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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-10-17

road Avenue; Broughton street, lboth
sides) from Russell street to A. G. l.. R,
|R; Church street, from st. John to
Amelia, except Court House Block; St
John street, one side, North, from Mid
dleton to Church street, Middleton street
East side, from st. John to Square; St.
Paul street, North side, from Church to
Pitthan street.
TIE council having named the streets
Of the city, signs were purchased and
installed. The houses Of the city were
also numbered preparatory to the install.
lation of free mail delivery
Five water cranes for filling the street
sprinkler, have been installed, which
will permit the use of the fire hydrants
for that purpose to be discontinued in
the area covered by the cranes.
By instruction of the city council, the
committee made special improvements
on North Railroad Avenue by widening
the avenue and moving instructions,
etc. The consent of the property hold
ers affected, was obtained before the
work was begun.
The city council has recently acted
favorably upon petition asking for the
widening of East Russell street in ward
S; but this committee thought it best
that this work be referred to the incom-
ing council and street committee, as it
would not have been possible for this
committee to complete the work before
the council term expired.
The committee has placed neat and
substantial mesh wire fence, capped
with barbed wire around the new pauper
cemetery on the Edisto River purchased
from Mr.. j. W. d. Dukes.
About $4,000 worth of terra Gotta
pipe has been laid, and much more is
needed and should be placed as rapidly
as possible when the finances Of the city
permit it.
List of property in charge of Street
Committee, City Of Orangeturg, Septem-
ber Is, 1907. Alderman ". NJ. Sain
chairman, j. B. Etheridge, overseer.
mules, 7 dump carts, sanitary carts
streetspI inkler, l mower, heavy road
roller, l light road roller, ! combination
road roller frame, l traction engine, !
portable water tank for engine, 4 dirt
cars, wheel scrape, l road machine, 8
sweep brooEls, prs stretchers. grind
stone, so feet terra pipe, 20 pounds axle
greese, 2 dressing trowels, various parts
for engine, miscellaneous plunder in tool
room, / road plow, lot Of necessary
gears,2 post-hole diggers, & pitch forks,
1S shovels, IL picks, maddocks, 3 club
axes, IA wedding hoes, = hand saws.
rake, 2 hatchets, bush knives, water
bucket and dipper, 800 feet lumber, 1:
bushels of corn. 7 bales rice straw, lot
of 2nd hand household goods returned
by immigrants.
Respectfully submitted,
". NJ. Sain, chairman.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-10-17
Orangebrrg, S. c., Sept. 20, 1907.
the Honorable Mayor and City Coun-


TO the Honorable Mayor and City Coun-
ell.
Gentlemen: Your health committee
begs to submit the following report:
We are glad to say that the board OF
health and your committee and the city
council are working in perfect accord.
The board of health and tho health officer
have been very active and watchfnl
during the spring and summer, and we
beg to commend them for the good work
they have been able to do.
We believe the extra cart and hand
placed under the control Of the health
officer have proven of great practical
use and value. AS the city grows the
work of the health Office will become
broader and more important. and the
whole department demand more the at
tention of the city government.
We are glad to be able to report that
the health of the city, generally, has
been unusually good this summer, and
when we shall have added the use OF the
sewerage system to our already sufficient
supply of pure drinking water. together
with an active and watchful board Of
health and health officer, We see no rea-
son why the city should not continue to
enjoy unusual health conditions.
Respectfully submitted,
T. A. Jeffords, chairman,
W. NJ. Sain,
Abial Lathrop,
Committee on Public Health and Charity
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-10-17
TROUSERS OF RECENT ORIGIN
A Hundred Years Ago Methodists
Thought Them Immoral.

The modern custom of wearing
trousers was taken from the military
dress introduced into the: army by
the Duke of Wellington during the
Peninsular war, says the Tailor and
Cutter. In early days these were
known as Wellington trousers, after
the Duke.
When they were coming into gen
eral use at the commencement Of the
nineteenth century the religious
world and the fashionable were most
determined in their opposition. A
clause in the original trust deed, da-
ted 1920, of a Sheffield Nonconform-
list chapel provided that under no
circumstances whatever shall any
preacher be allowed to occupy the
pulpit who wears trousers. "
But this was not all. Some doubts
were expressed in many quarters
concerning the question whether q
man could be religious and appear
in trousers. One of the founders of
the Primitive Methodist body re-
marked to a colleague in the ministry
"that trousers wearing, beer drink
ing so an so will never get to Heav-
en-"
Father Reece, a famous Methodist
minister, twice president Of the Con-
ference (born in 1766, died in 1850, }
could not be induced to adopt trous'
ers, and among the Methodist was
the last to follow popular fashion in
this respect.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-10-17
OUTLAW DIETZ WINS.
Wisconsin Backwoodsman Routs
State and Federal Officers.
The Lone Mans Long War Ends Sue.
cessfully for Him AS the Lumber
Company. Settles His Claim.

