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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
Home Making.

The family is the social unit, and
upon the character of its home de-
pends the welfare of the whole So
cial fabric. Given q nation of good
homes, you have a nation with high
moral standards and a civilization
ever tending toward the best in
spiritual as we'll as material things.
The home life of the child rarely
fails to determine its future: If the
influence of that home is sufficiently
active to counterbalance other en-
vironments. A good home is one
where righteous living combines
with direct teaching to form an ac-
tive controlling influence for good
upon the lives of its inmates and re-
fectively upon the community
around it.
It means parents and children
bound together with mutual love
and interests and obligations.
1t means more than a shelter from
the elements and a place to eat in
any house can furnish these. 1t
means more than palace to display
the possibilities of wealth.
A palace or cabin may or may
not be a home---that depends on the
people and their manner of life who
dwell in it. Whether palace or cab,
in if the true home spirit is there its
powe rwill be felt through life and
the heart will sing, "There is nc
nlace Ike hame."
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
; special school Tax Election.

A petition having been signed in
accordance with law by one third
(1-3) or more, of the electors and
freeholders Of East Union, School,
District, No. At, in Orangeburg
County, S. c., and filled with the
County Board Of Education to hold
an election upon the proposition to
reduce the levy from three CD mills
to one ID mill for school purposes
in the said district, we the trustees
of said school district. under the au--
:hority of the County Board Of Ed
ucation, hereby order an election to-
be held for determining this question
at Bryan Schoolhouse on Friday
August End, 1907, the polls to-
be opened from 7 o'clock a. M,
to 4 o'clock, p. m. The said election
shall be conducted as required in
Section 1908 OF the school law. -
r. A. Walter. s
'-. M. D. Gray
]. C. Hayden. !.
Trustees School District No At,
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
The Right View.

In speaking of the effort of Green
vile and Anderson to freeze Orange
burg and Sumter out of the State
league the Spartanburg Journal
says: "Spartanburg felt that it
would be wrong to Sumter and
Orangeburg to pull out and leave
them in the lurch. These clubs have
always paid the visiting club the
guarantee of $50 per game and are
prepared to continue to do it. They
have done nothing to Justify any
club in withdrawing and breaking
up the league. Public sentiment in
Spartanburg was unanimously in ia,
vor of standing by these clubs and
the action of tn /, Spartanburg direc-
tors at this meeting is approved by
everybody here. They were in hon
or bound to act as they did, besides
being impelled by the self interest
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
Death Cleared Mystery.

The News and Courier says hun
dreds of persons who knew William
Aiken Kelley, at one time one of the
most forceful and earnest young
ministers of the Methodist Church in
South Carolina, will be frankly graf
flied to learn positively that which
only death could reveal---namely,
that the strange and unaccountable
acts which from time to time marred
what would otherwise have been a
brilliant and helpful career were not
the outgrowth of any moral turpi-
tude on his part, but were caused by
an abnormal condition Of the brain,
which rendered him mentally irres-
sponsible for his actions" We were
always of the opinion that Mr.. Kelley
at times was mentally irresponsible
and that alone was the cause Of his
queer actions at times.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
Why Not The Men?

A dispatch from Spartanburg last
Friday says four women of shady
character were arrested at the ball
park on the charge of vagrancy and
made to give bond. The dispatch
goes on to say that the women went
to the park Wednesday afternoon
and viewed the game from promi-
nent seats in the grand stand. The
dispatch further says it is an unwrit-
ten law in Spartanburg that Wo-
men of the underworld are not
allowed to sit in the grand stand, so
as they came out of the park police
officer took the women in charge and
sent them to police headquarters,
where case Of vagrancy was hook
ed against them.
It will be noticed that the women
were not arrested until after the
game was over and that they had
viewed it from prominent seats on
the grand stand. Why were they
not refused admission, as their char
acter must have been known when
they presented themselves at the
entrance? 1t seems pretty tough to
take the money of the unfortunate
women for seats and then have them
arrested for occupying them. They
should not have been allowed to oc-
cupy the seats at all, as pure, good
women should not be forced to come
in contact with such characters.
But how about the men who con-
sort with these women of the under
world? Were none of them on the
grand STAND viewing the game from
prominent seats? Are they not just
as bad or worse than the poor, un-
fortunate women of the under
world? Then why should they not be
pulled the same as the women were?
These poor, weak, frail women don't
sin alone, and their male partners in
crime should be treated just as these
women were treated. They are
not one whit better in the sight OF
God, and should not be in the sight
of pure men and women.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
New York City's Debt.

