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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-10
-FOUR HORSES DROWNED.
They Had Death Struggle in the
Icy Waters.

The State says in the tawney food
of Hogaboo swamp, seven miles
southwest Of Columbia, party in
charge of q string Of horses had an
exciting adventure Wednesday night.
The rains and SHOWS of the last few
days had poured torrent into the
streams feeding the Congaree and
the river had overflowed the swamp
so rapidly that the party were not
aware of their danger until they
were in the grasp of an icy and death
laden stream. After narrowing
struggle in benumbing waters in the
darkness Of midnight, the members
of the party were saved.
The live stock was the property Of
the Faulk livery stables, Of which
Mr.. John H. Faulk is manager. The
horses, 13 in number, had been
bought in Orangeburg, and were be-
ing carried to Columbia by jain
Medlin, assisted by Ferney Owens
and another boy The road from
Orangeburg follows the Congaree
river up to Brookland, ewhere the
crossing is made on bridge.
The place at which the crossing
was attempted was formerly passa-
BILE by means of bridge. But the
bridge must have been washed away
or the swamp had been flooded by
the recent rains for as soon as the
horses entered the water, which was,
under normal conditions, very shall
low they did not find bottom. There
were two two-horse wagons and one
to the scene. The horse attached to
not be cut loose and they were
drowned, the bodies being found lat
er in the day when Mr.. Faulk went
to the scene. The horse attacked to
the buggy was cut loose and this
one and one of the remaining horses
which were not attacked to any We
hicles have not yet been found.
Medlin and the small boy along
came very near being drowned when
the accident occurred in their efforts
to saw the horses. Medling caught
one of the horses by the bridal and
was by this means saved from
drowning. 1t required some time to
revive him after he had been taken
from the water. The small boy
caught hold of one Of the horses in
the water and swan ashore on its
back. The boy, as soon as he came
out of the water, commenced to
scream at the top of his voice and
this attracted nearby persons. These
came to the assistance of the parties
and fires were built and all possible
aid was given them. They assisted in
resuscitating Medlin and made an
effort to find some of the lost horses.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-10
Deafness Cnnnot be Cured.

by local application, as they cannot
reach the diseased portions Of the
ear. There is only one way to cure
deafness, and that is by constitution
al remedies. Deafness is caused by
an intiamed condition oe the mucous
lining Of the Ei.stachian Tube. When
this tube is inliamed you have rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed. Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in
dammation can he taken out and
this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed fo'
ever; nine cases out Of ten are caused
by Catarrh, which is nothing but an
inaamed condition of the mucous
surfaces
We will give $1OO for any case Of
Deafness (caused by catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. J. Cheney {: Co.. Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-10
DIVIDED AMONG STOCKHOLDERS
The Bank Of Orangeburg Doubles Its
Capital Stock.

A meeting of the Board Of Direc
tors of The Bank Of Orangeburg was
held few days ago, and it was de-
cided to double the capital stock
A resolution was adopted which Is
printed below:
Whereas, the charter, or act in
cooperating the Bank of Orangeburg
and the bylaws of said bank author
ize and empower majority of the
Board of Directors to increase its
Capital Stock to any extent, not ex'
ceeding two hundred fifty thousand
dollars, whenever they deem proper
to do so, and
Whereas, the Board of Directors OF
the Bank of Orangeburg deem it eX-
pedient to increase its capital stock
on the first day Of January, 1908, to
one hundred thousand dollars, by
issuing a stock dividend Of fifty
thousand dollars, in five hundred
shares, of the value of one hundred
dollars each, to be divided among
the stockholders in proportion to the
share or shares of stock each stock
holder now has in the capital stock
of the said bank, so that each stock
holder shall receive one share Of the
new stock to be issued, in addition
to each share of stock now held by
such stockholder in the said bank Of
Orangeburg.
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
Board Of Directors of the Bank of
Orangeburg, that, on the first day
OF January, 1908, the capital stock
of the Bank o. Orangeburg, shall be
and hereby is, increased to one hum
dred thousand dollars by issuing a
stock dividend of fifty thousand dol
lars, in five hundred shares Of the
value of one hundred dollars each,
to be divided among the stockholders
in proportion to the share or shares
each stockholder now has in the cap
ital stock Of the said bank, to the
end that each stockholder shall re-
ceiye one share of the new stock so
issued in addition to each share Of
stock now. held by such stakeholder
in said Bank Of Orangeburg.
Resolver, further, that notice of
this resolution be given to each
stockholder, by mailing to him, or
her, copy of this resolution.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-10
Go and See Him.