The mandates of the state Of Wis
consin and Of the Federal courts, the
strategy of a score of sheriffs, mar
shals. constables and their deputies
have been defed by John F. Dietz,
backwoodsman, known as the "Out-
law of Cemeron DAM" For years
the battle has continued, Ten men
have been wounded by Dietz and his
wife and five children. Dietz has won
his contention and a few days ago
received $4,000 by selling his claim
against the lumber company. Dietz
won because he could shoot and his
family could shoot as we'll ashe. Now
he declares all the attempts to cap
ture him were blinds and that not a
single party came with the intention
of taking him dead or alive as their
warrants called for.
The Dietz farm is located on the
banks of the Thornapple river. 1t is
comprised of 80 acres of land clear
ed from the primeval forest Of the
upper Mississippi valley. The lum-
ber companies were in the habit of
driving logs down the Thornapple
river. Dietz demanded that they pay
him $4,000 for the privilege of 60
ing through his land. When the COM
pany declined to pay, Dietz built the
Cameron dam and held back 20,000,-
900 feet of logs valued at $200,O00.
Mills on the river below the dam
were compelled to shut down. The
court issued an injunction restrain
ing Dietz from obstructing the river,
but all attempts to serve papers fail
ed and the dam was held for four
years. until a few days ago, when
the company settled by paying Dietz
his original claim and $4,000 for
permission to float logs in the fu-
ture.
The road to the Dietz home is
through the forest and the farm it.
self is surmounted by forest. The
first attempt to serve papers on the
Dieters was made on April %, 1904,
by Charles Peterson. then sheriff of
Sawyer county. He failed, as did
scores of others, who attempted
the same task. More sheriffs were
appointed in the past four years than
had served in all the history of the
county, but none was willing to risk
his head in going after the Dietzes
to the limit that he catch them at
any cost. A resignation usually fol-
lowed an unsuccessful attempt to
get Dietz.
During all the time that the gov
ernor and the state and Federal
courts were trying to find ways and
means for capturing Dietz, he was
farming his little piece of land and
his wife and children were on the
alert for men bearing arms. The lass
determined stand for capture wat
made in July, 1906, when the COVER
nor ordered troops to the scene. Six
Of the company were wounded and
one of the Dietz boys hit in the head
but no further damage was done. In
April, 1905, a party of % United
States marshals camped for two
weeks near the Dietz home, but
when they saw that Dietz coulk and
would shoot. they declared that they
did not want to kill any member of
the family, and retreated without
doing any damage.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-10-17
Of More Importance.

a considerable number Of years ago
a young man went to Marshall Fields
great dry goods store to apply for
position and was fortunate enough to
be shown into the office Of Mr.. Field
himself, to whom he made his request.
The merchant was favorably i'm
pressed with his appearance and ad-
dress and, after asking him few
questions relative to his business ex-
perience, promised him place in his
employ. But the caller, who evidently
had expected to be more Vigorously
'catechised, thought 1t best to volun-
teer some more information.
"If you wish," he began, "to know
something Of my antecedents'
81 don't care to know anything about
your antecedents, young man." inter-
rupted Mr.. Field. with smile. IF
your subsequents are all right, you'll
do. You may report to Mr.. Hitchcock
next Monday"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-10-17
Modern Progress in New York.

NhOucFu IFOSTtSS LII .NcH 1OEh.
Office buildings 26 stories high
containing a thousand Offices; hotels
covering a city block, containing l.
400 rooms; many, very many painted
with L. & NJ.
Machinery produces L. & M. Paint
at so times less cost for labor than
if made by hand.
4 gallons L. & M. Paint mixed
with 8 gallons Linseed Oil, bought
fresh from the barrel at about so
cents per gallon, makes gallons OF
paint at a cost of less than $1.20
per gallon.
If any defect exists in L. & M.
Paint, will repaint house for nothing
Donations of L. & M. made to
churches. Sold by ]. G. Wannamak-
er Mfg. Co., Orangeburg, S. G.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-10-17
A Howl.