The total bonded debt of the Unit.
ed States is only 1925, 100000 and
that of New York city is already
more than half that of the national
government. At the present rate OF
increase, the metropolis will have
the larger indetedness in five years.
The total debts of all the states in
the Union amounts only to 1924, ,3l4,,
1870, less than half that of the single
city of New York. The total state,
country and city Indebtedness of the
entire United States is less than
three times that of the city of mil
lionaires.
The great military powers Of the
world are much concerned over
China and her debt, and yet China
has borrowed only S613, 900, ,00O
against S5OO,000, 900 for New York.
The entire dominion of Canada owes
only S217, 100000, about equal to
New York S increase in four years.
Next to New York, the twenty
five large cities Of the United States
in order of their population, are as
follows: Chicago, Philadelphia, st.
Louis, Boston, Baltimore, Cleveland,
Buffalo, San Francisco, Cincinnati,
Pittsburg. New Orleans, Detroit,
Milwaukee, Washington, Newark,
New Jersey City, Louisville, Mime
apolis, Providence, Indianapolis,
Kansas City, St. Paul, Rochester,
Denver, and Toledo.
Their population, according to the
census of 1900. was about $500, 900,
against 8, ,437, 900 for Greater New
York. 1t is not likely that this pro-
portion has changed much. Now,
the total bonded indebtedness Of
these twenty-five cities is about SAT-
900, 900, almost S110, 100000 less than
than that Of the metropolis!
This means that the per capita
debt of the citizen Of New York is
Sl45.45, against $4S.45 for those Of
the other large cities. Boston with
S116 and Cincinnati with S1l4 come
the nearer to approaching New
York's record while Chicago and
San Francisco, owing only $12 per
capita each. make the best showing.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
, An AdamleSS Eden

A new exposition of an old idea is
shortly to be put in active opera
ton at North Port Manor, Long Is
lond, where colony Of feminine de-
votees of art will be established, to
the utter exclusion of man. In fact,
The Glades, as the quarters of the
women's organization is to be known.
will feature the total elimination OF
man from house, grounds, OF
studios.
The preamble of the constitution
sets this forth clearly, and the docu:
ment ends with the triumphant and
indisputable argument that 1.-THE
time, energy, and application wasted
in silly, fruitless summer Irritation
would, if diverted into the channels
of study, have a direct manifestly
beneficial effect upon the profes
sional advancement of the girl stu
dent.
The Glades is the outgrowth of 6
movement started three years age
among several students and profes'
sional artual advancement in theil
work and mutual saving of exspense
in the matter Of stukies and models
Nothing developed until last spring
when three wealthy women of New
York were interested, and promls'
ed to finance such an organization.
Many of the members of the colo
ny are we'll known in metropolitan
art circles, and all are very much in
earnest in their special feature re
garding the male sex. In fact, rule
y of the constitution says that the
members who will be selected on the
merit of their work after two years
study must sign a pledge of spinster'
hood for a period of three years. Ap
plication to be released from thi:
pledge will be equivalent to a resig-
nation
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
Notice of Municipal Registration.

