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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
TEN TIMES NEAR DEATH.
Indiana Man Shows More Vitality
Than the "Ninc-Lived" Cat

Having passed the danger point In
his latest nearly fatal venture,
John M. Mcmahon, of Crawfordsville
Ind, holds the record for nearly
fatal accidets. About month ago
he fell into Il vat of boiling water.
His skin peeled off but grating saw
ed his life. Mcmahon Is 35 years OF
age. His left eye is gone, his left
ear, right foot and L little finger are
tbe ONLY evidences Of his narrow es-
capes.
The career OF accidents to man
who has more lives than any cat
ran boast began when he was only
seven years OF age. He came near
being drowned while swimming. Al
ten he tried 10 hop train ana ioSl
his right foot. He came near bleed
ing to death. While still on crutch-
es while watching the construction
nj a stone building the clamps on
,iftcr slippcd and his shoulder bone
was spllntered by the falling rock.
At IA he fell from the top OF tree
and fractured his skull. At Is ne
lost his eye and part OF his ear
through shooting accident. he
tried football Is years later and was
injured in Il train wreck. An accl-
dent in a foundry and the explosion
Of the powder mill at Fontanet' lnd..
this spring. brought the number OF
lives to nine and three weeks ago
can,c the tenth. Mcmahon declares
life is worth living whatever inc
cost
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
DOG ASSISTANT TO THIEF.
Fakes Ludy'S Purse and RIMS Away
His Owner Following.

4 dispatch from Paris, says If
thieves exercised theis ingenuity III
legitimate pursuits they might ac-
complish wonders. Who would dream
OF bringing up Il faithful dog in
ways OF dishonesty? But diShon-
est master has done it only too we'll.
An elderly lady who had lost her
four-footed pet quite recently, was
quietly walking home from church
when she met young fellow in the
street who had Il small dog for sale,
and who was making him go through
any number of tricks. The lady
wished TO buy him, when the owner
continued declaiming about the ami
mails talent. and 10 nrov" her
how intelligent he was asked the
lady to offer him her bag. which
hung from 4 chain. to carry.
The dog dutifully took it in his
mouth. and at signal from his own
er darted away up the avenue. In
a few seconds he was out OF sight
and the thief was following him as
fast as he could. pretending that he
was trying to stop the animal.
In vain the lady screamed that the
bag contained her purse and over
$50 in cash She has not seen her
bag or the dog since. though the
young man has been caught and
taken TO prison.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
NEGROES FOR BRYAN.
Silent Rebuke Will BE Administered
to Roosevelt administration.

Declaring that eight hundred
thousand or nine hundad thousand
negro voters of the country will cast
their ballots next November for Bry-
an, as a rebuke to the Roosevelt adj
ministTation for its treachery IN
dealing with the negro soldiers, and
Lily White propaganda of the South.
which means the political death OF
the American negro. the Rev. Syl-
vester L. Corrothers spoke at a meet
ing OF colored voters at Galbraith
Methodist church at Washington. d.
c. DR.. Corrothers. who is president
of the National Independent Civil
and Political league Of American Ne
groes, spoke in reply to negro lead
ers, who are urging the cause of
Taft. He said in part:
The fact that in every town in
the union negroes are divided on the
question of politics, is the most en-
couraging sign. No man can now
tell to what political party the negso
belongs by the color Of his face. In
future the negro purposes to vote
for men and not measures, and not
f.r party.
''If 100000 negroes will vote for
Bryan In, November, the negroes OF
this country viii receive more re-
spect in the next four years than
they have received In the last forty.
independence and industry, self-re-
spect demand that the negro, like
all other American citizens. use his
ballot to secure his rights and allow
no man to buy or sell him"
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
browns to Escape Disease.