An English duke, while being shown
the collection of birds In museum,
asked the name Of one Of them.
''Thats howl" said the attendant.
"a what" exclaimed the duke.
"a howl. repeated the man with
even more dIstinctness. Whereupon a
bystander, seeing the cause OF the
duke's mystifcation. said, "Your royal
'ighness, 'e says hits boWl.'-sir III.
Grant Duf's Diary.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-10-17
COuncil Chamber,

Orangeburg, S. c., Sept. L5, 1907. J
To the City Council.
Gentlemen: The committee Of council
OH streets and railroads, beg leave to
submit this thcir final report for the
council term Of l005-6-7, as follows:
The committee have, during their term
kept up and improved streets and high
ways of the city as well as the means at
their hands permitted.
Concrete pavements have been laid
on the following streets: East Russell
from Doyle street ION both sides) to Rail.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-10-17
The Price of Health.

."The price of health in malarious
district is just 25 cents; the cost of a
box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
writes Ella Slayton of Noland, Ark.
New Life Pills cleanse gently and i'm
part new life and vigor to the system.
Csc. Satisfaction guaranteed at j. G.
Wannamaker Mfg Co., druggist.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-10-17

You never have any trouble to get
children to take Kennedys Laxative
Cough Syrup. They like it because 1t
tastes nearly like maple sugar. Ken
nedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Is a
safe, sure and prompt remedy for
coughs and colds and is good for
every member of the family. Sold by
DR. A. C. Dukes, A. C. Doyle & Co.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-10-17
Orangebnrg, S. c., Sept. 20, 1907.

Orangebrrg, S. c., Sept. 20, 1907:
To the City Council of the City Of Or
angeburg.
Gentlemen:-The finance committee
beg to submit the following report Of
receipts and expenditures Of the City
Council for the term Of office OF said
council, from September l6, 1905, to Sep
tember 1G, 1907.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-10-17

Thomas A. Edison, the great Amer
ican inventor, says "Fully eighty per-
cent Of the illness of mankind comes
from eating improper food or too
much food; people are inclined 20
orer-in-dulge themselves This is
where indigestion finds its beginning
in nearly every case. The stomach
can do just so much work and no
more, and when you overload it. or
when You eat the wrong kind of food,
the digestive organs cannot possibly
do the work demanded of them. 1t
is at such times that the stomach
needshelp; it demands help, and
warns YOU by headaches, belchin&,
sour stomach, nausea and indigestion
You should attend to this at once br
taking something that will actually
do the work for the stomach. kodul
will do this. 1t is Il combination Of
natural digestants and IeSetab e
acids and contains the same juices
found in a healthy stomach. 1t is
pleasant to take. 1t digests what you
eat. Sold by DR.. A. c. Dukes and A.
C. Doyle G. Co.
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Total receipts from all sources fS5, 1892

The above shows that the financial
condition of the city is satisfactory In
addition to the above items OF receipts,
we beg to call the attention of the coun-
Gil to the fact that another quarterly
payment of dispensary profits is nearly
due, and to the above balance in the
treasury these profits to this date,
amounting probably to something over
100000, should really be added.
The first semi-annual instalment of
interest on the sewer bonds has been
paid out of the general funds of the city,
and your committee did not consider it
necessary this year, to levy any addi-
tional tax on property on account OF the
sewer bond Indebtedness.
In accordance with instructions of
council, your committee employed Mr.. T.
O. S. Dibble and Mr.. NJ. f. 1nabinet to
audit the books OF the city clerk and
treasurer, and their report thereon,
showing in detail all the financial trans
actions connected with the affairs of The
city for the last two years, is herewith
submitted. Respectfully,
Abial Lathrop, chairman,
W. NJ. Sain,
Finance Committee.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-06-25