Notice of Municipal Registration.
Notice is hereby given that the
Books for the registration of the
qualified electors Of the City Of Or
angeburg, who desire to vote at and
in the Municipal Election for Mayor
and Aldermen Of the City Of Orange
burg, S. c., to be held on Tuesday
the tenth (10) day Of September,
1907. will be open at the City Hail.
in the City of Orangeburg, S. c..
from nine (9) o'clock a. NJ, to five
(5) o'clock p. n, on each Tuesday
in the months of June and July, 1907
(after the publication Of this notice.
and also on each Tuesday in the
month of August, 1907, up to and
including Tuesday, the twentieth day
Of August, 1907, and beginning We'd
nesday, August the twenty-first, 1907
the said Books Of Registration will
be open each day, Sundays excepted,
from nine o'clock a. NJ, to five o.
clock p. M, for the registration OF
said qualified electors at said City
Hall, up to and including Saturday.
August 31st, 1907, at which time
said Books of Registration will be.
closed.
All male inhabitants of the City OF
Orangeburg, S. c., over the age Of
twenty-one years, and otherwise quail
ified according to law, may register
Section of 1877 of the Civil Code Of
Laws Of the State Of South Carolina.
Vol. l., 1902, provides, among other
things, that: "the production of
certificate of Registration from the
Board or Supervisor Of Registration
of the County, emitting the appli--
cant to vote in a polling Precinct
within the incorporated City or
Town, in which the applicant desires;
to vote, shall be condition prere-'
quisite to the applicants obtaining.
Certificate Of Registration for Mum
icipal elections, etc.
Chas. r. Jones,
Supervisor of Registration of the
City of Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Orangeburg, S. c., June 10, 1907.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
Let Us Alone.

That St. Matthews committee fiat
tiers itself very highly if it thinks
what it publishes about the county
it wishes to establish worries us. so
far as we are concerned it can pub
lish what it pleases about the county
matter, but as The Times and Dem
ocrat and it's editor are not issues IN
the establishment of the county we
request that they be eliminated from
the discussion.
AS we stated before, The Times
and Democrat has had not a word
to say one way or the other about
the new county project for several
weeks, and yet each week there has
appeared in the St. Matthews paper
item after item trying to ridicule
The Times and Democrat and its edl-
tor. These paragraphs had no bear.
ing whatever on the discussion OF
the new county, and as they were
published week after week it looked
to us as if some one was trying to
make personal matter Of it.
This committee can very easily pick
out tine personal items we allude to.
AS gentlemen they know that they
are purely personal and have no bear
ing on the new county project what
ever, and they also know that they
would not allow such items to be
published about themselves without
resenting it, unless they are made
out of very different material from
what we think they are.
We have tried to reply to the card
in the same spirit in which 1T was
written. We do not wish to engage
any one in a mudslinging newspaper
controversy. We never have and
never will. We are of the opinion
that when a controversy gets to the
mud singing stage it ought to be
settled out side of the newspapers.
We have said all we intend to say
about the new county project, and
all we ask is to be let alone.
We assure the committee that we
are not trying to divert the minds
of the people from the main issue.
Nor do we wish to swerve it one
moment from its course in trying to
get the new county. So far as we
are concerned it can work night
and day as we'll as Sunday if it
wishes to carry it's project through,
but as the Times and Democrat nor
it's editor are factors in the pro-
iect we want to be let alone.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
Municipal Tax Notice.

Office of City Clerk and Treasurer,
Orangeburg, S. c., August S, 1907.
In pursuance of the provisions of
the following ordinance and other or
dinanoes of the City of Orangeburg,
relating to the assessment and col
lection of taxes therein, notice is
hereby given that the City Treasur-
er's Office will be open on the first
day of September, 1907, and continue
open every day during said month
(Sundays excepted) from 9 O'Clock
in the forenoon till o'clock in the
afternoon for the receipt Of city
taxes, without penalty for the fiscal
year beginning April l, 1907, and
ending March 81, 1908. The total
levy as fixed by the attached ordi-
nance is 13k mills on each and
every dollar of the assessed value of
all real and personal property in the
City of Oranbeburg, as follows:
Ordinary Expenses. :. ~ mills,
Interest & Sinking Fund
R. R. Bonds. ;. :. IL IL mills.
Interest and Sinking Fund
w. & L. Bonds. :. ..2k mills.
Street Paving. :. ;. q R mills.
ALI persons interested will take
notice and act accordingly.
By order of City Council.
L. H. Wannamaker,
Clerk and Treasurer.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
A Card.

