falls. These first roll
ways of Thorpe's, spread in the broad
marsh fiat below the dam, contained
about 100000 The rest of the sea-
sons cut was scattered for thirty miles
along the bed of the river.
Already the ice cementing the logs
together had begun to weaken. The ice
had wrenched and tugged savagely at
the locked timbers until they had, with
a mighty effort, snapped asunder the
bonds of their hibernat ton. Now mar
row lane Of black rushing water
pierced the rollways to boil and eddy in
the consequent jam three miles below
To the foremen Thorpe assigned their
tasks.
"Moloney," said he to the big Irish
man, "take your crew and break that
jam. Then scatter your men down to
within mile Of the pond at Dam Two
and see that the river runs clear. You
can tent for day or so at West Bend
or some other point about half way
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

down, and after that you had better
camp at the dam. Just as soon as you
get logs enough in the pond start to
sluicing them through the dam. You
won't need more than four men there
if you keep good head. You can
keep your gates open five or six hours.
And, Moloney"-
Eyes, sir"
81 want you to be careful not to
sluice too long. There is a bar just
below the dam, and if you try to
sluice with the water too low you'll
center and jam there as sure as shoot
ing"
Bryan Moloney turned on his heel
and began to pick his way down
stream over the solidly banked logs.
Without waiting the command a dozen
men followed him. The little group
bobbed away irregularly into the dis
lance, springing lightly from one tim
Der to the other, holding their quantity
fashioned peaveys in the manner of
ropedancer's balancing pole. At the
lowermost limit Of the rollways each
man pried a log into the water and,
standing gracefully erect on this UNI
stable craft, foated out down the cur
rent to the scene Of his dangerous la
Dor.
! "Kerlie,' went on Thorpe, your
crew can break rollways with the rest
until we get the river fairly filled, and
then you can move on down stream as
fast as you are needed. Scotty, you
will have the rear. Tim and I will
boss the river"
At once the signal was given to Ell
lis. the dam watcher Ellis and his
assistants thereupon began to pry with
long iron bars at the ratchets of the
heavy gates The chore boy bent at
i tentively over the ratchet pin, lifting
it delicately to permit another inch of
raise, dropping it accurately to enable
the men at the bars to seize fresh
purchase. The rivers roar deepened.
Through the wide sideways torrent
foamed and tumbled. Immediately it
spread through the brush on either side
to the limits of the freshet banks and
then gathered for its leap against the
uneasy rollways. Along the edge of
the dark channel the face of the logs
seemed to crumble away. Farther in
toward the banks where the weight
of timber still unbalanced the weight
Of the flood the tiers grumbled and
stirred. Far down the river. where
Bryan Moloney and his crew were
| picking at the jam, the water in eager
| strenmlets sought the interstices be-
tween the logs, gurgling excitedly.
The jam crealled and groaned in re-
Spouse to the pressure. From its face a
hundred jets Of water spouted into the
lower stream. Logs appended here and
there, rising from the bristling surface
slowly like so many arms from the roll
ways, paused Mt the slack eddied back
foaming. Logs shot down from the
rollways, paused at the slack water and
! finally hit with hollow and resound-
ing boom against the tail .of the jam.
A moment later they, too, appended.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19
IN THE FARM BOY.

We know that great many nice
bright boys on the farms read thesel
items week by week, boys who for lit
tie fellows have to work hard milking
the cows, feeding the stock, doing the
chores, and it is likely that some such
boy often wishes that he could see
more Of the big old world than Is re-,
vealed to him on the farm among the
fields, meadows and orchard. Maybe
he has longing to know more ard be-
something more than mere farm!
drudge. Well, you can do it, my boy
If you want to. Read all you can
Books and papers of the best sort are,
plenty and cheap. Work your thinker!
as you ride back and forth on the corn,
or sulky plow. Let trash alone-trash
company, trash literature, trash recre-
alton. Study Natures book. Nature
is a good teacher and is patient with,
the clouds, the winds, the weather.;
the seasons Learn the names of the.
plants, grasses, flowers, weeds, trees
and shrubs. Find out something about
the soil you pillow and cultivate andl
why some fields on the farm are better,
for corn and some for grass than 9TH,
ers. Watch the birds, their migrations,
and nest building; get specimen eggI
of all the birds you find on the farm
and learn the names OF all the Birds,
find out what they eat and why they
are mans best friends. Find out how
the limestone came to crop out along,
the creek bed down In the pasture and
how that big hardhead came to bel
dumped down all by itself in the
meadow. Make up your mind to know
something and start with those thingsi
which are all around you every day.
Hunt for knowledge just as a wood
pecker does for worms and grubs on|
the dead tree-up and down, round and
round, prying into every crack, knock
ing OF the dead bark and moss-at it
all the time. Using boyhood's days I'M
this manner, the world grows ever sol
large even out on the farm, and knowl-
edge so acquired is education of the
broadcast and best sort.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19
DOGS.