II am awfully busy" said Lady
Isabel, looking alphabetically up from
a large pile of correspondence, "but
I'll be ready to talk in half nitrate {"
'All right" | said, as | took up a
book, I'm wait; don't hurry, I'm I'M
employed
She presently pushed her papers
away. There, now I'm ready; I've
really been working fearfully hard"
What are you doing?" l asked
making more money, Isabel?"
my dear girl, how dreadfully sordid
you always are"
What is it then-charity AGAIN."
She nodded. YES, l have prom
Used to take a stall at the bazaar the
Duchess of Allantree is opening on the
twentieth"
What sort of a stall?"
Lady Isabel took up a small piece
of paper that lay underneath her let
ters.
Il am. going to sell everything" she
said-"at least. all sorts of things"
What is the bazaar for?"
In aid of the prevention of cruelty
to children They have had one large
function this season: and this is q
small thing, sort of personal thing
the duchess has got up because it is
her own pet charity"
And yours, too, isn't it?"
"Ohl of course" answered Lady lisa
bel, land darling Babs is coming ur
for two days from Margate, and is
going to stand ON a stool by my side
and sell little punches of flowers ant
help me-"
Your poor daughter, she'll get very
| tired. l didn't know she was down a.
Margate"
Eyes, 1 sent her there because
never have time to see anything of hel
in the season; SO l think she's really
better away, don't you?"
/ Yes" agreed, Il certainly thinl
she is better away"
IT'S an awful bore having to sup
ply whole STALL" said Lady Isabel
presently; but" signing, "one mus
do something for charitys sake, and
after all, it's labor of love-"
Il am sure it is I replied; 'but will
you have to buy the whole of tn
things?" To tell the truth l was some
what aghast at such reckless genel
osity.
Buy them!" echoed Isabel 90
course not! No one but people lik
Mrs. Barrington-Brown ever bu
things for stalls. I've got to write an
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-06-25
$50 California & Ret. Salt Lake Route
! Appropriate, but Cutting.

Miss Ethel Barrymore" said a
comedian at the Players club, sis con-
tinually besieged by painters. Her
beauty makes her desirable subject;
her fame, too, makes her desirable; al
sogther there is no one more sought
after for slttings than Miss Barry
more. And she is so gracious that
sometimes she sits to Indifferent art
lists. This happened in Philadelphia
last year. A young Philadelphia i'm
pressionist made rather CHASTITY yell
low and green portrait of Miss Barry
more. When it was done he asked her
to sign 1t and write something or
other-some little entiment-above
her signature. Miss Barrymore smiled
as she looked at the wretched portrait
and she wrote:
BE not afraid; it is l. Ethel Barry
more"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-06-25
$50 California & Ret, Salt Lake Rout,
Hlah Game and Fools.

"If we can't eat game" said an an
tiquary, I'VE can at least talk about
it"
Stirring his broad and milk, the de-
vout old man, with longing look at a
haunch of venison, resumed:
Never eat game high. People will
tell you that high game is tender.
What roti OF course it is tenderer,
but would you want your steak or
your chop spoiled in order that 1t
might be little softer to the teeth?
mo. Never! Highness in game is
an anachronism, relic of the days OF
stage coaches.
I'm those days 1t was impossible to
deliver game to the cities fresh-tran-
sit was too slow. All game was high
and men ate it high because otherwise
they couldn't get it at all.
Hence, to eat game high nowadays
when there is no necessity for it, is tc
be a fool "-Detrait Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-06-25

ask the shops to give me things, or at
least to let me have them very cheap"
Poor shops!" 1 said. sympatheti-
cally.
Poor me! you mean" she answered
pettishly. 81 shall have to drive round
and see managers, and arrange to get
things frightfully cheap, or even fol
nothing. BY the way, dear, think
I'll go now-and will you Gomez"
II suppose you will only go to your
own tradesmen," l said, as we turned
out from the park into Dover street
my tradespeople, my dear child;
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-06-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE NOTES