Dreading life imperiled by the
ravages of disease more than the hor-
ror of violent death. Charles A.
lawson, confidential secretary to G'
T, Harahan, president OF the Illinois
Central Railroad company, at Chicago
Jumped from the steamer City OF
BENTON Harbor. with body weighted
on Saturday, and was drowned.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
GOslPERs GOES FOR CANNON.
Says He is the Worst Enemy of Eco
nOmic Reform.

nOmic Reform.
President Samuel Gompers, of the
American Federation of Labor, at
tackled the record of Speaker Cannon
in the latter's own home town Of
Danvile, Illinois. Before an enthus-
iastic audience OF 1000 labor men
in Lincoln park, Mr. Gompers said
some might uncomplimentary things
about the speaker. He came to
Danvile for the purpose OF making
a speech to the laboring men OF the
place. hoping in this way to defeat
Uncle Joe for congress in November.
Among other things he said:
"uncle Joe Cannon stands in this
country as the worst enemy of econo-
mic and social and political reform
that the people have.
Ms. Gompers read and indorsed an
editorial which appeared in the cur
rent issue of a weekly magazine,
which declared that of the two men,
acing evils to this country-Rocke-
fellcr and Cannon--the speaker Is
the greater evil.
The speaker was pictured by Com
pers as an obstructionist OF the deep
est. most tion-bound type.
Mr.. Cannon was hide-bound-nar-
row. old politician who sees no Sood
In any reform, according to the labor
leader. who bcratcd the people Tor
going sheep like" to the polls every
election and sending this man 10
congress.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
Eoy Murders Woman.

Mayme Elroad, a white woman
about forty years old, was shot ano
ri,,ed hv Calhoun Donald, youth
Of eighteen years. The shooting oc-
cnrred near Townville in oconee
County while the woman was IN Tue
fold nicking cotton. The Tragedy
was brought about by the criminal
intimacy OF the woman and the boy S
father.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
Several Dogs Poisoned.

Several dogs were poisoned III
different parts OF the city on We'd
nesday night. Just how they got the
poison is not known. but several dogs
were killed by it. If you value your
dog you had better keep him from
prowling about at night.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
BUB0NIC PLAGUE
AND IT'S SPREAD IN DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES.
Paper Prepared by Assistant Surgeon
General 7. VI. Eagct Thereon Is
sued in Pamphlet Form.

sued in Pamphlet Form.
Surgeon General Wymann. of the
public health and marine hosuitaI
service. has issued in pamphlet form
paper prepared by Assistant Sur
geon j. NJ. Eaget giving history of
the spread Of bubonic plague during
the last II years.
No study presents more important
and difficult sanitary problems, DR..
Eaget says, than the lines of march
taken by bubonic plague during the
period mentioned in its advance from
the remote endem ic focus of the dis
ease in the province of Yunnan,
| China, to the numerous countries in
all quarters of the globe wherein
many instances it. has established it
self in defiance of the most carefully
planned preventive measures.
! The revival of the plague. DR. Ea-
get says, dates from 1894, when es-
Gaping from the western Chinese pro-
vince of Yunnan, it reached Canton.
Between March and August, 1894,
the number of deaths from plague in
Canton is estimated at 10000. All
classes among the population suffer-
! ed and rats were found to he affect
ed. but in the foreign quarter OF
Canton, with a population Of about
800. not single case occurred.
During the next year cases OF
plague were reported In Hong Kong,
Annoy. Macao and Foochow, and in
l1S96 sanitary attention throughout
the world was forced on the threat
ening epidemic by it's appearance in
Bombay. Starting in August the dis
ease spread throughout the whole
vast territory of the Bombay presi-
| dency and before the end OF the
wear showed a total of $3.50 cases
and 2,2SS deaths. During that year.
plague reappeared in Hong Kong
where it has been epidemic ever
since.
In China there were epidemics at
Annoy and Swatow with many deaths
In other sections of the empire and
in the following year there were over
100000 cases in India with mortal
ity of 111.OoO.
In 1900 plague was present in
every quarter of the world. The
Philippine island were included in
the march OF the disease, $50 deaths
occurring in Manila.
The most notable fact in the his
tory OF the plague in the western
world was the app re or ~ tatal
cases in San Francisco. In 1901 in
India a great augmentation took
ulace, until in 1904, the plague caus-
ed the death of over 100000 per-
sons in India alone and epidemics
prevailed to a greater or less degree
in nearly all parts Of the world.
India. the great center. suffered
terribly in the year 1905 but in the
wear 1906 there was a great decrease,
the number of deaths being about
3s2,00G, but again in 1907 there was
great increase, the deaths number
ing 100000. For nine years. DR..
Eacet says, Hawaii in 1907 had not
becn free from plague. but the Phil
ippine3 Island now seem TO be ciear
of the disease.
E,t. During vthe year 1907, 156 cases
OF plague with 76 deaths occurred IN
Can Francisco. There were also few
cases at Oakland and other cities
neighbors OF San Francisco.
! At Seattle, Wash. three fatai
cases occusred last October.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
Heavy Weight Sheriff.