Sometime ago the young ladies
of the Orangeburg Collegiate Insti-
tute bought number Of opera chairs
for their society hall, and they are
now endeavoring to raise money to
pay for them. They have induced
senator, to give one of his entertain
ments in the chapel next Saturday
evening. Mr.. Totten is highly spoken
of by those who have seen him, and
all who attend the entertainment
will be we'll entertained. The
price OF admission is only twenty
five cents and the chapel should be
crowded. Tickets can be had at the
door
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-10
Another Contest.

The Piano Voting Contest, which
closed at my store on December 81
was so conducted that everybody
was we'll pleased. The principal fea-
ture in this contest was that no GUS
toner could complain for they had
nothing to lose, if they failed to get
the valuable prize given away. Proof
can be given that fair dealing and
honest competition was carried out
to the utmost. I wish to state that
if anyone can prove that I raised my
prices on a single article or did any
thing unjust, 1 will give them a
piano just like the one won in the
contest, so you can readily see if
anyone is to lose, I am the one and
not the customer. However this plan
was new to me and having studied
out what 1 believe will work to a
better advantage to my many friends
and customers, I will put On new
contest soon which will surpass the
one Just closes or ever heard of; so
keep a sharp lookout and be in read
mess when this great battle for val
liable prizes will begin.
]. c.. RanSdale.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-10
House and Contents Burned.

A small cottage on Dickson street,
occupied by jhcdrick Shuler and his
family, was burned down early We'd
nesday morning. The fire was dis
covered about three o'clock and in
little while the cottage and all it
contained was DESTROYED. Shuler,
who is colored man, lost every
thing. He barely had time to get
out his two children after discover
ing the fire, as it had made consid-
erable progress when first discovered.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-10
Farmers and Merchants Bank.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank of this city was held on
Tuesday afternoon. The bark is in
a prosperous condition, and, notwith-
standing the hard times, has declar-
ed a dividend Of per cent for the
past year. The following gentlemen
were elected on the board of direc-
tors for the ensuing year: |. S. Har-
lev. I. ". Bowman, Phillip Rich, W..
L. Moselcy, J. ". Sandel, r. E.
Wannamaker, Lawrence E. Riley, T.
NJ. McCants and J. Stokes Salley.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-10
PASTOR RESIGNS
Rev. j. r. Smith Goes to a New
Charge.

Please give me space in your most
valuable paper to utter few parting
words to my numerous friends in
this county.
Eight years ago I came to Cordova
to become pastor of the Ebenezer,
Bethany and St. George Churches.
The two first named churches I have
served continuously during my stay
here. Fof six years I was pastor of
the Canaan Church, and I have as
sisted in portracted meetings with
the majority of Baptist churches In
the second division Of the Orange
burg association.
Now. that 1 am going to another
field Of labor, 1 want to say in be-
half Of my family that we have never
been more pleasantly situated, and
surrounded by friends more true
than we have been during the past
eight years. If l did not feel it to
be my imperative duty 1 coui'l not
afford to sever the relation that has
so long existed between us rs pastor
and churches and as friends.
The people have been the very
embodiment Of kindness to us and
this spirit was not manifested to-
ward us by the members Of the Bap-
tist churches alone but by the Meth
odist also. We have lived and work
ed together without jarring inter-
est. Our neighbors; we'll, they have
been the very best possible. 1t
gives us inward pain to have to say
goodbye to the good people of Or
angeburg county.
When we came here our children
numbered six and they were quite
small. Number they number nine but
all of them are not with us now.
Our eldest daughter has married,
and our eldest boy; well, he is among
the returned in heaven. We laid
his body in the city of the dead
hard by the Ebenezer church. We
never think of him as being there
now, though why, with Him who
doeth all things we'll, but there is a
desire to tarry here with our living
and to keep clear Of weeds, the grave
of our dead, but we must go.
Then too, there are the young peo-
pie with whom we have been asso-
ciated most intimately in the Sun
day School, we dislike SO much to be
separated from them. In fact, 1 al
most envy the lot of my successors
in the Fork section of Orangeburg
county, but still 1 pray that Gods
blessings may be their rich heritage
and that their efforts may be crown
ed with the very best consequences.
During our stay here, we have tri-
others to live, but that we have COM
mitted errors, we will not deny, it
Is human to err, but God-like to
forgive, we therefore beg to be for
given of any and all errors, and to
be kindly remembered by all, for
the good we tried to do whether we
were successful or not.
We go from here to labor in and
about Hendersonville, s. c., at which
place we will be delighted to hear
from any Of our good friends in Or
angeburg county. If God and duty
should ever call us back to Orange
burg, gladly will we turn our faces
this way, but until then or until we
meet on higher ground, I bid you
goodbye. j. R. Smith.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-10
for these reasons also.

