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The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-14
COOKS STORY is TRUE.
Scientists Agree That Peary's Find
ings Confirms 1t.

Scientists In New York comparing
Commander Peary's achievement
with the reports which Dr.. Cook
has sent out, were very generally
agreed that Peary's findings seem to
confirm DR.. Cooks story in several
significant particulars and thus far
rise no points of disagreement. The
scientists were more positive than
ever that the controversy can be set
tied beyond reasonable doubt by an
inquiry before a recognized scientific
body. Their almost undivided opin-
ion was that DR.. Cook should not
be condemned until his story has
been proved false by unmistakable
evidence. "Peary's rapid travelling"
said Anthony Fiala, the Brooklyn
explorer, ''is the most important
evidence thus far presented in sub
sanitation of DR.. Cooks claims"
William l.. Cook, of Broowlyn,
brother of the explorer, was urged
to make public the text of three af-
fdavits in the keeping Of the Arctic
club, in which charges are made
against Commander Peary. He de-
clined to do so, however. The af-
fidavits are said to have been made
by Francke, Dr.. Cooks companion
in his last voyage to the north, and
by two members of the crew of
Peary's ship, the Roosevelt. White,
a steward, and Johnson, a seaman,
"Francke came here and told me
what he had seen," said Cook s
brother, "and / had him reduce his
statements to writing. They can
not be made public, however, until
DR.. Cook reaches America"
John A. Hogers, chairman of the
Brooklyn committee of 100 organic
ed to tender an official reception to
DR.. Cook on his arrival here, COM
menting on the aspersions cast up
on DR.. Cook by Commander Peary,
said: "Dr. Cook can recover heavy
damages. His honor is at stake III
this controversy and I will advise
him to sue Commander Peary to
vindicate it,"
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Pour Liquor Into Aiken.

A dispatch from Aiken says the
officers of that county have made
a good deal Of complaint because
they allege Aiken has been made
the dumping ground for Augusta
liquor since the prohibition law went
into effect on August 3. Several
days ago the constables were busy
watching the trolley cars out of Au-
gusta. and it is estimated that in
one day 500 yards of liquor were
brought from Augusta. On one car
there were 1870 passengers. and nearly
all of them carried the familiar
looking packages. The constable
succeeded in capturing 13 quarts Of
contrahand goods. Augusta is sup
posed to be prohibition, too.
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Notice.

I desire to call the attention of
the public to the folio wing recon-
mendations of the Grand Jury with
reference to the time for filing
claims against the county:
I'VE recommend that the diff
ferent parties having claims against
the county send in same to the Sill
pervisor about ten days before each
quarterly meeting of the County
Board of Commissioners, so that
they can be properly examined, also
that said claims be intemized."
In another paragraph of their re-
port the Grand Jury submitted also
the following recommendation:
I'VE find that lot OF our recon-
mendations have not been carried
out; we, therefore, for the welfare
of ithe county, demand that said
recommendation be observed by the
proper authorities.
desire to say that, as Supervi-
sor, l shall observe strictly the fore
going recommendation namely, that
all claims against the county be
filed about ten days prior to the
meeting Of the County Board. The
next quarterly meeting of the Coun-
Is Board will be held on October 4th.
Therefore, all claims must be filed
with the Supervisor by the 25th of
September. Claims filed subsequent
to that date will not be consider
ed until the following quarterly
meeting of the Board, which will
be on the first Monday in January.
F. J. D. Fielder,
Supervisor.
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NEWS FROM NORTH.
Some Items Of General Interest Con.
cerning That Town.