For the benefit of any persons who
are not fans" but who may read
these lines, 1t may be stated here that
Jake Staml and Chick Stahl are not
brothers. They are not related at all.
This fact is we'll known to the initi-
ated. but by those not so well posted
In the dope of the national game, the
question has often been asked, since
the death OF Chick Stahl, whether he
and the Washington manager were
relatives.
Jennings has made but one change
since he took charge OF the Detroit
team. and that was to place Rossman
at first instead of Lindsay.
ST. Louis American management has
Issued a season ticket, making grand
stand price of about so cents per to
fans who wish to attend all of the II
home games.
Buck Freeman. Fred Lake and Bill
Dineen all played together in 1895 on
the Toronto team. While Dineen is
still star, Freeman is about ready to
go back to the minor organization.
while Lake has gone back so far that
even New England league bali is too
fast for him.
Connie Mack seems to have known
something when he predicted that
CeombB would be well worthy of his
hire this year. Coombs has been
twirling good bali with cheering con
sistency.
Pat Powers is there with bis
boost for Jimmy Collins of the Bos
tons. Powers saw Collins work Ii
the south. and he says that he never
saw the great third baseman In betteI
form.
Big Ed Walsh, the star of tn,
worlds champions pitching staff, ha
a brother who is showing some goo,
speed as twirler. His name is Mar
tin. He was tried out by Newark las
spring and has now signed contrac
with Binghamton.
1t is said that Joe Cantillon is ri,
ing the Senators a series of daily lie,
lures on how to bat. 1t may wor
wonders with the stick work of tn
Nationals. but most all great batsme
say that all they can tell about no
to hit is to step up and hit 1t out.
An exchange unkindly remarks thI
Lajoie is making Ibis old excuse
lloodoo. and Cleveland ought to g
tired of that baby talk New,
heard of Lajoie making any excui
for anything, but If ever two ma
ayers have had d right to cry ''hal
luck" many times in their basebs
career. they are Napoleon Lajoie al
Clark Griffith.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-06-25

"THfthont hesitation I zo1-ate to thank
you for the great relief I hare found in
your valuab1 medicine, Peraaa, and
mil call the attention Of all my friends
SUFFERING zOith catayyh to that fact. Be
sides / cAee,7nzy recommend ii to all SHf-
fering zviIh catarrh az any -foym."-
Miss Dora Hayden, 6I0 9TH ST., S. w.,
Washington, d. c.
A Case of Spring Catarrh.
Mrs. N. P. Lawler, 42316 N. Broadway,
Pittsburg, Kas., writes: Last spring
caught a severe cold, which developed
into a serious case of catarrh. l felt
weak and sick, and could neither eat
nor sleep we'll
"a member of our club who had been
cured of catarrh through the use of Pc
runa advised me to try it, and did so
at once. l expected help, but nothing
like the wonderful change for the better
observed almost as soon as | started
taking it. In three days felt much
better, and within two weeks was in
fine health. Peruna is wonderful
medicine"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-06-25
RoARED HIS GENTLE REeUKE.
Mates Wrath Found Vent in Peculiar
Form of Reproach.

Rear Admiral Mead, who has just
a dinner in Portsmouth about the
power of discipline.
I'm my YOUTH" he said, Il knew q
first mate in the merchant service
who, though an excellent officer, was
dreadfully profane. When anything
went wrong he would volley forth
oaths and curses in a shocking way.
Once, though, he shipped with a very
strict, religious captain, and the first
time this captain CHANGED to witness
one of the mates swearing bouts he
gave the young man good dressing
down. You are first-rate officer he
ended, but remember, no more swear
ing. Not another oath aboard my
ship.
We'll, the mate bore the captains
warning in mind. Then one afternoon
it happened that the boatswain made
an inexcusable error in carrying out
an order. When the boatswain con-
fessed the fault he had committed
the mate turned red with rage. He
opened his mouth. Everybody looked
at him expectantly, waiting to hear
some remarkable oaths, but just then
the captain hove in sight The mate,
seeing the captain, remembered his
orders about profanity. But his rage
had to have vent of some sort and,
striding up close to the culprit, he
roared in the mans face, You naugh-
ty, naughty boatswain!'"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-06-25
STUDENT MADE HIS POINT.
No Doubt the Policeman Understood
What He Meant.

W. H. Mallock, the well-known
English writer and political economist,
said at dinner in New York, apropos
of a new definition of socialism: At
find that definition rather confusing.
1t reminds me of the young Oxford
students badinage with the police
man. Officer said the youth late one
night, I'd like to ask you a question
Very well, sir
Does the law permit me to call
you an ASST
You move on the officer growled.
But stop a Bit continued the
youth. Does the law permit me to
call an ass a policeman?
THE law don't say nothing about
that was the gruff reply.
Then said the youth, goodnight,
Mr.. Policeman"