A reader wishes us to say something
about dogs-the utterly useless cursI
which are such an all round nuisancel
everywhere. There is not much to bel
said, and what there is will do no.
good. Just so long as men and women
are what they are they will keep dogs
whether they need them or not. The
keeping Of dogs seems to US to be AM
outgrowth largely of hereditary in
stnct in the human race, dating from
the old barbarian days when the dog,
was indispensable in the economy of
human living. Dogs have their place,
even today in the field, on guard asl
stock herders, possibly as pets for lit
tie folk, but when we see fine lady,
who ought to have nice baby boy or
girl to- care for, Juggling around one of
these hideous and measly pug nosedl
little brutes and lavishing mother'sI
ELUSIVE affection upon it, it makes usj
weary and tempted to say ungallantI
things. When the whole Indictment ISL
specified against dogs in general. their
meannesses, their predatory habits,
their cruelty, the wonder is why sol
many utterly useless brutes are peri
mitted to live.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19
ARE YOU RICH,

When is a man rich? Is 1t when heI
has half section farm, worth $50, 1000,
or when he commands $1,000 salary,
or when he owns big store and does
a business of $4,000 a year, or when
as capitalist he cannot spend his in
come? None of these. Any man is
rich who is contented and who is in the
enjoyment of good health, who has the
respect of his friends and neighbors,
who can earn enough to pay his way,
keep square with the world and care
for his family. His calling may. be a
lowly one, his income small. his influ-
ence limited, his name unknown out
side the community in which he lives,
but still he is rich, the possessor Of a
sort Of wealth which time can never
tarnish or the misfortunes of life rob
him Of. There are some very poor
men who are rated among the million
aires, for they have none Of these
things.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

,'actioh toalu ae4@, t-r4u. baIow 1nes
dam the push Of the sluice water
forced them several miles down stream.
where the rest OF Bryan Moioney,s
crew took them in charge.
Thus through the wide gate nearly
threc-quarters of a million feet an
hour could be run, and at length the
last of the logs drifted into the wide
dam pool. The rear had arrived at
Dam Two, and Thorpe congratulated
himself that one stage of his journey
had oeen completed.
(To be Continred.)
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4
of the crew under Thorpe and
his foremen were briskly tum-
49, bling the logs into the current.
The men had continually to keep alert.
for at any moment they We're called
upon to exercise their best judgment
and quickness to keep from being car
ricd downward with the rush of the
logs. Not infrequently frowning
sheer wall of forty feet would hesitate
on the brink Of plunge. Then Shearer
himself proved his right to the title of
river man.
Shearer wore calks nearly an inch
in length. He had been known to ride
ten miles without shifting his feet on
log so small that he could carry it
without difficulty. Tor cool nerve he
was uneXcelled.
Il don't need you boys here any lon
ger" he said quietly.
When the men had all withdrawn he
walked confidently under the front of
the rollway. glancing with practiced
eye at the perpendicular wall of logs
over him. Then as a man prizes lack
straws he clamped his peavey and
tugged sharply. AT once the rollway
iiattened and toppled. 4 mighty splash.
fluff of flying foam and crushing tim
Ders. and the spot on which the river
man had stood was buried beneath
twenty feet of solid green wood. To
Thorpe it seemed that Shearer must
have been overwhelmed, but the river
man always mysteriously appeared at
one side or the other. nonchalant urc-
ing the men TO work before the logs
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19
TWO WASTES.

There are two wastes which may be-
noted on most farms-one waste by
erosion, the teaching Of the soil by!
melting SHOWS and summer rains,
which rob the soil Of its best and
most fertile components. This is espe-
cially noticeable on all rolling and
billy lands. A frequent rotation Of
clover on such fields will do much to
prevent this trouble, and when planted
to corn the planting should be 80 done
as to avoid giving the water direct
descent down the slope Another waste
which it seems hard to avoid is the
great growth of weeds in cornflelds
after they are laid by and in grain
fields after the crop is removed. There
are plenty of good farms on which the
weeds produced are more e1haustiveI
to the soil than are the crops. These
are the farms where man is trying
to work too much land, and the real
value Of flock Of sheep in connection
with such farms is not appreciated as
it should be- !.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

A long drawn out winter season is
not 80 much of an objection where one
lives in timbered country or owns q
timbered farm, but where one has a
prairie farm it is serious objection.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

We can readily see how cats can be
made to regulate the supply of rats
and mice, but what really interests US
more is to find out some way to regu-
late the supply of cats.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

The rigid inspection by the state Of
all milk sold in the cities always in
creases the average of butter fat in the
product.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19
The robin, which nests in March.
probably raises a second brood later
on in the season.