North, Sept. 13-special: Mr..
II. D. Williams, of Springfield, paid
his father-in-law visit Sunday. 1t
was a delightful visit, both to the
son and father. Mr.. S. H. Norton
will 20 home with Mr.. Williams to
spend few days before he leaves
for Trio, S. c.
1t was great pleasure to the peo-
ple of our vicinity to receive the
good news that Mrs. Sallie Jones,
wife of Mr.. r. H. Jones, is getting
along nicely. Mrs. Jones has been
sick for quite while with fever, and
has been given up by all, but it
seems that providence has assisted
in the helping of her getting better
The call for ice Saturday evening
was enormous, but there was no ice
in town. There will be car load
here Monday, and then the people
will get their wants supplied with
ice.
It is remarkable to know that
there is about one thousand pounds
of fish sold here on Friday and Sat-
urday and then it seems that there
is not enough. The restaurants OF
Mr.. Wolfe and Mr.. Joyner are kept
very busy frying and selling fish.
Both restaurants are making great
success and it Is noted that North
has first-class lunch houses.
The new barber shop will soon
be ready for use. 1t will be few
doors above the Bank of North.
There is being made great pro-
gress with the town phone and it is
wished for by everybody living here,
for it is really necessary.
The cotton gins are very busy cut
ting cotton now and it is not long
before they will have to shut down
for the crops are bad.
1t is good news to our people to
know that the terrible diphtheria is
about done its do here. 1t is pass
ing away with rapidity and it is
certainly a great relief to US. Our
children can now visit their play
mates, whereas heretofore they were
kept apart.
Mrs. ]. w. Ballentine spent
last week with her parents at Little
Mountain.
Mr.. ]. D. Mccormick spent sew
eral days in Jacksonville, Fla, last
week.
Miss vastine Corell left last Mon
day for Milledgeville, Ca, where she
enters college.
Misses Kathrine and Margarite
Kaigler, of Sandy Run, are spending
few days with Miss Ella Wolfe.
Mrs. w. L. Brooker, of Aiken,
returned to her home Saturday,
after pleasant stay with her father,
Mr.. J. B. Plunket.
Mr.. T. w. North and family, ac-
companied by Mr.. Harry Norton, of
Savannah, Ga, are spending several
days in town with friends and rela-
tives. Mr.. North Is a son of our
townsman, Col. North, and has a
host of friends who are always glad
to see Tom.
Another case of diphtheria has
been reported by DR.. J. M. Davis.
With the strict quarantine that has
been enforced we apprehend no
spread this time. All the cases are
getting along nicely.
The opening Of the schools has
been postponed on account Of the
diphtheria in our town.
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Brown Out on Bond.

Having paid the fine of 500 i'm
posed on him by the court when he
plead guilty to the charge of storing
liquor and having furnished bond in
the sum of $500 for his appearance
at court on the other charges, Mr..
W. H. Brown was yesterday released
from Jail. Mr.. Browns bondsmen
are Messrs. M. G. Edwins and G. F.
Shuler.
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Grew MaSSacrcd,

The captain and crew Of the
French schooner Quality, engaged in
recruiting laborers. have been mur-
dered by natives of MallicoIlo Island.
in the New Hebrides. The vessel
was driven ashore by a storm and
while stranded she was attacked. In
spite of their stubborn defense the
crew were massacred to the last man.
A British war ship is investigating
the occurrence.
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Gained Twenty Pounds.

A collector for the Central of
Georgia Railway Company stepped
into the office of the Johnson S
Chill and Fever Tonic Company
looking tired and worn out.
He said he felt wretchedly and
unfit for work.
He began with the tonic at once
and took two bottles and at the
end Of GO days had gained 20 pounds
and said he never felt better or
weighed more in his life.
The tired and worn out, should
use 1t.
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BRANCHVILLE LETTER.
Happings In and Around That
Hustling Town.