St. Matthews, S. c., July 25th,
1907.
To the Public:
Under the caption, Somewhat
Personal" Mr.. Sims, Editor of the
Times and Democrat, in his last issue
made a most venomous attack upon
Mr.. F. C. Cain of St. Matthews. The
cause of this newspaper assault upon
Mr.. Gains character is due to facts
presented through the columns of
the Commercial Advance, from week
to week, which Mr.. Sims has never
been able to answer, and for which
Mr.. Cain is in no way responsible. We
quote Mr.. Sims: ''The mongrel sheet
published at St. Matthews has been
filled every week with base lies and
Misrepresentation of the Times and
Democrat and it's senior Editor" We
do not propose to allow Mr.. Sims,
who is growing restless and irritable
over the certain success of Calhoun
County, to draw the minds Of the
people away from the main issue by
this desperate attempt to engage
Mr.. Cain in a mud singing neWspa--
per controversy. We have not found
it necessary nor desirable to resort
to such tactics. We are winning this
fight on a high plane, and will posi-
lively not allow ourselves to be swerv-
ed from this course.
We have a publication committee
which passes sentence upon every ar
ticle which goes into the Advance
bearing upon Calhoun county. Ir
fact, most of this information has
been written by members of the pub
lication committee the balalce by
prominent gentlemen in different
sections of the proposed counly, but
said committee is responsible Tor
every article of this nature.
This being the case, we now desire:
of Mr. Sims that he point out the!
damaging, personal reflections upon
himself, as we, the undersigned. are.
wholly and solely responsible. If he
fails or refuses to accede to this re"
quest an apology to this committee
through the columns of his paper is
hereby requested.
The Commercial Advance has been
highly complimented for it's conser-
vative course in the Calhoun county
matter, and we cannot imagine what
Mr.. Sims alludes to. We feel that it
is our duty to say that while Mr.. Cain
appears els assistant editor, he does
not own dollars worth of stock III
the Commercial Advance, nor has he
owned any during the last six
months, and is not responsible for
communications that appear in its
columns. T.,
]. B. PRICKETT.
j. A. MERRITT,
J. SKoTToWE WANNAMAKER,
A. K. SMoAK,
T. H. DREHER.
Members of the Publication Commit
tee, Calhoun County.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
Notice Of Sale.

To all whom it may now or hereafter
concern:
Please take notice that one, S. P.
knight, who was once one of the
firm of Harbenson G. Knight, has
sold all his interest in the aforesaid
Mercantile Business at Elloree, S.
c., to one, W. /. Harbenson & Co.
w. I. Harbenson being the aforesaid
partner of S. P. knight. All who
are indebted to the said aarbenson
G. Knight will now pay same TO W.
I Harbenson C Co., and any and all
holding accounts against the asore-
said firm will present same to W. l.
Harbenson & Co., for collection.
w. I. Harbenson & Co.,
7-1S-3*. Elloree, S. G.
Dated July 8, 1907.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
"Short MINDED Sports" !"

A dispatch was sent out from
Greenville on Wednesday saying
"the State league will be disbandeo
Saturday and new league compos.
ed of Greenville, Anderson, Spartan.
burg and Asheville will finish up the
session. Orangeburg, Sumter and
Darlington are to be dropped, as
they have failed to hold up their
end of the league, the burden fall;
ing on Greenville, Anderson and
Spartanburg."
The statement that Orangeburg,
Sumter and Darlington have failed
to hold up their end Of the league is
not true SO far as Orangeburg and
Sumter are concerned. Both OF
these towns have met every require
ment of the constitution under
which the State league was formed, ,
and it is certainly not creditable to
Greenville to try to cover up
her own short comings by nisrepre-
senting Orangeburg and Sumter.
We challenge Greenvllle and Ander-
son to successfully contradict this
statement.
The truth Of the matter is Green
vile was in the hole financially
herself, and that is why she squeal-
ed so. Baseball has proven a little
more expensive than the "short-
winded sports" Of Greenville
thought it would prove and instead
of them going down in their
pockets like men they whine
like babies, and try to make
it appear that Orangeburg and Sum,
ter has failed to hold up their end
of the league. This little trick did
not fool any BODY and everybody is
laughing at Greenville for going in.
to an enterprise that she could not
keep up with.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01