Anderson County has nominated
man for Sheriff, who weighs 42'
hounds. He is said to be the heaVleSt
man in the South. The Anderson
people had better be on their Soou
bphariCr.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
BRYAN FACETlOUS
POINTED CRITICISM OF TAFT AND
ROOSEVELT.
Many Things With Regard to Which
Republicans Have Come to His
Way of Thinking.

Way OF 1hlnklnT.
/ William J. Bryan left Lincoln,
Neb., Tuesday for Chicago and thus
began three weeks campaign tour,
which will carry him into the middle
West, the eastern states and back
through the West into South Dakota
before returning home.
Perhaps no recent news afforded
the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent so much interest as the an
nouncement that Mr.. Taft proposed
making campaign tour. Mr.. Bry-
an regarded his opponents decision
distinct vindication Of his course
in the present, as we'll as his two
previous campaigns, when he treked
over the country and delivered sixty
speeches.
When asked if he had any COM
ment to make on the subject, Ar.
Bryan said:
Well am getting a great deal
of' consolation out of the way the
president and Mr.. Taft have been
doing. used to be called hard
names because advocated an income
tay and now the income tax has been
endorsed by the president and Mr.
Taft. used to he bitterly dcnounc-
ed because favored railroad regula-
tion. Now the president and MT.
Taft have brought that reform ihto
popularity and am no longer con-
sidered dangerous. | used TO gel
good deal OF criticism because ray
.ored tariff reform, but now tarlh
reform has become so urgent that
Mr.. Taft is willing. to have Speclai
session called Immediately after III
aucuration to act on the subject. 1t
nsed to- he that when | talked fv>out
independence for the Filiplnos | was
told the American flag never came
down when it once went up. NO"
we have Republican candidate tor
the presidency who believes the Fill
pinos must ultimately have indepen-
dence.
But | have reason to rejoice over
the fact thatsome of the things have
done are now viewed in a more
favorable light. When l made some
phonograph records in order that
might discuss political questions be-
fore more people, the Republican pa
pers ridiculed me and called 1t un-
digniied, but Mr.. Taft has lifted the
monograph to eminence by talking
into it himself.
And now my greatest sir is to
be a virtue by imitation. Surely I'M
itation is the sincerest form OF fiat
terry When went out campaigning
in 1896 and 1900 they said 1t was
demagogic to run around over the
country hunting for votes. Now 1t
is cminently proper since MS. Taft is
feoing to do it, and / hope the Re-
publican papers will make due apollo
gics.
They said in 1896 and 1900 that
was scared when l made speeches
from the rear end OF train, and l
was and the result showed that | mad
reasons to be. | have been wonder
ing whether this explanation
/. would be given when Mr:Taft starts
ont and whether the result Will De
the same with him'that it was with
me. .,arc.r -: ~
1T is hard for us to keep our pat
ents from being infringed on TINS
year. ! am afraid they will try to
raise a campaign fund by popular
contributions next.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
Farmers Union Meeting.

There will be a meeting Of the
Orangeburs County Farmers Union
on next Tuesday. Sept. is. at II
O o'clock. All members in good stand
ing are cordially invited to attend
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
Postmon's Mistake Led to Wedding

The delivery Of photograph of
Nernor H. Petre, OF Connection. Ind,
to Miss Ami Mae Petrie. of Fairview.
XIV, a year ago led to wedding last
week. The photograph was intended
for the young mans sister. Miss
Saidee Petse. but she got sister-ln-
law instead
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11

Rail Road Commissioners.
Jas. Cansler. ;. .5l,612
Banks L. Caughman .55,4
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11