LOT tleSe lSuSohs etSS'
z. The county board Of canvassers
erred, efter finding as fact that
there were irregularities such as vot-
ing outside Of the right precinct anu
without proper proof of the payment
of taxes. in not going further and
holding as matter Of law that voting
outside of the right precinct ana
voting without proper proof OF pay
ment of taxes are fatal violations OF
the Constitution of South Carolina
and render the entire election void
and illegal.
Wherefore the contestants pray
the said election be declared VOID
and illegal for these reasons as WE'LL
and that otherwise the action and
Judgment Of the county board be sus-
tanned and confirmed.
D. o. Herbert,
w. G. Wolfe,
Attorneys for Contestants.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-10
Bowman Railroad Leased.

Messrs.- J. L. Shuler and e. N.
Mittle have leased the Bowman and
Branchvile railroad from the Hon.
Samuel Dibble. This is Bowman's S
only rail connection. Since last June
there has been excellent service CIV
en-. the train making two trips daily.
Messrs. Shuler and Mittle purpore to
give the same satisfaction as here
tOfore.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-10


the voting at the voting places Of
Fort Motto, Cameron, Lone Star and
st. Matthews, to wit: Allowing cleo
tors to vote without proof Of the
payment of taxes, without being
properly registered, after having
been disfranchised by conviction,
not having paid taxes, residing with
out the election recinct where they
voted, and the like, the vote in favor
the new county would be reduced
about forty votes.
6. Because the result was chang
ed or rendered very doubtful by rea-
son of the following facts, to wit:
Electors were allowed to vote with
out proper proof CT payment Of taxes
were Illegally registered, failed to
pay taxes, had been convicted of dis
qualifying offenses, resided in cleo
ton precincts other than the one in
which the vote was cast, prevented
from voting because while residing
within the proposed county their
voting places were cut without such
area and not opened for such cleo
ton, prevented from registering or
correcting their registration as al
lowed by law on account Of the books
o. registration not having been open
eG as provided by law, large number
of electors within the territory dis
couraged from voting on account of
so many being prevented from voting
and registering, ETC., and the county
board of canvassers should have so
decided and held the election void
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-13
Umbrella as a Weauon.


In one Of the women's fencing schools
of Paris instruction in the art of at
tack and defense with foils has been
discontinued and umbrellas instituted,
says Popular Mechanics.
The first lesson the pupils learn in
this up to date means of defense from
attack on the streets Is to battle the
watchfulness of the aggressor by skill
full blows. The most simple and at the
same time most effective consists in
applying fat stroke of the umbrella
upon his headgear. Surprised by this
|" stroke and perhaps blinded by the rim
of the hat, he has not the time nor the
presence of mind to seize the UNI
brella. The lunges which follow such
a blow are not only effective, but dan
gerous. The first Is known as the hors
de combat blow. Selling her umbrella
near the handle with one hand and
near the point with the other and ad.
vancing step we'll forward, the point
II well directed against the center OF
the aggressor's neck will drop him to
the ground senseiess and probably
badly hurt. The same blow aimed at
the pit Of the stomach will probably
send the recipient to the hospital and
perhaps cripple him for life.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-13
Municipal Thsaters,