Branchville, Sept. l4.-Speclal:
Yesterday Mood Reed, the colored
man who is charged with killing
Charlie Davis on August 9th, was
given a preliminary hearing before
Magistrate A. S. Dukes, and was
bound over to the Circuit Court.
The testimony is not at all strong,
but there was little circumstantial
testimony that was produced at the
hearing that caused the magistrate
to bind Reed oY {. The strongest
testimony that the tSate has against
Reed that has come out is declara-
tion that one old colored man. nam
ed Collins Dannelly says that Reed
made on the day of the killing,
which was to the effect If he Ibid
not get satisfaction out of Davis
that he would Kill him." There
is considerable interest being taken
in the case by the colored people Of
this community and it seems as If
they are going to do all that they
can to get testimony sufficient to
convict Reed. The colored people
seem to have grudge against Reed
because it is reported that Reed
assisted the white people in making
it very interesting on one occasion
for one of the unruly negroes of the
community in which Reed lived.
Reed has always had a good repu-
tation until this and there are a
great many of the white people
and some of the colored people that
don't believe that Reed is guilty.
Reed has employed Mr.. ]. ]. Jones,
Esq, to represent him and he will
endeavor 10 get bail for him at
once. Mr.. A. R. Byrd, constable for
Magistrate Dukes, took Reed up to
Orangeburg jail this morning.
On last Saturday afternoon, while
Miss Annie Smoak was out collecting
the eggs from the hens nest around
the place, she found an egg that is
quite singular in shape to any that
she has ever seen. The egg is near
ly the shape of potato and is very
slender and long, with neck, and
is curiosity as compared to the
other hen eggs that Miss Smoak has
ever found.
Mr.. w. B. McAlhaney, we'll to
do farmer, who lives in the country
few miles from town, has a stalk
of cotton that has been growing for
two years. This stalk of cotton sur
vived all the cold of last winter and
has produced splendid yield of cot
ton for this years crop. The stalk
has on it at present about 60 full
grown bolls and quite number Of
younger bolls that has not develop
ed yet. This is proof of the fact that
Branchville has climate that is
adapted to raising truck and it is
conceded that if the farmers Of this
community would devote more at
tention to trucking than they have In
the past that they would not have
to depend on other markets for so
much of the vegetables that is con-
sumed here.
Mrs. Addison, of Cottageville, S..
c., who has been visiting her son
in Columbia, is stopping few
days in town as the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. D. Pender.
Miss Maggie Reeves left yester-
day for Orangeburg, where she will
spend several days as the guest of
her aunt, Mrs. Gillian.
Mr.. P. C. Dukes has been some
what indisposed for the last few
days
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RATHER Killed.

S. ". Hutto, son of Mr.. T. S.
Hutto, OF Providence, killed rat
tie snake in the horse yard of his
father recently The rattler had
about three feet long. 1t was good
that young Hutto killed the snake,
as the reptile was quite near the
home.
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Died on the Rail.

Identified by letter from their
mother. two young men, ]. r. and
P. H. Chastain, of Pelham. Ga, were
killed three miles east of Lumkin,
Ca, while asleep together on the
Seaboard tracts.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
PICKED UP ALL ABOUT BY OUR
REPORTERS.

What Is Happening in the Country
as Well as in the Cities and
Towns.
We extend our coincidence to those
candidates who get left today in
advance.
Mr.. Archie Schiffley leaves this
week to enter the South Carolina
College.
Farmers, do not rush your cotton
on the market, if you want a good
price for it.
The city election takes place to-
day. Every man who can should
go out and vote.
Miss Nina Dantzler, of Vances, will
return to Columbia Female College
this month to resume her studies.
Messrs. Herbert Collier, Russell
Wolfe and Lenair Wolfe have gone
from this city to Clemson College.
There seems to have been no de-
mand for Il public meeting to dis
cuss city issues, and therefore none
was held.
We could pick out the winners in
today's election, but we don't want
to make the fellows who are going
to get left feel bad.
Miss Eva v. Carson will return
to Lander College at Greenwood
and her brother, H. Grady Carson,
has gone to Clemson.
Mr.. Paul w. Josey and Miss Ton
sic Kennerly, both of this city, were
happily married on Sunday night by
the Rev. L. P. McGee.
The melancholy days have come.
The saddest Of the year, when the
delinquent subscriber, whom We
trusted, fails to appear.
An ice cream festival will be held
at Neeses on Wednesday night next.
The public Is cordially invited to
attend and have good time.
Mr.. Timrod schifley has been
awarded the scholarship in the Char
lesion Medical College from the
Seventh Congressional District.
Miss Gladys Shuler, of Vances,
will leave on the 20th instant for
Leesville, where she will enter the
Leesville College to resume her
studies.
Mr.. C. T. Hutto, of Vances, has
returned to Clemson College to re-
sumo his studies. His brother,
Sammie, has gone to the Sumter
High School.
You can send The Times and
Democrat to your boy or girl of
at school for seventy-five cents for
the college or school term. 1t will
be like a letter three times week
to them, and will help make them
satisfied.
Mr.. J. WILDER Reeves, Of this city,
will return to the Atlanta Dental
College on October 1, where he is
taking full course in dentistry.
This will be Mr.. Reeves second
year, and we are glad to know he
stands we'll in all his studies.
On October % the Civil Service
examinations will be conducted in
Columbia, Charleston and Green
vile for clerical and labor census
positions. Employment to be for
two and a half years and pay to
range from $3.50 to nine hundred
dollars.
We publish the market reports Of
cotton from several cities that
handle considerable cotton We also
publish the market report from Or
angeburg. Let those who have cot
ton to sell compare the prices in
the several places and sell where
they can get the best prices.
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T'Ota