State Supt. of Education.
Stiles F. Mellichamp. 1921
J. E. Swearinger. .61.oSS
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11

The following is the result OF the
Second primary all over the State ac-
eording to phone message received
from The State at one O'Clock last
night:
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11

United States Senator.
E. D. Smith. .G9,31S
John Gary Evans 1868
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11

Aged Veteran Commits Suicide.
At birmingham yesterday Robert
Wi.tse, an old veteran, shot himself.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-09-11
CAUGHMAN AHEAD.
HAS A LEAD OF 787 VOTES OVER
CANSLER.
smith Leads Exams by About so, 600
champ by About $4,000 Votes.

Votes and sweuinsen Leads Melli-
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

Truth is born of open discussion.
Every man who regards a doctrine
as true and important should do
what he can towards diffusing it; in
so doing mankind is helped in its on
ward march. Mr.. Bunting objects
strenuously to socialism on the
ground of having heard socialist
speakers damn the U. S. government.
The man who damns free govern
ment' ought to be given a free"
bath in order to COO off. But we
\ought to distinguish A goodly num-
'ber of men, including socialists, are
like the client of Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln once arose to reply to the
earned counsel on the other side.
He began by telling of steamboat
that used to run on the Sanzaman.
The boiler of this boat was so small
and the whistle so big that when it
whistled it couldn't run and when it
was running it couldn't whistle. so
it is with my learned friend said
Lincoln. when he thinks he cannot
talk and when he begins to talk he
leaves off thinking" Lest we for
get,' socialists are not the only ones
guilty of talking without thinking.
Some years ago man named Van
derbilt said, The people be damned.
I'm not running this road for the
benefit of the public. I'm running it
for my own benefit" "To hell with
the constitution said a certain Major
McClelland in 1904. "Habes corpus
be damned" "We'll give them post
mortems instead" remarked General
Sherman Bell not long ago. THE
club is mightier than the constitu-
ton said Inspector Schmittberger of
the New York police, during the riot
in Union Square. March last These
are classic utterances, made by men
high in office, but no one called them
anarchists.
Calling people names is one thing;
proving a cause unworthy is an
other. But to the question What is
this socialism which appeals to so
many and repels not few? Soc
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

ialism is being discussed in many of
the leading magazines. Wherever
men and women congregate-in the
workshops, on the carS-the social
question leads all others. If social
ism is true, the intelligent of the ma
ton will accept it; if it is false, they
VIII reject it. All the people can't be
fooled all the time. The root idea of
socialism is as follows: Man is a
product of the material world-na-
ture. Society is the product of two
causes: man and nature. The first
demand of man is for food, and cloth
ing and shelter. To supply mans
physical needs. farms and factories
and transportation facilities are re-
quired. 1t follows that if one section,
minority of society has exclusive
control of the machinery of produc-
tion, the farms, factories and trans
portation facilities, those who are
shut out the majority will only be
able to supply their material needs
as the owners of the machines may
dictate-this means material slav-
cry. AS the intellectual grows out of
the material, this material slavery
carries with it intellectual slavery.
Do you know of any one who dares
not express his honest belief for fear
of losing his job?
This material and intellectual slav-
cry can only be abolished by the re-
moval of it's material cause, the
abolition of the present private own
ership of the machinery of produc-
ton, and the establishment in its
place of ownership and control Dy the
whole society. Social democracy, in
word, socialism.
Let us state the proposition in an
otner way: Everything in the mod
ern points to the necessity of concen-
tration of interests and the aulance
of forces. The great business inter
ests of the country are organized;
the railroads, and telegraph systems,
the steamship unes and supply
sources of everything are organized.
4 ne solitary individual is cipher in
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

A large audience enjoyed last ev-
enings performance of "Davy Crock
ett." given at the Auditorium by the
Orpheum Stock Company. The play
was well presented, the specialties
were good and the audience was very
liberal in its applause. "Davy
Crockett" will be repeated tonight
and another large audience will be
out to see the performance.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

Mr.. and Mrs. George Reeves will
leave FOR their home in Ell Paso, Tex,
tomorrow morning. after a ten days
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Franks, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Powell
and other friends of this city.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