The first municipal, uncommercial
theater in America-an endowed insti-
tution--is in successful operation In
Red Wing, MINI. Red Wing Is a town
Of only 10000 persons, forty miles
down the Mississippi river from St.
Paul, and to it several years ago a citi-
zen left 5000 to found municipal
theater.i A citizens committee under
the terms of the bequest manages the
playhouse, and so well has it done its
work that for the last three years a
dividend on the capital invested has
been paid to the town. Professor Rich
ard Burton in lecture on the drama,
using the Red Wing experiment as a
criterion, predicts that "in ten years
probably and in twenty-five years GER
tainly every considerable city In the
United States will have its municipal
theater."
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-13
Bids Wanted for Engrossing and En-
.....t. KY rolling of Bills.

D.. .a...- FoliIn9 OF SliiS. 3. "a
In compliance with section 4, arti-
Gle 5, Of the revised code of 1905,
bids will be received; at The Office of
the secretary of state at Bismarc, N.
D., not later than the second day Of
December, 1908, for the engrossiniy
and enrolling Of all bills passed by
each house of the Eleventh Legislat-
i've Assembly. The work to be done
at a fixed price per folio, the engross-
ing to be done on typewriter and the
enrolling to be done with pen and
ink No bid will be considered unless
accompanied by a certified check in
the sum of $4,000 to be security that
the successful bidder shall enter in
to contract and shall give bond for
the proper performance of the work.
Only bona fide residents of this state
are permitted to submit bids which
will be opened on the above mention.
ed date by board consisting of the
governor, secretary of state, and state
auditor, who upon the opening of bids
will award the contract to the low.
est bidder, subject to conditions pre-.
scribed by law. ....
Dated at Bismarck, N. D., the 18th
day of November, A. D., 1903.
s' ALFRED BLAISDELL,
r. Secretary of State.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-13
Encourage immigration.
OF Desirable FOreigners.
By RABBI scHANFARBER or Chicago.

By or
- HE foreigner still looked barbarian
try, he in ancient Greece, and possessed
Of the Know Nothing spirit they had their way would
throw up the walls against their admission The UNDE-
SABLE MGRANT the diseased and insane and those
ing revolutionary ideas SHOULD BE EXCLUDED
try but cannot get many of the DESIRABLE immigrants
ELEMENTS MAKE UP THE STRENGTH
AND STABILITY OF OUR COUNTRY I
MADE NATIONS
After ALL the immigration question resolves itself into INDUS
TRIAL QUESTION, and such analysis
SELF When the country prosperous immigration the
When financial and industrial depression becoud the commercial ho
immigration decreases During the month August
ton fell off nearly rs compared with the month last
year, and there LARGER EMIGRATION TODAY than
immigration But this does stand in the way the opponents
immigration using all the tricks their command have the
put up against the foreigner
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-13
Selections
/ sUNKEN REEFS.
Sweeping the Ocean Floor instead Of
s# Sounding.

Sweeping the Ocean Floor instead Of
D Sounding.
The mishap of the cruiser Yankee
brings forth the comment that it is
the more remarkable as occurring on
the coast perfectly charted." Pre-
missing that the Yankee got of her
course in dense fog. 1t may be said
that, while our coast is as well charted
as that of any nation, perfect is not
the characterization yet to- be employ
ed. The methods of surveying the
ocean floor to locate reefs and shoals
are now undergoing revolution which,
when fully accomplished, will reveal
to the mariner many danger points
which have heretofore escaped record.
The old way Of finding out reefs and
rocks not evident to the eye was by
sounding. Now the coast survey pro-
ceeds by "sweeping"-that is. by sink
ing to the depth pipe bar, which is
trailed along by two boats. one at each
end Of the cable passing through it.
Amy obstruction encountered is imme-
dfately perceptible and is at once
noted, located and observed, Coastal
waters are carefully plated" and
each plat is thoroughly gone over.
The superiority Of sweeping" over
sounding" is made evident by the
fact that in comparatively limited
area Of the Maine coast, covering
rather more than forty linear miles
fifteen reefs have been discovered
heretofore uncharted. It often hap
pens in sounding that the lead line
avoids some narrow spindle of roch
whose point is just below the surface
OF the water and which goes unchart
| ed. When the cruiser Brooklyn was
gashed by one of these unsupported
pinnacies on our coast a few years
ago it was found to be isolated ant
surrounded with deep water up tt
within few feet Of its sides. Sweep
Ing will minimize the probability o.
repetitions Of such accidents.-Bostol
Transcript .--. $50.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-13
Divorce Is. Our Greatest Evil.
By Cardinal GIBBONS.