State Of South Carolina.
County of OrangeDurg.
Before ME came J. b. Smith,
Cashier Of the above named bank,
who. being duly sworn, says that the
above and foregoing statement is a
true condition Of said bank, as
shown by the books of said bank.
J.. B. Smith, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me. this 10th day OF September,
1909.
w. E. Bennett, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest
H. A. Odom,
L. M Minis,
w. P. Hutto,
Directors.
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Total :. :. :. .$115, 1928
State of South Carolina,
County Of Orangeburg.
Before me came w. B. Thompson,
Cashier of the above named bank,
who, being duly sworn, says that the
above and foregoing statement is a
true condition of said bank, as shown
by the books of said bank.
w. B. Thompson, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this 18th day of September,
1909.
Thos. ]. Hayden,
Correct-Attest Notary Public.
w. L. Moseley,
]. w. Sandel,
Philip Rich,
Directors.
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Total .. :. %. ....$61O.O6O.l 6
State of South Carolina,
County of Orangeburg.
Before me came R. F. Bryant,
Cashier of the above named bank,
who, being duly sworn, says that the
labove and foregoing statement is
a true condition Of said bank, as
shown by the books of said bank.
R. F. Bryant, Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this 18th day Of September,
1909.
(L. S. A. w. Summers,
Correct-Attest Notary Public.
Thos. NJ. Raysor,
J. G. Wannamaker,
w. n. Scovill,
Directors.
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Statement of the Condition Of
THE FARMERS AND
MERCHANTS BANK,
located at Orangeburg, 8. c., at the
close of business September 8th,
1909.
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Statement of the Condition of
THE BANK OF ORANGEBURG,

located at Orangeburg, S. c., at the
close of business September 9Th,
1905.
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Total =. :. :. S42S.0 099 IL
State Of South Carolina,
County Of Orangeburs.
Before me came w. l.. Glover,
Cashier of the above named bank
who, being duly sworn, says that
the above and foregoing statement
is true condition of said bank. as
shown by the books of said bank.
w. l.. Glover Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me. this Sth day of September.
1909.
F. S. Dibble, Notary Public.
Correct-Attest
W. F. Fairey,
J. VI. Oliver,
Vim. R. Lowman,
Directors.
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COTTON REPORT
New York Market.

OrangebuFg Market.
The tone of the market Monday
was easy, with the local market
paving IL ga cents.
Sales in Orangeburg.
Saturday .. ...... 41o paieo
Monday :. 25 bales
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Statement Of the Condition of
THE EDISTO SAYINGS BANK.

located at Orangeburg, S. c., at the
close of business September Sth,
1910
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Resources.
Loans and discounts ...$ 97,122.52
Oyerdrafts. 2,127.83
Furniture and fixtures 2,391,95
Due from banks and
Trust Companies :. II, ,031.3S
Currency -. 2,392.O0
Gold -. 1850
Silver and other coin 553.O1
Checks and cash items 266.19
Total ....s115,s32.33
Liabilities.
Capital stock paid in IS 100000
Surplus funds :. :. :. 100000
Undivided profits, less
current expenses and
taxes paid ;. =. -. 881.13
Individual deposits sub
ject to check :. ... 31,767.2S
Savings deposits -. 14,273.92
Cashiers checks :. 1000
Bills payable. including
certificates for money
borrowed ;. :. %. $4,000 90
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Statement of the Condition Of
THE BANK OF SPRINGFIELD,
located at Springfield, S. c., at the
close Of business September Sth,
1909.
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What Is Happening in the Country
as Well as in the Cities and
Towns.
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Dots From Elloree.