Notice.
Notice is hereby given that all per-
sons Indebted to the estate or Maal-
son T. Fersner, deceased, must MAKE
navment to the undersigned, and an
nersons having claims against the
said deceased must file the same dily
yer;fied with P. T. Hildebrand, AT
torney, Orangeburg, S: Co. on or De.
fore the thirty-frst day OF August
1907, or be debarred payment
Charles R. Fersner,
Qualified Executor of the Last VIII
and Testament Of Madison 1. Fers-
ner, deceased.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01

THE railroads and the public should
get closer together. Then there
Y would be less trouble. We doubt II
the railroads in the South could be
run successfully at a much less pas
senper rate than three cents. 1t takes
money to operate railroads. They
should be allowed to charge a falr
rate and be required to keep the road
bed and rolling stock in first class
condition.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
DIED OF BROKEN HEART.
Wife Insisted on Leaving Farm for
the City.

Arthur GLADDEN., IS, prosperous
farmer of Dimondale, Mich, is dead
Of broken heart. Owing to the am
bition of his wife to move to the city,
GLADDEN. had sold his farm for $S,-
900 and purchased a house in Lam
sing.
When the time came to give pos
session of the beautiful cottage and
broad acres which had been his home
so long, GLADDEN. wandered from field
to field, from stable to stable, taking
last looks at all of which he thought
so much. Climbing into the haymow,
he covered himself in the fragrant
clover, the strings Of his heart snap
ped and he died without a word or a
cry. .,,,
When found his cheeks we're still
wet with the tears which had coursed
steadily down his cheeks for the last
week. 1t was found that the day be-
fore his death Farmer GLADDEN. mad
offered to buy back the farm for ST.
600 more than he had received, but
Lao offer was refused.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
Call For Creditors,

All persons having claims against
the estate Of NJ. Eugene Cope, de-
ceased, must present the same duly
proven, and all persons owing said
estate will make payment % Raysor
& Summers, Attorneys, Orangeburg,
S. c., or to the undersigned, on or
before the first day of August, 1907.
7-4-4. John H. Cope,
Qualified Administrator of the Es-
tate Of M. Eugene Cope, deceased.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01

AFTER the disastrous defeat OF
Parker the so-called safe and sane
Democrats should sing low. They
had things their own way, with q
most excellent gentleman for a can.
didate, and they were beaten out OF
sinhti in 1904.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01
Attention COnfederates.

A meeting of Confederate soldiers
is called for August 3rd at Court
House to elect a county Board OF
Pensioners as per Act 1915. All Con-
federate soldiers are requested to at
tend. u. w. DanneliS,
T. C. Albergottl, CHAIRMAN.
Secretary.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01

AN exchange says. a adinkey little
plate for q prize at a card party
means a social pleasure" A Jack
pot' with So cash in it means gam
bling" There is great need OF q re-
vised social dictionary.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01

The low country towns have had
enough of Greenville and Anderson
SO far as professional base ball is
concerned. They both lack back
hone.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01

The State says the man who al
ways asks, SIS it hot enough for
you?'' has a keen rival in the party
who invariably explains that it would
not be SO hot were it not for the hu-
midity in the atmosphere.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01

THOSE people who think Bryan has
lost his hold on South Carolina are
very much mistaken. He will have
the delegation to the National Dem
ocratic Convention from this State
next wear if his name is presented to
that convention.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01

PRESIDENT Roosevelt is one of the
biggest humbugs of the age. He
pretends to be a trust buster, but
they understand that he means no
harm to them. He is long on prom
ises but short on performance.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01

The Columbia State says: when
Kentucky gets '.as dry as Maine
the natives may exodus in large num-
bars singing, ''My old Kentucky
horne, good night!!' But who said
Maine was dry?
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01

THEpenalty Tor carrying concealed
weapons should be heavier than it is,
and the law should be enforced
arainst all violators. The pistol to-
ting habit is responsible for nearly
ali the murders in South Carolina,
and it should be broken up.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1907-08-01

THE. Pee Dee Advocate says the
''man who succeeds Senator Latimer
will have to beat John L. McLaurin. )"
We had no idea Iatimer was so weak.