WORCE is of the crying evils Of the day in which the
n church is vitality interested Our stand unasalabe
A% There should be nod divorce a all. .%.lz
g.. DIVORCE TODAY GREAT BLACK SPOT UPON
AMERICAN CIVILIZATION. Is TERRIBLE UNsPEAkA5LE OUT
RAeEoUs. NUMBER DIVORCES UNITED STATES
PROPORTION POPULATION THE GREATEST THE
.%.~
Think of that stain escucheon The great and
scandals which exciting much nowadays be traced
lack of sancy the family relations It is much
rge, but the SACREDNEss of marriage which be
nized Until then society can hardly hope to improve /
The church takes uaterabe position with regard divorce
there be people contemplating matrimony realized this
and found beforehand whether they suited another
there would much work for the divorce
MARRIAGE rs A WOMAN'S DESTINY. 1t is the extreme.
of her life Her work should for her husband and her children
and her home Anything that nterfere with her this her
sphere and divorce does it. Family purity the great
for social ills
And the sacred relation of the family tie best be brought
about by two things, RELIGION AND EDUCATION GAS ye
shall reap Sunday schools preaching church
these not enough. We must have education
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-13
The Comet Now and Then.

Times have changed since 450 years
ago. when Halley's comet, for whose
reappearance astronomers are now
looking, was in the heavens. Then the
Christian world prayed to be delivered
from "the devil the Turk and the
comet. !" Now 1t says the devil is not
50 black as he has been painted. the
Turk Is n negligible quantity. and the
comet would be rather welcome than
otherwise. Boston Transcript.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-13
Milk Bricks.

Milk bricks. are sold in Belgium and
Denmark. These bricks are milk fro
zen solid. and when intended for use
as soon as received in the household
the tactical fluid for the tea or coffee
has to be Clipped of according to the
quantity desired In the drink. This
brick milk has grown to be necessi-
ty in the warmer countries of Europe.
The Belgium government has given a
yearly subsidy to increase the trade.
In Copenhagen firm engaged in this
business makes a weekly delivery of
300, 900 pounds. A great. deal Of this
goes to distant countries.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-11-13
EMMoNs COUNTY
FL EcTION ECHOES.


Linton Advocate: Judging from all
reports the recent campaign in EN-
mons will go down in history as the
most ungodly and dirty election ever
held in the state: And it will be some
time before Emmons county will re-
gain the fair name which she bode
Every day brings in reports from
different precincts where there was
drunkenness, gun plays and money
used galore
A special to the Fargo Forum from
Bismarck says that about five hum
dred people In Burleigh county for
got to vote for president. That's
nothing. There were several hum
dred in Emmons county who. did the
same thing, many voting only the
Streeter and futile sticker for mem
Der of the legislature, apparently not
knowing there was any election for
any other Office being held. ,#y%.
glr T.. =. s ! II stfA ,ssn 49,. i
On last election day one fellow un.
dertook to use revolver as per.
suader, and it was taken away from
him and locked up in one of the bal.
lot boxes. Guess that's going some
In another precinct both judges OF
election seemed to be Democrats, and
one Judge wouldn't allow the other to
go into the booth when voters asked
for help in preparing their ballots
| giving as a reason therefor, that the
other fellow was a Democrat and
should be a Republican.