Mrs. J. S. Weeks and little son
are at Hendersonville for several
wapEc
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Study Under Difficulties,

1t was my love for my children that
gave me the energy. the will power. to
reach great heights in my profession
l practiced. studied my great roles
and arias seated at the piano. the baby
at my breast. the others playing around
me none too softly. memorized my
parts while standing at the oil stove
cooking our simple meal or while busy
at the washtub. with my little ones
always around me. Singing. learning.
studying. was supremely happy be-
cause they We're with me. brought
up my children. and they were my
comfort and my support. They made
a brave. courageous fellow OF me.
And 1t was no difficult task. II had
to hurry to the theater for rehaarsals
l would give the children their supper
at 3 O'Clock and put them to bed.
When ! returned at 10 or II o'clock !
would be greeted by merry birds twit-
ter from the different little nests, and
l would divide my sandwiches with
them. Then we would sleep as only
the happy and healthy magazine.
Schuma nm. Heink In Delineator.
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THE NARCISSUS.
Old Legends About This Beautiful and
Ancient Flower.

The beautiful narcissus Is a very
ancient flower. and poets Of all times
have sung about It, II bloOmed even
as long ago as when gods and god
desscs were supposed to live on the
earth. The old Grecinn legends say 1t
was the flower the maiden Proserpine
was gathering when Pluto took her
away to his dark home under the
ground.
Another legend tells about beauti-
full youth named Narcissus. HIS ia.
Their was river god named Cephissus
and his mother a nymph called I.iriope.
The wonderful beauty Of the youth
caused many to love him. but he was
cold and Indifferent to all.
A poor little nymph called Echo loved
him so dearly that she pined away and
died because he would not care for her
At last Nemesis. the goddess Of retri-
button. decided to punish him for his
! hard heart.
She caused him to fall in love with
his own image as he looked into a
stream. and as he could never reach
this beautiful reflection he gradually
persisted with hopeless love.
His body was changed into the beau
tiful flowers which have ever since
borne his name.- Pearson's Weekly.
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1hree Great Books.

Pride goetl before II fall. according
to the proverb. but it often happens
that the fall does not take place as ex-
pected by the cynical observer. Mrs
Benedict. for example. was very proud
Of her daughters attainments at school.
Mrs. Benedict herself had had little
schooling, but attempted to make up
for 1t by retailing Margaret's triumphs
to her friends.
One day the minister's wife was call
ing.
YES. ma'am." Mrs. Benedict said in
reply to question: margaret is way
up In all her Glasses. | can tell you.
They've been reading Shakespeare
plays latterly. and Maggie's buying
that little edition one by one so she
can have 1t at home. She keeps them
up In her room.
Let me see: she's read Hamlet and
there was two more-oh. yes. one of
'em was Romeo and the other Juliet.
II enjoy hearing her do them out
loud. Mrs. Bradley."-Youth's Compan-
ion
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Lauohino Disclosures.

Concerning the laughter Of the
Frenchman. It should be noted that
our neighbors have worked out a sys-
tenn Of character reading by the vowel
in which one laughs. Laugh in A Jour
English "Ha. ha!). and. according to
Larousse. you reveal yourself as frank.
inconstant and fond Of noise and move
ment. Laughter In L c'Heh. heh!"
would be the English rendering) Is for
phegmatic and melancholy. Children
and simple persons laugh in French
/ Gle. he"'). showing themselves de-
voted. but timid and irresolute. and 1t
is observed that blends laugh He.
he.' no. no. ho. is not the laugh
Of an ogre. but of one who is generous
in sentiment and bold In action. though
Of woman who laughs like that one
should beware. But both men and wo-
men who laugh in U should be shun-
ned like the plague. since they have
given fair warnings that they are
misers. hypocrltes or misanthropes.-
London Chronicle.
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To Rule q Husband

To rule your husband. my dear lady.
do exactly as you please. but always
pretend that you do as he pleases.
That is where your ability comes In.
Men are ruled. as children are. by the
prospect OF reward. The reward Of
your husband Is your amiability. your
sweetness. your devotion and your
beauty. OF which you should take n
constant care. Love has to be fed con-
stantly. Always let him suppose that
II IS for him that you wish to remain
beautiful The woman who believes
that she Is asserting her Independence
every time she puts on hat particu-
larry displcasing to her husband Is as
clever and as intelligent as the Irish
man who buys n return ticket at rail-
road office and on entering the car re-
marks to the passengers: Il have play
ed good Joke on the company. have
bought Il return ticket. but don't
mean to come back MAX O'Rell In
"Her Royal Highness. Woman"