Two men We're arrested last might
on complaint of Harry Burnett, the
hotel man, on a charge of being
drunk and pdisorderly. They will be
arraigned before Judge Hill tomor-
row for trial.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

See us for window awnings. Put
able prices. Lowe Brothers, timers,
126 N. Fifth street, phone 1894
Black.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

Best ever. Gray offers 5-room
modern house for S2,700. Down
$3.50; payments $50. Cheaper than
rent.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

W. r. Babbitt and C. H. Moran of
Dresden, Tenn, were arrivals in the
city last night and will be here for
some days.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11
WHAT IS THIS
; SOCIALISM?
George N Faoner Following up Recent Discussion, Pre-
sents Some Very Interesting Statements on
National Problem

Socialism form
which will revoutonize
imply of
fuue a
!. l. ID. ID. Wisconsin,
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

There was a good attendance, in
spite CT the threatening weather at
the meeting of the Methodist Bro
therhood last night at the Methodist
church.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

Yard pictures, with glass, csc a
yard. Flowers, fruit, animals. Crown
Furniture Company.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

Very low rates via Colorado Mid
land for fishing parties. Phone Mid
land ticket Office for full particulars.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

Gray has a Groom, 2-story house,
modern, for 3,100. This goes $500
down; payements S23 per month.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

L. w. Zweitzer Of Leadville is
looking after business interests in
Grand Junction today.
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

If the newness Is worn on the new
man. come and see us again Fred
Mantey. ..>,-.-.-. 80 "a El..-
The daily sentinel., 1908-08-11

We want to sell tents and wagon
covers. Fred Mantey.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-16
Assessors Meet May 2.

County Auditor Wllmann today
sent notices to the assessors of the
county to meet a member of the
state tax commission at his office
Saturday May 2.
At that time they will receive
their assessment books for this year
and also instructions as to the valu-
alton of the different classes of
property to be assessed.
1t is the intention of the state tax
commission to have the property of
the state assessed as near equal as
possible, and with that object in
view a member of the board will
visit each county seat and meet the
assessors and give them instructions
as to how the assessment is to be
made.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-16

out in a community or in school
the schools must be closed for three
weeks unless all unvaccinated teach
ers and pupils are yaccinated within
three days of the first exposure,
with similar requirements in regard
to the classes at the state uniyer-
sity and at colleges in the state gen.
orally.
Under the regulations which
went into effect Jan. 1, 1908, only
the patients were quarantined, but
1t having appeared that in many
communities the local authorities
were very lax in the enforcement of
precautionary measures to prevent
the spread of the disease, the board
adopted this new regulation which
requires the isolation of all persons
exposed to the disease unless thew
are vaccinated. The board feels
that if the people do not care to
avail themselves of the opportunity
of being vaccinated, which they
consider certain preventative, the
strlcter quarantine regulations must
be enforced.
The regulation providing for the
closing of schools in the cases of
epldemics of smallpox was adopted
as the result of a recent opinion of
the attorney general holding that
such step could not be ordered by
the local boards of health or educa-
ton unless the state board had
established such rule. It was
thought, prior to that time, that this
rule could be put into effect by local
boards without any action on the
part of the state board. AS it is
now the rule becomes operative only
when adopted by the local boards.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-16
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
MAKES STRICTER RULES
Those Exposed to Smallpox Must Be Vaccnated or Quaran
tined.-pirects Closing of Schools During Epidemic
Unless Teachers and Pupils Are Vaccinated.

New smallpox regulations have
been adopted by the state board
of health extending the quarantine
requirements. to persons exposed to
the disease as well as those who
have it, unless they are vaccinated
within three days of the first ex-
posure. The new regulations also
provide, that when smallpox breaks
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-04-16
Fire Department Meeting.

The members of the Bemidji fire
department helda meeting last night,
at which the matter of purchasing
new uniforms was considered and
discussed. The department could
not see its way clear as to the
financial end of the proposition, and
the uniform matter was laid on the
table for the present.
The department formally decided
to send a running team to Thief
River Falls with the intention of Sc
curing the white banner of the
tournament association. The team
will begin training just as soon as
the weather will permit a person
to cease wearing furs.