When one can sell cord wood for SO
per cord and buy hard coal for $3.50
per ton, there is good money in selling
the wood and burning the coal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

A hen can lay, all told, about 600
eggs, and it will take her eight or nine
years to do it. Most of these will be
laid during the second and third years
of her life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

Comparisons sometimes help one to
feel more contented with his lot in life.
1t would be hard to find any ablebodied
man in this country who earned SO
small sum as $50 year and fed him
self and family with 1t, but China and
India have such people by the hundred
million.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

The Russian has but 12O days in the
whole year during which he can work.
The others are all either Sundays or
church holidays, which makes it case
of piety begetting poverty with a
vengeance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

The hide of the average horse is
worth about SO. 1t pays to save it.
More leather goods are made of horse
hide than people have any idea Of.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

Any land where good crop of cot
ton may be grown in this country
should be considered cheap at 500
per acre in view of the probable fu-
ture prices of the staple.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

The war in the far east Will cut of
the supply Of butter from Russia, and
the countries which she has been sup
plying will have to import 10000 tons
from the United States and Canada to
take it's place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

The average earnings of the agricul-
tural laboring class in Russia is said to
be $12S per year, and out of this the
government takes the sum of $4S as
taxes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

1t is a rather curious trait in the dog
that when he falls into the habit Of
killing and worrying focks Of sheep he
will never do his work near home. He
will almost invariably travel several
miles for his victims.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

Alfalfa and trolley railways are re-
generating the state of Ohio-the al
falfa is restoring the lost fertility OF
the soil and the trolley is making life
in the country accessible to the people,
with all its advantages. Indiana, ILL.,
nois and Iowa are beginning the good
work too.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

We have friend who always sows
clover seed with all his small grain
crops. We do not know just what his
regular course Of rotation Is, but we do
know that he has a wonderfully pro-
ductive farm, and it has been under
cultivation for sixty years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

Much interest and discussion Is be-
ing taken in the plan Of teaching the
elementary principles of agriculture in
the country schools. The plan has
much to commend it. Plant and ami
NAL life studies always interest the lit
tie folks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

The onions which were slow sale last
fall at 40 cents a bushel are in sharp
demand this spring at 50 per bushel
and over. But, then, we did not know
that the market would take this sort of
turn. The onion is the most uncer-
tain of all crops.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

Peaches and plums from Cape Town
were to be had on the Cleveland (O.)
market fresh and nice, brought from
Africa in cold storage, this during Feb
ruary, which is the South African fall
of the year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

There is nothing now here or ever
likely to be here in the line of trans
portation which can compete with a
trolley car which will stop at any
farmhouse and take on the farmers
wife and her basket Of eggs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19
Cuba will have 100000 tons o
sugar to sell this year.

Cotton in Texas and potatoes in Col
orado were two of the most profitable
crops grown last year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

A good many Of our readers will be
wanting to fix up bit of new lawn
this spring, and suggestion on this
line may prove helpful The soil should
first be well spaded or plowed, be re-
duced to the finest filth possible and
should be we'll fortified. If the soil
is very sandy, few loads of muck or
clay should be incorporated with the
sand For seeding we know Of nothing
better than blue grass and white clo-
yer. The clover will make a pretty
good lawn right away during the first
season, while the blue grass will not
show up much till the next season.
when it will gradually crowd the clover
mostly out After the seed is sown the
lawn should be well rolled to get 1t as
level and compact Us possible, and a
supply Of water for it is Indispensable
to have it do we'll the first year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

Tastes differ much in the matter of
flowers. For US we like the Gamma,
geranium bed, a group of branching
asters, by all means a bed Of salvias,
pansies and nasturtiums. There are
many others, but these will always re-
ward one.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

The minimum rates Of transportation
are about reached by the great railway
corporations Of the country. They can
hardly further improve the physical
condition Of their systems by eliminat-
ing grades, using bigger engines or lar
ger freight cars SO as to much further
lower freight rates.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

Through much Of the west farmers
need more to learn how to raise crop
of potatoes than how to improve their
corn or their diaries. Not one farmer
in twenty where the writer lives raised
last year enough potatoes for his own
use and has to buy what he gets at
over 81 bushel.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-19

When the white fronted and snow
geese are seen migrating northward.
there Is always warm weather not far
behind them. They are the most relia-
BILE Of all wild fowl in this particular.